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Christian Worker's 

HOLY BIBLE 



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Indexed and Marked in Red 

By the Best Methods of Bible Marking 
on all Subjects connected with 

THE THEME OF SALVATION 

To enable any person to turn rapidly to verses on these 
subjects, and to read in consecutive order all passages 
relating to any one of the topics chosen ; to give Bible 
Readings at a moment's notice or to tell at a glance 
the subjects of any verse or passage marked 



THREE THOUSAND SELECTED TEXTS 

Arranged in sequence for Bible Study and Teaching, with an 
interesting and helpful introduction on the many uses of this 
Christian Worker's Bible and suggestive hints on private study 

By REV. JESSE LYMAN HURLBUT, D.D. 



AUTHORIZED 




VERSION 



" International" 

Printed and Bound at the International Press 
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The John C, Winston Co, 



Long Primer, Octavo, References 



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The Christian Worker's Bible 



HOW TO USE 

THE CHRISTIAN WORKER'S BIBLE. 



This Bible is marked on every subject connected with the theme 
of Salvation. The most important verses on the subject are interlined. 
Other verses not so important to the theme have simply a perpendicular 
line drawn on the margin. 

A reference to the first verse on each subject is printed after the subject 
in the Index (see opposite page). After each verse or passage marked in 
this Bible, there is a reference to the next verse or passage on the same sub- 
ject. This will enable any one either to study the passages for himself, or 
to give a Bible reading, at a moment's notice, on any subject marked.' When 
the reference is to another chapter or verse in the same book of the Bible, 
only the number of the chapter and verse without the name of the book, is 
o-iven- thus, the reference at Gen. 6. 5 is 8. 21, meaning that the next text 
is to be found in the eighth chapter and twenty-first verse of the same book, 

Genesis. 

The capital letters in this Index, and on the margin of verses, and in 
front of the references, are used to indicate the subjects; thus F stands for 
Faith, R for Repentance, etc. (see opposite page). The letters on the 
margin of a verse will enable the person who is familiar with them to tell at 
a glance the subjects of the verse or passage. Any one can rapidly turn to 
verses on any subject by watching for the proper letter on the margin. In 
the Index (on opposite page) is shown the subject for which each letter 
stands. The letter in front of each reference indicates the subject to which 
the reference belongs, and enables the reader to select the proper reference 
when a number of references on different subjects are given. 



(iv:) 



INDEX TO REFERENCES 

ON ALL SUBJECTS PERTAINING TO THE 

THEME OF SALVATION. 



A All unsaved people are sinners . , Qen. 6. 5. 

B The Bible, God's message of Life and Salvation Exod. 24 4-7. 

C Condition of sinners described Gen. 2. 16, 17. 

D *Christ Died to save sinners Gen. 3. 15. 

E Every secret thing is known to the Lord Gen. 3. 9. 

F We are saved through Faith Gen. 6. 13 14. 

G "Good Works" and formal service alone will not save, q^^^ 4 o_,- 

H *Punishment and Hell await sinners q^j-^ 2 ] 7 

J The Lord is the Judge of all men q^^ ig 20 21 

K The Lord saves and Keeps those who put their trust in 

Him.. Gej, 3 1 

L The Lord Loves and is willing to save sinners q^^ ^^2 3 

N Danger of Neglecting or rejecting salvation q^^ q 3 

The Lord the Only way of salvation q^j-^ 4 j 

P The Lord is willing to Pardon backsliders j^py 26 40-4"^ 

R Repentance, confession, restitution, reformation j^^y oq 40-4'> 

T Testifying or confessing the Lord .' Qq^ 28 16-22 

W ''Whosoever will" may be saved .q^^ ^2 1-3 

* See Introduction. 



(V) 



THE CHRISTIAN WORKER'S BIBLE. 



INTRODUCTION 
By Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, D. D. 

The Bible is more than one book ; it is a whole library of books by many authors, 
written during many ages in many lands, and in more than one language. It embraces 
m_any forms of literature,— history, poetry, biography, travel, morals, epistles, prophe- 
cies.— yet throughout the Bible from cover to cover there is but one central theme. That 
theme is salvation, or the restoration of man to the image of God, lost through sin. The 
Bible is a collection of books telling how God has been at work through the centuries, and 
is at Avork still, in saving men. 

It contains a remarkable history ; but the history is to show the dealings of God -^ith 
one nation, training it to become first a saved people, and then to become God's mes- 
sengers of salvation to all nations. It contains fascinating biographies and character 
sketches of saints, such as Enoch, Abraham, Moses, David, Daniel, Paul; and of sinners 
like Achan, Ahab, Judas Iscariot, Caiaphas, Pilate; and the lives of the saints show us 
how they found God and walked with him, while the lives of the sinners warn us against 
wandering from God. It has magnificent poems, and glorious prophecies, and character- 
revealing letters; but in every song, and prophecy, and epistle, the underlying subject is 
salvation. 

The careful student of Scripture, if his inner eye has been opened by the Spirit of 
God, and has been trained by study, can see this theme of salvation everywhere manifest 
in the Bible; and it is his delight to trace out its varied branches; but the mere reader 
of the book, even though intelligent and religious, is apt to miss much of its precious 
truth, for that truth often lies beneath the surface, hidden under the mass of matters 
that to many readers appear trivial and wholly unconnected "VN^th our life. 

Undoubtedly the greatest benefit in the reading of the Bible comes to the one who 
searches the Scriptures for himself and finds this stream of salvation running through 
its pages. Even though in his investigations he might make many mistakes, might 
misunderstand many passages, might see meanings of which Moses and Isaiah and Paul 
never dreamed, yet, notwithstanding all his possible errors, he would obtain a conception 
of salvation that would bless his own soul, and enable him to benefit his fellow-men. 



viii INTRODUCTION. 

But it is evident that the majority of people, even of good people, of Bible-readers 
and Bible-lovers, have neither the time for such deep study nor the pecuKar ability which 
it requires. People in general who would best understand their Bibles must depend upon 
those who have made especial study of these subjects, must receive the results of their 
labors. We cannot all be close students, but we can all be dihgent readers of the Word 
of Life. 

And though there must be many unable to search the Scriptures as original investi- 
gators, they should still search the Scriptures, should study the book itself, and not con- 
tent themselves with reading works ahorit the Bible. They may use another's collocation 
of texts, but they should find those texts in the Bible, and not read them in a printed "hand- 
book," or "analysis," or "text-book" of the Bible. The best plan for those who must 
study the Bible at second hand, through the labors of another, is to follow the clue given 
to them to verify every Scripture reference cited, and to see each text in its immediate 
connections. There is far greater benefit in finding a text in one's own Bible than in 
reading that same text as one of a series upon a printed page 

Many methods have been devised for guiding Bible readers, and of helping them to 
become Bible students, by marking in a Bible a series of texts upon related subjects. 
One of the most ingenious and most helpful of these methods is that presented some years 
ago in The Christian Worker's Testament. In this plan Salvation is recognized as the 
dominant theme in the New Testament. The letters of the Alphabet are used as keys 
to various aspects of the great theme, and with each citation is given a reference to the 
next. By following the series of texts marked on the margin with the letter A. the 
searchers wiU read all that the New Testament has to say upon the truth, that "all people 
out of Christ are sinners." By reading carefully all the texts indicated by the red letter 
C. he will learn what the New Testament teaches on "the condition of sinners." Thus 
he can find nearly fifteen hundred texts already collated, classified, and easily found, upon 
all the great aspects of salvation. 

Both in Great Britain and in America, there has been a wide circulation of "The 
Christian Worker's Testament," and many who have found that little book helpful have 
asked that the same plan might be carried out with the Old Testament, thus to supply 
what has been needed. "The Christian Worker's Bible" and the complete work, care- 
fully prepared, is now offered to the world of Bible readers, with more than three thousand 
texts classified on the subject of salvation. 

Under most of the topics, a diligent search has brought to fight many more reference- 
texts in the Old Testament than in the New. Some aspects of salvation, however, are 
more definitely and more fully revealed in the New Testament than in the Old. For 
instance, under the title "Christ Died to save sinners," the direct references in the Old 
Testament are few. But as the sacrifices and offerings of the Old Testament may be 
taken as prefiguring the offering of Christ, we have placed under this head a number of 
texts in the Old Testam.ent where the words "sacrifice," "offering," "ransom," "redeem," 
are used. 

Also with regard to the themes "Punishment and Hell await sinners," and refer- 



INTRODUCTION. 

ences to a life or death hereafter, which are the distinct revelation of the New Testament, 
and are only hinted in the Old Testament, we have called attention to several texts which 
suggest the truth in a general, but not a specific manner. 

Bible scholars are by no means united in their opinions concerning the Messianic 
application of many expressions in the Old Testament, especially in the Psalms and 
prophetical books. Some students would include many m^ore than we have chosen; 
others would omit some of them, and perhaps would lay stress upon texts that we have 

not named. 

While the editor of the Old Testament section has followed the scheme of key-words 
and key-letters in the Yv^orker's Testament, he has made necessary revisions and correc- 
tions and also added one letter not in the oiiginal plan, viz., B, "The Bible, God's Word 
of life and salvation." It should not be assumed that every reference to "the word of 
God" points to a written Scripture, for the expression is often used of ether forms of 
inspired teaching; and in the selection of texts this distinction has been kept in mind. 

Upon all subjects this series of Scripture texts is to be looked upon as suggestive, 
rather than exhaustive; and as such it is com.m ended to Bible readers. 

Every class of Scripture students and readers Avill find enjoyment and benefit in 
this system of Bible marking. Ministers, for example, can use it to advantage (and 
many have so used it) in the preparation of Bible readings for the prayer-meeting, and 
also in the collation of texts to be used in sermons on salvation, vrhich is the subject m.ost 
frequently presented from the pulpit. 

The lay- worker called upon to lead a meeting will find that the reading from the Bible 
of som^e such series of texts as "The Lord the Only Way of Salvation," with a very few 
words of comment, will interest and impress a company of listeners. Nor is it necessary 
to read all the texts cited; a better plan in public use is to limit one reading to a part of 
the Bible, as the psalms or the prophecies, or the gospels, or the writings of St. Paul. For 
example, announce a Bible reading on "What the Psalms Tell us About Trusting in God," 
and read the references under the letter F. 

The Sunday School teacher may also use this book, and will find it helpful. One of 
the defects in the Sunday School (not in its -plan, but in its practical working), is that 
many of the pupils use a lesson-quarterly instead of a Bible in the class. There are few 
lessons which do not touch upon some truth relating to salvation. Let the teacher pre- 
pare himself for the class by a careful reading of texts from The Christian Worker's Bible; 
I let him make a judicious selection from the list, keep a mem.orandum of them, and call 
upon his scholars to read them, either from their o^m Bibles — much the better way — or 
from \NTitten slips prepared in ad^^'ance. 

The Young Men's Christian Association worker knows the value of a Bible carefully 
marked; and yet, if he has not been careful to record the theme of each Bible reading, 
and some clue to find its line of texts, his o"wn interlined Bible wiU in time become an 
insolulile puzzle, not only to others but e\en to him.self after having marked it so thor- 
oughly. Here is a marked Bible of which the key always hangs at the door. 

If any one is enquiring the way of salvation, what better plan can be suggested than 



INTRODUCTION. 

to put this volume into his hands, with the recommendation to read from it the texts on 
that topic which he most needs for his guidance into the kingdom? 

The devotional reader of Holy Scripture, who seeks not so much to teach others as 
to learn the truth for himself, and to feed his own spiritual needs, will be fascinated as he 
begins searching out a series of marked texts, will read on and on under the lead of the 
letter-key, and will reahze how rich the Bible is in its revelation of saving truth. One 
who would begin the day by reading twenty of these chosen references in their logical 
order, and then place the book-mark where he leaves the reading, to take it up again on 
the following day, will partake of daily manna, and will be the stronger for his morning 

meal. 

Thus w^herever there are readers and students of the Bible, there will be those who 
may receive help from this work. That it may quicken interest in the ¥/ord, strengthen 
faith, build up true character, and enlarge the Kingdom of Christ, is the hope of all who 
have taken part in its preparation 



^L4^a^.^jMi,^i^^ )hn<\MnJo 



THE NAMES OF 

THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS, 

ARRANGED IN THEIR ORDER WITH PAGE AND NUMBER OF CHAPTERS. 





tm:e books of the 


OLD TESTAMENT. 






GENESIS. 


PAGE 

5 


SHAPS. 

50 


II. Chronicles 


PAGE 

443 


3HAPS. 

36 


Daniel 


PAGE 

. 818 


CHAPS. 

13 


Exodus. 


59 


40 


jLzrQj • • , 


. 480 


10 


Hosea . 


834 


14 


Leviticus . 


. 104 


27 


Nehemiah . 


491 


13 


Joel . 


. 842 


3 


Numbers 


138 


36 


Esther 


. 506 


10 


Amos . 


845 


9 


Deuteronomy . 


. 186 


.34 


Job 


515 


42 


Obadiah . 


. 851 


1 


Joshua . 


225 


24 


Psalms 


. 543 


150 


Jonah . 


852 


4 


Judges 


. 252 


21 


Proverbs 


611 


31 


Micah 


. 854 


7 


Ruth . 


278 


4 


Ecclesiastes 


. 634 


12 


Nahum . 


858 


3 


L Samuel . 


. 282 


31 


The Song of Solom 


on 642 


8 


Habakkuk 


. 860 


3 


II. Samuel . 


316 


24 


Isaiah 


. 646 


66 


Zephaniah . 


863 


3 


1. Kings . 


. 345 


22 


Jeremiah 


698 


52 


Haggai . 


. 865 


2 


II. Kings 


379 


25 


Lamentations . 


. 758 


5 


Zechariah 


867 


14 


I. Chronicles . 


. 411 


29 


Ezekiel . 


763 


48 


Malachi . 


. 876 


4 




THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 






ST. MATTHEW 


PAGE ( 

. 881 


:haps. 

28 


Ephesians , 


PAGE 

1081 


CHAPS. 

6 


Hebrews 


PAGE 

. 1106 


CHAPS, 

18 


St. Mark 


915 


16 


Philippians 


. 1086 


4 


James 


. 1116 


5 


St. Luke . 


. 937 


24 


Colossians , 


1089 


4 


I. Peter. 


:i2o 


5 


St. John 


975 


21 


I. Thessalonians 


. 1092 


6« 


xx. Pexer . 


. 1124 


3 


The Acts . 


. 1003 


28 


II. Thessalonians. 


1095 


3 


I. John . 


. 1126 


5 


Romans 


1039 


16 


I. Timothy . 


1097 


6 


II. John . 


. 1130 


1 


I. Corinthians . 


. 1058 


16 


II. Timothy 


. 1101 


4 


III. John 


. 1131 


1 


II. Corinthians . 


1067 


13 


Titus . 


1103 


3 


Jude . 


. 1131 


1 


Galatians . 


. 1076 


6 


Philemon . 


. 1105 


1 


Revelation 


. 1132 


22 



NAMES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS, 



ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED, 



ACTS . 
Amos 

Chronicles (I.) 
Chronicles (II.) 
Colossians . 
Corinthians (I.) 
Corinthians (II.) 
Daniel . 
Deuteronomy 
Ecclesiastes . 
Ephesians . 
Esther . 
Exodus 
Ezekiel . 
Ezra . 
Galatians 
Genesis 
Habakkuk 
Haggai 
Hebrews. 
Hosea . 
Isaiab « , 



PAGE 

1003 
845 
411 
443 

1089 

1053 

1067 
818 
186 
634 

1081 

506 

59 

768 

480 

1076 

5 

860 

865 

1106 
834 
646 





PAGE 


James . 


. 1116 


Jeremiah 


698 


Job 


. 515 


Joel. 


842 


John . 


. 975 


John (L). 


. 1126 


John (II.) . 


. 1130 


John (III.) . 


. 1131 


Jonah . 


. 852 


Joshua . 


225 


Jude . 


. 1131 


Judges . 


252 


Kings (I.) . 


. 345 


Kings (II.) . 


379 


Lamentations . 


. 758 


Leviticus 


104 


Luke . 


. 937 


Malachi . 


876 


Mark . 


. 915 


Matthew . 


881 


Micah . 


. 854 


Nahum , 


858 



3 



Nehemiah . 

Numbers. 

Obadiah 

Peter (I.) 

Peter (II.) . 

Philemon 

Philippians. 

Proverbs. 

Psalms 

Revelation 

Romans 

Ruth 

Samuel (I.) . 

Samuel (II.) . 

Song of Solomon 

Thessalonians (I.) 

Thessalonians (II.) 

Timothy (I.) . 

Timothy (II.) 

Titus 

Zechariah . 

Zephaniah 



PAaE 
491 

138 

851 

1120 

1124 

1105 

1086 

611 

543 

1132 

1089 

278 

282 

316 

642 

1092 

1095 

i(m 

1101 

1103 

^7 



EXPLANATION OF CHARACTERS USED 



IN THE 



PRONUNCIATION OF SCEIPTURE PROPER NAMES. 



The classified, table of vowel and consonant sounds presented herewith will 
enable the Bible reader to pronounce with ease the most difficult proper names 
contained in the sacred volume. The acute accent (0 is used to denote the 
accented syllables; the unaccented syllables are separated by the hyphen ^\ 
Compound proper names are indicated by ar. en dash (-). 



VOWEL SOUNDS. 



LONG. 




SHORT. 




INTERMEDIATE. 


a as in A'hel. 


a as in Bab'y-lon. 


a as in A-bfa, 


e " 


E'sau. 


e 


"" Ben'ja-min. 


J- 

e 


'' Te-ko'a. 


i " 


I'rad. 


V 

1 


" Gil'e-ad. 


1 


' ' I du-me'a< 


" 


O'bed. 





" Nod. 


6 


"• 0-zI'as. 


u " 


tj'ri-el. 


U 


" Liiz. 






J '\ 


Tyre. 


V 

y 


" O-lym'pas. 






BROAD. 




OBTUSE. 




OBTUSE. 


a a.s in 


Shar'on. 


6i 


as in Ab'ngr. 


u as in Ur. 


a " 


She'ba. 


i 


" O'phir. 


u 

• 


" Ab'i-shur. 


a " 


Ar'non. 


6 


" A'chor, 


u 

•• 


'' Shu'a. 

• • 


a " 


Saul. 











CONSONANT SOUNDS. 



HARD. 

g as in Ge'zSr. 

^ (gs) as in Al-e$-an'd5r. 



SOFT. 

Q as in (Jy'prus. 
g " Gen'tfleg. 
4 



SOFT, 

§ (z) as in Jew§, 



THE FIEST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 

GENESIS- 



CHAPTEK 1. 

! The creation of heaven and earth, 3 of the light, 
6 of the Jirmament: 9 the earth separated from 
the waters, 11 and made frnciiful. 14 The creation 
of the sun, moon, and stars, 20 of fish and fowl, 
^ of beasts and cattle. 26 Creation of man in the 
image of God : and his blessing. 29 The appoint- 
ment of food. 

IN ''the beginning ''God created the 
heaven and the earth. 
2 And the earth was ^without form, 
and void; and darkness was upon 
the face of the deep. '^And the Spirit 
of God moved upon the face of the 
waters. 

3 11 And God said, Let there be 
light : and there was hght. 

4 And God saw the hght, that it 
was good : and God divided the 'hght 
from the darkness. 

5 And God cahed the hght -^Day, 
and the darkness he caUed Night. 
'^And the evening and the morning 
were the first day. 

6 lAnd God said, ^Let there be a 
^firmament in the midst of the 
waters, and let it divide the waters 
from the waters. 

7 And God made the firmament, 
and divided the waters which ioere 
under the firmament from the Ava- 
ters which toere above the firma- 
ment : and it was so. 

8 And God caUed the firmament 
Heaven. And the evening and the 
morning vf ere the second day. 

9 "iFAnd God said, 'Let the waters 
under the heaven be gathered to- 
gether unto one lAace, and let the 
dry la9id appear : and it was so. 

10 And God called the dry land 
Earth; and the gathering together of 
the waters called he Seas : and God 
saw that it was good. 

11 And God said, Let the earth 
bring forth ^grass, the herb yielding 
seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit 
•'after his kind, whose seed is in it- 
self, upon the earth : and it was so. 

12 And the earth brought forth 
grass, and herb yielding seed after his 
kind, and the tree yielding fTuit, 
whose seed id as in itself, after his 
kind : and God saw that it luas good. 

13 And the evening and the m.orn- 
ing were the third day. 

14 IF And God said, '^Let there be 



B. C. 4004. 



CHAP. 1. 

a John 1, 
1,3 
Heb. 1, 10 

h Job 88, 4 
Isa. 44, 24 
Rom. 1,20 
Col. 1, 16 
Heb. 11,3 
Rev. 4, 11 

c Jer. 4, 23 

d Isa. 40, 12 

e Ps. 33, 9 

1 between 
the light 
and be- 
tween the 
darkness. 

f Ps. 74, 16 

2 And the 
evening 
was, and 
the morn- 
ing was. 

g Job 37, 18 
Ps. 33, 6 
Ps. 136, 5 
Jer. 10, 12 

3 expan- 
sion. 

h Job 26, 10 
Job 38, 8 
Ps. 33, 7 
Ps. 95, 5 

i Heb. 6, 7 

4 tender 
grass. 

j Lu. 6, 44 

k Deut. 
4, 19 
Job 25, 
3,5 

Ps. 74, 16 
Ps, 136, 7 

5 between 
the day 
and bc- 
t/iveen the 
night. 

6 for the 
rnleofthe 
day. 

I Ps. 8, 1 

mPs.104,24 

7 Or, creep- 
ing. 

8 soul. 

9 let fowl 
fly. 

10 face of 
the firma- 
ment of 
heaven. 

n Ps. 104, 
18-23 

Vs. 100, 3 

p Eph. 4, 24 
J as. 3, 9 

Q Ps. 8, 6 

5 



lights in the firaiatnent of the heaven 
to divide ^the day from the night; 
and let them be for signs, and for 
seasons, and for days, and years . 

15 And let them be for lights in 
the firmament of the heaven to give 
light upon the earth : and it was so. 

16 And God made two great lights ; 
the greater light ^o rule the day, 
and the lesser light to rule the night : 
he made the stars also. 

17 And God ^set them in the firma- 
ment of the heaven to give light 
upon the earth, 

18 And to rule over the day and 
over the night, and to divide the 
light from the darkness: and God 
saw that it was good. 

19 And the evening and the m.orn- 
ing were the fourth day. 

20 11 And God said, "Let the waters 
bring forth abundantly the ''moving 
creature that hath ^life, and ^fowl 
that may fly above the earth in the 
^°open firmament of heaven. 

21 And God created great whales, 
and every living creature that mov- 
eth, which the waters brought forth 
abundantly, after their kind, and 
every winged fowl after his kind : 
and God saw that it vms good. 

22 And God blessed them, saying, 
Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the 
waters in the seas, and let fowl mul- 
tiply in the earth. 

23 And the evening and the morn- 
ing were the fifth day, 

24 'And God said, "Let the earth 
bring forth the li^ang creature after 
his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, 
and beast of the earth after his 
kind: audit was so. 

25 And God made the beast of the 
earth after his kind, and cattle after 
their kind, and every thing that 
creepeth upon the earth after his 
kind : and God saw that it wets good. 

26 IT And God said, "Let us make 
man ^in our image, after our like- 
ness : and let them have ^dominion 
over the fish of the sea, and over 
the fowl of the air, and over the cat- 
tle, and over all the earth, and over 
every creeping thing that creepeth 
upon the earth. 



The first sabbath. 



GENESIS, 2. 



The garden of Eden. 



27 So God created man in his ov:in 
image, in the '^image of God created 
he him.; *niale and female created 
he them. 

28 And 'God blessed them, and God 
said unto them. Be "fruitful, and 
multiply, and replenish the earth, 
and subdue it: and have dominion 
over the fish of the sea, and over the 
fowl of the air, and over every liv- 
ing thing that ^^moveth upon the 
earth. 

29 IT And God said. Behold, I have 
given you every herb ^"bearing seed, 
which is upon the face of all the 
earth, and every tree, in the which 
is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; 
"to you it shall be for meat. 

30 And "^to every beast of the earth, 
and -"to every fowl of the air, and to 
every thing that creepeth upon the 
earth, wherein there is ^^life, I have 
given every green herb for meat : 
and it was so. 

31 And ^'God saw every thing that 
he had made, and, behold, it loas 
very good. And the evening and 
the morning were the sixth day. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 The first sahhath. 8 The garden of Eden. 17 The 
tree of knowledge forbiOxlen. 19 The creatures 
named. 21 The making of woman, and institu- 
tion of marriage. 

THUS the heavens and the earth 
were finished, and all the host 
of them. 

2 And ''on the seventh day God 
ended his work which he had made ; 
and he rested on the seventh day 
from all his work which he had 
made. 

3 And God ^blessed the seventh day, 
and sanctified it : because that in it 
he had rested from all his work 
which God ^created and made. 

4 IFThese are the generations of the 
heavens and of the earth when they 
were created, in the day that the 
Lord God made the earth and the 
heavens, 

5 And '"every plant of the field be- 
fore it was in the earth, and every 
herb of the field before it grew : for 
the Lord God had not "^caused it to 
rain upon the earth, and there was 
not a man to tdl the ground. 

6 But ^there went up a mist from 
the earth, and watered the whole 
face of the ^ound. 

7 And the Lord God formed man 
V/ the dust of the ground, and 



B. C. 4004. 



CHAP. 1. 

r lCor.11,7 
Eph. 4, 24 
Col. 3, 10 

s Mai. 2, 15 
Mat. 19, 4 
Mark 10,6 

t Ps. 127, 3 
1 Tim. 4,3 

u ch, 9, 1, 7 
Lev. 26, 9 
Ps. 128, 
3,4 

11 creepeth. 

12 seeding 

seed. 

V Job 36, 31 
Ps. 104, 
14,15 
Ps. 136,25 
Ps. 146, 7 
Actsl4,17 

w Ps. 145, 
15,16 
Ps. 147, 9 

X Job 38, 41 

13 a living 
soul. 

II Ps. 104,24 
1 Tim. 4, 4 



CHAP. 2. 

a Ex. 31, 17 
Heb. 4, 4 

h Ex. 16, 
22-30 

1 created to 
make. 

c Ps. 104,14 

d Ps. 65, 
9,10 

2 Or, a rwlst 
which 
went uv 
from, etc. 

3 dust of the 
growrid. 

e ch. 13, 10 

/ Ezek.31,8 

g ch. 3, 22 
Rev. 22, 
2,14 

h Ps. 46, 4 

% ch. 25, 18 

4 Cush. 

j Dan. 10, 4 

5 Or, east- 
ward to 
Assyria. 

Q Or, Adam 

7 eating 
thou Shalt 
eat. 

8 dying 
thou Shalt 
die. 

9 OS before 
him. 

k Ps. 8, 6 

10 Or, the 

man. 

11 called. 

I ch. 15, 12 

6 



breathed into his nostrils the breath 
of life; and man became a living 
soul. 

8 If And the Lord God planted a "gar- 
den eastward in E'den ; and there he 
put the man whom he had formed. 

9 And out of the ground made the 
Lord God to -^grow every tree that 
is pleasant to the sight, and good for 
food ; ^the tree of life also in the midst 
of the garden, and the tree of knowl- 
edge of good and evil. 

10 And ''a river went out of E'den to 
water the garden ; and from thence 
it was parted, and became into four 
heads. 

1 1 The name of the first is Pi'son : 
that is it which compasseth the whole 
land of 'Hav'i-lah, where there is gold; 

12 And the gold of that land is 
good: there is bdellium and the 
onyx stone. 

13 And the name of the second 
river is Gi'hon : the same is it that 
compasseth the whole land of ^E-thi- 
o'pi-a. 

14 And the name of the third river 
is -^Hid'de-kel : that is it which goeth 
^toward the east of As-syr'i-a. And 
the fourth river is Eii-phra'te§. 

15 And the Lord God took Hhe 
man, and put him into the garden 
of E'den to dress it and to keep it. 

16 And the Lord God commanded" 
the man, saying, Of every tree of 
the garden ''thou mayest freely eat : 

17 But of the tree of the knowledge 
of good and evil, thou shalt not eat 
of it : for in the day that thou eatest 
thereof ^thou shalt surely d ie. * 

1811 And the Lord God said. It is 
not good that the man should be 
alone; I will make him an help 
^meet for him. 

19 And out of the ground the Lord 
God formed every beast of the field, 
and every fowl of the air; and 
^brought thejn unto Ad'am to see 
what he would call them : and what- 
soever "Ad'am called every living 
creature, that tvas the name thereof. 

20 And Ad'am ^'gave names to all 
cattle, and to the fowl of the air, 
and to every beast of the field ; but 
for Ad'am there was not found an 
help meet for him. 

21 And the Lord God caused a ^deep 
sleep to fall upon Ad'am, and he 
slept: and he took one of his ribs, 
and closed up the flesh instead 
thereof ; 

*C. 3 6,7; H. 3 17-19. ' 



Institution of marriage. 



GENESIS, 3. 



Punishment of mankind. 



22 And the rib, which the Lord 
God had taken from man, ^"made he 
a woman, and ^brought her unto 
the man. 

23 And Id'am said, This is now 
"x)ne "of my bones, and flesh of my 
flesh : she shall be called '^ Woman, 
because she was taken out of ^^Man. 

24 Therefore "shall a man leave his 
father and his mother, and shall 
cleave unto his wife : and ^they shall 
be one flesh. 

25 And they were both, naked, the 
man and his wife, and were not 
^ashamed. 

CHAPTER 3. 

I The, serpent deceiveth Eve. 6 Man'cfall : 9 God ar- 
raigneth the'in. 14 The serpent cursed; his over- 
throw by the woman's seed. 16 Mankind's punish- 
ment ; and loss of paradise. 

NOW the serpent was more subtil 
"than any beast of the field 
which the Lord God had made. 
And he said unto the woman, 'Yea, 
hath God said. Ye shall not eat of 
every tree of the garden ? 

2 And the woman said unto the ser- 
pent, We may eat of the fruit of the 
trees of the garden : 

3 But *of the fruit of the tree which 
is in the midst of the garden, God 
hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, 
neither shall ye touch it, lest ye 
die. 

4 And the serpent said unto the 
woman, ''Ye shall not surely die : 

5 For God doth know that in the 
day ye eat thereof, then your eyes 
shall be opened, and ye shall be as 
gods, knowing good and evil. 

6 And when the woman saw that 
the tree loas good for food, and that 
it was -pleasant to the eyes, and a 
tree to be desired to make one wise, 
she took of the fruit thereof, and 
did eat, and gave also unto her hus- 
band with her ; '^and he did eat. 

T And the eyes of them both were 
opened, and thev knew that they 



were naked ; and they sewed fig- 
leaves together, and made them- 
selves ^aprons. C. 3. 17-19. 

8 And they heard the voice ^of the 
Lord God walking in the garden 
751 the *cool of the day : and Ad'am 
and his wife -^hid themselves from 
the presence of the Lord God 
amongst the trees of the garden. 

9 And the Lord God called unto 



^d'am, and said unto him, ^ Whe re 

art thou ? E. 6. 5. 

iU And he said, I heard thy voice in 



B. C. 4004. 



CHAP. 2. 

12 builded. 

m Pro. 
18,22 
Heb. 13,4 

n ch. 29, 14 
Judg. 9, 2 
2 Sam.5,1 
Eph. 5, 30 

13 Isha. 

14 Ish. 
1 Cor.11,8 

Ps. 45, 10 
Mat. 19, 5 
Mark 
10, 7 
1 Cor.6,16 

p Eph. 5, 
28-31 

q Ex. 32, 25 

Isa. 47, 3 



CHAP. 3. 

a Mat.10,16 
Rev. 12, 9 
Rev. 20, 2 

1 because, 
etc. 

b ch. 2, 
1(5,17 

c 2 Cor. 11,3 
ITim. 
2,14 

2 a desire, 

d Rom. 5, 
12-19 

3 Or, things 
to gird 
about. 

e Job 38, 1 

4 wind. 

/Job 31, 33 
Ps. 139, 
1-12 

Jer. 23, 34 
Amos 9, 3 

g ch. 4, 9 

/i Job 23, 15 
1 John 
3,20 

i Pro. 28,13 
J as. 1, 13 

j Isa. 65, 25 
Mic. 7, 17 

k Num. 21, 
6,7 

I Rom. 
16,20 
Heb. 2, 14 
1 John 3,8 

m John 
16,21 
1 Tim. 
2,15 

5 Or, sub~ 
ject to thy 
husband. 

n Job 5, 7 
Eccl. 2,23 

6 cause to 
bud. 

1 Cor. 15. 

21. 22 

7 Chavah, 
or, living. 

p ver. 5 

q ch. 2, 9 

7 



the garden, and '^I was afraid, because 
I was naked ; and I hid myself. 

11 And he said. Who told thee that 
thou wast naked ? Hast thou eaten 
of the tree, whereof I commanded 
thee that thou shouldest not eat ? 

12 And the man said, ^The woman 
whom thou gavest to be with me, she 
gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 

13 And the Lord God said unto the 
woman. What is this that thou hast 
done ? And the woman said. The ser- 
pent beguiled me, and I did eat. 

14 And the Lord God said unto the 
serpent, Because thou hast done this, 
thou art cursed above all cattle, and 
above every beast of the field ; upon 
thy belly shalt thou go, and -^dust 
shalt thou eat all the days of thy life : 

15 And I will put '^enmity between] 
thee and the woman, and between thy j 
seed and her seed ; i t ^shall bruise th y | 
head, and thou shalt bruise his heet 



It) Unto the woman he said, 1 wiii^ 
greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy 
conception; in '"sorrow thou shalt 
bring forth children ; and thy desire 
shall be *to thy husband, and he shall 
rule over thee. 

1 T And unto Ad'am he said, Because 
thou hast hearkened unto the voice of 
thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, 
of which I commanded thee, saying, 
Thou shalt not eat of it : cursed is the 
ground for thy sake ; "in sorrow shalt 
thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; 

1 8 Thorns also and thistles shall it 
''bring forth to thee : and thou shalt 
eat the herb of the field ; 

1 9 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou 
eat bread, till thou return unto the 
ground ; for out of it wast thou taken : 
for dust thou art, "and unto dust shalt 



D 



C 
H 



thou return C. 4 9-12; H. 4. 6, 7. 

20 And Adam called liis wife s name 
^Eve ; because she was the mother of 
all living. 

21 Unto Ad'am also and to his wife 
did the Lord God make coats of 
skins, and clothed them. 

22 TAnd the Lord God said^ Be- 
hold, Pthe man is become as one of 
us, to know good and evil : and now, 
lest he put forth his hand, ^and take 
also of the tree of life, and eat, and 
live for ever : 

23 Therefore the Lord God sent him 
forth from the garden of E'den, to till 
the ground from whence he was 
taken. 

24 So he drove out the man ; and he 

*D. 4, 4. 



H 







Birth of C ain and Abet, 

placed at the '^east of the garden 
of E'den 'Cher'u-bini§, and a flaming 
Bword which turned every way, 'to 
keep the way of the tree of hfe. 

CHAPTER 4. 

i TJie birth of Cain and Abel. 8 Themurderof Abel. 

11 The curse of Cain. \1 Enoch, the first cily, built. 

19 Lantech and his two wives. 25 Seth and Enos 
, hoi'n. 

AND Ad'am knew Eve his wife ; 
and she conceived, and bare 
^Cain, and said, I have gotten a man 
from the Lord. 

2 And she again bare his brother 
^A'bel. And A'bel was ^a keeper of 
sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the 
ground. 

8 And ''in process of time it came to 
pass, that Cain brought of the fruit 
of the ground an oifering unto the 
Lord. 

4 And A'bel, he also brought of the 
"firstlings of his ^flock and of the fat 
thereof. And the Lord had ^respect 



GENESIS, 4, 5. 



Birth of Seth. 



unto A^bel and to his offerin g :D.8.20. 

5 But '^unto Cain and to his offering- 
he had not respect. And Cain was 
veiy wroth, and his countenance f el>l' 

6 And the Lord sa,id unto Cain, 
Why art thou wroth? and why is 
thy countenance fallen ? 

7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not 



^be acce pted ? and if 



thou doest not 



B. C. 4004. 



CHAP. 3. 

r ch. 2, 8 
s Ps. 104, 4 
Heb. 1, 7 
t John 14,6 



B. C. 4003. 

CHAP. 4. 

1 That is. 

Gotten, 

or, Ac- 

uircd. 



n 



well, si n lieth at the door . And \into 
thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt 
rule over him. H. 6. 5-7; 0. 7. 1. 

8 And Cain talked with A'bel his 
brother : and it came to pass, when 
they were in the field, that Cain rose 
up against A'bel his brother, and '^slew 
him. 

9 And the Lord said unto Cain, 
Where is A'bel thy brother? And 
he said, I know not: A7n I my 
brother's keeper ? 

10 And he said. What hast thou 
done? the voice of thy brother's 
^blood ^crieth unto me from the 
ground. 

11 And now art thou -^cursed from 
the earth, which hath opened her 
^mouth to receive thy brother's blood 
from thy hand ; 

1 2 When thou tillest the ground, it 
shall not henceforth yield unto thee 
her strength ; a fugitive and a vaga- 
bond shalt thou be in the earth.C.6.12 

1 3 And Cain said unto the Lord, 
®My punishment is greater than I 
can bear. 

14 Behold, thou hast driven me out 
this day from the face of the earth ; 

*G. Deut. 6. 4, 5 



ebel. 

3 a feeder. 

4 at the end 
of days. 

a Ex. 13, 12 
Ex. 34, 19 
Lev. 27,26 
Num. 
18,17 
Pro. 3, 9 

5 sheep, or, 
goat.';. 

b Judg.6,21 
c Hob. 11, 4 

6 Or, have 
the excel- 
lency ? 
Heb. 11,4 

7 Or, sub- 
ject unto 
thee, 

ch; 3, 16 
d Mat.23,35 

1 John 3, 
12-15. 
Jude 11 

8 bloods. 

e Heb.12,24 
Rev. 6, 10 

f Deut. 28, 
15-20. 
Gal. 3, 10 

g Job 16, 18 

9 Or, Mine 
iniquity 
is greater 
than that 
it may be 
forqiven. 

h Ezek. 9, 

i2Ki.l3,23 

2 Ki.24,20 
Jer. 23,39 
Jer. 52, 3 

10 Chanoch. 
.?■ Ps. 49, 11 

11 Lemech. 

12 tvhetter. 

13 Or, J 
tvoidd 
slay a 
man in 
my 

wound, 
etc. 

14 Or, in 
my hurt. 

15 Sheth, 
that 
is, Ap ■ 
Vointed, 
or, Put. 

16 Enosh. 

17 Or, call 
them- 
selves by 
the name 
of the 
Lord. 
ch. 6, 2 

1 Ki.18,24 
Ps. 116,17 
Joel 2, 32 
Zeph. 3, 9 
John 1,12 
Acts 
15, 17 
1 Cor. 1, 2 



B. C. 3679. 

CHAP. 5. 

a 1 Chr. 1, 1 
Mat. 1, 1 
Lu. 3, 38 

8 



and from thy face shall I be hid ; and 

1 shall be a fugitive and a vagabond 
in the earth; and it shall come to 
pass, that every one that nndeth me 
shaU slay me. 

15 And the Lord said unto him. 
Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, 
vengeance shall be taken on him sev- 
enfold. And the Lord ^set a mark 
upon Cain, lest any finding him 
should kill him. 

16 IT And Cain went out from the 
presence 'of the Lord, and dwelt in 
the land of Nod, on the east of 
E'den. 

1 7 And Cain knew his wife ; and she 
conceived, and bare ^"E'noch : and he 
builded a city, and ■^called the name 
of the city, after the name of his son^ 
E'noch. 

18 And unto E'noch was born Trad : 
and i'rad begat Me-hii'ja-el : and Me- 
hu'ja-el begat Me-thii'sa-el : and Me- 
tliLi'sa-el begat "La'mech. 

1 TT And La'mech took unto him two 
wives : the name of the one teas A 'dah, 
and the name of the other Zil'lah. 

20 And A'dah bare Ja'bal : he was 
the father of such as dwell in tents, 
and of such as have cattle. 

21 And his brother's name 2cas Jii'- 
bal : he w^as the father of all such as 
handle the harp and organ. 

22 And Zil'lah, she also bare Tu'bal- 
cain, an ^^instructer of every artificer 
in brass and iron: and the sister of 
Tii'bal-cain loas Na'a-mah. 

23 And La'mech said unto his wives, 
A'dah and Zil'lah, Hear my voice ; ye 
wives of La'mech, hearken unto my 
speech: for ^^I have slain a man to 
my wounding, and a young man ^*to 
my hurt. 

24 If Cain shall be avenged seven- 
fold, trul}^ La'mech seventy and sev- 
enfold. 

2 5 fl And Ad'am knew his wife again ; 
and she bare a son, and called his 
name ^°Seth : For God, said she, hath 
appointed me another seed instead of 
A'bel, whom Cain slew.- 

26 And to Seth, to him also there 
was bom a son; and he called his 
name ' ®E'nos : then began men to ^ 'call 
upon the name of the Lord. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 The genealogii, age, and death of the patriarchs, 
from Adam unto Noah. 24 The godliness and 
translation of Enoch. 

THIS is "the book of the genera- 
tions of Ad'am. In the day that 



Genealogy of the 'patriarchs. GENESIS, G. 



The translation of Henoch. 



God created man, *in the likeness of 
God made he liim ; 

2 Male and female created he them ; 
and blessed them, ,and called theii^ 
name Ad'am, in the day when they 
were created. 

3 IFAnd Ad'am lived an hundred and 
thirty years, and begat a son in his 
own likeness, after his hnage; and 
called his name Seth ; 

4 And the days of Ad'am after he had 
begotten Seth were eight hundred 
years : and he begat sons' and daugh- 
ters : 

5 And all the days that A'dam lived 
were nine hundred and thii-t;,^ years : 
"and he died. 

6 ITAnd Seth lived a.n hundred and 
five years, and begat E'nos : 

7 And Seth lived after he begat 
E'nos eight hundred and seven years, 
and begat sons and daughters : 

8 And all the days of Seth were nine 
hinadred and twelve years: and he 
died. 

9 IF And E'nos lived ninety years, and 
begat ^Ca-fnan: 

lU And E'nos lived after he begat 
Ca-i'nan eight hundred and fifteen 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

11 And all the days of E'nos were 
nine hundred and five years : and he 
died. 

12 f And Ca-i'nan lived seventy 
years, and begat ^Ma-ha'la-le-el 



B. C. 3679. 



CHAP. 5. 

h ch.1,26,27 
Eph. 4, 24 
Col. 3, 10 

c ch. 3, 19 
Job 30, 23 
Ps. 49,7-9 
Ps. 89, 48 
Rom. 5, 12 
ICor. 
15,21 
Heb. 9, 27 

1 Kenan. 

2 IlaMeel, 
that is, 
Praiserof 

God. 

3 Jered, 
that is, 
descends 
ing. 

d 1 Chr. 1, 3 
Henoch. 
Judg-. 
14,15 

4 Or, Ma~ 
thusala, 
that is, at 
Ms death 
the send- 
ing forth 
of waters. 
ch- 6, 9 

e ch. 17, 1 
2 Ki. 20, 3 
Ps. 16, 8 
Mic. 6, 8 
Mai. 2, 6 
1 Thes. 
2,12 

/2KL2,11 
Heb. 11,5 

5 Lemech. 

G That is, 
Eest, or. 
Comfort. 

13 And Ca-i'nan lived after he begat g ch. 3, i? 
Ma-ha'la-le-el eight hund-.red and forty ch, " 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

14 And all the days of Ca-i'nan were 
nine hundred and ten yeais: and he 
died. 

15 TAnd Ma-hala-ie-el lived sixty 
and five vears,_and begat Ja'red : 

16 And_Ma-ha'ia-le-el lived after he 
begat ^Ja'red eight hmidred and thh'ty 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

17 And all the days of Ma-ha'la-le-el 
were eight hundred ninety and five 
years : and he died. 

18 TAnd Ja'red lived an hundred 
sixty and two years, and he '^ begat 
E'noch : 

19 And Ja'red lived after he begat 
E'noch eight hundred years, and be- 
gat sons and daughters : 

20 And all the days of Ja'red were 
nine hundred sixty and two years: 
and he died. 

9 1 ITi^nd E'noch lived sixty and five 
years, and begat *Me-thu'se-lah • 
22 And E'nocb 'walked with God 



11 



B. C. 2448. 
CHAP. 6. 

a2Cor.6,18 

b Deut. 
7,3,4 

c Lti. 19, 42 
Gal. 5, 
16,17 
1 Pet.3,20 



d Ps. 78, 39 

e Rom. 1, 

2S-31 

1 the whole 
imagina- 
tion, ivith 
the pur- 
poses and 
desires of 
the heart. 

fch. 8, 21 

■ Deut. 
29,19 
Pro. 6, 18 
Mat.15,19 

2 every 
day. 

P 



after he begat Me-thu'se-lah threb 
hundred years, and begat sons and 
daughters : 

23 And all the days of E'noch were 
three hundred sixty and five years : 

24 And E'noch walked with God: 
and he to as not ; "''for God took liim. 

2 5 "^ And Me-thu'se-lah hved an hun- 
dred eighty and seven years, and be- 
gat ^La'mech : 

26 And Me-thu'se-lah lived after he 
begat La'mech seven hundred eighty 
and two years, and begat sons and 
daughters: 

27 And all the days of Me-thu'se-lah 
were nine hundred sixty and nine 
years : and he died. 

28 TAnd La'mech lived an hundred 
eighty an d two years, and begat a_son : 

29 And he called his name ^No'ah, 
saying, Tliis same shall comfort us 
concerning our work and toil of our 
hands, because of the groimd which 
the Lord hath ^cursed.. 

30 And La'mech lived after he begat 
N5'ah five hundred ninety and five 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

3 1 And all the days of La'mech were 
seven hundred seventy and seven 
years : and he died. 

32 IT And N5'ah was five hundred 
vears old: and ISTo'ah begat Shem, 
tiam, and Ja'x^heth. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 77ie loickedness of the world, which provoTcelh God's 
wrath, and causeth theflood. 8 Noahjindeth grace. 
14 The order, form, and use of the ark. 

AND it came to pass, when men 
began to multiply on the face of 
the earth, and daughters were bom 
unto them, 

2 That «the sons of God saw the 
daughters of men that they were fair ; 
and they ^took them wives of all 
which they chose. 

3 And the Lord said, ''My spmt shall i N 



not always strive with rnan, tor °^that" 
he also ^> fiegli : yet his days shall Te^ 
an hundred and twenty year s. * ^ 

~i There were giants in the earth in 
those days; and also after that, when 
the sons of God came in imto the 
daughtei^ of men, and they bare cA^7' 
dren to them, the same became 
mighty men which icere of old, men 
of reno\sTi. 

5 IT And 'God saw that the wicked- ] A 
ness of man was great in the earth, E 
and that ^every -^imagination of the I H 
thoughts of his heart was only evil 



continually . 
*N. Exod. 9. 1-4. 



A. 8. 21; E. 16. 13. J 



Cause of the flood. 



GENESIS, 7. 



Noah entereth the ark. 



H 6 And it ^repented the Lord that he 
had made man on the earth, and it 
^grieved him at his heart. 

7 And the Lord said, I will destroy 
man whom 1 have created from the 
face of the earth; ^both man, and 
beast, and the creeping thing, and the 
fowls of the air ; for it repenteth me 
that I have made them. H. 19. 12, 13. 

8 But No'ah 'found grace in the eyes 
of the Lord. 

9 IT These are the generations of 
No'ah: No'ah was a just man and 
'perfect m his generations, t«^ c^ N 5'ah 
walked with God. 

10 And N5'ah begat three sons, 
Shem, Ham, and Ja'pheth. 

11 The earth also was corrupt before 
God, and the earth was filled with 
violence. 

C f 12 And God looked -^upon the earth, 

I and, behold, it Vs^as corrupt ; for all 

flesh had corrupted h i s way upon 

I the earth. . C. Exod. 20. 5. 

13 And God said unto N5'ah, The 
'''end of all flesh is come before me ; for 
the earth is fiUed with violence 
through them ; and, behold, I will de- 
stroy them "with the earth. 

1 4 Make thee an ark of gopher wood ; 
^rooms shalt thou make in the ark, 
and shalt pitch it within and without 

.with pitch. F. 6 20. 

15 And this is the fashion which 
thou shalt make it of : The length of 
the ark shall he three hundred cubits, 
the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the 
height of it thirty cubits. 

1 6 A window shalt thou make to the 
ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it 
above ; and the door of the ark shalt 
thou set in the side thereof; loith 
lower, second, and third stories shalt 
thou make it. 

17 And, behold, I, even I, dobringa 
flood of waters upon the earth, to de- 
stroy all flesh, wherein is the breath 



B. c. 2M8. j ing thing of the earth after his kind, 
two of every sort shall come unto 



of 



from under heaven ; and 
every thmg that is in the earth "'shall 
die. 

1 8 But with thee will 1 establish my 
covenant ; and thou shalt come into 
the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy 
wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 

1 9 And of every living thing of all 
flesh, two of every sort shalt thou 
bring inK) the ark, to keep them alive 
with thee; they shall be male and 
female. 

' 20 O f fowls after their k ind, and of 
cattle aft er their kind, of every creep- 



CHAP. 6. 

g Num. 
23, 19 
1 Sam. 
15, 11, 29 

7i Isa. 63, 10 
Eph. 4, 30 

3 from 
man unto 
beast. 

i ch. 19, 19 
Ex. 33, 12 
Lu. 1, 30 

Acts 7, 46 

4 Or, ttp- 
T'ight. 

j Ps. 14, 2 
Ps. 33, 13 

k Ezek. 7, 2 
Amos 8, 2 
1 Pet. 4, 7 

5 Or, from, 
the earth. 

6 nests. 

I 2 Pet. 2, 5 

m Rom. 5, 
12,14 

n ch. 1, 
29,30 

Heb. 11, 7 

p ch. 7, 5 



B. C. 2349. 
CHAP. 7. 

a Ps. 91, 

1-10 
Heb. 11, 7 

1 Pet.3,20 

2 Pet. 2, 5 

b ch. 6, 9 
Ps. 33, 
18,19 
2 Pet. 2, 9 

c Lev. 11 

1 seven 
seven. 

cZ Job 22, 16 
2 Pet. 2, 5 

2 blot out. 

e ch. 6, 22 
Ps. 119, 6 

/Heb. 6, 18 

3 Or, on the 

seventh 
day. 

g ch. 8, 2 
Pro. 8, 28 
Ezek. 
26,19 

h Ps. 78. 23 
Isa. 24. 18 
Mai. 3, 10 

4 Or, flood- 
gates. 

10 



thee, to keep ihem aliv e. F. 6. 22.. 

21 And take thou unto thee of all 
"food that is eaten, and thou shalt 
gather it to thee ; and it shall be for 
food for thee, and for them. 

2 2 ''Thus did N o'ah ; ^according to all ] F 
that God comjnanded him, so did he. J 

CHAPTER 7. ''• ^^ ^" 

1 Noah, icith his family, and the living creatures, 
enter into the ark. 17 The beginning, increase, ana 
continuance of the flood. 2.1 All flesh destroyed. 

ND the Lord said unto N5'ah, 1 
Come "thou and all thy house 



A 



into the ark : for thee have I seen 



righteous ^before me in this genera- 
tion. 0. 15. 6. 

2 Of every ^clean beast thou shalt 
take to thee by ^sevens, the male and 
his female : and of beasts that are not 
clean by two, the male and his female. 

3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, 
the male and the female ; to keep seed 
alive upon the face of all the earth. 

4 For yet seven days, and '^I will 
cause it to rain upon the earth forty 
days and forty nights ; and every hv- 
ing substance that I have made will 
I -destroy from off the face of the 
earth. 

5 And N5'ah did according unto all 
'that the Lord conmianded him. 

6 And N5'ah icas six hundred years 
old when the flood of waters was upon 
the earth. 

7 And -^Nd'ah went in, and his sons, 
and his wife, and his sons' wives with 
him, into the ark, because of the 
waters of the flood. 

8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that 
are not clean, and of fowls, and of 
every thing that creepeth upon the 
earth, 

9 There went in two and two unto 
No'ah into the ark, the male and the 
female, as God had commanded 
N5'ah. 

10 And it came to pa,ss ^after sever 
days, that the waters of the flood 
were upon the earth. 

11 In the six hundredth year of 
No'ah's life, in the second month, the 
seventeenth day of the month, the 
same day were all the 'fountains of 
the great deep broken up, and Hhe 

windows of heaven w^ere opened. 

1 2 And the rain was upon the earth 
forty days and forty nights. 

13j[n the selfsame day entered 
No'ah, and Shem, and Ham, and 



Beginning of the flood. 



VT 



ENESIS, 8. 



Tlie ark resteth on Ararat. 



Ja'pheth, the sons of No'ah, and 
N5'ah's wife, and the three vvives of 
his sons with them, into the ark ; 

14 Tliey, and every beast after his 
kind, and all the cattle after their 
kind, and every creeping thing that 
creepeth upon the earth after his 
kind, and every fowl after his kind, 
every bird of every ^sort. 

1 5 And they went in unto No'ah into 
the ark, two and two. of all flesh, 
wherein is the breath of life. 

16 And they that went in, went in 
male and female of aU flesh, as God 
had commanded him : a.nd the Lord 
'■shut him in. 

IT And the flood vv^as forty days 
upon the earth ; and the waters in- 
creased, and bare up the ark, and it 
was lift up above the earth. 

18 And the waters prevailed, and 
were increased greatly upon the 
earth; -'and the ark went upon the 
face of the waters. 

19 And the waters prevailed exceed- 
ingly upon the earth; ^and all the 
high hills, that v^ere under the whole 
heaven, were covered. 

20 Fifteen cubits upward did the 
waters prevail; and the mountains 
were covered, 

21 And ^aU flesh died that m.oved 
upon the earth, both of fov/l, g.nd of 
cattle, and of beast, and of every 
creeping thing that creepeth upon the 
earth, and every man : 

22 All in whose '"nostrils was ^the 
breath of life, of all that loas in the 
dry land, died. 

2o And every living substance was 
destroyed which was upon the face 
of the ground, both man, and cattle, 
and the creeping things, and the fowl 
of the heaven; and they were de- 
stroyed from the earth : and ^^ No'ah 
only remained alive, and they that 
were with him in the ark. 

24 And "the waters prevailed upon 
the earth an hundred and fifty days, 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 The waters asswage. 4 The ark resteth on Ararat. 
13 The earth dried. 15 Noah aoeth forth of the ark. 
20 buildeth an altar, and offereth sacrifice. 21 God 
promiseth to curse the earth no mare. 

A ND ''God remembered Nd'ah, 
and every living thing, and all 
the cattle that to as with him in the 
ark : and God ^ade a wind to pass 
over the earth, and the waters as- 
l swaged; K. 15. 1. 

2 The 'fountains also of the deep and 
the windows of heaven were stopped. 



B. C. 2349. 



CHAP. 7, 

5 wing. 

i Ps. 91 
Ps. 17, 8 
Ps. 145,20 

1 Pet. 1, 5 

i Ps. 104,26 
k Ps. 104, 6 

I ch. 6, 

13, 17 
Job 22, 16 
Mat.24,39 
Lu. 17, 27 

2 Pet. 3, 6 

m ch. 2, 7 

6 thebreath 
of the 
spirit of 

life. 

n Ezek. 

14, 14 
Mai. 3, 17 
Heb. 11, 7 

1 Pet.3,20 

2 Pet. 2, 5 

ch. 8, 3, 4 
com- 
pared 
with 
verse 11 
of this 
chapter. 



CHAP. 8. 

a ch. 19, 29 
Ex. 2, 24 
1 Sam. 
1, 19 

Ps. 105,42 
Ps. 136,23 

6 Ex. 14, 21 
Ex. 15, 10 
Ps. 104, 7 

c ch. 7, 11 

dlKi. 8.35 
Job 38, 37 

1 in going 
and re- 
turning. 

e ch. 7, 24 

2 ^vere in 
going and 
decreas- 
ing. 

/ch. 6, 16 

g 1 Ki. 17, 4 

3 in going 
forth and 
return- 
ing- 

h Deut. 
28,65 

4 caused 
her to 
come. 

i Lu. 2, 14 

2348. 

j ch. 7, 13 
Ps. 121, 8 

11 



and the '^rain from heaven was re- 
strained ; 

3 And the waters returned from off 
the earth 'continually : and after the 
end of 'the hundred and fifty days 
'the waters were abated. 

4 And the ark rested in the seventh 
j month, on the seventeenth day of the 
imonth, upon the mountains of Ar'a- 
jrat. 

I 5 And the waters ^decreased con- 
itinually until the tenth month: in 
the tenth month, on the first day of 
the month, v/ere the tops of the moun- 
, tains seen. 

j 6 ^And it came to pass at the end 
of forty days, that No'ah opened the 
•''window of the ark which he had 
'made : 

I 7 And he sent forth i'a raven, which 
Avent forth 'to and fro, until the wa- 
iters were dried up from off the earth. 
I 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, 
to see if the waters were abated from 
off the face of the ground ; 

9 But the dove ^'found no rest for 
the sole of her foot, and she returned 
unto him into the ark, for the waters 
loere on the face of the whole earth : 
then he put forth his hand, and took 
her, and ^pulled her in unto him into 
the ark. 

10 And he stayed yet other seve^ 
days; and again he sent forth the 
'dove out of the ark ; 

I 1 1 And the dove came in to him in 
the evening ; and, lo, in her mouth 
■was an 'olive leaf pluckt off: so No'ah 
jknew that the waters were abated 
from off the earth. 

1 2 And he stayed yet other seven 
days ; and sent forth the dove ; which 
returned not again unto hun any 
more. 

13 IF And it came to pass in the six 
hundredth and first year, in the first 
month, the first day of the montli, 
the w^aters were dried up from off the 
earth : and No'ah removed the cov- 
;ering of the ark, and looked, and, be- 
hold, the face of the ground Avas dry. 

14 And in the second month, on the 
seven and twentieth day of the 
month, was the earth dried. 

15 TAnd God spake unto No'ah, say- 
ing, 

16 Go -^forth of the ark, thou, and 
thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' 
wives with thee. 

1 7 Bring forth with thee every liv- 
ing thing that is with thee, of all 



God blesseth Noah. 



GENESIS, 9. 



GocVs covenant with Noah, 



flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and 
of every creeping thing that creepeth 
upon the earth ; that they may breed 
abundantly in the earth, and ^'be 
fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. 

18 And No'ah went forth, and his 
sons, and his wife, and his sons' 
wives with him : 

19 Every beast, every creeping 
thing, and every fowl, and whatso- 
ever creepeth upon the earth, after 
their ^kinds, went forth out of the 
ark. 

20 ^And ]^5'ah builded an altar unto 
the Lord ; and took of every clean 
^beast, and of every clean fowl, and 
offered burnt offerings on the altar. * 
■ 21 And the Lord smelled *^a sweet 
savour; and the Lord said in his 
heart, I will not again '"curse the 
ground any more for man's sake; 
^f or the "imagination of man's heart 



is evil from his youth ; neither will 
I again "smite any more every thing 
living, as I have done. A. Ex. 32. 7-9. 
22 ® While the earth remaineth, seed- 
time and harvest, and cold and heat, 
and sununer and winter, and ^day 
and night shall not cease. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 God blesseth Noah. 4 Blood and murder are far- 
hidden. 8 God's covenant, 13 signijied by the rain- 
boiD. 23 Noah is drunken, and mocked by Ham: 
25 he pronovnceth a curse on Canaan, and bless- 
ings on Sheni and on Japheth : 29 he dieth. 

AND *God blessed No'ah and his 
sons, and said unto them. Be 
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish 
the earth. 

2 And ^the fear of you and the dread 
of you shall be upon every beast of 
the earth, and upon every fowl of the 
air, upon all that moveth upon the 
earth, and upon all the fishes of the 
sea; into your hand ire they de- 
livered. 

3 Every moving thing that liveth 
shall be ''meat for you ; even as the 
green herb have I given you all things. 

4 But flesh with ""the life thereof, 
which is the blood thereof, shall ye 
not eat. 

5 And surely your blood of your lives 
will I require ; at the hand of "^every 
beast will I require it, and at the 
hand of -^'man ; at the hand of every 
man's ^brother will I require the life 
of man. 

6 Whoso '^sheddeth man's blood, by 
man shall his blood be shed : for in 
the 'image of God made he man. 

7 And you, be ye fruitful, and mul- 

*D. 15. 9. 



B. C. 2348. 



CHAP. 8. 

k ch. 1, 22 

5 fainilies. 
I Lev. 11 

6 a savour 
of rest. 
Lev. 1, 9 
Ex. 20, 41 
2Cor.2,15 
Eph. 5, 2 

m ch. 3, 17 
ch. 6, 17 
Isa. 54, 9 

7 Or, 
tliougli. 

n ch. 6, 5 
Ps. 51, 5 
Job 14, 4 
Job 15, 14 
Jer. 17, 9 
Rom. 1,21 
Rom. 3,23 
Eph.2,1-3 

ch. 9, 15 

8 As yet all 
the days 
of the 
earth., 

p Jer. 33, 
20,25 



CHAP. 9. 

a ch. 1, 28 

Z) Hos. 2, 18 
Jas. 3, 7 

c Deut. 
12, 15 
Deut.14,3 

dLev.17,10 
Lev. 19, 26 
Deut. 
12,23 
1 Sam. 
14,34 
Acts 15, 
20,29 

e Ex. 21, 

28,29 

7 Num. 
35,31 

g Acts 
17,26 

h,Ex. 21, 
12, 14 
Lev.24,17 
INIat. 26,52 
Rev.13,10 

i ch. 1, 27 

1 Cor.11,7 
j ch. 8, 1 

7c 2 Pet. 3, 5 
I Mat. 26, 

26-28. 
?7i Ex. 28,12 

Lev. 26, 

42, 45 

Ezek. 

16,60 

Isa. 54, 9 
uch. 17, 

13, 19 

2 Sam. 
23,5 

ch. 10, 6 

1 Chcnaan. 
V ch. 10, 32 

1 Chr. 1, 4 
q ch. 3, 19 

ch. 4, 2 

Eccl. 5, 9 
r ch. 19, 

32,36 

Pro. 20, 1 

Eph. 5, 18 
s Ex. 20, 12 

Gal. 6, 1 

12 



tiply ; bring forth abundantly in the 
earth, and multiply therein. 

8 "irAnd God spake unto N5'ah, and 
to his sons with him, saying, 

9 And I, behold, I establish my cove- 
nant with you, and with your seed 
after you ; 

1 And with -^'every living creature 
that is with you, of the fowl, of the 
cattle, and of every beast of the earth 
with you ; from all that go out of the 
ark, to every beast of the earth. 

1 1 And I will establish my covenant 
with you ; neither shall all flesh be 
cut off any more by tho waters of a 
flood ; neither shall there any more 
be a ^flood to destroy the earth. 

12 And God said. This is 'the token 
of the covenant which I make be- 
tween me and you and every living 
creature that is v/ith you, for per- 
petual generations : 

1 3 I do set my bow in the cloud, and 
it shall be for a token of a covenant 
between me and the earth. 

14 And it shall come to pass, when 
I bring a cloud over the earth, that 
the bow shall be seen in the cloud : 

15 And I will remember my cove- 
nant, which is between me and you 
and every living creature of all flesh ; 
'"and the waters shall no more become 
a flood to destroy all flesh. 

1 6 And the bow shall be in the cloud ; 
and I will look upon it, that I may 
remember the ''everlasting covenant 
betw^een God and every living crea- 
ture of all flesh that is upon the earth. 

17 And God said unto No'ah, This 
is the token of the covenant, w^hich 
I have established between me and 
all flesh that is upon the earth. 

1 8 IF And the sons of N5'ah, that 
went forth of the ark, were Shem, 
and Ham, and Ja'pheth: and Ham is 
the 'father of ^Ca'naan. 

19 These are the three, sons of No'- 
ah : and ^of them was the whole 
earth overspread. 

20 1! And No'ah began to he ?an hus^ 
bandman, and he planted a vineyard : 

21 And he drank of the wine, and 
''was drunken; and he w^as uncov- 
ered within his tent. 

22 And Ham, the father of Ca'naan, 
saw the nakedness of his father, and 
told his two brethren without. 

23 And 'Shem and Ja'pheth took a 
garment, and laid it upon both their 
shoulders, and went backward, and 
covered the nakedness of their father; 



The generations of Koa h. GENESIS, 10. Descendants of Canaa n, 



and their faces vnere backward, and: b.c 
they saw not their father's naked-; 
ness. 



318. 



CHAP. 9. 



24: And Nd'ah awoke from his wine, \t peut 



16 



It Josh. 9,23 
1 Ki. 9, 20 



2 Or, ierv 
ant to 

them. 



Job 34, 15 
Ps. 89_, 48 
Rom.o,12 
ICor. 
15,21 



and knew what his younger son had Mat.25,41 
done unto him. 

25 And he said, 'Cursed he Ca'naan ; 
a servant of "servants shall he be ^ ps. 144,15 
unto his brethren. 

26 And he said, "Blessed he the 
Lord God of Shem ; and Ca'naan 
shall be "his ser^^ant. ^ ^^ 

27 God shall ^enlarge Ja'pheth, and! suadH 
he shall '"dweU in the tents of Shem \^^ ^^^^ 2, 
and Ca'naan shall be his servant. | i?'ii„' 

28 And No'ah lived after the floodj ^p^-^'^ 
three hundred and fifty years. j^job^so^la 

29 And all the days of Xo'ah were! 
nine hundred and fifty years : and hej 
Mied. I 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 The generations of Noah. 2 The sons of Japheth,\ 
6 and of Ham. 8 Nlmrod the first monarch. 15 The 
descendants of Canaan. 21 The sons of Shem. 

NOW these are the generations of 
the sons of No'ah, Shem, Ham, 
and Ja'pheth : and unto them were 
sons born after the flood. 

2 The ''sons of Ja'pheth ; G5'mgr,and 
Ma'gog, and Mad'a-i,and Ja'van, and 
Tu'bal, and Me'shech,_and Ti'ras. 

3 And the sons of Go'mSr; Ash'ke- 
naz, and Ri'phath, and T6-g'ar'mah. 

4 And the sons of Ja'van ; E-li'shah, 
and Tar'shish, 'KJt'tim, and ^D5'da- 
nim. 

5 By these were the isles of the Gen'- 
tile§ divided in their lands ; everj^ one 
after his tongue, after their families, 
in their nations. 

6 1i And the sons of Ham ; Cush, and 
Miz'ra-im, and Phiit, and Ca'naan. 

7 And the sons of Cush ; Se'ba, and 
Hav'i-lah, and Sab^tah, and Ra'a- 
mah, and Sab'te-chah : and the sons 
of Ra'a-mah ; She'ba, and De'dan. 

8 And Cush begat Nim'rod : he be- 
gan to be a mighty ore in the earth. 

9 He was a mighty hunter before 
the Lord : wherefore it is said. Even 
as Nim'rod the mighty hmiter before 
*the Lord. 

10 And the beginning of his king- 
dom "^was ^Ba'bel, and E'rech, and 
Ac'cad, and Cal'neh, in the land ofj^ch. 11,12, 
Shi'nar. jg suiaii. 

11 Out of that land ^went forth As'-lj^id^.^ 
shur, and builded Nin'e-veh, and "thej 1. 19 ' 
city Re-h5'both, and Ca'lah, 



An'a-mim,and Le'ha-bim,and Naph'- 
tu-him, 

14 AndPath-ru'sim,andCaslu iiim, 
('^out of whom came Phi-lis'tim,) and 
Caph't6-rim._ 

1 5 '',1 And Ca'naan begat ^Si'don his 
firstborn, and Heth, 

16 And the Jeb'u-site, and the Am'- 
Heb.ii;i6 or-ite, and the Gir'ga-site, 

1 7 And the Hi'vite, and the Ark'ite, 
and the Sin'ite, 

1 8 And the Ar'vad-ite, and the Zem'- 
a-rite, and the Ha'math-ite : and after- 
ward were the families of the Ca'- 
naan-ites spread abroad, 

1 9 And 'the border of the Ca'naan- 
ites was from Si'don, as thou comest 
to Ge'rar, unto ' Ga'za ; as thou goest, 
unto S6d'om,andG6-mor'rah, and Ad'- 
mah, and Ze-b5'im, even unto La'sha. 

Heb.'9, 27 20 These are the sons of Ham, after 
their families, after their tongiies, in 
their countries, and in their na- 
tions. 

21 ^L'nto Shem also, the father of 
all the children of E'bgr, the brother 
of Ja'pheth the elder, even to him 
were children bom. 

22 The -^"children of Shem; Elam, 
and As'shur, and ^Ar-phax'ad, and 
Lud, and A'ram. 

23 And the children of A'ram; Uz, 
and Hill, and Ge'thgr, and Mash. 

24 And Ar-phax'ad -"begat ^Sa'lah; 
and Sa'iah begat E'bSr. 

25 And ^unto E'bSr were born two 
sons: the name of one icas '°Pe'leg; 
for in his days was the earth divided ; 
and Ms brother's name was Jok'- 
tan. 

26 And Jok'tan begat ll-md'dad, 
and She'lcph, and Ha-zar-ma'veth, 
and Je'rah, 

27 And Ha-d5'ram, and tj'zal, and 
Diklah, 

28 And O'bal, and A-bim'a-el, and 
She'ba, 

29 And O'phir, and Hav'i-lah, and 
Jo'bab: all these roere the sons of 
Jok'tan. 

30 And their dwelling w^as from 
Me'sha, as thou goest unto Se'phar a 
mount of the east. 

3 1 These are the sons of Shem, after 
their families, after their tongues, in 
their lands, after their nations. 

32 ThePe kire the families of the sons 
of No'ah, after their generations, in 

•^and bv these were the 



CHAP. 10. 

a 1 Chr. 1, 

5-7 

1 Or, Chit- 
tim. 

2 Or, Boda- 

nim. 

b ch. 6, 11 
c Mic. 5, 6 

3 Or, Baby- 
lon. 

4 Or, he 
went out 
into As- 
syria. 

5 Or, the 

streets of 
the city. 

d 1 Chr. 
1,12 

6 Tzidon. 

e ch. 13, 12, 
14,15 
ch. 15, 
18-21 
Num. 34, 
2,12 
Josh. 12,7 

7 Azzah. 

flChr. 
1,17 

8 Arpach- 
shad. 



110 That is, 

12 And Re'sen between Nin'e-vehj -^"■'^^^^'^- j their nations 
and Calah : the same is a great city. U 1 chr. 1, 4 nations divided in the earth after the 

13 And Miz'ra-im begat Lu'dim,and L ch. 9, 19 jfl-ood. 



13 



The confusion of tongues. GENESIS, 11, 12. The generatio7is of Shem. 



CHAPTER 11. B.C.2247 

1 One language in the world. 3 The building of Ba- 
bel, and cotU'usion of tojigues. 10 The generations 
cf Shem, 21 and of Terah. 31 Terah goelh frovi 
Lfr to Haran. 

AND the whole ea.rth ''was of one 
'language, and of one ^speech. 

2 And it came to pass, as they jour- 
neyed ^from the east, that they found 
a plam in the land of ^Shfnar ; and 
they dwelt there. 

3 And ^thev said one to another, Go 
to, let us make brick, and^burn them 
throughly. And they had brick for 
stone, and slune had they for morter. 

4 And they said, Go to, let us build 
as a city and a tower, whose top ^7nay 
reach ''unto heaven ; and let us make 
us '^a name, lest we be ^scattered 
abroad xv^on the face of the whole 
earth. 

5 And -^the Lord came down to see 
the city and the tower, which the 
children of men builded. 

6 And the Lord said. Behold, the 
people is one, and they have all one 
language ; and this they begin to do : 
and now nothing will be restrained 
from them, which they have ^imag- 
ined to do. 

7 Go to, Het us go down, and there 
confound their language, that they 
may 'not understand one another's 
speech 

8 So the Lord sca^ttered them abroad 
fram thence ■''upon the face of all the 
earth : and they left off to build the 8 or. Pha- 

City. Lu. 3, 35 

9 Therefore is the name of it called 9 or, 
'Ba'bel; ^because the Lord did there f^l^Xhb 
confound the language of all thelioor, ' 



CHAP. 11. 
a Acts 2, 6 

1 lip. 

2 words. 

3 Or, east- 
ward, as 
ch. 13, 11 

b Dan. 1, 2 

4: a man 
said to his 
neigh- 
bour. 

5 burn 
them to a 
burning. 

6 may be 
very high. 

c Deut.1,28 
d John 5. 44 
e Lu. 1, 51 
/ch. 18, 21 
Ps. 33, 13 
Ps. 53, 2 

g Ps. 2, 1, 4 

h ch. 1, 26 

i ch. 42, 23 
Deut. 
28,49 
Jer. 5, 15 
Acts 2, 
4-11 

1 Cor. 14, 
2, 11, 23 

j ch. 10, 
25-32 
Ps. 92, 9 
Pro. 19,29 
Lu. 1, 51 

7 That is, 

Confu- 
sion^ 

k 1 Cor. 
14,23 

I IChr. 1, 

17-27 

m Lu. 3, 36 

n 1 Chr. 
1,19 



earth 



and from thence did the Lord 
scatter them abroad upon the face of 
all the earth. 

10 irThese are the generations 
Shem : ^Shem was an hundred years 
old, and begat Ar-phax'ad two years 
.after the flood : 

11 And Shem lived after he begat 
AT-phax'ad five hundred years, and. 
begat sons and daughters. 

Iz And Ar-phax'ad lived five and 
thirty years, and begat '"Salah : 

13 And Ar-phax'ad lived after he be- 
gat Salah four hundred and three 
years, and begat sons and daugh- 
ters. 

14 And Salah lived thirty years, and 
begat E'bgr : 

15 And Sa'lah lived after he begat 
g'bSr four hundred and three years, 
and begat sons and daughters. 



Saruch, 
Lu. 3, 35 

11 Or, 

Tliara, 
\ Lu. 3. 34 

Ol ch. 12, 1 
Josh. 24,2 

1 Chr. 
1,26 

p ch. 12, 4 
ch. 13, 10 
ch. 14, 12 
ch. 19, 
1,29 

2 Pet. 2, 7 

q ch. 17, 15 

r ch. Sf , 20 

s ch. 16, 1 

t Neh. 9, 7 
Acts 7, 4 
Heb. 11, 8 

u ch. 10, 19 

12 Or, 
C haran. 



CHAP. 12 . 

a ch. 15, 7 
Acts 7, 3 

14 



1 6 And "E'bSr lived four and thirty 
years, and begat ^Peleg : 

1 7 And E'ber lived after he begat 
Peleg four hundred and thirty years, 
and begat sons and daughters. 

1 8 And Peleg lived thirty years, and 
begat ^Re'u : 

19 And Peleg lived after he begat 
Re'u two hundred and nine years, and 
begat sons and daughters. 

20 And Re'u lived two and thirty 
years, and begat '"Se'rug: 

21 And Re'u lived after he begat Se'- 
rug two hundred and seven years, and 
begat sons and daughters. 

22 And Se'rug lived thirty years, and 
bega.t Na'hor : 

23 And Se'rug lived after he begat 
Na'hor two hundred years, and be- 
gat sons and daughters. 

24 And Na'hor lived nine and twen- 
ty years, and begat ' 'Te'rah : 

25 And Na'hor lived after he begat 
Te'rah an hundred and nineteen 
years, and begat sons and daughters. 

26 And Te'rah lived seventy years, 
and begat "A'bram, Na'hor, and Ha'- 
ran. 

27 f Now these are the generations 
of Te'rah : Te'rah begat A'bram, Na'- 
hor, and Ha'ran ; and Ha'ran begat 
^Lot. 

28 And Ha'ran died before his father 
Te'rah in the land of his nativity, in 
trr of the Chal'deeg. 

29 And A'bram and Na'hor took 
them wives: the name of A'bram's 
wife teas ^Sa'rai; and the name of 
Na'hor's wife, 'Mircah, the daughter 
of Ha'ran, the father of Mil'cah, and 
the father of Is'cah. 

30 But Sa'rai was 'barren ; she had 
no child. 

31 And Te'rah took A'bram his son, 
and Lot the son of Ha'ran his son's 
son, and Sa'rai his daughter in law, 
his son A'bram's wife ; and they 'went 
forth with them from Ur of the Chai'- 
dee§, to go into the land of "Ca'naan : 
and they came unto '^Ha'ran, and 
dwelt there. 

32 And the days of Te'rah were two 
hundred and five years : and Te'rah 
died in Ha'ran. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 God calleth Abram, and biesseth him with a prom- 
iseof Christ : 4 he departs from Haran. 6 Canaan 
promised. 

NOW the ''Lord had said untol 
A'bram, Get thee out of thy 
country, and from thy kindred, and 



Abram departeth from Haroji. GENESIS, 13. Ahr am and Lot separate. 



from thy father's house, unto a land 
that I Avill shew thee : 

2 And I Yf ill niake of thee *a great 
nation, and I will bless thee, and 
make thy name great ; and thou 
shalt be a blessing : 

3 And I will '^bless them that bless 



fchee, and 



thee : and ''in 



cu rse h im 
thee 



that curseth 
shall ah taniiiies 



_of the earth be blessed.* 

4 So A^bram departed, as the Lord 
had spoken unto him ; and Lot went 
with hull : and A 'brain, was seventy 
and five years old when he departed 
out of Ha'ran. F. 15. 5, 6. 

5 And A'bram took Sa'rai his wife, 
and Lot his brother's son, and all 
their substance that they had gath- 
ered, and the souls that they had got- 
ten in 'Ha'ran ; and they went forth 
to go -^into the land of Ca'naan; 
and into the land of Ca'naan they 
came. 

6 ^And A'bram passed through the 
land unto the pl_ace of ^Si'chem,unto 
the plain of s'Mo'reh. And the Ca'- 
naan-ite vms then in the land. 

TAnd the Lord ^appeared unto 
A'bram, and said, 'TJnto thy seed will 
I give this land : and there builded 
he an •'altar unto the Lord, who ap- 
peared unto him, 

8 And he removed from thence unto 
a mountain on the east of Beth -el, 
and pitched his tent, hav ing Beth -el 
on the west, and ^Hal on the east : 
and there he builded an altar unto 
the Lord, and called upon the name 
of the Lord. 

9 And A'bram journeyed, Agoing on 
*still toward the south, 

10 IF And there was ^a famine in the 
land : and A'bram "*went down into 
E'gy'pt to sojourn there ; for the fam- 
ine loas "grievous in the land, 

1 1 And it came to pass, when he was 
come near to enter into E'gj'pt, that 
he said unto Sa'rai his wife. Behold 
now, I know that thou art a "fair 
woman to look upon : 

12 Therefore it shall come to pass, 
when the E-gyp'tian§ shall see thee, 
that they shall say, This is his wife : 
and they ^will kill me. but they will 
save thee alive, 

13 Say, ?I pray thee, 'thou art my 
sister : that it may be well with me 
for thy sake ; and my soul shall live 
because of thee. 

14 TAnd it came to pass, ttiat, when 
A'bram was come into E'gypt, the 



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CHAP. 12. 

h ch. 17, 6 
ch. 18, 18 
ch. 46, 3 
Num. 
23, 10 
Deut.26,5 
1 Ki. 3, 8 

c ch. 24, 35 
ch. 27, 29 
Ex. 23, 22 
Num.24,9 

a ch. 22, 18 
ch. 26, 4 
ch. 28, 14 
Ps. 72, 17 
Acts 3, 25 
Gal. 3, 8 

e ch. 11, 31 

/Heb.11,8 

1 Or, 

Sydiar, 
John 4, 5 

g Deut. 
11,30 
Judg. 7, 1 

h ch. 17, 1 

i Deut.34,4 
Ps. 105, 
9-12 

j ch. 13, 4 

2 Or, Ai, 
or, Aija. 

3 in going 
and jour- 
neying. 

k ch. 13, 3 

I ch. 26, 1 

m Ps. 
105, 13 

n ch. 43, 1 

ch. 26, 7 

p eh. 20, 11 

q Ps. 25, 21 
Eph. 4, 25 

r ch. 20, 
5,13 

s Esth.2,lC 

t ch. 20, 18 
1 Chr. 
16, 21 
Ps. 105,14 
Heb. 13,4 

u ch. 20, 9 
ch. 26, 10 
Pro. 21, 1 



*L. 17.7; W. Ex. 34, 6,7. 



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CHAP. 13. 

a ch. 24, 35 
Ps. 112, 3 
Pro. 10,22 

b ch. 12, 7,8 

c ch. 36, 7 
Lu. 12, 
17, 18 

d ch. 26, 20 

e Phil. 2, 
14, 15 

1 men 
brethren, 
Ex. 2, 13 
Ps. 133, 1 

/ ch. 20, 15 

15 



E-gyp'tian§ beheld the woman that 
she vjas very fair. 

1 5 The 'princes also of Pha'raoh saw 
her, and commended her before Pha'- 
raoh : and the vv^oman was taken into 
Pha'raoh's house, 

16 And he entreated A'bram well for 
her sake : and he had sheep, and oxen, 
and he asses, and menservants, and 
maidservants, and she asses, and 
camels, 

IT And the Lord ^plagued Pharadh 
and his house with great plagues be- 
cause of Sa'rai A'bram's wife. 

1 8 And Pha'raoh called A'bram, and 
said, ''What is this that thou hast 
done unto me ? why didst thou not 
tell me that she teas thy w^ife ? 

19 Why saidst thou, She is my sis- 
ter ? so I might have taken her to me 
to wife: now therefore behold thy 
wife, take her, and go thy v/ay. 

20 And Pha'raoh commanded his 
men concerning him : and they sent 
him away, and his w^ife and all that 
he had. 

CHAPTER 13, 

1 Abram and Lot return from Egupt: 7 thei/ part 
asunder. 10 Lot goes to Sodom. 14 God's promise 
renewed to Abra?n. IS Be goeth to Hebron, and 
there builds an altar. 

AND A'bram went up out of E'gypt, 
he, and his wife, and all that he 
h ad, andLot with him, into the south. 

2 And A'bram was "very rich in cat- 
tle, in silver, and in gold, 

3 And he went; on his journeys from 
the south even to Beth'-el, unto the 
place where his tent had been at the 
iDeginning, between Beth'-el and Ha'T; 

4 Unto the place of the *altar, w^hich 
he had made there at the first : and 
there A'bram called on the name of 
the Lord. 

5 ''iFAnd Lot also, which went with 
A'bram, had fiocks, and herds, and 
tents. 

6 And the land was ''not able to bear 
them, that they might dwell together: 
for their substance was great, so that 
they could not dwell together, 

7 And there wasa'^strife between the 
herdmen of A'bram's cattle and the 
herdmen of Lot's cattle : and the Ca'- 
naafi-ite and the Per'iz-zlte dwelled 
then in the land. 

8 And A'bram said unto Lot, ^Let 
there be no strife, I pray thee, be- 
tween me and thee, and between my 
herdmen and thy herdmen : for we 
he 'brethren. 

9 Is -^not the whole land before thee ? 



The battle of the kings. 



GENESIS, 14. 



Lot taken prisoner. 



separate thyself, I pray thee, from 
me : •''if thou loilt take the left hand, 
then I will go to the right ; or if thou 
depart to the right hand, then I will 
go to the left. 

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and 
^beheld all the 'plain of Jor'dan, that 
it was well watered every where, be- 
fore the Lord •'destroyed Sod'om and 
Go-mor'rah, even as the garden of the 
Lord, like the land of E'gypt, as thou 
comest *unto Zo'ar. 

1 1 Then Lot chose him ail the plain 
of Jor'dan; and Lot journeyed east: 
and they separated themselves the 
one from the other. 

ISA'brani dwelled in the land of 
Ca'naan, and Lot dwelled in the cities 
^of the plain, and pitched his tent 
toward Sod'om. 

13 But '"the men of Sod'om loere 
wicked and ''sinners before the Lord 
exceedingly. 

14 HAnd the Lord said unto A'bram, 
after that Lot was separated from 
him, ''Lift up now thine eyes, and look 
from the place where thou art ^'north- 
ward, and southward, and eastward, 
and westward : 

1 5 For all the land which thou seest, 
to thee will I give it, and to thy ^seed 
for ever. 

1 6 And I will make thy seed as the 
'dust of the earth : so that if a man can 
number the dust of the earth, the!^i 
shall thy seed also be numbered. 

1 7 Arise, walk through the land in 
the length of it and in the breadth of 
it ; for I will give it unto thee. 

18 Then A'bram removed his tent, 
and came and dwelt in the ^plain of 
Mam're, which ?'5inHe'bron,and built 
there an altar unto the Lord. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 ThehattU of four kings against five. \2 Lot taken 
prisoner, 14 is rescued by A'orara. 18 Melchizedek 
blesseik Abram : 20 Abram givelh him tithes. 

AND it came to pass in the days 
of Im'ra-phel king of "Shi'nar, 
A'ri-och king of Ella-sar, Ched-or-la'- 
o-mSr king of *Elam, and Ti'dal king 
of nations ; 

2 That these Tnade war with Be'ra 
king of Sod 'om, and with Bir'sha king 
of Go-mor'rah, Shf nab king of '^^Ad'- 
mah, and Shem-e'ber king of Ze-boi'- 
im, and the king of Bela, which is 
*Zo'ar. 

3 All these were joined together in 
the vale of Sid'dim, Avhich is the salt 
se^. 

4 Twelve years they served Ched-or- 



CHAP. 13. 

g Rom. 
12, 18 
Heb. 
12, 14 
J as. 3, 
13-18 

h Num.32, 1 

i Deut. 34,3 
Ps. 107,34 

j ch. 19, 24 
Ps. 107,34 

k ch. 14, 2 
ch. 19, 22 

1 ch. 19, 29 

m ch. 18, 20 

Ezek. 

16,49 

2 Pet. 2, 7 
n ch. 6, 11 
Isa. 49, 18 
p ch. 28, 14 
q 2Chr.20,7 

r ch. 26, 4 
Ex. 32, 13 
Num. 
23,10 
Deut. 1,10 
1 Chr. 
27,23 
Jer.33,22 
Rom. 4,16 
Heb. 
11, 12 

2 plains. 



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B. C. 1913. 

CHAP. 14. 

a ch. 10, 10 

b Isa. 11, 11 

c Jas. 4, 1 

d Deut. 
29,23 

e ch. 19, 22 

/ Deut.3,17 
Num. 
34,12 
Josh. 3,16 
Ps. 107,34 

1 Or, the 

plain of 

Kiria- 

thaini. 

2 Or, the 
plain of 
Par an. 

2 Chr. 20,2 
h ch. 11, 3 

i ch. 19, 

17, 30 

j ch. 11, 31 

k ch. 13, 12 
Jer. 2, 

17, 19 

1 ver. 24 
m ch. 13, 8 

3 Or, led 

forth. 

4 Or, in- 
structed. 

n ch. 17, 27 
ch. 16, 3 
Eccl. 2, 7 

Deut. 34,1 
.Judg. 

18. 29 
Isa. 41, 2 

p 1 Sam. 30, 
8, 18, 19 

16 



la'o-mgr, and in the thirteenth year 
they rebelled. 

5 And inthe fourteenth year came 
Ched-or-la'o-m6r, and the kings ihat 
yjere with him, and smote the Keph'- 
a-im§ in Ash'te-roth Kar-na'im, and 
the Zii'zim§ in Ham, and the E'mimg 
in ^Sha'veh Kir-i-a-tha'im, 

6 And the H 5 'rites in their mount 
Se'ir, unto ^El-pa'ran, which is by the 
wilderness. 

7 And they returned, and came to 
En-mish'pat, which is Ka'desh, and 
smote all the country of the Am'a-lek- 
ites, and also the Am'or-ites, that 
dwelt in "Haz'e-zon-ta'mar. 

8 And there went out the king of 
Sod'om, and the king of Go-mor'rah, 
and the king of Ad'mah, and the king 
of Ze-boi'im,andthe king of Belck, (the 
same is Zo'ar ;) and they joined battle 
with them in the vale of Sid 'dim ; 

9 With Ched-or-la'o-mgr the king of 
E'lam,and with Ti'dal king of nations, 
and Am'ra-phel king of Shi'nar, and 
A'ri-och king of El'la-sar ; four kings 
with five. 

1 And the i^ale of Sid 'dim mas full 
of ^slimepits ; and the kings of Sod'om 
and Go-mor'rah fled, and fell there ; 
and they that remained fled to the 
'mountain. 

1 1 And they took all the goods of 
Sod'om and Go-mor'rah, and all their 
A^ctuals, and went their way. 

12 And they took Lot, -^A'bram's 
brother's son, ^who dwelt in Sod'om, 
and his goods, and departed. 

1 3 "^lAnd there came one that had 
escaped, and told A'bramthe He'brew; 
for he dwelt in the plain of Mam'rS 
the Am'or-Ite, brother of f:sh'col, and 
brother of A'nSr : and these 'were con- 
federate with A'bram. 

14 And when A'bram heard that his 
'"brother was taken captive, he 
^armed his drained servants, born "in 
his own house, three hundred and 
eighteen, and pursued them 'omto 
Dan. 

15 And he divided himself against 
them, he and his servants, by night, 
and smote them, and pursued them 
unto Hd'bah, which is on the left 
hand of Da-mas'cus. 

1 6 And 'he brought back all the 
goods, and also brought again his 
brother Lot, and his goods, and the 
women also, and the people. 

1 7 ir And the king of Sod 'orn went out 
10 meet him after his return from t^e 



God encoiirageth Ahram. GENESIS, 15,16. Canaan is again promised. 



slaughter of Ched-or-la'o-mSr, and of 
the kings that were with him, at the 
valley of Sha'veh, which is the ^king's 
dale. 

18 And 'Mel-chiz'e-dek king of Sa'- 
lem. brought forth bread and wine : 
and he icas the priest 'of the most 
high God. 

ly And he_ blessed him, and said, 
Blessed be A'bram of the most high 
God, possessor of heaven and earth : 

20 And blessed be the most high 
God, which hath delivered thine 
enemies into thy hand. And he gave 
him 'tithes of all. 

21 And the king of Sod'om said unto 
A'bram, Give me the ^persons, and 
take the goods to thyself. 

22 And A'bram said to the king of 
Sod'om, "I have lift up mine hand unto 
the Lord, the most high God, ''the 
possessor of heaven and earth, 

23 That I ^will not take from a 
thread even to a shoelatchet, and that 
T will not take any thing that is thine, 
lest thou shouldest say, I have made 
A'bram rich : 

24 Save only that which the young 
men have eaten, and the portion of 
the men which went with me, A'ngr, 
£sh'col, and Mam're; let them take 
their portion. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 God encourageth Abram: Apromiseth him a son 
and a numerous seed: 6 lie is justified by faith. 
7 Canaan is again promised, and confirmed by a 
sian and a vision- 



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CHAP. U. 

q 2 Sam. 
18,18 

r Heb. 7,1,2 
s Ps. 110, 4 
Mic. 6, 3 
Actsl6,17 
Heb. 7, 
10-23 

t Heb. 7, 4 

5 souls. 

u Dan. 12, 7 
Rev. 10, 5 

V Ps. 24, 1 

Mat. 
11,25 

IV Esth. 
9, 15 

2 Cor. 11, 
9-12 



Kf 



A 



FTER these things the word of 
fhe TjO RD came unto A^bram in 
I ^a. vision, spying, ^Fear not, A'bram : 
I T a7n t hy shiel d, and thy exceeding 
I ^grefl t rewar d. K. 19. 29. 

2 And A'bram said, Lord God, what 
wilt thou give me, seeing I go child- 
less, and the steward of my house is 
this E-li-e'zSr of Da-mas'cus ? 

3 And A'bram said, Behold, to me 
thou hast given no seed : and, lo, one 
born in my house is mine heir. 

4 And, behold, the word of the Lord 
came unto him, saying, This shall 
not be tliine heir ; but he that shall 
"^come forth out of thine o^vn bowels 
shall be thine heir. 

5 And he brought him forth abroad, 
and said, Look now toward heaven, 
and "tell the stars, if thou be able to 
number them : and he said unto him, 
-''So shall thy seed be. 

6 And -^he believed in the Lord 



CHAP. 15 

a ch. 46, 2 

b Isa. 41, 10 

c Ps. 58, 11 
Ps. 84, 
9, 11 
Heb. 11, 6 

d cli. 17, 16 
2 Sam. 
7,12 

e Ps. 147, 4 
/Ex. 32, 13 

Heb. 

11,12 

g Rom. 
4, 3-6, 
20-25 

h Ps. 106,31 
Gal. 3, 6 

i Acts 7, 2 

j Judg.6, 
36-40 

1 Sam. 
14, 9, 10 

2 Ki. 20, 8 
Lu. 1, 18 

7c ch. 2, 21 

I Ex. 1, 1 

m Ex. 1, 11 

n Ex. 12, 40 

Ex. 6, 6 
Ex. 7, 14 

p ch. 25, 8 
Job 5, 26 
Heb. 
11,13 

q Mat.23,32 

1 Thes. 
2, 16 

2 Pet. 3, 
8,9 

1 a lamp of 

fire. 

r ch. 17, 8 
Deut. 1, 7 
Num.34,3 
2Chr. 
9,26 
Neh. 9, 8 
Ps. 105,11 



and he V.ounted it to him for right - 
eousness. F. 22. 1-3; 0. 17. 1. 



(2) 



CHAP. 16. 

a Judg.13,2 
Lu. 1, 7 

1 Or, Agar. 
Gal. 4, 24 

IT 



7 And he said unto him, I am the 
Lord that 'brought thee out of ur of 
the Chal'deeg, to give thee this land to 
inherit it. 

8 And he said Lord God, -^'whereby 
shall I know tha.t I shall inherit it 'i 

9 And he said unto hijn. Take me 
an heifer of thi'ee years old, and a 
she goat of three years old, and a ram 
of three years old, and a turtledove, 
and a young pigeon. q, 22 7, 8. 

10 And he took unto him all tliese, 
and divided them in the midst, and 
laid each piece one against another ; 
but the birds divided he not. 

11 And when the fowls came down 
upon the carcases, A'bram drove them 
away. 

12 And when the sun was going 
doAvn, a ^deep sleep fell upon A'bram; 
and, lo, an horror ot great darkness 
fell upon him. 

13 And he said unto A'bram, Know 
of a surety that 'thy seed shall be a 
stranger in a land that is not their's, 
and shall serve them ; and they shall 
'"afflict them "four hundred years ; 

14 And also '^hsct nation, whom they 
shall serve, will I judge : and after- 
ward shall they come out with great 
substance. 

1 5 And thou shalt go to thy fathers 
in peace ; thou shalt be buried ^in a 
good old age. 

1 6 But in the fourth generation they 
shall come hither again : for the iniq- 
uity of the Am'or-ites ^is not yet full. 

17 And it came to pass, that, when 
the sun went down, and it was dark, 
behold a smoking furnace, and ^a 
burning lamp that passed between 
those pieces. 

18 In the same day the Lord made 
a covenant vf ith A'bram, saying, Un- 
to thy seed "have I given this land, 
from the river of E'gypt unto the 
great river, the river Eii-phra'te§ : 

19 The Ken'ites, and the Kenlz- 
zites, and the Kad'mon-ites, 

20 And the Hit'tites, and the Per'iz- 
zites, and the Reph'a-im§, 

21 And the Am'or-ites, and the Ca^- 
naan-ites, and the Gir'ga-shites, and 
the Jeb'u-sites. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Sarai, being barren, giveih Hagar to Abram. 
6 Hagar fleeth from her mistress, 9 is sent back by 
an angel to subtnit to her. 15 Ishmael is born. 

^VTOW Sa'rai A'bram's wife ""bare 
Jl 1 him no children : and she had an 
handmaid, an E-gyp'tian, whose name 
was 'Ha'gar. 



Hagar jleeth from Iter mistress. GENESIS, 



17. 



2 And Sa'rai said unto A'bram, Be- 
hold now, the Lord hath ^restrained 
me from bearing : I pray thee, go in 
unto my maid; it may be that I 
may -^obtain children by her. And 
A'bram hearkened to the voice of 
Sa'rai. 

3_And Sa'rai A'bram's wife took 
Ha'gar her maid the E-g5^p'tian, af tei 
A'bram had dwelt ten years in the 
land of Ca'naan, and gave her to her 
husband A'bram to be his wife. 

4 And he went in unto Ha'gar, and 
she conceived: and when she saw 
that she had conceived, her mistress 
was '^despised in her eyes. 

5 And Sa'rai said unto A'bram, My 
wrong he upon thee : I have given 
my m-aid into thy bosom ; and when 
she saw that she had conceived, I 
was despised in her eyes : the '^Lord 
judge between me and thee. 

o But A'bram said unto Sa'rai, Be- 
hold, thy maid is in thy hand ; do to 
her ^as it pleaseth thee. And when 
Sa'rai ^dealt hardly with her, she fled 
from her face, 

T IT And the angel of the Lord found 
her by a fountain of water in the 
wilderness, by the fountain in the 
way to 'Shur. 

8 And he said, Ha'gar, Sa'rai'smaid, 
whence earnest thou? and whither 
wilt thou go ? And she said, I flee 
from the face of my mistress Sa'rai. 

9 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto her. Return to thy mistress, and 
•^"submit thyself under her hands. 

10 And the ^angel of the Lord said 
unto her, I will '^multiply thy seed 
exceedingly, that it shall not be num- 
bered for multitude, 

11 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto her, Behold, thou art with child, 
and shalt bear a son, and shalt call 
his name °ish'ma-el; because 'the 
Lord hath heard thy affliction. 

12 And he will be a wild man ; his 
hand will be against every man, and 
every man's hand against him ; and 
he -'shall dwell in the presence of all 
his brethren. 

13 And she called the name of the 
Lord that spake unto her, ^Thou God 
seest me : for she said, Have i also 
here looked after him that seeth 
me? E. Exod. 3. 7. 

14 Wherefore the well was called 
^Be'er-la-hai'-roi ; behold it is be- 
tween Ka'desh and Be'red. 

15 And Ha'gar bare A'bram a son : 



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CHAP. 16. 

h ch. 30, 2 

2 bebmlded 
by her. 
Ruth 4,11 

c Pro. 30,23 
d Ex. 5, 21 

3 that 
which is 

good in 
thine eyes. 

4 afflicted 
her. 

e ch. 25, 18 

/Eph. 6, 
6-9. 

g ch. 22, 
15-18 
Mai. 3, 1 

h ch. 25, 12 

5 That is, 
God shall 
hear. 

i Ex. 2, 

23, 2i 

j ch. 25, 18 

k Ps. 139, 
1-13 

6 That is, 
Tlie xvell 
of him 
that liv- 
cth and 
seeth me. 



Abram's name changed, 

and A'bram called his son's name, 
which Ha'gar bare, ish'ma-el. 
16 And A'bram was fourscore and 
six years old, when Ha'gar bare Ish'- 
ma-el to A'bram. 



CHAPTER IT. 



B. C. 1898. 

CHAP. 17. 

X ch. 5, 22 

b Job 1, 1 
Or, up- 
right, or, 
sincere. 

c Gal. 3, 
17,18 

d Ex. 3, 6 

2 multi- 
tude of 
nations. 

3 That '^, 
Father of 
a great 
multi- 
tude. 

e ch. 26, 24 
ch. 28, 13 
Heb. 
11, 16 
Rom. 9, 
7-9 

4 of thy so- 
journ- 
ings. 
ch. 23, 4 
ch. 28, 4 

/Ex. 6, 7 
Ex. 29, 45 
Lev.26,12 
Deut. 
4,37 
Deut. 
14, 2 
Deut. 
26,18 
Deut. 
29, 13 
Ps. 48, 14 
Rev. 21, 7 

g Ps. 25, 10 

h Acts 7, 8 
Roin.4,11 
Gal. 6, 15 

5 a son of 
eight 
days. 
Lu. 2, 21 
John 7,32, 

18 



1 The covenant is renewed. 5 Abram's name changed. 
9 Circumcision instituted. 16 Isaac with a numer- 
ous issue is promised. 

AND when A'bram was ninety 
years old and nine, the Lord 
appeared to A'bram, and said unto 
him, I am the Almighty God ; ''walk 
before me, and ^be thou ^perfect. ♦ 

2 And I will make my '^covenant be- 
tween me and thee, and will multi- 
ply thee exceedingly. 

3 And A'bram '^f ell on his face : and 
God talked with him, saying, 

4 As for me, behold, my covenant is 
with thee, and thou shalt be a father 
of "many nations. 

5 Neither shall thy name any more 
be called A'bram, but thy name shall 
be ^A'bra-ham ; for a father of many 
nations have I made thee. 

6 And I will make thee exceeding 
fruitiful, aiid I will make nations of 
thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 

7 And I will establish my covenant 
between me and thee and thy seed 
after thee in their generations for an 
everlasting covenant, to be ''a God 
unto thee, and to thy seed after 
^l^ee. I JO og J 

8 And I will give unto thee, ana to' 
thy seed after thee, the land Vherein 
thou art a stranger, all the land of 
Ca'naan, for an everlasting posses- 
sion ; and -^I will be their God., 

9 ^And God said unto A 'bra-ham, 
Thou ^shalt keep my covenant there- 
fore, thou, and thy seed after thee in 
their generations. 

10 This is my covenant, which ye 
shall keep, between m.e and you and 
thy seed after thee ; Every man child 
among you shall be circumcised. 

1 1 And ''ye shall circumcise the flesh 
of your foreskin ; and it shall be a 
token of the covenant betwixt me 
and you. 

12 And ^he that is eight days old 
shall be circumcised among you, 
every man child in your generations, 
he that is born in the house, or bought 
with money of any stranger, which 
is not of thy seed. 

13 He that is born in thy house, and 
he that is bought with thy money, 
must needs be circumcised : and my 

*0 Exod. 33. 19. 



Isaac is promised. 



GENESIS, 18. Abraham entertaineth angels. 



covenant »hall be in your flesh for an 
everlasting covenant. 

14 And the uncircumcised man child 
Avhose flesh of his foreskin is not cir- 
cumcised, that soul shall be 'cut ofl" 
from his people ; he hath broken my 
covenant. 

1 5 H And God said unto A'bra-ham, 
As for Sa'rai thy wife, thou shalt not 
call her name Sa'rai, but ''Sa'rah.sAa// 
her name he. 

16 And I wfll bless her, and -^give 
thee a son also of her : ■ yea, I will 
bless her, and ''she shall be a mother 
of nations ; kings of people shaU be 
of her, 

IT Then A'bra-ham fell upon his face, 
and ^laughed, and said in his heart, 
Shall a child be born unto him that 
is an hundred years old ? and shall 
'Sa'rah, that is ninety years old, 
bear ? 

18 And A'bra-ham said unto God, O 
that ish'ma-el might live before 
thee ! 

19 And God said, "^Sa'rah thy wife 
shall bear thee a son indeed ; and thou 
shalt call his name Tsaac : and I Avill 
establish my covenant with him for 
an everlasting covenant, and with 
his seed after him. 

20 And as for ish'ma-el, I have heard 
thee: Behold, I have blessed him, 
and will make him fruitful, and will 
"multiply him exceedingly; 'liwelve 
princes shall he beget, and I will 
make him ^'a great nation. 

21 But my covenant will I establish 
with I'gaac, which ^Sa'rah shall bear 
unto thee at this set time in the next 
year. 

22 And he left ofi; 'talking v/ith him, 
and God went up from A'bra-ham. 

23 IT And A'bra-ham took ish'ma-el 
his son, and all that were born in his 
house, and all that were bought with 
his money, every male among the 
men of A'bra-ham's house; and cir- 
cumcised the flesh of their foreskin 
in the selfsame day, as 'God had said 
unto him. 

24 And A'bra-ham was ninety years 
old and nine, Avhen he was circum- 
cised in the flesh of his foreskin. 

2 5 And Ish'ma-el his son vms thirteen 
years old, when he was circumcised 
in the flesh of his foreskin. 

26 In 'the selfsame daj was A'bra- 
ham circumcised, and ish'ma-el his 
son. 

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CHAP. 17. 

% Ex. 4, 24 
Josh. 5, 

2-7 

6 That is, 
Princess. 

j ch. 18, 10 
ch. 21, 1 

7 she shall 
become 
nations. 

k ch. 18, 12 
ch. 21, (5 

I ch. 21, 7 

m ch. 18, 10 
ch. 21, 2 
Gal. 4, 
28-31 

nch. 16,10 

ch. 25, 
12-16 

p ch. 21, 18 

q ch. 21, 2 

r ch. 18, 33 
ch. 35, 
9-15 

s ver. 9 

t Ps. 119,60 

u ch. 18, 19 

V ch. 14, 14 



CHAP. 18. 

a ch. 13, 18 
ch. 14, 13 

Acts 7, 2 

b ver. 22 
ch. 19, 1 

c Heb. 13, 2 
1 Pet. 4, 9 

d ch. 24, 32 
ch. 43, 24 

1 stay. 

2 you have 
passed. 

3 Hasten. 

e ch. 24, 67 
Titus 2, 5 

/ch. 21, 2 
Lu. 1, 13 
Rom. 9, 9 

g Rom. 4,19 
h Heb.11,11 

i ch. 17, 17 
Lu. 1, 18 

; 1 Pet. 3, 6 

k Ps. 115, 3 
Jer. 32. 17 
Zech. 8, 6 
Mat. 3, 9 
Mat.19,26 
Lu. 1, 37 
Rom,4,21 
Heb.11,19 

^9 



born ''ill the house, and bought with 
money of the stranger, were circum- 
cised with him. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 Abraham entertaineth three angels. 9 Sarah re- 
proved. 17 Destruction of Sodom revealed to Abra- 
ham: 23 he intercedes for it. 

AND the Lord '^appeared unto 
him in the plains of Mam're : 
and he sat in the tent door in the 
heat of the day ; 

2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, 
and, lo, *three men stood by him: 
and when he saw them, he ""ran to 
meet them from the tent door, and 
bowed himself toward the ground, 

3 And said. My Lord, if now 1 have 
found favour in thy sight, pass not 
away, I pra.y thee, from thy servant : 

4 Let a little water, I pray you, be 
fetched, and '^wash your feet, and rest 
yourselves under the tree : 

5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, 
and ^comfort ye your hearts; after 
that ye shall pass on : for therefore 
^are ye come to your servant. And 
they said. So do, as thou hast said. 

6 And A'bra-ham hastened into the 
tent unto Sa'rah, and said, ^Make 
ready quickly three measures of fine 
meal, knead it, and make cakes upon 
the hearth. 

7 And A'bra-ham ran unto the herd, 
and f etcht a calf tender and good, and 
gave it unto a young man; and he 
hasted to dress it. 

8 And he took butter, and milk, and 
the calf which he had dressed, and set 
it before them ; and he stood by them 
under the tree, and they did eat, 

9 IT And they said unto him. Where is 
Sa'rah thy wife ? And he said, Be- 
hold, ''in the tent. 

10 And he said, I will certamly re- 
turn unto theeaccordingto the time of 
life; and, lo, Sa'rah thy wife shall have 
•^a son. And Sa'rah heard it in the 
tent door, which was behind him. 

11 Now A'bra-ham and Sa'rah v^ere 
''old a7id well stricken in age ; and it 
ceased to be with Sa'rah after the 
^manner of women. 

12 Therefore Sa'rah laughed within 
h^self, saying, 'After I am waxed 
old shall I have, pleasure, my •'lord 
being old also ? 

1 3 And the Lord said unto A'bra- 
ham, Wherefore did Sa'rah laugh, 
saying. Shall I of a surety bear a 
child, which am old ? 

14 Is any thing ''^too hard for the 



Destruction of Sodom revealed. GENESIS, 19. 



JLot e7itertaineth angels. 



Lord ? At the time appointed I will 
return unto thee, according to the 
time of hf e, and fea'rah shall have a 
son, 

1 5 Then Sa'rah denied, saying, I 
laughed not; for she was afraid. And 
he said, Nay ; but thou didst laugh. 

1 6 11 And the men rose up from 
thence, and looked toward Sod'om: 
and A'bra-ham went with them to 
bring them on the way. 

IT And the Lord said, 'Shall I hide 
from A'bra-ham that thing which I 
do; 

1 8 Seeing that A'bra-ham shall surely 
become a great and mighty nation, 
and all the nations of the earth shall 
"'be blessed in him ? 

1 9 For I know him, that he '^will 
command his children and his house- 
hold after him, and they shall keep 
the way of the Lord, to do justice and 
judgment ; that the Lord may bring 
upon A'bra-ham that v/hich he hath 
spoken of him. 

20 And the Lord said, Because 'lihe 
cry of Sod'om and Go-mor'rah is 
great, and because their sin is very 
grievous ; 

21 1 will go down now, ^and see 
whether they have done altogether 
according to the cry of it, y hich is 
come unto me ; and if not, I will know. 

22 And the men turned their faces 
from thence, and went toward Sod'om: 
but A'bra-ham stood yet before the 

?LORD. 

23 IT And A'bra-ham drew near, and 
said, '"Wilt thou also destroy the right- 
eous with the wicked ? 

J r 24 Peradventure there be 'fifty 
righteous within the city : wilt thou 
also destroy and not spare the place 
for the fifty righteous that are there- 
in? 

25 That be far from thee to do after 
this manner, to slay the righteous 
with the wicked : and that the 'right- 
eous should be as the wicked, that be 
far from thee : Shall "not the Judg e 
of all the earth do right ?t 

26 And the Lord said, ^If I find in 
Sod'omnfty righteous within the city, 
then I will spare all the place for their 
sakes. L. Exod. 4. 22. 

27 And A 'bra-ham answ^ered and 
said, "Behold now, I have taken upon 
me to speak unto the Lord, which am 
hilt ""dust and ashes : 

28 Peradventure there shall lack 
five of the fifty righteous : wilt thoii 

*J. 18. 24, 25. fJ. Deut. 10. 17, 18. 



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CHAP. 18. 

I Ps. 25, 14 
Amos 3, 7 
Jolm 
15, 15 

m ch. 12, 3 

ch. 22, 18 
Ps. 72, 17 
Acts 3, 25 
Gal. 3, 8, 
9, 16, 18 

n Deut. 6, 
6, 7 
Josh. 
24, 15 
Eph. 6, 4 

ch. 4, 10 
ch. 19, 13 
J as. 5, 4 

J) ch. 11, 5 
Ex. 3, 8 
Ps. 14, 2 
Heh. 4, 13 

q vers. 1, 2 

r Num. 
16,22 
2 Sam. 
24, 17 
Ps. 11,4-7 

s Mat. 7, 
13,14 

t Isa. 3, 
10,11 

tt Job 8,3,20 
Job 34, 17 
Ps. 58, 11 
Ps. 94, 2 
Rom. 3, 
5,6 

V Jer. 5, 1 
Ezek. 
22,30 
Mat.24,22 

w Lu. 18, 1 

X Ps. 8. 4 

y 1 Tnes. 
5,17 

z Isa. 55, 
8,9 

a Heb. 4, 16 

b Judg.6,39 

c Ex. 34,6,7 
Ps. 34, 15 
Pro. 15,29 
1 John 
3,22 
J as. 5, 16 



CHAP. 19. 

a ch. 18, 

2,22 

b Heb. 13, 2 

c Lu. 24, 28 

d ch. 18, 8 

e Isa. 3, 9 

/ch.4, 1 
Judg. 
19, 22 
Rom. 1,24 
Jude 7 

g Judg. 

19, 24 

20 



destroy all the city for lack of five ? 
And he said. If I find there forty and 
five, I will not destroy it. 
2 9 And he spake unto him ^'^^et again, 
and said, Peradventure there shall be 
forty found there. And he said, 1 
will not do it for forty's sake. 

30 And he said unto him, "Oh let not 
the Lord be angry, and I will speak : 
Peradventure there shall thii'ty be 
found there. And he said, I will not 
do it, if I find thirty there. 

31 And he said. Behold now, «I have 
taken upon me to speak unto the 
Lord: Peradventure there shall be 
twenty found there. And he said, I 
will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 

32 And he said, *0h let not the Lord 
be angry, and I will speak yet but 
this once : Peradventure ten shall be 
found there. And he said, ^=1 will not 
destroy it for ten's sake. 

33 And the Lord went his way, as 
soon as he had left communing with 
A 'bra-ham : and A 'bra-ham returned 
unto his place. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Lot entertaineth two angels. 4 The vicioiis Sodom- 
ites stricken with blindness. 17 Ee is directed to flee 
to the mountain. 24 Sodom and Gomorrah de- 
stroyed. 26 Lofs wife punished. 31 Origin of 
Moab and Amnion. 

AND there came "two angels to 
Sod'om at even ; and Lot sat in 
the gate of Sod'om: and Lot seeing 
them rose up to meet them ; and he 
bowed himself with his face toward 
the ground ; 

2 And he said, Behold now, my lords^ 
*turn in, I pray you, into your serv- 
ant's house, and tarry all night, and 
wash your feet, and ye shall rise up 
early, and go on your ways. And 
they said, Nay;-^but we will abid^ 
in the street all night. 

3 And he pressed upon them greatl;j"-; 
and they turned in unto him, and 
entered into his house ; and '^he made, 
them a feast, and did bake unleav- 
ened bread, and they did eat. 

4 1i But before they lay down, the 
men of the city, even the men of Sod'- 
om, compassed the house round, both 
old and young, all the people from 
every quarter : 

5 And 'they called unto Lot, and 
said unto him, -^Where are the men 
which came in to thee this night? 
bring them out unto us, that we may 
know them. 

6 And -9 Lot went out at the door unto, 
them, and shut the doer after him. 



The destruction of 



GENESIS, 19. 



ISodora and Gomorrah. 



7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do 
not so wickedly. 

8 Behold now, I have two daughters 
which have not known man ; let nie, 
I pray you, bring them out unto you, 
and do ye to them as is good in your 
eyes : only unto these men do noth- 
ing ; for * therefore came they under 
the shadow of my roof. 

9 And they said, Stand back. And 
they said again, 'This one felloio 
came in to sojourn, and he v/ill needs 
be a judge : now will we deal worse 
with thee, than with them. And 
they pressed sore upon the man, even 
Lot, and came near to break the door. 

10 But the men put forth their hand, 
and pulled Lot into the house to them, 
and shut to the door. 

1 1 And they smote the men that 
v)ere at the door of the house Avith 
blindness, both small and great : so 
that they wearied themselves to find 
the door. 

^ 1 2 IT And the men said unto Lot, 
Hast •'^thou here any besides ? son in 
law, and thy sons, and thy daugh- 
ters, and whatsoever thou hast in the 
city, ^bring them out of this ]ilace : 

13 For we will destroy this place, be- 
cause the cry of them is waxen great 
before the face of the Lord ; and the 
[Lord hath '"sent us to destroy it.* 

1 4 And Lot went out, and spake unto 
his sons in law, which married "his 
daughters, and said, Up, "get you out 
of this place ; for the Lord will de- 
stroy this city. But he seemed ^as 
one that mocked unto his sons in law. 

1 5 TAnd when the morning arose, 
then the angels hast<3ned Lot, say- 
ing, Arise, take thy wife, and thy 
two daughters, which 'are here ; lest 
thou be consumed in ^ the iniquity of 
the city. 

16 And while he lingered, the men 
laid hold upon his hand, and upon 
the hand of his wife, and upon the 
hand of his two daughters; ?the 
Lord being merciful unto him : and 
they brought him forth, and set him 
without the city. 

1 7 And it came to pass, when they 
had brought them forth abroad, that 
he said, ^Escape for thy life ; ^look 
not behind thee, neither stay thou in 
all the plain ; escape to the mountain, 
lest thou be consumed. 

1 8 And Lot said unto them. Oh, not 
so, my Lord : 

19 Behold now, thy servant hath 
*H. 19. 24. 26. 



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CHAP. 19. 

7i ch. 18, 5 

i Ex. 2, li 
Acts 7, 
26, 28 
2 Pet. 2, 

7,8 

; 2 Ki. 6, 18 
Actsl3,ll 

li Josh. 6,22 

I ch. 7. 1 
2 Pet. 2, 9 

ml Chr. 
21, 15 

n Mat. 1, 18 

Num. 16, 
21,45 
Rev. 18, 4 

p Ex. 9, 21 
Lu. 17, 
28-30 
Lu. 24, 11 

1 are 

found. 

3 Or, piwi- 
vihmcnt. 

q Ex. 34, 7 
1 Sani.2,9 
1 Chr. 

16, :34 
Ps. 25, 10 
Ps. 31, 23 
Ps. 32, 10 
Ps. 33, 18 
Ps. 34, 22 
Ps. 97, 10 
Ps. 145,20 
Pro. 2, 8 
Eph. 2,4,5 

r Heb. 2, 3 

.s ver. 26 

t 1 Tim. 1, 
14-16 

3 tliy face. 
Job 42, 9 

1 Sam. 
25, 35 
Ps. 145,19 

n ch. 13, 10 
ch. 14, 2 

4 That is, 
little. 

5 gone 
fortli. 

V Deut. 
29, 23 
Ps. 11, 6 
Isa. 13, 19 
J 3r. 20, 16 
Jer. 50, 40 
Ezek. 16, 
49, 50 
Hos. 11, 8 
Amos 
4,11 

Zeph. 2, 9 
Lu. 17, 29 

2 Pet. 2, 6 
Jude 7 

w ch. 14, 3 
Ps. 107,34 

X Lu. 17, 31 

y ch. 18, 22 

z Rev. 18, 9 

a ch. 8, 1 
ch. 18, 23 

b vers. 

17, 19 

c ch.16,2,4 
ch. 38, 8 
Deut.25,5 

d Lu. 21, 34 
ICor. 
15, 33 

e Mark 
12,19 

21 



found grace in thy sight, and 'thou 
hast magnified thy mercy, which 
thou hast shewed unto me in saving 
my life ; and 1 cannot escape to the 
mountain, lest some evil take me, 
and I die : 

20 Behold now, this city is near to 
flee unto, and it is a little one : Oh, 
let me escape thither, ( is it not a little 
one ?) and my soul shall live. 

21 And he said unto hmi, See, I 
have accepted ^thee concerning this 
thing also, that I will not overthrow 
tliis city, for the which thou hast 
spoken. 

22 Haste thee, escape thither ; for I 
cannot do anv thing till thou be come 
thither. Therefore the name of the 
city was "called *Zo'ar. 

2^ The sun was ^risen upon the 
earth when Lot entered into Z5'ar. 

24 Then 'the Lord rained upon S od^- 1 H 
om and upon Go-mor^rah brimstone 
and fire from the Lord out of heaven; 

25 2ind he overthrew those cities, 
and all "the plain, and all the inhab i- 
tants of the cit ie s, and that which 
grew upon the ground . H. Excel. 20.5. 

26 But his wife looked back from 
behind him, and she became a pillar 
of salt. 

27 And A 'bra-ham gat up early in 
the morning to the place where he 
"stood before the Lord : 

28 And he looked toward Sod'om 
and Go-mor'rah, and toward all the 
land bf the plain, and beheld, and, lo, 
-the smoke of the country went up 
as the smoke of a furnace. 

29 TAnd it came to pass, when God ] K 
destroyed the cities of the plain, that 
God''rememberedA'bra-ham,andsent 
Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, 
when he overthrcAV the cities in the 
which Lot dAvelt. K. 28. 15*. 

30 TAnd Lot went up out of Zo'ar, 
and ^dwelt in the mountain, and his 
two daugb ters with him ; for he feared 
to dwell in Z5'ar : and he dwelt in a 
cave, he and his two daughters. 

31 And the firstborn said unto the 
younger. Our father is old, and there 
is not a man in the earth <^to come 
in unto us after the manner of all the 
earth : 

32 Come, '^let us make our father 
drink wine, and we will lie with him, 
'that we may preserve seed of our 
father. 

3 3 And they made their father drink 

wine that night: and the firstborn 

s 



Abraham denieth his wife. GENESIS, 20, 21. 



The birth of Isaac. 



went in, and lay with her father; 
and he perceived not when she lay 
down, nor when she arose. 

34 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that the firstborn said unto the 
younger, Behold, I lay yesternight 
with my father: let us make him. 
drink v/ine this night also ; and go 
thou in, a7i€l lie with him, that we 
may preserve seed of our father. 

3 5 And they made their father drink 
wine that night also : and the young- 
er arose, and lay with him ; and he 
perceived not when she lay down, 
nor when she arose. 

36 Thus were both the daughters of 
Lot with child by their father. 

37 x\nd the firstborn bare a son, and 
called his name M5'ab : the same -^is 
the father of the M5'ab-ites unto this 
day. 

38 And the younger, she also bare a 
son, and called his name Ben-am'mi : 
the ^same is the father of the chil- 
dren of Am'mon unto this day. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 Abraham denieth his ivife, and AMmelech taketh 
her: 1^ he restoreth her with presents. 

AND A 'bra-ham journeyed from 
thence ''toward the south coun- 
tr^^, a.nd dwelled between Ka'desh and 
Shur, and sojourned in *Ge'rar. 

2 And <^ A 'bra-ham said of Sa'rah his 
wife. She is my sister: and A-bim'e- 
iech king of Ge'rar sent, and took 
'''Sa'rah. 

3 But God ^came to l-bim'e-lech in 
^a dream by night, and said to him, 
Behold, thou art but •''a dead man, for 
the woman which thou hast taken ; 
for she is ^a man's wife. 

4 But A-bim'e-lech had not come 
near her: and he said, Lord, '^wilt 
thou slay also a righteous nation ? 

5 Said he not unto me, She is my sis- 
ter ? and she, even she herself said, He 
is m.j brother : in the -integrity of mxy 
heart and innocency of my hands 
have I done this. 

fi And God said unto him in a dream, 
Yea, I know that thou didst this in 
the integrity of thy heart ; for I also 
'withheld thee from sinning against 
me : therefore suffered I thee not to 
touch her. 

7 Now therefore restore the man his 
wife ; for he is a prophet, and he 
•^shali pray for thee, and thou shalt 
live: and if thou restore her not, 
know thou that thou shalt surely die, 
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CHAP. 19. 
/ Deut. 2, 9 
g Deut.2,19 



CHAP. 20. 

a ch. 18, 1 

h ch. 26, 6 

c ch. 12, 
11-13 
ch. 26, 7 

d ch. 12, 15 

e Ps. 105,14 

/Job 4, 12 
Job 33, 15 

g ver. 7 

1 married 
to an 
husband. 

h ch. 18, 
23-25 

2 Or, sim- 
plicity, 
or, sin- 
cerity. 

i ch. 35, 5 
Ex. 34, 4 

1 Sam. 25, 
26,34 

j 1 Sam.7,5 
2Ki. 5,11 
Job 42, 8 
J as. 5, 
14-16 
1 John 
6,16 

k ch. 39, 9 
I Josh. 7,25 

l ch. 42, 18 

Jseh. 5, 15 

j Pro. 16, 6 

.7nch.ll, 29 

n ch. 12, 
1, 9, 11 

ch. 12, 13 

p ch, 12, 16 

q ch. 13, 9 

I ch. 47, 6 

3 as is good 
in thine 
eyes. 

r ver. 5 

s Job 42, 8 
J as. 5. 16 

t ch. 12. 17 



CHAP. 21. 

a 1 Sam. 
2,21 

b ch. 17, 19 
ch. 18, 
10, 14 
Gal. 4, 23 

c Acts 7, 8 
Heb. 
11,11 

d ch. 17, 19 

22 



8 Therefore A-bim'e-lech rose early 
in the morning, and called all his sen* 
ants, and told all these things in their 
ea^rs : and the men were sore afraid. 

9 Then A-bim'e-lech called A 'bra- 
ham, and said unto him. What hast 
thou done unto us ? and what have I 
offended thee, that thou hast brought 
on me and on m^y kingdom '^a great 
sin ? thou hast done deeds unto me 
that ought not to be done. 

10 And A-bim'e-lech said unto A 'bra- 
ham. What sawest thou, that thou 
hast done this thing ? 

11 And A'bra-hami said. Because I 
thought, ^Surely the fear of God is 
not in this place ; and they will slay 
me for my wife's sake. 

12 And "'yet indeed she is my sister- 
she is the daughter of my father, but 
not the daughter of my mother ; and 
she becam.e my wife. 

13 And it came to pass, when God 
"caused me to wander from my fa' 
ther's house, that I said unto her, 
This is thy kindness which thou 
shalt shew unto me ; at every place 
whither we shall come, say of me, 
•"He is my brother. 

14 And A-bim'e-lech took ?'sheep,and 
oxen, and menservants, and women- 
servants, and gave the97i unto A 'bra- 
ham, and restored him Sa'rah his wife. 

1 5 And A-bim'e-lech said, -^Behold, 
my land is before thee : dv/ell Hvhere 
it pleaseth thee. 

16 And unto Sa'rah he said. Behold, 

1 have given thy ^brother a thousand 
pieces of silver : behold, he is to thee 
a covering of the eyes, unto all that 
«re with thee, and with all other: 
thus she was reproved. 

17 So A'bra-ham Sprayed unto God ; 
and God healed l-bim'e-lech, and his 
wife, and his maidservants ; and they 
bare ch ilclren. 

1 8 For the Lord had 'fast closed up 
all the wombs of the house of A-bim'- 
e-lech, because of Sa'rah A'bra-ham's 
wife. 

CHAPTER 21. 

2 Jmacis born. 9 Haciar and Ishmael cast forth: 

n an angel comforCeth her. 22 AMmelech makes 
a cocenanl icith Abraham. 

AND the Lord '^visited Sa'rah as 
he had said, and the Lord did 
unto Sa'rah *as he had spoken. 

2 For Sa'rah conceived, 'and bare 
A 'bra -ham a son in his old age, at the 
set time of which God had spoken to 
him. 

3 And A'bra-ham ^called the name of 



flagar and Ishmael 



GENESIS, 21. 



are cast forth. 



CHAP. 21. 



his son that was born vmto him, whom b. c. i898. 
Sa'rah bare to him, T'saac» 

4 And A'bra-ham 'circumcised his g ^h. i?, 
son I'saac bemg eight days old, asj 10-12' 
God had commanded hun. KiS 5IV 

5 And A'bra-ham was an hrnidred^^L^^ ' 
years old, when his son I'saac wasj li/ss 

h ctL. 18, 11 

I ch. 16, 
1, 4, 15 

j Gal. 4, 29 

k eh. 25, 6 
ch. 36, 6, 7 
Gal. 4, 
30,31 



born unto him 

6 And Sa'rah said, -^God hath made 
me to laugh, so that all that hear 
Avill ?laugh with me. 

7 And she said, Who would have 
said unto A'bra-ham, that Sa'rah 
should have given children suck ? for i ch. 17, is 
'''I have born lihn a son in his old age. jm Rom.' 9, 7 

8 And the child grew, and was' Heb.ii,i8 
weaned : and A'bra-ham made a great i'^ cii; if,' 20 
feast the same day that I'gaac was 
^veaned. 

9 '[And Sa'rah saw the %on of Ha'- 
gar the E-gyp'tian, which she had 
bom mito A'bra-ham, •^'mocking. 

10 Wherefore she said unto A'bra- 
ham, *Cast out tliis bondwoman and 
her son: for the son of this bond- 
woman shall not be heir with my 
son, eveji ^vith I'saac. 

11 And the thing was very ^grievous 
in A'bra-ham's sight because of his 
son. 

12 And God said unto A'bra-ham, Let ^ 

it not be grievous in thy sight because' j;cii.20,'2 
of the lad, and because of thy bond-|y cii. 26,28 
woman ; in all that Sa'rah hath said 
unto thee, hearken unto her voice ; 
for "'ui I'saac shall thy seed be called. 

13 And also "of the son of the bond- 
woman will I make a nation, because '"'^*'' "^« 

a ch. 26, 
15-22 



ch. 25, 12 
John 8,35 

p Xum.20,5 
Ps. 63, 1 

q ch. M, 34 

/• Ex. 3, 7 
2 Kl. 13, 
4,23 

s ver. 13 
ch. 25, 12 
Judg.8,24 

t Num. 
22, 31 
2Ki. 6, 17 
Lu. 24, 16 

It ch. 39, 2,3 

V ch. 16, 12 

IV ch. 24, 4 



Isa. 8, 10 

z Josh. 2,12 
1 Sam. 
24,21 

1 if fhou 
Shalt lie 



he is thy seed 

14 And A'bra-ham rose up early in'b ch. 26, 
the morning, and took bread, and a ^ ^"^^g g 
bottle of water, and gave it imto .^-^'^-^^o 
Ha'gar, putting it on her shoulder, [ l^^ ge' 33 
and the child, and "sent her away : and 3 That Is, 
she departed, and wandered in the! ^^Ij^^'^^^ 
wilderness of Be'er-she'ba. 1 oat/i? 

15 And ^the water was spent in the' /josh. 13,2 
bottle, and she cast the child mider 3 or, tree. 
one of the shrubs. 

1 6 And she went, and sat her do^vn 
over against him a good way off, as it 
were a bowshot : for she said. ^Let me 
not see the death of the child. And 
she sat over against him, and lift up 
her voice, and v>-ept. 

17 And 'God heard the voice of the 
lad ; and the angel of God called to. 
Ha'gar out of heaven, and said untoj i6°26 
her, What aileth thee, Ha'gar ? f earj f f,M3. s 
not ; for God hath heard the voice of | i.^i" 
the lad where he is. j Slv is; 7 

23 



g Dent. 
33,27 
Ps. 9, 7 
Ps. 29, 10 
Ps. 45, 6 
Ps. 90, 2 
Ps. 93, 2 
Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 40, 28 
Isa. 63, 16 
Jer. 10, 10 
Lam. 5,19 
Mic. 5, 2 
Hab. 1. 12 



1 8 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him 
in ttdne hand ; for 'I will make him a 
great nation. 

19 And God ^opened her eyes, and 
j she saw a well of water ; and she vrent, 
land filled the bottle with water, and 
gave the lad drink. 

20 And ^'God was with the lad ; and 
he grew, and 'dwelt in the ^vilderness, 
and became an archer. 

21 And he dwelt m the wilderness of 
Pa'ran : a.nd his mothertook him a 
wife out of the '^land of E'gyj)t. 

22 ^And it came to pass at that tune, 
that •^A-bim'e-lech and Phi'chol the 
chief captain of his host spake unto 
A'bra-ham, saying, -"God is with thee 
in aU that thou doest : 

23 Xow therefore ^"swear unto me 
here by God ^that thou wHt not deal 
falsely Avith me, nor with my son, nor 
^vith my son's son: bi't according to 
the kindness that I have done unto 
thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the 
land wherein thou hast sojourned. 

24 And A'bra-ham said, I will swear. 

25 And A'bra-ham reproved A-bim'' 
e-lech because of a weU of water, 
which A-biin'e-lech's servants had 
violently ''taken away. 

26 And A-bim'e-lech said, I wot not 
who hath done this thing: neither 
didst thou teU me, neither yet heard I 
of it, but to day. 

2 7 And A'bra-liam took sheep and ox- 
en, and gave them unto A-bim'e-lech ; 
and both of them *made a covenant. 

28 And A'bra-ham set seven ewe 
lambs of the flock by themselves. 

29 And A-bim'e-lech said unto A'bra- 
ham, ""What mean these seven ewe 
lambs which thou hast set by them- 
selves ? 

30 And he said. For these seven ewe 
lambs shalt thou take of my hand, 
that '^they may be a witness unto me, 
that I have digged this well. 

31 Wherefore he ^called that place 
"Be'er-she'ba; because there they 
sware both of them. 

32 Thus they made a covenant at 
Be'er-she'ba :'^ then A-bim'e-lech rose 
up, and Phi'chol the chief captain of 
Ills host, and they returned into the 
•'land of the Plii-lis 'tines. 

33 •'And A '?>r«-A«w2planteda^grove 
in Be'er-she'ba, and called there on 
the name of the Lord, the -^everlast- 
ing God. 

34 And A'bra-ham sojourned iii the 
Phi-lis'tme§' land many days. 



TJic trial of AbraharrCs faith. GENESIS, 22, 23. 



The death of ^Sarah, 



F r 



D 
F 



A^ 



CHAPTER 22. 

i Abraham, offering Lmac, 11 is stayed by the angel: 
15 he is blessed again. 20 Generation of Nahor unto 
Eebekah. 

ND it came to pass after these 
things, that ''God did tempt 
A'bra-ham, a,nd said unto him, A'bra- 
ham : and he said, ^Behold, here I am, 

2 And he said, *Take now tl f son, 
thine onjy son i'^aac, whom thou 
lovest, and get thee into the land "^of 
Mo-ri'ah ; and offer him there for a 
burnt offering upon one of the moun- 
tains w^hich I will tell thee of. 

3 And A^bra-ham ^ros e up early in 
t he morning, ancTsaddled his ass, and 
took two ol ins young men with him, 

S — — T 1 • T T 3—1 ' 1 



a nd r§aac his son, and clave the wood 
Tor the burnt ottering, and rose up, 
a nd went unto the place ot which G od 
had told lilm . F. 22. 7 8. 

4 'I'hen on the third day A 'bra-ham 
lifted up his eyes, and saw the place 
afar off. 

5 And A'bra-ham said unto his young 
men, Abide ye here with the ass ; and 
I and the lad will go yonder and wor- 
ship, and come again to you. 

6 And A'bra-ham took the wood of 
the bur^it offering, and ^laid it upon 
r§a^c his son ; and he took the fire in 
his hand, and a knife ; and they went 
both of them together. 

7 And I'saac spake unto A'bra-ham 
his father, and said. My father : and 
he said, ^Here a'm I, my son. And he 
said. Behold the fire and the wood : 
but where is the ^lamb for a burnt 
offering ? 

8 And A'bra-ham said My son, God 



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will prov ide hiinself -^a lamjj for a 



H irnt offerin g ; so they went both of 
them together, d. 22. 13, 14; F. 22. 1 2. 

9 And they came to the place which 
God had told him of ; and A'bra-ham 
built an altar there, and laid the wood 
in order, and inbound I'saac his son, 
and laid him on the altar upon the 
wood. 

1 And A'bra-ham ^stretched forth 
his hand, and took the knife to slay 
his son. 

1 1 And the angel of the Lord called 
unto him out of heaven, and said, 
A'bra-ham, A'bra-ham: and he said, 
Here am I. 

1 2 And he said, (Lay not thine hand 
upon the lad, neither do thou any 
thing unto him : for now •'I know that 
thoufearest God, seeing thou hast not 
withheld thy son, thine only son from 

[me. F. 45. 4-8. 



CHAP. 22. 

a .Jaa. 1, 
12-14 
Heb.11,17 

1 Behold 
me. 

b John 3,16 

c 2Clir.3,l 

d Heb. 11, 
17-19 

e John 
19 17 
1 Pet.2,24 

2 BeJioU 
■me. 

3 Or, kid. 

/lPet.1,19 

g John 10, 
17,18 
Heb.11,17 

h Isa. 53, 
0-13 

i 1 Sam. 
15,22 

j ch. 26, 5 
Rom. 8,32 
J as. 2, 22 

k 1 Cor. 5, 

7,8 

4 That is, 
T]\e 
LORD 
will see, 
or, prO' 
vide. 

I Ps. 105, 9 
Lu. 1, 73 
Heb. 6, 
13, li 

m ch. 15, 5 
Jer.33,22 

n ch. 13, 16 

5 Up. 
Ps. 3. 8 

eh. 24, 60 
Mic. 1, 9 

p ch. 12, 3 
ch. 18, 18 
Gal. 3, 8, 
9, 16, IS 

q vers. 3, 10 
ch. 26, 5 

r ch. 11, 29 

s Job 1, 1 

t Job 33, 2 

u ch, 24, 15 



B. C. 1860. 

CHAP. 23. 

a John 11, 
31,35 

24 



13 And A'bra-ham lifted up his eyes, i 
and looked, and behold behind him a 
ram caught in a thicket by his horns : 
and A'bra-ham went and took the 
ram, and offered him up for a burnt 
offering ^in the stead of his son. 

14 And A'bra-ham called the name 
of that place *Je-h5'vah-jfreh: as it 
is said to this day. In the mount of the 
Lord it shall be seen. ^ Exod. 12 3-7. 

1 5 IT And the angel of the Lord called 
unto A'bra-ham out of heaven the 
second time, 

16 And said, 'By myself have I 
sworn, saith the Lord, for because 
thou hast done this thing, and hast 
not withheld thy son, thine only son : 

17 That in blessing I will bless thee, 
and in multiplying I will multiply 
thy seed as the '"Ftars of the heaven, 
and as the "sand which is upon the 
sea ^shore ; and thy seed shall "pos- 
sess the gate of his enemies ; 

18 And nn thy seed shall all the na- 
tions of the earth be blessed ; because 
?thou hast obej^ed my voice. 

19 So A'bra-ham returned unto his 
young men, and they rose up and 
went together to Be'er-she'ba ; and 
A'bra-ham dwelt at Be'er-she'ba. 

20 "iIAnd it came to pass after these 
things, that it was told A'bra-ham, 
saying. Behold, 'Mn'oah, she hath 
also born children unto thy brother 
Na'hor ; 

21 Huz ^his firstborn, and Biiz his 
brother, and Ke-mu'el the father of 
^A'ram, 

22 And Che'sed,andL[a'z5, and Pil'- 
dash, and Jid'laph, and Beth-u'el. 

23 And "Beth-u'el begat Re-bek'ah : 
these eight Mil'cah did bear to Na'- 
hor, A'bra-ham's brother. 

24: And his concubine, whose name 
IV as Reu'mah, she bare also Te'bah, 
and Ga'ham, and Tha'hash, and Ma'- 
a-chah. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 Sarah's age and death. 3 The purchase of Maclb- 
pelah, 19 where Sarah was buried. 

AND Sa'rah was an hundred and 
seven and twenty years old: 
th^se loere the years of the life ot 
Sa'rah. 

2 And Sa'rah died in Kir'jath-ar'ba ; 
the same is He'bron in the land of 
Ca'naan: and A'bra-ham came ''to 
mourn for Sa'rah, and to weep for her. 

3 IF And A'bra-ham stood up from be- 
fore his dead, and spake unto the 
sons of Heth. saying, 



Ahraham buyeth Mack-pdah. GENESIS, 24. 



lie siceareth his servant. 



4 1 am *a stranger and a sojourner 
with you : give me a possession of a 
'buryingplace with you, that I may 
bury my dead out of my sight. 

5 And the children of Heth answered 
A'bra-ham, saying unto him, 

6 Hear us, my lord : thou a.rt 'a 
mighty '^prince among us: in the 
choice of our sepulchres bury thy 
dead : none of us shall withhold from 
thee his sepulchre, but that thou 
may est bury thy dead. 

Y And A'bra-ham stood up, and bowed 
"himself to the people of the land, even 
to the children of Heth. 

8 And he communed with them, say- 
ing, If it be your mind that I should 
bury my dead out of my sight ; hear 
me, and intreat for me to E'phron 
the son of Zo'har, 

9 That he may give me the cave of 
Mach-pelah, which he hath, which is 
in the end of his field ; for ^ao much 
money as it is worth he shall give it 
me for a possession of a buryingpla.ce 
amongi3t you. 

10 And E'phron dwelt among the 
children of Heth: and E'phron the 
Hit'tite answered A'bra-ham in the 
^audience of the children of Heth, 
even of all that went in at the -^gate 
of his city, saying, 

1 1 Nay, ^m.y lord, hear me ; the field 
give I thee, and the ca.ve that is 
therein, I give it thee; in the pres- 
ence of the sons of my people give I 
it thee : bury thy dead. 

1 2 And A'bra-ham bowed down him- 
self before the people of the land. 

1 3 And he spake unto E'phron in 
the audience of the people of the 
land, saying. But if thou ^ollt give it^ 
I pray thee, hear me : ^I will give thee 
money for the field; take it of me, 
and I will bury my dead there. 

14 And E'phron answered A'bra- 
ham, saying unto him, 

1 5 My lord, hearken unto me : the 
land is worth four hundred shekels 
'of silver; what is that betwixt me 
and thee ? bury therefore thy dead. 

1 6 And A'bra-ham hearkened unto 
E'phron ; and A'bra-ham Aveighed to 
E'phron the silver, which he had 
named in the audience of the sons of 
Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, 
current money with the merchant. 

17 And ^the field of E'phron, which 
wasm. Mach-pe'lah, which it^as before 
Mam're, the field, and the cave which 
was therein, and all the trees that ivere 



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CHAP. 23. 

ft ch. 17, 8 

1 Chr.- 
29,15 
Ps. 39, 12 
Ps. 105,12 
Ps.D 19,19 

2 Cor. 5, 
6,7 

Heb. 11, 
9, 13 

1 Pet. 1,17 
lPet.2,11 

c ch. 49, 30 

1 a prince 
of God. 

d ch. 13, 2 
ch. 14, 14 
ch. 24, 35 

e Rom.13,7 

2 full 
money. 



/ch. 34, 
20, 24 
Ruth 4, 4 

g 2 Sam. 24, 
20-24 

li Phil. 4, 
5-8 

i Ex. 30, 13 
Ezek. 
45,12 

j Jer. 32, 
9-12 

k ch. 25, 9 
ch. 49, 30, 
31, 32 
ch. 50, 13 
Acts 7, 16 

I ch. 35, 29 

m Ruth 4, 
7, 8, 9, 10 
Jer. 32, 
10,11 



B. C. 1857. 

CHAP. 24. 

a ch. 18, 11 

1 gone into 
days. 

b ch. 13, 2 
Gal. 3, 9 

c ch. 15, 2 

d ver. 10 
ch. 39, 4-6 

e ch. 47, 29 
Lam. 5, 6 

/ Ex. 34, 16 
Deut. 7, 3 
2 Cor. 6, 
14-17 

g ch. 28, 2 

h 2 Pet. 2, 
20-22 

* ch. 12,1,7 

j ch. 13, 15 
Ex. 32, 13 

k Ex. 23, 20 

Ps. 34, 7 

Isa. 63, 9 

I Joi.h. 2, 
17-20 

25 



in the field, that were in all the bor- 
ders round about, were made sure 

18 Unto A'bra-ham for a possession 
in the presence of the children of 
Heth, before all that went in at the 
gate of his cit3^ 

1 9 And after this, ^A'bra-ham buried 
Sa'rah his wife in the cave of the field 
of Mach-pe'lah before Mam're : the 
same is He'bron in the land of Ca'- 
naan. 

20 And the field, and the cave that 
is therein, were "'made sure unto 
A'bra-ham for a possession of a bur^r- 
ingplace by the sons of Heth. 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 Abraham, sendeth his servant to get a wife for his 
son Isaac: 50 he oblaiiieth Rebekah; 62 Isaac 
meeteth her. 

AND A 'bra-ham "was old, ancV^YQlA. 
stricken in age: and the Lord 
had ^blessed A'bra-ham m all things. 

2 And A'bra-ham saidamto his eldest 
servant of his house, that ruled '^over 
all that he had, ^Put, I pray thee, thy 
hand under m3'^ thigh : 

3 And I will "make thee swear by 
the Lord, the God of heaven, aiid 
the God of the earth, that thou shalt 
Aiot ta.ke a wife unto my son of the 
daughters of the Ca'naan-ites, among 
whom I dwell : 

4 But thou shalt go ^unto my coun- 
try, and to my kindred, and take a 
wife unto vnj son i'saac. 

5 And the servant said unto him, 
Peradventure the woman will not be 
willing to follow me ujito this land : 
must I needs bring thy son again unto 
the land from whence thou camest ? 

6 And A'bra-ham said unto him, Be- 
ware ^thou that thou bring not my 
son thither again. 

7 The Lord God of heaven, which 
took ine from my father's house, and 
from the land of my kindred, and 
which spake unto me, and that sware 
unto me, saying, •'Unto thy seed will 
I give this" land ; he shall send %is 
angel before thee, and thou shalt tako 
a wife unto my son from thence. 

8 And if the Avoman will not be will- 
ing to follow thee, then thou shalt 
Tdc clear from this my oath: only 
bring not my son thither again. 

9 And the servant put his hand 
under the thigh of A'bra-ham hifj 
master, and sware to him concern- 
ing that matter. 

1 "iT And the servant took ten camels 
of the camels of his master, and de- 



Ahrahatii's servant 



GENESIS, 24. 



riieetet/i Rebekah. 



parted ; "for all the goods of his mas- e. c. iss?. 
ter 10 ere in his hand : and he arose, 
and went to Mes-o-po-ta'mi-a, unto 
the "'city of Nalior. 

1 1 And he made his camels to kneel 
down without the city by a well of 
water at the time of the evening, 
even the time "that women "go out 
to draw water. 

12 Andhe said,°0 Lord God of my 
master A'bra-ham, '\ praj^ thee, send 
me good speed this day, and shew 
kindness unto my master A'bra-ham. 

13 Behold, I stand liere by the well 
of water ; and the daughters of the 
men of the city come out to draw 
water : 

14 And let it come to pass, that the 
damsel to whom I shall say, Let down 
thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may 
drink ; and she shall say. Drink, and 
I Avill give thy camels drink also : let 
the same he she '^th at thou hast ap- 
pointed for thy servant i'§aac; and 
^herebv shall 1 know that thou hast 
shewed kindness unto my master. 

1 5 "^And it came to pass, 'before he 
had done speaking, that, behold, Re- 
bek'ah came out, who was born to 
Beth-u'el, son of 'Mil'cah, the wife of 
Nalior, A 'bra-ham's brother, with her 
pitcher upon her shoulder. 

16 And the damsel vkas n^ery ^fair 
to look upon, a virgin, neither had 
any man known her : and she went 
do^^m to the well, and filled her 
pitcher, and came up. 

17 And the servant ran to meet her, & ex. i8,io 
and said, ''I^et me, I pray thee, drink 
a little water of thy pitcher. 

1 8 And she said, "Drink, my lord : 
and she hasted, and let down her 
pitcher upon her hand, and gave him 
drink. 

1 9 And when she had done giving 
him drink, she said, I will draw loater 
for thy camels also, until they havcj 
done drinking. 

20 And she hasted, and emptied her 
pitcher into the trough, and ran again 
unto the well to draw water, and drew 
for all his cam^els. 

21 And the man ^wondering at her 
held his peace, to wit whether the 
Lord had m.ade his journey prosper- 
ous or not. 

22 And it came to pass, as the camels 
had done drinking, that the man took 
a, golden ^earring of ^half a shekel 
Aveight, and two bracelets for her 
hands of ten shekels weight of gold ; 



CHAP. 24. 

2 Or, and. 
m ch. 27, 43 

3 tliat 
women 
winch 
draiv 
water go 
forth. 

n Ex. 2, 16 
1 Sam. 
9,11 

ver. 27 
ch. 26, 24 
Ex. 3,6,15 

p Phil. 4, 6 

q Pro. 19,14 

)• Judg. 6, 
17-37 
1 Sam.6,7 

s Ps. 34, 15 

t ch. 11, 29 

u ch. 26, 7 

4 good of 
counte- 
nance. 

V John 4, 7 

w 1 Pet. 3, 8 
1 Pet. 4, 9 

X Lu. 2, 
19,51 

5 Or, jewel 
for the 
forehead. 

V Ex. 32,2,3 
Isa. 3, 
19,20 

1 Pet. 3, 3 

z 1 Pet. 4, 9 

a ver. 52 
Ex. 4, 31 



Ruth 4,14 

1 Sam. 
25, 32 

2 Sam. 
18,25 
Lu. 1, 68 

c ch. 32, 10 
Ps. 98, 3 

d ver. 48 ■ 
Pro. 3, 6 

e ch. 29, 5 

/ch. 26, 29 
Judg.17,2 
Ruth 3,10 
Ps. 115,15 

g ch. 43, 24 
Judg. 
19, 21 

h Job 23, 12 
John 4, 34 
Eph. 6, 

5-7 

i ver. 1 
ch. 13, 2 

j Job 1, 3 

k ch. 21, 2 

I ch. 21, 10 
ch. 25, 5 



m ver. 3 

26 



23 And said, Whose daughter ar^ 
thou ? tell me, I pray thee : is there 
room i7t thy father's house for us to 
lodge in ? 

24 And she said unto him, I a??? the 
daughter of Beth-u'el the son of MiF- 
cah, which she bare unto Na'hor. 

25 She said moreover unto him, We 
"have both straw and provender 
enough, and room to lodge in. 

26 And the man ''bowed down his 
head, and worshipped the Lord. 

27 And he said, '^Blessed be the Lord 
God of my master A'bra-ham, who 
hath not left destitute my master of 
''his mercy and his truth : I being in 
the way, '^the Lord led me to the 
house of my master's brethren. 

28 And the damsel ran, and told 
them of her mother's house these 
things. 

29 1 And Re-bek'ah had a brother, 
andhis name'?^-'«s''La'ban: andLa'ban 
ran out unto the man, unto the v.^ell. 

30 And it came to pass, when he saw 
the earring and bracelets upon his 
sister's hands, and when he heard the 
words of Re-bek'ah his sister, saying, 
Thus spake the man unto me ; that 
he came unto the man ; and, behold, 
he stood by the camels at the well. 

31 And ne said. Come in, ■''thou 
blessed of the Lord ; wherefore stand- 
est thou without? for I lia.ve pre- 
pared the house, and room for the 
camels. 

3 2 And the man came into the house : 
and he ungirded his camels, and ^gave 
straw and provender for the camels, 
and water to wash his feet, and the 
men's feet that were with him. 

33 And there was set meat before 
him to eat : but he said, ^I will not 
eat, until I have told mine errand. 
And he said. Speak on. 

34 And he said, I am A'bra-ham's 
serva.nt. 

35 And the Lord hath 'Hessed my 
master greatly; and he is become 
great : and he hath given him -^flocks, 
and herds, and silver, and gold, and 
mensei'^^ants, and maidservants, and 
camels, and asses. 

3 6 And Sa'rah my master's wife bare 
^L. son to my master w^hen she was 
old : and ^unto him hath he given all 
that he hath. 

3 7 And my master "'made me swear, 
saying. Thou shalt not take a wife 
to my son of the daughters of the 
Ca'naan-ites, in whose land I dwell ■ 



AbrahanVs servant obtaineth GENESIS, 24. 



liebekah for Isaac. 



38 But thou slialt go unto my fa- 
ther's house, and to my kindred, and 
take a wife unto my son, 

39 And I said unto my master, Per- 
adventm-e the woman will not fol- 
low me. 

40 And "he said unto me, The Lord, 
before whom "I walk, will send liis 
-rangel with thee, and prosper thy 
way ; and thou shalt take a wife for 
my son of my kindred, and of my 
father's house : 

41 Then ?shalt thou be clear from 
this my oath, when thou comest to 
my kindred; and if they give not 
thee one, thou shalt be clear from 
my oath. 

42 And I came this day unto the 
well, and said, 'O Lord God of my 
m.aster A'bra-ham, if now thou 'do 
prosper my way which I go : 

43 Behold, T stand by the well of 
water ; and it shall come to pass, that 
when the virgin cometh forth to draw 
water, and I say to her, Give me, I 
pray thee, a little water of thy pitch- 
er to drink ; 

44 And she say to m^e, "Both drink 
thou, and I will also draw for thy 
camels : let the same be the vvoman 
whom the Lord hath appointed out 
for my master's son. 

45 And ^before I had '^done speaking 
in mine heart, behold, Re-bek'ah came 
forth with her pitcher on her shoul- 
der; and she v/ent down unto the 
well, and drew toater : and I said 
unto her, Let me drink, I pray 
thee. 

46 And she made haste, and let 
do^vn her pitcher from her shoulder, 
and said. Drink, and I will give thy 
.camels drink also: so I drank, and 
she made the camels drink abo. 

47 And I asked her, and said, Whose 
daughter art thou ? And she said, 
The daughter of Beth-u'el, Nalior's 
son, whom. Mil'cah bare unto hun: 
and I put the ^earring upon her face, 
and the bracelets upon her hands. 

48 And I ^bowed doA\m my head, and 
worshipped the Lord, and blessed 
the Lord God of my master A'bra- 
ham, which had -led'^me in the right 
w^ay to take my master's brother's 
daughter unto his son. 

49 And now if ye will ^deal kindly 
and truly with my master, tell me : 
and if not, tell mxc ; that I may turn 
to the right hand, or to the left. 

50 Then Lallan and Beth-u'el an- 



B. C. 1857. 



CHAP. 24. 

n ver. 7 

cii. 5, 
•23-24 
ch. 17, 1 

p Ex. 23, 20 

q ver. 8 

r i Ki. 1, 36 
Acts 10, 
7, 8, 22 



swered and said, *The thing pro- 
ceedeth from the Lord : Ave cannot 
speak unto thee bad or good. 

5 1 Behold, Re-bek'ah is 'before thee, 
take her, and go, and let her be thy 
master's son's wife, as the Lord hath 
spoken. 

52 And it came to iDass, that, when 
A'bra-ham's servant heard their 
vv'ords, he worshipped the Lord, boio- 
ing himself to the earth. 



Ps 90^37 5^ ■^'^-^ the servant brought forth 
Rom. 1,10 jewels <^of silver, and ""jewelsof gold, 



I 



and raiment, and gave them to Re 
bek'ah : he gave also to her brother 
and to her mother ''precious things. 

54 And thev did eat and drink, he 
and the men that icere with him, and 
tarried all night ; and they rose up 
in the morning, and he said, -'Send 
me away unto my master. 

55 And her brother and her mother 

z Ps. 32, 8 said. Let the damsel abide with us 

ps.' 107,^7} 'a /62/j davs, at the least ten; after 
Isa.48,17 i^Y^^^ g]^^ gl^all go. 

56 And he said unto them. Hinder 
me not, seeing the -"Lord hath pros- 

^SaSiipered my way; send me away that 
1 may go to my master. 

57 And they said, Y^e will call the 
damsel, and enquire at her mouth. 

58 And they called Re-bek'ah, and 
said unto her, Wilt thou go with this 
man ? And she said, I will go. 

59 And they sent away Re-bek'ah 
their sister, and her ''nurse, and A'bra- 
ham's servant, and his men. 

60 And they blessed Re-bek'ah. and 
said unto her, Thou art our sister, 
be thou Hhe mother of thousands of 
millions, and let thy -^seed possess 
the gate of those which hate them. 

61 *l And Re-bek'ah arose, and her 
damsels, and they rode upon the 
camels, and followed the man: and 
the ser^'ant took Re-bek'ah, and went 
his way. 

62 And i'saac came from the way 
of the well ^La-hai'-roi; for he dwelt 
in the south countrv^ 

63 And I'saac went out ^o 'meditate 
in the field at the eventide : and he 



t ver. 13 

u Heb. 13, 2 

V ver. 15 

w 1 Sam. 
1, 13 
Isa. 65, 24 

X Ezek. 16, 
11,12 

y ver. 26 



a ch. 47, 29 
Josh. 2,14 



Mark 
12,11 

c ch. 20, 15 

a Ex. 3, 23 
Ex. 11, 2 
Ex. 12, 35 

6 vessels. 

e 2Chr.21,3 
Ezra 1, 6 

/ vers. 
56,59 

7 Or, a full 
year, or, 
ten 
months. 

g ver. 40 

h ch. 35, 8 

i ch. 17, 16 
Ruth 4,11 

j ch. 22, 17 

k ch. 16, 14 
ch. 25, 11 

8 Or, to 
pray. 



I Josh. 1, 8 
Ps. 1. 2 
Ps. 35, 17 

Ps. 77, 12, 

Ps. 119,15 lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, be- 
hold, the camels W7e?'6 coming. 

64 And Re-bek'ah lifted up her eyes, 
and when she saw i'gaac, she lighted 
""off the camel. 

65 For she had said unto the sei"v- 
ant, "What man is this that walketh 
in the field to meet us? And the 
servant had said, It is my master; 

3 



Ps. 143, 5 
Dan. 6, 10 
Mat. 6,5,6 
Mat.14,23 
Markl,35 
]\rark6,46 
Lu. 5, 16 
Lu. 6, 12 
Acts 10, 9 



m .Josh. 
15, 18 
1 Sam. 
25, 23 

27 



The death of Abraham. 



gp:nesis, 25. 



Birth of Esau and Jacob. 



therefore she took a "vail, and cov- 
ered herself. 

Q^ And the servant told r§aac all 
thhi2:s that he had done. 

67 And i'saac brought her into his 
mother Sa'rah's tent, and took Re- 
bek'ah, and she became his wife ; and 
he loved her : and 'i'gaac was com- 
forted after his mother's death. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Tlie sons of Abraham by Ketwrah: 7 Ms age and 
death. 12 The generations of Ishmael. 23 The 
birth of Esau arid Jacob. 29 Esaii selleih his birth- 
right. 

THEN again A'bra-hamtooka wife, 
and her name was Ke-tu'rah. 
2 And she bare_him "Zim'ran, and 
Jok'shan, and jVIe'dan, and Mid'i-an, 
and ish'bak, and Shu'ah. 
3_And Jok'shan begat She'ba, and 
De'dan. And the sons of De'dan 
were As-shu'rim, and Le-tu'shun, and 
Le-um'mim. 

4 And the sons of Mid'i-an ; E'phah, 
and E'phgr, and Ha'noch, and A-bi'- 
dah, and Erda-ah. All these icerethe 
childrenof Ke-tii'rah. 

5 And A 'bra-ham ''gave all that he 
had unto I'saac. 

6 But unto the sons of the concu- 
bines, which A 'bra-ham had, A'bra- 
ham gave gifts, and 'sent them away 
from I'saac his son, while he yet lived, 
eastward, unto the "^east country. 

7 And these «re the days of the years 
of A'bra-ham's life which he lived, an 
hundred threescore a,nd fifteen years. 

8 Then A'bra-ham gave up the ghost, 
and died in ^a good old age, an old 
man, and full of years; and was 
-^gathered to his people. 

9 And his sons ^I'gaac and ish'ma-el 
bm*ied him Mn the cave of Mach-pe'- 
lah, in the field of E'phron the son of 
Z5'har the Hit'tite, which is before 
Mam're ; 

10 The afield which A 'bra-ham pur- 
chased of the sons of Heth : there was 
A'bra-ham buried, and Sa'rah his wife. 

11 And it came to pass after the 
death of A'bra-ham, that God blessed 
his son r§aac; and I'gaac dwelt by the 
well -^La-hai'-roi. 

12 ^Now these are the ^generations 
of ish'ma-el, A'bra-ham's son, v^^hom 
Ha'gar the E-gyp'tian, Sa'rah's hand- 
maid, bare unto A'bra-ham : 

13 A^nd these are the names of the 
sons of ish 'ma-el, by their names, ac- 
cording to their generations: the 
firstborn of lsh'jna-el,Ne-ba'joth; and 
Ke'dar, and Ad'be-el, and Mib'sam, 



B. C. 1857. 



CHAP. 


24. 


nl Cor. 
3, 6, 7, 


11, 
10 


1 Thes. 
4,13 



B. C. 1853. 

CHAP. 25. 

alChx.1,32 

b ch. 24, 36 

c ch. 21, 14 

d Judg. 6, 3 

e ch. 15, 15 
ch. 47,8,9 

f ch. 35, 29 

■ ch. 49, 33 

Actsl3,36 

Sf ch. 50, 13 

h ch. 49, 
29,30 

i ch. 23, 16 

j ch. 16, 14 
ch. 24, 62 

?clChr.l,29 

1 Or, Ha- 

dad. 
lClir.1,30 

1 ch. 17, 20 

m ver. 8 
ch. 49, 33 
Mark 
15,37 

n 1 Sam. 

15. 7 

2 fell. 

ch. 16, 12 

p Mat. 1, 2 

q ch. 24, 67 

r ch. 22, 23 

s ch. 24, 29 

t 1 Sam. 
1,11 

u lChr.5,20 
2 Chr. 
33,13 
Ezra 8, 23 

V Rom.9,10 

w lSam.9,9 
1 Sain. 
10,22 

X ch. 24, 60 

y ch. 27, 11 

z Hos. 12, 3 

a ch. 27, 36 

&ch.27,3,5 

c Job 1, 1, 8 
Job 2, 3 

d Heb. 11, 9 

3 venison 
teas in his 
mouth. 

e ch. 27, 19 

/ch. 27, 6 

28 



14 And Mish'ma, and Du'mah, and 
Mas'sa, 

15 'Ha'dar, and Te'ma, Je'tur, Na'- 
phish, and Ked'e-mah : 

16 These are the sons of ish'ma-el, 
and these are their names, by their 
towns, and by their castles ; 'twelve 
princes according to their nations. 

1 7 And these are the years of the 
life of ish'ma-el, an hundred and thirty 
and seven years : and he gave ™up 
the ghost and died -, and was gath- 
ered mito his people. 

1 8 And they dwelt from ''Hav'i-lah 
unto Shur, that is before E'gypt, as 
thou goest toward As-syr'i-a: and he 
Mied m the "presence of all his bi eth- 
ren. 

1 9 1i And these are the generations 
of i'saac, A 'bra-ham's son: A'brS.-ham 
^begat I'saac : 

20 And i'§aac was forty years old 
when he took ^Re-bek'ah to wife, the 
'^daughter of Beth-u'el the Sy'r'i-an of 
Pa'dan-a'ram, the 'sister to La'b?n 
the S5'r'i-an. 

21 And i'saac 'intreated the Lord 
for his wife, because she icas barren : 
and the Lord was "intreated of him, 
and Re-bek'ah his wife 'conceived. 

22 And the children struggled to- 
gether within her ; and she said. If 
it be so, wliA^ am I thus? And she 
went to "enqiiire of the Lord. 

23 And the Lord said unto her, Two 
nations are m thy womb, and two 
Tnanner of people shall be separated 
from thy bowels ; and the one people 
shall be stronger than the other peo- 
ple; and the elder shall ser^^e the 
yoLuiger. 

24 And when her davs to be deliv- 
eredwere fulfilled, behold, there mere 
twins in her womlj. 

25 And the first came out red, all 
^over like an hairy garment; and 
they called his name E'sau. 

26 And after that came his brother 
out, and ^his hand took hold on 
E'sau's heel ; and "his name was called 
Ja'cob: and i'saac was threescore 
years old when she bare them. 

27 And the boys grew : and E'sau was 
a ^cunning hunter, a man of the field ; 
and Ja'cob was "2, plain man, '^dv/ell- 
ing in tents. 

28 And I'gaac loved E'sau, because 
^he did "eat of his venison : -^but Re- 
bek'ah loved Ja'cob. 

29 And Ja'ccbsodpottage: andE'sru 
came from the field, and he loas faint 



Isaac goeth to Gerar. 



GENESIS, 26. 



God blesseth him. 



30 Aiid E'sau said to Ja'cob, Feed b. c. isos. 
me, I pray tiee, Svitii that same red 
pottage; for I am faint: therefore 
was his name called ^E'dom. 

31 And Ja'cob said, Sell me this day 
thy birthright. 

3^ And F'sau said, Behold, I am 'at 
the T3oint to die: and what i^rofit 
shalfthis birthright do to me ? 

33 And Ja'cob said, Swear to me this 
day : and he sware unto him : and he 
fsold his birthright unto Ja'cob. 

3t Then Ja'cob gave E'spu bread and 
pottage of lentiles; and ^he did eat 
and drink, and rose up, and went his J;^^;^^°t 
way : thus E'sau despised his birth- " " ' ^ "" 



CHAP. 25. 

4 with that 
red, with 
that red 
pottage. 

5 That is. 
Red. 

6 going to 
die. 

g Heb.12,16 



1 Cor. 
15. 32 



right 



CHAPTER 26. 

Isaac because of famine goeth to Gerar: 23 God 
appeareth to him at Beer-sheha, and blesseth h.im. 
26 Abimelech'scovenani with him. 34 Esau's wives. 

A ND there was a famine in the 
t\. land, beside ""the first famine 
Uiat was in the days of A'bra-ham.. 
And I'saac Avent unto ^A-bim'e_-iech 
king of the Phi-lis'tines unto Ge'rar. 

2 And the Lord appeared unto him, 
and said, Go not do\vn into E'g5Tt ; 
dwell in the 'land which I shall tell 
tliee of : 

3 Sojourn ^in this land, and T will 
be with thee, and -^will bless thee ; for 
Linto thee; and unto thy seed, ^I will 
give all these countries and I wull 
perform ^the oath which 1 sware unto 
A 'bra-ham thy father; 

4 And T will make thy seed to mul- 
tiply as the stars of heaven, and will 
give unto thy seed all these countries ; 
and •'in thy seed shall all the nations 
of the earth be blessed ; 

5 Because Hhat A'bra-ham obeyed 
my voice, and ,kept my charge, my 
connnandments, my statutes, and 
my laws. 

6 ^And I'saac dwelt in Ge'rar : 

7 And the men of the place asked 
him of his wife; and he said, ^She is 
my sister : for '"he feared to say. She 
is my Avife ; lest, said he., the men of 
the j)lace should kill me for Re-bek'- 
ah; because she loas "fair to look 
upon. 

8 And it came to pass, when he had 
been there a long time, that A-bim'- 
e-lech king of the Phi-lis'tines looked 
out at a Avindow, and sa,Av, and, be- 
liold, r§aac was sporting Avith Re- 
bek'ah his wile. 

9 And A-bini'e-lech called I'saac, and 
said, Behold, of a surety she is thy 



CHAP. 26. 

a ch. 12, 10 

b ch. 20, 2 

c ch.l2, 1 
Ps. 37, 8 

d ch. 20, 1 
Ps. 39, 12 
Heb. 11, 9 

e ch. 28, 15 

/ ch. 12, 2 

g ch, 13, 15 

h Ps. 105, 9 

i ch. 15, 5 

j ch. 22, 18 
Ps. 72, 17 

k ch. 22, 16 

I ch. 12, 13 

m Pro.29,25 

n ch. 24, 16 

ch. 20, 9 
p Ps. 105,15 

1 found. 

q IVIat. 13, 8 
Mark 4, 8 

r ch. 24, 1 
Job 42, 12 
Ps. 112, 3 
Pro. 3, 16 
Pro. 10,22 
Mat. 6, 33 
Mark 
10,30 

s Pro. 10,22 

2 ivent 
going. 

3 Or, Mis- 
handry. 

t ch. 37, 11 
Eccl. 4, 4 

u ch. 21, 30 

V Ex. 1, 9 

w ch. 21, 31 

4 living. 

X ch. 21, 25 

5 That is, 
Conten- 
tion, 

6 That is, 
Hatred. 

7 That is, 

Room. 

y ch. 17, 6 
Ex. 1, 7 

z ch. 24, 12 
Ex. 3, 6 



wife : and hoAV saidst thou. She is my ^ctg 7 32 the same night, and said, 

29 



sister ? And l'§aac said unto him, Be- 
cause I said, Lest I die foi' her. 

10 And A-bim^'e-lech 'said, What is 
this thou hast done unto rs? one of 
the people might lightly haA^e lien 
Avith thy wife, and "thou shouJdest 
have brought guiJtmess upon us. 

11 And A-bim'e-lech charged aU his 
people, saymg, He that Houcheth this 
man or iiis AA'if e shall surely be put to 
death. 

12 Then I'saac soAA^ed in that land, 
and 'receiA'ed in the same year an 
?hundredf old : and the Lord blessed 
'him. 

13 And the man^A^axed great, and 
■-^Avent forAA'ard, and grcAA^ until he 
became verA' great : 

14 For he had possession of flocks, 
and possession of herds, and great 
store of ^serA^ants : and the Phi-lis'- 
tines 'enA'ied huxL. 

1 5 For all the aa^cIIs "AA'hich his fa- 
ther's serA^antshad digged in the days 
of A'bra-ham his father, the Phi-lis'- 
tines had stopped them, and filled 
them AAuth earth. 

16 And A-bim'e-lech said unto I'saac, 
Go from us ; for 'thou art much might- 
ier than AA^e. 

1 7 "iFAnd I'saac departed thence, and 
pitched his tent in the valley of Ge'rar, 
and dAA^elt there. 

1 8 And I'saac digged again the Avells 
of Avater , AA'hich they had digged in the 
days of A'bra-ham his father ; for the 
Phi-lis'tines had stopi3ed them after 
the death of A'bra-ham: ""and he called 
their names after the names by which 
his father had called them. 

19 And I'saac's serA-ants digged in 
the A^alley, and found there a aa^cII of 
^sprmging AA^ater. . 

20 And the herdmen of Ge'rar did 
■^strive Avith i'saac's herdmen, saying. 
The Avater is ours : and he called the 
name of the well ^E'sek ; because they 
strove Avith him. 

2 1 And they diggedanother AA-ell, and 
stroA^e for that also : and he called the 
name of it ^Sit'nah. 

22 And he removed from thence, and 
digged another Avell ; and for that they 
stroA^e not : and he called the name of 
it ^Re-ho'both ; and he said, For uoaa^ 
the Lord hath made room for us, and 
AA^e shall be ^fruitful in the land. 

23 And he Avent up from thence to 
Be'er-she'ba. 

24 And the Lord appeared unto him 

"I am the 

9 



Ahimelecli's covencmi 



GENESIS, 27. Jacob instructed by Hebekaa. 



I 



God of A'bra-ham thy father: «fear! b. c. iso4. 
not, for *I am with thee, and will 
bless thee, and -multiply thy seed for 
my sers^ant A 'bra-ham's sake. 
25 And he "builded an altar there, 
and '^called upon the name of the 
Lord, and pitched his tent there : and 



CHAP. 26. 

a ch. 15, 1 

h vers. 3, i 
Rom. 8,31 

c ch. 12, 7 
ch. 13, 18 



a Ps. 116,17 



8 Seeing we 
saw. 

/ch. 21, 
22,23 

9 If thou 
shalt, etc. 

g ch. 2i, 31 
Ps. 115,15 

?i ch. 19, 3 

i ch. 21, 31 

10 That is, 
An oath. 



} ch. 21, 31 

11 That is. 
The well 
of the 
oath. 



there I'saac's servants digged a well 
26 ^Then A-bmi'e-lech went to him|e Judg.11,7 
from Ge'rar, and A-huz'zath one of 
his friends, and Phi'chol the chief 
captain of his army. 
2 7 And I '§aac said unto them, Vv^ here- 
fore come ye to me, seeing ye 'hate 
me, and have sent me away from you ? 

2 8 And they said, ^ We saw certainly 
that the Lord -^ was with thee: and we 
said, Let there be now an oath betv/ixt 
us, even betwixt us and thee, and let 
us make a covenant with thee ; 

29 ^That thou wilt do us no hurt, as 
we have not touched thee, and as 
we have done unto thee nothing but 
good, and have sent thee away in ^ ch. 36, 2 
peace: ^thou art now the blessed ot\i ch.27,46 

21 T ch.28, 1,8 

the Lord. j^^ ^.^^^^ 

30 And ''he mxade them a feast, and nelspT' 
they did eat and drink. *^'''"' 

31 And they rose up betimes in the 
morning, and 'sware one to another : 
and r§aac sent them away, and they 
departed from him in peace. b. c. 176o 

3 2 And it came to pass the same day. chap. 27. 
that r§aac's ser^^ants came, and toldjach.48,10 
him concerning the well which they 
had digged, and said unto him, We 
have found water. 

33 And he called it "She^ah : there- 
fore •'the name of the city is "Be'er- 
she'ba unto this day. 

34 ^And ^E'sau was forty_years old 
when he took to wife Ju'dith the 
daughter of Be-e'rl the Hit'tite, and 
Bash'e-math the daughter of E'lonje ver.13 

theHit'tlte: /^er.4 

' ~ g ch.iS, 15 
n ch. 25, 25 
i ver. 22 



1 Sam.3,2 
Eccl. 12,3 

b Pro. 27, 1 
Jas. 4, 14 

c ch. 25, 
j 27,28 

1 hunt. 

'd ver. 27 
ch.48,9,lo 
ch. 49, 28 
Deut. 33,1 
Heb.11,20 



35 Which ^vere "a grief of mind 
unto I'gaac and to Re-bek'ah. 

CHAPTER 27. 

I Isaac Rencleth Esau for venison. 6 Jacoh, instructed 
by Rebekah. obtaineth the blessing : 34 Esau's com- 
plaint :i\ he threateneth Jacob's life. A^Eebekah 
sendeth Jacob to Laban. 

AND it came to pass, that when 
i'sa^ac was old, and ''his eyes were 
dim, so that he could not see, he called 
E'sau his eldest son, and said unto i vers. 4, 9 
him, My son : and he said unto him, 2 aesirahu 
Behold, here am I. i^ ^er. 27 

2 And he said, Behold now, lam old, !niKi.i3,i8 
'^7 know not the day of mj death : 1 Ki;,ii 2 
6 Nov7 'therefore take, I pray thee, zech.13,4 
thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, ver. 4 

30 



j ch. 9, 25 

Deut. 
27,18 

fc ch. 43, 9 

1 Sam. 
25, 24 

2 Sam. 
14.9 
Mat.27,2o 



and go out to the field, and 'take me 
some venison ; 

4 And make me savoury meat, such 
as I love, and bring it to me, that I 
may eat ; that my soul ^^m^y bless 
thee before I die. 

5 And Re-bek'ah heard when i'§aac 
spake to E'sau his son. And E'sau 
went to the field to hunt for venison, 
and to bring it. 

6 IF And Re-bek'ah spake unto Ja'cob 
her son, saying. Behold, I heard thy 
father speak unto E'sau thy brother, 
saying, 

7 Bring me venison, and make me sa- 
voury meat, that I may eat, and bless 
thee before the Lord before my death. 

8 Now therefore,, my son, ^obey my 
voice according to that wliich I com- 
mand thee. 

9 Go now^ to the flock, and fetch me 
from thence tvro good kids of the 
goats ; and I will make them savoury 
•^meat for thy father, suchasheloveth : 

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy fa- 
ther, that h6 may eat, and that he 
^may bless thee before his death. 

11 And Ja'cob said to Re-bek'ah his 
mxother, Behold, ^E'sau my brother is 
a hairy man, and I am a smooth man : 

12 My father perad venture Sviil feel 
me, and I shall seem to him as a de- 
ceiver ; and I shall bring ■'a curse upon 
me, and not a blessing. 

13 And his mother said unto him, 
Upon ''^me be thy curse, my son : only 
obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 

14 And he went, and fetched, and 
brought them to his mother: and liis 
mother 'made savoury meat, such as 
his father loved. 

15 And Re-bek'ah topk ^goodly rai- 
ment '"of her eldest son E'sau, which 
were with her in the house, and put 
them upon Ja'cob her younger son: 

16 And she put the skins of the kids 
of the goats upon his hands, and upon 
the smooth of his neck : 

17 And she gave the savoury meat 
and the bread, which she had prepared^ 
into the hand of her son Ja'cob. 

1 8 ^ And he came unto his father, 
and said, My father: and he said, 
Here am I : who art thou, my son ? 

19 And Ja'cob said unto his father, 
I am E'sau thy firstborn ; "I have done 
according as thou badest me : arise, I 
pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, 
^hat thy soul may bless me. 

20 And i'§aac said unto his son, How 
is it that thou hast found ^^ so quickly. 



Jifjob, deceiving Isaac, 






ootcii'iicti^i i/ie blsssl!: 



my son ? J" And he said, Because the, ^ ^ '^'^^^■ 
Lord thy God brought it ^to me. 



_ , CHAP. 27. 

2 1 And l'§£iac saici unto Ja'cob, Come p ex. 20. 7 
near, i pray thee, that 'I may feel 3 be/ore me. 
thee, my son, whether thou be mygver. 12 
very son E'sau or not. \r ver. 16 

22 And Ja'cob went near unto I'saac 's Rom. 3. 
his father; and he felt him., a,nd said, | i:p\.4,25'i^e these two tunes : '''he took away 

3 voice is Ja'cob's voice, but the,t ver. 4:' p^J bu'thright; and, behold, now \ 

u Hos. u, 6 'hath taken away my blessing. And 

Heifl'7^^® said, Hast thou not reserved a 
V Heb ' ' blessing for me ? 

11.20 -- - - - 



unto his father. Bless me, even me 
also, O my father. 

35 And he said, Thy brother cams 
with -^ subtil ty, and hath taken away 
thy blessing, 

36 And he said, s\^ not he rightly 
named "Ja'cob ? for he hath supplanted 



The 

hands are the hands of E'sau 
2 3 And he discerned him not, because 
his hands were hairy, as his brother 

E'sau's hands : so he blessed him. 



24' And he said, Art thou my ver^^'^g?^?! 
son E'sau ? And he said, T ojn. 2"sani. 



25 And he said. Bring it near to me, 
and I will eat of my son's venison, 
^that my soul may bless thee. 



1.21 

X Num. 
' 18, 12 

Andy Dent. 
he brought it near to him, and he did pi". 11, 9 



said 



eat : and he brought him wine, and 
he drank. 



Zech.9,1' 

z ch. 9, 25 
ch. 25, 23 



37 And r^ac answered and 
unto E'sau, 'tBehold, I have made him 
thy lord, and all his brethren have I 
given to him for seiwants; and with 
•'com and Avine have I 'sustained hur. : 
and what shall 1 do now unto thee. 
my son ? 

38 And E'sau said unto his father, 
Hast thou but one blessing, my fa- 



26 And his father I'saac said unto ach.49. s jther? bless me, €ve7i me also, O my 
him, Come near now, and kiss me, 'bch. 12,3 !f pother. And E'sau lifted up his voice, 
my son. j ^'um.2i,9 k^^^^ wept. 

27 Andhecamenear,andkissedhuTi:,^ J^J^^^^ 39 And i'§aac his father answered 
and he smelled the smell of his rai-| Zuha and said unto him. Behold, ^thydwell- 
ment, and blessed him, and said, See, j fremhiing\^^ shall be ®the fatness of the earth, 
''the smell of my son is as the smell of | oreatiy. and of the dew of heaven from above ; 
a field which the Lord hath blessed : ,^ ^-^^ritea. 49 And by thy sword shalt thou live, 

28 Therefore "God give thee of the ^>?u,^^'^'^ and "shalt serv^e thy brother; and 
" dew of heaven, and the ^^f atness of the |3. 20 ^ | "it shall come to pass when thou shalt 
earth, and aplenty of corn and wine : Kom. ' have the dominion, that thou shalt 

29 Let 'people sei've thee, and nations ■^^' ^^ break his yoke from off thy neck, 
bow down to thee: be lord over thyi^ HaV 41 ^ And E'sau "hated Ja'cob because 
brethren, and ""let thy mother's sons /i Thes. of the blessing wherewith his father 
bow down to thee: cursed ^be every] ^'^ . „ " 
one that curseth thee, and blessed be'' ^^- ^■^' ^ 
he that blesseth thee. 1^ A^^p.^' 

30 TAnd it ca.me to pa.ss, as soon as' vianter. 
I'saac had made an end of blessing 
Ja'cob, and Ja'cob was yet scarce 
gone out from the presence of i'§aac 
his father, that E'sau his brother 
came in from his hunting. i 

31 And he also had made savourj^.^^^iV 
meat, and brought it unto his father, i Heb. 
and said unto his father, Let my fa-|g ^q^'^^. ^^ i 

ther arise, and "eat of his son's veni-j fitness, '^i voice; and arise, flee thou to La^baii 
son, that thy soul may bless me. I?nch. 25, 23 rny brother to *Ha'ran ; 

32 And I'saac his father said unto! I^i^""- j M And tarry- with him a few daye 
him, Who 'art thou ? And he said, I • obad- is. until thy brother's fury turn away ; 



h ch. 25, 33 

i Fulfilled, 
2 Sam. 
8, li 

j ver. 28 

7 Or, sup- 
forted. 



blessed him: and E'sau said in his 
heart, ^The days of moummg for my 
father are at hand ; *then will I slay 
my brother Ja'cob. 

42 And these words of E'sau hei 
elder son were told to Re-bek'ah: and 
she sent and called Ja'cob her young- 
er son, and said unto him. Behold, 
thy brother E'saii, as touchmg thee, 
doth ''comfort himself, piirposit^g tc 
kill thee. 

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my 



9,20 

rt Fnlfllled, 
2 Ki. 8, 20 



am thy son, thy firstborn E'sau. 1 
33 Andi'gaac ''trembled veiy exceed-' 
ingly, and said, Who? where is he ^ch. 37. 4 8 
that hath ^taken venison, and brought ^ 4,^io ' ' 

q Obad. 10 
1 John 
3,12 

r Ps. 64, 5 

s ch. 11, 31 



it me, and I have eaten of all before 
thou camest, and have blessed hun ? 
jea/and he shall be blessed. 
34 And when E'sau heard the words | 
of his father, *he cried ^\^th a great,* ch.'ll;!^ 



and exceeding bitter err- 



and said|ucii.24.3 
3i 



45 Until thy brother's anger turn 
away from thee, and he forget that 
which thou hast done to him : then 
I will send, and fetch thee from 
thence: why should I be deprived 
also of you both in one day ? 

46 And Re-bek'ah said to I'saac, 'I 
am weary of my life because o^ the 
daughters of Heth : "if Ja'cob taa^e a 
wife of the daughters of Heth, such 



Y'lato'/i of Jacob's Uidder. 



GENESIS, 2 



1 ,bO 



Ov\J'iijKy ^>t/t/ _Z>C/6/v"vdfc 



as these which are of the daughters 
the land, what good shall my life 



of 

do me ? 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 Jacob is blessed, awl sent to Padan-aram . 
visioti, and God's^promise in a dream. 
sto7ie at Beth-el. 



10 his 
18 The 



and 



_ 2^ Jacob's vow 

4 ND I'§aj 
J. Jl_ blessed "him, and charged him, 
and sa,id unto him. Thou shalt not 
take a wife of the daughters of Ca'- 
naan. 

2 Arise, go to Pa'dan-a'ram, to the 
house of i3eth-u'el thy mother's fa- 
ther; and take thee a wdfe from 
thence of the daughters of La'ban 
1}hy mother's brother. 

3 And ^God Almighty bless thee, 
and iTxake thee fruitful, and multiply 
tliee, that thou may est be ^a mLilti- 
tude of people ; 

4 And give thee '"the blessing of 
A bra-ham, to thee, and to thy seed 
^^"ith thee ; that thou mayest inherit 
the land ^wherein thou art a "^stran- 
ger, which God gave unto A'bra-ham. 

5 And I'saac sent away Ja'cob : and 
he went to Pa'dan-a'ram unto La'- 
ban, son of Beth-u'el the Syr'i-an, 
the brother of Re-bek'ah, Ja'cob's 
and E'sau's mother. 

6 ^iiWhen E'sau saw that I'gaac had 
blessed Ja'cob, and sent him yway to 
1 'a'dan-a'ram, to take him a w if e from 
t]|Lence; and that as he blessed him 
he gave him a charge, saying, Thou 
s-jialt not_ take a wife of the daugh- 
t frs of Ca'naan ; 

7 And that Jcl'cob obeyed his father 
: ad his mother, and was gone to Pa'- 

' an-a'ram ; 

S And E'sau seeing ^that the daugh- 
ters of Ca'naan 'pleased not l'§aac his 
father ; 

9 Then went E'sau unto fsh'ma-el, 
and took unto the -waves which he 
had -'Ma'ha-lath the daughter of ish'- 
nm-el A 'bra-ham's son, the ^sister of 
Ne-ba'joth, to be his wife. 
] TAnd Ja'cobwentoutfromBe'er- 
she'ba, and went toward ^'Ha'ran. 

11 And he lighted upon a certain 
place, and tarried there all night, be- 
cause the sun was set ; and he took 
of the stones of that place, and put 
tJiem for his pillows, and lay down 
in that place to sleep. 

12 And he 'dreamed, and behold a 
ladder set up on the earth, and the 
top of it reached to heaven : and be- 
hold /the angels of God ascending 
and descending on it. 



CHAP. 28. 
a ch. 27, 33 
b ch. 17, 
1,6 

1 an assem- 
bly of peo- 
ple. 

c ch. 12, 2 
ch. 22, 17 

2 of thy so- 
journ- 
ings. 

d ch. 17, 8 

1 Chr. 
29, 15 
Ps. 39, 12 
Ps. 105,12 
Ps. 119,19 

2 Cor. 5, 
6,7 

Heb. 11, 
9, 13 
1 Pet.1,17 

1 Pet.2,11 
s ch. 24, 3 

3 were evil 
in the 
eyes, etc. 

/ch. 36, 3, 

she is 

called 

Bashe- 

math, 
g ch. 25 13 
h Called, 

Acts 7, 2, 

Charran. 
i ch. 41, 1 

Job 33, 15 
j John 1,51 

Heb. 1, 14 
k ch. 35, 1 

ch. 48, 3 

ch. 26, 24 
mch. 13, 15 
nch. 13, 16 

4 break 
forth. 

ch. 13, 14 

Deut. 

12,20 
p ch. 12, 3 
q ch. 26, 24 

ch. 31, 3 
r ch. 48, IC 

Ps. 121, 5 
s ch. 35, 6 
t Deut.31,6 
u Num. 

23,19 

V Ex. 3, 5 
Josh. 5,15 

wJudg. 
1,23 
Hos. 4, 15 

5 That Is, 
T7ie hoiLse 
of God. 

X ch. 31, 13 
Judg. 
11,30 

2 Sam, 
15,8 

V ver. 15 
z 1 Tun. 6,8 
a Judg. 

11,31 

2 Sam. 

19,24 
b Deut. 

26, 17 

2 Sam. 

15,8 

2Ki.o, 17 
r, ch. 35, 7 
d Lev.27,30 



B. C.1760. 1 13 And, ^behold, the Lord stood 
above it, and said, T a?n the Lord 
God of A'bra-ham thy father, and the 
God of I'gaac : '"the land whereon 
thou liest, to thee will I give it, and 
to thy seed ; 

1 4 And "thy seed shall be as the dust 
of the earth, and thou shalt ^spread 
abroad to the "west, and to the east, 
and to the north, and to the south : 
avid in thee and ^in thy seed shall all 
the families of the earth be blessed. 

15 And, behold, ?I a^n with thee, 
and will ''keep thee in aU places 
whither thou goest, and w^ill 'bring 
thee again into this land ; for T will 
not leave thee, "until I have done 
that which I have spoken to thee of. 

16 IT And Ja'cob awaked out of his 
sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord 
is in 'this place ; and I knew it not. 

17 And he was afraid, and said, How 
dreadful is this place ! this is none 
other but the house of God, and this 
is the gate of heaven. 

18 And Ja'cob rose up early in the 
morning, and took the stone that he 
had put for his pillovf s, and set it up 
for a pillar, and poured oil upon the 
top of it. 

1^ And he called the name of that 
""place ^Beth -el : but the name of that 
city wees called Luz at the f rst. f 

20 And ^Ja'cob vowed a vow, say- 
ing, If ^God will be with me, and will 
keep me in this way that I go, and 
will give me ^bread to eat, and rai 
ment to put on, 

21 So that ''I come again to my fa- 
ther's house in peace ; *then shall the 
Lord be my God : 

22 And tliis stone, which I have set 
for a pillar, ''shall be God's house ; 
"'and of all that thou shalt give me 
I will surely give the tenth unto thee. 

CHAPTER 29. 

1 Jacob, coming to the well of Haran, 9 meeteth Ra- 
chel, and is entertained by Laban : 15 he covenant- 
ethfor her, 21 bxit is deceived with Leah. 28 Ra- 
chel also given him to wife on a new agreement. 
31 Leah beareth Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah. 

THEN Ja'cob Vent onhis journey, 
"and came into the land of the 
^people of the east. 

2 And he looked, and behold a well 
in the field, and, lo, there were three 
flocks of sheep lying by it ; for out 
of that well thev watered the flocks : 
and a great stone was upon the well's 
mouth. 

3 And thither were all the flocks 
gathered : and they roUed the stone 

*K. 28.20-22. IT. Josh.24.16-18. JK. 48.15. 



CHAP. 29. 

1 lifii^his 

feft. 
a Num.23,7 
Hos.12,12 

2 children. 

32 



Jacob marrieth 



GENESIS, 29. 



Leah and Rachel. 



CHAP, 29. 



•27 






aayis 
great. 



c Ex. 2, 16 



ri Ex. 2. 17 



14 



from the Avells mouth, and watered b. c. ireo. 
the sheej), and j)ut the stone agam 
upon the well s mouth m liis place. 
■iAnd Ja'cob said unto them, My,3 istiiere 
brethren, whence be ye? And they j SI 
said, Of Ha'ran are we. ! 

5 And he said mito_them, Know ye; ^ * ' ' 
Lahan the son of Xahor ? And they.i yetthe 
said. We know A//72. 

6 And he said unto them, ^Js 
weh? And they said, He is well: 
and, behold, Ra'chel his daughter 
Cometh Tvdth the sheep. ' I 

7 And he said, Lo, *U is yet high, 
day. neither «*s it tune that the cattle, 
shoLild be gathered together : waterj 
ye the sheep, and gr c(/id feed them. ' 
^S And they said, u e camiot, mitil all 
the flocks he gathered together, and 
till they roll the stone from the well's 
mouth ": then we water the sheep. 

9 *'And while he yet spake with' 3 ch. 24,23 
them, Ra'chel came with her f athers 
sheep : ^for she kept them. 

10 And it came to pass, when Ja'cob;^ ^^- ^^' ^^ 

cli.2, 23 

Judg. 9, 2 
2 Sam.5.1 
2 Sam.l9, 
12,13 



e ch. 33 
ch. 45, 
Rom. 
16, 16 

1 Cor. 
16,20 

2 Cor. 
13, 12 

1 Pet. 5,14 

fch. 13, 8 
ctL. 14, 14 



5 hearing. 



sawRa'chel the daughter of La'ban his 
mother's brother, and the sheep of La'- 
ban his mother's brother, that Ja'cob 
went near, and "^rolled the stone from' 
the weU's mouth, and watered 
flock of La'ban liis mother's brother. | 

11 And Ja'cob ''kissed Ra'chel, and J 
lifted up his voice, and wept. | 

12 And Ja'cob told Ra'chel that he 
was Hier father's brother, and that; 
he teas Re-bek'ah's son : -^and she ran' ^ song 8, 7 
and told her father. 

13 And it came to pass, when La'ban 
heard the ^idiugs of Ja'cob his sis- 
ter's son, that '^he ran to meet him, „ j^^„ 
and embraced him, and kissed him, U, 10 
and brought hun to his house. And 
he told La'ban aU these tilings. 



the ^ ^ month 
' of days. 



ch. 31, 41 
2 Sam. 
3,14 

k ch. 30, 26 



1753. 

TO Judg. 
15,1 



John 2, 1 
7 place. 



14: And La'ban said to liim. Surely Jndg. 
'thou a rt mv bone and ihy flesh. And ■ '^^^ ^ 



the space of a'pch. so,26 

^ -^^ 31,41 



c'a 
Hos.12,12 

q- Ps. 127, 3 



8 That is. 
See a son. 



he abode with, him 
month. 

15 'y And La'ban said unto Ja'cob, Be- 
cause thou art my brother, shouldest; 
thou therefore ser\'e me for nought ? *■ ch. 30, 1 
tell me, what shall thy wages be ? 

16 And La'ban had t\Yo daughters : 
the name of the elder icas Le'ah, and'? ex 
the name of the younger v:as Ra'chel. 

IT Le'ah %i;as tender eyed ; but Ra'- 
chel was beautiful and well favoured. 

18 And Ja'cob loved Ra'chel; and 
said, -'1 will serve thee seven years 
for Ra'chel thy younger daughter. 

19 And La'ban said, It is better that 
I give her to thee, than that I should 

(3) 



o, / 

Ex. 4, 31 
Deut. 
26,7 

Ps. 25, 18 
Ps. 106,44 

9 That is. 
Hearing. 

10 That Is, 
Joined. 
Num. 18, 
2,4 

33 



igive her to another man : abide ^vith 
me. 

20 And Ja'cob ^seiwed seven vears 
for Ra'chel ; and they seemed unto 
him but a few days, for ^the love he 
had to her. 

21 ^And Ja'cob said unto La'ban, 
Give me mv ^vife, for mv davs are 
fulfijled, that I may "'go in unto her. 

22 And l^a'ban gathered together all 
the men of the place, and made a 
"feast. 

23 And it came to_pass in the even 
ing, that he took Le'ah his daughter, 
and brought her to him ; and he went 
in imto her. 

21: And La'ban gave imto his daugh- 
ter Le'ah Zil'pah his maid fo7' an 
handmaid. 

25 And it came to pass, that in the 
morning, behold, it teas Le'ah: and 
he said to La'ban, What is this thou 
hast done unto me ? did not I serve 
^\Hth thee for Ra'chel ? wherefore then 
hast thou beguiled me ? 

26 And La'ban said. It must not be 
so done in our "countiy, to give the 
younger before the firstborn. 

27 Fidfil "her week, and we will give 
thee this also for the ser^uce wliich 
thou shalt seiwe with me yet seven 
other years. 

28 And Ja'cob did so, and fulfilled 
her week : and he gave him Ra'chel 
liis daughter to wife also. 

29 And La'ban gave to Ra'chel his 
daughter Bfl'hah his handmaid to be 
her maid. 

3 And he went in also unto Ra'chel, 
and he loved also Ra'chel more than 
Le'ah, and ser\'ed with him yet ^seven 
other years. 

31 1i And when the Lord ^saw that 
Le'ah was hated, he ''opened her 
womb : but Ra'chel teas barren. 

32 And Le'ah conceived, and bare a 
son, and she called liis name ^Reu hen- 
for she said, Surelv the Lord hatb 
'looked upon my affliction; now 
therefore my husband wiU love me. 

33 And she conceived again, and 
bare a son; and said. Because the 
Lord hath heard that I was hated, he 
liath therefore given me this so)i also : 
and she called his name ^Siui'e-on. 

34 And she conceived again, and 
bare a son ; and said, ISTow this time 
wiU my husband be joined unto me, 
because I have bom him three sons : 
therefore was his name called ^°Le'vi. 

35 And she conceived agahi, and 



MacheVs grief. 



GENESIS, 30. 



Birth of Joseph. 



bare a son : and she said, Now will I 

E raise the Lord : therefore she called 
isname ^^ Ju'dah ; and ^^left bearing. 

CHAPTER 30. 

1 J^cheVs grief for her barrenness : 5 Bilhahbeareth 
Ban and Naphiali: 9 Zilpah heareth Gad and 
Asher : 17 Leah heareth Issachar, Zebtilun, and 
Dinah : 22 Rachel heareth Joseph. 25 Jacob's neio 
covenant with Laban: 37 his policy to become rich. 

AND when Ra'chel saw that "she 
bare Ja'cob no children, Ra'chel 
envied ^her sister; and said unto 
Ja'cob, Give me children, ''or else I die. 

2 And Ja'cob's anger was kindled 
against Ra'chel : and he said, '^Am I 
in God's stead, who hath withheld 
from thee the fruit of the womb ? 

3 And she said. Behold 'my maid 
Bil'hah, go in unto her ; -^and she shall 
bear upon my knees, i'that 1 may 
also ^have children by her. 

4 And she gave him Bil'hah her 
handmaid '^to wife : and Ja'cob went 
in unto her. 

5 And Bil'hah conceived, and bare 
Ja'cob a son. 

6 And Ra'chel said, God hath judged 
'me,and-hath also heard my voice,and 
hath given me a son : therefore called 
she his name ^Dan. 

7 And Bil'hah Ra'chel's maid con- 
ceived again, and bare Ja'cob a second 
son. 

8 And Ra'chel said, With ^great 
wrestlings have I wrestled with my 
sister, and 1 have prevailed : and she 
called his -^name ''N aph'ta-lT. 

9 When Le'ah saw that she had left 
bearing, she took Zil'pah her maid, 
and gave her Ja'cob to wife. 

10 And Zil'pah Le'ah's maid bare 
Ja'cob a son. 

11 And Le'ah said, A troop cometh : 
and she called his name ^Gad. 

12 And Zil'pah Le'ah's maid bare 
Ja'cob a second son. 

13 And Le'ah said,*'Ha.ppy am I, for 
the daughters ^will call me blessed : 
and she called his name ''Ash'er. 

14 ^And Reu'ben went in the days 
of wheat harvest, and found man- 
drakes ^in the field, and brought them 
unto his mother Le'ah. Then Ra'chel 
said to Le'ah, Give '"me, I pray thee, 
of thy son's mandrakes. 

1 5 And she said unto her, "_Zs it a 
small matter that thou hast taken my 
husband? and wouldest thou takeaway 
my son's mandrakes also ? And Ra'- 
chel said. Therefore he shall lie with 
thee to night for thy son's mandrakes. 

1 6 And J a'cob came ou fc of the field in 



B. C. 1753. 



CHAP. 29. 

11 That is, 
Praise. 

19 stood 
from 
bearing. 



B. C. 1749 

CHAP. 30 

a en 29, 31 
I ch. 37, 11 
c Job 5, 2 
d ch. 16, 2 

1 Sam.1,5 
e ch, 16, 2 
/ch. -'0, 23 

Job b, 12 
g ch. 16, 2 
i be built 

bxi her. 
h ch. 35, 22 
i Ps. 35, 24 

Ps. 43, 1 

Lam. 3,59 
3 That is. 

Judging. 

3 wres- 
tlings of 
God. 

j Called, 
Mat. 4,13, 
Neph- 
thalim.. 

4 That is. 
My 
torestling. 

5 That is, 
A troop, 
or, com- 
pany, 
Isa. 65, 11 

6 In my 
happi- 
ness. 

k Pro.31,28 
L'l. 1, 48 

7 That is, 
Happy. 

I Song 7, 13 
Precious 
fruits, or, 
sweet 
flowers, 
m ch. 25, 30 
n Num.16,9 

1747. 

8 That is, 
An hire. 

9 That is, 
Dwelling. 

10 That is, 
Judg- 
ment. 

ch. 8, 1 

1 Sam. 

1,19 
p ch. 29, 31 
q 1 Sam.1,6 

Isa. 4, 1 

Lu. 1, 25 

11 That is, 
Adding. 

r ch. 35, 17 
s ch. 24, 55 
t ch. 18, 33 
ch. 31, 55 
■u ch. 29, 20 

V ch.39,3,5 
Ps. 1, 3 
Isa. 61, 9 

w ch. 26, 24 
X ch. 29, 15 

V ch. 31, 6 
Mat.24,45 
Titus 2,10 

12 broken 
forth. 

13 at my 
foot. 

z 1 Tim. 5,8 

34 



the evening, and Le'ah went out to 
meet him, and said. Thou must come 
in unto me ; for surely I have hired 
thee with my son's mandrakes. And 
he lay with her that night. 

17 And God hearkened unto Le'ah, 
and she conceived, and bare Ja'cob 
the fifth son. 

18 And Le'ah said, God hath given 
me my hire, because 1 have given my 
maiden to my husband : and she called 
his name ^Is'sa-char. 

19 And Le'ah conceived again, and 
bare Ja'cob the sixth son. 

20 And Le'ah said, God hath endued 
me with a good dowry ; now will my 
husband dwell with me, because I 
have born him six sons: and she 
called his name ^Zeb'u-lun. 

2 1 And afterwards she bare a daugh- 
ter, and called her name ^"Di'nah. 

22 "iFAnd God ''remembered Ra'chel, 
and God hearkened to her, and 
^'opened her womb. 

23 And she conceived, and bare a 
son ; and said, God hatlj taken away 
yjny reproach : 

24 And she called his name" Jo'§eph; 
and said, '"The Lord shall add to me 
another son. 

25 ^And it came to pass, when Ra'- 
chel had born J5'§eph, that Ja'cob said 
unto La'ban, 'Send me away, that I 
may go unto 'mine own place, and to 
my country. 

26 Give me my wives and my chil- 
dren, "for whom I ha.ve served thee, 
and let me go : for thou knowest my 
service which I have done thee. 

27 And La'ban said unto him J pray 
thee, if I have found favour in thine 
■eyes, tarry :for'"\ have learned by ex- 
perience that the Lord hath blessed 
me ""for thy sake. 

28 And he said, ^Appoint me thy 
wages, and I will give it, 

29 And he said imto him, ^Thou 
knowest how I have served thee, and 
how thy cattle was with me. 

30 For it was little which thou hadst 
before I came, and it is now ^-in- 
creased unto a multitude ; and the 
Lord hath blessed thee ^^since my 
coming : and now when shall I ^pro- 
vide for mine o^vn house also ? 

31 And he said,- What shall I give 
thee ? And Ja'cob said. Thou shalt not 
give me any thing : if thou wilt do this 
tiling for me, I will again feed and 
keep thy flock. 

32 1 will pass through all thy flock 



Jaeob''s riches increase. 



GENESIS, 31. 



Jacob leaveth J^aban, 



to day, removing from thence all the 
speckled and spotted cattle, and all 
the brown cattle among the sheep, and 
the spotted and speckled among the 
goats : and "of such shall be my hire. 

33 So shall my ^righteousness answer 
forme * "in time to come, when it shall 
come for my hire before thy face: 
every one that is not speckled and 
spotted ^mong the goats, and brown 
among tL*- sheep, that shall be counted 
stolen witr- me. 

34 And La'ban said. Behold,! would 
ii.t might be according to thy word. 

35 And he removed that day the he 
goats that were ringstraked and 
spotted, and all the she goats that 
were speckled and spotted, «>2C? every 
one that had some Avhite in it, and all 
the brown among the sheep, and gave 
them into the hand of his sons. 

36 And he set three days' journey 
betwixt himself and Ja'cob : and Ja'- 
cob fed the rest of La'ban's flocks. 

37*i[And <^ Ja'cob took him rods of 
green poplar, and of the hazel and 
chesnut tree ; and pilled white strakes 
in them, and made the white appear 
vf hich ijoas in the rods. 

38 And he set the rods which he had 
pilled before the flocks in the gutters 
in the watering troughs when the 
flocks came to drink, that they should 
conceive when they came to drink. 

39 And the flocks conceived before 
the rods, and brought forth cattle 
ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. 

40 And J a'cob did separate the lambs, 
and set the faces of the flocks toward 
the ringstraked, and all the brown in 
the flock of La'ban ; and he put his own 
flocks by themselves, and put them 
not unto La'ban's cattle. 

41 And it came to pass, whensoever 
the stronger cattle did conceive, that 
Ja'cob laid the rods before the eyes 
of the cattle in the gutters, that thej 
might conceive among the rods. 

42 But when the cattle were feeble, 
he put them not in : so the feebler were 
La'ban's, and the stronger Ja'cob's. 

43 And the man '^increased exceed- 
ingly, and %ad much cattle, and 
maidservants, and menservants, and 
camels, and asses. 

CHAPTER 31. 

I Jacob departetk secretly from Laban : 19 Rachel 
stealelh awarj herfaiher''H images. 22 Laban pur- 
suetli Jacob : 44 their covenant at Galeed. 

AND he ''heard the words of La'- 
ban's sons, saying, Ja'cob hath 
taken away all that was our father's ; 



B. C. 1747. 



CHAP. 30. 

a ch. 31, 8 

b Ps. 37, 6 

14 to mor- 
roiv. 

c ch. 31, 9 

1739. 

d ver. 30 
ch. 28, 15 
.Job 1, 3 
Eccl. 2, 7 
Kzek. 
39,10 

e ch. 13, 2 
ch. 24, 3.5 
ch. 26, 13 



CHAP. 31. 

a Job 5, 2 
Job 31, 31 
Ps. 57, 4 
Pro. 14,30 
Eccl. 4, 4 
Rom. 
13,13 
Titus 3, 3 
J as. 3, 8 

b Ps. 49, 16 

c ch. 4, 5 

d Deut. 
28,54 

1 as yester- 
day and 
the day 
before, 
1 Sam. 
19, 7 

e ch. 28, 15 
ch. 32, 9 

/ ver. 2 

g ch. 21, 22 
Isa. 41, 10 
Heb. 13, 5 

h ch. 30, 29 

ver. 41 

Num. 
14,22 
Neh. 4, 12 
Job 19, 3 
Zech. 
8.23 

k ch. 15, 1 
ch. 20, 6 
Job 22, 25 
Ps. 5, 11 
Ps. 7, 10 
Ps. 20, 1 
Ps. 62, 2 
Ps. 84, 11 
Ps. 105,14 
Ps. 115, 9 
Pro. 30, 5 

1 ch. 30, 32 
m vers. 1,16 

2 Or, he 
goats. 

n ch. 48, 16 

Ex. 3, 7 
Deut. 
24,15 
Ps. 12, 5 
Eph. 6, 9 

p ch. 28, 18 

a ver. 3 
ch. 32, 9 

r ch. 2, 24 

s ch. 29, 15 

35 



and of that wliich vjas our father'si 
hath he gotten all ^'this giorj^. 
. 2 And Ja'cob beheld ^the counte- 
nance of La'ban, and, behold, it vms 
not ''toward him ^as before. 

3 And the Lord said unto Ja'cob, 
Return 'unto the land of thy fathers, 
and to thy kindred; and 1 will be 
with thee. 

4 And Ja'cob sent and called Ra'chel 
and Le'ah to the field unto his flock, 

5 And said unto them, -^I see your 
father's comitenance, that it is not 
toward me as before ; but the God of 
my father ^hath been with me. 

6 And ^ye know that with all my 
power I have ser^^ed your father. 

7 And your father hath deceived 
me, and 'changed my wages •'teii 
times : but God ^suffered him not to 
hurt me. 

8 If he said thus, ^The speckled shall 
be thy wages ; then aU the cattle bare 
speckled: and if he said thus. The 
ringstraked shall be thy hire ; then 
bare all the cattle ringstraked. 

9 Thus God hath "'taken away the 
cattle of your father, and given them 
to me. 

10 And it came to pass at the time 
that the cattle conceived, that I lifted 
up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, 
and, behold, the -rams which leaped 
upon the cattle icere ringstraked, 
speckled, and grisled. 

1 1 And "the angel of God spake unto 
me m a dreain, saying, Ja'cob : And 
I said. Here ajii I. 

12 And he said. Lift up now thine 
eyes, and see, all the rams which leap 
upon the cattle are ringstraked, spec- 
kled, and grisled : for T have seen all 
that La'ban doeth unto thee. 

131 a?7i the God of Beth'-el, ^where 
thou anointedst the pillar, a ?ic? where 
thou vowedst a vow unto me : now 
?arise, get thee out from this land, 
and return unto the land of thy kin- 
dred. 

14 And Ra'chel and Le'ah answered 
and said unto him, 'Is there yet any 
portion or inheritance for us in our 
father's house ? 

15 Are we not counted of him stran- 
gers ? for 'he hath sold us, and hath 
quite devoured also our money. 

1 6 For all the riches which God hath 
taken from our father, that is our's, 
and our chfldren's : now then, what- 
soever God hath said unto thee, 
do. 



haban pursueth Jacob. 



GENESIS, 31. 



Jac^b rebuketh La ban. 



17 llThen Ja'cob rose up, and set his 
sons and his wives upon camels ; 

18 And he carried away all his cat- 
tle, and all his goods which he had 
gotten, the cattle of his getting, which 
he had gotten in Pa'dan-a'ram, for to 
go to l'§aac his father in the land of 
Ca'naan. 

19 And La'ban went to shear his 
sheep: and Ra'chel had stolen the 
^images ^that loere her father's. 

20 And Ja'cob stole away '^unawares 
to La'ban the Syr'i-an, in that he told 
him. not that he fled. 

21 So he fled with all that he had ; 
and he rose up, and passed over the 
river, and ''set his face toioard the 
mount GiFe-ad. 

22 And it v/as told La'ban on the 
third day that Ja'cob v/as fled. 

23 And he took his ^brethren with 
him, and pursued after him seven 
days' journey; and they overtook 
him in the mount Gil'e-ad, 

24 And God "'cametoLa'bantheS^^r'- 
i-an in a dream by night, and said 
unto him., Take heed that thou -speak 
not to Ja'cob ^either good or bad. 

25 *lfThen La'ban overtook Ja'cob. 
Now Ja'cob hadpitched his tent in 
the mount: and La'ban with his breth- 
ren pitched in the mount of Gil'e-ad, 

26 And La'ban said to Ja'cob, What 
hast thou done, that thou hasi stolen 
away unawares to me, and ^carried 
away my daughters, ascaptives taken 
with the sword ? 

27 Wherefore didst thou flee away 
secretly, and ^steal away from me; 
and didst not tell me, that I might 
have sent thee away with mirth, and 
with songs, with tabret, and v/ith 
harp ? 

28 And hast not suffered me ^to kiss 
my sons and my daughters? thou 
"hast now done foolishly in so doing. 

29 It is in the power of my hand to 
do you hurt : but the *God of your 
father spake unto me ''yesternight, 
saying, Take thou heed that thou 
speak not to Ja'cob either good or 
bad. 

30 And now, though thou wouldest 
needs be gone, because thou sore 
longedst after thy father's house, yet 
wherefore hast thou stolen '^my gods '? 

31 And Ja'cob answered and said to 
La'ban, Because I was afraid : for I 
gaid, Feradventure thou wouldest 
take by force thy daughters from me. 

32 With whomsoever thou findest 



B. C. 1739. 



CHAP. 31. 

3 teva- 
p! um, 
Jvidg.17,5 

1 Sam. 
19,13 
Ezek. 
21,21 
Hos. 3, 4 

t ch. 35, 2 

4 the heart 
of Lahan. 

u ch. 46, 28 

2 Ki.12,17 
Lu. 9, 51 

); ch. 13, 8 

lu ch. 20, 3 
Job 33, 15 
Mat. 1, 20 

X ch. 24, 50 

5 from good 
to bad. 

y 1 Sam. 
30,2 

6 hast 
stolen me. 

z Ruth 1, 9 
IKi. 19,20 
Acts 
20,37 

a 1 Sam. 
13, 13 
2Chr. 
16,9 

b ch. 28, 13 
Ps. 5, 
11, 12 
Ps. 84, 11 
Ps. 115, 9 

c A'er. 24 

rf ver. 19 
Josh. 24,2 
Judg. 
18,24 
Ps. 115, 
4-9 

Isa. 44, 
10-20 
Jer. 10, 
3-5 
Acts 
19,26 

e ch. 44, 9 

7 felt. 

f Ex. 20, 12 
Lev.19,32 
Eph. 6, 1 

fif ver. 19 

h Eph. 4, 26 

8 felt. 

i 1 Sam. 
12,3 
1 Cor. 6, 5 

j Ex. 22, 10 

fc Ex. 22, 12 

I ch. 29, 27 

m ver. 7 

n Ps. 124, 1 

ver. 53 
Isa. 8, 13 

V ch. 29, 32 
Ex. 3, 7 

q 1 Chr. 
12,17 
Jude9 

36 



thy gods,'let him not live : before our 
brethren discern thou what is thine 
with me, and take it to thee. For 
Ja'cob knew not that Ra'chel had 
stolen them. 

33 And La'ban v/ent into Ja'cob's 
tent, and into Le'ah's tent, and into 
the two maidservants' tents ; but he 
found them not. Then went he out 
of Le'ah's tent, and entered into Ra'- 
chel's tent. 

34 Now Ra'chel had taken the im- 
ages, and put them in the camel's 
furniture, and sat upon them. And 
La'ban ''searched all the tent, but 
found them not. 

35 And she said to her father. Let it 
not displease my lord that I cannot 
•/"rise up before thee ; for the custom 
of women is upon me. And he 
searched, but found not the ^images. 

36 li And Ja'cob ^'was wroth, and 
chode with La'ban: and Ja'cob an- 
swered and said to La'ban, What is 
my trespass? what is my sin, that 
thou hasl so hotly pursued after ine ? 

37 Whereas thou hast '^searched all 
my stuff, what hast thou found of all 
thy household stuff ? 'set it here be- 
fore my brethren and thy brethren, 
that they may judge betwixt us both. 

38 This twenty years have I been 
with thee ; thy ewes and thy she goats 
have not cast their young, and the 
rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 

39 That -^which was torn of beasts I 
brought not unto thee; I bare the 
loss of it ; of ^my hand didst thou re- 
quire it, v:!hether stolen by day, or 
stolen by night. 

40 J7it^5lwas; in the day the drought 
consumed me, and the frost by night ; 
and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 

41 Thus have I been twenty years in 
thy house; I ^served thee fourteen 
years for thy tv*^o daughters, and six 
years for thy cattle : and "'thou hasi: 
changed my wages ten times. 

42 Except*^ "the God of my lather, 
the God of A'bra-ham, !md the fear "of 
i'§aac, had been with me, surely thou 
hadst sent me away now empty. 
^God hath seen mine affliction and 
the labour of my hands, and ''rebuked 
thee yesternight. 

43 TAnd La'ban answered and said 
unto Ja'cob, These daughters are my 
daughters, and these children are my 
children, and these cattle a.re my 
cattle, and all that thou seest is mine : 
and what can I do this day unto 



The covenant at Galeed. 



GENESIS, 32. 



Jacob's present to Msaxo 



these my daughters, or unto their 
children which they have bom ? 

44 Now therefore come thou, let us 
make a covenant, I and thou ; and let 
it be for a witness between me and thee. 

45 And Ja'cob 'took a stone, and set 
it up for a pillar. 

46 And Ja'cob said unto his brethren, 
Gather stones ; and they took stones, 
and made an heap : and they did eat 
there upon the heap. 

47 And La'ban called it ^ Je'gar-sa- 
ha-dii'tha: but Ja'cob caiied it^°Gar- 
e-ed. 

48 And La'ban said, "This heap is a 
witness between me and thee tliis day. 
Therefore was the name of it called 
Gal'e-ed ; 

49 And ^'Miz'pah; "for he said. The 
Lord watch between me and thee, 
^vhen we are absent one from another. 

50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, 
or if thou shalt take other wives be- 
side my daughters, no man is with us ; 
see, God is witness betwixt me and 
thee. 

51 And La'ban said to Ja'cob, Be- 
hold this heap, and behold this pillar, 
which I have cast betwixt me and 
thee ; 

52 This heap he witness, and this 
pillar he witness, that I will not pass 
over this heap to thee, p^nd that thou 
shalt not pass over this heap and this 
pillar unto me, for harm. 

53 The God of A'bra-ham, and the 
God of Na'h6r,the God of their father, 
"judge betwixt us. And Ja'cob ^sware 
by the fear_of his father I'gaac. 

54 Then Ja'cob ^ ^offered sacrifice up- 
on the mount, and called his brethren 
to eat bread : and they did eat bread, 
and tarried all night in the mount. 

55 And early in the morning La'ban 
rose up, and kissed his sons and his 
daughters, and -^blessed them: and 
L^ban departed, and returned unto 
his place. 

CHAPTER 32. 

1 JacoVf, vifion at Mahanaim: 3 his message to 
Esau. 6 He is afraid of EsatCs coming; and'praii- 
ethfor deliverance : 13' he sendeth a present to Esaii: 
24 he wrestleth loith an angel at Peniel, and is called 
Israel. 31 Be halteth. 

AND Ja'cob Avent on his way, and 
''the angels of God met him. 

2 And when Ja'cob saw them, he said. 
This ^s God's ''host : and he called the 
name of that place 'Ma-ha-nalm. 

3 And Ja'cob sent messengers before 
him to E'sau his brother unto "^the land 
of Se'ir, '^the ^country of E'dom. 



B. C. 1739. 



CHAP. 31. 

r ch. 26, 28 

s Josh. 
24,27 

t ch. 28, 18 

9 That is, 
The heap 
of tvit- 
ness. 
Chald. 

10 That is. 
The heap 
of wit- 
ness. Heb. 

It Josh. 
24,27 

11 That is, 
A beacon, 
oi;ivatch- 
tower. 

V Judg. 
11,29 

1 Sam. 7,5 

w ch. 16, 5 
X ch. 21, 23 

12 Or, killed 
beasts. 

y ch. 28, 1 

2 Sam. 
6,20 



CHAP. 32. 

a Ps. 91, 11 
Heb. 1, 14 

6 Josh. 5,14 
2 Ki. 6, 16 
Ps. 103,21 
Ps. 148,2 
Lu. 2, 13 

1 That is. 
Two 

hosts, or, 
camps. 

c ch. 33, 14 

d ch. 36. 6-8 
Deut. 2, 5 
Josh. 24,4 

2 field. 

e Pro. 15, 1 

/ch. 80, 43 

g ch. 33, 8 

h ch. 33, 1 

i ch. 35, 3 

j Pro. 2, 11 
Eph. 5, 15 

k Ps. 50, 15 

I ch. 28, 13 

m ch. 31, 3 

3 I am less 
than all, 
etc. 

n 2 Sam.9,8 

ch. 24, 27 

p Job 8, 7 

q Ps. 59, 1,2 

r Hos.10,14 

i icpon. 

eh. 28, 
13-15 

t ch. 43, 11 

37 



4 And he commanded them, saying, 
^Thus shall ye speak unto my lord 
E'saii ; Thy servant Ja'cob saith thus, 
I have sojomned with La'ban, and 
stayed there until now : 

5 And •'I have oxen, and asses, flocks, 
and menservants, and womenserv- 
ants : and I have sent to tell my lord, 
that ^I may find grace in thy sight. 

6_1l And the messengers returned to 
Ja'cob, saying, We came to thy broth- 
er E'sau, and also '^he cometh to meet 
thee, and four hundred men with hmi. 

7 Then Ja'cob was greatly afraid and 
'distressed : and he -^divided the peo' 
pie that was with him, and the flocks, 
and herds, and the camels, into tw i 
bands ; 

8 And said. If E'sau come to the one 
company, and smite it, then the other 
company which is left shall escape. 

9 f And ^Ja'cob said, ^O God of my 
father A'bra-ham, and God of my 
father I'saac, the Lord ""which saidst 
unto me. Return unto thy country, 
and to thy kindred, and 1 will deal 
well with thee : 

10 ^I am not ''worthy of the least of 
all the 'mercies, and of all ^he truth, 
which thou hast shewed unto thy serv- 
ant ; for with my staff p1 passed over 
this Jor'dan ; and now I am become 
two bands. 

11 Deliver ''me, I pray thee, from 
the hand of my brother, from the 
hand of E'sau : for I fear him, lest he 
will come and smite me, a?id the 
'mother ^with the children. 

12 And 'thou saidst, I will surely do 
thee good, and make thy seed as the 
sand of the sea, which cannot be niun- 
bered for multitude. 

1 3 IT And he lodged there that same 
night ; and took of that which came 
to his hand a 'present for E'sau his 
brother ; 

1 4 Two hundred she goats, and twen- 
ty he goats,^ two hundred ewes, and 
twenty rams, 

15 Thirty milch camels with their 
colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twen- 
ty she asses, and ten foals, 

16 And he delivered them into the 
hand of his sei'^^ants, eveiy drove by 
them_selves ; and said unto his serv- 
ants. Pass over before me, and put 
a space bet"^^axt drove and drove. 

1 7 And he commanded the foremost, 
saying. When E'sau my brother meet- 
eth thee, and askethi thee, saying. 
Whose a7't thou ? and whither goest 

2 



Jacob at Peniel. 



GENESIS, 33. 



3feeting of Jacob and Esau 



thou? and whose are these before 
thee? 

18 Then thou shalt say, They be 
thy sei^'^ant Ja'cob's ; it is a present 
sent unto my lord E'sau : and, behold, 
also he is behind us. 

19 And so commanded he the sec- 
ond, and the third, and all that fol- 
lowed the droves, saying. On this 
manner shall ye speak unto E'sau, 
when ye find him. 

20 And say _ye moreover. Behold, 
thy servant Ja'cob is behind us. For 
he said, I will "appease him with 
the present that goeth before me, 
and afterward I will see his face; 
perad venture he v/ill accept ^of 
me. 

21 So went the present over before 
hun : and himself lodged that night 
in the company. 

22 And he rose up that night, and 
took his two wives, and his two 
womenser^^ants, and his eleven sons, 
and '^^passed over the ford Jab'bok. 

23 And he took them, and *^sent 
them over the brook, and sent over 
that he had. 

24 ^And Ja'ceb was left alone ; and 
there Avrestled a man with him until 
the '^breaking of the day. 

25 And when he saw that he pre- 
vailed not against him, he touched 
the hollow of his thigh ; and the hol- 
low '''of Ja'cob's thigh was out of joint, 
as he wrestled with him. 

26 And -"he said. Let me go, for the 
day breaketh. And he said, I ^'will 
not let thee go, except thou bless me. 

27 And he said unto him. What is 
thy name ? And he said, Jacob. 

2B And he said. Thy name shall be 
called no more Ja'cob, but ®is'ra-el : 
for as a prince hast thou ])ower nvith 
God and ''with men, and hast pre- 
vailed. 

29 And Ja'cob asked him, and said, 
Tell tne,! pray thee, thy name. And 
he said, * Wherefore is it that thou 
dost ask after my name? And he 
blessed him there. 

30 And Ja'cob called the name of 
the place ^Pe-ni'el : for T have seen 
God face to face, and my life is pre- 
ser\^ed. 

31 And as he passed over Pe-nu'el 
the sun rose upon him, and he halted 
lUDon his thigh. 

32 Therefore the children of i§'ra-el 
eat not of the sinew which shrank, 
which is upon the hollow of the 



B. C. 1739. 



CHAP. 32. 
u Pro. 2i,li 

5 my face. 
V D8ut.3,16 

6 caused to 
pass. 

7 ascending 
of the 
morning. 

w Mat. 
26,41 
2 Cor.12,7 

X Lu. 24, 28 

y Hos. 12, 4 

8 That is, 
A prince 
of God. 
2'Ki.l7,34 

z Hos.12,34 

a ch. 25, 31 
ch. 27, 33 

h Judg. 
13,18 

9 That is, 
Tiie face 
of God7 

c ch. 16, 13 
Ex. 24, 11 
Ex. 33, 20 
Deut.5,24 
Judg.6.22 
Judg. 
13,22 
Isa. 6, 5 



CHAP. 33. 
a ch. 32, 6 

b ch. 18, 2 

ch. 42, 6 
ch. 43, 26 

c ch. 32, 28 
Pro. 16, 1 
Pro. 21, 1 
Jer.10,23 

d ch. 45, 14 

1 to thee ? 

e ch. 48, 9 
Ps. 127, 3 
Isa. 8, 18 

2 Wliat is 
all tins 
band to 
thee ? 

/ch. 82, 16 

g ch. 32, 5 

3 be that to 
thee that 
is thine. 

h ch. 43, 3 

2 Sam. 
3,13 

i Judg.1,15 
1 Sam. 
25,27 

4 all things, 
Phil. 4, 18 

j 2Ki. 5,23 
38 



thigh, unto this day : because he 
touched the hollow of Ja'cob's thigh 
in the sinew that shrank. 

CHAPTER 33. 

1 The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting. 
17 Jacob Cometh to Siiccoth. 18 He biiyeth afield, 
and buiUh'ih an altar. 

AND Ja'cob lifted up his eyes, and 
looked, and, behold. "E'saucame, 
and with him four hundred men. 
And he divided the children unto 
Le'ah, and unto Ra'chel, and unto 
the two handmaids, 

2 And he put the handmaids and 
their children foremost, and Le'ah 
and her children after, and Ra'chel 
and Jo'seph hindemiost. 

3 And he passed over before them, 
and ''bowed himself to the ground 
seven times, until he came near to 
his brother. 

4 And ''E'sau ran to meet hun, and 
embraced him, '^and fell on his neck, 
and kissed him : and they wept. 

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw 
the women and the children; and 
said. Who are those ^with thee? 
And he said. The children which 
^God hath graciously given thy sen/- 
ant. 

6 Then the handmaidens came near, 
they and their children, and they 
bowed themselves. 

7 And Le'ah also with her children 
came near, and bowed themselves : 
and after came Jo'§eph near and Ra'- 
chel, and they bowed themselves. 

8 And he said, ^What meanest thou 
by •'"all this drove which I met ? And 
he said. These are ^to find grace in 
the sight of my lord. 

9 And E'sau said, I have enough, my 
brother ; ^keep that thou hast unto 
thyself. 

10 And Ja'cob said, Nay, I pray 
thee, if now I have found grace in 
thy sight, then receive my present 
at my hand: for therefore i ^'have 
seen thy face, as though I had seen 
the face of God, and thou wast pleased 
with me. 

11 Take, I pray thee, ^y blessing 
that is brought to thee ; because God 
hath dealt graciously with me, and 
because I have ^enough. •'And he 
urged himx, and he took it. 

12 And he said, Let us take our 
journey, and let us go, and 1 will go 
before thee. 

13 And he said unto him. My lord 
knoweth that the cliildren are tender. 



Jacob builveth an altar. 



GENESIS, 34. 



Shechem defileth Dinah. 



B. C. 1739. 



and the flocks and herds with young 
we with me : and if men should over- 
drive them one day, all the flock will 
die. 

14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass 
over before his ser^^ant: and I will 
lead on softly, 'accordingas the cattle 
that goeth before me and the children 
be able to endure, until 1 come unto 
my lord '^imto Se'ir. 

1 5 AndE'sau said. Let me now leave 
Tvith thee some of the folk that are 
with me. And he said, '-Vriiat need- 
eth it ? 'let me find grace in the sight 
of my lord. 

16 *fSo E'sau returned that day on 
(lis way unto Se'ir. 

17 And Ja'cob journeyed to '"Siic'- 
Doth, and built him an house, and 
made booths for his cattle : therefore 
the name of the place is called ^Suc'- 
Doth. 

18 ^TAnd Ja^cob came to "Shalem, a ^q caiied, 
city of ^She'chem, which is in the land ! Acts 7,i6, 
of Ca'naan, when he came from Pa'-|^ Emmor. 
dan-a'ram ; and ]3itched his tent be- ^\unbs. 
fore the city. p ch. S5, 7 

1 9 And "he bought a parcel of a field, ' 12 That is, 
where he had spread his tent, at the 
hand of the children of ^"Ha'mor, 
^he'chem's father, for an hundred 
'^pieces of monby. 

^0 And he erected there an altar, and 
"called it ''El-e-151ie-is'ra-el. 



CHAP. 33. 

5 accorclUig 
to the foot 
of the 
work, 
etc., and 
according 
to the foot 
of the 
children. 

k ch. 32, 3 

3 set, or, 
place. 

7 WTiere- 
fore is 
this? 

I Ruth 2,13 

m Josh. 
13,27 

8 That is. 
Booths. 

n John 3,23 

9 Called, 
Acts 7,16, 
Sychem. 

Josh. 
24,33 



God the 
God of 
Israel. 



B. C. 1732. 

CHAP. 34, 

a ch. 30, 21 

b Titus 2, 5 
c ch. 6, 2 
d ch. 20, 2 



CHAPTER 34. 

i Dinah defiled. 20 The Shechemites are circumcised. 
25 The sons of Jacob taking advantage thereof slay 
them, and spoil their city. 30 Jacob reproveih 
Simeon and Levi. 

AND "Di'nah the daughter of 
Le'ah, which she bare unto Ja'- 
cob, "^went out to see the daughters of 
the land. 

2 And when She'chem tiie sonof Ha'- 
mor the Hi'vite, prince of the country, e Judg.14,2 
''saw her, he '-took her, and lay with 
tier, and ^defiled her. 

3 And his soul clave unto Dl'nah the 



1 humbled 

her, 

Deut. 

22,29 

2 tcthe 
heart of 
the dam- 
sel, 

Isa. 40, 2 



/ch. 49, 7 
2 Sam. 
13,21 



rj Josh. 7,15 

daughter of Ja'cob, and he loved the ^^^gy^. 
damsel, ana spake ^kindly unto the 23, 17 
damsel. " i Ex. 23, 32 

4 And She'chem ^spake unto his fa- j ch. 13, 9 
ther Ha'mor, saying, Get me this^fcch.42,34 
damsel to wife. 

5 And Ja'cob heard tlmt he had de- 
filed Di'nah his daughter: now his 
sons were with his cattle in the field : 
and Ja'cob held his peace until they 
were come. 

o TTAnd Ha'mor the father of She'- 
chem went out unto Ja'cob to com- 
mune with hun. 



I ch. 47. 27 

m Ex. 22,16 
Deut. 
22,29 

n 2 Sam. 
13,24 

Josh. 5, 9 

V 1 Chr. 4, 9 

q 2 Sam. 
15,2 
Ruth 4, 1 

39 



7 And the sons of Ja'cob came out of 
the field v*dien they heard it : and the 
men were grieved, and they were 
•^very wroth, because he had ^ wrought 
folly in is'ra-el in lying with Ja'cob's 
daughter ; which ^thing ought not to 
be done. 

8 And Ha'mor coromuned \vith 
them, saying, The soul of my son 
She'chem longeth for your daughter : 
I pray you give her him to wife. 

9 And 'make ye marriages with us, 
and give your daughters unto us, and 
take our daughters unto you. 

10 And ye shaU dwell with us : and 
•'the land shall be before you; dwell 
and 'trade ye therein, and get ^jou 
possessions therem. 

11 And She'chem said unto her fa- 
ther and unto her brethren, Let me 
find grace in your ej'es, and what ye 
sliall say unto me I ^vili give. 

12 Asl^ me never so much "'do^vry 
and gift, and I will give according as 
ye shall say unto me : but give i:cie 
the damsel to wife. 

1 3 And the sons of Ja'cob answered • 
She'chem and Ha'mor Ms father '^de- 
ceitfully, and said, because he had 
defiled Di'nah then' sister : 

14 And they said unto them, "We 
cannot do this thing, to give our sis- 
ter to one that is micircumcised ; for 
'that tcere a reproach unto us : 

15 But in this will we consent unto 
you : If ye will be as vre he, that every 
male of you be circumcised ; 

1 6 Then will we give our daughters 
unto you, and we will take jomy 
daughters to us, and we will dwell 
with you, and we Avill become one 
people. 

1 7 J3ut if ye will not hearken unto us, 
to be circumcised ; then v\'ill we take 
our daughter, and vre wfll be .gone. 

1 8 And their words pleased Ha'mor, 
and She'chem Ha'mor's son. 

19 And the young man deferred not 
to do the thing, because he had de- 
light in Ja'cob's daughter: and he teas 
^ more honourable than all the house 
of his father. 

20 And Ha'mor and She'chem his 
son came unto the ^gate of their city, 
and communed with the men of their 
city, saying, 

2 1 These men are peaceable with us \ 
therefore let them dwell in the land^ 
and trade therein ; for the land, be- 
hold, it is large enough for them ; let 
us take their daughters to us for 



The IShechemites destroyed. GENESIS, 35. 



Jacob goetfi to JBeth-el. 



wives, and let us give them our daugh- 
ters. 

22 Only herein will the men consent 
unto us for to dwell with us, to be one 
people, if every male among us be 
circum.cised, as they are circumcised. 

23 Shall not their cattle and their 
substance and every beast of their's 
he our's? only let us consent mito 
them, and they will dwell W'ith 
us. 

24 And unto Ha'mor and unto She'- 
chem his son hearkened all that 'went 
out of the gate of his city ; and every 
male was circumcised, all that w^ent 
out of the gate of Ms city. 

25 "iFAnd it came to pass on the third 
day, when they were sore, that two 
of the sons of Ja'cob, Sim'e-on 'and 
Le'vi, Di'nah's brethren, took each 
man his sword, and came upon the 
city boldly, and slew all the males. 

26 And they slew Ha'mor and She'- 
chem his son with the ^edge of the 
sword, and took Di'nah out of She'- 
chem's house, and vrent out. 

2 7 The sons of Ja'cob came upon the 
«?lain, and spoiled the city, because 
they had defiled their sister. 

28 They took their sheep, and their 
oxen, and their asses, and that Avhich 
was in the city, and that which was 
{r\ the field, 

29 And all their wealth, and all their 
little ones, and their wives took they 
captive, and spoiled even all that loas 
in the house. 

30 And Ja'cob said to Shn'e-on and 
Le'vi, * Ye have "troubled me "to make 
me to stink among the inhabitants of 
the land, among the Ca'naan-Ites and 
the Per'iz-zites : and "I being few in 
number, they shall gather themselves 
together aga^inst me, and slay me; 
and I shall be destroyed, I and my 
house, 

31 And they said, ^Should he deal 
with our sister as with an harlot ? 

CHAPTER 35. 

1 Godsendeth Jacob to Beth-el : 2 he purgeLh Ms house 
of idols, 6 and buildeth an altar ; 9 God. blesscth him 
there. 16 Rachel beareih Benjamin, and dies. 23 The 
sons of Jacob. 28 Isaac's death. 

A ND God said unto Ja'cob, Arise, 
_/jL go up to "Beth'-el, and dwell 
there : and make there an altar unto 
God, Hhat appeared unto thee '"when 
thou fleddest from the face of E'sau 
thy brother. 

2 Then Ja'cob said unto his ^house- 
hold, and to all that loere "with him, 
Put away ^the strange gods that are 



B. C. 1732. 



CHAP. 34. 

r ch. 23, 10 

s ch. 49, 5-7 

3 mouth. 

t ch. 49, 6 

u Josh. 7.25 

V Ex. 5. 21 
1 Sam. 
13, 4 

w Deut. 
4,27 
Ps. 105,12 

X Pro. 6. 34 



CHAP. 35. 

a ch. 28, 19 

b ch. 28, 13 

c cb. 27, 43 

ctch.18, 19 
Josh. 
24,15 

e ch. 31, 
19,34 
1 Sam. 7,3 

/ Ex. 19, 10 

g ch. 32, 
7, 24 
Ps. 107, 6 

h ch. 28, 20 
ch. 31, 
3,42 

i Hos. 2, 13 

j Josh. 
24,26 

k Ex. 15. 16 
Ex. 23, 37 
Ex. 34. 24 
Deut. 
11,25 
Josh. 2, 9 
Josh. 5, 1 
1 Sam. 
14, 15 
2Chr. 
14,14 

I ch. 28, 22 

m Eccl. 5, 4 

1 That is, 
ne God 
of Beth-el. 

n ch. 28, 13 

ch. 24. 59 

2 That is. 
The oak of 
weeping. 

p Hos. 12, 4 

q ch. 17, 5 

r ch. 32, 28 

s ch. 17, 1 
ch.48,3,4 
Ex. 6, 3 

t ch.17,5,6 
ch. 48, 4 

u ch, 12, 7 
ch. 13, 15 
ch.26,3,4 
ch. 28, 13 
Ex. 32, 13 

V ch. 17, 22 

w ch. 28, 18 

X ch. 28, 19 

3 a little 
piece of 
ground. 

40 



among you, and -Hbe clean, and change 
your garments : 

3 And let us arise, and go up to 
Beth'-el; and I will make there an 
altar unto God, ^ who answered me in 
the da.y of my distress, ''and was with 
me in the way which I went. 

4: And they gave unto Ja'cob all the 
strange gods which ice7^e in their hand, 
and all their 'earrings which we're in 
their ears ; and Ja'cob hid them under 
'the oak which was by She'chem. 

5 And they journeyed : and ^the 
terror of God was upon the cities that 
were round about them, and they did 
not pursue after the sons of Ja'cob. 

6 irSo Ja'cob came to 'Luz, which is 
in the land of Ca'naan, that is, Beth'- 
el, he, and all the people that icere 
with him. 

7 And he "'built there an altar, and 
called the place ^El-beth'-el : because 
'^there God appeared unto him, when 
he fled from the face of his brother. 

8 But °Deb'o-rah Re-bek'ah's nurse 
died, and she was buried beneath 
Beth'-el under an oak : and the nam^ 
of it was called ^ Al 'Ion- bach 'uth. 

9 ITAnd ^'God appeared unto Ja'cob 
again, when he came out of Pa'dan- 
a'ram, and blessed him. 

10 And God said unto him, Thy 
name is Ja'cob : ^thy name shall not 
be called any more Ja'cob, but Is'ra-el 
'shall be thy name : and he called his 
name l§'ra-el. 

1 1 And God said unto him, 'I a 771 God 
Almighty : be fruitful and multiply; a 
'nation and a company of nations 
shall be of thee, and kings shall come 
out of thy loins ; 

1 2 And the land "which I gave A 'bra- 
ham and i'§aac, to thee I will give it, 
and to thy seed after thee will I give 
the land. 

1 3 And God ""went up from him in 
the place wdiere he talked with him. 

14 And Ja'cob "set up a pillar in th@ 
place where he talked Y/ith him, eve7i 
a pillar of stone: and he poured a 
drink offering thereon, and he poured 
oil thereon. 

1 5 And Ja'cob called the name of the 
place where God spake 'with him, 
^Beth'-el. 

1 6 "IT And they joume3^ed from Beth '- 
el ; and there was but ^a little way to 
come to Eph'rath : and Ra'chel trav- 
ailed, and she had hard labour. 

1 7 And it came to pass, when she 
was in hard labour, that the midwife 



The death of Rachel. 



GENESIS, 36. 



Generations of Ksau. 



B. C. 1732. 



CHAP. 35. 

?/ ch. 30^ 24 

i That is. 
Tht son of 
my sor- 
row. 

5 That is, 
Tlie son of 
the right 
hand. 

2 ch. 48, 7 

a Ruth 1. 2 
Ruth 4,11 
Mic. 5, 2 
Mat. 2, 6 

b 1 Sam. 
10, 2 

c Mic. 4, 8 



e ch. 46, 8 
Ex. 1, 2 

/ ch. 13, 18 

g .Josh. 
14, 15 

1716. 

a Eccl. 12, 7 

i ch. 15, 15 
ch. 25. 8 
ch. 49, 33 

j ch. 25. 9 
ch. 49. 31 



said unto her, Fear not ; ^thou shalt 
have this son also. 

1 8 And it came to pass, as her soul 
was in departing, (for she died) that 
she called his name ^Ben-o'ni : but his 
father called him 'Ben'ja-min. 

1 9 And'Ra chel died, and was buried 
in the way to "Eph'rath, which is 
Beth'-le-hem. 

20 And Ja'cob set a pillar upon her 
grPcve : that is the pillar of Ra'cheFs 
grave ^unto this day. 

21 1" And is'ra-el journeyed, and 
spread his tent beyond ""the tower of 
E'dar. 

22 And it came to pass,w^hen i§'ra-el 
dwelt in that land, that Reu'ben went 
and 'lay with Bil'liah his father's '« cii-,jf9;5* ^ 
concubine : and l§'ra-el heard it. Now / . J ^ 
the sons of Ja'cob were twelve : 

23 The sons of Le'ah; 'Reu'ben, 
Ja'cob's firstborn, and Sim'e-on, and 
Le'vi, and Jii'dah, and. is'sa-char, and 
Zeb'u-lun : 

21 The sons of Ra'chel ; J5'§eph,and 
Ben',ja-min : 

25 And the sons of Birhah,Ra'cliers 
handmaid ; Dan, and Naph'ta-li : 

26 And the sons of Zil'pah, Le'ah's 
handmaid: Gad, and Ash'er: these are 
the sons of Ja'cob, which were born to 
him in Pa'dan-a'ram. 

27 li And Ja'cob came unto I'saac his 
father unto -^Mam're, unto the city 
fof Ar'bah, which is He'bron, where 
A'bra-ham and Isaac sojourned, 

28 And the days of I'saac were an 
hundred and fourscore years. 

29 And I'saac ^gave up the ghost, and 
died, and Svas gathered unto his peo- 
ple, being old andf ull of days ; and •'his 
sons E'sau and J a'cob buried him. 

CHAPTER 36. 

2 Esau's family in CYniaan. 6 He removeik to mount 
Heir. 9 His sons. 15 Tht dukes which descended of 
his sons. 20 The sons and dukes of Seir. 31 The 
kings of Edoni. 

1V[0 W these «re the generations of 
1^ E'saUj'^Vv^ho is E'dom. 

2 E'sau ^took his wives of the daugh- 
ters of Ca'naan; A'dah the daughter of 
E'lon the Hit'tite,'"and A-hol-i-ba'mah 
the daughter of A'nah the daughter of 
Zib'e-on the Hi'vlte ; 

3 And '^Bash'e-math Ish'ma-el's 
daughter, sister of Ne_-ba'joth. 

4 And ^A'dah bare to E'sau El'i-phaz ; 
and Bash'e-math bare Reu'el; 

5 And _A-hol-i-ba'mah bare Je'ush, 
and Ja-a'lam, and Ko'rah : these are 
the sons of E'sau, which were bom 
unto him in the land of Ca'naan. 



CHAP. 36. 
a ch. 25, 30 
b ch. 2G, 34 
c ver. 25 
a ch. 28. 9 
e lChr.1,35 
1 souls, 
f Deut.23,7 
g ch.13,6,11 

7i ch. 17, 8 

1 Chr. 
29, 15 
Ps. 39, 12 
Ps. 105,12 
Ps. 119,19 

2 Cor. 5, 
6,7 

Heb. 11.9 
1 Pet.1.17 
1 Pet.2,11 

i ch. 32, 3 

j ver. 1 

3 Edoyn. 

k 1 Chr. 1, 
35, etc. 

3 Or, 
Zephi. 

I Ex. 17, 8 
Num. 
24, 20 
Deut. 25. 
17-19 
1 Sam.lo, 
2.3 

m 1 Chr. 
1,38 

41 



6 And E'sau took his wives, and his 
sons, and his daughters, and all the 
'persons of his house, and his cattle, 
and all his beasts, and all his substance, 
which he had got in the land of Ca'- 
naan ; and went into the country from 
the face of his 'brother Ja'cob. 

7 For ?their riches were more than 
that they might dwell together ; and 
the land ^wherein they were strangers 
could not bear them because of their 
cattle. 

8 Thus dwelt E'sau in 'mount Se'ir : 
•'E'sau is E'dom. 

9 11 And these are the generations of 
E'sau the father of "the E'dom-ites in 
mount Se'ir : 

10 These are the names of E'sau's 
sons ; ^Eri-phaz the son of A'dah the 
wife of E'sau, Reu'el_ the son of Bash'- 
e-math the wife of E'sau. 

11 And the sons of El'i-phaz v^ere 
Te'man, O'mar, ^Ze'pho, and Ga'tam, 
and Ke'naz. 

1 2 And Tim'na vv as concubine to 
El'i-phaz E'sau's son ; and she bare to 
El'i-phaz 'Am'a-lek: these icere the 
sons of A'dah E'sau's wife. 

13 And these a7'e the sons of Reu'el ; 
Na'hath, and Ze'rah, Sham'mah, and 
Miz'zah: these were the sons of 
Bash'e-math E'sau's wife. 

14 And these were the sons of A-hol- 
i-ba'mah, the daughter of A'nah the 
da,ughter of Zib'e-on, E'sau's wife: 
and she bare to E'sau Je'ush, and 
Ja-a'lam, and K5'rah. 

15 "iTThese we7'e dukes of the sons of 
E'sau ; the sons of El'i-phaz the first- 
born son of E'sau ; duke Te'man, duke 
O'mar, duke Ze'pho, duke Ke'naz, 

16 Duke Kd'rah, duke Ga'tam, a7id 
duke Am'a-lek : these are the duk^ 
that came of El'i-phaz in the land of 
E'dom ; these were the sons of A'dah. 

1 7 And these are the sons of Reu'el 
E'sau's son; duke Na'hath, duke Ze'- 
rah, duke Sham'mah, duke Miz'zah : 
these are the dukes that came of 
Reu'el in the land of E'dom; these 
are the sons of Bash'e-math E'sau's 
wife. 

1 8 And these are the sons of A-hol-i- 
ba'mah E'sau's wife; duke Je'ush, 
duke Ja-a'lam, duke Kd'rah: these 
vnere the dukes that came of A-hol-i- 
ba'mah the daughter of A'nah, E'sau'S 
wife. 

1 9 These are the sons of E'sau, who 
is E'dom, and these are their dukes 

20 liThese "^are the sons of Se'ir the 



y 



The sons of Seir 



GENESIS, 37. 



Joseph's dreams. 



*H5'rTte, who inhabited the land ; ]j5'- 
tan, and Sho'bal, and Zib'e-on, and 
A'nah, 

21 And Di'shon, and E'zSr, and Di'- 
shan : these are the dukes of the H5'- 
rites, the cliildren of Se'ir in the land 
of E'dom. 

22 And the children of L5'tan were 
Hd'ri and ^He'mam; and Ld'tan's 
sister was Tiin'na. 

23 And the children of Shd'bal v^ere 
these ; ^Al'van^ and Man'a-hath, and 
E'bal, ^She'pho, and O'nam. 

24 And these are the children of 
Zib'e-on ; both A'jah, and A'nah : this 
was that A'nah that found the mules 
"m the wilderness, as he fed the 
asses of Zib'e-on his father. 

25 And the children of A'nah vjere 
these; Di'shon, and Ahol-i-ba'mah 
the daughter of A'nah. 

26 And these are the children of 
Di'shon; 'Heni'dan,and l:sh'ban, and 
Ith'ran, and Che'ran. 

27 The children of E'zSr are these; 
Biriian, and Za'a-van, and ^A'kan. 

2 8 The children of Dl'shan are these ; 
tjz, and A'ran. 

29 These_«re the dukes that came 
of the Ho'rites ; duke L5'tan, duke 
Sho'bal, duke Zib'e-on, duke A'nah, 

30 Duke Di'shon, duke E'zgr, duke 
Dl'shan: these are the dukes that 
came of Ho'ri, among their dukes in 
the land of Se'ir. 

31 fAnd -Pthese are the kings that 
reigned in the land of E'dom, before 
there reigned any ?king over the 
children of i§'ra-el. 

32 AndBe'la the son of Be'or reigned 
in E'dom : and the name of his city 
was Din'ha-bah. 

33 And Be'ia died, and Jd'bab the 
son of Ze'rah of Boz'rah reigned in 
liis stead. 

34 And Jo'bab died, and Hii'sham 
of the land of Tem'a-ni reigned in 
his stead. 

35 And Hii'sham died, and Ha'dad 
the son of Be'dad, who smote Mid- 
i-an in the field of Mo'ab, reigned in 
bis stead : and the name of his city 
was A'vith. 

36 And Ha'dad died, and Samlah of 
Mas're-kah reigned in his stead. 

37 And Sam'lah died, and Saul of 
Re-h5'both hy the river reigned in 
his stead. 

38 And Saul died, and Ba'al-ha'nan 
the son of Ach'bor reigned in his 
stead. 



B. C, 1715. 



CHAP. 36. 

n ch. 14, 
Deut. 2, 
12,22 

4 Or. lio- 
marri, 
lChr.1,39 

5 Or, 

Alian, 
lChr.1,40 

6 Or, 

ShepM, 
1 Chi-. 1,40 

Lev.19,19 

7 Or, Am. 
ravi, 
lChr.1,41 

8 Or, 

Jakan, 
lChr.1,42 

p lChr.1,43 

q 1 Sam. 

10,24: 

r IChr. 

1,50, 
Hadad 
Pai. 

After his 
death 
was an 
Aristoc- 
racy, 
Ex. 15, 15 

s lChr.1,51 

9 OT,Aliah. 

10 Edom. 



B. C. 1729. 
CHAP. 37. 

1 of his 
father''s 
sojourn- 
ings. 
ch. 17, 8 
ch. 23, 4 
ch. 28, 4 
ch. 36, 7 
ch. 47, 9 

1 Chr. 
29. 15 
Ps. 39, 12 
Ps. 105,12 
Ps. 119,19 

2 Cor. 5, 
6,7 

1 Pet.1,17 

1 Pet.2,11 
Heb. 11,9 

a 1 Sam. 2, 
22-24 

b ch. 44, 20 

2 Or,pieces, 
Judg.5,30 

2 Sam. 
1?, 18 
Ps. 45, 14 
Ezek. 
16,16 

c ch. 27, 41 
ch. 49, 23 
1 Sam. 
17,28 
John7,3,5 
1 John 
2, 11 

1 John 3, 
10,12 

d ch. 42, 6,9 
ch. 43, 26 
ch. 44, 11 

42 



39 And Ba'al- ha'nan the son of Ach'- 
bor died, and ''Ha'dar reigned in hia 
stead : and the name of his city vkis 
Pa'u ; and his wife's name ivas Me- 
het'a-bel,the daughter of Ma'tred,the 
daughter of Mez'a-hab. 

40 IfAnd these are the names of the 
'dukes that came of E'sau, according 
to their families, after their places, 
by their names ; duke Tim'nah,duke 
"Al'vah, duke Je'theth, 

41 Duke A-hol-i-ba'mah, dukeE'lah, 
duke Pl'noii, 

42 Duke Ke'naz, duke Te'man,duke 
Mib'zar, 

43 DukeMag'di-el,duke I'ram : these 
be the dukes of E'dom, acc@rding to 
their habitations in the land of their 
possession : he is E'sau the father of 
'"the E'dom-ites. 

CHAPTER 37. 

2 Joseph hated of his hreLhrtn : 5 his two dreams: 
18 his brethren conspire his death. 23 He is cast 
into a pit. 28 The]/ sell him, to the Ishmeeliles, 36 
who sell him to Potiphar in Egypt. 

AND Ja'cob dwelt in the land 
Hvherein his father was a stran- 
ger, in the land of Ca'naan. 

2 These are the generations of Ja' 
cob. Jo'geph, being seventeen years 
old, was feeding the flock with his 
bretlii'en ; and the lad was with the 
sons of Bil'hah, and with the sons of 
Zil'pah, his father's wives : and J 5'- 
§eph brought unto his father "their 
evil report. 

3 Now f§'ra-el loved Jo'§eph more 
than all his children, because he icas 
*the son of his old age : and he made 
him a coat of tnany ^colours. 

4 And when his brethren saw thai 
thei/ father loved him more than all 
his brethren, they ''hated him, and 
could not speak peaceably unto him. 

5 TFAnd Jo'geph dreamed a dream, 
and he told it his brethren : and they 
hated him yet the more. 

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I 
pray you, this dream which I have 
dreamed : 

7 For, '^behold, we were binding 
sheaves in the field, and, lo, my 
sheaf arose, and also stood upright ; 
and, behold, your sheaves stood round 
about, and made obeisance to my 
sheaf. 

8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt 
thou indeed reign over us ? or shalt 
thou indeed have dominion over 
us? And they hated him yet the 
more for his dreams, and for his 
words. 



JoseptCs brethren 



GENESIS, 37. 



conspire against him. 



9 And he dreamed yet another 
dream, and told it his brethren, and 
said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream 
more ; and, behold, 'the sun and the 
moon and the eleven stars made obei- 
sance to me. 

1 And he told it to his father, and 
to his brethren : and his father re- 
buked him, and said unto him, What 
is this dream that thou hast dreamed? 
Shall I and thy mother and •'thy 
brethren indeed come to bow down 
ourselves to thee to the earth ? 

1 1 And •''his brethren envied him ; 
but his father ^observed the saying. 

1 2 T And his brethren went to feed 
their father's flock in She'chem, 

1 3 And l§'ra-el said unto Jo'seph, Do 
not thy brethren feed the flock in 
She'chem ? come, and I will send thee 
unto them. And he said to him, 
Here am I. 

14 And he said to him, Go, I pray 
thee, ^see whether it be well with 



B. C. 1729. 



bring 



and well with the 
me word again. 



out of the 
he came to 



vale 
She'- 



thy brethren, 
flocks; and 
So he sent him 
'of He'bron, and 
chem. 

1 5 And a certain man found him, 
and, behold, he toas wandering in 
the field; and the man asked him, 
saying. What seekest thou ? 

1 6 And he said, \ seek my brethren : 
•^tell me, I pray thee, where they feed 
their flocks. 

1 7 And the man said. They are de- 
parted hence ; for I heard them say, 
Let us go to Do'than. And Jo'§eph 
went after his brethren, and found 
them in * Do'than, 

18 11 And when they saw him afar 
oft', even before he came near unto 
them, they 'conspired against him 
to slay him. 

1 9 And they said one to another. 
Behold, this ^dreamer cometh. 

20 Come '"now therefore, and let us 
slay him, and cast him into some pit, 
and we will say. Some evil beast hath 
devoured him : and we shall see what 
will become of his dreams. 

21 And "Keu'ben heard it, and he 
delivered him out of their hands; 
and said. Let us not kill himx. 

22 And Reu'ben said unto them. 
Shed no blood, but cast him into this 
pit that is in the wilderness, and lay 
no hand upon him; that he might 
rid him out of their hands, to deliver 
him to his father again. 



CHAP. 37. 
e ch. 46, 29 
/ ch. 27. 29 
g Acts 7, 9 
h Dan. 7, 28 

Lu. 2, 

19, 51 

3 see the 
peace of 
thy breth- 
ren, etc. 
ch. 29. 6 

1 Sam. 

17.17 
i ch. 13, IS 

ch.23,2,19 

ch. 35, 27 

Josh, li, 

14. 15 

Judg.1,10 
j Song 1, 7 
fc2Ki.6, 13 
I 1 Sam. 

19,1 

Ps. 31, 13 

Ps. 37, 

12, 32 

Ps. 94, 21 

Mat. 27, 1 

Mark 14,1 

.John 

11. 53 
Acts23,12 

4 viaster of 
dreams. 

m Pro. 1, 11 
Pro. 6, 17 
Pro. 27, 4 
1 .John 3, 

12, 13 

n ch. 42, 22 

5 Owpieces. 
Pro. 30,20 

Amos 0, (5 
p A-ers. 

28, 33 
q Jer. 8. 22 
r ch. 4, 10 

JoblG, 18 
s 1 Sara. 

18. 17 
t ch. 42, 2i 
Itch. 29, 14 

6 heark- 
ened. 

V ch. 39. 1 ! 

.] udg. (5, 3 
lych. 45,4,5 

Acts 7, 9 

Ps. 105,17 
X Mat. 27, 9 
i/.Job 1.20 
z ch. 42, 

1.3, 36 

.Jer. 31,15 
a ver, 23 
b ver. 20 

ch. 44. 28 
c ver. 29 
cl 2 Sam. 

12. 17 
e ch. 42, 38 
/ch. 39, 1 

7 eunuch: 
But the 
word 
doth sig- 
nify not 
only 
eif,nuchs, 
but also 
chamber- 
lains, 
courtiers, 
and 
officers. 

8 ch.efof 
the 

slav^Ji- 
termcn, 
or, ex- 
ecution- 
ers. Or, 
chief 
marshal, 

43 



23 IT And it came to pass, when J5'- 
§eph was come unto his brethren, 
that they stript J6'§eph out of hi^ 
coat, h is coat of many ^colours tha?; 
laas on him ; 

24 And they took him, and cast him 
into a pit: and the pit vjas empty, 
there vkis no water in it. 

25 And ^they sat down to eat bread : 
and they lifted up their eyes and 
looked, and, behold, a company of 
'ish'me-el-ites came from Gfl'e-ad 
with their camels bearing spicery 
and '''balm and myrrh, going to carry 
it down to_E'gypt. 

26 And Jii'dah said unto his breth- 
ren. What profit is it if we slay our 
brother, and ''conceal his blood ? 

27 Come, and let us sell him to the 
ish'me-el-ites, and let not our hand Ibe 
upon him ; for he is 'our brother ajid 
"our flesh. And his brethren ^wero 
content. 

28 Then there passed by 'Mid'i-an- 
ites merchantmen; and they drew 
and lifted up Jo'seph out of the pit, 
"and sold Jo'seph to the ish'me-sMtes 
for ^twenty pieces of silver: and 
they brought Jo'geph into E'gypt. 

29 IT And Reu'ben returned unto 
the pit; and, behold, Jo'seph loas 
not in the pit; and he -''rent his 
clothes. 

30 And he returned unto his breth- 
ren, and said. The 'child is not ; and 
I, whither shall I go ? 

31 HAnd they took ''Jo'seph's coat, 
and killed a kid of the goats, and 
dipped the coat in the blood ; 

32 And they sent the coat of many 
colours, and they brought it to their 
father; and said, This have we found: 
knovv^ now whether it be thy son's 
coat or no. 

33 And he knew it, and said, It is 
my son's coat; an *evil beast hath 
devoured him; Jo'seph is without 
doubt rent in pieces. 

34 And Ja'cob ''rent his clothes, and 
put sackcloth upon his loins, and 
mourned for his son many days. 

3 5 Ana all his sons and all his daugh- 
ters ''"rose up to comfort him ; but he 
refused to be comforted ; and he said, 
'For I Avili go down into the grave 
unto my son mourning. Thus his 
father wept for him. 

36 And -^the Mid'i-an-ites sold him 
into E'gypt unto P6t'i-phar,an ^officer 
of Pha'radh's, and ^captain of the 
guard. 



Birth of Er and Onan. 



GENESIS, 38. 



Taniar decern eth Judah. 



CHAPTER 38. 

1 Judah begetteth Er, Gnan, and Shelah. 6 Er mar- 
rieth Tamar. 8 21ie treniJasH of Onan. 13 Tamar 
deceiveth Judah. 27 She beareih iivins, Pharez and 
Zarah. 

AND it came to pass at that time, 
that Ju'dah went down from his 
brethren, and "turned in to a cer- 
tain A-duriam-ite, whose name vKts 
Hi'rah. 

2 And Jii'dah ^'saw there a. daughter 
of a certain Ca'naan-ite, whose name 
was '^Shu'ah; and he took her, a,nd 
went in unto her. 

3 And she conceived, and bare a son ; 
and he called his name ^Er. 

4 And she conceived again, and bare 
a son ; and she called his name ^O'nan. 

5 And she yet again conceived, and 
bare a son; and called his name -^She'- 
Jah: and he was at Che'zib,when she 
bare him. 

6 And Jii'dah ^took a. wife for Er his 
firstborn, whose name vms Ta'mar. 

7 And ^Er, Jii'dah's firstborn, was 
wicked in the sight of the Lord ; 'and 
the Lord slew him. 

8 And Jii'dah said unto O'nan, Go in 
unto -^thy brother s wife, and marry 
her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 

9 And o'nan knew that the seed 
should not be %is; and it came to 
pass, when he went in unto his broth- 
er's wife, that he spilled it on the 
ground, lest that he should give seed 
to his brother. 

10 And the thing which he did ^dis- 
pleased the Lord : wherefore he slew 
^him also. 

11 Then said Jii'dah to Ta'mar his 
daughter in law, "'Remain a widow at 
thy father's house, till Shelah my son 
be grown: for he said, Lest perad- 
venture he die also, as his brethren 
did. And Ta'mar went "and dwelt 
in her father's house. 

12 IF And ^in process of time the 
daughter of Shu'ah Jii'dah's wife 
died ; and Ju'dah was "comforted, and 
went up unto his sheepshearers to 
Tim'nath, he and his friend Hi'rah 
the A-dullam-ite. 

13 And it was told Ta'mar, saying. 
Behold thy father in. law goeth up 
-f'to Thu'nath to shear his sheep. 

14 And she put her widow's gar- 
ments off from her, and covered her 
with a vail, and wrapped herself, and 
^sat in ^an open place, which is by the 
way to Tim'nath ; for she saw iihat 
She'lah was grown, and she was not 
given, unto him to wife. 



B. C. 1729. 



CHAP. 38. 

a 2 Ki. 4, 8 

b ch. .34, 2 

c 1 Chr. 2, 3 

d Num. 
26,19 

e ch. 46. 12 

/ Num. 
26,20 

g ch. 24, 4 

h ch. 46, 12 

i 1 Chr. 2, 3 

3 Mat.22,24 

k Deut.25,6 

1 iv(%s evil 
in the eyes 
of the 
LORD. 

1 Num. 
26, 19 

m Ruthl,13 

n Lev.22,13 

2 the days 
were mul- 
tiplied. 

2 Sam. 
13,39 

p Josh. 15, 
10, 57 
Judg.14,1 

q Pro, 7, 12 

3 the door 
of eyes, 
or, of 
Enajim. 

r vers. 
11.26 

s Ezek. 
16, 33 

4 a kid of 
the goats. 

t ver. 20 

w ver. 25 

V ver. 14 

5 Or, in 

Enajim. 

6 become a 
contempt. 

IV Judg. 
10,2 

X Lev. 21, 9 
Deut. 
22,21 

y ch. 37, 32 

z ch. 37, 33 

a 1 Sam. 
24,17 

b ver. 14 

c Job 34, 31 
44 



1 5 When Jii'dah saw her, he thought 
her to be an harlot ; because she had 
covered her face. 

1 6 And he turned unto her by the 
way, and said. Go to, I pray thee, 
let me come in unto thee; (for he 
knew not that she vms his daughter 
in law.) And she said. What v^ilt 
thou give me, that thou maj^est come 
in unto me ? 

IT And he said, 'I will send thee "a 
kid from the flock. And she said, 
Wilt 'thou give me a pledge, till thou 
send it ? 

18 And he said. What pledge shall 
I give thee? And she said. Thy 
"signet, and thy bracelets, and thy 
staff that is in thine hand. And he 
gave it her, and came in unto her, 
and she conceived by him. 

19 And she arose, and went away, 
and "laid by her vail from her, and 
put on the garments of her widow- 
hood, 

20 And Jii'dah sent the kid by the 
hand of his friend the A-dullam-Tte, to 
receive his pledge from the woman's 
hand : but he found her not. 

21 Then he asked the men of that 
place, saying, Where is the harlot, 
that vKis -'openly by the way side? 
And they said, There was no harlot 
in this place. 

22 And he returned to Jii'dah, and 
said, I cannot find her ; and also the 
men of the place said, that there was 
no harlot in this place. 

2 3 All d J ii'dah said, Let her take it to 
her, lest we *^be shamed: behold, I sent 
this kid, and thou hast not found her, 

24 IF And it C8.me to pass about three 
months after, that it was told Jii'dah, 
saying, Ta'mar thy daughter in law 
hath '"pla^yed the harlot; and also, 
behold, she is v/ith child by whore- 
dom. And Jii'dah said. Bring her 
forth, ""and let her be burnt, 

25 When she loas brought forth, she 
sent to her father in law, saying, By 
the man, whose these are., am I with 
child : and she said, ^'Discern, I pray 
thee, whose are these, the signet, and 
bracelets, and staff, 

26 And Jii'dah -acknowledged ?^Ae792, 
and said, ''She hath been more right- 
eous than I ; because that '^I gave her 
not to Shelah my son. And he knew 
her again ''no more. 

27 ^And it came to pass in the time 
of her travail, that, behold, twins 'were 
in her womb. 



Joseph resisteth temptation. GENESIS, 39. 



He is cast into priso72r 




28 And it came to pass, when she 
travailed, that the one put out his 
hand: and the midwife took and 
bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, 
saying. This came out first. 

29 And it came to pass, as he drew 
back his hand, that, behold, his 
brother came out : and she said, 'How 
hast thou broken forth ? this breach 
be upon thee : therefore his name was 
called ^Pha'rez. 

30 And afterward came out his 
brother, that had the scarlet thread 
upon his hand : and his name was 
called ^Za'rah. 

CHAPTER 39. 

i Joseph, advanced in Potiphar's hoiise. 7 resisteth 
his 'inistress's temptation : 13 he is falsely accused, 
20 and cast into prison : 21 God is with him there. 

ND Jo'§eph was brought down to 
E'gypt; and "Pot'i-phar, an offi- 
cer of Pha'raoh, captain of the guard, 
an E-gyp'tian, ^bought him of the 
hands of the Ish'me-el-ites, which 
had brought him down thither, 

2 And 'the Lord wa.s with Jo'geph, 
and he was a prosperous luan ; and 
he was in the house of his master the 
E-gyp'tian, 

3 And his master saAv that the IjORD 
was with him, and that the Lord 
'^made all that he did to prosper in 
his hand, 

4 And Jo'§eph 'found grace in his 
sight, and he served him: and he 
made him -^overseer over his house, 
and all that he had he put into his 
hand. 

6 And it came to pass from the time 
that he had made him overseer in his 
house, and over all that he had, that 
^the Lord blessed the E-g,yp'tian's 
house for J6'§eph's sake; and the 
blessing of the Lord was upon all 
that he had in the house, and in the 
field, 

6 And he left ail that he had in J5'- 
Seph's hand ; and he knew not ought 
he had, save the bread which he did 
eat. And Jo'§eph was ^a goodly per- 
son, and well favoured, 

7 I^And it came to pass after these 
things, that his m.aster's v/ife cast her 
eyes upon J5'§eph ; and she said, 'Lie 
with me, 

8 But he refused, and said unto his 
master's wife. Behold, my master 
wotteth not what is with me in the 
house, and he hath committed ail 
that he hath to m^y hand ; 

9 There is none greater in this house 



B. C. 1729. 



CHAP. 38. 

7 Ov,where- 
fore hast 
tlwu 

made this 
breach 
against 
thee f 

8 That is, 
A breach. 
ch. 46, 12 
Num. 
26,20 

1 Chr. 2, 4 
Mat. 1, 3 

9 That is, 
Ea^t, or. 
Bright- 
ness. 



CHAP, 39. 

a ch. 37, 36 
Ps. 105,17 

b ch. 37, 28 

c ch, 21, 22 
ch, 26, 
24,28 
ch. 28, 15 
1 Sam, 
16, 18 

1 Sam.18, 
14,28 
Ps. 5, 12 
Pro. 3, 
7-10. 33 
Pro. 30. 5 
Job 17, 9 
Acts 7, 9 

d Ps. 1. 3 
Pro. 10, 6 
Pro. 28,20 

e ch. 18, 3 
ch. 19, IJ 

/ch. 24, 2 

g ch. 30, 27 

7i 1 Sam, 
16,12 

i 2 Sara. 
13, 11 

j Pro. 6, 

k ch. 20, 6 
Lev. 6, 2 

2 Sam. 
12, 13 
Ps. 51, 4 

I Pro. 7, 13, 
etc. 

1 great. 

m Ex. 23, 1 
Ps. 120, 3 
Pro. 6, 25 
Pro. 23,27 
Pro. 26,28 
Pro. 30,23 

n Pro, 0, 34 

Ps. 105,18 
1 Pet.2,19 

p ch. 40, 3 
ch. 41, 14 

2 extended 
kindness 
unto him. 

q Ex. 3, 21 
Ex. 11, 3 
Ex. 12, 36 
Ps. 106,46 
Pro. 16. 7 
Dan. 1, 9 
Acts 7, 9 

rch. 40,3,4 

45 



than I ; neither hath he kept bael?: anj; 
thing from me but thee, because thou 
art Ms wife : how 4hen ca,n I do this 
great wickedness, and ^sin against 
God? 

10 And it came to pass, as she sjjakc 
to Jd'seph day by day, that he heark- 
ened not unto her, to lie by her, or to 
be vv^ith her. 

11 And it came to pass about this 
time, that Jo'seiph went into the house 
to do his business; and. there was 
none of the men of the house there 
within. 

12 And 'she caught him by his gar- 
ment, saying. Lie with me: and he 
left his garment in her hand, and fled, 
and got him out. 

13 And it came to pass, when she 
saw that he had left his garment in 
her hand, and. was fled forth, 

14 That she called unto the men of 
her house, and spake unto them, say- 
ing. See, he hath brought in an He'- 
brew unto us to mock us ; he came in 
unto me to lie with me, and I cried 
with a ^loud voice : 

1 5 And it cam.e to pass, when he 
heard that I lifted up my voice and 
cried, that he left his garment Avith 
me, and fled, and got him out. 

16 And she laid up his garment by 
her, until his lord came home. 

17 And she '"spake unto him accord- 
ing to these words, saying, The 
He'brew servant, which thou hast 
brought unto us, came in unto me 
to mock me : 

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up 
my voice and cried, that he left his 
garment with me, and fled out. 

19 And it came to pass, vv^hen his 
master heard the words of his wife, 
v/hich she spake unto him, saying, 
After this manner did thy servant to 
me ; that his "wrath was l^indled. 

20 And Jo'§eph's master took him, 
and "put him into the j^prison, a place 
where the 'king's prisoners laere 
bound: and he was there in the 
prison. 

21 But the Lord was with Jo'geph, 
a,nd "^shewed him mercy, and ?gave 
him favour in the sight of the keeper 
of the prison, 

22 And the keeper of the prison com- 
mitted '"to Jd'seph's hand all the pris- 
oners that were in the prison ; and 
whatsoever they did there, he waa 
the doer of it. 

23 The keeper of the prison looked 



r 



Pharaoh's butler and baker. GENESIS, 40. 



The butler's ingratitude. 




not to any thing tha,t was under his 
hand ; because 'the Lord was with 
him, and that which he did, the Lord 
made it to prosper. 

CHAPTER 40. 

1 The hutler and baker of Pharaoh are imprisoned ; 
4 Josejih hath charge of them ; 5 he interpreteth 
their dreams. 23 The ingratitude of the butler. 

KD it came to pass after these 
things, that the ''butler of the 
king of E'gypt and his baker had of- 
fended their lord the king of E'gypt. 

2 And Pha/ra5h was Hvroth against 
two of his officers, against the chief 
of the butlers, and against the chief 
of the bakers. 

3 And ''he put them in ward in the 
house of the captain of the guard, 
into the prison, the place where Jo'- 
§eph 'was bound. 

4 And the captain of the guard 
charged Jo'geph with them, and he 
served them : and they continued a 
season in ward. 

5 ^And they dreamed a dream bath 
of them, each man his dream_ in one 
night, each man according to the in- 
terpretation of his dream, the butler 
and the baker of the king of E'gypt, 
which loere bound in the prison. 

6 And J5'§eph came in unto them in 
the morning, and looked upon them, 
and, behold, they vjere sad. 

7 And he asked Pha'radh's officers 
that were with him in the ward of 
his lord's house, saying. Wherefore 
^look ye so sadhf to day ? 

8 And they said unto him, '^ We have 
dreamed a dream, and there is no 
interpreter of it. And J5'§eph said 
unto them, 'Do not interpretations 
belong to God ? tell me them, I pray 
you. 

9 And the chief butler told his dream 
to J5'§eph, and said to him. In my 
dream, behold, a vine loas before me ; 

10 And in the vine roere three 
branches: and it loas as though it 
budded, and her blossoms shot forth ; 
and the clusters thereof brought forth 
ripe grapes : 

11 And Pha'radh's cup ivas in my 
hand : and I took the grapes, and 
pressed them into Pha'raoh's cup, and 
I gave the cup into Pha'radh's hand. 

12 And Jo'§eph said unto him. This 
Hs the interpretation of it : The three 
branches are three days : 

13 Yet within three days shall Pha'- 
raoh ^lift ^up thine head, and restore 
thee unto thy place -. and thou shait 



R. C. 1729. 



CHAP. :». 

s vers. 2, 3 
Pro. 11,11 



B. C. 1720. 
CHAP. 40. 
a Neh. 1, 11 
h Pro.16,14 
c ch. 39, 20 

1 are your 

jaces evUI 
Neh. 2, 2 

d ch. 41, 15 

e ch. 41, 16 
Dan. 2, 11 

/Judg.7,14 
Dan. 2, 36 
Dan. 4, 19 

2 Or, 

reckon. 

g Ps. 8, 3 
Jer. 53, 31 

3 remember 
me tuith 
thee. 

h Lu. 23, 42 

i Josh. 2.12 
1 Sam. 
20, 14 
1 Ki. 2, 7 

j ch. 39, 20 

4 Or, full 
of holes. 

5 meat of 
Pharaoh, 
the work 
of a 

baker, or, 
cook. 

6 Or, reck- 
on thee, 
and take 
thy oiRce 
frovi thee. 

k Mat. 14, C 

I Mark6,21 

7 Or, 
reckoned. 

m Mat. 
25,19 

nver. 13 

Neh. 2, 1 

pEsth.7,10 

q Job 19, 14 
Ps. 31, 12 
Pro. 3, 27 
Eccl. 9,15 
Amos. 6,6 
Heb. 
13,16 

43 



deliver Pha'raoh's cup into his hand, 
after the former manner when thou 
wast his butler. 

14 But 'think ^on me when it shall 
be well with thee, and 'shew kind- 
ness, I pray thee, unto me, and make 
mention of me unto Pha'raoh, and 
bring me out of this house : 

1 5 For indeed I was stolen away out 
of the land of the He'brew§ : and -^here 
also have I done nothing that they 
should put me into the dungeon. 

16 When the chief baker saw that 
the interpretation was good, he said 
unto J5'seph,I also teas in my dream, 
and, behold, / had three Vhite bas- 
kets on my head : 

17 And in the uppermost basket 
there was of all manner of "bakemeats 
for Pha'radh ; and the birds did eat 
them out of the basket upon my hea.d. 

18 And Jd'seph answered and said. 
This is the interpretation thereof: 
The three baskets are three days :_ 

19 Yet within three days shall Pha'- 
raoh ''lift up thy head from off thee, 
and shall hang thee on a tree ; and 
the birds shall eat thy fiesh from off 
thee. 

20 IF And it came to pass the third 
day,wA^cA was ^Pha'radh's birthday, 
that he ^made a feast unto all his 
servants : and he ''lifted up ™the head 
of the chief butler and of the chief 
baker among his servants. 

21 And he "restored the chief butler 
unto his butlership again; and ''he 
gave the cup into Pha'raoh's hand : 

22 But he > hanged the chief baker : 
as J5'§eph had interpreted to them, 

23 Yet did not the chief butler re- 
member Jo'§eph, but ?forgat him. 

CHAPTER 41. 

I Pharaoh's two dreams: 25 Joseph interpreteth 
them : 33 he giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Joseph is 
advanced : 50 he begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim. 
53 The famine beginneth. 

AND it came to pass at the end of 
two full years, that Pha'raoh 
dreamed : and, behold, he stood by 
the river. 

2 And, behold, there came up out of 
the river seven well favoured kine 
and fatfieshed; and they fed in a 
meadow. 

3 And, behold, seven other kine came 
up after them out of the river, ill 
favoured and leanfieshed ; and stood 
by the other kine upon the brink of 
the river. 

4 And the ill favoured and lean- 
fleshed kine did eat up the seven well 



Pharaofi's dreams. 



GENESIS, 41. 



Joseph intevpreteth them. 



So Pha'radh 



favoured and fat kine 
avroke. 

5 And he slept and dreamed the 
second time : and, behold, seven ears. 



B. C. 1715. 



CHAP. il. 

1 /at. 

of corn came up upon one stalk, ^rank|a Dau. 4, 5 
and good. 

6 And, behold, seven thin ears and 
blasted with the east 'wdnd sprang up 
after them. 

7 Ard the seven thin ears devoured! 
the seven rank and full ears. And ^^ en. 40, 2, 3 
Pha'raoh awoke, and, behold, it was 
\ dream. 

8 And it came to pass in the morn- 
ing ''that his spirit was troubled ; and 
he sent and called for all *the magi- 
cians of E'gyp^^ 9-nd all the 'wise men 
thereof -. and Pha/raoh told them_ his 
dream ; but there was none that could 
interpret them unto Pha'raoh. ^^, ^^^ 

9 ''Then spake the chief butler unto' ^' ''' 
Pha'ra5h, saying, I do remember my 
faults this day: 

10 Pha'raoh was '^Avroth with his 
ser^'ants, ^and put me in ward in the 
captain of theguards house, both me 
and the chief baker : , ^ „. , . 

11 And Ave dreamed a dream ini Dan.'.iie 



b Ex. 7, 11 
Isa. 29, 14 
Dan. 1, 20 
Dan. 2, 3 

c Mat. 2, 1 



e dh. 39, 20 
/cli.40, 5 
g 2 Ki. 5, i 
h ch. 37, 36 
i ch. 40, 12 
i ch. 40, 22 



1 Dan. 2, 25 

2 made him 
run. 

m lSam.2,8 
Ps. 113, 
7,8 



one night, I and he ; we dreamed each 
man according to the interpretation 
of his dream. 

12 And Hhere vkls there with us a 
young man, an He'brew, '^servant to 
the captain of the guai'd ; and we told 
him, and he 'interpreted to us our 
dreams; to each man according to 
his dream he did interpret. 

13 And it came to pass, ■'as he inter- 
preted to us, so it was; me he re- 
stored unto mine office, and him he 
hanged. 

14 ^Then ^Pha'raoh sent and called 
Jo'§eph, and -they -brought him has- 
tily '''out of the dungeon : and he 
shaved himself, and changed his 
rainient, and came in unto Pha'- 
raoh. 

15 And Pha'raoh said unto J5'seph. 
I have dreamed a dream, and there 
is none that can interpret it : "and I 
have heard say of thee, that ^thou 
canst understand a dream to inter- 
pret it. 

16 And Jo'seph answered Pha'raoh, 
sayuig. "It is not in me : ^^God shall 
give Pha'raoh an answer of peace. 

17 And Pha'raoh said unto J5'seph, 
In my dream, behold, I stood upon 
the bank of the river : 

18 And, behold, there came up out 
of ihe river seven kine, fatfieshed 



3 Or, when 
thouhear- 
est a 
dream 
thoucanst 
interpret 
it. 

Ps. 25, 14 
Pro. 3, 32 
Dan. 2, 30 
Amos. 3,7 
John 
15, 15 
Acts 3. 12 
2 Cor. 3, 5 

p ch. 40, 8 
Deut. 
29,29 
Dan.2,22, 
28,47 
Dan. 4, 2 

4 came to 
the in- 
ward, 
parts of 
them. 

5 Ov, small. 

q Ps. 60, 11 
Ps. 118, 8 
Ps. 146, 3 
Isa. 8. 19 
Da,n. 4, 7 

r Dan.2,28, 
29,45 
Rev. 4, 1 

s 2 Ki. 8, 1 

t ch. 47, 13 
Ps. 105.16 
1 Ki. 17, 1 

6 heavy. 

7 Or, pre- 
pared of 
God. 

47 



jand well favoured ; and they fed in-i 

! meadow : 

I 19 And, behold, seven other khid 

I came up after them, poor and very ill 

'favoured and leanfieshed, such as I 

! never saw in all the land of E'gypt 

for badness: 

j 20 And the lean and the ill favoured 

I kine did eat up the first seven fat 

I kine : 

21 And vrhen they had "eaten them 
up, it could not be knov^^l that they 
had ea.ten them ; but they icere still 
ill favoured, as at the beginning. So 
I av7oke. 

22 And I saw in my dream, and, 
heboid, seven ears came up in one 
stalk, full and good : 

I 23 And, behold, seven ears, Vvith- 
lered, thin, a7id blasted v\"ith the east 
v>dnd, sprung up after them : 
24 And the tliin ears devoured the 
seven good ears: and ?I told this 
I unto the magicians; but the7^e loas 
none that could declare it to me. 
I 25 ITAndJo'sephsaid unto Pha'raoh, 
jThe dream of Pha'ra5h is one : ^God 
hath shewed Pha'radh Vvdiat he is 
about to do. 

26 The seven good kine are seven 
years; and the seven good ears are 
seven years : the dream is one. 

27 And the seven thin and ill fa- 
voured kine that came up after them 
are seven years ; and the seven em.pty 
ears blasted with the east wind shall 
be 'seven years of famine. 

28 This is the_thing which I have 
spoken unto Pha'raoh : What God is 
about to do he sliewethunto Pha'raoh. 

29 Behold, there come seven years 
of great plenty throughout all the 
land of E'gypt : 

30 And there shall arise after them 
seven years of fanune ; and all the 
plenty shall be forgotten in the land 
of E'gypt ; and the famine shall 'con- 
sume the land ; 

31 And the- plenty shall not be 
kno\\Ti in the land by reason of that 
famine following ; for it shall he very 
'"'oTievous. 

d2 And for that the dream w^as 
doubled unto Pha'raoh twice; it is 
because the tiling is 'established by 
God, and God will shortly bring it 
to pass. 

33 Novv' therefore let Pha'raoh look 
out a man discreet and wise, and set 
him over the land of E'gypt. 

34 Let Pha'raoh do this, smd let him 



Pharaoh tnaketh Joseph 



GENESIS, 42. 



ruler of IiJgypt. 



appoint ^officers over the land, and 
take up the fifth part of the land of 
E'g5"pt in the seven plenteous years. 

35 And let them gather all the food 
of those good years that come, and 
lay up corn under the hand of Pha'- 
ra5h, and let them keep food in the 
cities. 

36 And that food shall be for store 
to the land against the seven years 
of famine, which shall be in the land 
of E'gypt ; that the land ^perish not 
through the famine. 

37 IF And the thing was good in the 
yes of Pha'raoh, and in the eyes of 

all his servants. 

38 And Pha'radhsaid unto hisser\^- 
ants, Can we find such a one as tliis 
is^ a man "in whom the Spirit of 
God is f 

39 And Pha'raoh said unto Jo'§eph, 
Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee 
all this, there is none so discreet and 
wise as thou art : 

40 Thou shalt be over my house, 
and according unto thy word shall 
all my people '"be ruled: only in the 
throne will I be_greater than thou. 

41 And Pha'ra5h said unto Jo'seph, 
See_, I ^have set thee over all the land 
of E'gypt. 

42 And Pha'raoh '"took off his ring 
iTom his hand, and put it upon Jo'- 
§eph's hand, and arrayed him in ves- 
tures of "fine linen, and ^put a gold 
chain about his neck ; 

43 And he made him to ride in the 
second chariot which he had; and 
they cried before him, ^^Bow the knee : 
and he made him ruler over ail the 
land of E'gypt. 

44 And Pha'ra5h said unto Jo'seph, 
I am Pha'raoh, and without thee 
shall no man lift up his hand or foot 
in all the land of E'gypt. 

45 And Pha'raoh called J5'§eph's 
name '^Zaph'nath-pa-a-ne'ah; and he 
gave him to wife As'e-nath the daugh- 
ter of Pot'i-phe'rah "priest of On. 
And J5'§e^h went out over all the 
land of E'gypt. 

46 And Jo'geph was thirty years old 
when he ^stood before Pha'raoh king 
of E'gypt. And J5'§eph went out from 
the presence of Pha'raoh, and went 
throughout poll the land of E'gypt. 

47 And in the seven plenteous years 
the earth brought forth by handfuls. 

48 And he gathered up all the food 
of the seven years, which were in the 
land of E'gypt, and laid up the food 



B. C. 1715. 



CHAP. 41, 

8 Or, Qvtr- 
seers. 

9 be not cut 
off. 

u Num. 
27,18 
Pro. 2, G 
Job 32, 8 
Dan. 4, 8 
Dan. 5, 11 

lObe armed, 
or, kiss. 

V Ps. 105,21 
Pro. 14,35 
Eccl. 4, 
13, 14 
Dan. 6, 8 
Acts 7, 10 

w Esth. 
3,10 
Esth. 8, 2 

11 Or, silk. 
X Dan. 5, 29 

12 Abrech, 
or, Tender 
father. 

13 Which 
in tlie 
Coptic 
signifies, 
Arevealer 
of secrets, 
or, The 
man to 
whom 
secrets 
are re- 
vealed. 

14 Or, 

prince, 
Ex. 2, 16 
2 Sam. 
20,26 

y 1 Sam. 
1«3, 21 
1 Ki. 12, 
6,8 
Dan. 1, 19 

z ch. 22, 17 
Judg.7,12 

1 Sam. 
13,5 

Ps. 78, 27 
a ch. 4t6, 20 
ch. 48, 5 

15 Or, 
prince. 

16 That is. 
Forget- 
ting. 

17 That Is, 
Frnitfal. 

b Ps. 105,16 
Acts 7, 11 

18 an 
wherein 
was. 

c ch. 42, 6 

ch. 47. 

14,24 

Pro. 11,26 
d Deut.9,28 
e ch. 12, 10 

ch. 26, 1 

ch. 43, 1 

2 Ei. 8, 1 



B. C. 1707. 

CHAP. 42. 

a Acts 7, 12 
b ch. 43, 8 

Ps. 33, 

18,19 

Ps. 118,17 

Isa. 38, 1 
c ver. 38 

48 



in the cities: the food of the field, 
which was round about every city, 
laid he up in the same. 

49 And J 5'§eph gathered corn ^as the 
sand of the sea, very much, until he 
left numbering; for it was without 
number. 

50 And "unto Jo'§eph were born two 
sons before tht years of famine came, 
which As'e-natli the daughter of 
Pot'i-phe'rah ' spriest of On bare unto 
him. 

51 And J5'§eph called the name of 
the firstborn "Ma-nas'seh: For God, 
said he, hath made me forget all my 
toil, and all my father's house. 

52 And the name of the second 
called he "E'phra-im : For God hath 
caused me to be fruitful in the land 
of my affliction. 

53 ^rAnd the seven years of plente- 
ousness, that was in the land of 
E'gypt, were ended. 

54 And Hhe seven years of dearth 
began to com.e, according as J"5'§eph 
had said : and the dearth was in all 
lands; but in all the land of E'gypt 
there was bread. 

5 5 And vf hen all the land of E'gypt 
was famished, the people cried to 
Pha'raSh for bread: and Pha'raoh 
said unto all the E-gyp'tians, Go unto 
Jo'seph ; what he saith to you, do. 

56 And the famine was over all the 
face of the earth : And J 5'seph opened 
^^all the storehouses, and sold '"unto 
the E-gy p'tians; and the famine waxed 
sore in the land of E'gypt. 

57 And "^all countries came into 
E'gypt to Jo'§eph for to buy corn ; 
because that the famine was ^so sore 
in all lands. 

CHAPTER 42. 

1 Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt : 
17 they are imprisoned by Joseph for spies : 21 
their remorse for Jose23h: 25 their return: 29 iJieir 
relation to Jacob. 

NOW when " Ja'cob saw that there 
was corn in E'gypt, Ja'cob said 
unto his sons, Why do ye look one 
upon another ? 

2 And he said, Behold, I have heard 
that there is corn in E'gypt : get you 
down thither, and buy for us from 
thence; that we may ^live, and not die. 

3 ^ilAnd Jd'seph's ten brethren went 
down to buy corn in E'gypt. 

4 But Ben'ja-mm, Jo'geph's brother, 
Ja'cob sent not with his brethren; 
for he said, "Lest peradventure mis- 
chief befall him. 

5 And the sons of is'ra-el came to buy 



Jacob sendeth his ten sons 



GENESIS, 42. 



to buy corn in Egypt, 



I CHAP. 42. 

' d ch. 12, 10 
I ch. 36, 1 
I Acts 7, 11 

e ch. il, 41 



corn among those that came : _for the;^^J^ 
faixdne was ^in the land of Ca'naan. 

6 And J5'seph was the "governor 
over the land, andYiQ it was that sold 
to all the people of the land : and Jo'- 
seph's brethren came, -'and bov\'ed 
down themselves before hun icith 
their faces to the earth. \^^.^ 27 20 

7 And Joseph saAv liis brethren, andi ch! 33,' e 
he knew them, but made hmiself| ii^th'2,10 
strange unto them, and spake h^ough-j Tj^'-eJ'Jf 
ly unto them ; and he said unto them, j ^^' 

S^V^ hence come ye] And they said, 1 Jiara 
From the land of Ca'naan to buy food. | JS* 

8 And Jo'seph knevv his brethren,! *''«"^- 
but they knev\' not him. 

9 And Jo'seph ^''remembered the 
dreams ^vhich he dreamed of them, 
and said unto them. Ye are spies; 
to see the nakedness of the land ye 
are come. 

10 And they said unto him, Nay, 
my lord, but to buy food are thy 
ser^'ants come. 



g ch. 37, 5, 9 

h ch. 37, 30 
ch. 44, 20 
Lam. 5, 7 

i 1 Sam. 
1. 26 
ISam. 
17, 55 



3 hound. 



11 We arc all one man's sons; we 
are true rnen^ thy servants are no 
spies. 

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but 
to see the nakedness of the land ye 
are come. 

13 And they said, Thy servants are 
twelve brethren, the sons of one man ^ ^"^^P^;? 
in the land of Ca'naan ; and, behold, j 

the youngest is this day with our:?7jPs.io7,i 
father, and one ''• is not. 

1 4 And J o'seph said unto them, 
That is it that I spake unto you, say- 
ing. Ye are spies: 

lo Hereby ye shall be proved: 'By 
the life of I^ha'ra5h ye shall not go 
forth hence, except your youngest 
brother come hither. 

1 6 Send one of you, and let him 
fetch your brother, and ye shall be 
-kept in prison, that your words may 
be proved, whether there be any 
truth in you : or else by the life of 
Pha'raoh surely ve are spies. ,,,^ . ., 

1 ( And he '^put them all togetherj Rom. 12, 
into ward three days. Tpft.'l.^g 

18 And Jd'seph said unto them the 

third day, This do, and live; for a f''^-^^^^^ 
fear God: k went 

19 If ye be true me;?, let one of your! ■^^'■^''• 
brethren be boimd in the house of rver. 7 
your prison: go ye, carry com for 
the famine of your liouses : 

20 But *bring your yoimgest brother 
unto me ; so shall your vrords be veri- 
fied, and ye shall not die 
did so. 



3 gathered. 

j Lev.25,43 
Neh. 5, 15 

k ver. 34 
ch. 43, 5 
ch. 44, 23 



Pro. 5, 22 
Pro. 11,21 
Pro. 21,13 
Mat. 7, 2 

n ch. 37, 21 

ch. 9, 5 
1 Ki. 2, 32 
2Chr. 
24, 22 
Ps. 9, 12 
Lu. 11, 
50,51 

4 an inter- 
preter 
was be- 
tween 
them. 



6 with us 
hard 
things. 



',s vers. 15, 

And they; i9'20 



44) 



t ch. 34, 10 
4.9 



21 *i[And they said one to another, 
We ^are verily guilty concerning our 
brother, in that v\-e saw the anguish 
of his soul, when he besought us, 
and we would not heai^; therefore 
"'is this distress come upon us. 

2 2 And Reu'ben answered them, say- 
ing, "Spake I not unto you, saying. 
Do not sin against the child : and ye 
would not hear? therefore, behold, 
also his blood is "I'equired. 

23 And they knew not that Jd'seph 
understood them ; for ^he spake unto 
them by an interpreter. 

24 And he turned Mmself about 
from them, and wept ; and returned 
to them agam, a.nd communed with 
them, and took from them Sim'e-uti, 
and bound him before their eyes. 

25 *yThen Jd'seph conmianded to fill 
their sacks with corn, and to restore 
every man's money into his sack, and 
to give them provision for the way: 
and rthus did he unto them. 

26 And they laded their asses with 
the corn, and departed thence. 

2 i And as ^one of them opened his 
sack to give his ass provender in the 
inn. he espied his money ; for, be- 
hold, it v:as in his sack s m.outh. 

28 And he said unto his brethren 
My money is restored ; and, lo, it ^i 
jeven in my sack: and their heart 
[^failed them, and they were afraid, 

I saying one to another, What is this 
that God hath done unto us ? 

29 ^And they came unto J a 'cob their 
father unto the land of Ca'naan, and 
told him all that befell unto them; 
I saying, 

30 The man, v:ho is the lord of the 
land, 'spake ^roughly to us, and took 
us for spies of the country. 

31 And we said unto him, We are 
jtrue men ; v7Q are no spies : 

32 We ^e tw-elve brethren, sons of our 
father ; one is not, and the youngest 
Hs this day with our father in the 
iland of Ca'naan. 

I 33 And the man, the lord of the 
coimtry, said unto us, 'Hereby shall 
I know that ye are true men : leave 
one of your brethren here with me, 
and take food for the famine of 
your households, and be gone : 
"34 And bring yoiir 7\'oungest brother 
unto me : then shall I know that ye 
are no spies, but that ye a. re true 
^??e?? .• so will 1 deliver you your 
brother, and ye shall 'trafiick in the 
land. 



Jacob eerideth JBenjamin. 



GENESIS, 43. JosepK's brethren entertained. 



35 And it came to pass as they emp- 
tied their sacks, that, behold, every 
"man's bundle of money vxts in his 
sack : and when both they and their 
father saw the bundles of money, 
they were afraid. 

36 And Ja'cob their father said unto 
them, Me have ye 'bereaved of my 
children : J o'seph is not.andSim'e-on 
is not, and ye v/ill take Ben'ja-min 
atoay : all these things are against me. 

37 And Reu'ben spake unto his fa- 
ther, saying, Slay my two sons, if I 
bring hmi not to thee: deliver hhxi 
into my hand, and I Vv'ill bring him 
to thee again. 



B. C. 1707. 



Cjgl 



38 And he said. My son shall not go 
down with vou; for his "brother Is 
aead. and he is left alone : "^if mischief 
?3ef all him by the way in the which ye 
go. then shall ;y e bring "down my 
gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 



CHAPTER 



43. 



1 Jacob in hardUi persuaded to send Benjmnin. 
15 Joseph enlertciineth his hreiliren, 19 their fears; 
31 heniaketh them a feast. 

A ND the famine was ''sore in the 
J\. land. 

2 And it came to pass, when they 
had eaten up the corn Avhich they 
had brought out of E'gy'pts their fa- 
ther said unto them, Go again, buy us 
a little food. 

3 And Jii'da^h spake unto him, say- 
ing. The man ^did solemnly protest 
unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my 
face, except ''your brother be with you. 

4 If thou wilt send our brother with 
us, we will go down and buy thee 
food: 

5 But if thou wilt not send A^m, we 
will not ^'o doA^m : for the man said 
unto us,\ e shall not see my face, ex- 
cept your brother he Vv^ith you. 

6 And is'ra-el said. Wherefore dealt 
jQ so ill with me, as to tell the man 
whether ve had yet a brother ? 

T And they said. The man ^asked us 
tStraitly of our state, and of our kin- 
dred, saying, Is your father yet alive ? 
have ye another brother? and we 
told him according to the 'tenor of 
these words : ^could we certainly 
know that he would say, Bring your 
brother down ? 

8 And Jii'dah said unto Is'ra-el his 
father. Send the lad with me, and we 
will arise and go ; that we may live, 
and not die, both we, and thou, and 
also our little ones. 

9 I will be surety for him ; of my 



CHAP. 42. 

u ch. 43, 21 

V ch. 43, 14 

w ver. 13 
ch. 37, 33 
ch. 44, 28 

X ver. 4 
ch. 44, 29 

y ch. 37, 35 
ch. 44, 31 



a ch. 12, 10 
ch. 26, 1 
ch. 41, 57 

1 Ki. 18, 2 

2 Ki. 8, 1 
Jer. 52, 6 
Lam. 5,10 

1 protest' 
ing pro- 
tested. 

b ch. 42, 20 
ch. 44, 23 

2 aski7ig 
asked us. 

3 mouth. 

4 knounng 
could we 
know. 

c ch. 44, 32 
Phil. 
18, 19 

5 Or, twice 
by this. 

d ch. 32, 20 
Pro. 18,16 

e ch. 37, 25 
Jer. 8. 22 
Ezek. 
27,17 

/ch. 42, 
25, 35 

g 1 Sam, 
14,6 

2 Sam.22, 
3.31 

Job 13, 15 
Ps. 22, 4 
Ps. 34, 
8,22 
Ps. 40, 4 
Ps. 52, 8 
Ps. 61, 4 
Ps. 71, 5 
Ps. 141, 8 
Pro. 28, 5 
Isa. 57, 13 
Nah. 1, 7 

6 Or, and 
Las I 
have been, 
etc. 
Esth. 4,16 

h ch. 24. 2 
ch. 39, 4 
ch. 44, 1 

7 kill a 
killing, 
1 Sam. 
25,11 

8 eat. 

9 roll him- 
self upon 

U-S 

Jo'h30, 14 

10 coming 
down we 
came 
down, 
ch.42,3,10 

i ch. 42, 
27,35 

50 



hand shalt thou require him: ''if I 
bring him not unto thee, and set him 
before thee, then let me bear the 
blame for ever : 

1 For except we had lingered, sure- 
ly now we Imd returned ^this second 
tmie. 

1 1 And their father i§'ra-el said unto 
them. If it must be so now, do this; 
take of the best fruits in the land in 
your vessels, and ^carry down the 
ma.n a present, a 'little balm, and a 
little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, 
and alm.onds : 

12 And take double money in your 
hand ; and the money -^ that " was 
brought again in the mouth of your 
sacks, carry it again in your hand; 
perad venture it id as an oversight : 

1 3 Take also vour brother, and arise, 
go again unto the man : 

14 And ^God Almighty give you 
mercy before the man, that he may 
send away your other brother, and 
Ben'ja-min. *^If I be bereaved of my 
children, I am bereaved. 

15 TAnd the men took that present, 
and they took double money m their 
hand, and Ben'ja-min ; and rose up, 
and went down to E'gypt, and stood 
before Jd'seph. 

16 And when J5'§eph saw Ben'ja- 
min with them, he said to Hhe ruler 
of his house. Bring these men home, 
and ^slay, and make ready ; for these 
men shall ^dine with miC at noon. 

1 7 And the m.an did as Jo'§eph bade ; 
and the man brought the men into 
Jd'seph's house. 

1 8"And the men were afraid, because 
they v/ere brought into Jo'seph's 
house ; and they said, Because of the 
money that was returned in our sacks 
at the first time are we brought in ; 
that he may 'seek occasion against 
us, and fail upon us, and take us for 
bondmen, and our asses. 

19 And they came near to the stew- 
ard of J5'seph's house, and they com- 
muned with him at the door of the 
house, 

20 And said, O sir, ' Ve came indeed 
down at the first timie to buy food : 

21 And 'it came to pass, when we 
came to the inn, that we opened our 
sacks, and, behold, every man's money 
icas in the mouth of his sack, our 
money in full weight : and we have 
brought it again in our hand. 

22 And other money have we 
brought down in our hands to buy 



Joseph raaketh a feast. 



GENESIS, 44. His policy to stay J^enjaviui. 



B. C. 1707, 



CHAP. 43. 

11 your 
vioney 
came to 
roe. 

j ch. 18, 4 
ch. 24, 32 
Lu. 7, 41 
John 13, .5 
1 Tun. 
5,10 

k ch. 27, 29 
ch. 33, 6 
ch. 37, 
7, 10 
Ruth 2,10 

12 peace. 
ch. 37, 14 

13 Is there 
peace to 
ynur 
Jatherf 

I ch. 42, 
11,13 



14,19 



food : we cannot tell who put our 
money in our sa.cks. 

23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear 
not : your God, and the God of your 
father, hath given you treasure in 
your sacks: "I had your money. 
And he brought Slm'e-on out unto 
them. 

24 And the man brought the men 
into Jo'§eph's house, -^and gave t/iem 
water, and they Avashed their feet; 
and he gave their asses provender. 

25 And they made ready the present 
against Jo'seph came at noon: for 
they heard that they should eat bread 
there. 

26 And when Jd'seph came home, 
tlie}^ brought him_ the presenf; which 
icas in their hand into the house, 
and ^bowed themselves to him to the 
earth. 

2 7 And he asked them of t/i e ^> '-wel- 
fare, and said, '^/s your father well, j^^/^^fff^' 
the old Plan of ^vho^l ye spake ? ls\ pVo" 
he yet alive ? 

28 And they answered. Thy serv^-jnch, 35, 
ant our father is in good health, he' ■'"''"^'^ 

is yet alive. '"And they bowed;och. 42, 13 
down their heads, and made obei- 
sance. 

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and 
saw his brother Ben' j a-min. "his moth- 
er s son, and said, /s this your younger 
brother, °of whom ye spake unto me? 
And he said, God be gracious unto 
thee, my son. 

30 And Jo'seph made haste; ^'f or his 
bowels did yearn upon his brother 
and he sought v^jhere to weep: and' 14 (?ranfe 
he entered into his chamber, and 
*wept there. 

31 And he washed his face, and 
went out, and refrained himself, and 
said, Set on 'bread, 

32 And they set on for him by hun- 
self , and for them by themselves, and 
for the £-gyp'tians, which did eat with 
him, by themselves: because the 
E-gyp'tians might not eat bread vrith 
the He'brews ; for that is an 'abom- 
ination unto the E-gyp'tian§. 

33 And they sat before him. the first- 
born according to his birthright, and 
the y(jungest according to his youth : 
and the men mam^elled one at an- 
other. 

34 And he took a;i<:?5e?z # messes unto 
them from before him: but Ben'ja- 
min's mess was ''five times so much 
as any of their's. And they drank, 
aad. ^'Were merry with him. 



p 1 Ki. 3, 26 
Jer.31,20 

q ch. 42, 24 
2 Sam. 
18,33 

r ver. 25 



s ch. 46, 34 
Ex. 8, 26 



t ch. 45, 22 



largely. 
Hag. 1, 6 
John 2,10 



CHAP. M. 

1 him that 
was over 
his house. 

2 Or, ma?c- 
eth trial ? 

a ch. 43, 21 
h oil. 31, 32 

c ch. 37, 
29, 34 
Num.14,6 
2 Sam. 
1,11 

d ch. 37, 7 



CHAPTER 44. 

1 Joseph's policy to stay Benjamin. 14 Judah's 
humble supplicaiion to Joseph. 

ND he commanded 'the steward 
of his house saying, Fill the 
men's sacks loith food, as much as 
they can carry, and put every main's 
money in his sack's mouth. 

2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in 
the sack's mouth of the youngest, and 
his corn money. And he did accord- 
ing to the word that Jo'seph had 
spoken. 

3 As soon as the morning vvas light, 
the men were sent away, they and 
their asses. 

4 A?ul when they were gone out of 
the city, ajid not yet far off, J6'§eph 
said unto his steward, Up, follow 
after the men ; and when thou dost 
overtake them, say unto them. 
Wherefore have ye rewarded evil 
for good ? 

5 Is not this it in which my lord 
drinketh, and whereby indeed he 
"divineth? ye have done evil in so 
doing. 

6 And he overtook them, and he 
spake unto them these same words. 

7 And they said unto him. Where- 
fore saith miy lord these words ? God 
forbid that thy seiwants should, do 
according to this thing : 

8 Behold, "the money, which we 
found in our sacks' mouths, we 
brought again unto thee out of the 
land of Ca'naan: how then should we 
steal out of thy lord's house silver or 
gold ? 

9 With vrhomsoever of thy seiwants 
it be found, ''both let him die, and we 
also will be my lord's bondmen. 

10 And he said. Now also let it be 
according unto your words : he with 
whom it is found shall be my serv- 
ant ; and ye shall be blameless. 

li Then they speedily took doA\m 
every man his sack to the ground, 
and opened every man his sack. 

12 And he searched, and began at 
the eldest, and left at the youngest : 
and thecup vras f oundin Ben'ja-min's 
sack. 

13 Then they "^rent their clothes, and 
laded every man his ass, and returned 
to the city. 

14 And Ju'dah and his brethren 
came to Jo'seph's house ; for he vas 
yet there : and they '^f ell before him 
on the ground. 

15 And Jo'§eph said unto them. 



JudaKs supplication. 



GENESIS, 45. 



Joseph revealeth himself. 



What deed is this that ye have done ? 
wot ye not that such a man as I can 
certainly ^divine ? 

1 6 And Jii'dah said, ^ What shall we 
say unto my lord ? what shall we 
speak ? or how shall we clear our- 
selves ? God hath found out the in- 
iquity of thy servants : behold, -^we 
are my lord's servants, both we, and 
he also with whom the cup is found. 

17 And he said, i'God forbid that 1 
should do so : but the man in whose 
hand the cup is found, he shall be my 
servant ; and as for you, get you up 
in peace unto your father. 

IS^Then Jii'dah came near unto 
him, and said. Oh my lord, let thy 
servant, I pray thee, speak a word in 
my lord's ears, and ''let not thine 
anger burn against thy servant : for 
thou ai't 'even as Pha'raoh. 

1 9 My lord asked his servants, say- 
ing. Have ye a father, or a brother ? 

20 And we said unto, my lord, We 
have a father, an old man, and ^a 
child of his old age, a little one ; and 
his brother is dead, and he alone is 
left of his mother, and his father 
loveth him. 

21 And thou saidst unto thy serv- 
ants, '^Bring him down unto me, that 
I may set mine eyes upon him. 

22 And we said unto my lord. The 
lad cannot leave his father : for if he 
should leave his father, his father 
would die. 

23 And thou saidst unto thy serv- 
ants, 'Except your youngest brother 
come down with you, ye shall see my 
face no more. 

24 And it came to pass when we 
came up unto thy servant my father, 
we told him the words of my lord, 

25 And "'our father said, Go again, 
and buy us a little food. 

26 And we said. We cannot go 
down: if our youngest brother be 
with us, then will we go do^vn : for! 
we may not see the man's face, ex- 
cept our youngest brother be with us. 

27 And thy servant my father said 
unto us. Ye know that "my wife bare 
me two sons : 

28 And the one went out from me, 
and I said, "Surely he is torn in 
pieces ; and I saw him not since : 

29 And if ye ''take this also from 
me, and mischief befall him, ye shall 
bring down my gray hairs with sor- 
row to the grave. 

30 Now therefore when T come to 



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CHAP. 44. 

3 Or, 7na/c€ 
trial ? 
ver. 5 

e Job 40, 4 
/ ver. 9 
n Josh. 

22, 29 

Josh. 

24,16 

1 Sam. 

12, 23 

1 Sam. 

14,45 

1 Sam. 

20,2 

Job 27, 5 

Pro. 17.15 

Lu. 20, 16 

Rom. 3, 4, 

6,31 

Rom. 6, 

2, 15 

Rom. 7, 

7 13 

Rom.9, 14 

Rom. 11, 

1. 11 

lCor.G,15 

Gal. 2, 17 

Gal. 3, 21 

Gal. 6, 14 
h ch. 18, 

80,32 

Ex. 32, 22 
i Pro. 19,12 

ch. 41, 40 
j ch. 87, 3 
k ch. 42, 

15,20 
I ch.43,3,5 
mch. 43, 2 
n ch. 46, 19 
ch. 37, 33 
p ch. 42, 

36,38 
q 1 Sam. 

18,1 
r ch. 43, 9 
s Ex. 32, 32 

4 find my 
father, 
Ex. 18, 8 
Job 31, 29 
Ps. 116, 3 
Ps. 

119, 143 



thy servant my father, and the lad 
be not with us ; seeing ?that his life 
is bound up in the lad's life ; 

31 It shall come to pass, when he 
«eeth that the lad is not with us, that 
he will die: and thy servants shall 
bring down the gray hairs of thy 
servant our father with sorrow to the 
grave. 

32 For thy servant became surety 
for the lad unto m.y father, saying, 
If 'I bring him not unto thee, then 1 
shall bear the blame to my father 
for ever. 

33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let 
'thy servant abide instead of the lad 
a bonaman to my lord ; and let the 
lad go up with his brethren. 

3 4 For how shall I go up to my father, 
a.nd the lad be not with me ? lest per- 
adventure I see the evil that shall 
^come on my father. 

CHAPTER 45. 

1 Joseph makeik himself known to his brethren, and 
comforteth them, in God's providence. 9 He sendelh 
for /lis father. 27 The spirit of Jacob is revived. 

THEN J5'§eph could not refrain 
himself before all them that stood 
by him ; and he cried, Cause every 
man to go out from me. And there 
stood no man with him, v/hile J5'§eph 
made himself known unto his breth- 
ren. 

2 And he 'wept aloud : and the 
E-gyp'tian§ and the house of Pha'- 
raoh heard. 

3 And J o'§eph said unto his brethren, 
''I am Jd'geph; doth my father yet 
live? And his brethren could not 
answer him ; for they were ^troubled 
at his presence. 

4 And J5'§eph said unto his brethren. 
Come near to me, I pray you. And 
they came near. And he said, I am 
Jd'seph your brother, whom *ye sold 
into E'gypt. 

5 Now therefore ''be not grieved, ^nor 
angry with yourselves, that ye sold 
me hither : for '^God did send me be- 
fore you to preserve life. 

6 For these two years hath the fam- 
ine been in the land : and yet there are 
five years, in the which there shall 
neither be earing nor harvest, 

7 And God sent me before you "to 
preserve you a posterity in the earth, 
and to save your lives by a great de- 
liverance. 

8 So now it was not you that sent 
me hither, but God : and he hath made 



Joseph sendeth 



GENESIS, 46. 



fo7' his father. 



CHAP. 45. 

e ch. 41, 43 
J udg. 
17,10 
Job 29, 16 

/cli. 47, 1 

g 1 Tim. 5,4 

h ch. 42, 23 

i Num. 18, 
12, 29 
Acts 7, 14 

6 was good 
in Vie eyes 
of Pha- 
raoh, 
ch. 41, 37 

\i ch. 27, 28 



your eye 

spare, 

etc. 



7 mouth. 



8 carrying. 

k. Job 29, 24 
Ps. 126, 1 
L,u. 24, 
11,41 



me a "father to Pha'raoh, and lord of' b. c 1707. 
all his house, and a ruler throughout 
all the land of E'gypt. F. 50. 19, 20. 

9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, 
and say unto him, Thus saith thy son 
Jo'seph, Grod hath made me lord of 
all E'gypt : com.e down unto me, tarry 
not: 

10 And •''thou shalt dwell in the land 
of Go'shen, and thou shalt be near 
unto me, thou, and thy children, and 
thy children's children, and thy 
flocks, and thy herds, arid all that 
thou hast : 

11 And there will I nourish thee ; for 
^yet there are five years of famine ; 
lest thou, and thjr household, and all 
that thou hast, come to poverty. 

1 2 And, behold, your eyes see, and 
the eyes of my brother Ben'ja'-min, 
that it is ''my mouth that spea.keth 6 m vm 
unto you. 

13 And ye shall tell my father of all 
my glory in E'gypt, and of ail that ye 
have seen; and ye shall haste and 
*bring down my father hither. 

14 And he fell upon his brother Ben'- 
ja-min's neck, and wept ; and Ben'ja- 
min wept upon his neck. 

15 Moreover he kissed all his breth- 
ren, and wept upon them : and after 
that his brethren talked with him. 

16 IF And the fame thereof was heard 
in Pha'radh's house, saying, J o'seph's 
brethren are come: and it ^pleased 
Pha'radh well, and his servants. 

17 And Pha'radh said unto J6'§eph, 
Say unto thy brethren. This do ye ; 
lade your beasts, and go, get you unto 
the land of Ca'naan ; 

18 And take your father and your 
households, and come unto me : and I 
will give you the good of the land of 
E'gypt, and ye shall eat •'the fat of the 
land. 

19 Now thou art commanded, this 
do ye ; take you wagons out of the 
land of E'gypt for your little ones, 
and for your wives, and bring your 
father, and come. 

20 Also ^regard not your stuff ; for 
the good of all the land of E'gypt is 
yours. 

21 And the children of l§'ra-el did so : 
and Jo'§eph gave them wagons, ac- 
cording to the 'commandment of 
Pha'raoh, and gave them provision 
for the way. 

22 To all of them he gave each man 
changes of raiment; but to Ben'ja- 
min he gave three hundred pieces 



9 Ms. 



CHAP. 46. 

a ch. 21, 31 

b ch. 26, 24 
ch. 28, 13 
ch. 31, 42 

c ch. 15, 1 
Job 33, 14 

a ch. 28, 13 

c ch. 12, 2 
Deut.26,5 
Ex. 1, 9 

/ch. 28, 15 
ch. 48, 21 

q ch. 15, 16 
ch. .50, 13 
Ex. 3, 8 

h ch. 50, 1 

i ch. 15, 13 

Acts 7. 15 



j Deut.26,5 
Josh. 24,4 
Ps. 105,23 

Isa. 52, 4 

53 



of silver, and five changes of rai- 
ment. 

23 And to his father he sent after 
this manner; ten asses 4aden with 
the good things of E'gypt, anl ten 
she passes laden with corn and bread 
and meat for his father by thf way. 

24 So he sent his brethren av/ay, 
and they departed : and he sf id unto 
them, See that ye fall not ou t by the 
way. 

25 And they v/ent up out c f E'gypt, 
and came into the land ot Ca'naan 
unto Ja'cob their father, 

26 And told himx, saying, Jo'§eph is 
yet alive, and he is governor over all 
the land of E'gypt. -'^And ^Ja'cob's 
heart fainted, for he believed them 
not. 

27 And they told him all the words 
of Jo'§eph, which he had said unto 
them : and when he saw the wagons 
which J5'§eph had sent to carry him, 
the spirit of Ja'cob their father re- 
vived : 

2_8 And i§'ra-el said. It is enough ; 
Jo'seph my son is yet alive : I will go 
and see him before I die. 

CHAPTER 46. 

1 Jacoh is comforted by God at Beer-sheba: 5 he 
goelh into Egypt: 9, the number of his family : 28 
Joseph 7neeteth him. 

AND l§'ra-el took his journey with 
all that he had, and came "to 
Be'er-she'ba, and offered sacrifices 
unto ''the God of his father I'saac. 

2 And God spake unto Is'ra-el ^in the 
vi_sions of the night, and said, Ja'cob, 
Ja'cob. And he said. Here ani I. 

3 And he said, I am God, ^the God 
of thy father : fear not to go down 
into E'gypt ; for I will there make ^of 
thee a great nation : 

4 1 -^will go doAvn with thee into 
E'gypt ; and I will also ^surely bring 
thee up again : and ^ Jo'§eph shall put 
his hand upon thine eyes. 

5 And 'Ja'cob rose u^ from Be'er- 
she'ba : and the sons of is'ra-el carried 
Ja'cob their father, and their little 
ones, and their wives, in the vv^agons 
vv^hich Pha'raoh had sent tocarry him. 

6 And they took their cattle, and 
their goods, which they had gotten in 
the land of Ca'naan, and came into 
E'gypt, -^'Ja'cob, and all his seed with 
him: 

7 His sons, and his sons' sons with 
him, his daughters, and his sons' 
daughters, and all his seed brought 
he with him into E'gypt. 



T/iose who v^ent 



GENESIS, 47. 



8 TAnd ^these are the names of the 
children of l§'ra-ei, which came into 
E'gyptiJa'cob and his sons : Keu'ben, 
^Ja'cob's firstborn. 

9 And thesons of Reu'ben ; lia'noch, 
and Phariii,and Hez'ron,and Car'mi. 
. 1 And "the sons of Sim'e-on ; ^ Je- 
mii'el, and Ja'min, and Chad, and 
Ma'chin, and ^Zo'har, and Sha'ul the 
son of a Ca'naan-it-ish woman. 

11 And the sons of Le'vi ; ^Ger'shon, 
Ko'hath, and Me-ra'rL 
_12 And the sons of Jii'dahj Er, and 
O'nan, and Shelah, and Pha'rez, and 
Za'ra.h : but "Er and O'nan died in the 



land of Ca'naan. And 'l^he sons of 
Pha'rez were liez'ron and Ha'miil. 

1 3 And the sons of is'sa-char ; Tola, 
and''PhiiVah, and J6b,and Shim'ron. 

14 And the sons of Zeb^i-lun; Se'- 
red, and Elon, and Jahle-ei. 

15 These he the sons of Le'ah, which 
she bare unto Ja'cob in Pa'dan-a'ram, 
with his daughter Df nah : aJl the 
souls of his sons and his daughters 
were thirty and three. 

16 And the sons of Gad ; ?'Zip]il-on, 
and Ilag'gi, Shu/nT, and ^Ez'bon, E'ri, 
and ^Ar'6-di, and A-re'li. 

1 7 And ?the sons of Ash'Sr ; Jim'nah, 
and lsh\i-ah, and is'u-i, and Be-ri'ah, 
and Se^rah their sister : and the sons 
of Be-rfah ; He^Sr, and Marchi-el. 

1 8 These ''are the sons of Zil^pah, 
whom La'ban gave to Le'ah his daugh- 
ter, and these she bare unto Ja'cob, 
eve7i sixteen souls. 

1 9 The sons of Ra'chel Ja'cob's wife ; 
Jo'geph, and Ben'ja-mm. 

20 And 'unto Jo'geph in the land 
of E'gypt were born Ma-nas'seh 
and E'phra-im, which As'e-nath the 
daughter of Pot'i-phe'rah Spriest of 
On bare unto him. 

21 And 'the sons of Ben'ja-min in ere 
Belah, and Be'chSr, and Ash'bel, 
Ge'ra, and Na'a~man,'*E'hi, and Rosh, 
"Mup'pim, and Tliip'pim, and Ard. 

22 These are the sons of Ra'chel, 
wdiich were born to Ja'cob : all tlie 
souls loere fourteen. 

23 And '''the sons of Dan ; '°Hii'shim. 

24 And ^the sons of Naph'ta-li ; Jah'- 
ze-el, and Gu'ni, and Je'zgr, and Shil'- 
lem. 

25 These '■'are the sons of Billiah, 
Avhich "La'ban gave unto Ra'chel his 
daughter, and she bare these unto 
Ja'cob : all the souls loere seven. 

26 All -"the souls that came with Ja'- 
cob into E'gypt, which came out of his 



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] I 



CHAP. 4:6. 

k Ex. 1, 1 
Ex. 6, 14 

I Num.26,5 
1 Chr. 5,1 

m Ex. 6, 15 
1 Chr. 
4,24 

1 Or, Ne- 
muel. 

2 Or,Jarib. 

3 Or, 

Zerah, 
1 Chr. 
4,24 

4 Or, Ger- 
shoin. 

n ch. 38, 3 

ch. 38, 29 
1 Chr. 2, 5 

5 Or, Puah, 
and 

Ja>ihub. 

p Num. 
26, 15, 
Zephon. 

6 Or, Ozni. 

7 Or, Arod. 
q 1 Chr.7,30 
r ch. 30, 10 
s ch. 41, 50 

8 Or, 
prince. 

t 1 Chr. 7, 6 

It Num. 
26, 38, 
Ahiram. 

V Num. 
26, 39, 
Shv- 
pham. 
lChr.7,12 
Shuppim. 

9 Hupham. 

w 1 Chr. 

7, 12 

10 Or, Slm- 
liam. 

X 1 Chr. 
7,13 

l/ch.30,5,7 

e ch. 29, 29 

aEx. 1, 5 

11 tU(jh. 

h Deut. 

10,22 

Acts 7, 14 
c ch. 31, 21 
d Lu. 2, 29 

12 tluy are 
men of 
cattle. 

e ch.47,2,3 

/ch. 30, 35 
ch. 34, 5 
ch. 37, 12 

g Ex. 8, 26 



CHAP. 47. 

a ch. 46, 31 

bch. 45, 10 
ch. 46, 28 

c Acts 7, 13 

d ch. 46, 33 

e ch. 46, 34 

54 



into Egypt. 

loins,besides Ja' cob's sons' wives, all 
the souls 'were threescore and six : 

27 And the sons of Jd'seph, which 
were born him in E'gypt, v:>ere two 
souls : ''all the souls of the house of 
Ja'cob, which came into E'gypt, were 
threescoi-e and ten. _ 

28 HAnd he sent Jii'dah before him 
unto Jo'§eph, "^to direct his face unto 
Go'shen ; and they came into the land 
of Go'shen. _ 

29 And Jo'§eph made ready his 
chariot, and went up to meet i§'ra-el 
his father, to Go'shen, and presented 
himself unto him ; and he fell on his 
neck, and wept on his neck a good 
while. 

30 And l§'ra-el said unto Jo'geph, 
Now 'let me die, since I have seen 
thy face, because thou art yet alive. 

31 And J5'§eph said unto his breth- 
ren, and unto his father's house, I 
will go up, and sheiv Pha'radh, and 
say unto him. My brethren, and my 
father's house, which vmre in the 
land of Canaan, are come unto me ; 

32 And the men ctre shepherds, for 
^ -their trade hath been to feed cattle ; 
and they have brought their flocks, 
and their herds, and ail that they 
have. 

33 And it shall come to pass, when 
Pha'raoh shall call you, and shall say, 
'What is your occupation? 

34 That ye shall say. Thy servants' 
trade hath been about cattle -^from 
our youth even until now, both we, 
a7id also our fathers : that ye may 
dwell in the land of Go'shen; for 
every shepherd is ^an abomination 
unto the E-gyp'tian§. 

CHAPTER 47. 

1 Joseph presenteth lire of his hrethren, 7 and his 
father, before Pharaoh; 11 lie giveth them hahiia- 
'tion and maintenance. \i lie gelteth all the Egyp- 
tians'' property to Pharaoh. 22 The priests' land 
not boyf/ht,. etc. 

THEN Jo'§eph ''came and told 
Pha'raoh, and said. My father 
and my brethren, and their flocks, a nd 
their herds, and all that they have, 
are come out of the land of Ca'naan ; 
and, behold, they are in the 'land of 
Gd'shen. 

2 And he took some of his brethren, 
even five men, and ''presented them 
unto Pha'raoh. 

3 And Pha'raoh said unto his breth- 
ren,'^ What is your occupation ? And 
they said unto Pha'radh, ^Thy serv- 
ants are shepherds, both we, and 
also our fathers. 

2 



Jacob presented to Pharaoh. GENESIS, 47. 



Egyptians sell their land. 



4 They said moreover unto Pha' 
ra5h, •'For to sojourn in the land are 
we come ; for thy servants have no 
pasture for their flocks; •''for the 
famine is sore in the land of Ca'naan : 
now therefore, we pray thee, let thy 
servants ^dwell in the land of Go'- 
shen. 

5 And Pha'raoh spake unto Jd'seph, 
saying. Thy father and thy brethren 
are come unto thee : 

6 The 'land of E'gyp* ^'-^ before thee ; 
in the best of the land make thy fa- 
ther and brethren to dwell ; in •'the 
land of Go'shen let them dv/ ell : and 
if thou knowest any men of activity 
among them, then make them '^rulers 
over my cattle. 

7 And J5'§eph brought in Ja'cob his 
father, and set him before Pha'raoh : 
and Ja'cob blessed Pha'radh. 

8 And Pha'raoh said unto Ja'cob, 
VHow old oM thou ? 

9 And Ja'cob said unto Pha'raoh, The 
'days of the years of my pilgrimage 
are an hundred and thirty years : 
"'few and evil have the days of the 
yea,rs of my life been, and have "not 
attained unto the days of the years 
of the life of my fathers in the days 
of their pilgrimage. 

10 And Ja'cob "blessed Pha'raoh, and 
went out from before Pha'raoh. 

11 IF And J6'§eph placed his father 
and his brethren, and gave them a 
possession in the land of E'gypt, in 
the best of the land, in the land of 
^■Ra-me'se§, as ^Pha'raoh had com- 
manded. 

1 2 And J o'seph nourished his ''father, 
and his brethren, and all his father's 
household, with bread, ^according to 
their families. 

13 f And there was no bread in all 
the land ; for the famine loas very 
sore, "so that the land of E'gypt. and 
all the land of Ca'naan fainted by 
reason of the famine. 

14 And 'J o'seph gathered up all the 
money that was found in the land of 
E'gypt, and in the land of Ca'naan, 
for the corn which they bought : and 
Jo_^§eph brought the money into Pha'- 
raoh's house. 

1 5 And when money failed in the land 
of E'gypt, and in the land of Ca'naan, 
all the E-gyp'tian§ came unto J6'§eph, 
and said, Give us bread : for "why 
should we die in thy presence? for 
the money laileth. 

16 And Jo'seph said. Give your cat 



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CHAP. 4=7. 

/ch. 15,13 
Deut.26,5 
Ps. 105,23 
Isa. 52, 4: 

g ch. 43, 1 
Acts 7, 11 

h ch. 46, 34 

i ch. 20, 15 

j ver. 4 

k lKi.11,28 
Pro.22,29 
Pro.12,24 

1 Hoio 
many are 
the days 
of the 
years of 
thy life ? 

1 Ps. 39, 12 
Ps. 119,19 
2 Cor. 5, 
6 7 

Heb. 11, 
9,13 

1 Pet.2,11 

r.i Job 7, 7 
Job 14, 1 
Ps. 102, 3 
Eccl. 2,23 
Jas. 4, 14 

1 Pet.1,24 

?i ch. 25, 7 
ch. 35, 28 

ver. 7 

p Ex. 1, 11 
Ex. 12, 37 

q ver. 6 

r Pro. 10, 1 
Ex. 20, 12 

2 Or, as a 
little child 
is nour- 
ished: ac- 
cording to 
the little 
ernes, 

ch. 50, 21 

s ch. 41, 30 
Acts 7, 11 

t ch. 41. 56 
u ver. 19 

3 led them. 

1701. 

V Ezra 7, 24 

4 Or, 

princes, 
ch. 41, 45 

2 Sam. 
8,18 

w ch. 33, 15 

X ver. 22 

5 Or, 

princes. 

V ver. 11 

55 



tie ; and I will give you for your cat- 
tle, if money fail. 

I'TAnd they brought their cattle 
unto Jo'geph : and Jo'seph gave them 
bread in exchange for horses, and 
for the flocks, and for the cattle of 
the herds, and for the asses : a,nd he 
^fed them with bread for all their 
cattle for that year. 

18 When that year vfa.s ended, they 
came unto hun the second year, and 
said unto him. We will not hide it 
from my lord, how that our money 
is spent ; m}^ lord also hath our herds 
of cattle ; there is not ought left in 
the sight of my lord, but our bodies, 
and our lands : 

1 9 Wherefore shall y^q die before 
thine eyes, both we and our land ? 
buy us and our land for bread, and 
we and oui' land will be servants unto 
Pha'raoh : and give us seed, that v\^e 
may live, and not die, that the land 
be not desolate. 

20 And Jo'§eph bought all the land 
of E'gyx-)t for Pha'radh ; f orthe E-gyp'- 
tians sold every man his field, be- 
cause the famine prevailed over them : 
so the land became Pha'raoh's. 

21 And as for the people, he removed 
them to cities from 07ie end of the 
borders of E'gy'pt even to the other 
end thereof. 

22 Only ^'the land of the ^priests 
bought he not ; for the priests had a 
portion assigned them of Pha'raoh, 
and did eat their portion which Pha'- 
raoh gave them : wherefore they sold 
not their lands. 

23 Then J5'§ephsaid unto the people^ 
Behold, I have bought you this day 
and your land for Pha'raoh : lo, h ere is 
seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 

24 And it shall come to pass in the 
increase, that ye shall give the fifth 
part unto Pha'raoh, and four parts 
shall be your own, for seed of the field, 
and for your food, and for them of 
your households, and for food for 
your little ones. 

25 x\nd they said, Thou hast saved 
our lives: "let us find grace in the 
sight of my lord, and we will l^e Pha'- 
radh's servants. 

26 And Jo'seph made it a law over 
the land of E'gypt unto this day, that 
Pha'raoh should have the filth. part; 
''except the land of the ^priests only, 
inhich became not Pha'raoh s. 

27 IF And is'ra-ei ''dwelt in the land of 
E'gypt, in the country of Gd'shenj 



Jacob blesseth 



GENESIS, 48. 



Kphrairti and Manasseh. 




and they had possessions therein, and 
^grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 

28 And Ja'cob lived in the land of 
'E'gf^t seventeen years : so ^he whole 
age of Ja'cob was an hundred forty 
and seven years. 

29 And the time ''drew nigh that l§'- 
ra-el must die : and he called his son 
Jo'§ei)h, and said unto him. If now I 
have found grace in thy sight, ^put, 
I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, 
and ''deal kindh^ and truly with me ; 
"^bury me not, i pray thee, in E'gypt : 

30 But '1 will lie with my fathers, 
and thou shalt carry me out of E'gypt, 
and -^'bury me in their buryingplace. 
And he said, I will do as thou hast 
said. 

31 And he said, Swear unto me. 
And he sware unto him. ^ And Is'ra-el 
bowed himself upon the bed's head. 

CHAPTER 48. 

1 Joseph icith his sons visitethhls siclc father. 3 Jacob 
repeateth God'' s promise, and taketh Ephraiin and 
JIanassek as his own; he blesseth Josej^h's so/is. 

ND it came to pass after these 
things, that one told Jo'§eph, 
Behold, thy father is sick : and he 
took with him his two sons, Ma-nas'- 
seh and E'phra-im. 

2 And ojte told Ja'cob, and said, Be- 
hold, thy son Jo'geph cometh unto 
thee : and I§'ra-el strengthened him- 
self, and sa,t upon the bed. 

3 And Ja'cob said unto Jo'seph, God 
Almighty appeared unto me at ''Luz 
in the land of Ca'naan, and blessed 
xae, 

4 And said unto me. Behold, I will 
make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, 
and I will make of thee a multitude 
of people ; and will give this land to 
thy seed after thee °for an everlast- 
ing possession. 

5 And now thy ""two sons, E'phra-im 
and Ma-nas'seh, which were born unto 
thee in the land of_ E'gypt before I 
came unto thee into E'gypt, are mine ; 
as Reu'ben and Sim'e-on, they shall be 
m.ine. 

6 And thy issue, which thou beget- 
test after them, shall be thine, a)id 
shall be called after the name of 
their brethren in their inheritance. 

7 And as for me, when I came from 
Pa'dan, '^Ra'chel died by me in the 
land of Ca'naan in the way, when yet 
there loas but a little way to come 
unto Eph'rath ; and I buried her there 
in the way of l:ph'rath ; the same is 
Beth'-le-hem. 



B. C. 1701. 



CHAP. 47. 

z ch. 12, 2 
ch. 15, 
13, 14 
ch. 17, 6 
ch. 18, 18 
ch. 26, 4 
ch. 46, 3 
Ex. 1, 7 
Deut.26,5 
Ps. 105,24 
Acts 7, 17 

6 tlie days 
of the 
years of 
Tits life. 

a Deut. 
31, 14 
1 Ki. 2, 1 

b ch. 24, 2 

c ch. 24, 49 

d ch. 50, 25 

e 2 Sam. 
19,37 

/ch. 23,2. 

17-20 
ch. 25, 
9, 10 

ch. 35, 29 
ch. 49, 29 
ch. 50, 
5, 13 

Acts 7, 16 
Heb. 
11,22 

g ch. 48, 2 
1 Ki. 1,47 
Heb. 
11,21 



B. C. 1689. 

CHAP. 48. 

a ch. 28, 
13,19 
ch. 35,6,9, 
etc. 

b ch. 17. 8 

c ch. 41, 50 
ch. 46, 20 
Josh. 1.3,7 
Josh. 14,4 

d ch. 35, 19 

e ch. 33, 5 

/ch. 27, 4 

g ch. 27, 1 

1 heavy, 
Isa. 6, 10 
Isa. 59, 1 

h ch. 27, 27 

i ch. 45, 26 

j Heb. 
11,21 

k ch. 28, 15 

1 Amos 
9 12 
Actsl5,17 

2 a^ fishes 
do in- 
crease. 

m ver. 14 

3 was evil 
in his 

eyes. 

n Num.2,19 
Deut. 
33,17 

4 fulness. 

Ruth 4,11 

56 



8 And J§'ra-el beheld Jo'geph's sons, 
and said. Who are these? 

9 And J5'§eph said unto his father, 
*They are my sons, whom God hatn 
given me in this place. And he said. 
Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, 
and •'1 will bless them. 

10 Now ^^theeyes of Is'ra-elwere Mim 
for age, so that he could not see. And 
he brought them near unto him ; and 
he ''kissed them, and embraced them. 

11 And Is'ra-el said unto J6'§eph, I 
'had not thought to see thy face : and, 
lo, God hath shewed me also thy 
seed. 

12 And Jo'§eph brought them out 
from between his knees, and he bowed 
himself with his face to the earth. 

13 And J5'§eph took them both, 
E'phra-im in his right hand toward 
Ig'ra-el's left hand, and Ma-nas'seh in 
his left hand towa,rd Is'ra-el's right 
hand, and brought the^n near unto 
him. 

1 4 And I§'ra-el stretched out his right 
hand, and laid it upon E'phra-im.'s 
head, who teas the younger, and his 
left hand upon Ma-nas'seh's head, 
guiding his hands wittingly; for 
Ma-nas'seh vki-s the firstborn. 

15*rAnd ■'he blessed Jo'seph, and 
said, God, before whom, my fathers 
A'bra-ham and I'§aac did walk, the 
God which fed me all my life long 
unto this day, K. 49. 24. 25. J 

1 6 The Angel Hvhich redeemed me 
from all evil, bless the lads ; and let 
iny name be named on them, and the 
name of my fathers A'bra-ham and 
l'§aac; and let them ^grow into a 
multitude in the midst of the earth. 

17 And when Jo'seph saw that his 
father "laid his right hand upon the 
head of E'phra-im, it Mispleased him : 
and he held up his father's hand, to 
remove it from E'phra-im's head unto 
Ma-nas'seh's head. 

18 And Jo'§eph said unto his father, 
Not so, my father: for this is the 
firstborn; put thy right hand upon 
his head. 

1 9 And his father refused, and said, 
I know it, my son, I know it: he 
also shall becomie a people, and he 
also shall be great: but truly his 
"younger brother shall be greater 
than he, and his seed shall become a 
^multitude of nations. 

20 And he blessed thean that day, 
saying, "In thee shall I§'ra-el bless, 
saying, God make thee as E'phra-im 



Jacob calleth 



GENESIS, 49. 



his sons together. 



and as Ma-nas'seh : and he set E'phra- 
im before Ma-nas'seh. 

21 And I§'ra-el said unto Jo'geph, Be- 
hold, I die : but >God shall be with 
you, and bring you again unto the 
land of your fathers. 

22 Moreover ?I have given to thee 
one portion above thy brethren, which 

I took out of the hand of the "Arn'or- 
ite with my sword and with my bow. 

CHAPTER 49. 

I Mcoh calleth his sons together: 3 he pronounceth 
curses on Reuben, 5 and on Simeon and Levi ; 
8 a blessing onJudah, etc. 28 He charges them 
concerning his burial; 33 his death. 

A ND Ja'cob called unto his sons, 
jTjL and said, Gather yourselves to- 
gether, that I may ''tell you that 
wiiich shall befall you ^in the last 
days. 

2 Gather yourselves together, and 
hear, ye sons of Ja'cob ; and hearken 
''unto is'ra-el your father. 

3 ^Reu'ben, thou art my fir-stbom, 
my might, '^and the beginning of my 
strength, the excellency of dignity, 
and the excellency of poAver : 

4 Unstable as water, ^thou "shalt not 
excel; because thou wentest up to 
thy father's bed; then defiledst thou 
it : ^he went up to my couch, 

5 TSim'e-on and Le'vi are -^'brethren : 
^instruments ^of cruelty are in their 
habitations. 

6 O my soul, ^come not thou into 
their secret; 'unto their assembly, 
mine honour, be not thou united i for 
in their anger they sleAv a man, and 
in their selfwill they \ligged doA\Ti a 
wall. 

7 Cursed be their anger, for it icas 
fierce; and their ^vi^ath, for it was 
cruel : •'T Avill divide them in Ja'cob, 
and scatter them in Is'ra-el. 

8 'irJii'dah, thou art he whom thy 
brethren shall praise : thy hand shall 
be in the neck of thine enemies; thy 
father's children shall bow down be- 
fore _thee. 

9 Ju'dah is a lion's whelp : from the 
prey, my son, thou art gone up : '^he 
stooped down, he couched as a lion, 
and as an old lion ; who shall rouse 
him up ? 

10 The_ ^sceptre shall not depart 
from Ju'dah, nor a "'lawgiver from 
between his feet, "until ShI'loh come : 
"and unto him shall the gathering of 
the people be. 

II Binding his foal unto the vine, 
and his ass's colt unto the choice 
vine; he washed his garments in 



B. C. 1689. 



CHAP. 48. 
p ch. 50, 24 
Of Josh. 

24, 32 

1 Chr. 5, 2 

John 4, 5 
■/• ch. 34, 28 

Josh. 

17, 14 



CHAP. 49. 
a Deut.33,1 

Amos 3, 7 
b Deut.4,30 

Num. 

24, 14 
c Ps. 34, 11 
d Deut. 

21, 17 

1 do not 
thou 
excel. 

e Deut. 
27, 20 

1 Chr. 5,1 

2 Or, my 
couch is 
gone. 

f Pro. 18, 9 

3 Or, their 
swords 
are 

weapons 
of vio- 
lence. 

Q ch. 34, 25 
h Pro. 1, 15 
i Ps. 26, 9 

4 Or, 
houghed 
oxen. 

j Josh. 21,1 
lChr.4,24 

Jc Num.24,9 

I Num. 
24. 17 

m Ps. 60, 7 

II 1 Chr. 5, 2 
Isa. 11, 1 
Ezek. 
21,27 
Dan. 9, 25 
Mat. 21, 9 
Lu. 1, 32 

Isa. 2, 2 
Isa. 11, 10 
Isa. 42,1,4 
Isa. 49, 6 
Isa. 55,4,5 
Isa.60,1-5 
Hag. 2, 7 
Lu. 2, 30 

2 Ki.18,.32 
p Dent. 

33, 18 
q Judg. 

13, 2,witli 

Judg. 

15, 20 
r Judg. 

18,27 

5 an 
arroiv- 
snake. 

s Ps. 25, 3,5 
Ps. 62, 5 
Ps. 119, 
166, 174 
Ps. 130, 5 
Isa. 25, 9 
Isa. 40, 31 
Lam. 3,26 
Rom. 2, 7 
1 Cor. 1, 7 
Phil. 3, 20 
Titus 2,13 

t Deut. 
.33, 20 

6 daugh- 
ters. 

u ch. 37, 24 
V Job 29, 20 
w Ps. 132, 

2,5 
X Ps. 80, 1 
ylsa. 28,16 

57 



wine, and his clothes in the blood of 
grapes : 

12 His eyes shall be red with wine, 
and his teeth white with milk. 

13 *iiZeb'u-lun ^shall dwell at the ha- 
ven of the sea ; and he shall be for 
an haven of ships; and his border 
shall be unto Zi'don. 

14 ^is'sa-char is a strong ass couch- 
ing doAvn between two burdens : 

15 And he saw that rest v:as good, 
and the land that it teas pleasant i 
and bowed his shoulder to bear, and 
became a servant unto tribute. 

16 'liDan^'shaU judge his people, as 
one of the tribes of Is'ra-el. 

17 Dan ''shall be a serpent by the 
way, ^an adder in the path, that biteth 
the horse heels, so that liis rider shall 
fall backward. 

181 ^'have waited for thy salvation, 
O Lord. 

19 ^Gad, ^a troop shall overcome 
him: but he shall overcome at the 
last. 

20 "^Out of Ash'er his bread shall be 
fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. 

21 Ti iSTaph'ta-li is a hind let loose : he 
giveth_goodly words. 

22 TJo'seph is a fruitful bough, eve7i 
a fruitful bough by a Avell; lohose 
^branches i*un over the wall : 

23 The archers have ''sorely grieved 
him, and shot at him, and hated 
him: 

24 But his ^bow abode in strength, i k 



and the arms of liis hands were made 



strong bv the hands of the "niiglijFy 



(rod of J a^cob ; (from thence ''is the 
shepherd, ^'the stone of Is'ra-el :) 

25 Eli en by the God of thy father, 
who shall help thee ; and by the Al- 
mighty, 'Vvho shall bless thee with 
blessings of heaven above, blessings 
of the deep that lieth under, blessings 
of the breasts, and of the womb : * 

26 The blessings of thy father have^ 
prevailed above the blessings of my 
progenitors imto the utmost bound 
of the everlasting hiUs : they shall 
be on the head of Jo'^eph, and on the 
crown of the head of him that was 
separate from his brethren. 

2 7 *rBen' ja-min shall ''ravin as a wolf: 
in the morning he shall devour the 
prey, ^and at night he shall divide 
the spoil. 

28 *ii All these are the twelve tribes 
of is'ra-el: and this is it that their 

z Deut. 33, 13 a Judg. 20, 21, 25 h Num. 23, 2A 
Esth.8, 11 Ezek. 39, 10 Zeeh. 14,1, 7 

*K. Exod. 6. 6, 7. 



The death and 



GENESIS, 50. 



burial of Jacoh. 



father spake unto them, and blessed 
them; every ono according to his 
blessing he blessed them. 

29 And he charged them, and said 
unto them, I "^am to be gathered unto 
my people : '^bury me with n^ "^ fathers 
"in the cave that is in the field of 
E'phron the Hit'tite, 

80 In the cave that is in the field of 
Mach-pelah, which is before Mam're, 
in the land of Ca'naan, which -^ A 'bra- 
ham bought with the field of E'phron 
the Hit'tite for a possession of a bury- 
ingplace. 

31 There ^they buried A'bra-hamand 
Sa'rah his "wife ; ^' there they buried 
r'§aac and Re-bek'ah his wife; and 
there I buried Le'ah. 

32 The purchase of the field and of 
the cave that is therein loas from the 
children of Heth. 

3 3 And Avhen J a'cob had made an end 
of commanding his sons, he gathered 
up his feet into the bed, and yielded 
up the ghost, and was gathered unto 
his people. 

CHAPTER 50. 

1 The. inourning for Jacob: 1 his funeral. 24 Jo- 
seph prophesieth to .'iis brethreyi their return to 
Canaan: 22 his age, 26 and death. 

AN D J 5'§eph "fell upon his father's 
face, and*wept upon him, and 
kissed him. 

2 And Jo'§eph commanded his serv- 
ants the physicians to "embalm his 
father: and the physicians embalmed 
I§'ra-el. 

3 And forty days were fulfilled for 
him ; for so are fulfilled the days of 
those which are em.balmed : and the 
E-gyp'tian§ 'mourned ''for him three- 
score and ten days. 

4 And when the days of his mourn- 
ing were past, J 5'§epii spake unto 'the 
house of Pha'radh, saying. If now I 
have found grace in your eyes, speak, 
I pray you, in the ears of Pha'raoh, 
saying, 

5 My father made me swear, say- 
ing, Lo. I die : in my grave -^which I 
have digged for me in the land of 
Ca'naan, there shait thou bury me. 
Now therefore let me go up, I pray 
thee, and bury my father, and I will 
come again. 

6 And Pha'raoh said. Go up, and 
bury th^^ father, according as he 
made thee swear. 

7 'iTAnd J5'§eph went up to bury his 
father : and with him went up all the 
servante of Pha'radh, the elders of 



B. C. 1689. 



CHAP. 


4:9. 


c ch. 
ch. 


15, 

25, 


15 
8 


a ch. 47, 
2 Sam 
19, 37 


30 


e ch. 


50, 


13 


/ch. 


23, 


16 


g ch. 
ch. 


25, 


19 
9 


/ich. 


35, 


29 



CHAP. 50. 

a ch. 46, 4 

b2Ki.l3,14 

c 2 Chr. 
16, 14 
Mat.26,12 
Markl4,8 
Mark 16,1 
Lu. 24, 1 
John 19, 
39,40 

1 wepf. 

fZ Num. 
20, 29 
Deut.34,8 

e Esth. 4, 2 

f2Chr. 
18, 14 
Isa. 22, 10 
Mat.27,60 

q Acts 8, 2 

7i 1 Sam. 
31, 13 
Job 2, 13 

2 That is. 
The 

mourn- 
ing of the 
Egyp- 
tians. 

i ch. 23, 16 
Acts 7, 16 

J Job 15, 21 

3 charged. 

k Pro.28,13 

I ch. 49, 25 

m ch. 37, 
7,10 

n Deut. 
,32, 35 
Rom. 
12, 19 
Heb. 
10, 30 

Ps. 56, 5 
Isa. 10, 7 

p ch. 45, 5,7 
Acts 3, 
13-15 

58 



his house, and all the elderc of the 
land of E'gj^pt, 

8 And all the house of J5'j?eph, and 
his brethren, and his father's house ■. 
only their little ones, and their flocks, 
and their herds, they left in the land 
of Go'shen. 

9 And there went up with him both 
chariots and horsemen : ana it was 
a very great company. 

10 And they came to the threshing- 
floor of A'tad, which is beyond Jor'- 
dan, and there they "mourned with 
a great and very sore lamentation : 

and he made a mourning for his fa- 
ther seven days. 

11 And when the inhabitants of the 
land, the Ca'naan-Ites, saw the mourn- 
ing in the floor of A'tad, they said. 
This is a grievous mourning to the 
E-gyp'tian§ : wherefore the name of 
it w^as called ^A'bel-miz'ra-im, which 
is beyond J or 'dan. 

1 2 And his sons did unto him ac- 
cording as he commanded them : 

1 3 For 'his sons carried him into the 
land of Ca'naan, and buried him in 
the cave of the field of Mach-pe'lah, 
which A 'bra-ham bought with the 
field for a possession of a burying- 
place of E'phron the Hit'tite, before 
Mam're. 

14 And Jo'geph returned into E'gypt, 
he, and his brethren, and all that 
Avent up with him to bury his father, 
after he had buried_his father. 

15^And when Jo'seph's brethren 
saw that their father was dead, they 
''said, Jo'seph v/ill peradventure hate 
us, and will certainly requite us all 
the evil which we did unto him. 

1 6 And they ^sent a messenger unto 
J5'§eph, saying. Thy father did com.- 
mand before he died, saying, 

1 7 So shall ye say unto J5'§eph, For- 
give. I pray"^ thee now, the trespass 
of thy brethren, and their sin; for 
^they did unto thee evil : and now, Ave 
pray thee, forgive the trespass of the 
servants of 'the God of thy father. 
And J5'seph wept when they spake 
unto him. 

18 And his brethren also went and 
"'fell doAvn before his face ; and they 
said. Behold, Ave be thy servants. 

19 And Jo'§eph said unto them, Fear 
not : ''for am I in the place of God ? 

20 But ''as for you, ye thought evil 
against me ; but pQod meant it unto 
good, to bring to pass, as it is this 
day, to save much people aUve. * 

*F. Exod. 4. 29-31. 



The children of Israel 



EXODUS, 1. 



oppressed by FharaoJi. 



21 Now therefore fear ye not : ?I will 
nourish you, and your httle ones. 
And he comforted them, and spake 
^kindly unto them. 

22 lAnd Jo'geph dwelt in E'gypt, he, 
and his father's house : and Jo'§eph 
lived an hundred and ten years. 

28 And Jo'geph saw E'phra-im's chil- 
dren "of the third generation : the 
children also of Ma'chir the son of 
i\[a-nas'seh nvere ^brought up upon 
Jo'seph's knees. 

24 And Jo'§epii said unto his breth- 



B. C. 1689. 



CHAP. 50. 

g ch. 47, 12 

Mat. 5, M 
i to their 

hearts, 
r Job 42, 16 
s ch. 30, 3 
5 home, 
t Ex. 8, 

16, 17 

Heb. 

11, 22 
u di. 26, 3 
V ch. 47, 29 

Ex. 13, 19 

Josh. 

24, 33 



ren, I die : and 'God will surely visit 
you, and bring you out of this "land 
unto the land which he sware to 
A'bra-ham, to I'gaac, and to Ja'- 
cob. 

25 And 'Jo'geph took an oath of the 
children of Is'r8.-el, saying, God v^ill 
surely visit you, and ye shall cai'ry 
lip my bones from hence, 

26 So Jd'sepli died, being an hun 
dred and ten years old : and they em- 
balmed him, and he was put iji 
coffin in E'gypt. 



c4 



THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 

EXODUS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

I Thi chiUlren of Israel multiply: ^tliey are op- 
pressed hy a new king. 22 The male children de- 
stroyed. 



IN 



TOW ''these are the names of the 
S children of is'rt 



*a-el, which came 
into E'g5"pt ; every man and his house- 
hold came with Ja'cob. 

2 Reu'ben, Sim'e-on, Le'vi, and Jii'- 
dah. 

S is'sa-char, Zeb'u-liin, and Ben'ja- 
min, 

4 Dan, and Naph'ta-li, Gad, and 
ish'Sr. 

5 And all the souls that came out of 
the 'loins of J a'cob were seventy ^soiils: 
for Jo'§eph was in E'gypt already. 

6 And '^ Jo'sephdied, andallliis breth- 
ren, and "^all that generation. 

7 And 'the children of is'ra-el were 
fruitful, and increased abundantly, 
and multiplied, and waxed exceeding 
mighty ; and the land was filled with 
them. 

8 "ii jSTow there arose up a nev>^ kh;g 
over Egypt, v>^hich knew not J J>'§eph 

9 And he said unto his people, fee- 
hold, -^the people of the children of I5'- 
ra-el are more and mightier than wc : 

lU Come "on, let us ^deal wisely with 
them ; lest they multiply, and it come 
to pass, that, when there falleth out 
any war, they join also unto our ene 
mies, and fight against us, and so get 
them, up out of the land. 

11 Therefore they did set over them 
taskmasters 'to afflict them with their 
^burdens. Ax\A they built for Pha'- 
raoh tre_asure cities, Pi'thom ^and 
Ra-am'se§. 

12 'But the more they afflicted 
them, the more they multiplied and 



B. C. 1706. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Gen. 46, 8 
ch. 6, 14 

1 Ihitjh. 

b Gen.46,26 
Deut. 
10,22 

c Gen..50,26 
Acts 7, 15 

d EccL 1, 4 

e Gen. 46, 3 
Deut. 26,5 
Acts 7, 17 

/ Ps. 105,24 
(7 Ps. 10, 2 
h Job 5, 13 
Pro. 28,16 
Acts 7, 19 
i Gen. 15, 1 
j ch. 2, 11 
ch. 5, 4, 5 
Pro. 27, 3 
Ps. 81, 6 
?:•. )n.47r'. 

2 A.id as 
they af- 
mtcd 
them, so 
they mul- 
tiplied, 
etc. 

I ch. 2, 23 
Lev. 25, 
14, 17 
Num. 
20, 15 

P3. 10, 

17,1c; 

Eccl. 5, 8 

Acts 7, 
IC, 34 

c; Ps. 81, 6 

n Pro. 16, 6 

Dm. 3, 16 
Acts 5, 29 

p Josh. 2, 4 
2 Sam.l7, 

1^, '~ ^■ 

q Pro. 11,18 
Isa. 3, 10 
Heb. 6, 10 

)• 1 Sam. 
2. 35 

2 Sam. 7, 
11, 13, 
27. 29 
1 Ki. 2, 24 
1KL11,38 
Ps. 127, 1 

59 



grew. And they were grieved be- 
cause of the children of l§'ra-el. 

1 3 AndtheE-gyp'tiansmadethechil- 
dren of is'ra-el to ser\^e with rigour ; 

14 And they teade their lives bitter 
with hard bondage, "'in morter, and 
in brick, and in all manner of service 
in the field : all their seiwice,Avherein 
they made them serve, was with 
rigour. 

15 ^And the kmg of E'gypt spake to 
the He'brew midwives, of which the 
name of the one to as Shiph'rah, and 
the name of the other Pii'ah : 

16 And he said, AVhen ye do the 
office of a midwife to the lle'brew 
women, and see them upon the stools ; 
if it be a son, then ye shall kill hiiri : 
but if it be a daughter, then she shall 
live. 

17 But the midwives ''feared God, 
and did not '^as the king of E'gypt 
commanded them, but saved the 
men children alive. 

18 And the king of E'gypt called for 
the midwives, and said unto them, 
Why have ye done this thing, and 
have saved the men children alive ? 

19_And ^tbe " ixdd wives said unto 
Pha'rt.oh, Because the He'brew wom- 
en are not as the E-gyp'^i^ii^ women ; 
for they are lively, and are deli\ ered 
ere the midwives come in unto 
them. 

20 Therefore ^God dealt well with 
the midwives : and the neople multi- 
plied, and waxed very mighty, 

21 And it came to pass, because the 
midwives feared God,i}hat he made 
them houses. 

22 And Pha'raoh charged all hi^ 



The birth of Jlfoses. 



EXODUS, 2. 



He fleeth into Midian. 



people, saying, Every son that is 
born ye shall cast into the river, and 
every daughter ye shall save alive. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Moses is horn, and laid among the flags : 6 he if< 
found, and bro7ighi up by Pharaoh'' s daughter : 12 
he slayeth an Egyptian, and fleeth into Jmdian. 21 



He marrieth Zipporah. 

A ND there went 



'a man of the 



house of LeVi, and took to loife 
a daughter of LeVl. 

2 And the v/oman conceived, and 
bare a son : and '^when she saw him 
that h.ewas a goodly child ^ she hid 
him three months. 

3 And when she could not longer 
hide him, she took for him an ark of 
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime 
and with pitch, and put the child 
therein ; and she laid it in. the flags 
by the river's brink. 

4 And ''his sister stood afar off, to wit 
what would be done to him. 

5 lAnd the '^daughter of Pha'ra5h 
came down to wash herself at the 
river ; and her maidens walked along 
by the river's side ; and when she saw 
the ark among the flags, she sent her 
maid to fetch it. 

6 And when she had opened it, she 
sav7 the child : and, behold, the babe 
wept. And she had compassion on 
him, and said, This is one of the He'- 
brew§' children. 

T Then said his sister to Pha'raoh's 
daughter, Shall I go and call to thee 
a nurse of the He'brew women, that 
she may nurse the child for thee ? 

8 And Pha'raoh's daughter said to 
her, Go. And the maid went and 
called the child's mother. 

9 And Pha'radh's daughter said unto 
her. Take this child away, and nurse 
it for me, and I will give thee thy 
wages. And the woman took the 
child, and nursed it. 

10 And the child grew, and she 
brought him unto Pha/ra5h's daugh- 
ter, and he became her son. And she 
called his name ^M5'§e§: and she said, 
Because I drew him out of the water. 

11 TiAnd it came to pass in those 
days, ^when M5'se§ was grown, that 
he went out unto his brethren, and 
looked on their burdens : and he spied 
an E-gyp'tian smitingan He'brew, one 
of his brethren. 

1 2 And he looked this way and that 
way, and when he saw that there was 
no man, he slew the E-gyp'tian, and 
hid him in the sand. 

13 And when he went out the second 



B. C. 1571. 



CHAP. 2. 

a ch. 6, 20 
Num. 
26,59 
1 Chr. 23, 
13,14 

b Heb. 
11,23 

c ch. 15, 20 
Num. 
26, 59 

a Acts 7, 21 

1 That is, 
Drawn 
out. 

e Heb. 11, 
24-26 

2 a man, a 
prince. 
Gen. 13, 8 
Gen. 47, 
22,26 

1 Sam. 
8,18 
1 Sam. 
30,26 

/Geu.24,11 
Gen. 29, 2 

g ch. 3, 1 

3 Or, 

prince,as, 
Gen.41,46 

h Gen.29,10 
1 Sam. 
9,11 

i Num. 
10,29 
Called 
also 

Jethro, or 
Jether, 

J Gen.31,54 

4 Thatis,^ 
stranger 
here. 

k ch. 18, 3 

I Heb. 
11,13 

m ch. 7, 7 

n Ps. 12, 5 

o Gen.18,20 
Deut. 
24, 15 
Jas. 5, 4 

p ch. 6, 5 

q Ps. 105, 8 

r Gen.15,14 

s 2 Sam. 
16. 12 
Lu. 1, 25 

5 Tcne/w. 

60 



day, behold, two men of the He'brew§ 
strove together : and he said to him 
that did the wrong. Wherefore smit- 
est thou thy fellow ? 

14 And he said. Who made thee -a 
prince and a judge over us ? intendest 
thou to kill me, as thou killedst the 
E-gyp'tian ? And Mo'seg feared, and 
said. Surely this thing is known. 

15 Now when Pha'raoh heard this 
thing, he sought to slay Mo'se§. But 
Mo'§e§ fled from the face of Pha'raoh, 
and dwelt in the land of Mid'i-an : and 
he sat down by -^a w^ell. 

16 Now ^the Spriest of Mid'i-an had 
seven daughters : ''and they came and 
drew loater, and filled the troughs to 
water their father's flock. 

17 And the shepherds came and 
drove them away : but M5'ses stood 
up and helped them, and watered 
their flock. 

1 8 And when they came to *Reu'ei 
their father, he said. How is it that 
ye are come so soon to day ? 

19 And they said. An E-gyp'tian de- 
livered us out of the hand of the shep- 
herds, and also drew water enough for 
us, and watered the flock. 

20 And he said unto his daughters. 
And where is he? why is it that ye 
have left the man ? call him, that h© 
may -^eat bread. 

21 And M5'§e§ was content to dwell 
with the man: and he gave M5'§e§ 
Zip-p5'rah his daughter. 

22 And she bare A/m a son, and he 
called his name ^GSr'shom: ^for he 
said, I ha,ve been ^a stranger in a 
strange land. 

23 IFAiid it cam.e to pass_"'in process 
of time, that the kmg of E'gypt died : 
and the children of is'ra-el "sighed by 
r<^ason of the bondage, and they cried, 
and their ''cry came up unto God by 
reason of the bondage. 

24 And God ^heard their groaning, 
and God ^remem^bered his covenant 

with A'bra-ham, vvdth l'§aac, and w^ith 
Ja'cob. 

25 And God 'looked upon the chil*/ 
dren of l§'ra-el, and God ^had respect 
unto thetn. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Moses keepeth Jethro' s flock ; God appear eth unto 
him in a burning bush, 7 and sendeth him to delivef 
Israel. 19 Pharaoh's obstinacy. 

NOW M5'se§ kept the flock of 
Jeth'ro iiis father in law, the 
priest of Mid'i-an : and he led the flock 
to the backside of the desert, and 



God sendeth 'Jfoses 

came to ''the mountain of God, ev&n 
to H5'reb. 

2 And ^the angel of the Lord ap- 
peared unto him in a flame of fire out 
of the midst of a bush : and he looked, 
and, behold, the bush burned with 
fire, and the bush ivas not con- 
3umed. 

3 And M5'§e§ said, I will now turn 
aside, and see this "great sight, why 
the bush is not burnt. 

4 And when the Lord saw that he 
turned aside to see, God called rnito 
'^him out of the midst of the bush, 
and said, M5'§e§, Mo'ses. And he 
said, Here am L 

5 And he said. Draw not nigh hither : 
^put off thy shoes from off thy feet, 
for the place whereon thou standest 
is holy ground. 

6 Moreover he said, -^I am the God 
of thy father, the God of A'bra-ham, 
the God of r§aac, and the God of 
Ja'cob. And Mo'|6§ hid his face; 
for ^he was afraid to look upon 
God. 

7 llAnd the Lord said. I have surely 



EXODUS, 3. 



to deliver Israel. 



seen the affliction of my people which 
are in E'gypt, and have heard their 



cry by reason of their taskmasters ; 



B. C. 1491. 



for ^I know their sorrows ;* 

8 And 'I am come down to -^deliyer 
them out of the hand of the E-gyp'- 
tians, and to bring them up out of 
that land '"unto a good land and a 
large, unto a land ^flowing with milk 
and honey ; unto the place of the 
'"Ca'naan-ites, and the Hit'tites, and 
the Am'or-ites, and the Per'iz-zites, 
and the HiVites, and the Jeb'u- 
sites. 

9 ^ow therefore, behold, the cry of 
the children of Is'ra-el is come unto 
me : and I have also seen the oppres- 
sion "wherewith the E-gyp'tians op- 
press them. 

10 Come "now therefore, and I will 
send thee unto Pha'radh, that thou 
mayest bring forth my people the 
children of l§'ra-el out of E'gypt. 

1 1 f And Mo'§e§ said unto God, Who 
Pam I, that I should go unto Pha'- 
raoh, and that I should bring forth 
the children of l§'ra-el out of E'gypt ? 

12 And he said, ^Certainly I will be 
with thee ; and this shall be a token 
unto thee, that I have sent thee 
When thou hast brought forth the 
people out of E'gypt, ye shall serve 
God upon this mountam. 

13 And Mo'§e§ said unto God, Be- 
*E. Num. 14. 26, 27. 



CHAP. 3. 

a 1 Ki. 19, 8 

b Deut. 
33, 16 
Isa. 63, 9 
Acts 7,30 

c Ps. Ill, 2 

d Deut. 
33,16 

e Josh. 5,15 

/ Gen.28,13 
Mark 
13,28 

g Isa. 6, 1, 5 
Ptev. 1, 17 

h Gen.18,21 

i Gen. 11. 5 

j ch. 12, 51 

k Deut.1,25 

[ Nam. 
13,27 

m Gen. 
15,18 

n ch. 1, 11 

Ps. 105,26 
Mic. 6, 4: 

p 1 Sam. 
18, 18 
1 Ki. 3, 
7-9 

Isa. 6, 5, 8 
Jer. 1, 6 

q Gen. 31, 3 
Deut. 
31, 23 
Josh. 1, 5 
Isa. 43, 2 
Rom. 8,31 

r Gen. 
32,29 

s ch. 6, 3 
John 8, 58 
Heb. 13, 8 
Rev. 1, 4 

t Ps. 135,13 
Hos. 12, 5 

uQen. 
48,15 

V Gen. 
50,24 
ch. 2, 25 
ch. 4, 31 
Deut.26,7 
Ps. 80, 14 
Ps. 33, 
13,14 
Lu. 1, 68 

i>y Gen. 
15,14 

X Num.23,3 

1 Or, but 
by strong 
Imnd. 

V ch. 7, 3 
Deut. 6,22 
Neh. 9, 10 
Ps. 105,27 
Ps. 135, 9 
Jer. 32, 20 
Acts 7, 36 

z ch. 12, 31 

a ch. 11, 3 
ch. 12, 36 
Ps. 106,46 
Pro. 16, 7 

b Gen.15,14 
ch. 11, 2 

c Job 27, 17 
Pro. 13,22 
Ezek. 
39, 10 

2 Or, 
'Egypt. 

OX 



hold, v^he7i I come unto the children 
of l§'ra-el, and shall say unto them. 
The God of your fathers hath sent 
me unto you ; and they shall say to 
me, 'What is his name ? what shall I 
say unto them ? 

14c And God said unto Mo'§e§, I AM 
THAT I AM: and he said. Thus 
shalt thou say unto the children of 
l§'ra-el, T AM hath sent me unto 
you. 

15 And God said moreover unto Mo'- 
§e§. Thus shalt thou say unto the 
children of l§'ra-el. The Lord God of 
your fathers, the God of A/bra-ham, 
the God of Tsaac, and the God of 
Ja'cob, hath sent me unto you : this is 
'my name for ever, and this is my 
memorial unto all generations. 

16 Go, and gather the elders of is'- 
ra-el together, and say unto them, 
The "Lord God of your fathers, the 
God of A'bra-ham, of I'gaac, and of 
Ja'cob, appeared unto me, saying, ^I 
have surely visited you, and seen 
that which is done to you in E'gypt : 

17 And I have said,'"! will bring you 
up out of the affliction of E'gypt unto 
the land of the Ca'naan-ites, and the 
Hit'tites, and the Am'or-Ites, and the 
Per'iz-zites, and the Hi'vites, and the 
Jeb'u-sites, unto a land flowing with 
milk and honey. 

1 8 And they shall hearken to thy 
voice : and thou shalt come, thou and 
the elders of l§'ra-el, unto the king of 
E'gypt, and ye shall say unto liim, 
The Lord God of the He'brew§ hath 
inet with us : and now let us go, we 
beseech thee, three days' journey into 
the wilderness, that we may sacrifice 
to the Lord our God. 

19 And I am sure that the king of 
E'gypt will not let you go, ^no, not by 
a mighty hand. 

20 And I will stretch out my hand, 
and smite E'gypt with s'all my won- 
ders which I will do in the midst 
thereof: and- 'after that he will let 
you go. 

2 1 And ^I will give this people favour 
in the sight of the E-gyp'tian§ : and it 
shall come to pass, that, when ye go, 
ye shall not go empty : 

22 But *every woman shall borrow 
of her neighbour, and of her that so- 
journeth in her house, jewels of sil- 
ver, and jcAvels of gold, and raiment: 
and ye shall put them upon your 
sons, and upon your daughters , ''and 
ye shall spoil ^the E-gyp'tian§. 



Moses is loth to be sent. 



EXODUS, 4. 



He departeth from Jethro. 



CHAPTER 4. 

L Moses' rod is tumied into a serpent: 6 hhshandis 
leprous. \% He departs from Jethro. 21 God's mes- 
■ sage to Pharaoh. 21 Aaron is sent to meet Moses. 

AKD M5'§e§ answered and said, 
But, behold, they will not be- 
lieve me, nor hearken unto mv voice : 
for they will say, The Lord hath not 
appeared unto thee. 

2 And the Lord said unto hini, What 
is that in thine hand ? And he said, 
A rod. 

3 And he said, Cast it on the groimd. 
And he cast it on the gromid, and it 
beca,nie a serpent; and Mo'ses fled 
from before it. 

4 And the Lord said unto M5'ses, 
Put forth thine hand, and take it by 
the tail. And he put forth his hand, 
and caught it, and it became a rod in 
his hand . 

5 That they may "believe that the 
Lord God of their fathers, the God 
of A'bra-ham, the God of Tsaac, and 
the God of Ja'cob, hath appeared unto 
thee. 

6 "TAnd the Lord said furthermore 
unto him, Put now tliine hand into 
thy bosom. And he put his hand 
into his bosom : and when he took it 
out, behold, liis hand icas leprous *as 
snow. 

T And he said, Put thine hand into 
thy bosom again. And he put liis 
hand mto his bosom again; and 
plucked it out of liis bosom, and, be- 
hoid/it was turned again as his other 
flesh. 

8 And it shall come to pass, if they 
will not beheve thee, neither hearken 
to the voice of the first sign, that they 
will believe the voice of the latter 
sign. 

9 And it shall come to pass, if they 
■\xiVi not believe also these two signs, 
neither hearken imto thy voice, that 
thou shalt take of the water of the 
river, and pour it upon the dry land: 
and ''"the water which thou takest out 
of the river ^ shall become blood upon 
the dry land. 

10 TAnd M5'ses said unto the Lord, 
O my Lord, I am not -eloquent, nei- 
ther ^heretofore, nor since thou hast 
spoken luito thy servant : but T am 
slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 

1 1 And the Lord said unto him, 
Who -^lath made man's mouth ? or 
who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or 
the seeing, or the blind ? have not I 
the Lord ? 

12 Now therefore go, and I will be 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 4. 

a cli. 19, 9 

b Num. 
12, 10 
2 Ki. 5, 27 

c Num. 12 
13, 14 
Deut. 
32,39 
2 Ki. 5, 14 
Mat. 8, 3 

d ch. 7, 19 

1 shall he 
and shall 
be. 

2 a man of 
tvords. 

3 since yes- 
terday, 
nor since 
the third 
day. 

e ch. 6, 12 
Jer. 1, 6 

/Ps. 94.9 

g Isa. 50, 4 
Jer. 1, 9 
Mat.10,19 
Mark 
13,11 
Lu. 12, 
11,12 
Lu. 21, 14 

h Jonah 1,3 

4 Or, 

shGuldcst . 

i Num. 
23,12 
Deut. 
18,18 
Isa. 51, 16 
Jer. 1, 9 

j Deut.5,31 

k ch. 7, 1 
ch. 18, 19 

5 Jether. 

I ch.2,lo,23 
Mat. 2, 20 

m ch. 17, 9 
Num.20,8 

n .Josh. 
11, 20 

1 Sam. 6.6 
Ban. 5, 20 
Rom. 9, 
14-23 
Jas. 1, 
13-17 

Hos. 11, 1 
Rom. 9, 4 

2 Cor.6,18 

p Jer. 31, 9 
Jas. 1. 18 

q ch. 11, 5 
ch. 12, 29 

r Num. 
22, 22 

s Gen. 17,14 

I I Josh. 5, 

1 2,3 

6 Or, knife. 

7 made it 
touch. 

62 



^with thy mouth, and teach thee w^hat 
thou shait say. 

13 And he said, O my Lord, send, 
'L pray thee, by the hand of him 
v^hom thou Sviit send. 

14 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against M5'§e§, and he said. 
Is not Aar'on the Le'vite thy brother? 
1 knov/ that he can speak well. And 
also, behold, he cometh forth to meet 
thee : and when he seeth thee, he vv lQ 
be glad in his heart. 

15 And thou shalt speak unto him, 
and 'put words in liis mouth : and I 
will be with thy mouth, and with his 
mouth, and Avill teach you what ye 
shall do. 

16 And he shall be thy spokesman 
imto the people : and he shall be, even 
he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, 
and ^tliou shalt be to him instea,d of 
God. 

17 And thou shalt take this rod in 
thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do 
signs. 

1 8 *^And ]M5'ses went and returned 
to ^Jeth'ro his father in law, and said 
uiito hull, Let me go, I pray thee, and 
return unto my brethren which are 
in E'gypt, aiid see whether they be 
yet alive. And Jeth'ro said to Mo'ses, 
<&o in peace. 

19 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses in 
Mid'i-an, Go, return into Egypt: for 
^all the men are dead which sought 
thy life. 

i'O And Md'ses took his wife and his 
I sons, and set them upon an ass, and 
he returned to the land of E'gypt : 
'and Mo'se§ took the "'rod of God in 
his hand. 

2 1 And the Lord said unto M5'ses, 
yriien thoa goest to return into 
E'gypt, see that thou do ah those 
: wonders before Pha'raoh, which I 
have put in thine hand : but T wih 
harden his heart, that he shall not 
let the people go. 

22 And thou shalt say unto Pha-" 
raoh. Thus saitli the Lord, is'ra-ei 
"is mv son, ^even my firstborn :* 

23 And I say unto thee, Let my son 
go, that he may serv^e me : and if thou 
refuse to let him go, behold, I nvill slay 
thy son, even thy firstborn. 

24 "^And it came to pass by the way 
m the inn. that the ^Lord '^niet him, 
and sought to 'kill him. 

25 Then Zip-po'rah took 'a sharp 
^stone, and cut oif the foreskin of her 
son, and 'cast it at his feet, and said, 

*L. 15 2. 



J^haraoh increaseth 



EXODUS, 



5. 



the Israelites' task. 



Surely a bloody husband art thou 
to me. 

26 So he let him go : then she said, 
A bloody husband thou art^ because 
of the circumcision. 

27 lAnd the Lord said to Aar'on, Go 
into the wilderness to meet Mo'§e§. 
And he went, and m.et him in ^the 
mount of God, and kissed him. 

28 And Mo'se§ told Aar'on all the 
words of the Lord who had sent him, 
and all the signs which he had com- 
manded him. 

29 ^AndMo'§e§and Aar'on wentand 
"gathered together all the elders of 
the children of l§'ra-el : 

30 And Aar'on spake all the words 
Vv^hich the Lord had spoken unto 
Mo'§es, and did the signs in the sight 
of the people. 

81 And the people ^believed : and 
when they heard that the Lord had 
""visited the children of is'ra-el, and 
that he had "looked upon their afflic- 
tion, then *they bowed their heads 
and worshipped. F. 14 13 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Pharaoh chicleth Moses and Aaron: 6 he increas- 
eth the Israelites^ task: 10 the people have no 
straw. 

AND afterward Mo'ses and Aar'on 
went in, and told Pha'raoh, Thus 
spJth the Lord God of is'ra-el, Let my 
people go, that they may hold "a feast 
unto me in the wilderness. 

2 And Pha'ra5h said, *Who is the 
Lord, that I should obey his voice to 
let i§'ra-el go ? I know not the Lord, 
''neither will I let is'ra-el go. 

3 And they said, '^TheGodof theHe'- 
brew§ hath met with us : let us go, we 
pray thee, three days' journey into 
the desert, and sacrifice unto the 
Lord our God ; lest he fall upon as 
with pestilence, or with the sword. 

4 And the king of E'g5"pt said unto 
them, ^Wherefore do ye, Mo'ses and 
Aar'on, let the people from their 
works ? get you_unto your -^burdens. 

5 And Pha'raoh said, Behold, the 
people of the land now are ^many, 
and ye make them rest from their 
burdens. 

6 And Pha'raoh conunanded the 
same day the ^taskmasters of the 
people, and their officers, saying, 

7 Ye shall no more give the people 
straw to make brick, as heretofore : 
let them go and gather straw for 
themselves. 

8 And the tale of the bricks, which 
they did make heretofore, ye shall! 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 4. 
u ctu 3, 1 
V ch. 3, 16 
w ch. 3, 18 
X ch. 3, 16 



y ch. 2, 25 
ch. 3. 7 



z Gen.24,28 
ch. 12, 27 
IChr. 
29,20 



CHAP. 5. 
a ch. 10, 9 



b 2 Ki.18,35 
2Chr. 
32,14 
Job 21, 15 
Ps. 12, 3-5 



c ch. 3, 19 
d ch. 3, 18 
e Pro. 28,15 
/ch.l. 11 
g ch. 1, 7, 9 
7i ch. 1. 11 



1 Let t?ie 
work be 
heavy 
upon the 
men. 



i ch. 1, 11 
Pro. 29,12 



2 a matter 
of a day 
in his 
day. 

j Gen.15,13 

k ch. 6, 9 

3 to stink. 
Gen.34,30 

1 Sam. 
13,4 

2 Sam. 
10,6 
lChr.19,6 

I Num. 
11,11 
1 Sam. 
30,6 

63 



lay upon them ; ye shall not diminish 
ought thereof : for they be idle ; there- 
fore they cry, saying, Let us go a^id 
sacrifice to our God„ 

9 'Let there more work be laid upon 
the men, that they may labour there- 
in; and let them not regard vain 
words. 

10 IT And the ''taskmasters of the peo- 
ple went out, and their officers, and 
they spake to the loeople, saying, 
Thus saith Pha'raoh, I will not give 
you straw. 

11 Go ye, get you straw where ye 
can find it : yet not ought of your 
work shall be diminished. 

12 So the people were scattered 
abroad throughout all the land of 
E'gj^t to gather stubble instead of 
straw. 

1 3 And the taskmasters hasted ^Aem, 
saying, Fulfil your works, your'dsiilY 
tasks, as when there was straw. 

14 And ■'"the officers of _the children 
of I§'ra-el, which Pha'raoh's taskmas- 
ters had set over them, were beaten,, 
and demanded, Wherefore have ye 
not fulfilled your task in making 
brick both yesterday and to day, as 
heretofore ? 

1 5 HThen the officers of the cliildren 
of _l§'ra-el came and cried unto Pha'- 
raoh, saying. Wherefore dealest thou 
thus Avith thy servants ? 

16 There is no straw given unto thy 
serv'ants, and they say to us. Make 
brick : and, behold, thy servants are 
beaten ; but the fault is in thine OAvn 
people. 

17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are 
idle : therefore ye say, Let us go a7id 
do sacrifice to the Lord. 

18 Go therefore now, a7idwork; for 
there shall no straw be given you, yet 
shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. 

19 And the officers of the children 
of Is'ra-el did see that thejtoere in evil 
case, after it was said, ITe shall not 
minish ought from your bricks of 
your daily task. 

20 f And they met Mo'ses and Aar^- 
on, who stood in the Avay, as they 
came forth from Pha'raoh : 

21 And ^they said unto them. The 
Lord look upon you, and judge ; be- 
cause ye have made our savour ^to be 
abhorred in the eyes of Pha'raoh, and 
in the eyes of his ser\^ants, to put a. 
sword in their hand to slay us. 

22 And Mo'§es ^returned unto the 
Lord, and said,"Lord, wherefore hast 



iSrod reneweth his promise. EXODUS, 6. Genealogy of Moses and Aaron. 



K 



thou so evil entreated this people? 
why is it that thou hast sent me ? 
23 For since I came to Pha'radh to 
speak in thy name, he hath done evil 
to this people; ^neither "'hast thou 
delivered thy people at all. 
CHAPTER 6. 

'. God reneweth his promise bi/ Itis name JEHO- 
VAH. 14 The generations of Beuben, 15 of Sim- 
eon, IG of Levi. 

THEN the Lord said unto Mo §e§, 
Now shalt thou see what I will 
do to Pha'raoh: for with a strong- 
hand shall he let them go, and with 
a strong hand « shall he drive them 
out of his land. 

2 And God spake unto M5'§e§, and 
said unto him, I am ^the Lord : 

3 And I appeared unto A'bra-ham, 
unto I'gaac, and imto Ja'cob, by the 
name o/JGod Almighty, but '^by my 
name JE-HO'VAH was I not knovvn 
to them. 

4And'^I have also established my 
covenant with them, ""to give them 
the land of Ca'naan, the land of their 
pilgrimage, wherein they were stran- 
gers. 

5 And -^I have also heard the groan- 
ing of the children of I§'ra-el, whom 
the :^-gyp'tian§ keep in bondage ; and 
I have remembered my covenant. 

6 Wheref ore say unto the children 



of Is'ra-el , I am. t heXoRD, a nd ^I will 



bring you out from under the bur 
dens of th e E-gyp^ti ang, and I will rid 
you out of the ir bondage, and I w ill 



^redeem yo u with a stretched out 



arm, and with g reat .iudgments : 
7 And I will 'take you to me for a 



people, and -^I will be to you a God 
and ye shall know that I am the 



Lord your God , which bringeth you 



cut ^from under the burdens of the 



£-gypfians. K. 11. 7. 

8 And I will bring you in unto the 
land, concerning the which I did 
^swear ^to give it to A'bra-ham, to 
r§aac, and to Ja'cob ; and I will give 
it you for an heritage: I am the 
Lord. 

9 IF And M5'se§ spake so unto the 
children of I§'ra-el : but they heark- 
ened not unto Mo'§e§ for ^anguish of 
spirit, and for cruel bondage. 

10 And the Lord spake unto M5'§e§, 
saying, 

11 Go in, speak unto Pha'radh king 
of E'gypt, that he let the children of 
l§'ra-el go out of his land. 

12 And Mo'ses spake before the 
Lord, saying, Behold, the cliildren 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 5. 

4 delivering 
thou liast 
not de- 
livered. 

m Mat. 
14,31 
Heb.10,23 



CHAP. 6. 
a ch. 11, 1 
ch. 12, 31 

1 Or, JE- 
HOVAH. 

b Gen. 17, 1 

Gen.35,11 

Gen. 48, 3 
c ch. 3, 14 

Ps. 68, 4 

Jo]in8,58 

Rev. 1, 4 
d Gen.15,18 

Gen. 17, 

4,7 
c Gen. 17, 8 
/ch. 2, 24 
g ch. 3, 17 

ch. 7, 4 

Deut.26,8 

Ps. 81, 6 

Ps. 136, 

11,12 
h ch. 15, 13 

Deut. 7, 8 

IChr. 

17, 21 

Neh. 1, 10 
i Deut. 7, 6 

2 Sam. 

7,24 
i Gen. 17, 

7 8 

ch. 29, 

45,46 

Deut. 

29,13 

Rev. 21, 7 
k Ps. 81, 6 

2 lift wp 
my liand, 
Gen.14,22 

I Gen.15,18 
Gen. 26, 3 

3 shortness, 
or, strait- 
ness. 

m Jer. 1, 6 
n Gen. 49, 9 

1 Chr. 5, 3 
Gen.46,10 

lChr.4,24 
p Gen.46,11 

Num.3,17 

1 Chr. 6, 1 
q Num. 

26,57 

lChr.6,18 
r ch. 2, 1, 2 

Num. 

26,59 
s Nuna.16,1 

1 Chr. 6, 

37,38 
t Lev. 10,4 

Num.3,30 
u Ruth 4, 

19,20 

lChr.2,10 

Mat. 1, 4 
V Lev. 10, 1 

Num. 3, 2 

Num. 

26,60 

1 Chr. 6, 8 

lChr.24,1 
w Num. 

26,11 
X Num.25,7 

11,12 

Josh. 

24,33 

64 



of i§'ra-el have not hearkened unto 
me; how then shall Pha'raoh hear 
me, ™who am of uncircumcised lips ? 

13 And the Lord spake unto M5'§e§ 
and unto Aar'on, and gave them a 
charge unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
and unto Pha'raoh king; of E'gypt, to 
bring the children of i§'ra-el out of 
the land of E'gypt. 

14 TiThese be "^the heads of their fa- 
thers' houses : "The sons of Reu'ben 
the firstborn of is'ra-el ; Ha'noch,' and 
Pal'lu, Hez'ron, and Car'mi : these be 
the families of Reu'ben. 

15 And ^the sons" of Sim'e-on; Je- 
mu'el, and Ja'min, ando'had, and Ja'- 
chin, and Zoliar, and Slia'ul the son 
of a Ca'naan-it-ish woman : these are 
the families of Smi'e-on. 

16 And these are the names ^of the 
sons of LeVi according to_ their gen- 
erations; GOr'shon, and Ko'hath, and 
M_e-ra'ri : and the years of the life of 
LeVi were an hundred thirty and 
sev^Q years. 

17" The sons of Ger'shon; Lib'ni, and 
Shf mi, according to their families. 

1 8 And ?the sons of Ko'hath ; Am'- 
ram, and Izliar, and He'bron, and 
Uz'zi-el : and the years of the life of 
Ko'hath vjere an hur.dred thirty and 
three years. 

19 And the sons jf Me-ra'ri; Ma'- 
ha-liand Mii'shi : ^;hese are the fami- 
hes of LeVi according to their gen- 
erations. 

20 And^'Am'ramtookhun Joch'e-bed 
his father's sister to wife ; and she 
bare him Aar'on and M5'"se§ : and the 
years of the life of Am'ram were an 
hundred and thirty and seven years. 

21 And 'the sons of Iz'har ; Kd'rah, 
and Ne'pheg, and Zich'ri. 

22 And 'the sons of Uz'zi-el ; Mish'a- 
el, and El'za-phan, and Zith'ri. 

23 And Aar'on took him E-lish'e-ba, 
daughter of "Am-min'a-dab, sister of 
Na-ash'on, to wife ; and she bare him 
"Na'dab, and A-bi'hii, E-le-a'zar, and 
Ith'a-mar. 

24 And the '^sons of Kd'rah ; As'sir, 
and El'ka-nah, and A-bi'a-saph: these 
are the faixdMes of the Kor'hites. 

25 And E-le-a'zar Aar'on's son took 
him one of the daughters of Pu'ti-el 
to wife ; and ^she bare him Phin'e- 
has : these are the heads of the fa- 
thers of the Le'vites according to 
their families. 

26 ThesearethatAar'onandMo'§e§, 
to whom the Lord said, Bring out 



The Juord encourageth Moses. EXODUS, T. P}iaraoh''s heart is hardened. 




the children of l§'ra-el from the land 
of E'gypt according to their ^armies. 

27 l^hese are they which spake to 
Pha'raoh king of E'gypt, 'to bring out 
the children of is'ra-el from E'gypt : 
these are that Mo'§e§ and Aar'on. 

28 IF And it came to pass on the day 
lohen the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§ in 
the land of E'gypt, 

29 That the Lord spake unto Mo'^es, 
saying, I am the I^ord : speak ''thou 
unto Pha'raoh king of E'gypt all that 
I saj^ unto thee. 

30 And Mo'sesj said before the Lord, 
Behold, I am *of uncircumcised lips, 
and how shall Pha'raoh hearken un- 
to me ? 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh: 10 his rod 
turned itito a serpent : 11 the sorcerers do the like. 
13 Pharaoh's heart is hardened. 19 The river is 

turned into blood. 

* 

ND the Lord said unto M5'§es, 
Se_e, I have made thee ""a god to 
Pha'raoh: and Aar'on thy brother 
shall be thy prophet. 

2 Thou shalt speak all that I com- 
mand thee : and Aar'on thy brother 
shall speak unto Pha'raoh, that he 
send the children of l§'ra-el out of his 
land. 

3 And I will harden Pha'radh's 
heart, and ^multiply my '^signs and 
my wonders in the land of E'gypt. 

4 But Pha'radh shall not hearken 
unto you, '^that I may lay my hand 
upon E'gypt, and bring forth mine 
armies, and my people the children 
of l§'ra-el, out of the land of E'g5"pt 
^by great judgments. 

5 And the E-gyp'tiaii§ shall know 
that ^1 am the Lord, when ^I stretch 
forth mine hand upon E'gypt, and 
bring out the children of l§'ra-el from 
among them. 

6 And Mo'ses and Aar'on did as the 
Lord commanded them, so did they. 

7 And Mo'§eg was ^fourscore years 
old, and Aar'on fourscore and three 
years old, when they spake unto Pha'- 
raoh. 

8 TAnd the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§ 
and unto Aar'on^ saying, 

9 When. Pha'raoh shall speak unto 
you, saying, 'Shew a miracle for 
you : then thou shalt say unto Aar'on, 
•^Take thy rod, and cast it before 
Pha'raoh, ayid it shall become a ser- 
pent. 

10 ^And M_5'§e§ and Aar'on went in 
unto Pha'raoh, and they did so as the 
Lord had conamanded : and Aar'on 

(5) 



B. C. J491. 



CHAP. 6. 

y ch. 7, 4 

ch. 12, 

17. 51 

Num.33,1 
z ch. 32, 7 

ch. 33. 1 

Ps. 77. 20 
a ch. 7, 2 
4 ch. 4, 10 

Jer. 1. 



CHAP, 7. 

ach. 4, 16 
Jer. 1, 10 

h ch. 11, 9 

c ch. 4. 7 

d ch. 10, 1 
ch. 11, 9 

e ch. 6, 6 

/ch. 8, 22 
ch.14,4,18 
Ps. 9, 10 
Ps. 59. 13 
Ps. 83. 18 

g ch. 3, 20 

;iDeut.29,5 
Deut.31,2 
Deut.34,7 
Acts 7. 
23.30 

i Isa. 7, 11 
John 2, 18 
John 6, 30 

J ch.4.2,17 

k ch. 4. 3 

I Gen. 41,8 
Dau. 2, 2 

m 2Tim.3,8 

n ver. 22 
ch. 8, 7,18 
Job 12, 16 
Pro. 12, 5 
Isa. 19, 13 
Zeph.l, 
8,9 
2 Cor. 

11, 13 

2 Thes. 2, 
9. 11 
2 Tim. 
3, 13 

2 Pet.2,13 
Rev. 12, 9 
Rev.13,14 

ch. 4, 21 
p ch. 8, 15 

ch. 10, 1, 

20,27 
q ch. 4, 2, 3 
r ch. 3, 

12, 18 
ch. 5, 1, 3 

s Ps. 9, 16 

Ezek. 

20,48 

Ezek. 

25, 17 

Ezek. 

34, 30 

Joel 3. 17 
t ch. 4, 9 
u Rev. 16, 

4,6 
V ver. 24 
w ch. 8, 5 

ch. 9. 22 

ch. 10, 

12,21 

ch. 14, 

21,26 

1 gathering 
of their 
tvaters. 

X ch. 17, 5 
y Ps. 78, 44 
Ps. 105,29 

65 



cast down his rod before Pha'raoh, 
and before his servants, and it "^be- 
came a serpent. 

11 Then Pha'raoh also ^called the 
wise men and "'the sorcerers: now 
the magicians of E'gypt, they also 
did "in like manner with their en- 
chantments. 

12 For they cast down every man 
his rod, and they became serpents : 
but Aar'on's rod swallowed up their 
rods. 

1 3 And he hardened Pha'raoh' s 
heart, that he hearkened not unto 
them ; "as the Lord had said. 

14 TAnd the Lord said unto Mo'§eg, 
/ Pha'raoh's heart is liardened, he re- 
fuseth to let the people go. 

15 Get thee unto Pha'raoh in the 
morning ; io, he goeth out unto the 
water ; and thou shalt stand by the 
river's brink agamst he come ; and 
'the rod w^hich was turned to a ser- 
pent shalt thou take in thine hand. 

1 6 And thou shalt say unto him. 
The Lord God of the Ile'brews hath 
sent me unto thee, saying, Let my 
people go, 'that they may serve me in 
the wilderness: and, behold, hither- 
to thou wouldest not hear. 

17 Thus saith the Lord, In this 
thou 'shalt know that I am the 
Lord : behold, I will smite with the 
rod that is in mine hand upon ths 
waters which are in the river, and 
'they shall be turned "to blood. 

1 8 And the fish that is in the river 
shall die, and the river shall stink ; 
and the E-gyp'ti^i^§ shall lothe -to 
drink of the water of the river. 

19 11 And the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§es. Say unto Aar'on, Take thy rod, 
and "'stretch out thine hand upon the 
waters of E'gypt, upon their streams, 
upon their rivers, and upon their 
ponds, and upon all their 'pools of 
water, that they may become blood ; 
and that there may be blood through- 
out all the land of E'gypt, both in 
vessels of wood, and in vessels of 
stone. 

20 And M5'se§ and Aar'on did so, as 
the Lord commanded ; and -"he lifted 
up the rod, and smote the waters 
that ivere in the river, in the sight of 
Pha'ra5h, and in the sight of his ser^^- 
ants ; and all the waters that noere 
in the river were turned to blood. 

2 1 Am he fish that tvas in the river 
died; and the river stank, and the 
F-gyp'tian§ could not drinj^; of the 



«■ 



The plague of frogs. 



EXODUS, 8. 



The plague of lice. 



water of the river; and there was 
blood throughout all the land of 
E'gypt. 

22 And the magicians of E'gypt did 
so with their enchantments: and 
Pha'raoh's heart was hardened, nei- 
ther did he hearken unto them ; as 
the Lord had said. 

23 And Pha'raoh turned and went 
into his house, neither -'did he set his 
heart to this also. 

2-iAnd all the E-gyp'tian§ digged 
round about the river for water to 
drink ; for they could not drink of 
the water of the river. 

25 And seven days were fulfilled, 
after that the LpRD had smitten the 
river. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Frogs are threatened^ 5 and sent. 16 The dust is 
turned into lice, ichich the magicians could not do. 
20 The plagueof flies. ^2 Pharaoh is still hardened. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
Go unto Pha'raoh, and say unto 
him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my 
people go, "that they may serve me. 

2 And if thou ^refuse to let them go, 
behold, I will smite all thy borders 
with ^frogs : 

3 And the river shall bring forth 
frogs abundantly, which shall go 
up and come into thine house, and 
into ''thy bedchamber, and upon thy 
bed, and into the house of thy serv- 
ants, and upon thy people, and into 
thine ovens, and into thy ^kneading- 
troughs : 

4 And the frogs shall come up both 
on thee, and upon thy people, and 
upon all thy servants. 

IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'§es, 
Say unto Aar'on, "Stretch forth thine 
hand with thy rod over the streams, 
over the rivers, and over the ponds, 
and cause frogs to come up upon the 
land of 'E'^f^i. 

6 And Aar'on stretched out his hand 
over the waters of E'gypt ; and -'the 
frogs came up, and covered the land 
of E'gypt. 

T And ^the magicians did so with 
their enchantments, and brought up 
frogs u]3on the land of E'gypt. 

8 ^Then Pha'raoh called for Mo'ses 
and Aar'on, and said, '^Intreat the 
Lord, that he may take away the 
frogs from me, and from my people ; 
and I will let the people go, that they 
may do sacrifice unto the Lord. 

9 And ]VIo'se§ said unto Pha'radh, 
'^ Glory over me : ^vhen shall I intreat 
for thee, and for thy servants, and 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 7. 
z Pro. 29, 1 



CHAP. 8. 
a ch. 3, 12 

6 ch. 7, 14 
ch. 9, 2 

c Rev. 
16,13 

d Ps. 105,30 

1 Or, 

dough. 

e ch. 7, 19 

/Ps. 78,45 
Ps. 105,30 

g ch. 7, 11 

h ch. 9, 28 
ch. 10, 17 
Num.21,7 

1 Ki. 13, 6 
Acts 8, 24 

2 Or, Have 
this 
liononr 
over me, 
etc. 

3 Or, 

agai')ist 
when. 

4 to ctit off. 

5 Or, 

against 
to mor- 
row. 

i ch. 9, 14 
Deut. 
33,26 

2 Sam. 
7, 22 
IChr. 
17,20 
Ps. 86, 8 
Isa. 46, 9 
Jer. 10, 
6,7 

j ch. 9, 33 
ch. 10, 18 
ch. 32, 11 
J as. 5, 
16-18 

7c Eccl. 8,11 

I Pro. 21,29 

mPs.105,31 

n ch. 7, 11 

Lu. 10, 18 

2 Tim. 3, 
8,9 

p 1 Sam. 6, 

3 9 

J Ob 27, 11 
Ps. 8, 3 
Mat.12,28 
Lu. 11, 20 
Actsl3,ll 

q ch. 7, 15 

6 Or, a 

mixture 
of noi- 
some 
beasts, 
etc. 

r ch. 9, 4, 
6, 26 

66 



for thy people, ^to destroy the frogs 
from thee and thy houses, that they 
may remain in the river only ? 

10 And he said,^To morrow. And 
he said, jBe it according to thy word : 
that thou may est know that 'there is 
none like unto the Lord our God. 

11 And the frogs shall depart from 
thee, and from thy houses, and from 
thy servants, and from, thy people; 
they shall remain in the river only. 

12 And_M5^§e§ and Aar'on went out 
from Pha'raoh: and j\Io'se§cried-^unto 
the Lord because of the frogs which 
he had brought against Pha'raoh. 

13 And the Lord did according to 
the word of M5'§es; and the frogs 
died out of the houses, out of the vil- 
lages, and out of the fields. 

1 4: And they gathered them together 
upon heaps : and the land stank. 

15 But when Pha'raoh saw that there 
was ^respite, 'he hardened his heart, 
and hearkened not unto them; as 
the Lord had said. 

16 II And the Lord said unto M5'§e§, 
Say unto Aar'on, Stretch out thy rod, 
and smite the dust of the land, that 
it may become lice throughout all 
the land of E'gypt. 

IT And they did so; for Aar'on 
stretched out liis hand with his rod, 
and smote the dust of the earth, and 
"it became lice in man, and in beast ; 
all the dust of the land became lice 
throughout all the land of E'gypt. 

18 And "the magicians did so with 
their enchantments to bring forth 
lice, but they ''could not: so there 
were lice upon man, and upon beast. 

19_Then the magicians said unto 
Pha'raoh, This is Hhe finger of God : 
and Pha'raoh's heart was hardened, 
and he hearkened not unto them ; as 
the Lord had said. 

20 ^And the Lord said unto M6'ge§, 
?Rise up early in the morning, and 
stand before Pha'radh ; lo, he cometh 
forth to the water; and say unto 
him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my 
people go, that they may serve me. 

21 Else, if thou wilt not let my peo- 
ple go, behold, I will send ^'sv*^arms of 
files upon thee, and upon thy serv- 
ants, and upon thy people, and into 
thy houses : and the houses of the 
E-gyp'tian§ shall be full of swarms of 
flies, and also the ground whereon 
they are. 

22 And T avlLI sever in that day the 
land of Go'shen, in which my people 



The plague of flies. 



EXODUS, 9. 



The rmirrain of beasts. 



dwell, that no swarms of flies shall 
be there; to the end thou mayest 
know that I am the Lord in the 
midst of the earth. 

23 And I will put ^a division be- 
tween my people and thy people : %o 
morrow shall this sign be. 

24 And the Lord did so ; 'and there 
came a grievous swarm of flies mto 
the house of Pha'raoh, and into his 
servants' houses, and into all the land 
of E'gypt: the land was ^corrupted 
by reason of the swarm- of flies. 

25 IFAnd Pha'raoh called for Mo'ses 
and for Aar'on, and said, Go ye, sac- 
rifice to your God in the land. 

26 And Mo'§es said, It is not meet 
so to do; for w^e shall sacrifice the 
abomination 'of the E-gyp'tians to the 
Lord our God : lo, shall we sacrifice 
the abomination of the E-gyp'tian§ 
before their eyes, and will they not 
stone us ? 

27 We will go "three days' journey 
into the wilderness, and sacrifice to 
the Lord our God, as "he shall com- 
mand us. 

28 And Pha'radh said, I v/ill let you 
go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord 
your God in the wilderness ; only ye 
shall not go very far away: intreat 
^for me. 

29 And Mo'§es said, Behold, I go out 
from thee, and I will intreat the 
Lord that the swarms of flies may 
depart from Pha'raoh, from his serv- 
ants, and from his people, to morrow : 
but let not Pha'radh deal deceitfully 
any more in not letting the people 
go to sacrifice to the Lord. 

30 And M5'se§ went out from Pha'- 
raoh, and intreated the Lord. 

3 1 And 'the Lord did according to 
the word of Mo''§e§ ; and he removed 
the swarms of flies from Pha'radh, 
from his servants, and from his peo- 
ple ; there rernained not one. 

32 And Pha'radh "hardened his 
heart at this time also, neither would 
he let the people go. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 The murrain of heasif^. 8 The plaque ofboils and 
ilainfi, 22 of hail. 27 Pluiraohsueih to ifoses, 35 hict 

yet is hardened. 

THEN the Lord said unto Mo'ses. 
Go ''in unto Pha'raoh, and tell 
him, Thus saith the Lord God of the 
He'brews, Let my people go, that they 
may serve me. 

2 For if thou '^refuse to let them go, 
and wilt hold them still, 

3 Behold, the 'hand of the Lord is 



B. C. Ii91. 



CELAP. 8. 

7 a redemp- 
tion. 

8 Or, hv to 
morro'iv. 

s Ps. 78, io 

9 Or, de- 
stroyed. 

t Gen.'i6,34 
Deut. 7, 
25, 26 
Deut. 
12,31 

u ch. 3, 18 

V ch. 3, 12 

w ch. 9, 28 
1 Ki. 13, 6 
Ezra 6, 10 
Acts 8, 24 

X Jas. 5, 17 

y ch. 4, 21 
Pro.28,14 
Rom. 9, 
17-23 
Jas. 1, 
13-17 



CHAP. 9. 

a ch. 8, 1 
Jer. 22, 1 

b ch. 8, 2 
Rom. 2, 5 

c ch. 7, 4 
1 Sam. 6, 
3,5 

Job 27, 11 ; 
Ps. .39,101 
Lu. 11, 20 
Actsl3,ll 

1 Sam.5,6 

d ch. 8, 22 
e Ps. 78, 50 
/ch. 8, 33 
g Rev. 16, 2 

h Deut. 

28, 27 

i 2 Tim. 3,9 

j ch. 4, 21 
ch. 7, 14 
ch. 8, 33 
ch.10,1,20 
ch. 14, 8 
Deut. 3,30 
Josh. 
11, 20 
Isa. 63, 17 
John 
12,40 
Rom. 9,18 
.Jas. 1, 
13-16 

k ch. 4, 21 

I ch. 8, 20 

77iDeut.3,24 

Deut. 

33, 26 

2 Sam. 
7,22 
IChr. 
17, 20 
Ps. 71, 19 
Ps. 86, 8 
Isa. 45, 
5-25 

Isa. 46, 9 
Jer. 10, 
6,7 

n ch. 3, 20 

Pro. 16, 4 
Rom. 9, 17 
1 Pet. 2, 9 

1 made thee 
stand. 

67 



upon thy cattle which is in the field, 
upon the horses, upon the asses, upon 
the camels, upon the oxen, and upon 
the sheep : the^^e shall be a very griev- 
ous murrain, 

tt And '''the Lord shall sever between 
the cattle of Is'ra-el and the cattle of 
E'gypt : and there shall nothing die of 
all that is the children's of is'ra-el. * 

5 And the Lord appointed a set time, 
saying. To morrow the Lord shall do 
this thing in the land. 

6 And the Lord did that thing on 
the morrow, and 'all the cattle of 
E'gypt died : but of the cattle of the 
children of _ls'ra-el died not one. 

7 And Pha'raoh sent, and, behold, 
there was not one of the cattle of the 
I§'ra-el-_ites dead. And -^the heart of 
Pha'raoh was hardened, and he did 
not let the people go. 

8 TAnd the Lord said imto M5'se§ 
and imto Aar'on, Take to you hand- 
fuls of ashes of the furnace, and let 
Mo'se§ sprinkle it toward the heaven 
in the sight of Pha'raoh. 

9 And it shall become small dust in 
all the land of E'gjTt, and shall be ^a 
boil breaking forth tcith blains upon 
man, and u]Don beast, throughout all 
the land of E'gypt. 

10 And they took ashes of the fur- 
nace, and stood before Pha'raoh ; and 
Mo'se§ sprinkled it up toward heaven; 
and it became ^a, boil breaking forth 
10 ith blains upon man, and upon beast, 

11 And the 'magicians could not 
stand before ]\[o'se§ because of the 
boils ; for the boil was upon the ma- 
gicians, and upon all the E-gyp'tians. 

12 And 'the Lord hardened the heart 
of Pha'raoh, and he hearkened not 
unto them ; as ^the Lord had spoken 
unto Mo'ses. 

13 *^And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, 
^Rise up early in the morning, and 
stand before Pha'raoh, and say unto 
him. Thus saith the Lord God of the 
He'brews, Let my j^eople go, that they 
may serve me. 

14 For I will at this time send all my 
plagues upon thine heart, and upon 
thy servants, and upon thy people ; 
'"that thou mayest know that there is 
none like me in all the earth. 

15 For now I will "stretch out my 
hand, that I may smite thee and thy 
people with pestilence ; and thou slialt 
be cut oif from the earth. 

16 And in verv deed for ''this cause 
have I ^raised thee up, for to shew in 

* N. 10. 27-29. ' 



N 



The plague of hail. 



EXODUS, 10. 



Pharaoh still is hardened. 



thee my power ; and that my name 
may be declared throughout all the 
earth. 

17 As yet exaltest thou thyself 
against my people, that thou wilt 
not let them go ? 

1 8 Behold, to morrowabout this time 
I will cause it to rain a very grievous 
hail, such as hath not been in E'gypt 
since the fomidation thereof even 
until now. 

19 Send therefore now, and gather 
thy cattle, and all that thou hast m 
the field ; for upo7i every man and 
beast which shall be found in the 
field, and shall not be brought home, 
the hail shall come do^vn upon them, 
and they shall die. 

20 He that feared the word of the 
Lord among the servants of Pha'raoh 
made his servants and his cattle flee 
into the houses : 

21 And he that ^regarded not the 
word of the Lord left his servants 
and his cattle in the field, 

22 TTAnd the Lord said unto M5'se§, 
Stretch forth thine hand toward heav- 
en, that there may be hail ^in all the 
land of E'gypt, upon man, and upon 
beast, and upon every herb of the 
field, tliroughout the land of E'gypt. 

23 And M5'§e§ stretched forth his 
rod toward heaven : and ^the Lord 
sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran 
along upon the ground ; and the Lord 
rained hail upon the land of E'gypt. 

24 So there was hail, and fire min- 
gled with the hail, very grievous, 
such as there was none like it in all 
the land of E'gypt since it became a 
nation. 

25 And the hail smote throughout 
all the land of E'gypt all that ijoas in 
the field, both man and beast; and 
the hail ''smote every herb of the field, 
and brake every tree of the field. 

26 Only *in the land of Go'shen, 
where the children of I§'ra-el were, 
was there no hail. 

27 IT And Pha'raoh sent, and called 
for Mo'§e§ and Aar'on, and said unto 
them, L have sinned this time : "the 
Lord is righteous, and I and my peo- 
ple are wicked. 

28 Intreat'l^he Lord (for it ^senough) 
that there be no more ^mighty thun- 
derings and hail ; and I will let you 
go, and ye shall stay no longer, 

29 And M5'§es said unto him. As 
soon as I am gone out of the city, I 
""will spread abroad my hands unto 



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CHAP. 9. 

2 set not his 
heart 
v/nto. 

p Rev.16,21 

q Josh. 
10, 11 
Ps. 18, 13 
Ps. 78, 47 
Ps. 105,32 
Ps. 148, 8 
Isa. 30, 30 
Ezek. 
38,22 
Rev. 8, 7 

r Ps. 105,33 

s ch. 9, 4, 6 
ch. 11, 7 
Isa. 32, 
18,19 

t ch, 10, 16 

'w2Chr.l2,6 
Ps. 129, 4 
Ps. 145.17 
Lam. 1,18 
Dan. 9, 14 

V ch. 8, 8,28 
ch. 10, 17 
Acts 8, 24 

3 voices of 
God, 

Ps. 29, 3,4 

w 1 Ki. 8, 
22, 38 
Ps. 143, 6 
Isa. 1, 15 

X Ps. 24, 1 
1 Cor. 
10,26 

y Isa, 26, 10 

z Ruth 1,22 
Ruth 2,23 

4 hidden, 
or, dark. 

a ch. 8, 12 

5 by the 
hand of 
Moses, 
ch, 4, 13 



CHAP. 10. 

a ch. 7, 14 
Deut.2,30 
Josh. 
11,20 
John 
12, 40 
Rom. 9,18 

b ch. 7, 4 

c Deut. 4, 9 
Ps. 44, 1 
Ps. 71, 18 
Joel 1, 3 

d 1 Ki.21,29 
2Chr. 
34, 27 
Jas. 4, 30 
1 Pet. 5, 6 

e Pro. 30,27 
Rev. 9, 3 

1 eye. 

/Joel 2,26 

g ch. 8, 3, 21 

as 



the Lord ; and the thunder shall 
cease, neither shall there be any more 
hail; that thou mayest knovf how 
that the ""earth is the Lord's. 

30 But as for thee and thy servants, 
5'I know that ye will not yet fear the 
Lord God. 

31 And the flax and the barley was 
smitten : -'for the barley was in the 
ear, and the flax to as boiled. 

32 But the wheat and the rie were 
not smitten : for they ?oere *not gro\^ai 
lip. 

33 And_M5^§e§ went out of the city 
from Pha'raoh, and " spread abroad his 
hands unto the Lord : 8.nd the thun- 
ders and hail ceased, and the rain was 
not poured upon the earth. 

34 And when Pha'radh saw that the 
rain and the hail and the thunders 
were ceased, he sinned yet more, and 
hardened his heart, he and his serv- 
ants. 

35 And the heart of Pha'raoh was 
hardened, neither would he let the 
children of l§'ra-el go ; as the Lord 
had spoken ^bj^ Mo'se§. 

CHAPTER 10. . 

4 God threateneth to sefid locusts. 1 Pharaoh, moved 
by his servants, incliiieth to let the Israelites go. 12 
77^6 plague of locusts, 21 of darkness. 24 Pharaoh 
sueth to Moses : 27 his heart is yet hardened. 

AND the Lord said unto M5'se§, 
Go in unto Pha'radh : ^f or I have 
hardened his heart, and the heart 
of his servants, that *I might shew 
these my signs before him : 

2 And that "^thou mayest tell in the 
ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, 
what things I ha.ve wrought in E'gypt, 
and my signs which I have done 
among them ; that ye may know how 
that I am the Lord, 

3 And Mo's_e§ and Aar'on came in 
unto Pha'raoh, and said unto hmi, 
Thus saith the Lord God of the He'- 
brew§, How long wilt thou refuse 
to '^humble thyself before me? let my 
people go, that they may sei've me, 

4 Else, if thou refuse to let my peo- 
ple go, behold, to morrow will I bring 
the locusts into thy coast : 

5 And they shall cover the 'face of 
the earth, that one cannot be able to 
see the earth : and -^they shaU eat the 
residue of that which is escaped, 
which remaineth unto you from the 
hail, and shall eat every tree Y\'hich 
groweth for you out of the field : 

6 And they ^shall fill thy houses, and 
the houses of all thy servants, and 
the houses of all the E-gyp'tian§" 



The plague of locusts. 



EXODUS, 11. 



The plague of aarkness. 



which neither thy fathers, nor thy 
fathers' fathers have seen, since the 
day that they were upon the earth 
unto this day. And he turned _hini- 
self , and went out from Pha'raoh. 

7 And Pha'raoh's servants said unto 
him, How long shall this man be '^a 
snare unto us ? let the men go, that 
they may serve the Lord their God 
knowest thou not yet that E'gypt is 
destroyed ?_ 

8 And Mo'se§ and A_ar'on were 
brought again unto Pha'raoh: And 
he said unto them, Go, serve the 
Lord your God : but ^who are they 
that shall _go ? 

9 And Mo'ges said, ^We will go w^ith 
our young and with our old, w^ith our 
sons and with our daughters, wath 
our flocks and with our herds will 
we go ; for •i'we must hold a. feast unto 
Dhe Lord. 

l(j And he said unto them, Let the 
Lord be so with you, as I will let you 
go, a,nd your little ones : look to it ; 
for evil is before you. 

11 Not so : go now ye that are men, 
and serve the Lord ; for that ye did 
desire. And they were driven out 
from Pha'ra5h's presence. 

12 IF And the Lord said unto M5'§es, 
*Stretch out thine hand over the land 
of E'gypt for the locusts, that they 
may come up upon the land of E'gypt, 
and ^eat every herb of the land, even 
all that the hail hath left. 

13 And Mo'§e§ stretched forth his 
rod over the land of E'gypt, and the 
Lord brought an east wind upon the 
land aU that day, and all that night ; 
and when it was morning, the east 
wind brought the locusts. 

14 And "'the locusts went up over 
all the land of E'gypt, and rested in 
all the coasts of E'gypt : very griev- 
ous loere they; ^'before them there 
were no such locusts as they, neither 
after them shall be such. 

15 For they "covered the face of the 
whole earth, so that the land was 
darkened; and they^did eat every 
herb of the land, and all the fruit of 
the trees which the hail had left : and 
there remained not any green thing 
in the trees, or in the herbs of the 
field, through all the land of E'gypt. 

1 6 ^Then Pha'raoh ^called f or M5'§es 
and Aar'on in haste; and he said,^l 
have sinned against the Lord your 
God, and against you. 

ITi^Tow therefore forgive, I pray 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 10. 

h ch. 23, 33 
Josh. 
23,13 
1 Sam. 
18,21 
Eccl. 7,26 
1 Cor.7,35 

3 who, and 
who, etc 

i Pro. 3, 9 

j cli. 5, 1 

k ch. 7, 19 

i vers. 4, 5 

m Deut. 
28,38 
Ps. 78, 46 
Ps. 105,34 
Rev. 9, 2 

n Joel 2, 2 

ver. 5 
p Ps. 105,35 

3 hastened 
to call. 

q ch. 9, 27 

r ch. 9, 28 

1 Ki. 13, 6 
Job 34, 31 

s ch. 8, 30 

4 fastened. 

t Joel 2, 20 

uch. 4, 21 
ch. 11, 10 
Deut.2,30 
Josh. 
11,20 

2 Chr. 
28,22 
Rom. 2, 
4,5 

Rom. 9, 
17-22 
Jas. 1, 
13-17 

V ch. 9, 22 

5 that one 
may feel 
darkness. 

w Ps.105,28 

X ch. 8, 22 

ij ver. 10 

6 into our 
hands. 

z ver. 20 
ch. 4, 21 
ch. 14, 4,8 

a Heb. 
11,27 



CHAP. 11. 
a ch. 12, 31 

69 



thee, my sin only this once, 'and in- 
treat the Lord your God, that he may 
take aAvay from me this death only. 

18 And he nventout from Pha'raoh, 
and intreated the Lord. 

19 And the Lord turned a mighty 
strong west wind, which took away 
the locusts, and *cast them into 'the 
Red sea ; there remained not one lo- 
cust in all the coasts of E'gj^pt. 

20 But the Lord "hardened Pha'- 
radh's heart, so that he would not let 
the children of I§'ra-ei go. 

21 "if And the Lord said unto Mo'§es, 
"Stretch out thine hand toward heav- 
en, that therernay be darkness over 
the land of E'g5'pt» ^even darkness 
which may be felt. 

22 And Mo'seg stretched forth Ms 
hand toward heaven ; and there was 
a "thick darkness in all the land of 
E'gypt three days : 

2B They saw not one another, nei- 
ther rose any from his place for three 
days : ^but all the children of Is'ra-el 
ha.d light in their dwellings. 

24*^ And Pha'raoh called unto 
Mo'§e§, and said. Go ye, serve the 
Lord ; only let your flocks and your 
herds be stayed : let your little ones 
•''also go with you. 

25 And M5'ses said, Thou must give 
\is also sacrifices and burnt offermgs, 
that we may sacrifice mito the Lord 
our God. 

26 Our cattle also shall go with us ; 
there shall not an hoof be left be- 
hind ; for thereof must we take to 
serve the Lord our God; and we 
know not with what we must serve 
the Lord, until we come thither. 

27^But the Lord -hardened Pha'- 
ra5h's heart, and he would not let 
them go. 

28 And Pha'raoh said unto him. Get 
thee from me, take heed to thyself, 
see my face no more ; for in that day 
thou seest my face thou shalt die. 

29 And Mo'§e§ said, Thou hast spo- 
ken well, ''I will see tliy face again no 
more. N. 12. 29, 30. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 God^s message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of 
their neighbours. 4 The death of the firstborn of 
Egypt threatened, etc. 

AND the Lord said unto M5'§es, 
Yet will I bring one plague more 
upon Pha'ra5h, and upon E'gypt; 
after^vards he will let you go hence : 
""when he shall let you go, he shall 
surely thrust you out hence alto- 
gether. 



N 



The jirsthorit threatened. 



EXODUS, 12. 



The passover instituted. 



K 



2 Speak now in the ears of the peo- 
ple, and let every man 'borrow of his 
neighbour, and every woman of her 
neighbour, *jewels of silver, and jew- 
els of gold. 

3 And '^the Lord gave the people fa- 
vour in the sight of the E-gyp'tian§. 
Moreover the man '^Mo'^es vkis very 
great in the land of E'gypt, in the sight 
of Pha'ra5h's servants, and in the 
sight of thepeople. 

4 HAnd Mo'§e§ said, Thus saith the 
Lord, *About midnight will I go out 
into the midst of E'gypt : 

5 And -^all the firstborn in the land 
of E'gypt shall die, from the firstborn 
of Pha'raoh that sitteth upon his 
throne, even unto the firstborn of the 
maidservant that is behind the mill ; 
and all the firstborn of beasts. 

6 And ^ there shall be a great cry 
throughout all the land of E'gypt, 
such as there was none like it, nor 
shall be like it a.ny more. 

7 But against any of the children of 
I§'ra-el shall '^not a dog move his 
tongue, against man or beast: that 
ye may know how that the Lord doth 
put 'a difference between the E-gyp'- 

.tian§ and l§'ra-el. K. 12. 13 

8 And all these thy servants shall 
come down unto me, and bow down 
themselves unto me, saying. Get thee 
out, and all the people ^that follow 
thee: and after that I will go out 
And he went out from Pha'radh in 
^a great anger. 

9 And the Lord said unto M5'§e§, 
Pha'raoh shall not hearken unto you ; 
that my wonders may be multiplied 
in the land of E'gypt. 

10 And Mo'§e§~and Aar'on did all 
these wonders before Pha'radh : and 
•^the Lord hardened Pha'radh's heart, 
so that he would not let the children 
of l§'ra=ei go out of his land. 

CHAPTER 12. 

I The beginning of the year changed. 3 TTie pass- 
orer instituted. 11 The rite of the passover. 15i7n- 
leaxieiied bread. 29 The firstborn of Egypt are 
slain. 31 The Israelites are driven out of the land. 
43 Ordinance of the passover. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'se§ 
and Aar'on in the land of E'gypt, 
saying, 

2 This Tnonth shall be unto you the 
beginning of months : it shall he the 
first month of the year to you. 

3 "iFSpeak ye unto all the congrega- 
tion of i§'ra-el. saying, In the tenth 
day of this month they shall take to 
them every man a lamb, according 



B. C. U91. 



CHAP. 11, 

1 Or, de- 
mand. 

h ch. .3, 22 
ch. 12, 35 

c ch. 3, 21 
ch. 12, 36 
Ps.106, 46 

a 2 Sam.7,9 
Esth. 9, 4 

e ch. 12, 12, 

23, 29 

Amos6,17 

/Amos4,10 

g Ainos5,17 

h Josh. 
10,21 
Job. 5, 23 
Hos. 2, 18 

i Mai. 3, 18 

2 that is at 
thy feet. 
Judg.4,10 
Judg. 8, 5 

1 Ki.20,10 

2 Ki. 3, 9 

3 heat of 
anger. 

j ch. 7, .3,13 
ch.9,12,3o 
ch. 10, 
20,27 
Deut.2,30 
Josh. 
11, 20 
Isa. 63, 17 
John 
12,40 
Rom. 2, 5 
Rom. 9,22 



CHAP. 12. 

a ch. 13, 4 
Deut.16,1 

1 Or, kid. 

b Lev.22,19 
Mai. 1, 
8, 14 

Heb. 9, 14 
1 Pet.1,19 

2 son of a 
year, 
Lev.23,12 

c Lev.23,15 
Num. 9, 3 
Num. 
28,16 
Deut. 16, 
1,6 

3 uetween 
the two 
evenings, 
ch. 16, 12 

d Num.9,11 

1 Cor. 5, 8 
e ch. 23, 18 
/Deut. 16,5 
g ch. 11, 4,5 

Amos 
5, 17 
h Num.33,4 

4 Or, 
pri7ice3, 
ch. 22, 28 
Ps. 82, 1,6 
.John 
10,34 

i Heb. 
11,28 

5 for a de- 
struction. 

j Lev. 23, 
4,5 

2 Ki.23,21 
k Num. 

28, 17 

Deut. 16, 

3,8 

1 Cor. 5,7 

70 



to the house of their fathers, a lamb 
for an house : 

4 And if the household be too little 
for the lamb, let him and his neigh- 
bour next unto his house take it ac- 
cording to the number of the souls ; 
every man according to his eating 
shall make your count for the 
lamb. 

5 Your lamb shall be ''without blem- 
ish, a male ^of the first year : ye shall 
take it out from the sheep, or from 
the goats : 

6 And ye shall keep it up until the 
^fourteenth day of the same month : 
and the whole assembly of the con- 
gregation of I§'ra-el shall kill it ^in 
the evening. 

T And they shall take of the blood, 
and strike it on the two side posts 
and on the upper door post of the 
houses, wherein they shall eat it. * j 

8 And they shall eat the flesh in that 
night, roast with fire, "^and unleav- 
ened bread; and with bitter herbs 
they shall eat it. 

9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at 
all with water, but roast with fire ; his 
head with his legs, and with the pur- 
tenance thereof. 

10 And 'ye shall let nothing of it re- 
main until the morning; and that 
which remaineth of it until the morn- 
ing ye shall burn with fire. 

11 And thus shall ye eat it; vnth 
your loins girded, your shoes on your 
feet, and your staff in your hand; 
and ye shall eat it in haste : it J'is the 
Lord's passover. 

12 For I ^will pass through the land 
of E'gypt this night, and will smite 
all the firstborn in the land of E'gypt, 
both man and beast ; and ^against all 
the *gods of E'gypt I will execute 
judgment : I am the Lord. 

1 3 And 'the blood shah be to you for ] 
a token upon the houses where ye | H 
are : and when I see the blood, I will 
pass over you, and the plague shall 
not be upon you ^to destroy you, when 
I smite the land of E'gypt. f 

14 And this day shall be unto you 
for a memorial ; and ye shall keep it 
a ^feast to the Lord throughout your 
generations ; ye shall keep it a feast 
by an ordinance for ever. 

15 iSeven Mays shall ye eat unleav- 
ened bread ; even the first day ye shall 
put away leaven out of your houses : 
for whosoever eateth leavened bread 
from the first day until the seventh 

*D. 12. 13. tD. 20. 24; K. 13. Si, 22. 



J 



Unleavened bread. 



EXODUS, 12. 



Firstborn of Egypt slain. 



day, that ^soul shall be cut off from 
r§'ra-el. 

16 And in the first day there shall 
be an holy convocation, and in the 
seventh day there shah be an holy 
convocation to you; no manner of 
work shall be done in them, save 
that which every '^man must eat, 
that only may be done of you. 

17 And ye shall observe the feast of 
mileavened bread ; for "'in this self- 
same day have I brought your armies 
out of the land of E'gypt : therefore 
shall ye observe this day m your 
generations by an ordinance for ever. 

18 In "the first month, on the four 
teenth day of the month at even, ye 
shall eat unleavened bread, until the 
one and twentieth day of the month 
at even. 

19 Seven ''days shall there be no 
leaven found in your houses: for 
whosoever eateth that which is leav- 
ened, ^even that soul shall be cut off 
from the congregation of is'ra-el, 
whether he be a stranger, or born in 
the land. 

20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened ; in 
all your habitations shall ye eat un- 
leavened bread. 

21 "^Then M5'se§ caUed for all the 
elders of l§'ra-el, and said unto them, 
?Draw out and take you a "^lamb ac- 
cording to your families, and kill the 
passover, 

22 And ye shall take a bunch of 
hyssop, and dip it in the blood that 
is in the bason, and strike the lintel 
and the two side posts with the blood 
that is in the bason ; and none of you 
shall go out at the door of his house 
until the morning. 

23 For the Lord will pass through 
to smite the E-gyp'tian§ ; and when he 
iseeth the blood upon the lintel, and 
on the two side posts, the Lord will 
pass over the door, and will iiot suffer 
*the destroyer to come in unto your 
houses to smite you. 

24 And ye shall observe this thing 
for an ordinance to thee and to thy 
sons for ever. 

25 And it shall come to pass, when 
ye be come to the land wliich the 
Lord will ^wq you, according as he 
hath promised, that ye shall keep 
this service. 

26 And 'it shall come to pass, when 
your children shall say unto you. 
What mean ye by this service ? 

27 That ye shall sav. It is the sac- 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 12. 

I Gen. 
17,14 
Num.9, 13 

6 soul. 

m ch. 13, 3 

n Lev. 23, 5 

ch. 23, 15 
ch. 34, 18 

p Num.9,13 

q Num. 9, 4 
Josh. 5,10 
Ezra 6, 20 
Lu. 22, 7 

7 Or, kid. 

r Ezek. 9, 6 
Rev. 7, 3 
Rev. 9, 4 

s 2 Sam. 
24,16 
iCor. 

10, 10 
Heb. 
11,28 

t ch.13,8,14 
Deut.32,7 
Josh. 4, 6 
Ps. 78, 6 

u Num.8,17 
Num.33,4 
Ps. 78, 51 
Ps. 105,36 
Ps. 135, 8 
Ps. 136,10 
Isa. 37, 36 

8 house of 
the pit. 

V ch. 11, 6 
Pro.21,13 
Ezek.7,27 
Jas. 2, 13 

w ch. 10, 9 

X Gen.27,34 

y ch. 11, 8 
Ps. 105,38 

z Gen. 20, 3 

9 Or, 
dou<fh, 
ch. 8, 3 

10 Or, de- 
vianded. 

a ch. 3, 22 
ch. 11, 2 

b Gen.15,14 
ch. 3, 23 

c Num. 33, 
3, 5 

d Gen.47,11 

e Gen. 12, 2 
Gen. 46, 3 
ch. 38, 26 
Num.1,46 
Num. 

11, 21 

II a great 
mixture, 
Num.11.4 

/ch. 6. 1 
ch. 11, 1 

'7) 



rifice of the Lord's passover, who 
passed over the houses of the children 
of I§'ra-el in E'gypt, when he smote 
the E-gyp'tian§, and delivered our 
houses. And the people bowed the 
head and worshipped. 

28 And the children of l§'ra-el went 
away, and did as the Lord had com- 
manded Mo'§e§ and Aar'on, so did 
they. 

29 tAnd it came to pass, that at mid- ' 
night the "Lord smote all the first- 
born in the land of E'gj^t, from the 
firstborn of Pha'raoh that sat on his 
throne unto the firstborn of the cap- 
tive that vjas in the ^dungeon ; and all 
the firstborn of cattle. 

30 And Pha'raoh rose up in the night, 
he, and all his servants, and all the 
E-gyp'tian§ ; and there wasagreat'cry 
in E'gypt ; for there was not a house 
where the7'e was not one dead. * 

31 '[And he called for M5'se§ and' 
Aar'on by night, and said, Hise up, 
and get you forth from among my 
people, '^both ye and the children of 
Is'ra-el ; and go, ser\^e the Lord, as ye 
have said. 

32 Also take youi' fiocks and your 
herds, as ye have said, and be gone ; 
and ■^bless me also. 

33 And ^the E-g5"p'tian§ were urgent 
upon the people, that they might send 
them out of the land in haste ; for 
they said, 'We be all dead me?i. 

34: And the people took their dough 
before it was leavened, their ^knead- 
ingtroughs being bound up in their 
clothes upon their shoulders. 

3 5 And the children of is'ra-el did ac- 
cording to the word of Mo'ses ; and 
they '"borrowed of the E-gyp'tian§ 
"jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, 
and raiment: 




that they lent unto theirx such things 
as they required. *And they spoiled 
the E-gyp'tian§. 

37 lAnd ''the children of Is'ra-el jour- 
neyed from '^Ra-me'seg to Suc'coth, 
about ''six hundred thousand on foot 
thcct were men, beside children. 

3 8 And ' 'a mixed multitude went up 
also Avith them ; and flocks, and herds, 
even very much cattle. 

39 And they baked unleavened 
cakes of the dough which they 
brought forth out of E'gypt, for it was 
not leavened ; because they were 
■^thrust out of E'gypt, and could not 

*N. 32. 33. ' 



N 



Memorial of the passover 



EXODUS, 13. 



to he observed yearly. 



tariy, neither had they prepared for 
themselves any victual. 

40 liNow the sojourning of the chil- 
dren of I§'ra-el, who dwelt in E'gypt, 
was -"four hundred and thirty years. 

41 And it came to pass at the end of 
the four hundred and thirty years, 
even the selfsame day it came to pass, 
that all Hhe hosts of the Lord went 
out from the land of E'gypt. 

42 It is ^-a night to be much ob- 
sei'^^ed unto the Lord for bringing 
their± out from the land of E'gypt: 
this is that night of the Lord to be 
obser^'ed of all the children of Is'ra-el 
in their generations. 

43 HAnd the Lord said unto Mo'§es 
and Aar'on, This is 'the ordinance of 
the passover : There shall no stranger 
eat thereof: 

44 But every man's serv^ant that is 
bought for money, Vv^hen thou hast 
■'circumcised liim, then shall he eat 
thereof. 

45 A ^foreigner and an hired serv- 
ant shall not eat thereof. 

46 In one house shall it be eaten ; 
thou shalt not carry forth ought of 
the flesh abroad out of the house ; 
neither ^shall ye break a bone thereof. 

47 All the congregation of is'ra-el 
shall ^^keep it. 

48 And when a stranger shall so- 
journ with thee, and will keep the 
passover to the Lord, let allhis males 
be circumcised, and then let hmi come 
near and keep it ; and he shall be as 
one that is born m the land : for no un- 
circumcised xjerson shall eat thereof. 

49 One '"law shall be to him that is 
homeborn, and unto the stranger that 
sojourneth among you. 

50 Thus did all the children of Is'- 
ra.-el; as the Lord commanded 
M5'se§ and Aar'on, so did they. 

51 And it came to pass the selfsame 
day, that the Lord did bring the chil- 
dren of is'ra-el out of the land of 
E'gypt by "their armies. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Tnefi.'-stborn sanctified to God. i The memorial of 
the passover is commanded to be observed year li/. 
11 The firstlings of beasts are set apart. Yl^TTie Is- 
raelites go OT-t of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones 
with ti\em • 20 they come to Etham: 21 God qvAdeth 
them by a pillar of a cloud and a pillar office. 

A ^ D the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, 
J^ saying, 

2 Sanctify "unto me all the firstborn, 
whatsoever openeth the womb am^ong 
the children of Is'ra-el, both of man 
and of beast : it is mine. 

3 1i And M5'§es said unto the people, 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 12. 

g Gen.15,13 
Acts 7, 6 
Gal. 8, 17 

h ch. 7, 4 

12 a night 
of obser- 
vations. 

i Num.9,14 

J Gen. 17, 
12,13 

k Lev.22,10 

I Ps. 34, 20 
John 
19,33 

13 do it. 

m Num. 
9,14 
JS'um, 
15, 15 
Gal. 3, 28 

n Acts 7, 36 



CHAP. 13. 

a ch. 22, 
29,30 
LeT.27,26 
lsum.3,13 
Num. 8 
16,17 
Num. 
18,15 
Deut. 
15,19 
Lu. 2, 23 

b ch. 12, 42 
Deut.16,3 

1 servants. 

c ch. 6, 1 

d ch. 23, 15 
ch. 34, 18 
Deut.16,1 

e ch. 12, 
15,16 

/Ps. 44, 1 

g ch. 12, 14 
Num. 
15, 39 
Deut. 6, S 
Deut. 
11, 18 
Pro. 1, 9 
Isa. 49, 16 
J er. 22,24 
Mat. 23, 5 

h Gen.15,18 ■ 
Gen. 17, 8 1 
Gen.28,15 
Ps. 105, 
42-45 

i ch. 22, 29 
ch. 34, 19 
LeT.27,26 
2-rum. 
18,15 
Ezek. 
44,30 

2 ca^lse to 
pass over. 

3 Or, kid. 

j Num.3,46 
Num. 18, 
15, 16 

k ch. 12, 26 
Deut.6,20 
Josh. 4, 
6,21 
Ps. 145. 4 

4 to mor- 
row. 

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''Remember this day, in which ye 
came out from E'gj'pt, out of the house 
of ^bondage ; for by 'strength of hand 
the Lord brought you out from tliis 
place : there shall no leavened biead 
be eaten. 

4 This '^day came ye out in the month 
A'bib. 

5 And it shall be when the Lord shaU 
brmg thee into the land of the Ca'- 
naan-ites, and the Hit'tites, and the 
Am'or-ites, and the Hi'vites, and the 
Jeb'u-sites, which he sware unto thy 
fathers to give thee, a land flowing 
with milk and honev. that thou shalt 
keep tills service in this month. 

6 Seven 'days thou shalt eat unleav- 
ened bread, and in the seventh day 
shall be a feast to the Lord. 

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten 
seven days ; and there shall no leav- 
ened bread be seen with thee, neither 
shall there be leaven seen with thee 
in all thy quarters. 

S And thou shalt -^shew thy son in 
that day, saying, This is done be- 
cause of that ichich the Lord did unto 
me when I came forth out of E'gypt. 

9 And it shall be for a ■'^sigTi unto thee 
upon thine hand, and for a memorial 
between thine eyes, that the Lord's 
law may be in thy mouth : for with a 
strong hand hath the Lord brought 
thee out of E'gypt. 

10 Thou shalt therefore keep this 
ordhiance in his season from year to 
year. 

11 ^And it shall be w^hen the Lord 
shall bring thee into the land of the 
Ca'naan-ites, as he '^sware mito thee 
and to thy fathers, and shall give it 
thee, 

12 Tha.t 'thou shalt ^set apart unto 
the Lord all that oi)eneth the matrix, 
and every firstling that cometh of a 
beast which thou hast; the males 
shall be the Lord's. 

1 3 And every firstling of an ass thou 
shalt redeem with a ^lamb ; and if 
thou wilt not redeem it, then thou 
shalt break Ms neck : and all the first- 
born of ma n among thy children •'shalt 
thou redeem. 

14TAnd^it shall be vdien thy son 
asketh thee *in time to come, saymg, 
What is this? that thou shalt say 
unto him, By strength of hand the 
Lord brought us out from E'gypt, 
from the house of bondage : 

1 5 And it came to pass, vrhen Pha'- 
raoh would hardly let us go, that the 



The Israelites Leave Egypt. 



EXODUS. 14. 



Plioraoh jjursuetk thera. 



CHAP. 13. 

I Dent. 6, 8 

m cIl. li. 11 
Xuin.li,l 
Lu.^li, 
2 / , -liS 
Actsl3,13 

n Dent. 
17,16 

ch. li, 2 
^'uIn.3:3,6 

5 Or, iy jive 
in a rank. 

p Geii..50,25 
Josh. 
2i, 32 
Acts 7, 16 

q XTim.33,6 

/• Deut.1.33 
Neh. 9, 
12,19 
Ps. 78, 14 
Isa. 4, 5 
1 Cor.10,1 

s Ps. 121, 
5-8 



Lord slew all the fii'stborn in the land ^- c ii9i 
of E'gj'^Dt. both the fii^tborn of man. 
and the firstborn of beast : therefore 
I sacrifice to the Lord all that open- 
eth the matrix, being males ; but aU 
the firstborn of my children I redeem. 
1 6 And it shall be for ^a token upon 
tlihie hand, and for frontlets betAveen 
thine eyes : for by strength of hand 
the Lord brought us forth out of 

E'gypt. 

li •^And it came to pass, when Pha'- 
raoh had let the i3eople. go, that God 
[ed them not tliroucjh the way of the 
land of thePhi-lis'tines, although that 
was near ; for God said. Lest perad- 
venturethe people repent "'whenthej' 
see Avar, and they "return to E gypt : 

18 But 'God led the people about. 
through the way of the wilderness 
of the Red sea : and the cliildren of 
Is'ra-ei went up ^harnessed out of the 
!and of E gjl^t. 

19 And Mo'ses took the bones of Jo'- 
seph with liim: for he had straitly 
sworn the children of Is'ra-el, saying. 
"^God will surelv visit you: and ve 
shall carry up mv bones awav hence 
with you. 

20 *i'And they took their journey 
from Suc'coth, and encamped in 
E'tham. 5in the edge of the Avilderness. 

21 And the Lord went before them 
by day m a pillar of a cloud, to lead 
them the Avay ; and by night in a 
pihar of fire, to give them light ; to 
g;o bv day and night : 

22 tie 'took not a^vay the pihar of 
the cloud by day, nor the pillar of 

. fire by night, from before the people. 

CHAPTER 11. 

J Gorl instructeth the Israelites in their journey. 
5 Phcrraoh pursueth. 10 T7ie Israelites rmirmiir : 
13 Moses comfortelh them. 15 God instructeth 
Moses. 19 The cloud rernoveth behind the camp. 
21 They pass through the Red sea. 26 The Egyp- 
tians droic7ied. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of is'ra-el, 
that they turn and encamp before 
^Pi'-ha-hi'roth, betAveen Olig'dol and 
the sea. OA-er against Ba'al-ze'phon : 
before it shall _ye encamp by the sea. 

3 For Pha'raoh will say of the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el. 'They are entangled 
in the land, the Avilderness hath shut 
them ill. 

4 And ^I will harden Pha'ra5h's 
heart, that he shall folloAv after them: 
and I 'Avill be honoured upon Pha'- 
ra5h, and upon aU his host ; that the 

*K. 14. 29. 



CHAP, 14. 
a Num.33,7 

b Jer. 44, 1 

c Ps. 35. 21 
Ps. 71, 11 

d Jas. 1, 
13-17 

e ch. 9, 16 
Rom. 9, 
17-23 

fch. 6, 1 
■ ch. 13, 9 
Num.33,3 

g ch. 15, 9 
Josh. 24,6 

/i Josh. 24,7 
Neh. 9, 9 
Ps. 34, 17 
Ps. 107, 6 

i Ps. 106, 7 

j ch. 6, 9 

k 2 Chr. 20, 
15, 17 
Isa. 41. 
10, 13, 14 

1 Or, fo?- 
I whereas 
I ye ho.ve 
I seen the 

Egyp- 
I tians to 
i day, etc. 

'-' Dent.20.4 
Josh. 10. 
14, 42 

• Josh. 23,3 

i 2 Chr. 
20, 29 

! Neh. 4, 20 

, Isa. 31, 4 

?7i Isa. 30,15 
n ch. 7, 19 
,0 Pro. 29, 1 

73 



|E-gA'p'tians may know that I am the 
:LoRD. And they did so. 

5 "^And it AA-as told the king of E'gypt 
that the people fled : and the heart 
of Pha'raoh and of his seiwants was 
turned against the people, and they 
'said, Why liaA'e we d.one this, that we 
haA'e let is'ra-el go from serA'ing us ? 

6 And he made readA' liis chariot, 

_ t. 7 

and took his people AAlth him : 

7 And he took six hundred chosen 
chariots, and aU the chariots of E'gypt, 
and captains oA^er CA'ery one of them. 

S And the Lord hardened the heart 
of Pha'radh king of E'gA^pt, and he 
'pui^sued after the cliildren of is'ra-el : 
■and -^the childi^en of Is'ra-el went out 
AA-ith an liigh hand. 
I 9 But the -"E-gyp tians pursued after 
them, all the horses cmd chariots of 
Tha'raoh, and his horsemen, ajid liis 
army, and OA'ertook them encamp- 
ing by the sea._beside Pi'-ha-hi'roth, 
before Ba'al-ze'phon. 

10 !rAnd when Pha'ra51i dreAv nigli, 
the children of ist^a-el lifted up their 
eyes, and, behold, the E-gyptians 
marched after them : and they Avere 
sore afraid : and the cliildren of is'ra-el 
'cried out unto the Lord. 

11 And they said unto Mo'ses. Be- 
cause there mere no graA'es in E'gypt, 
hast thou taken us aAA-ay to die m the 
AAilderness ? wherefore hast thou dealt 
thus AA'ith us, to cariw us forth out of 
E'gypt ? 

1 2 7"^ -'not this the word that aa'c did 
tell thee in E'gyj^t, saying. Let us 
alone, that Ave may serve the E-gyp'" 
tians ? For it had been better for us 
to serve the E-gyptians. than that 
we should die in the Avilderness. 

13 "^And Mo'ses said unto the people. 
Fear 've not, stand still, and see the 
salvation of the Lord. AAdiich he aa-III 
shcAV to you to day : ^for the E-gyp'- 
tians Avhoni ye have seen to day, ye 
shall see them again no more for ever. 

11 The 'Lord shall fight for you, and 
ye shall "liold your peace. 

15 '^And the Lord said unto M5'ses, 
^^'herefore criest thou unto me? 
speak imto the children of ls'ra,-el, 
that they go f orAvard : 

1 6 But ''lift thou up thy rod. and 
stretch out tlime hand oA'er the sea, 
and. divide it : and the children of 
Is'ra-el shall go on dry ground 
through the midst of the sea. 

1 7 And I, behold. I aa-III ^harden the 
hearts of the E-g5i3'tians, and they 

IF. Num. 14. 6-9. 



t 



Passage of the Hed sea. 



EXODUS, 15. 



The song of Moses. 



shall follow them : and I will get me 
honour upon Pha'radh, and upon all 
his host, upon his chariots, and upon 
his horsemen. 

1 8 And the E-gyp'tians shall know 
that I am the Lord, when I have got- 
ten me honour upon Pha'raoh, upon 
his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 

19 IT And Hhe angel of God, which 
went before the camp of I§'ra-el, re- 
moved and went behind them ; and 
the pillar of the cloud went from be- 
fore their face, and stood behind 
them: 

20 And it came between the camp 
of the E-gyp'tian§ and the camp of 
I§'ra-el ; and nt was a cloud and dark- 
ness to them, but it gave light by 
night to these : so that the one came 
not near the other aU the night. 

21 And M5'§e§ stretched out his hand 
over the sea ; and the Lord caused 
the sea to go back by a strong east 
wind all that night, and made the 
sea dry land, and the waters were 
'divided. 

22 And 'the children of l§'ra-el went 
into the midst of the sea upon the 
dry ground: and the waters were 'a 
wall unto them on their right hand, 
and on their left. 

23 HAnd the E-gyp'tian§ pursued, 
and went in after them to the midst 
of the sea, even all Pha'raoh's horses, 
his chariots, and his horsemen. 

24 And it came to pass, that in the 
morning watch the Lord looked unto 
the host of the E-gyp'tian§ through 
the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and 
troubled the host of the E-gyp'tian§, 

2 5 And took off their chariot wheels, 
■^that thej drave them heavily : so 
that the E-gyp'tian§ said, Let us flee 
from the face of ]f§'ra-el ; for the Lord 
fighteth for them against the E-gyp'- 
tian§. 

26 And the IjORD said unto M5'§e§, 
Stretch out thine hand over the sea, 
that the waters may come again upon 
the E-gyp'tian§, upon their chariots, 
and upon their horsemen. 

2 7 And M5'§e§ stretched forth his 
hand over the sea, and the sea re- 
turned "to his strength when the 
morning appeared ; and the E-j 
tian§ fled against it; and the I 
^overthrew the E-gyp'tian§ in 
midst of the sea. 

28 And *the waters returned, 
covered the chariots, and the horse- 
men, and all the host of Pha'raoh 



B. C. 14:91. 



jORD 

the 
and 



CHAP. u. 

V Gen.48,16 

q Isa. 8, 14 
2 Cor. 4, 3 

r Josh. 3,16 
Josh. 4,23 
Neh. 9, 11 
Ps. 74, 13 
Ps. 106, 9 
Ps. 114, 3 

s ch. 15, 19 
Num.33,8 
Ps. m, 6 
Ps. 78, 13 
1 Cor.10,1 
Heb. 
11,29 

t Hab. 3, 10 

2 Or, and 
made 
them to go 
heavily. 

« Josh. 4,18 

3 shook of. 
Deut.li,4 
Ps. 78, 53 
Neh. 9, 11 

V Hab. 3, 8 

w Ps. 77, 20 
Ps. 78, 
62,53 

X Ps. 106, 
8,10 

y Ps. 58, 10 
Ps. 59, 10 

4 hand. 

z ch. 19, 9 
John 2, 11 
John 
11.45 



CHAP. 15. 

a .Tudg. 5, 1 
2 Sam. 

22,1 

b Isa. 12, 2 

c 2 Sam. 
22,47 
Ps. 99, 5 

d Rev.19,11 

e Ps. 83, 18 

/ Ps. 118,15 

g Ps. 59, 13 
Deiit.4,24 
Heb. 
12,29 

h Isa. 5, 24 

i Job 4, 9 

j Hab. 3, 10 

k Isa. 53, 12 
Lu. 11, 22 

1 Or, repos- 
sess. 

'74 



that came into the sea after them ; 
there remained not so much as one 
of them. 

29 But «the children of i§'ra-el] 
walked upon dry land in the midst 
of the sea; and the waters were a wall 
unto them on their right hand, and 
on their left. k. 15. 2. 

30 Thus the LoRD^^saved i§'ra-el thai 
day out of the hand of^the E-gyp'tians ; 
and i§'ra-el saw ^'the E-gyp'tiang dead 
upon the sea shore. 

3 1 And I§'ra-el saw that great Vork 
which the Lord did upon the E-gyp'- 
tian§: and the people feared the Lord, 
and 'believed the Lord, and his serv- 
ant Mo'§e§. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Moses' song. 22 The people want water. 23 The 
bitter waters at Marah are sweetened. 27 They 
remove to Elim. 

THEN sang «M5'se§ and the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el this song unto the 
Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing 
unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed 
gloriously: the horse and his rider 
hi th he thrown into the sea. 
2 The Lord is my strength *and 



K 



song, and he is become my salvation : 



he is my (jod, and 1 will prepare him 



an habitation ; my tather's God, and^ 



I ''w ill exalt him, k^ 15. i3j l. 34. 6 7. 

3 The Lord is a man or '^war: tlie 
Lord is '^his name. 

4 Pha'radh's chariots and his host 
hath he cast into the sea : his chosen 
captains also are drowned in the Red 
sea. 

5 The depths have covered them : 
they sank into the bottom as a stone. 

6 Thy -bright hand, O Lord, is be- 
come glorious in power: thy right 
hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces 
the enemy. 

7 And in the greatness of thine ex- 
cellency thou hast overthrown them 
that rose up against thee : thou sent- 
est forth thy wrath, which consumed 
^them ''as stubble. 

8 And Vith the blast of thy nostrils 
the waters were gathered together^ 
^the floods stood upright as an heap, 
and the depths were congealed in the 
heart of the sea. 

9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I 
will overtake, I will divide the 
spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon 
them; I will draw my sword, my 
hand shall 'destroy them. 

10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, 
the sea covered them : they sank as 
lead in the mighty waters. 



K 



The song of Jfoses. 



EXODUS, 16. 



The Israelites mitrmur. 



K 



11 Who Hs like unto thee, O Lord, 
among the ^gods ? who is like thee, 
glorious in holiness, fearful ^V^ praises, 
doing wonders ? 

12 Thou stretchedst out thy right 
hand, the earth swallowed them. 

13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth 
the people which thou hast redeemed : 
thou hast guided them in thy strength 
unto '"thy holy habitation. K. 19, 4, 5. 

14 The* "people shall hear, and be 
afraid : sorrow "shall take hold on the 
inhabitants of Pal-es-tf na. 

15 Then the dukes of E'dom shall be 
amazed ; Hhe mighty men of Mo'ab, 
trembling shall take hold upon them ; 
all the inhabitants of Ca'naan shall 
melt away. 

16 Fear ?and dread shall fall upon 
them ; by the greatness of thine arm 
they shall be as still 'as a stone ; tiU 
thy people pass over, O Lord, till the 
people pass over, which 'thou hast 
purchased. 

17 Thou shalt bring them in, and 
plant 'them in the mountain of thine 
inheritance, in the place, O Lord, 
which thou hast made for thee to 
dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, 
which thy hands have estal3lished. 

1 8 The Lord shall reign for ever 
and ever. 

19 For the hoi*se of Pha'radh went 
in with his chariots and with his 
horsemen into the sea, and the Lord 
brought again the waters of the sea 
upon them ; but the children of Is'- 
ra-el went on dry land in the midst 
of the sea. 

20 irAnd Mir'i-am the prophetess, 
the sister of Aar'on, "took a timbrel 
in her hand ; and all the women went 
out after her with timbrels and with 
dances. 

21 And Mir'i-am answered them, 
Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath 
triumphed gloriously ; the horse and 
his rider hath he thrown into the sea 

22 tSo Mo'§e§ brought I§'ra-el from 
the Red sea, and they went out into 
the wilderness of Shur ; and they went 
three days in the wilderness, and 
found no water. 

2 3 •[ And when they came "to Ma 'rah, 
they could not drink of the waters of 
Ma'rah, for they loere bitter : there 
fore the name of it was called ^Ma'rah 

24 And the people murmured 
against M5'§e§, saying, What shall 
we drink ? 

25 And he '"cried unto the Lord : 



B. C, 1491. 



CHAP. 15. 

i 2 Sam. 
7,22 

1 Ki. 8, 23 
Ps. 86, 8 
Jer.4:9,19 

2 Or, 
mighty 
ones. 

m Ps. 78, 54 
n Josh. 2, 9 
Ps. 48, 6 
p Hab. 3, 7 
q Deut.2,25 
r 1 Sam. 

25, 37 
s Deut.32,9 
Isa. 43, 1 
Jer.31,11 
Titus 2,14 

1 Pet. 2, 9 

2 Pet. 2, 1 
t Ps. 44, 2 
u Judg. 

11,34 
Judg. 
21,21 
IChr. 
15,16 

1 Sam. 
18,6 

2 Sam. 
6, 16 

Ps. 68, 25 
Ps. 81, 2 
Ps. 149, 3 
Jer. 31, 4 
V Num.33,8 

3 That is, 
Bitter- 
ness, 
Ruth 1,20 

wch. 14, 10 
ch. 17, 4 
Ps. 50. 15 

X 2 Ki. 2, 21 
2 Ki. 4, 41 

y Josh. 
24,25 

z ch. 16, 4 
Deut. 8, 
2. 16 

Judg.3,22 
Judg. 
3,1,4 
Ps. 66, 10 
Ps. 81, 7 

a Deut. 7,12 

b Deut. 
28,27 
ch. 23, 25 
Ps. 41, 3,4 
Ps. 103, 3 
Ps. 147, 3 

d Num.33,9 



CHAP. 16. 
a Ezek. 

30, 15 
b ch. 15, 24 

Ps. 106,25 

ICor. 

10, 10 
c Num.11,4 
d Ps. 78, 

24,25 

Ps. 105,40 

John 6, 31 

1 Cor.10,3 
1 the vor- 

tion of a 

day in his 

day. 

Pro. 30, 8 

Mat. 6, 11 
e ch. 15, 25 

Deut. 8, 

2,16 
/ Lev.25,21 
g ch. 6, 7 

Num. 

16,28 
7i Isa. 35, 2 

Isa. 40, 5 

John 11, 

4,40 

75 



and the Lord shewed him a tree, 
which ^when he had cast into the 
waters, the waters were made sweet : 
there he "made for them, a statute and 
an ordinance, and there 'he proved 
them, 

26 And said, "If thou wilt dihgently 
hearken to the voice of the Lord thy 
God, and wilt do that which is right 
m his sight, and wilt give ear to his 
commandments, and keep all his 
statutes, I will put none of these ^dis- 
eases upon thee, which I have brought 
upon the E-gyp'tians: for I ain the 
Lord <^that healeth thee. 

27 IF And '^they came to Elim, where 
were twelve wells of water, and three- 
score and ten palm trees : and they 
encamped there by the waters. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 The Israelites come to Sin. 2 They murmur for 
want of bread. U Quails and manna are sevt. 
25 The manna was not to be found on the sabbath. 
32 An omer of it preserved. 

AND they took their journey from 
Elim, and all the congTegation 
of the children of I§'ra-el came unto 
the wilderness of ''Sin, which is be- 
tween Elim and Si'nai, on the fif- 
teenth day of the second month after 
their departing out of the land of 
E'gypt. 

2 And the whole congregation of the 
children of l§'ra-el *murmuredagainst 
Mo'§e§ and Aar'on in the wilderness : 

3 Ajid the children of l§'ra-el said 
unto them. Would to God we had 
died by the hand of the Lord in the 
land of E'gypt, when ''we sat by the 
flesh pots, cmc? when we did eat bread 
to the full ; for ye have brought us 
forth into this wilderness, to kill this 
whole assembly with hunger. 

4 ^Then said the Lord unto M5'se§, 
Behold, I will rain '^bread from 
heaven for you ; and the people shall 
go out and gather ^a certain rate 
every day, that I *may prove them, 
whether they will walk in my law, 
or no. 

5 And it shall come to pass, that on 
the sixth day they shall prepare that 
which they bring in ; and -^it shall be 
t^vice as much as they gather daily. 

6 And Mo'§es and Aar'on said unto 
all the children of l§'ra-el, ^At even, 
then ye shall know that the Lord 
hath brought you out from the land 

of E'gjT.t : 

7 And in the morning, then ye shall 
see the ^glory of the Lord ; for that 
he heareth your murmurings against 



Quails and manna are sent. EXODUS, 16. 



The manna described. 



the Lord : and what are we, that ye 
murmur against us ? 

8 And Mo'§e§ said, lliis shall be, 
when the Lord shall give you in the 
evening flesh to eat, and in the morn- 
ing bread to the full; for that the 
Lord heareth your murmurings 
which ye murmur against him : and 
what are we ? your munnurings are 
not agamst us, but 'against the Lord. 

9 And Mo'§e§ spake unto Aar'on, Say 
unto all the congregation of the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el, Come near before the 
Lord : for he hath heard your mur- 
murings. 

10 "ii And it came to pass, as Aar'on 
spake unto the whole congregation 
of the children of I§'ra-el, that they 
looked toward the wilderness, and, 
behold, the glory of the Lord ap- 
peared ■'in the cloud. 

1 1 And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, 
saying, 

121 ^'have heard the murmurings 
of the children of is'ra-el : speak unto 
them, saying, ^At even ye shall eat 
flesh, and "in the morning ye shall 
be filled with bread ; and ''ye shall 
know that I am the Lord your God. 

1 3 And it came to pass, that at even 
''the quails came up, and covered the 
camp : and in the morning ^the dew 
lay round about the host. 

14 And when the dew that lav was 
gone up, behold, upon the face of the 
wilderness there lay ^a small round 
thing, as smaU as the hoar frost on 
the ground. 

1 5 And when the children of l§'ra-el 
saw it, they said one to another, ^It 
is manna : f or_they wist not what it 
'iiKis. And Mo'§e§ said unto them, 
^This is the bread which the IjORD 
hath given you to eat. 

1 6 This is the thing which the Lord 
hath commanded, Gather of it every 
man according to his eating, 'an omer 
^for every man, according to the 
number of your ^persons; take ye 
eveiy man for them which are in his 
tents. 

1 7 And the children of is'ra-el did so, 
and gathered, some more, some less. 

1 8 And when they did mete it with 
an omer, -he that gathered much had 
nothing over, and he that gathered 
little had no lack ; they gathered 
every man according to his eating. 

19 And M5'§es said. Let no man 
leave of it till the morning. 

20 Notwithstanding they hearkened 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 16. 

i 1 Sam.8,7 
Lu. 10, 16 
Rom. 13 2 
lThes.4,8 

j 1 Ki. 8, 10 

k Num. 
14,27 

I ver. 6 

m ver. 7 



n ch. 6, 7 
1 Ki.20,28 
.Joel 3, 17 



r>ium. 
11,31 
Ps. 78, 
27. 28 
Ps. 105,40 



p Num.11,9 



q Num.11, 7 
Deut. 8, 3 
Neh. 9, 15 
Ps. 78, 24 
Ps. 105,40 



2 Or, ^Vl^at 
is this ? 
or, It is a 
portion. 



r Isa. 25, 6 

John6,31, 

49,58 

1 Cor. 10.3 



s ver. 36 



3 by the 
poll, or, 
head. 



4 souls. 

t 2Cor.8,15 



u Gen. 2, 3 
ch. 20. 8 
ch. 31, 15 
ch. 35, 3 
Lev. 23, 3 

V ver. 20 

w Heb. 4, 4 
Mat.12,12 

Mat.24,20 

X ch. 20, 
9,10 

y 2 Ki.17,14 
Ps. 78, 
10, 22 
Ps. 106,13 
Jer. 4, 14 



z Num.11,7 

a Heb. 9, 4 
76 



not unto Mo'§e§ ; but some of them 
left of it until the morning, and it 
bred worms, and stank : and M5'§e§ 
was wroth with them. 

21 And they gathered it every morn- 
ing, every man according to his eat- 
ing: and when the sun waxed hot, 
it melted. 

22 ^And it came to pass, that on the 
sixth day they gathered tvfice as 
much bread, two omers for one man: 
and all the rulers of the congregation 
came and told Mo'se§. 

23 And he said unto them, This is 
that which the Lord ha.th said, To 
morrow is "the rest of the holy sab- 
bath unto the Lord : bake that which 
ye will bake to day, and seethe that 
ye will seethe; and that which re- 
maineth over lay up for you to be 
kent until the morning. 

24 And they laid it up till the morn- 
ing, as Mo'§e§ bade : and it did not 
"stink, neither was there any worm 
therein. 

25 And Mo'ses said. Eat that to day; 
for to day Hs a sabbath unto the 
Lord : to day ye shall not find it in 
the field. 

26 Six ^days ye shall gather it ; but 
on the seventh day, vjhich is the sab- 
bath, in it there shall be none. 

27 TAnd it came to pass, that there 
Y/ent out so7ne of the iDcoi^le on the 
seventh day for to gather, and they 
found none. 

28 And the Lord said unto M5'§e§, 
How long '■'refuse ye to keep my com- 
mandments and my laws ? 

29 See, for that the Lord hath given 
you the sabbath, therefore he giveth 
you on the sixth day the bread of 
tAvo days ; abide ye every man in his 
place, let no man go out of his place 
on the seventh day. 

30 So the people rested on the sev- 
enth day. 

3 1 And the house of l§'ra-el called the 
name thereof Manna: and -it i/jas 
like coriander seed, white: and the 
taste of it teas like wafers made with 
honey. 

32^And Mo'ses said, This is the 
thing which the Lord commandeth, 
Fill an omer of it to be kept for your 
generations ; that they may see the 
bread wherewith I have fed you in 
the wilderness, when I brought you 
forth from the land of E'gypt. 

33 And Mo'§e§ said unto Aar'on, 
Take "a pot, and put an omer full of 



The people murmur. 



EXODUS, 17, 18. 



Amalek discomfited. 



manna therein, and lay it up before 
the Lord, to be kept for your gener- 
ations. 

34 As the Lord commanded Mo'ses, 
so Aar'on laid it up *bef ore the Testi- 
mony, to be kept. 

35 And the children of is'ra-el did 
eat manna 'forty years, '^until they 
came to a land inhabited ; they did 
eat manna, luitil they came unto the 
borders of the land of Ca'naan. 

36 Now an omer is the tenth part 
of an ephah. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 77?e people murmur for water at Rephidira, and 
are sent to the rock in Horeb. 13 Amalek over- 
corae; 14 God's vengeance against them. 15 Mo- 
ses buildeth an altar. 

AND ''all the congregation of the 
children of I§'ra-el journeyed 
from the wilderness of Sm, after their 
journeys, according to the connnand- 
ment of the Lord, and pitched in 
Reph'i-dim : and there loas no water 
for the people to drink. 

2 Wherefore *the people did chide 
Avith M5'ses, and said. Give us water 
that we may drink. And 315'ges 
said unto them, Wh}^ chide ye Avitti 
me? wherefore do ye tempt "^the 
Lord? 

3 And the people thirsted there for 
water; and the people '^murmured 
against Mo'se§, and said. Wherefore 
is tliis that thou hast brought us up 
out of E'gypt, to kill us and our chil- 
dren and our cattle with thirst ? 

4 And Mo'§e§ cried unto the Lord, 
saying, What shall I do unto this 
people ? they be almost ready to stone 
'me. 

5 And the Lord said unto M5'§e§, 
Go -^on before the people, and take 
with thee of the elders of l§'ra-el ; and 
thy rod, wherewith thou smotest ""the 
river, take in thine hand, and go. 

6 Behold, ^I will stand before thee 
there upon the rock in Hd'reb ; and 
thou shalt smite the rock, and there 
shall come water out of it, that the 
people may drink. And Mo'se§ did so 
in the sight of the elders of Is'ra-ei. 

7 And he called the name" of the 
place 'Mas'sah, and ^Mer'i-bah. be- 
cause of the chiding of the children 
of is'ra-el, and because they tempted 
the Lord, saying. Is the Lord among 
us, or not ? 

8 llThen 'came Am'a-lek, and fought 
with is'ra-el in Rephl-dim. 

9 And Mo'§e§ said unto •'Josh'u-a, 
Choose us out men, and go out, fight 



CHAP. 16. 

h ch. 25, 

16,21 

ch. 40, 20 

Num. 

17, 10 

Deut.10,5 

1 Ki. 8, 9 
c Num. 

33, 38 

Deut. 

8,2,3 

Neh. 9, 20 

J ohn 6, 

31,4:9 



B. c. 1491. with Am'a-lek : to morrow I will stand 
on the top of the hill with the rod of 
God in mine hand. 

10 So J6sh'u-a did as M5'ses had 
said to him,_and fought with Am'a- 
lek: and Mo'ses, Aar'on, and Hur 
went up to the top of the hill. 

11 And it came to pass, when Mo'ses 
^held up his hand, that is'ra-el pre- 
vailed: and when he let down liis 

d jo^iio 12 ^^i^i^' Am'a-lek prevailed. 
Neh. 9; 15 12 But Mo'ses' hands icere heavy; 
and they took a stone, and put it un- 
der hun, and he sat thereon; and 
Aar'on and Hur stayed up his liandg 
the one on the one side, and the othei 
on the other side ; and liis hands were 
steady until the going doAwn of the sun. 

13 And Josh'u-a discomfited Am'a- 
lek and his people with the edge of 
the sword. 

14 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, 
Write ^this/o7' a memorial in a book, 



CHAP. 17. 
ach. 16, 1 

ch. 19, 2 

Num. 

33,12 
b Num.20,3 
c Deut.6,16 

Ps. 78, 

18,41 

Isa. 7, 12 

Mat. 4, 7 

1 Cor.10.9 
a ch. 16, 2 
e 1 Sam. 

30,6 

John 8, 59 

John 

f EzS. 2, 6^ and rehearse it in the ears of J6sh'u-a : 
ips'Tolii^^^ "L will utterly put out the re- 
ps! 114, 8 'membrance of Am'a-lek from under 
1 S-S'' heaven. 

Tenta- 
tlon. 
Ps. 95, 8 
Heb. 3, 8 

2 That is, 
C/iiding, 
or. Strife. 

i Gen.36,12 

Num. 

24,20 

Deut. 

25, 17 

1 Sam. 

15,2 
j Called 

Jesus, 

Acts 7, 45 

Heb. 4, 8 
k Jas. 5, 16 
I ch. 34, 27 
m Deut. 

25,19 

1 Sam.. 
30,1 

2 Sam. 
8,12 
Ezra 9, 14 

3 That is, 
The 
LORD 
my ban- 
ner, 
Judg.6,24 

4 Or, Be- 
cause the 
hand of 
Amalek 
is against 
the throne 
of the 
LORD, 
there- 
fore, etc. 

5 the hand 
upon the 
throne of 
the 
LORD. 



CHAP. 18. 

1 That Is, 
A stran- 
ger there. 

2 That is. 
My God is 
an help. 



1 5 And M5'se§ built an altar, and 
called the name of it •*Je-h5'vah- 
nis'si : 

16 For he said, ''Because ^he Lord 
hath sworn that the Lord ivill have 
war with Am'a-lek from generation 
to generation. 

CHAPTER 18. 

I Jethro bringeth to Moses his wife and two sons: 
7 Moses enierlaineth him. 13 Jethro giveth Moses 
counsel; it is accepted.. 27 Jethro departeth. 

TT/'^HEN Jeth'ro, the priest of M^:d'- 
T T i-an,Mo'se§' father inlaw, heard 
of all that God had done for Mo'ses, 
and for Is'ra-el his people, and that 
the Lord had brought is'ra-el out of 
E'^ypt; 

2 Then Jeth'ro, M5'ses' father in 
law, took Zip-p5'rah, Md'ses' wife, 
after he had sent her back, 

3 And her two sons ; of which the 
name of the one teas ^Ggr'shdm ; ^or 
he said, I have been an alien in a 
strange land : 

4 And the name of the other was 
-E-li-e'z5r ; for the God of my father. 
said he, teas mine help, and deliver o<i 
me from the sword of Pha'raoh : 

5 And Jeth'ro, Mo'ses' father inlaw, 
came with his sons and his wife unto 
M5'se§ into the wilderness, where he 
encamped at the mount of God : 

6 And he said unto Mo'ges, I thy 
I father in law Jeth'ro am come unto 



Moses e7itertaineth Jethro. EXODUS, 19. 



Jethro coiinseleth Moses. 



thee, and thy wife, and her two sons 
with her. 

7 And Mo'ses went out to meet his 
father in law, and did obeisance, and 
kissed liiin; and they asked each 
other of their ^weKare; and they 
came into the tent. 

8 And Mo'§e§ told his father in law 
ail _that the Lord had done imto 
Pha'raoh and to the E-gyp'tian§ for 
Is'ra-ei's sake, and aU the travail that 
had ^come upon them by the way, 
and hovj the Lord delivered them. 

9 And Jeth'ro rejoiced for all the 
goodness wliich the Lord had done 
to Is'ra-el, whom he had delivered out 
of the hand of the E-gvp'tians. 

10 And Jeth'ro said, Slessed he the 
Lord, who hath delivered you out of 
the hand of the E-gyp'tian§, and out 
of the hand of Pha'raoh, who hath 
delivered the people from under the 
hand of the E-gyp'tian§. 

11 jSTow I know that the Lord is 
greater ''than all gods: *for in the 
tiling wherein the;^^ dealt ''proudly 
he teas above them. 

12 And Jeth'ro, M5'§e§' father in 
law, took a burnt offering and sacri- 
fices for God : and Aar'on came, and 
all the elders of l§'ra-el, to eat bread 
with ]\Io'ses' father in law before 
'^God. 

13*11 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that Mo'§e§ sat to judge the peo- 
ple : and the people stood by M5'§e§ 
from the morning unto the evening. 

14 And when ]Vio'se§' father in law 
saw all that he did to the people, he 
said, What is this thing that thou 
doest to the people ? why sittest thou 
thyself alone, and all the people stand 
by thee from morning unto even ? 

15 And Mo'se§ said unto his father 
in law, Because the people come unto 
me to enquire of God : 

1 6 When they have ^a matter, they 
come unto me ; and I judge between 
^one and another, and I do -^make 
theyn know the statutes of God, and 
his laws. 

IT And Mo'ses' father in law said 
unto him, The thing that thou doest 
is not good. 

18 ^Thou wilt surely wear away, 
both thou, and this people that is 
with thee: for this thing is too hea\"y 
for thee ; -"thou art not able to per- 
form it thyself alone. 

19 Hearken now unto my voice, I 
will give thee counsel, and God shall 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 18. 

3 peace, 
Gen.13,27 
2 Sam. 
11,7 

1 found 
them. 

a ch. 15, 11 
2Chr.2,5 
Ps. 95, 3 
Ps. 97, 9 
Ps. 135, 5 
Isa. 37, 
16-20 
Dan. 2, 47 

b ch. 1, 10 
ch. 5, 2, 7 

c Job 40, 11 
Ps. 31, 23 
Ps. 119,21 
Lu. 1, 51 

d Deut.12,7 
IChr. 
29,22 

1 Cor. 10, 
18, 21, 31 

e 2 Sam. 
15,3 
J Ob 31, 13 

3 a man 
and his 
fellow. 

/Num.36, 6 

6 Fading 
thou %vilt 
fade. 

g Num. 
11.14 
Deut. 1, 
9,13 

h Deut. 5, 5 

i Num.27,5 

j Deut. 4, 
1.5 

k Ps. 143, 8 

I Deut.1,18 

m Deut. 
16, 18 
Acts 6, 3 

n Gen.42,18 

2 Sam. 
23,3 

Ezek.18,8 

p Lev.24,11 
Num. 
15,33 

Deut. 17,8 

q Deut.1,15 
Acts 6, 5 

r Job 29, 16 

s Num. 10, 
29,30 



CHAP. 19. 

a ch. 20, 21 
Acts 7j 38 

78 



be with thee : Be thou *f or the people 
to God- ward, that thou mayest^hring 
the causes unto God : 

20 And thou shalt ^teach them ordi- 
nances and laws, and shalt shew 
them ^the way wherein they must 
walk, and ^the work that they must do. 

21 Moreover thou shalt provide out 
of aU the people "'able men, such as 
"fear God, 'iiien of truth, hating covet- 
ousness -, and place such over them, 
to he rulers of thousands, and rulers 
of hiuidreds, rulers of fifties, and 
rulers of tens. 

22 And let them judge the people 
at aU seasons : ^and it shall be, that 
every great matter they shall bring 
unto thee, but every small matter 
they shah, judge : so shall it be easier 
for thyself, and they shall bear the 
hurden with thee. 

23 If thou shalt do this thing, and 
God command thee so, then thou 
shalt be able to endure, and aU this 
people shall also go to their place in 
peace. 

24 So M5'§e§ hearkened to the voice 
of his father in law, and did aU that 
he had said. 

25 And ?M5'§e§ chose able men out 
of all Is'ra-el, and made them heads 
over the people, rulers of thousands, 
iiilers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, 
and rulers of tens. 

26 And they judged the people at 
all seasons : the ^hard causes they 
brought unto Mo'§e§, but every small 
matter they judged themselves. 

27 IF And Mo'§e§ let his father in law 
depart ; and 'he went his way into 
his own land. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 The people come to Sinai. 3 God's message to 
theyn. 8 Their' answer. 10 Thei/ are prepared 
against the third day. 12 The mountain must not 
be touched. 16 The fearful presence of God upon 
ttie mount. 

IIS, the third month, when the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el were gone forth 
out of the land of E'gypt, the same 
day came they into the wilderness 
of Sfnai. 

2 For they were departed from 
Reph'i-dim, and were come to the 
desert of Sfnai, and had pitched in 
the wilderness; and there l§'ra-el 
camped before the mount. 

3 And ''Md'seg went up unto God, 
and the Lord called unto him out of 
the mountain, saying, Thus shalt 
thou say to the house of Ja'cob, and 
tell the children of l§'ra-el ; 



GocVs message to the people. EXODUS, 20. 



God'' s presence on Sinai. 



■ 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the 
E'gyp'tiang, and how *I bare you on 
eagles' wings, and brought you unto 
myself. 

5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my 
voice indeed, and keep my covenant, 
then '^ye shall be a peculiar treasure 
unto me above all people : for '^all 
the earth is mine : K. 23. 20. 

6 And ye shall be unto me ^a king- 
dom of priests, and an -^lioly nation. 
These are the words which thou 
shalt speak unto the - children of 
I§'ra-el. 

, 7 1i And M5'§e§ came and called for 
the elders of the people, and laid be- 
fore their faces all these Avords which 
the Lord commanded him. 

8 And '"all the people answered to- 
gether, and said, All that the Lord 
hath spoken we will do. And Mo'§es 
returned the words of the peox^le unto 
the Lord. 

9 And the Lord said untoM5'se§,Lo, 
I come unto thee ^in a thick cloud, 
'that the people may hear when I 
speak with thee, and believe thee for 
ever. And M5'se§ told the words of 
the people unto the Lord. 

10 IF And the Lord said unto M5'§es, 
Go unto the people, •'and sanctify 
them to day and to morrow, and let 
them^'wash their clothes, 

11 And be ready against the third 
day : for the third day the ^Lord will 
come down in the sight of all the 
people upon mount Si'nai. 

12 And thou shalt set bounds unto 
the people round about, saying, Take 
heed to yourselves, that ye go not up 
into the mount, or touch the border 
of it: '"whosoever toucheth the mount 
shall be surely put to death : 

13 There shall not an hand touch it, 
but he shall surely be stoned, or shot 
through; whether it be beast or man, 
it shall not live : when the 'trumpet 
soundeth long, they shall come up to 
the mount. 

14 ^And M5'§e§ went down from the 
mount unto the people, and sanctified 
the people ; and they washed their 
clothes. 

15 And he said unto the people, Be 
ready against the third day : come 
"not at your wives. 

1 6 II And it came to pass on the third 
day in the morning, that there were 
thunders and lightnings, and a thick 
cloud upon the mount, and the voice 
of the trumpet exceeding loud; so 



B. C. 1491. 



I 



CHAP. 19. 

h Deut. 
32, 11 
Isa. 63, 9 
Rev.12,14 

c Deut.32,8 
1 Ki. 8, 53 
Ps. 135, 4 
Isa. 43, 1 
Titus 2,14 

d Deut. 
10, 14 
Job 41, 11 
Ps. 50, 12 
1 Cor. 
10,26 

e 1 Pet. 2, 
5, 9 

Rev. 20, 6 
f Lev.20,24 
Deut. 7, 6 
Isa. 62, 12 
1 Thss. 
5 27 

gch.24,3,7 
Deut. 
26,17 

h Deut.4,11 
Ps. 97, 2 
Mat. 17, 6 
Deut.4,12 
John 
12,29 

j Heb. 
10, 22 

k Lev. 15, 5 

I ch. .34, 5 
Deut.33,2 

771 Heb. 
12,20 

1 Or, cor- 
net. 

n 1 Cor. 7, 5 
Rev. 4, 5 

Deut.4,10 

p Judg. 5, 5 
Ps. 68, 7,8 

q 2 Chr. 7, 1 

r Gen. 15,17 
Ps. 144, 5 
Rev. 15, 8 

s Ps. 68, 8 
Ps. 114, 7 
Jer. 4, 24 

t Neh. 9, 13 
Ps. 81, 7 

3 contest. 

u 1 Sam. 
6,19 

V Lev. 10, 3 

IV 2Sam.6,7 



CHAP. 20. 

a Deut.5,22 

b Lev. 26, 1 

Deut. 5, 6 

Ps. 81, 10 

Hos. 13, 4 

c ch. 13, 3 

1 servants. 

d Deut.6,14 

2 Ki.17,35 

Jer. 25, 6 

e Lev. 26, 1 

Deut.4,16 

f Josh. 23.7 
2 Ki.17,35 
Isa. 44,15 

g Josh. 
24. 19 
Nah. 1. 2 

h Num. 
14,18 
Job 5, 4 
Ps. 79, 8 
Isa. 14, 20 
Jer. 2, 9 
Ezek. 
18, 19 

79 



that all the people that vjas in the 
camp trembled. 

17 And "Mo'ses broLight forth the 
people out of the camp to meet with 
God ; and they stood at the nether 
part of the mount. 

1 8 Andmiount Si'nai was altogether 
on a smoke, because the Lord de- 
scended upon it nil fire: and the 
'smoke thereof ascended as the smoke 
of a furnace, and. the whole 'mount 
quaked greatly. 

19 And when thevoiceof the trump- 
et sounded long, and waxed louder 
and louder, Mo'se§ spake, and God 
'answered him by a voice. 

20 And the Lord came down upon 
mount Si'nai, on the top of the mount : 
and the Lord called Mo'ges up to the 
top of the mount ; and Mo'ses went up. 

21 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, 
Go doA\ai, ^charge the people, lest they 
break tlirough unto the Lord to "gaze, 
and many of them perish. 

22 And let the priests also, which 
come near to the Lord, '^^sanctify them- 
selves, lest the Lord ''break forth upon 
them, 

23 And Md'ses said unto the Lord, 
The people cannot come up to mount 
Si'nai : for thou chargedst us, saying. 
Set bounds about the mount, and 
sanctify it. 

24 And the Lord said unto hun. 
Away, get thee down, and thou shalt 
come up, thou, and Aar 'on with thee : 
but let not the priests and the people 
break through to come up unto the 
Lord, lest he break forth upon them. 

25 So Mo'ses went down unto the 
people, and spake unto them. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 The ten comma 7idme?its. 22 Idolatry forbidden. 
24 Directions concerning the altar. 

ND God spake all these words, 
'^saying, 

2 I ^ayn the Lord thv God, which 
have brought thee out of the land of 
E'gvpt, ^outof the house of 'bondage. 

3 Thou '^shalt have no other gods be- 
fore me. 

4 Thou 'shalt not make unto thee any 
graven iiTiage, or any likeness of any 
thing that is in heaven above, or that 
is in the earth beneath, or that is in 
the water under the earth : 

5 Thou ^shalt not bow down thyself i c 



A 



to them, nor serve them : for 1 the 



Lord thy God am ^el jealous God^ 
H-Jsiting the iniquity oi the fathers 
upon the chlLdreii uiito the third and" 



H 



The ten commandments. 



EXODUS, 21. 



Divers ordinances. 



C I fourth generation of them that hate 

H [ me ; C. Lev. 26. 21, 22; H. 23. 20. 21. 

"ITAnd 'shewing mercy unto thou- 
sands of them that love rr.e, and keep 
my commandments. 

7 Thou -^shalt not take the name of 
the Lord thy God in vain ; for the 
Lord ^will not hold him guiltless that 
taketh his name in vain. 

8 Remember ^the sabbath day, to 
keep it holy. 

9 Six ""days shalt thou labour, and 
do all thy work : 

10 But the ''seventh day is the sab- 
bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou 
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy 
son, nor thy daughter, thy manserv- 
ant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy 
cattle, ''nor thy stranger that is within 
thy gates : 

11 For in six days the Lord made 
heaven and earth, the sea, and all 
that in them is, and rested the sev- 
enth day : wherefore the Lord blessed 
the sabbath day, and ha,llowed it. 

12 ^Honour ^thy father and thy 
mother : that thy days may be long 
ui3on the land which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee. 

13 Thou ?shalt not kill. 

1 4 Thou ''shalt not commit adultery. 

15 Thou \shalt not steal. 

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness 
against thy neighbour. 

17 Thou 'shalt not covet thy neigh- 
bour's house, thou "shalt not covet 
thy neighbour's wife, nor his man- 
servant, nor his maidservant, nor his 
ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is 
thy neighbour's. 

1 8 *[ And ''all the people saw the thun- 
derings, and the lightnings, and the 
noise of the trumpet, and the moun- 
tain smoking : and when the people 
saw it^ they removed, and stood afar 
off. 

1 9 And they said unto M5'§e§, Speak 
"^thou with us, and we will hear: but 
let not God speak with us, lest we die. 

20 And Mo'ges said unto the people, 
Fear not : ^f or (jod is come to prove 
you, and ^'that his fear may be before 
your faces, that ye sin not. 

21 And the people stood afar off, and 
Mo'§e§ drewnear unto the thick dark- 
ness where God was. 

22 IF And the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, 
Thus thou shalt say unto the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el. Ye have seen that I 
have talked with you from heaven. 

23 Ye shall not make with me gods 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 20. 

i Deut. 7, 9 
Ps. 89, 34 
Rom. 
11,28 

j Ps. 15, 4 

Mat. 5, 33 

fe Mic. 6, 11 

1 ch. 31, 13 
Deut.5,12 

m ch. 23, 12 
Lu. 13, 14 

n Gen. 2, 2 

Neh. 
13,16 

V Lev. 19, 3 
Deut.5,16 
Jer. 35, 

7, 18 

Mat. 15, 4 
Mat.19,10 
Lu. 18, 20 
Eph. 6, 2 

q Rom. 13,9 

r Mat. 5,27 

s Le%^19,ll 
Mat.19,18 
lThes.4,6 

t Mic. 2, 2 
Eph. 5, 3 

u Pro. 6, 29 
Mat. 5, 28 

V Heb. 
12,18 

w Gal. 3, 19 

X Gen. 22, 1 

V Pro. 3, 7 
z 2 Chr. 6, 6 
a Gen. 12, 2 

h Josh. 8,31 

2 hujild 
them 
with 
helving. 



CHAP. 21. 

a ch. 24, 3, 4 
Deut.4,14 
Deut. 6, 1 

b Lev.25,39 
Deut. 
15,12 
Jer. 34, 14 

1 tvith his 
body. 

c Lev.25,44 

d Deut. 
15,16 

2 saying 
shall say. 

e ch. 12, 12 
ch.22,8,28 
Deut. 
16, 18 
Ps. 82, 1 

/ Ps. 40, 6 

g Neh. 5, 5 

3 be evil in 
the eyes 
of, etc. 

?i 1 Cor. 7, 5 

80 



of silver, neither shall ye make unto 
you gods of gold. 

24 An altar of earth thou shalt makel 
unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon 
thy burnt oiierings, and thy peace 
offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen ; 
in all 'places where I record my name 
I will come unto thee, and I will '^ bless 
thee. D. 24. 8.. 

25 And *if thou wilt make me an 
altar of stone, thou shalt not '''build it 
of hewn stone : for if thou lift up thy 
tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 

26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps 
unto mine altar, that thy nakedness 
be not discovered thereon. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 Laws for menservants, 7 f07^ icomenservants, 12 for 
murder and rnanslaugliter , 16 for menstealerSy 
11 for cursers ofijarents, 18 for smiters, etc. 

NOW these are the judgments 
which thou shalt "set before 
them. 

2 If *thou buy an He'brew servant, 
six years he shall serve : and in the 
seventh he shall go out free for noth- 
ing. 

3 If he came in ^by himself, he shall 
go out by himself : if he were mar- 
ried, then his wife shall go out with 
him. 

4: If his master have given him "si 
wife, and she have born him sons or 
daughters ; the wife and her children 
shall be her master's, and he shall go 
out by himself. 

5 And '^if the servant '^shall plainly 
say, I love my master, my wife, and 
my children ; I will not go out free : 

6 Then his master shall bring him 
unto the * judges ; he shall also bring 
him to the door, or unto the door post ; 
and his master shall bore -^his ear 
through with an aul; and he shall 
serve him for ever. 

7 ^And if a man ^sell his daughter 
to be a maidservant, she shall not go 
out as the menservants do. 

8 If she ^please not her master, who 
hath betrothed her to himself, then 
shall he let her be redeemed : to sell 
her unto a strange nation he shall 
have no power, seeing he hath dealt 
deceitfully with her. 

9 And if he have betrothed her unto 
his son, he shall deal with her after 
the manner of daughters. 

10 If he take him another wife ; her 
food, her raiment, ^and her duty of 
marriage, shall he not diminish. 

11 And if he do not these three 



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EXODUS, 22. 



and ordinances. 



unto her, then shall she go out free ^- c- i49i. 
without money. 

12 ^He 'that sniiteth a man, so that 
he die, shaU be surely put to death. 

13 And ^if a man lie not in wait, but 
God ^deliver him into his hand ; then 
'I will appoint thee a place Avhither 
he shall flee. 

14 But if a man come '"presumptu- 
ously upon his neighbour, to slay him 
with guile ; thou "shalt take him from 
mine altar, that he may die. 

1 5 And he that smitethhis father, or 
his mother, shall be surely put to 
death. 

16 ^And ^he that stealeth a man, <:>Ki.ii,i5 
and selleth ^him, or if he be ?found in|o Deut.,24,7 
his hand, he shall surely be put to 
death. 

1 T T And iie that ^curseth his father, 
or his mother, shall surely be put to 
death. 

18 "iFAnd if men strive together, and 
one smite ^another with a stone, or 
with A^5 list, and he die not, but keep- 
eth his bed : 

19 If he rise again, and walk abroad 
'upon his staff, then shall he that 
smote hini be quit : only he shall pay 
for ^the loss of his time, and shall 
cause hiyn to be thoroughly healed. 

20 TAnd if a man smite his servant, 
or his maid, with a rod, and he die 
under his hand; he shall be surely 
'punished. 

21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a 
day or two, he shall not be punished : 
for 'he is his money. 

22 Hlf men strive, and hurt a woman 
with child, so that her fruit depart 
from her, and yet no mischief follow : 
he shall be surely punished, according 
as the woman's husband will lay 
upon hmi ; and he shall "pay as the 
judges determine. 

23 And if any mischief follow, then 
thou slialt give life for life, 

24 Eye 'for eye, tooth for tooth, 
hand for hand, foot for foot, 

25 Burning for burning, wound for 
wound, stripe for stripe. 

26 lAnd '"if a man smite the eye of 
his servant, or the eye of his maid, 
that it perish ; he shall let hmi go free 
for his eye's sake. 

27 And if he smite out his manser^^- 
ant's tooth, or his maidservant's 
tooth ; he shall let him go free for his 
tooth's sake. 

28 Tif anox gore a man or a woman, ^ ^-^ 21 le 
that they die : then ^the ox shall be /Pro 6 31 

(6) 



CHAP. 21. 

i Gen. 9, 6 
Lev.24,17 
Num. 
35,80 
Mat.26,52 

j Deut. 19, 

k 1 Sam.24, 
4, 10, 18 

I Num. 
35, 11 
Josh. 20,2 

nx Num.. 
15, 30 
Deut. 
19,11 
Keb. 
10,26 

n 1 Ki. 2, 

28-34 



P Geii.37,28 

q ch. 22, 4 

r Lev. 20, 9 
Pro. 20,20 
Mat. 15, 4 
Mark7,10 

4 Or, re- 
vileth. 

5 Or, his 
neigh- 
bour. 

s 2 Sam. 
3,29 

6 his ceas- 
ing. 

7 avenged. 
Gen. 4, 
15,24 
Lev.25,43 
Rom. 13,4 

• Eph. 6, 9 
1 Tim. 3,3 
Jas. 3, 1 

t Lev. 25,45 

u Deut. 22, 
18,19 

V Lev.24,20 
Deut. 
19,21 
Mat. 5, 38 
Mat. 7,*2 

w Col. 4, 1 

X Gen. 9, 5 

y Num. 
35,31 

z Zech. 11, 
12,13 
Mat.28,15 
Phil. 2, 7 



CHAP. 22. 

1 Or, goat, 
a 2 Sam. 

12,6 
Lu. 19, 8 
Pro. 6, 31 

b ch. 20, 15 
Lev.19,11 
Deut. 5, 19 
Mat. 10, 19 
Mat.19,18 
Mat.24,43 
Lu. 18, 20 
Rom. 13,9 
1 Cor.6,10 
Eph. 4, 28 
1 Pet.4,15 

c Num. 
35,27 

d ch. 21, 2 
Mat. 18,25 

2 thing 
stolen. 



81 



surely stoned, and his flesh shall not 
be eaten; but the owTier of the ox 
shall be quit. 

29 But if the ox were wont to push 
VN^ith his horn in time past, and it hath 
been testified to his owner, and he hath 
not kepthuxL in, but that he hath killed 
a man or a woman ; the ox shall be 
stoned, and liis owner also shall be put 
to death. 

30 If there be laid on him a sum of 
money, then he shall give for the -^ran- 
som of his life whatsoever is laid 
upon liim. 

31 Whether he have gored a son, or 
have gored a daughter, according to 
this judgment shall it be done unto 
him. 

32 li the ox shall push a manservant 
or a maidservant ; he shall give unto 
their master -thirty shekels of silvei\ 
and the ox shall be stoned. 

33 '^And if a man shall open a, pit, 
or if a man shall dig a pit, and not 
cover it, and an ox or an ass faL 
therein ; 

34 The ov^Tier of the pit shall make 
it good, a?id give money unto the 
owner of them ; and the dead beast 
shall be his. 

35 ^And if one man's ox hurt anoth- 
er's, that he die ; then they shall sell 
the live ox, and di\dde the money of 
it ; and the dead ox also they shall 
divide. 

3 6 Or if it be knoAvn that the ox hath 
used to push in time past, and his 
OAvner hath not kept him in ; he shall 
surely pay ox for ox ; and the dead 
shall be his own. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 Laios concerning theft ; 5 damage ; 7 trusts and 
trespasses ; 14 borrowing ; Wfornieation ; 18 icitch- 
craft ; 19 bestiality/ ; kO idolatry ; 21 strangers^ 
widows, etc. 

IF a man shall steal an ox, or a 
^sheep, and kill it, or sell it ; he 
shall restore five oxen for an ox, and 
''four sheep for a sheep. 

2 If a *thief be found breakmg up, 
and be smitten that he die, there shall 
"no blood be shed for hun. 

3 If the sun be risen upon him, there 
shall be blood shed for him ; for he 
should make full restitution; if he 
have nothing, then he shall '^be sold 
for his theft. 

4 If the -theft be certainly ^found in 
his hand alive, whether it be ox, or 
ass, or sheep ; he shall ■'restore double. 

5 ^If a man shall cause a field or 
vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in 



I'^arious laws 



p:xodus, 23. 



ojid ordi?ia?ices. 



his beast, and shall feed in another 
man's field; of the best of his own 
field, and of the best of his own vine- 
yard, shall he make restitution. 

6 ^If fire break out, and catch in 
thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or 
the standing corn, or the field, be 
consumed therevnth; he that kindled 
the fire shall surely make restitu- 
tion. 

7 1^1 f a man shall deliver unto his 
neighbour money or stuff to keep, 
and it be stolen out of the man's 
house ; if the thief be found, let him 
pay double. 

8 If the thief be not found, then the 
master of the house shall be brought 
unto the judges, to see whether he 
have put his hand unto his neigh- 
bour's goods. 

9 For all manner of trespass, ichether 
it he for ox, for ass, for sheep, for 
raiment, or for any manner of lost 
thing, v\^hich another challengeth to 
be his, the ^cause of both parties shall 
come before the judges ; and whom 
the judges shall condemn, he shall 
pay double unto his neighbour. 

1 If a man deliver imto his neigh- 
bour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or 
any beast, to keep ; and it die, or be 
hurt, or driven away, no man see- 
ing it : 

11 Then shall an ^oath of the Lord 
be between them both, that he hath 
not put his hand unto his neighbour's 
goods ; and the owner of it shall ac- 
cept thereof^ and he shall not make 
it good. 

12 And 'if it be stolen from him, he 
shall make restitution unto the owner 
thereof. 

13 If it be torn in pieces, then let 
him bring it /or witness, cmc/ he shall 
not make good that which was torn. 

14 ^And if a man borrow ought of 
his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die. 
the owner thereof being not with it, 
he shall surely make it good. 

1 5 Bnt if the owner thereof he with 
it, he shall not make it good : if it he 
an hired thing, it came for his hire. 

1 6 II And ■'if a man entice a maid 
that is not betrothed, and lie with 
her, he shall surely endow her to be 
his wife. 

1 7 If her father utterly refuse to give 
her unto him, he shall ^pay money 
according to the ^dowry of virgins. 

1 8 !i Thou ^shalt not suffer a witch 
to live. 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 23. 

Q Deut.25,1 
2Chr. 
19,10 

hHeb. 6,16 

% Gen.31,39 

j Deut. 
22,28 

3 weigh, 
Gen.23,16 

7c 1 Sam. 
18,25 

I Deut. 
18,10 

r?i Num. 
25,2 

Deut.13,1 
Deut.17,2 
Hos. 8, 14 
1 Ki.10,25 

1 Ki.18,40 

n Lev.19,33 
Lev.25,35 
Deut. 
10,19 
Zech.7,10 
Mai. 3, 5 

Deut. 
10, 18 
Isa. 1, 17 

Ezek.22,7 

p Deut.15,9 
Job 35, 9 

q Job 34, 28 
Jas. 5, 4 

T Job 31, 23 

s Ps. 109, 9 

t Lev.25,35 
Neh. 5, 7 
Ezek.18,8 

M Job 24, 3 
Pro. 20,16 
Amos 2, 8 

V Eccl. 
10,20 

2 Pet.2,10 

4j3r, 

judges. 
Ps. 82, 6 

5 thy ful- 
ness. 

w Pro. 3, 9 

6 tear. 

X Deut. 
15, 19 

y Lev. 22,27 

z Lev. 19. 2 

a Ezek.4,14 



CHAP. 23. 
a Pro. 10,18 

1 Or, re- 
ceive. 

b 1 Ki.21,10 
Pro. 19, 5 
Acts 6, 11 

c IKl. 19,10 
Job 31, 34 
Lu. 23, 23 

d Ps. 72, 2 

2 answer. 

e Lev.19,15 

/ Pro. 25,21 
1 Thes. 
5,15 

82 



19 H Whosoever lieth with a beast 
shall surely be put to death. 

20 ^He "'that sacrificeth unto a7iy 
god, save unto the Lord only, he 
shall be utterly destroyed. 

21 HThou "shalt neither vex a stran- 
ger, nor oppress him: for ye were 
strangers in the land of E'gypt. 

22 Ye "shall not afflict any widow, 
or fatherless child. 

23 If thou afflict them in any wise, 
and they ^cry at aU unto me" I will 
surely hear ?their cry ; 

24 And my ^\'rath shall wax hot, 
and I will kill you with the sword ; 
and 'your wives shall be widows, and 
your cliildren fatherless. 

25 II If 'thou lend money to a7iy of 
my people that is poor by thee, thou 
shalt not be to him as an usurer, nei- 
ther shalt thou lay upon him usury. 

26 If "thou at ail take thy neigh- 
bour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt 
deliver it unto him by that the sun 
goeth down : 

27 For that is his covering only, it 
is his raiment for his skin : wherein 
shall he sleep ? and it shall come to 
pass, when he crieth unto me, that I 
will hear ; for I am gracious. 

28 ^Thou "shalt not revile the 'gods, 
nor curse the ruler of thy people. 

29 ITThou shalt not delay to offer 
^the first ""of thy ripe fruits, and of 
thy ''liquors : the firstborn of thy sons 
shalt thou give unto me. 

3 Likewise "^shalt thou do with tliine 
oxen, a7id with thy sheep : seven 
^days it shaU be with his dam ; oii 
the eighth day thou shalt give it me. 

31 IFAnd ye shall be -'holy men unto 
me : neither ''shall ye eat a7iy flesh 
that is torn of beasts in the field ; ye 
shall cast it to the dogs. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 Laws concerning slander and false loitness ; 3, 6 
justice; A charntableness ; \Othe year of rest ; 12 the 
sabbath; li idolatry ; \A the three feasts. 20yl« 
Arigel prornised, with a blessing, if they obey him. 

THOU ''shalt not ^raise a false re- 
port : put not thine hand with 
the wicked to be an ^unrighteous 
witness. 

2 Thou "^shalt not follow a multitude 
to do evil ; '^neither shalt thou ^speak 
in a cause to decline after many to 
wrest judgm e7\ t : 

3 Neither shalt thou 'countenance a 
poor man in his cause. 

4 l! If -''thou meet thine enemy's ox or 
his ass going astray, thou shalt surely 
bring it back to him again. 



Divers ordinances. 



EXODUS, 23. 



An Angel promised. 



5 If thou see the ass of him that hat 
eth thee lying under his burden, and 
wouldest forbear to help him, thou 
shalt surely help with him. 

6 "iThou ■''shalt not wrest the judg- 
ment of thy poor in his cause. 

7 Keep ^thee far from a false mat- 
ter ; and the innocent and righteous 
slay thou not : for 'I will not justify 
the wicked. 

8 IF And 'thou shalt take no gift : for 
the gift blindeth ''the wise, and per- 
verteth the words of the righteous. 

9 'ilAlso ^thou shalt not oppress a 
stranger : for ye know the ^heart of a 
stranger, seeing ye were strangers in 
the land of E'gypt. 

10 And 'six years thou shalt sow thy 
knd, and shalt gather in the fruits 
thereof : 

1 1 But the seventh year thou shalt 
let it rest and lie still ; that the jDOor 
of thy people may eat : and what they 
leave the Ijeasts of the field shall eat. 
In like ma^nner thou shalt deal with 
thy vineyard, and with thy '^olive- 
yard. 

1 2 Six ™days thou shalt do thy work, 
and on the seventh day thou shalt 
rest : that thine ox and thine ass may 
rest, and the son of thy handmaid, 
and the stranger, may be refreshed. 

13 And in all things that I have 
said unto you be circumspect: and 
make "no mention of the name of 
other gods, neither let it be heard out 
of thy mouth. 

14 ^Three ''times thou shalt keep a 
feast unto me in the year. 

15 Thou shalt keep the feast of un- 
leavened bread: (thou shalt eat un- 
leavened bread seven days, as I com- 
manded thee, in the time appointed 
of the month A'bib; for in it thou 
earnest out from E'gypt: and none 
shall appear before me empty :) 

1 6 And '"the feast of harvest, the 
firstf ruits of thy labours, which thou 
hast sown in the field : and the feast 
of ingathering, which is in the end 
of the year, when thou hast gathered 
in thy labours out of the field. 

1 T Three times in the year all thy 
males shall appear before the Lord 
God. 

18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of 
tny sacrifice with leavened bread; 
neither shall the fat of my ^sacrifice 
remain until the morning. 

19 The ?first of the firstf ruits of thy 
land thou shalt bring into the house 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 23. 

3 Or, voilt 
thou cease 
to help 
him 1 or, 
and 

wouldest 
cease to 
leave thy 
business 
for him ; 
thou shalt 
surely 
leave it to 
join with 
him. 

g Job 31, 13 

h Eph. 4, 25 

i Rom. 1,18 

j Pro, 17, 8 

i the see- 
ing. 

k Ps. 94, 6 

5 soul. 

I Lev. 25, 3 

6 Or, olive 
trees. 

m Lu. 13,14 

n Hos. 2, 17 

Deut. 
16,16 

p Lev.23,10 

7 Or, feast. 

q Neh. 
10,35 
Pro. 3, 9 

r Eph. 4, 30 

s Josh. 
24, 19 
1 J ohn 
5,16 

t Isa. 9, 6 
Jer. 23, 6 
John 
10,38 

u Gen. 12, 3 

8 Or. I will 

afflict 
them that 
afflict 
thee. 

V Josh. 24,8 

w ch. 20, 5 

X Deut. 
10, 12 
Jesh. 22,5 
1 Sam. 
12, 20 
Mat. 4, 10 

y Deut.28,5 

z Deut.7,15 

a Job 21, 10 

b Gen. 25, 8 

c Gen. 35, 5 
Deut.2,25 
Josh. 2, 
P, 11 
] Sam. 
14,15 

9 neck, 
Ps. 18, 40 

d Deut.7,20 

e Deut.7,22 

/I Ki.4,21 

g Josh. 
21,44 

83 



of the Lord thy God. Thou shale 
not seethe a kid in his mother's 
milk. 

20 IfBehold, I send an Angel before" 
thee, to keep thee in the way, and to 
bring thee into the place which I have 
prepared. K. 33. 14. 

21 Beware of him, and obey his 
voice, provoke ''him not ; for he will 
'not pardon your transgressions : for 
'my name is in him. H. 32. 33. 

22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his 
voice, and do all that I speak ; then 
"I will be an enemy unto thine ene- 
mies, and an ^adversary unto thine 
adversaries. 

23 For mine Angel shall go before 
thee, and ''bring thee in unto the 
Am'or-ites, and the Hit'tites, and the 
Per'iz-zites, and the Ca'naan-Ites, the 
HiVites, and the Jeb'u-sites: and I 
vnll cut them off. 

24 Thou shalt not '"bow down to 
their gods, nor serve them, nor do 
after their works: but thou shalt 
utterly overthrow them, and quite 
break down their images. 

25 And ye shall ^serve the Lord 
your God, and he ^'shall bless thy 
bread, and thy water; and T will 
take sickness away from the midst 
of thee. 

26 HThere "shall nothing cast their 
young, nor be barren, in thy land: 
the number of thy days I will ^fulfil. 

271 will send 'my fear before thee, 
and will destroy all the people to 
whom thou shalt come, and I will 
make all thine enemies turn their 
''backs unto tliee. 

28 And '^I will send hornets before 
thee, which shall drive out the Hf- 
vite, the Ca'naan-ite, and the Hit'- 
tite, from before thee. 

29 I *will not drive them out from 
before thee in one year ; lest the land 
become desolate, and the beast of the 
field multiply against thee. 

30 By little and little I will drive 
them out from before thee, until thou 
be increased, and inherit the land. 

31 And -^I will set thy bounds from 
the Red sea even unto the sea of 
the Phi-lis'tine§, and from the desert 
unto the river: for I ^will deliver 
the inhabitants of the land into your 
hand ; and thou shalt drive them out 
before thee. 

32 Thou shalt make no covenant 
with them, nor with their gods. 

33 They shall not dwell in thy land, 



H 
K 



UHI 



Moses hidldeth an altar. 



EXODUS, 24, 25. 



He gueth into the moun 



B 



B 



lest they make thee sin against me : 
for if thou serve their gods, 'it will 
surely be a snare unto thee. 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 Moses is called tip into the mountain. 3 The people 
promise obedience. 4 He builds an altar. 9 Tlie 
glory oj God app)ears. 14 Aaron and Ilur have 
charge of the people, etc. 

AND he said unto Mo'§e§, Come 
up unto the Lord, thou, and 
Aar'on, "Na'dab, and A-biliii, *and 
seventy of the elders of l§'ra-el ; and 
worship ye afar off. 

2 And Mo'§e§ alone shall come near 
the Lord : but they shall not come 
nigh ; neither shall the people go up 
with him. 

3 ITAnd Mo'seg came and told the 
people all the words of the Lord, and 
all the judgments : and all the people 
answered with one voice, and said, 
All the words which the Lord hath 
said Avill we do. 

4 And M5'§e§ ''wrote all the w^ords of 
the Lord, and rose up early in the 
morning, and builded an altar under 
the hill, and twelve '^pillars, accord- 
ing to the twelve tribes of l§'ra-el. 

5 And he sent young men of the 
children of Is'ra-el, which offered 
burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace 
offerings of oxen unto the Lord. 

6 And M5'§es 'took half of the blood, 
and put it in basons; and half of 
the blood he sprinkled on the 
altar. 

7 And he took the book of the cove- 
nant, and read in the audience of the 
people : and they said. All that the 
Lord hath said will we do, and be 
obedient. B. 24. 12. 

8 And Myse^ took the blood, and 
sprinkled it on the people, and sa id, 
Lehold -^'the blood of the covenant , 
which the Lord hath made with you 

i concerning all these wor ds. D. 29. 36. 

9 II Then went up Mo^seg, and Aar'- 
on, Na'dab, and A-bf hu, and seventy 
of the elders of i§'ra-el : 

10 And they^saw the God of l§'ra-el: 
and there was under his feet as it 
were a paved work of '^a sapphire 
stone, and as it were the body 'of 
heaven in his clearness. 

11 And upon the nobles of the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el he •'laid not his hand : 
also ^they saw God, and did 'eat and 
drink. 

12 IT And the Lord said unto M5^§es, 



Come up to me into the mount, and 



be there : and 1 will give thee '"tabl es 
of stone, and a law, and command 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 23. 

/I ch. 34, 
12,15 
Deut. 7, 2 
Deut. 
12.30 
Josh. 
23,13 
Judg. 3, 3 
1 Sam. 
18, 21 
Ps. 106, 
36,37 



CHAP. 24. 

a ch. 28, 1 
Lev. 10, 
1,3 

h Num. 
11,16 

c Deut.31,9 

d Gen.28,18 
Gen.31,45 

e Heb.9,18 

/ Heb. 9, 20 

Heb. 

13,20 

1 Pet. 1, 2 
a Gen.32,30 

ch. 3, 6 

ch. 33, 

20,23 

Judg. 

13,22 

Isa. 6,1,5 

John 1,18 

1 Thn. 

6, 16 

1 John 

4,12 

h Ezek.1,26 
Ezek.10,1 
Rev. 4, 3 

i Mat. 17, 2 

j ch. 19, 21 

k Gen.16,13 
Deut.4,33 

I Gen.31,54 
ch. 18, 12 
ICor. 
10,18 

m ch. 32, 15 
Deut.5,22 

n ch. 33, 11 

ch. 19, 9 
Mat. 17, 5 

p ch. 16, 10 
Num. 
14, 10 

q Heb.12,18 

r Deut. 9, 9 



CHAP. 25. 

1 take for 
tne. 

2 Or, heave 
offering. 

a 1 Chr.'?9.3 
2 Cor. 9, 7 

3 Or, silk, 
Gen.41,42 

b ch. 28, 15 

e Lev. 4, 6 

d Heb. 3, 6 
Rev. 21, 3 

e ch. 37, 1 
Deut.10.3 
Heb. 9, 4 

8i 



ments which I have written ; that 
thou^mayest teach them. B. 25. 21. 

13 And M6'§e§ rose up,_and "his min- ' 
ister Josh'u-a: and Mo'§e§ went up 
into the mount of God. 

1 4 And he said unto the elders, Tarry 
ye here for us, until we come again 
unto you: and, behold, Aar'on and 
Hur are with you : if any man have 
any matters to do, let him come unto 
them. 

15 IF And Mo'§e§ went up into the 
mount, and "a cloud covered the 
mount. 

1 6 And ^the glory of the Lord abode 
upon m^ount Si'nai, and the cloud cov 
ered it six days : and the seventh day 
he called unto M5'§e§ out of the midst 
of the cloud. 

IT And the sight of the glory of the 
Lord teas like ^devouring fire on the 
top of the mount in the eyes of the 
children of I§'ra-el. 

18 And M5'§es went into the midst 
of the cloud, and gat him up into the 
mount : and M5'se§ was in the mount 
forty days and forty nights. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 What the Israelites must offer for the making of 
the tabernacle. 10 Form of the ark, etc. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of i§'ra-el, 
that they ^bring me an ^offering : "of 
every man that giveth it willingly 
with his heart ye shall take my offer- 
ing. 

3 And this is the offering which ye 
shall take of them ; gold, and silver,, 
and brass, 

4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet^ 
and ^fine linen, and goats' hair, 

5 And rams' skins dyed red, and 
badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 

6 Oil for the light, spices for anoint- 
ing oil, and for sweet incense, 

7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set 
in the ephod, and in the ^breastplate. 

8 And let them make me a 'sanctu 
ary ; that "^I may dwell among them. 

9 According to all that I shew thee^ 
after the pattern of the tabernacle, 
and the pattern of all the instruments 
thereof, even so shall ye make it. 

10 IF And 'they shall make an ark of 
shift? m wood : tv/o cubits and a half 
shaM be the length thereof, and a cubit 
and a half the breadth thereof, and a 
cubit and a half the height thereof. 

11 And thou shaft overlay it with 
pure gold, within and without shait 



.Form of the ark. 



EXODUS, 25. 



The golden candlestick. 



thou overlay it, and shait make upon 
it a crown of gold round about. 

1 2 And thou shalt cast four rings of 
gold for it, and put them in the four 
corners thereof ; and two rings shall 
he in the one side of it, and two rings 
in the other side of it. 

1 3 And thou shalt make staves of 
shittim wood, and overlay them with 
gold. 

14 And thou shalt put the sta,ves 
into the rings by the sides of the ark, 
that the ark may be borne with them. 

15 The -^staves shall be in the rings 
of the ark : they shall not be taken 
from it. 

16 And thou shalt put into the ark 
'9the testimony which I shall give thee. 

1 7 IF And ''tnou sh?Jt make a mercy 
seat of pure gold : two cubits a,nd a 
half shall he the length thereof, and 
a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 

1 8 And thou shalt make tvf o cheru- 
bims of gold, of beaten work shalt 
thou make them, in the two ends of 
the mercy seat. 

19 And make one cherub on the one 
end, and the other cherub on the 
other end: even^oi the mercy seat 
shall ye make the cherubims on the 
two ends thereof. 

20 And 'the cherubims shall stretch 
forth their wings on high, covering 
the mercy seat with their wings, 
and their faces shall look one to an- 
other ; toward the mercy seat shall 
the faces of the cherubims be. 

21 And^thou shalt put the mercy 
seat above upon the ark ; and in the 
ark thou shalt put the testimony that 
I shall give thee. B. 31. 18. 

22 And ^there I xnW meet with thee, 
and I will commune with thee from 
above the mercy seat, from l^etween 
the two cherubims which are upon 
the ark of the testimony, of all things 
which I Aviil give thee in command- 
ment unto the children of l§'ra-el. 

23 'JThou '"shalt also make a table 
of shittim wood : two cubits shaM he 
the length thereof, and a cubit the 
breadth thereof, and a cubit and a 
half the height thereof. 

24 And thou shalt overlay it with 
pure gold, and make thereto a croAvn 
of gold round about. 

25 And thou shalt make unto it a 
border of an hand breadth round 
about, and thou shalt make a golden 
crown to the border thereof round 
about. 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 25. 

/IKi. 8, 8 

a ch. 16, 34 
' ch. 31, IS 

ch. 40, 20 

Num. 

17, 10 
Deut.10,2 
Deut. 
31,26 
1 Ki. 8, 9 
2Ki.ll,12 

h ch. 87, 6 
Rom. 3,25 
Heb. 9, 5 

■1 Or, of the 
ma,tter of 
the mercy 
seat. 

i 1 Ki. 8, 7 
IChr. 
28,18 

j ch. 26, 34 
ch. 40, 20 

k ch. 29, 
42, 43 
Ch. 30, 
6,36 

Lev. 16, 2 
Num.17.4 
Ezek. 9, 3 
J as. 2, 13 

I Num.7,89 

1 Sam.4,4 

2 Sam.6,2 
2Ki.l9,15 
Ps. 80, 1 
Ps. 90, 1 
Isa. 37, 16 

in ch. 37, 10 
1 Ki. 7, 48 
2Chr.4,8 
Heb. 9, 2 

n ch. 37, 16 
Num. 4, 7 

5 Or, to 
pour out 
tvithal. 

Lev. 24, 5 

pch. 37,17 
1 Ki.7,49 
Zech. 4, 2 
Heb. 9, 2 
Rev. 1, 12 
Rev. 4, 5 

q Num. 8, 4 
ch. 37, 

18, 19 

r Rev. 1, 12 

s ch. 27, 21 
ch. .30, 8 
Lev. 24, 
3,4 
2Chr. 
13. 11 

6 Or, cause 
to ascend. 

t Num. 8, 2 

7 the face 
of it. 

uch. 26, 30 
Num. 8, 4 
1 Chr. 28. 
11.19 
Acts 7. 44 
Heb. 8. 5 

8 which 
thou luast 
caused to 

see. 

85 



26 And thou shalt make for it four 
rings of gold, and put the rings in the 
four corners that ai-e on the four feet 
thereof. 

27 Over against the border shall the 
rings be for places of th-e staves to 
bear the table. 

28 And thou shalt make the staves 
of shittim wood, a,nd overlay them 
with gold, that the table may be borne 
with them. 

29 And thou shalt make "the dishes 
thereof, and spoons thereof, and cov- 
ers thereof, and bowls thereof, ^to 
cover withal : o/pure gold shait thou 
make them. 

30 And thou shalt set upon the table 
shewbread ""before me alway. 

31 irAnd ''thou shalt make a candle- 
stick of pure gold : of beaten work 
shall the candlestick be made: his 
shaft, and his branches, his bowls, 
his knops, and his flowers, shall be of 
the same. 

32 And ''six branches shall com^e oi^t 
of the sides of it ; three branches of 
the candlestick out of th* oiie side, 
and three branches of the Ccindlostick 
out of the other side : 

33 Three bowls made like unto alm- 
onds, t/jith a knop and a flower in one 
branch ; and three bowls made like 
almonds in the other branch, with 
a knop and a flovver: so in the six 
branches that come out of the candle- 
stick. 

34 And in the candlestick shall he 
four bowls made like unto almonds, 
loith their knops and their flowers. 

35 And there shall he a knop under 
two branches of the same, and a knop 
under two branches of the same, and 
a knop under two branches of the 
same, according to the six branches 
that proceed out of the candle- 
stick. 

36 Their knops and their branches 
shall be of the same : all of it shall he 
one beaten work of pure gold. 

37 And thou shalt make the seven 
lamps thereof : and 'they shall "^light 
the lamps thereof, that they may 
'give light over against 'it. 

38 And the tongs thereof, and the 
snuff dishes thereof, shall he of pure 
gold. 

39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he 
make it, with all these vessels. 

40 And "look that thou make thein 
after their pattern, ^which was 
shewed thee in the mount. 



The curtains and hoards 



EXODUS, 26. 



of the tabernacle. 



M 



CHAPTER 26. 

I Hie ten curtains of the tabernacle. 7 The eleven 
curtaina of goals'" hair. 31 The vail for the ark. 
36 The hanging for the door . 

/f OREOVER thou shalt make 
the "tabernacle icith ten cur- 
tains of fine twined hnen, and blue, 
and purple, and scarlet : ^with cheru- 
bims of ^cunning work shalt thou 
make them. 

2 I'he length of one curtain shall he 
eight and twenty cubits, and the 
breadth of one curtain four cubits : 
and every one of the curtains shall 
have one measure. 

3 The five curtains shall be coupled 
^'together one to another ; and other 
five curtains shall he coupled one to 
another. 

4 And thou shalt make '^loops of blue 
upon the edge of the one curtain from 
the selvedge in the coupling; and like- 
wise shalt thou make in the utter- 
most edge of another curtain, in the 
coupling of the second. 

5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the 
one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou 
make in the edge of the curtain that 
is in the coupling of the second ; that 
the loops may take hold one of an- 
other. 

6 And thou shalt make fifty taches 
of gold, and couple the curtains to- 
gether with the taches : and it shall 
be one tabernacle. 

7 IT And "thou shalt make curtains of 
goats' hair to be a covering upon the 
tabernacle : eleven curtains shalt thou 
make. 

8 The length of one curtain shall he 
thirty cubits, and the breadth of one 
curtain four cubits : and the eleven 
curtains shcdl he all of one measure. 

9 And thou shalt couple five cur- 
tains by themselves, and six curtains 
by themselves, and shalt double the 
sixth curtain in the forefront of the 
tabernacle. 

10 And thou shalt make fifty loops 
on the edge of the one curtain that is 
outmost in the coupling, and fifty 
loops in the edge of the curtain which 
coupleth the second. 

11 And thou shalt make fifty taches 
of brass, and put the taches into the 
loops, and couple the ^tent together, 
that it m.ay be one. 

1 2 And the remnant that remaineth 
of the curtains of the tent, the half 
curtain that remaineth, shall hang 
over the backside of the tabernacle 

13 And a cubit on the one side, and 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 26. 



a ch. 25, 9 
ch. 29, 
42,43 
ch. 31, 7 
ch. 33, 7 
ch. 36, 8 
ch. 39, 
32-43 
ch. 40, 
2, 17 
Acts 7, 
44, 45 
Heb. 8, 
2-5 

Heb. 9, 
2,11 
Rev. 21, 3 



b 1 Cor. 

12,28 
Eph. 4, 
11, 12 
Heb. 1, 14 



1 the work 
of a cun- 
ning 
work- 
man, or, 
embroid- 
erer. 



c 1 Cor. 12, 
4, 5, 6, 12 



d Eph. 4, 13 
Col.2,2,19 



e ch. 36, 14 



2 Or, cov- 
ering. 



3 in the re- 
mainder, 
oi'. sur- 
plusage. 



/ch. 36,19 
Num.24,5 



4 hands, 
g ch. 38, 27 



5 seaward. 
Gen. 12, 8 



6 twinned. 
Ps. 133, 1 
1 Cor.1,10 
Col.3,2,19 



h ch. 36, 31 
Num.3,36 
Rom.15,1 

1 Cor.9,19 

2 Cor. 
13, 11 
Gal. 6, 2 

86 



a cubit on the other side ^of that which 
remaineth in the length of the cur- 
tains of the tent, it shall hang over 
the sides of the tabernacle on this 
side and on that side, to cover it. 

14 And -^'thou shalt make a cover- 
ing for the tent of rams' skins dyed 
red, and a covering above of badgers' 
skins. 

1 5 ^ And thou shalt make boards for 
the tabernacle of shittim wood stand- 
ing up. 

16 Ten cubits shall he the length of 
a board, and a cubit and a half shall 
be the breadth of one board. 

1 7 Two ^tenons shall there he in one 
board, set in order one against an- 
other : thus shalt thou make for all 
the boards of the tabernacle. 

1 8 And thou shalt make the boards 
for the tabernacle, twenty boards on 
the south side southward. 

19 And thou shalt make forty sock- 
ets ^of silver under the twenty 
boards ; two sockets under one board 
for his two tenons, and two sockets 
under another board for his two 
tenons. 

20 And for the second side of the 
tabernacle on the north side there 
shall he twenty boards : 

21 And their forty sockets 0/ silver ; 
two sockets under one board, and 
two sockets under another board. 

22 And for the sides of the taber- 
nacle Westward thou shalt make six 
boards. 

23 And two boards shalt thou make 
for the corners of the tabernacle in 
the two sides. 

24 And they shall be ^coupled to- 
gether beneath, and they shaU be 
coupled together above the head of it 
unto one ring : thus shall it be for them 
both ; they shall be for the two cor- 
ners. 

25 And they shall be eight boards, 
and their sockets of silver, sixteen 
sockets; two sockets Imder one board, 
and two sockets under another board. 

26 II And thou shalt make ^bars of 
shittim wood ; five for the boards of 
the one side of the tabernacle, 

! 27 And five bars for the boards of 
ithe other side of the tabernacle, and 
five bars for the boards of the side of 
;the tabernacle, for the two sides west- 
Iward. 
28 And the middle bar in the midst 
of the boards shall reach from end 
to end. 



Altar of burnt offering. 



EXODUS, 27 



Court of the tabernacle. 



29 And thou shalt overlay the boards 
with gold, and make their rings of 
gold /or places for the bars : and thou 
shalt overlay the bars with gold. 

30 And thou shalt rear up the taber- 
nacle accordmg^to the fashion thereof 
which was shewed thee in the nioimt. 

31 TAnd •'thou shalt make a vail of 
blue, and purple, and "scarlet, and 
fine twined linen of cuimdng work : 
with cherubims shall it be made : 

32 And thou shalt hang it upon four 
pillars of shittim t^'oor^-overlaid^vith 
gold : their hooks sJtall be of gold, 
upon the four sockets of silver. 

33 And thou shalt hang up the vail 
under the taches, that thou mayest 
bring in thither within the vail '''the 
ark of the testimony : and ^the vail 
shall divide unto you between ""the 
'holj place and the most holy. 

34 And "thou shalt put the mercy 
seat upon the ark of the testimony 
in the most holy place. 

35 And 1:hou shalt set the table with- 
out the vail, and the ^candlestick 
over against the table on the side of 
the tabernacle toward the south : and 
thou shalt put the table on the north 
side. 

36 f And ?thou shalt make an hang- 
ing for the door of the tent, of blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen, \vrought with needle- 
work. 

37 And thou shalt make for the 
hanging five ^pillars of shittim icood, 
and overlay them with gold, and 
their hooks shall be of gold: and 
thou shalt cast five sockets of brass 
for them. 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 Tlie altar of burnt offering, icit/i the vessels. 9 The 
court of the tabernacle, icith iU hangings and pil- 
lars. 18 The measure of the court. 20 The oil for 
the lamp. 

AND thou shalt make ''an altar of 
shittim wood, five cubits long, 
and five cubits broad ; the altar shall 
be foursquare : and the height there- 
of shcdl he three cubits. 

2 And thou shalt make ^the horns 
of it upon the four corners thereof : 
his horns shall be of the same : and 
'^thou shalt overlay it with brass. 

3 And thou shalt make his pans to 
receive his ashes, and his shovels, 
'^and his basons, a,nd his fleshhooks, 
and his firepans: all the vessels 
thereof thou shalt make of brass. 

4 And thou shalt make for it a 'grate 
of network of brass ; and upon the 



B. C. 1491. 

CHAP. 26. 

i ch. 25, 
9,40 
ch. 27, 8 
Acts 7, 44 
Heb. 8, 5 

j Lev. 16, 2 
2Clir. 
3,14 

Mat.27,51 
Mark 
15,38 
Lu. 23, 45 
Heb. 9, 3 

7c ch. 25, 16 ; 
ch. 37, 1 
ch. 40, 21 
Num.3,31 
Josh.4,11 
1 Sam.4,6 
1 Sam. 
6, 19 

1 Ki. 8, 6 
IChr. 
15,1 

Ps. 132, 8 
Heb. 9, 4 
Rev.11,19 

I 2Chr. 
3,14 

m Lev. 16, 2 
Mat.24,15 
Heb. 9,2,3 

n ch. 25, 21 
ch. 40, 20 
Lev. 16, 2 
Heb. 9, 5 

o ch. 40, 22 
Heb. 9, 2 

p ch. 40, 24 

q ch. 36, 37 

r ch. 36, 38 



CHAP. 27. 

a ch. 38, 1 
Ezek. 
43,13 

h 1 Ki. 1, 50 
1 Ki. 2, 28 
Ps. 128,27 

c Num. 
16,38 

a 1 Sam. 2, 
13,14 

1 Or, sieve. 
Amos 9, 9 

e Num.4,15 
Isa. 52, 11 

fch. 25, 40 
■ ch. 26, 30 
Heb. 8, 5 
Acts 7, 44 

2 Tie 
slifwed. 

g ch. 38, 9 
Ps. 100, 4 

3 my by 

mv. 

R7 



net shalt thou make four brasen rings 
in the four corners thereof. 

5 And thou shalt put it under the 
compass of the altar beneath, that 
the net may be even to the midst of 
the altar. 

6 And thou shalt make staves for 
the altar, staves o/ shittmi wood, 
and overlay them with brass. 

7 And the staves shall be put into 
the rings, and the staves shall be 
upon the two sides of the altar, to 
bear nt. 

8 Hollow with boards shalt thou 
make it : •''as ^it was shewed thee in 
the mount, so shall they make it. 

9 IFAnd ^thou shalt make the court 
of the tabernacle : for the south side 
southward there shall be hangmgs 
for the court of fine twined linen of 
an hundred cubits long for one side : 

10 And the twenty pillars thereof 
and their twenty sockets shall be of 
brass; the hooks of the pillars and 
their fillets shall be of silver. 

11 And likewise for the north side 
in length t/iere sh all be hangings of an 
hundred cubits long, and his twenty 
pillars and their twenty sockets of 
brass; the hooks of the pillars and 
their fillets of silver. 

1 2 And for the breadth of the court 
on the west side shall be hangings of 
fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and 
their sockets ten, 

13 And the breadth of the court on 
the east side eastward shall be fifty 
cubits. 

14 The hangings of one side of the 
gate shall be fifteen cubits: their 
pillars three, and their sockets three. 

15 And on the other side shall be 
hangmgs fifteen cubits : their pillars 
three, and their sockets three. 

1 6 And for the gate of thecourt sh all 
be an hangmg of twenty cubits, of 
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen, va'ought with needle- 
work : and their pillars shall be four, 
and their sockets four. 

17 All the pillars round about the 
court shall be filleted with silver; 
their hooks shall be of silver, and 
their sockets of brass. 

18 The leng-th of the court shall be 
an hundred c^ibits, and the breadth 
^fifty every where, and the height 
five cubits of fine twined linen, and 
their sockets of brass. 

19 All the vessels of the tabernacle 
in all the service thereof, and ail the 



Aaron to he set apart. 



EXODUS, 28. The ep/iod and breastplate. 



pins thereof, and all the "pins of the 
court, shall he o/ brass. 

20 ^And ''thou shalt command the 
children of I§'ra-el, that they bring 
thee pure oil olive beaten for the 
light, to cause the lamp ^to burn al- 
ways, 

21 In the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation without 'the vail, which is be- 
fore the testimony, •'Aar'on and his 
sons shall order it from evening to 
morning before the Lord : it ^s/iall 
be Si statute for ever unto their gen- 
erations on the behalf of the children 
of i§'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 Aaron mid his sons separated for the priesfs office. 
6 Theephod. 30 The Urimand Thummim. 36 The 
plate of the -mitre, etc. 

ND ''take thou unto thee Aar'on 




thy brother, and his sons with 
him, from among the children of 
I§'ra-el, that he may minister unto me 
in the priest's office, even Aar'on^ 
Na'dab and A-bi'hu, E-le-a'zar and 
Ith'a-mar, Aar'on's sons. 

2 And '^thou shalt make holy gar 
ments for Aar'on thy brother for 
glory and for beauty, 

3 And '^thou shalt speak unto all that 
are wise hearted, "^whom I have filled 
with the spirit of wisdom, that they 
may make Aar'on's garments to 
consecrate him, that he may minis- 
ter unto me in the priest's office, 

4 And these are the garments which 
they shall make ; a breastplate, and 
an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered 
coat, a mitre, and a girdle : and they 
shall make holy garments for Aar'on 
thy brother, and his sons, that he may 
minister unto me in the priest's office, 

5 And they shall take gold, and blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 

6 UAnd "they shall ma.ke the ephod 
of gold, of blue, and of purple, of 
scarlet, and fine tv/ined linen, with 
cunning work. 

7 It shall have the two shoulder- 
pieces thereof joined at the two 
edges thereof; and so it shall be 
joined together, 

8 And the 'curious girdle of the 
ephod, vvhich is upon it, shall be of 
the same, according to the work 
thereof , even of gold, of blue, and 
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined 
linen. 

9 And thou shalt take two onyx 
stones, and grave on them the names 
of the children of i§'ra-el : 

1 Six of their names on one stone, 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 27. 

4 Or, naWs, 
or, stakes. 
Ezra 9, 8 
Isa. 33,20 
Zech.10,4 

h Lev. 24, 2 

5 to ascend 
tip. 

i ch. 26, 
31,33 

j ch. .30, 8 

1 Sam.3,3 

2 Chr. 
13, 11 
Mai. 2, 7 
Mat. 4, 10 
Rev. 2, 1 

k ch. 28, 43 
ch.29,9,28 
Lev. 3, 17 
Lev. 16,34 
Lev. 24, 9 
Num. 

18, 23 
Num. 

19, 21 
1 Sam. 
30,25 



28. 
16, 



CHAP 

a Num. 
1,3 
Num. 17, 
1,3,8 
Num.18.7 
Ps. 77, 20 
Ps. 99, 6 
Ps. 106,16 
Ps. 115, 
10,12 
Ps. 118, 3 
Heb. 5,1,4 

b ch. 29, 
6,29 

Ch. 31, 10 
ch.39,1,2 
Lev. 8, 
7,30 

Num. 20, 
26,28 

c ch. 31, 6 
ch. 36, 1 

d ch. 35. 
30,31 
Isa. 28, 
24-20 

e ch. 39, 2 

1 Or, em- 
broidered. 
Isa. 11, 6 
Rev. 1, 13 

/ch. 39, 7 

g Gen. 9, 
12-17 

Lev. 24, 7 
Josh. 4, 7 
Zech.6,14 

h ch. 39, 8 

i ch. 80, 10 

2 flU in it 
flUings of 
stone. 

3 Or, ruby. 
Pro, 3, 15 
Pro. 8, 11 
Lam. 4, 7 

4 fillings. 

i Num. 1, 5 
Num. 2, 3 
Num. 
10,14 
Num.26,5 
Rev.7,4-8 
Rev.21,12 

88 



and the other six names of the rest 
on the other stone, according to their 
birtli. 

11 With the work of an engraver in 
stone, like the engravings of a signet, 
shalt thou engrave the two stones 
with the names of the children of 
i§'ra-el : thou shalt make them to be 
set in ouches of gold. 

1 2 And thou shalt put the two stones 
upon the shoulders of the ephod for 
stones of memorial unto the children 
of is'ra-el: and -^Aar'on shall bear 
their names before the Lord upon 
his two shoulders ^f or a memorial. 

13 And thou shalt make ouches of 
gold ; 

14 And two chains of pure gold at 
the ends; of wreathen work shalt 
thou make them, and fasten the 
wreathen chains to the ouches. 

1 5 ITAndHhou shalt make the breast- 
plate of judgment with cunning 
work ; after the work of the ephod 
thou shalt make it ; of gold, of blue, 
and of purple, and of scarlet, and of 
fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 

16 Foursquare it shall be heitig 
doubled ; a span shall he the length 
thereof, and a span shcdl he the 
breadth thereof, 

1 7 And 'thou shalt ^set in it settings 
of stones, eve^i four rows of stones: 
the first row shcdl he a^sardius, a to- 
paz, and a carbuncle: this shall he 
the first row, 

18 And the second row shall he an 
emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond, 

19 And the third row a iigure, an 
agate, and an amethyst, 

20 And the fourth row a beryl, and 
an onyx, and a jasper : they shall be 
set in gold in their ^inclosings. 

2 1 And the stones shall be with the 
names of the children of l§'ra-el, 
twelve, according to their nam.es, 
like the engravings of a signet; 
every one with his name shall they 
be •'according to the twelve tribes. 

22 And thou shalt make upon the 
breastplate chains at the ends of 
wreathen work of pure gold, 

23 And thou shalt make upon the 
breastplate two rings of gold, and 
shalt put the two rings on the two 
ends of the breastplate. 

24 And thou shalt put the two 
wreathen chai)is of gold in the two 
rings zohich are on the ends of the 
breastplate. 

25 And the other two ends of the 



The TJrim and Thummim. EXODUS, 29. 



The "plate of the tnltre. 



two Avreathen chains thou shalt 
fasten in the two ouches, and put 
them on the shoulderpieces of the 
ephod before it. 

26 And thou shalt make two rings 
of gold, and thou shalt put them upon 
the two ends of the breastplate in the 
border thereof, which is in the side of 
the ephod inward. 

27 And two other rings of gold thou 
shalt make, and shalt put them on 
the two sides of the ephod underneath, 
toward the forepart thereof, over 
against the other coupling thereof, 
above the curious girdle of the ephod. 

28 And they shall bind the breast- 
plate by the rings thereof unto the 
rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, 
that it may be above the curious gir- 
dle of the ephod, and that the breast- 
plate be not loosed from the ephod. 

29 And Aar'on shall '^bear the names 
of the children of is'ra-el in the breast- 
plate of judgment upon his heart, 
when he goeth in unto the holyp/ace, 
'for a memorial before the Lord con- 
tinually. 

30 TAnd '"thou shalt put in the 
breastplate of judgment the U'rim 
and the Thuin'mim ; and they shall 
be upon Aar'on's heart, when he goeth 
in before the Lord : and Aar'on shall 
bear the judgment of the children of 
l§'ra-el upon his heart before the 
Lord continually. 

31 IF And "thou shalt make the lobe 
of the ephod all of blue. 

32 And there shall be an hole in the 
cop of it, in the midst thereof : it shall 
nave a binding of woven Avork round 
about the hole of it, as it were the hole 
of an habergeon, that it be not rent. 

33 And beneath upon the ^hem of it 
thou shalt make pomegranates of 
blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, 
round about the hem thereof; and 
bells of gold between them round 
about : 

34r A golden bell and a pomegranate, 
a golden bell and apomegranate, upon 
the hem of the robe round about. 

35 And it shall be upon Aar'on to 
m.inister : and his sound shall be heard 
when he goeth in unto the holy p/ace 
before the Lord, and when he cometh 
out, that he die not. 

36 1 And "lihou shalt make a plate of 
pure gold, and grave upon it, like the 
engravings of a signet, HOLINESS 
TO THE LORD. 

87 And thou shalt put it on a blue 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 28. 

;c Song 8, 6 
Isa. 49, 
15, 16 
Heb. 9,24 

I ver. 13 

771 Lev. 8, 8 
Num. 
27,21 
Deut.33,8 
ISam. 
28,6 

Ezra 2, 63 
Neh. 7, 65 

n ch. 39, 22 
Lev. 8, 7 
2 Sam. 
6, 14 
Hos. 3, 4 

5 Ox, skirts. 

o ch. 39, 30 
Lev. 8, 9 
1 Chr. 
16,29 
Ps. 29, 2 
Ps. 93, 5 
Zech. 
14, 20 
Heb. 4, 15 
Heb. 7, 26 
Heb.12,14 

p Lev.10,17 
Lev. 22, 9 
Num.18,1 
Isa. 53, 11 
Ezek. 4, 4 
John 1,29 
Heb. 9, 28 
1 Pet.2,24 

q Lev. 1, 4 
Lev.22,27 
Lev.28,11 
Isa. 56, 7 

r ch. 39, 27 
Ezek. 44, 
17,18 

s ch. 29, 7 
ch. 30, 30 
Lev. 10, 7 

6 fill their 
hand. 
Lev. 8, 1 
Heb. 7, 28 

t Lev. 6. 10 
Ezek. 
44,18 

7 flesh of 
theimak- 
edness. 

8 he. 

u ch. 20, 26 

V Lev. 20, 
19,20 

Num. 
18,22 

'W Lev. 17,7 



CHAP. 29. 

a Lev. 8, 2 

6 Lev. 2, 4 
Lev. 6,20, 
21,22 

c ch. 40, 12 
Lev. 8, 6 
Heb. 

10.22 

d Lev. 8, 7 
89 



lace, that it may be upon the mitre ; 
upon the forefront of the mitre it 
shall be. 

38 And it shall be upon Aar'on's 
forehead, that Aar'on may ^bear the 
iniquity of the holy things, wliich the 
children of l§'ra-el shall hallow in all 
their holy gifts ; and it shall be al- 
ways upon his forehead, that they 
may be ^accepted before the Lord. 

39 IF And thou shalt embroider the 
coat of fine linen, and thou shalt 
make the mitre of fine linen, and thou 
shalt make the girdle o/ needlework. 

40 IF And ''f or Aar'on's sons thoushalt 
make coats, and thou shalt make for 
them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou 
make for them, for glory and for 
beauty. 

41 And thou shalt put them upon 
Aar'on thv brother, and his sons with 
him ; and shalt 'anoint them, and "^con- 
secrate them, and sanctify them, that 
they may minister unto me in the 
priest's office. 

42 And thou shalt make them linen 
'breeches to cover 'their nakedness ; 
from the loins even unto the thighs 
they shall ®reach : 

43 And they shall be upon Aar'on, 
and upon his sons, v,^hen they come 
in unto the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, or when they come near "unto 
the altar to minister in the holy p/«ce; 
that they "bear not iniquity, and die : 
"it shall be a statute for ever luito 
him and his seed after him. 

CHAPTER 29. 

1 The aacriflce and ceremonies of consecrating the 
priests. 38 The continual burnt offerincj. 43 God^s 
promise to dwell among the children of Israel. 

AND this is the thing that thou 
shalt do unto them to hallow 
them, to minister unto me in the 
priest's office : "Take one young bul- 
lock, and two rams without blemish, 

2 And ^unleavened bread, and cakes 
unleavened tempered with oil, and 
wafers unleavened anointed with oil : 
of Avheaten- flour shalt thou make 
them. 

3 And thou shalt put them into one 
basket, and bring them in the basket, 
with the bullock and the two rams. 

4 And Aar'on and his sons thou shalt 
bring unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and ''shalt wash 
them with water. 

5 And "^thou shalt take the gar- 
ments, and put upon Aar'on the coat, 
and the robe of the ephod, and the 
ephod, and the breastplate, and gird 



(Jeretnonies in 



EXODUS, 29. 



consecrating the priests. 



him with *the curious girdle of the 
ephod : 

6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon 
his head, and put the holy crown 
upon the mitre. 

T Then shalt thou take the anoint- 
ing -^oil, and pour it upon his head, 
and anoint him. 

8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and 
put coats upon them. 

9 And thou shalt gird them with 
girdles, Aar'on and his sons, and ^put 
the bonnets on them : and the ^priest's 
office shall be their's for a perpetual 
statute: and thou shalt ^consecrate 
Aar'on and his sons. 

10 And thou shalt cause a bullock 
to be brought before the tabernacle 
of the congregation : and ^Aar'on and 
his sons shall put their hands upon 
the head of the bullock. 

11 And thou shalt kill the bullock 
before the Lord, by th^ door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

12 And thou 'shalt take of the blood 
of the bullock, and put it upon •'the 
horns of the altar with thy finger, 
and pour all the blood beside the 
bottom of the altar. 

13 And *thou shalt take all the fat 
that covereth the inwards, and ^the 
caul that is above the liver, and the 
two kidneys, and the fat that is upon 
them, and burn them upon the 
aitar. 

14 But ^the flesh of the bullock, and 
his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn 
with fire without the camp : it is a 
sin offering. 

15 HThou ™shalt also take one ram ; 
and Aar'on and his sons shall put 
''their hands upon the head of the ram. 

1 6 And thou shalt slay the ram, and 
thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle 
it round about upon the altar. 

17 And thou shalt cut the ram in 
pieces, and wash the inwards of him, 
and his legs, and put them unto his 
pieces, and "unto his head. 

1 8 And thou shalt burn the whole 
ram upon the altar : it is a burnt offer- 
ing unto the Lord: it is ^a sweet 
savour, an offering made by fire unto 
'die Lord. 

19 And ^thou shalt take the other 
ram ; and Aar'on and his sons shall 
put their hands upon the head of the 
ram. 

20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and 
take of his blood, and put it upon the 
tip of the right ear of Aar'on, and 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 29. 

c cli. 28, 8 

/ch. 30, 25 
Lev. 8, 12 
Lev. 10, 7 
Lev.21,10 
Num. 
35, 25 
Ps. 133, 
1,2 
Isa. 61, 1 

1 hind. 

g Nuin.18,7 

2 fill the 
hand of. 
ch. 28, 41 
Lev. 8, 
22-35 
Heb. 7, 28 

h Lev. 1, 4 
Lev. 8, 14 

i Lev. 8, 15 

j ch. 27, 2 
ch. 30, 2 

k Lev. 3, 3 

3 It seem- 
eth by 
anatomy, 
and the 
Hebrew 
doctors, 
to be the 
midriff. 

I Lev. 4,11, 
12,21 
Heb. 
13,11 

m Lev. 8, 18 

n Lev. 1, 4 
Isa. 53, 6 
GaL 4,3-5 

4 Or, up(yn. 

Gen. 8, 21 

p Lev. 8, 22 

q ch. 30, 25 
Lev. 8, 30 

r Heb. 9, 22 

s Lev. 8, 26 

5 Or, shake 
to and 
fro. 

t Lev. 8. 28 

u Lev. 7, 
31,34 
Lev. 8, 29 
Num. 18, 
11,18 

V Ps. 99, 6 

w Deut. 
18,3 

X Lev.10,15 

y Lev. 7, 34 

z Num. 
20,26 

a Num.18,8 
Num. 
35,25 

6 he of his 
sons. 

b Lev. 8, 35 

90 



upon the tip of the right ear of his 
sons, and upon the thumb of their 
right hand, and upon the great toe of 
their right foot, and sprinkle the 
blood upon the altar round about. 

21 And thou shalt take of the blood 
that is upon the altar, and of ?the 
anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon 
Aar'on, and upon his garments, and 
upon his sons, and upon the garments 
of his sons with him : and '^he shall be 
hallowed, and his garments, and his 
sons, and his sons' garments with 
him. 

22 Also thou shalt take of the ram 
the fat and the rump, and the fat that 
covereth the inwards, and the caul 
above the liver, and the two kidneys, 
and the fat that is upon them, and 
the right shoulder ; for it is a ram of 
consecration : 

23 And 'one loaf of bread, and one 
cake of oiled bread, and one wafer 
out of the basket of the unleavened 
bread that is before the Lord : 

24 And thou shalt put all in the 
hands of Aar'on, and in the hands of 
his sons ; and shalt Vave them /or a 
wave offering before the Lord. 

25 And *thou shalt receive them of 
their hands, and burn them upon the 
altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet 
savour before the Lord : it is an offer- 
ing made by fire unto the Lord. 

2t And thou shalt take "the breast 
of the ram of Aar'on's consecration, 
and wave it for a wave offering be- 
fore the Lord : and it shall ''be thy 
part. 

27 And thou shalt sanctify "the 
breast of the wave offering, and the 
shoulder of the heave offering, which 
is waved, and which is heaved up, of 
the ram of the consecration, even of 
that which is for Aar'on, and of that 
which is for his sons : 

28 And it shall be Aar'on's and his 
sons' by "^a statute for ever from the 
children of l§'ra-el : for it is an heave 
offering: and ^it shall be an heave 
offering from the children of l§'ra-el 
of the sacrifice of their peace offer- 
ings, even their heave offering unto 
the Lord. 

29 ITAnd the holy garments of Aar'- 
on shall "be his sons' after him, "to 
be anointed therein, and to be con- 
secrated in them. 

SO And %hsit son that is priest in 
his stead shall put them on seven 
*days, when he cometh into the tab- 



Continual burnt offering. 



EXODUS, 30. 



The altar of inceiise. 



eniacle of the congregation to minis- 
ter in the holy place. 

31 IF And thou shalt take the ram of 
the consecration, and'^seethe his flesh 
in the holy place. 

32 And Aar'on and his sons shall eat 
the flesh of the ram, and the bread 
'^that is in the basket, by the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

33 And "they shall eat those things 
wherewith the atonement was made, 
to consecrate aiid to sanctify them : 
but '^a stranger shah not eat thereof, 
because they are holy. 

34 And if ought of the flesh of the 
consecrations, or of the bread, remain 
unto the morning, then thou shalt 
bum the remainder with fire : it shall 
not be eaten, because it is holy. 

35 And thus shalt thou do unto 
Aar'on, and to his sons, according to 
all things which I have commanded 
thee : -^ seven days shalt thou conse- 
crate them. 

36 And thou shalt ^offer every day 
a bullock for a sin offering for atone - 
ment : and thou shalt cleanse the altar, 
when thou hast ma.de an atonement 
for it, ^and thou shalt anoint it, to 
sanctify it. D. 29. 38, 39. 

37 Seven days thou shalt make an 
atonement for the altar, and sanctify 
it ; 'and it shall be an altar most holy : 
■^whatsoever toucheth the aicar shaU 
be holy. 

38 li^ow this is that which thou 
shalt offer upon the altar ; ^two lambs 
of the first year day ^y day con- 
tinually. 

39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in 
"'the morning; and the other lamb 
thou shalt offer at even : D. 40. 29. 

40 And with the one lamb a tenth 
deal of flour mingled with the fourth 
part of an hin of beaten oil ; and the 
fourth part of an hin of wine for a 
drink offering. 

41 And the other lamb thou shalt 
offer ''at even, and shalt do thereto 
according to the meat offering of the 
morning, and according to the drink 
offering thereof, for a sweet savour, 
an offering made by fire unto the 
Lord. 

42 This shall be °a continual burnt 
offering throughout your generations 
at the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation before the Lord: ^where 
I will meet you, to speak there unto 
thee. 

43 And there I vvall meet with the 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 29. 
c Lev. 8, 31 
d Mat. 12. 4 
e Lev.10,14 

7 every one 
not a 
Levite. 
Num. 
16,40 

/ Lev. 8, 33 

g Heb. 
10, 11 

h ch. 30, 26 

i ch. 40, 10 

j ch. 30, 29 
Mat. 23,19 

k Num.2S,3 

1 Chr. 
16,40 

2 Chr. 2, 4 
2 Chr. 
13, 11 
2Chr.31,3 
Ezra 3, 3 

[ Dan. 9, 27 
Dan. 
12, 11 

m Ezek. 
46,13 

n 1 Ki.18,29 
2Ki.l6,15 
Ezra 9, 
4,5 

Ps. 141, 2 
Ezek. 4, 
3.5 
Dan. 9, 21 

Dan. 8,11 

p Num.17,4 

8 Or. Israel. 

q 1 Ki. 8, 11 
Hag.2,7,9 
Mat. 3, 1 

r Lev.21,15 

s ch. 25, 8 
Lev.26,12 
Zech.2,10 
J ohn 
14, 17 
2 Cor.6.16 
Rev. 21, 3 



cliildren of l§'ra-el, and ^the taber- 
nacle ?shall be sanctified by my 
glory. 

44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and the altar : I 
will 'sanctify also both Aar'on and 
his sons, to minister to me in the 
priest's office. 

45 And 'I will dwell among the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el, and will be their God. 

46 And they shall know that I am 
the Lord their God, that brought 
them forth out of the land of E'g5i3t, 
that I may dwell among them : 1 ajn 
the Lord their God. 



CHAPTER 30. 



17 
S4 



CHAP. 30. 

a ch. 37, 25 
ch. 40, 5 

b Rev. 8, 3 

1 roof. 

2 walls. 

3 ribs. 

4 incense of 
sjiices. 

1 Sam. 
2,28 
1 Chr. 
23, 13 
Lu. 1, 9 

5 cansethto 

a.-icend, 
or, setteth 
up. 

6 between 
the two 
evens. 

c Lev. 10, 1 
d Lev.23,27 

91 



1 The altar of incense. 11 The ransom of souls. 
The hrasen laver. 22 The holy anointing oil. 
The composition of the 23erfutne. 

ANI) thou shalt make "an altar Ho 
burn mcense upon: of sliittim 
wood shalt thou make it. 

2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, 
and a cubit the breadth thereof ; four- 
square shall it be: and two cubits 
shall be the height thereof : the horns 
thereof shall be of the same. 

3 And thou shalt overlay it with 
pure gold, the ^top thereof, and the 
^sides thereof round about, and the 
horns thereof ; and thou shalt make 
unto it a cro^vn of gold round about. 

4 And two golden rings shalt thou 
make to it under the crowTi of it, by 
the two ^corners thereof, upon the 
two sides of it shalt thou make it ; 
and they shall be for places for the 
staves to bear it withal. 

5 And thou shalt make the staves of 
shittim wood, and overlay them with 
gold. 

6 And thou shalt put it before the 
vail that is by the ark of the testi- 
mony, before the mercy seat that is 
over the testimony, where I will meet 
with thee. 

7 And Aar'on shah bmn thereon 
"^sweet incense every morning : when 
he dresseth the lanips, he shall burn 
incense upon it. 

8 And when Aar'on ^lighteth the 
lamps ^at even, he shall burn incense 
upon it, a perpetual incense before the 
Lord throughout your generations. 

9 Ye shall offer no ''strange incense 
thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat 
offering ; neither shaU ye pour drink 
offering thereon. 

1 And '^Aar'on shall make an atone- 
ment upon the horns of it once in a 
year with the blood of the sin offer- 
ing of atonements ; once in the year 



The ransom of souls. 



EXODUS, 30. 



The holy anointing oih 



shall he make atonement upon it 
thi'oughout your generations: it is 
most holy unto the Lord. 
lltAnd the Lord spake unto 
Mo'§e§, saying, 

12 When '^thou takest the sum of 
the children of l§'ra-el after ^their 
number, then shall they give every 
man -^'a ransom for his soul unto the 
Lord, when thou nmnberest them ; 
that there be no ^plague among them, 
when thou numberest them. 

13 This'^they shall give, every one 
that passeth among them that are 
numbered, half a shekel after the 
shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel 
'is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel 
shall he the offering of the Lord. 

14 Every one that passeth among 
them that are numbered, from twen- 
ty years old and above, shall give an 
offering unto the Lord. 

15 The •'rich shall not ®give more, 
and the poor shaU not ^give less than 
half a shekel, when they give an offer- 
ing unto the Lord, to make an atone- 
ment for your souls. 

16 And thou shalt take the atone- 
ment money of the children of Ig'ra-el, 
and shalt appoint it for the service of 
the tabernacle of the congregation; 
that it may be *a memorial unto the 
children of i§'ra-el before the Lord, to 
make an atonement for your souls. 

ITfAnd the Lord spake unto 
M5'se§, saying, 

18 Thou ^shalt also make a laver of 
brass, and his foot also of brass, to 
wash loithal : and thou shalt put it 
between the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation and the altar, and thou 
shalt put water therein. 

19 For Aar'on and his sons '"sha 
wash their hands and their feet 
ther^a^t : 

20 When they go into the tabernacle 
of the congregation, they shall wash 
with water, that they die not; or 
when they come near to the altar to 
minister, to burn offering made by 
fire unto the Lord : 

21 So they shall wash their hands 
and their feet, that they die not : and 
"it shall be a statute for ever to them, 
even to him and to his seed through- 
out their generations. 

22 '^[Moreover the Lord spake unto 
M6'§e§, saying, 

23 Take thou also unto "thee princi- 
pal spices, of pure ^myrrh five hun- 
dred shekels, and of sweet cmnamon 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 30. 

e ch. 38, 25 
Num. 
1,2, 5 
Num.26,2 
2 Sam. 
24,2 

7 them that 
are to he 
num- 
bered. 
Num. 
31,50 

/Job 33. 24 
Job 36, 18 
Ps 49 7 
Mat.26,28 
Mark 
10,45 
1 Tim. 2,6 
1 Pet.1,18 

g 2 Sam. 
24,15 

h Mat.17,24 

I Lev.27,25 
Num.3,47 
Ezek. 
45,12 

j Job 34, 19 
Pro. 22, 2 
Actsl0,34 
Rom.2,11 
Gal. 2, 6 
Eph. 6, 9 
Col. 3, 25 
1 Pet.1,17 

8 multiply. 

9 dim,inish. 

k Num. 
16,40 

I IKi. 7,38 

7n Isa.52,11 
Heb. 

10,22 

n cb. 28, 43 

Song 4, 14 
Ezek. 
27,22 

p Ps. 45, 8 

q Jer. 6, 20 

r Ps. 45, 8 

s ch. 29, 40 

10 Or, per- 
fumer. 

t Num. 
35,25 
Ps. 89, 20 
Ps. 133, 2 

u Lev. 8, 10 
Num. 7, 1 

11 One not 
a priest. 
Lev. 22, 
10, 12, 13 
Num.1,51 
Num.3,10 

V Gen.17,14 
Lev. 7, 
20,21 

w ch. 25, 6 
ch. 37, 2-9 

12 salted. 
Lev. 2, 13 

X ch. 29, 42 
Lev. 16, 2 

y ch. 29, 37 
Lev. 2, 3 

92 



half so much, even two hundred and 
fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus 
^two hundred and fifty shekels, 

24 And of 'cassia five hundred shek- 
els, after the shekel of the sanctuary, 
and of oil olive an 'hin : 

25 And thou shalt make it an oil of 
holy ointment, an ointment com- 
pound after the art of the '"apothe- 
cary : it shall be 'an holy anointing oil. 

26 And '^thou shalt anoint the taber- 
nacle of the congregation therewith, 
and the ark of the testimony, 

27 And the table and all his vessels, 
and the candlestick and his vessels, 
and the altar of incense, 

28 And the altar of burnt offering 
with all his vessels, and the laver and 
his foot. 

29 And thou shalt sanctify then\ 
that they may be most holy : what- 
soever toucheth them shall be holy, 

30 And thou shalt anoint Aar'on 
and his sons, and consecrate them, 
that they may minister unto me in 
the priest's office. 

31 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of Is'ra-el, saying, This shall 
be an holy anointing oil unto me 
throughout your generations. 

32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be 
poured, neither shall ye make any 
other like it, after the composition 
of it : it is holy, and it shall be holy 
unto you. 

33 Whosoever compoundeth any 
like it, or whosoever putteth any of 
it upon ^'a stranger, 'shall even be 
cut off from his people. 

34 IF And the Lord said unto Mo'se§, 
Take "unto thee sweet spices, stacte, 
and onycha, and galbanum; these 
sweet spices with pure frankincense : 
of each shall there be a like lo eight : 

35 And thou shalt make it a, per- 
fume, a confection after the art of 
the apothecary, '-tempered together, 
pure and holy : 

36 And thou shalt beat some of it 
very small, and put of it before the 
testimony in the tabernacle of the 
congregation, ^where I will meet with 
thee : n\j shall be unto you most holy. 

37 And as for the perfume which 
thou shalt make, ye shall not make 
to yourselves according to the com- 
position thereof: it shall be unto thee 
holy for the Lord. 

38 Whosoever shall make like unto 
that, to smell thereto, shall even be 
cut off from his people. 



JSezaleel and Aholial) called, EXODUS, 31, 32. 



^he golden calf. 



CHAPTER 31 

^ezaleel and Aholiab are called and qualified for' 

tie ixork of tlie tahernacle. li Of the sabbath, IS. CHAP 

A'ose? receiceth the two tables. 



B. c. 14:91. 1 6 Y\" iieref ore the cMLdren of l§'ra-ei 
shall keep the sabbath, to observe the 
sabbath throughout their genera- 



tie -ixork of the tabernacle. 12 Of the sabbath, la. CHAP. 31. ^^ ■^ ^ J.^ ^ j_ 'j_i 

Xoses receiceth the tico tables. _ _ : Sabbath tiirOUghout their ge 

AKD the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, ^ ^^ ^^' ^^ itions, for a perpetual covenant 
saymg, " " & iciir.2,20 I'^ji^ ^g i<q^ gigj^ between nie ar 



and the 



1 kF ^7 ii children of Is'ra-el for ever : for in ^six 
isa. 28,' 26 days the Lord made heaven and 
■'■ ^"^'"^'i earth, and on the seventh day he 



ir-^ 



2 See. ''I have called by name Be-zal'- 
e-el the ^son of U'ri, the son of Hur, 
of the tribe of Jii'dah : 

3 And I have '^fiUed him vrith the'(2cii.35, si 'rested, and vras refreshed. 
sph'it of God, in vrisdom, an^d in lui- ^ ch. 2s, 3 j 18 '"And he gave unto ]M5^ses, when 
derstanding, and in knowledge, and ^^ ""» ^ j he had made an end of connnuning 
in all manner of workmanship, i /^ii. 36, s vrith him upon mount Sl'iiai, '"two 

4 To devise cunning works, to work^i vessels, [ tables of testimony, tables of stone, 
in gold, and in silver, and m brass, k ^ev. 19, 3 written with the fin.ger o f God.* 

^ ~ -' . . . '„ . 'I L.ev. 26, 2, ■ ^ 



Ezek. 
20.12 
Ezek. 



5 And in cutting of stones, to set 
the?n, and in car^.mig of timber, to| 
work in all manner of workmanship. | 

6 AndI,behold.Ihavegivenwithhim'« ^eh. 9 u 

- - _,T. ^, ,,-, ' p<^- n -^ , ^ T I DeUt.0,12 

A-ho 11-ab, "^the son of A-ms a-mach, 1 isa. oq, 6 
of the tribe of Dan : and in the hearts: ^^ei^' -^^ 
of all that are 'wise hearted I have; 2o,~ii 
put wisdom, that tliev mav make all i ch. 35, 'j 



15,35 



that i have commanded tiiee ; 

7 The -^"tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, and the ark of the testimony, 
and the mercy seat that is thereupon, '^ ^"^j 
and all the -f u Xiiture of the 

nacle, h Ezek. 

8 And the table and Ms furniture, | ^°' ^ 
and the 'pure candlestick with all his ' ^"^ ■^'^■'■ 



CHAPTER 32. 

1 The people in 3foxes' absence cause Aaron to males 
a calf. 19 Jfoxe-s breaketh the t<ible-=i. 25 The idola- 
ters slain. 30 Closes pray eth for the people. 

AKD when the people saw that 
Mo'ses ^delayed to come down 
out of the mount, the people gathered 
themselves together uiito Aar 'on, and 
said unto him, *Up, make us gods, 
i Gen. 2, 2 jwhich shall go before us ; for as for 
ch 2o' 10 ^^^^ Mo'ses, the man that brought us 



liness. 



furniture, and the altar of incense, 

9 And the altar of bm^nt offering 
with all his furnitiu^e, and the laver 
and his foot. 

10 And the cloths of service, and the 
holy garments for Aar 'on the priest, 
and the garments of his sons, to min- 
ister m the priest's office, 

11 And the anointing oil, and sweet' 



^ ........... ^P ^"^^ ^^ ^^® land of Egypt, we wot 

taber-:"' ciil^sT^e not what is become of hum 

2 And Aar 'on said imto them. Break 
off the ''golden earrings, which are in 
the ears of your wives, of yoiu' sons. 



m ch. 2^4, 12 
ck. .32,15 
ei. 3i, 
as, 29 I 
Deut.4,13 



and of your daughters, and brmg 
them unto me. 

3 And all the people brake off the 

g|JJJ;°^^^i golden earrings which icere in their 

10^11 J clears, and brought them imto Aar'on. 

iAnd'^he received them at then' 

hand, and f asliioned it with a grav- 

mg tool, after he had made it amolten 

"" These ' ' 



Cor. 3, 3 



calf: and they said. These be thy 
incense for the holy p/«ce; according' chap. 32. gods, O Is'ra-el, which brought thee 
to all that I have conmianded thee ach. 24, is up out of the land of E'gypt. 
shall thev do. '^- ^' ^1 5 And when Aar 'on saw it. he built 



12 17 And the Lord spake unto Mo'- Actl 7,40 an altar before it ; and Aar 'on made 
§es, saying, c judg.8,24''pi*C)clamation. and said, To m.orrow 




-'e 



•^o^ 



me and you thi'oughout your gener 
ations ; that ye may know that I am 
the Lord that doth sanctify you. 

14 Ye ^shall keep the sabbath there- 
fore ; for it is holy unto you : every 
one that defheth it shall surelv be put 
to death: for whosoever 'doeth a?2y 
work therein, that soul shall be cut 
of ^ from among "his people. 

15 Six days may work be done : but 
in the seventh Hs the sabbath of rest, 
^holy to the Lord : whosoever doethj^ ^\P' s, 

an y work in the sabbath day, he shaU I Deut.9,16 1 sacrificed thereunto, and said . 'These 
surely be put to death. | j iKi.i2,28l5e thy gods, O l§'ra-el, which have 



/ 1 Cor.lO,'; T T„ ^.1- " J ', ,7 

r Deut 9 12 r^^^ 01 E g5"pt, mave corrupted them- 

/iGen. 6. Ill o rnV i -' t • •> • ii 

Deut.4,16! & Ihey have ramed asiae quickly 
?udg.2?i9|o^t of the Avay which I 'commanded 
HGsr9,9 them: they have made them a molten 
calf, and have Avorshipped it. and have 



93 



*B. 32. 15, 16. 



6 



early on the 

burnt offerings, 

Neh;1?'ii an^ brought peace offermgs; and 

Ps. 106,19 the •'■'people 'spit down to eat and to 

Isa. 46, 6 i -I • 1^ ^ n , ^ 

Acts 7,41 driUK, and rose up to play. 
Rom.i,23| -J "i^^nd the Lord said ujtito Mo'ses, i 
2k1w 1) '^^0' get thee do^vn ; for thy people, 
which thou broughtest out of the 



J 



Moses breaketh the tables. 



EXODUS, 32. 



The idolaters slain. 



B 



brought thee up out of the land of 
E'gypt 
9 And the Lord said unto Mo^seg, I 



^have seen this people, and, behold, it 



is a stitt'necked people : a. 32. 33. 

lOJNow therefore^ let me alone, 
that my wrath may wax hot against 
them, and that I may consume them : 
and '"I will make of thee a great 
nation. 

11 And^Mo'ses besought the 'Lord 
his God, and said. Lord, w^hy doth 
thy wrath wax hot against thy peo 
pie, which thou hast brought forth 
out of the land of E'gypt with great 
power, and with a mighty hand ? 

1 2 Wherefore should theE-gyp'tian§ 
speak, and say. For mischief did he 
bring them out, to slay them in the 
mountains, and to consume them 
from the face of the earth? Turn 
from thy fierce wrath, and repent of 
this evil against thy people. 

13 Remember A'bra-ham,i'saac, and 
I§'ra-el, thy servants, to whom thou 
"swarest by thine own self, and saidst 
unto them, ?I Avill multiply your seed 
as the stars of heaven, and all this 
land that I have spoken of will I give 
unto your seed, and they shall inherit 
it for ever, 

14 And the Lord ^repented of the 
evil which he thought to do unto his 
people 

1 5 IF AndjMo'ses turned, and went 



down from the mount, and the two 



tables of the testimony ^.oere in his 
hand : the tables loere written on 



both their sides ; on the one side and 



on the other were they written . 
1 6 And the 'tables were the work of 
God, and the writing vkis the writing 



of God, graven upon the tables. * 
IT And when J6sh'u-a heard the 
noise of the people as they shouted, 
lie said unto Mo'se§, There is a noise 
of war in the camp. 

1 8 And he said, It is not the voice 
of them that shout for mastery, 
neither is it the voice of them that 
cry for ^being overcome : but the 
noise of them that sing do I hear. 

1 9 IF And it came to pass, as soon as 
he came nigh unto the camp, that he 
saw the calf, and the dancing : and 
M5'§e§' anger waxed hot, and he cast 
the tables out of his hands, and brake 
them beneath the mount, 

20 And he took the calf which they 
had made, and burnt it in the fire, 
and ground it to powder, and strawed 

* B. 34. 27, 28 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 32. 

k ch. 33, 3,5 
ch. 34, 9 
Deut. 9, 
6,13 
Deut. 
31,27 
2Chr. 
30,8 
Isa. 48, 4 
Acts 7, 51 

I Deut.9,14 

m Num. 
14, 12 

n Deut. 9,18 
26-29 
Ps. 74. 1 
Ps.106, 23 

1 the face 
of the 
LORD. 

Gen.22,16 
Heb. 6, 13 

p Gen. 12, 7 
Gen.13,15 
Gen.15, 
7,18 

Geu. 26, 4 
Gen.28,13 
GeR.35,12 

q Num. 
23,19 
Deut. 
32,36 
2 Sam. 
24,16 
IChr. 
21,15 
Jer. 18, 8 
Hos. 11, 8 
Joel 2, 13 
Jonah 
3,10 

Deut.9,15 
ch. 31, 18 
weakness. 
Gen. 20, 9 

u ch. 15, 24 

V ch. 33, 4,5 

w 2 Chr. 
28,19 

3 those that 
■rose up 
against 
them. 

X Deat.33,9 

4 Or, And 
Moses 
said. Con- 
secrate 
yourselves 
to day to 
the 

LORD, 
because 
every 
man hath 
been 
against 
his son, 
and 
against 
his broth- 
er, etc. 
Num. 

25. 11 
Deut.13,6 
Deut.33,9 
Pro. 21, 3 
Zech.13,3 

5 Fill your 
hands. 

y 1 Sam. 
12,20 

z 2 Sam. 
16. 12 
Amos5.15 

a Deut.9,14 
Ps. 69, 28 
Rom. 9, 3 

b Ps. 56, 8 
Ps. 139,16 
Dan. 12, 1 
Phii. 4, 3 
Rev. 3, 5 

94 



it upon the water, and made the chil- 
dren of is'ra-el drink of it, 

21 And "lVlo'§e§ said unto Aar'on, 
What 'did this people unto thee, that 
thou hast brought so great a sm upon 
them? 

22 And Aar'on said, Let not the 
anger of my lord wax hot: "thou 
knowest the people, that they are set 
on. mischief. 

23 For they said unto me, Make us 
gods, v/hich shall go before us : for as 
for this Mo'§e§, the man that brought 
us up out of the land of E'gypt, we 
wot not what is become of him. 

24 And I said unto them. Whoso- 
ever hath any gold, let them break it 
off. So they gave it me : then I cast 
it into the fire, and there came out 
this calf. 

25 11 And when M5'se§ saw that the 
people tvere "naked ; (for Aar'on had 
''made them naked unto their shame 
among ^their enemies :) 

26 Then M5'§es stood in the gate of 
the camp, and said, Who is on the 
Lord's side ? let him come unto me. 
And all the sons of LeVI gathered 
themselves together unto him. 

27 And he said unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God of i§'ra-el. Put 
every man his sword by his side, a7id 
go in and out from gate to gate 
throughout the camp, and ^slay every 
iTian his brother, and every man his 
companion, and every man his neigh- 
bour. 

28 And the children of LeVi did ac- 
cording to the word of Mo'ses : and 
there fell of the people that day about 
three thousand men. 

29 For ^M5'§es had said, ^Consecrate 
yourselves to day to the Lord, even 
every man upon his son, and upon 
his brother ; that he may bestow upon 
you a blessing this day. 

30 "iFAnd it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that M5'§es said unto the peoj)le, 
^ Ye have sinned a great sin : and now 
I will go up unto the Lord ; "perad- 
venture I shall make an atonement 
for your sin. 

31 And M6'§es returned unto the 
Lord, and said,^Oh, this people have 
sinned a great sin, and have made 
them gods of gold. 

32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their 
sin — ; and if not, ''blot me, I pray 
thee, *out of thy book which thou 
hast written. 



Rev. 20, 12, 15 Rev. 22, 19 



The tabernacle removed. 



EXODUS, 33. 



God talketh with Moses. 



33 And the Lord said unto Mo'ge^ , 
''Whosoever hath sinned a gainst me , 
him will 1 blot out o£ mylb oo^ 

34 Therefore now go, lead the peo- 
ple unto the place of which I have 
spoken unto thee : behold, mine 
'^ Angel shall go before thee : neverthe- 
less "in the day when I visit I will 
visit their sin upon them. 

35 And the Lord plagued the peo- 
ple, because -^they made the calf, 
which Aar'on made. 

CHAPTER -33. 

1 The Lord refuseth to go with the people. 7 The taher- 
nacle removed out of the camp. 9 He talketh with 
Moses. 12 Moses prayeth for God's presence: 
18 desireth to see his glory. 

A ND the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, 
j\. Depart, a7id go up hence, thou 
and the people which thou hast 
brought up out of the land of E'gyp^^ 
unto the land which I sware unto 
A'bra-ham, to l'§aac, and to Ja'cob, 
saying, Unto ""thy seed will I give it : 

2 And I will send an angel before 
thee: and *I will drive out the 
Ca'naan-ite, the Am'or-ite, and the 
Hit'tite, and the Per'iz-zite, the Hf 
vite, and the Jeb'u-slte : 

3 Unto a land flowing with milk and 
honey : for I will not go up in the 
midst of thee ; for thou art ''a stiff- 
necked people : lest I consume thee in 
the way. 

4 TAnd when the people heard these 
evil tidings, they mourned : and "^no 
man did put on him his ornaments. 

5 For the Lord had said unto M5'§es, 
Say unto the children of l§'ra-el, Ye 
are a stiff necked people : I will come 
up into the midst of thee in a mo- 
ment, and consume thee : therefore 
now put off thy ornaments from thee, 
that I 'may know what to do unto 
thee. 

6 And the children of l§'ra-el stripped 
themselves of their ornaments by the 
mount Ho'reb. 

7 And M5'§es took the tabernacle, 
and pitched it without the camp, afar 
off from the camp, and called it the 
Tabernacle of the congregation. And 
it came to pass, that every one which 
-^sought the Lord vv^ent out unto the 
tabernacle of the congregation, which 
was without the camp. 

8 And it came to pass, when M5'§es 
went out unto the tabernacle, that all 
the people rose up, and stood every 
man-'^a^ his tent door, and looked after 
Mo'§e§, until he was gone into the 
tabernacle. 

*A. Deut. 9. 4-6; H.. Num. 15. 30, 31; 
N. Lev. 26. 23, 24. 



B. C. 1491, 



CHAP. 32. 

c Lev.23,30 
Ezek.18,4 

d Num. 
20, 16 

e Amos3,14 
Rom. 2, 
5,6 

/ 2 Sam. 
12,9 



CHAP. 33, 

a Gen. 12, 7 

& Deut.7,22 
Josh. 
24,11 

c ch. 32, 9 
Deut. 9, 6 

d 2 Sam. 
19,24 

e Ps. 139,&3 

/ 2 Sam. 
21,1 

g Num. 
16,27 

h Ps. 99, 7 

i Gen.32,30 
Deut.5,24 
Deut. 
34, 10 

j ch. 24. 13 

k Ps. 1, 6 
Jer. 1, 5 
.John 
10,14 
2 Tim. 
2,19 

I ch. 34, 9 

m Ps. 25, 4 
Ps. 27, 11 
Ps. 86, 11 
Ps. 119,33 

a Deut.9,26 
Joel 2, 17 

ch. 40, 
34-38 
Isa. 63, 9 

p Deut.3,20 
Josh. 
21, 44 
Josh. 22,4 
Josh. 23,1 
Ps. 95, 11 

q ch. 34, 9 

r Num. 
14.14 

s Deut.4,34 
2 Sam. 
7, 23 

Ps. 147,20 
Titus 2,14 

t Gen.10,21 
J as. 5, 16 

u 1 Tim. 
6, 16 

V Jer. 31,14 

IV Rom.9,15 
Rom. 4, 4 

X Gen. 
32,30 
Deut.5,24 
Judg. 
13, 22 
Isa. 6, 5 
Rev. 1. 16 

9^ 



9 And it came to pass, as Mo'§e§ en- 
tered into the tabernacle, the cloudy 
pillar descended, and stood at the 
door of the tabernacle, and the 
Lord ^talked with Mo'§es. 

I i) And all the people saw the cloudy 
pillar stand at the tabernacle door : 
and all the people rose up and wor- 
shipped, every man in his tent door. 

I I And 'the Lord spake unto M5'§e§ 
face to fp.ce, as a man speaketh unto 
his friend. And he turned again into 
the camp : but '^is servant Josh'u-a, 
the son of Nun, a young man, de- 
parted not out of the tabernacle. 

12 IT And M5'se§ said unto the Lord, 
See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up 
this people •. and thou hast not let me 
know w^hom thou wilt send with me. 
Yet thou hast said, ^I know thee by 
name, and thou hast also found grace 
in my sight. 

13 Now therefore, I pray thee, 'if I 
have found grace in thy sight, shew 
"me now thy way, that I may know 
thee, that I may find grace in thy 
sight : and consider that this nation 
is "thy people. 

1 4 And he said, ^My presence shall go ] K 
with thee, and I will /'give thee rest. J f 

15 And he said unto him, ?If thy 
presence go not with me, carry us not 
up hence. 

16 For wherein shall it be knov/n 
here that I and thy people have 
found grace in thy sight ? ""is it not 
in that thou goest with us ? so 'shall 
we be separated, I and thy people, 
from all the people that are upon the 
face of the earth. 

17 And the Lord said unto Mo'§es, 
I 'will do this thing also that thou 
hast spoken: for thou hast found 
grace in my sight, and I know thee 
by name. 

18 And he said, I beseech thee, 
shew me thy "glory. 

19 And he said, ''I will make all my " 
goodness pass before thee, and I will 
proclaim the name of the Lord be- 
fore thee; "and will be gracious to 
whom I will be gracious, and will 



shew mercy on whom. I will shew 



mercy. 0. 34. 6, 7. 

20 And he said. Thou canst not see 
my face : for "^there shall no man see 
me, and live. 

21 And the Lord said, Behold, there 
is a place by me, and thou shalt 
stand upon a rook : 

22 And it shall come to pass, while 

tK. 34. 6, 7. - 



The tables are renewed. 



EXODUS, 34. 



God^s ovenant with Israel. 



K 

L 



W 



z Ps. 91, 1, i 

a John 1,18 
ITim, 
6,16 

1 John 
1,12 



my glory passeth by, that I will put b. c. lioi. 
thee -"in a clift of the rock, and will; chap. 33. 
-cover thee with my hand while I ^^^ ^ ^^ 
pass by: 

23 And I will take away niine hand, 
and thou slialt see my back parts: 
but mv face shall ''not be seen. 
CHAPTER 34:. 

I Tlie tables are renewed. 5 The name of the Lord 
proclaimed. 10 God niaketh a covenant with the 
people. 29 Mo'ses' face shineth. 

AND the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, 
Hew ''thee two tables of stone 
like unto the first : and *I will write 
upon these tables the words that were 
in the first tables, which thou brakest. 

2 And be i-eady in the morning, and 
come up in the morning unto mount ^^^^ ^ .^^ 
Si'nai, and present thyself there tol^^/p^^^^ g^i 
me in the top of the mount 

3 And no 
thee, neither let 



CHAP. 34. 
a Deut.10,1 

h Deut. 10, 

2,i 
c Nell. 9, 17 



(ZRom 

e Ps. 108, 4 

man shall come up with' /jer. 32,18 
anv man be seen' Dan. 9,1 

gEph.4, 32 
1 John 1,9 

7i Josh. 
2i, 19 
Job 10, 14 

i Ps. 94, 14 
Zech.2,12 



throughout all the mount; neither 
let the flocks nor herds feed before 
that mount. 

tt "^ And he hewed two tables of stone 
like vmto the first ; and Mo'ses rose 
up early in the morning, and went j-' 29^12 
up unto mount Sf nai, as the Lord 
had commanded hun, and took in 
his hand the two tables of stone. 

5 And the Lord descended m the 
cloud, and stood with him there, and 
proclaimed the name of the Lord. 

6 And the Lord passed by before 
him. and proclaimed, The LbRD.The'pi^a.57,15 
Lord "God, merciful and gracious, j^^^-^*^'^ 
longsuffering.and abundant in'^good- ^ f^®^" ^'^ 

^ 1 ,. ", 1 ^ s 1 Cor. 

ness and 'trutn, 
T Kee]3ing -^ inerc^f for thousands, f or- 



k 2 Sam. 
7,23 
Ps. 147,20 

I Isa. 64, 3 

m Deut. 
12, 28 

n Judg. 2, 2 

1 statues. 

2 Ei. 18, 4 



giving "^iniquity and 



and sin. and that ''will by no means 



10,27 
^_t 1 Cor. 8, 4 

transg ression ! u Ezra 9, 2 

V Num. 25, 



clear the (7^?7^i/, '* visitingthennquity 



1,2 

_^^i<;Lev. 19, 4 

of the fathers upon the children, and i-g ch. 23, 15 
the children's children, unto y ch. 22, 29 

— — ' Ezek. 

44, 30 
Lu. 2, 23 

Num. 
18, 15 



upon 



the third and to the fourth genera- 



tion 



9. 



,_^ ^ 0. Lev. 18. 5; W. Num. 21. _ 

8 And Mo'se§ made haste, and bowed 
his head toward the ea,rth, and wor-N or. kia. 



a Deut 
16,16 
2 Sam. 
24,24 

b Deut.5,12 
Ly. 13, 14 



snropea. 

9 And he said. If now I have found 
grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my 
Lord, I pray thee, go among us ; for 
it is a stiffnecked people ; and pardon! c ch. 23, 16 

3 revolu- 
tion of 

the year. 

d Deut. 
16, 16 

e Lev.lS.24 
Deut. 7. 1 
Josh. 24, 
8-13 

Ps. 78. 55 
Ps. 80, 8 



our iniquity and our sm, and take us 
for 'thine inheritance. 
10 ""And he said, Behold, T make a 
covenant : before all thy people I 
will ^do mar^v^els, such as have not 
been done in all the earth, nor in any 
nation: and all the people among 
which thou a7't shall see the vv^ork of / Deut.19,8 
*K. Num. 23. 19; L. Lev. 26. 40-42. 96 



the Lord : tor it is 'a terrible thing 
that I Aviil do with thee. 

1 1 Observe '"thou that wliich I com 
mand thee this day : behold, I drive 
out before thee the Am'or-ite, and the 
Ca'naan-ite, and the Hit'tite, and 
the Per'iz-zite, and the Hf vite, and 
the Jeb'u-site. 

12 Take "heed to thyself, lest thou 
make a covenant with the inhabit- 
ants of the land whither thou goest, 
lest it be for a snare m the midst of 
thee: 

13 But ye shall destroy their altars. 
break their ^hnages, and cut "dowr 
j their groves : 

I 1-1 For thou shalt worship no other 
god: for the Lord, whose name ^/s 
Jealous, 2s a jealous God : 
I 1 5 Lest thou make a covenant with 
I the inhabitants of the land, and they 
j'go a whoring after their gods, and 
I do sacrifice unto their gods, and 07ie 
'call thee, and thou eat 'of his sacri- 

1 6 And thou take of their "daugh- 
ters luito thy sons, and their daugh- 
ters "'go a whoring after their gods, 
and make thy sons go a whoring after 
i their gods. 

I IT Thou "shalt make thee no molten 
I gods. 

I 1 8 "ilThe feast of ^unleavened bread 
shalt thou keep. Seven days thou 
I shalt eat unleavened bread, as I com- 
manded thee, in the time of the month 
A'bib : for in the month A 'bib thou 
camest out from E'g5i)t. 

19All^that openeth the matrix is 
mine ; and every firstling among thy 
cattle, whether ox or sheejD, that is, 
male. 

20 But ^the firstling of an ass thou 
shalt redeem with a ^lamb : and if 
thou redeem h im not. then shalt thou 
break his neck. All the firstborn of 
thy sons thou shalt redeem. And 
none shall appear before me ''empty. 

21 "FSix *davs thou shalt work, but 
on the seventh day thou shalt rest : 
in earing time and in han^est thou 
shalt rest. 

22 1 And '^thou shalt observe the feast 
of weeks, of the firstfruits of vrheat 
har^*est, and the feast of ingathering 
jat the "year's end. 

i 23 iTiirice '^in the year shall all your 
men children appear before the Lord 
God, the God of i§'ra-el. 

24 For I will ^cast out the nationss 
before thee, and -^enlarge thy bo^^ 



Muses' face sliinton. 



EXODUS, 35. Ft-ee gifts for the tabernacle. 



ders : '^neither shall any man desire 
thy land, when thou shalt go up to 
appear before the Lord thy God 
thrice in the year. 

25 Thou ^shalt not offer the blood of 
my sacrifice with leaven; neither 
'shall the sacrifice of the feast of the 
passover be left unto the morDiT>g'. 

26 The ^first of the firstfruits ot thy 
land thou shalt bring unto the house 
of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt 
not seethe a kid in his mother's mxilk. 

f 27 And the Lord said unto M6'se§, 
Write thou ^these words : for after 
the tenor of these words I have made! 
a covenant withtheeand with is'ra-el. • 

28 And Tie Avas there with the Lord 
forty days and forty nights ; he did 
neither eat bread, nor drmk Avater. 
And '"he wrote upon the tables the 
words of the covenant, the ten '*com- 
mandments. B. Lev. 18. 4. 5. 

29 IF And it came to pass, when 
Mo'ges came down from mount Sf nai 
with the two tables ''of testimony in 
M5'§es' hand, when he came down 
from the mount, that Mo'§es wist not 
that "the skin of his face shone Avhile 
he talked with him. 

30 And when Aar'on and all the 
children of l§'ra-el sawM5'§e§, behold, 
the skin of his face shone ; and they 

were afraid to come nigh him. 

31 And Mo'§e§ called unto them; 
and Aar'on and all the rulers of the 
congregation returned unto hmi : and 
M5'se§ talked with them. 

32 And afterward all the children 
of is'ra-el came nigh : ^and he gave 
them in commandment all that the 
Lord had spoken with hun in mount 
Si'nai. 

33 And till Mo'§es had done speak- 
mg Avith them, he put ^a vail on his 
face. 

34 But when M5'§e§ Avent in before 
the Lord to speak with him, he took 
the vail off, imtil he came out. And 
he came out, and spake unto the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el that Avhich he Avas 
conmianded, 

35 And the children of l§'ra-el saw 
the face of M5'§e§, that the skin of 
M5'§e§' fgice shone : and M5'§e§ put 
the A^ail upon his face again, mitil he 
went in to speak with him. 

CHAPTER 35. 

2 The sabbath. 4 The free gifts for the tabernacle. 
20 The readiness of the people to offer. 30 Bezaleel 
and AhoUab called to the work. 

AND Mo'ses gathered all the con- 
gregation* of the children of 

(7) 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 34. 

g Gen. 35, 5 
2 Chr. 
17, 10 
Pro. 16, 7 

h ch. 23, 18 

i ch. 12, 10 

j Deut. 26, 

2,10 

Neh. 

10, 35 

Pro. 3, 9 
k Deut.31,9 

Isa. 30, 8 

I Deut. 9, 
9, 18 

m ch. 31, 18 
ch. 32, 16 
Deut. 10, 
2,4 

i vjords. 

n ch. 32, 15 

Mat. 17, 2 

p ch. 24, 3 

q 2 Cor.3,13 



CHAP. 35. 

a ch. 34, 32 

b ch. 31, 
14, 15 
Lev. 23, 3 
Num. 
15,32 
Deut.5,12 
Lu. 13, 14 

1 holiness. 

c ch. 16. 23 

d ch. 25, 1, 2 

e ch. 25, 2 
2 Cor. 9, 7 

/ch. 31,6 
1 Ki. 7, 14 
Isa. 28, 26 

g ch. 25, 9 
ch. 26, 1, 2 
ch. 29, 
42. 43 
ch. 31, 7 
ch. .33, 7 
ch. 36. 8 
ch. 39. 
32-43 
ch. 40, 2 
Acts 7, 
44. 45 
Heb. 8,2,5 
Heb. 9, 
2, 11 
Rev. 21. 3 

h ch. 25. 10 

i ch. 25. 23 

i ch. 25. 30 
Lev. 24, 
5,6 

k ch. 25, 31 

; ch. 30. 1 
ch. 37, 25 
ch. 40. 5 

m ch. 30, 23 

nch. .30, 34 

1 Sam. 
2,28 
IChr. 
23,13 

2 Chr. 
29. 11 
Lu. 1, 9 

ch. 27, 1 

p ch. 27, 9 

q ch. 31. 10 
ch.39.1,41 
Num. 4, 
5,6 

9^ 



is'ra-el together, and said unto them, 
"These are the words which the Lord 
hath commanded, that ye should do 
them. 

2 Six *days shall work be done, bu' 
on the seventh day there shall be to 
you ^an holy day, a sabbath of rest 
to the Lord : Avhosoever doeth Avork 
therein shall be put to death. 

3 Ye '^shall kindle no fire through- 
out your habitations upon the sab- 
bath day. 

4 1i And M5'§es spake unto all the 
congregation" of the children of Ig'- 
ra-el, saying. This '^is the thing which 
the Lord commanded, saying, 

5 Take ye from among you an offer- 
ing unto the Lord : ""AA^hosoever is of 
a wUlmg heart, let him bring it, an 
offering of the Lord; gold, and sil- 
A^er, and brass, 

6 And blue, and pm^ple, and scarlet, 
and fine linen, and goats' hai7\ 

7 And rams' skins dyed red, and 
badgers' skins, and shittim AA^ood, 

8 And oil for the light, and spices 
for anointing oil, and for the SAveet 
incense, 

9 And onyx stones, and stones to be 
set for the ephod, and for the breast- 
plate. 

10 And-^every Avise hearted among 
you shall come, and make all that the 
Lord hath cormnanded ; 

11 The ■''tabernacle, his tent, and liis 
covering, his taches, and his boards, 
nis bars, his pillars, and his sockets, 

12 The ^ark, and the staves thereof, 
ivith the mercy seat, and the vail of 
the coA^ering, 

1 3 The 'table, and his staves, and aU 
his vessel s, and the ^shcAvbread , 

14 The ''^candlestick also for the 
light, and his furniture, and his lamps. 
Avith the oil for the light, 

1 5 And ^the incense altar, and his 
staves, and "'the anointing oil, and 
"the SAveet mcense, and the hanging 
for the door at the entering in of the 
tabernacle, 

1 6 The "altar of burnt offering, Avith 
hisbrasen grate, his staA^es.and all his 
A^essels, the laA^er and his foot, 

1 7 The ^'hangings of the court, his 
pillars, and their sockets, and the 
hanging for the door of the court, 

1 8 The pins of the tabernacle, and 
the pins of the court, and their 
cords, 

1 9 The ^cloths of serA^ce, to do 
service in the holy place, the hol^ 



■■■■ti 



The people give liberally. 



EXODUS, 30. Their llherality restrained. 



garments for Aar'on the priest, and 
the garments of his sons, to minister 
in the priest's office. 

20 "[And all the congregation of the 
children of l§'ra-ei departed from the 
presence of Mo'§e§. 

21 And they came, every ''one whose 
heart stirred him up, and every one 
whom his spirit made willing, and 
they brought the Lord's ofcering to 
the work of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and for all his service, 
and for the holy garments. 

22 And they came, both men and 
women, as many as were willing 
hearted, and brought bracelets, and 
earrings, and rings, and tablets, all 
jewels of gold : and every man that 
offered offered an offering of gold 
unto the Lord. 

23 And 'every man, with whom was 
found blue, and purple, and scarlet, 
and fine linen, and goats' hair, and 
red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, 
brought them. 

''2i^ Every one that did offer an offer- 
ing of silver and brass brought the 
Lord's offering : and every man, with 
whom was found shittim wood for 
any work of the service, brought it. 

2 5 And all the women that \\^ere wise 
hearted *did spin with their hands, 
and brought that which they had 
spun, both of blue, and of purple, and 
of scarlet, and of fine linen. 

26 And all the women Avhose heart 
stirred them up in wisdom spun 
goats' hair. 

2 7 And "the rulers brought onyx 
stones, and stones to be set, for the 
ephod, and for the breastplate ; 

28 And ^'spice, and oil for the light, 
and for the anointing oil, and for the 
sweet incense. 

29 The children of Is'ra-el brought a 
'"willing offeringunto the Lord, every 
man and woman, whose heart made 
them willing to bring for all manner 
of work, which the Lord had com- 
manded to be made bv the hand of 
Mo'ges. 

30 TAnd Md'ses said unto the chil 
dren of Is'ra-el, See, •^the Lord hath 
called by name Be-zal'e-el the son of 
U'rT, the son of Hflr, of the tribe of 
Ju'dah ; 

31 And he hath filled him with the 
^spirit of God, in wisdom, in under- 
standing, and in knowledge, and in 
all manner of workmanship ; 

32 And to devise curious works, to 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 35. 

r ch. 25, 2 ! 
ch. 36, 2 

1 Chr. 28, 
2,9 

lChr.29,9 
Ezra 7, 271 

2 Cor. ! 
8, 12 I 
2 Cor. 9, 7 1 

s lClir.29,8 

t ch. 28, 3 
ch. 31, 6 
ch. 36, 1 
2 Ki. 23, 7 
Pro. 31, 
19, 22, 24 

'ulChr.29,6 
Ezra 2,68^ 

V ch. 30, 23 

wlChr.29,9 

X ch. 31, 2 

y Gen.41,38 
Job 32, 8 
Pro. 2, 6 

z ch. 31, 6 

a ver. 31 
ch. 3L, 3,6 
ch. 36, 1,2 
1 Ki. 7, 1-1 
2Chr.2,14 
Isa. 28, 26 
Jas. 1, 6 



CHAP.. 36. 

a ch. 28, 3 
ch. 31, 6 
ch. 35. 
10,35 
Job 32, 8 
Isa. 28, 26 
Pro. 2, 6 

ft ch. 25, 8 
Lev. 4, 6 
Lev.19,30 
Num.18,5 
Num.30,8 
1 Ki. 6, 16 
Ps. 96, 6 
Ps. 134, 2 
Ps. 150, 1 
Isa. 63, 18 
Lam. 1,10 
Lam. 2,20 
Lam. 4, 1 
Ezek.5,11 
Dan. 8, 
13, 14 
Heb.9, 1,2 

c ch. 35, 
2, 26 
lChr.29,5 

d ch. 35, 27 

e 2 Cor. 8, 
2,3 

/ch. 26, 1 
Job 32, 8 
Pro. 10, 8 
Pro. 15,14 
Pro. 16, 1 
Pro. 18,15 
Pro. 21, 1 

98 



work in gold, and in silver, and in. 
brass, 

33 And in the cutting of stones, to 
set them, and in carving of wood, to 
make any manner of cunning work. 

34 And he hath put in his heart that 
he may teach, both he, and A-holi-ab, 
'the son of A-his'a-mach, of the tribe 
of Dan. 

3 5 Them hath he '^filled with wisdom 
of heart, to work all manner of work, 
of the engraver, and of the cunning 
workman, and of the embroiderer, in 
blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in 
fine linen, and of the weaver, even of 
them that do any work, and of those 
that devise cunning work. 
CHAPTER 36. 

1 The offerings delivered to the icorkmeyi. 4 The lih- 
eralliy of the i:,eople. res^Uained. 8 The curtains. 
19 The covering. 35 The vail, etc. 

THEN wrought Be-zal'e-el and 
A-h51i-ab, and every "vv^ise heart- 
ed man, in whom the Lord put wis- 
dom and understanding to know how 
to work all manner of work for the 
service of the ^sanctuary, according 
to all that the Lord had commanded. 

2 And Mo'§e§ called Be-zare-el and 
A-holi-ab, and every wise hearted 
man, in whose heart the Lord had 
put wisdom, even every one whose 
heart ''stirred him up to come unto 
the work to do it : 

3 And they received of M6'§e§ all the 
offering, which the children of I§'ra-el 
"^had brought for the work of the 
service of the sanctuary, to make it 
vnthcd. And they brought yet unto 
him free offerings every morning. 

4 "^ And all the wise men, that wrought^ 
all the work of the sanctuary, came 
every man from his work which they 
made ; 

5 And they spake unto M5'§e§, say- 
ing, *The people bring much more 
than enough for the service of the 
work, which the Lord commanded 
to make. 

6 And M5'§e§ gave commandment, 
and they caused it to be proclaimed 
throughout the camp, saying, Let 
neither man nor woman make any 
more work for the offering of the 
sanctuary. So the people were re- 
strained from bringing. 

7 For the stuff they had was suffi- 
cient for all the work to make it, 
and too much. 

8 "IFAnd every -^wise hearted man 
among them that wrought the work of 
the tabernacle made ten curtains of 



The curtains of goats' hair. EXODUS, 37. 



The hanging for the door. 



fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, 
and scarlet : with cherubinis ^"of cun- 
ning work made he them. 

9 The length of one curtain vjas 
twenty and eight cubits, and the 
breadth of one curtain four cubits: 
the curtains v^ere all of one size. 

10 And he coupled the five curtains 
one unto another : and the other five 
curtains he coupled one unto another. 

11 And he made loops of blue on the 
edge of one curtain from the selvedge 
in the coupling : likewise he mpode in 
the utterm.ost side of another curtain, 
in the coupling of the second. 

12 Fifty ^loops made he in one cur- 
tain, and fifty loops made he in the 
edge of the curtain which vxjs in the 
coupling of the second : the loops held 
one curtain to another. 

13 And he made fifty taches of gold, 
and coupled the curtains one unto 
another with the taches: so it be- 
came one tabernacle. 

14 "iIAnd lie made curtains o/ goats' 
hair for the tent over the tabernacle : 
eleven curtains he made them. 

15 The length of one curtain loas 
thirty cubits, and four cubits was the 
breadth of one curtain: the eleven 
curtains were of one size. 

10 And he coupled five curtains by 
themselves, and six curtains by them- 
selves, 

1 7 And he made fifty loops upon the 
uttermost edge of the curtain in the 
coupling, and fifty loops made he 
upon the edge of the curtain which 
coupleth the second. 

1 8 And he made fifty taches of brass 
to couple the tent together, that it 
might be one. 

19 IT And 'he made a covering for the 
tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a 
covering o/ badgers' skins ahovethat. 

20 TAnd %e made boards for the 
tabernacle o/'shittim wood, standing 
up. 

21 The length of a board loas ten 
cubits, and the breadth of a board 
3ne cubit and a half. 

22 One board had two 'tenons, equal- 
ly distant one from another : thus did 
he make for all the boards of the 
tabernacle. 

23 And he madeboards for the taber- 
nacle ; twenty boards for the south 
side southward : 

24 And forty sockets of silver he 
made under the twenty boards ; two 
sockets under one board for his two 

LfffO. 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 36. 



g Gen. 3, 24= 
1 Ki. 6, 23 
2Chr.3,10 
Ezek. 1, 
5-28 
Ezek.10,1 



h ch. 26, 5 
i ch. 26, 7 
j ch. 36, 14: 
k ch. 26, 15 



I ch. 25, 
5, 10 

Num.25, 1 
Deut.lO,j 
Josh. 2, 1 



1 hands. 



2 seaward. 
ch. 26, 22 



3 twinned. 
ch. 26, 24 
2 Sam.5,6 
Ps. 133, 1 
Acts 2, 46 
lCor.1,10 



4 Uvo sock- 
ets, two 
sockets 
under one 
board. 



m ch. 26, 26 



n ch. 26, 31 
Mat.27,51 
Heb. 6, 19 
Heb. 
10,20 



ch. 26, 36 



5 the work 
of a nee- 
dleiuork- 
er, or, em- 
broiderer. 



p 1 Ki. 7, 16 
2Chr.4,12 
Jer. 52,22 



CHAP. 37. 

a ch. 35, 30 
b ch. 25, 10 

99 



tenons, and two socketsunderanother 
board for his two tenons. 

25 And for the other side of the tab- 
ernacle, tohich is toward the north 
comer, he made twenty boards, 

26 And their forty sockets of silver ; 
two sockets under one board, and two 
sockets under another board. 

27 And for the sides of the tabernacle 
Svestward he made six boards. 

28 And two boards made he for the 
corners of the tabernacle in the two 
sides. 

29 And they were ^coupled beneath, 
and coupled together at the head 
thereof, to one ring : thus he did to 
both of them in both the corners. 

30 And there were eight boards ; and 
their sockets ^vere sixteen sockets of 
silver, *under every board two sockets. 

31 IT And he made '"bars of shittim 
wood ; five for the boards of the one 
side of the tabernacle, 

32 And five bars for the boards of 
the other side of the tabernacle, and 
five bars for the boards of the taber- 
nacle for the sides westward. 

33 And he made the middle bar to 
shoot through the boards from the 
one end to the other. 

34 And he overlaid the boards with 
gold, and made their rings of gold to 
be places for the bars, and overlaid 
the bars Avith gold. 

35 TAnd he made "a vaU o/blue, and 
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined 
linen : vjith cherubims made he it of 
cunning work. 

36 And he ir±ade thereunto four pil- 
lars of shittim loood, and overlaid 
them with gold : their hooks loere of 
gold ; and he cast for them four sock- 
ets of silver. 

37 tAnd he made an "hanging for 
the tabernacle door of blue, and pur- 
ple, and scarlet, and fine twined 
linen, ^of needlework ; 

38 And the five pillars of it with 
their hooks:" and he overlaid their 
chapiters ^and their fillets with gold : 
but their five sockets loere of brass. 

CHAPTER 37. 

1 77^6 arli:. fi The mercy seat icith chervMnis. 10 The 
table. \1 The candlestick. 25 The altar of inceiVie. 
29 The nnoiniing oil and sweet incense. 

AND '^Be-zaFe-el made *the ark of 
shittim wood : two cubitis and a 
half loas the length of it, and a cubit 
and a half the breadth of it, and a 
cubit and a half the height of it : 
2 And he overlaid it with pure gold 



The onei'cy seat. 



EXODUS, 38. 



The altar of incense.. 



within and without, and made a 
crown of gold to it round about. 

3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, 
to he set by the four corners of it ; 
even two rings upon the one side of 
it, and two rings upon the other side 
of it. 

4 And he made ''staves of shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with gold. 

5 And he "^put the staves into the 
rings by the sides of the ark, to bear 
the ark, 

6 UAnd he made the ^mercy seat of 
pure gold : two cubits and a half to as 
the length thereof, and one cubit and 
a half the breadth thereof. 

7 And he made two cherubims of 
gold, beaten out of one piece made he 
them, on the two ends of the mercy 
seat , 

8 One cherub ' on the end on this side, 
and another cherub ^on the other end 
on that side : out of the mercy seat 
made he the cherubims on the two 
ends thereof. 

9 And the •'"cherubims spread out 
i'Aezrwingson high, <2?^{;? covered with 
iheir wings over the mercy seat, with 
their faces one to another ; eve7i to the 
mercy seatward were the faces of the 
cherubims. 

1 H And he made ^the table of shit- 
tim wood : two cubits was the length 
thereof, and a cubit the breadth there- 
of, and a cubit and a half the height 
thereof: 

1 1 And he overlaid it with pure gold, 
and made thereunto a crown of gold 
round about. 

1 2 Also he made thereunto a border 
of an handbreadth round abou o ; and 
made a crown of gold for the border 
thereof round about. 

1 3 And he cast for it four rings of 
gold, and put the rings upon the four 
corners that vjere in the four feet 
thereof. 

1 4 Over against the border were the 
rings, the places for the staves to bear 
the table. 

1 5 And he made the staves of shit- 
tim wood, and overlaid them with 
gold, to bear the table. 

1 6 And he made the vessels which 
were upon the table, his ^dishes, and 
his spoons, and his bowls, and his 
covers ^to cover withal, of pure 
gold. 

1 7 H And he made the 'candlestick of 
pure gold : of beaten work made he 
the candlestick ; his shaft, and his 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 37. 

c Num. 4, G 

d Num.1,50 
2 Sam. 6.3 

e ch. 25. 17 

1 Ov,outof, 
etc. 

2 Or, out of, 
etc. 

/ Gen. 3. 24 
ch. 25, 22 
1 Ki. 6, 23 
2Chr.3,10 
Ps. 80, 1 
Ezek. 1, 
5-28 

Ezek.10,1 
John 1,51 
Phil. 2,10 
ITim. 
3,16 

Heb. 1, 14 
1 Pet.1,12 

g ch. 25, 23 
Mai. 1, 

7,12 

h ch. 25, 29 

3 Or, to 

pour out 
withal. 

i ch. 25, 31 
Lev. 24, 4 
IChr. 
28, 15 
Zech. 4, 2 
Mat. 5, 
15, 16 
John 5,35 
Phil. 2,15 
1 Pet. 2, 9 
Rev. 1, 20 

j Num.l7,g 
Jer. 1. 11 

k Rev. 1, 20 
Rev. 4, 5 

I ch. 30, 1 
ch. 40, 26 
1 Ki. 9, 25 
1 Chr. 29, 
6.7 

Isa. 60, 6 
Mai. 1, 11 
Hob. 7, 25 
1 Pet. 2, 5 
Rev. 8, 3 

4 unction 
of holi- 
ness. 
ch. 30, 
23, 34 
Isa. 11, 2 
Isa. 61, 1 
Ps. 133, 2 
1 John 
2,20 

m Ps. 141, 2 
Song 4, 14 
M?l. 1, 11 
Heb. 5, 7 
Heb. 7. 25 
Rev. 5, 8 
Rev. 8,3,4 



CHAP. 38. 

a ch. 27, 1 
2 Chr. 29, 
23,24 
Ps. 51. 
15-19 
Isa. 61, 8 
Ezek. 

44, 11 
Ezek. 

45, 17 
Ezek. 46, 
2 13 

Heb. 9 14 
Heb. 
13,10 

100 



branch, his bowls, his knops, and his 
flowers, were of the same : 

18 And six branches going out of 
the sides thereof ; three branches of 
the candlestick out of the one side 
thereof, and three branches of the 
candlestick out of the other side 
thereof : 

19 Three bowls made after the fash- 
ion of almonds in one branch, a knop 
and a flower ; and three bowls made 
like almonds in another branch, a 
knop and a flower: so throughout 
the six branches going out of the 
candlestick. 

20 And in the candlestick were four 
bowls made like •^almonds, his knops, 
and his flowers : 

21 And a knop under two branches 
of the same, and a knop under two 
branches of the same, and a knop 
under two branches of the same, ac- 
cording to the six branches going 
out of it. 

22 Their knops and their branches 
were of the same: all of it was one 
beaten work of pure gold. 

23 And he made his ^seven lamps, 
and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, 
of pure gold. 

24 Of a talent of pure gold made he 
it, and all the vessels thereof. 

25 IT And Tie made the incense altar 
of shittim wood : the length of it teas 
a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit ; 
it was foursquare; and two cubits 
IV as the height of it ; the horns there- 
of were of the same. 

26 And he overlaid it with pure 
gold, both the top of it, and the sides 
thereof round about, and the horns 
of it : also he made unto it a crown 
of gold round about. 

2T And he made two ring-s of gold 
for it under the crown thereof, by the 
two comers of it, upon the two sides 
thereof, to be places for the staves 
to bear it withal. 

28 And he made the staves of shit- 
tim wood, and overlaid them with 
gold. 

29 IT And he made *the holy anoint- 
ing oil, and the pure '"incense of sweet 
spices, according to the work of the 
apothecary. 

CHAPTER 38. 

1 The altar of burnt offering. 8 The laver of bras.9 
9 The court. 21 The sum of thai which the ^^eople 
offered. 

A ND he made the altar «of burnt 
JLJL offering of shittim wood : five 
cubits was the length thereof, and 



The laver of brass. 



EXODUS, 3S. 



Stan of the offerings. 



five cubits the breadth thereof ; it b. c. 1491. 
icas foursquare ; and three cubits the; 
height thereof. I chap. ss. 

2 And he made the horns thereof on| 
tire foul' cornel's of it; the homsi 



and he 



h 1 Ki. 7, 45 



Ch. 30, IS 

2Ki.l<3.17 

2 Chr. 4.2 

Ps. 26, 6 

Ezek. 

36.25 

Zecli.13.1 

2 Cor. 7 1 

Heb. 

10, 22 

lJolin5,6 



2 a-&sem- 
tliixQ by 
troops, as 
ISam. 
2,22 



corners 
thereof were of the same 
overlaid it with brass. 

3 And he made all the vessels of the 
altar, the pots, and the shovels, and 
the basons, and the fleshhooks, and 
the fii^epans: all the vessels thereof 
made he of '^^brass. 

•i And he made for the altar a brasen 
iTate of network under the compass 
thereof beneath unto the midst of it. 

5 And he cast four lings for the foiu'i or, 
ends of the grate of brass, to be places J/^g^, 
for the staves. 

6 And he made the staves of sliittim 
wood, and overlaid them ^^vith brass. 

7 And he put the staves into the 
rings on the sides of the altar, to bear 
it Avithal ; he made the altai' hoUow 
with boards. d ch 27 9 

8 "7 And he made 'the laver of brass. ' ps". 84', 
and the foot of it of brass, of the Is! 92, 13 
^looking-glasses of the v:oinen ^as-i 
sembling, which assembled at the ^, 2ciir.3,i4 
door of the tabernacle of the congTe-, 

gation. Ifch27i9 

9 "^And he made ''the court : on the! " 2Chr.'3.9 
south side southward the hangings 
of the com't were of fine t^vined linen, 
an hundred cubits : 

10 Their pillars icere twenty, and 
their brasen sockets twenty: the 
hooks of the piUars and their fillets, 5Ju™-^'^^ 
■icere of silver. io, \i 

11 And for the north side the hang- }T' ^"' 
ings were an hundred cubits, their 9ci^9|-| 
piJIars icere twenty, and theu' sock-; lets 7, 44 
ets of brass twentv ; the hooks of the' 
pillars and their fillets of silver. U xum. 4, 

12 And for the west side icere hang- 2^' ^ 
ings of fifty cubits, theu' pillars ten. ' 

and their sockets ten : the hooks of ' ch. 3i, 2,6 
the pillars and their fiUets of silver. | 

13 And for the east side eastward.; ch. 30, 13 
fifty cubits. \ 17.:^^' 

li The hangings of the one side of ^^ 3 ^- 
the gate were fifteen cubits; their xmn! ' 
pillars three, and their sockets tliree. ' ^^' ^^ 

15 And for the other side of the' 
court gate, on this hand and thaf^'^^-g' 
hand, icere hangings of fifteen cubits :| 
their pillars thi'ee, and theu' sockets 
three. I 

16 All the hangings of the court' 
round about were of fme twined linen. 1 ' ^"^^-^'^ 

1 7 And the sockets for the pillars' 

were of brass; the hooks of the pil-i"'2'?2f'32' 

' ioi 



Ezra 9. S 
Isa. 22, 23 
Eph. 2, 
21,22 



g Num. 1, 
50, 53 



1 3 a poll. 



lars and their fillets of silver ; and 
the overlaying of their chapiters of 
silver ; and aU the pillars of the coiul; 
were filleted with silver. 

1 8 And the hanguig for the gate of 
the court teas needlework, of blue, 
'and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
t^uned Imen : and twenty cubits icas 
the length, and the height hi the 
breadth icas five cubits, answei^ble 
to the hangings of the court. 

19 And theu pillars icere tour, and 
their sockets of brass four; then' 
hooks of silver, and the overlayiug 
of their chapiters and theu- fillets of 
silver. 

2') And all the -'pins of the taber- 
nacle, arid of the court round about. 
were of brass. 

21 TThis is the sum of the taber- 
nacle, ei'e?i of •''the tabernacle of tes- 
timony, as it was counted, according 
to the commandment of Mo'ses, for 
the service of the Le'vites, by ^the 
hand of Ith'a-mar, son to Aaron the 
priest. 

22 And'Ee-zale-el the son of U'ri.the 
son of Hur, of the tribe of Jii'dah, 
made all that the Lord commanded 
Mo'ses. 

23 And with hhn iras A-holi-ab. son 
of A-liis'a-mach, of the tribe of Dan, 
an engraver, and a ciuuiing work- 
man, and an embroiderer m blue, and 
in pui-ple, and m scarlet, and fuie 
linen. 

24 All the gold that was occupied 
for the work m all the work of the 
holy place, even the gold of the offer- 
ing, was twenty and nine talents, and 
seven hundred and thirty shekels, 
after -'the shekel of the sanctuaiy. 

25 And the silver of them that were 
numbered of the congregation was an 
hundred talents, and athousand seven 
hundred and threescore and fifteen 
shekels, after the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary : 

26 A ^bekah for ^every man, that is, 
half a shekel, after the shekel of the 
sanctuary, for ever^' one that went 
to be numbered, from twentv years 
old and upward, for 'six hundred 
thousand and three thousand and 
five hundred and fifty men. 

2 7 And of the hundred talents of 
silver were cast "'the sockets of the 
sanctuaiy, and the sockets of the 
vail ; an hundred sockets of the hun- 
dred talents, a talent for a socket. 

28 And of the thousand seven hun 



The breastplate. 



EXODUS, 39. 



The robe of the ephod. 



dred seventy and five shekels he 
made hooks for the pillars, and over- 
laid their chapiters, and filleted them. 

29 And the brass of the offering vjas 
seventy talents, and two thousand 
and four hundred shekels. 

30 And therewith he made the sock- 
ets to the door of the tabernacle of 
the congregation, and the brasen 
altar, and the brasen grate for it, and 
all the vessels of the altar, 

31 And the sockets of the court 
round about, and the sockets of the 
court gate, and all the pins of the tab- 
ernacle, and all the "pins of the court 
round about, 

CHAPTER 39. 

i The cloths of service and holy garvients. 2 The 
ephod. 8 Tlie breastplate. 22 The robe of the 
ephod. 2'/ The coats, 'mitre, etc. 32 All viewed and 
approved by Moses. 

AND of ''the blue, and purple, and 
scarlet, they made ^cloths of serv- 
ice, to do service in the holy place, 
and made the holy garments for 
Aar'on; '^as the Lord commanded 
Mo'ges. 

2 And ^he made the ephod of gold, 
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 
fine twined linen. 

3 And they did beat the gold into 
thin plates, and cut it into wires, to 
work it in the blue, and in the pur- 
ple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine 
linen, vnth cunning work. 

4 They made shoulderpieces for it, 
to couple it together: by the two 
edges was it coupled together. 

5 And the ^curious girdle of his 
ephod, that vms upon it, vkls of the 
same, according to the work thereof ; 
of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, 
and fine twined linen ; as the Lord 
commanded M5'§e§. 

6 •[ And -^'they wrought ^onyx stones 
inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, 
as signets are graven, with the ^names 
of the children of l§'ra-el. 

T And he put them on the shoulders 
of the ephod, that they should be 
stones for a 'memorial to the children 
of I§'ra-el ; as the Lord conamanded 
M5'§e§. 

8 TT And ''lie made the breastplate of 
cunning work, like the work of the 
ephod ; o/gold, blue, and purple, and 
scarlet, and fine twined linen. 

9 It was foursquare ; they made the 
breastplate double : a span was the 
length thereof , and a span the breadth 
thereof, being doubled. 

10 And *they set in it four rows of 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 38. 

n ch. 27, 19 
2 Chr. 3, 9 
Ezra 9, 8 
Isa. 22, 23 
Eph. 8, 
21,22 



CHAP. 39. 

a ch. 35, 23 

b ch. 31, 10 
ch. 35. 19 
Ps. 93, 6 
Ezek. 
43, 12 

c ch. 28, 4 

a ch. 28, 6 
Lev. 8, 7 

e Isa. 11, 5 
Rev. 1, 13 

/ ch. 28, 9 
q Job 28, 16 

/I Isa. 49, 16 
Rev. 2, 17 

i ch. 28, 12 
Josh. 4, 7 
Neh. 2, 20 

i ch. 28, 15 
Isa. 59, 17 

fe ch. 28, 17 

1 Or, ru'by. 
Reuben's 
stone. 

2 Simeon's 
stone. 
Job 28, 19 
Ezek. 
28,13 
Rev. 21, 
19,20 

3 Levi's 
stone. 
Isa. 54, 12 

4 Judah's 
stone. 
Ezek. 
27, 16 
Rev. 4, 3 

5 Issa- 
char's 
stone. 
Job 28, 6 
Song 5,14 
Isa. 54, 11 

6 Zebu- 
iun's 
stone. 
Jer. 17, 1 

7 Dan's 
stone. 

8 Naph- 
tali's 
stone. 

9 Gad's 
stone. 

10 Aslier's 
stone. 
Dan. 10, 6 

11 Joseph's 
stone. 
Job 28, 16 

12 Benia- 
min's 
stone. 
Rev.21,11 

I ch. 28, 31 
m ch. 28, 33 
The 
pome- 
granates 
prevent- 
ed the 
bells 
from 
striking 
against 
each 
other. 

102 



stones : the first row was a 'sardius, 
a ^topaz, and a ^carbuncle : this loas 
the first row. 

1 1 And the second row, an ^emerald, 
a ^sapphire, and a ^diamond. 

12 And the third row, a 'ligure, an 
agate, and an ''amethyst. 

13 And the fourth row, a ^ "beryl, an 
'onyx, and a '^jasper : they were in- 
closed in ouches of gold in their in- 
closings. 

11: And the stones v^ere according to 
the names of the children of i§'ra-el, 
twelve, according to their names, like 
the engravings of a signet, every one 
with his name, according to the 
twelve tribes. 

15 And they made upon the breast- 
plate chains at the ends, of wreathen 
work of pure gold. 

1 6 And they made two ouches of 
gold, and two gold rings ; and put the 
two rings in the two ends of the 
breastplate. 

17 And they put the two wreathen 
chains of gold in the two rings on the 
ends of the breastplate. 

18 And the two ends of the two 
wreathen chains they fastened in the 
two ouches, and put them on the 
shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it. 

1 9 And they made two rings of gold, 
and put them on the two ends of the 
breastplate, upon the border of it, 
which was on the side of the ephod 
inward. 

20 And they made two other golden 
rings, and put them on the two sides 
of the ephod underneath, toward the 
forepart of it, over against the other 
coupling thereof, above the curious 
girdle of the ephod. 

21 And they did bind the breast- 
plate by his rings unto the rings of 
the ephod with a lace of blue, that it 
might be above the curious girdle of 
the ephod, and that the breastplate 
might not be loosed from the ephod ; 
as the Lord commanded Mo'§e§. 

22 TAnd lie made the robe of the 
ephod of woven work, all of blue. 

23 And there was an hole in the 
midst of the robe, as the hole of an 
habergeon, ii^ith a band round about 
the hole, that it should not rend. 

24 And they made upon the hems 
of the robe pomegranates of blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and twined 
linen. 

25 And they made '"bells of pure 
gold, and put the bells between the 



The tahe.rnacle brought to EXODUS, 40. 3Ioses, mid approved by hi m. 

nomft£>Ta,nates u7:)on the hem of the ^- c- i^si- 41 The cloths of service to do serv- 



pomegranates uj^on the hem of the 
robe, round about between the pome- 
granates ; 

26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell 
and a pomegranate, round about the 
hem of the robe to minister in; as the 
Lord commanded Mo'geg. 

27 1 And "they made coats of fine 
linen of woven work for Aar'on, and 
for his sons, 

28 And ^a mitre of fine linen, and 
goodly bonnets of fine linen, and 
^'linen breeches of fine twined linen, 

29 And a girdle o/ fine twined linen, 
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of 
needlework ; as the Lord commanded 
Mo'§e§. 

30 IF And they made the plate of the 
holy crown of pure gold, and w^rote 
upon it a writing, like to the engrav- 
ings of a signet, ^HOLINESS TO 
THE LORD. 

3 1 And they tied unto it alace of blue, 
to fasten it on high upon the mitre ; 
as the Lord commanded M5'§es. 

32 Thus was all the work of the tab- 
ernacle of the tent of the congrega- 
tion finished: and the children of 
l§'ra-el did 'according t'; all that the 
Lord commanded M5'§e§, so did 
they. 

33 tAnd they brought 'the taber- 
nacle unto M.5'§e§, the tent, and all 
his furniture, his taches, his boards, 
his bars, and his pillars, and his 
sockets, 

34 i> nd the covering of rams' skins 
dyed /ed, and the covering of badg- 
ers' skins, and the vail of the cov- 
ering, 

35 The ark of the testimony, and the 
staves thereof, and the mercy seat, 

36 The table, and all the vessels 
thereof, and the shewbread, 

37 The 'pure candlestick, vnth the 
lamps thereof, even vnth the lamps 
"to be set in order, and all the vessels 
thereof, and the oil for light, 

38 And the golden altar, and the 
anointing oil, and '^the sweet incense, 
and the hanging for the tabernacle 
door, 

39 The "brasen altar, and his grate 
of brass, his staves, and all his ves- 
sels, the laver and his foot, 

40 The hangings of the court, his 
pillars, "^and his sockets, and the 
hanging for the court gate, his cords, 
and his pins, and all the vessels of 
the service of the tabernacle, for the 
tent of the congi-egation, 



CHAP. 39. 

n ch. 28, 
39, 40 

ch.28,4,39 
Ezek. 
44,18 

p ch, 28, 42 

q Ps. 93, 5 
Isa. 23, 18 
Zech. 
14,20 

r ch. 25, 40 

s Heb. 9, 
1-28 

t Rev. 1, 
13-20 

u ch. 27, 21 
Mat. 5, 14 
Phih 2, 15 

13 the in- 
cense of 
siveet 
spices. 

V ch. 38, 30 

1 Ki. 8, 64 

lu Rev. 3,12 

X ch. 35, 10 

y Gen.14,19 
Lev. 9, 22 
Num.6,23 
Josh. 22,6 

2 Sam. 
6, 18 

1 Ki. 8, 14 
2Chr. 
30, 27 



CHAP. 40. 

n ch. 12, 2 
ch. 13, 4 

b ch. 25, 9 
ch.26,1,30 
Num. 7. 1 
Acts 7. 
44, 45 
Heb.8,2-5 
Heb.9. 
2, 11 
Rev. 21, 3 

c Num. 4, 5 

d ch. 26, 35 

e Lev. 24, 
5,6 

1 the order 
thereof. 

f Heb. 9,24 
Heb. 10, 
19-22 

g ch. 30. 18 

hch.SO, 
23-26 

i ch. 29. 36 

2 holiness 
of holi- 
nesses. 

j Lev. 8, 
1-13 

k ch. 28, 41 
Ps. 133, 2 

103 



41 The cloths of service to do serv- 
ice in the holy place, and the holy 
garments for Aar'on the priest, and 
his sons' garments, to minister in. the 
priest's office. 

42 According to all that the Lord 
commanded Mo'§e§, so the children 
of Is'ra-el made -"all the work. 

43 "And Mo'§e§ did look upon all 
the work, and, behold, they had done 
it as the Lord had commanded, even 
so had they done it: and M5'§e§ 
^blessed them, 

CHAPTER 40. 

1 Tks tabernacle is commanded to be reared and 
anointed. 12 Aaron and his sons to be sanctified. 
34 A cloud cover eth the tabernacle. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 

2 On the first day of the ''first month 
shaft thou set up *the tabernacle of 
the tent of the congregation. 

3 And '^thou shalt put therein the 
ark of the testimony, and cover the 
ark with the vail. 

4 And ''thou shalt bring in the table, 
and set 'in order 'the things that are 
to be set in order upon it ; and thou 
shalt bring in the candlestick, and 
light the lamps thereof. 

5 And thou shalt set the •''altar of 
gold for the incense before the ark 
of the testimony, and put the hang- 
ing of the door to the tabernacle. 

6 And thou shalt set the altar of the 
burnt offering before the door of the 
tabernacle of the tent of the congre- 
gation. 

7 And ^thou shalt set the laver be- 
tween the tent of the congregation 
and the altar, and shalt put water 
therein. 

8 And thou shalt set up the court 
round about, and hang up the hang- 
ing at the court gate. 

9 And thou shalt take Hhe anoint- 
ing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, 
and all that is therein, and shalt hal- 
low it. and all the vessels thereof: 
and it shall be holy. 

1 And thou shalt anoint the altar 
of the burnt offering, and all his ves • 
sels, and sanctify the altar : and 'it 
shall be an altar "most holy. 

1 1 And thou shalt anoint the laver 
and his foot, and sanctify it. 

1 2 And •'thou shialt bring Aar'on and 
his sons unto the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation, and wash 
them with w^ater. 

13 And thou shalt put upon Aar'on 
the holy garments, *and anoint him, 



A cloud covereth 



LEVITICUS, 1. 



the tabernacle. 



and sanctify him ; that he may min- 
ister unto me in the priest's office. 

14 And thou shalt bring Tiis sons, 
and clothe them with coats : 

15 And thou shalt anoint them, as 
thou didst anoint their father, that 
they may minister unto me in the 
priest's office: for their anointing 
shall surely be "'an everlasting priest- 
hood throughout their generations. 

16 Thus did Mo'§e§: according to 
all that the Lord commanded him, 
so did he. 

17 IT And it came to pass in the first 
month in the second year, on the first 
day of the month, that the "taberna- 
cle was reared up. 

1 8 And Mo'§e§ reared up the taber- 
nacle, and fastened his sockets, and set 
up the boards thereof, and put in the 
bars thereof , and reared up his pillars. 

1 9 And he spread abroad the tent 
over the tabernacle, and put the cov- 
ering of the tent above upon it ; as 
the Lord conmianded Mo'§e§. 

20 IF And he took and put the ^testi- 
mony into the "arl^, and set the staves 
on the ark, and put the mercy seat 
above upon the ark : 

21 And he brought the ark into the 
tabernacle, and ^'set up the vail of the 
covering, and covered the ark of the 
testimony ; as the Lord commanded 
Mo'§e§. 

22 IF And ?he put the table in the tent 
of the congregation, upon the side of 
the tabernacle northward, without 
the vail. 

23 And he set the bread i'a order 
upon it before the Lord ; as the Lord 
had commanded Mo'§es. 

24 lAnd "he put the candlestick in 
the tent of the congregation, over 
against the table, on the side of the 
tabernacle southward. 

25 And 'he lighted the lamps before 
the Lord ; as the Lord conamanded 
Mo'§es. 



B. C. 1491. 



CHAP. 40. 

I Heb.7.23 

in Num, 
25, 13 
Heb. 7, 11 
Rev. 1, 6 
1 Pet. 2, 
5.9 

1490. 

n Num. 7, 1 



3 tables of 
the law. 



ch. 25, 16 
Ps. 78, 5 
Isa. 8, 20 

p ch. 35, 12 
q ch. 26, 35 
r ch. 26, 35 
s ch. 25, 37 
t ch. 30, 6 
u ch. 30, 7 
V ch. 26, 36 
w ch. 29, 38 
X ch. 30, 18 
y ch. 30, 19 
z ch.27,9,16 



a Lev. 36,2 
Num.9,15 
Isa. 6, 4 
Ezek.43,4 
Hagi.2,7,9 
Rev. 15, 8 

h 1 Ki. 8, 11 



c Num. 
10, 11 

4 jov/r- 
neyed. 



(I Num. 9, 
19-22 



e ch. 13, 21 



"he burnt sweet incense 
as the Lord commanded 



26 IT And 'he put the golden altar ia 
the tent of the congregation before 
the vail : 

27 And 
thereon ; 
Mo'§e§. 

28 IT And %e set up the hanging at 
the door of the tabernacle. 

29 And he put the altar of burnt 
offering by the door of the tabernacle 
of the tent of the congregation, and 
"offered upon it the burnt offering 
and the meat offering ; as the Lord 
commanded Mo'§e§. D. Lev. 1. 3_5. 

3 ^ And -"he set the laver between the 
tent of the congregation and the altar, 
and put water there, to wash vnthal. 

31 And Mo'§e§ and Aar'on and his 
sons w^ashed their hands and their 
feet thereat : 

32 When they went into the tent of 
the congregation, and when they 
came near unto the aHar, they w ashed ; 
^as the Lord commanded Mo'se§. 

83 And 'he reared up the court round 
about the tabernacle and the altar, 
and set up the hanging of the court 
gate. So Mo'§e§ finished the work. 

34 ^Then ''a cloud covered the tent 
of the congregation, and the glory of 
the Lord filled the tabernacle. 

35 And M5'§e§ ''was not able to enter 
into the tent of the congregation, be- 
cause the cloud abode thereon, and 
the glory of the Lord filled the tab- 
ernacle. 

36 And nvhen the cloud was taken 
up from over the tabernacle, the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el Svent onward in aU 
their journeys : 

37 But ^if the cloud were not taken 
up, then they journeyed not till the 
day that it was taken up. 

3© For '^the cloud of the Lord vkis 
upon the tabernacle by day, and fire 
was on it by night, in the sight of all 
the house of l§'ra-el, throughout all 
their journeys. 



THE THIED BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 

LEVITICUS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 The burnt offerings, 3 of the herd. 10 of the flocks, 
14 of tlie fowls. 

4ND the Lord ''called untoMo'se§, 
^ ^ and spake *unto him out of the 
tabernacle of the congregation, say- 
ing, 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Ex. 19, 3 

h Num. 12, 
4,5 

C ch. 22, 18 

104 



2 Speak unto the children of i§'ra-ei, 
and say unto them, Tf any man of 
you bring an offering unto the Lord. 
ye shall bring your offering of t\h 
cattle, eve7i of the herd, and of the 
flock. 

3 If his offering be a burnt sacrificel D 



Sundry hur/ic offerings. 



LEVITICUS, 2. 



The "meat offering. 



of the herd, let hun offer a male with- 
out ''blemish : he shall offer it of his 
own voluntary will at the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation before 
the Lord. 

4 And ^he shall put his hand upon 
the head of the burnt offering ; and 
it shall be -^accepted for him to ^make 
atonement for him . 

5 And he shall kill the ^bullock be- 
fore the Lord : 'and the priests, Aar'- 
on's sons, shall bring the blood, and 
•'Sprinkle the blood round about uj^on 

.the altar that is by the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. * 

6 And he shall flay the burnt offer- 
ing, and cut it into his pieces. 

7 And the sons of Aar'on the priest 
shall put fire upon the altar, and 'lay 
the wood in order upon the fire : 

8 And the priests, Aar'on's sons, shall 
lay the parts, the head, and the fat, 
in order upon the wood that is on the 
fire which is upon the altar : 

9 But his inwards 9.nd liis legs shall 
he wash in water: and the priest 
shall burn all on the altar, to he a 
burnt sacrifice, an offering made by 
fu'e, of a 'sweet savour unto the 
Lord. 

10 IT And if his offering be of the 
flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the 
goats, for a burnt sacrifice ; he shall 
bring it a male without blemish. 

1 1 And he shall kill it on the side of 
the altar northward before the Lord : 
and the priests, Aar'on's sons, shall 
sprinkle his blood round about upon 
the altar. 

1 2 And he shall cut it into his pieces, 
with liis head and his fat : and the 
priest shall lay them in order on the 
wood that is on the fire which is upon 
the altar : 

13 But he shall wash the inwards 
and the legs with water: and the 
priest shall bring it all, and burn it 
upon the altar : it is a burnt sacrifice, 
an offering made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord. 

141 And if the burnt sacrifice for 
his offering to the Lord be of fowls, 
then he shall bring his offering of 
"'turtledoves, or of young pigeons. 

15 And the priest shall bring it unto 
the altar, and ^wring off his head, 
and burn it on the altar; and the 
blood thereof shall be wrung out at 
the side of the altar : 

16 And he shall pluck away his crop 
with ^his feathers, and cast it beside 

*D. 4. 6, 6. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Ex. 12, 5 
ch. 3, 1 
ch. 22, 
20,21 
Deut. 
15, 21 
Mai. 1, li 
John 
14, 30 
Eph. 5, 27 
Heb. 9, 14 
1 Pet.1,19 

e ch. 4, 15 
ch. 8, 14 
Ex. 29, 10 
Isa. 53, 4 
2Cor.5,21 
1 Pet.2,24 

/ Isa. 56, 7 
Rom.12,1 
Phil. 4, 18 

q Num. 
15,25 
Roin.5,11 

7i Mic. 6, 6 

i Heb. 
10,11 

j Heb. 
12, 24 
1 Pet. 1, 2 

fc Gen. 22, 9 

I Gen. 8, 21 
Ezek. 
20,28 
2Cor.2,15 
Eph. 5, 2 
Phil. 4, 18 

m Lu. 2, 24 

1 Or, ■pinch 

off the 
head with 
the nail. 

2 Or, the 

flltli 
thereof. 

n Gen.15,10 



CHAP. 2. 

a ch. 6, 14 
ch. 9, 17 
Num. 15,4 

b ch. 5, 12 
ch. 6, 15 
ch. 24, 7 
Isa. 66, 3 
Acts 10, 4 

c ch. 7, 9 
ch. 10, 
12,13 

d Ex. 29. 37 
Num.18,9 

e Ex. 29, 2 

1 Or, on a 
flat plate, 
or, slice. 

/Ex. 29,18 

g Ex. 29, 
18,37 

105 



the altar on the east part, by the 
place of the ashes : 
17 And he shall cleave it with the 
wings thereof, but "shall not divide 
it asunder : and the priest shall burn 
it upon the altar, upon the wood that 
is upon the fire : it is a burnt sacri- 
fice, an offering made by fire, of a 
sweet savour unto the Lord. 
CHAPTER 2. 

1 The meat offetHng of , Hour, with oil and incetise. 
12 The oblation offirfifruits not to be burnt. 13 The 
salt of the meat off ering . 

AND when any will offer "a meat 
offering unto the Lord, his of- 
fering shall be of fine flour ; and he 
shall pour oil upon it, and put frank- 
incense thereon : 

2 And he shall bring it to Aar'on's 
sons the priests: and he shaU take 
thereout his handful of the flour 
thereof, and of the oil thereof, with 
all the frankincense thereof ; and the 
priest shaU bum *the memorial of it 
upon the altar, to he an offering made 
by fire, of a sweet savoui' unto the 
Lord: 

3 And 'the remnant of the meat offer- 
ing shall be Aar'on's and his sons': 
'^it is a thing most holy of the offer- 
ings of the Lord made by fire. 

4 li^And if thou bring an oblation of 
a meat offering baken m the oven, 
it shall be unleavened cakes of fine 
flour mingled wath oil, or unleavened 
wafers 'anointed v\"ith oil. 

5 lAnd if thy oblation he a meat 
offering bal'eji 'in a pan, it shall be 
of fine flour unleavened, mingled 
with oil. 

6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and 
pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering. 

7 "iTAnd if thy oblation be a meat 
offering baken in the fiyingpan, it 
shall be made of flne flour with off. 

8 And thou shalt bring the meat of- 
fering that is made of these things 
unto the Lord : and when it is pre- 
sented unto the priest, he shall bring 
it untc the ^altar. 

9 And the priest shall take from 
the meat offering a memorial there- 
of, and shall burn it upon the altar : 
it is an -^offering made by fire, of a 
sweet savour unto the Lord. 

10 And that which is left of the 
meat offering shall be Aar'on's and 
his sons' : it is a tiling most holy of 
the offerings of the Lord ^made by 
fire. 

1 1 No meat offering, which ye shall 
bring unto the Lord, shall be made 



Concerning the 



LEVITICUS, 3, 4. 



peace offerings. 



with ^leaven: for ye shaU burn no 
leaven, nor any honey, in any offer- 
ing of the Lord made by fire. 

12 IF As 'for the oblation of the first- 
fruits, ye shall offer them unto the 
Lord : but they shall not "^be burnt 
on the altar for a sweet savour, 

1 3 And every oblation of thy meat 
offering shalt ■'thou season with salt ; 
neither shalt thou suffer the ^salt of 
the covenant of thy God to be lack- 
jag from thy meat offering : w^ith 'all 
thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. 

14 And if thou offer a meat offering 
of thy firstfruits '"unto the Lord, 
thou "shalt offer for the meat offer- 
ing of thy firstfruits green ears of 
corn dried by the fire, even corn 
beaten out of ^full ears. 

1 5 And thou shalt put oil upon it, 
and lay frankincense thereon : it is 
a meat offering. 

1 6 And the priest shall burn the 
memorial of it, part of the beaten 
corn thereof, and part of the oil 
thereof, with all the frankincense 
thereof: it is an offering made by 
fire unto the Lord. 

CHAPTER 3. 

I The peace offering oj the hetxl, 6 of ike Jlock, 7 
whether a lamb, 12 or a goat. 

AND if his oblation be a "sacrifice 
of peace offering, if he offer it 
of the herd ; whether it be a male or 
female, he shall offer it without blem- 
ish before the Lord. 

2 And *he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of his offering, and kill it at 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation: and Aar'on's sons the 
priests shall sprinkle the blood upon 
the altar" round about. 

3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice 
of the peace offering an offering 
made by fire unto the Lord ; the 'fat 
that covereth the inwards, and all 
the fat that is upon the inwards, 

4 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is on them, which is by the 
flanks, and the ^caul above the liver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away. 

5 And Aar'on's sons '"shall burn it on 
the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, 
which is upon the wood that is on 
the fire : it is an offering made by 
fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

6 1i And if his offering for a sacrifice 
of peace offering unto the Lord be 
of the flock ; male or female, he shall 
offer it '^without blemish. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 2. 

/) ch. 6, 17 
Mat.16,12 
Marks, 15 
Lu. 12, 1 
1 Cor. 5, 8 
Gal. 5, 9 

i Ex. 22, 29 
ch. 23, 
10,11 

2 ascend. 

} ]VIark9,49 
Col. 4, 6 

k Num. 
18, 19 

I Ezek. 
43,24 

m Ex. 23,19 
Pro. 3, 9 

n ch. 23, 
10, 14 

2 Ki. 4, 42 



CHAP. 3. 

a ch. 22, 21 

b Ex. 29, 10 
Isa. 53, 4 
Num.8,12 
2 Cor.5,21 
Heb. 9, 28 
1 Pet.2,24 

1 Pet.3a8 

1 Or, suet. 

2 Or, mid- 
riff over 
the liver, 
and over 
the kid- 
neys. 

c Ex. 29, 13 

d Isa. 53, 9 
John 
14,30 
Acts 4, 27 
Rom. 12, 
1,2 

2 Cor.5,21 
Titus 2. 

11, 12 
Heb. 7, 26 
1 Pet.1,19 

e ch.21,6,8, 

17, 21, 22 
ch. 22, 25 
Ezek.44,7 
Mai. 1, 
7, 12 

/ch. 7,23 
iSam. 
2, 15 
2Chr.7, 7 

g ch, 6, 18 
ch. 7, 36 
Ch. 17, 7 
ch. 23, 14 

3 Compare 
Deut. 
32^ 14 

with 
Neh. 8. 10 

h Gen. 9, 4 
ch. 17, 10 
Deut. 

12, 16 
1 Sam. 
14, 33 
Ezek. 44, 
7, 15 
Rom. 14, 
20-23 



CHAP. 4. 

a ch. 5,15,17 
Num. 
15, 22 
1 Sam. 
14, 27 
Ps. 19. 12 

106 



7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, 
then shall he offer it before the Lord. 

8 And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of his offering, and kiU it 
before the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation : and Aar'on's sons shall 
sprinkle the blood thereof round 
about upon the altar. 

9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice 
of the peace offering an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord ; the fat there- 
of, a?id the whole rump, it shall he 
take off hard by the backbone ; and 
the fat that covereth the inwards, 
and all the fat that is upon the in- 
wards, 

1 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is upon them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away. 

1 1 And the priest shall burn it upon 
the altar : it is ^the food of the offer- 
ing made by fire unto the Lord. 

12 If And if his offering be a goat, 
then he shall offer it before the Lord. 

1 3 And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of it, and kill it before the 
tabernacle of the congregation : and 
the sons of Aar'on shall sprinkle the 
blood thereof upon the altar round 
about. 

14 And he shall offer thereof his 
offering, eve?i an offering made by fire 
unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth 
the inwards, and all the fat that is 
iipon the inwards, 

15 And the two kidnevs, and the fat 
that is upon them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away. 

16 And the priest shall burn them 
upon the altar : it is the food of the 
offering made by fire for a sweet sa- 
vour : -^all the fat is the Lord's. 

17 7^ shall be a ^perpetual statute 
for your generations throughout all 
your dwellings, that ye eat neither 
^fat nor ^blood. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 The Hn offering of ignorance for the priest, 13 for 
the congregatio7i, 22 for a ruler, 27 for any oftht 
people 

N D the Lord spake unto M5'§e§, 



A 



saymg, 

2 Speak unto the children of is'ra-el, 
saying, ''If a soul shall sin through 
ignorance against any of the com^ 
mandments of the Lord concer?ii?ig 
thi?igs which ought not to be done, 
and shall do against any of them . 



The sin offerings 



LEVITICUS, 4. 



of ignorance. 



3 If ^the priest that is anointed do 
sin according to the sin of the peo- 
ple; then let liim bring for his sin, 
which he hath sinned, a young "bul- 
lock without blemish unto the Lord 
for a sin offering. 

4 And he shall bring the bullock 
unto "^the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation before the Lord; and 
shall lay his hand upon the bullock's 
head, and kill the bullock before the 
Lord. 

5 And the priest that is anointed 
shall 'take of the bullock's blood, and 
bring it to the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation : 

6 And the priest shall dip his finger 
in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood 
seven times before the -^Lord, before 

.the vail of the sanctuary. D. 4. 15. 

7 And the priest shall ^put some of 
the blood upon the horns of the altar 
of sweet incense before the Lord, 
which is in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation; and shall pour '^all the 
blood of the bullock at the bottom of 
the altar of the burnt offering, which 
is at the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation. 

8 And he shall take off from it all 
the fat of the bullock for the sin offer- 
ing ; the fat that covereth the in- 
wards, and all the fat that is upon 
the inwards, 

9 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is upon them, w^hich is by the 
flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away, 

10 As it was taken off from the bul- 
lock of the sacrifice of peace offerings : 
and the priest shall burn them upon 
the altar of the burnt offering. 

1 1 And 'the skin of the bullock, and 
all his flesh, with his head, and with 
his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 

12 Even the whole bullock shall he 
carry forth Hvitliout the camp unto 
a clean place, •'where the ashes are 
poured out, and ^burn him on the 
wood with fire : ^where the ashes are 
poured out shall he be burnt. 

13 IT And ^if the whole congregation 
of I§'ra-el sin through ignorance, ™and 
the thing be hid from the eyes of the 
assembly, and they have done sotne- 
what against any of the conmiand- 
ments of the Lord concerning things 
which should not be done, and are 
guilty ; 

14 When the sin, which they have 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 4. 

b ch. 8, 12 
Heb. 5, 3 

c ch. 9, 2 

d ch. 1, 3, 4 



e ch. 16, 14 
Num.19,4 
Heb. 9, 13 



/ Isa. 42, 21 
John 8,29 
Rom.3,24 
2 Cor.5,19 
Eph. 2, 13 
Rev. 5, 9 



g ch. 9, 9 
ch. 16, 18 

h ch. 5, 9 



i Ex. 29, 14 

Num.19,5 



1 to with- 
out the 
camp. 

j ch. 6, 11 

feHeb. 
13,11 

2 at the 
pouring 
out of the 
ashes. 

I Num. 
15,24 
Josh. 7,11 



m ch. 5, 2,3, 
4,17 



n Ex. 29,10, 
15,19 
ch. 1, 4 
ch. 3, 2, 
8,13 

ch.8,14,22 
ch. 16, 21 
Isa. 53, 6 
Mat. 8, 17 
Heb. 9, 28 
1 Pet.2,24 

Heb. 9,12, 
13,14 



p Num. 
15,25 
Dan. 9, 24 
Rom.5,11 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 10, 
10-12 
1 John 1,7 
1 John 2,2 



q Ex. 18. 21 
Num.16,2 
Ezra 9, 2 
Acts 3, 17 

r ch. 3, 5 

s Num. 
15,28 

107 



sinned against it, is known, then the 
congregation shall offer a young bul- 
lock for the sin, and bring him be- 
fore the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion. 

15 And the elders of the congrega-' 
tion shall 'lay their hands upon the 
head of the buUock before the Lord : 
and the bullock shall be killed before 
the Lord. D. 6, 7., 

16 And ^he priest that is anointed 
shaU bring of the bullock's blood to 
the tabernacle of the congregation : 

17 And the priest shall dip his fin- 
ger in some of the blood, and sprinkle 
it seven times before the Lord, even 
before the vail. ; 

18 And he shall put some of the 
blood upon the horns of the altar 
which is before the Lord, that is in 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and shall pour out all the blood at the 
bottom of the altar of the burnt offer- 
ing, which is at the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation. 

19 And he shall take all his fat from 
him, and burn it upon the altar. 

20 And he shall do with the bullock 
as he did with the bullock for a sin 
offering, so shall he do w^th this: 
^and the priest shall make an atone- 
ment for them, and it shall be for- 
given them. 

21 And he shall carry forth the bul- 
lock without the camp, and burn him 
as he burned the first bullock : it is a 
sin offering for the congregation. 

22 TWhen a^ruler hath sinned, and 
done soinewhat through ignorance 
against any of the commandments 
of the Lord his God concerning 
things which should not be done, 
and is guilty ; 

23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath 
sinned, come to his knowledge; he 
shall bring his offering, a kid of the 
goats, a male without blemish : 

24 And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of the goat, and kill it in the 
place v/here they kill the burnt offer- 
ing before the Lord : it is a sin offer- 
ing. 

25 And the priest shall take of the 
blood of the sin offering with his fin- 
ger, and put it upon the horns of the 
altar of burnt offering, and shall poui 
out his blood at the bottom of the 
altar of burnt offering. 

26 And he shall burn all his fal 
upon the altar, as "the fat of the sac- 
rifice of peace offerings: "and th^ 



jShi offei'ing for the people. LE^^ITICUS, 5. 



The trespass offering. 



priest shall make an atonement for 
liini as concerning his sin, and it 
shall be forgiven him. 

'2 7 *r And 'if "any one of the ^common 
people sin through ignorance, while 
he doetli someichat against any of 
the connnandments of the Loed con- 
cerning things which ought not to 
be done, and be guilty ; 

2S Or "if his sin, which he hath 
sunied. come to Ms knowledge : then 
he shall bring his offermg. a kid of 
the goats, a female without blemish, 
for his sin wliich he hath smned. 

29 And 'he shall lay liis hand upon 
the head of the sin offermg, and slay 
the sin offering in the place of the 
biu-nt offering. 

30 And the priest shall take of the 
blood thereof with liis finger, and i^ut 
it upon the horns of the altar of burnt 
offering, and shall poiu" out all the 
blood thereof at the bottom of the 
altar. 

31 And "^he shall take away all the 
fat thereof, "^as the fat is taken away 
from off the sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings; and the priest shall biu^n it 
upon the altar for a sweet savour 
•^imto the Lord ; -and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him, and it 
shall be forgiven hhn. 

32 And if he bring a ''iamb for a sm 
offering, ^he shaU bring it a female 
without blemish. 

33 And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of the sin offering, and slay 
it for a sin offermg in the place where 
thej' kill the bui'nt offering. 

31: And the priest shaU take of the 
blood of the sin offering with his fin- 
ger, and put it upon the horns of the 
altar of burnt offering, and shall pour 
out all the blood thereof at the bot- 
tom of the altar : 

35 And he shall take away all the 
fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is 
taken away from the saciifice of the 
peace offerings ; and the priest shall 
burn them upon the altar, according 
to ''the offerings made by fire luito 
the Lord : and the priest shall make 
an "^atonement for his sin that he hath 
committed, and it shall be forgiven 
hhn. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Tiie trespass offering of one that concealeth his 
knoicledge in touchina an vnciean thing, 4 ar in 
making an oath. U Tfie trespass! offerivg in sac- 
rilege. 11 a7\d in sins of ignorance. 

XD if a soul sm, ''and hear the 
voice of swearing, and is a wit- 



B. C. 1490. 

CHAP. ft. 

t Xum. 
l.->, £7 
EccL 7,20 

3 any souL 

4z people of 
I the 'land. 

|UTer. 23 

k' vers, i, 24 

It' ch. 3, 14 

X ch. 3, 3 

l/Es. 29,18 
I cli. 1, 9 

\z ver. 26 

a Isa. 53. 7 
John 1,29 
Acts 8, 32 
lPet.1,19 
Rev. b, 
6-14 
Hex. 13, 8 

h ver. 28 

c ch. 3, 5 

d Dan. 9. 24 
Rom.5,11 
Heb. 9, 
8-23 

1 John 1,7 
lJohn2,2 



A 



CHAP. 5. 
a 1 Ki. 8, 31 
Pro. 29.24 
Mat.26,63 

b Gen.17.14 
ch. 7, IS 
ch. 17, 16 
ch. 19, S 
ch. 20, 17 
^'um.9,13 

c ch. 11, 34, 

28. 31, 39 
Xum. 19, 
11, 13, 16 

a ch. 12, 1 
ch. 13, 1 
ch. 15, 1 

e That is, 
Iiashly,a.s 
1 Sam. 
14,24 

/I Sam. 
25, 22 
Mai. 3, 5 
Acts23,12 

g Mark 6,23 

7i ch. 26, 40 
Num. 5, 7 
Ezra 

10, 11 

i ch. 14, 21 

1 Tiis hand 
cannot 
reaeh to 
the su-fi- 
ciencyof 
a lamb. 

2 Or, pinch 
of the 
head with 
the nail. 

j ch. 1, 14 

3 Or, ordi- 
nance. 

k Num.5,15 

103 



ness, whether he hath seen or known 
of it ; if he do not utter it, then he 
shall ''bear his im'quity. 

2 Or 'i£ a soul touch any unclean 
thuig, whether it be a carcase of an 
imclean beast, or a carcase of unclean 
cattle, or the carcase of unclean creep- 
ing things, and // it be hidden from 
him: he also shaU be unclean, and 
giiilty. . 

3 Or if he touch the '^uncieanness of 
man, whatsoever uncleanness it be 
that a man shaU be defiled withal, 
and it be hid from hhn ; when he 
knoweth of it, then he shall be giiilty. 

L Or if a soul swear, ^pronouncing 
T^-ith h is hps no do evil, or ^^to do good, 
whatsoever it be that a man shall 
X)ronoimce with an oath, and it be hid 
from liim ; when he knoweth of it, 
then he shall be giiilty m one of these. 

5 And it shall be, when he shaU be 
giiilty m one of these th ings. that he 
shall Confess that he hath sinned in 
that thing : 

6 And he shall brmg his trespass 
offering mito the Lord for his sm 
which he hath siniied, a female from 
ithe flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, 
for a sm offermg ; and the priest shall 
make an atonement for hhn concern- 
mg his sin. 

I T And if ^he be not able to biing a 
lamb, then he shall bring for liis tres 
pass, which he hath committed, two 
tuLTtledoves, or two young pigeons, 
imto the Lord ; one for a sin offer- 
ing, and the other for a biunt offer- 
ing. 

j b And he shall bring them imto the 
priest, who shall offer that which is 
for the sm offering fii-st. and wring 
I -off his head from liis neck, but shall 
'not di^*ide it asimder : 
I 9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood 
of the sin offering ux:)on the side of 
the altar; and the rest of the blood 
shall be ^viimg out at the bottom of 
the altar : it is a sm offermg. 
i 10 And he shall offer the second for 
a bmiit offering, ''according to the 
I ^manner : and the priest shaU make 
'an atonement for him for his sin 
j wliich he hath simied, and it shall be 
I forgiven him. 

I 11 But if he be not able to biing two 
tiutledoves, or t^-o young pigeons, 
tlien he that simied "shah bring f or 
his offering che tenth part of an ephah 
'of fine flour for a sin offeiing: %e 
shall put no oil i;pon it, neither shall 



The trespass offering. 



LEVITICUS, 6. 



Law of the burnt offering. 



he put any frankincense thereon : for 
it is a sin offering. 

1 2 Then shall he bring it to the 
priest, and the priest shall take his 
handful of it, even a memorial there- 
of, and burn it on the altar, accord- 
ing 'to the offerings made by fire unto 
the Lord : it is a sin offering. 

1 3 And the priest shall make an 
atonement for him as touching his 
sin that he hath sinned in one of 
these, and it shall be forgiven him : 
and the remnant shall be the priest's, 
as a meat offering. 

14 II And the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§e§, saying, 

15 If '"a soul commit a trespass, and 
sin through ignorance, in the holy 
things of the Lord; then "ne shall 
bring for his trespass unto the Lord 
a ram without blemish out of the 
flocks, with thy estimation by shekels 
of silver, after "the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary, for a trespass off'ering : 

1 6 And he shall make amends for 
the harm that he hath done in the 
holy thing,and 'shall add thefifth part 
thereto, and give it unto the priest : 
^and the priest shall make an atone- 
ment for him with the ram of the 
trespass offering, and it shall be for- 
given him. 

17 If And if a soul sin, and commit 
any of these things which are for- 
bidden to be done by the command- 
ments of the Lord ; though he 'wist 
it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear 
his iniquity. 

1 8 And he shall bring a ram with- 
out blemish out of the ilock,with thy 
estimation, for a trespass offering, 
unto the priest : and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him concern- 
ing his ignorance wherein he erred 
and wist it not, and it shall be for- 
given him. 

1 9 It is a trespass 'offering : 'he 
hath certainly trespassed againsio the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 The trespass offering for sins done wittinph/. 8 
77/e law of the burnt oferi?ig, 14 and meat ofering. 
19 Tlie offering at the consecration of a priest. 24 
The law of the sin offering.. 

AN D the Lord spake unto M5'se§, 
saying, 
2 If a soul sin, and "commit a tres- 
pass against the IjORD, and *lie unto 
his neighbour in that ''which was de- 
livei'ed him to keep, or in 'fellowship, 
or in a thing taken away by violence, 
or hath ''deceived his neighbour ; 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 5. 

I ch. i, 35 

m ch. 22, 14 

n Ezra 
10, 19 

Ex. 30, 13 

ch. 27, 25 

p ch. 6, 5 
ch. 22, 14 
ch. 27, 13, 
15, 27, 31 
Num. 5, 7 

q ch. 4, 26 
Heb. 9, 
13, 14 

r Ps. 19, 12 
Lu. 12, 48 
Heb. 5, ? 

s Isa. 53, 10 

t Ezra 10, 2 



CHAP. 6. 

a Num. 5, 6 

b ch. 19, 11 
Acts 5, 4 
Col. 3, 9 

c Ex. 22, 
7, 10 

1 putting 
of the 
hand, or, 
in deal- 
ing. 

d Pro. 24,28 
Pro. 26,19 

e Deut.22,1 

/Ex. 22,11 
ch. 19, 12 
Jer. 7, 9 
Zeeh. 5, 4 

g ch. 5, 16 
Num. 5, 7 
2 Sara. 
12,6 
Lu. 19, 8 

3 in the day 
of his 
trespass, 
or, in the 
day of his 
being 
found 
guilty. 

h Ex. 12, 5 
ch. 3 1 
ch. 2^, 
20,21 
Deut. 
15,21 
Mai. 1, 14 
Eph. 5, 27 
1 Tim. 2, 
5,6 

Heb. 9, 14 
Heb. 10, 
1-17 

3 Or, for 

the burn- 
ing. 

i Ex. 28, 
39-43 
ch. 16, 4 
Ezek. 
44, 17 

j Ps. 50, 3 
Isa. 33, 14 
Dan. 7, 10 
Mat.25,41 

k Num.15,4 

109 



3 Or 'have found that which was 
lost, and lieth concerning it, and 
sweareth -^falsely ; in any of all these 
that a man doeth, sinning therein : 

4 Then it shall be, because he hath 
sinned, and is guilty, that he shall 
restore that which he took violently 
away, or the thing which he hath de- 
ceitfully gotten, or that which was 
delivered him to keep, or the lost 
thing which he found, 

5 Or all that about which he hath 
sworn falsely ; he shall even ? restore 
it in the principal, and shall add the 
fifth part more thereto, and give it 
unto him to whom it appertaineth, 
■^in the day of his trespass offering. 

6 And he shall bring his trespass 
offering unto the Lord, a ram with- 
out ^blemish out of the flock, with 
thy estimation, for a trespass offer- 
ing, unto the priest : 

7 And the priest shall make an 
atonement tor him before the Lord : 
and it shall be forgiven him for any 
thing ot all that he hath done in tres- 
passing therein . d. 9. 7. 

8 1i And the Lord spake unto M5'§e§, 
saying, 

9 Command Aar'on and his sons, 
saying. This is the law of the burnt 
offering: It is the burnt offering, ^be- 
cause of the burning upon the altar 
all night unto the morning, and the 
fire of the altar shall be burning in it. 

1 And 'the priest shall put on his 
linen gannent, and his linen breeches 
shall he put upon his flesh, and take 
up the ashes which the fire hath con- 
sumed with the burnt offering on the 
altar, and he shall put them beside 
the altar. 

11 And he shall put off his gar- 
ments, and put on other garments, 
and carry forth the ashes without the 
camp unto a clean place. 

1 2 And the fire upon the altar shall 
be burning in it ; it shall not be put 
out : and the priest shall bum wood 
on it every morning, and lay the 
burnt offering in order upon it ; and 
he shall burn thereon the fat of the 
peace offerings. 

13 The •'fire shall ever be burning 
upon the altar ;■ it shall never go out. 

14 11 And *this is the law of the meat 
offering: the sons of Aar'on shall 
offer it before the Lord, before the 
altar. 

1 5 And he shall take of it his hand- 
ful, of the flour of the meat offering, 



Law of the meat offering, LEVITICUS, T. 



and the trespass offering. 



and of the oil thereof, and all the 
frankincense which is upon the meat 
offering, and shall burn it upon the 
altar /or a sweet savour, eve^i the 
memorial of it, unto the Lord. 

1 6 And the remainder thereof shall 
Aar'on and his sons eat : with un- 
leavened ^bread shall it be eaten in 
the holy place ; in the court of the 
tabernacle of the congregation they 
shall eat it. 

1 7 It '"shall not be baken with leaven. 
"I have given it unto them for their 
portion of my offerings made by fire ;| 
°it is most holy, as is the sin offering, 
and as the trespass offering. 

18 All ^the males among the chil- 
dren of Aar'on shall eat of it. It ''shall 
he 8i statute for ever in your genera- 
tions concerning the offerings of the 
Lord made by fire : every '^one that 
toucheth them shall be holy. 

1 9 t And the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§e§, saying, 

20 This Hs the offering of Aar'on 
and of his sons, which they shall offer 
unto the Lord in the day when he is 
anointed ; the tenth part of a.n 'ephah 
of fine flour for a meat offering per- 
petual, half of it in the morning, and 
half thereof at night. 

21 In a pan it shall be made with 
oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt 
bring it in : and the baken pieces of 
the meat offering shalt thou offer /or 
a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

22 And the priest of his sons that is 
anointed in his stead shall oft'er it: 
it is a statute for ever unto the Lord; 
''it shall be wholly burnt. 

23 For every meat offering for the 
priest shall be wholly burnt : it shall 
not be eaten. 

24 "iFAnd the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§e§, saying, 

25 Speak unto Aar'on and to his 
sons, saying, This is the law of the 
sin offering : "In the place where the 
burnt offering is killed shpJl the sin 
offering be killed before the Lord: 
nt is most holy. 

26 The Spriest that offereth it for sin 
shall eat it : in the holy place shall 
it be eaten, in the court of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation. 

27 Whatsoever ^'shall touch the flesh 
thereof shall be holy : and when 
there is sprinkled of the blood thereof 
upon any garment, thou shalt wash 
that w hereon it was sprinkled in the 
holy place. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 6. 

I Num. 
18,10 

m ch. 2, 11 

n Num. 18, 
9,10 

Ex. 29, 37 

p Num. 
18,10 

q ch. 3, 17 

r Ex. 29, 37 
ch. 22. 3 

s Ex. 29, 2 

t Ex. 16, 36 

u Ex. 29, 25 
Isa. 53, 10 
Mat.20,28 
Dan. 9, 26 
1 Tim. 2,6 

V ch. 4, 
24, 29 

w ch. 21, 22 
Ps. 63, 5 

X Num.18,9 
Ezek. 
44, 28 

y Ex. 29, 37 
Ex. .30, 29 

z ch. 11, 33 
ch, 15, 12 

a Num. 
18,10 

h ch. 16, 27 
Heb. 
13,11 



CHAP. 7. 

a ch. 5, 1 
ch. 6, 1-7 

b Ex. 29, 37 
ch. 6, 17 
ch. 21, 22 

c ch. 4, 24, 
29, 33 

d Ex. 29, 13 
ch. 3, 4, 9, 
10, 14, 15 
ch. 4, 8, 9 

e Titus 2,14 
Heb. 9, 28 

/ch. 6, 16 

Num.18,9 

g ch. 2, 3 
Ps. 93, 5 

h ch. 6, 25 
ch. 14, 13 

i ch. 2, 3,10 
Num.18,9 
Ezek. 
44.29 

1 Or, on the 
flat plate, 
or, slice. 

j Num. 5, 9 
1 Cor. 9, 
7-14 

k ch. 3, 1 
ch. 22, 18 

110 



28 But the earthen vessel wherein 
it is sodden 'shall be broken : and if 
it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall 
be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 

29 All "the males among the priests 
shall eat thereof : it is most holy. 

30 And *no sin offering, whereof any 
of the blood is brought into the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation to recon- 
cile vnthal in the holy p/ace, shall be 
eaten : it shall be burnt in the fire. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 The law of the trespass offering, il and of the 
peace offerings. 22 The fat and the blood are for 
bidden. 28 The priests' portion. 

LIKEWISE nhis is the law of the 
trespass offering: *it is most 
holy. 

2 In '^the place where they kill the 
burnt offering shall they kill the 
trespass offering : and the blood 
thereof shall he sprinkle round about 
upon the altar. 

3 And he shall offer of it ''all the fat 
thereof ; the rump, and the fat that 
covereth the inwards, 

4 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is on them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul that is above 
the liver, with the kidneys, it shall 
he take away : 

5 And the priest shall burn them 
upon the altar for an ^offering made 
by fire unto the Lord : it is a tres- 
pass offering. 

6 P^very -^male among the priests 
shall eat thereof : it shall be eaten in 
the holy place : it Hs most holy. 

7 As fhe sin offering is, so is ^the 
trespass offering: there is one law 
for them: the priest that maketh 
atonement therewith shall have it. 

8 And the priest that offereth any 
man's burnt offering, eve^i the priest 
shall have to himself the skin of the 
burnt offering which he hath offered. 

9 And 'all the meat offering that is 
baken in the oven, and all that is 
dressed in the fryingpan, and 'in the 
pan, shall be the ^priest's that offer- 
eth it. 

10 And every meat offering, mingled 
with oil, and dry, shall all the sons 
of Aar'on have, one as much as an- 
other. 

11 irAnd ^this is the law of the sac- 
rifice of peace offerings, which he 
shall offer unto the Lord. 

1 2 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, 
then he shall offer with the sacrifice 
of thanksgiving unleavened cakes 
mingled with oil, and unleavened 



jOaw of the peace offerings. LEVITICUS, 



Tiie prfesfs portion. 



wafers 'anointed with oil, and cakes 
mingled with oil, of fine flour, 
fried. 

13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer 
for his offering '"leavened bread with 
the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his 
peace offerings. 

14: And of it he shall offer one out 
of the whole oblation for an heave 
offering unto the Lord, ""and it shall 
be the priest's that sprinkleth the 
blood of the peace offerings. 

15 And 'the flesh of the sacrifice of 
his peace offerings for thanksgiving 
shall be eaten the same day that it is 
offered ; he shall not leave any of it 
until the morning. 

16 But ^if the sacrifice of his offer- 
ing ^e a vow, or a voluntary offer- 
ing, it shall be eaten the same day 
that he offereth his sacrifice : and on 
the morrow also the remainder of it 
shall be eaten : 

17 But the remainder of the flesh 
of the sacrifice on the third day shall 
be burnt with fire. 

18 And if any of the flesh of the 
sacrifice of his peace offerings be 
eaten at all on the third day, it shall 
not be accepted, neither shall it be 
^imputed unto hun that offereth it : 
it shall be an ''abomination, and the 
soul that eateth of it shall bear his 
iniquity. 

19 And the flesh that toucheth any 
unclean thing shall not be eaten ; it 
shall be burnt with fire : and as for 
the flesh, all that be clean shall eat 
thereof. 

20 But the soul that eateth of the 
flesh of the sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, that pertain unto tlie Lord, 
having 'his uncleanness upon him, 
even that soul 'shall be cut off from 
his people. 

21 Moreover the soul that shall 
touch any unclean thing, as ''the un- 
cleanness of man, or any "unclean 
beast, or any "abominable unclean 
thing, and eat of the flesh of the sac- 
rifice of peace offerings, which per- 
tain unto the Lord, even that soul 
shall be cut off from his people. 

22 1" And the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§es, saying, 

23 Speak unto the children of !§'- 
ra-el, saying, ^Ye shall eat no manner 
of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 

24 And the fat of the 'beast that 
dieth of itself, and the fat of that 
which is torn with beasts, may be 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 7. 

1 ch. 2, 4 
Num.6,15 

m Amos 4,5 

n Num.18,8 

o ch. 22, 30 
p ch. 19, 6 

q Gen. 4, 5 
Num. 

18,37 

r ch. 11, 10 
Pro. 15, 8 
Pro.21,27 
Eccl. 5, 1 
Jer. 6, 20 
Amos 
5,22 

s ch. 15, 3 

t Gen.17,14 

u ch. 12, 1 
ch. 13, 1 
ch. 15, 1 

V ch. 11, 
24,28 

w Ezek. 
4,14 

X ch. 3, 17 

2 carcase. 
ch. 17, 15 
Deut. 
14, 21 
Ezek.4,14 
Ezek. 
44, 31 

y Gen. 9, 4 
ch. 3, 17 
ch. 17, 
10-14 
Deut. 
12,16 
1 Sam. 
14,33 
Ezek. 44, 
7,15 
Actsl5,20 

z ch. 3, 1 

a Ex. 29, 
24,27 
ch. 8, 27 
ch. 9, 21 
Num.6,20 

boh. 3, 5,11 

c ch. 9, 21 
Num.6,20 

d Ex. 29, 28 
ch. 10, 
14,15 
Num. 
18, 18 
Deut.18,3 

e Ex. 40, 
13,15 
ch. 8, 
12,30 

/Heb. 7, 
18-28 
Heb. 8, 
1-13 
Heb. 10, 
1-12 

g ch. 6, 9 

h ch. 6, 25 

i Ex. 29, 1 
ch. 6, 20 

111 



used in any other use : but ye shall 
in no wise eat of it. 

25 For whosoever eateth the fat of 
the beast, of which men offer an of- 
fering made by fire unto the Lord, 
even the soul that eateth it shall be 
cut off from his people. 

26 Moreover ^'ye shall eat no man- 
ner of blood, whether it be of fowl or 
of beast, in any of your dwellings. 

27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth 
any manner of blood, even that soul 
shall be cut off from his people. 

28 IT And the Lord spake imto Mo'- 
§e§, saying, 

29 Speak unto the cliildren of !§'- 
ra-el, saying, -He that offereth the 
sacrifice of his peace offerings unto 
the Lord shall bring his oblation 
unto the Lord of the sacrifice of liis 
peace offerings. 

30 His own hands shall bring the 
offerings of the Lord made by fire, the 
fat with the breast, it shall he bring, 
that ""the breast niay be waved /or a 
wave offering before the Lord. 

31 And ^the priest shall burn the fat 
upon the altar : but the breast shall 
be Aar'on's and his sons'. 

32 And '^the right shoulder shall ye 
give unto the priest for an heave 
offering of the sacrifices of your peace 
oiiernigs. 

3 3 He among the sons of Aar'on, that 
offereth the blood cf the peace offer- 
ings, and the fat, shall have the right 
shoulder for his part. 

34: For ''the wave breast and the 
heave shoulder have I taken of the 
children of l§'ra-el from off the sacri- 
fices of their peace offerings, and have 
given them unto Aar 'onthe priest and 
unto his sons by a statute for ever 
from among the children of l§'ra-el. 

35 ^This is the xoortion of the 
anointing of Aar'on, and of the anoint- 
ing of his sons, out of the offerings of 
the Lord made by fire, in the day 
lahen he presented them to minister 
unto the Lord in the priest's office ; 

36 Which the Lord commanded to 
be given them of the children of 
l§'ra-el, ^in the day that he anointed 
them, by a statute -^for ever through- 
out their generations. 

37 This is the law ''of the burnt offer- 
ing, of the meat offering, -^and of the 
sin offering, and of the trespass offer- 
ing, 'and of the consecrations, and of 
the sacrifice of the peace offerings ; 

38 Which the Lord conmianded 



The consecration of 



LEVITICUS, 8. 



Aaron and his sons. 



M5'§e§ in mount Si'nai, in the day 
that he commanded the children of 
I§'ra-el to offer their oblations unto the 
Lord, in the wildemess of Si'nai. 

CHAPTER 8. 

\ Moses consecrateth Aaron and his sons: 14 their 
sin offering: 18 their burnt off eriny . 22 The rum 
of consecration. 31 The place and time of their con- 
secration. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Take "Aar'on and his sons with 
him, and the garments, and *the 
anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin 
offering, and two rams, and a basket 
of unleavened bread ; 

3 And gather thou all the congrega- 
tion together unto the door of the 
tabernacle_of the congregation. 

4 And M5'§es did as the Lord com- 
manded him ; and the assembly was 
gathered together unto the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

5 And M5'§e§ said unto the congre- 
gation, This is the thiiig which the 
Lord commanded to be clone. 

6 And M5'§e§ brought Aar'on and 
his sons, and '^washed them with 
water. 

7 And he put upon him '^the coat, 
and girded him with the girdle, and 
clothed hun with Uie robe, and put 
the ephod upon him, and he girded 
him with the curious girdle of the 
ephod, and bound it unto him there- 
with. 

8 And he put the breastplate upon 
him : also he put in the breastplate 
•^the U'rim and the Thum'mim. 

9 And •''he put the mitre upon his 
head ; also upon the mitre, even upon 
his forefront, did he put the golden 
plate, the holy crown ; as the Lord 
^commanded M5'§e§. 

10 And ^M5'§es took the anointing 
oil, and anointed the tabernacle and 
all that loas therein, and sanctified 
them. 

11 And he sprinkled thereof upon 
the altar seven times, and anointed 
the altar and all his vessels, both the 
laver and his foot, to sanctify them. 

1 2 And he 'poured of the anointing 
oil upon Aar'on's head, and anointed 
him, to sanctify him. 

13 And •'Mo'ge^ brought Aar'on's 
sons, and put coats upon them, and 
girded them with girdles, and ^put 
bonnets upon them ; as the Lord com- 
manded M6'§es. 

14 IT And *he brought the bullock for 
the sin offering : and Aar'on and his 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 8. 
a Ex. 29, 1 

b Ex. 30, 
24:, 25 

c Ex. 30, 19 
Ps. 26, 6 
Isa. 52, 11 
Ezek. 
36,25 
1 Cor.6,11 
Eph. 5, 26 
Heb. 9, 
9-14 
Heb. 
10,22 
Rev. 1,5,6 

d Ex. 28, 4 

e Ex. 28,30 
Num. 
27,21 
Deut.33,8 
1 Sam. 
28,6 

Ezra 2, 63 
Neb. 7, 05 

/ Ex. 29, 6 
Zecb. 3, 5 
Zech.6,11 

fif Ex. 28, 37 

U Ex. 30,26, 
27. 28, 29 

% Ex. 29, 7 
Ex. 30, 30 
ch. 21, 
10. 12 
Ps. 133, 2 
Isa. 61, 1 

j Ex. 29,8,9 

1 bound. 

k Ex. 29. 10 
Ps. 51, 19 
Ps. 66, 15 
Ezek. 
43, 19 
Heb. 9, 
13,14 

I ch. 4, 4 

m Ex. 29, 

12, 36 
ch. 4, 7 
Ezek. 43, 
20,26 
Heb. 9, 22 

n Ex. 29, 13 
ch. 4, 8 

Ex. 29, 14 
ch. 4, 
11,12 

p Ex. 29, 15 

q Ex. 29, 18 

r Ex. 29, 
19,31 

s Rom. 6, 

13, 19 
Rom.12,1 
1 Cor.6,20 

t Heb. 9, 
18-24 

u Ex. 29, 22 

V Ex. 29. 23 

112 



sons laid their hands upon the head 
of the bullock for the sin offer- 
ing. 

1 5 And he slew it ; '"and Mo'§e§ took 
the blood, and put it upon the horns 
of the altar round about with his fin- 
ger, and purified the altar, and poured 
the blood at the bottom of the altar, 
and sanctified it, to make reconcilia- 
tion upon it. 

1 6 And "he took all the fat that ivas 
upon the inwards, and the caul above 
the liver, and the two kidneys, and 
their fat, and M5'§e§ burned it upon 
the altar. 

17 But the bullock, and his hide, his 
flesh, and his dung, he burnt ^^nth 
fire without the camp ; as the Lord 
"commanded Md'ses. 

1 8 IT And ^he brought the ram for the 
burnt offering: and Aar'on and his 
sons laid their hands upon the head 
of the ram. 

19 And he killed it; and M5'§e§ 
sprinkled the blood upon the altar 
round about. 

20 And he cut the ram into pieces ; 
and Mo'seg burnt the head, and the 
pieces, and the fat. 

2 1 And he washed the inwards and 
the legs in water ; and M5'§e§ burnt 
the whole ram upon the altar : it ivas 
a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, 
a7id an offering made by fire unto 
the Lord ; ^as the Lord commanded 
Mo'§e§. 

22 '1 And ''he brought the other ram, 
the ram of consecration : and Aar'on 
and his sons laid their hands upon 
the head of the ram. 

23 And he slew it ; and Mo'§e§ took 
of the blood of it, and put it upon the 
tip of Aar'on's right ear, and upon the 
thumb of his right hand, and upon 
the great toe of his right foot. 

24 And he brought Aar'on's sons, 
and M5'§e§ put of the blood upon the 
tip of their right ear, and upon the 
thumbs of their right hands, and upon 
the great toes ot their right feet : and 
M5'§e§ 'sprinkled the biood upon the 
altar round about. 

25 And "he took the fat, and the 
rump, and all the fat that icas upon 
the inwards, and the caul above the 
liver, and the two kidneys, and their 
fat, and the right shoulder : 

26 And "out of the basket of unleav- 
ened bread, that was before the Lord, 
he took one unleavened cake, and a 
cake of oiled bread, and one wafer. 



The rayn of consecration. 



LEVITICUS, 9. 



Aaron'' s sin offering. 



and put them on the fat, and upon 
^.he right shoulder : 
2 7 And he put all ""upon Aar'on's 
hands, and upon his sons' hands, and 
waved them for a wave offering be 
fore the Lord. 

28 And-'Mo'^eg took them from off 
their hands, and burnt them on the 
altar upon the burnt offering : they 
loere consecrations for ^^a sweet sa- 
vour: it is an offering made by fire 
unto the Lord. 

29 And Mo'§e§ took the breast, and 
waved it for a wave offering before 
the Lord : for of the ram of conse- 
cration it was ^Mo'ses' part ; as the 
Lord comruanded Mo'§e§. 

30 And'^Mo'geg took of the anointing 
oil, and of the blood which loas upon 
the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aar'- 
on, and upon his garments, and upon 
his sons, and upon his sons' garments 
with him ; and sanctified Aar'on, and 
his garments, and his sons, and his 
sons' garments with him. 

31 "[And M5'§es said unto Aar'on 
and to his sons, *Boil the flesh at the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation: and there eat it with the 
bread that is in the basket of conse- 
crations, as I commanded, saying, 
Aar'on and his sons shall eat it. 

32 And ''that which remaineth of the 
flesh and of the bread shall ye bum 
with fire. 

33 And ye shall not go out of the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation in seven days, until the days 
of your consecration be at an end: 
for ''seven days shall he consecrate 
you. 

34 As he 'hath done this day, so the 
Lord hath commanded to do, to make 
an atonement for you. 

35 Therefore shall ye abide at the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation day and night seven daj^s, and 
•''keep the charge of the Lord, that 
ye die not : for so I am commanded. 

36 So Aar'on and his sons did all 
things which the Lord commanded 
by the hand of Mo'se§. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1, 8 AaroTL'n sin ofrering and burnt offering for him- 
self and the people. 23 J/o.ses and Aaron blens the 
people, and fire cometk. out from the Lord upon the 
altar. 

k ND "it came to pass on the eighth 
-^iJL day, that Md'ses called Aar'on 
and his sons, and the elders of Is'ra-el ; 

2 And he said unto Aar'on, ~*Take 
thee a young calf for a sin offering, 
(8) 



B.C. 



CHAP. 8, 

w Ex. 29, 24 

X Ex. 29, 25 

V Gen. 8, 21 
Eph. 5, 2 

z Ex. 29, 26 

a Ex. 29, 21 
Ex. 30, 30 
Num. 3, 3 

b Ex. 29, 31 

c Ex. 29, 34 

a Ex. 29, 
30,35 
Ezek. 43, 

25,26 

e Heb. 7, 16 

/ Num. 3, 
Num.9,19 
Deut.11,1 
1 Ki. 2, 3 
Ezek. 
48,11 



CHAP. 9. 

a Ezek. 
43,27 

b Ex. 29, 1 
ch. 4, 3 
ch. 8, 14 

c ch. 8, 18 

cl ch. 4, 23 
ch. 10, 19 
Ezra 6, 17 

e ch. 2, 4 

/Ex.29, 43 

g Ex. 24, 16 

h 1 Sam. 

3, 14 
Heb. 5, 3 
Heb. 7, 27 
Heb. 9, 7 

i ch.4,16,20 
Heb. 5, 1 

] ch. 8, 15 

k ch. 4, 7 

I ch. 8, 16 

m ch. 4, 8 

ftch.4,10,11 

ch. 8, 17 

Isa. 53, 10 
John 1,29 

1 Cor.15.3 

2 Cor.5,21 
Eph. 5, 2 
Gal. 1, 4 
Heb. 1, 3 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 5, 3, 
5. 10, 14 
1 Pet.2,24 
1 Pet.3.18 
1 John 2,2 
1 John 

4, 10 
Rev. 1, 5 

113 



1490. and 'a ram for a burnt offering, with- 
out bleniish,and offer them before the 
Lord. 

3 And luito the children of l§'ra-el 
thou shalt speak, saying, ''Take ye a 
kid of the goats for a sin offering; 
and a calf and a lamb, both of the 
first year, without blemish, for a 
burnt offering ; 

4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace 
offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord ; 
and a 'meat offering mingled with oil : 
for ■'^to day the Lord will appear unto 
you. 

5 tAnd they brought that which 
Mo'§e§ commanded before the taber- 
nacle of the congregation : and all the 
congregation drew near and stood 
before the_LoRD. 

6 And Mo'§e§ said. This is the thing 
which the Lord commanded that ye 
should do : and ^the glory of the Lord 
shall appear unto you. 

7 And Mo'seg said unto A ar'on, Go ' 
unto the altar, and ^off er thy sin offer- 
ing, and thy burnt offering, and make 
a.: atonement for thyself, and for the 
people : and 'offer the offering of the 
people, and make an atonement for 
them ; as the Lord commanded. * 

8 ^Aar'on therefore went unto the 
altar, and slew the calf of the sin 
offering, which vms for himself. 

9 And •'the sons of Aar'on brought 
the blood unto him : and he dipped 
his finger in the blood, and ^put it 
upon the horns of the altar, and 
poured out the blood at the bottom 
of the altar : 

10 But^the fat, and the kidneys, and 
the caul above the liver of the sin 
offering, he burnt upon the altar ; ""as 
the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 

11 And "the flesh and the hide he 
burnt with fire without the camp. 

1 2 And he slew the burnt offering ; 
and Aar'on's sons presented unto him 
the blood, which he sprinkled round 
about upon the altar. 

1 3 And they presented the burnt 
offering unto him, with the pieces 
thereof, and the head : and he burnt 
them upon the altar. 

14 And he did wash the inwards and 
the legs, and burnt them upon the 
burnt offering on the altar. 

1 5 ITAnd "he brought the people's 
offering, and took the goat, which 
wcm the sin offering for the people, 
and slew it, and offered it for sin as 
the first. 

*D. 16. 15, 16. 



D 



Nadab and Abihu 



LEVITICUS, 10. 



are burnt byjirt. 



16 And he brought the burnt offer- 
ing, and offered it according to the 
^manner. 

1 7 And he brought the meat offer- 
ing, and '^took an handful thereof, and 
burnt it upon the altar, ^beside the 
burnt sacrifice of the morning. 

18 He slew also the bullock and 
the ram /or a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, which ^vas for the people: and 
Aar'on's sons presented unto him the 
blood, which he sprinkled, upon the 
altar round about, 

19 And the fat of the bullock and of 
the ram, the rump, and that which 
covereth the inwards, and the kid- 
neys, and the caul above the liver : 

20 And they put the fat upon the 
breasts, and he burnt the fat upon 
the altar : 

21 And the breasts and the right 
shoulder Aar'on waved ^for a wave 
offering before the Lord ; as Mo'§e§ 
commanded. 

22 And Aar'on lifted up his hand 
toward the people, and '"blessed them, 
and came down from offering of the 
sin offering, and the burnt offering, | 
and peace offerings. I 

23 And M5'§e§ and Aar'on went into' 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and came out, and 'blessed the peo- 
ple : 'and the gloiy of the Lord ap- 
peared unto all the people. 

24: And "there came a fire out from 
"before the Lord, and consumed upon 
the altar the burnt offermg and the 
fat : w/i ich when all the people saw, 
they "shouted, and fell on their faces. 
CHAPTER 10. 

I Nadal) and Abihu burnt. 8 Tlie priests forhidden 
wine when they enter the tabernacle. 12 The law 
of eating the holy things. 

\ ND^'Na'dab and A-bilm, the sons 
JTjL of Aar'on, took either of them 
his censer, and put fire therein, and 
put incense thereon, and offered 
^strange fire before the Lord, which 
he commanded them not. 

2 And there ''went out fire from the 
Lord, and devoured them, and they 
died before the Lord. 

8 Then M5'se§ said unto Aar'on, This 
is it that the Lord spake, saying, I 
will be sanctified in them that '^come 
nigh me, and before all the people I 
will be "glorified. And Aar'on held 
his peace. 

4 And M5'§e§ called Mish'a-el and 
l:Fza-phan, the sons of -^Uz'zi-el the 
uncle of Aar'on, and said unto them, 
Come near, i'carry your brethren 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 9. 

1 Or, ordi- 
nance. 

2 filled his 
liand out 
of it. 

p Ex. 29, 38 

q Ex. 29, 24 

r Deut.21,5 
Lu. 24, 50 

s 2 Sam. 
6, 18 

lChr.16,2 
2 Chr. 6, 3 

t Num. 
16,19 

II. Gen. 4, 4 
Gen.15,17 
2 Chr. 7, 1 

V Ex. 25, 22 

iwlKi.18,39 
Ezra 3, 11 



CHAP. 10. 

a Num. 
26,61 

b Ex. 30, 9 

c Num. 

16, 35 

2 Sam.6,7 
d Ex. 19, 22 

Isa. 52, 11 

Ezek. 

20,41 

e Isa. 49, 3 
Ezek. 
28, 22 
John 
13, 31 
2 Thes. 
1,10 

/Ex. 6, 18 
Num.3,19 

g Acts 5, 6 

7i Num. 6, 
6, 7 
Deut.33,9 

i 2 Sam.. 
24, 1 

j ch. 21, 12 

k Ex. 28, 41 

I Pro. 31, 5 
Pro. 20, 1 
Isa. 28, 7 
Isa. 56, 
10-12 
Ezek. 
44,21 
Hos. 4, 11 
Lu. 1, 15 
Eph. 5, 18 
1 Tun. 3,3 
Titus 1, 7 

m Jer.15,19 
Ezek. 
22,26 
Ezek. 
44, 23 

nDeut.24,8 
Neh. 8, 
2, 13 

,Jer. 18,18 
Mai. 2, 7 

Ex. 29, 2 
ch. 6, 16 
Num. 18, 
9,10 

p ch. 21, 22 

q Ex. 29. 24 
ch.7,31,34 
Num. 
18,11 

114 



from before the sanctuary out of the 
camp. 

5 So they went near, and carried 
them in their coats out of the camp ; 
as M5'§e§ had said. 

6 And ]Mo'§e§ said unto Aar'on, and 
unto E-le-a'zar and unto Ith'a-mar, 
his sons, ^Uncover not your heads, 
neither rend your clothes ; lest ye die, 
and lest 'wrath come upon all the peo- 
ple : but let your brethren, the whole 
house of l§'ra-el, bewail the burning 
which the Lord hath kindled. 

7 And •'ye shall not go out from the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, lest ye die : *f or the anointing 
oil of the Lord is upon you. And 
they did according to the word of 
Mo'§es. 

8 TAnd the Lord spake unto Aar'on, 
saying, 

9 Do 'not drink wine nor strong 
drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, 
when ye go into the tabernacle of the 
congregation, lest ye die : it shall be 
a statute for ever throughout your 
generations : 

10 And that ye may '"put difference 
between holj' and unholy, and be- 
tween unclean and clean ; 

11 And "that ye may teach the chil- 
dren of I§'ra-ei all the statutes which 
the Lord hath spoken unto them by 
the hand of Md'ses. 

1 2 Y And Mo'se§ spake unto Aar'on, 
and unto E-le-a'zar and unto Ith'a- 
mar, his sons that were left. Take the 
'^ueat offering that remaineth of the 
offerings of the Lord made by fire, 
and eat it without leaven beside the 
altar : for ^it is most holj^ : 

13 And ye shall eat it in the holy 
place, because it is thy due, and thy 
sons' due, of the sacrifices of the 
Lord made by fire : for so I am com- 
manded. 

14 And ?the wave breast and heave 
shoulder shall ye oat in a clean place ; 
thou, and thy sons, and thy daugh- 
ters with thee : for they be thy due, 
and thy sons' due, vjhich are given 
out of the sacrifices of peace offer- 
ings of the children of i§'ra-el. 

15 The heave shoulder and the wave 
breast shall they bring with the offer- 
ings made by fire of the fat, to wave 
it for a wave offering before the 
Lord ; and it shall be thine, and thy 
sons' with thee, by a statute for ever ; 
as the Lord hath commanded. 

1 6 1[AndM5'§e§dihgently sought the 



Of meats clean 



LEVITICUS, 11. 



and unclean^ 



•■goat of the sin offering, and, behold, 
it was burnt : and he was angry with 
E-le-a'zar and Ith'a-mar, the sons of 
Aar'on lohich were left alive, saying, 

17 Wherefore 'have ye not eaten the 
sin offering in the holy place, seeing 
it is most holy, and God hath given 
it you to bear the iniquity of the con- 
gregation, to make atonement for 
them before the Lord ? 

18 Behold, the blood of it was not 
brought in within the holy place : ye 
should indeed have eaten it in the 
holy place, *as I commanded. 

19 And Aar'on said unto Mo'§e§, Be- 
hold, this ''day have they offered 
their sin offering and their burnt 
offering before the Lord ; and such 
things have befallen me : and if I 
had eaten the sin offering to day, 
should ^'it have been accepted in the 
sight of the Lord ? 

20 And when Mo'§e§ heard that, he 
was content. 

CHAPTER 11. 

What beasts may and what may not be eaten, etc. 

AND the Lord spake unto M5'§e§ 
and to Aar'on, saying unto them, 

2 Speak unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
saying, ''These are the beasts which 
ye shall eat among all the beasts that 
are on the earth. 

3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and 
is clovenfooted,a?ic?cheweth the cud, 
among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 

4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat 
of them that chew the cud, or of them 
^;hat divide the hoof : as the camel, 
because he cheweth the cud, but di- 
videth not the hoof; he is unclean 
unto you. 

5 And the coney, because he chew- 
eth the cud, but divideth not the hoof ; 
he is unclean unto you. 

6 And the hare, because he cheweth 
the cud, but divideth not the hoof ; 
he is ^unclean unto you. 

7 And the swine, though he divide 
the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he 
cheweth not the cud ; '^he is unclean 
to you, 

8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and 
their carcase shall ye not touch ; 
'^they are unclean to you. 

9 ITThese 'shall ye eat of all that are 
in the waters : whatsoever hath fins 
^,nd scales in the waters, in the seas, 
and in the rivers, them shaU ye eat. 

1 And all that have not fins and 
scales in the seas, and in the rivers 
of all that move in the waters, and 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 10. 

r ch. 9, 3,15 

s Ezek. 
44,29 

t ch. 6, 26 

u ch. 9, 8,12 

V Jer. 6, 20 
Jer. 14,12 
Hos. 9, 4 
Mai. 1, 10 



CHAP. 11. 

a Deut.14,4 
Actsl0,12 

h 1 Tim. 4, 

4,5 

c Isa. 65, 4 
Isa. 66, 
3,17 
Lu. 15. 5 . 

d Isa. 52, 11 
Mat. 15, 
11,20 
Mark 7,2, 
15,18 
Acts 10, 
14,15 
Actsl5,29 
Rom. 14, 
14, 17 
1 Cor. 8, 8 
Col. 2, 
16,21 
Heb. 9, 10 

e Deut.14,9 

/ ch. 7, 18 
Deut.14,3 

g Deut. 
14,13 
Rom. 14, 
1-23 

1 A species 
of eagle. 

2 The 
black 
eagle. 

h Ps. 102, 6 
Zeph.2,14 

3 The 
golden 
vulture. 

4 Sup- 
posed to 
mean all 
flying in- 
sects. 

i Mat. 3, 4 
Mark 1, 6 

j Ex. 19, 
10, 14 
Judg. 6, 5 
Jer. 46,23 
Nah. 3, 17 

7,-; ch. 14, 8 
■ ch. 15, 5 

Num. 19, 

10. 22 

Num. 

31,24 

5 Sup- 
posed to 
mean 
mon- 
keys, 
bears, 
frogs,etc. 



of any living thing which is in the 
waters, they shall be an •''abomina- 
tion unto you : 

11 They shall be even an abomina- 
tion unto you; ye shall not eat of 
their flesh, but ye shall have their 
carcases in abomination. 

12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor 
scales in the waters, that shall be an 
abomination unto you. 

13TAndHhese are they which ye 
shall have in abomination among the 
fowls ; they shall not be eaten, they 
are an abomination : the eagle, and 
the ^ossif rage, and the '^ospray, 

14 And the vulture, and the kite 
after his kind ; 

1 5 Every raven after his kind ; 

1 6 And the owl, and the night hawk, 
and the cuckoiT, and the hawk after 
his kind, 

17 And the little owl, and the cor- 
morant, and the great owl, 

1 8 And the swan, and the ^pelican, 
and the ^gier eagle, 

1 9 And the stork, the heron after 
her kind, and the lapwing, and the 
bat. 

20 All ^fowls that creep, going upon 
all tour,shall be an abomination unto 
you. 

21 Yet these may ye eat of every 
flying creeping thing that goeth upon 
all four, which have legs above tiieir 
feet, to leap withal upon the earth. ; 

22 Even these of them ye may eat ; 
the locust after his kind, and the 
bald locust after his kind, and the 
beetle after his kind, and the grass- 
hopper •'after his kind. 

23 But all other flying creeping 
things, which have four feet, shall 
be an abomination unto you. 

24 And for these ye shall be un- 
clean: whosoever toucheth the car- 
case of them shall be unclean until 
the even. 

25 And whosoever beareth onght of 
the carcase of them ^shail wash his 
clothes, and be unclean until the even. 

26 The carcases of every beast 
which divideth the hoof, and is not 
clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, 
are unclean unto you: every one 
that toucheth them shall be unclean. 

27 And ^vhatsoever goeth upon his 
paws, among all manner of beasts 
that go on a// four, those are unclean 
unto you : whoso toucheth their car- 
case shall be unclean until the even. 

28 And he that beareth the carcase 



The creeping things 



LEVITICUS, 12. 



which are unclean. 



CHAP. 11. 



Isa. 2, 20 



of them shall wash his clothes, and b. c. uoo. 
be uixclean until the even : they are 
unclean unto you. 

29 IFThese also shall he 'unclean unto '^ ^®^- ^' ^^ 
you among the creeping things that |"iisa. 66,17 
creep upon the earth ; the Aveasel, 'e snp- 
and "'the mouse, and the ''tortoise, Ppf^^tL 
after his kind, frog. 

30 And the ferret, and the chame-'^pg. 53, g 
leon, and the hzai^d, and the -'snail, 
and the "mole. 

31 These are unclean to you among ^ c^- 1^' ^^ 
all jhat creep : whosoever doth touch q ch. 6, 28 
them, when they be dead, shall ^q\i aqather- 
unclean until the even. | ^^^1^^;^^ 

32 And upon whatsoever any of i waurs. 
them, when they are dead, doth fall, 
it shall be unclean ; whether it he any 
vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, 
or sack, whatsoever vessel it he, 
wherein any work is done, 'it must 
be put into water, and it shall be un- 
clean until the even ; so it shall be 
cleansed. 

33 And every earthen A'essel,Avhere- 
into any oi them falleth, whatsoever!* jH'll' 3^ 
is in it shall be unclean; and ?yej 

shall break it. f'S-i9%'^ 

31: Of all meat which may be eaten, ' J pgff^fl 
that on which such water cometli! ^ '1 

\v Gen. 3o, 
1,2 

Ex. 6; 7 
Ex. 20, 2 
Rom. 
14, 17 



r ch. 22, 8 
Deut. 
li, 21 
Ezek.4,14 
Ezek. 
44,31 

8 doth vxul- 
tiply feet. 

s ch. 20, 25 

19 souls. 



shall be unclean : and all drmk that 
may be drunk in every sicch vessel 
shall be unclean. 

35 And every ?^A«;z.g whereupon a?iy 
part of their carcase falleth shall be 
unclean; whether it he oven, or ranges 
for pots, they shall be broken down : 
for they are unclean, and shall be 
imciean unto you. 

36 IS'evertheless a fountain or pit, 
'^loherein there is plenty of water, 
shall be clean : but that which touch- 
eth their carcase shall be unclean. 

37 And if any part of their carcase 
fall upon any sowing seed wliich is 
to be soANTi, it shall he clean. 

38 But if any water be put upon the 
seed, and any part of their carcase 
fall thereon, it shall he unclean unto 
you. 

39 And if any beaso, of which ye 
may eat, die ; he that toucheth the 
carcase thereof shall be unclean until 
the even. 

40 And 'he that eateth of the car- 
case of it shall wash his clothes, and 
be unclean until the even: he also 
that beareth the carcase of it shall 
wash his clothes, and be unclean 
until the even. 

41 And every creeping thing that 



tvRoin.12,1 
1 Coi-.6,ll 

X ch. 10, 10 
Jer.15,19 
Ezek. 
22,20 
Ezek. 
44,23 



CHAP. 12. 

a Lu. 2, 22 
& ch. 15, 19 

c Gen. 

17, 12 
Lu. 1, 59 
Lu. 2, 21 
John 7, 
22,23 

a Lu. 2, 22 

e Isa. 53, 7 
Lu. 24, 
26,27 
.John 1, 
29, 36 
1 Pet. 1, 

18, 19 
Rev.5,6-L 
Rev. 7, 14 

1 a son of 
Ms year. 

IIG 



creepeth upon the eartn shall he an 
abomination ; it shall not be eaten. 

42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, 
and whatsoever goeth upon all four, 
or whatsoever *'hath more feet among 
all creeping things that creep upon 
the earth, them ye shall not eat ; for 
they are an al:)omination. 

43 Ye 'shall not make your "selves 
abominable with any creeping thing 
that creepeth, neither shall ye make 
yourselves imclean with them, that 
ye should be defiled thereby. 

44 For 'I am the Lord your God : ye 
shall therefore sanctify yourselves, 
and "ye shall be holy ; for I am holy : 
neither shall ye defile yourselves 
with any manner of creeping thing 
that creepeth upon the earth. 

45 I'or T a7n the Lord that bring- 
eth you up out of the land of E gj'pt, 
to be your God : "ye shaU therefore 
be holy, for I am holy. 

46 This is the law of the beasts, and 
of the fowl, and of every living crea- 
ture that moveth in the waters, and 
of every creature that creepeth upon 
the earth : 

47 To "'make a difference between 
the unclean and the clean, and be- 
tween the beast that may be eaten 
and the beast that may not be eaten. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 Tlie purijicati07i of a woman after chUdhirth: 6 her 
offerings for her purifying. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
■saying. If a woman have conceived 
[Seed, and born a man child : then "she 
[shall be unclean seven days ; ''accord- 
ing to the days of the separation for 
her infirmity shall she be unclean. 

3 And in tne '^eighth day the flesh of 
his foreskin shall be circumcised. 

4 And she shall then continue in the 
blood of her purifying three and 
thirty days ; she shall touch no hal- 
lowed thing, nor come into the sane- 
tuaiy, until the days of her purify- 
ing be fulfilled. 

5 But if she bear a maid child, then 
she shall be unclean two weeks, as in 
her separation : and she shall contmue 
jin the blood of her purifying three- 
score and six days. 

6 And -^^when the days of her purify- 
ing are fulfilled, for a son. or for a 
daughter, she shall bring ^a lamb 'of 
the fu'st year for a burnt offering, 
and a yoimg pigeon, or a turtledove, 



Laws and tohens 



LEVITICUS, 13. 



CHAP. 12. 

/ Heb. 9, 

9-28 

Heb. 10, 
1-12 



for a sin offering, unto the door of s- <^- i^QQ 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
vinto the priest : 

7 Who shaU offer it before the Lord, 
and make -'"an atonement for her ; 
and she shall be cleansed from the 
issue of her blood. This ^s the la"v^-l^(,^ 5 ^ 
for her that hath bori? a male or a lu. 2,2^: 

female. I2 Tier -hand 

8 And -^if ^she be not able to bring a ' fi^^'l not 
lamb, then she shall bring two tur- hencyof. 
ties, or two young pigeons; the one'^ 

for the burnt offering, and the other! * " 
for a sin offering : and the ^-priest shall ; 
make an atonement for her, and she' 
shall be clean. 



CHAPTER 13. 

The laics and tokens in disctrning leirrosy. 

AND the Lord spake unto jM5'se§ 
_rjL and Aar'on, saying. 

2 AVhen a man shall have in the 
skin of his flesh a ^rising, '^a scab, or 
bright spot, and it be m the skin of 
liis'flesh Wlxe the plague of leprosy ; 
Hhen he shall be brought unto Aar'on 
the priest, or unto one of his sons the 
priests : 

3 And the priest shall look on the 
plagTie in the skin of the flesh : and 
%r)hen the hair in the plague is turned 
white, and the plague in sight he 
deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is 
a plague of leprosy : and the priest 
shall look on hun, and pronoimce 
him unclean. 

4 If the bright spot he white in the 
skin of liis flesh, and in sight he not 
deeper than the skin, and the hair 
thereof be not turned wliite : then the 
priest shall shut up him that hath 
the ]'jlague seven days : 

5 And the priest Ghall look on him 
the seventh day : and, behold, if the 
plagiie in his sight be at a stay, and 
the plague spread not in the skm: 
then the priest shall shut him up 
seven days more : 

6 And tlae priest shall look on liim 
again the seventh day : and, behold. 
ifX\\Q plague he somcAvhat dark, and 
the plagiie spread not in the skin, the 
priest shaU pronounce him clean : it 
is hut ^ scab : and he shaU ^vrash liis 
clothes, and be clean. 

7 But if the scab spread much abroad 
in the skin, after that he hath been 
seen of the priest for his cleans- 
ing, he shall be seen of the priest 
again : 

8 And if the priest see that, behold, 
the scab spreadeth in the skin, then 



CHAP. 13. 

1 Or, swell- 
ing. 

a Deut. 
26, 27 
Isa. 3, 17 

h ch. 10, ! 
10, 11 I 
Deut. 17, 
8,9 ! 

Deut.24,8 
Ezek. I 
22, 2tJ 
Ezek. 
44:, 23 
Mai. 2, 7 I 
Mat. 10,8: 
Lu. 17, llj 

c ch. 11, 25 
ch. 14, 8 

1 KL 8, 38 
Pro. 20, 9j 

d 2 Sara. \ 
3.29 I 

e 2 Ki. 5, 3 

/Num. 12, 
10, 12 

2 Ki. 5, 27 
2 Chr. 
26,20 
Mat. 8, 4 
Markl,44 
Lu. 5, 14 

2 the quick- 
ening of I 
livinQ I 

flC3K I 

j 

3 n\dke ! 
clean the \ 
plague. I 
Ex. 15, 261 
Ps. 103, 
2,3 

Deut.24,8 

h Lu. 5, 
12-14 

i Deut. 
32, 39 
Ps. 147, 3 

j Ex. 9, 9 
Deut. 
28, 27 
2 Ki. 20, 7 
Job 2, 7 
Isa. 38, 21 

117 



for discerning leprosy 

the priest siiaU pronounce him un- 
clean : it is "^a leprosy. 

9 IF When the piagiie of leprosy is in 
a man, chen he shall 'be brought unto 
the priest ; 

10 And -^ the priest shall see hi77i: 
and, behold, if the rising he white in 
the skin, and it have turned the hair 
wliite, and there he "quick raw flesh 
in the rising ; 

11 It is an old leprosy in the skm of 
his flesh, and the priest shall pro- 
nounce hun unclean, and shall not 
shut him uj) : for he is unclean. 

12 And if a leprosy break out abroad 
in. the skin, and the leprosy cover all 
the skin of himjhat hath the plagTie 
from liis head even to Ms foot, where- 
soever the priest looketh ; 

1 3 Then the priest shall consider : 
and, behold, if the lej^rosy have cov- 
ered aU his flesh, he shalf ^pronounce 
h im clean that hath the plague : it is 
aU turned white : he is clean. 

14 But when raw flesh appeareth in 
him, he shall be unclean. 

15 And the -''priest shall see the raw 
flesh, and pronounce him to be un- 
clean : for the raw flesh is unclean : 
it is a leprosy. 

16 Or ii the raw flesh turn agam, 
and be changed unto white, he shall 
^'come unto the priest ; 

1 7 And the priest shall see him : and , 
behold, if the plague be turned mto 
white; then the i^riest shaU pro- 
nounce him clean that hath the 
plagiie : he Hs clean. 

18 !iThe flesh also, in which, eve7i in 
the skm thereof, was •'a boil, and is 
healed, 

19 And in the place of the boil there 
be a white rising, or a bright spot, 
white, and somewhat reddish, and it 
be shewed to the priest ; 

20 And if. when the priest seeth it, 
behold, it he in sight lower than the 
skin, and the hair thereof be turned 
white; the priest shall pronounce him 
unclean: it is a plague of leprosy 
broken out of the boil. 

21 But if the priest look on it. and, 
behold, the're he no white hairs there- 
in, and if it he not lower than the 
skin, but he somewhat dark; then the 
priest shall shut him up seven days : 

22 And if it spread much abroad^ in 
the skin, then the priest shall pro- 
nounce hun unclean : it is a plague. 

23 But if the bright spot stay in his 
place, a^it/ spread not, it is a burning 



Xirnvs and tohens 



LEVITICUS, 13. 



for discerning leprosy. 



boil ; and the priest ^shall pronounce 
hiiXL clean, 

24 11 Or if there be any flesh, in the 
skin whereof there is ^a hot burning, 
and the quick ^e^A that burneth have 
a white bright spot, somewhat red- 
dish, or white ; 

25 Then the priest shall look upon 
it: and, behold, z/" the hair in the bright 
spot be turned white, and it be in 
sight deeper than the skin ; it is a lep- 
rosy broken out of the burning: 
wherefore the priest shall pronounce 
him unclean: it is 'the plague of lep- 
rosy. 

26 But if the priest look on it, and, 
behold, there be no wliite hair in the 
bright spot, and it be no lower than 
the other skm, but be somewhat 
dark ; then the priest shall shut him 
up seven days : 

27 And the priest shall look upon 
him the seventh day : and if it be 
spread much abroad in the skin, then 
'"the priest shall pronounce him un- 
clean : it is the plague of leprosy. 

28 And if the brigiit spot stay in his 
place, c«2c/ spread not in the skin, but 
it ^e somewhat dark ; it is a rising of 
the burning, and the priest shall pro- 
nounce him clean : for it is an inflam- 
mation of the burning. 

29 II If a man or Avoman have a 
plague upon the head or the beard ; 

30 jThen "the priest shall, see the 
plague : and, behold, if it be in sight 
deeper than the skin ; and there be 
in it a yellow thin hair; then the 
priest shall pronounce him unclean : 
it is a dry "scall, even a lej)rosy upon 
the head or beard. 

31 And if the priest look on the 
plague of the scall, and, behold, it be 
not in sight deeper than the skin, and 
that there is no black hair in it ; then 
the priest shall shut up him that 
hath the plague of the scall seven 
days : 

32 And in the seventh day the priest 
shall look on the plague : and, behold, 
if the scall spread not, and there be 
in it no yellow hair, and the scall be 
not in sight deeper than the skin ; 

33 He shall be ^shaven, but the scall 
shall he not shave; and the priest 
shall shut up him that hath the scall 
seven days more : 

34 And in the seventh day the priest 
shaU look on the scall : and, behold, 
if the scall be not spread in the skin, 
nor be in sight deeper than the skin ; 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 13. 



k Mat. 8, 4 
Lu. 5, 14 
Lu. 17, 14 

4 ahurning 
of fire. 
Deut. 
28,22 

I Ex. 4, 6 
Num. 
12,10 
2 Sam. 
3,29 

2 Ki. 5, 27 
2 Chr. 
26, 19 
Mat. 8,1-3 
Mark 1, 
40-42 
Lu. 5, 
12-14 

m ch. 10, 10 
Jer. 15,19 
Ezek. 
22,26 

n Deut.24,8 
Mai. 2, 7 
1 Cor. 12,9 

Dent. 
28,27 
Isa. 3, 17 

p Job 1, 20 

q ch. 10, 10 
Jer. 15, 19 
Ezek. 
22,26 
Ezek. 
44,23 

5 liead is 
pilled. 

r 2 Ki. 2, 23 
Isa. 15, 2 
AmosS.lO 

s ch. 10, 10 
Ezek. 
22,26 

t ch. 10, 6 
Ezek. 24, 

17,22 
Mic. 3, 7 



« 1 Ki. 8, 37 
Ps. 61, 1 
Ps. 72, 12 
Lam. 4,15 
Rev. 21, 4 

V Num. 5, 2 
Num. 
12. 14 
2 Ki. 7, 3 
2Ki. 15, 5 
2 Chr. 
26.21 
Lu. 17, 12 
1 Cor. 5, 5 
2Thes.3,6 
Heb. 
12, 15 

w Isa. 64, 6 
Zech. 3, 4 
Jude23 

6 vx/rk of. 

118 



then the priest shall pronounce him 
clean : and he shall wash his clothes, 
and be clean. 

35 But if the scall spread much in 
the skin after his cleansing ; 

36 Then the priest shall look on him : 
and, behold, if the scall be spread in 
the skin, the priest shall not seek for 
yellow hair ; he is unclean. 

37 But if the scall be in his sight at 
a stay, and that there is black hair 
grown up therein ; the scall is healed, 
he is clean : and the Spriest shall pro- 
nounce him clean. 

38 ITlf a man also or a woman have 
in the skin of their flesh bright spots, 
even white bright spots ; 

39 Then the priest shall look : and, 
behold, if the bright spots in the 
skin of their flesh be darkish white ; 
it is a freckled spot that groweth in 
the skin ; he is clean. 

40 And the man whose ^hair is fallen 
oft' his head, he is '"bald ; yet is he 
clean. 

41 And he that hath his hair fallen 
off from the part of his head toward 
his face, he is forehead bald : yet is 
he clean. 

42 And if there be m the bald head, 
or bald forehead, a white reddish 
sore ; it is a leprosy sprung up in his 
bald head, or his bald forehead. 

43 Then 'the priest shall look upon 
it : and, behold, if the rising of the 
sore be w^hite reddish in his bald head, 
or in his bald forehead, as the lep- 
rosy appeareth in the skin of the 
flesh ; 

44 He is a leprous man, he is un- 
clean : the priest shall pronomice him 
utterly unclean ; his plague is in his 
head. 

45 And the leper in whom the plague 
is, his clothes shall be rent, and his 
head bare, and he shall put 'a cover- 
ing upon his upper lip, and shall cry, 
"Unclean, unclean. 

46 All the days wherein the plague 
shall be in him he shall be defiled; he 
is unclean: he shall dwell cJone; 
''without the camp shall his habita- 
tion be. 

47 "ilThe ^garment also that the 
plague of lepros>^ is in, whether it be a 
woollen garment, or a linen garment ; 

48 Whether it be in the warp, or 
woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether 
in a skin, or in any ^thing made of 
skin ; 

49 And if the plague be greenish or 



For discerning leprosy. 



LEVITICUS, 14. 



Cleansing of the leper. 



reddish in the garment, or in the 
skin, cither in the warp, or in the 
woof, or in any 'thing of skin ; it is a 
plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed 
unto the priest : 

50 And -"the priest shall look upon 
the plague, and shut up it that hath 
the plague seven days : 

51 And he shall look on the plague 
on the seventh day : if the plague be 
spread in the garment, either in the 
warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or 
in any work that is made of skin ; 
the plague is ^a fretting leprosy ; it 
is unclean. 

52 He shall therefore -burn that gar- 
ment, whether warp or woof, in wool- 
len or in linen, or any thing of skin, 
vv herein the plague is : for it is a 
fretting leprosy ; it shall be burnt in 
the fire. 

53 And if the priest shall look, and, 
behold, the plague be not spread in 
the garment, either in the warp, 
or in the woof, or in any thing of 
skin; 

54 Then the priest shall command 
that they wash the thing wherein the 
plague is, and he shall shut it up 
seven days more : 

55 And the priest shall look on the 
plague, after that "it is washed : 
and, behold, if the plague have not 
changed his colour, and the plague be 
not spread ; it is unclean , thou shalt 
burn it in the fire ; it is fret inward, 
^whether it he bare within or with- 
out. 

56 And if the priest look, and, be- 
hold, the plague he somewhat dark 
after the washing of it ; then he shall 
rend'it out of the garment, or out of 
the skin, or out of the warp, or out of 
the woof : 

57 And if it appear still in the gar- 
ment, either in the warp, or in the 
woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is a 
spreading plague: thou shalt bum 
that wherem the plague is with 
fire. 

58 And the garment, either warp, or 
woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it 
he, which thou shalt Avash, if the 
plague be departed from them, then 
it shall be washed the second time, 
and shall be clean. 

59 This is the law of the plague of 
leprosy in a garment of woollen or 
linen, either vci the warp, or woof, or 
3jiy thing of skins, to pronounce it 
clean, or to pronounce it unclean. 



B. C. Ifl90. 



CHAP. 13. 

7 vessel, or, 
viistru- 
nxent. 

X Jer. 15,19 
Ezek. 
M, 23 

y ch. 14, 44 
Ezek. 
16,43 

z ch. 11, 
33,35 
Isa. 20, 
22,30 

a Ezek. 
24,13 
Heb. 6,4,8 

8 whether 
it be bald 
in the 
head 

thereof, or 
in the 
forehead 
thereof. 



CHAP. 14. 

a Jer. 15,19 
Ezek. 
44,23 
Mat. 8,2,4 
Mark 1, 
40,44 
Lu. 5, 
12,14 
Lu. 17, 14 

1 Or, spar- 
rows. 

b Num.19,6 

c Heb. 9, 19 

d Ps. 51, 7 

e Ezek. 
36,25 
Heb. 9, 13 
Heb. 
10,22 

/ 2 Ki. 5, 
10,14 

2 upon the 
face of the 
field. 

g ch. 13, 6 

h ch. 11, 25 

i Num. 5, 
2 3 

Num. 12 
14,15 
2 Chr. 26, 
20,21 

j Mat. 8, 4 
Markl,14 
Lu. 5, 14 

3 the 
daughter 
of her 
year. 

k ch. 2, 1 
Num. 15, 
4, 15 

I ch, 5,2,181 
ch. 6, 6, 7J 

m Ex. 29,24' 

119 



CHAPTER 14. 

1 The rites and sacrijices in cleansing of the leper. 
33 Tlie signs of leprosy in a house : 48 the cleansing 
of that house. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§es, 
saying, 

2 This shall be the law of the leper 
in the day of his cleansing : He ''shall 
be brought unto the priest : 

3 And the priest shall go forth out 
of the camp; and the priest shall 
look, and, behold, if the plagiie of 
leprosy be healed in the leper ; 

4 Then shall the priest command to 
take for him that is to be cleansed 
two ^birds alive and clean, and cedar 
*wood, ''and scarlet, '^and hyssop : 

5 And the priest shall command 
that one of the birds be killed in an 
earthen vessel over running water : 

6 As for the living bird, he shall take 
it, and the cedar wood, and the scar- 
let, and the hyssop, a'.id shall dip 
them and the living bird in the blood 
of the bird that teas killed over the 
running water : 

7 And he shall ^sprinkle upon hmi 
that is to be cleansed from the lep- 
rosy -'seven times, and shall pro- 
nounce him clean, and shall let the 
living bird loose ^into the open field. 

8 And he that is to be cleansed shall 
^wash his clothes, and shave off all 
his hair, and hvash himself in water, 
that he maj^ be clean : and after that 
he shall come into the camp, and 
'shall tarry abroad out of his tent 
seven days. 

9 But it shall be on the seventh day, 
that he shall shave all his Iiair off Ins 
head and his beard and his eyebrows, 
even all his hair he shall shave off : 
and he shall wash his clothes, also he 
shall wash his flesh in water, and he 
shall be clean. 

10 And on the eighth day -^he shall 
take two he lambs without blemish, 
and one ewe lamb ^of the first year 
without blemish, and three tenth 
deals of fine flour for *a meat offer- 
ing, mingled with oil, and one log of 
oil. 

11 And the priest that maketh him 
clean shall present the man that is to 
be ma.de clean, and those things, be- 
fore the Lord, at the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation : 

12 And the priest shall take one he 
lamb, and^offer him for a trespass 
offering, and the log of oil, and '"wave 
them for a wave offering before the 
Lord 



Mites and sacrifices 



LEVITICUS, 14. 



in cleansing the leper. 



13 And he shall slay the "lamb in 
"the place where he shall kill the sin 
offering and the burnt offering, in 
the holy place : for ^as the sin offer- 
ing is the priest's, so is the trespass 
offering : ?it is most holy : 

14 And the priest shall take some 
of the blood ''of the trespass offering, 
a,nd the priest shall put it u]3on 'the 
tip of the right ear of him that is to 
be cleansed, and upon the thumb of 
his right hand, and upon the great 
toe of his right foot : 

15 And the priest shall take some 
of the log of oil, and pour it into the 
palm of his own left hand : 

16 And the priest shall dip his right 
finger in the oil that is in his left 
hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil 
with his finger seven times before 
the Lord : 

17 And of the rest of the oil that is 
in his hand shall the priest put upon 
the tip of the right ear of him 'that 
is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb 
of his right hand, and upon the great 
toe of his right foot, upon the blood 
of the trespass offering : 

18 And the remnant of the oil that 
is in the priest's hand he shall pour 
upon the head of him that is to be 
cleansed : and the priest shall make 
an "atonement for him before the 
Lord. 

19 And the priest shall offer the sin 
offering, and make an atonement for 
him that is to be cleansed from his 
uncleanness ; and afterward he shall 
kill the burnt offering : 

20 And the priest shall offer the 
burnt offering and the meat offering 
upon the altar : and the ]3riest shall 
make an atonement for him, and he 
shall be clean. 

21 And ''if he be poor, and ^cannot get 
so much ; then he shall take one lamb 
for a trespass offering ^to be waved, 
to make an atonement for him, and 
one tenth deal of fine flour mingled 
with oil for a meat offering, and a log 
of oil; 

22 And Hwo turtledoves, or two 
young pigeons, such, as he is able to 
get ; and the one shall be a sin offer- 
ing, and the other a burnt offering. 

23 And he shall bring them on the 
eighth day for his cleansing unto the 
priest, unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, before the Lord. 

24 And the priest shall take the lamb 
of the trespass offering, and the log 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. U. 

n Isa. 53, 7 
John 1,29 
1 Pet.1,19 
Rev. 5, 6 

Ex. 29, 11 
ch. 1, 5,11 
ch. 4, 4,24 

p ch. 7, 7 

q ch. 2, 3 
ch. 7, 6 
ch. 21, 22 

r Eph. 1, 7 
Col. 1, 14 
Heb. 9, 
9-14 
Rev.12,11 

Ex. 29, 20 
ch. 8, 23 

Rom. 6, 

13-22 

Rom.12,1 

1 Cor.6,20 

u ch. 4, 26 
Num. 
15,28 
Dan. 9, 24 
Rom. 3, 
23-25 
Rom. 5,11 

2 Cor. 5, 
18,19 
Eph. 2, 
12-22 
Col. 1, 
19-22 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 9, 
9-14 

1 John 1,7 
1 John 2, 
1,2 
1 John 
4,10 

V ch. 5, 7 
ch. 12, 8 
Mat. 
11, 30 
lJohn5,3 

4 Ms hand 
reach not, 

5 for a 

waving. 

%v ch. 12, 8 
ch. 15, 
14, 15 

a; 1 John 1,7 
1 Thes. 
5,23 
Rev. 1, 5 
Rev. 7, 14 

II 1 Cor.6,11 

z ch. 15, 15 
Lu, 2, 24 

a Gen. 17.8 
Num. 
32 23 
Deut 
Deut 
32,49 

b Deut. 
32, 39 
Isa. 45, 7 
Amos 3, 6 
Mic. 6, 9 

c Ps. 91, 10 
Pro. 3, 33 
Zech. 5, 4 

6 Or. 'pi'^- 
pare. 

d Isa. 52, 11 
1 Cor. 5, 
6,7 

1 Cor. 
15,33 

2 Cor.6,17 
2Thes.3,6 
ITim. 
5,22 
Rev. 18, 4 

120 



7,1 



of oil, and the priest shall wave them 
for a wave offering before the Lord : 

25 And he shall kiU the lamb of the 
trespass offering, and the priest shall 
take some of the ^blood of the tres- 
pass offering, and put it upon the tip 
of the right ear of him that is to be 
cleansed, and upon the thumb of his 
right hand, and upon the great toe of 
his right foot : 

26 And the priest shall pour of the 
oil into the palm of his own left hand : 

27 And the priest shall sprinkle with 
his right finger some of the oil that 
is in his left hand seven times before 
the Lord : 

28 And the priest shall put of the oil 
that is in his hand upon the tip of the 
right ear of J'him that is to be cleansed, 
and upon the thumb of his right hand, 
and upon the great toe of his right 
foot, upon the place of the blood of 
the trespass offering : 

29 And the rest of the oil that is in 
the priest's hand he shall put upoi\ 
the head of him that is to be cleansed, 
to make an atonement for him before 
the Lord. 

30 And he shall offer the one of the 
'turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, 
such as he can get ; 

31 I^ve7z such as he is able to get, the 
one for a sin offering, and the other 
for a burnt offering, with the meat 
offering: and the priest shall make 
an atonement for him that is to be 
cleansed before the Lord. 

32 This is the law of him in whom 
is the plague of leprosy, whose hand 
is not able to get that lohich pertain- 
eth to his cleansing. 

33 IT And the Lord spake untct Mo'- 
§e§ and unto Aar'on, saying, 

34 When "ye be come into the land 
of Ca'naan, which I give to you for a 
possession, and ^I put the plague of 
leprosy in a house of the land of your 
possession ; 

35 And he that owneth the house 
shall come and tell the priest, saying, 
It seemeth to me there is as it were 
''a plague in the house : 

36 Then the priest shall command 
that they ''empty the house, before 
the priest go into it to see the plague, 
that '^all that is in the house be not 
made unclean: and afterward the 
priest shall go in to see the house : 

37 And he shall look on the plague, 
and, behold, if the plague he in the 
walls of the house with hoUow 



Signs of leprosy 



LEVITICUS, 15. 



in a house. 



tgue 



the stones in; 
IS, and they shall | 



away 



Jer. 15,19 
Ezek. 
22,26 ■ 
Ezek. 
44,23 



Zech. 5, 4; 



Num. 19, 
7-10,21,22 or. (J 
ICor. '^■^^ 
15,33 



7 incoming 
in. shall 
come in, 
etc. 

h Deut. 
32, 39 
Job 5, 18 
Hos. 6, 1 



1 
Ps. 



51,7 



k ch. 13, 47 
I ch. 13, 2 



m Ex. 15,26 
Deut. 4, 6 
Deut. 6, 
17. 25 



strakes, greenish or reddish, which j b.c.i49o. 
in sight are lower than the wall ; i 

38 Then the priest shaU go out ofjCHAP.i4. 
the house to the door of the house, I 
and shut up the house seven days : j 

39 And the priest shaU come again j 
the seventh day, and shall look : and. ! 
behold, if the plague be spread in the' 
walls of the house ; | 

40 Then ^the priest shaU comniand 
that they take 
which the pla_ 

cast them into an unclean place ^vith- 
out the city : 

41 And he shall cause the house to 
be scraped ^vithin round about, and 
they shall pour out the dust that they 
scrape off without the city into an 
unclean place : 

42 And they shall take other stones, 
and put the/n in the place of those 
stones ; and he shall take other mor- j ch. i3, 30 
ter. and shaU plaister the house. 

43 And if the plague come again, and 
break out in the house, after that he 
hath taken away the stones, and 
after he hath scraped the house, and 
after it is plaistered ; 

44 Then the priest shall come and 
look, and, behold, if the plague be 
spread in the house, it is -^a fretting 
leprosy in the house : it is unclean. 

45 And he shall break down the 
house, the stones of it, and the timber 
thereof, and all the morter of the 
house ; and he shall carry theiyi forth 
out of the city into an unclean 
place. 

46 Moreover he that goeth into the 
house all the wliile that it is shut up 
shall be unclean -"until the even. 

47 And he that lieth in the house 
shall wash his clothes ; and he that 
eateth in the house shall wash his 
clothes. 

48 And if the priest 'shall come in, 
and look ^(jjon it, and, behold, the 
plague hath not spread in the house, 
after the house was plaistered : then 
the priest shall pronounce the house 
clean, because the plague is ^healed. 

49 And he shall take to cleanse the 
lOuse two birds, and cedar wood, and '2 vessel 
scarlet, and hyssop : 

50 And he shall kill the one of the 
birds in an earthen vessel over run- 
ning water : 

5 1 And he shall take the cedar wood, 
and the'liyssop, and the scarlet, and, 
the living bird, and dip them in the' 
blood ot the slain bu-d, and in the 



running water, and sprinkle the house 
seven tunes : 

52 And he shall cleanse the house 
with the blood of the bird, and with 
the running water, and with the hv- 
|ing bird, and with the cedar wood, 
land with the hyssop, and ^vith the 
/ch. 13, 51 scarlet: 

' ' 53 But he shall let go the living bu-d 
out of the city into the open fields, 
make an atonement for the 
house : and it shall be clean. 

54 This is the law for all mianner of 
plague of leprosy, and •'scall, 

5 5 And for the ^leprosy of a gar- 
ment, and of a house, 

56 And ^for a rising, and for a scab, 
and for a bright spot : 

5 T To '"teach ^vhen it is unclean, and 
Ki.4,33iwhen it is clean: tliis is the law of 
leprosy. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1, 19 The 



uncleanne-ss of men and seamen by their 
issiies. 13, 28 Their cleansing. 

A'lsD the Lord spake unto M5'se§ 
and to Aar'on, saymg, 



2 Speak unto the children of is'ra-el, 
and say unto them, "When anj- man 

Fs.'^'rsfo^^'^^th a^^rumiing issue out of his^ flesh, 
~ '"" '"because of his issue he is unclean. 

3 And this shaU be his micleamiess 
in his issue: whether his flesh run 
with his issue, or his flesh be stopped 
from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 

4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that 
hath the issue, is unclean : and every 
-thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be 
unclean. 

5 And whosoever toucheth his bed 
shall wash his clothes, ''and bathe 
himself in water, and be unclean 
imtil the even. 

6 And he that sitteth on any thing 
whereon hC' sat that hath the issue 
shall wash his clothes, and bathe 
hiinself in water, and be unclean 
until tiie even. 

7 And he that toucheth the flesh of 
him that hath the issue shall wash his 
clothes, and bathe himself va. water, 
and be unclean until the even. 

8 And if he that hath the issue spit 
'"upon him that is clean; then he 
shall wash his clothes, and bathe 
'^himself m water, and be unclean 
until the even. 

9 And what saddle soever he rideth 
upon that hath the issue shall be im- 
clean. 

10 And whosoever toucheth any 
thing that was under him shall be 



CHAP. 15. 

a ch. 22, 4 
Num. 5, 2 
2 Sam. 
3,29 

Mat. 9, 20 
Mark5,25 
Lh. 8, 43 

1 Or, run- 
ning of 
the reins. 



ch. 11. 25 
ch. 17, 15 
Heb. 9, 10 
Heb. 
10,22 
Rev. 7, 14 

^'um.12,8 
Job 30, 10 



d 2 Cor. 7, 1 

121 



Ijav^sfor the 



LEVITICUS, 16. cleansing of uncleanyiess. 



unclean until the even : and he that 
beareth any of those thmgs shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean until the 
even, 

11 And whomsoever he ^toucheth 
that hath the issue, and hath not 
rinsed his hands in water, he shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

12 And the -^vessel of earth, that he 
toucheth which hath the issue, shall 
be broken : and every vessel of wood 
shall be rinsed in water. 

13 And when he that hath an issue 
is cleansed of his issue; then he ^shall 
number to himself seven days for his 
cleansing, and W9,sh his clothes, and 
bathe his flesh in running water, and 
shall be clean. 

14 And on the eighth day he shall 
take to him ^two turtledoves, or two 
young pigeons, and come before the 
Lord unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and give them 
unto the priest : 

15 And the priest shall offer them, 
•the one for a sin offering, and the 
other /or a burnt offering; and •'the 
priest shall make an atonement for 
him before the Lord for his issue. 

16 And '^if any man's seed of copu- 
lation go out from him, then he shall 
wash all his flesh in water, and be 
unclean until the even. 

17 And every garment, and every 
skin, whereon is the seed of copula- 
tion, shall be washed with water, and 
be unclean until the even. 

1 8 The woman also with whom man 
shall lie loith seed of copulation, they 
shall both bathe them.selves in water, 
and 'be unclean until the even. 

19 tAnd '"if a woman have an issue, 
and her issue in her flesh be blood, 
she shall be ^put apart seven days : 
and whosoever toucheth her shall be 
unclean until the even. 

20 And every thing that she lieth 
upon in her separation shall be un- 
clean : every thing also that she sit- 
teth upon shall be unclean. 

21 And whosoever toucheth her bed 
shall wash his clothes, and bathe 
himself in water, and be unclean 
until the even. 

22 And whosoever toucheth any 
thing that she sat upon shall wash 
his clothes, and bathe "himself in 
water, and be unclean until the even. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 15, 

e 1 Cor. 
15,33 

/ch. 6, 28 
ch. 11, 
32,33 
2 Cor. 5, 1 
Phil. 1, 
21,23 
Phil. 3, 21 

g ch. 8, 33 
ch. M, 8 
Num. 
12, M 

U ch. 14, 
22,23 
2Cor.5,ll 
Heb. 7,26 

% ch. 14, 
30,31 

j ch. 14, 
19,31 
Heb. 9, 14 
Heb. 10, 1 

fe ch. 22, 4: 
Deut. 
23,10 
2 Cor. 7, 1 
1 Pet.2,11 
lJohnl,7 

I 1 Sam. 
21,4 
1 Cor.6,12 

1 Thes. 4, 
4,5 
Heb. 13,4 

m ch. 12. 2 
Ezek. 
36,17 

3 in her 
separa- 
tion. 

n 2 Cor. 7. 1 
Heb. 
10,22 

ch. 20, 18 
Ezek. 
22,10 

p Mat. 9, 20 
Mark5,25 
Lu. 8, 43 

q Rom. 3,25 

2 Cor. 5, 
18,19 
Eph. 1, 7 
Eph. 2, 
12-22 
Col. 1, 
19-22 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 9, 14 
Heb. 10, 1 
Heb. 
13,20 
I.John 1,2 
lJo'inl,7 
1. loan 2,1 

r ch. 11, 47 

Deut.24,8 

Ezek. 

22,26 

Ezek. 

44,23 

s Num. 5, 3 
Num. 19, 
13,20 
Ezek.5,11 
Ezek. 
23,38 
1 Cor.3,17 



CHAP. 16. 

a ch. 10. 1,3 

122 



23 And if it be on her bed, or on any 
thing whereon she sitteth, when he 
toucheth it, he shall be unclean until 
the even. 

24 And "if any man lie with her at 
all, a.nd her flowers be upon him, he 
shall be unclean seven days ; and all 
the bed whereon he lieth shall be un- 
clean. 

25 And Pit a woman have an issue 
of her blood many days out of the 
time of her separation, or if it run 
beyond the time of her separation; 
all the days of the issue of her un- 
cleanness shall be as the days of her 
separation : she shall be unclean. 

26 Every bed whereon she lieth all 
the davs of her issue shall be unto 
her as the bed of her separation : and 
whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be 
unclean, as the uncleanness of her 
separation. 

27 And whosoever toucheth those 
things shall be unclean, and shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean untfl the 
even. 

28 But if she be cleansed of her 
I issue, then she shall number to her- 
self seven days, and after that she 
shall be clean. 

29 And on the eighth day she shall 
take unto her two turtles, or two 
young pigeons, and bring them unto 
the priest, to the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation. 

30 And the priest shall offer the one 
for a sin offering, and the other /or a 
burnt offering; and the priest shall 
make ^an atonement for her before 
the Lord for the issue of her un- 
cleanness. 

31 Thus shall ye 'separate the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el from their unclean- 
ness ; that they die not in their un- 
cleanness, when they "defile my tab- 
ernacle that is among them. 

32 This is the law of him that hath 
an issue, and of him whose seed goeth 
from him, and is defiled therewith ; 

33 And of her that is sick of her 
flowers, and of him that hath an is- 
sue, of the man, and of the woman, 
and of him that lieth with her that 
is unclean. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 How the high priest must enter into the holf/ place. 
n The sin offering for himself. 15 The sin offering 
for the people. 20" The scapegoat. 29 The yearly 
feast of the expiations. 

ND the IjORD spake unto Mo'§e§ 
after the "death of the two sons 



A 



The highpriesfs si?i offeruig. LEVITICUS, 1(5. 



2'he scapegoat. 



of Aar'on, when they offered before B.c.iioo. 
■ the Lord, and died ; 

2 And the Lord said unto Mo'se§, 
Speak unto Aar'on thy brother, that 
he *conie not at all times into the holy 
place within the vail before the mercy 
seat, which is upon the ark ; that he 
die not : for I '"will appear in the cloud 
upon the mercy seat. 

3 Thus shall Aar'on '^come into the 
holy place : ^with a young bullock 
for a sin offering, and a ram for a 
burnt offering. 

4 He shall put on -^the holy linen 
coat, and he shall have the linen g ps. 93, 5 
breeches upon his flesh, and shall be 
girded wi th a linen girdle, and with 
the linen mitre shall he be attired : 
these are ^holy garments ; therefore 
'^shall he wash his flesh in water, and 
$0 put them on. 

5 And he shall take of 'the congre- 
gation of the children of I§'ra-el two 
kids of the goats for a sin offering, 
and one ram for a burnt offering. 

6 And Aar'on shall offer his bullock 
of the sin offering, which is for him- 
self, and make -'an atonement for him- 
self, and for his house. 

7 And he shall take the two goats, 
and present them before the Lord at 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. 

8 And Aar'on shall cast lots upon the 
two goats ; one lot for the Lord, and 
the other lot for the 'scapegoat. 

9 And Aar'on shall bring the goat 
upon which the Lord's ^lot ^f ell, and 
offer him /or a sin offering. 

10 But the goat, on which the lot fell 
to be the scapegoat, shall be presented '<7 Ex. 25. 21 
alive before the Lord, to make ^an 
atonement with him, and to let him 
go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. 

1 1 And Aar'on shall bring the bul- 
lock of the sin offering, which is for 
himself, and shall make an atone- 
ment for himself, and for his house, 
and shall kill the bullock of the sin 
offering which is for himself : 

1 2 And he shall take "'a censer full 
of burning coals of fire from off the 
altar before the Lord, and his hands 
full of "sweet incense beaten small, 
and bring it within the vail : 

1 3 And "he shall put the incense upon 
the ffre before the Lord, that ^the 
cloud of the incense may cover the 
*mercy seat that is upon the testi- 
mony, that he die not : 

14 And 'he shall take of the blood of 



CHAP. 16. 

h Ex. 80, 10 
ch. 23, 27 
Heb. 9, 7 
Heb. 
10,19 

c Ex. 25, 22 
Ex. 40, 34 
1 Ki. 8,10, 
11,12 

d Heb. 9, 
7-2-5 

e cli. 4, 3 

/Ex. 28, 39 
ch. 6, 10 
Ezek'. 
44,17 



h Ex. 30, 20 
Heb. 
10,23 

i ch. 4, 14 

Num. 

29,11 

2Chr. 

29,21 

Ezra 6, 17 

Ezek. 

45,22 

j ch. 9, 7 
Heb. 5, 2 

Heb. 7, 
27,28 

1 Azazel. 
k Pro. 16,33 

2 went up. 

I Isa. 53, 

4-10 

Rom.3,25 
2 Cor.5,21 
lJohn2,2 

m ch. 10, 1 

Num. 
16, 18 I 
Rev. 8, 5 I 

n Ex. 30, 34 

Ex. 30, 1, 

7,8 

Num. 16, 
7, 18, 46 
Rev. 8,3,4 

p 1 Tim. 
6,16 



r Heb. 10, 4 

s Heb. 2, 17 

t Heb. 6, 19 

u Ex. 29, 36 

3 dwelleth. 

V Lu. 1, 10 

?t' Heb. 9,22 

X Ezek. 
43,20 

y Ezek. 
45. 20 

3 Isa. 53, 6 

4 a man of 
oppor- 
tunity. 

a Ps. 103, 
1-13 

Mat. 8, 17 
John 1,29 
Heb. 9, 28 
1 Pet.2,24 

5 of separa- 
tion. 

b Ezek. 
42, 14 
Ezek. 
44, 19 

123 



the bullock, and sprinkle it Vvith his 
finger upon the mercy seat eastward ; 
and before the mercy seat shall he 
sprinkle of the blood with his ffnger 
seven times. 

15 Then 'shall he kill the goat of the ^ 
sm offermg, that is for the people, 
and brmg his blood Hvithin the va-il, 
and do with that blood as he did with 
the blood of the bullock, a.nd sprinkle 
it upon the mercy seat, and before the 
mercy seat : 

1 6 And he shall "make an atonement 
for the holy place, because of the un- 
clea^nness of the children of Is'ra-el, 
and because of their transgressions 
in all their sins : and so shaU he do 
for the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, that ^remaineth among them in 
the midst of their uncleanness. * 

17 And ""there shall be no man m the "' 
tabernacle of the congregation when 
he goeth in to make an atonement in 
the holy place, until he come out, and 
have made an atonement for himself, 
and for his household, and for all the 
congregation of l§'ra-el. 

1 8 And he shall go out unto the altar 
that is before the Lord, and make "'an 
atonement for it ; and shall take of 
the blood of the bullock, and of the 
blood of the goat, and put it upon the 
horns of the altar round about. 

1 9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood 
upon it wuth his finger seven times, 
and cleanse it, and "^hallow it from the 
uncleanness of the children of I§'ra-el. 

20 TAnd when he hath made an end 
'^of reconciling the holy place, and the 
tabernacle of the congregation, and 
the altar, he shall bring the live goat : 

21 And Aar'on shall lay both his 
hands upon the head of the live goat, 
and confess over him all the iniquities 
of the children of is'ra-el, and all their 
transgressions in all their sins, 'put- 
ting them upon the head of the goat, 
and shall send h im away by the hand 
of '*a fit man into the wilderness : 

22 And the goat shall ''bear upon him 
all their iniquities unto a land ^not in- 
habited : and he shall let go the goat 
in the wilderness. 

23 And Aar'on shall come into the 
tabernacle of the congregation, and 
*shall put off the linen garments, 
which he put on when he went into 
the holy jjlace, and shall leave them 
there : 

24 And he shall wash his flesh with 
water in the holy i^lace, and put on 

*D. 17. 11. 



Feast of the expiations. 



LEVITICUS, 17. Mating of blood forbidden. 



his garments, and come forth, and 
offer his burnt offering, and the burnt 
offering of the people, and make an 
atonement for himself, and for the 
people. 

25 And "^the fat of the sin offering- 
shall he burn upon the altar. 

26 And he that let go the goat for the 
scapegoat shall wash his clothes, ''and 
bathe his flesh in water, and after- 
ward come into the camp. 

27 And ^the bullock /or the sin offer- 
ing, and the goat /or the sin offering, 
whose blood was brought in to make 
atonement in the holy j>/ace, shall one 
carry forth without the camp ; and 
they shall burn in the fire their skins, 
and their flesh, and their dung. 

28 And he that burneth them shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh 
in water, and afterward he shall come 
into the camp. 

29 irAnd this shall be a statute for 
ever unto you : that -^in the seventh 
month, on the tenth day of the 
month, ye shall afflict your souls, and 
do no work at all, whether it he one 
of your own country, or a stranger 
that sojourneth among you : 

30 For on that day shall the priest 
make an atonement for you, to cleanse 
^you, that ye may be clean from all 
your sins before the Lord. 

31 It ^ shall be a sabbath of rest unto 
you, and ye shall afflict your souls, 
by a statute for ever. 

32 And the priest, whom he shall 
anoint, and whom he %hall ^conse- 
crate to minister in the priest's office 
in his father's stead, shall make the 
atonement, and shall put on the linen 
clothes, even the holy garments : 

33 And he shall make an atonemeni 
for the holy sanctuary, and he shall 
makean atonement for the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and for the altar, 
and he shall make an atonement for 
the priests, and for all the people of 
the congregation. 

34 And -^^this shall be an everlasting 
statute unto you, to make an atone- 
ment for the chfldren of l§'ra-el for 
all their sins once ^a year. And he 
did as the Lord commanded M5'se§. 

CHAPIER 17. 

1 Blood of beasts rnnst be offered at the tabernacle 
door 10 Eating of blood forbidden. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 
2 Speak unto Aar'on, and imto his 
sons, and unto aU the children of 



B. C. 1490, 



CHAP. 16. 

c ch. 4, 10 

d ch. 15, 5 
Heb. 9, 10 

e ch. 4, 
12,21 
ch. 6, 30 
Heb. 
13, 11 

/ Ex. 30, 10 
ch. 23, 27 
Num.29,7 
Isa. 58,3,5 
Dan. 10, 
3, 12 

g Ps. 51, 2 
Jer. 33, 8 
Eph. 5, 26 
Heb. 9, 
13, 14 
Heb. 10, 
1,2 

1 John 1, 
7,9 

h ch. 23, 32 

i Ex. 29, 29 
Num. 

20,26 

6 fill his 
hand. 

j ch. 23, 31 
Num.29,7 

k Ex. 30, 10 
Heb. 9. 

7,25 



CHAP. 17. 

a Deut.12,5 

b Rom.5,13 

c Gen.17,14 

d Gen.21,33 
Gen. 22. 2 
Gen.31,54 
Deuc.12,2 

1 Ki. 14, 
22,23 
2Ki.l7,10 
Ezek. 
20,28 
Ezek.22,9 

e Num. 
18.17 

/ Deut. 
32,17 

2 Chr. 
11, 15 
Ps. 106,37 
Acts 7, 
42,^3 

1 Cor. 
10.20 

g Ex. 34, 15 
Deut. 
31, 16 

h Gen. 9, 4 
1 Sam. 
14,33 

i Jer. 44,11 
Ezek.15,7 

j Mark 
14,24 
Rom. 5, 9 
Eph. 1, 7 
Col. 1, 14 
1 Pet. 1, 2 
1 Johnl,7 

k Heb. 9, 22 

124 



ig'ra-el, and say unto them ; This is 
the thing which the Lord hath 
commanded, saying, 

3 What man soever there be of the 
house of i§'ra-el, that killeth an ox, or 
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that 
kflleth it out of the camp, 

4 And "bringeth it not unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation, 
to offer an offering unto the IiORD be- 
fore the tabernacle of the Lord, 
blood shall be ^imputed unto that 
man ; he hath shed blood ; and that 
man ""shall be cut off from among his 
people : 

5 1 o the end that the children of Ig'- 
ra-el may bring their sacrifices, which 
''they offer in the open field, even 
that they may bring them unto the 
Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, unto the priest, 
and offer them for peace offerings 
unto the Lord. 

(3 And the priest shall sprinkle the 
blood upon the altar of the Lord at 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and burn ^the fat for a 
sweet savour unto the Lord. 

7 And they shall no more offer their 
sacrifices -^unto devils, after whom 
they ^have gone a ivhoring. This 
shall be a statute for ever unto them 
throughout their generations. 

8 And thou shalt say unto them, 
Whatsoever man t/iere be of the 
house of I§''ra-el, or of the strangers 
which sojourn among you, that offer- 
eth a burnt offering or sacrifice, 

9 And bringeth it not unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation, 
to offer it unto the Lord ; even thai 
man shall be cut off from among his 
people. 

10 IT And ^whatsoever man there be 
of the house of i§'ra-el, or of the 
strangers that sojourn among you, 
that eateth any manner of blood ; i 
'will even set my face against that 
soul that eateth blood, and will cut 
him off from among his people. 

1 1 For the life of the flesh is in the 
blood ; and 1 have~given it to you 
upon the altar 4o make an at onement 
f or your souls ; for ^it is the blood tha t 
m aketh a n atonement for the soul. * j 

1 2 Therefore I said unto the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el, No soul of you shall 
eat blood, neither shall any stranger 
that sojourneth among you eat blood. 

1 3 And whatsoever man there be 
of the children of i§'ra-el, or of the 

*D. 22. 19, 20. 



Unlavjful marriages. 



LEVITICUS, IS. 



Unlawful lusts. 



B. C. 1490. 



Strangers that sojoui^n among you, 
^vhic-ii himtetli and catchetli any 
beast or fowl that may be eaten ; he ^ ^.^^^ 
shall even ^poin' out the blood there-' huntetn 
of. and "^cover it with dust. | hunting. 

14 For "it is the life of all liesh ; thej Deut. 
blood of it is for the life thereof:! ^^-^^ 
therefore I said imto the children of|^-E2ek.ai,v 
is'ra-el, Ye shall eat the blood of uo,'*^^^--'^ 
manner of flesh : for the life of all o gx^p, si 
flesh is the blood thereof : vv'hosoever li! 21 
eat^eth it shall be cut off 

15 And "every soul that eateth 'that ^ ^f^^<=^^ 
which died of itself, or that which l^^g^g) 
.was torn with beasts, v'hether it he 
one of your o'\Yn country, or a 
stranger, he shah both wash his 
clothes, and bathe himself in vv^ater, 
and be unclean until the even: then 
shall he be clean. 

16 But if he wash them not, nor 
bathe his flesh; then ^he shall bear|&Ezeir,23,8 
his iniquity. 

CHAPTER 18. 

6 U'lilawful marriages. 19 Unlawful lusts. 



CHAP. 18. 

a Ex. 6, 7 
Ezek.20,0 



6 £x. 23, 34 

d Lu. 10, 28 
Rom.10.5 
Gal. 3, 12 

e Isa. M, 6 
.Ter. 9, 24 
MaL 3, 6 

1 remain- 
der of his 
flesh. 

/Gen. 49,4 
1 Cor. 5,1 

g 2 Sam. 
13. 12 

h Gen.38,18 
Ezek. 
22, 11 

i Mat.22,24 



A ND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, 
iX. saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
and say unto them, "1 am the Lord 
your God. 

"3 After *the doings of the land of 
Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not 
do : and after 'the doings of the land 
of Ca'naan, whither I bring you, shaU 
ye not do : neither shall ye walk m 
their ordinances. 
B r 4 i^e shall do my judgments, and 2 or^ one 
keep mine ordinances, to walk there - 
in : \ am the Lord your God . 

5 Ye shall therefore keep my stat- 
utes, and my judgments : ^which if 
a man do. he shall live in them : I 

i 'am the Lord . B. 20. 8; 0. Deut. 4. 2. 

6 "iNone of you shall approach to 
any that is 'near of kin to him, to un- 
cover their nakedness: I am the 
Lord. 

7 The nakedness of thy father, or 
the nakedness of thy mother, shalt 
thou not uncover: she is thy mother; 

■ thou shalt not micover her naked- 
ness. 

8 The •''nakedness of thy father's 
wife shalt thou not uncover: it is 
thy father's nakedness. 

9 The '•''naked-ness of thy sister, the 
daughter of thy father, or daughter 
of thy mother, "whether she be born 
at home, or born abroad, even their 
nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 

10 The nakedness of thy son's daugh- 



wije to 
another. 
1 Tim. 3,2 

J 1 Sam. 
16,8 

k Ezek.18,6 

I Pro. 6, 29 
ilal. 3, 5 
Mat. 5, 27 
1 Cor. 6, 9 
Heb. 13, 4 

771 2 Ki. 16,3 
Jer. 19, 5 

nlKi. 11, 
7,33 

3 Ezek. 
86,20 
Mai. 1, 12 

p Isa. 42, 8 

q Rom. 1,27 
1 Tim. 
1. 10 

r Mat.15,18 
1 Cor.3,17 

s Deut. 
18.12 

t Num. 
35, 34 
Jer. 16,18 

u Isa. 26. 21 
Jer. 9, 9 

125 



ter, or of thy daughter's daughter, 
eve?i their nakedness thou shalt not 
uncover: for theirs is thine own 
Dakedness. 

I 11 The nakedness of thy father's 
'wife's daughter, begotten of thy fa- 
ther, she is thy sister, thou shalt not 
.uncover her nakedness. 

12 Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy father's sister : she is 
thy fathers near kinswoman. 

18 Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy mother's sister: for 
she is thy mother's near kinswoman. 

14 Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy father's brother, thou 
shalt not approach to his wife : she 
is tliine aunt. 

15 Thou ''shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy daughter in law : she 
is thy son's Avif e ; thou shalt not un- 
cover her nakedness. 
I 16 Thou 'shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy brother's ^yiie: it is 
thy brother's nakedness. 
I IT Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of a woman and her daugh- 
ter, neither shalt thou take her son's 
daughter, or her daughter's daugh- 
ter, to uncover her nakedness ; for 
thev are her near kinswomen : it is 
wickedness. 

18 Neither shalt thou take "a wife 
to her sister, ^to vex her, to uncover 
her nakedness, beside the other in her 
life time. 

19 Also Hhou shalt not approach unto 
a woman to uncover her nakedness, 
as long as she is put apart for her un- 
cleanness. 

20 31oreover ^thou shalt not lie car- 
nally with thy neighbour's wife, to 
defile thyself with her. 

21 And thou shalt not let any of thy 
seed pass "-through the ''fire to Mo'- 
lech, neither shalt thou '^orofane the 
name of thy God : I Perm the Lord. 

22 Thou ?shalt not lie^^'ith mankind, 
as with womankind : it is abomina- 
tion. 

23 Neither shalt thou lie with any 
beast to defile thyself therevrith-. 
neither shall any woman stand be- 
fore a beast to lie down thereto ; it is 
confusion. 

24 Defile 'tiot ye yourselves in any 
of these things : 'for in all these the 
nations are defiled which I cast out 
before you : 

25 And 'the land is defiled : there- 
fore I do visit "the iniquity thereof 



A repetition 



LEVITICUS, 19. 



of sundry laws. 



upon it, and the land itself voiniteth 
out her inhabitants. 

26 Ye shall therefore keep my stat- 
utes and my judgments, and shall 
not commit any of these abomina- 
tions; neither any of your own na- 
tion, nor any stranger that sojourn- 
eth among you : 

27 (For ail these abominations have 
the men of the lar.d done, which icere 
before you, and the land is defiled ;) 

28 That the land spue not you out 
also, when ye defile it, as it spued out 
the nations that icere before you. 

29 For whosoever shall commit an^- 
of these abominations, even the souls 
that conmiiit the^n shall be cut off 
from among their people. 

30 Therefore shall ye keep mine or- 
dinance, that ye commit not any one 
of these abominable customs, which 
were committed before you. and that 
ye defile not yourselves therein : I 
am the Lord your God. 

CHAPTER 19. 

A repetition of sundry laws. 

AN D the Lord spake unto Md'ses. 
saymg, 

2 Speak unto all the congregation of 
the children of is'ra-el, and say unto 
them. Ye ° shall be holy : for I the 
Lord your God am holy. 

3 H Y"e shall fear everv man his 
mother, and his father, and *keep my 
sabbaths : I am the Lord your God. 

4 H Turn ''ye not unto idols, nor make 
to yourselves molten gods : lam the 
Lord your God. 

5 IF And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace 
offerings unto the Lord, ye shall offer 
it at your o^\t.i will. 

6 It shall be eaten the same day ye 
offer it, and on the morrow : and if 
ought remain until the third day, it 
shall be burnt in the fire. 

7 And if it be eaten at all on the 
third day, it is abominable ; it shall 
not be accepted. 

8 Therefore evei'y one that eateth 
it shall bear his Iniquity, because he 
hath profaned the hallowed thing of 
the Lord : and that soul shall be cut 
off from among his people. 

9 ^And ''when ye reap the han;^est 
of your land, thou shalt not wholly 
reap the corners of thy field, neither 
shalt thou gather the gleanings of 
thy har^^est. 

10 And thou shalt not glean thy 
vineyard, neither shalt thou gather 
every grape of thy vineyard: thou 



B. c. 1490. shalt leave them 'for the poor and 
stranger : I am the Lord your God. 
llTlYe shall not steal, neither deal 
falsely, neither /lie one to another. 
12 ^And ye shall not swear by my 
name falsely, neither shalt thou pro- 
fane the name of thy God : 1 am the 
Lord. 
6|en^2,| 13'rThou shalt not defraud thy 
Ex! 3i! 13 neighbour- neitiier rob hijn : ^the 

Neh. 9, M - 

Neh. 13, 

15-21 

Isa. 56, 2 

Isa. 58. 13 

Mark2,27 

Heb. 4, 9 



CHAP. 19. 

a Ex. 19, 6 

ch. 11, ii 
ch. 20, 
7, 26 

Eph. 1, 4 
lThes.4,7 
1 Pet.1,16 



wages of him that is hired shall not 
abide with thee all night until the 



c 1 Cor. 
10,14 

d Ex. 23, 11 

ch. 23, 22 



Deut 
24,19 
Ruth 2,15 
Job 20, 
17,20 

e Ps. 41, 1 

Ps. 140,12 
Pro. 14,31 



Eccl. 5, 8 
Isa. 3, 
12-15 
Jas. 2, 1-9 



g Deut. 
24,14 
Mai. 3, 5 
Jas. 5, 4 

h Rom. 
14. le 



morning. 



14 liThou shalt not curse the deaf, 
^nor put a stumblingblock before the 
blind, but shalt 'fear thy Gcd : I am 
the Lord. 

15 1i Y"e -^shall do no unrighteousness 
Deut. 15, |in judgment : thou shalt not respect 

the person of the poor, nor honour 
the person of the mighty : but m. 
righteousness shalt thou judge thy 
neighbour. 

1 6 VThou shalt not go up and down 
as a talebearer among thy people : 

Pro! II,"'"? neither shalt thou ^stand against the 
~ blood of thy neighbour: 1 a7n the 
Lord. 

1 7 "^Thou 'shalt not hate thy brother 
/Eph.4,25;in thine heart: "'thou shalt in any 

wise rebuke thy neighbour, ^and not 
suffer sin upon him. 

1 8 ^Thou ''shalt not avenge, nor 
bear any grudge against the children 
of thy people, "but thou shalt love thy 
neighbour as thyself : I am the Lord. 

i iPek2,i7M9*fYe shall keep my statutes. 

j Ps. 82, 2 I Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender 

J^°;|^|^;with a diverse kind: thou shalt not 

'SOW thy field with mingled seed : 

^ J^jfJJe^gQ neither shall a garment mingled of 

linen and woollen come upon thee. 

20 ^And whosoever lieth carnally 
with a woman, that is a bondmaid, 

m Lu. 17, 3 2|3e|;pQthed to an husband, and not at 

1 Or, that all redeemed, nor freedom given her ; 

thou bear 3g]^g shall be scourged ; thev shall 

for him. not be put to death, because she was 

^ ^°^- ^' ^ not free. 

21 And he shall briag his trespass 
offering unto the Lord, imto the door 

Mat. 5, 43 of the tabemacle of the congregation, 

eve?i a ram for a trespass offering. 

^edbTor: 22 And the priest shall make an 

for man' atonement for him with the ram of 

&y anr''^;the trospass offering before the Lord 

for his sin which he liath done : and 

the sin which he hath done shall be 

inTor^' jfoi^gi^'en him. 



I 1 John 
3, 15 



nRom. 
12. 17 



3 there 
shall be 



thev 
shall be 



23 TAnd when ye shall come into 
SSrJed the land, and shall have planted all 
126 ' 



A repetition 



LEVITICUS, 20. 



of sundry lav:s. 



manner of trees for food, then ye 
shall count the fruit thereof as un- 
circumcised : three years shall it be 
as uncircumcised unto you : it shall 
not be eaten of. 

24 But in the fourth year all the 
fruit thereof shall be ^oly ^'to praise 
the Lord withal. 

25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat 
of the fruit thereof, that it may yield 
unto you the increase thereof : I a?n 
the Lord your God. 

26 IF Ye shall not eat any thing with 
the blood : ^neither shall ye use en- 
chantment, nor observe times. 

27 Ye 'shall not round the corners 
of your heads, neither shalt thou mar 
the corners of thy beard. 

28 Ye shall not 'make any cuttings 
in your flesh for the dead, nor print 
any marks upon you : I am the Lord. 

29 IFDo 'not ^prostitute thy daugh- 
ter, to cause her to be a whore ; lest 
the land fall to whoredom, and the 
land become full of wickedness. 

30 IT Ye ''shall keep my sabbaths, and 
reverence 'my sanctuary : I aw^ the 
Lord. 

31 IT Regard "not them that have 
familiar spirits, neither seek after 
wizards, to be defiled by them : I am 
the Lord your God. 

32 IFThou •'shalt rise up before the 
hoarj^ head, and honour the face of 
the old man, and fear thy God : I am 
the Lord. 

33 ^And nl a stranger sojourn with 
thee in your land, ye shall not ''vex him. 

34 J^iit 'the stranger that dwelleth 
with you shall be unto you as one 
born among you, and "thou shalt love 
him as thyself _; for ye were strangers 
in the land of E'gypt : I am the Lord 
your God. 

35 lYe shall do no unrighteousness 
in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, 
or in measure. 

36 Just ^balances, just Veights, a 
just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye 
have: I am the Lord your God, 
which brought you out of the land 
of E'gypt. 

37 Therefore '^shall ye observe all 
my statutes, and all my judgments, 
and do them : I a^n the Lord. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 Of him that giveth of his seed unto Molech : 4 of 
him that favour eth sueh an 07ie : 6 o/" going to 
wizards: 1 of sanctification : '^ of him that curseth 
his parents : W of adultery : n,'U, 11, \9 of incest: 
1 3 of sodomy, etc. 

AND the Lord spake unto M5'§es, 
saying, 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 19. 

4 holiness 
of praises 
to the 
LORD. 

p Deut. 

13, 17 

q 2 Ki.17,17 

r Jer. 9, 26 

s Deut.14,1 

t Deut. 
23,17 

5 profane. 

u ch. 26, 2 

V Eccl. 5, 1 

w 1 Sam. 
28,7 
Isa. 8, 19 

X 1 Ki. 2, 19 
Pro. 20,29 
Pro. 23,22 
1 Tim. 5,1 

y Ex. 22, 21 

6 Or, op- 
press. 

z Ex. 12, 48 

a Deut. 
10,19 

b Deut. 25, 
13, 15 
Pro. 20,10 

7 stones. 

c Deut.6,25 



CHAP. 20. 

a 2 Ki.17,17 
2 Ki.23,10 
2Chr.33,6 

b Ezek.5,11 

c Ex. 20, 5 

d cli. 17, 7 

e ch. 19, 31 
2 Ki.23,24 

/Ex. 22, 31 
Mat. 5, 48 
Eph. 1, 4 
Col. 3, 12 
1 Thes. 
5,23 
1 Pet.1,16 

g Ex. 31, 13 
Ezek. 
37,28 

h Ex. 21, 17 
Deut. 

27, 16 
Pro. 20,20 
Mat. 15, 4 

i 2 Sam. 
1. 16 

i Deut. 
22,22 
Jer. 29, 23 
John 8, 
4,5 

1 Cor. 6, 9 
Heb. 13, 4 

k ch. 18, 8 
Deut. 
27,23 

I ch. 18, 22 
Gen. 19, 5 
Deut. 
23, 17 
Judg. 
19, 22 
Rom. 1, 
25,32 

127 



2 Again, thou shalt say to the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el, "Whosoever he be of 
the children of I§'ra-el, or of the 
strangers that sojourn in i§'ra-el, that 
giveth any of his seed unto Molech ; 
he shall surely be put to death : the 
people of the land shall stone him 
with stones. 

3 And I will set my face against 
that man, and will cut him off from 
among his people; because he hath 
given of his seed unto M5'lech, to de- 
file *my sanctuary, and to profane 
my holy name. 

4 And if the people of the kmd do 
any ways hide their eyes from the 
man, when he giveth of his seed unto 
Molech, and kill him not : 

5 Then I will set my face against 
that man, and ''against his family, 
and will cut him off, and all that go 
''a whoring after him, to commit 
whoredom with Molech, from among 
their people. 

6 IF And ""the soul that turneth after 
such as have familiar spirits, and 
after wizards, to go a whoring after 
them, I will even set my face against 
that soul, and will cut him off from 
among his people. 

7 Sanctify -^yourselves therefore, 
and be ye holy : for I am the Lord 
your God. 

8 And ye shall keep my statutes, ' 
and do them : ^I am the Lord which 
sanctify you. B. Deut. 4. 1, 2.. 

9 irFor ^every one that curseth his 
father or his mother shall be surely 
put to death: he hath cursed his 
father or his mother ; his 'blood shall 
be upon him. 

10 TTAnd •'the man that committeth 
adultery with another man's wife, 
eve7i he that committeth adultery 
with his neighbour's wife, the adul- 
terer and the adulteress shall surely 
be put to death. 

11 And Hhe man that lieth with his 
father's wife hath uncovered his fa 
ther's nakedness : both of them shall 
surely be put to death ; their blood 
shall be upon them. 

1 2 And if a man lie with his daugh- 
ter in law, both of them shall surely 
be put to death ; they have wrought 
confusion ; their blood shall be upon 
them. 

1 3 Iflf 'a man also lie with mankind, 
as he lieth with a woman, both of 
them have committed an abomina- 
tion: they shall surely be put to 



B 



Divers Imcs 



LEVITICUS, 21. 



death; their blood shall be upon 
them. 

1 i And "'if a man take a wife and 
her mother, it is wickedness: they 
shall be burnt with fire, both he and 
they; that there be no wickedness 
among you. 

1 5 And 'if a man lie with a beast, he 
shall surely be put to death : and ye 
shall slay the beast. 

16 And if a woman approach unto 
any beast, and lie down thereto, thou 
shalt kill the woman, and the beast : 
they shall surely be put to death; 
their blood shall he upon them. 

IT And "if a man shall take his sis- 
ter, his father's daughter, or his 
mother's daughter, and see her na- 
kedness, and she see his nakedness; it 
is a wicked tiling ; and they shall be 
cut off in the sight of their people : 
he hath uncovered his sister's naked- 
ness ; he shall bear his iniquity. 

18 And ^'if a man shall lie with a 
woman having, her sickness, and shall 
micover her nakedness ; he hath ^dis 
covered her foimtain, and she hath 
uncovered the fountain of her blood 
and both of them shall be cut off 
from among their people. 

1 9 And ■''thou shalt not uncover the 
nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor 
of thy father's sister : for he uncov- 
ereth his near kin : they shall bear 
their iniquity. 

20 And if a man shall lie with liis 
uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his 
micle's nakedness: they shall bear 
their sin ; they shall die childless. 

21 And if a man shall take his 
brother's wife, it is "an unclean thing : 
he hath uncovered his brother's na- 
kedness ; they shall be childless. 

22 IYq shall therefore keep all my 
'statutes, and all my judg-ments, and 
do them: that the land, whither I 
bring you to dwell therein, spue you 
not out. 

23 And ye shall not walk in the 
manners of the nation, which I cast 
out before you : for they committed 
all these things, and therefore ^I ab- 
horred them. 

24 But "I have said unto you, Ye| 
shall inherit their land, and I will; 
give it unto you to possess it, a land| 
that floweth with milk and honey : I 
am the Lord your God, which have 
""separated you from other people. 

25 Ye "shall therefore put difference 
between clean beasts and unclean, 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 20. 

m ch. 18, 17 

n Deut. 
27,21 

Gen. 
20,12 

p ch. 15, 24 

1 made 
naked. 

q ch. 18, 12 

r ch. 18, 16 

2 a separa- 
tion. 

s eh. 18, 26 
ch. 19, 37 

t Deut. 9, 5 

u Ex. 8, 17 
Ex. 6, 8 

V Ex. 19, 5 
Ex. 33, 16 
Deut. 7, 6 
Deut.14,2 
1 Ki. 8, 53 
Ps. 135, 4 
1 Pet. 2, 9 

w ch. 11, 47 
Deut. 14,4 

3 Or, 77101'- 
eth. 

X ch. 19, 2 
1 Pet.1,16 

V Titus2,14 

z Ex. 22, 18 
Deut. 
18, 10 
1 Sam. 

28,7 



CHAP. 21. 

a Ezek. 
44. 25 

1 Or, being 
(ill lius- 
band 
among 
his people, 
he shall 
not defile 
himself 
for his 
\vife,etc., 
Ezek. 
24,16 

6 ch. 19, 
27,28 
Deut.14,1 
Ezek. 

44,20 

c Ex. 20, 7 
ch. 18, 21 
ch. 19, 12 
Deut.5,11 
Ps. 15, 4 
Mat. 5, 
33-37 
Jas. 5, 12 

d ch. 3, 11 

e Ezek. 
44,22 

f Deut. 

24, 1, 2 

g ch. 20,7, 8 
Isa. 43, 15 

h Gen.38,24 

i Ex. 29, 29 
Num. 
35, 25 

j Ex. 28, 2 

128 



and ordinal} ce s. 

and between unclean fowls and clean: 
and ye shall not make your souls 
abominable by beast, or by fowl, or 
by any manner of living thing that 
''creepeth on the ground, which I 
have separated from you as unclean. 

26 And ye shall be holy unto me: 
for ^I the Lord am holy, and ^have 
severed you from other people, that 
ye should be mine. 

27 ^A -man also or woman that hath 
a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, 
shall surely be put to death: they 
shall stone them with stones : their 
blood shall he upon them. 

CHAPTER 21. 

I Of iJie priests^ mourning: 6 of their holiness: 
7, 13 of their marriages. 16 The priests that Imve 
blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary. 

AND the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, 
Speak unto the priests the sons 
of Aar'on, and say unto them, There 
^ shall none be defiled for the dead 
among his people : 

2 But for his kin, that is near unto 
him, that is, for his mother, and for 
his father, and for his son, and for his 
daughter, and for his brother, 

3 And for his sister a virgin, that is 
nigh unto him-, wiiich hath had no 
husband ; for her may he be defiled. 

4 J^ut iie shall not defile himself, 
beiiig a chief man among liis people, 
to profane himself. 

5 They ^shall not make baldness 
upon their head, neither shall they 
shave off the corner of their beard, 
nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 

6 They shall be holy unto their God, 
and not '^profane the name of their 
God: for the oft^erings of the Lord 
made by fu^e, and the ''bread of their 
God, they do offer: therefore they 
shall be holy. 

7 They *shall not take a wife that is 
a whore, or profane; neither shall 
they take a woman •'put away from 
her husband : for he is holy unto liis 
God. 

8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore, 
for he offereth the bread of thy God : 
he shall be holy unto thee : ^f or I the 
Lord, which sanctify you, am holy. 

9 And Hhe daughter of any priest, if 
she profane herself by playmg the 
whore, she profaneth her father: she 
shall be burnt with fire. 

lOAAnd'Ae that is the high priest 
among his brethren, upon whose head 
the anointing oil was poured, and 4hat 
is consecrated to put or the garments, 



Divers lavas 



LEVITICUS, 22. 



and ordinances. 



■^shall not uncover his head, nor rend b.c. 1490. that they ''separate themselves from 
his clothes; chap. 21. ftli^ holy things of the children of 



:ls'ra-el, and that they profane not my 
holy name in those things which they 
^'hallow unto me : I am the Lord. 
o Sav unto them. Whosoever he he 



1 1 !N either shall he 'go in to any dead ,_^ ^.^^ ^q^ q 
body, nor defile himself for liis father, ^ ^^-^^^ ' 
or for his mother ; | 19, li 

1 2 Xeither '"shall he go out of themctL. 10. 7 
sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary ^hEs. 28 se of all your seed among your genera- 
of his God; for "the cro^\Ti of the! 12; 30 ' tions, that goeth unto the holy things, 
anointmg oil of his God is upon him :;o Ezek. which the children of Is'ra-el hallow 
I am the Lord. i ^'^2 junto the Lord, having his 'imclean- 

13 And ^4ie shall take a ^^ufe m her pRo^. 12a' ness upon him. that soul shall be 
virguiity. | E^h. 5,^17 cut off from my presence: lam the 

1-i A widow, or a divorced woman, : W^^^- *' Lord. 

or profane, or an harlot, these shall ^ xum.16,5 4 What man soever of the seed of 
he not take : but he shall take a vir-, ps. ei, i ; Aar'on is a leper, or hath '^a ^running 
gm of his own people to Avife. j 2 or, /ood. issue; he shall not eat of the holy 

15 Neither shall he profane his seed '• ch. 22, 23 things, 'until he be clean. And-' whoso 
among his people : for p\ the Lord doj-^ 9^'i°*' ,toucheth any thing that is unclean 
sanctify him. ^^^ t2^ifiy ^^^ dead, or a man whose seed 

16 "7 And the Lord spake unto Mo'-j ^" ' ' goeth from him ; 

'^ If ch. 24, 9 - - - 

§e§, saving, 

1 7 Speak unto Aar'on, saying, Who- " %,^' "^ 

' ~ ' ' - - - - 18, 19 



soever he be of thy seed in their gen- 
erations that hatli any blemish, let 
him not '^approach to offer the '^bread! 
of his God. I 

18 For whatsoever man he be thatj 

hath a blemish, he shall not approach : c'^-^p- 22. 
a blind man, or a lame, or he that '-'■ ^^^- ^^ ^ 
hath a fiat nose, or any thing 'super- '^ p.^^t^ 
fiuous, 

19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, 
or brokenhanded, 

20 Or crookbackt, or a ^dwarf, or 
that hath a blemish in his eye, or be 
scurvy, or scabbed, or 4iath his stones 



c ch. 7, 20 

d ch. 15, 2 

1 running 
of tlie 
reins. 



broken ; 



e ch. 15, 13 
/ Num. 19, 



5 Or ^whosoever toucheth any creep- 
ing thing, whereby he may be made 
unclean, or ^a man of whom he may 
take uncleanness, whatsoever iin- 
cleanness he hath ; 

6 The soul which hath touched any 
such shall be unclean until even, and 
shall not eat of the holy things, un- 
less he 'wash his flesh with water. 

7 And when the sun is down, he 
shall be clean, and shall afterward 
I eat of the holy tilings ; because •'it is 
I his food. 

8 That ^which dietli of itself, or is 
torn icith beasts, he shall not eat to 
defile himself therewith: I am the 



11,22 iLORD. 




Lord made by fire: he hath a blem-|i Heb 
ish: he shall not come nigh to offer!. ^.' 
the bread of his God. r is^n 

22 He shall eat the bread of his God, '^ ex. 22, 31 ^ 

both of the 'most holy, and of the: |;^g^;''^^; eat of the holy thing, 
"holy. I 44, 31 ill But if the priest buy any soul 

23 Only he shall not go in unto the z Ex. 28,43 'with his money, he shall eat of it,, 
vail, nor come nigh unto the altar. : 18^22 and he that is bom in his house : they 



:LoRD do sanctify them. 

10 There shall no "'stranger eat of 

the holy thing: a sojourner of the 

priest, or an hired servant, shall not 



Ex. 29, 33 



because he hath a blemish ; that he ,„ one not 
profane not my sanctuaries : for I the avnest 
Lord do sanctify them. 
2-1 And Mo'ses'^told it unto Aar'on. 
and to liis sons, and unto all the cliil- 
dren of Is'ra-el. 



shall eat of his meat. 

12 If the priest's daughter also be 

^n-m!iXV married unto ^a stranger, she may 

1 Sam ' - — . . _ - -^ 

21,6 



CHAPTER 22. 



wifh the 
purchase 
of his 
money. 



straiiger. 



L The priests in their unclea?iJiess must abstam from\z a man a 
holy things. 10 Vtlw of the prle&Vs house may eat 
of them. 17 The sacrifices micst be without blemish. 
26 The age of the sacrifice. 

A XD the Lord spake unto Mo'ses. 
^ saj-ing, 
2 l^peak unto Aar'on and to his sons, 

(9) 



not eat of an offering of the holy 

things. 

] 1 3 But if the priest's daughter be a 

I vvudow, or divorced, and lia ve no child, 

land "is returned imto her father's 

! house. °as in her youth, she shall eat 

nGen.38,11 of her father's meat : but there shaU 

i's^^jJi no stranger eat thereof. 

11: And ^if a man eat of the holy 

^15,' 16 thing unwittingly, then he shall put 
129 * 



Concerning sacrifices. 



LEVITICUS, 23. 



the fifth part thereof unto it, and 
shall give it unto the priest with the 
holy thing. 

1 5 And ^they shall not profane the 
holy things of the children of l§'ra-el, 
which they offer unto the Lord ; 

16 Or ^suffer them to bear the in- 
iquity of trespass, when they eat their 
holy things : for I the Lord do sanc- 
tify them. 

lY 1i And the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§e§, saying, 

18 Speak unto Aar'on, and to his 
sons, and unto all the children of 
l§'ra-el, and say unto them, 'Whatso- 
ever he be of the house of is'ra-el, or 
of the strangers in Is'ra-el, "that will 
offer his qjjlation for all his vows, and 
for all his freewill offerings, which 
they will offer unto the Lord for a 
burnt offering ; 

19 Ye shall offer at your own will 
a male without blemish, of the beeves, 
of the sheep, or of the goats. 

20 £ut 'whatsoever hath a blemish, 
that shall ye not offer: for it shall 
not be acceptable for you. * 

21 And whosoever off ere th a sacri- 
fice of peace offerings unto the Lord 
to 'accomplish his vow, or a freewill 
offering in beeves or ^sheep, it shall be 
perfect to be accepted ; there shall be 
no blemish therein. 

22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or 
^aviQg a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, 
ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, 
nor make an offering by fire of them 
upon the altar unto the Lord. 

23 Either a bullock or a lamb that 
hath any thing "superfluous or lack- 
ing in his parts, that mayest thou 
offer for a frecAvill offering ; but for 
a vow it shall not be accepted. 

24 Ye shall not offer unto the Lord 
that which is bruised, or crushed, or 
broken, or cut ; neither shall ye make 
a7iy offering thereof in your land. 

25 Neither 'from a stranger's hand 
shall ye offer the bread of your God 
of any of these ; because their "^cor- 
ruption is in them, and blemishes he 
in them : they shall not be accepted 
for you. 

26 TAnd the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§e§, saying, 

27 When ="a bullock, or a sheep, or a 
goat, is brought forth, then it shall be 
seven days under the dam ; and from 
the eighth day and thenceforth it 
shall be accepted for an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

*D. Deut. 17. 1. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 22. 

q Num. 
18, 32 

4 Oi', fade 
f/ie?7i- 

■with the 
iniquity 
of tres- 
pass in 
their eat- 
ing. 

r Num. 
15, 14 

s Deut. 
15,21 
Deut.17,1 
Mai. 1, 
8, 14 

Eph. 5, 27 
Heb. 9, 14 
1 Pet.1,19 

t Num. 15, 
3, 8 
Deut. 
23,21 
Ps. 61, 8 
Ps. 65, 1 
Eccl. 5, 
4,5 

5 Or, goats. 

6 Or, kid. 
wch. 21, 18 

V Num. 
15, 15 

w Mai. 1, 14 
X Ex. 22, 30 

7 Or, slie 
goat. 

V Deut.22,6 
z Ps. 107,22 

Ps. 116,17 

Amos 4, 5 
ach. 19, 37 

Num. 

15,40 

Deut.4,40 
b Isa. 6, 3 

Mat. 6, 9 

Lu. 11, 2 

John 

12,28 
c Ex. 6, 7 



CHAP. 23. 
a 2 Kl. 10,20 

Ps. 81, 3 
b Ex. '20, 9 
Ex. 23, 12 
Deut.5,13 
Lu. 13, 14 
C Neh.13,22 
Isa. 56, 2 
Isa. 58, 13 
Isa. 66, 23 
Ezek. 
20, 12 
d Ex. 23, 14 
e Ex. 12, 6 
Num. 
28, 16 
Deut.16,1 
Josh. 5,10 
/Ex. 12, 16 
Num. 
28,18 
g Ex. 23, 16 
Num. 15, 
2,18 

Deut.16,9 
Josh. 3,15 
1 omer, or, 
handful, 
h Pro. 3, 9 
Rom. 
11, 16 
1 Cor. 
15,20 
Jas. 1, 18 
Rev. 14, 4 
i Ex. 29, 24 

130 



The feasts of the Lord . 

28 And whether it he cow or ''ewe, 
ye shall not kill it ^'and her young 
both in one day. 

29 HAnd when ye will ^offer a sacri- 
fice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, 
offer it at your own will. 

30 On the same day it shall be eaten 
up ; ye shall leave none of it until the 
morrow : I am the Lord. 

31 Therefore "shall ye keep my com- 
mandments, and do them : I am the 
Lord. 

32 Neither shall ye profane my holy 
name ; but *I will be hallowed among 
the children of i§'ra-el : I am the 
Lord which hallow you, 

33 That 'brought you out of the land 
of E'gypt, to be your God : I am the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 Of sundry feasts. 3 The sabbath. 4 Thepassover. 
26 The day of atonement, etc. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
and say unto them, Concerning the 
feasts of the Lord, which ye shall 
"proclaim to he holy convocations, 
even these are my feasts. 

3 Six 'days shall work be done : but 
the seventh day is the sabbath of 
rest, an holy convocation; ye shall 
do no work therein : it is "^the sabbath 
of the Lord in all your dwellings. 

4 HThese '^are the feasts of the Lord, 
even holy convocations, which ye 
shall proclaim in their seasons. 

5 In ^the fourteenth day of the first 
month at even is the Lord's passover. 

6 And on the fifteenth day of the 
same month is the feast of unleav- 
ened bread unto the Lord : seven 
days ye must eat unleavened bread. 

T In •'the first day ye shall have an 
holy convocation : ye shall do no serv- 
ile work therein. 

8 But ye shall offer an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord seven days : in 
the seventh day is an holy convoca- 
tion: ye shall do no servile work 
therein. 

9 IFAnd the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
se§, saying, 

10 Speak unto the children of l§'- 
ra-el, and say unto them, "When ye 
be come into the land which I give 
unto you, and shall reap the harvest 
thereof, then ye shall bring a ^ sheaf 
of Hhe firstfruits of your harvest 
unto the priest : 

11 And he shall *wave the sheaf 



The feast of Pentecost. 



LEVITICUS, 23. 



The day of atonem.ent. 



before the Lord, to be accepted for 
you: on the iiiorro\^ after the sab- 
bath the priest shall wave it. 
12 And ye shaU offer that day when 
ye wave the sheaf an he lamb with- 
out blemish of the first year for a 
burnt offering unto the Lord 



B. C, 1490. 



13 And the meat 



offering 



thereof 



shall he two tenth deals of line flour 
mingled with oil, an offering made by 
fire unto thaLoRD/o/' a sweet savour : 
and the drink offering thereof shaJl 
he of wine, the fourth 'part of an hin. 
11 And ye shall eat neither bread, 
nor parched corn, nor green ears, 
until the selfsame day that ye have 
brought an offering unto your God : 
it shall be a statute for ever through- 
out your generations in all your 
dwellings. 

15 'FAnd •'ye shaU count unto y^ou 
from the morrow after the sabbath, 
from the day that ye brought the 
sheaf of the wave offering; seven 
sabbaths shall be complete : 

16 Even unto the morrow after the 
seventh sabbath shall ye number 
*fifty days ; and ye shall offer a new 
meat offering unto the Lord. 

17 Ye shall bring out of your habi- 
tations two wave loaves of two tenth 
deals: they shaU be of fine flour; 
they shall be baken with leaven; 
they are^th.Q firstf ruits unto the Lord. 

18 And ye shall offer with the bread 
seven lambs ^\4thout blemish of the 
first year, and one young bullock, 
and two rams : they shall be /or a 
burnt offering unto the Lord, with 
their meat offering, and their drink 
offerings, even an offering made by 
fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord. 

1 9 Then ye shall sacrifice '"one kid of 
the goats for a sin offering, and two 
lambs of the first year for a sacrifice 
of peace oft'erings. 

20 And the priest shall wave them 
with the bread of the firstfruits for 
a wave offering before the Lord, 
with the two lambs : they ''shall be 
■^holy to the Lord for the priest. 

21 And ye shall proclaim on the self- 
same day, th at it may be an holy con- 
vocation, unto you: ye sh?Jl do no 
servile work tfierein: it shall he a 
statute for ever in all your dwellings 
throughout your generations. 

22 Tf And "when ye reap the harvest 
of your land, thou shalt not make 
clean riddance of the corners of thy 
field when thou reapest, ^'neither shaft 



CHAP. 23. 

j Ex. .34, 22 
ch. 25, 8 
Deut.16,9 

k Acts 2, 1 



I Ex. 22, 29 
Ex. 23, 16 
Ex. 34, 
22,26 
Kum. 
15,17 
Num. 
28,26 
Deut.26,1 

m ch. 4, 
23,28 

Nam. 
28,30 

n Num. 
18,12 
Deut.18,4 

3 most 
holy. 

Ex. 23, 11 
Deut. 15, 
1-18 

Job 20, 19 
Pro. 14,31 
Pro. 29, 7 
Pro. 22,16 
EccL 5, 8 
Jas. 2, 1 

p ch.19,9,10 
Deut. 
24,19 
Ruth 2, 
15,16 

q Num.29,1 
T ch, 25. 9 

s Ex, 30, 10 
ch. 16, 30 
Num.29,7 
Isa. 58,3,5 
Dan. 10, 
3,12 

t Gen. 
17,14 
ch. 13, 46 
Num. 5, 2 
2Chr. 
26,21 
2Thes.3,6 



3 rest. 

u Ex. 23, 16 

Num. 
29, 12 
Deut. 
16, 13 
Ezra 3, 4 
Neh. 8, 14 
Zech. 
14,16 
John 7, 3 

u Num. 
29,35 
John 7,37 

4 day of 
restraint. 
Deut.16,8 
2 Chr. 7. 9 



131 



thou gather any gleaning of thy har- 
vest : thou shalt leave them unto the 
poor, and to the stranger ; 1 a7n the 
Lord your God. 

23 ^And the Lord spake unto M5'- 
ses, saying, 

24: Speak untothe childreaof is'ra-el, 
saying, In the ^seventh month, in the 
first day of the month, shall ye have 
a sabbath, a ''memorial of blowing of 
trumpets, an holy convocation. 

25 \ e shall do no seiwile work there- 
in: but ye shall offer an offering 
made by fire unto the Lord. 

26 TAnd the Lord spake unto M5'- 
ses, saying, 

27 Also on the tenth day of this 
seventh month 'there shall he a day 
of atonement : it shall be an holy 
convocation mito you ; and ye shall 
afflict your souls, and offer an offer- 
mg made by fire unto the Lord. 

2 b And ye shall do no work in that 
same day: for it is a day of atone- 
ment, to make an atonement for you 
before the Lord your God. 

29 For whatsoever soul it he that 
shall not be afflicted in that same day, 
'he shall be cut off from among his 
people. 

30 And whatsoever soul it he that 
doeth any work in that same day, 
the same soul will I destroy from 
among his people. 

31 Ye shall do no manner of work : it 
shall he a statute for ever through- 
out your generations in all your dwell- 
ings. 

32 It shall he imto you a sabbath of 
rest, and ye shall afflict your souls : 
in the ninth day of the month at 
even, from even imto even, shaU ye 
^celebrate your sabbath. 

33 ^And the Lord spake tmto Mo'- 
ses, saying, 

34 Speak imto the children of Is'- 
ra-el, saying, "The fifteenth day of 
this seventli month shall he the feast 
of tabernacles for seven days unto 
the Lord. 

35 On the first day shall he an holy 
convocation : ye shall do no ser\-ile 
work therein. 

3 6 Seven days ye shall offer an offer- 
ing made by fire unto the Lord : 'on 
the eighth day shall be an holy con- 
vocation unto your and ye shall offer 
an offering made by fire unto the 
Lord: it is a, ^solemn assembly; and 
ye shall do no ser'^^ile work therein. 
^^37 These are the feasts of tne Lord, 



Tlie oil for the lamp^.. 



LEVITICUS, 24. 



which ye shall proclaim to he holy 
convocations, to offer an offering 
made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt 
offering, and a meat offering, a sacri- 
fice, and drink offerings, every thing 
upon his day : 

38 Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, 
and beside your gifts, and beside all 
your vows, and beside all your free- 
will offerings, which ye give unto the 
Lord. 

39 Also in the fifteenth day of the 
seventh month, when ye have gath- 
ered ""in the fruit of the land, ye shall 
keep a feast unto the Lord seven 
days : on the first day shall be a sab- 
bath, and on the eighth day shall be 
a sabbath. 

40 And ^ye shall take you on the 
first day the ^boughs of goodly trees, 
branches of palm trees, and the 
boughs of thick trees, and willows of 
the brook ; ^and ye shall rejoice be- 
fore the Lord your God seven days. 

41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto 
the Lord seven days in the year. It 
shall be a statute for ever in your 
generations : ye shall celebrate it in 
the seventh month. 

42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven 
days; all that are i§'ra-el-ites born 
shall dwell in booths : 

43 That^yourgenerationsmayknow 
that I made the children of l§'ra-el to 
dwell in booths, when I brought them 
out of the land of E'gypt : I am the 
Lord your God. 

44 And M5'§e§ declared unto the 
children of l§'ra-el the feasts of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 The oil for the lamps. 5 The sheicbread. 10 Shel- 
omith's son hlasiohemeth. 17 Of murder. 23 The 
blasphemer stoned. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'seg, 
saying, 

2 Command "the children of l§'ra-el, 
that they bring unto thee pure oil 
olive beaten for the light, 'to cause 
the lamps to burn continually. 

3 Without the vail of the testimony, 
in the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, shall Aar'on order it from the 
evening unto the morning before the 
Lord continually : it shall be a stat 
ute for ever in your generations. 

4 He shall order the lamps upon the 
^pure candlestick before the Lord 
continually. 

5 IFAnd thou shalt take fine flour, 
and bake twelve ''cakes thereof : two 
tenth deals shall be in one cake. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 23. 

w Ex. 23, 16 

X Nell. 8, 15 

5 fruit. 

y Deut. 
16, U 
Isa. 35, 10 
Isa. 66, 10 
John 
16,22 

z Deut. 
31, 13 
Ps.78,5,6 



CHAP. 24. 

a Ex. 27, 20 

1 to cause 
to ascend. 

b Ex. 31. 8 
Ex. 39, 37 

c Ex. 25, 30 

d 1 Ki. 7, 48 
2Chr.4,19 
Heb. 9, 2 

e Num. 4, 7 
lChr.9,32 
2Clir.2,4 

7 1 Sam. 
21,6 

Mat. 12, 4 
Mark2,26 
Lu. 6, 4 

g Ex. 29, 33 
ch. 8, 3 
ch. 21, 22 

h Job 1, 5 
Job 2, 5, 9 
Isa. 8, 21 

i Ex. 18, 22 

j Num. 
15,34 

2 to ex- 
pound 
unto 
them ac- 
cording to 
the mouth 
of the 
LORD. 
Ex. 18, 
15,16 

k Deut.17,7 

I ch. 5, 1 
Num.9, 13 

TOlKi.21,10 
Ps. 74, 
10,18 
Mat.12,31 
Mark3,28 
J as. 2, 7 

n Gen. 9, 6 
Ex. 21, 12 
Num. 
.35, 31 
Deut. 
19. 11 
Mat.26,52 
Rev.13,10 

3 smiteth 
the life of 
a man. 

4 life for 
life- 

Ex. 21, 24 
Deut. 
19,21 
Mat. 5. 38 
Mat. 7, 2 

p Ex. 21, 33 

132 



The laic of blasphemy . 

6 And thou shalt set them in two 
rows, six on a row, ^upon the pure 
table before the Lord, 

7 And thou shalt put pure frankin- 
cense upon each row, that it may be 
on the bread for a memorial, even an 
offering made by fire unto the Lord, 

8 Every sabbath he shall 'set it in 
order before the Lord continually, 
being taken from the children of I§'- 
ra-el by an everlasting covenant. 

9 And -^it shall be Aar'on's and his 
sons'; and^they shall eat it in the 
holy place : for it is most holy unto 
him of the offerings of the Lord 
made by fire by a perpetual statute. 

10 IT And the son of an l§'ra-el-it-ish 
woman, whose father was an E-gyp'- 
tian, went out among the children of 
I§'ra-el : and this son of the I§'ra-el- 
it-ish vnoman and a man of l§'ra-el 
strove together in the camp ; 

11 And the i§'ra-el-it-ish woman's 
son blasphemed the name of the 
io^Z),^and cursed. And they brought 
'him unto M5'§e§ : (and his mother's 
name was SheFo-mith, the daughter 
of Dib'ri, of the tribe of Dan :) 

12 And they -^put him in ward,^that 
the mind of the Lord might be shewed 
them. 

1 3 And the Lord spake unto M5'§e§, 
saying, 

14 Bring forth him that hath cursed 
without the camp ; and let all that 
heard hvm lay ^their hands upon his 
head, and let all the congregation 
stone him. 

15 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of I§'ra-el, saying, Whoso- 
ever curseth his God 'shall bear his 
sin. 

16 And he that "'blasphemeth the 
name of the Lord, he shall surely be 
put to death, and all the congrega- 
tion shall certamly stone him : as well 
the stranger, as he that is born in the 
land, when he blasphemeth the name 
of the Lord, shall be put to death. 

ITAnd'^he that ^killeth any m.an 
shall surely be put to death. 

1 8 And he that killeth a beast shall 
make it good ; ^beast for beast. 

19 And if a man cause a blemish in 
his neighbour ; as "he hath done, so 
shall it be done to him ; 

20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, 
tooth for tooth : as he hath caused a 
blemish in a man, so shall it be done 
to him agai7i. 

21 And ^he that killeth a beast, he 



The year ofjubile. 



LEVITICUS, 25; 



Blessings for obedience. 



shall restore it : and he that killeth a 
man. he shall be put to death. 

22 Ye shall have *one manner of 
law, as well for the stranger, as for 
one of your own country : for I am 
the Lord your God. 

23 IF And Mo'§e§ spake to the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el, that they should bring 
forth him that had cursed out of the 
camp, and '"stone him with stones. 
And the children of l§'ra-el did as 
the Lord commanded M5'§e§. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Sabbath of the seveyith year. 8 The jubile. 14 Of 
oppression. 18 A blessing of obedience. 47 Of re- 
deeming servants. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§ 
in mount Sf nai, saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
and say unto them, When ye come 
into the land which I give you, then 
shall the land 'keep a "sabbath unto 
the Lord. 

3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, 
and six years thou shalt prune thy 
vineyard, and gather in the fruit 
thereof ; 

4 But in the seventh year shall be a 
sabbath of rest unto the land, a sab- 
bath for the Lord : thou shalt nei- 
ther sow thy field, nor prune thy 
vineyard. 

5 That 'which groweth of its own 
accord of thy harvest thou shalt not 
reap, neither gather the grapes -of 
thy vine undressed : for it is a year 
of rest unto the land. 

6 And the sabbath of the land shall 
be meat for you ; for thee, and for 
thy servant, and for thy maid, and 
for thy hired servant, and for thy 
stranger that sojoumeth with thee, 

7 And for thy cattle, and for the 
beast that are in thy land, shall all 
the increase thereof be meat. 

8 If And thou shalt number seven 
sabbaths of years unto thee, seven 
times seven years ; and the space of 
the seven sabbaths of years shall be 
unto thee forty and nine years. 

9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet 
^of the jubile to sound on the tenth 
day of the seventh month, in ^the 
day of atonement shall ye make the 
trumpet sound throughout all your 
land. 

10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth 
year, and '^proclaim liberty through 
out all the land unto all the inhabit- 
ants thereof: it shall be a jubile 
unto you ; and "ye shall return every 



B. C. Ii90. 



CHAP. 24. 

q Ex. 12, 49 
ch. 19, 34 
Num. 
15, 16 
Deut. 10, 
17-19 

r Deut.13,9 
Deut.17,7 



CHAP. 25. 

1 rest. 

a Ex. 23, 10 
ch. 26, 
34,35 
2Chr. 
36,21 

b 2 Ki. 19,29 

3 of thy 
separa- 
tion. 

3 loud of 
sound. 

J ch. 23, 24 

d Isa. 61, 2 
Isa. 63, 4 
Jer. 34, 8, 
15, 17 
Lu. 4, 19 
Gal. 5, 1 

e Num.36,4 

/ch. 27, 24 
Num.36,4 

g ch. 19, 13 
ISam. 
12 3 
Mic. 2, 2 
1 Cor. 6, 8 

h Pro. 14,31 
Pro. 22,22 
Jer. 7, 6 
Ezek. 
22,29 
lThes.4,6 

i ch. 26, 5 
Deut. 
12,10 
Ps. 4, 8 
Pro. 1, 33 
Jer. 23, 6 

j Mat. 6, 25 

k Ex. 16, 29 
Deut.28,8 
Ps. 33, 12 
Ps. 119, 2 
Ps. 128, 1 
Pro. 3, 33 
Pro. 8, 32 
Pro. 10,22 
1 Tim. 4,8 

I 2Ki.l9,29 

mJosh.5,11 

4 for cut- 
ting off, 
or, to be 
quite cut 
off. 

n Deut. 
32,43 
Joel 2, 18 

Ps. 119,19 
1 Pet.2,11 

p Ruth 2,20 

\q Ruth 3. 2 

133 



man imto his possession, and ye shall 
return every man unto his family. 

11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year 
be unto you : ye shall not sow, nei- 
ther reap that which groweth of itself 
in it, nor gather the grapes m it of 
thy vine imdressed. 

12 For it is the jubile; it shall be 
holy unto you : ye shall eat the in^ 
crease thereof out of the field. 

1 3 In -^ the year of this jubile ye shall 
return every man unto his possession. 

14 And if thou sell ought unto thy 
neighbour, or buyest oitght of thy 
neighbour's hand, ye ^shall not op- 
press one another : 

15 According to the number of years 
after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy 
neighbour, a7id according unto the 
number of years of the fruits lie shall 
sell unto thee : 

16 According to the multitude of 
years thou shalt increase the price 
thereof, and according to the f e^^^less 
of years thou shalt diminish the price 
of it : for according to the number 
of the years of the fruits doth he sell 
unto thee. 

17 Ye ^shall not therefore oppress 
one another ; but thou shalt fear thy 
God : for I am the Lord your God. 

18 IF Wherefore ye shall do my stat- 
utes, and keep my judgments, and 
do them ; 'and ye shall dwell in the 
land in safety. 

1 9 And the land shall yield her fruit, 
and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell 
therein in safety. 

20 And if ye shall say, ^ What shall 
we eat the seventh year ? behold, we 
shall not sow, nor gather in our in- 
crease : 

21 Then I will ^command my bless- 
ing upon you in the sixth year, and 
it shall bring forth fruit for three 
years. 

22 And 'ye shall sow the eighth 
year, and eat ijet of ""old fruit until 
the ninth year ; until her fruits come 
in ye shall eat o/the old store. 

23 llThe land shall not be sold for 
^ever -. for "the land is mine ; for ye are 
"strangers and sojourners with me. 

24 And in all the land of your pos- 
session ye shall grant a redemption 
for the land. 

25 ^If nhy brother be waxen poor, 
and hath sold away some of his pos- 
session, and if ^any of his kin come 
to redeem it, then shall he redeem 
that which his brother sold. 



Laws concerning 



LEVITICUS, 25. 



tJie year of jabile. 



26 And if the man have none to re-| 
deem it, and ^himself be able to re-i 
deem it ; 

27 Then let him count the vears cf 
the sale thereof, and restore the over- 
plus unto the man to whom he sold 
it ; that he may return unto his pos- 
session. 

28 But if he be not able to restore it 
to him, then that which is sold shall 
remain in the hand of him that hath 
bought it until the yea,r of jubile; 
and in the jubile it shall go out, and 
he shall return unto his possession. 

29 And if a man sell a dAvelling 
house in a walled city, then he may 
redeem it within a whole year after 
it is sold ; within a full year may he 
redeem it. 

30 And if it be not redeemed within 
the space of a full year, then the 
house that is in the w^alled city shall 
be established for ever to him that 
bought it throughout his generations : 
it shall not go out in the jubile. i 

31 But the houses of the villages 
w^hich have no wall round about 
them shall be counted as the fields 
of the country: "^they may be re- 
deemed, and they shall go out in the 
jubile. 

3 2 Notwithstanding 'the cities of the 
Le'vites, and the houses of the cities 
of their possession, may the Le'vites 
redeem at any time. 

33 And if ''a man purchase of the 
Le'vites, then the house that was 
sold, and the city of his possession, 
shall go out in the year of jubile : for 
the houses of the cities of the Le'- 
vites are their possession among the 
children of Is'ra-el. 

34: But "the "field of the suburbs of 
their cities may not be sold ; for it is 
their perpetual possession. 

35 lAnd if thy brother be waxen 
poor, and ®f alien in decay with thee; 
then thou shalt ^relieve ^him: yea, 
though he he a stranger, or a so- 
journer; that he may live with 
thee. 

36 Take "thou no usury of him, or 
increase : but fear thy God ; that thy 
brother may live with thee. 

37 Thou shalt not give him thy 
money upon usury, nor lend him 
thy victuals for increase. 

38 I am, the Lord your God, which 
brought you forth out of the land of 
E'gypt, to give you the land of Ca'- 
naan, and to be your God. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 25. 



5 his hand 
hath at- 
tained 
and 
found 
suffi- 
ciency. 



6 redeinp- 

tion be- 
longeth 
unto it. 



r Josh. 21,2 



Or, one 

of the Le- 
vites re- 
deem, 
them. 



s Acts 4, 36 

8 Ms hand 
faileth. 



9 strength' 

en. 



t Deut.15,7 
Ps. 37, 26 
Pro. 14,31 
Lu. 6, 35 
Actsll,29 
Rom. 
12, 18 
1 John 
3,17 

u Ex. 22, 25 
Deut. 
23,19 
Neh. 5, 7 
Ps. 15, 5 
Pro. 28, 8 



V Ex. 21, 2 
Deut. 
15, 12 

1 Ki. 9, 22 

2 Ki. 4, 1 
Jer. 34,14 



10 serx^e 
thyself 
tvith him 
with the 
service, 
etc. 

wRom.6,22 
1 Cor.7,23 

11 iviththe 
sale of a 
bond' 
man. 

X Eph. 6, 9 
Col, 4, 1 

y Mai. 3, 5 

12 ye shall 
serve 

yourselves 
with 
them. 

13 his hand 
obtain, 
etc. 

134 



39 IF And "if thy brother that dvnell- 
eth by thee be waxen poor, and be 
sold unto thee ; thou shalt not '"com- 
pel him to serve as a bondservant : 

40 i?i^?^ as an hired servant, and as 
a sojourner, he shall be with thee, 
and shall serve thee unto the year 
of jubile : 

41 And then shall he depart from 
thee, both he and his children with 
him, and shall return unto his own 
family, and unto the possession of 
his fathers shall he return. 

42 For they are '^my servants, which 
I brought forth out of the land of 
E'gypt: they shall not be sold "as 
bondmen. 

43 Thou ^shalt not rule over him 
with rigour ; but ^'shalt fear thy God. 

44 Both thy bondmen, and thy 
bondmaids, "which thou shalt have, 
shall he of the heathen that are round 
about you; of them shall ye buy 
bondmen and bondmaids. 

45 Moreover of the children of the 
strangers that do sojourn among you, 
of them shall ye buy, and of their 
families that are with you, which 
they begat in your land : and they 
shall be your possession. 

46 And ye shall take them as an in- 
heritance for your children after you, 
to inherit ^/^e?;?/orapossession; '''they 
shall be your bondmen for ever: but 
over your brethren the children of 
is'ra-el, ye shall not rule one over 
another with rigour. 

47 'iFAnd if a sojourner or stranger 
wax '^rich by thee, and thy brother 
that dv^elleth by him wax poor, and 
sell himself unto the stranger or so- 
journer by thee, or to the stock of 
the stranger's family : 

48 After that he is sold he may be 
redeemed again ; one of his brethren 
may redeem him : 

49 Either his vmcle, or his uncle's 
son, may redeem him, or any that is 
nigh of kin unto him of his family 
may redeem him ; or if he be able, 
he may redeem himself. 

50 And he shall reckon with him 
that bought him from the year that 
he was sold to him unto the year of 
jubile : and the price of his sale shall 
be according unto the number of 
years, according to the time of an 
hired servant shall it be with him. 

51 If there he yet many years he- 
hind, according unto them he shall 
give again the price of his redemp- 



Idolatry forbidden. 



LEVITICUS, 26. A curse to the disobedient. 



tion out of the money that he was 
bought for. 

5 2 And if there remain but few years 
unto the year of jubile, then he shah 
count with him, and according unto 
his yeai's shall he give him again the 
price of his redemption. 

53 ^?^6? as a yearly hired servant 
shall he be with him : and the other 
shall not rule with rigour over him 
in thy sight. 

54 And if he be not redeemed 'Hn 
these years, then he shall go out in 
the year of jubile, both he, and his 
children with him. 

55 For unto me the children of I§'- 
ra-el are servants ; they are my serv- 
ants whom I brought forth out of the 
land of E'gypt : I am the Lord your 
God. 

CHAPTER 26. 

I OJ idolatry. 2 Of religiousness. 3 A blessing tn 
the obedient. 14 A curse to the disobedient. 40 A. 
promise to the penitent. 

YE shall make you ''no idols nor 
graven image, neither rear you 
up a 'standing image, neither shall ye 
set up any ^image of stone in your 
land, to bow down unto it : for I am 
the Lord your God. 

2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and 
reverence my sanctuary : I am the 
Lord. 

3 IF If ye walk in my statutes, and 
keep my commandments, and do 
them; 

4 Then ^I will give you rain in due 
season, and the land shall yield her 
increase, and the trees of the field 
shall yield their fruit. 

5 And your threshing shall reach 
unto the vintage, and the vintage 
shall reach unto the sowing time : 
and '^ye shall eat your bread to the 
full, and ''dwell in your land safely. 

6 And 'I will give peace in the land, 
and ye •''shall lie down, and none shall 
make you afraid : and I will ^rid ^evil 
beasts out of the land, neither shall 
*the sword go through your land. 

7 And ye shall chase your enemies, 
and they shall fall before you by the 
sword. 

8 And five of you shall chase an hun- 
dred, and an hundred of you shall 
put ten thousand to fiight : and your 
enemies shall fall before you by the 
sword. 

9 For I will 'have respect unto you, 
and make ^you fruitful, and multiply 
you, and establish my covenant with 
you. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 25. 

14 Or, by 

these 
means. 



CHAP. 26. 

a Ex. 20,4,5 
Ps. 97, 7 

1 Or, pil- 
lar. 

2 a stone of 
picture, 
or,, figured 
stone. 

b Isa. 30, 23 

c Deut. 
11, 15 
Joel 2, 
19,26 

d Job 11, 18 
Ezek. 
34, 25 

6 lChr.22,9 
Isa. 45, 7 

/Ps. 3, 5 
Jer. 30,10 

3 cause to 
cease. 

g 2 Ki.17,25 
Ezek.5,17 
Ezek. 
14,15 

h. Josh. 
23,10 
Ezek. 
14,17 

i Ex. 2, 25 
2 Ki.13,23 

j Gen. 17, 

6,7 
k Ezek. 

37,26 

I Deut. 
32,19 

TO2Cor.6,16 
Eph. 2,21 
Heb. 3, 6 

n Ezek. 
11,20 

o Ezek. 
34,27 

p Deut. 
28,15 

q 2 Ki.17,15 

4 upon you. 

r Deut. 
28.22 

s 1 Sam. 
2,33 

t Job 31. 8 

uJudg.2,14 

V Ps. 106,41 

to Ps. 53, 5 

X 1 Sam.2,5 

y 1 Sam. 
4, 10 
Isa. 25, 11 

z Ps. 127, 1 
Isa. 49. 4 

a Deut. 
28,18 
Hag, 1, 10 

5 Or, at all 
adven- 
tures 
with me. 

5 2K1.17,25 

c Judg. 5, 6 
2Chr.l5,5 
Zech.7.14 

d Jer. 5, 3 

e 2 Sam. 

22,27 

; Ezek. 6, 3 

135 



10 And ye shall eat old store, and 
bring forth the old because of the new. 

1 1 And ^I will set m^y tabernacle 
among you : and my soul shall not 
abhor 'you. 

1 2 And ™I v*t11 walk among you, and 
"will be your God, and ye shall be 
my people. 

131 am the Lord your God, which 
brought you forth out of the land of 
E'gypt, that ye should not be their 
bondmen; "and I have broken the 
bands of your yoke, and made you 
go upright. 

14 "I But -"if ye will not hearken unto 
me, and will not do all these com- 
mandments ; 

1 5 And if ye shall ^despise my stat- 
utes, or if your soul abhor my judg- 
ments, so that ye will not do all my 
commandments, but that ye break 
my covenant : 

161 also will do this unto vou ; I 
will even appoint ^over you terror, 
consumption, '"and the burning ague, 
that shall 'consume the eyes, and 
cause sorrow of heart : and ye shall 
'sow your seed in vain, for your ene- 
mies shall eat it. 

IT And I will set my face against 
you, and ye "shall be slain before your 
enemjes: they ^'that hate you shall 
reign over you; and '^ye shall flee 
when none pursueth you. 

18 And if ye will not yet for all this 
hearken unto me, then I Avill pimish 
you "^seven times more for your sins. 

1 9 And I will ^'break the pride of 
your power ; and I wi]l make your 
heaven as iron, and yoiu* earth as 
brass : 

20 And your ^strength shall be spent 
in vain: for ''your land sliall not yield 
her increase, neither shall the trees 
of the land yield their fruits. 

21 And if ye walk ^contrary unto 
me, and mil not hearken unto me ; I 
will bring seven times more pla.gues 
upon you according to your sins. 

22 1 *will also send wild beasts 
among you. which shall rob you of 
your children, and destroy your 
cattle, and make you few in n umber ; 
and'^vour high wajs shall be desolate. ^ 

23 And if '^ye will not be reformed" 
by me by these things, but will walk 
contrary unto me ; 

24 Then *will I also walk contrary 
unto you, and will punish you yet 
seven times for your sins, f 

25 And ^1 will bring a sword upon 

* C. 26. 36. t N. Deut. 28. 58-6i 



N 



Mefyiy to the penitent. 



LEVITICUS, 27. 



^aws concerning vows. 



C 



you, that shall avenge the quarrel of 
my covenant : and when ye are gath 
ered together within your cities, I 
fiwill send the pestilence among you ; 
and ye shall be delivered into the 
hand of the enemy. 

26 And Hvhen 1 have broken the 
staff of your bread, ten women shall 
bake your bread in one oven, and 
they shall deliver you your bread 
again by weight : and 'ye shall eat, 
and not be satisfied. 

27 And if ye will not for all this 
hearken unto me, but walk contrary 
unto me ; 

28 Then I will walk contrary unto 
you also •'in fury ; and I, even I, will 
chastise you seven times for your sins 

29 And ^ye shall eat the flesh of your 
sons, and the flesh of your daughters 
shall ye eat. 

30 And T Avill destroy your high 
places, and cut down your images, 
and "'cast your carcases upon the car- 
cases of your idols, and my soul shall 
''abhor you. 

31 And "I will make your cities 
waste, and bring /'your sanctuaries 
unto desolation, and I will not smell 
the savour of your sweet odours. 

32 And *I will bring the land into 
desolation : and your enemies which 
dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 

33 And T will scatter you among 
the heathen, and will draw out a 
sword after you : and your land shall 
be desolate, and your cities waste. 

34: Then 'shall the land enjoy her 
sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, 
and ye be in your enemies' land ; 
even then shall the land rest, and en- 
joy her sabbaths. 

35 As long as it lieth desolate it 
shall rest ; because it did not rest in 
your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 

3 6 And upon them that are left aliv e 
of you I ^will send a faintness into 
their hearts in the lands of their ene- 
mies ; and the "sound of a ''shaken 
leaf shall chase them ; and they shall 
flee, as fleeing from a sword ; and 
[they shall fall when none pursueth.* 

37 And ""they shall fall one upon an- 
other, as it were before a sword, when 
none pursueth: and "ye shall have 
no power to stand before your ene- 
mies. 

38 And ye shall perish among the 
heathen, and the land of your ene- 
mies shall eat you up. 

39 And they that are left of you 

* C. Num. 14. 18. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 26. 

g Amos4,10 
h Isa. 3, 1 
i Mic. 6, 14 
j Isa. 59, 18 
k 2 Ki. 6, 29 
I 2Chr.34,3 
7)i2Ki.23,20 
n Ps. 78, 59 
Neh. 2, 3 
Jer. 5, 10 
p Lam. I,i0 
q Jer. 9, 11 
Jer. 25, 11 
r Deut.4,27 
Deut. 
28,64 
Ps. 44, 11 
Ezek. 
12, 15 
Ezek. 
20,23 
Zech.7,14 
s 2 Chr. 
36,21 
t Ezek.21,7 
•u Pro. 28, 1 
6 driven. 
V Judg.7,22 
Isa. 10, 4 
tt;Judg.2,14 
X Neh. 1, 9 
Jer. 3, 25 
Jer. 20, 12 
y Num. 5, 7 
, 1 Ki. 8, 33 
J Ob 34, 31 
Pro. 28,13 
Jer. 3, 12 
Lu. 15, 18 
1 John 1,9 
z Jer. 9, 25 
Ezek.44,7 
Acts 7, 51 
Kom.2,29 
Col. 2, 11 
a 1 Ki.21,29 
2Chr.l2,6 
b Ex. 2, 24 
Ex. 6, 5 
Ps. 106,45 
Ezek. 
16,60 
c Ps. 1.36,23 
d Deut.4,31 
e Rom. 
11, 28 
/ Ps. 98, 2 

Ezek.20,9 
fif Deut. 6, 1 
Deut.12,1 
Deut.33,4 
John 1,17 
n ch. 25, 1 



shall *pine slwslj in their iniquity in 
your enemies' lands ; and also in the 
iniquities of their fathers shall they 
pine away with them. 
40 If ^they shall confess their 



m- 



CHAP. 27. 

a Num. 6, 2 

Deut. 23, 

21-23 

Judg. 11, 

30, 31, 39 

1 Sam. 1, 

11, 28 

Job 22, 27 

Ps. 50, 

14, 15 

Ps. 65, 1 

Ps. 76, 11 

Eccl. 5, 

4-6 

Jonah 

1, 16 

Acts21,23 
b Ex. 30, 13 

Num.3,47 

Num. 

18, 16 

Ezek. 

45, 12 

13 a 



iquity, and the iniquity of their fa- 
thers, with their trespass which the y 
trespassed against me, and that also 
they have walked contrary unto 
me: 



41 And that I also have walked con- 
trary unto them, and have brough t 
them into the land of their enemies i 
if then their ^uncircumcised hearts 
be '^humb led, an d they then accept of 
the punishment of their iniquity : 

42 Thenwill I ^remember my cove- 
nant with Ja'cob, and also my c ove- 
nant with i^gaac, andalso my covenant 
with A'bra-ham will I remember: and 



I wi ll ^remembe r t he land. * 

43 The land also shall be left of 
them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, 
while she lieth desolate without 
them: and they shall accept of the 
punishment of their iniquity: be- 
cause, even because they despised 
my judgments, and because their 
soul abhorred my statutes. 

44 And yet for all that, when they 
be in the land of their enemies,! ^^will 
not cast them away, neither will I 
abhor them, to destroy them utterly, 
and to break my covenant with them: 
for I am the Lord their God. 

45 But I will 'for their sakes remem- 
ber the covenant of their ancestors, 
whom I brought forth out of the land 
of E'gypt -'in the sight of the heathen, 
that 1 might be their God : I am the 
Lord. 

46 These ^are the statutes and judg- 
ments and laws, which the Lord 
made between him and the children 
of i§'ra-el ^in mount Sfnai by the 
hand of M5'§e?. 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 Concerninp vows. 26 Of the Lord's firstlings. 28 
JVb devoted thing may be redeemed. 30 The tithe 
may not be chariged. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
and say unto them, "When a man 
shall niake a singular vow, the per 
sons shcdl be for the Lord by thy 
estimation. 

3 And thy estimation shall be of the 
male from twenty years old even 
unto sixty years old, even thy esti- 
mation shall be fifty shekels of silver, 
after *the shekel of the sanctuary 

* L Deut. 4. 36, 37; P. Deut. 4.' 29, 30; 
R. Num. 5. 5-7. 



Lavjs concerning vovjs. 



LEVITICUS, 27 



Of the LorcVs firstlhigs. 



B. C. U90. 



4 And. if it be a female, then ihv esti- 
mation shall be thirty shekels. 

5 And if it be from five years old 
even unto twenty years old, then 
thy estmiation shall be of the male 
twentv shekels, and for the female 
ten shekels. 

6 And if it be from a month old even 
mito five years old, then thy estima- 
tion shall be of the male five shekels 
of silver, and for the female thy esti- 
mation shall be tliree shekels of 
silver. 

7 And if it be from sixty years old 
and above ; if it bedb male, then thy 
estimation shall be fifteen shekels, 
and for the female ten shekels. 

8 But ""if he be poorer than thy esti- 
noation, then he shall present himself 
before the priest, and the priest shall 
value him; according to his ability 
that vowed shall the x^riest value him. 

9 And if it be Si beast, whereof men 
bring an offering unto the Lord, all 
that a7ii/ man giveth of such unto 
the Lord 'shall be holy. 

10 He shall not alter it, nor change 
it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a 
good : and if he shaU at all change 
beast for beast, then it and the ex- 
change thereof shall be holy. 

1 1 And if it be any unclean beast, of 
which they do not offer a sacrifice 
unto the Lord, then he shall present 
the beast before the i)riest : 

12 And the priest shall value it, . ^^ g^ ^^ 
whether it be good or bad : ^as thouj ^ Num.sU"/ 

- - - - Xum. 

18, 16 
Ezek. 

4:5,12 



CHAP. 27. 



c Lu. 21, 1 
2 Cor.8,12 



1 shall be 

sacrificed. 



2 according 
to thy es- 
timation, 
O priest, 
etc. 



tZ ch. 25, 
29-31 
Num. 
18, li 
2 Cor.9,10 



3 Or, the 
land of 
an homer, 
etc. 



e ch. 25, 
15, 16 
Lu. 4t, 18 



fch. 25,10, 
28, 31 . 



(J Num. 
18, li 
Deut. 
13, 17 
Josh. 6,1'i 
Ezek. 
44,29 



h ch. 25, 28 



valuest it, loho art the priest, so shall 
it be. 

13 But if he will at all redeem it, 
then he shall add a fifth i^art thereof 
unto thy estimation. 

14: IT And when a man shall '^sanctify 
his house to be holy unto the Lord, 
then the priest shall estimate it, 
whether it be good or bad: as the 
priest shall estimate it, so shall it 
stand. 

15 And if he that sanctified it Aviil 
redeem his house, then he shall add 
the fifth 2Da7^t of the money of thy 
estimation imto it, and it shall be his. 

16 And if a man shall sanctify unto 
the Lord so?ne part of a field of his 
possession, then thy estimation shall 
be according to the seed thereof : ^an 
homer of barley seed shall be valued 
at fifty shekels of silver. 

17 If he sanctify his field from the 
year of jubile, according to thy esti- 
mation it shall stand. 



4: firstborn, 
etc., 
Ex. 13, 
2, 12 

Ex. 22, 30 
Num. 
18,17 
Deut. 
15,19 



i Josh. 6,1' 



5 Persons. 
Ex. 22, 20 
Num.21,2 
Deut. 7, 1 
Deut. 
20, 16 
Deut. 
25, 19 
Josh. 6,17 
1 Sam. 
15,3 



k Gen.28,22 
Num. 
18, 21 
2Chr.31,5 
Neh. 
13,12 

137 



1 S But if he sanctify his field after 
the jubile, then the x^riest shall reck- 
on ''unto huTL the money according to 
the years that remain, even unto the 
year of the jubile, and it shall be 
abated from thy estimation. 

19 And if he that sanctified the field 
will in any wise redeem it, then he 
shall add the fifth pai^t of the money 
of thy estimation unto it, and it shall 
be assured to him, 

20 And if he will not redeem the 
field, or if he have sold the field to 
another man, it shall not be redeemed 
any more. 

21 But the field, Avhen it goeth out 
in the jubile, shall be holy unto the 
Lord, as a field devoted; the ^pos- 
session thereof shall be the priest's. 

22 And if a man sanctify unto the 
Lord a field which he hath bought, 
which is not of the fields of liis pos- 
session ; 

23 Then the priest shall reckon un- 
to him the worth of thy estimation, 
even unto the year of the jubile : and 
he shall give thine estimation in 
that day, as a holy thing unto the 
Lord. 

21 In ^the year of the jubile the field 
shall return unto hmi of whom it was 
bought, even to him to whom the 
possession of the land did belong. 

25 And all thy estima.tions shall be 
according to the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary: twenty 'gerahs shall be the 
shekel. 

26 "! Only the ^firstling of the beasts, 
wliich should be the Lord's firstling, 
no man shall sanctify it ; whether it 
be ox, or sheep : it is the Lord's. 

27 And if it be of an unclean beast, 
then he shall redeem it according to 
thine estimation, and shall add a fifth 
\part of it thereto : or if it be not re- 
deemed, then it shall be sold accord- 
ing to thy estunation. 

28 Notwithstanding -^no devoted 
thing, that a man shall devote unto 
the Lord of all that he hath, both of 
'man and beast, and of the field of his 
possession, shall be sold or redeemed : 
I every devoted thing is most holy 
I unto the Lord. 

i 29 None devoted. Svhich shall be de- 
voted of men, shall be redeemed ; but 
shall surely be put to death. 
30 And %11 the tithe of the land, 
loh ether of the seed of the land, or of 
the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's : 
it is holy unto the Lord. 



Moses nunibereth 



NUMBERS, 1. 



the 'men of war. 



31 And if a man will at all redeem! b. c. 1490. 
ought of his tithes, he shall add 
thereto the fifth part thereof. 

32 And concerning the tithe of the 
herd, or of the flock, even of whatso- , j^^. ^^ 
ever 'passeth under the rod, the tenth T ElVk. ' 
shall be holy unto the Lord. ^'^*' ^^ 

33 He shall not search whether it be 



good or bad, neither shall he change 
it: and if he change it at all, then 
both it and the change thereof shall 
be holj' ; it shall not be redeemed. 
34 These are the commandments, 
which the Lord commanded Mo'§e§ 
for the children of i§'ra-el in mount 
Si'nai. 



THE FOUETH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 

NUMBERS. 



A 



CHAPTER 1. 

1, 17 The men of war numbered. 47 Tlie Levites 
exempted for the tabernacle service, 

ND the Lord spake unto M5'§e§ 
in "the wilderness of Si'nai, *in 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
on the first day of the second month, 
in the second year after they were 
come out of the land of E'gypt, 
saying, 

2 Take '^ye the sum of all the con- 
gregation of the children of ][§'ra-el, 
after their families, by the house of 
their fathers, with the number of 
their names, every male by their 
polls ; 

3 From twenty years old and up- 
ward, all that are able to go forth to 
war in l§'ra-el: thou and Aar'on 
shall 'number them by their armies. 

4 And with you there shall be '^a 
man of q\qtj tribe ; every one head 
of the house of his fathers. 

5 llAnd these are the names of the 
men that shall stand with you: of 
the Hribe of Reii'ben ; E-li'zur the 
son of Shed'e-ur. 

6 Of Sim'e-on ; She-lii'mi-el the son 
of Zii-ri-shad'da-i. 

7 Of Jii'dah ; -^'Nah'shon the son of 
Am-min'a-dab. 

8 Of is'sa-char ; Ne-than'e-el the 
son of Zii'ar, 

9 Of Zeb'u-liin ; E-lf ab the son of 
Helon. 

10 Of the children of Jo'§eph: of 
E'phra-im; E4ish'a-ma the son of 
Am-mi'hud: of Ma-nas'seh; Ga-ma'- 
li-el the son of Pe-dah'zur. 

1 1 Of Ben'ja-min ; Ab'i-dan the son 
of ^Gid-e-5'ni. 

1 2 Of Dan ; A-hi-e'zSr the son of 
Am-mi-shad'da-i. 

13 Of Ash'gr; Pa'gi-el the son of 
Oc'ran. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 1. 
a Ex. 19, 1 

6 Ex. 25, 22 



c Ex. 30, 12 
2 Sam. 
24, 3 



1 muster. 



d ch.. 2, 2 
lChr.27,1 



e Gen.29,32 
Ex. 1, 2 
Deut.33,6 
Rev, 7. 4 



/Ruth 4,20 
lChr.2,10 
Lu. 3. 32 



2 That is, 
A cutter 
down. 
Judg.7,18 



g ch. 2, 14, 
he is 
called 
Jleuel. 



h ch. 7, 2 
Ex. 18, 21 
Mic. 5, 2 
Judg.6,15 
1 Chr. 
27,16 



i Ex. 18, 
21,25 



i Ezra 2, 59 
Neh. 7, 61 
Heb. 7, 3 



k 2 Sam. 
24,1 



[ Ps. 144, 1 

1 Cor. 
16, 13 

2 Cor. 3, 5 
Eph. 6, 12 

138 



14_0f Gad; E4i'a-saph the son ^of 
Deu^el. 

15 Of Naph'ta4i; A-hfra the son oi 
E'nan. 

1 6 These hoere the renowned of the 
congregation, princes of the tribes of 
their fathers, heads 'of thousands in 
i§'ra-el. 

IT ^And Mouses and Aar'on took 
these men which are expressed by 
their names: 

1 8 And they assembled all the con- 
gregation together on the first day 
of the second month, and they de- 
clared their -^pedigrees after their 
families, by the house of theu^ fa- 
thers, according to the number of 
the names, from twenty years old 
and upward, by their polls. 

1 9 As ^the Lord commanded M5'se§, 
so he numbered them in the wilder- 
ness of Sf npi. 

20 IT And the children of Reu'ben,i§'- 
ra-el's eldest son, by their generations, 
after their families, by the house of 
their fathers, according to the num- 
ber of the names, by their polls, every 
male from twenty years old and up- 
ward, all that were able to go forth to 
war ; 

21 Those that were numbered of 
them, eve?i of the tribe of Reu'ben, 
yjere forty and six thousand and five 
hmidred. 

22 IFOf the children of Sim'e-on, by 
their generations, after their fam- 
ilies, by the house of their fathers, 
those that were numbered of them, 
according to the "number of the 
names, by their polls, every naale 
from twenty years old and upward, 
all that were" 'able to go forth tc 
war ; 

23 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Sim'e-on, 

3 



Moses nii7nbe7'etJi 



NUMBERS, i. 



the men of roar. 



were fifty and nine thousand and 
three hundred. 
24 1i Of the children of ™Gad, by their 
generations, after their families, by 
the house of their fathers, according 
to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

25 Those that were numbered of 
them, eveji of the tribe of Gad, loere 
forty and five thousand six hundred 
and fifty. 

26 TOf the "children of Jii'dah, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

27 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Jii'dah, loere 
threescore and fourteen thousand and 
six hundred. 

28 Ti Of the children of is'sa-char, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty yea,rs old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

29 Those that were numbered of 
them, eren of the tribe of is'sa-char, 
were fifty and four thousand and four 
hundred. 

30 ^Of the children of Zeb'u-liin, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

31 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Zeb'u-liin, 
were fifty and seven thousand and 
four hundred. 

32 If Of the children of J5'§eph, 
namelif, of the ''children of E'phra-im, 
by their generations, after their fami- 
lies, by the house of their fathers, 
according to the number of the names, 
from twenty years old and upward, 
all that were able to go forth to war ; 

33 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of E'phra-im, 
y:iere forty thousand and five hun- 
dred. 

34 liOf the children of Ma-nas'seh, 
by their generations, after their fami- 
lies, by the house of their fathers, ac- 
cording to the number of the names, 
from twenty years old and upward, 
all that were able to go forth to war ; 

35 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Ma-nas'seh, 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 1. 

m Gen. 
30, 11 
Gen.49,19 
Josh. 4,12 
Josh. 
13,24 
Josh. 22,9 
Jer. 49, 1 
Ezek. 48, 
27,34 
Rev. 7, 5 

n Gen.29,35 
Gen.46,12 
Gen. 49, 8 
with 

ch. 2, 3, 4 
ch. 26, 
19-22 
2 Sana. 
24,9 

1 Chr. 5, 2 

2 Chr. 17, 
14-16 

Ps. 78, 68 
Mat. 1, 2 
Heb. 7, 14 
Rev. 5, 5 

Gen.30,24 
Gen. 37. 
27-34 
Gen. 48, 
19, 20 
with 

ch.2,18,19 
Gen. 49. 
22-26 
ch. 26, 
35-37 
Deut. 33, 
13-17 
Judg.12,6 
Ps. 60, 7 
Ps. 78, 67 
Ps. 80, 2 
Jer. 7, 15 
Obad. 19 

p Gen. 35, 
10-18 
Gen.44,20 
Gen.49,27 
ch. 26, 41 
Judg. 20, 
44-46 
2 Chr. 

17, 17 
Ps. 68, 27 
Rev. 7, 8 

q Gen. 30, 
5,6 
Gen. 
46, 23, 
with 
ch. 2, 25 
Gen. 49, 
16,17 
ch. 26, 42 

r ch. 1, 21, 

23, 46 
ch. 2, 4, 
13, 15, 19 
ch. 3, 16 
ch. 26, 64 
Josh. 8,10 
2 Sam. 

18, 1 

2 Sam. 

24, 10 

1 Ki. 3, 8 
2Chr.2,17 
2Chr.25,5 
Ezra 1, 8 
Ps. 40, 5 

s Ex. 12, 37 
Ex. 38, 26 
ch. 26, 51 

t ch. 2, 33 
ch. 3, 1 

ch. 26, 57 
1 Chr. 6, 1 
lChr.21 6 

]39 



y-ere thirty and two thousand and 
two hundred. 

36 ^Of the 'children of Ben'ja-min, 
by their generations, after their fami- 
lies, by the house of their fathers, ac- 
cording to the number of the names, 
from twenty years old and upward, 
all that were able to go forth to 
war ; 

37 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Ben'ja-min, 
vnere thirty and five thousand and 
four hundred. 

38 HOf the ^children of Dan, by their 
generations, after their families, by 
the house of their fathers, according 
to the number of the names, from, 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

39 Those that were numbered of 
them, evien of the tribe of Dan, loere 
threescore and two thousand and 
seven hundred. 

40 T Of the children of Ash'Sr, \>y 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their farthers, accord- 
ing to the number of the na.mes, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

41 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Ash'er, v-ere 
forty and one thousand and five hun- 
dred. 

42 TOf the chfidren of Kaph'ta4i, 
throughout their generations, after 
their families, by the house of their 
fathers, according to the number of 
the names, from twenty years old 
and upward, ail that were able to go 
forth to war ; 

43 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Naph'tall, 
loere fifty and three thousand and 
four hundred. 

44 Ti These '■<:/re_those that were num- 
bered, which jNId'ses and Aar'on num- 
bered, and the princes of is'ra-el, be- 
ing twelve men : each one was for 
the house of his fathers. 

45 So v/ere all those that were num- 
bered of the children of is'ra-el, by the 
house of their fathers, from tv\^enty 
years old and upward, all that were 
able to go forth to war in is'ra-el ; 

46 Even all they that w^ere num- 
bered were 'six hundred thousand 
and three thousand and five hundred 
and fifty. 

47 ^But ^the Le'vites after the tribe 
of their fathers were not numbered 
among them. 



The JLevites exempted. 



NUMBERS, 2. 



The order of the tribes. 



48 For the Lord had spoken unto 
Mo'se§, saying, 

49 Only "thou shalt not number the 
tribe of Le'vi, neither take the sum 
of them among the children of i§'- 
ra-el : 

50 But ^'thou shalt appoint the Le'- 
vites over the tabernacle of testi- 
mony, and over all the vessels there- 
of, and over all things that belong to 
it: they shall bear the taberna,cle, 
and all the vessels thereof ; and they 
shall minister unto it,'"and shall en- 
camp round about the tabernacle. 

5 1 And nvhen the tabernacle setteth 
forAvard, the Le'vites shall take it 
do\\Ti : and when the tabernacle is to 
be pitched, the Le'vites shall set it 
up: and ^the stranger that cometh 
nigh shall be put to death. 

5z And the children of I§'ra-el shall 
pitch their tents, ^'every man by his 
own camp, and every man by his own 
standard, throughout their hosts. 

5 3 But the Le'vites shall pitch I'ound 
about the tabernacle of testunonj^ 
that there be ^no wrath upon the 
congregation of _the children of l§'- 
ra-el : ''and the Le'vites shall keep the 
charge of the tabernacle of testimony. 

54 And the children of l§'ra-el did 
according to all that the Lord com- 
manded M5'se§, so did they. 

CHAPTER 2. 

The order of the tribes in their tents, etc. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§ 
and unto Aar'on, saying, 

2 Every "man of the children of l§'- 
ra-el shall ''pitch by his own standard, 
with the ensign of their father's 
house : 'far off about the tabernacle 
of the congregation shall they pitch. 

3 1i And on the east side toward the 
rising of the sun shall they of the 
standard of the camp of Ju'dah pitch 
throughout their armies : and '^Nah'- 
shon the son of Am-min'a-dab shall 
be captain of the children of Jii'dah. 

4 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, v^ere threescore 
and fourteen thousand and six hun- 
dred. 

5 And those that do pitch next unto 
him shall be the tribe of Is'sa-char : 
'^and Ne-than'e-el the son of Zii'ar 
shall be captain of the children of 
ts'sa-char. 

6 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, icere 'fifty and 
four thousand and four hundred. 

T Then the tribe of •^Zeb'u-luu : and 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 1. 
Mch. 26, 62 

V Ex. 38, 21 
ch. 3, 7, 8 
ch. 4, 15, 
25, 26, 27, 
33 

w ch. 3, 23, 
29, 35, 38 

X ch. 10, 
17,21 

3 Evefy 
one not a 
Levite. 
ch.3,10,38 
ch. 18, 22 

y ch. 2, 2,34 

z Lev. 10, 6 
ch. 8, 19 
ch. 16, 46 
ch. 18, 5 
1 Sam. 
6,19 

a ch. 8, 24 
ch. 18, 3,4 
ch. 31, 
30,47 
IChr. 
23, 32 
2Chr. 
13, 10 



CHAP. 2. 
a ch. 1, 52 
b ch. 24, 2-9 

1 over 
against. 
Josh. 3, 4 

c ch. 10. 14 
Ruth 4,20 
lChr.2,10 
Mat. 1, 4 
Lu. 3, 
32,33 

d ch. 7, 
18, 23 
ch, 10, 15 

e ch. 26, 25 

/ Gen.49,13 
Deut. 
33,18 

g ch. 10, 14 
1 Chr. 5, 2 
Ps. 78, 52 

h Deut.33,6 
1 Chr. 5, 1 

2 Deuel, 
ch. 1, 14 
ch. 7, 
42,47 
ch. 10, 20 

i ch. 10, 18 
Gen. 49, 3 
1 Chr. 5, 1 

j Acts 7, 44 
Heb. 8, 2 

k 1 Cor. 
14,40 

I Gen. 48, 
14-20 
Ch. 10, 22 
Deut. 
33,17 
Ps. 80, 1 
Hos. 11, 3 
Hos. 13, 1 
Zech. 9, 
9-17 

Zech. 10. 
7-12 

Jer. 31. 9, 
18-21 

140 



E-li'ab the son of He'lon shall be cap- 
tain of the children of Zeb'u-liin. 

8 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, toere fifty and 
seven thousand and four hundred. 

9 All that were numbered in the 
camp of Jii'dah were an hundred 
thousand and fourscore thousand 
and six thousand and four hundred, 
throughout their armies. These 
^shall first set forth. 

10 ^On the south side shall be the 
standard of the camp of Reu'ben ^ac- 
cording to their arirdes : and the cap- 
tain of the children of Reu'ben shall 
be E-li'zur the son of Shed'e-ur. 

1 1 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, ^/;ere fortj^and six 
thousand and five hundred. 

1 2 And those which pitch by him 
shall be the tribe of Sim'e-on : and the 
captain of the children of Sim'e-on 
shall be She-lii'mi-el the son of Zii- 
ri-shad'da-i. 

1 3 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were fifty and 
nine thousand and three hundred. 

14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the 
captain of the sons of Gad shall be 
E-H'a-saph the son of ^Reu'el. 

1 5 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, v^ere forty and 
five thousand and six hundred and 
fifty. 

1 6 All that were numbered in the 
camp of Reii'ben v:ere an hundred 
thousand and fifty and one thousand 
and foiu^ hundred and fifty, through- 
out their armies. And 'they shall 
set forth in the second rank. 

1 7 1i Then 4he tabernacle of the con ■ 
gregation shall_ set forward with the 
camp of the Le'vites in the midst of 
the camp : as they encamp, so shall 
they set forward, every *man in his 
place by their standards. 

ISirOn the west side shall be the 
standard of the camp of ^E'phra-im 
according to their armies: and the 
captain of the sons of E'phra-im shall 
be E-lish'a-ma the son of Am-ml'hud. 

1 9 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, icere forty thou- 
sand and five hundred. 

20 And by him shall be the tribe of 
Ma-nas'seh: and the captain of the 
children of Ma-nas'seh shall be Ga- 
ma'li-el the son of Pe-dah'zur. 

21 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were thirty and 
two thousand and two hundred. 



Tlie order of the tribes. 



NUMBERS, 3. 



The Levites' service. 



22 Then the tribe of '"Ben'ja-min : 
and the captain of the sons of Ben'- 
i^^-Yimi shall he Ab'i-dan the son of 
^Gid-e-o'ni. 

23 And his host, and those that 
were numbered of them, ivere thirty 
and five thousand and four hun- 
dred. 

24 All that were numbered of the 
camp of E'phra-im were an hundred 
thousand and eight thousand and an 
hundred, throughout their armies. 
And ''they shall go forward in the 
third rank. 

25 HThe standard of the camp of 
"Dan shall he on the north side by 
their armies : and the captain of the 
children of Dan shall he A-hi-e'z6r 
the son of Am-mi-shad'da-i. 

26 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, 'were threescore 
and two thousand and seven hun- 
dred. 

27 And those that encamp by him 
shall he the tribe of Ash'er : and the 
captain of the children of Ash'er shall 
he Pa'gi-el the son of oc'ran. 

28 And his host, and those that 
were numbered of them, loere forty 
and one thousand and five hun- 
dred. 

29lfThen the tribe of ^Naph'ta-ll: 
and the captain of the children of 
Naph'ta-ll shall he A-hi'ra the son of 
E'nan. 

30 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of thein, were fifty and 
three thousand and four hundred, 

3 1 All they that were numbered in 
the camp of Dan loere an hundred 
thousand and fifty and seven thou- 
sand and six hundred. They ?shall go 
hindmost witli their standards. 

32 1 These are those which were 
numbered of the children of l§'ra-el 
by the house of their fathers: 'all 
those that were numbered of the 
camps throughout their hosts loere 
six hundred thousand and three 
thousand and five hundred and 
fifty. 

33 But 'the LeVites were not num 
bered among the children of_ls'ra-el ; 
as the Lord commanded Mo'§e§. 

34 And the children of 1f§'ra-el did 
according to all that ^the Cord com- 
manded Mo'§e§ : "so they pitched by 
their standards, and so they set for- 
ward, every one after their families, 
according to the house of their fa- 
thers. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 2. 

m Ps. 68, 27 
Rev. 7, 8 

3 That is, 
A cutter 
donm. 
Judg.7,18 

n ch. 10, 22 

Deut. 

32,22 

p Gen. 30, 8 
Gen.4:9,21 
2 Ki.15,29 
Rev. 7, 6 

q ch. 10, 25 

r Ex. 38, 26 
ch. 1, 46 
ch. 11, 21 

s ch. 1, 47 
ch.3,5-51 
ch. 26, 
57-62 
1 Chr. 6 

t ch. 24, 2 
Ps. 119, 6 
Isa. 45, 12 

u ch. 24, 2,9 
Song 6,10 
1 Cor. 
14,40 



CHAP. 3. 

a Ex. 6, 23 

b Ex. 28, 41 
Lev. 8, 1 

1 whose 
hand he 
filled. 

c Lev. 10, 1 
ch. 26, 61 
Deut.4,24 
lChr.24,2 
Isa. 66, 15 
2Thes.l,8 
Heb. 
12,29 

d ch. 8, 6 
ch. 18, 2 

e ch. 1, 50 
ch. 8, 11, 
15, 24, 26 

/ch. 8, 19 
ch. 18, 6 

g ch. 18, 7 

h Every 
one not a 
Levite. 
ch. 1, 51 
ch. 16, 40 

1 Sam. 
6, 19 

2 Sam.6,7 

i ch. 8, 16 
ch. 18, 6 

7 Ex. 13, 2 
Ex. 22, 9 
Ex. 34, 20 
Lev.27,26 
ch. 8, 16 
Neh. 
10, 36 
Ezek. 
44, 30 
Lu. 2, 23 

fe Ex. 13, 

12, 15 

I Ex. 19, 1 

141 



CHAPTER 3. 

1 The Levites'' service. 40 The firstborn freed by the 
Levites. 44 The overplus redeemed. 

THESE also are the generations of 
Aar'on and Mo'§es in the day 
that the Lord spake with Mo'§e§ in 
mount Si'nai. 

2 And these are the names of the 
sons of Aar'on; Na'dab "the firstborn, 
and A-bf hu, E-le-a'zar, and Ith'a-mar. 

3 These are the names of the sons 
of Aar'on, *the priests which were 
anointed, ^whom he consecrated to 
minister in the priest's office. 

4 And ""Isra'dab and A-bi'hii died be 
fore the Lord, when they offered 
strange fire before the Lord, in the 
wilderness of Sf nai, and they had no 
children: and E-le-a'zar and Ith'a- 
mar ministered in the priest's office 
in the sight of Aar'on their f ather._ 

5 irAnd the Lord spake unto Mou- 
ses, saying, 

6 Bring ''the tribe of LeVi near, and 
present thembef ore Aar'on the priest, 
that they may minister unto him, 

7 And they shall keep his charge, 
and the charge of the whole congre- 
gation before the tabernacle of the 
congregation, to do the ^service of the 
tabernacle. 

8 And they shall keep all the instru- 
ments of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and the charge of the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el, to do the service of 
the tabernacle. 

9 And -'thou shalt give the LeVites 
unto Aar'on and to his sons : they are 
wholly given unto him out of the 
children of is'ra-el. 

10 And thoii shalt appoint Aar'on 
and his sons, ^and they shall wait on 
their priest's office : and ^the stranger 
that Cometh nigh shall be put to 
death. 

11 IT And the Lord spake unto .M5'- 
se§, saying, 

^1_2 And L behold, T have taken the 
LeVites from among the children of 
l§'ra-el instead of all the firstborn that 
openeth the matrix among the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el: therefore the Le'- 
vites shall be mine : 

13 Because %11 the firstborn are 
mine ; for ''on the day that I smote 
all the firstborn in the land of E'gypt 
I hallowed unto me all the firstborn 
in l§'ra-el, both man and beast : mine 
shall they be : I am the Lord. 

14 lAnd the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§es in the wilderness of 'Sfnai, saying, 



The families, number, and NUMBERS, 3. 



charge of the Levites. 



15 Number the cliildren of Le'vi 
after the house of their fathers, by 
their famihes . every '"male from a 
month old and upward shalt thou 
number them. 

16 And Mo'§e§ numbered them ac- 
cording to the ^word of the Lord, as 
he was commanded. 

IT And "these were the sons of LeVi 
by their namesj G6r'shon, and Ko'- 
hath, and Me-ra'ri. 

18 And these are the names of the 
sons of GSr'shon by their families; 
Lib'ni, ''and Shim'e-i. 

19 And the sons of Kd'hath by their 
families; Am'ram, and Iz'e-har, He'- 
bron, and iJz'zi-el. 

20 And. the sons of Me-ra'ri by their 
families; Mah'ji, and Mu'shi. These 
are the families of the Le Vites accord- 
ing to the house of their fathers. 

21 Ti Of GSr'shon vkis the family of 
the Lib'nites, and the family of the 
Shim'ites : these are the families of 
the Ger'shon-ites. 

22 Those that we"^e numbered of 
them, according to the number of all 
the males, from a month old and up- 
ward, even those that were num- 
bered of them were seven thousand 
and five hundred. 

23 The^families of the GSr'shon'ites 
sha.ll pitch behind the tabernacle 
westward. 

24: And the chief of the house of the 
father of the Ger'shon-Ites shall he 
E-ira-sar)h the son of La'el. 

25 And ^the charge of the sons of 
GSr'shon in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation shall he the tabernacle, 
and 'the tent, 'the covering thereof, 
and ''the hanging for the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation, 

26 And ""the hangings of the court, 
and the ^'curtain for the door of the 
court, which is by the tabernacle, 
and by the altar round about, and "^the 
cords of it for all the service thereof. 

27 TAnd ^of Kd'hath vms the family 
of theAm'ram-ites, and the family of 
the Iz'e-har-ites, and the family of the 
He'bron-ites, and the family of the 
Uz'zi-el-ites : these are the families of 
the K5'hath-ites. 

28 In the number of all the males, 
from a month old and upward, vnere 
eight thousand and six hundred, 
keeping the cha^rge of the sanctuary. 

29 The ^families of the sons of K5'- 
hath shall pitch on the side of the 
tabernacle southward. 



B. C. Id90. 



CELAP. 3. 
mch. 26. 62 

2 mouth. 

n Gen.4:6,ll 
Ex. 6, 16 
ch. 26, 57 
1 Chr. 6, 
1,16 
lChr.23,6 

Ex. 6, 17 

V ch. 1, 53 

q ch. 4, 24, 
25, 26 
1 Chr. 9. 
14-33 
Mark 
13,34 
Col. 4, 17 
ITim. 
1,18 

r Ex. 25. 9 
s Ex. 26, 1 

t Ex. 26. 
7,14 

u Ex. 26, 36 

V Ex. 27. 9 

w Ex. 27, 16 

X Ex. 35, 18 

y 1 Chr. 
26,23 

z ch. 1, 53 

a ch. 4, 15 

Z) Ex. 25 10 

c Ex. 25, 23 

a Ex. 25, 31 

e Ex. 27, 1 
Ex. 30, 1 

/Ex. 26,32 

8i2Ki.25,18 

Ti, ch. 1, 53 

3 the office 
of the 
charqe. 
Ex. S6, 15 
ch.4,31,32 

i ch. 1, 53 
ch. 2, 3 

j ch. 18, 5 

k vers. 7, 8 

4 Every 
one not a 
Levite. 
ch. 18, 40 

1 Sam. 
6,19 

2 Sam.6,7 

1 ch. 26, 62 

m ver. 15 

n vers. 
12,45 

142 



30 And the chief of the house of the 
father of the families of the Ko'hath 
Ites shall he E-liz'a-phan the son of 
Uz'zi-el. 

31 And ''their charge shall he ^the 
ark, and '^the table, and "^the candle- 
stick, and the "altars, and the vessels 
of the sanctuary v/herewith they 
minister, and -^the hangmg, and all 
the service thereof. 

32 And E-le-a'zar the son of Aar'on 
the priest shaU he ^chief over the 
chief of the LeVites, and have the 
oversight of them that keej) thfe 
charge of the sanctuary. 

33 liOf Me-ra'ri v^as the family of 
the Mahlites, and the family of the 
Mii'shites : these are the families ol 
Me-ra'ri. 

34 And those that were numbered 
of them, according to the number of 
all the males, from a month old and 
upward, loere six thousand and two 
hundred. 

35 And the chief of the house of the 
father of the families of Me-ra'ri was 
Zu'ri-el the son of Ab-i-ha'il. : these 
*shall pitch on the side of the tab- 
ernacle northward. 

36 And Hinder the custody and 
charge of the sons of Me-ra'ri shall he 
the boards of the tabernacle, and the 
bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, 
and the sockets thereof, and all the 
vessels thereof, and all that serveth 
thereto, 

37 And the pillars of the court round 
about, and their sockets, and thfoir 
pins, and their cords. 

38 TBut 'those that encamp before 
the tabernacle toward the east, even 
before the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation eastward, shall he Mo'§e§, and 
Aar'on and his sons, keeping ■'the 
charge of the sanctuary ^'for the 
charge of the children of l§'ra-el ; and 
the stranger that cometh nigh shall 
be put to death. 

39 All that were numbered of the 
LeVites, which M5'ses and Aar'on 
numbered at the commandment oi 
the Lord, throughout their families, 
?J1 the males from a month old and 
upward, were twenty and two thou- 
sand. 

40 TAnd the Lord said unto M5'§e§, 
Number "all the firstborn of the 
males of the children of l§'ra-el from 
a month old and upward, and take 
the number of their names. 

41 And '^thou shalt take the LeVites 



The jirsthorn redeemed. 



NUMBERS, 4. 



Service of the Levites. 



for me (I am the Lord) instead of 
all the firstborn among the children 
of ig'ra-el ; and the cattle of the Le' 
vites instead of all the firstlings 
among the cattle of the children of 
is'ra-el. 

42 And Mo'§e§ numbered, as the 
Lord commanded him, all the first- 
born among the children of l§'ra-eL 

43 And all the firstborn males by 
the number of names, from a month 
old and upward, of those that were 
immbered of them, were twenty and 
two thousand two hundred and three- 
score and thirteen. 

44 IFAnd the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§e§, saying, 

45 Take the Le Vites instead of all 
the firstborn among the children of 
i§'ra-el, and the cattle of the Le'vites 
instead of their cattle ; and the I^e'- 
vites shall be ''mine : I am the Lord. 

46 And for those that are to be re- 
deemed ^'of the two hundred and 
threescore and thirteen of the first- 
born of the children of Is'ra-el, wliich 
^are more than the LeVites ; 

47 Thou shalt even take 'five shekels 
apiece by the poll, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary shalt thou take them : 
('the shekel is twenty gerahs :) 

48 And thou shalt give the money, 
wherewith the odd number of them 
is to be redeemed, unto Aar'on and to 
his sons. 

49 And M5'§e§ took the 'redemption 
money of them that were over and 
above them that were redeemed by 
the Le'vites : 

50 Of the firstborn of the children 
of is'ra-el took he the money ; "a thou- 
sand three hundred and threescore 
and five shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuarj^ : 

51 And Mo'§e§ gave the money of 
them that were redeemed unto Aar'- 
on and to his sons, according to the 
vvord of the Lord, as the Lord com- 
manded M5'§e§. 

CHAPTER 4. 

I Of the Levites' service. 17 Tlie oijice of the priests. 
34 The number of the KohathUes, 38 of the Ger- 
shonites, 42 and of the Merarites. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ges 
and unto Aar'on, saying, 

2 Take the sum of the sons of Ko'- 
hath from among the sons of Le'vi, 
after their families, by the house of 
their fathers, 

3 From "thirty years old and up- 
ward even until fifty years old, all 
that enter into the 'host, to do the 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 3. 



vers. 
12,41 
1 Sam. 
1,28 

p Ex. 13, 13 
ch. 18, 15 

q vers. 
39, 4.Z 

r Lev. 27, 6 
ch. 18, 16 

s Ex. 30, 13 

Lev.27,25 
ch. 18, 16 
Ezek. 
45,12 

t 1 Tim. 2,6 

Titus 2,14 
Heb. 9, 12 
1 Pet.1,18 
Gal. 4, 4,5 

u vers. 
46,47 



CHAP. 4. 

a ch. 8, 24 

1 Chr. 23, 
3, 24, 27 
Ezra 3, 8 

1 Or, ^vcr- 
fare. 

2 Cor.10,4 
ITim. 
1,18 

& ver. 15 

c Ex. 36, 31 
Ex. 36, 35 
Lev. 16, 2 
2Chr.3,14 
Mat.27,51 
Heb, 9, 3 

d Ex. 25, 
10,16 

e Ex. 25, 13 

/ Ex. 25,23, 
29,30 
Lev. 24, 
6,8 

2 Or, pour 

out 
xvitliaL 

g Ex, 35, 31 

h Ex. 25, 
37,38 

i Ex, 30, 1 

3 Ov,boxvls. 

j ch. 7, 9 
ch. 10, 21 
Deut.31,9 
2 Sam. 
6, 13 

1 Chr. 15, 
2,15 

143 



work in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation. 

4 H This ^shall be the service of the 
sons of Ko'hath in the tabernacle of 
the congregation, about the most 
holy things : 

5 And when the camp setteth for- 
ward, Aar'on shall come, and his 
sons, and they shall take down ''the 
covering vail, and cover the '^ark of 
testimony with it : 

6 And shall put thereon the cover- 
ing of badgers' skins, and shall spread 
over it a cloth wholly of blue, and 
shall put in *the staves thereof. 

7 And upon the -^table of shewbread 
they shall spread a cloth of blue, 
and put thereon the dishes, a.nd the 
spoons, and the bowls, and covers to 
"cover withal: and the continual 
bread shall be thereon : 

8 And they shall spread upon them 
a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same 
with a covering of badgers' skuis, 
and shall put \3i the staves thereof. 

9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, 
and cover the ^candlestick of the 
light, ^and his lamps, and his tongs, 
and liis snuffdishes, and all tlie oil 
vessels thereof, wherewith they min- 
ister unto it ; 

10 And they shall put it and all the 
vessels thereof within a covering of 
badgers' skins, and shaU put it upon 
a bar. 

11 And upon *th9 golden altar they 
shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover 
it with a covering of badgers' skins, 
and shall put to the staves thereof : 

12 And they shall take all the in- 
struments of ministrv, wherewith 
they minister in the sanctuary, and 
put them in a cloth of blue, and cov- 
er them with a covering of badgers* 
skins, and shaU put the7n on a bar : 

13 And they shall take away the 
a.shes from the altar, and spread a 
purple cloth thereon : 

14 And they shall put upon it al3 
the vessels thereof, wherewith they 
minister about it, even the censers^ 
the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and 
the ^basons, aU the vessels of the al- 
tar; and they sliall spread upon it a 
covering of badgers' skins, and put 
to the staves of it. 

1 5 And when Aar'on and his sons 
have made an end of covering the 
sanctuary, and all the vessels of the 
sanctuary, as the camp is to set 
forward; after that, the -'sons of 



Office of the priests. 



: NUMBEKS, 4 . Numb er of the Kohathites, 



Kd'hath shall come to bear it : *but 
they shall not touch any holy thing, 
lest they die. These Hhings are the 
burden of the sons of Ko'liath in the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

1 6 T And to the office of E-le-a'zar the 
son of Aar'on the priest pertaineth 
'"the oil for the light, and the "sweet 
incense, and the "daily meat offering, 
and the ^anointing oil, and the over- 
sight of all the tabernacle, and of all 
that therein is, in the sanctuary, and 
in the vessels thereof. 

17 11 And the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§e§ and unto Aar'on, saying, 

18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the 
families of the K5'hath-ites from 
among the Le Vites : 

19 But thus do unto them, that they 
may live, and not die, when they ap- 
proach unto the *most holy things : 
Aar'on and his sons shall go in, and 
appoint them every one to his service 
and to his burden : 

20 But 'they shall not go in to see 
when the holy things are covered, 
lest they die. 

21 IT And the Lord spake imto Mo'- 
§es, saying, 

22 Take also the sum of the sons 
of GSr'shon, throughout the houses 
of their fathers, by their families ; 

23 From 'thirty years old and up- 
ward until fifty years old shalt thou 
number them ; all that enter in ^to 
perform the sei'vice, to do the work 
in the tabernacle of the congregation. 

24 This is the service of the families 
of the G6r'shon-ites, to serve, and for 
^burdens : 

25 And 'they shall bear the curtains 
of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle 
of the congregation, his covering, 
and the covering of the badgers' 
skins that is above upon it, and the 
hanging for the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation, 

26 And the hangings of the court, 
and the hanging for the door of the 
gate of the court, which is by the 
tabernacle and by the altar round 
about, and their cords, and all the 
instruments of their service, and all 
that is made for them : so shall they 
serve. 

27 At the ^'appointment of Aar'on 
and his sons shall be all the service 
of the sons of the GSr'shon-ites, in all 
their burdens, and in all their serv- 
ice : and ye shall appoint unto them 
in charge all their burdens 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 4. 
k 2 Sam. 6, 

6, 7 

1 Chr. 13, 

9,10 
I ch. 3, 31 
m Ex. 25, 6 

Lev. 24, 2 
71 Ex. 30, 34 

Ps. 141, 2 

Mai. 1, 11 

Rev. 5, 8 

Rev. 8, 3 
Ex. 29, 4*; 

ch 28,3 

Ezek. 

46. 13 

Dan. 8, 11 

Dan. 9, 27 

Dan. 

12,11 
pEx ^0,23 
q VC) ^ 
r Ex '9,21 

1 Sam. 

6,19 
s 1 Chr. 23, 

3, 24, 27 

4 to war 
the war- 
fare. 
Isa. 63, 
1-12 

Isa.63,1-4 
Rom. 7, 
14-24 
2Cor.lO,4 
Gal. 5, 
17,24 
Eph. 6, 
10,19 
Col. 2, 14 

5 Or, car- 
riage. 

t Ex. 26, 
1-14 

Ex. 38, 9 
Ex. 40, 19 
ch.3,25,26 

6 mouth. 
Lu. 1, 70 
1 Cor.11,2 

u Gen.41,46 
ch. 8, 
24-26 
ver. 3 
1 Chf. 23, 
3, 24-27 
1 Chr. 28, 
12,13 
Lu. 3, 23 

1 Tim. 3,6 

7 warfare. 
Ps. 110, 
1-7 

Isa. 53, 
1-12 

Isa.63,1-4 
Rom. 7, 
14-24 

2 Cor.10,4 
Gal. 5, 
17-24 
Eph. 6, 
10-19 
Col. 2, 14 
ITim. 

6, 11 

2 Tim. 2,4 

2 Tim. 4,7 
V Ex. 26, 15 

Ex, 27, 

9-19 

Ex. 38, 10 

Ex. 39, 3 

ch. 3, 

36, 37 

Ch. 7, 8, 9 
w Ex. 25, 9 

Ex. 38, 21 

ch. 3, 8 

ch. 7, 1 

ch. 10, 

17,21 

1 Chr. 9, 



144 



28 This is the service of the families 
of the sons of GSr'shon in the taber- 
nacle of the congregation : and their 
charge shall be under the hand of 
ith'a-mar the son of Aar'on the priest. 

29 IT As for the sons of Me-ra'ri, thou 
shalt number them after their fam- 
ilies, by the house of their fathers ; 

30 From '^thirty years old and up- 
ward even unto fifty years old shalt 
thou number them, every one that 
entereth into the ^service, to do the 
work of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. 

31 And "this is the charge of their 
burden, according to all their service 
in the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion; the boards of the tabernacle^ 
and the bars thereof, and the pillars 
thereof, and sockets thereof, 

32 And the pillars of the court round 
about, and their sockets, and their 
pins, and their cords, with all their 
instruments, and with all their serv- 
ice: and by name ye shall reckon 
"the instruments of the charge of 
their burden. 

33 This is the service of the families 
of the sons of Me-ra'ri, according to 
all their service, in the tabernacle of 
the congregation, under the hand of 
Ith'a-mar the son of Aar'on the priest. 

34l[And ^Mo'§e§ and Aar'on and 
the chief of the congregation num- 
bered the sons of the K5'hatli-ites 
after their families, and after the 
house of their fathers, 

35 From ^^thirty years old and up- 
ward even unto fifty years old, every 
one that entereth into the service, for 
the work in the tabernacle of the 
congregation : 

36 And those that were numbered 
of them by their families were two 
thousand seven hundred and fifty. 

37 These were they that were num- 
bered of the families of the Ko'h^th- 
ites, all that might do service in the 
tabernacle of the congregation, which 
Mo'§e§ and Aar'on did number ac- 
cording to the commandment of the 
Lord by the hand of Mo'§e§. 

38 f And those that were num.bered 
of the sons of GSr'shon, throughout 
their families, and by the house of 
their fathers, 

39 From thirty years old and up. 
ward even unto fifty years old, every 
one that entereth into the service, for 

29 1 Chr. 26, 20-28 Ezra 8, 24-30 Isa. 52, 11 
X ch. 3, 19, 27 ver. 2 1 Chr. 26, 23 y ch. 8, 26 
1 Chr. 23, 24 lClir,28.13 Lu.3,23 J. Tim. 3.6- 



Number of the Merarites. 



NUMBERS, 5. 



Restitution enjoined. 



the work in the tabernacle of the 
congregation, 

40 Even those that were numbered 
of them, throughout their famihes, 
by the house of their fathers, were 
two thousand and six liundred and 
thirty. 

41 These are they that were num 
bered of the families of the sons of 
GSr'shon, of all that might do service 
in the tabernacle of the congregation, 
whom Mo'se§ and Aar'on did number 
according to the commandment of 
the Lord. 

42 lAnd those that were numbered 
of the families of the sons of Me-ra'ri, 
throughout their families, by the 
house of their fathers, 

43 From thirty years old and up- 
ward even unto fifty years old, every 
one that entereth into the service, for 
the work in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, 

44 Even those that were numbered 
of them after their families, were 
three thousand and two hundred. 

45 These he those that were num- 
bered of the families of the sons of 
Me-ra'ri, whom Mo'§e§ and Aar'on 
numbered according to theword of 
the Lord by the hand of ]Mo'§e§. 

46 All those that were numbered of 
the LeVites, whom Mo'§e§ and Aar'on 
and the chief of is'ra-el numbered, 
after their families, and after the 
house of their fathers, 

47 FroiTL "thirty years old and up- 
ward even unto fifty j^ears old, every 
one that came to do the service of the 
ministry, and the service of the bur- 
den in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, 

48 Even those that were numbered 
of them, were eight thousand and five 
hundred and fourscore. 

49 According to the commandment 
of the Lord they were numbered by 
the hand of Mo'ses, 'every one accord- 
ing to his service, and according to 
his burden: thus were they num- 
bered_of him, as the Lord command- 
ed Mo'§e§. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Tlie unclean to be removed out of the camp. 5 Bex- 
titution enjoined. 9 Hallowed things belong to the 
priest. 11 The trial of jealousy. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§es, 
saying, 
2 Command the children of i§'ra-el, 
that they put out of the camp'every 
"leper, and every one that hath an 
(10) 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 4. 

z Deut. 
33,25 
Isa. 41, 10 
John 3, 8 
1 Cor. 12, 
8-12 

2Cor.l2,9 
Heb. 2, 4 

a Rom. 12, 
6-8 

h 1 Cor, 12, 

4-28 



CHAP. 5, 

a Lev. 13, 
3,46 

ch. 12, 14 
Deut. 
23,10 
2 Ki. 5, 27 
2 Ki. 7, 3 
2Chr. 
26, 20 
Isa. 52, 11 
Lu. 17, 12 

b Lev. 15, 2 

c Lev. 21, 1 
ch.9,6,10 
ch. 19, 
11, 13 
ch. 31, 19 

d Ex. 25, 8 
Ex. 29, 45 
Lev. 26, 
11, 12 
Deut. 
32,19 
Josh. 
22, 19 
Ps. 76, 2 
Ezek. 37, 
26-28 
Zech.2,10 
John 14, 
17 23 
2 Cor.G,16 
Kev. 21, o 

e Lev. 6,2,3 

/ Lev. 5, 5 
Lev.26,40 
Josh.7, 19 

g Lev. 6, 5 

h Lev. 7, 7 

1 Or, lieave 
offering. 
Ex. 29, 28 
Lev. 6, 
17, 18, 26 
Lev.7,6,7, 
9, 10, 14 
ch. 18, 8, 
9, 19 

Deut. 18, 
3,4 

Ezek. 44. 
29, 30 

i Lev.10,13 

j Pro. 2, 16 
Pro. 7, 
10-27 
Hos. 4, 13 

k Lev.18,20 
Lev.20,10 
Pro. 30,20 

I Pro. 6, 34 
Song 8, 6 
Isa. 19, 14 

m Lev. 5, 11 

Isa. 53, 2 

145 



Hssue, and whosoever is defiled by 
the 'dead : 

3 Both male and female shall ye put 
out, without the camp shall ye put 
them; that they defile not their camps, 
'^in the midst whereof I dwell. 

4 And the children of l§'ra-el did so, 
and i3ut them out without the camp: 
as the Lord spake unto Mo'seg, so 
did the children of l§'ra-el. 

5 lIAnd the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§e§, saying, 

6 Speak unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
When ^a man or woman shall com- 
mit any sin that men commit, to do 
a trespass against the Lord, and that 
person be guilty ; 

7 Then -^they shall confess their sin 
which they have done : and he shall 
recompense his trespass ^with the 
principal thereof, and add unto it the 
fifth part thereof, and give it unto 
him against whom he hath tres- 
passed. B. 21. 6, 7. 

8 But if the man have no kinsman 
to recompense the trespass unto, let 
the trespass be recompensed unto the 
Lord, even to the priest ; beside ^the 
ram of the atonement, whereby an 
atonement shall be made for him. 

9 And every ^offering of all the holy 
things of the children of Is'ra-el, 
which they bring unto the priest, 
shall be his. 

1 And every man's hallowed things 
shall be his: whatsoever any man 
giveth the priest, it shall 'be his. 

1 1 IT And the Lord spake unto M5'- 
se§, saying, 

12 Speak unto the children of I§'- 
ra-el, and say unto them, If any man's 
wife •'go aside, and commit a tres- 
pass against him, 

13 And a man ^lie with her carnally, 
and it be hid from the eyes of her 
husband, and be kept close, and she 
be defiled, and there he no witness 
against her, neither she be taken with 
the '}nanner ; 

14 And ^the spirit of jealousy come 
upon him, and he be jealous of his 
wife, and she be defiled: or if the 
spirit of jealousy come upon him, and 
he be jealous of his wife, and she be 
not defiled : 

1 5 Then sha.ll the man bring his wife 
unto the priest, and he shall bring 
her ™oft'ering for her, the tenth part 
of an ephah of barley meal ; he shall 
pour no oil upon it, nor put frankin- 
cense thereon ; for it is an ofi:ering of 



Xfie trial of jealousy. 



NUMBERS, 6. 



Liav^ of the Nazarite. 



jealousy, an offering of memorial, 
"bringing iniquity to remembrance. 

16 And the priest shall bring her 
near, and "set her before the Lord : 

17 And the priest shall take holy 
water in an earthen vessel ; and of the 
dust that is in the floor of the taber- 
nacle the priest shall take, and put it 
into the water : 

18 And the priest shall set the wom- 
an before the Lord, and uncover the 
woman's head, and put the offering 
of memorial in her hands, which is 
the jealousy offering : and the priest 
shall have in his hand the bitter water 
that causeth the curse : 

19 And the priest shall charge her 
by an oath, and say unto the woman, 
If no man have lain with thee, and 
if thou hast not gone aside to un- 
cleanness "^with another instead of 
thy husband, be thou free from this 
bitter water that causeth the curse : 

20 But if thou hast gone aside to 
another instead of thy husband, and 
if thou be defiled, and some man 
have lain with thee beside tliine hus- 
band: 

21 Then the priest shall ^charge the 
woman v/ith an oath of cursing, and 
the priest shall say unto the woman, 
?The Lord make thee a curse and an 
oath among thy people, when the 
Lord doth make thy thigh to ^rot, 
and thy belly to swell ; 

22 And this water that causeth the 
curse shall go '"into thy bowels, to 
make thy belly to swell, and thy 
thigh to rot : 'And the woman shall 
say, A-men', a-men'. 

23 And the priest shall write these 
curses in a book, and he shall blot 
them out with the bitter water : 

24 And he shall cause the w^oman to 
drink the bitter water that causeth 
the curse : and the water that causeth 
the curse shall enter into her, and 
become bitter. 

25 Then the priest shall take the 
jealousy offering out of the woman's 
hand, and shall wave *the offering 
before the Lord, and offer it upon 
the altar : 

26 And ''the priest shall take an 
handful of the offering, even the 
memorial thereof, and burn it upon 
the altar, and afterward shall cause 
the woman to drink the water. 

27 And when he hath ma.de her to 
drink the water, then it shall come 
to pass, that, if she be defiled, and 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 5. 

n 1 Ki.17,18 
Ezek. 
29,16 

Lev. 1, 3 
Jer. 17, 10 
lChr.28,9 
Mai. 3, 5 
Heb. 13, 4 

2 under tliy 
husband, 
or, being 
in the 
potver of 
thy hus- 
band. 
Rom. 7, 2 

p Josh. 6,26 
1 Sam. 
14, 2i 
Neh. 
10,29 

q Jer. 29, 22 

3 fall. 

r Ps. 109,18 

s Deut. 
27,15 

t Lev. 8, 27 

u Lev. 3,2,9 

V Deut. 
28,37 
Ps. 83, 9 
Eccl. 7,26 
Jer. 24, 9 
Zech.8,13 

w Job 17, 
8,9 

Ps. 37, 5,6 
Rom. 5, 
3-5 

X Lev.20,17 



CHAP. 6. 

1 Or, make 
them- 
selves 
Naza- 
rites. 
Lev. 27, 2 
Juclg.13,5 
Acts21,23 
Rom. 1, 1 

a Amos 
2,12 
Lu. 1, 15 

2 OT,Na2a- 
riteship. 

3 imie of 
the wine. 

b Judg.13,5 
1 Sam. 
1,11 

c Lev.21,11 

(Jch. 9, 6 

4 separa- 
tion. 

146 



have done trespass against her hus- 
band, that the water that causeth the 
curse shall enter into her, and be- 
come bitter, and her belly shall swell, 
and her thigh shall rot: and the 
woman shall ''be a curse among her 
people. 

28 And if the woman be not defiled, 
but be clean ; then she shall be ^^f ree, 
and shall conceive seed. 

29 This is the law of jealousies, 
when a wife goeth aside to another 
instead of her husband, and is de- 
filed; 

30 Or when the spirit of jealousy 
Cometh upon him, and he be jealous 
over his wife, and shall set the wom- 
an before the Lord, and the priest 
shall execute upon her all this law. . 

31 Then shall the man be guiltless 
from iniquity, and this woman shall 
"^bear her iniquity. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 T7ie law of the Nazariie in hi!^ separation. 23 The 
Jorin of blessing the people. 

AND the Lord spake unto M5'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
and say unto them. When either 
man or woman shall ^separate them- 
selves to vow a vow of a Naz'a-rite, 
to separate themselves unto the Lord : 

3 He ''shall separate himself from 
wine and strong drink, and shall 
drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar 
of strong drink, neither shall he 
drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat 
moist grapes, or dried. 

4 All the days of his ^separation 
shall he eat nothing that is made of 
the ^vme tree, from the kernels even 
to the husk. 

5 All the days of the vow of his sep- 
aration there shall no ^razor come 
upon iiis head : until the days be ful- 
filled, in the which he separateth 
himself unto the Lord, he shall be 
holy, and shall let the locks of the 
hair of his head grow. 

6 All the days that he separateth 
himself wnto the Lord ''he shall come 
at no dead body. 

7 He '^shall not make himself un- 
clean for his father, or for his mother, 
for his brother, or for his sister, when 
they die : because the ^consecration 
of his God is upon his head. 

8 Ail the days of his separation he 
is holy unto the Lord. 

9 And if any man die very suddenly 
I by him, and he hath defiled the head 



The law of 



NUMBERS, 7. 



tlie Nazarite. 



CHAP. 6. 



/ Lev. 5, 7 
tv\^0 yOUngj Lev.M,22 



Ezek. 
18,24 
2 Jolm 8 



of his consecration ; then he 'shall 
shave his head in the da.Y of his 
cleansing, on the seventh day shall 
he shave it. 

10 And •''on the eighth day he shall 
bring two turtles, or 
pigeons, to the priest, to the door of s /azi, 
the tabernacle of the congregation : 

il And the priest shall offer the one 
for a sin offering, and the other for a q Acts2i,26 
burnt offering, and make an atone- ;^. Lev. 4,2 
ment for Iiini, for that he simied by|| Lev. 3, 6 
the dead, and shall hallow his head 
that same day. 

12 And he shall consecrate unto the 
Lord the days of his separation, a,nd 
shall bring a. lamb of the first year 
for a trespass offering : but the days 
that were before shall °be lost, be- 
ceaise liis separation was deiiled. 

1 3 ^ And this is the law of the Xaz'a- 
rite, when ?the daj^s of his separation 
are f ulfiUed : he sliall be brous-ht unto!p Ex. 29, 
the door of the tabernacle of the con 
gregation : 

11: And he shall offer his offering 
unto the Lord, one he lamb of the 
first year without blemish for a burnt 
offering, and one ewe lamb of the 
first year without blemish for '^a sm 
offering, and one ram ^vithout blem- 
ish for 'peace offerings, 

1 5 Anda,basketof unleavened bread, 
cakes -'of fine flour mingled with oil, 
and wafers of unleavened bread 
^anointed ^\dth oil, and their meat 
offering, and their ^drink oifermgs. 

1 6 And the priest shall bring them 
before the Lord, and shall offer his 
sin offering, and Iris burnt offering : 

17 And he shall offer the ram /or a 
sacrifice of peace offerings unto the 
Lord, with the basket of unleavened 
bread : the priest shall offer also liis 
meat offering, and his drink offering. 

1 8 And '"the Naz'a-rite shaU shave 
the head of Ms separp.tion at the door 
of the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, and shall take the iiair of the 
head of his separation, and put '^it in 
the lire which is under the^sacrifice 
of the peace offerings, 

19 And the priest shall take the sod- 
den "shoulder of the ram, and one un- 
leavened cake out of the basket, and 
one unleavened wafer, and -''shall put 
thein upon the hands of the Xaz'a- 
rite, after the hair of his separation 
is shaven : 

20 And the priest shall wave ?them 
for a wave offeiing before the Lord :■& 2Chr.35,8 

14 



B.c.ii90. 1 this is holy for the priest, with the 
wave breast and heave shoulder : 



and ''after that the Naz'a-rite may 



e Actsi8,i8;druik wine. 



j Lev. 2, 4l 

k Ex. 29, 2 

I ch. 15,5,7 

m Acts 
21, 2i 

n Lu. 17, 10 
Rom. 6, 6 
Gal. 5, 2i 
Eph. 4, 23 
Col. 3, 9 

Lev. 8, 31 



23,24 

q Lev. 9, 21 

r EccL 9, 7 
Isa. 35, 10 
Rev.14,13 
Jolin 17, 
4,5 

s i Chr. 
25,13 

t Ps. 134, 3 

u Ps. 121, 7 
Jolm 
17,11 

1 Pet. 1, 5 

V Ps. 67, 1 
Ps. 80, 3 
Dan. 9, 17 

wGen.43,29 
John 1,17 
Rom.5,21 

X Ps. 21, 6 
Acts 2, 28 

y Ps. 85, 10 
Isa. 26, 
3,12 
Lu. 2, 14 
John 
20,21 
Rom. 
15.13 

2 Thes. 
3,16 

z Bent. 
28,10 
2Chr.7,14 

a Ps. 115,12 



CHAP. 7. 

alKi. 8,64 
Mat.23,19 

1 v/ho 
stood. 



21 This is the law of the Xaz'a-rlte 
who hath vowed, «//c^o/ liis offering 
unto the Lord for his separation, be- 
side that that iiishand shall get : ac- 
cording to the vow which he vowed, 
so he must do after the law of liis 
separation. 

22 ^And the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
se§, saymg, 

23 Speak unto Aar'on and unto his 
sons, saymg, On this wise 'ye shall 
bless the children of Is'ra-el, saying 
unto them, 

21: The Lord 'bless thee, and keep 
"thee : 

25 The Lord 'make his face sliine 
upon thee, and ''be gracious unto thee : 

26 The "^LoRD lift up his counte- 
nance upon thee, and •''give thee, peace. 

2 7 And -'they shall put my name 
UDon the cliildren of Is'ra-el ; and "'I 
will bless them. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1, 10 The iDVinces' offerings. 89 God spealceth to Ho- 
ses from the mercy seat. 

AKD it came to pass on the daf 
that Mo'ges had fully set up the 
tabernacle, and had anointed it, and 
sanctified it, and all the instruments 
thereof, both the altar and all the 
vessels thereof, and had anointed 
them, and ''sanctified them ; 

2 That the i^rinces of is'ra-el, heads 
of the house of their fathers, vrlio 
luere the i^rinces of the tribes, ^and 
were over them that were numbered, 
^offered : 

3 And they brought their offering 
before the Lord, six covered wagons, 
and twelve oxen ; a wagon for two of 
the princes, and for each one an ox : 
and they brought them before the 
tabernacle. 

4 And the Lord spake unto Mo'seg, 
saving, 

5 Take it of them, that tliey may be 
to do the ser^'ice of the tabeiTiacie of 
the congregation ; and thou shalt give 
them unto the Le'vites, to every man 
according to liis ser^ace. 

6 And M5'ses took the wagons and 
the oxen, and gave them unto the 
Le'vites. 

7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave 
umto the sons of GSr'shon, accoixiing 
to their service : 

8 And four wagons and eight oxenhe 



The princes' offerings for 



NUMBERS, 7. the dedication of the altar. 



gave unto the sons of Me-ra'rl, accord- 
ing unto their service, under the hand 
of ith'a-mar the son of Aar'on the 
priest. 

9 But unto the sons of Kd'hath he 
gave none : because the service of the 
sanctuary belonging unto them "was 
that they should bear upon their 
shoulders. 

10 fFAnd the princes offered "^for 
dedicating of the altar in the day that 
it was anointed, even the princes 
offered their offering before the altar. 

11 And the Lord said unto Mo'se§, 
They shall offer their offering, each 
prince 'on his day, for the dedicating 
of the altar. 

12 lAnd he that offered his offering 
the first day was Nah'shon the_son of 
Am-min'a-dab, of the tribe of Jii'dah : 

13 And his offering vjas one silver 
charger, the -^weight thereof ^cOoS an 
hundred and thirty shekels, one sil- 
ver bovv^l of seventy shekels, after ^the 
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them 
loere full of fine flour ixdngled with 
oil for a meat offering : 

14 One ^spoon of ten shekels of gold, 
full of ^incense : 

15 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

16 One kid of the goats for 'a sin 
offering : 

17 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Nah'shon -^the 
son of Am-min'a-dab. 

18 TOn the second day Ne-than'e-el 
the son of Zii'ar, prince of Is'sa-char, 
did offer : 

19 He offered for his offering one 
silver charger, the weight whereof 
was an hundred and thirty shekels, 
one silver bowl of seventy shekels, 
after the shekel of the sanctuary; 
both of them full of fine flour min- 
gled with oil for a meat offering : 

20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

21 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for ^a burnt 
offering : 

22 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

23 And for a sacrifice of ^peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offering of Ne-than'e-el 
the son of Zii'ar. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 7. 

c 2 Sam. 
6, 13 



d Deut.20,5 
1 Ki. 8, 63 
Ezra 6,16 



e 1 Cor. 
14,33 



/Ex.25, 29 

2 There 
were 
three 
shekels : 
the royal 
shekel, 
value 
Is. 3d., 
the shek- 
el of the 
sanctu- 
ary, value 
2s. 6d., 
and the 
common 
shekel, 
about Is. 
2 Sam. 
14,26 



g 2 Ki. 25, 
14,15 



h Ex. 30, 34 
Ex. 37, 29 
Lev. 16, 
12,13 
ch. 16, 
46,47 
Dent. 33, 
8,10 

Ps. 141, 2 
Isa. 60, 6 
Jer. 6, 20 
Jer. 41, 5 
Ezek. 
16, 18 
Mai. 1, 11 
Rev. 5, 8 
Rev. 8,3,4 



i Lev. 4, 23 

j Lu. 3, 32 

k Gen. 8, 20 
Lev. 6, 9 
Ps. 20,1-3 
Ps. 51, 19 
Ps. 66, 
13, 15 
Ezek. 
45, 17 
Ezek.46,4 
Eph. 5, 2 
Heb. 9, 13 



I Lev. 7, 
11.13 



m Isa. 53, 7 
John 1,29 
Acts 8, 32 
Gal. 1, 4 
1 Pet.1,19 
1 Pet.2,24 
Rev. 5, 
6-14 
Rev. 13, 8 

n Heb. 9, 28 
1 Pet.3,18 

148 



24 ^On the third day E-li'ab the son 
of Helon, prince of the children of 
Zeb'u-lun, did offer : 

25 His offering was one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof loas an hun- 
dred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them 
full of fine flour mingled with oil for 
a meat offering : 

26 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

27 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb '"of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

28 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

29 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offering of E-li'ab the 
son of Helon. 

30 IFOn the fourth day E-lfzur the 
son of Shed'e-ur, prince of the chil- 
dren of Reu'ben, did offer : 

31 His offering vms one silver char- 
ger of the weight of an hundred and 
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

32 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

33 One young bullock, onera^m, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

34 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

35 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this loas the offering of E-li'zur the 
son of Shed'e-ur. 

36 'TOn the fifth day She-lu'mi-el the 
son of Zii-ri-shad'da-i, prince of the 
children of Sim'e-on, did offer : 

37 His offering was one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof v)as an hun- 
dred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them 
full of fine flour mingled with oil for 
a meat offering : 

38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

39 One young bullock, one ram, one 
"lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

40 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 



The princes' offerings for 



NUMBERS, 7. the dedication of the altdi 



41 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five lie 
goats, five lambs of the firstyear: 
this was the offering of She-lu'mi-el 
the son of Zu-ri-shad'da-i. 

42 ^On the sixth day '^E-li'a-saph the 
son of Deii'el, prince of the children 
of Gad, offered: 

43 His offering i/ms one silver char- 
ger of the weight of an hundred and 
thirty shekels, a silver bowl of sev- 
enty shekels, after the shekel of the 
sanctuary ; both of them full of fine 
flour muigled with ^oil for a meat 
offering : 

44 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

45 One ?young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

46 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

47 And for a sacrifice of ^peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this loas the offering of E-li'a-saph 
the son of Deii'el. 

48 ^On the seventh day 'E-lish'a-ma 
the son of Am-ml'hud, prince of the 
children of E'phra-im, offered: 

49 His offering to as one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof vkis an hun- 
dred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them 
full of fine flour mingled with oil for 
a meat offering : 

50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of 'incense : 

51 One 'young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

52 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

53 And for a sacrifice of peace offer 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this 10 as the offering of E-Hsh'a-ma 
the son of Am-mi'hud. 

54 irOn the eighth day offered Ga- 
ma'li-el "the son of Pe-dah'zur, prince 
of the children of Ma-nas'seh : 

55 His offering was one silver char- 
ger of the weight of an hundred and 
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of sev- 
enty shekels, after the shekel of the 
sanctuarv ; both of them full of fine 
flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

56 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
f ^ill of "incense : 



B. c. iiao. 



CHAP. 7. 

ch. 1, 14 
ch. 2, 14 
ch. 10, 20 
Son of 
Reuel. 

p Lev. 2, 5 
Lev.11,10 
Heb. 1, a 
1 John 
2,27 

q Ps. 50, 
8-14 

Ps. 51, 16 
Isa. 1, 11 
Jer. 7, 22 
Amos5,22 

3 a sacri- 
fice of 
payment, 
or, of 
perfec- 
tions. 
Lev. 3, 1 
Lev. 7, 11 
Ps. 56, 12 
Heb. 
13,15 

r ch. 1, 10 

ch. 2, 18 
lCLir.7,26 

5 Deut. 
33,10 
Ps. 66, 15 
Ps. 141, 2 
Ezek.8,11 
Mai. 1, 11 
Lu. 1, 10 
Rev. 5, 8 
Rev. 8, 3 

t Mic. 6,6-8 

u ch. 2, 20 

V Ex. 30, 7 

IV Ex. 12, 5 
John 1,29 
Acts 8, 32 

1 Pet.1,19 
Rev. o, 6 

X Lev. 3, 1 
Mic. 5, 5 

2 Coi\ 5, 
19,21 
Eph. 2, 14 

y ch. 1, 11 
ch. 2. 22 

z Rev. 5, 8 
Rev. 8,3,4 

I Ps. 40, 6 
Isa. 53, 4 
2 Cor.5,21 

b 1 Ki. 8, 63 
Pro. 7, 14 
Col. 1, 20 

c ch. 1, 12 
ch. 2, 25 

d Ex. SO, 13 

Lev.27,25 

e Ps. 141, 2 
Isa. 66,20 
Dan. 9, 27 
Rom. 
15, 16 
Phil. 4, 18 
Heb. 
13.15 

/ch. 1, 13 

ch. 2, 27 

149 



57 One young bullock, one ram, one 
"lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

58 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

59 And for ""a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offermg of Ga-mali-el 
the son of Pe-dah'zur. 

60 ^On the ninth day ^'Ab'i-dan the 
son of Gid-e-o'ni, prince of the chil- 
dren of Ben'ja-min, offered : 

61 His offering toas one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof teas an hun- 
dred and tliirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them 
full of fine flour mingled with oil for 
a meat offering : 

62 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

63 One ''yormg bullock, one ram, 
one lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

64 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

65 And for a sacrifice of *peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this loas the_offering of Ab'i-dan the 
son of Grid-e-5'ni. 

Q6 ^On the tenth day '^A-hi-e'zSr the 
son of Am-mi-shad'da-i, prince of the 
children of Dan, offered: 

67 His offering icas one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof was an hun- 
dred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl cf seventy shekels, after the 
"^shekel of the sanctuary; both of 
them full of fine flour mingled with 
oil for a meat offering : 

68 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

69 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

70 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

71 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offering of A-hi-e'zgr the 
son of Am-mi-shad'da-i. 

72 ^On the eleventh day -^Pa'gi-el 
the son of Oc'ran, prince of the chil- 
dren of Ash'gr, offered : 

73 His offering teas one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof icas an hun- 
dred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 



Dedication of the altar. 



NUMBERS, 8. 



The Levites' co'/iGecracioru 



shekel of the sanctuary; both of them 
full of fine flour mingled with oil for 
a meat offering : 

74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of ^incense : 

T5 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

76 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

77 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this 10 as the offering of Pa'gi-el the 
son of Oc'ran. 

78 ^On the twelfth day ^^A-hi'ra the 
son of E'nan, prince of the children 
of Naph'ta-ll, offered: 

79 His offering was one 'silver char 
ger, the weight whereof was an hun 
dred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them 
full of fine flour mingled Avith oil for 
a meat offering : 

80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

81 One young bi.illock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

82 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

83 And for a sacrifice of peace offer 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year 
this 10 as the offering of A-hf ra the 
son of E'nan. 

84 This toas •''the dedication of the 
altar, in the day when it was 
anointed, by ^'the princes of Is'ra-el : 
twelve chargers of silver, twelve sil- 
ver bowls, twelve spoons of gold : 

85 Each charger of silver loeighing 
an hundred and thirty shekels, each 
bowl seventy : all the silver vessels 
weighed two thousand and four hun 
dred shekels, after the shekel of the 
sanctuary : 

86 The golden spoons v^ere twelve, 
full of incense, loeighing ten shekels 
apiece, after the ^shekel of the sanc- 
tuary: all the gold of the spoons vkcs 
an hundred and twenty shekels. 

8 7 All the oxen for the "'burnt offer- 
ing v:)ere twelve bullocks, the rams 
twelve, the lambs of the first year 
twelve, with their "meat offering: 
and the kids of the goats for sin offer- 
ing twelve. 

88 And ail the oxen for the sacri 
ficeof the peace offerings were twenty 



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CHAP. 7. 

g Mai. 1, 11 
Lu. 1. 11 

h ch, 1, 15 
ch. 2, 29 

i Ezra 1, 

9, 10 
Ezra 8, 
25,27 
Jer. 52,19 
Dan. 6, 2 
Zech. 
14,20 
Mat. 14, 
8, 11 

j 1 Chr,29, 6 
Ezra 2, 68 
Neh. 7, 70 
Isa. 60, 
6,10 
Heb. 
13,10 

k Judg. 5, 9 
Josh. 22 
13,14 
Pro. 17, 7 
Pro. 28, 2 
Hos.13, 10 

I Ex. 30, 13 

?nRom.l2, 1 

n Lev. 2, 1 

Ex. 33, 9 

4 That is, 
God. 

p Ex. 25, 22 

q Gen. 8, 24 
1 Ki. 6, 23 
Ps. 18, 10 
Ps. 99, 1 
Heb. 1, 14 
Heb. 9, 5 



CHAP. 8. 

a Ex. 40, 25 
John 8, 12 

b Ex. 25, 31 

c Ex. 25, 18 

d Ex. 25, 40 

e Ps. 26, 6 
Isa. 52, 11 
Heb. 7, 26 
Heb. 
10,22 

1 sin ivnter. 
ch. 19. 
9,17 

2 let them 
cause a 
razor to 
pass over, 
etc. 

/Lev. 14, 
8, 9. 

g Lev. 2. 1 

h Ex. 29. 4 
Ex. 40, 12 

i Lev. 8, 3 

Lev. 1. 4 

3 wave. 

4 wave 
offering. 

5 they may 
be to exe- 
cute, etc. 

k Ex. 2R 10 

150 ' 



and four bullocks, the rams sixty, 
the he goats sixty, the lambs of the 
first year sixty. This was the dedi- 
cation of the altar, after that it was 
anointed. 

89 And when M5'§es was gone into 
the tabernacle of the congregation 
"to speak with ^him, then he heard 
^the voice of one speaking unto him 
from off the mercy seat that loas 
upon the ark of testimony, from be- 
tv/een ?the two cherubims: and he 
spake imto him. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Eow the lamps are to be lighted. 5 The consecra- 
tion of the Levites: 23 the age and time of their 
seroice. 

AND the Lord spake unto M5'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto Aar'on, and say unto 
him. When thou ''lightest the lamps, 
the seven lamps shall give light over 
against the candlestick. 

3 And Aar'on did so ; he lighted the 
lamps thereof over against the can- 
dlestick, as the Lord commanded 
Mo'§e§. 

4 And *this work of the candlestick 
10 as of beaten gold, unto the shaft 
thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was 
'^beaten work : according ^^unto the 
pattern which the Lord had shewed 
Mo'§e§, so he made the candlestick, 

5 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 

6 Take the LeVites from among the 
children of i§'ra-el, and '^cleanse them. 

7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, 
to cleanse them : Sprinkle 'water of 
purifying upon them, and '^let them 
^shave all their flesh, and let them 
wash their clothes, and so make 
themselves clean. 

8 Then let them take a young bul- 
lock with ^his meat offering, even 
fine flour mingled with oil, and an- 
other young bullock shalt thou take 
for a sin offering. 

9 And ^thou shalt bring the LeVItes 
before the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation: *and thou shalt gather the 
whole assembly of the children of 
i§'ra-el together: 

1 And thou shalt bring the LeVites 
before the Lord : and the children of 
i§'ra-el •'shall put their hands upon 
the LeVites: 

1 1 And Aar'on shall ^offer the Le'- 
vltes before the Lord /or an ^offering 
of the children of i§'ra-el, that 'they 
may execute the service of the Lord. 

12 And *the LeVites shall lay their 



The Lev lies' service. 



NUMBERS, 9. 



The passover enjoined. 



hands upon the heads of the bul- 
locks: and thou shalt offer the one 
for a sin offering, and the other for 
a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to 
make &m atonement for the Le Vites. 

13 And thou shalt set the Le Vites 
before Aar'on, and before his sons, 
and offer them for an offering unto 
the Lord. 

14 Thus shalt thou separate the 
Le'vites from among the children cf 
l§'ra-el: and the LeVites shall be 
'mine. 

1 5 And after that shall the LeVites 
go in to do the service of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation : and thou 
shalt cleanse them, "'and offer them 
for an offering. 

1 6 For they are wholly given unto 
me from among the children of !§'- 
ra-el ; ^'instead of such as open every 
womb, even instead of the firstborn 
of all the children of I§'ra-el, have I 
taken them unto me. 

17 For "all the firstborn of the cliil- 
dren of l§'ra-el are mine, both man 
and beast : on the day that I smote 
every firstborn in the land of E'gypt 
I sanctified them for myself. 

18 And I have taken the LeVites 
for all the firstborn of the children 
of l§'ra-el. 

19 And ^I have given the LeVites as 
''a gift to Aar'on and to his sons from 
among the children of l§'ra-el, to do 
the service of the children of l§'ra-el 
in the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and to make an atonement for the 
children of is'ra-el : ^that there be no 
plague among the children of Is'ra-el, 
wiien the children of l§'ra-er come 
nigh unto the sanctuary. 

20 And M5'se§, and Aar'on, and all 
the congregation of the children of 
i§'ra-el, did to the Le'vites according 
unto all that the Lord commanded 
M5'§e§ concerning the Le'vites, so did 
the children of l§'ra-el unto them. 

21 And the Le'vites were purified, 
and they washed their clothes ; and 
'Aar'on offei'ed them as an offering 
before the Lord ; and Aar'on made an 
atonement for them to cleanse them. 

22 And "after that went the I^e'vites 
in to do their service in the taber- 
nacle of the congregation before Aar'- 
on, and before his sons : as the Lord 
had commanded Mo'§e§ concerning 
the Le'vites, so did they unto them. 

23 IT And the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§e§, saying, 



E, C. 1490. 



CHAP. 8. 

I ch. 16, 9 

m Ex. 29,24 

nch. 3, 
12,45 

Ex, 13, 2, 
12, 13, 15 
ch. 3, 13 
Lu- 2, 23 

p ch. 3, 9 

6 given. 

qch. 1, 53 
ch. 16, 46 
ch. 18, 5 

r Rom. 
15,16 

i 2 Chr. 
30,15 
2Chr.31,2 

t ch. 4, 3 
lChr.23,3 
1 Chr. 
24,27 

7 to war 
the war. 
fare oft 
etc. 

1 Tim. 
1,18 

8 return 
from the 
warfare 
of the 
service. 

u ch. 1, 53 



CHAP. 9. 

a Ex. 12, 1 
Lev. 23, 5 
ch. 28, 16 
Deut. 16, 
1,2 
Heb. 10, 1 

1 between 
the two 
evenings, 
Ex. 12, 6 

b Josh. 5,10 

c ch. 5, 2 

d Ex. 18, 15 
ch. 27, 2 

e 1 Cor. 5, 

7,8 

/ Ps. 25, 14 
Ps. 85. 8 
Pro. 3, 5,6 
John 7,17 
Eph. 1, 
9, 18 
Heb. 3,5,6 

151 



24 This is it that helongeth unto 
the 'Le'vites : from twenty and five 
years old and upward they shall go 
in ^to wait upon the service of the 
tabernacle of the congregation : 

25 And from the age of fifty yeai^ 
they shall ^cease waiting upon the 
service thereof, a.nd shall serve no 
more: 

20 But shall minister with their 
brethren in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, ''to keep the charge, and 
shall do no service. Thus shalt thou 
do unto the Le'vites touching their 
charge. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 The pasfiQver enjoined. A second passover al- 
lowed. 15 A cloud guideth the Israelites. 

AND the Lord spake unto M5'se§ 
JTjl in the wilderness of Si'nai, in the 
first month of the second year after 
they were come out of the land of 
E'gypt, saying, 

2 Let the children of i§'ra-el also 
keep "the passover at his appointed 
season. 

3 In the fourteenth day of this 
month, ^at even, ye shall keep it in 
liis appointed season: according to all 
the rites of it, and according to all the 
ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. 

4 And Mo'§es spake unto the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el, that they should keep 
the passover. 

5 And *they kept the passover on 
the fourteenth day of the first month 
at even in the wilderness of Si'nai: 
according to all that the Lord com- 
manded M5'§e§, so did the children 
of l§'ra-el. 

6 IT And there were certain men, who 
were '"defiled by the dead body of a 
man, that they could not keep the 
passover on that day: and '^they came 
before Mo'ses and before Aar'on on 
that day • 

7 And those men said unto him, We 
are defiled by the dead body of a 
man : Avlieref ore are we kept" back, 
that we may 'not offer an offering of 
the Lord in his appointed season 
among the cliildren of I§'ra-el ? 

8 And M5'se§ said unto them, Stand 
still, and -^I will hear what the Lord 
will command concerning you. 

9 IF And the Lord spake unto M5' • 
§e§, saymg, 

10 Speak unto the children of is'- 
ra-el, saying, If any man of you or of 
your posterity shall be unclean by 
reason of a dead body, or be in Sk 



A second passover allowed. NUMBERS, 10. Use of the silver trijmpets. 



journey afar off, yet he shall keep 
the passover unto the Lord. 

1 1 The ^fourteenth day of the second 
month at even they shall keep it, and 
^eat it with unleavened bread and 
bitter herbs. 

12 They 'shall leave none of it unto 
the morning, •'nor break any bone of 
it : ^according to all the ordinances of 
the passover they shall keep it. 

13 But the man that is clean, and is 
not in a journey, and forbeareth to 
keep the passover, even the same 
soul 'shall be cut off from among his 
people: because he brought not the 
offering of the Lord ia his appointed 
season, that man shall '"bear his sin. 

1 4 And if a stranger shall sojourn 
among you, and will keep the pass- 
over unto the Lord ; according to the 
ordinance of the passover, and ac- 
cording to the mamier thereof, so 
shall he do : ye ''shall have one ordi- 
nance, both for the '^stranger, and for 
him that was born in the land. 

15 TTAnd on the day that the taber- 
nacle was reared up the cloud covered 
the tabernacle, namely, the tent of 
the testimony : and °at even there 
wasupon the tabernacle as it were the 
appearance of fire, until the morning, 

16 So it was alway : the ^cloud coV' 
ered it by day, and the appearance 
of lire by night. 

1 7 And when the cloud nvas taken 
up from the tabernacle, then after 
that the children of I§'ra-el jour- 
neyed : and in the place where the 
cloud abode, ""-here the children of 
I§'ra-el pitched their terts. 

1 8 At the conunandment of the Lord 
the children of l§'ra-el journeyed, and 
at the commandment of the Lord 
they pitched : as 'long as the cloud 
abode upon the tabeiTiacle they rested 
in their tents. 

1 9 And when the cloud ^tarried long 
upon the tabernacle many days, then 
the children of Is'ra-el kept thu charge 
of the J^ORD, and journeyed not. 

20 And so it was. when the cloud 
was a few days upon the tabernacle ; 
according to the commandment of 
the Lord they abode in their tents, 
and according to the commandment 
of the La^D ^hey journeyed. 

21 And so it was, when the cloud 
^abode 'from even unto the moiTiing, 
and that the cloud was taken up in 
the morning, then they journeyed : 
w hether it was by day or by night 



B. C. Ii90. 



CHAP. 9. 

g 2 Chr. 30, 
2,15 

h Ex. 12, 8 

i Ex. 12, 10 

j John 
19,36 

fc Ex. 12. 43 

1 Gen.17,14 
Ex. 12, 15 

771 ch. 5, 31 
Gal. 3, 10 
Heb,10,26 

n Ex. 12. 49 

2 Proselyte. 

Ex. 13. 21 

p Ex. 40. 34 
Neh. 9. 12 

q Ps. 78, 14 
Ps. 80. 1 
Isa. 49, 10 
John 10,4 

r 1 Cor.10,1 

3 2)7-0- 
longed. 

s Ps. 48, 14 
Pro. 3, 5,6 

4 ^vas. 

t Mat. 

28,20 

u Ex. 40, 
36,37 

V Ps. 73, 24 
Ps. 107, 7 
i Isa. 63, 14 
i 



CHAP 10. 

a Isa, 1, 13 

& Jer. 4, 5 
Joel 2, 15 

c Pa. 22, 22 
Ps. 35, 18 
Ps. 36 7.8 
Ps. 40. 
9,10 

Ps. 122 1 
Isa.55,1-4 
Zech. 8. 
21-23 
Rev.22.17 

d Ex. 18, 21 
■ ch. 1. 16 
i ch. 7. 2 

e ch. 2. 3 

/Joe! 2. 1 

g ch. 31, 6 
Josh. 6. 4 
2 Chr. 
13. 12 

h Judg.2.18 
Judg. 6, 9 
1 Sam. 
10,18 
Ps. 106,42 

i Gen. 8, 1 

1 Ki. 8, 44 
Ps. 106, 4 

J Lev.23,24 
IChr. 
15,24 

2 Chr. 7, 6 
Ezra 3,10 
Neh.12,35 
Ps. 81. 3 

152 



that the cloud was taken up, they 
journeyed. 

22 Or vjhether it were two days, or 
a month, or a year, that the cloud 
tarried upon the tabernacle, remain 
ing thereon, the children of l§'ra-el 
abode in their tents, and journeyed 
not : "but when it was taken up, they 
journeyed. 

28 At the comiiiandment of the 
Lord they rested in the tents, and 

at the commandment of the Lord 
they journeyed : they kept the charge 
of the Lord, at the commandment of 
the Lord by the hand of Mo'ges. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 The %ise of the silver trumpets. 11 The Israelites 
go from Sinai to Paran. 33 Moses' blessing 

AND the Lord spake unto M5'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Make thee two trumpets of silver r 
of a whole piece shalt thou make 
them : that thou mayest use them for 
the ''calling of the assembly, and for 
the journeying of the camps. 

3 And when *they shall blow with 
them, all ''the assembly shall assem- 
ble themselves to thee at the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

4 And if they blow but w^ith one 
trumpet, then the princes, which are 
''heads of the thousands of i§'ra-el, 
shall gather themselves unto thee. 

5 When ye blow an alaiin, then the 
''camps that lie on the east parts shall 
go forward. 

6 W hen ye blow an alarm the sec- 
ond time, then the camps that lie on 
the south side shall take their jour- 
ney they shall blow an aJarm for 
their journeys. 

7 But when the congregation is to 
be gathered together, ye shall blow., 
but ye shall not -^sound an alarm. 

8 And s-the sons of Aar'on, the 
priests, shall blow with the trum- 
pets; and the;;" shall be to you for an 
ordinance for ever thi'oughout youi^ 
generations. 

9 And if ye go to war in your land 
against the enemy that ^oppresseth 
you, then ye shall blow an alarm 
with the tnimpets ; and ye shall be 
'remembered before the Lord your 
God, and ye shall be saved from 
your enemies. 

10 Also •'in the day of your gladness, 
and in your solemn days, and in the 
beginnings of your months, ye shall 
blow with the trumpets over your 
burnt offerings, and over the sacri- 



The Israelites 



NUMBERS, 11. 



remove from tSinat, 



fices of your peace offerings; that they 
may be to you ^f or a memorial before 
your God : I am the Lord your God 

1 1 IT And it came to pass on the twen 
tieth day of the second month, in the 
second year, that the cloud was 'taken 
up from off the tabernacle of the tes- 
timony. 

12 And the children of I§'ra-el took 
"their journeys out of the wilderness 
•of Si'nai; and the cloud rested in 
the '^Uderness of Pa'ran. 

13 And they first took their journey 
^according to the concmiandment of 
the Lord by the hand of Mo'ses. 

1 4 ITln the first p^ac^ went the stand 
ard of the camp of the children of 
Ju'dah according to their armies 
and over his host was Nah'shdn the 
son of Am-mm'a-dab. 

15 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Is'sa-char vms Ne 
than'e-el the son of Zu'ar. 

1 6 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Zeb'u-liin was E-li'ab 
the son of He'ion. 

1 7 And 'the tabernacle was taken 
down ; and the sons of GSr'shon and 
the sons of Me-ra'ri set forward, 
bearing lihe tabema,cle. 

1 8 And the standard of the camp of 
Reu'ben set foi-^^'ard according to 
their armies : and over his host was 
E-li'zur the son of Shed'e-ur. 

19 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Sini'e-on was She- 
lu'mi-el the son of Zii-ri-shad'da-i. 

20 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Gad was E-li'a-saph 
the son of Deu'el. 

2 1 And the Ko'hath-ites set forward, 
bearing the 'sanctuary: and Hhe oth- 
er did set up the tabernacle against 
they came. 

22 And the standard of the camp of 
the children of E'phra-im set forward 
according to their armies : and over 
his host was E-Iish'a-ma the son of 
Am.-milTLud. 

28 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Ma-nas'seh was Ga- 
mali-el the son of Pe-dah'zur. 

24 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Ben'ja-min was Ab'i- 
dan the son of Gid-e-5'ni. 

25 And the standard of the camp 
of the children of Dan set forward, 
which was the rereward of all the 
camps throughout their hosts: and 
over his host teas A-hi-e'zSr the son 
of Am-mi-shad'da-i. 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 10. 

k Josh. 4, 7 

I ch. 9, 17 

m Ex. 40,36 

n Ex. 19, 1 
ch. 1, 1 

Gen.21,21 
ch. 12, 16 

p ch. 2, 34 

q ch. I, 61 

r ch. 4, 
24,31 

1 Tliemost 
lioly fur- 
niture. 
ch.4,4, 15 

2 That is, 

the Ger- 
sh(ynites 
and the 
Mera- 
rites. 

s Josh. 6, 9 

3 These. 

t Ps. 80. 1 

Song 6, 10 

u Ex. 2, 18 

V Gen. 12, 7 

wJudg.1,16 
Judg:.4,ll 

X Gen.32,12 
Ex. 6, 7, 8 

y Job 29, 15 

z Ex. 3, 1 

a Dent.1,33 
Jer. 31, 2 

b Ex. 13, 21 

Neh. 9, 
12,19 

c Ps.68, 1,2 

d Ps. 90, 
14-17 
Ps. 132, 8 

4 teftifhou- 
sand 
thou- 
sands. 



26 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Ash'er was Pa'gi-ei 
the son of Oc'ran. 

27 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Naph'ta-li was A-hi'- 
ra the son of E'nan. 

28 ^Thus ^were the joumeyings of 
the children of l§'ra-el according to 
their armies, when they set for- 
ward. 

29 TAnd jyi5'§e§ said unto HdlDab, 
jthe son of "Ra-gu'el the Mid'i-an-ite, 
fM5'§e§' father in law, We are jour- 
|neying unto the place of which the 
Lord said, "I will give it you : come 
thou with us, and '^"e will do thee 
good: for ^he Lord hath spoken 
good concerning Is'ra-el. 

30 And he said linto him, I will not 
go; but I will depart to mine own 
land, and to my kindred. 

31 And he said. Leave us not, I pray 
thee; forasmuch as thou knowest 
how we are to encamp in the wilder- 
ness, and thou mayest be to us ^in- 
stead of eyes. 

32 And it shall be, if thou go with 
us, yea, it shall be, that what good- 
ness the Lord shall do unto us, the 
same will we do unto thee. 

33 ^And they departed from 'the 
mount of the Lord three days' jour- 
ney : and the ark of the covenant of 
the Lord "Avent before them in the 
three days' journey, to search. out a 
resting place for them. 

34 And *the cloud of the Lord was 
upon them by day, when they went 
out of the camp. 

35 And it came to pass, when the 
ark set forward, that Mo'ses said, 
Rise ''up. Lord, and let thine'enemie.? 
be scattered ; and let them ths'.t hate 
thee flee before thee. 

36 And when it rested, he said, Re 
turn, '^O Lord, unto the ''many thou- 
sands of I§'ra-el. 



CHAP. IL 
a Deut.9,22 

1 Or, were 
as it were 
com- 
pJai/twrs. 

2 it was 
evil in the 
ears of, 
etc. 

b Lev. 10, 2 
2 Ki. 1, 12 

c Jas. 5, 16 

3 sunk. 

153 



CHAPTER 11. 



31 



4 Manna loathed. 16 Seventy elders ap2yoi7itea 
Quails are given in wrath, etc, 

AND "when the people ^com- 
plauied, ^it displeased the Lord : 
and the Lord heard it ; and his anger 
was kindled; and the fire *of the 
Lord burnt among them, and con- 
sumed them that were in the utter- 
most parts of the camp. 

2 And the people cried unto Mo'se§ ; 
and when Mo'ses sprayed unto 'the 
Lord, the fire ^was quenched. 

3 And he called the name of the 



Thepeople lust for flesh. NUMBERS, 11. 



Moses'' charge divided. 



place ^Tab'e-rah : because the fire of 
the Lord burnt among them. 

4 IF And the ''mixt multitude that was 
among them ^f ell a lusting : and the 
children of l§'ra-el also Vept again, 
and «6aid, Who '^shall give us flesh to 
eat? 

5 We -^remember the fish, which we 
did eat in E'gypt freely ; the cucum- 
bers, and the melons, and the leeks, 
and the onions, and the garlick : 

6 But now our soul is dried away : 
tJiere is nothing at all, beside this 
manna, before our eyes. 

7 And the manna loas as coriander 
seed, and the ''colour thereof as the 
colour ^of bdellium. 

8 And the people went about, and 
gathered it, and ground it in mills, or 
beat it in a mortar, and baked it in 
pans, and made cakes of it : and the 
taste of it was as the taste of fresh 
oil. 

9 And when the dew fell upon the 
camp in the night, the manna fell 
upon it. 

10 liThen M5'§e§ heard the people 
weep throughout their families, every 
man in the door of his tent : and the 
anger of the Lord was kindled 
greatly ; Mo'seg also was displeased. 

1 1 And '^Mo'geg said unto the Lord, 
Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy 
servant? and wiierefore have I not 
found favour in thy sight, that thou 
layest the burden of all this people 
upon me ? 

12 Ilave I conceived all this people ? 
have I begotten them, that thou 
shouldest say unto me, 'Carry them in 
thy bosom, as a nursing >f ather bear- 
eth the sucking child, unto the land 
which thou ^swarest unto their fa- 
thers ? 

13 Whence ^should I have flesh to 
give unto all this people? for they 
weep unto me, saying. Give us flesh, 
that we may eat. 

14 I ™am not able to bear all this 
people alone, because it is too heavy 
for me. 

1 5 And if thou deal thus with me, 
kill "me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I 
have found favour in thy sight ; and 
let me not see "my wretchedness. 

1 6 *ii And the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, 
Gather unto me ^seventy men of the 
elders of i§'ra-el, whom thou knowest 
to be the elders of the people, and 
officers over them ; and bring them 
unto the tabernacle of the congrega- 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 11. 

4 That is, 
A burn- 
ing. 

d Ex. 12, 38 

5 lusted a 
lust. 

6 retu/rned 
and ivept. 

e lCor.10,6 

/ Ex. 16, 3 
Phil. 3, 19 
Mat. 6, 

24-34 
Rom. 8, 7 

7 eye of it 
as the eye 
of. 

g Gen. 2, 12 

li Deut.1,12 

i Isa. 40, 11 

j Isa. 49, 23 
lThes.2,7 

k Gen.50,24 

I 2 Ki. 4, 43 
Mat.15,33 

m Ex. 18,18 

?ilKi. 19,4 
Job6,8-10 
Jonah 4,3 

Zeph.3,15 

V Ex. 24,1,9 

a Gen. 11, 5 
Ex. 19, 20 

r 1 Sam. 
10,6 
2 Ki. 2, 5 
Job 32, 8 
Job 38, 36 
Joel 2, 28 

s Ex. 19, 10 

t E-x. 16, 7 

u Acts 7, 39 

8 month of 
days. 

V 2 Ki. 7, 2 

IV Isa. 50, 2 

X Ezek. 
12,25 
Ezek. 
24, 14 

y ch. 12. 5 

z 2 Ki. 2. 15 

a ISam.lO, 
5,6 

Joel 2, 29 
Acts 2, 
17, 18 
1 Cor.14,1 

b 1 Sam. 
20,26 
Jer. 36, & 

154 



tion, that they may stand there with 
thee. 

1 7 And I will ^come down and talk 
with thee there : and 'I will take of 
the spirit which is upon thee, and 
will put it upon them ; and they shall 
bear the burden of the people with 
thee, that thou bear it not thyself 
alone. 

1 8 And say thou unto the people, 
Sanctify 'yourselves against to mor- 
row, and ye shall eat flesh : for ye 
have wept 'in the ears of the Lord, 
saying, W ho shall give us flesh to 
eat ? for Ht loas well with us in E'gypt : 
therefore the Lord will give you flesh, 
and ye shall eat. 

19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two 
days, nor five days, neither ten d>5ys, 
nor twenty days ; 

20 But even a "^ whole month, until 
it come out at your nostrils, and it be 
loathsome unto you : because that ye 
have despised the Lord which is 
among you, and have wept before 
him, saying. Why came we forth out 
of E'gypt ? 

21 And Mo'§e§ said, The people, 
among whom I am, are six hundred 
thousand footmen; and thou hast 
said, I will give them flesh, that they 
may eat a whole month. 

22 Shall 'the flocks and the herds be 
sla.in for them, to suffice them ? or 
shall all the fish of the sea be gathered 
together for them, to suffice them ? 

23 And the Lord said unto M5'§e§, 
Is "the Lord's hand waxed short? 
thou shalt see now whether -"my word 
shall come to pass unto thee or not. 

24 H And Mo'§e§ went out, and told 
the people the words of the Lord, and 
gathered the seventy men of the eld- 
ers of the people, and set them round 
about the tabernacle. 

25 And the Lord ?'came down in a 
cloud, and spake unto him, and took 
of the spirit that id as upon him, and 
gave it unto the seventy elders : and 
it came to pass, ^that, when the spirit 
rested upon them, they '^prophesied, 
and did not cease. 

26 But there remained two of the 
men in the camp, the name of the one 
wa_s El'dad, and the name of the other 
Me'dad: and the spirit rested upon 
them; and they v^ere of them that 
were written, but *went not out unto 
the tabernacle : and they prophesied 
in the camp. 

27 And there ran a young man, and 



Quails given in lorath. 



NUMBERS, 12, 13. 



Miriam's leprosy^ 



told M5'§e§, and said, EFdad and 
Me'dad do prophesy in the camp. 

28 And J5sh'u-a the son of Nun, the 
servant of Mo'§e§, one of his yonng 
men, answered and said, My lord 
M6'§e§, '^forbid them. 

29 And Mo'seg said unto him, Envi 
est thou for "my sake? '^ would God 
that all the Lord's people were 
prophets, and that the Lord would 
put his spirit upon them ! , 

30 And Mo'§e§ gat him into the 
camp, he and the elders of i§'ra-el. 

31 TAnd there went forth a^wind 
from the Lord, and brought quails 
from the sea, and let thein fall by 
the camp, as it were ^a day's journey 
on this side, and as it were a day's 
journey on the other side, round 
about the camp, and as it were two 
cubits high upon the face of the 
earth. 

32 And the people stood up all that 
day, and all that night, and all the 
next day, and they gathered the 
quails : he that gathered least gath- 
ered ten -^homers : and they spread 
them all abroad for themselves round 
about the camp. 

33 And ^while the flesh was yet be- 
tween their teeth, ere it was chewed, 
the wrath of the Lord was kindled 
against the people, and the Lord 
smote the people with a very great 
plague. 

34 And he called the name of that 
place ^°Kib'roth-hat-ta'a-vah : be- 
cause there they buried the people 
that lusted. 

35 A7id^th.Q people journeyed from 
Kib'roth-hat-ta'a-vah unto Ha-ze'- 
roth; and "abode fit Ha-ze'roth. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 iliriain's and Aarori's sedition. 10 ffer leprosy ; 
Moses prai/ethfor her. 14 She is shut out of the 
camp seven daps. 

AND Mir'i-ani and Aar'on spake 
against Mo'se§ because of the 
'E-thi-o'pi~an woman whom he had 
m.arried: for "he had '^married an 
E-thi-5'pi-an woman. 

2 And they said, Hath the Lord in- 
deed spoken only by M5'§e§ ? ^hath he 
not spoken also by us? And the 
Lord <^heard it. 

3 (Now the man M5'§e§ was '^very 
meek, above all the men which were 
upon the face of the earth.) 

4 And "the Lord spake suddenly 
unto M5'se§, and unto Aar'on, and 
unto Mir'i-am, Come out ye three 



CHAP. 11. 

c Mar-k9,38 
John 3, 26 

d 1 Cor.l4:,5 

e Ps. 78, 26 

9 t he way of 
a day. 

f Ezek. 
45, 11 

7 Ps. 78, 30 

10 That is, 
The 
graves 
of lust, 
Deut.9,22 

h ch. 33, 17 

11 they were 
in, etc. 



CHAP. 13. 

1 Or, Cush- 
ite. 

a Ex. 2, 21 

2 taken. 

b Ex. 15, 20 
Mic. 6, 4 

c Gen.29,33 

2 Kl. 19, 4 
Ps. 94, 9 
Isa. 37, 4 
Ezek. 
35,12 

d Mat. 21, I 
1 Tim. 
6, 11 

3 Tim. 
2, 25 

1 Pet. 3, 4 

e Ps. 76, 9 

/ ch. 16, 19 

g Gen. 46, 2 
Job 3S, 15 
Lu. 1, 
11,23 

h Mat. 1, 20 

i Ps. 105,26 

j Heb. 3,2,5 

k Ex. 33, 11 
Deut. 
34, 10 

I 1 Cor. . 
13,12 

m Ex. 33,19 

n 2 Pet.2,10 

Deut.24,9 

p 3 Ki. 5, 27 
2Chr. 
26, 19 

q 3 Sam. 
19, 19 

r Ps. 88, 4 

s Jas. 5, 16 

t Heb. 12, 9 

u Lev.13,46 

ch. 5, 3, 3 

V Deut.34,9 
3 Chr. 
26.20 



B.C. 1490. unto the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation. And they three came out. 

5 And -^the Lord came down in the 
pillar of the cloud, and stood in the 
door of the tabernacle, and called 
Aar'on and Mir'i-am : and they fcoth 
came forth. 

6 And he said, Hear now my words : 
If there be a prophet among you, J 
the Lord will make myself known 
unto him ^in a vision, a?id will speak 
unto him ''in a dream. 

7 My 'servant Mo'seg is not so, whc 
■^is faithful in all mine house. 

8 With him will I speak ^'mouth to 
mouth, even 'apparently, and not in 
dark speeches ; and '"the smiilitude 
of the Lord shall he behold : v/here- 
f ore then "were ye not afraid to speak 
against my servant M5'§es ? 

9 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against them; and he de- 
parted. 

10 And the cloud departed from off 
the tabernacle ; and, '^behold, Mir'J-am 
became ^leprous, white as snow : and 
Aar'on looked upon Mir'i-am, and, 
behold, she was leprous. 

1 1 And Aar'on said unto Mo'§e§, 
Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, ^lay 
not the sin upon us, wherein we have 
done foolishly, and wherein we have 
sinned. 

12 Let her not be ''as one dead, of 
whom the flesh is half consumed 
v/hen he cometh out of his mother's 
womb. 

13 And Mo'§e§ "cried unto the Lord, 
saying, Heal her now, O God, I be- 
seech thee. 

14 If And the Lord said unto M5'se§, 
'If her father had but spit in her face, 
should she not be ashamed seven 
days ? let her be shut "out from the 
camp seven days, and after that let 
her be received in again. 

1 5 And *Mir'i-am was shut out from 
the camp seven days : and the people 
journeyed hot till MTr'i-am was 
brought in again. 

16 And afterward the people re- 
moved from Ha-ze'roth, and pitched 
in the wilderness of Pa'ran. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 The names of the men Mho were sent to search the 
land: 17 their instructions : 21 their acts: 26 and 
their relation. 

AND the Lord spake unto M5'§e§, 
saying, 
CHAP. 13. 2 Send^ ''thou men, that they may 
a ch. 3, 2. 8 scarch the land of Ca'naan, which I 
beutigjl give unto the cliildren of l§'ra-el : of 
155 ' ' 



Spies are sent 



NUMBERS, 13. 



to search Canaan. 



every tribe of their fathers shall ye 
send a man, every one a ruler among 
them. 

3 And Mo'§e§ by the commandment 
of the Lord sent them from the wil- 
derness of Pa'ran : all those men icere 
heads of the children of i§'ra-el. 

4 And these were their names: of 
the tribe of Reu'ben, Sham-mii'a the 
son of Zac'cur. 

5 Of the tribe of Sim'e-on, Sha'phat 
the son of H5'ri. 

6 Of the tribe of Jii'dah, Hjaleb the 
son of Je-phiin'neh. 

T Of the tribe of Is'sa-char, I'gal the 
son of Jo'§eph. 

8 Of the tribe of E'phra-im, 0-she'a 
the son of Nun. 

9 Of the tribe of Ben'ja-min, Pal'tl 
the son of Ra'phu. 

10 Of the tribe of Zeb'u-lun, Gad'- 
di-el the son of S5'di._ 

11 Of the tribe of Jo'seph, namely, 
of the tribe_ of Ma-nas'seh, Gad'di 
the son of Sii'sL 

12 Of the tribe of Dan, Am'mi-el 
the son of Ge-malli. 

13 Of the tribe of Ash'Sr, Se'thur 
the son of Mi'chael. 

14 Of the tribe of Naph'ta-li, Nah'- 
bi the son of V5ph'si. 

15 Of the tribe of Gad, Ge-u'el the 
son of Ma'chi. 

16 These are the names of the men 
which Mo'se§ sent to spy out the land. 
And M5'§e§ called <^0-she'a the son of 
Nun ^Je-hosh'u-a. 

17 IT And Mo'§e§ sent them to spy 
out the land of Ca'naan, and said unto 
them, Get you up this loay ^south- 
ward, and go up into '^the mountain : 

18 And see the land, what it is ; and 
the people that dwelleth therein, 
whether they he strong or weak, f evf 
or many ; 

19 And what the land is that they 
dweU in, whether it ^e good or bad ; 
and what cities they he that they 
dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong 
holds ; 

20 And what the land zs, whether it 
he fat ^or lean, whether there be wood 
therein, or not. And ^e ye of good 
courage, and bring of the fruit of the 
land. Now the time was the time of 
the firstripe grapes. 

21 So they went up, and searched the 
land from the wilderness of Zin unto 
Re'hob, as men come to Ha'math. 

22 And they ascended by the south, 
and came unto He'bron; where 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 13. 

b ch. 14, 
6,30 
Josh. 14,6 

c Ex. 17, 9 

1 He shall 

save. 

Acts 7, 45 
Heb. 4, 8 

2 Into the 
south 
country. 
Gen. 12, 9 
.Josh. 15,3 
Judg.1,15 

cl Judg. 1, 
9,19 

e Deut. 8, 
7,8 

Neh. 9, 
25-35 
Ezek.20,6 
Ezek. 
34,14 

/ Deut.31,6 

g Judg.1,10 
Josh. 11, 
21, 22 
Josh. 15, 
13, 14 

h Ps. 78, 12 
Isa. 19, 11 
Isa. 30, 4 

3 Or, val- 
ley. 

ch. 32, 9 
Judg.16,4 

4 Or, val- 
ley. 

5 That is, 
A cltister 
of grapes. 

i Ex. 3, 8 
Ex. 33, 3 

j Deut.1,25 

k Deut.1,28 
Deut. 9, 
1,2 

I Ex. 17, 8 
ch. 14, 43 
Judg. 6, 3 
1 Sam. 
14 48 

1 Sam. 
15, 3 

m Josh. 14, 7 
Ps. 60, 12 
Ps. 118,10 
Isa. 11, 10 

n Mat.23,13 

6 Perhaps 
a plague 
was then 
in the 
country. 
Ezek. 
36,13 

Amos 2, 9 

7 men of 
statv/res. 

2 Sam.. 
21,20 

p 1 Sam.l7, 

4-7 

q Isa. 40, 22 

156 



^A-hl'man, She'shai, and Tal'mai, the 
children of A^nak, ivere. (Now He'- 
bron was built seven years '^before 
Zo'an in E'gypt.) 

23 And they came unto the ^brook 
of Esh'col, and cut down from thence 
a branch with one cluster of grapes, 
and they bare it between two upon a 
staff ; and they brought of the pome- 
granates, and of the figs. 

24 Th^ place was called the ^brook 
^Esh'col, because of the cluster of 
grapes which the children of I§'ra-el 
cut down from thence. 

25 And they retm^ned from search- 
ing of the land after forty days. 

26 IF And they went and came to 
Mo'se§, and to Aar'on, and to all the 
congregation of the children of is'- 
ra-el,_unto the wilderness of Pa'ran, 
to Ka'desh ; and brought back word 
unto them, and unto all the congre- 
gation, and shewed them the fruit of 
the land. 

27 And they told him, and said, We 
came unto the land w^hither thou 
sentest us, and surely it floweth with 
'milk and honey; and this Hs the 
fruit of it. 

2 8 Nevertheless ^the people he strong 
that dwell in the land, and the cities 
are walled, and very great: and 
moreover we saw the children of 
A'nak there. 

29 The ^Am'a-lek-ites dwell in the 
land of the south : and the Hit'tites, 
and the Jeb'u-sites, and the Am'or- 
ites, dwell in the mountains: and 
the Ca'naan-ites dwell by the sea, 
and by the coast of J or 'dan. 

30 And "'Caleb stilled the people be- 
fore Mo'§e§, and said. Let us go up at 
once, and possess it ; for we are well 
able to overcome it. 

31 But the men that went up with 
him said, We be not able to go up 
against the people; for they are 
stronger than we. 

32 And they "brought up an evil re- 
port of the land which they had 
seai^ched unto the children of i§'ra-el 
saying, The land, through which we 
have gone to search it, is a land that 
^eateth up the inhabitants thereof; 
and "all the people that we saw in it 
are ■'men of a great stature. 

33 And there we saw the ^'giants, 
the sons of A'nak, vnhich come of the 
giants : and we were in our own sight 
^as grasshoppers, and so we were in 
their sight 



The people murmur 



NUMBERS, 14. 



at the spies' report. 



chaptp:r 14. 

1 The people murmur at the spies' report. 11 God 
threate?ieth them. 13 Moses intercedeth with God, 
and obtaineth pardon. 

AND all the congregation lifted up 
their voice, and cried ; and the 
people wept that night. 

2 And ''all the children of l§'ra-el 
murmured against Mo'§es and against 
Aar'on : and the whole congregation 
said unto them, Would God *that v/e 
had died in the land of E'gypt ! or 
would God we had died in this wil- 
derness ! 

3 And wherefore hath the Lord 
brought us unto this land, to fall by 
(he sword, that our wives and our 
children should be a prey ? were it 
not better for us to return into E'gypt ? 

4 And they said one to another, Let 
'^us make a captain, and let us return 
into E'gypt._ 

5 Then Mo'§e§ and Aar'on fell on 
their faces before all the assembly of 
the congregation of the children of 
X§'ra-el. 

6_And Josh'u-a the son of Nun, and 
Caleb the son of Je-phiin'neh. lohich 
were of them that searched the land, 
rent their clothes : 

7 And they spake unto all the com- 
pany of the children of l§'ra-el, saying. 

The land, which we passed through 
to search it, is an exceeding good land. 

8 If the Lord "^delight in us, then he 
will bring us into this land, and give 
it us ; ''a land which floweth Avith milk 
and honey. 

9 Only -'rebel not ye against the 
Lord, neither ^fear ye the people of 
the land ; for they ^are bread for us : 
their ^defence is departed from them, 
'and the Lord is mth us : fear them 

[not. F. Deut. 20. 1. 

10 But -'all the congregation bade 
stone them Avith stones. And Hhe 
glory of the Lord appeared in the 
tabernacle of the congregation before 
all the children of l§'ra-el. 

11 IFAud the Lord said unto M5'§es, 
How long will this people 'provoke 
me ? and how long will it be ere they 
'"believe me, for all the signs which I 
have shewed among them ? 

12 I Avill smite them Avith the pesti- 
lence, and disinherit them, and "aa^U 
make of thee a greater nation and 
mie-htier than they. 

13 And "Mo'seg said unto the Lord, 
Then the E-gyp'tian§ shall hear it, 
(for thou broughtest up this people 
in thy might from among them. ;) 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 14. 

a Ps. 106,25 

b Deut. 
28,68 

c Neh. 9, 17 

d Deut. 
10, 15 
2 Sam. 
15, 25 
1 Ki. 10, 9 
Ps. 22, 8 
Ps. 147, 
10, 11 
Isa. 62, 4 

e ch. 13, 27 

/ Deut. 9,7, 
23,24 

g Deut.20,3 

h cb, 24, 8 

1 shadow, 
Ps. 121, 5 
Isa. 30,2,3 
Jer.48,45 

i Gen.48,21 
Ex. 33, 16 
Deut.20,1 
2Chr.l5,2 
Isa. 41, 10 

j Ex. 17, 4 

k Ex. 16, 10 
Lev. 9, 23 

1 Heb. 3, 8 

m Ps. 78. 22 
John 
12,37 

n Ex. 32, 10 

Ezek.20,9 

p Ex. 15, 14 

q Neh. 9, 12 

r Josh. 7, 9 

s Ps. 103, 8 
Ps. 145, 8 
Jonah 4,2 

t Ex. 34, 7 

2 Or, Mth- 
erto. 

u Jas. 5, 16 
1 John 
5,14 

V Ps. 72, 19 
Isa. 5, 16 
Isa. 11, 9 
Isa. 61, 11 
Ezek.18,3 
Hab. 2, 14 
Ilev.11,15 

w Ps. 95, 11 
X Gen. 31, 7 

3 If they see 
the land. 

y Ezek. 
20, 15 

z Ps. 25, 13 
Ps. 37, 11 
Isa. 33, 15 
Mat. 5, 5 

a Mat.17,17 

b Ex. 16,12: 

157 



14 And they Avill tell it to the in- 
habitants of this land : ffor they have 
heard that thou Lord art among this 
people, that thou Lord art seen face 
to face, and that thy /cloud standeth 
OA^er them, and that thou goest be- 
fore them, by day time in a pillar of 
a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by 
night. 

15 NoAv if thou shalt kill all this 
people as one man, then the nations 
Avhich haA^e heard the fame of thee 
Avill speak, saying, 

16 Because the Lord was not "able 
to bring this people into the land 
AA^hich he SAvare unto them, therefore 
he hath sla,in them in the wilderness. 

17 And noAv, I beseech thee, let the 
poAver of my Lord be great, accord- 
ing as thou hast spoken, saying, 

18 The Lord is ^ongsuffering, and of 
great mercy, forgiving iniquity and 
transgression, and by no means cleai'- 
i ng^Ae guilt y^^isiiin^ the iniquity 
of the fathers upon the children unto 
the third and fourth qeneratiori. * 

19 Fardon, 1 beseech thee, the in- ' 
iquity of this people according unto 
the greatness of thy m.ercy, and as 
thou hast forgiA^en this people, from 
E'gypt even '^until noAv. 

20 And the Lord said, I "haA^e par- 
doned according to thy Avord : 

21 But as truly as 1 live, "all the 
earth shall be filled Avith the glory of 
the Lord. 

22 Because '"all those men which 
haA^e seen my glory, and uij mira- 
cles, which I did in E'gypt and in 
the wilderness, and have tempted me 
noAv ^these ten times, and haA'e not 
hearkened to my voice ; 

23 ^Surely -^they shall not see the 
land Avhich I sware unto their fa- 
thers, neither shall any of them that 
provoked me see it : 

24 But my servant Caleb, because 
he had another spirit Avith him, and 
hath followed me fully, him Avill I 
bring into the land Avhereinto he 
AA^ent ; and 'his seed shall possess it. 

25 (NoAv the Am'a-lek-ites and the 
Ca'naan-ites dA\^elt in the A^alley . ) To 
morroAv turn you, and get you into 
the Avilderness by the way of the 
Red sea. 

26 tAnd the Lord spake unto Mo'- " 
ses and unto Aar'on, saying, 

27 How ''long shall I hear with this 
evil congregation, Avhich murmur 
against me 'T T ^have heard thn mur 



* C. 14. 41-43. 



The people s'/nitten. 



NUMBERS, 15. 



Law of sundry offerings. 



E I miirings of the children of I§'ra-el . 
I which they muriiiur aga i nst me .* 

28 Say unto them, '=As truly as I 
live, saith the Lord, as ye have 
spoken in mine ears, so avlII I do to 
you: 

29 Your carcases shall fall in this 
wilderness ; and '^aU that were num- 
bered of you, according to your 
whole number, from twenty years 
old and upward, which have mur- 
mured against me, 

30 Doubtless ye shall not come into 
the land, concerning which I '*sware 
to make you dwell therein, save *Ca'- 
leb the son of Je-phun'neh, and Josh'- 
u-a the son of Nun. 

31 But your little ones, vvdiich ye 
said should be a prey, them will I 
bring in, and they shall know the 
land which -^ye have despised. 

32 But as for you, ^your carcases, 
they shall fall in this wilderness. 

33 And your children shall ^wander 
'^in the wilderness 'forty years, and 
bear your whoredoms, imtil your car- 
cases be wasted in the wilderness. 

34 After -^the number of the days in 
which ye searched the land, even 
forty ''^days, each day for a year, shall 
ye bear your iniquities, eveii forty 
years, ^and ye shall know my ^breach 
of promise. 

35 I '''the Lord have said, I w^ill 
gurely do it unto all this evil congre- 
gation, that are gathered together 
against me : in this wilderness they 
shall be consumed, and there they 
shall die. 

3 6 And ''the men, which M5'se§ sent 
to search the land, who returned, 
and made all the congregation to 
mmmur against him, by bringing 
up a slander upon the land, 

37 Even those men that did bring 
up the evil report upon the land, died 
''by the plague before the Lord. 

3 8 But ^ Josh'u-a the son of Nun, and 
Caleb the son of Je-phun'neh, vjhich 
were of the men that went to search 
the land, lived still. 

39 And Mo'ges told these sayings 
unto all the children of l§'ra-el : and 
?the people mourned greatly. 

40 And they rose up early in the 
morning, and gat them up into the 
top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we 
''he here, and will go up unto the place 
which the Lord hath promised : for 
we have sinned. 

C f 41 And M6'§es said. Wherefore now 
*E. Deut. 2, 7. ^ 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 14. 
c Heb. 3, 17 
d ch. 26, 64 

4 lifted up 
my hand, 
Gen.14,22 

e Deut. 1, 
36,38 

/ Ps. 106,24 

g 1 Cor.10,5 

5 Or, feed. 

h Ps. 107,40 

i Deut.2,14 

j ch. 13, 25 

k Ps. 95, 10 
Ezek. 4, 6 

I 1 Ki. 8, 56 
Ps. 77, 8 
Heb, 4, 1 

6 Or, alter- 
ing of my 
purpose. 
Deut. 
31,16 

m cb. 23, 19 

n ch. 13, 31 

Jer. 28, 
16, 17 
Jer. 29, 32 
ICor. 
10, 10 
Heb. 3, 17 
Jude 5 

p Josh. 14,6 

q Pro. 19, 3 
Mat. 8, 12 
Heb. 
12, 17 

r Deut.1,41 
Eccl. 9, 3 
Mat. 7, 21 
Lu. 13, 25 

s 2Chr. 
24,20 

t Job 9, 4 
Isa. 59,1,2 
Jer. 2, 37 
ICor. 
10,22 

u Deut. 1,42 
Ps. 44, 1-3 

V Judg. 
16,20 



CHAP. 15. 

a Lev.23,10 

b Lev. 1,2,3 

c Lev. 7, 16 
Lev. 22, 
18,21 

1 separat- 
ing. 
Lev. 27, 2 

d Lev. 23, 
8, 12 
ch. 28, 
19, 27 
ch. 29, 2, 
8, 13 
Deut. 
16, 10 

e Gen. 8, 21 
Ex. 29, 18 
Lev. 1, 9 
Ezek. 
20,41 
2 Cor.2,15 
Eph. 5, 2 
Phil. 4, 18 

/Lev. 2,1 
Lev. 6, 14 

g Es. 29, 40 

h Lev.14,10 

i ch. 28, 7 

j Lev. 7, 11 

158 



do ye transgress 'the commandment 
of 'the Lord ? but it shall not prosper. 

42 Go "not up, for the Lord is not 
among you ; that ye be not smitten 
before your enemies. 

43 For the Am'a-lek-ites and the Ca'- 
naan-ites «re there before you, and ye 
shall fall by the sword : because "ye 
are turned away from the Lord, 
therefore the Lord will not be with 
you. C. 32. 23. J 

44 But they presimaed to go up un- 
to the lull top : nevertheless the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord, and 
Mo'§e§, departed not out of the camp. 

45 Then the Am'a-lek-ites came 
do^vn, and the Ca/naan-ites which 
dwelt in that hill, and smote them, 
and discomfited them, even mito 
Hor'mah. 

CHAPTER 15. 

The law of sundry offerings. 32 The sabbath 
breaker stoned. 37 The law of fringes. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ges, 
sayuig, 

2 Speak "unto the children of l§'ra-el, 
and say unto them. When ye be come 
into the land of your habitations, 
which I give unto you, 

3 And *will make an offering by fire 
unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or 8, 
sacrifice 'in ^performing a vow, or in 
a freewill offering, "^or in your solemn 
feasts, to make a sweet 'savour unto 
the Lord, of the herd, or of the 
flock : 

4 Then -^shall he that offereth his 
offering unto the Lord bring -"a meat 
offering of a tenth deal of flour min- 
gled with ^the fourth part of an hin 
of oil. 

5 And 'the fourth part of an hin of 
wine for a drink offering shalt thou 
prepare with the burnt offering or 
sacrifice, for one lamb. 

6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare 
for a meat offering two tenth deals 
of flour mingled with the third part 
of an hin of oil. 

T And for a drink offering thou shalt 
offer the l\\\Y&part of an hin of wine, 
for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

8 And vf hen thou preparest a bul- 
lock for a burnt offering, or for a 
sacrifice in performing a vow, oi 
peace -^offerings unto the Lord : 

9 Then shall he bring with a bullock 
a meat offering of three tenth deals of 
flour mjingled w4th half an liin of oil. 

10 And thou shalt bring for a drink 
offering half an hin of wine, for an 



Sacrifice for the 



NUMBERS, 15. 



sin of ignorance. 



offering made bv fire, of a sweet ^- c- i^qo. 
savour unto the Lord. 

11 Thus shall it be done for one bul- 
lock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, 
or a kid. 

1 2 According to the number that ye 
shall prepare, so shall ye do to every 
one according to their number. 

1 3 All that are born of the country 
shall do these things after this man- 
ner, in offering an offering made by 
fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

14 And if a stranger sojourn with 
you, or whosoever be among you in 
your generations, and will offer an 
offering made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord ; as ye do, so 
he shall do. 

15 One ^ordinance shall he hoth for 
you of the congregation, and also for 
the stranger that sojourneth loith 
you, an ordinance, for ever in your 
generations: as ye are, so shall the 
stranger be before the Lord. 

16 One law and one manner shall 
be for you, and for the stranger that 
sojourneth with you. 

17 ^And the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§e§, saying, 

1 8 Speak unto thechildren of Is'ra-el, 
and say unto them. When ye come 
into the land whither I bring you, 

1 9 Then it shall bo, that, when ye 
eat of the ^bread of the land, ye shall {* 27!^28^' 
offer up an heave offering unto the ps. i9, i3 

T ^^^ ^ ^ Lu. 12. 48 

i^ORD. 

20 Ye "'shall offer up a cake of the 
first of your dough for an heave 
offering : as ye do "the heave offering 
of the threshingfloor, so shall ye 
heave it. 

21 Of the first of vour dough ye 
shall give unto the Lord an heave 
offering in your generations. 

22 HAnd "if ye have erred, and not 
observed all these commandments, 
wliich the Lord hath spoken unto 
jVlo'se§, 

23 ^Even all that the Lord hpcth com- 
manded you by the handof 315'ses, 
from the day that the Lord com- 
manded 3Id'se§_, and henceforward 
among your generations : 

24 Then it shall be,nf ought be com- 
mitted by ignorance ^vithout the 



CHAP. 15. 

k ch. 9, li 

I Josh. 5, 
11, 12 

m Ex. 23, 19 
Deut. 26, 
2, 10 
Neh. 
10, 37 
Pro. 3, 9 



n Lev. 2, 14 
Lev.23,10 



Lev. 4, 2 
lJohii2,l 



p Lev. 4, 13 

2 Srom the 
eyes. 

3 Or, ordi- 
nance. 



q Lev. 4, 23 
ch. 28, 15 
Ezra 6, 17 
Ezra 8, 35 



r Lev. 4, 20 
Dan. 9, 24 
Roni.5,11 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 10, 
10-12 
1 Johnl,7 
1 John 2, 
1,2 



48 

t Lev. 4, 35 

4 doth. 

u Deut. 
17, 12 
Ps. 19, 13 
Rom. 
10, 16 
Heb. 
10. 26 
lPet.2,10i 



5 with an 
hi^h 
lunnd. 



V 2 Sam. 
12,9 
Pro. 13,13 

w Ezek. 
18.20 



a; Ex. 35,2,3 



knowledge of the congregation, that y Lev.24,12 
all the congregation shall offer one| 
young bullock for a burnt offering, ^ ^^il^' 
for a sweet savour unto the Lord, 
with his meat offering, and his drink 
ef ering, according to the ^manner 



?i 



Gal. 3, 5 

alKi.21,13! 
Acts 7, 58 1 

159 



and one *kid of the goats for a sin 
offering. 

25 And the priest shall make an 
atonement for all the congregation 
of the children of is'ra-el, and it shall 
be forgiven them; for it is igno- 
rance: and they shall bring their 
offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto 
the Lord, and their sin offering be- 
fore the Lord, for their ignorance : 

26 And it shaU be forgiven all the 
congregation of the children of l§'- 
ra-el, and the stranger that sojourn- 
eth among them ; seeing all the peo- 
ple were in ignorance. 

27*11 And if any soul sin through 
ignorance, then he shall bring a she 
goat of the first year for a sin offer- 
ing. 

2 b And the priest shall make an 
atonement for the soul that sinneth 
ignorantly, when he sinneth by igTLO- 
rance before the Lord, to make an 
atonement for him; and it shall be 
forgiven Ifim. 

29 Ye shall have one law for liim 
that ■^sinneth through ignorance, both 
for him that is born among the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el, and for the stranger 
that sojourneth among them. 

30 iBut "the soul that doeth ought' 
^presumptuously, tchether he he born 
in the land, or a stranger, the same 
reproacheth the Lord ; and that soul 
shall be cut off from among liis 
people. 

31 Because he hath 'despised the 
word of the Lord, and hath broken 
liis commandment, that soul shall 
utterly be cut off ; his 'iniquity shall 
he upon hun. H. 32. 23. 

32 "FAnd while thechildren of Is'ra-el 
were in the wilderness, they found a 
man that gathered sticks upon the 
sabbath day. 

33 And they that found him gatlier- 
ing sticks brought hun unto Mo'ses 
and Aar'on, and unto all the congre" 
gation. 

34 And they put him nn ward, be- 
cause it was not declared what should 
be done to liim. 

35 And the Lord said unto ]M5'ses, 
The ^man shall be surely put" to 
death: all the congregation shall 
stone '"hmi with stones without the 
camp. 

3 6 And all the congregation brought 
him without the camp, and stonrd 
him with stones, and _he died ; as the 
Lord commanded 3Io'ses. 



H 



The rebellion of Korah^ 



NUMBERS, 16. 



Dathan and Abiram. 



37 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo' 
§e§, saying, 

38 Speak unto the children of l§'- 
ra-el, and bid ''them that they make 
them fringes in the borders of their 
garments throughout their genera- 
tions, and that they put upon the 
fringe of the borders a ribband of 
blue: 

39 And it shall be unto you for a 
fringe, that ye may look upon it, and 
remember all the commandments of 
the Lord, and do them ; and that ye 
''seek not after your own heart and 
your own eyes, after which ye use 
"^to go a whoring : 

40 That ye may remember, and do 
all my commandments, and be holy 
^unto your God. 

41 1 am the Lord your God, which 
brought you out of the land of E'gypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your 
God. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 TJie rebellion of Korah. 31 The earth cleaveth 
asunder. 46 Aaron stayeth the pl'^gue. 

NOW ''Kd'rah, the son of iz'har, 
the son of Ko'hath, the son of 
Le'vi, and Da'than and A-bi'ram, the 
sons of E4fab, and On, the son of 
Peleth, sons of Reu'ben, took men : 

2 And they rose up before Mo'§e§, 
with certain of the children of Is'ra-el, 
two hundred and fifty princes of the 
assembly, famous in *the congrega- 
tion, men of renown : 

3 And '^they gathered themselves to- 
gether against Mo'§e§ and against 
Aar'on, and said unto them, ^le take 
too much upon you, seeing '^all the 
congregation are holy, every one of 
them, '^and the Lord is among them : 
wherefore then lift ye up yourselves 
above the congregation of the Lord ? 

4 And when M5'§es heard it, •''he fell 
upon his face : 

5 And he spake unto Ko'rah and 
unto all his company, saying. Even 
to morrow the Lord will shew who 
^are his, and who is %oly ; and will 
cause him to come near unto him : 
even him, whom he hath 'chosen will 
he cause to come -^'near unto him. 

6 This do ; Take you censers, Ko'- 
rah, and all his company ; 

7 And put fire therein, and put in- 
cense in them before the Lord to 
morrow : and it shall be that the man 
whom the Lord doth choose, he shall 
be holy : ye take too much upon you, 
ye sons of Le'vi. , 



B. C. 1490. 



CHAP. 15. 

h Deut. 
22,12 
Mat. 23. 5 

c Deut. 
29, 19 
Jab 31, 7 
Jer. 9, 14 
Ezek. 6, 9 

a Ps. 106,39 
J as. 4, 4 

e Lev. 11, 
44,45 
Mat. 5, 48 
Rom.12,1 
Col. 1, 22 
lThes.5,8 
1 Pet.1,15 



B. C. 1471. 

CHAP. 16. 
a Jiide 11 
ib ch. 26, 9 
c Ps. 106,16 

1 It is 

much for 
you. 

d Ex. 19, 6 

e Ex. 29, 45 

/ch. 20, 6 

a 2 Tim. 
2,19 

h Lev. 21, 
6-12 

i Ex. 28, 1 
1 Sam. 

2, 28 

Ps. 105,26 

j Lev. 10, 3 
Ezek. 
40,46 

k 1 Sam. 
18,23 
Isa. 7, 13 

1 Deut.10,8 

m Ex. 16, 8 

1 Cor. 3, 5 

n Ex. 2, 14 
Acts 7, 
27,35 

Ex. 3, 8 

Lev.20,24 

2 bore out, 
that is, 
blind 
with fair 
%vords. 

p Gen, 4,4,5 

q 1 Sam. 
12,3 

Acts20,33 

2 Cor, 7, 2 

r Ex. 16, 
7,10 
Lev. 9, 
6,23 

s Gen.19,17 
Jer. 51, 6 
Acts 2, 40 
Rev. 18, 4 

160 



8 And M6'§e§ said unto Ko'rah> 
Hear, I pray you, ye sons of LeVi : 

9 Seemeth it but ''a, small thing un= 
to you, that the God of l§'ra-el hath 
'separated you from the congrega- 
tion of i§'ra-el, to bring you near to 
himself to do the service of the tab- 
ernacle of the Lord, and to stand 
before the congregation to minister 
unto them? 

10 And he hath brought thee near 
to him, and all thy brethren the sons 
of LeVi with thee : and seek ye the 
priesthood also ? 

11 For which cause both thou and 
all thy company are gathered to- 
gether against the Lord : '"and what 
is Aar'on, that ye murmur against 
him? 

12^And Mo'§e§ sent to call Da'- 
than and A-bi'ram, the sons of E-lfab : 
which said, We will not come up : 

13 78 it a small thing that thou hast 
brought us up out of a land that flow- 
eth with milk and honey, to kill us 
in the wilderness, except thou "make 
thyself altogether a prince over us ? 

14 Moreover thou hast not brought 
us into a 4and that floweth with milk 
and honey, or given us inheritance 
of fields and vineyards: wilt thou 
■^put out the eyes of these men ? we 
will not come up. 

15 And Mo'§e§ was very wroth, and 
said unto the Lord, ^Respect not 
thou their offering : ?I have not taken 
one ass from them, neither have I 
hurt one of them. 

16 And M6'§e§ said unto Kd'rah, Be 
thou and all thy company before thf 
Lord, thou, and they, and Aar'on, to 
morrow : 

17 And take every man his censer, 
and put incense in them, and bring 
ye before the Lord every man his 
censer, two hundred and fifty cen- 
sers ; thou also, and Aar'on, each of 
you his censer 

18 And they took every man his 
censer, and put fire in them, and laid 
incense thereon, and stood in the doo:' 
of the tabernacle of the congregation 
with M6'§e§ and Aar'on. 

19 And Ko'rah gathered all the con- 
gregation against them unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation • 
and "the glory of the Lord appeared 
unto all the congregation. 

20 And the Lord spake unto M5'§e§ 
and unto Aar'on, saying, 

21 Separate 'yourselves from amonjg 



Destruction of Korah 



NUMBERS, 16. 



and his followers. 



this congre^-ation, that I may 'con- 
sume them 111 a moment. 

22 And they feh upon then- faces, 
and said, O God, ^the God of the 
spirits of all flesh, shall ''one man sin, 
and wilt thou be wroth with all the 
congregation ? 

23 ^And the Lord spake imto M5'- 
ses, saying, 

'2^ Speak unto the congregation, 
saying, Get you up from about the 
tabernacle of K5'rah, Da'than, and 
A-bi'rani. 

25 And M5'§e§ rose up and went 
unto Da'than and A-bi'ram ; and the 
elders of l§'ra-el followed huii. 

26 And he spake unto the congre- 
gation, saying, "-Depart, I pray you, 
from the tents of these wicked men, 
and touch nothing of their's, lest ye 
be consumed in ail their sins. 

27 So they gat up_from the tp^ber- 
nacle of K5'rah, iJa'than, and A-bi'- 
ram, on eveiy side : and Da'than and 
A-bf ram came out, and stood ^in the 
door of then' tents, and their wives, 
and their sons, and their httle chil- 
dren. 

28 And M5'§es said, -^Hereby ye shall 
know that thelLoRD hath sent me to 
do all these works ; for / have not 
done them 'of mine own mind. 

29 If these men die ^the common 
death of all men, or if they be visited 
"after the visitation of all men ; then 
the Lord hath not sent me. 

30 But if the Lord "make *a nev/ 
thing, and the earth open her mouth, 
and swallow them up, with all that 
appertain unto them, and they '"go 
do^vn quick into the pit- then ye 
shall understand that these men have 
provoked the Lord. 

31 tAnd "^it came to pass, as he had 
made an end of speaking all these 
words, that the ground clave asunder 
that 10 as under them : 

32 And the e?irth opened her mouth, 
and swallowed them up, and their 
houses, and all ^tlie men that apper- 
tained unto Ko'rah, and all their 
goods. 

33 They, and all that appertained 
to them, went doAvn alive into the 
pit, and the earth closed upon them : 
and they perished from among the 
congregation. 

31: And all Is'ra-el that loere round 
about them fled at the cry of them : 
for they said, Lest the earth swallow 
us up also. 



B. C. 1471. 



CHAP. 16. 

t Ex. 33, 10 
Ex. 33, 5 

u Job 12, 10 
Eccl. 12,7 
Isa. 57, 16 
Zech.12,1 
Heb. 12, 9 

V 2 Sam. 
21, 17 
IChr. 
21,17 
Ezek. 
18,20 

w Gen. 
19,12 
Isa. 52, 11 
Acts 2, 40 
2 Cor.6,17 
Rev. 18, 4 

X Pro.16,18 

ij Ex. 3, 12 
Deut. 
18,22 
Zech. 2, 9 

z Jer. 23,16 
Ezek. 
13,17 
John 5,30 

3 as every 
man 
dieth. 

a Ex. 20, 5 
Job 35, 15 
Isa. 10, 3 

t create a 
creature, 
Isa. 45, 7 

) Job 31, 3 
Isa. 28, 21 

; Ps. 55, 15 
Rev. 9, 2 

I ch. 26, 10 
ch. 27, 3 
Deut.11,6 
Ps. 106,17 

e lChr.6,22 

/ Lev. 10, 2 
ch. 11, 1 
Deut.4,24 
Ps. 106,18 
Isa. 66, 15 
Heb. 
12,29 
Rev. 20, 9 

a Pro. 20, 2 
Hab. 2, 10 

h ch. 26, 10 
Ezek. 
14,8 
2 Pet. 2, 6 

i ch. 3, 10 

1 Ki. 13, 1 
2Chr. 

26, 18 
Keb. 5, 4 

j Mat. .5, 11 
Acts21,28 

2 Cor. 6, 8 

k Ex. 40, 34 
Lev. 9, 23 
ch. 14, 10 

I IChr. 
21, 16 
Mat.26,39 

m Lev. 10, 6 
ch. 1, 53 
ch. 8, 19 
ch. 11, 33 
ch. 18, 5 
Josh. 7, 1 
Josh. 22, 
18,20 

1 Sam. 
6,19 

2 Sam. 
24,1 

1 Chr. 

27. 24 
Ps. 106,29 

161 



35 And there ^'came out a fire from 
the Lord, and consumed the tvv^o hun- 
dred and fifty men that offered in- 
cense. 

36 '[ And the Lord spake imto Mo'- 
§e§, saying, 

37 Speak unto E-le-a'zar the son of 
Aar'on the priest, that he take up 
the «2ensers out of the burning, and 
scatter thou the fire yonder ; for they 
are hallowed. 

38 The censers of these ^sinners 
against their o\vn soiUs, let them 
make them broad plates for a, cover- 
ing of the altar: for they offered them 
before the Lord, therefore they are 
hallowed : ^and they shall be a sign 
unto the children of l§'ra-el. 

39 And E-le-a'zar the priest took the 
brasen censers, wherewith they that 
were burnt had offered; and they 
were made broad plates for a cover- 
ing of the altar : 

40 To be Sj memorial unto the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el, 'that no stranger, 
which is not of the seed of Aar'on, 
come near to offer incense before the 
Lord ; that he be not as Ko'rah, and 
as his compa^ny: as the Lord said 
to huTL by the hand of M5'§e§. 

41 TBut on the morrow -^all the con- 
gregation of the children of I§'ra-el 
murmured against M5'§esandagainst 
Aar'on, saying. Ye have killed the 
people of the Lord. 

42 And it came to pass, when the 
congregation was gathered against 
Mo'§es and against Aar'on, that they 
looked toward the tabernacle of the 
congregation : and, behold, the ^cloud 
covered it, and the glory of the Lord 
appeared. 

•io And M5'§es and Aar'on came be- 
fore the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion. 

44 And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, 
saying, 

45 Get you up from among this con- 
gregation, that I may consume them 
as in a moment. And 'they feU upon 
their faces. 

46 And Mo'ses said unto Aar'on, 
Take a censer, and put fire therein 
from off the altar, and put on incense, 
and go quickly unto the congrega- 
tion, and make an atonement for 
them : '"for there is wrath gone out 
from the Lord ; the plague is begun. 

47 And Aar'on took as M5'ses com- 
manded, and ran mto the midst of 
the congregation; and, behold, the 



Aaron's rod flour isheth. NUMBERS, 17, IS. The charge of the priests. 



plague was begun among the people : 
and he put on incense, and made an 
atonement for the people. 

48 And he "stood between the dead 
and the living ; and the plague was 
stayed. 

49 Now they that died in the plague 
were fourteen thousand and seven 
hmidred, beside them that died about 
the matter of Ko'rah. 

50 And Aar'on returned unto Mo'seg 
unto the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation: and the plague was 
stayed. 

CHAPTER 17. 

8 AarorVs rod only flourisheth: 10 it U laid up for 
a tnemorial against the rebels. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, 
and take of every one of them a rod 
according to the house of their fa- 
thers, of all their princes according 
to the house of their fathers twelve 
rods : write thou every man's name 
upon his rod. 

3 And thou shalt wri_te Aar'on's 
name upon the rod of Le'vi : for one 
rod shall be for the head of the house 
of their fathers. 

4 And thou shalt lay them up in the 
tabernacle of the congregation before 
the testimony, ""where I wdll meet 
with you. 

5 And it shall come to pass, that the 
man's rod, Hvhom I shall choose, 
shall blossom: and I will make to 
cease from me the murm^urings of 
the children of i§'ra-el, whereby they 
murmur against you. 

6 ^And M6'§e§ spake unto the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el, and every one of their 
princes gave him 'a rod apiece, for 
each prince one, according to their 
fathers' houses, eveii twelve rods : 
and the rod of Aar'on was among 
their rods. 

7 And Mo'§e§ laid up the rods before 
the Lord in ^the tabema.cle of wit- 
ness. 

8 And it came to pass, that on the 
morrow Mo'§e§ went into the taber- 
nacle of witness; and, behold, the rod 
of Aar'on for the house of Le'vi was 
"^budded, and brought forth buds, and 
bloomed blossoms, and yielded alm- 
onds. 

9 And Mo'§es brought out all the 
rods from before the Lord unto all 
the children of l§'ra-el: and they 
looked, and took every man his rod. 



B. C. 1471. 



CHAP. 16. 
n Job 33, 24 



Mat.20,28 
1 Thes. 
1, 10 
Heb. 7, 24 



10 \And the Lord said unto M5'- 
|§es. Bring Aar'on's 'rod agam before 
I the testimony, to be kept for ^'a token 

Ps. 106,30 lagainet the -rebels; and thou shalt 
''*^^'^'"'* quite take away their munnuiings 
from me, that they die not. 

11 And M5'§es did so: as the Lord 
commanded him, so did he. 

12 And the children of l§'ra-el spake 
junto Mo'§e§, saying, Behold, we^ die, 
we perish, we all perish. 

13 Whosoever "cometh any thing 
near unto the tabernacle of the Lord 
shall die : shall we be consumed with 
dying ? 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 Tliechargeof the priests and Levites. 8 The }3riests\ 
21 and the Levites' portion. 25 Of the heave offering 
to the priests, etc. 

AND the Lord said unto Aar'on, 
Thou "and thy sons and thy 
father's house with thee shall ^bear 
the iniquity of the sanctuary: and 
thou and thv sons with thee shall 
bear the iniquity of your priesthood. 

2 And thy brethren also of the tribe 
of Le'vi, the tribe of thy father, bring 
thou with thee, that they may be 
^joined unto thee, and minister "'unto 
thee: but thou and thy sons with 
thee shall minister before the tab- 
ernacle of witness. 

3 And they shall keep thy charge, 
and the ''charge of all the taberna,cle : 
'only they shall not come nigh the 
vessels of the sanctuary and the 
altar /that neither they, nor ye also, 
die. 

4 And they shall be joined unto thee, 
and keep the charge of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, for all the serv- 
ice of the tabernacle : and a stranger 
shall not come nigh unto you. 

5 And ye shall keep ^the charge of 
the sanctuary, and the charge of the^ 
altar: that there be no wrath any 
more upon the children of is'ra-el. 

6 And I, behold, I have Haken your 
brethren the Le'vltes from among the 
children of is'ra-el : to you they are 
given as a gift for the Lord, to do 
the service of the tabernacle of the 
congregation. 

7 Therefore thou and thy sons with 
thee shall keep your priest's office for 
every thing of the altar, and 'within 
the vail ; and ye shall serve : I have 
given your priest's oflSce u7ito you as 
a service of gift: and ■'the stranger 
that cometh nigh shall be put ta 
death. 

8 TAnd the Lord spake unto Aaron, 



Ex. 30, 36 
Ex. 40, 
34, i5 
Le' . i6, 2 
1 K;. 8, 
10-12 

b ch. 16, 5 

1 a rod Jor 
one 

prince, a 
rod for 
one 
prince. 

c Ex. 38, 21 
ch. 18, 2 
Acts 7, 44 

d Isa. 4, 2 
Isa. 9, 7 
lsa.35,1,2 
Ezek. 
17, 24 

e Heb. 9, 4 

/ch. 16, 38 

2 children 
of rebel- 
lion. 

g ch. 18, 4, 7 



CHAP. 18. 

a ch. 17, 13 

1 Be re- 
sponsible 
for what- 
ever is 
done 

about the 
sanctu- 
ary. 
Ex. 28, 38 

b Gen.29,34 

c ch. 3,6-10 

d ch. 3, 
25,31 

e ch. 16. 40 

/ch. 4, 15 

g Ex. 27, 21 
Ex. 30, 7 
Lev. 24, 3 

h ch. 3, 
12.45 

i Heb.9.3,6 

j 1 Sam. 
6. 19 

162 



The portion- of 



NUMBERS, 18. 



the priests and l^evites. 



B. C. 1471. 



CHAP. 18. f. 



k Lev. 6, 
16, 18 
Lev. 7, 
6,32 



Ex. 40, 
13, 15 



Behold, *I also have given thee thej 
charge of nime heav^ offerings of all I 
the hallowed things of the children! 
of is'ra-el; unto thee have I given' 
them ^y reason of the anointing,! 
and to thy sons, by an ordinance fori 
ever. i 

9 This shall be thine of the most 
h.o\jt\nngs, reserved from the fire : '""Le^^y 157^ 
every oblation of their's, every meatj 
'"offermg of their's, and every sinj 
"offering of their's,and every trespass! 
offering of their's, which they shall 
render unto me, shall be most holy 
for thee and for thv sons. 



12,13 

n Lev. 4, 

22, 27 
Lev. 6, 
25, 26 



Inner 
court. 
Lev 
Heb. 9,3,7 



6, 16 



Ex. 29. 
27, 28 ■ 
Lev. 7, 
30,34 



Deut.18,3 

q Lev. 22, 2 

r Ex. 23, 19 !, 
Deut.l8,4il 

3 fat. 

s Lev.27,28 

t Ex. 13, 2 

I u Ex. 13, 13 

V Lev. 27, 
2,6 
ch. 3, 47 



10 In the -most holy place shalt thou 
eat it ; every male shall eat it : it shall 
be holy unto thee. 

1 1 And this is thine ; ^he heave 
offering of their gift, with all the wave! ^ Lev.10,14 
offerings of the cliildrenof is'ra-el: li " '' '' 
have given them unto thee, ^and to 
thy sons and to thy daughters with 
thee, by a statute for ever: ^every 
one that is clean in thy house shall 
eat of it. 

12 AU 1}he 'best of the oil, and all 
the best of the wine, and of the wheat, 
the firstfruits of them which they 
shall offer unto the Lord, them have 
I given thee. 

18 A /id whatsoever is first ripe in 
the land, which they shall bring unto 
the Lord, shall be thine; every one 
that is clean in tliuie house shall eat 
of it. 

14 Every 'thing devoted in is'ra-el 
shall be thine. 

15 Every thing that openeth 'the I 
matrix in all flesh, wliich they bring 
unto the Lord, vihether it he of men 
or beasts, shall be tliine : nevertheless 
''the firstborn of man shalt thou 
surely redeem, and the firstling of 
unclean beasts shalt thou redeem, 

1 6 And those that are to be redeemed 
from a month old shalt thou redeem, 
'according to thine estimation, for 
the money of five shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary, which ^is 
twenty gerahs. 

17 But •'the firstling of a cow, or the 
firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of 
a goa.t, thou shalt not redeem ; they 
a.re holy : ^'thou shalt sprinkle their 
blood upon the altar, and shalt burn 
their fat for an off'ering made by fire, 
for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 

18 And the flesh of them shaU be 
thine, as the ^wave breast and as the 
right shoulder are thine. 



19 All the heave offerings of the 
holy things, which the children of 
Is'ra-el offer unto the Lord, have I 
I given thee, and thj^ sons and thy 
I daughters with thee, by a statute for 
lever : it is *a covenant of salt for ever 
before the Lord unto thee and to thy 
seed \\A\X\ thee. 

20 *TAnd the Lord spake unto Aar'- 
on, Thou shalt have no inheritance 
in their land, neither shalt thou have 
any part among them : I ""ara thy part 
and thine inheritance among the ciiil- 
dren of is'ra-el. 

21 And, behold, *I have given the 
children of Le'vi all the tenth in 
Is'ra-el for an inheritance, for their 
service which they seiwe, even the 
ser^^ce of the tabernacle of the oon- 
gregation. 

22 X either must the children of is'- 
ra-el henceforth come nigh the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation, lest -they 
bear sin, ^andjdie. 

23 But the Le'vites shall do the serv- 
ice of the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, and they shall bear their iniquity: 
it shall he a statute for ever through- 
out your generations, that among the 
children of l§'ra-el they have no in- 
heritance. 

2-1 But the tithes of the children of 
jt'Ex.3o, i3!is'ra-el,which they offer as an heave 

_unto the Lord, I have given 
to the Le'vites to inherit : therefore I 
have said unto them_, Among ''the 
children of is'ra-el they shall have no 
inheritance. 

25 "[And the Lord spake mito Mo'- 
ses, saj^ng, 

2B Thus speak unto the Le'vites, and 
say imto them, Vv^hen ye take of the 
clilldren of l§'ra-el the tithes which I 
have given jovl from them for your 
inheritance, then ye shall offer up an 
heave offering of it for the Lord, 
even ^a tenth pa.rt of the tithe. 

27 And this your heave offeruig 
shall be reckoned unto you, as though 
it icere the corn of the threshing-floor, 
and as the fulness of the winepress. 

28 Thus ye also shall offer an heave 
offering mito the Lord of all your 
tithes, which ye receive of the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el; and ye shall give 
thereof the Lord's heave offering to 
Aar'on the priest. 

dDeut.io.9| 29 Out of all your gifts ye shall of- 
ifer ever^^ heave offering of the Lord, 
'of all the ^best thereof, even the hal- 
jlowed part thereof out of it. 



Lev.2r.25|offeriiM 

45,12 



\x Deut. 
15,19 

y Lev. 3,2,5 

z Lev. 7, 31 

4 A perpet- 
ual cove- 
nant. 
Lev. 2, 13 
2Chr.l3,5 

a Deut. 10,9 
Deut. 
14,27 
Deut, 18, 
1,2 

Josh. 13, 
14, 33 
Josh. 18,7 
Ps. 16, 5 
Ezek. 
44,28 

h Neh. 
10,37 
Neh. 
12,44 
Heb. 7,5,8 

c Lev. 22, 9 j 

5 to die. I 



Neh. 
10, 38 



■6 fat. 

163 



Water of separation. 



NUMBERS, 19. 



Jjaio for the use of it. 



30 Therefore thou shalt say unto 
them, When ye have heaved the best 
thereof from it, then it shall be 
counted unto the Le'vites as the in- 
crease of the threshingiloor, and as 
the increase of the winepress. 

3 1 And ye shall eat it in every place, 
ye and your households: for it is 
■^'your reward for your service in the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

32 And ye shall ^bear no sin by rea- 
son of it, Vhen ye have heaved from 
it the best of it : neither shall ye pol- 
lute the holy things of the cliildren 
of l§'ra.-el, lest ye die. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 27ie xvater of separation: 11 the use of it for 
purification of uncleanness. 

A KD the Lord spake unto M5'§e§ 
JLA- and unto Aar'on, saying, 

2 This is the ordinance of the law 
which the Lord hath commanded, 
saying, Speak Luito the cliildren of 
I§'ra-el, that they bring thee °a red 
heifer without spot, wherein is no 
blemish, and *upon which never 
came yoke : 

3 And ye shall give her unto E-le-a'- 
zar the priest, that he may bring her 
''forth without the camp, and one 
shall slay her before liis face : 

4 And E-le-a/zar the priest shall take 
of her blood with his finger, and 
*^sprinkle of her blood directly before 
the tabernacle of the congregation 
seven times : 

5 And one shall burn the heifer in 
his sight; her ''skin, and her flesh, 
and her blood, with . her dung, shall 
he bum : 

6 And the priest shall take -^cedar 
wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and 
cast it into the midst of the burning 
of the heifer. 

T Then ^the priest shall wash his 
clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh 
in water, and afterward he shall 
come into the camp, and the priest 
shall be unclean until the even. 

8 And he that burneth her shall 
wash his clothes in water, and bathe 
his flesh in water, and shall be un- 
clean until the even. 

9 And a man that is clean shall 
gather up the ^ashes of the heifer, 
and lay them up without the camp 
in a clean place, and it shall be kept 
for the congregation of the children 
of I§'ra-el 'for a water of separation : 
it is a purification for sin. 

10 And he that gathereth the ashes 



B. C. 1471. 



CHAP. 18. 

/ Mat.10,10 
Lu. 10. 7 

1 Cor.9,13 

2 Cor. 
12, 13 
Gal. 6, 6 

1 Thes. 5, 
12,13 
ITim. 
5,18 

g Lev. 19, 8 
Lev.22,16 



CHAP. 19. 

a Isa.5S,4r-6 
Gal. 4, 4 
Heb. 9, 
13, li 
Rev. 1, 5 

b Deut.21,3 

1 Sam.6,7 
John 

10, 17 
Pliil.2,6,8 

c Lev. 4, 
12,21 
Heb. 
13,11 

d Lev.16,14 
Isa. 52, 15 
Ezek. 
36, 25 

e Ex. 29, 14 
Lev. 4, 

11, 12 
Isa. 53, 10 

/Lev. J.4, 
4:, 6 

g Lev.11,25 
Lev. 15, 5 

h Heb. 9, 13 

i ch. 31, 23 

2 Cor. 7, 1 

j Lev. 21, 1 
ch. 5, 2 
Ch. 9, 6, 10 
ch. 31, 19 
Isa. 52, 11 
Lam. 4,14 
Hag. 2, 13 
Rom.5,12 
2 Cor.6,17 
Eph. 2, 1 

1 soul of 
man. 

k cb. 31, 19 

1 Lev.15,31 

m cb. 8, 7 

n Lev. 7, 20 
Lev. 22, 3 

Lev. 11,32 

ch. 31, 20 

2 dust. 

3 living 
waters ■ 
shall be 
(jiven, 
Gen.26,19 

p Ps. 51, 7 

q Lev. 14, 9 

r Gen.17,14 
Gal. 3, 10 

164 



of the heifer shall wash his clothes, 
and be unclean until the even : and 
it 3}iall be unto the children of l§'- 
ra-el, and unto the stranger that so- 
journeth among them, for a statute 
for ever. 

1 1 THe •'that toucheth the dead body 
of an}' ^man shall be unclean seven 
davs. 

1^ He ^shail pu-rify hhnself v/ith it 
on the third day, and on the seventh 
day he shall be clean : but if he purify 
not himself the third day, then the 
seventh day he shall not be clean. 

13 Whosoever toucheth the dead 
body of any man that is dead, and 
purifieth not himself, defileth 'the 
tabernacle of the Lord; and that 
soul shall be cut off from i§'ra-el : be- 
cause "'the water of separation was 
not sprinkled upon hun, he shall be 
unclean ; "his uncleanness is yet upon 
him. 

14 This is the law, when a man dieth 
in a tent : all that come into the tent, 
and all that is in the tent, shall be 
unclean seven days. 

1 5 And everj'- ''open vessel, vdiicb 
hath no covering bounrl upon it, is 
unclean. 

16 And whosoever toucheth one 
that is slain with a sword in the 
open fields, or a dead body, or a bone 
of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean 
seven days. 

17 And for an unclean person they 
shall take of the ^ashes of the burnt 
heifer of puiification for sin, and 
^running water shall be put thereto 
in a vessel : 

18 And a clean person shall take 
hyssop, ^and dip it in the vrater, and 
sprinkle it upon the tent, a.nd upon 
all the vessels, and upon the persons 
that Avere there, and upon him that 
touched a bone, or one slain, or one 
dead, or a grave : 

19 And the clean person shall 
sprinkle upon the unclean on the 
third day, and on the seventh day : 
and *on "the seventh day he shall 
purify himself, and wash his clothes, 
and bathe himself in water, and shall 
be clean at even. 

20 But the m^an that shall be un- 
clean, and shall not purify himself, 
that ''soul shall be cut off from among 
the congregation, because he hath 
defiled the sanctuary of the Lord: 
the water of separation hath not been 
sprinkled upon him ; he is unclean. 



The death of Miriayn. 



NUMBERS, 20. 



Moses smiteth the rock. 



B. C. 1471. 



CHAP. 19. 
s Hag. 2, 13 



21 And it shall be a pei^petual stat- 
ute imto them, that he that sprinkleth 
the water of separation shall wash 
his clothes ; and he that toucheth the 
water of separation shall be unclean 
until even. 

22 And 'whatsoever the miclean 
person toucheth shall be unclean; 
and the soui that toucheth it shall 
be unclean until even. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 The death of Mlnam. T jfose.s, ■smiting the 7-ock, 
bringeth forth water. 22 Aaron'' s death ; Eleazar 
sueceedeih him. 

THEN "came the cliildren of l§'- 
ra-el, eve)i the whole congrega- 
tion, into the desert of Zin in the first 
month: and the people abode in 
Ka'desh; and *Mir'i-am died there, 
and was buried there. 

2 And "^there was no Avater for the 
congregation: '^and they gathered 
themselves together against Mo'ses 
and against Aar'on. 

3 And the people 'chode with Mo'se§, 
and spake, saying, Would God that k ch. 17, 10 
we had died Avhen -^our brethren died i Ps.106,33 



B. C. Ii53. 

CHAP. 20. 

a ch. 33, 36 

b Ex. 15, 20 
ch. 26, 59 

c Ex. 17, 1 

d ch. 16, 
19,42 

e Ex. 17, 2 
ch. 14, 2 

/ ch. 11, 
1, 33 

ch. 14, 37 
ch. 16, 32, 
33, 49 
Lam. 4, 9 

g Ex. 17, 3 

h ch. 14, 5 

i Ex. 17, 5 

j Neh. 9, 15 
Ps. 78, 
15, 16 
Isa. 43, 20. 



before the Lord ! 



m Jas. 1, 20 



4 And •''why have ye brought up the n ex. it, e 
congregation of the Lord into this 
wilderness, that we and our cattle 
should die there ? 

5 And wherefore have ye made us 
to come up out of E'gypt, to bring us 
in unto this e^al place ? it is no place 
of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of 
pomegranates; neither is there any 
water to drink. 

6 And M5'§es and Aar'on went from 
the presence of the assembly unto 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and they ''fell upon their 
faces : and the glory of the Lord ap- 
peared unto them. 

7 IF And the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§e§, saying, , , ^ ^, 

8 Take 'the rod, and gather thou the ^ ^ ^;'_ 
assembly together, thou, and Aar'on 
thy brother, and speak ye unto the 
rock before their eyes ; and it shall 
give forth his water, and •'thou shalt 
bring forth to them water out of the ty Deut. 2, 



Deut.8,15 
1 Cor.10,4 

ch. 27, 14 
Deut.3,26 

p Lev. 10, 3 
Ezek. 
20,41 
Ezek. 
36,23 
lPet.3,15 

q Ps. 95, 8 

1 That is, 

Strife. 

r Judg. 11, 
16, 17 

s Deut.23,7 
Obad. 
10,12 

2 found 
us. 

t Ex. 2, 23 
Ex. 3, 7 



IV ch. 21, 22 

IV Deut. 2, 
6,28 



X Judg. 
11, 17 



rock : so thou shalt give the congre- 
gation and their beasts drink. 

9 And M5'§es took the rod ^from be- 
fore the Lord, as he commanded liim. 

10 And Mo'§es and Aar'on gathered 
the congregation together before the 
rock, and he said unto them, ^Hear 
now, ye rebels ; must we fetch you ^ ^^^27^^! 
water out of this rock ? isa. 57,1,2 

11 And M5'se§ lifted up his hand. ^2% 

165 



27, 29 

z Judg. 

11, 18 
Rom. 

12, 18 
Heb. 
12,14 

a ch. 33, 37 

h ch. 21, 4 



and with his rod he smote the rock 
""twice: and the "water came out 
abundantly, and the congregation 
drank, and th^ir beasts also. 

12 lAnd the I^ord spake untoMo'seg 
and Aar'on, Because '^'e beheved nie 
not, to sanctify ^'me in the eyes of the 
children of is'ra-el. therefore ye shall 
not bring thJs congregation mto the 
land which I have given them. 

13 Tliis Hs the water of '31er'i-bah; 
because the children of is'ra-el strove 
with the Lord, and he was sanctified 
in them. 

14 "^And Md'ses 'sent messengers 
from Ka'desh unto the king of E 'dom, 
'Thus saith thy brother is'ra-el, Thou 
knowest all the travel that hath ^be- 
fallen us : 

15 How our fathers went doT\Ti into 
E'gypt, and we have dwelt m E'gypt 
a long tmie; and the E-gyp'tians 
vexed us, and our fathers : 

16 And ^vhen we cried unto the 
Lord, he heard our voice, and sent 
"an angel, and hath brought us forth 
out of E'gypt • ^i^^^i behold, we ca^e in 
Ka'desh, a city in the uttermost of 
thy border : 

17 Let 'us pass, I pray thee, through 
thy country : we will not pass through 
the fields, or through the ^miej'ards, 
neither will we drmk of the water 
of the wells : we will go by the kmg's 
high way, we will not turn to the 
right hand nor to the left, imtil we 
have passed thy borders. 

18 And E'doni said unto him. Thou 
shalt not pass by me, lest I come out 
against thee with the sword. 

19 And the children of is'ra-el said 
unto him. We mil go by the high 
way : and if I and my cattle drink 
of thy water, "then I will pay for it : 
I will only, without doing any tiimg 
else, go through on my feet. 

20 And he said, ^Thou shalt not go 
through. And E'dom came out 
against him' with much peojDle, and 
^vith a. strong hand. 

21 ThusE'domrefused togiveis'ra-el 
passage through ^his border : where- 
fore Is'ra-el -turned away from hun. 

22 TTAnd the children of is'ra-el. even 
the whole congregation, journeyed 
f rom^Ka'desh, and *came unto mount 
Hor. 

23 And the Lord spake unto M5'se§ 
and Aar'on in moimt Hor, by the 
coast of the land of E'dom, saying, 

24 Aar'on shall ^be gathered unto his 



The death of Aaron. 



NUMBERS, 21. Moses lifteth up the se^yent. 



people : for he shall not enter into the 
land which I have given unto the 
children of i§'ra-el, because ye rebelled 
against my ^word at the water of 
Mer'i-bah. 

25 Take '^Aar'on and E-le-a'zar his 
son, and bring them up unto mount 
Hor: 

26 And strip Aar'on of his garments, 
and put them upon E-le-a'zar his son : 
and Aar'on shall be gathered wnto 
his people, and shall die there. 

27 And M6'§e§ did as the Lord com- 
manded: and they went up into 
mount Hor in the sight of all the 
congregation. 

28 And Mo'§e§ ^stripped Aar'on of 
his garments, and put them upon 
E-le-ci'zar his son ; and ■''Aar'on died 
there in the top of the mount : and 
M5'§e§ and E-le-a'zar came dovvn 
from the mount. 

29 And when all the congregation 
saw that Aar'on was dead, they 
mourned for Aar'on thirty ^''days, 
even all the house of i§'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 21. 

4 The people ^nnrmuring are plagued vMh fiery ser- 
pents ; 9 but healed hy a brasen serpent, etc. 

AND vjtien "king A'rad the Ca'- 
naan-ite, which dwelt in the 
south, heard tell that i§'ra-el came by 
the way of the spies ; then he fought 
against I§'ra-el, and took some of 
them prisoners. 

2 And *l§'ra-el vowed a vow unto the 
Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed 
deliver this people into my hand, then 
"1 will utterly destroy their cities. 

3 And the Lord hearkened to the 
voice of is'ra-el, and delivered up the 
Ca'naan-ites ; and they utterly de- 
stroyed them and their cities : and he 
called the name of the place ^Hor'- 
naah. 

4 TAnd they journeyed from mount 
LI or by the way of the Red sea, to 
compass the land of E'dom : and the 
soul of the people was much ^dis- 
couraged because of the way. 

5 And the peoplc^spake against God, 
and against Mo'§e§, ^Wherefore have 
ye brought us up out of E'gypt to die 
in the wilderness? for there is no 
bread, neither is there any water; 
and -^our soul loatheth this light bread. 

■ 6 And ^the Lord sent ^fiery serpents 
among the people, and they bit the 
people ; and much people of i§'ra-el 
died. 
T Therefore 'the people came to M5' 



B. C. 1453. 



CHAP. 20. 

3 mouth. 

d Deut. 
32,50 

e Ex. 29, 
29,30 

/ch. 23, 10 
Deut.10,6 
Job 14, 12 
Job 30,23 
Pro. 14, 32 
Hos.13,14 
Rev.14,13 

a Gen. 50, 
8 10 
Deut.34,8 



B. C. 1452. 

CHAP. 21. 

a ch. 33, 40 
Judg.1,16 

b Gen.28,20 
Judg. 

11. 30 

c Lev.27,28 

1 That is. 
Utter 
destruc- 
tion, 

2 short- 
ened, or, 
grieved, 
Ex. 6, 9 

d Ps. 78, 19 

e Ex. 16, 3 

/ Pro. 27, 7 

a Amos 9, 
3,4 
1 Cor.10,9 

h Deut.8,15 

i Ps. 78, 34 
Isa. 26, 16 
Hos. 5, 15 

j Ex. 8,8,28 
1 Sam. 

12, 19 
1 Ki. 13, 6 

Acts 8, 24 

k 2 Ki. 18, 4 
John 3, 
14, 15 

3 Or, 

Heaps of 
Abarim. 

I ch. 22, 36 
Jude. 
11, is 

4 Or.Vaheb 

in Su- 
phah. 

5 leaneth. 

m Judg. 
9,21 

n Rev. 7, 17 

Ex. 15, 1 
Ps. 105, 2 

6 Ascend. 

7 Or, an- 

siuer. 

p Deut.33,4 
Isa. 33, 22 

8 field. 

9 Or, The 
hill. 

q ch. 23, 28 

10 Or, The 

tvilder- 
ness. 
r Deut.2,26 
Judg. 
11, 19 

s ch. 20, 17 

166 



§e§, and said. We have sinned, for we 
have spoken against the Lord, and 
against thee ; -'pray unto the Lord, 
that he take away the serpents from 
us. And Mo'§e§ prayed for the people. ^ 

8 And the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, ' 
Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it 
upon a pole: and it shall come to 
pass, that every one that is bitten, 
when he looketh upon it, shall live. 

9 And ^Mo'ses made a serpent of 
brass, and put it upon a pole, and it 
came to pass, that if a serpent had 
bitten any man, when he beheld the 
serpent of brass, he lived, -j^ 

10 If And the children of i§'ra-el set' 
forward, and pitched in o'both. 

1 1 And they journeyed from O'both, 
and pitched at ^ij'e-ab'a-rim, in the 
wilderness which is before Mo'ab, 
toward the sunrising. 

12 1[From_ thence they removed, and 
pitched in the valley of Za'red. 

1 3 From thence they removed, and 
pitched on "the other side of Ar'non, 
which is in the wilderness that com- 
eth out of the coasts of the Am'or-ites ; 
for 'Ar'non is the border of M5'ab, be- 
tween M5'ab and the Am'or-ites. 

14 Wherefore it is said in the book 
of the wars of the Lord, ^What he 
did in the Red sea, and in the brooks 
of Ar'non, 

15 And at the stream of the brooks 
that goeth down to the dwelling of 
Ar, and lieth upon the border of M o'ab. 

16 lAnd from thence they v'ent to 
'"Be'er: that is the well whereof the 
Lord spake unto M5'§e§, Gather the 
people together, and "I will give them 
water. 

IT Then '^i^'ra-el sang this song, 
''Spring up, O well ; 'sing ye unto it : 

18 The princes digged the well, the 
nobles of the people digged it, b,y the 
direction of the ^lawgiver, with their 
staves. And from the wilderness 
they toent to Mat'ta-nah: 

19 And from Mat'ta-nah to Na-ha'- 
li-el : and from Na-ha'li-el toBa'moth : 

20 And from Ba'moth i7i the valley, 
that is in the ^country of Mo'ab, to 
the top of '^Pig'gah, which looketh 
Howard '"Jesh'i-mon. 

21 IT And ^§'ra-el sent messengers 
unto Si'hon king of the Am'or-Ites, 
saying, 

22 Let 'me pass through thy land • 
we will not turn into the fields, or 
into the vineyards ; we will not drink 
of the waters of the well : but we will 

* R Deut. 30. 1-3. f W. 1 Kings s' 41-43 



R 



W 



iSihon is overcome. 



KUMBERS, 22. Balak sendetJi for Balaam. 



go along by the king's high way, un- 
til we be past thy borders. 

23 And 'Si'hon would not suffer i§'- 
ra-el to pass through liis border : but 
Si'hon gathered all his people to- 
gether, and went out against is'ra-el 
into the wilderness; and ''he came 
to Ja'haz,and fought against Is'ra-el. 

24 And 'i§'ra-el smote hun. with the 
edge of the sword, and possessed his 
land from Ar'non mito Jab'bok, even 
unto the children of Am'mon : for the 
border of the cliildren . of Am'mon 
was strong. 

25 And is'ra-el took all these cities : 
and. is'ra-el dwelt in all tlie cities of 
the Ain'or-ites, in Hesh'bon, and in all 
the "villages thereof. 

26 For Hesh'bon was the city of 
Sfhon the king of the Am'or-ites, who 
had fought against the f oiTQer king 
of Mo'ab, and taken all his land out of 
his hand, even unto Ar'non. 

27 Wherefore they that speak in 
proverbs say, Come into ilesh'b6n,let 
the city of Sfhon be built and pre- 
pared : 

28 For there is '"^ fire gone out of 
Hesh'bon, a flame from the city of 
Si'hon: it hath consmned ''Ar of Mo'ab, 
and the lords of the high places of 
Ar'non. 

29 "\Voe to thee, Md'ab! thou art un- 
done, O people of ^'Che'mosh : he hath 
given ills sons that escaped, and liis 
daughters, into captivity unto Si'hon 
king of the Am'or-ites. 

■ 30 \Ye have shot at them; Hesh'bon 
is perished even ^unto Di'b6n,and we 
have laid them waste even unto Xo'- 
phah,wliich reacheth unto Med'e-ba. 

3 1 ^Thus i§'ra-el dwelt in the land of 
the Am'or-ites. 

32 And Mo'ges sent to spy «out Ja- 
a'zSr, and they took the villages 
thereof, and drove out the Am'or-ites 
that icere there. 

33^And they turned and went up 
by the way of Ba'shan : and 6^ the 
king of Ba'shan went out against 
them, he, and all his people, to the 
battle *at Ed're-i. 

3i And the Lord said mito M5'§es. 
'Fe:\r him not : for I have delivered 
him into thy hand, and all his people, 
and liis land ; and thou '^shalt do to 
hun as thou didst unto Si'hon king of 
the Am.'or-ites, which dwelt at Hesh'- 
bon. 

35 So ^they smote him, and his sons, 
and all his people, until there was 



B. C. 1152. 



CHAP. 21. 

\t Deut,29,7 

ruDeut.2, 
32.33 

\v Deut.29,7 
! Joshi. 12, 
1,2 

Josh. 24,8 
Neh. 9, 22 
Ps. 135,10 
Ps. 136,19 
Amos 2, 9 

11 daugh- 
ters. 

IV Isa. 15, 4 
Jer. 48, 
45,46 

X Deut. 2, 9 
Isa. 15, 1 

y Judg. 
11,24 

1 Ki. 11, 
7,33 

2 Ki.23,13 

z Jer. 48, 
18, 22 

a Jer. 48,32 

b Josh. 
13,13 

c Deut. 3, 2 

d Ps. 135,10 
Ps. 136,20 

e Deut. 3, 
3,4 



CHAP. 22. 

a Gen. 35, 5 
Ex. 23, 27 
ch. 33, 48 
Deut.2,25 
Josh. 2, 9 
Jer. 32, 21 

b Judg. 
11, 25 

c Ex. 15, 15 

d ch, 31, 8 
Josh. 
13,21 

e Deut.23,4 

Josh. 

13.22 
j Keh. 13, 
I 1,2 

:Mic. 6, 5 

/ Deut.23,4 

1 eye. 

g ch. 23, 7 

7i Ex. 23, 8 
1 Sam. 9, 
7,8 
Pro. 17,23 

i Geru20,3 

3 I shall 
prevail in 
figliting 
against 
him. 

167 




none left him ahve : and they pos- 
sessed his land. 

CHAPTER 22. 

2 Bala k^s .first 'message fo7^ Balaojn refused: 15 his 
second obtaineth him : 22 an angel would have slain 
him, if his ass had not saved him. 

KD ''the children of is'ra-el set 
forward, and pitched in the 
plains of Mo'ab on this side J6r'da.n 
by Jer'i-ch5. 

2 T^And °Balak the son of Zip'por 
saw all that l§'ra-el had done to the 
Am'or-ites. 

3 And OI5'ab was sore afi'aid of the 
■people, because they were many : and 
Mo'ab was distressed because of the 
children of I§'ra-el. 

4 And jMo'ab said unto the '^elders of 
Mid'i-an, X o w shall this company hck 
up aJl that are romid about us, as the 
ox licketh up the grass of the iield. 
And Balak the son of Zip'por was 
king of the Mo'ab-ites at that time. 

5 He sent messengei^ therefore un- 
to "Ba'laam the son of Be'or ^to Pe'- 
thor, which is by the river of the land 
of the children of his people, to call 
him, sajong, Behold, there is a people 
come out from E'gypt : behold, they 
cover the ^face of the earth, and they 
abide over agamst me : 

6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, 
;^cm'se me tliis people ; for they are 
too mighty for me : peradventure I 
shall prevail, that vre may smite 
them, and that I may drive them 
out of the land: for I wot tha.t he 
whom thou blessest is blessed, and 
he whom thou cursest is cursed. 

7 And the elders of ]M5'ab and the 
elders of JMid'i-an departed with the 
^rewards of di^'hiation in their hand ; 
and they came unto Balaam, and 
spake unto liim the word h of Balak. 

b And he said unto them, Lodge 
here this night, and I vnU. bring you 
word agaui, as the Lord shall speak 
imto me: and the princes of Md'ab 
abode with Balaain. 

9 And 'God- came unto Balaam, and 
said, What men a/re these with thee ? 

10 And Balaam said unto God,Ba'- 
lak the son of Zip'por, king of M5'ab, 
ha.th sent unto me, saying, 

11 Behold, thei'e is a people come 
out of E'gypt, wliich covereth the face 
of the earth: come now, curse me 
them ; peradventine ^I shall be able 
to overcome them, and drive them 
out. 

12 And God said unto Balaam, 
Thou shalt not go with them ; thou 



Balaam goeth to Balak 



NUMBERS, 22. 



An angel ojyposeth him 



shalt not curse the people: for they 
Jare blessed. 

1 3 And Balaam rose up in the morn- 
ing, and said unto the princes of Ba'- 
lak, Get you into your land : for the 
Lord refuseth to give me leave to go 
with you. 

14 And the princes of Mo'ab rose up, 
and they went unto Balak, and said, 
Balaam refuseth to come with us. 

15 1 And Balak sent yet again 
princes, more, and more honourable 
than they, 

1 6 And they came to Balaam, and 
said to him. Thus saith Balak the 
son of Zip'por, ^Let nothing, I pray 
thee, hinder thee from coming unto 
me: 

17 For ^I will promote thee imto 
very great honour, and I will do 
whatsoever thou sayest unto me: 
come therefore, I pray thee, curse 
me this people. 

1 8 And Balaam answered and said 
unto the servants of Balak, If Balak 
would give me his house full of silver 
and gold, ^I cannot go beyond the 
word of the Lord my God, to do less 
or more. 

19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry 
ye also here this night, that I maj; 
know what the Lord will say unto 
me more. 

20 And God came unto Balaam at 
night, and said unto him, If the men 
come to call thee, rise up, and go 
with them ; but yet ""the word which 
I shall say unto thee, that shalt 
thou do. 

21 And Balaam rose up in the morn- 
ing, and saddled his ass, and went 
"with the princes of Mo'ab. 

22 f And God's anger was kindled 
because he went : ''and the angel of 
the Lord stood in the way for an ad- 
versary against him. Now he was 
riding upon his ass, and his two serv 
ants were v/ith him. 

23 And ^'the ass saw the angel of 
the Lord standing in the way, and 
his sword drawn m his hand: and 
the ass turned aside out of the way, 
and went into the field : and Balaam 
smote the ass, to turn her into the 
way. 

24 But the angel of the Lord stood 
m a path of the vineyards, a wall be- 
ing on this side, and a wall on that 
side. 

25 And when the ass saw the angel 
of the Lord, she thrust herself imto 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 22. I 

J Gen. 12,2 
Gen.22,17 
Gen. 28, 
13, 14 
ch. 23, 20 
Rom. 
11, 29 

3 rw not 
thou 
letted 
from, etc. 

k Ps. 49, 17 
Mat.16,26 

\l lKi.22,14 
2 Chr. 
18, 13 

m ch. 23, 
12,26 
ch. 24, 13 
Ps. 33, 
10, 11 
Isa. 37, 29 
Isa. 46, 10 

n Pro. 15,27 

1 Tim. 6, 
9,10 

2 Pet.2,15 
Jude 11 

Ex. 4, 24 
Ex. 23. 20 

p 2 Ki. 6. 17 

q Isa. 47, 12 
1 Cor.3,19 

r Isa. 26, 11 

Hos. 2, 6 

s Pro. 14,16 
Pro. 27, 
3,4 
Jas. 1,19 

t Mat.19,26 

1 Cor.1,19 

2 Pet.2,16 

li Pro. 12, 10 
Eccl. 9, 3 
Jer. 17, 9 
Mat.15,19 

V 1 Cor.1,27 

4 who hast 
ridden 
upon me. 

5 Or, ever 
since 
thou 
wast, etc. 

w Gen. 
21,19 
2 Pvi. 6,17 

1 Chr. 
21,16 
Lu. 24, 16 

a; Job 8, 20 
Pro. 11, 2 
Jer. 3, 25 

6 Or, 

boived 
himself. 

7 to be an 
adversary 
unto thee. 

y 2 Pet. 2, 
14,15 

z 1 Sam. 
26,21 

2 Sam. 
12,13 

8 be evil in 
thine 
eyes. 

a Gen.U 17 

168 



!of 



the wall, and crushed Balaam's 'foot 
against the wall : and he smote her 
again. 

26 And the angel of the Lord went 
further, and stood in a narrov/ place, 
'where was no way to turn either to 
the right hand or to the left. 

^ 7 And when the ass saw the angel 
_ the Lord, she feU down under 
Balaam : *and Balaam's anger was 
kindled, and he smote the ass with a 
stall. 

28 And the Lord 'opened the mouth 
of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, 
What have I done unto thee, that 
thou hast smitten me these three 
times ? 

29 And Balaam said unto the ass. 
Because thou hast mocked me; I 
would there were a sword in mine 
hand, "for now would I kill thee. 

30 And ^tlie ass said unto Balaam, 
Am not I thine ass, \ipon which thou 
hast ridden ^ever since T ivas thine 
unto this day ? was I ever wont to 
do so unto thee ? And he said, Nay. 

31 Then the Lord '^opened the ejes 
of Balaam, and he saw the angel of 
the Lord standing in the way, and 
his sword drawn in his hand : and he 
-"bowed down his head, and ^fell flat 
on his face. 

32 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto him, Wherefore hast thou smit- 
ten thine ass these three times ? be- 
hold, I went out 'to withstand thee, 
because thy way is ^'perverse before 
me: 

33 And the ass saw me, and turned 
from me these three times: unless 
she had turned from me, surely now 
also I had slain thee, and saved her 
alive. 

34 And Balaam said unto the angel 
of the Lord, T have sinned; for I 
knew not that thou stoodest in the 
way against me : now therefore, if it 
^displease thee, I will get me back 
again. 

35 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto Balaam, Go with the men : but 
only the word that I shall speak unto 
thee, that thou shalt speak. So Ba'- 
laam went with the princes of Balak. 

36 HAnd when Balak heard that 
Balaam was come, ""he went out to 
meet him unto a city of Mo'ab, which 
is in the border of Ar'non, which is in 
the utmost coast. 

37 And Balak said unto Ba'laam, 
Did 1 not earnestly send unto thee to 



JJalaJc's sacrifices. 



NUMBERS, 23. 



Balaam's parable. 



call thee? wherefore earnest thou not 
unto me ? am I not able indeed to pro- 
mote thee to honour ? 

38 And Balaam said unto'Balak, 
Lo, I am come unto thee : have I now 
any power at all to say any thing 
*the word that God putteth in my 
mouth, that shall I speak. 

39 And Balaam went with Balak, 
and they carne unto'^K ir'jath-hu'zoth. 

40 And Balak offered oxen and 
sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to 
the princes that id ere with him. 

41 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that Balak took Balaam, and 
brought him up into the ''high places 
ot Ba'al, that thence he might see the 
utmost part of the people. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1, 14, 28 Balak's saeriflces. 7, 18 Balaam's parables. 

AND Balaam said unto Balak, 
Build me here seven altars, and 
prepare me here seven oxen and 
seven rams. 

2 And Balak did as Balaam had 
spoken ; and Balak and Balaam of- 
fered on every altar a bullock and a 
ram. 

3 And Balaam said unto Balak, 
Stand by thy burnt offering, and I 
will go : peradventure the Lord will 
come to meet me : and whatsoever he 
sheweth me I will tell thee. And ^he 
went to an high place. 

4 And God met Balaam : and he said 
unto him, I have prepared seven al- 
tars, and I have offered upon every 
altar a bullock and a ram. 

5 And the Lord ''put a word in Ba'- 
laam's mouth, and said, Return unto 
Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. 

6 And he returned unto him, and, 
lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, 
and all the princes of Md'ab. 

7 And_''he took ' up his parable, and 
said, Balak the king of M5'ab hath 
brought me from '^A'ram, out of the 
mountains of the east, sayhig, Come, 
curse me Ja'cob, and come, defy '^Ig'- 
ra-el. 

8 How shall I curse, whom God hath 
not cursed? or *how shall I defy, 
tohom the Lord hath not defied ? 

9 For from the top of the rocks I 
see him, and from the hills I behold 
him: lo,-^ the people shall dwell alone, 
and ^shall not be reckoned among the 
nations. 

10 Who ^can count the dust of Ja'- 
cob, and the number of the fourth 
part of l§'ra-el ? Let^me die the 'death 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 22. 

b lKi.22,M 
2 Chr. 
18,13 

9 Or,Acity 
of streets. 

c Deut.13,2 



CHAP. 23. 

1 Or, he 
tvent soli- 
tary. 

a Deut. 
18, 18 
Jer. 1, 9 

b Job 27, 21 

Ps. 78, 2 
Ezek.17,2 

c Gen.10,22 
Gen. 28, 5 

d 1 Sam. 
17, 10 

c Pro. 21,30 
Isa. 47, 12 

f Lev.20,24 
Deut. 
33,28 
1 Ki. 8, 53 

g Ezra 9, 2 
Eph. 2, 14 

h Gen.22,17 

2 my soul, 
or, my 

life. 

i Ps. 116,15 
Isa. 57,1,2 

j Josh. 
24, 10 
Neh. 13. 2 

3 Or, 
The hill. 

k Isa. 1, 

10, 11 
Hos.12,11 

I 1 Sam. 
3, 17 

mJudg. 
3,20 

n 1 Sam. 
15,29 
Ps. 102, 
26, 27 
Mai. 3, 6 
Rom. 

11, 29 
Titus 1, 2 
Jas. 1, 17 

Gen. 12,2 
Gen.22,17 
ch. 22, 12 

p Rom. 4, 7 

q Ex. 13, 21 
Ex. 29, 
45,46 
Ex. 33, 14 

r Ps. 98, 6 

s Deut. 
33,17 

4 Or, in. 

t Ps. 31, 19 

169 



of the righteous, and let my last end 
be like his ! 

1 1 And Balak said luito Balaam, 
What hast thou done unto me ? ^1 
took thee to curse mine enemies, and, 
behold, thou hast blessed t/ier/i alto- 
gether. 

12 And he answered and said, Must 
I not take heed to speak that which 
the Lord hath put in my mouth ? 

13 And Balak said unto him, Come, 
I pray thee, with me unto another 
place, from whence thou mayest see 
them : thou shalt see but the utmost 
part of them, and shalt not see theif^ 
all : and curse me them from thence. 

14 IF And he brought him into tho 
field of Z5'phim,to the top of ^Pi§'gah, 
^and built seven altars, and offered a 
bullock and a ram on every altar. 

1 5 And he said unto Balak, Stand 
here by thy burnt offering, while I 
meet the LoRD yonder. 

16 And the Lord met Balaam, and 
put a word in his mouth, and said, Go 
again unto Balak, and say thus. 

1 7 And when he came to him, behold, 
he stood by his burnt offering, and the 
princes of JVId'ab with him. And Ba'- 
lak said unto him, What liath the 
Lord spoken ? 

18 And he took up his parable, and 
said. Rise '"up, Balak, and hear; 
hearken unto me, thou son of Zip'por: 

19 God "^5 not a man, that he should \ 
lie ; neither the son of man, that he 
should repent : hath he said, and shall 
he not do it f or hath he spoken, and 
shall he not make it good ? * 

20 Behold, I have received com- 
raandment to bless: and "he hath 
blessed ; and I cannot reverse it. 

21 He ^hath not beheld iniquity in 
Ja'cob, neither hath he seen per^^erse- 
ness in i§'ra-el : the ^Lord his God is 
with him, '^and the shout of a king is 
among them. 

22 God brought them out of fi'gypt ; 
he hath as it were 'the strength of an 
unicorn, 

23 Surely there is no enchantment 
^against Ja'cob, neither is there any 
divination against Is'ra-el : according 
to this time it shall be said of Ja'- 
cob and of l§'ra-el, 'What hath God 
wrought ! 

24 Behold, the people shall rise up 
as a great lion, and lift up himself 
as a young lion : he shall not lie down 
until he eat of the prey, and drink 
the blood of the slain. 

*K. Deut. 1.29-3L « 



K 



Balaam foretelleth 



NUMBERS, 24. 



Israel's happiness. 



25 1l And Balak said unto Balaam, 
Neither curse them at all, nor bless 
them at all. 

26 But Balaam answered and said 
unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying. 
All that the Lord speaketh, that I 
must do ? 

27 IT And Balak said unto Balaam, 
Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee 
unto another place ; peradventure it 
will please God that thou mayest 
curse me them from thence. 

28 And Balak brought Balaam 
unto the top of Pe'or, that looketh 
toward ^Jeshl-mon. 

29 And "Balaam said unto Balak, 
Build me here seven altars, and pre- 
pare me here seven bullocks and seven 
rams. 

30 And Balak did as Balaam had 
said, and offered a bullock and a ram 
on every altar. 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 Balaam foretelleth Israel's haijpiness: 15 he 
prop'hesieth of the Star of Jacob, etc. 

AND when Balaam saw that it 
pleased the Lord to bless i§'ra-el, 
he went not, as at other times, 'to 
seek for enchantments, but he set his 
face toward the wilderness. 

2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, 
and he saw i§'ra-el abidmg i?i his 
tents according to their tribes; and 
"the spirit of God came upon him. 

3 And ^he took up his parable, and 
said, Balaam the son of Be'or hath 
said, and the man ^whose eyes are 
open hath said : 

4 He hath said, which heard the 
words of God, which saw the vision 
of the Almighty, falling "into a 
trance, but having his eyes open : 

5 How goodly are thy tents, O Ja'- 
cob, and thy tabernacles, O Is'ra-el! 

6 As the valleys are they spread 
forth, as gardens by the river's side, 
as the trees of lign aloes ^which the 
IjORD hath planted, aiids^B cedar trees 
beside the waters. 

7 He shall pour the water out of his 
buckets, and his seed shall he in 
m.any waters, and his king shall be 
higher than ^\'gag, and liis kingdom 
•^shall be exalted. 

8 God brought him forth out of 
E'gypt ; he hath as it were the strength 
of an unicorn : he shall eat up the 
nations his eneixdes, and shall break 
their bones, and pierce the^n through 
with his arrows. 

9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 23. 

5 Or, The 

wilder- 
ness. 

u2Pet.2,16 



CHAP. 2i. 

1 to the 
meeting 
of en- 
chant- 
ments. 

a ch. 11, 25 
1 Sam. 
19,20 
2Chr.l5,l 
Mat. 7, 
21-23 

1 Cor. 12, 
8,10 

b ch. 23, 7 

2 who had 
his eyes 
shut, but 
now 
opened. 

c 1 Sam. 
19 24 
Ezek.1,28 
Dan. 8, 18 
Dan. 
10, 15 

2 Cor.12,2 
Rev. 1, 
10,17 

d Ps. 1, 3 
Jer. 17, 8 

e 1 Sam. 
15,32 

/2Sam. 
5, 12 
lClir.14,2 

g Gen. 12, 3 
Gen.27,29 
Ex. 23, 23 

h Rev. 1, 7 

i Jer. 23, 5 
Dan. 2, 44 
Lu. 1, 
32,33 
Heb. 1, 8 
Rev.22,16 

j Gen.49,10 
Ps. 110, 2 

3 Or, smite 
through 
the 

princes of 
Moab. 

k Gen. 
27,37 
2 Sam. 
8, 14 

4 Or, the 
first of 
the na- 
tions that 
warred 
against 
Israel. 

5 Or, shall 
be even to 
destruc- 
tion. 

1 Sam. 
15,3 

6 Kain. 

170 



and as a great lion: who shall stir 
him up ? Blessed ^is he that biesseth 
thee, and cursed is he that curseth 
thee. 

10 IF And Balak's anger was kindled 
against Balaam, and he smote his 
! hands together : and Balak said unto 
I Balaam, I called thee to curse mine 
enemies, and, behold, thou hast alto- 
gether blessed the77i these three times. 

11 Therefore now flee thou to thy 
I place: I thought to promote thee 
unto great honour ; but, lo, the Lord 
hath kept thee back from honour. 

12 And Balaam said unto Balak, 
Spake I not also to thy messengers 
which thou sentest unto me, saying, 

1 3 If Balak would give me his house 
full of silver and gold, I cannot go 
beyond the commandment of the 
Lord, to do either good or b?.d of 
mine own mind ; but what the Lord 
saith, that will I speak ? 

14 And now, behold, I go unto my 
people: come therefore, and I will 
advertise thee what this people shall 
I do to thy people in the latter days. 

15 And he took up his parable, and 
said, Balaam the son of Be'or hath 
said, and the man whose eyes are 
open hath said : 

16 He hath said, which heard the 
words of God, and knew the knowl- 
edge of the most High, lohich saw 
the vision of the AliTdghty, falling 
into a trance, but having his eyes 
open : 

171 ^shall see him, but not now : I 
shall behold him, but not nigh : there 
shall come a 'Star out of Ja'cob, and 
^a Sceptre shall rise out of i§'ra-el, and- 
shall ^smite the corners of Mo'ab, and 
destroy all the children of Sheth. 

1 8 And '^E'dom shall be a possession, 
P^lr also shall be a possession for 
his enemies; and i§'ra-el shall do 
valiantly. 

19 Out of Ja'cob shall come he that 
shall have dominion, and shall de- 
stroy liim that remaineth of the 
city. 

20 And when he looked on Am'a-lek, 
he took up his parable, and said, 
Im'alek vms '^the first of the na- 
tions; but his latter end ^ shall he 
that he perish foi' ever. 

21 And he looked on the Kenltes, 
and took up his parable, and said. 
Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou 
puttest thy nest in a rock. 

22 Nevertheless %he Ken'ite shaU b^ 



Zimri and Cozbi slain. 



NUMBERS, 25, 2(5. 



Israel nurnbered. 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 24. 

7 Or, how 
long shall 
it be ere 
Asshur 
carry thee 
away 
captive f 

I Gen. 10, 4 
Dan. 
11,30 

m Gen. 
11, 14 

n Lev.26,28 
Deut. 
28,36 
Mat.23,37 



CHAP. 25. 

a ch. 33, 49 
Mic. 6, 5 

b ch. 31, 16 
Rev. 2, 14 

c Josh. 
22, 17 
Hos. 9, 10 

d Ex. 34, 15 

e Ex. 20. 5 

/Ps. 106,29 



wasted, 'until As'shur shall carry thee 
away captive. 

23 And he took up his parable, and 
said, Alas, who shall live when God 
doeth this ! 

24 And ships shall come from the 
coast of Chit'tim, and shall afflict 
As'shur, and shall afflict '"E'bgr, and 
"he also shall perish for ever. 

25 And Ba'laam rose up, and went 
and returned to his place: and Ba'lak 
also went his way. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 The Israelites' whoredom and idolatry with Moab. 
6 Zirnri and Cozbi slain. 

AND i§'ra-el abode in "Shit'tim, 
and *the people began to commit 
whoredom with the daughters of 
M5'ab. 

2 And ''they called the people unto 
the ''sacrifices of their gods : and the 
people did eat, and 'bowed dowTi to 
fcheir gods. 

3 And Is'ra-el joined liimself unto 
Ba'al-pe'or: and -'the anger of the 
Lord was kindled against is'ra-el. 

4 And the Lord said unto Mo'se§. 
Take •'^all the heads of the people, \ 
and hang them up before the Lortj'^ l^^\:^ 
against the sun,^that the fierce anger |^ j^^'^^^ 
of the Lord may be turned aw^ay 
from l§'ra-el. 

5 And M5'§e§ said unto the judges 
of Is'ra-el, Slay 'ye every one his men 
that were joined unto Ba'al-pe'or. 

6 1'And, behold, one of the children 
of l§'ra-el came and brought unto his 
brethren a Mid'i-an-it-ish woman in 
the sight of M5'§es,and in the sight of 
all the congregation of the children 
of is'ra-el, •'who loere weeping before 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. 

7 And when Phin'e-has, *the son of 
E-le-a'zar,the son of Aar'on the priest, 
saw it, he rose up from among the 
congregation, and took 'a javelin in 
his hand : 

8 And he went after the man of Is'- 
ra-el into the tent, and thrust both of 
them through, the man of is'ra-el, and 
the woman through her belly. So the 
plague w^as stayed from the cliildren 
of is'ra-el. 

9 And ^those that died in the plague 
were twenty and four thousand. 

1 If And the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§e§, saying, 

11 Phin'e-has, ""the son of E-le-a'zar, 
the son of Aar'on the priest, hath 
turned my wrath aw^ay from the 



13.17 

i Ex. 32. 27 

J Joel 2, 17 

k Ex. 6. 25 

1 a spear, 
or. pike. 

1 lCor.10,8 
m Ps.106,30 

2 with my 
zeal. 

n Ex. 20, 5 

Mai. 3, 1 

p 1 Chr. 6. 4 

q Ex. 40, 15 

r Acts 22, 3 

3 house of 
a Jather. 



CHAP. 26. 

a Ex. 30, 12 
Ex. 38. 
25. 26 
ch. 1, 2 

b ch. 22. 1 
ch. 31, 12 
ch. 33, 48 
ch. 35, 1 

c Gen. 46, 8 
Ex. 6, 14 
ch. 1, 21 
Deut.33,6 
1 Chr. 5, 1 
Rev. 7, 5 

171 



children of is'ra-el, while he was zeal 
ous ^for my sake among them, that 

1 consumed not the children of i§'- 
ra-el in my "jealousy. 

12 Wherefore say, "^Behold, I give 
unto him my covenant of peace : 

13 And he shall have it. and ^his 
seed after liim, even the covenant of 
^an everlasting priesthood; because 
he was 'zealous for his God, and 
made an atonement for the children 
of Is'ra-el. 

14 Now the name of the is'ra-el-ite 
that was slain, even that was slain 
with the Mid'i-an-it-ish woman, loas 
Zim'ri, the son of Salu, a prince of a 
^chief house among the Sim'e-on-ites. ^ 

15 And the name of the Mid'i-an-it- 
ish woman that was slain ivas Coz'bi, 
the daughter of Zur; he teas head 
over a people, and of a chief house m 
Mid'i-an, 

16 ^And the Lord spake unto M5'- 
ses, saying, 

17 Vex the Mid'i-an-ites, and smite 
them : 

1 8 For they vex you with their 
wiles, wherewith they have beguiled 
vou in the matter of Pe'or, and in the 
matter of Coz'bi, the daughter of a 
prince of Mid'i-an, their sister, wliich 
was slain in the day of the plague for 
Pe'or's sake. 

CHAPTER 26. 

1 Israel numbered. 52 The inhentance of the land 
divided. 63 OJ Caleb and Joshua. 

AND it came to pass after the 
plague, that the Lord spake 
unto Mo'§es and unto E-le-a'zar the 
son of Aar'on the priest, sa;^'ing, 

2 Take "the sum of all the con- 
gregation of the children of Is'ra-el, 
from twenty years old and upward, 
throughout their fathers' house, all 
that are able to go to war in is'- 
ra-el. 

3 AndMo'§esandE-le-a'zar the priest 
spake with them ''in the plains of 
M5'ab by Jor'dan near J er'i-ch5, say- 
ing, 

4 Take the sum of the 'people, from 
tAventy years old and upward ; as the 
Lord commanded Mo'ses and the 
children of is'ra-el, which went forth 
out of the land of E'gj'P't- 

5 *i[Reu'ben, '"the eldest son of is'ra-el : 
the children of Reu'ben ; Ha'noch, of 
ichom co'meth the family of the 
Ha'noch-ites: of Pal'lu, the family of 
the Pal'lu-ites : 

6 Of Hez'rdn, the family of the 



^um of the people takeri 



NUMBERS, 26. 



in the plains of Moah. 



Hez'ron-Ites : of Car'nil, the family 
of the Car'mites- 

7 These are the famiHes of the Reu'- 
ben-ites : and they that were num- 
bered of them were forty and three 
thousand and seven hundred and 
thirty. 

8 And the sons of Pallu ; E-li'ab. 

9 And the sons of E-li'ab ; Ne-mu'el, 
and Da'than, and A-bf ram. This is 
that Da'than and A-bfram, lohich 
were "^f amous in the congregation, who 
strove against Mo'§e§ and against 
Aar'on in the company of Ko'rah, 
when they strove against the Lord : 

10 And the earth opened her mouth, 
and swallowed them up together with 
K5'rah, when that company died, 
what time the fire devoured two hun- 
dred and fifty men: and they '^be- 
came a sign. 

1 1 Notwithstanding -^the children of 
Ko'rah died not. 

12 ITThe sons of Sim'e-v.'n after their 
families : of ^Ne-mii'el, the family of 
the Ne-mii'el-ites : of Ja'min, the fam- 
ilv of the Ja'min-ites : of Ja'chin,^the 
family of the Ja'chin-ites : 

13 Of ^Ze'rah, the family of the Zar'- 
hites: of Sha'ul, the family of the 
Sha'ul-ites. 

14 These are the families of the 
Sim'e-on-ites, twenty and two thou-i 
sand and two hundred. 

1 5 "iTThe children of Gad after their 
families: of -'Ze'phon, the family of the 
Ze'phon-Ites : of Hag'gi, the family of 
the Hag'gltes : of Shu'ni, the family 
of the Shu'nites : 

16 Of 'Oz'ni, the family of the 6z'- 
nites : of E'ri, the family of the E'rites : 

IT Of ^A'rod, the family of the A'rod- 
ites r of A-reli, the family of the A-re'- 
lltes. 

18 These are the families of the 
children of Gad according to those 
that were numbered of them, forty 
thousand and five hundred. 

1 9 "[The ''sons of Jii dah loere Er and 
O'nan: and Er and O'nan died in the 
land of Ca'naan. 

20 And "'the sons of Jii'dah after 
their families were; of Shelah, the 
family of the Shelan-ites: of Pha'rez, 
the family of the Phar'zites: of Ze'rah, 
the family of the Zar'hites. 

21 And the sons of Pha'rez were ; of 
Hez'ron, the family of the Hez'ron- 
ites: of Ha'mul, the family of the 
Ha'mul-ites. 

22 These are the families of Ju'dah! 



B. C. U52. 



CHAP. 26. 

a ch. 16, 1,2 
ch. 27, 3 
Deut.11,6 
Isa. 65, 16 
Ps. 106,17 
Jude 11 



ch. 16, 38 
Job 31, 3 
Ps. 145,20 
Pro. 2, 22 
Pro. 10,29 
Pro. 11,21 
Pro. 16, 4 
Ezek.14,8 
lCor.10,6 
2 Pet. 2, 6 
Jude 7 



/ Ex. 6, 24 
lChr.6,22 
Ezek. 
18,20 

g Gen.46,10 
Ex. 6, 15. 

Jemuel. 

h 1 Chr. 
4,24, 
Jarib. 

i Gen. 

46, 10, 
Zolian 

j Gen. 
46, 16, 
Ziphwn. 

1 Or, 

k Gen. 
46, 16, 

Arocli. 



Gen. 38, 2 
Gen.46,12 



m Gen. 49,8 
1 Chr. 2, 3 
Kev, 7. 5 

n Gen.46,13 
1 Chr. 7,1 

2 Or, 
Phuvah. 

3 Or. Job, 

Gen.46,14 

p Gen.46,20 
Deut. 
33. 17 

q Josh. 17,1 
1 Chr. 7 
14.15 

r Called 
Abiezer, 
Josh. 17,2 
Judg. 6, 
11, 24. 34 

s ch. 27, 1 
ch. 36, 11 
Josh. 17,3 

t 1 Chr. 
7,20. 
Bered. 

1.'72 



according to those that were num- 
bered of them, threescore and six- 
teen thousand and five hundred. 

23 IF 0/ "the sons of is'sa-char after 
their families : of T51a, the family of 
the Tola-ites . of ^Pu'a, the family of 

24 Of ^Jash'iib, the family of the 
Jash'ub-ites : of Shim'ron, the family 
of the Shim'ron-Ites. 

25 These are the families of is'sa- 
char according to those that were 
numbered of them, threescore and 
four thousand and three hundred. 

26 ^ Of 1:he sons of Zeb'u4un after 
their families : of Se'red, the family 
of the Sar'dltes : of Elon, the family 
of the Elon-ites: of Jahle-el, the fam- 
ily of the Jahle-el-ites. 

27 These are the families of the 
Zeb'u-lun-Ites according to those that 
were numbered of them, threescore 
thousand and five hundred. 

28 liThe ''sons of Jo'geph after their 
families were Ma-nas'seh and E'phra- 
im. 

29 Of the sons of Ma-nas'seh: of Ma'- 
chir, ^the family of the Ma'chir-ites ; 
and Ivia'chir begat Gil'e-ad: of Gil'e-ad 
come the family of the Gil'e-ad-Ites. 

30 These are the sons of Gil'e-ad ; of 
Je-e'z6r, the family of the Je-e'zgr 

ites: of Helek, the family of the ll&- 
lek-ites . 

31 And of As'ri-el, the family of the 
As'ri-el-ites : and of She'chem, the 
family of the She'chem-Ttes : 

32 And of She-mi 'da, the family of 
the She-mi'da-ites : and of He'phgr, 
the family of the He'pher-Ites. 

33 And Ze-lo'phe-had the son of He- 
phSr had no sons, but daughters : and 
the names of the daughters of Ze-15'- 
phe-had were Mah'lah, and No'ah, 
Hog'lah, Mil'cah, and Tir'zah. 

34 These are the families of Ma-nas'- 
seh, and those that were numbered 
of them, fifty and two thousand and 
seven hundred. 

35 llThese are the sons of E'phra-Im 
after their families- of Shu'the-lah, 
the family of the Shu'tffialhites: of 
Be'ch6r,^the family of the Bach'rites: 
of Ta'han, the family of the Ta'han- 
Ites. 

36 And these are the sons of Shu'- 
the-lah: of E'ran, the family of tHe 
£'ran-ites. 

37 These are the families of the sons 
of E'phra-im according to those that 
were numbered of them, thirty and 



Sum of ail Israel taken 



NUMBERS, 26. 



m the plains of Moab. 



two thousand and five hundred. 
These are the sons "of Jo'geph after 
their families. 

38 HThe "sons of Ben'ja-min after 
their famihes: of Bela, the family 
of the Bela-Ites : of Ash'bel, the fam- 
ily of the Ash'bel-ites : of "A-hfram, 
the family of the A-hfram-ites : 

•39 Of ^Shu'pham, the family of the 
Shu'pham-ites: of Hu'pham, the fam- 
ily of the Hu'pham-ites. 

40 And the sons of Bela were ^Ard 
and Na'a-man : of Ard; the family of 
the Ard'ites: a7id of Na'a-man, the 
family of the Na'a-mltes. 

41 These are the sons of Ben'ja-min 
after their families: and they that 
were numbered of them were forty 
and five thousand and six hundred. 

42 "[These ^are the sons of Dan after 
their families : of ^Shu'ham, the fam- 
ily of the Shu'ham-ites. These are the 
families of I)an after their families. 

43 All the families of the Shu'ham- 
ites, according to those that were 
numbered of them, toere threescore 
and four thousand and four hundred. 

44 1" Of ''the children of Ash'Sr after 
their families : of Jim'na, the fa^mily 
of the Jim'nites: of J es'u-i, the family 
of the Jesli-ites: of Be-rFah, the fam- 
ilv of the Be-rfites. 

45 Of the sons of B_e-rf ah : of Hel)Sr, 
the family of the He'ber-ites: of MaF- 
chi-el, the family of theMardii-el-ites. 

46 And the name of the daughter 
of Ash'Sr was Sa'rah. 

47 These are the families of the sons 
of Ash'gr according to those that 
were numbered of them ; toho were 
^itj and three thousand and four 
hundred. 

48 1[ Of *the sons of Naph'tali after 
their families : of Jah'ze-el, the fam- 
ily of the Jah'ze-el-Ites: of Gii'nl, the 
family of the Gu'nites : 

49 Of Je'zSr, the family of the Je'zer- 
ites: of •'Shfllem, the family of the 
Shillem-Ites. 

50 These are the families of Naph'- 
ta-li according to their families : and 
they that were numbered of them 
were forty and five thousand and 
four hundred. 

5 1 These '^icere the numbered of the 
children of Is'ra-el, six hundred thou- 
sand and a thousand seven hundred 
and thirty. 

52 lAnd the Lord spake unto M5'- 
§es, saying, 

5B Unto ^hese the land shall be 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 26. 

u Deut. 33, 
13-17 

V Gen.46,21 
1 Chr. 7, 6 

w Gen. 
46, 21, 
EM. 

1 Chr. 8,1, 
Aharah. 

X Gen. 
46, 21, 
Mujppim, 
and Hup- 
pim. 

V 1 Chr.8,3, 
Addcir. 

z Gen.46,23 

4 Or, Hu- 

shim. 

a Gen.46,17 
lClir.7,30 

b Gen.46,24 
lChr.7,13 

c 1 Chr. 
7,13 
Shalium. 

d ch. 1, 46 

5 Thus 
each 
man's 
portion 
would be 
fifteen 
acres. 
Josh. 
11,23 
Josh. 14,1 

e ch. 33, 54 

6 multiply 
his in- 
heritance. 

7 diminish 
his in- 
heritance. 

f ch. 34, 13 
Josh. 
11,23 
Josh. 14,2 

g Gen.46,11 
Ex. 6, 16 
1 Chr. 6, 
1,16 

h Ex. 2, 1, 2 
Ex. e, 20 

i Lev. 10, 
1,2 

ch. 3, 4 
lChr.24,2 

j ch. 3, 39 

k ch. 1, 49 

I ch. 18, 
20, 23, 24 
Deut.10,9 
Josh. I 
13, 14 I 
Josh. 14, 
3,23 

m ch. 1, 1 
Deut. 2, 
14,15 

n ch. 14, 28 
Ps.90,3-8 
Rom. 
11,22 
1 Cor.lC.5 

T73 



divided for an inheritance according 
to the number of names. 

54 To *many thou shalt ^give the 
more inheritance, and to few thou 
shalt 'give the less inheritance: to 
every one shall his inheritance be 
given according to those that were 
numbered of him. 

55 Notwithstanding the land shall 
be divided -^ by lot : according to the 
names of the tribes of their fathers 
they shall inherit. 

56 According to the lot shall the 
possession thereof be divided be- 
tween many and few. 

57 IT And -"these are they that were 
numbered of the LeVites after their 
famihes: of GSr'shon, the family of 
the G6r'shon-ites : of Ko'hath, the 
family of the K5'hath-ites : of Me- 
ra'ri, the family of the Me-ra'rites. 

58 These are the families of the 
Le'vites: the family of the Lib'nites, 
the family of the He'bron-ites, the 
family of the Mahlites, the family of 
the Mii'shites, the family of the K5'- 
rath-ites. And Ko'hath begat Am'- 
ram. 

59 And the name of Arn'ram's wife 
hoas Joch'e-bed, the daughter of Le'- 
vi, whom her mother bare to LeVi 
in E'gypt: and she bare unto Am'- 
ram Aar'on and M5'§e§, and Miri- 
am their sister. 

60 And unto Aar'on w^as born Na'- 
dab, and A-bf hii, E-le-a'zar, and Itli'- 
a-mar. 

61 And '"Na'dab and A-bi'hu died, 
when they offered strange fire before 
the Lord. 

62 And •'those that were numbered 
of them were twenty and three thou- 
sand, all males from a month old and 
upward: ^'for they v/ere not num- 
bered among the children of Is'ra-el, 
because there was ^no inheritance 
^iven them among the children of 
i^'ra-el. 

63 HThese are they that were num- 
bered by M5'se§ and E-le-a'zar the 
priest, who numbered the children of 
l§'ra-el in the plains of Mo'ab by 
Jor'dan near Jerl-ch5. 

64 But "'among these the/e was not 
a man of them whom M5'§e§ and 
Aar'on the priest numbered, when 
they numbered the children of !§'- 
ra-el in the wilderness of Sfnai. 

65 For the Lord had said of them, 
They shall '^surely die in the wilder- 
ness. And there was not left a man 



Ziav^ of inheritance. 



:N UMBERS, 27, 28. Joshua succeedeth Moses. 



of them, "save Caleb the son of Je- 
phun'neh, and Josh'u-a the son of 
Nun. 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 The (laughters of Zelophehad sue for an inherit- 
ance. 6 The law of inheritances. 12 Moses, being 
told of his death, sueth for a successor : 18 Joshua 
appointed to succeed him. 

THEN came the daughters "of Ze- 
15'phe-had, thesonof He'ph5r,the 
son of Gire-ad, the son of Ma'chir, the 
son of Ma-nas'seh, of the families of 
Ma-nas'seh the son of J5'§eph: and 
these are the names of his daugh- 
ters; Mahlah, N5'ah, and Hog'lah, 
and Mil'cah, and Tir'zah. 

2 And they stood before M5'§e§, and 
before E-le-a'zar the priest, and before 
the princes and all the congregation, 
by the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, saying, 

3 Our father *died in the wilderness, 
and he was not in the company of 
them that gathered themselves to- 
gether against the Lord ""in the com- 
pany of Ko'rah ; but ''died in his own 
sin, and had no sons. 

4 W hy should the name of our 
father be ^done away from among 
his family, because he hath no son ? 
Give unto us therefore a possession 
among the brethren of our father. 

5 And Mo'§e§ ^brought their cause 
before the Lord. 

6 HAnd the Lord spake unto Mo'ge§, 
saying, 

7 The daughters of Ze-15'phe-had 
speak right i thou ■''shalt surely give 
them a possession of an inheritance 
am.ong their father's brethren ; and 
thou shalt cause the inheritance of 
their father to pass unto them. 

8 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of l§'ra-el, saying, If a man 
die, and have no son, then ye shall 
cause his inheritance to pass luito 
his daughter. 

9 And if he have no daughter, then 
ye shall give his inheritance unto his 
brethren. 

10 And if he have no brethren, then 
ye shall give his inheritance unto 
his father's brethren. 

11 And if his father have no breth- 
ren, then ye shall give his inherit- 
ance unto his kinsman that is next 
to him of his family, and he shall 
possess it: and it shall be unto the 
children of l§'ra-el ^a statute of judg- 
ment,astheLoRDcommandedMo'§e§. 

12 IfAnd the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, 
*Get thee up into this mount Ab'a- 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 26. 

ch. 14, 30 
ch. 32, 12 
Deut. 1, 
36,38 
Josh. 14, 
10,11 



CHAP. 27. 
a ch. 26, 33 

ch. 36, 

1,11 

Josh. 17.3 

6 ch. 26, 
64,65 

c ch.16,1,2 

a ch. 14, 
22-37 
Rom. 5,12 
Rom .6,23 

1 dimin- 
ished. 

e Ex. 18, 15 

/ ch. 36, 2 

g ch. 35, 29 

h Deut.3,27 
Deut. 
32,49 
Deut.34,1 

i ch. 20, 
24, 28 
ch. 31, 2 
Deut.10,6 

j Deut.l,S7 
Deut. 
32,51 
Ps.106,32 

k Ex. 17, 7 
I ch. 16, 22 
Heb. 12, 9 
Zech.12,1 

mDeut.31,2 
1 Sam. 
8,20 
1 Sam. 
18, 13 
2ChiM,lO 

n Mat. 9, 36 

Gen.41,38 
Judg.3,10 

p Deut.31,7 

q ch. 11, 17 

1 Sam. 
10,6 

2 Ki, 2. 15 

r Deut.34,9 
Josh. 1,15 

S Josh. 9,14 
Judg. 1, 1 
Judg. 
20, 18 
1 Sam. 
23,9 
1 Sam. 
30, 7 

t Ex. 28, 30 

« Josh. 9,14 
1 Sam. 
22, 10 

V Deut.3,28 
Isa. 55. 4 



CHAP. 28. 

a Lev. .3, 11 
Lev. 21. 
6,8 
Mai. 1, 

7, 12 
1 a savour 
of my 
rest. 



rim, and see the land which I have 
given unto the children of l§'ra-el. 

13 And when thou hast seen it, thou 
also shalt *be gathered unto thy peo- 
ple, as Aar'on thy brother was gath- 
ered. 

14 For ye •'rebelled against my com- 
mandment in the desert of Zin, in 
the strife of the congregation, to 
sanctify me at the water before their 
eyes :_ that is Hhe water of Mer'i-bah 
in Ka'desh in the wilderness of Zm^ 

15 IT And M5'§e§ spake unto the 
Lord, sayiag, 

16 Let the Lord, the ^God of the 
spirits of all flesh, set a man over the 
congregation, 

17 W hich '"may go out before them, 
and which may go in before them, 
and which may lead them out, and 
which may bring them in ; that the 
congregation of the Lord be not "as 
sheep which have no shepherd. 

18 llAnd the Lord said unto M5'§e§, 
Take thee Josh'u-a the son of Niin, a 
man "in whom is the spirit, and lay 
thine hand upon him ; 

19 And set him before E-le-a'zar the 
priest, and before all the congrega- 
tion ; and ^'give him a charge in their 
sight. 

20 And ^thou shalt put some of thine 
honour upon him, that all the con 
gregation of the children of I§'ra-el 
'may be obedient. 

21 And 'he shall stand before E-le-a'- 
zar the priest, who shall ask counsel 
for him ^after the judgment of tj'rim 
before the Lord : at "his v/ord shall 
they go out, and at his word they 
shall come in, both he, and all the 
children of is'ra-el with him, even all 
the congregation. 

22 And M5'§e§ did as the Lord com- 
manded him : and he took Josh'u-a, 
and set him before E-le-a'zar the priest, 
and before all the congregation . 

23 And he laid his hands upon him, 
^and gave him a charge, as the Lord 
commanded by the hand of Mo'§e§. 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 Oflerinqs to he observed. 3 The continual bvrnt 
offerinf). 9 The sabbath offering. 11 at the new 
moons, \^atthei3assoveri % of UrstfruUs. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 
2 Command the children of l§'ra-el, 
and say unto them, My offering, and 
"my bread for my sacrifices made by 
fire, for 'a sweet savour unto me, 
shall ye observe to offer unto me in 
their due season. 



Various solem^i feasts, 



NUMBERS, 28. 



3 And thou shalt say unto them, 
*This is the offering made by fire 
which ye shall offer unto the Lord ; 
two lambs of the first year without 
spot May by day, for a continual 
burnt offering. 

4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in 
the morning, and the other lamb 
shalt thou offer ^at even ; 

5 And '^a tenth part of an ephah of 
flour for a '^meat offering, mingled 
with the fourth part of an 'hin of 
beaten oil. 

6 It is a continual burnt offering, 
w^hich was ordained in mount Sl'nai 
for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

7 And the drink offering thereof 
shall be the fourth part of an hin for 
the one lamb: in -^the holj' place 
shalt thou cause the strong wine to 
be poured unto the Lord for a drink 
offering. 

8 And the other lamb shalt thou of 
fer at even : as the meat offering of 
the morning, and as the drink offer 
ing thereof, thou shalt offer it, a 
sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord. 

9 "iiAnd on the sabbath day two 
lambs of the first year without spot, 
and two tenth deals of flour for a 
meat offering, mingled with oil, and 
the drink offering thereof : 

10 This is ^the burnt offering of 
every sabbath, beside the continual 
burnt offering, and his drink offering. 

11 TAnd ^in the beginnings of your 
months ye shall offer a burnt offer- 
ing unto the Lord ; two young bul- 
locks, and one ram, seven lambs of 
the first year without spot ; 

12 And *three tenth deals of flour 
for a meat offering, mingled with oil, 
for one bullock ; and two tenth deals 
of flour for a meat offering, mingled 
with oil, for one ram ; 

13 And a several tenth deal of flour 
^ningled with oil for a meat offering 
unto one lamb ; for a burnt offering 
of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

14 And their drink offerings shall 
be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, 
and the third part of an hin unto a 
ram, and a fourth part of an hin 
unto a lamb : this is the burnt offer- 
ing of every month throughout the 
months of the year. 

15 And one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering unto the Lord shall be 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 28. 

b Ex. 29, 38 

2 in a day. 

3 between 
the two 
evenings, 
Ex. 12, 6 

c Ex. 16, 36 
ch. 15, 4 

d Lev. 2, 1 

e Ex. 29, 40 

/Ex. 29, 42 

gr Ezek.46,4 

h ch. 10, 10 

1 Sam. 
20,5 
IChr. 
23,31 

2 Chr. 2, 4 
Ezra 3, 5 
Neh. 
10,33 
Isa. 1, 
13,14 
Ezek. 

45, 17 
Hos. 2, 11 
Col. 2, 16 

t ch. 15, 4 



j Ex. 12, 6 
Lev. 23, 5 
Deut.16,1 

Ezek. 
45.21 



k Lev. 23. 6 



; Lev. 23, 7 



mLev.22,20 
ch. 29, 8 
Deut. 
15,21 



n Lev.16,18 
Rom. 8, 3 
Gal. 4, 4 
Heb. 9, 12 
Heb. 10, 1 



n 2Cor.2,15 
Epb. 5, 2 



p Ex. 12. 16 
Ex. 13, 6 
Lev. 23, 8 



q Ex. 23, 16 

Ex. 34, 22 
Lev. 23, 
10, 15 
Deut. 
16. 10 
Pro. 3, 9 
Acts 2, 1 



r Lev. 23, 
18, 19 

175 



V)ith their offeriiigs. 

offered, beside the continual burnt 
offering, and his drink offering. 

16 IT And ^in the fourteenth day of 
the first month is the passover of the 
Lord. 

17 And ^in the fifteenth day of this 
month is the feast : seven days shall 
unleavened bread be eaten. 

1 8 In the ^first day shall be an holy 
convocation ; ye shall do no manner 
of servile work therein: 

1 9 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made 
by fire /or a burnt offering unto the 
Lord ; tv/o young bullocks, and one 
ram, and seven lambs of the first 
year : they "'shall be unto you with- 
out blemish : 

20 And their meat offering shall be 
of flour mingled ^x\ih. oil : three tenth 
deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and 
two tenth deals for a ram ; 

21 A several tenth deal shalt thou 
offer for every lamb, throughou*" the 
seven lambs : 

22 And one '''goat /or a sin offering, 
to make an atonement for you. 

23 Ye shall offer these beside the 
burnt offering in the morning, w^hich 
is for a continual burnt offering. 

24 After this manner ye shall offer 
daily, throughout the seven days, the 
meat of the sacrifice made 1^^ fire, of 
"a sweet savour unto the Lord: it 
shall be offered beside the continual 
burnt offering, and his drink offering. 

25 And ^on the seventh day ye shall 
have an holy convocation ; ye shall 
do no servile work. 

26_:[Also nn the day of the first- 
fruits, when ye bring a new meat 
offering unto the Lord, after your 
weeks be out, ye shall have an holy 
convocation ; ye shall do no ser^dle 
work : 

27 But ye shall offer the burnt of- 
fering for a sweet savour vmto the 
Lord ; two young bullocks, one ram, 
seven lambs of the first year ; 

28 And their meat offering of flour 
mingled with oil, three tenth deals 
unto one bullock, two tenth deals 
unto one ram, 

29 A several tenth deal unto one 
lamb, throughout the seven lambs ; 

30 A nd one kid of the goats, to make 
an atonement for you. 

31 Ye shall offer them beside the 
continual burnt offering, and his 
meat offering, (they shall be unto 
you without blemish) and their drink 
offerings. 



Offerings at the feast of 



NUMBERS, 29. trumpets and of tabernacles. 



CHAPTER 29. 

1 The offering at the feai^t of trumpets, 7 at the day 
of ({ffiicting their souls, 13 at the feast of taber- 
nacles. 

AND in the seventh month, on the 
first day of the month, ye shall 
have an holy convocation ; ye shall 
do no servile work : "it is a day of 
blowing the trumpets unto you. 

2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering 
for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; 
one young bullock, one ram, and 
seven lambs of the first year without 
blemish : 

3 And their meat offering shall he 
of fiour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals for a bullock, aiid two tenth 
deals for a ram, 

4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, 
throughout the seven lambs : 

5 And one kid of the goats for a sin 
offering, to make an atonement for 
you: 

6 Beside *the burnt offering of the 
month, and his meat offering, and 
''the daily burnt offering, and his 
meat offering, and their drink offer- 
ings, '^according unto their manner, 
for *a sweet savour, a sacrifice made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

T 1"And *ye shall have on the tenth 
day of this seventh month an holy 
convocation ; and ye -^'shail afflict 
your souls : ye shall not do any work 
therein : 

8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering 
unto the Lord for a sweet savour ; 
one young bullock, one ram, a7id 
seven lambs of the first year ; they 
^shall be unto you without blemish : 

9 And their meat offering shall be of 
flour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals to a bullock, and two tenth 
deals to one ram, 

1 A several tenth deal for one lamb, 
throughout the seven lambs : 

11 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering ; beside ^the sin offering of 
atonement, and the continual burnt 
offering, and the meat offering of it, 
and their drink offerings. 

12 IT And 'on the fifteenth day of the 
seventh month ye shall have an holy 
convocation ; ye shall do no sei'vile 
work, and ye shall keep a feast unto 
the Lord seven days : 

13 And ■'ye shall off'er a burnt offer- 
ing, a sacrifice made by fire, of a 
sweet savour unto the Lord; thir- 
teen young bullocks, two rams, and 
fourteen lambs of the first year ; they 
shall be without blemish : 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 29. 
a Lev.23,24 
b ch. 28, 11 



c Ex. 29, 38 
Lev. 6, 9 
ch. 28, 3 
Dan. 
12,11 



d ch. 15, 
11, 12 



1 a savour 
of rest. 
Lev. 1, 9 
Eph. 5, 2 
2 Cor. 
2,15 



e Lev.16,29 
Lev.23,27 



/ Ps. 35. 13 
Isa. 58, 5 



Lev.22,80 
ch. 28, 19 
ch. 29, 8 
Deut. 
15,21 
Deut.17,1 



h Lev. 16, 
3,5 



i Lev.23,33 
Deut. 
16, 13 

Ezek. 
45,25 



Ezra 3, 4 
Dan. 9, 24 
Heb. 7, 
18,19 
Heb. 8, 13 
Heb.10,1, 
11-14 
Heb. 10, 
1-18 



2 Perhaps 
the grad- 
ual de- 
crease of 
the bul- 
locks de- 
noted the 
gradual 
abolition 
of the 
cere- 
monies. 



Jc ch. 15, 12 
ch. 28, 
7, 14 
Lev. 2, 1 



I John 1,29 
Heb. 7, 26 
1 Pet.1,19 
Rev. 5, 

6-14 

176 



14 And their meat offering shall be 
o/ flour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals unto every bullock of the thir- 
teen bullocks, two tenthjdeals to each 
ram of the two rams, 

15 And a several tenth deal to each 
iamb of the fourteen lambs : 

16 And one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering; beside the continual 
burnt offering, his meat offering, and 
his drink offering. 

17 tAnd on the second day ye shall 
offer twelve ^young bullocks, two 
rams, fourteen lambs of the first year 
without spot : 

1 8 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, ^af ter the 
manner : 

19 And one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering ; beside the continual 
burnt offering, and the meat offering 
thereof, and their drink offerings. 

20 If And on the third day eleven 
bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs 
of the first year without blemish ; 

21 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

22 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

23 *[And on the fourth day ten bul- 
locks, two rams, a7id fourteen lambs 
of the fi.rst year without blemish : 

24 Their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

25 And one kid of the goats /or a sin 
offering ; beside the continual burnt 
offering, his meat offering, and his 
drink offering. 

26 HAnd on the fifth day nine bul- 
locks, two rams, and fourteen lambs 
of the first year Vithout spot : 

27 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

28 And one goat /or a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

29 TAnd on the sixth day eight 



Offerings at solemn feasts. NUMBERS, 30. 



Laics of sundry vows. 



and 
year 



fourteen 
without 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 29. 

wiLev.23,36 
Ps. 47, 5,6 
Isa. 11, 10 
Isa. 64, 1 
]sa. 60, 1 
Mat. 28, 1 
John 7,37 
Heb. 1, 3 
Heb. 4, 9 
Rev. 7, 
9-17 

Rev.11,15 
Rev. 21, 1 
Rev. 22, 1 

3 Or, oftr. 

n Lev. 23, 2 
1 Chr. 
23,31 
2Chr.31,3 
Ezra 3, 5 
Neh. 
10,33 
Isa. 1, 14 

() Lev. 7, 
11, 16 
Lev. 22 
21,23 



Deut. 33,4 
John 1,17 
John 7,19 
Acts 7, 
37, 38 



bullocks, two rams 
lambs of the first 
blemish : 

30 And their meat offering and 
their drink offerings for the bullocks, 
for the rams, and for the lambs, 
shall be according to their number, 

. after the manner : 

31 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

32 IT And on the seventh day seven 
bullocks, two rams, a?id fourteen 
lambs of the- first year without blem- 
ish: 

33 And their meat offering and their 
drinK offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall he 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

34 And one goat /or a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, p g-^^^"*!^ 
his meat offering, and his drink offer- 27-31 
ing. 

35 ^On the eighth day ye shall have 
a solemn "'assembly : ye shall do no 
servile work therein : 

36 But ye shall offer a burnt offer- 
ing, a sacrifice made by fire, of a 
sweet savour unto the Lord: one 
bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the 
first year without blemish : 

37 Their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullock, for 
the ram, and for the lambs, shcdl be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

38 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

39 These things je shall ^do unto 
the Lord in your "set feasts, beside 
your "vows, and your freewill offer- 
ings, for your burnt offerings, and 
for your meat offerings, and for your 
drink offerings, and for your peace 
offerings. 

40 And ^'Mo'se§ told the children of 
i§'ra-el according to all that the Lord 
commanded Mo'se§. 

CHAPTER 30. 

- Vows are not to be brokefi. 3 Gfa maicVs vow ; 9 of 
a widow's, or oj her that is divorced. 

AND M5'se§ spake unto ''the heads 
of the tribes concerning the chil- 
dren of is'ra-el, saying, This is the 
thing which the Lord hath com- 
manded. 

2 If *a man vow a vow unto the 
(12) 



CHAP. 30. 

ach. 1,4,16 
ch. 7, 2 

b Lev. 27, 2 
Deut. 
23,21 
Jiidg. 11, 
30, 35 
Eccl. 5, 4 

c Lev. 5, 4 
Mat. 14, 9 
Acts23,14 

1 profane, 
Ps. 55, 20 

d Job 22, 27 
Ps. 22, 25 
Ps. 50, 14 
Ps. 66, 

13, 14 
Ps. 116. 
14.18 
Nah. 1, 15 

2 lier voivs 
were 
upon her, 
Ps. 56, 12 

e Gen. 3, 16 
1 Cor. 7,4 
ICor. 

14, .34 
Eph. 5, 
22-24 
Col. .3, 18 
1 Tirn. 2, 
11, 12 
1 Pet. 3, 1 

/ Lev. 21, 7 



3 making} 
I'oid hath 
made 
them 
void. 

177 



Lord, or swear 'an oath to bind his 
soul with a bond ; he shall not ^break 
his word, he shall '^do according to all 
that proceedeth out of his mouth. 

3 If a woman also vow a vow unto 
the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, 
being in her father's house in her 
youth ; 

4 And her father hear her vow, and 
her bond wherewith she hath bound 
her soul, and her father shall hold his 
peace at her : then all her vows shall 
stand, and every bond wherewith she 
hath bound her soul shall stand. 

5 But if her father disallow her in 
the day that he heareth ; not any of 
her vows, or of her bonds wherewith, 
she hath bound her soul, shall stand : 
and the Lord shall forgive her, be- 
cause her father disallowed her, 

6 And if she had at all an husband, 
when "she vowed, or uttered ought 
out of her lips, wherewith she bomid 
her soul ; 

7 And her husband heard it, and 
held Ms peace at her in the day that he 
heard it : then her vows shall stand, 
and her bonds wherewith she bound 
her soul shall stand. 

8 But if her husband "disallowed her 
on the day that he heard it ; then he 
shall make her vow which she vowed, 
and that which she uttered with hei- 
lips, wherewith she bomid her soul, 
of none effect: and the Lord shall 
forgive her. 

9 But every vow of a widoAv, and of 
her that is -^divorced, where^^ath they 
have bound their souls, shall stand 
against her. 

10 And if she vowed in her hus- 
band's house, or bound her soul by a 
bond Avith an oath ; 

11 And her husband heard it, and 
held his peace at her, and disallowed 
her not : then all her vows shall stand, 
and every bond wherewith she boimd 
her soul shall stand. 

12 But if her husband hath \itterly 
made them void on the day he heard 
thein; then whatsoever proceeded 
out of her lips concerning her vows, 
or concerning the bond of her soul, 
shall not stand: her husband hath 
made them void ; and the Lord shall 
forgive her. 

13 Every vow, and every binding 
oath to affiict the soul, her husband 
may establish it, or her husband may 
make it void. 

14 But if her husband altogether 



The Midianites spoiled. 

hold his peace at her from day to 
day ; then he estabhsheth allher vows, 
or all her bonds, which are upon her : 
he confirmeth them, because he held 
his peace at her in the day that he 
heard them. 

15 But if he shall anyways make 
them void after that he hath heard 
them; then he shall "^bear her in- 
iquity. 

16 Ihese are the statutes, which the 
Lord commanded Mo'§e§, between a 
man and his wife, between the father 
and liis daughter, being yet in. her 
youth in her father's house. 

CHAPTER 31. 

1 The Midianites spoiled, and Balaam slain. 13 3fo- 
ses is icroth with the officers for saving the women 
alive. 

AND the Lord spake mito M5'§e§, 
sajdng, 

2 Avenge "the children of is'ra-el of 
the Mid'i-an-ites : afterward shalt 
thou ^be gathered unto thy people. 

3 And Mo'se§ spake unto the people, 
saying, Arm some of yourselves unto 
the war, and let them go against the 
]Vlid'i-an-ites,and ''avenge the Lord of 
Mid'i-an. 

4 ^Of every tribea thousand, through 
out all the tribes of l§'ra-el, shall ye 
send to the war. 

5 So there were delivered out of the 
thousands of I§'ra-el, a thousand of 
every tribe, twelve thousand armed 
for war. 

6 And Mo'§es sent them to the war, 
a thousand of every tribe, them and 
Phin'e-has the son of E-le-a'zar the 
priest, to the war, with the holy in- 
struments, and the '^trumpets to blow 
in his hand. 

T And they warred against the Mid'- 
i-an-Ttes, as the Lord commanded 
Mo'se§; ''and they slew all the -^males. 

8 And they slew the kings of Mid'i- 
an, beside the rest of them that were 
slain; namely, ^EVi, and Re'kem, and 
Zur, and Hur, and Re'ba, five kings 
of Mid'i-an : ^Balaam also the son of 
Be'or they slew with the sword 

9 And the children of is'ra-el took cdl 
the women of Mid'i-an captives, and 
their little ones, and took the spoil o^ 
all their cattle, and all their 
and all their goods. 

10 And they burnt all their cities 
wherein they dwelt, and all their 
goodly castles, with fire. 

1 1 And 'they took all the spoil, and all 
the prev, both of men and of beasts. 



NUMBERS, 31. 



Moses^ indignation. 



flocks. 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 30. 

4 Or, take 
away. 
Lev. 5, 1 
Lev.20,17 



CHAP. 31. 

a ch. 25, 17 
Deut. 32, 
35,43 
Ps. 94, 1 

b Gen.15,15 
Gen. 25, 8 
Gen.35,39 
Gen.49,33 
ch. 27, 13 
Actsl3,36 

c Deut. 
32, 35 
Ps. 94, 1 
Jer. 50, 28 
Rom. 

12, 19 
Heb. 
10, 30 

1 A thou- 
sand of a 
tribe, a 
thousand 
of a tribe. 

d ch. 10, 9 
e Deut. 

20,13 

Judg. 

21, :i 
1 Sam. 
27,9 

1 Ki. 11, 

15, 16 
/.Judg. 6, 

1, 2, 33 
g .Josh. 

13, 21 
h Josh. 

13, 22 
Ps. 9, 12 
Pro. 16, 5 
Pro. 26,27 
Mat. 7, 

22, 23 

1 Tim. 6, 
9,10 

2 Pet. 2, 
14-22 
Jude 11 
Rev. 2, 14 

i Deut. 
20,14 

2 host of 
war. 

i Deut. 
20,13 

1 Sam. 
15,3 

k ch. 25, 2 
( ch. 24, 14 

Deut. 4, 3 

Josh. 

22,17 

Ps. 106, 

28.29 

Hos. 9, 10 

Mic. 6, 5 

2 Pet.2,15 
Rev. 2, 14 

m Judg. 
21,11 

3 a male, 
n ch. 5, 2 
ch. 9, 6,10 

ch. 19, 11 

4 instru- 
ment, or, 
vessel of 
skin-'^. 

V ch.19,9,17 
q Lev.11,25 
ch. 19, 
10,22 
Ps. 51, 2 
Zech.13.1 
Eph. 5, 26 
Heb. 9, 
9, 10 
Heb. 
10,22 
1 John 1,7 

178 



12 And they brought the captives, 
and the prey^^and the spoil, unto M5'- 
§e§,and E-le-a'zar the priest, and unto 
the congregation of the children of 
is'ra-el, unto the camp at the plains of 
Mo'ab, which are by Jor'dan near 
Jer'i-cho. 

13 IT And Mo'§e§, and E-le-a'zar the . 
priest, and all the princes of the con- 
gregation, went forth to meet them 
without the_camp. 

14 And Mo'se§ was wroth with the 
oflicers of the host, with the cap- 
tams over thousands, and captains 
over hundreds, which came from the 
^battle. 

1 5 And Md'ses said unto them, Have 
ye saved all ^the women alive ? 

1 6 Behold, ''these caused the children 
of i§'ra-el, through ^the counsel of Ba'- 
laam, to commit trespass against the 
Lord in the matter of Pe'or, and there 
was a plague among the congrega- 
tion of the Lord. 

17 Now therefore "'kill every male 
among the little ones, and kill every 
woman that hath known man by ly- 
ing with 4iim. 

18 But all the women children, that 
have not known a man by lying with 
him, keep alive for yourselves. 

19 And "do ye abide w^ithout the 
camp seven days: whosoever hath 
killed any jDcrson, and whosoever 
'^hath touched any slain, purify both 
yourselves and your captives on the 
third day, and on the seventh day. 

20 And purify all your raiment, and 
all "^that is made of skins, and ail 
work of goats' hair, and all things 
made of wood. 

21 TAnd E-le-a'zar the priest said 
unto the men of war which went to 
the battle, Thie Is the ordinance of 
the law which the Lord coHnna,nded 
Md'ses ; 

22 Dnly the gold, and the silver, the 
brass, the iron, the tm, and the lead, 

23 Every thing that may abide the 
fire, ye shall make it go through the 
fire, and- it shall be clean : neverthe- 
less it shall be purified with ^the 
water of separation: and all that 
abideth not the fire ye shall make go 
through the Avater. 

24 And ?ye shall wash your clothes 
on the seventh day, and ye shall be 
clean, and afterward ye sha,ll come 
into the camp. 

25 TAnd the Lord spake unto M5' 
§e§, saying, 



An oblation 



^aiMBERS, 32. 



26 Take the sum of the prey ^that 
was taken, both of man and of beast, 
thou, and E-le-a'zar the priest, and the 
chief fathers of the congregation : 

27 And 'divide the prey into two 
pai*ts; between them that took the 
war upon them, who went out to 
battle, and between all the congre- 
gation : 

28 And lovj a "tribute unto the 
Lord of the men of war which went 
out to battle : one 'soul of five hun- 
dred, both of the persons, and of the 
beeves, and of the asses, and of the 
sheen : 

29 'Take it of their half, and give it 
untoE-le-a'zar the priest,/c>ran heave 
offering of the Lord, 

30 And of the children of iS'ra-el's 
half, thou shalt take one portion of 
fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of 
the asses, and of the '^flocks, of all 
manner of bea,sts, and give them unto 
the Le'vites, which "keep the charge 
of the tabernacle of the_ Lord. 

31 And Mo'ses and E-le-a'zar the 
priest did as the Lord commanded 
Mo'seg, 

32 And the booty, being the rest of 
the prey which the men of war had 
caught, was six hundred thousand 
and seventy thousand and five thou- 
sand sheep, 

33 And threescore and twelve thou- 
sand beeves, 

34 And threescore and one thou- 
sand asses, 

35 And thirty and two thousand 
persons in all, of women that had 
not known man by lying with him. 

36 And the half, which tvas the por- 
tion of them that went out to war, 
was in number three hundred thou- 
sand and seven and thirty thousand 
and five hundred sheep : 

37 And the Lord's tribute of the 
sheep was six hmidred and tliree- 
score and fifteen. 

38 And the beeves were thirty and 
six thousand; of which the Lord's 
tribute was threescore and twelve, 

39 And the asses ivet^e thirty thou- 
sand and five hmidred ; of Avliich the 
LoRD'stributewasthreescoreandone. 

40 And the persons were sixteen 
thousand ; of which the Lord's trib- 
ute was thirty and two persons. 

il And ]\I5'ses gave the tribute, 
tvhich teas the Lord's heave offer- 
ing, unto E-le-a'zar the priest, '"as the 
Lord commanded Mo'§e§. 



CHAP. 31. 



5 of the 
captivifty. 



r Josh.22,8 
1 Sam, 
30,4 



s 2 Sam. 
8, 11 
IChr. 
26,27 
Isa, 18, 7 
Isa, 23, 18 



t ch. 18, 26 



6 Or, goats. 



uch.. 3,7,8, 
25, 31, 36 
ch. 18, 3,1 



V Lev.25,23 
Deut. 
10, 14 
Job 41, 11 
Ps, 24, 1 
Ps. 50, 12 
Pro. 3, 9 
Mat.22,21 
Mark 
12,17 
Lu. 20, 25 
1 Cor, 10, 
26,28 



w ch. 5,9,10 
ch. 18, 
8,19 



7 Tiand. 



X Ex. 23, 7 
Lev. 26, 
7-9 

1 Sam.. 
30, 19 
Ps. 72, 14 
Ps. 116,15 



8 found. 



V Ex. 30, 
12,16 



9 Tieave 
offering. 



z Deut. 
20, 14 



a Ex. 30, 16 



for the Lord. 

B-C-1452. 1 42 And of thechfidren of Ig'ra-el's 
half, which M5'ses divided from the 
men that warred, 

43 (Now the half that pertained 
unto the congregation was three 
hundred thousand and thirty thou- 
sand and seven thousand and five 
hundred sheep, 

44 And thirty and six thousand 
beeves, 

45 And thirty thousand asses and 
five hundred, 

46 And sixteen thousand persons ;) 

47 Even of the children of Ig'ra-el's 
half, Mo'se§ took one portion of fifty, 
both oi man and _of beast, and gave 
them unto the Le'vites, which kept 
the charge of the tabernacle of the 
Lord; as the Lord commanded 
Mo'ses. 

48 'lAnd the officers which were 
over thousands of the host, the cap- 
tains of thousands, and captains of 
hundreds, came near unto M5'ses : 

49 And they said unto M5'§e§' Thy 
servants have taken the sum of the 
men of war which are under our 
"charge, and there lacketh not one 
•^man of us. 

50 We have therefore brought an 
oblation for the Lord, what every 
man hath ^gotten, of jcAvels of gold, 
chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, 
and tablets, "to make an atonement 
for our souls_ before the Lord. 

51 And Md'ses and E-le-a'zar the 
priest took the gold of them, even all 
wrought jewels. 

52 And all the gold of the ^^ffering 
that they offered up to the Lord, of 
the captains of thousands, and of the 
captains of hundreds, was sixteen 
thousand seven hundred and fifty 
shekels. 

53 {For -the men of Avar had taken 
spoil, every man for himself.) 

54 And 5l5'ses and E-le-a'zar the 
priest took the gold of the captains 
of thousands and of hundreds, and 
brought it into the tabernacle of the 
congregation, for "a memorial for the 
children of is'ra-el before the Lord. 

CHAPTER 32. 

The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritayice 
on the east'Side of Jordan. 

NOW the children of Reu'ben and 
the children of Gad had a very 
great multitude of cattle : and when 
they saw the land ''of Ja'zgr, and the 
land of Oil'e-ad, that, behold, the place 
was a place for cattle ; 



CHAP. 33. 



a Josh. 
13, 25 
2 Sam. 
24.5 

179 



The request of 



NUMBERS, 32. 



the Heuhenites, 



2 The children of Gad and the chil- 
dren of Reu'ben came and spake un- 
to M6'§e§, and to E-le-a'zar the priest, 
and unto the princes of the congre- 
gation, saying, 

3 At'a-roth, and Di'bon, and Ja'zgr, 
and 'Nim 'rah, and Hesh'bon, and E-le- 
a'leh, '"and She'bam, and Ne'bo, and 
''Be'on, 

4 Even the country ^which the Lord 
smote before the congregation of l§'- 
ra-el, is a land for cattle, and thy serv 
ants have cattle : 

5 Wherefore, said they, if we have 
found grace in thy sight, let this land 
be given unto thy servants for a pos- 
session, and bring us not over Jor'- 
dan. 

6 HAnd M5'§e§ said unto the children 
of Gad and to the children of ReLi'- 
ben, Shall your brethren go to war, 
and shall ye sit here ? 

7 And wherefore 'discourage ye the 
heart of the children of I§'ra-el from 
going over into the land which the 
Lord hath given them ? 

8 Thus did your fathers, Avhen I 
sent them from Ka'desh-bar'ne-a ^to 
see the land. 

9 For ''Avhen they w ent up unto the 
valley of Esh'col, and saw the land, 
they discouraged the heart of the 
children of l§'ra-el, that they should 
not go into the land which the Lord 
had given them. 

1 And ^the Lord's anger was kin- 
dled the same time, and he sware, 
saying, 

11 Surely none of the men that came 
up out of E'gypt, •'from twenty years 
old and upward, shall see the land 
which I sware unto A 'bra-ham, unto 
I'§aac, and unto Ja'cob; because 
^they have not ^vhoUy followed 
iTie : 

1 2 Save Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'- 
neh the Ken'ez-ite, and J6sh'u-a the 
son of Nun : ^for they have wholly 
followed the Lord. 

1 3 And the Lord's anger wa.s kin- 
dled against l§'ra-el, and he made 
them '"wander in the wilderness forty 
years, until "all the generation, that 
had done evil in the sight of the 
Lord, was consumed. 

14 And, behold, ye are risen up in 
your fathers' stead, an increase of sin- 
ful men, to augment yet the fierce 
"anger of the Lord toward i§'ra-el. 

1 5 For if ye ^turn away from after 
him, he will yet again leave them in 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 82. 

h ver 36, 
Bftli- 
ninirah 

c ver. 38, 
Shibmah. 

d ver. 38, 
Baal- 

meon. 

e ch. 21, 
24,34: 

1 break. 

f ch. 13, 3 
g Deut.1,22 

7i ch. 13, 
24,31 
Deut.1,24 

i ch. 14, 11 
Deut.1,34 

j Deut.1,35 

k ch. 14, 24 

2 fulfilled 
after me. 

I Deut.1,36 
Josh. 14, 
8,9 

Job 4, 7 
Ps. 37, 29 
Pro.11,31 

inch. 14,33 
n ch. 26, 64 



the wilderness ; and ye shall destroy 
all this people. 

1 6 II And they came near unto him, 
and said, We^ will build sheepfolds 
here for our cattle, and cities for our 
little ones : 

17 But *we ourselves will go ready 
amied before the children of i§'ra-el, 
until we have brought them unto 
their place : and our little ones shall 
dwell in the fenced cities because of 
the inhabitants of the land. 

18 We 'will not return unto our 
houses, until the children of I§'ra-el 
have inherited every man his inher- 
itance. 

1 9 For we will not inherit with them 
on yonder side J or 'dan, or forward ; 
'because our inheritance is fallen to 
us on this side Jor'dan eastward. 

20 ITAnd ^Md'ses said unto them, If 
ye will do this thing, if ye will go 
armed before the Lord to war, 

21 And will go all of you armed over 
Jor'dan before the liORD, until he hath 
driven out his enemies from before 
him, 

22 And "the land be subdued before 
the Lord : then afterward 'ye shall 
return, and be guiltless before the 
Lord, and before l§'ra-el ; and "this 
land shall be your possession before 

Deut.1,34 ^^^^ Lord. 

23 But if ye will not do so , behold, 
ye have sinned against the Lord 



p Deut. 
30, 17 
Josh. 22, 
16,18 
2Chr.7,19 
2Chr.l5,2 



q Josh. 4, 
12,13 

r Josh. 22,4 



and be s ure your ^sin will find yo u out. 
24 Build ^you cities for your little 
ones, and folds for your sheep ; and 
do that which hath proceeded out of 
your mouth. 
s Josh 12 1 ^^ And the children of Gad and the 
Josh! i3;8 children of Reu'ben spake untoMo'- 

t Deutsisk^?' s^yi^g' Thy servants w^ill do as 
josh.i,'i4niy lord commandeth. 

26 Our kittle ones, our wives, our 
flocks, and all our cattle, shall be 
there in the cities of Gfl'e-ad : 

27 But °thy servants will pass over, 
every man armed for war, before the 
Lord to battle, as my lord saith. 

28 So concerning them Mo'§e§ com- 
manded E-le-a'zar the priest, and 

Tosh 22 Josh'u-a the son of Nun, and the chief 
4,°9 ■ ' fathers of the tribes of the children 

a;Gen 4 7 l<^f I§'l'^-^1 = 

Gen.44,16 29 And M5'ses^said unto them, If the 
^^''- ^^' ^^ children of Ga^ and the children of 
I Reu'ben will passv/ith you over Jor'- 
dan, every man armed to battle, be- 
z Josh. 1,14 fore the Lord, and the land shall be 
a Josh. 4,12, subdued before you; then ye shaU 
18b' *C. Deut. 7.26; H. Deut. 7. 9, lb. 



Josh. 4, 
12,13 

u Deut.3,20 
Josh. 
11, 23 
Josh. 18,1 

V Josh. 22,4 

t(;Deut.3,12 
Josh. 1,15 
Josh. 13, 
8,32 



1/ vers. 
16.34 



c 

H 



The journeys of 



NUMBERS, 33. 



the Israelites. 



give them the land of Gire-ad for a 
possession : 

''30 But if they will not pass over 
with you armed, they shall have pos- 
sessions among you in the land of 
Ca'naan. 

31 And the children of Gad and the 
children of Reu'ben answered, say- 
ing, As the Lord hath said unto thy 
servants, so will we do. 

32 We will pass over armed before 
the Lord into the land of Ca'naan, 
that the possession of our inheritance 
on this side Jor'dan may be our s. 

33 And^'Mo'ses gave unto them, even 
to the children of Gad, and to the 
children of Reu'ben, and unto half 
the tribe of Ma-nas'seh the son of Jo'- 
§eph, '"the kingdom of Srhon king of 
the Am'or-ites, and the kingdom of Og 
king of Ba'shan, the land, with the 
cities thereof in the coasts, even the 
cities of the country round about. 

34 'FAnd the children of Gad built 
'^Di'bon, and At'a-roth, ''and Ar'o-Sr, 

35 And At'roth, Sho'phan, and Ja- 
a'zSr, -^and Jog'be-hah, 

36 And ^Beth-nim'rah, and Beth- 
ha'ran, fenced cities: and folds for 
sheep. 

37 And the children of Reu'ben built 
Hesh'bon, and E-le-aleh, and Kir- 
jath-a'im, 

38 And ^Ne'bo, and 'Ba'al-me'on, 
(their •''"names being changed,) and 
Shib'mah: and ^gave other names 
unto the cities which they builded. 

39 And the children of ^Ma'chir the 
son of Ma-nas'seh went to Gire-ad, 
and took it, and dispossessed the Im'- 
6r-ite which vkis in it. 

40 And Mo'§e§ gave ^Gil'e-ad unto 
Ma'chir the son of Ma-n3,s'seh ; and 
he dwelt therein. 

41 And "' Ja'ir the son of Ma-nas'seh 
went and took the small towns there- 
of, and called them "Ha'voth-ja'ir. 

42 And No'bah went and took Ke'- 
nath, and the villages thereof, and 
called it No'bah, after "his own name. 

CHAPTER 33. 

1 Two and forty journeys of ike I.rrnelites. 50 The 
Canaanilea are to he destroyed. 

THESE are the journeys of the 
children of l§'ra-el, which went 
forth out of the land of E'gypt with 
their armies under the hand of Mo'- 
§e§ and Aar'on. 

2 And Mo'§e§ wrote their goings out 
according to their journeys by the 
commandment of the Lord; and] 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 32. 

b Deut.3,12 
Josh. 12,6 
.Josh. 13,8 
Josh. 22,4 

c ch. 21, 24 

d ch. 33, 45 

e Deut.2,36 

/ vers. 1, 3, 
Jazer. 

g ver. 3, 
Nimrah. 

h Isa. 46, 1 

i ch. 22, 41 

j Ex. 23, 13 

3 they 
called by 
navies the 
names of 
the cities. 

k Gen.50,23 

I Deut.3,12 
Josh. 17.1 

»iDeut.3,14 
Josh. 
13, 30 
lChr.2,21 

n Judg.10,4 
1 Ki. 4, 13 

n 2 Sam. 
18, 18 
Ps. 49, 11 



CHAP. 33. 

a Ex. 12, 37 

5 Ex. 13, 4 

c Ex. 14, 8 

d Ex. 18, 11 
Isa. 19, 1 
Rev. 12, 8 

e Ex. 12, 37 

/ Gen.33,17 
Ex. 13, 20 
Josh. 
13,27 
Judg. 8, 
5, 16 

1 Ki. 7, 46 
Ps. 60, 6 

g Ex. 14,2,9 

h Ex. 14, 22 
Ex. 15, 22 

i Ex. 16, 1 

j Ex. 17. 1 
Ex. 19, 2 

ft; Ex. 16, 1 

I ch. 11, 34 

1 That is. 
The 

graves of 
hist. 
Deut.9,22 

mch. 12,16 

n Deut. 1,1, 
Laban. 

181 



these are their journeys according to 
their goings out. 

3 And they ''departed from Ra-me'- 
se§ in the'^first month, on the fifteenth 
day of the first month ; on the mor- 
row after the passover the children of 
l§'ra-el went out with an -high hand in 
the sight of all the E-gyp'tian§. 

4 For the E-g5^p'tians buried all their 
firstborn, which the Lord had smit- 
ten among them: '^upon their gods 
also the ]^ord executed judgments. 

5 And 'the children of Is'ra-el re- 
moved from Ra-me'se§, and pitched 
in Suc'coth. 

6 And they departed from -^Suc'coth, 
and pitched in E'tham, which is in 
the edge of the wilderness. 

7 And ^they removed from E'tham, 
and turned again unto Pl'-ha-hi'roth, 
which is before Ba'al-ze'phon : and 
they pitched before Mig'dol. 

8 And they departed from before 
Pl'-ha-hl'roth, and ^'passed through 
the midst of the sea into the wilder- 
ness, and went three days' journey 
in the wilderness of E'tham, and 
pitched in Ma'rah. 

9 And they removed from Ma'rah, 
and came unto E'lim : and in E'lim 
'were twelve fountams of water, and 
threescore and ten palm trees ; and 
they pitched there. 

10 And they removed from Elim, 
and encamped by the Red sea. 

1 1 And they removed from the Red 
sea, and encamped in the wilderness 
'of Sin. 

12 And they took their journey out 
of the wilderness of Sin, and en- 
camped in Doph'kah. 

1 3 And they departed from Doph'- 
kah, and encamped in A'lush. 

14 And they removed from Alush, 
and encamped at 'Reph'i-dim, where 
was no water for the people to drink. 

1 5 And they departed from Reph'- 
i-dim, and pitched in the ^wilderness 
of Si'nai. 

16 And they removed from the des- 
ert of Si'nai, and pitched 'at 'Kib'- 
roth-hat-ta'a-vah. 

17 And they departed from Kib'- 
roth-hat-ta'a-vah, and encamped at 
Ha-ze'roth. 

18 And they departed from Ha-ze'- 
roth, and pitched in "'Rith'mah. 

19 And they departed from Rith'- 
mah, an4 pitched at Rim'mon-pa'rez. 

20 And they departed from Rim'' 
mon-pa'rez, and pitched in "Lib'nah. 



The journeys of 



NUMBERS, 34. 



the Israelites. 



21 And they removed from Lib'- 
nah, and pitched at Ris'sah. 

22 And they journeyed from Ris'- 
sah, and pitched in Ke-hel'a-thah. 

23 And they went from Ke-hel'a- 
thah, and pitched in mount Sha'pher. 

24 And they removed from mount 
Sha'pher, and encamped in Har'a- 
dah. 

25 And they removed from Har'a- 
dah, and pitched in Mak-heloth. 

26 And they removed from Mak- 
he'loth, and encamped at Ta'hath. 

27 And they departed from Ta'- 
hath, and pitched at Ta'rah. 

28 And they removed from Ta'rah, 
and pitched in Mith'cah. 

29 And they went from Mith'cah, 
and pitched in Hash-mo'nah. 

30 And they departed from Hash- 
m5'nah,and''encamped at Mo-se'roth. 

31 And they departed from Mo-se'- 
roth, and pitched in Ben'e-ja'a-kan. 

32 And they removed ^from Ben'e- 
ja'a-kan, and encamped %t Hor'- 
ha-gid'gad. 

33 And they went from Hor'-ha- 
gid'gad, and pitched in Jot'ba-thah. 

34 And they removed from Jot'ba- 
thah, and encamped at E-br5'nah, 

35 And they departed from E^bro'- 
nah, 'and encamped at E'zi-on-ga'ber. 

36 And they removed from E'zi-on- 
ga'bSr, and pitched in the 'wilderness 
of Zin, which is Ka'desh. 

37 And they removed from 'Ka'- 
desh, and pitched in mount Hor, in 
the edge of the land of E'dom. 

38 And ''Aar'on the priest went up 
into mount Hor at the command- 
ment of the Lord, and died there, in 
the fortieth year after the children of 
I§'ra-el were come out of the land of 
E'gypt, in the first day of the fifth 
month. 

39 And Aar'on was an hundred and 
twenty and three years old Avhen he 
died in mount Hor. 

40 And 'king A'rad the Ca'naan-ite, 
which dwelt in the south in the land 
of Ca'naan, heard of the coming of 
the children of i§'ra-el. 

41 And they departed from mount 
Hor, and pitched in Zal-mo'nah. 

42 And they departed from Zal- 
mo'nah, and pitched in Pu'non. 

43 And they departed from Pu'non, 
and pitched in o'both. 

44 And they departed from o'both, 
and pitched in 'ij'e-ab'a-rim, in the 
border of Mo'ah 



B. C. 1452. 



CHAP. 33. 

Deut.10,6 

p Gen.36,27 
Deut.10,6 
lChr.1,42 

q Deut.10,7, 

Gwigo- 
dah. 

r Deut. 2, 8 
1 Ki. 9, 26 
1 Ki.22,48 

s ch. 20, 1 
ch. 27, 14 

t ch. 20, 
22, 23 
ch. 21, 4 

u ch. 20, 

25,28 
Deut.10,6 
Deut. 
32.50 

V ch. 21, 1 
Judg.1,16 

2 Or, Heaps 
of Aba- 
Hm. 

ch. 21, 11 

w ch. 32, 34 

X Jer. 48, 22 
Ezek.6,14 

ych. 21,20 
Deut. 
32,49 

z ch. 22, 1 

3 Mourn- 
ful Shit- 
tim, or. 
The 

glains of 
Mttim. 
ch. 25, 1 
Josh. 2, 1 

a Josh. 3,17 

b Ex. 23, 24 
Josh. 
11, 12, 
Judg. 2, 2 

c Deut. 
10, 14 
Job 41, 11 
Ps. 24, 1 
Dan. 4, 35 

d ch. 26, 53 

4 multivly 
Ms inher- 
itance. 

5 diminish 
his inher- 
itance. 

e Ex. 23, 33 
Josh. 
23 1~ 
Ps. 106,34 
Ezek. 
28,24 



CHAP. 34. 

a Gen. 17, 8 
Deut. 1, 7 
Ps. 78, 55 
Ps. 106,11 

1S2 



45 And they departed from I'lm, 
and pitched in "Di'bon-gad. 

46 And they removed from Di'bon- 
gad, and encamped in ^Al'mon-dib'- 
la-tha'im. 

47 And they removed from Al'mon- 
dibla-tha'im ^and pitched in the 
mountains of Ab'a-rim, before Ne'bo. 

48 And they departed from the 
mountains of Ab'a-rim, and 'pitched 
in the plainsof Mo'ab by Jor'dan 
near Jer'i-cho. 

49 And they pitched by Jor'dan, 
from Beth-jes'i-moth even unto 

A'bel-shit'tim in the plains of Mo'ab. 

50 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§e§ in the plains of Mo'ab by Jor'dan 
?iear Jer'i-cho, saying, 

51 Speak unto the children of i§'ra-el, 
and say unto them, "When ye are 
passed over Jor'dan into the land of 
Ca'naan ; 

52 Then ''ye shall drive out all the 
inhabitants of the land from before 
you, and destroy all their pictures, 
and destroy all their molten images, 
and quite pluck down all their high 
places : 

53 And ye shall dispossess the in- 
habitants of the land, and dwell 
therein : for ''I have given you the 
land to possess it. 

54 And "^ye shall divide the land by 
lot for an inheritance among your 
families: a7id to the more ye shall 
^give the more inheritance, and to 
the fewer ye shall ^give the less in- 
heritance: every man's inheritance 
shall be in the place where his lot 
falleth ; according to the tribes of 
your fathers ye shall inherit. 

55 But if ye will not drive out the 
inhabitants of the land from before 
you; then it shall come to pass, 
that those which ye let remain of 
them sliall be "pricks in your eyes, 
and thorns in your sides, and shall 
vex you in the land wherein ye 
dwell. 

56 Moreover it shall come to pass, 
that I shall do unto you, as I thought 
to do unto them. 

CHAPTER 34. 

1 The borders of the land of Canaan: 16 the names 
of the men which were assigned to divide it. 

AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, 
saying, 
2 Command the children of i§'ra-el, 
and say unto them. When ye come 
into ""the land of Ca'naan ; (this is the 
land that shall fall unto you for an 



The boundaries 



NUMBERS, 35. 



of Cancian. 



inheritance, eye;i the land of Ca'naan 
with the coasts thereof :) 

3 Then ''your south quarter shall be 
from the wilderness of Zin along hy 
the coast of E'dom, and yoiu' south 
border shall be the outmost coast of 
'the salt sea eastward : 

4 And your border shall turn from 
the south to the ascent of A-krab'bim, 
and pass on to Zin : and thegoing forth 
thereof shall be from the south "^to 
Ka'desh-bar'ne-a, and shall go on to 
Ha'zar-ad'dar,and pass on to Az'mon: 

5 And the border shall fetch a com- 
pass from Az'mon auito the river of 
E gypt, and the goings out of it shall 
be at the sea. 

6 And as for the w^estern border, 
7/6 shall even have ^the great sea for; 
a border: this shall be your west I 
border. 1 

7 And this shall be your north 
border : from the great sea ye shall 
point out for you mount ^Hor : 

8 From mount Hor ye shall point 
o\x% your border ■^iiiito the entrance 
of Ha'math ; and the goings forth of 
the border shall be ^to Ze'dad : 

9 And the border shall go on to 
Ziph'ron, and the goings out of it 
shall be at ^Ha'zar-e'nan : this shall be 
your north border. 

1 And ye shall point out your east 
border from Ha'zar-e'nan to She'- 
pham : 

1 1 And the coast shall go down from 
She'pham 'to Riblah, on the east side 
of A 'in ; and the border shall descend, 
and shall reach unto the ^side of the 
sea •'of Chin'ne-reth eastw^ard : 

1 2 And the border shall go do^vn to 
J or dan, and the goings out of it shall 
be at the salt sea : this shall be your 
land wath the coasts thereof romid 
about. 

1 3 And M5'§es commanded the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el, saymg, ■'^This is the 
land v/hich ye shall inherit by lot, 
%Yhich the Lord commanded to give 
unto the nine tribes, and to the half 
tribe : 

1 4 For 'the tribe of the children of 
Rpu'ben according to the house of 
their fathers, and the tribe of the 
children of Gad according to the 
house of their fathers, have received 
their inheritance ; and half the tribe 
of Ma-nas'seh have received their in- 
heritance : 

15 The two tribes and the half tribe 
have received their inheritance on 



B. C. 1452. 



this side Jor'dan near Jerl-ch5 east- 
ward, toward the sumising. 

16 ^And the Lord spake unto M5'- 
se§, saying, 

17 These are the names of the men 
w^hich shall divide the land unto you : 
""E-le-a'zar the priest, and Josh'u-a 
the son of Xun. 

18 And ye shall take one prince of 
every tribe, to divide the land by in- 
heritance. 

1 9 And the names of the men are 
these : Of the tribe of " Ju'dah, Caleb 
'the son of Je-phiin'neh. 

20 And of the tribe of the children 
■f'Sim'e-on, She-mu'el the son of 

Am-miliud. 

21 Of the tribe of ?Ben'ja-min, E-lf- 
dad the son of Chislon. 

22 And the prince of the tribe of 
the children of Dan, Buk'ki the son 
of Jogli. 

23 The prince of the 'cliildren of 
Joseph, for the tribe of the children 
of ilk-nas'seh, Han'ni-el the son of 
E'phod. 

24 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of E'phra-im, Ke-mii'el the 
son of Shilip'tan. 

25 And the prince of the tribe of the 
cliildren of Zeb'u-liin,E-liz'a-phan the 
son of Par'nach. 

26 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of ls'sa-char,Pal'ti-el the son 
of Az'zan. 

27 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Ash'gr, A-hlliud the 5on 
of Shero-mi. 

28 And the prmce of the tribe of the 
children of N aph'ta-ll, Ped'a-hel the 
son of Am-mi'hiid. 

29 These are they whom the Lord 
commanded to divide the 'inlierit- 
ance unto the children of Is'ra-el in 
the land of Ca'naan. 

CHAPTER 35. 

1 Eight and forty cities give'ii to the Levites: 6 six oj 
them to be cities of refuge. 9 The laws concer7ii7ig 
'murder and manslaughter. 

AND the Lord spake unto MS'ses 
in the plains of Mo'ab by Jor'dan 
near Jer'i-ch5, sa;y'ing, 

2 Command ^the children of Is'ra-el, 
Actsi7,26|-j-]2at they £>-ive imto the Le'vftes of 

I the inheritance of their possession 
cities to dwell in ; and ye shall give 
also unto the Le'vites suburbs for the 
cities round about them. 

3 And the cities shall they have to 
dw^ell in ; and the suburbs ot them 
shall be for their cattle, and for their 
goods, and for all their beasts. 



CHAP. 34. 

h Josh. 15,1 

Ezek. 

47, 13 
c Gen. 14, 3 
d ch. 32, 8 
e Gen.15,18 

1 Ki. 8, 65 
Isa.27,12 

1 The 
Mediter- 
ranean. 

2 Not the 
mount 
Hor on 
the bor- 
der of 
Edom, 
where 
Aaron 

died, hut of 
mount 
Hor 

north of 
Lebanon. 

/ch. 13,21 

2 Ki.l4,2o 

g Ezek. 

47, 15 
U Ezek. 

47,17 
i 2Ki.23,33 

Jer. 39, 5 

3 shoulder. 

J Deut.3,17 

Josh. 11,2 

Josh. 

19.35 
k Josh. 14, 

1.2 
I ch. 32, 33 

J osh. 14, 

2,3 
m Ex. 6, 

23-25 
n Gen.29..35 

Gen. 49, 

8-10 

Deut.33,7 

Ps. 60, 7 

Ps. 108, 8 

ch. 13, 
6,30 
ch. 14. 
24,30 
ch. 26. 65 
ch, 32, 
11, 12 
Deut.1.36 

^pGen.29,33 
i Gen. 49, 5 

Ezek. 

48,24 

q Gen.85,18 
Gen.49,27 
Deut. 
33,12 
Ps. 68, 27 
Ps. 80. 2 

r Gen.48, 
8-22 

Gen.49,22 
Deut. 
33, 13 
Ps. 80, 1 

Deut.32,8 



B. C. 1451. 

CHAP. 35. 

a Josh. 14, 
3,4 

Josh. 21,2 
Ezek.45,1 
Ezek.48.8 



188 



The cities of refuge. 



NUMBERS, 35. 



The law of murder. 



4 And the suburbs of the cities, 
which ye shall give unto the Le'vites, 
shall reach from the wall of the city 
and outward 'a thousand cubits round 
about. 

5 And ye shall measure from with- 
out the city on the east side two thou- 
sand cubits, and on tlie south side 
two thousand cubits, and on the west 
side two thousand cubits, and on the 
north side two thousand cubits ; and 
the city shall he in the midst : this 
shall be to them the suburbs of the 
cities. 

6 And among the cities which ye 
shall give unto the Le'vites ^AeresAa/^ 
be *six cities for refuge, which ye 
shall appoint for the manslayer, that 
he may flee thither : and ^to them ye 
shall add forty and two cities. 

7 So all the cities which ye shall 
give to the Le Vites shall be 'forty and 
eight cities : them shall ye give with 
their suburbs. 

8 And the cities which ye shall give 
shall be '^ot the possession of the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el : froin^the?n that have 
many ye shall give many ; but from 
the?n that have few ye shall give 
few : every one shall give of his cities 
unto the IJe'vites according to his in- 
heritance which ^he inheriteth. 

9 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'se§, 
saying, 

10 Speak unto the children of I§'- 
ra-el, and say unto them, -^When ye 
be come over Jor'dan into the land of 
Ca'naan ; 

1 1 Then ^ye shall appoint you cities 
to be cities of refuge for you ; that 
the slayer may flee thither, which 
killeth any person "at unawares. 

i 2 And ^they shall be unto you cities 
for refuge from the avenger ; that the 
manslayer die not, until he stand be- 
fore the congregation in judgment. 

1 3 And of these cities wiiich ye 
shall give six cities shall ye have for 
refuge. 

14 Ye 'shall give three cities on this 
side Jor'dan, and three cities shall ye 
give in the land of Ca'naan, tohich 
shall be cities of refuge. 

15 These six cities shall be a refuge, 
both for the children of l§'ra-el, and 
•'for the stranger, and for the so- 
journer among them : that every one 
that killeth any person unawares 
may flee thither. 

16 And ^if he smite him with an in- 
strument of iron, so that he die, he is a 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 35. 

1 Six hun- 
dred and 
eight 
yards. 

b Deut.4:,41 
Josh. 20,2 
Josh. 21,3 

2 above 
them ye 
shall give. 

c Josh. 
21,41 

d Josh. 21,3 

e ch. 26, 54 

3 they in- 
herit. 



f Deut.19,2 
Josh. 20,2 



g Ex. 21, 13 

4 by error, 

h Deut.19,6 
Josh. 20,3 

i Deut.4,41 

j ch. 15, 16 

k Ex. 21, 
12,14 
Lev.24,17 
Deut. 19, 
11,13 

5 with a 
stone of 
the hand. 

6 He was 
the near- 
est kins- 
man of 
the per- 
son s(ain. 
Deut. 19, 
6,12 

I Gen. 4, 8 
2 Sam. 
3,27 
2 Sam. 
20, 10 
IKi. 2,31 

m Ex. 21,14 
Deut. 
19, 11 

n Josh. 20,6 

Eph. 1, 7 

p Ex. 29, 7 
Lev. 4, 3 
Lev.21.10 

7 no blood 
shall be 
to hiin, 
Ex. 22, 2 

q ch. 27, 11 
184 



murderer . the murderer shall surely 
be put to death. 

IT And if he smite him Vith throw- 
ing a stone, wherewith he may die, 
and he die, he is a murderer: the 
murderer shall surely be put to death. 

IS Or if he smite him with an hand 
weapon of wood, wherewith he may 
die, and he die, he is a murderer : the 
murderer shall surely be put to death. 

19 The ^revenger of blood himself 
shall slay the murderer: when he 
meeteth him, he shall slay him. 

20 But ^if he thrust hini of hatred, 
or hurl at him "'by laying of wait, 
that he die ; 

21 Or in enmity smite him with his 
hand, that he die: he that smote him 
shall surely be put to death ; for he 
is a murdei'er : the revenger of blood 
shall slay the murderer, when he 
meeteth him. 

22 But if he thrust him suddenly 
without enmity, or have cast upon 
him any thing without laying of wait, 

23 Or with any stone, wherewith a 
man may die, seeing Azm not, and 
cast it upon him, that he die, and was 
not his enemy, neither sought his 
harm : 

24 Then ''the congregation shall 
judge between the slayer and the 
revenger of blood according to these 
judgments : 

25 And the congregation shall de- 
liver the slayer out of the hand of 
the revenger of blood, and the con- 
gregation shall restore him to the city 
of his refuge, whither he was fled : 
and he ^shall abide in it unto the death 
of the high priest, which ^was anoint- 
ed with the holy oil. 

26 But if the slayer shall at any time 
come without the border of the city 
of his refuge, whither he was fled ; 

27 And the revenger of blood find 
him without the borders of the city 
of his refuge, and the revenger of 
blood kill the slayer; "'he shall not 
be guilty of blood : 

2 8 Because he should have remained 
in the city of his refuge until the 
death of the high priest: but after 
the death of the high priest the slayer 
shall return into the land of his pos- 
session. 

29 So these thtJigs shall be for *a 
statute of judgment unto you 
throughout your generations in all 
your dwellings. 

30 Whoso killeth any person, the 



Of the inheritance 



KUMBERS, 36. 



of daughters. 



murderer shall be put to death by 
the 'mouth of witnesses : but one wit- 
ness shall not testify against any 
person to cause him to die. 

31 Moreover ye shall take no satis- 
faction for the life of a murderer, 
which is guilty of death: but he 
shall be surely put to death. 

32 And ye shall take 'no satisfaction 
for liim that is fled to the city of his 
refuge, that he should come again to 
dwell in the land, until the death of 
the priest. 

33 bo ye shall not pollute the land 
wherein ye are : for blood 'it defileth 
the land: and ^the land cannot be 
cleansed of the blood that is shed 
therein, but ''by the blood of him that 
shed it. 

34 Defile 'Hot therefore the land 
which ye shall inhabit, wherein I 
dwell : for '^I the Lord dwell among 
the children of l§'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 36. 

1 Th e Inconverdence of the inheritance of daughters 
5 is remedied by marrying in their own tribes. 

AND the chief fathers of the fam- 
ilies of the children °of Gil'e-ad, 
the son of Ma'chir, the son of Ma-nas'- 
seh, of the families of the sons of 
J5^seph, came near, and spake before 
Mo^ges, and before the princes, the 
chief lathers of the children of !§'- 
ra-el : 

2 And they said, ^The Lord com- 
manded my lord to give the land for 
an inheritance by lot to the children 
of Is'ra-el: and ^my lord was com- 
manded hj the Lord to give the in- 
heritance of Ze-lo'phe-had our broth- 
er unto his daughters. 

3 And if they be married to any of 
ihe sons of the other tribes of the chil- 
dren of I§'ra-el, then shall their in- 
heritance be taken from the inher- 
itance of our fathers, and shall be put 
to the inheritance of the tribe ^vhere- 
unto they are received : so shall it be 
taken from the lot of our inherit- 
ance. 

4 And when, "'the jubile of the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el shall be. then shall their 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 35. 

r ljeut.17,6 
Deut. 
19, 15 
Mat.l8,lG 
2 Cor.13,1 
Heb. 
10,28 

8 faulty to 
die. 

s Acts 4, 12 
Gai. 2, 21 

t Gen. 4, 
9-12 

Ps. 106,38 
Mic. 4, 11 

9 tTiere can 
he no ex- 
piation 
for ihe 
land. 

'' u Gen. 9, 6 

); Lev.18,25 
Deut. 
21,23 

vj Ex. 29, 
45,46 
Ps. 76, 2 
Hos. 9, 3 
2 Cor.6,16 



CHAP. 36. 

a ch. 26, 29 

b ch. 26, 55 
ch. 33, 54 
Josh. 17,3 

c ch. 27, 1,7 
Josh. 17, 
3,4 

1 unto 
ivhom 
they shall 

he. 

a Ler.25,10 
e ch. 27, 7 

2 be wives. 
/lKi.21.3 

3 cleave to 
tlie, etc. 

a 1 Chr. 
23,23 

h ch. 27, i 

4 to some 
that were 
of the 
families. 

i Deut.33,4 
Keh. 9,12, 
13.14 
John 1,17 
John 7,19 

j ch. 22, 1 
ch. 26, 3 
ch. 31, 12 
ch. 33, 50 

185 



I inheritance be put unto the inher- 
itance of the tribe whereunto they 
are received: so shall their inherit- 
ance be taken d.waj from the inlier- 
itance of the tribe of our fathers. 

5 And Mo'seg commanded the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el accordhig to the vrord 
of the Lord, saymg, The tribe of the 
sons of J5'§eph^hath said well. 

6 Tliis is the thing w^hich the Lord 
doth command concemtng the daukli- 
ters of Ze-lo'phe-had, saying, Let 
them ^marry to vvhom they think 
best ; only to the family of the tribe of 
their father shall they marry. 

T So shall not the -^inheritance of the 
children of is'ra-el remove from, tribe 
jto tribe : for every one of the chil- 
dren of Is'ra-el shall ^keep himself to 
the inheritance of the tribe of his 
fathers. 

8 And ^ every daughter, that possess- 
eth an inlieritance in anv tribe of 
the children of is'ra-el, shall be vrife 
unto one of the family of the tribe of 
her father, that the children of Is'- 
ra-el may enjoy every man the in- 
heritance of his fathers. 

9 Neither shall the inheritance re- 
move from one tribe to another tribe ; 
but every one of the tribes of the 
children of Is'ra-el shall keep himself 
to his o^vn inheritance. 

10 Even as the Lord commanded 
M5'se§, so did the daughters of Ze- 
lo'phe-had : 

11 For 'Olahlah, Tir'zah, and Hog'- 
lah, and Mircah, and No'ah, the 
daughters of Ze-lo'phe-had, were 
married unto their father's brothers' 
sons: 

12 A7icl they were married ^into the 
families of the sons of 3Ia-nas'seh the 
son of J5'seph, and their inheritance 
remained "in the tribe of the family 
of their father. 

13 These ctre the commandments 
and the judgments, 'which the Lord 
conmianded by the hand of 3Io'se§ 
unto the children of Is'ra-el in •'"the 
plains of Mo'ab by Jor'dan near Jer'- 
i-ch5. 



THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 

DEUTERONOMY. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Moses'' speech at the end of the fortieth year, 6 in 
which he briefly rehearseth the story of God's 
promise to Israel, 34 and his a.nger for Vaelr in- 
credulity and disobedience. 

THESE he the words which M5'§e§ 
spake unto all i§'ra-el''on this side 
J or 'dan in the wilderness, in the plain 
over against ^the Ked 8ea, between 
Pa'ran, and Td'phel, and La'ban, and 
Ha-ze'roth, and Diz'a-hab. 

2 ( There are eleven days' journey 
from Hd'reb by the way of mount 
Se'ir Hmto Ka'desh-bar'ne-a.) 

3 And it came to pass ''in the fortieth 
year, \t^ the eleventh month, on the 
first day of the month, that M5'§e§ 
spake mito the children of Is'ra-el, ac- 
cordmg unto all that the Lord had 
given him in commandment unto 
them ; 

4 After ^he had slain Sf hon the king 
of the Am'or-Ites, vv^hich dwelt in 
Hesh'bon,and6gthekingof Ba'shan, 
which dwelt at As'ta-roth in "Ed're-i : 

5 On this side Jor'dan, in the land of 
Mo'ab, began Md'ses to declare this 
law, saying, 

6 TheLoRD our God spake unto us 
•^in Ho'reb, saying. Ye have dwelt 
long ^enough in this mount : 

7 Turn you, and take your journey, 
and go to the mount of the Am'or-ites, 
and unto ^all the places nigh there- 
unto, in the plain, in the hills, and in 
the vale, and in the south, and by the 
sea side, to the land of the Ca'naan- 
ites, and unto Leb'a-non, unto the 
great river, the river Eii-phra'tes. 

8 Behold, I have ^set the land before 
you : go in and possess the land v/hich 
the Lord sware unto your fathers, 
^A'bra-ham, I'saac, and Ja'cob, to give 
unto them and to their seed after 
them. 

9 IFAnd T spake unto you at that 
time, saying, I am not able to bear 
you myself alone : 

1 The Lord your God hath multi- 
plied you, and, behold, •'ye are this 
day as the stars of heaven for multi- 
tude. 

11 (The Lord God of your fathers 
make you a thousand times so many 
more as ye are, and bless you, ^as he 
hath promised you !) 



B.C.1451. j 12 How 'can I myself alone beai 
jyour cumbrance, and your burden, 
and your strife ? 

1 3 ^Take you wise men, and under- 
standing, and known among your 
tribes, and I will make them rulers 
over you. 

14 And ye answered me, and said. 
The thing which thou hast spoken is 
good for %is to do. 

15 So I took the chief of your tribes, 
wise men, and known, and ^made 
them heads over you, captains over 
thousands, and captains over hun- 
dreds, and captains over fifties, and 
captains over tens, and officers among 
your tribes. 

16 And I charged your judges at 
that time, saying, iLear the causes 
between your brethren, and "judge 
righteously between evei'y man and 
his brother, "and the stranger that is 
with him. 

1 7 Ye ^shall not ^respect persons in 
judgment ; but ye shall hear the small 
as well as the great ; ye shall mot be 
afraid of the face of man; for the 
^judgment is God's: and the cause 
that is too hard for you, 'bring it unto 
me, and I will hear it. 

1 8 And I commanded you at that 
time all the things which ye should 
do. 

19^And when we departed from 
Ho'reb, we 'went through all that 
great and terrible wilderness, which 
ye saw by the way of the mountain 
of the Ani'or-ites,as the Lord our God 
commanded us ; and 'we came to Ka'- 
desh-bar'ne-a. 

20 And I said unto you. Ye are come 
unto the mountain of the Am'or-Ites, 
which the Lord our God doth give 
unto us. 

21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath 
set the land before thee: go up a7id 
possess it, as the Lord God of thy 
fathers hath said unto thee ; fear "not, 
neither be discouraged. 

22 H And ye came near unto me every 
one of you, and said. We will send 
men bef oreus,and they shall search us 
out the land, and bring us word again 
by what way we must go up, and intif 
what cities we shall come. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Josh, 9, 1 
Josh. 23, 
4:, 7 

1 Or,ZupTi. 

h Num. 
13,26 
ch. 9, 23 

c Num. 
33,38 

d. Num. 
21, 24 
Neh. 9. 22 

e Josh. 
13,12 

/Ex. 3,1 

g Ex. 19, 1 
Num. 
10,11 

2 all Ms 
neigh- 
bours. 

3 given. 

h Gen. 12, 7 
Gen.15,18 
Gen.28,13 

i Ex. 18, 18 
Num. 
11,14 

j Gen. 15, 5 
ch. 10, 22 
ch. 28, 62 

k Gen.22,17 
Gen. 26, 4 
Ex. 32, 13 

I 1 Ki. 3, 8 
2 Cor. 
11,28 

4 Give. 
Ex. 18, 21 
Num. 
11, 18 

5 gave. 

mJohn7,24 

n L8V.24,22 

1 Sf.m. 
16, 7 

Pro. 24,23 
Jas. 2, 1 

6 acknowl- 
edgpjaces. 

V Pro.28,21 
Pro. 29, 
4,25 

q 2Chr.l9,6 

r Ex. 18, 

22,26 

s Num. 
10, 12 
ch. 8, 15 
Jer. 2, 6 

t Num. 
13.26 

u Josh. 1, 9 

186 



Moses relateth the 



DEUTERONOMY, % 



history of Israel. 



23 And the saying pleased me well : 
and 'I took twelve men of you, one 
of a tribe : 

24 And they turned and went up 
jrto the mountain, and came unto the 
valley of Esh'col, and searched it out. 

25 And they took of the fruit of the 
land in their hands, and brought it 
down unto us, and brought us word 
again, and said, It is a good land 
which the Lord our God doth give us. 

26 Notwithstanding "ye would not 
go up, but rebelled against the com- 
mandment of the Lord your God : 

2 7 And ye murmured in your tents, 
and said, "Because the Lord hated ""us, 
he hath brought us forth out of the 
land of E'gypt, to deliver us into the 
hand of the Am'or-ites, to destroy us. 

28 Whither shall we go up? our 
brethren have discouraged our heart, 
saying, ^^The people is greater and 
taller than w^e ; the cities are great 
and walled up to heaven ; and more- 
over we have seen the sons of the' 
^An'a-kims there. 

■ 29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, 
neither be afraid of them. 

30 The *Lord your God w^hich goeth 
before you, he shall fight for you, ac- 
cording to all that he did for you in 
E'gypt before your eyes ; 

31 And in the vvilderness, Avhere 
thou hast seen how^ that the Lord thy 
God *bare thee, as a man doth bear 
his son, in all the way that ye went, 
until ye came into this place. -:- 

32 Yet in this thing ''ye did not be- 
iieve the Lord your God, 

33 Who '^went in the way before 
you, to ^search you out a place to 
pitch your tents in, in fire by night, 
to shew you by what way ye should 
go, and in a cloud by day. 

34 And the Lord heard the voice of 
your words, and was w^'oth, -^'and 
sware, saying, 

35 Surely ^ttiere shall not one of 
these men of this evil generation see 
that good land, which 1 sware to give 
unto your fathers, 

36 Save Caleb the son of Je-phiin'- 
neh ; he shall see it, and to him will I 
give the land that he hath trodden 
upon, and to his children, because he 
hath Wholly followed the Lord. 

3 7 Also ^the Lord w^as angry with 
me for your sakes, saying, Thou also 
shalt not go in thither. 

38 But J5sh'u-a the son of Nun, 
which 'standeth before thee, he shall 

* K. 8 7-16. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 1. 

V Nuin.13,3 

tv Num. 1^, 
1, 2, 3, i 
Ps. 106,24 

X ch. 9, 28 

7 melted, 
Josh.2,11 

y Num. 13, 
28, 31-33 
ch. 9, 1, 2 

z Num. 
13,28 

a Ex. 14, 14 
Neh. 4, 20 

h Ex. 19, 4 
ch. 32, 11 
Isa.46,3,4 
Isa. 63, 9 
Hos. 11. 3 
Actsl3,18 

c Ps. 106,24 
Jude 5 

a Ex. 13, 21 
Ps. 78, 14 

e Num. 
10, 33 
Ezek.20,6 

fch. 2, 14 

Num. 
14,22 
Ps. 95, 11 

8 fuimied 
to go 
after. 

h Num. 
27, 14 
ch. 3, 26 
ch. 4, 21 
ch. 34, 4 
Ps. 106,32 

i Ex. 24, 13 
Ex. 33, 11 
1 Sam. 
16,22 

j ch. 31, 
7,23 

k Isa. 7, 
15, 16 
Ezek. 
18,20 

9 ye were 
presump- 
tuous and 
went vp. 
Num. 14, 
44,45 

1 Ps. 118,12 

m Job 27, 9 
Ps. 66, 18 
Pro. 1, 24 
Isa. 1, 15 
.Ter. 11, 
7-14 

Zech.7,11 
John 9,31 

n Num. 
13,25 • 
Num. 20, 
1,23 
Judg. 
11,17 



CHAP. 2. 

1 even to 
the tread- 
ing of the 
sole of the 
foot. 

18V 



go in thither: -^encourage him: for 
he shall cause l§'ra-el to inherit it. 

39 Moreover your little ones, which 
ye said should be a prey, and your 
children, w^hich in that day had *no 
knowledge between good and evil, 
they shall go in thither, and unto 
^hem v\-ill I give it, and they shall 
possess it. 

40 But as for you, turn you, and 
take your journey into the wilder- 
ness by the way of the Red sea. 

41 Then ye answered and said unto 
me, We have sinned against the 
Lord, we will go up and fight, ac- 
cording to all that the Lord our God 
commanded us. And when ye had 
girded on every ma.n his weapons of 
vv^ar, ye were ready to go up into the 
hill. 

42 And the Lord said unto me, Sa,y 
unto them, Go not up, neither fight : 
for I am not among you ; lest ye be 
smitten before your enemies. 

43 So I spake unto you : and ye 
would not hear, but rebelled against 
the commandment of the Lord, ^and 
went presumptuously up into the 
hill. 

44 And the Am'or-ites, which dwelt 
in. that mountain, came out against 
you, and chased you, ^as bees do, and 
destroyed you in Se'ir, eve7i unto 
Hor'mah. 

45 And ye returned and wept before 
the Lord ; ™but the Lord would not 
hearken to your voice, nor give ear 
unto you. 

46 So ye abode in "Ka'desh many 
days, according unto the days that 
ye abode there. 

CHAPTER 2. 

I The story is continued : 5 thei/ roere not to meddle 
with the Edomites, 9 nor the Moahites, 17 nor ihe 
Ammonites. 24 Sihon the Amo7'ite to be subdned. 

THEN we turned, and took our 
journey into the wilderness by 
the wav of the Red sea, as the Lord 
spake unto me: and we compassed 
mount Se'ir "many days. 

2 And the Lord spake unto me, 
saying, 

3 Ye have compassed this mountain 
long enough : turn you northward. 

4 And command thou the people, 
saying. Ye are to pass through the 
coast of your brethren the children 
of E'sau, which dwell in Se'ir; and 
they shall be afraid of you : take ye 
good heed unto yourselves therefore : 

5 Meddle not with them ; for I vvall 
not give you of their land, 'no, not so 



Moses relatetJi the 



DEUTERONOMY, 2. 



history of Israel, 



much as a foot breadth ; "because I 
have given mount Se'ir mito E'sau 
for a possession. 

6 Ye shall buy meat of them for 
money, that ye may eat ; and ye shall 
also buy water of them for money, 
that ye may drink. 

7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed 
thee in ail the works of thy hand : he 
knoweth thy walking throug:h this 

,Teat wilderness : these forty years 



B. C.1A51. iagpiinst the children of Am^mon, dis- 
tress them not, noi* meddle with 
them : for I will not give thee of the 
land of the children of Am'mon any 
possession ; because I have ^iven it 
unto the ^children of Lot for a pos- 
session. 

20 (That also was accounted a land 
of giants : giants dwelt therein in old 
time ; and the Am'mon-ites call them 



CHAP. 2. 

a Gen. 36, 8 
ch. 33, 8 
Josh. 24,4 
Ps. 115, 3 
Ps.135,5,6 
Dan. 4, 
32, 35 
Actsl7,26 

ftlKL 9,26 

2 Ov,use no 
lioatility 
against 
Moab. 

c Num. 
21,28 

a Gen.lS,36 

e Gen. 14, 5 

/ Num. 
13,22 
ch. 9, 2 

g G8n.36,20 

3 inherited 
them. 

4 Or, room. 

5 Or, vaU 



gr 

the Lord thy God hath be en" with 
thee ; thou hast lacked nothing. * 

8 And when we passed by from our 
brethren the children of E'sau, which 
dwelt in Se'ir, through the way of the 
plain *from Elath, and from E'zi-on- 
ga'bSr, we turned and passed by the 
wa.y of the vvilderness of Mo'ab. 

9 And the Lord said unto me, "^Dis- 
tress not the M5'ab-ites, neither con- 
tend with them in battle : for I will 
not give thee of their land for a pos-l g^-j^^ 
session; because I have given Ar| 13,23 
''unto the children '^of Lot for a pos- 
session. 

10 The ^E'mim§ dwelt therein in 
tunes past, a people great, and many, 
and tall, as •'the An'a-kim§ ; 

1 1 Which also were accounted gi- 
ants, as the An'a-kims ; but the M5'ab- 
ites call them E'mim§. 

1 2 The ^H5'rim§ also dwelt in Se'ir 
bef oretime ; but the children of E'sau 
^succeeded them, when they had de- 
stroyed them from before them, and 
dwelt in their '^stead ; as is'ra-el did 
unto the land of his possession, which 
the Lord gave unto them. 

13 Now rise up, said I, and get you 
over the ^brook Ze'red. And we went 
over the brook Ze'red. 

14 And the space in which we came 
from Ka'desh -bar'ne-a, until we were 
come over the brook Ze'red, toas 
thirty and. eight years ; until ^all the 
generation of the men of war were 
wasted out from among the host, as 
'the Lord sware unto them. 

15 For indeed the •'hand of the Lord 
was against them, to destroy them 
from among the host, until they were 
consumed. 

16 IFS0 it came to pass, when all the 
men of war were consumed and dead 
from among the people, 

17 That the Lord spake unto me, 
saying, 

1 o Thou art to pass over through 
Ar the coast of Mo'ab, this day : 
1 9 And tvhen thou comest nigh overj 13-is 
*E. 31.2L 188 



h Num. 
14,33 
Num. 
26,64 

i ch. 1, 

34, 35 
Ezek. 
20,15 

i Ps. 78, 33 
Ps. 95, 
10,11 
Ps. 106,26 
Heb. 3,11, 
18, 19 
Heb.4,1-5 

k Gen.19,38 

I Gen. 14,5, 

Zuzims. 

m Gen. 36,8 

w Job 12, 23 

Josh. 13,3 

p Jer. 25,20 

q Gen.10,14 
Amos 9, 7 

r Num. 21, 
13, 14 
Judg. 
11,18 

6 begin, 

possess. 

s Ex. 15, 14 
ch. 11, 25 
Josh. 2, 9 

t ch. 20, 10 

uNum. 
21,21 
Judg. 
11,19 

V Num. 
20,19 

w ch. 23, 3 

Judg. 

11,17 
X Num. 

21,23 

y Josh, 
11,20 

z Ex. 4, 21 

I Hos. 4, 17 

Jas. 1, 



'Zam-zum'rmms ; 

21 A people great, and many, and 
tall, as the An'a-kim§ ; but the"^ Lord 
destroyed them before themxt and, 
they succeeded them, and .dwelt in 
their stead : 

22 As he did to thechildren of E'sau, 
which "'dwelt in Se'ir, when he "de- 
stroyed the Ho'rimg from before 
them. ; and they succeeded them, and 
dwelt in their stead even luito this 
day: 

23 And 'the AVim§ which dwelt in 
Ha-ze'rim, even unto ^Az'zah, ^the 
Caph'to-rims, which came forth out 
of Caph'tor, destroyed them, and 
dwelt in their stead.) 

24 IFRise ye up, take your journey, 
and pass ''over the river Ar'non : be- 
hold, I have given into thine hand 
Si'hon the Am'or-ite, king of Hesh'- 
bon, and his land : ^begin to possess 
it, and contend with him in battle. 

25 This 'day will I begin to put the 
dread of thee and the fear of thee 
upon the nations that are under the 
whole heaven, who shall hear report 
of thee, and shall tremble, and be in 
anguish because of thee. 

26 irAnd I sent messengers out of 
the wilderness of Ked'e-moth unto 
Si'hon king of Hesh'bon 'with words 
of peace, saying, 

27 Let "me pass through thy land : 
I will go along by the high way, I 
will neither turn unto the right hand 
nor to the left. 

28 Thou shalt sell me meat for 
money, that I may eat ; and give me 
water for money, that I may drink : 
''only I will pass through on my feet ; 

29 (As "the children of E'sau which 
dwell in Se'ir, and the Mo'ab-ites 
which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) 

mtil I shall pass over Jor'dan into 
the land which the Lord our God 
giveth us. 

30 But ^Si'hon king of Hesh'bon 
would not let us pass by him: for 
the ^LoRD thy God hardened 'his 
spirit, and made his heart obstinate. 



Moses relateth the 



DEUTERONOMY, 3. 



history of Israel. 



that he might dehver him into thy 
hand, as cqypeareth this day. 

31 And the Lord said mito me, Be- 
hold, I have begun to give Si'hon and 
his land before thee: begin to pos- 
sess, that thou mayest inherit his 
land. 

32 Then Si'hon came out against us, 
he and all his people, to fight at J aliaz. 

33 And ''the Lord our God deliv- 
ered him before us ; and *we smote 
him, and his sons, and all his people. 

34 And we took all his cities at 
that time, and '^utterly destroyed the 
^men, and the women, and the little 
ones, of every city, we left none to 
remain : 

35 Only the cattle we took for a 
prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of 
the cities which we took. 

36 From '^Ar'o-Sr, which is by the 
brink of the river of Ar'non, and 
from the city that is by the river, 
even unto Gil'e-ad, there was not one 
city too strong for us : ^the Lord our 
God delivered all unto us : 

37 Only unto the land of the chil- 
dren of Am'mon thou camest not, 
7ior unto any place of the river -^ Jab'- 
bok, nor unto the cities in the moun- 
tains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord 
our God forbad us. 

CHAPTER 3. 

! Conquest of Og king of Bashan. 21 Moses' ex- 
hortation to Joshua. 23 Moses' prayer^ to enter 
into the land 27 Be is permitted to see it. 

THEN we turned, and went up the 
way to Ba'shan : and 6g the king 
of Ba'shan came out against us, he 
and all his people, to battle at M're-i. 

2 And the Lord said unto me. Fear 
him not : for I will deliver him, and 
all his people, and his land, into thy 
hand ; and thou shalt do unto him 
as thou didst unto ^Si'hon king of the 
Arn'or-ites, which dwelt at Hesh'bdn, 

3 So the Lord our God delivered 
mlo our hands Og also, the king of 
Ba'shan, and all his people : and we 
smote him until none was left to him 
remaining. 

4 And we took all his cities at that 
time, there was not a city which 
we took not from them, threescore 
cities, ''all the region of Ar'gob, the 
kingdom of Og in Ba'shan. 

5 All these cities loere fenced with 
high walls, gates, and bars; beside 
un walled towns a great many, 

G And we utterly destroyed them, 
as we did unto Si'hon king 'of Hesh'- 



B. C. 1-151. 



CHAP. 2. 

a Ex. 23, 31 
ch. 7, 2 
ch. 20, 16 
Ps. 135, 
10-15 
Ps. 136, 
18-20 

b ch. 29, 7 

c Lev.27,28 
ch. 7, 2,26 

7 every city 
of men, 
and wom- 
en, and 
little ones. 

d ch. 3, 12 
ch. 4, 48 
Josh. 13,9 

e Ps. 44, 3 

/ Gen.32,22 
Num. 
21. 24 
ch. 3, 16 



CHAP. 3. 

a Num. 
21,24 

h ch. 29, 8 

1 Ki. 4, 13 

c ch. 2, 24 
Ps. 135, 
10-12 
Ps. 136, 
19-21 

d Ps. 29, 6 

e lChr.5,23 

/ ch. 4, 49 

g J osh. 12,5 
Josh. 
13,11 

h Amos 2. 9 

i Gen. 14,5, 
Rephavm. 

j 2 Sam. 
12,26 

k ch. 2, 36 
Josh. 12,2 

I Num. 
32.33 

m Josh. 
13,29 

n lChr.2,22 

2 Sam.3,3 

2 Sam. 
10.6 

p Num. 
32, S9 

q 2 Sam. 
21,5 

r Num. 
21,24 

s Num. 
34.11 

t Josh. 12,3 

uGen. 14,3 
The sea 
ofSodom. 

1 Or, under 
the 

springs of 
Pisgah, 
or, 'The 
hill. 

2 sons of 
power. 

189 



bon, utterly destroying the men, 
women, and children, of every city. 
T But all the cattle, and the spoil of 
the cities, we took for a prey to our- 
selves. 

8 And we took at that time out of 
the hand of the two kings of the 
Am'or-ites the land that was on this 
side Jor'dan, from the river of Ar'non 
unto mount Hgr'mon ; 

9 ( Which ^Her'mon the Si-d5'ni-an§ 
call Sir'i-on ; and the Am'or-ites ca,il it 
"^She'nir ;) 

10 Ail -^"the cities of the plain, and 
all Gu'e-ad, and ^all Ba'shan, unto 
Sal'chah and Ed're-i, cities of the 
kingdom of Og in Ba'shan. 

1 1 For ''only Og king of Ba'shan re- 
mained of the remnant 'of giants; 
behold, his bedstead icas sl bedstead 
of iron ; is it not -^in Rab'bath of the 
children of Am'mon ? nine cubits was 
the length thereof, and four cubits 
the breadth of it, after the cubit of a 
man. 

12 And this land, which we pos- 
sessed at that time, -^from Ar'o-6r, 
which is by the river Ar'non, and 
half mount Gil'e-ad, and the ^cities 
thereof, gave I unto the Reu'ben-ites 
and to the Gad'ites. 

13 And "'the rest of Gil'e-ad, and all 
Ba'shan, bei72g the kingdom of 6g, 
gave I unto the half tribe of Ma-nas'- 
seh ; all the region of Ar'gob, with all 
Ba'shan, which Avas called the land of 
giants. 

14 Ja'ir "the son of Ma-nas'seh took 
all the country of Ar'gob unto i^he 
coasts of Gesh'u-ri and Ma-ach'a-thi ; 
and called them after his own name, 
Ba'shan-ha'voth-ja ir, mito this day. 

15 And^I gaveGil'e-aduntoMa'chir. 

16 And unto the Reu'ben-ites ?and 
unto the Gad'ites I gave from Gil'e-ad 
even unto the river Ar'non half the 
valley, and the border even unto the 
river Jab'bok, to hie h ""is the border of 
the children of Am'mon ; 

IT The plain also, and Jor'dan, and 
the coast thereof from 'Chm'ne-reth 
'even unto the sea of the plain, "e^;6?^ 
the salt sea, ^ under Ash'doth-pig'gah 
eastward. 

1 8 II And I commanded you at that 
time, saying, The Lord your God 
hath given you this land to possess 
it : ye shall pass over armed before 
your brethren the children of Is'ra-el, 
all that are -meet for the war." 

19 But your wives, and your little 



Mchortation to obedience. DEUTERONOMY, 4. 



B 



ones, and your cattle, (/or I know 
that ye have much cattle, ) shall abide 
in your cities which I have given 
you; 

20 Until the Lord have given rest 
unto your brethren, as well as unto 
you, and until they also possess the 
land which the Lord your God hath 
given them beyond Jor'dan : and then 
shall ye ^return every man mito his 
possession, which I have given you. 

21 IT And I commanded Josh'u-a at 
that time, saying, Thine eyes have 
seen all that the Lord your God hath 
done unto these two kings : so shall 
the Lord do unto all the kmgdoms 
whither thou passest. 

22 Ye shall not fear them : for the 
"Lord your God he shall fight f oryou. 

2 3 IF And I besought the Lord at that 
time, saying, 

24 O Lord God, thou hast begun to 
shew thy sei"%^ant -^thy greatness, and 
thy mighty hand : for what 2' God is 
there in heaven or in earth, that can 
do according to thy works, and ac- 
cording to thy might ? 

251 pray thee, let me go over, and 
see the -good land that is beyond 
Jor'dan, that goodly momitain, and 
Leb'a-non. 

26 But the Lord was wroth with me 
for your sakes, and would not hear 
me : and the Lord said unto me, Let 
it suffice thee ; speak no more unto 
me of this matter. 

27 Get thee up into the top of ^Pis'- 
gah, and lift up thine eyes westward, 
and northward, and southward, and 
eastward, and behold it with thine 
eyes : for thou shalt not go over this 
Jor'dan. 

28 But*charge Josh'u-a, and encour- 
age him, and strengthen him : for he 
shall ^o over before this people, and 
he shall cause them to inherit the 
land which thou shalt see. 

29 So we abode in *the valley over 
against Beth-pe'or. 

CHAPTER 4. 

I An exKoriation to obedience. 14 A 'particular dis- 
suasive against idolatry. 4L Moses appoinieth three 
citieK of refuge on that side Jordan. 

■ "IVTOW therefore hearken, O l§'ra-el, 
1.^ unto the ^statutes and mito the 
judgments, which I teach 3^ou, for to 
do them, that ye may live, and go in 
and ]X)ssess the land which the Lord 
God of your fathers giveth you. 

' 2 Ye '^siiall not add unto the word 
which I command you, neither shall 
diminish otcaht from it. that ye 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 3. 

V Josh.22,4 

w Ex. 14,14 
ch. 1, 30 
ch. 20, 4 

X cli. 11, 2 

y Ex. 15, 11 
2 Sam. 
7, 22 

Ps. 71, 19 
Ps. 86, 8 
Ps. 89, 6 

z Ex. 3, 8 

ch. 4, 22 

3 Or, Tlie 
hill. 

a Num. 
27, 18 
ch. 1, 38 
Ch. 31, 3,7 

b ch. 4, 46 



jm 



CHAP. 4. 

a Ezek. 
20,11 
Rom.10,5 

b ch. 12, 32 
Josh. 1, 7 
Pro. 30, 6 
Mat. 15, 9 
Rev.22,18 

c Job 28, 28 
Ps. 19, 7 
Ps. 111,10 
Pro. 1, 7 
2 Tim. 
3,15 

d Acts 4, 13 

e 2 Sa,m. 
7,23 

/ Ex. 25, 8 
Ex. 29, 45 
Lev.26,12 
1 Ki.-6, 13 
Ps. 46, 1 
Ps. 145,18 
Ps. 148,14 
]sa. 55, 6 
Zech.2,10 
Eph. 2, 17 
Jas. 4, 8 

g Pro. 4, 23 
Pro. 23,19 

h Pro. 3, 1,3 
Pro. 4, 21 

i Gen.18,19 
ch. 6, 7 
ch. 11, 19 
Ps. 78, 5.6 
Pro. 22, 6 
Eph. 6, 4 

i Ex. 19, 
9, 16 

Ex. 20, 18 

Heb. 

12,18 

1 heart. 
Ex. 19, 18 
ch. 5, 23 

2 sa7)e a 
voice. 
Ex. 20, 22 
1 Ki. 19,12 

190 



Idolatry forbidden. 

m ay keep the commandments of the 
Lord your God which I command 
you. B. 4. 5,6; 0. 4.35 

3 Your eyes have seen what the 
Lord did because of Ba'al-pe'or : for 
all the men that followed Ba'al-pe'or, 
the Lord thy God hath destroyed 
them from among you. 

4 But ye that did cleave unto the 
Lord your God are alive eveiy one 
of you this day. 

5 Behold, I have taught you statutes " 
and judgments, even as the Lord my 
God commanded me, that ye should 
do so in the land whither ye go to 
possess it. 

6 Keep therefore and do them ; for 
this is your ^wisdom and y our under- 
s tanding in the sight of the nations, 
which shall hear all these statutes, 
and say, ''Surely this great nation is 
a wise and understanding people. * 

7 For nvhat nation is there so great, 
who hath -^God so nigh imto them, 
as the Lord our God is in all things 
that we call upon him. for f 

8 And what nation is there so great, 
that hath statutes and judgments so 
righteous as all this law, which I set 
before you this day ? 

9 Only take heed to thyself, and 
keep "thy soul diligently, ^lest thou 
forget the things which thine eyes 
have seen, and lest they depart from 
thy heart all the days of thy life : but 
'teach them thy sons, and thy sons' 
sons; 

10 /Specially ^the day that thou 
stoodest before the Lord thy God in 
Ho'reb,when the Lord said mito me. 
Gather me the people together, and I 
will make them hear my words, that 
they may learn to fear me all the 
days that they shall live upon the 
earth, and that they may teach their 
children. 

11 And ye came near and stood 
under the mountain; and the m-oua- 
tain burned with fire unto the 'midst 
of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and 
thick darkness. 

12 And the Lord spake unto you 
out of the midst of the fire : ye heard 
the voice of the words, but saw no 
similitude ; ^only ye heard a voice. 

13 And he declared unto you his 
covenant, which he commanded you 
to perform, even ten commandments; 
and he wrote them upon two tables 
of stone. 

14 IT And the Loej> commanded me 
* B. 5. 29. 



B 



An exhortatio'i 



DEUTERONOMY, 4, 



to ohedience. 



at that time to teach you statutes 
and judgments, that ye might do 
them in the land whither ye go over 
to possess it. 

15 Take ^ye therefore good heed 
imto yoin*selves ; for ye saw no man- 
ner of 'similitude on the day that the 
Lord spake imto you in Ho'reb out 
of the midst of the fire : 

16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and 
make you a graven unage,the simih- 
tude of any figure, '"the likeness of 
male or female, 

17 The likeness of any beast that is 
on the earth, the likeness of any 
■yino'ed fowl that flieth in the air, 

18 The likeness of any thing that 
jreepeth on the groimd, the likeness 

of any fish that is in the waters be- 

neath the earth : 

19 And lest thou ''lift up thine eyes 
unto heaven, and when thou seest the 
sun, and the moon, and the stars, 
even '^ali the host of heaven, shouldest 
be driven to worship them, and serve 
them, which the Lord thy God hath 
Mivided unto all nations under the 
whole heaven. 

20 But the Lord hath taken you, 
and brought you forth out of the u'on 
furnace, even out of E'gypt, to be mito 
him a people of inheritance, as ye are 
this day. 

21 Furthermore the Lord was an- 
gry with me for your sakes, and 
sware that I should not go over Joi^- 
dan, and that I should not go in unto 
that good land, which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee /or an inheritance : 

22 But ^I must die in this land, I 
nuist not go over J or 'dan: but ye 
shall go over, and possess that good 
land. 

23 Take heed imto yourselves, lest 
ye forget the covenant of the Lord 
your God, which he made with you, 
and make you a graven image, or 
.the likeness of any thing, vfhich the 
Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. 

24 For ?the Lord thy God is a con- 
suming^ fire, even '"a jealous God. 

2 5 *^ W hen thou shalt beget children, 
and children's children, a.nd ye shall 
have remained long in the land, and 
shall corrupt yourselves, and make a 
graven image, or the likeness of any 
thing, and 'shall do evil in the sight 
of the Lord thy God, to provoke him 
to anger: 

261 'call heaven and earth to ^vit- 
ness against you this daj^. that ye 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 4. 

k Josh. 
23,11 

I !sa.40,18 
Acts 17, 
24-29 

mRom.1,23 

n ch. 17, 3 
Job 31,26 

Gen. 2, 1 
2 Ki.17,16 
2 Ki. 21, 3 

3 Or, im- 

parted. 

p 2 Pet.1,13 

q Ex. 24, 17 
ch. 9, 3 
I sa. 33.14 
Heb. 
12,29 

r Ex. 20, 5 
ch. 6, 15 
Isa. 42, 8 
Isa. 48, 11 

s 2Ki.l7,17 

t ch. 30, 
18,19 
Isa. 1, 3 
Mic. 6, 2 

u LeT.26,33 
ch. 28, 
62,64 
Neh. 1, 8 

V 1 Sam. 
26.19 
Jer. 16,13 

it'2Chr.l5,4 
Neh. 1, 9 
Isa. 55, 6 
Jer.29.12 

4 have 
found 
thee. 

X Gen. 49, 1 
ch. 31, 29 
Jer. 23, 20 
Hos. 3. 5 



shall soon utterly perish from off the 
land whereunto ye go over J or 'dan to 
possess it ; ye shall not prolong your 
days upon it, but shall utterly be de- 
stroyed. 

27 And the Lord ''shall scatter you 
among the nations, and ye shall be 
left few in number among the hea- 
then, whither the Lord shall lead you. 

28 And '^^there ye shall serve gods, 
the work of men's hands, vvood and 
stone, which neither see, nor hear, 
nor eat, nor smell. 

29 But "if from thence thou shalt 
seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt 
find hvm, if thou seek him with all 
thy heart and with all thy soul . 

?>() When thou art in tribulation, 
and all these things ^are come upon 
thee.''eve7i in the latter days, if thou 
^urn to the Lord thy God, and shalt 
be obedient unto his voice ; * j 

31 (For the Lord thy God is 'a mer- 
ciful God ;) he will not forsake thee, 
neither destroy thee, nor forget the 
covenant of thy fathers which he 
sware imto them. 

32 For ''ask now of the days that 
are past, which were before thee, 
since the day that God created man 
upon the earth, and ask from 'the 
one side of heaven unto the other, 
Avhether there hath been any such 
thing as this great thing is, or hath 
been heard like it ? 

33 Did ever people hear the voice of 
God speaking out of the midst of the 
fire, as thou hast heard, and live ? 

34 Or hath God assayed to go and 
take him a nation from tl^e midst of 
another nation, by temptations, by 
signs, and by wonders, and by war, 
and by a mighty hand, and by a 
stretched out arm, and by great ter- 
rors, according to all that the Lord 
your God did for you in E'gypt be- 
fore your eyes ? 

35 Unto thee it was shewed,_that " 
Jonah 4,2 1 thou mightcst kuow that the .Lord 

he is God ; there 'is none else besidf 
him. 0. 4. 39., 

36 Out'^of heaven he made thee to' 
hear his voice, that he might instruct 
thee : and upon earth he shewed thee 
his great fire ; and thou heardest his 
words out of the midst of the fire. 

3 7 And because he loved thy fa- 
thers, therefore he chose their seed 
after them, and brought thee out in 
his sight with liis mighty power out 
ofE'gypt; " L. 7. 8, 9. 

30. 1-6. 



Jer. 4, 1,2 
Joel 2, 12 

z Ex. 84, 6 

Num. 
14,18 
2Chr.30,9 
Neh. 9, 31 
Ps. 86, 
5, 15 

Ps. 103, 8 
Ps. Ill, 4 
Ps. 116, 5 
Ps. 130, 
4,7 



a Job 8, 8 



b Mat.24,31 

c ch. 32, 39 

1 Sam.2,2 

2 Sam. 
22,32 
Isa. 45, 
5, 18 
Mark 
32,29 

d Ex. 19, 
9, 19 
Ex. 20, 
18,22 
Ex. 24. 16 
Heb. 
12. 18 

191 



^ p 

■ • 



Three cities of refuge. 



DEUTERONOMy, 5. The ten commandmerds. 



38 To drive out nations from before, ^ c. 1451 
thee greater and mightier than thou 
ar^, to bring thee in, to give thee 
their land /or an inheritance, as it is 
this day. 

39 Know therefore this day, and 
consider it ip. thine heart, "that th e 
Lord he is God in heaven above, and 
upon the earth beneatii ; there is 



CHAP. i. 

t Josh. 2,11 
Isa. 42, 8 
ran. 4.35 



none else . 0. 6. 4, 5. 

40 Thou ^shalt keep therefore his 
statutes, and his commandments, 
which I command thee this day, that 
^it may go well with thee, and with 
thy children after thee, and tiiat thou 
mayest prolong thy days upon the 
earth, which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, for ever^ 

41 irThenMo'§e§*severed three cities 
on this side Jor'dan toward the sun- 
rising- ; 

42 That the slayer might flee thith- 
er, which should kill his neighbour 
unawares, and hated him not in times 
past; and that fleeing unto one of 
these cities he might live : 

43 iV(:wze?^,'Be'zerin the wilderness, 
in the plain country, of the Reu'ben- 
ites ; and Ra'moth in Gil'e-ad, of the 
Gadltes; and Golan in Ba'shan. of 
the Ma-nas'sites. 

44 IT And this is the law which Mo'- 
§e§ set before the children of i§'ra-el : 

45 These are the testimonies, and 
the statutes, and the judgments, 
which Mo'§es spake unto the children 
of !s'ra-el, after thej' came forth out 
of E%ypt. 

46 On this side Jor^dan, ■'in the valley 
over a,^ainst Beth-pe'or, in the land 
of Siphon king of the Am'or-ites, who 
dwelt at Hesh'bon, whom M5'§e§ and 
the children of !s'ra-el smote, after 
they were come forth out of E'gypt : 

47 And they possessed his land, and 
the land *of O^ king of Ba'shan, two 
kings of the Am'or-ites, which were 
on this side J or 'dan toward the sun- 
rising ; 

48 l^rom ^Ar'o-Sr, which is by the 
bank of the river Ar'non, even unto 
mount Si'on, which is '"HSr'mon, 

49 And all the plain on this side 
J or 'dan eastward, even unto the sea 
of the plain, under the springs of 
Pi§'gah. 

CHAPTER 5. 

I A commem.oration of the covenant in Eoreb. 6 The 
ten commandments. 22 At the people's request Mo- 
ses receiveth the law from God. 

AND Mo'se§ called all l§'ra-el, and 
said unto them, Hear, O i§'ra-el. 



/Lev.22,31 

g ch. 5, 16 
ch. 6, 3, 18 
ch. 12. 
25,28 
ch. 22, 7 
Eph. 6, 3 

7i Num.35.6 

i Josh. 20,8 

j ch. 3, 29 

7c Num. 
21,35 
ch. 3, 3, 4 

I ch. 2, 36 
ch. 3, 13 

m Ps. 133. 3 



CHAP. 5. 

1 keep to do 
them. 

a Ex. 19, 5 
ch. 4. 23 

h Mat.13,17 
Heb. 8, 9 

c Ex. 19. 
9, 19 

Ex. 20, 22 
ch. 4. 
33,36 
ch. 34, 10 

a Ex. 20. 21 
Gal. 3. 19 

e Ex, 19, 16 
Ex. 20, 18 
Ex. 24, 2 

/ Ex. 20, 2 
Lev. 26, 1 
ch. 6, 4 
Ps. 81, 10 

2 servants. 

g Ex. 20. 3 

h Ex. 20. 4 
Ps. 97, 7 
Actsl7,29 

i Ex. 34, 7 

j Jer. 32,18 
Dan. 9. 4 

k Ex. 20, 7 
Lev.19,12 
Mat. 5, 33 
Jas. 5, 12 

I Ex. 20, 8 

Neh. 
13.37 

m Ex. 23,12 
Ex. 35, 2 
Ezek. 
20,12 

n Gen. 2, 2 
Ex. 16, 29 
Heb. 4, 4 

192 



the statutes and judgments which I 
speak in your ears this day, that ye 
may learn them, and 'keep, and dn 
them. 

2 The "Lord our God made a gov- 
enant with us in H5'reb. 

3 The Lord *made not this covenant 
with our fathers, but with us, eveii 
us, v/ho are all of us here alive this 
day^ 

4 The 'Lord talked vdth you face to 
face in the mount out of the midst of 
the fire, 

5 (I ^stood between the Lord and 
you at that time, to shew you the 
word of the Lord : for *ye were afraid 
by reason of the fire, and went not 
up into the moimt ;) saying, 

6 "II -^am the Lord thy God, which 
brought thee out of the land of E'gypt, 
from the house of ^bondage. 

7 Thou ^shalt have none other gods 
before me, 

8 Thou ^shalt not make thee any 
graven image, or any likeness of 
any thing that is in heaven above, 
or that is in the earth beneath, or 
that is in the waters beneath the 
earth : 

9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself 
unto them, nor ser\*e them ; for T the 
Lord thy God a77i a jealous God, 
'visiting the iniquity oi the fathers 
upon the children unto the tliird and 
fourth generation of them that hate 
me, 

10 And ■''shev/ing mercy unto thou- 
sands of them that love me and keep 
my commandments. 

11 Thou *shalt not take the name 
of the Lord thy God in vain : for the 
Lord will not hold him guiltless that 
taketh his name in vain. 

12 Keep 'the sabbath day to sanctify 
it, as the Lord thy God hath com- 
manded thee. 

13 Six "'days thou shalt labour, and 
do all thy work : 

14 But the seventh day is ''the sab- 
bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou 
shalt not do any Avork, thou, nor thy 
son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man- 
servant, nor thy maidser^^ant, nor 
thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of 
thy cattle, nor thy stranger that i 
within thy gates ; that thy manserv- 
ant and thy maidservant may rest 
as well as thou. 

1 5 And rememxber that thou w^ast a 
servant in the land of S'gypt, and 
that the Lord thy God brought thee 



Moses receiveth the law. DEUTERONOMY, 6. .Exhoi-tation to obedience. 



out thence through a rmghty hand 
and by a stretched out arm : there- 
fore the Lord thy God commanded 
thee to keep the sabbath day. 

16 ^[Honour "thy father and thy 
mother, as the Lord thy God hath 
commanded thee ; Hhat thy days 
may be prolonged, and that it may 
go well with thee, in the land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

17 Thou ?shait not kill. 

1 8 Neither 'shalt thou commit adul- 
tery. 

19 Neither 'shalt thou steal. 

20 Neither 'shalt thou bear false wit- 
ness against thy neighbour. 

21 Neither "shalt thou desire thy 
neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou 
covet thy neighbour's house, his field, 
or his manservant, or his maidserv- 
ant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing 
that is thy neighbour's. 

22 'irThese words the Lord spake 
anto all your assembly in the mount 
out of the midst of the fire, of the 
cloud, and of the thick darkness, 
with a great voice : and he added no 
more. And "he wrote them in two 
tables of stone, and delivered them 
unto me. 

23 And it came to pass, when ye 
heard the voice out of the midst of 
the darkness, (for the mountain did 
burn with fire,) that ye came near 
unto me, even all the heads of your 
tribes, and your elders ; 

24 And ye said. Behold, the Lord 
our God hath shewed us his glory 
and his greatness, and we have heard 
his voice out of the midst of the fire : 
we have seen this day that God doth 
talk with man, and he liveth. 

25 Now therefore why should we 
die ? for this great fire will consume 
us : if we ^hear the voice of the Lord 
our God any more, then we shall 
die. 

26 For nvho is there of all flesh, 
that hath heard the voice of the liv- 
ing God speaking out of the midst of 
the fire, as we have, and lived ? 

27 Go thou near, and hear all that 
iche Lord our God shall say: and 
-'speak thou unto us all that the Lord 
our God shall speak unto thee ; and 
we will hear it, and do it. 

28 And the Lord heard the voice of 
your words, when ye spake unto me ; 
and the Lord said unto me, I have 
heard the voice of the words of this 
people, which they have spoken unto 

(13) 



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CHAP. 5. 

Lev. 19, 3 
ch. 27. 16 
Eph. 6,2,3 
Col. 3, 20 

V ch. 4, 40 

q Mat. 5, 21 

r Lu. 18, 20 
J as. 2, 11 

s Rom.13,9 

t lKi.21,10 

uMic. 2,2 
Hab. 2, 9 
Lu. 12, 15 
Rom. 7, 7 
Rom.13,9 
Gal. 5, 14 

V Ex. 24, 12 

3 add to 
Mar. 

w ch. 4, 33 

a;Heb. 
12,19 

V ch. 32, 29 
Ps. 81, 13 
Isa. 48, 18 
Mat.23,37 
Lu. 19, 42 

z ch. 11, 1 

a Gal. 3, 19 

b ch. 17, 20 
ch. 28, 14 
Josh. 1, 7 
Josh. 23,6 
Pro. 4, 27 

c ch. 10, 12 
Ps. 119, 6 
Eccl. 8,12 
Jer. 7, 23 
Lu. 1, 6 
1 Tim. 4,8 

d ch. 4, 40 
ch. 12, 
25, 28 
ch. 22. 7 
Eph. 6. 3 



CHAP. 6. 

1 pass over. 

a Ex. 20, 20 
Ps. 111,10 
Ps. 128, 1 
Eccl. 
12, 13 

h Pro. 3, 1 

c Isa. 9, 6 

Mark 
12, 29 
J ohn 1, 1 
John 
10, 30 
John 17,3 
1 Cor. 8, 4 
Eph. 4, 6 
Phil.2,5.6 

d Mat.22,37 

e Isa. 51, 7 

/Eph. 6, 4 

2 w'het. or, 
sharpen. 

193 



thee : they have well said all that 
they have spoken. 

29 O ^that there were such an heart 
in them, that they would fear me, 
and -keep all my commandments 
always, that it might be well with 
them, and with their children for 
ever ! B. 6. 6-9.. 

30 Go say to them, Get you into 
your tents again. 

31 But as for thee, stand thou here 
by me, and "1 will speak unto thee 
all the commandments, and the stat- 
utes, and the judgments, which thoa 
shalt teach them, that they may do 
them in the land which I give them 
to possess it. 

3z Ye shall observe to do therefore as 
the Lord your God hath commanded 
you : ''ye shall not turn aside to the 
right hand or to the left. 

33 Ye shall walk in '^all the ways 
which the Lord your God hath com- 
manded you, that ye may live, and 
that it may be ''well with you, and 
that ye may prolong your daj^s in 
the land which ye shall possess. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Moses exhorteth Israel to hear God, and to keep 
his commaiidments, ichich consists i?i loving him 
with all the heart: 16 the// must not tempt the 
Lord: 20 they are commaiided to instruct their 
childreii. 

OW these are the command- 
ments, the statutes, and the 
judgments, which the Lord your 
God commanded to teach you, that 
ye might do them in the land whither 
ye go 'to possess it : 

2 That "thou mightest fear the Lord 
thy God, to keep all his statutes and 
his commandments, which I com- 
mand thee, thou, and thy son, and 
thy son's son, all the days of thy 
life ; *and that thy daj^s may be pro- 
longed. 

3 irllear therefore, O Is'ra-el, and ob- 
serve to do it ; that it may be well 
with thee, and that ye may increasf 
mightily, as' the Lord God of thj 
fathers hath promised thee, in the 
land that floweth with milk and 
honey. 

4 Hear. O is'ra-el : 'The Lord our Goa i 



B 



N 



is one Lord 



5 And ^thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thine heart, and Avith all 
thy soul, and with all thv might . * ^ 

6 And "these words, which I com- ] 
mand thee this day, shall be in thine 
heart : 

7And-^thou shalt Heach them dilj 

*G. 30. 6; 0. 10. 12, 13. 



G 




B 



B 



gently unto thy children, and shal t 
talk of them when thou sittest in 



B. C. 1451. 



JExhortation to obedience. DEUTERONOMY, 7. Idolaters to he destroyect 

E'gypt ; and the Lord brought us out 
of E'gypt with a mighty hand : 
22 And the Lord shewed signs and 
wonders, great and ^sore,upon E'gypt, 
upon Pha'raoh, and upon ail his 
household, before our eyes : 



thine house, and when thou walkest 



by the way, and when thou liest down, 



a 



and when thou risest up 

8 And ^thou shalt bind them for 
sign upon thine hand, a,nd they sh ^^ll 
be as frontlets between thine eyes. 

9 And ^thou shalt write them upon 



nci o n thy 
gates . B. 17. 18, 19. 

10 And it shall be, when the Lord 
thy God shall have brought thee into 
the land which he sware imto thy 
fathers, to A'bra-ham, to I'gaac, and to 
Ja'cob, to give thee great and goodly 
cities, 'which thou buildedst not, 

1 1 And houses full of all good things, 
which thou filledst not, and wells 
digged, which thou diggedst not, vine- 
yards and olive trees, which thou 
plantedst not ; when thou shalt have 
eaten and be full ; 

1 2 Then beware lest thou forget the 
Lord, which brought thee forth out 
of the land of E'gypt, from the house 
of ^bondage. 

1 3 Thou shalt •'fear the Lord thy 
God, and serve him, and ^'shalt swear 
by his name. 

14: Ye shall not ^go after other gods, 
of the gods of the people which are 
round about you ; 

15 (For the Lord thy God is a jeal- 
ous God among you) lest the anger 
of the Lord thy God be kindled 
against thee, and destroy thee from 
off the face of the earth. 

16 TiYe "'shall not tempt the Lord 
your God, "as ye tempted him in 
Mas'sah. 

1 7 Ye shall "diligently keep the com- 
mandments of the Lord your God, 
and his testimonies, and his statutes, 
which he hath commanded thee. 

1 8 And thou shalt do that v^hich is 
right and good in the sight of the 
Lord : that it may be well with thee, 
and that thou mayest go in and 
possess the good land which the Lord 
sware unto thy fathers, 

19 To cast out all thine enemies 
from before thee, as the Lord hath 
spoken. 

^0 ^And when thy son asketh thee 
*in time to come, saying. What mean 
the testimonies, and the statutes, and 
the judgments, which the Lord our 
God hath commanded you ? 

21 Then thou shalt say imto thy 
son, We were Pha'raoh's bondmen in; 



CHAP. 6. 



g Ex. 13, 9 
Pro. 3, 3 
Pro. 6, 21 
Pro. 7, 3 



h ch. 11, 20 
Isa. 57, 8 

i Josh. 
24, 13 
Ps. 105,44 

3 bond- 
men, or, 
servants. 



3 ch. 
Lu, 



13,4 

4,8 



k Ps. 63, 11 
I Jer. 25, 6 
m Mat. 4, 7 
n 1 Cor.10,9 
Ps. 119, 4 

4 to mor- 
rotv. 

5 evil. 

p Job35,7,8 
Jer. 32, 39 

q Ps. 41, 2 
Lu. 10, 28 

r Rom.10,3 



CHAP. 7. 

a Josh. 6,17 
.Josh. 
11,11 

b Josh. 2,14 
Judg.1,24 
Judg. 2, 2 

c Josh. 
23, 12 
1 Ki. 11, 2 
Ezra 9, 2 



dEx. 
Ex. 



23, 24 
34,1" 



1 statues, 
or, pil- 
lars. 

e Ps. 50, 5 
Jer. 2, 3 

/ Ex. 19, 5 
Ps. 135, 4 
Amos 3, 2 
1 Pet. 2, 9 

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23 And he brought us out from 
thence, that he might bring us in, to 
give us the land which he sware unto 
our fathers. 

24 And the Lord commanded us to 
do all these statutes, to fear the Lord 
our God, for ^our good always, that 
?he might preserve us alive, as it is 
at this day. 

2 5 And it shall be our righteousness, 
if we observe to do all these com- 
mandments before the Lord our God, 
as he hath commanded us. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 All communion ivith the nations; jorbid'len, 4 for 
feat' ofidolatri/, 6 and for the holiness of the people. 
25 Images to be destroyed. 

WHEN the Lord thy God shall 
bring thee into the land whith- 
er thou goest to possess it, and hath 
cast out many nations before thee, 
the Hit'tites, and the Gir'ga-shites, 
and the Am'or-ites, and the Ca'naan- 
ites, and the Per'iz-zites, and the 
HiVites, and the Jeb'u-sites, seven 
nations greater and mightier than 
thou; 

2 And when the Lord thy God shall 
deliver them before thee ; thou shalt 
smite them, and "utterly destroy 
them ; *thou shalt make no covenant 
with them, nor shew mercy unto 
them: 

3 Neither ^shalt thou make mar- 
riages with them ; thy daughter thou 
shalt not give unto his son, nor his 
daughter shalt thou take unto thy 
son. 

4 For they will turn away thy son 
from following me, that they may 
serve other gods : so will the anger of 
the Lord be kindled against you, and 
destroy thee suddenly. 

5 But thus shall ye deal with them •, 
3^e shall '^destroy their altars, and 
break down their images, and cut 
down their groves, and burn theii? 
graven images with fire. 

6 For ^thou art an holy people unto 
the Lord thy God: -^the Lord thy 
God hath chosen thee to be a special 
people unto himself, above all people 
that are upon the face of the earth. 

7 The Lord did not set his love upon 
you, nor choose you. because ye were 



Blessings of obedienv^ 



DEUTERONOMY, 8. I?nages to he destroyed. 



more in number than any people; 
for ye weo^e the fewest of all people : 

r 8 But because the Lord loved you, 
and because he would keep the ^oath 
which he had sworn unto your fa- 
thers, %ath the Lord brought you 
out with a mighty hand, and re- 
deemed you out of the house of bond- 
men, from the hand of Pha'raoh king 
of E'gypt. 

" 9 Know therefore that the Lord thy 
God, he is God, 'the faithful God, 
'which keepeth covenant- and mercy 
with, them that love him and keep 
Tiis commandments to a thousand 
generations ; L. 10. 15. 

1 And ^repay eth them that hate 



hi m to their face, to destroy them : he 



will not be slack to him that hateth 



i him, he will repay him to his face. * 

11 Thou shalt therefore keep the 
commandments, and the statutes, and 
the judgments, which I cormnand 
thee this day, to do them. 

1 2 Wherefore it shall come to pass, 
^if ye hearken to these judgments, and 
keep, and do them, that the Lord thy 
God shall keep unto thee the covenant 
and the mercy which he sware unto 
thy fathers : 

1 3 And he will ^ove thee, and bless 
thee, and multiply thee : he will also 
bless the fruit of thy womb, and the 
fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy 
wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy 
kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in 
the land which he sware unto thy 
fathers to give thee. 

14 Thou shalt be blessed above all 
people : there shall not be male or fe- 
male barren among you, or among 
your cattle. 

1 5 And the Lord will take away 
from thee all sickness, and will put 
none of the '"evil diseases of E'gypt, 
which thou know est, upon thee ; but 
will lay them upon all them that hate 
thee. 

1 6 And thou shalt consume all the 
people which the IjOrd thy God shall 
deliver thee ; thine eye shall have no 
pity upon them: neither shalt thou 
serve their gods ; for that loill he "a 
snare unto thee. 

1 7 If thou shalt say in thine heart, 
These nations are more than I ; how 
can I '^dispossess them ? 

1 8 Thou shalt not be afraid of them : 
hut shalt well ^'remember what the 
Lord thy God did unto Pha'raoh, and 
unto all E'gypt : 

*H. 11.26-28 



E. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 7. 

g Ex. 32, 13 
Ps. 105, 8 
Lu. 1. 55 

n Ex. 13. 3 

i Isa. 49, 7 
1 Cor. 1, 9 
ICor. 

10, 13 
2Cor.l,18 

1 Thes. 
6,24 

2 Tim. 
2, 13 
Heb. 

11, 11 
lJohnl,9 

j Ex. 20, 6 
Neh. 1, 5 
Dan. 9, 4 

k Isa. 59. 18 
Nah. 1. 2 

2 because. 

I Ps. 11, 7 
Ps. 63, 3 
Ps. 146. 8 
Pro. 15, 9 
John 
14,21 
lJohn2,5 

m Ex. 9. 14 

n .Ju(ig.8,27 
Ps. 106,36 

o Num. 
33, 53 

p Ps. 105, 5 

q Ex. 23, 28 
Josh. 
24,12 

(• Num. 14, 9 
Nura.16,3 
Josh. 3,10 

.s chap. 
10. 17 
Neh. 1, 5 
Neh. 4. 14 
Neh. 9, 32 

3 pluck off. 

4 heforethy 

face. 

t Josh. 
10, 24 
Josh. 12,1 

u ch. 11, 35 
Josh. 1, 5 
Josh. 10,8 
Josh. 23,9 

V Ex. 32, 20 
ch. 12, 3 
1 Chr. 
14,12 

vj Ex. 20,17 
Josh. 7, 1 
Lu. 12, 15 
Col. 3, 5 

X Judg.8,27 
Zeph. 1, 3 

y ch. 17. 1 

3 Lev.27,28 
Josh. 6.17 



CHAP. 8. 

a Ps 136.16 
Amos2,10 

b 2 Chr. 

82,31 
John 2,25 

c Ex. 16. 2 

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19 The great temptations w^hich 
thine eyes saw, and the signs, and 
the wonders, and the mighty hand, 
and the stretched out arm, whereby 
the Lord thy God brought thee out : 
so shall the Lord thy God do unto pJi 
the people of whom thou art afraid. 

20 Moreover ?the Lord thy God will 
send the hornet among them, until 
they that are left, and hide themselves 
from thee, be destroyed. 

21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at 
them : for the Lord thy God is among 
'you, *a mighty God and terrible. 

22 And the Lord thy God will 'put 
out those nations before thee by lit- 
tle and little : thou mayest not con- 
sume them at once, lest the beasts of 
the field increase upon thee. 

23 But the Lord thy God shaU 
deliver them ^nto thee, and shall 
destroy them with a mighty destruc- 
tion, until they be destroyed. 

24 And 'he shall deliver their kings 
into thine hand, and thou shalt de- 
stroy their name from under heaven : 
"there shall no man be able to stand 
before thee, until thou have destroyed 
them, 

25 The graven images of their gods 
"shall ye bum with fire : thou shalt 
'"not desire the silver or gold that is 
on them, nor take it unto thee, lest 
thou be -^snared therein : for it is ^an 
abomination to the Lord thy God. 

26 Neither shalt thou bring an 
abomination into thine house, l est 
t hou be a, curserl thinp; likp^ it- hut 
thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou 
shalt utterly abhor it; ^for it is a 
cursed thing. C. 28. 15. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 An exhortation to obedience in regard of God^s 
mercy and goodness in his dealina.'i roith Israel. 
19 Tfie evil of loorshipping other go'dx. 

ALL the conmiandments which I 
command thee this day shall ye 
observe to do, that ye may live, and 
multiply, and, go in and possess the 
land which the Lord sware unto your 
fathers. 

2 And thou shalt remember all the 
way which the Lord thy God led 
"thee these forty years in the wilder- 
ness, to humble thee, a7id to prove 
thee, Ho know what was in thine 
heart, whether thou wouldest keep 
his commandments, or no. 

3 And he humbled thee, and suffered 
'^thee to hunger, and fed thee with 
manna, which thou knewest not, 
neither did thy fathers know ; that he 



C 



^hortation to obedience. DEUTERONOMY, 9. Against self righteousness. 



might make thee know that m.an 
doth "^not Uve by bread only, but by 
every loord that proceedeth out of 
the mouth of the Lord doth man hve. 

4 Thy ^raiment waxed not old upon 
thee, neither did thy foot swell, these 
forty years. 

5 1 hou -^shalt also consider in thine 
heart, that, as a man chasteneth his 
son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth 
thee. 

6 Therefore thou shalt keep the com- 
mandments of the Lord thy God, to 
walk in his ways, and to fear him. 

7 For the Lord thy God bringeth 
thee into a good land, a land of brooks 
of water, of fountains and depths that 
spring out of valleys and hills ; 

8 A land of wheat, and bai'iey, and 
vines, and fig trees, and pomegran- 
ates ; a land 'of oil olive, and honey ; 

9 A land wherein thou shalt eat 
bread without scarceness, thou shalt 
not lack any thing in it ; a land whose 
stones are iron, and out of whose hills 
thou mayest dig brass, 

10 When ^thou hast eaten and art 
full, then thou shalt bless the Lord 
thy God for the good land which he 
hath given thee. 

1 1 Beware that thou forget not the 
Lord thy God, in not keeping his 
commandments, and his judgments, 
and his statutes, which I command 
thee this day : 

12 Lest Ho hen thou hast eaten and 
art full, and hast built goodly houses, 
and dwelt therein ; 

13 And lohen thj^ herds and thy 
flocks multiply, and thy silver and 
thy gold is multiplied, and all that 
thou hast is multiplied ; 

14 Then 'thine heart be lifted up, 
and thou •'forget the Lord thy God, 
which brought thee forth out of the 
land of E'gypt, from the house of 
bondage ; 

1 5 Who ^led thee through that great 
and terrible Wilderness, wherein were 
fiery serpents, and scorpions, and 
drought, where there was no water ; 
'"wiio brought thee forth water out 
of the rock of flint ; 

1 6 Who fed thee in the wilderness 
''with manna, which thy fathers knew 
not, that he might humble thee, and 
that he might prove thee,°to do thee 

.good at thy latter end ; K. 11. 24, 25. 

17 And Pthou say in thine heart. My 
power and the might of mine hand 
hath 2:otten m© this wealth. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 8. 

d Ps. 104.29 
Mat. 4, 4 

e ch. 29, 5 
Neh. 9, 21 

/ 2 Sam. 
7. 14 

Ps. 89, 32 
Pro. 3, 12 
Heb. 12, 5 
Rev. 3, 19 

1 of olive 
tree of oil. 

g Ps. 103, 2 
1 Cor. 
10,31 
1 Thes. 
5, 18 
1 Tim. 4,3 

h Pro. 30, 9 
Hos. 13, 6 

i 1 Cor. 4, 7 

j Ps. 106,21 

k Isa. 63, 12 
Jer. 2, 6 

I Num.21,6 
Hos. 13, 5 

77! Num. 
20,11 

71 Ex. 16, 15 

Jer.24,5,6 
Heb. 
12,11 

p ch. 9, 4 
1 Cor. 4, 7 

q Pro. 10,22 
Hos. 2, 8 

r Lam. 1 
Lam. 2,17 
Ezek. 5, 
5-17 

Dan. 9, 12 
Zech. 1, 6 



CHAP. 9. 

a ch. 4, 38 
ch. 7, 1 
ch. 11, 23 

b ch. 1, 28 

c Num. 
13,22 

d ch. 31, 3 
Josh. 3,11 

e ch. 4, 24 
Heb. 

12,29 

/Ex. 23, 31 
ch. 7, 24 

g ch. 8, 
11,17 
Ezek. 
36,32 
Rom.11,6 
1 Cor. 4, 4 

h Gen. 15,16 
Lev.18,24 
ch. 18, 12 

i 2 Tim. 1,9 
Titus 3, 5 

j Gen. 12,7 
Gen.13,15 
Gen. 15, 7 
Gen. 17, 8 
Gen. 26, 4 
Gen.28,13 

k Ex. 14, 11 
Ex. 16, 2 
Num.11,4 

Num.20.2 
Num.25,2 

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18 But thou shalt remember the 
I^ORD thy God : ?f or it is he that giveth 
thee power to get wealth, that he may 
establish his covenant which he sware 
unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 

1 9 And it shall be, if thou do at all 
forget the Lord thy God, and walk 
after other gods, and serve them, and 
worship them, I testify against you 
this day that ye shall surely perish. 

20 As the nations which the Lord 
destroy eth before your face, '^so shall 
ye perish ; because ye would not be 
obedient unto the voice of the Lord 
your God. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Moses dlssuadeth them fr-om the opinion of their 
0W71 tHghteousness, 7 by rehearsing their several 
rebellions : 26 his prayer for them. 

HEAR, O l§'ra-el : Thou art to 
pass over J or 'dan this day, to 
go in to possess nations "greater and 
mightier than thyself, cities great 
and *f enced up to heaven, 

2 A people great and tall, ''the chil- 
dren of the An'a-kims, whom thou 
knowest, and of whom thou hast 
heard say^YsfYio can stand before the 
children of A'nak ! 

3 Understand therefore this day, 
that the Lord thy God is he which 
goeth '^over before thee ; as a ^con- 
suming fire he shall destroy them, 
and he shall bring them down before 
thy face : -^so shalt thou drive them 
out, and destroy them quickly, as the 
Lord hath said unto thee. 

4 Speak -^not thou in thine heart, 
after that the Lord thy God hath 
cast them out from before thee, say- 
ing. For my righteousness the Lord 
hath brought me in to possess this 
land : but ''for the wickedness of these 
nations the Lord doth drive them 
out from before thee. 

5 Not 'for thy righteousness, or for 
the uprightness of thine heart, dost 
thou go to possess their land : but for 
the wickedness of these nations the 
Lord thy God doth drive them ouo 
from before thee, and that he may 
perform •'the word which the Lord 
sware unto thy fathers, A'bra-ham, 
I'§aac, and Ja'cob. | 

6 Understand therefore, that the [ 
Lord thy God giveth thee not thi^ 
good land to possess it for thy right - 
eousness ; for thou art a stiff necked^ 
people. A. 9. 13 J 

TITlemember, and forget not, how 
thou provokedst the Lord thy God 
to wrath in the wilderness : from ^^^he 



I 



Jiehellions of 



DEUTEROI^OMY, 10. 



Israel rehearsed. 



day that thou didst depart out of the 
land of E'gypt, until ye came unto 
this place, ye have been rebellious 
iigainst the Lord. 

©Also 'in Ho'reb ye provoked the 
Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was 
angiywithyoutohavedestroyedyou. 

9 When I was gone up into the 
mount to receive the tables of stone, 
even the tables of the covenant which 
the Lord made with you, then I 
'"abode in the mount forty days and 
forty nights, I neither did eat bread 
nor drink water : 

10 And the Lord delivered unto me 
two tables of stone ^\Titten with the 
finger of God ; and on them was lorit- 
ten according to all the words, which 
the Lord spake with you in the 
mount out of the midst of the fire in 
the day of the assembly. 

11 And it came to pass at the end of 
forty days and forty nights, that the 
Lord gave me the two tables of stone, 
even the tables of the covenant. 

12 And the Lord said unto me. 
Arise, "get thee down quickly from 
hence; for thy people which thou 
hast brought forth out of E'gypt 
have corrupted themselves ; they are 
"quickly turned aside out of the way 
which I commanded them ; they have 
made them a molten image. 

A f 13 Furthermore Hhe Lord spake un- 

I to me, saying , I have seen this people, 

* i and, behold, 'dt is a stiffnecked people : 

14 Let me alone, that I may destroy 
them, and '^blot out their name from 
imder heaven: and I will make of 
thee a nation mightier and greater 
than they. 

15 So I turned and came down from 
ijhe mount, and the mount burned 
with fire : and the two tables of the 
covenant were in mj two hands. 

16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had 
sinned against the Lord your God, 
and had made you a molten calf : ye 
had turned aside quickly out of the 
way which the Lord had comjnanded 

IT And 'I took the two tables, and 
cast them out of my two hands, and 
brake them before your eyes. 
A f 1 8 And I 'fell down before the Lord, 
as at the first, forty days and forty 
nights : I did neither eat bread, nor 
drink water, because of all your sins 
which ye sinned, in doing wickedly 
in the sight of the Lord, to provoke 
\ him to anger. A. 9. 24. 

*A. 9 18. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 9. 

I Ex. 32, 4: 
Ps.106,19 

m Ex. 24, 18 
Ex. 34, 28 
Lu. 4, 1 

n Ex. 32, 7 

ch. 31, 29 
Judg.2,17 

p Ex. 33, 9 

q ch. 10, 16 
ch. 31, 27 
2Ki.l7,14 

r ch. 29, 30 
Ps. 9, 5 
Ps. 109,13 

s Ps. 69, 9 
Ps. 119, 
139 

t Ex. 34, 28 
Ps. 106,23 

u Ex. 32, 
10,11 
Heb. 
12,29 

V Ex. 32, 14 
Ex. 33, 17 
ch. 10, 10 
Ps. 106,23 
Amos 7, 
1-6 
Jas. 5, 15 

w Ex. 82, 2C 
Isa. 31, 7 

X Num.11,1 

y Num.11,4 

z Num.13,3 
Num.14,1 

a Ps. 106,24 

h ch. 31, 27 

c Ex. 32, 11 
1 Sam.7,9 
Pro, 15,29 
Jer. 15, 1 

d Gen.41,57 
1 Sam. 
14,25 

e Ex. 32, 12 
Num. 
14,16 

/ch. 4, 20 
1 Ki. 8, 51 
Neh. 1, 10 
Ps. 95, 7 



CHAP. 10. 
a Ex. 34.1,2 

197 



19 For "I was afraid of the anger 
and hot displeasure, wherewith the 
Lord was wroth against you to de- 
stroy you. "^'But the Lord hearkened 
unto me at that time also. 

20 And the Lord was very angry 
with Aar'on to have destroyed hmi : 
and I prayed for Aar'on also the 
same tune. 

21 And "'I took your sin, the calf 
which ye had made, and burnt it 
with fire, and stamped it, a^c? ground 
it very small, even until it was as 
small as dust: and I cast the dust 
thereof into the brook that descended 
out of the mount. 

22 And at ^Tab'e-rah, and at Mas'- 
sah, and at ^Kib'roth-hat-ta'a-vah, 
ye provoked the Lord to wrath. 

23 Likewise_^when the Lord sent 
you from Ka'desh-bar^ne-a, saying. 
Go up and possess the land which I 
have given you; then ye rebelled 
against the commandment of the 
Lord your God, and ye ''believed 
him not, nor hearkened to his voice. 

24 Ye *have been rebellious against 



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the Lord from the day that 1 iinew 

yon. A. 31. 27.J 

25 Thus I feU do^\Ti before the Lord 
forty days and forty nights, as I fell 
down at the first ; because the Lord 
had said he would destroy you. 
26 1 "Sprayed therefore unto the 
Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy 
not thy people and thine inheritance, 
which thou hast redeemed through 
thy greatness, which thou hast 
brought forth out of E'gypt with a 
mighty hand. 

27 Remember thy servants, A 'bra- 
ham, I'saac, and Ja'cob ; look not unto 
the stubbormiess of this people, nor 
to their Avickedness, nor to their sin : 

28 Lest "^the land whence thou 
broughtest us out say, ^Because the 
Lord was not able to bring them into 
the land which he promised them, 
and because he hated them, he hath 
brought them out to slay them in the 
wilderness. 

29 Yet they are thy people and thine 
■^inheritance, which thou broughtest 
out by thy mighty power and by thy 
stretched out arm. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 GoA^ f^ mercy in restoring the two tableft, 6 in con- 
tinuing the priesthood, i in ■■separating the tt'ibe of 
Levi, 10 and hearkening to Moses' suit Jor the 
people. 

AT that time the Lord said unto 
me, Ilev/ "thee two tables of 



1 A 



The tioo tables restored. DEUTERONOMY, 11. Mnhortation to obedience. 



f 



stone like unto the first, and come 
up unto me into the mount, and 
make *thee an ark of wood. 

2 And I will write on the tables the 
words that were in the first tables 
which thou brakest, and thou shalt 
put them in the ark. 

3 And I made an ark of 'shittim 
wood, and hewed two tables of stone 
like unto the first, and went up into 
the mount, having the two tables in 
mine hand, 

4 And ''he wrote on the tables, ac- 
cording to the first writing, the ten 
^commandments, ^which the Lord 
spake unto you in the mount out of 
the midst of the fire in -'"the day of 
the assembly : and the Lord gave 
them unto me. 

5 And I turned myself and ^came 
down from the mount, and ^put the 
tables in the ark which I had made ; 
'and there they be, as the Lord com 
manded me. 

6 TAnd the children of l§'ra-el took 
their journey from Be-e'roth -^of the 
children of Ja'a-kan to Mo-se'ra 
there '^ Aar'on died, and there he was 
buried ; and E-le-a'zar his son minis- 
tered in the priest's office in his stead. 

7 From thence they journeyed unto 
Gud'go-dah ; and from Gud'go-dah to 
Jot'bath, a land of rivers of waters. 

8 If At that time the Lord separated 
the tribe of Le'vl, to bear the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord, to stand 
before the Lord to minister unto 
him, and 'to bless in his name, unto 
this day. 

9 Wherefore '"Le'vi hath no part nor 
inheritance with his brethren ; the 
Lord is his inheritance, according as 
the Lord thy God promised him, 

1 1i And I stayed in the mount, ac- 
cording to the -first time, forty days 
and forty nights; and the Lord 
hearkened unto me at that time also, 
and the Lord would not destroy 
thee. 

11 And the Lord said unto me, 
Arise, ^take thy journey before the 
people, that they may go in and pos- 
sess the land, which I sware unto 
their fathers to give unto them. 

1 2 TAnd now, i§'ra-el, ''what doth the 
Lord thv God require of thee, but to 
fear the ILord thy God, to walk in all 
his ways, and '%o love him, and to 
serve the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart and with all thy soul, 

i 3 To keep the conmaandments of 



B. C. 14:51. 



CHAP. 10. 

h Ex. 25, 10 

c Ex. 25, 5 
Ex. 37, 1 

a Ex. 24, 28 
Jer. 31,33 

1 words. 

e Ex. 20, 1 

/Ex. 19,17 
ch. 9, 10 
ch. 18, 16 

g Ex. 34, 29 

7i Ex. 40, 20 

i 1 Ki. 8, 9 

j Num. 
33,31 

k Num. 
20,28 
Num. 

1 Lev. 9, 22 
Num.6,23 
ch. 21, 5 

m Num. 18, 
20, 24 
Ch. 18,1,2 
Ezek. 
44,28 

2 Or, for- 
mer days. 

3 go in 

jo urney. 

n Jer. 7, 23 
Mic, 6. 8 

Mat.22,37 
1 Tim. 1,5 

p 1 Ki. 8, 27 
Ps. 115,16 

q Gen.14,19 
Ps. 24, 1 

r Lev.26,41 
Jer. 4, 4 
Rom. 2,28 
Eph.4,21 
Col. 2, 11 

s Ps. 136, 2 
Dan. 2. 47 

t Rev.17,14 

u 2Chr.l9,7 
Job 34, 19 
Actsl0,34 
Rom.2,11 
Gal. 2, 6 
Eph. 6, 9 
Col. 3, 25 
lPet.1.17 

V Ps. 68, 5 
Ps. 146. 9 

w Mat. 4,10 

X Ps. 63, 11 

y Ps. 22, 3 
Jer. 17,14 



CHAP. 11. 
a Zech. 3, 7 

198 



the Lord, and his statutes, which I 
command thee this day for thy good ? , 

14 Behold, ^'the heaven and the 
heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy 
God, ^the earth also^ with all that 
therein is. 

15 Only the Lord had a delight in " 
thy fathers to love them, and he 
chose their seed after them, even you 
above all people, as it is this day. f 

16 Circumcise therefore ^he fore- 
skin of your heart, and be no more 
stiff necked. 

IT For the Lord your Gqd^sjGod 
ot gods, and ^Lord of lords a grea t 







God, a mighty, and a terrible, whi ch 
regardeth "not persons, nor take tE 
reward : 



T8'lle 'doth execute the judgment of 
the fatherless and widow, and loveth 
the stranger, in giving him food and 
raiment. j. 32. 4 

19 Love ye therefore the stranger:' 
for ye were strangers in the land of 
E'gypt. 

20 Thou '"shalt fear the Lord thy 
God ; him shalt thou serve, and to 
him shalt thou cleave, ""and swear by 
his name. 

21 He ^is thy praise, and he is thy 
God, that hath done for thee these 
great and terrible things, which thine 
eyes have seen. 

22 Thy fathers went down into 
E'gjTt with threescore and ten per- 
sons; and now the Lord thy God 
hath made thee as the stars of 
heaven for multitude. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 A7i exhortation to obfidience. 18 A careful study is 
required iv. God's words. 26 A blessing a7id a curse 
is set before tliera. 

THEREFORE thou shalt love the 
Lord thy God, and ''keep his 
charge, and his statutes, and his 
judgments, and his commandments, 
alway. 

2 And know ye this day : for I speak 
not with your children which have 
not known, and which have not seen 
the chastisement of the Lord your 
God, his greatness, his mighty hand, 
and his stretched out arm, 

3 And his miracles, and his acts, 
which he did in the midst of E'gypt 
unto Pha'radh the king of E'gypt, 
and unto all his land ; 

4 And what he did unto the army of 
E'gypt, unto their horses, and to their 
chariots ; how he made the watei* of 
the Red sea to overflow them as they 

*0. 17, 18, 19. fL 23. 5. ' 



Ohedieyice enjoined. 



DEUTERONOMY, 1 1 . Blessings of obediena 



pursued after you, and hou^ the Lord 
hath destroyed them unto this day ; 

5 And what he did unto you in the 
wilderness, until ye came into this 
place; 

6 And *what he did unto Da'than 
and A-bf ram, the sons of E-li'ab, the 
son of Reu'ben : how the earth opened 
her mouth, and swallowed them up, 
,and their households, and their tents, 
and all the 'substance that '^was in 
their possession, in the midst of all 
is'ra-el : 

7 But your eyes have seen all the 
great acts of the Lord which he did. 

8 Therefore shall ye keep all the 
■commandments which I command 
you tills day, that ye may 'be strong, 
and go in and possess the land, 
whither ye go to possess it ; 

9 And "^that ye may prolong your 
>days in the land, Avhich the Lord 
Eware unto your fathers to give unto 
them and to their seed, '^a land that 
floweth with milk and honey. 

10 IFF or the land, whither thou goest 
in to possess it, is not as the land of 
E'gypt, from whence ye came out, 
-''where thou sowedst t\\j seed, and 
wateredst it with thy foot, as a gar- 
den of herbs : 

11 But ^the land, whither ye go to 
possess it, is a land of hills and val- 
leys, and drmketh water of the rain 
of heaven : 

12 A land which the Lord thy God 
^caretii for : Hhe eyes of the Lord thy 
God are always upon it, from the be- 
ginning ot the year even unto tlie end 
of the year. 

- 13 TAnd it shall come to pass, if ye 
shall hearken 'diligently unto my 
commandments which I command 
you this day, to love •'the Lord your 
God, and to serv^e hmi with all your 
heart and with all your soul, 

14 That ^I vvali give you the rain of 
your land m his due season, 'the first 
rain and the latter rain, that thou 
mayest gather in thy com, and thy 
wine, and thine oil. 

15 And "T will *send grass in thy 
iields for thy cattle, that thou mayest 
"eat and be full. 

16 Take heed to yourselves, "that 
your heart be not deceived, and ye 
turn aside, and serv^e other gods, and 
worship them ; 

17 And then ^the Lord's wrath be 
kindled against you, and he ^shut up 
the heaven, that there be no rain, 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 11. 

h Num.16,1 
Ps. 106,17 

1 Or, living 
substance 
whichfol- 
loived 
them, 

2 was at 
their feet. 

c Josh. 1, 
6,7 

d ch. 4, 40 
ch. 5, 16 
Pro. 3, 
1,26 
Pro. 10,27 

e Ex. 3, 8 

f Zech. 
■ 14, 18 

g ch. 8, 7 

3 seeketh. 

h 1 Ki. 9, 3 

i ch. 6, 17 

j 2Thes.3,5 

k Lev. 26, 4 
ch. 28, 12 

I Joel 2, 23 
Jas. 5, 7 

m Ps.104,14 

4 give. 

n Joel 2, 19 

Job 31, 27 

p ch. 6, 15 

q 1 Ki. 8, 35 
2Chr.6,26 
2Chr.7,13 

r Pro. 22, 6 
s Hab. 2, 2 

t Pro. 3, 2 
Pro. 4, 10 
Pro. 9, 11 j 

u Ps. 72, 5 
Ps. 89, 29 

V ch. 6, 17 

w ch. 4, 38 

X ch. 9, 1 

U Josh. 1, 3 
Josh. 14,9 

z Gen.15,18 
Ex. 23, 31 
Num.34,3 

a ch. 7, 24 

b Ex. 23, 27 

c ch. 30, 1 

d ch. 28, 2 

e ch. 28, 15 

/ ch. 27, 12 
Josh. 8,-33 

199 



and that the land yield not her fruit ; 
and lest ye perish quickly from off 
the good land wliich the Lord giveth 
you. 

18 H Therefore shall ye lay up these 
my words in your heart and in your 
soul, and bind them for a sign upon 
your hand, that they may be as 
frontlets between your eyes. 
i 1 9 And ye shall teach them your 
' children, speaking of them when thou 
sittest in thine house, and when thou 
walkest by the way, when thou liest 
do^vn, and when thou risest up. 

20 And thou shalt write them upon 
'the door posts of thine house, and 
Lipon thy gates : 

I 21 That 'your days may be multi- 
plied, and the days of your children, 
in the land which the Lord sware 
junto your fathers to give them, "as 
I the days of heaven upon the earth. 
I 22 iFor if '^^ye shall diligently keep 
all these commandments which I 
command you, to do them, to love 
the Lord your God, to walk in all 
his ways, and to cleave unto him ; 

23 Then will the Lord ^drive out all 
these nations from before you, and ye 
shall ^possess greater nations and 
mightier than yourselves. 

24Eveiy ^place whereon the soles" 
of your feet shall tread shall be 
your's: 'from the wilderness and 
Leb'a-non^ from the river, the river 
Eu-phra'tes, even unto the uttermost 
sea shall your coast be. 

25 There ''shall no man be able to 
stand before you : for the Lord your 
God shall lay the fear of you and the 
dread of you upon all the land that 
ye shaU tread upon, as he *hath said 
unto you. K. 23. 14 

26 ^Behold, T set before you thisl 
day a blessing and a cm^se ; 

27 A '^blessing, if ye obey the com- 
mandments of the Lord your God, 
which I command you this day : 

28 And a'curse, if"^ ye will not obey 
the commandments of the Lord your 
God, but turn aside out of the way 
which I command you this day, to 
go after other gods, which ye have 
not kno\\Ti. H. 18. 18, 19. J 

29 And it shall come to pass, when 
the Lord thy God hath brought thee 
in unto the land whither thou goest 
to possess it, that thou shalt put ^the 
blessing upon mount Ger'i-zim, and 
the curse upon mount E'bal. 

30 Are they not on the other side 



K 



H 



Monuments of idolatry DEUTERONOMY, 12. 



Jor'dan, by the way where the sun 
goeth down, in the land of the Ca'- 
naan'ites, which dweh m the cham- 
paign over agamst Gil 'gal, beside the 
plains of Mo'reh ? 

31 For ye shall pass over Jor'dan to 

fo in to possess the land which the 
^ORD your God giveth you, and ye 
shall possess it, and dwell therein. 

32 And ye shall observe to do all 
the statutes and judgments which I 
set before you this day. 

CHAPTER 12. 

Monuments of idolatry are to be destroyed. 5 The 
place of God's service is to be kept. i(j, 23 Blood 
forbidden. 17, 20, 26 Holy things to be eaten in the 
holy place. 

THESE are the statutes and judg- 
ments, which ye shall observe to 
do in the land, which the Lord God 
of thy fathers giveth thee to possess 
it,'' ail the days that ye live upon the 
earth. 

2 Ye *shall utterly destroy aU the 
places, wherein the nations which ye 
shall ^possess served thek gods, upon 
''the high mountains, and upon the 
hills, and under every green tree : 

3 And "^ye shall ^overthrow their al- 
tars, and break their pillars, and burn 
their groves with fire ; and ye shall 
hew down the graven images of their 
gods, and destroy the ^names of them 
out of that place. 

4 Ye shall not do so unto the Lord 
your God. 

5 But unto the place which the Lord 
your God shall -^choose out of all 
yourtribes to put his name there, even 
unto his habitation shall ye seek, and 
thither thou shalt come : 

6 And ^thither ye shall bring your 
burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, 
'^and your tithes, and heave offerings 
of your hand, and your vows, and 
your freewill offerings, and the first- 
lings of your herds and of your flocks : 

7 And 'there ye shall eat before the 
Lord your God, and •'ye shall rejoice 
in all that ye put your hand unto, 
ye and your households, w^herein the 
Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 

8 Ye shall not do after all the things 
that we do here this day, every man 
whatsoever is right in his own 
eves. 

9 For ye are not as yet come to the 
rest and to the inheritance, which 
the Lord your God giveth you. 

10 But when ye go over Jor'dan, and 
dwell in the land which the Lord 
your God giveth you to inherit, and 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 12. 

a ch. 4, 10 

1 Ki. 8, 40 
Gal. 6, 9 

h Ex. 34, 33 

1 Or, in- 

herit. 

c 2 Ki. 16, 4 

2 Ki. 17, 
10, 11 
Jer. 3, 6 

d Num. 

OO, b4 

Judg. 2, 2 

2 break 
down. 

e Ex. 23, 13 
Ps. 16, 4 
Zech.13,2 

/ch. 26, 2 
Josh. 9,27 
1 Ki. 8, 29 
2Chr.7,12 
Ps. 78, 68 

(J Lev. 17, 3 

h ch. 14, 22 

I ch. 14, 26 

j Lev.23,40 
Eccl. 3,12 
Eccl. 5,18 

k ch. 14, 23 
ch. 15, 20 
ch. 16, 2 
ch. 17, 8 
ch. 18, 6 
ch. 26, 2 
ch. 31, 11 
Josh. 18,1 
1 Ki. 8, 29 
Ps. 78, 68 
Ps. 87, 2 

3 the choice 

of your 
vows. 

I ch. 10, 9 
ch. 14, 29 

m Lev. 17,4 

n Gen. 9, 3 

ch. 14, 5 
ch. 15, 22 

p Gen. 9, 4 
Lev. 7, 26 
Lev.17,10 
ch. 15, 23 
1 Sam. 14, 
33,34 
Acts 15, 
20,29 

q ch. 14, 23 

r Eccl. 3, 
12, 13 
Eccl. 5, 
18-20 

s ch. 14, 27 

4 all thy 

days. 

t Gen.15,18 
Gen.28,14 
Ex. 34, 24 
ch. 11, 24 
ch. 19, 8 

200 



to be destroyed. 

when he giveth you rest from all 
your enemies round about, so that 
ye dwell in safety ; 

1 1 Then there shall be *a place which 
the Lord your God shall choose to 
cause his name to dwell there ; thither 
shall ye bring all that I command 
you ; your burnt ofi:erings, and your 
sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave 
ofi'ering of your hand, and all ^your 
choice vows which ye vow unto the 
Lord: 

12 And ye shall rejoice before the 
Lord your God, ye, and your sons, 
and your daughters, and your men- 
servants, and your maidservants, and 
the Le'vTte that is within your gates ; 
forasmuch as Tie hath no part nor 
inheritance witii you. 

13 Take "'heed to thyself that thou 
ofi'er not thy burnt offerings iji every 
place that thou seest : 

14 But in the place which the Lord 
shall choose in one of thy tribes, there 
thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, 
and there thou shalt do aU that I 
command thee. 

15 Notwithstanding thou mayest 
kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, 
whatsoever ''thy soul lusteth after, 
according to the blessing of the Lord 
thy God which he hath given thee : 
the unclean and the clean may eat 
thereof, ''as of the roebuck, and as of 
the hart. 

16 Only ^ye shall not eat the blood ; 
ye shall pour it upon the earth as 
water. 

IT I^Thou mayest not eat within thy 
gates the tithe of thy com, or of thy 
wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of 
thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of 
thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy 
freewill offerings, or heave offering 
of thine hand : 

1 8 But ^tliou must eat them before 
the Lord thy God in the place which 
the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, 
and thy son, and thy daughter, and 
thy manservant, and thy maidserv- 
ant, and the Le\"ite that is within thy 
gates : and thou shalt Tejoice before 
the Lord thy God in all that thou 
puttest thine hands unto. 

19 Take 'heed to thyself that thou 
forsake not the LeVite "as long as 
thou livest upon the earth. 

20 ^When the Lord thy God shall 
enlarge thy border, *as he hath prom- 
ised thee, and thou shalt say, 1 Avill 
eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to 



Blood is forbidden. 



DEUTERONOMY, 13. Waryiing against idolatry. 



eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, 
whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 

21 If the place which the IjORD thy 
God hath chosen to put his name 
there be too far from thee, then thou 
Shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, 
which the Lord hath given thee, as 
I have commanded thee, and thou 
shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy 
soul histeth after. 

22 Even as the roebuck and the hart 
is eaten, so thou shalt eat them : the 
unclean and the clean shall eat of 
them alike. 

23 Only 'be sure that thou eat not 
the blood : "for the blood is the life ; 
and thou mayest not eat the life with 
the flesh. 

24 Thou shalt not eat it ; thou shalt 
pour it upon the earth as water. 

25 Thou shalt not eat it ; ^that it 
may go well with thee, and with thy 
children after thee, "when thou shalt 
do that which is right in the sight of 
the Lord. 

26 Only thy 4ioly things which 
thou hast, and ^thy vows, thou shalt 
take, and go unto the place which 
the Lord shall choose : 

27 And 'thou shalt offer thy burnt 
offei'ings, the flesh and the blood, 
upon the altar of the Lord thy God : 
and the blood of thy sacrifices shall 
be poured out upon the altar of the 
Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat 
the flesh. 

28 Observe and hear all these words 
which I command thee, that "it may 
go well with thee, and with thy chil- 
dren after thee for ever, when thou 
doest that vnhich is good and right 
in the sight of the Lord thy God. 

29 HWhen ''the Lord thy God shall 
cut off the nations from before thee, 
whither thou goest to possess them, 
and thou ''succeedest them, anddwell- 
est in their land ; 

30 Take heed to thvself that thou 
be not snared 'by following them, 
after that they be destroyed from 
before thee; and that thou enquire 
not after their gods, saying. How did 
these nations serve their gods ? even 
so will I do likewise. 

31 Thou ''shalt not do so unto the 
Lord thy God : for every ^abomina- 
tion to the Lord, which he hateth, 
have they done unto their gods ; for 
"^even their sons and their daughters 
they have burnt in the fire to their 
gods. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 12. 

5 he strong. 

u Gen. 9, 4 
Lev. 17, 

11, 14 

V ch. 4, 40 
Isa. 3, 10 

w Ex. 15, 26 
ch. 13, 18 
1 Ki.11,38 

X Num. 5, 
9,10 
Num. 
18,19 

y 1 Sam.21, 

22, 24 

z Lev. 1, 5, 
9, 13 
Lev.17,11 

a Ps. 25, 

12, 13 
Pro. 1, 33 
Pro. 3,1-4 
Eccl. 8,12 

h Josh. 23,4 

6 inherit- 
cst, or, 
possessest 
them. 

7 after 
them. 

c 2Ki.l7,15 

8 abomi- 
nation of 
the. 

d Jer. 32. 35 

e Josh. 1, 7 
Pro. 30, 6 
Rev.22,18 



CHAP. 13. 

a 2Thes.2,9 

b Jer. 28, 9 
Mat. 7, 22 

c Mat.24,24 
iCor. 
11, 19 
2 Thes. 
2,11 
Rev.13,14 

d 2 Ki. 23. 3 
2Chr. 
34,31 
lJohnl,7 
2 John 6 

e Jer. 14, 15 
Zech.13,3 

/lKi.18,40 
2 Ki. 10, 
18-28 

1 spoken 
revolt 
ngainst 
the 
LORD. 

g lCor.5,13 

h Job 2, 9 
Mic. 7, 5 

i Pro. 1, 10 

j ch. 17, 7 
Acts 7, 58 

201 



32 What thing soever I command 
you, observe to do it : 'thou shalt not 
add thereto, nor diminish from it. 
CHAPTER 13. 

1 Enticers to idolatry to he stoned to death, 6 ivithout 
regard to nearness of relation. 12 Idolatrous cities 
not to be spared. 

IF there arise among you a prophet, 
or a dreamer of dreams, and "giv- 
eth thee a sign or a wonder, 

2 And *the sign or the wonder come 
to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, 
saying. Let us go after other gods, 
which thou hast not known, and let 
us serve them ; 

3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the 
words of that prophet, or that dreamer 
of dreams: for the Lord your God 

proveth you, to know whether ye 
love the Lord your God with all 
your heart and with all your soul. 

4 Ye shall ''walk after the Lord 
your God, and fear him, and keep 
his commandments, and obey his 
voice, and ye shall serve him, and 
cleave unto him. 

5 And 'that prophet, or that dreamer 
of dreams, shall -^be put to death ; be- 
cause he hath ^spoken to turn you 
away from the Lord your God, 
which brought you out of the land 
of E'g5"pt, and redeemed you out of 
the house of bondage, to thrust thee 
out of the way which the Lord thy 
God commanded thee to walk in. 
"So shalt thou put the evil away 
from the midst of thee. 

6 1[If thy brother, the son of thy 
mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, 
or 'the wife of thy bosom, or thy 
friend, which is as thine own soul, 
entice thee secretly, saying, Let us 
go and serve other gods, Avhich thou 
hast not known, thou, nor thy fa- 
thers ; 

7 Namely, of the gods of the people 
which are round about you, nigh 
unto thee, or far off from thee, from 
the one end of the earth even unto 
the other end of the earth ; 

8 Thou shalt 'not consent unto him, 
nor hearken unto him ; neither shall 
thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou 
spare, neither shalt thou conceal him 

9 But thou shalt surely kill him 
thine •'liand shall be first upon him 
to put him to death, and afterwards 
the hand of all the people. 

1 And thou shalt stone him with 
stones, that he die ; because he hath 
sought to thrust thee away from the 
Lord thy God, which brought thee 



Of idolatrous cities. 



DEUTERONOMY, 14. Meats clean and unclean 



out of the land of E'gypt, from the 
house of ^bondage. 

1 1 And ^all i§'ra-el shall hear, and 
fear, and shall do no more any such 
wickedness as this is among you. 

12 Hlf ^thou shalt hear say in one of 
thy cities, which the Lord thy God 
hath given thee to dwell there, say- 
ing, 

13 Certain men, ^the children of 
Be'li-al, are '"gone out from among 
you, and have withdrawn "the in- 
habitants of their city, saying, Let 
Us go and serv^e other gods, which ye 
have not known ; 

14 Then shalt thou enquire, and 
make search, and ask diligently; 
and, behold, ?"/' it he truth, and the 
thing certam, that such abomination 
is wrought among you ; 

15 Thou shalt surely smite the in- 
habitants of that city with the ^^%q 
of the sword, "destroying it utterly, 
and all that is therein, and the cattle 
thereof, with the edge of the sword. 

16 And thou shalt gather all the 
spoil of it into the midst of the street 
thereof, and shalt burn with fire the 
city, and all the spoil thereof every 
vs/'hit, for the Lord thy God : and it 
shall be ^an heap for ever ; it shall 
not be built again. 

1 T And ^there shall cleave nought 
of the ^cursed thing to thine hand : 
that the Lord '^may turn from the 
fierceness of his anger, and shew thee 
mercy, and have compassion upon 
thee, and multiply tliee, 'as he hath 
sworn unto thy fathers ; 

18 When thou shalt hearken to the 
voice of the Lord thy God, 'to keep 
all his commandments which I com- 
mand thee this day, to do that which 
is right in the eyes of the Lord thy 
God. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 GodCs children must not disfigure themselves in 
mourning. 3 Wiat maxi he eaten, and what may 
not, 4 of beasts, 9 of fishes, 11 offoiols. 22 Tithes 
of divine service. £!8 The third year's tithe of alms 
and charity. 

YE are ''the children of the Lord 
your God; *ye shall not cut 
yourselves, nor make any baldness 
between your eyes for the dead. 

2 For ''thou art an holy people unto 
the Lord thy God, and the Lord 
hath chosen thee to be a peculiar 
people unto himself, above all the 
nations that are upon the earth. 

3 IFThou ''shalt not eat any abomi- 
nable thing. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 13. 

2 hondmen. 

k ch. 19, 20 

I Josh. 
22, 11 
Judg.20,1 

3 Or, 

naughty 
men. 

1 Sam. 
2,12 

2 Cor.6,lo 

VI 1 John 
2,19 
Jude 19 

n 2 Ki.17,21 

Josh. 6,17 

p Josh. 8,28 
Isa. 17, 1 
Isa. 25, 2 
Jer. 49, 2 

q ch. 7, 26 
Josh. 6,18 
Josh. 7, 1, 
11,12 

4 Or, de- 
voted. 

r Josh. 6,26 

s Gen.22.17 
Gen. 26, 
4,24 
Gen.28,14 

t ch. 12, 25 



CHAP. 14. 

a Rom.1,10 
Rom.8,16 
Rom. 9, 
8,26 

Gal. 3, 26 
1 John 3,1 

b Lev. 19,28 
Lev. 21, 5 
Jer. 16, 6 
Jer. 41, 5 
Jer. 47, 5 
1 Thes. 
4, 13 

c Lev.20,26 
Rom.12,1 

d Ezek.4,14 
Actsl0,13 

e Lev. 11, 2 

1 dish on, 
or, bison. 

/Lev.11,13 

g Ex. 22, 31 
Lev.17,15 
Lev. 22, 8 
Ezek.4,14 
Ezek. 
44, 31 

h Ex. 23, 19 
Ex. 34, 26 

i Lev.27,30 
ch. 12, 
6, 17 
Neh. 
10,37 

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4 These 'are the beasts which ye 
shall eat : the ox, the sheep, and the 
goat, 

5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the 
fallow deer, and the wild goat, and 
the ^pygarg, and the wild ox, and the 
chamois. 

6 And every beast that parteth the 
hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two 
claws, and cheweth the cud among 
the beasts, that ye shall eat. 

T Nevertheless these ye shall not eat 
of them that chew the cud, or of 
them that divide the cloven hoof ; as 
the camel, and the hare, and the 
coney : for they chew the cud, but di- 
vide not the hoof ; therefore they are 
unclean unto you. 

8 And the swine, because it divideth 
the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it 
is unclean unto you : ye shall not eat 
of their flesh, nor touch their dead 
carcase. 

9 H These ye shall eat of all that are 
in the w^aters : all that have iins and 
scales shall ye eat : 

10 And whatsoever hath not fins 
and scales ye may not eat ; it ^6' un- 
clean unto you. 

11 1[ Of all clean birds ye shall eat. 

12 But -'these are they of which ye 
shall not eat : the eagle, and the ossi- 
frage, and the ospray, 

13 And the glede, and the kite, and 
the vulture after his kind, 

14 And every raven after his kind, 

15 And the owl, and the night hawk, 
and the cuckow, and the hawk after 
his kind, 

16 The little owl, and the great owl, 
and the swan, 

17 And the pelican, and the gier 
eagle, and the cormorant, 

1 8 And the stork, and the heron after 
her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 

1 9 And every creeping thing that 
flieth is unclean imto you : they shall 
not be eaten. 

20 Bnt o/all clean fowls ye may eat. 

21 llYe ^shall not eat of any thing 
that dieth of itself : thou shalt give it 
unto the stranger that is in thy gates, 
that he may eat it ; or thou may est 
sell it unto an alien : for thou art an 
holy people unto the Lord thy God. 
Thou^shalt not seethe a kid in his 
mother's milk. 

22 Thou 'shalt truly tithe all the in- 
crease of thy seed, that the field bring- 
eth forth year by year. 

23 And thou shalt eat before the 



Tithes of divine service. DEUTERONOMY, 15. 



The year of release. 



Lord thy God, in the place which he 
shall choose to place his name there, 
the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, 
and of thine oil, and the firstlings of 
thy herds and of thy flocks ; that thou 
•'"mayest learn to fear the Lord thy 
God always. 

24 And if the way be too long for 
thee, so that thou art not able to carry 
it ; or ^if the place be too far from thee, 
which the Lord thy God shall choovse 
to set his name chere, when the Lord 
thy God hath blessed thee : 

25 Then shalt thou turn it into 
money, and bind up the money in 
thine hand, and sh?Jt go unto the 
place which the Lord thy God shall 
choose : 

26 And thou sha,lt bestow that 
money for whatsoever thy soul lust- 
eth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for 
wine, or for strong drink, or for what- 
soever thy soul Mesireth: and thou 
shalt eat there before the Lord thy 
God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and 
thine household, 

2 7 And 'the Le Vlte that is within thy 
gates; thou shalt not forsake him; 
for '^'he hath no part nor inheritance 
with thee, 

28 IF At ''the end of three years thou 
shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine 
increase the same year, and shalt lay 
it up within thy gates : 

29 And the LeVite, (because he hath 
no part nor inheritance with thee,) 
and "the stranger, and the fatherless, 
and the widow, which are within thy 
gates, shall come, and shall eat and 
be satisfied ; that the ^Lord thy God 
may bless thee in all the work of 
thine hand which thou doest. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 The seventh year a year of release for the poor : 7 it 
must be no hindrance to lending or giving. 12 Of 
Hebrew servants freedom. 19 All firstling males 
of cattle to be sanctified unto the Lord. 

AT the end of "" every seven years 
thou shalt make a release. 

2 And this is the manner of the re- 
lease: Every 'creditor that lendeth 
ought unto his neighbour shall re- 
lease it ; he shall not exact it of his 
neighbour, or of his brother ; because 
it is called the Lord's release. 

3 Of ''a foreigner thou mayest exact 
it again: but that which is thine 
with thy brother thine hand shall 
release ; 

4 ^Save wlien there shall be no poor 
among you ; "for the Lord shall great- 
ly bless thee in the land which the 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 14. 

j Ps. 2, 11 
Ps. 5, 7 
Ps. 111,10 
Ps. 147,11 
Pro. .3, 13 
Isa. 8, 13 
Jer. 32, 
38-41 
Heb. 
12,28 

k ch. 12, 21 

2 asketh of 
thee. 

I Rom.13,4 
Rom. 
15,27 
1 Cor. 9, 
1-14 

m Num. 
18,20 
ch.18,1,2 

n Amos 4, 4 

ch. 10, 18 
Ps. 94, 6 
Isa. 1, 17 
Ezek. 22, 
7, 29 

Lu. 14, 12 
Heb. 13, 2 

p ch. 15, 10 
Pro. 3, 
9,10 
Mai. 3, 10 



CHAP. 15. 

a Ex. 23, 10 
Jer. 34, 14 

1 master of 
the lend- 
ing of his 
hand. 

b ch. 23, 20 

2 Or, To the 
end that 
there be 
no poor 
among 
you. 

c ch. 28, 8 

d Pro. 22, 7 

e 1 John 
3,17 

/ Lev.25,35 
Mat. 5, 42 
Lu. 6, 34 
Gal. 2, 10 

3 word. 

4 Belial, 

g ch. 28, 54 
Pro. 23, 6 
Pro.28,22 
Mat. 
20,15 

h ch. 24, 15 
Job 34, 28 
Ps. 12, 5 
Ps. 140,12 
Amos5,ll 
J^s. 5, 4 

i Mat.25,41 

j 2 Cor. 9, 5 

k ch. 14, 29 
Ps. 41. 1 

Pro. 14, 
21,31 
Pro. 22, 9 
Pro. 29, 7 

I Ex. 21, 2 
Jer. 34, 14 

mPro.10,22 

n Ex.21,5,6 

203 



Lord thy God giveth thee for an in' 
heritance to possess it : 

5 OrJy if thou carefully hearken 
unto the voice of the Lord thy God, 
to observe to do all these command- 
ments which I command thee this 
day. 

6 For the Lord thy God blesseth 
thee, as he promised thee : and thou 
shalt lend unto many nations, but 
thou shalt not borrow; and ''thou 
shalt reign over many nations, but 
they shaJl not reign over thee. 

7 ITlf there be among you a poor man 
of one of thy brethren within any of 
thy gates in thy land which the Lord 
thy God giveth thee, thou 'shalt not 
harden thine heart, nor shut thin^- 
hand from thy poor brother : 

8 But -^thou shalt open thine hand 
wide imto him, and shalt surely lend 
him sufficient for his need, in that 
which he wanteth. 

9 Beware that there be not a ^thought 
in thy Vicked heart, saying, Ihe 
seventh year, the year of release, is 
at hand ; and ^thine eye be evil against 
thy poor brother, and thou givest hina 
nought; and'^he cry unto the Lord 
against thee, and 'it be sin unto thee. 

10 Thou shalt surely give him, and 
■^thine heart shall not be grieved vv^hen 
thou givest unto him : because that 
^■for this thing the Lord thy God 
shall bless thee in all thy w^orks, and 
in all that thou puttest thine hand 
unto. 

11 For the poor shall never cease out 
of the land: therefore I command 
thee, saying. Thou shalt open thine 
hand wide unto thy brother, to thy 
poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. 

12 iA7id^it thy brother, an He'brew 
man, or an He'brew woman, be sold 
unto thee, and serve thee six years ; 
then in the seventh year thou shalt 
let him go free from thee. 

13 And when thou sendest him out 
free from thee, thou shalt not let him 
go aAvay empty : 

14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally 
out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, 
and out of thy winepress: of that 
wherewith the Lord thy God hath 

'blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 

1 5 And thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in the land of 
E'gypt, and the Lord thy God re- 
deemed thee : therefore I command 
thee this thing to day. 

1 6 And it shall be, "if he say unto 



Feast of the pass over. 



DEUTERONOMY, 16. 



Feast of taberiiacles. 



thee, I will not go away from thee ; 
because he loveth thee and thine 
house, because he is well with thee ; 

17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and 
thrust it through his ear unto the 
door, and he shall be thy servant for 
ever. And also unto thy maidserv- 
ant thou shalt do likewise. 

1 8 It shall not seem hard unto thee, 
when thou sendest him away free 
f I'om thee ; for he hath been worth "a 
double hired sei'vant to thee, in serv- 
ing thee six years : and the Lord thy 
God shall bless thee in all that thou 
doest. 

1 9 *i[ All Hhe firstling males that come 
of thy herd and of thy flock thou 
ghalt sanctify unto the Lord thy 
God : thou shalt do no work with the 
firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the 
firstling of thy sheep. 

20 Thou ?shalt eat it before the Lord 
thy God year by year in the place 
which the Lord shall choose, thou 
and thy household. 

21 And if there be any blemish 
therein, as if it he lame, or blind, or 
have any ill blemish, thou shalt not 
sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God. 

22 Thou shalt eat it within thy 
gates : the 'unclean and the clean per- 
son shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, 
and as the hart. 

23 Only thou shalt not eat ^the blood 
thereof ; thou shalt pour it upon the 
ground as water. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 The ,teasi. of the passover\ 9 of weekfi, 13 of taber'- 
■nacle^. 18 Of judges, and of justice. 21 Oroves and 
imaaefi forbidden. 

OBSERVE the^month of A'bib, 
and keep the ''passover unto the 
Lord thy God : for in the month of 
A 'bib the Lord thy God brought thee 
forth out of E'gypt by night. 

2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the 
passover unto the Lord thy God, of 
the flock and 'the herd, in the place 
which the Lord shall choose to place 
his name there. 

3 Thou "^shalt eat no leavened bread 
Avith it ; seven days shalt thou eat un- 
leavened bread therewith, even the 
bread of affliction ; for thou earnest 
forth out of the land of E'gypt in 
haste: that thou mayest remember 
the day when thou camest forth out 
of the land of E'gypt all the days of 
thy life. 

4 And there shall be no leavened 
bread seen with thee in all thy 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 15. 

Isa. 16, 14 
Isa. 21, 16 

p Ex. 13, 2 

q ch. 12, 5 
ch. 14, 23 
ch. 16, 11 

r Lev.22,20 
ch. 17, 1 

s ch. 12, 
15,22 

t Gen. 9, 4 
Lev. 7, 26 
Lev.17,10 
ch. 12, 16 



CHAP. 16. 

a Ex. 12, 2 
John 
18,28 

h 1 Cor. 5, 
7,8 
Heb. 
11,28 

c Num. 
28,19 

d Ex. 12,15, 
19,39 
Ex. 13, 3 
Ex. 34, 18 

e Ex. 12, 10 
Ex. 34, 25 

1 Or, kill. 

f Mat.27,46 

Q Ex. 12, 8 
2 Chr. 
35, 13 

h 2 Ki.23,23 
John 2,13 
John 
11, 55 

i Ex. 12, 16 
Ex. 13, 6 
Lev. 23, 8 

2 restraint. 

} Ex. 2.3, 16 
Ex. .34, 22 
Lev.23,15 
Num. 

28,26 
Acts 2, 1 

3 Or, suffi- 
ciency. 

k lCor.16,2 

I Lu. 14, 12 

m Gen. 
15, 13 
Ex.1, 
11, 14 
ch. 15, 15 
ch. 25, 6 
Ps. 105, 



io. 



25 



n Ex. 23, 16 
Lev.23,34 
Num. 
29,12 

4 floor and 
thy wine- 
press. 

Neh. 8, 9 

204 



coast seven days ; neither ^shall there 
a7iy thing of the flesh, which thou 
sacrificedst the first day at even, re- 
main all night until the morning. 

5 Thou mayest not 'sacrifice the pass- 
over within any of thy gates, which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee : 

6 But at the place which the Lord 
thy God shall choose to place his 
name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the 
passover ^at even, at the going down 
of the sun, at the season that thou 
camest forth out of E'gypt. 

7 And thou shalt ^roast and eat it ^in 
the place which the Lord thy God 
shall choose : and thou shalt turn in 
the morning, and go unto thy tents. 

8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened 
bread : and 'on the seventh day shall 
be a ^solemn assembly to the Lord 
thy God : thou shalt do no work 
therein. 

9 irSeven -^weeks shalt thou number 
unto thee : begin to number the seven 
weeks from snch time as thou be- 
ginnest to put the sickle to the corn. 

10 And thou shalt keep the feast of 
weeks unto the Lord thy God with 
^a tribute of a freewill offering of 
thine hand, which thou shalt give 
u'nto the LORD thy God, according 
%,s the Lord thy God hath blessed 
thee : 

1 1 And thou shalt rejoice before the 
Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and 
thy daughter, and thy manservant, 
and thy maidservant, and the Le'vite 
that is within thy gates, and ^the 
stranger, and the fatherless, and the 
widow, that are among you, in the 
place which the Lord thy God hath 
chosen to place his name there. 

1 2 And "'thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in E'gypt : and 
thou shalt observe and do these stat- 
utes. 

1 3 HThou "shalt observe the feast of 
tabernacles seven days, after that 
thou hast gathered in thy *corn and 
thy wine : 

14 And ^hou shalt rejoice in thy 
feast, thou, and thy son, and thy 
daughter, and thy manservant, and 
thy maidservant, and the Le'vite, the 
stranger, and the fatherless, and the 
widow, that are within thy gates. 

1 5 Seven days shalt thou keep a sol- 
emn feast unto the Lord thy God 
in the place which the Lord shall 
choose: because the Lord thy God 
shall bless thee in all thine increase, 



Idolaters must be slain. DEUTERONOMY, 17. 



The duty of a kbig. 



and in all the works of thine hands, 
therefore thou shalt surely rejoice. 

16 "HThree times in a year shall ail 
thy males appear before the Lord 
thy God in the place which he shall 
choose; in the feast of unleavened 
bread, and in the feast of weeks, and 
in the feast of tabernacles : and they 
shall not appear before the Lord 
empty : 

17 Every man shall give ^as he is 
able, according to the blessing of the 
Lord thy God which he hath given 
thee. 

1 8 '[Judges and officers shalt thou 
make thee in all thy gates, which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee, through- 
out thy tribes : and they shall judge 
the people with just judgment. 

19 Thou ^'shalt not Avrest judgment ; 
thou ^shalt not respect persons, 'nei- 
ther take a gift : for a gift doth blind 
the eyes of the wise, and pervert the 
*words of the righteous. 

20 ■'That which is altogether just 
shalt thou follow, that thou mayest 
live, 'and inherit the land which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee. 

21 Thou 'shalt not plant thee a grove 
of any trees near unto the altar of 
the Lord thy God, which thou shalt 
make thee. 

22 Neither shalt thou set thee up 
any ^image ; which the Lord thy God 
hateth. 

CHAPTER IT. 

Things sacriflced must be sound. 2 Idolaters must 
oe slain. 8 The priests and judges to determine 
controversies. 14 The election and duty of a king. 

THOU shalt not sacrifice unto the 
Lord thy God any bullock, or 
^sheep, wherein is blemish, or any 
evilfavouredness : for that is an 
. abomination unto the Lord thy God. 

2 ^If there be foimd among you, 
within any of thy gates which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee, man or 
woman, that hath wrought wicked- 
ness in the sight of the Lord thy God, 
in transgressing his covenant, 

3 And hath gone and served other 
gods, and worshipped them, either 
the ''sun, or moon, or any of the host 
of heaven, Hvhich I have not com 
manded ; 

4 And it be told thee, and thou hast 
heard of it, and enquired diligently, 
and, behold, it he true, and the thing 
certain, that such abomination is 
wrought in l§'ra-el : 

5 Then shalt thou bring forth that 
man or that woman, w^hich have 

* D. 2 Sam. 7. 23. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 16. 

5 according 
to the gift 
of Ms 
hand, 
2Cor.8,12 

V Ex. 23, 2 
Lev. 19, 15 

q Pro. 24,23 

r Ex. 23, 8 
Pro. 17,23 
Eccl. 7, 7 

6 Or, mat- 
ters. 

7 Justice, 
justice. 

s Ezek.18,5 

t lKi.l4:,15 
2Ki.l7,16 
2 Ki. 21, 3 
2Chr.33,3 

8 Or, 

statue, 
or, pillar. 



CHAP. 17. 

1 Or, goat. 

a Job 31, 26 

b Jer. 7, 22 

c Lev.24,11 
Josh. 7,25 

(J Num. 
35, 30 
Mat.18,16 
John 8,17 
2 Cor. 13,1 
1 Tim. 
5,19 
Heb. 
10,28 

e 2 Chr. 
19, 10 
Hag. 2, 11 
Mai. 2, 7 

/Ex. 21,13! 
Num. ' 
35,11 

g ch. 12, 5 
ch. 19. 17 
Ps. 122, 5 

h Jer. 18,18 

i ch. 19, 17 

j Judg. 4, 5 
1 Kl. 3, 16 
Ezek. 
44,24 

k Num. 
15,30 
Ezra 10, 8 
Hos. 4, 4 

2 not to 
hearken. 

I ch. 18, 5 

m 1 Sam. 
10, 19 
Hos. 13, 9 

n 1 Sam.8,5 

Jer. 30,21 

205 



committed that wicked thing, unto 
thy gates, eve?i that man or that 
woman, and "shalt stone them with 
stones, till they die. 

6 At '^the mouth of two witnesses, or 
three witnesses, shall he that is v/or- 
thy of death be put to death : but Sit 
the mouth of- one witness he shall 
not be put to death. 

7 The hands of the witnesses shall 
be first upon him to put him to death, 
and afterward the hands of all the 
people. So thou shalt put the evil 
away from among you. 

8 "Ilf 'there arise a matter too hard 
for thee in judgment, -'hetween blood 
and blood, between plea and plea, 
and between stroke and stroke, being 
matters of controversy within thy 
gates : then shalt thou arise, ■'^and get 
thee up into the place wliich the Lord 
thy God shall choose ; 

9 And ''thou _shalt come imto the 
priests the Le'vites, and 'imto the 
judge that shall be m those days, 
and enquire; ■'and they shall shew 
thee the sentence of judgment : 

10 And thou shalt do according to 
the sentence, which they of that place 
wliich the Lord shall choose shall 
shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do 
according to all that they inf oitq thee : 

11 According to the sentence of the 
law which they shall teach thee, and 
according to the judgment which 
they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: 
thou shalt not decline from the sen- 
tence which they shall shew thee, to 
the right hand, nor to the left. 

12AndHhe man that will do pre- 
sumptuously, and -will not hearken 
unto the ^Driest that standeth ^to min- 
ister there before the Lord thy God, 
or unto the judge, even that man 
shall die : and thou shalt put away 
the evil from l§'ra-el. 

13 And all the people shall hear, and 
fear, and do no more presumptuously. 

14 ^Wheii thou art come imto the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt 
dwell therein, and shalt say, "'I will 
set a king over me, like "as all the 
nations that are about me ; 

15 Thou shalt, in any wise set him 
king over thee, whom the Lord thy 
God shall choose : 0)ie 'l:rom among 
thy brethren shalt thou set king over 
thee : thou mayest not set a stranger 
over thee, which is not thy brother. 

16 But he shaU not multiply horses 



Inheritance of the 



DEUTERONOMY, 18. 



priests and Levites. 



Ho himself, nor cause the people ?to 
return to E'gypt, to the end that he 
should multiply horses: forasmuch 
as 'the Lord hath said unto you, 'Ye 
shall henceforth return no more that 
way. 

17 Neither shall he multiply wives 
to himself, that 'his heart turn not 
away : neither shall he greatly "mul- 
tiply to himself silver and gold. 
B r 1 8 And 'it shall be. when he sitteth 
upon the throne of his kingdom, that 
he shall write him a copy of this law 
in a book out of that ""which is be- 
fore the priests the LeVites : 

19 And -"it shall be v/ith him, and he 
shall read therein all the days of his 
life : that he may learn to fear the 
} ;ORD his God, to keep all the vv ords 
of this law and these statutes, to do 
them: B. 27. 1-4: 0. 18. 18. 

20 That his heart be not lifted up 
abo^e his brethren, and that he turn 
^not aside from the commandment, 
to the right hand, or to the left : to 
the end that he may prolong his 
days in his kingdom, he, and his chil- 
dren, in the midst of Is'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 Tlie Lord is the priests' and the Levites' inheritance. 
9 Til e ahominations of the nations are to be avoided. 
15 Christ the Prophet is to he heard. 

THE priests the LeVites, and all 
the tribe of Le'vi, shall have no 
part nor inheritance with i§'ra-el : 
they "shall eat the offerings of the 
Lord made by fire, and his inherit- 
ance. 

2 llierefore shall they have no in- 
heritance among their brethren : the 
Lord is their inheritance, as he hath 
said unto them. 

3 11 And this shall be the priest's due 
from the people, from them that offer 
a sacrifice, whether it he ox or sheep ; 
and *they shall give unto the priest 
the shoulder, and the two cheeks, 
and the maw. 

4 The '■firstfruit also of thy corn, 
of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the 
first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt 
thou give him. 

5 For the Lord thy God hath chosen 
him out of all thy tribes, to ^^stand to 
minister in the name of the Lord, 
him and his sons for ever. 

6 ^And if a LeVite come from any of 
thy gates out of all I§'ra-el, where he 
^sojourned, and come with all the de- 
sire of his mind unto the place which 
the Lord shall choose ; 

7 Then he shall minister in the 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 17. 

p 1 Ki. 4, 26 

1 Ki.l0,2t) 
Ps. 20, 7 

q Isa. 31, 1 

r Ex. 13, 17 
Num. 14, 
3,4 

s Hos. 11, 5 

t 1 Ki. 11, 3 

u 1 Ki.10,21 

V 2 Ki.11,12 

w ch. 31, 9 

2 Ki. 22, 8 

X Josh. 1, 8 
Ps. 119,97 

y ch. 5, 32 
IKi. 15,5 



CHAP. 18. 

n Num. 18, 
8,9 
1 Cor.9,13 

b Lev. 7, 30 

c Ex. 22, 29 
Num. 
18,12 

d ch. 10, 8 

e Num. 35, 
2,3 

/ 2Chr.31,4 
Neh. 
12,44 

1 7ws sales 
by the 
fathers. 

g Lev. 18,26 
ch. 12, 29 

h Lev.19,26 

i Lev.18,24 

2 Or, up- 
rif/ht, or, 
sincere. 
Gen. 17, 1 

3 Or, in- 
herit. 

j 2 Ki. 21, 6 

k Num. 

24, 17 
Isa. 11, 1 
Isa. 61, 1 
Mat. 11, 3 
Mat.21,11 
Lu. 2, 
25-34 
Lu. 4, 
16-22 
Lu. 7, 16 
Lu. 24, 19 
John4,19, 

25, 26 
John 6,14 
John 7,40 
Acts 3, 22 
Acts 7, 37 

I John 1,45 

m Isa. 51,16 
John 17,8 

n John 4.25 
John 8,28 
John 12, 
49, 50 

Acts 3, 23 

p ch. 13, 5 
Jer. 14, 14 
Zech.13,3 

q Jer. 2, 8 

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name of the Lord his God, as all his 
brethren the Le'vites do, which stand 
there before the Lord. 

8 They shall have like ■''portions to 
eat, beside 'that which cometh of the 
sale of his patrimony. 

9 irWhen thou art come into the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, i'thou shalt not learn to do after 
the abominations of those nations. 

10 There shall not be found among 
you cmy one that maketh his son or 
his daughter to pass through the fire, 
^or that useth divination, or an ob- 
server of times, or an enchanter, or 
a witch, 

11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with 
familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a nec- 
romancer. 

12 For all that do these things are 
an abomination unto the Lord : and 
'"because of these abominations the 
Lord thy God doth drive them out 
from before thee. 

1 3 Thou shalt be ^perfect with the 
Lord thy God. 

14 For these nations, which thou 
shalt ^possess, hearkened unto ob- 
servers •'of times, and unto diviners : 
but as for thee, the Lord thy God 
hath not suffered thee so to do. 

15 "[[The Lord thy God will raise up 
unto thee a ''^Prophet from the midst 
of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me ; 
unto him ye shall hearken ; 

16 According to all that thou de- 
siredst of the Lord thy God in Ho'reb 
in the day of the assembly, saying, 
Let me not hear again the voice of 
the Lord my God, neither let me see 
this great fire any more, that 1 die 
not. 

17 And the Lord said unto me, 
They have well spoken that which 
they have spoken. 

181 ^vill raise them up a Prophet " 
from among their brethren, like unto 
thee, and will "'put my words in his 
mouth; "and he shall speak unto 
them all that I shall command him. 

19 And "it shall come to pass, t.hat 
whosoever will not hearken unto my 
words which he shall speak in. my 
name, I will require it of him. t 

20 But ^the prophet, which shall 
presume to speak a word in my 
name, which 1 have not commanded 
him to speak, or ?that shall speak in 
the name of other gods, even that 
prophet shall die. 

21 And if thou say in thine heart. 
* 0. 30. 6. t H. 28. 20 ^ 



H 




The cities of refuge. 



DEUTERONOMY, 19, 20. 7'wo witnesses required. 



How shall we know the word which 
the Lord hath not spoken ? 
22 When 'a prophet speaketh in the 
name of the Lord, if the thing fol- 
low not, nor come to pass, that is 
the thing which the Lord hath not 
spoken, out the prophet hath spoken 
it presumptuously : thou shalt not be 
afraid of him. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Of Ihe cities of refuge. 14 The landmark if^ not to 
be removed. 15 Two witnesses required. 16 Pimish- 
rnent of a false witness. 

WHEN the Lord thy God hath 
cut off the nations, whose land 
the Lord thy God giveth thee, and 
thou ^succeedest them, and dwellest 
in their cities, and in their houses ; 

2 Thou "shalt separate three cities 
for thee in the midst of thy land, 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee 
to possess it. 

3 Thou shalt prepare thee a v/ay, 
and divide the coasts of thy land, 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee 
to inherit, into three parts, that every 
slayer may flee thither. 

4 If And this is the case of the slayer, 
which shall flee thither, that he may 
live : Whoso killeth his neighbour 
ignorantly, whom he hated not '^in 
time past ; 

5 As when a man goeth into the 
wood with his neighbour to hew 
wood, and his hand f etcheth a stroke 
with the ax to cut down the tree, 
and the ^head slippeth from the 
^helve, and lighteth upon his neigh- 
bour, that he die ; he shall flee unto 
one of those cities, and live : 

6 Lest the avenger of the blood pur- 
sue the slayer, while his heart is hot, 
and overtake him, because the way 
is long, and ''slay him; whereas he 
was not worthy of death, inasmuch 
as he hated him not 'in time past. 

7 Wherefore I command thee, say- 
ing, Thou shalt separate three cities 
for thee. 

8 And if the Lord thy God ^enlarge 
thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy 
fathers, and give thee all the land 
which he promised to give unto thy 
fathers ; 

d If thou shalt keep all these com- 
mandments to do them, which I com- 
mand thee this day, to love the Lord 
thy God, and to walk ever in his wa.ys ; 
''then shalt thou add three cities more 
for thee, beside these three : 

10 That innocent blood be not shed 
in thy land, which the Lord thy God 



B. C. M51. 



CHAP. 18. 
r Jer. 28, 9 



CHAP. 19. 

1 vnherit- 
est, or, 
possess- 
est. 

a Josh. 20,2 

2 from yes- 
terday the 
third day. 

3 iron. 

4 wood. 

5 flndeth. 

6 smitehim, 
in life. 

7 from yes- 
terday the 
third day. 

b Gen.15,18 

c Josh. 20,7 

d Ex. 21, 12 
Num. 
35, 16 
Pro. 28,17 

e Pro. 29,10 

1 John 
3, 15 

8 in life. 

f 1 KI. 2, 31 

g ch. 27, 17 
Job 24, 2 
Pro. 22,28 
Hos. 5, 10 

h Mat.18,16 
John 8,17 

2 Cor.1.3,1 
1 Tim. 

5, 19 
Heb. 
10,28 

i 1 Ki.21,13 
Ps. 27, 12 

9 Or, fall- 
ing away. 

j Pro. 19, 5 
Dan. 6, 24 

k ch. 17, 13 
ch. 21, 21 

I Ex. 21, 23 

Lev.24,20 



CHAP. 20. 

a Ps. 20, 7 
Isa. 31, 1 

b Num. 
23,21 
ch.31,6,8 
2Chr. 
13, 12 
2 Chr. 32, 
7,8 

Ps. 23, 4 
Isa. 41, 10 

201 



giveth thee for an inheritance, and 
so blood be upon thee. 

1 1 IT But if '^any man '^hate his neigh- 
bour, and lie in wait for him, and 
rise up against him, and smite him 
"mortally that he die, and fleeth into 
one of these cities : 

1 2 Then the elders of his city shall 
send and fetch him thence, and de- 
liver him mto the hand of the avenger 
of blood, that he may die. 

13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but 
•/"thou shalt put away the guilt of in- 
nocent blood from l§'ra-el,that it may 
go well with thee. 

14*irThou ^shalt not remove thy 
neighbour's landmark, which they of 
old time have set in thine inherit- 
ance, which thou shalt inherit in the 
land that the Lord thy God giveth 
thee to possess it. 

15 HOne ^witness shall not rise up 
against a man for any iniquity, or for 
any sin, m any sm that he simieth : 
at the mouth of two witnesses, or at 
the mouth of three witnesses, shall 
the matter be established. 

1 6 If a false witness 'rise up against 
any man to testify against him Hhat 
vj/iich is wrong ; 

1 T Then both the men, between 
whom the controversy is, shall stand 
before the Lord, before the priests 
and the judges, which shall be in 
those days ; 

18 And the judges shall make dili- 
gent inquisition : and, behold. If the 
witness be a false witness, and hath 
testified falsely against his brother ; 

1 9 Then •'shall ye do unto him, as he 
had thought to have done unto his 
brother: so shalt thou 'put the evil 
away from among you. 

20 And ^those which remam shall 
hear, and fear, and shall henceforth 
commit no more any such evil among 
you. 

21 And thine eye shall not pity ; but 
life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth 
for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 T/te priesVs exhortation to encourage the people 
to battle. 10 Hoio to use the cities that accept or 
refuse the proclamation of peace. 16 What cities 
rriust be devoted. 

TT/^HEN thou goest out to battle 
T? against thine enemies, and 
seest ""horses, and chariots, and a peo- 
ple more than thou, be not afraid of 
them : for the Lord thy God is *w^ith 
thee, which brought thee up out of 
the land of E'gypt. F. 31.7, 8.. 



Laws relating to war. 



DEUTERONOMY, 21. 



Cities to he devoted. 



2 And it shall be, when ye are come 
nigh unto the battle, that the priest 
shall approach and speak unto the 
people, 

3 And shall say unto them. Hear, O 
I§'ra-el, ye approach this day unto bat- 
tle against your enemies : let not your 
hearts ^ faint, fear not, and do not 
^tremble, neither be ye terrified be- 
cause of them ; 

4 For the Lord your God is he that 
goeth with you, '^to fight for you 
against your enemies, to save you. 

5 1i And the officers shall speak unto 
the people, saying, Whatman is titer e 
that hath built a new house, and hath 
not "^dedicated it ? let him go and re- 
turn to his house, lest he die in the 
battle, and another man dedicate it. 

6' And what man is he that hath 
planted a vineyard, and hath not yet 
^eaten of it ? let him also go and re- 
turn unto his house, lest he die in the 
battle, and another man eat of it. 

T And ^what man is there that hath 
betrothed a wife, and hath not taken 
her ? let him go and return unto his 
house, lest he die in the battle, and 
another man take her. 

8 And the officers shall speak fur- 
ther unto the people, and they shall 
say, -^ What man is there that is fear- 
ful and fainthearted ? let him go and 
return unto his house, lest his breth- 
ren's heart ^faint as well as his heart. 

9 And it shall be, when the officers 
have made an end of speaking un- 
to the people, that they shall make 
captains of the armies ^to lead the 
people. 

10 IT When thou comest nigh unto a 
city to fight against it, ^then proclaim 
peace unto it. 

11 And it shall be, if it make thee 
answer of peace, and open unto thee, 
then it shall be, that all the people 
that is found therein shall be ^tribu- 
taries unto thee, and they shall serve 
thee. 

1 2 And if it will make no peace with 
thee, but will make war against thee, 
then thou shalt besiege it : 

13 And when the Lord thy God 
hath delivered it into thine hands, 
thou 'shalt smite every male thereof 
with the edge of the sword : 

14 But the women, and the little 
ones, and -'the cattle, and all that is in 
the city, even all the spoil thereof, 
shalt thou •'take unto thyself; and 
Hhou shalt eat the spoil of thine 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 20. 

1 be tetider. 

2 make 
haste. 

c ch. 1, 30 

ch. 3, 22 

Josh. 

23,10 

dNeh. 
12, 27 
See title 
of Ps. 30 

3 made it 
common. 
Lev. 19, 
23, 24 
ch. 28, 30 

e ch. 24, 5 

/Judg. 7, 3 

4 m,elt. 

5 to be in 
the head 
of the 
people. 

a 2 Sam. 20, 
18,20 

h 1 Ki. 9, 21 

i Num.31,7 

j Josh. 8, 2 

6 spoil. 

k Josh. 22,8 

I Num.21, 
2, 3, 35 
Num. 
33, 52 
Ch. 7, 1, 2 
Josh. 

11, 14 

m Ex. 34, 

12-17 
Ch. 7, 4 
ch. 12, 
30,31 
ch. 18, 9 
Josh. 23, 

12, 13 
ICor. 
15,33 

n Ex. 23, 33 
2 Ki. 21, 
3-15 
Ps. 106, 
34^1 
Hos. 8, 11 

7 Or, for, 
man, the 
tree of the 
field is to 
be em- 
ployed in 
the siege. 

8 to go from 
before 
thee. 

9 it come 
down. 



CHAP. 21. 

a Ps. 9, 12 
Pro. 28,17 

208 



enemies, which the Lord thy God 
hath given thee. 

15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the 
cities vjhich are very far off from 
thee, which are not of the cities of 
these nations, 

16 But^of the cities of these people, 
which the Lord thy God doth give 
thee for an inheritance, thou shalt 
save alive nothing that breatheth : 

17 But thou shalt utterl}^ destroy 
them ; namely, the Hit'tites, and the 
Am'or-ites, the Ca'naan-ites, and the 
Per'iz-zites,the HiVites, and the Jeb'- 
u-sites; as the Lord thy God hath 
commanded thee : 

1 8 That "'they teach you not to do 
after all their abominations, which 
they have done unto their gods ; so 
should ye "sin against the Lord your 
God. 

19 IT When thou shalt besiege a city 
a long time, in making war against 
it to take it, thou shalt not destroy 
the trees thereof by forcing an ax 
against them: for thou may est eat 
of them, and thou shalt not cut them 
down ('for the tree of the field is 
man's life) "to employ them in the 
siege : 

20 Only the trees which thou know- 
est that they be not trees for meat, 
thou shalt destroy and cut them 
dowm ; and thou shalt build bulwarks 
against the city that maketh war 
with thee, until ^it be subdued. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 The expiation of uncertain inurder. lO The usage 
of a captive taken to wife. 15 The, firstborn is not to 
be disin/ietnted upon private affection. 18 A stub- 
born S071 to be stoned to death. 

IF one be found ''slain in the land 
which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee to possess it, lying in the field, 
and it be not known who hath slain 
him : 

2 Then thy elders and thy judges 
shall come forth, and they shall 
measure unto the cities which are 
round about him that is slain ; 

3 And it shall be, that the city 
lohich is next unto the slain man, 
even the elders of that city shall 
take an heifer, which hath not been 
wrought with, and which hath not 
drawn in the yoke ; 

4 And the elders of that city shall 
bring down the heifer unto a rough 
valley, which is neither eared nor 
sown, and shall strike off the heifer's 
neck there in the valley : 

5 And the priests the sons of LeVi 



Various laws 



DEUTERONOMY, 22. 



and ordinances. 



shall come near ; for Hhem the Lord 
thy God hath chosen to minister unto 
him, and to bless in the name of the 
Lord; and -by theu^ 'word shall every 
controversy and every stroke be 
tried: 

6 And all the elders of that city, 
that are next unto the slain man, 
shall '^wash their hands over the 
heifer that is beheaded in the valley : 

T And they shall answer and say, 
Our 'hands have not shed this blood, 
neither have our eyes seen it. 

8 Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy 
people I§'ra-el, whom thou hast re- 
deemed, -^and lay not innocent blood 
^unto thy people of Is'ra-el's charge. 
And the blood shall be forgiven them. 

9 So ^shalt thou put away the guilt 
of innocent blood from among you, 
when thou shalt do that which is 
right in the sight of the Lord. 

10 irWhen thou goest forth to war 
against thine enemies, and the ^Lord 
thy God hath delivered them into 
thine hands, and thou hast taken 
them captive, 

1 1 And seest among the captives a 
beautiful woman, and hast a desire 
unto her, that thou wouldest have her 
to thy wife ; 

12 Then thou shalt bring her home 
to thine house ; and she shall shave 
her head, and ^pare her nails ; 

13 And she shall put the raiment 
of her captivity from off her, and 
shall remain in thine house, 'and be- 
wail her father and her mother a full 
month : and after that thou shalt go 
in unto her, and be her husband, and 
she shall be thy wife. 

11 And it shall be, if thou have no 
delight in her, then thou shalt let her 
go whither she will ; but thou shalt 
not sell her at all for money, thou 
shalt not make merchandise of her, 
because thou -^hast humbled her. 

1 5 lllf a man have two wives, one 
beloved, and ^another hated, and they 
have born him children, both the be- 
loved and the hated ; and if the first- 
born son be her's that was hated : 

16 Then it shall be, Vhen he mak- 
eth his sons to inherit that which he 
hath, that he may not make the son 
of the beloved firstborn before the 
son of the hated, which is indeed th.e 
firstborn : 

1 7 But he shall acknowledge the 
son of the hated for the firstborn, 
by ""giving hun a double portion of 

(14) 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 21. 

h 1 Chr. 
23,13 

c ch. 17, 8,9 

1 mouth. 

d Ps. 19, 12 
Mat.27,24 

e 2 Sam. 
8,28 

/Jonah. 
1,14 

2 in the 
midst. 

g ch. 19, 13 

h 2Chr.32,8 
Josh. 
21,44 

3 make, or, 
dress, or, 
suffer to 
grow. 

i Ps. 45, 10 

J Gen. 34, 2 
Judg. 
19,24 

k Gen.29,33 

I 2 Chr. 
11,19 

m 1 Chr. 5,1 

4 that is 
ifound 
tvith him. 

n Gen. 49, 3 

Gen.25,31 

p Ex. 20. 12 
Lev. 19, 3 
Pro. 1, 8 
Pro. 15, 5 
Pro. 20,20 
Eph. 6, 1 

q ch. 19, 19 

r ch. 13, 11 

s ch. 22, 26 
Acts23,29 

t Josh. 8,29 
John 
19,31 

It Gal. 3, 13 

5 the curse 
of God, 
Nam.25,4 
2 Sam. 
21,6 

V Lev.18,25 
Num. 
35,34 



CHAP. 22. 

a Ex. 23, 4 
Rom. 
12, 10 
2 Pet. 1, 7 
1 John 
3, 15 
1 John 
4,21 

b Pro. 27,10 
Zech. 7, 9 

c 1 Cor. 
14,40 

209 



all ^that he hath : for he is "the be- 
ginning of his strength ; °the right of 
the firstborn is his. 

1 8 IF If a man have a stubborn and 
rebellious son, which will not obej 
the voice of his ^father, or the voict 
of his mother, and that, when the^ 
have chastened him, will not hearkeiv 
unto them : 

19 Then shall his father and hi& 
mother lay hold on him, and bring 
him out unto the elders of his city^ 
and unto the gate of his place ; 

20 And they shall say unto thf» 
elders of his city, This our son ib 
stubborn and rebellious, he will not. 
obey our voice ; he is a glutton, anci 
a drunkard. 

21 And all the men of his citv shall 
stone him with stones, that he die : 
*so shalt thou put evil away from 
among you; ''and all i§'ra-el shall 
hear, and fear. 

22 TAnd if a man have committed 
a sin worthy «of death, and he be to 
be put to death, and thou hang him 
on a tree : 

23 His 'body shall not remain aU 
night upon the tree, but thou shalt 
in any wise bury hun that day ; (for 
""he that is hanged is ^accursed of 
God ;) that "thy land be not defiled, 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee 
for an inheritance. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 Of huraanity toward brethren. 5 The sex to be dis- 
tinguished by apparel. 9 Confusion to be avoided. 
22 Adultery to be punished with death. 23 Of rape. 
28 Offorriication. ^ Incest forbidden. 

THOU "shalt not see thy brother's 
ox or his sheep go astray, *and 
hide thyself from them : thou shalt 
in any case bring them again imto 
thy brother. 

2 And if thy brother he not nigh 
unto thee, or if thou know him not, 
then thou shalt bring it unto thine 
own house, and it shall be wdth thee 
until thy brother seek after it, and 
thou shalt restore it to him again. 

3 In like manner shalt thou d.o with 
his ass ; and so shalt thou do with his 
raiment ; and with all lost thing of 
thy brother's, Avhich he hath lost, and 
thou hast found, shalt thou do like- 
wise : thou mayest not hide thyself. 

4 ^Thou shalt not see thy brother's 
ass or his ox fall down by the way, 
and hide thyself from them : thou 
shalt surely help him to lift them up 
again. 

5 ITThe ''woman shall not wear that 



Various laws 



DEUTERONOMY, 23. 



and ordinances. 



which pertaineth unto a man, nei- 
ther shall a man put on a woman's 
garment : for all that do so are abomi- 
nation unto the Lord thy God. 

6 "i! If a bird's nest chance to be be- 
fore thee in the way in any tree, or 
on the ground, whether they be young 
ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting 
upon the young, or upon the eggs, 
'^thou shalt not take the dam with the 
young : 

7 JBut thou shalt in any wise let the 
dam go, and take the young to thee ; 
^that it may be well with thee, and 
that thou mayest prolong tJiy days. 

8 IT When thou buildest a new house, 
then thou shalt make a battlement 
for thy roof, that thou bring not 
blood upon thine house, if any man 
fall from thence. 

9 HThou -^ shalt not sow thy vineyard 
with divers seeds : lest the 'fruit of 
thy seed which thou hast sown, and 
the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. 

10 HThou '-shalt not plow with an 
ox and an ass together. 

11 IFThou ^shalt not wear a garment 
of divers sorts, as of woollen and 
linen together. 

12*iiThou shalt make thee 'fringes 
upon the four ^quarters of thy ves- 
ture, wherewith thou coverest thy- 
self. 

13 Tif any man take a wife, •'and go 
in unto her, and hate her, 
,14 And give occasions of speech 
against her, and bring up an evil 
name upon her, and say, I took this 
woman, and when I came to her, I 
found her not a maid : 

1 5 Then shall the father of the dam- 
sel, and her mother, take and bring 
forth the tokens of the damsel's vir- 
ginity unto the elders of the city in 
the gate : 

1 6 And the damsel's father shall 
say unto the elders, I gave my daugh- 
ter unto this man to wife, and he 
hateth her ; 

17 And, lo, he hath given occasions 
of speech against her, saying, I found 
not thy daughter a maid ; and yet 
these are the tokens of my daugh- 
ter's virginity. And they shall spread 
the cloth before the elders of the city. 

18 And *the elders of that city shall 
take that man and chastise him ; 

19 And they shall amerce him in an 
hundred shekels of silver, and give 
them, unto the father of the damsel, 
because he hath brought up an evil 



B. C. 1451. : 



CHAP. 22. 

d Lev.22,28 
Neh. 9, 6 
Ps. 36, 6 
Ps. 145, 9 
Pro. 12,10 
Mat.10,29 
Lu. 12, 6 



e ch. 4, 40 
/ Lev.19,19 



1 fulness of 
thy seed. 



g 2 Cor. 6, 
14-16 



7i Lev.19,19 



i Num. 
15, .38 
Mat. 23, 5 



2 wi/ngs. 



i Gen.29,21 
Judg.15,1 



k Ex. 18, 21 
ch. 1,9-18 
Rom.13.4 



I ch. 17, 4 



m Gen. 34,7 
Judg. 20. 
6,10 

2 Sam. 13, 
12, 13 



n ch. 13, 5 
ch. 17, 7 
ch. 19, 19 



Lev.20,10 
Pro. 6, 22 
Mai. 3, 5 
Mat. 5, 
27, 28 
John 8, 5 
1 Cor. 6, 9 
Heb. 13,4 



V Mat. 1, 
18. 19 



q ch 21, 14 

3 Or. take 
strong 
hold of 
her, 
2 Sam. 
13, 14 

r Ex. 22, 
16, 17 

s Lev. 18, 8 
Lev.20,11 
ch. 27. 20 
1 Cor. 5. 1 

t Gen. 9, 

22-27 
Ezek.16,8 

210 



name upon a virgin of I§'ra-el : and 
she shall be his wife ; he may not put 
her away all his days. 

20 But if this thing HDe true, and the 
tokens of virginity be not found for 
the damsel : 

21 Then they shall bring out the 
damsel to the door of her father's 
house, and the men of her city shall 
stone her with stones that she die : 
because she hath '"wrought folly in 
l§'ra-el, to play the whore in her fa- 
ther's house : "so shalt thou put evil 
away from among you. 

22 tlf "a man be found lying with a 
woman married to an husband, then 
they shall both of them die, both the 
man that lay with the woman, and 
the woman : so shalt thou put away 
evil from is'ra-el. 

23 If a damsel that ?'s a virgin be ^be- 
trothed unto an husband, and a man 
find her in the city, and lie with her ; 

24 Then ye shall bring them both 
out unto the gate of that city, and ye 
shall stone them with stones that 
they die; the damsel, because she 
cried not, being in the city ; and the 
man, because he hath humbled ^his 
neighbour's wife : so thou shalt put 
away evil from among you. 

25 II But if a man find a betrothed 
damsel in the field, and the man 
^f orce her, and lie with her : then the 
man only that lay with her shall die : 

26 But unto the damsel thou shalt 
do nothing ; there is in the damsel no 
sin IV or thy of death : for a,s v/hen a 
man riseth against his neighbour, and 
slayeth him, even so is this matter : 

27 For he found her in the field, and 
the betrothed damsel cried, and there 
vms none to save her. 

28 %\i 'a man find a damsel that is a 
virgin, which is not betrothed, and 
lay hold on her, and lie with her, and 
they be found ; 

29 Then the man that lay with her 
shall give unto the damsel's father 
fifty s/iekels of silver, and she shall 
be his wife ; because he hath hum- 
bled her, he may not put her away 
all his days. 

30 •[ A 'man shall not take his fa- 
ther's wife, nor 'discover his father's 
skirt. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 TI7;o mai/ and who may not enter into the con- 
gregation. 9 Uncleannes's lo be avoided i7i the host. 
15 Of the fugitive. 

E that is wounded in the stones, 
or hath his privy member cut 



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off, shall not enter into the congrega- 
tion of the Lord. 

2 A bastard shall not enter into the 
congregation of the Lord ; even to 
his tenth generation shall he not 
enter into the congregation of the 
Lord. 

3 An '^Am'mon-ite or Mo'ab-Ite shall 
not enter into the congregation of the 
Lord ; even to their tenth generation 
shall they not enter into the congre- 
gation of the Lord for ever : 

4 Because 'they met you not with 
bread and with water in the wav, 
when ye came forth out of E'gypt ; 
and ''because they hired against thee 
Balaam the son of Be'or of Pe'thor 
of Mes-o-po-ta'mi-a, to curse thee. 

5 Nevertheless the Lord thy God 
would not hearken unto Balaam; 
but the Lord thy God turned '-th e 
curse into a blessing unto thee, ISe - 
cause the Lord thy God loved thee . 

6 Thou 'shalt not seek their peace 
nor their 'prosperity all thy days for 
ever. 

7 Thou shalt not abhor an E'dom-ite ; 
•''for he is thy brother : thou shalt not 
abhor an E-gyp'tian ; because ^tliou 
wast a stranger in his land. 

8 The children that are begotten of 
them shall enter into the congrega- 
tion of the Lord in their third gen- 
eration 

9 ^ When the host goeth forth against 
thine enemies, then keep thee from 
every wicked thing. 

10 If ''there be among you any man, 
that is not clean by reason of unclean- 
ness that chanceth him by night, then 
shall he go abroad out of the cam]), 
he shall not come withm the camp : 

11 But it shall be, when evening 
^Cometh on, lie shall wash himself 
with water: and when the sun is 
down, he shall come into the camp 
again. 

1 2 Thou shalt have a place also with- 
out the ca,mp, vf hither thou shalt go 
forth abroad : 

13 And thou shalt have a paddle 
upon thy weapon; and it shall be, 
when thou Hvilt ease thyself abroad, 
thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt 
turn back and cover that which com- 
eth from thee : 

14 For the Lord thy Godnvalketh 
in the midst of thy camp, to deliver 
thee, and to give up thine enemies 
before thee ; therefore shall thy camp 
be •^holy: that he see no ^miclean 

* L 32. 9-12. 



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CHAP. 23. 

a Neh. 13, 

1,2 

b Geu.14,18 

ch. 2, 29 
Mat. 10, 
40, 42 
Mat. 25, 
41-46 

c Num. 22, 
5.6 
Josh. 24,9 

(I Pro. 26, 2 

e Ezra 9, 12 

1 qood. 

f Gen. 25, 

24-26 
Obad. 
10, 12 

g Ex. 22, 21 
Ex. 23, 9 
Lev.19,34 
ch. 10, 19 

h Lev.15,16 

2 turneth 
toward. 

3 sittest 
down. 

i Lev.26,12 
j Ex. 3, 5 

4 naked- 
ness of 
any 
thing. 

k 1 Sam. 
30, 15 

5 is good 
for him. 

I Ex. 22, 21 
Pro. 22,22 

6 Or, sod- 
omitess. 

m Pro. 2, 16 

n Gen. 19, 5 
2 Ki. 23, 7 

Lev.25,36 
Neh. 5,2,7 
Ps. 15, 5 
Lu. 6, 34 

p Lev.19,34 

q ch. 15, 10 

r Job 22,27 
Ps. 61, 8 
Eccl.5,4,5 

s Ps. 66, 13 

t Mat. 12, 1 

u Lu. 12, 15 
1 Cor.6,10 
Col. 3, 5 



CHAP. 24. 

a Mat. 5, 31 
Mat. 19, 7 
Markl0,4 

1 matter of 
naked- 
ness. 

211 



thing in thee, and turn away from 

thee. K. 31 3. 

15 irThou ^shalt not deliver unto nis' 
master the servant which is escaped 
from his master imto thee : 

16 He shall dwell with thee, even 
among you, in that place which he 
shall choose in one of thy gates, where 
it liketh him best : ^thou shalt not 
oppress him. 

17 IFThere shall be no ^whore of "'the 
daughters of is'ra-el, nor "a sodomite 
of the sons of is'ra-el. 

1 8 Thou shalt not bring the hire of 
a whore, or the price of a dog, into the 
house of the Lord thy God for any 
vow : for even both these are abomi- 
nation unto the Lord thy God. 

19 *i[Thou ''shalt not lend upon usviry 
to thy brother; usury of money, usury 
of victuals, usury of any thing that 
is lent upon usury : 

20 Unto ^a stranger thou may est 
lend upon usuiy ; but unto thy brother 
thou shalt not lend upon usury : ?that 
the Lord thy God may bless thee in 
all that thou settest thine hand to in 
the land whither thou goest to pos- 
sess it. 

21 IT When thou shalt vow a vow 
unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt 
not slack to paj^ it : for the Lord thy 
God will surely require it of thee ; 
and it would be sin in thee. 

22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, 
it shall be no sin in thee. 

23 That 'which is gone out of thy 
lips thou shalt keep and perform ; 
even a freewill offering, according as 
thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy 
God, which thou hast promised with 
thy mouth. 

24 11 When thou comest into thy 
neighbour's vineyard, then thou may- 
est eat grapes thy fill at thine own 
pleasure ; but thou shalt not put ajiy 
in thy vessel. 

25 When thou comest into the stand- 
ing corn of thy neighbour, then thou 
mayest pluck the ears with thine 
hand ; but ''thou shalt not move a 
sickle unto thy neighbour's standing 
corn. • 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 Of divorce; 6, lO of pledges ; 7 of mensiealers ; 8 of 
leprosy. U The litre Of a servant to he given. 11 Of 
justice,- 'i2 of charity. 

WHEN a "man hath taken a wife, 
and married her, and it come 
to pass that she find no favour in his 
eyes, because he hath found 'some 
uncleanness in her : then let him write 



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and ordinances. 



her a bill of ^divorcement, and give it 
in her hand, and send her out of his 
house. 

2 And when she is departed out of 
his house, she may go and be another 
man's wife. 

3 And if the latter husband hate 
her, and write her a bill of divorce- 
ment, and giveth it in her hand, and 
sendeth her out of his house ; or if the 
latter husband die, wliich took her 
to be his wife ; 

4 Her *f ormer husband, which sent 
her away, may not take her again to 
be his wife, after that she is defiled ; 
for that is abomination before the 
Lord : and thou shalt not cause the 
land to sin, which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee for an inheritance. 

5 IT When a man hath taken a new 
wife, he shall not go out to war, 
^neiiher shall he be charged with any 
business : bicthe shall be free at home 
one year, and shall cheer ^up his wife 
which he hath taken. 

6 UNo man shall take the nether or 
the upper '^millstone to pledge: for 
he taketh a mail's life to pledge. 

7 llf ^a man be found stealing any 
of his brethren of the children of l§'- 
ra-el, and maketh merchandise of 
him, or selleth him ; then that thief 
shall die; and thou shalt put evil 
away from among you. 

8 TTTake heed in •'the plague of lep- 
rosy, that thou observe diligently, 
and do according to all that the 
priests the Le'vites shall teach you : 
as I commanded them, so je shall 
obser^^e to do. 

9 Remember ^what the Lord thy 
God did ''unto Mir'i-am by the way, 
after that ye were come forth out of 
E'gypt. 

10 ^A\ hen thou dost "lend thy broth- 
er any thing, thou shalt not go into 
his house to fetch his pledge. 

11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the 
man to whom thou dost lend shall 
bring out the pledge abroad unto 
thee. 

1 2 And if the man he poor, thou 
Ehalt not; sleep with his pledge : 

1 3 In 'any case thou shalt deliver 
him the pledge again when the sun 
goeth down, that he may sleep in his 
own raiment, ^'and bless thee : and ^'it 
shall be righteousness unto thee be- 
fore the Lord thy God. 

14 ^Thou shalt not 'oppress an hired 
servant . that is poor and needy, 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 24. 

2 cutting 
off. 

b Jer. 3, 1 

3 not any- 
thing 
sliall pass 
uponhvm. 

c Pro. 5, 18 

d Isa. 47, 2 

e Ex. 21, 16 

/ Lev. 13, 2 
Lev. 14, 2 

g Lu. 17, 32 

1 Cor.10,6 

h Num. 
12,10 

4 lend the 
loan of 
any thing 
to, etc. 

i Ex. 22, 26 

j Job 29, 11 
Job 31, 20 
2Cor.9,13 

2 Tim. 
1,18 

k cb. 6, 25 
Ps. 106,31 
Ps. 112, 9 
Dan. 4, 27 

I Pro. 14,31 
Amos 4, 1 
Mai. 3, 5 

jjiLev.19,13 
Jer. 22, 13 

5 liftethhis 
soul unto 
it, 

Ps. 25, 1 
Ps. 86, 4 

/I Job 27, 13 
Job 35, 9 
Jas. 5, 4 

2 Kl. 14, 6 
Jer. 31, 
29,30 
,Ezek. 
18,20 

p Ex. 22, 
21,22 
Pro. 22,22 
Isa. 1, 23 
Jer. 5, 28 
Zech.7,10 
Ivlal. 3, 5 

q Ex. 22, 26 

r Lev.23,22 

s Pro.19,17 

6 thou shalt 
not bough 
it after 
thee. 

7 after thee. 



CHAP. 25. 

a Lu. 12, 48 
Pro. 19,29 

b Mat.10,17 

c 2 Cor. 
11, 24 

212 



whether he be of thy brethren, or of 
thy strangers that are in thy land 
within thy gates . 

15 At his day "'thou shalt give him 
his liire, neither shall the sun go down 
upon it ; for he is poor, and ^setteth 
his heart upon it: lest "he cry against 
thee unto the Lord, and it be sin 
unto thee. 

16 'liThe "fathers shall not be put to 
death for the children, neither shall 
the children be put to death for the 
fathers : every man shall be put to 
death for his own sin. 

IT^Thou ^shalt not pervert the 
judgment of the stranger, ?2 or of the 
fatherless : nor ?take a widow's rai- 
'Hient to pledge : 

1 8 But thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in E'gypt, and 
the Lord thy God redeemed thee 
thence: therefore I command thee 
to do this thing. 

19 II When '"thou cuttest down thine 
harvest in thy field, and hast forgot 
a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go 
again to fetch it : it shall be for the 
stranger, for the fatherless, and for 
the widow : that the Lord thy God 
'may bless thee in all the work of 
thine hands. 

20 When thou beatest thine olive 
tree, ^thou shalt not go over the 
boughs again: it shall be for the 
stranger, for the fatherless, and for 
the widow. 

21 When thou gatherest the grapes 
of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean 
it 'afterward: it shall be for the 
stranger, for the fatherless, and for 
the widow. 

22 And thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in the land of 
E'gypt : therefore I command thee to 
do this tiling. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Stripes must not exceed forty. 4 The ox is not 
to be muzzled. 5 Of raisi7ig seed unto a brother: 
11 of the immodest woman: 13 of unjust weights. 
17 The m.emory of Amalek is to be blotted out. 

IF there be a controversy between 
men, and they come unto judg- 
ment, that the judges may judge 
them; then they shall justify the 
righteous, and condemn the wicked. 

2 And it shall be, if the wicked man 
be worthy, ''to be beaten, that the 
judge shall cause him to lie down, 
'and to be beaten before his face, ax3- 
cording to his fault, by a certain 
number. 

3 Forty 'stripes he may give him» 



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and ordinances. 



and not exceed: lest, if he should 
exceed, and beat hmi above these, 
with many stripes, then thy brother j 
should "'seem vile unto thee. | 

4!iThou 'shalt not muzzle the ox 
when he 'treadeth out the corn. 

5 ^If ■''brethren dwell together, and 
one of them die, and have no cliild, 
the wife of the dead shall not marry 
without mito a stranger: her -hus- 
band's brother shall go in unto her, 
and take her to him to wife, and 
perform the duty of an husband's 
brother unto her. 

6 And it shall be, that the firstborn 
which she beareth -"shall succeed in 
the name of his brother i/jA^'cA is dead, 
that hisname be not put out of is'ra-el. 

7 And if the man like not to take! 
his ^brother's wife, then let his broth- 1 
er's wife go up to the gate unto the 
elders, and say, My husband's brother; 
refuseth to raiso up unto his brother! 
a name in is'ra-el, he will not perform ^ 
the duty of my husband's brother. I 

8 Then the elders of his city shall' 
call him, and speak unto him ; and if 
he stand to it^ and say, I like not to 
take her ; 

9 Then shall his brother's wife comcj 
unto him in the presence of the eld-| 
ers, '^and loose his shoe from off his' 
foot, and spit in his face, and shall 
ansvv'er and say, So shall it be done 
unto that man that will not build up^ 
his brother's house. 

10 And 'his name shall be called in 
l§'ra-el, The house of him that hath 
his shoe loosed. 

11 ^When men strive together one 
with another, and the wife of the one! 
draweth near for to deliver her hus-| 
band out of the hand of him that 
smiteth him, and putteth forth her 
hand, and taketh him by the secrets : 

1 2 I'hen thou shalt cut off her hand, | 
thine ^'eye shall not pity her. 

1 3 ^Thou *shalt not have in thy bag 
\livers weights, a great and a small, i 

14 Thou shalt not have in thine! 
house ^divers measures, a great and 
a small. i 

15 But thou shalt have a perfect and ' 
just weight, a perfect and just meas- 
ure shalt thou have : ^thac thy dayS| 
may be lengthened in the land which | 
the Lord thy God giveth thee. ! 

16 For "'all that do such things, and\ 
all that do unrighteously, are an! 
abomination unto the Lord thy God. i 

17 ^Remember "what Am'a-lek did 



B. C. liol. 

CHAP. 25. 

d Job 18, 3 

K Pro. 12,10 
1 Cor. 9, 9 
1 Tim. 
5, 18 

1 thresheth. 
J Lu. 20, 28 

2 Or, next 
kinsman. 
Gen. 38, 8 
Ruth 1,12 

g Gen. 38, 9 

3 Or, next 

kins- 
man^ s 
wiU- 

h Ruth 4, 7 

i Pro. 6, .33 
1 Tim. 3,7 

J ch. 19, 13 

k Lev. 19, 35 
Pro. 11, 1 
Pro. 20,23 
Ezek. 
45, 10 
Mic. 6. 11 

i a stone 
and a 
stone. 

•5 an ephah 
and an 
ephah. 

I Ex. 20, 12 

m Pro. 11,1 
lThes.i,u 

n Ex. 17, 8 

Ps. 36, 1 
Pro. 16, 6 
Rom.3,18 

p 1 Sam. 
15,3 



CHAP. 26. 

a Ex. 23, 19 
Num. 
IS, 13 
Pro. 3, 9 

b ch. 12,5 

c Hos.12,12 

d Gen. 43. 

1,2 

Gen. 45. 
7 11 

e Gen.46,27 

ch. 10. 22 

;Ex. 1. 11 

g Ex. 2. 
23-25 
Ex. 3. 9 
Ex. 4, 31 

h ch. 4, 34 
ch. 34, 
11,12 

213 



unto thee by the way, when ye were 
come forth out of E'gypt ; 
1 8 How he met thee by the way, 
and smiote the hindmost of thee, even 
all that were feeble behind thee, 
when thou tcast famt and weary; 
and he 'beared not God. 

1 y Therefore it shall be, -^when the 
Lord thy God hath given thee rest 
from all thine enemies round about, 
in the land Avhich the Lord thv God 
giveth thee for an mheritancG to 
possess it, that thou shalt blot out the 
remembrance of Am'a-lek from under 
heaven ; thou shalt not forget it. 

CHAPTER 26. 

1 Tfie confession of him that offereth the basket of 
Jirstfrmls. 12 The third year's- tithes. 16 The cove- 
nant between God and the people. 

AND it shall be, when thou art 
come in unto the land which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee for an in- 
heritance, and possessest it,anddwell- 
est therein ; 

2 That ''thou shalt take of the first 
of all the fruit of the earth, which thou 
shalt bring of thy land that the Lord 
thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it 
in a basket, and shalt ''go unto the 
place which the Lord thy God shall 
choose to place his name there. 

3 And thou shalt go unto the priest 
that shall be in those days, and say 
unto him, I profess this day unto the 
Lord thy God, that I am come unto 
the country which the Lord sware 
unto our fathers for to give us. 

4 And the priest shall take the bas- 
ket out of thine hand, and set it do^vn 
before the altar of the Lord thy God. 

5 And thou shalt speak and say be- 
fore the Lord thy God, '^A S5^r'i-an 
''ready to perish was my father, and 
he went down into E'gy-pt, and so- 
journed there with a 'few, and be- 
came there a nation, great, mighty, 
and populous : 

6 And J the E-gyp'tians evil entreated 
us. and afflicted us, and laid upon us 
hard bondage : 

7 And ?when we cried unto the Lord 
God of our fathers, the Lord heard 
our voice, and looked on our afflic- 
tion, and our labour, and our oppres- 
sion : 

8 And the Lord brought us forth out 
of E'gypt with a mighty hand, and 
with an outstretched arm. and ^with 
great terribleness, and with signs, 
and with wonders : 

9 And he hath brought us into this 
place, and hath given us this land, 



The third year's tithes. DEUTERONOMY, 27. An altar of whole stories. 



even 'a land that floweth with milt 
and honey. 

10 And now, behold, I have brought 
thefirstf ruits of the land, which •'thou, 
O Lord, hast given me. And thou 
shalt set it before the Lord thy God, 
and worship before the Lord thy 
God : 

11 And^thou shalt rejoice in every 
good thing which the Lord thy God 
hath given unto thee, and unto thine 
house, thou, and the Le'vlte, and the 
stranger that is among you. 

12 *i[ When thou hast made an end of 
tithing all the ^tithes of thine increase 
the third year, ichich is '"the year of 
tithing, and hast given it unto the 
Le'vite, the stranger, the fatherless, 
and the widow, that they may eat 
within thy gates, and be filled ; 

13 Then thou shalt say before the 
Lord thy God, I have brought away 
the hallowed things out of mine 
house^and also have given them unto 
the Le Vite, and unto the stranger, to 
the fatherless, and to the widow, ac- 
cording to all thy commandments 
which thou hast commanded me : I 
have not transgressed thy command- 
ments, "neither have I forgotten 
them : 

141 ''have not eaten thereof in my 
mourning, neither have I taken away 
ought thereof for any unclean use, 
nor given ought thereof for the dead : 
hut 1 have hearkened to the voice of 
the Lord my God, and have done 
according to all that thou hast com 
manded me. 

15 Look ^down from thy holy habi 
tation, from heaven, and bless thy 
people l§'ra-el, and the land which 
thou hast given us, as thou swarest 
unto our fathers, a land that floweth 
with milk and honey. 

16 ^This day the Lord thy God 
hath commanded thee to do these 
statutes and judgments : thou shalt 
therefore keep and do them with all 
thine heart, and with all thy soul. 

17 Thou hast ^avouched the Lord 
this day to be thy God, and to walk 
in his ways, and to keep his statutes, 
and his commandments, and his 
judgmQnts, and to hearken unto his 
voice : 

18 And '"the Lord hath avouched 
thee this day to be his peculiar peo- 
ple, as he hath promised thee, and 
that thou shouldest keep all his com- 
mandments ; 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 26. 

i Ex. 3, 8 

j ch. 8, 18 
Pro. 10,22 

k ch. 12, 7, 
12, 18 
ch. 16, 11 
Eccl. 3, 
12, 13 
Eccl. 5, 
18-20 

I Lev.27,30 
Num. 

18,24: 

m ch. 14, 
28,29 

n Ps. 119, 
141, 153, 
176 

Lev. 7, 20 
Lev. 21, 
1, 11 
Hos. 9, 4 

p 2 Chr. 6, 
26,27 
Ps. 80, 14 
Isa. 63, 15 
Zech.2,13 

q Ex. 20, 19 
Ps. 48, 14 

?• Ex. 6, 7 
Ex. 19, 5 

ch. 7, 6 
ch. 14, 2 
ch. 28, 9 
ch. 29, 13 
2 Sam. 7, 
23,24 

s ch. 4, 7, 8 
ch. 28, 1 
Ps. 148,14 

t Ex. 19, 6 
Lev. 20, 

24,26 
ch. 7, 6 
ch. 28, 9 
Ps. 50, 5 
Isa. 62, 12 
Jer. 2, 3 
lCor.3,17 
1 Thes. 
5, 27 
1 Pet. 2,9 



CHAP. 27. 

a Josh. 4, 1 

b Josh. 8,32 

c ch. 11, 29 
Josh. 8,30 

d Ex. 20, 25 
Josh. 8,31 

e Hab. 2, 2 

/ch. 11,29 
Judg. 9, 7 

214 



1 9 And to make thee '^high above 
all nations which he hath made, in 
praise, and in name, and in honour ; 
and that thou mayest be an 'holy 
people unto the Lord thy God, as he 
hath spoken. 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 The people are to write the law upon stones, and, 
to build an altar of whole stones. 11 Tlte tribes di- 
vided on Gerizim and Ebal. 14 The curses pro- 
nounced on Ebal. 

AND Mo'§e§ with the elders of 
l§'ra-el commanded the people, 
saying, Keep all the commandments 
which I command you this day. 

2 And it shall be on the day when 
''ye shall pass over Jor'dan unto the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, that *thou shalt set thee up 
great stones, and plaister them with 
plaister : 

3 And thou shalt write upon them 
all the words of this law, when thou 
art passed over, that thou mayest go 
in unto the land which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee, a land that floweth 
with milk and honey ; as the Lord 
God of thy fathers hath promised 
thee. 

4 Therefore it shall be when ye be 
gone over Jor'dan, that ye shall set 
up these stones, w^hich 1 command 
you this day, '^m moimt E'bal, and 
thou shalt plaister them with plaister. 

5 And there shalt thou build an al- 
tar unto the Lord thy God, an altar 
of stones : thou "'shalt not lift Vipany 
iron tool upon them. 

6 Thou shalt build the altar of the 
Lord thy God of whole stones : and 
thou shalt offer burnt offerings there- 
on unto the Lord thy God : 

7 And thou shalt offer peace offer- 
ings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice 
before the Lord thy God. 

8 And thou shalt write upon the 
stones all the words of this law very 
^plainly. 

9 IFAnd Mo'§e§ and the priests the 
LeVites spake unto all l§'ra-el, say- 
ing, Take heed, and hearken, O i§'- 
ra-el ; this day thou art become the 
people of the Lord thy God. 

10 Thou shalt therefore obey the 
voice of the Lord thv God, and do 
his commandments and his statutes, 
which I coiTQTiand thee this day. 

11 •^And M6'§e§ charged the people 
the same day, saying, 

12 These shall stand -^upon mount 
Ger'i-zim to bless the people, when ye 
are come over Jor'dan ; Sun'e-on, and 

* B. 29. 29. « 



B 



Curses of the lain. 



DEUTER0X03iY, 28. 



PT 



Je s s in gs fo r o he dien ce. 



LeVI, and Ju'dah, and is'sa-char, and 
J5'§eph, and Ben'ja-mui: 
13 And these shall stand npon 
mount Elbal ^to curse ; Reu'ben, Gad, 



B. C. liSl. 



thee *on high above all nations of the 



CHAP. 2 

1 for a 
cursing. 



- 'earth 



h Ex. 20, 4 
Ex. 34, 17 
Lev. 19, i 
Lev. 26, 1 
ch. 4, 
16,23 
Isa. 4A, 9 



2 And all these blessings shall come 
on thee, and 'overtake thee, if thou 
and Ash'Sr, and Zeb'u-lim.'Dan, and! 9 ch. 33 lo 'shalt hearken unto the voice of the 
Xaph'ta-li. ' ^^"^ "' '' "T r.^r. ^T..^ r-^..^ 

] i lAnd -"the Le'vites shall speak, 
and say unto all the men of Is'ra-el 
with a loud voice, 

15 Cm-sed ''^ethe man that maketh 
any graven or molten image, an! 
abomination unto the Lord, the work 
of the hands of the craftsman, and' 
putteth it in a secret place. 'And ail: 
the people shall answer and say,! 
A -men', | 

16 Cursed ■'7>e he that setteth light 
by his father or his mother. And all 
the people shall say, A-men'. j 

Cursed ^-'be he that removeth liis 



17 



Lord thy God. 

3 Blessed '^ shalt thou be in the city, 
and blessed shalt thou be 'in the 
jfield. 

! 4 Blessed shall be -^the fruit of thy 

Hos. 13, 2 KQ(jy-_ a22d the fruit of thy groimd, 

' jjf^ii'f and" the fruit of thy cattle, the in- 

1 Cor. ' crease of thv kine, and the flocks oi 

/^•^^ thy sheep. 

■^ Lev.^iM! 5 "^Blessed shall be thy basket and 
thr ^ store. 

6 "blessed ? shalt thou be when thou 
Ex. 22,21 comest in, and blessed shalt thou be 
cti.io,i~8 jwhen thou goest out. 
T ^'\o''o T The Lord ^'shah cause thine ene- 

n L-ev. 18, 8 ! 



k Pro.22,28 
I Lev.19,14 



=;-.-.' 



neighbour's landmark. And all the^ icor.5',i,niies that rise up against thee to be 

smitten before thy face: they shall 
come out against thee one way, and 
ilee before thee seven ways. 
8 The Lord shall 'cormnand the 



people shall say, A-men 
'l8 Cursed ^be he that maketh the 
blind to vrander out of the way. 
all the people shall say, A-men' 
19 Cursed '"t>6 he that per^^erteth the' q Ex. 23, 7^ 'blessing upon thee in thy -store- 



2 Sam. 
13,1 

And i> Lev.24,i: 

>.um. 
35,31 



judgment of the stranger, fatherless 
and widow. And all the people shall 
sav, A-men'. 



ch! 16,' 19 houses, and in aU that thou -^settest 
ithine hand unto; and he shall bless 
;thee in the land which the Lord thy 



Ps. 15, 5 
Ezek. 
22, 12 

20 Ciu"sed ''be he that lieth with his' r Ps. 119,2^1 God giveth thee. 

" ' ^' " 9 The^LoRD shall establish thee an 
holy people imto himseK, as he hath 
sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep 
the commandments of the Lord thy 



father's wife ; because he uncovereth| ;^^l s^'k) 
his father's skirt. And all the people' 
shall say, A-men'. 

21 Cursed be he that lieth with any 
manner of beast. And all the people, chap. 28. 'God, and walk in his ways 



shall say, A-men' 
22 Cursed "be he that lieth with his 



a Ex. 15,261 10 And all people of the earth shall 
Lev. 26, 3 ggg th.Sit tliou art ''callcd bv the name 



sister, the daughter of his father, or^^ icM-.ii2 Qf ^j^gj^Qj^j). and they shaU be afraid 



the daughter of his mother. And all 

the people shall say, A-men'. i 

23 Cursed be he that lieth with hisi 



Rom.2,10 

c Zeclu 1, 6 

d Ps. 128, 
1,4 



of thee. 

11 And '"the Lord shall make thee 
plenteous ^in goods, in the fruit of thy 



mother in law. And all the people e Gen. 39, 5 ^body, and in the frmt of thy cattle, 
shall say, A-men'. I / Gen.22,i7'and m the irait of thv ground, in the 

2-1 Cursed ^5e he that smiteth his' ^^"^•'*='^|land which the Lord swareimto thy 
neighbour secretly. And all the peo-i ^ ^^'^,^]'^^^: f atliers to give thee 



xng- 
t rough. 



pie shall say. A-men'. 
25 Cursed ?6e he that taketh reward 
to slav an innocent person. And all '^ s. 1 1, s 
tlie people shah say. A-men' 



1 h 2 Sam. 
22,38 



12 The Lord "shall open imto thee 
his good treasui'e, the heaven to give 
the rain unto thy land in his season, 
and to bless all the work of thine 



26 Cursed 'be he that coniirmeth not' j Lev.20,21 hand : and thou shalt lend unto many 



all the words of this law to do them 
And all the people shall say, A-men' 

CHAPTER 28. 



2 Ov,bams. 
Pro. 3, 10 



1 The blessings for oiedience. 15 The curses for 
disobedience-. 



nations, and thou shalt not boiTow. 
13 And the Lord shall make thee 
the head, and not the tail ; and thou 
shalt be above onlv, and thou shalt 



A 



j ch. 15, 10 
k Ex. 19, 5 

I 2ciir.7,i4|not be beneath ; if that thou hearken. 
ND it shall come to pass. "if thou'"^Pro.io,22i^^uito_the commandments of the Lord 

imto 3 Or, for 

good. 

4 beUij. 

n Jas. 1, 18 



shalt hearken diligenth" 
the voice of the Lord thy (jod, to 
obseiwe and to do all his command 



ithy God, which I command thee this 
idav, to observe and to do them : 
14: And 1:hou shalt not go aside from 
any of the words which I command 
day, that the Lord thy God will set ° Pro 4, 37 thee this day, to the right hand, or te 



ments which I command thee this 



215 



The curses for 



DEUTERONOMY, 28. 



disohedienGe. 



H 



t 



the left, to go after other gods to 
serve them. 

15 HBut it shall come to pass, ^if 
thou wilt not hearken unto the voice 
of the Lord thy God, to observe to 
do all his commandments and his 
statutes which I coromand thee this 
day ; that all these curses shall come 

. upon thee, and overtake thee : * 

16 Cursed shalt thou he in the city, 
and cursed shalt thou he in the field. 

IT Cursed shall he thy basket and 
thy store. 

18 Cursed shall he the fruit of thy 
body, and the '^f ruit of thy land, the 
increase of thy kine, and the flocks 
of thy sheep, 

19 Cursed shalt thou he when thou 
comest in, and cursed shalt thou he 
when thou goest out. 

20 The Lord shall send upon thee 
cursmg, 'vexation, and *rebuke, in 
all that thou settest thine hand unto 
^for to do, until thou be destroyed, 
and until thou perish quickly ; be- 
cause of the wickedness of thy do- 
ings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. 

2i The Lord shall make 'the pesti- 
lence cleave unto thee, until he have 
consumed thee from off the land, 
whither thou goest to possess it. 

22 The "Lord shall smite thee with 
a consumption, and with a fever, 
and with an inflanmiation, and with 
an extreme burning, and with the 
^sword, and with blasting, and with 
mildew ; and they shall pursue thee 
until thou perish. 

23 And thy heaven that is over thy 
head shall be brass, and the earth 
that is under thee shall he iron. 

24 The Lord shall make the rain of 
thy land powder and dust : from 
heaven shall it come down upon thee, 
until thou be destroyed. 

25 The "Lord shall cause thee to be 
smitten before thine enemies: thou 
shalt go out one way against them, 
and flee seven ways before them : 
and '"shalt be 'removed into all the 

. kingdoms of the earth. C. 31. 1 7, 18. 

26 And thy carcase shall be meat 
unto all fowls of the air, and unto 
the beasts of the earth, and no man 
shall fray them away. 

27 The Lord will smite thee with 
the ""botch of E'gypt, and with the 
^emerods, and with the scab, and 
with the itch, whereof thou canst not 
be healed. 

28 The Lord shall smite thee with 

* C. 28. 25. t H. 30. 17, 18. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 28. 

p Lev.26,14 
Lam.2,17 
Dan. 9, 11 

q Isa. 3, 1 

r Pro. 3, 33 
Zech. 5, 
3,4 

Mai. 2, 2 

s Ps. 80, 16 
Isa. 30, 17 
Isa. 51, 20 
Isa. 66, 15 

5 wJiich 
thou 

wo uldest 
do. 

t Lev.26,25 
Num. 
14, 12 
Jer. 24, 10 
Amos4,10 

u Lev.26,16 

6 Or, 
(brought. 

V Isa. 30, 17 

'W Jer. 15, 4 
Jer. 24, 9 
Ezek. 
23,46 

7 for a re- 
moviiig. 

X Ex. 9, 9 
Ex. 15, 26 

y 1 Sam.5,6 
Ps. 78, 66 

z Job 31,10 
Jer. 8, 10 

8 profane, 
or, use it 
as com- 
mon 
meat. 

9 shall not 
return to 
thee. 

a L«v.26,16 
Jer. 5, 17 

b 2 Ki. 17, 4 
2 Ki. 24, 
12, 14 
2 Ki. 25, 
7,11 

c 2Chr.33,l 
2Chr.36,l 
Jer. 39, 1 

d Jer. 16, 13 

e 1 KL 9,7,8 
Jer. 24, 9 
Jer. 25, 9 
Zech.8,18 

/Ps. 44, 14 

g Mic. 6, 15 
Hag. 1, 6 

h Ex. 10, 4 
Joel 1, 4 

216 



madness, and blindness, and aston- 
ishment of heart : 

29 And thou shalt grope at noon- 
day, as the blind gropeth in dark- 
ness, and thou shalt not prosper in 
thy ways: and thou shalt be only 
oppressed and spoiled evermore, and 
no man shall save thee. 

30 Thou "shalt betroth a wife, and 
another man shall lie with her : thou 
shalt build an house, and thou shalt 
not dwell therein : thou shalt plant a 
vineyard, and shalt not '^gather the 
grapes thereof. 

31 Thine ox shall he slam before 
thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat 
thereof : thine ass shall he violently 
taken away from before thy face, 
and '^shall not be restored to thee : 
thy sheep shall he given unto thine 
enemies, and thou shalt have none to 
rescue them. 

32 Thy sons and thy daughters shcdl 
he given unto another people, and 
thine eyes shall look, and fail 2vith 
lo?iging for them all the day long : 
and there shall he no might in thine 
hand. 

33 The "fruit of thy land, and all 
thy labours, shall a nation which 
thou knowest not eat up; and thou 
shalt be only oppressed and crushed 
alway : 

34 So that thou shalt be mad for 
the sight of thine eyes which thou 
shalt see. 

35 The Lord shall smite thee in the 
knees, and in the legs, with a sore 
botch that cannot be healed, from 
the sole of thy foot unto the top of 
thy head. 

36 The Lord shall ^bring thee, and 
'^thy king which thou shalt set over 
thee, unto a nation w4iich neither 
thou nor thy fathers have known; 
and ''there shalt thou serve other 
gods, wood and stone. 

37 And thou shalt become ^an as- 
tonishment, a proverb, -^and a by- 
word, among all nations whither the 
Lord shall lead thee. 

38 Thou .''shalt carry much seed out 
into the field, and shalt gather hitt 
little in ; for the ^locust shall con- 
sume it. 

39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and 
dress them, but shalt neither drink 
of the wine, nor gather the grapes ; 
for the worms shall eat them. 

40 Thou shalt have olive trees 
throughout all thy coasts, but thou 



The curses for 



DEUTERONOMY, 28. 



disobedience. 



B. 0. 1451. 



shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; 
for thine ohve shall cast his fruit. 

41 Thou shalt beget sons and daugh- 
ters, but '"thou shalt not enjoy them ; 
for *they shall go into captivity. 

42 All thy trees and fruit of thy 
land shall the locust ^ ^consume. 

43 The stranger that is within thee 
shall get up above thee very high ; 
iind thou shalt come down very low. 

44 He shall lend to thee, and thou 
shait not lend to him : 4ie shall be 
Che head, and thou shalt be the tail. 

45 Moreover all these curses shall 
come upon thee, and shall ]3ursue 
thee, and overtake thee, till thou be 
destroyed ; because thou hearkenedst 
not unto the voice of the Lord thy 
God, to keep his commandments and 
Ms statutes which he comma,nded 
£hee: 

46 And they shall be upon thee for 
^a, sign and for a wonder, and upon 
thy seed for ever. 

47 Because 'thou servedst not the 
Lord thy God with joyfulness, and 
with gladness of heart, for the abun- 
dance of all things ; 

48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine 
enemies which the Lord shall send 
against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, 
and in na.kedness, and in w^ant of all 
things : and he shall '"put a yoke of 
iron upon thy neck, until he have de- 
stroyed thee. 

49 The ''Lord shall bring a nation 
against thee from far, from the end 
Df the earth, as "surlft as the eagle 
tiieth; a nation whose tongue thou 
shalt not '^understand ; 

50 A nation '^of fierce countenance, 
which ^shall not regard the person of 
the old, nor shew favour to the young : 

51 And he shall ''eat the fruit of thy 
cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until 
thou be destroyed : which also shall 
not leave thee either com, Avine, or 
oil, or the increase of thy kine, or 
flocks of thy sheep, until he have de- 
stroyed thee. 

52 And he shall 'besiege thee in all 
thy gates, until thy high and fenced 
walls come down, wherein thou trust- 
edst, throughout all thy land : and he^'^^2Chr.2i, 
shall besiege thee in all thy gates Dan. 9, 12 
throughout all thy land, which the iq cause to 
Lord thy God hath given thee. ascend. 

53 And "thou shalt eat the fruit ofa;Neh.9,23 
thine own "body, the flesh of thy y j^^ 32 4^ 
sons and of thy daughters, which the 

Lord thy God hath given thee, in the|^ £ui^*^^ 

217 



CHAP, 28. 

10 tTi^y shall 
not be 
thine. 

i Jer.52,28 

11 Or, pos- 
sess. 

j Ezra 9, 7 
Lam. 1, 5 

k Num. 
26, 10 
Isa. 8, 18 
Ezek.5,15 
Ezek.14,8 

I Neh. 9, 
S5-37 

m Jer.28,14 

n Jer. 5, 15 
Jer. 6, 
22,23 
Lu. 19, 43 

Jer. 48, 40 
Jer. 49, 22 
Lam. 4,19 
Ezek.17,3 
Hos. 8, 1 

12 Tiear. 

13 strong 
of face. 
Pro. 7, 13 
Eccl. 8, 1 
Dan. 8, 23 

p 2 Chr. 
36, 17 
Isa. 47, 6 

q Isa. 1, 7 
Isa. 62, 8 
Jer. 5, 
15-17 

r 2 Ki. 25, 1 

s Lev.26,29 
2 Ki. 6, 
28,29 
Jer. 19, 9 
Lam. 2,20 
Lam. 4, 10 
Lu. 21, 23 

14 lielly. 

t Lam. 4,10 

15 after' 
birth. 

u Ex. 6. 3 
Ps. 99, 3 
Isa. 29, 23 
Isa. 57, 15 
Mai. 1, 14 

V Ps. 20, 1 
Ps. 83, 18 
Ps. 113, 3 
Isa. 42, 8 
Mai. 2, 3 
Mai. 4, 2 
Phil. 2, 10 



siege, and in the straitness, where- 
with thine enemies shall distress thee: 

54 /So that the man that is tender 
among you, and very delicate, his 
eye shall be evil toward his brother, 
and toward the wife of his bosom, 
and toward the remnant of his chil- 
dren which he shall leave : 

55 So that he will not give to any 
of them of the flesh of his children 
whom he shall eat : because he hath 
nothing left him in the siege, and in 
the straitness, wherewith thine ene- 
mies shall distress thee in all thy 
gates. 

56 The tender and delicate woman 
among you, which would not adven ■ 
ture to set the sole of her foot upon 
the ground for delicateness and 
tenderness, her eye shall be evil 
toward the husband of her bosom, 
and toward her son, and toward her 
daughter, 

57 And 'toward her '^young one 
that cometh out from between her 
feet, and toward her children which 
she shall bear : for she shall eat them 
for want of all things secretly in the 
siege and straitness, wherewith thine 
enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. 

58 If thou wilt not observ^e to do all 
the words of this law that are written 
in this book, that thou mavest fear 
"this glorious and fearful 'name, 
THE LORD THY GOD ; 

59 Then the Lord will make thy 
plagues "'wonderful, and the plagues 
of thy seed, even great plagues, and 
of long continuance, and sore sick- 
nesses, and of long continuance. 

60 Moreover he Avill bring upon thee 
all the diseases of E'gypt, which thou 
wast afraid of ; and they shall cleave 
unto thee. 

61 Also every sickness, and every 
plague, which is not written in the 
book of this IptW, them vv^ill the Lord 
'^bring upon thee, until thou be de- 
stroyed. 

62 !And ye shall be left few in num- 
ber, whereas ye vf ere ^as the stars of 
heaven for multitude ; because thou 
wouldest not obey the voice of the 
Lord thy God. 

63 And it shall come to pass, that as 
the Lord ^rejoiced over you to do you 

food, and to multiply you; so the 
iORD 'will rejoice over you to de- 
stroy you, and tobring you to nought ; 
and ye shall be plucked from off the 
land whither thou goest to possess it. 
*N. 29. 19, 20. ' 



N 



Moses exhorteth 



DEUTERONOMY, 29. 



to obedience. 



04 And the Lord °shall scatter thee 
among all people, from the one end 
of the earth even unto the other ; and 
there thou shalt serve other gods, 
which neither thou nor thy fathers 
have known, eve7i wood and stone. 

65 And *among these nations shalt 
thou find no ease, neither shall the 
sole of thy foot have rest : but ^the 
Lord shall give thee there a trem- 
bling heart, and failing of eyes, and 
sorrow of mind : 

QQ And thy life shall hang in doubt 
before thee ; and thou shalt fear day 
and night, and shalt have none assur- 
ance of thy life : 

6 7 In ^the morning thou shalt say. 
Would God it were even! and at 
even thou shalt say, Would God it 
were morning ! for the fear of thine 
heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and 
for the sight of thine eyes which 
thou shalt see. 

68 And the Lord 'shall bring thee 
into E gypt again with ships, by the 
way whereof 1 spake unto thee, Thou 
shalt see it no more again : and ^ 'there 
ye shall be sold unto your enemies 
for bondmen and bondwomen, and no 
ma.n shall buy you. 

CHAPTER 29. 

I An exhortation to obedience. 10 T ke people are all 
pretiented before the Lord to enter into his covenant. 
IS The great wrath on him that Jiattereth himself 
in his wickedness. 

THESE are the words of the cov- 
enant, which the Lord com- 
manded M5'§e§ to make with the 
children of Is'ra-el in the land of 
Mo'ab, beside" the coevnant which 
he made with them in Ho'reb. 

2 ^AndM5'§es called unto all i§'ra-el, 
and said unto them, Ye have seen aU 
that the Lord did before your eves 
in the land of E'gypt unto Fha'raoh, 
and unto all his ser\"ants, and unto 
all his land ; 

3 The ''great temptations which 
thine eyes have seen, the signs, and 
those great miracles : 

4 Yet *the Lord hath not given you 
an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, 
and ears to hear, unto this day. 

5 And T have led you forty years 
in the w^ilderness : your clothes are 
not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe 
is not waxen old upon thy foot. 

6 Ye '^have not eaten bread, neither 
have ye drunk wine or strong drink : 
that ye might know that I am the 
Lord your God. 

7 And when ye came unto this place, 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 28. 

a Lev.26,33 
Keh. 1, 8 
Jer.16,13 
b Amos 9, i 
c Lev.26,36 
ri Job 7, 4 

e Jer. 44, 7 
Hos. 8, 13 
Hos. 9, 3 

17 Fulfilled 
at the 
destruc- 
tion of 
Jerusa- 
lem by 
the 

Romans, 
A. D. 79. 



CHAP. 29. 

a ch. 4, 34 
ch. 7, 19 

b Ps. 13, 3 
Ps. 19, 8 
Ps. 119, 
18,34 
Ps. 146, 8 
Isa. 6, 9 
Isa. 63, 17 
Ezek.12,2 
Mat.13,14 
John 8,43 
Acts28,26 
Rom.11,8 
Eph. 1, 18 
Eph. 4, 
17-19 
2 Thes. 
2,11 

c ch, 1, 3 
ch. 8, 3 

d Ex. 16, 12 
Ps. 78, 24 

e Num. 
21,23 
ch. 2. 32 
ch. 3,' 1 

/Num. 

32,33 
g Josh. 1, 7 

1 Ki. 2, 3 

h Josh. 9,21 

1 pass. 

i Gen. 17, 

6,7 

j Jer. 31, 31 
Heb. 8,7,8 

k Acts 2, 39 
1 Cor.7,14 

2 dumjy 
gods. 

I Heb. 
12,15 

3 rosli, or, 
a poisoH' 
fid herb. 

m Ps. 14, 1 

n Num. 
15,39 
Eccl. 11,9 

4 Or, stub- 
bornness. 
Jer. 7, 24 

Isa. 30, 1 

5 the 
drunken 
to ihe 
thirsty. 

p Ezek.14,7 

q Ps. 74, 1 

r Ps. 79, 5 
Ezek. 
23.25 

218 



fef hon *the king of Hesh'bon, and 6g 
the king of Ba'shan,came out against 
us unto battle, and we smote them . 

8 And we took their land, and gave 
^it for an inheritance unto the Reu'- 
ben-Ites, and to the Gad'ltes, and to 
the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh. 

9 Keep ^therefore the words of this 
covenant, and do them, that ye may 
prosper in all that ye do. 

10 *ii Ye stand this day all of you be- 
fore the Lord your God ; your cap- 
tains of your tribes, your elders, and 
your ofncers, with all the men of 
is'ra-el, 

11 Your little ones, your wives, and 
thy stranger that is in thy camp, 
from ^the hewer of thy wood unto 
the drawer of thy water : 

12 That thou shouldest 'enter into 
covenant with the Lord thy God, 
and into his oath, which the Lord 
thy God maketh with thee this day : 

13 That Tie may establish thee to 
day for a people unto himself, and 
that he may be unto thee a God, as 
he hath said unto thee, and as he hath 
sworn unto thy fathers, to A'bra-ham, 
to I'saac, and to Ja'cob. 

14 Neither with you only •'do I make 
this covenant and this oath ; 

15 But with him that standeth here 
with us this day before the Lord our 
God, '^and also with him that is not 
here with us this day : 

1 6 (For ye know how we have dwelt 
in the land of E'gypt ; and how we 
came through the nations which ye 
passed by ; 

1 7 And ye have seen their abomi- 
nations, and their ^idols, wood and 
stone, silver and gold, which were 
among them :) 

18 Lest there should be among you 
man, or woman, or family, or tribe, 
whose heart turneth awa.y this day 
from the Lord our God, to go arid 
serve the gods of these nations ; ^est 
there should be among you a root 
that beareth ^gall and wormwood ; 

19 And it come to pass, when he 
heareth the words of this curse, that 
he bless himself in his heart, saying, 
"L shall have peace, though I walk 
"in the "^imagination of mine heart. 
i;o add ^drunkenness to thirst : 

20 The ^'LoRD will not spare him, ^ 
but then ?the anger of the Lord and ' 
''his jealousy shall smoke against that 
man, and all the curses that are writ- 
ten in this book shall lie upon him. 



N 



Mercies promised 



DEUTERONOMY, 30. 



N 



B 



P 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 29. 

s Mat.24,51 

6 is writ- 
ten. 



7 where- 
ivith the 
LORD 
hath 
'made it 
sick. 

t Jer. 17, 6 
Zeph. 2, 9 

u Gen.19.24 

V 1 Ki. 9. 8 
Jer. 22. 8 

8 Or, tvho 
had not 
gi/ven to 
them any 
portion. 



9 divided. 

IV Ps. 11, < 
Dan. 9. 1 



X 2Chr.7,20 
Ps. 52, 5 
Pro. 2, 22 

y Acts 1. 7 

z Ps. 19, 7 
Lu. 16, 29 
John 5,39 
Actsl7,ll 
2 Tim. 
3. 16 



and the Lord shall blot out his name 
_ from under heaven. N. 32. 29-31. 

2 1 And the Lord 'shall separate hun 
unto evil out of all the tribes of !§'- 
ra-el, according to all the curses of the 
covenant that "^are written in this 
book of the law : 

22 So that the generation to come 
of your children that shall rise up 
after you, and the stranger that shall 
come from a far land, shall say, when 
they see the plagues of that land, 
and the sicknesses 'which the Lord 
hath laid upon it ; 

23 A7id that the whole land thereof 
is brimstone, 'and salt, cmd burning, 
that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor 
any grass groweth therein, "like the 
overthrow of Sod'om, and Go-mor'- 
rah, Ad'mah, and Ze-bo'im, which the 
Lord overthrew in his anger, and in 
his wrath : 

24 Even all nations shall say. 
Wherefore "hath the Lord done thus 
unto this land? what imieaneth the 
heat of this great anger ? 

25 Then men shall say, Because 
they have forsaken the covenant of 
the Lord God of their fathers, which 
he made with them when he brought 
them forth out of the land of E'gypt : 

26 For they went and served other 
gods, and worshipped them, gods 
whom they knew not, and ^v^hotn he 
had not ^given unto them : 

27 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against this land, "to bring 
upon it all the curses that are written 
in this book : 

28 And the LoRD-'rooted them out 
of their land in anger, and in wrath, 
and in great indignation, and cast 
them into another land, as it is this 
dav. 

2y The ^'secret thi?igs belong unto 
the Lord our God -. but 'those thi?igs 
which are revealed belong unto us 
and to our children for ever, that loe 
mav do all the words of this law.* 
CHAPTER 30. 

1 Great inercies promised iinto the penitent. 1] The 
commandment is manijest 15 Lij e and death are 
set before the Israelites. 

Is D "it shall come to pass, when 
*all these things are come upon 
thee, the blessing and the curse, 
which I have set before thee, and 
''thou shalt call thein to mind among 
all the nations, whither the Lord thy 
God hath driven thee, 
2 And shalt ''return unto the Lord 
thy God. and shalt obey his voice u Rom.io.e 

*B. 30. 11-14. ^1^ 



A- 



CHAP. 30. 

a Lev. 26,40 

b ch. 28 

c 1 Ki. 8. 47 

d Neh. 1. 9 

e Ps. 106,45 
Ps. 126, 
1,4 

Jer. 29,14 
Lam. 3,22 

/Ps. 147, 2 
Jer. 32, 37 
Ezek, 
34.13 

g ch. 28, 64 
Neh. 1, 9 

h ch. 10. 16 
Ezek. 
11, 19 



ztnto the penitent. 

according to all that I command thee 
this day, thou and thy children, with 
all thine heart, and with all thy soul : 

3 That ^then the Lord thy God will 
turn thy captivity, and have com- 
passion upon thee, and will return 
and -^gather thee from all the na- 
tions, whither the Lord thy God hath 
scattered thee. R. Josh. 7. 19.J 

4 If '^any of thine be driven out unto 
the outmost parts of heaven, from 
thence will the Lord thy God gather 
thee, and from thence will he fetch 
thee: 

5 And the Lord thy God will bring 
thee into the land which thy fathers 
possessed, and thou shalt possess it ; 
and he will do thee good, and m.uiti- 
ply thee above thy fathers. j 

6 And ^the Lord thy God will cir- ] 
cumcise thine heart, and the heart i 



of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God 



with all thine heart, and with all t hy [ 
soul, that thou may est li ve, f | 



Ezek. 

34,27 



j Jer.32.41 
k Isa. 45, 19 



P 

R 



G 




And the Lord thy God will put 
all these curses upon thine enemies, 
and on them that hate thee, which 
persecuted thee. 

8 And thou shalt return and obey 
the voice of the Lord, and do all his 
commandments v/hich I command 
thee this day. 

9 And the Lord thy God will make 
thee plenteous in eveiy work of thine 
hand, in the fruit of thy body, and 
in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the 
fruit of 'thy land, for good : for the 
Lord will again •'rejoice over thee 
for good, as he rejoiced over thy 
fathers : 

10 If thou shalt hearken unto the 
voice of the Lord thy God, to keep 
his commandments and his statutes 
which are written in this book of the 
law, a}id if thou turn unto the Lord 
thy God with all thine heart, and 
with all thy soul. 

1 1 iFor this commandment which ~| b 
I command thee this day, it is ''not 
hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 

12JtHs not in heaven, that thou 
shouldest say, Who shall go up for 
us to heaven, and bring it unto us, 
that we may hear it, and do it ? 

1 3 Neither is it beyond the sea, that 
thou shouldest say, Who shall go j 
over the sea for us, and bring it unto j 
us, that we may hear it, and do it ? i 

1 4 But the word is very nigh unto i 
thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, i 
that thou may est do it. B . 3 1 . 9- ] 3 . j 

t G. 1 Sam. 15. 22; 0. 30. 15-20; P. Judges 
2. 11-18. 



Life and death set forth, DEUTERONOMY, 31. 



Joshua, encouraged. 







H 



K 



15 1[See,'"I have set before thee this 
day life and good, and death and evil ; 

1 6 In that i command thee this day 
to love the Lord thy God, to walk in 
his ways, and to keep his command- 
ments and his statutes and his judg- 
ments, that thou mayest live and 
multiply: and the Lord thy God 
shall bless thee in the land whither 
thou goest to possess it. 

1 7 But if thine heart turn away, so 
that thou wilt not hear, but shalt 
be drawn away, and worship other 
gods, and serve them ; 

181 "denounce unto you this day, 
that ye shall surely perish, and that 
ye shall not prolong your days upon 
the land, whither thou passest over 
Jor'dan to go to possess it. H. 31. 29. 

191 call heaven and earth to record 
this day against you, that I have set 
before you life and death, blessing 
and cursing: therefore choose life, 
that both thou and thy seed may live: 

20 That thou mayest love the Lord 
thy God, and that thou mayest obev 
his voice, and that thou mayest 
cleave unto him : f o r he is thy ^lif e . 
and the le ngth of thy day s: that 



I 



thou mayest dwell in the land which 
the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to 
A'bra-ham, to Tgaac, and to Ja'cob, 
Ho give them. 0. 32. 29. 

CHAPTER 31. 

1 Moses encourageth the people, and Joshua : 9 he 
delivers the law to the priests, to read it every sev- 
enth xjear to the people. 19 God giveth Moses a 
song to testify against the people. 23 Joshua re- 
ceiveth a charge. 

AND Mo'se§ went and spake these 
^ JL words unto all I§'ra-el. 

2 And he said unto them, I "am an 
hundred and twenty years old this 
day ; I can no more *go out and come 
in : also the Lord hath said imto me, 
''Thou shalt not go over this Jor'dan. 

3 The Lord thy God, ''he will go 
over before thee, and he will destroy 
these nations from before thee, and 
thou shalt possess them: and Josh'- 
u-a, he shall go over before thee, as 
the Lord hath said. K. 32 9-12. 

4 And the Lord shall do unto them 
^as he did to Sfhon and to Og, kings 
of the Am'or-ites, and unto the land 
of them, whom he destroyed. 

5 And -^the Lord shall give them up 
before your face, that ye may do 
unto them according unto all the 
commandments which I have com- 
manded you. 

6 Be ^strong and of a good courage. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 30. 

m ch. 11, 26 

n ch. 4, 26 
ch. 8, 19 

Job 12, 10 
Ps. 27, 1 
Ps. 66, 9 
Dan. 5, 23 
John 
11, 25 
Acts 17, 
25, 28 

V Gen. 12, 7 
Gen.13,15 
Gen.15,18 
Gen. 17, 
1-8 

Gen. 26, 4 
Gen.28,13 
Acts 7, 5 



CHAP. 31. 

a Ex. 7, 7 
ch. 34, 7 

b Num. 
27, 17 
1 Ki. 3, 7 

c Num. 
20, 12 
Num. 
2/, i3 
ch. 3, 27 

d ch. 9, 3 

e Num. 
21,24 

/ch. 7, 2 

g Josh. 
10,25 
1 Chr. 
22,13 

h ch. 1, 29 

ch. 7, 18 

i ch. 20, 4 
Ps. 118, 6 

j Josh. 1, 5 
Heb. 13, 5 

k ch. 1, 38 
ch. 3, 28 

Ex. 13, 21 

Ex. 33, 14 

Num.14,9 

Ps. 37, 3 

Rom. 8,31 

m 1 Chr. 
28,20 

n ch. 17, 18 

Num. 4,15 
Josh. 3. 3 

1 Chr. 
15, 12 

V ch. 15, 1 
q Lev.23,34 
r ch. 16, 16 

s Josh. 8,34 

2 Ki. 23, 2 

Neh. 8, 1 

t ch. 4, 10 
ttch. 11,2 

V Ps. 78, 6,7 

w Num. 
27, 18 

X Ex. 33, 9 

1 lit down, 
2 Sam. 

7, 12 

y Ex. 32, 6 

z Ex. 34, 15 
Judg.2,17 

220 



''fear not, nor be afraid of them : for 
the Lord thy God, he Ht is that doth 
go with thee ; he ^will not fail thee, 
nor f orsake_ thee. 

7 HAnd Mo'§e§ called unto J6sh'u-a, i 
and said unto him in the sight of all 
l§'ra-el, Be ^strong and of a good cour- 
age : for thou must go with this peo- 
ple unto the land which the Lord 
hath sworn unto their fathers to 
give them; and thou shalt cause 
them to inherit it. 

8 And the Lord, Tie it is that doth 
go before thee ; '"he will be with tliee, 
he will not fail thee, neither forsake 
thee : fear not, neither be dismayed. 

9 IFAnd Mo'§e§ wrote this law, a,nd 
''delivered it unto the priests the 
sons of Le'vi, which 'bare the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord, and unto 
all the elders of i§'ra-el. 

10 And M5'se§ commanded them, 
saying, At the end of every seven 
years, in the solemnity of ''the year 
of release, 'in the feast of tabernacles, 

1 1 When all Is'ra-el is come 'to ap- 
pear before the 1[^ord thy God in the 
place which he shall choose, thou 
'shalt read this law before all l§'ra-el 
in their hearing. 

1 2 Gather 'the people together, men, 
and women, and children, and thy 
stranger that is within thy gates, 
that they may hear, and that they 
may learn, and fear the Lord your 
God, and observ^e to do all the words 
of this law ! 

13 And that their children, which 
have "not knowm any thing, "may 
hear, and learn to fear the Lord your 
God, as long as ye live in the land 
whither ye go over Jor'dan to pos- 
sess it. B. 31. 25, 26.. 

14 irAnd the Lord said unto Mo'se§, 
"'Behold, thy days approach that thou 
must die : call Josh'u-a, and present 
yourselves in the tabernacle of the 
congregation, that I may give him a 
charge. And Mo'§e§ and J6sh'u-a 
went, and presented themselves in 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

15 And 'the Lord appeared in the 
tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud : and 
the pillar of the cloud stood over the 
door of the tabernacle. 

1 6 TFAnd the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, 
Behold, thou shalt 'sleep with thy 
fathers ; and this people will ^'rise up, 
and 'go a whoring after the gods of 
the strangers of the land, whither 
they go to be among them, and will 

* F. 1 Sam. 17. 37. 



B 



Apostasy foretold. 



DErTEKO^'OMY. 32. 



The song of Moses. 



"^forsake me, and break my covenant b. c. 1^51. 'alive with you this day, ye have been 1 a 



which I have made with them. ' chap. 31. rebehious agauist the Lord ; and how | 

1 7 Then mv ana-er shaU be kindled « c^. 32, 15 ,much more after my death i * 1 

" ■ " - ^ .^ .^^ judg:. 10. j 23 G-ather mito me aU the elders of 

31^33 ■'■"'■* |yo'^' tribes, and youi^ officers, that I 
1 Ki!i8,i8 may speak these words m theu' ears. 
2Ki.W'*i"^^d call heaven and earth to record 
isa.^1 i iagainst them, 
jer. 2, 13 I 29 Eor I know that after mv death 



against them m that day, and ^I ^vill 
forsake them, and 1 will ^hide my; 
face from them, and they shall be; 
devoured, and many e^ils and trou-! 
bles shall 'befall them: so that tlieyj 



will sav in that day. "Are not these, . _ „ 

evils come upon us,"'because our G-od' ^ 2Ch^'^i5,2 T^ "^^'ill utterly "corrupt yourselves, 
is 'not among us ? | 2 ciir. '"land turn aside from the vray vrhich I 

IS And I will sm^ely liide my face ^ cfc 32, 20 'have commanded you: and evil ^\-il] 
in that day for all the evils which i;s^ic4,2_9 befall you in the latter days; because- 
they shall have wrought, in that thej^i ill: ei,'^? lye will do evh m the sight of the Lord 
are^tumed mito other gods. C. 32. 5. | if2^3 ito provoke hmi to anger through the 

19 Now therefore wiite ye this song 3 fiU jwork of vour hands. H. Josh. 23. 16. 
for you, and teach it the^children of 2Je2!'9,32: 30 And Jld'ses spake in the eai^s of 
Is'ra-el: put it in their mouths, that 'iJudg.o.is. all the congregation of Is'ra-el the 
this song maybe a witness for me^ £^^^™- words of this song, until they were 
against the children of Is'ra-el. ' /cb. 82. 15 

2l> For when I shall have brought g^h. 9, 26 



H 



ended. 



13,6 



CHAPTER 32. 



them into the land which I sware 3 tr/ore. 
unto their fathers, that fioweth with^g ichr._2s,9 
milk and honey ; and they shall havej hos! is.^s 
eaten and fiiled themselves, -^and; ^^J^2% 
waxen fat ; then will they turn mito u Amos5,2o 
other gods, and seiwe them, and f d<'-_ 

provoke me, and break my '^oxe-^l^S'.hX 
nant, k cii. 9,'2'i 

21 And it shall come to pass, when ^ f^-Q\^ 
many evils and troubles are befallenVn ell. Jo. 19 |herb, and as the showers upon the 
them, that this song shall testify' ^j^J-^^-.o^o' grass: 

'against them as a witness ; for it shall ho& 979" 3 Because I will publish the name of 

the Lord : ascribe ye gTeatness imto 



1 Moses' song, xchich sets Jorth the perfectioTis of 
God: 44 the people exhorted to set their hearUi upon 
it. 4S God sejids him up to mount JS'ebo, to see the 
land, and die. 

GIVE ^ear, ye heavens, and I 
will speak ; and hear, O earth, 
'the words of my mouth. 
j 2 My ^doctiine'^shall drop as the rain, 
'my speech sliall distil as the dew, 
i'-'as the small rain upon the tender 



not be forgotten out of the mouths of 
their seed : for ?I knovv- theii ' 



tion ''wliich tliev ^0 about. 



iniagma- 
even now. 



before I have brou ght tlieni into the 



3. 



CHAP. 32. 

a Ps. 50, 4 
Isa, 1, 2 
Jer. 2, 12 
Jer. 6, 19 

b Isa, 55, 10 
c Ps.72,6 
d2Sam. 
22.31 



I land which I s ware. E. 1 Sam. 2 

22 Mo'ses therefore va-ote this song 
the same day, and taught it the cliil- 
dren of is'ra-el. 

23 And lie gave Josh'u-a the son of ^ 
Xun a charge, and said, ''Be strong'^ Dan. 4,37 'generation, 
and of a good courage : for thou shalt " ^' 
bring the childi^en of Is'ra-el into the 
land which I sware unto them: and 
I vrill be with thee. j L"a"^ 

21: 'And it came to pass, when 315'-: 2 Or, that 



ses had made an end of wiltmg thej 
words of this law in a book, imtil they i 
were finishe_d, i 

' 25 That ]Mo 'ses commanded theLe' 
vites, which bare the ark of the cot 
nant of the Lord, saying. 
26 Take this book of the law, and 



I our God. 

! L Jle is the Rockj'^hLS work is per- 
fect : for 'all his ways are judgment 
I -'a God of ti-uth and without --iniquity, 
'just and right is he. J. Judg. 11. 27, 
5 ^Tliey have coriiipted themselves, 
-their spot is not the spot of his chil 
dren -.they are a peiwerse and crooked 

C. 32. 20 

; fho^'-o"^ Do ye thus ^-requite the Lord, O 

1 Heimth if oolish'people and mi^\ise ? is not he 

ypted 'thy father that 4iath bought thee « 

hath he not made thee, and estab- 

hshedthee? A. 32. 15 

7 Remember the davs of old. consider 

the years of ^many generations : ask 

thy father, and he will shew thee; 

e'- h Ps. 116.12 thv eldei^, and thev will tell thee. 

re- \ 1^-63.16 s^Vhen the Most' Hidi ^■•di^ided t 



1 J 



A 
C 



cor 



tlicy are 
rtot his 
cMldren, 
that is 
their blot. 



j 2Sanu 
7.23 
Ps. 74=, 2 





the nations their inheritance, when 
he 'separated the sons of Ad'ajn, he 



Jput it in the side of the ark of theftio\rand jset the bounds of the people accord- 
covenant of the Lord your God. that' ^■"^^f'^" ing to the number of the children ol 
it may be there for a vdtness against k zech. 9, 2'ls'ra-el. 
thee. B. 32. 46, IT.jZ Gen. 11,8 9 Eor "^the Lord's portion is his 



[ 2 7 For *I knoAv thy rebellion, and thy ! "^^o^f °^' 
I 'stiff neck: behold, while I am yet\i cord. 



£21 



people; J; 
itance. 
*A. 32. 



"cob is the *lot of his inher- 



K 
L 



God's judgments 



DEUTERONOMY, 32. 



and mercy. 



\i 10 He found him in a desert land, 

L cxiid in the waste howling wilderness ; 

he ^led him about, "he instructed 

him, he "kept him as the app] e of his 

eye. 

1 1 As an eagle stuTeth up her nest, 
fluttereth over her young, spreadeth 
abroad her wings, taketh them, bear- 
eth them on her wings . 
1^ So the Lord alone did lead him, 
and thei'e was no strange God with 
him. K. 32. 30; L. 33. 3. 

1 3 He ^made him ride on the high 
places of the earth, that he might 
eat the increase of the fields; and 
he made hun to suck honey out 
»of the rock, and oil out of the flinty 
rock ; 

1 4 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, 
with fat of lambs, and rams of the 
breed of Ba'shan, and goats, with '^the 
fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou 
didst drink the *pure blood of the 
grape. 

15 But Jesh'u-riin waxed fat, and 
kicked : thou art waxen fat, thou art 
gro^vn thick, thou art covered with 
fatness ; then he forsook 'God which 
made him, and lightly esteemed the 

[ ''Rock of his salvation. A. 32. 19, 20. 

16 They provoked him to jealousy 
with strange gods, with abomina- 
tions provoked they him to anger. 

1 7 They sacrificed unto devils, ^not 
to God; to gods whom they knew 
not, to new gods that came newly up, 
whom your fathers feared not. 

1 8 Of Ihe Rock that begat thee thou 
art unmindfiil, and hast forgotten 
God that formed thee. 

1 9 And when the Lord saw it, he 
'abhorred them, because of the pro- 
voking of his sons, and of his daugh- 
ters. 

20 And he said, I will hide my face 
from them, 1 will see what their end 
shall he : for they a.re a very froward 
generation, children in ^ whom is no 

.faith.* 

21 They have moved me to jealousy 
with that which is not God; they 
have provoked me to anger 'nvith 
their vanities : and I ■'will move them 
to jealousy with those which are not 
a people ; I will provoke them to an- 
ger with a foolish nation. 

22 For ysi fire is kindled in mine an- 
ger, and ^shall burn unto the lowest 
hell, and "shall consume the earth 
with her increase, and set on fire the 
foundations of the mountains. 

*A. Judg. 2. 10-12; C. Josh. 7. 12, 13. 



JB. 0.1451. 



CHAP. 32. 

5 Or, com- 
passed 
hlrn 
about. 

n ch. 4, 36 

Ps. 17, 8 
Pro. 7, 2 

p Isa. 58, 14 

q Job 29, 6 

r Ps. 147,14 

s Gen.49,11 

t Isa. 1, 4 

u Ps. 89, 26 

6 Or, 
which 
were not 
God. 

7 Or, de- 
spised. 

V Mat.17,17 

w 1 Sam. 
12,21 

X Rom. 
10, 19 

y Lam. 4,11 

8 Or, hath 
burned. 

9 Or, hath 

con- 
sumed. 

10 burning 
coals. 

z Lam. 1,20 

11 ^rovn the 
cluxmbers. 

12 bereave, 
a Ps. 140, 8 

13 Or. our 

high 

hand, and 
not the 
LORD 
hath done 
all this. 

b Ps. 81, 13 

c Josh. 
23,10 

d Ps. 44, 12 

e 1 Sam.4,8 
Jer. 40, 3 

14 Or, is 

worse 
than the 
vine of 
Sodom, 
etc. 

/Job 14, 17 

g Ps. 94, 1 

h Judg.2,18 
Jer. 31, 20 

15 hand. 

i Jtjdg. 
10,14 

222 



231 will heap mischiefs upon them ; 
1 will spend mine arrows upon them. 

24 ThcTj shall be burnt with hunger, 
and devoured with ^"burning heat, 
and with bitter destruction: I will 
also send the teeth of beasts upon 
them, with the poison of serpents of' 
the dust. 

25 The ^sword without, and terror 
"vN^ithin, shall ^'destroy both the 
young man and the virgin, the 
suckling also with the man of gray 
hairs. 

20 1 said, I would scatter them into 
corners, I would make the remem- 
brance of them to cease from among 
men: 

27 Were it not that 1 feared the 
wrath of the enemy, lest their ad- 
versaries should behovve themselves 
strangely, and lest they should "say, 
'^Our hand is high, and the Lord 
hath not done all this. 

28 For they are a nation void of 
counsel, neither is there any mider- 
standing in them. 

29 O *that they were wise, that they 
understood this, that they would con- 
sider their latter end ! 0. .Josh. 23. 6. 

30 How should ''one chase a thou- 
sand, and two put ten thousand to 
flight, except their Rock "^had sold 
them, and the Lord had shut them 
up ? K. 33. 12. 

31 For their rock is not as our Rock^ 
even ^our enemies themselves being 
judges. N. Josh. 7. 10-12. 

32 For their vine ^Hs of the vine of 
Sod'om, and of the fields of Go-mor'- 
rah : their grapes are grapes of gall^ 
their clusters are bitter : 

33 Their wine is the poison of drag- 
ons, and the cruel venom of asps. 

34 Is not this -^laid up in store with 
me, and sealed up among my treas- 
ures ? 

35 To ^me belo7igethYeiige£ince, and 
recompence; their foot shall slide 
in due time: for the day of their 
calamity is at hand, and the things 
that shall come upon them make 
haste. 

36 For the Lord shall judge his peo- 
ple, and ^repent himself for his serv- 
ants, when he seeth that their ^ ^power 
is gone, and there is none shut up, or 
left. 

37 And he shall say, ^Where are 
their gods, their rock in whom they 
trusted, 

38 Which did eat the fat of their 



N 


K 



Moses sent to mount Neho. DEUTERONOMY, 33. 



The majesty of God. 



{ 



sacrifices, and drank the wine of 
their drink offerings? let them rise 
up and help you, and be ''your pro- 
tection. 

39 See now that I, even I, am he, and 
there ^is no god with me : ^I kill, and 
I make alive ; I wound, and I heal : 
neither is there any that can deliver 
out of my hand. 

40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, 
and say, I live for ever. 

41 If I whet my glittering sword, 
and mine hand take hold on judg- 
ment; I will render vengeance to 
mine enemies, and will reward them 
that hate me. 

42 I will make mine arrows drunk 
with blood, and my sword shall de- 
vour flesh ; and that with the blood 
of the slain and of the captives, from 
the beginning of revenges "'upon the 
enemy. 

43 '■'Rejoice, "O ye nations, vrlth his 
people : for he will "avenge the blood 
of his servants, and will render 
vengeance to his adversaries, and 
^will be merciful unto his land, and 
to his people^ 

44 "ilAnd Mo'§e§ came and spake all 
the words of this song in the ears of 
the people, he, and '*Ho-she'a the son 
of Nun. 

45 And Mo'ses made an end of 
speaking all these words to all i§'- 
ra-el : 

46 And he said unto them, Set your 
hearts unto all the words which I 
testify among you this day, which ye 
shall command your children to ob- 
serve to do, all the words of this law. 

47 For it is not a vain thing foi you ; 
"because it is your life : and through 
this thing ye shall prolong your days 
in the land, whither ye go over Jor'- 
dan to possess it. B. Josh. 1. 8. 

48 "iTAnd ''the Lord spake unto Mo'- 
§e§ that selfsame day, saying, 

49 Get thee up into this mountain 
Ab'a-rim, unto m.ount Ne'bo, which is 
in the land of Mo'ab, that is over 
against Jer'i-ch5 ; and behold the land 
of Ca'naan, which I give unto the 
children of Is'ra-el for a possession : 

50 And die in the mount whither 
thou goest up, and be gathered unto 
thy people; as Aar'on thy brother 
died in mount Hor, and was gathered 
unto his people : 

51 Because 'ye trespassed against 
me among the children of is'ra-el at 
the waters of '^Mer'i-bah-Ka'desh, in 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 32. 

16 an hid- 
ing for 
you. 

j Isa. 45, 5 

k Ps. 68, 20 
I Ex. 6, 8 
m Job 13,24 

17 Or, 
Praise his 
people, ye 
nations, 
or, Svag 
ye. 

n Rom. 
15,10 

o Rev. 6, 10 

p Ps. 85, 1 

18 Or, 
Joshua. 

q Pro. 3, 2 
Rom. 10,5 

r Num. 
27,12 

s Num. 
20,11 

19 Or, strife 
at Ka- 
desh. 



CHAP. 33. 

a Gen.4:9,28 

b Ex. 19, 18 
Judg. 5, 4 
Hab. 3, 3 

c Dan. 7, 10 
Acts 7, 53 
Gal. 3, 19 
Heb- 2, 2 

1 aflreof 
law. 

d Hos. 11, 1 
Mai. 1, 2 

e 1 Sam.2,9 
Ps. 50, 5 

/ Lu. 10, 39 

Acts 22, 3 

g John 7,19 

h Job 29, 25 

i Gen. 49, 8 

j Ex. 28, 30 

k eh. 13, 6 
Mat.10,37 
Mark 
10,29 

1 Ex. 32, 26 

niJer.18,18 
Mai. 2, 5 

2 Or, Let 
them 
teach,etc. 
Lev.10,11 

3 Or, let 
them put 
incense. 
Ex. 30.7,8 

i at thy 

nose. 

n Ps. 51, 19 
Ps. 20, 3 

223 



the wilderness of Zin; because ye 
sanctified me not in the midst of the 
children of l§'ra-el. 
52 Yet thou shalt see the land be- 
fore thee; but thou shalt not go 
thither unto the land which I give 
the children of l§'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 33. 



1 The majesty of God 
tribes. 26 



6 The blessings of the twelve 
The excellency of Israel. 



AND "this is the blessing, where- 
w^ith M6'§e§ the man of God 
blessed the children of I§'ra-el before 
his death. 

2 And he said, *The Lord came from 
Sfnai, and rose up from Selr unto 
them; he shined forth from mount 
Pa'ran, and he came with 'ten thou- 
sands of saints : from his right hand 
went 'a fiery law for them. 

3 Yea, '^he loved the people ; all 'his 
saints are in thy hand : and they 
•^'sat down at thy feet; every one 
shall receive of thy words. L. 33. 12.. 

4 M5'§e§ ^conunanded us a law, even 
the inheritance of the congregation 
of Ja'cob. 

5 And he was ^king in Jesh'u-run, 
when the heads of the people and 
the tribes of is'ra-el were gathered 
together. 

6 IFLetReu'ben live, and not die; and 
let not his men be few. 

7 IF And this is the hlessiyig of Jii'dah: 
and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of 
Jii'dah, and bring him unto his peo- 
ple: 'let his hands be sufficient for 
him; and be thou an help to him 
from his enemies. 

8 IF And of LeVi he said, ^Let thy 
Thum'mim and thy U'rim he with 
thy holy one, whom thou didst prove 
at Mas'sah, and loith whom thou 
didst strive at the waters of Mer'i- 
bah; 

9 Who said imto his ^father and to 
his mother, I have not seen him; 

neither did he acknowledge his 
brethren, nOr knew his own chil- 
dren: for "'they have observed thy 
word, and kept thy covenant. 

10 ^They shall teach Ja'cob thy judg- 
ments, and Is'ra-el thy law: ^they shall 
put incense ^before thea, "and whole 
burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 

11 Bless, Lord, his substance, and 
accept °the work of his hands : smite 
through the loins of them that rise 
against him, and of them that hate 
him, that they rise not again. 

12 ^And of Ben'ja-min he said, The ] 



K 
L 



K 
L 



Moses hlesseth Israel. 

beloved of the Lord shall dwell in 
safety by him; a7id the Lord shall 
cover him all the day long, and he 
.shall dwell between his shoiilders. * 

13 !7And of J5'§eph he said, Blessed 
^of the Lord he his land, for the 
precious things of heaven, for ^the 
dew, and for the deep that coucheth 
beneath, 

14 And for the precious fruits 
brought forth by the sun, and for 
the precious things ^put forth by the 
^'nioon, 

15 And for the chief things of the 
ancient inoimtains, and for the pre- 
cious things 'of the lasting hills, 

16 And for the p^^ecious things of 
the earth and fulness thereof, and 
for the good will of 'him that dwelt 
in the bush: let the blessing come 
upon the head of Jo'seph, and upon 
the top of the head of him that was 
separated from his brethren. 

17 His glory is like the firstling of 
his bullock, and his homs are like 
the horns of ''unicoms : with them he 
^shall push the people together to the 
ends of the earth : and they are the 
ten thousands of E'phra-im, and they 
are the thousands of Ma-nas'seh, 

18 ^And of Zeb'u-lun he said, Re- 
joice, Zeb'u-liin, in thy going out; 
and, is'sa-char, in thy tents 

1 9 They shall "call the people unto 
the mountain ; there ''they shall offer 
sacrifices of righteousness : for they 
shall suck of the abundance of the 
seas, and of treasures hid in the 
sand. 

20 IF And of Gad he said, Blessed be 
he that ^^enlargeth Gad : he dwelleth 
as a lion, and teareth the arm w^ith 
the crov\^n of the head. 

21 And "^he provided the first part 
for himself, because there, in a por- 
tion of the lawgiver, v)as he ^seated ; 
and ^he came with the heads of the 
people, he executed the justice of the 
LoRD,and his judgments withl§'ra-el. 

22 'i And of Dan he said, Dan is a 
lion's whelp: 'he shall leap from 

IB f\ ^ f^ f\ W 

23 TAnd of IS^aph'ta-li he said, O 
Naph'ta-li, satisfied Avith favour, and 
full with the blessing of the Lord : 
^possess thou the west and the south. 

24TiAnd of Ash'er he said, Zet 
Ash'Sr be blessed with children ; let 
hiin be acceptable to his brethren, 
and let him *dip his foot in oil. 

25 ^Thy shoes shall be iron and 
*K. 33. 26, 27; L. 33. 29- 



DEUTERONOMY, 31. 



His death and buriaL 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 33. 
p Gen,49,25 

q Geii.27,28 

5 thrust 
forth. 

6 moons. 

r Hab. 3, 6 

s Ex. 3, 2, 4 
Acts 7. 30 

7 an uni- 
corn. 

t lKi.22,11 
Ps. 44, 5 

u Isa. 2, 3 

V Ps. i, 5 

IV Josh. 
13, 10 
lChr.12,8 

X Num. 
32,16 

8 cielcd. 

V Josh. 4,12 

z Tosh. 
19,47 
Judg. 
18,27 

a Josh. 
19,33 

b Job 29, 6 

9 Or, 
Under 

thy shoes 
shall be 
iron. 

c Ex. 15, 11 
Ps. 86, 8 
Jer. 10, 6 

d Ps. 08, 4, 
33, 34 
Ps. 104, 3 
Hab. 3, 8 

e Ps. 90, 1 

/ Num.23,9 
Jer. 23, 6 
Jer. 33, 16 

g Ps.l44, 15 

h 2 Sam. 
7,23 

10 Or, shall 
be sub- 
dned. 



CHAP. 34. 

1 Or, The 
hill. 

a Josh. 19, 

40-48 

Judg. 

18, 28 

b ch. 11, 24 

c Judg.1,16 
Judg.3,13 
2 Chr. 
28, 15 

d ch. 32, 50 
Josh. 1, 
1,2 

e Jude 9 

/ch. 31,2 

g Gen. 27, 1 
Gen.48,10 
Josh. 
14,10 

2 moistv/re 
fled. 

h Gen. 50, 3 
224 



brass ; and as thy days, so shall thy 
strength be. 

^^\ There is -^none like unto the 
God of Jesh'u-run, '^loko rideth upon 
the heaven in thy help, and in his 
excellency on the sky. 

27 The eternal God is thy refuge, 
and underneath are the everlasting 
arms: and he shall thrust out the 
eneniy from before thee ; and shall 
say, Destroy them. K. Josh. 1 . 9.. 

28 l§'ra-el ^ then shall dwell in safety 
alone : the fountain of Ja'cob shall he 
upon a land of corn and wine ; also 
his heavens shall drop do^\^l dew, 

29 Happy "a r^ thou, O l§'ra-el: who 
^is like unto thee, O people saved by 
the Lord, the shield of Shy help, and 
who is the sword of thy excellency ! 
and thine enemies "shall be found 
liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread 
upon their high places. L.2 Sam.7.14. 

CHAPTER 34. 

1 Moses from tnovnt Xeho vierveth the land: 5 hhs 
death and burial : 7 hiv age: 8 thirti/daz/s^ monrn- 
ing for Jam: 9 Joshua siicceedeth him. 10 7'he 
praise of Moses. 

AND M6'se§_went up from the 
plains of Zvlo'ab unto the moun- 
tain of Ne'bo, to the top of ^Pi§'gah, 
that is over against Jer'i-ch5. And 
the Lord shewed him all the land of 
Gil'e-ad, ''unto Dan, 

2 And all [N'&ph'ta-ll, and the land of 
E'phra-im, and Ma-nas'seh, and all the 
land of Jii'dah, *unto the utmost sea, 

3 And the south, and the plain of the 
valley of Jerl-ch5, 'the city of palrn 
trees, unto Zo'ar. 

4 And the Lord said unto him. This 
is the land which I sware unto A'bra- 
ham, unto I'saac, and unto Ja'cob, 
saying, I will give it mito thy seed : 
I have caused thee to see it with thine 
eyes, but thou shalt not go over 
thither. 

5 *i[So'^Mo'se§ the ser\'antof theLoRD 
died there in the land of Mo'ab, ac- 
cording to the word of the Lord. 

6 And he buried him in a valley ir 
the land of Mo'ab, ov?r against Beth 
pe'or: but no "man knoweth of hit 
sepulchre unto this day. 

7 "fiAnd •'Md'ses v:as an hundred and 
twenty years old when he died : ^his 
eye vras not dim, nor his ^natural 
force abated. 

8 •! And the children of l§'ra-el wept 
for Md'ses in the plains of M5'ab 
^thirty days : so the days of weeping 
a^if? mourning for M5'§e§ were ended. 

9 ^Ajid J6sh'u-a the son of Nun was 

3 



K 



Joshua is appointed 



JOSHUA, I. 



to succeed Moses. 



full of the 'spirit of wisdom ; for ^^Md'- 
§es had laid his hands upon him: 
and the children of l§'ra-el hearkened 
unto him, and did as the Lord com- 
manded Mo'§e§. 

1 ^1 And there ^arose not a prophet 
since in is'ra-el like unto Mo'§e§, 
whom ^the Lord knew face to face, 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP, 34. 
I Isa. 11. 2 

Dan. 6, 3 
j Num. 

27. 18 
k ch. 18. 

15.18 
I Ex. 33, 11 

Num. 12,6 

ch. 5, 4 



1 1 In all the signs and the wonders, 
which the Lord sent him to do in the 
land of E'gypt to Pha'raoh, and to all 
his ser^^ants, and to all his land, 

1 2 And in all that mighty hand^ 
and in all the great terror which 
Mo'§e§ shewed in the sight of ail l§'- 
ra-el. 



THE 



BOOK OF JOSHUA. 



CHAPTER 1. 

I The Lord appoints Joshua, to succeed 31 ones. 3 Ex 
tent of the promised land. 5 God promises to assist 
Joshua. 10 Joshua prepares the people to pass over 
Jordan. 

NOW after the death of Mo'§e§ the 
servant of the Lord it came to 
pass, that the Lord snake unto 
J osh'u-a the son of Nun, M5'§e§' min- 
ister, '^saying, 

2 M5'§e§ 'my servant is dead ; now 
therefore arise, go over this J or 'dan, 
thou, and all this people, unto the 
land which I do give to them, even 
to the children of l§'ra-el. 

3 Every ''place that the sole of your 
foot shall tread upon, that have I 
given unto y ou, as I said unto Mo'se§. 

4 From "^the wilderness and this 
Leb'a-non even unto the grea^t river, 
the river Eii-phra'tes, all the land of 
the Hit'tites, and unto the great sea 
toward the going do^vn of the sun, 
shall be your coast. 

5 There 'shall not any man be able 
to stand before thee all the days of 
thy life : as -^I w^as with Mo'§e§, so I 
will be with thee: I will ^^not fail 
thee, nor forsake thee. 

6 Be strong and of a good courage : 
for ^unto this people shalt thou divide 
for an inheritance the land, which 
I sware unto their fathers to give 
them. 

7 Only be thou strong and very cour- 
ageous, that thou may est observe to 
do according to a.11 the law, ^Avhich 
Mo'se§ my servant commanded thee : 
turn not from it to the right hand or 
to the left, that thou may est ^prosper 
whithersoever thou goest. 

8 This '"book of the lav/ shall not de - 
part out of thy mouth; but ■^thou 
shalt meditate therein day and night , 
t hat thou may est observe to do ac - 
cordi ng to all that i s written therein : 
t or ^tEeh thou shalt make thy way 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 1 

a Deut.1,38 

h Deut.34,5 

c Deut. 
11, 24 

d Gen.lo,18 
Num.34,3 

e Deut. 7, 24 

/ Ex. 3. 12 

g Deut.31,G 

1 Or. thoit 
shult 

cause this 
people to 
inherit 
the land. 

h Num. 
27, 23 
Ch. 11. 15 

2 Or, do 

wisely. 
Deut.29,9 

i Deut. 17, 
18,19 

j Ps. 1. 2 

k 1 Chr. 
32, 13 
Pro. 3, 1 

3 O-r, do 

wisely. 

I Ps. 27. 1 
Jer. 1, 8 

m ch. 3, 2 
Deut. 9, 1 
Deut. 
11,31 

nNum. 
32, 20 
Ch. 22, 2, 
3,4 

4 mar- 
shalled hy 
five, as 
Ex. 13, 18 

ch. 22, 4 

p Gen.21,22 
Gen. 26, 
24 28 
Gen.28.15 
Gen. 39, 
2, 23 
1 Sam. 
16, 18 
1 Sam 
20, 13 
1 Ki. 1, 37 
Rom.8,31 



prosperous, and then thou shalt ^have l B 



good success . B. 8. 30-34.J 

9 Have not I commanded thee ? Bel K 



strong and of a good courage ; be ^not 



afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for 



the Lord thy God is with thee whith- 



ersoe v er thou goest. K. 21. 44, 45. J 

10 *!lThen Josh'u-a commanded the 
officers of the people, saying, 

1 1 Pass through the host, and com- 
mand the people, saying, Prepare 
you victuals ; for ""within three days 
ye shall pass over this Jor'dan, to go 
in to possess the land, which the Lord 
your God giveth you to possess it. 

12 TAnd to the Reii'ben-ites, and to 
the Gad'Ites, and to half the tribe of 
Ma-nas'seh, spake J6sh'u-a, saying_, 

13 Remember "the word which jMo'- 
§e§ the servant of the Lord com- 
manded you, saying, The Lord your 
God hath given j^ou rest, and hath 
given you this land. 

14 Your wives, your little ones, and 
your cattle, shall remain in the land 
which Mo'se§ gave you on this side 
Jor'dan ; but ye shall pass before your 
brethren "armed, all the mighty men 
of valour, ?nd help them; 

1 5 Until the Lord have given your 
brethren rest, as he hath give?! you, 
and they also have possessed the 
land which the Lord your God giv- 
eth them : ''then ye shall return unto 
the land of your possession, and enjoy 
it, which M5'se§ the Lord's servant 
gave you on this side Jor'dan toward 
the sunrising. 

1 6 ^ And they answered J6sh'u-a, 
saying, All that thou commandest us 
we will do, and whithersoever thou 
sendest us. we will go. 

17 According as we hearkened unte 
Mo'ses in all things, so will we hearken 
unto thee : only the Lord thy God ^be 
with thee, as he was with Mo'se§. 



Jiahab concealeth the spies. 



JOSHUA, 2. 



The covenant betvjeen then 



t. 



1 8 Whoso(3ver he be that doth rebel 
against thy commandinent, and will 
not hearken unto thy words in all 
that thou conunandest him, he shall 
be put to death : only be strong and 
of a good courage 



CHAPTER 



2. 



1 Eahab receives and conceals the two sines sent from 
Shittira: 8 the covenant between her and them: 
23 their return and report to Joshua. 

AN D Josh'u-a the son of Nun ^sent 
"out of Shit'tim two men to spy 
secretly, saying, Go view the land, 
even Jer'i-cho. And they went, and 
*came into an harlot's house, named 
'^Ra'hab, and "lodged there. 

2 And "^it was told the king of Jer'i- 
ch5, saying. Behold, there came men 
in hither to night of the children of 
is'ra-el to search out the country. 

3 And the king of Jer'i-cho sent unto 
Ra'hab, saying, Bring forth the men 
that are come to thee, which are en- 
tered into thine house: for they be 
come to search out all the country. 

4 And *the woman took the two 
men, and hid them, and said thus. 
There came men unto me, but I wist 
not whence they were .' 

5 And it came to pass ahoict the time 
of shutting of the gate, when it v^as 
dark, that the men went out : whither 
the men went I wot not : pursue after 
them quickly ; for ye shall overtake 
them. 

6 But -^she had brought them up to 
the roof of the house, and hid them 
with the stalks of flax, which she had 
laid in order upon the roof. 

7 And the men pursued after them 
the way to Jor'dan unto the; fords : 
and as soon as they which fiursued 
after them w^cre gone out, thi^y shut 
the gate. 

8 If And before they were laid down, 
she came up unto them upon the roof ; 

9 And she sstid unto the men, I know 
that the Lord hath given you the 
land, and that your ^terror is fallen 
upon us, and that all the inhabitants 
of the land ^faint because of you. 

1 For we have heard how the Lord 
iried ^up the water of the Ked sea 
for you, when ye came out of E'gypt ; 
and 'what ye did unto the two kings 
of the Am or-Ites, that icere on the 
other side Jor'dan, Si'hon and Og, 
whom ye utterly destroyed. 

11 And as soon as we had-^lieard 
these things, "our hearts did melt, 
neither *did there remain any more 
courage in any man, because of you -. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 2. 



1 Or, had 

sent. 

a Num. 

25, 1 

b Heb. 
11, 31 
Jas. 2, 25 



c Mat. 1, 6, 
but it is 
doubtful 
whether 
this is the 
same 
person. 

2 lay 

d Ps. 127, 1 
Pro. 21,30 

e 2 Sam. 
17, 19 

/Ex. 1,17 

g Gen. 35, 5 
Ex. 23, 27 
Deut.2,25 
Deut. 
11.25 

3 mett. 
Ex. 15, 15 

h Ex. 14, 21 
ch. 4, 23 

i Nmn. 21. 
24, 34, 35 

j Ex. 15, 
14, 15 

k ch. 5, 1 
ch. 7, 5 
Isa. 13, 7 

4 rose up. 

I Deut.4,39 

m lSam.20, 
14, 15, 17 

nEph.6,1,2 
1 Tim. 5,8 

5 instead of 
you to die. 

Judg.1,24 
Mat. 5, 7 

p Acts 9, 25 
Heb. 
11, 31 

q Ex. 20, 7 

r ch. 6, 23 

6 gather. 

s Num. 35, 
26,27 

t Mat.27,25 

226 



for 'the Lord your God, he is God in 
heaven above, and in earth beneath. 

12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear 
'"unto me by the Lord, since 1 have 
shewed you kindness, that ye will 
also shew kindness unto "my father's 
house, and give me a true token : 

1 3 And that ye will save alive my 
father, and my mother, and my breth- 
ren, and my sisters, and all that they 
ho.ve, and deliver our lives from 
death. 

14 And the men answered her. Our 
life "for your's, if ye utter not this 
our business. And it shall be, when 
the Lord hath given us the land, 
that "we will deal kindly and truly 
with thee. 

15 Then she ?let them down by a 
cord through the window: for her 
house t/jas upon the town wall, and 
she dwelt upon the wall. 

16 And she said unto them. Get you 
to the mountain, lest the pursuers 
meet you ; and hide yourselves there 
three days, until the pursuers be re- 
turned: and afterward may ye go 
your way. 

17 And the men said unto her. We 
will be blameless 'of this thine oath 
which thou hast made us swear. 

1 8 Behold, tahe^i we come into the 
land, thou shalt bind this line of scar- 
let thread in the windov/ which thou 
didst let us down by ; 'and thou shalt 
"bring thy father, and thy mother, 
and thy brethren, and all thy father's 
household, home unto thee. 

1 9 And it shall be, that whosoever 
shall go 'out of the doors of thy 
house into the street, his blood shall 
be upon his head, and we will be 
guiltless: and whosoever shall be 
with thee in the house, 'his blood 
shall be on our head, if a?iy hand be 
upon him. 

20 And if thou utter this our busi- 
ness, then we will be quit of thine 
oath which thou hast made us to 
swear. 

21 And she said, According unto 
your words, so be it. And she sent 
them away, and they departed : and 
she bound the scarlet line in the 
window. 

22 And they went, and came untc 
the mountain, and abode there three 
days, until the pursuers were re- 
turned: and the pursuers sought 
them throughout all the way, but 
found them not. 



Joshua cometli to Jordan. 



JOSHUA, 3, 4. 



IVie loaters are divided. 



23 So the two men returned, and 
descended from the mountain, and 
passed over, and came to J6sh'u-a the 
son of Nun, and told him ?J1 things 
that befell them : 

24 And they said uii?to J6sh'u-a, 
Truly "the Lord hath delivered into 
our hands all the land ; for even all 
the inhabitants of the country do 
'faint because of us. 

CHAPTER 3. 

I Joshua comes to Jordan. 1 The Lord encourages 
liiin. ^ Joshua encourages the people. W The wa- 
ters of^Jordan are divided. 

AND J6sh'u-a rose early in the 
m.orning; and they removed 
from ''Shit'tim, and came to Jor'dan, 
he and all the children of l§'ra-el, and 
lodged there before they passed over. 

2 And it came to pass *after three 
days, that the officers went through 
the host ; 

3 And they commanded the people, 
saying, ''When ye see the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord your God,'^and 
the priests theLeVites bearing it, then 
ye shall remove from your place, and 
go after it. 

4 Yet 'there shall be a space between 
you and it, about two thousand cubits 
by measure : come not near unto it, 
that ye may know the way by which 
ye must go : for ye have not passed 
this way ^heretofore. 

5 And J6sh'u-a said unto the people, 
Sanctify -^yourselves : for to morrow 
the Lord will do wonders among you. 

6 And J6sh'u-a spake unto " the 
priests, saying, ^Take up the ark of 
the covenant, and pass over before 
the people. And they took up the ark 
of the covenant, and went before the 
people. 

7 "ii And the Lord said unto J6sh'u-a, 
This day will I begin to magnify '^thee 
in the sight of all l§'ra-el, that they 
may know that, as I was with M5'§es, 
so 1 will be vvdth thee. 

8 And thou shalt command the 
priests that bear the ark of the cove- 
nant, saying. When ye are come to the 
brink of the water of Jor'dan, ye shall 
stand still in J or 'dan. 

9 tAnd J6sli'u-a said unto the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el, Come hither, and hear 
the words of the Lord your God. 

1 And J6sh'u-a said, lierebyye shall 
knov/ that the 'living God «5 among 
you, and that he will without fail 
•'drive out from before you the Ca'- 
naan-Ites, and the Hit'tltes, and the 
Hi Vites, and the Per'iz-zites, and the 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 2. 

u Ex. 23, 31 
ch. 6, 2 
ch. 21, 44 

7 melt. 
Ex. 15,15 
Ex. 23, 27 
Deut.2,25 
Deut. 
11,25 



CHAP. 3. 

a Num.25,1 

Num. 

33,19 

ch. 2, 1 
b ch.1,10,11 
c Num. 

10, 33 

d Deut.31,9 
c Ex. 19, 12 

Deut. 

28,58 

IChr. 

16,30 

Ps. 2, 11 

Ps. 96, 9 

Heb. 

12,28 

1 since yes- 
terday 
and the 
third day. 

f Ex. 19, 10 
Lev. 20, 7 
Num. 

11, 18 
ch. 7, 13 
1 Sam. 
16,5 
Joel 2, 16 

g Num.4, 15 
h ch. 4, 14 

1 Chr. 
29, 25 

2 Chr. 1, 1 
i Deut.5,26 

1 Sam. 
17, 26 

2 Ki. 19, 4 
Hos. 1, 10 
Mat.16,16 
lThes.1,9 

j Ex. 33, 2 
Deut. 7, 1 
Ps. 44, 2 

k Ps. 24, 1 
Job 41, 11 
Mic. 4, 13 
Zech.4,14 
Zech. 6, 5 

/ ch. 4, 2 

m Ps. 78, 13 
Ps. 114, 3 

n Ex. 25, 10 
Ex. 26, 30 
Num.10,8 
2Chr.6,41 
Ps. 132, 8 
Acts 7, 45 
Heb. 9, 4 

1 Chr. 
12, 15 
Jer. 12, 5 
Jer. 49, 19 

2 Occa- 
sioned by 
the melt- 
ing of the 
snow on 
Lebanon. 

p ch. 4, 18 
ch.5,10,12 

q 1 Ki. 4, 12 
1 Ki. 7, 46 

r Deut.3,17 

s Gen. 14, 3 
Num.84, 3 
Deut.3,17 

t Ex. 14, 29 



CHAP. 4. 

a Deut.27,2 

ch. 3, 17 
b ch. 3, 13 

227 



Gir'ga-shites, and the Am'or-ites, and 
the Jeb'u-sites. 

1 1 Behold, the ark of the covenant 
of *the Lord of all the earth passeth 
over before you into J or 'dan. 

1 2 Now therefore ^take you twelve 
men out of the tribes of l§'ra-el, out of 
every tribe a man. 

1 3 And it shall come to pass, as soon 
as the soles of the feet of the priests 
that bear the ark of the Lord, the 
Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the 
waters of Jor'dan, that the waters of 
Jor'dan shall be cut off from the 
waters that come down from above ; 
and they '''shall stand upon an heap. 

14 IF And it came to pass, when the 
people removed from their tents, to 
pass over J or'dan, and the priests bear- 
ing the "ark of the covenant before 
the people ; 

1 5 And as they that bare the ark 
were come unto Jor'dan, a,nd the feet 
of the priests that bare the ark were 
dipped in the brim of the water, (for 
^Jor'dan overfloweth ^all his banks 
/'all the time of harvest,) 

1 6 That the waters which came down 
from above stood and rose up upon 
an heap very far from the city Ad'am, 
that is beside *Zar'e-tan: and those 
that came down toward 'the sea of 
the plain,e^;e?^ the 'salt sea, failed, anc^ 
were cut off : and the people passed 
over right against Jer'i-ch5. 

17 And the priests that bare the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord stood 
firm on dry ground in the midst of 
Jor'dan, 'and ail the l§'ra-el-ites passed 
over on dry ground, until all the peo- 
ple were passed clean over Jor'dan. 

CHAPTER 4. 

I Twelve stones taken for a memorial out of Jordan : 

9 twelve other stones set up in the midst thereof, 

10 The people pass over . 14 God magnifies Joshua. 

AND it came to pass, when all the 
people were clean passed over 
"Jor'dan, that the Lord spake unto 
Josh'u-a, saying, 

2 Take *you" twelve men out of the 
people, out of every tribe a man, 

3 And command ye them, saying, 
Take you hence out of the midst of 
Jor'dan, out of the place where the 
priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, 
and ye shall carry them over with 
you, and leave them in the lodging 
place, where ye shall lodge this night. 

4 Then J6sh'u-a called the twelve 
men, whom he had prepared of the 
children of Is'ra-el, out of every tribe 
a man : 

2 



The people 



JOSHUA, 5. 



passover Jordan. 



5 And Josh'u-a said unto them, Pass 
over before the ark of the Lord your 
God into the midst of Jor'dan, and 
take you up every man of you a stone 
upon his shoulder, according unto the 
number of the tribes of the children 
of !§'ra-el : 

6 That this maybe a sign amongyou, 
that when ^^your children ask their 
fathers 'in time to come, saying, What 
inean ye by these stones ? 

7 Then ye shall answer them. That 
''the waters of Jor'dan were cut off 
before the ark of the covenant of the 
Lord; when it passed over Jor'dan, 
the waters of Jor'dan were cut off: 
and these stones shall be for a 'me- 
moria,l unto the children of I§'ra-el for 
ever. 

8 And the children of l§'ra-el did so 
as Josh'u-a conomanded, and took up 
twelve stones out of the midst of Jor'- 
dan,as the Lord spake unto Josh'u-a, 
according to the number of the tribes 
of the children of i§'ra-el, and carried 
them over with them unto the place 
where they lodged, and laid them 
down there. 

9 And Josh'u-a ^set up twelve stones 
in the midst of J or'dan, in the place 
where the feet of the priests which 
bare the ark of the covenant stood 
and they are there ^unto this day. 

10 HFor the priests which bare the 
ark stood in the midst of Jor'dan, un 
til every thing was finished that the 
Lord commanded Josh'u-a to speak 
unto the people, according to all that 
Mo'§e§ commanded Josh'u-a : and the 
people hasted and passed over. 

1 1 And it came to pass, when all the 
people w ere clean passed over, that the 
ark of the Lord passed over, and the 
priests, in the presence of the people. 

1 2 And ^ the children of Reu'ben,and 
the children of Gad, and half the 
tribeofMa-nas'seh,passedoverarmed 
before the children of l§'ra-el, as Mo'- 
^e§ spake unto them : 

1 3 About forty thousand ^prepared 
for war passed over before the Lord 
unto battle, to the plains of Jer'i-chd. 

1 4 *il On that day the Lord magnified 
''Josh'u-a in the sight of all I§'ra-el ; 
and they feared him, as they feared 
Mo'§es, all the days of his life. 

1511 And the Lord spake unto 
J6sh'u-a, saying, 

1 6 Command the priests that bear 
*the ark of the testimony, that they 
some up out of Jor'dan. 



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CHAP. 4. 

c Ex. 12, 26 
Ex. 13, 14 
Deut.6,20 
Ps. 44, 1 
Ps. 48, 
13. 14 
Ps.78,3-6 
Isa. 38,16 

1 to mor- 

row. 

d ch. 3. 13 

e Ex. 12, 14 
Num. 
16,40 

/ Gen.28,18 
ch. 24, 27 
1 Sam. 
7,12 

2 B.C.1427. 

Q Num. 
32,20 

3 Or, ready 
armed. 

h ch. 3. 7 
1 Sam. 
2,30 

1 Chr. 29. 
12, 25 

2 Chr. 1, 1 
2 Chr. 
32, 23 

i Ex. 25.16 

4 plucked 
up. 

5 went. 
ch. 3. 15 

j ch. 5, 9 
ch. 15, 7 

6 to mor- 
row. 

k Ex. 14, 21 

I 1 Ki. 8, 42 
2Ki.l9,19 
Ps. 106, 8 

m Ex. 15,16 
1 Chr. 
29, 12 
Ps. 89. IS 

n Ex. 14, 31 
Deut. 6, 2 
Ps. 76, 6-8 
Jer. 10. 7 

7 all days. 



CHAP. 5. 

a Num. 

13. 29 

b Ex. 15.14 
Ps. 48, 6 

Ezek.21,7 

c 1 Ki. 10,5 

1 OT,knives 
of Mnts. 
Ex 4. 25 

2 Or, Gib- 
eahha- 
araloth. 

d Num. 

14, 29 
Num. 
26,64 
Deut.2.16 

228 



17 Josh'u-a therefore commanded 
the priests, saying. Come ye up out of 
J or 'r' an. 

1 8 And it came to pass, when the 
priests that bare the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord were come up out 
of the midst of Jor'dan, and the soles 
of the priests' feet were 'lifted up 
unto the dry land, that the waters of 
Jor'dan returned unto their place, 
and ^flowed overall his banks, as they 
did before. 

19 'ii And the people came up out of 
Jor'dan on the tenth day of the first 
month, and encamped ^in Gil'gal, in 
the east border of Jer'i-ch5. 

20 And those twelve stones, which 
they took out of J or'dan, did Josh'u-a 
pitch in Gil'gal. 

2 1 And he spake unto the children of 
I§'ra-el, saying, When your children 
shall ask their fathers *^in time to 
come, saying, What mean these 
stones ? 

22 Then ye shall let your children 
know, saying, i§'ra-el came over this 
Jor'dan on dry land. 

23 For the Lord your God dried, up 
the w^aters of Jor'dan from before 
you, until ye were passed over, as the 
Lord your God did to the Red sea, 
^'which he dried up from before us, 
until we were gone over : 

24 That 'all the people of the earth 
might know the hand of the Lord, 
that it is '"mJghty: that ye might 
"fear the Lord your God ^for ever. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 The Canaanite^ afraid. 2 Circumchnon is re- 
newed. 10 The pasfsover kept at Gilgal. 13 An 
Angel appeal's to Joshua. 

AND it came to ]Dass, when all the 
kings of the Am'or-ites, Vv^hich 
vnere on the side of Jor'dan westward, 
and all the kings of the Ca'naan-ites, 
''which loere by the sea, heard *that 
the Lord had dried up the waters of 
Jor'dan from before the children of 
i§'ra-el, until we were passed over, 
that their heart melted, ''neither was 
there spirit in them any more, be- 
cause of the children of i§'ra-el. 

2 TTAt that time the Lord said unto 
Josh'u-a, Make thee 'sharp knives, 
and circumcise again the children of 
l§'ra-el the second time. 

3 And Josh'u-a made him sharp 
knives, and circumcised the children 
of l§'ra-el at ^the hill of the f oi'eskins. 

4 And this is the cause why Josh'u-a 
did circumcise : '^All the people that 
came out of E'gypt, that were m.ales, 



Passover kept at Gilgal. 



JOSHUA, 6. 



Jericho is besieged. 



even all the men of war, died in the 
wilderness by the way, after they 
came out of E'gypt. 

5 Now all the people that came out 
were circumcised : but all the people 
that mere born in the wilderness by 
the way as they came forth out of 
E'gypt, them they had not circum- 
cised. 

6 For the children of i§'ra-el walked 
'forty years in the wilderness, till all 
the people that loere men of war, 
which came out of E'gypt, were con- 
sumed, because thej^ obeyed not the 
voice of the Lord : unto whom the 
Lord sware that -^he would not shew 
them the land, which the Lord sw^are 
unto their fathers that he would give 
us, a land that lioweth with milk and 
honey. 

7 And ^their children, lohom he 
raised up in their stead, them Josh'u-a 
circumcised: for they were uncir- 
cumcised, because they had not cir- 
cumcised them by the way. 

8 And it came to pass, Vhen they 
had done circumcising all the people, 
that they abode in their places in the 
camp, Hill they were whole. 

9 And the Lord said unto J6sh'u-a, 
This day have I rolled away 'the 
reproach of E'gypt from off you. 
W herefore the name of the place is 
called ^Gil'gal unto this day. 

10 "ilAnd the children of is'ra-el en- 
camped in Gil'gal, and kept the pass- 
over •'on the fourteenth day of the 
month at even in the plains of Jer'- 
i-cho. 

11 And they did eat of the old corn 
of the land on the morrow after the 
passover, unleavened cakes, and 
parched corn in the selfsame day. 

12 TAnd the manna ceased on the 
morrow after they had eaten of the 
old corn of the land ; neither had the 
children of I§'ra-el manna any more ; 
but they did eat of the fruit of the 
land of Ca'naan that year. 

1 3 TAnd it came to pass, when 
Josh'u-a was by Jer'i-ch5, that he lift- 
ed up his eyes and looked, and, be- 
hold, there stood ^a man over against 
him with his sword drawn in his 
hand : and J6sh'u-a went unto him, 
and said unto him, Art thou for us, 
or for our adversaries ? 

14 And he said, ISTay ; but as ^cap- 
tain of the host of the Lord am I 
now come. And J6sh'u-a fell 'on his 
face to the earth, and did worship, 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 5. 

e Deut. 1. 3 
Ps. 95, iO 

/ Heb. 3, 11 

q Num. 
14. 31 

3 xohen the 
peoplehad 
made an 
end to be 
circuni- 
cUed. 

h Gen.34,25 

i 1 Sam. 
14, 6 

Lev. 18, 3 
ch. 24, 14 
Ezek.20,7 
Ezek. 23, 
3,8 

4 That is. 
Rolling. 

j Ex. 12, 6 
Num. 9, 5 

k Gen. 18, 2 
Ex. 23, 23 
Zech. 1, 8 
Acts 1, 10 

5 Or, 

prince. 
Dan. 
10,13 
Dan. 12, 1 
Rev. 12, 7 

I Gen. 17,3 

m Ex. 3, 5 
Ex. 19, 
10, 13 
Lev. 19, 2 
1 Sam.2,2 
1 Chr. 16, 
25, 29 
Ps. 22, 3 
Ps. 29, 2 
Ps. 33, 8 
Ps. 76, 
7,11 
Ps. 89, 7 
Ps.96,4,9 
Ps. 99, 5 
Isa. 6, 3 
Acts 7, 33 
Rev. 4, 8 
Rev. 15, 4 



CHAP. 6. 

1 did shut 
-up, and 
tvas shut 
up. 

a ch. 2, 9 

b Judg.7,16 

c Num.10,8 

2 under it. 
d ch. 4, 13 

3 That is, 
before the 
ark. 

e Num. 
10, 25 

4 gathering 
host. 

5 nuike 
your 
voice to 
be heard. 

229 



and said unto him, What saith my 
lord unto his servant ? 
15 And the captain of the Lord's 
host said unto J6sh'u-a, '"Loose thy 
shoe from off thy foot ; for the place 
whereon thou standest is holy= And 
Josh'u-a did so. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Jericho shut up. 8 The city compassed six days. 
20 The walls/all doivn. 22 Rahab is saved. 26 The 
rebuilder of Jericho cursed. 

NOW Jer'i-ch5 Svas straitly shut 
up because of the children of 
Is'ra-el: none went out, and none 
came in. 

2 And the Lord said unto Josh'u-a, 
See, ''I have given into thine hand 
Jer'i-ch5, and the king thereof, and 
the mighty men of valour. 

3 And ye shall compass the city, all 
ye men of war, and go round about 
the city once. Thus shalt thou do 
six days. 

4 And seven priests shall bear be- 
fore the ark seven ^trumpets of rams' 
horns : and the seventh day ye shall 
compass the city seven times, and 'the 
priests shall blow with the trumpets. 

5 And it shall come to pass, that 
when they make a long blast with 
the ram's horn, and when ye hear 
the sound of the trumpet, all the peo 
pie shall shout with a great shout; 
and the wall of the city shall fall 
do^^^l -fiat, and the people shall as- 
cend up eveiy man straight before 
him. 

6 TAnd Josh'u-a the son of Nun 
called the priests, and said unto them. 
Take up the ark of the covenant, and 
let seven priests bear seven trumpets 
of rams' horns before the ark of the 
Lord. 

7 And he said unto the people, Pass 
on, and compass the city, and let him 
that is armed pass on before the ark 
of the Lord. 

8 IF And it came to pass, Avhen Josh'u-a 
had spoken unto the people, that the 
seven priests bearing the seven trump- 
ets of rams' horns "'passed on ^before 
the Lord, and blew with the trump- 
ets : and the ark of the covenant of 
the Lord followed them. 

9 And the armed men went before 
the priests that blew with the trump- 
ets, 'and the ^rereward came after the 
ark, the priests going on, and blow- 
ing with the trumpets, 

10 And Josh'u-a had commanded the 
people, saying. Ye shall not shout, 
nor ^make any noise with your voice, 



Jericho is take?). 



JOSHUA, 7 



Trespass of Achan, 



neither shall any word proceed out 
of your mouth, until the day I bid 
you shout ; then shall ye shout. 

1 1 So the ark of the Lord compassed 
the city, going about it once : and 
they came into the camp, and lodged 
in the camp. 

12 "lAnd Josh'u-a rose ea-ly in the 
morning, -^and the j)riests took up the 
ark of the Lord. 

13 And seven priests bearing seven 
trumpets of rams' horns before the 
ark of the Lord ^went on continu- 
ally, and blew with the trum|)ets: 
and the armed men went before 
them ; but the rereward came after 
the ark of the LiORD, the priests going 
on, and bloAvmg with the trmnpets. 

14: And the second day they com- 
passed the city once, and returned 
into the camp : so they did six days. 

1 5 And it came to pass on the sev- 
enth day, that they rose early about 
the dawning of the day, and com- 
passed the city after the same man- 
ner seven times: only on that day 
they compassed the city seven times. 

16 And it came to pass at the sev- 
enth time, when the priests blew with 
the trumpets, Josh'u-a said unto the 
people, ^Shout ; for the Lord hath 
given you the city. 

17 And the city shall be ^accursed, 
€ve?i it, and all that are therein, to 
the Lord: only Raliab the harlot 
shall live, she and all that are with 
her in the house, '"because she hid the 
messengers that we sent. 

1 8 And ye, •'in any wise keep your- 
selves from the accursed thing, lest 
ye make yourselves accursed, when 
ye take of the accursed thing, and 
make the camp of I§'ra-el a curse, 
^and trouble it. 

19 But all the silver, and gold, 
and vessels of brass and iron, are 
'consecrated unto the Lord: they 
shall come into the treasury of the 
Lord. 

20 So the people shouted when the 
priests blew with the trumpets : and 
it came to pass, when the people 
heard the sound of the trumpet, and 
the people shouted with a great shout, 
that ^the wall fell down ®flat, so that 
the people went up into the city, 
every man straight before him, and 
they took the city. 

21 And they "'utterly destroyed all 
that toas in the city, both man and 
woman, young and old, and ox, and 



B, C. 1451. 



CHAP. 6. 

/ Deut. 
31,25 

g Gal. 6, 9 

h Judg.7,30 
2Chr. 
13, li 

6 Or, de- 
voted, 
Lev.27,28 
Mic. 4, 13 

i ch. 2, 4 
Mat.l©,41 

j Deut.7,26 
Deut. 
13,17 
ch. 7, 1, 
11,12 
Isa. 52, 11 
Rom.12,9 
2Cor.6,17 
Eph.5, 11 
1 Thes. 
6,22 

k ch. 7, 25 
1 Ki. 18, 
17, 18 
Jonah. 

1 12 

7 holiness. 

I Heb. 
11,30 

8 under it. 

m Deut. 7, 2 

n ch. 2, 14 
Heb. 
11,31 

ch. 2, 13 

9 families, 
p Mat. 1, 5 

10 B. C. 

1427. 

q 1 Ki.16,34 
Mai. 1, 4 

r Gen. 39, 2 
Deut. 31, 
8,23 
ch. 1, 5 
ch. 3, 7 
Juclg.1,19 

2 Sam.7,9 
2 Sam.8,6 
Rom.8,31 

s ch. 9, 1, 3 
1 Sam. 
2,30 



CHAP. 7. 

a ch. 22, 20 

1 lChr.2,7, 
Achar. 

2 Or, 
Zimri, 

1 Chr. 2, 6 

3 abouttwo 
thousand 
men, or, 
about 
three 
thousand 
men. 

230 



sheep, and ass, with the edge of the 
sword. 

2 2 But Josh'u-ahad said unto the two 
men that had spied out the country. 
Go into the harlot's house, and bring 
out thence the woman, and all that 
she hath, ''as ye sware unto her. 

23 And the young men that were 
spies went in, and brought out Ra'- 
hab,''and her father, and her mother, 
and her brethren, and all that she 
had; and they brought out all her 
■•kindred, and left them without the 
camp of I§'ra-el. 

21 And they burnt the city with fire, 
and all that was therein : only the sil- 
ver, and the gold, and the vessels of 
brass and of iron, they put into the 
treasury of the house of the Lord. 

25 And Josh'u-a saved Ra'hab the 
harlot alive, and her father's house- 
hold, and all that she had ; and ^'she 
dwelleth in is'ra-el eve?i ^"unto this 
day ; because she hid the messengers, 
which Josh'u-a sent to spy out Jer'i- 
ch5. 

26 f And Josh'u-a adjured fhe7n at 
that time, saying, ^Cursed be the m.an 
before the Lord, that riseth up and 
buildeth this city Jer'i-ch5: he shall 
lay the foundation thereof in his first- 
born, and in his youngest son shall 
he set uj) the gates of it. 

27 So 1]he Lord was with J6sh'u-a ; 
and his 'fame was noised throughout 
all the country. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Aclmii's irefipass. 2 The Israelites smitten at Ai. 
6 Joshua''s complaint: 10 God instructs him. loh at 
to do. 16 Achan taken by lot: 19 hU confession: 
24 he and all that he had destroyed in the valley 
of Achor. 

BUT the children of is'ra-el com- 
mitted a trespass in the accursed 
thing : "for 'A'chan,the son of Car'mi, 
the son of ^Zab'dl, the son of Ze'rah, 
of the tribe of Jii'dah, took of the ac- 
cursed thing: and the anger of the 
Lord was kindled against the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el. 

2 And Josh'u-a sent men from_Jer'i- 
cho to A'i, which is beside Beth-a'A^en, 
on the east side of Beth'-el. and spake 
unto them, saying. Go up and view 
the country. And the men went up 
and viewed A'i. 

3 And they returned to Josh'u-a, and 
said unto him. Let not all the people 
go up; but let ^about two or three 
thousand men go up and smite A'i; 
GMcl m.ake not all the people to labour 
thither ; for they are hut few. 



Joshua's complaint. 



JOSHUA, 7. 



N 



4 So there went up thither of the 
people about three thousand men : 
and ^\hej fled before the men of A'i. 

5 And the men of A'I smote of them 
about thirty and six men : for they 
chased them froiii before the gate 
€ye;i unto Sheb'a-rim, and smote them 
^in the going down : wherefore "^the 
hearts of the people melted, and be- 
came as water. 

6 H And Josh'u-a'^renthisclothes,and 
fell to the earth upon his face before 
the ark of the Lord until the even- 
tide, he and the elders of I§'ra-el, and 
'put dust upon their heads. 

7 And J6sh'u-a said, Alas, O Lord 
God, wherefore -^hast thou at all 
brought this people over J or 'dan, to 
deliver us into the hand of the Am'- 
6r-ites, to destroy us ? would to God 
we had been content, and dwelt on 
the other side J or 'dan ! 

8 O Lord, what shall I say, when i§'- 
ra-el turn eth their ^backs before their 
enemies ! 

9 For the Ca'naan-ites and all the in- 
habitants of the land shall hear of it, 
andslmll environ usround, and '-cutoff 
our narae from the earth: and ^what 
wilt tliou do unto thy great name ? 

1 IT And the Lord said unto J osh 'u-a, 
Get thee up; wherefore "liest thou 
thus upon thy face ? 

1 1 l§'ra-el hath sinned, and they have 
also transgressed my covenant which 
I commanded them : for 'they have 
even taken of the accursed thing, and 
have also stolen, and 'dissembled also, 
and they have put it even among 
their own stuff. 

1 2 Therefore *the children of is'ra-el 
could not stand before their enemies, 
bat turned their backs before their 
enemies, because they were ^accursed : 
neither will I be with you any more, 

I except ye destroy the accursed from 
[among you. ' N. Judg. 2. 11-15. 

1 3 Up. '"sanctify the people, and say, 
Sanctify "yourselves against to mor- 
row : for thus saith the Lord God of 
I§'ra-el, There is an accursed thing in 
the midst of thee, O is'ra-el : thou 
canst not stand before thine enemies, 
until ye take away the accursed thing 

.from among you. C. 24. 19, 20. 

1 4 In the morning therefore ye shall 
be brought according to your tribes : 
and it shall be, that the tribe which 
"the Lord taketh shall come accord- 
ing to the families thereof; and the 
ram.ily which the Lord shall take 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 7. 

b Lev.26,17 
Deut. 

28,25 

4 Or, in 

Morad. 

c Lev.26,36 
ch.2,9,11 
Ps. 22. 14 

a Gen.37,29 

e 1 Sam. 
4, 12 

2 Sam.1,2 
2 Sam. 
13,19 
Neh. 9, 1 
Job. 2, 12 

/ Ex. 5, 22 
2 Ki. 3. 10 

5 necks. 

g Ps. 83, i 

h Es. 32, 12 
Num. 
14, 13 

6 Jallest. 

i ch. 6. 17 

i Acts 5. 1 

k Num. 
14,45 
Judg.2,14 

/ Deut.7,26 
ch. 6. 18 

m Ex. 19.10 

71 ch. 3 5 

Pro. 16,33 
Jonah 1,7 

p 1 Sam.l4, 
38. 39 

q Gen. 34, 7 
Judg.20,6 

7 Or. ivick- 
eclness. 

r Gen. 4, 7 
Num. 
32, 23 
Acts 5, 
1-10 

s 1 Sam.6,5 
Jer.13,16 
John 9,24 

t Num. 5, 
6.7 
2Chr. 
30,22 
Ps. 51, 3 
Dan. 9, 4 

8 tongue. 

u Pro. 15,27 
Eph. 5. 5 
1 Tim. 
6. 10 

9 poured. 

V ch. 15. 7 

w ch. 6 18 
1 Chr. 2, 7 
Gal. 5, 12 

X Deut.17,5 

231 



Achan''s confession. 

shall come by households; and the 
household which the Lord shall take 
shall come man by man. 

15 And ^it shall be, that he that is 
taken with the accursed thing shall 
be burnt with fire, he and all that he 
hath: because he hath transgressed 
the covenant of the Lord, and because 
he ?hath wrought 'folly in l§'ra-el. 

16 HSo J6sh'u-a rose up early in the 
morning, and brought Is'ra-el by their 
tribes ; and the tribe of Ju'dah was 
taken : 

1 7 And he brought the family of 
Jii'dah ; and he took the family of the 
Zar'hites : and he brought the family 
of the Zar'hites man by man ; and 
Zab'dl w^as taken : 

1 8 And he brought his household 
man by man ; and ''A'chan, the son of 
Car 'mi, the son of Zab'di, the son of 
Ze'rah, of the tribe of Jii'dah, was 
taken. 

1 9 And Josh'u-a said unto A'chan. 
My son, give. ^I pray thee, glory to 
the Lord God of l§'ra-el, 'a,nd make 
confession unto him ; and tell me now 
what thou hast done; hide it not 
f rom me . R. 1 Sam. 7. 3-6. 

20 And A'chan answered J5sh'u-a, 
and said, Indeed I have sinned 
against the Lord God of i§'ra-el, and 
thus and thus have I done : 

21 When I saw among the spoils a 
goodly Bab-y-lo'nish garment, and 
two hundred shekels of silver, and a 
^wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, 
then 1 "coveted them, and took them ; 
and, behold, they are hid in the earth 
in the midst of my tent, and the silver 
under it. 

22 So J6sh'u-a sent messengers, and 
lYiQj ran unto the tent ; and, behold, 
it VKis hid in his tent, and the silver 
under it. 

23 And they took them out of the 
midst of the tent, and brought them 
unto Josh'u-a, and unto all the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el, and "laid them out 
before the Lord. 

24 And Josh'u-a, and all I§'ra-elwith 
him, took A'chan the son of Ze'rah, 
and the silver, and the garment, and 
the wedge of gold, and his sons, and 
his daughters, and his oxen, and his 
asses, and his sheep, and his tent,, 
and all that he had : and they brought 
them unto 'the valley of A'chor. 

25 And Josh'u-a said, "Why hast 
thou troubled us ? the Lord shall 
trouble thee this day. ^ And all i^'ra-ei 



Ai is taken 



JOSHUA, 8. 



by strategy. 



stoned him with stones, and burned 
them with fire, after they had stoned 
them with stones. 
26 And they ^raised over him a great 
heap of stones unto this day. So 'the 
Lord turned from the fierceness of 
his anger. Wherefore the name of 
that place was called, ''The valley of 
^''A'chor, unto this day. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 God encourages Joshua. 3 The stratagem whereby 
Ai was taken. 'B The king thereof hanged. ^ Josh- 

' ua builds an altar, lorites the laio on, stones, and 
pronounces blessings and cursings. 

AND the Lord said unto J6sh'u-a, 
Fear "not, neither be thou dis- 
mayed: take all the people of war 
with thee, and arise, go up to A'i : see, 
*I have given into thy hand the king 
of A'l, and his people, and his city, 
and his land : 

2 And thou shalt do to k'l and her 
king as thou didst unto *■ Jerl-cho and 
her king : only ^the spoil thereof, and 
the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a 
prey unto yourselves: lay thee an 
ambush for the city behind it. 

3 ^1 So Josh'u-a arose, and all the peo- 

Sle of war, to go up against A'i : and 
6sh'u-a chose out thirty thousand 
mighty men of valour, and sent them 
aAvay by night. 

4 And he commanded them, saying, 
Behold, ^ye shall lie 'in wait against 
the city, even behind the city : go not 
very far from the city, but be ye all 
ready : 

5 And I, and all the people that are 
with me, will approach unto the city : 
and it shall come to pass, when they 
come out against us, as at the first, 
that Ave will fiee before them, 

6 (For they will come out after us) 
till we have Mrawm them from the 
city ; for they will say. They fiee be- 
fore us, as at the first : therefore we 
will flee before them. 

7 Then ye shall rise up from the 
ambush, and seize upon the city : for 
the Lord your God will deliver it 
into your hand. 

8 And it shall be, when ye have 
taken the city, that ye shall set the 
city on fire: according to the com- 
mandment of the Lord shall ye do. 
^See, I have commanded you. 

9 Josh'u-a therefore sent them forth : 
and they went to lie in ambush, and 
abode between Beth' -el and A 'i, on the 
west side of A'i : but Josh'u-a lodged 
that night among the people. 

10 And Josh'u-a *rose up early in the 



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CHAP. 7. 

V ch. 8, 29 
2 Sam. 
18, 17 
Lam. 3,53 

z Deut. 
13, 17 
2 Sam. 
21,14 

a Isa. 65, 10 
Hos. 2, 15 

10 That is. 
Trouble. 



morning, and numbered the people, 
and went up, he and the elders of 
i§'ra-el, before the people to A'i. 

11 And ail the people, even the peo- 
ple of war that were with him, went 
up, and drew nigh, and came before 
the city, and pitched on the north 
side of A'l : now there vms a valley 
between them and A'i. 

12 And he took about five thousand 
men, and set them to lie in ambush 
'btetween Beth'-el and A'I, on the west 
side ^of the city, 

13 And when they had set the peo-= 
pie, evien all the host that vias on the 
north of the city, and *their liers in 
wait on the west of the city, Josh'u-a 
went that night into the midst of the 
valley. 

14 And it came to pass, when the 
king of A'i saw it, that they hasted 
and rose up early, and the men of 
the city went out against is'ra-el to 
battle, he and all his people, at a 
time appointed, before the plain ; but 
he wist -^not that there ioere liers in 
ambush against him behind the city. 

15 And Josh'u-a and all l§'ra-el made 
as if they were beaten before them, 

and fled ^by the way of the wilderness. 

16 And all the people that ^oere in 
A'i were called together to pursue 
after them : and they pursued after 
Josh'u-a, and weredrawn away '"from 
the city. 

IT And there was not a man left in 
A'l or Beth'-el, thatwent not out after 
I§'ra-el : and they left the city open, 
and pursued after i§'ra-el. 

1 8 And the Lord said unto J 6sh'u-a, 
Stretch out the spear that is in thy 
hand toward A'i; for "I will give 
it into thine hand. And Josh'u-a 
stretched out the spear that he had 
in his hand toward the city. 

1 9 And the ambush arose quickly 
out of their place, and they ran as 
soon as he had stretched out his 
hand : and they entered into the city, 
and took it, and hasted and set the 
city on fire. 

20 And when the men of A'i looked 
behind them, they saw, and, behold, 
the smoke of the city ascended up to 
heaven, and they had no ^power to 
flee this way or that way : and the 
people that fled to the wilderness 
turned back upon the pursuers. 

21 And when Josh'u-aand all I§'ra-el 
saw that the ambush had taken the 



Ai is destroyed. 



JOSHUA, 9. The fraud of the Giheo7iites. 



B 



ascended, then they turned again, 
and slew the men of A'i. 

22 And the other issued out of the 
city against them; so they were in 
the midst of l§'ra-el, some on this side, 
and some on that side: and they 
smote them, so that they let "none of 
them remain or escape. 

23 And the king of A'i they took 
alive, and brought him to J6sh'u-a. 

21 And it came to pass, when is'ra-el 
had made an end of slaying all the 
inhabitants of A'l in ' the field, in 
the wilderness wherein they chased 
them, and when they were all fallen 
on the edge of the sword, until they 
were consumed, that all the Is'ra-el- 
ites returned unto A'l, and smote it 
with the edge of the sword. 

25 And so it was, that all that fell 
that day, both of men and women, 
'were twelve thousand, even all the 
men of A'l. 

26 For Josh'u-a drew not his hand 
back, wherewith he stretched out the 
spear, until he had utterly destroyed 
all the inhabitants of A'l. 

2 7 Only ^the cattle and the spoil of 
that city is'ra-el took for a prey unto 
themselves, according unto the word 
of the Lord wliich he commanded 
Josh'u-a. 

28 And Josh'u-a burnt A'l, and 
made it an ?heap for ever, even a 
desolation unto 'this day. 

29 And 'the king of A'l he hanged on 
a tree until eventide : 'and as soon as 
the sun was do^^^.l, J6sh'u-a com- 
manded that they should take his car- 
case down from the tree, and cast it 
at the entering of the gate of the city, 
ajid "raise thereon a great heap of 
stones, that remaineth unto this day. 

30VThen J6sh'u-a 'built an altar 
unto the Lord God of is'ra-el "in 
mount E'bal, 

31 As M5'§es the servant of the Lord 
commanded the children of l§'ra-el, as 
it is written in the 'book of the law 
of Mo'ses, an altar of whole stones, 
over which no man hath lift up any 
iron : and ^they offered thereon burnt 
offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed 
peace offerings. 

32 And 'he wrote there upon the 
stones a copy of the law of M5'se§, 
which he wrote in the presence of the 
children of l§'ra-el. 

33 And all is'ra-el, and their elders, 
and officers, and their judges, stood 
on this side the ark and on that side 



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CHAP. 8. 

Ley.27,29 
Deut. 7, 2 

p Num. 31, 
22,26 

(/ Deut. 
13, 16 

r B.C. 14=27. 

s ch. 10, 26 
Ps. 107,40 
Ps.110, 5 

t Deut. 

21, 23 
ch. 10, 27 

u ch. 7, 26 
ch. 10, 27 
2 Sam. 
18,17 

V Gen. 8, 20 
Gen. 12, 
7,8 
Ex. 20, 24 

10 Deut, 27, 
4,5 

X Ex. 20. 25 
Deut. 27, 
5, 6 

// Ex. 20, 24 

z Deut. 27, 
2,8 

a Deut. 31, 
9,25 

h Deut. 
31, 12 

c Deut. 
11, 29 

d Deut. 
31. 11 
Neh. 8, 3 

e Deut. 29, 
20.21 
Deut. 
30,19 

f Deut. 
31, 12 

g Ex. 12, 38 
Zech.8,23 

6 walked. 



CHAP. 9. 

a Num.34,6 

b Ex. 3, 17 
Ex. 23, 23 

c Ps. 83, 3,5 

1 mouth. 

d ch. 10, 2 
2 Sam.21, 
1.2 

e ch. 6, 27 

f Job 32. 19 
■ IMat. 9, 17 

ch. 5, 10 

h ch. 11, 19 

i Ex. 23, 32 
Deut. 7, 2 
Judg. 2. 2 

j Deut. 
20, 11 
2 Ki. 10, 5 

k Deut. 

20, 15 

233 



before the priests the LeNates, which 
''bare the ark of the covenant of 
the Lord, as well ^'the stranger, as he 
that was born among them ; half of 
them over against mount Ger'i-zim, 
and half of them over against mount 
E'bal ; as "^Mo'ses the servant of the 
Lord had commanded before, that 
they should bless the people of i§'ra-el. 

34 And afterward "^he read all the 
words of the law, ^the blessings and 
cursings, according to all that is writ- 
ten in the book of the law. B. 22. 5. 

35 There was not a word of all that 
M5'§es coinmanded, which Josh'u-a 
read not before all the congregation 
of ls'ra-el,Avith the women, and the 
little ones, and the strangers "that 
Svere conversant among them. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 The lings combine against Israel. 3 The Gibeoyi- 
ites, obtaining a league by craft, 16 are condemned 
to perpetual bondage. 

AND it came to pass, when all the 
kings wliich %i^ere on this side 
Jor'dan, in the hills, and in the val- 
leys, and in all the coasts of the ''great 
sea over against Leb'a-non, *the Hit'- 
tite, and the Am'or-ite, the Ca'naan- 
ite, the Per'iz-zite, the Hf vite, and 
the Jeb'u-site, heard thereof ; 

2 That they '^gathered themselves to- 
gether, to fight with Josh'u-a and 
with l§'ra-el,with one ^accord. 

3 IT And when the inhabitants of Gib'- 
e-on ^heard - v,-hat Josh'u-a had done 
unto Jer'i-ch5 and to A'l. 

4 They did Avork wilily. and went and 
made as if they had been ambassa- 
dors, and took old sacks upon their 
asses, and -^wine bottles, old, and rent, 
and boLuid up ; 

5 And old shoes and clouted upon 
their feet, and old gai-iiients upon 
them ; and all the bread of their pro- 
vision was dry and mouldy. 

6 And they went to J6sh'u-a mnto 
the camp at Gil 'gal, and said unto 
him, and to, the men of l§'ra-el, We be 
come from a far countr^^ : now there- 
fore make ye a league with us. 

7 And the men of l§'ra-el said unto 
Hhe Hf vTtes, Peradventure ye dwell 
among us ; and 'how shall we make a 
leagTie with you ? 

8 And they said unto J6sh'u-a, We 
■kire thy servants. And J6sh'u-a said 
unto them, Who are ye ? and from 
whence come ye ? 

9 And they said unto him, ''^From a 
very far country thy servants are 
come because of the name of the 



The (xibeo7iites 



JOSHUA, 10. 



condemned to bondage. 



Lord thy God : for we 'have heard 
the fame of him, and all that he did 
in E'gypt, 

10 And '"all that he did to the two 
kings of the Am'or-ites, that ?/jere be- 
yond J or 'dan, to Si'hon king of 
Hesh'bon, and to Og king of Ba'shan, 
which loas at Ash'ta-roth. 

11 Wherefore our elders and all the 
inhabitants of our country spake to 
us, saying, Take victuals ^with you 
for the journey, and go to meet them, 
and say unto them, We are your serv- 
ants : therefore now make ye a league 
with us. 

12 This our bread we took hot for 
our provision out of our houses on 
the day we came forth to go unto 
you ; but now, behold, it is dry, and 
it is mouldy : 

13 And these bottles of wine, which 
we filled, were new ; and, behold, they 
be rent : and these our garments and 
our shoes are become old by reason 
of the very long journey. 

14 And ^the men took of their vict- 
uals, and "asked not counsel at the 
mouth of the Lord. 

15 And Josh'u-a "made peace with 
them, and made a league Avith them, 
to let them live: and the princes 
of the congregation sware unto 
them. 

16 IT And it came to pass at the end 
of three days after they had made a 
league with them, that they heard 
that they were their neighbours, and 
that they dwelt among them. 

1 7 And the children of i§'ra-el jour- 
neyed, and came unto their cities on 
the third day. Now their cities loere 
^Gib'e-on, and Che-phfrah, and Be- 
e'roth, and Kir'jath-je'a-rim. 

1 8 And the children of l§'ra-el smote 
them not, -^because the princes of the 
congregation had sworn unto them 
by the Lord God of l§'ra-el. And all 
the congregation murmured against 
the princes. 

1 9 But all the princes said unto all 
the congregation, We have sworn 
unto them by the Lord God of l§'- 
ra-el : now therefore we may not 
touch them. 

20 This we will do to them ; we will 
even let them live, lest 'wrath be upon 
us, because of the oath vv^hich we 
sware unto them. 

21 And the princes said unto them, 
I^et them live ; but let them be hew- 
ers of wood and drawers of water 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 9. 

1 Ex. 15, 14 
ch. 2, 10 

m Num. 21, 
24,33 

2 in your 
hand. 

3 Or, they 
received 
the men 
by reason 
of their 
victuals. 

n Num. 
27, 21 
Judg. 1, 1 
1 Sam. 
22, 10 
1 Sam.23, 
10, 11 

1 Sara. 
30,8 

2 Sam.2,1 
2 Sam. 

5, 19 

I sa. 30,1,2 

2 Sam. 
21,2 

p ch. 18, 25 
Ezra 2, 25 

q Ps. 15, 4 

r 2 Sam. 
21,1 

Ezek. 17, 
13, 15, 18 
Zech. 5, 
3, 4 
Mai. 3, 5 

s Deut. 
29,11 

t Gen. 9, 25 

4 not be 
cut off 
from you. 

u Ex. 23, 32 
Deut. 7, 
1,2 

V Ex. 15. 14 

1^6611.16,6 

5 (jaiie, or, 
delivered 
to be, 
lChr.9,2 
Ezra 8. 20 

x Deut.12,5 
1 Ki. 8, 29 

1 Ki. 9, 7 

2 Chr. 7, 
12, 20 
Ps. 78, 68 



CHAP. 10. 

a ch. 6, 21 

b ch. 8, 22 

c ch. 9, 15 

d Ex. 15, 
14-16 
Deut. 
11,25 

1 cities of 
tlie king- 
dom. 

e Gen. 23, 2 
Num. 
13. 22 

j ch. 9, 15 

234 



unto all the congregation; as the 
princes had promised them. 

22 ^lAnd Josh'u-a called for them, 
and he spake unto them, saying, 
Wherefore have ye beguiled us, say- 
ing, We are very far from you ; when 
ye dwell among us ? 

23 Now therefore ye are 'cursed, 
and there shall "none of you be freed 
from being bondmen, and hewers of 
I wood and drawers of water for the 
house of my God. 

24 And they answered Josh'u-a, and 
said. Because it was certainly told 
thy servants, how that the Lord thy 
God "commanded his servant Mo'§es 
to give you all the land, and to de- 
stroy all the inhabitants of the land 
from before you, therefore ''we were 
sore afraid of our lives because of 
you, and have done this thing. 

25 And now, behold, we are 'in thine 
hand : as it seemeth good and right 
unto thee to do imto us, do. 

26 And so did he unto them, and de- 
livered them out of the hand of the 
children of l§'ra-el, that they slew 
them not. 

27 And Josh'u-a ^made them that 
day hevf ers of wood and drawers of 
water for the congregation, and for 
the altar of the Lord, even unto this 
day, ^in the place which he should 
choose. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Five kings war against Gibeon : 6 Joshua rescues 
it. 10 God fights against them with hailstones. 
12 The sun 'and moon stand still at the woy\l of 
Joshua. 26 The five kings hanged. 28 Seven more 
kings conquered. 40 Joshua's return. 

NO Witcameto pass, when A-do'ni- 
ze'dec king of Je-ru'sa-lem had 
heard how Josh'u-a had taken A'l, and 
had utterly destroyed it ; "as he had 
done to Jer'i-ch5 and her king, so he 
had done to ''A'l and her king ; '^and 
how the inhabitpaits of Gib'e-on had 
made peace with is'ra-el, and were 
among them ; 

2 That they ^feared greatly, because 
Gib'e-on loas a great city, as one of 
the ^ royal cities, and because it was 
greater than A'l, and all the men 
thereof ivere mighty. 

3 Wherefore A-d5'ni-ze'dec king of 
Je-ru'sa-lem sent unto H5'ham king 
of 'He'bron, and unto Pi'ram king of 
Jar'muth, and unto Ja-phi'a king 
of La'chish, and unto De'bir king of 
Eglon, saying, 

4 Come up unto me, and help me, 
that we may smite Gib'e on : for •''it 



Gibeon rescued by Joshua. 



JOSHUA, :o. 



Five kings are hanged 



hath made peace with J6sh'u-a and 
with the children of is'ra-el. 

5 Therefore the five kings of the Am'- 
6r-ites, the king of Je-ru'sa-lem, the 
kingof He'bron,tiiekingof Jar'muth, 
the king of La'chish, the king of Eg'- 
lon, -'^gathered themselves together, 
and went up, they and all their hosts, 
and encamped before Gib'e-on, and 
made war against it. 

6 '[And the men of Gib'e-on sent unto 
J6sh'u-a *to the camp to Gil'gal, say- 
ing. Slack not thy hand' from thy serv- 
ants ; come up to us quickly, and save 
us, and help us : for all the kings of the 
Am.'or -Ites that dwell in the mountains 
are gathered together against us. 

7 So Josh'u-a ascended from Gil 'gal, 
he, and 'all the people of war with 
him, and all the mighty men of 
valour. 

8 ITAnd the Lord said unto J6sh'u-a, 
•'Fear them not ; for I have delivered 
them into thine hand; ^there shall 
not a man of them stand before thee. 

9 J6sh'u-a therefore came unto them 
suddenly, and went up from Gil'gal 
all night. 

10 And the Lord 'discomfited them 
before l§'ra-el, and slew them with a 
great slaughter at Gib'e-on, and chased 
them along the way that goeth up 
"'to Beth-ho'r5n, and smote them to 
'^A-ze'kah, and unto Mak-ke'dah. 

11 And it came to pass, as they fled 
from before is'ra-el, and were in the 

foing down to Betli-hd'ron, that ''the 
(ORD cast down great stones from 
heaven upon them unto A-ze'kah,and 
they died : they were more which died 
with hailstones than they whom the 
children of I§'ra-el slew w^ith the 
sword. 

1 2 "iTThen spake Josh'u-a to theLoRD 
in the day when the Lord delivered 
up the Am'or-ites before the children 
of I§'ra-el, and he said in the sight of 
i§'ra-el, ^Sun, ^stand thou still upon 
Gib'e-on ; and thou, Moon, in the val- 
ley of ^Aj'a-lon. 

1 3 And the sun stood still, and the 
moon stayed, until the people had 
avenged themselves upon their ene- 
mies._ ""Is not this written in the book 
of ^Ja'shSr ? So the sun stood still in 
the midst of heaven, and hasted not 
to go down about a whole day. 

14 And there was «no day like that 
before it or after it, that the Lord 
hearkened unto the voice of a man : 
for 'the Lord fought for i§'ra-el. 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 10. 

g ch. 9, 2 

h ch. 5, 10 

i ch. 8, 1 

j Deut.7,24 
Deut. 
11,25 
ch. 11, 6 
ch. 23, 9 
Judg.4.14 

k ch. 1, 5 

1 Judg.4,15 
1 Sam. 

7, 10 
2Chr. 
14, 12 
Ps. 18, 14 
Isa. 28, 21 

m ch. 16, 
3,5 

nch. 15, 35 

Ps. 18, 
13, 14 
Ps. 77, 17 
Isa. 28, 2 
Isa. 30, 30 
Rev.16,21 

V Isa. 28, 21 
Heb. 3,11 

2 be silent. 

q Judg. 
12, 12 

r 2 Sam. 
1, 18 

3 Or, Tlie 

upright '? 

s Isa. 38, 8 

t Ex. 14, 14 
Dent. 1,30 
Deut.3.22 
Dent.20,4 
Deut. 33. 
26-29 
ch. 23. 
3, 10 
Judg. 1, 
19,22 
2Chr. 
20,29 
Neh. 4, 20 
Ps. 33, 8, 
12-20 
Isa. 31, 4 
Isa. 42, 13 
Isa. 52, 
10,12 
Zech.14,3 

4 c^it off 
the tail. 

u Ex. 11, 7 

V Ps. 107,40 
Ps. 110, 5 
Ps. 149, 
8,9 

'Isa. 26,5,6 
Mai. 4, 3 

w Deut. 31, 
6,8 
ch. 1, 9 

X Deut.3,21 
Deut.7,19 

y ch. 8, 29 
Ps. 149. 
7,9 

z Deut. 
21,23 
ch. 8. 29 

235 



15 IF And J5sh'u-a returned, and all 
is'ra-el with him, unto the camp to 
GH'gal. 

1 6 But these five kings fled, and hid 
themselves in a cave at Mak-ke'dah. 

1 7 And it was told Josh'u-a, saying, 
The five kings are found hid in a 
cave at Mak-ke'dah. 

18 And Josh'u-a said, Roll great 
stones upon the mouth of the cave, 
and set men by it for to keep them : 

19 And stay ye not, but pursue after 
your enemies, and "smite the hind- 
most of them; suffer them not to 
enter into their cities : for the Lord 
your God hath delivered them into 
your hand. 

20 And itcame to pass, when J 6sh'u-a * 
a,nd the children of is'ra-el had made 
an end of slaying them with a very 
great slaughter, till they were con- 
sumed, that the rest ichieh remained 
of them entered into fenced cities. 

21 And all the people returned to 
the camp to Josh'u-a at Mak-ke'dah 
in peace: "none moved his tongue 
against any of the children of is'ra-el. 

22 Then said Josh'u-a, Open the 
mouth of the cave, and bring out 
those five kings unto me out of the 
cave. 

23 And thej^ did so, and brought 
forth those five kings unto him out 
of the cave, the king of Je-rLi'sa-lem, 
the king of He'bron,the king of Jar'- 
muth, the king of La'chish, and the 
king of Eg'lon. 

24 And it came to pass, when they 
brought outthose kings unto Josh'u-a, 
that Josh'u-a called for all the men of 
l§'ra-el, and said unto the captains of 
the men of Avar which went with 
him, Come near, put '^^your feet upon 
the necks of these kings. And they 
came near, and put their feet upon 
the necks of them. 

2 5 And J osh 'u-a said unto them, Fear 
not, "nor be dismayed, be strong and 
of good courage : -"for thus shall the 
Lord do to all your enemies against 
whom ye fight. 

26 And afterward Josh'u-a smote 
them, and slew them, and hanged 
them on five trees : and -^they were 
hanging upon the trees until the 
evening. 

27 And it came to pass at the time 
of the going doAvn of the sun, that 
Josh'u-a commanded, and they took 
'them down off the trees, and cast 
them into the cave wherein they 



Seven kings conquered. 



JOSHUA, 11, 



Divers kings overcome. 



had been hid, and laid great stones 
in the cave's mouth, 'which remain 
until this very day. 
2_8*^AndthatdayJ6sh'u-atookMak- 
ke'dah, and smote it with the edge of 
the sword, and the king thereof he 
utterly destroyed, them, and all the 
souls that yjere therein ; he let none 
remainj and he did to the king of 
Mak-ke'dah "as he did unto the king 
of Jer'i-ch5. 

29 Then Josh'u-a passed from Mak- 
ke'dah, and all Is'ra-el with him, unto 
*Lib'nah,and fought against Lib'nah: 

30 And the Lord delivered it also, 
and the king thereof, into the hand 
of Is'ra-el ; and he smote it with the 
edge of the sword, and all the souls 
that loere therein ; he let none remain 
in it ; but did unto the king thereof 
as he did unto the king of Jer'i-ch5. 

31 IF And Josh'u-a passed from Lib'- 
nah, and all I§'ra-el with him, imto 
''La'chish, and encamped against it, 
and fought against it : 

32 And the Lord delivered La'chish 
into the hand of I§'ra-el, which took it 
on the second day, and smote it with 
the edge of the sword, and all the 
souls that icere therein, according to 
aJl that he had done to Lib'nah. 

33 ^Then Ho'rain king of "^Ge'zer 
came up tohelp La'chish ; and Josh'u-a 
smote him and his people, until he had 
left him none remaining. 

34: ^And from La'chish Josh'u-a 
passed unto Eglon, and all I§'ra-el 
with him; and they encamped 
against it, and fought against it : 

35 And they took it on that day, 
and smote it with the edge of the 
SAvord, and all the souls that icere 
therein he utterly destroyed that 
day, according to all that he had 
done to La'chish. 

36 And Josh'u-a Vv^ent up from Eg'- 
lon. and all Is'ra-el vvith him, unto! 
"He'bron ; and they fought against it : | 

37 And they took it, and smote it] 
with the edge of the sword, and 
the king thereof, and all the citiesj 
thereof, and all the souls that were^ 
therein ; he left none remaining, ac- 
cording to all that he had done to 
£g'lon ; but destroyed it utterly, and 
all the souls that icere therein. 

38 •^And Josh'u-a returned, and all 
is'ra-el with him, to -^"De'bir; and 
fought against it : 

39 And he took it, and the king 
thereof, and ail the cities thereof; 



B. C. 1451. 



CHAP. 10. 

a ch. 6, 21 

h ch. 15, 42 
ch. 21, 13 
2 Ki. 8, 22 
2 Ki. 19, 8 

c 2Ki.l4,19 
Mic. 1, IS 

a ch. 16, 
3,10 
Judg.1,29 

1 Ki. 9, 

16, 17 
lChr.20,4 

5 pulled 
dor en. 
Job 19, 10 

2 Cor. 4,0 

e Num. 
13,22 
ch. 14, 13 
ch. 15, 13 
Judg.1,10 
2 Sam. 5, 

/ ch. 15, 15 

g ch. 15, 
21-63 

h Deut. 20, 
16,17 

i Num. 13, 

17, 26 
Num.32,8 

i Gen.10,19 
Deut.2,23 
Judg.16,1 
Amos 1, 6 
Zeph. 2, 4 
Zech. 9, 5 
Acts 8, 26 

k ch. 11, 16 

I Ps. 44, 2 
Ps. 80, 8 
Isa. 43. 4 



B. C. 1450. 
CHAP- 11. 

a ,Tudg. 4, 2 
Ps. 2, 1, 2 
Ps. 83. 
1-18 

b ch. 10, 3 
ch. 19, 15 

c Num. 
34, 11 

d ch. 17, 11 
,Judg.l,27 
1 Ki. 4, 11 

e Judg. 3, 3 

/ch. 13. 11 

g Gen.31,49 

h Gen.22,17 
Judg.7,12 
1 Sam. 
13,5 

1 assembled 
by ap- 
point- 
inent. 

i 2 Sam.8,4 

236 



and they smote them with the edge 
of the sword, aiivd utterly destroyed 
all the souls that vjere therein; he 
left iione remaining : as h_e had done 
to He'bron,so he did to De'bir,and to 
the king thereof ; as he had done also 
to Lib'nah, and to her king. 
40 "! So Josh'u-a smote -"all the coun- 
try of the hills, and of the south, and 
of the vale, and of the springs, and 
all their kings : he left none remain- 
ing, but utterly destroyed all that 
breathed, as the Lord God of I§'ra-el 
^commanded. 

41 And Josh'u-a smote them from. 
Ka'desh-bar'ne-a 'even unto •'CTa'za, 
and ^'all the country of Gd'shen, even 
unto Gib'e-on. 

42 And 'all these kings and their 
land did Josh'u-a take at one time, be- 
cause the Lord God of i§'ra-el fought 
for is'ra-el. 

43 And Josh'u-a returned, and all 
is'ra-el with him, unto the camn to 
Gfl'gal. 

CHAPTER 11. 

L Divers kings overcome at the rcaters of Merom, 
10 Razor is taken and burnt. 21 Tlie Anakinis cut 
off. 23 The land subdued. 

AND it came to pass, when '^ Ja'bin 
king of Ha'zor had heard those 
things, that he sent *to Jd'bab king 
of Ma'don, and to the king of Shim'- 
ron, and to the king of Ach'shaph, 

2 And to the kings that ii^ere on the 
north of the mountains, and of the 
plains south of "^Chin'ne-rdth, and in 
the valley, and in the borders ^of Dor 
on the west, 

3 And to the Ca'naan-ite on the east 
and on the west, and to the Am'or-ite, 
and the Hit'tite, and the Per'iz-zlte, 
and the Jeb'u-site in the mountains, 
'and to the Hi'vlte under -^'llgr'nion 
■'in the land of Miz'peh. 

4 And they went out, they and all 
their hosts with them, much people, 

even as the sand that is upon the sea 
shore in multitude, with horses and 
chariots very many. 

5 And when all these kings were 
^met together, they came and pitched 
together at the waters of Me'rom, to 
fight against Is'ra-el. 

6 ^And the Lord said unto Josh'u-a, 
Be not afraid because of them: for to 
morrow about this time will I deliver 
them up all slain before is'ra-el : thou 
shalt hough 'their horses, and burn 
their chariots with fire. 

7 So Josh'u-a came, and all thepeople 
of war with him, against them by the 



Hazor is destroyed. 



JOSHL'A, 12. 



The Anakirifis cut ojf. 



waters of Me'rom suddenly ; and they I b- c. 1450. 
fell upon them. 1 ^jj^p -^-^ 

8 And the Lord delivered them into 2 or, 
the hand of Is'ra-el, who smote them, 
and chased them unto ^great Zi'don, 
and unto ^Mis're-photh-ma'un, and ^^ ^^^^ 
unto the valley of Miz'peh eastward ;| ^ih. "' 
and they smote them, until they left * ^^ty 

■ 1 -^ . . ' "^ breath. 

them none remammg. 

9 And J6sh'u-a did unto them as the 
Lord bade him: he houghed their 
horses, and burnt their chariots with 
fire. 

10 IFAnd J6sh'u-a at that time turned 
back, and took Ha'zor, and smote the;' ^^^*- '^' ^ 
king thereof with the sv/ord: for Ua'-^^h}' '^ 
zor beforetime was the head of all 
those kingdoms. 



Zidon- 
rabbah. 

3 Burnings 
of waters, 



j Num. 
33, 52 
Deut. 7, 2 
Deut. 20, 
16, 17 

o on tJieir 

heap. 
k Ex. 34, 11 



6 he re- 
moved 
nothing. 

11 r*h 1^ 8 

1 1 And they smote all the souls that ^ ch. 10, 41 
toere therein ^vith the edge of the^pch. 12, 7 
sword, utterly destroying them : '' ^^^J-^l^ 
there was not ^any left to breathe : 
and he burnt Ha'zor with fire. 

1 2 And all the cities of those kings, 
and all the kings of them, did Josh'u-a 
take, and smote them with the edge 
of the sword, and he utterly de- 
stroyed them, -^as M6'§e§ the servant 
of the Lord commanded. 

13 But as for the cities that stood;' 
still ^in their strength, is'ra-el burned 
none of them, save Ha'zor only ; that 
did J6sh'u-a burn. 

14 And all the spoil of these cities, 
and the cattle, the children of l§'ra-el 
took for a prey unto themselves ; but 
every man they smote with the edge, 
of the sword, until they had destrovedi ^'■'^,^- ^\fl 



moun- 
tain. 

q Deut.7,24 

8 Till 1445. 
ver. 23. 

r ch. 9, 3, 7 

s Deut.2,30 
Judg.14,4 
1 Sam. 
2, 25 

lKi.12,15 
Rom. 9.18 
Jas. 1, 
13-17 

t Deut. 
20, 16 

u Num. 
13,22 
Deut.1,28 
ch. 15, 
13. 14 

V 1 Sam. 
17,4 



r Num.34,2 



1445. 



them, neither left they any to breathe. \ y j^-um. 

1 5 As ^the Lord commanded Md'ses j ^e, 5.3 
his servant, so 'did Mo'se§ command ^ ^- li! 44 
Josh'u-a, and '"so did Josh'u-a ; ^he ch.' 23; i 
left nothing undone of all that the 
Lord conmianded Md'ses. 

1 6 So Josh'u-a took all that land, the 
"hills, and all the south country, ^and 
all theland of Go'shen, and the valley, 
and the plain, and the mountain of 
Is'ra-el, and the valley of the same ; 

11 Even ^from 'the mount Ha'lak, 
that goeth up to Se 'ir, even unto Ba'al- 
gad in the valley of Leb'a-non under |c Deut.3.1 
mount Her'mon : and ^all their kings I ^^ ^^^ ^^' ^^ 
lie took, and smote them, and slew ~^' 
thean. 

18 ^Josh'u-a made war a long time 
with all those kings. 

19 There was not a city that made 
peace with the chil dren of l§'ra-el, save 
the Hi'vites the inhabitants of Gib'- 
e-on : all other they took in battle. 



B. C. 1452. 

CHAP. 12. 

a Num. 
21. 24 

b Deut. 3. 
8. 9 



Teman 

2 Or, The 
springs of 
JPisgah, 
or. The 
hill. 

e Num. 
21,35 

/Deut.3.11 

g ch. 13. 11 

?iDeut.3,14, 

237 



20 For it was of the Lord to harden 
their hearts, that they should come 
against l§'ra-elin battle, that he might 
! destroy them utterly, a^id that they 
! might have no favour, but that he 
I might destroy them, 'as the Lord 
commanded M5 §e§. 

2 1 ^ And at that time came Josh'u-a, 
and cut ofl "the An'a-kim§ from the 
mountains, from He'bron, from De'- 
bir, from A 'nab, and from all the 
mountains of Jii'dah, and from all 
the mountains of l§'ra-el: Josh'u-a 
destroyed them utterly with their 
cities. 

22 There was none of the An'a-kims 
left in the land of the children of Is'- 
ra-el: only in Ga.'za, in *Gath, and 
"'in Ash'dod, there remained. 

23 So Josh'u-a took the whole land, 
according to all that the Lord said 
unto Md'ses ; and Josh'u-a gave it for 
an inheritance unto Is'ra-el according 
^to their divisions by their tribes. 
'And the land rested from war. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 The two kings whose countries Moses took and 
disposed of. 7 The one and thirty kings on the 
west side of Jordan which Joshua smote. 

"^VTOW these are the kings of the 
J. 1 land, which the children of !§'- 
ra-el smote, and possessed their land 
on the other side Jor'dan toward the 
rising of the sun,°from the river Ar'- 
non ''unto mount HSr'mon, and all the 
plain on the east : 

2 Si'hon king of the Am'or-Ttes, who 
dwelt in Hesh'bon, and ruled from 
Ar'o-Sr, which is upon the bank of the 
river Ir'non, and from the middle of 
the river, and from half Gil'e-ad, even 
unto the river Jab'b5k, vahich is the 
border of the children of Am'mon ; 

3 And 'from the plain to the sea of 
Chin'ne-r5th on the east, and unto the 
sea of the plain, even the salt sea on 
the east, ''the way to Beth-jesh'i- 
moth; and from the south, under 
■Ash'doth-pis'gah : 

4 And the coast of Og king of Ba'- 
shan, vjhich i/Kis of •''the remnant of 
the giants, that dwelt at Ash'ta-roth 
and at Ed're-i, 

5 And reigned in mount HSr'mon, 
and -^m Sal'cah, and in all Ba'shan, un- 
to the border of the Gesh'u-rites, and 
the Ma-ach'a-thites, and half Gfl'e-ad, 
the border of Si'hon kingof Hesh'bon. 

6 Them did 31o'ses the ser\^ant of 
the Lord and the children of i§'ra-ei 
smite : and Mo'ses the servant of the 
Lord gave it for a possession unto 



Joshua srniteth 



JOSHUA, 13. 



one and thirty kings. 



CHAP. 12. 



m ch. 8, 29 
rich. 10,23 
1 Ki. 4, 10 

3 Or, 

Sharon, 
Isa. 33, 9 



the Reu'ben-Ites, and the Gadltes, b.c.u52. 
and the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh. 

7 II And these are the kings of the 
country which Josh'u-a and the chil-j^ ^®^- ^*'^ 
dren of Is'ra-el smote on this side Jor '-j i ch. lo, ±o 
dan on tiie west, from Ba'al-gad uiLex. 3,8 
the valley of Leb'a-non even unto theu ^h e 2 
mount Halak, that goeth up 'to Se'ir ; 
which Josh'u-a gave unto the tribes 
of is'ra-el for a possession according 
to their divisions ; 

8 In ■'the mountains, and in the val- 
lejs, and in the plains, and in the 
springs, and in the wilderness, and 
in the south country; the Hit'tltes,|pch. 11, 1. 
Hhe Am'or-ites, and the Ca'naan-ites, ^ ■ ' "^ 
the Perlz-zites, the Hi'vites, and the "^ "^- ■^^' ^^ 

Jeb'u-SlteS : r Gen. 14, 

9 The ^king of Jer'i-ch5, one ; '^the ka. 9, 1 
king of Al, which is beside Beth -el, : 

one; 

10 The ''king of Je-ru'sa-lem, one; 

the king of Ile'bron, one ; j b. c. 1445. 

11 The king of Jar'muth, one; the chap. 13. 
king of La'chish, one ; 

1 2 The kiag of Egl5n, one ; the king 
of Ge'zer, one; 

1 3 The king of De'bir, one : the king 
of Ge'dSr, one ; 

14 The king of Hor'mah, one; thebJ^^s.s,i 
kingof A'rad, one ; \c Joei 3, 4 

ISThe^king of Lib'nah, one; the^gsam.s.s 
king of A-dullam, one ; 

16 The king of Mak-ke'dah, one; 
the king of Beth -el, one ; 

17 The king of Tap'pu-ah, one ; the| fj sam. 6, 
"king of He'phSr, one ; | zeph. 2, 5 

18 The king of A'phek, one; the ^ Deut.2,23 
kmg of 'La-shar'on, one ; j^ ^^ ^^^ 

19 The king of Ma'don, one; thej cave. 
king of Ha'zor, one ; ?i ch. 19, so 

20 The king of ^Shim'ron-me'ron, ^ judg.1,34 
one : the king of Ach'shaph, one ; . ^ 1-1*5 '^g 

21 The king of Ta'a-nach, one; the ps^ss,'? 
king of Me-gid'do, one ; I Ezek.27,9 

22The?king of Ke'desh, one; thej^^^-i^-'^ 
king of J6k'ne-am of Car'mel, one ; ' ch. 11, 8 

23 The king of Dor in the coast of ^^^ch 23, 13 
Dor, one ; the king of 'the nations of -^"'^-•^'^^ 
Gfl'gal, one; nch. 14,1,2 

21 The king of Tir'zah, one : all the/' gfg 
kings thirtv and one. Deut.3,12 

^ " ch. 22, 4 

p Num. 
21,30 



a ch. 14, 10 
ch. 23, 1 

1 to possess 
it, 
Deut.31,3 



2 Sam. 
13,37 

]e Jer. 2. 18 



CHAPTER 13. 



2 Bounds of the land not yet conquered. 15 The two 
tribes and half, and tribe of Levi, excepted. 22 Ba- 
laam slain. 



Nr 



q ch. 12, 5 

^ Josh'u-a'^was old andstYiok- '' ^"*" '"^^ 
en m years; and the Lord said^ 2i?24 
unto him, Thou art old and stricken . v,' ^ 
m years, and there remaineth yetj 18,20 
very much land 'to be possessed. | Sf.Ti^sJ, 

238 



2 This ^'is the land that yet remain- 
eth : all 'the borders of the Phi-lis'- 
tine§, and all ''Gesh'u-ri, 

3 From 'Sf hor, which is before 
E'gypt, even unto the borders of 
fik'ron northward, which is counted 
to the Ca'naan-ite : -^five lords of the 
Phi-lis'tine§ ; the Ga'zath-ites, and 
the Ash'doth-ites, the Esh'ka-lon-Ites, 
the Git'tites, and the Ek'ron-ites ; also 
i'the A'vltes : 

4_From the south, all the land of the 
Ca'naan-ites, and 'Me-a'rah that is 
beside the Si-d5'ni-ans, "unto A'phek, 
to the borders of the 'Am'or-ites : 

5 And the land of -'the Giblites, and 
all Leb'a-non, toward the sunrising, 
/■from Ba'al-gad under mount Hgr'- 
mon unto the entering into Ha'math. 

6 All the inhabitants of the hill 
country from Leb'a-non unto 'Mis're- 
photh-ma'im,«7zc^alltheSi-d5'ni-ans, 
them "'will I drive out from before 
the children of Is'ra-el : only divide 
"thou it by lot unto the l§'ra-el-ites 
for an inheritance, as I have com- 
manded thee. 

7 Now therefore divide this land for 
an inheritance unto the nine tribes, 
and the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh, 

8 With whom the ReLi'ben-Ites and 
the Gad'ites have received their in- 
heritance, which '^Md'seg gave them, 
beyond Jor'dan eastward, even as 
Mo'§e§ the servant of the Lord gave 
them ; 

9 From Ar'6-?r, that is upon the bank 
of the river Ar'non, and the city that 
is in the midst of the river, ^'and all 
the plain of Med'e-ba unto Di'bon : 

10 And all the cities of Si'hon king- 
of the Am'or-Ttes, which reigned in 
Hesh'bon, unto the border of the chil- 
dren of Amnion ; 

11 And ?Gile-ad, and the border of 
the Gesh'u-rites and Ma-ach'a-thites, 
and all momit Her'mon, and ail Ba'- 
shan unto Sal'cah ; 

12 All the kingdom of 6g in Ba'- 
shan, which reigned in Ash'ta-roth 
and in Ed're-i, who remained of the 
remnant of the giants : 'for these did 
Mo'se§ smite, and cast them out. 

1 3 Nevertheless the children of Is'- 
ra-el expelled not the Gesh'u-rites, nor 
the Ma-ach'a-thites : but the Gesh'u- 
rites and the Ma-ach'a-thites dwell 
among the is'ra-el-ites until this day. 

1 4 Only ^unto the tribe of Le'vl he 
gave none inheritance ; the sacrifices 
of the Lord God of i§'ra-e] made by 



a^ 



Heuhe'rCs Inheritance. 



JOSHUA, 14. 



Inheritance of the tribes. 



fire are their inheritance, as lie said 
unto them. 

1 5 t And Mo'§e§ gave unto the tribe 
of the children of Reu'ben inherit- 
ance accordins" to their families. 

1 6 And their coast was "f rom Ar'o-5r, 
that is on the bank of the river Ar'- 
n5n, ^and the city that is in the midst 
of the river, and all the pla^in by 
Med'e-ba ; 

17 Hesh'bon, and all her cities that 
are in the plain ; Di'bon, and ^Ba'- 
moth-ba'al, and Beth-ba'al -me'on, 

18 And '"Ja-ha'za, and Ked'e-moth, 
and Meph'a-ath, 

19 And''Kir-jath-a'im,and Sib'niah, 
and Za'reth-sha'har in the mount of 
the valley, 

20 And Beth-pe'or, and ^Ash'doth- 
pi§'gah, and Beth-jesh'i-moth, 

21 And ^all the cities of the plain, 
and all the kingdom of Sf hon king 
of the Am'or-ites, which reigned in 



B. C. 1445. 




kem, and Zur, and Hur, and He'ba, 
which loere dukes of Silion, dwell- 
ing in the country. 

22 ITBalaam *also the son of Be'or, 
the ^soothsayer, did the children of 
I§'ra-el slay with the sword among 
them that were slain by them. 

23 And the border of the children of 
Reu'ben was Jor'dan, and the border 
thereof. This VKts the inheritance of 
the children of Reu'ben after their 
families, the cities and the villages 
thereof. 

24: TAnd Mo'§e§ gave inheritance 
unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the 
children of Gad according to their 
families. 

25 And '^their coast was Ja'zSr, and 
all the cities of Gire-ad, '^ancl half the 
land of the cliildren of Ani'mon, unto 
Ar'6-Sr that is before "Rab'bali ; 

26 And from Plesh'bon unto Ra^- 
math-miz'peh, and Bet'o-nim ; and 
from Ma-ha-na'im unto the border of 
De'bir ; 

27 And in the valley, Beth-a'ram, 
and Beth-nim'rah, /and Suc'coth, 
and Za'phon, the rest of the kingdom 
of Si'hon king of Hesh'bon, Jor'dan 
and his border, even unto the edge 
^of the sea of Chm'ne-reth on the 
other side Jor'dan eastward. 

28 This is the inheritance of the chil- 
dren of Gad after their families, the 
cities, and their villages. 

29 IT And M5'se§ gave inheritance 



CHAP. 13. 

It ch. 12, 2 
V Num. 
21,28 

3 Or, TUe 
high 

places of 
Baal,(md 
Jicruseof 
Baal- 
meon. 
Num. 
32,38 

w Num.. 

21,23 
X Num. 

32,37 

4 Or, 
Springs 
of Pisgah, 
or. The 
Mil. 
Deut.3,17 

y Deut.3,10 
z Num. 

21 24 
a Num.31,8 
b Num.22,5 

Num.31,8 

5 Or, 
diviner. 

c Num. 

32,35 
d Num. 21, 

26, 28, 29 

with 

Deut.2,19 

Judg. 

11,13 
e 2 Sam. 

11,1 

2 Sam. 

12,26 
/Gen.33,17 

1 Ki. 7, 46 
a Num. 

34,11 

Deut.3,17 

ch. 11, 2 

Mat.14,34 

Lu. 5, 1 
h Num. 

32,41 

lChr.2,23 
i ch. 12, 4 
j ch. 18, 7 
k Num. 

18,20 

Deut.10,9 

Deut. 

12,13 

Deu 

27,29 

Deut, 

1,2 

ch. 18 

Ezek. 

44,28 



14. 

18, 



B. C. 1444. 
CHAP. 14. 

a Num. 

34,17 
b Num. 

26,55 

Num. 

83,54 

Num. 

34,13 

Ps. 16, 5 

Pro. 16,33 

Pro. 18,18 
c ch. 13, 8 
d Gen. 48, 5 

1 Chr. 5, 

1,2 
e Num.35,2 

ch. 21, 2 
/ Num. 

32,12 

ch. 15, 17 
g Num. 

14,24 

Deut.1,36 
h Num. 

13,26 

239 



unto the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh : and 
this was the possession of the half 
tribe of the children of Ma-nas'seh by 
their families. 

30 And their coast was from Ma- 
ha-na'im, all Ba'shan^ all the king- 
dom of 6g king of Ba'shan, and all 
Hhe towns of Ja'ir, which are in Ba'- 
shan, threescore cities : 

3 1 Andhalf Gire-ad, and'Ash'ta-roth, 
and £d're-i, cities of the kingdom of 
6g in Ba'shan, were pertaining unto 
the children of Ma'chir the son of 
Ma-nas'seh, even to the one half of the 
children of Ma'chir by their families. 

32 These are the cou?itries which 
Mo'se§ did distribute for inheritance 
in the plains of M5'ab, on the other 
side Jor'dan, by Jer'i-cho, eastward. 

33 But-^unto the tribe of Le'vl M5'§e§ 
gave not afiy inlieritance : the '''Lord 
God of l§'ra-el icas their inheritance, 
as he said unto them. 

CHAPTER 14. 

The nine tribes and an half to have their inheritance 

by lot. 

AND these are the cou^itries^xhioh 
the children of Is'ra-el inherited 
in the land of Ca'naaii,''vv4iich E-le-a'- 
zar the priest, and J6sh'u-a the son of 
In un, and the heads of the fathers of 
the tribes of the children of !§'ra-el, 
distributed for inheritance to them. 

2 By *lot loas their inheritance, as the 
Lord commanded by the hand of 
M5'§e§, for the nine tribes, and /or the 
half tribe. 

3 For '^Md'se^ had given the inherit- 
ance of two tribes and an half tribe on 
the other side Jor'dan : but unto the 
Le'vites he gave none inheritance 
among them. 

4 For '^the children of Jo'§eph were 
two tribes, Ma-nas'seh and E'phra-im : 
therefore they gave no part unto the 
Le'vites in the land, savecities to dwell 
in, with their suburbs for their cattle 
and for their substance. 

5 As 'the Lord commanded Mo'ses, 
so the children of l§'ra-el did, and they 
divided the land. 

6 1i Then the children of Jii'dah came 
unto J6sh'u-a in GH'gal : and Ca'leb 
the son of Je-phun'neh -^the Ken'ez- 
ite said imto him. Thou knowest'^tlie 
thing that the Lord said unto Mo'- 
ses the man of (rrod concerning me 
and thee '^in Ka'desh-bar'ne-a. 

7 Forty years old to as I w^hen Mo'§e§ 
the servant of the Lord sent me from 
Ka'desh-bar'ne-a to espy out the land ; 



Caleb mheriteth Hebron. 



JOSHUA, 15. 



The lot of Judati. 



and I brought him word again as it 
loas in mine heart. 

8 Nevertheless my brethren that 
went up with me made the heart of 
the people melt: but 'I wholly fol- 
lowed the Lord my God. 

9 And M5'se§ sware on that day, say- 
ing, Surely -^the land ^whereon thy 
feet have trodden shall be thine in- 
heritance, and thy children's forever, 
because thou hast wholly followed the 
Lord my God. 

1 And now, behold, the Lord hath 
kept me alive, ^as he said, these forty 
and five years, even since the Lord 
spake this word unto M5'§es, while the 
children of l§'ra-ePwandered in the 
wilderness : and now,lo, I «y/i this day 
fourscore and five years old. 

1 1 As "'yet I am as strong this day 
as I teas in the day that Mo'§es sent 
me : as my strength ^uas then, even 
so is my strength now, for war, both 
""to go out, and to come in. 

1 2 N ow therefore give me this moun- 
tain, whereof the Lord spake in that 
day ; for thou heardest in that day 
how the An'a-kim§ were there, and 
that the cities v.'ere great and fenced : 
if so be the Lord icill be with me. 
then J\ shall be able to drive them 
out, as the Lord said. 

13 And Josh'u-a ^blessed him, and 
'■gave unto Ca'leb the son of Je-phiin'- 
neh He'bron for an inheritance. 

14 He'bron therefore became the in- 
heritance of Ca'leb the son of Je- 
phun'neh the Ken'ez-Tte unto this 
day, because that he wholly followed 
the Lord God of i§'ra-el. 

15 And 'the name of He'bron before 
was Kir'jath-ar'ba ; wh ich Ar'bd loas 
a great man among the An'a-kim§. 
'And the land had rest from war. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Borders oj the. lot of Judali. 13 CaleVsportion and 
conquest. 16 Othniel, .for hi^raloirr, hath Achsah 
toiDife. 21 Cities of Judah. 63 The Jebusites not 
conquered. 

TIHIjS then was the lot of the tribe 
of the children of Jii'dah by their 
families; "eveji to the border of E'dom 
the ^vilderness of Zin southward zoas 
the uttermost part of the south coast. 

2 And their south border was from 
the shore of the salt sea, from the 
'bav that looketh southward : 

3 And it went out to the south side 
to -Ma-al'eh-a-crab'bim, and passed 
along to Zin, and ascended up on the 
south side unto Ka'desh-bar'ne-a, and 
passed along to Hez'rdn, aad went 



B. C. lUi. 



CHAR 14. 

i Num. 
14.24 
Deut.1.36 

j ch. 1, 3 

k Num. 
13,22 

I Num. 
14,30 

1 walked. 

mDeut.34,7 

n Deut.31,2 

o Ps. 18, 32 
Ps. 60, 12 
Rom.8,31 

p ch. 15, 14 
Judg.1,10 

q ch. 22, 6 

r ch. 10, 37 
ch. 21, 11 
Judg.1,20 
lChr.6,o5 

s Gen. 23, 2 
ch. 15, 13 

t ch. 11, 23 



CHAP. 15. 

a Num.34,3 

b Num. 
33,36 

1 tongue. 

2 Or, The 
going up 
to Acrab- 
bim. 

c Nuin.34,5 

d Gen.15,18 

1 Ki. 8, 65 

e ch. 18, 17 
/ch. 7,26 

3 Fuller's 
fountain. 

2 Sam. 
17, 17 

1 Ki. 1, 9 
Isa. 7, 3 

g ch. 18, 16 
2Ki.23,10 
Jer.19,2,6 

h ch. 18, 28 
Judg.1,21 

i ch. 18, 16 

4 Or, Reph- 
aim. 

2 Sam. 
5,18 

j lClir.13,6 

k Judg. 
18,12 

I Gen.38,13 
Judg.14,1 

m ch. 19, 43 

n Num. 34, 6 
ch. 14, 13 

240 



up to A'dar, and fetched a compass 
to Kar'ka-a: 

4 Fi^om thence it passed 'toward ktI- 
mon, and went out unto ''the river of 
E'gypt; and the goings out of that 
coast were at the sea : this shall be 
your south coast. 

5 And the east border v:as the salt 
sea, even unto the end of Jor'dan. 
And their border in the north quar- 
ter was from the bay of the sea at 
the uttermost part of Jor'dan : 

6 And the border went up to Beth- 
hog'la, and passed along by the north 
of Beth-ar'a-bah ; and the border 
went up 'to the stone of Bdlian the 
son of Reu'ben : 

7 And the border went up toward 
De'bir from -'the valley of A'chor. and 
so northward, looking toward Gil 'gal, 
that is before the going up to A-dum'- 
mim, which is on the south side of 
the river : and the border passed to- 
ward the waters of En-she'mesh, and 
the goings out thereof were at ^En- 
ro'gel : 

8 And the border went up ^by the 
valiev of the son of Hin'nom unto the 
south side of the M eb'u-site ; the same 
is Je-ru'sa-lem : and the border went 
up to the top of the mountain that 
lieth before the valley of Hin'nom 
westward, which is at the end 'of the 
valley of "the giants nortliAvard : 

9 And the border was drawn from 
the top of the hill unto the fountain 
of the water of Neph'to-ah, and went 
out to the cities of mount E'phron ; 
and the border was drawn to •'Ba'al- 
ah, which ^is Kir'jath-je'a-rim : 

10 And the border compassed from 
Ba'al-ah westward unto mount Se'ir, 
and passed along unto the side of 
mount Je'a-rim, which is Ches'a-15n, 
on the north side, and went down to 
Beth-she'mesh, and passed on to 
^Tim'nah : 

11 And the border went out unto the 
side of Ek'ron "'northward : and the 
border was drawn to Shi'cron, and 
passed along to mount Ba'al-ah, and 
went out unto Jab'ne-el ; and the go- 
ings out of the border were at the sea. 

12 And the west border was "to the 
great sea, and the coast thereof. This 
is the coast of the children of Jii'dah 
round about according to their fam- 
ilies. 

13 ^rAnd °unto Ca'leb the son of Je- 
phiin'neh he gave a part among the 
children of Ju'dah. according to the 



The borders and 



JOSHUA, 15. 



cities of Judah. 



commandment of the Lord to Josh' 
ii-a. euen ^the city of Ar'ba the fathei: 
of A'nak, which city is He'bron. 

14 And Caleb drove thence Hhe 
three sons of A'nak, ^She'shai, and 
A-hi'man, and Tal'mai, the children 
of A'nak. 

1 5 And 'he went up thence to the in 
habitants of De'bir : and the name of 
De'bir before vjas Kir'jath-se'phSr. 

1 6 And Ca'leb said, He that smiteth 
Kir'jath-se'phgr, and taketh it, to 
fliim v/ill I give Ach'sah. my daugh- 
ter to wife. 

1 7 And ^Oth'ni-el the 'son of Ke'naz, 
the brother of Caleb, took it : and he 
gave him Ach'sah his daughter to wife 

1 8 And "it came to pass, as she came 
unto him, that she moved him to ask 
of her father a field : and "she lighted 
off her ass ; and Ca'leb said unto her. 
What wouldest thou ? 

1 9 Who answered, Give me "a bless- 
ing ; for thou hast given me a south 
land ; give me also springs of water. 
And he gave her the upper springs, 
and the nether springs. 

20 This ''is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Jxi'dah accord- 
ing to their famihes. 

21 "I And the uttermost cities of the 
tribe of the children of Jii'dah toward 
the coast of E'dom southward were 
"Kab'ze-el, ^and E'dSr, and Ja'giir, 

22 And Ki'nah, and Di-m5'nan, and 
Ad'a-dah, 

23 And Ke'desh, and Ha'zor, and 
Ith'nan, 

24 Ziph, and^Te'lem, and Be'a-loth, 

25 And Ha'zor, Ha-dat'tah, and Ke'- 
ri-6th, and Hez'r5n, which is Ha'zor, 

26 A'mam, and She'ma, and Mol'a- 
dah, 

27 And Ha'zar-gad'dah, and Hesh'- 
mon, and Beth-pa'let, 

28 And Ha'zar-shu'al, and Be'er- 
she'ba, and Biz-joth'jah, 

29 Ba'al-ah, and I'lm, and A'zem, 

30 And El'to-lad, and Che'sil, and 
Hor'mah, 

31 And «Ziklag, and Mad-man'nah, 
and San-san'nah, 

32 And Leb'a-oth, and Shil'him,and 
A'm, and ''Rim'mon : all the cities are 
twenty and nine, with their villages : 

33 And in the valley, <^Esh'ta-61, and 
Z5're-ah, and Ish'nah, 

34 And Za-n5'ah, and En-gan'nim, 
Tap'pu-ah, and E'nam. 

35 '^Jar'muth, and "A-dullam, S5' 
coh, -^and A-ze'kah, 

(16) 



B. C. 1444. 



CHAP. 15. 

5 Or, Kir- 

jath-arba. 
Gen. 23, 2 
Judg.1.10 

p Judg.1,10 

q Num. 
13,22 

r ch. 10, 38 

s Judg. 3, 9 

t Num. 
32, 12 
ctL. 14, 6 

u Judg.1,14 

V Gen.24,64 
1 Sam. 
25,23 

i<;Gen.33,ll 

X Gen. 49, 
8-12 

6 Jekabzeel. 
Neh. 
11,25 

y Gen.35,21 

z 1 Sam. 
15,4 

a 1 Sam. 
27,6 

b Neh. 
11,29 

c Num. 
13, 23 
ch. 19, 41 

(I ch. 10, 3,5 

e ch. 12, 15 

/ch. 10, 10 

g 1 Sam. 
17,52 

7 Or, or. 

h Not that 
in 

Gen. 
31, 49, 
ch. 11, 3, 
or 
ch. 18, 26 

i 2 Ki. 14. 7 

j ch. 10, 3 

k 2 Ki. 22, 1 

I ch. 12, 12 

8 by the 
place of. 

m ch. 13, 3 
1 Sam. 5, 
1,6 

nGen.15,18 

Num.34,6 

p ch. 10, 41 
ch. 11, 16 

9 Or, 
Janus. 

q Gen. 23,2 
ch. 14. 15 
Judg.1,10 

r ch. 18, 14 

s 1 Sam. 
23. 29 

241 



36 And ^Sha-ra'im, and Ad-i-tha'im, 
and Ge-de'rah, ^and Ged-e-roth-a'im ; 
fourteen cities with their villages : 

3 7 Ze'nan, and Had'a-shah, and Mig'- 
dal-gad, 

38 And Dil'e-an, and ^Miz'peh, and 
'Jok'the-el, 

39 •^La'chish,and^'B6z'kath,^and %'- 
Ion, 

40 And Cab'bon, and Lah'mam, and 
Kithlish, 

41 And Ge-de'roth,Beth-da'gon, and 
Na'a-mah, and Mak-ke'dah ; sixteen 
cities with their villages : 

42 Lib'nah, and E'th6r, and A'shan, 

43 And Jiph'tah, and Ash'nah, and 
Ne'zib, 

44 And Kei'lah, and Ach'zib, and 
Ma-re'shah; nine cities with their 
villages : 

45 fik'ron, with her towns and her 
villages : 

46 From lik'ron even unto the sea, 
all that lay ^near "Ash'dod, with their 
villages : 

47 Ash'dod with her to^vns and her 
villages, Ga'za with her towns and her 
villages, unto the "river of t.'gji[>t,Sin(l 
"the great sea, and the border thereof: 

48 And in the mountains, Sha'mir, 
and Jat'tir, and S5'coh, 

49 And Dan'nah, and Kir'jath-san'- 
nah, which is De'bir, 

50 And A'nab, and £sh'te-moh, and 
A'nim, 

51 And^Go'shen,andH5'16n,andGi'- 
loh ; eleven cities with their villages : 

52 A^'rab, and Du'mah, and E'she-an, 

53 And ^Ja'num, and Beth-tap'pu- 
ah, and A-phe'kah, 

54 And Hum'tah, and ?Kir'jath-ar'- 
ba, which is He'bron, and Zi'or ; nine 
cities with their villages : 

55 Ma'on, Car'mel, and Ziph, and 
Jut'tah, 

56 And Jez're-el,and J6k'de-am,and 
Za-no'ah, 

57 Cain, G,ib'e-ah, andTim'nah ; ten 
cities w^ith their villages : 

58 Hal'hul Beth'-zur, and Ge'dor, 

59 And Ma'a-rath,andBeth-a'noth, 
and El'te-kon; six cities with their 
villages : 

60 'Kir' jath-ba'al, which is Kir'jath- 
je'a-rim,and Rab'bah; two cities with 
their villages : 

6 1 In the wilderness, Beth-ar'a-bah, 
3Iid'din, and Sec'a-cah, 

62 And Nib'shan, and the city of 
Salt, and 'En-ge'di; six cities with 
their villages. 



Xnlieritance of Ephraim. 



JOSHUA, 16. 



'I'tie lot oj ivianassen. 



63 IFAsforthe Jeb'u-sites the inhab- 
itants of Je-ru'sa-lem/the children of 
Ju'dah could not drive them out: "but 
the Jeb'u-sites dwell with the chil- 
dren of Jii'dah at Je-ru'sa-lem unto 
this day. 

CHAPTER 16. 

> The general borders of the sons of Joseph. 5 Trie 
borders of the inheritance of Ephraim. 10 The 
Canaanites not conquered. 

AND the lot of the children of Jo'- 
§eph ^fell from J or 'dan by Jeri- 
cho, unto the water of Jer'i-cho on 
the east, to the wilderness that goeth 
up from Jerl-ch5 throughout mount 
Beth'-el, 

2 And goeth out from Beth -el to 
Luz,"and passeth along unto the bor- 
ders of Ar'chi to At'a-roth, 

3 And goeth down westward to the 
coast of_ Japh-le'ti, *imto the coast of 
Beth-ho'ron the nether, and to '^Ge'- 
zSr : and the goings out thereof are at 
the sea. 

4 So "^the children of J5'§eph, Ma- 
nas'seh and E'phra-im, took their in- 
heritance. 

5 f And the border of the children of 
E'phra-im according to their families 
was thus: even the border of their 
inheritance on the east side was *At'- 
a-roth-ad'dar, -^unto Beth-ho'ron the 
upper ; 

6 And the border went out toward 
the sea to s-Mich'me-thah on the north 
side ; and the border went about east- 
ward unto Ta'a-nath-shi'loh, and 
passed by it on the east to Ja-n5'hah ; 

7 And it went down from Ja-n5'hah to 
At'a-r6th,^and to Na'a-rath,and came 
to Jer'i-ch5, and went out at Jor'dan. 

8 The border went out from Tap'- 
pu-ah westward unto the 'river Ka'- 
nah; and the goings out thereof were 
at the sea. This is the inheritance of 
the tribe of the children of E'phra-im 
by their families. 

9 And the separate cities for the chil- 
dren of E'phra-im v^ere among the in- 
heritance of the children of Ma-nas'- 
seh, all the cities with their villages. 

10 And •'they drave not out the Ca'- 
naan-ites that dAvelt in Ge'zer: but 
the Ca'naan-ites dwell among the 
E'phra-im-Ttes unto this day, and 
serve *under tribute. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 Lot of Manasseh : 7 his coast. 12 Canaanites not 
driven out. 14 The children of Josej^h sue for an- 
other lot. 

THERE was also a lot for the 
tribe of Ma-nas'seh ; for he was 
the "firstborn of Jo'geph ; to wit, for 



B. C, 14M. 



CHAP. 15. 

t Judg. 1, 
8,21 

■uNum. 
13,29 
Judg.1,21 
Judg. 19, 
10-12 
2 Sam. 
24, 16, 18 
2 Chr. 3, 1 
Zech. 9, 7 



CHAP. 16. 

1 went 
forth. 
Num. 26, 
55, 56 
Num. 
33,54 
Num. 
34, 13 
Pro. 16,33 

a ch. 18, 13 
Judg.1,26 

b ch. 18, 13 
2 Chr. 8, 5 

c 1 Ki. 9, 15 
lChr.7,28 

d ch. 17, 14 

e ch. 18, 13 

/ 2 Chr. 8, 5 

ch. 17, 7 

h lChr.7,28 

i ch. 17, 9 

j Judg.1,29 
1 Ki. 9, 16 

k Gen. 9, 25 
ch. 17, 
12, 13 
1 Ki. 9, 

20,21 



CHAP. 17. 

a Gen.41,51 
Gen.46,20 
Gen.48,18 

b Gen.50,23 
Num. 
26,29 
Num. 32, 
39,40 
lChr.7,14 

c Deut.3,15 

d Num. 26, 
29-32 

e lChr.7,18 

1 Jezer. 
Num. 
26, 30 

/Num. 
26,32 

g Num.27,1 
Num.36,2 

7i ch. 14, 1 

i Num. 27, 
6, 7 
Num,36,2 

2 mouth. 

j Num. 
26,29 
Num. 32, 
39,41 

3 Or, City 
of apples. 

k ch. 16, 8 

I ch. 16, 8 

4 Or, brook 
of reeds. 

m ch. 16, 9 

n 1 Chr. 7,29 

1 Sam. 
31,10 
1 Ki. 4, 12 

242 



*Ma'chir the firstborn of Ma-nas'seh, 
the father of GiFe-ad: because he 
was a man of war, therefore he had 
''Gire-ad and Ba'shan. 

2 There was also a lot for ^the rest 
of the children of Ma-nas'seh by their 
families ; for 'the children of ^A-bi-e'- 
z5r, and for the children of Helek, 
and for the children of As'ri-el, and 
for the children of_She'chem,and -^for 
the children of He'phSr, and for the 
children of She-mi'da : these we7^e the 
male children of Ma-nas'seh the son 
of Jo'§eph by their families. 

3 irBut^Ze-15'phe-had,thesonof He'- 
phSr, the son of Gil'e-ad, the son of 
Ma'chir, the son of Ma-nas'seh, had no 
sons, but daughters: and these are the 
names of his daughters, Mahlah, and 
No'ah, Hog'lah, Mil'cah, and Tir'zah. 

4 And they came near before E-le-a'* 
zar '^the priest, and before Josh'u-a the 
son of Kiin, and before the princes, 
saying, 'The Lord commanded M5'- 
§e§ to give us an inheritance among 
our brethren. Therefore according 
to the ^commandment of the Lord 
he gave them an inheritance among 
the brethren of their father. 

5 And there fell ten portions to Ma- 
nas'seh, beside the land of Gil'e-ad and 
Ba'shan, which were on the othei' side 
J or 'dan ; 

6 Because the daughters of Ma-nas'- 
seh had an inheritance among his 
sons: and -^the rest of Ma-nas'seli's 
sons had the land of Gil'e-ad. 

7 IfAnd the coast of Ma-nas'seh was 
from Ash'er to_ Mich'me-thah, that 
lieth before She'chem; and the bor- 
der went along on the right hand un- 
to the inhabitants of fin-tap'pu-ah. 

8 JS^ow Ma-nas'seh had the land of 
^Tap'pu-ah: but '^Tap'pu-ah on the 
border of Ma-nas'seh belonged to the 
children of E'phra-im ; 

9 And the coast descended ^unto the 
^river Ka'nah, southward of the river: 
these '"cities of E'phra-im are among 
the cities of Ma-nas'seh : the coast of 
Ma-nas'seh also was on the north side 
of the river, and the outgoings of it 
were at the sea : 

10 Southward it was E'phra-im's, 
and northward it vms Ma-nas'seh's, 
and the sea is his border ; and they 
met together in Ash'Sr on the north, 
and in is'sa-char on the east. 

1 1 And "Ma-nas'seh had in is'sa-char 
and in Ash'Sr "B^th-she'an and her 
towns, and ib'le-am and her towns. 



Canaanites driven out. 



JOSHUA, 18. 



The tabernacle is set up. 



and the inhabitants of Dor and her 
towns, and the inhabitants of En -dor 
and her towns, and the mhabitants 
of Ta'a-nach and her towns, and the 
inhabitants of Me-gid'do and her 
towns, even three coimtries, 

1 2 Yet ^'the children of Ma-nas''seh 
could not drive out the inhabita7its 
of those cities ; but the Ca'naan-ites 
would dwell in that land. 

1 3 Yet it came to pass, when the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el were waxen strong, that 
they put the Ca'naan-ites to ^tribute ; 
but ^did not utterly drive them out. 

14 IF And '■the children of Jo'seph 
fpake unto J6sh'u-a, saying. Why 
liast thou given me but ''one lot and 
one portion to inherit, seeing I am 'a 
great people, forasmuch as the Lord 
hath blessed me hitherto ? 

15 And Josh'u-a answered them. If 
thou be a great people, the7i get thee 
up to the wood coimtry.djidi cut dovv^n 
for thyself there in the land of the 
Per'iz-zites and of the "giants, if mount 
E'phra-im be too narrow for thee. 

1 6 And the children of Jo'§eph said, 
The hill_is not enough for us: and 
all the Ca'naan-ites that dwell in the 
land of the valley have chariots ''of 
iron, both they who are of Beth-she'an 
and her towns, and they who are *'of 
the valley of Jez're-el. 

17 And Josh'u-a spake unto the 
house of Jo'§eph, even to E'phra-im 
and to Ma-nas'seh, saying. Thou art a 
great people, and hast great power : 
thou shalt not have one lot only : 

1 8 But the mountain shall be thine ; 
for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it 
down : and the outgoings of it shall 
be thine: for thou shalt drive out the 
Ca'naan-ites, though '"they have iron 
chariots, and though they be strong. 

CHAPTER l'8. 

] The tabernacle is set iip at SInloh. 2 Tlie remain- 
der oj the land is described, 10 and divided 6y lot. 
W The lot and border of Beyijamin. 21 Their cities. 

AND the whole congregation of 
the children of l§'ra-el assem- 
bled together "at Shi'ldh, and ''set up 
the tabernacle of the congregation 
'there. And the land was subdued 
before them. 

2 And there remained among the 
children of l§'ra-el seven tribes, which 
had not yet received their inheritance. 

3 And Josh'u-asaid unto the children 
of l§'ra-el,^'How long are ye slack to 
go to possess the land,Avhich the Lord 
Grod of your fathers hath given you? 

4 Give out from among you three 



B. C. 1444:. 



CHAP. 17. 

p Judg. 1, 

27,28 

q ch. 16, 10 

5 driving 
they drove 
them not 
out. 

r ch. 16, 4 

s Gen.l8,22 

t Gen.48,19 
Num. 26, 
34,37 

6 Revh- 

aims, 
Gen. 14, 5 
Gen.15,20 

u Judg.1,19 
Judg. 4, 3 

V ch. 19, 18 
1 Ki. 4, 12 

u;Deut.20,l 



CHAP. 18. 

a ch. 19, 51 
ch. 21, 2 
ch. 22, 9 
Judg. 
21,19 
1 Sam. 
14, S 
Ps. 78, 
58-60 
Jer. 7, 12 
Jer. 26, 
4-6 

b Judg. 
18, 31 
1 Sam. 1, 
3,24 

1 Sam. 4, 
3,4 

1 Where 
it re- 
mained 
till taken 
by the 
Philis- 
tines at 
the death 
of Eli. 

c Judg.18,9 

d ch. 15, 1 

e ch. 16, 1,4 

/ ch. 14, 2 

g ch. 13, 33 

h Num. 
18. 20 
Deut.10,9 
Deut.18,1 
Ezek. 
44.28 

i ch. 13, 8 

j Pro. 16,33 

k ch. 16, 1 

( Gen.28,19 
Judg.1,23 

m ch. 16, 3 

2 The pool 
of Gib- 
eon. 

2 Sam. 
2, 13 
Jer. 41, 12 

243 



men for each tribe : and I will sand 
them, and they shall rise, and go 
through the land, and describe it ac- 
cording to the inheritance of them ; 
and they shall come again to me. 

5 And they shall divide it into seven 
parts : Jii'dah "^shall abide in their 
coast on the south, and 'the house of 
Jo'geph shall abide in their coasts on 
the north. 

6 Ye shall therefore describe the land 
i7ito seven parts, and bring the de- 
scription hither to me,-^that I may 
cast lots for you here before the Lord 
our God. 

7 But ^the LeVites have no part 
among you ; for the priesthood of 
the ^LoRD is their inheritance : and 
Gad, 'and Reu'ben, and half the tribe 
of Ma-nas'seli, have received their in- 
heritance beyond J or 'dan on the east, 
which Mo'§e§ the ser\^ant of the Lord 
gave them. 

8 ^And the men a,rose, and went 
away: and Josh'u-acharged them that 
went to describe the land, saying, Go 
and walk through the land, and de- 
scribe it, and come again to me, that 

may here cast lots for you before 
the Lord in Shf 15h. 

9 And the men went and passed 
through the land, and described it by 
cities into seven parts in a book, and 
came again to Josh'u-a to the host at 
Shi'loh. 

1 And Josh'u-a cast -^lots for them in 
Shi'loh before the Lord : and there 
Josh'u-a divided the land unto the 
children of i§'ra-el according to their 
divisions. 

11 IT And the lot of the tribe of the 
children of Ben'ja-min came up ac- 
cording to their families : and the 
coast of their lot came forth between 
the children of Jii'dah and the chil- 
dren of Jo'§eph. 

12And^their border on the north 
side was from Jor'dan ; and the bor- 
der went up to the side of Jer'i-cho on 
the north side, and went up through 
the mountains westward; and the 
goings out thereof were at the wil- 
derness of Beth-a'ven. 

1 3 And the border went over from 
thence toward Luz, to the side of 
Luz, ''which is Beth'-el, southward ; 
andtheborderdescendedtoAt'a-roth- 
a'dar, near the hill that lieth on the 
south side '"of the nether Beth- ho'ron. 

14 And the borderwasdrawn^'Aence, 
and compassed the corner of ^the sea 



The lot of Benjamin. 



JOSHUA, 19. 



The lot of Siraeon. 



southward, from the hill that lieth 
before Beth-ho'ron southward; and 
the goings out thereof were at "Kir'- 
jath-ba'al, which is Kir'jath-je'a- 
rim, a city of the children of Ju'dah : 
this was the west quarter. 

15 And the south quarter vms from 
the end of Kir'jath-je'a-rim, and the 
border went out on the west, and 
went out to 'the well of waters of 
Neph'to-ah : 

16 And the border came down to 
the end of the mountain that lieth 
before Hhe valley of the son of Hin'- 
nom, and which is in the valley of 
^the giants on the north, and de- 
scended to the valley of Hin'nom, to 
the side of Je-bii'si on the south, and 
descended to ^En-ro'gel, 

17 And was drav^n from the north, 
and went forth to En-she'mesh, and 
went forth toward Gel'i-loth, which is 
over against the going up of A-diim'- 
mim, and descended to the ^stone of 
B5'han the son of Reu'ben, 

18 And passed along toward the 
side over against ^Ar'a-bah north- 
ward, and went down unto Ar'a-bah : 

19 And the border passed along to 
the side of Beth-hoglah northward : 
and the outgoings of the border were 
at the nortli "^bay of the salt sea at 
the south end of Jor'dan: this loas 
the south coast. 

20 And Jor'dan was the border of 
it on the east side. This vms the in- 
heritance of the children of Ben'ja- 
min, by the coasts thereof round 
about, according to their families. 

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the 
children of Ben'ja-min according to 
their families were '"Jer'i-chd, and 
'Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Ke'- 
ziz, 

22 And Beth-ar'a-bah, a.nd Z^m-a- 
ra/im, and Beth -el, 

23 And a' vim, and Pa'rah, and 
Cph'rah, 

2 4 And Che'phar-ha-am'mo-nai , and 
Oph'ni, and 'Ga'ba; tw^elve cities with 
their villages : 

25 Gib'e-on, and Ra'mah, and Be-e'- 
roth, 

26 And Miz'peh, and Che-phfrah, 
and M5'zah,_ 

27 And Re'kem, and Ir'pe-el, and 
Tar'a-lah, 

28 And «Zelah,Eleph,and ^Je-bii'si, 
which is Je-ru'sa-lem, Gib'e-ath,a7?c/ 
Kir'jath; fourteen cities with their 
villages. This is the inheritance of 



B. C. 1444. 



CHAP. 18. 

n ch. 9, 17 
lChr.13,6 

ch. 15, 9 

p ch. 15, 8 
2Ki.23,10 
2Chr.28,3 
2Chr.33,6 
Jer. 19, 2 
Jer.32,35 

3 Or, Reph- 
aims. 

4 Fuller's 
fovm.tain. 
ch. 15, 7 
2 Sam. 
17, 17 

1 Ki. 1, 9 
Isa. 7, 3 

q ch. 15, 6 

5 Or, The 
lAain. 
ch. 15, 6 

6 tongue. 

r ch. 2, 1 
ch. 6, 26 
1 Ki.16,34 

s ch. 15, 6 

t Judg. 19, 
12-16 
Isa. 10, 29 
Ezra 2, 26 

u 2 Sam. 
21,14 

7 Which 
belonged 
partly to 
Ben- 
jamin, 
and 

partly to 
Judah. 
ch. 15, 8 

V Num. 
26,38 
1 Chr. 7, 6 
Actsl7,26 



CHAP. 19. 

a Gen. 49, 7 

b lChr.4,28 

c Gen. 21, 
14, 31 
Gen.26,33 
ch. 15, 28 

dNeh. 
11,26 

e 1 Chr. 4, 
29,30 

/Gen.49,13 
Ex. 23, 31 
Num. 34, 
6,7 
The 

Mediter- 
ranean. 

g ch. 12, 22 

1 Or, which 
is drawn. 

h ch. 21, 34 
Judg.1,30 

i ch. 11, 1 
ch. 12, 20 

244 



the children of Ben'ja-min 'according 
to their families. 

CHAPTER 19. 

I The lot of Simeon, 10 of Zebulun, 17 of Issachar, 
24 ofAsher, 32 of Nap/Uali, 40 and of Dan. 49 The 
children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua. 

A ND the second lot came forth to 
J-Jl Sim'e-on, even for the tribe of 
the children of Sim'e-on according to 
their families : and their inheritance 
was "within the inheritance of the 
children of Jii'dah. 

2 And *they had in their inheritance 
'■Be'er-she'ba,and She'ba,^and Mol'a- 
dah, 

3 And Ha'zar-shu'al,andBalah,and 
A'zem, 

4 And ^El'to-lad, and Be'thul, and 
Hor'mah 

5 And Ziklag, and Beth-mar'ca- 
both, and Ha'zar-sii'sah, 

6 And Beth-leb'a-oth, and Sha-ru'- 
hen; thirteen cities and their villages : 

7 A'in, Rem'mon, and E'thgr, and 
A'shan ; four cities and their vUlages. 

8 And all the villages that were 
round about these cities to Ba'al-ath- 
be'Sr, Ra'math of the south. This is 
the inheritance of the tribe of the 
children of Sim'e-on according to 
their families. 

9 Out of the portion of the children 
of Jii'dah icas the inheritance of the 
children of Sim'e-on : for the part of 
the children of Jii'dah was too much 
for them : therefore the children of 
Sim'e-on had their inheritance within 
the inheritance of them. 

10 TAnd the third lot came up for 
the children of Zeb'u-liin according to 
their families : and the border of their 
inheritance was unto Sa'rid : 

11 And their border went up to- 
ward -^the sea, and Mar'a-lah, and 
reached to .Dab'ba-sheth,and reached 
to the river that is ^before Jok'ne-am ; 

12 And turned from Sa'rid eastward 
toward the sunrising unto the border 
of Chis'loth-ta'bor, and then goeth 
out to Dab'e-rath,and goeth up to Ja- 
phi'a, 

1 3 And from thence passeth on 
along on the east to Git'tah-he'phgr, 
to it'tah-ka'zin, and goeth out to 
Rem'mon- ^meth'o-ar to Ne'ah; 

14 And the border compasseth it on 
the north side to Han'na-thon : and 
the outgoings thereof are in the val- 
ley of Jiph'thah-el : 

1 5 And ^Kat'tath,and Ka-hal lal,and 
^Shim'ron, and ld'a-lah,and Beth'-le- 
hem: twelve cities with their villages. 



The lots of Issachar, 



JOSHUA, 19. Asher, Naphtali, and Dan. 



1 G This is ■'the inheritance of the 
children of Zeb'u-lun according to 
their families, these cities with their 
villages. 

IT *\\And the fourth lot came out to 
Is'sa-char, for the children of is'sa- 
char according to their families. 

1 8 And their border was toward J ez'- 
re el, '^and Che-suiloth, ^and Shu'- 
nem, 

19 And Haph-ra'im, and Shfhon, 
and An-a-ha'rath, 

20 And Rab'bith, and Kish'i-on, and 
A'bez, 

21 And "'Re'meth, and fin-gan'nim, 
and En-had'dah, and Beth-paz'zez_; 

22 And the coast reacheth ''to Ta'- 
bor, and Sha-haz'i-mah, and Beth- 
she'mesh ; and the outgoings of their 
border were at J or 'dan : sixteen cities 
with their villages. 

23 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of is'sa-char ac 
cording to their families, the cities 
and their villages. 

24 IT And the fifth lot came out for 
the tribe of the children of Ash'Sr ac- 
cording to their families. 

25 And their border was ''liel'kath, 
and Hall, and Be'ten, and Ach'shaph, 

20 And A-lam'me-lech, and A'mad, 
and Mi'she-al ; and reacheth to Car'- 
mel ^westward, and to Shfhor-lib'- 
nath; 

27 And turneth toward the sunris- 
ing to Beth-da'gon, and reacheth to 
Zeb'u-lun, and to the valley of Jiph'- 
thah-el toward the north side of 
Beth-e'mek, and Ne-i'el, and goeth 
out to *Ca'bul on the left hand, 

28 And He'bron, and Re'hob, and 
Ham'mon, and '"Ka'nah, even unto 
great 'Zf don ; 

29 And then the coast turneth to 
Ra'ma.h, and to the strong city -Tyre ; 
and the coast turneth to Ho'sah ; and 
the outgoings thereof are at the sea 
from the coast to 'Ach'zib : 

30 Um'mah also, and A'phek, and 
Re 'hob : twenty and two cities with 
their villages. 

31 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Ash'er ac 
cording to their families, these cities 
with their villages. 

32 ^The sixth lot came out to the 
children of Naph'ta-li, even for the 
children of Naph'ta-li according to 
their families. 

33 And their coast was from He'- 
leph, from Allon to Za-a-nan'nim, 



B. C. 1444. 



CHAP. 19. 

j Actsl7,26 

k ch. 15, 16 
Judg.6,3%|( 

1 Ki. 21, 
1,23 

I 1 Sam. 
28,4 

2 Ki. 4, 8 

m ch. 21, 29 
Jarmuth. 

n Judg. 4, 6 

1 Sam. 
10, 3 
Ps. 89, 12 

lChr.6,75 
Hukok. 

p 1 Ki.18,19 

2 Ki. 2, 25 
2 Ki. 4, 25 
Isa. 35, 2 
Jer. 46, 18 
Amos 1, 2 
Amo3 9, 3 
]i.Iic. 7, 14 

q 1 Ki. 9, 13 

r .Tohn 2, 1 
Cana. 

s Gen. 10, 
15, 19 
ch. 11, 8 
Judg.1,31 
Judg. 
10, 13 
Acts 27, 3 

3 Tzor,th&t 
is, Tlie 
rork, 
2 Sam. 
5, 11 

t Gen. 38, 5 
Judg.1,31 
Mic. 1, 14 

u Deut. 
33,23 

V Gen.10,18 
Num. 
13, 21 
1 Ki. 8, 65 

wDeut.3,17 
Mark6,53 

X Judg.13,2 

V Judg.1,35 

3 Or, over 
against. 

4 Or, 

Joppa. 
2Chr.2,16 
Ezra 3, 7 
Jonah 1,3 
Acts 9, 36 

z Judg.18,1 

a Gen.49,17 

') Judg. 
18,29 

c Num. 
26, 54 
Actsl7,26 

d ch. 24, 30 

e lChr.7,24 

245 



and Ad'a-ml, Ne'keb, and Jab'ne-el, 
unto La'kum; and the outgoings 
thereof were at J or 'dan : 

34 And the?i "the coast turneth west- 
ward to Az'noth-ta'bor, and goeth out 
from thence to Huk'kok, and reacheth 
to Zeb'u-lun on the south side, and 
reacheth _to Ash'er on the west side, 
and to Jii'dah upon Jor'dan toward 
the sunrising. 

3 5 And the fenced cities are Zid'dim, 
ZSr, and 'Ham'math, Rak'kath, and 
"Chin'ne-reth, 

36 And Ad'a-mah, and Ra'mah,and 
Ha'zor, 

37 And Ke'desh, and |]d're-i, and 
En-ha'zor, 

38 And i'ron, and Mig'dal-el, H5'- 
rem, and Beth-a'nath, and Beth- 
she 'mesh ; nineteen cities with their 
villages. 

39 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Naph'ta-li ac- 
cording to their families, the cities 
and their villages. 

40 yiAnd the seventh lot came out 
for the tribe of the children of Dan 
according to their families. 

41 And the coast of their inheritance 
was "^Zo'rah, and £sh'ta-ol, and ir- 
she'mesh, 

42 And ^Sha-al-ab'bm, and Aj'a-lon, 
and Jeth'lah, 

43 And Elon, and Thim'na-thah, 
and Ek'ron, 

44 And El'te-keh, and Gib'be-thon, 
and Ba'al-ath, 

45 And Je'hud, and Ben'e-be'rak, 
and Gath-rim'mon, 

46 And Me-jar'kon, and Rak'kon, 
with the border ^before *Ja'pho. 

47 And -'the coast of the children of 
Dan went out too little for them: 
therefore the children of Dan went 
up to fight against Le'shem, and took 
it, and ""smote it with the edge of the 
sword, and possessed it, and dwelt 
therein, and called Le'shem, *Dan, 
after the name of Dan their father. 

48 This 'is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Dan accord- 
ing to their families, these cities with 
their villages. 

49 IF When they had made an end of 
dividing the land for inheritance by 
their coasts, the children of l§'ra-el 
gave an inheritance to Josh'u-a the 
son of Nun among them : 

50 According to the word of the 
Lord they gave him the city which 
he asked, even '^Tim'nath-se'rah ^in 

2 



Vities of refuge appointed. JOSHUA, 20, 21. Cities given to the Levites, 



mount E'phra-im: and he built the 
city, and dwelt therein. 
51 These ^are the inheritances, 
which E-le-a'zar the priest, and Josh'- 
u-a the son of Nun, and the heads of 
the fathers of the tribes of the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el, divided for an inherit- 
ance by lot ^in Shiloh before the 
Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of 
the congregation. So they made an 
end of dividing the country. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 Tlie Lord commands, 7 cmcl the Israelites appoint 
by name, six cities of refuge. 

THE Lord also spake unto Josh'- 
u-a, saying, 

2 Speak to the children of l§'ra-ei, 
saying. Appoint "out for you cities of 
refuge, whereof 1 spake inito you by 
the hand of Mo'ses : 

3Thattheslayerthatkillethan2/per- 
son unawares and unwittingly may 
flee thither : and they shall be your 
refuge from the avenger of blood. 

4 And when he that doth flee unto one 
of those cities shall stand at the enter- 
ing of the ''gate of the city, and shall 
declare his cause in the ears of the el- 
ders of that city, they shall ^take him 
into the city unto them, and givehima 
place, that he may dwell among them 

5 And ''if the avenger of blood pur 
sue after him, then they shall not de- 
liver the slayer up into his hand; 
because he smote his neighbour un- 
wittingly, and hated him not before- 
time. 

6 And he shall dwell in that city, 
until ''he stand before the congrega- 
tion for judgment, and until the death 
of the high priest that shall be in 
those days : then shall the slayer re- 
turn, and come unto his own city, and 
unto his own house, unto the city 
from whence he fled. 

7 tAnd they ^appointed ^Ke'desh in 
Gal'i-lee in mount Naph'ta-li, and 
She'chem -'^in mount E'phra-im, and 
'^Kir'jath-ar'ba, which is He'bron, in 
'the mountain of Jii'dah. 

8 And on the other side Jor'dan by 
J er'i-cho eastward, theyassigned Be'- 
zer In the wilderness upon the plain 
out of the tribe of Reu'ben, and •'Ra'- 
moth in Gil'e^ad out of the tribe of 
Gad, and ^Golan in Ba'shan out of 
the tribe of Ma-nas'seh. 

9 These %ere the cities appointed 
for all the children of l§'ra-el, and for 
the stranger that sojourneth among 
them, that whosoever killeth any per- 



B. C. 14M. 



CHAP. 19. 

/ Num. 
34,17 
ch. 14, 1 

a ch. 18, 
1, 10 
Judg. 
21,19 
Ps. 78, 58 
Jer. 7, 12 
Jer. 26, 6 



CHAP. 20. 

a Ex. 21, 13 
Num. 35, 
6, 11, 14 
Deut. 19, 
2,9 

b Deut. 
21, 19 
Ruth 4, 
1,2 

Job 5, 4 
Jer. 38, 7 

1 gafher. 
Ps. 26, 9 

c Num. 
35,12 

cl Num. 35, 
12, 25 

2 sancti- 
fied. 

e ch. 21, 32 
lChr.6,76 

/ ch. 21, 21 
2Chr.lO,l 

ch. 14, 15 
ch. 21, 
11,13 

h Lu. 1, 39 

i Deut.4,43 
ch. 21, 36 
lChr.6,78 

j ch. 21, 38 
1 Ki. 22, 3 

k ch. 21, 27 

1 Num. 
35,15 



CHAP. 21. 

a Num. 
34, 17 
ch. 14, 1 
ch. 17, 4 

b ch. 18, 1 

c Num. 
35,2 

d ch. 24, 33 

e Gen. 49, 7 
Pro. 16,33 

/ Num.35,2 

1 called. 

g lChr.6,55 

2 Or, Kir- 
jath-arba. 
Gen. 23, 2 
Judg.1,10 

h ch. 14, 15 
ch. 15, 13 

246 



son at unawares might flee thither, 
and not die by the hand of the aven- 
ger of blood, until he stood before the 
congregation. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 Eight and forty cities given by lot out of the other 
tribes unto the Levites. 9 The cities of the priests. 
43 God gave them rest. 

THEN came near the heads of the 
fathers of the Le'vltes unto E-le- 
a'zar ''thejiriest, and imto J6sh'u-a the 
son of Nun, and unto the heads of 
the fathers of the tribes of the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el ; 

2 And they spake unto them at Shi'- 
loh *m the land of Ca'naan, saymg, 
'The Lord commanded by the hand 
of Mo'§e§ to give us cities to dwell in, 
with the suburbs thereof for our 
cattle. 

3 And the children of Is'ra-el gave 
unto the Le'vites out of their inherit- 
ance, at the commandment of the 
Lord, these cities and their suburbs. 

4 And the lot came out for the fam- 
ilies of the Koliath-ites : and the chil- 
dren of Aar'on the priest, v:hich loere 
of the Le'vites, "^had by lot out of the 
tribe of Jii'dah, and out of the tribe 
of Sim'e-on, and out of the tribe of 
Ben'ja-min, thirteen cities. 

5 And the rest of the children of Ko'- 
hath had by lot out of the families of 
the tribe of E'phra-im, and out of the 
tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe 
of Ma-nas'seh, ten cities. 

6 And the children of GSr'shon had 
by lot out of the families of the tribe 
of Is'sa-char, and out of the tribe of 
Ash'gr, and out of the tribe of Naph'- 
ta-li, and out of the half tribe of Ma- 
nas'seh in Ba'shan, thirteen cities. 

7 The children of Me-ra'ri by their 
families had out of the tribe of Reu'- 
ben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and 
out of the tribe of Zeb'u-iun, twelve 
cities. 

8 And 'the children of l§'ra-el gave 
by lot unto the Le'vites these cities 
with their suburbs, -^as the _Lord 
commanded by the hand of Mo'§e§. 

9 "^And they gave _out of the tribe 
of the children of Ju'dah, and out of 
the tribe of the children of Sim'e-on, 
these cities which are here ^men- 
tioned by name, 

10 Which the children of Aar'on, 
being of the families of the Ko'hath- 
ites,?/j7io were of the children of Le'vi, 
had : for their's was the first lot. 

1 1 And ^they gave them Hhe city of 
Ar'ba the father of ^A'nak, which citg 



Cities given 



JOSHUA, n. 



to the Levites, 



is He'bron, 'in the hill country of Ju'- 
dah, with the suburbs thereof round 
about it. 

12 But 4he fields of the city, and the 
villages thereof, gave they to Caleb 
the son of Je-phun'neh for his posses- 
sion. 

13 Thus Hhey gave to the children 
of Aar'on the priest ^He'bron with her 
suburbs, to be Oi city of refuge for the 
slayer; and "'Lib'nah ynth. her sub- 
urbs, 

14: And "Jat'tir with her suburbs, 
and ''Esh-te-m5'a with her suburbs, 

15 And ^Holon Avith her suburbs, 
and ^De'bir with her suburbs, 

1 6 And '"A'in with her suburbs, and 
* Jut'tah with her suburbs, and Beth- 
she'mesh Hvith her suburbs ; nine cit- 
ies out of those two tribes. 

1 7 And out of the tribe of Ben'ja- 
min, Grib'e-on *'with her suburbs, Ge'ba 
"^ith her suburbs, 

1 8 An'a-thoth Vv^ith her suburbs, and 
'^Armon with her suburbs; four cities. 

1 9 All the cities of the children of 
Aar'on, the priests, icere tliirteen cit- 
ies with their suburbs. 

20 HAnd ^the families_ of the chil- 
dren of Ko'hath, the Le'vites_which 
remained of the children of Ko'hath, 
even they had the cities of their lot- 
out of the tribe of E'phra-im. 

21 For they gave them ^She'chem 
with her suburbs in mount E'phra-im, 
to be di city of refuge for the slayer ; 
and Ge'zer with her suburbs, 

22 And Kib'za-im with her suburbs, 
and Beth-h5'ron with her suburbs ; 
four cities. 

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, El'- 
te-keh with her suburbs, Gib'be-thon 
with her suburbs, 

24 Aij'a-lon with her suburbs, Gath- 
rim'mon with her suburbs ; four cit- 
ies. 

25 And out of the half tribe of Ma- 
nas'seh, Ta'nach with her suburbs, 
and Gath-rim'mon with her suburbs ; 
two cities. 

26 All the cities were ten with their 
suburbs for the families of the chil- 
dren of Ko'hath that remained. 

27 IF And ^unto the children of GSr'- 
shon, of the families of the Le'vites, 
out of the other h.dXi tribe of Ma-nas'- 
seh they gave Go'lan ''in Ba'shan with 
her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for 
the slayer ; and ^Be-esh'-te-rah with 
her suburbs ; two cities. 

28 And out of the tribe of is'sa-char, 



B. C. 14:44. 



CHAP. 21. 

i Lu. 1, 39 

j ch. 14. 14 

k lChr.6,57 

I ch. 15. 54 

m ch. 15, 42 

n ch. 15, 48 

ch. 15, 50 

p 1 Chr. 
6, 58, 
Hiien. 

q ch. 15, 49 

r lChr.6,59, 
Ashan. 

s ch.15, 55 

t ch. 15, 10 

uch. 18, 25 

V ch. 18, 24, 
Gaba. 

IV 1 Chr. 
6,60, 
Alemeth. 

X lChr.6,66 

y ch. 20, 7 

z lChr.6,71 

a Deut.4,43 
ch. 20, 8 

3 Or,A.sh- 
taroth. 

b ch. 20, 7 

c lChr.6,77 

d ch. 20, 8 

e Deut. 
4,43 

1 Ki. 4, 13 

/ Gen, 32, 1 

2 Sam.2,8 
2 Sam. 
17,27 

g Gen. 49, 7 
Nuni.S5,7 
Deut. 
33,10 

4 That is, 
608 yards 
broad for 
barns, 
gardens, 
etc., and 
1216 

more for 
fields and 
vine- 
yards. 

h Gen. 13, 15 
Gen.15,18 
Gen. 26, 3 
Gen. 28, 
4,13 

i ch. 11, 23 

ch. 22, 4 

j Deut.7,24 

k Ex. 3, 7, 8 
Ex. 23, 
23-31 
ch. 23, 14 
1 Ki. 8, 56 
Isa. 49, 7, 
8, 15, 16 
Mat. 24, 35 
Lu. 21. 33 



247 



Ki'shon with her suburbs, Dab'a- reh 
vfith her subuibs, 

2^ Jar'muth with her suburbs, En- 
gan'nim with her suburbs ; four cities. 

30 And out of the tribe of Ash'er, 
Mf shal with her suburbs, Ab'don with 
her suburbs, 

31 Hel'kath with her suburbs, and 
Re'hob with her suburbs ; four cities. 

3 2 And out of the tribe of Naph'ta-lT, 
Ke'desh *in Gal'i -lee with her suburbs, 
to be Si city of refuge for the slayer ; 
and Ham'moth-dorwith her suburbs, 
and Kar'tan with her suburbs ; three 
cities. 

33 All the cities of the Ggr'shon-Ites 
according to theu^ families tcei^e thir- 
teen cities with their suburbs. 

34 ^And '"unto the families of the 
children of Me-ra'ri, the rest of the Le '• 
vites, out of the tribe of Zeb'u-lun, 
J6k'ne-am with her suburbs, and 
Kar'tah with her suburbs, 

35 Dim'nah with her subuirbs, Na'- 
ha-lal with her suburbs ; four cities. 

36 And out of the tribe of Reu'ben, 
Be'zgr with her suburbs, and Ja-ha'- 

zah with her suburbs, 
3 7 Ked'e-moth with her suburbs, and 
Meph'a-ath with her suburbs ; four 
cities. 

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, 
Ra'moth'^inGire-adwith her suburbs, 
to be a city of refuge for the slayer ; 
and -^Ma-ha-na'im with her suburbs, 

39 Hesh'bonwith her suburbs, Ja'zSr 
with her suburbs ; four cities in all. 

40 So all the cities for the children 
of Me-ra'ri by their families, which 
were remaining of the families of the 
Le'vites, were by their lot twelve cit- 
ies. 

41 All -"the cities of the Le'vites with- 
in the possession of the children of 
t^'r&-eltoere forty and eight cities with 
their suburbs. 

42 These cities were every one with 
their suburbs round about them: 

thus ^vere all these cities. 

43 TAnd the Lord gave vinto l§'ra-el 
^all the land which he sware to give 
unto their fathers; and they pos- 
sessed it, and dwelt therein. 

44 And 'the Lord gave them restl 
round about, according to all that he 
sware unto their fathers : and there 
'stood not a man of all their enemies 
before them ; the Lord delivered all 
their enemies into their hand. 

45 There ^failed not ought of any 
good thiiig which the Lord had 



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TiDO tribes a7id half return. 



JOSHUA, 22. 



Altar of testimony built. 



K I spoken unto the house of i§'ra-el ; all 
[ came to pass. K. 23. 8-10. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 Joshua dismisses the two tribes and half ivith a 
blessing : 10 they build the altar of testimovy in 
their journey : 11 contention thereupon. 30 The 
deputies satisfied. 

THEN Josh'u-acalledtheHeu'ben- 
ites, and the Gad'ites, and the 
Valf tribe of Ma-nas'seh, 

2 And said unto them, Ye have kept 
'all that Mo'§e§ the servant of the 
Lord commanded you, *and have 
obeyed my voice in all that I com- 
manded you : 

3 Ye have not left your brethren 
these many days unto this day, but 
have kept the charge of theconmiand- 
ment of the Lord your God. 

4 And now the Lord your God hath 
given rest unto your brethren, as he 
promised them : therefore now return 
ye, and get you unto your tents, a7id 
unto the land of your possession, 
'^v/hichMd'geg the servant of the Lord 
gave you on the other side Jor'- 
dan. 

B r 5 But '^take diligent heed to do the 
commandment and the law, which 
M5'§e§ the servant of the Lord 
charged you,'^to love the Lord your 
God, and to walk in ?J1 his ways, and 
to keep his commandments, and to 
cleave unto him, and to serve him 
with all your heart and with all your 
soul. B. 23. 6. 

6 So Josh'u-a -^blessed them, and sent 
them away : and they went unto their 
tents. 

7 ^Now to the o)ie half of the tribe 
of Ma-nas'seh M5'§e§ had given po5- 
session in Ba'shan: ^^but unto the 
other half thereof gave J6sh'u-a 
among their brethren on this side 
Jor'dan westward. And when Josh'- 
u-a sent them away also unto their 
tents, then he blessed them, 

8 And he spake unto them, saying, 
Return with much riches unto your 
tents, and with very much cattle, with 
silver, and with gold, and with brass, 
and with iron, and with very much 
raiment : divide Hhe spoil of your en- 
emies with your brethren. 

9 And the children of Reu'ben and 
the children of Gad and the half tribe 
of Ma-nas'seh returned, and departed 
from_ the children of l§'ra-el out of 
Shrioh, which is in the land of Ca'- 
naan, to go unto the 'country of Gil'- 
e-Sd, to the land of their possession, 
whereof they were possessed, ac- 



B. C. 1444. 



CHAP. 22. 

a Num. 
32, 30 
Deut.3,18 

h ch. 1, 
16,17 

c Num. 
32,33 
Deut.29,8 
ch. 13, 8 

d Deut. 6, 
6,17 
Deut. 
11 23 
2 Ki.10,31 
Ps. 119, 4 
Mat.32,36 
Rom. 
13, 10 

1 Tim.1,5 

e Deut. 
10, 12 
Deut. 11, 
1, 13, 22 
Deut.19,9 
Deut. 30, 
6, 16 

ch. 23, 11 
Lu. 11, 42 
John 15, 
9, 10 
lJohn5,3 

2 John 6 
Jude 21 

/ Gen. 47, 7 
Ex. 39, 43 
ch. 14, 13 
2 Sam. 
6, 18 
Lu. 24, 50 

Q ch. 17, 5 

h Num. 
31,27 
1 Sam. 
30, 14 

i Num. 32, 
1, 26, 29 

j Lev. 17, 8 
Deut. 
13, 12 
Judg. 
20, 12 

k Judg.20,1 

I Deut. 
13, 14 
Judg. 
20,12 

m Ex. 6, 25 
Num.25,7 

1 house of 
the 
father, 

n Num. 1, 4 

o Lev. 17, 
8,9 

Deut. 12, 
13,14 
1 Sam. 
15,23 

V Num. 25, 
3,4 
Deut. 4, 3 

a Num. 
16,22 

r ch. 18, 1 

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cording to the word of the Lord by 
the hand of M5'§e§. 

10 TIAnd when they came unto ttie 
borders of Jor'dan,that are in thb ^and 
of Ca'naan, the children of Reu'ben 
and the children of Gad and the half 
tribe of Ma-nas'seh built there an altar 
by Jor'dan, a great altar to see to. 

1 1 llAnd the children of l§'ra-el heard 
^'say, Behold, the children of Reu'ben 
and the children of Gad and the half 
tribe of Ma-nas'seh have built an altar 
over against the land of Ca'naan, in 
the borders of Jor'dan, at the passage 
of the children of l§'ra-el. 

12 And when the children of I§'ra-el 
heard of it, ^the whole congregation 
of the children of lf§'ra-el gathered 
themselves together at Shf loh, to go 
up to war against them. 

13 And the children of l§'ra-el sent 
^unto the children of Reu'ben, and to 
the children of Gad, and to the half 
tribe of Ma-nas'seh, into the land of 
Gil'e-ad, "Phm'e-has the son of E-le- 
a'zar the priest, 

14 And with him ten princes, of each 
* chief house a prince throughout all 
the tribes of is'ra-el ; and "each one was 
an head of the house of their fathers 
among the thousands of Ig'ra-el. 

1 5 And they came unto the children 
of Reu'ben and to the children of Gad, 
and to the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh, 
unto the land of Gil'e-ad, and they 
spake with them, saying, 

1 6 Thus saith the whole congrega- 
tion of the Lord, What trespass is 
this that ye have committed against 
the God of Is'ra-el, to turn away this 
day from following the Lord, in that 
ye have builded you an altar, '1}hat 
ye might rebel this day against the 
Lord ? 

11 Is the iniquity ^'of Pe'or too lit- 
tle for us, from Avhich we are not 
cleansed until this day, although there 
was a plague in the congregation of 
the Lord, 

1 8 But that ye must turn away this 
day from following the Lord ? and it 
will be, seeing ye rebel to day against 
the Lord, that to morrow ?he will be 
wroth with the whole congregation 
of I§'ra-el. 

19 Notwithstanding, if the land of 
your possession be unclean, then pass 
ye over unto the land of the posses- 
sion of the Lord, wherein the '"Lord's 
tabernacle dwelleth, and take posses- 
sion among us : but rebel not against 



The altar of testimony. 



JOSHUA, 23. 



Joshua's charge to Israel. 



the Lord, nor rebel against us, in b- c- i**^. 
building you an altar beside the altar 
of the Lord our God. 

20 Did 'not A'chan the son of Ze'rah 
commit a trespass in the accursed 
thing, and wrath fell on all the con- 
gregation of l§'ra-el? and that man 
perished not alone in his iniquity. 

2 1 HThen 'the children of Kevi'ben 
and the children of Gad and the half 
tribe of Ma-nas'seh answered, and 
said unto the heads of the thousands 
of l§'ra-el, 

22 The Lord "God of gods, the Lord 
God of gods, he ^knoweth, and l§'ra-el 
he shall know ; if it be in rebellion, 
or if in transgression against the 
Lord, (save us not this day,) 

23 That we have built us an altar 
to turn from following the Lord, or 
if to offer thereon burnt offering or 
meat offering, or if to offer peace 
offerings thereon, let the Lord him- 
self "require it ; 

24 And if we have not rather done 
it for fear of this thing, saying, ^In 
time to come your children might 
speak unto our children, saying, 
What have ye to do with the Lord 
God of is'ra-el ? 

25 For the Lord hath made J or 'dan 
a border between us and you, ye 
children of Reu'ben and children of 
Gad ; ye have no part in the Lord : 
so shall your children make our chil- 
dren cease from fearing the Lord. 

26 Therefore we said. Let us now 
prepare to build us an altar, not for 
burnt offering, nor for sacrifice : 

27 But that it 7nay be 'a witness be- 
tween us and you, and our genera- 
tions after- us, that we might ^do the 
sservice of the Lord before him with 
our burnt offerings, and with our 
sacrifices, and with our peace offer- 
ings; that your children may not 
say to our children in time to come. 
Ye have no part in the Lord. 

28 Therefore said we, that it shall 
be, when they should so say to us or 
to our generations in time to come, 
that we may say again. Behold the 
pattern of the altar of the Lord, 
which our fathers made, not for 
burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices ; but 
it is a witness between us and you 

29 God forbid that we should rebel 
against the Lord, and turn this day 
from following the Lord, to 'build 
an altar for burnt offerings, for meat 
offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the 



CHAP. 22. 

s ch. 7, 1, 5 

t Pro. 15. 1 
Pro. 18,13 
Pro. 24,26 
Pro. 25.12 

uEx. 15. 11 
Deut. 

10, 17 
Ps. 82, 1 
Ps. 86, 8 
Ps. 136, 2 
Dan. 2,47 
Dan. 

11, .36 

V 1 Ki. 8, 39 
Job 10, 7 
Job 2.3, 10 
Ps. 44, 21 
Ps. 139, 
1,2 

Jer. 12, 3 
2 Cor. 11, 
11,31 

LV Deut. 
18, 19 
1 Sam. 
20,16 
Ps. 7, 3, 6 
Ps. 10, 
13,14 

2 To mor- 
row. 

X Gen.31,48 
ch. 24, 27 
1 Sam. 

7. 12 

y Deut. 12, 
5, 6, 11, 

12, 17. 18, 
26,27 

z Deut. 12, 
13, 14 ■ 

3 it was 
flood in 
their eyes. 

a Ex. 25. 8 
Ex. 29, 45 
Lev. 26, 
11, 12 
1 Ki.26,13 
2Chr.l5,2 
Zech.8,23 
ICor. 
14,25 
Rev. 21, 3 



4 then. 

b 1 Chr. 

29,20 
Neh. 8, 6 
Dan. 2, 19 
Lu. 2, 28 

5 That is, A 
witness, 
ch. 24, 27 



B. C. 1427. 

CHAP. 23. 

a ch. 21, 44 

ch. 22, 4 

b ch. 13, 1 

1 come into 
days. 

c Deut. 
31, 28 
ch. 24, 1 
lChr.28,1 

2 at the 
sv/nset. 

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altar of the Lord our God that is be- 
fore his tabernacle. 
3U TI And when Phin'e-has the priest, 
and the princes of the congregation 
and heads of the thousands of l§'ra-el 
which were with him, heard the 
words that the children of Reu'- 
ben and the children of Gad and 
the children of Ma-nas'seh spake, ^it 
pleased them. 

31 And Phin'e-has the son of E-le-a'- 
zar the priest said unto the children 
of Reu'ben, and to the children of 
Gad, and to the children of Ma-nas'- 
seh, This day we perceive that the 
Lord is "among us, because ye have 
not committed this trespass against 
the Lord: ^now ye have delivered 
the children of I§'ra-el out of the hand 
of the Lord. 

32 And Phhi'e-has the son of E-le-a'- 
zar the priest, and the princes, re- 
turned from the children of Reu'ben, 
and from the children of Gad, out of 
the land of Oire-ad, unto the land of 
Ca'naan, to the children of l§'ra-el, 
and brought them word again. 

33 And the thing pleased the chil- 
dren of is'ra-el ; and the children of 
l§'ra-el ''blessed God, and did not in- 
tend to go up against them in battle, 
to destroy the land wherein the chil- 
dren of Reu'ben and Gad dwelt. 

34 And the children of Reu'ben and 
the children of Gad called the altar 
^J^d: for it shall be a witness be- 
tween us that the Lord is God. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 Joshuci's exhortation before his death, 3 hy former 
benefits, 5 by promises, 12 and by thfeatenings, in 
case of disobedience. 

AND it came to pass a long tune 
after that the Lord "had given 
rest unto Is'ra-el from, all their en- 
emies round about, that J6sh'u-a 
''waxed old and 'stricken in age. 

2 And Josh'u-a '^called for all is'ra-el, 
and for their elders, and for their 
heads, and for their judges, and for 
their officers, and said unto them, I 
am old and stricken in age : 

3 And ye have seen all that the 
Lord your God hath done unto all 
these nations because of you; for 
the Lord your God is he that hath 
fought for you. 

4 Behold, T have divided unto you 
by lot these nations that remain, to 
be an inheritance for your tribes, 
from Jor'dan, ^vlth all the nations 
that I have cut off, even unto the 
great sea ^westward. 



Joshua's charge to Israel. 



JOSHUA, 24. 



God'^s benefits recounted. 



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5 And the Lord your God/he shall 
expel them from before you, and 
drive them from out of your sight ; 
and ye shall possess their land, "as 
the Lord your God hath promised 
unto you. 

6 Be ye therefore very courag eous 



to keep and to do all that is witteh 
in the book of the law of MQ'^es,- ^that 
ye tur n not aside t her efrom ^o~the 
right hand or to the left ;* 
7 That ye ^come not among these 
nations, these that remain among 
you ; neither make '^mention of the 
name of their gods, nor cause to 
swear hy them, neither serve them, 
nor bow yourselves unto them : 
K [ 8 ^B ut cleave unto the Lord your 
Goc[7 as ye have done unto this 

?ay 0.23.11. 

y *For the Lord hath driven out 
from before you great nations and 
strong : but as for you, 'no man hath 
been able to stand before you unto 
this day. 

1 One 'man of you shall chase a 
thousand : for the Lord your God, he 
it is that fighteth ior you, as he hath 
promised you. K. 1 Sam. 2. 9. 

11 Take good heed therefore unto 
your '^selves, that ye love the Lord 



your God . 0. 24. 14. 

1 2 Else if ye do in any wise ^go 
back, and cleave unto the remnant 
of these nations, eveyi these that re- 
main among you, and shall make 
marriages with them, and go in unto 
them, and they to you : 

13 Know for a certainty that the 
'Lord your God will no more drive 
out anil of these nations from be- 
fore you ; "'but they shall be snares 
and traps unto you, and scourges in 
your sides, and thorns in your eyes, 
until ye perish from off this good 
land which the Lord your God hath 
given you. 

14 And, behold, this day "I am going 
the way of all the earth : and ye know 
in all your hearts and in all your 
souls, that "not one thing hath failed 
of all the good things which the Lord 
your God spake concerning you ; all 
are come to pass unto you, and not 
one thing hath failed thereof. 

1 5 Therefore ^it shall come to pass, 
that as all good things are come upon 
you, which the Lord your God prom- 
ised you; so shall the Lord bring 
upon you ?all evil things, until he 
have destroyed you from off this 

* B. 2 Kings 22. 8-11 ; 0. 23. 8. 



B. C. 1427. 



CHAP. 23. 

d Ex. 23, 30 
Ex. 33, 2 
Ex. 34, 11 
Deut. 
11,23 

e Num. 
33, 53 

/ Deut.5,32 
Deut. 
28,14 

g Ex. 23, 33 
Deut. 7, 
2,3 

Pro. 4, 14 
Eph. 5, 11 

/i Ex. 23, 13 
Num. 
32, 38 
Ps. 16, 4 
Jer. 5, 7 
Zeph. 1, 5 

3 Or, For if 
ye ivill 
cleave. 
Deut. 
10,20 
Deut. 
11,22 

4 Or. rimi 
the Lord 
willdrive. 

i ch. 1, 5 

j Judg.3,31 
Judi?. 
15, 15 
2 Sam. 
23,8 

5 souls. 

k Heb. 

10, 38 

2 Pet.2,20 

I Judg. 2, 3 

«m 1 Ki. 11,4 

n Eccl. 12, 
3-7 

Heb. 9, 27 
Heb. 

11, 13 

Lu. 21, 33 

p Deut. 
28,63 

q Lev.26,16 
Deut. 28, 
15,16 



CHAP. 24. 

n Gen. 35, 4 

b ch. 23, 2 

c 1 Sain. 
10, 19 

d Gen.11,26 

e Geii.31,53 

/ Acts 7,2,3 

g Ps. 127. 3 

?i Gen. 36,8 
Deut. 2, 5 
Actsl7,26 

i Ex. 3, 10 

) Ex. 7, 1 
Ex. 8, 1 
Ex. 9, 1 
Ex. 10, 1 
Ex. 12, 1 

k Ex. 12, 

37, 51 

I Ex. 14, 9 

m Num. 21, 
21, 33 
Deut.2,32 
Deut. 3, 1 

n Judg. 
11,25 

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good land which the Lord your God 
hath given you. 

1 6 W hen ye have transgressed the 
covenant of the Lord your God, 
which he commanded you, and have 
gone and served other gods, and 
bowed yourselves to them; then shall 
the anger of the Lord be kindled 
against you, and ye shall perish 
quickly from off the good land which 
he hath given unto you. h 24 19 '^O 
CHAPTER 24.* 

1 Joshua, assembling the tribes, 2 relates God's bene- 
,Ms: U he renexos the covenant between God and 
them: his age and death. 33 Eleazar dies. 

AND Josh'u-a gathered all the 
tribes of l§'ra-el to "She'chem, 
and ^called for the elders of Ig'ra-el, 
and for their heads, and for their 
judges, and for their officers : and they 
'^presented themselves before God. 

2 And Josh'u-a said unto ail the peo- 
ple, Thus saith the Lord God of l§'- 
ra-el,'^Your fathers dwelt on the other 
side of the flood in old tmiQ.even Te'- 
rah, the father of A 'bra-ham, and the 
father of Na'chor : and they 'served 
other gods. 

3 And -^I took your father A'bra-ham 
from the other side of the flood, and 
led himx throughout all the land of 
Ca'naan, and multiplied his seed, and 
^gave him r§aac. 

4 And I gave unto l'§aac Ja'cob and 
E'sau : and I gave unto ^E'sau mount 
Se'ir, to possess it ; but Ja'cob and his 
children went down into E'gypt. 

5 ^I sent M5'§e§ also and Aar'on, and 
•'I plagued E'gypt, according to that 
which I did among them : and after- 
ward I brought you out. 

6 And I ''^brought your fathers out 
of E'gypt : and ye came unto the sea ; 
'and the E-gyp'tian§ pursued after 
your fathers with chariots and horse- 
men unto the Red sea. 

7 And when they cried unto the Lord , 
he put darkness between you and the 
E-gyp'tian§, and brought the sea upon 
them, and covered them ; and your 
eyes have seen what I have done in 
E'gypt : and ye dwelt in the wilder- 
ness a long season. 

8 And I brought you into the land 
of the Am'or-ites, which dwelt on the 
other side Jor'dan ; '"and they fought 
with you: and I gave them into your 
hand, that ye might possess their 
land ; and I destroyed them from be 
fore you. 

9 Then «Ba'lak the son of Zip'por, 
king of Mo'ab, arose and warred 



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JOSHUA, 24. 



Death of Joshua. 



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against i§'ra-el, and ""sent and called 
Ba'laam the son of Be'or to curse you : 

10 But ^'I would not hearken unto 
Ba laam ; therefore 'he blessed you 
still: so I delivered you out of his 
hand. 

1 1 And ye went over J or 'dan, and 
came unto Jer'i-cho : and the men of 
Jer'l-ch5 fought against you, the Ani'- 
6r-ites, and the Per'iz-zites,_and the 
Ca'naan-ites, and the Hit'tites, and 
the Gir'ga-shltes, the PliVites, and 
the Jeb'u-sites ; and I delivered them 
into your hand. 

1 2 And 'I sent the hornet before you, 
which drave them out from before 
you, even the two kings of the Am'- 
or-ites ; but not 'with thy sword, nor 
Y/ith thy bow. 

13 And I have given you a land for 
which ye did not labour, and cities 
'which ye built not, and ye dwell in 
them; of the vineyards and olive- 
yards which ye planted not do ye eat. 

14 ^Now Hherefore fear the Lo rd, 
and serve him in "sincerity and m 
truthrand put "'a way the gods which 
your fathers served on t he other side 
of the flo od, an d in ^E'gypt; and serve 
ye the Lo rd. o. 1 Sam. 12. 24. 

L5^And iFit seem CA^il unto you to 
serve the Lord, choose you this day 
whom_ ye will serve; whether the 
gods which your fathers served that 
were on the other side of the flood, 
or Hhegods of the Am'or-ites, in whose 
land ye dwell : 'but as for me and my 
house, we will serve the Lord. 

16 And the people- answered and 
said, God forbid that we should for- 
sake the Lord, to serve other gods ; 

IT For the Lord our God, he it is 
that brought us up and our fathers 
out of the land of E'g5Tts from the 
house of bondage, and Avhich did 
those great signs in our sight, and 
preserved us in all the way wherein 
we went, and among all the people 
through whom we passed : 

1 8 And the Lord drave out from be- 
fore us all the people, even the Am' 
or-ites ^J'^hich dwelt in the land : there 
fore will wc also serve the Lord ; for 
he is our God. T. 24. 22. 

r 19 And Josh'u-asaid unto thepeople, 
"Ye cannot serve the Lord : for he 
is an *holy God ; he is a jealous God ; 
"•he will not forgive your transgres- 
sions nor your sins. 

20 If "^ye forsake the Lord, and serve 
strange gods,*then he will turn and 



B. C. 1426. 



CHAP. 24. 

Nuin.22,5 

p Deut.23,5 

q Num. 
23, 11 

r Ex. 23, 28 
Deut.7,20 

s Ps. 44, 3, 6 

t Deut. 6, 
10, 11 
ch. 11, 13 

u Deut. 
10, 12 

1 Sam. 
12,24 

V Gen. 17, 1 
Gen. 20, 5 
Deut. 
18,13 
Ps. 119, 1 

2 Cor.1,12 
Eph. 6, 24 

if; Lev. 17,7 

X Ezek.20,7 

y Ex. 23, 24 
Deut.13,7 
Judg.6,10 

z Gen.18,19 

a Mat. 6, 24 

h Lev. 19, 2 
1 Sam. 
6,20 

Ps. 99, 5,9 
Isa. 5, 16 

Ex. 23, 21 

(2 2Chr.l5.2 
Ezras, 22 
Isa. 1, 28 
Jer. 17, 13 

e Isa. 63, 10 
Acts 7, 42 

f Ps. 119, 
173 

g Gen. 35, 2 

1 Sam.7,3 

/i Ex. 15, 25 

2 Ki.11,17 

i Deut. 
31,24 

j Judg. 9, 6 

fe Gen.28,18 
ch. 4, 3 

1 Gen.31,48 
Deut. 
31,19 

7nDeut.32,l 

n cb. 19, 50 
Judg. 2, 9 

Judg. 2, 7 

1 vmloncied 
their days 
after 
Joshua. 

p Gen.50,25 
Ex. 13, 19 
Acts 7, 16 

q Gen.33,19 

2 Or, 
lambs, 

r Ex. 6, 25 
Judg. 
20,28 

251 



do you hurt, and consume you, after | 
that he hath done you good. * j 

2 1 And the peoplesaid unto J osh'u-a. 
Nay ; but we will serve the Lord. 

22 And J osh'u-a said unto the people, 
Ye are witnesses against yourselves 
that -^'ye have chosen you the Lord, 
to serve him. And they said, We are 
witnesses. t. 1 Chron. 16. 8, 9. J 

23 Now therefore ^put away, saici 
he, the strange gods v\iiich are among 
you, and incline your heart unto the 
Lord God of l§'ra-el. 

21: And the people said unto Josh'- 
u-a,The Lord our God will we serve, 
and his voice will we obey. 

25 So J osh'u-a ''made a covenant 
with the people that day, and set 
them a statute and an ordinance in 
She'chem. 

26 And J6sh'u-a 'wrote these words 
in the book of the law of God, and 
took •'a great stone, and *set it up 
there under an oak, that tvas by the 
sanctuary of the Lord. 

2 7 And J osh'u-a said unto all the peo- 
ple, Behold, this stone shall be a ^vit- 
ness unto us ; for "'it hath heard all 
the words of the Lord v/hich he spake 
unto us : it shall be therefore a wit- 
ness unto you, lest ye deny your 
God^ 

28 So Josh'u-a let the people depart, 
every man unto his inheritance. 

29 "i And it came to pass after these 
things, that J(5sh'u-a the son of Nun, 
the servant of the Lord, died, being 
an hundred and ten years old. 

30 And the}^ buried him in the bor- 
der of his inheritance in "Tim'nath- 
se'rah, which is in mount E'phra-im, 
on the north side of the hill of Ga'ash. 

3 1 And "ig'ra-el served the Lord all 
the days of Josh'u-a, and all the days 
of the elders that ^overlived J5sh'u-a, 
and which had known all the works 
of the Lord, that he had done for 
Is'ra-el. 

32 ^ And Hhe bones of J5'§eph,which 
the children of is'ra-el brought up out 
of E'gv'pt, buried they in She'chem, 
in a parcel of ground which ^Ja'cob 
bought of the sons of Ha'mor the 
father of She'chem for an hundred 
■pieces of silver :' and it became the 
inheritance of the children of Jo'§eph. 

33 f And E-le-a'zar the son of Aar'- 
on died ; and they buried him in a 
hill that pertained to '"Phin'e-has his 
son, which was given Mm in mount 
E'phra-im. 

*C. Judg. 2. 14; H. 1 Sam. 2. 10.^ 



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THE 



BOOK OF JUDGES. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 TJie acts of Judah and Simeon. 4 Adoni-bezelc 
justly requited. 8 Jerusalem 10 and Hebron taken. 
21, 27 Some Canaanites yet left. 

NOW after the death of Josh'u-a it 
came to pass, that the children 
of i§'ra-el asked "the Lord, saying, 
Who shall go up for us against the 
Ca'naan-ites first, to fight against 
them ? 

2 And the Lord said, ^ Ju'dah shall 
go up : behold, I have delivered the 
land intohis hand. 

3 And Jii'dah said unto Sim'e-on his 
brother, Come up with me mto my 
lot, that we may fight against the 
Ca'naan-ites ; and I likewise will go 
with thee into thy lot. '^So Sim'e-on 
went with him. 

4 And Jii'dah went up ; and '^the 
Lord delivered the Ca'naan-ites and 
the Per'iz-zites into their hand : and 
they slew of them in Be'zek ten thou- 
sand men. 

5 And they foimd A-do'ni-be'zek in 
Be'zek : and they fought against him, 
and they slew the Ca'naan-ites and 
the Per'iz-zites. 

6 But A-do'ni-be'zek fled ; and they 
pursued after him, and caught him, 
and cut off his thumbs and his great 
toes. 

TAnd A-do'ni-be'zek said. Three- 
score and ten kings, having ^their 
thumbs and their great toes cut off, 
^gathered their meat under my table : 
*as I have done, so God hath requited 
me. And they brought him to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, and there he died. 

8 "iNow -^the children of Jii'dah had 
fought against Je-ru'sa-lem, and had 
taken it, and smitten it with the 
edge of the SAvord, and set the city 
on fire. 

9_And ^afterward the children of 
Jii'dah went down to fight against 
the Ca'naan-Ttes, that dwelt in the 
mountain, and in the south, and in 
the Valley. 

1 And jii'dah went agamst the Ca'- 
naan-ites that dwelt in He'bron: (now 
the name of He'bron before loas^Y^iv'- 
jath-ar'ba :) and they slew She'shai, 
and A-hi'man, and Tal'mai. 

1 1 And ^f rom thence he went against 
the inhabitants of De'bir: and the 



B. C. 1425. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Ex. 28, 30 

Num. 

27,21 

ch. 20, 18 

1 Sam. 

28,9 
h Gen. 49, 8 
c Eccl. 4, 9 

Mark 6, 7 

ICor. 

12, 26 
Gal. 6, 2 

a Deut. 9, 1 
Ps. 44, 2 
Ps. 78, 55 
the 

tlitt^mbsof 
their 
hands 
and of 
their feet. 

2 Or, 
gleaned. 

e Lev.24,19 
Ps. 109,16 
Pro. 1, 31 
Mark4,24 
Jas. 2, 13 

/ Josh. 

. 15,63 

g Josh. 

10, 36 
Josh. 

11, 21 

3 Or, loiv 
country. 

h Josh. 

14, 15 
i Josh. 

15, 15 

i ch. 3, 9 
k Josh. 
15, 18 
I Gen.33,11 

4 Or, 
present. 

m ch. 4, 11 

1 Sam. 

15, 6 

lChr.2,55 
Jer. 35. 2 

n Deut.34,3 
Num.21,1 
p Num. 

10,32 
q Num.21,3 

Josh. 19,4 
r Josh. 

11,22 
s 2 Ki. 18, 7 

5 Or, he 
possessed 
the 

monn- 
tnin. 

t Josh. 

17, 16 
u Num. 

14,24 

Deut. 1,36 

Josh. 1.4, i 

9, 13 

.losh. 15, 

13, 14 
V Josh. 

16, 63 
Josh. 
18,28 

2 Sam.5,6 
IV Josh. 2, 1 

Josh. 7. 2 
ch. 18.2 
a;Gen.28,19 

252 



name of De'bir before was Kir'jath- 
se'pher : 

12 And Caleb said. He that smiteth 
Kir'jath-se'phgr, and taketh it, to 
him will I give Ach'sah my daugh- 
ter to w^ife. 

13 And oth'ni-el the son of Ke'naz, 
Ca'leb's •''younger brother, took it: 
and he gave him Ach'sah his daugh- 
ter to wife. 

14 And *it came to pass, when she 
came to hbn, that she moved him to 
ask of her father a field: and she 
lighted from off her ass ; and Ca'leb 
said unto her, What wilt thou ? 

15 And she said unto him,^Give me 
a ^blessing : for thou hast given me 
a south land ; give me also springs of 
water. And Caleb gave her the up- 
per springs and the nether springs. 

16 IF And "'the children of the Ken'- 
Ite, Mo'ses' father in law, went up out 
"of the city of palm trees with the 
children o_f Jii'dah into the wilder- 
ness of Jii'dah, which lieth in the 
south of "A'rad ; ^and thev went and 
dwelt among the people. 

17 And Jii'dah went with Sim'e-on 
his brother, and they slew the Ca'- 
naan-itesthatinhabitedZe'phath,and 
utterly destroyed it. And the name 
of the city was called ?H6r'mah. 

18 Also Jii'dah took '"Ga'za with the 
coast thereof, and As'ke-lon with the 
coast thereof, and Ek'ron with the 
coast thereof. 

19 And 'the Lord was with Jii'dah ; 
and ^he drave out the inhabitants of 
the mountain; but could not drive 
out the inhabitants of the valley, be- 
cause they had chariots k)f iron. 

20 And "they gave He'bron unto 
Ca'leb, as Mo'§e§ said : and he expelled 
thence the three sons of A'nak. 

21 TAnd ''the children of Ben'ja-mm 
did not drive out the Jeb'u-sites that 
inhabited Je-ru'sa-lem ; but the Jeb'u- 
sites dwell with the children of Ben'- 
ja-min in Je-ru'sa-lem unto this day. 

22 TAnd the house of J5'§eph, they 
also went up against Beth'-el: and 
the Lord was with them. 

23 And the house of J5'seph ^'sent to 
descry Beth'-el. (Now the name of 
the city before was ^Liiz.) 



Canaanites left in the land. JUDGES, 2. 



The people rebuked. 



CHAP. 1. 

V Josh.2, 12 

z Josh. 
17,11 

a Josh. 
21,25 

6 driving 
he drove 
them not 
out. 

b Josh. 
16, 10 
1 Ki. 9, 16 

c Josh. 
19, 15 

d Josh. 19, 
24-30 



/Josh. 
19,38 

g Josh. 
19,42 

7 was 
lieavy. 

h Num.34,4 
Josh. 15,3 

8 Or, 
Mo.aleh- 
akrab- 
Mm. 



24 And the spies saw a man come b. c. 1425. 
forth out of the city, and they said 
unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, 
the entrance into the city, and ^'we 
will shew thee mercy, 

25 And when he shewed them the 
entrance into the city, they smote 
the city with the edge of the sword ; 
but they let go the man and all his 
family. 

26 And the man went into the land 
of the Hit'tites, and built a city, 
and called the name thereof Luz: 
which is the name thereof unto this 
day. 

2tir!N'either did -'Ma-nas'seh drive 
out the inhabitants 0/ Beth-she'an 
and her towns, nor ''Ta'a-nach and her '' 34 ; g^^- 
towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor 
and her towns, nor the inhabitants 
of ible-am and her towns, nor the in- 
habitants of Me-gid-do and her towns: 
but the Ca'naan-itcs Vv^ould dwell in 
that land. 

28 And it came to pass, when l§'ra-el 
was strong, that they put the Ca'- 
naan-ites to tribute, and ''did not ut- 
terly drive them out. 

29 Neither 'did E'phra-im drive out 
the Ca'naan-ites that dwelt in Ge^zSr ; 
but the Ca'naan-ites dwelt in Ge'zgr 
among them. 

30 Neither did Zeb'u-lun drive out 
the inhabitants of Kit'ron, nor the 
inhabitants '"of Na'ha-loi ; but the Ca'- 
naa.n-ites dwelt among them, and 
became tributaries. 

31 Neither '^did Ash'Sr drive out the 
inhabitants of Ac'cho, nor the inhab- 
itants of Zi'don, nor of Ah'lab, nor of 
Ach'zib, nor of Hel'bah, nor of A'phik, 
nor of Re'hob : 

32 But the Ash'6r-ites ^dwelt among 
the Ca'naan-ites, the inhabitants of 
the land : for they did not drive them 
out. 

33 Neither ^did Naph'ta-li drive out 
the inhabita,nts of Beth-she'mesh, 2 That is, 
nor the inhabitants of Beth-a'nath;i ^^'^^veri 
but he dwelt among the Ca'naan-ites, k vwionged 
the inhabitants of the land : neverth e- ' '^^-^ ^^^''' 
less the inhabitants of Beth-she'mesh 
and of Beth-a'nath became tributa- 
ries unto them. 

34 And the Am'or-ites forced the 
children of Dan into the mountain : 
for they would not suffer them to 
come down to the valley : 

35 But the Am'or-ites would dwell 
in mount He'res "in Aij'a-lon, and in 
Sha-al'bim : yet the hand of the house 



CHAP. 2. 

a Gen. 16, 7 
Gen.32,11 
Ex. 3, 1-6 
John 1, 1 
John 7, 
5-8 

1 Or, mes- 
senger. 

b Gen. 17, 7 

c Josh. 
23,13 

d Ex. 23, 33 
Ex. 34, 12 
Deut.7,16 
eh. 3, 6 
Ps. 106,36 



Joshua. 

e iiix. 5, 2 

1 Sam. 

2 12 

lChr.28,9 
Jer. 9, 3 
Jer.22, 16 
Gal. 4, 8 
2Thes.l,8 
Titus 1,16 

/ Deut. 
Si, 16 
Josh. 
24,20 
lChr.28,9 

253 



of J6'§eph 'prevailed, so that they be- 
came tributaries. 

36 And the coast of the Am'or-ites 
vms ^from ^the going up to A-krab'- 
bim, from the rock, and upward. 
CHAPTER 2. 

1 An angel sent to rebuke the people at Bochim. 
10 Wickedness of the new generation after Joshua : 
20 their punis/iment. 

AND ''an ^angel of the Lord came 
up from Gil'gal to Bo'chim. and 
said, I made you to go up out of 
E'gypt, and have brought you unto 
the land which I sware unto your 
fathers; and *I said, I will never 
break my covenant with you. 

2 And ye shall make no league with 
the inhabitants of this land ; ye shall 
throw down their altars : but ye have 
not obeyed my voice : why have ye 
done this ? 

3 Wherefore I also said, I will not 
drive them out from before you ; but 
they shall be "as thorijs in your sides, 
and ''their gods shall be a snare unto 
you. 

4 And it came to pass, when the 
angel of the Lord spake these words 
unto ail the children of l§'ra-el, that 
the people lifted up their voice, and 
wept. 

5 And they called the name of that 
place ^B5'chim : and they sacrificed 
there unto the Lord. 

6 TAnd when Josh'u-a had let the 
people go, the children of Is'ra-el went 
eveiy man unto liis inheritance to 
possess the land. 

7 And the people serA^'ed the Lord all 
the days of J6sh'u-a, and all the days 
of the elders that ^outlived Josh'u-a, 
who had seen all the great works of 
the Lord, that he did for i§'ra-el. 

8 And Josh'u-a the son of Nun, the 
ser\"ant of the Lord, died, being an 
hundred and ten years old. 

9 And they buried him in the border 
of his inheritance in Tlm'nath- he'res, 
in the mount of E'phra-im, on the 
north side "of the hill Ga'ash. 

10 And also all that generation wei'e 
gathered unto their fathers : and there 
arose another generation after them, 
which ^knew not the Lord, nor yet 
the works which he had done for 
i§'ra-el. 

1 1 "iFAnd the children of i^'ra-el did 
evil in the sight of the Lord, and 
served Ba'al-im: 

12 And they ^forsook the Lord God 
of their fathers, which brought them 
out of the land of E'gypt, and fol- 



N 
P 



Wickedness of the people. 



JUDGES, 3. 



Otlmiel delivereth Israel. 



A 
N 
P 



lowed •''other gods, of the gods of the 
people that v^ere round about them, 
and ^bowed themselves unto them, 
- and provoked the Lord to anger.* 

1 3 And they forsook the Lord, and 
served Ba'al and Ash'ta-roth. 

14 And 'the anger of the Lord was 
hot against is'ra-el, and -^he delivered 
them into the hands of spoilers that 
spoiled them, and ^he sold them into 
the hands of their enemies round 
about, so that 'they could not any 
longer stand before their enemies, t 

15 vV hither soever they went out, 
the hand of the Lord was against 
them for evil, as the Lord had said, 
and "as the Lord had sworn unto 
them : and they were greatly dis- 

l tressed. N. l^am. 15. 23. 

16 ir Nevertheless ''the Lord raised 
up judges, which "delivered them out 
of the hand of those that spoiled 
them. 

1 7 And yet they would not hearken 
unto their judges, but they nvent a 
whoring after other gods, and bov.^ed 
themselves unto them : they turned 
quickly out of the Avay which their 
fathers walked in, obeying the com- 
mandments of theLoRD: but they did 
not so. 

1 8 And when the Lord raised them 
up judges, then ^the Lord was with 
the judge, and delivered them out of 
the hand of their enemies all the 
days of the judge : for 'it repented 
the Lord because of their groanings 
by reason of them that oj^pressed 
them and vexed them. P- 1 Sam. 7. 3. 

1 9 And it came to pass, when the 
judge was dead, that they returned, 
and ^corrupted themselves more than 
their fathers, in following other gods 
to serve them, and to bow down unto 
them; ^they ceased not from their 
own doings, nor from their stubborn 
way. 

20' lIAnd the anger of the Lord was 
hot against is'ra-el ; and he said. Be- 
cause that this people hath 'trans- 
gressed my covenant which I com- 
manded their fathers, and have not 
hearkened unto my voice ; 

211 also will not henceforth drive out 
any from before them of the nations 
which J5sh'u-a left when he died : 

22 That through them I 'may prove 
J§'ra-el, whether they will keep the 
vs^ay of the Lord to walk therein, as 
their fathers did keep it, or not. 

23 Therefore the Lord 'left those 
* A. 1 Kings 8. 46. t C 1 Sam. 15. 23. 



B. C. 1406. 



CHAP. 2. 
g Deut.6,14 
h Ex. 20, 5 
i ch. 3, 8 
2Chr.7,19 
Ps. 78, 
58-62 
Ps. 89, 30 
Ps. 106,40 
Isa. 1, 28 

j 2 Ki.17,20 

k ch. 3, 8 
ch. 4, 2 
Ps. 44, 12 
Isa. 50, 1 

I Lev.26,37 
Josh. 7,12 

m Lev. 26, 
14,34 
Deut. 28, 
15-68 

n ch. 3, 9 
1 Sam. 
12, 11 
Actsl3,20 

4 saved. 

Ex. 84, 
15, 16 
Lev. 17, 7 

p Josh. 1. 5 

q Gen. 6, 6 
Deut. 
32,36 
Ps.106, 44 

5 Or, were 
corrupt. 

6 fhey let 
nothing 
fall of 
their. 

r Josh. 

23,16 
s Deut. 8, 2 

Deut.13,3 

7 Or, 
suffered. 



CHAP. 3. 

a Gen. 22, 1 
Deut.13,3 
John 2,24 
1 Cor. 

11, 19 

b Josh. 13,3 

c Ps. 106,35 

d Ex. 34, 16 
Deut. 7, 3 

e ch. 2. 11 
/ Ex. 34, 13 
Deut. 
16,21 
ch. 6, 25 

g Hab. 3, 7 

1 Aram- 
naha- 
raim. 

h ch. 6, 7 
ch. 10, 10 
1 Sam. 

12, 10 
Neh. 9, 27 
Ps. 22, 5 
Ps. 106,44 
Ps. 107, 

13, 19 

i ch. 2, 16 

2 saviour. 

j ch. 1. 13 

k Num. 
27,18 
1 Sam. 
11,6 
2Chr.l5.1 

3 was. 

4 Aram. 

254 



nations, without driving them out 
hastily; neither delivered he them 
into the hand of Josh'u-a. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Nations left to prove Israel : 5 by communion 
ivith whom the Israelites commit idolatry. 8 Oth^ 
niel delivers Israel from Chushan-rishathaini, 
12 Ehud from Eglon, 31 Shamgarfrom the Philis- 
tines. 

NOW these are the nations which 
the Lord left, ''to prove i§'ra-el 
by them, even as many of Isya-el as 
had not known all the wars of Ca'- 
naan ; 

2 Only that the generations of the 
children of i§'ra-el might know, to 
teach them war, at the least such as 
before knew nothing thereof ; 

3 Namely, *five lords of the Phi-lis'- 
tmeg, and all the Ca'naan-ites, and 
the Si-d5'ni-ans, and the HiVites 
that dwelt in inount Leb'a-non, from 
mount Ba'al-hSr'mon unto the en- 
tering in of Lla'math. 

4 And they were to prove i§'ra-el by 
them, to know whether they would 
hearken unto the commandments of 
the Lord, which he commanded their 
fathers by the hand of Mo'§e§. 

5 IF And 4he children of i§'ra-el dwelt 
among the Ca'naan-ites, Hit'tites, 
and Am'or-ites, and Per'iz-zites, and 
HiVites, and Jeb'u-sites : 

6 And ''they took their daughters to 
be their wives, and gave their daugh- 
ters to their sons, and served their 
gods. 

7 And 'the children of I§'ra-el did evil 
in the sight of the Lord, and forgat 
the Lord their God, and served Ba'- 
ai-im and •'^the groves. 

8 Therefore the anger of the Lord 
was hot against I§'ra-el, and he sold 
them into the hand ^of Chii'shan- 
rish-a-tha'im king of ^Mes-o-po-ta'- 
mi-a; and the children of l§'ra-el 
served Chii'shan-rish-a-tha''im eight 
years. 

9 And when the children of is'ra-el 
^cried unto the Lord, the Lord 'raised 
up a ^deliverer to the children of 
Ig'ra-el, who delivered them, even 
•'Oth'ni-el the son of Ke'naz, Caleb's 
younger brother. 

1 And ^the Spirit of the Lord ^came 
upon him, and he judged is'ra-el, and 
went out to war : and the Lord de- 
livered Chii'shan-rish-a-tha'im king 
of "Mes-o-po-ta'mi-a into his hand; 
and his hand prevailed against Chu'- 
shan-rish-a-tha'im. 

1 1 And the land had rest forty 



Ehud killeth Eglon. 



JUDGES, 4. 



The Moahites subdued. 



years. And 6th'ni-el the son of Ke'- 
naz died. 

12 H And ^the children of Is'ra-el did 
evil again in the sight of the Lord : 
and the Lord strengthened Eglon 
'"the king of Mo'ab against l§'ra-el, be- 
cause they had done evil in the sight 
of the Lord. 

1 3 And he gathered unto hira the 
children of Am'mon "and Am'a-lek, 
and went and smote l§'ra-el, and pos- 
sessed ''the city of palm trees, 

14 So the children of l§'ra-el served 
^Eg'lon the king of Mo'ab eighteen 
years. 

15 But when the children of l§'ra-el 
^cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised 
them up a deliverer, E'hiid the son 
of Ge'ra, ^a Ben'ja-mite, a. man '^left- 
handed : and by him the children of 
l§'ra-el sent a present unto Eglon the 
king of Md'ab. 

1 6 But E'hud made him a dagger 
which had two edges, of a cubit 
length ; and he did gird it under his 
raiment upon his right thigh. 

1 7 And he brought the present unto 
Eglon king of Mo'ab : and Eglon was 
a very fat man. 

1 8 And when he had made an end 
to offer the present, he sent away the 
people that bare the present. 

1 9 But he himself turned again from 
'^the 'quarries that loere by Girgal,and 
said, I have a secret errand unto thee, 
O king : who said. Keep silence. And 
all that stood by him went out from 
him. 

20 And E'hiid came unto him; and 
he was sitting in ®a summer parlour, 
which he had for himself alone. And 
E'hud said, I have a message from 
God unto thee. And he arose out of 
his seat, 

2 1 And E'hud put forth his left hand, 
and took the dagger from his right 
thigh, and thrust it into his belly : 

22 And the haft also w^ent in after 
the blade ; and the fat closed upon 
the blade, so that he could not draw 
the dagger out of his belly ; and %he 
dirt came out. 

23 Then E'hiid went forth through 
the porch, and shut the doors of the 
parlour upon him, and locked them. 

24 When he was gone out, his serv- 
ants came ; and when they saw that, 
behold, the doors of the parlour ?yere 
locked, they said. Surely he '"cover- 
eth his feet m. his summer chamber. 

25 And they tarried till they were 



B. C, 1394. 



CHAP. 3. 

I ch. 2, 19 

m 1 Sam. 
12,9 

n ch. 5, 14 

ch. 1. 16 

1354. 

p Deut. 
28,40 

g Ps. 78, 34 

5 Or. The 

son of 
Jemi/ni. 

6 shut of 
his right 
hand, 
ch. 20, 16 

r Josh. 4,20 

7 Or, 
graven 
images. 

8 a parlour 
of cooling. 
Amos3,15 

9 Or, it 
came out 
at the 
funda- 
ment. 

10 Or, cloth 
his ease- 
ment, 

1 Sam. 
24,3 

s ch. 5, 14 
ch. 6, 34 
ISam. 
13,3 

t Josh. 
17,15 
ch. 7, 24 
ch. 17, 1 
ch. 19, 1 

uch.7, 9, 15 
1 Sam. 
17,47 

V Josh. 2, 7 
ch. 12, 5 

II fat. 

12 It seems 
to con- 
cern only 
the coun- 
try next 
to the 
Philis- 
tines, 
ch. 5, 6 

1 Sam, 

13, 19 
rv 1 Sam. 

17, 47, 50 
X ch. 2, 16 

13 So part 
is called 
Israel, 
ch. 4, 1, 
and 

ch. 10, 7 



B. C. 1316. 
THAP. 4. 

a»?:. 2,19 
b Jos?.. 11,1 
c 1 Sam, 

12,9 

Pa. 83, 9 

d ch. 1, 19 

e ch. 5, 8 
Ps. 106,42 

/ 1 Cor.1,27 

g Gen. 35, 8 

ZiHeb. 

11. 32 
i Josh. 

19,37 

255 



ashamed: and, behold, he opened not 
the doors of the parlour; therefore 
they took a key, and opened them : 
and, behold, their lord was fallen 
down dead on the earth. 

26 And E'hud escaped while they 
tarried, and passed beyond the quar- 
ries, and escaped unto Se'i-rath. 

27 And it came to pass, when he 
was come, that 'he blew a trumpet 
in 'the mountain of E'phra-im,and the 
children of l§'ra-el w^ent down v/ith 
liim from the mount, and he before 
them. 

28 And he said unto them. Follow 
after me : for "the Lord hath deliv- 
ered your enemies the M5'ab-ites into 
your hand. And they went down 
after him, and took the "fords of Jor'- 
dan toward Mo'ab, and suffered not 
a ma,n to pass over, 

29 And they slew of Mo'ab at that 
time about ten thousand men, all 
"lusty, and all men of valour; and 
there escaped not a man, 

30 So Mo'ab was subdued that day 
under the hand of I§'ra-el, And the 
land had rest fourscore years. 

31 ^And after him was '^Sham'gar 
the son of A'nath, which slew of the 
Phi-lis'tine§ six hundred men with 
"an ox goad : 'and he also delivered 
'^I§'ra-el, 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Deborah and Barak deliver Israel from Jahin and 
Siaera. 18 Jael killeth Sisera. 23 'Jabin subdued. 

AND "the children of l§'ra-el again 
did evil in the sight of the Lord, 
when E'hud was dead. 

2 And the Lord sold them into the 
hand of Ja'bin king of Ca'naan, that 
reigned ''in Ha'zor; the captain of 
whose host 'icfas Sis'e-ra, which dwelt 
in Ha-ro'sheth of the 6fe'tile§. 

3 And the children of l§'ra-el cried 
unto the Lord : for he had nine hun- 
dred ''chariots of iron ; and twenty 
years ^he mightily oppressed the 
children of I§'ra-el. 

4 TAnd ■^Deb'o-rah,a prophetess, the 
wife of Lap'i-doth, she judged Is'ra-el 
at that time. 

5 And ^she dwelt under the palm 
tree of Deb'o-rah between Ra'mah 
and Beth'-el in mount E'phra-im: 
and the children of l§'ra-el came up 
to her for judgment. 

6 And she sent and called ''Ba'rak 
the son of A-bm'o-am out 'of Ke'desh- 
naph'ta-li, and said unto him, Hath 
not the Lord God of i§'ra-el com- 



ISisera is discomfited. 



JUDGES, 5. 



Jael slayeth him. 



tnmid^QdiJiaying.Qo and draw toward 
mount Ta'bor, and take with thee 
ten thousand men of the children 
of Naph'ta-li and of the children of 
Zeb'u-lun ? 

7 And -^I will draw unto thee to the 
^river Ki'shon Sis'e-ra, the captain of 
Ja'bin's army, with his chariots and 
his multitude ; and 1 will deliver him 
into thinehand. 

8 And Ba'rak said unto her, If thou 
wilt go with me, then I will go : but 
if thou wilt not go with me, then I 
will not go. 

9 And she said, I will surely go with 
thee: notwithstanding the journey 
that thou takest shall not be for thine 
honour ; for the Lord shall ^sell Sis'e- 
ra into the hand of a woman. And 
Deb'o-rah arose, and went with Ba'- 
rak to Ke'desh. 

1 And Ba'rak called "'Zeb'u-lunand 
Naph'ta-litoKe'desh; and he went up 
with ten thousand men at "his feet : 
and Deb'o-rah went up with him. 

11 Now He'bSr "^the Ken'ite, ^^^^cA 
was of the children of pHo'bab the 
father in law of M5'se§, had sev- 
ered himself from ?the Ken'ites, and 
pitched histentuntotheplainof Za-a- 
na'im, which is by Ke'desh. 

1 2 And they shewed Sis'e-ra that 
Ba'i'ak the son of A-bin'o-am was 
gone up to mount Ta'bor. 

13 And Sis'e-ra fathered together 
all his chariots, even nine hundred 
chariots of iron, and all thejpeople 
that were with him, from Ha-ro'sheth 
of the Gen'tiie§ unto the river of 
Ki'shon. 

14 And Deb'o-rah said unto Ba'rak, 
Up ; for this is the day in which the 
Lord hath delivered Sis'e-ra into 
thine hand: '"is not the Lord gone 
out before thee? So Ba'rak went 
down from mount Ta'bor, and ten 
thousand men after him. 

15 And 'the Lord discomfited Sis'e 
ra, and all his chariots, and all his 
host, with the edge of the sword be- 
fore Ba'rak ; so that Sis'e-ra lighted 
down off his chariot, and fied e^way 
on his feet. 

16 But Ba'rak pursued after the 
chariots, and after the host, unto 
Ha-r5'sheth of the 6en'tile§ : and all 
the host of Sis'e-ra fell upon the edge 
of the sword ; cip.d there was not ^a 
man left. 

1 7 Howbed t Sis'e-ra 'fled away on his 
feet to the tent of Ja'el the wHq of 



B. C, 1296. 



CHAP. 4. 

j Ex. 14, 4 

k ch. 5, 21 
lKi.18,40 
Ps. 83, .9 

I ch. 2, 14 

m ch. 5, 18 

n Ex. 11, 8 
lKi.20,10 

ch. 1. 16 

p Num. 
10,29 

q Num. 
24.21 

1 gathered 
by cry, or, 
procla- 
mation. 

r Deut. 9, 3 

2 Sam. 
6,24 
Ps. 68, 7 
Ps. 77, 
17,18 
Isa, 62, 12 

s Ps. 83, 
9,10 
Josh. 
10,10 

2 vnto one. 

t Job 12, 
21,24 
Job 40, 
11,12 
Ps. 107,40 

3 Or, rug, 
or, 

blanket. 

u ch. 5, 25 
V ch. 5, 26 

4 put. 

w Neh. 9,24 
Ps. 18, 47 

5 going, 

went, and 
was hard. 



CHAP. 5 

a Deut.33,2 

b Isa. 64. 3 
Hab. 3. 3 

c Deut.4,11 

1 flowed. 
256 



He'bSr the Ken'ite: for there vms 
peace between Ja'bin the king of Ha'- 
zor and the house of Ile'bSr the Ken'- 
ite. 

18 And Ja/el went out to meet Sis'e* 
ra, and said unto him, Turn in, my 
lord, turn in to me ; fear not. And 
when he had turned in unto her into 
the tent, she covered him with a 
^mantle. 

19 And he said unto her. Give me, 
I pray thee, a little water to drink ; 
for I am thirsty. And she opened 
''a bottle of milk, and gave him 
drink, and covered him. 

20 Again he said unto her. Stand in 
the door of the tent, and it shall be, 
when any man doth come and en- 
quire of thee, and say, Is there any 
man here? that thou shalt say, 
¥o. 

21 Then Ja'el He'bSr's wife "took a 
nail of the tent, and ^took an ham- 
mer in her hand, and went softly 
unto him, and smote the nail into 
his temples, and fastened it into the 
ground : for he was fast asleep a.nd 
weary. So he died. 

22 And, behold, as Ba'rak pursued 
Sis'e-ra, Ja'el came out to meet him, 
and said unto him, Come, and I will 
shew thee the man whom thou seek- 
est. And when he came into her 
?^eni^, behold, Sis'e-ra lay dead, and the 
nail was in his temples. 

23 So ^God subdued on that day 
Ja'bin the king of Ca'naan before the 
children of l§'ra-el. 

24 And the hand of the children 
of i§'ra-el ^prospered, and prevailed 
against Ja'bin the king of Ca'naan, 
until they had destroyed Ja'bin king 
of Ca'naan. 

CHAPTER 5. 

Deborah and Barak's song of thanksgiving. 

THEN sang Deb'o-rah and Ba'rak 
the son of A-bin'o-am on that 
day, saying, 

2 Praise ye the Lord for the aven- 
ging of i§'ra-el, when the people will- 
ingly offered themselves. 

3 Hear, O ye kings ; give ear, O ye 
princes; I, eve7i I, will sing unto the 
Lord ; I will sing praise to the Lord 
God of i§'ra-el. 

4 Lord, ''when thou wentest out of 
Se'ir, when thou marchedst out of 
the field of E'dom, ^he earth trem- 
bled, and the heavens dropped, the 
clouds also dropped water. 

5 The ''mountains ^melted from be 



g 



Deborah and J^araJc*s 



JUDGES, 6. 



so7ig of thanksgiving. 



tore the Lord, even that Si'nai from 
before the Lord God of i§'ra-el. 

6 In the days of '^Sham'gar the son of 
A'nath, in the days of Ja'el, the 'high- 
ways were unoccupied, and the "trav- 
ellers walked through ^byways. 

T The inhabitants of the villages 
ceased, they ceased in Is'ra-el, until 
that I Deb'o-rah arose, that I arose a 
•'"mother in l§'ra-el. 

8 They ^chose new gods ; then was 
war in the gates : ^was there a shield 
or spear seen among forty thousand 
in i§'ra-el ? 

9 My heart is toward the governors 
of l§'ra-el, that offered themselves 
willingly among the people. Bless 
ye the Lord. 

10 *Speak, ye 'that ride on white 
asses, ye that sit in judgment, and 
walk by the v/ay. 

1,1 They that are delivered from 
the noise of archers in the places of 
drawing v/ater, there shall they re- 
hearse the ^righteous acts of the 
Lord, even the righteous acts to- 
ward the inhabitants of his villages 
in Is'ra-el: then shall the people of 
bhe Lord go down to the gates. 

1 2 Awake, awake. Deb 'o-rah: awake, 
awake, utter a song: arise, Ba'rak, 
and lead thy captivity captive, thou 
Bon of A-bm'o-am. 

1 3 Then he made him that remain- 
eth have dominion over the nobles 
among the people: the Lord made 
me have dominion over the mighty. 

14 Out •'of E'phra-im ivas there a 
root of them against Am'a-lek ; after 
thee, Ben'ja-mm, among thy people ; 
out of ^Ma'chir came down govern- 
ors, and out of Zeb'u-lun they that 
^handle the pen of the writer. 

15 And the princes of Is'sa-char^oere 
with Deb'o-rah; even Is'sa-char, and 
also Ba'rak : he was sent on ^foot into 
the valley. ^ For the divisions of Reu'- 
ben there were great ^thoughts of 
heart. 

16 Why abodest thou ^among the 
sheepf olds, to hear the bl eatings of the 
flocks? '"For the divisions of Reu'ben 
there were great searchings of heart. 

17 Gire-ad "'abode beyond Jor'dan: 
and why did Dan remain in ships? 
Ash'^r "continued on the sea "shore, 
and abode in his '"breaches. 

18 Zeb'u-lun "and Naph'ta-ll were a 
people that '^jeoparded their lives 
unto the death in the high places of 
thfe field. 



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CHAP. 5. 

a ch. 3, 31 
e Isa. 33, 8 

2 walkers 
of paths. 

3 crooked 

ways. 

/Isa. 49,23 

g Deut. 
32,16 
ch. 2, 12 

h ch. 4, 3 

1 Sam. 
13, 19, 22 

4 Or, Medi- 
tate. 

Ps. 145, 5 

i ch. 12, 14 

5 righteous- 
nesses of 
the 
LORD. 

j ch. 3, 27 

k Num. 
32,39 

6 dratu 
tvith the 
V&n, etc. 
Gen.49,21 

7 his feet. 

8 Or, In 
tlie divi- 
sions, etc. 
Actsl5,38 

9 impres- 
sions. 

I Num.32,1 

10 Or, In. 

m Josh. 
13,26 

n Josh. 
19,29 

11 Or, port. 

12 Or, 
creeks. 

ch. 4, 10 

13 exposed 
to re- 
proach. 

p ch. 4, 16 
Ps. 44, 12 

q Josh. 
10,11 

r ch. 4, 15 

14 paths, 
s ch. 4, 7 

15 Or, 
tramp- 
lings, or, 
plung- 
ings. 

t ch. 21, 9 
u 1 Sam. 

17,47 
V Lu. 1, 28 

16 she liam- 
niered. 

17 Betiveen. 

18 de- 
stroyed. 

19 her 
words. 

w Ex. 15, 9 

20 to the 
head of a 
man. 

z Ps. 58, 11 
Ps. 83, 9 

y 2 Sam. 
2L^4 

z Ps. 19, 5 



CHAP. Q. 
a ch. 2, 19 

257 



19 The kings came and fought, 
then fought the kings of Ca'naan 
in Ta'a-nach by the waters of Me- 
gid'do ; -''they took no gain of money. 

20 They ?f ought from heaven ; the 
'stars in their ^ ^courses fought af:ainst 
Sis'e-ra. 

21 The 'river of Kf shon swept them 
away, that ancient river, the river 
Ki'shon. O my soul, thou hast trod^ 
den down strength. 

22 Then were the horsehoofs broken 
by the means of the ^'pransings, the 
pransings of their mighty ones. 

23 Curse ye Me'roz, said the angel d' 
the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabi- 
tants thereof; 'because they came 
not to the heli3 of the Lord, to the 
help "of the Lord against the mighty. 

24 Blessed above women shall Ja'el 
the wife of HelbSr the Ken'ite be. 
"blessed shall she be ab^v.e women 
in the tent. 

25 He asked water, atid she gave 
hi?n milk ; she brought forth butter 
in a lordly dish. 

26 She put her hand to the nail, and 
her right hand to the workmen's 
hammer; and "with the hammer 
she smote Sis'e-ra, she smote off his 
head, when she had pierced and 
stricken through his temples. 

27 ^^At her feet he bowed, he fell, 
he lay down : at her feet he bowed, 
he fell: where he bowed, there he 
fell down ^^dead. 

28 The mother of Sis'e-ra looked out 
at a window, and cried through the 
lattice. Why is his chariot so long in 
coming? why tarry the \7heels of 
his chariots ? 

29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, 
she returned ^^answer to herself, 

30 Have "they not sped ? have they 
7iot divided the prey ; ^°to every man 
a damsel or two ; to Sis'e-ra a prey of 
divers colours, a prey of divers col 
ours of needlework, of divers coloured, 
of needlework on both sides, tneet foi 
the necks of thern that take the spoil ^ 

31 So "^let all thine enemies perish, O 
Lord : but let them that love him be 
5'as the sun ^when he goeth forth in 
his might. And the land had rest 
forty years. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 The Israelites, /or their sin, oppressed by Midkin: 
7 a prophet rebukes them. 11 An angel sends Gid- 
eon to deliver them. 17 Gideon's present consumed 
by fire : 36 his signs. 

ND "the children of l§'ra-el did 
evil in the sight of the Loep 



A 



Midianites oppress Israel. 



JUDGES, 6. 



An angel rneeteth Gideon. 



and the Lord delivered them into 
the hand 'of Mid'i-an seven years. 

2 And the hand of Mid'i-an ^pre- 
vailed against l§'ra-el: and because 
of the Midl-an-ites the children of 
I§''ra-el made them ^the dens which 
are in the mountains, and caves, and 
strong holds. 

3 And so it was, when i§'ra-el had 
sown, that the Mid'i-an-ites came up, 
and the Am'a-lek-ites, '^and the chil- 
dren of the east, even they came up 
against them ; 

4 And they encamped against them, 
'and destroyed the increase of the 
earth, till thou come unto Ga'za, and 
left no sustenance for is'ra-el, neither 
^sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 

5 For they came up with their cattle 
and their tents, and they came as 
grasshoppers for multitude ; for both 
they and their camels were without 
number : and they entered into the 
land to destroy it. 

6 And is'ra-el was greatly impover- 
ished because of the Midl-an-ites ; 
and the children of I§'ra-el cried 
•^unto the Lord. 

7 "iFAnd it came to pass, when the 
children of l§'ra-el cried unto the 
Lord because of the Mid'i-an-ites, 

8 That the Lord sent ^a prophet 
unto the children of Is'ra-el, which 
said unto them, Thus saith the Lord 
God of is'ra-el, I brought you up 
from E'gypt, and brought you forth 
out of the house of bondag-e ;, 

9 And I delivered you out of the 
hand of the E-gyp'tians,and out of the 
hand of all that oppressed you, and 
drave them out from before you, and 
gave you their land ; 

10 And 1 said unto you, I am the 
Lord your God ; --^f ear not the gods 
of the Am'or-ites, in whose land ye 
dwell : but ye have not obeyed my 
voice. 

11 II And there came an angel of the 
LoRD,and sat under an oak which ^oas 
in Oph'rah, that pertained unto Jo'- 
ash Hhe A'bi-ez'rite : and his son Gid'- 
e-on threshed wheat by the winepress, 
^to hide it from the ]??Iid'i-an-ites. 

12 And the 'angel of the Lord ap- 
peared unto him, and said unto him, 
The Lord is with thee, thou mighty 
man of valour. 

13 And Gid'e-on said unto him, Oh 
my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why 
then is all this befallen us? and 
Vhere be all his miracles which our 



B. C. 1256. 



CHAP. 6. 
b Heb. 3, 7 

1 was 
strong. 

c 1 Sam. 

13,6 

Heb. 

11,38 

a Gen. 29, 1 
ch. 7, 12 
ch. 8, 10 
1 Ki. 4, 30 
Job 1, 3 

e Lev.26,16 
Deut. 
28, 30 
Job 31,7,8 
Jer. 5, 17 
Jer. 12, 
12, 13 
Mic. 6, 15 

2 Or, goat. 
f Hos. 5, 15 

1249. 

3 a man a 
prophet. 

g 2Ki.l7,35 
Jer. 10, 2 

h Josh. 17,2 

i to cause it 
to flee. 

i ch. 13, 3 

j Ps. 89, 49 
Isa. 59, 1 

k 2Chr.l5,2 

I, 1 Sam. 

12, 11 

Heb. 

11,32 

m Josh. 1, 9 

5 my thou- 
sand is 
the mean- 
est. 

1 Sam. 
9,21 

n Ex. 3, 12 
Josh. 1, 5 

Ex. 4, 1 

p Gen. 18, 3 

6 Or, meat 
offering. 

7 a kid of 
the goats. 

q ch. 13, 19 
r 1 Ki.18,33 

s Lev. 9, 24 

2 Chr. 7, 1 

t Gen.16,13 
Gen.32,30 
Ex. 3.3, 20 
ch. 13, 22 

u Dan. 
10, 19 
Lu. 24, 36 

■8 That is, 
llie 
LORD 
send 
peace, 
Gen.22,14 
Ex. 17, 15 
Jer. 33, 16 
Ezek. 
48, 35 

V ch. 8, 32 

258 



fathers told us of, saying. Did not the 
Lord bring us up from E'gypt ? but 
now the Lord hath ^forsaken us, and 
delivered us into the hands of the 
Mid'i-an-ites. 

14 And the Lord looked upon him, 
and said, 'Go in this thy might, and 
thou shalt save is'ra-el from the hand 
of the Mid'i-an-ites : have '"not I sent 
thee? 

1 5 And he said unto him. Oh my 
Lord, wherewith shall I save is'ra-el ? 
behold, ^my family is poor in Ma- 
nas'seh, and I am the least in my fa- 
ther's house. 

16 And the Lord said unto him., 
Surely "I will be with thee, and thou 
shalt smite the ]Mid'i-an-ites as one 
man. 

1 7 And he said unto him, If now I 
have found grace in thy sight, then 
"shew me a sign that thou talkest 
with me. 

1 8 Depart ^not hence, I pray thee, 
until I come unto thee, and bring 
forth my ^present, and set it before 
thee. And he said, I will tarry until 
thou come again. 

19 And Gid'e-on went in, and made 
ready "a kid, and unleavened cakes of 
an ephah of flour : the flesh he put 
in a basket, and he put the broth in 
a pot, and brought it out unto him 
under the oak, and presented it. 

20 And the angel of God said unto 
him, Take the flesh and the unleav- 
ened cakes, and ^lay the?n upon this 
rock, and 'pour out the broth. And 
he did so. 

21 Then the angel of the Lord put 
forth the end of the staff that loas in 
his hand, and touched the flesh and 
the unleavened cakes ; and 'there rose 
up fire out of the rock, and consumed 
the flesh and the unleavened cakes. 
Then the angel of the Lord departed 
out of his sight. 

22 And when Gid'e-on perceived that 
he was an angel of the Lord, Gid'- 
e-on said, Alas, O Lord God ! for be- 
cause I have seen an angel of the 
Lord 'face to face. 

23 And the Lord said unto him, 
Peace ""be unto thee ; fear not : thou 
shalt not die. 

24 Then Gid'e-on built an altar there 
unto the Lord, and called it '^Je-ho'- 
vah-sha'lom : unto this day it is yet 
in oph'rah of the A'bi-ez 'rites. 

25 TTAnd it came to pass the same 
night, that the Lord siiid unto him, 



God encourageth Gideon. 



J UDGES, 7. 



Gideon's army selected. 



Take thy father's young bullock, 
'^even the second bullock of seven 
years old, and throw down the altar 
of Ba'al that thy father hath, and cut 
"down the grove that is by it : 

26 And build an altar unto the Lord 
thy God upon the top of this '"rock, 
' 'in the ordered place, and take the 
second bullock, and offer a burnt sac- 
rifice with the wood of the grove 
which thou shalt cut down. 

2 7 Then Gid'e-on took ten men of his 
servants, and did as the Lord had 
said unto him : and so it was, because 
he feared his father's household, and 
the men of the city, that he could not 
do it by day, that'^he did it ^by night. 

28 *l And when the men of the city 
arose early in the morning, behold, 
the altar of Ba'al was cast down, and 
the grove was cut down that was by 
it, and the second bullock was of- 
fered upon the altar that loas built. 

29 And they said one to another, 
Who hath done this thing? And 
when they enquired and asked, they 
said, Gid'e-on the son of Jo'ash hath 
done this thing. 

30 Then the men of the city said 
unto Jd'ash, ^Bring ouu thy son, that 
he may die: because he hath cast 
down the altar of Ba'al, and because 
he hath cut down the grove that loas 
by it. 

31 And Jd'ash said unto all that 
stood against him, Will ye plead for 
Ba'al ? will ye save him ? he that will 
plead for him, let him be put to death 
whilst it is yet morning : if he be a 
god, let him plead for himself, be- 
cause one hath cast dow^n his altar. 

32 Therefore on that day he called 
him '''Je-rub'ba-al, saying. Let Ba'al 
plead against him, because he hath 
thrown down his altar. 

33 *ilThen all the Mid'i-an-ites and 
the Am'a-lek-ites and the children of 
the east were gathered together, and 
went over, and pitched in 'the valley 
of Jez're-el. 

34 But °the Spirit of the Lord ^^came 
upon Gid'e-on, and he blew a Hrump- 
et; andA'bi-e'z6r ^ ''was gathered after 
him. 

35 And he sent messengers through- 
out all Ma-nas'seh ; who also was gath- 
ered after him: and he sent mes- 
sengers unto Ash'gr, and unto Zeb'u- 
liin, and unto Naph'ta-li •, and they 
came up to meet them. 

36 IT And Gid'e-on said unto God, If 



B. C. 1249. 



CHAP. 6. 

9 Or, and. 

w Ex. 34, 13 
Deut. 7, 5 

10 strong 
place. 

11 Or, man 
orderlij 
manner. 

X John 3, 1 

y John 16,2 
Acts 26, 9 

12 That is, 
Let Baal 
plead. 

1 Sam. 
12, 11 
Oi\Jerub- 
bei>heth; 
that is, 
Let 

skame, 
or, coa- 
jusion, 
plead. 

2 Sara. 
11,21 
Jer. 11,13 
Hos. 9, 10 

z Josh. 
17, 16 
1 Ki.18,45 
1 Ki.21,23 

a ch. 3, 10 
ch. 11. 29 
ch. 13, 25 
ch. 14, 
6, 19 

1 Chr. 
12,18 

2 Chr. 
24,20 

13 clothed, 
b Num.10,3 

ch. 3, 27 

14 was 
called 
after 
him. 

c Ex. 4, 3, 

4, 6,7 
dGen.18,32 



CHAP. 7. 

a ch. 6, 32 

b Josh. 3, 1 
Josh. 6,12 
Eccl. 9,10 

1 That is. 
Trem- 
bling. 

c Gen. 12, 6 

d Deut.8,17 

Deut. 9, 4 

1 Sam. 

17,47 

Ps. 33, 

16-18 

Ps.44, 6.7 

Pro. 25. 6 

Eccl. 9,11 

Isa. 10, 13 

Jer. 9, 

23,24 

Zech. 4, 6 

lCor.1,29 

1 Cor. 4, 7 

2 Cor. 4, 7 
2 Cor. 
10. 17 

e Deut.20,8 

2 separate, 
Oi\purify. 
1 Sam. 
16, 6. 7 
Mai. 3, 2,8 

259 



thou wilt save l§'ra-el by mine hand, 
as thou hast said, 

3 7 Behold, "^^I will put a fleece of wool 
in the floor ; and if the dew be on the 
fleece only, and it be dry upon all 
the earth beside, then shall I know 
that thou wflt save is'ra-el by mine 
hand, as thou hast said. 

38 And it was so: for he rose up 
early on the morrow, and thrust the 
fleece together, and wringed the dew 
out of the fleece, a bowi full of water. 

39 And Gid'e-on said unto God, Let 
"^not thine anger be hot against me, 
and I will speak but this once : let 
me prove, I pray thee, but this once 
with the fleece; let it now be dry 
only upon the fleece, and upon all the 
ground let there be dew. 

40 And God did so that night : for it 
was dry upon the fleece only, and. 
there was dew on all the ground. 

CHAPTER 7. 

I Gideon^s army : 9 he in encouraged by the dream, 
and the interpretation of the barley cake. 16 His 
stratagem against Midian. 24 Oreb andZeeb taken. 

THEN «Je-rub'ba-al,who is Gid'e- 
on, and all the people that icej^e 
with him, *rose up early, and pitched 
beside the well of 'Ha'rod : so that the 
host of the Mid'i-an-ites were on the 
north side of them, by the hill of 
Mo'reh, in the '"valley. 

2 And the Lord said unto Gid'e-on, 
The people that are with thee are too 
many forme to give the Mid'i-an-Ite^s 
into their hands, lest l§'ra-el "'vaunt 
themselves against me, saying, Mine 
own hand hath saved me. 

3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in 
the ears of the people, saying, Who- 
soever 'is fearful and afraid, let him 
return and depart early from mount 
Gfl'e-ad. And there returned of the 
people twenty and two thousand; 
and there remained ten thousand. 

4 And the Lord said unto Gid'e-on, 
The people are yet too many ; bring 
them down unto the water, and I will 
-try them for thee there : and it shall 
be, that of whom I say unto thee, 
This shall go with thee, the same 
shall go with thee ; and of whomso^ 
ever I say unto thee. This shall not 
go vdth thee, the same shall not go. 

5 So he brought doAvn the people 
unto the water : and the Lord said 
unto Gid'e-on, Every one that lappeth 
of the water with his tongue, as a dog 
lappeth, him shalt thou set by him- 
self ; likewise everj^ one that bowetb 
down upon his knees to drink. 



Gideon'' s stratagem 



JUDGES, 7. 



against Midian. 



6 And the number of them that 
lapped, putting their hand to their 
mouth, were three hundred men : but 
all the rest of the people bowed down 
upon their knees to drink water. 

7 And the Lord said unto Gid'e-on, 
•^By the three hundred men that 
lapped will I save you, and deliver 
theMid'i-an-ites into thine hand : and 
let all the other people go every man 
unto his place. 

8 So the people took victuals in their 
hand, and their trumpets: and he 
sent all the rest of I§'ra-el every man 
unto his tent, and retained those three 
hundred men : and the host of Mid'i- 
an was beneath him in the valley. 

9 1i And it came to pass the same 
night, ^that the Lord said unto him, 
Arise, get thee down unto the host; for 
I have delivered it into thine hand. 

1 But if thou fear to go down, go 
thou with Phii'rah thy servant down 
to the host : 

11 And thou shalt ''hear what they 
say ; and afterward shall thine hands 
be strengthened to go down unto the 
host. Then went he down with Phii' 
rah his servant unto the outside of the 
^armed men that were in the host, 

1 2 And the Mid'i-an-ites and the 
Am'a-lek-ites and 'all the children of 
the east lay along in the valley like 
grasshoppers for multitude; and 
their camels were without number, 
as the sand by the sea side for mul- 
titude. 

13 And when Gid'e-on was come, 
behold, there was a man that told a 
dream unto his fellow, and said, Be- 
hold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, -^a 
cake of barley bread tumbled into 
the host of Mid'i-an, and came unto a 
tent, and smote it that it fell, and 
overturned it, that the tent lay 
along. 

14 And *his fellow answered and 
said. This is nothing else save the 
sword of Gid'e-on the son of J5'ash, 
a man of l§'ra-el : for into his hand 
hath God delivered Mid'i-an, and all 
the host. 

15 HAnd it was so, when Gid'e-on 
heard the telling of the dream, and 
*the interpretation thereof, that he 
worshipped, and returned into the 
host of I§'ra-el, and said, Arise ; for 
the Lord hath delivered into your 
hand the host of Mid'i-an. 

16 And he divided the three hun- 
dred men into three companies, and 



B. C. 1249. 



CHAP. 7. 

/ 1 Sam. 
14,6 

g Gen. 46, 
2 3 

Job 4, 13 
Mat. 1, 20 

h Gen.24,14 
1 Sam. 14, 
9, 10 

3 Or, ranks 
by five, 
Ex. 13, 18 

i ch. 6, 5,33 
ch. 8, 10 

j ch. 6, 15 
Isa. 41, 
14, 15 

1 Cor. 1,27 

k Gen. 40, 8 
Num.23,5 

4 thebreak- 
inq there- 
of. 

5 trumpets 
in the 
hand of 
all of 

t hem. 
Num.10,9 
Josh. 6, 4 

2 Chr. 13, 
14, 15 
Amos 3, 6 

6 Or, ^re- 
brands, 
or, 
torches. 

I Lu. 12, 38 

m Ex. 14, 

13, 14 
2 Chr. 
20, 17 

n2 Ki. 7, 7 

Josh. 6, 4, 

16, 20 
2 Cor. 4, 7 

p Ps. 83, 9 

isa. 9, 4 

q 1 Sam. 

14, 20 
2 Chr. 
20,23 

7 Or, 
toward. 

8 lip. 

r ch. 3, 27 

s ch. 3, 28 

t John 1,28 

uch. 8, 3 
Ps. 83, 11 

V Isa. 10, 26 

w ch. 8, 4 

9, HO 



he put ^a trumpet in every man^s 
hand, with empty pitchers, and 
lamps within the pitchers. 

17 And he said unto them. Look on 
me, and do likewise: and, behold, 
when I come to the outside of the 
camp, it shall be that, as I do, so 
shall ye do. 

18 When I blow with a trumpet, I 
and all that are with me, then blow 
ye the trumpets also on every side 
of all the camp, and say. The sv^ord 
of the Lord, and of Gid'e-on. 

19 HSo Gid'e-on, and the hundred 
men that vnere with him, came unto 
the outside of the camp in the be- 
ginning of the 'middle watch ; and 
they had but newly set the watch : 
and they blew the trumpets, and 
brake the pitchers that were in their 
hands. 

20 And the three companies blew 
the trumpets, and brake the pitch- 
ers, and held the lamps in their left 
hands, and the trumpets in their 
right hands to blow withal: and 
they cried. The sword of the Lord, 
and of Gid'e-on. 

21 And they '"stood every man in 
his place round about the camp : and 
"all the host ran, and cried, and 
fled. 

22 And the three hundred °blew the 
trumpets, and ^the Lord set every 
Oman's sword against his fellow, even 
throughout all the host : and the host 
fled to Beth-shit'tah ^in Zer'e-rath, 
a7id to the ^border of A'bel-me-h5'- 
lah, unto Tab'bath. 

23 And the men of i§'ra-el gathered 
themselves together out of Naph'- 
ta-li, and out of Ash'6r, and out of 
all Ma-nas'seh, and pursued after the 
Mid'i-an-ites. 

24 And Gid'e-on sent messengers 
throughout all '^mount E'phra-im, 
saying. Come down against the 
Mid'i-an-ites, and take before them 
the waters unto Beth-ba'rah and Jor'- 
dan. Then all the men of E'phra-im 
gathered themselves together, and 
took the waters unto Beth-ba'rah 
'and J or 'dan. 

25 And they took ''two princes of 
the Mid'i-an-ites, O'reb and Ze'eb ; 
and they slew o'reb upon "the rock 
O'reb, and Zejeb they slew at the 
winepress of Ze'eb, and pursued Mid'- 
i-an, and brought the heads of o'reb 
and Ze'eb to Gid'e-on on the "other 
side Jor-dan. 



^N 



Zebah and 



JUDGES, 8. 



Zalmunna stain. 



CHAPTER 8. 

The Ephraimites are offended and pacified. 10 Ze- 
bah and Zalmunna taken. 28 Midian totally sub- 
dued. 32 Gideon's death; the Israelites'' idolatry 
and Ingratitude. 

AND ''the men of E'phra-im said 
unto him, ^Why hast thou 
served us thus, that thou calledst us 
not, when thou wentest to fight with 
the Mid'i-an-ites ? And they did chide 
witn him ^sharply. 

2 And he said \into them, AV hat 
have I done now in comparison of 
you? Is not the gleaning of the 
grapes of E'phra-im better than the 
vintage of A'bi-e'zSr ? 

3 God *hath dehvered into your 
hands the princes of Mid'i-an, O'reb 
and Ze'eb : and what was I able to do 
in comparison of you? Then their 
^anger was abated toward him, when 
he had said that. 

4 HAnd Gid'e-on came to Jor'dan, 
and passed over, he, and the three 
hundred men that were with him, 
faint, yet pursuing them. 

5 And he said unto the men ""of Suc^- 
coth. Give, I pray you, loaves of 
bread unto the people that follow 
me ; for they he faint, and I am pur- 
suing after Ze'bah and Zal-mun'na, 
kings of Mid'i-an. 

6 And the princes of Suc'coth said, 
^Are the hands of Ze'bah and Zal- 
miin'na now in thine hand, that 'we 
should give bread unto thine army ? 

T And Gid'e-on said. Therefore when 
the Lord hath delivered Ze'bah and 
Zal-mun'na into mine hand, then I 
will ^tear your flesh with the thorns 
of the wilderness and with briers. 

8 And he went up thence -^to Pe- 
nii'el, and spake unto them likewise : 
and the men of Pe-nii'el answered 
him as the men of Suc'coth had an- 
swered him. 

9 And he spake also unto the men of 
Pe-nfi'el, saying, When -'I come again 
in peace, I will break down this tower. 

10 ^Now Ze'bah and Zal-mun'na 
were in Kar'kor, and their hosts with 
them, about fifteen thousand tnen, 
all that were left of all Hhe hosts of 
the children of the east: for there 
fell ^an hundred and twenty thou- 
sand men that drew sword. 

1 1 "lAnd Gid'e-on went up by the 
way of them that dwelt in tents on 
the east 'of No'bah and Joglbe-hah, 
and smote the host : for the host was 
'secure. 

12 And when Ze'bah and Zal-mun' 



B. C. 1249. 



CHAP. 8. 

a ch. 12, 1 
2 Sam. 
19,41 

1 WlMt 

thing is 
this thou 
hast done 
unto us ? 

2 strongly, 
h ch. 7, 24 

3 spirit. 
Pro. 15, 1 

c Gen.33,17 
Ps. 60, 6 

cl 1 Ki.20,11 

e 1 Sam. 
25,11 

4 thresh. 

f Gen.32,30 
" 1 Kl.12,25 

g 1 Ki.22,27 

h ch. 7, 12 

5 Or, an 
hvmdred 
and 
twenty 
thousand, 
every one 
drawing 
a sword, 
ch. 20, 2 
2 Ki. 3, 26 

i Num. 
32,35 

j ch. 18, 27 
Pro. 17,18 
lThes.5,3 

k Ps. 83, 11 

6 terrified. 

7 writ. 

8 nMde to 
knotv. 

I lKi.12,25 

m ch. 4, 6 
Ps. 89, 12 

9 according 
to the 
form, etc. 

n Ps. 83, 11 

10 Or,oma- 

ments 
like the 
moon. 

1 Sam.8,7 
1 Sam. 
10,19 
1 Sam. 
12, 12 
Ps. 10. 16 
Ps. 29, 10 
Ps. 89, 18 
Isa. 26, 13 
Isa. 33, 22 
Isa. 43, 15 
Hos.13,10 

261 



na fled, he pursued after them, and 
^took the two kings of Mid'i-an, Ze'- 
bah and Zal-mun'na, and ^discomfited 
all the host. 

13 *![And Gid'e-on the son of Jo'ash 
returned from battle before the sun 
was up, 

14 And caught a young man of the 
men of Suc'coth,and enquired of him : 
and he Vlescribed unto him the 
princes of Suc'coth, and the elders 
thereof, even threescore and seven- 
teen men. 

15 And he came unto the men of 
Siic'coth,and said, Behold Ze'bah and 
Zal-mun'na, with whom ye did up- 
braid me, saving, A7'e the hands of 
Ze'bah and Zal-miin'na now in tliine 
hand, that we should give bread unto 
thy men that are Avearj- ? 

1 6 And he took the elders of the 
city, and thorns of the wilderness 
and briers, and with them he ^taught 
the men of Suc'coth. 

1 T And he beat do^vn the tower of 
'Pe-nii'el, and slew the men of the 
city. 

1 8 !i"Then said he unto Ze'bah and 
Zal-mun'na, What manner of men 
loere they whom ye slew '"at Ta'bor ? 
And they answered, As thou art, so 
were they ; each one "resembled the 
children of a king. 

1 9 And he said, They \oere my breth- 
ren, even the sons of my mother- 
as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved 
them alive, I would not slay you. 

20 And he said unto Je'thSr his first- 
bom, Up, and slay them. But the 
youth drew not his sword : for he 
feared, because he was yet a youth. 

21 Then Ze'bah and" Zal-mun'na 
said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: 
for as the man is, so is his strength. 
And Gid'e-on arose, and "slew Ze'bah 
and Zal-mun'na, and took away 
the "ornaments that w^ere on their 
camels' necks. 

22 TiThen the men of I§'ra-el said 
unto Gid'e-on, Rule thou over us, both 
thou, and thy son, and thy son's son 
also: for thou hast delivered us from 
the hand of Mid'i-an. 

23 And Gid'e-on said unto them, I 
will not rule over you, neither shall 
my son nfle over you: 'the Lord 
shall rule over you. 

24 And Gid'e-on said unto them, I 
would desire a request of you, that 
ye would give m.e every man the ear- 
rings of his prey. (For they had 



Ahimelech is made king. 



JUDGES, y. 



Jot ham's paraMe. 



golden earrings, -^because they were 
ish'ma-el-ites.) 

2 5 And they answered, We will will- 
ingly give them. And they spread 
a garment, and did cast therein every 
man the earrings of his prey. 

26 And the weight of the golden ear- 
rings that he requested was a thou- 
sand and seven hundred shekels of 
gold ; beside ornaments, and "collars, 
and purple raiment that was on the 
kings of Mid'i-an, and beside the 
chains that were about their camels' 
necks. 

2 7 And G id 'e-on^made an ephod there- 
of, and put it in his city, eve^i in 'Oph'- 
rah : and all i§'ra-el 'went thither a 
whoring after it: which thing became 
'a snare unto G id'e-on, and to his house. 

28 'iiThus was Mid'i-an subdued be- 
fore the children of Is'ra-el, so that 
they lifted up their heads no more 
And the country was in quietness 
forty years in the days of Gid'e-on. 

29 And J e-rub'ba-al the son of Jo'ash 
went and dwelt in his own house. 

30 And Gid'e-on had ''threescore and 
ten sons '^of his body begotten : for 
he had many wives. 

31 And his concubine that was in 
She'chem, she also bare him a son, 
whose name he '^called'^A-bim'e-lech. 

32 And Gid'e-on the son of Jd'ash 
died in a good old age, and was 
buried in the sepulchre of J 5'ash his 
father, "in oph'rah of the A'bi-ez'rites 

33 And it came to pass, "as soon as 
Gid'e-on was dead, that the children 
of l§;'ra-el turned again, and went a 
whoring after Ba'al-hn, and -^made 
^^Ba'al-be'rith their god. 

34 And the children of I§'ra-el re- 
membered "not the Lord their God, 
who had delivered them out of the 
hands of all their enemies on ever^' 
side : 

35 Neither 'shewed they kindness 
to the house of Je-riib'ba-al, namely, 
Gid'e-on, according to all the goodness 
which he had shewed unto i§'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 9. 

'.Ahimelech is made king hy the Shechemites. 't Jo- 
tham, by a parable, reproacheth them. 22 GaaVs 
conspiracy 50 Abimelech -slain. 56 JothayrVs curse 
fulfilled. 

AND A-bim'e-lech the son of Je- 
riib'ba-al went to She'chem unto 
"his mother's brethren, and com- 
muned with them, and with all the 
family of the house of his mother's 
father, saying, 
2 Speak, 1 pray you, in the ears of 



B. C. 1249. 



CHAP. 8. 

p Gen.25,13 
Gen.37,25 

11 Or, 

sweet 
jewels. 

q ch. 17, 5 

r ch. 6. 24 

s Ps. 106,39 

t Deut.7,16 

u ch. 9, 2, 5 

12 going ovt 
of his 
thigh. 

13 set. 

14 That is. 
My father 
the king. 

V ch. 6, 24 

ID ch. 2, 19 

X ch. 9. 4 

15 That is. 
Idol of 
the cove- 
nant. 

y Ps. 78, 
11,42 
Ps. 106. 
13-21 

z ch. 9, 16 
Eccl. 9, 
14,15 



B. C. 1209. 
CHAP. 9. 
a ch. 8, 31 

1 ^Miat is 
good 1 
whether, 
etc. 

b ch. 8. 30 

c Gen.29.14 

2 after. 

d Gen.29.15 

e ch. 8, 33 

/ch. 11, 3 
2Chr.l3,7 
Pro. 12, 11 

Acts 17. 5 

g ch. 6. 24 
h 2 Ki. 11, 1 

3 Or. Ini the 
oak of the 
pillar. 
Josh. 
24,26 

I Deut. 
11,29 
Deut. 

27 11 
Josh. 8,33 
John 4,20 

j 2K1. 14,9 

k ch. 8, 22 

I Ps. 104,15 

4 go up and 
down for 
other 
trees. 

5 Or, 

thistle. 

262 



all the men of She'chem, 'Whether 
is better for you, either that all the 
sons of Je-ruh'h8i-8i\,which are ''three- 
score and ten persons, reign over you, 
or that one reign over you ? remem 
ber also that I am ''your bone and 
vour flesh. 

3 And his mother's brethren spake of 
him in the ears of all the men of She'- 
chem all these words: and their hearts 
inclined ^to follow A-bim'e-lech ; for 
they said, He is "^our brother. 

4 And they gave him threescore and 
ten pieces of silver out of the house 
of 'fia'al-be'rith, wherewith A-bim'e- 
lech hired -^ vain and light persons, 
which followed him. 

5 And he went unto his father's 
house ^at oph'rah, and ^slew his 
brethren the sons of Je-riib'ba-al, be- 
ing threescore and ten persons, upon 
one stone : notwithstanding yet J o'- 
tham the youngest son of J e-rub'- 
ba-al was left ; for he hid hiniself . 

6 And all the men of She'chem 
gathered together, and all the house 
of MU'lo, and went, and made A-bim'- 
e-lech king, ^by the plain of the pillar 
that vjas in She'chem. 

7 And when they told it to J5'tham, 
he went and stood in the top of 
'mount Ger'i-zim, and lifted up his 
voice, and cried, and said unto them, 
Hearken unto me, ye men of She'- 
chem, that God may hearken unto 
you. 

8 The 'trees went forth on a ti?ne 
to anoint a king over them; and 
they said unto the olive tree, Reign 
^thou over us. 

9 But the olive tree said unto them, 
Should I leave my fatness, wherewith 
'by me they honour God and man, 
and '*go to be promoted over the trees ? 

10 And the trees said to the fig tree. 
Come thou, arid reign over us. 

1 1 But the fig tree said unto them. 
Should I forsake my sweetness, and 
my good fruit, and go to be promoted 
over the trees ? 

1 2 Then said the trees unto the vine, 
CoiTie thou, and reign over us. 

1 3 And the vine said unto them. 
Should I leave my wine, which cheer- 
eth God and man, and go to be pro- 
moted over the trees ? 

14 Then said all the trees unto the 
^bramble. Come thou, and reign over 
us. 

1 5 And the bramble said unto the 
trees, If in truth ye anoint me king 



GaaVs conspiracy. 



JUDGES, 9. 



Treachery of Zebul. 



CHAP. 9. 

m Isa. 30, 2 
Dan. 4, 12 
Hos. 14, 7 

71 Num. 
21,28 
Ezek. 
19, 14 

2 Ki. 14, 9 
Ps.104, 16 



over you, the7i come and put your b- c- 1209. 
trust in "'mv shadow : and if not, "let 
fire come out of the bramble, and de- 
vour the "cedars of Leb'a-non. 

16 Now therefore, if ye have done 
truly and sincerely, in that ye have 
made A-bim'e-lech king, and if ye have 
dealt well with Je-rub'ba-al and his 
house, and have done unto him ^ac-j 
cording to the deserving of his hands ; \^_ l^-^^l^ 

1 7 ( For my father fought for you, and Ezek.31,3 
^adventured his life far, and delivered v ch. 8, 35 

6 cast his 
life. 

q Isa. 8, 6 
Phil. 3, 3 

r 2 Sam. 
20,14 

1206. 

s 1 Sam. 
16, 14 
lKi.12,15 
1 Ki. 18,19 
Isa. 19, 
2, 14 

t Isa. 33, 1 

u 1 Ki. 2, 23 
Esth.9.25 
Ps. 7, 16 
Ps. 58, 
10, 11 
Mat.23,35 

7 strength- 
ened his 
hands to 
kill. 

8 Or, songs. 
Ps. 4, 7 
Isa. 16, 9 
Jer.2.5,30 
Amo.s 6, 
1-6 

V cli. 8, 33 

w Ex. 5, 2 
1 Sam.. 
25, 10 



you out of the hand of .Midl-an : 

1 8 And ye are risen up agamst my 
father's house this day, and have 
slain his sons, threescore and ten 
persons, upon one stone, and have 
madeA-bim'e-lech, the son of his maid- 
servant, king over the men of She'- 
ehem, because he is your brother ;) 

19 If ye then have dealt truly and 
sincerely with Je-rublba-al and Avith 
his house this day, then, ^rejoice ye 
in A-bim'e-lech, and let him also re 
joice in you : 

^20 But if not, let fire come out from 
A-bim'e-lech, and devour the men of 
She'chem, and the house of Millo ; 
and let fire come out from the men 
of She'chem, and from the house of 
Mil'lo, and devour A-bim'e-lech. • 

21 And Jo'tham ran away, and fled, 
and went to "Be'er, and dwelt there, 
for fear of A-bim'e-lech his brother. 

22 *i When A-bim'e-lech had reigned 
three years over l§'ra-el, 

23 Then 'God sent an evil spirit be- 
tween A-bim'e-lech and the men of,-c Gen. 34,2 
She'chem ; and the men of She'chem! v 2 sam, 
'dealt treacherously with A-bim'e- 
lech : 

24 That "the cruelty done to the 
threescore and ten sons of Je-rub'- 
ba-al might come, and their blood be 
laid upon A-bim'e-lech their brother, 
which slew them ; and upon the men 
of She'chem, which ^aided him in the 
killing of his brethren. 

25 And the men of She'chem set 
liers in wait for him in the top of the ^^ navei 
mountains, and they robbed all that ^^^'clra^rs 
came along that way by them : and of the 
it was told A-bim'e-lech. ImI 

sn i/ers. 
Deut. 18, 
10, 14 
Josh. 
13.22 
Ps. 31, 6 
Isa. 2, 6 
Dan. 2, 27 
Dan. 5, 
7, 11 

Mic. 5, 12 
Actsl6,16 

a 2 Ki. 14, 8 

263 



15, 4 

1 Ki.20,11 

9 Or, hot. 

10 craftily, 
or, to 
Tormah, 
yer. 41 

11 as thine 
hand 
shall find, 
1 Sam. 
10,7 
Eccl. 9,10 

z Mark8,24 



26 And Ga'al the son of E'bed came 
with his brethren, and went over to 
She'chem : and the men of She'chem 
put their confidence in him. 

27 And they went out into the fields, 
and gathered their vineyards, and 
trode the grapes, and made *merry. 
and went into the house ^of their 



god, and did eat and drink, and 
cursed A-bim'e-lech. 

28 And Ga'al the son of E'bed said, 
"Who is A-bim'e-lech, and who is 
She'chem, that we should serve him ? 
is not he the son of Je-rub'ba-al ? and 
Ze'bul his officer ? serve the men of 
"^Ha'mor the father of She'chem : for 
why should we sei^^^e him ? 

29 And ^would to God this people 
were under my hand I then would I 
rernove A-bim'e-lech. And he said 
to A-bim'e-lech, Increase thine army, 
and come out. 

30 IT And when Ze'bul the ruler of 
the city heard the words of Ga'al the 
son of E'bed, his anger was ^kindled. 

3 1 And he sent messengers unto 
A-bim'e-lech ^"privily, saying, Behold, 
Ga'al the son of E'bed and Ms breth- 
ren be come to She'chem; and, behold, 
they fortify the city against thee. 

32 Now therefore up b}^ night, thou 
and the people that is with thee, and 
lie in wait in the field : 

33 And it shall be, that in the morn- 
ing, as soon as the sun is up, thou 
shalt rise early, and set upon the 
city: and, behold, v^hen he and the 
people that is with him come out 
against thee, then mayest thou do to 
them "as thou shalt find occasion. 

34^And A-bim'e-lech rose up, and 
all the people that v^ere with him, 
by_night, and they laid wait against 
She'chem in four companies. 

35 And Ga'al the son of E'bed went 
out, and stood in the entering of the 
gate of the city: and A-bim'e-lech 
rose up, and the people that v:)ere 
with hiiTL, from lying in wait. 

36 And when Ga'al saw the people, 
he said to Ze'bul, Behold, there come 
people down from the top of the 
mountains. And Ze'bul said unto 
him, ^Thou seest the shadow of th«^ 
mountains as if they loere men. 

37 And Ga'al spake again and said. 
See there come people down by the 
^ '^middle of the land, and another 
company come along by the plain of 
^'Me-6n'e-nim. 

38 Then said Ze'bulunto him. Where 
is now thy mouth, wherewith thou 
saidst,Who is A-bim'e-lech, that we 
should serve him? is not this the 
people that thou hast despised ? ''go 
out, I pray now, and fight with them. 

39 And Ga'al went out before the 
men of She'chem, and fought with 
A-blm'e-lech. 



Shecherrt is destroyed. 



JUDGES, 10. 



Tola judgeth Israel. 



40 And A-bim'e-lech chased him, and 
he fled before him, and many were 
overthrown aw(i wounded, even unto 
the entering of the gate. 

41 And A-bim'e-lech dwelt at A-ru'- 
mah : and Ze'bui thrust out Ga'al and 
his brethren, that they should not 
dwell in She'chem. 

42 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that the people went out into 
the field ; and they told A-bim'e-lech. 

43 And he took the people, and di- 
vided them into three companies, and 
laid wait in the field, and looked, and, 
behold, the people were come forth 
out of the city ; and he rose up against 
them, and smote them. 

44 And A-bim'e-lech, and the com- 
pany that was with him, rushed for- 
ward, and stood in the entering of the 
gate of the city : and the two other 
companies ran upon all the people 
■yiat were in the fields, and slew them. 

45 And A-bim'e-lech fought against 
the city all that day ; and he took the 
city, and slew the people that was 
therein, and *beat down the city, and 
'^sowed it with salt. 

46 IFAnd when all the men of the 
tower of She'chem heard that, they 
entered into an hold of the house ''of 
the god Be'rith. 

47 And it was told A-bim'e-lech, that 
all the men of the tower of She'cl^ m 
were gathered together. 

48 And A-bim'e-lech gat him up to 
''mount ZaFmon, he and all the people 
that 10 ere with him ; and A-bim'e-lech 
took an ax in his hand, and cut down 
a bough from the trees, and took it, 
and laid it on his shoulder, and said 
unto the people that loei^e with him, 
What ye have seen *^me do, make 
haste, and do as I have done. 

49 And all the people likewise cut 
down every man his bough, and fol- 
lowed A-bim'e-lech, and put thejn to 
the hold, and set the hold on fire upon 
them ; so that all the men of the tower 
of She'chem died also, about a thou- 
sand men and women. 

5 ^Then ^went A-bim'e-lech to The'- 
bez, and encamped against The'bez, 
and took it. 

51 But there was a strong tower 
within the city, and thither fled all 
the men and women, and all they of 
the city, and shut it to them, and gat 
them up to the top of the tower. 

52 And A-bim'e-lech cam.e unto the 



B. C. 1206. 



CHAP. 9. 

h Deut. 
29,23 
See 
ver. 20 

1 Ki.12,25 

2 Ki. 3, 25 
Job 8, 22 
Job 18, 5, 
15,21 
Job 21, 
17, 80 
Ps. 9, 16 
Ps. 11, 6 
Ps. 76, 10 
Ps. 119, 
119 

Pro. 2, 22 
Eccl. 8, 
12,13 

14 Thus 
marking 
it out for 
perpet- 
ual deso- 
lation 
and bar- 
renness. 
Ps. 107,34 
Zeph. 2, 9 
Jas. 2, 13 

c ch. 8, 33 
d Ps. 68, 14 

15 I Jiave 
done. 

e Ex. 14, 4 
2 Ki.14,10 



/ch. 4, 17 
2 Sam. 
11, 21 
Job 31, 3 
Jer. 49, 20 
Jer. 50, 45 
1 Cor.1,27 

g 1 Sam. 
31,4 

h Gen. 9,5,6 
Job 31, 3 
Ps. 94, 23 
Pro, 5, 22 
Pro. 24,12 
Rom. 2, 6 
Gal. 6, 7 



B. C. 1183. 
CHAP. 10. 

a ch. 2, 16 

1 save, or, 
deliver. 

b ch. 5, 10 

c Deut.3,14 

2 Or, The 
villages of 
Jair, 
Num. 
32,41 

1161. 

a ch. 2, 11 
ch. 13, 1 

e ch. 2, 13 

/ch. 2, 12 

g lKi.11,33 
Ps. 106,36 



hard unto the door of the tower to 
bum it with fire. 

53 And J'a, certain woman cast a 
piece of a millstone upon A-bun'e- 
lech's head, and all to brake his scull. 

54 Then ^'he called hastily unto the 
young man his armourbearer, and 
said unto him, Draw thy sword, and 
slay me, that men say not of me, A 
woman slew hmi. And his young 
man thrust him through, and he died. 

55 And when the men of l§'ra-el saw 
that A-bim'e-lech was dead, they de- 
parted every m^an unto his place. 

5 6 HThus ^God rendered the wicked- 
ness of A'bim'e-lech, which he did un- 
to his father, in slaying his seventy 
brethren : 

5 7 And all the evil of the men of 
She'chem did God render upon their 
heads : and upon them came the curse 
of Jd'tham the son of Je-rub'ba-al. 



h 1 Sam. 
12,9 

tower, and fought against it, and went Is crushed. 

' 264 



CHAPTER 10. 

1 Tola judgeth Israel in Shamir. 6 Israel oppressed 
hy the Philistines and Ammonites ; 10 they cry t» 
God ; 15 they repent ; God pitieth them. 

AND after A-bim'e-lech therearose 
J'to 'defend i§'ra-el T5'la the son 
of Pu'ah, the son of D5'do, a man of 
is'sa-char; and he dwelt in Sha'mir 
in mount E'phra-im. 

2 And he judged i§'ra-el twenty and 
three years, and died, and was buried 
in Sha'mir. 

3 lAnd after him arose Jalr, a Gil'e- 
ad-Ite,and judged Is'ra-el twenty and 
two years. 

4 And he had tliirty sons that rode 
*on thirty ass colts, and they had thir- 
ty cities, which ''are called ^Ha'voth- 
ja'ir unto this day, which are in the 
land of Gil'e-ad. 

5 And Ja'ir died, and was buried in 
Ca'mon. 

6 IfAnd '^the children of Is'ra-el did 
evil again in the sight of the Lord, 
and ^served Ba'al-im, and Ash'ta-roth, 
and •''the gods of Syr'i-a.and the gods 
of ^Zi'don,and the gods of M5'ab, and 
the gods of the children of Am'mon, 
and the gods of the Phi-lis'tines, and 
forsook th eLoRD, and served not him. 

7 And the anger of the Lord was 
hot against Is'ra-el, and he ^sold them 
into the hands of the Phi-lis'tines, and 
into the hands of the children of 
Am'mon. 

8 And that year they vexed and ^op- 
pressed the children of l§'ra-el : eight- 
een years, all the children of i§'ra-el 
that were on the other side Jor'dan in 



^^ 



God pitieth Israel. 



JUDGES, 11. 



Jephthah chosen captain. 



the land of the Am'or-ites, which ^s in 
Gire-ad. 

9 Moreover the children of Am'nidn 
passed over Jor'dan to fight also 
against Jii'dah, and against Ben'ja- 
min, and against the house of E'phra- 
im; so that l§'ra-el was sore distressed. 

1 ^ And 'the children of I§'ra~el cried 
unto the Lord, saying, We have 
sinned against thee, both because we 
have forsaken our God, and also 
serv^ed Ba'al-im. 

11 And the Lord said unto the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el, Didiiot I deliver you 
•'froni the E-g5"p'tian§, and '-from the 
Am'or-ites, '^f roni the children of Am'- 
mon, '"and from the Phi-lis'tine§ ? 

12 The "Zi-d5'ni-an§ also, "and the 
Am'a-lek-ites,and the Ma'on-ites, did 
'oppress you ; and ye cried to me, and 
I delivered you out of their hand. 

1 3 Yet '?ye have forsaken me, and 
served other gods : wherefore I will 
deliver you no more. 

14 Go and ''cry unto the gods which 
ye have chosen ; let them deliver you 
in the time of your tribulation. 

15 And the children of l§'ra-el said 
unto the Lord, We have sinned: do 
'thou unto us whatsoever '*seemeth 
good unto thee ; deliver us only, we 
pray thee, this day. 

1 6 And 'they put away the ^strange 
gods from among them, and served 
the Lord : and "^his soul Svas grieved 
for the misery of i§'ra-el. 

IT Then the children of Am'mon 
were 'gathered together, and en- 
camped in Gil'e'ad. And the children 
of is'ra-el asseinbled themselves to- 
gether, and encamped in ''Miz'peh. 

18 And the people and princes of 
Gire-ad said one to another. What 
man is he that v>dll begin to fight 
agairist the children of Am'mon ? he 
shall be head over all the inhabitants 
of Gil'e-ad. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 The Gilendiies covenant with Jephthah. 12 EU 
embassy to the king of Amman ; 20 his vow: 32 he 
overcomes the Am.momtes. 

NOW Jeph'thah the Gil'e-ad-ite 
was "a mighty man of valour, 
and he loas the son of 'an harlot : and 
Gil'e-ad begat Jeph'thah. 

2 And Gil'e-ad's wife bare him sons ; 
and his wife's sons grew up, and they 
thrust out Jeph'thah, and said unto 
him. Thou shalt not inherit in our fa- 
ther's house ; for thou a7't the son of 
a strange woman. 

3 Then Jeph'thah fled ''from, his 



CHAP. 10. 

i 1 Sam. 
12,10 

J Ex. 14, 30 

k Num. 
21,21 

I ch. 3, 12 

m cli. 3, 31 

n ch. 5, 19 

ch. 6. 3 

p Ps. 106,42 

a Deut. 
32,15 
Jer. 2, 13 

r 2Ki.3, 13 

s 1 Sam. 
3, 18 

i is good in 
thine 
eyes. 

t 2Chr.7,14 

5 gods of 
strangers. 

u Ps. 106,44 

6 wa.s 
short- 
ened. 

7 cried to- 
gether. 

V Gen.31,49 



B. C. 1161. 



CHAP. 11. 
a ch. 6, 12 

1 a woman 
anharlot. 

2 from the 
face. 

b ch. 9, 4 
1 Sam. 
22.2 

3 after 
days. 

c Gen.26,27 

d Lu. 17, 4 

e ch. 10. 18 

/Gen.31,50 
Jer. 29.23 
Jer. 42. 5 
Mic. 1, 2 
Rom. 1, 9 
lThes.2,5 

4 be the 
hearer be- 
ttveen us. 

g ch. 10, 17 
ch. 20, 1 
1 Sam. 
10, 17 
1 Sam. 
11.15 
Pro. 16. 3 

h Num. 
21,24 

i Gen.32,22 

j Deut. 2, 
9,19 

265 



brethren, and dwelt in the land of 
T5b : and there were gathered vain 
*men to Jeph'thah, and went out with 
him. 

4 H And it came to pass ^in process of 
time, that the children of Am'mdn 
made war against Is'ra-el. 

5 And it was so, that when the chil- 
dren of Am'mon made war against 
i§'ra-el, the elders of Gil'e-ad went t-j 
fetch Jeph'thah out of the land of 
Tob: 

6 And they said unto Jeph'thah. 
Come, and be our captain, that we 
may fight with the children of Am 
mon. 

T And Jeph'thah said unto the elders 
of Gil'e-ad, ^Did not ye hate me, and 
expel me out of my father's house ? 
and why are ye come unto me now 
when ye are in distress ? 

8 And the elders of Gil'e-ad said unto 
Jeph'thah, Therefore '^we turn again 
to thee now, that thou may est go with 
us, and fight against the children of 
Am'mon, and be our "head over all the 
inhabitants of Gil'e-ad. 

9 And Jeph'thah said unto the elders 
of Gil'e-ad, If ye bring me home a^ain 
to fight against the children of Am'- 
m5n, and the Lord deliver them be- 
fore me, shall I be your head ? 

1 And theelderso'f Gil 'e-adsaid unto 
Jeph'thah, -''The Lord ^be witness be- 
tween us, if we do not so according 
to thy words. 

11 Then Jeph'thah went with the 
eldersof Gil'e-ad, and the people made 
him head and captain over them: 
and Jeph'thah uttered all his words 
^before the Lord in Miz'peh. 

1 2 ^ And Jeph'thah sent messengers 
unto the king of the children of Am'- 
mon, saying, >¥hat hast thou to do 
with me, that thou art come against 
me to fight in my land ? 

1 3 And the king of the children of 
Am'mon answered unto the messen- 
gers of Jeph'thah, Because is'ra-el 
^took away my land, when they came 
up out of E'gypt, from Ar'non even 
unto ' Jab'b6k,and unto Jor'dan : now 
therefore restore those lands again 
peaceably. 

14 And Jeph'thah sent messengers 
again unto the king of the children 
of Am'mon : 

1 5 And said unto him. Thus saith 
Jeph'thah, •'is'ra-el took not away the 
land of Mo'ab, nor the land of the chil- 
dren of Am'mon ; 



J'ephthah''s fruitless embassy. JUDGES, 11. 



His rash vow. 



16 But when Is'ra-el came up from 
E'gypt, and '^walked through the wil- 
derness unto the Red sea, and came 
'to Ka'desh; 

17 Then "'is'ra-el_ sent messengers 
unto the kmg of E'dom, saying, Let 
me, I pray thee, pass through tiiy 
land : but the king of E'dom would 
not hearken thereto. And in like 
manner they sent unto the king of 
Mo'ab : huih.Qwovldin.otcojisent: and 
l§'ra-el "abode in Ka'desh. 

18 Then they \¥ent along through 
the wilderness, and "compassed the 
land of E'dom, and the land of Mo'ab, 
and ^pame by the east side of the land 
of Mo'ab, andpitched on the other side 
of Ar'non, but came not within the 
border of Mo'ab : for Ar'non was the 
border of Mo'ab. 

1 9 And '''l§'ra-el sent messengers unto 
Si'hdn king of thelni'dr-ites, the king 
of Ilesh'bon; and l§'ra-el said unto him, 
Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy 
land into my place. 

20 But Si'hon trusted not I§'ra-el to 
pass through his coast: but Si'hon 
gathered all_his people together, and 
pitched in Ja'haz, and fought against 
Is'ra-el. 

21 And the Lord God of is'ra-el de- 
livered Si'hon and all his people into 
the hand of l§'ra-el, and '"they smote 
them : so i§'ra-el possessed all the land 
of the Am'or-ites, the inhabitants of 
that country. 

22 And they possessed all the coasts 
of the Am'or-ites, from Ar'non even 
unto Jab'bok, and from the wilder- 
ness even unto Jor'dan. 

23 So now the Lord God of is'ra-el 
hath dispossessed the AmJor-ites from 
before his people is'ra-el, and should- 
est thou possess it ? 

24 Wilt not thou possess that which 
Che'm.osh thy god giveth thee to pos- 
sess ? So whomsoever the 'Lord our 
God shall drive out from before us, 
them will we possess. 

25 And now art thou any thing bet- 
ter than "Ba'lak the son of Zip'por, 
king of Mo'ab? did he ever strive 
against ts'ra-el, or did he ever fight 
against tliem, 

26 While l§'ra-el dwelt in Hesh'bon 
and her towns, and in 'Ar'o-gr and her 
towns, and in all the cities that be 
along by the coasts of Ar'non, three 
hundred years ? why therefore did ye 
not recover them within that time ? 

f 27 Wherefore I have not sinned 



B. C. 1143. 



CHAP. 11. 

k Num. 
14, 25 
Deut.l.iO 
Josh. 5, 6 

( Num. 
13, 26 
Num.20,1 
Deut.1,46 

m Num. 

20. 14 

n Num.20,1 
o Num. 21,4 

Deut. 2, 

1-8 
p Num. 

21, 11 

q Deut.3,26 

r Num. 
21, 24 
Deut. 2, 
33, 84 

s Num. 
21, 29 
1 Ki. 11, 7 
Jer. 48, 7 

t Ex. 23, 
28,31 
Ex. 34, 11 
Num. 33, 
50, 54 
Deut. 7, 
16,24 
Deut. 9, 
3,0 
Deut. 
18, 12 
Josh. 3,10 
Josh. 13,6 
Josh. 24, 
11, 13 
2Chr.7,20 
2Chr.20,7 
Ps. 44, 2,3 
Actsl3,19 

u Num. 
22,2 
Josh. 24,9 

V Deut.2,36 
it;Gen.l8,25 
X ch. 3, 10 

V Gen.28,20 
1 Sam. 

I, 11 

5 tliat 
which 
comcth 
forth, 
which 
sJmll 
come 
forth. 

z Lev. 27, 2 
1 Sam. 
1,11 

6 Or, or 1 
will offer 
it, etc. 
Lev. 27, 

II, 12 
Ps. 66, 13 

a Ezek. 
27,17 

7 Or, Abel, 
b ch. 10, 17 
c Ex. 15, 20 

1 Sam. 
18, 6 

Ps. 68, 25 
Jer. 31, 4 

8 of him- 
self, or, 
he had not 
of his 
own 
either 
son or 
daughter. 

d Gen.37,29 
e Eccl. 5, 2 
/Ps. 15,4 

Eccl. 5, 

4 5 
g Num.30,2 
h 2 Sam. 

18, 19 

9 go and go 
doxvn. 

266 ' 



against thee, but thou doest me 
wrong to war against me : the Lord 
"the Judge be judge this day betv/een 
the children of l§'ra-el and the chil- 
dren of Am'mon. J. 1 Sam. 2. 3., 

28 Howbeit the king of the children 
of Am'mdn hearkened not unto the 
words of Jeph'thah which he sent 
him. 

29 'irThen ^the Spirit of the Lord 
came upon Jeph'thah, and he passed 
over Gil'e-ad, and Ma-nas'seh, and 
pa^ssed over Miz'peh of Gil'e-ad, and 
from Miz'peh of Gil'e-ad he passed 
over unto the children of Am'mon. 

30 And Jeph'thah ^vowed a vow^ un- 
to the Lord, and said, If thou shalt 
without fail deliver the children of 
Am'mon into mine hands, 

3 1 Then it shall be, that Whatso- 
ever Cometh forth of the doors of my 
house to meet me, when I return in 
peace from the children of Am'mon, 
-shall surely be the Lord's, ''and I 
will offer it up for a burnt offering. 

32 *liSo Jeph'thah passed over unto 
the children of Am'mon to fight 
against them ; a,nd the Lord de- 
livered them into his hands. 

33 And he smote them from Ar'6-gr, 
even till thou come "to Mm'nith, even 
twenty cities, and unto ^the plain of 
the vineyards, with a very great 
slaughter. Thus the children of Am'- 
mon were subdued before the chil- 
dren of i§'ra-el. 

31 llAiid Jeph'thah came *to Miz'peh 
unto his house, and, behold, "^his 
daughter came out to meet him with 
timbrels and with dances : and she 
was his only child ; ''beside her he had 
neither son nor daughter. 

35 And it came to pass, when he 
saw her, tha,t he ''rent his clothes, 
and said, Alas, my daughter! thou 
hast brought me very low, and thou 
art one of them that trouble me : for 
I 'have opened my mouth unto the 
Lord, and -^I cannot go back. 

36 And she said unto him. My fa- 
ther, if thou hast opened thy mouth 
unto the Lord, do ^to me according 
to that which hath proceeded out of 
thy mouth ; forasmuch as the '^Lord 
hath taken vengeance for thee of 
thine enemies, even of the children 
of Am'mon. 

37 And she said unto her father, 
Let this thing be done for me : let me 
alone two months, that I may ^go up 
and down upon the mountains, and 



The JEphraimites smitten. JUDGES, 1 2, 13. 



Death of J'ephthah. 



bewail 'my virginity, I and my fel- 
lows. 

38 And he said, Go. And he sent 
her away for two months : and she 
went with her companions, and be- 
wailed her virginity upon the moun- 
tains. 

39 And it came to pass at the end 
of two months, that she returned 
unto her father, who •'did with her 
accordi7ig to his vow which he had 
vowed : and she knew no man. And 
it was a ^"custom in l§'fa-el, 

40 That the daughters of I§'ra-el 
Y^ent "yearly to ''^lament the daugh- 
ter of Jeph'thah the Gire-ad-ite four 
days in a year. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 The EphraimUes quarrelling ivith Jephthah, and 
discer?ied by the word Shibboleth, are slain by the 
Gileadites. 7 JephthaKs death. 

AND ''the men of E'phra-im 'gath- 
ered themselves together, and 
went northward, and said unto Jeph'- 
thah, Wherefore passedst thou over 
to fight against the children of Am'- 
m5n, and didst not call us to go with 
thee ? we will bum thine house upon 
thee with fire. 

2 And Jeph'thah said unto them, I 
and my people were at great strife 
with the children of Am'mon ; and 
when I called you, ye delivered me 
not out of their hands. 

3 And when I saw that ye delivered 
me not, I *put my life in my hands, 
and passed over against the children 
of Am'mon, and the Lord delivered 
them into my hand : wherefore then 
are ye come up unto me this day, 
to fight against me ? 

4 Then Jeph'thah gathered together 
all the men of Gire-ad, and fought 
with E'phra-im : and the m.en of Gil'- 
e-ad smote E'phra-im, because they 
said, Ye Gil'e-ad-ites are ''fugitives of 
E'phra-im among the E'phra-im-ites, 
and among the Ma-nas'sites. 

5 And the Gil'e-ad-ites took '^the pas- 
sages of Jor'dan before the E'phra- 
hn-Ites: and it was so, that when 
those E'phra-im-ites which were es- 
caped said, Let me go over ; that the 
men of Gfl'e-ad saiduntohim.^r^^thou 
an E'phra-im-ite ? If he said. Nay ; 

6 Then said they unto him, Say now 
^Shib'bo-ieth : and he said Sib'bo-leth : 
for he could not frame to pronounce 
it right. Then they took him, and slew 
him at the passages of Jor'dan : and 
there fell at that time of the E'phra- 
im-ites forty and two thousand. 



B. C. 1143. 



CHAP. 11. 
i Gen. 

30, 23 

Lu. 1, 25 
j 1 Sam. 

1,22 

10 Or, ord;i- 
nance. 

11 from 
year to 
year, 

12 Or, to 
talkvAtJi. 



CHAP. 12. 

a ch. 8, 1 

1 ^vere 
called. 

b 1 Sam. 
19,5 
i Sam. 
28,21 
Job 13, li 
Ps. 119, 
109 

c 1 Sam. 
25, 10 
Ps. 78, 9 

d Josh. 
22, 11 
ch. 3, 28 
ch. 7, 24 
Which 
signifieth 
A bur- 
den, or, 
Ear of 
corn, or, 
Stream, 
Ps. 69, 2 
He seems 
to have 
been only 
a civil 
Judge to 
do justice 
in North 
east 
Israel. 
A ci\il 
Judge in 
North 
east 
Israel. 
A civil 
Judge 
also in 
North 
east 
Israel. 

6 sons^ 
sons. 

e ch. 5, 10 
ch. 10, 4 

/cli. 3, 13 
ch. 5, 14 



B. C. 1161. 
CHAP. 13. 

1 added to 
conwiit, 
etc. 

ch. 2, 11 
ch. 3, 7 
ch. 4, 1 
ch. 6, 1 
ch. 10, 6 

2 This 
seems a 
partial 
captiv- 
ity. 

a 1 Sam. 

12,9 
5 Josh. 

19,41 
c ch. 6, 12 

Lu. 1, 11, 

13, 28, 31 
d Num. 6, 

2,3 

Lu. 1, 15 
e Num. 6, 6 

1 Sam. 

1,11 
/I Sam. 7, 



267 



TAnd Jeph'thah judged i§'ra-el six 
years. Then died Jeph'thah the Gil'- 
e-ad-ite, and was bmied in one of the 
cities of Gil'e-ad. 

8 IFAnd after him ^ib'zan of Beth'- 
le-hem judged l§'ra-el. 

9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty 
daughters, whom he sent abroad, 
and took in thirty daughters from 
abroad for liis sons. And he judged 
Is'ra-el seven years. 

10 Then died Ib'zan, and was buried 
at Beth'-le-hem. 

11 II And after him^E'lon, a Zeb'u- 
lon-ite, judged l§'ra-el ; and he judged 
is'ra-el ten years. 

12 And Elon the Zeb'u-lon-ite died,* 
and was buried in Aij'a-lon in the 
country of Zeb'u-liin. 

1 3 "TAnd after him ^Ab'don the son of 
Hillel, aPir'a-thon-ite, judgedl§'ra-el. 

14 And he had forty sons and thirty 
•^neijliews, that 'rode on threescora 
and ten ass colts: and he judged 
i§'ra-el eight years. 

1 5 And Ab'don the son of Hillel the 
Pir'a-thon-ite died, and was buried in 
Pir'a-thon in the land of E'phra-im, 
■^in the mount of the Am'a-lek-ites. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Israel serves the Philistines forty years. 2 An 
angel appears to ManoaKs wife. 8 The angel ap- 
pears to Manoah. 15 JIanoah's sacrifice. 24 Sam- 
S071 born. 

AND the children of l§'ra-el 'did 
evil again in the sight of the 
Lord ; '^and the Lord delivered them 
''into the hand of the Phi-lis'tineg 
forty years. 

2 TAnd there wafe a certain man of 
''Zd'rah, of the family of the Dan'ites, 
•whose name id as Ma-no'ah ; and liis 
wife teas ban^en, and bare not. 

3 And the ^angel of the YjOrd ap- 
peared unto the woman, and said un- 
to her. Behold noAV, thou art barren, 
and bearest not : but thou shalt con- 
ceive, and bear a son. 

4 Now therefore bew^are, I pray thee, 
and "'drink not wine nor strong drink, 
and eat not any unclean thing : 

5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and 
bear a son ; and no 'razor shall come 
on his head : for the child shall be a 
Naz'a-rite unto God from the womb -. 
and he shall -HDCgin to deliver l§'ra-el 
out of the liand of the Phi-lis'tine§. 

6 HThen the woman came and told 
her husband, saying, ^A man of God 
came unto me, and -^his countenance 

13 2 Sam. 8, 1 1 Chr. 18, 1 g Deut. 33, 1 1 Sam. 
2,27 ISam. 9, 6 IKl. 17,24 ft Mat. 28,3 Lu, 
9,29 Acts 6, 15 



Manoah iyitreateth the Lord. JUDGES, 14, 



Samson is born. 



was like the countenance of an angel 
of God, very terrible: but I asked 
him not whence he was, neither told 
he me his name : 

7 But he said unto me. Behold, thou 
shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and 
now drink no wine nor strong drink, 
neither eat any unclean thing: for 
the child shall be aNaz'a-rite to God 
from the womb to the day of his 
death. 

8 HThen Ma-n5'ah intreated the 
Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the 
man of God which thou didst send 
come again unto us, and teach us 
what we shall do unto the child that 
shall be born. 

9 And God hearkened to the voice 
of Ma-no'ah ; and the angel of God 
came again unto the woman as she 
sat in the field : but Ma-n5'ah her hus- 
band VKis not with her. 

10 And the woman made haste, and 
ran, and shewed her husband, and 
said unto him, Behold, the man hath 
appeared unto me, that came unto 
me the other day. 

11 And Ma-n5'ah arose, and went 
after his wife, and came to the man, 
and said unto him. Art thou the man 
that spakest unto the woman ? And 
he said, I am. 

12 And Ma-no'ah said. Now let thy 
words come to pass. ^How shall we 
order the child, and '^hovj shall we do 
unto him ? 

1 3 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto Ma-no'ah, Of all that I said unto 
the woman let her beware. 

14 She may not eat of any thing 
that Cometh of the vine, neither let 
her drink wine or strong drink, nor 
eat any unclean thing: all that I 
commanded her let her observe. 

1 5 II And Ma-no'ah said unto the an- 
gel of the Lord, I pray thee, let *us 
detain thee, until we shall have made 
ready a kid ^for thee. 

1 G And the angel of the Lord said 
unto Ma-no'ah, Though thou detain 
me, I will not eat of thy bread : and 
if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, 
thou must offer it unto the Lord. 
For Ma-no'ah knew not that he was 
an angel of the Lord. 

1 7 And Ma-n5'ah said unto the angel 
of the Lord, What is thy name, that 
when thy sayings come to pass we 
may do thee honour ? 

18 And the angel of the Lord 
said unto him, ^ Why askest thou 



B. C. 1161. 



CHAP. 13. 

3 Wlmt 
shall be 

t he man- 
ner of the, 
etc. 

4 What 
shall be 
his 'work? 
or, what 
shall he 
dol 

i Gen. 18, 5 
ch. 6, 18 

5 before 
thee. 

j Gen.32,29 

6 Or. won- 
derful, 
Isa. 9, 6 

k ch. 6, 
19,20 

I Lev. 9, 24 
1 Chr. 
21,16 
Ezek.1,28 
Mat. 17, 6 

?n ch. 6, 22 

7i,Gen.32,30 
Ex. 33, 20 
Deut.5,26 
ch. 6, 22 

Ps. 25, 14 

7 That is, 
Serving 
like the 
sun. 
Heb. 
11,32 

p 1 Sam. 
3, 19 
Lu. 1. 80 

q ch. 3, 10 
1 Sam, 
11. 6 
Mat. 4, 1 

8 Mahaneh- 
dan. 

r Josh. 
15,33 



my name, seeing it is 



B. C. 1141. 

CHAP. 14. 

a Gen.38,13 
Josh. 
15,10 

b Gen. 34,2 

c Gen.21.21 

d Gen. 24, 
3,4 

e Ex. 34, ] 6 
Deut. 7, 3 

1 she is 
right in 
mine eyes. 

/Josh. 
11, 20 
2 Chr. 
10, 15 

268 



thus after 
^secret ? 

19 So Ma-n5'ah took a kid with a 
meat offering, *and offered it upon a 
rock unto the Lord -. and the a^igel 
did wonderously ; and Ma-no'ah and 
his wife looked on. 

20 For it came to pass, when the 
flame went up toward heaven from 
oft" the altar, that the angel of the 
Lord ascended in the aflame of the 
altar. And Ma-n5'ah and his wife 
looked on it, and 'fell on their faces to 
the ground. 

21 But the angel of the Lord did no 
more appear to Ma-no'ah and to his 
wife. *"! hen Ma-no'ah knew that he 
10 as an angel of the Lord. 

22 AndMa-nd'ah said unto his wife, 
AVe shall surely die, because we have 
seen God. 

23 But his wife said unto him. If the 
Lord were pleased to kill us, he would 
not have received a burnt offering 
and a meat offering at our hands, 
neither would he have shewed '^s all 
these things, nor would as at this 
time have toldus such things as these, 

24 *il And the woman bare a son, and 
called his name 'Sam'son : and the 
'child grew, and the Lord blessed 
him. 

25 And ''the Spirit of the Lord began 
to move him at times in ^'the cam]3 of 
Dan between 'Zo'rah and Esh'ta-ol. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 Samson desires a wije oj the Philistines : 6 he kills 
a lion: 10 his marriage feast : 12 his riddle: Id he 
slays thirtf/ Philistines. 

AND Sam'sonwent down to "Tlm'- 
nath, and *saw a woman in 
Tim'nath of the daughters of the 
Phi-lis'tme§. 

2 And he came up, and told his fa- 
ther and his mother, and said, I have 
seen a woman in Tim'nath of the 
daughters of the Phi-lis'tine§ : now 
therefore ''get her for me to wife. 

3 Then his father and his mother 
said unto him, Is there never a woman 
among the daughters of thy "^breth- 
ren, or among all my people, that thou 
goest to take a wife of the amcircum- 
cised Phi-lis'tines ? And Sam'son said 
unto his father, Get her for me ; for 
'she pleaseth me well. 

4 But his father and his mother 
knew not that it -^vjas of the Lord, 
that he sought an occasion against the 
PhMis'tine§ : for at that time the Phi- 
lis'tine^ had dominion over I§'ra-el. 

5 Then went Sam'son down, and his 



Samson's riddle. 



JUDGES, 15. 



He is denied his loife. 



father and his mother, to Tim'nath, 
and came to the vuieyards of Tim'- 
nath: and, behold, a young hon 
roared ^against him, 

6 And ^the Spirit of the Lord came 
miglitily upon him, and he rent him 
as he would have rent a kid, and he 
had nothing in his hand : but he told 
not his father or his mother Vvdiat he 
had done. 

7 And he went down, and talked 
vfith the woman; and she pleased 
Sam'son well. 

8 HAnd after a time he returned to 
take her, and he turned aside to see 
the carcase of the lion : and, behold, 
there teas a swarm of bees and honey 
in the carcase of the lion. 

9 And he took thereof in his hands, 
and went on eating, and came to his 
father and mother, and he gave 
them, and they did eat : but he told 
not them that he had taken the 
honey out of the carcase of the lion. 

10 ifSo his father went down unto 
the woman : and Sam'son made there 
a feast ; for so used the young men 
to do. 

1 1 And it came to pass, when they 
saw him, that they brought thirty 
companions to be with him. 

1 2 And Sam'son said unto them, I 
will now ^put forth a riddle unto 
you: if ye can certainly declare it 
me Hvithin the seven days of the 
feast, and find it out, then I will give 
you thirty ^sheets and thirty change 
•'of garments : 

1 3 But if ye cannot declare it me, 
then shall ye give me thirty sheets 
and thirty change of garments. And 
they said unto him. Put forth thy 
riddle, that we may hear it, 

1 4 And he said unto them, Out of 
the eater came forth meat, and out 
of the strong came forth sweetness. 
And they could not in three days 
expound the riddle. 

1 5 And it came to pass on the sev- 
enth day, that they said unto Sam'- 
son's wife, -^Entice thy husband, that 
he may declare unto us the riddle, 
^lest we burn thee and thy father's 
house with fire: have ye called us 
*to take that we have ? is it not so f 

1 6 And Sam'son's wife wept before 
him, and said, '"Thou dost but hate 
me, and lovest me not : thou hast put 
forth a riddle unto the children of 
my people, and hast not told it me. 
And he said unto her, Behold, I have 



B. C. 1141. 



CHAP. 14. 

2 in meet- 
ing him.. 

g ch. 3, 10 
ch. 13, 25 

1 Sam. 
11,6 

h 1 Ki. 10, 1 

Ezek.17,2 
Lu. 14, 7 

i Gen.29,27 

3 Or,shirts. 

j Gen.45,22 

2 Ki. 5, 22 

h ch. 16, 5 
I ch, 15, 6 

4 to possess 
us, or, to 
imporier- 
ish us '} 

m ch. 16, 15 

5 Or, the 
rest of f Tie 
seven 
days, etc. 

n ch. 3, 10 
ch. 13, 25 

6 Or, 

apparel. 

ch. 15, 2 
p John 3, 29 



B. C. 1140. 

CHAP. 15. 

a Gen.38,17 
1 Sam. 
16,20 
Lu. 15, 29 

b ch. 14, 20 

1 let her be 

thine. 

2 Or, Noiv 
shall I be 
blameless 
from, the 
Philis- 
tines, 
though, 
etc. 

3 Or. Jack- 
als, which 
were in 
great 
numbers 
in some 
parts of 
Palestine. 
Song 2, 15 
Ezek.13,4 

4 Or, 
torches. 

269 



not told it my father nor my mother, 
and shall I tell it thee ? 

1 7 And she wept before him ^the 
seven days, while their feast lasted : 
and it came to pass on the seventh 
day, that he told her, because she 
lay soi'e upon him : and she told the 
riddle to the children of her people. 

1 8 And the men of the city said 
unto him on the seventh day before 
the sun went down. What is sweeter 
than honey? and what is stronger 
than a lion ? And he said unto them. 
If ye had not plowed with my heifer, 
ye had not found out my riddle. 

1 9 And "the Spirit of the Lord came 
upon him, and he went down to Ash'- 
ke-lon, and slew thirty men of them, 
and took their "spoil, and gave change 
of garments unto them which ex- 
pounded the riddle. And his anger 
was kindled, and he went up to his 
father's house, 

20 But Sam'son's wif e was "given to 
his companion, whom he had used 
as his ^friend, 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Samson is denied his wife: 3 he burns th e PkiliS' 
tines' corn: 9 he is hound by the men of Judah, 
and delivered to the Philistines: 14 he kills them, 
loith a jawbone. 

BUT it came to pass within a 
while after, in the time of wheat 
harvest, that Sampson visited his wife 
with "a, kid ; and he said, I will go in 
to my wife into the chamber. But 
her father would not suffer him to 
go in. 

2 And her father said, I verily 
thought that thou hadst utterly 
hated *her ; therefore I gave her to 
thy companion : is not her younger 
sister fairer than she? ^take her, I 
pray thee, instead of her. 

3 IFAnd Sam'son said concerning 
them, ^Now shall I be more blame- 
less than the Phi-lis'tine§, though I 
do them a displeasure, 

4 And Sam'son went and caught 
three hundred ^foxes, and took *fire- 
brands, and turned tail to tail, and 
put a firebrand in the midst between 
two tails. 

5 And when he had set the brands 
on fire, he let thmn go into the stand- 
ing corn of thePhi-lis'tine§,and burnt 
up both the shocks, and also the 
standing corn, with the vineyards 
and olives. 

6 Then the PhMis'tines said, Who 
hath done this ? And they answered, 
Sam'son, the son in law of the Tim.'- 



Hhcploits of SaiJison. 



JUDGES, 16. 



Delilah eyiticeth him. 



nite, because he had taken his wife, 
and given her to his companion. 
''And the Phi-lis'tine§ came up, and 
burnt her and her father with lire. 

7 ^And Sam'son said unto them, 
Though ye have done this, yet will 
I be avenged of you, and after that I 
will cease. 

8 And he smote them ^hip and thigh 
with a great slaughter : and he went 
down and dwelt in the top of the 
rock '^E'tam. 

9 TiThen the Phi-lis'tine§ went up. 
and pitched in Jii'dah, and spread 
themselves in Le'hi. 

10 And the men of Jii'dah said, Why 
are ye come up against us ? And they 
answered, To bind Sam'son are we 
come up, to do to him as he hath 
done to us. 

11 Then three thousand men. of 
Jii'dah Vent to the top of the rock 
E'tam, and said to Sam'son, Knowest 
thou not that the Phi-lis'tmes are 
^ralers over us ? what is this that t\io\x 
hast done unto us ? And he said unto 
them, As they did unto me, so have 
I done unto them. 

12 And they said unto him, We are 
come do^vn to bind thee, that we may 
deliver thee into the hand of the 
Phi-iis'tme§. And Sam'son said unto 
them, Swea.r unto me, that ye will 
not fall upon me yourselves. 

13 And they spake unto hhn, say- 
ing, ISTo ; but we will bind thee fast, 
and deliver thee into their hand : but 
surely we will not kill thee„ And 
they bound him. with two new cords, 
and brought him up from the rock. 

14 %A7id when he came unto Le'hi, 
the Phi-lis'tine§ shouted against him : 
and the Spirit of the Lord came 
mightily upon him, and the cords 
that were upon his arms became as 
flax that was burnt with fire, and his 
bands "'loosed from off his hands. 

15 And he found a ®new jawbone of 
an ass, and put forth his hand, and 
took it, and slew -^a thousand men 
therev/ith. 

1 6 And Sam'son said, With the jaw- 
bone of an ass, ''heaps upon heaps, 
with the jaw of an ass have I slain a 
thousand men. 

1 7 And it came to pass, when he had 
made an end of speaking, that he 
cast away the jawbone out of his 
hand, and called that place ' "Ra'math- 
le'hl. 

IS IF And he was sore athirst, and 



B. C. 1140 



CHAP. 15. 
c ch. 14, 15 

5 That is, 
ivitli 

great con- 
jusion. 

d 1 Chr. 4, 8 
2Chr.ll,6 

6 went 
doivn. 

e Lev.26,25 
Deut. 28, 
43, 44 
ch. 2, 
13,14 
ch. 14, i 
Neh. 9, 
26,27 
Ps. 78. 
58-62 
Ps. 106, 
40, 41, 42 
Lam. 1, 5 

7 were 
melted. 

8 moist. 
/'Josh. 

23, 10 

9 an heap, 
tivo 
Jieafis. 

10 That is. 
The lift- 
ing up of 
the jaiv- 
bone, or, 
casting 
away of 
thejaiv- 
bone. 

q Ps. 3, 7 

11 Lchl, the 
name of 
the place. 

h Gen.45,27 
Isa. 40, 29 

12 That is, 
The well 
of him 
that 

called, or, 
cried. 
Ps. 34, 6 

i ch. 13, 1 

13 He 
seems to 
have 
judged 
South 
west Is- 
rael dur- 
ing 

twenty 
j^ears of 
their 
servitude 
of the 
Philis- 
tines. 



B. C. 1120. 

CHAP. 16. 

1 a woman 
an harlot. 

a 1 Sam. 
23,26 
Ps. 118, 
10, 11, 12 
Acts 9, 24 

2 silent. 

3 with the 
hnr. 

4 Or, by the 
brook. 

b ch. 14, 15 
Pro. 2, 16, 
17, 18, 19 
Pro. 5, 3 
Pro. 6, 24, 
25. 26 
Pro. 7, 21 

5 Or, 
humble. 

6 moist. 

7 one. 

c Pra 6, 26 

270 



called on the Lord, and said. Thou 
^hast given this great deliverance 
into the hand of thy servant: and 
now shall I die for thirst, aiid fall 
into the hand of the uncircumcised ? 

19 But God clave an hollow place 
that ivas in^^the jaw, and there came 
water thereout; and when he had 
drunk, %is spirit came again, and he 
revived : wherefore he called the 
name thereof ^^En-hak'ko-re, which 
is in Le'hi unto this day. 

20 And he judged i§'ra-el in the day s 
of the Phi-lis'tin-^§ ^ ^twenty years. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Samson carries away the gates of Gaza. 4 Delilah., 
corrupted by the Pliilislines, entices him : 15 he is 
overcome : 21 the Philistines take him, and put out 
his eyes : 23 their feast to Dagon. 26 His death. 

THEN went Sam'son to Ga'za, and 
saw there 'an harlot, and went 
in unto her. 

2 And it was told the Ga'zites, say- 
ing, Sam'soniscomehither. And they 
''compassed him in, and laid wait for 
him all night in the gate of the city, 
and were ^quiet all the night, saying, 
In the morning, when it is day, we 
shall kill him. 

3 And Sam'son lay till midnight, and 
arose at midm'ght, and took the doors 
of the gate of the city, and the two 
posts, and went away with them, 
^bar and all, and put them, upon his 
shoulders, and carried them iip to the 
top of an hill that is before He'bron. 

4 tAnd it came to pass afterward, 
that he loved a woman *in the valley 
of So'rek, whose name was De-lilah. 

5 And the lords of the Phi-lis'tine§ 
came up unto her, and said unto her, 
^Entice him, and see vfherein his 
I great strength lieth, and by vv^hat 
means \s'q may prevail against him, 
that we may bind him to ^afflict him : 
and we will give thee every one of 
us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 

6 And De-li'lah said to Sam'son, Tell 
me, I pray thee, wherein thy great 
strength Ueth, and wherewith thou 
mightest be bound to afflict thee. 

7 And Sam'son said unto her. If they 
bind me with seven ^green withs that 
were never dned, then shall I be 
weak, and be as '^another man. 

8 Then the lords of the Phi-lis'tmes 
brought up to her seven green withs 
which had not been dried, and she 
'^bound him with them. 

9 Now there were men lying in wait, 
abiding with her in the chamber. 
And she said unto him, The Phi-lis'- 



Delilah overcometh Samson. JUDG-ES, 16. 



His eyes put out. 



tine§ be upon thee, Sam'son. And he 
brake the withs, as a thread of tow is 
broken when it ®toucheth the fire. 
'^So his strength was not known. 

10 And De-iflah said unto Sam'son, 
Behold, thou hast mocked me, and 
told me lies : now tell me, I pray thee, 
wherewith thou mightest be bound. 

1 1 And he said imto her, If they 
bind me fast with new ropes ^that 
never were occupied, then shall I be 
weak, and be as another man. 

12 De-lilah therefore- took new 
ropes, and bound 'him therewith, and 
said unto him. The Phi-lis'tineg be 
upon thee, Sam'son. And there ioe7'e 
liers in wait abidmg in the chamber. 
And he brake them from off his arms 
like a thread. 

13 And De-lilah said unto Sam'son, 
Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and 
told me lies : tell me wherewith thou 
mightest be bound. And he said 
unto her, If thou weavest the seven 
locks of my head with the web. 

14 And she fastened it with the pin, 
and said unto him. The Phi-lis'tine§ 
be upon thee, Sam'son. And he 
awaked out of his sleep, and w^ent 
away with the pin of the bea.m, and 
with the web. 

15 ^And she said unto him. How 
•''canst thou say, I love thee, when 
thine heart is not with me ? thou hast 
mocked me these three times, and 
hast not told me wherein thy great 
strength lieth. 

1 6 And it came to pass, Avhen she 
pressed him daily with her words, 
and urged him, so that his soul was 
^ Vexed unto death ; 

17 That he ^told her all his heart, 
and said unto her, '^There hath not 
come a razor upon mine head ; for I 
have been a Naz'a-rite unto God from 
my mother's womb : if I be shaven, 
then my strength will go from me, 
and I shall become vv^eak, and be like 
any other man. 

18 And when De-li'lah saw that he 
had told her all his heart, she sent and 
called for the lords of the Phi-lis 'tines, 
saying. Come up this once, for he hath 
shewed me all his heart. Then the 
lords of the Phi-lis'tme§ came up un 
to her, and brought money in their 
hand. 

19 And 'she made hun sleep upon 
her knees ; and she called for a man, 
and she caused him to shave off the 
seven locks of his head ; and she be- 



B. C. 1120. 



CHAP. 16. 

8 smelleth. 
(2 John 5,14 

9 where- 
with 
work 
hath not 
been done. 

e Pro. 7, 22 

/cli.U, 16 

10 short- 
ened. 

g lChr.28,9 
2Chr.l5,2 
Pro. 18, 2 
Mic. 7, 5 

7i Num. 6, 5 
ch. 13, 5 

i Pro. 5, 3.4 
Pro. 7, 21 
Eccl. 7, 
25,26 

j Num. 14, 
9, 42, 43 
Josh. 7,12 
1 Sam. 
16,14 
1 Sam. 
18,12 
1 Sam.28, 
15,16 
2Chr.l5,2 
Ps. 33, 16 
Pro.22,14 
Jer. 9, 
23, 24 
Hos. 9, 12 

11 bored 
out. 

Ps. 74, 20 
Pro. 12.10 

12 Or. as 

when lie 

^uas 

shaven. 

13 Signifies 
A fish. 

k 1 Sam. 
31,9 

lChr.10,9 
Ps. 97, 7 
Ps. 115, 
3,8 

Ps. 135, 
15, 18 
Dan. 5, 
4,23 

1 Cor. 8, 4 
1 Cor. 10, 
19,20 

14 a7id who 
multi- 
plied our 
slain. 

I ch. 9, 27 

15 before 
them. 

mDeut.22,8 
Josh. 2, 6 

n Jer. 15,15 

16 Or. he 
leaned on 
them. 

17 my soul. 

271 



gan to afihct liim, and his strength 
went from him. 

20 And she said, The Phi-lis'tine§ be 
upon thee, Sam'son. And he awoke 
out of his sleep, and said, I will go 
out as at other tmies before, and shake 
myself. And he wist not that the 
Lord •'was departed from hhr±. 

21 But the Phi-lis 'tine§ took hhn, and 
"put out ills eyes, and brought him 
down to Ga'za, and bound him with 
fetters of brass ; and he did grind m 
the prison house. 

22 Howbeit the hair of his head be- 
gan to grow again ^^after he was 
shaven. 

23 Then the lords of the Phi-lis'tine§ 
gathered them together for to offer a 
great sacrificeunto^^Da'gontheirgod, 
and to rejoice : for they said, Our god 
hath delivered Sam'son om' enemy 
into our hand. 

24 And when the people sa.w him, 
they praised ^their god : for they said, 
Our god hath delivered into our 
hands our enemy, and the destroyer 
of our countr^^, ■''which slew many 
of us. 

25 And it came to pass, when their 
hearts were 'meriy, that they said, 
Call for Sam'son, that he may make 
us sport. And they called for Sam'- 
son out of the prison house ; and he 
made ^^them sport : and they set hun 
between the pillars. 

26 And Sam'son said unto the lad 
that held him by the hand. Suffer me 
that I may feel the pillars whereupon 
the house standeth, that I may lean 
upon them. 

27 Now the house was full of men 
and women ; and all the lords of the 
Phi-lis'tmes ioe7'e there; and there 
'mere upon the '"roof about three thou- 
sand men and women, that beheld 
while Sam'son made sj^ort. 

28 And Sam'son called unto the 
Lord, and said, O Lord God, '*re- 
member me^I pray thee.and strength- 
en me, I pray thee, only this once, O 
God, that I may be at once avenged 
of the Phi-lis'tines for my two eyes. 

29 And Sam'son took hold of the two 
middle pillars upon which the house 
stood, and ^^on which it was borne up, 
of the one with his right hand, and 
of the other with his left. 

30 And Sam'son said, Let ^''me die 
with the Plii-lis'tine§. And he bowed 
himself with all h is might ; and the 
house fell upon the lords, and upon 



MicaKs idolatry. 



JUDGES, IT, 18. 



B. C. 1120. 



CHAP. 16. 
ch. 13, 25 



all the people that loere therein. So 
the dead which he slew at his death 
were more than they which he slew 
in his life. 

31 Then his brethren and all the 
house of his father came down, and 
took him, and brought him up, and 
"buried him between Zo'rah and Esh'- 
ta-ol in the buryingplace of Ma-no'ah! chap, i 
his father. And he judged l§'ra-el 
twenty years. 

CHAPTER IT. 

1 Micah restores the stolen money to his viother ; 
3 she makes images: 5 Micah' s idolatry; 1 he 
hires a Levite to be his priest. 

AND there w^as a man of mount 
E'phra-im, whose name was Mf- 
cah. 

2 And he said unto his mother, The 
eleven hundred shekels of silver that 
were taken from thee, about which 
thou cursedst, and spakest of also in 
mine ears, behold, the silver is with 
me ; I took it. And his mother said, 
"Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son. 

3 And when he had restored the 
eleven hundred shekels of silver to 
his mother, his mother said, I had 
wholly dedicated the silver unto the 
Lord from my hand for my son, to 
*make a graven image and a molten 
image : now therefore I will restore 
it unto thee. 

4 Yet he restored the money unto 
his mother ; and his mother <^took two 
liundred shekels of silver, and gave 
them to the founder, who made there 
of a graven image and a molten im 
age : and they were in the house of 
Mfcah. 

5 And the man Mi'cah had an house 
of gods, and made "^an ephod, and 
^teraphim, and 'consecrated one of 
his sons, w^ho became his priest. 

6 In -^those days there v:as no king 
in is'ra-el, shut every man did that 
v^hich was right in his own ej^es. 

T TAnd there was a young naan out 
^of Beth -le-hem-jii'dah of the family 
of Jii'dah, who loas a LeVite, and he 
sojourned there. 

8 And the man departed out of the 
city from Beth -le-hem-jii'dah to so- 
journ where he could find a place : 
and he came to mount E'phra-im to 
the house of Mi'cah, ^as he journeyed. 

9 And Mfcah said unto him, Whence 
comest thou ? And he said unto him, 
I am a Le'vite of Beth -le-hem-jii'- 
dah, and I go to sojourn where I may 
find a place. 

10 And Mfcah said unto hhn. Dwell 



B. C. 1406. 



7. 



a Gen. 14,19 
Ruth 2,20 
Ruth 3,10 
2 Sam.2,5 

b Ex. 20, 
4, 23 
Lev. 19, 4 

c Isa. 46, 6 

a ch. 8, 27 

e Gen.31,19 
Hos. 3, 4 

1 filled the 
hand, 
Ex. 29, 9 
1 Ki.13,33 

/Deut.33,5 
ch. 18, 1 
ch. 19, 1 
ch. 21, 25 

g Deut.12,8 

h Josh. 
19,15 
ch. 19, 1 
Ruth 1, 
1,2 

Mic. 5, 2 
Mat. 2, 1, 
6,6 

2 in mak- 
ing his 
way. 

i ch. 18, 19 

j Gen. 45, 8 
Job 29, 16 

3 an order 
of gar- 
ments, or, 
a double 
suit, etc. 



CHAP. 18. 

a ch. 17, 6 
ch. 21, 25 

b Josh. 
19,47 

1 sons. 

c ch. 13, 25 

d Num. 
13, 17 
Josh. 2, 1 

e ch. 17, 1 

/ch. 17,10 

g 1 Ki. 22, 5 

Hos. 4, 12 

h ch. 17, 5 

i 1 Ki. 22, 6 

j Josh. 
19, 47 
called 
Leshem. 



2 possessor, 
or, heir of 
restraint. 

272 



The Danites'' expedition, 

with me, 'and be unto me a -father 
and a priest, and I will give thee ten 
shekels of silver by the year, and ^a 
suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So 
the Le'vite went in. 

1 1 And the Le'vite was content to 
dwell with the man ; and the young 
man was unto him as one of his 
sons. 

12 And Mfcah consecrated the Le' 
vite ; and the young man became his 
priest, and was in the house of Mfcah. 

13 Then said Mfcah, Now know I 
that the Lord will do me good, see- 
ing I have a Le'vite to my priest. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 The Danites seek out an inheritance : 27 they win 
Laish. 30 They set up idolatry. 

IN "those days there was no king in 
I§'ra-el: and in those days the 
*tribe of the Dan'Ites sought them 
an inheritance to dwell in ; for unto 
that day all their inheritance had not 
fallen unto them among the tribes of 
l§'ra-el. 

2 And the children of Dan sent of 
their family five men from their 
coasts, 'men of valour, from ''Zo'rah, 
andfromEsh'ta-ol,to'^spyouttheland, 
and to search it ; and they said unto 
them. Go, search the land : who when 
they came to mount E'phra-im, to the 
"^house of Mi'cah, they lodged there. 

3 When they were by the house of 
Mfcah, they knew the voice of the 
young man the Le'vite: and they 
turned in thither, and said unto him, 
Who brought thee hither ? and what 
niakest thou in this place f and what 
hast thou here ? 

4 And he said unto them. Thus and 
thus dealeth Mfcah with me, and 
hath -^hired me, and I am his priest. 

5 And they said unto him, ^Askcoun- 
sel, vv^e pray thee, ^of God, that we 
may know whether our way which 
we go shall be prosperous. 

6 And the priest said unto them. Go 
'in peace: before the Lord is your 
way wherein ye go. 

T "I Then the five men departed, and 
came to •'La'ish, and saw the people 
that were therein, how they dwelt 
careless, after the manner of the Zi- 
d5'ni-an§, quiet and secure ; and ther& 
loas no ^magistrate m the land, that 
might put them to shame in any 
thing; and they w>ere far from the 
Zi-d5'ni-an§,andhad no business with 
a7iy man. 

8 And they came unto their brethren 



The Danites take Micah^s gods J U DGES, 19. 



He lamenteth his loss. 



B. C. 1406. 



toZo'rahandEsh'ta-6i:andtheirbreth 
ren said unto them, What say ye ? 

9 And they said/ Arise, that we may 
go up against them : for we have see^i 
the land, and, behold, it is very good : 
and are 'ye still ? be not slothful to go, 
and to enter to possess the land. 

10 When ye go, ye shall come unto 
a people secure, and to a large land : 
for God hath givenit into your hands ; 
"a place where the?'e is no want of 
any thing that is in the earth. 

1 1 IF And there went from thence of 
the family of the Dan'ites, out of Zo'- 
rah and out of Esh'ta-ol, six hundred 
men ^appointed with weapons of war. 

1 2 And they went up, and pitched in 
'^Kir'jath- je'a-rim, in Jii'dah : where- 
fore they called that place ^Ma'ha- 
neh-dan' unto this day : behold, it is q Gen. si, 
behind Kir'jath-je'a-rim. 

1 3 And they passed thence unto 
mount E'phra-im, and came unto the 
house of Mi'cah. 

1 4 Then "answered the five men that 
went to spy out the country of La'ish, 
and said unto their brethren, Do ye 
know that there is in >'these houses 
an ephod, and teraphim, and a grav- 
en image, and a molten image ? now 
therefore consider what ye havetodo. 

1 5 And they turned thithei^ward, 
and came to the house of the young 
man the Le'vite, eve?i unto the house 
of Mi'cah, and ^saluted him. 

16 And the six hundred men ap- 
pointed with their weapons of w^ar, 
which were of the children of Dan, 
stood by the entering of the gate. 

17 And the five men that went to 
spy out the land went up, aiid came 
in thither, and took ?the graven im- 
age, and the ephod, and the teraphim, 
and the molten image : and the priest 
stood in the entering of the gate with 
the six hundred men that loere ap- 
pointed with weapons of w^ar, 

1 8 And these went into Mi'cah's 
house, and fetched the carved image, 
the ephod, and the teraphim, and the 
molten image. Then said the priest 
unto them, What do ye ? 

19 And they said, unto him. Hold 
thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy 
mouth, and go with us, 'and be to us 
a father and a priest : is it better for 
thee to be a priest unto the house of 
one man, or that thou be a priest unto 
a tribe and a family in I§'ra-el ? 

20 And the priest's heart was glad, chap.iq. 
and he took the ephod, and the tera- a ch. i7, q 

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CHAP. 18. 

k Num. 
13, 30 
Josh. 2, 
23,24 

/ lEi.22,3 

m Deut. 8, 9 

3 girded. 

n Josh. 
15.60 

4 That is, 
Cam.'p of 
Dan. 
ch. 13, 25 

1 Sam. 
14,28 

p ch. 17, 5 

5 aske.dhim 
of veace, 
Gen.43,27 
1 Sam. 
17,22 



19, 30 
ch.17,4,5 
Isa. 41, 29 
Mic. 5, 13 

r Job 21, 5 

Job 29, 9 
Job 40, 4 
Pro. 30,32 
Mic. 7, 16 

■s ch. 17, 10 

6 that thou 
art gath- 
ered to- 
gether 1 

7 bitter of 
soul, 
2 Sam. 
17,8 

8 gather thy 
soul and 
the soul of 
thy house- 
hold. 

t Deut. 
33,22 

u Josh. 
19,47 

V Gen.49,13 
Josh. 8,11 
ch. 10, 12 
ver. 7 
Isa. 23, 
4-12 
Ezek.27,8 

10 Num. 
13,21 
2 Sam. 
10,6 

X Josh. 
19,47 

y Gen.14.14 

ch. 20, i 
1 Ki. 12,29 
1 Ki.15,20 

z ch. 13, 1 
1 Sam.4,2 
Ps. 78, 60 

a Josh. 18,1 
1 Sam.4,1 



phim, and the graven image, and 
went in the midst of the people. 

21 So they turned and departed, and 
put the little ones and the cattle and 
the carriage before them. 

22 •l[yli>i(iwhenthey wereagoodway 
from the house of Mi'cah, the men 
that toere in the houses near to Mi'- 
cah's house were gathered together, 
and overtook the children of Dan. 

23 And they cried unto the children 
of Dan. And they turned their faces, 
and said unto Mi'cah, What aileth 
thee, ®that thou comest with such a 
company ? 

24 And he said. Ye have taken away 
my gods w^hich I made, and the priest, 
and ye are gone aw^ay: and what 
have I more ? and w^hat is this that 
ye say unto me, What aileth thee ? 

25 And the children of Dan said un- 
to him, Let not thy voice be heard 
among us, lest ^angry f eUows run up 
on thee, and ®thou lose thy life, witl* 
the lives of thy household. 

26 And the children of Dan went 
their way : and w^hen Mi'cah saw that 
they tjoei^e too strong for him, he 
turned and went back unto his house. 

27 And they took the thiiigs which 
M fcahhad made, and the priest which 
he had, and 'came unto Lalsh, unto a 
people that vaere at quiet and secure : 
"and they smote them with the edge of 
the sword, and burnt the citv ^^A\h. fire. 

28 And there was no deliverer, he- 
cauBQitioas far from 'Zf don, and they 
had no business with any man ; and 
it was in the valley that lieth '"by 
Beth-re'hob. And they built a city, 
and dwelt therein. 

29 And •'they called the name of the 
city Dan, ^after the name of Dan their 
father, who was born unto I§'ra-ei : 
how^beit the name of the city was 
La'ish at the first. 

30 And the children of Dan set up 
thegraven image: and J6n'a-than,the 
son of Ger'shom, the son of Ma-nas'- 
seh, he and his sons Avere priests to 
the tribe of Dan "until the day of the 
captivity of the land. 

31 And they set them up IMfcah's 
graven image, w^hich he made, "all 
the time that the house of God was 
in Shiloh. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 A Levite going to Beth-lehem to fetch Ms wife, 16 an 
old man entertains him at Gibeah : 22 the Gibeath- 
iles abuse his concubine to death. 29 His behaviour. 

ND it came to pass in those days, 
''when there wets no king in 



A^ 



A Levite goeth 



JUDGES, 19. 



to Beth-leheni. 



I§'ra-el, that there was a certain Le'- 
vite sojourning on the side of mount 
E'phra-im,who took to him 'a concu- 
bine out of 'Beth'-le-hem-jii'dah. 

2 And his concubine played the 
whore against him, and went away 
from him unto her father's house to 
Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah, and was there 
^four whole months. 

3 And her husband arose, and went 
after her, to speak ^friendly unto her, 
and to bring her again, having his 
servant with him, and a couple of 
asses : and she brought him into her 
father's house : and when the father 
of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced 
to meet him. 

4 And his father in law, the damsel's 
father, retained him ; and he abode 
with him three days : so they did eat 
and drink, and lodged there. 

5 And it came to pass on the fourth 
day, when they arose early in the 
morning, that he rose up to depart : 
and the damsel's father said unto his 
son in law, *Comf ort thine heart with 
a morsel of bread, and afterward go 
your way. 

6 And they sat down, and did eat 
and drink both of them together : for 
the damsel's father had said unto the 
man, Be content, I pray thee, and 
tarry all night, and let thine heart be 
merry. 

7 And when the man rose up to de- 
part, his father in law urged him : 
therefore he lodged there again. 

8 And he arose early in the morn- 
ing on the fifth day to depart : and the 
damsel's father said. Comfort thine 
heart, I pray thee. And they tarried 
^until afternoon, and they did eat 
both of them. 

9 And when the man rose up to de- 
part, he, and his concubine, and his 
servant, his father in law, the dam- 
sel's father, said unto him, Behold, 
now the day ^draweth toward even- 
ing, I pray you tarry all night : be- 
hold, ''the day groweth to an end, 
lodge here, that thine heart may be 
merry ; and to morrow get you early 
on your way, that thou mayest go 
^home. 

1 But the man would not tarry that 
night, but he rose up and departed, 
and came ^over against Je'bus, 'which 
is Je-ru'sa-lem ; and there were with 
him two asses saddled, his concubine 
also vKis with him. 

11 A7%d when they were by Je'bus, 



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1, 



CHAP. 19. 

1 a woman 
a concu- 
bine, or, 
a wife a 
concu- 
bine. 

b ch. 17, 7 

2 days four 
months, 
or, a year 
and four 
months. 

3 to her 
heart. 

i Strength- 
en. 
Gen. 18, 5 

5 till the 
day de- 
clined. 

6 is iveak. 

7 it is the 
pitching 
time of 
the day. 

8 to thy 
tent. 

9 to over 
against. 

c Josh. 
18,28 

d Gen. 10, 
15, 16 
Ex. 33, 2 
Num. 
13,29 
Josh. 15, 
8,63 
ch. 1, 21 
2 Sam.5,6 
2 Sam. 
24, 16 
1 Chr, 
13,14 

e Josh. 
18,28 

10 gathered. 
Mat.25,43 
Heb. 13, 2 

/Ps.104, 23 

11 sons of 
Jeniini. 
Gen.35,18 

g Josh. 18,1 
ch. 18, 31 
ch. 20, 18 
1 Sam. 1, 
3,7 

12 gather- 
eih. 

h Gen.43,23 
ch. 6, 23 

i Gen. 19, 2 

j Gen.24,32 
Gen.43,24 

k Gen. 18, 4 
Gen.24,32 
Gen.43,24 
Lu. 7, 
38,44 
John 13,5 
1 Tun. 
6,10 

I Gen. 19, 4 
ch. 20, 5 
Hos. 9, 9 
Hos. 10, 9 

m Dent. 
13 13 
1 Sam. 
2, 12 

1 Ki.21,10 
2Chr.l3,7 

2 Cor.6,15 

71 Gen. 19, 5 
Rom. 1, 

26,27 

274 



the day was far spent ; and the servant 
said unto his master, Come, I pray 
thee, and let us turn in into this city 
''of the Jeb'u-sites, and lodge in it. 

1 2 And his master said unto him. 
We will not turn aside hither into 
the city of a stranger, that is not of 
the children of is'ra-el ; we will pass 
over 'to Gib'e-ah. 

13 And he said unto his servant. 
Come, and let us draw near to one of 
these places to lodge all night, in 
Gib'e-ah, or in Ra'mah. 

14 And they passed on and went 
their way ; and the sun went down 
upontheimvhen they iverehy Gih'e-ah, 
which helongeth to Ben'ja-min. 

1 5 And they turned aside thither, to 
go ina?^r/to lodge inGib'e-ah-.and when 
he went in, he sat him down in a street 
of the city : for there vms no man that 
^%ook them into his house to lodg- 
ing. 

1 6 If And, behold, there came an old 
man from -^his work out of the field 
at even, which was also of mount 
E'phra-im ; and he sojourned in Gib'e- 
ah : but the men of the place were 
^^Ben'ja-mites. 

17 And when he had lifted up his 
eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the 
street of the city : and the old man 
said, Whither goest thou ? and whence 
comest thou ? 

18 And he said unto hun,We are 
passing from Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah to- 
ward the side of mount E'phra-im; 
f rom thence «??? I: and IwenttoBeth - 
le-hem-jii'dah, but I am noio going to 
^the house of the Lord ; and there is 
no man that ^^receiveth me to house. 

19 Yet there is both straw and prov- 
ender for our asses; and there is 
bread and wine also for me, and for 
thy handmaid, and for the young man 
vjhich is with thy servants : there is 
no want of any thing. 

20 And the old man said, ''Peace he 
with thee ; howsoever let all thy wants 
lie upon me ; 'only lodge not in the 
street. 

2 1 So ^lie brought hini into his house, 
and gave provender unto the asses : 
^and they washed their feet, and did 
eat and drink. 

22 ^N'oiD as they were making their 
hearts merry, behold, 'the men of the 
city, certain "'sons of Beli-al, beset 
the house roundabout, ajidhest at the 
door, and spake to the master of the 
house, the old man, saying, "Bring 



The Levite's concubine abused. JUDGES, 20. 



Decree of the asseynhly. 



forth the man that came into thine 
house, that we may know him. 

23 And ''the man, the master of the 
house, went out unto them, and said 
unto them. Nay, my brethren, nay, 

1 pray you, do not so wickedly ; see- 
ing that this man is come into mine 
house, 'do not this folly. 

24 Behold, ''here is my daughter a 
maiden, and his concubine ; them 1 
will bring out now, and humble ''ye 
them, and do with them what seem- 
eth good unto you : but unto this man 
do not '^so vile a thing. 

25 But the men would not hearken 
to him : so the man took his concu- 
bine, and brought her forth unto 
them ; and they 'knew her, and abused 
her all the night until the morning : 
and when the day began to spring, 
they let her go. 

26 Then came the woman in the 
dawning of the day, and fell down at 
the door of the man's house where her 
lord 'was, till it was light. 

27 And her lord rose up in the morn- 
ing, and opened the doors of the 
house, and went out to go his way : 
and, behold, the woman his concu- 
bine was fallen down at the door of 
the house, and her hands ivere upon 
the threshold. 

28 And he said unto her, Up, and 
let us be going. But 'none answered. 
Then the man took her up upon an 
ass, and the man rose up, and gat him 
unto his place. 

29 IF And when he was come into his 
house, he took a knife, and laid hold 
on his concubine, "and divided her, 
together with her bones, into twelve 
pieces, and sent her into all the coasts 
of i§'ra-el. 

30 And it was so, that all that savv 
it said. There was no such deed done 
nor seen from the day that the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el came up out of the land 
of E'gypt unto this day : consider of it, 
'take advice, and speak your minds. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 The Levite, in a general assembl//, declares his 
wrong : 8 their decree. 18 The Israelites lose forty 
thousand : 26 they seek to God. 29 They destroy all 
the Benjamites except six hiindred. 

THEN «all the children of is'ra-el 
went out, and the congregation 
was gathered together as one man, 
from 'Dan even to Be'er-she'ba, with 
the land of Gil'e-ad, unto the Lord *in 
Miz'peh. 

2 And the chief of all the people, 
even of all the tribes of l§'ra-el, pre- 



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CHAP. 19. 

Gen. 19, 6 

p 2 Sam. 
13, 12 

q Gen. 19, 8 

r Gen. 34, 2 
Deut. 
21, 14 

13 the mat- 
ter of this 
folly. 

s Gen. 4, 1 

t ch. 20, 5 

Itch. 20, 6 
1 Sam. 
11,7 

V ch. 20, 7 
Pro. 13, 10 



CHAP. 20. 

a Deut. 
13, 12 
Josh. 
22, 12 
ch. 21. 5 
ISam. 
11, 7 

1 That is, 
TJie whole 
country. 
ch. 18, 29 

1 Sam. 
3,20 

2 Sam. 
3, 10 

2 Sam. 

24,2 

1 Ki. 4, 25 

2Chr.30,5 

h ch. 10, 17 
ch. 11, 11 
1 Sam. 7, 5 
1 Sam. 
10, 17 

c ch. 8, 10 

2 the man 

the Le- 

d ch. 19, 15 

e ch. 19, 22 

/ch. 19, 
25,26 

3 humbled. 
Deut. 22, 
25, 26 

(/ ch. 19, 29 

h Gen. 34, 7 
Josh. 7,15 

i Ex. 19,5,6 
ch. 19, 30 
Pro. 13,10 

4 fellows. 

} Deut. 
13. 14 
Josh. 22. 
13. 16 

k Deut. 
13. 13 
ch. 19, 22 
2Cor.6.15 

I Deut,13,5 
Deut. 
17. 12 
Deut. 22, 
21,24 
lCor.5,13 

m 2 Chr. 
25, 16 
Rom.1,32 

275 



sented themselves in the assembly of 
the people of God, four hundred 
thousand footmen that ''drew sword. 

3 (Now the children of Ben ja-min 
heard that the children of l§'ra-el were 
gone up to Miz'peh.) Then said the 
children of l§'ra-el. Tell ns, how was 
this wickedness ? 

4 And ^the Le'vite, the husband of 
the woman that was slain, answered 
and said, 1 ''came into Gib'e-ah that 
helongeth to Ben'ja-min, I and my 
concubine, to lodge. 

5 And 'the men of G ib 'e-ah rose against 
me, and beset the house round about 
upon me by night, and thought to 
have slain me : and -^my concubine 
have they ^forced, that she is dead. 

6 And 'T took my concubine, and cut 
her in pieces, and sent her through- 
out all the country of the inheritance 
of l§'ra-el : for Hhey have committed 
lewdness and folly in l§'ra-el. 

7 Behold, ye are all children of I§'- 
ra-el; 'give here your advice and 
counsel. 

8 IT And all the people arose as one 
man, saying. We will not any of us 
go to his tent, neither will we any of 
us turn into his house. 

9 But now this shall he the thing 
which w^e will do to Gib'e-ah ; v^e loill 
go 2ip by lot against it ; 

10 And we will take ten men of an 
hundred throughout all the tribes of 
l§'ra-el, and an hundred of a thousand, 
and a thousand out of ten thousand, 
to fetch victual for the people, that 
they may do, when they come to Gib'e- 
ah of Ben'ja-min, according to all the 
folly that they have wrought in i§'- 
ra-el. 

1 1 Soallthemenof is'ra-el were gath- 
ered against the city, ^knit together 
as one man. 

1 2 IT And ■'the tribes of l§'ra-el sent 
men through all the tribe of Ben'ja- 
min, saying, What wickedness is 
this that is done among you ? 

1 3 Now therefore deliver wsthe men, 
^the children of Be 'li-al, which are in 
Gib'e-ah, that we may put them to 
death, and ^put away evil from l§'ra-el. 
But the children of Ben'ja-min would 
not '"hearken to the voice of their 
brethren the children of Is'ra-el : 

1 4 But the children of Ben'ja-min 
gathered themselves together out of 
the cities unto Gib'e-ah, to go out to 
battle against the children of is'ra-el. 

15 And the children of Ben'ja-mm 



The Benjamites 



JUDGES, 20. 



attacked and smitten. 



were numbered at that time out of 
ihe cities twenty and six thousand 
men that drew sword, beside the in- 
habitants of Gib'e- ah, whicliwere num- 
bered seven hundred chosen men. 

16 Among all this people there icere 
seven hundred chosen "men left- 
handed ; every one could sling stones 
at an hair breadth, said not miss. 

1 7 And the men of is'ra-el, beside 
Ben' ja-min, were numbered four hun- 
dred thousand men that drew sword : 
all these loere men of war. 

18 liAndthechddrenof Is'ra-elarose, 
and went up to the house of God, 
and "asked counsel of God, and said, 
Which of us shall go up first to the 
battle against the children of Ben'ja- 
min? And the Lord said, Jii'dah 
shcdl go up first. 

19 And the children of Is'ra-el rose 
up in the morning, and encamped 
against Gib'e-ah. 

2U And the men of I§'ra-el went out 
to battle against Ben 'ja-min ; and the 
men of is'ra-el put themselves in ar- 
ray to fight against them at Gib'e-ah. 

21 And ^the children of Ben'ja-mm 
came forth out of Glb'e-ah, and ?de- 
stroyed do^^m to the ground of the 
i§'ra-el-ites that day twenty and two 
thousand men. 

22 And the people the men of l§'ra-el 
encouraged themselves, and set their 
battle again in array in the place 
where they put themselves in array 
the first day. 

23 (And the children of I§'ra-el went 
up and wept ^before the Lord until 
even, and asked counsel of the Lord, 
saying. Shall I go up again to battle 
against the children of Ben' ja-min my 
brother ? And the Lord said, Go up 
against him.) 

21 And the children of l§'ra.-el came 
near against the children of Ben'ja- 
min the second day. 

25 And Ben'ja-mm went forth 
against them out of Gib'e-ah the sec- 
ond day, and -destroyed down to the 
ground of the children of I§'ra-ei 
again eighteen thousand men; all 
these drew the sword. 

26 "ilThen all the children of i§'ra-el, 
a,nd all the people, went up, and came 
unto the house of God, and wept, and 
sat there before the Lord, and fasted 
that day until even, and offered burnt 
offerings and peace offerings before 
the Lord. 

27 And the children of I§'ra-el en- 



B. c. 1406. 1 quired 'of the Lord, (forniie ark of 
the covenant of God vkis there m 
those days, 

_28 And ^Phin'e-has, the son of E-le- 
a'zar, the son of Aar'on, "stood before 
it in those days,) saying. Shall I yet 
again go out to battle against the 
cliildren of Ben'ja-min my brother, or 
shall I cease? And the Lord said, 
Go up ; for to morrow I will deliver 
them into thine hand. 

29 ^And l§'ra-el ^set liers in wait 
round about Gib'e-ah. 

30 And the children of is'ra-el went 
up against the children of Ben'ja-min 
on the third day, and put themselves 
in array against Gib'e-ah, as at other 
times. 

31 And the children of Ben'ja-mTn 
went out against the people, and 
were drawn away from the city ; and 
they began ^to smite of the people, 
a7%d kili, as at other times, in the 
highways, of which one goeth up to 
^'the house of God, and the other to 
Gib'e-ah in the field, about thirty men 
of i§'ra-el. 

32 And the children of Ben'ja-mn: 
said. They are smitten dowm before 
us, as at the first. But the children 
of l§'ra-el said. Let us fiee, and draw 
them from the city unto the high- 
ways. 

3 3 And all the men of I§'ra-el rose up 
out of their place, and put themselves 
in array at Ba'al-ta'mar and the liers 
in wait of l§'ra-el came forth out of 
their places, even out of the meadows 
of Gib'e-ah, 

34: And there came against Gib'e-ah 
ten thousand chosen men out of all 
i§'ra-el, and the battle was sore : ^but 
they knew not that evil «€)(2S near 
them. 

35 And the Lord smote Ben'ja-mm 
before I§'ra-el: and the children of 
f §'ra-el destroyed of the Ben'ja-mltes 
that day twenty and five thousand 
and an hundred men : all these drew 
the sword. 

36 So the children of Ben'ja-mm saAv 
that they were smitten : "for the men 
of is'ra-el gave place to the Ben'ja- 
mites, because they trusted unto the 
liers in wait which they had set be- 
side Gib'e-ah. 

37 And ''the liers in wait hasted, and 
rushed upon Gib'e-ah; and the liers 
in wait 'drew themselves along, and 
smote all the city with the edge of 
the sword- 



CHAP. 20. 

neb. 3. 15 
lChr.12,2 

Ex. 28, 30 
Num. 
27,21 
Josh. 9,14 
ch. 1, 1 
1 Sam. 22, 
10, 13, 15 
1 Sam.. 
23,9 
Ezra 8, 21 

p Gen.49,27 

q Eccl. 9, 
1,11 

r Ros. 5, 15 

•s Job 9, 12 
Ps. 66, 18 
Ps. 97, 2 
Hos. 10, 9 
Mic. 3, 4 
John 9,31 

t Job 22, 27 
Ps. 50, 15 
Ps. 91. 15 
Pro, 3, 6 

u Josh. 18,1 
1 Sam. 4, 
3,4 

V Ex. 6, 25 
Num. 25, 
7,11 

Num.31,6 
Josh. 
22,13 
Josh. 
24,33 
Ps. 106, 
30,31 

wDeut.10,8 
Deut.18,5 

X Josh. 8, 4 

5 to smite 
of the 
people 
wounded 
as at, etc. 

6 Or, 

Beth-el. 

Gen.28,19 

Josh. 16, 

1,2 

ch. 1, 23 

1 Sam. 

7, 16 

y Josh. 8,14 
Job 21, 13 
Pro. 29, 6 
Eccl. 8,11 
Jsa. 47.11 
Lu. 21, 34 

z Josh. 8,15 

a Josh. 8,19 

7 Or, made 
a long 
sound 
Vv'ith the 
trumpet. 
Josh. 6. 5 

276 



The BenjamMes smitten. 



JUDGES, 21. 



Their desolatiooi beii^ailed. 



38 Now there was an appointed 
^sign between the men of i§'ra-ei "and 
the hers in wait, that they should 
make a great '"liame with smoke 
rise up out of the city. 

39 And when the men of I§'ra-el re 
tired in the battle, Ben'ja-'min began 
^^to smite a7%d kill of the men of 
l§'ra-el about thirty persons : for they 
said, Surely they are smitten down 
before us, as in the first battle. 

40 But when the flame began to 
arise up out of the city with a pillar 
of smoke, the Ben'ja-miteslooked *be- 
hind them, and, behold, '-the flame of 
the city ascended up to heaven. 

41 And when the men of l§'ra-el 
turned again, ''the men of Benja-min 
were amazed : for they saw that evil 
^ Vas come upon them. 

42 Therefore they turned their 
hacks before the men of is'ra-el unto 
the way of the wilderness; but the 
battle overtook them; and them 
which came out of the cities they 
destroyed in the midst of them. 

43 Thus they ''inclosed the Ben'ja- 
mites round about, and chased them, 
and trode them down ^hvith ease 
'^over against Gib'e-ah toward the 
sunrising. 

44 And there fell of Ben'ja-min 
eighteen thousand men; all these 
iDcre men of valour. 

45 And they turned and fled toward 
the wilderness unto *the rock of 
Rim'mon: and they gleaned of them 
in the highways five thousand men ; 
and pursued hard after them unto 
Gi'dom, and slew two thousand men 
of them. 

46 So that all which fell that day 
of Ben'ja-min were twenty and five 
thousand men that drew the sword ; 
all these iL^ere men of valour. 

47 But -''six hundred men turned 
and fled to the Avilderness unto the 
rock Rim'mon, and abode in the rock 
Rim'mon four months. 

48 And the men of l§'ra-el turned 
again upon the children of Ben'ja 
min, and smote them with the edge 
of the sword, as well the men of 
every city, as the beast, and all that 
' °came to hand : also they set on fire 
all the cities that "they came to. 

CHAPTER 21. 

I The. people bewail the defsolatirm of Benjamin : 
IH the elders consult how to find wives for those 
ihni, were left 

NOW "the men of l§'ra-el had 
sworn in Miz'peh, saying, There 



B. C. 1406. 



CHAP. 20. 

8 Or, ivme. 

9 with. 

10 eieva- 
tion. 

11 to smite 
the 

wounded. 

b Josh. 8,20 

12 the whole 
consump- 
tion. 

c Pro. 5, 22 
Pro. 11, 
5,6 
Pro. 29, 6 

13 touched 
them. 

d Hos. 9, 9 
Hos. 10, 9 

14 Or, from 
Menu- 
chah, etc. 

15 unto 
over 
against. 

e Josh. 
15,32 

/ ch. 21, 13 
Isa. 1, 9 
Jer. 14, 
9,10 

16 ivas 
fov/nd. 

17 were 
Jound. 



CHAP, 21. 

a ch. 20, 1 

b ch. 20, 
18. 26 

c Gen. 8, 20 
Gen. 12,7 

1 Sam. 
14. .35 

2 Sam. 
24.25 

d ch. 5. 23 

e 1 Sam. 
11,1 
1 Sam. 
31,11 

/ ch. 5, 23 
1 Sam. 

11, 7 

'7 Num. 
31, 17 

1 hnoiveth 
the lying 
with 
man. 

2 young 
luonien 
virgins. 

h Josh. 18,1 
Josh. 22,9 
1 Sam.1,3 

Ps. 78, 
59, 60 
Jer. 7, 

12, 14 

3 and spake 
and 
called. 

i ch. 20. 47 

4 Or. pro- 
claim 
peace, 
Deut. 
20. 10 

277 



shall not any of us give his daugh- 
ter unto Ben'ja-min to wife. 

2 And the people came *to the house 
of God, and abode there till even be- 
fore God, and lifted up their voices, 
and wept sore ; 

3 And said, O Lord God of i§'ra-el, 
why is this come to i)ass in Is'ra-el, 
that there should be to day one tribe 
lacking in l§'ra-el ? 

4 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that the people rose early, and 
'built there an altar, and offered, 
burnt oft'erings and peace offerings. 

5 And the children of I§'ra-el said, 
Who is there among all the tribes of 
i§'ra-el that came not up with the con- 
gregation unto the Lord ? For '^they 
had made a great oath concemmg 
him that came not up to the Lord to 
Miz'peh, saying, He shall surely be 
put to death. 

6 And the chfldren of I§'ra-el re- 
pented them for Ben'ja-min their 
brother, and said. There is one tribe 
cut off from is'ra-el this day. 

7 How shall we do for wives for 
them that remain, seeing we iiave 
sworn by the Lord that we will not 
give them of our daughters to wives ? 

8 1 And they said, W^hat one is there of 
the tribes of l§'ra-el that came not up 
to Miz'peh to the Lord ? And, behold, 
there came none to the camp from 
"Ja'besh-gil'e-ad to the assembly. 

9 For the people were numbered, 
and, behold, the7^e icere none of the 
inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'e-ad there. 

1 And the congregation sent thith- 
er twelve thousand men of the val- 
iantest, and commanded them, say- 
ing/Go and smite the inhabitants of 
Ja'besh-gil'e-ad with the edge of the 
sword, with the women and the chil- 
dren. 

1 1 And this is the thing that ye 
shall do. Ye ^shall utterly destroy 
every male, and every woman that 
'hath lain bv man, 

1 2 And they found among the in- 
habitants of Ja'besh-gfl'e-ad four hun- 
dred -young \irgins, that had known 
no man by lying with any male : and 
they brought them unto the camp to 
''Shi'loh, which is- in the land of Ca'- 
naan. 

13 And the whole congregation sent 
som.e ^to speak to the children of 
Ben'ja-min 'that were in the rock 
Rim'mon, and to *call peaceably unto 
them. 



The virgins at Shiloh 



RUTH, 1. 



surprised and taken. 



14 And Ben'ja-min came again at b. c.uoe. 
that time ; and they gave them wives 
which they had saved ahve of the 
women of Ja'besh-gil'e-ad : and yet 
so they sufficed them not. 

15 And the people repented them 
for Ben'ja-min, because that the Lord 
had ixiade a. breach in the tribes of 
I§'ra-el. 

16 liThen the elders of the congre- 
gation said, How shall we do for 
wives for them that remain, seeing 
the women are destroyed out of 
Ben'ja-min ? 

17 And they said, There raust he an 
inheritance for them that be escaped 
of Ben'ja-min, that a tribe be not de- 
stroyed out of Is'ra-el. 

1 8 Howbeit we may not give them 
wives of our daughters : -^f or the ctdl- 
dren of is'ra-el have sworn, saying, 
Cursed he he that giveth a wife to 
Ben'ja-min. 

19 Then they said. Behold, there is\i ch. 20, 48 
a feast of the Lord in Shi'loh ^yearly 
in a place wliich is on the north side 
of Beth'-el, "^on the east side ^of the 
highvN^ay that goeth up from Beth'-el n Deut.12,8 
to^ She'chem, and on the south of ^J- J|' ^ 
Le-b5'nah. Lam. 5,14 

20 Therefore they commanded the f_^°^-^^' 



CHAP. 21. 

j ch. 11, 35 

5 frorayear 
to year. 

6 Or, 

totvard 
the sun- 
rising. 

7 Or, on. 

k Ex. 15, 20 
Ex. 32, 
6,19 

Ch. 11, 34 
1 Sam. 
18,6 
1 Sam. 
21,11 
1 Sam. 
29,5 
Jer. 31, 
4, 13 

8 Or, 
Gratify 
us in 
them. 



m ch. 17, 6 
ch. 18, 1 
ch. 19, 1 



children of Ben'ja-min, saying, Go 
and lie in Avait in the vineyards ; 

21 And see, and,_ behold, if the 
daughters of Shi'loh come out *to 
dance in dances, then come ye out of 
the vineyards, and catch you every 
man his vvife of the daughters of Shi'- 
loh, and go to the land of Ben'ja-min. 

22 And it shall be, when their fa- 
thers or their brethren come unto us 
to complain, that we will say unto 
them, ^Be favourable unto them for 
our sakes : because we reserved not to 
each man his wife in the war : for 3^6 
did not give unto them at this time, 
that ye should be guilty. 

23 And the children of Ben'ja-min 
did so, and took the7n wives, accord- 
ing to their num^ber, of them that 
danced, whom they caught: and they 
went and returned unto their inher- 
itance, and ^repaired the cities, and 
dwelt in them. 

24 And the children of is'ra-el de- 
parted thence at that thne, every man 
to his tribe and to his^ family, and 
they went out from thence every 
man to his inheritance. 

25 In ™those days there icas nc king 
in l§'ra-el : "every man did that which 
was right in his own eyes. 



THE 



BOOK OF RUTH. 



CHAPTER 1. 

i Elirnelech, driven hy famine into Moab, dies there. 
6 JVaojni returning home, Ruth accompanies her. 

"IVTOW it came to pass in the days 
JL\ when the "judges ^ruled, that 
there was *a f amme m the land. And 
a certain man ""of Beth'-le-hem-jii'- 
dah went to sojourn in the country 
of Mo'ab, he, and his wife, and his 
two sons. 

2 And the name of the man was 
E-lim'e-lech,and the name of his wife 
Na-5'mi, and the name of his two sons 
Mahlon and Chil'i-on, Eph'rath-ites 
'^of Beth'-le-hem-jii'dah. And they 
came 'into the coimtry of M5'ab, and 
^continued there. 

3 And E-lim'e-lech Na-o'mi's hus- 
band died ; and she was left, and her 
two sons. 

4 And they took them wives of the 
women of Mo'ab ; the name of the one 
was Or'pah, and the name of the other 



B. C. 1322. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Judg.2,16 

1 judged. 

b Gen.12,10 
Gen. 26, 1 
2 Ki. 8, 1 

c Judg.17,8 
Mic. 5, 2 

d Gen.35,19 

e Judg.3,30 

2 were. 

1312. 

/ Ex. 4, 31 
Ps. 80, U 
Jer. 29, 10 
Zeph. 2, 7 
Zech.10,3 
Lu. 1, 68 
Lu. 7, IG 

g Ps. 132,15 
Mat. 6. 11 

h Josh. 
24, 15 

i 2 Tim. 
1, 16 

j ch. 3, 1 



Ruth : and they dwelled there about 
ten years. 

5 And Mahlonand Chil'i-on died also 
both of them ; and the woman was 
left of her two sons and her husband. 

6 ^Then she arose with her daugh- 
ters in law, that she might return 
from the country of Mo'ab : for _she 
had heard in the country of Mo'ab 
how that the Lord had visited -^his 
people in -^giving them, bread. 

7 Wherefore she went forth out of 
the place where she was, and her two 
daughters in law with her ; and they 
went on the way to return unto the 
land of Jii'dah. 

8 And Na-5'mT said unto her two 
daughters in law, ^Go, return each to 
her mother's house: 'the Lord deal 
kindly with you, as ye have dealt 
with the dead, and with me. 

9 The Lord grant you that ye may 
•^find rest, each of you in the house of 



Naomi returneth to Beth-leJiem. RUTH, 2. Ruth gleaneth in Boaz's fields. 



her husband. Then she kissed them ; 
and they Hfted up their voice, and 
wept. 

I 'J And they said unto her, Surely we 
will return with thee unto tiiA^ people. 

II And Na-o'mi said, Turn again, 
my daughters : why will ye go with 
me ? are there yet any more sons in 
my womb, ^'that they may be your 
husbands ? 

12 Turn again, my daughters, go 
your loay ; for I am too old to have 
an husband. If I shoukl say, I have 
hope, ^if I should have an husband 
also to night, and should also bear 
sons; 

13 Would ye ^tarry for them till 
they were grown ? would ye stay for 
them from having husb?inds? nay, 
my daughters; for ^it grieveth me 
much for your sakeo that ^the hand 
of the Lord is gone out against me. 

14 And they lifted up their voice, 
and wept again : and Or'pah kissed 
her mother m. law ; but Ruth clave 
"'unto her. 

15 And she said, Behold, thy sister 
in law is gone back unto her people, 
and unto her "gods : return thou after 
thy sister in law. 

1 6 And Ruth said, ^Intreat me not 
to leave thee, or to return from fol- 
lowing after thee : for whither thou 
goest, I will go; and where thou 
lodgest, I will lodge : thy people sludl 
he my people, and thy God my God : 

17 Where thou diest,will I die, and 
there will I be buried : "the Lord do 
so to me, and more also, if ought but 
death part thee and me. 

18 When ^she saw that she 'was 
stedfastly minded to go with her, 
then she left speaking unto her. 

19 *llSo they two went until they 
came to Beth' -le-hem. And it came to 
pass, when they were come to Beth'- 
le-hem, that 'ail the city was moved 
about them, and they said, Is l^his 
Na-o'mi ? 

20 And she said unto them, Call me 
not ^Na-o'ml, call me ^Ma'ra : for the 
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly 
with me. 

211 went out full, 'and the Lord 
hath brought ine home again empty: 
why then call ye me Na-o'mT, seeing 
the Lord hath testified against me, 
and the Almighty hath afflicted me ? 

22 So Na-o'rni returned, and Ruth 
the M5'ab-it-ess, her daughter in law, 
with her, which returned out of the 



B. C. 1312. 



CHAP. 1. 

k Gen.38,11 
Deut.25,5 

3 Or, if I 

were with 
an hus- 
band. 

i hope. 

5 I have 
much bit- 
terness. 

I Judg.2,15 
Job 19, 21 
Ps. 32, i 
Ps. 38, 2 
Ps. 39, 
9,10 

??iPro.l7,17 
Pro. 18,24: 

n Josh. 24, 
15, 19, 21 
Judg. 

11,24: 

6 Or, Be not 
against 
vie. 

2 Ki. 2, 2 

o 1 Sam. 
3,17 

1 Sam. 
25,22 

2 Ki. 6, 31 

p Acts21,14: 

7 strength- 
ened her- 
self. 

q Mat.21,10 

/• Isa. 23, 7 
Lam.. 2,15 

8 That is. 
Pleasant. 

9 That is, 
.Bitter. 

s Job 1. 21 

t Ex. 9, 31 
2 Sam. 
21,9 



CHAP. 2. 
rt ch.3,2,12 

1 That is. 

Strength 
is in him. 

b Lev. 19, 9 
Deut. 
24.19 

2 hap hap- 
pened. 

e Judg.6,12 
Ps. 129, 
7, 8 

Lu. 1, 28 
2 Thes. 
3,16 

d Col. 4. 6 

e ch. 1, 22 

/ 1 Gam. 
25.23 

g Pro. 31,31 

h ch. 1, 14 
9.'79 



-jountrj" of Mo'ab: and they came to 
Beth'-le-hem 'in the beginning of 
barley harvest. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Huth gleans in the _fields of Boaz: 4 he takes 
knoioledge of her, and shews her favour. 

AND Na-o'ml had a "kinsma^n of 
her husband's, a mighty man of 
wealth, of the family of E-lim'e-lech ; 
and his name loas 'Boaz. 

2 And Ruth the Mo'ab-it-ess said un- 
to Na-5'mi, Let me now go to the field, 
and glean *ears of corn after him in 
whose sight I shall find grace. And 
she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 

3 And she went, and came, and 
gleaned in the field after the reapers : 
and her ^hap was to light on a part of 
the field belonging unto Bo'az, who 
was of the kindred of E-lim'e-lech. 

4 TAnd, behold, Bo'az came from 
Beth'-le-hem, and said unto the reap- 
ers, ''The Lord he with you. And 
they answered him, "^The Xord bless 
thee. 

5 Then said B5'az unto his servant 
that was set over the reapers, Whose 
damsel is this ? 

6 And the servant that wa.s set over 
the reapers answered and said, It is 
the Mo'ab-it-ish damsel that 'came 
back with Na-5'mi out of the coun- 
try of Mo'ab : 

7 And she said, I pray you, let me 
glean and gather after the reapers 
among the sheaves : so she came, and 
hath continued even from the morn- 
ing until now, that she tarried a little 
in the house. 

8 Then said Bo'az unto Ruth, Hear- 
est thou not, my daughter ? Go not 
to glean in another field, neither go 
from hence, but abide here fast by 
my maidens : 

9 Let thine eyes he on the field that 
they do reap, and go thou after them : 
have I not charged the young men 
that they shall not touch thee ? and 
vv^hen thou "art athirst, go unto the 
vessels, paid drink of that which the 
young men have drawn. 

10 Then she -^"fell on her face, and 
bowed herself to the ground, and said 
unto him. Why have I found grace 
in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take 
knowledge of me, seeing I am a 
stranger ? 

11 And B5'az answered and said un- 
to her, It ^hath fully been shcAved me, 
^all that thou hast done unto thy 
mother in law since the death of 



Jjoaz favour eth Ruth. 



RUTH, 3. 



thine husband: and hov: thou hast 
left thy father and thy mother, and 
the land of thy nativity, and art come 
unto a people which thou knewest 
not heretofore. 

12 The 'Lord recompense thy work, 
and a full reward be given thee of the 
Lord God of i§'ra-el, under -^whose 
wings thou art come to trust. 

1 3 Then she said, "Let me find favour 
in thy sight, my lord ; for that thou 
hast comforted me, and for that thou 
hast spoken'*friendly unto thine hand- 
maid, ^though I be not like unto one 
of thine handmaidens. 

14 And B5'az said unto her. At meal- 
time come thou hither, and eat of the 
bread, and dip thy morsel in the vin- 
egar. And she sat beside the reapers : 
and he reached her parched corn, and 
she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. 

1 5 And when she was risen up to 
glean, Bo'az commanded his young 
men, saying, Let her glean even among 
the sheaves, and ^reproach her not : 

1 6 And let fall also some of thehand- 
fuls of purpose for her,andleave^/^em, 
that she may glean theyn, and rebuke 
her not. 

IT So she gleaned in the field until 
even, and beat out that she had 
gleaned : and it was about an ephah 
of barley. 

1 8 *! And she took it up, and went 
into the city : and her mother in law 
saw what she had gleaned : and she 
brought forth, and gave to her that 
she Had reserved after she was suf- 
ficed. 

19 And her mother in lav/ said unto 
her, Where hast thou gleaned to day ? 
and where wroughtest thou ? blessed 
be he that did ^take knowledge of 
thee. And she shev/ed her mother 
in law with whom she had wrought, 
and said, The man's name with whom 
I wrought to day is, B5'az. 

20 And ISJa-o'mi said untoherdaugh- 
ter in law, "'Blessed he he of the Lord, 
who ''hath not left off his kindness to 
the living and to the dead. And 
Na-5'mi said unto her. The man is 
near of kin unto us, ''one of our next 
kinsmen. 

21 And Ruth the Mo'ab-Tt-ess said. 
He said unto me also. Thou shalt 
keep fast by my young men, until 
they have ended all my harvest. 

22 And Na-5'mi said unto Ruth her 
daughter in law. It is good,my daugh- 
ter, that thou go out with his maid- 



B. C. 1312. 



CHAP. 2. 

i 1 Sam. 
21,19 

j Ps. 17, 8 

Ps. .36, 7 

Ps. 5 r, 1 

Ps. 63, 7 

3 Or, I find 
favour. 
Gen.33,15 

1 Sam. 
1,18 

4 to the 
heart. 
Gen. Si, 3 
Judg.19,3 

k 1 Sam. 
25,41 

5 shame her 
not. 

I Ps. 41, 1 

m ch. 3. 10 

2 Sam.2,5 
Job 29, 13 
2 Tim. 
1,16 

n Pro. 17,17 

6 Or, one 
that hath 
right to 
redeem, 
Lev.25,25 
ch. 3, 9 
ch. 4, 6 

7 Or, fall 
vpon 
thee. 



CHAP. 3. 

a 1 Cor.7,36 

1 Tim. 5,8 

h ch. 1. 9 
c ch. 2, 8 

d 2 Sam. 
14,2 

1 Or, lift 
vp the 
clothes 
that are 
on his 
feet. 

e ET)h. 6, 1 
Col. 3. 20 

/Judg.19,6 

2 Sam. 
13. 28 
Esth. 1.10 

2 Or. took 
hold on. 

Ezek.16,8 

3 Or. one 
that hath 
right to 
redeem. 

h ch. 2, 20 

i ch. 1. 8 

4 gate. 
Pro. 31,31 

j Pro. 12, 4 

k ch. 4, 1 

280 



Muth'^s visit to Boaz. 

ens, that they 'meet thee not in any 
other field. 

23 So she kept fast by the maideng 

of Bo'az to glean unto the end of 

barley harvest and of wheat harvest; 

and dwelt with her mother in law, 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 By Naomi's instruction, 6 Rutli lies at Boaz's feet, 
who acknowledges ihe duty of a kinsman. 14 His 
present to Ruth. 

THEN Na-5'mi her mother in law 
said unto her, My daughter, "shall 
I not seek *rest for thee, that it may 
be well with thee ? 

2 And now is not Bo'az of our kin- 
dred, with 'whose maidens thou wast? 
Behold, he winnov/eth barley to night 
in the threshingfloor, 

3 W ash thyself therefore, ''and anoint 
thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, 
and get thee down to the floor : but 
make not thyself known unto the 
man, until he shall have done eating 
and drinking. 

4 And it shall be, whenhe lieth down, 
that thou shalt mark the place where 
he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and 
'uncover his feet, and lay thee down ; 
and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 

5 And she said unto her, "All that 
thou sayest unto me I will do. 

6 *ij And she went down unto the floor, 
and did according to aU that her 
mother in law bade her. 

7 And when B5'az had eaten and 
drunk, and -^his heart was merry, he 
went to lie down at the end of the heap 
of corn : and she came softly, and un- 
covered his feet, and laid her down. 

8 IT And it came to pass at midnight, 
that the man was afraid, and ^turned 
himself : and, behold, a woman lay at 
his feet. 

9 And he said. Who art thou ? And 
she answered, I am Ruth thine hand- 
maid: spread ^therefore thy skirt over 
thine handmaid ; for thou art ^a near 
kinsman. 

10 And he said, ^Blessed be thou of 
the Lord, my daughter : for thou hast 
shewed more kindness in the latter 
end than 'at the beginning, inasmuch 
as thou foUowedst not young men, 
whether poor or rich. 

1 1 And now, my daughter, fear not , 
I will do to thee all that thou requir- 
est : for all the *city of my people doth 
know that thou -^ar ^ a virtuous woman. 

12 And now it is true that I am thy 
near kinsman: howbeit Hhere is a 
kinsman nearer than I. 

13 Tarry this night, and it shall be 



^^ 



Boaz's present to Ruth. 



RUTH, 4. 



JBoaz marrieth her. 



in the morning, that if he 'will per- 
form unto thee the part of a kinsman, 
well; let him do the kinsman's part : 
but if he will not do the part of a kins- 
man to thee, then will I do the part 
of a kinsman to thee, "'as the Lord 
liveth: lie down until the morn- 
ing. 

1 4 1 And she lay at his feet until the 
morning : and she rose up before one 
could know another. And he said, 
"Let it not be known that a woman 
came into the floor. 

1 5 Also he said. Bring the vail that 
thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And 
when she held it, he measured six 
measures of barley, and laid it onher : 
and she went into the city. 

1 6 And when she came to her mother 
in law, she said, Who art thou, my 
daughter ? And she told her all that 
the man had done to her. 

17 And she said. These six measures 
of barley gave he me ; for he said to 
me, Go not empty unto thy mother 
in law. 

1 8 Then said she, Sit still, my daugh.- 
ter, until thou know how the matter 
will fall : for the man will not be in 
rest, until he have finished the thing 
this day. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman: 6 he 
reluftlng the redemption, 9 Boaz marries Euth. 
13' She bears Obed. 

THEN went B5'az up to the gate, 
and sat him dowm there : and, be- 
hold, "the kinsman of whom Bo'az 
spake came by ; unto whom he said, 
flo, such a one ! turn aside, sit do^vn 
here. And he turned aside, and sat 
down. 

2 And he took ten men of *the elders 
of the city, and said, Sit ye dov/n here. 
And they sat down. 

3 And he said unto the kinsman, Na- 
5'mi, that is come again out of the 
country of Mo'ab, selleth a parcel of 
land, which was our brother E-lim'e- 
lech's: 

4 And 'I thought to advertise thee, 
saying, ""Buy it ''before the inhabit- 
ants, and before the elders of my 
people. If thou wilt redeem it, re- 
deem it : but if thou wilt not redeem 
it, then tell me, that I may know: 
'for there is none to redeem it beside 
thee ; and I a7n after thee. And he 
said, I will redeem it. 

5 Then said Bo'az, What day thou 
buyest the field of the hand of Na-o'- 
ml. thou must buy it also of Ruth the 



B.C. 1312. 



CHAP. 3. 

/ Deut.25,5 
Mat.22,24 

mJudg.8,19 
Jer. 4. 2 

n Rom. 
12. 17 
Rom. 
14, 16 

1 Cor. 
10, 32 

2 Cor.8,21 
1 Thes. 
5.22 



CHAP. 4. 

a ch. 3, 12 

h Deut. 
16, 18 
1 Ki. 21, 8 
Pro. 31,28 

1 1 said 1 
will re- 
veal i7i 
thine ear. 

c Jer.32,7,8 

d Gen.23,18 

e Lev.25.25 

/ Gen. 38, 8 
Deut. 25, 
5,6 

ch. 3, 13 
Mat.22,24 

g ch. 3, 
12,13 

h Deut. 25, 
7,9 

i Deut.25,6 

j Ps. 127. 3 
Ps, 128. 3 

k Deut.25,9 

2 Or, get 
thee 

riches, or, 
power. 

I Gen.35,16 
Mic. 5, 2 

3 proclaim 
thy name. 

m Gen. 
38,29 
1 Chr. 2, 4 
Mat. 1, 3 

n 1 Sam. 

2.20 

Gen.29,31 
Gen. 33, 5 

p Lu. 1. 58 
Rom. 

12, 15 

4 caused to 
cease 
xinto thee. 

5 Or, re- 
deemer, 

6 to 
nourish, 
Gen.45,11 
Ps. 55, 22 

7 thy gray 
hairs. 

q I Sam.1,8 

281 



Mo'ab-it-ess, the wife of the dead, -^to 
raise up the name of the dead upon 
his inheritance. 

6 And "the kinsman said, I cannot re- 
deem ^7 for my self, lest I mar mine own 
inheritance : redeem thou mj^ right 
to thyself ; for I cannot redeem it. 

7 Now ''thm was the mariner in for- 
mer time in l§'ra-el concerning i-e- 
deeming and concerning changing, 
for to confirm all things; a man 
plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his 
neighbour; and this ivas a testimony 
in l§'ra-el. 

8 Therefore the kinsma^n said unto 
Bo'az, Buy it for thee. So he drew off 
his shoe._ 

9 '[And Bo'az saidunto the elders, and 
unto all the people. Ye are witnesses 
this day, that I ha,ve bought all that 
yjas E-lim'e-lech's, and all thsitioas 
Chil'i-on's and Mah'lon's, of the hand 
of Na-5'mi. 

10 Moreover Riith the Mo'ab-it-ess, 
the wife of Mah'lon,have I purchased 
to be my wife, to raise up the name 
of the dead upon his inheritance, 'that 
the name of the dead be not cut off 
from among his brethren, and from 
the gate of his place: ye are wit- 
nesses this day. 

11 And all the people that were in 
the gate, and the elders, said. We are 
witnesses. ■'TheLoRD mak^ thewom- 
an that is come into thine house like 
Ra'chel and like Le'ah, which two did 
^'build the house of is'ra-el : and -do 
thou worthily in 'Eph'ra-tah, and be 
^famous in Beth'- le-hem : 

12 And let thy house be like the 
house of Pha'rez, '"whom Ta'mar bare 
unto Ju'dah, of "the seed which the 
Lord shall give thee of this young 
woman. 

1 3 llSo B5'az took Ruth, and she was 
his wife : and when lie went in unto 
her, the Lord gave her conception, 
and she bare a son. 

14 And ^the women said unto Na- 
o'mi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath 
not 4ef t thee this day without a ^kins- 
man, that his name may be famous 
in l§'ra-el. 

1 5 And he shall be unto thee a re- 
storer of thy life, and "a nourisher of 
'thine oldage : for thy daughter inlaw, 
which loveth thee, which is -^better to 
thee than seven sons, hath born him. 

1 6 And Na-6'mi took the child, and 
laid it in her bosom, and became nurse 
unto it. 



Hannah's affliction 

i 7 And 'the women her neighbours 
gave it a name, saying, There is a son 
born to Na-o'mi; and they called his 
name O'bed : he is the father of Jes'se, 
the father of Da'vid. 

ISIFKow these are the genera- 
tions of Pha'rez : 'Pha'rez begat Hez'- 
rdn. 



1. SAMUEL, 1. and prayer unto the Lord, 



B. C. 1312. 



CHAP. 4. 
r Lu. 1. 

58. 59 
s 1 Chr.2,4 

Mat. 1, 3 
f Num. 1,7 
8 Or, 

Snlmah. 

1 Chr. 2, 

11, 51. 54 



19 And Hez'ron begat Ram, and 
Ram begat Am-min'a-dab, 

20 And Im-mhi'a-dab begat Nah'- 
shon, *an ^ "^ 

21 And 
az begat o'bed, 

22 And o'bed begat Jes'se,and Jes'se 
begat Da'vid. 




THE 



FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL, 



OTHERWISE CALLED, 



THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

I Oj Elkanah and his two wives. 9 Hannah' sprayer : 
19 they worship. 20 Samuel born. 

NOW there was a certain man of 
Ra-matli-a'im-z5'phim, of mount 
E'phra-im, and his name ivas "El'ka- 
nah, the son of Jer'o-ham, the son of 
E-li'hu, the son of To'hu, the son of 
Zuph, *an Eph'rath-ite : 

2 And he had two wives ; the name 
of the one was Han'nah,and the name 
of the other Pe-nin'nah: and Pe-nin'- 
nah had children, but Han 'nah had 
no children. 

3 And this man w^ent up out of his 
city 'yearly '"to worship and to sac- 
rifice unto the Lord of hosts in 
'^Shl'ldh. And the two sons of E'li, 
Hdph'ni and Phin'e-has, the priests of 
the Lord, 2vere there. 

4 And when the time was that £1'- 
ka-nah offered, he gave to Pe-nin'nah 
his wife, and to all her sons and her 
daughters, portions : 

5 But unto Han'nah he gave ^a 
worthy portion ; for he loved Han'- 
nah : 'but the Lord had shut up her 
womb. 

6 And her adversary also ^provoked 
her sore, for to make her fret, be- 
cause the Lord had shut up her 
womb. 

7 And as he did so •''year by year, 
*when she went up to the house or 
the Lord, so she provoked her; 
therefore she w^ept, and did not eat. 

8 Then said El'ka-nah her husband 
to her, Han'nah, why weepest thou? 
and why eatest thou not ? and why 
is thy heart grieved ? ain not I ^bet- 
ter to thee than ten sons ? 

9 H So Han'nah rose up after they 



B. C. IITI. 



CHAP. 1. 
alClir.6,27 
b Ruth 1, 2 

1 from year 
to year. 

c Deut.12,5 

cl Josh. 18,1 

2 Or, a 
double 
portion. 

e Gen. 30. 2 

3 angered 
her. 

} Ex. 23, 14 
Dent. 
16. 16 
Lu. 2, 41 

4 from her 
going up, 
or, from 
the time 
that she, 
etc. 

Ruth 4,15 

h ch. 3, 3 

i Job 7, 11 
Job 10, J 

5 hitter of 
snul. 

Num. 30,3 
2 Sam. 
17,8 

J Gen.28.20 

k Gen.29.32 

1 Gen. 8. 1 

6 seed of 
men,. 

m Num. 6, 5 

7 multi- 
plied to 
pray. 

^ hard of 
ifpirit. 

n Ps. 62. 8 

2Cor.6,15 

9 Or, 7nedi- 
tation, 

p Lu. 8, 48 

q Ps. 20, 4,5 

r Gen.33.15 
Ruth 2,13 

s Eccl. e. 7 

282 



had eaten in Shil5h, and after they 
had drunk. Now E'li the priest sat 
upon a seat by a post of the Hemple 
of the Lord. 

10 And 'she was in bitterness of 
soul, and prayed unto the IjORD, and 
wept sore. 

1 1 And she •'vowed a vow, and said, 
O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed 
^look on the affliction of thine hand- 
maid, and i'emember me, and not 
forget thine handmaid, but wilt give 
unto thine handmaid "a man child, 
then I will give him unto the Lord 
all the days of his life, and '"there 
shall no razor come upon his head. 

12 "liAnd it came to pass, as she 
^continued praying before the Lord, 
that Ell marked her mouth. 

13 Now Han'nah, she spake in her 
heart ; only her lips moved, but her 
voice w^as not heard: therefore Eli 
thought she had been drunken. 

14 And Eli said unto her. How long 
wilt thou be drunken ? put away thy 
wine from thee. 

1 5 And Han'nah answered and said. 
No, my lord, I ani a woman "^of a 
sorrowful spirit: I have drunk nei- 
ther wine nor strong drink, but have 
"poured out my soul before the Lord. 

1 6 Count not thine handma id for a 
daughter of '^Beli-al : for out of the 
abundance of my ^complaint ard 
grief have I spoken hitherto. 

1 T Then E'li answered and said, Go 
nn peace: and ^the God of is'ra-ei 
grant thee thy petition that thou 
hast asked of him. 

1 8 And she said, ""Let thine hand- 
maid find grace in thy sight. So the 
woman went 'her way, and did eat. 



Birth of Samuel. 



I. SAMUEL, 2. 



HaiinaKs thanksgiv ing. 



and her countenance was no more 
sad. 

1 9 ^ And they rose up in the morn- 
ing early, and worshipped before the 
Lord, and returned, and came to 
their house to Ra'mah : and El'ka-nah 
knew Han'nah his wife; and the 
'Lord remembered her. 

20 Wherefore it came to pass, ' "when 
the time was come about after Han'- 
nah had conceived, that she bare a 
son, and called his name "Sam'u-el, 
saying. Because I have asked him 
of the Lord. 

21 And the man El'ka-nah, and all 
his house, went up to offer unto the 
Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his 
vow. 

22 But Han'nah went not up; for 
she said unto her husband, 1 vnll 
not go up until the child be weaned, 
and then I will "bring him, that he 
may appear before the Lord, and 
there "abide for ever. 

23 And "Erka-nah her husband said 
unto her. Do what seemeth thee 
good ; tarry until thou have weaned 
him; 'only the Lord establish his 
w^ord. So the woman abode, and 
gave her son suck until she weaned 
him. 

21 ^ And when she had weaned him, 
she took "him up with her, with three 
bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and 
a bottle of wine, and brought him 
unto the house of the Lord in Shi'loh : 
and the child was young. 

25 And they slew a bullock, and 
brought the child to E'li. 

26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy 
soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman 
that stood by thee here, praying unto 
the Lord. 

27 For 'this child I prayed ; and the 
Lord hath given me my petition 
which I asked of him : 

28 Therefore also I have '"lent him 
to the Lord ; as long as he liveth ' lie 
shall be lent to the Lord. And he 
"worsliipped the Lord there. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Hannah's song in thanlc fulness to God. 12 The sin 
of Eli's sons. Xi SamueVs 7ni7iistri/. 27 



CHAP. 1. 
t Gen.30,22 

10 in revo- 
lution of 
days. 

11 That is, 
Asked, of 
God. 

I a Lu. 2, 22 
1 

! V ch. 2. 11 
ch. 3, 1 

«; Num.30, 7 

X 2 Sam. 
7, 25 



1165. 
z Mat. 7, 7 

12 Or, re- 
t urned 
him, 
v'hom I 
have ob- 
tained by 
petition, 
to the 
LORD. 

13 Or, he 
whom 1 
have ob- 
tained by 
petition 
shall be 
returned. 

a Gen. 24, 

26,52 



against EWs house. 



A prophecy 



A ND Han'nah ''prayed, and said, 
Jl\^ *My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, 
mine horn is exalted in the Lord: 
my mouth is enlarged over mine ene- 
mies ; because ''I rejoice in thy salva- 
tion. 

2 There ^is none holy as the Lord : 



B. c. 1171. for there is ''none beside thee : nei- 
ther is there any rock like our God. 

3 Talk no more so exceeding proud- 
ly ; -'let not 'arrogancy come out of 
your mouth : for the Lord is a God 
of knowledgeT^nd by him actioiis 
are w eighed. E. 16. 7; J. 2. 10. 

4 1 he bows of the mighty men are 
broken, and they that stumbled are 
girded with strength. 

5 TheyHhat 'were full have hired 
out themselves for bread ; and they 
that were hungry ceased: so that 
the ^barren hath born seven ; and she 
'that hath many children is waxed 

y Deut.12,5 1 feeble. 

6 The 'Lord killeth, and maketh 
alive : he bringeth down to the grave, 
and bringeth up. 

T The Lord ^maketh poor, and 
maketh rich : lie bringeth low, and 
lifteth up. 

8 He "'raiseth up the poor out of 
the dust, and lifteth up the beggar 
from the dunghill, "to set them among 
princes, and to make them inherit the 
throne of glory : for the pHlars 'of the 
earth are the Lord's, and he hath set 
the world upon them. 

9 He ''will keep the feet of his saints, ] 
and the Avicked shall be silent in dark- 
ness ; for by ^strength shall no man 
prevail. k. 15. 29., 

10 The adversaries of the Lord shall i 
be broken to pieces; out of heaven 
shall he thunder upon them: the 
Lord shall judge the ends of the 
earth; and he shall give strength 
unto his king, and exalt the horn of 
his anointed. 

1 1 ^And El'ka-nah went to Ra'mah 
to his house. 'And the child did min- 
ister unto the Lord before Ell the 
priest. 

12 Now the sons of E'li vaere 'sons of 
Beli-al : "they knew not the Lord. 

1 3 And the priest's custom T\lth the 
people vKis, that, when any man of- 
fered sacrifice, the priest's ser\^ant 
came, while the flesh was in seething, 
with a fleshhook of three teeth in his 
hand ; 

14 And he struck it into the pan, or 
kettle, or caldron, or pot ; all that the 
fleshhook brought up the priest took 
for himself. So they did in Shi'loh 
unto all the is'ra-el-ites that came 
thither. 

1 5 Also before they burnt the fat. the 
priest's servant came, and said to the 
man that sa.crificed. Give flesh to roast 

*H. 3. 11-13; J. 24. 12. ^ 



CHAP. 2. 

a Phil. 4, 6 

b Lu. 1, 46 

c Ps. 9, 14 
Ps. 13, 5 
Ps. 20. 5 
Ps. 35, 9 

d Ex. 15. 11 

e Deut.4,35 

f Mai. 3. 13 

1 hard. 

g Lu. 1, 53 

h Ps. 113, 9 

i Isa. 54, 1 

j Job 5, 18 
Hos. 6, 1 

fe Job 1, 21 

I Ps. 75, 7 

m Dan. 4,17 

n Job 36, 7 

o Heb. 1, 3 

p Ps. 91, 11 

q ch. 14, 6 

r Ps. 96, 13 

s ch. 3. 1 

t Deut. 
13,13 

u Rom.1.28 
283 



E 
J 



K 



K 
J 



SaniiieVs ministry. 



L SAMUEL, 3. Prophecy against EWs houst. 



for the priest ; for he will not have sod- 
den flesh of thee, but raw. 

1 6 And if any man said unto him, 
Let them not fail to burn the fat 
'^presently, and then take as much as 
thy soul desireth ; then he would an- 
swer him, Nay; but thou shalt give 
it me now : and if not, I will take it 
by force. 

17 Wherefore the sin of the young 
men was very great 'before the Lord : 
for men abhorred ""the offering of the 
Lord. 

1 8 HBut Sam'u-el ministered before 
the Lord, being a child, girded -"with 
a linen ephod. 

19 Moreover his mother made him 
a little coat, and brought it to him 
from year to year, when she came up 
with her husband to offer the yearly 
sacrifice. 

20 And Eli blessed El'ka-nah and his 
wife, and said, The Lord give thee 
seed of this woman for the ^loan which 
is lent to the Lord. And they went 
unto their own home. 

21 And the Lord ^'visited Han'- 
nah, so that she conceived, and bare 
three sons and two daughters. And 
the child Sam'u-el 'grew before the 
Lord. 

22 ITNow Ell was very old, and heard 
all that his sons did unto all l§'ra-el ; 
and howthey lay with the women that 
"assembled at the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation. 

23 And he said unto them, Why do 
ye such things ? for ^I hear of your 
evil dealings by all this people. 

24 Nay, my sons ; for it is no good 
report that I hear : yemake theLoRD's 
people ^to transgress. 

25 If one man sin against another, 
the judge shall judge him : but if a 
man "sin against the Lord, who shall 
intreat for him? Notwithstanding 
they hearkened not unto the voice of 
their father, ^because the Lord would 
slay them. 

26 And the child Sam'u-el grew on, 
and was in '■favour both v/iththeLoRD, 
and also with men. 

27 ^And ''there came a man of God 
unto Ell, and said unto him, Thus 
saith the Lord, ^Did I plainly appear 
unto the house of thy father, when 
they were in E'gypt in Pha'raoh's 
house *" 

28 And did I -''choose him out of all 
the tribes of l§'ra-el to he my priest, to 
offer upon mine altar, to bum incense, 



B. C. 1165. 



CHAP. 2. 

2 as on the 
day. 

V Gen. 6,11 

w Mai. 2, 8 
Rom. 2,24 

X Ex. 28, 4 

3 Or, 

petition 
which she 
asked,etc. 

II Gen. 21, 1 

z Lu. 2, 40 

4 assembled 
by troops. 

5 Or, I hear 
eiJil ivords 
of you. 

6 Or, to cry 
out, 

a Num. 
15,30 

b Pro. 15,10 

c Pro. 3, 4 

d 1 Ki. 13, 1 

e Ex. 4, 14 

/ Ex. 28, 1 

g Lev. 2, 3 

h Deut. 
32, 15 

I Deut.12,5 

j Jer. 18, 9 

k Ps. 18. 30 

I Mai. 2, 9 

m ch. 4, 11 

7 Or, the 
affliction 
of the 
taber- 
nacle, for 
all the 
wealth 
which 
God 
would 
have 
given 
Israel. 

nZech. 8, 4 

8 men. 

ch. 4, 11 

p 1 Ki. 2, 35 
IChr. 

29,22 

q 2 Sam. 
7, 11 
1 Ki.11,38 

r Ps. 2, 2 
s 1 Ki. 2, 27 

9 Join. 

10 Ov.some- 
ivhat 
about the 
priest- 
hood. 



CHAP. 3. 

a Ps. 74, 9 
Araos8,ll 

284 



to wear an ephod before m.e ? and ^did 
I give unto the house of thy father all 
the offerings made by fire of the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el ? 

29 Wherefore *kick ye at my sacri- 
fice and at mine offering, which I 
have commanded ^n ^my habitation; 
and honourest thy sons above me, to 
make yourselves fat with the chief- 
est of all the offerings of l§'ra-el my 
people ? 

30 Wherefore the Lord God of is'ra- 
el saith, I said indeed that thy house, 
and the house of thy father, should 
walk before me for ever : but now the 
Lord saith, •'Be it far from me ; for 
them that honour me ^I will honour, 
and 'they that despise me shall be 
lightly esteemed. 

31 Behold, "the days come, that I 
will cut off thine arm, and the arm of 
thy father's house, that there shall 
not be an old man in thine house. 

32 And thou shalt see 'an enemy i)i 
7ny habitation, in all the v^ealth which 
God^2k}\ give i§'ra-el: and there shall 
not be an "old man in thine house for 
ever. 

33 And the man of thine, whom I 
shall not cut off from mine altar, shall 
be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve 
thine heart : and all the increase of 
thine house shall die ''in the flower of 
their age. 

34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, 
that shall come upon thy two sons, on 
Hoph'ni and Phin'e-has; nn one day 
they shall die both of them. 

35 And tl will raise me up a faithful 
priest, that shall do according to that 
which is in mine heart and in my 
mind : and ^I will build him a sure 
house ; and he shall walk before 'mine 
anointed for ever. 

36 Audit shall come to pass, that 
every one that is left in thine house 
shall come and crouch to him for a 
piece of silver and a morsel of bread, 
and shall say, 'Put me, I pray thee^ 
into '"one of the priests' offices, that I 
may eat a piece of bread. 

CHAPTER 3. 

2 The Lord appears to Samuel in a vision, 11 and re- 
veals to him the destruction of EWs house. 

AND thechild Sam'u-el ministered 
unto the Lord before Eli. And 
"the word of the Lord was precious 
in those days; there loas no open 
vision. 

2 And it came to pass at that time, 
when Eli loas laid down in his place, 



f^od calleth Samuel. 



I. SAMUEL, 4. 



The Israelites defeated. 



and his eyes began to wax dim, that 
he could not see ; 

3 And ere *the lamp of God went out 
in the temple of the Lord, where the 
ark of God vms, and Sam'u-el was 
laid down to sleep ; 

4 That the Lord called Sam'u-el : 
and he answered, Here am I. 

5 And he ran unto E'li, and said, Here 
am I ; for thou calledst me. And he 
said, I called not; lie do^vn again. 
And he went and lay down. 

6 And the Lord called yet again, 
Sam'u-el. And Sam'u-el arose and 
went to E'li, and said. Here am I ; for 
thou didst call me. And he answered, 
I called not, my son ; lie do\\ni again. 

T ^Now Sam'u-el 'did not yet know 
the Lord, neither was the word of 
the Lord yet revealed unto him. 

8 And the Lord called Sam'u-el again 
the third time. And he arose and 
went to E'li, and said, Here am I ; for 
thou didst call me. And E'li per- 
ceived that the Lord had called the 
child. 

9 Therefore E'li said unto Sam'u-el, 
Go, lie down : and it shall be, if he 
call thee, that thou shalt say. Speak, 
Lord ; for thy servant heareth. So 
Sam'u-el went and lay down m his 
place. 

10 And the Lord came, and stood, 
and called as at other times, Sam'u-el, 
Sam'u-el. Then Sam'u-el answered, 
'^Speak ; for thy ser\^ant heareth. 

1 1 II And the Lord said to Sam'u-el, 
Behold, I will do a thing in l§'ra-el, at 
which both the ears of qyqtj one that 
heareth it shall tingle. 

1 2 In that day I will perform against 
E'li all 'thhigs which I have spoken 
concerning his house : ^when I begin, 
I will also make an end. 

13 ^For I have told him that I will 
judge his house for ever for the in- 
iquity which he knoweth; because 
-'his sons made themselves ^''ile, and 
he ^restrained them not. H. 12. 24,25. 

14 And therefore I have sworn unto 
the house of E'li, that the iniquity of 
E'li's house shall ^not be purged with 
sacrifice nor offering for ever. 

1 5 TAnd Sam'u-el lay until the morn- 
ing, and opened the doors of the house 
of the Lord. And Sam'u-el feared 
to shew E'li the vision. 

1 6 Then E'li called Sam'u-el, and 
said, Sam'u-el, my son. And he an 
swered, Here am I. 

1 7 And he said, What is the thing 



B, C. 1141. 



CHAP. 3. 

h Ex. 27, 21 
Lev. 24, 3 

1 Or, Thus 
did Sam- 
uel before 
he knew 
the 

LORD, 
and be- 
fore the 
word of 
the 
LORD 
was re- 
vealed 
unto Mm. 

c Acts 19, 2 

d Ps. 85, 8 

Acts 9, 6 

e cli. 2, 30 

2 beginning 
and 
ending. 

3 Or, And 
1 will tell 
him. 

7ch. 2, 12 

i Or, 
accursed. 

5 frowned 
not upon 
them. 

Num. 
15, 30 
Isa. 22, 14 

h Ruth 1,17 

6 so add. 

7 Or, word. 

8 all the 
things, or, 
words. 

i Job 1, 21 
Ps. 39, 9 
Isa. 39, 8 

j Gen. 39, 2 

k ch, 9, 6 

1 Judg.20,1 

9 Or, 

faithful. 

m Heb. 1, 1 



CHAP. 4. 

1 was, or, 
came to 
pass. 

a ch. 7, 12 

2 the battle 
was 
spread. 

3 the array. 

4 take 'imto 
us. 

b 2 Sam.6,2 
Ps. 80, 1 

c Ex. 25, 18 
Num.7,89 

285 



that the LoRD hath said unto thee ? 
I pray thee hide it not from me : *God 
do so to thee, and ®more also, if thou 
hide any 'thing from me of all the 
things that he said unto thee. 

1 8 And Sam'u-el told him ^every 
whit, and hid nothing from him. 
And he said, Tt is the Lord : let him 
do what seemeth him good. 

19 And Sam'u-el grew, and •'the 
Lord was with him, *and did let 
none of his words fall to the ground. 

20 And all_ is'ra-el ^from Dan even 
to Be'er-shel)a knew that Sam'u-el 
\oas ^estabhshed to he a prophet of 
the Lord. 

21 And_"'the Lord appeared again 
in Shi'loh : for the Lord _revealed 
himself to Sam'u-el in Shiloh by the 
word of the Lord. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Israel overcome by the Philistines. 11 TTie ark 
taken, and Hophyii and Phineha>i slain. 12 Eli, 
hearing the tidings, falls backward, and his neck 
breaks, etc. 

AND the word of Sam'u-el ^came to 
all l§'ra-el. N owls'ra-elwentout 
against the Phi-lis'tine§ to battle, and 
pitched ''beside Eb'en-e'z?r : and the 
Phi-lis'tmes pitched in A'phek. 

2 And the Phi-lis'tme§ put them- 
selves in array against !s'ra-el : and 
when '^they joined battle, l§'ra-el was 
smitten before the Phi-lis'tines : and 
they slew of ^the army in the field 
about four thousand men. 

3 IF And when the people were come 
into the camp, the elders of i§'ra-el 
said, Wherefore hath the Lord smit- 
ten us to day before the Phi-lis'tines ? 
Let us *f etch the ark of the covenant 
of the Lord out of Shil5h unto us, 
that, when it cometh among us, it 
mav save us out of the hand of our 
enemies. 

4 So the people sent to Sliil5h, that 
they might bring from thence the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord of hosts 
*which dwelleth hetimeen ''the cheru 
bims : and tlie two sons of Eli, Hoph 
ill and Phin'e-has, loere there with 
the ark of the covenant of God. 

5 And when the ark of the covenant 
of the Lord came into the camp, all 
is'ra-el shouted with a great shout, so 
that the earth rang again. 

6 And when the Phi-lis'tines heard 
the noise of the shout, they said. 
What meaneth the noise of this great 
shout in the camp of the He'brews \ 
And they understood that the ark of 
the Lord was come into the camp. 



The death of Eli. 



I. SAMUEL, 5. 



Dagon falleth down. 



7 And the Phi-lis'tine§ were afraid, 
for they said, God is come into the 
camp. And they said, Woe unto us I 
for there hath not been such a thing 
^heretofore. 

8 Woe unto us ! who shall deliver 
us out of the hand of these mighty 
Gods ? these are the Gods that smote 
the E-g5'p'tians with all the plagues in 
the wilderness. 

9 Be ''strong, and quit yourselves 
like men, O ye Phi-lis'tines^ that ye be 
not servants unto the He'brews, as 
'they have been to you : ^quit your- 
selves like raen, and fight. 

1 II And the Phi-lis'tines fought, and 
•^I§'ra-el was smitten, and they lied 
every man into his tent : and there i 
was a very great slaughter ; for there 
fell of Is'ra-el thirty thousand foot- 1 
men. 

11 And '''the ark of God was taken ;' 
^and the two sons of Eli, Hoph'ni and' 
Phin'e-has, ^were slain. 

12 TAnd there ran a man of Ben'ja- 
min out of the army, and came to 
Shiloh the same day with his clothes 
I'ent, and 'with earth upon liis head. 

13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat 
upon 'a seat by the wayside watch- 
ing: for his heart trembled for the 
ark of God. And when the man came 
into the city, and told it, all the city 
cried out. 

14 And when Ell heard the noise of 
the crvdng, he said. What meaneth 
the noise of this tumult ? And the 
man came in hastily, and told Eli. 

15 Now Eli was ninety and eight 
years old ; and liis eyes * were dim, 
that he could not see. 

1 6 And the man said unto Eli, I am 
he that came out of the army, and I 
fled to dav out of the armv. And he 
said. ''^What ""is there done, mv son ? 

1 7 And the messenger answered and 
said, Is'ra-el is fled before the Phi-lis'- 
tines, and there hath been also a great 
slaughter among the people, and thy 
twosonsalso,H6phliiand Phin'e-has, 
are dead, and the ark of God is taken. 

1 8 And it came to pass, when he 
made mention of the ark of God, 
that he fell from off the seat back- 
ward by the side of the gate, and his 
neck brake, and he died : for he was 
an old man, and heavy. And he had 
judged l§'ra-el forty years. 

19 l! And his daughter in law, Phm'- 
e-has' wife, was with child, 7iea7' ^"to 
be delivered : and when she heai'd the 



B.C. 11 41. 

CHAP. 4. 

5 yesterday, 
or, the 
third day. 

d 1 Cor. 
16, 13 

e Judg.13,1 

6 be vien. 

/ Lev.26,17 
Deut. 
28, 25 
Ps. 78, 
9,62 

g ch. 2, 32 

n Ps. 78, 64 

7 died. 

i Josh. 7, 6 
2 Sam. 
13, 19 
2 Sam. 
15, 32 
Neh. 9, 1 
Job 2, 12 

j ch. 1, 9 

8 stood. 

k 2 Sam.1,4 

9 is the 
thing. 

10 Or, to 
cry out. 

11 were 
turned. 

I Gen.35,17 

12 set not 
her heart. 

13 That is. 
Where is 
the glory ? 
or, There 

is 71 s 
glory. 
ch. l4, 3 
m Ps. 26, 8 
Ps. 78, 61 



A 



CHAP. 5. 

a Judg. 
16,23 

b Ex. 18,11 
1 Chr. 16, 
24, 25, 26 
Ps. 95. 3 
Ps.96,4,5 
Ps. 97. 9 
Isa. 19, 1 
Isa. 46.1,2 
Nah. 1, 14 

c Isa. 46, 7 

d Isa. 40, 18 

e .Jer. 50, 2 
Ezek. 6. 
4,6 
3Iic. 1, 7 

1 Or, the 
ft^hy paii. 
The upper 
part of 
Dagon re- 
sembled a 
man, and 
the loiver 
a fish. 

fZeoh. 1,9 

g Ex'. 9, 3 
Ps. 7, 11 
Ps. 9, 17 
Ps. 32, 4 
Ps. 75, 8 
Ps.139, 19 
Ps. 145,20 
Ps. 147, 6 
Isa. 31, 3 
Dan. 4, 35 
Actsl3,ll 

h ch. 6, 5 

i Deut. 
28,27 
Ps. 78, 66 

286 



tidings that the ark of God was 
taken, and that her father in law and 
her husband were dead, she bowed 
herself and travailed ; for her pams 
"came upon her. 

20 And about the time of her death 
'the women that stood by her said 
unto her, Fear not; for thou hast 
born a son. But she answered not, 
'-neither did she regard it. 

21 And she named the child ^'I'-cha- 
bod, saying, "The glory is departed 
from is'ra-el : because the ark of God 
was taken, and because of her father 
in law and her husband. 

22 And she said, The glory is de- 
parted from Is'ra-el: for the ark of 
God is taken. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 The Philistines bring the ark into the house of Da- 
gon. 3 Dagon falls duicji. 6, 9, 12 The Phillstinea 
are smitten with emerods. 

KD the Phi-lis'tines took the ark 
of God, and brought it from 
Eb'en-e'z?r unto Ash'dod. 

2 When the Phi-lis'tines took the ark 
of God, they brought it into the 
house of Da'gon, and set it by Da'gon. 

3 "lAnd when they of Ash'dod arose 
early on the morrow, behold. Da'gon 
"w as fallen ^upon his face to the earth 
before the ark of the Lord. And they 
I took Da'gon, and set 'him in his place 
again. 

4 And when thev arose earlv on the 
morrow morning, behold, Da'gon ^/"rt^ 
fallen upon his face to the ground 
before the ark of '^the Lord ; and 'the 
head of Da'gon and both the palms of 
his hands icere cut off upon the 
threshold ; only ^the stump of Da'gon 
was left to him. 

5 Therefore neither the priests of 
Da'gon, nor any that come into 
Da'gon's house, tread ■'^'on the thresh- 
old of Da'gon in Ash'dod unto this 
day. 

6 '^But •''the hand of the Lord was 
hea^^" upon them of Ash'ddd, and he 
destroyed them, and smote them 
v,ath 'emerods, even Ash'dod and the 
coasts thereof. 

7 And when the men of Ash'dod saw 
that it teas so, they said, The ark of 
the God of is'ra-el shaU not abide with 
us : for his iiand is sore upon us, and 
upon Da'gon our god. 

8 They sent therefore and gathered 
all thelords of the Phi-lis'tine§ unto 
them, and said. What shall we do 
with tho ark of the God of is'ra-el ? 
And they answered, Let the ark of 



21\e ark is returned 



I. SAMUEL, 6. 



by the Philistines. 



the God of l§'ra-el be carried about un- 
to Gath. And they carried the ark 
of the God of l§'ra-el about thither. 

9 And it was so, that, after they had 
carried it about, ■'the hand of the 
Lord was against the city with a 
very great destruction : and ^he smote 
the men of the city, both small and 
great, and they had emerods in their 
secret parts. 

1 1i Therefore they sent the ark of 
God to Ek'ron. And it came to pass, 
as the ark of God came to Ek'ron, 
that the Ek'ron-ites cried out, saying, 
They have brought about the ark of 
the God of is'ra-el to ^us, to slay us 
and our people. 

11 So they sent and gathered to- 
gether all thelordsof the Phi-lis'tines, 
and said. Send away the ark of the 
God of l§'ra-el, and let it go again to 
his own place, that it slay \is not, 
and our people: for there was a 
deadly destruction throughout all 
the city ; the hand of God was ver^^ 
heavy there. 

1 2 And the men that died not were 
smitten with the emerods : and ^the 
cry of the city went up to heaven. 

CHAPTER 6. 

5 The PhiUstities counsel how to send back the ark : 
10 t/iet/ b7'ingiton a new cartrciih an offering to 
Betli-'shemesh. 19 The Beth-shemiles smitten for 
looking into the ark. 

AN D the ark of the Lord was in 
the country of the Phi-lis'tines 
seven months. 

2 And the Phi-lis'tines ''called for the 
priests and the diviners, saying, 
What shall we do to the ark of the 
Lord ? tell us Avherewith we shall 
send it to his place. 

3 And they said, If ye send away 
the ark of the God of Is'ra-el, send it 
not *empty ; but in any wise return 
him 'a trespass offering: then ye 
shall be healed, and it shall be known 
to you why his hand is not removed 
from you. 

4 Then said they, What shall he the 
trespass offering which we shall re- 
turn to him ? They answered. Five 
golden emerods, and five golden 
mice, '^according to the number of 
the lords of the Phi-lis'tines : for one 
plague icas on 'you all, and on your 
lords. 

5 Wherefore ye shall make images 
of your emerods, and images of your 
mice that ^mar the land ; and ye shall 
-''give glory unto the God of is'ra-el : 
perad venture he will i'lighten his 



B. C. 1141. 



CHAP. 5. 

j Deut.2,15 
ch. 7, 13 
ch. 12, 15 

k Ps. 78, 66 

2 me, to 
slay me 
and my. 

3 me not, 
and my. 

I Isa. 15, 3 



B. C. 1140. 
CHAP. 6. 

a Gen. 41, 8 
Ex. 7, 11 
Dan. 2. 2 
Dan. 5, 7 
Mat. 2, 4 

b Ex. 23, 15 
Deut. 
16,16 

c Lev. 5, 15 

d Josh. 13,3 
Judg. 3, 3 

1 them. 

e ch. 5, 6 

/Josh. 7,19 
1 Chr. 16, 
28.29 
Isa. 42,12 
Jer. 13,16 
Mai. 2, 2 
John 9,24 
Rev. 14, 7 

f7ch.5,6,ll 
Ps. 39, 10 

7i Ex. 7, 13 
Ex. 8, 15 
Ex. 14, 17 

2 Or, 

reproach- 
. fully. 

i Ex. 12, 31 

3 them. 

i 2 Sam.6,3 

k Num.19,2 

I Josh. 
15,10 

4 Or, if. 

5 in a 
street 
they 
went. 

7nJosh.l3,3 
Judg. 3, 3 
Zeph. 2,5 

287 



hand from off you, and from off your 
gods, and from off your land, 

6 Wherefore then do ye harden 
your hearts, ^as the E-gyp'tians and 
Pha'raoh hardened their hearts? 
when he had wrought Hvonderfully 
among them, 'did they not let Hhe 
people go, and they departed ? 

7 Now therefore make -^a new cart, 
and take two milch kine, on ^which 
there hath come no yoke, and tie the 
kine to the cart, and bring their 
calves home from them : 

8 And take the ark of the Lord, and 
lay it upon the cart ; and put the jew- 
els of gold, which ye return him for 
a trespass offering, in a coffer by the 
side thereof ; and send it away, that 
it may go. 

9 And see, if it goeth up by tlie way 
of his own coast to 'Beth-she'mesh, 
then '^he hath done us this great evil : 
but if not, then we shall know that 
it is not his hand that smote us ; it 
2oas a chance that happened to us. 

10 ^And the men did so; and took 
two milch kine, and tied them to the 
cart, and shut up their calves at home: 

1 1 And they laid the ark of the 
Lord upon the cart, and the coffer 
with the mice of gold and the images 
of their emerods. 

1 2 And the kine took the straight 
way to the way of Beth-she'naesh, 
a7id Vent along the highway, low- 
ing as they went, and turned not 
aside to the right hand or to the left; 
and the lords of the Phi-lis'tines went; 
after them unto the border of Beth- 
she'mesh. 

1 3 And they of Beth-she'mesh icere 
reaping their wheat har^^est in the val- 
ley : and they lifted up their eyes, and 
saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 

14: And the cart came into the field of 
Josh'u-a, a Beth-she 'mite, and stood 
there, where the7'e vkis a great stone : 
and they cla,ve the wood of the cart, 
and offered the kine a burnt offering 
unto the Lord. 

1 5 And the Le'vites took down the 
ark of the Lord, and the coffer that 
vms with it, wherein the jewels of 
gold v^ere, and put them on the great 
stone : and the men of Beth-she'mesh 
offered burnt offerings and sacrificed 
sacrifices the same day unto the 
Lord. 

1 6 And when "'the five lords of the 
Phi-lis'tineshad seen 2?^, they returned 
to Ek'ron the same day. 



The Israelites repent. 



1. SAMUEL, 7. 



The Philistines subdued. 



17 And these are the golden emer- 
ods which the PhMis'tine§ returned 
for a trespass off ermg unto the Lord ; 
for Ash'dod one, for Ga'za one, for 
As'ke-lon one, for Gath one, for £k'- 
r5n one ; 

1 8 And the golden mice, according 
to the number of all the cities of the 
PhMis'tme§ belonging to the five 
lords, both of fenced cities, and of 
country villages, even unto the ''great 
stone of A'bel, whereon they set 
down the ark of the Lord: which 
stone remaineth unto this dayin the 
field of Josh'u-a, the Beth-she'mTte. 

1 9 TAnd "he smote the men of Beth- 
she'mesh, because they had looked 
into the ark of the Lord, even he 
smote of the people fifty thousand 
and threescore and ten men: and 
the people lamented, because the 
Lord had smitten many of the peo- 
ple with a great slaughter. 

20 And the men of Beth-she 'mesh 
said, Who "is able to stand before 
this holy Lord God ? and to whom 
shall he go up from us ? 

2 1 And they sent messengers to the 
inhabitants''ofKir'jath-je'a-rim,say 
ing. The Phi-lis'tines have brought 
again the ark of the Lord ; come ye 
down, and fetch it up to you. 

CHAPTER 7. 

3 The Israelites. b>/ Samuel's means, solemnly/ re- 
pent at Mizpeh 9 While Samuel prays, the Philis- 
tines are discomfited. 

AN D the men of " Kir' jath - je'a-rim 
came, and fetched up the ark of 
the Lord, and brought it into the 
house of ''A-bin'a-dab in the hill, and 
sanctified E-le-a'zar his son to keep 
the ark of the Lord. 

2 And it came to pass, while the ark 
abode in Kir'jath-je'a-rim, that the 
time was long; for it was twenty 
years: and all the house of i§'ra-el 
lamented after the Lord. 

3 HAnd Sam'u-el spake unto all th e 



B. C. 1140. 



house o f Ig'ra-el, saying, If ye do ^r e- 
tur n unto the Lord with all yo ur 
hearts, then '^put away the strange 
gods and "Ash'ta-roth from among 



you, and -^p repare your hearts unto 
the Lord, and ^serve him only : and 
he will deliver y o u out of the hand 
of the Phi-lis'tmes . P. 12. 10, 11. 

4 Then the children of is'ra-el did 
put away Ba'al-im ^and Ash'ta- roth, 
and served the Lord only ^ 

STAnd Sam'u -el said, ^Gather all l^' - 
ra-el to Miz'peh, and 1 will pray fo r 
you unto the Lord . 



CHAP. 6. 

6 Or, great 
stone. 

nEx. 19, 21 
Num. 4,5, 
15, 20 
2 Sam.6,7 

o 2 Sam.6,9 
Mai. 3, 2 
Rev. 6, 17 

p J osh. 
18,14 
Judg. 
18, 12 
1 Chr. 13, 
5,6 



6 And they gathered to gether to 
Miz'pehTand -^dre w water, and poured^ 
it out before the J-^ord, and tasted 



on that ^ay , and said there, ' W e 



CHAP. 7. 

a ch. 6, 21 
Ps. 13S, 6 

b 2 Sam.6,4 

1120. 

c Deut.30,2 

1 Ki. 8, 48 
Isa. 55, 7 
Hos. 6, 1 
Joel 2, 12 

d Gen. 35,2 
Josh. 
24,14 

e Judg.2,13 

/ 2 Chr. 
30, 19 
Job 11. 13 

g Deut.6,13 
Deut. 
10.20 
Deut.13,4 
Josh. 
24. 14 
Mat. 4, 10 
Lu. 4, 8 

h Judg.2,11 

i Judg. 
10, 17 
Judg. 
11,11 
Judg.20,1 
ch. 10, 17 

2 Ki.25,23 

j 2 Sam. 
14, 14 

k Neh.9,1,2 
Dan. 9, 3 
Joel 2, 12 

I Judg. 
10, 10 

1 Ki. 8, 47 
Ps. 106, 6 

1 Be not 
silent 
from us 
from 
crying. 
Isa, 37. 4 

m Ps. 99, 6 
Jer. 15, 1 

2 Or, 

a nsivered. 

nJosh. 
10. 10 
Judg.4,15 
ch. 2, 10 

2 Sam. 
22. 14, 15 

3 That is. 
'lire stone 
f help., 
ch. 4, 1 

Judg.13,1 

p ch. 13. 5 

q Judg.2,16 
ch. 12, 11 

4 and he 
circuited. 

r Judg.21,4 

288 



have sinned against the LoRr And 
k Sarn'u-el judged the children of l§^- 1 
ra-e l in IVliz^peh. R. 2 Sam. 12. 18. J 

TAnd w^hen the Phi-lis'tine§ heard 
that the children of l§'ra-el were gath- 
ered together to Miz'peh, the lords of 
the Phi-lis'tine§ went up against l§' 
ra-el. And when the children of !§'• 
ra-el heard it, they were afraid of the 
Phi-lis'tino§. 

8 And the children of I§'ra-el said to 
Sam'u-el, 'Cease not to cry unto the 
Lord our God for us, that he will 
save us out of the hand of the Phi-lis'- 
tine§. 

9 And Sam'u-el took a sucking lamb, 
and offered it for a burnt offering 
wholly unto the Lord : and '"'Sam'u-el 
cried unto the Lord for i§'ra-el; and 
the Lord '^heard him. 

10 And as Sam'u-el was offering up 
the burnt offering, the Phi-lis'tine§ 
drew near to battle against l§'ra-el : 
"but the Lord thundered with a great 
thunder on that day upon the Phi-lis'- 
tine§, and discomfited them ; and they 
were smitten before i§'ra-el. 

1 1 And the men of !§'ra-el went out 
of Miz'peh, and pursued the Phi-lis'- 
tine§, and smote them, until they came 
under Beth'-car. 

12 Then Sam'u-el took a stone, and 
set it between Miz'peh and Shen, and 
called the name of it ^fib'en-e'zgr, say- 
ing, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. 

13 Soothe Phi-lis'tines were subdued, 
and they ?'came no more into thecoast 
of is'ra-el : and the hand of the Lord 
was against the Phi-lis'tine§ all the 
days of Sam'u-el. 

14 And the cities which the Phi-lis' 
tine§ had taken from i§'ra-el were re 
stored to I§'ra-el, from Ek'ron even 
unto Gath ; and the coasts thereof did 
l§'ra-el deliver out of the hands of the 
Phi-lis'tine§. And there was peace 
between is'ra-el and the Am'or-ites, 

1 5 TAnd Bam'u-el ^judged I§'ra-el all 
the days of his life. 

1 6 And he went from year to year 
"in circuit to Beth'-el,and Sil'gal,and 
Miz'peh, and judged l§'ra-el in all 
those places. 

17 And his return vms to Ra'mah; 
for there vkis his house ; and there ho 
judged I§'ra-el : and there he built 'an 
altar unto the Lord. 



The Israelites 



1. SAMUEL, 8, 9. 



desire a king. 



CHAPTER 8. 

! Bii the occasion of the ill government of SamueVs 
dons. the Israelites ask a king . 19 Samuel describes 
how the king would rule over them. 

AND it came to pass, when Sam'- 
u-el was old, that he "made his 
*sons judges over i§'ra-el. 

2 Now the name of his firstborn was 
'J5'el; and the name of his second, 
A-bf ah : they were judges in Be'er- 
she'ba. 

3 And his sons '^walked not in his 
ways,butturnedasideafter'^kicre,and 
'tuok bribes, and perverted judgment. 

4 Then all the elders of l§'ra-el gath- 
ered themselves together, and came to 
Sam'u el unto Ra'mah, 

5 And said unto him, Behold, thou 
art old, and thy sons walk not in thy 
ways : now -^make us a king to judge 
us like all the nations. 

6 '[But the thing Mispleased Sam'- 
u-el, when they said, Give us a king 
to judge us. And Sam'u-el prayed 
•mnto the Lord. 

T And the Lord said unto Sam'u-el, 
Hearken unto the voice of the people 
in all that they say unto thee: for 
•^they have not rejected thee, but 'they 
have rejected me, that I should not 
reign over them. 

8 According to all the works which 
they have done since theday that I 
brought them up out of E'gypt even 
unto this day, wherewith they have 
forsaken me, and served other gods, 
so do they also unto thee. 

9 Now therefore ^hearken unto their 
voice : ^howbeit yet protest solemnly 
unto them, and shew them the man- 
ner of the king that shall reign over 
them. 

10 HAnd Sam'u-el told all the words 
of the Lord unto the people that asked 
of him a king. 

11 And he said, •'This will be the 
manner of the king that shall reign 
over you : ^He v/ill take your sons, 
and appoint them for himself, for his 
chariots, and to be his horsemen; and 
some shall run before his chariots. 

1 2 And he will appoint him captains 
oyer thousands, and captains over fif- 
ties; and will set them to ear his 
ground, and to reap his harvest, and 
to m_ake his instruments of war, and 
instruments of his chariots. 

1 3 And he will take your daughters 
to he confectionaries, and to he cooks, 
and to he bakers. 

14 And 'he will take your fields, and 
your vineyards, and your oliveyards, 

(19) 



B. C. 1112. 



CHAP. 8. 

a Deut. 
16,18 

h Judg,.10,4 
Judg. 
12,14 
com- 
pared 
with 
Judg.5,10 

1 Fas7im, 
lChr.6,28 

c Eccl. 2,19 
Jer. 22, 15 

(I Ex. 18, 21 
1 Tim. 3,3 
1 Tim. 
e, 10 

e Deut. 
16,19 
Ps. 15, 5 

1095, 

/ Hos.13,10 

2 was evil 
in the 
eyes of 
Samuel. 

g Pro. 3, 5 
h Ex. 16, 8 
i ch. 10, 19 

3 Or, obey. 

4: Or, not- 
tvith- 
standing 
when 
thou hast 
solemnly 
protested 
against 
them, 
then thou 
shalt 
shew, etc. 

j Deut. 
17, 16 
ch. 10, 25 

k ch. 14, 52 

I lKi.21,7 

5 eunuchs. 

m Pro. 1, 25 
Isa. 1, 15 
Mic. 3, 4 

n Isa. 66, 4 
Jer. 44, 16 

Hos.13,11 



CHAP. 9. 

a ch. 14, 51 
lChr.8,33 
lChr.9,39 

1 Or, the 

son of a 
•mn.yi of 
Jemini. 

2 Or, sub- 
stance. 

b ch. 10, 23 

c 2 Ki. 4, 42 

d eh. 1, 1 

289 



even the best of them, and give them 
to his servants. 

1 5 And he will take the tenth of your 
seed, and of your vineyards, and give 
to his "^officers, and to his servants. 

16 And he will take your menserv- 
ants, and your maidservants, and 
your goodliest young men, and your 
asses, and put the^n to his work. 

17 He will take the tenth of your 
sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 

18 And ye shall cry out in that day 
because of your king which ye shall 
have chosen you ; and the LoRl/ ™will 
not hear you in that day. 

19 1i Nevertheless the people "refused 
to obey the voice of Sam'u-el; and 
they said, Nay ; but we v/ill have a 
king over us ; 

20 That we also may be like all the 
nations ; and that our king may judge 
us, and go out before us, and fight our 
battles. 

21 And Sam'u-el heard all the words 
of the people, and he rehearsed them 
in the ears of the Lord. 

22 And the Lord said to Sam'u-el, 
Hearken ninto their voice, and make 
them a king. And Sam'u-el said unto 
the men of is'ra-el, Go ye every man 
unto his city. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Saul, despairing to find hisfather''s asses, comes to 
Samuel. 15 God reveals to 'Sanwel SauVs coming, 
and his appointment to the kingdom. 

NOW there was a man of Ben'ja- 
min, whose name vkis ''Kisli, the 
son of A-bi'el, the son of Ze'ror, the son 
of Be-cho'rath, the son of l-phi'ah, ^a 
Ben'ja-mite,a mighty man of ^power. 

2 And he had a son, whose name tims 
Saul, a choice young man, and a 
goodly : and there was not a,mong the 
children of I§'ra-el a goodlier person 
than he : *f rom his shoulders and up- 
ward he was higher than any of the 
people. 

3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father 
were lost. And Kish said to Saul his 
son, Take now one of the servants 
with thee, and arise, go seek the asses, 

4 And he passed through mount 
E'phra-im, and x^assed through the 
land of '^Shal'i-slia, but they found 
thein not : then they passed through 
the land of Sha'lim, and there they 
were not : and he passed through tho 
land of the Ben'ja-mites, but they 
found them not. 

h And when they were come to the 
land of "'Ziiph, Said said to his servant 
that was with him. Come, and let us 



j^auVs coming 



I. SAMUEL, 9. 



revealed to Samuel. 



return; lest my father leave caring 
for the asses, and take thought for us. 

6 And he said unto him, Behold noAv, 
there is in this city 'a man of God, 
and Ae ^san honourtible man; alP that 
he saith cometh surely to pass : now 
let us go thither; perad venture he can 
shew us our way that we should go. 

T Then said Saul to his servant, But, 
behold, if we go,^what shall we bring 
the man ? for the bread ^is spent in 
our vessels, and there is not a present 
to bring to the man of God: what 
^have we ? 

8 And the servant answered Saul 
again, and said, Behold, U have here 
at hand the fourth part of a shekel of 
silver : that will I give to the man of 
God, to tell us our way. 

9 (Beforetime in i§'ra-el,whena man 
^went to enquire of God, thus he 
spake, Come, and let us go to the 
seer: for he that is now called a 
Prophet was beforetime called 'a 
Seer.) 

10 Then said Saul to his servant, 
''Well said ; come, let us go. So they 
went unto the city where the man of 
God loas. 

11 *\\And as they went up '^the hill to 
the city, •'they found young maidens 
going out to draw water, and said 
mito them, Is the seer here ? 

12 And they answered them, and 
said. He is ; behold, he is before you : 
make haste now, for he came to day 
to the city ; for there ^is a ^sacrifice of 
the people to day in the liigh place 

13 As soon as ye be come into the 
city, ye shall straightway find him, 
before he go up to the high place to 
eat : for the people will not eat until 
he come, because he doth bless the sac 
rifice ; and afterwards they eat that 
"be bidden. Now therefore get you up ; 
for about ''this time ye shall find him. 

14 And they went up into the city : 
and when they were come into the 
city, behold, Sam'u-elcameout against 
fchem, for to go up to the high place. 

15 TTlSTow '"the Lord had '"told Sam'- 
li-el in his ear a day before Saul came, 
saying, "' 

1 6 To morrow about this time I will 
send thee a man outof thela^ndof Ben'- 
ja-min, and "thou shalt anoint him to 

e captain over my people is'ra-el, that 
he may save my people out of the 
hand of the Phi-lis'tine§ : for I have 
"looked upon my people, because their 
cry is come imto me. 



B. C. 1095. 



f 



CHAP. 9. 

e Deut.33,1 
1 Ki. 13, 1 

/ch. 3, 19 

g Judg.6,18 
Judg. 
13, 17 

1 Ki. 14, 3 

2 Ki. 4, 42 
2 Ki. 8, J< 

3 is gone 
out of, 
etc. 

4 is with 
us. 

5 there is 
f<r',nd in 
m.- hand. 

h Gen.25,22 

i 2 Sam. 
24, 11 
2 Ki.17,13 
IChr. 
29,29 
2 Chr. 16, 
7, 10 

Isa. 30, 10 
Amos 
7,12 

6 Thy word 
Is good. 

7 in the 
ascent of 
the city. 

j Ger,.24,ll 

k Gen.31,54 
ch. le., 2 

8 Or, feast. 
I 1 Ki. 3, 2 

9 to day. 

m ch. 15, 1 

Actsl3,21 

10 revealed 
the ear of 
Samuel, 
ch. 20, 2 

n ch. 10, 1 

Ex. 2, 25 
Ex. 3, 7, 9 

p ch. 16, 12 
Hos.13,11 

11 restrain 
in. 

12 to day 
three 
days. 

q Judg. 
20,46 
Ps. 68, 27 

r Judg.6,15 

13 accord- 
ing to this 
word. 

s Lev. 7, 32 

14 Or, 

reserved. 

t Deut.22,8 

15 to day. 

16 Or,cause 
thee to 
hear. 

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1 7 And when Sa,m''u-el saw Saul, the 
Lord said unto him, ^Behold the man 
whom 1 spake to thee of ! this same 
shall ' 'reign over my people. 

1 8 Then Saul drew near to Sam'u-el 
in th^ gate, and said, Tell me, I pray 
thee, where the seer's house is. 

19 And Sam'u-el answered Saul, and 
said, I am the seer : go up before me 
unto the high place ; for ye shall eab 
with me to day, and to morrow I will 
let thee go, and will tell thee all that 
is in thine heart. 

20 And as for thine asses that were 
lost '^three days ago, set not thy mind 
on them ; for they are found. And 
on whom is all the desire of Is'ra-el ? 
Is it not on thee,and onall thy father's 
house ? 

21 And Saul answered and said,^m 
not I a Ben'ja-mite, of *the smallest of 
the tribes of l§'ra-el ? and my 'family 
the least of all the families of the tribe 
of Ben'ja-min ? wherefore then speak- 
est thou '^so to me ? 

22 And Sam'u-el took Saul and his 
ser\'ant, and brought them into the 
parlour, and made them sit in the 
chief est place among them that were 
bidden, which were about thirty per- 
sons. 

23 And Sam'u-el said unto the cook, 
Bring the portion which I gave thee, 
of which I said unto thee. Set it by 
thee. 

21 And the cook took up 'the shoul- 
der, and that which loas upon it, and 
set it before Saul. And Sam'u-el said, 
Behold that which is '*left ! set it be- 
fore thee, and eat : for unto this time 
hath it been kept for thee since I 
said, I have invited the people. So 
Saul did eat with Sam'u-el that 
day. 

25 TAnd when they were come down 
from the high place into the city, 
Satn'ii-el communed with Saul upon 
'the top of the house. 

26 And they arose early: audit came 
to pass about the spring of the day, 
that Sam'u-el called Saul to the top of 
the house, saying; L^p, that I may 
send thee away. And Saul arose, and 
they went out both of them, he and 
Sam'u-el, abroad. 

^1 And as they were going down to 
the end of the city, Sam'u-el said to 
Saul, Bid the servant pass on before 
us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou 
still ''a while, that I may '^shew thee 
the word of God. 



Samuel anointeth Said. 



I. SAMUEL, 10. 



Saul is chosen king. 



CHAPTER 10. 

1 Samuel anoints Saul, and confirms hUn hy the pre- 
diction of three signs. 9 SauVs heart is changed, 
and he prophesies. 17 Be is chosen by lot at 
Mizpeh. 

TPIEN ''Sam'u-el took a vial of oil, 
and poured it upon his head, and 
kissed him, and said, Is it not because 
the Lord hath anointed thee to be 
captain over his *inheritance ? 

2 When thou art departed from me 
to day, then thou shalt find two men 
by Ra'cheFs ''sepulchre in the border 
of Ben'ja-min ''at Zei'zah; and they 
will say unto thee, The asses which 
thou wentest to seek are found : and, 
lo, thy father hath left 'the care of 
the asses, and sorroweth for you, say- 
ing, What shall I do for my son ? 

3 Then shalt thou go on forward from 
thence, and thou shalt come to the 
plain of '^Ta'bor, and there shall meet 
thee three men going up to God -^to 
Beth' -el, one carrying three kids, and 
another carrying three loaves of 
bread, and another carrying a bottle 
of wine ; 

4 And they wilPsalute thee, and give 
thee two loaves of bread ; which thou 
shalt receive of their hands. 

5 After that thou shalt come to the 
hill of God, "where is the garrison of 
the Phi-lis'tine§ : and it shall come to 
pass, when thou art come thither to 
the city, that thou shalt meet a com- 
pany of prophets coming down from 
''the high place vv ith a psaltery, and a 
tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before 
them ; 'and they shall prophesy : 

6 And 'the Spirit of the Lord will 
come upon thee, and ^'thou shalt 
prophesy with them, and shalt be 
turned into another man. 

7 And ^let it be, when 'these signs 
are come unto thee, ^t/iat thou do as 
occasion serve thee ; for God 'Hs with 
thee. 

8 And thou shalt go down before me 
"to Gil "gal ; and, behold, I will come 
do^vn unto thee, to offer burnt offer- 
ings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of 
peace offerings : "seven days shalt 
thou tarry, till I come to thee, and 
shew thee what thou shalt do. 

9 TAnd it was so, that when he had 
turned his 'back to go from Sam'u-el, 
God •'gave him another heart : and 
all those signs came to pass that 
day. 

1 And when they came thither to 
the hill, behold, ^a company of proph- 
ets met him ; and the Spirit of God 



B. C. 1095. 



CHAP. 10. 

a ch. 16, 13 
2 Ki. 9, 3 

b Deut.32,9 

c Gen.35,19 

d Josh. 
18,28 

1 the 
business. 

e Josh. 
19,22 

/ Gen.28,22 
Gen. 35, 1 

2 ask thee 
of peace, 
Judg. 
18,15 

g ch. 13, 3 
h ch. 9, 12 

I Ex. 15, 20 
2 Ki. 3, 15 
1 Cor.l4:,l 

j Num. 
11,25 

k ch. 19, 23 

3 it shall 

come to 
pass, that 
when 
those 
signs, etc. 

i Ex 4. 8 

4 do for 
thee as 
thine 
hand 
shall find. 

m Judg. 
6,12 

nch. 11, 14 

ch. 13, 8 

5 shoulder. 

6 turned. 

p ch. 19, 20 

q Mat. 7, 
21-23 

7 a man to 
his neigh- 
bour. 

r Mat.13,54 
John 7,15 
Acts 4, 13 

8 from 
thence. 

s Isa.54, 13 
John 3, 8 

t ch. 14, 50 

u Judg. 
11, 11 
Judg.2Q,l 
ch. 11, 15 

7' ch. 7, 5 

w Judg. 6.8 

X ch. 8, 7 
ch. 12, 12 

V Josh. 7,14 
Acts 1. 24 

z ch. 23. 2 

291 



came upon him, and ^he prophesied 
among them. 

1 1 And it came to pass, when all 
that knew him beforetime saw that, 
behold, he prophesied among the 
prophets, then the people said 'one to 
another, What m this that is come 
unto the son of Kish ? 'Is Saul also 
among the prophets ? 

12 And one ^of the same place an- 
swered and said. But nvho is their 
father ? Therefore it became a prov- 
erb, Is Saul also among the prophets ? 

13 And when he had made an end 
of prophesying, he came to the high 
place. 

14 f And Saul's 'uncle said unto him 
and to his servant. Whither went ye ? 
And he said. To seek the asses : and 
when we saw that they 'mere no 
where, we came to Sam'u-el. 

1 5 And Saul's uncle said. Tell me, I 
pray thee, what Sam'u-el said unto 
you. 

1 6 And Saul said unto his uncle. He 
told us plainly that the asses were 
found. But of the matter of the king- 
dom, whereof Sam'u-el spake, he told 
him not. 

1 7 *il And Sam'u-el called the people 
together "unto the Lord to "Miz'peh ; 

1 o And said unto the children of 
i§'ra-el. Thus "saith the Lord God of 
l_§'ra-el, I brought up l§'ra-el out of 
E'gypt, and delivered you out of the 
hand of the E-gy-p'tians, and out of the 
hand of all kingdoms, and of them 
that oppressed you : 

1 9 And 'ye have this day rejected 
your God, who himself saved you out 
of all your adversities and your 
tribulations ; and ye have said unto 
him. Nay, but set a king over us. 
Now therefore present yourselves be- 
fore the Lord by your tribes, and by 
your thousands. 

20 And when Sam'u-el ''had caused 
all the tribes of is'ra-el to come near, 
the tribe of Ben'ja-min was taken. 

21 When he had caused the tribe of 
Ben'ja-min to come near by theirfam- 
ilies, the familj?- of Ma'tri was taken, 
and Saul the son of Kish was taken : 
and wiien they sought him, he could 
not be found. 

22 Therefore they "^enquired of the 
Lord further, if the man should yet 
come thither. And the Lord an- 
swered. Behold, he hath hid himself 
among the stuff. 

23 And they ran and fetched him 



Jabesli-gilead delivered 



1. SAMUEL, 11, 12. 



from, JVahash by Saul. 



CHAP. 10. 

9 Let the 
king live, 

a Deut. 
17, 14 
ch. 8, 11 

b Deut. 
13, 13 
ch. 11, 12 

c 2 Sam.8,2 
1 Ki. 4, 21 
1 Ki.10,25 
2Chr.l7,5 
Ps. 72, 10 
Mat. 2, 11 

10 Or. he 

was as 
though he 
had been 
deaj. 



thence: and when he stood among b.c.ioqs 
the people, he was higher than any 
of the people from his shoulders and 
upward. 

24 And Sam'u-el said to all the peo- 
ple, See ye him whom the Lord hath 
chosen, that there is none like him 
among all the people ? And all the 
people shouted, and said, ^God save 
the king. 

25 Then Sam'u-el told the people the 
'manner of the kingdom, and wrote 
it in a book, and laid it up before the 
Lord. And Sam'u-el sent all the peo- 
ple away, every man to his house. 

26 And Saul also went home to Gib'- 
e-ah ; and there went with him a band 
of men, whose hearts God had 
touched. 

27 But 'the children of Be'li-ai said. 
How shall this man save us ? And 
they despised him, ''and brought him 
no presents. But ' "he held his peace. 

CHAPTER 11. 

I Nahash offer's them of Jabesh-ciHead a reproach- 
ful condition : 4 they send to Saul, and are deliv- 
ered. 12 Saul confirmed king. 

THEN Na'hash the Am'm.on-ite 
came up, and encamped against 
" Ja'besh-gil'e-ad : and all the men of 
Ja'besh said unto Na'hash, *Make a 
covenant with us, and we will serve 
thee, 

2 And Na'hash the Am^'mon-ite an 
swered them. On this condition will 
I make a covenant with you, that I 
may thrust out all your right eyes, 
and lay it for 'a reproach upon all 
i§'ra-el. 

3 And the elders of Ja'besh said un- 
to him, ' Give us seven days' respite, 
that we may send messengers unto 
all the coasts of I§'ra-el : and then, if 
there bf no man to save us, we will 
come out to thee. 

4 ^Then came the messengers to 
"^Gib'e-ah of Saul, and told the tidings 
in the ears of the people : and ^all the 
people lifted up their voices, and 
wept. 

5 And, behold, Saul came after the 
herd out of the field ; and Saul said. 
What aileth the people that they 
weep ? And they told hun the tidings 
of the men of Ja'besh. 

6 And -^the Spirit of God came upon 
Saul when he heard those tidings, 
and his anger was kindled greatly, chap. 12. 

7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and * *^[J- ^' ^ 
shewed them in pieces, and sent them ^ ch! 11; it 
throughout all the coasts of l§'ra-el c Num 
by the hands of messengers, saying, ch 8^20 

292 



CHAP. 11. 

a Judg.21.8 

b Gen.26,28 
Ex. 23, 32 

1 Ki.20.34 
Job 41. 4 
Ezek. 
17, 13 

c Gen.34,14 
ch. 17, 28 

1 Forbear 
us. 

d ch. 10, 26 
ch. 15, 34 

2 Sam. 
21,6 

e Judg. 2,4 
Judg.21,2 

/ Jndg.3,10 
Jiidg.6,.34 
Judg. 
11.29 
Judg. 
13.25 
Judg.14,6 
ch. 10, 10 
ch. 16, 13 

g Judg. 
19,29 

h Judg.21,5 

i Pro. 14,26 

2 as one 
man, 
Judg.20,1 

j Judg. 1.5 

k 2 Sam. 
24,9 

3 Or. de- 
liverance. 

I ch. 81, 11 

m Judg. 

7. 16 

n Jas. 2, 13 

ch. 10, 27 

p Lu. 19, 27 

q 2 Sam. 
19,22 

r Ex. 14, 
13,30 
ch. 19, 5 

s ch. 10, 8 



^Whosoever cometh not forth after 
Saul and after Sam'u-el, so shall it be 
done unto his oxen. And 'the fear of 
the Lord fell on the people, and they 
came out ^with one consent. 

8 And when he numbered them in 
■'Be'zek, the children ^of I§'ra-el were 
three hundred thousand, and the men 
of Jii'dah thirty thousand. 

9 And they said unto the messengers 
that came, Thus shall ye say unto the 
men of Ja'besh-gil'e-ad, To morrow, 
by that time the sun be hot, ye shall 
have ®help. And the messengers 
came and shewed it to the men of 
Ja'besh ; and they were glad. 

10 Therefore the men of Ja'besh 
said, To morrow w^e will come out 
unto you, and ye shall do with us all 
that seemeth good unto you. 

1 1 And it was so on the morrow, 
that 'Saul put the people ™in three 
companies ; and they came into the 
midst of the host in the morning 
watch, and slew the Am'mon-ites until 
the heat of the day : and it came to 
pass, that they which remained were 
scattered, so "that two of them were 
not left together. 

1 2 1[ And the people said unto Sam'- 
u-el, Who is he that said. Shall '^Saul 
reign over us ? ^bring the men, that 
we may put them to death. 

13 And Saul said, *There shall not 
a man be put to death this day : for 
to day 'the Lord hath wrought sal- 
vation in l§'ra-el. 

14 *^Then said Sam'u-el to the peo- 
ple. Come, and let us go 'to Gil 'gal, 
and renew the kingdom there. 

15 And all the people went to Gil'- 
gal ; and there they made Saul king- 
before the Lord in Gil 'gal ; and there 
they sacrificed sacrifices of peace of- 
ferings before the Lord ; and there 
Saul and all the mien of Is'ra-el re- 
joiced greatly, 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 Samuel testifies his integrity = 6 he reproves the 
people for iiigratitude : 16 he ie?'rifies them with 
thunder in harvest time, 20 biit comforts them in 
God's mercy, if they will fear the Lord. 

AND Sam'u-el saiduntoall i§'ra-el. 
Behold, I have hearkened unto 
''your voice in all that ye said unto 
me, and ''have made a king over you. 

2 And now, behold, the king walketh 
'^before you : and I am old and gray- 
headed; and, behold, my sons are 
with you : and I have walked before 
you from my chifdhood unto this day. 

3 Beholdjherelam; witness against 



ISarmiel reproveth the people; I. SAMUEL, 13. afterward comforteth them. 



me before the Lord, and before his 
anointed : whose ''ox have I taken ? 
or whose ass have I taken ? or whom 
have I defrauded ? whom have I op- 
pressed ? or of whose hand have I re- 
ceived any 'bribe ^to 'blind mine eyes 
therewith ? and I will restore it you. 

4 And they said, Thou hast not de- 
frauded us, nor oppressed us, neither 
hast thou taken ought of any man's 
hand. 

5 And he said unto them. The Lord 
is witness against you, and his 
anointed is witness this day, that -^ye 
have not found ought ^in my hand. 
And they answered, He is witness. 

6 T And Sam'u-el said unto the people, 
It ^is the Lord that ^advanced Mo'§e§ 
and Aar'on, and that brought your 
fathers up out of the land of E'gypt. 

7 Now therefore stand still, that 1 
may reason 'with you before the Lord 
of aJi the ^righteous acts of the Lord, 
which he did ^to you and to your 
fathers. 

8 WhenJa'cobv/as come into E'gypt, 
and your fathers cried unto the Lord, 
then the Lord sent M5'§e§ and Aar'on, 
which brought forth your fathers out 
of E'gypt, and made them dwell in 
this place. 

9 And when they forgat the Lord 
their God, he sold them into the hand 
of Sis'e-ra, captain of the host of Ha'- 
z6r,and into the hand of the Phi-lis'- 
tine§, and into the hand of the king 
of Mo'ab, and they fought against 
them. 

10 And they cried unto the Lord, 



B. C. 1095. 



%j ~ - - — ^ 

and said, W e have sinned,l3ecause w^e 



have forsaken the Lord, and have 



served 13a'al-im and Ash'ta-roth ; but 
now deliver us out of the hand of our 



enemies, and we will serve thee. 
11 And the Lord sent J e-rub'ba-al. 



an d IJe'daha nd J eph'thah,a nd kSan T 
u-el,a nd delivered yououTo"! the hand 
oTyo ur e nemies o n eve ry side, and 
i ye dw elled safe. p. i Kings 8. 33. 34. 
I ''Z And when ye saw that Na'hash the 
king of the children of Am'mon came 
against you. ye said unto me. Nay ; 
but a king shall reign over us : when 
•'the Lord your God was your king. 

13 Now therefore behold the king 
whom ye have chosen, and whom ye 
have desired! and, behold, ^the Lord 
hath set a king over you. 

14 If ye will ^fear the Lord, and 
serve him, and obey his voice, and 
not rebel against the 'commandment 



CHAP. 12. 

d Num. 
16. 15 
Acts20,33 
lThes.2,5 

1 ransom. 

2 Or, that I 
should 
hide mine 
eyes at 
him. 

e Deut. 

16, 19 
/John 

18, 38 
Acts 23, 9 
Acts24,16 
g Ex. 22. 4 
h Mic. 6, 4 

3 Or, made, 
i Isa. 1. 18 

Isa. 5, 3 
Mic. 6, 2.3 
i righteous- 
nesses, or, 
benefits, 
Judg.5,11 

5 tvith, 

) Gen. 17, 7 
Judg.8,23 
ch. 8, 7 
ch. 10, 19 
k Hos.13.11 
I Deut. 6, 13 
Deut. 
10,12 
Deut.13,4 
Deut. 
14.23 
Deut. 

17, 19 
Deut. 31. 
12, 13 
Josh. 
24, 14 
Ps. 81. 13 
Eccl. 8.12 

6 mouth. 

7 be after. 
mLev.26,14 

Deut. 
28,15 
Josh. 
24,20 
n Pro. 26, 1 

Josh. 
10, 12 
ch. 7, 9 

J as. 5, 16 
p ch. 8, 7 

Hos.13,10 
a Ezra 10, 9 
r Ex. 9, 28 

Ex. 10,17 

J as. 5, 15 

1 John 

5,16 
s Jer.16.19 

Hab. 2, 18 

1 Cor. 8, 4 

1 Ps. 106, 8 
Jer. 14. 21 

u Mai. 1, 2 
V lCor.9.16 

8 from 
ceasinq. 
Acts 12, 5 
Kom. 1, 9 
Col. 1, 9 

2 Tim. 1,3 
w 1 Ki. 8, 36 

2Chr.6,27 

Jer. 6, 16 

X Ezra 9, 13 

9 Or. wluit 
a great 
thing, 
etc. 

y Josh. 

24,20 
z Deut. 

28.86 



CHAP. 13. 

1 the son of 
one year 
in his 
reigning. 

293 



of the Lord, then shall both ye and 
also the king that reigneth over you 
'continue following the Lord your 
God: 

1 5 But if ye will "'not obey the voice 
of the Lord, but rebel against the 
comixiandment of the Lord, then 
shall the hand of the Lord be against 
you, as it was against your fathers. 

16 Now therefore stand and see this 
great thing, which the Lord will do 
before your eyes. 

11 Is it not "v/heat harvest- to day ? 
^I will call unto the Lord, and he 
shall send thunder and rain ; that ye 
may perceive and see that ^your 
wickedness is great, which ye have 
done in the sight of the Lord, in 
asking you a king. 

1 8 So Sam'u-el called unto the Lord ; 
and the Lord sent thunder and rain 
that day : ^and all the people gr'eatly 
feared the Lord and Sam'u-el. 

1 9 And all the people said unto fSam'- 
%i-el,'Pray for thy servants unto the 
Lord thy God, that we die not : for 
we have added unto all our sine this 
evil, to ask us a king. 

20 And Sam'u-el said unto the people, 
Fear not : ye have done all this wick- 
edness : yet turn not aside from fol- 
lowing the Lord, but serve the Lord 
with all your heart ; 

21 And turn ye not aside : 'for then 
should ye go after vain thin gs, v^^hioh 
cannot profit nor deliver; for they 
are vain. 

22 For the Lord will not forsake 
his people 'for his great name's sake : 
because "it hath pleased the Lord to 
make you his people. 

23 Moreover as for me, 'God forbid 
that I should sin against the Lord 
^in ceasing to pray for you: but I 
will teach you the good "and the 
right way : 

24 Only fear the Lord, and serve 
him in truth with all your -^heart: 
f or consider ^how great things he 
hath done for vou. 



0. lb. 



22. 



H 



25 13ut if ye shall still do wickedly, 
^ye shall be consumed, 'both ye and j 
your king. h. 2 Sam. 3. 39J 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 SauVs selected band:,S he calls the Hebrews to 
Gilgal against the Philistines, whose garrison 
Jonathan had smitten. 5 The Philistines' great 
host. 6 The Israelites' distress. 8 Saul, tcedry oj 
staying for Samuel, sacrifices : 11 Samuel re- 
proves him. 

SAUL 'reigned one year; and 
when he had reigned two years 
over i§'ra-el. 



Saurs selected band. 



c 



1. SAMUEL, 13. 



Samuel reproveth Saul. 



2 Saul chose him three thousand 
men of i§'ra-el; ichereof two thou- 
sand were wdth Saul in Mich'mash 
and in mount Beth'-el, and a thou- 
sand were with Jon'a-than in Gib'e-ah 
of Ben'ja-min: and the rest of the 
people he sent every man to his 
tent. 

3 And Jon'a-thansmote^'thegarrison 
of the Phi-Hs'tine§ that loas in ^Ge'ba, 
and thePhi-hs'tines heard of it. And 
Saul blew the trumpet throughout 
ali the land, saying, Let the He'brewg 
hear. 

4 And all Is'ra-el heard say that Saul 
had smitten a garrison of the Phi-lis'- 
tines, and that l§'ra-el also ^was had 
in abomination with the Phi-lis'tine§. 
And the people were caUed together 
after Saul to Gil 'gal. 

6 And the Phi-lis'tine§ gathered 
themselves together to light with i§'- 
ra-el, thirty thousand chariots, and 
six thousand horsemen, and people as 
the sand which is on the sea shore 
in multitude : and they came up, and 
pitched in Mich'mash, eastward *f rom 
feeth-a'ven. 

6 When the men of Is'ra-el saw that 
they were in a. strait, If or the people 
were distressed,) then the people 
''did hide themselves in caves, and in 
thickets, and in rocks, and in high 
places, and in pits. 

7 And so7ne of the He'brew§ went 
over Jor'dan to the land of Gad and 
Gil'e-ad. As for Saul, he urns yet in 
Gii'gal, and all the people "followed 
him trembling. 

8 And ^he tarried seven days, ac 
cording to the set time that Sam'u-el 
had appointed: but Sam'u-el came 
not to Gii'gal ; and the people were 
scattered from him. 

9 And Saul said, Bring hither a 
burnt offering to me, and peace 
offerings. And he ^offered the burnt 
offering. 

10 And it came to pass, that as soon 
as he had made an end of offering 
the burnt offering, behold, 8am'u-el 
came; and Saul went out to meet 
him, that he might ^salute him. 

1 1 And Sam'u-el said. What hast 
thou done ? And Saul said, Because 
I saw thptt the people were scattered 
from me, and that thou camest not 
within the days appointed, and that 
the Phi-lis'tine§ gathered themselves 
together at Mich'mash ; 

1 2 Therefore said I, The Phi-lis'tine§ 



B. C. 1093. 



CHAP. 13. 

a ch. 10, 5 

2 Or, The 
hill. 

3 did stink, 
Gen.34,30 

b Josh. 
18,12 

c Judg. 6, 2 



4: trembled 
after 
Mm. 



d ch, 10, 8 

e Deut. 12, 
5-11 

ch. 15, 22 
2Chr. 
26. 16 
Heb. 5, 4 

5 Ness him. 
Ruth 2, i 

6 intreated 
the face. 

/2Chr.l6,9 

g Lev. 17, 1 
Num.18, 7 
ch. 15, 11 

h ch. 15, 28 

i Ps. 89, 20 
Actsl3,22 

7 found. 

j ch. 14, 2 

8 Geba, 
ver. 3 

k Josh. 
18,23 

I Josh.16,3 
Josh. 18, 
13,14 

9 Or 

serpents. 

Neh. 

11,34 

m2Ki.24,14 
Jer. 24, 1 

10 a file 
with 
mouths. 

11 to set. 

n Judg.3,31 
Judg. 5, 8 

12 Or, 

standvng 
camp. 

ch. 14, 5 

Isa. 10,28| 

294 



will come down now upon me to 
Gii'gal, and I have not ^made suppli- 
cation unto the Lord : I forced my- 
self therefore, and offered a burnt 
offering. 

13 And Sam'u-el said to Saul, Thou 
^'hast done foolislily : ^thou'hast not 
kept the cormnandment of the Lord 
thy God, which he com^manded thee : 
for now would the Lord have estab- 
lished thy kingdom upon i§'ra-el for 
ever. 

14 But ^now thy kingdom shall not 
continue : 'the Lord hath sought him 
a man after his o\\n heart, and the 
Lord hath commanded him to be 
captam over his people, because thou 
hast not kept that w4iich the Lord 
commanded thee. 

15 And Sam'u-el arose, and gat him 
up from Gii'gal unto Gib'e-ah of Ben- 
.ja-min. And Saul numbered the 
people that were ^present with him, 
^about six hundred men. 

1 6 And Saul, and Jon'a-than his son, 
and the people that loere present 
with them, abode in ®Gib'e-ah of 
Ben'ja-min : but the Phi-lis'tine§ en- 
camped in Mich'mash. 

IT 'And the spoilers came out of the 
camp of the Phi-lis'tine§ in three com- 
panies: one company turned unto the 
way that leadeth Ho Oph'rah, unto 
the land of Shu'a.1 : 

1 8 And another company turned the 
way to 'Beth-h5'r6n : and another 
company turned to the way of th€ 
border that looketh to the valley oi 
'■'Ze-b5'im toward the wilderness. 

19 ^Now "'there was no smith found 
throughout all the land of Is'ra-el: foi 
the Phi-lis'tine§ said, Lest the He'- 
brew§ make them swords or spears; 

20 But all the i§'ra-el-ites went down 
to the Phi-lis'tines, to sharpen every 
man his share, and his coulter, and 
his ax, and his mattock. 

21 Yet they had "a file for the mat- 
tocks, and for the coulters, and for the 
forks, and for the axes, and ^^to sharp- 
en the goads. 

22 So it came to pass m the day of 
battle, that "there was neither SAvord 
nor spear found in the hand of any 
of the people that were w-ith Saul 
and Jon'a-than : but with Saul and 
with Jon'a-than his son was there 
found. 

23 And the '^garrison of the Phi- 
lis'tine§ went out to the passa.ge of 
"Mich'mash. 



Jonathan smiteth the 



1. SAMUEL, 14. 



Philistines* garrison. 



CHAPTER 14. 

1 Jonathan miraculoushj smjie-s the PJnlisti7ies' gar- 
riso7i .■ 15 a divine terror make>i them beat them- 
selves. 

NOW 'it came to pass upon a day, 
that Jon'a-than the son of Saul 
said unto the young man that bare his 
armour, Come, and let us goover totlie 
Phi-lis 'tines" garrison, that is on the 
other side. But he told not his father. 

2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost 
part of Gi6'e-ah under a pomegranate 
tree which ^'sinMig'ron: and the peo- 
ple that were with him were ^about six 
hundred men ; 

3 And ^\-hi'ah, the son of A-hi'tub, 
f -cha-bod's ^brother, the son of Phln'- 
e-has, the son of E'li/the Lord's priest 
in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And 
the people knew not that Jon'a-than 
was gone. 

41" And between the passages, by 
which Jon'a-than sought to go over 
unto 'the PhMis'tines' garrison, there 
was a sharp rock on the one side, and 
a sharp rock on the other side : and 
the name of the one loas Bo'zez, and 
the name of the other Se'neh. 

5 The -forefront of the one teas situ- 
ate northward over against 3Iich'- 
Eiasli, and the other southward over 
against Gib'e-ah. 

6 And J on'a-than said to the young 
man that bare his armour, Come. and 
let us go over unto the garrison of 
these -''uncircumcised ; it may be that 
the Lord will work for us : for there 
is no restraint to the Lord to -^save 
by many or by few. 

7 And his armourbearer said unto 
him. Do all that is in thine heart: 
turn thee ; behold, I am Avith thee ac- 
cording to thy heart. 

8 Then said Jon'a-than, Behold, we 
will pass over unto these men, and we 
will discover ourselves unto them. 

9 If they say thus unto us, ^Tarry un- 
til we come to you ; then we will stand 
still in our place, and will not go up 
unto them. 

1 But if they say thus, Come up un- 
to us ; then we will go up : for the 
Lord hath delivered them into our 
hand : and ^this shall bea sign unto us. 

11 And both of them discovered 
themselves unto the gari^son of the 
Phi-lis'tines : and the Phi-lis'tines 
said. Behold, the He'brews come forth 
out of the holes where they had hid 
themselves. 

1 2 And the men of the gamson an- 
swered Jon'a-than and his armour- 



B. C. 1087. 



CHAP. li. 

1 Or, there 
vjas a 
day. 

a ch. 13, 15 

b ch. 22, 9 

Ahime- 
lech. 

c ch. 4, 21 

d Ex. 28, 30 
ch. 2, 28 ' 
ch. 22, 18 

e ch. 13. 23 

2 tooth. 

/Judg.14,3 
Judg. 
15, 18 
ch. 17, 36 
ch. 31, 4 
2 Sam. 
1,20 
lChr.10,4 

g Deut. 
32,30 
Josh. 
14,12 
Judg. 7, 
4. 7 
2Chr. 
14, 11 
Ps. 115, 
1-3 

Ps. 118, 6 
Zech. 4, 6 
Mat.19,26 
Rom.8,31 

3 Be still. 

h Gen.24,14 
Judg. 7, 11 
2 Sam. 
5.24 

4 Or, half a 
furrow of 
an acre of 
land, 
Judg.7,21 

i 2 Ki. 7, 7 
Job 18, 11 
Ps. 48, 5,6 

j ch. 13. 17 

5 a trem- 
bling of 
God. 
Gen. 35, 5 

k Num. 
27,21 

6 Or, 
tumult. 

I Josh. 9,14 
Ps. 106,13 

7 were cried 
together. 

m Judg. 
7,22 
2Chr. 
20,23 

n ch. 13, 6 

Ex. 14,30 
Deut. 
33. 29 
ch. 10, 19 
1 Chr. 
11, 14 
Ps. 17, 7 
Ps. 44, 6, 7 
Isa. 63. 9 
Hos. 1, 7 

295 



bearer, and said. Come up to us, and 
we will shew you a thing. And J on'a- 
than said unto his armourbearer, 
Come up after me : for the Lord hath 
delivered them into the hand of is'- 
ra-el. 

13 And J5n'a-than climbed up upon 
his hands and upon his feet, and liis 
I armourbearer after him : and they 
fell before Jon'a-than; and his ar- 
.mourbearer slew after him. 

14 And that first slaughter, which 
Jon'a-than and his armourbearer 
made, was about twenty men. within 
as it were *an half acre of land, ich ich 
a yoke of oxen might 'plov- . 

lo 1'And 'there was trembling in the 
host, in the field, and among all the peo- 
ple: thegarrison, and -^the spoilers, they 
also trembled, and the earth quaked . 
so it was ^a very great trembling. 

1 6 And the watchmen of Saul in Gib'- 
e-ah of Ben'ja-min looked ; and, be- 
hold, the multitude melted away, and 
they went on beating down one an- 
other. 

IT I^Then said Saul unto the people 
that v^ere with him,y umber now,and 
see vv'ho is gone from us. And Avhen 
thev had numbered, behold, J on 'a- 
than and liis armourbearer were not 
there. 

1 8 And Saul said unto A-hi'ah, Bring 
hither the ark of God. For the ark 
of God was at that time with the 
children of !s'ra-el. 

19 "ii And it came to pass, while Saul 
talked "^unto the priest, that the ''noise 
that was in the host of the Plii-lis'- 
tines went on and increased : and 
'Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw 
thine hand. 

20 And Saul and aU the people that 
icere with him 'assembled themselves, 
and they came to the battle: and, be- 
hold, '"every man's sword was against 
his fellow, an d there loas a ver^^ great 
discomfiture. 

21 Moreover the He'brews that were 
with the Phi-lis'tine§ before that tune, 
which went up with them into the 
camp from the country round about, 
even they also turned to be with the 
is'ra-el-ites that were with Saul and 
Jon'a-than. 

22 Like^vise all the men of is'ra-el 
which had "hid themselves in mount 
E'phra-im, v^hen they heard that the 
Phi-lis 'tine§ fled, even they also fol- 
lowed hard after them in the battle. 

23 So 1:he Lord saved i§'ra-el that 



The Philistines smitten. 



i. SAMUEL, 14. 



Saul hiiildeth an altar. 



day : and the battle passed over 'unto 
BSth-a'ven. 

24 H And the men of I§'ra-el were dis- 
tressed that day : for Saul had ad- 
jured *the people, saying, Cursed be 
the man that eateth any food until 
evening, that I may be avenged on 
mine enemies. So none of the people 
tasted any food. 

25 And 'all they of the land came to 
a wood ; and there was ''honey upon 
the ground. 

26 And when the people were come 
into the wood, behold, the honey 
dropped ; but no man put his hand to 
his mouth : for the people feared the 
oath. 

2 7 But Jon'a- than heard not when his 
father charged the people with the 
oath : wherefore he put forth the end 
of the rod that urns in his hand, and 
dipped it in ^an honeycomb, and put 
his hand to his mouth ; and his eyes 
were enlightened. 

28 Then answered one of the people, 
and said. Thy father ^straitly charged 
the people with an oath, saying, 
Cursed he the man that eateth any 
food this day. And the people were 
^"faint. 

29 Then said Jon'a-than, My father 
hath troubled the land : see, I pray 
you, how mine eyes have been en- 
lightened, because I tasted a little of 
this honey. 

30 How much m.ore, if haply the peo- 
ple had eaten freely to day of the spoil 
of their enemies v/ hich they found ? 
for had there not been now a much 
greater slaughter among the Phi-lis'- 
tine§ ? 

31 And they smote the Phi-lis'tine§ 
that day from Mich 'mash to li j'a-lon : 
and the people were very faint. 

32 And the people fiew upon the 
spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and 
calves, and slew them on the ground : 
and the people did eat them ^'with the 
blood. 

33 Then they told Saul, saying. Be- 
hold, the people sin against the Lord, 
in that they eat with the blood. And 
he said. Ye have ' 'transgressed ; roll a 
great stone unto me this day. 

34 And Saul said. Disperse your- 
selves among the people, and say unto 
them, Bring me hither every man his 
ox, and every man his sheep, and slay 
them, here, and eat ; and sin not against 
the Lord in eating with the blood. 
And all the people brought every man 



B. C. 1087. 



CHAP. 14. 

p ch. 13. 5 

q Josh. 6,26 
Judg. 
11, 30 

r Deut.9.28 
Mat. 3, 5 

s Ex. 3, 8 
Num. 

13, 27 
Mat. 3. 4 

8 Or, wood- 
honey. 

9 adjurmg, 
adjured. 

10 Or, 

weary. 

t Gen. 9. 4 
Lev. 3, 17 

Lev. 7, 26 
Lev.17,10 
Lev.19,26 
Deut. 1£, 
16. 22, 24 

11 Or, dealt 
treacher 
oushj. 

12 in his 
hand. 

u Judg.21,4 
ch. 7, 17 
2 Sam. 
24,25 

13 that 
altar he 
began to 
build 
unto the 
LORD. 

V Mai. 2, 7 

J as. 4, 8 

w ch. 28. 6 
Ps. 66, 18 
John 9.31 

X Josh. 7,14 
ch. 10, 19 

14 corners. 

y 2 Sam. 
12,5 

15 Or, Shew 
the inno- 
cent. 
Pro. 16,33 

z Josh. 7,16 

16 went 
forth. 

a Josh. 7,19 

b ch. 25, 22 

c 2 Sam. 

14, 11 

1 Ki. 1,52 
Lu. 21, 18 

d Isa. 13, 3 

2 Cor. 6, 1 

296 



his ox ''^with him that night, and slew 
the77i there. 

35 And Saul "built an altar unto the 
Lord: '^the same was the first altar 
that he built unto the Lord. 

36 'TFAnd Saul said, Let us go down 
after the Phi-lis'tme§ by night, and 
spoil them until the morning light, 
and let us not leave a man of them. 
And they said, Do whatsoever seem- 
eth good unto thee. Then said the 
priest, ^Let us draw near hither unto 
God. 

37 And Saul asked counsel of God, 
Shall I go down after the Phi-lis'tmes ? 
wilt thou deliver them into the hand 
of i§'ra-el ? But he answered "him not 
that day. 

38 And Saul said, "Draw ye near 
hither, all the '"chief of the people: 
and know and see wherein this sin 
hath been this day. 

39 For, ^as the Lord liveth, which 
saveth i§'ra-el, though it be in Jon'a 
than my son, he shall surely die. But 
there vms not a man among all the 
people that answered him. 

40 Then said he unto all i§'ra-el, Be 
ye on one side, and I and Jon'a-than 
my son will be on the other side. And 
the people said unto Saul, Do what 
seemeth good unto thee. 

41 Therefore Saul said unto the 
Lord God of i§'ra-el, ' ^Give a perfect 
lot. ^And Saul and Jon'a-than were 
taken : but the people ' "escaped. 

42 And Saul said. Cast lots between 
me and Jon'a-than my son. And Jon'- 
a-than w^as taken. 

43 1'hen Saul said to Jon'a-than, Tell 
''me what thou hast done. And Jon'a- 
than told him, and said, I did but taste 
a little honey with the end of the rod 
that was in mine hand,a?2<:/, lo, I must 
die. 

44 And Saul answered, Kirod do so 
and more also : for thou shalt surely 
die, Jon'a-than. 

45 And the people said unto Saul, 
Shall Jon'a-than die, who hath 
wrought this great salvation in l§'- 
ra-el? Godforbid: ''«5theLoRDliveth, 
there shall not one hair of his head fall 
to the ground ; for he "'hath wrought 
with God this day. So the people 
rescued Jon'a-than, that he died not. 

46 Then Saul went up from follow- 
ing the Phi-lis'tine§ : and the PhMis'- 
tine§ went to their own place. 

47 irSo Saul took the kingdom over 
i§'ra-el, and fought against all ?iis 



Saul sent to destroy Amalek. i. JSAMUEL, 15. 



He spareth Agag. 



enemies on every side, against Mo'ab, 
and against the childi^en 'of Am'mon, 
and against E'dom, and against the 
kings of -^'Zo'bah, and against the 
Phi-lis'tmes : and whithersoever he 
turned himself, he ^ vexed them. 

48 And he ^'gathered an host, and 
^sniote the Ani'a-lek-ites, and dehv- 
ered is'ra-el out of the hands of them 
that S}5oiled them. 

49 ^^ ow 'the sons of Saul were Jon'- 



B. C. 1087. 



B. C. 1079. 

CHAP. 15. 



CHAP. U. 
e ch. 11, 11 

/ 2 Sam. 
10,6 

g Num. 
25,17 

17 Or, 

wrought 
iniglitily. 

h ch. 15, 3, 7 
i ctL. 31, 2 

a-than, and ish'u-i, and MeFclii-shu'a : j j ^ii. g, i ' 
and the names of his two daughters.fcciiisiii 
were these ; the name of the firstborn 
Me'rab. and the name of the younger 
Mrchal : 

50 And the name of Saul's Avife was 
A-hin'o-am, the daughter of A-him'- 
a-az : and the name of the cavptain of '-" """■• '''^'"" 
his host was ^^Ib'nSr, the son of XSr, ^ EentJ' ^ 
Saul's uncle. ^s. ^^ 

51 And ^'Kish tvas the father of Saul ; ^ Lev.27,28 
and XSr the father of Ab'ngr loas "the , „ ' T 

£ t 1 -/ 1 '^ Ex. 20, o 

son of A-bi el. isa. n, 21 

52 And there was sore war agamst e Gen. 3,17 

"" " "" " " - . - Josh. 7,21 

/Josli. 

15,24: 

1 Or, 

fought, 

g Num. 
2J=, 21 
Judg.1,16 
Judg.i,ll 

h GeR.18,25 
G£n.l9,12t 
Rev. 18, i: 

i Ex. 18, 10' 
Num. 
10,29 

j ch. 11, 48 

k Gen. 2, 11 
Gen.25,18 



the Phi-lis'tines all the days of Saul : 
and when Saul sa,w any strong man, 
or any valiant man, '^he took huu unto 
him.. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Saul senc to destroy Amalek: 8 he spares Agag, 
and the best of the spoil. 10 God rejects him for dis- 
obedience. 

SAM'U-EL also saidunto Sanl,The 
'''Lord sent me to anoint thee to 
be king over his people, over is'ra-el : 
now therefore hearken thou unto the 
voice of tiie words of the Lord. 

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I re- 
member that which Am'a-lek did to 
Is'ra-el, ''ho\yhelaidic ait for liiminthe i Gen. i6, 7 
way, when he came up from E'gypt. |miKi.20,34 

3 ^ ow go and smite Am'a-lek, and n ch. 30, 1 
''utterly destroy all that they have. '0 Prq.15,27 
and spare them not; but slay both I q'^^q^-' 
man and woman, "^inf ant and suck- ^ q^ ^^ ^^^ 
ling, ^ox and sheep, camel and ass. " secoria 

4 And Saul gathered the people to- *°''*' 
gether, and numbered them -^'in Tel'- ^ ^lam.' ^ 
a-im, two hundred thousand footmen, ! 24, le ' 
and ten thousand men of Jii'dah. k ^^sh.^ 

5 And Saul came to a city of Am'a-| iki%, e 
lek, and 'laid wait in the valley. \r ch. 13, is 

6 ^And Saul said unto -''the Ken'ites, 's ch. 16, i 
^Go, depart, get you down from;* josh. 
among the Am'a-lek-ites. lest I destroy | ^^' °^ 
you with them : 'for ye shewed kind- ^j^aiiT'^ 
nesstoall the children of Is'ra-el, when Ruth si 2 
they came up out of E'gypt. So the ^" lu. is, hi 
Ken'ites departed from among the w Gen. 3,12 
Am'a-lek-ites. i ^^^-^^M 

7 And •'Saul smote the Im'a-lek-ites ^ JJ^me 

' 297 



from Hav'i-lah hcntil thou comest to 
'Shur, that is over agamst E'gypt. 

8 And '"he took A'gag the king of the 
Am'a-lek-ites alive, "and utterly de- 
stroyed all the people with the edge 
of the sword. 

_9 But Saul and the people spared 
A'gag, and "the best of the sheep, and 
of the oxen, and ^of the f atling^, ajid 
the lambs, and all tha.t was good, and 
would not utterly destroy them : but 
every thing that vms vile and refuse, 
that they destroyed utterly. 

10 *i Then came the word of the Lord 
unto Sam'u-el, saying, 

lilt -Prepenteth me that I have set 
up Saul to he kmg : for he ?is turned 
back from following me, and '"hath 
not performed my commandments. 
And it 'gTieved Sam'u-el ; and he cried 
unto the Lord aU night. 

12 And when Sam'u-el rose early to 
meet Saul in the morning, it was told 
Sam'u-el, saying, Saul came to '^Car'- 
mel, and, behold, he set him up a place, 
and is gone about, and passed on, and 
gone doT\Ti to Gil'gal. 

13 And Sam'u-el came to Saul : and 
Saul said unto him, "Blessed he thou 
of the Lord : 'I have nerfonned the 
cormnandment of theXoRD. 

14 And Sam'u-el said, What mean- 
eth then this bleating of the sheep in 
mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen 
which I hear ? 

1 5 And Saul said. They have brought 
them frord the Am'a-lek-ites : ""for the 
people spared the best of the sheep 
and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the 
Lord thy God ; and the rest we have 
utterly destroyed. 

16 Then Sam'u-el said unto Saul, 
Stay, and I will tell thee what the 
Lord hath said to me this night. 
And he said imto Mm, Say on. 

17 And Sam'u-el said, When thou 
K'ast httle in tliine own sight, icast 
thou not made the head of the tribes 
of is'ra-el, and the Lord anointed thee 
king over is'ra-el ? 

1 8 And the Lord sent thee on a jour- 
ney, and said. Go and utterly destroy 
the sinners the Am'a-lek-ites.'^and fight 
against them mitil ^they be consumed . 

19 Wherefore then didst thou not 
obey the voice of the Lord, but didst 
fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in 
the sight of the Lord ? 

20 And Saul saidunto Sam'u-el, Yea, 
I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, 
and have gone the way which the 

i 



God rejecteth Saul. 

Lord sent me, and have brought 
A'gag the king of Ain'a-iek, and have 
utterly destroyed the Am'a-lek-ites. 

21 But the people took of the spoil, 
sheep and oxen, the chief of the things 
which should have been utterly de- 
stroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord 
thy God in Gil'gal. 

2 2 And Sa m'u-el said, ^Hath the Lord 



L SAMUEL, 16. 



Samuel meeteth Jesse, 



His great delig ht in burnt olferings 



a nd sacrifices, as in obeying the voi ce 



of the Lor d ? Behold, ^to ob ey is bet 
ter than sacrifice, an d to he arken 



I th an the fat of rams. 
C r 23 For rebellion is 



* 



as the sin of 



B. C. 1079. 



N ^ witchcraft, and stubbornness is as 



in iquity and i d olatry . Because thou 



h ast rejected the word of the Lord, 



tl 



he h ath also rejected thee from being 



K f 



king. C. 2 Kings 17. 14, 15. 

24 And 'Saul said unto Sam'u-el, I 
"have sinned : for I have transgressed 
the commandment of the Lord, and 
thy words : because *I feared the peo- 
ple, and obeyed their voice. 

25 Now therefore, I pray thee, par- 
don my sin, and turn again with me, 
that I may worship the Lord. 

2 6 And Sam'u-el said unto Saul, I will 
not return with thee : ^f or thou hast 
rejected the word of the Lord, and 
the Lord hath i jected thee from 
being king over i§'ra-el. 

27 And as Sam'u-el turned about to 
go away, "^he laid hold upon the skirt 
of his mantle, and it rent 

28 And Sam'u-el said unto him. The 
"Lord hath rent the kingdom of 
I§'ra-el from thee this day, and hath 
given it to a neighbour of thine, that 
is better than thou. 

29 And also the ^Strength of Is'ra-el 
-''will not lie nor repent : for he is not 
a man, that he should repent, t 

30 Then he said, I have sinned : yet 
i'honour me now, I pray thee, before 
Ihe elders of my people, and before 
i§'ra-el, and turn again with me, that 
I may worship the Lord thy God. 

31 So Sam'u-el turned again after 
Saul ; and Saul worehipped the Lord. 

32 ^Then said Sam'u-el, Bring ye 
hither to me A'gag the king of the 
Am'a-lek-ites. And A'gag came un- 
to him delicately. And A'gag said, 
Surely the bitterness of death is past. 

33 And Sam'u-el said, ^As thy sword 
hath made women childless, so shall 
thy mother be childless among wom 
en. And 'Sam'u-el hewed A'gag in 
pieces before the Lord in Gil 'gal 

*G. 16.7; 0. 2 Chron. 30. 9. f N. 2 
Chroa. 36.14-17. t K. 2 Sam. 22. ]-3 



CHAP. 15. 

X Ps. 50, 8,9 
Pro. 21, 3 
Isa. 1, 11 
Jer. 7, 22 
Mic. 6, 6 
Heb. 10, 6 

y Eccl. 5, 1 
Hos. 6, 6 
Mat. 5, 24 
Mat. 9, IS 
Mat. 12, '< 
Mark 
12,33 

i diviria- 
tion, 
Deut. 
18,10 

z 2 Sam. 
12,13 

a Ex. 9, 27 

b Ex. 23, 2 
Pro. 29,25 
Isa. 51, 12 

c cli. 2, 30 

(JlKi.11,30 

e ch. 28, 17 

5 Or, Eter- 
nity, or, 
Victory. 

f Num. 
23. 19 
Ezek. 
24,14 
2 Tim. 
2, 13 
Titus 1, 2 

g ch. 2, 30 
Ps. 49, 20 
Pro. 4, 8 
Pro. 26, 1 
John 5,44 
John 
12, 43 
Rom. 2, 
28,29 

h Ex. 17, 11 

i 1 Ki.18,40 

j ch. 11, 4 



B. C. 1063. 

CHAP. 16. 

a 2 Ki. 9, 1 

b Ps. 78, 70 
Actsl3,22 

1 in thine 
hand. 

c ch. 20, 29 

2 Or, feast. 

d Ex. 4, 15 

e ch. 9, 16 

/ch. 21, 1 
Acts24,25 

3 meeting. 

g 1 Kl. 2, 13 
2 Ki. 9, 22 

h Ex. 19, 10 

i Called 

Elihu, 

IChr. 

27,18 
j 1 Ki.12,26 
k Ps. 147,10 
I Isa. 55, 8 
m2Cor.l0,7 

4 eyes. 

n 1 Ki. 8, 39 
lChr.28,9 
Ps. 7, 9 
.Ter. 11, 20 
Jer. 17, 10 
Jer. 20. 12 
Acts 1. 24 

298 



34 HThen Sam'u-el went to Ra'mah ; 
and Saul went up to his house to 
^Gib'e-ah of Saul. 

3 5 And Sam'u-el came no more to see 
Saul until the day of his death : nev- 
ertheless Sam'u-el mourned for Saul : 
and the Lord repented that he had 
made Saul king over i§'ra-el. 
" CHAPTER 16. 

1 Sarmiel sent by God to Beth-lehem. 11 He anoints 
David. 15 Saul sends for David to quiet his evil 
spirit. 

AND the Lord said unto Sam'u-el^ 
How long w^ilt thou mourn for 
Saul, seeing I have rejected him from 
reigning over l§'ra-el ? "fill thine horn 
with oil, and go, I will send thee to 
Jes'se the Beth'-le-hem-ite : fori *have 
provided me a king among his sons. 

2 And Sam'u-el said, How can I go ? 
if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And 
the Lord said. Take an heifer Hvith 
thee, and say, T am come to sacrifice 
to the Lord. 

3 And call Jes'se to the '^sacrifice, and 
''I will shew thee w^hat thou shalt do : 
and thou "shalt anoint unto me hiin 
whom I name unto thee. 

4 And Sam'u-el did that which the 
Lord spake, and came to Beth'-le- 
hem. And the elders of the town 
•^trembled at his ^coming, and said, 
"Comest thou peaceably ? 

5 And he said, Peaceably : I am 
come to sacrifice unto the Lord: 
sanctify ^yourselves, and come with 
me to the sacrifice. And he sancti- 
fied Jes'se and his sons, and called 
them_ to the sacrifice. 

6 And it came to pass, when they 
were come, that he looked on 'E-li'ab, 
and -^said. Surely the Lord's anointed 
is before hmi. 

7 But the Lord said unto Sam'u-el, 
Look not on *his countenance, or on 
the height of his stature ; because I 
have refused him: for ^the J^ORD 
seeth not as man seeth ; for man "'look- 
et h on the ^o u tward appearance, but 
th e Lord looketh on Hhe heart. | 

8 Then Jes'se called A-bm'a-dab, and 
made him pass before Sam'u-el. And 
he said, Neither hath the LoRr chosen 

this. 

9 Then Jes'se made Sham'mah to 
pass by. And he said, Neither hath 
the Lord chosen this. 

10 Again, Jes'se made seven of his 
sons to pass before Sam'u-el. And 
Sam'u-el said unto Jgs'se, The Lord 
hath not chosen these. 

1 1 And Sam'u-elsaidunto Jes'se, Are 

g E. 2 Sam. 7. 20; G. Job 9. 1-3.' 



E 
G 



Samuel anointeth David. 



I. SAMUEL, IT. 



Goliath defieth Israel. 



here all thy children ? And he said, 
^There remaineth yet the youngest, 
and, behold, he keepeth the sheeji. 
And Sam'u-el said imto Jes'se, ^8end 
and fetch him: for we will not sit 
'down till he come hither. 

12 And he sent, and brought him in. 
Now he toas ?ruddy, and withal "of a 
beautif id countenance, and goodly to 
look to. ^And the Lord said, Arise, 
anoint him : for this is he. 

13 Then Sam'u-el took the horn of 
oil, and anointed 'him m the midst 
of his brethren : and ^the Spirit of the 
Lord came upon Da'vid from that 
day forward. So Sam'u-el rose up, 
and went to Ra'mah. 

14 liBut "the Spirit of the Lord de- 
parted from Saul, and "an evil spirit 
from the Lord 'troubled hhn. 

1 5 And Saul's servants said unto 
him, Behold now, an evU spirit from 
God troubleth thee. 

16 Let our lord now command thy 
servants, which are before thee, to 
seek out a man, icho is a cunning 
player on an harp : and it shall come 
to pass, when the evil spirit from God 
is upon thee, that he shall play with 
his hand, and thou shalt be well. 

17 And Saul said unto his servants. 
Provide me now a man that can play 
well, and bring him to me. 

1 8 Then answered one of the serv- 
ants, and said, Behold, I have seen a 
son of Jes'se the Beth'-le-hem-ite, that 
is cunning in playing, and a mighty 
valiant man, and a man of war, and 
prudent in ^matters, and a comely 
person, and the Lord is with him. 

19 IF Wherefore Saul sent messengers 
unto Jes'se, and said. Send me Da'vid 
thy son, which is with the sheep. 

20 And Jes'se took an ass lade/i with 
bread, and a bottle of wine, and a 
kid, and sent them by Da'vid his son 
unto Saul. 

21 And Da'vid came to Saul, and 
stood "'before him : and he loved him 
greatly ; and he became his armour- 
bearer. 

22 And Saul sent to Jes'se, saying, 
Let Da'vid, I pray thee, stand before 
me ; for he hath found favour in my 
sight. 

23 And it came to pass, when the 
evil spirit from God was upon Saul, 
that Da'vid took an harp, and played 
with his hand : so Saul was ref reslied, 
and was well, and the evil spirit de- 
parted from him. 



B. C. 1063. 



CHAP. 16. 

ch. 17, 12 

p 2 Sam.7,8 
Ps. 78, 70 

5 round, 
q Song 5,10 

6 foAr of 
eyes. 

r ch. 9, 17 

s Ps. 89, 20 

t Num. 
27, 18 
Judg. 
11,29 
Judg. 
13,25 
Judg.14,6 

u Judg. 
16,20 
ch. 18, 12 
Ps. 51, 11 

V Judg.9,23 
ch. 19, 9 
Isa. 19, U 

7 Or, 
terrified. 

8 Or, 

speech. 

ivGenAl,i6 
1 Ki. 10, 8 
Pro.22,29 



CHAP. 17. 

a Josh. 
15,35 
2 Chr. 
28,18 

1 Or. The 
cna.'.i ::\f 
Dcornniin, 
called 
Pns- 

dmnmim, 
IChr. 
11,13 

2 ranoed 
the battle. 

3 a treader 
down. 

b 2 Sam. 
21, 19 

c Josh. 
11,22 
2 Sam. 
21,22 
lChr.8.13 
lChr.18,1 
lChr.20,8 
2Chr.26,6 
Amos 6, 2 

4 about 
eleven 
feet and 
a half. 

5 clothed. 

6 Or,gorget. 

d 2 Sam. 
21,19 

e ch. 8, 17 

/ch. 11, 1 

g 2 Sam. 
21,21 

h Ruth 4,22 
ch. 16, 
1,18 

i Gen.35,19 

j ch. 16, 
10, 11 
lChr.2,13 

299 



CHAPTER 17. 

1 The Israelites and Philistines, being ready to battle, 
4 Goliath challenges a combat : 12 David accepts the 
challenge, and slai/s him. bo Saul takes notice of 
David. 

NOW the Phi-lis'trne§ gathered to- 
gether their armies to battle, 
and were gathered together "at Sho'- 
choh, which belongeth to Jii'dah, and 
pitched between Sho'choh and A-ze'- 
kah, in ^E'pheg-dam'mun. 

2 And Saul and the men of is'ra-ei 
w^ere gathered together, and pitched 
by the valley of E'lah, and ^set the bat- 
tle in array against the Phi-lis'tines. 

3 And the Phi-lis'tine§ stood on a 
mountain on the one side, and is'ra-el 
stood on a mountain on the other 
side : and there ^cas a valley betAveen 
them. 

4 And there went out ^a champion 
out of the camp of the Phi-lis'tines, 
named *Go-li'ath, of "^Gath, whose 
height was '^six cubits and a span. 

5 And he had an helmet of brass 
upon his head, and he v:as '"armed 
with a coat of mail ; and the weight 
of the coat was five thousand shekels 
of brass. 

6 And he had greaves of brass upon 
his legs, and a ^target of brass be- 
tween his shoulders. 

7 And ''the staff of his spear teas like 
I weaver's beam; and his spear's 

head tveighed six hundred shekels of 
iron : and one bearing a shield went 
before him. 

8 And he stood and cried unto the 
armies of l§'ra-el, and said unto them, 
Why are ye come out to set your 
battle in array ? a7n not I a Phi-lis'- 
tine, and ve 'servants to Saul ? choose 
you a man for you, and let hini come 
down to me. 

9 If he be able to fight Avith me, and 
to kill me, then will Ave be your serv- 
ants: but if I prevail against him, 
and kill him, then shall ye be our 
ser\^ants, and -^serve us. 

10 And the Phi-lis'tine said, I ^defy 
the armies of I§'ra-el this day ; giA^e me 
a man, that we may fight together. 

1 1 When Saul and all is'ra-el heai'd 
those Avords of the Phi-lis'tine, thej^ 
Avere dismayed, and greatly afraid. 

12l[]Srow Da'vid was Hhe son of 
that Eph'rath-ite of Beth'-le-hem- 
jii'dah, w^hose name tvas Jes'se ; and 
he had -'eight sons : and the man Avent 
among men for an old man in the 
days of Saul. 

1 6 And the three eldest sons of J es se 



Dav id prepareth 



I. SAMUEL, 17. 



to slay Goliath. 



went an c/ followed Saul to the battle : 
and ^the names of liis three sons that 
went to the battle loere E-lfab the 
firstborn, and next unto him A-bm'a- 
dab, and the third Sham'mah. i 

14 And Da'vid icas the yoiuigest: 
and the three eldest followed Saul. 

15 But Da'vid w^ent and returned 
from Saul to feed his father's sheep 
at Beth'-le-hem. 

16 And the Philis'tine drew near 
morning and evening, and presented 
liimself forty days. 

17 And Jes'se said unto Da'vid his 
son, Take now for thy brethren an 
ephah of tills parched corn^ and 
these ten loaves, and run to the camp 
to thv brethren ; 

1 S And carry these ten 'cheeses unto 
the ^captain of their thousand, and 
^ook how thy brethren fare, and I 
take their pledge. | 

19 Now Saul, and they, and all the 
men of Is'ra-el, were in the vaUev of 
Elah, fighting with the Phi-lis'tine§. 

20 And DaVid rose up early in the 
morning, and left the sheep with a 
keeper, and took, and went, as Jes'se 
had commanded him : and he came 
to the ^trench, as the host was going 
forth to the "fight, and shouted for 
the battle. 

21 For i§'ra-el and the Phi-lis'tine§ 
had put the battle in array, army 
against army. 

22 And Da'vid left "his carriage in 
the hand of the keeper of the car- 
riage, and ran into the army, and 
came and ^-saluted his bretlii^en. 

23 And as he talked with them, be- 
hold, there came up the champion, 
the Phi-lis'tme of Gath, Go-lfath by 
name, out of the armies of the Phi-lis'- 
tines, and spake according to the 
same words : and DaVid heard them: 

24: And all the men of l§'ra-el,when 
they saw the man, fled '^from him, 
and were sore afraid. 

25 And the men of l§'ra-el said. Have 
ye seen this man that is come up ?| 
surely to defy is'ra-el is he come up : 
and it shall be, that the man w^ho 
killeth him, the king will eimch him 
with great riches, and ™will give him 
his daughter, and make his father's 
house free in Is'ra-el. 

26 And Da'vid spake to thernen that 
stood by him, saying. What shall be 
done to the man that killeth this 
Phi-lis'tme, and taketh away "the re- 
proach from t§'ra-el ? for who is this 



B. C. 1063. 



CHAP. 17. 

7c ch. 16, 6 
lCiu-.2,13 

7 cheeses of 
milk. 



8 captain 
of a thou- 
sand. 



I Gen.37,14: 

9 Or, place 

of tlie 
carriage, 
eh.. 26, 5 



10 Or, bat- 
tle array, 
or, place 
of fight. 

11 the ves- 
sels from 
uponhim. 

12 asked Ms 
brethren 
of peace, 
as 

Gen.4:3,27 
Judg. 
18,15 

13 from his 
face. 

m Josh. 
15,16 

n ch. 11, 2 

o ch. 14, 6 

p Deut.5,26 
Jer.10,10 

q Gen.37, 4 
Mat.10,36 

r Pro. 15. 1 

li word. 

15 took 
him. 

s Deut. 20, 
1,3 

t ch. 16, 18 

u Num. 
13,31 
Deut. 9, 2 

16 Or, kid. 

V Ps. 18, 
16,17 
Ps. 63, 7 
Ps. 77, 11 
2Cor.l,10 
2 Tim. 4t, 
17, 18 

w ch. 20, 13 
1 Chr. 22, 
11,16 

17 clothed 
David 
with his 
clothes. 

300 



uncircumcised Phi-lis'tine, that he 
should defy the armies of ^the living 
God ? 

27 And the people answered him 
after this manner, saymg, So shall it 
be done to the man that killeth him. 

28 And E-li'ab his eldest brother 
heard when he spake unto the men ; 
and '^E-lfab's anger w^as kindled 
against Da'vid, and he said. Why 
camest thou dow^n hither ? and with 
whom hast thou left those few sheep 
in the wilderness? I know thy 
pride, and the naughtiness of thine 
heart ; for thou art come down that 
thou mightest see the battle. 

29 And Da'vid said. What have I 
now done ? Js ''there not a cause ? 

30 And he turned from him toward 
another, and spake after the same 
^*manner: and the people answered 
him again after the former manner. 

31 And when the words were heard 
which Da'vid spake, they rehearsed 
the?7z before Saul: and he^^sent for 
him. 

32 'FAnd Da'vid said to Saul, 'Let no 
man's heart fail because of him ; 'thy 
servant will go and fight with this 
Phi-lis'tine. 

33 And Saul said to Da'vid, "Thou 
art not able to go against this Phi-lis'- 
tine to fight with him : for thou art 
but Si youth, and he a mjan of war 
from his youth. 

31: And i)a'vid said unto Saul, Thy 
servant kept his father's sheep, and 
there came a lion, and a bear, and 
took a ^'lamb out of the flock : 

35 And I went out after him, and 
smote him, and delivered it out of 
his mouth: and when he arose 
against me, I caught hi77i by his 
beard, and smote him, and slew him. 

36 Thy servant slew^ both the lion 
and the bear : and this uncircumcised 
Phi-lis'tine shall be as one of them, 
seeing he hath defied the armies of 
the living God. 

37 Da'vid said moreover, '"The Lord 1 
that delivered me out of the paw of I 
the lion, and out of the paw of the ! 
bear, he will deliver me out of the ! 
hand of this Phi-lis'tine. And Saul 
said unto Da'vid, Go, and "the Lord | 
be with thee. F. 17. 45. j 

38 ^And Saul "anned Da'\ad with 
his armour, and he put an helmet of 
brass upon his head ; also he armed 
him with a coat of mail. 

39 And Da'vid girded his sword upon 



F 



David slayeth Goliath. 



I. SAMUEL, 18. 



Jonathan loveth David, 



his armour, and he assayed to go_; for 
he had not proved it. AndJJa'vid 
said unto Saul, 1 cannot go with 
these ; for I have not proved them. 
And Dh'mA put them off him. 

40 And he took his staff in iiis hand, 
and chose him five smooth stones 
out of the ^^brook, and put them in a 
shepherd's ^^bag which he had, even 
in a scrip ; and his shng icas in his 
hand : and he drew near to the Phi- 
hs'tine. 

41 And the Phi-lis'tine -came on and 
drew near unto Da'vid ; and the man 
that bare the shield loent before him. 

■±"2i And when the Phi-lis'tine looked 
about, and saw DaVid, he ^disdained 
him: for he was hict a youth, and 
^iTiddy, and of a fair countenance. 

43 And the Phi-lis'tine said unto Da'- 
vid, Arn 'I a dog, that thou comest 
to me with staves ? And the Phi-lis'- 
tine cursed Da'vid by his gods. 

44 And the Phi-lis'tme '^said to Da'- 
vid, Come to me, and I will give thy 
flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to 
the beasts of the field. 

• tS Then said Da'vid to the Phi-lis'- 
tine, Thou comest to me with a 
sword, and with a spear, and with a 
i^hield: *but I come to thee in the 
name of the Lord of hosts, the God 
of the armies of l§'ra-el, whom thou 
hast defied. F. 2 Sam. 22. 29-31. 

■ 46 This day will the Lord ^"deliver 
thee into mine hand ; and I v/ill smite 
thee, and take thine head from thee ; 
and I will give the 'carcases of the 
host of the Phi-lis'tine§ this day mito 
the fowls of the air, and to the wild 
beasts of the earth; '^that all the 
earth may know that there is a God 
in is'ra-el. 

47 And all this assembly shall know 
that the Lord ''saveth not with sword 
and spcctr: for -''the battle is the 
J ;Ord's, and he will give you into our 
hands. 

48 And it came to pass, when the 
Phi-lis'tine arose, and came and drew 
nigh to meet Da'vid. that Da'vid 
hasted, and ran toward the anny to 
meet the Phi-lis't!ne. 

49 And Da'vid put his hand in Ms 
bag, and took thence a stone, and 
sla,ng it, and smote the Phi-lis'tine in 
his forehead, that the stone ^^sunk 
into his forehead ; and he fell upon 
his face to the earth. 

50 So ^Da'vid prevailed over the 
Phi-lis'tine with a sling and with a 



B. C. 1063. 



CHAP. 17. 

18 Or, 
valley. 

19 vessel. 

X Ps. 123, 4 

1 Cor. 1, 

27,28 

y ch. 16, 12 

z ch. 24, 14 

2 Sam.3,8 

a 1 Ki. 20, 
10,11 

b 2 Sam.22, 
33,35 
Ps. 124, 8 
Ps. 125, 1 
2 Cor.10,4 
Heb. 11, 
33, 34 

20 sliut thee 
up. 

c Deut. 
28,26 

cl Josh. 4,24 
1 Ki. 8, 43 

1 Ki.18,36 

2 Ki.19,19 
Isa. 52, 10 

e Ps. 44, 6,7 
Hos. 1, 7 
Zech. 4, 6 

f2Chr. 
20,15 

21 sunli as 
a stone in 
the ivater. 

g Judg.3,31 
Judg. 
15, 15 
ch. 21, 9 
2 Sam. 
23, 21 

n Heb. 
11,34 

i Josh. 
15,36 

j ch. 16. 

21, 22 ■ 

fc Ruth 4,22 
1 Chr. 2, 
13, 14, 15 
Isa. 11, 
1,10 
]\Iat. 1, 6 
Actsl3,22 
Rom. 
15,13 



CHAP. 18. 

a Gen.44,30 

b Deut.13,6 
ch. 19, 2 
ch. 20, 17 
2 Sam. 
1,26 
Pro. 18,24 

c ch. 8, 11 
ch. 14, 52 
ch. 17, 15 

801 



stone, and smote the Phi-lis'tine, and 
slew him ; but there was no sword in 
the hand of Da'vid. 

51 Therefore Da'vid ran, and stood 
upon the Phi-lis'tine, and took iiis 
sword, and drew it out of the sheath 
thereof, and slew him, and cut off 
his head thercAvith. And when the 
Phi-lis'tine§ saw their champion was 
dead, Hhey fled. 

5_2 And the men of is'ra-el and of 
Ju'dah arose, and shouted, and pur- 
sued the Phi-lis'tines, until thou come 
to the valley, and to the gates of 
Ek'ron. And the wounded of the 
Phi-lis'tine§ fell down by the way 'to 
Sha-a-ra'im, even unto Gath,and unto 
Ek'ron. 

53 And the children of Is'ra-el re- 
tui^ned from chasing after" the Phi- 
lis'tines, 9Jid they spoiled then" tents. 

54 And Da'vid took the head of the 
Phi-lis'tine, and brought it to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem ; but he put his armour m his 
tent. 

55 ^And when Saul sa.w Da'vid go 
forth agaiQst the Phi-lis'tine, he said 
unto Ab'ngr, the captain of the host, 
Ab'nSr, Avhose son is this youth? 
And Ab'ner said, As thy soiil liveth, 

king, I cannot tell. 

56 And the king said. Enquire thou 
whose son the stripling is. 

5 7 And as Da'^'id returned from the 
slaughter of the Phi-lis'tine, Ab'ner 
took tdm, and brought him before 
Saul with the head of the Phi-lis'tine 
in Ms hand. 

58 And Said said to Mm, Whose 

son art thou, thou young man ? And 

Da'^ad answered, Z«??^ tlie son of thy 

servant '^Jes'se the Beth'-le-hem.-ite. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 Jonathan lores David. 8 Saul enviea his vraixs^ 
10 seeks to Vlll Mm in his fury, 11 he offers him his 
'laughter for a snare. 

AjSTD it came to pass, when he had 
made an end of speakmg unto 
Saul, that the ''soul of Jon'a-than was 
knit with the soul of Da'vid, *an.d 
Jon'a-than loved him as his own soul. 

2 And Saul took Mm that day, and 
''would let him go no more home to 
his father's house. 

3 Then Jon'a-than and Da'vid made 
a covenant, beca.use he loved him as 
his own soul. 

4 And Jon'a-than stripped hiiPxSelf of 
the robe that loas upon him, and 
gave it to Da'vid, and his garments, 
even to Ms sword, and to Ms bow, 
and to Ms girdle. 



Said envieth David and 



I. SAMUEL, 18. 



seeketh to destroy him. 



5 f And DaVid went out whitherso- 
ever Saul sent him, and ^behaved 
himself wisely : and Saul set him 
over the men of war, and he was ac- 
cepted in the sight of all the people, 
and also in the sight of Saul's serv- 
ants. " • 

6 1i And it came to pass as they came, 
when DaVid was returned from the 
slaughter of the 'Phi-lis'tine,that '^the 
women came out of all cities of is'ra-el, 
singing and dancing, to meet king 
Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with 
^iiastruments of musick. 

7 And the women ^answered one an- 
other as they played, and said, Saul 
hath slain his thousands, and Da'vid 
his ten thousands. 

8 And Saul w^as very wroth, and the 
saying "displeased him ; and he said, 
They have ascribed unto DaVid ten 
thousands, and to me they have as- 
cribed hut thousands : and what can 
he have more but the kingdom ? 

9 And Saul -^eyed DaVid from that 
day and forward. 

10 "iiAnd it came fcopass on the mor- 
row, that ^the evil spirit from God 
came upon Saul, ^and he prophesied 
in the midst of the house : and DaVid 
played v/ith his hand, as at other 
times : and there was a javelin in 
Saul's hand. 

1 1 And Saul ^"cast the javelin ; for he 
said, I w4ll smite DaVid even to the 
wall loith it. And DaVid avoided out 
of his presence twice. 

12 TTAnd Saul was afraid of DaVid, 
because •'the Lord was with him, and 
was departed '^from Saul. 

1 3 Therefore Saul removed him from 
him, and made him his captain over 
a thousand ; and Tie went out and 
came in before the people. 

14 And DaVid ^behaved himself 
wisely in all his ways ; and ""the Lord 
was with him. 

15 Wherefore when Saul saw that 
he behaved himself very w^isely, he 
was afraid of him. 

1 6 But all i§'ra-el and Jii'dah loved 
DaVid, because he went out and came 
in before them. 

17 irAnd Saul said to DaVid, Behold 
my elder daughter Me'rab,her "will I 
give thee to wife : only be thou Val- 
iant for me, and fight the "Lord's bat- 
tles. For Saul said, ■''Let not mine 
hand be upon him, but let the hand of 
the Phi-lis'tine§ be upon him. 

18 And DaVid said unto Saul, Who 



B. C. 1063. 



CHAP. 18. 

1 Or, -pros- 
pered, 
Mat.10,16 

2 Or, PU- 
listines. 

a Ex. 15, 20 
Judg-. 

11, 3i 
Ps. m, 25 
Jer. 31, 4 

3 three- 
stringed 
instrii- 
7nents. 

e Ex. 15, 21 

i was evil 
in his 
eyes. 
EccL 4, 4 

/Gen. 4, 5 

g ch. 16, 14 

h ch. 19, 24 

1 Ki. 18,29 
Actsl6,16 

i ch. 19, 10 
ch. 20, 33 
Pro. 27,24 

J ch. 16, 13 

k ch. 28, 15 

I Num. 

27, 17 

2 Sam.5,2 

5 Or, pros- 
pered. 

m Gen. 39,2 
Josh. 6,27 
Acts 7, 9 

n ch. 17, 25 

6 a son of 
valour. 

Num. 
32, 20 
ch. 25, 28 

p 2 Sam, 
12,9 

q ch. 9, 21 

2 Sam. 
7,18 

r 2 Sam. 
21,8 

s Judg.7,22 

7 was right 
in his 

eyes. 

t Ex. 10, 7 

8 According 
to these 
ivords. 

wGen.34,12 
Ex. 22, 17 

V ch. 14, 24 

9 was right 
in the 
eyes of. 

10 fulfiUea. 

w 2 Sam. 
3, 14 

X ,Tob 5, 2, 

12, 13 

y 2 Sam. 
11,1 

z Lu. 21, 15 

302 



?am I ? and what is my life, or my 
father's family m i§'ra-el, that I should 
be son in law to the king ? 

19 But it came to pass at the time 
when Me'rab Saul's daughter should 
have been given to DaVid, that she 
was given ''unto A'dri-el the 'Me-hol'- 
ath-ite to wife. 

20 And Mfchal Saul's daughterloved 
DaVid : and theytold Saul, and the 
thing ^pleased him. 

2 1 And Saul said, I will give him her 
that she may be 'a snare to him, and 
that the hand of the Phi-lis'tine§ may 
be against him. Wherefore Saul said 
to DaVid, Thou shalt this day be my 
son in law in the one of the twain. " 

22 And Saul commanded his serv- 
ants, saying. Commune with DaVid 
secretly, and say. Behold, the king 
hath delight in thee, and all his serv- 
ants ] ove thee : now therefore be the 
king's son in law. 

23 And Saul's servants spake those 
words in the ears of DaVid. And Da'- 
vid said, Seemeth it to you a light 
thing to be a king's son in law, seeing 
that I a77i a poor man, and lightly es- 
teemed ? 

24 And the servants of Saul told 
him, saying, ®0n this manner spake 
DaVid. 

25 And Saul said. Thus shall ye say 
to DaVid, The king desireth not any 
"dowry, but an hundred foreskins of 
the Phi-lis'tines, "to be avenged of the 
king's enemies. But Saul thought to 
make DaVid fall by the hand of the 
Phi-lis'tine§. 

26 And when his servants told Da'- 
vid these words, it ^pleased DaVid 
well to be the king's son in law ; and 
the days were not "expired. 

27WhereforeDaVidaroseandwent, 
he and his men, and slew of the Phi-lis'- 
tine§ two hundred men ; and '"DaVid 
brought their foreskins, and they gave 
them in full tale to the king, that he 
might be the king's son in law. And 
Saul gave himMf chal his daughter to 
wife. 

28 And Saul saw and knew that the 
Lord was with DaVid, and that Mi'- 
chal Saul's daughter loved him, 

29 And ""Saul was yet the more afraid 
of DaVid ; and Saul became Da Vid's 
enemy continually, 

30 Then the xjrinces of the Phi-lis'- 
tine§ ^went forth : and it came to pass, 
after they went forth, that Da'vid be- 
haved himself ^more wisely than all 



ISaul seeketh to kill I> avid. I. SAMUEL, 19. 



David fleeth to Samuel. 



the servants of Saiil; so that his name 
was much ^'set by. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Jonathan discloses his father's purpose to kill Da- 
rid : 4 he persuades his father to a reconciliation. 
8 Saul's malicious rage breaks out against David. 
18 David flees to Samuel. 22 Saul prophesies. 

AND Saul ''spake to Jon'a-than his 
son, and to all_his servants, that 
they should kill Da'vid. 

2 But Jon'a-thanSaul's sondehghted 
much in Dalxidi : and Jon'a-than told 
Da'vid, *saying, Saul my father seek- 
eth to kill thee : now therefore, I pray 
thee, take heed to thyself until the 
morning, and abide in a secret place, 
and hide thyseK : 

3 And I will go out and sta,nd beside 
,my father m the field where thou art, 
and I will commune with my father 
of thee ; and what I see, that I wiU 
tell thee. 

4 And Jon'a-than ^spake good of Da'- 
vid unto Saul his father, and saidmito 
him, Let liot the king sin '^against his 
seiwant, against Da'vid ; because he 
hath not sinned against thee, and be- 
cause Ms works have been to thee- 
ward very good : 

5 For he did put his *lif e in his hand, 
and slew •''the Phi-lis'tine, and ^the 
Lord ■\\T:'ought a great salvation for 
all is'ra-el : thou sawest it, and didst 
rejoice: ^wherefore then wilt thou 
'"sin against innocent blood, to slay 
Da'vid without a cause ? 

6 And Saul hearkened imto the 
voice of Jon'a-than: and Saul sware, 
As the Lord liveth, he shall not be 
slain. 

7 And Jon'a-than called Da'^ad, and 
Jon'a-than shewed him all those 
things. And Jon'a-than brought Da'- 
vid to Saul, and he was in his pres- 
ence, as ^in times past. 

8 TAnd there was war Eigain : and 
Da'vid went out, and fought vvuth the 
Phi-lis'tine§, and slew them with a 
great slaughter i and they fled from 
^him. 

9 And -'the evil spirit from the Lord 
was upon Saul, as he sat in his house 
with his javelin in his hand: and 
Da'vid played with hi^ hand. 

10 And Saul ^sought to sixdte Da'- 
vid even to the wall with the jave-j 
lin ; but he slipped away out of SauFs; 
presence, and he smote the javelin; 
mto the wall : and Da'vid fled, and 
escaped that night. 

11 Saul ^also sent messengers unto 
Da'vid's house, to watch hini, and to 



B. C. 1003. 



CHAP. 18. 

11 precious, 
ch. 26, 21 
2 Ki. 1, 13 
Ps. 116,15 



CHAP. 19. 

a Pro. 27, 4 

h Acts23,16 

c Pro. 31, 8 

d Gen.42,22 
Ps. 35, 12 
Ps. 109, 5 
Pro. 17,13 
Jer.18,20 

e Judg.9,17 
Judg.12,3 
ch. 28, 21 
Ps. 119, 
109 

/ch. 17,49 

g cli. 11, 13 
1 Chr. 
11,14 

h ch. 20, 32 

i Mat. 27,4 

1 yesterday 
third day. 

1062. 
3 Ms face. 

j ch. 16, 14 
ch. 18, 10 

k Job 5, 2 
Ps. 5, 6 
Pro. 1, 16 
Pro. 29,10 

I Ps. 59, 
title. 

mJosh.2,15 
Acts 9, 
24,25 ■ 

3 ferapMm, 
Gen.Sl.ig 
Juclg.17,5 

I 
n 2 Sam. 
2, 22 j 

Pro.17,17 
Mai. 2, 7 

p John 7. 
32,45 

q ch. 10, 5, 6 
1 Cor. 14, 
3, 24, 25 

r Num. 
11,25 
Joel 2, 28 

s Geu.31,24 

ch. 10, 10 
Pro. 21, 1 
Dan. 4, 35 

t Isa. 20, 2 

4 fell, 
Num.24,4 

u2 Sam. 6, 
14,20 
Mic. 1, 8 

303 



slay hun in the morning: and Mi'- 
chal Da'^dd's ^viie told him, saying. 
If thou save not thy life to night, to 
morrow thou shalt be slam. 

12 So Mi'chal '"let Da^'vid down 
through a window: and he went, 
and fled, and escaped. 

13 And Mi'chal took an^image,aiid 
laid ti m the bed, and put a i^illow of 
goats' hair for his bolster, and cov- 
ered it with a cloth. 

1-i And vs'hen Saul sent messengers 
to take Da'vid, she said, He is sick. 

15 And Saul sent the messengei^ 
again to see Da'vid, saying. Bring 
hmi up to me in the bed, that I may 
slay him. 

16 And when the messengers were 
come in, behold, there teas an unage 
in the bed, with a pillow of goats' 
hair for his bolster. 

IT And Saul said mito Mi'chal, Why 
hast thou deceived me so, and sent 
away mine enemy, that he is es- 
caped ? And Mi'chal answered Saul, 
He said unto me, Let me go; why 
"should I kiU thee ? 

18 ^So Da'vid fied, and escaped, and 
came to'Sam'u-el to Ra'mah, and told 
him all that Saul had done to him. 
And he and Sam'u-el went and dwelt 
in Xa'ioth. 

19 And it was told Saul, saying. Be- 
hold, Da'vid is at Ka'ioth in JRa'mah. 

20 And ^Saul sent messengers to 
take Da'vid: ?and when they saw the 
company of the prophets prophesy- 
in^-, and Sam'u-el standing as ap- 
pointed over them, the Spirit of God 
was upon the messengers of Saul, 
and they also '-prophesied. 

21 And when it was told Saul, he 
sent other messengers, and they 
prophesied likewise. And Saul sent 
messengers again the thu^d tune, and 
theyprophesied also. 

22 Then went he also to 
and came to a great well that ts m 
Se'chu: and he asked and said, 
Where are Sam'u-el and Da'^'id? 
And 07ie said, Behold, they be at Na'- 
ioth in Ra'mah. 

23 And he went thither to Ka loth 
in Ra'mah: and 'the Spirit of God 
was upon liim also, and he went on, 
and prophesied, until he came to 
Xa'ioth in Ra'mah. 

24 And 'he stripped off Ms clothes 
also, and prophesied before Sam'u-el 
in like manner, and *lay down "na- 
ked a-U that day and all that night, 

2 



Ra'mah, 



David and Jonathan confer. I. SAMUEL, 20. 



Their covenant reneioed. 



Wherefore they say, Is 'fSaul also 
among the prophets ? 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 David consults ivith Jonathan for his safety ; 
11 their covenant renewed by oath. 24 SanU miss- 
ing David, seeks to kill Jonathan. 41 Jonathan 
and David lovingly part. 

AND DaVid fled from Na'ioth in 
Ra'mah, and came and said be- 
fore Jon'a-than, What have I done ? 
what is mine iniquity ? and what is 
my sin before thy father, that he 
seeketh my life ? 

2 And he said unto him, ''God for- 
bid ; thou shalt not die : behold, my 
father will do nothing either great 
or small, but that he vrill 'shew it 
me : and why should my father hide 
this thing from me ? it is not so. 

3 And DaVid sware moreover, and 
said, Thy father certainly knoweth 
that I have found grace in thine 
eyes; and he saith,Let not Jon'a-than 
know this, lest he be grieved : but 
truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy 
soul liveth, there is but a step be- 
tween me and death. 

4 Then said Jon'a-than unto DaVid, 
^Whatsoever thy soul ^desireth, I 
will even do it for thee. 

5 And Da'vid said unto Jon'a-than, 
Behold, to morrow is the *new 
moon, and I should not fail to sit 
with the king at meat: but let me 
go, that I may ^liide myself in the 
field unto the third day at even. 

6 If thy father at all miss me, then 
say, Da'vid earnestly asked leave of 
me that he might run '^to Beth -le- 
hem his city : for there is a yearly 
^sacrifice there for all the family. 

7 If *he say thus, It is well ; thy 
servant shall have peace : but if he 
be very wroth, then be sure that evil 
is determined by him. 

8 Therefore thou shalt ■^deal kindly 
with thy servant; for ^thou hast 
brought thy ser^^ant into a covenant 
of the Lord v»4th thee: notwith- 
standing, 'if there be in me iniquity, 
slay me thyself ; for why shouldest 
thou bring me to thy father ? 

9 And Jon'a-than said, Far be it 
from thee : for if I knew certainlv 
that evil were determined by my 
father to come upon thee, then would 
not I teU it thee ? 

10 Then said Da'vid to Jon'a-than, 
Who shall tell me ? or Avhat if thy 
father answer thee roughly ? 

1 1 And Jon'a-than said unto Da'vid, 
Come, and let us go out into the field. 



B. C. 1062. 



CHAP. 19. 

V ch. 10, 11 
Acts 9, 21 



CHAP. 20. 

a Gen. 44, 7 
Josh. 
22, 29 

1 uncover 
mine ear, 
ch. 9, 15 

2 Or, Say 
ivhat is 
thy mind, 
arid I will 
do, etc. 

3 speaketh, 
or, 

thinlceth. 
Pro. 17,17 

b Num. 

10,10 

Kum. 

28,11 

IChr. 

23,31 

2 Chr. 2, 4 

Ezra 3, 5 

Neh. 

10,33 

Isa. 1, 13 

Ezek.46,6 
c ch. 19, 2 
d ch. 16, 4 
J4 Or. fea^t, 

e Deut.1,23 

2 Sam. 

17,4 
/Josh. 2,14 
g ch. 18, 3 

ch. 23, 18 
h 2 Sam. 

14,33 
i Josh. 

22,22 

5 searched. 

6 uncover 
thine ear. 

j Rath 1,17 

k Josh. 1, 5 

ch. 17, 37 

1 Chr. 22, 
11,16 

I Gen.21,23 

2 Sam. 9, 
1,3,7 
2 Sam. 
21,7 

7 cut. 
m ch. 25, 22 

ch. 31, 2 
2 Sam.4:,7 
2 Sam. 
21,8 

8 Or, by his 
love 
toward 
him. 
ch. 18, 1 
ch. 19, 2 
2 Sam. 
1,26 

9 missed. 

10 grecitly, 
or, dili- 
gentlu. 

n ch. 19, 2 

11 in the 
day of the 
bitsiness. 

12 Or, that 
slie/weth 
the way. 

18 not any 
thing. 

Deut.6,13 
Deut. 
10,20 
Ps. 68, 12 
Isa. 65, 16 
Jer, 4, 2 

V Pro.27,12 

804 



And they went out both of them into 
the field. 

1 2 And Jon'a-than said unto Da'vid, 

*LoRD God of l§'ra-el, when I have 
'"sounded my father about to morrow 
any time, or the third day. and, be 
hold, if there be good toward Da'vid, 
and I then send not unto thee, and 
^shew it thee ; 

13 The ■'Lord do so and much more 
to Jon'a-than : but if it please my fa- 
ther to do thee evil, then I will shevf 
it thee, and send thee away, that thou 
may est go in peace : and ''the Lord be 
with thee, as he hath been with my 
father. 

14 And thou shalt not only while yet 

1 live shew me the kindness of the 
Lord, that I die not : 

15 But also 'thou shalt not cut off 
thy kindness from my house for ever : 
no, not wdien the Lord hath cut off 
the enemies of Da'vid every one from 
the face of the earth. 

16 So Jon'a-than 'made a covenant 
with the house of Da'^'id. sayi^ig. Let 
"'tlie Lord even require it at the nand 
of Da'vid's enemies. 

1 7 And J on'a-than caused Da'vid to 
sv/ear again, ^because he loved him : 
for he loved him as he loved his own 
soul. 

1 8 Then Jon'a-than said to Da'vid, 
To morrow is the new moon: and 
thou shalt be missed, because thy seat 
will be ^empty. 

19 Andi ivhen thou hast stayed three 
days, tJien thou shalt go down ^"quick- 
ly, and come to *'the place where thou 
didst hide thyself ^^vhen the business 
was in han d, and shalt remain by the 
stone ^^E'zel. 

20 And I will shoot three arrows on 
the side thereof, as though I shot at 
a mark. 

2 1 And, behold, I will send a lad, say- 
ing, Go, find out the arrows. If I ex- 
pressly say unto the lad, Behold, the 
arrows are on this side of thee, take 
them; then come thou: for there is 
peace to thee, and ^^no hurt ; ''as the 
Lord liveth. 

22 But if I say thus unto the young 
man, Behold, the arrows are beyond 
thee ; go thy way : for the Lord hath 
sent thee away. 

23 And as touching the matter 
which thou and I have spoken of, be- 
hold, the Lord be between thee and 
me for ever. 

24 Tl SoDa'vid /'hidhimself in thefieldi 



^aul seeketh Jonathan's life. I. SAMUEL, 21. 



David Cometh to Noh. 



and when the new moon was come, 
the king sat him down to eat meat. 

25 And the king S9.t upon his seat, 
as at other times, even upon a seat by 
the wall ; and Jon'a-than arose, and 
^Ab'nSr sat by Saul's side, and Da'- 
vid's place was empty. 

26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any 
thing that day: for he thought. Some- 
thing hath befallen him, he is ''not 
clean ; surely he is not clean. 

27 And it came to pass on the mor 
row, which loas the second day of the 
month, that Da Vid's place was empty : 
and Saul said untoJon'a-than his son, 
AVherefore cometh not the son of 
Jes'se to meat, neither yesterday, nor 
to day ? 

28 And Jon'a-than answered Saul, 
DaVid earnestly asked leave of me to 
go to Beth -le-hem : 

29 And he said, Let me go, I pray 
thee ; f of our family hath a sacrifice 
in the city ; and my brother, he hath 
commanded me to be there : and now, 
if I have found favour in thine eyes, 
let me get away, I pray thee, and see 
my brethren. Therefore he cometh 
not unto the king's table. 

30 Then Saul's anger was kindled 
against Jon'a-than, and he said unto 
him, ^^Thou son of the perverse re- 
bellious woinan, do not 1 know that 
thou hast chosen the son of Jes'se to 
thine own confusion, and unto the 
contusion of thy mother's nakedness ? 

31 For as long as the son of Jes'se 
liveth upon the ground, thou slmlt 
not be established, nor thy kingdom. 
Wherefore now send and fetch him 
unto me, for he ^^sliall surely die. 

32 And Jon'a-thanansweredSaul his 
father, and said unto him, Wherefore 
'shall he be slain ? what hath he done ? 

33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to 
smite him: whereby J on'a- than knew 
that it was determined of his father 
to slay Da'vid. 

3 4 So Jon'a-than arose from the table 
m fierce anger, and did eat no meat 
the second day of the month : for he 
was grieved for Da'vid, because his 
father had done him shame. 

35 lAnd it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, that Jon'a-than went out into the 
field at the time appointed, with Da'- 
vid, and a little lad with him. 

36 And he said unto his lad Run, 
find out now the arrows which I 
shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot 
an arrow '^beyond him. 

(20) 



B. C. 1062. 



CHAP. 20. 



q ch. 14:, 50 

r Lev. 5,2,3 
Lev. 7, 21 
Lev. 15, 5 

14 Son of 
perverse 
rebellion, 
or. Thou 
perverse 
rebel. 
Pro. 15, 2 
Pro. 21,24 
Mat. 5, 22 
Eph. 4,31 
Eph. 6, 4 

15 is t Tie son 
of death. 
ch. 26, 16 
2 Sam. 
19,28 
Ps. 79, 11 

s Gen.31,36 
ch. 19, 5 
Ps. 82, 4 
Pro. 14,25 
Pro. 24,11 
Pro. 31, 9 
Ma.t.27,23 
Lu. 23, 32 
John 7,51 
John 
15,25 

16 to pass 
over him. 

17 instru- 
ments. 

18 that ^uas 
his. 

19 Or, the 
LORD be 
witness 
of that 
which, 
etc. 



CHAP. 21. 

a ch. 22, 19 
Neh. 
11, 32 
I&a. 10, 32 

b ch. 14, 3, 
called 
Ahiah. 
Called 
also 

Abiathar, 
Mark2,26 

c ch. 19, 17 
Ps. 119,29 
Ps. 141, 3 
Pro.29,26 

1 found. 

d Ex. 25, 30 
Lev. 24, 5 
Mat. 12, 4 

e Ex. 19, 15 
Zech. 7, 3 

/lThe.s.4,4 

306 



37 And when the lad was come to 
the place of the arrow which Jon'a- 
than had shot, Jon'a-than cried aftei 
the lad, and said,Zs not the arrow be- 
yond thee ? 

38 And Jon'a-than cried after the 
lad. Make speed, haste, stay not. And 
Jon'a-than's lad gathered up the ar- 
rows, and came to his master. 

39 But the lad knew not any thing, 
only Jon'a-than and Da'\dd knew 
the matter. 

40 And Jon'a-than gave his '''artillery 
unto ^^his lad, and said unto him. Go, 
carry the?n to the city. 

41 "^AndsiS soon as the lad was gone, 
Da'vid arose out of a place toward 
the south, and fell on his face to the 
ground, and bowed himself three 
times : and they kissed one another, 
and wept one with another, imtil Da'- 
vid exceeded. 

42 And Jon'a-than said to Da'vid 
Go in peace, '''forasmuch as we have 
sworn both of us in the name of the 
Lord, saying, The Lord be between 
me and thee, and between my seed 
and thy seed for ever. And he arose 
and departed: and Jon'a-than went 
into the city. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 David, at Nob, obtaitis of Ahimelech hallowed 
bread : 8 he takes Goliath's sword : 10 at Gath he 
feig n s . Mmself mad. 

THIEN came Da'vid to «:Nr6b to 
1-him'e-lech *the priest: and 
A-hiiTt'e-lech was afraid at the meet- 
ing of Da'vid, and said unto him, 
Vfhj art thou alone, and no man 
with thee ? 

2 And Da'vid said unto A-him'e-lech 
the priest, '^The king hath commanded 
me a business, and hath said unto 
me. Let no man know any thing ot 
the business whereabout I send thee, 
and what I have commanded thee : 
and I have appointed my servants to 
such and such a place. 

3 l^ow therefore what is under thine 
hand ? give me five loaves o/ bread in 
mine hand, or what there is 'pres- 
ent. 

4 And the priest answered Da'vid. 
and said. There is no conmion bread 
under mine hand, but there is "^hal- 
lowed bread ; if *the young men have 
kept themselves at least from women, 

5 And Da'vid answered the priest, 
and said unto him. Of a truth women 
have been kept from us about these 
three days, since I came out, and the 
■^vessels of the young men are holy, 



David feigneth madness. 



I. SAMUEL, 22. 



He co7)ieth to Mizpeh. 



and the bread is in a manner com- 
mon, ^yea, though it were sanctified 
this day in ^the vessel. 

6 So the priest '^gave him hallowed 
bread : for there was no bread there 
but the shewbread, 'that was taken 
from before the Lord, to put hot 
bread in the day when it was taken 
away. 

7 In ow a certain man of the serv- 
ants of Saul was there that day, de- 
tained before the Lord ; and his name 
was •'Dd'eg, an E'dom-ite, the chiefest 
of the herdmen that belonged to 
Saul. 

8 AndDaVid said unto A-him'e-lech, 
And is there not here under thine 
hand spear or sword ? for I have nei- 
ther brought my sword nor my 
weapons with me, because the king's 
business required haste. 

9 And the i)riest said, The sword of 
Go-lfath the Phi-lis'tine, whom thou 
slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, 
^it is here wrapped in a cloth behind 
the ephod : if thou wilt take that, take 
it: for there is no other save that 
here. And Da'vid said. There is 
none like that ; give it me. 

10 IF And DaVid arose, and fled that 
day for fear cf Saul, and went to 
^A'chish the king of Gath. 

11 And ^the servants of A'chish said 
unto him, 7"^ not this DaVid the king 
of the land ? did they not sing one 
to another of him in dances, saying, 
'"Saul hath slain his thousands, and 
DaVid his ten thousands ? 

12 And Da'\ad laid up these words 
in his heart, and was sore afraid of 
A'chish the king of Gath. 

13 And ''he changed his behaviour 
before them, and feigned himself 
mad in their hands, and ^scrabbled 
on the doors of the gate, and let his 
spittle fall down upon his beard. 

14 Then said A'chish unto his serv- 
ants, Lo, ye see the man ^is mad : 
wherefore then have ye brought him 
to me? 

15 Have I need of mad men, that ye 
have brought this/e//ow to play the 
mad man in my presence ? shall this 
fellow come into mv house ? 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 DavicVs kindred and others resort to him at Adul- 
lam. 9 Doeg accuses Ahimelech. 17 Sa^d cow.- 
mands to kill the priests. 20 Abiathar escapes, and 
flees after David. 

DA'VID therefore departed 
thence, ''and escaped *to the 
cave A-duriam : and when his breth- 



B. C. 1062. 



CHAP. 21. 

2 Or, espe- 
cially 
when this 
day there 
is other 
sanctified 
in the 
vessel. 

g Lev. 8, 26 

h Mat. 12, 3 
Mark2,25 
Lu. 6, 3 

I Lev. 24, 8 

j ch. 22, 9 
Ps. 52, 
title. 

k ch. 31, 10 

3 Or,^M77i- 
elech, 

Ps. 34, 
title. 

I Ps. 56, 
title. 

m ch. 18, 7 

II Ps. 3i, 
title. 

4 Or, made 
marks. 

5 Or, play- 
eth the 
niad man. 



CHAP. 22. 

a Ps. 57, 

title. 
Ps. 142, 
title. 

h 2 Sam. 

23,13 

lKi.17,3 

Heb. 

11,38 
c Judg.11,3 

1 had a 
creditor. 
Pro. 22,26 

2 bitter of 
soul. 

(ZGen.47,11 
Ex. 20, 12 
Lev. 19, 3 
Deut.5,16 
Pro. 10, 1 
Pro.23,24 
Mat.19,19 
John 19, 
25, 26, 27 
Eph. 6, 2 

1 Tim. 5,4 

e 2 Sam. 
24,11 
lChr.21,9 

2 Chr. 
29,25 

3 Or, grove 
in a high 
place. 

/ch. 8, 14 

4 uncover- 
eth mine 
ear, 

ch. 20, 2 

g ch. 18. 3 
ch. 20, 30 

h ch. 21, 7 
Ps. 52, 
title. 

i ch. 21, 1 

j ch. 14. 3 

7c Num. 
27.21 

I ch.21,6,9 
306 



ren and all his father's house heard 
it, they went down thither to him. 

2 And '^every one that loas in dis- 
tress, and every one that ^was in 
debt, and every one that was Mis- 
contented, gathered themselves unto 
him ; and he became a captain over 
them : and there were with him about 
four hundred men. 

3 "f And DaVid went thence to Miz'- 
peh of Mo'ab : and he said unto the 
king of M5'ab, '^Let my father and my 
mother, I pray thee, come forth, a7id 
he with you, till I know what God 
will do for me. 

4 And he brought them before the 
king of Mo'ab : and they dwelt with 
him all the while that DaVid was in 
the hold. 

5 TlAnd the prophet *Gad said unto 
DaVid, Abide not in the hold ; depart, 
and get thee into the land of Jii'dah. 
Then DaVid departed, and came into 
the forest of Ha'reth. 

6 HWhen Saul heard that DaVid 
was discovered, and the men that 
were with him, (now Saul abode in 
Gib'e-ah under a ^tree in Ra'mah, hav- 
ing Ms spear in his hand, and all 
his servants v.ere standing about 
him;) 

7 Then Saul said unto his serv^ants 
that stood about him. Hear now, ye 
Ben'ja-mites ; will the son of Jes'se 
^give every one of you fields and 
vineyards, and make you all cap- 
tains of thousands, and captains of 
hundreds ; 

8 That all of you have conspired 
against me, and there is none that 
^sheweth me that ^my son hath made 
a league with the son of Jes'se, and 
there is none of you that is sorry for 
me, or sheweth unto miC that my son 
hath stirred up my servant against 
me, to lie in wait, as at this day ? 

9 llThen answered ^Do'eg the E'dom- 
ite, which was set over the servants 
of Saul, and said, I saw the son of 
Jes'se coming to Nob, to A-him'e-lech 
'the son of -^A-hi'tub. 

10 And %e enquired of the Lord 
for him, and gave ^im victuals, and 
gave him the sword of Go-li'ath th© 
Phi-lis'tme. 

1 1 llThen the king sent to call A-him'- 
e-lech the priest, the son of A-hi'_tub, 
and all his father's house, the priests 
that iDere in Nob : and they came all 
of them to the king. 

12 And Saul said, Hearnow, thou son 



Doeg killeth the priests. 



1. SAMUEL, 23. 



David rescueth Keilah. 



of A hi'tub. And he answered, ^Herel 
am, my lord. 

13 And Saul said unto him, Why 
have ye conspired against me, thou 
and the son of Jes'se,in- that thou hast 
given him bread, and a sword, and 
hast enquired of God for him, that he 
should rise against me, to lie in wait, 
as at this day ? 

14 Then l-him'e-lech '"answered the 
king, and said, And who is so faithful 
among all thy servants as Da'vid, 
which is the king's son in law, and go- 
eth at thy bidding, and is honourable 
in thine house ? 

1 5 Did I then begia to enquire of God 
ior him ? be it far from me : let not 
the king impute ct7iy thing unto his 
servant, nor to all the house of my fa- 
ther : for thy servant knew nothing 
of all this, 4ess or more. 

1 6 And the king said. Thou shalt 
surely die, l-hlm'e-lech, thou, and all 
thy father's house. 

1 7 And the king said unto the 'foot- 
men that stood about him, Turn, and 
slay the priests of the Lord ; because 
their hand also ^s with Da'vid, and be- 
cause they knew when he fled, and did 
not shew it to me. But the servants 
of the king ''would not put forth their 
hand to fall upon the priests of the 
Lord. 

1 8 And "the king said to D5'eg, Turn 
thou, and fall upon the priests. And 
Do'eg the E'dom-ite turned, and he fell 
upon the priests, and ^slew on that 
day fourscore and five persons that 
did wear a 'linen ephod. 

1 9 And 'Nob, the city of the priests, 
smote 'he with the edge of the sword, 
both men and women, children and 
sucklmgs, and oxen, and asses, and 
sheep, with the edge of the sword. 

21) ^And 'one of the sons of A-him'- 
e-lech the son of A-hftub, named 
A-bi'a-thar, "escaped, and fled after 
DaVid. 

2 1 And A-bfa-thar shewed Da'vid 
that S^ui had slain the Lord's 
priests. 

22 And Da'vid said unto A-bT'a-thar, 
I knew it that day, when D5'eg the 
E'dom-ite loas there, that he would 
surely teU Saul: I have occasioned 
the death of all the persons of thy fa- 
ther's house. 

23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for 
"he that seeketh my life seeketh thy 
life: but with me thou shalt be in 
safeguard. 



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CHAP. 23. 

5 Behold 
Trie. 

m Pro. 31, 9 

6 little or 
great, 

7 rwnners, 
or, guard. 

nEx. 1, 17 
Acts 4, 19 
Acts 5, 29 

o Ps. 12, 5 
Pro. 28,15 

V eh. 3, 31 

q Ex. 28, 40 

r Neh. 
11,32 
Isa. 10, 32 

s Job 20, 
19,20 
Ps. 10, 
1-18 
Isa. 26, 13 

t cli. 23, 6 

u Judg. 9, 5 
ch. 2, 33 
Jobl, 
15,19 

V 1 Ki. 2, 26 



CHAPTER 23. 



\ David rescues Eeilah: 1 SauVs coming, and 
treachery of the Eeilites : 13 David escapes to 
Ziph: 19 Saul pursues hi'in. 22 He dwells at En- 
gedi. 



'^'g. 



CHAP. 23. 

a Josh. 
15,44 

b Num. 
27,21 
Judg. 1, 1 
ch. 28, 6 
ch. 30, 8 
2 Sam. 5, 
19, 23 
IChr. 
10, 14 

1 Chr. 
14, 10 
Ps. 32, 8 
Ps. 37, 5 
Pro. 3, 5,6 
Jer.10,23 
Jas. 1, 5 

c ch. 22, 20 

1061. 

d Ex. 15, 9 
Ps. 71, 11 

e Num. 
27,21 
ch. 30, 7 

/ch. 22, 19 

2 Sam. 
20,20 
Esth. 3, 6 
Ps. 44, 22 

1 shut up. 

307 



THEN they told Da'vid, sayi: 
Behold, the Phi-lis'tines fight 
against ""Kei'lah, and they rob the 
threshingfioors._ 

2 Therefore Da'vid ^enquired of the 
Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite 
these Phi-lis'tines ? And the Lord 
said unto Da'vid, Go, and smite the 
Phi-Ks'tines, and save Keilah. 

3 And Da'vid's men said unto him, 
Behold, vv^e be afraid here in Jii'dah : 
how much more then if we come to 
Keilah against the arixdes of the Phi- 
lis'tine§ ? 

4 Then Da'vid enquired of the Lord 
yet again. And the Lord answered 
him and said. Arise, go down to Kei'- 
lah ; for I will deliver the Phi-lis'tine§ 
into thine hand. 

5 So Da'vid and his men went to Kef- 
lah.and fought with the Phi-lis'tine§, 
and brought away their cattle, and 
smote them with a great slaughter. 
So Da'vid saved the inliabitants of 
Kei'lah. 

6 And it came to pass, when A-bi'a- 
thar the son of A-him'e-lech fled ^to 
Da'vid to Keilah, that he cam.e do^vn 
toith an ephod in his hand. 

7 IF And it was_told Saul that Da'vid 
was come to Keilah. And Saul said, 
God "^hath delivered him into mme 
hand ; for he is shut in, by entering 
into a town that hath gates and bars. 

8 And Saul called all the pem^le to- 
gether to war, to go down to Kei'lah, 
to besiege_ Da'vid and his men. 

9 And Da'vid knew that Saul secret- 
ly practised mischief against him; 
and 'he said to A-bi'a-thar the priest, 
Bring hither the ephod. 

10 Then said Da'vid, O Lord God of 
Is'ra-el, thy servant hath certainly 
heard that Saul seeketh to come to 
Keilah, -^to destroy the city for my 
sake. 

1 1 Will the men of Keilah deliverme 
up into his hand? will Saul come 
down, as thy servant hath heard ? O 
Lord God of i§'ra-el, I beseech thee, 
tell thy servant. And the Lord said, 
He will come down. 

1 2 Then said Da'\4d, Will the men of 
Kei'lah 'deUver me and my men into 
the hand of Saul ? And the Lord said, 
They Avill deliver thee up. 

13 Then Da'vid and his men, which 



Saul purs ueth Dav id. 



I. SAMUEL, 24. 



David spareth SauVs life. 



Hoere about six hundred, arose and 
departed out of Keilah, and went 
whithersoever they could go. And it 
was told Saul that Da'vid was es- 
caped from Keilah ; and he f orbare 
to go forth. 

14 And DaVid abode in the wilder- 
ness in strong holds, and remained in 
'^a mountain in the wilderness of 
'Ziph. And Saul sought •'him every 
day, but ^'God delivered hmi not into 
his hand. 

15 And Da'vid saw that Saul was 
come out to seek his life : and DaVid 
teas in the wilderness of Ziph in a 
wood. 

16 irAnd Jon'a-than Saul's son arose, 
and went to Da'vid into the wood, and 
strengthened his hand in God. 

17 And he said unto him. Fear not : 
for the hand of Saul my father shall 
not find thee ; and thou shalt be king 
over is'ra-el, and I shall be next unto 
thee ; ^and that also Saul my father 
knoweth. 

1 8 And they two "'made a covenant 
before the Lord : and Da'vid abode in 
the wood, and Jon'a-than went to his 
house. 

19 •[Then "came up the Ziph'ites to 
Saul to Gib'e-ah, saying. Doth not 
Da'vid hide him.seif with us in strong 
holds in the wood, in the hill of Ilach'i- 
lah, which is "on the south of ■' Jesh'i- 
mon ? 

20 Now therefore, O king, come 
down according to all the desire of 
thy soul to come down ; and '*our part 
shall he to deliver hun into the king's 
hand. 

21 And Saul said. Blessed he ye of 
the Lord; for ye have compassion 
on me. 

22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and 
know and see his place where his 
^haunt is, and wlio hath seen him 
there : for it is told me that he deal- 
eth very subtilly. 

23 See therefore, and take knowl- 
edge of all the lurking places where 
he hideth himself, and come ye again 
to me with the certainty, and I will 
go with you: and it shall come to 
pass, if he be in the land, that I will 
search him out throughout all the 
thousands of Jii'dah. 

24 And they arose, and went to 
Ziph before Saul: but Da'vid and his 
men toei'e in the Avilderness ''of Ma'on, 
in the plain on the south of Jesh'i-mon. 

25 Saul also and his men went to 



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CHAP. 23. 

fif ch.. 22, 2 
ch. 25, 13 

h Ps. 11, 1 

i Josh. 
15,55 

j Ps. 54, 3,4 

k ch. 2, 9 
Ps. 32, 7 
Ps. 33, 18 
Ps.34:,6-8, 
15-18 
Ps. 121, 
3,8 

Pro. 2, 8 
Pro. 21,30 
Rom. 8,31 

1 ch. 24, 20 
m ch. 18, 3 

ch. 20, 
16,42 
2 Sam. 
21, 7 
n ch. 26, 1 
Ps. 54, 
title. 

2 on the 
right 
hand. 

3 Or.T/ie 
wilder- 
ness. 

4 it beconi- 
eth me. 
Ps. 54, 3 

5 foot shall 
be. 

Josh. 
15,55 
ch. 25, 2 

6 Or, from 
the rock. 

p Ps. 31, 22 
q Ps. 17, 9 
r Deut. 
32,36 
ch. 14, 6 
2 Sam. 22, 
1-51 

2 Ki. 19, 9 
Ps. 18, 
1-50 

Ps. .37, 23- 
.33, 39, 40 
Ps. 72, 
13, 14 
Isa.37,6-9 
Isa. 59, 1 
Jer. 15, 
20,21 

7 spread 
them- 
selves 
upon, etc. 

8 That is, 
The rock 
of divi- 
sions. 

s 2Chr.20,2 



CHAP. 24. 

a ch. 23, 28 

1 after. 

b Ps. .38, 12 
c Judg.3,24 
d Ps. 57, 

title. 
e ch. 26, 8 

2 the robe 
which 
tvas 
SauVs. 

/2Sam. 

24,10 
g ch. 26, 11 

3 cut off. 
Ps. 7, 4 
Mat.5,44 
Rom. 
12, 17 

308 



seek him. And they told Da'vid : 
wherefore he came down "into a rock, 
and abode in the wilderness of Ma'on. 
And when Saul heard that, he pur- 
sued after Da'vid in the wilderness of 
Ma'on. 

26 And Saul went on this side of the 
mountain, and Da'vid and his men 
on that side of the mountain: and 
^'Da'vid made haste to get av>^ay for 
fear of Saul ; for Saul and his men 
^compassed Da'vid and his men round 
about to take them. 

27 ITBut ''there came a messenger 
unto Saul, saying. Haste thee, and 
come ; for the Phi-lis'tine§ have 'in- 
vaded the land. 

28 Wherefore Saul returned from 
pursuing after Da'vid, and went 
against the Phi-lis'tines : therefore 
they called that place ^Se'la-ham- 
mah-le'koth. 

29 TTAnd Da'vid went up from 
thence, and dwelt in strong holds at 
'En-ge'di. 

CHAPTER 24. 

4 David in a cave at En-gedi cuts off SauVs skirt, 
but spares his life: 8 he urges thereby his inno- 
cency. 

AND it caine to pass, ''when Saul 
was returned from ^following 
the Phi-lis'tine§,that it was told him, 
saying. Behold, Da'vid is in the wil- 
derness of Eii-ge'di. 

2 Then Saul took three thousand 
chosen men out of all i§'ra-el, *and 
Avent to seek Da'vid and his men upon 
the rocks of the wild goats. 

3 And he came to the sheepcotes by 
the way, where was a cave ; and Saul 
went in to '"cover his feet : and '^Da'vid 
and his men remained in the sides of 
the cave. 

4 And 'the men of Da'vid said unto 
him, Behold the day of which the 
Lord said unto thee. Behold, I will 
deliver thine enemy into thine hand, 
that thou mayest do to hun as it 
shall seem good unto thee. Then 
Da'vid arose, and cut off the skirt of 
^SauFs robe privily. 

5 'And it came to pass afterward, 
that Da'vid's -^heart smote him, be- 
cause he had cut off Saul's skirt. 

6 And he said unto his men, The 
.''Lord forbid that I should do this 
thing unto my master, the Lord's 
anointed, to stretch forth mine hand 
against him, seeing he is the 
anointed of the Lord. 

7 So Da'vid 'stayed his servants with 
these words, and suffered them not 



David urges his innocence. I. SAMUEL, 25. 



Death of Samuel. 



to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up 
out of the cave, and went on his way. 

8 llDa'vid also arose atterward, and 
went out of the cave, and cried after 
Saul, saying, My lord the king. 
And when Saul looked behind him, 
Da'vid stooped with his face to the 
earth, and bowed himself. 

9 And Da'vid said to Saul, Where- 
fore ''hearest thou men's words, say- 
ing, Behold, Da'vid seeketh thy hurt ? 

10 Behold, this day thine eyes have 
seen how that the Lord had de- 
livered thee to day into mine hand 
in the cave: and some bade me kill 
thee : but 7nine eye spared thee ; and 
I said, I will not put forth mine hand 
against my lord ; for he is the Lord's 
anointed. 

11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, 
see the skirt of thy robe in my hand : 
for in that I cut ofi the skirt of thy 
robe, and killed thee not, know thou 
and see that there is neither 'evil nor 
transgression in mine hand, and I 
have not sinned against thee; yet 
thou 'huntest my soul to take it. 

1 2 The ^LoRD judge between me and 
thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee : 
but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 

1 3 As saith the proverb of the an- 
cients, Wickedness proceedeth from 
the wicked : but mine hand shall not 
be ux)on thee. 

14 After whom is the 'king of is'ra-el 
come out ? after whom dost thou pur- 
sue ? '"after a dead dog, after "a fiea. 

15 The Lord therefore be judge, and 
judge between me and thee, and "see, 
and ^plead my cause, and^leliver me 
out of thine hand. J. 1 Kings 8. 31. 32. 

1 6 IF And it came to pass, when DaVid 
had made an end of speaking these 
words unto Saul, that Saul said, '^Is 
this thy voice, my son Da'vid ? And 
Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 

1 7 And he said to Da'vid, Thou art 
'more righteous than I : for thou 'hast 
rewarded me good, whereas 1 have 
rewarded thee evil. 

1 8 And thou hast shewed this day 
how that thou hast dealt well with 
me : forasmuch as when the Lord 
had \ieiivered me into thine hand, 
thou killedst me not. 

1 9 For if a man find his enemy, will 
he let him go well away ? wherefore 
the Lord reward thee good for that 
thou hast done unto me this day. 

20 And now, behold, 'I know well 
that thou shalt surely be king, and 

* J. 24. 15. 



B. C, 1061. 



CHAP. 24. 

h Ps. 141, 6 
Pro. 16,28 
Pro. 17, 

i Ps. 7, 3 
Ps. 35, 7 

) ch, 26, 20 

k Gen. 16, 5 
Judg. 
11, 27 
Jobs, 8 

/ Job 32, 9 
Pro. 5, 23 

m ch. 17,43 
2 Sain.9,8 

n ch. 26, 20 

2 Chr, 
24,23 

p Ps. 35, 1 
Ps. 43, 1 
Ps. 119, 
154 
Mic. 7, 9 

4 judge. 

q ch. 26, 17 
r Gen.38,26 
s Mat. 5, 44 

5 shut up, 
ch. 26, 8 

t ch. 23, 17 



B. C. 1060. 
CHAP. 25. 

a ch. 28, 3 

b Num. 
20, 29 
Deut.34,S 

c Gen.21,21 
Ps. 120, 5 

d ch. 23, 24 

1 Or, busi- 
ness. 

e Josh^ 
15, 55 

/Gen.38,13 
2 Sam. 
13,23 

rj Pro. 31,10 

;i Isa. 32,5,7 

1 Gen.38,13 
2 Sam. 
13,23 

2 rtsTc 7i.t?ri 
in my 
name of 
-peace, 
ch. 17, 22 
Gen.37,14 

j 1 Chr. 
12, 18 
Ps. 122, 7 
Lu. 10, 5 

3 sham.ed. 

k Neh. 8. 10 
Esth.9,19 

4 rested. 

I Judg.9,28 
Ps. 73, 7,8 
Ps. 123, 
3,4 

309 



that the kingdom of l§'ra-el shall be 
established in thine hand. 

21 Swear now therefore unto me by 
the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off 
my seed after me, and that thou wilt 
not destroy my name out of my fa- 
ther's hous_e. 

22 AndDa'vidsware unto Said. And 
Said went home ; but DaVid and liis 
nien gat them up unto the hold. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Sarmcel dies. 4 David's 7nessage to Xnhal, 10 whose 
churlish answer pror'okes him. 14 Abigail pacifies 
him. S6 Nubal's death. 

A]S[D ''Sam'u-el died ; and all thei§''- 
ra-el-ites were gathered togeth- 
er, and ^lamented him, and buried him 
in his house at Ra'mah. And Da'vid 
arose, and went down to ''the wilder- 
ness of Pa'ran. 

2 And f Aere teas a man ^in Ma'on 
whose ^possessions toere 'in Car'mel : 
and the man tvas very great, and he 
had three thousand sheep, and a thou- 
sand goats : and he was •'shearing his 
sheep in Car'mel. 

3 iS ow the name of the man was ISTa''- 
bal; and the name of his wife Ab'i-gail: 
and sheivas a ^woman of good under- 
standmg, and of a beautiful counte- 
nance : but the man was ''churlish and 
CAdl in his doings ; and he was of the 
house of Ca'leb. 

4 And Da'vidheard in the^^'ilderness 
that Na'bal did 'shear his sheep. 

5 And Da'vid sent out ten young 
men, and Da'vid said unto the young 
men,_Get you up to Car'mel, and go 
to Na'bal, and -greet him in my name : 

6 And thus shall ye say to him that 
liveth in x>'>'ospe7'ity, •'Peace he both 
to thee, and peace be to thine house, 
and peace he unto all that thou hast. 

7 And now I have heard that thou 
hast shearers: now thy shepherds 
which were with us, we ^hurt them 
not, neither was there ought missing 
unto theiTi, all the while they were in 
Car'mel. 

8 Ask thy young men, and they will 
shew thee. Wherefore let the young 
men find favour in thine eyes : for we 
come in ^a good day , give, I pray thee, 
whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto 
thy servants, and_to thy son Da'vid. 

9 And when Da'vid's young men 
came, they spake toKa'bal according 
to all those words in the name of 
Da'vid, and ^ceased, 

10 And Na'bal answered DaVid's 
serv^ants, and said, ^Who is DaVid ? 
and v/ho is the son of Jes'se ? there 

2 



Nabars thurlishness. 



l. SAMUEL, 25. 



Abigail pacifieth David. 



be many servants now a days that 
break away every man from his 
master, 

11 Shall "'I then take my bread, and 
my water, and my ^liesh that I have 
killed for my shearers, and give it 
unto men, whom I know not whence 
they^e.^ 

1 2 So DaVid's yomig men turned 
their way, and went again, and came 
and told him all those sayings. 

1 3 And DaVid said imto his men. 
Gird ye on every man his sword. And 
they girded on every man his sword ; 
and DaVid also girded on his sword : 
and there went up after DaVid about 
four hundred men ; and two hundred 
''abode by the stuff, 

14 IFBut one of the young men told 
AD'i-gail, Na'bal's wife, sayiag. Be- 
hold, DaVid sent messengers out of 
the wilderness to salute our master ; 
and he '^railed on them. 

1 5 But the men iDe7'e very good unto 
us, and we were not 'hurt, neither 
missed we any thing, as long as we 
were conversant with them, when we 
were in the fields : 

1 6 They were ''a wall unto us both by 
night and day, all the while we were 
with them keeping the sheep. 

1 7 Now therefore know and consider 
what thou wilt do ; for evU is deter- 
mined against our master, and 
against all his household : for he is 
such a son of Beli-al, that a man can- 
not speak to him. 

18 Then Ab'i-gail made haste, and 
took ^two hundred loaves, and two 
bottles of wine, and five sheep ready 
dressed, and five measures of parched 
corn^ and an hundred ^clusters of 
raisins, and two hundred cakes of 
figs, and laid thein on asses. 

19 And she said unto her serv'-ants, 
*Go on before me; behold, I come 
after you. But she told not her hus- 
band iS[a'bal. 

20 And it was so, as she rode on the 
ass, that she came down by the cov- 
ert of the hill, and, behold, iJaVid and 
his men came dov/n agamst her ; and 
she met them. 

21 Now DaVid had said, Surely in 
vain have I kept all that this fellow 
hath in the wilderness, so that noth- 
ing was missed of all that pertained 
unto him : and he hath requited '"me 
evil for good. 

22 So *and more also do God unto 
the enemies of DaVid, if I leave of all 



B. C. 1060. 



CHAP. 25. 
m Judg. 8,6 

5 slaughter, 
n ch. 30, 24 

6 ficw wpon 
them. 

7 shamed. 

Ex. 14, 22 
Job. 1, 10 

p Gen. 32,13 
Pro.18,16 
Pro.21,14 

8 Or, 
lumps. 

q Gen.32,16 

r Ps. 109, 5 
Pro. 17,13 

s RTsthl,17 
ch. 3, 17 
ch. 20, 
13,16 

t Josh. 
15, 18 
Judg. 1,14 

9 ears. 

10 lay it to 
his heart. 

11 That is. 
Fool. 

u 2 Ki. 2. 2 

V Gen. 20, 6 

12 saving 
thyself. 
Rom. 
12,19 

w 2 Sam. 
18,32 

X Gen.38,11 

13 Or, 

present. 

14 walk at 
the feet 
of, etc. 

y 2 Sam. 
7, 11 

1 Ki. 9, 5 
IChr. 
17,16 

z ch. 24. 11 

a Ps. 66, 9 

Actsl7,28 

b Jer. 10,18 

15 in the 
midst of 
thebov.{iht 
of a sling. 

16 no stag- 
gering, or, 
st^im- 
bling. 

c Ex. 18, 10 

Ps. 72, 18 
Lu. 1, 68 

310 



that pertain to him by the morning 
light any that pisseth against the wall. 

23 And when Ab'i-gail saw Da'vid, 
she hasted, and 'lighted off the ass, and 
feU before Da'vid on her face, and 
bowed herself to the ground, 

24 And fell at his feet, and said, 
Upon me, my lord, upon me let thu 
iniquity he : and let thine handmaid, I 
pray thee, speak in thine ^audience, and 
hear the words of thine handmaid. 

25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, -"re- 
gard this man of Be'li-al, 6 ve?i Na'bal : 
for as his name is, so is he ; "•'Na1~)al 
is his name, and folly is with him : 
but 1 thine handmaid saw not the 
young men of my lord, whom thou 
didst send. 

26 Now therefore, my lord, '^as the 
Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, 
seeing the Lord hath nvithholden 
thee from coming to shed blood, and 
from ^^avenging thyself with thine 
own hand, now "let thine enemies, 
and they that seek evil to my lord, 
be as Na'bal. 

27 And now ^this '^blessing which 
thme handmaid hath brought unto 
my lord, let it even be given unto 
the young men that ^ ^follow my lord. 

281 pray thee, forgive the trespass 
of thine handmaid: for ^'the Lord 
will certainly make my lord a sure 
house ; because my lord fighteth the 
battles of the Lord, and 'evil hath 
not been found in thee cdl thy days. 

29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, 
and to seek thy soul : but the soul of 
my lord shall be "bound in the bundle 
of life with the Lord thy God ; and 
the souls of thine enemies, them shall 
he ^sling out, ^^as out of the middle 
of a sling. 

30 And it shall come to pass, when 
the Lord shall have done to my lord 
according to all the good that he hath 
spoken concerning thee, and shall have 
appointed thee ruler over l§'ra-el ; 

31 That this shall be ^''no grief unto 
thee, nor offence of heart unto my 
lord, either that thou hast shed blood 
causeless, or that my lord hath 
avenged himself : but when the Lord 
shall have dealt well with my lord, 
then remember thine handmaid. 

32 1 And DaVid said to Ib'i-gail, 
Blessed 'be the Lord God of i§'ra-el, 
which sent thee this day to meet me : 

33 And blessed be thy advice, and 
blessed be thou, which hast kept rne 
this day from coming to shed blood, 



David marrieth A big ait. 



I. SAMUEL, 26. 



He spareth SauVs life. 



and from avenging myself with mine 
own hand. 

34 For in very deed, as the Lord 
God of Is'ra-el liveth, which hath kept 
me back from hurting tliee, except 
thou hadst hasted and come to meet 
me, surely there had not been left 
unto Na'bal by the morning light 
any that pisseth against the wall. 

35 So Da'vid received of her hand 
that which she had brought him, 
and said unto her, '^Go up in peace 
to thine house; see, I have heark- 
ened to thy voice, and have ac 
cepted '^thy person. 

36 IT And Ab'i-gail came to Na'bal; 
and, behold, -^'he held a feast in his 
house, like the feast of a king ; and 
Na'baFs heart loas merry within 
him, for he v.'as ^Yery drunken: 
wherefore she told him nothing, less 
or more, until the morning light. 

37 But it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, when the wine was gone out of 
Na'bal, and his wife had told him 
these things, that his ^'heart died 
within him, and he became as a stone. 

38 And it came to pass about ten 
days after, that 'the Lord smote 
Na'bal, that he died. 

39 And when Da'vid heard that 
Na'bal was dead, he said. Blessed be 
the Lord, that hath •'pleaded the 
cause of my reproach from the hand 
of Na'bal, and hath kept his servant 
from evil: for the Lord hath ''^re- 
turned the wickedness of Na'bal 
upon his own head. And David 
sent and communed with Ab'i-gail, to 
take her to him to wife. 

40 And when the servants of DaVid 
were come to Ab'i-gail toCar'mel, they 
spake unto her, saying, Da'vid sent us 
unto thee, to take thee to him to wife 

41 And she arose, and bowed herself 
on her face to the earth, and said. 
Behold, let thine ^handmaid be a serv- 
ant to wash 'the feet of the servants 
of my lord. 

42 And Ab'i-gail hasted, and arose, 
and rode upon an ass, vv ith five dam- 
sels of her's that went ^ 'after her; 
and she went after the messengers of 
Da'vid, and became his wife. 

43 Da'vid also took A-hin'o-am '"of 
Jez're-el ; and "they were also both of 
them his wives. 

44 But Saul had given "Mi'chal his 
daughter," Da' vid's wife, to '^Phal'ti 
the son of La'ish, which was of 
pGal'lim. 



B. C. 1060. 



CHAP. 25. 

rZ ch. 20,42 
2 Sam. 
15,9 

2 Ki. 5, 19 
Lu. 7, 50 

e Gen. 19, 21 

/ 2 Sam. 
13,28 

g Pro. 20, 1 
Pro. 23,29 
Isa. 5, 11 
Isa.28,1-3 
Hos. 4:, 11 

h Deut. 
28,28 
Job 15,21 

i 2 Sam.6,7 
Job 12, 10 
Job 34, 
14, 15 
Ps.104, 29 

Pro.22,23 

1 Ki. 2, 44 
Ps. 7, 16 

Pro.15,83 

17 at her 

feet. 

m Josh. 
15,56 

n ch. 27, 3 
ch. 30, 5 

2 Sam. 
3,14 

18 Phaltiel, 

2 Sam. 
3, 15 

p Isa. 10, 80 



CHAP. 26. 

a ch. 23, 19 
Ps. 54, 
tiUe. 

b ch. It, 50 
ch. 17, 55 

1 Or, midst 
of his 
carriages, 
ch. 17. 20 

c lChr.2,16 

d Judg.7,10 

2 shut up, 
ch. 24, 18 

e ch. 25. 38 
Ps. 94, 1, 
2, 23 

Pro. 20,22 
Lu. IS, 7 
Rom. 
12, 19 
Heb. 
10. 30 

/Gen.47,29 
Deut. 
31, 14 
Job 7, 1 
Job 14, 5 
Ps. 37, 13 

g ch. 31, 6 
Deut. 
32,35 

h Lev.19,18 
ch. 24, 
6, 12 
Pro. 24.29 
Rom. 12, 
17. 19 
.las. 5, 
5-11 
1 Pet. 3, 9 

31] 



CHAPTER 26. 

1 Saul comes to the hiU of Uachilah against David. 
5 David stays Abishai from killing Saul, but takes 
his spear and cruse. 

AND the Ziph'ites came unto Saul 
to Gib'e-a.h, saying, "Doth not 
Da'vid hide himself in the hill of 
Hach'i-lah, lohich is before Jesh'i^ 
mon ? 

2 Then Saul arose, and went down 
to the wilderness of Ziph, having 
three thousPvnd chosen men of is'ra-el 
with him, to seek Da'vid in the wil- 
derness of Ziph. 

3 And Saul pitched in the hill of 
Hach'i-lah, which is before Jesh'i- 
mon, by the way. But Da'vid abode in 
the wilderness, and he saw that Saul 
came after him into the wilderness. 

4 Da'vid therefore sent out spies, 
and understood that Saul was come 
in very deed. 

5 tAnd Da'vid arose, and came to 
the place where Saul had pitched; 
and Da'vid beheld the place where 
Saul lay, and Ab'ner the 'son of N?r, 
tlie captain of his host : and Saul lay 
in the 'trench, and the people pitched 
round about hun. 

6 Then answered Da'vid and said 
to A-him'e-lech the Hit'tite, and to 
A-bish'a-i'the son of Zer-u-i'ah, broth- 
er to Jo'ab, saying. Who will go 
''down with me to Saul to the camp ? 
And A-bish'a-i said, I will go do^vn 
with thee. 

7 So Da'vid and A-bish'a-i came to 
the people by night : and, behold, Saul 
lay sleeping within the trench, and 
his spear stuck in the ground at his 
bolster: but Ab'n5r and the people 
lay round about him. 

8 Then said A-bish'a-i to Da'vid, God 
hathMelivered thine enemy into thine 
hand this day : now therefore let me 
smite him, I pray thee, with the 
spear even to the earth at once, and 
I will not smite him the second time. 

9 And Da'vid said to A-bish'a-i. De- 
stroy him not : for who can stretch 
forth his hand against the Lord's 
anointed, and be guiltless ? 

10 Da'vid said furthermore. ^45 the 
LoRDliveth, ^theLoRD shall smite him; 
or -Tiis day shall come to die ; or he 
shall ''descend info battle, and perish. 

1 1 The ^LoRD forbid that I should 
stretch forth mine hand against the 
Lord's anointed : but, I pray thee, 
take thou now the spear that is at his 
bolster, and the cruse of water, and 
let us go. 



kaiil acknoioledgeth his sm. I. SAMUEL, 27. 



12 So DaVid took the spear and the 
cruse of water from Saurs bolster; 
and they gat them away, and no man 
Baw it, nor knew it, neither awaked : 
for they 1067-6 all asleep ; because 'a 
deep sleep from the Lord was fallen 
upon them. 

13 TiThen Da'vid went over to the 
other side, and stood on the top of an 
hill afar off; a great space bei^ig be- 
tween them : 

14 And DaVid cried to the people, 
and to Ab'ngr the son of NSr, saying, 
Answerest thou not, Ab'ner? Then 
Ab'nSr answered and said, Who art 
thou that criest to the king ? 

15 And DaVid said to Ab'ngr, Art 
not thou a valiant man ? and who is 
like to thee in i§'ra-el ? wherefore then 
hast th®u not kept thy lord the king ? 
for there came one of the people in to 
destroy the king thy lord. 

1 This thing is not good that thou 
hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye 
are Vorthy to die, because ye have 
not kept your master, the Lord's 
anointed. And now see where the 
king's spear is, and the cruse of water 
that VKis at his bolster. 

17 And Saul knew L>aVid's voice, 
and said. Is •'this thy voice, my son 
Da'vid ? And DaVid said, It is my 
voice, my lord, O king. 

1 8 And he said, ^Wherefore doth my 
lord thus pursue after his servant ? for 
what have I done ? ^or what evil is in 
mine hand ? 

19 Now therefore, I pray thee, letmy 
lord the king hear the words of his 
servant. If the Lord have stirred 
"'thee up against me, let him ^accept 
an offering : but if they he the chil- 
dren of men, cursed be they before the 
Lord; "for they ha^ve driven me out 
this dixy from ^abiding in the "inher- 
itance of the Lord, saying. Go, serve 
other gods. 

20 Now therefore, let not my blood 
fall to the earth before the face of the 
Lord : for the king of l§'ra-el is come 
out to seek ^a flea, as when one doth 
hunt a partridge in the mountains. 

21 llThen said Saul,?I have sinned : 
return, my son Da'vid : for I will no 
more do thee harm, because my soul 
was 'precious in thine eyes this day : 
behold, I have played the fool, and 
have erred exceedingly. 

22 And Da'vid answered and said, 
Behold the king's spear ! and let one of 
the young men come over and fetch it. 



B. C. 1060. 



CHAP. 26. 

% Gen. 2, 21 
Gen.15,12 
Isa, 29, 10 

3 the sons 
of death, 
2Sam„ 
12,5 

j ch. 21, 16 

k ch. 24, 
9,11 

I Ps. 7, 3 

7n 2 Sam. 
16, 11 
2 Sam. 
24,1 

1 smell. 
Gen. 8,21 
Lev.26,31 

n Deut.4,28 
Ps. 120, 5 

5 cleaving, 

Ex. 15, 17 
Deut.4,20 
Deut.9,26 
Deut.32,9 
2 Sam. 
14,16 
2 Sam. 
20, 19 
2 Sam. 
21,3 
Ps. 106, 
4 5 
Isa. 19, 25 

p cL. 24, 14 

q ch. 15, 24 
Ex. 9, 27 

r ch. 18, 30 

s Ps. 7, 8 
Ps. 18, 20 
Ps. 28, 4 
Ps. 62, 12 
Eccl. 8,12 
Isa. 3, 
10,11 

t Gen.32,28 
Isa. 54, 17 



B. C. 1058. 
CHAP. 27. 

1 be con- 
sumed. 

a ch. 25, 13 

b ch. 21, 10 

c Josh. 
15, 31 
Josh. 19,5 

2 the num- 
ber of 
days. 

?> a year of 
days, 
ch. 29, 3 
Till 1058. 

d Josh. 13,2 

e Judg.1,29 

4 Or, Ger- 
zites. 
Josh. 16,3 

/Ex. 17, 16 
ch.15,7,8 

g Gen.25,18 

312 



David fleeth to Gath. 

23 The 'Lord render to every man 
his righteousness and his faithfulness : 
for the Lord delivered thee into my 
hand to day, but I would not stretch 
forth mine hand against the Lord's 
anointed. 

24 And, behold, as thy life was much 
set by this day in mine eyes, so let my 
life be much set by in the eyes of the 
Lord, and let him deliver me out of 
all tribulation. 

25 Then Saul said to DaVid, Blessed 
be thou, my son DaVid : thou shalt 
both do great things, and also shalt 
still 'prevail. So DaVid went on his 
way, and Saul returned to his place 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 Saul, hearing that David vmsfled to Gath, seeks no 
more for him. 5 David begs Ziklag of Achish. 

AND DaVid said in his heart, I 
shall now ^perish one day by the 
hand of Saul : the7-e is nothing better 
for me than that I should speedily es- 
cape into the land of the Phi-lis'tineg; 
and Saul shall despair of me, to seek 
me any more in any coast of I§'ra-el : 
so shall I escape out of his hand. 

2 And DaVid arose, ''and he passed 
over with the six hundred men that 
toere with him *unto A'chish, the son 
of Ma'och_^ king of Gath. 

3 And DaVid dwelt with A'chish at 
Gath, he and his men, every man 
with his household, even DaVid with 
his two wives, A-hm'o-am the Jez're^ 
el-it-ess, and Ab'i-gail the Car'mel-it- 
ess, Na'bal's wif e. 

4 And it was told Saul that DaVid 
was fled to Gath : and he sought no 
more again for him. 

5 HAnd DaVid said unto A'chish, If 
I have now found grace in thine eyes, 
let them give me a place in some town 
in the country, that I may dwell there : 
for why should thy servant dwell in 
the royal city with thee ? 

6 Then A'chish gave him Ziklag that 
day: wherefore ''Ziklag pertaineth 
unto the kings of Ju'dah unto this day. 

7 And ^the time that DaVid dwelt in 
the country of the Phi-lis'tine§ was ^a 
full year and four months. 

8 li And DaVid and his men went up, 
and invaded "^ the Gesh'u -rites, and 'the 
"Gez'rites, and -^the Am'a-lek-ites : for 
those nations were of old the inhab- 
itants of the land, as i'thou goest to 
Shur, even unto the land of E'gypt. 

9 And DaVidsmote the land, and left 
neither man nor woman alive, and 
took away the sheep, and the oxen, 



Saul consulteth 



I. SAMUEL, 28. 



a witch at HJn-dor. 



and the asses, and the camels, and the 
apparel, and returned, and came to 
A'chish. 

10 And A'chish said, ^Whither have 
ye made a road to day ? And Da'vid 
said,'^Againstthesoiithof Ju'dah,and 
against the south of the *Je-rah'me- 
el-ites, and against the south of the 
Ken'Ttes. 

1 1 And DaVid saved neither man nor 
womanahve, tobringi^zV/^i/^gstoGath, 
saying, Lest they should tell on us, 
saying, So did DaVid, and so vyill be 
his manner all the while he dwelleth 
in the country of the Phi-lis'tine§. 

1 2 And A'chish believed Da'vid, say- 
ing. He hath ®made his peox^le l§'ra-el 
utterly to abhor him; therefore he 
shall be my servant for ever. 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 Achish's confidence in David. 7 Saul seeks to a 
witch, 7vho, being encouraged by him, raises up 
Samuel. 15 Saul, hearing "his ruin, faints: 21 he 
is refreshed with meat. 

AND "it came to pass in those 
days, that the Phi-lis'tine§ gath- 
ered their aniiies together for war- 
fare, to fight with l§'ra-el. And 
A'chish said unto Da'vid, 'Know thou 
assuredly, that thou shalt go out 
with me to battle, thou and thy men 

2 And Da'vid said to A'chish, Sure 
ly 'thou shalt know what thy serv 
ant can do. And A'chish said to 
Da'vid, Therefore will I make thee 
keeper of mine head for ever. 

3 TNow ""Sam'u-el was dead, and all 
l§'ra-el had lamented him, and buried 
him in Ra'mah, even in his own city. 
And Saul had put away those "^that 
had familiar spirits, and the wizards, 
out of the land. 

4 And the Phi-lis'tmeg gathered 
themselves together, and came and 
pitched in 'Shu'nem: and Saul gath- 
ered all l§'ra-el together, and they 
pitched in -^Gil-bd'a. 

5 And when Saul saw the host of 
the Phi-lis'tines, he was ^afraid, and 
his heart greatly trembled. 

6 And wlien Saul enquired of the 
Lord, the ''Lord answered him not, 
neither '"by dreams, nor -'by tj'rim, 
nor by prophets. 

7 Then said Saul unto his servants. 
Seek me a woman that hath a fa- 
miliar spirit, that I may go to her, 
and enquire of her. And his serv- 
ants said to him, Behold, there is a 
woman that hath a familiar spirit at 
£n'-dor, 

8 And Saul disguised himself, and 



B. C. 1058. 



CHAP. 27. 

5 Or, Bid 

you not 
make a 
road, etc. 

h Ps. 141, 3 
Pro. 29,25 

i lChr.2, 9 

6 made 
himself to 
stink to 
his people 
Israel. 



B. C. 1056. 
CHAP. 28. 

a ch. 29, 1 

1 Knotv- 
ing,know. 

b Roin.12,9 

c ch. 25, 1 

a Ex. 22, 18 
Lev.l9,3i 
Lev.20,27 
Deut. 
18,10 

e Josh. 
19,18 
2 Ki. 4, 8 

/ch. 31, 1 

g Job 18, 11 
Isa. 57, 20 

h ch. 14, 37 
Pro. 1, 28 
Lam. 2, 9 

I Num.12,6 

j Ex. 28, 30 
Num. 
27,21 
Deut. 33,8 

k Deut. 
18, 11 
1 Chr. 
10, 13 
Isa. 8, 19 



1 Isa. 57, 2 
Rev.14,13 

m Ex.22, 28 
Ps. 138. 1 

2 Wliat is 
his form 1 

n ch. 15, 27 

2 Thes. 2, 
10,11 

p Pro. 5, 11 
Pro. 14,14 

q ch. 18, 12 

3 by the 
hand of 
prophets. 

4 Or, .for 
himself. 
Pro. 16, 4 

r ch. 15, 28 

5 mine 
hand. 

s ch. 15. 9 
1 Ki.20,42 
1 Chr. 
]0. IH 
Jer.48,10 

313 



put on other raiment, and he went, 
and two men with him, and they 
came to the woman by night: and 
he ^said, I pray thee, divine unto me 
by the familia.r spirit, and bring me 
A rm up, whom I shall name unto thee. 

9 And the woman said unto him. 
Behold, thou knowest what Saul 
hath done, how he hath cut off those 
that have familiar spirits, and the 
wizards, out of the land : wherefore 
then lay est thou a snare for my life, 
to cause me to die ? 

10 And Saul sware to her by tho 
Lord, saying. As the Lord liveth, 
there shall no punishment happen to 
thee for this thing, 

11 Then said the woman, Whom 
shall I bring up unto thee ? And he 
said. Bring me up Sam'u-el. 

1 2 And when the woman ^saw Sam'u- 
el, she cried with a loud voice : and 
the woman spake to Saul, saying. 
Why hast thou deceived me? for 
thou a7't Saul. 

13 And tiie king said unto her. Be 
not afraid: for what sawest thou? 
And the woman said unto Saul, I 
saw"^gods ascending out of the eptrth. 

14 And he said unto her, ^What 
form is he of? And she said, An 
old man conaeth up ; and he is cov- 
ered with "a mantle. And Saul per- 
ceived that it I'Xis Sam'u-el, and he 
''stooped with h is face to the ground, 
and bowed himself. 

15 And Sam'u-el said to Saul, Why 
hast thou disquieted me, to bring me 
up ? And Saul answered, -pJ am sore 
distressed; for the Phi-lis'tinesmake 
war against me, and ?God is depart- 
ed from me, and answereth me no 
more, neither ^by prophets, nor by 
dreams : therefore Ihave called thee, 
that thou mayest make know^i unto 
me what I shall do. 

16 Then said Sam'u-el, Wherefore 
then dost thou ask of me, seeing the 
Lord is depiarted from thee, and is 
become thine enemy ? 

1 7 And the Lord hath done ^to him, 
'as he spake by ^me : for the Lord 
hath rent the kingdom out of thine 
hand, and given it to thy neighbour, 
eve7i to Da'vid : . 

1 8 Because *thou obeyedst not the 
voice of the Lord, nor executedst 
his fierce wrath upon Am'a-lek, there- 
fore hath the Lord done this thing 
unto thee this day. 

1 1) Moreover the Lord will also de- 



Saul is sore distressed. 



I. SAMUEL, 29, 30. Achish dismisseth David. 



liver is'ra-el with thee into the hand 
of the Phi-lis'tine§ : and to morrow 
shalt thou and thy sons be mth me : 
the Lord also shall deliver the host of 
Is'ra-el into the hand of the Phi-lis^- 
tmes^ 

20 Then Saul ^fell straightway all 
along on the earth, and 'was sore 
afraid, because of the words of Sam'- 
u-el : and there was no strength in 
hini ; for he had eaten no bread all 
the day, nor aU the night. 

21 TAnd the woman came unto 
Saul, and saw that he was sore 
troubled, and said unto him, Be-j 
hold, thine handmaid hath obeyed^ 
thy voice, and "I have put my life' 
in my hand, and have hearkened 
unto thy words which thou spakest 
unto me. j 

22 Now therefore, I pray thee, 
hearken thou also unto the voice of 
thine handmaid, and let me set a 
morsel of bread before thee; and eat, 
that thou mayest have strength, 
when thou goest on thj way. 

23 But he refused, and said, "I will 
not eat. But his serA^ants, togetherj 
with the woman, compelled him ; 
and he hearkened unto their voice. 
So he arose from the earth, and sat 
upon the bed. 

24: And the woman had ""a fat calf in 
the house ; and she hasted, and killed i 
it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and 
did bake unleavened bread thereof : 

25 And she brought it before Saul, 
and before his servants ; and they| 
did eat. Then they rose up, and 
went awav that night. 

CHAPTER 29. 

1 David, marching icith the Philifitines to fight with 
I-rrael, 3 ?'•*; dimllowecl by their py^nceft : 6 Achish 
dismisf:efi him with commendations of his fi.delity.\ 

JOW "the Phi-lis'tmes gatheredi 
together all their armies *to: 
A'phek : and the is'ra-el-Ttes pitched | 
by a fountain which is in Jez're-el. \ 

2 And the lords of the Phi-lis 'tines! 
passed on by hundreds, and by thou-| 
sands : but Da'vid and his men passed! 
on in the rereward '^with A'chish. 

3 Then said the princes of the Phi- 
lis'tines, What do these He'brews 
here? And A'chish said unto the 
princes of the Phi-lis'tines, Is not this 
ba'vid, the serr^ant of Saul the king 
of is'ra-el, vrhich hath been with me 
these "^days, or these years, and I 
have found *'no fault in him since he 
fell ^(nto me unto this day? 

4 And the prhices of the i^hi-lis'tine§ 



B. C. 1056. 

CHAP. 28. 

6 Tjwde 
haste,and 
fell with 
the ful- 
ness of his 
stature. 

t Job 15, 
20-24 
Job 20. 5 
Ps. 50, 21| 

uJudg.12,31 
ch. 19, 5 1 
Job 13, li 

V IKi. 21, 4| 

w Gen. 18, 
7,8 

Lu. 15, 23, 
27,30 



M 



CHAP. 29. 

a ch. 28, 1 

b Josh. 
19,30 
ch. i, 1 

1 Ki.20,.30 
c ch. 28, 1,2 
d ch. 27, 7 

e Dan. 6, 5 

/ 1 Chr. 
12,19 

g ch. 14, 21 

h ch. 18, 7 
ch. 21, 11 

i 2 Sam. 
3, 25 

2 Ki.19,27 
Isa. 37, 28 

1 thou art 
not good 
in the 
eyes of 
the lords, 

2 do not 
evil in the 
eyes of 
the lords. 

3 before 
thee. 

i 2 Sam. 
14, 17 
2 Sam. 
19, 27 

k Ps. 37, 23 
Ps. 73, ' 
Ps. 91, 
Ps. 119, i 
133 

Pro. 16, 9 
Pro. 20,241 
Isa. 30, 211 
Jer. 10,23 
1 Cor. 
10,13 

I 2 Sam.4,4 



2 
11 



CHAP. 30. 

a Ex. 17, 8, 
14, 16 
Num. 

24, 20 
Deut. 25, : 
17, 19 

ch. 15, 7 
ch. 27, 8 
ch. 28, 18 
lChr.4,43 
Ezek. 

25, 15 

b Job 38, 11 
Ps. 76, 10 1 
Ps. 89, 9 
Isa. 27, 8 I 
Hab. 3, 3 I 

314 



were wroth with liim; and the 
princes of the Phi-lis'tine§ said unto 
hun, -^Make this f eUow return, that 
he may go again to his place which 
thou hast appointed him, and let 
hun not go dowm with us to battle, 
lest in ^the battle he be an adversary 
to us : for wherewith should he recon- 
cile himself unto his m.aster? should 
it not be with the heads of these men ? 

5 Is not this Da'vid, of whom they 
sang one to another in dances, say- 
ing, '^Saul slew his thousands, and 
Da'vid his ten thousands ? 

6 IFThen A'chish called Da'vid, and 
said unto him. Surely, as the Lord 
liveth, thou hast been upright, and 
'thy going out and thy comii.:g in 
with me in the host is good in my 
sight: for I have not found evil in 
thee since the day of thy coming 
unto me unto this day : nevertheless 
'the lords favour thee not. 

7 Wherefore now return, and go in 
peace, that thou ^displease not the 
lords of the Phi-lis'tmes. 

8 And Da'vid said unto A'chish, But 
what have I done? and what hast 
thou found in thy servant so long as 

1 have been Vith thee unto this day, 
that I may not go fight against the 
enemies of my lord the king ? 

9 And A'chish answered and said to 
Da'vid, I know that thou aj't good in 
my sight, -^as an angel of God : not- 
withstanding the princes of the Phi- 
lis'tines have said. He shall not go up 
with us to the battle. 

10 Wherefore now rise up early in 
the morning with thy master's serv- 
ants that are come with thee : and as 
soon as ye be up early in the morn- 
ing, and have light, depart. 

11 So ^'Da'^^d and his men rose up 
early to depart in the morning, to 
return into the land of the Phi-lis'- 
tine§. ^And the Phi-lis'tine§ went 
up to Jez're-el. 

CHAPTER 30. 

1 The Amalekites spoil Ziklag ; 3 bid David, encour- 
aged by God, pursues them, 16 and recovers his two 
wives and. all the spoil. 

A ND it came to pass, when Da'vid 
.xTl and his men were come to Zik'- 
lag on the third day, that the ^Am'a 
lek-ites had invaded the south, and 
Zik'lag, and smitten Ziklag, and 
burned it with fire ; 

2 And had taken the women cap- 
tives, that ivere therein: *they slew not 
any, either great or small, but carried 
them away, and went on their way. 



JJavidsmiteththeAynaleldtes I. SAMUEL, 30. 



and recovereth the spoil. 



CHAP. 30. 



3 So Da'vid and his men came to b. c. lose. 
the city, and, behold, it was burned 
with fire; and their A^'ives, and their 
sons, and their daughters, were taken ^ Num.i4,i 

dch. 25, 42 
2 Sain.2,2 

e Ex. 17, 4 
John 8,59 



captives 

4 Then Da'vid and the people that 
icere with him ''lifted up their voice 
and v/ept, until they had no more 
power to weep. 

5 And Da'vid s '^two wives were 
taken captives, A-hin'o-am the Jez're- 
el-it-ess, and Ab'i-gail the wife of Na'- 
bal the Car'mel-ite. 

6 And Da'vid was greatly distressed ; 
*f or the people spake of stoning him, 
because the soul of all the people 
was 'grieved, every man for his sons 
and for his daughters: but/'Da'vid 
encouraged himself in the Lord his 
God. 

7 And 5 Da'vid said to A-bi'a-thar the 
priest, A-him'e-lech's son, I pray thee, 
bring me hither the ephod. And 
A-bl'a-thar brought thither the ephod 
to Da'vid. 

8 And '' Da'vid enquired at the Lord, 
saying, Shall I pursue after this troop ? 
shall I overtake them ? And he 'an-' 
swered him, Pursue : for thou shalt 
surely overtake them, and without 
rail recover cdl. 

9 So Da'vid went, he and the six 
hundred men that v:ere with him, 
and came to the brook Be'sor, where 
those that were left behind stayed. 

1 But Da'vid pursued, he and four 
hundred men: for two hundred abode 
behind, which were so faint that they 
could not go over the brook Be'sor. 

11 tAnd •'they found an E-gyp'^an 
in the field, and brought him to 
Da'vid, and gave him bread, and he 
did eat; and thev made him drink 
water ; 

1 2 And they gave him a piece of a 
cake of figs, and two clusters of rai- 
sins : ''^and when he had eaten, his 
spirit came again to him : for he had 
eaten no bread, nor drunk «?zi/ water, 
three days and three nights. 

1 3 And Da'vid said unto him. To 
whom helongest thou? and Avhence 
art thou ? And he said, I am a young 
man of E'gypt, servant to an Am'a-lek- 
ite ; and my master left me, because 
three days agone I fell sick. 

l-t We made an invasion upon the 
south of 'the Cher'e-thites, and upon 
the co«s^ which ^eZowt/e^^A to Jfi'dah, 
and upon the south "of Ca'leb ; and 
we burned Zik'lag with fire. 



1 utter, 
Judt?. 
18. 2o 
ch. 1, 10 
2 Sam. 
17, 8 
2 Ki. 4, 27 

/Ps. 31, 24 
Ps. 33, 18 
Ps. 39, 7 
Ps. 42, 5 
Ps. 43, 5 
Ps. 56, 3, 
4,11 

Ps. 71,4,5 
Ps. 119,81 
Ps. 146, 5 
Jer. 17, 
7, 17 

Lam. 3,24 
Joel 3, 16 
Hab.3, 17 
liom.4.20 

<] ch. 23, 6,0 

'i ch. 23, 2,4 

i Pa. 22, 4,5 
Ps. 28, 6 
Ps. 50, 15 
Ps. 91, 15 

j Ps. Ill, 2 
Pro. 3, 5,0 

k .Tudg. 
15, 19 
ch. 14. 27 

1 2 Sam. 
8,18 
IKi. 1, 

38, 44 
Ezek. 
£5,16 
Zeph. 2, 5 

m Josh. 
14, 13 
Josh. 
15,13 

n Lu. 12, 
19,20 
Lu. 17, 
27-29 
Lu. 21, 34 
lThes.5,3 

o Job 20, 5 

2 fhcir 
morrow. 

pGen.14,16 
Ps. 34, 9 

3 Or, asked 
them liou' 
they did, 
Judg. 
IS, 15 

q Deut. 
13, 13 
Judg. 
19,22 

i men. 

r Num. 
31,27 
Josh. 22,8 

5 and 

for^oard. 

. 315 



15 And Da'vid said to him. Canst 
thou bring me down to this com- 
pany ? And he said. Swear unto me 
bv God, that thou wilt neither kill 
me, nor deliver me into the hands of 
my master, and I will bring thee 
down to this company. 

1 6 And when he had brought him 
down, behold, th ey vje7'e spread abroad 
upon all the earth, "eating and drink- 
ing, and dancing, because of all the 
great spoil that they had taken out 
of the land of the_Phi-lis'tine§,and out. 
of the land_of Jii'dah. 

1 7 And Da'vid '^smote them, from the 
twilight even unto the evening of -the 
next day: and there escaped not a man 
of them, save four hundred young 
men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 

1 8 And Da'vid ^recovered all that 
the Am'a-iek-ites had carried away : 
and Da'vid rescued his two wives." 

1 9 And there was nothing lacking 
to them, neither small nor great, 
neither sons nor daughters, neither 
spoil, nor any thing that they had 
taken to them : Da'vid recovered all. 

20 And Da'vid took all the flocks 
and the herds, wh ich they drave be- 
fore those other csittle, and said, This 
is Da'vid's spoil. 

21 1i And Da'vid came to the two 
hundred men, which were so faint 
that they could not follow Da'vid, 
whom thev had made also to abide at 
the brook j>e's6r : and they went forth 
to meet Da'vid, and to meet the peo- 

B^e that were Avith him : and whf n 
a'vid came near to the people, he 
^saluted them. 

22 Then answered all the wicked 
men and 7nen ?of Be'li-al,of ^those that 
went with Da'vid, and said. Because 
they went not with us, we will not 
give them ought of the spoil that we 
ho.ve recovered, save to every m.an his 
wife and his children, that they may 
lead them away, and depart. 

23 Then said Da'vid, Ye shall not do 
so, my brethren, with that which the 
Lord hath given us, who hath pre- 
served us, and delivered the company 
that came against us into our hand. 

21: For who will hearken unto you 
in this matter? but ''as his part is that 
goeth down to the battle, so shall his 
part he that tarrieth by the stuff: they 
shall part alike. 

25 And it was so from that day ^for- 
ward, that he made it a statute and 
an ordinance for is'ra-el unto this day. 



The Israelites defeated. 



II. SAMUEL, 1. 



Saul and his sons slain. 



26 HAnd when DaVid came to Zik'- 
lag,he sent of the spoil unto the elders 
of Ju'dah, even to his friends, saying, 
Behold a "^present for you of the spoil 
of the enemies of the Lord ; 

27 To them which were in 'Beth'-el, 
and to them which were in 'south Ra'- 
moth, and to them which were in 
"Jat'tir, 

28 And to^Aem which «^ere*'inAr'o-Sr, 
and to themwhich were in Siph'moth, 
andto^Aemwhich^^e/■ein"'Esh-te-m5'a, 

29 And to them which were in Ra'- 
chal, and to them which v^ere in the 
cities of 'the Je-rah'me-el-ites, and to 
them which were in the cities of the 
5'Kenltes, 

30 And to them which were -in Hor'- 
mah,andto^Ae^?^ which were inChor- 
a'shan, and to them which were in 
A'thach, 

31 And to them which were ''in He'- 
bron, and to all the places w^here Da'- 
vid himself and his men were wont 
to haunt. 

CHAPTER 31. 

1 Saul having lost his army at Gilboa, and his S07is 
being slain, he and his armourbearer kill them- 
selves. 8 The Philistines triumph over their dead 
bodies. 11 The men of Jabesh-gilead recover the 
bodies, and bury them at Jabesh. 

NOW nhe Phi-lis'tine§ fought 
against is'ra-el : andthe men of I§'- 
ra-el fled from before thePhi-lis'tmes, 
and fell dov/n ^slainin mount *Gril-bo'a. 

2 And the Phi-lis'tine§ followed hard 
upon Saul and upon his sons ; and the 
Phi-lis'tine§ slew ''Jon'a-than, and 
A-bin'a-dab,and Merchi-shu'a, Saul's 
sons. 

3 And '^the battle went sore against 
Saul, and the ^archers ^hit him ; and 
he was sore wounded of the archers. 

4 Then "said Saul unto his armour- 
bearer. Draw thy sword, and thrust 
me through therewith; lest -^^ these 



B. C. 1056. 



CHAP. 30. 

(3 blessing, 
Gen.33,11 
ch. 25, 27 

s Gen. 12,8 

t Josh. 19,8 

u Josh. 
15,48 

11 Josh. 

13. 16 

w Josh. 
15, 50 
X ch. 27, 10 
ij Judg.1,16 
z Judg.1,17 

a Josh. 

14, 13 

2 Sam.2,1 



CHAP. 31. 

(I lChr.10,1 

1 Or, 
tvounded. 

b ch. 28, 4 
c lChr.8,33 
d 2 Sam.1,6 

2 shooters, 
men ivith. 
bows. 

3 found 
him. 

p. Judg.9,54 
fch. 14,6 
ch. 17, 26 

4 Or, mock 
rae. 

g 2 Sam. 

1, 10 
h Rom.6,23 
i 2 Sam. 

1.20 
j ch. 21, 9 
k Judg.2,13 
I Josh. 

17,11 

Judg.1,27 

5 Or, con- 
cerning 
him. 

m ch. 11, 

1-11 

2 Sam. 2, 

4-7 
n2Chr. 

16, 14 

Jer. 34, 5 

Amos6,10 
2 Sam.21. 

12, 13, 14 
p Gen.50,10 

Job 2, 13 



uncircumcised come and thrust mv9 
through, and ^abuse me. But his ar- 
mourbearer would not ; for he was 
sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a 
sword, and ^fell upon it. 

5 And when his armourbearer saw 
that Saul w^as dead, he fell likewise 
upon his sword, and died with him. 

o So Saul Mied, and his three sons, 
and his armourbearer, and ail his 
men, that same day together. 

7 IF And when the men of Is'ra-el that 
ivere on the other side of the valley, 
and they that vjere on the other side 
J or 'dan, saw that the men of l§'ra-el 
fled, and that Saul and his sons were 
dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; 
and the l*hi-lis'tine§ came and dwelt 
in them. 

8 "[And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, w^hen the Phi-lis'tine§ came to 
strip the slain, that they found Saul 
and his three sons fallen in mount 
Gil-b5''a. 

9 i^.nd they cut off his head, and 
stripped oif his armour, and sent into 
the land of the Phi-lis'tine§ round 
about, to 'publish it in the house of 
their idols, and among the people. 

10 And •'they put his armour in the 
house of *Ash'ta-r6th : and they fas- 
tened his body to the wail 'of Beth - 
shan. 

1 1 And when the inhabitants of Ja'- 
besh-giFe-ad heard ^of that which the 
Phi-lis'tine§ had done to Saul ; 

12 All ™the valiant men arose, and 
went all night, and took the body of 
Saul and the bodies of his sons from 
the wall of Beth'-shan, and came to 
Ja'besh, and "burnt them there. 

13 And they took their bones, "and 
buried them under a tree at Ja'besh, 
and fasted ^seven days. 



THE 



SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL, 

OTHERWISE CALLED, 

THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

2 An Amalekite brings tidings of Saul's death. 17 
David laments Saul and Jonathan. 

NOW it came to pass after the 
death of Saul, when DaVid was 
returned from the "slaughter of the 



B. C. 1056. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 1 Sam.30, 
17, 26 

h ch. 4, 10 

c 1 Sam. 
4, 12 

316 



Am'a-lek-ites, and Da'vid had abode 
two days in Ziklag ; 
2 It came even to pass on the third 
day that, behold, *a man came out of 
the camp from Saul with 'his clothes 
rent, and earth upon his head : and 



David is told of SauVs death. II. SAMUEL, 2. 



His la,7nentatio7i. 



so it was, when he came to Da'vid, 
that he fell to the earth, and did 
obeisance._ 

3 And DaVid said unto him, From 
whence comest thou ? And he said 
unto liim. Out of the camp of l§'ra-el 
am I escaped. 

4: And Da'vid said unto him, ^Hov/ 
went the matter ? I pray thee, tell 
me. And he answered. That the 
people are fled from the battle, and 
many of the people also are fallen 
and dead ; and Saul and- J5n'a-than 
his son are dead also. 

5 And DaVid said unto the young 
man that told him. How knowest 
thou that Saul and Jon'a-than his son 
be dead ? 

6 And the young man that told him 
said, ^As I happened by chance upon 
"^mount Gril-bo'a, behold, 'Saul leaned 
upon his spear ; and, lo, the chariots 
and horsemen follDwed hard after 
him. 

7 And when he looked behind him, 
he saw me, and called unto me. And 
I answered, ^Here am I. 

8 And he said unto me. Who art 
thou? And I answered him, I ayn 
an Am'a-lek-ite. 

9 He said unto me again, Stand, I 
pray thee, upon me, and slay me : for 
^anguish is come upon me, because 
my life is yet whole in me, 

10 So I stood upon him, and slew 
•^him, because I was sure that he 
could not live after that he was fall- 
en : and I took the crown that vms 
upon his head, and the bracelet that 
was on his arm, and have brought 
them hither unto my lord. 

11 Then DaVid took hold 
clothes, and ^rent them; and like- 
wise all the men that were with 
hun: 

1 2 And they mourned, and wept, 
and fasted until even, for Saul, and 
for Jon'a-than his son, and for the 
people of the Lord, and for the house 
of i§'ra-el ; because they were fallen 
by the SAvord. 

1 3 IT And Da'vid said mito the young- 
man that told him. Whence art 
thou ? And he answered, I am the 
son of a stranger, an Am'a-lek-ite. 

14 And Da'vid said imto him. How 
^wast thou not afraid to stretch 
forth tliine hand to destroy the 
Lord's a.nointed ? 

1 5 And ^'Da'vid called one of the 



CHAP. 1. 

1 Wluxt 
was, etc. 
1 Sam. 
4,16 

2 Meeting, 
I met. 

d 1 Sam. 
31,1 

e 1 Sam.31, 

2-J: 

3 Behokl 
me. 

4 Or, my 
coat of 
mail, or, 
m-y em- 
broidered 
coat hin- 
dereth 
me, that 
my, etc. 

/Judg.9,54 

g Josh. 7, 6 
eh. 3, 31 
ch. 13, 31 
2Chr. 
34, 27 
Ezra 9, 3 
Joel 2, 13 

h Num.12,8 
1 Sam. 
24,6 
Ps.105, 15 

i ch. 4, 10 

j 1 Sam. 
26,9 
1 Ki. 2, 32 

k Lu. 19, 22 

5 Or, the 
ode of the 
how. 

I Josh. 
10,13 

6 Or, of the 
upright. 

m Judg. 
16, 23 
1 Sam. 



11 34 
1 Sam. 
18,6 

1 Sam. 
31,4 

T-p Judg.5,23 
on his "^ Job 3, 3, 4 



q 1 Sam. 
10, 1 

r 1 Sam. 
18,4 

7 Ov, sweet. 

s Judg. 
14, 18 

t 1 Sam.18, 
1,3 
1 Sam. 

1 Sam. 
20,17 



B. c. 1056. fall upon him. And he smote him 
that he died. 

16 And Da'Add said unto him, Thy 
•'blood be upon thy head; *for thy 
mouth hath testified against thee, 
saying, I have slain the Lord's 
anointed. 

17 ^And Da'vid lamented with this 
lamentation over Saul and over Jon'- 
a-than his son : 

18 (Also he bade them teach the 
children of Ju'dah ^the use of the 
bow : behold, it is written 'in the 
book ''of Ja'shgr.) 

1 9 The beauty of l§'ra-el is slain 
upon thy high places : how are the 
mighty fallen I 

20 Tell "'it not ui Gath, pubhsh it 
not in the streets of As'ke-lon: lest 
"the daughters of the Phi-lis'tLnes re- 
joice, lest the daughters of the ^an- 
circumcised triimiph. 

21 Ye mountams of Gil-bo'a, Het 
there be no dew, neither let there be 
rain, upon you, nor fields of ofi:erings : 
for there the shield of the mighty is 
vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, 
as though he had not been /anomted 
with oil. 

22 From the blood of the slain, 
f rorn the fat of the mighty, the bow 
of Jon'a-than turned not back, and the 
sword of Saul returned not empty. 

23 Saul and J5n'a-than were lovely 
3j^ g and 'pleasant in their lives, and in 
Mic. 1, 10 1 their death they were not divided : 

^^ ?^^^-^' 20 they were swifter than eagles, they 
were -'stronger than lions. 

24 Ye daughters of i§'ra-el, weepovei 
Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, 
with other delights, who put on or- 
naments of gold upon your ap- 

Jer.20,14pg^pgj 

25 How are the mighty fallen in the 
midst of the battle ! O Jon'a-than, 
thou wast slain in thine high places. 

26 1 am distressed for thee, my 
brother Jon'a-than: very pleasant 
hast thou been unto me : thy love to 
me was wonderful, passing the love 
of women. 

27 How are the mighty fallen, and 
the weapons of war perished ! 
CHAPTER 2. 

1 David, by God's direction, goes up to Heb^^on, and 
is m.ade king ove?' Jd.dah. 8 Abner makes Isk- 
bosheth king over Israel. 18 Asahel slain. 



CHAP. 2, 

a Num. 
27. 21 



AND it came to pass after this, 
that Da'vid "enquired of the 



1 Sam 23^1 I^C)RD, Saying, Shall I go up into any 

- — f'i'^o 'lof the cities of Jii'dah? And the 

young men, and said, Go near, and\ 7, s^"^ ILord said unto him, Go up. And 

317 2 



1 



David made king of Judah. II. SAMUEL, 2. 



Da'vid said, Whither shall I go up ? 
And he said. Unto *He'bron. 

2 So DaVid went up thither, and his 
two wives also, A-hin'o-am the Jez're- 
el-it-ess, and Abl-gail Na'baFs wife 
the Car'mel-ite. 

3 And 'his men that were with him 
did DaVid bring up, every man with 
his household : and they dwelt in the 
^cities of He'bron. 

4 And '^the men of Ju'dah came, and 
there they anointed DaVid king over 
the house of Ju'dali. And they told 
DaVid, saying, That 'the men of Ja'- 
besh-gil'e-ad v:)ere they that buried 
Saul. 

5 IF And Da'vid sent messengers unto 
the men of Ja'besh-gil'e-ad, and said 
unto them. Blessed ^'be ye of the 
Lord, that ye have shewed this kind- 
ness unto your lord, even unto Saul, 
and have buried hmi. 

6 And now ^the Lord shew kind- 
ness and truth unto you : and '^I also 
will requite you this kindness, be 
cause ye have done this thing. 

7 Therefore now let your hands be 
strengthened, and ^be ye valiant : for 
your master Saul is dead, and also 
the house of Jii'dah have anointed 
me king over them. 

8 ^But 'Ab'ngr the son of NSr, cap 
tain of ^Saul's host, took ''ish-bo'sheth 
the son '6f_ Saul,_and brought him 
over to -^'Ma-ha-na'im ; 

9 And made him king over Gil'e-ad, 
and over the Ash'ur-ites, and over 
Jez're-el, and over E'phra-im, and 
over Ben'ja-min, and over all is'ra-el. 

10 Ish-b5'sheth Saul's son was forty 
years old when he began to reign 
over l§'ra-el, and reigned two years. 
But the house of Jii'dah followed 
Da'vid. 

11 And the ^time that DaVid was 
king in He'bron over the house of Ju'- 
dah was seven years and six months. 

12 IT And Ab'nSr the son of N^r, and 
the servants of Ish-bo'sheth the son 
of Saul, went out from Ma-ha-na'im 
to ^Gib'e-on. 

13 And J5'ab the son of Zer-u-fah, 
and the servants of Da'vid, went out, 
and met ^together by ^the pool of Gib'- 
e-on : and they sat down, the one on 
the one side of the pool, and the other 
on the other side of the pool. 

14 And Ab'ngr said to Jo'ab, "Tjct 
the young men now arise, and play 
before us. And J5'ab said, Let them 
ariseo 



B. C. 1056. 



CHAP. 3. 

h 1 Sam. 
30,31 
1 Ki. 2, 11 

c 1 Sam. 

27,2 

1 That is, 
Suburbs. 

d ch. 5, 5 

e 1 Sam. 
31,11 

/Ps.115,15 

g 2 Tim. 
1,16 

h Mat. 5, 4A 

2 be ye the 
sons of 
valour. 

i 1 Sam. 
14,50 

3 the host 
which 
was 
SauVs. 

4: Esh-baal. 
lClir.8,33 

j Gen. 32, 2 

5 mimber 
of days. 

k Josh. 
18,25 

1053, 

6 them to- 
gether. 

I Jer. 41,12 

mPro.13,10 
Pro. 20, 3 

7 That is, 
Tlu field 
of sirong 
men. 

n 1 Kl.20,11 

lChr.2,16 

p lChr.12,8 

8 of his 
feet. 

9 as one of 
the roes 
that is in 
the Held. 
Ps."l8, 33 
Song 2,17 
Song 8,14 

10 from 
after 
Abner. 

q 1 Sam. 

17, 42 

11 spoil, 
Judg. 
14, 19 

r ch. 3, 27 

s Josh. 9, 3 
Josh. 10,2 

318 



Asahel slain hy.Ah^ier. 

15 Then there arose and went over 
by number twelve of Ben'ja-nun, 
which pertained to ish-bo'sheth the 
son of Saul, and twelve of the serv- 
ants of Da'vid. 

1 6 And they caught every one his 
fellow by the head, and tfirust his 
sword in his fellow's side; so they 
fell down together: wherefore that 
place was called Tlel'kath-haz'zu- 
rim, which is in Gro'e-on. 

17 And there was a very sore battle 
that day ; "and Ab'n6r was beaten, and 
the nien of is'ra-el, before the servants 
of Da'vid. 

1 8 ^ And there were i;hree sons of 
Zer-u-i'ah there, Jo'ab, and A-bisha-i, 
and A'sa-hel: and A'sa-hel was as 
flight ^of foot ^as a wild roe. 

1 9 And A'sa-hel pursued after Ab'nSr; 
and in going he turned not to the 
right hand nor to the left "from fol- 
lowing Ab'ngr. 

20 Then Ab'nSr looked behind him, 
and said, Art thou A'sa-hel ? And he 
answered, \ am. 

21 And Ab'nSr said to him, Turn 
thee aside to thy right hand or to thy 
left, and lay thee hold on one of the 
^young men, and take thee his "ar- 
mour. But A'sa-hel would not turn 
aside from following of him. 

22 And Ab'nSr said again to A'sa-hel, 
Turn thee aside from following me : 
wherefore should I smite thee to the 
ground ? how then should I hold up 
my face to Jd'ab thy brother ? 

23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside : 
wherefore Ab'n6r with the hinder end 
of the spear smote him under ''the 
fifth rib, that the spear came out be- 
hind him ; and he fell down there, 
and died in the same place : and it 
came to pass, that as many as came 
to the place w^here A'sa-hel fell down 
and died stood still, 

24 Jo'ab also and A-bish'a-i pursued 
after Ab'ngr : and the sun went down 
when they were come to the hill of 
Am'mah, that lieth before Gi'ah by 
the wav of the wilderness of 'Gib'- 
e-on. 

25 IT And the children of Ben'ja-mm 
gathered them^selves together after 
Ab'nSr, and became one troop, and 
stood on the top of an hill. 

26 Then Ab'ngr called to Jo'ab, and 
said, Shall the sword devour for ever ? 
knowest thou not that it w^ill be 
bitterness in the latter end ? how long 
shall it be then, ere thou bid th« 



David waxeth strong. 



II. SAMUEL, 3. 



Ahner revolteth to him. 



CHAP. 2. 



people return from following their b. c. 1053. 
'brethi'en ? 

27 And Jo'ab said, As God liveth, ^ ^^^^^ ^^ 
unless thou "hadst spoken, surely ^^ pi.0.17,14 
then ^"in the morning the people had Pro. 25, s 
''gone up every one from following ^^^^^1^^*^/ 

his brother. 13 Or, gone 

28 So Jo'ab blew a trumpet, and all ^ ""^^^l'^ ^^ 
the people stood still, and pursued ;"^.(.°JJf 32 2 
after is'ra-el no more, neither fought | Josh^ 
they any more. | ch. 17, 24 

29 And Ab'nSr and his men waikedl^c Gen 47, 
all that night through the plain, ' "- ' 
and passed over Jor'dan, and went 
through all 'Bith'ron, and they came 
to "'Ma-ha-na'im. 

30 And Jo'ab returned from follow- 
ing Ab'nSr : and when he had gath- 
ered all the people together, there 
lacked of Da'vid's servants nineteen 
men and A'sa-hel. 

31 But the servants of Da'vid had 



Gen.49,29 
Judg.8,32 
ch. 17, 23 
ch. 19, 37 
ch. 21, 14 



CHAP. 3. 



c 1 Sam. 
25,43 

1 Or, 

Daniel, 
1 Chr. 3, 1 

d 1 Sam. 
27,8 
ch. 13, 37 

e 1 Ki. 1, 5 



3. 



a Ps. 4C, 9 
Isa. 2, 4 
Mic. 4, 3 

smitten of Ben'ja-min,and of Ab'nSr's & ichr.s, 1 
men, 50 ^A-3?^ three hundred and three- 
score men died. 

32 IT And they took up A'sa-hel, and 
buried him in the sepulchre 'of his 
father, which was hi Beth'-le-hem. 
And J5'ab and his men went all night, 
and they came to He'bron at break of [ / Pro.2ii3o 
day. 

CHAPTER 

2 Six sons born to David. 6 Abner revolts to David. 
22 Joab kills Abner. 31 David mourns for Abner. 

NOW there was long ''war between 
the house of Saul and the house 
of Da'vid : but Da'vid waxed stronger 
and stronger, and the house of Saul 
waxed weaker and weaker. 

2 ^ And *unto DaVid were sons bom 
in He'bron: andhis firstborn wasAm'- 
non, of ' A-hin'o-am the Jez're-el-it-ess ; 

3 And his second, 'Chire-ab, of Ab'i- 
gail thewifeof Na'bal theCar'mel-ite; 
and the third, Ab'sa-lom the son of 



g ch. 21, 
8,10 

h ch. 16, 21 

i Deut. 
23,18 
1 Sam. 
24, 15 
ch. 9, 8 
ch. 16, 9 

j Ruth 1,17 
1 Ki. 19, 2 

k 1 Sam. 
15,28 
1 Sam.16, 
1, 12 
1 Sami. 
28, 17 
1 Chr. 
12,23 
Ps. 78, 70 
Ps. 89, 
19,20 
Actsl3,22 



Ma'a-cah the daughter of Tal'mai^ ^i'^F^^^'.i 

u-:.^^ ,/^* -^ ::;/„!,,-:„ ch. 17, il 



king ''of Ge'shur ; 

4 And the fourth, 'Ad-o-ni'jah the son 
of Hag'gith; and the fifth, Sheph-a- 
tfah the son of Ab'i-tal ; 

5 And the sixth, ith're-am, by Eg'lah 
Da'vid's wife. These v\^ere born to 
Da'vid in He'bron. 

6 ^And it came to pass, while there 
was war between the house of Saul 
and the house of Da'vid, that Ab'iier 
■'"made himself strong for the house 
of Saul. 

7 And Saul had a concubine, whose 
name was ^Riz'pah, the daughter of 
A-i'ah: and Ish-ho' sheth said to 



1 Ki. i, 25| 
1048. 

2 saying. 

m Gen. 43, 3 

n 1 Sam. 
18,20 

1 Sam.18, 
25, 27 

p 1 Sam. 
25,44 
Phalli. 

3 going and 
weeping. 
Pro. 20,25 

q ch. 19, 16 

4 both yes- 
terday 
and the 
third day. 

r 1 Chr. 
12. 29 

319 



Ab'ngr, Wherefore hast thou '^gone 
in unto my father's concabine ? 

8 Then was Ab'ngr very wroth for 
the vv^ords of lsh-b5'sheth, and said, 
Am I 'a dog's head, which against Jii'- 
dah do shew kindness this day unto 
the house of Saul thy father, to his 
brethren, and to "his friends, and have 
not delivered thee into the hand of 
Da'vid, that thou chargest me to day 
with a fault concerning this woman ? 

9 So •'do God to Ab'nSr, and more 
also, except, ^as the Lord hath sworn 
to Da'vid, even so 1 do to him ; 

10 To translate the kingdom from 
the house of Saul, and to set up the 
throne of Da'vid over is'ra-el and 
over Jii'dah,^from Dan even to Be'er- 
she'ba. 

1 1 And he could not answer Ab'nSr 
a word again, because he feared him. 

1 2 IT And Ab'nSr sent messengers to 
Da'vid on his behalf, saying, W hose is 
the land? saying also, Make thy 
league with me, and, behold, my hand 
shall be with thee, to bring about all 
is'ra-el unto thee. 

13 And he said, Well ; I will make a 
league with thee: but one thing I re- 
quire of thee, "'that is. Thou '"shalt not 
see my face, except thou first bring 
"Mi'chal Saul's daughter, when thou 
comest to see my face. 

14 And Da'vid sent messengers to 
ish-bo'sheth Saul's son, saying. De- 
liver me my wife Mi'chal, which I es- 
poused to me for ''an hundred fore- 
skins of the Phi-lis'tines. 

15 And Ish-bo'sheth sent, and took 
her from her husband, even from 
Phal'ti-el -Pthe son of La'ish. 

1 6 And her husband went with her 
^along weepmg behind her to ?Ba- 
hii'rim. Then said Ab'nSr unto him, 
Go, return. And he returned. 

17 IF And Ab'nSr had communication 
with the elders of Is'ra-el, saying. Ye 
sought for Da'vid ''in times past to be 
king over you : 

1 8 N ow then do it : for the Lord hath 
spoken of Da'vid, saying,By the hand 
of my servant Da'vid I wHl save my 
people l§'ra-el out of the hand of the 
Phi-lis'tines, and out of the hand of all 
their enemies. 

1 9 And Ab'ngr also spake in the ears 
''of Ben'ja-min: and Ab'ner went also 
to speak in the ears of Da'vid in He'- 
bron all that seemed good to is'ra-el, 
and that seemed good to the whole 
house of Ben'ja-min. 



Joah killeth Ahner. 



II. SAMUEL, 4. David 7}%oiirneth for him. 



20 So Ab'ngr came to DaVid to He'- 
bron, and twenty men with him. And 
Da'vid made Ab'ngr and the men that 
?/jere with him a feast. 

2 1 And Ab'nSr said unto Da'vid, I will 
arise and go, and will gather all is'ra-el 
unto my lord the king, that they may 
make a league with thee, and that thou 
may est reign over "^all that thine heart 
desireth. And DaVid sent Ab'nSr 
away ; and he went in peace. 

22 1[And^behoid,the servants of Da'- 
vid and Jo'ab came from pu7'sici?ig a 
troop, and brought in a great spoil 
with them : but Ab'ner i/jas not with 
Da'vid in He'bron; for he had sent 
him away, and he was gone in peace. 

23 When J5'ab and all the host that 
to as with him were come, they told 
J5'ab, saying, Ab'nSr the son of ISTer 
came to the king, and he hath sent 
him away, and he is gone in peace. 

24 Then Jo'ab came to the king, and 
said. What hast thou done ? behold, 
Ab'ner came unto thee ; why is it that 
thou hast sent him away, and he is 
^quite gone ? 

25 Thou knowest Ab'nSr the son of 
NSr,that he came to deceive tliee, and 
to know thy 'going out and thy com- 
mg in. and to know all that thou doest. 

2b And when Jo'ab was come out 
from Da'vid, he sent messengers after 
Ab'ner, which brought himagain from 
the well of Si'rah : but Da'vid knew it 
not. 

27 And when Ab'n5r was returned to 
He'bron, J5'ab Hook him aside in the 
gate to speak with him ''quietly, and 
smote him there under 'the fifth rib, 
that he died, for the blood of "A'sa-hel 
his brother. 

28 *iFAnd afterward when Da'vid 
heard it, he said, I and my kingdom 
aj'e gLiiltless before the Lord for ever 
from the 'blood of Ab'nSr the son of 
IS'Sr: 

29 Let ^it rest on the head of J5'ab, 
and on ail his father's house ; and let 
there not ^fail from the house of Jo'ab 
one ^that hath an issue, or that is a 
leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or 
that f alleth on the sword, or that iack- 
eth bread. 

30 So Jo'ab and A-bish'a-i his brother 
slew Ab'nSr, because he had slain their 
brother "^A'sa-hel at Gib'e-on in the 
battle. 

31 *TAnd Da'vid said to Jo'ab, and to 
all the people that tvere with him, 
""Rend your clothes, and *gird you 



B. C. 1048. 



CHAP. 3. 
s 1KL11,37 

5 going, 
gone. 

t 1 Sam. 
29, 6 
Isa. 37, 28 

u 1 Ki. 2, 5 
ch. 20, 
9,10 

6 Or,pcace- 

ably. 

V ch. 4, 6 
w ch. 2, 23 

7 bloods. 

X Judg. 9, 
24, 56, 57 

1 Ki. 2, 
32,33 
Ps. 7, 

11, 16 
Ps. 94. 
22,23 
Pro. 2, 22 
Pro. 5, 22 

8 he cut off. 

V Lev. 15, 2 

z ch. 2, 23 

a Josh. 7, 6 
ch. 1,2,11 

h Gen.37,34 

2 Ki. 19, 1 
Job 16, 15 
Joel 1, 8 

9 bed. 

c Job 31, 
28,29 
Pro.24,17 

d ch. 13. 

12, 13 

10 children 
of in- 
iquity. 

e ch. 12, 17 
Jer. 16, 7 

/ Ruth 1,17 

g ch. 1, 12 

11 vjas good 
in their 
eyes. 

12 tender. 
h ch. 19, 7 

i ch. 19, 13 

1 Ki. 2, 5, 
6, .33, 34 
Ps. 28, 4 
Ps. 62, 12 

2 Tim. 
4, 14 



with sackcloth, and mourn before Ab'- 
nSr, And king Da'vid himself fol- 
lowed, the "bier. 

32 And they buried Ab'nSr in He'- 
bron : and the king lifted up his voice, 
and wept at "^the grave of Ab'ner ; and 
all the people wept. 

33 And the king lamented over Ab'- 
nSr, and said, Died Ab'nSr as a fool 
^dieth? 

34 Thy hands were not bound, nor 
thy feet put into fetters : as a man f all- 
eth before "wicked men, so fellest 
thou. And all the people wept again 
over him. 

35 And when aU the people came to 
'cause Da'vid to eat meat while it was 
yet day, Da'vid sware, saying, -^So do 
God to me, and more also, if I taste 
bread, or ought else, till Hhe sun be 

dOT\Tl. 

3 6 And all the people took notice 
of it, and it ^ ^pleased them: as what- 
soever the king did pleased all the 
people. 

37 For all the people and all l§'ra-el 
understood that day that it was not of 
the king to slay Ab'nSr the son of NSr. 

3 8 And the king said unto his serv- 
ants. Know ye not that there is a 
prince and a great man fallen this 
dav in l§'ra-el ? 

3y And I am this day ^Veak, though- 
anointed king ; and these men the 
sons of Zer-u-i'ah ^^e too hard for me : 
'the Lord shall reward the doer of 



CHAP. 4. 

1 second. 

a Josh. 
18,25 

bNeh. 
11, 33 

c ch. 9, 3 

d 1 Sam. 
29, 1 

320 



evil according to his wickedness. ~* ^ 
CHAPTER 4. 

2 Baanah and Rechah slay Jsh-boxJieth, and bring 
his head to Hebron. 9 David causes them to be put 
to death. 

A^jy when Saul's son heard that 
Ab'nSr was dead in He'bron, his 
hands were feeble, and all the is'ra-el- 
ites were troubled. 

2 And Saul's son had two men that 
yjere captains of bands : the name of 
theone-wjasBa'a-nah, and the naineof 
the ^other He'chab, the sons of Rim'- 
mon aBe-e'roth-Ite,of the children of 
Benja-mm : (for Be-e'roth '''also was 
reckoned to Ben'ja-mln. 

3 And the Be-e'roth-ites fied ^to Glt'- 
ta-im, and were sojourners there until 
this day.) 

4 And " Jon'a-than, Saul's son, had a 
son that loas lame of his feet. He 
was five years old when the tidings 
came of Saul and Jon'a-than out '^oi 
Jez're-el. and his nurse took him up, 
and fled : and it came to pass, as she 
made haste to flee, that he feU, and 

* H. 1 Chron. 28. 9. ' 



H 



JRechab and Baanah slain. II. SAMUEL, 5. David made king of Israel. 



thi 
9 



became lame. And his name loas 
^Me-pliib'o-shetii. 

5 •: And the sons of Rim'mon_the Be- 
e'roth-ite, Re'chab and Ba'a-nah, 
went, and came about the heat of 
the day to the house of lsh-b5'sheth, 
who lay on a bed at noon. 

6 And they came thither into the 
midst of the house, 'as though they 
would have fetched wheat ; and they 
smote him -^"under the fifth 7'ib : and 
Re'chab and Ba'a-nah his brother es- 
caped. 

- T For when they came into the house, 
he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, \ 
and they smote him, and slew him, 
and beheaded hmi, and took his head, 
and ^gat them away through the 
plain all night. 

8 And they brought the head of ish- 
b5'sheth unto Da'vid to He'bron,and 
said to the king, Behold the head of 
Ish-b5'sheth the son of Saul thine ene- 
my, ''which sought thy life ; and the 
J^ORD hath avenged my lord the king 
s day of Saul, and of his seed. 
And Da'vid ansvv^ered Re'chab 
and Ba'a-nah his brother, the sons of 
Rim'mon the Be-e'roth-Ite, and said 
unto them, As the Lord liveth, ^vho 
hath redeemed mv soul out of all ad- 
versify, 

1 When ^'one told me, sa;}dng, Be- 
hold, Saul is dead, ^thinking to have 
brought good tidings, I took hold of 
him, and slew him in Zik'lag, Svho 
thought that I would have given him 
a reward for his tidings : 

11 How much more, when wicked 
men have slain a righteous person in 
his own house upon his bed ? shall I 
not therefore now ^require his blood 
of your hand, and take you away 
from the earth ? 

1 2 And Da'vid commanded his 
young men, and they slew them, and 
cut off their hands and their feet, and 
hanged them up over the pool in He'- 
bron. But they took the head of ish- 
bo'sheth, and buried it in the ^sepul- 
chre of Ab'ner in He'bron. 

CHAPTER 5. 

\ Tlie tribes anoint David king over Israel. 6 He' 
takes Zion fromthe Jehusites. 13 Eleveyisons born\ 
to him. 17. 22 He smites the Philistines. ■ 

THEN <^came all the tribes of is'-| 
ra-el to Da'vid unto He'bron, and 
spake, saying. Behold, *we «re thy 
bone and thy flesh. 
2 Also in tune past, when Saul was 
king over us, ''thou wast he that led- 
dest out and broughtest in l§'ra-el: 
(21) 



B. C. 1048. 



CHAP. i. 

2 Or, Me- 
rih-baal. 
lChi-.8,34 
lChr.9,40 

e Judg.5,25 

Ps. Ii7,14: 

fch. 2, 23 

g 1 Sam. 

31,9 
7i 1 Sam. 

19, 2 

1 Sam.. 

23, 15 

1 Sam. 

25,29 
i G-en.48,16 

1 Ki. 1, 29 

Ps. 31, 7 
j ch. 1, 2 

3 he was in 
his own 
eyes a.s a 
bringer, 
etc. 

i Or, which 
was the 
retvard I 
gave h im 
for his 
'tidings, 
k Gen. 9,5,6 
I ch. 3, 32 



CHAP. 5. ! 

a 1 Chr. i 

12, 23 I 

b Gen.29,14J 

c 1 Sam. I 

15, 13 
d 1 Sam. 

16, 1 
ch. 7, 7 
Ps. 78, 71 

e lChr.11,3 
/2Ki.ll,17 
g Judg. 

11, 11 

1 Sam. 

23, 18 
h 1 Chr. 

26, 31 

1 Chr. 

29, 27 
i 1 Chr. 3, 4 
j .Judg.1,21 
k Josh. 

15, 63 

Jr.dg. 

19, il 

1 Or, say- 
in{i. Da- 
rid shall 
not, etc. 

I lChr.11,8 

3 Or, Be- 
causethey 
had said, 
even the 
blind and 
the lame. 
He shall 
not come 
into the j 
house. 

)»lKi.9,24 
1 Ki.11,27 

3 went go- 
ing and 
growing. 

n 1 Ki. 5, 2 
lChr.14,1 

4 heivers of 
the ston€ 
of the 
wall, 

Tsa. 45, 4 
p Deut. 

17, 17 

321 



and the Lord said to thee. Thou ''shait 
feed my people Is 'ra-el, and thoushalt 
be a captam over is'ra-ei. 
3 So 'all the elders gi t^'ra-el came to 
the king to He'bron; -^'and king Da'vid 
made a league with them in He'bron 
•"before the Lord : and they anointed 
Da'vid king over is'ra-el. 

I Da'vid toas thirty years old when 
he began to reign, ^and he reigned 
forty years. 

5 In He'bron he reigned oA'er Ju'dah 
'seven years and six months : and in J e- 
ru'sa-lem he reigT.ed thirty and three 
years over aU Is'ra-el and Ju'dah. 

6 *TAnd the king and his men v^ent 
■'to Je-ru'sa-lemunto Hhe Jeb'u-sites, 
the inhabitants of the land : wliich 
spake unto Da'vid, saying, Except 
thou take away the blind and the 
lame, thou shalt not come in hither : 
^thinking, Da'vid cannot come in 
hither. 

7 Nevertheless Da'vid took the 
strong hold of Zi'on : the sam_e is the 
city of Da'vid. 

8 And Da'vid said on that day, 
Whosoever getteth up to the gTitter, 
and smiteth the J eb'u-sites, and the 
lame and the blind, that are hated of 
Da'vid's soul, V?-e shaJl he chief and 
captain. "'^Yv^herefore they said, The 
blind and the lame shall not come 
into the house. 

9 So Da'vid dwelt in the fort, and 
called it the citj^ of Da'vid. And 
Da'^ad built round about ™from MlL'- 
15 and inward. 

10 And Da'vid "went on, and grew 
great, and the Lord God of hosts 
icas ^vith him. 

I I YAnd '^Hi'ram king of Tj^re sent 
messengers to Da'vid, and cedar 
trees, and carpenters, and "^masons: 
and they built Da'vid an house. 

12 And Da'^^d perceived that the 
Lord had established him king over 
Is'ra-el, and that he had exalted his 
kingdom ^or his people le'ra-el's 
sake. 

13 "iTAnd ^'Da'vid took hinijoaovs 
concubines and wives out of J e-riv- 
sa-lem, after he was come from He'- 
bron : a.nd there were yet sons and 
daughters born to Da'vid. 

14 And these be the names of those 
that were born unto him in Je-ru 'sa- 
lem ; Sham-mii'ah, and Sho'bab, and 
Na'than, and Sol'o-mon, 

ISlb'har also, and £l-i-shu'a, and 
Xe'pheg, and Ja-phl'a, 



The Philistines defeated. 



II. SAMUEL, 6. 



Uzzah is smitten. 



1 6 And E-lish'a-ma, and E-lfa-da, and 
E-liph'a-let. 

1 7 ^rBut'/whenthePhi-lis'tinesheard 
that they had anointed DaVid king 
over l^'ra-el, all the Phi-lis'tine§ came 
up to seek DaVid; and Da'vid heard 
of it, ''and went down to the hold. 

18 The Phi-lis'tine§ also came and 
sprep^d themselves in *the valley of 
^Keph'a-im. 

19 And DaVid 'enquired of the 
Lord, saying, Shall i go up to the 
Phi-lis'tines ? wilt thou deliver them 

' into mine hand ? And the Lord said 
unto DaVid, Go up : for I will doubt- 
less deliver the Phi-lis'tine§into thine 
hand. 

20 And DaVid came to "Ba'al-per'a- 
zim, and DaVid smote them there, 
and said, The Lord hath broken 
forth upon mine enemies before me, 
as the breach of waters. Therefore 
he called the name of that place 
''Ba'al-per'a-zim. 

21 And there they left their images, 
and DaVid and his men" burned them. 

22 IF And the Phi-lis'tine§ came up 
yet again, and spread themselves in 
the valley of Reph'a-im. 

23 And when DaVid enquired of the 
Lord, he said. Thou shalt not go up ; 
but fetch a compass behind them, 
and come upon them over against 
the mulberry trees. 

24 And let it be, when thou hear est 
the sound of a going in the tops of 
the mulberry trees, that then thou 
shalt bestir thyself : for then ^hall 
the Lord go out before thee, to smite 
the host of the Phi-lis'tmes. 

25 And DaVid did so, as" the Lord 
had commanded him ; and smote the 
Phi-lis'tmes from Ge'ba until thou 
come to Ga'zgr. 

CHAPTER 6. 

I David fetches the ark from Kirjath-jearim on a 
new cart. 6 Uzzah smitten. 13 David afterivards 
brings the arlc to Zion. 20 MichaVs barrenness. 

AGAIIST, DaVid gathered together 
all the chosen me?^ of I§'ra-el, 
thirty thousand. 

2 And "Da'vid arose, and went with 
all the people that loere with him 
from ^Ba'ai-e of Jii'dah, to bring up 
from thence the ark of God, ^vhose 
name is called by the name of the 
Lord of hosts that ^dwelleth between 
the cherubims. 

3 And they ^set the ark of God up- 
on ""a new cart, and brought it out 
of the house of A-bin'a-dab that vms 
in *Gib'e-ah : and iJz'zah and A-hfo, 



B, C. 1048. 



CHAP. 5. 

Q 1 Chr. 
11, IG 

r ch. 23, 14 

s Josh. 15,8 
Isa. 17, 5 

5 Or, 
Giants. 

t ch. 2, 1 

H Isa. 28, 21 

6 That is. 
The plain 
of 
breaches. 

7 Or, took 
them 
away. 



B. C. 1042. 
CHAP. 6. 

a lChr.13,5 

1 0\\Baal- 

ah, that 
is, Kir- 
jath- 
jearim, 
Josh. 15,9 

2 Or, at 
which the 
name, 
even the 
name of 
the LORD, 
of hosts, 
was called 
upon. 

b 1 Sam.4,4 
Ps. 80. 1 

3 made to 
ride. 

c Num. 7, 9 

4 Or, The 
hill. 

1 Sam.7,1 

5 ivith. 

6 Or, 
Chidon, 

lChr.13,9, 
that is, 
Destroy- 
ingstroke. 
d Num.4,15 

7 Or, 
stumbled. 

e 1 Sam. 
6, 19 

8 Or, rash- 
ness. 

9 broken. 

10 That is. 
The 

breach of 
Uzzah. 

/Ps. 119, 
120 
Lu. 5, 8 

g Gen.30,27 
Gen. 39, 5 

h Num.4,15 
Josh. 3. 3 

1 Chr. 15, 
2, 15 

i 1 Ki. 8, 5 

/ Ex. 15, 20 
Ps. 30, 11 

k 1 Sam. 

2 18 

1 Chr. 
15, 27 

32S 



^Na'- 

"'put 

God, 

oxen 



the sons of A-bin'a-dab, drave the new 
cart. 

4 And they brought it out of the 
house of A-bin'a-dab which was at Gfo'- 
e-ah, ^accompanying the ark of God : 
and A-hi'o went before the ark. 

5 And DaVid and all the house of 
Is'ra-el played before the Lord on all 
manner of instru^nents made of fn 
wood, even on harps, and on psalter- 
ies, e^nd on timbrels, and on cornets, 
and on cymbals. 

6 And when they came to 
chon's threshingfloor, iJz'zah 
forth his hand to the ark of 
and took hold of it; for the 
■'shook it. 

7 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Uz'zah ; and 'God 
smote him there for his ^error; and 
there he died by the ark of God. 

8 And Da'vid was displeased, be- 
cause theLoRD had ^madeabreach up- 
on tjz'zah: and he called the name of 
the place ^"Pe'rez-uz'zah to this day. 

9 And -^Da'vid was afraid of the 
Lord that day, and said, How shall 
the ark of the Lord come to me ? 

1 So Da'vid would not remove the 
ark of the Lord unto him into the 
city of Da'vid : but Da'vid carried it 
aside into the house of O'bed-e'dom 
the Git'tite. 

1 1 And the ark of the Lord contin- 
ued in the house of O'bed-e'dom the 
Git'tite three months : and the Lord 
^blessed o'bed-e'dom, and all his 
household. 

12 ^And it was told king Da'vid, 
saying. The Lord hath blessed the 
house of o'bed-e'dom, and all that 
pertaineth unto him, because of the 
ark of God. So Da'vid went and 
brought up the_ark of God fr®m the 
house of O'bed-e'dom into the city of 
Da'vid with gladness. 

1 3 And it was so, that when ^they 
tliat bare the ark of the Lord had 
gone six paces, he sacrificed 'oxen and 
fatlings. 

14 And Da'vid -^danced before the 
Lord with all his might ; and DaVid 
^ca6' girded with ^a linen ephod. 

15 So Da'vid and all the house of l§'- 
ra-(il brought up the ark of the Lord 
with shouting, and with the sound 
of the trumpet. 

16 And as the ark of the Lord came 
into the city of Da'vid, IMi'chal Saul's 
daughter looked thi-ough a window, 
and saw king Da'vid leaping and 



The ark brought to Zion. 



11. SAMUEL, 1. God's covenant with David. 



dancing before Llie Lord ; and she de- 
spised him in her heart. 

1 7 IF And they brought in the ark of 
the Lord, and set it in 'liis place, in the 
midst of the tabernacle that Da'vid 
had ^ ^pitched for it: and Da'vid '"of- 
fered burnt offerings and peace offer- 
ings before the Lord. 

18 And as soon as DaVid had made 
an end of offering burnt offerings 
and peace offerings 
people in the name 
hosts. 

1 9 And he dealt among all the peo- 
ple, even among the whole multitude 
of i§'ra-el, as well to the women as 
men, to every one a cake of bread, 
and a good piece of flesh, and a fla,gon 
of loine. So all the people de}3arted 
every one to his house. 

20 II Then "Da'vid returned to bless 



CHAP. 6. 

: lChr.15,1 
Ps. 132, 8 



he blessed the 
of the Lord of 



n Ps. 30, 

title. 

Eccl. 7,16 
Isa. 59, 15 

p 1 Sam. 
19,24 

q Judg. 9, 4 

12 Or, 
openly. 

r 1 Sam. 
13, li 
1 Sam, 
15,28 

13 Or, of 
the hand- 
maids of 
my serv- 
ants. 



his 



household. And Mfchal the 
daughter of Saul came out to meet 
Da'vid, and said, ''How glorious was 
the king of is'ra-el to day, who ^'un- 
covered himself to day in the eyes of 
the handmaids of his servants, as one 
of the ^vain fellovv-s '-shamelessly un 
covereth himsel " 



1 Sam. 
15. 35 
I sa. 22,14 



If! 



CHAP. 7. 

a lChr.17,1 

ft ch. 5, 11 

c Ex. 26, 1 
Ex. 40, 21 

21 And Da'vid said unto Mi'chai, It d i Ki. 8, 17 

ichr.22,7 

lChr.2S,2 

1 to my 
servant, 
to David. 

e 1 Ki. 8, 16 

/Lev.26,11 
Deut. 
23, 14 

2 lClir.17,6 
any of the 

judge a. 

g ch. 5, 2 
Ps. 78, 
71,72 
Mat. 2, 6 
Acts20,28 

3 from 
after. 

4 from, thy 
face. 
Ps. 39. 23 



was before the Lord, which chose me 
'^before thy father, and before all his 
house, to appoint me ruler over the 
people of the Lord, over l§'ra-el : there- 
fore will I play before the Lord. 

22 And I will yet be more vile than 
thus, and will be base in mine own 
sight: and '^of the maidservants 
which thou hast spoken of, of them 
shall I be had in honour. 

23 Therefore jMi'chal the daughter of 
Saul 'had no child unto the day of 
her death. 

CHAPTER 7. 

: NathaJi approves the purpose of David to build God 
an house ; 4 God appoints his successor to build it. 
18 David''s prayer and thanksgivlyig. 7 Tp ^'> 9. 

AKD it came to pass, "when the i ps. ii "2 
king sat in his house, and the' 
Lord had given him rest round about 
from all his enemies ; 

2 That the king said unto Na'than 
the prophet, See now, 1 dwell in *an 
house of cedar, but the ark of God 
d welleth ''within curtains. 

3 And Na'thpm said to the king, Go, 
do all that is '^in thine heart ; for the 
Lord is Avith thee. 

4 I1 And it came to pass that night, q 1 sam. 
that the word of the Lord came unto 
Na'than, saying, 

5 Go and tell 'my servant Da'vid, 



B. c. 1042. 1 Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build 
'me an house for me to dAvell in ? 
I 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any 
I house since 'the time that I brought 
iistretcTied.jUp the children of l§'ra-el out of 
m 1 Ki. 8, 5 E'gypt, even to this day, but have 
walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 

7 In all the idlaces wherein I -'have 
walked withail the children of Is'ra-el 
spake I a word with -any of the tribes 
of Is'ra-el, whom I commanded i-to 
feed my people l§'ra-el, saying. Why 
build ye not me an house of cedar ? 

8 Now therefore so shalt thou say 
unto my servant DaVid, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, 1 took thee from 
the sheepcote, ^from following the 
sheep, to be nxLer over my people, 
over l§'ra-el : 

9 And I was with thee whithersoever 
thou wentest, and have cut off all 
thine enemies ^out of thy sight, and 
have made thee '^a great name, like 
unto the name of the great men that 
are in the earth. 

10 Moreover I wiU appoint a place 
for my people Is'ra-el, and 'will plant 
them, that they may dwell in a place 
of their own, and move no more, 
neither shall the children of vx'icked- 
ness afflict them any more, as before- 
time, 

11 And as since the time that I co'm- 
manded judges to he over my people 
Is'ra-el, and have caused tnee to rest 
from all thine enemies. Also the 
Lord telleth thee that he will make 
thee an house. 

12 And Avhen thy days be fulfilled, 
and thou ^shalt sleep with thy fathers, 
T will set up thj^ seed after thee, which 
shall proceed out of thy bowels, and 
I will establish his kingdom, 

1 3 He '"shall build an house for my 
name, and I will "stablish the throne 
of his kingdom for ever. 

141 '^vill be his father, and he shall" 
be my son. If ^he commit iniquity, 
I wiU chasten him with the rod of 
men, and with the stripes of the chil- 
dren of men : L. Job 7. 17, 18.. 

1 5 But my mercy shall not depart 
away from him, ?as I took it from 
Saul, whom I put away before thee. 

1 6 And 'thine house and thy king- 
dom shall be establishea for ever be- 
fore thee : thy throne shall be estab- 
lished for ever. 

17 According to all these words, and 
according to all this vision, so did 
Na'than speak unto Da'vid. 



Ps. so, 8 

Jer. 24, 6 

Amos9,15 

j 1 Ki. 2, 1 

fe Deut. 
31, 16 
Actslo,36 

Z 1 Ki. 8, 20 
Ps.132, 11 

m 1 Ki. 5, 5 

n Ps. 89, 4 

Heb. 1, 5 

p Ps. 89, 30 



15, 23 

r Ps. 89, 

36, 37 
John 
12,34 

323 



DavicTs thanksgiijing. 



II. SAMUEL, 8. 



lie siihdueth his enemies. 



D 



18 If Then went king Da'vid in, and 
sat before the Lord, and he said, 
*Who am I, O Lord God ? and what 
is my house, that thou hast brought 
me hitherto ? 

19 And this was yet a small thing in 
thy sight, O Lord God ; but thou hast 
spoken also of thy servant's house 
for a great while to come. And 
Hs this the ^manner of man, O Lord 
God? 

20 And what can Da'vid say more 
unto thee ? for thou, Lord God, know- 
est "thy servant . E. 1 Kings 8. 39. 

21 For thy "word's sake, and a^ccord- 
ing to thine own heai't, hast thou 
done all these great things, to make 
thy servant know them. 

2S Wherefore "thou art great, O 
Lord God : for ""there is none like 
thee, neither is there any God be- 
side thee, according to all that we 
have heard with our ears, 

23 And ^what one nation in the earth 
is like thy people, even like I§'ra-el, 
whom God went to redeem f oi* a 
people t o himself, and to make him 
a name, and to do for you great 

I things and terrible, for thy land, be- 
for e ^thy people, which thou redeem- 
edst to thee from E'gypt, /rom the 

i nations and their gods ? * 

24 For ''thou hast confirmed to thy- 
self thy people l§'ra-^l to he a people 
unto thee for ever : and thou. Lord, 
art become their God. 

25 And now, O Lord God, the word 
that thou hast spoken concerning thy 
servant, and concerning his house, 
establish it for ever, and do as thou 
hast said. 

26 And let thy ^name be magnified 
for ever, saying. The Lord of hosts 
is the God over i§'ra-el : and let the 
house of thy servant Da'vid be estab- 
lished before thee. 

27 For thou, O Lord of hosts, God 
of I§'ra-el, hast ''revealed to thy serv- 
ant, saying, I v/ill build ttie^ an 
house: therefore hath thy servant 
found in his heart to pray this prayer 
unto thee. 

28 And now, O Lord God, thou art 
that God, and "^thy words be true, 
and thou hast promised this good- 
ness unto thy servant : 

29 Therefore now ^let it please thee 
to bless the house of thy servant, 
that it may continue for ever before 
thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast 
spoken it : and with thy blessing let 

* D. 2 Sam. 24. 24. 



B. C. 1042. 



CHAP. 7. 
s Gen.32,10 

t Isa. 55, 8 

5 law. 

itGen.18,19 
Ps. 139, 1 

V Eph. 4, 32 

IV 1 Chr. 
16,25 
2 Chr. 2, 5 
Ps. 48, 1 
Ps. 86, 10 
Ps. 96, 4 
Ps. 135, 5 
Ps. 145, 3 
Jer. 10, 6 

X Deut.3,24 
Deut.4,35 
Deut. 
32, 39 
1 Sam.2,2 
Ps. 86, 8 
Ps. 89 6 
Isa. 45, 5 

y Deut. 4, 7 
Deut. 
33,29 
Ps.147, 20 

2 Neh. 1. 10 

a Deut. 
26,18 

b Ps. 72, 19 
Mat. 6, 9 

6 opened 
the ear. 

c John 
17, 17 

7 be thou 
pleased 
and bless. 



B. C. 1040. 

CHAP. 8. 

a lChr.18,1 

1 Or, The 

bridle of 
Ammah. 

b Num. 
24, 17 

c Ps. 72, 10 

d ch. 10, 6 
Ps. 60, 
title. 

e Gen.15,18 

2 Or. of his. 

3 Or, Tib- 
hath. 

4 Ov.Chum, 
lChr.18,8 

5 ask him 
of peace. 

6 was a 
man of 
wars 
with. 

7 in Ms 
hand 
were. 

f Mic, 4, 13 
Rev.21,24 

324 



the house of thy servant be blessed 
for ever. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 David siibdues the Philistines, and makes the Moab- 
ites tributary: 3 he smites Hadadezer and the 
Syrians : 15 his reign. 

AND "after this it came to pass, 
that Da'vid smote the Phi-lis'- 
tine§, and subdued them : and Da'vid 
took ^Me'theg-am'mah out of the 
hand of the Phi-lis'tine§. 

2 And %e smote Mo'ab, and meas 
ured them with a line, casting them 
down to the ground ; even with two 
lines measured he to put to death, 
and with one full line to keep alive. 
And so the Mo'ab-ites becamxC Da'- 
vid's servants, a7id ""brought gifts. 

3 llDa'vid srnote also Had-ad-e'zgr, 
the son of Re'hob, king of "^Zd'bah, 
as he went to recover ^his border at 
the river Eii-phra'te§. 

tf And Da'vid took ^f rom him a thou- 
sand chariots, and seven hundred 
horsemen, and twenty thousand foot- 
men: and Da'vid houghed all the 
chariot horses, but reserved of them 
for an hundred chariots. 

5 And when the Syr'i-an§of Da-mas'- 
cus came to succour Had-ad-e'zer king 
of Z5'bah, Da'vid slew of the Syr'i- 
ans tv/o and twenty thousand men. 

6 Then Da'vid put garrisons in Syr'- 
i-a of Da-mas'cus : and the Syr'i-an§ 
became servants to Da'vid, and 
brought gifts. And the Lord pre- 
served Da'vid whithersoever he went. 

7 And Da'vid took the shields of 

fold that were on the servants of 
[ad-ad-e'zgr, and brought them to 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

8 And from ^Be'tah, and from ^Ber'o- 
thai, cities of Had-ad-e'zSr, king Da'- 
vid took exceeding much brass. 

9^[When To'i king of Ha'math 
heard that Da'vid had smitten all 
the host of Had-ad-e'zer, 

10 Then To'I sent Jo'ram his sop 
unto king Da'vid, to ^salute him, and 
to bless him, because he had fought 
against Had-ad-e'z6r, and smitten 
him : for Had-ad-e'zgr 'liad wars witn 
To'I. And Jo'ram 'brought with him 
vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, 
and vessels of brass : 

11 Which also king Da'vid ■'"did ded- 
icate unto the Lord, with the silver 
and gold that he had dedicated of 
all nations which he subdued ; 

1 2 Of Syr'i-a, and of Mo'ab, and of 
the children of Am'mon, and of the 
Phi-lis'tine§, and of Am'a-lek, and o^' 



MephAbosheth sent for and II. SAMUEL, 9, 10. eTizertained by David. 



the spoil of Had-ad-e'zSr, son of Re'- 
hob, king of Zo'bah. 

1 3 And Da'vid gat him a name when 
ae returned from ^smiting of the Syr'- 
;-an§ in the ^valley of salt, ^ being 
eighteen thousand men. 

14 ^And he put garrisons in E'dom ; 
throughout all E'domput he garri- 
sons, and ^all th-Qj of E'dom became 
Da'vid's servants. And the Lord pre- 
served DaVid whithersoever he went . 

15 And DaVid reigned over all l§'- 
ra-el ; and DaVid executed judgment 
and justice_unto all his people. 

16 And-'Jo'ab the son of Zer-u-i'ah 
^o a'soverthe host; and ^Je-hosh'a-phat 
the son of A-hflud vkis "recorder ; 

17 And ^Za'dok the son of A-hftub, 
and A-him'e-lech the son of A-bfa- 
thar, were the priests ; and Ser-a-i'ah 
was the "scribe ; 

1 8 And '"Be-na'iah the son of Je-hoi'- 
a-da was over both the "Cher'e-thites 
and the Pel'e-thites ; and DaVid's 
sons were ^^chief rulers. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 I)ar>id sends for Mephibosheth, 7 entertains Mm, at 
his table, 9 and restores Mm all that ivas SauVs. 

AND Da'vid said, Is there yet any 
that is left of the house of Saul, 
that I may shew ''him kindness for 
Jon'a-than's sake ? 

2 And there was of the house of Saul 
a servant whose name ^was Zf ba. 
And when they had called him unto 
Da'vid, the king said unto liim, Art 
thou Zil^a ? And he said, Thy serv- 
ant is he. 

3 And the king said, 7^ there not yet 
any of the house of Saul, that I may 
shew 'the kindness of God unto him ? 
And Zf ba said imto the king, Jon'a- 
fchan hath yet a son, loh ich is ^ame on 
his feet. 

4 And the king said imto him, 
Where is he ? And Zi'ba said unto 
the king, Behold, he is in the house 
of ^Ma'chir, the son of Am'mi-el, in 
Lo-de'bar. 

5 Thenldng Da'vid sent, and fetched 
him out of the house of Ma/chir the 
son of Am'mi-el, from Lo-de'bar. 

6 Now when ^Me-phib'o-sheth, the 
son of Jon'a-than, the son of Saul, was 
come unto Da'vid, he fell on his face, 
and did reverence. And Da'vid said, 
Me-phib'o-sheth. And he answered, 
Behold thy servant ! 

7 1 And Da'^-id said unto him, Fear 
^not : for I will surely shew thee kind- 
ness for Jon'a-than thv father's sake, 



B. C. 1040. 



CHAP. 8. 

8 his smit- 
ing. 

g 2 Ki. 14, 7 

9 Or, slay- 
ing. 

7i Gen.27,29 

Num. 

24,18 
i Ps. 37, 28 

Ps. 121, 8 

Ps. 145.20 

j ch. 19, 13 
k 1 Ki. 4, 3 

10 Or, 
remem- 
brancer, 
or, writer 
of chron- 
icles. 

I lChr.24,3 

11 Or, 
secretary. 

m 1 Chr. 

18, 17 
n 1 Sam. 

80.14 

12 Or, 
•princes. 



CHAP. 9. 

a 1 Sam. 
18,3 

1 Sam. 
20,14 
Pro. 27,10 

b ch. 16, 1 

ch. 19, 17 
c 1 Sam. 

20,14 
d ch. 4, 4 
e ch. 17, 27 
1 Called 

Merib- 

baal, 

lChr.8,34 
/ GeR.50,21 
g Jer. 52, 33 
h 1 Sam. 

24,14 

ch. 16, 9 

i ch. 16, 4 
ch. 19, 29 
Isa. 32. 8 
j ch. 19, 17 
k ch. 16,1-4 
ch. 19, 
24-30 
Pro. 12,17 
t lChr.8,34 
m ch. 19, 
33, 36 

2 Ki.25,29 
Jer. 52, 
33,34 



B. C. 1037. 

CHAP. 10. 

a 1 Sam. 

11.1 

ch. 17, 27 

lChr.19,1 
1 in thine 

eyes doth 

David. 

h Isa. 3, 17 
Isa. 20, 4 
Isa. 47, 2 
Jer. 13, 
22,26 
Ezek. 
16, 37 
Mic. 1, 11 
Nah. 3, 5 

325 



and will restore thee all the land of 
Saul thy father ; and thou shait ■''eat 
bread at my table continually. 

8 And he bowed himself, and said. 
What is thy servant, that thou 
shouldest look upon such ^a dead dog 
as I am f 

9 ^Then the king called to Zi'ba, 
Saul's servant, and said unto him, I 
liave given imto thy master's son all 
that pertained to Saul and to all liis 
house. 

10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, 
and thy servants, shall till the land 
for him, and thou shalt bring in the 
fruits, that thy master's son may 
have food to eat : but Me-phib'o-sheth ^ 
thy master's son shall eat bread al- 
way at my table. Xow Zi'ba -'had fif- 
teen sons and twenty servants. 

1 1 Thensaid Zi'ba unto the king, Ac- 
cording ^to all that my lord the king 
hath commanded his servant, so shall 
thy servant do. As for Me-phib'o- 
sheth, said the king, he shall eat at 
my table, as one of the king's sons. 

12 AndMe-pliTo'o-sheth had a young 
son, whose ^name vms Mi'cha. And 
all that dwelt in the house of Zi'ba 
were servants unto Me-phib'o-sheth. 

1 3 So Me-phib'o-sheth dwelt in Je- 
ru'sa-lem : for he did '"eat continually 
a.t the king's table ; and was lame on 
both his feet. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 David's messengers sent to comfort Hamin are dis- 
gracefullTj treated. 6 The Ammonites overcome. 
15 The Sy7nans defeated. 

AND it came to pass after this, that 
the king "of the children of Am'- 
mon died, and Ha'nun his son reigned 
in his stead. 

2 Then said Da'vid, I will shew kind- 
ness imto Ha'nun the son of Na 'hash, 
as his father shewed kindness unto 
me. And Da'^dd sent to comfort him 
by the hand of his servants for his fa- 
ther. And Da'^ad's servants came in- 
to the land of the children of Am'mon. 
^3 And the princes of the cliildren of 
Am'mon said unto Ha'nun their Icrd, 
'Thinkest thou that Da'vid doth hon- 
our thy father, that he hath sent com- 
forters unto thee? hath not Da'vid 
rather sent his servants unto thee. to 
search the city, and to spy it out, and 
to overthrow it? 

4 Wherefore Ha'nun took Da'vid's 
servants, and shaved off the one half 
of their beards, and cut off their gar- 
ments in the middle, even to *their 
buttocks, and sent them away. 



The Ammonites overcome. II. SAMUEL, 11. 



The Syrians defeated. 



5 When they told it unto Da'vid, 
he sent to meet them, because the 
men were greatly ashamed : and the 
king said, Tarry at ^Jer'i-ch5 until 
your beards be grown, and the7i 
return. 

6 "i i^nd when the children of Am'- 
mon saw that they ^stank before Da'- 
vid,the children of Am'mon sent and 
hired -the Sy^rl-an§ of Beth-reli5b, 
and the Syr'i-an§ of Z5'ba, twenty 
thousand footmen, and of king Ma'a- 
cah a thousand men, and of ^ish -tob 
twelve thousand men, 

7 And when Da'vid heard of if, he 
sent Jo'ab, and all the host of the 
•"mighty men. 

8 And the children of Am'mon came 
out, and put the battle in array at the 
entering in_of the gate : and the Syr'- 
i-an§ of Zo'ba, and of Reliob, and 
tsh'tob, and Ma'a-cah, were by them- 
selves in the field. 

9 When Jo'ab saw that the front of 
the battle was against him before and 
behind, he chose of all the choice me?!. 
of is'ra-el, and put them in array 
against the Syi''i-an§ : 

lU And the rest of the people he 
delivered into the hand of A-bish'a-i 
his brother, that he might put them 
in array against the children of Am'- 
mon. 

11 And he said, If the Syr'i-ansbetoo 
strong for me, then thou shaft ^help 
me : but if the children of Am'mon be 
too strong for thee, then I will come 
and help thee. 

12 Be •''of good courage, and let us 
^play the men for our people, and 
for the cities of our God: and the 
*LoRD do that which seemeth him 
good. 

1 3 And J5 ab drew nigh, and the peo- 
ple that laere with hun, unto the bat- 
tle against the Syrl-an§: and they 
fied before hun. 

14 And when the children of Am'- 
mon 
then 

and entered into the city. So J5'ab 
returned from the children of Am'- 
mon, and came to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

15 IT And when the Syr'i-an§ saw 
that they were smitten before i§'ra-el, 
they gathered themselves together. 

16 And Had-ar-e'zer sent, and 
brought out thoSyr'i-ans that were be- 
yond Uhe river : and they came to He'- 
1am; and ^Sh5'bach the captain of the 
host of Had-ar-e'z5r4{7e?2^ before them. 



B. C. 1037. 



CHAP. 10. 

3 Probably 
some vil- 
lage near 
to it. 
Compare 
Josh.6,24, 
with 
1 Ki.16,34 

C Gen.34,30 
Ex. 5, 21 
1 Sam. 
13,4 

dch. 8, 3, 5] 

3 Or, the \ 
men of 
Tob. 

Judg. 11, 
3,5 

e ch. 23, 8 
/ Deut.31,6 

2Clir. 

19,11 
1 Sam.4:,9 

ICor. 

16,13 
h 1 Sam. 

3,18 

cii. 15, 26 

ch. 22, 

31, 32 

Ps. 20, 7 

Ps. 37, 3, 

5,40 

Ps. 44, 5,6 

Ps. 118, 8 

Ps. 146, o, 

6,7 

Pro. 29,25 

4 That is, 
Euphra- 
tes. 

5 Or, Sho- 
phach, 
IChr. 
19,16 

6 1 Chr. 
19, 18 
footmen. 

i Gen. 14, 4 




B.C. 1035. 
CHAP. 11. 

1 at the 
return of 
the year, 
1 Ki. 20, 
22,26 

a lChr.20,1 

b Deut.22,8 

c Gen. 34, 2 

Job 31, 1 

Ps. 119,37 

Mat. 5, 28 

2 Or, Bath- 
shuah, 

1 Chr. 3, 5 

3 Or, 
Ammiel. 

d ch. 23, 39 
e Ex. 20, 17 
Lev.18,20 
Lev.20,10 
Ps. 51. 
title. 

Heb. 13, 4 
Jas. 1, 14 

4 Or, and 
when she 
had puri- 
fied her- 
self, etc., 
she re- 
turned. 

/Lev.15,19 
Lev.18,19 

g Lev. 
20,10 

5 of the 

I peace of, 

etc. 
h Ps. 44, 21 

Ps. 55, 21 
i Gen. 18, 4 

Gen. 19,2 

S26 



17 And when it was told Da'vid, he 
gathered all is'ra-el together, and 
passed over J or 'dan, and came to 
Helam. And the Syr'i-an§ set them- 
selves in array against Da'vid, and 
fought with him. 

1 8 And the Syr'i-an§ fled before is'- 
ra-el; and Da'vid slew the men of 
seven hundred chariots of the Syr'- 
i-an§, and forty thousand '^horsemen, 
and smote Sho'bach the captain of 
then* host, who died there. 

19 And when all the kings that loere 
'servants to Had-ar-e'zSr saw that 
they were smitten before is'ra-el, 
they made peace with i§'ra-el, and 
served them. So the Syr'i-an§ feared 
to help the cliildren of Am'mdn any 
more. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Joab besieges Bubhah. 2 David commits adultery 
icith Bath-sheba. 17 Uriah is slain. 26 David takes 
Bath-sheba to wife. 

AND it came to pass, 'after the 
year was expired, at the time 
when kings go forth to battle, that 
Da'vid "sent Jo'ab, and his servants 
with hull, and all I§'ra-el ; and they 
destroyed the children of Am'mon, 
and besieged Rab'bah. But Da'vid 
tarried still at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 ^And it came to pass in an even- 
ingtide, that Da'vid arose from off 
his bed, *and walked upon the roof of 
the king's house : and from the roof 
he ^saw a woman washing herself ; 
and the woman vms very beautiful to 
look upon. 

3 And Da'vid sent and enquired 
after the woman. And one said, Is 
not this ^Bath'-she-ba, the daughter 
of ^E-lfam, the wife "^of U-ri'ah the 
Hit'tite? 

4 And Da'vid sent messengers, and 
took her; and she came in un- 
to him, and 'he lay with her; ''for 
she was -^purified from her unclean- 
ness : and she retui^ned unto her 
house. 

5 And the woman conceived, and 
sent and told Da'vid, and said, ^I am 
with chLld_. 

6 And Da'vid sent to J5'ab, saying, 
Send me U-ri'ah the Hit'tite. And 
J5'ab sent U-ri'ah to Da'vid. 

7 And when U-ri'ah was come Lmto 
him, Da'vid demanded of him ^how 
J5'ab did, and how the people did, 
and how the war prospered; 

8 And Da'^ad said to U-ri'ah, *Go 
down to thy house, and Vash thy 
feet. And U-ri'ah departed out of the 



Uriah is slam. 



II. SAMUEL, 12. David marrieth Bath-sheda. 



king's house, and there '^followed him 
a mess of one at from the king. 

9 But -^ U -rfah slept at the door of the 
king's house with all the servants of 
his lord, and went not doA\Ti to his 
house. 

10 And when they had told Da'vid, 
saying, U-ri'ah went not down unto 
his house, Da'vid said unto U-ri'ah. 
Camest thou not from thy journey ? 
why then didst thou not go do^\'n 
unto thine house ? 

1 1 And U -rl ah said unto Da'vid. The 
''^^ark,and ls'ra-el,and Ju'dah, abide in 
tents : and 'my lord Jo'ab, and the 
servants of my lord, '"are encamped 
in the open fields ; shall i then go 
into mme house, to eat and to drink, 
and to lie with my ^vife ? as thou 
livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will 
not do this thing. 

12 And Da'vid said to U-rrah,"Tar- 
rj here to day also, and to morrow 
I will let thee depart. So U-ri'ah 
abode in Je-ru'sa-lem that day, and 
the morrow, 

1 3 And when Da'vid had called him. 
he did eat and drink before him ; and 
"he made him drunk : and at even he 
vrent out to lie on his bed with the 
servants of his lord, but went not 
down to his house. 

1-1 "^And it came to pass in the 
morning, that Da'^^d ^wrote a letter 
to Jo'ab, and sent it by the hand of 
U-rl'ah. 

15 And he wrote in the letter, say- 
ing. Set ye U-ri'ah in the forefront of 
the 'hottest battle, and retire j^e^from 
him, that he may be ^smitten, and die. 

16 And it came to pass, when Jo'ab 
observed the city, that he assigned 
U-ri'ah unto a place where he kncAv 
that valiant men loere. 

17 And the men of the city went 
out, and fought with J5'ab : and there 
fell some of the people of the seiw- 
antsof Da'vid ; and U-ri'ah the Hit'- 
tlte died also. 

18 ^Then Jo'ab sent and told Da'\"id 
all the things concerning the Avar ; 

19 And charged the messenger, say- 
ing, When thou hast made an end of 
telling the matters of the war unto 
the king, 

20 And if so be that the king's wrath 
arise, and he say unto thee, "Where- 
fore approached ye so nigh unto the 
city when ye did fight ? knew ye not 
that they would shoot from the wall ? 

21 Who smote 'A-bim'e-lech the son 



B. 0. 1035. 



CHAP. 11. 

6 went out 
after 
him. 

j Job 5, 
12-li 
Pro. 21,30 

k ch. 7. 2, 6 
1 Sam.4:,4 

I ch. 20, 6 
Mat.10,25 

m 2 Tini.2,3 

u Job 20, 
12-U 

Gen. 19, 
33, 35 
Hab.2,13 

p 1 Ki. 21, 8 
Ps. 19, 13 
Eccl. 8,11 
Jer. 17, 9 

7 strong. 

8 from 
after 
him. 

q ch. 12, 9 

r Judg.9,53 

s Judg.6,32 
Jeruh- 
baaL 

9 be evil in 
thine 
eyes. 

10 so and 
such. 
Eccl. 9, 
11,12 

t ch. 12, 9 

11 was evil 
in the 
eyes of. 
Job 10, 14 
Job 11, 11 
Jobli, 16 
Ps. 5, 4 
Ps. 45, 7 
Ps. 139, 
1-5 

Pro. 15, 9 
Hab. 1, 13 



B.C.I'- i. 
CHAT 12. 

a Ps. 51, 
title. 

b ch. 14, 5 
1 Ki.20,35 
Isa. 5, 3 

1 morsel. 

327 



of ' Je-rub'be-sheth ? did not a woman 
cast a piece of a millstone upon him 
from the wall, that he died in The'- 
|bez? why went ye nigh the wall? 
I then say thou. Thy ser^^ant LJ-ri'ah 
ithe Hit'tite is dead also. 
I 22 "TSo the messenger went, and 
came and shewed Da'vid a)^ that 
! Jo'ab had sent him for. 

23 And the messenger said iinto 
Da'vid, Surely the men prevailed 
against us, and came out unto us into 
the field, and we were upon them 
even unto the entermg of the gate. 

21: And the shooters shot from off 
the wall upon thy ser^'ants ; and some 
of the king's servants be dead, and 
thy servant U-ri'ah the Hit'tite is 
dead also. 

25 Then Da'A'id said unto the mes- 
senger. Thus shalt thou say unto 
Jo'ab, ~Let not this thing ^displease 
thee, for the sword devour eth ^*^one as 
well as another: make thy battle 
more strong against the city, and 
overthrow it: and encourage thou 
him. 

26 ^And when the wife of U-ri'ah 
heard that U-ri'ah her husband was 
dead, she mourned for her husband. 

2 7 And v\'hen the mourning was 
past, Da'vid sent and fetched her to 
his house, and she 'became his wife, 
and bare him a son. But the thing 
that Da'vid had done ^^ displeased the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 Xnthnn''s paro.hle: 7 he applies it to Dnrid, who 
coD/es-ie-'i his sin, and is pardoned. iH Solomon is 
born. 26 Rahbah Is taken. 

AND the Lord sent Xa'than unto 
Da'vid. And ''he came untohim, 
and ^said unto him. There were two 
men in one city ; the one rich, and the 
other poor. 

2 The rich maji had exceeding many 
flocks and herds : 

3 But the poor 7na7i had nothing, 
save one little ewe lamb, which he 
had bought and nourished up: and 
it gTew up" together with him, and 
with his children; it did eat of his 
o^vn ^meat, and drank of his own cup, 
and lay in his bosom, and was unto 
him as a daughter. 

4 And there came a traveller unto 
the rich man, and he spared to take 
of his own flock and of his o^vn herd, 
to dress for the wayfaring man that 
was come unto him : but took the poor 
man's lamb, and dressed it for the 
man that was come to him. 



JSTathan aecuseth David. 



II. SAMUEL, 12. 



The birth of Solomon. 



R 



5 And Da'vid's anger was greatly j Rc. 1034. 
eindled against the man; and he said 
i;0 Na'than, ^6^ the Lord Hveth, the 
man that hath done this thing 'shall 
surely die : 

6 And he shall restore the ''lamb 
fourfold, because he did this thing, 
and because he had no pity. 

7 T And Na'than said to I)aVid, Thou 
art the man. Thus saith the Lord 
God of l^'ra-el, '^1 anointed thee king 
over i§'ra-el, and I delivered thee out 
of the hand of Saul ; 

8 And I gave "thee thy 
Qouse, and thy master s wives into 
{hj^ bosom, and gave thee the house 
of l§'ra-el and of Ju'dah ; and if that 
koxl been too little, I would moreover 
have given unto thee such and such 
things. 

9 W heref ore 'hast thou -^despised the 
commandment of the Lord, to do evil 
in his sight ? ^thou hast killed U-ri'ah 
the liit'tite with the sword, and hast 
taken his v/ife to be thy wife, and hast 
slain him with the sword of the chil- 
dren of Am'mdn, 

10 Now therefore Hhe sword shall 
never depart from tliine house ; be- 
cause thou hast despised me, and hast 
taken the wife of u-ri'ah the Hit'tite 
to be thy wife. 

11 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 
"will raise up evil against thee out of 
thine own house, and I will take 'thy 
wives before thine eyes, and give them 
unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie 
with thy wives in the sight of this sun . 

12 For thou didst it secretly: but ^I 
will do this thing before all l§'ra-el, 
and before the sun. 

1 3 And ^DaVid said unto Na'than. I 



Hiave sinned against the Lord. And 



Na'than said unto DaVid. The Lord 



also hath put "'away thy sin; thou 



shalt not die . R. 2 Sam. 24. 10. 

14 Howbeit, because by this deed 
thou hast given great occasion to the 
fenemies of the Lord ''to blaspheme, 
the child also that is born unto thee 
shall surely die. 

1 5 IT And iSTa'than departed unto his 
house. And the Lord "struck the 
child that U-ri'ah's wife bare unto 
Da'vid, and it was very sick. 

16 Da'vid therefore ^besought God 
for the child ; and DaVid ^fasted, and 
went in, and lay ^all night upon the 
earth. 

1 7 And the elders of his house arose, 
and went to him, to raise him up from 



CHAP. 12. 

2 is n son of 
death, or. 
is worthy 
to die. 

c Ex. 22, 1 
Lu. 19, 8 

d 1 Sam. 
16,13 

e 1 Sara. 
15, 19 

/ Lev. 26, 
15, 16 
Num. 
15,31 
Pro. 13,13 
Isa. 5, 24 

master's 'g ch. 11, 15 

h Amos 7, 9 

i Deut. 
28, 30 

j ch. 16, 22 

k 1 Sam. 
15,24 

I ch. 24, 10 
Job 7, 20 
Ps. 32, 5 
Ps. 51, 4 
Pro. 28,13 

m Ps. 32, 1 
Mic. 7, 18 
Zech. 3, 4 

n Isa. 52, 5 
Ezek. 
36, 20 
Rom. 2,24 

Gen. 4, 7 
Amos 3, 2 

p Isa. 26, 16 
Jer. 18, 8 
Jer. 50, 4 

3 fasted a 
fast. 
Judg. 
20,26 
Joel 1, 14 

q ch, 13, 31 

4 do hurt. 
r Ruth 3, 3 
s Job 1, 20 

Ps. 95, 6, 
7,8 

Ps. 99, 5, 
8,9 

Ps. 103, 1, 
8-17 

Pro. 3, 7 
Pro. 14, 
16,27 
Pro. 16, 6 
Lam. 3, 
40,41 
t Isa. 38,1,5 
Jonah 3,9 
u 2 Cor. 5, 
1-8 
Heb. 
11, 10 
Heb. 
13,14 
V Job 7, 8, 9 
w Mat. 1, 6 
X lChr.22,9 

5 That is. 
Peaceable 
and 

H-rfect. 
"? i'liatis, 
^idoved 
oj the 
Lord. 
y lChr.20,1 
z Deut.3,11 

7 That part 
where the 
cisterns 
were. 

8 '^iny name 
he called 
upon it. 

328 



the earth : but he would not, neither 
did he eat bread with them. 

1 8 And it came to pass on the seventh 
day,that thechilddied. Andtheserv- 
ants of Da'vid feared to tell him that 
the child was dead : for they said, Be- 
hold, while the child was yet alive, 
we spake unto him, and he would not 
hearken unto our voice : how will he 
then Vex himself, if we tell him that 
the child is dead ? 

19 But when Da'vid saw that his 
servants whispered, Da'vid perceived 
that the child was dead: therefore 
Da'vid said unto his servants, Is the 
child dead? And they said, He is 
dead. 

2 Then Da'vidarose from the earth, 
and washed, and ''anointed hi^nself, 
and changed his apparel, and came 
into the house of the Lord, and nvor- 
shipped: then he came to his own 
house; and when he required, they 
set bread before him, and he did 
eat. 

21 Then said his servants unto him, 
What thing is this that thou hast 
done? thou didst fast and weep for 
the child, v^hile it vms alive; but 
when the child was dead, thou didst 
rise and eat bread. 

22 And he said. While the child was 
yet alive, I fasted and wept : for 'I 
said, Who can tell whether God will 
be gracious to me, that the child may 
live? 

23 But now he is dead, wherefore 
should I fast ? can I bring him back 
again ? "I shall go to him, but ''he shall 
not return to me. 

24 IFAnd Da'vid comforted Bath'- 
she-ba his wife, and went in unto her, 
and lay v/ith her : and ''she bare a son, 
and ^he called his name '^Sol'o-mon : 
and the Lord loved him, 

25 And he sent by the hand of Na'- 
than the prophet ; and he called his 
name''Jed-i-di'ah,becauseoftheLoRD. 

26 IF And ^Jo'ab fought ^against Rab'- 
bah of the children of Am'mon, and 
took the royal city. 

27 And Jo'ab sent messengers to Da'- 
vid, and said, I have fought against 
Rab'bah, and have taken ^the city of 
waters. 

28 Now therefore gather the rest 
of the people together, and encamp 
against the city, and take it : lest I 
take the city, and 4t be called after 
my name. 

29 And Da'vid gathered all the 



Amiion forcetli Tamar. 



II. SAMUEL, 13. 



She IS discarded by him. 



people together, and went toRab'bah, 
and fouglit against it, and took it. 

30 And ^lie took their king's crown 
from off his head, the weight whereof 
iDCis a talent of gold with the precious 
stones : and it was set on Da'vid's head. 
And he brought forth the spoil of the 
city 'in great abundance. 

31 And he brought forth the people 
that loere therein, and ^°put them 
under saws, and under harrows of 
iron, and under axes of iron, and 
made them, pass through the brick- 
kiln: and thus did he unto all the 
cities of the children of Am'mon. So 
DaVid and all the people returned 
luito Je-ru'sa-lem. 

CHAPTER 13. 

t Ainnon loves Tamar: 6 he defiles her . 28 Amnon 
18 slain. Ti Absalora flees to TaUnai. 

AND it came to pass after this, 
that " Ab'sa-lom the son of Da\dd 
had a fair sister, whose name v:as 
^Ta'mar : and Am'non the son of Da'- 
vid loved her. 

2 And Am'non was so vexed, that 
he fell sick for his sister Ta'mar; 
for she to as a virgin; and ^\m'n6n 
thought it hard for hmi to do any 
thing to her. 

3 But Am'non had a friend, whose 
name vkis Jon'a-dab, 'the son of 
Shim'e-ah Da'vids brother: and| 
Jon'a-dab wets a very subtil man. 

4 And he said unto him. Why eii^t 
thou, (^e?';?g the king's son, -lean^from 
day to day ? wilt thou not tell me ? 
And Am'non said unto him, "^I love 
Ta'mar, my brother Ab'sa-lom's sis- 
ter. 

5 x4nd Jon'a-dab said unto him, Lay 
thee down on thy bed. and make thy- 
self sick : and when thy father com- 
eth to see thee, say unto him, I pray 
thee, let my sister Ta'mar come, and 
give me meat, and dress the meat in 
my sight, that I may see it^ and eat it 
at her hand. 

6 So Am'non lay down, and made 
himself sick: and when the king 
was come to see him. Am'non said 
unto the king, I pray thee, let Ta'mar 
my sister come, and 'make me a 
couple of cakes in my sight, that I 
may eat at. her hand. 

T Then Da'vid sent home to Ta'mar. 
saying. Go now to thy brother Am'- 
non's house, and dress him meat. 

8 So Ta'mar went to her brother 
Am'non's house; and he was laid 
'do^vn. And she took ^fiour, and 



B. C. 1034. 



CHAP. 12. 

a lClir.20,2 

9 very 
great. 

10 Or, made 
the VI saiv 
wood and 
&tones,dig 
iron, and 
labour 
about 
furnaces. 



B. C. 1032. 

CHAP. 13. 
a ch. 3, 2, 3 
b 1 Chr. 3, 9 

1 It %vas 
marvel- 
lous, or, 
hidden in 
the eyes of 
AmnoJi. 

c 1 Sam. 
16,9 

2 thin. 

3 morning 
by morn- 
ing. 

a Isa. 3, 9 

e Gen. 18, 6 

4 Or, yaste. 
f Gen. 45, 1 
g Gen.39,12 

5 humble 
me. 
Gen. 34, 2 

6 it ought 
not so to 
be done. 
Lev. 18, 
9,11 I 
Lev.20,17 

h Gen. 34, 7 
Judg. 
19,23 
Judg.20,6 

i Lev. 18, 
9,11 

j Lev. 18, 9 
Lev.20,17 
Deut. 
22,25 
Deut. 
27, 22 
Ch. 12, 11 

7 with 
great 
hatred 
greatly. 

k Gen. 37,3; 
Judg.o.SOJ 

Ps. 45, 14! 

I Josh. 7, 6 
ch. 1, 2 
Job 2, 12 

m Jer. 2, 37 

8 Aminon. 

329 



kneaded it, and made cakes in his 
sight, and did bake the cakes. 

9 And she took a pan, and poured 
them out before him ; but he refused 
to eat. And Am'non said, -'Have out 
all men from me. And they went 
out every man from him. 

10 And Am'n5n said unto Ta'mar, 
Bring the meat into the chamber, 
that I may eat of thine hand. And 
Ta'mar took the cakes which she had 
made, and brought them mto the 
chamber to Am'non her brother. 

11 And when she had brought the77i 
unto him to eat, he -"took hold of her, 
and said unto her, Come lie with me, 
my sister. 

1 v! And she answered him, Nay, my 
brother, do not ^force me; for ^no 
such thing ought to be done in l§'- 
ra-el : do not thou this ^f oily. 

13 And I, whither shall I cause my 
shame to go ? and as for thee, thou 
shalt be as one of the fools in is'ra-el. 
Xow therefore, I pray thee, speak 
unto the king ; for he 'will not with- 
hold me from thee. 

14 Howbeit he would not hearken 
unto her voice : but, being stronger 
than she, 'forced her, and lay with 
her. 

1 5 ^Then Am'non hated her -exceed- 
ingly ; so that the hatred wherewith 
he hated her wees greater than the 
love wherewith he had loved her. 
And Am'non said unto her. Arise, be 
gone. 

16 And she said unto hun, There is 
no cause: this evil in sending me 
away is greater than the other that 
thou didst unto me. But he would 
not hearken unto her. 

1 T Then he called his Gei*vant that 
muiistered unto him, and said, Put 
now this y^omein out from me, and 
bolt the door after her. 

1 8 And she had ^a garment of divers 
colours upon her: for with such robes 
were the king's daughters thett v^ere 
virgins apparelled. 1 hen his servant 
brought her out, and bolted the door 
after her. 

19 TAnd Ta'mar put ^ashes on her 
head, and rent her garment of divers 
colours that loas on her, and '^laid 
her hand on higr head, and went on 
crying. 

20 And Ab'sa-lom her brother said 
unto her. Hath ^Am'non thy brother 
been with thee? but hold now thy 
peace, my sister: he is thy brother; 



Absalom slayeth Amnon, II. SAMUEL, 14. 



andfleeth to Talra a i. 



•regard not this thing. So Ta'mar 
remained ^"desolate in her brother 
Ab'sa-lom's house. 

21 llBut when king Da'vid heard of 
all these things, he was very wroth. 

22 And Ab'sa-lom spake unto his 
brother Am'non neither good nor bad : 
for Ab'sa-lom hated "Am'non, because 
he had forced his sister Ta'mar. 

23 '[And it came to pass after two 
full years, that Ab'sa-lom had sheep- 
shearers in Ba'al-ha'zor, which is be- 
side ^E'phra-im: and Ab'sa-lom in- 
vited all the king's sons. 

24 And Ab'sa-lom came to the king, 
and said, Behold now, thy servant 
hath sheepshearers ; let the king, I 
beseech thee, and his sei'vants go 
with thy servant. 

25 And the king said to Ab'sa-lom, 
Nay, my son, let us not all now go, 
lest we be chargeable unto thee. And 
he pressed him : howbeit he would 
not go, but blessed him. 

26 Then said Ab'sa-lom, If not, I pray 
thee, let my brother Am'non go with 
us. And the king said unto him, 
Why should he go with thee ? 

27 But Ab'sa-lom pressed him, that 
he let Am'non and all the king's sons 
go with him. 

28 llNow Ab'sa-lom had commanded 
his servants, saying, Mark ye now 
when Am'non's ^'heart is merry with 
wine, and when I say unto you, 
Smite Am'non ; then kill him, fear 
not: ^'have not I commanded you? 
be courageous, and be '-valiant. 

29 And the servants of Ab'sa-lom did 
unto Am'non as Ab'sa-lom had com- 
manded. Then all the king's sons 
arose, rmd every man '^gat him up 
upon his mule, and fled. 

30 IF And it came to pass, while they 
were in the way, that tidings came to 
Da'vid, saying, Ab'sa-lom hath slain 
all the king's sons, and there is not 
one of them left. 

31 Then the king arose, and tare ''his 
garments, and lay on the earth ; and 
all his servants stood by with their 
clothes rent. 

32 And Jon'a-dab, the son of Shim'- 
e-ah Da'vid's brother, answered and 
said, Let not my lord suppose that 
they have slain all the young men the 
king's sons ; for Am'non only is dead : 
for by the ' ■'appointment of Ab'sa-lom 
this hath been "' ^determined from the 
day that he forced his sister Ta'mar. 

35 Now therefore 'let not my lord 



B. C. 1032. 



P' 



CHAP. 13. 

9 set not 
tliiiie 
heart. 

10 and 
desolate. 

n Lev.lOJ? 
I 1 John 2, 
i 9,11 
! 1 John 3, 
10, 12, 15 

Gen.38,12 
1 Sana. 

25,4: 

Tosh. 
17, 18 
Judg.7,24 

q Judg.19,6 
Ruth 3, 7 
1 Sam. 
25,36 
Esth.1,10 
Ps.104, 15 

11 Or, will 
you not, 
since I 
have com- 
manded 
ypul 
Josh. 1. 9 

12 sons of 
valour. 

13 rode. 

r ch. 1, 11 
s ch. 12, 16 

14 mouth. 

15 Or, 
settled. 

t ch. 19, 19 

16 accord- 
ing to the 
word of 
thy serv- 
ant. 

17 with a 
great 
wee-ping 
greatly. 

u ch. 3, 3 

18 Am- 
mihur. 

V ch. 14, 23 
ch. 15, 8 

19 Or, was 

con- 
sumedj, 
Ps. 84, 2 

wGen.38,12 



B. C. 1027. 

CHAP. 14. 

a 2Chr.ll,6 

h Ruth 3, 3 

t" Ex. 4, 15 

d 1 Sam. 
20,41 
ch. 1, 2 

1 save. 
Deut. 
27, 19 

2 Ki. 6, 26 

e ch. 12, 1 

2 no deliv- 
erer be- 
tween 
them. 

/Num. 
35, 19 
Deut. 
19, 12 

330 



the king take the thmg to his heart, 
to think that all the king's sons are 
dead: for Am'ndn only is dead. 

34 But Ab'sa-lom fled. And the young 
man that kept the watch lifted up his 
eyes, and looked, and, behold, there 
came much people by the way of the 
hill side behind him. 

35 And Jon'a-dab said unto the king, 
Behold, the king's sons come : ' ''as thy 
servant said, so it is. 

36 And it came to pass, as soon as he 
had made an end of speaking, that, be- 
hold, the king's sons came, and lifted 
up their voice and wept : and the king 
also and all his servants wept ^Very 
sore. 

37 IFBut Ab'sa-lom fled, and went to 
"Tal'mai, the son of ' '^Am-mi'hud, king 
of Ge'shur. And Da'vid mourned for 
his son every day. 

38 So Ab'sa-lom fled,andwent to 'Ge'- 
shur, and was there three years. 

39 And the soid of king DaVid 
'^longed to go forth unto Ab'sa-lom : 
for he was "'comforted concerning 
Am'non, seeing he was dead. 

CHAPTER 14. 

2 Joab instructs a widow of Tekoah 4 Jiow to incline 
the Icing to bring home Absalom. 21 Joab sent to 
bring him to Jerusalem. 

]VrO¥/ Jo'ab the son of Zer-u-i'ah 
X^ perceived that the king's heart 
loas toward Ab'sa-lom. 

2 And Jd'ab sent to "Te-ko'ah, and 
fetched thence a wise woman, and said 
unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to 
be a mourner, and put ''on now mourn- 
ing apparel, and anoint not thyself 
with oil, but be as a woman that had 
a long time mourned for the dead : 

3 And come to the king, and speak 
on this manner unto him. So Jo'ab 
'■put the words in her mouth. 

4 lAnd when the woman of Te-ko'ah 
spake to the king, "^she fell on her face 
to the ground, and did obeisance, and 
said, 'Help, O king. 

5 And the king said unto her. What 
aileth thee? And she answered,^! am 
indeed a widow woman, and mine hus- 
band is dead. 

6 And thy handmaid had two sons, 
and they two strove together in the 
field, and the^^e was ^none to part 
them, but the one smote the other, and 
slew him. 

7 And, behold, -^the whole family is 
risen against thine handmaid, and 
they said. Deliver him that smote his 
brother, that we may kill him, for the 
life of his brother whom he slew ; and 



t/oab's artifice to 



II. SAMUEL, 14. 



bring Absalom home. 



upon the 
face of 
the earth. 



we will destroy the heir also : and so b. c. 1027. 
they shall quench my coal which is 
left, and shall not leave to my hus-.CHAP. m, 
band neither name nor remainders 
^upon the earth. | 

8 And the king said unto the wom- 
an, Go to thine house, and I wiU a Gen.|7,i3 
give charge concerning thee, | 25, 24 ' 

9 And the woman of Te-k5'ah saidi 28.' I9 
unto the king, My lord, O king, the! Mat.27,25 
^iniquity be on me,and on my father's' ^ ^ ^j, 2, 33 
house: '^and the king and his throne} 

^»e guiltless. . a that the 

10 And the king said, Whosoever 
saith ought unto thee, bring him to 
m.e, and he shall not touch thee any 
more. 

1 1 Then said she, I pray thee, let the|^ |i"^- 
king remember the Lord thy God, 
*that thou wouldest not suffer 'the re- 
vengers of blood to destroy any more, 
lest they destroy my son. And he 
said, -^As the Lord liveth, there shall 
not one hair of thy son fall to the ^ ch. is, 37 

earXD.. Im Job 34 15 

12 Then the woman said, Let thine Heb.9,'27 
handmaid, I pray thee, speak one' 
word unto my lord the king. And he 
said, Say on. 

13 And the v/oman said, Wherefore 
then hast thou thought such a thing 
against the ^people of God ? for the 
king doth speak this thing as one 
which is faulty, in that the king doth' n Num. 
not fetch home again his 'banished. | ^°' ^^ 

14 For we "must needs die, and are'e for rest. 
as water spilt on the groimd, which I ^ ^gj^^i 

' 29, 9 ■ 



revenger 
of blood 
do not 
'^multiply 
to de- 
stroy. 



1 Sam. 

14,45 

Acts27,34 

k Judg.20,2 



Or, Be- 
cause God 
hath not 
taken 
away his 
life, he 
hath also 
devised 
means, 
etc. 



7 to hear. 
\p ch. 19, 27 



cannot be gathered up again ; Neither 
doth God respect any person: yet 
doth he "devise means, that his ban- 
ished be not expelled from him. 

15 Now therefore that I am come toi^ blessed. 
speak of this thing unto my lord the 9 or, thy. 
king, it is because the people have! ^^ ^^ ^^ 
made me af ra,id : and thy handmaid ^ i)eut.3,i4 
said, I will now speak imto the king ; 
it maybe that the king will perform j 
the request of Ms handmaid. '^^Ami^m 

IQ For the king will hear, to deliver! there was 
his handmaid out of the hand of the 
man that loould destroy me and my 
son together out of the inheritance of 
God. 

17 Then thine handmaid said, The's isa. 1, 6 
word of my lord the king shall now be ■ t ch. is, 9 
*comf ortable : f or "as an angel of God, 
so is my lord the king ^to discern good 
and bad : therefore the Lord thy God 
will be with thee. 

1 8 Then the king answered and said 
unto the woman, Hide not from me. I^cb. is, is 

331 



r Gen. 43, 3 



not a 
beautiful 
man in 
all Israel 
to praise 
greatly. 



11 Sis 
pounds 
and a 
quarter 
avoirdu- 
pois. 



I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask 
thee. And the woman said, Let my 
lord the king now speak. 

19 And the king said, Zs not the 
hand of Jo'ab witli thee in all this ? 
And the woman answered and said, 
As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, 
none can turn to the right hand or to 
the left from ought that my lord the 
king hath spoken : for thy servant 
Jo'ab, he bade me, and he put all these 
words in the mouth of thine hand- 
maid: 

20 To fetch about this form of speech 
hath thy servant Jo'ab done this 
thuig : and my lord is wise, according 
^'to the wisdom of an angel of God, to > 
know all things that are in the earth. 

21 ^And the king said unto J5'ab, 
Behold now, I have done this thing : 
go therefore, bring the young man 
Ab'sa-lom again. 

22 And Jo'ab fell to the ground on 
his face, and bowed hunself, and 
^thanked the king: and Jo'ab said, 
To day thy ser^^ant knoweth that I 
have found grace in thy sight, my 
lord, O king, in that the king hath 
fulfilled the request of ®his ser-x-ant. 

23 So Jd'ab arose ^and went to Ge'- 
shiir, and brought Ab'sa-lom to Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

24 And the king said, Let him turn 
to his 0"\vn house, and let him not ''see 
my face. So Ab'sa46m returned to liis 
ownhouse, and sawnot theking's face. 

25 ^i^'^But in all Is'ra-el there was 
none to be so much praised as Ab'sa- 
16m for his beauty : 'from the sole of 
his foot even to the croA\T.i of his head 
there Avas no blemish in him, 

26 And when he polled his head, (for 
it was at everj^ year's end that he 
polled it: because ^the hair was hea^^ 
on him, therefore he polled it:) he 
weighed the hair of his head at ' ^two 
hundred shekels after the king's 
weight. 

27 And "unto Ab'sa-lom there were 
born three sons, and one daughter, 
whose name was Ta'mar : she was a 
woman of a fair countenance. 

28\So Ab'sa46m dwelt two full 
years in Je-ru'sa-lem, and saw not 
the king's face. 

29 Therefore Ab'sa-lom sent for 
Jo'ab, to have sent him to the king ; 
but he would not come to him : and 
when he sent again the second time, 
he would not come. 

30 Therefore he said imto his serv- 



JJavid greeteth Absalom. 



IL SAMUEL, 15. 



Absalom\s conspiracy. 



ants, See, Jd'ab's field is ^^near mine, 
and he hath barley there ; go "and set 
it on fire. And Ab'sa-lom's servants 
set the field on fire. 

31 Then Jo'ab arose, and came to 
Ab'sa-lom mito his house, and said 
unto him, Wherefore have thy serv- 
ants set my field on fire ? 

32 And Ab'sa-lom answered J5'ab, 
Behold, I sent unto thee, saying. Come 
hither, that I may send thee to the 
king, to say, Wherefore am I come 
from Ge'shur ? it had been good for 
me to have been there stHl: now 
therefore let me see the king's face ; 
and if "there be aiiy iniquity in me, 
let liim kill me. 

33 So Jo'ab came to the king, and 
told him : and when he had called for 
Ab'sa-lom, he came to the king, and 
bowed himself on his face to the 
ground before the king : and the king 
'"kissed Ab'sa-iom. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Absalom steals the hearts of Israel : 10 he forms a 
conspiracy/, li Davidjlees from, Jerusalem. 29 The 
ark sent back. 

AND "it came to pass after this, 
that Ab'sa-lom ^prepared him 
chariots and horses, and fifty men to 
run before him. 

2 And Ab'sa-lom Tose up early, and 
stood beside the w^ay of the gate : and 
it was so, that when any man that 
had a controversy 'came to the king 
for judgment, then Ab'sa-lom called 
unto him, and said, Of what city ai^t 
thou ? And he said. Thy ser\"ant is 
of one of the tribes of is'ra-el. 

3 And Ab'sa-lom said unto him, See, 
'^thy matters are good and right ; but 
Hhere is no man deputed oi. the king 
to hear thee. 

4 Ab'sa-lom said moreover, ^Oh that 
I were made judge in the land, that 
every man wliich hath any suit or 
cause might come unto me, and I 
would do him justice ! 

5 And it was so, that when any man 
came nigh to him to do him obei 
sance,he put forth his hand, and -^took 
him, and kissed him. 

6 And on this manner did Ab'sa-lom 
to all i§'ra-el that came to the king for 
judgment: so ^Ab'sa-lom stole the 
hearts of the men of I§'ra-el. 

7 ^And it came to pass after ^forty 
years, that Ab'sa-lom said unto the 
king, I pray thee, let me go and pay 
my vow, which I have vowed unto 
the Lord, in -^He'bron. 

8 For *thy servant Avowed a vow 



B. C. 1025. 



CHAP. 14. 

12 nmr my 
place. 

V Judg.lo,5 
ch. 13, 28 
Pro. 29,12 

w Job 31,33 
Pro. 28,13 
Jer. 8, 12 

X Gen. 33, 1 
Gen.45,15 
Lu. 15, 20 



B. C. 1024. 
CHAP. 15. 

a ch. 12, 11 

b 1 Ki. 1, 5 
Pro. 11, 2 
Pro. 16,18 

c Pro. 1, 16 

1 to come, 
d Pro. 12, 2 

2 Or, none 
will hear 
thee from, 
the king 
down- 
ward. 

e Judg.9,29 

/Ps. 12, 2 

g Rom. 

16,18 

1023. 

3 Forty 
years 
from 
David's 
anoint- 
ing, as 
recorded 
in 

1 Sam. 
16,1, 
or, four 
years 
from Ab- 
salom's 
return. 

h ch. 2, 1 
i 1 Sam. 

16,2 
j Gen.28,20 
k ch. 13, 38 

I 1 Sam. 
9,13 

1 Sam.16, 
3, 5 

m Gen. 20,5 

n Ps. 41, 9 
Ps. 55, 12 

Josh. 
15,51 

V Ps. 3, 1 

q Judg. 9, 3 

r ch. 19, 9 
Ps. 3, 
title. 

4 thrust. 

5 choose. 

s Ps. 3, 

title. 

6 at his 

feet. 

t ch. 16, 21 
u ch. 8, 18 

V ch. 18, 2 

7 make thee 
wander 
in going. 

VJ 1 Sam. 
23,13 

332 



while ^I abode at Ge'shur in Syr'i-a, 
saying, If the Lord shall bring me 
again indeed to Je-ru'sa-lem, then I 
will serve the Lord. 

9 And the king said unto him, Go in 
peace. So he arose, and went to He'- 
bron. 

10 irBut Ab'sa-lom sent spies 
throughout all the tribes of I§'ra-el, 
saying. As soon as ye hear the sound 
of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Ab'- 
sa-lom reigneth in He'bron. 

11 And with Ab'sa-lom went two 
hundred men out of Je-ru'sa-lem, 
that were ^called ; and they went "in 
their simplicity, and they knew not 
any thing. 

12 And Ab'sa-lom sent for A-hith'o- 
phel the Gi'lo-nite, "Da'vid's counsel- 
lor, from his city, even "from Giloh, 
while he offered sacrifices. And the 
conspiracy was strong ; for th e peo- 
ple ^'increased continually with Ab'- 
sa-lom. 

13 ^And there came a messenger to 
Da'vid, saying, ?The hearts of the men 
of l§'ra-el are aiter Ab'sa-lom. 

14 And Da'vid said unto all his 
servants that were with him at Je- 
ru'sa-lem, Arise, and let us ''flee ; for 
we shall not else escape from Ab'sa- 
lom : make speed to depart, lest he 
overtake us suddenly, and %ring 
evil u]3on us, and smite the city with 
the edge of the sword. 

1 5 And the king's ser^^ants said un- 
to the king. Behold, thy sei*vants are 
ready to do whatsoever my lord the 
king shall '^appoint. 

16And*the king went forth, and 
all his household *^after him. And 
the king left 'ten women, lohich 
10 ere concubines, to keep the house. 

IT And the king went forth, and 
all the people after him, and tarried 
in a place that was far off. 

18 And all his servants passed on 
beside him ; "and all the Cher'e-thites, 
and all the Pel'e-thites, and all the 
Git'tites, six hundred men which 
came after him from Gath, passed 
on before the king. 

19 ITThen said the king to ''It'ta-i the 
Git'tite, Wherefore goest thou also 
with us ? return to thy place, and 
abide with the king : for thou art a 
stranger, and also an exile. 

20 W hereas thou camest but yester 
day, should I this day ^make thee 
go up and down with us ? seeing I 
go '^whither I may, return thou, and 



The ark sent back. 



II. SAMUEL, 16. 



Elba's treachery. 



B.C. 1023. iDa'\ad was come to the top of the 
•inoiini, where he worshipped God, 
behold, Hii'shai lihe Ar'chite carne 



CHAP. 15. 



take back thy brethren : mercy and 
truth be with thee. 
21 And It'ta-i answered the king, 

and said, As "the Loed Kveth, and -^ g^^^J^i-J? to meet him ^with liis coat rent, and 
as my lord the king liveth, sm-ely in ^ ^^' ^'^^ earthiipon his head : 



y 1 Ki. 2, 37 
2 Chr. 
30. li 
John 



33 Unto whom Da'vid said. If thou 

^g ^ passest on with me, then thou shalt 

be *a bm'den imto me : 

'MaSi^-sl 34: But if tliou rctum to the city^ 

, , . land sav unto Ab'sa-lom, I will be thy 



what place my lord the king shall 
be, whether in death or life, even, 
there also wiU thy servant be. 

22 And Da\'idsaid to it'ta-i. Go and 
pass over. And it'ta-i the Git'tlte ^ .^^^^^ 

passed over, and aU his men, and all ' ''""'■"'""'servant, O king; as I have been thy; 
the little ones that vj ere with him. ^P'^-*-^'^ fathers servant hitherto, so v'ill I 

23 And all the country- wept with a <-' ^^- 6. i' luow also be thy seiwant : then may- 
ioud voice, and all the people passed z Num.ii.s est thou for me defeat the counsel of 
over: the king also iximself passed! ^ kS(\9 -^-hith'o-pliel. 

2chr^9.^^j Zh KvA_hast thou not there with 
^^ ' thee Za'dok and A-bi'a-thar the 

e 1 Sam. 
3,18 



over the "brook Kid'ron, and all the 
people passed over, toward the way 
of the 'wilderness. 
24 TAnd lo Za'dok also, and all the 
Le'vites v'ere with him, ''bearmg the 
ark of the covenant of God : and 
they set do^^Ti the ark of God ; and 



priests? therefore itshall be, that^xhsX 
i thing soever thou shalt hear out of 
■^iifll'ii [the kings house, thou shalt tell it to 
ch 17 17 Za'dok and A-bi'a-thar the priests. 

36 Behold, they have there with 




Carry back the ark of God into the,^ a^ ^*^' li^e everv^ tiling that ye can hear, 
city : if I shall find favour in the eyes weeptTi^. | 3 7 So Hii'shai "Da'^^d's friend came 
of the Lord, he Hvill bring me again, 'i Estii.6,12 into the city, and Ab'sa-lom came 'in- 
and shew me both it, and his 'habita- ^ isa. 20, 2 to Je-ru'sa-lem. 



tion 
26 But if he thus sav 



I have no de- 



?: Jer. 14,3 
I Ps. 126, 6 



CHAPTER 16. 

1 libo., hrj false siiggestions, obtains^ his master^s in- 
heritance. 5 Shimel curses Dacid. 20 Aliitho- 
pheVs counsel. 

KD "when Da'vid was a, little 



light '^in thee : behold, here am I. 

" '" " A 

Xjl past the top of the hllL behold, 

27 The king said also imto Za'dok j"''^^-^^'^^iZilDaHhe servant of 3Ie-phib'o-shetli 
the priest, Art not thou a -'"seer ? re-,o Josii.i6.2iTQet him, with a couple of asses sad- 
turn into -''the city in peace, and your p ch. i. 2 Idled, and upon them two hundred 
two sons with you, A-him'a-az thy^_^,^ ^c, 0^^ loaves of bread, and an hundred 
son, and Jon'a-tlian. the son of A-bl'a- ' ■ ' ' 
thar. 

28 See, I will tarry in the plain of 

the wilderness, until there come word ", "^^^T- 1_?_-^'^^^ the king said unto Zi'ba, 
from YOU to certifv me. 

29 Za'dok therefore and A-bf a-thar 
carried the ark of God again to Je- 
ru'sa-lem : and they tamed there. 

30 I And Da'vid went up by the 
ascent of mount ^'Oi'i-vet. ^and wept 
as he went up, and 'had his head] 
covered, and he -'went barefoot : andj^ ^^- ^' ^ 
all the people that vkis with him c Judg.10,4 
•^covered eveiy man his head, and a isam. 
they went up, ^veepmg as they went ~'^' 
up. 



CHAP. 16. 

ach. 15,30 



31 And 



one told Da'vid, saying. 
A-hith'o-phel '''is among the conspira- 
tors with Ab'sa-lom. And Da'vid 
said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn "the 
counsel of A-hith'o-phel into foolish- 
ness. 
32 HAnd it came to pass, tlmt vihen 



I ch. 1. 2 

! bunches of raisins, and an hundred 
' i%hr.' "^^ |of summer fruits, and a bottle of 
27.33 Irvine. 

Pro. 1^1/ 1 o \ J 

I 2 And 
ch. 16, lo ^YiSi^ meanest thou by these ? And 

Zi'ba said, The asses be for the king's 
household ''to ride on ; and the bread 
and summer fruit for the "^young 
men to eat ; and the wine, that *such 
as be faint in the w^ildemess may 
drink, 

3 And the king said. And where is 
thy master's son? -^And Zi'ba said 
unto the king. Behold, he abideth at 
Je-ru'sa-lem : for he said, To day shall 
the house of is'ra-el restore me the 
kingdom of my father. 

4 Then -''said the king to Zi'ba, Be- 
hold, thine are all that per^«z??e6^ un- 
to Me-jjhib'o-sheth. And Zi'ba said, 
'I humbly beseech thee that I may 
find grace in thy sight, my lord, O 
king. 



2.^. 27 



e ch. 15, 23 

ch. 17, 29 
Ps.lOi, 1.5 
Pro. 31, C 
1 Tim. 
5,23 

/ ch. 19. 27 

g Pro. 18,13 

1 Jdo 
obeisance. 

383 



Shinnei curseth David. 



II. SAMUEL, IT. 



AhithopheVs counseL 



5 IFAnd when king Da'vid came to 
Ba-hu'rini, behold, thence came out a 
man of the family of the house of 
Saul, whose name hoas Shim'e-i, the 
sonofGe'ra:^hecameforth,and cursed 
still as he came. 

6 And he cast stones at DaVid, and 
at all the servants of king DaVid : and 
all the people and all the mighty men 
were on his right hand and on his 
left. 

T And thus said^ Shim'e-i when he 
cursed, Come out, come out, thou 
^bloody man, and thou man of Be'- 
li-al : 

8 The Lord hath 'returned upon thee 
all -^the blood of the house of Saul, in 
wdiose stead thou hast reigned ; and 
the Lord hath delivered the kingdom 
into the hand of Ab'sa-loin thy son : 
and, behold, thou art taken in thy 
mischief, because thou art a bloody 
man. 

9 llThensaid A-bish'a-i thesonof Zer- 
■u-i'ah unto the king, Why should this 
dead dog curse ^my lord the king ? let 
me go over, I pray thee, and take off 
his head. 

10 And the king said, What have I 
to do with you, ye sons of Zer-u-i'ah ? 
so let him curse, because the '"Lord 
hath said unto him, Curse Da'vid. 
''Who shall then say, Wherefore hast 
thou done so ? 

1 1 And DaVid said to A-bish'a-i, and 
to all his servants. Behold, my son, 
which came forth of my bowels, seek- 
ethmy life: how much more now 772a?/ 
this Ben'ja-mite do it? let him alone, 
and let him curse ; for the Lord hath 
bidden him. 

1 2 It may be that the Lord will look 
on mine ^afiliction, and that the Lord 
will requite me ''good for his cursing 
this day. 

1 3 And as DaVid and his men went 
by the way, Shim'e-i went along on 
the hill's side over against him, and 
cursed as he went, and threv/ stones 
at him, and ''cast dust. 

14 And the king, and all the people 
that luere with him, came weary, and 
refreshed themselves there. 

15 *!IAnd Ab'sa-lom, and all the peo- 
ple the men of i§'ra-el came to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. and A-hith'o-ptiel with him. 

16 And it came to pass, when Hii'- 
shai the Ar'chite, Da'vid's friend, 
was come unto Ab'sa-lom, that Hu'- 
shai said unto Ab'sa-lom, 'God save 
the king, God save the king. 



B. C. 1023. 



CHAP. Ifi. 

h ch. 19, 16 
1 Ki. 2, 8 

Or,h.e 
still came 
forth and 
cursed. 

man of 
blood. 
Judg.9,24 
1 Ki. 2, 
32,33 

ch. 1, 16 
ch. 3, 
28,29 
ch. 4, 
11,13 

behold 
thee in 
thy evil. 
Ex. 22, 28 

ch. 19, 22 
1 Pet.2,23 

m2Ki.l8,25 
Lam. 3,38 

n Rom.9,20 

5 eye, or, 
tears. 
Gen.29,32 
1 Sam. 

1, 11 

Ps. 25, 18 

Ps. 37, 7 
Ps. 119, 
67, 71 
Jer. 21, 
5-7 

Lam, 3, 
22-26 
Rom. 8,28 

6 dusted 
him tvith 
dust. 

7 Let the 
king live. 

p ch. 19, 25 
Pro. 17,17 

q ch. 15, 34 

r Ps. 37, 
12-15 

s ch. 15, 16 
ch. 20, 3 

t Gen.31,30 
1 Sam. 
13,4 

u ch. 2, 7 
Zech.8,13 

V Lev. 18, 8 
Lev.20,11 
Deut. 
22,30 
Deut. 
27,20 
ch. 12, 11 
Pro. 28, 7 
Isa. 3, 9 
Mic. 7, 3,6 

8 word. 
wch. 15, 12 



CHAP. 17. 

a Deut, 

25, 18 

ch. 16, 14 
b Zech.13,7 

Mat.21,38 
c Jer. 6, 14 

1 was right 
in the 
eyes of, 
etc. 

1 Sam. 
18,20 

2 what is 
in his 
tnouth. 

3 word. 

334 



1 7 And Ab'sa-lom said to Hii'shai, Is 
this thy kindness to thy friend ? why 
''wentest thou not with thy friend? 

1 8 And Hu'shai said unto Ab'sa-lom, 
Nay ; but whom the Lord, and this 
people, and all the men of Is'ra-el, 
choose, his will I be, and with him 
will I abide. 

1 9 And again, *whom should I serve ? 
shoidd /not serve in the presence of 
his son ? as I have served in thy fa- 
ther's presence, so will I be in thy 
presence. 

20 liThen said Ab'sa-lom to A-hith'o 
phel, Give ''counsel among you what 
we shall do. 

21 And A-hith'o-phel said unto Ab'sa- 
lom, Go in unto thy 'father's concu- 
bines, which he hath left to keep the 
house ; and all is'ra-el shall hear that 
thou *art abhorred of thy father: then 
shall ''the hands of all that are with 
thee be strong. 

22 So they spread Ab'sa-lom a tent 
upon the top of the house ; and Ab'sa- 
lom went in unto his father's concu- 
bines "in the sight of all i§'ra-el. 

23 And the counsel of A-hith'o-phel, 
which he counselled in those days, 
vKis as if a man had enquired at the 
^oracle of God : so was all the coun- 
sel of A-hith'o-phel "'both with Da'vid 
and with Ab'sa-lom. 

CHAPTER IT. 

1 AhithopheVs counsel overthrown by HushaVs. 
15 Secret intelligence sent to David. 23 Ahithophel 
hojigs himself. 

MOREOVER A-hith'o-phel said 
unto Ab'sa-lom, Let me now 
choose out twelve thousand men, and 
I will arise and pursue after Da'vid 
this night : 

2 And I will come upon him while 
he is *weary and weak handed, and 
will make him afraid : and all the peo- 
ple that are with him shall flee • and 
I will ^smite the king only : 

3 And I will bring back all the peo- 
ple unto thee : the man whom thou 
seekest is as if all returned : so all the 
people shall be in '^peace. 

4 And the saying 'pleased Ab'sa-lom 
well, and all the elders of is'ra-el. 

5 Then said Ab'sa-lom, Call now 
Hii'shai the Ar'chite also, and let us 
hear likewise ^what he saith. 

6 And when Hii'shai was come to 
Ab'sa-15m, Ab'sa-lom spake unto him, 
saying, A-hith'o-phel hath spoken af- 
ter this manner: shall we do after 
his ^saying ? if not ; speak thou. 

7 And Hii'shai said unto Ab'sa-lom, 



AhithopheVs counsel rejected. II. SAMUEL, 17. 



He destroyeth himself^ 



The counsel that A-hith'o-phel hath 
■*given is not good at this time. 

8 For, said HQ'shai, thou knowest 
thy father and his men, that they he 
mighty men, and they be ^chafed in 
their minds, as ''a bear robbed of her 
whelps in the field : and thy father 
is a man of war, and will not lodge 
with the people. 

9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, 
or in some other place : and it will 
come to pass, when some of them be 
^overthrown at the first, that whoso- 
ever heareth it will say. There is a 
slaughter among the people that f ol 
low Ab'sa-lom. 

1 And he also that is 'valiant, whose 
heart is as the heart of a lion, shall 
utterly melt : for all l§'ra-el knoweth 
that thy father is a mighty man, and 
they which he with him are valiant 
men. 

1 1 Therefore I counsel that all i§'ra- 
el be generally gathered unto thee, 
from Dan even to Be'er-she'ba, as the 
•^sand that is by the sea for multitude ; 
and ''that thou go to battle in thine 
own person. 

1 2 So shall we come upon him in 
some place where he shall be found, 
and we will light upon him as the 
dew falleth on the ground: and of 
him and of all the men that are with 
him there shall not be left so much 
as one. 

13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a 
city, then shall all is'ra-el bring ropes 
to that city, and we will draw it into 
the river, until there be not one small 
stone found there. 

14 And Ab'sa-lom and all the men of 
Is'ra-el said. The counsel of Hii'shai 
the Ar'chite is better than the coun- 
sel of A-hith'o-phel. For the -'Lord 
had ^appointed to defeat the good 
counsel of A-hith'o-phel. to the intent 
that the Lord might bring evil upon 
Ab'sa-lom. 

15 liThen said Hii'shai unto Za'dok 
and to A-bl'a-thar the priests, Thus 
and thus did A-hith'o-phel counsel 
Ab'sa-lom and the elders of Is'ra-el ; 
and thus and thus have I counselled. 

1 6 Now therefore send quickly, and 
tell Da'vid, saying, Lodge not this 
night in the plains of the wilderness, 
but speedily pass over ; lest the king 
be swallowed up, and all the people 
that are with him. 

17 Now ^J5n'a-than and A-him'a-az 
stayed ^by 'En-ro'gel ; for they might 



B. C. 1023. 



CHAP. 17. 

4 coun- 
selled. 

5 bitter of 
soul. 
Judg. 
18,25 

d Hos. 13, 8 

6 fallen. 

7 a son of 
valour. 

e Gen.22,17 

8 That thy 
face, or, 
presence 
go, etc. 

f ch. 15, 
31. 3i 
Ps. 9, 15 

9 com- 
manded. 

ch. 15, 
27,36 

h Josh. 2. 4 

i Josh. 15,7 

1 Ki. 1, 9 
That is. 
The ful- 
ler's well. 

i ch. 16, 5 

k Josh. 2 6 

1 Ex. 1. 19 

Josh. 2,4 

10 done. 

m ch. 15, 12 

11 gave 
charge 
concern- 
ing his 
house, 

2 Ki. 20, 1 

n Ps. 55. 23 
Job 31, 3 
Mat. 27, 5 

Gen. 32, 2 
Josh. 
13, 26 
ch. 2, 8 

12 Jether 
an Ish- 
maelite. 

ISAbiqal. 
1 Chr.2,16 

p ch. 10, 1 
ch. 12, 30 

q ch. 9, 4 

r ch. 19, 
31, .32 
1 Ki. 2, 7 

s Pro. 11,25 
Mat. 5, 7 

14 Or, cups. 

385 



not be seen to come into the city: 
and a wench went and told them; 
and they went and told king Da'vid, 

18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and 
told Ab'sa-lom : but they went both of 
them away quickly j_ and came to a 
man's house in •'Ba-hu'rim, which had 
a well in liis court; whither they 
went doAvn. 

1 9 And ^the Avoman took and spread 
a covering over the well's mouth, and 
spread ground corn thereon ; and the 
thing was not known. 

20 And. when Ab'sa-lom's servants 
came to the woman to the house, 
they said, \Yhere is A-him'a-az and 
Jon'a-than? And 'the woman said 
unto them, They be gone over the 
brook of water. And when they had 
sought and could not find them, they 
returned to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

21 And it came to pass, after they 
were departed, that they came up out 
of the well, and went and told king 
Da'vid, and said unto Da'vid, Arise, 
and pass quickly over the water: 
for thus hath A-hith'o-phel counselled 
against you. 

22 Then Da'vid arose, and all the 
people that loere with him, and they 
passed over Jor'dan : by the morning 
light there lacked not one of them 
that was not gone over J or 'dan. 

23 ^iTAnd when A-hith'o-phel saw that 
his counsel was not ''followed, he 
saddled his ass, and arose, and gat 
him home to his house, to his "'city, 
and "put his household in order, and 
"hanged himself, and died, and was 
buried in the sepulchre of his father. 

24 Then Da'vid came to ''Ma-ha-na'- 
im. And Ab'sa-lom passed over Jor'- 
dan, he and all the men of is'ra-el with 
hun. 

25 And Ab'sa-lom made Am'a-sa 
captain of the host instead of Jo'ab : 
which Am'a-sa v:>as a man's son, 
whose name vkis 
rte, that went in 
daughter of Na'hash, sister to Zer 
u-i'ah Jo'ab's mother. 

26 So Is'ra-el and Ab'ba-lom pitched 
in the land of Gil'e-ad. 

27 ^And it came to pass, when Da'- 
vid was come to Ma-ha-na'im, that 
^Sho'bi the son of Na'hash of Rab'bah 
of the children of Am'mon, and 
^Ma'chir the son of Am'mi-el of 
L5-de'bar, and 'Bar-zil'la-i the Gil'e- 
ad-ite of Ro-gelim, 

28 Brought 'beds, and '^basons, and 



^-Ith'ra an is'ra-el- 
to '^Ab'i-gail the 



■HHil 



David's care for Absalom. II. SAMUEL, 18. 



Joah slayeth Absalom. 



earthen vessels, and wheat, and bar- 
ley, and flour, and parched cor?i, and 
beans,and lentiles,and parched pulse, 
29 And honey,and butter,and sheep, 
and cheese of kine, for Da'vid, and 
for the people that were with hnn, 
'to eat : for they said. The people is 
hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in 
the wilderness. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 David, viewing the armies, 5 gives them charge of 
Absalom: 14 he is slain by Joab. 33 David -inourns 
for him. 

AND Da'vid numbered the people 
that were with him, and set cap- 
tains of thousands and captains of 
hundreds over them. 

2 And DaVid sent forth a third part 
of the people under the hand of Jo'ab, 
and a third part under the hand of 
A-bish'a-i the son of Zer-u-i'ah, Jo'ab's 
brother, ''and a third part under the 
hand of It'ta-i the Git'tite. And the 
king said unto the people, I will surely 
go forth with you myself also. 

3 But Hhe people answered. Thou 
shalt not go forth: for if we flee 
away, they will not 'care for us ; nei- 
ther if half of us die, will they care 
for us: but now thoti art ^worth ten 
thousand of us : therefore now it is 
better that thou ^succour us out of 
uie city. 

4 And the king said unto them, 
What seemeth you best I will do. 
And the king stood by the gate side, 
and all the people came out by hun- 
dreds and by thousands. 

5 And the king commanded J5'ab 
and A-bish'a-i and it'ta-i,saying,2>6«/ 
gently for my sake with the young 
man, even with Ab'sa-15m. And all 
the people heard when the king gave 
all the captains charge concerning 
Ab'sa-lom. 

6 ITSo the people went out into the 
field against l§'ra-el : and the battle 
was in the wood ''of E'phra-im ; 

7 Where the people of l§'ra-el were 
slain before the servants of Da'vid, 
and there was there '^a great slaugh- 
ter that day of twenty thousand men. 

8 For the battle was there scattered 
over the face of all the country : and 
the wood devoured more people that 
day tha^n the sword devoured. 

9 IT And Ab'sa-lom met the servants 
of Da'vid. And Ab'sa-lom rode upon 
a mule, and the mule went under the 
thick boughs of a great oak, and 'his 
head caught hold of the oak, and he 
was taken up between the heaven 



B. C. 1023. 



CHAP. 17. 

t Deut.15,7 
Ps. 34, 
8-10 

Pro. 21,26 
Eccl. 11,1 
Isa. 58, 
7-12 
Lu. 6, 
30-36 
Rom. 
12,13 



CHAP. 18. 
a ch. 15, 19 
b ch. 21, 17 

1 set their 
heart 
on us. 

2 as ten 
thoxisand 
of us. 

3 be to 
succour. 

Josh. 17, 
15, 18 
Near to 
which 
Jephthah 
slew the 
Ephra- 
imites. 
Judg.12,5 

d Pro. 11,21 

4 multi- 
plied to 
devour. 

e ch. 14, 26 
ch. 17, 23 
Job 18, 
5-14 
Job 31, 3 

5 tveigh, 
upon 
tnine 
hand. 

6 Beivare 
whosoever 
ye be of, 
etc. 

7 before 
thee. 

8 heart. 
Deut.4,11 

/Josh. 7,26 
Jer. 22, 
18,19 

g Gen.14,17 

h ch. 14. 27 
Job 18,17, 
19, 21 

i Ps. 49, 11 



j ch. 
ch. 



15,36 

17, 17 

9 judged 
hini from 
the hand, 
etc. 
Judg.2,16 

10 be a man 
of tidings. 

11 The 

Ethio- 

plnn. 

Num.12,1 

336 



and the earth; and the mule that 
loas under him went away. 
lU And a certain man sa.v it, and 
told Jo'ab, and said, Behold, I saw 
Ab'sa-lom hanged in an oak. 

1 1 And J5'ab said unto the m^an that 
told him. And, behold, thou sawest 
him, and why didst thou not smite 
him there to the ground ? and I v/ould 
have given thee ten shekels of silver^ 
and a girdle. 

12 And the man said unto Jo'ab, 
Though I should ^receive a thousand 
shekels of silver in mine hand, yet 
would I not put forth mine hand 
against the king's son: for in our 
hearing the king charged thee and 
A-bish'a-i and It'ta-i, saying, ^Beware 
that none touch the young man Ab'- 
sa-lom. 

1 3 Otherwise I should have wrought 
falsehood against mine own life : for 
there is no matter hid from the king, 
and thou thyself wouldest have set 
thyself against me. 

14 Then said Jo'ab, I may not tarry 
thus ^with thee. And he took three 
darts in his hand, and thrust them 
through the heart of Ab'sa-lom, while 
he 10 as yet alive in the ^midst of the 
oak. 

1 5 And ten young men that bare 
Jd'ab's armour compassed about and 
smote Ab'sa-lom, and slew him. 

16 And Jo'ab blew the trumpet, and 
the people returned from pursuing 
after is'ra-el : for J5'ab held back the 
people. 

1 7 And they took Ab'sa-lom, and cast 
him into a great pit in the wood, and 
■^ laid a very great heap of stones upon 
him : and all l§'ra-el fled every one to 
his tent. 

18irNow Ab'sa-lom in his lifetime 
had taken and reared up for himself 
a pillar, vf hich is in ^the king's dale : 
for he said, ^I have no son to keep my 
name in remembrance : and he ^called 
the pillar after his own name : and it 
is called unto this day, Ab'sa-lom's 
place. 

19 ^Then said -^A-him'a-az the son of 
Za'dok, Let me now run, and bear the 
king tidings, how that the Lord hath 
^avenged him of his enemies. 

20 And Jo'ab said unto him. Thou 
shalt not '"bear tidings this day, but 
thou shalt bear tidings another day : 
but this day thou shalt bear no ti- 
dings, because the king's son is dead. 

21 Then said Jd'ab to "Cu'shI, Go 



I'idings brought to David. II. SAMUEL, 19. 



Mis lament for Ahsalont,. 



tell the king what thou hast seen. 
And Cu'shibowed himself unto Jo'ab, 
and ran. 

22 Then said A-him'a-az the son of 
Za'dok yet againto J5'ab, But '"how- 
soever, let me, I pray thee, also run 
after Cu'shi. And Jo'ab said, AVhere- 
fore wilt thou run, my son, seeing 
that thou hast no tidings '^ready ? 

23 But howsoever, said he, let me 
run. And he said unto him, Run. 
Then l-hun'a-az ran by the way of the 
plain, and overran Cu'shT. 

24 And Da'vid sat between *the two 
gates ; and 'the watchman went up to 
the roof over the gate unto the Avail, 
and lifted up his eyes, and looked, 
and beheld a man running alone. 

25 And the watchman cried, and 
told the king. And the king said. If 
he be alone, there is tidings in his 
mouth. And he came apace, and 
drew near. 

26 And the watchman saw another 
man running: and the watchman 
called unto the porter, and said, Be- 
hold another man running alone. 
And the king said. He also bringeth 
tidings. 

2 7 And the watchman said, '^Me 
thinketh the running of the foremost 
is like the running of A-him'a-az the 
son of Za'dok. And the king said, 
"'He is a good man, and cometh with 
good tidings. 

28 And A-him'a-az called, and said 
unto the king,'^411 is well. And he 
fell down to the earth upon his fa.ce 
before the king, and said. Blessed be 
the Lord thy God, v>^hich hath "'de- 
livered up the men that lifted up 
their hand against my lord the 
king. 

29 And the king said, 'Ts the young 
:aan Ab'sa-ldm safe ? And A-hmi'a-az 
answered. When Jo'ab sent the king's 
ser\"ant, and me thy servant, I saw 
a great tumult, but 1 knew not what 
it was. 

30 And the king said unto him. 
Turn aside, an d stand here. And he 
turned aside, and stood still. 

31 And, behold, Cu'shi came; and 
Cu'shi said, ^'^Tidings, my lord the 
king: for the Lord "hath avenged 
thee this day of all them that rose up 
against thee. 

32 And the king said unto Cu'shi, /s 
the young man Ab'sa-lom safe ? And 
Cu'shi answered, The enemies of my 
^ord the king, and all that rise against 

(22) 



B. C. 1023. 



CHAP. 18. 

12 T'e rohat 
may. 

13 Or, con- 
venient. 

k 1 Sara. 
4, 13 

I 2Ki.9, 17 

14 7 see the 
running. 

mlKi. i, 42 

15 Or, 
Peace be 
to thee. 
Gen.43,23 
Judg. 

19. 20 
1 Sam. 
25. 6 
1 Chr. 
12,18 

16 shut up. 
1 Sam. 
17,46 

1 Sam. 
24, 18 
1 Sam. 
26,8 
Isa. 19, 4 
Obad. 14 

17 Is there 
peace } 

18 Tidings 
is 
brought. 

n Ps. 27, 2 
Ps. 55, 18 

ch. 19, 4 
Pro. 10, 1 
Pro. 17, 
21,25 
Pro. 19,13 



CHAP. 19. 

1 salvation, 
or, de- 
liverance. 
Ps. 3, 8 
Ps. 18, 
32-50 

a 1 Sam. 
4, 12 
Ch. 15, 30 

b ch. 18, 33 

2 By lov- 
ing, etc. 

3 that 
princes or 
servants 
are not to 
t hee. 

4 to the 
heart of 
thy serv- 
ants. 
Gen. 34. 3 

c Pro. 14,28 

d Ruth 4, 1 
ch. 18, 
4, 24 

e 1 Ki.12,16 
2 Ki.14,12 

/ 1 Sam. 
17,1 
1 Sam. 
18, 1 
ch. 5, 18 

337 



thee to do thee hurt, be as that young 
man is. 

33 IT And the king was much moved, 
and went up to the chamber over the 
gate, and wept : and as he went, thus 
he said,''0 my son Ab'sa-lom, my son, 
my son Ab'sa-lom ! Avould God I had 
died for thee, O Ab'sa-lom, my son, 
my son ! 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Joab causes the king to cease mourning. 9 The Is- 
raelites bHng the king back, etc. 

AJsD it was told J5'ab, Behold, the 
king Aveepeth and mourneth for 
Ab'sa-lom. 

2 And the ^victory that day Avas 
turned into mourning unto all the 
people : for the people heard say that 
day hoAv the king Avas grieved for 
his son, 

3 And the people gat them by stealth 
that day into the city, as people be- 
ing ashamed steal Si^vay Avhen they 
flee in battle. 

4 But the king ''-coA^ered his face, and 
the king cried Avith a loud voice, *0 
my son Ab'sa-lom, O Ab'sa-lom, my 
son, my son ! 

5 And J5'ab came into the house to 
the king, and said. Thou hast shamed 
this day the faces of all thy serA'ants, 
Avhich this day have saA^ed thy life, 
and the liA^es of thy sons and of thy 
daughters, and the liA'es of thy AviA^es, 
and the Ha'cs of th}^ concubines ; 

6 Tn that thou loA^est thine eneixdes, 
and hatest thy friends. For thou hast 
declared this day, ^that thouregardest 
neither princes nor seiwants : for this 
day I perceiA'e, that if Ab'sa-lom. had 
liA'ed, and all A\-e had died this day, 
then it had pleased thee Avell. 

7 NoAv therefore arise, go forth, and 
speak ^comfortably unto thy serA^ants: 
for I SAvear by the Lord, if thou go 
not forth, there 'avuI not tarry one 
JAvith thee this night : and that avlLI be 
Avorse unto thee than all the CA^il that 
befell thee from thy youth until 
now. 

8 Then the king arose, and sat in the 
''gate. And they told unto all the peo- 
ple, saying. Behold, the king doth sit 
in the gate. And all the people came 
before the king ; for 'l§'ra-el had fled 
CA'crv man to his tent. 

9 *rAnd all the i^eople Avere at strife 
throughout all the tribes of Is'ra-el, 
saying, The king -^saA^ed us out of the 
hand of our enemies, and he delivered 
us out of the hand of the Phi-lis'tine§ ; 



SJmnei seeketh forgiveness. II. SAMUEL, 19. Mephihosheth ineeteth David. 



and now he -^is fled out of the land 
for Ab''sa-lom. 

1 And Ab'sa-lom, whom weanointed 
over us, is dead hi battle. N ow there- 
fore why ^speak ye not a word of 
bringing the king_back ? 

11 '[And king DaVid senttoZa/dok 
and to A-bfa-thar the priests, saying, 
Speak unto the elders of Jii'dah, say- 
ing, Why are ye the last to bring the 
king back to his house? seeing the 
speech of all l§'ra-el is come to the 
king, eve7i to his house. 

12 Ye are my brethren, ye ctre my 
'^bones and my flesh : wherefore then 
are ye the last to bring back the 
king? 

13 And *say ye to Am'a-sa,^r^ thou 
not of my bone, and of my flesh ? -^God 
do so to me, and more also, if thou be 
not captain of the host before me 
continually ^in the room of J5'ab. 

14 And he bowed the heart of all the 
men of Jii'dah, ^even as the heart of 
one man ; so that they sent this vmrd 
unto the king. Return thou, and all 
thy servants. 

1 6 So the king returned, and came to 
Jor'dan. And Jii'dah came to^'Gil'- 
gal, to go to meet the king, to conduct 
the king over J or 'dan. 

16 11 And "Shim'e-i the son of Ge'ra, a 
Ben'ja-mite, which ?(;fls of Ba-hii'rini, 
hasted and came down with the men 
of Jii'dah to meet king Da'vid. 

17 And there loere a thousand men 
of Ben'ja-min with him, and "Zi'bathe 
servant of the house of Saul, and his 
fifteen sons and his twenty servants 
with him ; and thev went over J or'- 
dan before the king. 

18 And there went over a ferry boat 
to carry over the king's household, 
and to do ^what he thought good. 
And Shim'e-i the son of Ge'ra fell 
down before the king, as he was come 
over Jor'dan; 

19 And said unto the king, Let mot 
my lord impute iniquity unto me, 
neither do thou remember ?that which 
thy servant did perversely the daj^ 
that my lord the king went out of 
Je-ru'sa-lem, that the king should 
take it to his heart. 

20 For thy servant doth know that 
I have sinned : therefore, behold, I am 
come the first this day of all 'the 
house of J5'§eph to go down to meet 
mj lord the king. 

21 But A-bish'a-i thesonof Zer-u-i'ah 
answered and said, Shall not Shim'e-i 



B. C. 1023. 



CHAP. 19. 
g ch. 15, 14 

5 are ye 
silent ? 

h ch. 5, 1 

i ch. 17, 25 
1 Chr. 3, 
16,17 

j Ruth 1,17 
1 Ki. 19, 2 

k ch. 18, 14 

/ Judg.20,1 

m Josh. 5, 9 

TCCh. 16, 5 

1 Ki. 2, 8, 
36,46 

ch. 9, 2,10 
ch. 16, 1,2 

6 the good 
in his 
eyes. 

p 1 Sam. 
22,15 

a ch. 16, 5,6 
Pro. 28,13 
Mat. 5, 25 

r ch. 13, 33 

s ch. 16, 5 

t Ex. 22, 28 
Eccl. 
10,20 
Acts 23, 5 

2 Pet. 2, 
10. 11 
Jude8 

u ch. 16, 10 

V 1 Sam. 
11,13 

w 1 Ki. 2, 8, 

9, 37, 46 

X ch. 9, 6 

y ch. 16, 17 

z ch. 16, 3 
Ps. 63, 11 
Ps. 101, 7 
Pro. 6, 

16, 17 
Pro. 21, 6 
Pro.26,28 

a ch. 14, 

17, 20 

7 men of 
death, 
1 Sami. 
26, 16 

b ch. 9, 7, 

10, 13 

c Deut. 19, 
16-21 
Ps. 82, 2 
Ps. 101, 
1-8 
Pro. 29, 4 

d 1 Ki. 2, 7 

e ch. 17, 27 

338 



be put to death for this, because he 
'cursed the Lord's anointed ? 

22 And Da'vid said, ^What have I 
to do with you, ye sons of Zer-u-i'ah, 
that ye should this day be adversaries 
unto me? "shall there any man be 
put to death this day in l§'ra-el ? for 
do not 1 know that 1 am this day 
king over l§'ra-el ? 

23 Therefore "the king said unto 
Shim'e-i, Thou shalt not die. And the 
king sware unto him. 

24 f And •" Me-phib'o-sheth the son of 
Saul came down to meet the king, and 
had neither dressed his feet, nor 
trimmed his beard, nor washed his 
clothes, from the day the king de- 
parted until the day he came again in 
peace. 

25 And it came to pass, when he 
was come to Je-ru'sa-lem to meet the 
king, that the king said unto him, 
•''Wherefore wentest not thou with 
me, Me-phib'o-sheth ? 

26 And he answered, My lord, O 
king, my servant deceived me : for 
thy servant said, I will saddle me an 
ass, that I may ride thereon, a,nd go 
to the king ; because thj?^ servant is 
lame. 

27 And 'he hath slandered thy serv- 
ant unto my lord the king ; but ''my 
lord the king is as an angel of God : 
do therefore ivhat is good in thine 
eyes. 

28 For all o/my father's house were 
but ^dead men before my lord the 
king : ^yet didst thou set thy servant 
among them that did eat at thine own 
table. What right therefore have I 
yet to cry any more unto the kin^ ? 

29 And the king said unto him, W hy 
speakest thou any more of thy mat- 
ters? I have said/Thou and Zi'ba 
divide the land. 

3 And Me-phib'o-sheth said unto the 
king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch 
as my lord the king is come again in 
peace unto his owm house. 

31 TTAnd ^Bar-zil'la-i the Gil'e-ad-ite 
came down from Ro-ge'lim, and went 
over Jor'dan with the king, to con- 
duct him. over Jor'dan. 

32 Now Bar-zilla-i was a very aged 
man, even fourscore years old: and 
he 'had provided the king of suste- 
nance while he lay at Ma-ha-na'im ; 
for he loas a very great man. 

3 3 And the king said unto Bar-zil'la-i, 
Come thou over with me, and I will 
feed thee with me in JS-ru'sa-lem. 



David blesseth Sarzillai. II. SAMUEL, 20. 



Sheba's rebellion. 



34 And Bar-znia-i said unto the: b. c. 1023. 
king, ®How long, have I to hve, that 
I should go up with the king unto 
Je-ru'sa-lem? 

35 1 ain this day •''fourscore years 



CHAP. 19. 

8 Bo%o 
many 
days are 

„ _ the years 

old : cmd can I discei7:i between good; o/^|i/ 

Gen. 47, 9 
Ps. 39, 4,5 
Jas. 4, 14 

/ Ps. 90, 10 

g EccL 12, 
3-6 

h 1 KI. 2, 7 
Jer.41tl7 

9 cTioose. 



and evil ? can thy servant taste what 
I eat or wha.t I drink ? can I ^hear 
any more the voice of singmg men 
and singing women ? wherefore then 
should thy ser^^ant be yet a biu-den 
unto m^y lord the king ? 
36 Thy servant will go a little way 
over J or 'dan with the king : and why 



should the king recompense 
^vith such a reward ? 

37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, 
turn back again, that I ma.y die in 
mine own city, a?id be buried by the 
grave of my father and of my 
mother. But behold thy ^servant 
Chim'ham , let him go over with my 
lord the king : and do to him what 
shall seem good unto thee. 

38 And the king answered, Chim'- 
ham shall go over with me, and I 
will do to him. that which shaU 
seem good unto thee: and whatso- 
ever thou shalt ^require of m.e, that 
will I do for thee. 

39 And all the people went over 
J or 'dan. And when the king was 
come over, the king 'kissed Bar- 
ziria-i, and -''blessed him ; and he re- 
turned unto his own place. 

40 Then the king went on to Gil'gal, 
and *° Chim'ham went on with him : 
and all the people of Ju'dah con- 
ducted the king, and also half the 
people of l§'ra-el. 

41 ^And, behold, all the men of Is'- 
ra-el came to the kmg, and said unto 
the king, Why have our brethren 
the men of Ju'dah stolen thee away, 
and have ^brought the king, and his 
household, and all Da'vid's men with 
hmi, over J or'dan ? 

42 And all the men of Jii'dah an- 
swered the men of Is'ra-el, Because 
the king is ^near of kin to us : where- 
fore then be ye angTy for this matter? 
have we eaten at all of the king's 
cost f or hath he given us any gift ? 

43 And the men of Is'ra-el answered 
the men of Jii'dah, and said, We have 
ten '"parts in the king, and we have 
also more right in Da'vid than ye: 
why then did ye "despise us, that 
our advice should not be first had in 
bringing back our king ? "And the 
words of the men of Jii'dah were 



it me ^ Greii.31,55 



j Gen.14,19 
Ex. 39, 43 
Josh. 22,6 
1 Sam. 
2,20 

10 CTiim- 
li\an. 

k ver. 15 

I Ruth4,12, 
18-22 
ver. 12 
1 Chr. 2, 
3-15 
Ps. 78, 
68, 70 
Mat.1,1-6 

m 1 Ki. 11, 

30,31 

11 set us at 
light. 

n .Tndg. 8, 1 
Judg.12,1 



B. C. 1022. 

CHAP. 20. 

a ch, 12, 10 

b Deut. 
13, 13 
Judsr. 
19, 2^3 
1 Sam. 
10,27 
ch. 23, 6 

1 Ki. 21, 
10.13 
2Chr.l3,7 

c ch. 19, 43 

d 1 Ki.12,16 

2 Chr. 
10,16 

e Pro. 17,14 

/ ch. 15, 16 
ch. 16, 21 

1 an "house 
of ivard, 

2 bound. 

3 in ivid- 
oivhood 
of life. 

4 Call. 

g ch. 18, 2 

h ch. 11, 11 
1 Ki. 1, 33 

5 deliver 
himself 
from our 
eyes. 

i ch. 8, 18 
1 Ki. 1, 38 

j Mat.26,49 
Lu. 22, 47 



fiercer than the words of the men of 
is'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 Sfieba makes a party in Israel. 10 Amasa is slain, 
U Joab pursues Sheba unto Abel. 16 A wise 
woman saves the city by Sheba's head. 23 David's 
great officers. 

AND there '^happened to be there 
a man of *Be'li-al, whose name 
zoas She'ba, the son of Bich'ri, a Ben'- 
ja-mite: and he blew a trumpet^ 
and said, ''We have no part in Da'vid, 
neither have we inheritance in the 
son of Jes'se : "^e very man to his tents, 
O is'ra-el. 

2 So 'every man of Is'ra-el went up 
from after Da'vid, «7ic^ followed She'- 
ba the son of Bich'ri : but the men of 
Jii'dah clave unto then" king, from 
Jor'dan even to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 ^ And Da'vid came to his house a.t 
Je-m'sa-lem ; and the king took the 
ten women his ■''concubines, whom 
he had left to keep the house, and 
IDut them in ^vard, and fed them, but 
went not in unto them. So they 
were '^sliut up unto the day of their 
death, ^li\'ing in widowhood. 

4!i'Then said the king to Am_'a-sa, 
^Assemble me the men of Jii'dah 
^vithin three days, and be thou here 
present. 

5 So Am'a-sa went to assemble the 
men of Jii'dah : but he tarried longer 
than the set time which he had ap- 
pomted him. 

6 And Da'vid said to^l-bish'a-i', !N'ow 
shall She'ba the son of Bich'ri do us 
more harm than did Ab'sa-lom : take 
thou -^thy lord's seiwants, and pursue 
after him, lest he get him fenced 
cities, and ^escape us. 

jTAnd there went out after him 
Jd'ab's men, and the 'Cher'e-thites, 
and the Pere-thites, and all the 
mighty men : and they we^it out of 
Je-ru'sa-lem, to pui'sue after She'ba 
the son of Bich'ri. 

8 When they icere at the great 
stone which is in Gib'e-on, Am'a-sa 
went before them. And Jd'ab's ga,r- 
ment that he had put on was girded 
unto him, and upon it a girdle iinth 
a sword fastened ui^on his loins in 
the sheath thereof ; and as he went 
forth it fell out. 

9 And Jo'ab said to Am'a-sa, Art 
thou in health, my brother ? .?And 
J5'ab took Am'a-sa by the beard mth 
the right hand to kiss him. 

10 But Am'a-sa took no heed to the 
sword that was m Jd'ab's hand i si 



Joab pursueth Sheba. 



II. SAMUEL, 21. 



Three years of famine. 



*he smote him therewith ^in the fiftls 
rih^ and shed out his bowels to thn 
ground, and ^struck him not again 
and he died. So Jo'ab and A-bish'a-i 
his brother pursued after She'ba the 
son of Bich'ri. 

11 And one of Jd'ab's men stood by 
him, and said, He that fa,voureth 
Jo'ab, and he that is for DaVid, let 
him go after Jo'ab. 

12 And Am'a-sa wallowed in blood 
in the midst of the highway. And 
when the man saw that all the peo- 
ple stood still, he removed Am'a-sa 
out of the highway into the field, 
and cast a cloth upon him, when he 
saw that every one that came by him 
stood still. 

13 When he was removed out of the 
highway, all the people went on after 
Jo'ab, to pursue after She'ba the son 
of Bich'ri. 

1411 And he went through all the 
tribes of l§'ra-el unto '^A'bel, and to 
Beth-ma'a-chah, and all the Be'rites : 
and they were gathered together, 
and went also after him. 

1 5 And they came and besieged him 
in A'bel of Beth-ma'a-chah, and they 
"cast up a bank against the city, and 
'it stood in the trench : and all the 
peox^le that loere v/ith Jo'ab ^battered 
the wall, to throw it down. 

16111 hen cried a wise woman out 
of the city. Hear, hear ; say, I pray 
you, unto Jo'ab, Come near hither, 
that I may speak with thee. 

17 And when he was come near 
unto her, the woman said. Art thou 
J5'ab ? And he answered, I aon he. 
Then she said imto him. Hear the 
words of thine handmaid. And he 
answered, I do hear. 

18 Then she spake, saying, ^They 
were wont to speak in old time, say- 
ing. They shall surely ask counsel at 
A'bel : and so they ended the matter. 

191 con one of them that are peace- 
able and faithful in l§'ra-el : thou seek- 
est to destroy a city and a ^"mother 
in l§'ra-el : why wilt thou swallow up 
"the inheritance of the Lord ? 

20 And Jo'ab answered and said, 
Far be it, far be it from me, that I 
should swallow up or destroy. 

21 The matter is not so : but a man 
of mount E'phra-im, She'ba the son of 
Bich'ri ^ 'by name, hath lifted up his 
hand against the king, even against 
Da'vid : deliver him only, and I will 
depart from the city. And the wom- 



B. C. 1022. 



CHAP. 20. 

h 1 Ki. 2, 5 

I ch. 2, 23 

6 doubled 
not Ms 
stroke. 

m 2Ki.l5,29 

2Chr.l6,4 

n2Ki.l9,32 

7 Or, it 
stood 
against 
the out- 
most wall. 

8 marred to 
throio 
down. 

9 Or, TUey 
plaitdy 
spake in 
the begin- 
ning, say- 
ing. Sure- 
ly they 
will ask 
of Abel, 
and so 
make an 
end, 
Deut. 

20, 10 

10 That is, 
A chief 
city. 
Ezek. 
16,46 

1 Sam. 
26,19 

II by his 
name. 

p Eccl. 9,14 

12 were 
scattered. 

q ch. 8, 16 
r 1 Ki.12,18 
s 1 Ki. 4, 3 

13 Or, 
remem- 
brancer. 

t ch. 8, 17 
■u ch. 23, 38 

14 Or, a 
prince, 
Gen.41,45 
Ex. 2, 16 
ch. 8, 18 



B. C. 1021. 
CHAP. 21. 

1 sought 
the face, 
etc. 
Num. 
27, 21 

1 Sam.22, 
10, 13, 15 
a Num. 
35,33 
b Josh. 9, 3 
c ch. 20, 19 

2 Or, It is 
not siliK'r 
nor gold 
that ive 
have to 
do with 
Saul or 
his house, 
neither 
pertains 
it to us 
to kill, 
etc. 

3 Or, cut us 
■of. 

d Judg.20,4 
1 Sam. 
10,26 
1 Sam. 
11,4 

4 Or,chosen 
of the 

LORD. 
1 Sam. 
10, 24 

840 



an said unto J5'ab, Behold, his head 
shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 

22 Then the woman went unto all 
the people ^in her wisdom. And they 
cut off the head of She'ba the son of 
Bich'ri, and cast it out to Jd'ab. And 
he blcAv a trumpet, and they ^ ^retired 
from the city, every man to his tent. 
And Jo'ab returned to Je-rii'sa-lem 
unto the king. 

23 ITNoAv 5'J5'ab was over all the host 
of I§'ra-el: and Be-na'iah the son of 
Je-hoi'a-da loas over theCher'e-thiteF 
and over the_Pere-thites : 

24 And A-do'ram was 'over the trib- 
ute : and *Je-hosh'a-phat the son of 
A-hi'lud teas '^recorder: 

25 And She'va teas scribe : aiid Za'- 
dok 'and A-bf a-thar wer_e the priests i 

26 And ^I'ra also the Ja'ir-ite was ^% 
chief ruler about Da'vid. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 The three years ojjaminefor the Glheonites cease, 
bt/ hanging seven of Saul's sons. 10 Rizpah's kind- 
ness unto the dead. 12 David buries the bones of 
Saul and Jonathan in their father's sepulchre. 

THEN there was a famine in the 
days of Da'vid three years, year 
after year; and Da'vid * enquired of 
the Lord. And the Lord answered, 
""It is for Saul, and for his bloody 
house, because he slew the Gib'e-on- 
ites. 

2 And the king called the Gib'e-on- 
ites, and said unto them; (now the 
Gib'e-on-ites were not of the children 
of is'ra-el, but *of the remnant of the 
Am'or-ites; and the children of is'ra-el 
had sworn unto them: and Saul 
sought to slay them in his zeal to 
the children of l§'ra-el and Jii'dah.) 

3 Wherefore Da'vid said unto the 
Gib 'e-on-ites. What shall I doforyou? 
and wherewith shall I make the 
atonement, that ye may bless the ^in- 
heritance of tho Lord ? 

4 And the Gib'e-on-ites said unto him, 
^We will ha.ve no silver nor gold of 
Saul, nor of his house ; neither for us 
shalt thou kill any man in I§'ra-el. 
And he said. What ye shall say that 
will I do for you. 

5 And they answered the king, The 
man that consumed us, and that Me 
vised against us that we should be 
destroyed from remaining in any oi 
the coasts of I§'ra-el. 

6 Let seven men of his sons be de- 
livered unto us, and we will hang 
them up unto the Lord '^in Gib'e-ah 
of ^Qi\i\,HDhom the Lord did choose. 
And the kin^ said, I will give them. 



iSeve?i of Saul's sons slain. II. SAMUEL, 22. 



Philistine giants slain. 



7 But the king spared Me-phib'o- 
sheth, the son of Jon'a-than the son 
of Saul, because of the "Lord's oath 
that V/jas between them, between Da'- 
vid and Jon'a-than the son of Saul. 

8 But the king took the two sons 
of >"Riz'pah the daughter of A-f_ah^ 
whom she bare unto Saul, Ar-mo'ni 
and Me-phib'o-sheth ; and the five 
sons of ^Mf chal the daughter of Saul, 
whom she ^'brought up for A'dri-el the 
son of Bar-zil'la-I the Me-horath-ite : 

9 And he dehvered them into the 
hands of the Gib'e-on-ites, and they 
hanged them in the hill ^before the 
Lord: and they fell all seven to- 
gether, and were put to death in the 
days of harvest, in the first days, in 
the beginning of barley harvest. 

10 IF And ^Riz'pah the daughter of 
A-fah took sackcloth, and spread it 
for her upon the rock, 'from the 
beginning of harvest until water 
dropped upon them out of heaven, 
and suffered neither the birds of the 
air to rest on them by day, nor the 
beasts of the field by night. 

11 And it was told Da'yid what 
Riz'pah the daughter of A-fah, the 
concubine of Saul, had done. 

12 And Da'vid went and took the 
bones of Saul and the bones of Jon'a- 
than his son from the men of •^Ja'- 
besh-gire-ad, which had stolen them 
from the street of Beth -shan, where 
the Phi-lis'tine§ had hanged them, 
when the Phi-lis'tine§ had slain Saul 
in Gil-bo'a: 

13 And he brought up from thence 
the bones of Saul and the bones of 
Jon'a-than his son; and they gathered 
the bones of them that were hanged. 

14 And the bones of Saul and Jon'a- 
than his son buried they in the coun- 
try of Ben'ja-min in ^Zelah, in the 
sepulchre of Kish his father: and 
they performed all that the king: 
commanded. And after that God 
^vas intreated for the land. 

1 5 ^Moreover the Phi-lis'tine§ had 
yet war again with is'ra-el ; and Da'- 
vid went down, and his ser^^ants with 
him, and fought against the Phi-lis'- 
tine§ : and Da'vid waxed faint. 

16 And ish'bi-be'nob, which vjas of 
the sons of ''the giant, the weight of 
whose ^spear ineighecVlYirQQ hundred 
shekels of brass in weight, he being 
girded with a new sword, thought to 
have slain Da'vid. 

17 But A-bish'a-i thesonof Zer-u-i'ah 



B. C. 1019. 



CHAP. 21. 

(■ 1 Sam. 
18,3 

1 Sam.20, 
8, 15, 42 
1 Sam. 
28, 18 

/ ch. 3, 7 

5 Or, 
Michal's 
sister. 

6 bare to 
Adriel, 
1 Sam^ 
18,19 

g ch. 6, 17 

h ch. 3, 7 

i Deut. 
21,23 

j 1 Sam.31, 
11, 12, 13 

k Josh. 

18, 28 

I Josh. 7,26 
ch. 24, 25 

7 Or, 
Rapha. 

8 the staff, 
or, the 
head. 

9 Nine 
pounds 
and a 
half 
avoir- 
dupois. 

10 candle, 
or, lamp. 

m 1 Chr. 
11,29 

11 Or, 
Sippai. 

12 Or, 

Rapha. 

13 Or, Jair. 
n lChr.20,6 

14 Or, 
Rapha. 

15 Or, re- 
proached. 



B. C. 1018. 

CHAP. 22. 

a Ex. 15, 1 

b Deut.32,4 

c Heb. 2, 13 

d Gen. 15, 1 

e Lu. 1, 69 

/ Pro.18,10 

g Ps. 59, 16 
Jer. 16,19 

1 Or, pangs. 

;2 Belial. 

3 Or, co7-ds. 

h Ps. 116, 4 
Jonah 2,2 

i Ex. 3, 7 

j Judg. 5, 4 
Ps. 77, 18 

341 



succoured him, and smote the Phi- 
lis'tine, and killed him. Then the 
men of Da'vid sware unto him, say- 
ing, Thou shalt go no more out with 
us to battle, that thou quench not 
the '"light of is'ra-el. 

18 And it came to pass after this, 
that there was again a battle with 
the Phi-lis tines at Gob : then '"Sib'be- 
chai the Hii'shath-ite slew ^'Saph, 
which IV as of the sons of '-the giant. 

19 And there was again a battle in 
G5b w^ith the Phi-lis'tines, where El- 
ha'nan the son of '^Ja-ar'e-or'e-gim, a 
Beth'- le-hem-Tte, slew the brother of 
G6-li'aththeGit'tite,the staff of whose 
spear teas like a weaver's beam. 

20 And ''there was yet a battle in 
Gath, where was a man of great 
stature, that had on every hand six 
fingers, and on every foot six toes, 
four and twenty in number ; and he 
also was born to "the giant. 

21 And when he ^ ^defied I§'ra-el, 
Jon'a-than the son of Shim'e-ah the 
brother of Da'vid slew him. 

22 These four were born to the 
giant in Gath, and fell by the hand 
of Da'^^id, and by the hand of his 
servants. 

CHAPTER 22. 

David's psalm of tlianlcsgivina for God's powerful 
deliverance, and manifold blessings. 

AKD Da'vid ""spake unto the Lord 
the words of this song in the 
day that the Lord had delivered 
hmi out of the hand of all his ene- 
mies, and out of the hand of Saul : 

2 And he said, ^The Lord i s my rock. 
and my fortress, and my deliv erer ; 

3 The God of my rock ; "^in him will 



I trust : he is my ^shield, an d the 
iiorn of my salvation, my high 
• ^ tower, and ^my refuge, my savio ur ; 
tho u savest me from violence. * 
41 will call on the Lord, tcho is 
worthy to be praised : so shall I be 
saved from mine enemies. 

5 When the 'waves of death com- 
passed me, the floods of ^ungodly 
men made me afraid ; 

6 The ^sorrows of hell compassed 
me about ; the snares of death pre- 
vented me ; 

7 In my distress ^I called upon the 
Lord, and cried to my God : and he 
did 'hear my voice out of his temple, 
and my cry did enter into his 
ears. 

8 Then -^the earth shook and trem- 
bled ; the foundations of heaven 

* K. 2 Kings 20. 4-6. ° 



K 



JJaviWs psahn 



11. SAMUEL, 22. 



of thanksgiving. 



moved and shook, because he was 
wroth. 

9 There went up a smoke ^out of his 
nostrils, and '^fire out of his mouth 
devoured : coals were kindled by it. 

10 Pie 'bowed the heavens also, and 
came down ; and darkness vms un- 
der his feet. 

1 1 And he rode upon a cherub, and 
did fly : and he was seen upon '"the 
wings of the wind. 

12 And he made darkness pavihons 
round about him, "dark waters, and 
thick clouds of the skies. 

13 Through the brightness before 
him were coals of fire kindled. 

14 The Lord "thundered from heav- 
en, and the most ILigh uttered his 
voice. 

15 And he sent out "arrows, and 
scattered them; lightning, and dis- 
comfited them. 

16 And the channels of the sea ap- 
peared, the foundations of the world 
were discovered, at the rebuking of 
the Lord, at the blast of the breath 
of his ^nostrils. 

1 7 He sent from above, he took me ; 
he drew me out of ^manv waters : 

1 8 He delivered me from my strong 
enemy, and from them that hated 
me: for they were too strong for 
me. 

19 They prevented me in the day 
of my calamity : but the Lord was 
my stay. 

20 He ^'brought me forth also into a 
large place : he delivered me, because 
he ^delighted in me. 

21 The Lord rewarded me accord- 
ing to mty righteousness : according 
to the cleanness of my hands hath 
he recompensed me. 

22 For I have kept the ways of the 
Lord, and have not wickedly depart- 
ed from my God. 

23 For all his '"judgments to ere be- 
fore me : and as for his statutes, I 
did not depart from them. 

24 1 was also ^upright ^before him, 
and have kept myself from mine in- 
iquity. 

25 Therefore the Lord hath recom- 
pensed me according to my right- 
eousness ; according to my cleanness 
^in his eye sight. 

26 With 'the merciful thou wilt 
shew thyself merciful, and with the 
upright man thou wilt shew thyself 
upright. 

^7 With the pure thou "vvilt shew 



B. C. 1018. 



CHAP. 22. 

4 by. 

k Ps. 97, 3 
Hab. 3, .5 
Heb. 
12,29 

I Isa. 64, 1 

m Ps. lOi, 3 

5 binclinfi 
of waters. 

n Isa. 30, 30 

Deut. 
32, 23 
Ps. 7, 13 
Ps. 77, 17 
Ps. 144, 6 
Hab. 3, 11 

6 Ov,anger. 

7 Or, great. 

p Ps. 31, 8 

q ch. 15, 26 

r Deut. 7,12 

s Gen. 6, 9 
Job 1, 1 

8 to him. 

9 before his 
eyes. 

t Mat. 5, 7 

u Lev.26,23 

10 Or, 
'Wrestle. 

V Ex. 3. 7 

11 Or, 

candle. 

12 Or, 

broken a 
troop. 

wDeut.32,4 
Dan. 4, 37 
Rev. 15, 3 

X Ps. 12, 6 
Pro. 30, 5 

13 Or, 
refined. 

y 1 Sam.2,2 
Isa.45,5,6 

z Ps. 27, 1 

14 riddcth, 

OV,lOOS€th. 

a Deut. 
18,13 

15 equal- 
leth. 

16 for the 
war. 

17 multi- 
plied me. 

18 ankles. 

19 caused 
to bow. 

b 1 Sam. 
28, 6 

c Job 27, 9 
Pro. 1, 28 

d Deut. 
28, 13 

e Isa. 55, 5 

20 Sons of 
the 
stranger. 

21 OT,yield 
feigned 
obedience. 
Deut. 
33,29 

342 



thyself pure ; and "with the f roward 
thou wilt ^°shew thyself unsavoury. 

28 And the "affiicted people thou 
wilt save : but thine eyes are upon 
the haughty, that thou mayest bring 
them down. 

29 For thou art my "lamp, O 
Lord : and the Lord will lighten my 
darkness. 

30 For by thee I have '"run through 
a troop : by my God have I leaped 
over a wall. 

31 As for God, '^his way is perfect ; 
"'the word of the Lord is '^tried : he 
is a buckler to aU them that trust 



i n him. F. 1 Kings 17. 14-16. J 

"32 For 2'who is God, save the Lord ? 
and who is a rock, save our God ? 

33 God is my -strength and power: 
and he ^^maketh my way ''perfect. 

34 He '^maketh my feet like hinds' 
feet: and setteth me upon mj^ high 
places. 

35 Lie teacheth my hands ^'^to war; 
so that a bow of steel is broken by 
mine arms. 

36 Thou hast also given me the 
shield of thy salvatioix : and thy gen- 
tleness hath '^niade me great. 

37 Thou hast enlarged my steps 
under me ; so that my '^feet did not 
slip._ 

3o i have pursued mine enemies, and 
destroyed them ; and turned not again 
until I had consumed them. 

39 And I have consumed them, and 
wounded them, that they could not 
arise : yea, they are f allien under my 
feet. 

40 For thou hast girded me with 
strength to battle : them that rose up 
against me hast thou "subdued under 
me. 

41 Thou hast also given me the necks 
of mine enemies, that I might de- 
strov tliem that hate me. 

42 They ^looked, but there teas none 
to save ; even '^unto the Lord, but he 
answered them not. 

43 Then did I beat them as small as 
the dust of the earth, I did stamp 
them as the mire of the street, and 
did spread them abroad. 

44 Thou also hast delivered me from 
the strivings of my people, thou hast 
kept me to be ^head of the heathen : 
'Si people which I knew not shall serve 
me. 

45 ^"Strangers shall ^^ submit them- 
selves unto me : as soon as they hear, 
they shall be obedient unto me. 



/I catalogue of 

46 Strangers shall fade away, and 
they shall be afraid -''out of their close 
places. 

4 7 The Lord liveth : and blessed be 
my rock ; and exalted be the God of 
the n^ock of my salvation. 

48 It is God that "avengeth me, and 
that ^bringeth down the people under 
me, 

49 And that bringetli me forth from 
mine enemies : thou also hast lifted 
me up on high above them that rose 
up against me : thou hast delivered 
me from the violent man. 

50 Therefore I will give thanks unto 
thee, O Lord, among 'the heathen, and 
I vrill sing praises unto thy name. 

5 1 He is the tower of salvation for 
his king : and sheweth mercy to his 
anointed, unto Da'vid, and to his seed 
for evermore. 

CHAPTER 23. ^ 

1 David professes his faith in God's promises :8a 
catalogue of Ms mighty men. 

"VrOW these be the last words of 
Jl^ Da'vid. Da'vid the son of Jes'se 
said, and the man tnho loas raised up 
on high, the anointed of the God of 
Ja'cob, and the sweet psalmist of l§'- 
ra-el, said, 

2 The "Spirit of the Lord spake by 
me, and his word teas in my tong-ue. 

3 The God of is'ra-el said, the Rock 
of I§'ra-el spake to me, 'He that ruleth 
over men must be just, ruling *in the 
fear of God. 

4 And 'ke shall be as the light of the 
morning, ichen the sun riseth, even a 
morning without clouds ; as the ten- 
der grass springing out of the earth 
by clear shining a,fter rain. 

5 Although '^my house be not so with 
God ; yet he hath made with me an 
everlasting covenant, ordered m all 
thmgs, and sure : for this is all my 
salvation, and a.il my desire, although 
he make it not to grow. 

6 ^ntthesonsoiJih'll-^shallbea^ot 
them as thorns thrust away, because 
they cannot be taken with hands : 

7 But the man that shall touch them 
must be ^fenced with iron and the staff 
of a spear ; and they shall be utterly 
burned with fire in the same place. 

8 *i[These be the names of the mighty 
men whom Da'vid had : ^The Tach*'- 
mo-nite that sat in the seat, chief 
among the captains; the same loas 
Ad'i-no the Ez'nite: he lift up his 
spear against eight hundred, ^whorn 
he slew at one time. 



H. SAMUEL, 23. 



DavifVs mighty men. 



B. C. 1018. 



CHAP. 22. 

/Mic. 7, 17 

g Ps. 89, 26 

22 giveth 
avenge- 
ment fm' 
me. 

h Ps. lU, 2 

i Rom. 15, 9 



CHAP. 23. 

a 2 Pet. 1,21 

1 Or, Be 
tliou 
ruler, etc. 

h Ex. 18, 21 

c Pro. 4, 18 

a 1 Zi. 9, 46 

2 filled. 

3 Or, Josh- 
ehbassebet 
the Tacli- 
monite, 
head of 
the three. 

4 slain. 

e 1 Chr. 
11,12 
lCIii-.27,4 

/I Chr. 
11,12 

5 Or, for 
foraging. 

6 Or, Tlie 
three cap- 
tains over 
the thirty. 
1 Chr. 
11,15 

g Deut. 
33, 29 

1 Sam. 
22,1 
IChr. 
29,11 

2 Chr. 14, 
11-14 
2Chr.25,8 
Ps. 3, 8 
Ps. 46, 1 
Ps. 98, 1 
Ps. 115, 
9-11 

Ps. 146, 5 
Pro. 21, 
30,31 
Rom.8,31 

/lOr. 
giants. 

i 1 Sam. 
22,4 

j Lev.17,10 

k 1 Chr. 
11,20 

7 slain. 

I Josh. 
15,21 

8 great of 
acts. 

m Ex. 15,15 
343 



9 And after him loas 'E4e-a'zar the 
son of Do'do the A-ho'hite, one of the 
three mighty men with Da'vid, when 
they defied the Phi-lis'tmes that were 
there gathered together to battle, and 
the men of l§'ra-el were gone away : 

10 He arose, and smote the Phi-lis'- 
tines until his hand was Aveary, and 
his hand clave unto the sword : and 
the Lord wrought a great victory 
that day; and the people returned 
after him only to spoil. 

1 1 And af t_er hmi was Sham'mah the 
son of Ag'e-e the Ha'ra-rite. -^And the 
Phi-lis'tmes were gathered together 
^into a troop, Avhere was a piece of 
ground full of ientiles : and the i^eople 
fled from the Phi4is'tines. 

1 2 But he stood in the midst of the 
ground, and defended it, and slew the 
Phi-lis'tines : and the Lord wrought 
a great victory. 

1 3 And '■'threeof thethirty chief went 
down, and came to Da'vid in the har- 
vest time unto ^the cave of A-dul'lam : 
and the troop of the Phi-lis'tine§ 
pitched in the valley of ^Reph'a-im. 

14 And Da'vid toas then in 'an hold, 
and the garrison of the Phi-lis'tine§ 
toas then i)i Beth'-le-hem. 

15 And Da'vid longed, and said. Oh 
that one would give me drink of the 
water of the well of Beth'-le-hem, 
which is by the gate ! 

16 And the three mighty men brake 
through the host of the Phi-lis'tmes, 
and drev' water out of the well of 
Beth'-le-hem, that was by the gate, 



and took it, and brought it to Da' 
vid : nevertheless he would not drink 
thereof, but poiu-ed it out unto the 
Lord. 

IT And he said. Be it far from me, 
O Lord, that I should do this : is oiot 
this •'the blood of the men that went 
in jeopardy of their lives ? therefore 
he would not drink it. These things 
did these three mighty m.en. 

1 8 And ^A-bisha-i, the brother of J5'- 
ab, the son of Zer-u-i'ah, was chief 
among three. And he lifted up his 
spear against three hundred, "'and 
slew them., and had the name among 
three. 

1 9 Was he not most honourable of 
three ? therefore he was their captain: 
howbeit he attained not unto the first 
three. 

20 And Be-na'iahthesonof Je-hoi'a- 
da, the son of a valiant man, of ^Kab'* 
ze-el, Hvho had done many acts, '^'he 



David'' s migfity men. 



II. SAMUEL, 24. David number eth the people. 



slew two lionlike men of M5'ab : he 
went down also and slew a lion in the 
midst of a pit in time of snow : 

21 And he slew an E-gyp'tian, "a 
goodly man : and the E-gyp'tian had a 
spear in his hand ; but he went down 
to him with a staff, and plucked the 
spear out of the E-gyp'tian's hand, and 
slew him with his own spear. 

22 These things did Be-na'iah the 
son of Je-hoi'a-da, and had the name 
among three mighty men. 

23 He was "more honourable than 
the thirty, but he attained not to the 
first three. And DaVid set him "over 
his ^^guard. 

24 A'sa-hel, ''the brother of Jo'ab,'W5«.s 
one of the thirty; El-ha'nan the son of 
D5'do of Beth'-le-hem, 

25 Sham'mahHhe Ha'rod-ite,EFi-ka 
the Ha'rod-ite, 

26 He'lez the Partite, I'ra the son of 
Ik'kesh the Te-k5'ite, 

27 A-bi-e'zer the An'e-thoth-Ite, Me- 
bun'nai the Hii'shath-Tte, 

28 Zal'mon the A-h5'hIte,Ma-har'a-i 
the Ne-toph'a-thite, 

29 Heleb the son of Ba'a-nah, a Ne- 
toph'a-thite, It'ta-J the son of Ri'bai 
out of Gib'e-ah of the children of Ben'- 
ja-min, 

30 Be-na'iah the ?Pir'a-thon-ite, 
Hid'da-i of the* ^brooks of '"Ga'ash, 

31 A'bi-al'bon the Ar'bath-ite, Az'- 
ma-veth the Bar-hu'mite, 

3 2 E4f ah-ba the Sha-aFbo-nite, of the 
sons of Ja'shen, Jon'a-than, 

33 Sham'mahthe Ha'ra-rite, A-hf am 
the son of Sha'rar the Ha'ra-rite, 

34 E-liph'e4et the son of A4ias'ba-i, 
the son of the Ma-ach'a-thite, E4i'am 
the son of A~hith'o-phel the Gilo-nite, 

35 Hez'ra-i the Car'mel-ite, Pa'a-rai 
the Ar'bite, 

36 I'gal the son of Na'than of Zo'- 
bah, Ba'nl the Gad'ite, 

37 Ze'lek the Am'mon-ite, Kalia-ri 
the Be-e'roth-ite, armourbearer to 
Jo'ab the son of Zer-u-f ah, 

38 *i'ra an 'ith'rite, Ga'reb an Ith'- 
rite, 

39 "U-ii'ah the Hit'tite : thirty and 
seven in all. 

CHAPTER 24. 

( David numbers the people: 10 he, having three 
plagues propounded by Gad, repents, and chooses 
three days'" pestilence : 15 his intercession to God; 
the plague ceases. 

AND "again the anger of the Lord 
was kindled against l§'ra-el,and 
^hemovedDa'vid againstthem to say, 
^Go. number I§'ra-el and Ju'dali„ 



B. C. 1018. 



CHAP. 23. 

9 lions of 
God. 

10 a man of 
cownte- 
nance, or, 
sight. 

1 Chr. 
11, 23 
a man of 
great 
stature. 

11 Or, 
honour' 
able 
among 
the thirty. 

n ch. 8, 18 

12 nt his 
com- 
mand, or, 
council. 

ch. 2, 18 
p 1 Chr, 

11,27 
q Judg. 

12,15 

13 Or, 
valleys, 
Deut.1,24 

r Judg. 2, 9 
s ch. 20, 26 
t Josh. 
15,48 
uch.11,3,6 



B, C. 1017. 
CHAP. 24. 

a ch. 21, 1 

1 Satan. 
lChr.21,1 
Jas. 1, 13 

b 1 Chr. 
27,23 

2 Or, 
Compass. 

c Gen. 26, 4 

Jer. 17, 5 

d Acts 5. 29 

e Deut.2,36 

3 Or,valley. 
/Num.32, 

1,3 

4 Or,nether 
land 

newly in- 
habited. 

g Josh. 

19.47 

Judg. 

18,29 
h Josh. 

19, 28 

Judg. 

18,28 
i lChr.21,5 

j 1 Sam. 

24,6 
k ch. 12, 13 

I 1 Sam. 

13, 13 
m 1 Sam. 

22,5 
n 1 Sam.9,9 

o 1 Chr. 
21,12 
That is, 
three 
years 
and the 
present 
added to 
those 
men- 
tioned, 
ch. 21, 1. 



2 For the king said to Jo'ab the cap- 
tain of the host, which was with him, 
^Go now through all the tribes of !§'• 
ra-el,from Dan even to Be'er-she'ba, 
and number ye the people, that '] 
may know thenumber of the people. 

3 And Jo'ab said unto the king, Now 
the Lord thy God add unto the peo- 
ple, how many soever they be, an 
hundredfold, and that the eyes of my 
lord the king may see it : but why 
doth my lord the king delight in this 
thing ? 

4 N otwithstand ing ''the king's word 
prevailed against J o'ab, and against 
the captains of the host. And Jo'ab 
and the captains of the host went out 
from the presence of the king, to 
number the people of i§'ra-el. 

5 And they passed over J or 'dan, and 
pitched in *Ar'o-6r, on the right side 
of the city that lieth in the midst of 
the ^river of Gad, and toward -^ Ja'zSr : 

6 Then they came to Gil'e-ad, and to 
the ^land of Tah'tim-hod'shl ; and 
they came ^to Dan-ja'an, and about 
to '^Zl'don, 

7 And came to the strong hold of 
Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hi'- 
vites, and of the Ca'naan-ites : and 
they went out to the south of Jii'dah, 
even to Be'er-she'ba. 

8 So when they had gone through 
all the land, they came to Je-ru'sa^ 
lem at the end of nine months and 
twenty days. 

9 And Jd'ab gave up the sum of the 
number of the people unto the king : 
'and there were in l§'ra-el eight hun- 
dred thousand valiant men that drew 
the sword ; and the men of Jii'dah 
tce7'e five hundred thousand men. 

10 ITAnd y a'vid's heart sm ote him 
after tha t he had numbered " the peo- 
ple. And Da'yid said untothe L ord, 
^i have^inned greatly in"that Tliaye 
done; and now, 1 beseech thee, O 
Lord, take away the iniquity of tli~ ~ 



I 



servant ; for 1 have ^done very too 

ishly^^ R. 1 Kings 8. 33-36., 

1 IFor when Da'vid was up in the 
morning, the word of the Lord canic? 
unto the proiDhet '"Gad,Da'vid's "seer 
saying, 

12 Go and say unto Da'vid, Thus 
saith the Lord, I offer thee three 
things ; choose thee one of them, that 
I may do it unto thee. 

13 So Gad came to DaVid, and told 
him, and said unto him. Shall "seven 
years of famine come unto thee in thy 



God sendeth o 



I. KINGS, 1. 



plague upon Israel, 



tand? or wilt thou flee three months | ^- c- loi 
oef ore thine enemies, while they pur- chap. 24 
tsue thee ? or that there be three days' 
pestilence in thy land ? now ad^rise, 
and see what answer I shall return to 
him that sent me. 

14 And Da'vid said unto Gad, I am 
in a great strait : let us fall now into 
the hand of the Lord ; ^for his mer-j 27T24 
cies are ^great : and ?let me not fall 
into the hand of ma.n. 

15 IFSo ''the Lord sent a pestilence ^ Gen. 6, 6 

1 Sam. 
15, 11 
Ps. 78, 38 
Jer. 18, 
5-10 

Joel 2, 13 
Jonah. 
3,10 

lil Chr. 
21, 15 
Qrrian. 



p Ps. 103, 8 

Ps. 119, 

158 
5 Or,many. 
q Isa. 47, 6 

Zech.1,15 
r 1 Chr. 

21, 14 

IChr. 



s Ex. 12, 23 
1 Chr. 
21,15 
Ps. 104, 4 



Upon is'ra-el from the morning even 
to the'timie appointed: and there 
died of the people from Dan even 
to Be'er-she'ba seventy thousand 
men. 

1 6 And when the 'angel stretched out 
ais hand upon Je-ru'sa-lem to de- 
stroy it, 'the Lord repented him ofj"ichr. 
the evil, and said to the angel that'^yic'iii.^ 
destroyed the peoplt^, It is enough:! 21,18' 
stay now thine hand. And the angel ^ ^'"""'^"'^ 
of the Lord was by the threshing- 
place of "A-rau'nah the Jeb'u-site. 

1 7 And Da'vid spake unto the Lord 
vv'hen he saw the angel that^ smote 
the people, and said, Lo, "I have 
sinned, and I have done wickedly : 
but these sheep, what have they 
done? let thine hand, I pray thee, 
be against me, and against my fa- 
ther's house. 

18 TAnd Gad came that day to Da'- 
vid, and said unto him, "Go up, rear an 
altar unto the Lord in the threshing- 
aoor of M-rau'nah the Jeb'u-slte. 



X Gen. 23, 8 
y Num. 
16,48 
z 1 Ki.19,21 

a Ps. 20, 3 
Ps. 119, 
108 
Ezek. 
20, 40 

1 Pet. 2, 5 
h 1 Chr. 

21,24 

7 Which 
became 
the site 
of the 
temple. 
lChr.22,1 

c ch. 21, 14 

2 Chr. 
33,13 
Isa, 19, 22 



1 9 And Da'vid,according to the say- 
ing of Gad, went up as the Lord 
commanded, 

20 And A-rau'nah looked, and saw 
the king and his servants coming on 
toward him : and A-rau'nah went out, 
and bowed himself before the king 
on his face upon the ground. 

21 And A-rau'nah said. Wherefore 
is my lord the king come to his serv- 
ant ? ^And Da'vid said, To buy the 
threshingfloor of thee, to build an 
altar unto the Lord, that the -''plague 
may be stayed from the people. 

_22 And A-rau'nah said unto Da'vid, 
Let my lord the king take and offer 
up Avhat seeraeth good unto him : ^be- 
hold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, 
and thresliing instrujnents and other 
instruments of the oxen for wood. 

23 All these things did A-rau'nah, as 
a king, give unto the king. And 
A-rau'nah said unto the king, The 
Lord thy God accept "thee. 

24 And theking said unto A-rau'nah, 
Kay ; but I will surely buy it of thee 
at a price : neither will I offer burnt 
offerings unto the Lord my God of 
that which doth cost me nothing. 
So *Da'vid bought the threshingfloor 
and the oxen for fifty shekels of 
silver. D- 1 "kings 8. 62-64., 

25 And Da'vid built 'there an altar 
unto the Lord, and offered burnt 
offerings and peace offerings. So the 
Lord was '^intreated for the land, and 
the plague v/as stayed from Ig'ra-el. 



THE 

FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS, 

COMMONLY CALLED, 

THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

I AMshag cherishes David in his extreme age. 
5 Adonijah usurps the kingdom. 32 Solomon, by 
David's appoint'inent, is anointed king. 50 Adoni- 
jah, fleeing to the horns of the altar, is dismissed 
by Solotnon. 

NOW king Da'vid was old and 
'stricken in years; and they 
covered him with clothes, but he gat 
no heat. 

2 Wherefore his ser\^ants said unto 
him, ^Let there be sought for my lord 
the king ^a young virgin: and "let 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 1. 

1 entered 
into clays. 

2 L,et them 

seek. 

3 a damsel, 
a virgin. 

a 1 Sam. 
16, 21 

4 be a cher- 
isherunto 
Mm. 

b Josh. 
19, 18 
c Gen. 4, 1 

345 



her stand before the king, and let her 
"cherish him, and let her lie in thy 
bosom, that my lord the king may 
get heat. 

3 So they sought for a fair damsel 
throughout all the coasts of is'ra-el, 
andfound Ab'i-sliag a*Shu'nam-mIte, 
and brought her to the king. 

4 And the damxsel vkis very fair, and 
cherished the king, and ministered to 
him : but the king *knew her not. 



Adonijah usurpeth 



I. KINGS, 1. 



the kingdom. 



5 1i Then '^Ad-o-nrjah the son of Hag'- 
gith exalted hinriself, saying, I will ^be 
king : and 'he prepared him chariots 
and horsemen, and fifty men to run 
before him. 

6 And his father had -^not displeased 
him ^at any time in saying, Why 
hast thou done so ? and he also was 
a very goodly 7nan ; i'and his mother 
bare him after Ab'sa-lom. 

7 And ■'he conferred with Jc'ab the 
sonofZer-u-i'ah,andHvithA-bra-thar 
the priest : and 'they ^following Ad- 
o-nfjah helped him. 

8 But Za'dok the priest, and Be-na'- 
iah the son of Je-hoi'a-da,andNa'than 
the prophet, and •'Shim'e-i, and Ke'i, 
and ^the mighty men which belonged 
to Da'vid, were not with Ad-o-ni' jah. 

9 And Ad-o-nf jah slew sheep and 
oxen and fat cattle by the stone of 
Z5'he-leth, w^hich is by ^En-r5'gel,and 
called all liis brethren the king's sons, 
and all the men of Jii'dah the king's 
servants : 

1 But Na'than the prophet, and 
Be-na'iah, and the mighty men, and 
Sol'o-mon his brother, he called not. 

11 1!" Wherefore Na'than spake unto 
Bath -she-bathemotherof Sol'o-mon, 
saying, Hast thou not heard that Ad- 
o-ni'jah the son of Hag'gith ^doth 
reign, and Da'vid our lord knoweth it 
not? 

12 Now therefore come, let me, I 
pray thee, give "'thee counsel, that 
thou may est save thine own life, and 
the life of thy son Sol'o-mon. 

13 Go and get thee in unto king 
Da'vid, and say unto him, Didst not 
thou, my lord, O king, swear unto 
thine handmaid, saying. Assuredly 
^'Sol'o-mon thy son shall reign after 
me, and he shall sit upon my throne ? 
why then doth Ad-o-ni'jah reign ? 

14 Behold, while thou yet talkest 
there with the king, 1 also will come 
in after thee, and '"confiiTnthy words. 

1 5 ^ And Bath'-she-ba went in unto 
the king into the chamber : and the 
king was very old ; and Ab'i-shag the 
Shu'nam-mite ministered unto the 
king. 

1 6 And Bath'-she-ba bowed, and did 
obeisance unto the king. And the 
king said, ''What wouldest thou? 

1 7 And she said unto him, "My lord, 
thou swarest by the Lord thy God un- 
to thine handmaid, sa^/^^^J?' Assured- 
ly Sol'o-mon thy son shall reign after 
me, and he shall sit upon my throne. 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 1. 
d 2 Sam.3,4 

5 reign, 

e 2 Sam. 
15.1 

/Pro. 29,15 

6 from hia 
days. 

g 2 Sacx. 3, 

7 liis words 
were with 
Joah. 

h 2 Sam. 
20, 25 

i cli. 2, 20 

8 helped 
after 
Adonijah. 

j ch. 4, 18 

k 2 Sam. 
23,8 

9 Or, The 

well 
Bagel. 

I 2 Sam.3,4 

mPro.15,22 

n lChr.22,9 

10 fin up. 

11 What to 

theel 

o Gen.18,12 
1 Pet. 3, 6 

12 lie down. 
Deut. 
31,16 
ch. 2, 10 
Isa. 57, 3 

13 sinners. 

14 Let kino 
Adonijah 
live. 

1 Sam. 
10.24 

2 Sam. 
16, 16 

2 Ki.11,12 

2Chr. 

23,11 

15 before 
the king. 

p Judg.8,19 

1 Sam. 
25, 34 

2 Sam.4,9 
2 Sam. 
12,5 

q Gen.48,16 
Ps. 19. 14 
Ps. 31, 5,r 
Ps. 34, 
19,22 
Ps. 71. 23 
Ps. 103, 
1.* 
Lam. 3,58 

346 



18 And now, behold, Ad-o-ni'jab 
reigneth ; and now, my lord the king, 
thou knowest it not : 

19 And he hath slain oxen and fat 
cattle and sheep in abundance, and 
hath called all the sons of the king, 
and A-bi'a-thar the priest, and J5'ab 
the captain of the host : but Sol'o-mon 
thy servant hath he not called. 

20 And thou, my lord, O king, the 
eyes of all l§'ra-el ore upon thee, that 
thou shouldest tell them who shall 
sit on the throne of my lord the kmg 
after him. 

21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, 
when my lord the king shall ^^sleep 
with his fathers, that I a.nd my son 
Sol'o-mon shall be counted '"offenders. 

22!IAnd, lo, while she yet talked 
with the king, Na'than the prophet 
also came in. 

23 And they told the king, saying, 
Behold Na'than the prophet. 'And 
when he was come in before the king, 
he bowed him^self before the king 
with his face to the ground. 

21 And Na'than said, My lord, O 
king, hast thou said, Ad-o-ni'jah shall 
reign after me, and he shall sit upon 
my throne ? 

25 For he is gone do\vn this day, and 
hath slain oxen and fat cattle and 
sheep in abundance, and hath called 
all the king's sons, and the captains 
of the host, and A-bi'a-thar the priest ; 
and, behold, they eat and drink be- 
fore him, and say, '^God save king 
Ad-o-ni'jah. 

26 But me, even me thy servant, and^ 
Za'dok the priest, and Be-na'iah the 
son of Je-hoi'a-da, and thy servant 
Sol'o-mon, hath he not called. 

27 Is this thing done by my lord the 
king, and thou hast not shewed it un- 
to thy sextant, who should sit on the 
throne of my lord the king after 
him? 

28 *i[Then king Da'vid answered and 
said. Call me Bath'-she-ba. And she 
came ^^into the king's presence, and 
stood before the king. 

29 And the king sware, and said, 
^4s^the Lord liveth, that *hath re- 
deemed my soul out of all distress, 

30 Even as I sware unto thee by the 
Lord God of i§'ra-el, saying, Assured- 
ly Sol'o-rnon thy son shall reign after 
me, and he shall sit upon my throne 
in my stead ; even so will I certainly 
do this day. 

31 Then Bath-she-ba bowed with 



f5od07no7i anointed king. 



I. KINGS, ^. 



He spareth Adonijah, 



B. C. 1015. 



her face to the earth, and did rever- 
ence to the king, and said, Let ^my 
lord king Da'vid h^'e for ever. 
32^And king Da'vid said. Call nie 
Za'dok the priest, and Xa'than the 
prophet, and Be-na'iah the son of Je- 
hoi'a-da. And. they came before the 
king. 

33 The king also said unto them. 
Take 'with you the servants of your 
lord, and cause Soro-mon mv son to 
ride upon "mine o^vnniule, and bring 
him doT^m. 'to Gi'hon : 

34 And let Za'dok the joriest and 
Isa'than the prophet "anoint him 
there king over is'ra,-el : and "blow ye 
v\'ith the trumpet, and say, God save 
king SSro-mon, 

35 Then ye shall come vqy after 
hhn, that he may come and sit upon 
my throne ; for he shall be king in 
my stead : and I have appointed him 
to be ruler over Is'ra-el and over 
Jii'dah. 

36 And Be-na'iah the son of J e-hoi'- 
a-da ansv\'ered the king, and. said, 
^^A-men': the Lord God of my lord 
the king say so too. 

3 7 As -^the Lord hath been -with my 
lord the king, even so be he with Sol'- 
o-mon. and make his throne greater 
than the throne of my lord king 
Da'vid, _ 

3 S So Za'dok the priest, and Xa'than 
the prophet, and -^Be-na'iah the son 
of Je-hoi'a-da, and the Cher'e-thites, 
and the Pere-thites, went doAvn, and 
caused Soro-mon to ride upon king^ 
Da'vid's mule, and brought hmi to'e Gen.4:7,3i 
Gi'hon. ' fch.3,6 ! 

Ps. 132,11' 

<j Ex. 21, U 
Ex. 3.S. 2 
ch. 2, 28 j 

/i 1 Sam. 

11, io ! 
2 Sam. I 

14, 11 ! 

Acts27,34, 

I Deut.1,17, 



f 2 Chr. 
33,30 

u 1 Sam. 
10,1 

1 Sam.16, 
3, 12 

2 Sam.2,4: 
2 Sam.5.3 
ch. 19. 16 
2 Ki. 9, 3 
2 Ki.11,12 

V 2 Sam. 
15. 10 
2 Ki. 9, 13 
2Ki.ll,14| 

IV Jer. 11, 5; 

X Deut. 2, 7 
Josh. 1, 

; 5. 17 

i 1 Sam.. I 
20, 13 I 

I cii. 8, 57 : 

^j/2Sam. ! 

S. 18 i 

j 2 Sam.23. 

20-23 ': 

z Ex. 30,23, 
25, 32 1 
Ps. 89, 20 

a 1 Chr. I 
1 29,22 

h 1 Sam. 

10, 2-j: 

\17 Or, flutes. 

\c 2 Sam. 
18,27 

dl Chr. 
29,23 



39 And Za'dok the priest took an 
horn of oil 'out of the tabernacle, and 
'^anointed Sol'o-mon. And they blew 
the trmnpet ; and *all the people said, 
God save king Sol'o-mon. 

40 And all the people came up after 
him, and the people piped with ^ "pipes. 
and rejoiced vrith great joy. so that 
the earth rent v\'ith the soiuid of them. 

41 ^And Ad-o-nf jah and all the 
guests that tcere ^vith him heard it as 
they had made an end of eating. And 
when J5'ab heard the sound of the 
trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this 
noise of the city being in an uproar ? 

42 And while he yet spake, behold. 
Jon'a-than the son of A-bi'a-thar the 
priest came : and Ad-o-ni'jah said unto 
him, Come in ; for ^thou co^t a valiant 
man, and bringest good tidings. 

4 3 And J on'a- than answered and said 



CHAP. 2. 

a Gen. 3, 19 
Gen.47,29 
Deut. 
31,14 
2 Sam. 
14. 14 
Job 30, 23 
Job 34. 15 
Ps. 89.48 
Eccl. 12,7 

& Josh. 
23. 14 
Heb. 9, 27 

347 



to_Ad-o-ni'jah, Verily our lord king 
Da'vid hath made Sol'o-mon king. 

44 And the king hath sent with him 
Za'dok the priest-^ and Xa'than the 
prophet, and Be-na'iah the son of Je- 
hoi'a-da. and the Cher'e-thites, andthe 
Pere-thites,andtlievhavecausedhim 
to ride upon the king's mule : 

45 And Za'dok the priest and Xa'- 
than the prophet have anointed him 
king in Gi'hon: and they are come 
up from thence rejoicing, so that the 
city rang again. This is the noise 
that ye have heard. 

46 And also Sol'o-mon ^sitteth on the 
throne of the kingdom. 

47 And moreover the kmg's sei'v- 
ants came to bless our lord king 
Da'^^i-d, saying, God nmke the name 
of Sol'o-mon better than thy name, 
and make his throne greater than 
thy throne. 'And the kmg bowed 
hmiself upon the bed. 

4vS And also thus said the kmg, 
Blessed be the Lord God of is'ra.-el, 
which hath -^"given 07ieto sit on my 
throne this dav, mine eves even see- 
ing it. 

49 And all the guests that loere 
vrith. Ad-o-ni'jah were afraid, and rose 
up, and went eveiy man his way. 

bO And Ad-o-ni'jah feared because of 
Sol'o-mon, and arose, and went, and 
"caught hold on the horns of the altar. 

51 And it was told Sdl'o-mon. saying, 
Behold, Ad-o-ni'jah feareth king Sol'- 
o-mon : for, lo, he hath caught hold on 
the horns of the altar, saying, Let 
king Sol'o-mon swear unto me to day 
that he will not slay his servant vdih 
the sword. 

52 And Sol'o-mon said. If he will 
shew himself a vrorthy man, Hhere 
shall not an hair of hmi fall to the 
earth : ' but if wickedness shall be 
found in him. he shall die. 

53 So king S5ro-inon sent, and they 
brought him down from the altar. 
And he came and bowed himself to 
king Sol'o-mon : and Sol'o-m.on said 
unto him, Go to thme house. 

CHAPTER 2. 

i David dies. 12 Solomon succeeds him. 25 Adoni' 
jah slain. 2^3 Joab slai?i. 36 Shimei2}ut to death. 

"VTOW ''the days of Da'vid drew 
-1 1 nigh that he should die ; and he 
charged Sol'o-mon his son, saying, 

2 1 ^go the way of all the earth : be 
thou strong therefore, and shew thy- 
self a man ; 

3 And keep the charge of the Lord 



David^s charge to Solomon, 1. KINGS, 2. 



thy God, 'to walk in his ways, to 
g:eep his statutes, and his command-j 
ments, and his judgments, and hisl 
testimonies, as it is written in the law 
of Mo'seg, that thou mayest 'jjrosper 
in all that thou doest, and whither-! 
soever thou turnest thyself : 

4 That the Lord may "^continue his 
word wliich he spake concerning me, 1 
saying, *If thy children take heed to; 
their way, to walk before -^me iuj 
truth with all their heart and withj 
all their soul, there ^shall not ^fail 
thee (said he) a man on the throne of 
is'ra-el. 

5 Moreover thou knowest also v/hat 
J5'ab the son of Zer-u-i'ah "did to me, 
and what he did to the two captams 
of the hosts of i§'ra-el, unto Ab'nSr ''the 
son of NSr, and unto Am'a-sa -^the son 
of Je'thSr, whom he slew, and ^shed 
the blood of war hi peace, and put 
the blood of war upon his girdle 
that was about his loins, and in his 
shoes that were on his feet. 

6 Do therefore ^accordmg to th.j 
wisdom, and let not his hoar head 
go down to the gTave in peace. 

7 But shew kindness unto the sons 
of Bar-ziila-i ^the Gil'e-ad-ite, and let 
them be of those that '"eat at thy 
table : for so they "came to me when 
I fled because of Ab'sa-lom thy 
brother, 

8 And, behold, thoii, hast with thee 
Shim^e-i "the son of Ge'ra, a Ben'ja 
mite of Ba-hu'rim, which cursed me 
with a^grievous curse in the day when 
I went to Ma-ha-na'im : but he came 
down to meet me at Jor'dan, and I 
sware to him by the Lord, saying, I 
•will not put thee to death with the 
sword. 

9 Now therefore ^hold him not guilt- 
less ', for thou art a wise man, and 
knowest what thou oughtest to do 
unto him ; but his hoar head bring 
thou down to the grave with blood. 

1 ITSo ^DaVid slept with his fathers, 
and wa.s buried in 'the city of Da'vid. 

1 1 And the days that Da'vid reigned 
-'over is'ra-el loere forty years : seven 
years reigned he in He'bron, and 
thirty and' three years reigned he in 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

12 'ii Then *sat Sol'o-mon upon the 
throne of Da'vid his father ; and his 
kingdom was established greatly. 

1 3 IT And Id-o-ni'jah the son of Hag'- 
gith came to Bath -she-ba the moth- 
er of Sol'o-mon. And she said, 



B. C. 1015. 



Adonija h is slam. 
And he 



CHAP. 2. 

c Dt^'it. 
17.19 

1 Or, do 
wisely, 
Deut.39,9 
Josh. 1, 7 
1 Sam. 18, 
5, 14, 40 

1 Chr. 22, 
12,13 

d 2 Sam, 
7 25 

e Fs.132. 12 

/2Ki.20,3 

a 2 Sam. 
7,12 

3 be cut of 
from thee 
from the 
throne, 

h 2 Sam. 
3,39 

2 Sam.18, 
5, 12, 14 

2 Sam.l9, 
6,0,7 

i 2 Sam. 

3,27 
j 2 Sam. 

20,10 
3 put. 
Ji Pro. 20,26 
I 2 Sam. 

19,31 
m 2Sam.9,7 
;i,2 Sam. 

17,27 
2 Sam. 

16, 5 
i strong, 
p Ex. 20, 7 

Job 9, 28 

q ch. 1, 21 
Job 14, 1 
Eccl. 12,5 
Acts 2, 29 
Actsl3,36 
r 2 Sam.5,7 
s 2 Sam.5,4 

1 Chr. 29, 
26,27 

t 1 Chr. 
29, 23 

2 Chr. 1, 1 

1014. 

u 1 Sam. 
16,4 

V lChr.22,9 
1 Chr. 28, 
5,6,7 
2Chr.20,6 
Job 9, 12 
Job 23, 13 
Ps. 33, 
10,11 
Ps. 115, 3 
Pro. 21,30 
Isa. 14, 27 
Isa. 46, 
9,10 

Dan. 2, 21 
Dan. 4, 
25, 35 
Acts 5, 39 

5 turn not 
away my 
.face, 
Ps. 132,10 

ly ch. 1, 3,4 
X Ex. 20, 12 
y Ps. 45, 9 
z ch. 1, 7 
a Ruth 1,17 
b 2 Sam. 
7,11 

c Josh. 
21,18 
Jer. 1, 1 

348 



"Comest thou peaceably? 
said, Peaceably. 

14 He said moreover, I ha^^e some- 
what to say unto thee. And she 
said. Say on. 

15 And he said, Thou knowest that 
the kingdom was mine, and that all 
i§'ra-el set their faces on me, that I 
should reign : howbeit the kingdom 
is turned about, and is become my 
brother's : for "it was his from the 
Lord. 

10 And now I ask one petition of 
thee, ^deny me not. And she said 
unto him, Say on. 

17 And he said. Speak, I pray thee, 
unto Soro-mon the king, (for he will 
not say thee nay,) that he give me 
'"Ab i-shag the Shu'nam-mite to wife. 

18And Bath'-slie-ba said, Well; I 
will speak for thee unto the king. 

1 9 1i Bath'-she-ba therefore went un- 
to king Sol'o-mon, to speak unto him 
for Ad-o-ni'jah. And the king rose uj) 
to meet her, and bowed himself -"unto 
her, and sat down on his throne, and 
caused a seat to be set for the king's 
mother ; and ^slie sat on his right 
hand. 

20 Then she said, I desire one small 
petition of thee ; jpray thee, say me 
not nay. And the king said unto 
her. Ask on, m}^ mother : for I will 
not say thee nay. 

21 And she said, Let Ab'i-shag the 
Shp/nam-mite be given to Ad-o-ni'jah 
thy brother to wife. 

22 And king SoVo-mon answered 
and said unto his mother. And why 
dost thou ask Ab'i-shag the Shu'nam- 
mite for Ad-o-nf jah ? ask for him the 
kingdom also ; for he is mine elder 
brother ; even for him, and for A-bf- 
a-thar 'the priest, and for Jo'ab the 
son of Zer-u-i'ah. 

23 Then king S6ro-mon sware by 
the Lord, saying, °God do so to me, 
and more also, if Ad-o-nl'jah have not 
spoken this word against his own life., 

24 Now therefore, as the Lord iiv- 
eth, which hath established me. and 
set me on the throne of Da'vid my 
father, and who hath made me an 
house, as he ^promised, Ad-o-ni'jah 
shall be put to death this day. 

25 And kmg Sol'o-mon sent Jby the 
hand of Be-na'iah the son of Je-hoi'a- 
da ; and he fell upon him that he died. 

26 IT And unto A-bi'a-thar the priest 
said the king. Get thee to '^An'a-thoth, 
unto thine own fields ; for thou art 



Joah is slain. 



L KINGS, 3. 



Shimei put to death. 



^worthy of death : but I will not at 
this time put thee to death, '^because 
thou barest the ark of the Lord God 
before DaVid my father, and because 
"thou hast been afflicted in all where- 
in my father was afflicted, 

27 So Sol'o-mon thrust out A-bfa- 
thar from being priest mito the Lord ; 
that he might fulfil ■'the word of the 
Lord, which _ he spake _ concerning 
the house of Ell in Shiloh. 

28 HThen tidings came to J5'ab : for 
J5'ab ^had turned after Ad-o-nf jah, 
though he turned not after Ab'sa-lom. 
And J5'ab fled unto the tabernacle 
of the Lord, and caught hold on ^the 
horns of the altar. 

29 And it was told king Sol'o-mon 
that J5'ab was fled unto the taberna- 
cle of the Lord ; and, behold, he is 
by the altar. Then Sol'o-mon sent 
Be-na'iah the son of Je-hoi'a-da, say- 
ing, Go, fall upon him. 

30 And Be-na'iah came to the tab- 
ernacle of the Lord, and said unto 
him, Thus saith the king. Come 
forth. And he said, Nay ; but I wiU 
die here. And Be-na'iah brought the 
king word again, saying. Thus said 
J5'ab, and thus he answered me. 

31 And the king said unto him. Do 
'as he hath said, and fall upon him, 
and bury him ; that •'thou mayest 
take away the innocent blood, which 
Jo'ab shed, from me, and from the 
house of my father. 

32 And the Lord ^shall return his 
blood upon his own head, who fell 
upon two men more righteous and 
'better than he, and slew them with 
the sword, my father Da'vid not 
knowing thereof, to vnt, Ab'ner^'the 
son of Ngr, captain of the host of 
is'ra-el, and "An\'a-sa the son of Je'- 
thgr, captain of the host of Ju'dah. 

33 Their blood shall therefore re- 
turn upon the head of Jo'ab, and up- 
on "the head of his seed for ever : 
^'but upon Da'vid, and upon his seed, 
and upon his house, and upon his 
throne, shall there be peace for ever 
from the Lord. 

34 So Be-na'iah the son of Je-hoi'a- 
da went up, and fell upon him, and 
slew hiixi : and he was buried in his 
own house in ^the wilderness. 

85 1i And the king put Be-na'iah the 
son of Je-hoi'a-da in his room over the 
host : and Za'dok the priest did the 
king put in the room of A-bi'a-thar. 

3 6 IT And the king sent and called for 



B. 0. lOli. 



CHAP. 2. 

6 a 'man of 
death. 

d 1 Sam. 
23,6 

2 Sani.l5, 
24,29 

e 1 Sara. 
22, 20 
2 Sam. 
15,24 

/I Sam^ 
2,31 

g ch. 1, 7 

7i Ex. 21, 14 
Ex. 38, 2 
ch. 1, 50 

i Ex. 21, 14 

j Num. 
35, 33 
Deut. 
19,13 
Deut. 21, 
8,9 

fc Judg.9,24 
Ps. 7. 16 

I 2 Chr. 
21,13 

m 2 Sam. 
3,27 

n 2 Sam. 
20,10 

2 Sam. 
3,29 

p Pro. 25, 5 

q Josh. 
15,61 
Mat. 3, 1 

r Num. 25, 
11-13 

1 Sam. 
2, .35 

lChr.6,53 
lChr.24,3 

s 2 Sam. 
16,5 

t Pro. 20, 
8,26 
Pro. 21, 3 

u 2 Sam. 
15.23 

2 Ki. 23, 6 
John 18,1 

V Lev. 20, 9 
Josh. 2,19 
2 Sam. 
1, 16 
Ezek, 
18,13 

1011. 

vj 1 Sam. 

27,2 

a; Pro. 15,27 

y Ps. 15, 4 

z Ezek. 
17,19 

a Ps. 7, 16 

b Pro. 25, 5 

34S 



'Shim'e-i, and said unto him, Build 
'thee an house in Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
dwell there, and go not forth thence 
any whither. 

37 For it shall be, that on the day 
thou goest out, and passest over the 
""brook Kid'ron, thou shalt know for 
certain that thou shalt surely die: "thy 
blood shall be upon thine own head. 

38 And Sliim'e-i said unto the king, 
The saying is good : as my lord the 
king hath said, so will thy servant 
do. And Shim'e-i dwelt in Je-ru'sa 
lem many days. 

39 And it came to pass at the end 
of three years, that two of the serv- 
antsof Shim'e-i ran away unto A'chish 
'"son of Ma'a-chah king of Gath. And 
they told Shim'e-i, saying, Behold, 
thy servants ^e in Gath. 

1:0 And Shim'e-i ''arose, and saddled 
his ass. and went to Gath to A'chish to 
seek his servants : and Shim'e-i went, 
and brought his sem^ants from Gath. 

41 And it was told S6ro-mon that 
Shim'e-i had gone from Je-ru'sa-lem 
to Gath, and was come again. 

42 And the king sent and called for 
Shim'e-i, and said unto hun. Did I not 
make thee to ^'swear by the Lord, 
and protested unto thee, saying, 
Know for a certain, on the day thou 
goest out, and walkest abroad any 
whither, that thou shalt surely die ? 
and thou saidst unto me, The word 
that I have heard is good. 

43 Why then hast thou not kept the 
'oath of the Lord, and the command- 
ment that I have charged thee with ? 

44 The king said moreover to Shim'- 
e-i, Thou knowest all the wickedness 
which thine heart is privy to, that 
thou didst to Da'vid my father : there- 
fore the Lord shall return "thy wick- 
edness upon thine own head ; 

45 And king Sdl'o-mon shall he 
blessed, and the ^throne of Da'vid 
shall be estabhshed before the Lord 
for ever. 

46 So the king commanded Be-na'- 
iah the son of Je-hoi'a-da ; which went 
out, and fell upon him, that he died. 
And the kingdom was estabhshed in 
the hand of Sol'o-mon. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter. 2 High 
jylaces being in use. he sacrifices at Gibeon : 6 he 
chooses wisdom: 16 his judgment between two 
harlots. 

AND Sol'o-mon made affinity 
with Pha'ra_5h king of E'gypt, 
and took Pha'raoh's daughter, and 

s 



Solomo7i chooseth wisdom. 



L KINGS, 3. 



The judgment of ^olomo7%. 



brought her into the city of Da'vid, 
untn he had made an end of building 
his o^vn house, and the house of the 
Lord, and ''the wail of Je-ru'sa-lem 
round about. 

2 Only *the people sacrificed in high 
places," because there was no house 
built unto the name of the Lord, un- 
til those days. 

3 And Sol'o-mon 'loved the Lord, 
walking in tiie statutes of DaVid his 
f a.ther : only he sacrificed and burnt 
incense in high places. 

4 And the king went to Gib'e-on 
to sacrifice there ; ''for that was the 
great high place : a thousand bm*nt 
offerings did Sol'o-mon offer upon 
that altar. 

5 ^In "Gib'e-on the Lord appeared to 
Soro-mon -^in a drea.ni by night : and 
God said. Ask ^what I shall give thee. 

6 And ^'Sol'o-mon said, Thou hast 
shewed unto thy servant Da'vid my 
father great ^mercy, according as he 
walked before thee in truth, and in 
righteousness, and in uprightness of 
heart with thee ; and thou hast kept 
for him this great kindness, that thou 
hast given him a son to sit on his 
throne, as it is this day. 

7 And now, O Lord my God, thou 
hast made thy servant king instead 
of Da'vid m^y father: *and I am but 
a little child : I know not hoio •'to go 
out or come in. 

8 And thy servant is in the midst of 
thy people which thou %ast chosen, 
a great people, ^that cannot be num- 
bered nor counted for multitude. 

9 Give "'therefore thy servajit an 
'^understanding heart «to .'judge thy 
people, that I may "discern between 
good and bad: for who is able to 
judge this thy so great a people ? 

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, 
that SSro-rnxon had asked this thing. 

11 And God said unto him, Because 
thou hast asked this thing, and hast 
mot asked for thyself ^long life ; nei- 
ther hast asked Viches for thyself, 
nor hast asked the life of thine ene- 
mies ; but hast asked for thyself un- 
derstanding ^to discern judgment ; 

12 Behold, ?I have done according 
to thy -words : ''lo, I have given thee a 
wise and an understanding heart ; so 
that there wafe none likb ihee before 
thee, neither after thee shall any 
arise like unto thee. 

13 And I have also 'given thee that 
ivhich thou hast not asked, both 



B.C. 1011. ^riches, and honour: so that there 
shall not be any among the kings 
like unto thee all thy days. 

14 And if thou wilt walk in my 
ways, to keep my statutes and my com- 
mandments, as thy father Da'vid did 
w-alk, then I will lengthen "thy days. 

1 5 And SoFo-mon "awoke ; and, be- 
hold, it was a dream. And he came 
to Je-ru'sa-iem, and stood before the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord, 
and offered up burnt offerings, and 
offered peace offerings, and "made a 
feast to all his servants. 

1 6 *[ Then came there two women, 
that ID ere ^harlots, unto the king, and 
^stood before him. 

IT And the one woman said, O my 
lord, I and this woman dwell in one 
house; and I was delivered of a 
child with her in the house. 

1 8 And it came to pass the third 
day after that I was delivered, that 
this woman w^as delivered also : and 
we were together; there was no 
stranger wdth us in the house, save 
we two in the house. 

19 And this woman's child died in 
the night ; because she overlaid it. 

20 And she arose at midnight, and 
took my son from beside me, w^hile 
thine handmaid slept, and laid it in 
her bosom, and laid her dead child in 
my bosom. 

21 And when I rose in the morning 
to give my child suck, behold, it was 
dead : but when I had considered it 
in the morning, behold, it was not 
my son, which I did bear. 

22 And the other womxan said, Nay; 
but the living is vnj son, and the 
dead is thy son. And this said. No ; 
but the dead is thy son, and the liv- 
ing is my son. Thys they spake be- 
fore the king. 

23 Then said the king, The one 
saith. This is my son that liveth, 
and thy son is the dead: and the 

r. nv y,-f}, i other saith, Nay ; but thy son is the 
not been, idead, and my son is the living. 

24 And the king said. Bring me a 
sword. And they brought a sword 
before the king. 

25 And the king said. Divide the 
living child in tw^o, and give half to 
the one, and half to the other. 

26 Then spake the woman whose 
the living child uKts unto the king, 
for 'her bowels 'yearned upon her 
son, and she said, O my lord, give 
her the living child, and in no wise 



CHAP. 3. 

a ch. 9, 15 

h Lev. 17, 3 
Deut.12,2 
cli. 22, 43 

c Deut. 6, 5 
Deut. 
10, 12 
Deut. 
11,13 
Deut. 
30, 16 
Ps. 31, 23 
Ps. 145,20 
Mat.22,37 
Mark 
12, 30 
Lu. 10, 27 
Rom. 8,28 
1 Cor. 8, 3 

1 John5,3 

2 John 6 

a 1 Chr. 
16, 39 

e ct , 9, 2 
2 Chr, 1, 3 

/Num.12,6 
Mat. 1, 20 
Mat. 2, 13 

g John 15, 7 

/1 2 Chr. 1,8 

1 Or, 

bounty. 

lChr.29,1 

j I'um. 
27,17 

fc Deut. 7, 6 

1 Gen.13,16 
Gen. 15, 5 

m2Chr.l,10 
Pro. 2, 3 
Jas. 1, 5 

2 hearing, 
n Ps. 72, 1 
Heb. 5, 14 
p Jas. 4, 3 

3 many 
days. 

4 to hear. 

a 1 John 
5,14 

r ch. 4, 29 
ch. 5, 12 
ch. 10, 
23,24 
Pro. 3, 
13-18 
Pro. 8, 
1-36 
Eccl. 1,16 

s Mat. 6, 33 
Eph. 3, 20 

t ch. 4, 
21 24 
Pro. 3, 16 



1^ Ps. 91, 16 
Pro. 3, 2 

V Gen, 41. 7 

ivGenAQ,2Q 
ch. 8, 65 
Esth. 1, 3 
Dan. 5, 1 
Mark6,21 

X Deut. 
23, 17 

y Num.27,2 

z Gen.43,30 
Isa. 49, 15 
J er. 31,20 
Hos. 11. 8 

6 were hot. 

350 



I. KINGS, 4. 



B. C. 1011. 



CHAP. 3. 

a Isa. 11, 3 
Dan. 1, 17 
Dan. 5, 11 
Col. 2, 2, 3 

7 in the 
midst of 
him. 



Solomon's princes. 

slaj^ it. But the other said, Let it be 
neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 

2 7 Then the king answered and said, 
Give her the Uving child, and in 
no wise slay it: she is the mother 
thereof. 

28 And all is'ra-el heard of the judg- 
ment which ^the king had judged; 
and they feared the king : for they 
saw that «the wisdom of God vms 'm 
him, to do judgment, 

CHAPTER 4. 

2 .Solomon's princes: 7 his twelve officers: 22 Ids 
daily provision suitable to the largeness and peace 
efhis kingdom: 29 his wisdom. 

SO king Sol'o-mon was king over 
all l§'ra-el. 

2 And these to ere the princes which 
he had ; Az-a-ri'ah the son of Za'dok 
^the priest, 

3 El-i-h5'reph and A-hi'ah, the sons of 
Shf sha, ^scribes ; « Je-hosh'a-phat the 
son of A-hilud, the ^recorder. 

4 And *Be-na'iah the son of Je-hoi'a- 
da was over the host: and Za'dok 
and ^A-bf a-thar v^ei^e the priests : 

5 And Az-a-rf ah the son of _Na'than 
was over the officers : and Za'bud the 
son of Na'than was '^principal officer, 
and 'the king's friend : 

6 And A-hf shar icas over the house- 
hold: and ^Ad-o-ni'ram the son of Ab'- 
da teas over the ^tribute. 

7 "ii And Sol'o-mon had twelve officers 
over all i§'ra-el, which provided vict- 
uals for the king and his household : 
each man his month in a year made 
provision. 

8 And these are their names : ^The 
son of Hur, in raount E'plira-im : 

9 ^The son of De'kar, in Ma'kaz, and 
in Sha-al'bim, and Beth-she'mesh, 
and Elon-beth-ha'nan : Pro- i^'28 

10 ^The son of He'sed, in Ir'u-both f STJI',1 
to him pertained So'choh, and all i oen.isjs 
the land of He'i^hSr : •^"^^- ^' ^ 

11 ^The son of A-bm'a-dab, in all the 
region of Dor; which had Ta'phath 
the daughter of S6ro-mon to wife : 

1 2 Ba'a-nathe son of A-hilud ; to him 
pertained Ta'a-nach and JVIe-gid'do, 
and ail Beth-she'an, which is^yj Zar'- 
ta-nah beneath Jez're-el, from Beth- 
she'an to A'bel-me-ho'lah, even unto 
the place that is bevond Jok'ne-am : 

13 "The son of Ge'bgr, in Ra'moth- 
gil'e-ad ; to him pertai7ied^t'he towns 
of Ja'Ir the son of Ma-nas'seh, which 
are in Gil'e-ad ; to him also pertained 
the ^region of Ar'gob, which is in Ba' 
shan, threescore gieat cities with 
walls and brasen bars • 



-Largeness of his kingdom. 



B. C. 1014. 
CHAP, i. 

1 Or, the 

chief 
officer. 

2 Or, secre- 
taries. 

^„ a 2 Saau 
8.16 

3 Or, 

remem,' 
hrancer. 

b cli. 2, 35 

c clu 2, 27 

d 2 Sam. 
8,18 
2 Sam. 
20,26 

e 2 Sam- 
15, 37 
2 Sana 
16,16 
1 Chr. 
27,33 

/ch. 5, 14 

4 Or, levy. 

5 Or, 
Ben-hur. 

6 Or, Ben- 

dckar. 

7 Or, Ben- 
licsed. 

8 Or, Ben- 

ahina- 
dab. 

9 Or, Ben- 

geber. 

g Num. 
32,41 

h Deut- 3, 4 

10 Or, to 
Maha- 
naim. 

i Deut. 3, 8 

j Gen.2^17 

ch. 3, 8 



11 bread. 

12 cors. 
A cor is 
about 75 
gallons. 

m Gen. 
10,19 

n Deut. 83, 
28,29 
Ps. 33, T2 
Ps. 144, 
12-15 
Jer. 23, 6 
Mic. 4, 4 
Zech.3,10 

13 conti- 
dently. 

Deut. 
17,16 

14 Or, 

mules, or, 
stoift 
beasts. 
Esth. 8.14 
Jlic. 1, 13 

351 



14 A-hin'a-dab the son of id'do had 
^°Ma-ha-na'im. 

15 A-him'a-az loas in Naph'ta-li ; he 
also took Bas'math the daughter of 
Sol'o-mon to wife ; 

16 Ba'a-nah the son of Hii'shai ivas 
in Ash'Sr and in A'loth : 

17 Je-hosh'a-phat the son of Par'u- 
ah, in is'sa-char : 

18 Shim'e-i the son of Elah, in Ben'- 
ja-min : 

19 Ge'bSr the son of U'ri ioas in the 
country of Gil'e-ad, in *the country of 
Srhon king of the Am'or-ites, and of 
Og king of Ba'shan i and he was the 
only officer which was in the laud. 

20"irJii'dah and is'ra-el zoere m.any, 
as •'the sand which is by the sea in 
multitude, eating ^and drinking, and 
ir aking merry. 

IkJl And Sol'o-mon reigned over all 
kingdoms from 'the river unto the 
Uand of the Phi-lis'tines, and unto the 
border of E'gypt : they" brought pres- 
ents,andservedS5ro-monall the days 
of his life. 

22 IF And Sol'o-mon's "pro^asion for 
one day was thirty ^ ^measures of ffiie 
flour, and threescoremeasures of meal. 

23 Tenfat oxen,andtwenty oxen out 
of the pastures, and an hundred 
sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, a.nd 
fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. 

24 For he had dominion over all the 
region on this side the river, from 
Tiph'sah even ""to Az'zah,over all the 
kings on tliis side the river : and he 
had peace on all sides round about 
him. 

25 And Jii'dah and l§'ra-el ''dwelt 
safely, every man under his vine 

and under his fig tree, from Dan even 
to Be'er-she'ba, aU the days of Sol'o- 
mon. 

26 ^And Sol'o-mon had forty thou* 
sand stalls of "horses for his chariots, 
and twelve thousand horsemen. 

27 And those officers provided vict- 
ual for king S6ro-mon, and for all that 
came unto king Sol'o-mon's table, 
every man in his month : they lacked 
nothing. 

28 Barley also and straw for the 
horses and ^^dromedaries brought 
they unto the place where the officers 
were, every man according to his 
charge. 

29 tAnd GodgaveSol'o-mon wisdom 
and understanding exceeding much, 
and largeness of heart, even as the 
sand that is on the sea shore. 



13, 



aetss 



Sol omon'^s mess ag e to Hiram. I. K INGS^ 5. Concerning the temple^ 

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30 And Sol'o-mon's wisdom excelled 
the wisdom of all the children ^of the 
east comitry, and all the ^wisdom of 
E'gy^t. 

31 I* or he was wiser than all men ; 
than 'E'than the Ez'ra-hite, 'and He'- 
man, andCharcol, and Dar'da, the 
sons of Ma'hdl : and his fame was in 
all nations round about. 

32 And 'he spake three thousand 
proverbs : and his "songs were a thou- 
sand and five. 

33 And he spake of trees, from the 
cedar tree that is in Leb'a-non even 
unto the hyssop that springeth out of 
the wall : he spake also of beasts, and 
of fowl, and of creeping things, and 
of fishes. 

34 And 'there came of all people to 
hear the wisdom of Sol'o-mon, from ail 
kings of the earth, which had heard of 
his wisdom. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Eiram furnishes timber to build the temple. 13 Sol- 
omon''s workmen. 

AND Hi'ram king of Tyre sent his 
servants unto Sol'o-mon ; for he 
had heard that they had anointed him 
king in the room of his father : ''for 
Hi'ram was ever a lover of Da'vid. 

2 And ^Sol'o-mon sent to Hi'ram, say- 
ing, 

3 Thou knov/est how that Da'vid my 
father '^could not build an house unto 
the name of the Lord his God '^f or the 
wars which were about him on every 
side, until the Lord put them under 
the soles of his feet, 

4 But now the Lord my God hath 
given me ^rest on every side, 50 that 
there is neither adversary nor evil 
occurrent. 

5 And, -^behold, I 'purpose to build an 
house unto the name of the Lord my 
God, as ^the Lord spake unto Da'vid 
my father, saying, Thy son, whoin I 
will set upon thy throne in thy room, 
he shall build an house unto my name. 

6 Now therefore command thou that 
they hev^ me ^cedar trees out of Leb'- 
a-non ; and my servants shall be with 
t\ij sers^ants : and unto thee will I 
give hire for thy ser^^ants according 
to all that thou shalt ^appoint : for 
thou knoAvest that there is not among 
us any that can skill to hew timber 
like unto the ^Si-d5'ni-an§. 

7 H And it came to pass, when Hfram 
heard the words of S6ro-mon,that he 
rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed he 
the Lord this day, which hath given 



B. C. 1014. 



CHAP. 4. 

V Gen. 25, 6 

Job 4, 38 
Mat. 2, 1 

q Acts 7, 22 

r 1 Chr. 
15,19 

Ps.89, 
title. 

s lClir.6,33 
Ps. 88. 

title. 

t Pro. 1, 1 
EccL 12,9 

u Song 1, 1 

V ch. 10, 1 

2 Chr. 9,1 



CHAP. 5. 

a 2 Sam. 
5,11 
Amos 1, 9 

b 2 Chr. 2, 3 

c 2 Sam.7,5 

d lChr.22,8 

e 2Chr.22,9 

/2 Chr. 2, 4 

1 say. 

g 2 Sam. 
7,13 

7i 2 Chr. 2, 8 

2 say. 

i Ezek.27,5 

3 heaid. 

j ch. 9. 

20, 2i 

k 2Chr.2,16 

4 send. 

I Ezras, 7 
Ezek. 
27,17 
Actsl2.20 

m2Chr.2,10 

5 cors. 
That is, 
about 42,- 
500 bolls. 

6 About 
1560 gal- 
lons,wine 
measure, 

n ch. 3. 12 

7 tribute of 
men, 

ch. 12, 18 

8 Or, 
Oiblites. 
Ezek.27,9 

352 



unto Da'vid a wise son over this great 
people. 

8 And Hi'ram sent to SoFo-mon, say- 
ing, I have ^considered the things 
which thou sentest to me for: a7idl 
will do all thy desire concerning; tim- 
ber of cedar, and concerning timber 
of fir. 

9 My •'serv^ants shall bring them 
down from Leb'a-non unto ihe sea : 
^and I will convey them by sea in 
floats unto the place that thou shalt 
"•appomt me, and will cause them to 
be discharged there, and thou shalt 
receive them : and thou shalt accom- 
plish my desire, in 'giving food for my 
household. 

10 So Hi'ram gave Sol'o-mon cedar 
trees and fir trees according to all his 
desire. 

11 And *"S6ro-mon gave Hi'ram 
twenty thousand ^measures of wheat 
for food to his household, and ®tw en- 
ty measures of pure oil : thus gave 
Sol'o-mon to Hi'ram year by year. 

1 2 And the Lord gave Sol'o-mon wis- 
dom, as "he promised him : and there 
was peace between Hi'ram and Sol'- 
o-mon ; and they two made a league 
together. 

13 ^lAnd king Sol'o-mon raised a'levy 
out of all i§'ra-el ; and the Iqyj was 
thirty thousand men. 

1 4 And he sent them to Leb^a-non, ten 
thousand a month by courses: a 
month they were in Leb'a-non, and 
two months at home: "and Ad-o-nl'- 
ram was over the levy. 

15 And Soro-mon had threescore 
and ten thousand that bare burdens, 
and fourscore thousand hewers in 
the mountains ; 

1 6 Beside thechief of Sol'o-mon's offi- 
cers which were over the work, three 
thousand and three hundred, which 
ruled over the people that vf rought in 
the work. 

1 T And the king commanded, and 
they brought great stones, costly 
stones, and hewed stones, to lay the 
foundation of the house. 

1 8 And Sol'o-mon's builders and Hf - 
I'am's builders did hew them^ and 
the ^stonesquarers : so they prepared 
timber and stones to build the house. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 The building of Solomon's temple : 5 the chambers 
thereof: 11 God' s 'promise concerning it : 15 thecieJi 
i7ig and adorning of i* ' 2S the cherubims: 37 tha 
time taken to build it, 

AND it came to pass in the foiu' 
hundredand eightieth year after 

■3 



The huildina and 



L KINGS, 6. 



adorning of the temple. 



the children of l§'ra-el were come out 
of the land of E'gypt, in the fourth 
year of Sol'o-mon's reign over l§'ra-el, 
in the month Zif , which is the second 
'month, that he ^began to build the 
house of the Lord, 

2 And "the house w^hich king Sol'o- 
mon built for the Lord, the length 
thereof loas threescore cubits, and the 
breadth thereof twenty cubits, and 
the height thereof thirty cubits. 

3 And the porch before the temple of 
the house, twenty cubits iims the 
length thereof, according to the 
breadth of the house ; a7id ten cubits 
toas the breadth thereof before the 
house. 

4 And for the house he made Vin- 
dows of narrow lights. 

5 And ^against the wall of the house 
he built ^chambers round about, 
against the walls of the house round 
about, both of the temple and of the 
^Oracle: and he made 'chambers 
round about : 

6 The nethermost chamber was five 
cubits broad, and the middle was six 
cubits broad, and the third was sev- 
QM cubits broad : for without hi the 
wall of the house he made **narrowed 
rests round about, that the beams 
should not be fastened in the walls of 
the house. 

7 And the house, when it was in 
building, was built of stone made 
ready before it was brought thither : 
so that there was neither hammer nor 
ax nor any tool of iron heard in the 
house, while it was in building. 

8 The door for the middle chamber 
was in the right ''side of the house : 
and they went up with winding stairs 
into the middle cha7nber, and out of 
the middle into the third. 

9 So he built the house, and finished 
it ; and covered the house ' "with beams 
and boards of cedar. 

10 And then he built chambers 
against all the house, five cubits high: 
and they rested on the house wath tim- 
ber of cedar. 

1 1 IT And the word of the Lord came 
to Sol'o-mon, saying, 

12 Coyicerning^ this house which 
thou art in building, if thou wilt walk 
in my statutes, and execute my judg- 
ments, and keep all my command- 
ments to walk in them; then will I 
pei'f orm my word with thee, which I 
spake unto DaVid thy father : 

13 And *I will dwell among the 

(23) 



B. C. 1012. 



CHAP. 6. 

1 Of the 
sacred 
year : 
about the 
end of 
April. 

2 hVbHt. 

a Ezek.4:l,l 

3 Or, 

\yroad 

within, 

and 

narrow 

without : 

ov.skewed 

and 

closed. 

Ezek. 

40, 16 

4 Or. upon, 
or, join- 
ing to. 

5 floors. 

6 Or, Holy 

of holies. 

7 ribs. 

8 narrow- 
ings, or, 
rebate- 
'iTients. 

9 shoulder. 

1005. 

10 Or, the 
vault- 
beavis 
and the 
cielings 
with 
cedar. 

b Ex. 25, 8 
Ex. 29, 45 
Lev.26,11 
2Cor.6.16 
Heb. 3, 6 
Rev. 21. 3 

c Deut.31,6 
Heb. 13. 5 

11 Or, from 
the floor 
of the 
house 
unto the 
ivalls,elc., 
and so 
ver. 16 

d Ex. 26, 33 
Lev. 16. 2 
ch. 8. 6 
2Chr. 3, 8 
Ezek.45,3 
Heb. 9. 3 

12 Or. 
gourds. 

13 openings 
of flowers. 

e Ex. 40, 20 

14 shut up. 

f Ex. 30. 1 

g Ex. 37.7-9 
2Chr.3, 
10, 11, 12 

15 trees of 
oil, or, 
oily trees. 

16 Or, the 
cheru- 
bims 
stretched 
forth 
their 
wings. 
Ex. 25. 20 
Ex. 37, 9 
2Chr.5,8 

353 



children of I§'ra-el, and <^will not for- 
sake my people i§'ra-el. 

14 So Sol'o-mon built the house, and 
finished it. 

1 5 And he built the w^alls of the 
house within with boards of cedar, 
^^both the floor of the house, and the 
walls of the cieling : a7id he covered 
them on the inside with wood, and 
covered the floor of the house with 
planks of fir. 

1 6 And he built twenty cubits on the 
sides of the house, both the floor and 
the walls with boards of cedar : he 
even built them for it within, even for 
the oracle, even for the "^most holy 
place. 

1 7 And the house, that is, the temple 
before it, was forty cubits lo7ig. 

1 8 And the cedarof the house within 
vjas carved with '^knops and '^open 
flowers : all was cedar ; there was no 
stone seen. 

19 And the oracle he prepared in the 
house within, to ^set there the ark of 
the covenant of the IjORD. 

20 And the oracle inthe forepart icas 
twenty cubits in length, and twenty 
cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits 
in the height thereof : and he over- 
laid it with '■'pure gold; and so cov- 
ered the altar which vms o/ cedar. 

21 So S6ro-mon overlaid the house 
within with pure gold : and he made 
a partition by the chains of gold be- 
fore the oracle; and he overlaid it 
with gold. 

22 And the w'hole house he overlaid 
with gold, until he had finished all the 
house : also ■'"the whole altar that loas 
by the oracle he overlaid with gold. 

23 irAnd within the oracle ^he made 
two cherubiais of '^olive tree, each 
ten cubits high. 

24 And five cubits was the one wing 
of the cherub, and five cubits the 
other wing of the cherub : from the 
uttermost part of the one wing unto 
the uttermost part of the other were 
ten cubits. 

25 And the other cherub was ten 
cubits : both the cherubims were of 
one measure and one size. 

26 The height of the one cherub ii^as 
ten cubits, and so ^vas it of the other 
cherub. 

27 And he set the cherubims within 
the inner house : and '®they stretched 
forth the wings of the cherubims, so 
that the wing of the one touched the 
one wall, and the wing of the other 



The temple adorned. 



I. KINGS, 7. 



mrani's works. 



cherub touched the other wall ; and 
their wings touched one another in 
the midst of the house. 

28 And he overlaid the cherubims 
with gold. 

29 And he carved all the walls of 
the house round about with carved 
figures of cherubims and palm trees 
and '^open flowers, within and with- 
out. 

30 And the floor of the house he 
overlaid with gold, within and v/ith- 
out. 

31 IT And for the ^entering of the 
oracle he made doors of olive tree : 
the lintel «;ic^ side posts i/jere '®a fifth 
part of the wall. 

32 The '^two doors also loere o/ olive 
tree ; and he carved upon them carv- 
ings of cherubims and palm trees and 
^°open flowers, and overlaid them 
with gold, and spread gold upon the 
cherubims, and upon the palm trees. 

33 So also made he for the door of the 
temple posts of olive tree, ^ 'a fourth 
part of the loatl. 

34 And the two doors v^ere of fir 
tree : the two 'leaves of the one door 
were folding, and the two leaves of 
the other door loere folding. 

35 And he carved thereon cheru- 
bims and palm trees and open flowers : 
and covered them with gold fltted 
upon the carved work. 

o6 And he built the inner court with 
three rows of hewed stone, and a row 
of cedar beams. 

37irln the fourth year was the 
foundation of the house of the Lord 
laid, in the month Zif : 

38 And in the eleventh year, in ^^the 
month Bui, which is the eighth 
month, was the house finished 
^^throughout all the parts thereof, 
and according to all the fashion of 
it. So was he seven years in build- 
ing it. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Building of Solomon\s hotise, 2 of the house of 
Lebanon, 8 of the house Jor Pharaoh's daughter 
13 Hiram's works. 

BUT Sol'o-mon was building his 
own house ""thirteen years, and 
he finished all his house. 

2 ^He built also the house of the 
forest of Leb'a-non ; the length there 
of was an hundred cubits, and the 
breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the 
height thereof thirty cubits, upon four 
rows of cedar pillars, with cedar 
beams upon the pillars. 

3 And it teas covered with cedar 



B. C. 1005. 



CHAP. 6. 

17 openings 
of flowers. 

/i John 10, 7 

18 Or. five- 
square. 

19 Or, leaves 
of the 
doors. 

20 openinqs 
of flowers. 

21 Or, four- 
square. 

i Ezek. 
41, 23 

22 About 
theendof 
October. 

23 'Jv, with 
all the 
appurte- 
nances 
thereof, 
and with 
all the 
ordi- 
nances 
thereof. 



B. C. 1005 
till 992. 

CHAP. 7. 

a ch. 9. 10 
2Chr.8,ll 

1 ribs. 

2 sight 
against 
sight. 

3 Or, spaces 
and pil- 
lars were 
square in 
prospect. 

4 Or. 

according 
to them. 

5 Or. 

according 
to them. 

b Ps. 122, 5 
Pro. 20, 8 
Pro. 29, 4 

6 from floor 
to floor. 

c Deut. 17, 
16. 17 
ch. 3, 1 

d John 
10,23 
Acts 3, 11 

e 2Chr.4,ll 
Huram. 

/2Chr.2,14 

7 the son of 
a widmv 
woman. 

g 2Chr.4,16 

h Ex. 31, 3 
Ex. 28, 3 
Ex. 35, 
31, 35 
Ex. 36, 1 
Isa. 28, 26 

8 fash- 
ioned. 

i 2Ki.25,17 
2 Chr.3,15 

2Chr.4,12 
Jer. 52,21 

354 



above upon the ^ beams, that lay on 
forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. 

4 And there loere windows in three 
rows, and ^light was against light in 
three ranks. 

5 And all the ^doors and posts wtere 
square, with the windows : and light 
loas against light in three ranks. 

6 IT And he made a porch of pillars ; 
the length thereof was fifty cubits, 
and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: 
and the porch was *bef ore them : and 
the other pillars and the thick beam 
were ^before them. 

7 Then he made a porch for ^the 
throne where he might judge, even 
the porch of judgment : and it loas 
covered v\ath cedar '^from one side of 
the floor to the other. 

8 And his house where he dwelt had 
another court within the porch, '(oh ich 
was of the like work. S6rq-monmade 
also an house for Pha'raoh's daugh- 
ter, ""whom he had taken to wife, like 
unto this porch. 

9 All these %oere of costly stones, ac- 
cording to the measures of hewed 
stones, sawed with saws, within and 
without, even from the foundation 
unto the coping, and so om the out- 
side toward the great court. 

10 And the foundation was of cost- 
ly stones, even great stones, stones of 
ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 

1 1 And above were costly stones, 
after the measures of hewed stones, 
and cedars. 

1 2 And the great court round about 
vKis with three rows of hewed stones, 
and a row of cedar beams, both for 
the inner court of the house of the 
Lord, ^^and for the porch of the 
house. 

13 IT And king SoFo-mon sent and 
fetched Lli'ram ^out of Tyre. 

14 He ^was 'a widow's son of the 
tribe of Naph'ta-li,and«'his father ^^(2« 
a man of Tyre, a worker in brass : 
and ^he was filled with wisdom, and 
understanding, and cunning to work 
all works in brass. And he came to 
king SoFo-mon, and wrought all his 
work. 

1 5 For he ^cast 'two pillars of brass, 
of eighteen cubits high apiece : and a 
line of twelve cubits did compass 
either of them about. 

1 6 And he made two chapiters of 
molten brass, to set upon the tops of 
the pillars: the height of the one 
chapiter was five cubits, and the 



Ornaments and 



L KINGS, 7. 



utensils for the temple. 



height of the other chapiter was five 
cubits : 

17 And nets of checker work, and 
wreaths of chain M^ork, for the chapi- 
ters which icere upon the top of the 
pillars ; seven for the one chapiter, 
and seven for the other chapiter. 

1 8 And he made the pillars, and two 
rows round about upon the one net- 
work, to cover the chapiters that 
were upon the top, with pomegran- 
ates: and so did he for the other 
chapiter. 

19 And the chajjiters that were upon 
the top of the pillars v;ere of lily 
work in the porch, four cubits. 

20 And the chapiters upon the two 
pillars had pomegranates also above, 
over against the belly which loas by 
the network : and the pomegranates 
v^ere -^two hundred in rows round 
about upon the other chapiter. 

2 1 And *he set up the pillars in the 
^porch of the temple : and he set up 
the right pillar, and called the name 
thereof " J a'chin : and he set up the 
left pillar, and called the name there- 
of "Bo'az. 

22 And upon the top of the pillars 
10 as lily work : so was the work of 
the pillars finished. 

23 lAnd he made "'a molten sea, ten 
cubits "from the one brim to the 
other; it was round all about, and 
his height %vas five cubits : and a line 
of thirty cubits did compass it round 
about. 

24 And under the brim of it round 
about there vnere knops compassing 
it, ten in a cubit, "compassing the sea 
round about : the knops loere cast in 
two rows, when it was cast. 

25 It stood upon "twelve oxen, three 
looking toward the north, and three 
looking toward the west, and three 
looking toward the south, and three 
looking toward the east- and the sea 
was set above upon them, and all 
their hinder parts viere inward. 

26 And it was an hand breadth 
thick, and the brim thereof was 
wrought like the brim of a cup, with 
flowers of lilies: it contained ^^two 
thousand baths. 

27 HAnd he made ten bases of brass ; 
four cubits vkis the length of one 
base, and four cubits the breadth 
thereof, and three cubits the height 
of it. 

28 And the work of the bases vms 
on this manner: they had ''borders 



B. C. 1005. 



CHAP. 7. 



j 2Chr.3,16 
2Chr.4,13 
Jer. 52,23 



k 2Chr.3,17 
I ch. 6, 3 



9 That is, 
He shall 
establish. 
Ex. 15, 17 
2 Sam. 7, 
12,13 
Ps. 87, 5 
Ps. 89. 
2,3,4 
Ps. 90, 
16, 17 
Isa. 62, 7 
Jer. 30,20 



10 That is. 
In it is 
strength. 



m2 Ki.25,13 
2Chr.4, 2 
Jer.. 52,17 



11 from his 
brim to 
his brim. 



n 2 Chr. 4, 3 



2 Chr. 4, 
4, 5 
Je". 52. 20 



12 There 
were but 
2,000 
baths in 
it usual- 
ly, but 
when 
quite 
filled it 
con- 
tained 
3,000, or 
22,210 
gallons, 
wine 
measure. 
2 Chr. 4, 5 



13 shoot- 
ings. 

p Gen. 3. 24 
Ps. 18, 10 
Rev.4,6-8 



14 in the 
base. 



15hands,or, 
handles. 



16 naked- 
ness. 

q Ex. 30. 17 
2 Chr. 4, 6 
Titus 3. 5 

17 shoulder. 

.355 



and the borders were between the 
ledges : 

29 And on the borders that vjere be- 
tween the ledges were 'lions, oxen, 
and cherubims ; and upon the ledges 
there vkis a base above : and beneath 
the lions and oxen were certain ad- 
ditions made of thin work. 

30 And every base had four brasen 
wheels, and plates of brass : and the 
four corners thereof had miderset- 
ters : under the laver were underset- 
ters molten, at the side of every ad- 
dition. 

31 And the mouth of it within the 
chapiter and above teas a cubit : but 
the mouth thereof ivas round after 
the work of the base, a cubit and an 
half : and also upon the mouth of it 
vKre gravings with their borders, 
foursquare, not round. 

32 And under the borders icere four 
wheels; and the axletrees of the 
wheels were ^'^joined to the base : and 
the height of a wheel was a cubit and 
half a cubit. 

33 And the work of the wheels to as 
like the work of a chariot wheel: 
their axletrees, and their naves, and 
their felloes, and their spokes, were 
all molten. 

34 And there ivere fourundersetters 
to the four corners of one base : and 
the undersetters ^oere of the very 
base itself. 

35 And in the top of the base ivas 
there a round compass of half a cubit 
high : and on the top of the base the 
ledges thereof and the borders there- 
of vjere of the same. 

36 For on the plates of the '^ledges 
thereof, and on the borders thereof, 
he graved cheiTibims, lions, and palm 
trees, according to the '^proportion of 
every one, and additions round about. 

37 After this manner he made the 
ten bases : all of them had one cast- 
ing, one measure, and one size. 

38 Then ?made he ten lavers of brass: 
one laver contained forty baths : and 
every laver was four cubits: and 
upon every one of the ten bases one 
laver. 

39 And he put five bases on the 
right ''side of the house, and five on 
the left side of the house : and lie set 
the sea on the right side of the house 
eastward over against the south. 

40 irAnd Hfram made the lavers, 
and the shovels, and the basons. So 
Hi'ram made an end ©f doing all the 



The dedication 



I. KINGS, 8. 



of the temple. 



work that he made king Sol'o-mon 
for the house of the Lord : 

41 The two pillars, and the tv:io bowls 
of the chapiters that v:iere on the top 
of the two pillars ; and the two net- 
works, to cover the two bowls of the 
chapiters which icere upon the top of 
the pillars ; 

42 And four hundred pomegranates 
for the two networks, eve7i two rows 
Df pomegranates for one network, to 
cover the two bowls of the chapiters 
that mere ^®upon the pillars ; 

43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers 
on the bases ; 

44 And one sea, and twelve oxen 
under the sea ; 

45 And 'the pots, and the shovels, 
and the basons : and all these vessels, 
which Hi'ram made to king Sol'o- 
mon for the house of the Lord, v:)ere 
of ^ ^bright brass. 

46 In 'the plain of J or 'dan did the 
king cast them, ^ "in the clay ground 
'between Suc'coth ''and Zar'than. 

47 And Sol'o-mon left all the vessels 
unioeighed, ^^because they were ex- 
ceeding many : neither was the 
weight of the brass ^^f ound out. 

48 And Sol'o-mon made all the ves- 
sels that pertained unto the house of 
the Lord : the "altar of gold, and '"the 
table of gold, whereupon -"the shew- 
bread vkis, 

49 And the candlesticks of pure 
gold, five on the right side, and five 
on the left, before the oracle, with the 
flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs 
of gold, 

50 And the boAvls, and the snuflfers, 
and the basons, and the spoons, and 
the "censers of pure gold ; and the 
hinges of gold, both for the doors of 
the inner house, the most holy place, 
and for the doors of the house, to 
vnt, of the temple. 

51 So was ended all the work that 
king Sol'o-mon made for the house of 
the Lord. And Sdl'o-mon brought in 
the ^^things which Da'vid his father 
had dedicated ; even the silver, and 
the gold, and the vessels, did he put 
among the treasures of the house of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 The dedication of the temple. 12, 55 Solomon''^ 
bUsiiing : 22 hi a prayer: 62 hia sacrifice of peace 
off&i'ingfi. 65 The people joyful. 

THEN Sol'o-mon assembled the 
elders of ]f§'ra-el,and all the heads 
of the tribes, the 'chief of the fathers 
of the children of I§'ra-el, unto king 



B. C. 1005. 



CHAP. 7. 

18 upon the 
face of the 
pillars. 

r Ex. 27, 3 
2Chr.4,16 
Zech. 14, 
20,21 

19 vaade 
bright, or, 
scoured. 

s 2Chr.4,17 

20 in the 
thickness 
of the 
ground. 

t Gen.33,17 

u Josh. 3.16 

21 for the 
exceeding 
multi- 
tude. 

22 searched. 
1 Chr. 
22, 14 

V Ex. 37, 25 

IV Ex. 37. 10 

X Ex. 25, 30 
Lev. 24, 5 

23 ash pans. 

M holy 
things of 
David. 



CHAP. 8. 

1 princes. 

a 2 Sam. 
6, 17 

b 2 Sam.5,7 

c Lev.23,34 
Deut. 
16, 13 
2 Chr. 7. 8 

1004. 

d Nuni.4,15 
Deut.31,9 
Josh. 3, 
3,6 
IChr. 
15, 14 

e ch. 3, 4 
2 Chr. 1, 3 

/ Ex. 26, 33 

g ch. 6, 27 

h Ex. 25. 14 

2 heads. 

3 Or, ark, 
2Chr. 5, 9 

i Ex. 25, 21 
Deut. 10,2 

i Deut. 10,5 
Heb. 9, 4 

k Ex. 40, 20 

4 Or,wherc. 
Ex. 34, 27 
Deut.4,13 

I Lev. 16, 2 
Ps. 18, 11 
Ps. 97, 2 

mPs.132,14 

n Josh. 22,6 
2 Sam. 
6, 18 

356 



Sol'o-mon in Je-ru'sa-lem, that ''they 
might bring up the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord out of *the city of 
Da'vj^i, which is Zi'on. 

2 And all the men of i§'ra-el assem- 
bled themselves unto king S6ro-mon 
at the feast ^^in the month Eth'a-nim, 
which is the seventh month. 

3 And all the elders of I§'ra-el came, 
'^and the priests took up the ark. 

4 And they brought up the ark of 
the Lord, '^and the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and all the holy ves- 
sels that were in the tabernacle, even 
those did the priests and the Le'vites 
bring up. 

5 And king SoVo-mon, and all the 
congregation of i§'ra-el, that were as- 
sembled unto him, we^e with him 
before the ark, sacrificing sheep and 
oxen, that could not be told nor 
numbered for multitude. 

6 And the priests brought in the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord unto 
•^his place, into the oracle of the 
house, to the most holy place, even 
mnder the wings of the cherubims. 

7 For the cherubims spread forth 
their two wings over the place of the 
ark, and the cherubims covered the 
ark and the staves thereof above. 

8 And they ''drew out the staves, 
that the ^ends of the staves were seen 
out in the ^holy place before the 
oracle, and they were not seen with- 
out: and there they are unto this 
day. 

9 There 'was nothing in the ark 
save •'the two tables of stone, which 
Mo'§e§ *put there at Hd'reb, ^when the 
Lord made a covenant with the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el, when they came out 
of the land of E'gypt, 

10 And it came to pass, when the 
priests were come out of the holy 
place, that the cloud filled the house 
of. the Lord, 

11 So that the priests could not 
stand to minister because of the 
cloud : for the glory of the Lord had 
filled the house of the Lord. 

12 ITThen spake Sol'o-mon, The Lord 
said that he would dwell 'in the thick 
darkness. 

131 have surely built thee an house 
to dwell in, "'a settled place for thee 
to abide in for ever. 

14 And the king turned his face 
about, and "blessed all the congrega 
tion of i§'ra-el : (and all the congre 
gation of I§'ra-el stood ;) 



Solomon's prayer at the 



1. KINGS, 8. 



dedication of the temple. 



1 5 And he said, "Blessed be the Lord 
God of l§'ra-el, which spake with his 
mouth unto DaVid my father, and 
hath with his hand fulfilled ^^, saying, 

16 Since Hhe day that I brought 
forth my people i§'ra-el out of E'gypt, 
I chose no city out of all the tribes 
of l§'ra-el to build an house, that ?my 
name might be therein ; but I chose 
Da'vid to be over my people is'ra-el. 

17 And it was in the heart of BaVid 
my father to build an house for the 
name of the Lord God of i§'ra-el. 

18 And the Lord said unto DaVid 
my father, Whereas it was in thine 
heart to build an house unto my 
name, thou didst well that it was in 
thine heart. 

19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build 
the house; but thy so^ that shall 
come forth out of thy loins, he shall 
build the house unto my name. 

20 And the Lord hath performed 
his word that he spake, and I am 
risen up in the room of Da'vid my 
father, and sit on the throne of I§'ra- 
el, as the Lord promised, and have 
built an house for the name of the 
Lord God of i§'ra-el. 

21 And I have set there a place for 
the ark, wherein is 'the covenant of 
the Lord, which he made with our 
fathers, when he brought them out of 
the land of E'gypt. 

22 IT And Sol'o-mon stood before the 
'altar of the Lord in the presence of 
all the congregation of i§'ra-el, and 
spread forth his hands toward 
heaven : 

23 And he said, Lord God of i§'ra-el, 
'there is no God like thee, in heaven 
above, or on earth beneath, "who 
keepest covenant and mercy with 
thy servants that walk *'bef ore thee 
with all their heart : 

24 Who hast kept with thy servant 
Da'vid my father that thou promis- 
edst him: thou spakest also with 
thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with 
thine hand, as It is this day. 

25 Therefore now, Lord God of i§'- 
ra-el, keep with thy servant DaVid 
my father that thou promisedst him, 
saying, ^There shall not fail thee a 
man in my sight to sit on the throne 
of i§'ra-el ; "so that thy children take 
heed to their way, that they walk 
before me as thou hast walked be 
fore me. 

26 And "'now, O God of I§'ra-el, let 
thy word, I pray thee, be verified. 



B. C. lOO-l. 



CHAP. 8. 

Lu. 1, 68 

p 2 Chr. 6, 5 

q Deut. 
12,11 

r Deut. 
31,26 
2 Ki. 22, 8 

s 2Chr.6,12 

t Ex. 15, 11 

u Deut. 7, 9 
Neh. 1, 5 
Dan. 9, 4 

V Gen. 17, 1 
2 Ki. 20, 3 

5 There 
shall not 
be c at off 
unto thee 
a man 
from my 
sight. 

Ps. 132,12 

6 only if. 

IV 2 Sam. 
7,25 

X 2 Chr. 2, 6 
Ps. 113, 4 
Isa. 66, 1 
.Jer. 23, 24 
Acts 7, 49 
Actsl7,24 

y 2 Cor.12,2 

z Phil. 4, 6 

a Dan. 6, 10 

7 Or, in this 
place. 

b 2Chr.20,9 
Neh. 1, 6 

8 Or,inthis 
place. 

c Ex. 34,6,7 
Ps. 85, 2 
Ps. 103, 
2,3 

Ps. 130, 4 
Dan. 9, 9 
Mat. 6, 12 
lJohnl,9 

9 an^ he re- 
quire an 
oath of 
him. 

d Deut.25,1 

e Deut. 
28,25 

/Lev.26,39 

10 Or, 

toward. 

g Ps. 5, 8 
Ps. 25, 4,5 
Ps. 27, 11 
Ps. 86, 11 
Ps. 94, 12 
Ps. 119, 
133 

Ps. 143, 8 
Isa. 35, 8 
Hos. 2, 21 

h 1 Sam. 
12,23 
Jer. 6, 16 

35 7 



which thou spakest unto thy servant 
Da'vid my father. 

27 But ^will God indeed dwell on 
the earth ? behold, the heaven and 
^heaven of heavens cannot contain 
thee ; how much less this house tliat 
I have builded ? 

28 Yet have thou respect unto the 
'prayer of thy servant, and to his 
supplication, O Lord my God, to 
hearken unto the cry and to the 
prayer, which thy servant prayeth 
before thee to day : 

29 That thine eyes may be open to- 
ward this house night and day, even 
toward the place of which thou hast 
said. My name shall be there : that 
thou mayest hearken unto the pray- 
er which thy servant shall ''make 
'toward this place. 

30 And ''hearken thou to the sup- 
plication of thy servant, and of thy 
people Is'ra-el, when they shaU pray 
toward 'this place : and hear thou in 
heaven thy dwelling place : and when 
thou hearest, '^forgive. 

31 ITlf any man trespass against his 
neighbour, ^and an oath be laid upon 
him to cause him to swear, and the 
oath come before thine altar in this 
house : 

32 Then hear thou in heaven, and 
do, and judge thy ser^^ants, condemn- 
ing '^the wicked, to bring his way 
upon his head; and justifying the 
righteous, to give him according to 
his righteousness. J. 1 Chron.l6.31-33j 

83 1i When ^thy people i^'ra-el be i 
smitte n down before the enemy, b e- 
cau se they have sinned against the e, 
and -^shaU turn again to thee , and 
conf ess thy name, and pray, and 
make supplication imto thee '°in this" 
ho use : 

34 Then hear thou in heaven, and 



forg ive the sin o f thy serv ants, and 



of thy people l§'ra-el, that thou teach 
■■ ^them the ^ good way wherein th ey 



should walk, and give rain upon thy 



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forg ive the sin of thy pe o ple Is'ra - el, 
an d bring them again un to the land 
whi ch thou gavest u nto their fathers. J * 

35 If When heaven is sh ut up, and 
th ere is no rain, because they have 
sinne d against the e; if they pi'ay 
toward this pla ce, and confess thy 
name, and turn from their si n, when 
th ou afflictest them : 

36 Then hear thou in heave n, an d 



land, wh ich thou hast given to thy 
people for an inherita nce. R. 8.4G-50.J 
*P.l Kings 8. 47-52. 



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I. KINGS, 8. 



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I 



37 ^If 'there be in the land famine, b.c.iooi. 
if there be pestilence, blasting, mil- 
dew, locust, or if there be caterpiller ; 
if their enemy besiege them in thej 
land of their ' 'cities ; whatsoever ^ Deu?28!^ 

lague, whatsoever sickness there 

e; 

38 What prayer and supplication 
soever be made by any man or by 
all thy people l§'ra-el, which shall 
know every man the plague of his 
own heart, and spread forth his 
hands toward this house : 

39 Then hear thou in heaven thy 
dwelling place, and forgive, and do, 
and give to every man according to 
his ways, whose heart thou know- 
est ; (for thou, e^eyz thou only, know- 
est •'the hearts of all the chiJdren of 



CHAP. 8. 



21-52 



11 Orjitris- 
diction. 



3 1 Sam. 
16, 7 

lChr.26,9 
Ps. 11, 4 
Jer.l7, 10 
Acts 1, 2i 



k Deut.3,24 

I 1 Sam. 
17,46 
2 Ki.19,19 
Ps. 67, 2 



m Ps.102,15 



12 thy name 
is called 
upon this 
house. 

13 the way 
of the 
city. 

14 OT,right. 

n 2Chr.6,36 
.Tob 9, 2 
Job 14, 4 
Ps. 130, 3 
Ps. 143, 2 
Pro. 20, 9 
Eccl. 7,20 
J as. 3, 2 
lJohnl,8 



their 
heart. 

p Neh. 1, 6 
Ps. 106. 6 
Dan. 9. 5 



men ;) E. 2 Kmgs 19. 27. 

40 That they may fear thee all the 
days that they live in the land which 
thou gavest unto our fathers. 

4 1 ITMoreover concerning a stranger, 
that is not of thy people l§'ra-el, but 
Cometh out of a far country for thy 
name's sake ; 

42 (For they shall hear of thy great 
name, and of thy ^strong hand, and 
of thy stretched out arm :) when he 
shall come and pray toward this 
house ; 

43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwell- 
ing place, and do according to all 
that the stranger calleth to thee for : jo Lev.26,40 
'that all people of the earth may know i^^ ^^^^ 
thy name, to fear "'thee, as do thy back to 
people l§'ra-el; and that they may 
know that '^this house, which I have 

. builded, is called by thy name.* 

44 Tif thy people go out to battle 
against their enemy, whithersoever 
thou shalt send them, and shall pray '^ Jer.29.12 
unto the Lord '^toward the city ^ Dan. 6. 10 
which thou hast chosen, and tovmrd 
the house that I have built for thy i^ or, n^M 
name : 

45 Then hear thou in heaven their 
prayer and their supplication, and 
maintain their '^cause. 

r 46 If they sin against thee, ("for 
there is no man that sinneth no t,) : ^* oeut. 
and thou be angry with them, and ^ ' 
deliver them to the enemy, so that 
they carry them away captives unto 
the land of the enemy, far or near ; 
47 Yet if they shall '^bethink them- 
selves in the land whither they were ^ Deut.31,6 
carried captives, and repent, andj 
make supplication unto thee in the w ps.ii9,36 
land of them that carried them 
* W. 1 Chron. 28. 9. 
t A. 2 Kings 17. 13-15. 



s Ezra 7, 6 
Ps. 106,46 



t 2 Sam. 
6, 18 



Josh. 
21,45 
Josh. 
23,14 

17 fallen. 



Jer. 10,23 
2 Cor. 3, 5 

358 



captives, ^saying, We have sinned, 
and have done perversely, we have 
committed wickedness ; 

48 And so ^return unto thee with 
all theii' heart, and with all their 
soul, in the land of their enemies, 
which led them away captive, and 
pray '^unto thee toward their land, 
which thou gavest unto their fathers, 
the city which thou hast chosen, and 
the house which I have built for thy 
name : 

49 Then hear thou their prayer and 
their supplication in heaven thy 
dwelling place, and maintain their 
' '^cause, 

50 And forgive thy people that have 
sinned against thee, and all their 
transgressions wherein they have 
transgressed against thee, and 'give 
them compassion before them who 
carried them captive, that they may 
have compassion on them : j 

5 1 For they be thy people, and thine 
inheritance, which thou broughtest 
forth out of E'gypt, from the midst 
of the furnace of iron : 

52 That thine eyes may be open 
unto the supplication of thy servant, 
and unto the supplication of thy 
people l§'ra-el, to hearken unto them 
in all that they call for unto thee. ^ 

53 For thou didst separate them ' 
from among all the people of the 
earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou 
spakest by the hand of Mo'§e§ thy 
servant, when thou broughtest our 
fathers out of E'gypt, O Lord God. 

54 II And it was so, that when SoFo- 
mon had made an end of praying all 
this prayer and supplication unto the 
Lord, he arose from before the altar 
of the Lord, from kneeling on his 
knees with his hands spread up to 
heaven. 

55 And he stood, 'and blessed all 
the congregation of l§'ra-el with a 
loud voice, saying, 

56 Blessed be the Lord, that hath 
given rest unto his people l§'ra-el, ac- 
cording to all that he promised: 
there ''hath not ^'failed one word of 
all his good promise, which he prom- 
ised by the hand of Mo'se§ his serv- 
ant. 

57 The Lord our God be with us, 
as he was with our fathers : "let him 
not leave us, nor forsake us : 

58 That he may nncline our hearts 
unto him, to walk in all his ways, 
and to keep his commandments, and 

t R. 2 Chron. 7. 14. * 

^P. 2 Chron. 7. 14. 



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Solomon's sacrifice. 



I. KINGS, 9. 



God'^s covenant vnth him. 



his statutes, and his judgments, 
which he commanded our fathers. 

59 And let these my words, where- 
with I have made supphcation be- 
fore the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord 
our God day and night, that he 
maintain the cause of his servant, 
and the cause of his people l§'ra-el '*'at 
all times, as the matter shall require : 

60 That 'all the people of the earth 
may know that ^the Lord is God,a?ic/ 
that there is none else. 

61 Let your 'heart therefore be per- 
fect with the Lord our God, to walk 
in his statutes, and to keep his com- 
mandments, as at this day. 

f 6 2 If And the king, and all l§'ra-el with 
him, offered sacrifice before the Lord. 

63 And Sol'o-mon offered a sacrifice 
of peace offerings, which he offered 
unto the Lord, two and twenty 
thousand oxen, and an hundred and 
twenty thousand sheep. So the king 
and all the children of I§'ra-el dedi- 
cated the house of the Lord. 

64 The same day did the king hal- 
low the middle of the court that to as 
before the house of the Lord: for 
there he offered burnt offerings, and 
meat offerings, and the fat of the 
peace offerings: because the brasen 
altar that ivas before the Lord ivas 
too little to receive the burnt offer- 
ings, and meat offerings, and the fat 
.of the peace offerings. D. Job 19. 25. 

65 ITAnd at that time Sol'o-mon held 
*a feast, and all I§'ra-el with him, a 
great congregation, from the *enter- 
ing in of Ha'math unto the '"river of 
i:'gy\)t, before the Lord our God, 
seven days and seven days, eve7i 
fourteen days. 

66 On the eighth day he sent the 
people away : and they '^blessed the 
king, and went unto their tents joj''- 
f ul and glad of heart for all the good- 
ness that the Lord had done for Da'- 
vid his servant, and for !§'ra-el his 
people. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 God\s covenant, in a aecond vision, with Solomoii. 
10 The mutual presents of Solomon aiid Hiram. 
25 Solomon's yearly sacriUces. 

AND ''it came to pass, when Sol'o- 
mon had finished the building 
of the house of the Lord, and *the 
king's house, and "all SSl'o-mon's de- 
sire which he was pleased to do, 

2 That the Lord appeared to Sol'o- 
mon the second time, "^as he had ap- 
peared unto him at Gib'e-on. 

3 And the Lord said unto hmi, I 



B. C. 1004. 



CHAP. 8. 

18 the thing 
of a day 
in his 
day. 

x Josh.4:,2i 
1 Sam. 
17,46 
2Ki.l9,19 

y Deut.4,35 



B. C. 992. 
CHAP. 9. 

a 2Chr.7,ll 

b ch. 7. 1 

c 2 Chr. 8, 6 

d ch. 3. 5 

e 2 Ki. 20, 5 
Ps. 10, 17 
Ps. 34, 17 

/ ch. 8. 29 

g Deut. 
11, 12 

h Gen. 5, 22 
Gen. 6, 9 
Gen. 17. 1 



*have heard thy prayer and thy sup- 
plication, that thou hast made before 
me : I have hallowed this house, 
which thou hast built, -^to put my 
name there for ever ; ^and mine eyes 
and mine heart shall be there per- 
petually. 

4 And if thou wilt Svalk before me, 

as Da'vid thy father walked, in in- 

^ 2 KL 20*3 tesi'ity of heart, and in uprightness, 

aLev.23,34^^ do according to all that I have 

b Num 34 g commanded thee, a7id wilt keep my 

josh.'i3',5 statutes and my judgments : 

i'&ihl, 5 Then I will establish the throne of 

c Gen.15,18 thy kingdom upon is'ra-el for ever, 

Niun.34,5 i^^ J ppomiscd to Da'vid thy father, 

^^thankcd. Spying, There shall not fail thee a 

man upon the throne of Is'ra-el. 

6 But •'if ye shall at all turn from 

following me, ye or your children, 
and will not keep my command- 
ments and my statutes which I have 
set before you, but go and serve other 
gods, and worship them : 
T Then *will I cut off I§'ra-el out of 
the land which I have given them ; 
and this house, which I have hal- 
lowed ^for my name, will I cast out 
of my sight ; '"and Is'ra-el shall be a 
proverb and a byword among all 
people : 

8 And "at this house, which is high, 
g|^;f|;^^,every one that passeth by it shall be 

astonished, and shall hiss ; and they 
shall say, "Why hath the Lord done 
thus unto this land, and to this house ? 

9 And they shall answer. Because 
they forsook the Lord their God, 
who brought forth their fathers out 
of the land of E'gy^pt, and have tak- 
en hold upon other gods, and have 
worshipped them, and served them : 
therefore hath the Lord brought up- 
on them all this evil. 

1 T And it came to pass at the end 
of twent}^ years, when Sol'o-mon had 
built the two houses, the house of 
the Lord, and the king's house, 

11 {JVow Hl'ram the king of Tyre 
had furnished Sol'o-mon with cedar 
trees and fir trees, and with gold, ac- 
cording to all his desire.) that then 
king Sol'o-mon gave Hi'ram twenty 
cities ^in the land of Gal'i-lee. 

1 2 And Hl'ram came out from Tyre 
to see the cities Avhich Sol'o-mon had 
given him; and they ^pleased him not. 

1 3 And he said, A\ hat cities are 
these which thou hast given me, my 
brother? And he called them the 
land of ^Ca'bul imto this dav- 

2 



Ch. 2, 4 
ch. 3. 6 
2 Ki. 20, 3 
Ps. 16. 8 
Ps. 128, 1 
Mic. 6, 8 
Mai. 2, 6 

i 2 Sam. 
7,12 
ch. 6, 12 
IChr. 
22,10 

j 2 Sam. 
7, 14 
2 Chr. 
17,19 
Ps. 89, 30 

k Deut.4,26 
2 Ki.17,23 
2 Ki.25,21 

I Jer. 7, 14 

m Deut. 
28, 37 
Ps. 44, 14 

n Deut. 
29,24 
2Chr.7,21 

Jer. 22, 8 

1 Which 
were In- 
habited 
by Ca- 
naanites. 
2 Chr. 8, 2 

2 were not 
right in 
his eyes. 

3 That Is, 
Displeas- 
ing, or, 
Dirty. 

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Solomon's yearly sacrifices. I. KINGS, 10. 



Queen of Sheba's visit. 



14 And Hi'rani sent to the king six- 
score talents of gold. 

1 5 t And this is the reason of the 
^levy which king Sdro-mon raised ; 
for to build the house of the Lord, 
and his own house, and ^Millo, and 
the wall of Je-rii'sa-lem, and '^Ha'zor, 
and 'Me-gid_'do, and 'Ge'z5r. 

1 6 For Pha'radh king of E'gypt had 
gone up, and taken Ge'z6r, and burnt 
it with fire, and "slain the Ca'naan- 
ites that dwelt in the city, and given 
it for a present unto his daughter, 
SoFo-mon's wife. 

IT And Sol'o-mon built Ge'zSr, and 
Beth-h5'ron 'the nether, 

18 And "Ba'al-ath, and Tad'mor in 
the wilderness, in the land, 

1 9 And all the cities of store that 
Soro-mon had, and cities for his char- 
iots, and cities for his horsemen, and 
"that which Sol'o-mon desired to build 
in Je-ru'sa-lem, and in Leb'a-non 
and m all the land of his dominion. 

20 And all the people that icere left 
of the Am'or-ites, llit'tltes, Per'iz- 
zites, HiVItes, and Jeb'u-sites,which 
were not of the children of i§'ra-el, 

2 1 Their children •^that were left after 
them in the land, whom the children 
of i§'ra-el also were not able utterly 
to destroy, upon those did Sol'o-mon 
levy a tribute ^of bondservice unto 
this day. 

22 But of the children of is'ra-el did 
Sbl'o-mon ^make no bondmen: but 
they v^ere men of war, and his serv- 
ants, and his princes, and his captains, 
and rulers of his chariots, and his 
horsemen. 

23 These we^^e the chief of the offi- 
cers that vjere over Sol 'o-mon's work, 
five hundred and fifty, which bare 
rule over the people that wrought in 
the work. 

24 "TTBut Pha'raoh's daughter came 
up out of the city of Da'vid unto "her 
house which Sol'o-mo7i had built for 
her : then *did he build Millo. 

25 IT And three times in a year did 
Sol'o-mon offer burnt offerings and 
peace offerings upon the altar which 
he built unto the Lord, and he burnt 
incense \ipon the altar that toas be- 
fore the Lord. So he firiished the 
house. 

26 Ti And king Sol'o-mon made a 
navy of ships in ''E'zi-on-ge'b6r, which 
is beside Eloth, on the ^shore of the 
Red sea, in the land of E'dom. 

27 And '^Hi'ram sent in the navy his 



B. C. 992. 



CHAP. 9. 

p ch. 5, 13 

q 2 Sam. 5,9 

r Josh. 
19, 3G 

s Josh. 
17,11 

t Juclg.i,29 

u Josh. 
16, 10 

V Josh. 16,3 
Josh. 
21,22 
2Chr.8,5 

It' Josh. 
19,41 

4 the desire 
of Solo- 
Vion 
which he 
desired. 

X Judg.1,21 
J udg. 3, 1 

y Gen. 9, 25 
Ezra 2, 55 
2S'eh. 7, 57 
Keh. 11,3 

z Lev.25,39 
Jer.34,li 

a ch. 7, 8 

b 2 Sam.5,9 
ch. 11, 27 
2Chr.32,5 

5 upon it. 

c Num. 
33, 35 
Deut. 2, 8 
ch. 22, 48 

6 Up. 
d ch. 10, 11 

Job 22, 24 



CHAP 10. 

a 2 Chr. 9, 1 
Mat.12,42 
Lu. 11, 31 

b Judg. 
14, 12 
Pro. 1, 6 

c Pro. 1, 5 
Isa. 50, 4 

1 words. 

2 standing. 

3 Or, 

butlers. 

d 1 Chr. 
26, 16 

4 word. 

5 Or, 

sayings. 

6 thou hast 
added 
wisdom 
and good- 
ness to the 
fame. 

e Pro. 8, 34 

/ch.5, 7 

g Dan. 2, 21 

h 2 Sam. 
8, 15 
Ps. 72, 2 
Pro. 8, 15 

i ch. 9, 27 

SGO 



servants, shipmen that had knowl- 
edge of the sea, with the servants of 
Sol'o-mon. 

28 And they came to *o'phir, and 
fetched from thence gold, four hun- 
dred and twenty talents, and brought 
it to king Sol'o-mon. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solo- 
mon : 14 his riches: 2A his presents : 26 his chariots 
and horses : 28 his tribute. 

A ND when the ''queen of She'ba 
-i-A. heard of the fame of Sol'o-mon 
concerning the name of the Lord, she 
came ^to prove liim with hard ques= 
tions. 

2 And she came to Je-ru'sa-lem with 
a very great train, with camels that 
bare spices, and very much gold, and 
precious stones : and when she was 
come to Sol'o-mon, she communed 
with him of all that was in her heart. 

3 And Sol'o-mon '^told her all her 
'questions : there was not any thing 
hid from the king, which he told her 
not. 

4 And when the queen of She'ba had 
seen all Sol 'o-mon's wisdom, and the 
house that he had built, 

5 And the meat of his table, and the 
sitting of his servants, and the ^attend- 
ance of his ministers, and their ap- 
parel, and his ^cupbearers, and '^his 
ascent by which he went up imto the 
house of the Lord; there was no 
more spirit in her. 

6 And she said to the king, It was a 
true ^report that I heard in mine own 
land of thy ^acts and of thy wisdom. 

7 Howbeit I believed not the Avords, 
until I came, and mine eyes had seen 
it : and, behold, the half was not told 
me : "thy wisdom and prosperity ex- 
ceedeth the fame which I heard. 

8 Happy ^are thy men, happy are 
these thy servants, which stand con- 
tinually before thee, and that hear 
thy wisdom. 

9 Blessed -^be the Lord thy God, 
which delighted in thee, to set thee 
on the throne of l§'ra-el : because the 
Lord loved i§'ra-el for ever, therefore 
•■^made he thee king, ^to do judgment 
and justice. 

1 And she gave the king an hun- 
dred and twenty talents of gold, and 
of spices very great store, and pre- 
cious stones: there came no more 
such abundance of spices as these 
which the queen of She'ba gave to 
king Sol'o-mon. 

1 1 And 'the navy also of Ili'ram, that 



Solomo7i\s possessi07is. 



I. KINGS, 11. 



JTe is draimi to idolatry. 



B. C. 992. 



brought gold from •'■O'phir, brought in 
from O'phir great plentj^ of "almug 
trees, and precious stones. 

1 2 And ^the king made of the ahnug 
trees-pillai'sf or the house of the Lord, 
and for the king's house, harps also 
and psalteries for singers : there came ^ 2Chr.9,ii 
no such almug trees, nor were seens apmp,or, 
unto this day.^ ' '■'''^*^- 

13 Andking S6ro-mon gave unto the 
queen of She'ba all her desire, what- 
soever she asked, beside that which 
Sol 'o-mon gave her 'of his royal boun- 
ty. So she turned and went to her 
own countrv^, she and her seiwants. 

14!iXow the weight of gold that 
came to Sol'o-mon in one year was six 
hundred threescore and six talents of 
gold, I 

15 Beside that he had of the mer- 
chantmen, and of the traffick of the 
spice merchants, and ''of all, the kings 
of A-ra'bi-a, and of the '"governors of 
the courtry. 

16 ^Ai-L^ king Sol'o-mon made two 
hundred targets of beaten gold : six 
hundred shekels of gold went to one 
target. 

1 7 And he made '"three hundred 
shields of beaten gold ; tlrree pound 
of gold went to one shield : and the 
king put them in "the house of the 
forest of Leb'a-non. | 

1 S ""Moreover 'the kmg made a gi-eat 
throne of ivory, and overlaid it with 
the best gold. 

1 9 The throne had six steps, and the 
top of the throne loas round "behind : 
and there v-ere '-stays on either side 
on the place of the seat, and two lions ; 
stood beside the stays. i 

20 And twelve hons stood there onj 
the one side and on the other uponj 
the six steps : there was not '^the like 
made in any kingdom. 

2 1 And all king Sol'o-mon's drinking 
vessels mere of gold, and all the ves- 
sels of the house of the forest of 
Leb'a-non v^ere of pure gold ; ^^none 
loere of silver: "it was notliing ac- 
counted of in the days of Sol'o- 
mon. 

22 For the king had at sea a navy 
of ^Thar'shish with the navy of Hi'- 
ram: once in three years came the 
navy of Thar'shish, bringing gold, 
and silver, ''ivory, and apes, and pea- 
cocks. 

23 So kmg Sol'o-mon exceeded aU 
the kings of the earth for riches and 
for wisdom. 



CHAP. 10. [ 

j Job 22,24' 

7 algum 
tree^, 
2Chr.9,10 : 



9 according 
to the 
liand of 
king Solo- 
mon. 

I 2Chr.9,24: 
Ps. 72, 10 

10 Or, 
captains, i 

in ch. li, 26 

n ch. 7, 3 

2Clir.9,17 

11 on the 
kinder 
part 
thereof. 

12 hands. 

13 so. 

li Or.there 
was no 
sUrer in 
theiru 

p Gen. 10, 4 
2Chr. 
20,36 

15 Or, 

elenhants^ 
tee'tlu 

16 sought 
the face 
of. 

q Ps. 68, 29 

r Dent. 
17,16 
ch. 4, 26 
2Chr.l,14 
2Clir.9,25 

.5 2Chr.l,15 

17 gave. 

18 And the 
going 
forth of 
the horses 
which 
was Solo- 
mon's. 

t Ezek.27,7 

u Josh. 1,4 
2 Ki. 7, 6 

19 by their 
hand. 



CHAP. 11. 1 

a Gen. 6, 2 '. 
Ezra 9, 12; 

1 Ov,beside.' 

b Ex. 34, 16 
Deut. 7, 3j 

984. ; 

c Deut. ' 
17, 17 
Neh.13,26 

d Jndg.2,13 

361 



24 "yAnd all the earth '^'sought to 
Sol'o-mon, to hear his wisdom, which 
God had put in his heart. 

25 And nliey brought every man his 
present, vessels of silver, and vessels 
of gold, and garments, and armour, 
and spices, horses, and mules, a rate 
year by year. 

26 *"And Sdl'o-mon 'gathered togeth' 
er chariots and horsemen: and he 
had a thousand and four himdred 
chariots, and twelve thousand horse- 
men, whom he bestowed m the cities 
for chariots, and with the king at 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

27 And the king ''made silver to be 
in Je-ru'sa-lem as stones, and cedars 
made he to be as the .sycomore trees 
that are in the vale, for abundance. 

28 ^'*And Sol'o-mon had horses 
brought out of E'gj'pt- ^^^ 'linen 
yarn : the king's merchants received 
the luien yam at a price. 

29 And a chariot came up and went 
out of E'gypt for sb: hundi'ed shekels 
of silver, and an horse for an hun- 
dred and fifty : and "so for aU the 
kings of the Hit'tites, and for the 
kings of Sfrl-k, did the}^ bring the?n 
out '^bv their means. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 SolomoyVs wives and concubine-'^ in his old age 
draw him to idolatry: 9 God threatens him. 
14 Solomo7i's adversaries. 41 Rehoboam succeed^i 
him. 

BUT king Sol'o-mon loved ''many 
strange women, together with 
the daughter of Pha'raoh. women of 
the Mo'ab-ites, Am'mon-ites, E'dom- 
ites, Zi-d5'ni-ans, omd Hittites; 

2 Of the nations concerning wliich 
the LoRD^said unto the children of 
is'i^-el, *Ye shall not go in to them, 
neither shall they come in unto you : 
for surely they will tui'n away your 
heart after tl>eir gods: S5ro-mon clave 
unto these in love. 

3 And he had seven hundred waves, 
princesses, and three hundred concu- 
bines: and liis wives turned away 
his heart. 

4 For it came to pass, when Sol'o- 
mon was old, 'that his wives turned 
away his heart after other gods : and 
his heart was not perfect with the 
Lord his God. as icas the heart of 
Da'vid his father. 

5 For Sol'o-mon went after ''Ash'to- 
reth the goddess of the Zi-do'ni-ans, 
and after Mil 'com the abomination of 
the Am'mon-ites. 

6 And Sol'o-mon did evil in the sight 

9 



God threateneth Solomon. 



I. KINGS, 11. 



Solomon's adversaries. 



of the Lord, and ^went not fully after 
the Lord, as did Da'vid his father. 

7 Then 'did Sdro-mon build an hie-h 
place for-^Che'in6sh,the abomination 
of Mo'ab, in -^the hill that is before Je- 
ru'sa-lem, and for Mo'lech, the abom- 
ination of the children of Am'mon. 

8 And likewise did he for all his 
strange wives, which burnt incense 
and sacrificed unto their gods. 

9 HAnd the Lord was ^angry with 
SoFo-mon, because his heart was 
turned from the Lord God of l§'ra-el, 
* which had appeared unto him twice, 

10 And •'had commanded him con- 
cerning this thing, that he should not 
go after other gods : but he kept not 
that which the Lord conamanded. 

11 Wherefore the Lord said unto 
Sol'o-mon, Forasmuch as this ^is done 
of thee, and thou hast not kept my 
covenant and my statutes, which I 
have commanded thee,'^I will surely 
rend the kingdom from thee, and will 
give it to thy servant. 

12 Notwithstanding ixi thy days I 
will not do it for Da'vid thy father's 
sake: hut I will rend it out of the 
hand of thy son. 

13 Hov/beit^I will not rend away all 
the kingdom ; hut will give one '"tribe 
to thy son "for Da'vid my servant's 
sake, and for Je-ru'sa-lem's sake 
"which I have chosen. 

14 ^And the Lord -^stirred up an ad- 
versary unto Sol'o-mon, Ha'dad the 
E'dom-ite : he loas of the king's seed 
in E'dom. 

15 For nt came to pass, when Da'vid 
was in E'dom, and Jo'ab the capta,in 
of the host was gone up to bury the 
slain, '"after he had smitten every 
male in E'dom ; 

1 6 (For six months did Jo'ab remain 
therewith all i§'ra-el, until he had cut 
off every male in E'dom :) 

17 That Ha'dad fled, he and certain 
E'dom-ites of his father's servants 
with him, to go into E'gypt ; Ha'dad 
heing yet a little child. 

1 8 And they arose out of Mid'i-an, 
and came to Pa'ran : and they took 
men with them out of Pa'ran, and 
they came to E'gypt, unto Pha'raoh 
king of E'gypt ; which gave him an 
house, and appointed him victuals, 
and gave him land. 

1 9 And Ha'dad found great favour in 
the sight of Pha'radh, so that he gave 
him to wife the sister of his own wife, 
the sister of Tah'pen-e§ the queen. 



B. c. 984. 20 And the sister of Tah'pen-esbare 
him Ge-nii'bath his son, whom Tah'- 
pen-e§ weaned in Pha'raoh's house : 
and Ge-nu'bath was in Pha'raoh's 
household among the sons of Pha- 
raoh. 

21 And nvhen Ha'dad heard in 
E'gypt that Da'vid slept with his fa- 
thers, and that Jo'ab the captain of the 
host was dead, Ha'dad said to Pha'- 
ra5h, ^Let me depart, that I may go 
to mine own country. 

22 Then Pha'raoh said unto him, 
But what hast thou lacked with tciq, 
that, behold, thou seekest to go to 
thine own country ? And he an- 
svv^ered, ^Nothing : howbeit let me go 
in any wise. 

23 TlAnd God stirred him up an- 
other adversary, Re'zon the son of 
E-li'a-dah, which fled from his lord 
*Had-ad-e'zSr king of Zo'bah : 

24 And he gathered men unto him, 
and became captain over a band, 
"when Da'vid slew them of Zb'hah : 
and they went to Da-mas'cus, and 
dwelt therein, and reigned in Da- 
mas'cus. 

^ 2Q ^^ ^^^ ^® ^'^^ ^^^ adversary to Is'- 
isa. 13, i7;ra-el all the days "of Sol'o-mon, beside 
Nah. 1, ^2 ^^^ mischief that Ha'dad did : and he 

q 2 Sam. 
8, 14 

1 Chr. 18, 
12,13 

r Num. 
24, 19 
Deut. 
20,13 
Ps. 60, 
title. 

s ch. 2, 
10,34 



CHAP. 11. i 

2 fiilflUed 
not after. 
Num. 
14,24 

e Num. 
33, 52 

/Num. 
21,29 

£/2Ki.23,13 

h Deut. 7, 3 
Ps. 90, 7 

i ch. 3, .5 
ch. 9, 2 

j ch. 6, 12 
ch. 9, 6 

3 is ivith 
thee. 

k ch. 12, 15 
2 Ki. 17, 
15,21 

I 2 Sam. 
7, 15 
Ps. 89, 33 

m ch. 12, 20 

71 Ex. 32, 13 
2 E:i.l3,23 

o Deut. 
12, 11 

p Deut. 31, 
16, 17 
Deut. 32, 
39, 41 
lChr.5,26 
Isa. 10, 



4 Send me 
away. 

5 Not. 

t 2 Sam.8,3 

u 2 Sam.lO, 
8, 18 



.r 2 Sam. 
20,21 

y ch. 9, 24 

6 closed. 



abhorred l§'ra-el, and reigned ovei 
Syr'i-a. 

26 ^FAnd " Jer-o-bo'am the son of Ne'- 
bat,an Eph'rath-ite of Zer'e-da, Sol'o- 
mon's servant, whose mother's name 
toas Ze-ru'ah, a widow woman, even 
he ^lifted up his hand against the 
king. 

27 And this was the cause that he 
lifted up his hand against the king : 
^Sol'o-mon built Mfl'lo, awc/'^repaired 
the breaches of the city of Da'vid his 
father. 

28 And the man Jer-o-bo'am teas a 
mighty man of valour : and Sol'o-mon 

V 2Chr.i5,2 iggg^j-^g ^^le youug man that he ''was in- 

^*^2^chS3^6^<^^st^i^^S' ^^ made him ruler over all 
the ^charge of the house of Jo'geph. 

29 And it came to pass at that time 
when Jer-o-bo'am went out of Je-ru'- 
;sa-lem, that the prophet 'A-hi'jah the 

7 did worTc. I Shilo-nite found him in the way; and 
Pro. 22,29 i]^g had clad himself with a new gar- 

8 burden, j^ient ; and they two were alone in the 

980. I field : 
z Josh.18,1 30 And A-hi'jah caught the new gar- 
ch! 14! 2^ ufient that teas on him, and rent ''it i?i 
twelve pieces : • 

31 And he said to Jer-o-bo'am, Take 



I" 



a 1 Sam. 
15,27 

24^5™* ithee ten pieces: for thus saith the 
362 



I 



iJeath of Solomon. ' 

Lord, the God of i§'ra-el, Behold, I 
*will rend the kingdom out of the 
hand of Sol'o-mon, and will give ten 
tribes to thee : 

32 (But he shall have one tribe for 
my servant Da'vid's sake, and for 
Je-ru'sa-lem's sake, the city which I 
have* chosen out of all the tribes of 
is'ra-el :) 

33 Because that they have forsaken 
me, and have worshipped Ash'to-reth 
''the goddess of the Zi-do'ni-ans, '^Che'- 
mosh the god of the Mo'ab-ites, and 
Olircom. the god of the children of 
Am'mon, and have not v/alked in my 
ways, to do that which is right in 
mine eyes, and to keep my statutes 
and my judgments, as did Da'vid 
his father, 

34 Howbeit I will not take the whole 
kingdom out of his hand : but I will 
make him prince all the days of his 
life for DaVid my servant's sake, 
whom I chose, because he kept my 
commandments and my statutes : 

35 But I will take the kingdom out 
of his son's hand, and will give it 
unto thee, even ten tribes. 

36 And unto his son will I give one 
tribe, that -^Da'vid my servant may 
have a ^light alway before me in 
Je-ru'sa-lem, the city which I have 
chosen me to put my name there. 

37 And I Avill take thee, and thou 
shalt reign according to all that thy 
soul desireth, and shalt be king over 
i§'ra-el. 

38 And it shall be, if thou wilt 
hearken unto all that I command 
thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and 
do that is right in my sight, to keep 
my statutes and my commandments, 
as DaVid my servant did; that I 
^will be with thee, and build ^thee a 
sure house, as I built for Da'vid, and 
will give l§'ra-el unto thee. 

39 And I will for this afflict the seed 
of DaVid, but not for ever. 

40 SoFo-mon sought therefore to kill 
Jer-o-b5'am. And Jer-o-b5'am arose. 
and fled into E'gypt, unto Shf shak 
king of E'gypt, and was in E'gypt 
until the death of SoFo-mon. 

41 IF And *the rest of the "acts of 
Sol'o-mon, and all that he did, and his 
wisdom, are they not written in the 
book of the acts of Sol'o-mon ? 

42 And -^the ^^time that Sol'o-mon 
reigned in Je-ru'sa4em over all !§'- 
ra-el was forty years. 

43 And ^Sol'o-mon slept with his 



I. KINGS, 12. 



MehoboaTn ill advised. 



CHAP. 11. 

b ch. 12, 1, 
16-20 



c Judg.2,13 

1 Sam.7,3 

d Num. 
21,29 
Jer. 48, 
7,13 

e Acts 7, 43 

/ch. 15, 4 

2 Ki. 8, 19 
Ps.132, 17 

9 lamp, or, 
candle. 
2 Sam. 
21, 17 
2Clir.31,7 

g Josh. 1, 5 

7i 2 Sam, 7, 
11,27 

i 2Chr.9,29 

10 Or, 
words, or, 
things, 

i 2Chr.9,30 

11 days. 

k 2Chr.9,31 

I Mat. 1, 7, 
called 
Rohoam. 



B. c. 980. fathers, and was buried in the city of 
Da'vid his father : and 'Re-ho-bo'am 
his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 ReJioboam refusing the old merits counsel, lo ten 
tribes revolt : 2() Jeroboam made king over them. 

AND ''Re-ho-bo'am went to ShG'< 
chem: for aU l§'ra-el were come 
to She'chem to make hun king. 

2 And it came to pass, when * Jer-o- 
bo'am the son of Ne'bat, who was yet 
^m E'gy^pt, heard of it, (for he was fled 
from the presence of king Sol'o-mon, 
and Jer-o-bo'am dwelt in E'gypt ;) 

3 That they sent and called him. 
And Jer-o-bo'am and all the congre- 
gation of i§'ra-el came, and spake unto 
lle-ho-b5'am, saying, 

4 Thy father made our ''yoke griev- 
ous : now therefore make thou the 
grievous service of thy father, and 
his heavy yoke which he put upon 
us, lighter, and we will ser^^e thee. 

5 And he said imto them, Depart 
yet for tlii*ee days, then come again 
to me. And the people departed. 

6 "il And king Re-ho-bo'am ^consulted 
with the old men, that stood before 
Sol'o-mon his father while he yet 
lived, and said, How do ye advise 
that I may answer this people ? 

7 And they spake unto him, saying, 
•^If thou wilt be a sel•^^ant unto this 
people this day, and wilt serve them, 
and answer them, and speak good 
words to them, then they will be thy 
ser^^ants for ever. 

8 But he forsook the counsel of the 
old men, which they had given hun, 
and consulted with the young men 
that were groAvn up with him, and 
which stood before hira : 

9 And he said mito them, What coun- 
sel give ye that we may answer this 
people, who have spoken to me, say- 
ing, Make the yoke which thy father 
did put upon us lighter ? 

10 And the young men that were 
grown up with hiixi spake unto him, 
saying. Thus shalt thou speak unto 
this people that spake unto thee, say- 
ing. Thy father made our yoke heavy, 
but make thou it hghter imto us| 
thus shalt thou say unto them, My 
^little finger shall be thicker than my 
father's loins, 

11 And now whereas my father did 
lade you with a heavy yoke, I mil 
add to your yoke: my father hath 
chastised you with whips, but I will 
chastise you with scorpions. 



CHAP. 12. 
a 2Chr.lO,l 
h ch. 11, 26 
c ch. 11, 40 

975. 

d 1 Sam. 8, 
11-18 
ch. 4, 7.22 
ch. 9, 15 
Job 20,19, 
20, 22, 23 
Job 27, 
13-23 
Pro. 3. 81 
Pro. 28,16 
Eccl. 5, 8 
Isa. 58, 6 
Ezek. 22, 
27,31 
Ezek. 
45,8 
Amos 4, 
1,2 

Mic.2,1,3 
Mai. 3, 5 
lThes.4,6 

e Job 12, 12 
Job 32, 7 
Pro. 27,10 
Eccl. 10,4 
Jer. 42, 
2-5 
Jer. 43, 2 

/2ehr.l0,7 
Pro. 15, 1 

g ch. 3, 7 
ch. 14, 21 
2Chr.22,4 
Ps. 7, 16 
Ps. 140,11 
Pro. 10, 6, 
11,14 
Pro. 18, 
6,7 

368 



Ten tribes revolt. 



1. KINGS, 13. 



Jerohoarn's idolatry. 



12l[So Jer-o-bo'amandallthepeopie 
came to Re-ho-bd'am the third day, as 
the king had appomted, saying, Come 
to me again the third day. 

13 And the king answered the peo- 
ple ^roughly, and forsook the old 
men's counsel that they gave him ; 

14 And spake to them after the 
counsel of the young men, saying, 
My father made your yoke hea\^, 
and I will add to your yoke : my fa- 
tiier also chastised you with whips, 
but I will chastise you with scorpions. 

15 Wherefore the king hearkened 
not unto the people ; for '^the cause 
was from the Lord, that he might 
perform his saying, which the Lord 
spake 'hy A-hi'jah the Shf lo-nite luito 
Jer-o-b5'am the son of Ne'bat. 

1 6 TSo when all Is'ra-el saw that the 
king hearkened not unto them, the 
people answered the king, saying, 
•i'What portion have we in Da'vid ? 
neither have loe inheritance in the 
son of Jes'se : to your tents, O l§'ra-el : 
now see to thme own house, Da'vid. 
So Ig'ra-el departed unto their tents. 

1 7 But ''as for the children of Is'ra-el 
which dwelt in the cities of Jii'dah, 
Ke-ho-b5'am reigned over them. 

18 Then king Re-ho-bo'am ^sent 
A-d5'ram, who was over the tribute ; 
and alll§'ra-el stoned himvf ith stones, 
that he died. Therefore king Re-ho- 
bo'am '^made speed to get him up to 
his chariot, to flee to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

19 So *'i§'ra-ei ^rebelled against the 
house of Da'vid unto this day. 

20 H And it came to pass, when all i§'- 
ra-el heard that Jer-o-b5'amwascome 
again, that they sent and called him 
unto the congregation, and made him 
king over all I§'ra-el : there was none 
that followed the house of Da'vid, but 
the tribe of Jii'dah "only. 

21 IF And when °Re-ho-bo'am was 
come to Je-ru'sa-lem,he assembled all 
the house of Jii'dah, with the tribe of 
Ben'ja-min,anhundredandfourscore 
thousand chosen men, which were 
warriors, to fight against the house of 
Is'ra-el, to bring the kingdom again to 
Re-ho-b5'am the son of Sol'o-mon. 

22 But ''the word of God came unto 
Shem-a-I'ah the man of God, saying, 

23 Speak unto Re-ho-bo'am, the son 
of S6ro-mon,king of Jii'dah, and unto 
all the house of Jii'dah and Ben'ja- 
rr^j n. and to the remnant of the people, 
saying, 

24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall notl 



B. C. 975. 



CHAP. 12. 

1 hardly. 

h Judg.l4:,4 
2 Chr. 
10,15 
2Chr.22,7 

i ch. 11, 11 

j 2 Sam. 
20, 1 

k ch. 11, 13 

1 ch. 4, 6 
ch. 5, 14: 

2 strength- 
ened him- 
self, 

m2Ki.l7,21 

3 Or, fell 
away. 

?ich, 11, 13 

2Chr.ll,l 

p 2Chr.ll,2 

q Pro. 16, 9 

r Gen. 12,6 
Judg.9,i5 

s Judg.8,17 

t Rom. 8, 7 

a D8ut.l2,5 

V 2 Ki.10,29 
2 Ki.17,16 

w Ex. 32, 4 

X Gen.28,19 
Hos. 4, 15 

y Judg. 
18.29 

z ch. 13, 34 
2 Ki.17,21 

a ch. 13, 32 

b Num.3,10 
ch. 13, 33 
2 Ki.17,32 
2 Chr. 
11,14 
Ezek.44,7 

c Lev.23,33 
Num. 
29, 12 
ch. 8, 2, 5 

4 Or, went 
up to the 
altar, etc. 

5 Or, to 

sacrifice. 

d Amos 
7,13 

6 Or, went 
vp to the 
altar, etc. 

e Num. 
15,39 

7 to bum 

incense. 

/ch. 13, 1 



CHAP. 13. 
a 2 Ki.23,17 
b ch. 12, 32 

1 Or, to 

offer. 

364 



go up, nor fight against your breth- 
ren the children of l§'ra-el : return ev- 
ery man to his house ; for this thing 
is '/from me. They hearkened there- 
fore to the w^ord of the Lord, and re- 
turned to depart, according to the 
word of the Lord. 

251iThen Jer-o-bo'am built '"She'- 
chem in mount E'phra-im, and dwelt 
therein ; and went out from thence, 
and built 'Pe-nii'el. 

26 TAnd Jer-o-b5'am said in 'his 
heart, Now shall the kingdom return 
to the house of Da'vid : 

2 7 If this people "go up to do sacrifice 
in the house of the Lord at Je-ru'sa- 
lem, then shall the heart of this peo- 
ple turn agaui unto their lord, even 
unto Re-ho-bo'am king of Jii'dah, and 
they shall kill me, and go again to 
Re-ho-bo'am king of Jii'dah. 

28 AYhereuj)on the king took coun- 
sel, and made "two calves of gold, and 
said unto them. It is too much for 
you to go up to Je-ru'sa-lem : behold 
"thy gods, O i§'ra-el, which brought 
thee up out of the land of E'gypt. 

29 And he set the one in ^Beth'-el, 
and the other put he in ^'Dan. 

30 And this thing became a ^sin : for 
the people went to wo7'ship before the 
one, eve7t unto Dan. 

31 And he made an "house of high 
places, and ''made priests of the low- 
est of the people, which Avere not of 
the sons of Le'vi. 

32 And Jer-o-b5'am ordained a feast 
in the eighth month, on the fifteenth 
day of the month, hke unto ^'the feast 
that is in Jii'dah, and he "offered up- 
on the altar. So did he in Beth'-el, 
^sacrificing unto the calves that he 
had made : and '^he placed in Beth'-el 
the priests of the high places which 
he had made. 

33 So he "offered upon the altar 
which he had made in Beth -el the fif- 
teenth day of the eighth month, even 
in the month which he *had devised 
of his own heart ; and ordained a feast 
unto the children of l§'ra-el : and he 
offered upon the altar, 'and burnt 
-^incense. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Jeroboam's hand withers, 6 but it the prayer of 
the prophet is restored. 23 The disobedient prophet 
slain by a lion. 33 Jeroboam's obstinacy. 

AND, behold, there ''came a man 
of God out of Jii'dah by the word 
of the Lord unto Beth'-el : and ''Jer-o- 
bo'am stood by the altar 'to burn in^ 
cense. 



Jeroboani's hand loitJiereth. I. KINGS, 13. 



The disobedient prophet. 



2 And he cried against the altar in 
the word of theLoRD,and said, O altar, 
altar, thus saith the Lord ; Behold, a 
child shall be born unto the house of 
DaVid, ^ Jo-si'ah by name ; and upon 
thee shall he offer the priests of the 
high places that burn incense upon 
thee, and men's bones shall be burnt 
upon thee. 

3 And he gave '^a sign the same day, 
saying. This is the sign which the 
Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar 
shall be rent, and the ashes that are 
upon it shall be poured out. 

4 'FAnd it came to pass, when king 
Jer-o-b5'am heard the saying of the 
man of God, which had cried against 
the altar in Beth'-el, that he 'put 
forth his hand from the altar, say- 
ing, Lay hold on him. And his 
hand, which he put forth against him, 
•^dried up, so that he could not pull it 
in again to him. 

5 The altar also Avas rent, and the 
ashes poured out from the altar, ac- 
cording to the sign which the man of 
God had given by the word of the 
Lord. 

6 And the king answered and said 
unto the man of God, '^'Intreat now 
the face of the Lord thy God, and 
pray for me, that my hand may be 
restored me again. And the man of 
God ^besought 'the Lord, and the 
king's hand was restored him again, 
and became as it tvas before. 

7 IT And the king said unto the man 
of God, Come home with me, and re- 
fresh thyself, and T will give thee a 
reward. 

8 And the man of God said unto the 
kmg,-'If thou wilt give me half thine 
house, I will not go in with thee, nei- 
ther v/ill I eat bread nor drink water 
in this place : 

9 For so was it charged me by the 
word of the Lord, saying, ^Eat no 
bread, nor drink water, nor turn again 
by the same way that thou earnest. 

1 So he went another way, and re- 
turned not by the way that he came 
to Beth'-el. 

1 1 ^Now there dwelt an old prophet 
in Beth'-el ; and his ^sons came and 
told him all the works that the man 
of God had done that day in Beth'-el 
the words which he had spoken unto 
the king, them they told also to their 
father. 

1 2 And their father said unto them. 
What way went he? For his sons 



B. C. 975. 



CHAP. 13. 

c 2 Ki. 23, 
15,16 

(i Isa. 7, 14 
Isa. 38, 7 
John 2, 18 
1 Cor.1,22 

e Jer. 20, 2 
Acts 12, 1 

/ Pro. 21,30 
Isa. 8,9,10 
Isa. 54, 17 
Acts 5, 39 
Acts 13, 
8-11 
2Cor.lO,6 

g Ex. 8. 8 
Ex. y, 28 
Ex. 10, 17 
Num.21,7 
Acts 8, 2-1 
Jas. 5, 16 

h Mat. 5, 44 
Rom. 

12,20 

2 the face 
of the 
LORD. 



i 1 Sain.9,7 
2 Ki. 5, 15 

1 Cor.2,14 

i Num. 

22, 18 
Num. 
24, 13 

k lCor.5,11 

2 John 11 

3 son. 

4 a ivord 
ivas. 

I ch. 20, 35 
1 Thes. 
4,15 

m Jer. 5, 12 
Mat. 7, 15 
1 John 4,1 

uGal. 1,8 

Ps. 63, 11 
Pro. 6, 16, 
17, 19 
Pro. 12, 
19, 22 
Pro. 19, 5 
Pro. 30, 6 
Jer. 29, 
31,32 
Ezek. 13, 
8,9 

1 Tim. 4, 
1,2 

p Num.23,5 
John 
11, 51 

q Deut.4,24 
Deut.6,15 

2 Sam.6,7 
ch. 20, 36 
2Ki. 2,24 
Eccl. 12, 
13, 14 
Ezek. 

24, 24 
Nah. 1, 2 
1 Pet.4,17 

365 



had seen what way the rnan of God 
went, which came from Ju'dah. 

13 And he said unto his sons. Sad- 
dle me the ass. So they saddled him 
the ass : and he rode thereon, 

11 And went after the man of God, 
and found him sitting rnider an oak : 
and he said unto him. Art thou the 
man of God that earnest f rom Jii'dah ? 
And he said, I am. 

1 5 Then he said unto him, Come 
home with me, and eat bread. 

1 6 And he said, I may not return 
with thee, nor go in with thee : neither 
will I eat bread nor drink water with 
thee in this place : 

17 For ^it was said to me ^j the 
word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no 
bread nor drink water there, nor turn 
again to go by the way that thou 
earnest. 

18 He "'said unto him, I am a proph- 
et also as thou a?^t ; and "an angel 
spake unto me by the word of the 
Lord, saying. Bring him back with 
thee into thine house, that he may eat 
bread and drink water. JBut he "lied 
unto him. 

1 9 So he went back with him, and did 
eat bread in his house, and drank 
water. 

20 11 And it came to pass, as they sat 
at the table, that the ^'word of the 
Lord came unto the prophet that 
brought him back : 

2 1 And he cried unto the man of God 
that came from Jii'dah, saying, Thus 
saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou 
hast disobeyed themouthof theLoRD, 
and hast not kept the commandment 
which the Lord thy God commanded 
thee, 

22 But camest back, and hast eaten 
bread and drunk water in the place, 
of the which the Lord did say to thee, 
Eat no bread, and drink no water ; thy 
carcase shall not come unto the sepul- 
chre of thy fathers. 

23 TAnd it came to pass, after he 
had eaten bread, and after he had 
drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, 
to to it, for the prophet whom he had 
brought back. 

24 And when he was gone, ?alionmet 
him by the way, and slew him: and 
his carcase was cast in the way, and 
the ass stood by it, the lion also stood 
by the carcase. 

25 And, behold, men passed by, and 
saw the cai'case cast in the way, and 
the lion standing by the carcase : and 



Jerohocmi's obstinacy. 



I. KINGS, 14. 



tferohoam is warned. 



they came and told it in the city 
where the old prophet dwelt. 

26 IT And when the prophet that 
brought him back from the way 
heard thereof, he said, It is the man 
of God, who was disobedient unto the 
word of the Lord : therefore the Lord 
hath delivered him unto the lion, 
w-hich hath ^torn him, and slain him, 
according to the word of the Lord, 
which he spake unto him. 

27 And he spake to his sons, saying, 
Saddle me the ass. And the}" saddled 
him. 

28 And he went and found his car- 
case cast in the way, and the ass and 
the lion standing by the carcase : the 
lion had '"not eaten the carcase, nor 
%orn the ass. 

29 And the prophet took up the car- 
case of the man of frod, and laid it 
upon the ass, and brought it back : 
and the old prophet came to the city, 
to mourn and to bury him. 

30 And he laid his carcase in his 
own grave ; and they mourned over 
him, saying, Alas, 'my brother ! 

3 1 And it came to pass, after he had 
buried him, that he spake to his 
sons, saying, When I am dead, then 
bury me in the sepulchre wherein 
the man of God is buried ; lay ^my 
bones beside his bones : 

32 For ^the saying which he cried 
by the v/ord of the Lord against the 
altar in Beth -el, and against all the 
^houses of the high places which are 
in the cities '"of Sa-ma'ri-a, shall surely 
come to pass. 

3 3 t After ^this thing Jer-o-b5'am re- 
turned not from his evil way, but 
'made again of the lowest of the 
people priests of the high places: 
whosoever would, he ^consecrated 
him, and he became one of the priests 
of the high places. 

34 And^'this thing became sin unto 
the house of Jer-o-bo'am, even to ^cut 
it off, and to destroy it from off the 
face of the earth. 

CHAPTER 14. 

5 Ahijah denounces God's judgments against Jero- 
boam. 21 Rehohoam's wicked reign over Judah. 
25 Sftishak spoils Jerxisalem. 29 Abijam succeeds 
Belioboam. 

AT that time A-bfjah the son of 
Jer-o-bo'am fell sick. 
2 And Jer-o-b5'am said to his wife, 
Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thy- 
self, that thou be not kno^vn to be the 
wife of Jer-o-b5'am ; and get thee to 
Shri5h t behold, there is A-hi'jah the 



B. C. 975. 



CHAP., 13. 

5 broken. 

r Job 38, 11 
Dan. 6, 22 

6 broken. 

s Jer. 22, 18 

t Ruth 1,17 

u 2 Ki. 23, 
16,19 

V Lev.26,30 
Hos.12,11 

w ch. 16, 24 
John 4, 5 
Acts 8, 
1,14. 

X ch. 12, 
81, 32 
2Chr.l3,9 
Jer. 3, 8 

7 returned 
and 
made. 
Ex. 28, 41 
Judg. 

17, 12 
2 Chr. 11, 
14, 15 

8 fllled his 
hand, 
Judg. 
17,12 

>j ch. 12, 30 

z ch. 14, 10 
ch. 15, 
29,30 
2 Ki. 17, 
20-23 



B. C. 956. 
CHAP. 14. 
a ch. 11, 31 
b 1 Sani.9,7 

1 in thine 
hand. 

2 Oi", cakes. 

3 OvMttle. 
c ch. 11, 29 

4 stood for 
his hoari- 

ness. 

d Pro.21,30 

5 hard. 

e 2 Sam. 
12, 7 
ch. 16, 2 

/ch.ll, 31 

g ch. 15, 5 

h 2 Chr. 
11,15 

i Neh. 9, 26 
Ps. 50, 17 
Ezek. 
23,35 

j ch. 15, 29 

k ch. 21, 21 
2 Ki. 9. 8 

I Deut. 
32,36 

mch. 21,24 

366 



prophet, which told me that ^Z 
should he king over this people. 

3 And *take Svith thee ten loaves, 
and ^cracknels, and a ^cruseof honey, 
and go to him : he shall tell thee 
what shall become of the child. 

4 And Jer-o-bo'am's wife did so, and 
arose, and ^went to Shf 15h, and came 
to the house of A-hi'jah. But A-hf jah 
could not see ; for his eyes Vere set 
by reason of his age. 

5 IT And '^the Lord said unto A-hf jahj 
Behold, the wife of Jer-o-b5'am com- 
eth to ask a thing of thee for her son \ 
for he is sick : thus and thus shalt 
thou say unto her : for it shall be, 
when she cometh in, that she shall 
feign herself to he another woman. 

6 And it was so, when A-hf jah 
heard the sound of her feet, as she 
came in at the door, that he said, 
Come in, thou wife of Jer-o-bo'am ; 
why feignest thou thyself to he an- 
other? for I am sent to thee loith 
^heavy tidings. 

7 Go, tell Jer-o-b5'am,Thus saith the 
Lord God of i§'ra-el, 'Forasmuch as I 
exalted thee from among the people, 
and made thee prince over my people 
I§'ra-el, 

8 And'^'rent the kingdom away from 
the house of Da'vid, and gave it thee : 
and yet thou hast not been as my 
servant Da'vid, who ^kept my com- 
mandments, and who followed me 
with all his heart, to do that only 
which was right in mine eyes ; 

9 But hast done evil above all that 
were before thee: *for thou hast 
gone and made thee other gods, and 
molten images, to provoke me to 
anger, and 'hast cast me behind thy 
back : 

10 Therefore, behold, ^1 will bring 
evil upon the house of Jer-o-bo'am, 
and ^will cut off from Jer-o-bo'am him 
that pisseth against the wall, and, 
^him that is shut up and left in l§'ra- 
el, and will take away the remnant 
of the house of Jer-o-bo'am, as a, man 
taketh away dung, till it be all gone. 

1 1 Him ™that dieth of Jer-o-b5'am in 
the city shall the dogs eat ; and him 
that dieth in the field shall the fowls 
of the air eat: for the Lord hath 
spoken it. 

1 2 Arise thou therefore, get thee to 
thine own house : and when thy feet 
enter into the city, the child shall die. 

13 And all l§'ra-el shall mourn for 
him, and bury him : for he only o£ 



jRehoboani's wicked reigyi. 



I. KINGS, 15. 



Death of Hehohoam. 



Jei'-o-bd'am shall come to the grave, 
because in him "there is found soine 
good thing toward the Lord God of 
Is'ra-el in the house of Jer-o-bd'am. 
14: Moreover 'the Lord shall raise 
him up a king over is'ra-el, who shall 
cut off the house of Jer-o-bo'am that 
day : but what ? even now. 

1 5 For the Lord shall smite is'ra-el, 
as a reed is shaken in the water, and 
he shall ^root up l§'ra-el out of this 
«'good land, which he gave to their 
fathers, and shall scatter them ''be- 
yond the river, because they have 
made their groves, provoking the 
Lord to anger. 

1 6 And lie shall give l§'ra-el up be- 
cause of the sins of Jer-o-bo'am, who 
"did sin, and who made I§'ra-el to sin. 

nil And Jer-o-bo'am's wife arose, 
and departed, and came "to Tir'zah : 
a7id when she came to the threshold 
of the door, the child died ; 

1 8 And they buried him ; and all 
Is'ra-el mourned for him, according 
to the word of the Lord, which he 
spake by the hand of his servant 
A-hi'iah the prophet. 

19 And the rest of the acts of Jer-o- 
b5'am, how he "warred, and how he 
reigned, behold, they are written in 
the book of the chronicles of the 
kings of is'ra-el. 

20 And the days which Jer-o-b5'am 
reigned to ere two and twenty years : 
and he ^slept with his fathers, and 
Na'dab his son reigned in his stead. 

21 •[ And Re-ho-bo'am the son of Soi'- 
o-mon reigned in Ju'dah. Re-ho-bo'- 
am teas ""f orty and one years old when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
seventeen years in Je-ru'sa-lem, the 
city -''which the Lord did choose out 
of all the tribes of Is'ra-el, to put his 
name there. And his mother's name 
vms Na'a-mah, an Am.'mon-it-ess. 

22 And 'Jii'dah did evil in the sight 
of the Lord, and they '^ provoked 
him to jealousy with their sins which 
they had committed, above all that 
their fathers had done. 

23 For they also built them *high 
places, and ^images, 'and groves, on 
every high hill, and "^under every 
green tree. 

21 And 'there were also sodomites 
in the land : and they did according 
to all the abominations oi the na- 
tions which the Lord cast out before 
the children of i^'i-a-el. 

25 IF And •''it came to pass in the 



B. C. 956. 



CHAP. li. 

n 2 Chr. 
12, 12 
2Chr.l9,3 

ch. 15, 27 

p 2 Ki. 17, 6 
Ps. 52, 5 

g Josli. 
23, 15 

r 2Ki.l5,29 

s Ex. 3i, 13 
Deut.12,3 

t Isa. 13, 24 

u ch. 12, .30 
ch. 13, i 
ch. 15, 
30, Si 
ch. 16, 2 

V ch. 16, 6 
Song 6, i 

i/;2Chr.l3,2 

6 lay down. 

954. 

X Job 32, 9 
Eccl. 4,13 

975. 

y ch. 11, 36 

z 2Chr.l2,l 

a Deut. 
32, 21 
Ps. 78, 58 
Isa.62, 2,5 

1 Cor. 
10,22 

b Dent. 12,2 
Ezek. 
16,24 

7 Or, 
standing 
images, 
or, 
statues. 

c 2 Ki. 17, 9 

d Isa, 57, 5 

e Gen. 19, 5 

Deut. 

23, 17 

ch. 1.5, 12 

ch. 22, 46 

2 Ki. 23, 7 
/ch. 11,40 

7 2Chr.l2,9 
h ch. 10, 17 

8 7'unners. 

i ch. 12, 24 
cli. 15, 6 



B C.958. 

CHAP. 15. 
a 2Chr.l3,2 

Michaia 

the . 

daughter 

of Uriel. 

b 2 Chr. 
11,21 
Absalom. 

c ch. 11, 4 
Ps. 119,80 

(J2Chr.21,7 

1 Or. 

candle. 

e ch. 14, 8 
Lu. 1, 6 

/ 2 Chr. 13, 
2, 3. 22 

367 



fifth year of king Re-ho-bo'am, that 
Shi'shak king of E'gj^pt came up 
against Je-rLi'sa-leni : 

26 And i'he took away the treasures 
of the house of the Lord, and the 
treasures of the king's house ; he even 
took away all : and he took away all 
the shields of gold wliich ^Sol'o-mon 
had made. 

27 And king Re-ho-bo'am made in 
their stead brasen shields, and com- 
mitted thera unto the hands of the 
chief of the ®guard, vv^hich kept the 
door of the kmg's house. 

28 And it was so, when the king 
went into the house of the Lord, that 
the guard bare them, and brought 
them back into the guard chamber. 

29 ITNow the rest of the acts of Re- 
ho-b5'am,and all that he did, are they 
not written in the book of the chroni- 
cles of the kmgs of Jii'dah? 

30 And there wasnvar between Re- 
ho-b5'am and Jer-o-bo'am all their 
days. 

31 And Re-ho-b5'am slept ^\^th his 
fathers, and was buried with his fa- 
thers in the city of Da'vid. And his 
mother's name loas ]Na'a-mah an 
Am'mon-it-ess. And A-bi'jam liis 
son reigned m his stead. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Abijam's wicked reign over Judak : 9 Asa^s good 
reign: 23 Jehoshaphat succeeds him. 25 Nadab's 
wicked reign over Israel. 33 Baasha's wicked 
reign. 

NOW in the eighteenth year of 
king Jer-o-bo'am the son of Ne- 
bat reigned A-bi'jam over Ju'dah. 

2 Three years reigned he in Je-ru'sa- 
lem. And his mother's name loas^'^Sisi- 
a-chah,the daughter *of A-bish'a-lom, 

3 And he walked in all the sins of 
his father, which he had done before 
him : and his 'heart was not perfect 
vvith_the Lord his God, as the heart 
of Da'vid his father. 

4 Nevertheless "^f or Da'\id's sake did 
the Lord his God give him a 4ainp 
in Je-ru'sa-lem, to set up his son after 
him, and to establish Je-ru'sa-lem : 

5 Because Da'vid 'did that lohich 
vKis right in the eyes of the Lord, 
and turned not aside from any th i7ig 
that he commanded him all the days 
of his life, save only in the matter of 
U-rl'ah the Hit'tite. 

6 And there was war between Re- 
ho-bo'am and Jer-o-bo'am all the days 
of his life. 

7 Now -^the rest of the acts of A-bf - 
jam, and all that he did, are they not 



Asa^s good reign. 



I. KINGS, 15. 



JV^adab's vncked reign. 



written in the book of the chronicles 
of the kings of Jii'dah ? And there 
was war between A-bi'jam and Jer-o- 
bo'am. 

8 And -^A-bf jam slept with his fa- 
thers ; and they buried him in the city 
of DaVid : and A'sa his son reigned 
in his stead. 

9 HAnd in the twentieth year of 
Jer-o-b5'ani king of l§'ra-el reigned 
A'sa over Jii'dah. 

10 And forty and one years reigned 
he in J e-ru'sa-lem. And his ^mother's 
name 24)as lMa'a-chah,the daughter of 
A-bish'a-lom. 

1 1 And ^A'sa did that 'which vkis 
right in the eyes of the Lord, as did 
DaVid his father. 

1 2 And 'he took away the sodomites 
out of the land, and removed all the 
idols that his fathers had made. 

1 3 And also Ma'a-chah his mother, 
even >her he removed from heing 
queen, because she had made an idol 
in a grove ; and A'sa destroyed her 
idol, and *burnt it by the brook Kid' 
ron. 

14 But ''the high places were not re 
moved : nevertheless A'sa's heart was 
perfect with the Lord all his days. 

1 5 And he brought in the ^things 
which his father had dedicated, and 
the things which himself had dedi- 
cated, into the house of the Lord, 
silver, and gold, and vessels. 

1 6 T And there was war between 
A'sa and Ba'a-sha king of I§'ra-el all 
their days. 

17 And ™Ba'a-sha king of I§'ra-el 
went up against Jii'dah, and "built 
Ra'mah, 'that he might not suffer 
any to go out or come in to A'sa 
kingof J ii'dah. 

18 Then A'sa took all the silver and 
the gold that v^ere left in the treas- 
ures of the house of the Lord, and 
the treasures of the king's house, and 
delivered them into the hand of his 
servants : and king A'sa sent them to 
^Ben-ha'dad, the son of Tab'ri-mon, 
the son of He'zi-on, king of Syr'i-a, 
that dwelt at ^Da-mas'cus, saying, 

19 There is a league between me 
and thee, and between my father 
and thy father : behold, I have sent 
unto thee a present of silver and 
gold; come and break thy league 
with Ba'a-sha king of is'ra-el,that he 
may ^depart from me. 

20 So Ben-ha'dad hearkened unto 
king A'sa, and sent the captains of 



B. C. 955. 



CHAP. 15. 
g 2Chr.l4,l 

2 That is, 
gi-and- 
inother^s, 
ver. 2 

/i2Chr.l4,2 

951. 

i ch. 14, 21 
ch. 22, 46 

j Deut.13,6 
Deut.33,9 
2Chr. 
15,16 
Mat.10,87 
Mat. 19,29 
Lu. 12, 
51,53 
Lu. 14, 26 

3 cut off. 

k Ex. 32, 20 

I ch. 22, 43 
2 Chr. 

15, 17 

<i holy. 

TO2Chr.l6,l 

n Josh. 
18,25 

o ch. 12, 27 

p 2Chr.l6,2 

q ch. 11, 23 

5 go up. 

r 2Ki.l5,29 

s Judg. 
18,29 

t 2 Sam. 
20,14 

u2Chr.l6,6 

6 free. 
Ex. 1, 11 
1 Sam. 8, 

16, 17 

V Josh. 
21,17 

w Josh. 
18,26 

X 2 Chr. 
16, 12 
Eccl. 12,1 

y 2Chr.l7,l 

z Mat. 1, 8, 
called 
Josaphat. 

954. 

7 reigned. 

a ch. 12, 30 

b ch. 14, 14 

c Josh. 
19,44 
Josh. 
21,23 
ch. 16, 15 

d Deut. 
32,35 

e ch. 14, 
10,14 
Job 18, 
13-2i 
Ps. 21, 10 
Pb. 37, 
28,38 
Isa. 14, 20 

368 



the hosts which he had against the 
cities of l§'ra-el, and smote '^I'jon, and 
Dan, 'and A'bel-beth-ma'a-chah, and 
ail Cin'ne-roth, with all the land of 
NajHi'ta-li. 

21 And it came to pass, when Ba'a- 
sha heard thereof, that he left off 
building of Ra'mah, and dwelt in 
Tir'zah. 

22 Then "king A'sa made a procla- 
mation throughout all Jii'dah ; none 
was *^exempted : and they took away 
the stones of Ra'mah, and the tim- 
ber thereof, wherewith Ba'a-sha had 
builded ; and king A'sa built with 
themGe'ba'of Ben'ja-min, and"'Miz'- 
pah. 

23 The rest of all the acts of A'sa, 
and all his might, and all that he did, 
and the cities which he built, are they 
not written in the book of the chroni- 
cles of the kings of Jii'dah ? Never- 
theless in the time of "^his old age he 
was diseased in his feet. 

24 And A'sa slept with his fathers, 
and was buried with his fathers in 
the city of Da'vid his father : ^'and 
Je-hosh'a-phat 'his son reigned in his 
stead. 

25^rAnd Na'dab the son of Jer-o- 
bo'am 'began to reign over i§'ra-el in 
the second year of A'sa king of Jii'- 
dah, and reigned over i§'ra-el tAvo 
years. 

26 And he did evil in the sight of 
the Lord, and walked in the way of 
his father, and in ''his sin wherewith 
he made Is'ra-el to sin. 

27^And*l3a'a-shathesonofA-hi'jah, 
of the house of is'sa-char, conspired 
against him ; and Ba'a-sha smote him 
at '^Gib'be-thon, which belonged to the 
PhMis'tine§ ; for Na'dab and all l§'- 
ra-el laid siege to Gib'be-thon. 

28 Even in the third year of A'sa 
kingof Jii'dah did Ba'a-sha '^slay him, 
and reigned in his stead. 

29 And it came to pass, when he 
reigned, that he smote all the house 
of Jer-o-b5'am ; he left not to Jer-o- 
bd'am any that breathed, until he had 
^destroyed him, according unto the 
saying of the Lord, which he spake 
by his servant A-hi'jah the Shilo-nite : 

30 Because of the sins of Jer-o-bo'am 
which he sinned, and which he made 
I§'ra-el sin, by his provocation where- 
with he provoked the Lord God of 
is'ra-el to anger. 

31 llNow the rest of the acts of Na'- 
dab, and all that he did, are they 



Death of JBaasha. 



I. KINGS, 16. 



Zimri's conspiracy . 



not written in the book of the chron- 
icles of the kings of l§'ra-el ? 

32 And there was war between A'sa 
and Ba'a-sha king of I§'ra-el all their 
davs. 

33 tin the third year of A'sa king of 
Ju'dah began Ba'a-sha the son of 
A-lif jah to reign over all l§'ra-el in 
Tir'zah, twenty and four years. 

34 And he did evil in the sight of 
the Lord, and walked in -^the way of 
Jer-o-b5'ani, and in his sin where- 
with he made Is'ra-el to -sin. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Je.hWs prophecy against Baasha. 8 Zimri''8 con- 
spiracij. 23 Omri builds Samaria. 29 Ahab's ex- 
cessive icickedness a,nd idolatry . 34 Joh^hua'' s curse 
fulfilled upon Hiel the builder oj Jei iciio. 

THEN the word of the Lord came 
to Je/hii ''the son of Ha-na'ni 
against Ba'a-sha, saying, 

2 Forasniuch *as I exalted thee out 
of the dust, and made thee prince 
over my people l§'ra-el; and thou 
'"hast walked in the way of Jer-o- 
b5'am, and hast made my people I§'- 
ra-el to sin, to provoke me to anger 
with their sins ; 

3 Behold, I will take away the pos- 
terity of Ba'a-sha, and the posterity 
of his house ; and will make thy 
house like "^the house of Jer-o-b5'am 
the son of Ne'bat. 

4 Him *that dieth of Ba'a-sha in the 
city shall the dogs eat ; and him that 
dieth of his in the fields shall the 
fowls of the air eat. 

5 Now the rest of the acts of Ba'a- 
sha, and what he did, and his might. 
^are they not written in the book of 
the chronicles of the kings of Is'ra-el ? 

6 So Ba'a-sha slept with his fathers, 
and was buried in ^Tir'zah : and E'iah 
his son reigned in his stead. 

7 And also by the hand of the 
prophet Je'hii the son of Ha-na'ni 
came the word of the Lord against 
Ba'a-sha, and against his house, even 
for all the evil that he did in the sight 
of the Lord, in provoking him to an 
ger with the ''work of his hands, in 
being like the house of Jer-o-b5'am ; 
and because lie killed him. 

8 llln the twenty and sixth year of 
A'sa king of Jii'dah began E'lah the 
son of Ba'a-sha to reign over Is'ra-el 
in Tir'zah, two years. 

9 And •'his servant Zim'rT, captain of 
half his chariots, conspired against 
him, as he was in Tir'zah, drinking 
^himself drunk in the house of Ar'za 
^steward of his house in Tir'zah. 

(24) 



B. C. 951. 



CHAP. 


15. 


fch. 


12, 




28, 


29 




ch. 


13, 


33 


ch. 


li, 


16 



B. C. 930. 
CHAP. 16. 

a 2Chr.l9,2 
2Chr. 
20,34: 

5 1 Sam.2,8 
1 Sam. 
15,17 
ch. M, 7 
Ps. 75,6,7 
Jer. 27, 5 
Dan. 2, 21 
Dan. 4, 17 

c ch. 15, 34= 

d ch. 14r, 10 
ch. 15, 29 

e ch. 14, 11 

/2Chr.l6,l 

g ch. 14, 11 
ch. 15, 21 

h Ps. 115, 4 
Isa. 2, 8 
Isa. 44,9 

i ch. 15, 27 
Hos. 1. 4 

j 2 Ki. 9. 31 

fe 2 Sam.l3, 
28, 29 
Job 31, 3 
Pro. 20, 1 
Isa. 1, 28 

1 which 
was over. 

1 1 Sam. 
25,24 

2 Or, both 
his kins- 
men and 
his 
friends. 

3 hy the 
hand of. 
Isa. 40,8 
1 Pet.1,25 

m Isa. 3, 16 

n Deut. 
32,21 
1 Sam. 
12,21 
Isa. 41, 29 
Jonah 2,8 
1 Cor. 8, 4 
ICor. 
10,19 

Job 20, 5 
Ps. 37, 35 

p ch. 15, 27 

q Judg.9,54 

r Ps. 9, 16 

s ch. 12, 28 
ch. 15, 26 

t Isa. 9, 18 

369 



10 And Zim'ri went in and smote 
him, and killed him^ in the twenty 
and seventh year of A'sa king of Ju'- 
dah, and reigned in his stead. 

11 IT And it came to pass, when he 
began to reign, as soon as he sat on 
his throne, t/iat he slew all the house 
of Ba'a-sha : he left him not ^one that 
pisseth against a wall, ^neither of 
his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 

12 Thus did_Zim'rI destroy all the 
house of Ba'a-sha, according to 
the word of the Lord, which he 
spake against Ba'a-sha 'by Je'hii the 
prophet, 

13 For '"all the sins of Ba'a-sha, and 
the sinsof E'iah his son, by which they 
sinned, and by which they made l§'ra- 
el to sin, in provoking the Lord God 
of l§'ra-el toanger^\n th"theirvanities. 

14 Now the rest of the acts of E'lah, 
and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the chronicles 
of the kings of l§'ra-el ? 

15 "iTln the twenty and seventh year 
of A'saking of Ju'dah did Zim'ri reign 
"seven days inTir'zah. Andthepeople 
were encamped against ^Gib'be-thon, 
which beloj'iged to the Phi-lis'tines. 

16 And the people that loere en- 
camped heard say, Zim'ri hath con- 
spired, and hath also slain the king : 
wherefore all l§'ra-el made (3m'ri, the 
captain of the host, king over I§'ra-el 
that day in the camp. 

1 7 And Om'ri went up from Gib'be- 
tlion, and all l§'ra-el with him, and 
they besieged Tir'zah. 

1 8 And it came to pass, when Zim'- 
ri saw that the city was taken, that 
he went into the palace of the king's 
house, and burnt the king's house 
over him with fire, and ^'died, 

19 For his sins which he sinned in 
doing cAal in the sight of the Lord, 
in walking in the way of Jer-o- 
bd'am, and in his sin which he did, to 
make is'ra-el to sin. 

20 Now the rest of the acts of Zim'ri, 
and his treason that he wrought, are 
they not written in the book of the 
chronicles of the kings of Is'ra-el? 

21 "iiThen were the people of Is'ra-ei 
divided into 'two parts : half of the 
people followed Tib'ni the son of Gf- 
nath, to make him king; and half 
followed Om'ri. 

22 But the people that followed 
Om'ri prevailed against the people 
that f oUowedTib'nithe son of Gi'nath: 
so Tib'ni died, and om'ri reigned. 



Ornri's reign and leath. 



I. KINGS, IT. Elijah is sent to Zarephath. 



23 llln the thirty and first year of 
A'sa king of Jii'dah began Cm'ri to 
reign over i§'ra-el, twelve years : six 
years reigned he in Tir'zah. 

24 And he bought the hill Sa-ma'ri-a 
of She'mer for two talents of silver, 
and built on the hill, and called the 
name of the city which he built, after 
the name of She'mer, owner of the 
hill, *Sa-ma'ri-a. 

25 ITBut "Om'ri wrought evil in the 
eyes of the Lord, and did worse than 
all that luere before him. 

26 For he walked in allthe way of 
Jer-o-bo'am the son of Ne'bat, and in 
his sin wherewith he made Ig'ra-el to 
sin, to provoke the Lord God of l§'- 
ra-el to anger with 'their vanities. 

27 Now the rest of the acts of om'ri 
which he did, and his might that he 
shewed, are they not written in the 
book of the chronicles of the kings of 
l§'ra-el ? 

28 So Om'ri slept with his fathers, 
and w^as buried in Sa-ma'ri-a : and 
A'hab his son reigned in his stead. 

29 TAnd in the thirty and eighth 
year of A'sa king of Ju'dah began 
A'hab the son of Om'ri to reign over 
I§'ra-el : and A'hab the son of Om'ri 
reigned over i§'ra-el in Sa-ma'ri-a 
twentj^ and two years. 

30 And A'hab the son of Om'ri did 
e\41 in the sight of the Lord above all 
that were before him. 

31 And it came to pass,^as if it had 
been a light thing for him to w^alk in 
the sins of Jer-o-bo'am the son of Ne'- 
bat, "that he took to wife Jez'e-bel 
the daughter of £;th-ba'al king of the 
*Zi-d5'ni-ans, ^'and went and served 
Ba'al, and worshipped him. 

32 And he reared up an altar for 
Ba'al in the 'house of Ba'al, which he 
had built in Sa-ma'ri-a. 

33 And "A'hab made a grove; and 
A'hab did *more to provoke the Lord 
God of Is'ra-el to anger than all the 
kings of l§'ra-el that were before him. 

34 Ifin his days did Hi'el the Beth'- 
el-ite build Jer'i-cho : he laid the foun- 
dation thereof in A-bi'ram his first- 
born, and set up the gates thereof in 
his youngest so7i Se'gub, according 
'to the word of the Lord, which he 
spake by Josh'u-a the son of Nun. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 Elijah, prophesying against Ahab, is sent to Che 
rith\ %he is sent to a widow of Zarephath : 17 he 
raises her son to life. 

AND 'E-lI'jah the Tish'bite, toho 
ivas of the inhabitants of Gil'e-ad, 



B. C. 925. 



CHAP. 16. 

4 Shoine- 
ron. 

ch. 13, 32 

2Ki.l7,34 

• John 4, 4 

u Mic. 6, 16 

I' Jer.16,19 
Actsl4,15 
Rom.1,21 

918. 

5 was it a 
light 
thing,etc. 

w Deut. 7, 3 

X Judg.18,7 

y ch. 21, 25 
2 Ki.10,18 
2 Ki.17,16 

z 2Ki.lO,21, 
26,27 

a Ex. 34,13 
2Ki.r7,10 
Jer. 17, 2 

b ch. 21, 25 

c Num. 
15,30 
Josh. 6,26 
Ps. 119, 
89, 126 
Pro. 13,13 
Isa. 40, 8 
Mat.24,35 
Mark 
13, 31 
Lu. 21, 33 
1 Pet.1,25 



B. C. 910. 
CHAP. 17. 

1 Elijahu, 
Lu. 1, 17 
Lu. 4, 25 
Elias. 

a 2 Ki. 3, 14 

b Deut.10,8 

c Jas. 5, 17 

d Lu. 4, 25 

e Ps. 37, 3 
Isa. 33, 15 

2 at the end 
of days. 

f Obad. 20 
Lu. 4, 26. 
Sarepta. 

g Gen. 24, 7 
Ps. 24, 1 
Isa. 33, 16 
John 4, 7 
Heb. 
11,37 

h Gen. 18, 6 

i Gen. 21, 
15,16 

j 1 Pet. 1, 7 

fe Ps. 84, 
7-10, 19 
Ps. 34, 11 
Phil. 4, 19 
1 Tim. 4,8 

3 giveth. 

I 2Chr. 
20,20 
Mat. 10, 
41,42 
Mat.20,28 

4 Or, a full 
year. 

370 



said unto A'hab, "As the Lord God 
of i§'ra-el hveth, before whom *I 
stand, "there shall not be dew nor 
rain^these years, but according to 
my word. 

2 And the word of the Lord came 
unto him, saying, 

3 Get thee hence, and turn thee east- 
ward, and hide thyself by the brook 
Che'rith, that is before Jor'dan. 

4 And it shall be, that thou shalt 
drink of the brook ; and "I have com- 
manded the ravens to feed thee there. 

5 So he went and did according unto 
the word of the Lord : for he went 
and dwelt by the brook Che'rith, that 
is before Jor'dan. 

6 And the ravens brought him bread 
and flesh in the morning, and bread 
and flesh in the evening; and he 
drank of the brook. 

7 And it came to pass '^af ter a while, 
that the brook dried up, because there 
had been no rain in the land. 

8 ^And the word of the Lord came 
unto him, saying, 

9 Arise, get thee -^to Zar'e-phath, 
which belo7igeth to Zi'don, and dwell 
there : behold, I have commanded a 
widow woman there to sustain thee. 

10 So he arose and went to Zar'e- 
phath. And when he came to the 
gate of the city, behold, the widow 
woman was there gathering of sticks : 
and he called to her, and said, ^Fetch 
me, I pray thee, a little water in a 
vessel, that I may drink. 

1 1 And as she was going to fetch it, 
he called to her, and said. Bring me, 
I pray thee, a morsel of bread in 
thine hand. 

1 2 And she said, As the Lord thy 
God liveth, I have not % cake, but an 
handful of meal in a barrel, and a 
little oil in a cruse : and, behold, I a'in 
gathering two sticks, that I may go 
in and dress it for me and my son, 
that we may eat it, and ^die. 

1 3 And E-lT'jah said unto her. Fear 
not ; go and do as thou hast said : but 
•^make me thereof a little cake first, 
and bring it unto me, and after make 
for thee and for thy son. 

14 For thus saith the Lord God of 
l§'ra-el, '^The barrel of meal shall not 
waste, neither shall the cruse of oil 
fail, until the day that the Lord 
^sendeth rain upon the earth. 

15 And she went and 'did according 
to the saying of E-li'iah : and she, and 
he, and her house, did eat '^ynany day ^ 



Elijah raiseth the icidoic's so?i. I. KINGS, 18. 

16 A/id "^the barrel of meal -wasted' b.c.9io. 
neither did the cruse of oil fail. 



not 



CHAP. 17. 



I according to the word of the Lord. ^ 
[which he spake °by E-li'jah. * ■"i5fS 

1 7 '"And it came to pass after these Pro.11,24 
things, th at the son of the woman, the ^ ^^^^^^f 
mistress of the house, fell sick ; and ^^^^ _ ^' 
his sickness vras so sore, that there'" 
was no breath left in liun. f jShst' ^ 

IS And she said unto E-li'jah, AVhat' i^, le 
''have I to do with thee. O thou man p |^E:i._i, 
of God ? art thou come unto me to;, ^[ 
call my sin to remembrance, and tof'' ^^^t^''^" 
slay my son ? i Acts2o,io 

1^ Andhesaiduntoher.Givemethy.T into his 
son. And he took liim out of her bos-l partl'"'^ 
om, and carried liim up into a loft.',^ps 6.5, 2 
where he abode, and laid him u^Don Pra 15, 
his o^vn bed. 

20 And he 'cried unto the Lord, and 
said, O Lord my God, hast thou 
also brought evil upon the widow 
with whom I sojourn, by slajmig her '' ^^'^^'• 
son ? 

21 And phe ^stretched himself upon 
the child three tunes, and cried imto 
the Lord, and said, O Lord my God. 
I pray thee, let this child's soul come 
"into him again. 

'22 And the Lord ?heard the voice of 
E-lijah: and the soul of the child came 
into him again, and he Te-^'ived. 

23 And E-H'jah took the child, and' chap. is. 
brought him do^^•n out of the cham-',;, l^. ^^25 
ber into the house, and dehvered him^ J^s. 5, i? 
unto his mother: and E-li'jah said, & pent. 
See. thy son liveth. I ^^' •'■"■^ 

21 And the woman said to E-li'jah.'i 05a- 
]N ow by this L know that thou art a' 
man of 'God. a?} d that the word of the^"^ hoZ^^^ 
Lord in thv mouth is truth. 
CHAPTER 18. 

1 Ei.ijah meets Obadiah : 17 he reproce-s Ahab. 40 Ba- 



8,29 
Mat.21,22 
1 John 
3,22 
1 John 
5, li 



Lu. 7, li 

Heb. 

11,35 

John 3, 2 

John 

16,30 



aV^ prophets slain. 41 Elijah, by prayer, obtaiJis\^ Izebel. 

XD it came to i-iass" after many '^ i^Io-^*^' 



ram. 



A 



da vs. that the word of the Lord' 



, - T-,. T • .f ,-, • ^ J: that we 

came to E-ii jah in the third vear. sav- cut not 
ing. Go. shew thyself unto A'hat3:| g^^'^- 
and ^I will send rain upon the earth, l 'h-omthe 

2 And E-li'jah went to shew himself | ^^^ *" 
unto A'hab. And there teas a sore/ |^^V^ 
famine in Sa-ma'ri-a. 

3 And A'hab called 'o-ba-di'ali. Avhicli 
icas 'the governor of h is house. (Xow 
0-ba-di'ali -feared the Lord greatly : 

1 For it was so. when ^Jez'e-bel cut - i^^^l'f 
off the prophets of the Lord, that Actsid.eo 
O-ba-di'alitook an hundred prophets, ?i 2Chr.i5,2 
and hid them by fifty in a cave, and 
"^fed them with bread and water.) 



5 And A'hab said unto 0-ba-di'ah, Go ' 19,^26 



Elijah nieeteth Obadiah. 

'into the land, mito all fountains of 
water, and ujito all brooks: perad- 
' venture we may find grass to save 
the horses and mules alive, '^that we 
lose not all the beasts. 
I 6 So they divided the land between 
'them to pass throughout it : A'hab 
went one way by himself, and 0-ba- 
dl'ah went another way by himself. 

( *"And as o-ba-di'ah was in the way, 
behold. E-li'jahmet liim: andheknew 
hun, and fell on his face, and said, 
Art thou that my lord E-li'jah ? 

S And he answered him. I am : go, 
teU thy lord. Behold. E-li'jah is here. 

9 And he said. What liave I sinned, 
that thou wouldest dehver thv serv- 
ant into the hand of A'hab, to slay 
me ? 

I'J As the Lord thy God liveth. there 
is no nation or kmgdom. wliither my 
lord hath not sent to seek thee : and 
jwlien they said. He is not there; he 
itook an oath of the kingdom andna- 
!tion. that they found thee not. 
! 11 And now thou sayest. Go, tell thy 
lord. Behold. E-li'jah is here. 
j 12 And it shall come to pass, as 
soon as I am gone from thee, that the 
'Spirit of the Lord shall cany thee 
wliither I know not : and so when I 
B.C. 906. come and tell Aliab. and he cannot 
find thee, he shall slay me : but I thy 
servant fear the Lord frommy youth. 

1 3 Was it not told my lord what I 
did when Jez'e-bel slew the prophets 
of the Lord, how I hid an hundred 
men of the Lord's prophets by fifty 
in a cave, and fed them with bread 
and water ? 

11 And now thou sayest. Go. tell thy 
lord. Behold. E-li'jah is here : and he 
shall slay me. 

15 And E-li'jah said. As the Lord of 
hosts liveth. before whom I stand. I 
^vill surelv shew mvself mito limi to 
day. 

16 So o-ba-di'ah went to meet Ahab, 
and told him: and Ahab vrent to 
meet E-li'jah. 

17 ""And it came to pass, when A'hab 
saw E-li'iah.that A'hab said unto him, 
■'Art thou he ^^that troubletli is'ra-el ? 

IS And he answered. I have not 
troubled Is 'ra-el : but thou, and thy fa- 
ther's house. inHhatyehavefoi'saken 
the conmiandments of the Lord, and 
thou hast followed. Ba'al-im. 

19 Xow therefore send, and gather 
to me all is 'ra-el unto mount 'Car'- 
mel, and the prophets of Ba'al four 



c Xeh. 7, 2 
Job 28, 28 



12. 14 
Mat. 4. 1 
Acts 8, 39 

^ch. 21, 20 



2Chr. 
24,20 



Josh. 



*F. 2 Kings 6. 13-17. 



71 



Elijah's controversy icith 



L KINGS, 18. 



the prophets of BaaL 



hundred and fifty, and •'the prophets 
of the groves four hiuidred, which 
eat at Jez'e-bel's table. 

20 So A'hab sent unto all thechildren 
of l§'ra-el, and ^gathered the prophets 
together unto mount Car'mel. 

21 IFAnd E-li'jah came unto all the 
people, and said, 'How long halt ye 
between tv/o ^opinions ? if the Lord 
^e God, follow him: but if Ba'al,™^Ae?z 
follow him. And the people answered 
him not a word. 

2 2 Then said E-lfjah imto the people, 
"I, even I only, remain a prophet of 
the Lord; but Ba'al's prophets are 
four hundred and fifty men. 

23 Let them therefore give us two 
bullocks; and let them choose one 
bullock for themselves, and cut it in 
pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no 
fire under : and I will dress the other 
bullock, and lay it on wood, and put 
no fire under : 

24 And call ye on the name of your 
gods, and I will call on the name of 
the Lord : and the God that "answer- 
eth by fire, let him be God. And aU 
the people answered and said, ^It is 
well spoken. 

25 And E-li'jah said unto the proph- 
ets of Ba'al, Choose you one bullock 
for yourselves, and dress it first ; for 
ye are many ; and call on the name 
of your gods, but put no fire under. 

26 And they took the bullock which 
was given them, and they dressed it, 
and called on the name of Ba'al from 
morning even until noon, saying, O 
Ba'ai, 'hear us. But there was Pno 
voice, nor any that ^answered. And 
they ^leaped upon the altar which 
was made. 

27 And it came to pass at noon, that 
E-li'jah mocked them, and said, Cry 
^ ''aloud : for he is a god ; either ''he is 
talking, or he '^is pursuing, or he is in 
a journey, or peradventure he sleep- 
eth, and must be awaked. 

28 And they cried aloud, and cut 
^themselves after their manner with 
knives and lancets, till '^tlie blood 
gushed out upon them. 

29 And it came to pass, v^hen mid- 
day was past, ''and they prophesied 
until the time of the '"offering of the 
evening sacrifice, that there loas 
neither voice, nor any to answer, nor 
any "^that regarded. 

30 And E-lT'jah said unto all the peo- 
ple, Come near unto me. And all 
the people came near unto him. And | 



B. C. 906. 



CHAP. 18. 
j ch. 16, 33 
k ch. 22, 6 

I 2Ki.l7,41 
Mat. 6, 24 
Rev. 3, 15 

5 Or, 

thoughts ? 

m Josh. 
24,15 

nch. 19, 
10,14 

1 Chr. 
21,26 

6 The word 
is good. 

7 Or, 
answer. 

p Ps. 115, 5 
Jer. 10, 5 

1 Cor. 8, 4 
lCor.12,2 

8 Or, heard. 

9 OrMaped 
up and 
down at 
the altar. 

10 with a 
great 
voice. 

II Or, he 
medi- 
tateth. 

12 hatha 
pursuit. 

q Lev.19,28 
Deut.14,1 

13 poured 
out blood 
upon 
them. 

r 1 Cor. 11, 
4,5 

14 ascend- 
ing. 

15 atten- 
tion. 

s Gen.32,28 
Gen.35,10 

2 KL17,34 

t Col. 3, 17 
n Lev. 1, 6 
V Judg.6,20 

16 went. 

w Ex. 29, 39 

X Gen.28,13 
Ex. 3, 6 
Ex. 4, 5 
Mat.22,32 
Heh. 
11, 16 

y ch. 8, 43 
2Ki.l9,19 
Ps. 83, 18 

z Num. 
16,28 

a Jer. 10, 23 
Jer. 31, 18 

b Lev. 9, 24 
Judg.6,21 

1 Chr. 
21, 26 

2 Chr. 7, 1 

17 Or, Ap- 
prehend. 
2Ki.lO,25 

c Dent. 
18,20 

18 Or, a 
sound of 
a noise of 
rain. 

d Jas. 5, 17 

372 



he repaired the altar of ttie Lord 
that was broken down. 

31 And E-li'jah took twelve stones, 
according to the number of the tribes 
of the sons of Ja'cob, unto whom the 
word of the Lord came, saying, '!§'- 
ra-el shall be thy name : 

32 And with the stones he buUt an 
altar in 'the name of the Lord : and 
he made a trench about the altar, as 
great as would contain two measures 
of seed. 

33 And he "put the wood in order, 
and cut the bullock in pieces, and 
laid him on the wood, and said. Fill 
four barrels with water, and 'pour it 
on the burnt sacrifice, and on the 
wood. 

34: And he said, Do it the second 
time. And they did it the second 
time. And he said. Do it the third 
time. And they did it the third time. 

35 And the water "ran round about 
the altar; and he filled the trench 
also with water. 

36 Audit came to pass at ""tJie time of 
the ofiering of the evening sacrifice, 
that E-li'jah the prophet came near, 
and said, ^^Lord God of A'bra-ham, 
i'§aac, and of l§'ra-el, let ^it be known 
this day that thou art God in l§'ra-el, 
and that I am. thy ser^'-ant, and that 
'1 have done all these things at thy 
word. 

37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that 
this people may know that thou art 
the Lord God, and that thou hast 
''turned their heart back again. 

38 Then*the fire of the Lord fell, 
and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and 
the wood, and the stones, and the 
dust, and licked up the water that 
teas in the trench. 

39 And when all the people saw it, 
they fell on their faces: and they 
said, The Lord, he is the God ; the 
Lord, he is the God. 

40 And E-li'jah said unto them, 
''Take the prophets of Ba'al ; let not 
one of them escape. And they took 
them and E-li'jah brought them do\vn 
to the brook Ki'shon, and 'slew them 
there. 

41 ^And E-li'jah said unto A'hab, 
Get thee up, eat and drink ; for there 
is '^a sound of abundance of rain. 

42 So A'hab went up to eat and to 
drink. And E-li'jah went up to the 
top of Car'mel; and hc^cast himself 
do^vn upon the earth, and put his 
face between his knees, 



An angel comforteth Elijah. I. KINGS, 19. 



The still small voice. 



B. C. 906. 



CHAP. 18. 

e Hab. 2, 3 

19 Tie, or. 
Bind. 



come to 
JezreeL 



43 And said to his servant, Go up 
now, look toward the sea. And he 
went up, and looked, a.nd said. There 
is nothing. And he said, Go ^again 
seven times. 

4-i And it came to pass at the /Ezek.3,u 
seventh time, that he said. Behold, j 20 tmwiou 
there ariseth a little cloud out of the 
sea, like a man's hand. And he said. 
Go up, say unto A'hab, "Prepare thy 
chariot, and get thee do^vn, that the 
rain stop thee not. 

45 And it came to pass in the mean! 
while, that the heaven was blackly j^^^^^^ 
with clouds and wind, and there was ch. 20, 10 
a great rain. And A'hab rode, and 
went to Jez're-el. 

46 And -^the hand of the Lord was 
li'jah ; and he girded up his loins 



CHAP. 19. 

a ch. 18, 40 



20 



to the en- 



2 Ki. 6, 31 

c Pro. 27, 1 

d Num. 
11,15 
Jonah 4, 
3,8 

1 for Tils 
life. 

e Ps. .34, 7 
Heb. 1, 14 

2 bolster. 

/Ex. .34, 28 
Deut. 9, 
9,18 
Mat. 4, 2 

g Ex. 3, 1 

h Ex. 33, 21 
Heb. 



\l Rom.11,3 



31-35 

I ch. 18, 22 
Rom.11,3 



on 

and ran before A'hab 

trance of Jez're-el. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Elijah flees to Beer-sheba : 4 he is comforted by an 
angel. 9 God sends him to anoint Uazael, Jehu, and 
Elhha. 19 Elisha follows Elijah. 

AND A'hab told Je2.'e-bel all that 
E-li'jah had done, and withal 
how he had slain ''all the prophets 
with the sword. 

2 Then Jez'e-bel sent a messenger 
unto E-li'jah, saying, *So let the gods, J^^'_^ 
do to me, and more also, if I make' "" 
not thy life as the life of one of themj-^" ^b^^i 
by 'to morrow about this time. ps. 09, 9 

3 And when he saw that, he arose, I 139 ^^^' 
and went for his life, and came to:/cch. 18,4 
Be'er-she'ba, which belongeth to Jii'- 
dah, and left his ser^^ant there. 

4*1 But he himself went a dav's 
journe}^ into the vrilderness, and came m Ex. 24,12 
and sat do^vii under a juniper tree -.in Ezek. 1,4 
and he '^requested ' for himself that he Ezek.37,7 
might die; and said. It is enough ; ^ ]^^"™- 
now, O Lord, take away my life ; fori 
I ara not better than my fathers. 1 

5 And as he lay and slept under a! 
juniper tree, behold, then 'an angel 
touched him, and said unto Mm, 
Arise and eat. 

6 And he looked, and, behold, there 
was a cake baken on the coals, and 
a cruse of water at his '^head. And 
he did eat and drink, and laid him 
doA\Ti again. 

7 And the angel of the Lord came 
agam the second time, and touched 
him, and said. Arise and eat ; be- 
cause the journey is too great for thee. 

8 And he arose, and did eat and 
drink, and went in the strength of 
that meat ■'"forty days and forty 
nights unto ^Hd'reb the moimt of God. 



Neh.9. 17 
,Tob4, 16 
Ps. 86. 15 
Ps. 103, 
8-18 

Ps. Ill, 4 
Ps. 145, 8 
Jas. 5, 11 

p Ex. 3, 6 
Isa. 6, 2 

q 2 Ki. 8, 
12, 13 

r 2 Ki. 9. 1 

s Lu. 4, 27, 
called 
Eliseus. 

t 2 Ki. 8, 12 
2 Ki. 9, 14 
2 Ki. 10, 6 
2Ki. 13,3 

u Hos. 6, 5 

3 Or, I will 

leave. 

V Roin.11,4 
2« Hos. 13,2 

373 



9 ^And he came thither ^unto a 
cave, and lodged there ; and, behold, 
the word of the Lord caine to him, 
and he said unto him, What doest 
thou here, E-li'jah ? 

10 And he said, 'I have been very 
■^jealous for the Lord God of hosts : 
for the children of Is'ra-el have for- 
saken thy covenant, thrown down 
tliine altars, '^and slain thy prophets 
with the sword ; andL, even I only, 
am left ; and they seek my life, to 
take it away. 

11 And he said, Go forth, and stand 
'"upon the mount before the Lord. 
And, behold, the Lord passed by, 
and ''a great and strong ^^-ind rent 
the mountains, and brake in pieces 
the rocks before the Lord ; hut the 
Lord teas not in the wind : and 
after the wind an earthquake ; hut 
the Lord icas not in the earthquake 

1 2 And after the earthquake a fire 
but the Lord was not in the fire 
and after the fire a "still small voice. 

13 And it was 50, when E-li'jah heard 
it, that ^he wrapped his face in his 
mantle, and went out, and stood in 
the entering in of the cave. And, 
behold, there came a voice unto him, 
and said, AVhat doest thou here, 
E-li'jah ? 

14 And he said, I have been very 
jealous for the Lord God of hosts : 
because the cliildren of Is'ra-el have 
forsaken thy covenant, thrown do^^^l 
thine altars, and slain thy prophets 
with the sword : and I, even I only, 
am left ; and they seek my life, tc 
take it away. 

1 5 And the Lord said unto him, 
Go, return on thy wav to the wilder- 
ness of Da-mas'cus : ^and when thou 
comest. anoint Haz'a-el to he king 
over Sj'r'i-a: 

IBAnd'Je'hu the son of Nim'shi 
shalt thou anoint to he king over Is'- 
ra-el : and "E-li^sha the son of Sha'phat 
of A'bel-me-ho'lah shalt thou anomt 
to he prophet in thy room. 

IT And it shall come to pass, that 
him that escapeth the sword of Haz'- 
a-el shall Je'hu slay: and him that 
escapeth from the sword of Je'hii 
"shah E-li'sha slay. 

18 Yet ^I 'have left 7ne seven thou- 
sand in l§'ra-el, all the knees which 
have not bowed rnito Ba'al, and 
"■every mouth which hath not kissed 
him. 

19 lISo he departed thence, and 



JBen-hadad besiegeth Samaria. I. KINGS, 20. 



found E-li'sha the son of Sha'phat, 
who toas plowing vnth twelve yoke 
of oxen before him, and he with the 
twelfth : and E-li'jah passed by him, 
and cast his mantle upon him, 

20 And he left the oxen, and ran 
after E-li'jah, and said, Let me, I pray 
thee, kiss my father and my mother, 
and then I will follow thee. And he 
said unto him, "Go back again: for 
v^^hat have I done to thee ? 

2 1 And he returned back from him, 
and took a yoke of oxen, and slew 
them, and boiled ^their flesh with the 
instruments of the oxen, and gave 
unto the people, and they did eat. 
Then "he arose, and went after E-li'- 
jah, and ^'ministered unto him. 

CHAPTER 20. 



B. C. 906. 



CHAP. 19. 

I 

4 Go 
return. 

X 2 Sam. 
24,22 

y Mat. 4, 
18-22 
Lu. 5, 

! 27, 28 

1 

z Ex. 24, 13 



1 Ben-hadad besiege.'i Samaria. 13 The Syrians are 
slain. 31 Ahab dismisses Ben-hadad : 42 a prophet 
reproves him. 

AND Ben-ha'dad the king of 



king 
Syr'i-a gathered all his host to- 
gether: "and there loereihiYtjsaidi two 
kings with him, and horses, and char- 
iots : and he went up and besieged 
Sa-ma'ri-a, and warred against it. 

2 And he sent messengers to A'hab 
king of I§'ra-el into the city, and said 
unto him, Thus saith Ben-ha'dad, 

3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine ; 
thy wives also and thy children, even 
the goodliest, are mine. 

4 And the king of l§'ra-el answered 
and said, My lord,0 king, according 
to thy saying, '^I am thine, and all 
that I have. 

5 And the messengers came again, 
and said. Thus speaketh Ben-ha'dad, 
saying, Although I have sent unto 
thee, saying. Thou shalt deliver me 
thy silver, and thy gold, and thy 
wives, and thy children ; 

6 Yet I will send my servants unto 
thee to morrow about this time, and 
they shall search thine house, and 
the houses of thy servants, and it 
shall be, that whatsoever is ^pleasant 
in thine eyes, they sha,ll put it in 
their hand, and take it away. 

7 Then the king of i§'ra-el called all 
'^the elders of the land, and said, 
Mark, I pray you, and see how this 
man seeketh mischief: for he sent 
unto me for my wives, and for my 
children, and for my silver, and for 
my gold ; and T denied him not. 

8 And all the elders and all the peo- 
ple said unto him. Hearken not unto 
Mm., nor consent. 

9 Wherefore he said unto the mes- 



B. C. 901. 

CHAP. 20. 

a Gen. 14, 
1.2 

b Deut. 

28,48 

1 desirable. 

c Ex. 3. 16 
Lev. 4. 15 
2 Sam.5,3 
ch. 8, 1 

2 I kept not 
back from 
him. 

d ch. 19. 2 

3 are at 
my feet, 
Ex. 11, 8 
Judg.4,10 

e Pro. 27. 1 
Eccl. 7, 8 

4 word. 

/ch. 16,9 
Pro. 23, 
29,32 
Pro. 31, 
4,5 
Eccl. 
10,16 

5 Or, tents. 

6 Or, Place 
the 

engines: 
And they 
placed 
engines. 

7 ap- 
proached. 

g Ex. 7, 15 
Ps. 9, 16 

8 Or, 

servants. 

9 bind, or. 
tic. 

h 2 Sam, 13, 
28. 29 
ch. 16, 9 
Pro. 20, 1 
Dan. 5, 
2,30 

Hos. 4, 11 
Eph. 5, 18 

i 1 Sam. 2,3 
Pro. 16,18 
Pro. 18,12 
Lu. 14, 11 

j Lev. 26, 8 
Ps. 33, 16 

374 



7^he Syrians arc sla in. 

sengers of Ben-ha'dad, Tell my lord 
the king. All that thou didst send 
for to thy servant at the first I 
will do: but this thing 1 may not 
do. And the messengers departed, 
and brought him word again. 

10 And JBen-ha'dad sent unto him, 
and said,'^The gods do so unto me, 
and more also, if the dustof Sa-ma'ri-a 
shall suffice for handfuls for all the 
people that ^follow m.e. 

1 1 And the king of l§'ra-el answered 
and said. Tell him,'luet not him that 
girdeth on his harness boast himself 
as he that putteth it oflE. 

12 And it came to pass, when Ben- 
hd'dad heard this "message, as he was 
•^drinking, he and the kings in the 
^pavilions, that he said unto his serv- 
ants, *"'Set yourselves in array. And 
they set themselves in array against 
the city. 

1 3 H And, behold, there "'came a 
prophet unto A'hab king of l§'ra-el, 
saying. Thus saith the Lord, Hast 
thou seen all this great multitude ? 
behold, I will deliver it into thine 
hand this day; and ^thou shalt know 
that I am the Lord. 

14 And A'hab said, By whom ? And 
he said. Thus saith the Lord, Even 
by the ^young men of the princes of 
the provinces. Then he said, Who 
shall ^order the battle ? And he an- 
swered, Thou. 

1 5 Then he numbered the young 
men of the princes of the provinces, 
and they were two hundred and thir- 
ty two : and after them he numbered 
all the people, even all the children 
of l§'ra-el, being seven thousand. 

1 6 And they went out at noon. But 
Ben-ha'dad was ^drinking himself 
drunk in the pavilions, he and the 
kings, the thirty and two kings that 
helped him. 

17 And the young men of the 
princes of the provinces went out 
first ; and Ben-ha'dad sent out, and 
they told him, saying. There are men 
come out of Sa-ma'ri-a. 

1 8 And he said, ^Whether they be 
come out for peace, take them alive ,• 
or whether they be come out for war, 
take them alive. 

1 9 So these young men of the 
princes of the provinces came out of 
the city, and the army which fol- 
lowed them, 

20 And they slew every one his 
man: and the Syr'i-an§ •'fled; and 



Syrians again defeated. 



Is'ra-el pursued them : and '^Ben-ha'- 
dad the king of Syr'i-a escaped on an 
horse with the horsemen. 

21 And the king of is'ra-el went out, 
and smote the horses and chariots, 
and slew the Syr'i-an§ with a great 
slaughter. 

22 •[ And the prophet came to the 
king of is'ra-el.and said unto liim, Go, 
strengthen thyself, and mark, and 
see what thou doest : for ^at the re- 
turn of the year the king of Syrl-a 
will come up against thee. 

23 And the servants of the king of 
Syr'i-a said imto him, "'Their gods are 
gods of the hills ; therefore they were 
stronger than we ; but let us fight 
against them in the plain, and surely 
we shall be stronger than they. 

24 And do this thing, "Take the 
kings away, every man out of his 
place, and put captains in their 
rooms : 

25 And number thee an army, like 
the army "that thou hast lost, horse 
for horse, and chariot for chariot: 
and we will fight against them in the 
plain, ayid surely we shall be stronger 
than they. And he hearkened unto 
their voice, and did so. 

26 And it came to pass at the return 
of the year, tha.t Ben-ha'dad num- 
bered the Syr'i-an§, and went up to 
"A'phek, "to fight against I§'ra-el. 

27 And the children of Is'ra-el were 
numbered, and ^^were all present, and 
v/ent against them : and the children 
of l§'ra-el pitched before them like 
two little flocks of kids; but the 
Syr'i-ang infilled the country. 

28 II And there came a man of God, 
and spake unto the king of Is'ra-el, 
and said. Thus saith the Lord, ?Be- 
cause the Syr'i-an§ have said. The 
Lord is God of the hills, but he is 
not God of the valleys, therefore will 
I deliver all this great multitude into 
thine hand, and ye shall know that 1 
am the Lord. 

29 And they pitched one over 
against the other seven days. And 
50 it was, that in the seventh day the 
battle was joined : and the children 
of l§'ra-el slew of theSyr'i-ans an hun- 
dred thousand footmen in one day. 

30 But the rest fled to A'phek, into 
the city ; and there a wall fell upon 
twenty and seven thousand of the 
men that ^i^ere left. And Ben-ha'dad 
fled, and came into the city,^^into an 
inner chamber. 



B. C. 901. 



CHAP. 20. 
k Job 40. 11 

i 2 Sam. 
11,1 
2Chr. 
36,10 

m Isa. 42, 8 
Jer. 16, 
19-21 
Kom. 1, 
21-23 

n Job 5, 
12,13 

10 that was 
fallen. 

900. 

Josh. 13,4 

11 to the 
war with 
Israel. 

12 Or, %vere 
vict- 
ualled. 

p Judg. 6, 5 

q Ex. 20, 5 
Ex. 34, 14 
Deut. 

4, 24 
Deut. 32, 
35,36 
Josh. 
24,19 
Ps. 33, 10 
Ps. 47, 8 
Ps. 59, 8 
Ps. 149, 7 
Isa. 30, 
27,28 
Isa. 37, 29 
Isa. 59, 
18. 19 
IS'ah. 1, 2 

13 irdo a 
chamber 
within a 
chamber, 
or, from 
chamber 
to cliam- 
ber, 
ch. 22, 25 

r Gen.37.34 

6 ch. 15, 20 

t Isa. 26. 10 
Isa. 28, 15 

«2Ki. 2,3, 

5, 7, 15 

V ch. 13, 
17,18 

w ch. 13. 24 

14 smiting 
and 

wound- 
ing. 

X 2 Sam. 
12,1 

y 2 Sam. 
14, 5-7 

z 2 Ki.10,24 

15 weigh. 

375 



L KINGS, 20. Ahab dismisseth Ben-had ad . 

31 HAnd his servants said unto him, 
Behold now, we have heard that the 
kings of the house of ig'ra-el are mer- 
ciful kings : let us, I pray thee, ^put 
sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon 
our heads, and go out to the king of 
l§'ra-el: peradventure he will save 
thy life. 

32 So they girded sackcloth on their 
loins, and fjut ropes on their heads, 
and came to the king of is'ra-el, and 
said, Thy servant Ben-ha'dad saith, 
I pray thee, let me live. And he 
said, ,75 he yet alive? he is my 
brother. 

33 Now the men did diligently ob- 
serve whether any thing ii'oxdd come 
from him, and did hastily catch it : 
and they said. Thy brother Ben- 
ha'dad. ^ Then he said, Go ye, bring 
him. Then Ben-ha'dad came forth 
to him ; and he caused him. to come 
up into the chariot. 

34 And Ben-ha'dad said unto him. 
The 'cities, which my father took 
from thy father, I will restore ; and 
thou shalt make streets for thee in 
Da-naas'cus, as my father made in 
Sa-ma'ri-a. Then sa id A 'hah, I will 
send thee away with this covenant. 
So 'he made a covenant with him, and 
sent him away. 

35 ^And a certain man of "the sons 
of the prophets said unto his neig^h- 
bour 'in the word of the Lord, Smite 
me, I pray thee. And the man re- 
fused to smite hun. 

36 Then said he unto him, Because 
thou hast not obeyed the voice of the 
Lord, behold, as soon as thou art de- 
parted from me. a hon shall slay thee. 
And as soon as he was departed from 
him, "a lion found him, and slew liim. 

37 Then he found another man, and 
said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the 
man smote him, '^so that in smiting 
he wounded him. 

38 So the prophet departed, and 
waited for the king by the way, and 
disguised himself with ashes upon 
his face. 

39 And ""as the king passed by, he 
cried unto the king: and ^he said, 
Thy servant Avent out into the midst 
of the battle; and, behold, a man 
turned aside, and brought a man un- 
to me, and said. Keep this man : if by 
any means he be missing, then "shall 
thy life be for his life, or else thou 
shalt ^^ay a talent of silver. 

40 And as thy serv^ant was busy 



Naboth, offe7iding Ahah, 



1. KINGS, 21. 



is stoned to death. 



here and there, "^he was gone. And 
the king of i§'ra-el said unto him, "So 
shall thy judgment be ; thyself hast 
decided it. 

41 And he hasted, and took the 
ashes away from his face ; and the 
king of I§'ra-el discerned him that he 
loas of the prophets. 

42 And he said unto him, Thus saith 
the Lord, ^Because thou hast let go 
out of thy hand a man "whom 1 ap- 
pointed to utter destruction, therefore 
thy life shall go for his life, and thy 
people for his people. 

43 And the king of l§'ra-el ''went to 
his house heavy and displeased, and 
came to Sa-ma'ri-a. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 Naboth refuses Ahab his vineyard : ^ Jezebel causes 
JVabot/i to be stoned: 17 Elijah, denou7ices judg- 
ments against Ahab and Jezebel, etc. 

AND it came to_pass after these 
things, that Na'both the Jez're- 
el-ite had a vineyard, which loas in 
" Jez're-el,hard by the palace of A'hab 
king of Sa-ma'ri-a. 

2 And A'hab spake unto Na'both, 
saying, ''Give me thy ''vineyard, that 
I may have it for a garden of herbs, 
because it is near unto my house : 
and I will give thee for it a better 
vineyard than it ; or, if it 'seem good 
to thee, I will give thee the worth of 
it in money. 

3 And Na'both said to A'hab, The 
Lord forbid it me, "'that I should give 
the inheritance of my fathers unto 
thee. 

4 And A'hab came into Ms house 
heavy and displeased because of the 
word which Na'both the Jez're-el-ite 
had spoken to him : for he had said, 
I will not give thee the inheritance 
of m v fathers. And he laid him down 
upon his bed, and turned away his 
face, and would eat no bread. 

5 llBut Jez'e-bel his wife came to him, 
and said unto him. Why is thy spirit 
so sad, that thou eatest no bread ? 

6 And he said unto her, Because I 
spake unto Na'both the Jez're-el-ite, 
and said unto him. Give me thy vine- 
yard for money ; or else, if it please 
thee, 1 will give thee another vine- 
yard for it : and he answered, I will 
not give thee my vineyard. 

7 And J ez'e-bel his wife said unto 
him. Dost thou *now govern the king- 
dom of l§'ra-el ? arise, and eat bread., 
and let thine heart be merry : I -^will 

five thee the vineyard of Na'both the 
ez're-el-ite. 



B. C. 900. 



CHAP. 20. 

16 he was 
not. 

a. J Ob 1.5,6 
Lu. 19, 22 

h 1 Sam. 
15, 9 
ch. 22, 
31-37 

17 0/ my 
cv/rse. 

c ch. 21. 4 
ch. 22, 8 



B. C. 899. 
CHAP. 21. 

a Judg.6,33 
1 Sam. 
29,1 

b Ex. 20, 17 
Hab. 2,9 
Lu. 12, 15 
1 John 

2. 16 

c 1 Sam. 
8, 14 

1 he good in 
thine 
eyes. 

d Lev.25,23 
Num.36,7 
Ezek. 
46. 18 

e 1 Sam. 

8, 14 

/Jer. 8, 7 
Mic. 2, 1 
Mic. 7, 3 

2 Or, Call 
an assent- 
biy. 

3 in the top 

of the 
ptople. 

g Deut. 
13, 13 
Judg. 
19,22 

1 Sam. 
2, 12 

2 Sam. 
20, 1 
2 Sam. 
23,6 
2 Cor.6,15 

h Ex. 22, 28 
Lev. 24, 

15, 16 
Acts 6, 11 

i Lev.24,14 

j Job 15, 34 
Job 34, 30 
Pro. 11, 9 
Pro. 29,12 
Isa. 9, 

16, 17 
Isa. 32,6,7 
Isa. 58, 4 

1 Tim. 4,2 

k Num. 
15, .36 
Josh. 7,24 
2Chr. 
24,21 
Mark 
15,20 
Acts 7, 
58, 59 
Heb.11,37 

I Ps. 9, 12 

TO ch. 13, 32 
2Chr.22,9 

uGen. 4, 

9. 11 

2 Sam. 
12,9 

ch. 22, 38 

376 



8 So she wrote letters in A'hab's 
name, and sealed them with his seal, 
and sent the letters unto the elders 
and to the nobles that vjere in his 
city, dwelling with Na'both. 

9 And she wrote in the letters, say 
ing, ^Proclaim a fast, and set Na'bdth 
^on high among the people : 

1 And set two men, ^sons of Be'li-al, 
before him, to bear witness against 
him, saying, Thou Midst blaspheme 
God and the king. And then carry 
him out, and 'stone him, that he may 
die. 

11 And the men of his city, even the 
elders and the nobles who were the 
iahabitants in his city, did as Jez'e-bel 
had sent unto them, and as it was 
written in the letters which she had 
sent unto them. 

1 2 They -^proclaimed a fast, and set 
Na'both on high among the people. 

13 And there came in tw^o men, chil- 
dren of Beli-al, and sat before him : 
and the men of Be'li-al witnessed 
against him, everi against Na'both, in 
the presence of the people, saying, 
Na'bdth did blaspheme God and the 
king. ''^Then they carried him forth 
out of the city, and stoned him with 
stones, that he died. 

14 Then they sent to Jez'e-bel, say- 
ing, Na'both is stoned, and is dead. 

15 *[And it came to pass, when Jez'e- 
bel heard that Na'both was stoned, 
and was dead, that Jez'e-bel said to 
A'hab, Arise, take possession of the 
vineyard of Na'both the Jez're-el-ite, 
which he refused to give thee for 
money : for Na'both is not alive, but 
dead. 

16 And it came to pass, when A'hab 
heard that Na'both was dead, that 
A'hab rose up to go down to the vine- 
yard of Na'both the Jez're-el-ite, to 
take possession of it, 

1 7 IF And ^the word of the Lord came 
to E-li'jah the Tish'bite, saying, 

1 8 Arise, go down to meet A'hab king 
of I§'ra-el,™which is in Sa-ma'ri-a: be- 
hold, he is in the vineyard of Na'both, 
whither he is gone down to possess it. 

1 9 And thou shalt speak unto him, 
saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast 
"thou killed, and also taken posses- 
sion? And thou shalt speak unto 
him, saying, ThuF saith the Lord, Tn 
the place where dogs licked the blood 
of Na'both shall dogs lick thy blood, 
even thine. 

20 And A'h^b said to E-li'jah, Llast 



Judgments against Aliab. 



1. KINGS, 22. 



Micaiah prophesieth. 



thou found me, ^O mine enemy ? And ' 
he answered, I have found thee: be-| 
cause ?thou hast sold thyself to work 
evil in the sight of the Lord. 

21 Behold, I ''will bring evil upon 
thee, and will take away thy poster- 
ity, and will cut off from A'hab him 
'that pisseth against the wall, and him 
'that is shut up and left in l§'ra-el, 

22 And will make thine house like I 
the house of "Jer-o-bo'am the son of, 
Ne'bat, and like the house of 'Ba'a-sha 
the son of A-hi'jah,for the provocation 
wherewith thou hast provoked me to 
anger, and made is'ra-el to sin, 

2o And "'of Jez'e-bel also spake the 
Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jez'- 
rbel by theSvall of Jez're-el. 

24 Him 'that dieth of A'hab in the 
city the dogs shall eat ; and him that 
dieth in the field shall the fowls of 
the air eat. 

25 But Hhere was none like unto 
A'hab, which did sell himself to work 
wickedness in the sight of the Lord, 
'whom Jez'e-bel his wife ^stirred up. 

26 And he did very abominably in 
following idols, according to all th ings \ 
°as did the Am'or-ites, whom the Lord 
cast out before the children of Is'ra-el. 

27 And it came to pass, when A'hab 
heard those words, that he rent his 
clothes, and put *sackcloth upon his 
flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, 
and went softly. 

28 And the word of the Lord came 
to E-lI'jah the Tish'bite, saying, 

29 Seest thou how A'hab ''humbleth 
himself before me ? because he hum-j 
bleth himself before me, I Avill not 
bring the e\il in his days : hut ''in his 
son's days will I bring the evil upon 
his house. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 Ahab Klain nt Ramoth-gilead. 37 Ahaziah succeeds 
him. 41 JehoshaphaVs good reign over Judah. 
51 Ahaziah's evil reigji over Israel. 

AN D they continued three years 
without wp.r between Syr'i-a 
and l§'ra-el. 

2 And it came to pass in the third 
year, that " Je-hosh'a-phat the king of 
Ju'dah came do\^^l to the king of 
Is'ra-el. 

3 And the king of I§'ra-el said unto 
his sei^ants, Know ye *that Ra'moth 
in Gil'e-ad is our's, and we be 'still, 
and take it not out of the hand of the 
king of Syr'i-a ? 

4 And he said unto Je-hosh'a-phat, 
Wilt thou go with me to battle to 
Ra'moth-gil'e-ad ? And Je-hosh'a- 



B. C. 899. 



CHAP. 21. 

p ch. 18, 17 
Isa. 29,21 
Amos5,10 
q 2 Ki.17,17 
Rom. 7,14 
r Deut. 
32.35 
ch. 14, 10 
2 Ki. 9, 8 
Ps. 94, 
1-23 
s 1 Sam. 

25. 22 
t ch. 14, 10 
uch. 15, 29 
V ch.16,3,11 
w 2 Ki. 9, 36 
Ps. 7, 16 
Ps.9,15,16 

4 Or, ditch. 
X ch. 14, 11 

ch. 16, 4 

y ch. 16, 30 

z Gen. 6.2-5 

ch. 11 1,4 

ch. 16, 31 

5 Or, 
incited. 

a Gen.15,16 
2Ki.21,ll 

5 Gen.37,34 

c Ps. 66, 33 
Ps. 78, 
34-37 

d 2 Ki. 9, 25 



B. C. 897. 

CHAP. 22. 
a 2 Chr. 18, 

2 ^4 
h 06111.4,43 
1 .silent 

from 

takinq it. 
c 2 Ki. 3, 7 
d ch. 18, 19 
3 Tlieywere 

prophets 

of the 

groves, 

hirelings 

of Jezebel. 

ch. 18, 19 

Jer. 28, 

1-17 

Ezek. 13, 

1-23 
e 2 Ki, 3, 11 
/ ch. 19, 10 
a ch. 20, 43 

3 Or, 
eunuch. 

4 floor. 

h Uer. 23. 

25-32 
i Num. 

22, 38 

Ps. 27, 

1-14 

Ps. 56, 

1-10 

Ps. 118, 6 

Pro. 28, 1 

Jer.1,7,17 

Ezek. 2, 

3-8 

Ezek, 3, 

4-9 

Acts 4,13, 

29,31 

Acts 9, 29 

Rom.8.31 

2 Cor.3,12 

Gal. 1, 

9, 10 

Eph. 6, 19 

Phil. 1,20 

lThes.2,2 

1 Tim, 
3, 13 

2 Tim. 4. 
1-5 

Titus 1, 9 
Titus 2,15 
Heb. 13, 5 

377 



phat said to the king of is'ra-el, '^I 
ain as thou a7't, my people as thy 
people, my horses as thy horses, 

5 "i And Je-hosh'a-phat said imto the 
king of l§'ra-el, Enquke, 1 pray thee, 
at tlie word of the Lord to day. 

6 Then the king of Is'ra-el '^gathered 
the prophets together, about ^four 
hundred men, and _said unto them, 
Shall I go against Ra'moth-gil'e-ad to 
battle, or shall I forbear ? And they 
said, Go up ; for the Lord shall de= 
liver it into the hand of the king. 

7 And ^Je-hosh'a.-phat said, Is there 
not here a prophet of the Lord be- 
sides, that we might enquire of him ? 

8 And the king of is'ra-el said luito 
Je-hosh'a-phat,-^' There is yet one 
man, Mi-ca'iah the son of Imlah, by 
whom we may enquire of the Lord : 
but ^I hate him ; for he doth not 
prophesy good concerning me, but 
evil, And. Je-hosh'a-phat said, Let 
not the king say so, 

9 Then the king of is'ra-el called an 
^officer, and said, Hasten hither Mi- 
ca'iah the son of Im'lah, 

10 And the king of Is'ra-el and Je- 
hosh'a-phat the king of Jii'dah sat 
each on his throne, ha\ang put on their 
robes, in a. Void place in the entrance 
of the gate of Sa-ma'ri-a ; and all the 
prophets prophesied before them. 

11 And Zed-e-ki'ah the son of Che- 
na'a-nah m^ade him horns of iron : and 
he said, Thus saith the Lord, With 
these shalt thou push the S^^r'i-ans, 
until thou have consumed them, 

12 And all the prophets pi'ophesied 
so, saying, ^ Go up to Ra'moth-gT.'e-ad, 
and prosper : for the Lord shaU de- 
liver it into the king's hand. 

1 3 And the messenger that was gone 
to call Mi-ca'iah spake unto him, say- 
ing. Behold now, the words of the 
prophets declare good unto the king 
with one mouth : let thy word, I pray 
thee, be like the word of one of them, 
and speak that which is good. 

14 And ]\Ii-ca'iah said. JLs the Lord 
liveth. what 'the Lord saith unto me, 
that will I speak. 

15 So he came to the king. And 
the king said unto him, ]\li-ca'iah, 
shall we go against Ra'moth-gil'e-ad 
to battle, or shall we forbear ? And he 
answered him, Go. and prosper : f oi 
the Lord shall deliver it into the 
hand of the king, 

1 6 And the king said unto him, 
How many times shall I adjure the^ 



Ahah, seduced by 



I. KINGS, 22. 



false prophets, is slain. 



that thou tell me nothing but thai 
which is true in the name of the Lord ? 

17 And he said, I saw all i§'ra-el 
scattered •'upon the hills, as sheep 
that have not a shepherd : and the 
Lord said, These have no master : let 
them return every man to his house 
in peace. 

1 8 And the king of l§'ra-el said unto 
Je-hosh'a-phat, Did I not tell thee 
that he would prophesy no good con- 
cerning me, but evil ? 

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore 
the word of the Lord : '^I saw the 
Lord sitting on his throne, and 'all 
the host of heaven standing by him 
on his right hand and on his left. 

20 And the Lord said. Who shall 
^persuade A'hab, that he may go up 
and fall at Ra'moth-gire-ad ? And 
one said on this manner, and another 
vSaid on that manner. 

21 And there came forth a spirit, 
and stood before the Lord, and said, 
I will persuade him. 

22 And the Lord said unto him, 
Wherewith ? And he said, I will go 
forth, and I will be a lying spirit in 
the mouth of all his prophets. And 
he said, "'Thou shalt persuade hhn, 
and prevail also: go forth, and do so, 

23 Now ^therefore, behold, the Lord 
hath put a lying spirit in the mouth 
of all these thy prophets, and the 
Lord hath spoken evil concerning 
thee. 

24 1i But Zed-e-kfah the son of Che- 
na'a-nah went near, and "smote Mi-ca'- 
iah on the cheek, and said. Which 
^way went the Spirit of the Lord 
from me to speak unto thee ? 

25 And Ml-ca'iah said. Behold, thou 
shalt see in that day, when thou 
shalt go**into^an inner chamber to 
hide thyself. 

2 6 And the king of Is'ra-el said, Take 
Ml-ca'iah, and carry him back unto 
A'mon the governor of the city, and 
to Jo'ash the king's son ; 

27 And say. Thus saith the king, 
Put this felloin in the prison, and 
feed him with bread of affliction and 
with water of affliction, until I come 
in peace. 

28 And Ml-ca'iah said, If thou return 
at all in peace, *the Lord hath not 
spoken by me. And he said. Heark- 
en, O people, every one of you. 

29 So the king of is'ra-el and Je- 
hosh'a-phat the king of Jii'dahwent 
up to Ra'moth-gire-ad. 



B. C. 897. 



CHAP. 22. 

) Mat. 9, 36 

k Isa. 6, 1 
Dan. 7, 9 

I Job 1,6 
Job 2, 1 
Ps. 103,20 
Dan. 7, 10 
Zech.1,10 
Mat.18,10 
Heb. 1, 
7,14 

5 Or, 

(Itceive. 

mJudg.9,23 
Job 12, 16 
Ezek.14,9 

2 Thes. 
2. 11 

n Ezek.14,9 

Jer. 28, 16 

p 2 Chr. 
18,23 

6 Or, from 
cJiamber 
to cham- 
ber. 

7 a cham- 
ber in a 
chamber, 
ch. 20, 30 

q Num. 
16, 29 
Deut. 
18,20 

8 Or, when 
he tvas to 
disguise 
himself, 
and enter 
into the 
battle. 

r 2 Chr. 
35,22 

s 2 Chr. 
18, 31 
Pro. 13,20 

9 in his 

sim- 
plicity, 
2 Sam. 
15,11 

10 joints 
and the 
breast- 
plate. 

II made 
sick. 

12ascended. 

13 bosom. 

14 came. 

t Deut. 
32,35 
ch. 21, 19 
2 Ki.10,10 
Ps. 33, 11 
Ps. 119,89 
Isa. 14, 27 
Isa. 40, 8 
Nah. 1, 2 
Mat.24,35 
1 Pet. 1,25 

u Amos3,15 

V 2 Chr. 
20,31 

378 ' 



30 And the king of Is'ra-el said unto 
Je-hosh'a-phat, "1 will disguise my- 
self, and enter into the battle ; but put 
thou on thy robes. And the king of 
l§'ra-el 'disguised himself, and went 
into the battle. 

3 1 But the king of Syr'i-a command- 
ed his thirty and two captains that 
had rule over his chariots, saying, 
Fight neither with small nor great, 
save only with the king of I§'ra-el. 

32 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots saw Je-hosh'- 
a-phat, that they said, Surely it is the 
king of l§'ra-el. And they turned 
aside to fight against him : and Je- 
hosh'a-phat 'cried out. 

33 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots perceived 
that it teas not the king of I§'ra-el, 
that they turned back from pursu- 
ing him. 

34 IFAnd a certain man drew a bow 
^at a venture, and smote the king of 
i§'ra-el between the ^"joints of the 
harness : wherefore he said unto the 
driver of his chariot. Turn thine 
hand, and carry me out of the host ; 
for I am "wounded. 

35 And the battle^ ^increased that 
day: and the king Avas stayed up in 
his chariot against the Syr'i-an§, and 
died at even : and the blood ran out 
of the wound into the '^midst of the 
chariot. 

36 And there went a proclamation 
throughout the host about the going 
down of the sun, saying, Every man 
to his city, and every man to his 
own country. 

37 So the king died, and ^*was 
brought to Sa-ma'ri-a ; and they bur- 
ied the king in Sa-ma'ri-a. 

38 And 077 e washed the chariot in 
the pool of Sa-ma'ri-a ; and the dogs 
licked up his blood; and they washed 
his armour ; 'according unto the word 
of the Lord which he spake. 

39 Now the rest of the acts of A'hab, 
and all that he did, and the "ivory 
house which he made, and all the 
cities that he built, are they not 
written in the book of the chronicles 
of the kings of i§'ra-el ? 

40 So A'hab slept with his fathers ; 
and A-ha-zi'ah his son reigned in his 
stead. 

41 lAnd "Je-hosh'a-phat the son of 
A'sa began to reign over Jii'dah in the 
fourth year of A'hab king of i§'ra-el. 

42 Je-h5sh'a-phatzcas thirty and five 



JehoshaphaVs 



II. KINGS, 1. 



good reign. 



years old when he be^an to reign ; 
and he reigned twenty and five 
years in J e-ru'sa-lem. And his moth- 
er's name was A-zu'bah the daughter 
of Shil'hl. 

43 And " he walked in all the ways 
of A'sa his father; he turned not 
aside from it, doing that which was 
right in the eyes of the Lord : never- 
theless -"the high places were not 
taken away ; for the people offered 
and burnt incense yet in the high 
places. 

44 And ?'Je-h6sh'a-phat made peace 
with the king of l§'ra-el. 

45 Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hosh'a-phat, and his might that he 
shewed, and how he warred, are they 
not written in the book of the chron- 
icles of the kings of Ju'dah ? 

46 And ^the remnant of the sodom- 
ites, which remained in the days of 
his father A'sa, he took out of the 
land. 

47 There "was then no king in 
E'dom : a deputy v^as king. 

48 Je-hosh'a-phat '^made ^'hips of 



B. C. 914. 



CHAP. 22. 

w 2 Chr. 
17. 3 

X ch. 14, 23 
Deut. 12, 
5-14 
2 Ki. 12. 3 

y 2Chr.l9,2 
2Cor.6.14 

z Gen.13,13 
ch. 14. 24 
Ch. 15, 12 
Jude 7 

a Gen.25,23 
2 Sam. 
8, 14 

2 Ki. 3. 9 
2 Ki. 8,20 

15 Or, had 
ten ships. 
ch. 10. 22 

b 2 Chr. 
20. 35 

c 2 Chr. 
20. 37 

d ch. 9. 26 
e 2Chr.21.1 

889. 
/ ch. 15, 26 

g Judg.2,11 
ch. 16, 31 



Thar'shish to go to O'phir for gold r 
but '"they went not; forthe ships 
were broken ''at E'zi-on-ge'b6r, 

49 Then said A-ha-zf ah the son of 
A'hab unto Je-hosh'a-phat, Let my 
servants go with thy servants in the 
ships. But J e-hosh'a-phat would not. 

50 HAnd '' J e-hosh'a-phat slept with 
his fathers, and was buried with his 
fathers in the city of Da'vid his 
father : and J e-ho'ram his son reigned 
in his stead. 

5 1 ^ A-ha-zi'ah the son of A'hab began 
to reign over is'ra-el in Sa-ma'ri-a the 
seventeenth year of Je-hosh'a-phat 
king of J ii'dah,and reigned two years 
over is'ra-el. 

52 And he did evil in the sight of 
the Lord, and -^walked in the way of 
his father, and in the way of his 
mother, and in the way of Jer-o-bo'am 
the son of Ne'bat, who made l§'ra-el 
to sin : 

53 For ^he served Ba'al, and wor- 
shipped him, and provoked to anger 
the Lord God of is'ra-el, according 
to all that his father had done. 



THE 



SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, 

COMMONLY CALLED, 

THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

Elijah brings lire from heaven on Ahaziah's mes- 

seiKjers. 

THEN M5'ab "rebelled against i§'- 
ra-el after ''the death of A'hab. 

2 And A-ha-zi'ah fell down through a 
lattice in his upper chamber that was 
in Sa-ma'ri-a, and was sick : and he 
sent messengers, and sajd unto them. 
Go, enquire of ' Ba'al- ze'biib the god 
of "^Ek'ron whether I shall recover of 
this disease. 

3 But the angel of the Lord said to 
E-li'jah the Tish'bite, Arise, go up to 
meet the messengers of the king of 
Sa-ma'ri-a, and say unto them, '^Ts It 
not because ther'e is not a God in l§'- 
ra-el, that ye go to enquire of Ba'al- 
ze'bub the god of £k'r6n ? 

4 Now therefore thus saith the 
Lord, ^Thou shalt not come down 



CHAP. 1. 

a 2 Sam. 8.2 
b ch. 3, 5 

1 Jlie 
master of 
flies. 

c 1 Sam. 

5. 10 
a Isa. 8, 19 

Jer. 2, 

10-13 

Jonah 2,8 

2 The bed 
'ivhither 
thou art 
gnne up, 
thou Shalt 
not come 
doivn 
from it. 

e Job 18. 
14-21 
J Ob 27. 1.3. 
19-22 
Pro. 11,19 
Eccl. 8,13 
Isa. 3. 11 



B. c. 896. from that bed on which thou art gone 
up,^but shalt surely die. And E-li'jah 
departed. 

5 1 And when the messengers turned 
back unto him, he said unto them, 
Whv are ye now turned back ? 

D And they said unto him, There 
came a man up to meet us, and said 
unto us, Go, turn again unto the king 
that sent you, and say unto him. Thus 
saith the Lord. Is it not because there 
is not a God in is'ra-el, th at thou send- 
est to enquire of Ba'al-ze'bub the god 
of Ek'ron? therefore thou shalt not 
come down from that bed on which 
thou art gone up, but shalt -^surely die. 

7 And he said unto them, ^What 
manner of man tvas he which came 
f °™j^f|iup to meet you, and told you these 
/ Pro. i4.32| words? 

3 What 
was the manner of the mani 

379 * 



Ahaziah's messengers slain. II. KINGS, 2. 



Elijah divideth Jordan. 



8 And they answered him, He was 
^an hairy man, and girt with a girdle 
of leather about liis loins. And he 
said, It is E-li'jah the Tish'bite. 

9 Then the king ''sent unto him a 
captain of fifty with his fifty. And 
he went up to him. : and,behold,he sat 
on the top of an hill. And he spake 
unto him, Thou man 'of God, the king 
hath said, Come dov/n, 

10 And E-lf jah answered and said to 
the captain of fifty. If 1 be & man of 
God, then let -^fire come down from 
heaven, and consume thee and thy 
fifty. And there came down fire from 
heaven, and consumed him and his 

fifty. 

1 1 Again ^also he sent unto him an- 
other captain of fifty with his fifty. 
And he answered and said unto him, 
O man of God, thus hath the king 
said. Come down quickly. 

12 And E-li'jah answered and said 
unto them. If I 5e a man of God, let 
fire come down from heaven, and 
consume thee and thy fifty. And the 
fire of God came do\\Ti from heaven, 
and consumed him and his fifty. 

1 3 And he sent 'again a captain of the 
third fifty with his fifty. And the 
third captain of fifty went up, and 
cameand *fell on his knees bef oreE-li'- 
jah, and besought him, and said unto 
him, O man of God, I pray thee, let 
my life, and the life of these fifty thy 
servants, be "'precious in thy sight. 

14 Behold, there came fire down 
from heaven, and burnt up the two 
captains of the former fifties with 
their fifties : therefore let my life now 
be precious in thy sight. 

1 5 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto E-lT'jah, Go down with him ; be 
not "afraid of him. And he arose, and 
went doMm with him unto the king. 

16 And he said unto him. Thus saith 
the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast 
sent messengers to enquire of Ba'al- 
ze'bub the god of Ek'ron, is it not be- 
cause there is no God in i§'ra-el to en- 
quire of his word? therefore thou 
shalt not come down off that bed on 
which thou art gone up, but shalt 
surely die. 

1 7 ^So he died according to the word 
of the Lord which E-li'jahhad spoken. 
And ''Je-hd'ram reigned in his stead 
in the second year of Je-ho'ram the 
son of Je-hosh'a-phat king of Jii'dah ; 
because he had no son. 

18 Now the rest of the acts of A-ha- 



B. C. 896. 



CHAP. 1. 



g Zech. 13,4 
Mat. 3, 4 



h ch. 6, 
13,14 
Ps. 105,15 

i Amos7,12 
Mat.27,29 

j Num.11,1 
Lu. 9, 54 

k Isa. 26, 11 



I Pro. 27,22 
Eccl. 9, 3 
Isa. 1, 5 
Jer. 5, 3 



4 howed. 

m 1 Sam. 
26.21 
Ps. 72, 14 

n Isa. 51, 12 
Jer. 1, 17 
Ezek. 2, 6 

5 The sec- 
ond year 
that 
Jehoram 
was 
Prorex, 
and the 
eight- 
eenth of 
Jehosha- 
phat, 
ch. 3, 1 



zi'ah which he did, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the chronicles of 
the kings of i§'ra-el ? 

CHAPTER 2. 



CHAP. 2. 

a Gen. 5, 24 
Heb. 11, 5 

b 1 Ki.19,21 

c Ruth, 1, 
15,16 

d 1 Sam. 
1,26 
ch. 4, 30 

e 1 Sam. 
19,20 
1 Ki.20,35 
ch.4,1,38 
ch. 9, 1 

1 in sight, 
or, over 
against. 

f Ex. 14, 21 
Josh. 3,16 

a Num. 11, 
17-25 

2 Tlwuhast 
done hard 
in asking. 

h Acts 1, 10 
380 



1 Elijah divides Jordan : 
in a chariot of fire. 
19 he heals the waters, 
etc. 



11 he is taken up to heaven 

14 Elisha divides Jordan ; 

23 Children mock Elisha, 



AND it came to pass, when the 
Lord would "take up E-ii'jah into 
heaven by a whirlwind, that E-lfjah 
went with E-li'sha ^f f oni Gil 'gal. 

2 And E-li'iah said unto E-li'sha, 
Tarry "^here, I pray thee ; for the Lord 
hath sent me toBeth'-el. And E-li'sha 
said unto him, As the Lord liveth, 
and as ^thj soul liveth, I will not leave 
thee. So they went down to Beth'-el. 

3 And 'the sons of the prophets that 
were at Beth'-el came forth to E-lT'sha, 
and said unto him, Knowest thou that 
the Lord will take away thy master 
from thy head to day ? And he said, 
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 

4 And E-li'jah said unto him, E-li'sha, 
tarry here, I pray thee ; for the Lord 
hath sent me to Jer'i-ch5. And he 
said. As :he Lord liveth, and as thy 
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So 
thev came to Jer'i-cho. 

5 And the sons of the prophets that 
vjere at Jer'i-cho came to E-li'sha, and 
said unto him, Knowest thou that the 
Lord will take a, way thy master from 
thy head to day ? And he answered, 
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 

6 And E-li'jah said unto him. Tarry, 
I pray thee, here ; for the Lord hath 
sent me to J5r'dan. And he said, ^5 
the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liv- 
eth, I will not leave thee. And they 
two went on. 

7 And fifty men of the sons of the 
prophets went, and stood ^ to view afar 
off : and they two stood by Jor'dan. 

8 And £-li'jah took his mantle, and 
wrapped it together, and smote the 
waters, and they ^were divided hither 
and thither, so that they two went 
over on dry ground. 

9 HAnd it came to pass, when they 
were gone over, that E-li'jah said unto 
E-li'sha, Ask what I shall do for thee, 
before I be taken away from thee. 
And E-li'sha said, I pray thee, let a 
"double portion of thy spirit be upon 
me. 

10 And he said, 'Thou hast asked a 
hard thing : nevertheless, if thou see 
^me vjhe?i lam taken from thee, it 
shall be so unto thee ; but if not, it 
shall not be so. 



Translation of Elijah. 



II. KINGS, 3. 



Jehorarns evil reign. 



11 And it came to pass, as they still 
went on, and talked, that, behold, 
there appeared ^a chariot of fire, and 
horses of fire, and parted them both 
asunder ; and E-li'jah went up by a 
whirlwind into heaven. 

12 And E-li'shasaw it, and he cried, 
JMy father, my father, the chariot of 
I§'ra-el, and the horsemen thereof. 
And he *saw him no more : and he 
took hold of his own clothes, and 
'rent them in two pieces. 

1 3 He took up also the mantle of Elf- 
jah that fell from him, and went back, 
and stood by the ^bank of Jor'dan ; 

14 And he took the mantle of E-li'jah 
that fell from him, and smote "'the 
waters, and said. Where is the Lord 
God of E-li'jah? and when he also had 
smitten the waters, they parted hith- 
er and thither: and E-lf sha went over. 

15 And when the sons of theprophj 
ets which were to view at Jer'i-cho 
saw him, they said, The spirit of E-li'- 
jah doth rest on E-li'sha. And they 
came to meet him, and bowed them- 
selves to the ground before him. 

16 And they said unto him, Behold 
now, there be with thy servants fifty 
^strong men ; let them go, we pray 
thee, and seek thy master : "lest per- 
adventure the spirit of the Lord 
hath taken him up, and cast him 
upon ^some mountain, or into some 
valley. And he said, Ye shall not 
send. 

1 7 And when they urged him till he 
was ashamed, he said. Send. They 
sent therefore fifty men ; and they 
sought three days, but found him not. 

1 8 And when they came again to 
him, (for he tarried at Jer'i-cho,) he 
said unto them, Did I not say unto 
you, Go not ? 

19*rAnd the men of the city said 
unto E-li'sha, Behold, I pray thee, the 
situation of this city is pleasant, as 
my lord seeth: but the water Hs 
naught, and the ground ''barren. 

20 And he said. Bring me a new 
cruse, and put salt therein. And 
they l3rought it to him. 

21 And he went forth unto the 
spring of the waters, and ^cast the 
salt in there, and said, Thus saith the 
Lord, I have healed these waters ; 
there shall not be from thence any 
more death or barren land. 

22 So the waters w^ere healed unto 
this day, according to the saying of 
E-li'sha which he spake. 



B. C, 896 



CHAP. 2. 

i ch, 6, 17 
Ps. 68, 17 
Ps. 104, 4 
Heb. 1, 
7,14 

j ch. 13, 14 

k Acts 1, 9 

I Gen. 37, 
29,34 
Josh. 7, 6 

3 Ivp. 

m John 
14,12 

4 sons of 
strength. 

n 1 Ki.18,12 
Ezek. 8, 3 
Acts 8, 39 

5 one of the 
nwun^ 
tains, 

Josh. 6,26 
1 Ki.16.34 

6 causing 
to mis- 
carry. 

p Ex. 15, 25 
ch.4, 41 
ch. 6, 6 
John 9,6 

q 2 Chr. 
36.16 
Ps. 31, 
17, 18 
Ps. 94, 4, 
21-23 
Pro. 13,13 
Pro. 30,17 
Isa. 5, 24 
Isa. 28, 22 
Jer. 5, 
10-14 
Lu. 10, 16 
lThes.4,8 

1 Thes. 
6,20 

2 Tim. 3.3 
Jude 14, 
15,18 

r Deut. 32, 
35, 41, 43 
Job 31, 3 
Nah. 1. 2 
Lu. 12, 5 
Rom. 
12, 19 
Heb. 10. 
30,31 



CHAP. 3. 

a ch. 1. 17 

1 statue. 

b 1 Ki. 16, 
31, 32 

c ch. 10, 
28-31 

d 1 Ki. 12, 
28, 31. 32 

e Gen. 13, 2 
Job 1, 3 

/ Isa. 16. 1 

g ch. 1, 1 

895. 

?ilKl. 22,4 

2 at their 
feet, 
Ex. 11, 8 

381 



23 IT And he went up from thence 
unto Beth '-el : and as he was going up 
by the way, there came forth little 
children out of the city, and mocked 
?him, and said unto him. Go up, thou 
bald head ; go up, thou bald head. 

24 And he turned back, and looked 
on them, and cursed them in the 
name of the Lord. And there came 
forth two she bears out of the wood, 
'and tare forty and two children of 
them. 

25 And he went from thence to 
mount Car'mel, and from thence he 
returned to Sa-ma'ri-a. 

CHAPTER 3. 

I Jehoram's evil reign over Israel. 4 Meslia king oj 
Moah rebels. & Jehoram' s army vunt water ; Eli- 
sha promises water and victory over Moab. 24 TJie 
Moabites defeated. 

NOW '^Je-ho'ram the son of A'hab 
began to reign over l§'ra-el in Sa- 
ma'ri-a the eighteenth year of Je- 
hosh'a-phat king of Ju'dah, and 
reigned twelve years. 

2 And he wrought evil in the sight 
of the Lord ; but not like his father, 
and like his mother : for he put away 
the -image of Ba'al *that hisf ather had 
made. 

3 Nevertheless he 'cleaved unto the 
''sins of Jer-o-b5'am the son of Ne'bat, 
which made l§'ra-el to sin ; he depart- 
ed not therefrom. 

4 H And Me'sha king of M5'ab was ^a 
sheepmaster, and rendered unto the 
king of l§'ra-el an hundred thousand 
■^lambs, and an hundred thousand 
rams, with the wool. 

5 But it came to pass, wdien ^A'hab 
was dead, that the king of Mo'ab re- 
belled against the king of Is'ra-el. 

6 IT And king Je-h5'ram went out of 
Sa-ma'ri-a the same time, and num- 
bered all I§'ra-el. 

7 Andhe went and sent to Je-hosh'a- 
phat the king of Jii'dah, saying. The 
king of Mo'ab hath rebelled against 
me : wilt thou go with me against 
M5'ab to battle ? And he said, I will 
go up : ^I am as thou art, my people 
as thy people, a7id my horses as thy 
horses. 

8 And he said, Which way shall we 
go up ? And he answered. The way 
through the w^ilderness of E'dom. 

9 So the king of l§'ra-el went, and 
the king of Ju'dah, and the king of 
E'dom : and they fetched a compass of 
seven days' journey : and there was 
no water for the host, and for the 
cattle ^that f oUow^ed them. 



jElisha obtaineth icater. 



IL KINGS, 4. 



The Moahites defeated. 



10 And the king of i§'ra-el said, Alas ! 
*that the Lord hath called these three 
kings together, to deliver them into 
the hand of M5'ab ! 

11 But-'Je-hosh'a-phatsaid,is there 
not here a ^prophet of the Lord, that 
we may enquire ^of the Lord by him ? 
And one of the king of l^'ra-el's serv- 
ants answered and said, Here is 
E-li'sha the son of Sha'phat, which 
poured water on the hands of E-lf jah. 

12 And Je-hosh'a-phat said. The 
word of the Lord is with him. So the 
kmgof l§'ra-el and Je-hosh'a-phat and 
the king of E'dom went '"down to him. 

1 3 And E-li'sha said unto the king 
of i§'ra-el, "What have I to do with 
thee ? "get thee to ^the prophets of thy 
father, and to the prophets of thy 
mother. And the king of i§'ra-el said 
unto htm, Nay: for the Lord hath 
called these three kings together, to 
deliver them into the hand of M5'ab. 

14 And E-li'sha said,?^s the Lord of 
hosts liveth, before whom I stand, 
surely, were it not that I regard the 
presence of Je-hosh'a-phat the king 
of Jii'dah, I w^ould not look toward 
thee, nor see thee. 

15 But now bring me 'a minstrel. 
And it came to pass, when the min- 
strel played, that 'the hand of the 
Lord came upon him. 

1 6 And he said. Thus saith the 
Lord, Make "this valley full of 
ditches. 

17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall 
not see wind, neither shall ye see 
rain ; yet that valley "shall be filled 
with water, that ye may drink, both 
ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 

18 And this is hut a "light thing in 
the sight of the Lord : ^he will de- 
liver the M5'ab-ites also into your 
hand. 

1 9 And ^ye shall smnte every fenced 
city, and every choice city, and shall 
fell every good tree, and stop all 
wells of water, and ^mar every good 
piece of land v. ith stones. 

20 And it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, when the meat offering was 
offered, that, behold, there came 
water by the way of E'dom, and the 
country was filled with w^ater. 

21 ^And when all the M5'ab-ites 
heard that the kings were come up 
to fight agaiast them, they '^gathered 
all that were able to ^put on armour, 
and upward, and stood in the border. 

22 And they rose up early in the 



B. C. 895. 



CHAP. 3. 

i Ps. 78, 34 

Pro. 19, 3 

Isa. 8, 21 
j 1 Ki. 22, 7 
k Amos 3, 7 
i lChr.38,9 

Ps. 55, 22 

Pro. 3, 5,6 
m ch. 2, 25 
?iEzek.l4:,3 
Judg. 

10, 14 

Ruth 1,15 
p 1 Ki.18,19 
q 1 Ki. 17, 1 

ch. 5, 16 
r Ps. 15, 4 
s 1 Sam. 

10, 5 
t Ezek. 1, 3 

Ezek, 3, 

14,22 

Ezek. 8, 1 
u ch. 4, 3 
u Ps. 107,35 
w Jer. 32, 

17,27 

Mark 

10,27 

Lu. 1, 37 

Eph. 3,20 
X 1 Ki.20,28 
y 1 Sam. 

15,3 

3 pHeve. 
z Ex. 29, 

39,40 

4 were 
cried to- 
gether. 

5 g-U'd him- 
self with 
a girdle. 

6 destroyed. 

7 Or, they 
smote in 
it even 
smiting. 

8 it/titil he 
left the 
stones 
thereof 
in Kir- 
haraseth, 

a Isa. 16, 
7,11 

9 Perhaps 
the king 
ofEdom's- 
son. 
Amos 2, 1 

b Lev.18,21 
Lev. 20, 2 
Deut. 
12,31 
Deut. 
18, 10 
ch. 17, 17 
2Chr.28,3 
Ps. 106, 
37,38 
Jer. 7, 31 
Jer. 32,35 
Ezek. 
16, 20 
Ezek. 20, 
26. 31 
Ezek. 
23,37 

10 As they 
saw the 
Moahites 
so des- 
perately 
resolute. 



CHAP. 4. 

a 1 Ki.20,35 
ch. 2,3,5,7 

b Ex. 21, 2 
Lev.25,39 
Deut. 15, 
12-15, 18 
Neh. 5, 
1-13 Jer. 

382 



morning, and the sun shone upon 
the water, and the Mo'ab-ites saw the 
water on the other side as red as 
blood : 

23 And they said, This is blood: 
the kings are surely ^slaiu, and they 
have smitten one another: now 
therefore, Mo'ab, to the spoil. 

24 And when they came to the camp 
of is'ra-el, the i§'ra-el-ites rose up and 
smo'te the Mo'ab-ites, so that they fled 
before them : but they went forward 
smiting the Mo'ab-ites, even in their 
country. 

25 And they beat down the cities, 
and on every good piece of land cast 
every man his stone, and filled it ; 
and they stopped all the wells of 
water, and felled all the good trees : 
®only in "Kir-har'a-seth left they the 
stones thereof ; howbeit the slingers 
went about it, and smote it. 

26 IT And wiien the king of Mo'ab 
saw that the battle was too sore for 
him, he took with him seven hundred 
men that drew swords, to break 
through eve)i unto the kiag of E'dom : 
but they could not. 

27 Then he took ^his eldest son that 
should have reigned in his stead, and 
offered *him/or a burnt offering upon 
the wall. And there was great indig- 
nation against I§'ra-el : and they de- 
parted '"from him, and returned to 
their own land. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Elisha augments the widow's oil, 8 prom,ises a son 
to the Shunammite, 18 raises her dead son, 38 heal% 
deadly pottage, 42 satisfies an hundred men with 
twenty loaves. 

IVTOW there cried a certain woman 

l-\ of the wives of ''the sons of the 
prophets unto E-li'sha, saying. Thy 
servant my husband is dead; and 
thou knowest that thy servant did 
fear the Lord: and the creditor is 
come to take unto htm my two sons 
to be bondmen. 

2 And E-li'sha said unto her, What 
shall I do for thee? tell me, what 
hast thou in the house? And she 
said, Thine handmaid hath not any 
thing in the house, save 'a pot of oil. 

3 Then he said. Go, borrow thee ves- 
sels abroad of all thy neighbours, 
eve7% emxty vessels ; 'borrow not a 
few. 

4 And when thou art come in, thon 
shalt shut the door upon thee and 
upon thy sons, and shalt pour out 



34, 8-18 Mat. 18, 25 
not. ch. 3, 16 



c 1 KL 17, 12 1 Or, scani 



Widow's oil inultiplied. 

into all those vessels, and thou shalt 
set aside that which is full. 

5 So she went from liini, and shut 
the door upon her and upon her sons, 
who brought the vessels to her; and 
she poured out. 

6 And it came to pass, when '^the 
vessels were full, that she said unto 
her son. Bring me yet a vessel. And 
he said unto her, There is not a ves- 
sel more. And the oil stayed. 

7 Then she came and told the man 
of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, 
and pay thy 'debt, and live thou and 
thy children of the rest. 

8 'I And 4t fell on a day, that E-li'sha 
passed to ^Shu'nem. where v:)as a 
great woman; and she ^constrained 
him to eat bread. And so it ^YSiS,that 
as oft as he passed by, he turned in 
thither to eat bread. 

9 And she said unto -Hier husband, 
J3ehold now, I perceive that this is an 
holy man of God, which passeth by 
us continually. 

10 Let us -''make a little chamber, I 
pray thee, on the wall ; and let us set 
for him there a bed, and a table, and 
a stool, and a candlestick: and it 
shall be, when he cometh to us, that 
he shall turn in thither, 

1 1 And it fell on a day, that he 
came thither, and he turned into the 
chamber, and lay there. 

12 And he said to Ge-ha'zi his serv- 
ant. Call this Shu'nam-mite. And 
when he had called her, she stood 
before him. 

13 And he said unto him, say now 
unto her. Behold, thou hast been 
careful for us with all this care; 
what Z5 to be done for thee ? wouldest 
thou be spoken for to the king, or to 
the captain of the host? And she 
answered, I dwell among mine own 
people. 

14 And he said. What then is to be 
done for her ? And Ge-ha'zi answered, 
Verily she hath no child, and her 
husband is old. 

1 5 And he said, Call her. And when 
he had called her. she stood in the door. 

10 And he said, ''About this 'season, 
p.ccording to the time of life, thou shalt 
embrace a son. And she said. Nay, 
my lord, thou man of God, do not lie 
unto thine handmaid. 

1 7 And the woman conceived, and 
bare a son at that season that E-li'sha 
had said unto her, according to the 
time of life. 



11. KINGS, 4. 



Death of her son. 



B. C. 896. 



CHAP. 4. 



d Mat.l4,2C 



2 Or. cred- 
itor. 
Rom. 13,8 



3 there was 
a day. 



e Josh. 
19,18 
1 Sam. 

28,4: 



i laid hold 
on Mm. 



f Pro. 31, 

10, 11 



g Mat. 10, 
41, 42 
Mat.25,40 
Rom. 
12, 13 
Heb. 13, 
1, 3. 



h Gen. 18, 
10, 14 



5 set time. 



6 peace. 



7 restrain 
not forme 
to ride. 



i ch. 2, 25 



8 by his 

feet. 



) Mat.15,23 



9 bitter, 
1 Sam. 
1, 10 



k 1 Ki.18,46 
ch. 9, 1 



i Lu. 10, 4 



m Ex. 7, 19 
Ex. 14, 16 
ch. 2. 8. 14 
Actsl9,12 



71 ch. 2, 2 
383 



1 8 IT And when the child w^as grown, 
it fell on a day, that he went out to 
his father to the reapers, 

1 9 And he said unto his father. My 
head, my head. And he said to a lad, 
Carry him to his mother. 

20 And when he had taken him, and 
brought him to his mother, he sat on 
her knees till noon, and then, died. 

2 1 And she went up, and laid him on 
the bed of the man of God, and shut 
the door upon him, and went out. 

22 And she called unto her husband, 
and said, Send me, I pray thee, one 
of theyoimg men, and one of the asses, 
that I may run to the man of God, 
and come again. 

23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou 
go to him to day ? it is neither new 
moon, nor sabbath. And she said. It 
shall be SveU. 

24 Then she saddled an ass, and said 
to her servant. Drive, and go forward ; 
'slack not thy riding for me, except I 
bid thee. 

25 So she went and came unto the 
man of God 'to mount Car'mel. And 
it came to pass, when the man of God 
saw her afar off, that he said to Ge- 
ha'zi his servant, Behold, yonder is 
that Shu'nam-mite : 

26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet 
her, and say unto her, Is it well with 
thee ? is it well with thy husband ? 
is it well with the child ? And she 
answered. It is well. 

2 7 And when she came to the man of 
God to the hill, she caught ^him by 
the feet : but Ge-ha'zi •'came near to 
thrust her away. And the man of 
God said. Let her alone; for her soul 
is Vexed within her : and the Lord 
hath hid it from me, and hath not 
told me. 

28 Then she said. Did I desire a son 
of my lord ? did I not say. Do not de- 
ceive me ? 

29 Then he said to Ge-ha'zi, ^Gird up 
thy loins, and take my staff in thine 
hand, and go thy way : if thou meet 
any man, 'salute him not ; and if any 
I salute thee, answer him not again : 
I and ""lay my staff upon the face of 
ithe child. 

30 And the mother of the child said, 
""As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul 
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he 
arose, and followed her. 

31 And Ge-ha'zi passed on before 
them, and laid the staff upon the face 
of the child ; but the7'e was neither 



Shunammite'ts son raised. 



II. KINGS, 5. 



N'aanian's leprosy. 



voice, nor '"hearing. Wherefore he 
went again to meet him, and told him, 
saying, The child is "not awaked. 
3z And when E-li'sha was come into 
the house, behold, the child was dead, 
ajid laid upon his bed. 

33 He ^'went in therefore, and shut 
the door upon them twain, and Sprayed 
unto the Lord. 

34 And he went up, and lay upon 
the child, and put his mouth upon his 
moath, and his eyes upon his eyes, 
and his hands upon his hands : and 
'"he stretched himself upon the child ; 
and the flesh of the child waxed warm, 

35 Then he returned, and walked in 
the house ' 'to and fro ; and went up, 
'and stretched himself upon him: and 
'the child sneezed seven times, and 
the child opened his ejres. 

36 And he called Ge-ha'zi, and said, 
Call this Shu'nam-mite. So he called 
her. And when she was come in un- 
to him, he said, Take up thy son. 

37 Then she went in, and fell at his 
feet, and bowed herself to the ground, 
and "took up her son, and went out. 

38 lAnd E-lI'sha came again ^to Gil'- 
gal: and there was a dearth in the 
land ; and the sons of the prophets 
ivere "sitting before him : and he said 
unto his servant, Set on the great pot, 
and seethe pottage for the sons of the 
prophets. 

39 And one went out into the field 
to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, 
and gathered tliereof wild gourds his 
lap full, and came and shred i^Aem into 
the pot of pottage : for they 'knew 
them not. 

40 So they poured out for the men to 
eat. And it came to pass, as they 
were eating of the pottage, that they 
cried out, and said, O thou man of 
God, there is ^'death in the pot. And 
they could not eat thereof. 

41 But he said. Then bring meal. 
And 'he cast it .into the pot ; and he 
said, Pour out for the people, that 
they may eat. And there was no 
'^harm in the pot. 

42 1[Andtherecameaman''fromBa'- 
al-shal'i-sha, ^and brought the man 
of God bread of the firstf ruits, twenty 
loaves of barley, and full ears of corn 
'^in the husk thereof. And he said, 
Give unto the people, that they may 
eat. 

43 And his servitor said, ''What, 
should I set this before an hundred 
men ? He said again, Give the peo- 



B. C. 895. 



CHAP. 4. 

10 atten- 
tion. 

John 
11, 11 

p Mat. 6, 6 

q 1 Ki.17,20 
Jas. 5, 16 

r Acts20,10 

11 once 
hither 
and once 
thither. 

s lKi.17,21 
t ch. 8, 1 
«Heb. 11,35 

891. 

V ch. 2, 1 

w Lu. 10,39 
Acts 22, 3 

X Mat. 7, 16 

y Ex. 10, 17 

z Ex. 15. 25 
ch. 2, 21 
ch. 5, 10 
John 9, 6 

12 evil 
thing. 

a 1 Sani.9,4 

blCor.9,11 
Gal. 6, 6 

13 Or, in his 
scrip, or, 
garment. 

c Lu. 9. 13 
John 6. 9 

d Mat.14,20 
Mat.15,37 
John 6, 18 

e Gen.18,14 
Jer.32, 17 
Zech. 8. 6 
Mat.19,26 
Lu. 1. 37 



B.C. 894. 

CHAP. 5. 

alKi.8,41, 
42, 43 
Lu. 4, 27 

b Ex. 11, 3 

1 before. 

2 lifted up, 
or, ac- 
cepted in 
counte- 
nance, or, 
gracious. 

3 Or, 

victory. 

4 was 
before. 

5 before. 

6 gather in. 

c 1 Sam.9,8 
ch, 8, 8, 9 

7 in his 
hand. 

d Gen.37,29 

e Gen. 30,2 

Deut. 

32,39 

1 Sam.2,6 
/Ex. 4, 30 

g ch. 4, 41 
John 9. 7 

384 



pie, that they may eat: for thus saith 
the Lord, 1 hey shall eat, and shall 
leave thereof. 

44 So he set it before them, and they 
did eat, '^and left thereof, according 
to the word "of the Lord. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Naaman's leprosy. 8 Elisha sends him to Jordan, 
and he is healed. 16 Elisha refuses Naaman'-f 
gifts. 20 Gehazi by a lie obtains a present, but is 
smitten with leprosy. 

NOW" Na'a-man, captain of the 
host of the king of Syr'i-a,was a 
^great man 'with his master, and ^hon- 
ourable, because by him the Lord had 
given ^deliverance unto Syr'i-a : he 
was also a mighty man in valour, but 
he was Si leper. 

2 And the Syr'i-an§ had gone out by 
companies, and had brought away 
captive out of the land of l§'ra-el a 
little maid ; and she ^waited on Na'a- 
man's wife. 

3 And she said unto her mistress. 
Would God my lord were Vith the 
prophet that is in Sa-ma'ri-a ! for he 
would ^recover him of his leprosy. 

4 And 077e went in, and told his lord, 
saying. Thus and thus said the maid 
that is of the land of i§'ra-el. 

5 And the king of Syr'i-a said, Go to, 
go, and I will send a letter unto the 
king of l§'ra-el. And he departed, and 
'"took ^with him ten talents of silver, 
and six thousand pieces of gold, and 
ten changes of raiment. 

6 And he brought the letter to the 
king of I§'ra-el, saying, Now w^hen this 
letter is come unto thee, behold, I 
have thereioith sent Na'a-man my 
servant to thee, that thou ma vest re- 
cover him of his leprosy. 

7 And it came to pass, when the 
king of l§'ra-el had read the letter, 
that hc^rent hisclothes, and said, Ain 
I "God, to kill and to make alive, that 
this man doth send unto me to re- 
cover a man of his leprosy ? where- 
fore consider, I pray you, and see how 
he seeketh a quarrel against me. 

8 ITAnd it was so, when E-lfsha the 
man of God had heard that the king 
of l§'ra-el had rent his clothes, that he 
sent to the king, saying. Wherefore 
hast thou rent thy clothes ? let him 
come now to me, and -^he shall know 
that there is a prophet in is'ra-el. 

9 So Na'a-man came with his horses 
and with his chariot, and stood at the 
door of the house of E-li'sha. 

10 And E-li'sha sent a messenger 
unto him, saying, Go and ^wasli in 



Naaman cured of leprosy. 



II. KINGS, 6. Gehazi smitten vnth leprosy. 



J or 'dan seven times, and thy flesh 
shall come again to thee, and thou 
shalt De clean. 

1.1 But Na'a-man was ^wroth, and 
went away, and said, Behold, ®I 
thought, He will surely come out to 
me,and stand, and call on the name of 
the Lord his God, and ^strike his hand 
oven the place, and recover the leper. 

12 Are not ^"Ib'a-na and Phar'par, 
rivers of Da-mas'cus, better than all 
the waters of Is'ra-el ? may I not wash 
in them, and be clean ? So he turned 
and Hvent away in a rage. 

13, And his servants came near, and 
spa'ke unto him, and said. My father, 
if the prophet had bid thee do some 
great thing, wouldest thou not have 
done it? how much rather then, v/hen 
he saith to thee. Wash, and be clean ? 

1 4 Then went he down, and dipped 
himself seven times in Jor'dari, ac- 
cording to the saying of the man of 
God : and •'his flesh came again like 
unto the flesh of a little child, and he 
^was clean. 

15 IFAnd 'he returned to the man of 
God, he and all his company, and 
came, and stood before him : and he 
said. Behold, now "'I know that there 
is "no God in all the earth, but in is'- 
ra-el : now therefore, I pray thee, take 
''a blessing of thy servant. 

i 6 But he said, ^As the Lord liveth, 
before whom I stand, 'I will receive 
none. And he urged him to take it ; 
but he refused. 

17 And Na'a-man said. Shall there 
not then, I pray thee, be given to thy 
servant two mules' burden of earth ? 
for thy servant will henceforth offer 
neither burnt offering nor sacrifice 
unto other gods, but unto the Lord. 

1 8 In this thing the Lord pardon thy 
serv^ant, that when my master goeth 
into the house of Rim'mon to worship 
there, and he 'leaneth on m.y hand, 
and I bow myself in the house of 
Kim'mon : when I bow down nrv'self 
in the house of Rim'mon, the Lord 
pardon thy servant in this thing. 

1 9 And he said unto him. Go in 
peace. So he departed from him ^'a 
little way. 

20 ^But Ge-ha'zi, theser^^ant of E-li' 
sha the man of God, said^ Behold, my 
master hath spared Na'a-man this 
Syr'i-an, in not receiving at his hands 
that which he brought : but, as the 
Lord liveth, I will run after 'liim, 
and take somewhat of him. 

(25) 



B. C. 894. 



CHAP. 5. 
h 1 Cor.2,14 

8 1 said, or, 
1 said 
with my- 
self, He 
will 
surely 
come out, 
etc. 

9 move up 
and 
down. 

10 Or. 
Arnana. 

i Pro. 14,17 
Pro. 16,32 
Pro.19,11 
Eccl. 7, 9 
Eccl. 

11, 10 
Eph. 4, 31 
Col. 3. 8 

J as. 1, 19 

j Job 23, 25 
k Lu. 4, 27 
I Lu. 17, 15 

771 Kom. 

10,10 

n Dan. 2, 47 
Dan. 3, 29 
Dan. 6, 
26.27 

Gen.33,11 

p ch. 3, 14 

q Gen.14,23 
Mat. 10. 8 
Acts 8, 
18,20 

r ch. 7. 2,17 

11 a little 
piece of 
ground^ 
as 
Gen.35,16 

s Ps. 10, 3 
Pro. 15,27 
Lu. 12, 15 
Col. 3, 5 
1 Tim. 
6,10 

12 Is there 

peace'^ 

13 Or,secret 
place. 

t Pro. 30.20 
Ezek. 
33,31 

14 not 
hither or 
thither. 
Pro.12,22 
Acts 5, 3 

u Acts 13. 9 

V 1 Tim. 
6,10 

w Ex. 4, 6 
Num. 

12, 10 
ch. 15, 5 



B. C. 893. 
CHAP. 6. 
a ch. 2, 3 

1 sit before. 
ch. 4, 38 

2 iron. 

S85 



21 So Ge-ha'zl followed after Na'a- 
man. And when Na'a-man saw him 
ruiming after him, he lighted down 
from the chariot to meet him. and. 
said,^^/s all well? 

22 And he said. All is well. M;^ 
master hath sent me, saying, Behold, 
even now there be come to me from 
mount E'phra-im two young men of 
the sons of the prophets : give them, ] 
pray thee, a talent of silver, and twc 
changes of garments. 

23 And Na'a-man said. Be content 
take two talents. And he urged him, 
and bound two talents of silver in 
two bags, with two changes of gar- 
ments, and laid the77i upon two of his 
servants ; and they bare them before 
him. 

24 And w^hen he came to the "tower, 
he took the77i from their hand, and 
bestowed the?n in the house : and he 
let the men go, and they departed. 

25 But he went in, and^stood before 
his master. And E-li'sha said unto 
him. Whence comest thoic, Ge-ha'zi ? 
And he said, Thy serv^ant went "*no 
whither. 

26 And "he said unto him, Went not 
mine heart laith thee, when the man 
turned again from his chariot to meet 
thee ? Is it a, time to receive money, 
and to receive garments, and olive- 
yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and 
oxen, and menser^^arits, and maid- 
servants ? 

27 The leprosy therefore of Na'a- 
man "shall cleave unto thee, and unto 
thy seed, for ever. And he went out 
from his presence a leper ""as lohite 
as snow. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Elisha causes iron to swim : 8 discloses the king c^ 
S</ria's coimsel : 18 his army smitten with blind- 
ness. 24 Ben-hadad besieges Samaria. 

AND "the sons of the prophets 
said unto E-li'sha, Behold now, 
the place where we ^ dwell Avith thee 
is too strait for us. 

2 Let us go.- we pray thee, unto Jor - 
dan, and take thence every man a 
beam, and let us make us a^ place 
there, where we may dwell, 
he answered. Go ve. 

3 And one said, "Be content, I 
thee, and go with thy servants, 
he answered, I Avill go. 

4 So he went with them. And when 
they came to J or 'dan, they cut down 
wood. 

5 But as one vras felling a beam, the 
^ax head fell into the water : and he 



And 



pray 
And 



King of Syria's anny 



11. KINGS, 6. 



smitten vnth blindness. 



cried, and said, Alas, master 1 for it 
was borrowed. 

(3 And the man of God said, Where 
fell it ? And he shewed him the 
place. And *he cut down a stick, 
and cast it in thither ; and the iron 
did swun. 

7 Therefore said he, Take it up to 
thee. And he put out his hand, and 
took it. 

8 *ii Then the kin^ of Syr'i-a warred 
against I§'ra-el, and took counsel with 
his servants, saying. In such and 
such a place shall he my ^camp. 

9 And the man of God sent unto the 
king of l§'ra-el, saying, 'Beware that 
thou pass not such a place; for 
thither the Syr'i-ans p^re come down. 

10 And the king of Is'ra-el sent to 
the place which the man of God told 
him and warned him of, and saved 
liimself there, not once nor twice. 

1 1 Therefore the heart of the king 
of Syr'i-a was sore troubled for this! 
thing; and he called liis servants,! 
and said unto them, Will ye not! 
shew me which of us is for the king 
of i§'ra-el ? j 

1 2 And one of his servants said, 
^None, my lord, O king : but E-lfsha, ! 
the prophet that is m i§'ra-el, telleth 
the king of Is'ra-el the words that! 
thou speakest in thy bedchamber. I 
' 13 And he said, Gro and spy where! 
he is, that I may send and fetch 
him. And it Vv^as told him, saying, 
Behold, he is in '^Dd'than. 

14 Therefore sent he thither horses, 
and chariots, and a ^great host : and 
they camiC by night, and compassed 
the city about. 

15 And when the ^sei^ant of the 
man of God was risen early, and 
gone forth, behold, an host com- 
passed the city both with horses and 
chariots. And liis sei'vant said unto 
him, Alas, my master! how shall we 
do? 

16 And he answered. Fear not : for 
^hey that be with us are more than 
they that be with them. 

1 7 And E-lf sha prayed, and said. 
Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, 
that he may see. And the Lord 
opened the eyes of the young man ; 
and he saw : and, behold, the moun- 
tain was full of -'liorses and chariots 

. of fire round about E-li'sha. F. 18. 6. 

1 8 And when they came doAvn to 
him, E-li'sha prayed unto the Lord, 
and said, Smite this people, I pray 



B. C. 893. 



CHAP. 6. 

h Ex. 15, 25 
ch. 2, 21 
ch. i, 11 

3 Or, en- 
canvping. 

c ch. 13, 11 
Ps. 25, 14 
Pro. 3, 32 
Isa. 6, 13 
Amos 3, 7 
Mat. 5, 13 

1 No. 

d Gen.37,17 

5 heavy. 

6 Or, 

7tiinister. 
Ex. 21, 13 

e 2Sam.22, 
3.31 

2'Chr..32,7 
Ps. 3, 3-8 
Ps. 18. 2 
Ps.27,1-3 
Ps. 28, 7,8 
Ps. 34. 22 
Ps. 40, 4 
Ps. 55, IS 
Ps. 64, 10 
Ps. 91, 2 
Pro. 18,10 
Pro. 21,31 
Pro. 29,25 
Isa. 43, 1 
Rom.8,31 

/ch. 2, 11 
Ps. 34, 7 
Ps. 68, 17 
Zech. 1, 8 
Zech. 6. 
1-7 
Heb. 1, 14 

g Gen. 19, 11 
.Job 5, 14 
Acts 13, 9 

7 cnme ye 
after hie. 

h ch. 2, 12 
ch. 8, 9 

i Pro. 25,21 
Rom. 
12,20 

j ch. 5. 3 
ch. 24, 2 

892. 
k Lev.26,26 

8 That is, 
about 
three 
giUs, a 
cab being 
about 
three 
pints. 

9 Or, Let 

not the 

LORD 

save thee. 
Ps. 127, 1 

I Judg. 
18,23 

mLev.26,29 
Deut. 28, 
53,57 

10 other. 

386 



thee, with blindness. And ^he smote 
them with blindness accordmg to 
the word of E-ii'sha. 

19 And E-li'sha said unto them, This 
is not the way, neither is this the 
city: "follow me, and I will bring 
you to the man whom ye seek. But 
he led them to Sa-ma'ri-a. 

20 And it came to pass, when 4hey 
were come into Sa-ma'ri-a, that E-li'- 
sha said, Lord, open the eyes of these 
7ne?i, that they may see. And the 
Lord opened their eyes, and they 
saw ; and, behold, they were in the 
midst of Sa-ma'ri-a. 

21 And the king of ls'ra,-el said unto 
E-li'sha, when he saAv them, ]My 
''father, shall I smite thenif shall I 
smite them f 

22 And he answered. Thou shalt not 
I smite them: wouldest thou smite 
I those Avhom thou hast taken captive 
jvN'ith thy sword and with thy bow ? 
/set bread and water before them, 
jthat they may eat and drink, and go 
I to their master. 

1 23 And he jDrepared great provision 
for them : and when they had eaten 
and drunk, he sent them away, and 
they went to their master. So •'the 
bands of Syr'i-a came no more into 
the land of Is'ra-el. 
21 'i And it came to pass after this, 
that Ben-ha'dad king of Sy'r'i-a gath- 
lered all his host, and went up, and 
besieged Sa-ma'ri-a. 

25 And there was a great ^famine in 
Sa-ma'ri-a: and, behold, they besieged 
it, until an ass's head was sold for 
fourscore 'pieces of silver, and the 
^fourth part of a cab of dove's dung 
for five pieces of silver. 

26 ^And as the king of is'ra-el was 
passing by upon the wall, there cried 
a woman unto him, saying. Help, my 
lord. O king. 

27 And he said. 'If the Lord do not 
help thee, whence shall I help thee ? 
out of the barnfloor, or out of the 
winepress ? 

28 And the king said unto her, 
What 'aileth thee? And she an- 
swered. This woman said unto me. 
Give thy son, that we may eat him 
to day, and we will eat my son to 
morrow. 

29 So '"we boiled my son, and did eat 
him: and I said unto her on the 
^°next day. Give thy son, that we 
may eat him .- and she hath hid her 
son. 

3 



'h^nd of the famine f 07' et old. II. KINGS, T. 



4-U> 



Flight of the Syrians. 



30 And it came to pass, when the 
king heard the words of the woman, 
that he "rent his clothes; and he 
passed by upon the wall, and the 
people looked, and, behold, he had 
sackcloth Avitliin upon his flesh. 

31 Then he said, ''God do so and 
more also to me, if the head of E-li'sha 
the son of Sha'phat shall stand on 
him this day. 

32 But E-li'sha ^sat in his house, and 
^he elders sat with him; and the 
king sent a mian from before him : 
but ere the messenger came to him, 
he said to the elders, 'See ye how this 
son of 'a murderer hath sent to take 
away mine heeid? look, when the 
messenger cometh, shut the door, 
and hold him fast at the door: is 
not the sound of his master's feet 
behind him ? 

33 And while he yet talked with 
them, behold, the messenger came 
down unto him: and ^4ie said, Be- 
hold, this evil is of the Lord ; what 
'should I wait for the Lord any 
longer ? 

CHAPTER 7. 

I Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in SamaHa. 
1? The unbelieving lord trodden to death. 

THEN E-lf sha said. Hear ye the 
word of the Lord ; Thus saith 
the Lord, "To morrow about this 
time shall a measure of fine flour he 
sold for a shekel, and two measures 
31 barley for a shekel, in the gate of 
Sa-ma'ri-a. 

2 Then ^a lord on whose hand the 
king leaned answered the man of 
God, and said, Behold, ''^/* the Lord 
would make windows in heaven, 
might this thing be ? And he said, 
Behold, thou shalt see it with thine 
eyes, but '^shalt not eat thereof. 

3 1l And there were four leprous men 
"^at the entermg in of the g'ate : and 
they said one to another, A\ hy sit we 
here until we die ? 

4 If we say, We will enter into the 
city, then the famine is in the city, 
and we shall die there : and if we sit 
still here, we die also. Now there- 
fore come, and let us fall unto the 
host of the S5^r'i-an§ : if they save us 
alive, we shall li^^e ; and if 'they kill 
LIS, we shall but die. 

5 And they rose up in the tv>-ilight, 
to go unto the ca.mp of the S5u''i-an§ : 
and when they were come to the ut- 
termost part of the camp of Syr'i-a, 
behold, there loas no man there. 



B. C. 892. 



CHAP. 6. 

11 Gen. 37, 
29,34 
1 Ki.21,27 
ch. 5, 7 
ch. 18, 37 

1 Ki. 19, 2 
Acts23,14 

V Ps. 118, 
6,9 

q Ezek. 8, 1 
Ezek.20,1 
Mai. 3, 16 

r Lu. 13, 32 

s 1KL18,4 

11 That is, 
Jelioram. 

t Job 21, 15 
Pro. 30, 9 
Mai. 3, 14 
Rev. 16, 9 



CHAP. 7. 
a Ps. 46, 1 

1 a lord 
wMcli be- 
longed to 
the king 
leaning 
upon his 
hand, 
cli. 5, 18 

b Gen. 7, 11 
Gen. 8, 2 
Mai. 3, 10 

c Heb.3,17 

d Lev.13,46 
Num. 5, 2 
ch. 5, 27 
Lu. 17, 12 

e Est.h.4,16 

f Lev.26,36 
■ 2 Sam. 
5.24 
ch. 19, 7 
Job 15, 21 

fit 1 KL10,29 

7i Ps. 40, 
4,5,6 
Ps. 53, 5 
Pro. 28, 1 

i Phn.2,14 

} Esth.9,17 

2 we shall 
find pun- 
ishment. 
Num. 
32,23 

3 in it. 

387 



6 For the Lord had made the host 
of the Syrl-ang-^to hear a noise of 
chariots, and a noise of horses, even 
the noise of a great host : and they 
said one to another, Lo, the kmg of 
is'ra-el hath hired against us ^the 
kings of the Hit'tites, and the kings 
of the E-gyp'tian§, to come upon us. 

7 Wherefore they ^arose and fled in 
the tv^ilight, and left their tents, an.d 
their horses, and their asses, even the 
camp as it ivas, and fled for their 
life. 

8 And when these lepers came to the 
uttermost part of the camp, they 
went into one tent, and did eat and 
drink, and carried thence silver, and 
gold, and raiment, and went and hid 
it ; and came again, and entered in- 
to another tent, and carried thence 
also, and went and hid it. 

9 Then they said one to another. We 
'do not well: this day is a day of 
•'■good tidings, and we hold our peace : 
if we tarry till the m.ornuig light, 
^some mischief will come upon us: 
now therefore come, that we may go 
and tell the king's household. 

10 So they came and called unto 
the porter of the city : and they told 
them, saying. We cam^e to the camp 
of the Syr'i-ans, and, behold, there was 
I no man there, neither voice of man, 
:but horses tied, and asses tied, and 
the tents as they loere. 

11 And he called the porters ; and 
they told it to the king's house within. 

12 ^And the king arose in the night, 
and said imto his ser^^ants, I will now 
shew you what the Syr'i-an§ have 
done to us. They know that we he 
j hungry ; therefore are they gone out 
;of the camp to hide themselves in the 
field, saying, When they come out of 
the city, we shall catch them alive, 
and get into the city. 

1 3 And one of liis serv^ants answered 
and said, Let some take, I pray thee, 
five of the horses that remain, which 
are left ^in the city, (behold, they are 
as all the multitude of is'ra-el that are 
left in it : behold, /««?/, they are even 
as all the multitude of the is'ra-el-ites 
that are consumed :) and let us send 
and see. 

1-1 They took therefore two chariot 
horses ; and the king sent after the 
host of the Syr'i-an§, saying. Go and 
see. 

15 And they went after them unto 
Jor'dan : and, lo, all the way loas full 

2 



Plenty in Samaria. 



II. KINGS, 8. 



Hazael Jcilleth his master. 



of garments and Vessels, which the 
Sy r'i-an§ had cast away in their haste. 
And the messengers returned, and 
told the king. 

16 And the people went out, and 
spoiled the tents of the Syr'i-an§. So 
a measure of fine flour was sold for 
a shekel, and two measures of barley 
for a shekel, ^according to the word 
of the Lord. 

1 7 IT And the king appointed the 
lord on whose hand he leaned to have 
the charge of the gate : and the peo- 
ple trode upon him in the gate, and 
he died, 'as the man of God had said, 
who spake when the king came down 
to him. 

1 8 And it came to pass as the man 
of God had spoken to the king, say- 
ingV'Two measures of barley for a 
shekel, and a measure of fine flour 
for a shekel, shall be to morrow about 
this time in the gate of Sa-ma'ri-a : 

1 9 And that lord answered the man 
of God, and said, Now, behold, if tne 
Lord should make windows in heav- 
en, might such a thing be ? And he 
said. Behold, thou shalt see it with 
thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 

20 And "so it fell out unto him : for 
the people trode upon him in the 
gate, and he died. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 The Shunammite's land restored. 7 Hazael kills 
his master, and succeeds him. 16 Jehoram's wicked 
reign in Judah : 24 Ahaziah succeeds him: 25 his 
wicked reign. 

THEN spake E-li'sha unto the 
woman, "whose son he had re 
stored to life, saying. Arise, and go 
thou and thine household, and so- 
journ wheresoever thou canst so- 
journ : for the Lord *hath called for 
a famine ; and it shall also come up- 
on the land seven years. 

2 And the woman arose, and did 
after the saying of the man of God : 
and she went with her household, 
and sojourned in the land of the 
Phi-lis'tine§ seven years. 

3 And it came to pass at the seven 
years' end, tha,t the woman returned 
out of the land of the PhMis'tine§ : 
and she went forth to cry unto the 
king for her house and for her land. 

4 And the king talked "^with Ge-ha'zi 
the servant of the man of God, say- 
ing, Tell me, I pray thee, all the 
great things that E-lf sha hath done. 

5 And it came to pass, as he was 
telling the king how he had ''re- 
stored a dead body to life, that, be- 



B. C. 892. 



CHAP. 7. 

4 Or, fur- 
niture. 

k Num. 
23, 19 
Ps. 89, 2 
Ps.119, 89 
Isa. 40, 8 
I sa. 44,26 
Isa. 55,11 
Mat.24,35 
Mark 
13,31 
1 Cor. 1, 9 
1 Thes. 
5,24 
1 Pet.1,25 

I Deut. 32. 
35, 39, 40 
ch. 6, 32 
2Chr. 
36,16 
Job 21,28, 
29, 30 
Job 31, 3 
Ps. 31, 
17. 18 
Ps. 94, 4, 
21-23 
Pro.13,13 
Isa. 5. 24 
Isa. 28, 22 
Jer. 5, 
11-14 
Nah. 1, 2 
Lu. 10, 16 
lThes.4,8 
Heb. 10, 
30,31 
Jude 
14,15 

m ver. 1 

n Num. 
20,12 
Job 20, 23 
Jer. 17,6 
Heb. 3, 18 



B. C. 891. 

CHAP. 8. 

a ch. 4, 35 

b 2 Sam. 
24, 13 
Ps. 105,16 
Hag. 1,11 

885. 
c ch. 5, 27 
d ch. 4, 35 

1 Or, 

ewavxh. 

e IKi. 19,15 

/ 1 Sam.9,7 
1 Kl. 14, 3 

g ch. 1,2 

2 in Ms 
hand. 

3 and set \t. 

h Lu, 19, 41 

i ch. 10, 32 
ch. 12,17 
ch. 13, 13 
Amosl,13 

j ch. 15, 16 
Hos.13,16 
Amosl,13 

k 1 Sam. 
17, 43 

I lKi.19,15 

388 



hold, the woman, whose son he had 
restored to life, cried to the king for 
her house and for her land. And 
Ge-ha'zi said, My lord, O king, this is 
the woman, and this is her son, whom 
E-lfsha restored to liie. 

6 And when the king asked the 
woman, she told him. So the king 
appointed unto her a certain 'officer, 
saying, Restore all that was her's, 
and all the fruits of the field since 
the day that she left the land, even 
until now. 

7 1[ And E-li'sha came to Da-mas'cus ; 
and Ben-ha'dad the king of Syr'i-a 
was sick ; and it was told him, say- 
ing. The man of God is come hither. 

8 And the king said *unto Haz'a-el, 
^Take a present in thine hand, and 
go, meet the man of God, and ^en- 
quire of the Lord by him, saying, 
Shall I recover of this disease ? 

9 So Haz'a-el went to meet him, and 
took a present ^with him, even of 
every good thing of Da-mas'cus, forty 
camels' burden, and came and stood 
before him, and said. Thy son Ben- 
ha'dad king of Syr'i-a hath sent me to 
thee, saying, Shall I recover of this 
disease ? 

10 And E-li'sha said unto him, Go, 
say unto him. Thou may est certainly 
recover : howbeit the Lord hath 
shewed me that he shall surely die. 

1 1 And he settled his countenance 
^stedf astly, until he was ashamed : 
^and the man of God wept. 

12 And Haz'a-el said. Why weepeth 
my lord ? And he answered, Because 
I know 'the evil that thou wilt do 
unto the children of i§'ra-el: their 
strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and 
their young men wilt thou slay with 
the sword, and wilt -^dash their chil- 
dren, and rip up their women with 
child. 

1 3 And Haz'a-el said, But what, is 
^thy servant a dog, that he should do 
this great thing? And E-lI'sha an- 
swered, ^The Lord hath shewed me 
that thou shalt be king over Syr'i-a. 

14 So he departed from E-li'sha, and 
came to his master ; who said to him. 
What said E-li'sha to thee ? And he 
answered. He told me that thou 
shouldest surely recover. 

1 5 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that he took a thick cloth, and 
dipped it in water, and spread it on 
his face, so that he died : and Haz'a-el 
reigned in his stead. 



Jehorani's icicked reign. 



II. KINGS, 9. 



Jehu anointed king. 



B. C. 892. 



CHAP. 8. 



1 6 •[ And in the fifth year of Jo'ram 
the son of A'hab king of is'ra-el Je- 
hosh'a-phat being then king of Ju'-j^^gSChr.si, 
dah.'^'Je-ho'ramthe son of Je-hosh'a- 4 reigned. 
phat king of J u'dah 'began to reign. 

1 7 Thirty "and two years okl was 
he when he began to reign ; and he 
reigned eight years in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 8 And he walked in the way of the 



kings of is'ra-el, as did the house of 
A'hab : for Uie daughter of A'hab was 
his wife : and he did evil in the sight 
of the Lord. 

1 9 Yet the Lord would not destroy 
J u'dah for Da'vid Ms ser\^ant's sake, 
'as he promised him to give him al- 
way a light, and to his children. 

20 Uln his days^E'dom revolted from 
under the hand of J ii'dah, and ?made 
a king over themselves. 

21 So Jo'ram went over to Za'ir, and 
all the chariots with him : and he rose 
by night, and smote the E'dom-ites 
which compassed him about, and the 
captains of the chariots : and the peo- 
ple fled into their tents. 

22 ''Yet E'dom revolted from under 
the hand of J ii'dah unto this day. 
"Then Lib'nah revolted at the same 
time. 

23 And the rest of the acts of Jo'- 
ram, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the chronicles 
of the kings of J ii'dah ? 

24 And Jo'ram slept l^dth his fa- 
thers, and was buried mth his fathers 
in the city of Da'vid : and 'A-ha-zi'ah 
his son reigned in his stead. 

25 ^In the twelfth year of Jo'ram 
the son of A'hab king of is'ra-el did 
A-ha-zi'ah the son of Je-ho'ram king 
of J ii'dah begin to reign. 

26Two*and twenty years old loas 
A-ha-zi'ah when he began to reign 
and he reigned one year in Je-ru'sa 
lem. And his mother's name loas 
Ath-a-li'ah, the ^daughter of Om'rl 
king of l§'ra-el. 

27 And 'he walked in the way of the 
house of A'hab, and did evil in the 
sight of the Lord, as did the house 
of A'hab : for he icas the son in law of 
the house of A'hab. 

28 ^And he went with Jd'ram the 
son of A'hab to the war against Haz'- 
a-el king of Syr'i-a in Ra'moth-gil'e- 
ad;andtheSvr'i-answoundedJ5'ram.ia i KriXi opened the door, and fled 



Haz'a-el king of Syr'i-a. And '^A-ha- 
zi'ah the son of Je-ho'ram king of J ii'- 
dah went down to see J5'ram the son 
of A'hab in Jez're-el, because he was 
1 ^sick 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Jehu is anointed: 24 he kills Jorara in the field <j} 
^ahoth. 27 Ahaziah is slain. 36 Jezebel eaten hy 
dogs. 

ND E-li'sha the prophet called 
one of the ''children of the proph- 
ets, and said unto him, ''Gird up thy 



A 



Began to 

reign in 

consort 

with his 

father. 
n2Chr.21.5 
2 Sam. 

7.13 

2 Sam. 

22, 51 

1 Ki.ll_,36 

2Chr.2'i',7|loins, and take this box of oil in thine 
PS. 36. 37 |iand,'and go to Ra'moth-gil'e-ad : 

2 And when thou comest thither, 
look out there Je'hii the^ son of Je- 
h5sh'a-phat the son of Nim'shi, and 
go in, and make him arise up from, 
among his bretliren, and carr^^ him 
to an ^ inner chamber ; 

3 Then ''take the box of oil, and pour 
it on his head, and say. Thus saith the 
Lord, I have anointed thee kmg over 
is'ra-el. Then open the door, and flee, 
and tarry not. 

4 So the young man, even the young 
man the prophet, went to Ra'moth- 
gil'e-ad. 

5 And when he came, behold, the 
captaius of the host icere sitting ; and 
he said, I have an errand to thee, O 
captain. And J e 'hu said, Unto which 
of all us ? And he said, To thee, O 
captain. 

uch. 9, 15 I ^ And he arose, and went into the 

9 i'^'i}.ere- housc : and he poured the oil on his 
the syri. 'head, and said unto him. Thus "saith 
i"mm&.|the Lord God of is'ra-el, I have 

10 Ramoth. janointcd thee king over the people 
of the Lord, even over is'ra-el. 

7 And thou shalt smite the house of 
A'hab thy master, that -^I may avenge 
the blood of my servants the proph- 
ets, and the blood of all the ser\^ants 
of the Lord, "at the hand of Jez'e-bel. 

8 For the whole house of A'hab shall 
perish : and ^I will cut off from A'hab 
'"him that pisseth against the wall, 
and him -'that is shut up and left in 
l§'ra-el : 

9 And I will make the house of A'hab 
like the house of y er-o-bo'am the son 
of Ke'bat. and like the house of ^Ba'- 

Dan.4,^^|a-sha the son of A-hl'jah: 
DanV2ii ^^ And '"the dogs shall eat Jez'e-bel 
f Ps.^58,' in the portion of Jez're-el, and there 
^iue^i^shall be none to bury her. And he 



Ps. 89, 
4, 29 

5 candle, 
or. lamp. 
Ps. 132.17 

n Gen.27,40 
ch. 3, 27 
2 Chr. 21. 
8-10 

1 Ki.22,4:7 

6 And so 
fulfilled, 
Gen.27,40 

r Josh. 
21,13 
2 Chr. 

21, 10 

7 Called, 
Azariah. 
2 Chr. 

22, 6, 
and 

Jehoahaz, 
2 Chr. 
21, 17 
2Chr.22,l 
2 Chr. 
25, 23 

885. 
s 2Chr.22.2 

8 Or, 
grand- 
daughter, 
ver. 18 

t 2Chr.22,3j 



ver. 28 
V ch. 9, 16 

2Chr.22,6 
11 ivound- 

ed. 



B. C. 884. 
CHAP. 9. 
a 1 Ki.20,35 
Jer.1.9,10 
b ch. 4, 29 
Jer. 1, 17 
c ch. 8, 28 
1 chamber 
in a 

chamber, 
d 1 Ki.19,16 
e 1 Sam. 2, 
7, 8 

2Chr.22,7 
Ps. 75, 6,7 
Ps. 83, 18 
Jer. 27, 5 



29 And "king Jo'ram went back tOi?iiKi.i4',io 
be healed in Jez're-el of the wounds p^^t-I^'^-*- 
^which the S5'r'i-an§ had given him at 8-Jo, 12 
*°Ra'mah, when he fought against ^" ^^^' ^ 

389 



11 ^iThen Je'hii came forth to the 
ser^^ants of his lord: and one said 



I 1 Sam. 25, 22 ) Dent. 32, 36 
IKi. 15.29 IKi. 21,22 JlKi. 16.3 



1 Ki. 14, I( 
t7ilKi.21,2.- 
s 



Jehu's conspiracy. 



II. KINGS, 9. 



Ahaziah is slain 



unto him, Is all well? wherefore 
came "this mad felloio to thee ? And 
he said unto them, Ye know the man, 
and his communication. 

1 2 And they said, It is false ; tell us 
now. And he said. Thus and thus 
spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the 
Lord, I have anointed thee king over 
I§'ra-el. 

13 Then they hasted, and took 
every man his garment, and put it 
under him on the top of the stairs, 
and blew with trumpets, saying, J e liii 
'^is king. 

14 bo Je'hu the son of Je-h5sh'a-phat 
the son of Nim'shi conspired against 
Jo'ram. (Now J o'ram. had kept Ra'- 
moth-gil'e-ad, he and all is'ra-el, be- 
cause of Haz'a-el king of Syr'i-a. 

15 But ^king ^Jo'ram was returned 
to be healed in J ez're-el of the wounds 
which the Sj^r'i-ans 'had given him, 
when he fought with Haz'a-el king of 
Syr'i-a.) And Je'hii said, If it be your 
minds, then let none go forth ?ior 
escape out of the city to go to tell it 
in Jez're-el. 

16 So Je'hii rode in a chariot, and 
v/ent to Jez're-el ; for J 5' ram lay there. 
And A-ha-zi'ah king of Ju'dah was 
come down to see J5'ram. 

1 7 And there stood a watchman on 
the tower in Jez're-el, and he spied the 
company of Je'hii as he came_, and 
said, I see a company. And Jo'ram 
said. Take an horseman, and send to 
meet them, and let him say. Is it 
peace ? 

1 8 So there went one on horseback 
to meet him, and said, Thus saith the 
king, /6J ^^5 peace? And Je'hii said, 
What has thou to do with peace? 
turn thee behind me. And the watch- 
man told, saying, The messenger 
cametothem,buthecomethnotagain. 

1 9 Then he sent out a second on 
horseback, which came to them, and 
said, Thus saith the kin^. Is it peace ? 
And Je'hii answered, A^ hat hast thou 
to do with peace ? turn thee behind 
me. 

20 And the watchman told, saying. 
He came even unto them, and cometh 
not again : and the ""driving is like the 
driving of Je'hu the son of Nim'shi ; 
for he driveth 'furiously. 

21 And Jo'ram said, ^Make ready. 
And his chariot was made ready. 
And'i'Jd'ram king of Is'ra-el and A-ha- 
zi'ah king of Jii'dah went out, each in 
his chariot, and they went out against 



B. C. 88i. 



CHAP. 9. 

n J 81-. 29,26 
John 
10. 20 
Acts26,24 
1 Cor.i.lO 

Mat. 21, 7 

2 reigneth. 
p ch. 8, 29 

3 Jehoram. 

i smote. 

5 let no es- 
caper go, 
etc. 

i) Or, 
niarcli" 
ing. 

7 in mad- 
ness. 

8 Bind. 

q 2Chr.22,7 

9 found. 

r Nah. 3. 4 

10 filled his 
hand 
with a 
bow. 

11 bowed. 

s 1 Ki.21,29 

12 bloods. 

t lKi.21.19 

13 Or, 

portion. 

u Judg.1,27 
Judg.5,19 

1 Ki. 9, 15 
2Chr.22,9 

2 Chr. 
35, 22 
Zech. 
12, 11 

14 as ^^ce- 
roy to liis 
father in 
his sick- 
ness. 

2 Chr. 
21, 18 
But in 
J Oram's 
12th year 
he began 
to reign 
alone, 
ch. 8, 25 

V Ex. 23, 40 
Jer. 4, 30 

15 put her 
eyes in 
painting. 

tv 1 Ki. 16, 
9-20 

16 Or, 
chamber- 
lains. 

390 



Je^hu, and ^met him in the portion of 
Na'both the Jez're-el-ite. 

22 And it came to pass, when Jo'- 
ram saw Je'hu, that he said. Is it 
peace, Je'hii? And he answered, 
What peace, ^so long as the whore- 
doms of thy mother Jez'e-bel and her 
witchcrafts are so many ? 

23 And Jo'ram turned his hands, 
and fled, and said to l-ha-zi'ah, The7^e 
is treachery, O A-ha-zi'ah. 

21 And Je'hii '"drew a bow with his 
full strength, and smote Je-ho'ram be- 
tween his arms, and the arrow went 
out at his heart, and he ''sunk down 
in his chariot. 

25 Then said Je'hu to Bid'kar his 
captain. Take up, and cast him in 
the portion of the field of Na'both 
the Jez're-el-Ite : for remember hovv^ 
that, when I and thou rode together 
after A'hab his father, ^the Lord laid 
this burden upon him ; 

26 Surely I have seen yesterday the 
'-blood of Na'both, and the blood of 
his sons, saith the Lord; and 'I vfili 
requite thee in this '^plat, saith the 
Lord. Now therefore take aiid cast 
him into the plat of ground, accord- 
ing to the word of the Lord. 

2_7 1i But when A-ha-zi'aL the king of 
Ju'dah saw this, he fled by the way 
of the garden house. And Je'hii fol- 
lowed after him, and said. Smite him 
also in the chariot. And they did 
so at the going up to Gur, which is 
by ible-am. And he fled to "Me-gid'- 
do, and died there. 

28 And his servants carried him in 
a chariot to Je-rLi'sa-lem, and buried 
him in his sepulchre with his fathers 
in the city of Da'vid. 

29 And in the eleventh year of J5'- 
ram the son of A'hab began A-ha-zi'ah 
to reign "*over Jii'dah. 

30 TAnd when Je'hii was come to 
Jez're-el, Jez'e-bel heard of it; and 
'she ' 'painted her face, and tired her 
head, and looked out at a window. 

31 And as Je'hii entered in at the 
gate, she said,'"IIad Zim'rl peace, 
w^ho slew his master ? 

32 And he lifted iip his face to the 
window, and said, A\ ho is on my side ? 
who ? And there looked out to him 
two or three '^eunuchs. 

3 3 And he said. Throw her down. So 
they threw her dowm: and some of 
her blood was sprinkled on the v/all, 
and on the horses : and he trode her 
under foot. 



Ahab's seventy 



11. KINGS, 10. 



sons are beheaded. 



34 And when he was come in, he did 
eat and drinJi, and said, Go, see now 
^this cursed woman, and bury her : 
for J'she is a king's daughter. 

35 And they went to bury her: but 
they found no more of her than the 
skull, and the feet, and the palms of 
her hands. 

36 Wherefore they came again, and 
told him. And he said. This is the 
word of the Lord, which he spake ^'by 
his servant E-li'iah the Tish'bite, say- 
ing, -In the portion of Jez're-el shall 
dogs eat the fiesh of Jez'e-bel : 

37 And the carcase of Jez'e-bel shall 
be "as dung upon the face of the field 
in the portion of Jez're-el; so that 
they shall not say. This is Jez'e-bel. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Jehu causes seventy of AhaVs children to he he- 
headed; 18 he destroys the worshippers of Baal, 
29 yet follows Jeroboam'' s sins. 

AKD A'habhad seventy sons in Sa- 
ma'ri-a. And Je'liii wrote let- 
ters, and sent to Sa-ma'ri-a, unto the 
'^rulers of Jez're-el, to the elders, and 
to ^them that brought up Aliab's 
children, saying, 

2 Now as *soon as this letter cometh 
to you, seeing your master's sons are 
withyou,and there «re with you char- 
iots and horses, a fenced city also, and 
armour ; 

3 Look even out the best andmeetest 
of your master's sons, and set him on 
his father's throne, and fight for your 
master's house. 

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, 
and said,Behold/two kings stood not 
before him -. how then shall we stand ? 

5 And he that loas over the house, 
and he that vkis over the city, the 
elders also, and the bringers up of the 
children, sent to Je'hu, saying, We 
^are thy servants, and will do all that 
thou shalt bid us ; we will not make 
any king : do thou that lohich is good 
in thine eyes. 

6 Then he wrote a letter the second 
time to them, saying, If ye be ^mine, 
and if ye will hearken unto my voice, 
take ye the heads of the men your 
master's ''sons, and come to me to Jez'- 
re-el by to morrow this time. Now 
the king's sons, being seventy per- 
sons, were with the great men of the 
city, which brought them up. 

7 And it came to pass, when the let- 
ter came to them, that they took the 
king's sons, and -^slew seventy per- 
sons, and put their heads in baskets, 
and sent him them to Jez're-el. 



B. C. 884. 



CHAP. 9. 

X Pro. 10, 7 
Isa. 65, 15 

y 1 Ki.16,31 

17 by the 
hand of. 
Nah. 1, 2 
Heb. 
10,30 

z lKi.21,23 

a Ps. 83, 10 
Jer. 8, 2 
Jer. 16, 4: 



CHAP. 10. 

a Deut. 
16,18 

1 nour- 

ishers. 

b ch. 5, 6 

c ch. 9, 
2i, 27 
Lu. li, 31 

d Josh. 9, 
11. 24, 25 
1 Ki. 20, 4 

2 for mc. 

e Ex. 20,5 

Josh. 7,24 
/ 1 Ki.21,21 

g ch. 9, 
14,24 
Hos. 1, i 

h 1 Sam. 
3, 19 

Ps. 33, 11 
Ps. 119,89 
Isa. 14, 27 
Isa. 40, 8 
Mat.24,35 
lPet.l,2o 

3 by the 
hand of. 
1 Ki. 21, 

19, 21, 29 

4 Or. 

acquaint- 
ance. 
I 1 Ki.18,19 

5 house of 
shejjherds 
binding 
sheep. 

6 found. 

i ch. 8, 29 
2Chr.22,8 

7 to the 
peace of, 
etc. 

8 foimd. 

k Jer. 35, 6 
I lChr.2,55 

9 Messed, 
m Ezra 

10,19 

n 1 Ki.19,10 

o ch. 9, 8 
2Chr.22,8 

V Job 18, 
5-21 
Job21,17- 

20, 28, 30 
Job 31, 3 
Ps. 34, 16 
Ps. 145.20 
Pro. 2, 22 
Pro. 10, 
7,29 

Pro. 15,25 
Mai. 4, 1 

q 1 Ki.21,2i 

r 1 KI. 16, 
31, 32 

391 



8 And there came a messenger, and 
told him, saying, They have brought 
the heads of the kind's sons. And he 
said. Lay ye them m two heaps at 
the entering in of the gate until the 
morning. 

9 And it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, that he went out, and stood, and 
said to all the people, Ye be righteous: 
behold, ^"I conspired against my mas- 
ter, and slew him : but who slew all 
these ? 

10 Know now that there shall fall 
^unto the earth nothmg of the word 
of the Lord, wiiich the Lord spake 
concerning the house of A'hab : for 
the Lord hath done that which he 
spake ^by his servant E-li'jah. 

1 1 So Jeliii slew all that remained of 
the house of Aliab in Jez're-el, and all 
his grea.t men, and his kinsfolks, and 
his 'priests, until he left him none 
remaining. 

12 TTAnd he arose and departed, and 
cam.e to Sa-ma'ri-a. AndsiS he lo as at 
the ^shearing house in the wa.y, 

13 Jeliii ^met •'with the brethren of 
A-ha-zi'ah king of Jii'dah, and said. 
Who are ye ? And they answered, 
We are the brethren of A-ha-zi'ah; 
and we go doAvn^to salute the chil- 
dren of the king and the children of 
the queen, 

14 And he said, Take them alive. 
And they took them alive, and slew 
them at the pit of the shearing house, 
even two and torty men ; neither left 
he any of them. 

1 5 IT And when he was departed 
thence, he ^lighted on ^Je-hon'a-dab 
the son of ^Re'chab coming to meet 
him : and he ^saluted him, and said to 
him, Is thine heart right, as my heart 
is with thy heart ? And Je-hon'a-dab 
answered. It is. If it be, '"give me 
thine hand. And he gave hiyn his 
hand; and he took him up to him 
into the chariot. 

16 And he said, Come with me, and 
see my "zeal for the Lord. So they 
made him ride in his chariot. 

17 And when he came to Sa-ma'ri-a, 
"he slew all that remained unto A'hab 
in Sa-ma'ri-a, till he had destroyed 
^'him, according to the saying of the 
LoRD,?which h_e spake to E-irjah. 

1 8 "[And Je'hu gathered all the peo- 
ple together, and said unto them, 
'A'hab served Ba'al a little ; but Je'hii 
shall serve him much. 

19 Now therefore call unto me ail 



BaaVs worshippers destroyed. 11. KIKGS, 11. 



Hazael smitetJi Israel. 



the 'prophets of Ba'al,all his servants, 
and all his priests ; let none be want- 
ing: _f or I have a great sacrifice to do 
to Ba' al ; whosoever shall be wanting, 
He shall not live. But Jeliii did it in 
subtilty, to the intent that he might 
destroy the worshippers of Ba'al. 

20 And Jeliii said, '^Proclaim a sol- 
emn assembly for Ba'al. And they 
proclaimed it. 

21 And Je'hii sent through all i§'- 
ra-el : and all the worshippers of Ba'al 
came, so that there was not a man 
left that came not. And they came 
into the'house of Ba'al ; and the house 
of Ba'al w^as ^^full from one end to 
another. 

22 And he said unto him that 'was 
over the vestry, Bring forth vest- 
ments for all the worshippers of Ba'al. 
And he brought them forth vest- 
ments. 

23 And Je'hii went,andJe-hon'a-dab 
the son of Re'chab, into the house of 
Ba'al, and said unto the worshippers 
of Ba'al, Search, and look that there 
be here with you none of the serv- 
ants of the Lord, but the worship- 
pers of Ba'al only. 

24 And when they went in to offer 
sacrifices and burnt ofiermgs, Je'hii 
appointed fourscore men without, and 
said, If any of the men whom I have 
brought into your hands escape, he 
that letteth him go, ''his life shall he 
for the life of liim. 

25 And it came to pass, as soon as 
he had made an end of offering the 
Durnt offering, that Je'hii said to the 
guard and to the captains, Go ii\and 
slay them ; let none come forth. And 
they smote them with ^^the edge of 
the sword; and the guard and the 
captaius cast them out, and went to 
the city of the house of Ba'al. 

26 And they brought forth the 
"images out of the house of Ba'al, and 
burned them. 

27 And they brake down the image 
of Ba'al, and brake down the house of 
Ba'al, and 'made it a draught house 
unto this day. 

2 8 Thus Je'liii destroyed Ba'al out of 
ts'ra-el. 

29 Howbeit/rom the sins of Jer-o- 
bo'am the son of Ne'bat, who made 
!§'ra-el to sin, Je'hii departed not from 
after them, to ioit,'"\he golden calves 
that were in Beth'-el, and that luere in 
Dan. 

30 And the Lord said unto Je'hu, 



B. C. 884. 



CHAP. 10. 

s 1 Ki. 22, 6 

10 Sane- 

tify. 

t lKi.16,32 

11 0x% so 
full that 
they 
stood 
mouth to 
mouth. 

u 1 Ki.20,39 

12 the. 
mouth. 

13 statues. 
1 Ki.11,23 

V Ezra 6,11 
Dan. 2, 5 

w 1 Ki. 13, 
28,29 

X ch. 13, 1 

ch. 15, 
8,12 

14 observed 

not. 

y Pro. i, 23 

z Lev. 26, 
14,17 
Deut. 
28,15 
1 Ki.12,30 
1 Ki.13,34 
1 Ki.14,16 
IKi. 15, 
29, 30. 34 
1 Ki. 16, 
2, 3, 26 

860. 

15 to cut off 

the ends. 

a ch. 8, 12 

16 toward 
the rising 
of the 
sun. 

17 Or, even 
to Gilead 
and 
Bashan. 

b Amos 1, 3 

18 the days 
were. 



15 



B. C. 884. 

CHAP. 11. 

a 2 Chr. 
22,10 

b ch. 8, 26 

1 seed of the 
kingdom. 

2 2 Chr. 
22,11 
Jehoshab- 
eath. 

3 Or, 

Jehoash. 

c Ps. 12, 8 
878. 

d2Chr.23,l 

e lChr.9,25 

392 



Because thou hast done well in ex- 
ecuting that which is right in mine 
eyes, and hast done unto the house 
of A'hab according to all that was in 
mine heart, ""thy children of the 
fourth generation shall sit on the 
throne of l§'ra-el. 

3 1 But Je'hii ^"took no ^heed to walk 
in the law of the Lord God of l§'ra-el 
with all his heart : for he departed 
not from ^the sins of Jer-o-bo'am, 
which made l§'ra-el to sin. 

32 ^In those days the Lord began 
"to cut l§'ra-el short: and Haz'a-ei 

"smote theminaUthecoastsof l§'ra-el ; 

33 From Jor'dan '^eastward, all the 
land of Gil'e-ad, the Gad'ites, and the 
Reu'ben-ites, and the Ma-nas'sites, 
from Ar'6-Sr, which is by the river 
Ar'non, ^^even *Gil'e-ad and Ba'shan. 

34 Now the rest of the acts of Je'hii, 
and all that he did, and all his might, 
are they not written in the book of 
the chronicles_of the kings of is'ra-el ? 

35 And Je'hii slept with his fathers : 
and they buried him in Sa-ma'ri-a. 
And Je-ho'a-haz his son reigned in 
his stead. 

36 And ^^the time that Je'hii reigned 
over I§'ra-el in Sa-ma'ri-a was twenty 
and eight years. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Jehoash saved from Athaliah's massacre : 4 he is 
made king. 13 Athaliah slai7i. 17 Jehoiada re- 
stores God^s worship. 

AND when ''Ath-a-li'ah *the moth- 
er of A-ha-zi'ah saw that her son 
was dead, she arose and destroyed all 
the 'seed royal. 

2 But ^ Je-hosh'e-ba, the daughter of 
king J5'ra.m, sister of A-ha-zi'ah, took 
^J5'ash the son of A-ha-zi'ah, and stole 
him from among the king's sons 
which 10 ere slain ; and they hid him, 
even him and his nurse, in the bed- 
chamber from Ath-a-ii'ah, so that he 
was not slain. 

3 And he was with her hid in the 
house of the Lord six years. And 
Ath-a-li'ah did ^reign over the land. 

4 TAnd^the seventh year Je-hoi'a-da 
sent and fetched the rulers over hun- 
dreds, with the captains and the 
guard, and brought them to him into 
the house of the Lord, and made a 
covenant with them, and took an 
oath of them in the house of the 
Lord, and shewed them the king's 
son. 

5 And he commanded them, saying. 
This is the thing that ye shaU do ; A 
third part of you that enter in *on the 



Jehoash anoirited king. 

sabbath shall even be keepers of the 
watch of the king's house ; 

6 And a third part shall he at the 
gate of Sur ; and a third part at the 
gate behind the guard: so shall ye 
keep the watch of the house, "that it 
be not broken down. 

7 And two ^parts of all you that go 
forth on the sabbath, even they shall 
keep the watch of the house of the 
Lord about the king. 

8 And ye shall compass the king- 
round about, every man with his 
weapons in his hand: and he that 
Cometh within the ranges, let him be 
slain : and be ye with the king as he 
goeth out and as he cometh in. 

9 And -^the captains over the hun- 
dreds did according to all things that 
Je-hoi'a-da the priest commanded: 
and they took every man his men that 
were to come in on the sabbath, with 
them that should go out on the sab- 
bath, and came to Je-hoi'a-da the 
priest. 

10 And to the captains over hun- 
dreds did the priest give kingDa'vid's 
^spears and shields, that wer'-e in the 
temple of the Lord. 

1 1 And the guard stood, every man 
with his weapons in his hand, round 
about the king, from the right ^cor- 
ner of the temple to the left corner 
of the temple, along by the altar and 
the temple. 

1 2 And he brought forth the king's 
son, and put the crown upon him, and 
gave him the testimony; and they 
made him king, and anointed him ; 
and they clapped their hands, and 
said, 'God save the king. 

1 3 ^And nvhen Ath-a-lf ah heard the 
noise of the guard andoi the people, 
she came to the people into the tem- 
ple of the Lord. 

14 And when she looked, behold, the 
king stood by % pillar, as the manner 
2/ja5, and the princes and the trump- 
eters by the king, and all Hhe people 
of the land rejoiced, and blew with 
trumpets: and Ath-a-li'ah rent her 
clothes, and cried,^Treason, Treason. 

15 But Je-hoi'a-da the priest com- 
manded the captains of the hundreds, 
the officers of the host, and said unto 
them. Have her forth without the 
ranges : and him that f olloweth her 
kill with the sword. For the priest 
had said, Let her not be slain in the 
house of the Lord. 

1 6 And they laid hands on her ; and 



n. KINGS, 12. 



Athaliah is slam. 



B. C. 878. 



CHAP. 11. 

■i Or. from 
breaking 
up. 

5 hands, or, 

coin- 
panies. 
/2Clir.23,8 
g 2 Sain.8,7 

6 shoulder. 

h Deut. 
17, 14 
Ps. 19, 7 
Ps. 78, 5 
Isa. 8. 16 

7 Let the 
king live. 

1 Sam. 
10, 2i 

I 2 Chr. 
23,13 

j ch. 23, 3 
2Clir.6,13 

2 Chr. 
31,31 

k 1 Ki. 1, 39 
Pro. 29, 2 
Mat. 21, 9 

I 1 Ki. 18. 
17,18 

m Gen. 9, 6 
Ex. 21, 
12, U- 
Lev.24:,17 
Num. 35, 
30, 31 
Judg. 1, 7 

1 Sam. 
15, 33 
Pro. 11,31 
Isa. 3. 11 
Mat.26,52 
Jas. 2, 13 
Rev.13,10 

n Deut.29,1 

2 Sam.5,3 

p ch. 10, 26 

q Deut. 12 .3 

2 Chr. 
12,17 

r 2 Chr. 
23,18 

8 offices. 

s Pro.11,10 



CHAP. 12. 

a 2Chr.2i,l 

b lKi.15,14 
1 Ki.22,4:3 
Ch. U, 4 

c ch. 22, 4 

1 holinesses, 
or, holy 
things. 

d Ex. 30, 13 

2 the money 
of the 
souls of 
his esti' 
niation^ 
Lev. 27, 2 

3 ascendeth 
upon the 
heart of a 
man. 
Ex. 35, 5 
lChr.29,9 

856. 

i in the 
ttventieth 
year and 
third 
year. 

393 



she went by the way by the which the 
horses came into the king's house: 
"'and there was she slain. 
ITlFAnd Je-hoi'a-da made ''a cove 
nant between the Lord and the king 
and the people, that they should be the 
Lord's people; between 'lihe king also 
and the people. 

18 And all the people of the land 
went into the ^house of Ba'al, and 
brake it down ; his altars and his uxl- 
ages ?brake they in pieces thoroughly, 
and slew Mat'tan the priest of Ba'al 
before the altars. And the priest ap 
pointed ^officers over the house of the 
Lord. 

1 9 And he took the rulers over hun- 
dreds, and the captains, and the giiard, 
and all the people of the land; and 
they brought do'wm the king from 
the" house of the Lord, and came 
by the way of the gate of the guard 
to the king's house. And he sat on 
the throne of the kings. 

20 And all 'the people of the land re- 
joiced, and the city was in quiet : and 
they slew Ath-a-li'ah with the sword 
beside the king's house. 

21 Seven years old was Je-ho'ash 
when he began to reign. 

CHAPTER 12. 

Jehoash reigns well wh Ue Jehoiada lived ; 19 he is 

slain. 

'N the seventh year of Jeliii Je-ho'- 
ash "began to reign ; and forty 
years reigned he in Je-ru'sa-lem. And 
iiis mother's name loas ZWi-ah of Be' 
er-she'ba. 

2 And Je-h5'ash did that lohich vjas 
right in the sight of the Lord all his 
days wherein Je-hoi'a-da the priest 
instructed him. 

3 But *the high places were not taken 
away : the people still sacrificed and 
burnt iacense in the high places. 

4: ^And Je-ho'ash said to the priests, 
'^AU the money of the 'dedicated 
things that is brought into the house 
of the LoRD,e?;e?i the '^money of every 
one that passeth the account., ^the 
money that every man is set at, and 
all the money that ^cometh into any 
man's heart to bring into the house 
of the Lord, 

5 Let the priests take it to them, 
every man of his acquaintance : and 
let them repair the breaches of the 
house, wheresoever any breach shall 
be found. 

6 But it was so, that *in the three 
and twentieth year of king JS-ho'ash 



I 



The temple repaired. 



11. KINGS, 13. 



Jehoahaz's xoicked reign. 



the ^priests had not repaired the 
breaches of the house. 

7 Then king Jeho'ash called for Je- 
hoi'a-da the priest, and the other 
priests, and said unto them. Why re- 
pair ye not the breaches of the house ? 
now therefore receive no more money 
of your acquaintance, but deliver it 
for the breaches of the house. 

8 And the priests consented to re- 
ceive no ynore money of the people, 
neither to repair the breaches of the 
house. 

9 But Je-hoi'a-da the priest took •''a 
chest, and bored a hole in the lid of 
it, and set it beside the altar, on the 
right side as one cometh into the 
house of the Lord: and the priests 
that kept the ^door put therein all the 
money that icas brought into the 
house of the Lord. 

1 And it was so, when they saw that 
there loas much money in the chest, 
that the king's ^scribe and the high 
priest came up, and they ''put up in 
bags, and told the money that was 
found in the house of the Lord. 

1 1 And they gave the money, being 
told, into the hands of them that did 
the work, that had the oversight of 
the house of the Lord : and they ^laid 
it out to the carpenters and builders, 
that \^T:'ought upon the house of the 
Lord, 

12 And to masons, and hewers of 
stone, and to buy tmiber and hewed 
stone to repair the breaches of the 
house of the Lord, and for all that 
®was laid out for the house to repair 
it. 

13 Howbeit there were not m^ade for 
the house of the Lord bowls of silver, 
snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels 
of gold, or vessels of silver, of the 
money that teas brought into the 
house of the Lord : 

14 But they gave that to the work- 
men, and repaired therewith the 
house of the Lord. 

1 5 Moreover they reckoned not with 
the men, into whose hand they de- 
livered the money to be bestowed on 
workmen : for they dealt -''faithfully. 

1 6 The ^trespass money and sin 
money was not brought into the 
house of the Lord ; 'it was the priests'. 

IT^Then -^Haz'a-el king of Syr'i-a 
went up, and fought against Gath,and 
took it : and Haz'a-el set his face to go 
to Je-ru'sa-lem. 
8 AndJe-ho'ashkingof Jii'dahtook 



B. C. 856. 



CHAP. 12. 

e 2Clir.24:,5 
/ Lu. 21, 1 

5 threshold. 

6 Or, secre- 
tary. 

7 bound 
up. 

8 brought 
it forth. 

9 went 
forth. 

a 1 Cor. 4, 2 
2Cor.8,20 

h Lev. 5, 15 

i Lev. 7, 7 
Kum.18,9 

j ch. 8. 12 

k 1 Ki.15,18 
ch. 18, 15 

10 went up. 

11 Ov,Beth- 

viillo. 

I 2Clir. 
24,26 
Zabad. 

12 Or, 
Shimrith. 

m2Ch.T. 
24,27 



li 



CHAP. 13. 

1 the tAveii- 
ticth year 
and third 
year. 

2 walked 
after. 

849. 

a Dent. 4, 
23,24 
Deut.6,13 
Deut. 7, 4 
Deut. 11, 
16, 17 
Deut. 28, 
15, 58, 59 
Judg.2,i4 
Ps. 7, 11 
Isa. 42, 8 
Nah. 1, 
3-6 

b ch. 8, 12 

c Ps. 78. 34 

d Ex. 3, 7 
ch. 14, 26 
Pro. 15, 3 
Jer.32.19 

e ch. 14, 

25, 27 

3 as yester- 
day and 
third 
day. 

4 he 
walked. 

f 1 Ki.16,33 

i5 stood. 



^all the hallo wedthings that Je-hosh'- 
a-phat, and Je-ho'ram^and A-ha-zi'ah, 
his fathers, kings of Jii'dah, had dedi- 
cated, and his own hallow^ed things, 
and all the gold that icas found in the 
treasures of the house of the Lord, 
and in the king's house, and sent it to 
Llaz'a-el king of '^fr'i-h : and he ^ "went 
away from Je-ru'sa-lem. 

19 irAnd the rest of the acts of J5'- 
ash, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the chronicles 
of the kings of Jii'dah? 

20 And his serv^ants arose, and made 
a conspiracy, and slew Jo'ash in ^^the 
house of Mil'lo, which goeth do^\Ti to 

snia. 

21 For ^Joz'a-char the son of Shim^e- 
ath,and Je-hdz'a-badthesonof^^Sho'- 
mSr, his servants, smote him, and he 
died ; and they buried him with Ms 
fathers in the city of Da'vid: and 
'"Am-a-zi'ah his son reigned in his 
stead. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Jehoahaz's iciclied reign over Israel : 8 Joash suc- 
ceeds him; 12 Jeroboam succeeds Mm. 20 Elisha's 
death. 

IN ^the three and twentieth year of 
Jd'ash the son of A-ha-zi'ah king of 
Jii'dah Je-ho'a-haz the son of Jeliii 
began to reign over i§'ra-el in Sa-ma'- 
ri'a, ajid reigned seventeen years. 

2 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, and ^fol- 
lowed the sins of Jer-o-bo'am the son 
of Ne'bat, which made l§'ra-el to sin ; 
he departed not therefrom. 

3 And ''the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against is'ra-el, and he deliv- 
ered them into the hand of Haz'a-el 
%ing of Syr'i-a, and into the hand of 
Ben-ha'dad the son of Haz'a-el, all 
their days. 

4 And Je-h5'a-haz "^besought the 
Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto 
him : for '^he saw the oppression of 
is'ra-el, because the king of Syr'i-a op- 
pressed them. 

5 (And *the Lord gave ig'ra-el a 
saviour, so that they went out from 
under the hand of the Syr'i-an§ : and 
the children of l§'ra-el dwelt in their 
tents, ^as bef oretime. 

6 Nevertheless they departed not 
from the sins of the house of Jer-o- 
bo'am, who made Is'ra-el sin, but 
Svalked therein: -^and there ^re- 
mained the grove also in Sa-ma'ri-a.) 

7 Neither did he leave of the people 
to Je-h5'a-haz but fifty horsemen, 
and ten chariots, and ten thousand 



Joash''s wicked reign. 



11. KIXGS, 14. 



Death of Elis/ia. 



footmen ; for the king of Syr'i-a had 
destroyed them/and had made them 
hke the dust by threshing. 

8 ^Now the rest of the acts of Je-h5'- 
a-haz, and all that he did, and liis 
might, are i\iQj not written in the 
book of the chronicles of the kings 
of l§'ra-el ? 

9 And Je-ho'a-haz slept with his f_a- 
thers; and they buried him in Sa-ma'- 
ri-a : and Jo'ash his son reigned in his 
stead I 

1 irin the thirty and seventh year 
of Jd'asli king of Jii'dah began ^ Je- 
Jho'ash the son of Je-ho'a-haz to 
reign over i§'ra-el in Sa-ma'ri-a, and 
reigned sixteen years. 

1 1 And he did that ivhich id as evil 
in the sight of the Lord ; he depart- 
ed not from all the sins of Jer-o-b5'am 
the son of Ne'bat, who made I§'ra-el 
sin : but he Avalked therein. 

1 2 And Hhe rest of the acts of ^b'- 
ash, and all that he did, and his 
^ight wherewith he fought against 
Am-a-zi'ah king of JCi'dah, are they 
not written in the book of the chron- 
icles of the kings of l§'ra-el ? 

1 3 And Jo'ash slept with his fathers ; 
and Jer-o-b5'am sat upon his throne : 
and Jd'ash was buried in Sa-ma'ri-a 
with the kings of i§'ra-el. 

14 llNow E-li'sha was fallen sick of 
his sickness whereof he died. And 
J5'ash the king of Is'ra-el came down 
unto him, and wept over his face, 
and said, O my father, my father, 
•^the chariot of I§'ra-el, and the horse- 
men thereof. 

15 And E-li'sha said unto him. Take 
bow and arrows. And he took unto 
him bow and arrows. 

1 6 And he said to the king of l§'ra-el, 
^Put thine hand upon the bow. And 
he put his hand upon it : and E-li'sha 

Eut his ^hands upon the king's 
ands. 

17 And he said. Open the window 
eastward. And he opened it. Then 
E-li'sha said, Shoot. And he shot. 
And he said, The arrow of the 
Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of 
deliverance from Syr'i-a: for thou 
shalt smite the Syr'i-an§ in 'A'phek, 
till thou have consumed them. 

1 8 And he said. Take the arrows. 
And he took them. And he said 
unto the king of l§'ra-el, '"Smite upon 
the ground. And he smote thrice, 
and stayed. 

1 9 And the man of God was wroth 



B. C. 842. 



CHAP. 13. 

g Amos 1,3 

839. 

6 Alone. 

7 In con- 
sort with, 
his 

father, 
ch. 14, 1 

7i ch. 14, 15 

i ch. 14, 9 
2Chr. 
25,17 

j ch. 2, 12 
Job 22, 30 

8 Make 
thine 
hand to 
ride. 

k Gen.49,24 i 

/ lKi.20,26l 

m Ex. 17, 11 ! 

9 He i 
prophe- 
sied 
about 
sixty 
years. 

n ch. 5, 2 
ch. 6, 23 
ch. 24, 2 

10 went 
down. 

Mat.27,52 
p ch. 8, 12 

q Judg. 
10, 16 
ch. 14, 27 
Ezek.20,9 

r Ex. 2, 
24,25 

s Ex. 32, 13 

11 face. 

12 returned 
and took. 
ch. 14, 25 

t vers, 
18,19 



CHAP. 14. 

a ch. 13, 10 

b 2Chr.25,l 

c 1 Ki.15,14 
1 Ki.22,43 
ch. 12, 3 

395 



with him, and said. Thou shouldest 
have smitten five or six times ; then 
hadst thou smitten Syr'i-a till thou 
hadst consumed it: whereas now 
thou shalt smite Syr'i-a but thrice, 

20 TAnd "E-li'sha died, and they 
buried him. And "the bands of the 
M5'ab-ites invaded the land at the 
coming in of the year. 

21 And it came to pass, as they were 
burying a man, that, behold, they 
spied a band of ynen ; and they cast 
the man into the sepulchre of E-li'sha : 
and when the man ^°was let down, 
and touched the bones of E li'sha, he 
I'evived, and stood up on his feet. 

22 IFBut ^Haz'a-el king of Sj^r'i-a op- 
pressed l§'ra-el all the days of Je-ho'- 
a-haz. 

23 And ^the I.iORD was gracious unto 
them, and had compassion on them, 
and had fespect unto them, 'because 
of his covenant with A'bra-ham, 
l'§aac, and Ja'cob, and would not de- 
stroy them, neither cast he them 
from his "presence as yet. 

24 So Haz'a-el king of Syr'i-a died ; 
and Ben-ha'dad his son reigned in 
his stead. 

25 And Je-h5'ash the son of Je-h5'a- 
haz '^took again out of the hand of 
Ben-ha'dad the son of Haz'a-el the 
cities, which he had taken out of the 
hand of Je-h5'a-haz his father by war. 
'Three times did Jo'ash beat him, 
and recovered the cities of is'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 AmaziaWs good reiqn over Judah : 1 he smites 
Edora. % Jehoash defeats him: VI he is slain hij a 
conspiracy : 21 Azarlah succeeds him. 23 Jero- 
ioanVs wicked reign over Israel: 28 Zachariah 
succeeds him. 

IN ^the second year of Jo'ash son of 
Je-ho'a-haz king of is'ra-el reigned 
* Am-a-zi'ah the son of Jo'ash king of 
Jii'dah. 

2 He was twenty and five years old 
when he began to reign, and reigned 
twenty andnineyearsinJe-ru'sa-lem, 
And his mother's name icas Je-ho- 
ad'dan of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 And he did that ichich was right 
in the sight of the Lord, yet not like 
Da'vid his father : he did according 
to a-11 things as Jo'ash his father 
did. 

4 Howbeit 'the high places were not 
taken away: as yet the people did 
sacrifice and burnt incense on the 
high places. 

5 IT And it came to pass, as soon as 
the kingdom was confirmed in his 



Amaziah is overcome. 



IT. KINGS, 14. 



Jerohocmi's vncked reign. 



hand, that he slew his servants which 
''had slain the king his father. 

6 But the children of the murderers 
he slew not: according unto that 
which is Avritten in the book of the 
law of Mo'se§, wherein the Lord com- 
manded, saying, The fathers ""shall 
not be put to death for the children, 
nor the children be put to death for 
the fathers; but every man shall be 
put to death for his own sin. 

7 He -^slew of E'dom. in ^the valley of 
salt ten thousand, and took ^Selah by 
war, and called the name of it '* Jok'- 
the-el unto this day. 

8 IfThen'Am-a-zf ah sent rnessengers 
to Je-ho'ash,the sonof Je-h5'a-haz son 
of Je'hu,kingofl§'ra-el,saying,-^Come, 
let us look one another in the face. 

9 And Je-h5'ash the king of l§'ra-el 
sent to Am-a-zfah king of Ju'dah, say- 
ing, *The thistle that id as in Leb'a-non 
sent to the cedar ^that loas in Leb'- 
a-non, saying, Give thy daughter to 
my son to wife : and therepassed by 
a wild beast that luas m Leb'a-non, 
and trode down the thistle. 

10 Thou hast indeed smitten E'dom, 
and thine '"heart hath lifted thee up : 
glory of this, and tarry ^at home : for 
why shouldest thou "meddle to thy 
hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even 
thou, and Jii'dah with thee ? 

11 But Am-a-zi'ah would not hear. 
Therefore Je-h5'ash king of l§'ra-el 
went up ; and he and Am-a-zi'ah king 
of Ju-'dah looked one another in the 
face at'^Beth-she'mesh, which belong- 
eth to Jii'dah. 

1 2 And Jii'dah Hvas put to the worse 
before Is'ra-el; and, they fled every^ 
man to their tents. 

1 3 And J e-h5'ashkingof Is'ra-el took 
Am-a-zi'ah king of Jii'dah, the son of 
Je-h5'ash the son of A-ha-zi'ah, at 
Beth-she 'mesh, and came to Je-ru'sa- 
lem, a,nd brake do^vn the wall of Je- 
ru'sa-lem from the ^'gate of E'phra-im 
unto *the comer gate, four hundred 
cubits. 

1 4 And he took all ''the goldand silver, 
and all the vessels that were found 
in the house of the Lord, and in the 
treasures of the king's house, and hos- 
tages, and returned to Sa-ma'ri-a. 

15 TNow 'the rest of the acts of Je- 
ho'ash which he did, and his might, 
and how he fought with Am-a-zi'ah 
king of Jii'dah, are they not written 
in the book of the chronicles of the 
kings of is'ra-el ? 



B. C. 839. 



CHAP. 14. 

d ch. 12, 20 
e Deut. 

24, 16 
Ezek. 38, 
4,20 

/2Chr. 

25, 11 
a 2 Sam. 

8,13 

Ps. 60, 

title. 
1 Or, The 

rock, 
h Josh. 

15,38 
i 2 Chr. 25, 

17, 18 
j Pro. 17,14 
k Judg. 9, 8 

1 lKi.4,3G 
?7iDeut.8,14 

2 Chr. 
32.25 
Ezek. 28, 
2, 17 
Hab. 2, 4 

2 at thy 
house. 

wPro.26,17 
Josh. 
21,16 

3 was 
smitten. 

p Neh. 8, 16 

Neh. 

12,39 
q Jer. 31,38 

Zech. 

14, 10 
r 1 Ki. 7, 51 

825. 

s ch. 13, 12 
t 2 Chr. 

25, 25 
u 2 Chr. 

25, 27 

V Josh. 

10,31 

810. 

wch. 15, 13 
2Chr.26,l 
Vzziah. 

X ch. 16, 6 
Deut. 2, 8 
It was a 
port ou 
the Red 
sea. 

825. 

4 Now he 
begins to 
reign 
alone. 

y Num. 

13,21 

Num.34,8 
z Deut.3,17 
a Jonahl, 1 

Mat.12,39 
h Josh. 

19,13 
c ch. 13, 4 
d Deut. 

32,36 

e ch. 13, 5 

/2Sam.8,6 
lKi.11,34 

5 After an 
Interreg- 
num of 
11 years. 

784. 

396 



16 And Je-h5'ash slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in Sa-ma'ri-a 
with the kmgs of is'ra-el ; and J er-o- 
bo'am his son reigned in his stead. 

IT 1i And 'Am-a-zi'ah the son of Jo'- 
ash king of Jii'dah lived after the 
death of Je-ho'ash son of Je-h5'a-haz 
king of Is'ra-el fifteen years. 

1 8 And the rest of the acts of Am-a-zi'- 
ah,are they not written in the book of 
the chronicles of the kings of Jii'dah ? 

19 ]Now Hhey made a conspiracy 
against him in Je-ru'sa-lem : and he 
fled to "La'chish ; but they sent after 
him to La'chish, and slew him there. 

20 And they brought him on horses : 
and he was buried at Je-ru'sa-lem 
with his fathers in the city of l)a'vid. 

21 IT And all the people of Jii'dah 
took '^Az-a-ri'ah, which loas sixteen 
years old, and made him king instead 
of his father Am-a-zi'ah. 

2_2 He built ^Elath. and restored it to 
Ju'dah, after that the king slept with 
his fathers. 

23 Tin ^the fifteenth year of Am-a- 
zi'ah the son of Jo'ash king of Jii'dah 
Jer-o-bo'am the son of J5'ash king of 
l§'ra-el began to reign in Sa-ma'ri-a, 
and reigned forty and one years. 

24 And he did that lohich vjas evil 
in the sight of the Lord : he departed 
not from all the sins of Jer-o-bo'am the 
son of Ne'bat, who made Is'ra-el to sin. 

25 He restored the coast of l§'ra-el 
from -"the entering of Ha'math unto 
-the sea of the plain, according to the 
word of the Lord God of i§'ra-el, which 
he spake by the hand of his servant 
''Jd'nah, the son of A-mit'ta-i, the 
prophet, which toas of *Gath-he'phSr. 

26 For the Lord ^saw the affliction 
of l§'ra-el, that it was very bitter : for 
"^there teas not any shut up, nor any 
left, nor any helper for i§'ra-eL 

27 And "the Lord said not that he 
would blot out the name of is'ra-el 
from under heaven: but he saved 
them bythe hand of Jer-o-b5'am the 
son of jo'ash. 

28 TNow the rest of the acts of Jer-o- 
bo'am, and all that he did, and his 
might, how he warred, and how he 
recovered Da-mas'cus, and Ha'math, 
J" which belonged to Jii'dah, for i§'ra- 
el, are they not written in the book of 
the chronicles of the kings of l§'ra-el ? 

29 And Jer-o-b5'am slept with his fa- 
thers. eve7i with the kings of is'ra-el ; 
and ^Zach-a-ri'ah his son reigned in 
his stead. 



Zachariah's vncked reign. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Azariah'a reign over Judah, 5 Jotham's. 8 Zach- 
mnah's reign over Israel, 10 Sft a llimi's, 11 Jlena- 
hem's, 22 Pekahlah's, '?5 Pekah's. 32 Jotham's 
reign over Judah 

IN the^twenty and seventh year of 
Jer-o-bo'am king of i§'ra-el be- 
gan ''Az-a-ri'ah son of Ain-a-zfah 
king of Jii'dah to reign. 

2 Sixteen years old was he when he 
began to reign, and he reigned two 
and fifty years in Je-ru'sa-lem. And 
his mother's name vkis J ech-o-lfah 
of Je-rii'sa-lem. 

3 And he did that which loas right in 
the sight of the Lord, according to all 
that his father Am-a-zi'ah had done ; 

4 Save *that the high places were not 
removed; the people sacrificed and 
burnt incense still on the high places. 

5 IFAnd the Lord '"smote the king, 
so that he was a leper unto the day of 
his death, and ^dwelt in a several 
house. And Jo'thamthe king's son 
teas over the house, judging the peo- 
ple of the land. 

6 And the rest of the acts of Az-a- 
rl'ah, and all that he did, are thev not 
written in the book of the chronicles 
of the kings of Ju'dah ? 

7 So Az-a-ri'ah slept with his fathers; 
and 'they buried him with his fathers 
in the city of Da'vid : and Jo'tham his 
son reigned in his stead. 

8 ITln the thirty and eighth year of 
Az-a-ri'ah king of Jii'dah did Zach-a- 
ri'ah the son of Jer-o-b5'amreign over 
is'ra-el in Sa-ma'ri-a six months. 

9 And he did that which vkis evil in 
the sight of the Lord, as his fathers 
had done : he departed not from the 
sins of Jer-o-bo'am the son of Ne'- 
bat, who made Is'ra-el to sin. 

10 And Shariumthe son of Ja'besh 
conspired against him, and -^'smote 
hun before the people, and slew him. 
and reigned in his stead. 

1 1 And the rest of the acts of Zach-a- 1 
ri'ah, behold, they are written in the' 
book of the chronicles of the kings of 
i§'ra-el. 

12 This was ^the word of the Lord 
which he spake unto Jeliii, saying. 
Thy sons shall sit on the throne of 
is'ra-el unto the fourth generation. 
And so it came to pass. 

13 ^Shallum the son of Ja'besh be- 
gan to reign in the nine and tliirtieth 
year of Uz-zi'ah '^king of Jii'dah ; and 
he reigned ^a full month in Sa-ma'ri-a. 

14 For Men'a-hem the son of Ga'di 
went up from 'Tir'zah, and came to 



II. KINGS, 15. 



Menahem's wicked reign. 



B. C. 810. 



CHAP- 15. 

1 This is 
the 27th 
year of 
Jero- 
boam's 
partner- 
ship in 
the king- 
dom with 
his fa- 
ther, who 
made 
him con- 
sort at 
his going 
to the 
Syrian 
wars. It 
is the 
16th year 
of Jero- 
boam's 
mon- 
archy. 

a ch. 14, 21 

b ch. 12, 3 

765. 

c 2 Chr. 
26,19 

a Lev.l3,i6 

758. 

e 2 Chr. 
26,23 

773. 

/As proph- 
esied. 
Job 18, 
5, 11 

Job 21, 17 
Ps. 1. 4 
Ps. 52, 3,5 
Ps. 119, 
118 

Pro. 2, 22 
Pro. 10, 6 
Pro, 13, 9 
Pro. 21,12 
Eccl. 8,12 
Hos. 1, 4 
Amos 7, 9 



g ch. 10, 30 
Job 23, 13 
Isa. 40, 8 
j\Iat.24,35 

?!, Mat. 1, 8 
Ozias. 
ver. 1 
Azarxah. 

2 a month 
of da ys. 

I lKi.14,17 

j 1 Ki. 4, 24 

k ch. 8, 12 
HoS.13,16 

771. 

I lChr.5,26 
Isa. 9, 1 
Hos. 8, 9 

m ch. 14, 5 

3 caused to 
come 
forth. 

761. 

n Job 20, 5 

397 



Sa-ma'ri-a, and smote Shal'lum the 
son of Ja'besh in Sa-ma'ri-a, and slew 
him, and reigned in his stead. 

1 5 And the rest of the acts of Shal'- 
hun, a^nd his conspiracy which he 
made, behold, they are ^vritten in the 
book of the chronicles of the khigs of 
is'ra-el. 

16 Then Men'a-hem smote •'Tiph'- 
sah, and all that to ere therem, and the 
coasts thereof from Tir'zah : because 
they opened not to him, therefore he 
smote it; and all '^the women therein 
that were with child he ripped up. 

IT 'Tnthe nine and thirtieth year of 
Az-a-ri'ah king of Ju'dah began Men 'a- 
hem the son of Ga'di to reign over is'- 
ra-el, and reigned ten yea.rs in Sa- 
ma'ri-a. 

18 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord : he departed 
not all his days from the sins of Jer- 
o-bo'am the son of Ne'bat,who made 
is'ra-el to sin. 

19 And ^Pul the king of Is-syr'i-a 
came agamst the land : and Men'a-hem 
gave Pid a thousand talents of silver, 
that his hand might be ^\'ith hun to 
'"confirm the kingdom in liis hand. 

20 And Men'a-hem ^exacted the 
money of Is'ra-el, ev e n of all the mighty 
men of wealth, of each manfifty shek- 
els of silver, to give to the king of As- 
syr'i-a. SothekingofAs-syi-'i-a turned 
back, and stayed not there in the land 

21 ^And the rest of the acts of Men'a- 
hem, and all that he did. are they 
not written in the book of the chroni- 
cles of the kings of l§'ra-el ? 

22 And Men'a-hem slept with his fa- 
thers ; and Pek-a-hi'ah liis son reigned 
in his stead, 

23 T In the fiftieth year of Az-a~rf ah 
king of Ju'dah Pek-a-hi'ah the son of 
Men'a-hem began to reign over is'ra-el 
in Sa-ma'ri-a. andreigned/'t^YO years. 

24 And he did that which %oas e\Tl 
in the sight of the Lord : he departed 
not from the sins of Jer-o-b5'am the 
son of Ne 'bat, who made Is'ra-el to sin. 

2 5 ButPe'kahthesonof Rem-a-li'ah, 
a captain of his, conspired against 
him, and smote him in Sa-ma'ri-a, in 
the palace of the king's house, with 
Ar'gob and A-ri'eh, and with him fifty 
men of the Gil'e-ad-Ttes : and he killed 
him, and reigned in his room. 

26 And the rest of the acts of Pek-a- 
hi'ah, and all that he did, behold, they 
are ^viitten in the book of the chroni- 
cles of the kings of l§'ra-el. 



Jot/lam's good reign. 



11. KINGS, 16. 



Ahaz's wicked reign. 



27 IT In the two and fiftieth year of 
Az-a-ri'ah king of Jii'dah Pe'kah i}he 
son of Reni-a.-lfah began to reign over 
is'ra-el in Sa-ma'ri-a, and reigned 
twenty years. 

28 And he did that v^hich vms evil 
in tlie sight of the Lord : he departed 
not from the sins of Jer-o-bo'am the 
son of Ne'bat, who madei§'ra-el to sin. 

29 In the days of Pe'kah king of is'- 
ra-el ^came Tig'latli-pi-le'§er king of 
AS syr'i-a, and took ^I'jon, and A'bel- 
beth-ma'a-chah, and Ja-no'ah, and 
Ke'desh, and Ha'zor, and Gire-ad,and 
Gal'i-lee, ah the land of Naph'ta-ll, 
and carried them captive to As-syr'i-a. 

30 And Ho-she'a the son of Elah 
made a conspiracy against Pe'kah 
the son of Rem-a-li'ah, and smote 
him, and slew him, and reigned ^in 
his stead, ^in the twentieth year of 
Jd'tham the son of tJz-zfah. 

31 And the rest of the acts of Pe 
kah, and all that he did, behold, they 
are written in the book of the chroni- 
cles of the kings of l§'ra-el. 

321iln the second year of Pe'kah 
the son of Rem-a-li'ah king of Is'- 
ra-el began '•Jo'tham the son of Uz-zi' 
ah king of Jii'dah to reign. 

33 Five and twenty years old was 
he when he began to reign, and he 
reigned sixteen years in Je-ru'sa- 
lem. And his ixiother's name was Je 
rii'sha, the daughter of Za'dok. 

S4 And he did that which vms right 
in the sight of the Lord : he did ac 
cording to all that his father Uz-zi'ah 
had done. 

3 5 Howbeit *the high places were not 
removed: the people sacrificed and 
burned incense still in the high 
places. *He built the liigher gate of 
the house of the Lord. 

36 ITNow the rest of the acts of 
Jd'tham, and all that he did, are they 
not written in the book of the chron 
icles of the kings of Jii'dah ? 

37 In "those days the Lord began 
to send against Jii'dah Re'zin "the 
king of Syr'i-a, and Pe'kah the son of 
Rem-a-li'ah. 

38 And J5'tham slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried with his fa- 
thers in the city of Da'vid his father : 
and A'haz his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Ahaz's wicked reign over Judah : 17 he spoils the 
temple : 20 Hezekiah sttcceeds him. 

N the seventeenth year of Pe'kah 
the son of R5m-a-li'ah "A'haz the 



I 



B. C. 759. 



CHAP. 15. 

2Chr.28,6 
Isa. 7, 1 

740. 

p lChr.5,26 
Isa. 9, 1 

q 1 Ki.15,20 

i After an 
anarchy 
for some 
years, 
ch. 17, 1 
Hos. 10, 3 

5 In the 
fourth 
year of 
Ahaz, in 
the twen- 
tieth 
year 
after Jo- 
tham had 
begun to 
reign. 

758. 

r lChr.3,12 
2Chr.27,l 
Mat. 1, 9 

s ver. 4 

t 2Chr.27,3 



742. 



u2Chr.28,6 
At the 
end of 
Jotham's 
reign. 

V ch. 16, 5 
Isa. 7, 1 



CHAP. 16. 

a 2Chr.28,l 
b Lev.18,21 

Deut. 

18,10 

2Chr.28,3 

2Chr.33,6 

Ps. 106,37 

Jer. 7, 31 

Ezek. 

16,20 

Ezek. 23, 

37,39 

c Deut. 
12,31 

d 1 Ki.14,23 

e Isa. 7, 1 

/ch. 14.22 

1 Eloth. 

g ch. 15, 29 

2 Tilgath' 
pileser. 
lChr.5,26 
2Chr. 
28, 20, 
Tilgath- 
pilheaer. 

740. 

h ch. 12, 18 

3 Dam.' 
mesek. 

i Foretold. 
Amos 1, 5 

4 That is, 
Media. 
Isa. 22, 7 

j 2 Chr. 26, 
16, 19 

398 



son of Jd'tham king of Jii'dah began 
to reign. 

2 Twenty years old was A'haz when 
he began to rei^n, and reigned six- 
teen years in Je-ru'sa-iem, and did 
not that which tvas right in the sight 
of the Lord his God, like Da'vid his 
father. 

3 But he walked in the way of the 
kings of i§'ra-el, yea, ''and made his 
son to pass through the fire, accord- 
ing to the '^abominations of the hea- 
then, whom the Lord cast out from 
before the children of l§'ra-el. 

4 And he sacrificed and burnt in- 
cense in the high places, and on "'the 
hills, and under every green tree. 

5 HThen 'Re'zin king of Syr'i-a and 
Pe'kah son of Rem-a-li'ah king of i§'- 
ra-el came up to Je-ru'sa-lem to war : 
and they besieged A'haz, but could 
not overcome Azm. 

6 At that time Re'zin king of Syr'i-a 
■^recovered E'lath to Syr'i-a, and drave 
the Jew§ from ^E'lath : and the Syr - 
i-an§ came to E'lath, and dwelt there 
unto this day. 

7 So A'haz sent messengers ^to ^Tig'- 
lath-pi-le'§er king of As-syr'i-a, say- 
ing, 1 ain thy servant and thy son : 
come up, and save me out of the hand 
of the king of Syr'i-a, and out of the 
hand of the king of I§'ra-el, which 
rise up against me. 

8 And A'haz Hook the silver and 
gold that was found in the house of 
the Lord, and in the treasures of the 
king's house, and sent it for a pres- 
ent to the king of As-syr'i-a. 

9 And the king of As-syr'i-a heark- 
ened unto him : for the king of As- 
syr'i-a went up against ^Da-mas'cus, 
and 'took it, and carried the people of 
it captive to *Kir, and slew Re'zin.^' 

10 if And king A'haz went to Da- 
mas'cus to meet Tig'lath-pi-le'§er 
king of As-syr'i-a, and saw an altar 
that was at Da-mas'cus: and king 
A'haz sent to U-ri'jah the priest the 
fashion of the altar, and the pattern 
of it, according to all the workman- 
ship thereof. 

11 And U-ri'jah the priest built an 
altar according to all that king A'ha?; 
had sent from Da-mas'cus : so U-rf- 
jah the priest made it against king 
A'haz came from Da-mas'cus. 

12 And when the king was come 
from Da-mas'cus, the king saw the 
altar: and •'the king approached tu 
the altar, and offered thereon. 



Ahaz despoileth the temple. II. KINGS, IT. 



ISaniaria is taken. 



5 which 
were his. 

k2Chr.4,l 

I Ex. 29,39, 

iO, il 

mHos. 4,12 

n 2 Chr. 
28,21 

1 Ki. 7, 27 

p 1 Ki. 7, 23 

726. 



13 And he burnt his burnt offering! B.C. tap. 
and his meat offering, and poured i (^jj^p ;^g 
iiis drink offering, and sprinkled the 
blood of ^his peace offerings, upon 
the altar. 

14 And he brought also ^the brasen 
altar, which vjas before the Lord, 
from the forefront of the house, from 
between the altar and the house of 
the Lord, and put it on the north 
side of the altar. 

1 5 And king A'haz commanded 
U-ri'jah the priest, saying, Upontlie| 
great altar burn the ^morning burnt "^ |s^27 
offering, and the evening meat offer- 
ing, and the king's burnt sacrifice, 
and his meat offering, with the burnt 
offering of all the i^eople of the land, 
and their meat offering, and their 
drink offerings ; and sprinkle upon it 
all the blood of the burnt offering, 
and all the blood of the sacrifice: 
and the brasen altar shall be for me 
"'to enquire by. 

16 Thus did U-ri'jah the priest, ac- 
cording to all that king A'haz com- 
manded. 

1 7 ir And "king A'haz cut off the ""bor- 
ders of the bases, and removed the 
laver from off them ; and took down 
^the sea from off the brasen oxen 
that were under it, and put it upon a 
pavement of stones. 

1 8 And the covert for the sabbath 
that they had built in the house, and 
the king's entry without, turned he 
from the house of the Lord for the 
king of As-syr'i-a. 

19 TTNow the rest of the acts of A'haz 
which he did, are they not written in 
the book of the chronicles of the kings 
of Ju'dah? 

20 And A'haz slept with his fathers, 
and was^buried with his fathers in 
the city of Da'vid : and Hez-e-kfah 
his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 jloshea^s loicked reign. 5 Samaria taken, and Is- 
rael for their sins carried captive. 

IN the twelfth year of A'haz king 
of J ii'dah began "Ho-she'a the son 
of Elah to reign in Sa-ma'ri-a over|'iDeut.4,i9 
Is'ra-el nine years. 
^ And he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord, but not as the 
kings of l§'ra-el that were before him. 

3 Against himcameup*S'hal-man-e'- 
§5r king of As-syr'i-a ; and Ho-she'a 
became his servant, and 'gave him 
"presents. 

4 And the king of As-syr'i-a found 



B. C. 730. 

CHAP. 17. 

a After an 
interreg- 
num, 
ch. 15, 30 

b ch. 18, 9 

1 rendered. 
2 Sam.8,2 

2 Or, 

tribute. 

c ch. 18, 9 

721. 

d ch. 18, 10 
Hos.13,16 
foretold. 

e Lev.26.32 
Deut. 28, 
36,64 
Deut. 29, 
27,28 

/ lChr.5,26 

g Lev. 18, 3 
Deut.18,9 
ch. 16, S 

h Ezek.8,12 

i ch. 18, 8 

j 1 Ki.14,23 
Isa. 67, 5 

3 statues. 

k Ex. 34, 13 
Deut. 
16, 21 
Mic. 5,14 

I Deut.12,2 
ch. 16, 4 

m Ex. 20, 3 
Lev. 26, 1 
Deut. 5, 7 



4 by the 
hand of 
all. 

1 Sam.9,9 

p Jer. 18,11 
Jer. 25, 5 
Jer. 35, 15 

a Deut. 
31,27 
Pro. 29, 1 

r Deut. 
29.25 

399 



conspiracy in Ho-she'a : for he had 
sent messengers to 85 king of E'gypt, 
and brought no present to the king 
of As-syr'i-a, as he had done year by 
year : therefore the king of As-syr'i-a 
shut him up, and bound him in prison. 

5 Then the ''king of As-syr'i-a came 
up throughout all the land, and went 
up to Sa-ma'ri-a, and besieged it three 
years. 

6 In ^the ninth year of Ho-she'a the 
king of As-s5^r'i-a took Sa-ma'ri-a, and 
'carried l§'ra-el away into As-syr'i-a, 
-'and placed them in Halah and in 
Ha'bor by the river of Go'zan, and in 
the cities of the Mede§. 

7 For so it was, that the children of 
l§'ra-el had sinned against the Lord 
their God, which had brought them 
up out of the land of E'gypt, from un- 
der the hand of Pha'raoh king of 
E'gypt, and had feared other gods, 

8 And ^.walked in the statutes of the 
heathen, whom the Lord cast out 
from before the children of I§'ra-el, 
and of the kings of is'ra-el, which they 
had made. 

9 And the children of I§'ra-el did 
secretly ^^ A ose things that tvere not 
right against the Lord their God, 
and they built them high places in 
all their cities, *from the tower of the 
watchmen to the fenced city. 

10 And •'they set them up ^images 
^and groves 'in every high hill, and 
under every green tree : 

11 And there they burnt incense in 
all the high places, as did the heathen 
whom the Lord carried away before 
them ; and \vrought wicked things to 
provoke the Lord to anger : 

12 For they served idols, "^whereof 
the Lord had said unto them, "Ye 
shall not do this thing. 

13 Yet the Lord testified against' 
Is'ra-el, and against Jii'dah, ^by all the 

prophets, «ncr^2/ ^^^ '^^^ seers, saying, 
^Tum ye from your evil ways, and 
keep my commandments a7id my 
statutes, according to all the law 
which I commanded your fathers, 
and which I sent to you by my serv- 
ants the prophets. 

14 Notwithstanding they would not" 
hear, but ^hardened their necks, like 
to the neck of their fathers, that did 
not believe in the Lord their God. 

15 And they rejected his statutes, 
and 'liis covenant that he made with 
their fathers, and his testimonies 
which he testified against them ; and 



IStrange natio7is 



11. KINGS, 17. 



transplanted in ISamaria. 



^ I they followed 'vanity, and 'became 

C vain, and went after the heathen that 

I we7^e round about them, concerning 

I whom the Lord had charged them, 

* I that they should "not do like them. 

1 6 And they left all the command- 
ments of the Lord their God, and 
"made them molten images, eveii 
two calves, "and made a grove, and 
worshipped all the host of heaven, 
''and served Ba'al. 

1 7 And ^they caused their sons and 
itheir daughters to pass through the 
*fire. and used ^divination and en- 
chantments, and sold "themselves to 
do evil in the sight of the Lord, to 
provoke him to anger. 

1 8 Therefore the Lord was very 
angry with I§'ra-el, and removed 
them out of his sight : there was none 
left ^'but the tribe of Jii'dah only. 

A r 19 Also^'Jii'dah kept not the com- 
mandments of the Lord their God, 
I but walked in the statutes of l§'ra-el 
I which they made. A. 2 Chron. 6. 36 

20 And the Lord rejected all the seed 
of l§'ra-el, and afflicted them, and'^de 
hvered them into the hand of spoil 
ers, until he had cast them out of his 
sight. 

2 1 For "he rent is'ra-el from the house 
of DaVid ; and /they made Jer-o-b5' 
am the son of Ne'bat king : and Jer-o 
bo'am drave l§'ra-el from following 
the Lord, and made them sin a great 
sin. 

22 For the children of i§'ra-el walked 
in all the sins of Jer-o-b5'am which he 
did ; they departed not from them ; 

23 Until the Lord removed I§'ra-el 
out of his sight, -^ as he had said by all 
his servants the prophets. So was 
I§'ra-el carried away out of their own 
land to As-syr'i-a unto this day. 

241[And Hhe king of As-syr'i-a 
brought men from Bab'y-lon, and 
from Cii'thah, and from *A'va, and 
from Ha'math, and from Seph-ar- 
va'im, and placed them in the cities 
of Sa-ma'ri-a instead of the children 
of i§'ra-el : and they possessed Sa-ma'- 
ri-a, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 

25 And so it was at the beginning of 
their dwelling there, that -^they feared 
not the Lord: therefore the Lord 
sent lions among them, which slew 
som.e of them. 

26 Wherefore they spake to the 

king of As-syr'i-a, saying, The nations 

which thou hast removed, and placed 

he cities of Sa-ma'ri;A, know not 
A. 2 Kings 17. 19; C. 2 CKron. 15. 2. 



«i*t 



B. C. 721. 



CHAP. 17. 

s Deut. 
32, 21 
lKil6,13 
1 Cor. 8, 4 

t Ps. 115, 8 
Kom.1,21 

u Deut. 12, 
30,31 

V Ex. 32, 8 
1 Ki.12,28 

wlKi.l4:,15 
lKi.15,13 
1 Ki.16,33 

a;lKi.l6,31 
1 Ki. 18, 
18,22 
1 Ki. 19, 
10, 18 
1 Ki.22,53 
ch. 11, 18 

y Lev.18,21 
Lev. 20, 2 
ch. 16, 3 
2Cbr.28,S 
Ps. 106, 
37,38 
Isa. 57, 5 
Jer. 7, 31 
J er. 32,35 
Ezek. 
16,20 
Ezek. 
23,37 

z Deut. 
18, 10 
Isa. 2, 6 

a 1 Ki.21,20 

Isa. 60, 1 

h 1 Ki. 11, 
13,32 

c Jer. 3, 8 

d ch. 13, 8 
ch. 15, 29 

e 1 Ki. 11, 
11,31 

j 1 Ki. 12, 
20,28 

lKi.14,16 

678. 

h Ezra 4, 2 

i ch. 18, 34 

j Eph. 2, 12 

k Judg. 
17,13 

1 Lev.18,21 
Deut. 
12,31 

mlKi.12.31 

n Isa. 29, 13 
Zeph.l. 5 

5 Or, ivTio 
carried 
them 
away 
from 
thence. 

Gen.32,28 
Gen.85,10 
1 Ki.11,31 

p Judg6.l0 

q Ex. 20, 5 

r Ex. 6, a 

s Deut. 
10, 20 

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the manner of the God of the land : 
therefore he hath sent lions among 
them, and, behold, they slay them, 
because they kuow not the manner 
of the God of the land. 

27 Then the king of As-syr'i-a com- 
manded, saying, Carry thither one of 
^the priests whom ye brought from 
thence ; and let them go and dwell 
there, and let him teach them the 
mxanner of the God of the land. 

28 Then one of the priests whoir. 
they had carried away from Sa-ma - 
ri-a came and dwelt in Beth -el, and 
taught them how they should fear 
the Lord. 

29 Howbeit every nation made gods 
of their own, and put the77i in the 
houses of the high places which the 
Sa-mar'i-tan§ had made, every nation 
in their cities wherein they dwelt. 

30 And th_e men of Bab'y-lon made 
Suc'coth-be'noth, and the men of 
Ciith made NSr'gal, and the men of 
Ha'math made Ash'i-ma, 

31 And the A'vites made Nib'haz 
and Tar'tak, and the Seph'ar-vites 
burnt'theirchildrenin fire to A-dram'- 
me-lech and A-nam'me-lech, the gods 
of Seph-ar-va'im. 

32 So they feared the Lord, "'and 
made unto themselves of the lowest 
of them priests of the high places, 
which sacrificed for them in the 
houses of the high places. 

33 They ^feared the Lord, and 
served their own gods, after the 
manner of the nations ^whom they 
carried away from thence. 

34 Unto this day they do after the 
former manners : they fear not the 
Lord, neither do they after their 
statutes, or after their ordinances, or 
after the law and commandment 
which the Lord commanded the 
children of Ja'cob, '^hom he named 
l§'ra-el ; 

35 With whom the Lord had made 
a covenant, and charged them, say- 
ing, 'Ye shall not fear other gods, 
nor 'bow yourselves to them, nor 
serve them, nor sacrifice to them : 

36 But the Lord, who brought you 
up out of the land of E'gypt with 
great power and a 'stretched out arm, 
'him shall ye fear, and him shall ye 
worship, and to him shall ye do sac- 
rifice. 

37 And the statutes, and the ordi- 
nances, and the law, and the com- 
mandment, which he wrote for you. 



Ilezekiah's good reign. 



II. KINGS, 18. Rah-shakeh revileth Hezekiah. 



*ye shall observe to do for evermore ; 
and ye shall not fear other gods. 

38 And the covenant that I have 
made with you ''ye shall not forget ; 
neither shall ye fear other gods. 

39 But the Lord your God ye shall 
fear ; and he shall deliver you out of 
the hand of all your enemies. 

40 Howbeit they did not hearken, 
but they did after their former man- 
ner. 

41 So these nations "feared the 
Lord, and served their graven im 
ages, both their children, and their 
children's children : as did their fa- 
thers, so do they unto this day. 

CHAPTER 18. 

I Hezekiah's good reign: 4 he destroi/n idolatry. 
17 Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem. 

NOW it came to pass in the third 
year of Ho-she'a son of Elah king 
of l§'ra-el, that Hez-e-ki'ah the "son of 
Aliaz king of Jii'dah began to reign 

2 Twenty and five years old was he 
when he began to reign; and he 
reigned twenty and nine years in 
J e-ru'sa-lem. His mother's name also 
?/?rts''A'bi, the daughter of Zach-a-ri'ah. 

3 And he did that tohich was right 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that Da'vid his father did. 

4 He ''removed the high places, and 
brake the 'images, and cut down the 
groves, and brake in pieces the '^bra- 
sen serpent that Mo'se§ had made : 
for unto those days the children of 
l§'ra-el did burn incense to it : and he 
called it '^Ne-hush'tan. 

5 He "trusted in the Lord God of 
I§'ra-el ; so ^that after him was none 
like him among all the kings of Ju'- 
dah, nor any that were before him. 

' 6 For he^clave to the Lord, andde,- 
p.-^rted not ^from following him, but 



B. C. 678. 



CHAP. 17. 

t Deut.5,32 

u Deut.4,23 

V Josh. 
24, 14 
Lu. 16, 13 
John 4,24 
Rev. 3, 15 



kept his commandments, which the 
.TiORD comm anded i \l o'§e §. * 

7 And the Lord *was with him ; and 
he prospered 'whithersoever he went 
forth : and he -^rebelled against the 
king of As-syr'i-a,and served him not. 

8 He ^smote the Phi-lis'tine§, even 
unto ^Ga'za, and the borders thereof, 
from the tower of the watchmen to 
the fenced city. 

9 IT And 'it came to pass in the fourth 
year of king Hez-e-ki'ah, which vkis 
the seventh year of Ho-she'a son of 
Elah king of is'ra-el, that Shal- 
man-e'§Sr king of As-syr'i-a came up 
against Sa-ma'ri-a, and besieged it. 

10 And at the end of three years 

(26) *F. IChron. 5.20. 



B. C. 726. 

CHAP. 18. 

a 2 Chr. 
28, 27 
2Chr.29,l 

b 2Chr.29,l 
AMjah. 

c 2Chr.31,l 

1 statues. 

d Num.21,9 

2 That is, 
A piece of 
brass. 

e ch. 19, 10 
Job 13, 15 
Ps. 13. 5 

/ch. 23, 25 

a Deut. 
10, 20 
Josh. 23,8 

3 from 
utter 
him. 

h 2Chr.l5,2 

i 1 Sam. 
18,5 
Ps. 60, 12 

j ch. 16. 7 

k lChr.4,41 
Isa. 14, 29 

4 Azzah. 

I ch. 17, 3 

721. 

m ch. 17. 6 

n lChr.5,26 

1 Ki. 9. 6 
ch. 17, 7 
Dan. 9, 
6. 10 

713. 

p 2Chr.32,l 
Isa. 36. 1 

5 Sanherib. 

q ch. 16. 8 
2 Chr. 
28.21 

6 thejn. 

710. 

7 heavy. 

r Jsa. 7. 3 

8 Or, secre- 
tary. 

s 2 Chr. 
32. 10 

9 Or, 

tnlkesi. 

10 ivord of 
the lips 

11 Or. But 

counsel 
and 

strength 
are for 
the war. 



401 



they took it: eve7i in the sixth year 
of Ilez-e-ki'ah, that ^6^ "'the ninth year 
of Ho-she'a king of l§'ra-el, Sa-ma'ri-a 
was taken. 

1 1 And the king of As-syr'i-a did 
carry away l§'ra-elunto As-syr 'i-a, and 
put them "in Ha'lah and in Ha'bor by 
the river of G5'zan, and in the cities 
of the Medeg : 

12 Because "they obeyed not the 
voice of the Lord their God, but 
transgressed his covenant, a7id all 
that Mo'§e§ the servant of the Lord 
commanded, and would not hear 
them, nor do them. 

13 irNow nn the fourteenth year of 
king Hez-e-ki'ah did ^Sen-nach'e-rib 
king of As-syr'i-a come up against all 
the fenced cities of Jii'dah, and took 
them. 

14 And Hez-e-kl'ah king of Jii'dah 
sent to the king of As-syr'i-a to La'- 
chiiah, saying, I have offended ; return 
from me : that which thou puttest on 
me will I bear. And the king of As- 
syr'i-a appointed unto Hez-e-ki'ah 
king of Jii'dah three hundred talents 
of silver and thirty talents of gold. 

1 5 And Hez-e-k!'ah?gave him all the 
silver that was found in the house of 
the Lord, and in the treasures of the 
king's house. 

16 At that time did Hez-e-kT'ah cut 
off the gold from the doors of the 
temple of the Lord, and from the 
pillars which Hez-e-ki'ah king of Jii'- 
dah had overlaid, and gave ''it to the 
king of As-syr'i-a. 

1 7 And the king of As-syr'i-a sent 
Tar'tan and Rab'-sa-ris and Rab'- 
sha-keh from La'chish to king Hez-e- 
ki'ali with a 'great host against Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. And they went up and canie 
to Je-rii'sa-lem. And when they were 
come up, they came and stood by the 
conduit of the upper pool, 'which is 
in the highway of the fuller's field. 

1 8 And when they had called to the 
king, there came out to them E-li'a- 
kim the son of Hil-ki'ah. which vkis 
over the household, and Sheb'na the 
^scribe, and J5'ah the son of A'saph 
the recorder. 

1 9 And Rab'-sha-keh said unto 
them, Speak ye now to Hez-e-ki'ah, 
Thus saith the great king, the king 
of As-syr'i-a, 'What confidence ^sthis 
wherein thou trustest ? 

20 Thou ^sayest, (but they are but 
'Vain words,) "/ have counsel and 
strength for the war. Now on whom 



Rah-shaJceh inciteth 



11. KINGS, 19. 



the people to revolt. 



13 



dost thou trust, that thou rebellest 
'against me ? 

21 Now, "behold, thou ''trustest up- 
on the staff of this bruised reed, even 
upon E'gypt, on which if a man 
lean, it will go into his hand, and 
pierce it: so is Pha'radh king of 
E'g5"pt unto all that trust on him. 

22 But if ye say unto me, We trust 
in the Lord our God : is not that he, 
whose high 'places and whose altars 
Hez-e-ki'ah hath taken away, and 
hath said to Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, 
Ye shall worship before this altar in 
Je-ru'sa-lem ? 

23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give 
pledges to my lord the king of As- 

s5^r'i-a, and I will deliver thee two 
thousand horses, if thou be able on 
thy part to set riders upon them. 

24 How then wilt thou turn away 
the face of one captain of the least 
of my master's serv^ants, and put thy 
trust on E'gypt for chariots and for 
horsemen ? 

25 Am I now come up without the 
Lord against this place to destroy 
it? The Lord '"said to me. Go up 
against this land, and destroy it. 

26 Then said E-ira-kim the_ son of 
Hn-ki'ah, and Sheb'na,and Jo'ah, un- 
to Rab'-sha-keh, Speak, I pray thee, to 
thy Servian ts in the Sy r'i-an language ; 
for we understand it : and talk not 
with us in the Jew§' language in 
the ears of the people that are on the 
wall. 

27 ButRab'-sha-keh said unto them, 
Hath my master sent me to thy 
master, and to thee, to speak these 
words? hath he not sent me to the 
men which sit on the wall, that they 
may eat their o^^ti dung, and drink 
^^their own piss with you ? 

28 iThen Kab'-sha-keh stood and 
cried with a loud voice in the Jews' 
language, and spake, saying, Hear 
the word of the great king, the king 
of As-s5^r'i-a : 

29 Thus saith the king, ^Let not 
Hez-e-ki'ah deceive you : for he shall 
not be able to deliver you out of his 
hand : 

30 Neither let Hez-e-kfah make you 
■trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord 
will surely deliver us, and this city 
shall not be delivered into the hand 
of the king of As-syr'i-a. 

31 Hearken not to Hez-e-ki'ali : for 
thus saith the king of As-syr'i-a, 

make an agreement with me by a 



B. C. 710. 



\5 



CHAP. 18. 
t Ezra!, 15 

u Ezek. 29, 

6.7 

12 trustest 
thee. 

V 2Chr.31,l 
2Chr. 
32,12 

13 Or, 

hostages. 

w Isa, 7, 17 
Isa. 10, 
6-19 

water of 
tlieirjeet. 

X 2 Chr. 
32,15 

15 Make 
with me 
a blessing, 
or, seek 
my 

iavov/r. 
Gen.32,20 
Gen.33,11 
Pro. 18.16 

16 Or, pit. 

y Deut. 8, 
7,8 

17 Or, 

deceiveth. 

z ch. 19, 12 
2 Chr. 
32, 14 
Isa. 10, 
10,11 

a ch. 19, 13 
Jer.49,23 

b ch. 17, 24 

Ava. 

c Ps. 2, 2, 4 
Ps. 50, 21 
Ps. 59, 7,8 
Ps. 73, 8,9 
Isa. 10, 
5-15 

Isa. 42, 8 
Dan. 3, 15 
Rom. 1, 
21, 22, 23 

d Isa. 33, 7 



CHAP. 19. 

a Ps, 3, 4, 8 
Ps. 27, 14 
Ps. 37, 
5-40 
Ps. 55, 
16,22 
Ps. 145, 
18, 19 
Pro. 16, 3 
Isa. 37, 1 
Phil. 4, 6 
1 Pet. 5. 
6,7 

1 Or, prov- 
ocation. 

h 2 Sam. 
16,12 

c ch. 18, 35 

402 



present, and come out to me, and 
then eat ye every man of his own 
vine, and every one of his fig tree, 
and drink ye every one the waters 
of his '''cistern: 

32 Until I come and take you away 
to a land like your own land, "a land 
of corn and wine, a land of bread 
and vineyards, a land of oil olive 
and of honey, that ye may live, and 
not die : and hearken not unto Hez- 
e-kfah, v/hen he ^'persuadeth you, 
saying. The Lord will deliver us. 

33 Hath ^any of the gods of the 
nations delivered at all his land 
out of the hand of the king of as- 
syri-a ? 

34 Where ""are the gods of Ha'math, 
and of Ar'pad ? •where are the gods 
of Seph-ar-va'im, He'na, and ^iVah ? 
have they delivered Sa-ma'ri-a out of 
mine hand ? 

35 Who are they among all the 
gods of the countries, that have de- 
livered their country out of mine 
hand, 'that the Lord should deliver 
Je-ru'sa-lem out of mine hand ? 

36 But the people held their peace, 
and answered him not a word : for 
the king's commandment was, say 
ing. Answer him not. 

37 Then came E-li'a-kim the son of 
Hil-ki'ah, which vms over the house- 
hold, and Sheb'na the scribe, and 
J5'ah the son of A'saph the recorder, 
to Hez-e-ki'ah ^with their clothes 
rent,aPxd told him the words of Rab'- 
sha-keh. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Hezekiah, in deep affliction, 6 comforted by Isaiah. 
8 Sennacherib sends a blasphemous letter to Heze- 
kiah. . 14 Hezekiah's prayer. 35 An angel destroys 
the Assyrians. 36 Sennacherib slain. 

AND it came to pass, when king 
Hez-e-ki'ah heard ^^, that he rent 
his clothes, and covered himself with 
sackcloth, and went into the house 
of the ''Lord. 

2 And he sent E-li'a-kim, which ?/;as 
over the household, and Sheb'na the 
scribe, and the elders of the priests, 
covered with sackcloth, to l-§a'iah 
the prophet the son of A'moz. 

3 And they said unto him. Thus 
saith Hez-e-ki'ah, This day is a day of 
trouble, and of rebuke, and 'blas- 
phemy : for the children are come 
to the birth, and there is not strength 
to bring forth. 

4 It *may be the Lord thy God will 
hear all the words of Rab'-sha-keh, 
'whom the king of As-syr'i-a his 

8 



Isaiah comforteth Hezekiah. II. KINGS, 19. His prophecy agaiyist Assyria^. 

master hath sent to reproach the hv- ; 
ing God; and ^^ill '^reprove the words | 
Aviiich the Lord thy God hath heard :! 
wherefore 'Hft up thy prayer for the; 
remnant that are "left. ! 

5 So the servants of king Hez-e-ki'ah 
came to l-sa'iah. 

6 "TAnd -^I-sa'iah said unto them, 
Thus shall ye say to vour master, 
Thus saith the Lord. -^Be not afraid 
of the words which thou hast heard, 
vrith which the sem-ants of the king 
of As-syr'i-a have blasphemed me. 



7 Behold, I Avill send ^a blast upon 
him, and he shall hear a iTimour, 
and shall return to his o^vn land: 
and I will cause him to fall by the 
sword in his o^vn land. 

8 ^So Rab'-sha-keh returned, and 
found the king of As-syr'i-a warring 
against Lib'nah : for he had heard 
that he was departed from 'La'- 
cliish. 

9 And Avhen he heard say of Tir'- 
ha-kah king of E-thi-5'pi-a, Behold, he 
is come out to fight against thee : hel 
sent messengers agam unto Hez-e-| 
ki'ah, saying. 

1 Thus shall ye speak to Hez-e-kfah, 
king of Jii'dah, saying, Let not thy I 
God ^in whom thou trustest deceive: 
thee, saying. Je-ru'sa-lem shall not be ^ 
delivered into the hand of the king 
of As-s5'r'i-a. 

1 1 Behold, thou hast heard what the 
kings of As-s5'r'i-a have done to all 
lands, by destroj-ing them utterly: 
and shalt thou be delivered ? 

12 Have the gods of the nations de-, 
livered them which my fathers have: 
destroyed; as Go'zan, ^and Ha'ran. and 
Re'zeph, and the children of ""E'den 
which v^ere in The-la'sar ? 

13 Where'' 25 the king of Ha'math, 
and the king of Ar'pad, and the king 
of the city of Seph-ar-va'im, of He'na, 
and ^I'vah? 

11: !i And ^'Hez-e-kfah received the 
letter of the hand of the messengers, 
and read it : and Hez-e-ki'ah went up 
into the house of the Lord, and 
spread it before the Lord. 

15 And Hez-e-ki'ah prayed before: 
the Lord, and said, O Lord God of i 
Is'ra-el, nvhich dvv'ellest 'betv:een the 
clierubims, 1;hou art the God, even\ 
thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the 
earth ; thou hast made heaven and 
earth. 

16 Lord, 'bow doA\m thine ear, and' 
hear : open, 'Lord, thine eyes, and see :; 



B. 0. 710. 

CHAP. 19. 

cl Ps. 50, 21 

e Jas. 5, 16 

3 found. 

f Isa. 37, 6 

g Ex. 14, 13 

h Jer. 51, 1 

i eh. 18, li 

j 1 Sam. 
23, 27 

k ch. 18. 5 j 

I Gen.ll,.31| 

m Ezek. ' 
27, 23 j 

nch. 18, 34' 

cIl. 17, 2i I 

p Isa. 37, li 

q 1 Sam.4;,4 
Ps. 80. 1 

r lKi.18,39 
Ps. 96, 5 
Isa.. ii, 6 

s Ps. 31, 2 

t 2Chr.6,40 

3 given. | 

uPs. 115, 4 

V Ps. 83, 18 

w Ps. 60. 2 j 

xLam.2,13 

y Job 16, 4 ! 
Ps.22,7,8 
Lani.2,15 

z Ps. 71, 22 
Isa. 5, 24 
Jer. 51, 5 

4 By the 
ha nd of. 
ch. 18. 17 

a Ps. 20. 7 

5 the tall- 
ness, etc. 

6 Or, the 
forest 
and his 
fruitful 
neM, 
'Isa. 10, 18 

7 Or, 
fenced. 

8 Or. Hast 
thou not 
heard 
how I 
have 
made it 
long ago, 
and 

formed it 
of ancient 
times } 
should I 
nQ^.vbi-ing 
it to be 
laid 
vjaste, 
and 
fenced- 
cities to 
be ruin- 
Otis 
heaps ? 

b Isa. 45, 7 

c Isa, 10. 5 

9 short of j 
liand. j 

dPs. 129, 6j 

e Ps. 139, 1! 

10 Or, j 
sittiyiQ. I 

403 



and hear the words of Sen-nach'e-rib, 
which hath sent him to reproach the 
living God. 

17 Of a truth. Lord, the kings of 
As-syr'i-a have destroyed the nations 
and their lands, 

18 And have ^cast their gods into 
the fire: for they ic€?'e no gods, but 
the ""work of men's hands, wood and 
stone : therefore they have destroyed 
them. 

1 9 iSTow therefore, O Lord our God, 
I beseech thee, save thou us out of 
his hand, that ^'all the kingdoms of 
the earth may know that thou ari 
the Lord God, eve7i thou only. 

20 TThen I-salah the son of A'moz 
sent to Hez-e-kfah, saj'ing. Thus saith 
the Lord God of is'ra-el, 77lat^vhich 
thou hast prayed to me against Sen- 
nach'e-rib king of As-s5^''i-a I "have 
heard. 

21 This is the word that the Lord 
hath spoken concerning him: The 
virgin ^the daughter of Zi'on hath de- 
spised thee, a7id laughed thee to 
scorn ; the daughter of Je-ru'sa-lem 
hath ^'shaken her head at thee. 

22 AVhom hast thou reproached and 
blasphemed ? and against whom hast 
thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up 
thine eves on high 1 even agamst the 
-'Holv One of is'ra-el. 

23 ^^y thy messengei-s thou hast re- 
proached the Lord, and hast said, 
'^With the multitude of my chariots 
I am come up to the heio'ht of the 
mountams, to the sides of Leb'a-non, 
and will cut down ^he tall cedar 
trees thereof, an d the choice fir trees 
thereof: and I will enter into the 
lodgings of his borders, and into ^the 
forest of his Car'mel. 

24 1 have digged and drank strange 
waters, and Avith the sole of my feet 
have I dried up all the rivers of 'be- 
sie^^'ed places. 

2o *Hast thou not heard long ago 
how *I have done it, and^ of ancient 
times that I have formed it? now 
have I brought it to pass, that thou 
'shouldest be to lay waste fenced 
cities into ruinous heaps. 

26 Therefore their inhabitants were 
®of small power, they were dismayed 
and confounded ; they v.^ere as the 
grass of the field, and as the green 
herb, as '^the grass on the house tops, 
and as corn blasted before it be 
groAATi up. 

27 But T know thy ^"abode, and thy ^ 



The Assyrians smitten. 



II. KINGS, 20. IIezekiah''s life lengthened. 



E I going out, and thy coming in, and 
I thy rage against me . E. 1 Chroii.28.9. 

28 Because thy rage against me and 
thy tumult is come up into mine ears, 
therefore -^I will put my hook in thy 
nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and 
I will turn thee back by the way by 
which thou camest. 

29 And this shall he ^a sign unto 
thee. Ye shall eat this year such 
things as grow of themselves, and in 
the second year that which springeth 
of the same ; and in the third year 
sow ye, and reap, and plant vine- 
yards, and eat the fruits thereof. 

30 And ^^the remnant that is es- 
caped of the house of Ju'dah shall 
yet again take root downward, and 
bear fruit upward. 

31 For out of Je-ru'sa-lem shall go 
forth a remnant, aiid ^-they that es- 
cape out of mount Zl'on : Hhe zeal of 
the Lord of hosts shall do this. 

32 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning the king of As-syr'i-a, He 
shall not come into this city, nor 
shoot an arrow there, nor come be- 
fore it with shield, nor cast a bank 
against it. 

o3 By the way that he came, by the 
same shall he return, and shali not 
come into this city, saith the Lord. 

34 For 'I will defend this city, to 
save it, for mine own sake, and for 
my servant •^'Da'vid's sake. 

35 "iTAnd -^it came to pass that night, 
that the angel of the Lord went out, 
and smote in the camp of the As- 
syr'i-an§ an hundred fourscore and 
five thousand : and when they arose 
early in the morning, behold, they 
were all dead corpses. 

36 So Sen-nach'e-rib king of As-syr'- 
i-a departed, and went and returned, 
and dwelt at 'Nin'e-veh. 

37 And it came to pass, as he was 
worshipping in the house of Nis'roch 
his god, that A-dram'me-lech and Sha- 
re'zSr his sons smote him with the 
sword: and they escaped into the 
land of ' ^\r-me'ni-a. And E'sar-had'- 
don '"his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 HezeMah's life lengthened. 8 The sun goes ten de- 
grees backioard. 21 Hezekiah dies, and 'is succeeded 
by Manasseh. 

IN "those days was Hez-e-kf ah sick 
unto death. And the prophet 
T-§a'iah the son of A'moz came to him, 
and said unto him, Thus saith the 
Lord, 'Set thine house in order ; for 
thou shalt die, and not live. 



B. C. 710. 



CHAP. 19. 

/Job 41, 2 
Ezek.29,4 
Ezek.38,4 
Amos 4, 2 

g 1 Sam. 
2,34 

ch.20, 8, 9 
Isa. 7, 11 
Lu. 2, 12 

11 the es- 
caping of 
the house 
of Judah 
that re- 
niaineth. 

12 the es- 
caping. 

h Isa. 9, 7 

i ch. 20, 6 

3 1 Ki. 11. 
12,13 

k 2 Chr. 
32,21 
Isa. 37, 86 

I Gen.10,11 
Jouah 1,2 
Jouah3,3 
Nah. 1 
Zeph. 
2,13 

13 Ararat, 
in Ezra 4, 2 



B. C. 713. 
CHAP. 20. 

a 2 Chr. 
32,24 
Isa. 38, 1 

1 Give 
charge 
concern- 
ing thine 
house, 

2 Sam. 
17,23 

b Neh.13,22 

c Gen. 17, 1 
1 Ki. 3, G 

2 with a 
great 
weeping. 

3 Or, city. 

d ch. 19, 20 
Ps. 65, 2 

e Ps. 39, 12 
Ps. 56, 8 

/ch. 19, 34 

g Isa. 38, 7 

h Isa. 38, 8 

4 degrees. 

i Isa. 39, 1 

5 Or, Mero- 
dach-bal- 
adan. 

j 2 Chr. 32, 
27, 31 

6 Or, 

spicery. 

7 Ov,icwels. 

404 



2 Then he turned his face to the 
wall, and prayed unto the Lord, say 
ing, 

3 I beseech thee, O Lord, ''remember 
now how I have ''walked before thee 
in truth and with a perfect heart, and 
have done that which is good in thy 
sight. And Hez-e-ki'ah wept %ore. 

4 And it came to pass, afore i-§a'iah 
was gone out into the middle ^court, 
that the word of the Lord came to 
him, saying, 

5 Turn again, and tellHez-e-ki'ahthe 
captain of my people. Thus saith the 
Lord, the God of DaVid thy father, 

T have heard thy prayer, I have seen 
"thy tears : behold, I will heal thee : 
on the third day thou shalt go up 
unto the house of the Lord. 

6 And I will add unto thy day* 
fifteen years ; and I will deliver thee 
and this city out of the hand of the 
king of As-syr'i-a ; and I -^will defend 
this city for mine own sake, and for 
my serva-nt Da/vid's sake. * 

7 And I-§a'iah said. Take a lump of 
figs. And they took and laid it on 
the boil, and he recovered. 

8 IF And Hez-e-kf ah said unto l-§a'- 
iah,What shall be the sign that the 
Lord will heal me, and that I shall 
go up into the house of the Lord the 
third day ? 

9 And i-§a'iah said, ^This sign shalt 
thou have of the Lord, that the Lord 
will do the thing that he hath spoken : 
shall the shadow go forward ten de- 
grees, or go back ten degrees ? 

10 And Hez-e-kf ah answered, It is a 
light thing for the shadow to go down 
ten degrees : nay, but let the shadow 
return backward ten degrees. 

11 And l-§a'iah the prophet cried 
unto the Lord : and ''he brought the 
shadow ten degrees backward, by 
which it had gone down in the ^dial 
of A'haz. 

12 IF At 'that time 'Be-ro'dach-baFa- 
dan, the son of Bal'a-dan, king of 
Bab'y-lon, sent letters and a present 
unto Hez-e-kf ah: for he had heard 
that Hez-e-kf ah had been sick. 

1 3 And •'Hez-e-kf ah hearkened unto 
them, and shewed them all the house 
of his ''precious things, the silver, and 
the gold, and the spices, and the pre- 
cious ointment, and all the house of 
his ^armour, and all that was found 
in his treasures : there was nothing 
in his house, nor in all his dominion^ 

that Hez-e-kf ah shewed them not. 
* K. 2 Chron. 16. 9 



II. KINGS, 21. 



B.C. 



ManasseJi's wicked reign 

14 ^Then came l-§a'iah. the prophet 

'iinto king Hez-e-ki'ah, and said untoi chap. 20 
him, What said these men ? and from'^ Lev.26,33 
whence came they nnto thee ? And 
Hez-e-kr'ah said, They are come from 
a far comitiy, even from Bab'j^-lon. 

15 And he said, What have they 
seen in tliine house ? And Hez-e-ki'ah 
answered, All the things that are in 
mine house have they seen : there is 
nothing among my treasures that 1 9 JJ^'^S 
have not shewed them. 

16 And l-sa'iah said unto Hez-e-kf- 
ah, Hear the word of the Lord. 

1 7 Behold, the days come, that all 
that is in thine house, and that which 
thy fathers have laid up in store un- 
to this day, *shall be carried into 
Bab'y-lon : nothing shall be left, saith 
the Lord. 

18 And of thy sons that shall issue 
from thee, Avhich thou shalt beget, 
^shall they take away; ^and they shall 
be eunuchs in the palace of the king 
of Bab'y-lon 



His great idolatry. 



I Cli. 24, 12 

8 Fulfilled, 
ch " ' 
Dan, 

?n 1 Sam. 
3,18 
Job 1, 21 
Ps. 39, 9 



be pea.ce 

and 

truth,etc. 

n Neh. 3, 16 



B. C. 698. 

CHAP. 21. 

a ch. 16, 3 

b ch. 18, 4 

c 1 Ki.16,32 

d Deut. 
4, 19 
Deut. 
17,3 
ch. 17, 16 



19 Then said Hez-e-kfah unto I-sa'- / 2 sam.' | 9 But they hearkened not 
iah, ""-Good is the word of the Lord 
which thou hast spoken. And he 
said, ^Is it not good, if peace and 
truth be in my days ? 

20 "[And the rest of the acts of Hez-e- 
ki'ah, and all his might, and how he 
''made a pool, and a conduit, and 



12. said, -^In Je-ru'sa-lem will I put my 
name, 

5 And he built altars for ah the 
jeV.27,'21 host of heaven in the tAvo courts of 
jer.52,17 the house of the Lord. 

6 And '^he made his son pass through 
l^\^i the fire, and observed times, ^and used 

' 'enchantments, and dealt with famil- 
iar spirits and wizards : he wrought 
much wickedness in the sight of the 
Lord, to provoke him to anger. 

7 And he set a graven miage of the 
grove that he had made in the house, 
of which the Lord said to Da'vid, and 
to Soro-mon his son, In 'this house, 
and in Je-ru'sa-lem, which I have 
chosen out of aU tribes of i§'ra-el, wih 
I put my name for ever ; 

8 X either will I make the feet of i§'- 
ra-el move any more out of the land 
which I gave*^ their fathers; only if 
they will observe to do accordhig to 
all that I have commanded them, and 
according to all the law that my serv- 
ant Mo'ses commanded them. 

and Ma- 

iKi 8 29'^^^'^®-'^ seduced •'them to do more evil 

1 Ki!9,' 3 :than did the nations whom the Lord 

9 Lev. 18 21 (destroyed before the children of i§'- 



ch. 16, 3 
ch. 17, 17 

Jt Lev. 19, 
26, 31 
Deut. 
18,10 
ch. 17, 17 



ra-el. 

10 "ii And the Lord spake by his ser\^- 
ants the prophets, saying, 

11 Because '''Ma-nas'seh king of Jii'- 
dah hath done these abominations. 



brought water into the city, are they 
not Avritten in the book of the chroni- 
cles of the kings of Jii'dah ? 
2 1 And Hez-e-ki'ah slept with his fa- 
thers: and Ma-nas'seh his son reigned J Pro. 29,12', also to sui with his idols 



'- Hi'. 9',?!^^''^^^ hath done wickedly above all 
ch. 23^'27'that the Am'or-ites did, which j-'.'gre 
jer.32,'34; before him, and hath made Ju'dah 



I lKi.21,26 

m 1 Sam. 
3, 11 
Jer, 19, 3 



n Isa. 34, 11 i 
Lam. 2, 8, 
Amos 7, 
7,8 

1 Tie 
and 
turneth 
it upon 
the face 
thereof. 



in his stead. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 jranasseh's wicked reign, and great idolatry. 
19 Anion's wicked reign : '23 he being slain, Josiah is 
made king. 25 Araon's fi.ris. 

MA-XAS'SEH loas twelve years 
old when he began to reign, 
and reigned fift\^ and five years in 
Je-ru'sa-lem. And his mother's name 
ivas Heph'zi-bah. 

2 And he did that ichich loas e^ul in 
the sight of the Lord, ''after the 
abominations of the heathen, whom o ch. 19', 30 
the Lord cast out before the children' p Gen. 9, 6 
of Is'ra-el. 

3 For he built up again the high 
places which *Hez-e-ki'ah his father 
had destroyed ; and he reared up 
altars for Ba'al, and made a grove, as 
'did A'hab king of is'ra-el ; and wor- 
shipped '^all the host of heaven, and 
served them. 

4 And 'he built altars in the house 
of the Lord, of which the Lord 



^^^:M:i%\ 12 Therefore thus saith the Lord 

jerrib, 4 God of IS 'ra-el, Behold, I am bringing 

such cat! upon Je-ru'sa-lem and jii'- 

dah, that whosoever heareth of it, 

both "'his ears shall tingle 



13 And I will stretch over Je-ru'sa- 
lem "the line of Sa-ma'ri-a, and the! 

'wiveth plummet of the house of A'hab : and/ 
* .,, I wih wipe Je-ru'sa-lem as a man 

^vipeth a dish, ^yipmg it, and turning 

it upside do^vn. 

14 And I ^^dll forsake '%\\q remnant 
, ^^ ^ of mine inheritance, and deliver them 

Ps'. 10,' 2,8 into the hand of their enemies; and 
Pro! 6?i6^ they shall become a prey and a spoil 
Pro. 28, I to all their enemies ; 
Isa. 59,3,7 j 15 Because they have done that 
i%\li^yy"hich ivas evil in my sight, and have 
Lam. 4,13 provokcd me to anger, since the day 
Ezlk." 22, theu* fathers came forth out of E'gypt, 
13^27^' even unto this day. 
Mic. 3, 16 Moreover Ma-nas'seh ^shed inno- 
joe! 3 19 cent blood very much, till he had 
405 * 



Amon's wicked reig7i. 



11. KINGS, 22. 



filled Je-ru'sa-lem ^from one end to 
another ; beside his sin wherewith he 
made Jii'dah to sin, in doing that 
which loas evil in the sight of the 
Lord. 

1 7 UNow ?the rest of the acts of Ma- 
nas'seh, and all that he did, and his 
sin that he sinned, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the chronicles of 
the kings of Jii'dah ? 

1 8 And 'Ma-nas'seh slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in the garden 
of his own house, in the garden of 
Uz'za : and A'mon his son reigned in 
his stead. 

1 9 IF A'mon 't(jas twenty and two years 
old when he began to reign, and he 
reigned two years in Je-ru'sa-lem. 
And his mother's name was Me- 
shul'le-meth, the daughter of Ha'ruz 
of Jot 'bah. 

20 And he did that whichwas evil in 
the sight of the Lord, as his father 
Ma-nas'seh did. 

2 1 And he walked in all the way that 
his father walked in, and served the 
idols that his father served, and wor- 
shipped them : 

22 And he 'forsook the Lord God of 
his fathers, and walked not in the way 
of the Lord. 

23 And "the servants of A'mon con- 
spired against him, and slew the king 
in his own house. 

24 And the people of the land slew all 
them that had conspired against king 
A'mon ; and the people of the land 
made J o-si'ah his son king in his stead . 

25 Now the rest of the acts of A'mon 
which he did, are they not written in 
the book of the chronicles of the kings 
ofJii'dah? 

26 And he was buried in his sepul- 
chre in the garden of Uz'za : and Jo- 
si'ah "his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 JosiaK'!^ good reign : 3 he provides for the repair 
of the temple. 8 Hilkiahflirds the book of the laic. 
15 lliddah prophefiies Jerusalera's destruction. 

J O-SI'AH "vms eight years old 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned thirty and one years in Je- 
ru'sa-lem. And his mother's name 
was Je-di'dah, the daughter of Ad-a- 
I'ah of ''Bos'cath. 

2 And he did that which was right 
m the sight of the Lord, and walked 
in all the way of Da'vid his father, 
and '"turned not aside to the right 
hand or to the left. 

3 IT And '^it came to pass in the eight- 
eenth year of king Jo-si'ah, that the 



B. C. 698. 



CHAP. 21. 

3 /ror>i 
mouth to 
mouth. 

q 2 Chr. 33, 
11-19 

r 2 Chr. 
33,20 

643. 



s 2 Chr. 33, 
21-23 



t Judg.2,12 
1 Ki.11,33 

u 2 Chr. 33, 
24,25 

I' Mat. 1, 10 
called 
Josias. 



B. C. 641. 



CHAP. 22. 

a lChr.3,14 
2Chr.34,l 
Jer. 1, 2 
Zeph. 1, 1 

b Josh. 
15, 39 

c Deut. 
5,33 

624. 

d 2Chr.34,8 

e ch. 12, 4 

/ ch. 12, 9 
Ps. 84, 10 

1 threshold. 

g ch. 12, 11, 
13, 14 

h ch. 12, 15 

i Neh. 7, 3 

1 Cor. 4, 3 

j Deut. 
31, 34 
8 Chr. 
34,14 

2 melted. 

k Jer. 36,31 

I Abdon. 

2 Chr. 
34,20 

3 Or, 
Micah. 

TO Ps. 35, IJ 
Pro. 3, e 

n Deut. 
29,37 

Ex. 15, 30 
Judg. 4, 4 

406 



Huldah^s prophecy. 

king sent Sha'phan the son of Az-a-li'- 
ah,the son of Me-shiiriam, the scribe, 
to the house of the Lord, saying, 

4 Go up to Hil-ki'ah the high priest, 
that he may sum the silver which is 

brought into the house of the Lord, 
which -^the keepers of the ^door have 
gathered of the people : 

5 And let them ^deliver it into the 
hand of the doers of the work, that 
have the oversight of the house of the 
Lord : and let them give it to the do- 
ers of the work which is in the house 
of the Lord, to repair the breaches of 
the house, 

6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and 
masons, and to buy timber and hewn 
stone to repair the house. 

7 Howbeit ''there was no reckoning 
made with them of the money that 
was delivered into their hand, because 
they dealt 'faithfully. 

8 IT And Hil-ki'ah the high priest said 
unto Sha'phan the scribe, -^I have 
found the book of the law in the house 
of the Lord. And Hil-ki'ah gave the 
book to Sha'phan, and he read it. 

9 And Sha'phan the scribe came to 
the king, and brought the kmg word 
again, and said, Thy servants have 

gathered the money that was found 
m the house, and have delivered it 
into the hand of them that do the 
work, that have the oversight of the 
house of the Lord. 

10 And Sha'phan the scribe shewed 
the king, saying, Hil-ki'ah the priest 
hath delivered me a book. And Sha'- 
phan '^read it before the king. 

11 And it came to pass, when the 
king had heard the words of the book 
of the law, that he rent his clothes. * 

12 And the king commanded Hil- 
ki'ah the priest, and A-hf kam the son 
of Sha^jhan, and ^Ach'bor the son of 
^Mi-cha'iah,and Sha'phan the scribe, 
and A-sa-hi'ah a servant of the king's, 
saying, 

13 Go ye, "'enquire of the Lord for 
me, and for the people, and for all Ju'- 
dah, concerning the words of this 
book that is found : for great is 
''the wrath of the Lord that is kin- 
dled against us, because our fathers 
have not hearkened unto the words 
of this book, to do according unto all 
that which is written concerning us. 

14 So Hil-ki'ah the priest, and A-hi'- 
kam, and Ach'bor, and Sha'phan, and 
A-sa-hl'ah, went unto Hul'dah, the 
'prophetess, the wife of Shal'lum the 

* B. 23. 1-3. ' 



B 



HuldaKs prophecy. 



11. KINGS, 23. Josiah destroyeth idolatry. 



B 



son of pTik'vah, the son of 'Har'- 
has, keeper of the Hvardrobe ; (now 
she dwelt in Je-ru'sa-lem '^in the col- 
lege ;) and they communed with her. 

15 And she said unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God of i§'ra-el,Tell the 
man that sent you to me, 

16 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, 1 
?wl11 biing evil upon this place, and 
upon the mhabitants thereof, 6 ?;e/i all 
the words of the book which the king 
of Jii'dah hath read : 

1 7 Because they have forsaken me, 
and have burned mcense unto other 
gods, that they might provoke me 
to anger with all the works "of their 
hands ; therefore my wrath shall be 
kindled against this place, and shall 
not be quenched. 

18 But to 'the king of Jii'dah which 
sent you to enquire of the Lord, 'thus 
shall ye say to him. Thus saith the 
Lord God of is'ra-el,^45 touching the 
words which thou hast heard ; 

1 9 Because thine "heart was tender, 
and thou hast 'humbled thyself be- 
fore the Lord, when thou heardest 
what I spake against this place, and 
against the inhabitants thereof, that 
they should become "a desolation and 
'a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and 
wept before me; I also have heard 
thee, saith the Lord. 

20 Behold therefore, I wUl gather 
thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt 
^be gathered into thy grave in peace ; 
and thine eyes shall not see all the 
evil which I vvdll bring upon this 
place. And they brought the king 
word again. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 Josiah causes the law to be read, 3 renews the cov- 
enant of the Lord, 4 deHroi/s idolatry, etc. 29 He is 
slain. ilJehoahaz'sreign : S5 Jehoiakim succeeds 
Mm. 

AND ""the king sent, and they gath 
ered unto hhn all the elders of 
Jii'dah and of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 And the king went up into the 
house of the Lord, and all the men 
of Jii'dah and all the inhabitants of 
J e-ru'sa-lem with him, and the priests, 
and the prophets, and all the people, 
'both small and great : and he read in 
their ears all the w^ords of the book 
of the covenant ^which was found in 
the house of the Lord. 

3 And the king ""stood by a pillar, 
and made a covenant before the Lord, 
to walk after the Lord, and to keep 
his commandments and his testi- 
monies and his statutes with all their 



B. C. 624. 



CHAP. 22. 

p Tikvatli. 
2Chr. 
34,22 

4 Or. 

Hasrah. 

5 garments. 

6 Or, in the 
second 
paH. 

q Deut. 
29,27 
Daii.9,11, 
12-14 

r Ps. 115, 4 

s 2Chr. 
34,26 

t Eccl. 8,12 

u Ps. 51, 17 
Isa. 57, 15 

V 1 Ki.21,29 
Ps. 34, 18 
Ps. 51, 17 
Ps. 138, 6 
Isa. 57, 15 
Isa. 66, 2 
Lu. 14, 11 
Jas. 4, 6, 7 
1 Pet. 5, 
5,6 

w Lev. 26, 
31,32 

.r Jer. 26, 6 
Jer. 44, 22 

y Ps. 37, 37 
Isa. 57,1,2 



CHAP. 23. 

a 2 Chr. 34, 
29,30 

1 from, 
small 
even unto 
great. 

b ch. 22, 8 
c ch. 11, 14 
d Jer. 4, 2 
e ch.21,3,7 

2 caused to 
cease. 

3 Chem- 
arim. 
Hos. 10, 5 
Zeph. 1, 4 

4 Or,tivelve 
sig^ns, or, 
constella- 
tions. 

f ch. 21, 3 
n 2Chr.34,4 
h 1 Ki.14,24 

lKi.15,12 
i Ezek. 

16, 16 

5 houses. 

j 1 Ki.15,22 
k Ezek. 

44, 10 

Mai. 2, 8 
I 1 Sam. 

2,36 
m Isa. 30,33 

Jer. 19, 6 
71 Josh. 15,8 
Lev.18,21 

Ezek. 

23,37 
p Deat.4,19 

Job 31, 26 

Ezek.8,16 

6 Or, 
eunuch, 
or, officer. 

q Jer. 19, l."^ 
Zeph. 1. 5 

407 



heart and all their soul, to perform 
the words of this covenant that were 
written in this book. And'^all the 
people stood to the covenant. * 

4 And the king commanded Hil-ki 'ah ' 
the high priest, and the priests of the 
second order, and the keepers of the 
door, to bring forth out of the temple 
of the Lord all the vessels that were 
made for Ba'al,and for the 'grove, and 
for all the host of heaven; and he 
burned them without J e-ru'sa-lem in 
the fields of Kid'ron, and carried the 
ashes of them unto Beth'-el. 

5 And he ■'put down ^the idolatrous 
priests, w^hom the kings of Jii'dah had 
ordained to burn incense in the high 
places in the cities of Jii'dah, and in 
the places round about J e-ru'sa-lem ; 
them also that burned incense unto 
Ba'ai, to the sun, iind to the moon, and 
to the "planets, and to ail -'the host of 
heaven. 

6 And he brought out the grove from 
the house of the Lord, without Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, unto the brook Kid'ron, and 
burned it at the brook Kid'ron, and 
stamped it small to powder, and cast 
the powder thereof upon the -"graves 
of the children of the people. 

7 And he brake down the houses of 
^the sodomites, that were by the house 
of the Lord, 'where the women wove 
^hangings for the grove. 

8 And he brought aU the priests out 
of the cities of J ii'dah, and defiled the 
high places where the priests had 
burned mcense, fromGe'ba -'to Be'er- 
she'ba, and brake do^^Ti the high 
places of the gates that ^oere in the 
entering in of the gate of J6sh'u-a the 
governor of the city, which we7'e on a 
man's left hand at tlie gate of the city. 

9 Nevertheless Hhe priests of the 
high places came not up to the altar 
of the Lord in Je-ru'sa-lem, but ^they 
did eat of the unleavened bread among 
their brethren. 

10 And he defiled "'To'pheth, which 
is in the "valley of thechildren of Hin'- 
nom, that "^o man might make his 
son or his daughter to pass through 
the fire to Mo'lech. 

1 1 And he too_k away the horses that 
the kings of Jii'dah had given to 'the 
sun, at the entering in of the house of 
the LoRD,by the chamber of Na'than- 
melech the ^chamberlain, which was 
in the suburbs, and burned the char- 
iots of the sun with fire. 

1 2 And the altars that were ?on the 

* B. 2 Chron. 17. 9 



B 



Josiah destroyeth idolatry. II. KINGS, 23. 



The passover kept. 



top of the upper chamber of A'haz, 
which the kings of Jii'dah had made, 
and the altars which Ma-nas'seh ''had 
made in the tw^o courts of the house of 
the Lord, did the king beat dowm,and 
'brake theyii down from thence, and 
cast the dust of them into the brook 
Kid'ron. 

1 3 And the high places that loere 
before Je-ru'sa-lem, which 2^'ere on the 
right hand of ^the mount of corrup- 
tion, which 'Soro-mon the king of i§'- 
ra-el had builded for Ash'to-reth the 
abomination of the Zi-d5'ni-an§, and 
for Che'mosh the abomination of the 
Mo'ab-ites, and for ^Mil'com the 
abomination of the cliildren of Am'- 
mon, did the king defile. 

14 And 'he brake in pieces the "im- 
ages, and cut down the groves, and 
filled their places with the bones of 
men. 

15 TMoreover the altar that loas at 
Beth -el, and the high place which 
"Jer-o-b5'am the son of Ne'bat, w^ho 
made l§'ra-el to sin, had made, both 
that altar and the high place he 
brake down, and burned the high 
place, amd stamped it small to pow- 
der, and burned the grove. 

1 6 And as Jo-si'ah turned himself , he 
spied the sepulchres that were there 
in the mount, and sent, and took the 
bones out of the sepulchres, and 
burned them upon the altar, and 
polluted it, according to the word "of 
the Lord which the man of God 
proclaimed, who proclaimed these 
words. 

IT Then he said, What title is that 
that I see ? And the men of the city 
told him, It is the sepulchre of the 
man of God, which came from 
Jii'dah, and proclaimed these things 
that thou hast done against the altar 
of Beth'-el. 

18 And he said. Let hun alone ; let 
no man move his bones. So they 
let his bones ^ ^alone, with the bones 
of the prophet that came out of Sa- 
ma'ri-a. 

19 And all the houses also of the 
high places that inere "in the cities 
of Sa-ma'ri-a, which the kings of is'ra- 
el had made to provoke the Lord to 
anger, Jo-si'ah took away, and did to 
them according to all the acts that 
he had done in Beth'-el. 

20 And he ^^slew aU the priests of 
the high places that were there upon 
the altars, and ''burned m.en's bones 



B. C. 624. 



CHAP. 23. 
r ch. 21, 5 

7 Or, ran 
from 
thence. 

8 That is, 
the 

mount of 
Olives. 

s 1 Ki. 11, 7 

9 Or, 

Molech. 

t Ex. 23, 24 
Deut. 7, 
5, 25 

10 statues. 

u 1 Ki. 12, 
28,33 

V 1 Ki. 13, 2 

11 to escape. 
u;2Chr.34,6 

12 Or, 
sacriUced. 
Ex. 22, 20 
1 Ki.18,40 
ch. 11, 18 

X 2Chr.34,5 

y 2Chr.35,l 

z Ex. 12, 3 
Lev. 23, 5 
Num. 9, 2 
Deut.16,2 

a ch. 21, 6 

13 Or, tera- 
pTihn, 

1 Sam. 
19, 13 
Hos. 3, 4 

b Lev.19,31 
Lev.20,27 
Deut. 
18, 11 

c ch. 18, 5 

d ch. 21, 11 
ch. 24, 3 
Jer. 15, 4 

14 angers, 

e ch. 17, 18 

/IKi. 8,29 
1 Ki. 9, 3 

610. 

g Zech. 
12, 11 

?i ch. 14, 8 

( Jer. 22, 11 
408 



upon them, and returned to Je-ru'sa- 
lem. 

21 IT And the king commanded all 
the people, saving, s'Keep the pass- 
over unto the Lord your God, as Ht 
is w^ritten in the book of this cove- 
nant. 

22 Surely there was not holden such 
a passover from the days of the 
judges that judged Ig'ra-el, nor in all 
the days of the kings of l§'ra-el, nor of 
the kings of Jii'dah; 

23 But in the eighteenth year of 
king Jo-sfah, wherein this passover 
was holden to the Lord in Je-ru'sa 
lem. 

241[Moreover "the workers vnth 
familiar spirits, and the "wizards, and 
the ^ ^images, and the idols, and all the 
abominations that w^ere spied in the 
land of Ju'dah and in J e-ru'sa-lem, did 
Jo-sf ah put away, that he might per- 
form the w^ords of *the law w^hich 
w^ere w^iitten in the book that Hil- 
kf ah the priest found in the house of 
the Lord. 

25 And '"like unto him \vas there 
no king before him, that turned to 
the Lord with all his heart, and with 
all his soul, and with all his might, 
according to all the law of Mo'§e§; 
neither after him arose there any 
like him. 

2 6 >s otmthstanding the Lord turned 
not from the fierceness of his 
great wrath, wherewith his anger 
was kindled against Ju'dah, because 
''of all the "^provocations that Ma- 
nas'seh had provoked him withal. 

27 And the Lord said, I will re 
move Jii'dah also out of my sight, as 
'I have removed is'ra-el, and will cast 
off this city Je-ru'sa-lem which I have 
chosen, and the house of which I 
said, ■''My name shall be there. 

28 Now the rest of the acts of Jo-si'- 
ah, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the chronicles 
of the kings of Jii'dah? 

29 In his days Pha'raoh-ne'choh 
king of E'g5T)t went up against the 
king of As-syr'i-a to the river Eu- 
phra'tes: and king Jo-sI'ah went 
against him; and he slew^ him ^'at 
Me-gid'do, when he ^had seen him. 

30 And his ser\^ants carried him in 
a chariot dead from Me-gid'd5, and 
brought him to Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
buried him in his own sepulchre. 
And the people of the ^land took 
' Je-ho'a-haz the son of J6-si'ah, and 



Jehoahaz^s evil reign. 



II. KINGS, 24. 



Jerusalem taken. 



anointed him, and made him king| b. c. eio. 
in his father's stead. chap~23" 

31 *lJe-h5'a-haz teas twenty andij ch. 2i, is 
three years old when he began to'feNum.' 
reign ; and he reigned three months j ch.25, e 
m Je-ru'sa-lem. And his mothers' _Jer.52,27 
name was ■'Ha-mii'tal, the daughter of ^'""^u^^-H^ 
Jer-e-mi'ah of Lib'nah. revjma. 

32 And he did that ichich icas evilp^^ffj^^^ 
in the sight of the Lord, according j upontiie 
to ah that his fathers had done. I; 0^2! 17 

33 And Pha'ra5h-ne'choh put mmj oan. i, 7 
in bands at ^Riblah in the land of:"^?^^^ 1,11 

TT — * ie;1 1 * 1 ' '' *J Lin. 11 It, 

Ha math, ' "that he might not reign lUnjer. 22,11 
Je-ru'sa-lem ; and '^put the land to a; f'^f^- ^^' 
tribute of an hundred talents of sil- Pro.11,11 
ver, and a talent of gol_d. j ^^°- 1^- ^ 

34 And Pha'ra5h-ne'choh madej 

E-li'a-kim the son of Jo-si'ah king in! 

the room of Jo-si'ah his father, audi 
turned ^his name to "'Je-hoi'a-kim. 
and took Je-h5'a-haz away : and "he 
came to E'^ypt, and died there. 1 Lev 26 '>b 

35 xVnd Je-hoi'a-kim gave the silver! Jer/25,i~9 
and the gold to Pharaoh; but he'^je^r^J'o 

Jer."32.'28 

Ezek.19,8 

c ch. 20, 17 
ch. 21, 12 



B. C. 607. 
CHAP. 24. 



taxed the land to give the money 
according to the commandment of 
Pha'raoh : he 'exacted the silver and 
the gold of the people of the land, of '^^ T't^e^' 
every one according to his taxation, | hlndof. 
to give it unto Pha'raoh-ne'choh. f^^m'oQ 

36 TJe-hoi'a-kim loas twenty andgch!2i, le 
five years old when he began to ^jer. 15, 1 
reign ; and he reigned eleven years " Lain. 3,'i2 
in Je-ru'sa-lem_. And his mother's 
name teas Ze-bii'dah. the daughter of 
Pe-da'iah of Ru'mah. i j r 46 2 

37 And he did that u^hich icas evil 2 fecnniah, 
in the sight of the Lord, according^ je^^4'^i 
to all that his fathers had done "-^-'"^ ' 

CHAPTER 24. 

Jehoiakirn procures his own ruin. 8 Jekoiachin 



g 2 Clir.36,6 

599. 
h Jer. 37, 5 



and 
ConiaTi, 
Jer. 22, 2-1 
j Dan 1, 1 



succeeds him. IQ Jerusalem taken. 17 ZedeA-ea/i'S'o „„^„ ,•'+,, 
eril^ reian . j "^ ^f^^ ' "-^^ 

IN ''his days Neb-u-chad-nez'zari.zc jer.W, i 
^ king of Bab'^'-lon came up, and! Ezek^'^'^ 
Je-hoi'a-kim became liis ser^^ant 17.12 
three years : then he turned and re- * f^f',,^,,^ 
belled against hmi. i j^v. 25, 1 

2 And 'the Lord sent agamst him '^ cn. 25, 27 
bands of the Chardees, and bands of !? S 39,? 
the Syr'i-ans. and bands of the M5'ab- p Dan. 5] 2 
ites. and bands of the children of ^ jS"2o;^5^ 
Am'mon, and sent them against Jii'- '• Jer. 24] 1 
dah to destroy it, according ^to the"' 19^2?'^^' 
word of the Lord, which he spake f ch. 25, 12 
'by his serv'ants the prophets. * Ih i^ciin ' ^ 

3 Surely at the commandment of ^^^]^r> q 
the Lord came this upon Jii'dah, to; Jer. 22,' 
remove thetn out of his sight,for '^the- Eze2 1. 2 
sins of Ma-nas'seh, according to all 5 or, 
that he did ; 1, ?;;"5t28 

409 



4 And 'also for the innocent blood 
that he shed: for he filled Je-ru'sadem 
with innocent blood ; which'theLoRi* 
would not pardon. 

5 VNow the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoi'a-kim,and ail that he did, are they 
not written in the book of the cln^on- 
icles of the kings of Jii'dah ? 

6 So '°Je-hoi'a-kim slept with his 
fathers: and Je-hoi'a-chin his son 
reigned in his stead. 

7 And Hhe king of E'gj'pt came not 
:agam any more out of his land : for 
'the king of Bab 'y -Ion had taken from 
the river of E'gj'pt unto the ri^-er 
!Eii-phra_'tes all that pertained to the 
king of E'gypt. 

8 ^'^ Je-hoi a-chm was eighteen years 
old when he began to reign, and he 
reigned in Je-ru'sa-lem three months. 
And his mother's name teas Xe-hiish'- 
ta, the daughter of El'na-than of Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

9 And he did that ichich teas evil in 
the sight of the Lord, according to 
all that his father had done. 

10 *i"At -'that time the servants of 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar king of Bab'y-lon 
came up against Je-ru'sa-lem, and the 
city ^vas besieged. 

11 And Neb-u-chad-nez'zar king of 
Bab'y-lon came against the city, and 
his servants did besiege it. 

12 And^Je-hoi'a-chintheking of Jii'- 
dah went out to the kmg of Bab'}' -Ion, 
he, and his mother, and his servants, 
and his princes, and his ^ofiicers: 
'and the king of Bab'^'-lon^took him 
"in the eighth year of his reign. 

13 And "he carried out thence all the 
treasures of the house of the Lord, 
and the treasures of the king's house, 
and ^'cut in pieces all the vessels of 
gold which ^ol'o-mon king of is'ra-el 
had made in the temple of the Lord, 
''as the Lord had said. 

14 And die carried away all Je-ru^- 
sa-lem, and all the princes, and all the 
mighty men of valour, even ten thou- 
sand captives, and all the craftsmen 
and smiths : none remamed, save the 
poorest sort of the people of the land. 

15 And "he carried away Je-hoi'a- 
chin to Bab'y-lon, and the king's 
mother, and the king's wives, and his 
"officers, and the mighty of the land, 
those carried he into captivity from 
Je-ru'sa-lem to Bab'y-lon. 

16 And 'all the men of might, even 

seven thousand, and craftsmen and 

smiths a thousand, all that were 

2 



Jerusalem besieged 



11. KINGS, 25. 



and the nobles slain 



strong and apt for war, even them 
the king of Bab'y Ion brought captive 
to Bab'y-lon. 

IT And "the king of Bab'5^-lon made 
^Mat-ta-ni'ah his father's brother 
king in his stead, ^'and changed his 
name to Zed-e-kfah. 

1 8 T"Zed-e-ki'ah -vkis twenty and one 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned eleven years in Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. And ''his mother's name loas 
Ha-mu'tal, the daughter of Jer-e- 
m.i'ah of Lib'nah. 

19 And he did that lohich was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that Je-hoi'a-kim had done. 

20 For ^through the anger of the 
Lord it came to pass in Je-ru'sa-lem 
and Jii'dah, until he had cast them 
out from his presence, that Zed-e- 
kfah '"rebelled against the kmg of 
Bab'y'-lon. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Jerusalem again besieged. 4 Zedekiah taken, his 
sons slain, and his eyes put out, etc. 

AND it came to pass "in the ninth 
year of his reign, in the tenth 
month, in the tenth day of the 
month, ^Aa^ Neb-u-chad-nez'zar king 
of Bab'y-ion came, he, and all his host, 
against Je-ru'sa-lem, and pitched 
against it ; and they built forts against 
it round about. 

2 And the city was besieged unto 
the eleventh year of king Zed-e-kfah. 

3 And on the ninth day of the 
fourth month the famine prevailed 
in the city, and there was no bread 
for the people of the land. 

4 And the city was broken up, and 
all the men of war jied by night by 
the way of the gate between two 
walls, Avhich is by the king's garden : 
(now the Chal'deeg loere against the 
city round about :) and ^the king 
went the way toward the plain. 

5 And the army of the ChaFdees 
pursued after the king, and overtook 
him in the plains of Jer'i-ch5 : and all 
his army were scattered from him. 

6 So they took the king, and brought 
him up to the king of Bab'y-lon '^to 
Riblah; and they ^gave judgment 
upon him. 

7 And they slew the sons of Zed-e- 
kfah before his eyes, and'^put out the 
ej^es of Zed-e-ki'ah, and bound him 
with fetters of brass, and carried him 
to Bab'y-lon. 

8 li And in the fifth month, on the 
seventh day of the month, which is 



B. C. 599. 



CHAP. 24. 

w Jer. 37, 1 

-r lChr.3,15 

y ch. 23, 34 
2Chr.36,4 

z 2 Chr. 
36, 11 
Jer. 37, 1 
Jer. 62, 1 

a ch. 23, 31 

b Deut.4,24 
Deut. 

29, 27 
ch. 22, 16 
ch. 23, 26 

c Ezek. 
17, 15 
2 Chr. 
36,13 



B. C. 590. 
CHAP. 25. 

a 2 Chr. 
36, 17 
Jer. 34, 2 
Jer. 39, 1 
Ezek.24,1 

b Jer. 39, 4 
Jer. 52, 7 
Ezek. 
12, 12 

c ch. 23, 33 

1 spake 
iud<iment 
with him. 

2 madx 
blind. 
Jer. 39, 7 
Ezek. 
12,13 

d ch. 24, 12 

3 Or, chief 
marshal. 

e P-i. 79, 1 

/ Amos 2, 5 

g Neh. 1, 3 

h Jer. 39, 9 

4 fallen 
atvay. 

i ch. 24, 14 
Jer. 40, 7 

j ch. 20, 17 

k 1 Ki. 7. 15 

I Ex. 27, 3 
1 Ki. 7, 
45,50 

m Dan. 5, 2 

5 the one 
sea. 

n Jer. 52, 24 

n lChr.6,14 
Ezra 7, 1 

p Jer. 21, 1 

6 threshold. 

7 Or, 
eunuch. 

q Jer. 52, 25 

8 saw the 
king^s 
face. 

9 Or, scribe 
of the 
captain 
of the 
host. 

410 



'^the nineteenth year of king Neb-u- 
chad-nez'zar king of Bab'y-lon, came 
Neb'u-zar-a'dan, 'captam of the 
guard, a servant of the king of 
Bab'y 4on, unto Je-ru'sa-lem : 

9 And "he burnt the house of the 
Lord, and -^the king's house, and all 
the houses of Je-rii'sa-lem, and every 
great magi's house burnt he with fire. 

10 And all the army of the Chal'- 
dee§, that toere icith the captain of 
the guard, i-brake down the walls of 
Je-ru'sa-lem round about. 

11 ^ow ^the rest of the people that 
were left in the city, and the 'fugi- 
tives that fell away to the king of 
Bab'y-lon, with the remnant of the 
multitude, did Neb'u-zar-a'dan the 
captain of the guard carry away. 

12 But the captain of the guard left 
'of the poor of the land to be vine- 
dressers and husbandmen. 

1 3 And-' the pillars of *brass that loere 
in the house of the Lord, and the 
bases, and the brasen sea that was in 
the house of the Lord, did the Chal'- 
dee§ break in pieces, and carried the 
brass of them to Bab'y-lon. 

14 And 'the pots, and the shovels, 
and the snuffers, and the spoons, and 
all the vessels of brass wherewith 
they ministered, took they away. 

15 And the firepans, and the bowls, 
and such "things as toere of gold, in 
gold, and of silver, i?i silver, the cap- 
tain of the guard took aw^ay. 

1 6 The two pillars, ^one sea, and the 
bases which Sol'o-mon had made for 
the house of the Lord ; the brass of 
all these vessels was without weight. 

17 The height of the one pillar loas 
eighteen cubits, and the chapiter up- 
on it was brass : and the height of 
the chapiter three cubits; and the 
wreathen work, and pomegranates 
upon the chapiter round about, all of 
brass : and like unto these had the 
second pillar with wreathen work. 

1 8 *ir And "the captain of the guard 
took Ser-a-i'ah ''the chief priest, and 
^Zeph-a-ni'ah the second priest, and 
the three keepers of the "door : 

19 And out of the city he took an 
^officer that was set over the men of 
war, and ^five men of them that Hvere 
in the king's presence, which were 
found in the city, and the ^principal 
scribe of the host, which mustered 
the people of the land, and threescore 
men of the people of the land that 
were found in the city • 



Gedaliah made ruler 



I. CHRONICLES, 1. 



Ishmael slayeth him.. 



CHAP. 25. 

r Lev.26,33 
Deut. 28, 
36. 6i 
ch. 23, 27 
Jer. 2.5, 9 
Amos5,27 

»■ Jer. 40, 5 

t Jer. 27, 12 
Jer. 38, 17 



20 And Neb'ii-zar-a'clan captain of b. c.588. 
the guard took these, and brought 
them to the king of Bab'y-ion to Rib'- 
lah : 

2 1 And the king of Bab'5^-lon smote 
thern,and slew them at Rib'lah in the 
land of Ha'math. 'So J ii'dah was car- 
ried awaj out of their land. 

22 ^And 'as for the people that re- 
mained in the land of Jii'dah, whom 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar kmg of Bab'y-lon 
had left, even over them he mp^dei 
Ged-a-li'ah the son of A-hi'ka.m, the|«Jer.4i,i,2 
son of Sha'phan, ruler, | 

23 And when all the captains of the| 'ungiYom. 
armies, they and their men, heard I 

that the king of Bab'\"-lon had made " Jer.43,4,7 
Ged-a-li'ah governor, there came to 
Ged-a-ifah to Miz'pah, even Ish'ma-el 
the son of Neth-a-nrah,and Jo-ha'nan 
the son of Ca-re'ah, and Ser-a-fah the 
the son of Tan'hu-meth the Ne-toph'- 
a-thlte, and Ja-az-a-ni'ah the son of a 
Ma-ach'a-thite, they and their men. 

2-i And Ged-a-li'ah sware to them, 
and to their men, and said unto them, 
'Fear not to be the servants of the 
dial 'dees: dwell in the land, and 
serve the king of Bab'y-lon ; and it 
shall be well with you. 

25 But "it came to pass in the sev- 



w Deut. 
28.68 
Jer. 41,17 
Jer. 52,31 



X Gen. 40, 
13,20 

11 good 
things 
with him. 

y Dan. 2. 37 
Dan. 5, 
18, 19 

z Gen. 41, 
14,42 

a 2 Sam.9.7 



enth month, that ish'ma-el the son of 
Neth-a-ni'ah,the son of E-lish'a-ma,of 
the seed ^ "royal, came,. and ten men 
with hmi, and smote Ged-a-ll'ah, that 
he died, and the Jews and the Chal'- 
dee§ that were with him at Miz'pah. 

26 And all the people, both small 
a.nd great, and the captams of the 
armies, arose, and "came to E'gypt : 
for they were afraid of the Chal'deeg. 

27TAnd ''it came to pass in the 
seven and thirtieth year of the cap- 
tivity of J§-hoi'a-chin king of Jii'dah, 
in the twelfth month, on the seven 
and twentieth dayot the month, that 
E'vil-me-ro'dach king of Bab'y-lon in 
the 3'ear that he began to reign did 
•"lift up the head of J e-hoi'a-chin king 
of Jii'dah out of prison ; 

28 And he spake '^kindly to him, 
and set his throne above the throne 
of -^the kings that ivere with him in 
Bab'5^-lon ; 

29 And 'changed his prison gar- 
ments : and he did ''eat bread contin- 
uallv before Iiutl all the days of his 
life." 

30 And his allowance vkos a contin- 
ual allowance given him of the king, 
a daily rate for every day, all the 
davs of his life. 



THE FIRST BOOK OF THE 

CHRONICLES. 



CHAPTER 1. 

\ Adam's line to Noah. 5 Sons of Jnpheth, Ham, 
and Shem. 24 Shem's ime to Abraham. 29 bans 
of Ishmael and Keturah. 43 Kings of Edom. 

AD'AM,<^Sheth. E'nosh, 
2 Ke'nan, Ma-hala-le-el Je'red, 

3 '^He'noch, Me-thu'se-lah, La'mech, 

4 No'ah, Shem, Ham, and Ja'pheth. 

5 ^The '"sons of Ja'pheth ; Gd'mer. 
and Ma'g6g,andMad'a-i,and Ja'van, 
and Tu'bal, and Me'shech, and Tfras. 

6 And the sons of Go'mgr ; Ash'che- 
naz, and ' Ri'phath, and T6-gar'mah. 

7 And the sons of Ja'van ; E-H'shah, 
and Tar'shish, Kit'tim, and ''Do'da- 
nim. 

8 HThe ^sons of Ham ; Ciish, and 
Miz'ra-im. Put, and Ca'naan. 

9 And the sons of Cush ; Se'ba, and 
Hav'i-Iah,a.nd Sab 'ta, and Ra'a-mah, 
and Sab'te-cha. And the sons of Ra'- 
a-mah ; She'ba, and De'dan. 



B. C. 4004. 



CHAP. 1. 

1 Gen. 4, 25 
I Gen. 5,.3,9 

[b Judel4 
c Gen. 10, 2 

1 Or, m- 
phath, as 
it is in 
some 
copies. 

2 Or, Ro. 

daviim, 
accord- 
ing to 
some 
copies. 
d Gen. 10, 6 

e Gen. 10, 
8, 13 

/Gen.10,14 
Deut.2,23 
Jer. 47, 4 
Amos 9, 7 

g Gen. 9, 
23, 26 
Gen.10.22 
Gen.11,10 

3 Or, Mas?!, 
Gen.10,23 

411 



he 



10 And Ciish ^begat Mm'rod 
began to be mighty upon the 
earth. 

1 1 And Miz'ra-im begat Lu'dim,and 
An'a-mim, and Le'ha-bim, aiid Naph'- 
tu-him, 

1 2 And Path-ru'sim, and Cas'lu-him, 
(of whom came the Phi-lis'tine§,) and 
■^Caph'tho-rim. 

13 And Ca'naan begat Zi'don his 
firstborn, and Heth, 

14 The Jeb'u-site also,and the Am'or- 
ite, and the Gir'ga-shite, 

1 5 And the Hi'vite, and the Ark'ite, 
and the Sm'Ite, , 

i 1 6 And the Ar'vad-ite, and the Zem'- 
ia-rite, and the Ha'math-ite. 

17 ^The sons of ■•^'Shem ; Elam, and 
JAs'shur, and Ar-phax'ad, and Liid, 
land A 'ram, and Uz, and Hiil, and 
jGe'thgr, and 'Me'shech. 



Sons of Abraham. 



I. CHRONICLES, 2. 



T'he kings of Mdom. 



1 8 And Ar-phax'ad begat IShe'lah, 
and She'lah begat E'bSr. 

1 9 And unto. E'bSr were born_ two 
sons: the name of the one was *Pe'leg ; 
because in his days the earth was 
divided : and his brother's name vms 
Jok'tan. 

20 And Jok'tanbegatAl-m5'dad,and 
She'leph, and Ha'zar-maVeth, and 
Je'rah, 

21 Ha-do'ram also, and tj'zal, and 
Dik'lah, 

22 And E'bal, and A-bim'a-el, and 
She'ba, 

23 And O'phir, and Hav'i-lah, and 
Jo'bab. All these were the sons of 
Jok'tan. 

24 Tf^'Shem, Ar-phax'ad, She'lah, 

25 ^E'bgr, Pe'leg, Re'u, 

26 Se'rug, Na'hor, Te'rah, 

27 A'bram ; •'the same is A'bra-ham. 

28 The sons of A'bra-ham; ^i'gaac, 
and ^ish'ma-el. 

29 1[ These are their generations : 
The firstborn "'of ish'ma-el, Ne-ba'- 
ioth ; then Ke'dar, and Ad'be-el, and 
Mib'sam, 

30 Mish'ma, and Dii'mah, Mas'sa, 
^Ha'dad, and Te'ma, 

31 Je'tur, Na'phish,and Ked'e-mah. 
These are the sons of ish'ma-ek 

32llNow "the sons of Ke-tii'rah, 
A'bra-ham's concubine : she bare Zim'- 
ran, and Jok'shan, and Me'dan, and 
Mid'i-an, and ish'bak, and Shu'ah. 
And the sons of Jok'shan ; She'ba, 
and De'dan. 

33 And the sons of Mid'i-an ; E'phah, 
and E'pher, and He'noch, and A-bi'da, 
and El'da-ah. All these are the sons 
of Ke-tii'rah. 

34 And "A 'bra -ham begat i'§aac. The 
^sons of I'gaac ; E'sau and l§'ra-el. 

35 HThe sons of '^E'sau; El'i-phaz, 
Reu'el, and Je'ush,and ja-a'lam, and 
Ko'rah. 

36 The sons of El'i-phaz; Te'man, 
and 0'mar,''Ze'phi, and Ga'tam, Ke'- 
naz, and Tim'na, and Am'a-lek. 

37 The sons of Reu'el; Na'hath, Ze'- 
rah, Sham'mah, and Miz'zah. 

38 And'thesonsof Se'ir; Lo'tan,and 
Sho'bal, and Zib'e-on, and A'nah, and 
Dl'shon, and E'zar, and Di'shan. 

39 And the sons of Ld'tan; Ho'ri, 
and 'Hd'mam : and Tim'na was Lo'- 
tan's sister, 

40 The sons of Sho'bal ; ^A-li'an, and 
Man'a-hath, and E'bal, ^She'phi, and 
O'nam. And the sons of Zib'e-on ; 
A-i'ah, and A'nah. 



B. C. 4004. 



CHAP. 1. 

4 That is, 
Division, 
Gen.10,25 

h Gen.11,10 
Lu. 3, 36 

i Gen.11,15 
Num. 
24,21 

j Gen. 17,5 
2Chr.20,7 
Neh. 9, 7 
Isa. 41, 8 
Isa. 51, 2 
Rom.4,16 
J as. 2, 23 

k Gen. 21, 
2 3 

I Gen. 16, 
11, 15 

m Gen. 25, 
13-16 

5 Or, 
Hadar, 
Gen.25,15 

1853. 
n Gen, 25, 

1,2 
Gen. 21, 

2,3 
p Gen.25,25 
q Gen. 36, 

9, 10 

Deut.2,22 

Mai. 1,2,3 

Rom.9,13 

Heb. 

12,16 

6 Or, 
Zcphn, 
Gen.36,11 

r Gen.36,20 

7 Or, 
Heman, 
Gen.36,22 

8 Or. 
Alvan, 
Gen.36,23 

9 Or, 
Shcpho, 
Gen.36,23 

s Gen.36,25 

10 Or, 
Hemdan, 
Gen.36,26 

11 Or, 
Akan, 
Gen.36,27 

1676. 
t Gen.36,31 
MlKi.11,14 
V Gen.36,37 

12 Or, 
Hadar, 
Gen.36,39 

13 Or, Pau, 
Gen.36,39 

1496. 
wGen.36,40 
Ex. 15, 15 

14 Or, 
Alvah. 



B. C. 1752. 
CHAP. 2. 

1 Or,Jacob. 
Gen.32,28 
Gen.35,10 
Ex. 32, 13 
lKi.18,31 

a Gen.29,33 
Gen. 30, 5 
Gen.35,18 
Gen. 46. 8 
Ex. 1, 2 

b Gen.29,35 
Gen. 38, 3 
Gen.46,12 
Gen. 49, 
8-12 

Deut.33,7 
Num. 
26, 19 

c Gen. 38, 2 

d Gen. 38, 7 

412 



41 The sons of A'nah ; "Di'shon. And 
the sons of Di'shon ; '"Am'ram, and 
Esh'ban, and Ith'ran, and Che'ran. 

42 The sons of E'z6r ; Bil'han, and 
Za'van, and ^'Ja'kan. The sons of 
Di'shan ; tJz, and A'ran. 

43 UNow these are the 'kings that 
reigned in the land of E'dom before 
a7iy king reigned over the children 
of i§'ra-el ; Be'la the son of Be'or : and 
the name of his city teas Din'ha-bah. 

44 And when Be'la was dead, Jo'bab 
the son of Ze'rah of Boz'rah reigned 
in his stead. 

45 And when Jd'babwas dead, Hu'- 
sham of the land of the Te'man-ites 
reigned in his stead. 

46 And when Hii'sham was dead, 
Ha'dad "the son of Be'dad, which 
smote Mid'i-an in the field of Mo'ab, 
reigned in his stead : and the name of 
his city was A'vith. 

47 And when Ha'dad was dead, 
Sam'lah of Mas're-kah reigned in his 
stead. 

48 And ''when Sam'lah was dead, 
Sha'ul of Re-h5'both by the river 
reigned in his stead. 

49 And when Sha'ul was dead, Ba'al- 
ha'nan the son of Ach'bor reigned in 
his stead. 

50 AndwhenBa'al-ha'nanwasdead, 
^Tia'dad reigned in his stead : and the 
name of his city was '^Pa'i; and his 
wife's name was Me-het'a-bel, the 
daughter of Ma'tred, the daughter of 
Mez'a-hab. 

51 Ha'dad died also. And "the dukes 
of E'dom were ; duke Tim'nah, duke 
'"A-li'ah, duke Je'theth, 

52 Duke A-hol-i-ba'mah, duke E'lah, 
duke Pi'non, 

53 Duke Ke'naz,duke Te'man, duke 
Mib'zar, 

54 Duke Mag'di-el, duke l'ram„ 
These are the dukes of E'dom. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Sons of Israel. 3 Posterity oJJudah. 13 Children 
of Jesse. 18 Posteritij of Caleb, 21 of Hezron, 25 of 
jerahnieel. 34 of Sheshnn. 

THESE are the sons of_'i§'ra-el ; 
"Revi'ben, Sim'e-on, Le'vi, and 
Jii'dah, is'sa-char, and Zeb'u-lun, 

2 Dan, Jo'§eph, and Ben'ja-min, 
Naph'ta-li, Gad, and Ash'6r. 

3 ^The sons of *Jii'dah ; Er, and 
O'nan, and She'lah : which three were 
born unto him of the daughter of 
"Shu'a the Ca'naan-it-ess. And "^Er, 
the firstborn of Jii'dah, was evil in 
the sight of the Lord ; and he slew 
him. 



The children of Jesse. 



I. CHKONICLES, 2. 



Posterity of Caleb. 



4 And "Ta'mar his daughter in law 
bare him Pha'rez and Ze'rah. All the 
sons of Jii'dah were five. 

5 The sons of -^Pha'rez ; Hez'ron,and 
Ha'iTLul. 

6 And the sons of Ze'rah ; ^Zim'ri, 
and ^E'than, and He'man, and Cal'- 
col, and ^Da'ra : five of them in all. 

7 And the sons of ^Car'mi ; *A'char, 
the troubler of l§'ra-el, who trans- 
gressed in the 'thing accursed. 

8 And the sons of E'than ; Az-a-ri'ah. 

9 The sons also of Hez'ron, that were 
born unto him; _Je_-rah'me-el, and 

Ram, and ''Che-lii'bai. 

10 And Ram -^hegat Am-mm'a-dab ; 
and Am-min'a-dab begat Nah'shon, 
prince ^of the children of Jii'dah ; 

1 1 And Nah'shon begat ■'SaFma, and 
Sal'ma begat Bo'az, 

12 And Bo'az begat o'bed, and o'bed 
begat Jes'se, 

1 3 And ^ Jes'se begat his firstborn 
E-li'a.b, and A-bin'a-dab the second, 
and ^Shim'ma the third, 

14 Ne-than'e-el the fourth, Rad'da-i 
the fifth, 

15 o'zem the sixth, Da'vid the sev- 
enth: 

16 Whose sisters v^ere Zer-u-fah, 
and Ab'i-gail. '"And the sons of Zer- 
u-i'ah; A-bish'a-i, and J5'ab, and 
A'sa-hel, three. 

17 And "Ab'i-gail bare Am'a-sa : and 
the father of Am'a-sa was ^Je'thSr the 
ish'me-el-ite. 

1 8 •[And Ca'leb the son of Hez'ron 
begat childreyi of A-zii'bah his wife, 
and of Je'ri-oth : her sons are these ; 
Je'shSr, and Sho'bab, and Ar'don. 

1 9 And when A-zii'bah was dead, 
Ca'leb took unto him fiph'rath, 
which bare him Hur. 

20 And Hur begat tj'ri, and tj'ri be- 
gat "Be-zal'e-el. 

21 And afterward Hez'ron went in 
to the daughter of ^Ma'chir the father 
of Gil'e-ad, whom he '"married when 
he was threescore years old ; and she 
bare him Se'gub. 

22 And Se'gub begat Ja'ir, who had 
three and twenty cities in the land of 
Gil'e-ad. 

23 And ^he took Ge'shur, and A'ram, 
with the towns of Ja'ir, from them, 
with Ke'nath, and the toAvns thereof, 
even threescore cities. All these he- 
longed to the sons of Ma'chir the fa- 
ther of Gil'e-ad. 

24 And after that Hez'ron was dead 
in Ca'leb-eph'ra-tah, then A-bi'ah 



B. C. 1752. 



CHAP. 2. 

e Gen.38,29 
Mat. 1, 3 

/ Gen.4:6,12 
Ruth 4,18 

2 Or, 

ZahdA, 
Josh. 7, 1 

g 1 Ki. 4, 31 

3 Or, 
Darda. 

h ch. 4, 1 

4 Or, 

Achan. 

i Josh. 6,18 
Josh. 7, 1 

5 Or, 

Aram, 
Mat. 1,3,4 

6 Or, Caleb. 

j Ruth 4,19 
Mat. 1, 4 

k Num. 1, 7 
Num. 2, 3 

7 Or, 
Salmon, 
Ruth 4,21 
Mat. 1, 4 

1090. 

I 1 Sam. 
16,6 

8 Or, 

Sham^ 
viah, 

1 Sam. 
16,9 

m. 2 Sam. 
2,18 

>i 2 Sam. 
17,25 

9 Ithra an 
Israelite. 

2 Sam. 
17,25 

1471. 

Ex. 31, 2 
Ex. 35, 30 
2 Chr. 1, 5 

p Num.27,1 

10 took. 

q Num. 
32, 41 
Deut.3,14 
Josh. 
13,30 

r ch. 4, 5 

s 2 Sam. 
14. 2 
Neh. 3, 5 

t ch. 11, 41 

11 Called 
father, 
because 
his de- 
scend- 
ants peo- 
pled that 
city. 

413 



O'nam were, 
And the sons 



Hez'ron's wife bare him Ash'iir 'the 
father of 'Te-ko'a. 

25 II And the sons of Je-rah'me-el the 
firstborn of Hez'ron were. Ram the 
firstborn, and Bii'nah, and o'ren, and 
O'zem, and A-hi'jah. 

26 Je-rah'me-el had also another 
wife, whose name vms At'a-rah ; she 
was the mother of O'nam. 

27 And the sons of Ram the first- 
born of Je-rah'me-el were, Ma'az, 
and Ja'min, and E'kgr. 

28 And the sons of 
Sham'ma-i, and Ja'da. 
of Sham'ma-i ; Na'dab and Ab'i-shur. 

29 And the name of the wife of 
Ab'i-shur loas Ab-i-ha'il, and she bare 
him Ah'ban, and Mo'iid. 

30 And the sons of Na'dab ; Seled, 
and Ap'pa-im : but Se'led died with- 
out children. 

31 And the sons of Ap'pa-im; I'shi. 
And the sons of I'shi ; She'shan. And 
the children of She'shan ; Ah'lai. 

32 And the sons of Ja'da the brother 
of Sham'ma-i; Je'thgr, and J on'a-than: 
and Je'thgr died v/ithout children. 

33 And the sons of J on'a-than ; Pe'- 
leth, and Za'za. These were the sons 
of Je-rah'me-el. 

34 'FNow She'shan had no sons, but 
daughters. And She'shan had a serv- 
ant, an E-gyp'tian, whose name vms 
Jar'ha. 

35 And She'shan gave his daughter 
to Jar'ha his servant to wife ; and she 
bare him At'tai. 

36 And At'tai begat Na'than, and 
Na'than begat 'Za'bad, 

37 And Za'bad begat Ephlai, and 
Ephlal begat O'bed, 

38 And Ol)ed begat Je'hii, and Je'hii 
begat Az-a-ri'ah, 

39 And Az-a-ri'ah begat Helez, and 
Helez begat E-le'a-sah, 

40 And E-le'a-sah begat Si-sam'a.-!, 
and Si-sam'a-i begat Shal'lum, 

41 And Shal'lum begat Jek-a-mi'ah, 
and Jek-a-mi'ah begat E-lish'a-ma. 

42 TNow the sons of Caleb the broth- 
er of Je-rah'me-el v:>ere, xue'sha his 
firstborn, which loas the "father of 
Ziph ; and the sons of Ma-re'shah the 
father of He'bron. 

43 And the sons of He'bron ; Ko'rah, 
and Tap'pu-ah, and Re'kem, and 
She'ma. 

44 And She'ma begat Ra'ham, the 
father of J6r'ko-am: and Re'kem 
begat Sham'ma-I. 

45 And the son of Sham'ma-i was 



I. CHRONICLES, 3, 4. 



CHAP. 2. 

u Josh. 
15,17 

12 Or, 

Reaiah, 
ch. i, 2 



Jtfentt- 
chites, or, 
Hatsi- 
?iamme- 
nuchoth. 

14 Or, J.t- 
arites, or, 
croii'ns o/ 
the house 
of Joab. 
V Judg.1,16 
lu Jer. 35, 2 



7%^ S0715 0/ David. 

Ma'on : and Ma'on teas the father of ^- c- i^^i- 
Beth'-zur. 

46 And E'phah, Caleb's concubine, 
bare Ha'ran, and ]Mo'za, and Ga'zez : 
and Ha'ran begat Gra'zez, 

47 And the sons of Jah'da-i; Re'- 
gem, and Jo'tham, and Ge'sham, andjis or naif 
Pelet,_and E'phah,_and Sha'aph. ^■' 

48 Ma'a-chah, Caleb's concubine, 
bare She'b6r, and Tir'ha-nah. 

49 She bare also Sha'aph the father of 
3Iad-nian'nah, She'va the father of 
Mach'be-nah, andthe_f atherof Gib'e-a: 
and the daughter of Caleb?6Y«s"Ach'sa. 

50 ITThese were the sons of Caleb 
the son of Hur, the firstborn of Eph'- 
ra-tah_; Sh5'b?d the father of Kir'- 
jath-je'a-rim, 

5 1 SaFma the father of Beth -le-hem, 
Ha'reph the father of Beth-ga'dSr. 

52 And Sho'bal the father ^of Kir'- 
jath-je'a-rini had sons; ^^Rar'o-eh, 
cmd ^^half of the Ma-nalieth-ites. 

53 And the families of Kir'jptth- 
je'a-rim; the Ith 'rites, and the Pii'- 
hites, and the Shulnath-ites, and the 
Mish'ra-ites ; of them came the Za're- 
ath-ites, and the Esh'ta-ul-ites. 

54 The sons of Sal'ma; Beth -le- 
hem, and the jSTe-toph'a-thites, "At'a- 
roth, the house of J o'ab, and half of 
the Ma-nalieth-ites, the Zo'rites. 

55 And the families of the scribes 
which dwelt at Ja'bez ; the Ti'rath- 
Ttes, the Shim'e-ath-ites, a? id Su'- 
chath-Ttes, These are the Ken'ites 
that 'camie of He'math, the father of 
the house of "Re'chab. 



JeconiafCs successors. 



^Bath'-shu-a the daughter of *Am' 
mi-el : 

6 ib'har also, and ^E-lish'a-ma, and 
E-liph'e-let, 

7 And Nd'gah, and Ne'pheg, and 
Ja-phi'a, 

8 AndE-lish'a-ma,and ^E-lfa-da,and 
E-liph'e-let, '^nine. 

9 These were all the sons of DaVid, 
beside the sons of the concubines, and 
'Ta'mar their sister. 

10 TAnd Sol'o-mon's son hcas Re- 
ho-bo'am, 'A-bi'a his son, A'sa his son, 
Je-hosh'a-phat his son, 

1 1 J5'ram his son, A-ha-zf ah Ms son, 
Jd'ash his son, 

12 Am-a-zi'ah his son, Az-a-ri'ah his 
son, Jd'tham his son, 

13 A'haz his son, Plez-e-kf ah his son, 
Ma-nas'seh liis son, 

14 A'mon his son, Jo-sf ah his son. 

1 5 And the sons of Jo-sf ah icere, the 
firstborn Jo-ha'nan, the second Je- 



CHAPTER 3. 

1 Sons of David: 10 his line to Zedekiah. 17 Srccces- 
sors of JeconiaJi. 

NOW these were the sons of D aMd , 
which AVer e born unto liim in He'- 
bron ; the firstborn Am'non, ''of A-hin'- 
o- am the *J ez're-el-it-ess ; the second 
^Daniel, of Ab'i-gail the Car'mel-it- 
ess: 

2 The tliird, Ab'sa-lom the son of 
Ma'a chah the daughter of Tallnai 
king of Ge'shur: the fourth, Ad-o-ni' 
jah the son of Hag'gith : 

3 The fifth, Sheph-a-ti'ah of Abl-tal : 
the sixth, ith're-amby '^Eg'lahhis wif e. 

4 These six Avere born unto him in 
He'bron ; and '^ there he reigned seven 
years and six months : and in '^ Je-ru'- 
sa-iem he reigned thirty and three 
years. 

5 And -^these were bom imto him in 
Je-ru'sa-lem ; ^Shim'e-a.and Sho'bab. 
and Na'than, and ^Sol'o-mon, four, of 



B. C. 1053. 
CHAP. 3. 

a 2 Saiii.3,2 

h Josli. 
15,56 

1 Or, 

CMleab, 

Jl^^-^'^ihoi'a-kim, the third Zed-e-ki'ah, the 
>,«Tr. .-, ^^^^^^^ Shallum. 

1 6 Andthesonsof ^'Je-hoi'a-kim : Jec- 
o-nfah his son, Zed-e-kfah liis son. 

17 *i And the sons of Jec-o-ni'ah; As'- 
sir, ^Sa-lalhi-el "liis son, 

18 Mal-chrram also, and Pe-da'iah, 
and She-na'zar, Jec-a-mi'ah, Hosh'a- 
ma, and Xed-a-bf ah. 

19 And the sons of Pe-da'iah "loere, 
Ze-rub'ba-bel, and Shim'e-i : and the 
sons of Ze-rub'ba-bel; Me-shul'lam, 
and Han-a-ni'ah, and Shel'o-mith 
their sister : 

20 And Ha-shu'bah, and o'heL and 
Ber-e-chfah, and Has-a-di'ah, Ju'- 
shab-he'sed, five. 

21 And the sons of Han-a-ni'ah; Pel- 
a-ti'ah,andJe-sa'iah:thesonsofReph- 
a-i'ah, the sons of Ar'nan, the sons of 

Mat i^^ii 0-ba-di'ah, the sons of Shech-a-ni'ah. 

2Ki.'24,i7 22 And the sons of Shech-a.-ni'ah ; 

""""'" Shem-a-f ah : and the sons of Shem-a- 
I'ah ; ''Hat 'tush, and ig'e-al,and Ba-rf 
ah. and Xe-a-rr'ah, and Sha'phat, six. 

23 And the sons of Ne-a-ri'ah ; Eli- 
o-e'na-i, and 'Hez-e-ki'ah, and Az'ri- 
kam, three. 

24 And the sons of E-li-o-e'na-i u^ere, 
H6d-a-i'ah, and Eli'a-shib, and Pel- 
a-i'ah, and Ak'kub, and Jo-ha'nan, 
and Dal-a-i'ah, and An-a'ni, seven. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1,11 Posterity of Judaic by Caleb, the son of Eur : 
5 of Ash ur the son ofHezron: ^ofJabez,and his 
praj/er. etc. ^ 

THE sons of Jii'dah; '^Pha'rez, 
Hez'ron, and 'Car'mi, and Hur, 
and Sho'bal. 



- , ! c 2 Sain.3,5 
fl2Sam. 

2, 11 
e 2 Sam.5,5 

/ch. 14:,4: 

2 Or, 
Slxain- 
mua. 

g 2 Sam. 
12,24 

3 Or, Bath- 
slieba. 

i Or, 
Eliam. 

5 Or, 

EUshua. 

6 Or, Be- 

eliada. 
ch. 14, 7 
Ix 2 Sam. 
5,14 

i 2 Sam. 
13,1 

j IKi. 11,43 
1 Ki. 15, 6 

7 Or, 
Abiiam, 

k 

I 
Being his 
succes- 
sor. 

8 Sheal- 
tiel. 

m Mat. 1,12 

11 Ezra 3, 2 

Ezra 8, 2 

9 HisU- 
jaJiu. 



B. C. 1300. 
CHAP. 4. 



a Geii.38.29 
Gen.46,12 

1 Or, 
Chelubai, 
ch. 2, 9 
or, Caleb, 
ch. 2, 18 

414 



The 'posterity of 



I. CHRONICLES, 4. 



Judah and of Shelah. 



2 And ''Re-a-i'ah the son of Sho'bal 
begat Ja'hath; and Ja'hath begat 
A-liu'nia-i,and La'had. These are the 
families of the Zo'rath-ites. 

3 And these icere of the father of 
E'tam; Jez're-el, and Ish'ma, andld'- 
bash : and the name of their sister was 
Haz'e-lel-po'ni : 

4 And Pe-n&'el the father of Ge'dor, 
and E'zSr the father of Hu'shah. 
These are the so^is of Hur, the first- 
bom of Eph'ra-tpJi, the father of 
Beth'-ie-hem. 

5 t And Ash'ur the father of Te-k5'a 
had two wives, He'lah and Na_^a-rah. 

6 And Na'a-rah bare him l-hu'zam, 
and He'pher, and Tem'e-ni, and Ha- 
a-hash'ta-ri. These loere the sons of 
Na'a-rah. 

7 And the sons of Helah %uere, Ze'- 
reth, and Je-zo'ar, and Ethiian. 

8 And Coz begat A'nub, and Zo-be'- 
bah, and the families of A-har'hel the 
son of Ha'rum. 

9 TIAnd Ja'bez was *more honourable 
than his brethren: and his mother 
called his name ^Ja'bez, saying, Be- 
cause ''I bare him with sorrow. 

10 And Ja'bez "'called on the God of 
l§'ra-el, saying/Oh that thou would- 
est bless me indeed, and enlarge my 
coast, and that thine hand might 
be with me, and that thou wouldest 
*keep me from evil, that it may not 
grieve me ! And God 'granted him 
that which he requested. 

1 1 '^ And Che'lub the brother of Shu'- 
ah begat Me'liir, which id as the father 
of Esh'ton. 

1 2 And Esh'ton begat Beth-ra'pha, 
and Pa-se'ah, and Te-hm'nah the fa- 
ther of '^ir-na'hash. These are the 
men of Ke'chah. 

13 And the sons of Ke'naz ; •''oth'ni- 
ei, and Ser-a-i'ah: and the sons of 
6th'ni-el ; 'Ha'thath. 

14 And Me-on'o-thai begat Oph'rah : 
and Ser-a-i'ah begat J5'ab, the father 

' of -"the Valley of ^Char'a-shim ; for 
they were craftsmen. 

1 5 And the sons of Ca'leb the son of 
Je-phun'neh ; I'ru, E'lah, and Na'a^m : 
and the sons of E'lah, ^°even Ke'naz. 

1 6 And the sons of Je'ha-lele-el : 
Ziph, and Zi'phah, Tir'i-a, and A-sa'- 
re-el. 

1 7 And the sons of Ez'ra ioere, Je'- 
diSr, and Me'red, and fi'phSr, and 
Jalon : and she bare Mir'i-am, and 
Sham'ma-i, and ish'bah the father of 
Esh-te-m5'a. 



B. C. 1300. 



CHAP. 4. 

2 Or, 
Haroeh, 
ch. 2, 52 

b Geu.34:,19 
Ps. 112, 6 
Pro. 10, 7 

3 That is. 
Sorrow- 
ful. 

c Gen. 3, 16 

fZ Job 22, 27 

4 If thou 
wUt, etc. 

5 Do me. 
e Ps. 65, 2 

6 Or, the 
city of 
Naliash. 

f Josh. 
15,17 

7 Or, Ha- 
thath,and 
Meon- 
otTcai,who 
begat,etc. 

g Neh. 
11,35 

8 Or, in- 
habitants 
of the 
valley. 

9 That is, 
crafts- 
vien. 

10 Or, 
Uknaz. 

11 Or, the 

Jewess. 

12 Or,Jehii- 

clijah, 
men- 
tioned 
before. 

h Gen. 38, 1 

i 2 Sam.8,2 

13 Or, 

Jemuel, 
Gen.46,10 
Ex. 6, 15 
Num. 
26, 12 

UOr, 
Jachin, 
Zohar. 

15 wnto. 
Gen. 49, 7 

16 Or, 
Balah, 
Josh. 19,3 

17 Or. 
Eltolad, 
Josh. 19,4 

18 Or,Ha- 
zar-susah. 
Josh. 19,5 

19 Or, 
Ether. 

20 Or, Baal- 
ath-beer. 

21 Or. as 

they di- 
i>ided 
them- 
selves by 
nations 
among 
them. 

415 



18 And his wife "Je-hii-di'jah bare 
Je'red the father of Ge'dor.and He'bSr 
the father of S5'cho,and je-kii'thi-el 
the father of Za-no'ah. And these are 
the sons of Bith 'i-ah the daughter of 
Pha'raoh, which Me'red took. 

1 9 And the sons of h is wife ' -Ho-di'ah 
the sister of Naliam, the father of 
Keilah the Gar 'mite, and Esh-te-m5'a 
the Ma-ach'a-thite. 

20 And the sons of Shi'mon toere, 
Am'non, and Rin'nah, Ben-ha'nan, 
and Ti'lon. And the sons of I'shi 
were, Z5'heth, and Ben-zo'heth. 

21 *iThe sons of She'lah ''the son of 
Jii'dah ice7'e, Er the father of Le'cah, 
and La'a-dah the father of Ma-re'- 
shah, and the families of the house of 
them that wrought fine linen, of the 
house of Ash-be'a, 

22 And Jo'kim, and the men of Cho- 
ze'ba, and Jo'ash, and Sa'raph, who 
had the 'dominion in Mo'ab, and 
Jash'u-bi-le'hem. And these are an- 
cient things. 

23 These ivere the potters, and those 
that dwelt among plants and hedges : 
there they dwelt with the king for 
his work. 

24 TThe sons of Sim'e-on icere,yi:^e- 
mii'el, and Ja'min, ^''Ja'rib, Ze'rah, 
a7id Sha'ul : 

25 Shal'lum his son,Mib'sam his son, 
Mish'ma his son'. 

26 And the sons of Mish'ma; Ha-mu'- 
el his son, Zac'chur his son, Shim'e-i 
his son. 

27 And Shim'e-i had sixteen sons 
and six daughters ; but his brethren 
had not many children, neither did 
all their family multiply, ^^Hke to the 
children of Jii'dah, 

28 And they dAvelt at Be'er-she'ba<, 
and Mol'a-dah, and Ha'zar-shu'al, 

29 And at ^'Bil'hah, and at Ji'zem, 
and at ^Tolad, 

30 And at Beth-u'el, 'and at Hor'- 
mah, and at Ziklag, 

31_And at Beth-mar'ca-both, and 
^^Ha'zar-sii'sim, and at Beth-bir'e-i, 
and at Sha-a-ra'im. These tcere their 
cities unto the reign of Da^'id. 

32 And their collages ?/;e_re,'^E'tam, 
and A'in, Rim'mon, and To'chen, and 
A'shan, five cities : 

33 And all their villages that were 
round about the same cities, unto 
^"Ba'al. These inere their habitations, 
and ^ 'their genealogy. 

34 And Me-sho'bab, and Jamlech, 
and Jo'shah the son of Am-a-zi'ah, 



The line of Reuben. 



I. CHRONICLES, 5. 



The chief tnen of Gad. 



35 And Jo'el, and Je'hu the son of 
Jds-i-bi'ah, the son of Ser-a-i'ah, the 
son of A'si-el, 

36AndE-li-o-e'na-i,andJa-ak'o-bah, 
and Jesh-o-ha'iah, and A-sa-i'ah, and 
A'di-el,and Je-sini'i-el,and Be-na'iah, 

37 And Zi'za the son of Shf phi, the 
son of Alldn, the son of Je-da'iah, the 
son of Shim'rl, the son of Shem-a-i'ah ; 

38 These ^ -mentioned by ^AezV names 
loere princes in their families: and 
the house of their fathers increased 
greatly. 

39 ^And they went to the entrance 
of Ge'dor, eveii unto the east side of 
the valley, to seek pasture for their 
flocks. 

40 And they found fat pasture and 
good, and the land teas wide, and 
quiet, and peaceable ; for they of •'Ham 
had dwelt there of old. 

41 And these written by name came 
in the days of Hez-e-ki'ah king of Jii'- 
dah, and smote ^their tents, and the 
habitations that were found there, 
and destroyed them utterly unto this 
day, and dwelt in their rooms: be- 
cause there was pasture there for 
their flocks. 

42 And so'tne of them, eveyi of the 
sons of Sim'e-on, five hundred men, 
went to mount Se'ir, having_for their 
captains Pel-a-ti'ah, and iNe-a-rfah, 
and Reph-a-fah, and Uz'zi-el, the 
sons of I'shi. 

43 And they smote ^the rest of the 
Amx'a-i6k-ites that were escaped, and 
dwelt there unto this day. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Tke line of Reuben : 9 their habitation. 

NOW the sons of Reu hen the first- 
bom of is'ra-ei, (for ''he vkis the 
firstborn; but, forasmuch as he *de- 
filed his father's bed, "^^ his birthright 
was given unto the sons of Jo'geph 
the son of is'ra-el : and the genealogy 
is not to be reckoned after the birth- 
right. 

2 For ** Jii'dah prevailed above his 
brethren, and of him came *the chief 
^ruler ; but the birthright was Jo- 
§eph's :) 

3 The sons, / say, of /Reu'ben the 
firstborn of i§'ra-el we7^e, Ha'n6ch,and 
Pallu, Hez'ron, and Car'mi. 

4 The sons of Jo'el ; Shem-a-f ah his 
son, Gog his son, Shim'e-I his son, 

5 Mi'cah his son, Re-a-i'a his son, Ba'- 
al his son, 

6 Be-e'rah his son, whom ^Til'gath- 
pil-ne'§er king of AS-syrl^a carried 



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CHAP. 4. 
22 coming. 

715. 

j Ps. 78, 51 

k 2 Ki. 18, 8 

I 1 Sam. 
15,8 

1 Sam. 
30, 17 

2 Sam. 
8,12 



B. C. 1300. 
CHAP. 5. 

a Gen.29,32 
Gen. 49, 3 

b Gen.35,22 

c Gen.48,15 

d Gen. 49, 8 
Ps. 60, 7 
Ps, 108, 8 

Mic. 5, 2 
Mat. 2, 6 

1 Or, 

prince. 

f Gen. 46, 9 
Ex. 6, 14 
Num.26,5 

2 Or, Tig- 
lath-pile- 
ser. 

2K1.15,29 
2 Ki. 16, 7 

ver. 17 

3 Or, She- 

maiah, 

ver. 4 

i^i Josh. 
13, 15 

i Num. 32, 

I, 33, 42 
Josh. 22,9 
Song 4, 1 
Mic. 7, 14 

j Gen.25,12 

4 upon all 
the face 
of the 
east. 

k Josh. 13, 

II, 24, 25 

I chr27, 29 
Song 2, 1 
Isa. 36, 2 
Isa. 65, 10 

5 their go- 
ings forth. 

m2Ki.l5,5 

n 2 Ki. 14, 
16,28 

6 sons of 
valour. 

Gen.25,15 
Ch. 1, .31 

416 



away captive : he was prince of the 
Reu'ben-ites. 

7 And his brethren by their f amihes, 
when ^the genealogy of their genera- 
tions was reckoned, were the chief, 
Je-i'el, and Zech-a-ri'ah, 

8 And Bela the son of_A'zaz, the son 
of ^She'ma, the son of Jo'el, who dwelt 
^in Ar'o-er, even unto Ne'bo and Ba'- 
al-me'on : 

9 And eastward h^ inhabited unto 
the entering in of the wilderness from 
the river Eu-phra'te§ : because their 
cattle were multiplied 'in the land of 
Gil'e-ad. 

10 And in the days_of Saul they 
made war with •^the Ha'gar-ites, who 
fell by their hand : and they dwelt in 
their tents ^throughout all the east 
land of Gil'e-ad. 

11 tAnd the children of Gad dwelt 
over against them, in the land of 
^Ba'shan unto Sal'cah : 

12 J5'el the chief, and Sha'pham the 
next, and Ja-a'nai, and Sha'phat in 
Ba'shan. 

13 And their brethren of the house 
of their fathers were, Mi'chael, and 
Me-shullam, and She'ba, and J5'rai, 
and Ja'chan, and Zi'a, and He'b5r, 
seven. 

14 These are the children of Ab-i- 
ha'ii the son of Hu'ri, the son of Ja- 
rd'ah, the son of Gil'e-ad, the son of 
Mi'chael, the son of Je-shish'a-i, the 
son of Jah'do, the son of Buz ; 

1 5 Alii the son of Ab'di-el, the son of 
Gii'ni, chief of the house of their fa- 
thers. 

1 6 And they dwelt in GU'e-ad in Ba'- 
shan, and in her towns, and in all the 
suburbs of 'Shar'on, upon 'their bor^ 
ders. 

17 All these were reckoned by gene- 
alogies in the days of "' Jd'tham king 
of Ju'dah, and in the days of Jer-o-bo'- 
am "king of I§'ra-el. 

IS^The sons of Reu 'ben, and the 
Gad'ites,and half the tribe of Ma-nas'- 
seh, ®of valiant men, men able to bear 
buckler and sword, and to shoot v/ith 
bow, and skilful in war, were four 
and forty thousand seven hundred 
and threescore, that went out to the 
war. 

1 9 And they made war with the Ha'- 
gar-ites, with ''Je'tur, and Ne'phish, 
and Nd'dab. 

20 And they were helped against' 
them, and the Ha'gar-ites were deliv- 
ered into their hand, and all that were 

2 



Sons of Z>evi. 



I. CHRONICLES, 0. 



Jjine of the priests^ 



with them : for they cried to God in 

the battle, and he was intreated of 

them ; because they put ^their trust in 

. him. F. 2 Chron. 20. 14-20. 

2 1 And they 'took away their cattle ; 
of their camels fifty thousand, and of 
sheep two hundred andfif ty thousand, 
and of asses two thousand, and of 
*men an hundred thousand. 

22 E'or there fell down many slain, 
because the war loas ?of God. And 
they dwelt in their steads until the 
captivity. 

23 IF And the children of the half 
tribe of Ma-nas'seh dw^elt in the land : 
they increased from Ba'shan unto 
Ba'al-hSr'mon and Se'nir, and unto 
mount HSr'mon. 

24 And these were the heads of the 
house of their fathers, even E'phSr, 
and I'shl, and E-li'el, and Az'ri-el, and 
Jer-e-mi'ah, and H5d-a-vi'ah, and 
Jah'di-el, mighty men of valour, 
^famous men,an« heads of the house 
of their fathers. 

25 H And they 'transgressed against 
the G od of their fathers, and went a 
whoring after the gods of the people 
of the land, whom God destroyed be- 
fore them. 

26 And the God of i§'ra-el stirred up 
the spirit of Pul king of As-syr i-a,and 
the spirit of Til'gath-pil-ne'§er king 
of As-syr'i-a, and he carried them 
away, even the Reii'ben-ites, and the 
Gad'ites, and the half tribe of Ma- 
nas'seh, and brought them unto Ha'- 
lah, and Ha'bor, and Ha'ra, and to 
the river G5'zan, unto this day. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Sons of Levi. 4 Line of the priesf,s. 49 Office of 
Aaron and his so7is, 

THE sons of LeVi ; ''GSr'shon, K5'- 
hath, and Me-ra'rL 

2 And the sons of Kdliath; Am'- 
ram, iz'har, and He'bron, and Uz'- 
zi-el. 

3 And the children of Am'ram ; Aar'- 
on, and Mo'§e§, and Mir'i-am. The 
sons also of Aar'on ; *Na'dab, and 
A-bi'hii, E-le-a'zar, and Ith'a-mar. 

4 E-le-a'zar begat Phin'e-has,Phin'e- 
has begat A-bish'u-a, 

5 And A-bish'u-a begat Buk'ki, and 
Buk'ki begat Uz'zi, 

6 And Uz'zi begat Zer-a-hl'ah, and 
Zer-a-hi'ah begat Me-ra'ioth, 

TMe-ra'ioth begat Am-a-ri'ah, and 
Am-a-ri'ah begat A-hi'tub, 

8 And '^A-hi'tub begat Za'dok, and 
Za'dok '^begat A-him'a-az, 
(27) 



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CHAP. 5 
pPs.22,4,5 

7 led 
capUve, 

8 souls of 
men, 
Nuin. 
31,35 

q Rom. 8,31 

r 2 Ki.15,29 
2 KL 17, 6 

9 men of 
names. 

s Deut. 
32,15 

771. 



B. C. 1300. 

CHAP. 6. 

a Gen.46,11 

b Lev. 10, 1 

c 2 Sam. 
8,17 

d2 Sam^ 
15,27 

e 2Clir. 
26,17 

1 in the 
Muse, 

flKi.8,1 
2Chr.3, 1 

g Ezra 7, 3 

2 Or, Me- 
shullam. 
ch. 9. 11 

/iNeh. 
11,11 

i 2Ki.25,18 

j Ex. 6, 16 

k Num.3,33 
ch. 23, 21 

I ver. 42, 
Ethan. 

m ver. 41. 
Adaiah, 

n ver. 41, 
Ethni. 

vers. 
2,18, 
Jzhar. 

p ver. 36, 

Zcpha- 
niah, 
Azariah. 
Joel. 

q vers. 
35,36 

r ver. 35, 
Zuvh. 
1 Sam.1,1 

s ver. 34, 
Toah. 

t ver. 34:, 
Eliel. 

3 Called 
also Joel, 
1 Sam.8,2 

u2Sam^ 
6,17 

1 Ki. 8. 4 
eh. 16, 1 

417 



9 And A-him'a-az be^at Az-a-rl'ah, 
and Az-a-rfah begat Jo-ha'nan, 

10 And Jo-ha'nan begat Az-a-ri'ah, 
(he it is that ^executed the priest's 
office ^in the temple -/^that S51'o-mon 
built in Je-ru'sa-lem :) 

11 And ^Az-a-ri'ah begat Am-a-ri'ah, 
and Am-a-ri'ah begat A-hi'tub, 

12 And A-hi tub begat Za'dok, and 
Za'd5k begat ^Shal'liun, 

13 And Shal'lum begat Hil-ki'ah, 
and Hil-ki'ah begat Az-a-ri'ah, 

14 And Az-a-ri'ah be^at ^Ser-a-i'ah, 
and Ser-a-i'ah begat Je-h5z'a-dak, 

15 And Je-hoz'a-dak went into cap- 
tivity, when 'the Lord carried away 
Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem by the hand 
of Neb-u-chad-nez'zar. 

16*1 The sons of Le'vi; •'GSr'shoni, 
Ko'hath, and Me-ra'rI. 

17 And these be the names of the 
sons of GSr'shom ; Lib'ni, and Shim'e-L 

1 8 And the sons of Ko'hath toere, 
Am'ram, and Iz'har, and He'bron, and 
Uz'zi-el. 

19 The sons of ^Me-ra'ii; Mahli, and 
Mii'shi. And these are the families 
of the Le'vites according to their fa- 
thers 

20 Of GSr'shom; Lib'nihis son, Ja'- 
hath his son, Zini'mah his son, 

21 Jo'ah liis son, "'id'do his son, Ze'-^ 
rah his son,"Je-at'e-rai his son. 

22 The sons of Ko'hath ; "Am-min'a- 
dab his son, K5'rah his son, As'sir his 
son, 

23 li'ka-nah Ms son, and E-bi'a-saph 
his son, and As'sir his son, 

24 Ta'hath his son, pu'vi-e\ his son, 
Uz-zi'ah his son, and Sha'ul his son. 

25 AndthesonsofErka-nah; A-mas'- 
a-i, 9and A-hi'moth. 

26 As for El'ka-nah : the sons of £1'- 
ka-nah ; Zd'phai'his son,andNa'hath 
'his son, 

27 E-li'abliis son, Jei^'o-ham his son, 
El'ka-nah his son. 

28 Andthesonsof Sam'u-el ; thefirst- 
bom ^Vash'ni, and A-bi'ah. 

29 The sons of Me-ra'ri ; Mahli, Lib'- 
ni his son, Sliim'e-I his son, Uz'za his 
son, 

30 Shim'e-a his son, Hag-gl'ah his 
son, A-sa-i'ah his son. 

31 And these are they whom. Da'vid 
set over the service of song in the 
house of the Lord, after that the ark 
"had rest. 

32 And they ministered before the 
dwelling place of the tabernacle of 
the congregation with singing, unti^ 



Line of the priests. 



I. CHRONICLES, 6. Cities of the sons of Aaron. 



Soro-mon had built the house of the 
Lord in Je-ru'sa-lem : and then they 
waited on their office according to 
their order. 

33 And these are they that ^waited 
with their children. Of the sons of 
the Ko'hath-ites : He'man a singer, 
the son of Jo'el, the son of She- 
mu'el, 

34 The son of Erka-nah, the son of 
Jer'o-hana,the son of E-lfel, the son of 
^To'ah, 

, 35 The son of ^Zuph, the son of El - 
k:a-nah,the son of Ma'hath, the son of 
A.-nias'a-i, 

36 The son of fil'ka-nah, the son of 
"Jo'el, the son of Az-a-ri'ah, the son of 
Zeph-a-nfah, 

37 The son of Ta'hath, the son of 
^s'sir, the son of "E-bi'a-saph, the son 
of Ko'rah, 

38 The son of Iz'har, the son of Ko'- 
hath, the son of Le'vi, the son of is'- 
ra-el. 

39 And his brother A'saph, whostood 
on his right hand,eye?i A'saph the son 
of Ber-a-chi'ah, the son of Shmi'e-a, 

40 The son of Mi'chael, the son of 
Ba-a-se'iah, the son of Mal-chi'ah, 

41 The son of 'Eth'ni, the son of Ze' 
rah, the son of Ad-a-i'ah, 

42 The son of ^^E'than, the son of 
Zim'mah, the son of Shim'e-i, 

43 The son of Ja'hath, the son of 
Ggr'shom, the son of Le'vi. 

44 And their brethren thesons of Me- 
ra'ri stood on the left hand: 'E'than 
the son of ®Kish'i, the son of Ab'di, the 
son of Mal'luch, 

45 The son of Hash-a-bT'ah, the son 
of Am-a-zi'ah, the son of Hil-ki'ah, 

40 The son of Am'zi, the son of Ba'nl, 
the son of Sha'mSr, 

47 The son of Mahli, the son of 
Mii'shi, the son of Me-ra'ri, the son of 
Le'vi. 

48 Their brethren also the Le'vites 
were appointed unto all manner of 
service of the tabernacle of the house 
of God. 

49 llBut Aar'on and his sons offered 
'upon the altar of the burnt offering, 
and ""on the altar of incense, a7id 
were appointed for all the work of 
the place most holy, and to make an 
atonement for i§'ra-el, according to all 
that M5'§e§ the servant of God had 
commanded. 

50 And these are*the sons of Aar'on ; 
£-le-a'zar his son, Phin'e-has his son, 
A-bish'u-a his son, 



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CHAP. 6. 

4 stood. 
Ps. 134, 1 

5 ver.26, 
JVahath. 

6 Or, 
Zophai. 

V ver. 24, 
Shaul, 
Uzziah. 
Uriel 

w Ex. 6, 24 

X ver. 21, 
Jeaterai. 

y ver. 21, 
Joah. 

7 C^^tlled 
^ Au- 
thun. 
ch. 9, 16 
ch. 25. 1. 
3,6 
2 Clir. 
35,15 
Ps. 62, 
title. 

8 Or, Ku- 

shaiah, 
ch. 15, 17 

1444. 

z Ex. 29. 38 
Lev. 1, 9 
Num.3,10 
Num.18,7 
Heb. 5, 1 

a Ex. 30, 7 

b Ezra 7. 
2-5 

c Josh. 21. 
9-19 
In this 
list Gibe- 
on and 
Juttah 
are omit- 
ted. 

d Josh. 21, 
11.12 

e Josh. 
14,13 
Josh. 
15,13 

/Josh. 
21,13 

(J Josh. 
21, 15, 
Holon, 

h Josh. 
21, 16, 

Ain. 

i Josh. 
21, 18, 
Alrrt'On. 

} ver. 66 

k Josh. 21,5 

I Josh. 21, 
7,34 

m Num. 35, 
1-8 

n ver. 61 

Josh. 
21,21 

418 



51 Biik'ki his son, uz'zi his son. 
Zer-a-hi'ah his son, 

52 Me-ra'ioth his son, Am-a-rl'ah his 
son, A-hi'tub his son, 

5 3 Za'dok his son, A-him'a-az his son. 

54 IFNow '^these «re their dwelling 
places throughout their castles in 
their coasts, of the sons of Aar'on, of 
the families of the Ko'ha,th-Ites : for 
their's was the lot. 

5 5 And "'they gave them He'bron in 
the land of Jii'dah, and the suburbs 
thereof round about it. 

56 But ^the fields of the city, and 
the villages thereof, they gave to 
Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'neh. 

57 And -^ to the sons of Aar'on they 
gave the cities of Jii'dah, namely, He'- 
bron, the city of refuge, and Lib'nah 
wdth her suburbs, and Jat'tir, and 
Esh-te-mo'a, with their suburbs, 

58 And ^Hi'len with her suburbs, 
De'bir with her suburbs, 

59And^A'shan with her suburbs, 
and Beth-she'mesh with her suburbs : 

60 Andoutof the tribeof Ben'ja-min; 
Ge'ba with her suburbs, and Al'e-meth 
'with her suburbs, and An'a-thoth with 
her suburbs. All their cities through- 
out their families ivere thirteen cities. 

61 And unto the sons of K5'hath, 
lohich ^were left of the family of that 
tribe, were cities given out of the 
half tribe, namely, out of the half 
tribe of Ma-nas'seh,^by lot, ten cities. 

62 And to the sons of GSr'shom 
throughout their families out of the 
tribe of is'sa-char, and out of the tribe 
of Ash'er, and out of the tribe of 
Naph'ta-li, and out of the tribe of 
Ma-nas'sehin Ba'shan, thirteen cities. 

63 Unto the sons of Me-ra'ri irere 
given by lot, throughout their fam- 
ilies, out of the tribe of Reu'ben, and 
out of the tribe of Gad, and out of 
the tribe of Zeb'u-lun, twelve 'cities. 

64 And "'the children of l§'ra-el gave 
to the Le'vites these cities with their 
suburbs. 

65 And they gave by lot out of the 
tribe of the children of Jii'dah, and 
out of the tribe of the children of 
Sim'e-on, and out of the tribe of the 
children of Ben'ja-min, these cities, 
which are called by their names. 

QQ And Hhe residue of the families 
of the sons of Kd'hath had cities of 
their coasts out of the tribe of 
E'phra-im. 

67 And i:hey gave unto them, of the 
cities of refuge, She'chem in mount 



^ 



Priests' and Lemtes' cities. 1. CHRONICLES, 7. 



Sons of JBenjcmiin. 



E'phra-im with her suburbs; they 
gave also Ge'zSr with her suburbs, 

68 And ^Jok'me-ani with her sub- 
urbs, and Beth-h5'r6n with her sub- 
urbs, 

69 And Aij^a-lon with her suburbs, 
and Gath-rim'mon with her sub- 
urbs: 

70 And out of the half tribe of Ma- 
nas'seh ; A'ner with her suburbs, and 
Bfle-am with her suburbs, for the 
family of the remnant of the sons of 
Kd'hath. 

71 Unto the sons of GSr'shom loere 
give?i out of the family of the half 
tribe of Ma-nas'seh, G51an in Ba'shan 
with her suburbs, and ^Ash'ta-roth 
with her suburbs : 

72 And out of the tribe of Is'sa-char : 
^Ke'deshwithher suburbs, Dab'e-rath 
with her suburbs, 

73 And Ra'moth with her suburbs, 
and A'nem with her suburbs : 

74 And out of the tribe of Ash'Sr ; 
Ma'shal with her suburbs, and Ab'don 
with her suburbs, 

75 And Hii'kok with her suburbs, 
and Re'hob with her suburbs : 

76 And out of the tribe of Naph'- 
ta-ll; Ke'desh in Gall-lee vv^ith her 
suburbs, and Ham'mon with her sub- 
urbs, and Kir-jath-a'im with her sub- 
urbs.^ 

77 Unto the rest of the children of 
Me-rali wet^e given out of the tribe of 
Zeb'u-lun, Rim'mon with her sub- 
urbs, Ta'bor with her suburbs : 

78 And on the other side Jor'dan by 
* Jer'i-ch5, on the east side of J or 'dan, 

were given them out of the tribe of 
Reu'ben, Be'zSr in the wilderness 
with her suburbs, and Jah'zah with 
her suburbs, 

79 Ked'e-mothalsowithhersuburbs, 
and Meph'a-ath with her suburbs : 

80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ra'- 
moth in Gil'e-ad with her suburbs, 
and Ma-ha-na'im with her suburbs, 

81 And 'Hesh'b5n with her suburbs, 
and Ja'z6r with her suburbs. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Sons of Ismchar, 6 of Benjamin, 13 of Naphiali, 
14 of Manasseh, 20, -U of Ephraim, 30 b/Asher. 

NOW the sons of "is'sa-char wei'e. 
*T5'la, and^Pii'ah, Jash'ub, and 
Shim'rom, four. 

2 And the sons of T51a ; Uz'zi, and 
Reph-a-i'ah, and Je'ri-el, and Jah'- 
ma-i, and Jib'sam, and She-mu'el, 
heads of their father's house, ^o wit,of 
Tola: they loere valiant men of might 



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CHAP. 6. 

9 See Josh. 
21, 22-35, 
where 
many of 
these 
cities 
have 
other 
names. 
Perhaps 
some of 
the cities 
were ex- 
changed 
for 
others. 

p Josh. 

21, 27 
Beesh- 
terah. 
Deut. 1, 4 

q 3 osh. 
21,28 
Kishon. 

r Num.32,3 
Deut.2,24 
Neh. 9, 22 
Song 7, 4 
Jer. 48,34 



B. C. 1400. 

CHAP. 7. 

a Gen. 30, 
17,18 

b Gen.46,13 
Num. 
26.23 

c Gen. 
46, 13, 
Phuvah, 
Job. 

d 2 Sam. 
24, 1 

ch. 21, 1-5 
ch. 27, 1 

e ch. 5, 24 

/ Gen.46,21 
Num. 
26,38 
ch. 8. 1 

g Num. 
26, 39 
Shu- 
■pham, 
and 
Huphain. 

h ver. 7, 
Iri. 

i Num. 
26,38 
Ahiram. 

j Gen. 
46,24, 
Shillem. 

k Num.27.1 

1 Hezron.a 
grandson 
of Judah, 
married 
Machir'p 
daughtei . 
and their 
child was 
reckoned 
to the 
tribe of 
Manas- 
seh. 
ch. 2, 
21-23 

419 



in their generations ; '^whose nimaber 
was in the days of Da'vid two and 
twenty thousand and six hundred. 

3 And the sons of trz'zi ; iz-ra-hi'ah : 
and the sons of Iz-ra-hi'ah ; Mi'chael, 
and 0-ba-di'ah, and J o'el, l-shi'ah, five : 
all of them 'chief men. 

4 And w^ith them, by their genera- 
tions, after the house of their fathers, 
ivere bands of soldiers for war, six 
and thirty thousand men : for they 
had many wives and sons. 

5 And their brethren among all the 
families of is'sa-char were valiant 
men of might, reckoned in all by 
their genealogies fourscore and seven 
thousand. 

6 ^\The sons of •''Ben'ja-min ; Bela, 
and Be'chSr, and Je-di'a-el, three. 

7 And the sons of Be'la; Ez'bon,and 
Uz'zl,and Uz'zi-el,and Jer'i-m5th,and 
i'ri, five ; heads of the house of their 
fathers, mighty men of valour ; and 
were reckoned by their genealogies 
twenty and two thousand and thirty 
and four. 

8 And the sons of Be'chSr ; Ze-mi'- 
ra, and Jd'ash, and E-li-e'zSr, and 
E-li-o-e'na-i, and om'ri, and Jer'i- 
m5th, and A-bi'ah, and An'a-thoth, 
and Al'a-meth. All these are the 
sons of Be'chgr. 

9 And the number of them, after 
their genealogy by their generations, 
heads of the house of their fathers, 
mighty men of valom*, was twenty 
thousand and two hundred, 

10 The sons also of Je-dl'a-el; Bil'- 
han: andthesonsof Bil'han; Je'ush, 
and Ben'ja-min, and E'hiid, and Che- 
na'a-nah, and Ze'than, and Thar'- 
shish, and A-hish'a-har. 

11 All these the sons of Je-di'a-el, by 
the heads of their fathers, mighty 
men of valour, were seventeen thou- 
sand and two hundred soldiers, fit to 
go out for war and battle. 

12 Shup'pun -''also, and Hiip'pmi, the 
children'of ^Iv^ and Hii'shim,the sons 
of 'AliSr. 

13 lIThe sons of Naph'ta-li : Jah'zi- 
el, and Gu'ni, and Je'zSr, •'and Shal'- 
lum, the sons of BTl'hah. 

14 llThe *sons of Ma-nas'seh; Ash'ri- 
ei, whom she bare : {but his concubine 
the A'ram-it-ess bare Ma'chir the fa- 
ther of Gil'e-ad : 

15 And 'Ma'chir took to wife the 
sister of Hiip'pim and Shup'pim, 
whose sister's name loas Ma'a-chah ;> 
and the name of the second wc^ 



Chief men of IBenjaniln. 



I. CHRONICLES, 8. 



Z§-lo'phe-had: and Ze-15'phe-had had 
daughters. 

16 And Ma'a-chah the wife of Ma'- 
chir bare a son, and she called his 
name Pe'resh ; and the name of his 
brother vkis She'resh ; and his sons 
'ice7'e ulam and Ra'kem. 

IT And the sons of tj'lam; '"Be'dan 
These were the sons of Gil'e-ad, the 
son of Ma'chir,the son of Ma-nas'seh 

18 And his sister Ham-mol'e-keth 
bare I'shod, and "A-bi-e'zgr, and Ma- 
halah. 

19 And the sons of She-mi'dah were, 
A-hf an, and She'chem, and Lik'hl, and 
A'ni-am. 

20 IFAnd the sons^of E'phra-im; Shu'- 
the-lah, and Be'red his son, and Ta'- 
hath his son, and Ei'a-dahhis son, and 



n'';^/ux 



a'hath his son, 

21 And Za'bad his son, and Shu'the- 
lah his son, and E'zSr, and Ele-ad, 
whom the men of Gath that were 
born in that land slew, because they 
came down to take away their cattle. 

22 And E'phra-im their father 
mourned ^many days, and his breth 
ren came to comfort him. 

23 lAnd when he went in to his 
wife, she conceived, and bare a son, 
and he called his name ^Be-rf ah, be- 
cause it went evil with his house. 

24: (And his daughter toas She'rah, 
who built *Beth-h5'ron the nether, 
and the upper, and Uz'zen-she'rah.) 

25 And Ke'phah was his son, also 
Re'sheph,and Telah his son, and Ta'- 
han his son, 

26 La'a-dan his son, Am-mi'hud his 
son, £-lish'a-ma his son, 

27 Non'"his son, J^-h5sli'u-ah his son 

28 IF And their possessions and habi 
tations were, Beth'-el and the towns 
thereof, and eastward 'Na'a-ran, and 
westward Ge'zSr, with the ^towns 
thereof; She'chem also and the towns 
thereof, unto Ga'za and the towns 
thereof : 

29 And by the borders of the chil- 
dren of 'Ma-nas'seh, Beth-she'an and 
her towns, Ta'a-nach and her towns, 
''Me-gid'do and her towns. Dor and 
her towns. In these dwelt the "chil- 
dren of Jo'§eph the son of l§'ra-el. 

SOlThe '"sons of Ash'6r; im'nah, 
and is'u-ah,and ish'u-ai, and Be-rf ah, 
and Se'rah their sister. 

31 And the sons of Be-ri'ah; He'bSr, 
and M&l'chi-el, who is the father of 
Bir'za-vith. 

32 And He'bSr begat J&phlet, and 



B. C. 1400. 



CHAP. 7. 

m 1 Sam , 
12,11 

nNum. 
26,30, 

Jezer. 

Gen.41,52 
Gen. 48, 
14, 16-20 
Num. 
26,35 
Deut. 33, 
13,17 
Ps. 60, 7 
Ps. 108, 8 

p Gen.37,34 
Job 2, 11 
John 
11,19 

2 That is. 
In evil. 
Gen.35,18 
1 Sam. 
4, 21 
ch. 4, 9 

q Josh. 16,3 

1 Sam. 
13,18 

2 Chr. 8,5 



r Num. 
8, 16 

Nun. 



13, 



s Josh. 16,7 
Naarath. 

3 daugh- 
ters. 

t Josh. 17,7 



u Josh. 
17,11 

V Jude 
23-2S 



1. 



'U)Gen.46,17 
Gen.49,20 
Num. 26, 
44,46 
Deut. 
33,24 

X ver. 34, 
Shavner. 

y ver. 32 

z Deut.2,14 



CHAP. 8. 

a Gen.46,21 

Num. 
26,38 
ch. 7, 6 

Or, Ard. 
Gen.46,21 

Or, Shu- 

pham. 

Num. 

26,39 

ch. 7, 12 

Shuppim. 

b ch. 2, 52 

Ruth 1, 1 
420 . 



Sons of Ephraim. 
Ho'tham, and Shu'a 



"^Shd'mSr, and 
their sister. 

33 And the sonsof Japhlet- Pa'sach, 
and ?^im'hal, and Ash'vath. These 
are the children of Japhlet. 

34 And the sons of ^'Sha'mgr ; A'hl, 
and Roh'gah, Je-hub'bah, and A'ram, 

35 And the sons of his brother He' 
leni ; Zd'phah, and Im'na, and She'- 
lesh, and A'mal 

36 The sons of Zo'phah ; Sii'ah, and 
Har'ne-phgr, and Shu'al, and Be'rl, 
and Im'rah, 

37 Be'z6r, and Hod, and Sham'ma, 
andShri'shah,andith'ran,andBe-e'ra. 

38 And the sons of Je'thgr; J^-phun'- 
neh, and Pig'pah, and A'ra. 

39 And the sons of ulla ; A'rah, and 
Hanl-el, and Re-zf a. 

40 All these loere the children of 
Ash'Sr, heads of their father's house, 
choice a7id mighty men of valour, 
chief of the princes. And the num- 
ber throughout the genealogy of 
them that were 'apt to the war and 
to battle was twenty and six thou- 
sand men. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Sons and chief men of Benjamin. 33 Stock of 
Saul and Jonathan. 

NOW Ben'ja-mm begat "Bela his 
firstborn, Ash'bel the second, 
and A-har'ah the third, 

2 N5'hah the fourth, and Ra'pha the 
fifth. 

3 And the sons of Bela were, ^Ad'dar, 
and Ge'ra, and A-bf hud, 

4 And A-bish'u-a,and Na'a-man,and 
A-ho'ah, 

5 And Ge'ra, and'^She-phii'phan,and 
Hii'ram. 

6 And these are the sons of Eliiid : 
these are the heads of the fathers of 
the inhabitants of Ge'ba, and they 
removed them to ''Man'a-hath : 

7 And Na'a-man, and A-hfah, and 
Ge'ra, he removed them, and begat 
Uz'za, and A-hi'hud. 

8 And Sha-ha-ra'im begat children 
in ''the country of Mo'ab, after he had 
sent them away ; Hu'shim and Ba'a- 
ra loere his wives. 

9_ And he begat of Hd'desh his wife, 
J5'bab, and Zib'i-a, and Me'sha, and 
Marcham, 

10 And Je'iiz, and Sha-chi'a, and 
Mir'ma. These were his sons, heads 
of the fathers. 

11 And of Hii'shim he begat Ab'i- 
tub, and M'pa-al. 

12 The sons of M'pa-al; E'b^r, and 



Chief men of Benjamin. I. CHRONICLES, 9. 



Original genealogies. 



Mi'sham, and Sha'med, who built b.c.uoo. 
O'no, ''and L6d, with the towns 
thereof : 

1 3 Be-ri'ah also, and *She'ma, who 
xoere heads of the fathers of the in 
habitants -^of Aij'a-lon, who drove 
away the inhabitants of Gath : 

14 And A-hi'o, Sha'shak, and Jer'e 
moth, 

1 5 And Zeb-a-di'ah, and A'rad, and 
A'der, 

16 And Mi'chael, and is'pah, and 
Jo'ha, the sons of Be-ri'ah ; 

17 And. Zeb-a-dfah, and Me-shul'- 
1am, and Hez'e-ki, and Ile'bSr, 

18 ish'me-rai also, and Jez-lfah, and 
Jo'bab, the sons of EFpa-al; 

1 9 And Ja'kim, and Zich'ri, and 
Zab'di, 

20 And E-li-e'na-i, and Zil'thai, and 
E-li'el, 

21 And Ad-a-fah, and Ber-a-fah, 
and Shim'rath, the sons of ^Shim'hi J 

22 And ish'pan, and He'bSr, and « 2Sam.2,8, 

hosheth. 

m 2Sain.4,4 
2 Sam. 9, 
6, 10 
Mephib- 
oshetii. 

n 2 Sam. 
9.12 

ch. 9, 41, 
Tahrea. 

p ch. 9, 42, 
Jarah. 

q ch. 9, 43, 
Mepliamh. 

r ch. 12, 2 
2Chr.l4,8 
2Chr. 
26, 14 
Neh. 4, 13 



CHAP. 8. 

d Ezra 2,83 
Neh. 7, 37 
Neh. 
11, 35 

e ver. 21 

f Josh. 
19,42 

3 Or, 

Shema, 
ver. 13 

4 Called 
Jehiei, 
ch. 9, 35 

fif ch. 9, 35 

h ch. 9, 37, 

Zecha- 
riah. 

i ch. 9, 38, 

Shim- 
eam. 

i 1 Sam. 
14,51 

k 1 Sam. 
14,49 
Ishui. 



E-lI'el, 

23 And Ab'don, and Zich'ri, and 
Ha nan, 

24 And Han-a-ni'ah, and Elam, and 
An-to-thi'|ah, 

25 And iph-e-de'iah, and Pe-nii'el, 
the sons of Sha'shak ; 

26 And Sham-she-ra'i, and She-ha- 
ri'ah, and Ath-a-li'ah, 

27 And Jar-e-si'ah, and E-li'ah, and 
Zich'ri, the sons of Jer'o-ham. 

28 These were heads of the fathers, 
by their generations, chief me?i. 
These dwelt in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

29 And at Gib'e-on dwelt the ""father 
of Gib'e-on ; whose ^wife's name was 
Ma'a-chah : 

30 And his firstborn son Ab'don, 
and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and 
Na'dab, 

31 And Ge'dor, and A-hi'o, ^and 
Za'chSr 

32 And Mikloth begat »Shim'e-ah. 
And these also dwelt with their 
brethren in Je-rii'sa-lem, over against 

33 IT And ^NSr begat Kish, and Kish 
begat Saul, and Saul begat Jon'a- 
than, and Marchi-shii'a, -^and A-bin'- 
a-dab. and ^£sh-ba'al. 

34 And the son of Jon'a-than "''?/? as 
Mer'ib-ba'al ; and Mer'ib-ba'al "begat 
Mi'cah. 

35 And the sons of Mi'cah tcere, 
Pi'thon, and Melech, and "Ta're-a, 
and A'haz. 

36 And A'haz begat pje-ho'a-dah : 



and Je-ho'a-dah begat Al'e-meth, and 
Az'ma-veth, and Zim'ri ; and Zim'ri 
begat Mo'za, 

37 And M5'za begat Bin'e-a: ?Ra'- 
pha icas his son, E-le'a-sah his son, 
A'zel his son: 

38 And A'zel had six sons whose 
names are these, Az'ri-kam, Boch'e- 
ru, and Ish'ma-el, and She-a-ri'ah, 
and o-ba-di'ah, and Ha'nan. ^Ul 
these tcere the sons of A'zel. 

39 And the sons of E'sliek his brother 
were, tj'lam his firstborn, Je'hush the 
second, and E-liph'e-let the third. 

40 And the sons of U'lam were 
mighty men of valour, 'archers, and 
had many sons, and sons' sons, an, 
hundred and fifty. All these are of 
the sons of Ben'ja-min. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Original registers of Israel and JudoJVs genealo- 



gies. 'il Charge of certain Lev ites. 
Jonathan's stock. 



35 Saul and 



SO ""all is'ra-el were reckoned by 
genealogies ; and, behold, they 
tcere written in the book of the 
kings of l§'ra-el and Jii'dah,t{?A(9 were 
''carried away to Bab'y-lon for their 
transgression. 

2 "i[]Now '^the first inhabitants that 
dwelt in their possessions in their 
cities tcere, the Is'ra-el-ites, the priests, 
Le'vites, and the '^Neth'i-nimg. 

3 And in " Je-ru'sa-lem dwelt of the 
children of JTi'dah, and of the chil- 
dren of Ben'ja-min. and of the chil- 
dren of E'phra-im, and Ma-nas'seh ; 

4 tj'tha-i the son of Am-mi'hud. the 
son of 6m'ri, the son of Im'ri. the 
son of Ba'ni, of the children of Pha'- 
rez -^the son of Jii'dah. 

5 And of the Shilo-nites ; A-sa-i'ah 
the firstborn, and his sons. 

6 And of the sons of Ze'rah : Je-u'el, 
B. c. 1200. iand their brethren, six himdred and 

ninety. 

7And of the sons of Ben'ja-min; Sal'- 
lu the son of Me-shul'lam. the son of 
Hod-a-vi'ah. the son of Has-e-nii'ah, 

8 And ib-ne'iah the son of Jer'o-ham, 
and E'lah the son of Uz'zi, the son of 
Mich'ri, and Me-shiil'lam the son of 
Sbeph-a-thi'ah. thesonof Re-ii'el, the 
son of ib-ni'jah ; 

9 And their brethren, according to 
their generations, nine hundred and 
fifty and six. All these men icere 
cliief of the fathers in the house of 
their fathers. 

10 ^FAnd ^of the priests; Je-da'iah, 
and Je-hoi'a-rib, and Ja'chin, 

1 1 And ' Az-a-ri'ah the son of Hil- 

s 



CHAP. 9. 

a Ezra 2, 59 

b 2 Chr. 
33, 11 
2Chr.86,5 



536. 

c Ezra 2, 70 
Neh. 7, 73 

d Josh. 9,27 
Ezra 2, 43 
Ezra 8, 20 

e Neh. 11, 1 

/Gen.46,12 
Num. 
26,20 

g Neh. 
11,10 

1 Neh. 
11, 11, 
Sei-aiah. 

421 



Priests and Levites who I. CHRONICLES, 9. 



dwelt in Jerusalem. 



ki'ah, the son of Me-shul'lain, the son 
of Za'dok, the son of Me-ra'ioth, the 
son of A-hi'tub, the ruler of the house 
of God ; 

12 And Ad-a-fah the son of Jer'o- 
ham, the son of Pash'ur,_ the son of 
Mal-chi'jah, and Ma-asl-ai the son of 
A'di-el, the son of Jah'ze-rah, the son 
of Me-shuriam, the son of Me-shille- 
mith, the son of im'mgr ; 

13 And their brethren, heads of the 
house of their fathers, a thousand 
and seven hundred and threescore ; 
^very able men for the work of the 
service of the house of God. 

14 IF And of Hhe Le'vltes; Shem-a- 
f ah the son of Has'shub, the son of 
Az'ri-kam, the sonof Hash-a.-bfah, 
of the sons of Me-ra'ri ; 

15 And Bak-bak'kar, He'resh, and 
Galal, and Mat-ta-nfah the son of 
Mf cah, the son of Zich'ri, the son 
of A'saph ; 

16 And 0-ba-dfah the son of Shem 
a-i'ah,the son of Galal, the sonof Jed'- 
u-thun, and Ber-e-chi'ah the son of 
A'sa, the son of El'ka-nah, that dwelt 
in the villages of *theNe-toph'a-thItes. 

17 And-^the porters were^ Shallum, 
and Ak'kub, and Tal'mon, and A-hf - 
man, and their brethren: Shallum 
loas the chief ; 

18 Who hitherto vKiited in *the 
king's gate eastward : they ii^ere por- 
ters in the companies of the children 
of LeVI. 

19 And Shallum the son of K5^re, 
the son of E-bfa-saph, the son of Ko'- 
rah, and his brethren, of the house of 
his father, 'the Ko'rah-ites, vaere over 
the work of the service, keepers of 
the Agates of the tabernacle : and their 
fathers, being over the host of the 
LoRD,?(7ere keepers of the entry. 

20 And "Thin'e-has the son of E-le 
a'zar was the ruler over them in time 
past, andj the Lord vm^s with him. 

21 And Zech-a-ri'ah the son of Me 
shel-e-mf ah was porter of the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

22 All these which loere chosen to 
be porters in the gates loere two hun 
dred and twelve. These were reck 
oned by their genealogy in their vil 
lages, whom "Da'vid and Sam'u-el 
the seer '^did ordain in their ^set of 
fice. 

23 So they and their children had 
the oversight of the gates of the 
house of the Lord, namely, the house 
of the tabernacle, by wards. 



B. C. 1200. 



CHAP. 9. 

2 mighty 
men of 
valour. 

h ch. 6, 19 
Neh. 11, 
15-19 

i ch. 2, 54 
Neh. 12, 
28,29 

j ch. 26, 1 
Ps. 84, 10 

k 2 Ki.11,19 
Ezek. 
44,23 

I ch. 6, 
33, 38 
Ps. 42, 
title. 

3 thresh- 
olds. 

m Num. 
25, 11 
Num.31,6 
Ps.106, 30 

n ch. 26. 1,2 

1 Sam.9,9 

4 founded. 

5 Or, trust. 

V ch. 26, 
13-19 

q 2 Ki. 11, 5 
2Chr.23,8 

6 Or, trust. 

7 Or, store- 
houses. 

8 bring 
them in 
by tale, 
and carry 
thevi out 
by tale. 

9 Or, 

vessels. 

r Ex. 30, 23 

10 Or,trust 
s Lev. 6, 21 

11 Or, on 

flat 
plates, 
or, slices. 

12 bread of 
ordering. 
Ex. 40, 23 
John 6, 
32, 33 
Heb. 9, 
2,24 

t ch. 6, 31 

13 upon 
them. 

u ch. 8, 29 

V ch. 8, 33 

422 



24 In ^-f our quarters were the por- 
ters, toward the east, west, north, and 
south. 

25 And their brethren, which v:)ere 
in their villages, vjere to come ^aftei 
seven days from time to time with 
them. 

26 For these Le'vites, the four chief 
porters, were in their ^set office, and 
were over the 'chambers and treas- 
uries of the house of God. 

27 And they lodged round about 
the house of God, because the charge 
2vas upon them, and the opening 
thereof every iriorning pertained to 
them. 

28 And certain of them had the 
charge of the ministering vessels, 
that they should ^bring them in and 
out by tale. 

29 8o7ne of them also were appointed 
to oversee the vessels, and all the 
''instruments of the sanctuary, and 
the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, 
and the frankincense, and the spices. 

30 And some of the sons of the 
priests made "the ointment of the 
spices. 

31 AndMat-ti-thfah,07?€ of the Le'- 
vltes, who was the firstborn of Shai'- 
lum the K5'rah-ite,had the '"set office 
*over the things that were made ' In 
the pans. 

32 And other of their brethren, of 
the sons of theKo'hath-ites,?-oere over 
the'^shewbread, to prepare it every 
sabbath. 

33 And these are 'the singers, chief 
of the fathers of the Le'vltes, who re- 
maining in the chambers were free : 
for '^they were employed in that 
work day and night. 

34 These chief fathers of the Le'vltes 
loere chief throughout their genera- 
tions ; these dwelt at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

35 TAnd in Gib'e-on dwelt'the father 
of Gib'e-on, Je-hi'el, whose wife's 
name '^vms Ma'a-chah : 

36 And his firstborn son Ab'don, 
then Zur, and Kish, and Ba'al, and 
NSr, and Na'dab, 

37 And Ge'dor, and A-hi'o, and Zech- 
a-ri'ah, and Mikloth. 

38 And Mikloth begat Shim'e-am. 
And they also dwelt with their breth- 
ren at Je-ru'sa-lem, over against their 
brethren. 

39 And "KSr begat Kish ; and Ki«h 
begat Saul; and Saul begat Jon'a- 
than, and Mal'chi-shiu'a, and A-bin'a- 
dab, and l:sh-ba'al. 



Death of Saul. 



1. CHRONICLES, 10, 11. 



David is made king. 



B. C. 1200. 



CHAP. 9. 

u' 2 Sam. 
9,13 

UOr, 

Tarea. 
ch. 8, 35 
X ch.. 8, 35 

15 Or, Je- 

hoadah. 
ch. 8, 36 

16 Or, 
Rapha. 
ch. 8, 37 



40 And the son of Jon'a-than icas 
Merlb-ba'al : and 3Ier'ib-ba'al begat 
Mfcah. 

41 And the sons of ""MFcah icere, 
Pi'thon, and Melech, and '*Tah're-a, 
and ""A'haz. 

42 AndA'hazbegaf Ja'rah; andJa'- 
rah begat AFe-meth, and Az'nia-veth, 
and Zim'ri ;_and Zini'ri begat Mo'za ; 

43 And M5'za begat Bm'e-a ; and 
^'^Reph-a-fah his son, E-le'a-sah his 
son, A'zel his son. 

44 And A'zel had six sons, whose b. c. io56, 
names ar<5 these, Az'ri-kam,B6ch'e-ru, | chap, lo 
and Ish 'ma-el, and She-a-ri'ah, andjaisam, 
0-ba-di'ah, and Ha'nan: these we?'e 
the sons of A'zel. 

CHAPTER 10. 

I SauPs overthrow and death: 8 the Philistines iri- 
inyiph over hivi. 11 The kindness of the ■men of 
Jabesh-gilead to Saul and his sons. 

NOW '^the PhMis'tines fought 
against is'ra-el ; and the men of 
T§'ra-el fled from before the Phi-lis'- 
liineg, and fell down 'slain in mount 
(^il-b5'a. 

2 And the Phi-lis 'tines followed hard 
after Saul, and after "his sons; andig J^.^'^^f'^ 
the Phi-lis'tines slew Jon'a-than, andj gressek-. 
^A-bm'a-dab, and Mal'chl-shii'a, the:^ 13^13^* 

HOnS of Saul. I'Sam. 

3 And the battle went sore against ^^ ^^^\g 3^ 

•san! anrl tliA ^ai^r^lnprs ''hit, him and Lev 20 

6,27 
Deut. 
18,11 
2 Ki. 21, 6 
Isa. 8, 19 

e 1 Sam. 

28,7 

/ 1 Sam. 
15,28 

7 Isai, 



31,1 

1 wounded. 

3 Or, Ishui, 
iSam. 
li, 49 

3 shooters 
vAth 
hows. 

i found 
him. 

5 Or, mock 

me. 

Judg. 

16,21 

b 1 Sam. 
31, 10 



Saul, and the ^archers *hit him, and 
lie was wounded of the archers. 

4 Then said Saul to his armourbear- 
er, Draw thy sword, and thrust me 
through therewith ; lest these uncir- 
cumcised come and ^abuse me. But 
his armourbearer would not ; for he 
was sore afraid. So Saul took a 
sword, and fell upon it. I 

5 And when his armourbearer saw, b. c. lOis. 
that Saul was dead, he fell likewise chap. ii. 
on the sword, and died. 

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, 
and all his house died together. 

7 And when all the men of Is'ra-el 
that ice7'e in the valley saw that they 
fled, and that Saul and his sons were 
dead, then thev forsook their cities, 
and fled : and the Phi-lis'tine§ came 
and dwelt m them. 

8 TAnd it came to pass on the mor- 
row, when the Phi-lis'tmes came to 
strip the slain, that they found Saul -^judf.^'^^ 

19, 10 

4 head. 

5 That Is, 
Zion. 
2 Sam.5,7 

6 revived. 

7 went in 
going 
and in- 
creasing. 

423 



house of their gods, and fastened his 
head in the temple of Da'gon. 

11 IT And when all Ja'besh-gfl'e-ad 
heard aU that the Phi-lis'tiQe§ had 
done to Saul, 

12 They "arose, all the valiant men, 
and took away the body of Saul, and 
the bodies of his sons, and brought 
them to Ja'besh, and buried their 
bones under the oak in Ja'besh, and 
fasted seven days. 

13 I^So Saul died for his transgres- 
sion which he ^committed against the 
Lord, eve?i ''against the word of the 
Lord, which he kept not, and also for 
asking counsel of 072e that had a 
"^f amfliar spirit, *to enquire of it ; 

14 And enquired not of the Lord : 
therefore he slew him, and -^turned 
the kingdom unto Da'vid the son of 
"Jes'se. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 David 7nade king : 4 he wins the castle of Zion 
from the Jebusites by JoaVs valoxir : 10 "a cata- 
logue of his worthies. 

THEN "all is'ra-el gathered them- 
selves to Da'vid unto He'bron, 
saying, Behold, we are thy bone and 
thy flesh. 

2 And moreover 'in tune past, even 
when Saul was king, thou loast he 
that leddest out and broughtest in 
is'ra-el : and the Lord thy God said 
unto thee, Thou shalt -feed my peo- 
ple Is'ra-el, and thou shalt be ruler 
over my people i§'ra-el. 

3 Therefore came all the eldei^ of l§'- 
ra-el to the king to He'bron ; and Da'- 
vid made a covenant with them in 
He'bron before the Lord ; and they 
^anointed Da'^^d king over Is'ra-el, 
according to the word of the *Lord 
^by '^Sam'u-el. 

4 ^And Da'vid and all T^'ra-el went 
'to Je-ru'sa-lem, which is Je'bus; 
■^where the Jeb'u-sites icere, the in- 
habitants of the land. 

5 And the inhabitants of Je'bus said 
b 2 sam.5,3 ^9 Da'vid,Thou shalt not come hither. 
c Rom.8.3i|NeverthelessDa'vidtooktlie castle of 

3 by the 

hand of. 
d 1 Sam, 

16,1 
e 2 Sam.5,6 



a 2 Sam.5,1 

1 both yes- 
terday 
and the 
third day. 

2 Or, rule. 
Ps. 78, 

70, 71 



and his sons fallen in mount Gil-bd'a. 

9 And when they had stripped him, 
they took his head, and his armour, 
and sent into the land of the Phi-lis'- 
tine§ round about, to carry tidings 
unto their idols, and to the people. 

10 And *they put liis armour in the 



Zi'on, which is the city of Da'vid. 

6 And Da'vid said, Whosoever smit- 
eththe Jeb'u-sitesfirst shall be*chief 
and captain. So J5'ab the son of 
Z er-u-i'ah went first up, and was chief. 

7 And Da'vid dwelt in the castle; 
therefore they called ^it the city of 
Da'vid. 

8 And he buflt the city round about, 
even from Mfllo round about : and 
J5'ab ^repaired the rest of the city. 

9 So Da'vid 'waxed greater and 



A catalogue of 



1. CHRONICLES, 11. 



David's mighty men. 



greater: for tbe Lord of hosts was 
with him. 

1 1i These «'also are the chief of the 
mighty men whom Da'vid had, who 
^strengthened themselves with him 
in his kingdom, and with all l§'ra-el, 
to make him king, according to ''the 
word of the Lord concerning !§'- 
ra-el. 

1 1 And this is the number of the 
mighty men whom DaVid had ; Ja- 
sh5'be-am, ^an Hach'mo-nite, the chief 
of the captains: he lifted up his spear 
against three hundred slain by him at 
one time. 

12 And after him was E-le-a'zar the 
son of Do'do, the A-h5'hite, who was 
one oi the three mighties. 

13 He was with Da'vid at * "Pas- 
dam 'mim, and there the Phi-lis'tines 
were gathered together to battle, 
where was a parcel of ground full of 
barley ; and the people fled from be- 
fore the Phi-lis'tine§. 

14 And they ''set themselves in the 
midst of that parcel, and delivered it, 
and slew the Phi-lis'tine§ ; and the 
Lord saved them by a great '^deliv- 
erance. 

15 Now '^three of the thirty cap- 
tains went 'down to the rock to Da'- 
vid, into the cave of A-dul'lam ; and 
the host of the Phi-lis'tine§ encamped 
-in the valley of '^Reph'a-im. 

16 And Da'vid was then in the hold, 
and the Phi-lis'tines' garrison ivas 
then at Beth'-le-hem. 

17 And Da'vid longed, and said. Oh 
that one would give me drink of 
the water of the well of Beth -le-hem, 
that is at the gate ! 

1 8 And the three brake through the 
host of the Phi-lis'tine§,and drew wa- 
ter out of the well of Beth'-le-hem, 
that was by the gate, and took it, 
and brought it to Da'vid : but Da'- 
vid would not drink of it, but poured 
it out to the Lord, 

19 And said, My God forbid it me, 
that I should do this thing : shall I 
drink the blood of these men '^that 
have put their lives in jeopardy ? for 
with the jeopardy o/ their lives they 
brought it. Therefore he would not 
drink it. These things did these 
three mightiest. 

20And *A-bish'a-i the brother of 
Jo'ab, he was chief of the three: for 
lifting up his spear against three 
hundred, he slew them, and had a 
name among the three. 



B. C. 1048. 



CBAP. 11. 

Q 2 Sam. 
23,8 

8 Or, held 
strongly 
with 
him. 

h 1 Sam.16, 
1,12 

9 Or, son of 
Hach- 
moni. 

1047. 

10 Or, 
Ephes- 
davimim, 

1 Sam. 
17,1 

11 0r,stood. 

12 Or, sal- 
vatian. 
Pro. 21,31 

13 Or, three 
captains 
over the 
thirty. 

i 2 Sam. 

23,13 
j ch. 14, 9 

14 Or, 
qiants. 
Isa. 17, 5 

15 with 
their 
lives. 

k 2 Sam. 

23,18 
I 2 Sam. 

23,19 

16 great of 
deecU. 

m 2 Sam. 
23,20 

17 a man of 
7neasure. 

n 2 Sam. 
23,24 

18 Or, 
Sham- 
mah. 

19 Or, 
Harodite, 

2 Sam. 
23,25 

20 Or. 
Paltite, 
2 Sam. 
23,26 

21 Or, Me- 

himnai. 

22 Or, 
Zalmon. 

23 Or, 
Heleb. 

24 Or, 
Hiddai. 

25 Or, Abi- 
albon. 

26 Or, 
Jashen. 
See 

2 Sam. 
23. 32 

27 Or, 
Sharar. 

28 Or, 
EUphelet. 

29 Or, 
Ahasbai. 

30 Or, 
Hezrai. 

31 Or, Pa^- 
rai the 
Arbite. 

32 Or. the 
Bag- 
ger it e. 

Josh. 
15,48 
ch.2,50,53 

424 



21 Of ^the three, he was more hon- 
ourable than the two; for he was 
their captain : howbeit he attained 
not to the first three. 

22 Be-na'iah the son of Je-hoi'a-da, 
the son of a valiant man of Kab'ze-el, 
"^who had done many acts; he "'slew 
two lionlike men of M5'ab : also he 
went down and slew a lion in a pit 
in a snowy day. 

23 And he slew an E-gyp'tian, ''a 
man of great stature, five cubits 
high; and in the E gyp'tian's hand 
teas a spear like a weaver's beam; 
and he went down to him with a 
staff, and plucked the spear out of 
the E-g5^p'tian's hand, and slew him 
with his own spear. 

24 These things did Be-na'iah the 
son of Je-hoi'a-da, and had the name 
among the three mighties. 

25 Behold, he was honourable 
among the thirty, but attained not to 
the fi7'st three r and Da'vid set hina 
over his guard. 

26 Also the valiant men of the 
armies were, "A'sa-hel the brother of 
J5'ab, M-ha'nan the son of Do do of 
Beth'-le-hem, 

27 '^Sham'moth the''Ha'ro-rite,He'- 
lez the '"Pero-nite, 

28 1'ra the son of ik'kesh the Te-ko'- 
Ite, A'bi-e'z5r the An'toth-ite, 

29 ^'Sib'be-cai the Hii'shath-Tte, 
'^I'lai the A-h5'hIte, 

30Ma-har'a-i the Ne-toph'a-thite, 
"Heled the son of Ba'a-nah the Ne- 
toph'a-thite, 

31 ith'a-i the son of Ri'baiof Gib'e-ah, 
that pertained to thechildren ofBen'- 
ja-min, Be-na'iah the Pir'a-thon-ite, 

32 ^^Hii'rai of the brooks of Ga'ash, 
''A-bi'el the Ar'bath-ite, 

33 Az'ma-veth the Ba-ha'rum-ite, 
E-li'ah-ba the Sha-al'bo-nite, 

34 The sons of ''Ha'shem the Gi'zo- 
nite, Jon'a-than the son of Sha'ge the 
Ha'ra-rite, 

35 A-hi'am the son of ^'Sa'car the 
L[a'ra-rite,^^'Eri-phal the son of "t)r, 

36 He'phgr the Me-che'rath-ite, 
A-hi'iah the Pel'o-nite, 

37 '"Hez'ro the Car'mel-Ite, ''Na'a- 
rai the son of Ez'ba-i, 

38Jo'el the brother of Nathan, 
Mib'har ^^the son of Hag'ge-ri, 

39 Ze'lek the Am'mon-ite, Na-har'- 
a-i the Be'roth-ite, the armourbearer 
of J5'ab the son of Zer-u-i'ah, 

40 i'ra the "Ith'rite, Ga'reb the Ith'- 
rite. 



Armies that came to 



I. CHRONICLES, 12. 



David at Ziklag. 



41 U-rfah Hhe Hit'tite, ='='Za'bad the 
son of Ahlai, 

42 Ad'i-na the son of Shfza the Reii'- 
ben-ite, a captain of the Reu'ben-ites, 
and thirty with him, 

43 Ha'nan the son of Ma'a-chah, and 
Josh'a-phat the Mith'nite, 

44uz-zfa the Ash'te-rath-ite,_ Sha'- 
ma and Je-hi'el the sons of Ho'than 
the Ar'o-Sr-ite, 

45 JS-df a-el the son of Shim'ri, and 
To'ha his brother, the Ti'zite, 

46 £-li'el the Ma'ha-vite, and Jer'i- 
^i, and Josh-a-vi'ah, the sons of £1'- 

na-am, and ith'mah the M5'ab-ite, 

47 E-li'el, and O'bed, and Ja'si-el the 
H^-s5'ba-ite. 

CHAPTER 12. 

I The companies that came to David at Ziklag: 
23 the armies that came to him. at Hebron. 

NOW ''these are they that came to 
Da'vid to *Ziklag, 'while he yet 
kept himself close because of Saul 
the son of Kish: and they were 
among the mighty men, helpers of 
the war. 

2 They were armed with bows, and 
could use both the right hand and 
the 4eft in hurling stones and shoot- 
ing arrows out of a bow, even of 
SauFs brethren of Ben'ja-min. 

^'The chief loas A-hi-e'z5r, then 3b'- 
ash, the sons of ^She-ma'ah the Gib'- 
e-ath-ite ; and Je'zi-el, and Pe'let, the 
sons of Az'ma-veth ; and Ber'a-chah, 
and Jeliii'^the An'toth-ite, 

4 And Ts-ma-i'ah the 'Gib'e-on-ite, a 
mighty man among the thirty, and 
over the thirty ; and Jer-e-mi'ah, a,nd 
Ja-ha'zi-el, and Jo-ha'nan, and Jos'a- 
b&d the G§d'e-rath-ite, 

5 E-lii'za-i,and Jer'i-m6th, and Be-a- 
li'ah, and Shem-a-rfah, and Sheph- 
a-ti'ah the Har'u-phite, 

6 £rka-nah, and Je-sf ah, and A-zar'- 
e-el, and Jo-e'zSr, and Ja-shol3e-am, 
the Kor'hites, 

7 And Jo-e'lah, and Zeb-a-di'ah, the 
sons of Jer'o-ham of Ge'dor. 

8 And of the Gad'ites there separated 
themselves unto Da'vid into the-^old 
to the wilderness men of might, ajid 
men ^of war fit for the battle, that 
could handle shield and buckler, 
whose ^faces were like the faces of 
lions, and loere ^as swift as the roes 
upon the mountains ; 

y E'zSr the first, 0-ba-df ah the sec- 
ond, fi-lfab the third, 

1 Mish-man'nah the fourth, Jer-e- 
mi'ah the fifth, 



B. C. 1047. 



CHAP. 11. 

p 2 Sam. 
11.3 

33 Perhaps 
these last 
sixteen 
were of 
less note, 
and so 
are not 
added, in 
2 Sam.23. 



B. C. 1058. 
CHAP. 12. 

a 1 Sam, 

27,2 

h 1 Sam. 
27,6 

1 being yet 
shut up. 

c Judg. 

20, 16 

2 Or, Has- 
maah. 

d .Tosh. 

21, 18 

e Josh. 18, 
21,25 

/ 1 Sam.28, 
li. 29 

3 oftlie 
host. 

g 2 Sam. 
17, 10 
2 Sam. 
23,20 

4l as the roes 
upon the 
moun- 
tains to 
make 
haste. 
2 Sam. 
2,18 

5 Or, one 
that ivas 
least 
could 
resist an 
hwndred, 
and the 
greatest a 
thousand. 

Q filled over. 

h Josh. 3,15 

7 before 
them. 

8 be one. 

9 Or, 
violence. 

i Zech. 3, 2 

10 the spirit 
clothed 
Amasai. 

j 2 Sara. 

17, 25 

k 1 Sam. 
29. 2 

I 1 Sam. 

29,4 

11 on our 
heads. 

12 Or, tvith 
a band. 

m 1 Sam. 
30,1 

1048. 

13 heads.or, 
captains, 
or, men. 

7i2Sam.2,3 

ch. 10, 14 

425 



1 1 At'tai the sixth, fi-li'el the seventh, 

12 J6-ha'nan the eighth, fil'za-bdd 
the ninth, 

1 3 Jer-e-mi'ah the tenth, Mach'ba- 
nai the eleventh. 

14 These were of the sons of Gad, 
captains of the host : ^one of the least 
IV as over an hundred, and the great- 
est over a thousand. 

15 These are they that went over 
J or 'dan in the first month, when it 
haa ^overflown all his ^banks ; and 
they put to flight all them of the val- 
leys, both toward the east, and 
toward the west. 

16 And there came of the children 
of Ben'ja-min and Jii'dah to the hold 
unto Da'vid. 

17 And Da'vid went out 'to meet 
them, and answered and said unto 
them, If ye be come peaceably unto 
me to help me, mine heart shall ®be 
knit unto you : but if ye be come to 
betray me to mine enemies, seeing 
there is no %vrong in mine hands, the 
God of our fathers look thereo^i.Qxid. 
'rebuke it. 

18 Then "the spirit came ^upoa 
A-mas'a-i, loho was chief of the cap- 
tains, and he said. Thine are we, Da'- 
vid, and on thy side, thou son of J es'se: 
peace, peace be unto thee, and peace 
be to thine helpers; for thy God help- 
eththee. Then Da'vid received them, 
and made them captams of the band, 

1 9 And there fell some of Ma-nas'seh 
to Da'\id, ^when he came wAXh. the 
Phi-lis'tine§ against Saul to battle: 
but they helped them not: for the 
lords of the Phi-lis'tine§ upon advise- 
ment sent him away, saying. He 'will 
fall to his master Saul "to the jeop- 
ardy of our heads. 

20 As he vv^ent to Ziklag, there fell 
to him of Ma-nas'seh, Ad'nah, and 
Joz'a-bad, and JS-di'a-el, and Mf- 
cha§l, and Joz'a-bad, and E-H'hii, and 
Zil'thai, captains of the thousands 
that were of Ma-nas'seh. 

21 And they helped Da'vid * ^against 
'"the band of the rovers : for they 
vjere all mighty men of valour, and 
were captains in the host. 

22 For at that time day by day there 
came to Da'^ad to help him, until it 
was a great host, like the host of 
God. 

23 IT And these are the numbers of 
the '^bands that were ready armed to 
the war, and ''came to Da'vid to He'- 
bron, to "turn the kingdom of Sfi,ul 



David's army at Hebron. I. CHRONICLES, 13. 



JJzza is smitten. 



to him, ^according to the word of the 
Lord. 

24 The children of Jii'daii that bare 
shield and spear we7'e six thousand 
and eight hundred, ready ^^armed to 
the war. 

25 Of the children of Sim'e-on, 
mighty men of valour for the war, 
seven thousand and one hundred. 

26 Of the children of Le'vi four 
thousand and six hundred. 

27 And Je-hoi'a-da loas the leader of 
the Aar'on-ites, and with him vaere 
three thousand and seven hundred ; 

28 And''Za'dok,ayoungmanmighty 
of valour, and of his father's house 
twenty and two captains. 

29 And of the children of Ben'ja-min, 
the '^ ^kindred of Saul, three thousand : 
for hitherto^ '^the greatest part of them 
hadkeptthe ward of the house of Saul. 

30 And of the children of E'phra-im 
tw^enty thousand and eight hundred, 
mighty men of valour, "famous 
throughout the house of their fathers. 

31 And of the half tribe of Ma-nas'- 
seh eighteen thousand, which were 
expressed by name, to come and 
make DaVid king. 

32 And of the children of Is'sa-char 
which loere men ''that had under 
standing of the times, to know what 
I§'ra-el ought to do ; the heads of them 
weretwo hundred ; and all their breth- 
ren V3ere at their commandment. 

33 Of Zeb'u-lun, such as went forth 
to battle, '^expert in war, with all in- 
struments of war, fifty thousand, 
which could ^^keep rank : they loere 
^^not of double heart. 

34 And of Naph'ta-li a thousand cap- 
tains, and with them with shield and 
spear thirty and seven thousand. 

35 And of the Dan'ites expert in war 
tvfenty and eight thousand and six 
hundred, 

36 Andof Ash'Sr,suchaswentforthto 
battle, ^^expertin war, forty thousand. 

37 And on the other side of Jor'dan, 
of the Reu'ben-ites, and the Gad'ites, 
and of the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh, 
with all manner of instruments of 
war for the battle, an hundred and 
tv/enty thousand. 

38 Ail these men of war, that could 
keep rank, came with a perfect heart 
to He'bron, to make DaVid king over 
all l§'ra-el : and all the rest also of 1^- 
ra-el were of one heart to make Da'- 
vdd king. 

39 And there they were with Da'vid 



B. C. 1048. 



CHAP. 12. 

p 1 Sam. 
16,1 

14 Or, 
prepared. 

q 2 Sam. 
8, 17 

15 brethren, 
Gen.31,23 

16 a multi- 
tude of 
tlie'm. 

17 jnen of 
names.' 

r Esth,l,lS 

18 Or, 
rangers of 
battle, or, 
ranged in 
battle. 

19 Or, set 
the battle 
in array. 

20 without 
a heart 
and a 
heart. 

21 Or, keep- 
ing their 
rank. 

22 Or, 
victual of 
meal. 



B. C. 1045. 
CHAP. 13. 

a Pro. 15,22 

1 let us 
break 
forth and 
send. 

b Isa. 37, 4 

2 in the 
cities of 
tluir 
suburbs. 

3 bring 
about, 

c 1 Sara.7,1 

d 2 Sam.6,1 

e Josh. 13,3 

/I Sam. 
6,21 

g Josh. 15, 

" 0, 60 

h 1 Sam.4,4 

4 made the 
ark to 
ride. 

i Num. 
4, 15 

j 2 Sam.6,5 

5 songs. 

k 2 Sam.6,6 

6 shook it. 

I Num. 
4, 15 
ch. 15. 
13,15 

m Lev. 10,2 

426 



three days, eating and drinking : for 
their brethren had prepared for them. 
40 Moreover they that wxre nigh 
thein,even unto is'sa-char and Zeb'u- 
lun and Naph'ta-li, brought bread on 
asses, and on camels, and on mules, 
and on oxen, and "meat, meal, cakes 
of figs, and bunches of raisins, and 
wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep 
abundantly : for there was joy in i§'- 
ra-el. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Daind fetches the ark from Kirjath-jearim. 9 Uzza 
being smitten, the ark is left at the house of Obed- 
edoni. 

AND Da'vid ''consulted with the 
captains of thousands and hun- 
dreds, and with every leader. 

2 And Da'vid said unto all the con- 
gregation of l§'ra-el, If it seem good 
untoyou, and that it be of the Lord 
our God, ^let us send abroad unto our 
brethren everywhere, that are 'left in 
all the land of I§'ra-el, and with them 
also to the priests and Le'vites which 
are ^in their cities and suburbs, that 
thev may gather themselves unto us : 

3 And let us ^bring again the ark of 
our God to us : ''for we enquired not 
at it in the days of Saul. 

4 And all the congregation said that 
they would do so : for the thing was 
right in the eyes of all the ;people. 

5 So ''Da'vid gathered all Is'ra-el to- 
gether, from 'Shi'hor of E'gypt even 
unto the entering of He'math, to bring 
the ark of God •'^from Kir'jath-je'a- 
rim. 

6AndDa'vidwentup,andalll§'ra-el, 
toBa'al-ah, Hhat is, to Kirjath-je'a- 
rim, which delo9iged to Ju'dah, to 
bring up thence the ark of God the 
LiORJ),^thatdwe\lethbetwee7ithecher' 
ubims, whose name is called on it. 

7 And they ^carried the ark of God 'in 
a new cart out of the house of A-bin'a- 
dab: and Uz'za and A-hi'o drave the 
cart. 

8 And Da'vid and all I§'ra-el •'played 
before God with all their might, and 
with ^singing, and vvdth harps, and 
with psalteries, and with timbrels, 
and with cymbals, and with trumpets, 

9 lAnd when they came unto the 
threshingfloor of ^Ohi'don, Uz'za put 
forth his hand to hold the ark ; for 
the oxen ^stumbled. 

10 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Uz'za, and he smote 
him, l^ecause he put his hand to the 
ark: and there he died before '"God. 

11 And Da'vid was displeased, be- 



David smiteth 



I, CHRONICLES, 14, 15. 



the Philistinet^ 



cause the Lord had made a breach 
upon tJz'za : wherefore that place is 
called 'Pe'rez-uz'za to this daj^ 

12 And Da'vid was afraid of God 
that day, saying, How shall I bring 
the ark of God liorne to me ? 

1 3 So DaVid ^brought not the ark 
home to himself to the city of Da'vid, 
but carried it aside into the house of 
O'bed-e'dom the Git'tite. 

14 And "the ark of God remained 
with the family of O'bed-e'dom in his 
house three months. And the Lord 
blessed ^he house of O'bed-e'dom, 
and all that he had. 

CHAPTER 14. 

\ Hiram's kindJiess to David. 2 David's felicity: 
3 his wives, etc.: 8 kis two victories over the Fhilis- 
tines. 

NOW "Hi 'ram king of Tyre sent 
messengers to Da'vid, and tim- 
ber of cedars, with masons and car- 
penters, to build him an house. 

2 And Da'vid perceived that the 
Lord had confirmed him king over 
I§'ra-el, for his kingdom was lifted up 
on high, because of his people l§'ra-el. 

3 "I And Da'vid took 'more wives at 
Je-ru'sa-lem : and Da'vid begat more 
sons and daughters. 

4 Now *these are the names of his 
children which he had in Je-ru'sa- 
lem ; Sham-mii'a, and Sho'bab, J^a.'- 
than, and Sol'o-mon, 

5 And Ib'har, and El-i-shu'a, and 
Ei'pa-let, 

6 And No'gah, and Ne'pheg, and Ja- 
phi'a, 

7 And E-lish'a-ma, and ^Be-el-i'a-da, 
and E-liph'a-let. 

8 IF And when the Phi-lis'tine§ heard 
that Da'vid ''was anointed king over 
all l§'ra-el, all the Phi-lis'tine§ went 
up to seek Da'vid. And Da'vid heard 
of it, and went out against them. 

yAnd the Phi-lis'tine§ came and 
spread themselves in the vaUey of 
'Keph'a-im. 

" . And Da'vid enquii-ed of God, say- 
ing, Shall I go up against the Phi-lis'- 
tine§ 'i And wilt thou deliver them 
into mine hand ? And the Lord said 
unto him, Go up ; for I will deliver 
them into thine hand. 

1 1 So they came up to Ba'al-per'a- 
zim; and Da'vid smote them there. 
Then Da'vid said, God hath broken 
in upon mine enemies by mine hand 
like the breaking forth of waters: 
therefore they called the name of 
that place ^Ba'al-per'a-zun. 

12 And when they had left their 



B. C. 1045. 



CHAP. 13. 

7 That is, 
The 

breach of 
Uzza. 

8 removed. 

n 2 Sam. 
6,11 

Gen.30,27 
ch. 26, 5 
Ps. 37, 22 
Pro.10,22 



B. C. 1043. 

CHAP. 14. 

a 2 Sam. 
5,11 



1 vet. 
D 



eut. 17, 
14,17 

b eh. 3, 5 

2 Or, 
Eliada, 
2 Sam. 
5,16 

c 2 Sam. 
5,17 

3 Or, 

giants. 
ch. 11, 15 

4 That is. 
Lord of 
breaches. 
Isa. 28, 21 

d 2 Sam* 
5,22 

e 2 Sam. 
5.23 

/ 2 Sam. 
5,25 
Geba. 

g Josh. 6,27 
2Chr.26,8 

h Deut.2,25 
Deut. 
11,25 



B. C. 1042. 

CHAP. 15. 

a ch. 16, 1 
Ps. 132, 
2-5 

1 Jt is not 
to can-y 

t he ark of 
God, but 
for the 
Levites. 

b Nnm. 4, 
2. 15 

Deut.10,8 
Deut.31,9 
Josh. 3, 3 

c 1 Ki. 8, 1 
ch. 13, 5 

d Ex. 6, 
16,18 

2 Or, 
kinsmen. 

e Ex. 6, 22 

/Ex. 6, 18 

427 



gods there, Da'vid gave a command- 
ment, and they were burned with 
fire. 

1 3 And '^the Phi-lis'tine§ yet again 
spread themselves abroad in the 
vallm^. 

14 Therefore Da'vid enquired again 
of God ; and God said unto him, Go 
not up after them ; turn away from 
them, '^and come upon them over 
against the mulberry trees. 

15 And it shall be, when thou shalt 
hear a sound of going in the tops 
of the mulberry trees, that then thou 
shalt go out to battle : for God is gone 
forth before thee to smite the host of 
the Phi-lis'tines. 

16 Da'vid therefore did as God com- 
manded him : and they smote the 
host of the Phi-lis'tines •''from Gib'e- 
on even to Ga'zer. 

IT And ^the fame of Da'vid went out 
into all lands ; and the Lord brought 
^'the fear of him upon all nations. 

CHAPTER 15. 

I David brings the ark from Obed-edmn : 25 he at- 
tends the solemnity with great joy: 29 Michal de- 
spises him. 

AND Da'vid made him houses in 
the city of Da'vid, and prepared 
''a place for the ark of God, and 
pitched for it a tent. 

2 Then Da'vid said, ^None ought to. 
carry the *ark of God but the Le'- 
vites : for them hath the Lord chosen 
to carry the ark of God, and to min- 
ister unto him for ever. 

3 And Da'vid ^gathered all I§'ra-el to- 
gether to Je-ru'sa-lem, to bring up the 
ark of the LoiiD unto liis place, which 
he had prepared for it. 

4 And Da'vid assembled the chil- 
dren of Aar'on, and the Le'vites : 

5 Of the sons of '^Kd'hath; u'ri-el the 
chief, and his ^brethren an hundred 
and twenty : 

6 Of the sons of Me-ra'rl ; A-sa-i'ah 
the cliief , and his brethren two hun- 
dred and twenty : 

7 Of the sons of GSr'shom ; Jo'el the 
chief, and his brethren an hundred 
and thirty: 

8 Of thesonsof 'E-liz'a-phan; Shem- 
a-i'ah the chief, and his brethren two 
hundred : 

9 Of the sons of ■^He'bron; E-li'el the 
chief, and his brethren fourscore : 

10 Of the sons of Uz'zi-el ; Am-min'- 
a-dab the chief, and his brethren an 
hundred and twelve. 

II And Da'vid called for Za'dok and 
A-bi'a-thar the priests, and for the 



Ark brought to Jerusalem, I. CHRONICLES, 16. Michal despiseth David. 



LeVites, for tj'ri-el, A-sa-fah, and 
J5'el, Sh6ni-a-fah, and E-lfel, and 
Am-min'a-dab, 

1 2 And said unto them, Ye are the 
chief of the fathers of the LeVites : 
i' sanctify yourselves, both ye and 
your brethren, that ye may bring up 
the ark of the Lord God of l§'ra-el 
unto the place that I have prepared 
for it. 

13 For ^because ye did it not at the 
first, the 'Lord our God made a breach 
upon us, for that we sought him not 
after the due order. 

14 So the priests and the LeVites 
sanctiiied themselves to bring up the 
ark of the Lord God of l§'ra-el. 

15 And the children of the LeVites 
bare the ark of God upon their 
shoulders with the staves thereon, 
as -^Mo'seg commanded according to 
the word of the Lord. 

16 And DaVid spake to the chief of 
the LeVites to appoint their brethren 
to be the singers with instruments ^of 
mu8ick,psalteriesand harpsand cym- 
bals, sounding, by lifting up the voice 
with joy. 

17 SotheLeVitesappointed'He'man 
the son of Jo'el ; and of his brethren, 
'^A'saph the son of Ber-e-chi'ah ; and 
of the sons of Me-ra'ri thejr brethren, 
''E'than the son of Ku-sha'iah ; 

18 And with them their brethren of 
the second degree, Zech-a-ri'ah, Ben, 
and Ja-a'zi-el, and She-mir'a-moth, 
and Je-hi'el, and Un'ni, E-li'ab, and 
Be-na'iah, and Ma-a-se'iah, and JVIat- 
ti-thi'ah, and E-liph'e-leh, and Mik- 
ne'iah, and o'bed-e'dom, and Je-i'el, 
the porters. 

19 So the singers, He'man, A^saph, 
and E'than, were appointed to sound 
with cymbals of brass ; 

20 And Zech-a-ri'ah,and^A'zi-el,and 
She-mir'a-moth, and Je-hi'el,and Un'- 
ni, andE-lfab,andMa-a-se'iah,andBe- 
na'iah, with psalteries on *Al'a-moth ; 

21 And M^t-ti-thi'ah, and E-Hph'e- 
leh, and Mik-ne'iah, a.nd O'bed-e'- 
dom, and Je-i'el, and Az-a-zi'ah, with 
barps ^on the Shem'i-nith to excel. 

22 And Chen-a-ni'ah, chief of the 
Le'vites, ^^/ms for 'song: he instructed 
about the song, because \\Qtvas skilful. 

23 And Ber-e-chi'ah and El'ka-nah 
were doorkeepers for the ark. 

24 And Sheb-a-ni'ah, and Je-hosh'a- 
phat, and NS-th^u'e-el, and A-m5.s'a-i, 
and Z^ch-a-ri'ah, and B$-na'iah, and 
;6-li-e'z6r, the priests, "did blow with 



B. C. 1042. 



CHAP. 15. 

g Ex. 19, 
10,22 
Lev. 10, 3 

1 Sam.7,1 
2Chr.5,ll 

2 Chr. 29, 
5. 15 

2 Chr. 30, 

.3,15 

2Chr.35,6 

h 2 Sam.6,3 
ch. 13, 7 

i ch. 13, 
10,11 

j Ex. 25, 14 
Num. 
4, 15 
Num. 7, 9 

k Ps. 33, 2 

Ps. 68, 25 
Ps. 150, 

2-5 

I ch. 6, 33 
m ch. 6, 39 
n ch. 6, Ai 

3 Jaaziel, 
ver. 18 

4 That is, 
■nirginal, 
or, treble. 
Ps. 46, 
title. 

5 Or, on the 
eighth to 
oversee, 
Ps. 6, 
title. 

6 Or, was 

for the 
carriage : 
he in- 
structed 
about the 
carriage. 

7 lifting 
up. 

Num.10,8 
Ps. 81, 3 

p 2 Sam. 6, 
12, 13 
1 Ki. 8, 1 

q Ezra 6, 16 

r Num.23,1 
Job 42, 8 

8 Or. 
carriage. 

s ch. 13, 8 

t 2 Sam. 
6,16 

u Acts 2, 13 



CHAP. 16. 

a 2 Sam. 6, 
17-19 

b Ps. 38 

Ps. 70, 
title. 

1 with 
instru- 
ments of 
psalteries 
and 
harps. 

428 



the trumpets before the ark of God : 
and O'bed-e'dom and Je-hi'ah were 
doorkeepers for the ark. 

25 liSo ^Da'vid, and the elders of 
I§'ra-el, and the captains over thou- 
sands, went to bring up the ark of 
the covenant ofthe Lord out of the 
house of O'bed-e'dom with 'joy. 

26 And it came to pass, when God 
helped the Le'vites that bare the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord, that 
they ''offered seven bullocks and 
seven rams. 

27 And Da'vid vjas clothed with a 
robe of fine linen, and all the LeVites 
that bare the ark, and the singers, 
and Chen-a-ni'ah the master of the 
®song with the singers : DaVid also 
had upon him an ephod of linen. 

28 Thus 'all l§'ra-el brought up the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord 
with shouting, and with sound of 
the cornet, and with trumpets, and 
with cymbals, making a noise vf ith 
psalteries and harps. 

29 And it came to pass, *as the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord came to 
the city of Da'vid, that Mi'chal the 
daughter of Saul looking out at a 
window saw king Da'vid dancing 
and playing : and she "despised him 
in her heart. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 David'' s festwal sacrifice, and liberality to the peo- 
ple: 7 his psahn of thaiiksgiving . 

O "they brought the ark of God, 
and set it in the midst of the tent 
that Da'vid had pitched for it : and 
they offered burnt sacrifices and 
peace offerings before God. 

2 And when Da'vid had made an 
end of offering the burnt offerings 
and the peace offerings, he blessed 
the people in the name of the Lord. 

3 And he dealt to every one of I§'- 
ra-el, both man and woman, to every 
one a loaf of bread, and a good piece 
of flesh, and a flagon of loine. 

4 HAnd he appointed certain of the 
Le'vites to minister before the ark 
of the Lord, and to ^record, and to 
thank and praise the Lord God of 
I§'ra-el : 

5 A'saph the chief, and next to him 
Zech-a-ri'ah, Je-i'el, and She-mir'a- 
moth, and Je-hi'el, and Mat-ti-thi'ah, 
and t-li'ab, and Be-na'iah, and O'bed- 
e'dom: and J^-i'el Vith psalteries 
and with harps ; but A'saph made a 
sound with cymbals ; 

6 Be-na'iah also and Ja-ha'zi-el the 



JJavid^s psalm 



1. CHKONICLES, 16. 



of thanksgiving. 



priests with trumpets continually 
before the ark of the covenant of 
God. 

7 HThen on that day DaVid deliv- 
ered first 'this psalm to thank the 
Lord into the hand of A'saph and 
his brethren. 

• 8 Give "'thanks unto the Lord, cal l 
upon his narne, make known His 
deeds anions the people . 

9 Sing; "unto him, sin^ psalms unto 
him, talk ye of all his wondrous 
works . T. 16. 23, 24. 

10 Glory •''ye in his holy name : let 
the heart of them rejoice that seek 
the Lord. 

1 1 Seek "^the Lord and his strength, 
seek his face continually. 

1 2 Remember his ^marvellous 
vforks that he hath done, his won- 
ders, and the judgments of his mouth ; 

13 O ye seed of l§'ra-el his servant, 
ye children of Ja'cob, his chosen 
ones. 

14 He is the Lord our God ; his 
judgments are in all the earth. 

15 Be ye mindful always of his cov- 
enant- the word which he com- 
manded to a thousand generations ; 

16 Even of the ^covenant which he 
made with A'bra-ham, and of his oath 
unto r'§aac; 

1 7 And hath confirmed the same to 
Ja'cob for a law, and to I§'ra-el/or an 
everlasting covenant, 

1 8 Saying, Unto thee will I give the 
land of Ca'naan, ^the lot of your in- 
heritance ; 

19 When ye were but ^few, •'even a 
few, and strangers in it. 

20 And when they went from na- 
tion to nation, and from 07ie king- 
dom to another people ; 

21 He suffered no man to do them 
wrong : yea, '''he reproved kings for 
their sakes, 

22 Saying, 'Touch not mine anoint- 
ed, and do my prophets no harm. 

• 28 Sing "^unto the Lord, all the 
enrtb \ shew forth from day to day 
his salvation. 

24 Declare "his glory among the 
heathen; his marvellous works 
a.mong all nations. T. Psa. 9. 11. 

25 For "great is the Lord, and 
greatly to be praised : he also is to 
be feared above all gods. 

26 For all the gods ^of the people 
are idols: but the Lord made the 
heavens. 

27 Glory ?and honour are in his 



B. C. 1042. 



CHAP. 16. 

c 2 Sam. 
23,1 

a Ps. 105, 1 
Ps. 145, 1 

e Ps. 100, 1 

/Ps.34, 3 
Isa. 45, 25 

g Amos 5, 
0,14 

h Ps. Ill, 2 

i Gen. 17, 2 
Gen. 26, 3 
Gen.28,13 
Gen.35,11 

2 tlie cord. 

3 men of 
number. 

3 Gen.34,30 

k Gen.12,17 
Gen. 20, 3 
Ex.7, 
15-18 

I Ps. 105,15 

m Ps. 47, 1 
Ps. 96, 1 

n Isa. 13, 4 

Ps. 89,6-8 

p Lev. 19, 4 
Jer. 10, 3 

1 Cor. 8, 4 

q Ps. 8, 1 

r Isa. 35, 10 
Lu. 2, 13 
Rev. 14, 2 

s Ps. 96, 10 

t Ps. 106, 1 
Ps. 107, 1 
Ps. 118, 1 
Ps. 136, 1 

u Ps. 106,47 

V 1 Ki. 8, 15 
Ps. 72. 18 

w Deut. 

27, 15 
Neh. 8, 6 

X ch. 21, 29 

2 Chr. 1, 3 

y 1 Ki. 3, 4 

4 in the 
morning 
and in the 
evening. 
Ex. 29, 38 
Num.2S,3 

z 2Chr.5,13 
2 Chr. 7, 3 
Ezras, 11 
Neh. 9, 17 
Ps. 25, 10 
Ps. 33, 5 
Ps.86,5,15 
Ps. 100, 5 
Ps. 103,17 
Ps. 106, 1 
Ps. 107, 1 
Ps. 118, 1 
Ps. 136, 1 
Jer. 33,11 
Joel 2, 13 
Lu. 6, 36 
Jas. 5, 11 

429 



presence ; strength and gladness are 
in his place. 

28 Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds 
of the people, give unto the Lord 
glory and strength. 

29 Give unto the Lord the glory 
due unto his name : bring an offer- 
ing, and come before him : Avorship 
the Lord in the beauty of holiness, 

30 Fear before him, all the earth : 
the world also shaU be stable, that it 
be not moved. 

31 Let the 'heavens be glad, and let 
the earth rejoice : and let m.en say 
among the nations, The Lord reign- 
eth. 

32 Let 'the sea roar, and the fulness 
thereof : let the fields rejoice, and all 
that is therein. 

33 Then shall the trees of the wood 
sing out at the presence of the Lord, 
because he cometh to judge the earth. 



34 O 'give thanks unto the Lord ;' 
for he is good ; for his mercy endur- 
eth for ever. 

35 And "say ye, Save us, O God of 
our salvation, and gather us together, 
and deliver us from the heathen," 
that we may give thanks to thy holy 
name, ojid glory in thy praise. 

36 Blessed 'be the Lord God of is'- 
ra-el for ever and ever. And ''all tlie 
people said, A-men', and praised the 
!Lord. 

37 ITSo he left there before the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord A'saph 
and his brethren, to minister before 
the ark continually, as every day's 
work required : 

38 Ando'bed-e'domwiththeirbreth- 
ren, threescore and eight; Cbed-e'dom 
also the son of Jed'u-thiin and Ho'sah 
to he porters : 

39 And Za'dok the priest, and his 
brethren the priests, •^before the tab- 
ernacle of the Lord ^in the high plax^e 
that vKis at Gib'e-on, 

40 To offer burnt offerings unto the 
Lord upon the altar of the burnt of- 
fering continually ^morning and 
evening, ajid to do according to all 
that is AAT:'itten in the law of the Lord, 
which he commanded l§'ra-el ; 

41 And with them He 'man and Jed'- 
u-thiin, and the rest that were 
chosen, who were expressed by name, 
to give thanks to the Lord, because 
^his mercy endureth for ever ; 

42 And with them He'man and Jed'- 
u-thiin with trumpets and cjTnbals 
for those that should make a sound, 

* J. 2 Chron. 19. 6, 7. ^ 



God's promises to David. I. CHRONICLES, 17. 



David giveth thanks. 



and with musical instruments of 
God. And the sons of Jed'u-thun 
were ^porters. 
43 And ''all the people departed ev- 
ery man to his house : and David re- 
turned to bless *his house. 
CHAPTER IT. 

1 David, forbidden to build God an house, 11 is 
promised blessings in his seed. 16 His prayer and 
thajiksgiving . 

NOW "it came to pass, as Da'vid 
sat in his house, that Da'vid said 
to Na'than the prophet, Lo, I ''dwell 
in an house of cedars, but the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord remaineth 
under curtains. 

2 Then Na'than said unto Da'vid, 
Do all that is in thine heart : for God 
is with thee. 

3 lIAnd it came to pass the same 
night, that the word of God came to 
Na'than, saying, 

4 Go and tell Da'vid my servant. 
Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not 
build me an house to dwell in : 

5 For I have not dwelt in an house 
since the day that I brought up i§' 
ra-el unto this day ; but 'have gone 
from ''tent to tent, and from one tab 
ernacle to another. 

6 Wheresoever I have walked with 
all l§'ra-el, spake I a word to any of 
the judges of l§'ra-el, whom I com- 
manded to feed my people, saying, 
Why have ye not built me an house 
of cedars ? 

7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say 
unto my servant Da'vid, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, I took thee from 
the sheepcote, even ^from following 
the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler 
over my people i§'ra-el : 

8 And I have been with thee whith- 
ersoever thou hast walked, and have 
cut off all thine enemies from before 
thee, and have made thee a name 
like the name of the great men that 
are in the earth. 

9 Also 1 "'will ordain a place for my 
people I§'ra-el, and will plant them, 
and they shall dwell in their place, 
and shall be moved no more ; neither 
shall the children of wickedness 
waste them 'any more, as at the be- 
ginning, 

1 And since the time that I com- 
manded judges to be over my people 
jf§'ra-el. Moreover I will subdue ail 
thine enemies. Furthermore I tell 
thee that the Lord will build thee an 
house. 

1 1 And it shall come to pass, when 



B. C. 1042. 



CHAP. 16. 



5 for the 
gate. 

a 2 Sam. 
6,19 



b Josh. 
24.15 



CHAP. 17. 

a 2 Sain.7,1 

b Hag. 1, 4 

Acts 7, 46 

1 havebeen. 
c Ex. 40, 2 



2 from 
after. 



d Jer. 31,12 
Ezek. 
34,14 



e 2Chr.l5,2 



/ 2 Sam. 7, 
14, 15 
ch. 22, 10 
ch. 28, 6 
Heb. 1. 5 



Ps. 89, 36 
Ps. 110, 1 
Isa. 9, 7 
Ezek. 
37.25 
Dan. 2, 44 
Dan. 7. 
14-27 
Mic. 4, 1 
Mat. 21. 
1-11 

Lu. 1, 33 
Heb. 1, 8 



h 2 Sam. 
7.18 



i Gen.32,10 
Job 7. 17 



j Ps. 139. 1 
John 

21, 17 

k Eph.1.11 
Mat.11,26 



3 great- 
nesses. 



I Ex. 15, 11 
Deut. 
33,26 
Ps. 86. 8 



m John 
12.28 

430 



thy days be expired that thou must 
go to be with thy fathers, that I will 
raise up thy seed after thee, which 
shall be of thy sons ; and I will es- 
tablish his kingdom. 

12 He shall build me an house, and 
I will stablish his throne for ever. 

131 ^will be his father, and he shaU 
be my son : and 1 will not take my 
mercy away from him, as I took it 
from him that was before thee : 

14 But •'^I will settle him in mine' 
house and in my kingdom for ever : 
and his throne shall be established 
for evermore. 

15 According to all these words,and 
according to all this vision, so did 
Na'than speak unto Da'vid. 

1 6 If And ^Da'vid the king came and 
sat before the Lord, and said, Who 
'am I, O Lord God, and what is 
mine house, that thou hast brought 
me hitherto ? 

17 And yet this was a small thing 
in thine eyes, O God ; for thou hast 
also spoken of thy servant's house 
for a great while to come, and hast 
regarded me according to the estate 
of a man of high degree, O Lord God. 

18 What can Da'vid speak more to 
thee for the honour of thy servant ? 
for •'thou knowest thy servant. 

19 Lord, for thy servant's sake, 
and according ^to thine own heart, 
hast thou done all this greatness, in 
making known sdlthese ^great things. 

20 O Lord, there is 'none like thee, 
neither is there any God beside thee, 
according to all that we have heard 
with our ears. 

21 And what one nation in the earth 
is like thy people l§'ra-el, whom God 
went to redeem to be his own people, 
to make thee a name of greatness 
and terribleness, by driving out na- 
tions from before thy people, whom 
thou hast redeemed out of E gypt ? 

22 For thy people l§'ra-el didst thou 
make thine own people for ever ; and 
thou, Lord, becamest their God. 

23 Therefore now. Lord, let the 
thing that thou hast spoken con- 
cerning thy servant and concerning 
his house be established for ever, and 
do as thou hast said. 

24 Let it even be established, that 
""thy name may be magnified for 
ever, saying. The Lord of hosts ^s 
the God of I§'ra-el, even a God to l§'- 
ra-el : and let the house of Da'vid thy 
servant be established before thee. 



^ 



David smiteth Moah. 



I. CHRONICLES, 18, 19. 



David's good reign. 



25 For thou, O my God, "hast told 
thy servant that thou wilt build him 
an house : therefore thy servant hath 
found in his heart to pray before 
thee. 

26 And now. Lord, thou art God, 
and hast ''promised this goodness un- 
to thy servant : 

27 Now therefore ^let it please thee 
to bless the house of thy servant, that 
it may be before thee for ever : for 
^hou blessest, O Lord, and it shall 



be blessed for ever. 



CHAPTER 18. 

1 David subdues the Philistines atid Moabites, 3 and 
smites Hadarezer and the Syrians; 14 his good 
reign, etc. 

NOW after this "it came to pass, 
that Da'vid smote the Phi-lis'- 
tine§, and subdued them, and took 
Gath and her towns out of the hand 
of the Phi-lis'tines._ 

2 Andhe *smote Jlo'ab ; and the M5'- 
ab-ites became Da'vid's servants, and 
brought gifts. 

3TAnd DaVid smote -Had-ar-e'zSr 
king of Zd'bah unto Ha'math, as he 
^went to stablish his dominion by the 
river Eii-phra'te§. 

4 And DaVid took from him a thou- 
sand chariots, and ''seven thousand 
horsemen, and twenty thousand foot- 
men: Da'vid also houghed all the 
chariot horses, but reserved of them 
an himdred chariots. 

5 And when the Syr'i-ans of '^Da- 
mas'cus came to help Had-ar-e'zSr 
king of Zo'bah, Da'vid slew of the Sy'r'- 
i-ang two and twenty thousand men. 

6 Then Da'vid put garrisons in 
Syr'i-a-da-mas'cus ; and the Syr'i- 
an§ became Da'vid's servants, and 
brought gifts. Thus the Lord pre 
served^Da'vid whithersoever he went 

T And Da'vid took the shields of 

fold that were on the servants of 
[ad-ar-e'zgr,and brought them to Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

8 Likewise from ^Tib'hath, and from 
Chun, cities of Had-ar-e'zSr, brought 
Da'vid very much brass, wherewith 
•^Sol'o-mon made the brasen sea, and 
the pillars, and the vessels of brass. 

9 ^Nowwhen^To'ii king of Ha'math 
heard how Da'vid had smitten all the 
host of Had-ar-e'zSr king of Z5'bah ; 

10 Hesent^Ha-do'ramhissontoking 
Da'vid, '*to enquire of his welfare, and 
^to congratulate him, because he had 
fought against Had-ar-e'z6r, and 
smitten him : (for Had-ar-e'zSr ^had 
war with T5'ii;) a,nd with him all 



B. C. 1042. 



CHAP. 17. 

4 'hast re- 
vealed the 
ear of thy 
servant. 

n Titus, 1, 2 

5 Or, ithath 
pleased 
thee. 

Rom. 
11. 29 



B. C. 1040. 
CHAP. 18. 

a 2 Sain.8,1 
b Num. 
24, 17 

1 Or, Had- 
o.dezer, 

2 Sam.8..3 
c Gen.15,18 
Deut. 

11, 24 
Ps. 60, 
title. 

d 2 Sam. 8,4 
seven 
hundred. 

2 Dar- 
mesek. 

e Ps. 91, 14 

3 Called in 
the book 
of Sam- 
uel, 
Betah, 
and 
Berothai. 

f 1 Ki. 7, 15 
2 Chr. 4, 

12, 15, 16 
g 2 Sam.8,9 

Toi. 
h 2 Sam. 
8,10 
Joram. 

4 Or, to 
salute. 

5 to bless. 

6 was the 
man of 
wars. 
Abshai. 
2 Sam. 

7, 13 

Gen.27,29 
Num. 

24, 18 

8 Or, 
remem- 
brancer. 

9 Called 
Ahime- 
lech, 

2 Sam. 

8, 17 

10 Called 
Seraiah, 
2 Sam. 
8, 17 
and 
Shisha, 

1 Ki. 4, 3 
k 2 Sam. 
8. 18 

11 at the 
hand of 
the king. 



B. C. 1037. 
CHAP. 19. 

a 2 Sara. 

10, 1 
b 1 Sam. 

11,1 
1 In thine 

eyes doth 

David, 

etc. 

431 



manner of vessels of gold and silver 
and brass. 

11 Them also king Da'vid dedicated 
unto the Lord, with the silver and 
the gold that he brought from all 
these nations ; from E'dom, and from 
M5'ab, and from the children of Am'- 
m5n, and from the Phi-lis'tine§, and 
from Am'a-lek. 

12 Moreover 'A-bish'a-i the son of 
Zer-u-i'ah slew of the E'dom-ites in 
the valley of salt eighteen ^thousand. 

13 And 'he put garrisons in E'dom ; 
and all the E'dom-ites became Da'- 
vid's servants. Thus the Lord pre- 
served Da'vid whithersoever he went. 

14 1i So Da'vid reigned over all i§'- 
ra-el, and executed judgment and 
justice among all his people. 

15 And Jo'ab the son of Zer-u-fah 
was over the host; and Je-hosh'a- 
phat the son of A-hilud, ^recorder. 

16 And Za'dok the son of A-hl'tub, 
and ''A-bim'e-lech the son of A-bi'a- 
thar, vjere the priests ; and '"Shav'sha 
was scribe ; 

IT And ^Be-na'iah the son of Je- 

hoi'a-da vjas over the Cher'e-thltes 

and the Pel'e-thites ; and the sons of 

Da'vid loere chief ' 'about the king. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 David''s messengers, sent to comfort Hanun, are 
disgracefvAly treated. 6 Joah and Abishai over- 
come the Ammonites. 16 Shophach slain by David. 

NOW ''it came to pass after this, 
that *Na'hash the king of the 
children of Am'mon died, and his son 
reigned in his stead. 

2 And Da'vid said, I will shew kind- 
ness unto Ha'nun the son of Na'hash, 
because his father shewed kindness 
to me. And Da'vid sent messengers 
to comfort him concerning his 
father. So the ser\^ants of Da'vid 
came into the land of the children 
of Am'mon to Ha'nun, to comfort 
him. 

3 But the princes of the children of 
Am'mon said to Ha'nun, 'Thinkest 
thou that Da'^ad doth honour thy 
father, that he hath sent comforters 
Lmto thee ? are not his servants come 
imto thee for to search, and to over- 
throw, and to spy out the land ? 

4 Wherefore Ha'niin took Da'vid's 
servants, and shaved them, and cut 
off their garments in the midst hard 
by their buttocks, and sent them 
away. 

5 Then there went certain, and told 
Da'vid how the men were served. 
And he sent to meet them : for the 



The Ammonites smitten. I. CHRONICLES, 20. 



Rabbah is destroyed. 



men were greatly ashamed. And 
the king said, Tarry at Jer'i-cho "^un- 
til your beards be grown, and then 
return. 

6 lAnd when the children of Am'- 
mon saw that they had made them- 
selves ^odious to DaVid, Ha'nun and 
the children of Am'mon sent a thou- 
sand talents of silver to hire them 
chariots and horsemen out of Mes-o 
po-ta'mi-a, and out of Syr'i-a-ma'a 
chah,'^and out of Z5'bah. 

7 So they hired thirty and two 
thousand chariots, and the king of 
Ma'a-chah and his people ; who came 
and pitched before 'Med'e-ba. And 
the children of Am'mon gathered 
themselves together from their cit- 
ies, and came to battle. 

8 And when Da'vid heard of it, he 
sent J5'ab, and all the host of the 
mighty men. 

9 And the children of Am'mon came 
out, and put the battle in array be 
fore the gate of -^the city : and the 
Kmgs that were come were by them 
cielves in the field. 

10 Now when Jo'ab saw that *the 
battle was set against him before 
and beliind, he chose out of all the 
'choice of is'ra-el, and put them in ar- 
ray against the Syr'i-an§. 

11 And the rest of the people he de- 
livered unto the hand of ^A-bish'a 
his brother, and they set themselves 
in array against the children of 
Am'mon. 

12 And he said, If the Syr'i-an§ be 
too strong for me, then thou shalt 
help me : but if the children of Am'- 
mon be too strong for thee, then I 
will help thee. 

13 Be of good courage, and let us 
behave ourselves valiantly for our 
people, and for the cities of our God : 
^and let the Lord do that lohich is 
good in his sight. 

14 So Jo'ab and the people that were 
with him drew nigh before the Syr'- 
i-ans unto the battle ; and they ^fled 
before him, 

15 And when the children of Am'- 
mon saw that the Syr'i-an§ were fled, 
they likewise fled before A-bish'a-i his 
brother, and entered into the city. 
llien Jd'ab came to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

16TAnd when the Syr'i-ang saw 
that they were put to the worse before 
l§'ra-el, they sent messengers, and 
drew forth the Syr'i-ans that were be- 
yond the ^river : and ^Sho'phach the| 



B. C. 1037. 



CHAP. 19. 

c Josh. 6, 
24, 26 
lKi.16,34 

2 to stink. 

dch.18,5,9 

e Num. 
21, 30 
Josh. 13,9 

/ 2 Sam, 
11. 1 

3 the face 
of the bat- 
tle was. 

i Or, young 
vien. 

5 Abshai. 

g Ps. 20, 7 
Ps. 34, 22 
Ps. 37, 
5,39 
Ps. 40, 4 
Ps. 55, 22 
Ps. 125, 1 
Pro. 16, 
3, 20 

Pro. 28,25 
Pro. 29,25 
Isa. 30. 18 
Jer. 17, 
5-8 

h Lev. 26, 

7.8 

1036. 

6 That is, 
Euphra- 
tes. 

i 2 Sam. 
10, 16 
Shobach. 

i Ps. 33, 16 
Pro. 21,31 



B. C. 1035. 

CHAP. 20. 
a 2 Sam. 
11,1 

1 Ki.20.22 

1 at the 
return of 
the year. 

b 2 Sam. 
12, 26 

c 2Sam.l2, 
30,31 

2 tlie 
iveight of. 

3 Or, made 

them ■ 
sawers of 
stone, dig- 
gers of 
iron, and 
cutters of 
icood. 

1018. 

4 stood, or, 
con- 
tinued. 

5 Or, Gob. 

6 Or, Savh. 

7 Or, 
Rapha. 

2 Sam. 
21. 18 

8 Or.Jaare- 

ore4jim, 
2 Sam. 
21, 19 

9 a man of 
meamire. 

432 



captain of the host of Had-ar-e'z5r 
tvent before them, 

1 7 And it was told Da'vid ; and he 
gathered all is'ra-el, and passed over 
Jor'dan, and came upon them, and set 
the battle in array against them. So 
when Da'vid had put the battle in 
array against the Syr'i-an§, they 
fought with him. 

18 JBut the Syr'i-an§ ^fled before i§'- 
ra-el ; and Da'vid slew of the Syr'i- 
an§ seven thousand me^i which 
fought in chariots, and forty thou- 
sand footmen, and killed Sho'phach 
the captain of the host. 

19 And when the servants of Ilad- 
ar-e'zSr saw that they were put to 
the worse before i§'ra-el, they made 
peace with Da'vid, and became his 
servants : neither would the Syr'i-an§ 
help the children of Am'mon any 
more. 

CHAPTER 20. 

I Rabbah besieged bi/ Joab, spoiled oy David, and 
ihe people enslaved. 4 Three overthrows of the 
Philistines, and three giants slain. 

AND "it came to pass, that 'after 
the year was expired, at th^ 
time that kings go out to battle, 
Jd'ab led forth the power of the 
army, and wasted the country of 
the children of Am'mon, and came 
and besieged Rab'bah. But DaVid 
tarried at Je-ru'sa-lem. And Jo'ab 
^smote Rab'bah, and destroyed it. 

2 And Da'vid 'took the crown of 
their king from off his head, and 
found it ^to weigh a talent of gold, ana 
there 'wer3 precious stones in it ; and 
it was set upon Da'vid's head : and he 
brought also exceeding much spoil 
out of the city. 

3 And he brought out the people 
that ivere in it, and ^cut them with 
saws, and with harrows of iron, and 
with axes. Even so dealt Da'vid 
with all the cities of the children of 
Am'mon. And Da'vid and all the 
people returned to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

4 1i And it came to pass after this, 
that there ^arose war at "Ge'zSr with 
the Phi-lis'tmes ; at which time Sib'- 
be-chai the Hii'shath-ite slew '^Sip'- 
pai, that was of the children of 'the - 
giant : and they were subdued. 

5 And there was war again with the 
Phi-lis'tine§ ; and El-ha'nan the son 
of ^Ja'ir slew Lah'mi the brother of 
G6-li'ath the Git'tite, whose spear 
staff was like a weaver's beam. 

6 And yet again there was war at 
Gath, where was ^a man of great 



David sinneth in 



I. CHRONICLES, 21. 



numbering Israel, 



stature, whose fingers and toes were 
four and twenty, six 07i each hand, 
and six on each foot: and he also 
was '"the son of the giant. 

7 But when he ' 'defied l§'ra-el, Jon'a- 
than the son of ''Shim'e-a DaVid's 
brother slevf him. 

8 These were born unto the giant 
in Gath ; and they fell by the hand 
of Da'vid,and by the hand of his serv- 
ants. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 David sins in numbering the people, 14 whereupon 
seventy thousand are destroyed by pestilence. 
18 He builds an altar. 

AND "Sa'tan stood up against l§'- 
ra-el, and provoked Da'vid to 
number is'ra-el. 

2 And Da'vid said to J5'ab and to 
the rulers of the people. Go, number 
Is'ra-el from Be'er-she'ba even to 
Dan ; *and bring the number of them 
to me, that I may know it. 

3 And Jo'ab answered, The Lord 
make his people an himdred times 
so many more as they be : but, my 
lord the kuig, are they not all my 
lord's servants ? why then doth my 
lord require this thing? why w^ill 
he be a cause of trespass to l§'ra-el ? 

4 Nevertheless '"the king's word pre- 
vailed against Jd'ab. Wherefore 
J5'ab departed, and went through- 
out all i§'ra-el, and came to Je-ru'sa- 
lem. 

5 And Jd'ab gave the sum of the 
number of the people unto Da'vid. 
And all they of i§'ra-el were a thou- 
sand thousand and an hundred thou- 
sand men that drew sword : and Jii'- 
dah was four hundred threescore and 
ten thousand men that drew sword. 

6 Buf^Le'viand Ben' ja-min counted 
he not among tliem : for the king's 
word was abominable to Jo'ab. 

7 And 'God was displeased w^th this 
thing ; therefore he smote is'ra-el. 

8 And Da'vid said unto God,''I have 
sinned greatly, because I have done 
this thing : but ^now, I beseech thee, 
do away the iniquity of thy servant ; 
for I have done very foolishly, 

9 ^And the Lord spake unto Gad, 
Da'vid's •''seer, saying, 

10 Go and tell Da'vid, saying, Thus 
saith the Lord, I ^offer thee three 
things: choose thee one of them, 
that I may do it unto thee. 

1 1 So Gad came to Da'vid, and said 
unto him. Thus saith the Lord, 
^Choose thee 

12 Either Hhree years' famine; or 

(28) 



B. C. 1018. 



CHAP. 20. 

10 horn 
to the 
giant, or, 
Rapfui. 

11 Or, re- 
proached. 

12 Called 
Sham- 
mah, 

1 Sam. 
16,9 



B. C. 1017. 

CHAP. 21. 

a 2 Sam. 
24,1 
Job 1, 6 
Zech. 3, 1 
Rev. 12, 9 

b ch. 27, 23 

c Pro.29,25 
Acts 4, 19 
Acts 5, 29 

d ch. 27, 24 

1 And it 
xvas evil 
in the eyes 
of the 
LORD 
concern- 
ing this 
thing. 

e 2 Sam. 
24,10 
Job 42,2,6 
Pro.28,13 
2 Cor.7,10 

/ 3 Sam. 
12, 13 

g 1 Sam. 9,9 

2 stretch 
out. 

3 Take to 
thee. 

h 2 Sam. 
24, 13 

OT,manii. 
Neh. 9, 17 
Ps. 100, 5 
Ps. 145, 9 
Lam.3,22 
Joel 2, 13- 

I 2 Sam. 
24,16 

J Gen, 6, 6 
Judg.2,18 

5 Arau- 
nah, 
2 Sam. 
24.18 

k 2 Chr. 3. 1 

5 Or, When 
Oman 
turned 
back and 
saw the 
angel, 
then he 
and his 
four sons 
with htm 
hid them- 
selves. 

7 Give. 

433 



three months to be destroyed before 
thy foes, while that the" sword of 
thine enemies overtaketh thee; or 
else three days the sword of the 
Lord, even the pestilence, in the 
land, and the angel of the Lord de- 
stroying throughout all the coasts of 
l§'ra-el. Now therefore advise thy- 
self what word I shall bring again to 
him that sent me. 

13 And Da'vid said unto Gad, I am 
in a great strait : let me fall now into 
the hand of the Lord; for very *great 
are his mercies : but let me not fall 
into the hand of man. 

14 ^So the Lord sent pestilence up- 
on l§'ra-el : and there f eU of i§'ra-el 
seventy thousand men. 

15 And God sent an 'angel unto Je- 
ru'sa-lem to destroy it : and as he was 
destroying, the Lord beheld, and -^he 
repented him of the evil, and said to 
the angel that destroyed. It is enough, 
stay now thine hand. And the angel 
of the Lord stood bv the threshing- 
floor of ^Or'nan the Jeb'u-site. 

16 And Da'vid lifted up his eyes, 
and *saw the angel of the Lord stand 
between the earth and the heaven, 
having a dra^vn sword in his hand 
stretched out over Je-ru'sa-lem. Then 
Da'vid and the elders ofl^ra-el, ivho 
were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon 
their faces. 

17 And Da'vid said unto God,/5 it 
not I that commanded the people to 
be numbered ? even I it is that have 
sumed and done evil indeed ; but as 
for these sheep, what have they done? 
let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord 
my God, be on me, and on my father's 
house ; but not on thy people, tha.t 
they should be plagued. 

1 8 IFThen the angel of the Lord 
commanded Gad to say to Da'vid, 
that Da'vid should go up, and set up 
an altar unto the Lord in the thresh- 
ingfloor of Or'nan the Jeb'u-site. 

19 And Da'vid went up at the say- 
ing of Gad, which he spake in the 
name of the Lord. 

20 ^And Or'nan turned back, and 
saw the angel ; and his four sons with 
him hid themselves. Now Or'nan 
was threshing wheat. 

21 And as Da'vid came to 6r'nan, 
Or'nan looked and saw Da'vid, and 
went out of the threshingfloor, and 
bowed himself to Da'vid with his 
face to the ground. 

22 Then Da'vid said toOr'nan, 'Grant 



David prepareth for 



I. CHRONICLES, 22. 



building the temple. 



grant it nie 
plague 



the 



B. C. 1017. 



CHAP. 21. 

\ Num. 
16,48 
Ntim.2o,8 



m 2 Sam. 
24,24 

n Lev. 9, 24 
2 Chr. 3, 1 
2 Chr. 7, 1 

ch. 16, 39 

p 1 Ki. 3, 4 
ch. 16, 39 
2 Chr. 1, 3 

q Ps. 119, 
120 



me the place of this threshingfioor, 
that I may build an altar therein un- 
to the Lord : thou shalt 
for the full price : that 
may be 'stayed from the people. 

2 3 And Or'nan said unto Da'vid, Take 
it to thee, and let my lord the king 
do that ichich is good in his eyes : lo, 
I give thee the oxen also for burnt 
offerings, and the threshing instru- 
ments for wood, and the wheat for 
the meat offering ; I give it all. 

24: x\nd king Da^id said to Or'nan, 
Kay ; but I will verily buy it for the 
full price: for I will*^not take that 
which is tliine for the Lord, nor offer 
burnt offerings without cost. 

25 So "'Da'vid gave to Or'nan for the 
place six hundred shekels of gold by 
weight. 

26 And Da'vid built there an altar 
unto the Lord, and offered burnt 
offerings and peace offering's, and 
called upon the Lord ; and ''he an- 
swered him from heaven by fire upon 
the altar of burnt offering. 

2 7 And the Lord commanded the 
angel ; and he put up his sword again 
into the sheath thereof. 

28 TAt that time when Da'^dd saw 
that the Lord had answered him in 
the threshing-floor of Or'nan the Jeb'u- 
site, then he sacrificed there. 

29 For '^he tabernacle of the Lord, 
which ]Mo'se§ made in the wilderness, 
and the altar of the burnt offering, 
wei^e at that season in the high place 
at ^Gib'e-on. 

30 But Da'vid could not go before it 
to enquire of God : for he ^was afraid 
because of the sword of the angel of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 David prevares for building the temple. 

THEN Da'vid said, ^This is the 
house of the Lord God. and this 
is the altar of the burnt offering for 
ts'ra-el. 

2 And Da'\^d connnanded to gather 
together *the strangers that were in 
the land of l§'ra-el ; and he set masons | ^ Pfi^-3*'9 



is young and tender, and the house 
that is to be builded for the Lord 
must he exceeding magnifical,of fame 
and of gloiy throughout all countries : 
I will therefore now make prepara- 
tion for it. So Da' vid prepared abun- 
dantly before his death. 

6 ^Then he called for Sol'o-mon his 
son, and charged him to build an house 
for the Lord God of is'ra-el. 

7 And Da'vid said to Sol'o-mon, Mv 
son, as for me, -^it was in my mind to 
build an house ^-luito the name of the 
Lord my God : 

8 But the word of the Lord came to 
me, saying, ^Thou hast shed blood 
abmidantly, and hast made great 
wars : thou shalt not build an house 
unto mv name, because thou hast 
shed much blood upon the earth in 
my sight. 

9 Behold, %. son shall be bom to 
thee, who shall be a man of rest ; and 
I will give him -'rest from all his ene- 
mies round about : for his name shall 

5 iKi.9,21 be ^Sol'o-mon, and I will give peace and 
quietness unto Is'ra-el in his days. 

10 He ^shall build an house for my 
name ; and T;ie shall be my son, and I 
will be liis father ; and I will establish 

/2 sam.7,2 the throue of his kingdom over is'ra-el 
^-^^-^-^^jfor ever. 

i 1 1 Now, my son, the '"Lord be with 
thee ; and prosper thou, and build the 
house of the Lord thy God, as he hath 
said of thee. 

12 Only the Lord "give thee wisdom 
and understanding, and give thee 
charge concerning l§'ra-el, that thou 
may est keep the law of the Lord thy 
God. 

13 Then ^shalt thou prosper, if thou 
takest heed to fulfil the statutes and 
judgments which the Lord charged 
Mo'ses with concerning l§'ra-el : ^be 
strong\ and of good courage ; dread 
not, nor be dismayed, 

1 4 Now, behold, ^in my trouble I have 
prepared for the house of the Lord 



CHAP. 22. 

a Deut.12,5 

2 Sam. 
24,18 
ch. 21, 18, 
19, 26, 28 I 
2Chr.3, li 



c 1 Ki. 7, 47 
d 1 Ki. 5, 6 
e ch. 29, 1 



ch. 17, 1 
ch. 28, 2 
Acts 7, 46 

g Deut.12,5 

h 1 KI. 5, 3 
ch. 28, 3 

i ch. 28, 5 

j 1 Ki. 4, 25 
1 Ki. 5, 4 

1 That is, 
Peace- 
able. 

k 2 Sam. 
7, 13 

1 Ki. 5, 5 
ch. 17. 12 
ch. 28, 6 

I Ps. 89, 
26, 27 
Heb. 1, 5 



mRom.8,31 



to hew vvTought stones to build the 
house of God. 

3 And Da'vid prepared iron in abun- 
dance for the nails for the doors of 
the gates, and for the joinings; and'^Su^gsflo 
brass in abundance without ""weight : 

4 Also cedar trees in abundance : for 
'^the 
broug 

5 And Da'vid said, 'Sol'o-mon mvsonl 



Josh. 1, 
ch. 28, 7 



Or, in my 
poverty. 



Zi-d5'ni-an§ and they of Tj^relg ^hatis, 
ght much cedar wood to Da'vid. I masons ' 



an hundred thousand talents of gold, 
and a thousand thousand talents of 
silver ; and of brass and iron without 
weight ; for it is in abundance : tim- 

isa. 3 10 ^®^ ^^^ ^^^^ stone have I prepared ; 
^ ' and thou mayest add thereto. 

15 Moreover the7'e are workmen 
with thee in abundance, hewers and 
^workers of stone and timber, and all 
manner of cimning men for every 
manner of work. 

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the 



and car 
venters. 

434 



Solomon is made king. I. CHRONICLES, 23. 



Office of the Levites. 



brass, and the iron, there is no num- 
ber. Arise therefore, and be doing, 
and the Lord be with thee. 

IT ITDaVid also commanded all the 
princes of l§'ra-el to help SoFo-mon 
his son, saying, 

18 Is not the Lord your God \vith 
you ? and ^hath Yiq not given you rest 
on every side ? for he hath given the 
inhabitants of the land into mine 
hand ; and the land is subdued before 
the Lord, and before his people. 

19NoWset your heart and your 
soul to seek the Lord your God ; arise 
therefore, and build ye the sanctuary 
of the Lord God, 'to bring the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord, and the 
holy vessels of God, into the house 
that is to be built to the name of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER 23. 

I David makes Solomon king. 2 Number and dU 
tribution of the Levites. 7 Sons of Gershon, 13 of 
Kohath, 21 and of Merari. 24 Office of the Levites. 

SO when Da'vid was old and full of 
days^ he made '^Soro-mon his son 
king over is'ra-el. 

2 "^ And he gathered together all the 
princes of l§'ra-el, with the priests and 
the Le'vites. 

3 Now the LeVites were numbered 
from the age of *thii*ty years and up- 
ward: and their number by their 
polls, man by man, was thirty and 
eight thousand. 

4 Of which, twenty and four thou- 
sand loere ^to set forward the work of 
the house of the Lord ; and six thou- 
sand loere officers ''and judges : 

5 Moreover four thousand were por- 
ters ; and four thousand praised the 
Lord with the instruments which "^I 
made, said Da'vid, to praise there- 
with. 

6 And *DaVid divided them into 
^courses amon^ the sons of Le'vi, 
naraely, Ggr'shon, Ko'hath, and Me- 
ra'ri. 

7 tOf the GSr'shon-ites loere^ La'a- 
dan, and Shim'e-i. 

8 The sons of La'a-dan; the chief loas 
Je-hi'el,and Ze'tham,and Jo'el, three. 

9 The_sons of Shim'e-i ; Shero-mith, 
and Ha'zi-el, and Ha'ran, three. These 
were the chief of the fathers of La'a- 
dan. 

10 And the sons of Shim'e-I were, Ja'- 
hath, Zf na, and Je'iish, and Be-ri'ah. 
These four were the sons of Shim'e-I. 

11 And Ja'hath was the chief, and 
Zf zah the second : but Je'ush and Be- 
ri'ah ^had not many sons ; therefore 



B. C. 1017. 



CHAP. 22 

g Deut. 
12,10 

Josh. 22,4 
2 Sam.7,1 
ch. 23, 25 

r 2Clir.20,3 

s 1 Ki. 8, 6 
2 Chr. 5, 7 
2Chr.6,ll 



B. C. 1015. 
CHAP. 23. 

a 1 Ki. 1, 3c 
ch. 28, 5 



1045. 



b Num. 4, 3 

1 Or, to 

oversee. 

c Deut. 
16, 18 
ch. 26, 29 
2Chr.l9,8 

d 2 Chr. 
29,25 
Amos 6, 5 

e Ex, 6, 16 

Num. 
26,57 
Ch. 6, 1 
2Chr.8,14 
2 Chr. 
29,25 

2 divisions. 

3 did not 
multiply 
sans. 

f Ex. 6, 18 

g Ex. 28, 1 

Num. 18, 

1,7 

Heb. 5, 4 

h Ex. 30, 7 
Num. 
16,40 
1 Sam. 
2,28 

Deut.21,5 

Num.6,23 

Ex. 2, 22 
Ex. 18,3,4 

Or, the 
first. 

were 
highly 
multi- 
plied. 

6 Or, kins- 
men. 
Gen. 13, 8 

I Num.36,6 

m ch. 24, 30 

n Num. 
10,17 

Num. 1, 3 

Num. 4, 3 
Num.8,24 

7 Or, and 
he dtvell- 
ethin 
Jerusa- 
lem, etc. 

p Numi. 4, 5 



1015. 



8 number. 

9 their sta- 
tion was 
at the 
hand of 
the sons 
of Aaron. 
Neh. 
11,24 

435 



they were in one reckoning, accord- 
ing to their father's house. 

12 llThe -^sons of Kd'hath ; Am'ram, 
Iz'har, He'bron, and Uz'zi-el, four. 

13 The sons of Am'ram; Aar'on and 
Mo'§es : and ^Aar'on was separated, 
that he should sanctify the most holy 
thmgs, he and his sons for ever, ''to 
burn incense before the Lord, 'to 
minister unto him, and -^to bless in his 
name for ever. 

14 l:^ow concerning ^lo'^e^ the man 
of God, his sons were named of the 
tribe of Le'vi. 

15 The ^sons of Mo'seg were, GSr'- 
shom, and E-li-e'zgr. 

16 Of the sons of Ggr'shom,Sheb'u-el 
vjas the chief. 

17 And the sons of E-li-e'zgripere,Re- 
ha-bi'ah *the chief. And E-li-e'z5r had 
none other sons ; but the sons of Re- 
ha-bf ah Vere very many. 

1 8 Of the SODS of Izliar ; SheFo-mith 
the chief. 

19 Of the sons of He'bron; Je-rfah 
the first, Am-a-rfah the second, Ja- 
ha'zi-el the third, and Jek-a-me'am 
the fourth. 

20 Of the sons of Uz'zi-el ; Mi'cah the 
first, and J-e-sf ah the_second. 

21 HThe sons of Me-ra'ri ; Mahli,and 
Mii'shi. The sons of Mahli ; E-le-a'zar, 
and Kish. 

22 And E-le-a'zar died, and had no 
sons, but daughters : and their ^breth- 
ren the sons of Kish 'took them. 

23 The ""sons of Mu'shi ; Mahli, and 
E'dgr, and Jer'e-moth, three. 

21 HThese were the sons of ''LeVi 
after the house of their fathers ; even 
the chief of the fathers, as they were 
counted by number of names by 
their poUs, that did the work for the 
service of the house of the Lord, 
from the age of 'liwenty years and 
upward. 

25 For Da\ad said, The Lord God of 
l§'ra-el hath given rest unto his peo- 
ple, ''that they may dwell in Je-ru'sa- 
lem for ever : 

26 And also unto the LeVTtes ; they 
shall no more Scarry the tabernacle, 
nor any vessels of it for the service 
thereof. 

27 For by the last words of Da'vid 
the LeVites were ^numbered from 
twenty years old and above : 

28 Because ^their office vms to wait 
on the sons of Aar'on for the service 
of the house of the Lord, in the 
courts, and in the chambers, and in 



Divisions of 



I. CHRONICLES, 24. 



CHAP. 23. 

q Ex. 25, 30 

r Lev. 6, 20 
ch. 9, 29 

s Lev. 2, 4 

10 Or, ;?at 
'plate. 

t Lev.19,35 

uch. 16, 37 

y Num. 
10,10 
Ps. 81, 3 

w Lev. 23, 4 

X Nuia.1,53 

y Num. 3, 6 



the purifying of all holy things, and| B.c.1015. 
the Avork of the service of the house 
of God ; 

29 Both for ?the shewbread, and for 
the fine flour for meat offering, and 
for the unleavened cakes, and iorthat 
which is baked in the ^"pan, and for 
that wliich is fried, and for all man- 
ner of 'measure and size ; 

3U And '^to stand every morning to 
thank and praise the Lord, and like- 
wise at even ; 

31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices 
unto the Lord 'in the sabbaths, in 
the new moons, and on the "set feasts, 
by number, according to the order 
commanded unto them, continually 
before the Lord : 

32 And that they should ^keep the 
charge of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and the charge of the holy 
place, and ^the charge of the sons of 
Aar'on their brethren, in the service 
of the house of the Lord. 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 Divisions of the sons of Aaron in'o four and 
twenty order's. 20 The Kohathites ^Qicind'Merarites 
divided bi/ lot. 

I^OW these are the divisions of 
-L\ the sons of Aar'on. The sons of 
Aar'on : "Na'dab, and A-bi'hu, E-le-a'- 
zar, and Ith'a-mar. 

2 But ''Na'dab and A-bi'hii died before 
their father, and had no children: 
thereforeE-le-a'zarandlth'a-mar exe- 
cuted the_priest's office. 

3 And Da'vid distributed them, both 
Za'dok of the sons of E-le-a'zar, and 
A-him'e-lech of the sons of Ith'a-mar, 
according to their offices in their 
'=>ervice. 

4 And there were more chief men 
round of the sons of E-le-a'zar than of 
the sons of Ith'a-mar ; and thus were 
the.y divided. Among the sons of 
E-le-a'zar there loere sixteen chief men 
of the house of their fathers, and 
eight among the sons of Ith'a-mar ac- 
cording to the house of their fathers. 

5 Thu'^ were they divided '^by lot, 
one sort with another ; for the gov- 
ernors of the sanctuarv, and gov- 
ernors of the house of God, were of 
the sons of E-le-a'zar, and of the sons 
of Ith'a-mar. 

6 And Shem-a-i'ah the son of Ne'- 
than'e-el "^the scribe, one of the Le'- 
vites,Avrote them before the king, and 
the princes, and Za'dok the priest, and 
A-him'e-lech the son of A-bi'a-thar, 
and before the chief of the fathers of 
thenriests and Le'vltes : one ^principal 



CHAP. 24. 

a Lev. 10, 1 

Num. 
26,60 

5 Num. 3, 4 
Num. 
26,61 

c Josh. 
18, 10 
Pro. 16,33 
Pro. 18,18 
Acts 1, 26 

a 1 Ki. 4, 3 
Xeh. 8, 4 

1 Tjouse of 
the 
tat her. 

e Ezra 2, 36 
Neh. 7, 39 

f Ezra 
10,21 

g Neh. 12, 
4,17 
Lu. 1. 5 

h Num.4,49 
ch. 9. 25 
ch. 14, 40 

i 2Ki. 11, 
5, 7 

ch. 9, 25 
Lu. 1,8,23 

j ch. 23, 16 
Shebuel. 

k ch. 23, 17 

I ch. 23, 15 

Shelo- 
mith. 

m ch. 23, 19 
ch. 26, 31 

n Ex. 6, 19 
Num. 3, 
20,33 
ch. 23, 21 



ch. 23, 22 

436 



the sons of Aaron. 

household being taken for E-le-a'zar, 
and one taken for ith'a-iiaar. 

7 Now the first lot came forth to 
Je-hoi'a-rib, the second to " Je-da'iah, 

8 The third to •^Ha'rim, the fourth to 
Se-o'rim, 

9 The fifth to Mal-chi'jah, the sixth 
to Mij'a-min, 

10 The seventh to Hak'koz, the 
eighth ^"to A-bl'jah, 

11 The ninth to Jesh'u-ah, the tenth 
to Shec-a-ni'ah, 

12 The eleventh to E-li'a-shib, the 
twelfth to Ja'kim, 

13 The thirteenth to Hup'pah, the 
fourteenth to Je-sheb'e-ab. 

14 The fifteenth to Bil'gah, the six- 
teenth to im'mgr, 

1 5 The seventeenth to He'zir, the 
eighteenth to Ai)h'se§, 

16 The nineteenth to Peth-a-ni'ah, 
the twentieth to Je-hez'e-kel, 

1 7 The one and twentieth to Ja'chin, 
the two and twentieth to Ga'miil, 

18 The three and tAventieth to Del- 
a-i'ah, the four and twentieth to Ma-a- 
zi'ah. 

19 These icere the ''orderings of them 
in their serv'ice to come into the 
house of the Lord, according to their 
maimer, under Aar'on their father, 
as the Lord God of i§'ra-el had com- 
manded him. 

20 IT And the rest of the sons of Le'vi 
njere these : Of the sons of Am'ram ; 
■'Shu'ba-el : of the sons of Shu'ba-el ; 
Jeh-de'iah. 

21 Concerning ^Re-ha-bi'ah : of the 
sons of Re-ha-bi'ah, the first id as is- 
shi'ah. 

22 Of thelz^har-ites; ^Shel'o-moth: of 
the sons of Shero-moth ; Ja'hath. 

23 And the sons of "^He'bron; Je- 
ri'ah the first, Am-a-ri'ah the second, 
Ja-ha'zi-el the third, Jek-a-me'am 
the fourth. 

24 Of the sons of Uz'zi-el ;_]Mrchah : 
of the sons of Mi'chah : Sha'mir. 

25 The brother of Mi'chah icas_ is- 
shi'ah : of the sons of is-shi'ah ; Zech- 
a-ri'ah. 

26 The ''sons of Me-ra'ri weyy MahlT 
and Mu'shi : the sons of Ja-a-zi'ah ; 
Be'no. 

2 7 The sons of Me-ra'ri by Ja-a-zi'ah; 
Be'no, and Sho'ham, and Zac'cur, and 
ib'ri. 

28 Of Mahli came E-le-a'zar, '^ho 
had no sons. 

29 Concerning Kish : the son of Kisfa 
was Je-rah'me-el. 



Number and offices 



I. CHRONICLES, 25, 26. 



of the singers,^ 



30 The ^'sons also of JMu'shi ; Mah'li, 
and E'dSr, and Jer'i-moth. These 
inere the sons of the Le'vites after the 
house of their fathers, 

31 These Ukewise cast lots over 
against their brethren the _ sons of 
Aar'on in the presence of Da'vid the 
king, and Za'clok, and A-him'e-lech, 
and the chief of the fathers of the 
priests and Le'vites, even the princi- 
pal fathers over against their younger 
brethren. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Number and offices of the singers : 8 their division 
bi/ lot i7ito four and twenty orders. 

]\ /FOREO YER Da'vid and the cap- 
lVJ_ tains "of the host separated to 
the service of the sons *of A'saph, and 
of He 'man, and of Jed'u-thim, who 
should '^prophesy with harps, with 
psalteries, and with cymbals: and the 
number of the workmen accordmg 
to their service was : 
2 Of the sons of A'saph; Zac'cur. and 
Jo'seph, and Xeth-a-ni'ah, and ^As-a 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 24. 
p ch. 23, 23 



CHAP. 25. 

a ch. 23, 2 
ch. 24, 6 

h ch. 6, 33 
ch. 15, 7 
ch. 16, 5 

c Ex. 15, 20 
Num. 
11, 25 
1 Sam. 
10,5 
ch. 23, 5 
1 Cor.14,1 

1 other- 
wise 
called 
Jeshn- 
relah, 
ver. 14 



2 by the 
I hands of 
_ - - ] the king, 

relah, the sons of A'saph under the i ver. 6 



hands of A'saph, which prophesied 
^according to the order of the king. 

3 Of Jed'u-thun : the sons of Jecl'u- 
thun ; Ged-a-li'ah, and ''Ze'ri, and Je- 
sha'iah, Hash-a-bi'ah, and i\Iat-ti- 
thi'ah, ^six, under the hands of their 
father Jed'u-thiin, who prophesied 
with a haro, to give thanks and to 
praise the Lord. 

4 Of He 'man : the sons of He 'man ; 
Buk-ki'ah, Mat-ta-ni'ah, 'Uz'zi-el, 
Sheb'u-el. ^and Jer'i-moth, Han-a-nf- 
ah, Ha-na'ni, E-Jfa-thah, Gid-dal'ti, 
and Ro-mam'ti-e'zSr, Josh-bek'a- 
shah, Mal'lo-thi, Ho'thir, and Ma- 
ha'zi-oth : 

5 All these loere the sons of He'man 
the king's ^^seer in the ^vords of God. 
to lift up the horn. And '^God p-ave 
to He'man fourteen sons and ree 
daughters. 

6 All these vje7'e under the hands of 
their father for song in the house of 
the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, 
and harps, for the service of the house 
of God, 'according to the king's order 
to A'saph, Jed'u-tiiun, and He'man. 

7 So the number of them, with their 
brethren that were instructed in the 
'songs of the Lord, even all that were 
cunning, was two hundred foui^score 
and eight. 

8 IT And they cast lots, ward against 
ward, as well the small as the great, 
•'the teacher as the scholar- 



d ver. 11, 
Izri. 

3 With 
Shimei 
men- 
tioned, 
ver. 17 

f ver. 18, 
Azareel. 

f ver. 20, 
Shubael. 

g 1 Sam.9,9 
ch. 21, 9 

4 Or, 
mitters. 

1 Pet.4,11 

h Gen. 33, 5 

ISam. 
1. 17 

Ps. 127, 3 
Ps. 128, 3 
Isa. 8, 18 

5 by the 
hands of 
the king. 

i Ps. 150, 1 
Eph. 5, 19 
Col. 3, 16 
Jas. 5, 13 

j 2 Chr. 
23, 13 

'/c Rev. 4, 4 
Rev. 5, 8 
Rev.11,16 



CHAP. 26. 

a ch. 9, 17 

437 



9 Now the first lot came forth for 
A'saph to J5'seph: the second to Ged- 
a-li'ah, who with his brethren and 
sons vjere twelve : 

10 The third to Zac'cur, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, were twelve : 

11 The fourth to iz'ri, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, tcere tvrelve : 

12 The fifth to Neth-a-ni'ah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, v:e7'e twelve : 

13 The sixth to Buk-ki'ah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, toe7'e twelve : 

14 The seventh to Je-shar'e-lah, he, 
his sons, andhisbrethren, ^re?'e twelve : 

15 The eighth to Je-sha'iah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

16 The ninth to Mat-ta-ni'ah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

1 7 The tenth to Shim'e-i, he , his sons, 
and his brethren, tcere twelve : 

18 The eleventh to A-zar'e-el, he. his 
sons, and his brethren, tcere twelve : 

19 The twelfth to Hash-a-bi'ah. he, 
his sons, and his brethren, ive^'e 
twelve : 

20 The thirteenth to Shu'ba-el, he, 
his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

21 The fourteenth to Mat-ti-thi'ah, 
he, his sons, and his brethren, icere 
twelve : 

22 The fifteenth to Jer'e-moth, he, 
his sons.andhisbrethren,?/"e?'e twelve: 

23 The sixteenth to Han-a-ni'ah, he 
his sons,and hisbrethren,'2/'e?'etwelve: 

24 The seventeenth to Josh-bek'a- 
shah, he, his sons, and his brethren, 
icere twelve : 

25 The eighteenth to Ha-na'ni, he, 
his sons, and his brethren. we7'e twelve: 

26 The nmeteenth to Mal'lo-thl. he, 
his sons. andhisbrethren. tce'reUvelve: 

27 The twentieth to E-li'a-thah, he, 
his sons, andhisbrethren. ?/■ 6" ?'e twelve: 

28 The one and twentieth to H5'- 
thir, he. his sons, and his brethren, 
icere twelve : 

29 The two and twentieth to Gid- 
Idal'ti. he, hiS sons, and his brethren, 
we7'e twelve : 

30 The three and twentieth to Ma- 
ha'zi-oth. he. his sons, and his breth- 
ren, were twelve : 

31 The ^four and twentieth to Ro- 
mam'ti-e'zSr, he, his sons, and his 
brethren, ivere twelve. 

CHAPTER 26. 

1 Divisions of the porters. 13 The gates assigned by 
lot. 20 Levites that had charge of the treasures. 
29 Officers and judges. 

CONCERNING the divisions of 
theporters: Ofthe^Kor'hitesw^s 



Divisio7i of the porters. I. CHRONICLES, 26. Charge of the treasures. 



*Me-shel-e-mi'ah the son of Ko're, of 
the sons ^of A'saph. 

2 And the sons of Me-shel-e-mi'ah 
were, Zech-a-rfah the firstborn, Je- 
di'a-el the second, Zeb-a-di'ah the 
third, Jath'ni-el the fourth, 

SElam the fifth, Je-ho-ha'nan the 
sixtli, E-li-o-e'na-i the seventh. 

4 Moreover the sons of O'bed-e'dom 
were, Shem-a-i'ah the _firstborn, Je- 
hoz'a-bad the second, Jo'ah the tliird, 
and Sa'car the fourth, and Ne-than'- 
e-el the fifth, 

SArn'mi-el tlie sixth, is'sa-char the 
seventh, Pe-ul'thai the eigiith: for 
God blessed ^him. 

6 Also luito SheixL-a-f ah his son vv^ere 
sons born, that ruled throughout the 
house of their father : for they icere 
mighty men of valour. 

7 The_sons of Shem.-a-i'ah; Oth'ni, 
and Re'pha-el, and O'bed, EFza-bad. 
whose brethren were strong men, 
E-li'hu, and Sem-a-chf ah. 

8 All these of the sons of O'bed-e'- 
dom: they and their sons and their 
brethren, able men for strength for 
the service, tcere threescore and two 
of O'bed-e'dom. 

9 And Me-shel-e-mi'ah had sons and 
brethren, strong men, eighteen. 

10 Also '^Ho'sah, of the children of 
Me-ra'ri, had sons ; Sim'ri the chief, 
(for though he was not 'the firstborn, 
yet his father made him the chief ;) 

11 Hil-kfah the second, Teb-a-lfah 
the third, Zech-a-ri'ah the fourth : all 
the sons and brethren of H5'sah were 
thirteen. 

12 Among these ^6^ere the divisions 
of the porters, eveii among the chief 
men, having wards one against an- 
other, to minister in the house of the 
Lord. 

1 3 T And they cast lots, '^as well the 
small as the great, according to the 
house of their fathers, for everv gate. 

14: And the lot eastward fell to ^Shel- 
e-mfah. Then for Zech-a-ri'ah his 
son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots ; 
and his lot came out northward. 

15 To o'bed-e'dom southward ; and 
to his sons the house of *A-sup'pim. 

16 To Shiip'pim and Ho'i^h the lot 
came forth westward, with the gate 
Shalle-cheth, by the causeway of the 
going -^up, ward against ward. 

17 Eastward «(?e?'e six LeVites, north- 
ward four a day, southward four a 
day, and toward A-sup'pim two aiid 
two. 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 26. 

b ver. 14, 
Shele- 
viiah. 

c ch. 6, 37 
ch. 9, 19 
Ebia- 
sapli. 

1 That is, 
Obed- 
e<lom. 
Gen. S3, 5 
ch. 13, 14 
Ps. 127. 3 

d ch. 16, 38 

e Gen. 4, 7 
ch. 5, 1 

2 Or, as 
well for 
the small 
as for the 
or eat. 
ch. 24, 5 
ch. 25, 8 
Actsl0,34 
Gal. 3, 28 
Col. 3, 11 

3 Mcshele- 
iniah, 
ver. 1 

4 Gather- 
ings. 

/IKi. 10,5 
2 Chr. 9, 4 

5 Or, out 
part. 
2Ki.23,ll 

rj Deut.12,6 
1 Kl. 7, 51 
1 Ki.14,26 

1 Ki.15,18 
ch. 28, 12 
Mai. 3, 10 

6 holy 
thinqs. 

2 Chr. 
31,11 

h ch. 6, 17, 
Libni. 

i ch. 23, 8 
ch. 29, 8 
Jehiel. 

j Ex. 6, 18 
Num.3 19 

k ch. 23, 16 
I ch. 23, 18 

7 Out of 
the battles 
and 
spoils. 
Num. 
31. 50 
Josh. 6, 
19, 24 
ch. 23, 
14-16 
2 Chr. 15, 
11,18 

m2K1. 12.14 
2 Ki. 22, 
4,5 
Neh. 
10,32 

n 1 Sam.9,9 

Deut. 
16.18 
ch. 23, 4 

8 oi^erthe 
charge. 

p ch. 23, 19 

q 2 Sam.5,4 

438 



18 At ^Par'bar westward, four at the 
causeway, a7id two at Par 'bar. 

19 These are the divisions of the 
porters among the sons of Kd're, and 
among the sons of Me-ra'ri. 

20 lAnd of the Le'vites, A-hi'jah was 
over ^the treasures of the house of 
God, and over the treasures of the 
''dedicated things. 

21 As co7icerning the sons of ^'La'a- 
dan : the sons of the GSr'shon-it^ La'- 
a-dan, chief fathers, even of La'a-dan 
the Ger'shon-ite, hvere Je-hf e-li. 

22 The sons of Je-hi'e-li ; Ze'tham, 
and J5'el his brother, which were 
over the treasures of the house of 
the Lord. 

23 Of the ''Am'ram-ites, and the Iz'- 
har-ites. the He'bron-Ites, aiid the 
Uz'zi-el-ites : 

24 And ^Sheb'u-el the son of GSr'- 
shom, the son of M5'§e§, icas ruler 
of the treasures. 

25 And his brethren by E-li-e'z5r; 
Re-ha-bi'ah his son, and Je-sha'iah 
his son,and Jo'ramhis son,and Zich'rl 
his son, and 'Shero-mith his son. 

26 Which Shel'o-mith and his breth- 
ren were over all the treasures of the 
dedicated things. Avhich Da'vid the 
king, and the chief fathers, the cap- 
tains over thousands and hundreds, 
and the captains of the host, had 
dedicated. 

27 '^Out of the spoils won in battles 
did they dedicate '"to maintain the 
house of the Lord. 

2 8 And all that Sam'u-el "the seer, and 
Saul the son of Kish, and Ab'ngr the 
son of Ngr, and J5'ab the son of Zer- 
u-i'ah, had dedicated ; a7id whoso- 
ever had dedLiQsXe^ any thing , it ivas 
under the hand of Shel'o-mith, and of 
his brethren. 

29 ^Of the Izliar-ites, Chen-a-m'ah 
and his sons were for the outward 
business over i§'ra.-el, for ''officers 
and judges. 

30 ^?Z(Jof theHe'bron-ites. Hash-a- 
bf ah and his brethren, men of valour, 
a thousand and seven hundred, icere 
^ofRcers among them of I§'ra-el on this 
side Jor'dan westward in all the busi- 
ness of the Lord, and in the service 
of the king. 

31 Among the He'bron-ites ivas Je- 
rf jah ^the chief, even among the He'- 
bron-ites, according to the generations 
of his fathers. In the ^fortieth year 
of the reign of Da'vid they were 
sought for, and there were found 



^ 



Courses of the army. 



I. CHRONICLES, 2 



David's offi,cers. 



among them mighty men of valour 
at "Ja-'zer of Gil'e-acl. 
32 And his brethren, men of valour, 
were two thousand and seven hun- 
dred chief fathers, whom king Da'vid 
made rulers over the Reu'ben-ites, 
the Gad'ites, and the half tribe of Ma- 
nas'seh, for every matter pertaining 
to God, and 'affairs of the kmg. 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 Twelve captains for e'ceru several month. 16 
Princes of the twelve tribes. 

^VTOW the children of Js'ra-el after 
1.^ their number, to vnt, the chief 
fathers and captains of thousands and 
hundreds, and their officers that 
served the king in any matter of the 
courses, which came in and went out 
month by month throughout all the 
months of the vear, of everv course 
were twenty and four thousand. 

2 Over the first course for the first 
month vxis " Ja-sho'be-am the son of 
Zab'di-el : and in his course were 
twenty and four thousand. 

3 Of the children of *Pe'rez n^as the 
chief of all the captains of the host 
for the first month. 

4 And over the course of the second 
m.onth 'was '^D5'da-i an A-ho'hIte, and 
of his course vaas Mikloth also the 
ruler: in his course likewise xcere 
tAventy and four thousand. 

5 The third captain of the host for 
the third month teas Be-na'iah the 
son of Je-hoi'a-da, a 'chief priest: and 
in his course were twenty and four 
thousand. 

6 This is that Be-na'iah, loho loas 
mighty '^aniong the thirty,and above 
the thirty : and in his course was 
Am-miz'a-bad his son. 

7 The fourth captain for the fourth 
month icas 'A'sa-hel the brother of 
J5'ab, and Zeb-a-dl'ah his son after 
him : and in his course were twenty 
and four thousa.nd. 

8 The fifth captain for the fifth 
month iras Sham'huth the Iz'ra-hite : 
and in his course loere twenty and 
four thousand. 

9 The sixth captain for the sixth 
month v:)as ^Vrk the son of ik'kesh 
the Te-ko'ite : and in his course were 
twenty and four thousand. 

10 The seventh captain for the sev- 
enth month vjas ^He'lez the PeVo- 
nite, of the children of E'phra-im: 
and in his course tcere twenty and 
four thousand. 

1 1 The eighth captain for the eighth 




CHAP. 27. 

a 2 Sam. 
23,8 
ch. 11, 11 

b Gen.38,29 
Pharez. 

c 2 Sam. 
23, 9 
Dodo. 

1 Or, prin- 
cipal 
officer, 

1 Ki. 4, 5 

d 2 Sam.23, 

20, 22, 23 
ch. 11, 22 

e 2 Sam. 2, 
18,23 

2 Sara. 
23,24 
ch. 11, 26 

/ ch. 11, 28 
g ch. 11, 27 

h 2 Sam. 

21, 18 
ch. 11, 29 

i ch. 11, 28 



j 2 Sam. 
23,28 
ch. 11, 36 

k ch. 11, 31 

I ch. 11,30, 

Heled: 

m Judg. 3,9 
n ch. 26, 30 



1 Sam 
16,6 
Eliah. 



Deut. 
10,22 
Heb. 
11,12 

q 2 Sam. 
24,15 
ch- 21. 7 



month icas ^'Sib'be-cai the Hii'shath- 
ite, of the Zar'hites : and in his course 
were twenty and four thousand. 

12 The ninth captain for the ninth 
month vjas 'A-bi-e'z5r the An-e-toth'- 
Ite, of the Ben'ja-mites : and in his 
course wet^e twenty and four thou 
sand. 

13 The tenth captain for the tenth . 
month icas •'Ma-har'a-i the Ne-toph'- 
a-thite, of the Zar'hites : and in his 
course were twenty and four thou- 
sand. 

14 The eleventh captaiji for the 
eleventh month icas ^Be-na'iah the 
Pir'a-thon-ite, of the children of 
E'phra-im: and in his course icere 
twenty and f oui* thousand. 

15 The twelfth captain for the 
twelfth month icas 'Hel'da-i the Ne- 
toph'a-thite, '"of oth'ni-el : and in his 
course were twenty and four thou- 
sand. 

16 1l Furthermore over the tribes of 
is'ra-el : the ruler of the Reu'ben-ites 
was E-li-e'z5r the son of Zich'ri : of 
the Sim'e-on-ites, Sheph-a-tl'ah the 
son of Ma'a-chah : 

17 Of theTe'vites, "Hash-a-bi'ah the 
son of Ke-mii'el : of the Aar'on-ites, 
Za'ddk : 

18 Of Jii'dah, ^^E-li'hu, one of the 
brethren of Da'vid : of ls'sa-char,6in'- 
rl the son of Mi'chael : 

19 Of Zeb'u-liin, ish-m.a-i'ah the so» 
of O-ba-di'ah: of Naph'ta-li, Jer'i- 
moth the son of Az'ri-el : 

20 Of the children of E'phra-im, 
H6-she'a the son of Az-a-zi'ah : of the 
half tribe of Ma-nas'seh, J5'el the son 
of Pe-da'iah : 

21 Of the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh in 
Gil'e-ad, id'do the son of Zech-a-rl'ah: 
of Ben'ja-min, Ja-a'si-el the son of 
Ib'nSr : 

22 Of Dan,A-zar'e-eltheson of Jer'o- 
ham. These icere the princes of the 
tribes of Is'ra-el. 

23 "ilBut Da'vid took not the num- 
ber of them from twentv years old 
and under: because ^the Lord had 
said he would increase is'ra-el like to 

p Gen. 15, 5 the stars of the heavens. 
Deutl' 10 ^^ Jo'ab the son of Zer-u'i-ah began 
to number, but he finished not, because 
^there fell 'wrath for it against Is'- 
ra-el ; neither ^was the number put in 
the account of the chronicles of king 
Da'vid. 

25 1'And over the king's treasures 
was Az'ma-veth the son of A'di-el: 



2 ascended. 

439 



David's officers. 



I. CHRONICLES, 28. Mis charge to Solomon. 



and over the storehouses in the fields, 
in the cities, and in the villages, and in 
the castles, was Je-hon'a-than the son 
of tJz-zi'ah : 

26 And over them that did the work 
of the field for tillage of the ground 
was Ez'rl the son of Chelub : 

27 And over 'the vineyards vms 
Shim'e-i the Ra'math-ite : ^over the 
increase of the vineyards for the wine 
cellars vms Zab'di the Shiph'mite : 

28 And over the olive trees and the 
sycomore trees that were in the low 
plains vms Ba'al-ha'nan the Ged'e- 
rite : and over the cellars of oil vms 
J o'ash : 

29 And over the herds that fed in 
Shar'on was Shit'ra-i the Shar'on-ite :, 
andoverthe herdsthatwere intheval- 
leys vjas Sha'phat the son of Adla-i. 

30 Over the camels also vms O'bil 
the ish'ma-el-ite : and over the asses 
tvas Jeh-de'iah the Me-ron'o-thite : 

31 And over the flocks 2vas Ja'ziz 
the Ha'g6r-Ite. All these were the 
rulers of the substance which was 
king DaVid's. 

32 Also Jon'a-than DaVid's *uncle 
was a counsellor, a wise man, and a 
^scribe : and Je-hf el the ^son of Hach'- 
mo-ni vjas with the king's sons : 

33 And A-hith'o-j)hel was the king's 
counsellor : and Hii'shai the Ar'chite 
vjas the king's companion : 

34 And after A-hith'o-phel vm.s Je- 
hoi'a-da the son of Be-na'iah, and 
A-bf a-thar : and the general of the 
king's army 2/ms Jo'ab. 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 David exhorts the people to fear God : 9 he en- 
courages Solomon to build the temple. 

AND DaVid assembled all the 
princes of !§'ra-el, "the princes of 
the tribes, *and the captains of the 
companies that ministered to the 
king by course, and the captains over 
the thousands, and captains over the 
hundreds, and '^the stewards over all 
the substance and ^possession of the 
king,^andof his sons, with the ^officers, 
and with "^the mighty men, and with 
all the valiant men, unto Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 Then Da'vid the king stood up up- 
on his feet, and said. Hear me, my 
""brethren, and my people : As for 
me, ^\ had in mine heart to build an 
house of rest for the ark of the cove- 
nant of the Lord, and for ^the foot- 
stool of our God, and had made 
ready for the building : 

3 But God said unto me,*Thou shalt 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 27, 
r Song 8,11 

3 over that 
vjhich 
was of 
the vine- 
yards. 

4 Or, 
nephew, 
2 Sam. 
21,21 

5 Or, secre- 
tary. 

6 Or Jlach- 
monite. 



CHAP. 28. 
a ch. 27, 16 
J ch. 27, 1 
c ch. 27, ^ 3 

1 Or,cattle. 

2 Or, and 
his sons. 

3 Or. 

eunuchs. 

d ch. 11, 10 

e Deut. 
17,20 

/ 2 Sam.7,2 
Ps. 132, 3 

g Ps. 99, 5 
Ps. 132, 7 

h 2 Sam,7,5 
1 Ki. 6, 3 
ch. 17, 4 

ch. 22, 8 

4 bloods. 

i 1 Sam. 
16,7 

3 Gen. 49, 8 

k 1 Sam. 
16,1 

I 1 Sam. 
10, 12 

m ch. 3, 1 
ch. 23, 1 

n ch. 22, 9 

2 Chr. 1, 9 

p ch. 22, 13 

5 strong. 

q Deut. 4, 1 

r Ps. 9, 10 
Jer. 9, 24 
Hos. 4, 1 
John 17,3 

s 2 Ki. 20, 3 
Ps. 101, 2 

t 1 Sam. 
16, 7 

ch. 29, 17 
Ps. 7, 9 
Pro. 17, 3 
Jer. 11,20 
Jer. 17,10 
Jer. 20.12 
Rev. 2, 23 

w2Chr.l5,2 
Mat. 7, 7 

-w ch. 22, 16 
Pro. 4. 23 

w Ex. 25, 40 

X 1 Ki. 6, 2 

6 of ad that 
was with 
him. 

y ch. 26, 20 

440 



not build an house for my name, be- 
cause thou hast been a man of war, 
and hast shed '*blood. 

4 Howbeit the Lord God of I§'ra-el 
chose 'me before all the house of my 
father to be king over I§'ra-el for 
ever : for he hath chosen -^ Ju'dah to 
be_ the ruler ; and of the house of 
Jii'dah, the ^house of my father; and 
'among the sons of my father he 
liked me to make me king over all 
I§'ra-el : 

5 And "'of all my sons, (for the LoRr> 
hath given me many sons, ) he "hath 
chosen Sdl'o-mon my son to sit upon 
the throne of the kingdom of the 
Lord over ig'ra-el. 

6 And he said unto me, "Soro-mon 
thy son, he shall build my house and 
my courts: for I have chosen him to 
be my son, and I will be his father. 

1 Moreover I v/ill establish his king- 
dom for ever, 'if he be ^constant to 
do my commandments and my judg- 
ments, as at this day. 

8 Now therefore in the sight of all 
I§'ra-el the congregation of the Lord, 
and in the audience of our God, 
^keep and seek for all the command- 
ments of the Lord your God : that 
ye may possess this good land, and 
leave it for an inheritance for your 
children after you for ever. 

9 IF And thou, Sol'o-mon my son, ] 



know Ihou the God of thy father, 



and serve him with a 'perfect heaH 



and with a willing mind: for ^the 



Lord searcheth all hearts, and un- 



derstandeth all the imaginations of 



the thoughts : ''if thou seek him, he 
will be found of thee ; but if thou f or- 



sake him, he will cast thee off for ever . 



H 

W 



10 Take "heed now; for the Lord' 
hath chosen thee to build an house 
for the sanctuary : be strong, and do it. 

1 1 ITThen DaVid gave to Sol'o-mon 
his son the '"pattern of the ^porch, 
and of the houses thereof, and of the 
treasuries thereof, and of the upper 
chambers thereof, and of the inner 
parlours thereof, and of the place of 
the mercy seat, 

1 2 And the pattern ^of all that he 
had by the spirit, of the courts of 
the house of the Lord, and of all the 
chambers round about, of the ^'treas- 
uries of the house of God, and of the 
treasuries of the dedicated things : 

13 Also for the courses of the 
priests and the Le'vites, and for all 
the work of the service of the house 

* E. 2 Chron. 16. 9; H. 2 Chron. J5. 2; 
W. 2 Chron. 7. 14. 



SSolomon is encouraged I. CHRONICLES, 29. 



to build the temple. 



of the Lord, and for all the vessels 
of service in the house of the Lord. 

14 He gave of gold by weight for 
things of gold, for all instruments of 
all mariner of service; silver also 
for all instruments of silver by 
weight, for all instruments of every 
kind of service : 

15 Even the weight for the candle- 
sticks of gold, and for their lamps of 
gold, by weight for every candle 
stick, and for the lamps thereof: 
and for the candlesticks of silver by 
weight, both for the candlestick, 
and also for the lamps thereof, ac- 
cording to the use of every candle 
stick. 

16 And by weight he gave gold for 
the tables of 'shewbread, for every 
table; and liketcise silver for the 
tables of silver: 

17 Also pure gold for the flesh- 
hooks, and the bowls, and the cups : 
and for the golden basons he gave 
gold by weight for every bason ; and 
likewise silver by w^eight for every 
bason of silver : 

1 8 And for the altar of ''incense re- 
fined gold by weight ; and gold for 
the pattern of the chariot of the 
*cherubims, that spread out their 
wings, and covered the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord. 

19 All this, said Da'vid, ''the Lord 
made me understand in writing by 
his hand upon me, even all the works 
of this pattern. 

20 And Da'vid said to S51'o-nxon his 
son, ''Be strong and of good courage, 
and do it : fear not, nor be dismayed : 
for the Lord God, even my God, vnll 
be with thee ; ^he will not fail thee, 
nor forsake thee, until thou hast fin- 
ished all the work for the service of 
the house of the Lord. 

21 And, behold, -^the courses of the 
priests and the Le'vites, even they 
shall be with thee for all the service 
of the house of God : and there shall 
be with thee for all manner of work- 
manship every willing skilful man, 
"for any manner of service : also the 
princes and all the people ^vill be 
wholly at thv commandment. 

CPIAPTER 29. 

1 David catise-s the princes and people to o.feryor the 
house of God: 10 his thanksgiving : 26 his reign 
and death. 

FURTHERMORE DaVid the 
king said unto all the congrega- 
tion, Sol'o-mon my son, whom alone 
God hath chosen, is yet young and 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 28. 



z Ex. 25, 23 
2 Chr. 4, 8 



a Ex. 30, 1 



h Ex. 25, 18 
1 Sam.4,4 
1 Ki. 6, 23 



c Ex. 25, 40 



d Deut.31,7 
Josh. 1, 
6,7 
ch. 22, 13 



e Josh. 1, 5 



/ ch. 24, 1 
ch. 25, 1 
ch. 26, 1 



g Ex. 35, 25 
Ex. 36, 1 



CHAP. 29. 



a 1 Ki. 3, 7 
ch. 22, 5 
Pro. 4, 3 



b Ex. 28, 9 
Isa. 54, 
11. 12 
Rev.21,18 



c Ps. 26, 8 
Ps. 84, 1 



d Pro. 3, 9 



e 1 Ki. 9, 28 
2Chr.8,18 
Job 22,24 



1 to fill his 
hand. 



/ch, 27. 1 
g ch. 27, 25 
h ch. 26, 21 



i 1 Ki. 8, 61 
2 Cor. 9, 7 



j Ps. 72, 18 
Ezek.3,12 



k Mat. 6. 13 
1 Tim. 
1, 17 
Rev. 5. 13 

441 



"tender, and the work is great : for 
the palace is not for man, but for the 
Lord God. 

2 Now I have prepared with all my 
might for the house of my God the 
gold for things to be made of gold, 
and the silver for things of silver, 
and the brass for things of brass, the 
iron for things of iron, and wood for 
thiyigs of wood ; ^onyx stones, and 
stones to be set, glistering stones, 
and of divers colours, and all manner 
of precious stones, and marble stones 
in abundance. 

3 Moreover, because I have '"set my 
affection to the house of my God, I 
have of mine ''own proper good, of 
gold and silver, which I have given 
to the house of my God, over and 
above all that I have prepared for 
the holy house, 

4 Even three thousand talents of 
gold, of the gold of '^O'phir, and seven 
thousand talents of refined silver, to 
overlay the walls of the houses 
loithal : 

5 The gold for things of gold, and 
the silver for things of silver, and 
for all manner of work to be made 
by the hands of artificers. And who 
then is willing ^to consecrate his 
service this day unto the Lord ? 

6 HThen -'the chief of the fathers 
and princes of the tribes of I§'ra-el,and 
the captains of thousands and of 
hundreds, with the "rulers of the 
king's work, offered willingly, 

7 And gave for the service of the 
house of God of gold five thousand 
talents and ten thousand drams, and 
of silver ten thousand talents, and of 
brass eighteen thousand talents, and 
one hundred thousand talents of 
iron. 

8 And they with whom precious 
stones were found gave them to the 
treasure of the house of the Lord, by 
the hand of '' Je-hT'el the Ger'shon-Tte. 

9 Then the people rejoiced, for that 
they offered willingly, because with 
perfect heart they 'offered willingly 
to the Lord: and Da'vid the king 
also rejoiced with great joy. 

10 ^Wherefore Da'vid blessed the 
Lord before all the congregation : 
and Da'vid said, •'Blessed be thou, 
Lord God of i§'ra-el our father, for 
ever and ever. 

11 Thine, ''^O Lord, is the greatness, 
and the power, and the glory, and 
the victory, and the majesty : for all 



Vavid^s thanksgiving. 



1. CHKONICLES, 29. 



Idis death.. 



that is in the heaven and in the 
earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, 
O Lord, and thou art exalted as 
head above all. 

12 Both 'riches and honour come of 
thee, and thou reignest over all ; and 
in thine hand is power and might ; 
and in thine hand it is to make 
great, and to give strength unto all. 

13 Now therefore, our God, we 
thank thee, and praise thy glorious 
name. 

14 But who am I, and what is my 
people, that we should ^be able to 
offer so willingly after this sort ? for 
all things come of thee, and ^of thine 
own have we given thee. 

15 For ""we are strangers before 
thee, and sojourners, as were all our 
fathers : our "davs on the earth are 
as a shadow, and there is none ^abid- 
in^\ 

16 Lord our God, all this store 
that we have prepared to build thee 
an house for thine holy name cometh 
of thine hand, and is all thine own. 

171 know also, my God, that thou 
■triest the heart, and ^hast pleasure 
in uprightness. As for me, in the 
uprightness of mine heart I have 
willingly offered all these things : and 
now have I seen with joy thy people, 
which are ^present here, to offer will- 



B. C. 1015. 



ingly unto thee. 
18 O LoRi 



Lord God of A'bra-ham,i'saac, 
and of i§'ra-el, our fathers, keep this 
for ever in the imagination of the 
thoughts of the heart of thy peo- 
ple, and ^prepare their heart unto 
thee : 

1 9 And 'give unto Sol'o-mon my son 
a perfect heart, to keep thy com- 
mandments, thy testimonies, and thy 
statutes, and to do all these things, 
and to build the palace, for the which 
'^I have made provision. 

20 ITAnd Da'vid said to all the con- 
o'regation. Now bless the Lord your 
God. And all the congregation 
blessed the Lord God of their fa- 
thers, and bowed down their heads. 



CHAP. 29. 

/ Deut.8,18 
Ps. 75, 6 
Pro. 10,22 
Rom. 
11,36 
J as. 1, 17 

2 retain, or, 
obtain 
strength, 

3 of thine 
hand. 

m Ps. 39, 12 
Heb. 
11, 13 
1 Pet.2,11 

n Job 14, 2 
Ps. 90, 9 
Ps. 102,11 
Ps. 144, 4 

4 expecta- 
tion. 

1 Sam. 
16,7 
ch. 28, 9 
Heb. 4, 13 

V Ps. 11, 7 
Pro.11,20 

5 Or, 

found. 

6 Or, 
stablish. 
Ps. 10, 17 
Jer.10.23 

q Ps. 72. 1 

r ch. 22, 14 

7 (lave the 
hand 
under 
Solomon, 
Gen. 24, 2 
Gen.47,29 
2Chr.30,8 
Ezek. 

17. 18 

s 1 Ki. 3, 13 
2Chr.l,12 
Eccl. 2, 9 

t 2 Sam.5,4 
1 Ki. 2, 11 

u 2 Sam.5,5 

V Gen. 25, 8 
Num. 

23, 10 
ch. 23, 1 
Job 5. 26 

8 ivords, or, 
history. 

tu Dan.2,21 

442 



and worshipped the Lord, and the 
king. 

21 And they sacrificed sacrifices 
unto the Lord, and offered burnt 
offerings unto the Lord, on the mor-= 
row after that day, even a thousand 
bullocks, a thousand rams, and a 
thousand lambs, with their drink 
offerings, and sacrifices in abundance 
for all l§'ra-ei : 

22 And did eat and drink before 
the Lord on that day with great 
gladness. And they made Sdl'o-mon 
the son of Da'vid king the second 
time, and anointed him unto the 
Lord to he the chief governor, and 
Za'dok to he prie^. 

23 Then Sol'o-mon sat on the throne 
of the Lord as king instead of Da'vid 
his father, and prospered ; and all i§'- 
ra-el obeyed him. 

24 And all the x^rinces, and the 
mighty men, and all the sons like- 
wise of king Da'vid, ''submitted them^- 
selves unto Sol'o-mon the king. 

25 And the Lord magnified Sol'o- 
mon exceedingly in the sight of all 
I§'ra-el, and bestowed 'upon him such 
royal majesty as had not been on any 
king before him in l§'ra-el. 

26 liThus Da'vid the son of Jes'se 
reigned over all Ig'ra-el. 

2 7 And 'the time that he reigned 
over i§'ra-el vkis forty vears; '^seven 
years reigned he in lie'bron, and 
thirty and three years reigned he in 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

28 And he "died in a good old age, 
full of days, riches, and honour : and 
Sol'o-mon his son reigned in his 
stead. 

29 Now the acts of DaVid the king, 
first and last, behold,- they are writ- 
ten in the *book of Sam'u-ei the seer, 
and in the book of Na'than the 
prophet, and in the book of Gad the 
seer. 

30 With all his reign and his might, 
"and the times that went over him, 
and over i§'ra-el, and over all the 
kingdoms of the countries. 



THE SECOND BOOK OF THE 

CHRONICLES. 



CHAPTER 1. 

I Solemn offering of Solomon at Gibeon : 7 his choice 
of wisdom is blessed by God : 13 his strength and 
wealth. 

AND "Sol'o-mon the son of DaVid 
was strengthened in his king- 
dom, and *the Lord his God teas 
with him, and '^magnified him ex- 
ceedingly. 

2 Then SoFo-mon spake unto all !§'- 
ra-el, to the ^captains of thousands 
and of hundreds, and to the judges, 
and to every governor in all l§'ra-el, 
the chief of the fathers. 

3 So SoFo-mon, and all the congre- 
gation with him,_went to the high 
place that vjas at 'Gib'e-on ; for there 
was the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion of God, which Mo'se§ the servant 
of the Lord had made in the wilder- 
ness. 

4 But -^the ark of God had DaVid 
brought up from Kir'jath-je'a-rimto 
the place vjhich DaVid had prepared 
for it : for he had pitched a tent for 
it at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

5 Moreover ^the brasen altar, that 
^Be-zal'e-el the son of U'ri, the son of 
Hur had made, 'he put before the 
tabernacleof theLoRD: and Sol'o-mon 
and the congregation sought unto it. 

6 And Sol'o-mon went up thither to 
the brasen altar before the Lord, 
which vms at the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and offered a 'thousand 
burnt offerings upon it. 

7 ITln •'that night did God appear 
unto Soro-mon, and said unto him, 
Ask what I shall give thee. 

8 And Sol'o-mon said unto God, Thou 
hast shewed great mercy unto Da'vid 
my father, and hast made me *to 
reign in his stead. 

9 Now, O Lord God, let thy prom- 
ise unto Da'vid my father be es- 
tablished: 'for thou hast made me 
king over a people ^like the dust of 
the earth in multitude. 

10 Give '"me now wisdom and 
knowledge, that I may "go out and 
come in before this people : for who 
can judge this thy people, that is so 
great ? 

1 1 And "God said to Sol'o-mon, Be- 
cause this was in thine heart, and 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 1 Ki. 2, 46 

b Gen. 39, 2 

c 1 Chr. 
29,25 

d lClir.27,1 

e 1 KL 3, 4 

/2Sam.6,2 
lChr.15,1 

g Ex. 27, 1 
Ex. 38, 1 

h Ex. 31, 2 

1 Or, was 
there. 

I 1 Ki. 3, 4 

j 1 Ki. 3, 5 
Pro. 3, 5 
Isa. 58, 9 

k lChr.28,5 

1 1 Ki. 3, 7 

2 much as 
the dust 
of the 
earth. 

m 1 Ki. 3, 9 
Pro. 3, 13 

n Num. 
27, 17 
Deut.31,2 

o 1 Ki.3, n 

p Mat. 6, 33 

q 1 Chr. 
29,25 
ch. 9, 22 
Eccl. 2, 9 

r 1 Ki. 4, 26 

s lKi.10,27 
Job 22, 24 

3 gave. 

i the going 
forth of 
the hcn'ses 
ivhich 
was Solo- 
mon's. 

5 b%i their 
hands. 



CHAP. 2. 

al Kl.5, 5 
b 1 Ki. 5, 15 

443 



thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or 
honour, nor the life of thine enemies, 
neither yet hast asked long life ; but 
hast asked wisdom and knowledge 
for thyself, that thou may est judge 
my people, over whom I have made 
thee king : 

12 Wisdom and knowledge ^is 
granted unto thee; and I will give 
thee riches, and wealth, and honour, 
such as ?none of the kings have had 
that have been before thee, neither 
shall there any after thee have the 
like. 

13 llThen Sol'o-mon came from his 
jouryiey to the high place that v^as 
at Gib'e-on to Je-ru'sa-lem, from be- 
fore the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, and reigned over i§'ra-el. 

11 And ''Soro-mon gathered chariots 
and horsemen : and he had a thou- 
sand and four hundred chariots, and 
twelve thousand horsemen, which he 
placed in the chariot cities, and with 
the king at Je-ru'^^^-lsm. 

15 And 'the king ^made silver and 
gold at Je-ru'sa-lem as plenteous as 
stones, and cedar trees made he as 
the sycomore trees that are in the 
vale for abundance. 

1 6 And ^Sol'o-mon had horses 
brought out of E'gypt, and linen 
yarn : the king's merchants received 
the linen yarn at a price. 

1 T And they fetched up, and brought 
forth out of E'gJT^ a chariot for six 
hundred shekels of silver, and an 
horse for an hundred and fifty : and 
so brought they out horses for all the 
kings of the Hit'tites, and for the 
kings of Syr'i-a, ^by their means. 
CHAPTER 2. 

1, 17 Solomon's labourers for building the temple: 
3 his message to Huram. for skilful artificers. U 
Huram's kind answer. 

AND Sol'o-mon ''determined to 
build an house for the name of 
the Lord, and an house for his king- 
dom. 

2 And *S6ro-mon told out threescore 
and ten thousand men to bear bur- 
dens, and fourscore thousand to hew 
in the mountain, and three thousand 
and six hundred to oversee them. 
, 3 ITAnd Sol'o-mon sent to Hii'ram 



Solomon's message, and 11. CHRONICLES, 3. 



Suram's kind answer. 



the king of Tyre, saying, 'As thou 
didst deal with Da'vid my father, and 
didst send him cedars to build him 
an house to dwell therein, even so deal 
with me. 

4 Behold, I build an house to the 
name of the Lord my God, to dedi- 
cate it to him, a7id ''to bum before 
him 'sweet incense, and for the 'con- 
tinual shewbread, and for the •'^burnt 
offerings morning and evening, on 
the sabbaths, and on the new moons, 
and on the solemn feasts of the Lord 
our God. This is an ordinance for 
ever to i§'ra-el. 

5 And the house which I build is 
great : for ^great is our God above 
all gods. 

6 But *who '^is able to build him an 
house, seeing the heaven and heaven 
of heavens cannot contain hun ? who 
am I then, that I should build him 
an house, save only to bum sacrifice 
before him ? 

7 Send me now therefore a man 
cunning to work in gold, and in sil-l 
ver, and in brass, and in iron, and in! 
purple, and crimson, and blue, and 
that can skill 'to grave Avith the cun- 
ning men that are with me in Jii'- 
dah and in Je-ru'sa-lem, 'whom Da'- 
vid my father did provide. 

8 Send -'me also cedar trees, fir trees, 
and ^algum trees, out of Leb'a-non : 
for I know that tln^ ser^^ants can 
skill to cut timber in Leb'a-non ; and, 
behold, my servants shall he with 
thy servants, 

9 Even to prepare me timber in 
abundance: for the house which I 
am about to build shall he Svonder- 
ful great. 

10 And, ^behold, I will give to thy 
servants, the hewers that cut timber, 
twenty thousand measures of beaten 
wheat, and twentv thousand meas- 
ures of barley, and twenty thousand 
baths of wine, and twenty thousand 
baths of on. 

11 "iiThen Hii'ram the king of Tyre 
ansAvered in writing, which he sent 
to Sol'o-mon, ^Because the Lord hath 
loved his people, he hath made thee 
king over them. 

12 Hu'ram said moreover, '"Blessed 
he the Lord God of is'ra-el, ''that made 
heaven and earth, who hath given to 
Da'vid the king a Avise son, "endued 
with prudence and understanding, 
that might build an house for the 
Lord, and an house for his kingdom. 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 2. 
c lChr.l4:,l 
d Ex. 30, 7 

1 incense of 
spices. 

e Ex. 25, 30 
Lev. 24, 8 

/ Num.28,3 

g Ps. 135, 5 

h 1 Ki. 8, 27 
ch. 6, 18 
Isa. 66, 1 

2 Tiath re- 
tained, 
or, ob- 
tained 
strength. 

3 to grave 
gravings. 

i 1 Chr. 
22, 15 

J 1 Ki. 5, 6 

i Or, al- 

mugciim, 

1 Ki;io,ii 

5 great and 
wonder- 
ful. 

k 1 Ki. 5, 11 

I Deut.33,3 
1 Ki. 10, 9 

m 1 Ki. 5, 7 

n Gen. 1, 1 
Ps. 124, 8 
Acts 4, 24 
Rev. 10, 6 

6 knowing 
prudence 
avji un- 
derstand- 
ing. 

olKi. 7,13 

p 1 Ki. 5, 8 

7 according 
to all thy 
need. 

8 Japho. 
Josh. 
19,46 
Acts 9, 36 

q 1 Ki. 5, 13 

9 the men 
the 
strangers. 

r lClir.22,2 



B, C. 1012. 

CHAP. 3, 

a 1 Ki. 6, 1 
b Gen. 22, 2 

1 Ov, which 
was seen 
of David 
his fa- 
ther. 

2 Or, 
Araunah. 
lClir.22,1 

c 1 Ki. 6, 2 

3 founded, 
d 1 Ki. 6, 3 

444 



13 And now I have sent a cunning 
man, endued with understanding, of 
Hii'ram my father's, 

14 The "son of a woman of the 
daughters of Dan, and his father icas 
la man of Tyre, skilful to work in 
gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, 
in stone, and in timber, in purple, in 
[blue, and in fine linen, and in crim- 
son; also to grave any manner of 
[graving, and to find out ever^' device 
which shall be put to him, with thy 
cunning men, and with the cunning 
men of my lord Da'vid thy father. 

15 Now therefore the wheat, and 
the barley, the oil, and the wine, 
which my lord hath spoken of, let 
him send unto his servants : 

16 And ^'we will cut wood out of 
Leb'a-non, "as much as thou shalt 
need : and we will brmg it to thee 
in flotes by sea to ^Jop'pa ; and thou 
shalt carry it up to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

j 17 II And ^Sol'o-mon numbered ail 
j^the strangers that icere in the land 
of Is'ra-el, after the numbering where- 
I with 'Da'vid hisfather had numbered 
jthem ; and they were found an hun- 
dred and fifty thousand and three 
thousand and six hundred. 
i 1 8 And he set threescore and ten 
■thousand of them to he bearers of 
■burdens, and fourscore thousand to 
'he hewers in the mountain, and three 
thousand and six hundred overseers 
to set the people a work. 
CHAPTER 3. 

1 Place and time of building the temple. 3 Measure . 
and ornaments of the house. 8 The holy place. 
14 The vail and pillars. 

THEN "Sol'o-mon began to build 
the house of the Lord at Je-ru'- 
sa-lem in mount *M6-ri'ah, 'where the 
Lord appeared unto Da'vid his fa- 
ther, in the place that Da'vid had 
^prepared in the threshingfioor of 
'^Or'nan the Jeb'u-site. 

2 And he began to build in the sec- 
ond day of the second month, in the 
fourth year of his reign, 

3 TNow these are the things "where- 
in Sol'o-mon was ^instructed for the 
building of the house of God. The 
length by cubits after the first meas- 
ure was threescore cubits, and the 
breadth twenty cubits. 

4 And the '^porch that was in the 
front of the house, the length of it 
was according to the breadth of the 
house, twenty cubits, and the height 
was an hundred and twenty : and he 
overlaid it \vithin with pure gold. 



The molten sea. 



B. C. 1012. 



CHAP. 3. 
e 1 Ki. 6, 17 

4 covered. 

5 yiouse of 
holiness 
of holi- 
tiesses, or, 
oracle. 



CHAPTER 4. 

1 Altar of brass. 2 Molten sea. 6 The ten lavers, 
candlesticks, and tables. 19 The vessels and in- 
struments of gold. 

OREOVER he made "an altar 

of brass, twenty cubits the 

length thereof, and. twenty cubits the 

breadth thereof, and ten cubits the 

height thereof. 

2 '[Also *he made a molten sea of 



M" 



6 Or, of 
moveable 
work. 

7 Or, 
toward 
the hoibse. 

g Ex. 26, 31 
Mat.27,51 
Heb. 9. 3 

8 caused to 
ascend. 

^ Jer.52,21 



In it is 
strength. 



building of the temple. II. CHRONICLES, 4 . 

5 And 'the greater house he cieled 
with fir tree, which he overlaid with 
fine gold, and set thereon palm trees 
and chains. 

6 And he "garnished the house with 
precious stones for beauty : and the 
gold was gold of Par-va'im. 

T He overlaid also the house, the 
beams, the posts, and the walls there- 
of, and the doors thereof, with gold ; /iKi.6,23'ten cubits 'from brim to brim, round 

in compass, and five cubits the height 
thereof ; and a line of thirty cubits 
did compass it round about. 

3 And 'under it to as the similitude 
of oxen, which did compass it round 
about : ten in a cubit, compassing the 
sea round about. Two rows of oxen 
were cast, when it was cast. 

4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three 
looking toward the north, and three 
looking toward the west, and three 
looking toward the south, and three 
looking toward the east : and the sea 
was set above upon them, and all 
their hinder parts z/jere inward. 

5 And the thickness of it was an 
handbreadth, and the brim of it like 
the work of the brim of a cup, ^vith 
flowers of lilies ; and it received and 
held '^three thousand baths. 

6 1! He made also 'ten la vers, and put 
five on the right hand, and five on the 
left, to wash in them : ^such things as 
they offered for the burnt offering 
they washed in them ; A)ut the sea 
vjas for the priests to wash in. 

T And -"he made ten candlesticks of 
gold according ^to their form, and set 
them in the temple, five on the right 
hand, and five on the left. 

8 He 'made also ten tables, and 
placed them in the temple, five on 
the right side, and five on the left. 
And he made an hundred "basons of 
gold. 

9 IFFurthermore •'he made the court 
of the priests, and the great court, 
and doors for the court, and overlaid 
the doors of them with brass. 

10 And %e set the sea on the right 
side of the east end, over against the 
south. 

1 1 ^ And 'Hii'ram made the pots, and 
the shovels, and the ^basons. And 
Hii'ram ^finished the work that he 
was to make for king Sol'o-mon for 
the house of God : 

12 To to it, the two pillars, and the 
"■pommels, and the chapiters tchich 
were on the top of the two pillars, 
and the two wreaths to cover the two 

3 



CHAP. 4. 



a Ex. 27, 1 
b 1 Ki. 7, 23 



and graved cherubims on the walls 

8 And he made the 'most holy 
house, the length whereof t/jas accord- 
ing to the breadth of the house, 
twenty cubits, and the breadth there- 
of twenty cubits : and he overlaid it 
with fine gold, amounting to six 
hundred talents. 

9 And the vv^eight of the nails 
to as fifty shekels of gold. And he 
overlaid the upper chambers with 

gold- 9 long. 

10 And ■''in the most holy house he I 
made two cherubims ^of image work, '^^m^au' 
and overlaid them, with gold. j establish 

11 And the wings of the cherubims'ii Thatis, 
toe7'e twenty cubits long: one wing 
of the one cherub vkis five cubits, 
reaching to the wall of the house: 
and the other wing toas likevnse five 
cubits, reaching to the wing of the 
other cherub. 

1 2 And 07ie wing of the other cherub 
toas five cubits, reaching to the wall 
of the house: and the other wing 
toas five cubits also, joining to the i/rom his 
wing of the other cherub. I Jj^brtm. 

13 The wings of these cherubims! 
spread themselves forth twentj^ cu- '^ iKi.7,24 
bits: and they stood on their feet, 
and their faces were 'inward. 

14 And he made^the vail of blue, 
and purple, and crimson, and fine 
linen, and ^vrought cherubims 
thereon. 

1 5 Also he made before the house 
two ^pillars of thirty and five cubits 
^high, and the chapiter that was on 
the top of each of them vms five cu- 
bits. 

16 And he made chains, as in the 
oracle, and put them on the heads of 
the pillars ; and m.ade an hundred * or.bowis 
pomegranates, and put them on the|j iki.6,36 
chains. 

17 And he reared up the pillars be- 
fore the temple, one on the right 
hand, and the other on the left ; and 
called the name of that on the right's ^^^sji^ 
hand '"Ja'chin, and the name of thatj to make. 
on the left ^ 'B5'az- 1^ 1 ki. 7,41 

445' 



2 Or, like a 
lily 
flower. 

d 1 KI. 7. 26 
e 1 Ki. 7, 38 

3 the work 
of burnt 
offering. 

/Heb. 9. 9 

g 1 Ki. 7, 49 

h Ex. 25, 31 

i IKi. 7,-18 



k 1 Ki. 7, 39 

I 1 Ki. 7, 40 
5 Ov, bowls. 



Bringing up of the 



IL CHRONICLES, 5. 



ark of the covenant. 



pommels of the chapiters which were 
on the top of the pillars ; 

13 And'^foui" hundred pomegranates 
on the two wreaths ; two rows of 
pomegranates on each wreath, to 
cover the two pommels of the chapi- 
ters which were ^upon the pillars. 

14 He made also "bases, and havers 
made he upon the bases ; 

15 One sea,and twelve oxen under it. 

16 The pots also, and the shovels, 
and the fleshhooks, and all their in- 
struments, did Hii'ram ^his father 
make to king Sol'o-mon for the house 
of the Lord of ^bright brass. 

17 In ?the plain of Jor'dan did the 
king cast them, m the ^°clay ground 
between Suc'coth and Ze-red'a-thah. 

18 Thus Soro-mon made all these 
vessels in great abundance : for the 
weight of the brass could not be 
found out. 

1 9 ir And 'Sol'o-mon made all the ves- 
sels that were for the house of God, 
the golden altar also, and the tables 
^whereon the shewbread was set ; 

20 Moreover the candlesticks with 
their lamps, that they should burn 
after "the manner before the oracle, 
of pure gold ; 

21 And 'the flowers, and the lamps, 
and the tongs, made he of gold, a^id 
that ^ 'perfect gold ; 

22 And the snuffers, and the ^"ba- 
sons, and the spoons, and the censers, 
of pure gold : and the entry of the 
house, the inner doors thereof for the 
most holy place, wndi the doors of the 
house of the temple, v.'ere of ^^gold. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 The dedicated treasures. 2 Bringing up of the 
ark of the covenant, etc. 

THUS "all the work that Sol'o-mon 
made for the house of the Lord 
was finished : and Sol'o-mon brought 
in all the things that DaVid his fa- 
ther had dedicated ; and the silver, 
and the gold, and all the instruments, 
put he among the treasures of the 
house of God. 

2l[Then ^SoFo-mon assembled the 
elders of I§'ra-el, and all the heads of 
the tribes, the chief of the fathers of 
the children of l§'ra-el, unto Je-ru'sa- 
lem, to bring up the ark of the cove- 
nant of the Lord '^out of the city of 
DaVid, which is Zi'on. 

3 Wherefore '^all the men of Is'ra-el 
assembled themselves unto the king 
'in the feast which was in the sev- 
enth month. 



B. C. 1012. 



CHAP. 4. 

n 1 Ki. 7, 20 

7 wpon the 
face. 

1 Ki. 7, 
27,43 

8 Or, 
caldrons. 

V 1 Ki. 7, 
14, 45 

9 made 
bright, or, 
scoured. 

q IKi. 7,46 

10 t/iicfc- 
nesseS' 
of the 
ground. 

r 1 Ki. 7, 47 

s 1 Ki. 7, 
48-50 

t Ex. 25, 30 

u Ex. 27, 
20,21 

V Ex. 25, 31 

11 perfec- 
tions of 
gold. 

12 Or, 

bowls. 

13 That is, 
orierlaid 
with gold. 
1 Ki. 6, 31 



B. C. 1005. 

CHAP. 5. 
a 1 Ki. 7, 51 

Iou4. 

b 1 Ki. 8, 1 

c 2 Sam. 
6, 12 

d 1 Ki. 8, 2 

e ch. 7, 8, 
9, 10 

/Josh. 3, 6 

1 Or, they 
are there, 
as 

1 Ki. 8, 8 

g Deut.10,2 
ch. 6, 11 

2 Or,where. 

3 found. 

h 1 Chr. 25, 
1-31 

i 1 Chr. 
15, 24 

j 1 Chr. 16, 
34, 41 
Ps. 136, 
1,26 

k Ex. 40, 35 
Num.9,15 
ch. 7, 2 
Isa. 6, 4 
Ezek. 
43,4 
Hag. 2, 7 
2Cor.3,ll 
Rev. 15, 8 

446 



4 And all the elders of I§'ra-el came ; 
and the ^Le'vites took up the ark. 

5 And they brought up the ark, and 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and all the holv vessels that were in 
the tabernacle, these did the priests 
and the LeVites bring up. 

6 Also king Sol'o-mon, and all the 
congregation of i§'ra-el that were as- 
sembled unto him before the ark, 
sacrificed sheep and oxen, which 
could not be told nor numbered for 
multitude. 

7 And the priests brought in the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord unto his 
place, to the oracle of the house, into 
the most holy place, even under the 
wings of the cherubims : 

8 For the cherubims spread forth 
their wings over the place of the ark, 
and the cherubims covered the ark 
and the staves thereof above. 

9 And they drew out the staves of 
the ark, that the ends of the staves 
were seen from the ark before the 
oracle ; but they were not seen with- 
out. And 'there it is unto this day. 

1 There was nothing in the ark save 
the tw^o tables which M5'§es put 
nherein at Ho'reb, Vhen the Lord 
made a covenant with the children of 
I§'ra-el, when they came out of E'gypt. 

11 IT And it came to pass, when the 
priests were come out of the holy 
place : (for all the priests that were 
^present were sanctified, and did not 
then wait by course : 

1 2 Also ^the Le'vites which were the 
singers, all of them of A'saph, of He'- 
man, of Jed'u-thun, with their sons 
and their brethren, being arrayed in 
white linen, having cymbals and psal- 
teries and harps, stood at the east end 
of the altar, and 'with them an hun- 
dred and twenty priests sounding with 
trumpets:) 

13 It came even to pass, as the 
trumpeters and singers were as one, 
to make one sound to be heard in 
praising and thanking the Lord ; and 
when they lifted up their voice with 
the trumpets and cymbals and in- 
struments of musick, and praised the 
Lord, saying, 'For he is good ; for 
his mercy endureth for ever: that 
then the house was filled with a cloud, 
even the house of the Lord ; 

14 So that the priests could not stand 
to minister by reason of the cloud : 
*f or the glory of the Lord had filled 
the house of God. 



Solomon's prayer at the II. CHRONICLES, 6. dedication of the temple. 



CHAPTER 6. 

1 Solomon blesses the people and praises God: 14 his 
prayer at the consecration oj the temple. 

THEN "said Soro-mon, The Lord 
hath said that he would dwell 
in the *thick darkness. 

2 But I have built an house of habi- 
tation for thee, and a place for thy 
dwelling for ever. 

3 And the king turned his face, and 
blessed the whole congregation of 
l§'ra-el: ard all the congregation 
of is'ra-el stood. 

4 And he said, Blessed he the Lord 
God of l§'ra-el, who hath with his 
hands fulfilled that which he spake 
with his mouth to my father DaVid, 
saying, 

5 Since the day that I brought forth 
my people out of the land of E'gypt I 
chose no city among all the tribes 
of l§'ra-el to build an house in, that 
my name might be there; neither 
chose I any man to be a ruler over 
my people I§'ra-el : 

6 But T have chosen Je-rii'sa-lem, 
that my name might be there ; and 
have '^chosen DaVid to be over my 
people I§'ra-el. 

7 Now "it was in the heart of DaVid 
my father to build an house for the 
name of the Lord God of i§'ra-el. 

8 Bu.t the Lord said to DaVid my fa- 
ther. Forasmuch as it was in thine 
heart to build an house for my name, 
thou didst -^well in that it was in 
thine heart : 

9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not 
build the house ; but thy son which 
shall come forth out of thy loins, he 
shall build the house for my name. 

10 The Lord therefore hath per- 
formed his word that he hath spoken : 
for I am risen up in the room of Da'- 
vid my father, and am set on the 
throne of l§'ra-el, as the Lord prom- 
ised, and have built the house for the 
name of the Lord God of i§'ra-el. 

1 1 And in it have I put the ark, 
wherein ^is the covenant of the Lord, 
that he made with the children of 
Is'ra-el. 

1 2 H And '^he stood before the altar of 
the Lord in the presence of all the 
congregation of Is'ra-el, and ^spread 
forth his hands : 

1 3 For Sol'o-mon had made a brasen 
scaffold, of five cubits Uong, and five 
cubits broad, and three cubits high, 
and had set it in the midst of the 
court: and upon it he stood, and 



B. C. 1004. 



CHAP. 



a 1 Ki. 8, 12 



6 Lev. 16, 2 



c ch. 12, 13 



a lChr.284 



2 Sam. 7,2 
lChr.17,1 
lChr.28,2 



/ 2 Cor.8,12 



g ch. 5, 10 
h. 1 Ki. 8, 22 



i Ezra 9, 5 
1 Tim. 2,8 



1 the length 
thereof, 
etc. 



Ex. 15, 11 
Deut.4,39 
Deut. 7, 9 



k Dan. 9, 4 

[ Gen. 5, 24 

m 1 Chr. 22, 
9, 10 

2 There 
shall not 
be a man 
cat of. 
2 Sam. 7, 
12,16 
1 Ki. 2, 4 
1 Ki.6, 12 
ch. 7, 18 

n Ps. 132,12 



Ps. 113, 
5,6 

p ch. 2, 6 
Isa. 66, 1 
Acts 7, 49 



q Ps. 33, 18 
Ps.34, 15 

r Dan. 6, 10 

3 Ov,i/nthis 
place. 

4 pray. 

s Isa. 43. 25 
Isa. 44, 22 

5 and he 
require 
an oath 
of him. 

t Isa. 3, 11 
Rom. 2, 8 

447 



kneeled down upon his knees before 
all the congregation of l§'ra-el, and 
spread forth his hands toward 
heaven, 

14 And said, O Lord God of I§'ra-el, 
Hhere is no God like thee in the 
heaven, nor in the earth; which 
^keepest covenant, and shewest mer- 
cy unto thy servants, that Valk be- 
fore thee with all their hearts : 

15 Thou ™which hast kept with thy 
servant DaVid my father that which 
thou hast promised him; andspakest 
with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it 
with thine hand, as it is this day. 

1 6 Now therefore, O Lord God of i§ 
ra-el, keep with thy servant DaVioi 
my father that which thou hast 
promised him, saying, -There shall 
not fail thee a man in my sight to sit 
upon the throne of l§'ra-el ; "yet so that 
thy children take heed to their way to 
walk in my law, as thou hast walked 
before me. 

1 7 Now then, O Lord God of I§'ra-el, 
let thy word be verified, which thou 
hast spoken unto thy servant Da'vid. 

18 But nvill God in very deed dwell 
with men on the earth? behold, 
^heaven and the heaven of heavens 
cannot contain thee ; how much less 
this house which I have built ! 

19 Have respect therefore to the 
prayer of thy ser\^ant,and to his sup- 
plication, O Lord my God, to hearken 
unto the cry and the prayer which 
thy servant prayeth before thee : 

20 That thine ?eyes may be open 
upon this house day a.nd night, upon 
the place whereof thou hast said that 
thou wouldest put thy name there ; 
to hearken unto the prayer which 
thy servant 'prayeth ^toward this 
place. 

21 Hearken therefore unto the sup- 
plications of thy servant, and of thy 
people l§'ra-el, which they shall ''make 
toward this place: hear thou from 
thy dwelling place, even from heaven; 
and when thou hearest, 'forgive. 

22 ^If a man sin against his neigh- 
bour, ^and an oath be laid upon him. 
to make him swear, and the oath 
come before thine altar in this house ; 

23 Then hear thou from heaven, 
and do, and judge thy servants, by 
'requiting the wicked, by recompen- 
sing his way upon his own head; 
and by justifying the righteous, by 
giving him according to his right- 
eousness. 



Solomon^s prayer at the II. CHRONICLES, 7. dedication of the temple. 



24 H And if thy people l§'ra-el ^be put 
to the worse before the enemy, be- 
cause "they have sinned against 
thee; and shall return and confess 
thy name, and pray and ma;ke sup- 
plication before thee 'in this house ; 

25 Then hear thou from the heav- 
ens, and forgive the sin of thy people 
I§'ra-el, and bring them again unto 
the land which thou gavest to them 
and to their fathers. 

26 iWhen the "heaven is shut up, 
and there is no rain, because they 
have sinned against thee ; yet if they 
pray toward this place, and confess 
thy name, and turn from their sin, 
when thou dost afflict them ; 

27 Then hear thou from heaven, 
and forgive the sin of thy servants, 
and of thy people i§'ra-el, "'when thou 
hast taught them the good way, 
wherein they should walk; and 
""send rain upon thy land, which 
thou hast given unto thy people for 
an inheritance. 

28 lllf there ^be dearth in the land, 
if there be pestilence, if there be 
blasting, or mildew, locusts, or cater- 
pillers; if their enemies besiege 
them 4n the cities of their land ; 
whatsoever sore or whatsoever sick- 
ness there be : 

29 Then what prayer or what sup- 
plication soever shall be made of 
any man, or of all thy people i§'ra-el, 
when every one shall know his o^m 
sore and his own grief, and shall 
spread forth his hands ^in this 
house : 

30 Then hear thou from heaven thy 
dwelling place, and forgive, and ren- 
der unto every man according unto 
all his ways, whose heart thou know- 
est; (for thou only knowest ^the 
hearts of the children of men :) 

31 That they may fear thee, to walk 
in thy ways, '°so long as they live 
^'in the land which thou gavest unto 
our fathers. 

32 ^Moreover concerning the stran- 
ger, which "is not of thy people Ig'ra- 
el, but is come from a far country 
for thy great name's sake, and thy 
mighty hand, and thy stretched out 
arm ; if they come and pray in this 
house; 

33 Then hear thou from the heav- 
ens, even from thy dwelling place, 
and do according to all that the 
stranger calleth to thee for ; that all 
people of the earth may know thy 



B. C. 1004. 



CHAP. 6. 

6 Or, be 
smitiin. 

u Deut. 
32,15 
Ps. 51, 4 

7 Or, 
toward. 

V 1 Ki. 17, 1 
w Ps. 94, 12 
X Zech.10,1 

V ch. 20, 9 

8 in the 
land of 
their 
gates. 

9 Or, to- 
ward this 
house. 

z lChr.28,9 
Ps. 11, 4 

10 all the 
days 
which. 

11 upon the 
face of the 
land. 

a Deut. 4, 
6,7,8 
Ps. 113, 3 
Isa.56,3-8 
Mai. 1, 11 
John 
10, 16 
John 
12,20 
Acts 8, 27 

12 thy name 
is called 
upon this 
house. 

13 Ov,rigM. 

b Pro. 20, 9 
Eccl.7, 20 
Jas. 3, 2 
1 John 1,8 

14 they that 
take them 
captives 
carry 
them 
away. 

15 bring 
back to 
their 
heart. 
Jer.24,6,7 

c Jer. 29, 
12, 13 

16 OT,right. 

17 to the 
prayer of 
this place. 

d Ps. 132, 8, 
9, 10, 16 

e lChr.28,2 

/Isa.61,10 

g Neh. 9, 25 

?i Ps. 89, 
20-28 
Ps. 132,1, 
10-18 
Isa. 55, 3 



name, and fear thee, as doth thy 
people I§'ra-el, and may know that 
''^this house which I have built is 
called by thy name. 

34 "iilf thy people go out to war 
against their enemies by the way 
that thou shalt send them, and they 
pray unto thee toward this city 
which thou hast chosen, and the 
house which I have built for thy 
name; 

35 Then hear thou from the heav- 
ens their prayer and their supplica- 
tion, and maintain their ^^cause. 

36 Iflf they sin against thee, (for 
there is no^man which smneth not^ 
and thou be angry with them, ahdT 
deliver them over before t/ieir en- 



CHAP, 7. 
a 1 Kl. 8, 64 

b Lev. 9, 24 
Judg.6,21 
1 Ki.18,38 

448 



emies, and '*they carry them away 
captives unto a land tar ott or nea"F[ '|» 
oi Y et if they '"bethink themselves 
in the land whither they are carried 
captive, and turn and pray unto thee 
in the land of their captivity, say- 
ing, We have sinned, we have done 
amiss, and have dealt wickedly ; 

38 If they return to thee '^with all 
their heart and with all their soul in 
the land of their captivity, whither 
they have carried them captives, 
and pray toward their land, which 
thou gavest unto their fathers, and 
toioard the city which thou hast 
chosen, and toward the house which 
I have built for thy name : 

39 Then hear thou from the heav- 
ens, evefi from thy dwelling place, 
their prayer and their supplications, 
and maintain their ' ^cause, and for- 
give thy people which have sinned 
against thee. 

40 Now, my God, let, I beseech 
thee, thine eyes be open, and let 
thine ears be attent ''unto the prayer 
that is made in this place. 

41 Now '^therefore arise, O Lord 
God, into thy "resting place, thou, 
and the ark of thy strength : let thy 
priests, O Lord God, be •''clothed 
with salvation, and let thy saints re- 
joice •''in goodness. 

42 O Lord God, turn not away the 
face of thine anointed : '^remember 
the mercies of Da'vid thy servant. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 God gives testimony/ to Solomon's prat/er ; the pea 
pie worship. 4 Solomon's sacrifices. 12 God ap- 
pears to him. 

NOW ''when Sol'o-mon had made 
an end of praying, the *fire came 
down from heaven, and consumed 
the burnt offering and the sacrifices ; 

* A. 2 Chron. 29. 6. ' 



8olomon''s sacrificec 



II. CHRONICLES, T. 



God appeareth to him. 



and 'the glory of the Lord filled the 
house. 

2 And '^the priests could not enter 
into the house of the Lord, because 
the glory of the Lord had filled the 
Lord's house. 

3 And when all the children of ig'ra- 
ei saw how the fire came down, and 
the glory of the Lord upon the 
house, they bowed themselves with 
their faces to the ground upon the 
pavement, and worshipped, and 
praised the Lord, 'saying, For he is 
good; for-^his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

4 IFThen i'the king and all the people 
offered sacrifices before the Lord. 

5 And king Sol'o-mon offered a sac- 
rifice of twenty and two thousand 
oxen, and an hundred and twenty 
thousand sheep : so the king and all 
the people dedicated the house of 
God. 

6 And ^the priests waited on their 
offices : the Le'vites also with instru- 
ments of musick of the Lord, which 
Da'vid the king had made to praise 
the Lord, because his mercy endur- 
eth for ever, when Da'vid praised ^by 
their ministry; and the ^'priests 
sounded trumpets before them, a.nd 
all is'ra-el stood. 

7 Moreover -^Sdro-mon hallowed the 
middle of the court that vkis before 
the house of the Lord : for there he 
offered burnt offerings, and the fat 
of the peace offerings, because the 
brasen altar which Sol'o-mon had 
made was not able to receive tlie 
burnt offerings, and the meat offer- 
ings, and the fat. 

8 *ii Also ^at the same time Sol'o-mon 
kept the feast seven days, and all i§'- 
ra-el with him, a very great congre- 
gation, from the entering in of Ha'- 
math unto 'the river of E'gypt. 

9 And in the eighth day they made 
^a solemn assembly : for they kept 
the dedication of the altar*^ seven 
days, and the feast seven days. 

10 And '"on the three and twentieth 
day of the seventh month he sent 
the people away into their tents, 
glad and merry in heart for the 
goodness that the Lord had shewed 
unto Da'vid, and to Sol'o-mon, and to 
Is'ra-el his people. 

11 Thus "Sol'o-mon finished the 
house of the Lord, and the king's 
house : and all that came into Sol'o- 
mon's heart to make in the house 

129) 



B. C. 1004. 



CHAP. 7. 

c ch. 5, 13 
Ezek.10,3 

a ch. 5, 14 

e ch. 5, 13 
Ps. 136, 1 

/ch. 20, 21 

g 1 Ki. 8, 62 

li 1 Chr. 
15,16 

1 M) their 
hand. 

i ch. 5, 12 

j 1 Ki. 8, 64 

k 1 Ki. 8, 65 

1 Gen.15,18 
Josh. 13,3 

2 a re- 
straint. 

m 1 Ki. 8,66 
n 1 Ki. 9, 1 
Gen. 12, 7 
p Deut.12,5 
q ch. 6, 26 

3 upon 
whom my 
name is 
called. 

r Jas. 4, 10 

s ch. 6, 27 

t ch. 6, 40 

4 to the 
prayer of 
this place. 

u ch. 6, 6 

V 1 Ki. 9, 4 

5 There 
shall not 
be cut off 
to thee. 
ch. 6, 16 

wLev.26,14 
Deut. 
28,15 

X Ps. 5, 5 

y Jer. 7, 14 
Lam. 2,15 

z Deut. 
29,24 
Jer. 22, 8 

a Judg.2,13 

449 



of the Lord, and in his own house, 
he prosperous!}^ effected. 

12 IT And the Lord ^appeared to S5r- 
o-mon by night, and said unto him, 
I have heard thy prayer, ^and have 
chosen this place to myself for an 
house of sacrifice. 

13 If *I shut up heaven that there 
be no rain, or if I command the lo- 
custs to devour the land, or if I send 
pestilence among my people ; 

14 If my people, ^whlch are called - 
by my name, shall ''humble them - 
selves, and pray, and se ek rny face, 
and turn from their wicked way s; 
then "will 1 hear from heaven, an d 
will forgive their sin, and will he al 
their land. * 



15 Now 'mine eyes shall be open,' 
and mine ears attent ^unto the prayer 
that is made in this place. 

16 For now have "I chosen and 
sanctified this house, that my name 
may be there for ever: and mine 
eyes and mine heart shall be there 
perpetually. 

17 And ^as for thee, if thou wilt 
walk before me, as Da'vid thy father 
walked, and do according to all that 
I have commanded thee, and shalt 
observe my statutes and my judg- 
ments ; 

1 8 Then Avill I stablish the throne 
of thy kingdom, according as I have 
covenanted with Da'vid thy father, 
saying, °There shall not fail thee a 
man to he ruler in i§'ra-el. 

1 9 But ''if ye turn away, and forsake 
my statutes and my command- 
ments, which I have set before you, 
and shall o'O and serve other gods, 
and worship them ; 

20 Then will I •'^pluck them up by 
the roots out of my land Avhich I 
have given them; and this house, 
which I have sanctified for my 
name, will I cast out of my sight, 
and Avill make it f o ^e a proverb and 
a byword among all nations. 

21 And -^this house, which is high, 
shall be an astonishment to every 
one that passeth by it; so that he 
shall say,^\Vhy hath the Lord done 
thus unto this land, and unto this 
house ? 

22 And it shall be answered. Be- 
cause they forsook ''the Lord God of 
their fathers, Avhich brought them 
forth out of the land of E'gypt, and 
laid hold on other gods, and wor- 
shipped them, and served them- 

* P. 30. 6-9; R. 29. 6; W. Psa. 27/14. 



R 

W 



Solomon's buildings. 



11. CHRONICLES, 8, 



Solon%o7i's sacrifices. 



o 



therefore ''hath he brought all this 
evil upon them. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Solomon's buildings. 7 Tlie Canaanites made 
tributaries. 12 Solomon'' s festival sacrifices. 

AND "it came to pass at the end 
of twenty years, wherein SoFo- 
mon had built the house of the Lord, 
and his own house, 

2 That the cities which Hu'ram had 
restored to Sol'o-mon, Sol'o-mon built 
them, and caused the children of !§'- 
ra-el to dwell there. 

3 And Sol'o-mon went to ''Lla'math- 
zd'bah, and prevailed against it. 

4 And ^he built Tad'mor in the wil- 
derness, and all the store cities, 
which he built in Ha'math. 

6 Also he built Beth-h5'r6n the up- 
per, and Beth-ho'ron the nether, 
fenced cities, Avith walls, gates, and 
bars ; 

6 And '^Ba'al-ath, and all the store 
cities that Sdl'o-mon had, and all the 
chariot cities, and the cities of the 
horsemen, and ^all that Soro-mon de- 
sired to build in Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
in Leb'a-non, and throughout all the 
land of his dominion. 

7 ^As \for all the people that were 
left of the -^Hit'tites, and the Am'or- 
ites, and the Per'iz-zites, and the Hf - 
vites, and the Jeb'u-sltes, which icere 
not of l§'ra-el, 

8 But of their children, v/ho were 
left after them in the land, whom 
the children of Is'ra-el consumed not, 
them did Sol'o-rnon make to pay trib- 
ute until this day. 

9 But ^of the children of Is'ra-el did 
Sol'o-mon make no servants for his 
work; but they vjere men of war, 
and chief of his captains, and cap- 
tains of his chariots and horsemen. 

1 And these icere the chief of king 
Sol'o-mon's officers, even ^two hun- 
dred and fifty, that bare rule over 
the people. 

11 ^And SoFo-mon 'hrought up the 
daughter of Pha'raoh out of the city 
of Da'vid unto the house that he had 
built for her : for he said, My wife 
shall not dwell in the house of Da'- 
vid king of l§'ra-el, because the places 
are ^holy, whereunto the ark of the 
Lord hath come. 

12 ITThen Sol'o-mon offered burnt of- 
ferings unto the Lord on the altar of 
the Lord, which he had built before 
the porch, 

13 Even after a certain •'rate every 



B. C. 1004. 



CHAP. 7. 

b 2 Ki.17,18 
ch. 36, 16 



B. C. 992. 

CHAP. 8. 

a 1 Ki. 9, 10 

b Num. 
13,21 
2 Sam.8,3 

c 1 Ki. 9, 17 

d Josh. 
15,11 

1 all the 
desire of 
Solomon 
ivhicU he 
desired to 
build. 

e 1 Ki. 9, 20 

/Gen.10,15 
Geii.15,18 

g Ex. 19, 5 
Lev.25,39 
Deut. 
23,19 

h 1 KL 9, 23 

i 1 Ki. 3, 1 
1 Ki. 7, 8 

1 Ki. 9, 24 

2 holiness. 

} Ex. 29, 38 
Num. 28, 
3, 9, 11, 26 
Num.29,1 

k Ex. 23, 14 
Deut. 
16, 16 

I lChr.24,1 

mlChr.25,1 

n lChr.9,17 
lChr.26,1 

3 so was t/ie 
coni- 
m,and- 
ment of 
David the 
man of 
God. 

2 Sam, 
23.2 

1 Ki. 9, 26 

p Deut. 2, 8 
2 Ki. 14,22 
Elath. 

q 1 Ki. 9, 27 
ch.9,10,13 

r Gen.10,29 
Job 22, 24 
Isa. 13,12 



CFIAP. 9. 

a 1 Ki. 10, 1 
Mat.12,42 
Lu. 11. 31 

b Pro. 1, 5 

1 words. 

2 Or, 
butlers. 

460 



day, offering according to the com- 
mandment of Mo'se§,on the sabbaths, 
and on the new moons, and on the 
solemn feasts, three ^times in the year, 
even in the feast of unleavened bread, 
and in the feast of weeks, and in the 
feast of tabernacles. 
14: And he appointed, according to 
the order of Da'vid his father, the 
'courses of the priests to their service, 
and '"the Le'vites to their charges, to 
praise and minister before the priests, 
as the duty of every day required : the 
"porters also by their courses at every 
gate : for ^so had Da'vid the man ot 
God commanded. 

15 And they departed not from the 
commandment of the king unto tiie 
priests and Le'vites concerning any 
matter, or concerning the treasures. 

1 6 Now all the work of Sol'o-mon was 
prepared unto the day of the founda- 
tion of the house of the Lord, and 
until it was finished. /So the house 
of the Lord was perfected. 

1 7 IFThen went S51'o-mon "to E'zi- 
on-ge'b6r, and to ^Eloth, at the sea 
side in the land of E'dom. 

1 8 And '^Hu'ram sent him by the 
hands of his servants ships, and serv- 
ants that had knowledge of the sea ; 
and they w^ent with the servants of 
3oro-mon to '"O'phir, and took thence 
four hundred and fifty talents of gold, 
and brought thetn to king Sol'o-mon. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 The queen ofSheba visits Solomon: she admirer 
his tvisdom and magnifice?ice. 13 His riches. 29 His 
reign and death. 

AND ''when the queen of She'ba 
heard of the fame of Sol'o-mon, 
she came to prove ^Sol'o-mon with 
hard questions at Je-ru'sa-lem, with a 
very great company, and camels that 
bare spices, and gold in abundance, 
and precious stones : and when she 
was come to Sol'o-mon, she communed 
with him of all that was in her heart. 

2 And Sol'o-mon told her all her 
'questions : and there was nothing hid 
from Sol'o-mon which he told her not. 

3 And when the queen of She'ba had 
seen the wisdom of Sol'o-mon, and the 
house that he had built, 

4 And the meat of his table, and the 
sitting of his servants, and the attend- 
ance of his ministers, and their ap- 
parel ; his ^cupbearers also, and their 
apparel; and his ascent by which he 
went up into the house of the Lord ; 
there was no more spirit in her. 

5 And she said to the king, Kwas a 



Queen of Shebd's visit. 



II. CHRONICLES, 9 



Solomons riches. 



true ^report which I heard in mine 
own land of thine ^acts, and of thy 
wisdom : 

6 Howbeit I believed not their words, 
until I came, and mine eyes had seen 
it : and, behold, the one half of the 
greatness of thy wisdom was not told 
me : for thou ^exceedest the fame that 
I heard. 

7 Happy are thy men, and happy are 
these thy servants, which stand con- 
tinually before thee, and hear thy 
wisdom. 

8 Blessed "^be the Lord thy God, 
which delighted in thee to set thee on 
his throne, to be king for the Lord 
thy God : because thy God loved I§'- 
ra-el, to establish them for ever, there- 
fore made he thee king over them, to 
do judgment and justice. 

9 And she gave the king an hundred 
and twenty talents of gold, and of 
spices great abundance, and precious 
stones : neither was there any such 
spice as the queen of She'ba gave king 
&5ro-mon. 

10 And the servants also of IM'ram, 
and the servants of Soro-mon, which 
''br ought gold from O'phir, brought 
*algum trees and precious stones. 

1 1 And the king made o/ the algum 
trees "terraces to the house of the 
Lord, and to the king's palace, and 
harps and psalteries for singers : and 
there were none such seen before in 
the land of Ju'dah. 

12 And king Sdl'o-mon gave to the 
queen of She'ba all her desire, what- 
soever she asked, beside that which 
she had brought unto the king. So 
she turned, and went away to her own 
land, she and her servants. 

13 ITNow the weight of gold that 
came to SoFo-mon in one year was six 
hundred and threescore and six tal- 
ents of gold ; 

14 Beside that vjhich chapmen and 
merchants brought. And all -^the 
kings of A-ra'bi-a and 'governors of 
the country brought gold and silver 
to SoFo-mon. 

1 5 II And king SoFo-mon made two 
hundred targets of beaten gold : six 
hundred shekels of beaten gold went 
to one taa'get. 

16 And three hundred shields made 
he of beaten gold : three hundred 
shekels of gold went to one shield. 
And the king put them in the house 
of the forest of Leb'a-non. 

17 llMoreover the king made a great 



B. C. 992. 



CHAP. 9. 

3 word. 

4 Or, 

sayings. 

5 hast 
added to, 

c Ps. 72, 
18,19 

d ch. 8, 18 

e 1 Ki.10,11 
almug 
trees, 

6 highways, 
or, stairs. 

f Ps. 68, 29 
Ps. 72, 10 
Isa. 60, 6 
Jer.25,24: 

7 Or, 
captains. 

8 hands. 

9 shut up. 

10 0r,tliere 
was no 
silver in 
them. 

g Ps. 48, 7 
Ps. 72, 10 
Isa. 23, 
6,14 
Isa. 60, 9 
Jer. 10, 9 
Jonah 1,3 

11 Or, 

elephants'' 
teeth. 

h 1 Ei. 3, 
12,13 

i Ps. 72, 
10,15 

j 1 Ki. 4, 26 
IKi. 10,26 
ch. 1, 14 

k 1 Ki. 4, 21 

I Gen.15,18 
Ps. 72, 8 

12 That is, 
Euphra- 
tes. 

m lKi.10,27 
ch. 1, 15 

13 gave. 

n Deut. 
17,16 
1 Ki. 4, 26 
1 Ki. 10, 
26, 28 
ch. 1, 16 

1 Ki.11,41 

14 words. 

plKi.11,29 

q ch. 12, 15 
ch. 13, 22 

\r IKi. 11, 

1 42, 43 

451 



throne of ivory, and overlaid it with 
pure gold. 

18 And there vsere six steps to the 
throne, with a footstool of gold/which 
were fastened to the throne, and ^stays 
on each side of the sitting place, and 
two lions standing by the stays : 

19 And twelve lions stood there on 
the one side and on the other upon 
the six steps. There was not the like 
made in any kingdom. 

20 IT And all the drinking vessels of 
king SoFo-mon were of gold, and all 
the vessels of the house of the forest 
of heb'si-iioii were o/^puregold : "none 
were of silver ; it was not any thing 
accounted of in the days of SoFo- 
mon. 

2 1 For the king's ships went ^to Tar' • 
shish with the servants of Hii'ram : 
every three years once came the ships 
of Tai^^iiish brmging gold, and silver, 
^ 'ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 

22 And king SoFo-mon ^passed all the 
kiags of the earth in riches and wis- 
dom. 

23 IF And all the kings of the earth 
sought the presence of SoFo-mon, to 
hear his wisdom, that God had put 
in his heart. 

24 And 'they brought every man 
his present, vessels of silver, and 
vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, 
and spices, horses, and mules, a rate 
year by year. 

25 IT And SoFo-mon -^had four thou- 
sand stalls for horses and chariots, 
and twelve thousand horsemen; 
whom he bestowed in the chariot 
cities, and with the king at Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

26 I^And *he reigned over all the 
kings from^the '^river even mito the 
land of the Phi-lis'tines, and to the 
border of E'gypt. 

27 And '"the king *^made silver in 
Je-ru'sa-lem as stones, and cedar trees 
made he as the sycomore trees that 
are in the low plains in abundance. 

28 And "they brought unto SoFo- 
mon horses out of E'gypt, and out of 
all lands. 

29 IFNow the rest of the acts of 
SoFo-mon, first and last, are they not 
written m the '^book of Na'than the 
prophet, and in the prophecy of 
^A-hi'jah the Shilo-nite, and in the 
visions of *M'do the seer against JSr- 
o-bo'am the son of Ne'bat ? 

30 And ""SSFo-mon reigned in Je-ri|'« 
sa-lem over all ig'ra-el forty years.* 



JJeath of ISolom.on. 



II. CHRONICLES, 10, 11. 



'en tribes revolt. 



31 And Sdro-mon slept with his 
fathers, and he was buried in the 
city of Da'vid his father: and '^Re- 
ho-bo'am his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Behoboam, refusing the old nieiVs good counsel, 
16 t^n tribes revolt, and he flees. 

AND "Re-ho-bo'am went to She'- 
chem : for to She'chem were all 
is'ra-el come to make him king. 
^ And it came to p_ass, when Jer-o- 
bo am the son of Ne'bat, who was in 
E'gypt, *wliither he had fled from 
the presence of Soro-mon the king, 
heard it, that Jer-o-b5'am returned 
out of E'gypt. 

3 And they sent and called him. 
So Jer-o-bo'am and all l§'ra-el came 
and spake to Re-ho-b5'am, saying, 

4 Thy father made our ''yoke griev- 
ous : now therefore ease thou some- 
what the grievous servitude of thy 
father, and his heavy yoke that he 
put upon us, and we will serve thee. 

5 And he said unto them. Come 
again unto me after three days. And 
the people departed. 

6 1 And king Re-ho-b5'am took coun- 
sel with the ''old men that had stood 
before Sol'o-mon his father while he 
yet lived, saying, What counsel give 
ye me to return answer to this peo- 
ple? 

7 And they spake unto ?iim, saying, 
If thou be 'kind to this people, and 
please them, ^and speak good words 
to them, they will be thy servants 
for ever. 

8 But he -^forsook the counsel which 
the old men gave him, and took coun- 
sel with the young men that were 
brought lip with him, that stood be- 
fore him. 

9 And he said unto them. What ad- 
vice give ye that we may return 
answer to this people, which have 
spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat 
the yoke that thy father did put 
upon us ? 

10 And the young men that were 
lorought up with him spake unto 
him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer 
the people that spake unto thee, say- 
ing. Thy father made our yoke 
heavy, but make thou it somewhat 
lighter for us; thus shalt thou sa.y 
unto them, My little finger shall be 
thicker than my father's loins. 

11 For whereas my father ^put a 
heavy yoke upon you, I will put 
more to your yoke ; my father chas- 



B. C. 975. 



CHAP. 9. 

15 That is. 
Enlarger 
of the 
people. 
ch. 10, 16 



CHAP, 10. 
a 1 Ki. 12, 1 
b 1 Ki.11,40 

c 1 Sam. 8, 
11-18 
1 Ki. 4, 7 
1 Ki. 5, 15 
1 Ki. 9, 15 

d Job 8, 8, 9 
Job 32, 7 

1 for good. 
1 Ki. 12, 7 
Neh. 5, 19 
Ps. 112, 5 

e Fro. 15, 1 

/ 2 Sam. 
17, 14 
Pro. 13,20 
Pro. 19,20 
Pro. 25,12 

3 laded. 

(J Gen. 42, 7 
Ex. 10, 28 
1 Sam. 
25, 10 
Pro. 12,13 
Pro. 14,16 

3 wheeling 
about. 
Gen.50,20 
1 Sam. 
2,25 

1 Ki. 12, 
15, 24 
Amos 3, 6 

h 1 Ki.11,29 
ch. 9, 29 

4 strerujth- 
ened him- 
self. 

i IKi. 12,19 
ch. 13, 5-7 
Ps. 89, 30 
Eccl. 2,19 



CHAP. 11. 
alKl.12,21 

b 1 Sam. 

2,27 
1 Ki. 12, 
23-24 
Ch. 8, 14 
ch. 12, 15 

452 , 



tised you with whips, but I will chas- 
tise you with scorpions. 

12 TSo Jer-o-^bo'am and all the peo- 
ple came to Re-ho-b5'am on the third 
day, as the king bade, saying. Come 
again to me on the third day. 

13 And the king answered ^them 
roughly ; and king Re-ho-b5'am for- 
sook the counsel of the old men, 

14 And answered them after the 
advice of the young men, saying, My 
father made your yoke heavy, but I 
will add thereto : my father chastised 
you with whij3S, but I will chastise 
you with scorpions. 

15 So the king hearkened not unto 
the people : for the ^cause was of God, 
that the Lord might perform his 
word, which he spake by the *hand 
of A-hf iah the Shilo-nite to Jer-o-bo'- 
am the son of Ne'bat. 

1 6 And when all i§'ra-el saw that the 
king would not hearken unto them, 
the people answered the king, say- 
ing. What portion have we in 
Da'\ad? and we have none inherit- 
ance in the son of Jes'se : every man 
to your tents, O i§'ra-el : and now, 
Da'vid, see to thine own house. So 
all is/ra-el went to their tents. 

IT But as /or the children of i§'ra-el 
that dwelt in the cities of Jii'dah, 
Re-ho-bo'am reigned over them. 

1 8 Then king Re-ho-b5'am sent Ha- 
dd'ram that was over the tribute ; and 
the children of l§'ra-el stoned him with 
stones, that he died. But king Re-ho- 
bo'am ^made speed to get him up to 
his chariot, to flee to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

19 And 'i§^ra-el rebelled against the 
house of Da'vid unto this day. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Rehoboam raising an army to sxibdue Israel, isfoT' 
bidden by She.viaiah : 18 his wives and children. 

AND "when Re-ho-bo'am was 
come to Je-ru'sa-lem, he gath- 
ered of the house of J ii'dah and Ben'- 
ja-min an hundred and fourscore 
thousand chosen nie?i, which were 
warriors, to fight against l§'ra-el, that 
he might bring the kingdom agaui 
to Re-ho-b5'am. 

2 But the word of the Lord came to 
*Shem-a-i'ah the man of God, saying, 

3 Speak unto Re-ho-bo'am the son of 
Sol'o-mon, king of Ju'dah, and to all 
l§'ra-el in Jii'dah and Ben'ja-min, 
saying, 

4 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not 
go up, nor fight against your breth^ 
ren : return every man to his house 



Jiehoboam's cities. 



II. CHRONICLES, 12. 



Me forsaJceth God, 



for this thing is done of me. And b. c.975, 
they obeyed the words of the Lord, 
and returned from going against 
Jer-o-bo'ani. 

5 ^And Re-ho-b5'am dwelt m Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, and built cities for defence in 
Jii'dah. 

6 He built even '^Beth'-le-hem, and 
^E'tam, and ^Te-k5'a. 

7 And Beth -ziir, and Sh5'co, aiid 
A-dul'Iam, 

8 And Gath, and Ma-re'shah, and 
Ziph, 

9 And Ad-o-ra'im, and La'chish, and 
A-ze'kah, 

10 And Zo'rah, and Aij'a-Ion, and 
He'bron, which are in Jii'dah and in 
Ben'ia-min fenced cities. 

1 1 And he fortified the strong holds, 
and put captains in them, and store 
of victual, and of oil and wine. 

12 And in every several city he put 
shields and spears, and made them 
exceeding strong, having Jii'dah and 
Ben'ja-min on his side. 

13 And the priests and theLeVites 
that v^ere in all is'ra-el 'resorted to 
Mm out of ail their coasts. 

14 For the Le'vites left -^their sub- 
urbs and their possession, and came 
to J ii'dah and J e-r u'sa -lem : for ^ Jer-o- 
bo'am and his sons had cast them off 
from executing tho priest's office un- 
to the Lord : 

15 And ^he ordained him priests for 
the high places, and for 'the devils, 
and •'for the calves which he ho.d 
made. 

16 And ^after them out of all the 
tribes of I§'ra-el such as set their 
hearts to seek the Lord God of !§'- 
ra-el ca.me to Je-ru'sa-lem, to sacrifice 
unto the Lord God of their fathers. 

IT So they 'strengthened the king- 
dom of Jii'dah, and made Re-ho-bo'- 
am the son of Sol'o-mon strong, three 
years : for '"three years they walked 
in the way of Da'vid and Sol'o-mon. 

18 tAnd'Re-ho-b5'amtook him Ma'- 
ha-laththe daughter of Jer'i-moth the 
son of Da'vid to wife, and Ab-i-ha'il 
the daughter of E-li'ab the son of 
Jes'se; , , t o^ 

^19 Which bare him children: Je'-I^trh 42 
iish, and Sham-a-ri'ah, and Za'harn. 

20 And after her he took ''Ma'a-chah 



CHAP. 11. 

c Gen.35,19 
Mat. 2, 1 

fZ Judg.15,8 
lChr.4:,31 

e 2 Sam. 

14:, 2 

Jer. 6, 1 

974:. 

1 presented 
them- 
selves to 
him, 

f Num.35,2 
Josh. 21, 
20-42 
lChr.6,66 

g ch. 13, 9 

h 1 Ki.12,31 
1 Ki.13,33 
1 Ki. 14. 9 
Hos. 13. 2 

i Lev. 17, 7 
Deut. 32, 
15, 16. 17 
ICor. 
10: 20 

j 1 Ki.12,28 

k ch. 15, 9 
ch 30,11 
Ps. 69, 32 

/ ch. 13. i 

m Hos. 6, 4 
Mat.13,18 

n 1 Ki.15,2, 
See ch. 
13,2, 
where 
she is 
called 
Michaiah 
the 

daughter 
of Uriel. 

Deut. 21, 
15, 16, 17 

2 a m,ulti' 
tude of 
tvives. 
Deut. 
17.17 
1 KL 11, 3 



B. C. 972. 

CHAP. 12. 
a ch. 11, 17 

Z) 1 Ki. 14, 

22-24 

c lKi.14,24 

d ch. 16 8 

e ch. 11, 2 

/ Deut. 
28,25 
Ch. 15, 2 



ch. 34, 27 
Ps. 78, 34 
Jas. 4. 10 

27 

,28 



the daughter of Ab'sa-Iom ; which I ^^^-.^'^^ 
bare him A-bfjah, and At'tai, andZf-ijL ov!auitie 
za, and Shel'o-mith. I wMZe. 

21 And Re-ho-b5'am loved Ma'a-i^ ^^^•"'^^'^^| service, and the service of the feing- 
chaii the daughter of Ab sa-ioia above j ^ 2s! 47 

453 



aU his wives and his concubines : (for 
he took eighteen wives, and three- 
score concubines ; and begat twenty 
and eight sons, and threescore 
daughters.) 

22 And Re-ho-b5'am 'iiiade A-bi'jah 
the son of Ma'a-chah the chief, to be 
ruler among his brethren : for he 
thought to make him kmg. 

23 And he dealt wisely, and dis- 
persed of all his children throughout 
all the countries of Jii'dah and^en'- 
ja-min, unto every fenced city : and 
he gave them victual in abundance. 
Ajid he desired ^many wives. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 Behoboam, Jorsaking God, is puninked by Ski- 
^hak : 13 his reign and death. 

AND ""it came to pass, when Re- 
ho-bo'am had established the 
kingdom, and had strengthened him- 
self, *he forsook the law of the Lord, 
and aU Is'ra-el vvdth him. 

2 And ^it came to pass, that in the fifth 
year of king Re-ho-bo'am Shi'shak 
king of E'gypt came up agamst Je- 
ru'sa-lem, because they had trans- 
gressed against the Lord, 

3 With twelve hundred chariots, 
and threescore thousand horsemen : 
and the people loere w^ithout number 
that came with him out of E'gyp^' i 
'^the Lii'bims, the Suk'ki-im§, and the 
E-thi-o'pi-ans. 

4 And he took the fenced cities 
which per^«^;let? to Jii'dah, and came 
to Jc-ru'sa-lem. 

5 Then came 'Shem-a-f ah the proph- 
et to Re-ho-bo'a.m, and to the princes 
of Ju'dah, that were gathered together 
to Je-ru'sa-lem because of Shi'shak, 
and said unto them, Thus saith the 
Lord, -'"Ye have forsaken me, and 
therefore have I also left you in the 
hand of Shi'shak. 

6 Whereupon the princes of l§'ra-el 
and the king ^humbled themselves ; 
and they said.^The Lord is righteous. 

7 And when the Lord saw that they 
humbled themselves, the word of 'the 
Lord came to Shem-a-i'ah, saying, 
They have humbled themselves ; 
therefore I will not destroy them, 
but I will grant them ^some deliver- 
ance: and my wrath shall not be 
poured out upon Je-ru'sa-lem by the 
hand of Shi'shak. 

8 Nevertheless •'they shall be his 
servants ; that they may know *my 



idoms of the countries. 



Abijah maketh war 



II. CHRONICLES, 13. 



against Jeroboaym. 



9 So^Shi'shak king of E'gyptcameup 
against Je-ru'sa-lem, and took away 
the treasures of the house of the 
Lord, and the treasures of the king's 
house ; he took all : he carried away 
also the shields of gold which Sol'o- 
mon had "'made. 

10 Instead of which king Re-ho- 
bd'am made shields of bra? ,and com- 
mitted them "to the hands of the 
chief of the guard, that kept the en 
trance of the king's house. 

1 1 And when the king entered into 
the house of the Lord, the guard 
came and fetched them, and brought 
them again into the guard cham- 
ber. 

12 And when he humbled himself, 
the wrath of the Lord turned from 
him, that he would not destroy him 
altogether : ^and also in Jii'dah things 
went well. 

1 3 TSo king Re-ho-b5'am strength- 
ened himself in Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
reigned : for "Re-ho-bd'am was one 
and forty years old when he began to 



B. C. 971. 



CHAP. 12. 

1 lKi.M,25 

m lKi.10,16 

n 2 Sam. 
8,18 

2 Or, and 
yet in Ju- 
dah there 
were good 
things. 
Gen. 18,24 
lKi.14,13 
ch. 19, 3 

1 Ki.14,21 

p ch. 6, 6 

3 Or, fixed. 
Mat. 7, 7 
Acts 9, 11 

4 words. 

q ch. 9, 29 
ch. 13, 22 

r lKi.14,30 




Lord had chosen out of all the tribes 
of l§'ra-el, to put his name there. 
And his mother's name was Na'a- 
inah an Am'mon-it-ess. 

14 And he did evil, because he ^pre- 
pared not his heart to seek the Lord. 

1 5 Now the acts of Re-ho-bo'am, first 
and last, are they not written in the 
^book of Shem-a-T'ah the prophet, ^and 
of Id 'do the seer concerning gene- 
alogies ? 'And there were wars be 
tween Re-ho-bo'am and Jer-o-b5'am 
continually. 

1 6 And Re-ho-bo'am slept with his 
fathers, and was buried in the city of 
Da'vid : and A-bi'jah his son reigned 
in his stead. 

CHAPTER 13. 

Abijah, succeeding, makes war against Jeroboam, 
and overcomes him. 

NOW ''in the eighteenth year of 
king Jer-o-b5'am began A-bi'jah 
to reign over Jii'dah. 

2 He reigned three years in Je-ru'sa 
lem. His mother's name also was 
*Ml-cha'iah the daughter of tj'ri-el of 
Gib'e-ah. And there was war be 
tween A-bi'jah and Jer-o-bo'am. 

3 And A-bi'jah 'set the battle in array 
with an army of valiant men of war, 
even four hundred thousand chosen 
men : Jer-o-bo'am also set the battle in 
array against him with eight hun- 



B. C. 958. 

CHAP. 13. 
a 1 Ki. 15, 1 
b ch. 11, 20 

1 bound 
together, 

c Josh. 

18,22 

d 2 Sam. 7, 
12, 13, 16 

2 Thatis,^ 
perpetual 
covenant 
of friend- 
ship. 
Num. 
18.19 

e lKi.11,26 

/Judg. 9,4 

g Hos. 8. 6 

h ch. 11, 
14,15 

i Ex. 29, 35 

3 to fill his 
hand. 

j ch. 2. 4 
k Lev. 24. 6 

I Ex. 27, 
20,21 
Lev. 24, 
2,3 

mDeut.20.4 
Josh. 5,14 
Ps. 20, 7 

nNum.10,8 

Acts 5, 39 

454 



dred thousand chosen men, being 
mighty men of valour. 

4 T And A-bi'jah stood up upon mount 
Zem-a-ra'im, "^which is in mount 
E'phra-im, and said. Hear me, thou 
Jer-o-b5'am, and all l§'ra-el ; 

5 Ought ye not to know that the 
Lord God of l§'ra-el ''gave the king- 
dom over l§'ra-el to Da'vid for ever, 
even to him and to his sons by a 
^covenant of salt ? 

6 Yet Jer-o-b5'am the son of Ne'bat, 
the servant of Sol'o-mon the son of 
Da'vid, is risen up, and hath 'rebelled 
against his lord. 

7 And there are gathered unto him 
•^vain men, the children of Be'li-al, 
and have strengthened themselves 
against Re-ho-b5'am the son of Sol'o- 
mon, when Re-ho-bo'am was young 
and tenderhearted, and could not 
withstand them. 

8 And now ye think to withstand 
the kingdom of the Lord in the hand 
of the sons of Da'vid ; and ye be a 
great multitude, and ^Aere are with 
you golden calves, which Jer-o-b5'am 
^made you for gods. 

9 Have ^ye not cast out the priests of 
the Lord, the sons of Aar'on, and the 
Le'vites, and have made you priests 
after the manner of the nations of 
o^Aer lands? 'so that whosoever com- 
eth ^to consecrate himself with a 
young bullock and seven rams, the 
same may be a priest of them that are 
no gods. 

10 Butas for us, the Lord is our God, 
and we have not forsaken him ; and 
the priests, which minister unto the 
Lord, are the sons of Aar'on, and the 
Jje'vitestvait upon their business: 

llAnd-^they burn unto the Lord 
every morning and every evening 
burnt sacrifices and sweet incense : 
the ^shewbread also set they in order 
upon the pure table ; and the candle- 
stick of gold with the lamps thereof, 
'to burn every evening : for we keep 
the charge of the Lord our God ; but 
ye have forsaken him. 

1 2 And, behold, '"God himself is with 
us for our captain, '^and his priests 
with sounding trumpets to cry alarm 
against you. O children of Is'ra-el, 
"fight ye not against the Lord God of 
your fathers ; for ye shall not prospei-. 

13 llBut Jer-o-b5'am caused an am.- 
bushment to come about behind them : 
so they were before Ju'dah, and tha 
ambushment was behind them. 



Asa strengtheneth 



11. CHKUNICLES, 14, 15. 



his kingdom. 



14 And when Ju'dah looked back, 
behold, the battle was before and be- 
hind : and they cried unto the Lord, 
and the priests sounded with the 
trumpets. 

15 Then the men of Jii'dah gave a 
shout : and as the men of J u'dah 
shouted, it came to pass, that God 
smote ^'Jer-o-b5'am and all l§'ra-el be- 
fore A-bl'jah and Ju'dah. 

1 6 And the children of I§'ra-el fled 
before Jii'dah: and God delivered 
them into their hand. - 

1 7 And A-bi'jah and his people slew 
them with a great slaughter : so there 
fell down slain of l§'ra-el five hundred 
thousand chosen men. 

1 8 Thus the children of l§'ra-el were 
^brought under at that time, and the 
children of Jii'dah prevailed, because 
?they relied ujdou the Lord God of 
their fathers. 

19_And A-bl'jah pursued after Jer- 
o-bo'am, and took cities from him, 
Beth'-el with the towns thereof, and 
Jesh'a-nah with the towns thereof, 
and 'E'phra-in with the towns thereof . 

20 Neither did Jer-o-bo'am recover 
strength again in the days of A-bi'jah : 
find the LoRDstruck'him, and 'hedied. 

21 !iBut A-bl'jah waxed mighty, and 
married fourteen wives, and begat 
twenty and two sons, and sixteen 
daughters. 

22 And the rest of the acts of A-bi'- 
jah, and his ways, and his sayings, are 
written in the ^story of the prophet 
"Id'do. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 Asa destroys idolatry : 6 having peace he strength- 
ens his kingdom. 9 He overcomes Zerah, and s2)oils 
the Ethiopians. 

SO A-bl'jah slept with his fathers, 
and they buried him in the city 
of Da'vid : and A'sa "his son reigned 
in his stead. In his days the land was 
quiet ten years. 

2 And A'sa did that vnhich vkis good 
and right in the eyes of the Lord his 
God: 

3 For he took away the altars of the 
strange gods, and *the high places, 
and brake '^down the ^images, "^and 
cut do"v\Ti the groves : 

4 And commanded Jii'dah to seek 
the Lord God of their fathers, and 
to do the law and the commandment. 

5 Also he took away out of all the 
cities of Ju'dah the high places and 
the '^images : and the kingdom was 
quiet before him. 

6 TAnd he built fenced cities in 



B. C. 957. 



CHAP. 13. 

p ch. 14, 12 

4 hvmibled. 
Judg.8,38 

Q 2Ki.l8,5 
lChr.6,20 
Ps. 23, 5 

r Josh. 15.9 

s 1 Sam. 
25,38 

t lKi.l4:,30 

5 Or, com- 
mentary. 

u ch. 9, 29 
ch. 12, 15 



B. C. 955. 

C5AP. 14. 

a 1 Ki. 15, 8 

951. 

b 1 Ki.15,14 
ch. 15, 17 

c Ex. 34. 13 

1 statues. 

d 1 Ki. 11, 7 

2 Sim 
images. 

941. 

e ch. 16, 8 

/Josh. 
15,44 
Mic. 1, 15 

g Ex. 14, 10 
ch. 13, 14 
Ps. 22, 5 

h 1 Sam. 
14,6 

i 1 Sam. 
17,45 
Pro. 18,10 
Nah. 1, 7 

3 Or, mor- 
tal 7na7i. 

i ch. 13, 15 

k GeR.10,19 
Gen. 20, 3 

4 broken. 
Ps. 46, 
1-11 

I Gen. .35,5 
Ex. 15, 16 
Deut. 
11, 25 
ch. 17. 10 
ch. 20. 29 



CHAP. 15. 

a Num.24,2 
Jud?.3,10 
ch. 20, 14 
ch. 24, 20 

455 



Jii'dah : for the land had rest, and he 
had no Avar in those years ; because 
the Lord had given him rest. 
T Therefore he said unto Jii'dah, Let 
us build these cities, and make about 
them walls, and towers, gates, and 
bars, vjhile the land is yet before us ; 
because we have sought the Lord 
our God, we have sought A^m, and 
he hath given us rest on every side. 
So they built and prospered. 

8 And A'sa had an army of m.en 
that bare targets and spears, out of 
Ju'dah three hundred thousand ; and 
out of Ben'ja-min, that bare shields 
and drew bows, two hundred and 
fourscore thousand: all these were 
mighty men of valour. 

9 ''ii And ^there came out against them 
Ze'rah the E-thi-o'pi-an v/ith an host 
of a thousand thousand, and three 
hundred chariots; and came unto 
•^Ma-re'shah. 

10 Then A'sa went out against him, 
and they set the battle in array in 
the valley of Zeph'a-thah at Ma-re'- 
shah. 

11 And A'sa ^^cried unto the Lord 
his God, and said, Lord, 2^ is ''nothing 
with thee to help, whether with many, 
or with them that have no power : 
help us, O Lord our God; for we 
rest on thee, and 'in thy name we go 
against this multitude. O Lord, 
thou a7't our God ; let not inan pre- 
vail against thee. 

12 So the Lord ■'smote the E-thi-o'- 
pi-an§ before A'sa. and before Ju'dah ; 
and the E-thi-5'pi-ans fled. 

13 And A'sa and the people that 
were with him pursued them ^unto 
Ge'rar: and the E-thi-5'pi-an§ were 
overthrown, that they could not re- 
cover themselves ; for they were *de- 
stroyed before the Lord, and before 
his host ; and they carried away very 
much spoil. 

14 And they smote all the cities 
round about Ge'rar ; for 'the fear of 
the Lord came upon them: and they 
spoiled all the cities ; for there was 
exceeding much spoil in them. 

1 5 They smote also the tents of cat- 
tle, and carried away sheep and cam- 
els in abundance, and returned to 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Judah makes a soleinn covenant with God. 16 Asa 
removes his mother from being queen. 

AND "the Spirit of God came upon 
Az-a-ri'ah the son of O'ded : 



Maachah is 



II. CHRONICLES, 16. 



deposed by Asa. 



C 
H 



CHAP. 15. 

1 before 
Asa. 

b Jas. 4, 8 

c lChr.28,9 
ch. 33, 
12, 13 



2 And he went out to 'meet A'saJ b.c.94i. 
and said unto him, Hear ye me, A'sa, 
and all Ju'dah and Ben'ja-min ; The 
*LoRD is with you, while ye be with 
him ; and "if ye seek him, he will be 
found of you ; but '^if ye forsake him, 
he will forsake you. * 

3 Now "for a long season is'ra-el hath 
been y/ithout the true God* and with- 
out -^a teaching priest, and without 
law. 

4 But ^when they in their trouble 
did turn unto the Lord God of !§'- 
ra-el, and sought him, he was found | a Deut.4,29 
of them. 

5 And ^in those times there teas no 
peace to him that went out, nor to 
him that came in, but great yexa- 
tions were upon all the inhabitants 
of the coimtries. 

6 And 'nation was "destroyed of na- 
tion, and city of city : for God did 
yex them with all adversity. 

7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not 
your hands be weak : for your work 
shall be •'rewarded. 

8. If And when A'sa heard these 
words, and the prophecy of o'ded the n 2 ki. 23, 
prophet, he took courage, and put 
away the ^abom^inable idols out of all 
the land of Jia'dah and Ben'ja-mm, 
and out of the ^cities which he had 
taken from mount E'phra-im, and re- 
newed the altar of the Lord, that teas 
before the porch of the Lord. 

9 And he gathered all Jii'dah and 
Ben'ja-min, and ^the strangers with 
them out of E'phra-imx and Ma-nas' 
seh, and out 01 Sim'e-on : for they fell 
to him out of is'ra-el in abundance, 
when they saw' that the Lord his 
God teas with him. 

10 So they gathered themselyes to 
gather at Je-ru'sa-lem in the third 
month, in the fifteenth year of the 
reign of A'sa. 

1 1 And '^they offered unto the Lord 
"the same time, of the spoil which 
they had brought, seven hundred ox 
en and seven thousand sheep. 

1 2 And the^^ "entered into a cove 
nant to seek'^the Lord God of their 
fathers with all their heart and with 
all their soul ; 

1 3 That '^vhosoever would not seek 
the Lord God of i§'ra-el should ■?'be 
put to death, whether small or great, 
whether man or woman. 

14 And they sware unto the Lord 
with a loud voice, and with shouting, 941. 
and with trumpets, and with comets, c 1 Ki. 16. 1 

*C.24. 20; H.' Ezra 8. 22. 4.^)6 



2 beaten in 
pieces. 

j Ps. 58, 11 

3 abomina- 
tions. 

k ch. 13, 19 

; ch. 11, 16 

?ii ch. 14, 15 

i in that 

day. 



ch. 34, 31 

Neh. 
10,29 

Ex. 22, 20 

p Deut. 13, 
5, 9, 15 

5 That is, 
grand- 
mother. 
1 Ki. 15, 
2, 10 

6 horror. 

q Dent. 12,7 
IKi. 15,14 
ch.14,3,5 



15 And all Ju'dah rejoiced at the 
oath: for they had sworn with all 
their heart, and sought him with 
their whole desire ; and he was found 
of them: and the Lord gave them 
rest round about. 

16 TAnd alsoco?zcer?2zV^gMa'a-chah 
jer '>9 13 i*^-^^ ^mother of A'sa the king, he re- 
:viat.~7,'7 j moved her from heijig queen, because 

dch. 24, 20^^^® had made an *idol in a grove: 
""'land A'sa cut down her idol, and 
^ °^" ' jstamDcd it, and burnt it at the brook 
/Lev.io.iiJi^icl'ron. 

1 7 But ?the high places were not 
h judg. 5, 6 taken away out of 13'ra-el : neverthe- 
• ^r * o. ^'less the heart of A'sa was perfect all 

I Mat. 24, 7 1 . T ^ 

his days. 

18 And he brought into the house of 
God the things that his father had 
dedicated, and that he himself had 
dedicated, silver, and gold, and ves- 
sels. 

19 And there was no ??? ore war unto 
the five and thirtieth year of the 
reign of A'sa. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Asa, hij a league with the Syrians, diverts Baa- 
sha from building of Rarnuk : 13 his death and 
burial. 

IN the 'six and thirtieth year of the 
reign of A'sa "Ba'a- sha king of Is'- 
ra-el came up against Jii'dah. and 
built Ra'mah, *to the intent that he 
'might let none go out or come in to 
A'sa king of Jii'dah. 

2 Then A'sa brought out silver and 
gold out of the treasures of the house 
of the Lord and of the king's house, 
and sent to Ben-ha'dad king of S5'r'- 
i-a, that dwelt at ^Da-mas'cus, saying, 

3 There is a league between me and 
thee, as there was betvv^een my father 
and thy father : behold, I have sent 
thee silver and gold ; go, break thy 
league with Ba'a-sha king of is'ra-el, 
that he may depart from me. 

4 And Ben-ha'dad hearkened unto 
king A'sa, and sent the captains of 

his armies against the cities of l§'- 
ra-el ; and they smote I 'j on, and Dan, 



B. C. 910. 
CHAP. 16. 



1 That Is, 
from the 
rending 
of the ten 
tribes 

^™^ Jj^; and A'bel-ma'im,and all the store cit 
ies of Naph'ta-li. 

5 And it came to pass, when Ba'a- 
sha heard it, that he left off building 

a iKi.15,17 of Ra'mah, and let his work cease. 

6 Then A'sa the king took all Jii'dah ; 
and they carried away the stones of 
Ra'mxah, and the timber thereof, 
wherewith Ba'a-sha was building; 
and he built therewith Ge'ba and 
^Tiz'pah. 

7 "if And at that time '"Ha-na'nl th e seer 



dah, over 
which 
Asa was 
now 
liing. 



b ch. 15, 9 

2 Darme- 
sek. 

94C. 

3 which 
were his, 



Death of Asa. 



XL CHRONICLES, IT. Jehoshaphafs greatness. 



came to A'sa king of Ju'dah, and said; 
unto him/Because thou hast rehed 
on the king of Syr'i-a, and not rehed | 
on the Lord thy God, therefore is the, 
host of the king of Syr'i-a escaped out 
of thine hand. 

8 Were not ^the E-thi-o'pi-an§ -^and 
the Lu'bims % huge host, with very 
many chariots and horsemen ? yet, 
because thou didst rely on the Lord, 
he dehvered them into thine hand. 
E r 9 For '^the eyes of the Lord run t o 
K and fro throughout the whole earth , 
^to shew himself strong in the behal f 
of them whose heart is perfect tow^ard 
him . Herein thou hast Mone fool- 
ishly: therefore from henceforth 'thou 
shalt have wars. E. Job 12. 13-* 

1 Then A'sa was wroth with tiie 
seer, and put -'him in a prison house ; 
for he was in a rage with him because 
of this thing. And A'sa '^oppressed 
some of the people the same time. 

1 1 TAnd, behold, the acts of A'sa, 
first and last, lo, they are written in 
the book of the kings of Jii'dah and 
I§'ra-el. 

12 And A'sa in the thirty and nmth 
year of his reign was ^diseased in his 
feet, until his disease to as exceeding 
great : yet in his disease he ^sought 
not to the Lord, but to the physi- 
cians. 

13 And A'sa slept with his fathers, 
and died in the one and fortieth year 
of his reign. 

14 And they buried him in his own 
sepulchres, wdiich he had ^made for 
himself in the city of Da'vid,and laid 
him in the bed wdiich was filled '"with 
sweet odours and divers kinds of 
spices prepared by the apothecaries' 
art : and they made a yqyj great 
burning for him. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 Je/ioshaphat reigns icell, and prospers : 7 he sends 
Levites to teach in Judah : 12 his greatness-, cap- 
taiJis. and armies. 

AND .J e-hosh'a-phat his son reigned 
in his stead, and strengthened 
himself against l§'ra-el. 

2 And he "placed forces in all the 
fenced cities of Ju'dah, and set garri- 
sons in the land of Ju'dah, and in the 
cities of E'phra-im, which *A'sa his 
father ha.d taken. 

3 And the Lord was ""with Je-hosh'- 
a-phat, because he walked in the first 
ways 'of his father Da'vid,and sought 
not unto Ba'al-im ; 

4 But sought to the ZORD God of Ms 
father, and '^walked in his command- 

* K. Ezra 8. 22, 23. 



B. C. 941. 



CHAP. 16. 

d Isa. 31, 1 
Jer. 17. 5 

e ch. 14, 9 

fch. 12, 3 

4 in abun- 
dance. 

g Job 34, 21 
Pro. 5, 21 
Pro. 15, 3 
Jer. 16,17 
Jer. 32,19 
Zecli.4,10 

5 Or. 

strongly 
to hold 

them,etc. 

h 1 Sam. 
13, 13 

I 1 KL15,32 

j ch. 18, 26 
Jer. 20, 2 
'Mat. 14, 3 

6 crushed. 

k Deut. 
28,22 

I Jer. 17, 5 
914. 

7 digged. 

m Gen. 50,2 
Markl6,l 



CHAP. 17. 

ach. 11, 11 
b ch. 15, 8 
c Rom.8,31 

1 Or, of liis 
father, 
and of 
David. 

d Lu. 1, 6 

e 1 Ki.12,28 

2 gave. 

1 Sam. 

10,27 

1 Ki.10,25 

flKi.10,27 
ch. 18, 1 

3 That is, 
was en- 
couraged. 

g 1 Ki.22,43 
ch. 15, 17 
ch. 19, C 
ch. 20, 33 

912. 

7i ch. 15. 3 

i Lev.10,11 
ch. .35, 3 
Neh. 8, 7 
Mai. 2, 7 

j Gen. 35, 5 
Ex. 15, 15 
Deut. 
11.25 
ch. 14, 14 

4 was. 

k 2 Sam.8,2 

5 Or, 

palaces. 

6 at his 
hand. 

I .Judg. 5, 
2.9 

457 



ments, and not 'after the doings of 
l§'ra-el. 

5 Therefore the Lord stablished the 
kingdom in his hand ; and all Ju'dah 
'brought to J e-hosh'a-phat presents; 
-'and he had riches and honour in 
abundance. 

6 And his heart ^vas lifted up in the 
ways of the Lord : -''moreover he took 
away the high places and groves out 
of Jii'dah. 

7 ^Also in the third year of his reign 
he sent to his princes, even to Ben- 
ha'il,and to 0-ba-di'ah,and to Zech-a- 
ri'ah, and to Ne-than'e-el, and to Mi- 
cha'iah,^to teach in the cities of Ju'- 
dah. 

8 And with them he sent Le'vites, 
even Shem-a-i'ah, and Neth-a-ni'ah, 
and Zeb-a-dl'ah, and A'sa-hel, and 
She-mir'a-moth, and Je-h5n'a-than, 
and Ad-o-nl'jah, and To-bi'jah, and 
T5b'-ad-o-ni'jah, Le'vites ; and with 
them E-lish'a-ma and Je-h5'ram, 
priests. 

9 And 'they taught in Jii'dah, and" 
had the book of the law of the Lord 
with them, and went about through- 
out all the cities of Jii'dah, and taught 
the people. B. Neh. 8. 1-3.J 

10 ^And •'the fear of the Lord 'fell 
upon all the kingdoms of the lands 
that vjere round about Jii'dah, so that 
they made no war against J e-hosh'a- 
phat. 

11 Also some of the Phi-lis'tuie§ 
brought ^■Je-h6sh'a-phatpresents,and 
tribute sUver: and the A-ra'bi-an§ 
brought him flocks, seven thousand 
and seven hundred rams, and seven 
thousand and seven hundred he 
goats. 

1 2 ^And J e-hosh'a-phat waxed great 
exceedingly ; and he built in Jii'dah 
^castles, and cities of store. 

1 3 And he had much business in the 
cities of Jii'dah : and the men of war, 
mighty men of valour, were in Je-m'- 
sa-lem. 

14 And these are the numbers of 
them according to the house of their 
fathers : Of Jii'dah, the captains of 
thousands; Ad'nah the chief, and 
^Yith. him mighty men of valour three 
hundred thousand. 

15 And ''next to him 'ivas Je-ho-ha'- 
nan the captain, and with him two 
hundred and fourscore thousand. 

1 6 And next him loas Am-a-sf ah the 
son of Zich'ri. ^vho willingly offered 
himself unto the Lord ; and with him 



B 



Jehoshaphat and Ahah II. CHRONICLES, 18. 



form an alliance. 



two hundred thousand mighty men 
of valour. 

17 And of Ben'ja-min; E-li'a-da a 
mighty man of valour, and with him 
armed men with bow and shield two 
hundred thousand. 

18 And next him was Je-hoz'a-bad, 
and with him an hundred and four- 
score thousand ready prepared for 
the war. 

19 These waited on the king, beside 
those whom the king put in the 
fenced cities throughout all Jii'dah. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 Jehoshaphat and Ahab go against Rarnoth-gil- 
eud. 4 Ahab's false prophets assure him of victory. 
15 Micaiah's prophecy. S4 Ahab' s death. 

NOW Je-hosh'a-phat ^had riches 
and honour in a,bundance, and 
^joined aflSnity wim A hab. 

2 And ^after 'certain ye_ars he went 
down to A'hab to Sa-ma'ri-a. And 
A'hab killed sheep and oxen for him 
in abundance, and for the people that 
he had with him, and persuaded him 
to go up ivith h im to Ra'moth- gil 'e-ad . 

3 And A'hab king of Is'ra-el said 
unto Je-hosh'a-phat king of Jii'dah, 
Wilt thou go with me to Ra'moth- 
gil'e-ad ? And he answered him, I am 
as thou a7't, and my people as thy 
people : and toe v:ill be with thee in 
the war. 

4 1 And Je-hosh'a-xjhat said unto the 
king of I§'ra-el, "^Enquire, I pray thee, 
at the word of the Lord to day. 

5 Therefore the king of is'ra-el gath- 
ered together of prophets four hun- 
dred men, and said unto them, Shall 
we go to Ra'moth-gil'e-ad to battle, or 
shall I forbear ? And they said, "Go 
up ; for God will deliver it into the 
king's hand. 

6 TBut Je-hosh'a-phat said, Ts there 
not here a prophet of the Lord ^be- 
sides, that we might enquire of him ? 

7 And the king of i§'ra-el said unto 
Je-hosh'a-phat, There is yet one man, 
by whom we may enquire of the 
Lord : but I hate him ; for he never 
prophesied good unto me, but always 
evil : the same is Mi-ca'iah the son of 
Imla. And Je-hosh'a-phat said, Let 
not the king say so. 

8 And the king of l§'ra-el called for 
one of his ^officers, and said, ^Fetch 
quickly Mi-ca'iah the son of Imla. 

9 And the king of I§'ra-el and Je- 
hosh'a-phat king of Jii'dah sat either 
of them on his throne, clothed in their 
robes, and they sat in a Void place 
at the entering in of the gate of Sa- 



B. C. 897. 



CHAP. 18. 



a Deut. 8, 

10, 18 

1 Sam. 2, 
7,30 

1 Ki. 3, 13 
1 Chr. 29, 

11, 12 
ch. 17, 5 
Ps. 112, 
2,3,9 
Pro. 3, 
13, 16 
Pro. 4, 5, 
6, 7,8 
Pro. 10,22 
Pro. 22, 4 
Eccl. 5,19 
1 Tim. 4,8 



h Gen. 6, 2 
2Ki. 8,18 
2 Cor.6,14 



1 at the end 
of years. 

c 1 Ki. 22, 2 



d 1 Sam.23, 
2 4 9 
2Sam.2,l 



e Jer. 23,17 
Ezek.13,3 



2 yet, or, 
more. 



3 Or, 

eunuchs. 



4 Hasten. 

5 Or, floor. 



6 thou 
consv^me 
them. 



7 with one 
mouth. 



f Num. 22, 
18, 20, 35 
Num. 23, 
12,26 
Num. 
24, 13 
1 Ki.22,14 
Jer. 23, 8 
Jer. 42, 4 



g 1 Ki.18,27 
Amos 4, 4 



8 Or, but 

for evil. 



h Ps. 103,20 
Dan. 7, 9 



i Job 1, 6 
2Thes.2,9 



j Hos. 4. 12 
Zech.13.2 

John 8,44 

4S8 



ma'ri-a ; and all the prophets prophe- 
sied before them. 

10 And Zed-e-kl'ah the son of Che^ 
na'a-nah had made him horns of iron, 
and said, Thus saith the Lord, With 
these thou shalt push Syr'i-a until 
%hey be consumed . 

11 And all the prophets prophesied 
so,saying. Go up to Ra'moth -gil'e-ad, 
and prosper : for the Lord shall de- 
liver it into the hand of the king. 

1 2 And the messenger that went to 
call Mi-ca'iah spake to him, saying, 
Behold, the words of the prophets 
declare good to the king ''with one 
assent; let thy word therefore, 1 
pray thee, be like one of their's, and 
speak thou good. 

13 And Mi-ca'iah said, As the Lord 
liveth, -^even what my God saith, 
that will I speak. 

14 And when he was come to the 
king, the king said unto him. Ml- 
ca'iah, shall we go to Ra'moth-gii'e-ad 
to battle, or shall I forbear? And 
he said, ^Go ye up, and prosper, and 
they shall be delivered into your hand. 

15 And the king said to him, How 
many times shall I adjure thee that 
thou say nothing but the truth to 
me in the name of the Lord ? 

16 Then he said, I did see all l§'ra-el 
scattered upon the mountains, as 
sheep that have no shepherd : and 
the Lord said. These have no mas- 
ter ; let them return therefore every 
man to his house in peace. 

17 And the king of l§'ra-el said to 
Je-hosh'a-phat, Did I not tell thee 
that he would not prophesy good 
unto me, ^but evil ? 

18 Again he said. Therefore hear 
the word of the Lord; I '^saw the 
Lord sitting upon his throne, and all 
the host of heaven standing on his 
right hand and on his left. 

19 And the Lord said, Who shall 
entice A'hab king of I§'ra-el, that he 
may go up and fall at Ra'moth-gil'- 
e-ad? And one spake saying after 
this manner, and another saying af- 
ter that manner. 

20 Then there came out a 'spirit, 
and stood before the Lord, and said, 
I wUl entice him. And the Lord 
said unto him. Wherewith ? 

21 And he said, I will go out, and be 
^a lying spirit in the mouth of all his 
prophets. And the L ORB said. Thou 
shalt entice hi77i, and thou shalt also 
prevail : go out, and diO even so. 



Ahab is smitten. 



II. CHRONICLES, 19. 



Jehoshaphat reproved. 



22 Now therefore, behold, '^theLoRD 
hath put a lying spirit in the mouth 
of these th}^ prophets, and the Lord 
iath spoken evil against thee. 

23 llThen Zed-e-ki'ah the son of Che- 
na'a-nah came near, and 'smote JM.i- 
calah upon the cheek, and said, 
Which way went the Spirit of the 
Lord from me to speak unto thee ? 

24 AndMi-ca'iah said. Behold, thou 
shalt see on that day when thou shalt 
go '■'into "an inner chamber to hide 
thyself. 

25 Then the king of l§'ra-el said, 
Take ye Mi-ca'iah, and carry him 
back to A'mon the governor of the 
city, and to Jo'ash the king's son ; 

2o And say. Thus saith the king, 
Put '"this fellow in the prison, and 
feed him with bread of affliction and 
with water of affliction, imtd I re- 
turn in peace. 

27 And Mi-calah said, If thou cer- 
tainly return in peace, then hath not 
the Lord spoken by me. And he 
said. Hearken, all ye people. 

28 So the king of Is'ra-el and Je- 
hosh'a-phat the king of Jii'dah went 
up to Ra'moth-gil'e-ad. 

29 And the king of l§'ra-el said unto 
Je-hosh'a-phat, "I will disguise my- 
self, and will go to the battle ; but put 
thou on thy robes. So the king of 
l§'ra-el disguised himself; and they 
went to the battle. 

30 Now the king of Syr'i-a had com- 
manded the captains of the chariots 
that were with him, saying, Fight ye 
not with small or great, save only 
with the king of I§'ra-el. 

31 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots saw Je-hosh'- 
a-phat, that they said, It is the king of 
l§'ra-el. Therefore they compassed 
''about him to fight : but Je-hosh'a- 
phat cried out, and the Lord helped 
him; and God moved f them to de- 
part from hun. 

32 For it came to pass, that, when 
the captains of the chariots perceived 
that it was not the king of Is'ra-el, 
they turned back again ^^from pur- 
suing him. 

33 And a certain man drew a bow 
^^at a venture, and smote the king of 
l§'ra-el '^betAveen the joints of the 
harness: therefore he said to his 
chariot man. Turn thine hand, that 
thou mayest carry me out of the 
host ; for I am ^^wounded. 

34 And the battle increased that 



B. C. 897. 



CHAP, 18. 

ik Job 12, 16 
Isa. 19, 14 
Ezek.l4:,9 
J as. 1, 13 

I Jer. 20, 2 
Mark 
14, 65 
Acts 23, 2 

9 Or, from, 
chamber 
to cham,- 
ber. 

10 a cham^ 
ber in a 
cliamber. 

m ch. 16, 10 

n Pro. 10,24 

Pro. 13,20 

p'Ps. 46, 1 

II from, 
after Mm. 

12 in Ms 
sim.- 
plicity. 

13 between 
the joints 
and be- 
tween the 
breast- 
plate. 

14 made 
sick. 



B.C. 



CHAP. 19. 
a 1 Sam.9,9 

b Ps. 15, 4 
Pro. 1, 10 

c ch. 32, 25 

d ch. 12, 12 

e ch. 30, 19 
Ezra 7, 10 

1 he re- 
turned 
and went 
out. 

f Deut. 
16, 18 

g Deut.1,17 

h Ps. 82, 1 
Eccl. 5, 8 

2 in the 
matter of 
judg- 
ment. 

i Deut.32,4 
Rom. 9,14 

j Deut. 
10,17 
Job 34, 19 
Actsl0,34 
Rom. 2,11 
Gal. 2, 6 
Eph. 6, 9 
Col. 3, 25 

! 1 Pet.1,17 

k Deut. 
j 16, 18 

\l 2 Sam. 
23,3 

mDeut.17,8 

In Num. 
16,46 

Ezek.3,18 

459 



day: howbeit the king of Is'ra-el 
stayed himself up in his chariot 
against the Syr'i-ans until the even : 
and about the time of the sun going 
doAvn he died. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Jehoshaphat visits his kingdom : 5 Ms instruetioni 
to the judges, 8 to thepriests and Levites. 

AND Je-hosh'a-phat the king of 
Jii'dah returned to his house in 
peace to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 And Je'hii the son of "Ha-na'nl the 
seer went out to meet him, and said 
to king Je-hosh'a-phat, Shouldest 
thou help the ungodly, and *love them 
that hate the Lord? therefore is 
'wrath upon thee from before the 
Lord. 

3 Nevertheless there are ''good 
things found in thee, in that thou 
hast taken away the groves out of 
the land, and hast prepared ^thine 
heart to seek God. 

4 And Je-hosh'a-phat dwelt at Je- 
ru'sa-lem : and ^he went out again 
through the people from Be'er-she'ba 
to mount E'phra-im, and brought 
them back luito the Lord God of 
their fathers. 

5 And he -^"set judges in the land 
throughout all the fenced cities of 
Jii'dah, city by city, 

6 And said to the judges, Take heed 
what ye do : for -^ye judge not for 
man, but for the Lord, '^who is with 
you ^in the judgment. 

7 Wherefore now let the fear of the 
Lord be upon you ; take heed and 
do it : for Hhere is no iniquity with 
the Lord our God, nor -^respect of 
persons, nor taking of gifts. * 

8 Moreover in Je-ru'sa-lem did Je- 
hosh'a-phat set ^of the Le'vites, and 
of the priests, and of the chief of the 
fathers of Is'ra-el, for the judgment 
of the Lord, and for controversies, 
when they returned to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

9 And he charged them, saying, 
Thus shall "ye do 'in the fear of the 
Lord, faithiuUy, and with a perfect 
heart. 

10 And '"whafc cause soever shall 
come to you of your brethren that 
dwell in their cities, between blood 
land blood, between law and com- 
mandment, statutes and judgments, 
ye shall even warn them that they 
trespass not against the Lord, and so 
wrath ''come nipon you, and upon 
your brethren : this do, and ye shall 
not trespass. 

*J. Neh. 9. 33. * 



A fast proclaimed. 



11. CHRONICLES, 20. 



Jehoshaphafs prayer. 



11 And, behold, Am-a-ri'ah the chief 
priest is over you in all matters of 
the Lord ; and Zeb-a-dfah the son of 
Ish'ina-el, the ruler of the house of 
Jij'dah, for all the king's matters: 
also the LeVites shall be officers be- 
fore you. ^Deal courageously, and 
the Lord shall be with the good. 
CHAPTER 20. 

1 Jehoskaphat, invaded hy the Moabites, proclaims 
a fast : 5 his prayer : 22 the overthrow of his. ene- 
mies: 31 his reign. 

IT came to pass after this also, 
that the chUdren of Mo'ab, and 
the children or Am'mon, and with 
them other beside the Im'mon-ites, 
cameagainst Je-hosh'a-phatto battle. 

2 Then there came some that told 
J e-hosh'a-phat, saying, There cometh 
a great multitude against thee from 
beyond the sea on tliis side Syr'i-a ; 
and, behold, they be in ''Haz'a-zon-ta'- 
mar, which is ^En-ge'di. 

3 And Je-hosh'a-phat feared, and set 
4iimself to seek the Lord, and pro 
claimed ''a fast throughout allJii'dah 

4 And "^ Jii'dah gathered themselves 
together, to ask help of the Lord : 
even out of all the cities of Jii'dah 
they came to seek the Lord. 

5 TFAnd Je-hosh'a-phat stood in the 
congregation of Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa 
lem, in the house of the Lord, before 
the new court, 

6 And said, O Lord God of our fa 
tliers, art not thou ^God in heaven ? 
and -^'rulest not thou over all the 
kingdoms of the heathen ? and nn 
thine hand is there not power and 
might, so that none is able to with 
stand thee ? 

7 Art not thou ^our God, ^loho didst 
drive out the inhabitants of this 
land before thy people is'ra-el, and 
gavest it to the seed of I 'bra-ham 'thy 
friend for ever ? 

8 And thev dwelt therein, and have 
built thee a sanctuary therein for thy 
name, saying, 

9 If, hohen evil cometh upon us, as 
the sword, judgment, or pestilence, 
or famine, we stand before this house, 
and in thy presence, (for thy name 
is in this house,) and cry unto thee 
in our affliction, then thou wilt hear 
and help. 

10 And now, behold, the children of 
Am'mon and M5'ab and mount Selr, 
whom thou wouldest ^not let i§'ra-el 
invade, when they came out of the 
land of E'gypt,T3ut they turned from 
them, and destroyed them not ; 



B. C. 896. 



CHAP. 19. 

3 Take 
courage 
and do. 



CHAP. 20. 

a Gen. 14, 7 

b Josh. 
15.62 

1 his face. 

c Jonah. 3,5 

tZ Joel 1. 1± 

e Deut.4,39 
1 Ki. 8, 23 
Mat. 6, 9 

/Ps. 47, 2 
Dan. 4, 17 

g Ps. 62, 11 
Mat. 6, 13 

h Gen. 17, 7 
Ex. 6, 7 

2 thou. 

i Isa. 41, 8 
Jas. 2, 23 

j IKi. 8, 
33, 37 
ch.6,28,29 

k Deut. 2, 4 

I Num. 
20,21 

m Ps. 83, 12 

n 1 Sam. 
3,13 

2 Cor. 3. 5 

p Ps. 25, 15 
Ps. 121, 1 
Ps. 123, 1 
Ps. 141. 8 

q Num. 
11,25 
Num.24,2 
ch. 15, 1 

ch. 24, 20 

r Ex. 14, 13 
Deut.1,29 
Deut. 31, 
6,8 
ch. 32, 7 

3 ascent. 

4 Or,valley. 

s Ex. 14. 13 

t Num.14,9 
ch. 15, 2 
ch. 32, 8 

u Ex. 4, 31 

V Isa. 7, 9 

v.> 1 Chr. 
16,29 

5 prairt^rs, i 

460 



1 1 Behold, J say, hovj they reward 
us, to "'come to cast us out of thy 
possession, which thou hast given us 
to inherit. 

12 O our God, wilt thou not judge 
"them? for °we have no might against 
this great company that cometh 
against us ; neither know we what to 
do : but ^our eyes are upon thee. 

13 And all Jii'dah stood before the 
Lord, with their little ones, their 
wives, and their children. 

14 Then upon Ja-ha'zi-el the son of| 
Zech-a-ri'ah, the son of Be-na'iah,thei 
son_of Je-i'el, the son of Mat-ta-ni'ah, 
a Le'vite of the sons of A'saph, came 
?the Spirit of the Lord in the midst 
of the congregation ; 

15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Jii'- 
dah, and ye inhabitants of Je-ru'sa- 
lem, and thou king Je-hosh'a-phat, 
Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be 
'not afraid nor dismayed by reason 
of this great multitude ; for the bat- 
tle is not your's, but God's. 

1 6 To morrow go ye doAvn against 
them : behold, they come up by the 
^cliff of Ziz ; and ye shall find them 
at the end of the ^brook, before the 
wilderness of Jer'u-el. 

17 Ye 'shall not 7ieed to fight in this 
battle : set yourselves, stand ye still, 
and see the salvation of the Lord 
with you, O Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem : 
fear not, nor be dismayed ; to mor- j 
row go out against them: for^the| 
Lord loill be with you, | 

18 And Je-hosh'a-phat ^bowed his| 
head with his face to the ground :j 
and all Jii'dah and the inhabitants of | 
Je-ru'sa-lem fell before the Lord,| 
worshipping the Lord, | 

19 And the Le'vites, of the children[ 
of the K5'hath-ites, and of the chil-| 
dren of the Kor'hites, stood up to| 
praise the Lord God of i§'ra-el withj 
a loud voice on high. | 

20 IT And t hey rose early in the mom 



mg. and went forth into the wil derness 



bh( 



of 4'e-ko'a : and as they w e nt forth, 



J e-hosh'a-phat stood and said, Hear 



me, O J ii'dah, and ye inhabitants of 



Je-ru'sa-lem; ^Believe in the Lord 



your God, so shall ye be established; 



ISelieve his prophets, so shall ye 



prosper . p. 32. 6-8.J 

21 And when he had consulted with 
the people, he appointed singers un- 
to the Lord, "'and ^that should praise 
the beauty of holiness, as they went 
o"t before the army, and to say. 



The "people rejoice. 



11. CHRONICLES, 5^1. 



Jehorara's reign. 



'^Praise the Lord ; for ^his mercy en- 
dureth for ever. 

22 ^ ''And when they began -to sing 
and to praise, 'the Lord set am- 
bushments against the childj'en of 
Am'mon, Mo^b, and mount Se'ir, 
which were come against Jii'dah ; and 
^they were smitten. 

23 For the children of Arn'm^n and 
Mo'ab stood up against the inhabit- 
ants of mount Se'ir, utterly to slay 
and destroy them : and when they 
had made an end of tb« inhabitants 
of Se'ir, every'" one helped ^to destroy 
another. 

24 And when Jii'dah cam.e toward 
the watch tower in the wilderness, 
they looked unto the multitude, and, 
"behold, they toere dead bodies fallen 
to the earth, and ^°none escaped. 

25 And Avhen Je-hosh'a-phat and his 
people came to take away the spoil 
of them, they found among them in 
abundance both riches vfith the dead 
bodies, and ^ ^precious jewels, which 
they stripped off for themselves, 
more than they could carry away : 
and they were three days in gather- 
ing of the spoil, it was so much. 

26 And on the fourth day they as- 
sembled themselves in the valley of 
^'Bera-chah ; for there they blessed 
the Lord : therefore the name of the 
same place was called, The valley of 
Ber'a-chah, unto this day. 

27 Then they returned, every man 
of Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, and Je- 
hosh'a-phat in the ^ ^forefront of 
them, to go again to Je-ru'sa-lem 
with joy ; for the Lord had *made 
them to rejoice over their enemies. 

28 And they ca^ne to Je-ru'sa-lem 
with psalteries and harps and trump- 
ets unto the house of the Lord. 

29 And ''the fear of God was on all 
the kingdoms of those countries, 
when they had heard that the Lord 
fought against the enemies of is'ra-el. 

30 So the realm of Je-hosh'a-phat 
was quiet: for his '^God gave him 
rest round about. 

31 1"And ^Je-hosh'a-phat reigned 
over Jii'dah: he toas thirty and five 
years old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned twenty and five years in 
Je-ru'sa-lem. And his mother's name 
was A-zii'bah the daughter of Shfl'hi. 

32 And he walked in the way of 
A'sa his father, and departed not 
from it, doing that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord. 



B. C. 896. 



CHAP. 20. 

X 1 Chr. 
16, 34 
Ps. 13a 1 

y ch. 5, 13 
ch. 7, 3 

6 And in 
the time 
that they, 
etc. 

7 in sing- 
ing and 
praise. 

z Ju(ig.7,22 
1 Sam. 
14,20 

8'Or, they 
smote one 
another. 

9 for the de- 
struction. 

a Ex. 14, 13 

10 there 
was not 
an escap- 
ing. 

11 T'e^sels of 
desire. 

12 That is, 
Blesmt^. 

13 head. 

h Neh.12,43 

c ch. 17, 10 

d ch. 15, 15 
Job 34,29 

e lKi.22,41 

/ch. 12, 14 
ch. 19, 3 

14 words. 

g 1 Ki. 16, 1 

15 was 
made to 
ascend. 

16 At first 
Jehosha- 
phat was 
unwill- 
ing, 

1 Ki.22,49 

h ch. 9. 21 



«j 



B. C. 889. 
CHAP, 21. 

1 Alone. 

892. 

2 Jehoram 
made 
partner 
of the i 
kingdom j 
with his 
father, 

2 Ki. 8, 16 

a Gen. 4, 8 
Judg. 9, 5 

5 In con- 
sort. 

c ch. 22, 2 

461 



3 Howbeit the high places were 
not taken away : for as yet the peo- 
ple had not -^prepared their iiearts 
imto the God of their fathers. 

34 Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hosh'a-phat, first and last, behold, 
they are written in the ^^book of Je'- 
hii the son of Ha-na'nl, "who '^^s men- 
tioned in the book of the kings of 
Is'ra-el. 

35 ^And after this did Je-hosh'a- 
phat king of Jii'dah join himself 
with A-ha-zi'ah king of Is'ra-el, who 
did very" wickedly : 

36 And "he joined himself with him 
to make ships to go to Tar'shishj and 
they made the_ships inE'zi-on-ga'b6r. 

37 Then E-li-e'zer the son of D5'da- 
vah of Ma-re 'shah prophesied against 
Je-hosh'a-phat, saying. Because thou 
hast joined thyself with A-ha-zi'ah, 
the Lord hath broken thv v\'orks. 
And the ships were broken, that 
they were not able to go to^Tar'shish. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 Jehorarri succeeds Jehoshaphat : 5 his wicked reign: 
8 Edam and Libnah revolt : 18 his incurable dis- 
ease 

]VrO W Je-hosh'a-phat slept with his 
-lS fathers, and was buried with his 
fathers in the city of Da'vid. And Je- 
ho'ram his son reigned in his stead'. 

2 And he had brethren the sons of 
Je-hosh'a-phat, Az-a-ri'ah, and Je- 
hi'el,and Zech-a-ri'ah,and Az-a-ri'ah, 
and Mi'chael, and Sheph-a-ti'ah : all 
these wei^e the sons of Je-hosh'a- 
phat king of is'ra-el. 

3 And their father gave them great 
gifts of silver, and of gold, and of 

recious things, with fenced cities m 
u'dah : but the kingdom gave he to 
^ Je-ho'ram ; because he icas the first- 
bom. 

4 Now when Je-ho'ramwasrisenup 
to the kingdom of his father, he 
strengthened himself, and "slew all 
his brethren with the sword, and 
divers also of the princes of i§'ra-el. 

5 TJe-h5'ram hoas thirty and two 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned eight years in Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

6 And he walked in the way of the 
kings of l§'ra-el, like as did the house 
of A'hab : for he had the daughter of 
"^A'hab to wife : and he wrought that 
which wis evil in the eyes of the 
Lord. 

7 Howbeit the Lord would not de- 
stroy the house of Da'vid, because of 
the covenant that he had made with 



pre 
Ju 



Jj^dom revolteth. 



11. CHRONICLES, 22. 



Ahaziah is slain. 



Da'vid, and as he promised to give a 
^light to him and to his ''sons forever. 

8 IF In 'his days the E'dom-ites revolt- 
ed from under the dominion of Jii'- 
dah, and made themselves a king. 

9 Then Je-ho'ram went forth with 
his princes, and all his chariots with 
him : and he rose up by night, and 
smote the E'dom-ites which com- 
passed him in, and the captains of 
the chariots. 

10 So the -^E'dom-ites revolted from 
under the hand of Jii'dah unto this 
day. The same time also did Lib'nah 
revolt from under his hand ; because 
he had forsaken the Lord God of his 
fathers. 

11 Moreover he made high places in 
the mountains of Ju'dah, and caused 
the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem to 
^commit fornication, and compelled 
Ju'dah thereto. 

1 2 ^ And there came a Vriting to 
him from E-li'jah the prophet, saying, 
Thus saith tl>e Lord God of DaVid 
thy father, Because thou hast not 
w^alked in the ways of Je-h5sh'a- 
phat thy father, nor in the ways of 
A'sa king of Jii'dah, 

1 3 But hast walked in the way of 
the kings of is'ra-el, and hast made 
Jii'dah and the inhabitants of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem to ^go a whoring, hke to the 
*whoredoms of the house of Aliab, 
and also hast slain thy brethren of 
thy father's house, which were better 
than thyself : 

14 Behold, with ®a gTeat plague will 
the Lord smite thy people, and thy 
children, and thy wives, and all thy 
goods : 

15 And thou shalt have great sick- 
ness by disease of thy bowels, until 
thy bowels fall out by reason of the 
sickness day by day. 

1 6 ^Moreover the Lord -^stirred up 
against Je-ho'ram the spirit of the 
PhMis'tine§, and of the A-ra'bi-an§, 
that vmre near the E-thi-5'pi-an§ : 

IT And they came up into Jii'dah, 
and brake into it, and ''carried away 
all the substance that was found in 
the king's house, *and his sons also, 
and his wives ; so that there was never 
a son left him, save ® Je-ho'a-haz, the 
youngest of his sons. 

1 8 And after all this the Lord smote 
him in his bowels with an incurable 
disease. 

19 And it came to pass, that in proc- 
ess of time, after the end of two 



B, C. 892. 



CHAP. 21. 

3 lamp, or, 
candle. 

d 2 Sam. 
7 12 

l'Ki.l}.,36 
2 Ki. 8, 19 
Ps. 132.11 

889. 

e 2 Ki. 8, 20 

4 hand. 

/Gen.27,40 

g Lev. 17, 7 
Lev. 20, 5 

5 Which 
w^as writ 
befor3 
hisdeath, 
2 Ki. 2, 1 

h Ex. 34, 15 

i 2 Ki. 9, 22 

6 a great 
stroke. 

887. 

i 1 Ki. 11. 
14,23 

7 carried 
captive. 

k ch. 24, 7 

8 Or, 

A haziah, 
ch. 22, 1. 
or, Az- 
ariah, 
ch. 22,6. 
Hebe- 
came 
Prorex 
soon 
after, 
2 Ki. 8, 25 
2 Ki. 9, 29 

885. 

9 tvithout 
desire. 

Jet. 22,18 



CHAP. 22. 
a 2 Ki. 8, 24 
b ch. 21, 17 
c 2Ki.8, 26 
d ch. 21, 6 
e Pro. 13,20 

884. 

/2Ki.8,28 
g 2 Ki. 9, 15 

1 where- 
toith they 
wounded 
Mm. 

2 Other- 
wise 
called 

A haziah, 
\ er. 1, 
and Je- 
lnoahaz, 
ch. 21, 17 

3 treading 
doivn. 

h Judg.14,4 

1 Ki.12,15 
ch. 10, 15 

i 2Ki. 9,21 

j 2 Ki. 9,6,7 

k 2 Ki. 10, 
10.11 

462 



years, his bowels fell out by reason 
of his sickness : so he died of sore dis- 
eases. And his people made no burn- 
ing for him, like the burning of his 
fathers. 

20 Thirty and two years old was he 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned in Je-rii'sa-lem eight years, 
and departed Without being desired. 
Howbeit they buried him in the city 
of Da'vid, but not in the sepulchres 
of the kings. 

CHAPTER 22. 

I Ahaziah, succeeding, reigns ivickedly : 5 he is slain 
htj Jehu. 10 Aihaliak, destroying all the seed royal 
save Joash, usurps the kingdom. 

AND the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa- 
lem made " A-ha-zi'ah his young- 
est son king in his stead : for the band 
of men that came with the A-ra'- 
bi-an§ to the camp had slain all the 
''eldest. So A-ha-zi'ah the son of Je 
ho'ram king of Ju'dah reigned. 

2 Forty '^and two years old was A-ha- 
zi'ah when he began to reign, and he 
reigned one year in Je-ru'sa-lem. His 
mother's name also loas "^Ath-a-li'ah 
the daughter of om'ri. 

3 He also walked in the ways of the 
house of A'hab : for his mother was 
his counsellor to do wickedly. 

4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight 
of the Lord like the house of A'hab : 
for they were his counsellors after 
the death of his father to ^his destruc- 
tion. 

5 He walked also after their counsel, 
and went -^with Je-ho'ram the son of 
A'hab king of l§'ra-el to war against 
Haz'a-el king of Syr'i-a at Ra'moth- 
gU'e-ad : and the Syr'i-ans smote Jo'- 
ram. 

6 And ^he returned to be healed in 
J ez're-'^l because of the wounds ' which 
were given him at Ra'mah, when he 
fought with Haz'a-el king of Syr'i-a. 
And ^Az-a-ri'ah the son of Je-h5'ram 
king of Jii'dah went down to see Je- 
ho'ram the son of A'hab at Jez're-el, 
because he was sick. 

7 And the ^destruction of A-ha-zi'ah 
^was of God by coming to J5'ram : for 
when he was come, *lie went out 
with Je-h5'ram against Je'hii the son 
of Nim'shi, •'whom the Lord had 
anointed to cut off the house of A'hab. 

8 And it came to pass, that, when 
Je'hii was ^executing judgment upon 
the house of A'hab, and found the 
princes of Jii'dah, and the sons of the 
brethren of A-ha-zi'ah, that minis- 
tered to A-ha-zi'ah, he slew them. 



Joash is spared. 



TT 



CHRONICLES, 23. 



and made king. 



9 And 'lie sought A-ha-zI'ah : and 
they caught him, (for he was hid in Sa- 
ma'ri-a,) and brought hini to Je'hu: 
and when they had slain him, they 
buried him : Because, said they, he is 
the son of Je-hosh'a-phat, who sought 
the Lord with all his heart. So the 
house of A-ha-zfah had no power to 
keep still the kingdom, 

10 liBut when Ath-ali'ah the mother 
of A-ha-zi'ah saw that her son was 
dead, she arose and destroyed all the 
seed royal_of the house of Ju'dah. 

11 But *Jelio-shab'e-ath, the daugh- 
ter of the king, took Jo'ash the son of j- 
A-ha-zi'ah, and stole him from among i 
the king's sons that were slain, and put 
him and his nurse in a bedchamber. 
So Jelio-shab'e-ath, the daughter of 
king Je-ho'ram, the wife of Je-hoi'a- 
da the priest, (for she was the sister of 
A-ha-zI'ah,) hid him from Ath-a-lfah, 
so that she slew him not. 

12 And he was with them hid in the 
house of God six years : and Ath-a- 
11 'ah reigned oyer the land. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 JehoJada riiakes Joash king. 12 Athaliah is slain. 
16 Jehoiada restores the worship of God, and settles\ 
the king, etc. \ 

AND "in the seyenth year Je-hoi'- 
a-da strengthened himself, and 
took the captains ot hmidreds, Az-a-rf - 
ah the son of Jer'o-ham,and ish'ma-el 
the son of Je-ho-ha'nan,and Az-a-ri'ah 
the son of O'bed, and 3Ia-a-se'iah the 
son of Ad-a-f ah, and E-lish'a-phat the 
son of Zich'ri,into coyenant with him. 

2 And they *went about in Ju'dah. 
and gathered the Le'yites out of all_ 
the cities of Jii'dah, and the chief of | 
the fathers of l§'ra-el, and they came 
to Je-ru'salem. 

3 And all the congregation made 
a coyenant with the king in the 
house of God. And he said unto 
them. Behold, the king's son shall 
reign, as the Lord hath ^said of the 
sons of Da'yid. 

4 This is the thing that ye shall do : 
A third part, of you '^entering on the 
sabbath, of the priests and of the Le'- 
yites, shall be porters of the 'doors ; 

5 And a third part shall be at the: 
king's house; and a third part at! 
the gate 'of the foundation: and all| 
the people shall be in the courts ■ 
of the house of the Lord. 

6 But let none come into the house 
of the Lord, saye the priests, and 
•^"they that minister 
they shall go in, for 



CHAP. 22. 



4: JeJiosh- 
eba, 
2 Ki. 11, 2 



of the Le'yites; 
they are ^holy : 



B.C. 881. but all the people shall keep the 
watch of the Lord. 

7 And the Le'yites shall compass the 
I 2 Ki. 9, 27 Iking round about, eyery man with his 

t^% weapons in his hand ; and v-z^hosoeyer 
the^king-L/gg comctli uito the house, he shall be 
Samaria, iput to death : but be ye with the king 

when he cometh in, and when he 

goeth out. 

8 So the Le'yites and all Jii'dah did 
according to all things that Je-hoi'- 
a-da the priest had commanded, and 
took eyery man his men that were to 
come in on the sabbath, with them 
that were to go out on the sabbath : 
for Je-hoi'a-da the priest dismissed 
not the ^courses. 

9 Moreoyer Je-hoi'a-da the priest de- 
liyered to the captains of himdreds 
spears, and bucklers, and shields, that 
had been king Da'^'ids, which were in 
the house of God. 

10 And he set aU the people, eyery 
man ha\^g his weapon in his hand, 
from the right ^side of the ^temple to 

(iichr.9,25|the left side of the temple, along by 
the altar and the temple, by the king 
round about. 

11 Then they brought out the king's 
son, and put upon him the cro^\Ti,and 
''gave hbn the testimony, and made 
him king. And Je-hoi'a-da and his 
sons anointed liim, and said, ^God saye 
the king. 

12 ^Xow when Ath-a-li'ah heard the 
noise of the people running and prais- 
ing the king, she came to the people 
into the house of the Lord : 

1 3 And she looked, and. behold, the 
king stood at liis pillar at the enter- 
ing in, and the princes and the trump- 
ets by the king : and all the people of 
the land rejoiced, and sounded with 
trumpets, also the singers with in- 
struments of musick, and -such as 
taught to sing praise. Then Ath-a- 
Ir'ah rent her clothes, and said, '^Trea- 
son, Treason. 

14 Then Je-hoi'a-da the priest 
brought out the captains of hun- 
dreds that were set oyer the host, 
and said unto them, Haye her forth 

the ranges : and whoso f olioweth 
her, let him be slain with the sword. 
For the priest said. -^Slaj' her not in 
the house of the Lord. 

15 So they laid hands on her ; and 
when she was come to the entering 
of ^the horse gate by the king's house, 
they ^slew her there. 

16 ^And Je-hoi'a-da made '"a cove- 



n. C. 878. 

CHAP. 23. 

a 2 Ki. 11. 4 

5Ps. 112, 5 1 

c 2 Sam. 
7. 12 
1 Ki. 2, 4 
1 Ki. 9, 5 
cli. 6, 16 
cti. 7, 18 
ch. 21, 7 



1 thres'ri- 
olds. 

e Acts 3, 2 

/ 1 Clir. 23, 
28,29 

2 holiness. 
Num. 16, 5 
Ezra 8, 28 

g lChr.24.1 
lClir.25,1 

3 shoulder. 

i house. 

h Deut. 
17.18 
Ps. 2, 
10-12 

5 Let the 
king live. 

1 Sam. 
10, 21 

2 Sam. 
16. 16 
1 Ki. 1, 39 

i lClir.25,8 



6 Con- 
spiracy. 
1 Ki. 18, 
17, 18 
Rom. 2, 3 of 



j Xum. 5. 2 
Num.. 
19, 14 

k Nell. 3, 28 

I Gen. 9, 5 
ch. 22, 10 
Mat. 7, 2 



m2Ki.ll,17 
NeU. 9, 38 

463 



BaaVs altars destroyed. II. CHRONICLES, 24. 



The temple repaired. 



Slant between him, and between all 
the people, and between the king, that 
they should be the Lord's people. 
IT Then all the people went "to the 
house of Ba'al, and brake it down, 
and brake his altars and his images 
in pieces, and ''slew Mat 'tan the priest 
of Ba'al before the altars. 

18 Also J e-hoi'a-da appointed the of- 
fices of the house of the Lord by the 
hand of the priests the Le'vites, whom 
Da'vid had ^distributed in the house 
of the Lord, to offer the burnt offer- 
ings of the Lord, as it is written in 
the ^law of Mo'se§, with rejoicing and 
with singing, as it was ordained ''hj 
Da'vid. 

19 And ho set the ''porters at the 
gates of the house of the Lord, that 
none ichich ivas unclean in any thing 
should enter in. 

20 And 'he took the captains of hun- 
dreds, and the nobles, and the govern- 
ors of the people, and all the people of 
the land, and brought down the king 
from the house of the Lord : and they 
came through the high gate into the 
king's house, and set the king upon 
the throne of the kingdom. 

21 And 'all the people of the land re- 
joiced : and the city was quiet, after 
that they had slain Ath-a~li'ah with 
the sword. 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 Joash reigns xoell all the claijs of Jehoiada. 15 Je- 
hoiada bemg dead, 17 Joash falls to idolatri/ : 23 he 
is slain by his servants. 

TO'ASH °v'as seven years old when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
forty years in Je-ru'sa-lem. His 
mother's name also ivas Zib'i-ah of 
Be'er-she'ba. 

2 And J5'ash *did that vahich was 
right in the sight of the Lord all the 
days of Je-hoi'a-da the priest. 

3 And Je-hoi'a-da took for him two 
wives ; and he begat sons and daugh- 
ters. 

4 IF And it came to pass after this, 
that Jo'ash was minded ^to repair the 
house of the Lord. 

5 And he gathered together the 
priests and the Le'vites, and said to 
them. Go out unto the cities of Jii'- 
dah, and "gather of all l§'ra-el money 
to repair the house of your God from 
year to year, and see that ye hasten 
the matter. Howbeit the Le'vites 
hastened it not. 

6 And '^the king called for Je-hoi'a- 
da the chief, and said unto him_^Why 
hast thou not required of the Le'vites 



B. C. 878. 



CHAP. 23. 

n2Ki.lO,23 

Deut.13,9 

p 1 Chr. 23, 
6. 30, 31 
lChr.24,1 

q Ex. 29, 38 

Num.28,2 

7 by the 
hands of 
David, 
1 Chr. 25, 
2,6 

r lChr.26,1 

s 2Ki.ll,19 

t 1 Ki. 1, 40 
Pro. 11,10 
Pro. 29, 2 



CHAP. 24:. 

a2Ki.n,21 
2 Ki. 12, i 

b ch. 26, 5 

856. 

1 to renew. 

c 2 Ki. 12, 4 

d 2 Ki. 12, 7 

e Ex. 30,12, 
13, 14, 16 

/ Num.1,50 
Acts 7, 44 

g ch. 21, 17 
ch. 22, 3, 4 
Ps. 12, 8 

7i2Ki. 12,4 

i 2 Ki. 12, 9 

2 a voice. 
Ex. 36, 6 

j2Ki.l2,10 

3 theheal- 
ing went 
up upon 
the work. 

k 1 Ki. 7, 50 
2 Ki.12,13 

i Or, 

pestils. 

I Ex. 29,30 

850. 
m Job 5, 26 
n 1 KL 2, 10 

464 



to^ bring in out of Ju'dah and out of 
Je-ru'sa-lem the collection, according 
to the commandment of *Mo'§e§ the 
servant of the Lord, and of the con- 
gregation of l§'ra-el, for the -^taber- 
nacle of witness ? 

7 For ^the sons of Ath-a-ii'ah, that 
wicked woman, had broken up the 
house of God; and a? so all the dedi- 
cated Hhings of the house of the Lord 
did they bestow upon Ba'al-im. 

8 And at the king's commandment 
'they made a chest, and set it v/ith- 
out at the gate of the house of the 
Lord. 

9 And they made ^a proclamatioii 
through Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, tc 
brmg^ in to the Lord the collection 
^AaOI5'§es the ser^^ant of God laid 
upon is'ra-el in the wilderness. 

10 And all the princes and all the 
people rejoiced, and brought in, and 
cast into the chest, until they had 
made an end. 

111^ w it came to pass, that at what 
time the chest was brought unto the 
king's office by the hand of the Le'- 
vites, and when -^they saw that there 
was much money, the king's scribe 
and the high priest's officer came and 
emptied the chest, and took it, and 
carried it to his place again. Thus 
they did day by day, and gathered 
money in abundance. 

1 2 And the king and Je-hoi'a-da gave 
it to such as did' the work of the serv- 
ice of the house of the Lord, and 
hired masons and carpenters to re- 
pair the house of the Lord, and also 
such as wrought iron and brass to 
mend the house of the Lord. 

1 3 So the workmen wrought, and the 
Vork was perfected by them, and 
they set the house of God in his state, 
and strengthened it. 

14 And when they had finished it^ 
they brought the rest of the money 
before the king and Je-hoi'a-da, 
''^whereof were made vessels for the 
house of the Lord, even vessels to 
minister, and *to offer vjithal, and 
spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. 
And they 'offered burnt offerings in 
the house of the Lord continually all 
the days of Je-hoi'a-da. 

] 5 IF^ut Je-hoi'a-da waxed old, and 
was ""full of days when he died ; an 
hundred and thirty years old was he 
when he died, 

1 6 And they buried him in "the city 
of Da'vid among the kings, because 



Joash IS slai?i. 



II. CHRONICLES, 25. 



Amaziah's reig?i 



B. C. 840. 



he had done good in is'ra-el, both 
toward God, and toward his house. 

17 Now after ^he death of Je-hoi' 
a-da came the princei of Ju'dah, and p 
made oteisance to the king. 
the king hearkened luito them. 

1 S And they left the house of tlie 
Lord God of their fathers, and 
served ^groves and idols : and ^vrath 
?came upon Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem 
for this their trespass. 

19 Yet he ''sent prophets to them, to 
bring them again unto the Lord ; and," J^^^^^'g 
tliey testified agairtst them : but they 
would not give ear. 

20 And 'the Spirit of God ^came 



a-bad the son of ^Shim'rith a 3I5'ab 
it-ess: 

27 Now C07icer7ii7ig his sons, and 
the greatness of '^the bm^dens laid 



r cli. 36, 15 
Jer. 7, 
25, 26 
Jer. 25, 4 

s ch. 15, 1 

5 clothed, 
Judg.0,34 

t Xum. 
li. 41 

u ch. 15, 2 
Mat.23,35 
Acts 7, 58 

6 in the 

/revolu- 
' t ion of 
the year. 

upon Zech-a-ri'ah the son of Je-hoi''-!^w2KLi2,i 
a-da the priest, which stood above the!' J^,""^" 
people, and said unto them, Thus 
saith God.^\Yhy transgress ye the 
commandments of the Lord, that ye 
cannot prosper? "because ve have 



A^ 



also 



forsaken the Lord, he hath 
forsaken you . C. 28. 22 

21 And they conspired against him, 
and stoned "him vrith stones at the 
commandment of the king in the 
court of the house of the Lord. 

2 2 Thus J 5'asb the king remembered \ 9 ov, 
not the kindness which Je-hoi'a-da 
his father had done to him, but slew 
liis son» And Avhen he died, he said, 
The Lord look u]3on it, and require 
it. 

23 TAnd it came to pass ®at the end 
of the year, that "the host of Syr'i-a 
came up against him : and they came 
to Ju'dah and- Je-ru'sa-lem, and de- 
stroyed all the princes of the people 
from among the people, cmd sent all 
the spoil of them unto the king of 
'Da-mas'cus. 

24: For the army of the SyrT-an§ 
came ''with a small company of men, 
and the Lord ■^dehvered a very great 
host into their hand, because they 
had forsaken the Lord God of their 
fathers. So they executed -judgment 
•cigamst J 6'ash. 

25 And when they were depa^rted 
from him, (for they left hun in great 
diseases.) his "own seiwants conspired 
against hhn for Hhe blood of the sons 
of Je-hoi'a-da the priest. and slew him 
on his bed, and he died : and they 
buried him in the city of Da\dd, but 
they buried him not in the sepulchres 
of the kings. 

2 6 And these are they that conspired 
against him; ^Za'bad the son of Shim'- 
e-ath an Am'mon-it-ess, and Je-hoz'- 
(30) 



CHAP. 24. 

Acts20,29 
lEi.14,23 

Then q Judy. 5, 8 j upon him, and the "repairing of the 
house of God, behold, they are writ- 
ten in the ^^story of the book of 
the kings. And Am-a-zi'ah his son 
reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 25. 

I Amaziah heguis to reign well : 5 having hired an 
array oj,~ Israelites against the Ed.o'inites, at the word 
of a prophet he loses an hundred talents, and dis- 
misses them : 11 he overthrows the Edornites : 17 he 
provokes Joash to his overth'row. 

M-A-ZrAH''z6*a5 twentvand five 
years old vmen he began to 
reign, and he reigned twenty and 
nine years in Je-ru'sa-lem. And his 
mother's name teas Je-ho-ad'dan of 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 Aid he did that %:hich loas right 
in the sight of the LoRD/but not with 
a perfect heart. 

3 Now ''it came to pass, when the 
kingdom was ^established to him, 
that he slew his ser\'ants that had 
killed the king his father. 

4 But he slew not their children, but 
did as it is_ written hi the law m the 
book of Mo'ses, where the Lord com- 
manded, sayiag, ''The fathers shall 
not die for the children, neither shall 
the children die for the fathers, but 
every man shall die for his o^^ti sin. 

5 T^Ioreover Am-a-zi'ah gathered 
J ii'dah together, and made them caj)- 
tains over thousands, and captains 
over hundreds, according to the 
houses of their fathers, throughout 



X Lev. 26, 8 

Deut. 

32,30 

I.sa. 30, 17 
y Lev.26,25 

Deut. 

28,25 

z Isa. 10, 5 

a 2 EL12,20 

b Ps. 10, 14 

839. 

8 Or, 
Jozachar. 



Shomer. 
c 2Ki.l2,lS 

10 found- 
ing. 

11 Oi-, com- 
mentary. 



CHAP. 25. 
a 2 Ki. 14, 1 
5 2 KL 14,4 
c 2 Ki. 14, 5 

1 confirmed 
uponhim. 

d Deut. 
24, lo 
2 Ki. 14, 6 
Jer. 31, 30 
Ezek. 
18,20 

e Num. 1, 8 

flKi.12.28 
ch. 15, 2 
Hos. 4, 6, 
15-19 
Hos. 5, 6, 
7, 15 

Hos. 9,11, 
12, 16, 17 

g Gen.18,14 
1 Sam. 
14. 6 
1 Chr. 
29,11 
chx. 14, 11 
ch. 20, 6 
.Job 42, 2 
Ps. 118, 6 
Jer. 32, 17 
Mat.19,26 
Rom. 8,31 

2 band. 

465 



all Ju'dah and Ben'ja-min: and he 
numbered them ^f rom. twenty years 
old and above, and found them three 
hundred thousand choice meji, able 
to go forth to war, that could handle 
spear and shield. 

6 He hired also an hundred thou- 
sand mighty men of valour out of Is' 
ra-el for an hundred talents of silver 

T But there came a man of God to 
him, saying, O king, let not the army 
of is'ra-el go ^vith thee : for the -^Lorl 
is not with is'ra-el, to tcit, loith all the 
children of E'plira-im. 

8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong 
for the battle : God shall make thee 
fall before the r;nemy : for God hath 
•^power to help, and to cast do^vn. 

1) And Am-a-zi'ah said to the man of 
God. But what shall vre do for the 
hundred talents which I have given 
to the '^amiy of l§'ra-el ? And the man 



Amaziah is overthrown XI. CHRONICLES, 26. 



dy Joash. 



of God answered, The Lord is *able 
to give thee much more than this. 

1 Then Am-a-zf ah separated them, 
to wit, the army that was come to 
him out of E'phra-im, to go ^home 
again: wherefore their anger was 
greatly kindled against Jii'dah, and 
they returned home *in great anger 

11 And Am-a-zi'ah strengthened 
himself, and led forth his people, and 
went to *the valley of salt, and smote 
of the children of Seir ten thousand 

1 2 And other ten thousand left alive 
did the children of J ii'dah carry away 
captive, and brought them unto the 
top of the rock, and cast them down 
from the top of the rock, that they 
all were broken in pieces. 

1 3 But 'the soldiers of the army 
which Am-a-zi'ah sent back, that they 
should not go with him to battle, fell 
upon the cities of Jii'dah,_from Sa 
ma'ri-a even unto Beth-ho'ron, and 
smote three thousand of them, and 
took much spoil. 

14 TiNow it came to pass, after that 
Am-a-zi'ah was come from the slaugh- 
ter of the E'dom-ites, that he-'l)rought 
the gods of the children of Se'ir, and 
set them xiptohe his ^gods, and bowed 
down himself before them, and 
burned incense imto them. 

1 5 Wherefore the anger of the Lord 
was kindled against Am-a-zi'ah, and 
he sent unto him a prophet, which 
said unto him, Why hast thou sought 
after 'the gods of the people, which 
could not deliver their own people 
out of thine hand ? 

16 And it came to pass, as he talked 
with him, that the king said unto him. 
Art thou made of ""the king's counsel ? 
forbear; why shouldest thou be smit 
ten ? Then the prophet torbare, and 
said, I know that God hath Meter- 
mined to destroy thee, because thou 
hast done this, and hast not heark- 
ened unto my counsel. 

IT HTh en "Am-a-zi'ah kingof Jii'dah 
took advice, and sent to J 5'ash, the 
son of Je-ho'a-haz, the son of Je'hii, 
king of l§'ra-el, saying, Come, let us 
see one another in the face. 

1 8 And Jo'ash king of l§'ra-el sent to 
Am-a-zi'ah king of Jii'dah, saying, 
The ^thistle that was in Leb'a-non 
sent to the cedar that was in Leb'a- 
non, saying. Give thy daughter to my 
son to wife : and there passed by ^a 
wild beast that was in Leb'a-non,and 
trode down the thistle. 



B. C, 839. 



CHAP. 25. 

h Deut.8,18 
ch. 1, 12 
Pro.10,22 

3 to their 
place. 

i in heat 0} 
anger. 

827. 

i 2Ki.U.7 

5 the s(ym 
of the 
hand. 

j ch. 28, 23 

k Ex. 20,3,5 

I Ps. 96, 5 

m2Tim.4,3 

6 coun- 
selled. 
1 Sam, 
2,25 

826. 

n 2 Kl. 14, 

8.9 

7 Or,fwze 
bush, or, 
thorn. 

8 a beast of 
the field, 

o Pro. 18. 6 

p 1 Ki.12,15 
ch. 22. 7 

9 smitten. 

q ch. 21, 17 
ch. 22, 1,6 

10 the gate 
of it that 
looketh. 

11 sons of 
pledge, or, 
power. 

r 2Ki.l4.17 



810. 

12 from 
after. 

13 con- 
spired a 
conspir- 
acy. 

14: That Is, 
The city 
of David 
as it is 
2Ki.l4,20 



CHAP. 26. 

1 Or, 

Azariah, 
2 Ki. U, 
21,22 
2 Ki. 15, 1 

466 



19 Thou say est, Lo, thou hast smit- 
ten the E'dom-ites; and thine heart 
Lif teth thee up to boast : abide now 
at home ; why shouldest thou tied- 
die to thine hurt,that thou shouldest 
fsiW.even thou, and Jii'dah with thee ? 

20 But Am-a-zi'ah would not hear ; 
for nt cayne of God, that he might de- 
liver them into the hand of their ene- 
mies, because they sought after thQ 
gods of E'dom. 

2 1 So J o'ash the king of l§'ra-el went 
up ; and they saw one another in the 
face, both he and Am-c^-zi'ah king of 
Jii'dah, at Beth-she'mesh, which be- 
long eth to Jii'dah. 

22 And Jii'dah was "put to the worse 
before l§'ra-el, and they fled eveiy 
man to his tent. 

23AndJ5'ashthekingofI§'ra-eltook 
Am-a-zi'ah king of Ju'dah, the son 
of Jo'ash, the son of ?Je-h6'a-haz, at 
Beth-she'mesh, and brought him to 
Je-ru'sa-lem, and brake down the 
wall of Je-ru'sa-lem from the gate of 
E'phra-im to '"the corner gate, four 
hundred cubits. 

24: And he took all the gold and the 
silver, and all the vessels that were 
found in the house of God with o'bed- 
e'dom, and the treasures of the king's 
house, the ' 'hostages also, and re- 
turned to Sa-ma'ri-a. 

25 ^And 'Am-a-zi'ah the son of Jo'- 
ash king of Jii'dah lived afrer the 
death of Jo'ash son of Je-h5'a-haz 
king of I§'ra-el fifteen years. 

26 Now the rest of the acts of Am-a- 
zi'ah, first and last, behold, are they 
not written in the book of the kings 
of Jii'dah and l§'ra-el ? 

27 ITNow after the time that Am-a- 
zi'ah did turn away '^from following 
the Lord they "made a conspiracy 
against him in Je-ru'sa-lem; and he 
fled to La'chish : but they sent to La'- 
chish after him, and slew him there. 

28 And they brought him upon 
horses, and buried him with his fa- 
thers in the city of '* Jii'dah. 

CHAPTER 26. 

1 Uszlah succeeds Amaziah, and reigns well in the 
clays of Zechariah: 9 his buildings: 11 his host, 
and engines of war : 16 he invades theptHesfs office, 
and is smitten with leprosy : 22 his death, etc. 

THEN all the people of Jii'dah 
took 'Uz-zi'ah. who was sixteen 
years old, and made him king in the 
room of his father Am-a-zi'ah. 
2 He built Eloth, and restored it to 
Jii'dah, after that the king slept with 
his fathers. 



Uzziah's reign 



11. CHRONICLES, 27. 



and death. 



3 Sixteen years old loas tJz-zi'ah 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned fifty and two years ia Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. His mother's name also was 
Jec-o-lfah of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

4 And he did thai which to as right 
in the sight of the Lord, according to 
all that his father Am-a-zi'ah did. 

5 And ''he sought God in the days 
of Zech-a-ri'ah, who *had understand- 
ing ^in the visions of God ; and as 
long as he sought the Lord, God 
made him to prosper. - 

6 And he went forth and ''warred 
against the Phi-lis'tine§, and brake 
down the wall of Gath, and the wall 
of Jab'neh, and the wall of Ash'dod, 
and built cities ^about Ash'dod, and 
among the Phi-lis'tine§ 



B. C. 810. 



CHAP.20. 

a ch. 24, 2 

b Gen.41,15 
Dan. 1, 17 
Dan. 2. 19 
Dan. 10, 1 

2 in the 
seeing of 
Qod. 

c Isa. 14, 29 

3 Or, in 
the coun- 
try 0/ 
Ashdod, 

d ch. 21, 16 

e 2 Sam.8,2 
ch. 17, 11 

4 went. 



g ch. 21, 16 

6 Or, cut 

out 

many 

cisterns. 

7 Or, fruit- 
fal fields. 

8 ground. 

9 the power 
of an 
army. 

10 stones of 
slings. 

11 went 
forth. 

765. 

h Deut. 
32,15 
Hab. 2, 4 

t Deut.8,14 
ch. 25, 19 

j 2 Ki. 16. 
12,13 

k lChr.6,10 
I Mat, 14,4 

m Num. 
16,40 
Num. 18,7 

n Ex. 30, 7 

o Num. 
12, 10 
2 Ki. 5, 27 

p Esth.6,12 
q 2 Ki. 15, 5 

12 free. 
Lev. 13,46 
Num.5, 2 

r Isa. 1, 1 

s Isa. 6, 1 



/2Ki.l4,13 
Neh. 3,13, 
19,32 
Zech. 

7 Ancl God helped him ^against the . ^'^ 
Phi-lis'tineg, and against the A-ra'bi- "^ repaired. 
an^ that dwelt in Gur-ba'al, and the 
Me-hii'nim§. 

8 And the Am'mon-ites ^gave gifts to 
Uz-zfah : and his name '^spread abroad 
even to the entering in of E'gypt ; for 
he strengthened A i Wise (/'exceedingly. 

9 Moreover Uz-zrah built towers in 
JS-ru'sa-lem at the -^corner gate, and 
at the valley gate, and at the turning 
of the wall, and ^fortified them. 

1 Also he built towers in^the desert, 
and "digged many wells : for he had 
much cattle, both in the low country, 
and in the plains : husbandmen also, 
and viae dressers in the mountains, 
and in 'Car'mel : for he loved ^hus- 
bandry. 

1 1 "[Moreover t^z-zf ah had an host of 
fighting men, that went out to war 
by bands, according to the number 
of their account by the hand of Je-f el 
the scribe and Ma-a-se'iah the ruler, 
"inderthe hand of Han-a-ni'ah,o?ie of 
the king's captains. 

1 2 The whole number of the chief 
of the fathers of the mighty men of 
valour were two thousand and six 
hundred. 

13 And under their hand to as *an 
army, three hundred thousand and 
seven thousand and five hundred, 
that made war with mighty poAver, 
to help the king against the enemy. 

14 And Uz-zfah prepared for them 
throughout all the host shields, and 
spears, and helmets, and habergeons, 
and bows, and '"slings to cast stones. 

15 And he made in Je-ru'sa-lem en- 
gines, invented by cunning men, to 
be on the towers and upon the bul- 



B C. 758, 
CHAP. 27. 



a 2 Ki. 15,32 
467 



warks, to shoot arrows and great 
stones withal. And his name ^'spread 
far abroad ; for he was marvellously 
helped, till he was strong. 

16 tBut *when he ^vas strong, his 
heart was lifted up to A ^5 destruction : 
for he transgressed against the Lord 
his God, and went •'into the temple of 
the Lord to bum incense upon the 
altar of incense. 

17 And ^Az-a-ri'ah the priest went in 
after him, and with him fourscore 
priests of the Lord, that were vahant 
men: 

18 And they Withstood tJz-zi'ah the 
king, and said unto him, '"It apper- 
taineth not unto thee, Uz-zfah, to 
burn incense unto the Lord, but to 
the "priests the sons of Aar'on, that 
are consecrated to burn incense : go 
out of the sanctuary ; for thou hast 
trespassed ; neither shall it be for 
thine honour from the Lord God. 

19 Then tJz-zi'ah was wroth, and 
had a censer in his hand to burn in- 
cense : and while he was wroth with 
the priests, the leprosy even rose up 
in his forehead before the priests in 
the house of the Lord, from beside 
the incense altar. 

20 And Az-a-ri'ah the chief priest, and 
all the priests, looked upon him, and, 
behold, he was leprous in his fore- 
head, and they thrust him out from 
thence ; yea, himself hasted ^also to 
go out, because the Lord had smitten 
him. 

21 And ''Uz-zfah the king was a 
leper unto the day of his death, and 
dwelt in a ^^several house, being a 
leper; for he was cut off from the 
house of the Lord : and Jd'tham his 
son loas over the king's house, judg- 
ing the people of the land. 

22 TNow the rest of the acts of tJz- 
zi'ah, first and last, did ''i-ga'iah the 
prophet the son of A'moz, write. 

23 So -'iJz-zf ah slept with his fathers, 
and they buried him with his fathers 
in the field of the burial M^hich be- 
longed to the kings ; for they said, 
He is a leper: and Jd'tham his son 
reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 Jotham, reigning well, prospers : 5 he subdues the 
Ammo7iites : T his reign and death. 9 Ahaz suc- 
ceeds him. 



JO'THAM ''was twenty and five 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned sixteen years in Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. His mother's name also was 
Je-ru'shah, the daughter of Za'dok. 



tfotham's good reign. 



II. CHRONICLES, 28. 



Ahaz's reign. 



9j And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his father Uz-zfah did 
howbeit *he entered not into the tern 
pie of the Lord. And 'the people 
did yet corruptly. 

3 He built the high gate of the house 
of the Lord, and on the wall of 
"O'phel he built much. 

4 Moreover he built cities in the 
mountains of Jii'dah, and in the for 
ests he built castles and towers. 

5 He '^f-Gugho also ^with the king 
of the Am'mon-ites, and prevailed 
against them. And the children of 
Am'mon gave him the same year an 
hundred talents of silver, and ten 
thousand measures of wheat, and ten 
thousand of barley. ^So much did the 
children of Am'mon pay unto him, 
both the second year, and the third. 

6 So Jo'tham became mighty, be- 
cause he ^prepared his ways before 
the Lord his God. 

7 ^Now the rest of the acts of Jo'- 
tham,and all his wars, and his ways, 
lo, they are written in the book of 
the kings of Is'ra-el and Jii'dah. 

8 He was five and twenty years old 
when he began to reign, and reigned 
sixteen years in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

9 And J5'tham slept with his fa 
thers, and they buried him in the 
city of Da'vid: and A'haz his son 
reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 Ahaz, reigning widcedly, is afflicted hy the Syr- 
ians; : 22 his idolatry in his distress : 26 he dying, 
Eezekiah succeeds him. 

A'HAZ^^ocw twenty years old when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
sixteen years in Je-ru'sa-lem : but he 
did not that lohich kkis right in the 
sight of the Lord, like Da'vid his fa- 
ther : 

2 For he walked in the ways of the 
kings of l§'ra-el, and made also molten 
^images for '^Ba'al-im. 

3 Moreover he ^burnt mcense in the 
•^valley of the son of Llin'nom, and 
burnt his ^children in the fire, after 
the abominations of the heathen 
whom the Lord had cast out before 
ihe children of l§'ra-el. 

4 He sacrificed also and burnt in- 
cense in the high places, and on the 
hills, and under every green tree. 

5 Wherefore -^the Lord his God de- 
livered him into the hand of the king 
of Syr'i-a ; and they ^smote him, and 
carried away a great multitude of 
them captives, and brought the'in to 



B. C. 758. 



CHAP. 27. 

h Ps. 119, 
120 

c 2 Ki.15,35 

1 Or, the 
tower, 
ch. 33, 14 
Neh. 3,26 

d ch. 26, 8 
2 Ki. 3, 4: 

2 tliis. 

3 Or, estab- 
lished. 

1 Sam. 
2,30 

ch. 12, 14 
ch. 19, 3 
Ps. 31, 8 
Ps. 40, 4 
Ps. 84, 5 
Ps. 128, 1 

742. 



B. C. 741. 

CHAP. 28. 

a 2 Ki. 16, 2 

b Ex. 34, 17 
Lev. 19, 4 

c Judg.2,11 

1 Or, ofercd 
sacrifice. 

d 2 Ki.23,10 
Jer. 7, 31 

e Lev.18,21 
2 Ki. 16, 3 
ch. 33, 6 

/Isa.7, 1 

g 2 Ki. 16, 5 

2 Darme- 

sek. 

7i2Ki.l5,27 
Isa. 9, 21 

3 sons of 
valour. 

i Jer. 2, 19 

4 the second 

to the 
king. 

j ch. 11, i 

k Ps. 69, 26 

Isa. 10, 5 

Isa. 47, 6 

Ezek. 25, 

12,15 

l:zek.26,2 

Obad. 10 

Zech.1,15 

I Gen. 4, 10 
Ezra 9. 6 
Rev. 18, 5 

TOLev.25,89 

n Jer. 25, 29 
1 Pet.4,17 

Jas. 2, 13 

p Josh. 
22,17 

^68 



^Da-mas'cus. And he was also deli^^ 
ered into the hand of the king of I^' 
ra-el, who smote him with a great 
slaughter. 

6 For ''Pe'kahthe&r^nof Rem-a-li'ah 
slew in Jii'dah an hundred and 
twenty thousand in one day, vnhich 
loere all ^valiant men ; because they 
had 'forsaken the Lord God of their 
fathers. 

7 And Zich'ri, a mighty man of 
E'phra-irn, slewMa-a-se'iah the king's 
son, and Az'ri-kam the governor of 
the house, and Sl'ka-nah that wo.s 
''next to the king. 

8 And the children of Is'ra-el carried 
away captive of their •'hrethren two 
hundred thousand, women, sons, and 
daughters, and took also av/8.y much 
spoil from them, and brought the 
spoil to Sa-ma'ri-a. 

9 But a prophet of the Lord was 
there, whose name was O'ded : and 
he went out before the host that came 
to Sa-ma'ri-a, and saidimto them, Be- 
hold, '^because the Lord God of your 
fathers was wroth with Jii'dah, he 
hath delivered them into your hand, 
and ye have slain them in a rage thaf, 
reacheth ^up unto heaven. 

10 And now ye purpose to keep un- 
der the children of Jii'dah and Je-ru'- 
sa-lem for'" bondmenandbondwomen 
unto you : hut are there not with ''you, 
even with you, sins against the Lord 
your God ? 

11 Kow hear me therefore, and de- 
liver the captives again, which ye 
have taken captive of your brei:-hren :. 
"for the fierce wrath of the Lord 26- 
upon you. 

12 Then certain of the heads of the 
children of E'phra-im, Az-a-ri'ah the 
son of Jo-ha'nan,Ber-e-chi'ah the son 
of Me-shil'le-moth, and Je-hiz-kT'ah 
the son of Shallum, and Am'a-sa the 
son of Had'la-I, stood up against them 
that came from the war, 

13 And said unto them^Ye shall not 
bring in the captives hither: for 
v^^hereas we have offended against 
the Lord already, ye intend to ^add 
more to our sins and to our trespass ; 
for our trespass is great, and there 
is fierce wrath against I§'ra-el. 

14 So the armed men left the cap- 
tives and the spoil before the princes 
and all the congregation. 

1 5 And the men which were ex- 
pressed by name rose up, and took 
the captives, and with the spoil 



Ahaz's idolatry. 



n. CHRONICLES, 29. 



JEfbzekiafi's 9 sign. 



B. C. 741. 



clothed all that were naked among 
them, and arrayed them, and shod 
them, and ?gave them to eat and to 
drink, and anointed them, and car- 
ried all the feeble of them upon asses, 
and brought them to Jer'i-cho, the 
'city of palm trees, to their brethren : 
then they returned to Sa-ma'ri-a. 

16 IT At 'that time did king A'haz 
send unto the kings of As-syr'i-a to 
help him. 

1 7 For 'again the E'dom-Ites had 
come and smitten Jii'dah,and carried 
away ^captives. 

18 The "Phi-lis'tines also had in- 
vaded the cities of the low country, 
and of the south of Jii'dah, and had 
taken Beth-she'mesh,_and Aj'a-lon, 
and Ge-de'roth, and Sho'cho with the 
villages thereof, and Tim'nah with the 
villages thereof, Gim'zo also and the ^ jer'. 5, 3 
villages thereof : and they dwelt there, i Rev.ie.n 

19 For the Lord brought Jii'dah low I '^;,^;;^* 

sek. 

a Jer. 44, 
17.18 

b ch. 29, 3,7 

7 Or, to 
offer. 

c 2 Ki. 16, 
19,20 



CHAP. 28. 

q 2 Ki. 6, 22 
Pro. 25, 
21,22 
Lu. 6, 27 
Rom. 
12,20 

r Oeut.34,3 
Judg.1,16 

s 2 Ki. 16, 7 

t Lev.26,18 

5 acap' 
tioity. 

u Josh. 
15, 22 
Ezek. 16, 
27,57 

V ch. 21, 2 

^ Ex. 32, 25 

740. 

X 2 Ki.15,29 
2 Ki. 16, 
7-9 
Isa. 7, 20 

y Isa. 1, 5 



726. 



because of Aliaz king of ^i§'ra-el ; for 
he made "Ju'dah naked, and trans- 
gressed sore against the_LoRD. 
20 And ^Til'gath-pil-ne'§er king of 
As-syr'i-a came unto him, and dis- 
tressed him, but strengthened hiinnot. 
. 21 For A'haz took away a portion 
out of the house of the Lord, and out 
of the house of the king, and of the 
princes, and gave it unto the king of 
As-syr'i-a : but he helped him not. 
' 22 And in the time ^of his distress 
I did he trespass yet more against the 
^ Lord : this is that king A'haz. 

23 For 'he sacrificed unto the gods 
of ^Da-mas'cus, which smote him: 
and he said. Because the gods of the 
kings of Syr'i-a help them, therefore 
will I sacrifice to them, that ''they 
may help me. But they were the 
ruin of him, and of all l§'ra-el. 

24 And A'haz gathered together the 
vessels of the house of God, and cut 
in pieces the vessels of the house of 
God, and *shut up the doors of the 
house of the Lord, and he made him 
altars in every corner of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

25 And in every several "city of 
, ii'dah he made high places 'to burn jer. 29,18 
incense unto other gods, and pro- j ch. 28,5, 
voked to anger the Lord God of his ^ ^;^^'.^^ 
fathers. 

26 ^Now "the rest of his acts and of 
all his ways, first and last, behold, they 
are written in the book of the kings 
of Jii'dah and Is'ra-el. 

27 And A'haz slept with his fathers, 
and they buried him in the city, even 

* C. Ezra 9. 6, 7. 



CHAP. 29. 

a 2 KI. 18, 1 
h ch. 26, 5 
c Pro. 8, 17 

d ch. 28, 24 

e 1 Chr. 
15,12 
ch. 35, 6 

1 That is, 
idols, etc. 

/ Jer. 2, 27 
E",ek.8,16 

2 given the 
neck. 

ch. 28, 24 

h ch. 24, 18 

3 comvio- 
tion. 
Deut. 

28,25 

i 1 Ki. 9, 8 
Jer. 18,16 
Jer. 19, 8 
Jer. 25, 
9,18 



k ch. 15, 12 

4 Or, be 

not now 
deceived. 
I Cor. 6, 9 

I Num. 8, 6 
Num.8,14 
Num. IS, 
2,6 

5 Or, offer 
sacrifice. 

469 



in Je-ru'sa-lem : but they brought him 
not into the sepulchres of the kings of 
i§'ra-el: and Hez-e-ki'ah his son 
reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER, 29. 

1 Eezekiali's good reign: 3 he restores religion. 
12 The house of God cleansed. 

HEZ-E-KI'AH "began to reign 
when he icas five and twenty 
years old, and he reigned nine and 
twenty years in Je-ru'sa-lem. And 
his mother's name was A-bi'jah, the 
daughter ^of Zech-a-ri'ah. 

2 And he did that which loas right 
in the sight of the Lord, according to 
all that DaVid his father had done. 

3 *^He in the 'first year of his reign, 
in the first month, '^opened the doors j 
of the house of the Lord, and repaired 
them. 

4 And he brought in the priests and 
the Le'vites, and gathered them to- 
gether imo the east street, 

5 And said unto them. Hear me, ye 
Le'Yites, ^sanctify now yourselves, 
and sanctify the house of the Lord 
God of your fathers, and carry forth 
the 'filthiness out of the holy place. 

6 For our fathers have trespassed, 
and done that which urns evil in the 
eyes of the Lord our God, and have 
forsaken him, and have turned -^away 
their faces from the habitation of the 
Lord, and -turned their backs, t 

7 Also ^they have shut up the doors 
of the porch, and put out the lamps, 
and have not burned incense nor 
offered burnt offerings in the holy 
place unto the God of is'ra-el. 

8 Wherefore the ^nvrath of the Lord 
was upon Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and he hath delivered them to 
^trouble, to astonishment, and to 
liissing, as ye see with your eyes. 

9 For, lo, •'our fathers have fallen 
by the sword, and our sons and our 
daughters and our wives are in cap- 
tivity for this. 

10 ]Now it is in mine heart to make 
a ^covenant with the Lord God of Is'- 
ra-el, that his fierce wrath may turn 
away from us. 

11 My sons, "be not now negligent: 
for the Lord hath 'chosen you to 
stand before him, to serv^e him, and 
that ye should minister unto him, and 
^burn incense. 

1 2 ^Then the Le'vites arose, Ma'hath 
the son of A-mas'a-i, and Jo'el the son 
of Az-a-ri'ah, of the sons of the K5' 
hath-ites ; and of the sons of 

t A. Ezra 9. 5-7; R. 30. 6-9. 



Me-ra'n. 



The house of 



II. CHRONICLES, 29. 



God cleansed. 



Kish the son of Ab'dT,and Az-a-ri'ah 
the son of Je-hal'e-lel: and of the 
G6r'shon-ites ; Jo'ah the son of Zim'- 
mah, and E'den the son of Jo'ah : 

13 And of the sons of E-liz'a-phan ; 
Shim'ri,and Je-fel : and of the sons of 
A'saph; Zech-a-ri'ah, and Mat-ta- 
ni'ah : 

14 And of the sons of He'nian; Je- 
hl'el, and Shim'e-i : and of the sons of 
Jed'u-thun ; Sheni-a-rah,anduz'zi-el. 

1 5 And they gathered their breth- 
ren, and sanctified themselves, and 
came, according to the command- 
ment of the king, ^by the words of the 
Lord, "'to cleanse the house of the 
Lord. 

1 6 And the priests went into ''the in- 
ner part of the house of the Lord, to 
cleanse ^7, and brought out all the 
uncleanness that they found in the 
temple of the Lord into the court of 
the house of the Lord. And the Le 
vites took it, to carry it out abroad 
into the brook Kid'ron. 

IT Now they began on the first day 
of the first month to sanctify, and on 
the eighth day of the month came 
they to the "porch of the Lord : so 
they sanctified the house of the Lord 
in eight days ; and in the sixteenth day 
of the first month they made an end. 

1 8 Then they went in to Hez-e-ki'ah 
the king, and said, We have cleansed 
all the house of the Lord, and the 
altar of burnt offering, with all the 
vessels thereof, and the shewbread 
table, with all the vessels thereof. 

19 Moreover all the vessels, which 
king A'haz in his reign did ?'cast away 
in his transgression, have we pre 
pared and sanctified,and,behold, they 
are before the altar of the Lord. 

20 IF Then Hez-e-kfah the king rose 
early, and ga,thered the rulers of the 
city, and went up to the house of the 
Lord, 

21 And they brought seven bullocks, 
and seven rams, and seven lambs, 
and seven he goats, for a sin ^offer- 
ing for the kingdom, and for the sanc- 
tuary, and for Jii'dah. And he com- 
manded the priests the sons of Aar'on 
to offer thera on the altar of the Lord. 

22 So they killed the bullocks, and 
the priests received the blood, and 
''sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, 
when they had killed the rams, they 
sprinkled the blood upon the altar : 
they killed also the lambs, and they 
sprinkled the blood upon the altar/ 



B. C. 726. 



CHAP. 29. 

6 Or, in the 
business 
of the 
LORD, 
ch. 30. 12 

m 1 Chr. 
23,28 

?il Ki.6,23 
That is, 
the sanc- 
tuary, 
and holy 
of holies. 

1 Ki. 6, 3 

p ch. 28, 24 

q Lev. 4, 
3,14 

r Lev. 8,14. 
15, 19, 24 
Heb. 9, 21 

7 near. 

s Lev. 4, 
15,24 

t Lev.14,20 
Col. 1. 20 

u lChr.16,4 
lChr.25,6 

V lChr.23,5 
lChr.25,1 
ch. 8, 14 

w 2 Sara. 
24,11 

X ch. 30, 12 

8 by the 
hand of 
the 
LORD. 

9 by the 
hand of. 

y lChr.23,5 
Amos 6, 5 

z Num. 10, 
8, 10 
IChr. 
15,24 
lChr.16,6 

10 in the 
time. 

a ch. 23, 18 

11 bands of 

instru- 
ments. 

12 song. 

b ch. 20. 18 

13 found. 

c Ps. 100, 1 
Ps. 106,12 

14 Or, filled 
your 
hand, 
ch. 13, 9 

d Lev. 7, 12 

470 



23 And they brought 'forth the he 
goats for the sin offering before the 
king and the congregation ; and they 
laid their 'hands upon them : 

24 And the priests killed them, and 
they made reconciliation with their 
blood upon the altar, ''to make an 
atonement for all I§'ra-el : for the king 
commanded that the burnt offering 
and the sin offering should he made 
for all l§'ra-el. 

25 And 4ie set the LeVites in the 
house of the Lord with cymbals, with 
psalteries, and with harps, ^'according 
to the commandment of Da'vid, and 
of '^Gad the king's seer, and Na'than 
the prophet: "^for so was the com- 
mandment ®of the Lord 'by his 
prophets. 

26 And the Le'vites stood with the 
instruments ^'of Da'vid, and the priests 
with 'the trumpets. 

27 And Hez-e-kfah commanded to 
offer the burnt offering upon the 
altar. And ^ ° when the burnt offering 
began, ''the song of the Lord began 
also with the trumpets, and with the 
"instruments ordained by Da'vid 
king of I§'ra-el. 

28 And all the congregation wor- 
shipped, and the '^singers sang, and 
the trumpeters sounded : a7id all this 
continued until the burnt offering 
was finished. 

29 And when they had made an end 
of offering, ''the king and all that were 
'^present with him bowed themselves, 
and worshipped. 

30 Moreover Hez-e-kfah the king 
and the princes commanded the Le'- 
vites to sing praise unto the Lorf 
with the words of Da'vid, and of 
A'saph the seer. And they sang 
'praises with gladness, and they 
bowed their heads and worshipped. 

31 Then Hez-e-ki'ah answered and 
said. Now ye have'^'consecra^ted your- 
selves unto the Lord, come near and 
bring sacrifices and thank offerings 
'^into the house of the Lord. And the 
congregation brought in sacrifices 
and thank offerings; and as many 
as were of a free heart burnt offer- 
ings. - 

32 And the number of the burnt 
offerings, which the congregation 
brought, was threescore and ten bul- 
locks, an hundred rams, and two hun= 
dred lambs : all these were for a burnt 
offering to the Lord. 

33 And the consecrated things were 



A passover proclaimed II. CHRONICLES, 30. 



and observed. 



P 
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six hundred oxen and three thousand 
sheep. 

S4: But the priests were too few, so 
that they could not flay all the burnt 
offerings: wherefore 'their brethren 
the Le'vites '^did help them, till the 
work was ended, and until the other 
priests had sanctified themselves: 
^for the Le'vites were more ^upright 
in heart to sanctify themselves than 
the priests. 

35 And also the burnt offerings were 
in abundance, with ^the fat of the 
peace offerings, and ^'the drink offer- 
ings for every burnt offering. So the 
service of the house of the Lord was 
set in order. 

36 And Hez-e-kf ah rejoiced, and all 
the people, that God had prepared 
the people : for ^"the thing was done 
suddenly. 

CHAPTER 30. 

1 Eezekiah proclaims a pasaover. 13 The assembly 
destroy the altars of idolatry. 

AND Hez-e-ki'ah sent to all i§'ra-el 
.X IL and Ju'dah, and wrote letters 
also toE'phra-im and Ma-nas'seh, that 
they should come to the house of the 
Lord at Je-rr/sa-lem, to keep the 
passover unto the Lord God of is'ra-el. 
•2 For the king had taken counsel, 
and his princes, and all the congre- 
gation in Je-ru'sa-lem, to keep the 
passover in the "second month. 

3 For they could not keep it *at that 
time, 'because the priests had not 
sanctified themselves sufficiently, 
neither had the people gathered 
themselves together to Je-ru'sa-leni. 

4 And the tiling * pleased the king 
and all the congregation. 

5 So they established a decree to 
make proclamation throughout all 
Xs'ra el, from Be'er-she'ba even to 
Dan, that they should come to keep 
the passover unto the Lord God of 
l§'ra-el at Je-ru'sa-lem : for they had 
not done it of a long time in such 
sort as it was written. 

6 So the posts went vnih. the let- 
ters ^from the king and liis princes 
throughout all i§'ra-eland Jii'dah, and 
according to the commandment of 
the king, saying, Ye children of Js'- 
ra-el,'^turn again unto the Lord God 
of A'bra-ham, i'saac, and Ig'ra-el, and 
he will return to the remnant of you, 
that are escaped out of the hand of 
'the kings of As-syr'i-a. 

T And be not ye -^ike your fathers, 
and like your brethren, which tres- 



B. C.'726, 



CHAP. 29. 

e ch. 35, 11 

15 strevi]th- 
ened 
them, 

/ch. 30, 3 

g Ps. 7, 10 

h Lev. 3, 16 

i Num. 15, 
5, 7, 10 

j Ps. 118,23 



CHAP. 30, 
a Num. 9, 10 
b Ex. 12. 6 
c ch. 29, 34 

1 was right 
in the eyes 
of the 
king. 

2 from the 
iuind. 

a Hos. 14, 1 
Joel 2, 13 
MaL 3, 7 

e 2K:tl5. 
19,29 

/Ezek. 
20,18 

g ch. 29, 8 

3 harden 
not your 
necks. 

h Deut. 
10,16 

i give the 
liand. 

i ch. 29, 10 

j Lev.26,40 

k Ex. 34, 6 

I Isa. 55, 7 



n«h. 11, 16 



passed against the Lord God of their 
fathers, who therefore gave ^them up 
to desolation, as ye see. p. Neh.1.8,9 , 

8 Now^beyenot^stiffnecked,a^your ' 
fathers we^^e, but ^yield yourselves 
ujito the Lord, and enter into his 
sanctuary, which he hath sanctified 
for ever: and serve the Lord your 
God, 'that the fierceness of his wrath 
may turn away from j^ou. 

9 For if ye turn again unto the 
Lord, your brethren and your chil- 
dren snail find •'compassion before 
them that lead them captive, so that 
they shall come again into this land : 
for the Lord yo ur God is gracious 
^andmercitul, and will not turn away 
his face from you^lfye^return unto 

him 0. Psa. 1. 1, 2- R. Ezra9. 6. 

10 So the posts passed from city to 

city through the country of E'phra-im 
and Ma-nas'seh even unto Zeb'u-liin -, 
but "'they laughed them to scorn, and 
mocked them. 

11 Nevertheless "divers of Ash'Sr 
and Ma-nas'seh and of Zeb'u-lun 
humbled themselves, and came to 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

12 Also in Ju'dab '^he hand of God 
was to give them one heart to do 
the commandment of the king and 
of the princes, -pby the word of the 
Lord. 

13 IF And there assembled at Je-ru'- 
sa-lem much people to keep the feast 
of unleavened bread in the second 
month, a very great congregation. 

14 And they arose and took away 
the ^altars that ivere in Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and all the altars for incense took 
they away, and cast them into the 
brook Kid'ron. 

15 Then they killed the passover on 
the fourteenth day of the second 
month : and the priests and the Le'- 
vites were ''ashamed, and sanctified 

m ch. 36, 16! themselves, and brought in the burnt 
^jat Ji.^sll off ei'ii^gs into the house of the Lord. 

16 And they stood in ^heir place 
after their manner, according to the 
law of M5'§es the man of God : the 



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Ps. no, 3 

2 Cor. 3, 5 



Phil. 2, 13 , priests sprinkled 
S21 thev received of 



p ch. 29, 25 

(7 ch. 28,24 
Isa. 2, 
17-21 

r ch. 29, 34 

5 their 



the blood, to hie h 
the hand of the 



they received 
Le'vites. 

IT For there were many in the con- 
gregation that were not sanctified: 
'therefore the Le'vites had the charge 
of the killing of the passovers for 
every one that was not clean, to sanc- 
standinq.\tii-j them unto the Lord. 
sch. 29, 34 1 18 For a multitude of the peopIOj 
471 



Passover observed. 



II. CHRONICLES, 31. 



WfS 

r 



even many of E'phra-iin,andMa-nas'- 
seh, is'sa-char, and Zeb'u-lun, had not 
cleansed themselves, yet 'did they eat 
the passover otherwise than it 
written. But Hez-e-ki'ah prayed f ( 
them, saying, The good Lord pa - 
don every one 

1 9 That y repareth his heart to seek 
God, the Lord God of his fathers, 
though he be not cleansed according 
to the purification of the sanctuary. 

20 And the Loed hearkened to Ilez- 
e-ki'ah, and ''healed the people. 

21 And the children of l§'ra-el that 
were ^present at Je-ru'sa-lem, kept 
"'the feast of unleavened bread seven 
days with great gladness : and the 
Le'vites and the priests praised the 
Lord day by day, smging with, loud 
instruments unto the Lord. 

22 And Hez-e-ki'ah spake ®com.fort- 
ably unto all the LeVites ^that taught 
the good knowledge of the Lord : 
and they did eat throughout the 
feast seven days, offering peace offer- 
ings, and ^making confession to the 
Lord God of their fathers. 

23 And the whole assembly took 
counsel to keep 'other FBven days : 
and they kept other seven days with 
gladness. 

24 For Hez-e-kf ah king of Jxi'dah 
^did give to the congregation a thou- 
sand bullocks and seven thousand 
sheep ; and the princes gave to the 
congregation a thousand bullocksand 
ten thousand sheep: and a great num- 
ber of priests sanctified ''themselves. 

25 And all the congregation of Jii'- 
dah,with the priests and the LeVites, 
and all the congregation that *came 
out of l§'ra-el, and the strangers that 
came out of the land of I§'ra-el, and 
that dwelt in Ju'dah, rejoiced. 

26 So there was great joy in Je-ru'- 
sa-lem: for since the time of Sol'o- 
mon the son of Da'vid king of is'ra-el 
there was not the like in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 7 ThentheprieststheLe'vites arose 
and '^blessed the people : and their 
voice was heard, and their prayer 
came itp to ^%is holy dwelling place, 
even unto heaven. 

CHAPTER 31. 

1 The people, forward in destroying idolatry . 11 Hez- 
ekiah appoints officers to dispose of the tithes : 20 his 
sincerity of heart. 

"VfOW when all this was finished, 
^.1 all 1f§'ra-el that were ^present 
v/ent out to the cities of Jii'dah, and 
"brake the ^images in pieces, and cut 
down the groves, and threw down 



B. C. 726. 



CHAP. 30. 

t Ex. 12, 43 
Itch. 19,3 
V Jas. 5, 16 

6 fotmd. 

w Ex. 12, 15 
Ex. 13, G 

7 instru- 
ments of 
Strength. 

8 to the 
heart of 
all, etc. 
Isa. 40, 2 

X Deut. 
33,10 
ch. 17, 9 
ch. 35, 3 
2 Tim. 4,2 

y Ezra 
10, 11 

z 1 Ki. 8, 65 

9 lifted up, 
or, 

offered. 
ch. 35, 7,8 

a ch. 29, 34 

b vers. 
11,18 

c Num.6,23 

10 the habi- 
tation of 
Jiis holi- 
ness, 

Ps. 68, 5 
Isa. 57, 15 
Isa. 66, 1 



CHAP. 31. 

1 foivnd. 

a 2 Ki. 18, 4 

2 statues. 
ch. 13, 14 

3 until to 
mo.ke an 
end. 

b lChr.23,6 

c 1 Chr. 23, 
30,31 

d Num.28,1 
Num.29,1 

e Num.18,8 
Neh. 
13,10 
1 Cor.9,13 

/ Mai. 2, 7 

4 brake 
forth. 

g Ex. 22, 29 
Ex. 23. 19 
Ley.25,23 
Neh. 
13,12 
Pro. 3, 9 
Ezek. 
20, 40 
Ezek. 
44,30 

5 Or, dates. 

h Lev.27,30 
Deut. 
14,28 

6 heaps, 
heaps. 

i Deut. 
33. 29 
Ps. 33, 12 
Ps. 144,15 

/ Hag. 2,19 
Mai. 3, 10 

472 



Hezekiah's z eal, 

the high places and the altars out of all 
Jii'dah and Ben'ja-min,in E'phra-im 
also and Ma-nas'seh, ^until they had 
utterly destroyed them all. Then all 
thechildrenof l§'ra-el returned, ever v 
man to his possession, into their own 
cities. 

2 irAnd Hez-e-ki'ah appointed the 
courses *of the priests and the Le'- 
vites after their courses, every man. 
according to his service, the priests 
and Le'vites '"for burnt offerings and 
for peace offerings, to minister, and 
to give thanks, and to i)raise in the 
gates of the tents of the Lord. 

3 He appointed also the king's por- 
tion of his substance for the burnt 
offerings, to loit^ for the morning 
and evening burnt offerings, and the 
burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and 
for the new moons, and for the set 
feasts, as it is written in the '^lav/ of 
the Lord. 

4 Moreover he commanded the peo- 
ple that dwelt in Je-rii'sa-lem to give 
the ^portion of the priests and the 
Le'vites, that they might be encour- 
aged in -^the law of the Lord. 

5 And as soon as the commandment 
*came abroad, the children of l§'ra-el 
brought in abundance the ^firstfruits 
of corn, wine, and oil, and ^honey , and 
of all the increase of the field ; and 
the tithe of all thhigs brought they 
in abundantly. 

6 And concerning the children of 
i§'ra-ei and Jii'dah, that dwelt in the 
cities of Jii'dah, they also brought in 
the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the 
^ tithe of holy things which were con- 
secrated unto the Lord their God, 
and laid them ^by heaps. 

7 In the third month they began to 
lay the foundation of the heaps, and 
finished them in the seventh month. 

8 And when Hez-e-ki'ah and the 
princes came and saw the heaps, 
they blessed the Lord, and 'his peo- 
ple is'ra-el. 

9 Tlien Hez-e-kr'ah questioned with 
the priests and the Le'vites concern- 
ing the heaps. 

1 And Az-a-ri'ah the chief priest of 
the house of Za'dok answered him, 
and said, Since Hhe people began to 
bring the offerings into the house of 
the Lord, we have had enough to 
eat, and have left plenty : for the 
Lord hath blessed his people; and 
that which is left is this great store. 

lllFThen Hez-e-ki'ah commanded 



Uistrihution of tithes. 



II. CHRONICLES, 82. Sennacherib'' s invasion. 



CHAP. 31. 

7 Or, store- 
JMUses. 

k Neh. 
13, 13 

8 at the 
hand. 

9 hoiinesses 
of hoii- 
nesses. 

10 at his 
hand. 

I Josh.21,9 

110i\trust, 

lChr.9,22 

12 for the 
things of 
the day 
upon his 
day. 

m IChr. 23, 
24,27 

13 Ov.trust. 
n Lev.2o,34 

Nuin.35,2 
vers. 
12-15 
p 2 Ki. 20, 3 
q Deut.29,9 
Josh. 4, 7 
Pro. 3, 9 
Mai. 3, 10 
1 Tim. 4.8 



to prepare 'chambers in the house of ^- c 726 
the Lord ; and they prepared them, 
] 2 And brought in the ofiering-s and 
the tithes and the dedicated things 
faithfully; over *wliich Con-o-ni'ah 
the Le'Vite tvas ruler, and Shim'e-i 
his brother wa,s the next. 

13 And Je-hi'el, and Az-a-zi'ah, and 
Na'hath, and A'sa-hel, and J er'i-moth, 
and Joz'a-bad, and E-irel, and Is-ma- 
chVah, and Ma'hath, and Be-na'iah, 
icere overseers \inder the hand of 
Con-o-nfah and Shim'e-i his brother, 
at the commandment of Hez-e-ki'ah 
the king, and Az-a-rfah the raler of 
the house of God. 

14 And Ko're the son of im'nah the 
Le'vlte, the porter toward the east, 
was over the freewill offerings of 
God, to distribute the oblations of 
the Lord, and the^most holy things. 

15 And "next him ioe7'e E'den, and 
Min'i-a-min,?vnd Jesh'u-a,and Shem- 
a-i'ah, Am-a-rf ah, and Shec-a -ni'ah, in 
'the cities of the priests, in their ^^set 
office, to give to* their brethreJi by 
courses, as well to the great as to the 
small : 

16 Beside their genealogy of males, 
from three years old and upward, 
even unto every one that entereth 
into the house of the Lord, his ''daily 
portion for their service in their 
charges according to their courses ; 

17 Both to the genealogy of the 
priests by the house of their fathers, 
and the Le'vites '"from tv\^enty years 
old and upward, in their charges by 
their courses ; 

18 And to the genealogy of all their 
little ones, their wives, and their sons, 
and their daughters, through all the 
congregation : for in their '^set office 
they sanctified themselves in holi- 
ness : 

19 Also of the sons of Aar'on the 
priests, which loere in "the fields of 
the suburbs of their cities, in every 
several city, the men that "were ex- 
pressed by name, to give portions to 
all the males among the priests, and 
to all that were reckoned by gene- 
alogies among the LeVites. 

201FAnd thus did Hez-e-kfah 
throughout ?J1 Ju'dah, ^and wrought 
that which tvas good and right and 
truth before the Lord his God. 

21 And in eveiy work that he be- 
gan in the service of the house of 
God. and in the law, and in the com- 
mandments, to seek his God, he 



B. G. 713. 

CEAP. 32. 

a 2 Ki.18,13 
Isa. 36, 1 

1 to bre ik 
them up. 

2 his face 
was to 
war. 

3 over- 
ilowcd. 

b "Isa. 22, 

9, 10 
c ch. 25, 23 
d 2 Sam.5,9 

i Ki. 9, 24 

4 Or, 
swords, 
or, 
weapons. 

5 spake to 
their 
heart, 
ch. 30, 22 
Isa. 40, 2 

e Deut.31,6 
fch. 20, 15 
g 2 Ki. 6, 16 

Ps. 55, 18 
h .Ter. 17, 5 

lJohn4.4 
i Num. 14,9 

Deut. 20, 

1,4 

Deut. 31, 

6,8 

ch. 13,12 

Ps. 18, 2 

Ps. 46, 

7.11 

Ps. 118, 6 

Ps. 144, 2 

Pro. 18,10 

Isa. 41,10. 

13, 14 

Amos5,14 

Rom. 8,31 

6 leaned. 

710. 



j 2 Ki.18,17 

7 dominion . 

8 Or, in the 
strmg 
hold. 



473 



did it with all his heart, ^'and pros- 
pered. 

CHAPTER 32. 

1 Sennacherib invades Judah, 21 An angel destroys 
the Assyrians. 24 Hezekiah's sickness and re- 
coverij : 27 his riches and worhs: 32 he dying, 
Manasseh succeeds him. 

AFTER '^these things, and the es- 
tablishment thereof, Sen-nach'- 
e-rib king of As-sj'r'i-a came, and en- 
tered into Jii'dah, and encamped 
against the fenced cities, and thought 
^to win them for himself. 

2 And w^hen Hez-e-kfah saw that 
Sen-nach'e-rib was come, and that -he 
was purposed to fight against Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, 

3 He took counsel with his princes and 
his mughty men to stop the waters of 
the fountains u^hich were without the 
city : and they did help him. 

I So there was ga.thered much peo- 
ple together, who stopped all the 
fountains, and the brook that ^ran 
through the midst of the land, say- 
ing, Why should the kings of As- 
syr'i-a come, and find much water ? 

5 Also *he strengthened himself, and 
''built up ail the w-all that was broken, 
and raised it up to the towers, and 
another wall without, and repaired 
'^mio 172 the city of Da'vid, and 
made ^darts andshieldsin abundance. 

6 And he set captains of war over 
the people, and gathered them to- 
gether to him in the street of the gate 
of the city, and ^spake comfortably 
to them, saying, 

7 Be 'Strong and courageous, -^enot 
afraid nor dismaj'ed for the king of 
As-syrl-a, nor for all the multitude 
that is with him : ^f or there be more 
vv ith us than with him : 

8 With him is an '^arm of flesh ; but 
'with us is the Lord our God to help 
us, and to fight our battles. And 
the people '^rested themselves upon 
the words of Hez-e-ki'ah king of ju'- 
dah. F. Job. 13. 15. 

9 f After -^"this did Sen-nach'e-rfb king 
of As-syr'i-a send his servants to Je- 
ru 'sa-lem, (but he himself laid siege 
against La'chish. and all his ''power 
with him,) unto Hez-e-kfah king of 
Ju'dah, and unto all Jii'dah that icere 
at Je-ru'sa-lem,, saying, 

10 Thus saith Sen-nach'e-rib king of 
As-syr'i-a. Whereon do ye trust, that 
ye abide ®in the siege in Je-ru'sa-lem ? 

II Doth not Hez-e-kfah persuade 
you to give over yourselves to die by 
famine and by thirst, saying, The 



SennacherWs invasion. II. CHRONICLES, 32. 



HezehialC s riches. 



Lord our God shall deliver us out of 
the hand of the king of As-syr'i-a ? 

1 2 Hath not the same Hez-e-ki'ah 
taken away his high places and his 
altars, and commanded Jii'dah and 
Je-ru'sa-lem, saying. Ye shall wor- 
ship before one altar, and burn incense 
upon it ? 

18 Know ye not what I and my fa- 
thers have done unto all the people 
of other lands ? *were the gods of the 
nations of those lands any ways able 
to deliver their lands out of mine 
hand ? 

14 Who yms there among all the 
gods of those nations that my fathers 
utterly destroyed, that could deliver 
his people out of mine hand, that 
your God should be able to deliver 
you out of mine hand ? 

1 5 Now therefore let not Hez-e-kf ah 
deceive you, nor persuade you on 
this manner, neither yet believe him : 
for no god of any nation or kingdom 
was able to deliver his people out of 
mine hand, and out of the hand of my 
fathers : 'how much less shall your 
God deliver you out of mine hand ? 

16 And his servants spake yet more 
against the Lord God, and against 
his servant Hez-e-kfah. 

17 He '"wrote also letters to rail on 
the Lord God of l§'ra-el, and to speak 
against him, saying, As the gods of 
the nations of other lands have not 
delivered their people out of mine 
hand, so shall not the God of Hez-e- 
kfah deliver his people out of mine 
hand. 

1 8 Then "they cried with a loud 
voice in the Jew§' speech unto the 
people of Je-ru'sa-lem that ^/jereonthe 
wall, to affright them, and to trouble 
them ; that they might take the city. 

19 And ''they spake against the God 
of Je-ru'sa-lem, as against the gods 
of the people of the earth, ^chich 
v^ere ^the work of the hands of man. 

20 Andfor this ca?^seHez-e-ki'ah the 
king, and the prophet l-§a'iah the son 
of A'moz, prayed and cried to heaven. 

21 And the Lord sent an angel, 
which cut off all the mighty men of 
valour, and the leaders and captains 
in the camp of the king of As-syr'i-a 
So he returned with shame of face to 
his own land. And when he was 
come into the house of his god, they 
that came forth of his own bowels 
^slew him there with the sword. 

22 Thus theLoRD ^saved Hez-e-ki'ah 



B. C. 710. 



CHAP. 32. 

fe 2 Ki. 18, 
33-35 
Ps. 115, 

4-8 

I Ex. 5, 2 
Dan. 3, 15 

m2K1.19,9 

w2Ki.l8,28 

Isa. 10, 10 

p Deut.4,28 
2Ki.l9,18 
Ps. 115, 4 
Jer. 10, 3 

9 made 7iim 
fall. 

q Isa. 31, 5 

10 precious 
things. 
ch. 17, 5 

r ch. 1. 1 

713. 

s Isa. 38, 1 

II Or, 

ivr ought 
a miracle 
for Mm. 

t Ps. 116,12 

u Hab. 2, 4 

1) ch. 24, 18 

XV Jer.26,18 

12 the lift- 
ing up. 

X 2 Ki.20,19 

13 instru- 
ments of 
desire. 

y 1 Chr. 
29,12 

z Isa. 22, 9 

712. 

14 inter- 
preters. 

a Isa. 39, 1 

b Gen. 22, 1 
Deut. 8, 2 
John 1,12 

15 Mnd- 

nesses. 

c Isa. 36, 1 
d 2 Ki. 18, 1 

16 Or, 

highest. 

474 



and the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem 
from the hand of Sen-nach'e-rib the 
king of As-syr'i-a, and from the hand 
of all other, and guided them on 
every side. 

23 And manj^ brought gifts unto 
the Lord to Je-ru'sa-lem, and ^"pres- 
ents to Hez-e-ki'aii king of Jii'dah : so 
that he was 'magnified in the sight 
of all nations from thenceforth. 

24 'illn '^those days Hez-e-ki'ah was 
sick to the death, and prayed unto 
the Lord : and he spake unto him., 
and he ^ ^gave him a sign. 

25 But Hez-e-kl'ah 'rendered not 
again according to the benefit done 
unto him ; for his ''heart was lifted up : 
therefore 'there was wrath upon him, 
and upon Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem. 

26 Notwithstanding "Ilez-e-ki'ah 
humbled himself for ^^the pride of 
his heart, both he and the inhabit- 
ants of Je-ru'sa-lem, so that the wrath 
of the Lord came not upon them in 
■^the days of Hez-e-kfah. 

27 ^And Llez-e-kf ah had exceeding 
much riches and honour: and he 
made himself treasuries for silver, 
and for gold, and for precious stones, 
and for spices, and for shields, and 
for all manner of '^pleasant jewels ; 

28 Storehouses also for the increase 
of corn, and wine, and oil ; and stalls 
for all manner of beasts, and cotes 
for flocks. 

29 Moreover he provided him cities, 
and possessions of flocks and herds 
in abundance : for God had given 
^'him substance very much. 

30 This -same Hez-e-ki'ah also 
stopped the upper water course of 
Gf hon, and brought it straight down 
to the west side of the city of Da'vid. 
And Hez-e-kfah prospered in all his 
works. 

31 Howbeit in ^Ae business of the 
'"a.mbassadors of the princes of Bab'y- 
lon, who sent ^unto him to enquire 
of the wonder that was done in the 
land, God left him, to try ''him, that he 
might know all that ivas in his heart. 

32 TlNow the rest of the acts of Hez- 
e-kfah, and his ''goodness, behold, 
they are written in "the vision of 
i-sa'iah the prophet, the son of A'moz, 
and in the <^book of the kings of Jii'- 
dah and i§'ra-el. 

33 And Hez-e-ki'ah slept with his fa- 
thers, and they buried him in the 
' ''chief est of the sepulchres of the sons 
of Da'vid : and all Jii'dah and the in- 



Wicked reign 



11. CHRONICLES, 8;3. 



habitants of Je-ru'sa-lem did him 
'honour at his death. And Ma-nas'- 
seh his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 33. 

1 Manasseh's wicked 7^eign: 11 he U carried into 
Babylon; where he humbles himselj before God, 
and is restored to his kingdom ; 20 he dies. Amon 
succeeds Mm: %i he is slain by his se^'vants. 25 
Josiah succeeds him. 

MA-NAS'SEH ""was twelve years 
old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned fifty and five years in Je- 
ru'sa-leni : 

2 But did that lohicli vms evil in the 
sight of the Lord, Hke unto the 
*abcTninations of the heathen, whom 
the Lord had cast out before the 
children of Is'ra-el. 

3 For ^he built again the high places 
which Hez-e-kfah his father had 
''broken down, and he reared up al- 
tars for Ba'al-im, and '^made groves, 
and worsliipped 'all the host of 
heaven, and served them. 

4 Also he built altars in the house 
of the Lord, whereof the Lord had 
said, -^In Je-ru'sa-lem shall my name 
be for ever. 

5 And he built altars for all the host 
of heaven ^^in the two courts of the 
house of the Lord. 

6 And ^he caused his children to 
pass through the fire in the valley of 
the son of Hm'nom : 'also ho obsei'A^ed 
times, and used enchantments, and 
used witchcraft, and dealt -'with a 
familiar spirit, and with wizards : he 
wi'ought much evil in the sight of 
the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 

7 And ^he set a carved image, the 
idol which he had made, in the house 
of God, of which God had said to Da'- 1 
vid and to Sol'o-mon liis son, In ^this! 
house, and in Je-ru'sa-lem, wliich I 
have chosen before all the tribes of 
Is'ra-ei, will I put my name for ever : 

8 Neither '"will I any more remove 
the foot of l§'ra-el from out of the 
la.nd which I have appointed for 7»'our 
fathers ; so that they Avill take heed 
to do all that I have commanded 
them, according to the Avhole law and 
the statutes and the ordinances by 
the hand of M5'se§. 

9 So Ma-nas'seh made Jii'dah and 
the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem to err, 
and. to do worse than the heathen, 
whom the Lord had destroyed be- 
fore the children of Is'ra-el. 

10 IT And the '^Lord" spake to Ma- 
nas'seh, and to his people : but they 
would not hearken. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 32. 

e 1 Sam. 
2, 30 
Pro. 10, 7 

698. 



CHAP. 33. 

a 2 Ki. 21, 1 

h Deut.18,9 
eh. 28, 3 

1 he re- 
turned 
and built. 

c 2 Ki. 18, 4 
ch. 30, 14 
ch. 31, 1 
ch. 32, 12 

rt Deut. 
16,21 

e Deut.17,3 

/ Deut. 
12, 11 
1 Ki. 8, 29 

g ch. 4, 9 

h Lev.18,21 
Deut. 
18,10 
ch. 28, 3 
Ezeli. 
23,37 

I Deut. 
18,10 

j 2 Ki. 21, 6 

k 2 Ki. 21, 7 

1 Ps. 132,14 

m 2 Sam. 
7,10 j 

7iNeh. 9,29; 
Jer. 25, 4 

677. 

Deut. 
28,36 
Job 36. 8 

2 which 
were the 
kings. 

p Ps. 107, 
10,11 

3 Or, 
chains, 

q Ps. 118, 5 
Ps. 120, 1 
Ps. 130, 
1-8 

Hos. 5, 15 
Jonah 2,2 
Mic. 6, 9 

r 1 Pet. 5, 6 

5 lChr.5,20 
Ezra 8, 23 
Ps. 142, 
1-7 
Lam. 3,55 

t Ps. 9, 16 
Dan. 4, 25 

a 1 Ki. 1. 33 

V ch. 27, 3 

4 Or, the 

tower. 

w Lev. 7, 12 
X ch. 82, 12 
31 Or,Hosai. 

475 



of Manasseh. 

1 1 Wherefore the Lord brought 
upon them the captains of the host 
-of the king of As-syr'i-a, which took 
Ma-nas'seh among the thorns, and 
abound him with ^fetters, and carried 
him to Bab'5"-lon. 

12 And Avhen ?he was in. affiiction, 
he besought the Lord his God, and 
''humbled himself greatly before the 
God of his fathers, 

13 And prayed unto him: and he 
was intreated 'of him, and heard his 
supplication, and brought him again 
to Je-ru'sa-lem into his kingdom. 
Then Ma-nas'seh 'knew that the Lord 
he i/j«s God. 

14 "ilNow after this he built a wall 
without the city of Da'"vid, on the west 
side "of Gi'hon, in the valley, even to 
the entering in at the fish gate, and 
compassed 'about ^O'phel, and raised 
it up a very great height, and put 
captains of war in all the fenced cities 
of Jii'dah. 

15 And he took away the strange 
gods, and the idol out of the house of 
the Lord, and all the altars that he 
had built in the mount of the house 
of the Lord, and in Je-rii'sa-lem, and 
cast them out of the city. 

1 6 And he repaired the altar of the 
Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace 
offerings and thank "offerings, and 
commanded Jii'dah to serine the Lord 
God of i§'ra-el. 

17 Nevertheless ^^the people did sac- 
rifice still in the high places, yet unto 
the Lord their God only. 

ISfNow the rest of the acts of 
Ma-nas'seh, and his prayer unto hi^ 
God, and the words of the seers tlmt 
spake to him in the name of the Lord 
God of i§'ra-el, behold, they are lorit- 
ten in the book of the kings of Is'ra-el. 

1 9 His prayer also, and ho%o GfodwdtS 
intreated of him, and all his sins, and 
his trespass, and the places wherein 
he built high places, and set up groves 
and graven images, before he waa 
hurabled: behold, thev are written 
among the sayings of the seers. 

20 So Ma-nas'seh slept with his fa- 
thers, and they buried him in his 
own house : and A'mon his son reigned 
in his stead. 

2 1 ^A -mon^c'cs^s two and twenty years 
old when he began to reign, and 
reigned two years in Je-rii'sa-lem. 

22 But he did that which vnas evil in 
the sight of the Lord, as did Ma-nas'- 
seh liis father : for A'mon sacrificed 



Josiah's good reign. 



II. CHRONICLES, 34. 



Tfie temple repaired. 



unto all the carved images which 
Ma-nas'seh his father had made, and 
served them ; 

23 And humbled not himself before 
the Lord, as Ma-nas'seh his father 
had humbled himself; but A'mon 
trespassed more and more. 

24 And -^his servants conspired 
against him, and slew him in his own 
house. 

25 But the people of the land slew all 
them that had conspired agamst king 
A'mon; and the people of the land 
made Jo-si'ahhis sonking in his stead. 

CHAPTER 34. 

1 Josiah^'s good reign: 3 he destroys idolatry: 8 he 
repairs the temple ; 19 and, causing the law to 



B. C. 677. 



CHAP. 33. 

6 viulti- 
pHed 
trespass. 
ch. 28, 22 
Jer. 7, 26 
2 Tim. 
3,13 

U 2 Ki. 4, 
5-12 
2 Ki. 21, 
23,24 
Ps. 55, 23 

641. 



the covenant between God and 



be 
the 



read, renews 
people. 

J 0-S^AH''^^a5 eight yearsold when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
in Je-ru'sa-lem one and thirty years. 

2 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, and walked 
in the ways of DaVid his father, and 
declined neither to the right hand, 
nor to the left. 

3 For in the eighth year of his reign, 



^,_he began to 
>a'vid his fa 



CHAP. 34. 

a 2 Ki. 22, 1 
ch. 33, 25 
Jer. 1, 2 



while he was yet *younj 
seek ^after the God of ] 
iher : and in the twelfth year he be- 
gan '^to purge Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa- 
lem ^from the high places, and the 
groves, and the carved images, and 
the molten images. 

4 And -^ they brake down the altars of 
Ba'al-im in his presence ; and the ^im- 
ages, that toe^^e on high above them, 
he cut down ; and the groves, and the 
carved images, and the molten im- 
ages, he brake in pieces, and made 
dust of them, and ^strewed it upon 
the ^graves of them that had sacri- 
ficed unto them. 

5 And he *burnt the bones of the 
priests upon their altars, and cleansed 
Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem. 

6 And so did he in the cities of Ma- 
nas'seh, and E'phra-im, and Sim'e-on, 
even unto Naph'ta,-li, with their ^mat- 
tocks round about. 

7 And when he had broken down the 
altars and the groves, and had beaten 
'the gra.ven images ^into powder, and 
cut down all the idols throughout all 
the land of Is'ra-el, he returned to 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

8 TII^o w -^in the eighteenth year of his 
reign, when he had purged the land, 
and the house, he sent feha'phan the 
son of Az-a-ll'ah. and Ma-a-se'iah the 
governor of the city,and Jo'ah the son 



634. 

b 1 Sam 
1,24 

Ps. 119, 9 
Pro. 8, 17 
Eccl. 12.1 
2 Tim. 
3,15 

c ch. 16, 2 
630. 

d 1 Ki. 13, 2 

e ch. 33, 
17,22 

/ Lev.26.30 
2 Ki. 23, 4 

1 Or, Sim, 
images. 
2 Ki. 23, 
4, 5, 11 
ch. 14, 5 

Ex. 32, 20 
2 Ki. 23, 4 

2 face of the 
graves. 

h 1 Ki. 13, 2 

3 Or, 

viauls. 

i Deut.9,21 

4 to make 
powder. 

624. 

j 2 Ki. 22, 3 
k 2 Ki. 12, 4 

5 Or, to 

rafter. 

1 2Ki.l2,15 
Neh. 7, 2 
Pro.28,20 
1 Cor. 4, 2 

m 1 Chr. 23, 

4,5 

n Deut, 31, 
24-26 
2Ki.22,8 

6 by tU 
hand of. 

7 to the 
hand of. 

8 poured 
out, or, 
melted. 

9 in it. 
Deut. 

J. r , J.V 

Josh. 1, 8 

4*76 



of J5'a-haz the recorder, to repair 
the house of the Lord his God. 

9 And when they came to Hil-ki'ah 
the high priest, they delivered Hhe 
money that was brought into the 
house of God, which the Le'vites that 
kept the doors had gathered of the 
hand of Ma-nas'seh and E'phra-im, 
and of all the remnant of i§'ra-el, and 
of all Jii'dah and Ben'ja-min , and 
they returned to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

10 And they put it in the hand of 
the w^orkmen that had the ove^fsight 
of the house of the Lord, auvJ they 
gave it to the workmen that ws'ought 
in the house of the Lord, to, repair 
and amend the house : 

1 1 Even to the artificers and build- 
ers gave they it, to buy hewn stone, 
and timber for couplings, and ^to 
floor the houses which the kings of 
Jii'dah had destroyed. 

12 And the men did the 'work faith- 
fully : and the overseers of them ivere 
Ja'hath and 0-ba-dI'ah, the Le'vites, 
of the sons of Me-ra'ri; and Zech- 
a-ri'ah and Me-shiiriam, of the sons 
of the Ko'hath-ites, to set it forward ; 
and other of the Le'vites, all that 
could skill of instruments of musick. 

13 Also they were over the bearers 
of burdens, and were overseers of all 
that wrought the work in any man- 
ner of service : '"and of the Le'vites 
there were scribes, and officers, and 
porters. 

14 IFAnd when they brought out the 
money that was brought into the 
house of the Lord, Hil-ki'ah the 
priest "found a book of the law of 
the Lord given ^by M5'§e§. 

15 And Hil-ki'ah answered and said 
to Sha'phan the scribe, I have found 
the book of the law in the house of 
the Lord. And Hfl-ki'ah delivered 
the book to Sha'phan. 

16 And Sha'phan carried the book 
to the king, and brought the king 
word back again, saying, All that 
was committed 'to thy servants, thej^ 
do it. 

17 And they have ^gathered to- 
gether the money that w^as found in 
the house of the Lord, and have 
delivered it into the hand of the 
overseers, and to the hand of the 
workmen. 

1 8 Then Sha'phan the scribe told the 
king, saying, Hil-ki'ah the priest 
hath given me a book. And Sha'- 
piian read ''it before the king. 



HiddaKs -prophecy. 



II. CHRONICLES, 35. The covenant renewed. 



19 And it came to pass, when the 
king had heard the "words of the 
law, that he ^rent his clothes. 

20 And the king commanded Hil- 
ki'ah, and A-hi'kam the son of Sha'- 
phan, and '"Ab'don the son of Mf cah, 
and Sha'phan the scribe, and A-sa-fah 
a servant of the king's, saying, 

21 Go, enquire of the Lord for me, 
and for them that are ^left in i§'ra-el 
and in Jii'dah, concerning the words 
of the book that is found : for great 
is the wrath of the Lord that is 
poured out upon us, because our fa- 
thers have not kept the word of the 

' Lord, to do after all that is written 
in this book. 

22 And Hil-ki'ah, and ^Ae?/that the 
king had appointed, went to HuF- 
dah the 'prophetess, the wife of ShaF- 
lum the son of TikVath, 'the son of 
'^Has'rah, keeper of the ^Vardrobe; 
(now she dwelt in J5-ru'sa-lem '^in the 
college:) and they spake to her to 
that effect. 

23 And she answered them, Thus 
saith the Lord God of i3'ra-el,Tellye 
the man that sent you to me, 

24 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 
'will bring evil upon this place, and 
upon the inhabitants thereof, even 
all the curses that are written in the 
book which they have read before 
the king of Jii'dah : 

25 Because they have forsaken me, 
and have bm'ned incense unto other 
gods, that they ro ight provoke me to 
anger with all the works of their 
hands ; therefore my wrath shall be 
poured out upon this place, and shall 
not be quenched. 

26 And as for the king of Jii'dah, 
who sent you to enquire of the Lord, 
so shall ye say unto him. Thus saith 
the Lord God of l§'ra-el concerning 
the words which thou hast heard ; 

27 Because thine heart was "tender, 
and thou didst humble thyself before 
God, when thou heardest his words 
against this place, and against the 
inhabitants thereof, and humbledst 
thyself before me, and didst rend thy 
clothes, and weep before me ; I have 
even heard Hhee also, saith the Lord. 

28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy 
fathers, and thou shalt be gathered 
to thy grave m. peace, neither shall 
thine eyes see all the evil that I will 
bring upon this place, and upon the 
inhabitants of the same. So they 
brought the king word again. 



B. C. 624. 



CHAP. 34. 

Deut. 28, 
1-68 

p Gen.39,34 
Neh. 8, 9 
Ps. 94, 
12, 13 
Ps. 119, 
120 

Jer. 23. 
9 29 
Hab. 3, 16 

10 Or, 
AcahoT. 
2Ki.22.12 

g 2 Ki. 17, 6 

r Ex. 15, 20 
Judg. 4, 4 
Lu. 2, 36 
Acts 21, 9 

s 2Ki.22,14 

11 Or, 
Harhas. 

12 ga7'- 
ments. 

13 0r,m the 
school^ or, 
in the sec- 
mid part. 

t ch.36,6,21 
Isa. 5, 5 
.Ter. 25, 9 
Dan. 9, 
11, 12, 16 
Amos 3,6 
Zech. 1, 6 

u Ps. 51, 17 

V Ps. 86, 5 
Dan. 9, 9 

tv 2 Ki. 23, 1 

14 from 
great even 
to small. 

X 2 Ki.11,14 

15 found. 

jy lKi.11,5 

z ch. 24, 2 
Jer. 3, 10 

16 from 
after. 



B. 0. 623. 

CHAP. 35. 
a 2 Ki.23,21 

b Ex. 12, 6 
Ezra 6, 19 

c ch. 23, 18 
Ezra 6, 18 

d ch.29,5,11 

e Deut. 
33,10 
ch. 30, 22 
Mai. 2, 7 
/ch. 34, 14 
g ch. 5, 7 

h 1 Chr. 
23,26 

i lChr.9,10 

i lChr.23,1 
lChr.24,1 
lChr.25,1 
lChr.26,1 

k ch. 8, 14 

I Ps. 134, 1 
1 the hoiise 

of th4i 
fathers. 

477 



29 IF Then Hhe king sent and gath- 
ered together all the elders of Ju'dah 
and Je-ru'sa-lem. 

30 And the king went up into the 
house of the Lord, and all the men 
of Jii'dah, and the inhabitants of J3- 
ru'sa-lem,apd the priests, and the Le'- 
vites, and all the people, '^great and 
small : and he read in their ears all 
the words of the book of the cove- 
nant that was found in the house of 
the Lord. 

31 And the king stood in *his place, 
and made a covenant before the 
Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to 
keep his commandments, and his 
testimom'es, and his statutes, with aU 
liis heart, and with all his soul, to 
perform the words of the covenant 
which are written in this book. 

32 And he caused all that were 
^ ^present in Je-ru'sa-lem and Ben'ja- 
min to stand to it. And the inhab- 
itants of Je-ru'sa-lem did according 
to the covenant of God, the God of 
their fathers. 

33 And Jo-si'ah took away all the 
abominations ^out of all the countries 
that pertained to the children of !§'• 
ra-el, and made all that were present 
in is'ra-el to serve,eve7i to serve the 
Lord their God. ^And all his days 
they departed not ' ''from following 
the Lord, the God of their fathers. 

CHAPTER 35. 

t Josiah keeps a solemn passovei\ 20 His death. 

MOREOVER "Jo-sfah kept a 
paesover unto the Lord in Je- 
ru'sa-lem : and they killed the pass- 
over on the ^fourteenth day of the 
'first month. 

2 And he set the priests in ''their 
charges, and '^encouraged them to 
the service of the house of the 
Lord, 

3 And said unto the Le'vites 'that 
taught all l§'ra-el, which were holy 
unto the Lord, •^"Put the holy ark in 
^the house which Sol'o-mon the son of 
Da'vid king of l§'ra-el did build ; ^it 
shall not be a burden upon your 
shoulders : serve now the Lord your 
God, and his people i§'ra-el, 

4 And prepare yourselves by 'the 
houses of your fathers, after your 
courses, according to the Avriting of 
Da'vid king of I§'ra-el, and according 
to the ^writing of Sol'o-mon his son, 

5 And 'stand in the holy place ac- 
cording to the divisions of 'the fam- 
ihes of the fathers of vour brethren 



Passover observed. 



11. CHRONICLES, 35. 



Josiah is slaui. 



"the people, and after the division of 
the famihes of the LeVites. 

6 So kill the passover, '"and sanctify 
yourselves, and prepare your breth- 
ren, that they may do according to 
the word of the Lord by the hand of 
Mo'se§. 

7 And Jo-si'ah ^gave to the people, of 
the flock, lambs and kids, all for the 
passover offerings, for all that were 
present, to the number of thirty 
thousand, and three thousand bul- 
locks : these 10 ere of the king's sub- 
stance. 

8 And his princes ^gave willingly 
unto the people, to the priests, and to 
the Le'vites: Hil-krah and Zech-a- 
ri'ah and Je-hi'el, rulers of the house 
of God, gave unto the priests for the 
passover off ermgs two thousand and 
six hundred small cattle, and three 
hundred oxen. 

9 Con-a-ni'ah also, and Shem-a-f ah 
and Ne-than'e-el, his brethren, and 
Hash-a-bi'ah and Je-i'el and Joz'a 
bad, chief of the Le'vites, ^gave unto 
the Le'vites for passover offerings 
five thousand small cattle, and five 
hundred oxen. 

10 So the sendee was prepared, and 
the priests ''stood in their place, and 
the Le'vites in their courses, accord- 
ing to the king's commandment. 

1 1 And they killed the passover, and 
the priests ""sprinkled the blood from 
their hands, and the Le'vites flayed 
Hhe/m. 

1 2 And they removed the burnt of- 
ferings, that they might give accord- 
ing to the divisions of the families of 
the people, to offer unto the Lord, as 
it is written nn the book of Mo'§e§. 
And so did they with the oxen. 

1 3 And they 'roasted the passover 
with fire according to the ordinance : 
but the other holy offerings sod *they 
in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, 
and divided them speedily among all 
the people. 

14 And afterward they made ready 
for themselves, and for the priests : 
because the priests the sons of Aar'on 
loere busied in offering of burnt of- 
ferings and the fat until night ; there- 
fore the LeVites prepared for them- 
selves, and for the priests the sons of 
Aar'on, 

1 5 And the singers the sons of A'saph 
loere in their ^place. according to the 
'commandment of Da'vid, and A'saph, 
and He'man, and Jed'u-thun ihe 



B. C. 623. 



CHAP. 35. 

2 the sons 
of the 
-people. 

??i ch. 29, 5 
ch.30,3,15 
Ezra 6, 20 

3 ofered. 
ch. 30, 24 
Mic. 6, 7 

4 offered. 

2 Cor. 9, 7 

5 offered. 

n Ezra 6, 18 

ch. 29, 22 

jPCh. 29, 34 

' q Lev. 3, 3 

r Ex. 12, 8 
Deut.16,7 

s 1 Sam. 2, 
13, 14, 15 

6 made 
them run. 

7 station. 

t lChr.25,1 

u lChr.9,17 
1 Chr. 
26, 14 

8 found. 

V Ex. 12, 15 
Ex. 13, 6 
ch. 30, 21 

w2Ki.23,22 

610. 

X 2 Ki.23,29 
Jer. 46, 2 

9 house. 

10 the house 
of my 
war. 

y Dan. 4, 35 

2 1 Ki.22,30 

11 made 
sick, 

1 Ki.22,34 

a 2 Ki.23,30 

12 Or, 

among 
the sepul- 
chres. 

h Zech. 
12, 11 

c Lam. 4,20 

d Eccl. 12,5 
Jer. 9, 17 
Amos5,16 
Mat. 9, 23 

(' Jer. 22,20 
478 



king's seer; and the porters ""vKiited 
at every gate ; they might not depart 
from their service ; for their brethren 
the Le'vites prepared for them. 

16 So all the service of the Lord was 
prepared the same day, to keep the 
passover, and to offer burnt offerings 
upon the altar of the Lord, according 
to the commandment of king Jo-sI'ah. 

17 And the children of l§'ra-el that 
were ^present kept the passover at 
that time, and the feast 'of unleav- 
ened bread seven days. 

18 And "there was no passover like 
to that kept in is'ra-el from the days 
of Sam'u-el the prophet ; neither did 
all the kings of l§'ra-el keep such a 
passover as Jo-si'ah kept, and the 
priests, and the Le'vites, and all JCi'- 
dah and l§'ra-el that were present, 
and the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 9 In the eighteenth year of the reign 
of Jo-si'ah was this passover kept. 

20 ^After •^all this, when Jo-si 'ah had 
prepared the ^temple, Ne'cho king of 
E'gypt came up to fight against 
Char'che-mish by Eu-phra'te§ : and 
Jo-si'ah went out against him. 

21 But he sent ambassadors to him, 
saying, What have I to do with thee, 
thou king of Jii'dah? I come not 
against thee this day, but against 
^"the house wherewith I have war: 
for ^God commanded me to make 
haste : forbear thee from ^meddling 
vnth God, who is with me, that he 
destroy thee not. 

22 Nevertheless Jo-si'ah would not 
turn his face from him, but -dis- 
guised himself, that he might fight 
with him, and hearkened not unto the 
words of Ne'cho from the mouth of 
God, and came to fight in the valley 
of Me-gid'do. 

23 And the archers shot at king 
Jo-si'ah ; and the king said to his serv- 
ants. Have me away ; for I am sore 
^ ^wounded. 

24 His "servants therefore took him 
out of that chariot, and put him in 
the second chariot that he had ; and 
they brought him to Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and he died, and was buried ^^in 071 e 
of the sepulchres of his fathers. And 
^all Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem mourned 
for Jo-si'ah. 

25 And Jer-e-mi'ah lamented for 
Jo-si'ah: and ^all the singing men 
and the singing women spake of Jo- 
si'ah in their lamentations to this day, 
"and made them an ordinance in 



Jehoahaz's reign. 



11. CHRONICLES, 36. 



Jerusaleiin destroyed. 



l§'ra-el : and, behold, they are writ- 
ten in the lamentations. 

26 Nov>^ the rest of the acts of Jo- 
el 'ah, and his ' ^goodness, according to 
that ichich was written in the law of 
the Lord, 

27 And his deeds, first and last, be-| 
hold, they are written in the book of 
the kings of I§'ra-el and Jii'dah. 

CHAPTER 36. 

I Jehoahaz succeeding, is deposed by Pharaoh. 5 Je- 
hoiakini is carried into Babylon: 9 Jehoiachin 
succeeds him. 11 Zedekiah's evil reign. 22 Cyrus' 
proclamation. 

THEX "the people of the land took 
Je-h5'a-haz the son of Jo-sfah, 
and made him king in his father's' 
stead in Je-ru'sa-lem. 
2 Je-ho'a-haz teas twenty and three 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned three months in Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

^ 3 And the king of E'gypt 'put him 
down at Je-ru'sa-lem, and ^con- 
demned the land in an hundred tal- 
ents of silver and a talent of gold. 

4 And the king of E'gj'pt made 
E-li'a-kim his brother king over Jii'- 
dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, and turned his 
name to Je-hoi'a-kim. And Xe'cho 
took *Je-ho'a-haz his brother, and 
carried him to E'gypt. 

5 ^Je-hoi'a-kim '■2/;a.5 twenty and five 
years old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned eleven years in Je-ru'sa-' 
lem: and he did that which to as evil 
in the sight of the Lord his God. 

6 Against '^him came up Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar king of Bab'y-lon. and bound 
him in 'fetters, to ^carry liim to Bab'-i 
y-lon. I 

7 Xeb-u -chad -nez'zar 'also carried of i 
the vessels of the house of the Lord! 
to Bab'y-lon, and put them in his tem- 
ple at Bab'y-lon. 

8 Xow the rest of the acts of Je-hoi'- 
a-kim, and his abominations vvhicli 
he did, and that which was found in 
him, behold, they are written in the 
book of the kings of Is'ra-el and 
Ju'dah: and ^Je-hoi'a-chin his son 
reigned in his stead. 

9 TJe-hoi'a-chin^^yjas eight years old 
when hebegan to reign, and he reigned 
three months and ten days in Je-ru'- 
sa-lem: and he did that v:hich teas 
evil in the sight of the Lord. 



B. C. 610. 



CHAP. 35. 

13 kind- 
nesses. 
Ps. 112, 6 
Pro. 10. 7 
Pro. 22, 1 



year 



was ex- 



1 And Svhen the 
pired, king Xeb-u-chad-nez'zar sent, 
and brought hmi to Bab'y-lon, with 
'the *^goodiy vessels of the house of I 
the Lord, and made Zed-e-ki'ah his| 



CHAP. 36. 
a 2 Ki.23,30 

1 removed 
him. 

2 mulcted. 

b Ezek.19,3 

c 2 Ki. 23, 
36,37 

607. 

d 2 Ki. 24, 1 

3 Or, 
chains. 
Foretold, 
Hab. 1, 
6,10 

e 2 KL 24, 6 

606. 
/ Dan. 1, 1 

599. 

4 Jeconinh, 
lClir.3,16 

g 2 Ki. 24, 8 

5 at the 
return of 
the year, 

h Dan. 1, 1 

6 vessels of 
desire. 

i 2 Kl.24,17 
Jer. 52, 1 

593. 

j Ex. 17, 15 

k 2 Ki.17.14 

I Jer. 25, 3 

7 by the 
hand of 
h is incs- 
sengers. 

8 That is, 
continu- 
ally and 
carefully. 

ni Hos. 11, 8 

n Jer. 5, 12 

Pro. 1, 25i 

p Jer. 32, 3 ' 

q Ps. 74. 1 

9 healing. 

590. 

r Ezra 9, 7 
s 2Ki.25,13 

588. 

t Ps. 74, 6,7 

10 the re- 
mainder 
from the 
sword. 
2Ki.25,ll 

u Jer. 27, 7 

I' Jer. 25, 9 

ti'Lev.26,34 

419 



brother king over Jii'dah and Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

1 1 ^Zed-e-ki'ah 'Vj as one and twenty 
years old when he began to reign, 
and reigned eleven years in Je-ru'sa 
lem. 

12 And he did that which icas evil 
in the sight of the Lord his God,an(i 
humbled not himself before Jer-e-mi'- 
ah the prophet speaking from the 
mouth of the Lord. 

1 3 And -'lie also rebelled against king 
Xeb-u-chad-nez'zar, who had made 
hun swear by God : but *he stiffened 
his neck, and hardened iiis heart 
from turning unto the Lord God of 
I§'ra-el. 

14 Moreover all the chief of thel 
priests, and the people, transgressed 
very much after all the aboTnin ations 
of the heathen; and polluted the 
house of the Lord which he had hal- 
lowed in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

15 And ^the Lord God of their fa- 
thers sent to them ^by liis messen- 
gers, rising up ^betimes, and sending ; 
because he had compassion '"on his* 
people, and on his dwellhig placo : 

1 6 But "they mocked the messengei"* 
of God, and ^despised his words, and 
^'misused his prophets, until the 
nvrath of the Lord arose against 
his people, till there was no ^rem- 
edy. 

1 7 Therefore 'he brought upon them 
the king of the Chal'dees, who slew 
their young men with the sword in 
the house of their sanctuary, and had 
no compassion upon young man or 
maiden, old man, or him that stooped 
for age: he gave thetn all into his 
hand. N. Neh. 9. 29-30. 

1 8 And -'all the vessels of the house 
of God, grer.t and small, and the 
treasures of the house of the Lord, 
and the treasures of the king, and of 
his princes; all these he brought to 
Bab'y-lon. 

1 9 And 'they burnt the house of God, 
and brake down the wall of Je-ru'sa- 
lem, and burnt all the palaces thereof 
with fire, and dcfctroyed all the goodly 
vessels thereof. 

20 And^°them that had escaped from 
the sword carried he away to Bab'y- 
lon ; "where they were servants to him 
and his sons until the reign of the 
kingdom of Per'sia : 

21 To fulfil the" word of the Lord 
by the mouth of ^Jer-e-mi'ah, until the 
land "had enjoyed her sabbaths : for 



N 



The -proclamation 



EZRA, 1, 2. 



of king Cyrus. 



as long as she lay desolate "'she kept 
sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten 
years. 

22 ^Now in the first year of Qy'rus 
king of PSr'gia, that the word of the 
Lord spoken by the mouth of Jer-e- 
mi'ah ^'might be accomplished, the 
Lord stirred up the spirit of (Jy'rus 
*king of Pgr'gia, that he made a proc- 
lamation throughout all his king- 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 36. 



X Lev. 
4.5 



25. 



536. 

y Jer. 29,10 
z Isa.44,28 
a Dan. 2, 21 



dom^ and put it also in writing, say- 
ing, 

23 Thus saithQy'rus king of PSr'§ia, 
All the kingdoms of the earth hath 
''the Lord God of heaven given me ; 
and he hath charged me to build him 
an house in Je-ru'sa-lem, which is in 
Ju'dah. Who is there among you of 
all his people ? The Lord his God he 
with hun, and let him go up. 



EZRA. 



CHAPTER 1. 

i Proclamation of Cyrus for building the temple. 
7 Cyrus restores the vessels, etc. 

NOW in the first year of Qy'rus 
king of Per'gia, that the word of 
the Lord ""by the mouth of Jer-e-mi'ah 
might be fulfilled, the Lord ^stirred 
up the spirit of Qy'rus king of P6r'- 
§ia, 'that he ^made a proclamation 
throughout all his kingdom, and put 
it also in writing, saying, 

2 Thus saith (^f'vu^ king of PSr'§ia, 
The Lord God of heaven hath given 
me all the kingdoms of the earth ; 
and he hath charged "^me to build him 
an house at Je-ru'sa-lem, which is in 
Jii^dah. 

3 Who is there among you of all his 
people ? his God be with him, and let 
him go up to Je-ru'sa-lem, which is in 
Jii'dah, and build the house of the 
Lord God of i§'ra-el, (he 'is the God,) 
which is in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

4 And whosoever remaineth in any 
place where he sojourneth. let the 
men of his place ^help him with sil- 
ver, and with gold, and ^^dth goods, 
and with beasts, beside the freewill 
offering for the house of God that is 
in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

5 ^Then rose up the chief of the fa- 
thers of Jii'dah and Ben'ja-min, and 
the priests, and the Le'vites, with all 
them whose spirit God bad ■''raised, 
to go up to build tb.e bouse of the 
Lord which is in J^-ni'sA-lem. 

6 And all they that v^ere about them 
^strengthened their hands with ves- 
sels of silver, with gold, with goods, 
and with bea?its, and with precious 
things, beside all that was willingly 
offered. 

7 IT Also ^(Jy'rus the king brought 
forth the vessels of the house of the 



B. C. 536. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 2 Chr. 
36. 22 
Jer. 25,12 
Jer. 29,10 
h Lev.26,4:2 
c ch. 5, 13 

1 caused a 
voice to 
pass. 

a Isa. 44, 28 
Isa. 45, 1 

e Deut.3,24 
2 Sam. 
22,32 
1 Ki. 8, ?3 
1 Ki.18,39 
Ps. 86, 10 
Isa. 37. 16 
Isa. 44, 8 
Isa. 45, 22 
Isa. 46, 9 
Dan. 6, 26 
Mark 
12,32 
1 Cor. 8, 6 

2 lift him 
up. 

/Pro. 16, 1 
Phil. 2, 13 

3 That is, 
helped 
them. 

g ch. 5, 14 
ch. 6, 5 

/i2Ki.24,13 
2Chr.36,7 

i ch. 5, 14 
Hag. 1, 1 

4 the trans- 
porta- 
tion. 



CHAP. 2. 

a Neh. 7, 6 
b ch. 5, 8 
c 2 Ki. 24, 

14-16 

2Ki.25,ll 

2 Chr. 

36,20 

1 Or. 
Azariah, 
Neh. 7. 7 

2 Or. Ba- 
aviiah. 

3 Or, Mis- 
pereth, 

4 Or, 
Nehum. 

a Neh. 7, 10 
e Neh. 7, 11 

480 



Lord, '^which Neb-u-cha d-nSz'zarhad 
brought forth out of Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
had put them in the house of his gods ; 
S Even those did ^y'rus king of 
PSr'^ia bring forth by the hand of 
Mith're-dath the treasurer, and num- 
bered them unto 'Shesh-baz'zar, the 
prince of Jii'dah. 

9 And this is the number of them : 
thirty chargers of gold, a thousand 
chargers of silver, nine and twenty 
knives, 

10 Thirty basons of gold, silver ba- 
sons of a second sort four hundred 
and ten, an d other vessels a thousand. 

11 All the vessels of gold and of sil- 
ver loere five thousand and four hun- 
dred. All these did Shesh-baz'zar 
bring up with them o/Uhe captivity 
that were brought up from Bab'y-lon 
unto Je-ru'sa-lem. 

"chapter 2. 

Number of the people that returned, etc. 

NO W^these are the children of the 
^province that went up out of the 
captivity, of those which had been 
carried away, whom Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar 'the king of Bab'y-lon had 
carried away unto Bab'y-lon, and 
came again unto Je ru'sa-lem and 
Jii'dah, every one unto ids city; 
2 Which came with Ze-rub'ba-bel : 
Jesh'u-a, Ne-he-mi'ah, ^Ser-a-i'ali, 



Re-el-a'iah, Mor'de-cai, BH'shan, 
'Mir: par, BigVa-i, *Re'hmii, Ba'a- 
nah. The number of the men of the 
people of Is'ra-el : 

3 The children of Pa'rosh, two thou- 
sand an hundred seventy and tv/o. 

4 The children of Sheph-a-tfah, 
three hundred seventy and two. 

5 The children of A'rah, '^seven hun- 
dred seventy and five. 

6 The children of "Pa'hath-m5'ab, of 



7'he 'people who 



EZRA, 2, 



retur7ied from J^ahylon. 



B. C. 536. 



the children of Jesh'u-a«?ic?J6'ab, two 
thousand eight hundred and twelve. 

7 The children of E'lp^n, a thousand 
two hundred fifty and four. 

8 The children of Zat'tu, nine hun- 
dred forty and five. 

9 The children of Zac'ca-i, seven hun 
dred and threescore. 

10 The children of ^Ba'ni, six hun- 
dred forty and two. 

1 1 The children of Beb'a-i, six hun 
dred twenty and three. 

12 The children of Az'gad, a thou 
sand two hundred twenty and two. 

13 The children of -^A-don'i-kam, six 
hundred sixty and six. 

14 The children of Big'va-i, two thou- 
sand fifty and six. 

15 The children of A'din, four hun- 
dred fifty and four. 

16 The children of A'tSr of Hez-e-ki'- 
ah, ninety and eight. 

IT The children of Be'zai, three hun- 
dred twenty and three. 

18 The children of ®J5'rah, an hun- 
dred and twelve. 

19 The children of Ha'shum, two 
hundred twenty and three. 

20 The children of 'Gib'bar, ninety 
and five. 

21 The children of ^Eeth -le-hem,an 
hundred twenty and three. 

22 The men of Ne-to'iJhah, fifty and 
six. 

23 The men of An'a-thoth, an hun- 
dred twenty and eight. 

21 The children of *Az'ma-veth,forty 
and two. 

25 The children of Kir'jath-a'rim, 
Che-phi'rah, and Be-e'roth, seven 
hundred and forty and three. 

26 The children of ''Ra'mah and Ga'- 
ba, six hundred twenty and one. 

2 7 The men of Mich'mas, an hundred 
twenty and two. 

28 The men of Beth -el and A'l, two 
hundred twenty and three. 

29 The chUdren of Ne'bo, fifty and 
two. 

30 The children of Mag'bish, an hun- 
dred fifty and six. 

31 The children of the 'other Elam, 
a thousand two hundred fxfty and 
four. 

32 The children of Ha'rim, three 13 pr, 
hundred and twenty. 

33 J'he children of Lod,^Ha'did, and 
O'no, seven hundred twenty and 
five. 

34 The children of -^Jer'Tt-cho, three 
hundred forty and five 

(31) 481 



CHAP. 2. 



5 Or, 

Binnui, 
Neh. 7, 15 



/ch. 8, 13 



6 Or, 
Hariph, 
Neh. 7, 2i 



7 Or, 

G-ibeon. 

Josh. 9,17 

2 Sam. 
-21, 2 

Neh. 7, 2o 



g Gen.35,19 
Mat. 2, 6 



8 Or, 
Beth-az- 
maveth, 
Neh. 7, 28 



h Josh. 
18,25 



i ver. 7 



9 Or, 

Harid, as 
it is in 
some 
copies. 

1 Ki.16,34 

2Chr. 

28,15 



k lChr.24,7 



I IChr. 
24,14 



jrilChr.9,12 



n lChr.24,8 



10 Or, 

Judnh, 
ch. 3, 9 
Called 
also 

Hodevah. 
Neh. 7, 4J 



1 Chr. 9, 2 



11 Or, Sia. 



12 Or, 

Shavilai. 



Nepliish- 
esim. 



14 Or, 
Bazlith, 
Neh. 7, 54 



35 The children of Se-na'ah, three 
thousand and sin hundred and 
thirty. 

36 f The priests: the children *of 
Je-da'iah, of the house of Jesh'u-a, 
nine hundred seventy and three. 

37 The children of ^Im'mer, a thou- 
sand fifty and two. 

38 The children of '"Pash'ur, a thou- 
sand two hundred forty and seven. 

39 The cliildren of '^Ha/rnn, a thou- 
sand and seventeen. 

40 ^The Le'A'ites : the children of 
Jesh'u-a aixd Kad'mi-el, of the chil- 
dren of ^°H6d-a-vfah, seventy and 
four. 

41 ^The singers: the children of 
A'saph,an hundred twenty and eight„ 

42 "h^The children of the porters 1 
the cliildren of Shallum, the children 
of A'tSr, the children of Tal'mon, the 
children of Ak'kub, the cliildren of 
Hat'i-ta, the children of Sho'ba-i, in 
a,ll an hundred thirty and nine. 

43 1[The'*Neth'i-nim§: the children 
of Zl'ha, the children of Ha-su/pha, 
the children of Tab'ba-oth, 

44 The children of Ke'ros, the chil- 
dren of "Si'a-ha, the children of Pa'- 
don, 

45 The children of Leb'a-nah, the 
children of Hag'a-bah, the children 
of Ak'kub, 

i6 The children of Ha'gab, the chil- 
dren of ^^Shal'ma-i. the children of 
Ha'nan, 

47 The children of Gid del, the 
children of Ga'har, the children of 
Re-a.-i'ah, 

48 The children of Re'zin, the chil- 
dren of Ke-ko'da, the children of 
Gaz'zam, 

49 The children of iJz'za, the chil- 
dren of Pa-se'ah, the children of 
Be'sai, 

50 The children of As'nah, the chil- 
dren of Me-hii'nim, the cliildren of 
'^Ne-phu'sim, 

5 1 The children of Bak'buk,the cliiL 
dren of Ha-ku'pha, the children of. 
Ti fl'rhur 

52 The children of ^^-Baz'luth, the 
children of Me-liT'da, the children of 
Har'sha, 

53 The children of Bar'kos, the chil- 
dren of Sis'e-ra, the children of Tha'- 
mall. 

54 The children of Ne-zi'ah,the chil- 
dren of Hat'i-pha. 

5 5 The children of ^Sol'o-mon's serT« 
p 1 Ki. 9, 21 1 ants : the children of So'ta-i, the chil- 



The returned captives. 



EZRA, 3. 



dren of Soph'ereth, the children of 
^^Pe-ru'da, 

56 Tiie children of Ja-alah, the 
children of Dar'kon, the children of 
Gid'del, 

57 The children of Sheph-a-tl'ah,the 
children of Hat'til,_ the children of 
Poch'e-reth of Ze-ba'im, the children 
of ^''A'mi. 

58 All the ?Neth'i-nims,and the chil- 
dren of '"Soro-mon's servants, icere 
three hundred ninety and two. 

59 And these were they which went 
up from Tel-melah,Tel-har'sa, Che' 
rub, ^'Ad'dan, cmd im'mSr: but thej- 
could not shew their father's house, 
and their '^seed,Yfhether they icere of 
Is'ra-el -. 

Bo The children of Del-a-fah, the 
children of To-bf ah, the children of 
Ne-ko'da, six hundred fifty and two. 

61 And of the children of the priests : 
the children of Ha-ba'iah, the children 
of Koz, the children of Bar-zilla-i ; 
which took a wife of the daughters 
of 'Bar-zilla-i the Gire-ad-ite,and was 
called after their name : 

6 2 These sought their register a m o n g 
those that were reckoned by geneal- 
ogy, but they were not found : 'there- 
fore*^ were they, as polluted, put from 
the priesthood. 

63 And the ^"Tir'sha-tha said unto 
them, that they "should not eat of the 
most holy things, till there stood up a 
priest with U'run "'and with Thiim'- 
mim. 

64 tThe ''whole congregation to- 
gether ^vas forty a.nd two thousand 
three hundred a?id threescore, 

65 Beside their servants and their 
maids, of whom the^re loere seven 
thousand three hundred thirty and 
seven: and there vjere among them 
two hundred singing men and sing- 
ing women. 

66 Their horses loere seven hundred 
tliirty and six ; their mules, two hun- 
dred forty and five ; 

67 Their camels, four hundred thirty 
and five; their asses, six thousand 
seven hundred and twenty. 

68 TAnd ""some of the chief of the 
fathers, when they came to the house 
of the Lord which is at Je-ru'sa-lem, 
offered freely for the house of God to 
set it up in his place : 

69 They gave after their ability 
unto the treasure of the work three- 
score and one thousand drams of 
gold, and five thousand pound of 



The altar set up. 



B. C. 536. 



CHAP. 2. 

15 Or, 

Perida, 
Neh. 7. 57 

16 Or, 

Amon, 
Neh. 7, 59 

q Josh. 9, 
21,27 
lChr.9.2 

r lKi.9,21 

17 Or, 
Addon, 
Neh. 7, 61 

18 Or, 

pedigi'ee. 

s 1 Ki. 2, 7 

t Nuin.3,10 

iQthev 
ivere pol- 
luted 
from the 
priest- 
hood. 

20 Or, 
governor : 
See 
Neh. 8, 9 

u Lev. 22, 2 
10, 15, 16 

V Ex. 28, 30 
Num. 
27,21 

IV Isa. 10,22 

X Ex. 25, 2 



CHAP. 3. 

a Hag. 1, 1 
Hag. 2, 2 
Zech. 3, 1 
Joshua. 

b Mat. 1, 12 
Zorob- 
abel. 

c Lu. 3, 27 
Salathiel. 

d Deut.12,5 

Num.28,3 

/ Neh. 8, li 
Zech. 
14, 16 

g Ex. 23, 16 

h Num. 
29, 12 

1 the mat- 
ter of the 
day in hi^ 
day. 

i Ex. 29, 38 
Num.28,3 
Num.29,2 

2 the tem- 
ple of the 
LORD 
was not 
yet 
founded. 

3 Or, work- 
men. 

j IKi. 5,6 

2Chr.2,10 
Actsl2,20 

k Acts 9, 36 

I ch. 6, 3 

482 



silver, and one hundred priests' gar- 
ments. 

70 So the priests, and the LeVltes, 
and soi7ie of the people,and the sing- 
ers, and the porters, and the Neth'- 
i-nims, dwelt in their cities, and al] 
is'ra-el in their cities. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 The altar set up. 4 Offerings renexced. 8 Thefoun 
dation of' the temple laid. 

AND when the seventh month was 
come, and the children of I§'ra-el 
loere in the cities, the people gath- 
ered themselves together as one man 
to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 Then stood up «Jesh'u-a the son 
of Joz'a-dak, and his brethren the 
prie^sts, and Ze-rub'ba-bel*the son of 
•^^She-al'ti-el, and his brethren, and 
builded the altar of the God of l§'ra-el, 
to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it 
is '^written in the law of Mo'§e§ the 
man of God. 

3 And they set the altar upon his 
bases ; for fear was upon them be- 
cause of the people of those countries : 
and they offered burnt offerings 
thereon unto the Lord, even burnt 
''offerings morning and evening. 

4 They -'kept also the feast of taber- 
nacles, as nt is written, and offered 
^the daily burnt offerings by number, 
according to the custom, ^as the duty 
of every day required ; 

5 And afterward offered the 'contin- 
ual burnt offering, both of the new 
moons, and of all the set feasts of the 
Lord that were consecrated, and of 
every one that willingly offered a 
freewill offering unto the Lord. 

6 From the first day of the seventh 
month began they to offer burnt offer- 
ings unto the Lord. But -the founda- 
tion of the temple of the Lord was not 
yet laid. 

7 They gave money also unto the 
masons, and to the ^carpenters ; and 
^meat, and drink, and oil, unto them 
of Zf don, and to them of Tyre, to 
bring cedar trees from Leb'a-non to 
the sea of ^Jop'pa, according 'to the 
grant that they had of Qy'rus king of 
Per'gia. 

8 IF Now in the second year of their 
coming unto the house of God at J^- 
ru'sa-lem, in the second month, began 
Ze-rub'ba-bel the son of She-al'ti-el, 
and Jesh'u-a the son of Joz'a-dak, and 
the remnant of their brethren the 
priests and the LeVites, and all they 
that were come out of the captivity 



^''he building hindered. 



EZRA, 4. 



Letter to Artaxerxes. 



unto Je-ru'sa-lem ; "'and appointed 
the Le'vites, from twenty years old 
and upward, to set forward the work 
of the house of the Lord, 

9 Then stood " Jesh'u-a loith his sons 
and his brethren, Kad'mi-ei and his 
sons, the sons of " Jii'dah, ^together, to 
set forward the workmen in the 
house of God : the sons of Hen'a-dad, 
with their sons and their brethren 
the LeVites. 

iO And when the builders laid the 
foundation ^of the temple of the 
Lord, ?they set the priests in their 
apparel with trumpets, and the Le'- 
vites the sons of A'saph with cymbals, 
to praise the Lord, after the 'ordi- 
nance of DaVid king of is'ra-el. 

1 1 And they sang together by course 
in praising and giving thanks unto 
the Lord; because he Hs good, "for 
his mercy endureth for ever toward 
I§'ra-el. And all the people shouted 
with a great shout, when they praised 
the Lord, because the foundation of 
the house of the Lord was laid. 

12 But many of the priests and Le'- 
vites and chief of the fathers, who 
were ancient men, that had seen the 
first house, when the foundation of 
this house was laid before their eyes, 
wept with a loud voice; and many 
shouted aloud for joy ; 

13 So that the people could not dis- 
cern the noise of the shout of joy 
from the noise of the weeping of the 
people : for the people shouted with 
a loud shout, and the noise was heard 
afar off. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 The building hindered. 7 Letter to Artaxerxes : 
17 his decree to stop the work. 

NOW when the adversaries of Ju'- 
dah and Ben'ja-min heard that 
'the children of the captivity builded 
the temple unto the Lord God of i§'- 
ra-el ; 

2 Then they came to Ze-rub'ba-bel, 
pjid to the chief of the fathers, and 
.^aid unto them, Let "us build with 
you: for we seek your God, as ye 
do; and we do sacrifice unto *him 
since the days of E'sar-had'don king 
of As'su3g^ which brought us up 
hither. 

3 But Ze-riib'ba-bel, and Jesh'u-a, 
and the rest of the chief of the fathers 
of l§'ra-el, said unto them. Ye ''have 
nothing to do with usto buildanhouse 
unto our God ; but we ourselves to- 
gether will buUd unto the Lord God 



B, C. 535. 



CHAP. 3. 

mlChr.23, 
24,27 

n ch. 2, 40 

ch. 2, 40 
Hoda- 

viah. 

4 as one. 

p Zech, 4, 

G-10 

q lClir.16,5 

r lChr.6,31 

s Ex. 15, 21 
2Chr.7, 3 
Neb.12,24 

t Ps. 136, 1 

u Jer. 33,11 



CHAP. 4. 

1 the sons 
of the 
tra ns- 
porta- 
tion. 

a Esth. 8,17 

b 2 Ki. 17, 
24, 32, 33 
2Ki.l9,37 

c Neh. 2, 20 
John 4, 9 

d ch. 1,1,2,3 

e ch. 3, 3 

529. 

2 Ahash- 
verosh. 

522. 

3 Or, in 

peace. 

4 societies. 

5 Or, 
secretary. 

/Ps. 112, 6 
Ps. 119,69 
Zech.1,14 
floin.8,28 

6 socuties. 

g 2 Ki. 17, 
30,31 

h ch. 7, 12 

7 Cheeneth. 

i Amos7,10 
Lu. 23, 2 
Acts 24, 5 

8 Or, 
finished. 

9 sewed 
together. 

10 give. 

j ch. 7, 24 

11 Or. 
strength. 

12 we are 
salted 
with the 
salt of the 
palace. 

483 



of l§'ra-el, "^as king Qy'rus the king of 
Pgr'§ia hath cormnanded us. 

4 Then the people of the land weak 
ened the hands of the people of Jii'- 
dah, and troubled them in building, 

5 And hired comisellors against 
them, to frustrate their purpose, all 
the days of Qy'rus king of P6r'§ia, 
even until the reign of Da-ri'us king 
of PSr'§ia. 

6 Andinthereignof ^A-has-ii-e'rus, in 
the beginning of his reign, wrote they 
untoh iin an accusation against the in- 
habitants of Jii'dah and J e-ru'sa-lem. 

7 And in the days of Ar-tax-erx'e§ 
wrote ^Bish'lam, Mith're-dath, Ta'- 
be-el, and the rest of their ^compan- 
jions, unto Ar-tax-grx'es king of Pgr'- 
§ia ; and the writing of the letter %oa8 
written in the Syrl-an tongue, and 
interpreted in the Syr'i-an tongue. 

8 Re'hum the chancellor and 8him'- 
shai the ^scribe wrote a letter against 
■^'Je-ru'sa-lem to Aistax-5rx'e§ the 
king in this sort : 

9 Then wrote Re'hum the chancel- 
lor, and Shim'shai the scribe, and the 
rest of their ^companions ; -''the Di'na- 
ites, the A-phar'sath-chites, the Tar'- 
pel-ites, the A-phar'sItes, the Ar'che- 
vites, the Bab-y4o'ni-ans, the Su'~ 
san-chites, the I)e-ha'vites, and the 
Elam-ites, 

10 And the rest of the nations whom 
the great and noble As-nap'per 
brought over, and set in the cities of 
Sa-ma'ri-a, and the rest that are on this 
side the river, ^and ''at such a time. 

11 '[This is the copy of the letter 
that they sent unto him, even unto 
Ar-tax-grx'e§ the king ; Thy servants 
.the men on this side the river, and at 
such a time. 

12 Be it kno\vn unto the king, that 
the Jew§ which came up from thee 
to us are come unto Je-ru'sa-lem, 
building 'the rebellious and the bad 
city, and have *set up the walls there- 
of, and ^joined the foundatior^. 

13 Be it known now unto the king, 
that, if this city be builded, and the 
walls set up again, then will they not 
'"pay •'toll, tribute,and custom,and so 
thou shalt endamage the "revenue of 
the kings. 

14 Now because ''^ we have mainte- 
nance from the hing''$ palace, and it 
was not meet for us to see the king's 
dishonour, therefore have we sent 
and certified the king ; 

15 That search may be made in the 



The loork stopped. 



EZRA, 5. 



Letter to king Darius. 



book of the records of thy fathers : so 
shaft thou find in the book of the rec 
ords, and know that this city is a re 
bellious city, and ^hurtful unto kings 
and provinces, and that they have 
'^moved sedition ' Svithin the same of 
old time : for which cause was this 
citv destroyed. 

1 6 We certify the king that, if this 
city be builded again, and the waUs 
tliereof set up, by this means thou 
shaft have no portion on this side the 
river. 

IT *iThe7i sent the king an answer 
unto Re'hum the ciiancellor, and to 
Shim'shai the scribe, and to the rest 
of their '^companions that dwell in 
Sa-ma'ri-a, and unto the rest beyond 
i}he river, Peace, and at such a time. 

1 8 The letter which ye sent unto us 
hath been plainly read before me. 

19 And '^I commanded, and search 
hath been made, and it is found that 
this city of old time hath ''made in- 
surrection against kings, and thatve- 
bellion and sedition have been made 
therein. 

20 There have been mighty kings 
also over Je-ru'sa-lem, which have 
ruled 'over all countries "'beyond the 
river ; and toll, tribute, and custom, 
was paid unto them. 

21 ^®Give ye now commandment to 
cause these men to cease, and that this 
city be not builded, until another cova- 
raandment shall be given from me. 

22 Take heed now^ that ye fail not to 
do this : why should damage grow to 
the hurt of the kings ? 

23 ITNow when the copy of kingAr- 
tax-§rx'es' letter teas read before Ke'- 
hum, and Shim'shai the scribe, and 
their companions, they went up in 
"haste to Je-ru'sa-lemuntothe Jew§, 
and made them to cease ''by force 
and power. 

24 1 hen ceased the work of the house 
of God, which is at Je-ru'sa-lem. So 
it ceased unto "the second year of the 
reign of Da-rl'us king of P6r'§ia . 

CHAPTER 5. 

Zerubbabel and Jeshua f,eiJorward the huilding of 
the temple in the reig^i of Darius. 

THEN the prophets, ''Hag'ga-i the 
prophet, and *Zech-a-ri'ah the 
son of id'do, prophesied unto the 
Jew§ that were in Jii'dah and Je-ru'- 
sa-lem in the name of the God of l§'- 
ra-el, even unto them. 
2 Then rose up "Ze-rub'ba-bel the 
son of She-al'ti-el, and Jesh'u-a the 



B. C. 522. 



CHAP. 4. 

k Esth. 3. 8 
13 made. 

14r in the 
midst 
thereof c 

15 societies. 

16 by me a 

decree is 
set. 

17 lifted up 
itself. 

2 Ki. 18, 7 
2 Ki.24,20 

I 1 Ki. 4, 21 
Ps. 72, 8 

mGen. 15,18 
Josh. 1, 4 

18 Make a 
decree. 

n Pro. 4, 16 
Mic. 2. 1 

19 by arm. 
and 
potver. 

Job 20, 5 



B. C. 520. 

CHAP. 5. 

a Hag. 1. 1 

b Zech. 1, 1 

c ch. 3. 2 

d Eccl. 
12.11 

e ch. 6, 6 

1 West- 
ward 
of Eu- 
phrates. 

2 that build 
this 
building ? 

/2Chr.l6,9 
ch. 7,6,28 
Ps. 33. 18 
Isa. 41, 10 

g ch. 6, 6 
519. 
h ch. 4, 9 

3 in the 
midst 
whereof. 

4 stones of 
rolling. 

I Ps. 119,46 
Mat. 10,32 
Lu. 12, 8 
Acts27,23 
Rom. 1,16 
Gal. 6. 14 

j 1 Ki. 6, 1 

k 2 Chr. 36, 
16. 17 

I 2 Ki. 24,2 
2 Ki. 25. 
8, 9 11 

m ch. 1. 1 

n ch. 1, 7, 8 
ch. 6, 5 

484 



son of Joz'a-dak, and began to build 
the house of God which is at Je-ru'- 
sa-lem: and with them were the 
prophets of God helping them. 

3 TlAt the same time came to them 
'Tat'na-i, governor on 'this side the 
river, and She'thar-b5z'na-i,and their 
companions, and said thus unto them, 
Who hath commanded you to build 
this house, and to make up this wall? 

4 Then said we unto them after this 
manner, What are the names of the 
men ^that make this building ? 

5 But -^the eye of their God was 
upon the elders of the Jew§, that 
they could not cause them to cease, 
till the matter came to Da-ri'us : and 
then they ^returned answer by letter 
concerning this ^natter. 

6 llThe copy of the letter that Tat'- 
na-i, governor on this side the river^ 
and She'thar-b5z'na-i, ^and his com- 
panions the A-phar'sach-ites, which 
to ere on this side the river, sent un- 
to Da-ri'us the king : 

7 They sent a letter unto him, 
therein was written thus ; Unto 
Da-ri'us the king, all peace. 

8 Be it known unto the king, that 
we went into the province of Ju-de'a, 
to the house of the great God, w^hich 
is builded with *great stones, and tim- 
ber is laid in the walls, and this work 
goeth fast on, and prospereth in their 
hands. 

9 Then asked we those elders, a7id 
said unto them thus. Who command- 
ed you to build this house, and to 
make up these walls ? 

10 We asked their names also, to 
certify thee, that we might write the 
names of the men that were the chief 
of them. 

1 1 And thus they returned us an- 
swer, saying, We are the 'servants of 
the God of heaven and earth, and 
build the house that was builded 
these many years ago, which a great 
king of i§'ra-el builded and ^set up. 

12 But ^after that our fathers had 
provoked the God of heaven unto 
wrath, he gave them into the hand of 
'Neb-u-chad-nez'zar the king of 
Bab'y-lon, the Chal-de'an, who de- 
stroyed this house, and carried the 
people away into Bab'y-lon. 

13 But in the first year of '"Qy'rus 
the king of Bab'y-lon the same king 
Qy'rus made a decree to build this 
house of God. 

14 And "the vessels also of gold and 



Decree of Darius. 



EZRA, 6. 



The temple finished. 



silver of the house of God, which 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar took out of the 
temple that was in Je-ru'sa-iem, and 
brought them into the temple of Bab' 
y-lon, those did Qy'rus the king take 
out of the temple of Bab'y-lon, and 
they were delivered unto one, "whose 
name loas Shesh-baz'zar, whom he 
had made ^governor ; 

15 And said unto him, Take these 
vessels, go, carry them into the tem- 
ple thai is in Je-ru'sa-Iem, and let the 
house of God be buikled in his place. 

1 6 Then came the same Shesh-baz'- 
zar, and laid ^the foundation of the 
house of God which is in Je-ru'sa- 
lem : and since that time even until 
now hath it been in building, and yet 
nt is not finished. 

17 Now therefore, if it seem good to 
the king, '^iet there be search made in 
the king's treasure house, which is 
there at Bab'y-lon, whether it be 50, 
that a decree was made of Qy'rus the 
king to build this house of God at 
Je-ru'sa-lem,and let the king send his 
pleasure to us concerning this matter. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Darius' decree for advancing the building. 13 The 
temple flnif^hed. 16 Feasts of the dedicatioii, 19 and 
of the passover. 

THEN Da-ri'us the king made a 
decree, and "search was made in 
the house of the 'rolls, where the 
treasures were^laid up in Bab'y-lon. 

2 And there was found at ^Ach'- 
me-tha, in the palace that is in the 
province of the Mede§, a roll, and 
therein teas a record thus written : 

3 In the first year of ^y'rus the king 
^Ae same Qy'rus the king made a de- 
cree concerning the house of God at 
Je-ru'sa-lem, Let the house be build- 
ed,the place where they offered sacri- 
fices, and let the foundations thereof 
be strongly laid ; the height thereof 
threescore cubits, and the breadth 
thereof threescore cubits ; 

4 With *t]iree rows of great stones, 
and a roA\ of new timber : and 'let the 
expences be given out of the king's 
house : 

5 And also let '^the golden and silver 
vessels of the house of God, which 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar took forth out of 
the temple which is at Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and brought unto Bab'y-loii, be re- 
stored, and ^brought again unto the 
temple which is at Je-ru'sa-lem, every 
one to his place, and place them in 
the house of God. 

6 Now *^Aer(?/ore,Tat'na-i, governor 



B. C. 519. 



CHAP, 5. 

Hag. 1, 14 
Hag. 2, 

2,21 

5 Or. 

de-puty. 

V ch. 3. «,, le 
q ch, 6, 15 
r ch. 6, 1. -Z 



CHAP 6. 

a ch. 5, 17 

1 books. 

2 made to 
descend. 

3 Or,Echat- 
ana, or. 
in a 
coffer. 

b 1 Ki. 6, 36 

c Ps. 68, 29 
Isa. 60, 6 

d ch. 1, 7, 8 
ch. 5, li 

i go. 

e ch. 5, 3 

5 their 

societies. 

6 by me a 
decree is 
made. 

7 made to 
cease. 

/ch. 7, 33 
Jer. 29, 7 

8 of rest. 
Gen. 8, 21 
Lev. 1, 9 

g 1 Tim. 2, 
1,2 

9 let Mm be 
destroyed. 

h Dan. 2, 5 
Dan. 3, 29 

i 1 Ki. 9, 3 
Ps. 132,13 

j Job 5, 12 
Ps. 9, 16 
lCor.3,19 

fc ch. 5, 1, 2 

10 decree. 

I ch. 1, 1 
ch. 5, 13 

m ch. 4, 24 

n ch. 7, 1 

485 



beyond the river, She'thar-boz'na-i, 
and ^your companions the A-phar'- 
sach-ites, which are beyond the river, 
be ve far from thence : 

7 Let the work of this house of God 
alone ; let the governor of the Jew§ 
fmd the elders of the Jew§ build this 
house of God in his place. 

8 Moreover "I make a decree what 
ye shall do to the elders of these Jew§ 
for the building of this house of God : 
that of the king's goods, even of the 
tribute beyond the river, forthwith 
expences be given unto these men, 
that they be not 'hindered. 

9 And that which they have need of, 
both young bullocks, and rams, and v' 
lambs, for the burnt offerings of the 
God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and 
oil, according to the appointment of 
the priests which are at Je-ru'sa-lem, 
let it be ^iven them day by day 
without fail : 

10 That -'they may offer sacrifices 
^of sweet savours unto the God of 
heaven, and pray ^'for the life of the 
king, and of his sons. 

11 Also I have made a decree, that 
whosoever shall alter this word, let 
timber be pulled down from his 
house, and being set up, ^let him be 
hanged thereon; '^and let his house 
be ma.de a dunghill for this. 

12 And the God that hath caused 
his name 'to dwell there destroy all 
kings and people, that shall put to 
their hand to alter and to destroy 
this^house of jG-od which isdit J^-ru'- 
sa-lem." I Da-ri'us have made a de- 
cree ; let it be done with speed. 

1 3 H Then Tat'na-i, governor on this 
side the river, She'thar-boz'na-i, and 
their companions, according to that 
which Da-ri'us the king had sent, so 
they •'did speedily. 

14 And -^the elders of the Jew§ 
buikled, and they prospered through 
the prophesying of Hag'ga-i the 
prophet and Zech-a-ri'ah the son of 
id'do. And they builded , and finished 
it, according to the commandment of 
the God of is'ra-el, and according to 
the '"commandment of ^Qy'rus, and 
'"Da-ri'us, and Ar-tax-5rx'e§ "king of 
Per'gia. 

1 5 And this house was finished on 
(the third day of the month A'dar, 
which was in the sixth year of the 
reign of Da-ri'us the king. 

16 "[And the children of l§'ra-el, the 
priests, and the Le'vltes, and the rest 



The passover kept. 



EZRA, 



7. 



Artaxerxes' commiission. 



of ' 'the children of the captivity, kept 
the dedication of this house of God 
with joy, 

17 And j^offered at the dedication of 
this house of God an hundred bul- 
locks, two hundred rams, four hun- 
dred iambs ; and for a sin offering for 
all irj'ra-el, twelve he goats, according 
to the number of the tribes of l§'ra-el. 

1 8 And they set the priests in their 
^divisions, and the LeVites in their 
'courses, for the service of God, which 
is at Je-ru'sa-lem ; '^as it is written in 
the book of M6'§e§. 

19 1i And the children of the captiv- 
ity kept the passover "upon the four- 
teenth day of the first month. 

20 For the priests and the LeVItes 
were purified ^together, all of them 
were pure, and "killed the passover 
for all the children of the captivity, 
and for their brethren the priests, 
and for themselves. 

2 1 And the children of I§'ra-el, v/hich 
were come again out of captivity, and 
all such as had separated "themselves 
unto them from the filthiness of the 
heathen of the land, to seek the Lord 
God of i§'ra-el, did eat, 

22 And kept the '^feast of unleav- 
ened bread seven days with joy : for 
the LoKD had made them joyful, and 
^turned the heart of the king of As- 
sy r'l-a unto them, to strengthen their 
hands in the work of the house of 
God, the God of l§'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Ezra goes 7ip to Jerumlem.. 11 Gracious commis- 
sion of Artaxerxes. 27 Ezra blesses God for this 
favour. 

NOW after these things, in the 
rei^n of 'Ar-tax-grx'e§ king of 
Pgr'sia,Ez'ra''thesonof Ser-a-i'ah,the 
son of Az-a-ri'ah, the son of Hil-kf ah, 

2 The son of Shallum, the son of 
Za'dok, the son of l-hf tub, 

3 The son of Am-a-rf ah, the son of 
Az-a-ri'ah, the son of Me-raloth, 

4 The son of Zer-a-hf ah, the son of 
TJz'zi, the son of Buk'kl, 

5 The son of A-bish'u-a, the son of 
Phin'e-has, the son of E-le-a'zar, the 
son of Aar'on the chief priest : 

6 This Ez'rawent up from Bab'y-lon; 
and he to as a ready scribe in the law 
of Mo'§es, which the Lord God of is'- 
ra-el had given : and the king granted 
him all his request, according *to the 
hand of the Lord his God upon him. 

7 And ''there went up some of the 
children of l§'ra-el,and of the priests, 
tind the Le'vites, and the singers, and 



B. C. 515. 



CHAP. 6. 

11 the sons 
of the 
iranspor- 
tation. 

1 Ki. 8, 63 
Ken. 8, 10 
2 Chr. 7, 5 

p eh. 8, 35 

q lChr.24,1 

r lCrir.23,6 

12 accord- 
ing to 
writing. 
Num. 3, 6 

s Ex. 13, 6 

t 2 Chr. 
80,15 

u 2 Chr. 
35,11 

V Ex. 12, 48 
Ps. 93, 5 

w Ex. 12,15 

X Pro. 21, 1 



B. C. 457. 

CHAP. 7. 

1 Longi- 
manus. 
Neh. 2. 1 

a lChr.6,14 

b ch. 8. 23 

c ch. 8, 1 

d ch. 2, 43 

3 was f Tic 
founda- 
tion of 
the going 
tip. 

8 Neh. 3, 8 

/ Ps. 119,45 

g Deut. 
33, 10 
Neh. 8, 1 
Mai. 2, 7 
2 Tim. 4,2 

h Ezek.26,7 
Dan. 2, 37 

3 Or, to 

Ezra the 
priest, a 
perfect 
scribe of 
the law of 
the God 
of heaven, 
peace, 
etc. 

i ch. 4, 10 

4 from 
before the 
King. 

j Esth.1,14 

k 2 Chr. 6,2 
Ps. 135,21 

7 ch. 8, 26 

mlChr.29,6 

n Num.. 15, 
4-13 

o Deut. 12,5 

486 



the porters, and the Neth'i-nim§, 
'^'unto Je-ru'sa-lem, in the seventh 
year of Ar-ta^-Srx'eg the king. 

8 And he came to Je-ru'sa-lem in the 
fifth month, which was in the sev- 
enth year of the king. 

9 For upon the first day of the first 
month^began he to go up from Bab'y- 
lon, and on the first day of the fifth 
month came he to Je-ru'sa-lem. "ac- 
cording to the good hand of his God 
upon him. 

10 For Ez'ra had prepared his heart 
to seek -^the law of the Lord, and to 
do it, and to ^teach in i§'ra-el statutes 
and judgments. 

1 1 "^Now this is the copy of the let- 
ter that the king Ar-ta^-grx'eg gave 
unto Ez'ra the i^riest, the scribe, even 
a scribe of the w^ords of the com- 
mandments of the Lord, and of his 
statutes to i§'ra-el. 

1 2 Ar-ta^-Srx'eg, ^kingof kings, 'unto 
Ez'ra the priest, a scribe of the lav/ of 
the God of heaven, perfect peace,'and 
at such a time. 

131 make a decree, that all they of 
the people of I§'ra-el, and of his 
priests and LeVites, in my realm, 
which are minded of their own free- 
will to go up to Je-ru'sa-lem, go with 
thee. 

14 Forasmuch as thou art sent^of 
the king, and of his -^seven counsel- 
lors, to encpire concerning Jii'dah 
and J e-ru'sa-lem, according to the law 
of thy God which is in thine hand ; 

1 5 And to carry the silver and gold, 
which the king and his counsellors 
have freely offered unto the God of 
l§'ra-el, ^whose habitation ^s in Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, 

16 And ^all the silver and gold that 
thou canst find in all the province of 
Bab'y-lon, with the freewill offering 
of the people, and of the priests, '"of - 
fering willingly for the house of their 
God which is in Je-ru'sa-lem : 

17 That thou may est buy speedily 
with this money bullocks, rams, 
lambs, with their «meat offerings and 
their drink offerings, and offer them, 
nipon the altar of the house of your 
God which is in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

18 And whatsoever shall seem good 
to thee, and to thy brethren, to do 
with the rest of the silver and the 
gold, that do after the will of your 
God. 

19 The vessels also that are given 
thee for the service of the house of 



Ezj'a blesseth God. 



EZRA, 8. 



Me sendetli for Levites, 



thy God, those deliver thou before b. c. 457 
the God of Je-ru'sa-lem, 

20 And ^whatsoever more shall be 
needful for the house of thy God, 
which thou shalt have occasion to 
bestow, bestow it out of the king's 
treasure house. 

21 And I, even I Ar-ta^-erx'eg the 
king, do make a decree to all ?the 
treasurers Avhich are beyond the riv- 
er, that whatsoever Ez'ra the priest, 
the scribe of the law of the God of 
heaven, shall require of you, it be 
done speedily, 

22 Unto an hundred talents of sil- 
ver, and to an hundred ^measures of 
v/heat, and to an hundred baths of 
wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, 
and salt without prescribing Ao?o much. 

23 *^ Whatsoever is commanded by 
the God of heaven, let it be diligently 
done for the house of the God of 
heaven: ''for why should there be 
wrath against the realm of the king 
and his sons ? 

24: Also we certify you, that touch- 
ing any of the priests and Le'vites, 
singers, porters, Netli'i-nim§, or min- 
isters of this house of God, it shall 
not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, 
or custom, upon them. 

25 And thou, Ez'ra, after the wisdom 
of thy God, that is in thine hand, 
*set magistrates and judges, which 
may judge all the people that are be- 
yond the river, all such as know the 
laws of thy God ; and teach 'ye them 
that know them not. 

26 And vfhosoever will not do the 
law of thy God, and the law of the 
king, let judgment be executed 
speedily upon him, whether it he unto 
death, or ''to banishment, or to confis- 
cation of goods, or to imprisonment. 

27 iBlessed ''he the Lord God of 
our fathers, "which hath put such a 
thing as this in the king's heart, to 
beautify the house of the Lord which 
is in Je-rii'sa-lem : 

28 And '^hath extended mercy unto 
me before the king, and his counsel- 
lors, and before all the king's mighty 
princes. And I was strengthened as 
nhe hand of the Lord my God ukis 
upon me, and I gathered together out 
of is'ra-el chief men to go up with me 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Ezra's compamons from Babylon : 15 he sends to 
Iddofor ministers for the temple service. 21 A fast 
proclaimed. 

THESE are now the chief of their 
fathers, and this is the genealogy 



CHAP. 7. 

p 1 Cor. 4, 
1,2 

q ch. 4, 
16,20 
ch. 5, 3, 6 
ch. 6, 6 
Neh. 2, 7 

5 cars, 

6 Tiliatso- 
ever is of 
the decree. 

r ch. 6. 10 
Ps. 68, 29 
Isa. 60, 12 
Jer.12,14 

s Ex. 18, 21 
Deut. 
16,18 
1 Ki. 3, 28 
Ps. 19, 7 
Pro. 2, 6 
Jas. 1, 5 

t 2Chr.l7,7 
Mai. 2, 7 
Mat.13,52 
Mat. 23, 2 
Col. 1, 28 

7 to rooting 
out. 

u 1 Chr. 
29,10 

V ch. 6, 22 

IV ch. 9, 9 
Neh. 1. 11 

X ch. 5. 5 



CHAP. 8. 

a lChr.3,22 

b ch. 2, 3 

c ch. 2, 15 
Neh. 7, 20 
Neh. 
10,16 

1 Or, the 

youngest 
son. 

Or, Zac- 
cur, as 
some 
read. 

d Ps. 137, 1 

3 Or, 

pitched. 

e Pro.27,23 
Acts20,28 
Heb. 
13,17 

/Num. 8,1 

ch. 7, 7 

4 I Vut 
words in 
their 
mouth, 
2 Sam.l4, 
3, 19 

487 



of them that Avent up with me from 
Bab'y-lon, in the reign of Ar-taj- 
grx'e§ the king. 

2 Of the sons of Phin'e-has ; Ger'- 
shom: of thesonsof Ith'a-mar; Dan'- 
iel: of the sons of Da'vid; "Hat'tush. 

3 Of the sons of Shech-a-ni'ah,of the 
sons of ''Pha'rosh; Zech-a-rfah: and 
with him were reckoned by genealogy 
of the males an hundred and fifty. 
jt Of the sons of Pa'hath-md'ab ; 
E-li-ho-e'na-i the son of Zer-a-hi'ah, 
and with him two hundred males. 

5 Of the sons of Shech-a-nf ah ; the 
son of Ja-ha'zi-el, and with him 
three hundred males. 

6 Of the sons also of ^A'dm ; E'bed 
the son of Jon'a-than, and with him 
fiftj^ males. 

7 And of the sons of E'lam; Je-sha'- 
iah the son of Ath-a-li'ah, and with 
him seventy males. 

8 And of the sons of Sheph-a-tf ah ; 
Zeb-a-di'ah the son of Mf chael, and 
with him f oui'score males. 

9 Of the sons of Jo'ab ; o-ba-dfah 
the son of Je-hi'el, and with hun two 
hundred and eighteen males. 

10 And of the sons of Shel'o-mith; 
the son of Jos-i-phi'ah, and with him 
an hundred and threescore males. 

11 And of the sons of Beb'a-i ; Zech- 
a-rfah the son of Beb'a-i. and with 
him twenty and eight males. 

12 And of the sons of Az'gad; Jo- 
ha'nan 'the son of Hak'ka-tan, and 
with him an hundred and ten males. 

13 And of the last sons of A-don'i- 
kam, whose names «re these, E-liph'- 
e-let, Je-i'el, and Shem-a-I'ah, and 
Avith them threescore males. 

11: Of the sons also of BigVa-i; 
U'tha-i, and '^Zab'bud, and Aviththem 
seventy males, 

15 TAnd I gathered them together 
to the river '^that runneth to A-ha'va ; 
and there ^abode we in tents three 
days : and I viewed the ^people, and 
the priests, and found there none of 
the -^sons of Le'vi. 

16 Then sent I for E-li-e'z5r,for A'ri- 
el, for Shem-a-f ah, and f or Elna-than, 
and for Ja'rib, and for fil'na-than, 
and for Na'than,and for Zech-a-ri'ah, 
and for Me-shullam, chief men; also 
for Joi'a-rib, and for Elna-than, men 
of understanding. 

17 And I sent them with command- 
ment unto Id 'do the chief at the place 
Ca-siph'i-a, and ^I told them what 
they should say unto id/do, and 

8 



^ fast proclaimed. 



EZRA, 9. 



The treasure is weighed. 



H 
K 



to his brethren the Neth'i-nim§, at 
the place C'a-siph'i-a, that they should 
bring unto us ministers for the house 
of our God. 

18 And by the •''good hand of our 
God upon us they ''brought us a man 
of understanding, _of the sons of 
Mahll,the son of LeVi,the son of l§'- 
ra-el ; and Sher-e-bi'ah, with his sons 
and his brethren, eighteen ; 

19 And Hash-a-bi'ah, and with him 
Je-sha'iahof the sons of Me-ra'ri,his 
brethren and their sons, twenty ; 

%) Also 'of the Neth'i-nims, whom 
DaVid and the princes had appointed 
for the service of the Le'vites, two 
hundred and tw^enty Neth'i-nim§: 
all of them were expressed by name. 

2 1 ^Then I -^proclaimed a fast there, 
at the river of A-ha'va, that we might 
^afflict ourselves before our God, to 
seek of hmi a right way 'for us, and 
for our little ones, and for all our 
substance. 

22 For I '"was ashamed to require 
of the king a band of soldiers and 
horsemen to help us against the 
enemy in the way : because we had 
spoken unto the king, saying, The 
hand "of our God is upon all them 
for ^good that seek him; but his 
power and his wrath is ^against all 

-them^that forsake him,* 

23 So we fasted and besought our 
God for this : and he was intreated 
of us. 

24 iThen I separated twelve of the 
chief of the priests, Sher-e-bl'ah, 
Hash-a-bi'ah, and ten of their breth- 
ren Avith them, 

25 And weighed unto them 'the sil- 
ver, and the gold, and the vessels, 
even the offering of the house of our 
God, which the king, and his coun- 
sellors, and his lords, and all l§'ra-el 
there present, had offered : 

26 I even weighed unto their hand 
six hundred and fiftv talents of sil- 
ver, and silver vessels an hundred 
talents, and of gold an hundred tal- 
ents ; 

27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a 
thousa^nd drams ; and two vessels of 
^fine copper, ''precious as gold. 

28 And I said unto them. Ye are 
holy *unto the Lord ; the vessels are 
"holy also; and the silver and the 
gold are a freewill offering unto the 
Lord God of your fathers. 

29 Watch "ye, and keep them, until 
ye weigh them before the chief of the 

*H. Jobs. 3; K. Neh. 9. 6. 



B. C. 457. 



CHAP. 8. 

g ch. 7, 28 
Pro. 3, 6 
Rom.8,28 

h Lev. 10, 
10, 11 
2 Chr. 
30,22 
Neh. 8, 7 
Neh. 9,4,5 

% ch. 3, 43 

j 2Chr.20,3 

fc Lev.16,29 
Lev.23,29 
Isa. 58,3,5 

I Ps. 5, 8 

?)ilCor.9,15 

n ch. 7, 6, 
9,28 

Ps. 33, 18 
Ps. 34, 15 

pPs. 34, 16 

q 2Chr.l5,2 

)• lChr.5,20 
2 Chr. 
33, 13 
Isa. 19, 22 

s ch. 7, 
15,16 

5 -yrtlo^f'iOr, 
brass. 

6 desirable. 

t Lev. 21, 

6,7,8 
Deut.33,8 

u Lev. 22, 
2,3 

Num. 4,4, 
15, 19, 20 

V 1 Chr. 26, 
20-26 
Lu. 12, 
37,38 

IV ch. 7, 6, 
9,28 

X Neh. 2, 11 

y ch. 6, 17 

z ch. 7, 21 

a Isa. 14, 1 
Isa. 56, 6 
Isa. 61, 5 
Zech. 8, 
1-23 



CHAP. 9. 

a Neh. 9, 2 

b Bent. 
12,30 

c Dent. 7, 3 

d Ex. 22, .31 
Deut.14,2 

488 



priests and the Le'vites, and chief of 
the fathers of i§'ra-el, at Je-ru'sa- 
lem, in the chambers of the house of 
the J^ORD. 

30 So took the priests and the Le'- 
vites the weight of the silver, and 
the gold, and the vessels, to bring 
them to Je-ru'sa-lem unto the house 
of our God. 

31 "[Then we departed from the 
river of A-ha'va on the twelfth day 
of the first month, to go unto Je-ru'- 
sa-lem: and "the hand of our God 
was upon us, and he delivered us 
from the hand of the enemy, and of 
such as lay in wait by the way. 

32 And we 'came to Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and abode there three days. 

33 ITNow.on the fourth day was the 
silver and the gold and the vessels 
weighed in the house of our God by 
the hand of JVler'e-moth the son of 
U-ri'ah the priest ; £ind with him vxis 
E-le-a'zar the son of Phin'e-has ; and 
with them teas Joz'a-bad the son of 
Jesh'u-a, and No-a-di'ah the son of 
Bin'nu-i, Le'vites ; 

34 By number and by weight of 
every one: and all the weight was 
written at that time. 

35 Also the children of those that 
had been carried avf ay, which weie 
come out of the captivity, offered 
•^burnt offerings unto the God of l§'- 
ra-el, twelve bullocks for all is'ra-el, 
ninety and six rams, seventy and 
seven lambs, twelve he goats for a 
sin offering: all this teas a burnt 
offering unto the Lord. 

36 And they delivered the king's 
commissions "unto the king's lieu- 
tenants, and to the governors on this 
side the river: and they furthered 
"the people, and the house of God. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Ezra mourns for the affiniU/ of the people with 
strangers, 5 and%>raiis to God. 

^VfOW when these things were 
.^^ done, the princes came to me, 
saying. The people of Is'ra-el, and the 
priests, and the Le'vites, have not 
"separated themselves from the peo- 
ple of the lands, V?of?2g according to 
their abomxinations, even of the Ca'- 
naan-ites, the Hit'tites, the Per'iz- 
zites,the Jeb'u-sites,the Am'mon-ites, 
the Mo'ab-ites, the E-gyp'tians, and 
the Am'or-ites. 

2 For they have <^taken of their 
daughters for themselves, and for 
their sons: so that the "^holy seed 



Ezra^s prayer vnth 



EZRA, 10. 



confession of sms. 



have ^mingled themselves with the 
people of those lands : yea, the hand 
of the princes and rulers hath been 
chief in this trespass. 

3 And when I heard this thing, I 
•^rent my garment and my mantle, 
and plucked off the hair of my head 
and of my beard, and sat doAvn ^as- 
tonied. 

4 Then were assembled unto me ev- 
ery one that Hrembled at the words 
of the God of l§'ra-el, because of the 
transgression of those that had been 
carried away ; and I sat astonied un- 
til the 'evening sacrifice. 

A f 5 TAnd at the evening sacrifice I 
arose up from my 'heaviness ; and 
having rent my garment and my 
mantle, I fell upon my knees, and 
spread •'but my hands unto the Lord 
my God, 

C r 6 And said. O my God, I ^am 
R ashamed and blush to lift up my face 
to thee, my God : for our iniquities 
are increased over ozcr head, and our 
^trespass is grown up unto the heav- 
ens . R. Neh. 1. 6-9. 
T Since the days of our fathers have 
%e been in a great trespass unto this 
day ; and for our iniquities '"have we, 
our kings, and our priests, been deliv- 
ered into the hand of the kings of the 
lands, to the sword, to captivity, and 
to a spoil, and to confusion of face, 
as it is this day.* 

8 And now for a ^little space grace 
hath been sheioed from the Lord 
our God, to leave us a remnant to es- 
cape, and to give us *a nail in his holy 
place, that our God may "lighten our 
eyes, and give us a little reviving in 
our bondage. 

9 For °we tvere bondmen ; ^yet our 
God hath not forsaken us in our bond- 
age, but hath ^extended mercy unto 
us in the sight of the kings of Pgr'- 
§ia, to give us a reviving, to set up 
the house of our God, and ^to repair 
the desolations thereof, and to give us 
''a wall in Ju'dah and in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

10 And nov/, O our God, what shall 
we say after this ? for we have for- 
saken thy commandments, 

11 Which thou hast commanded ^by 
thy servants the prophets, saying, 
The land, unto which ye go to' pos- 
sess it, is an unclean land with the 
filtliiness of the people of the lands, 
with their abominations, which have 
filled it ■'from one end to another with 
their uncleanness. 

*A. Neh. 1.6,7; C. Job 4. 8. 



B. C. 457. 



CHAP. 9. 

e 2Cor.6,U 

/ Isa. 15, 3 

g Ps. 143, 4 

h ch. 10, 3 
Isa. 66, 2 

i Ex. 29, 39 

1 Or, 

affliction-. 

j Ex. 9, 29 

k Dan. 9, 7 

3 Or,guilt%- 
ness. 

I Ps. 106, 6 

m Deut. 
28,36 

3 moment. 

4 Or, a pin; 
that is, a 
constant 
and sure 
abode. 

n Ps. 13, 3 

Neh. 9, 36 

p Ps. 136,23 

q ch. 7, 28 

5 to set up. 
r Isa. 5, 2 

6 bu the 
hand of 
thy serv- 
ants. 

7 from 
mouth to 

'niOlltri, 

2Ki.21,16 

s Ex. 23, 32 
Ex. 34,12, 
15, 16 
Deut. 7, 3 

t Deut.23,6 

u Pro. 13.22 
Pro. 20, 7 

8 hast 
withheld 
beneath, 
our in- 
iquities. 
Ps. 103,10 

V John 5,14 
2 Pet.2,20 

w 2Cor.e,14 

X Neh. 9, 33 
Dan. 9, 14 

y Pvom.3,19 

z Ps. 130, 3 



CHAP. 10. 

a Dan. 9, 20 

b 2Chr.20,9 

1 ivept a 
great 
weeping. 

c Neh. 
13,27 

3 to bring 
forth. 

d ch. 9, 4 

e Deut. 7, 
2,3 
Josh. 
23, 12 

/IChr. 
28,10 
Isa. 35,3,4 

g Neh. 5, 12 
489 



12 Now therefore 'give not your 
daughters mito their sons, neither 
take their daughters unto your sons, 
'nor seek their peace or their wealth 
for ever : that ye may be strong, and 
eat the good of the land, and "leave 
it for an inheritance to your childreia 
forever. 

13 And after all that is come upon 
us for our evil deeds, and for our great 
trespass, seeing that thou our God 
%ast punished us less than our iniqui- 
ties deserve, and hast given us such 
deliverance as this _; 

11: Should we "again break thy com- 
mandments, and "joininaflSnity with 
the people of these abominations? 
wouldest not thou be angry with us 
till thou hadst consumed us, so that 
there shoidd be no remnant nor es- 
caping ? 

15 Lord God of i§'ra-el, ^thou art 
righteous : for w^e remain yet escaped, 
as it is this day : behold, we are ^be- 
fore thee m our trespasses: for we 
cannot ^stand before thee because of 
this. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Ezra reforms the strange marriages. 18 Those 
that had taken strange wives. 

NOW^'when Ez'ra had prayed, and 
when he had confessed, weeping 
and casting himself down before *the 
house of God, there assembled unto 
him out of I§'ra-el a very great congre- 
gation of men and women and chil- 
dren : for the people Svept very sore. 

2 And Shech-a-ni'ah the son of Je- 
hfel, one of the sons of Elam, an- 
swered and said unto Ez'ra, We have 
'trespassed against our God, and 
have taken strange ■wives of the peo- 
ple of the land : yet now there is hope 
in l§'ra-el concerning this thing. 

8 Now therefore let us make a cove- 
nant with our God -to put away all 
the wives, and such as are born of 
them, according to the counsel of my 
lord, and of those that '^tremble 'at 
the commandment of our God ; and 
let it be done according to the law. 

4 Arise; for this matter belongeth 
unto thee : we also ivill be with thee : 
-^be of good courage, and do it. 

5 Then arose Ez'ra, and made the 
chief priests, the Le'vites, and all l§'- 
ra-el, ^to swear that they should do 
according to this word. And they 
sware. 

6 Then fiz'ra rose up from before the 
house of God, and -went into the cham- 



Ezra reformeth the 



EZRA, 10. 



strange marriages. 



ber of Jo-ha'nan the son of E-li'a-shib : 
and %cihe7\ he came thither, he Mid eat 
no bread, nor drink water : for he 
mourned because of the transgression 
of them that had been carried away. 

7 And they made proclamation 
throughout Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem 
unto ail the children of the captivity, 
that they should gather themselves 
together unto Je-ru'sa-lem ; 

8 And that whosoever would not 
come within three days, according to 
the counsel of the princes and the 
elders, all his substance should be 
^forfeited, and himself separated from 
the congregation of those that had 
been carried away. 

9 IFThen all the men of Jii'dah and 
Ben'ja-min gathered themselves to- 
gether imto Je-ru'sa-lem within three 
days. It was the ninth month, on 
the twentieth day of the month ; and 
'all the people sat in the street of the 
house of God, trembling because of 
this matter, and for Uhe great rain. 

1 And Ez'ra the priest stood up, and 
said unto them, Ye have transgressed, 
and ^have taken strange wives, to in- 
crease the trespass of i§'ra-el. 

11 Now therefore -Tnake confession 
unto the Lord God of your fathers, 
and ^do his pleasure : and separate 
yourselves from the people of the 
land, and from the strange wives. 

12 Then all the congregation an- 
swered and said with a loud voice, 
As thou hast said, so must we do. 

1 3 But the people are many, and it 
is a time of much rain, and we are not 
able to stand without, neither is this 
a work of one day or two: for "vv^e 
are many that have transgressed in 
this thing. 

1 4 Let now our rulers of all the con- 
gregation stand, and let all them 
which have taken strange wives in 
our cities come at appointed times, 
and with them the elders of everv 
city, and the judges thereof, until the 
^fierce wrath of our God ''for this mat- 
ter be turned from us. 

1 5 Only J on'a-than the son of A'sa-hel 
and Je-ha-zl'ah the son of TikVah 
^were employed about this matter: 
and Me-shuVlam and Shab'be-thai 
the Le'vite helped them. 

1 6 And the children of the captivity 
did so. And Ez'ra the priest, tcith 
certain chief of the fathers, after the 
house of their fathers, and all of them 
by their names, were separated, and 



B. C. 457. 



CHAP. 10. 



;i Deut.9,18 
Job 23, 12 

3 devoted. 
Lev.27,28 
Josh, 6,19 

i 1 Sam. 
12,18 
Isa. 10, 10 

4 tlie 
showers. 



5 have 
caused to 
divell, or, 
have 
hr ought 
back. 



j Lev. 26, 
40-42 
Pro. 28,13 
Jer. 3, 13 



k Isa. 1, 
16,17 
Rom. 12,2 



6 Or, we 
have 
(jreatly 
offended 
in this 
thing. 



2 Ki.23,26 
2 Chr. 28, 
11-13 
2 Chr. 
29, 10 
2Chr.30,8 



7 Or, till 
this mat- 
ter 1)6 dis- 
patched. 



8 stood. 



456. 



m ch. 5, 2 
Hag. 1, 
1, 12 

Has:. 2, 4 
Zech. 3, 1 
Zech.6,11 

n2Ki.lO,15 
1 Chr. 
29,24 
2Chr.30,8 
Pro. 6, 1 
Pro. 22,26 



Lev. 5, 15 
Lev. 6, 4, 
5,6 

p ch. 2, 3 
Neh. 7, 8 
Neh. 8, 3 

q ch. 2, 8 
Neh. 7. 13 

r Neh. 3, 11 
Malchi- 
jah. 

490 



sat down in the first day of the tenth 
month to examine the matter. 

1 7 And they made an end with aU the 
men that had taken strange wives 
by the first day of the first month. 

18 IF And among the sons of the 
priests there were found that had 
taken strange wives: 7iamely, of the 
sonsof "' Jesh'u-a thesonof Joz'a-dak, 
and his brethren; Ma-a-se'iah, and 
E-li-e'zgr, and Ja'rib, and Ged-a-li'ah. 

19 And they "gave their hands that 
they would put away their wives; 
and "being guilty, they offered a ram 
of the flock for their trespass, 

2(> And of the sons of im'm^r; Ha- 
na'ni, and Zeb-a-di'ah. 

2 1 And of the sons of Ha'rim ; Ma-a- 
se'iah, and E-li'jah, and Shem-a-i'ah, 
and Je-hi'el, and Uz-zi'ah. 

22 And of the sons of Pash'ur ; E-li- 
o-e'na-i, Ma-a-se'iah, ish'ma-el, Ne- 
than'e-el, Joz'a-bad, and El'a-sah. 

23 Also of the LeVItes ; Joz'a-bad, 
and Shim'e-i,and Ke-la'iah, (the same 
is Kel'i-ta,) Peth-a-hi'ah, Jii'dah, and 
E-li-e'zer. 

21 Of the singers also; E-li'a-shib: 
and of the porters; Shallum, and 
Telem, and U'ri. 

25 Moreover of l§'ra-el : of the sons 
of ^'Pa'rosh ; Ra-mfah, and Je-zi'ah, 
and ]\Ial-chfah. and Mi'a-min, and 
E-le-a'zar, and 3Ial-chi'jah, and Be- 
na'iah. 

26 And of the sons of Elam ; Mat- 
ta-nfah, Zech-a-rfah, and Je-hl'el, 
and Ab'di, and Jer 'e-moth. and E-li'ah. 

27 And of the sons of ^Zat'tu ; E-li- 
o-e'na-i, E-li'a-shib,_Mat-ta-ni'ah, and 
Jer'e-moth, and Za'bad, and A-zf za. 

28 Of the sons also of Beb'a-i; Je- 
ho-ha'nan, Han-a-nfah, Zah'bai,and 
Athlai. 

29 And of the sons of Ba'nl; Me- 
shullam, Malluch, and Ad-a-fah, 
Jash ub, and She al, and Ra'moth._ 

30 And of the sons of Pa'hath-mo'- 
ab; Ad'na, and Chelal, Be-na'iah, 
Ma-a-selah, Mat-ta-nfah, Be-zal'e-el, 
and Bin'nu-i, and Ma-nas'seh. 

31 And of the sons of Ha'rim ; E-li- 
e'z6r, i-shljah, "Mal-chi'ah, Shem- 
a-i'ah, Shim'e-on, 

32 Ben' ja-min, Malluch, and Shem- 
a-rfah. 

33 Of the sons of Ha'shum; Mat-te- 
na'I,Mat'ta-thah, Za'bad, E-liph'e-let, 
Jer'e-mai, Ma-nas'seh, and Shim'e-i. 

34 Of the sons of Ba'ni; Ma-ad 'ai, 
Am'ram, and u'el, 



The prayer 



NEHEMIAH, 1, 2. 



of Neheriiiali. 



35 Be-na'iah, Be-de'iah, Chel'luh. 

36 Va-ni'ah, Mer'e-moth, E-li'a-shib, 

37 Mat-ta-niah, Mat-te-na'i, and 
Ja'a-sau, 

38 And Ba'ni, and Bin'nu-i, Shim'- 
e-i, 

39 And Shel-e-mi'ali, and Na'than, 
and Ad-a-i'ah, 

40 ''Mach-na-de'bai,Shash'a-i, Shar'- 
a-I, 



B C. 456. 



CHAP. 10. 

9 Or, ^iab- 
nadebal, 
accord- 
ing to 
some 
copies. 

s Num. 
32,38 
ch. 2. 29 

t Ex. 23. 2 
1 Ki. 11,1 
Pro. 2, 16 
Mat. 7. 13 



Shel-e-nii'ah, 
a?id Jo'- 



41 A-zar'e-el, and 
Shem-a-ri'ah, 

42 Shallum, Am-a-ri'ah, 

43 Of the sons of ^Ne'bo ; Je-fel, 
Mat-ti-thi'ah, Za'bad, Ze-bi'na, Ja- 
da'u, and Jo'el, Be-na'iah. 

44 All 'these had taken strange 
wives : and some of them had wives 
by whom they had children. 



THE 



BOOK OF NEHEMIAH. 



R 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 JVehemiah, rcnderstanding by Hanani fhe afflicied 
state of Jer usa lem, 'mourns, faats, and pi-ay is : 4 his 
prayer. 

'"f^HE words of ''Xe-he-mi'ah the 
X son of Hach-a-li'ah. And it came 
to pass in the month Chisleii, in 
the ^twentieth vear, as I was in 
Shu'shan ''the_palace, 

2 That Ha-na'ni, one of my breth- 
ren, came, he and certain men of 
Ju'dah ; and I asked them concern- 
ing the Jews that had escaped, 
which Avere left of the captivity, and 
concerning Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 And they said unto me, The rem- 
nant that are left of the captivity 
there in the provmce are in great af- 
fliction and reproach : "the wall of 
J e-rLi 'sa-lem also ' is broken down, and 
the gates thereof are burned with fire. 

4 "i^And it came to pass, when I 
heard these words, that I sat down 
and wept, and mourned certain days, 
and fasted, and prayed before the 
God of heaven, 

5 And said, I beseech thee, -^O Lord 
God of heaven, the great and terrible 
God, i'that keepeth covenant and 
mercy for them that love him and 
observe his commamdments : 

6 Eet thine ear now be attentive, 
and thine ''eyes open, that thou may- 
est hear the prayer of thy servant, 
w^hich I pray before thee now, day 
and night, for the children of is'ra-el 
thy ser\'ants, and confess 'the sins of' 
the children of Is 'ra-el, which we have 
sinned against thee : both I and my 
father's house have sinned. 

7 We -^have dealt very corruptly 
against thee, and have-n ot ke pt the 

I commandments, nor the st atutes, n or! 



B. C. 446. 



CHAP. 1. 

a ck. 10, 1 

b Ezra 7, 8 
ch. 2, 1 

c Esth. 1. 2 
Dan. 8, '2 

d ch. 2, 17 

e 2Ki.25,10 

/ Dan. 9, 4 

g Ex. 20, 6 
Ps. 89, 2 



the judgments, which thou com- | a 
mandedst thy servant Mo'seg. * j 

8 Kem.ember, 1 beseech thee, the ^ p 



vford that thou commandedst thy 
servant Mo'ses, saying, If ^je trans- 
gress, 1 will scatter you abroadT 



among the nations . 
9 But "'^'/' ye turiiunto me, and keep 



my commandments, and do them; 
"though there were of you cast out 
unto the uttermost part of the 

filKi.8, 

2Ch"'r.6,4o tlTeiice, and will brmg them unto the 



I Dan. 9, 20 i place that 1 have chosen to set my" 



j Ps. 106. 6 
Dan. 9, 5 

k Deut. 
28,15 

I Lev.26,33 
Deut.4,25 
Deut. 
28, 64 

mLev.26,39 
Deut.4.29 
Deut.30,2 

n Deut.30,4 

Dent. 9,29 
Dan. 9, 15 

p Ps. 119, 4 
Isa. 26, 8 
Heb. 
13, 18 

q Gen.39.21 
Ps. 37, 5 
Fs. 55. 22 
Pro. 16, 3 

r ch. 2, 1 



B. C. 445. 

CHAP. 2. 

a Ezra 7, 1 
That is. 
of Artax- 
erxes 
Longi- 
manus. 

b ch. 1. 11 

c Pro.15,13 

491 



nam e ther e, f 

10 Now '4;hese a^re thy ser\'ants and 
thy people, whom thou hast re- 
deemed by thy great power, and by 
thy strong hand. 

110 Lord, I beseech thee, let now 
thine ear be attentive to the prayer 
of thy ser^^ant, and to the prayer o± 
thy ser\^ants, vrho desire 'to fear thy 
name : and prosper, I pray thee, thy 
servant this day, and grant ?him 
mercy in the sight of this man. For 
I Avas the 'king's ca]3bearer. 

CHAPTER 2. 

Artaxerxes, iinders:tftnding the cause of yeherniah'^ 
sadness, sends him xnlh letters and a commission 
to build again, the icall of Jerusalem. 

i ND it came to pass in the month 
^ A_ Xi'san^in the twentieth year ot 
" Ar-tax-grx'es the king, that wine icas 
before him : and *I took up the A\^ne, 
and gave it unto the king. Now T 
had not been heforetime sad in his 
presence. 

2 Wherefore the king said unto me, 
Why is thy countenance sad, seeing 
thou art not sick? this is nothing 
else but '"sorrow of heart. Theii I 
was very sore afraid, 

*A. 9. 13-17. '^ 

t P. Psa. 23. 3; R. Job 11. 13-15. 



Artaxerxes* letters. 

3 And said unto the king, '^Let the 
king hve for ever : why should not 
my countenance be sad, when the 
*city, the place of my fathers' sepul 
chres, lieth waste, and the gates 
thereof are consumed with fire ? 

4 Then the king said unto me, For 
what dost thou make request ? So -^I 
prayed to the God of heaven. 

5 And I said unto the king. If it 
please the king, and if thy servant 
have found favour in thy sight, that 
thou w^ouldest send me unto Jii'dah, 
unto the city of my fathers' sepul- 
chres, that I may build it. 

6 And the king said unto me, (the 
^queen also sitting by him,) Forhovv^ 
long shall thy journey be ? and when 
wilt thou return ? So it pleased the 
king to send me; and I set him^^a 
time. 

T Moreover I said unto the king, If 
it please the king, let letters be given 
me to the governors beyond the riv- 
er, that they naay convey me over till 
I come into Ju'dah ; 

8 And a letter unto A'saph the keep 
er of the king's forest, that he may 
give me timber to make beamo for 
the gates of the palace which apper- 
tained ^to the house, and for the wall 
of the city, and for the house that I 
shall enter into. And the king grant- 
ed me, 'according to the good hand 
of my God upon me. 

9 IT Then I came to the governors be- 
yond the river, and gave them the 
king's letters. Nov/ the king had 
sent captains of the army and horse- 
men with me. 

10 When San-ballatthe^Hor'o-nite, 
and T6-bfah the servant, the Im'- 
mon-ite, heard of it, it grieved them 
exceedingly that there was come a 
man to seek the welfare of the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el. 

11 "fSo I -^came to Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
was there three days. 

1 2 And I arose in the night, I and 
some few men with me ; neither told 
I any man what my God had put in 
my heart to do at Je-ru'sa-lem : 
neither id as there any beast with 
me, save the beast that I rode upon. 

13 And I went out by night ^by the 
gate of the valley, even before the 
dragon well, and to the dung port, 
and viewed the walls of Je-ru'sa-lem, 
which were iDroken down, and the 
gates thereof were consumed with 
fire. 



NEHEMIAH, 3. The vmlls and gates viewed. 



B. C. 445. 



CHAP. 2. 

d 1 Ki. 1, 31 
Dan. 2, 4 
Dan. 5, 10 
Dan. 6, 
6,21 

e ch. 1, 3 
Ps. 137, 5 

/ 1 Sam. 
1,13 
ch. 1, 11 
Pro. 3, 6 

1 wife. 
Probably 
Esther. 
Esth. 8, 1 

g ch. 5, 14 
ch. 13, 6 

h Ezra 10, 
6,9 

ch. 3, 7 
That is, 
the 
temple. 

i Ezra 5, 5 
Ezra 7, 6, 
9,28 

2 Or, 
Moabite. 
Isa. 15, 5 

j Ezra 8,32 

k 2Chr.26,9 
ch. 3, 13 

I ch. 1, 3 

m ch. 3, 15 

n 2 Sam. 
15,23 
Jer. 31, 40 
John 18,1 

ch.l, 3 
Ps. 44, 13 

Fs. 79, 4 
Jer. 24, 9 
Ezek.5,14 
Ezek.22,4 

p2Sam.2,7 

q Ps. 44, 13 
Ps. 79, 4 
Ps. 80, 6 

r Ps. 127, 1 
Rom.8,31 

s Ezra 4, 3 
John 4, 9 
Acts 8, 21 



CHAP. 3. 

a ch. 12, 10 

b John 5, 2 

c ch. 12, 39 

d Jer.31, 38 
Zech. 
14,10 

1 at Ms 

hand. 

e Ezra 2,34 

/2 Chr. 
33.14 
ch. 12, 39 
Zeph.1,10 

g eh. 6, 1 

ch. 7, 3. 

492 



1 4 Then I went on to the '"gate of the 
fountain, and to the king's pool : but 
there was no place for the beast that 
was under me to pass. 

1 5 Then went I up in the night by 
"the brook, and viewed the wall, and 
turned back, and entered by the gate 
of the valley, and so returned. 

1 6 And the rulers knew not whither 
'. went, or what I did ; neither had I 

as yet told it to the Jew§, nor to the 
priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the 
rulers, nor to the rest that did the 
work. 

17 Then said I unto them, Ye see 
the distress that we are in, how Je- 
rLi'sa-lem liet?t waste, and the gates 
thereof are burned with fire : come, 
and let us build up the wall of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, that we be nomorca reproach. 

18 Then I told them of the hand of 
my God which w^as good upon me ; 
as also the king's words that he had 
spoken unto me. And they said, Let 
us rise up and build. So they 
^strengthened their hands for this 
good iDork. 

19 But when San-bal'lat the Hor'- 
o-nite, and To-bi'ah the servant, the 
Am'mon-ite, and Ge'shem the A-ra'- 
bi-an, heard it^ they ^laughed us to 
scorn, and despised us, and said, 
What is this thing that ye do ? will 
ye rebel against the king ? 

20 Then answered I them, and said 
unto them, '^The God of heaven, he 
will prosper us ; therefore we his serv- 
ants will arise and build : but 'ye 
have no portion, nor right, nor me- 
morial, in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

CHAPTER 3. 

The names and order of them that builded the wall 
of Jey^usalem. 

THEN «E-li'a-shib the high priest 
rose up with his brethren the 
]3riests, 'and they builded the sheep 
gate ; they sanctified it, and set up 
the doors of it ; ''even unto the tower 
of Me'ah they sanctified it, unto the 
tower of "^Ha-nan'e-el. 

2 And ^next unto him ^builded the 
men of Jer'i-cho. And next to them 
builded Zac'cur the son of Im'ri. 

3 But -^the fish gate did the sons of 
Has-se-na'ah build, who also laid the 
beams thereof, and ^set up the doors 
thereof, the locks thereof, and the 
bars thereof. 

4 And next unto them repaired Mer- 
e-moth the sonof U-ri'jah,thesonof 
Koz. And next unto them repaired 



Names and order of them NEHEMIAH, 3. 



that huilded the wall. 



Me-shuriam the son of Ber-e-chi'ah, 
the son of Me-shez'a-beel. And next 
unto them repaired Za'dok the son 
of Ba'a-na. 

5 And next unto them the Te-ko'ites 
repaired; but their nobles put not 
their necks to ^the work of their Lord. 

6 Moreover the old gate repaired 
Je-hoi'a-da the son of ra-se'ah, and 
Me-shul'lam the son of Bes-o-de'iah ; 
they laid the beams thereof, and set 
up the doors thereof, and the locks 
thereof, and the bars thereof. 

7 And next unto them repaired Mel- 
a-ti'ah the Gib'e-on-ite, and Ja^dpn 
the Me-ron'o-thite, the men of Gib'- 
e-on,-^and of Miz'pah, unto the throne 
*of the governor on this side the river 

8 Next unto him repaired iJz'zi-el the 
son of Har-ha-fah, of the goldsmiths. 
Next unto him also repaired Han-a- 
nf ah the son of 07ie of the apothe- 
caries, and they ^fortified Je-ru'sa- 
lem unto the ^broad wall. 

9 And next unto them repaired 
Reph-a-i'ah the son of Hur, the ruler 
of the half part of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 And next unto them repaired 
J e-da'iahthe son of Ha-ru'maph,even 
over against his house. And next 
unto him repaired Hat'tush the son 
of Hash-ab-ni'ah. 

1 1 Mal-chi'jah 'Hhe son of Ha'rim, 
and Ha'shub the son of Pa'hath- 
mo'ab, repaired the ^other piece, and 
"the tower of the furnaces. 

1 2 And next unto himrepaired Shal'- 
lum the son of Ha-15'hesh, the ruler 
of the half part of Je-ru'sa-lem, he 
and ''his daughters. 

13 The f valley gate repaired Ha'- 
nun, and the inhabitants ^of Za-n5'ah ; 
they built it, and set up the doors 
thereof, the locks thereof, and the 
bars thereof, and a thousand cubits 
on the wall unto the 'dung gate. 

14 But the dung gate repaired Mal- 
chi'ah the son of Re'chab, the ruler of 
part of 'Beth-hac'ge-rem ; he built it, 
and set up the doors thereof, the locks 
thereof, and the bars thereof. 

1 5 But the gate of the fountain re- 
paired Shallun the sonof C61-h5'zeh, 
the ruler of part of "Miz'pah; he 
built it, and covered it, and set up 
the doors thereof, the locks thereof, 
and the bars thereof, and the wall of 
the pool of ""Si-lo'ah by the king's gar- 
den, and unto the stairs that go down 
from the city of Da'vid. 

16 After him repaired Ne-he-mi'ah 



B. C.445. |the son of Az'buk, the ruler of the 

CHAP 3 '^^^^^ P^^'^ ^f Beth'-zur, unto the place 

' jOveragainstthe sepulchres of Da'vid, 

/I Judg5,23 ^^^ to the '"pool that was made, and 

i ch. 12. 39 unto the -^house of the mighty. 

17 After him repaired the LeVites, 
Re 'hum the son of B a'ni. N ext unto 
him repaired H ash-a-bi'ah, the ruler of 
the half part of Kei'lah, in his part. 

18 After him repaired their breth- 
ren, Bav'a-i the son of Hen'a-dad, the 
ruler of the half part ^of Keilah. 

19 And next to hun repaired E'zSr 
the son of Jesh'u-a, the ruler of Miz'- 
pah, another piece over against the 



j Josh. 9. 3 
Josh. 
18,25 

k ch. 2, 8 

2 Or, left 
Jerusa- 
lem unto 
the broad 
wall. 

I ch. 12, 38 



m Ezra2,32 
Ezra 
10, 25 



second 
measure. 



Lu. 8, 3 
Phil. 4, 3 



p ch. 2, 13 

q Josh. 
15, 34 

r ch. 2, 13 

s Jer. 6, 1 
Mic. 1, 11 

t ch. 2. 14 

u Jo.sh. 
18, 26 



going up to the armoury "^at the turn- 
ing of the icall. 

20 After him Ba'ruch the son of 
/ich. 12, 38 j*Zab'bai earnestly ''repaired the other 
Ex. 35, 25 'piece, from the turning of the loall 

unto the door of the house of E-li'a- 
shib the high priest. 

21 After him repaired Mer'e-moth 
the son of U-rl'jah the son of Koz an- 
other piece, from the door of the 
house of E-li'a-shib even to the end of 
the house of E-li'a-shib. 

22 And after him repaired the 
priests, the men of the plain. 

23 After him repaired Ben'ja-min 
and Ha'shub over against their house. 

V isa. 8, 6 ! After hini repaired Az-a-ri'ah the son 
John 9, 7 of Ma-a-se'iah the son of An-a-ni'ah by 

u;2Ki.20.20 his hoUSC. 

Isa. 22, 11 21: After him repaired Bin'nu-I the 
X Song 3. 7 gQj^ q£ Hen'a-dad another piece, from 
the house of Az-a-ri'ah unto the turn- 
jing of the wall, even unto the corner. 
I 25 Pa'lal the son of tj'za-i, over 
z 2Chr.26,9:g^gg^^jj^g^ ^j^^ tumiug of the loall, and 

the tower which lieth out from the 
king's high house, that v^sas by the 
*court of the prison. After him Pe- 
da'iah the son of Pa'rosh. 

26 JMoreoverthe Neth'i-nimg^dwelt 
in *'o'phel, unto the place over against 
'^the water gate toward the east, and 
the tower that lieth out. 

27AfterthemtheTe-ko'Itesrepaired 
another piece, over against the great 
tower that lieth out, even unto the 
wall of o'phel. 

28 From above the ^horse gate re- 
paired the priests, every one over 
d ch. Sj^ij^ 3 against his house. 

„,, ,n o^ ^^ After them repaired Za'dok the 

« I chJ-^'^^ ^^^ ^^ im'mSr over against his house. 

After him repaired also Shem-a-i'ah 

the son of Shech-a-nl'ah, the keeper of 

^the east gate. 

30 After him repaired Han-a-m'ah 



y Josh. 
15,44 
1 Sam. 
23,1 



4 Or. 

Zaccai. 

rt Eccl.9,10 
Rom. 
12, 11 

b Jer. 32, 2 
Jer. 33, 1 
Jer. 37, 21 

c Ezra 2, 43 
ch. 11, 21 

5 Or, toMch 
dwelt in 
Ophel, 
repaired 
unto. 

6 Or. The 

tower. 
2Chr.27,3 



23, li 
Jer. 31. 40 



7 the sun 
gate. 
Jer. 19 2, 

493 



Nehemiah setteth a watch. NEHEMIAH, 4. 



The builders armed. 



the son of Shel-e-mi'ah, and Ha'nun 
the sixth son of Zalaph, another 
piece. After him repaired Me-shul'- 
1am the son of Ber-e-chi'ah over 
against his chamber. 

31 After him repaired Mal-chi'ah 
the goldsmith's son unto the place of 
the Neth'i-nim§, and of the mer- 
chants, over against the gate Miph'- 
kad, and to the ''going up of the corner. 

32 And between the going up of the 
corner unto -^the sheep gate repaired 
the goldsmiths and the merchants. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 While the enemies sco/T, Nehemiah prays to God, 
and continues trie work : 7 he sets a watch. 

BUT it came to pass, "that when 
San-ballat heard that we build- 
ed the wall, he was wroth, and took 
great indignation, and mocked the 
Jew§. 

2 And he spake before his brethren 
and the army of Sa-ma'ri-a, and said, 
What do these feeble Jew§? will 
they ^fortify themselves? will they 
sacrifice ? will they make an end in 
a day ? will they revive the stones 
out of the heaps of the rubbish which 
are burned ? 

3 Now *To-brah the Am'mon-ite loas 
by him, and he said. Even that which 
they build, if a fox go up, he shall 
even break down their stone wall. 

4 Hear,"0 our God; for we are Me- 
spised : and '^turn their reproach up- 
on their own head, and give them 
for a prey in the land of captivity : 

5 And "cover not their iniquity, and 
let not their sin be blotted out from 
before thee : for they have provoked 
thee to anger before the builders. 

6 So built we the wall ; and all the 
wall was joined together unto the 
half thereof: for the people had a 
mind to work. 

7 TBut it came to pass, that when 
San-ballat, and To-bfah, and the 
A-ra'bi-an§, and the Am'mon-ites, and 
the Ash'dod-ites, heard that the walls 
of Je-ru'sa-lem Hvere made up, and 
that the breaches began to be stopped, 
then they were very wroth, 

8 And -^conspired all of them to- 
gether to come a7id to fight against 
Je-ru'sa-lem, and '*to hinder it. 

9 Nevertheless ^we made our prayer 
unto our God, and set a watch 
against them day and night, because 
of them. 

10 And Jii'dah said. The strength of 
the bearers of burdens is decayed,! 



B. C. 445. 



CHAP. 3. 



8 Or,corner 
chamber. 



/ch. 12, 39 



CHAP. 4. 

a ch. 2, 10 
Ps. 2, 1, 4 
Acts 5, 17 

1 leave to 
them- 
selves. 

b ch. 2, 
10,19 

c Ps. 123, 
3.4 

2 despite. 

d Ps. 79, 12 
Pro. 3, 34 

e Ps. 69, 27 
Ps. 109, 
14, 15 
Jer. 18, 23 

3 ascended. 
f Ps. 83, 3 

4 to make 
an error 
to it. 

g Job 22, 27 
Ps. 50, 15 
Mat.26,41 

5 Or. That 
from all 
places ye 
must re- 
turn to 
us. 

6 from the 
loiver 
parts of 
the place, 
etc. 

h Num. 14,9 
Deut.1,29 

i Deut. 
10, 17 

j 2 Sara. 
10, 12 

k Job 5, 12 
Ps. 33, 10 

I ICor. 
16, 13 
Eph. 6, 10 

7 on his 
loins. 

m Ex. 14,14 
Deut.1,30 
Deut. 3,22 
Deut.20,4 
Josh. 
23,10 

494 



and there is much rubbish ; so that 
we are not able to build the wall. 

1 1 And our adversaries said, They 
shall not know, neither see, till we 
come in the midst among them, and 
slay them, and cause the work to 
cease. 

12 1i And it came to pass, that when 
the Jew§ which dwelt by them came, 
they said unto us ten times, 'From 
all places whence ye shall return 
unto us they loill be upon you. 

13 Therefore set I ^in the lower 
places behind the wall, and on the 
higher places, I even set the people 
after their families with their swords, 
their spears, and their bows. 

14 And I looked, and rose up, and 
said unto the nobles, and to the 
rulers, and to the rest of the people, 
^Be not ye afraid of them : remember 
the Lord, viihich 'is great and ter- 
rible, and ■'fight for your brethren, 
your sons, and your daughters, your 
wives, and your houses. 

15 And it came to pass, when our 
enemies heard that it was known 
unto us,''^and God had brought their 
counsel to nought, that we returned 
all of us to the wall, every one unto 
his work. 

16 And it came to pass from that 
time forth, that the half of my serv- 
ants wrought in the work, and the 
other half of them held both the 
spears, the shields, and the bows, and 
the habergeons ; and the rulers vjere 
behind all the house of Jii'dah. 

IT They which builded on the wail, 
and they that bare burdens, with 
those that laded, every one with 
^one of his hands wrought in the 
work, and w4th the other hand held 
a weapon. 

1 8 For the builders, every one had 
his sword girded 'by his side, and so 
builded. And he that sounded the 
trumpet urns by me. 

19 And I said unto the nobles, and 
to the rulers, and to the rest of the 
people, The work is great and large, 
and we are separated upon the wall, 
one far from another. 

20 In what place therefore ye hear 
the sound of the trumpet, resort ye 
thither unto us : "'om' God shall fight 
for us. 

21 So we laboured in the work : and 
half of them held the spears from 
the rising of the morning till the 
stars appeared. 



Nehemiah rebuketh 



NEHEMIAH, 5, 6. 



the 



usurers. 



22 Likewise at the same time said 

1 unto the people, Let every one with 
his servant lodge within Je-ru'sa- 
lem, that in the night they may be a 
guard to us, and labour on the day. 

23 So neither I, nor my brethren, 
nor my sei'vants, nor the men of the 
guard which followed me, none of us 
put off our clothes, ^sav ing that eveiy 
one put them off for wasliing. 

CHAPTER 5. 

i The people coinplain of their debu inortgage, and 
bondage. 6 The usurers rebnked, etc. 

4 ND there was a gi*eat ""cry of 
ir\ the people and of their vrives 
against Hheir brethren the Jew§. 

2 For there were that said, We, our 
sons, and our daughters, are many : 
therefore we 'take up corn /or them, 
that we may eat, and live. 

3 Some also there were that said, 
We have mortgaged our lands, vine- 
yards, and houses, that we might 
buy corn, because of the dearth. 

4 There were also that said. We 
have borrowed money for the king's 
tribute, aiid that upon our lands and 
vineyp.rds. 

5 Yet now "^our fiesh is as the flesh 
of our brethren, our cliildren as their 
children: and, lo, '^we bring into 
bondage our sons and our daughters 
to be servants, and some of our 
daughters are brought unto bondage 
already : neither is it in our power 
to redeem them ; for other men have 
our lands and vineyards. 

6 IF And I was very -^angry when I 
heard their cry and these words. 

7 Then T consulted with myself, 
and -^1 rebuked the nobles, and the 
rulers, and said unto them. Ye ^ exact 
usury, every one of his brother. 
And I set 'a great assembly against 
them. 

8 And I said unto them, We after 
our ability have ■'redeemed our breth- 
ren the Jew§, which were sold unto 
the heathen ; and will ye even sell 
your brethren '? or shalfthey be sold 
unto us ? Then held they their peace, 
and found notliing to anstoer. 

9 Also I said. It is not good that ye 
do : ought ye not to walk ^in the 
fear of our God ^because of the re- 
proach of the heathen our enemies ? 

10 I likewise, a/ic^ my brethren, and 
m.y servants, might exact of them 
money and corn : I pray you, let us 
leave off this usury. 

11 Restore, I pray you, to them, 



B. C. 445. 



CHAP. 4. 

8 Or, every 
one went 
with his 
iveapon 
for water. 
Judg.5,11 



CHAP. 5, 



a Isa. 
Jas. 



the 
and 
the 



even this day, their lands, their vine- 
yards, their oliveyards, and their 
houses, also the hundredth p«r^ of 
the money, and of the corn, the wine, 
and the oil, that ye exact of them. 

12 Then said they, We will restore 
them, and will require nothing of 
them ; so will we do as thou say est. 
Then I called the priests, '"and took 
an oath of them, that they should 
do according to this promise. 

13 Also "1 shook my lap, and said, 
So God "shake out every man from 
his house, and from his labour, that 
performeth not this promise, even 
thus be he shaken out, and "emptied. 
Andall thecongregationsaid, A-men', 
and praised the Lord. ^And the peo- 

11, 8 23le did according to this proixiise. 

14 *ii Moreover from the time that I 
was appointed^ to be their governor 
in tlie land of Ju'dah, from the twen- 
tieth year ?even unto the two and 
thirtieth year of Ar-tax-grx'es 
king, that is, twelve years, t 
my brethren have not eaten 
'"bread of the governor. 

15 But the former governors that 
^^\J had been before me Avere chargeable 

'" 'unto the people, and had taken of 
them bread and wine, beside forty 
shekels of silver ; yea, even their 
ser\-ants bare rule over the people: 
but 'so did not I, because of the fear 
'of God. 

1 6 Yea, also I continued in the work 
of this wall, neither bought we any 

and all my ser\^ants vjere 
gathered thither unto the work. 

17 Moreover there icere "at my table 
an hundred and fifty of the Jews and 
rulers, beside those that came unto 
us from among the heathen that are 
about us. 

18 In^ow that nvhich was prepared 
for me daily was one ox and six 
choice sheep ; also fowls were pre- 
pared for me, and once in ten days 

Pro. 23,17 j store of all sorts of wine: yet for ail 
2Sam.9.7i^l^is required not I the bread of the 

governor, because the bondage was 

heavy upon this j^eople, 

1 9 Think '"upon me, my God, for 
good, according to all that I have 
done for this people. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Sanballat practices against JS'ehemiah hy insidioiis 
attempts. 15 The wall finished . 17 Secret intelli- 
gence between the eyietnies and the nobles of Jvdah. 

OW it came to pass, "when San- 

ballat, and To-bi'ah, and 'Ge'- 

shem the A-ra'bi-an, and the rest of our 



ft Lev.25,.35 
Deut.15,7 

c Hag. 1, 6 

il Isa. 58, 7 
Actsl7,26 

e- Ex. 21, 7 
Mat.l8,2o 

/Ex. 

1 my hea rt 
consulted 
in vie. 

g Lev.19,17 
ITim. 
5,20 

ft, Ex. 22, 25 
Deut. 
23, 19 
Ps. 15, 5 
Ezek. 
22,13 

i Pro 
Mat.lS 

j Lev.25,48 

k Lev.25,36 

I 2 Sam. 
12. 14 
Rom. 2,24 
1 Pet.2,12 

?7i Ezra 10,5 
Jer.34,8,9 



n Mat.lO,li 
Actsl3,51'l^^/l 
Acts 18, G ^ct'-il'-'- 



Zech. 5, 4 

2 empty,or. 
void. 

p 2 Ki. 23, 3 

q ch. 13, 6 

r 1 Cor. 9, 4 

s 2Cor.ll,9 
2 Cor. 
12, 13 

t Gen.42,18 
.Job 31, 23 
Pro. 16, 6 



u 
lKi.ls,l9 

y 1 Ki. 4, 22 

w ch. 13, 22 



CHAP. 6. 



a ch. 
ch, 



2,10 
4,1. ', 



Or, 

Gashnvu, 
ver. 6 

495 






Sanballafs opposition. 



NEHEMIAH, 7. 



The icall finished. 



enemies, heard that I had builded the 
wall, and that there was no breach left 
therein ; (*though at that time I had 
not set up the doors upon the gates ;) 

2 That San-ballat and ''Ge'shem sent 
unto me, saying, Come, let us meet 
together in some one of the villages 
in the plain '^of O'no. But they 
''thought to do me mischief. 

3 Andl -^sent messengers unto them, 
saying, I am doing a great work, so 
that I cannot come down: why 
should the work cease, whilst I leave 
it, and come down to you ? 

4 Yet they sent unto me ^four times 
after this sort ; and I answered them 
after the same manner. 

5 HThen sent San-bal'lat his servant 
unto me in like manner the fifth 
time with an open letter in his hand ; 

6 Wherein was written, It is ^re- 
ported among the heathen, and 
'^Gash'mii saith it, that 'thou and the 
Jewgthink to rebel: for which cause 
thou buildest the wall, that thou 
mayest be their king, according to 
these words, 

7 And thou hast also appointed 
prophets to preach of thee at Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, saying. There is a king in 
Jii'dah : and now shall it be reported 
to the king according to these words 
Come now therefore, and let us take 
counsel together. 

8 Then I sent unto him, saying. 
There are no such things done as 
thou sayest, but thou -'feignest them 
out of thine own heart. 

9 For they all made us afraid, say- 
ing. Their hands shall be weakened 
from the work, that it be not done. 
Now therefore, O ''God, strengthen 
my hands. 

10 IF Afterward I came unto the 
house of Shem-a-f ah the son of Del-a- 
i'ah the son of Me-het'a-beel, who loas 
shut up ; and he said. Let \is meet 
together in the house of God, within 
the temple, and let us shut the doors 
of the temple : for they will come to 
slay thee; yea, in the night will 
they come to slay thee. 

1 1 And I said. Should ™such a man 
as 1 flee ? and who is there, that, being 
as I am, would go into the temple to 
save his life ? I will not go in. 

12 And, lo, I perceived that God had 
not sent him ; but that "he pro- 
nounced this prophecy against me : 
for To-bi'ah and San-ballat had hired 
him. 



B. C. 445. 



CKAP. 6. 

b oh. 3, 1, 3 

c Pro.26,24 

d lChr.8,12 
ch. 11, 35 

e Ps. 37, 12 
Ps. 12, 2 
Pro. 26,24 
Eccl. 4, 4 
Mic. 7, 4,5 

/Pro. 14,15 

g Pro. 1, 10 

7i Jer. 9, 3 
Jer. 20, 10 

2 Or, 
Geshem, 
ver. 1 

i Ezra 4, 13 
ch. 2, 19 
Lu. 23, 2 

j Ps. 52, 2 
Job 13, 4 

k Deut. 
33,25 
Ps. 138, 3 

I Pro.26,24 

m Pro. 28, 1 

nEzek. 
13,22 

ch. l.*^ 29 

p Ezek, 

13 17 

q ch. 2, 10 
ch. 4, 1, 7 
ch. 6, 1 

/• Ps 126, 2 

3 multi- 
plied 
their 
letters 
passing to 
Tobiah. 

4 Or, 
matters. 



CHAP. 7. 

^ch.3,1-32 

b ch. 6, 1 

c ch. 2 8 

d ch. 13, 13 

e Gen.42,18 
Ex. 18, 21 
ch. 5, 15 
.Job 31, 23 
Pro 16, 6 
Pro 23,17 

1 broad in 
spaces. 

f Pro. 2, 6 
Pro. 3, 6 
Rom. 
11,36 
1 Cor. 4. 7 
ICor. 
15, 10 
2Cor.8,16 
Jas. 1, 17 

490 



13 Therefore icas he hired, that I 
should be afraid, and do so, and sin, 
and that they might have matter for 
an evil report, that they might re- 
proach me. 

14 My ^God, think thou upon To-bi'- 
ah and San-ballat according to these 
their works, and on the prophetess 
^No-a-drah,and the rest of the proph- 
ets, that would have put me in fear. 

15 ITSo the wall was finished in the 
twenty and fifth day of the month 
Eliil, in fifty and two days. 

16 And it came to pass, that when 
^all our enemies heard thereof, and 
all the heathen that v^ere about us saw 
these things, they were much cast 
down in their own eyes: for they 
'perceived that this work was 
wrought of our God. 

17 1i Moreover in those days the no- 
bles of Jii'dah ^sent many letters unto 
To-bi'ah, and the letters of To-bl'ah 
came unto them. 

18 For there mere many in Jii'dah 
sworn unto him, because he loas the 
son in law of Shech-a-ni'ah the son of 
A'rah; and his son Jo-ha'nan had 
taken the daughter of Me-shullam 
the son of Ber-e-chi'ah. 

1 9 Also they reported his good deeds 
before me, and uttered my ^words to 
him. A7id To-bfah sent letters to 
put me in fear. 

CHAPTER 7. 

Genealogy of those toho came at the first out oj 
Babylon. 

]Vr O W it came to pass, when the wall 
1-^ "was built, and I had set *up the 
doors, and the porters and the sing- 
ers and the Le'vites were appointed, 

2 That I gave my brother Ha-na'ni, 
and Han-a-ni'ah the ruler ''of the pal- 
ace, charge over Je-ru'sa-lem : for he 
10 as '^a faithful man, and feared 'God 
above many. 

3 And I said unto them. Let not the 
gates of Je-ru'sa-lem be opened until 
the sun be hot ; and while they stand 
by, let them shut the doors, and bar 
them : and appoint watches of the in- 
habitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, every one 
in his watch, and every one to he 
over against his house. 

4 UNow the city vms 'large and 
great : but the people were few there- 
in, and the houses were not builded. 

5 And my -^God put into mine heart 
to gather together the nobles, and the 
rulers, and the people, that they might 
be reckoned by genealogy. And I 



Register of thera that 



NEHEMIAH, 7. 



came first fr 0771 Babylon. 



found '^a register of the genealogy of 
them which came up at the first, and 
found written therein, 

6 These are the children of the prov- 
ince, that went up out of the captiv- 
ity, of those that had been carried 
away, whom Neb-u-chad-nez'zar the 
king of Bab'5"-lon had carried away, 
and came again to Je-ru'sa-lem 
and to Ju'dah, every one linto his 
city ; 

7 Who came with Ze-rub^ba-bel, 
Jesh'u-a, Ne-he-mi'ah, ^Az-a-ri'ah, 
Ra-a-mi'ah, Na-ham'a-nT, Mor'de-cai, 
Birshan, Mis'pe-reth, BigVa-i, Ne'- 
hum, Ba'a-nah. The number, I say, 
of the men of the people of is'ra-el 
was this ; 

8 The children of Pa'rosh, two thou- 
sand an hundred seventy and two. 

9 The children of Sheph-a-ti'ah, 
three hundred seventy and two. 

10 The children of A'rah, six hun- 
dred fifty and two. 

1 1 The children of Pa'hath-mo'ab, 
of the children of Jesh'u-a and Jo'ab, 
two thousand and eight hundred and 
eighteen. 

1 2 The children of Elam, a thousand 
two hundred fifty and four. 

13 The children of Zat'tu, eight hun- 
dred forty and five. 

14 The children of Zac'ca-i, seven 
hundred and threescore. 

1 5 The children of ^Bm'nu-I, six hun- 
dred forty and eight. 

16 The children of Beb'a-i, six hun- 
dred tAventy and eight. 

17 The children of Az'gad, two thou- 
sand three hundred twenty and two. 

1 8 The children of A-don'i-kam, six 
hundred threescore and seven. 

19 Thechildrenof Big'va-i,two thou- 
sand threescore and seven. 

20 The children of A'din, six hun- 
d.^ed fifty and five. 

21 The "children of A'tgr of Hez-e- 
ki'ah, ninety and eight. 

22 The children of Ha'shum, three 
hundred twenty and eight. 

23 The children of Be'zai, three hun- 
dred twenty and four. 

21 The children of *Ha'riph,an hun- 
dred and twelve. 

25 The children of ^Gib'e-on, ninety 
and five. 

26 The men of ^Beth -le-hem and 
Ne-to'phah, an hundred fourscore 
and eight. 

27 The men of '^An'a-thoth, an hun 
dred twenty and eight. 

(32) 



B. C. 536. 



CHAP. 7. 

2 Perhaps 
the one 
in 

Ezra 2, 1, 
con- 
tained 
the num- 
ber en- 
rolled for 
the jour- 
ney, and 
this only 
those 
who 
actually 
returned, 
as they 
are not 
exactly 
the same. 

3 Or, 

Seraiah, 
Ezra 2, 2 

4 Or, Bani, 
Ezra 2,10 

5 OT,JoraTi, 
Ezra 2, 18 

6 Or, 
Gtbbar, 
Ezra 2, 20 

g Gen. 35, 6 
Ruth 2, i 
Ptuth4,ll 
2Chr.ll,6 
Mic. 5, 2 
Mat. 2, 1 

h Josh. 
21, 18 
1 Ki. 2, 26 
1 Chr. 6, 
51,60 
Ezra 2, 23 
.Ter. 1, 1 
Jer. 11, 
21, 23 
Jer. 32, 7, 
8,9 

7 Or, Az~ 
maveth, 
Ezra 2, 21 

8 Or, 

Kirjath- 
arim. 
Josh. 9, 
3, 17 

Josh. 15,9 
1 Sam.7,1 
lChr.13,5 
Ezra 2, 25 

i 1 Sam. 
13.2 
Isa. 10, 28 

j lChr.24,7 

k 1 Chr. 
21,11 

I lChr.9,12 
1 Chr.21,9 

mlChr.21,8 

9 Ov,Hoda- 
viah, 
Ezra 2,10, 
or, Jtulah, 
Ezra 3, 9 

10 Or, 
Siaha, 
Ezra 2, 14 

11 Or, 

1 Shamlai 

497 



28 The men of ^Beth-az'ma-veth, 
forty and two. 

29 The men of ®Kir'jath-je'a-rim, 
Che-phi'rah, and Be-e'roth, seven 
hundred forty and three. 

30 The men of Ra'mah andGalDa, 
six hundred twenty and one. 

31 The men of 'Mich'mas, an hun- 
dred and twenty and two. 

32 The men of Beth -el and A'l, an 
hundred twenty and three. 

33 The men of the other Ne'bo, fifty 
and two. 

34 The children of the other E'lam, a 
thousand two hundred fifty and four. 

3 5 The children of Ha'rim, three hun- 
dred and twenty. 

36 The children of Jerl-cho, three 
hundred forty and five. 

37 The children of Lod, Ha'did, and 
O'no, seven hundred twenty and one. 

38 The children of Se-na'ah, three 
thousand nine hundred and thirty. 

39 HThe priests : the children •'of Je- 
da'iah, of the house of Jesh'u-a, nine 
hundred seventy and three. 

40 The children of ^im'mSr, a thou- 
sand fifty and two. 

41 The children of 'Pash'ur, a thou- 
sand two hundred forty and seven. 

42 The children of '"li^a'rim, a thou- 
sand and seventeen. 

43^The Le'vites: the children of 
Jesh'u-a,of Kad'mi-el, andol the chil- 
dren of ^Ho-de'vah, seventy and four. 

44 HThe singers : the children of 
A'saph, an hundred forty and eight. 

45 ^The porters : the children of 
Shalliun, the children of A'tSr, the 
children of Tal'mon, the children of 
Ak'kub, the children of Hat'i-ta, the 
children of Sho'ba-i, an himdred thir- 
ty and eight. 

46 ^The Neth'i-nim§ : the children 
of Zf ha, the children of Ha-shu'pha, 
the children of Tab'ba-oth, 

47 The children of Ke'ros, the chil- 
dren of *°Sfa, the children of Pa'don, 

48 The children of Leb'a-na,the chil- 
dren of Hag'a-ba, the children of 
^'Shal'ma-i, 

49 The children of Ha'nan, the chil- 
dren of Gid'del, the children of Ga^- 
har, 

50 The children of Re-a-T'ah, the 
children of Re'zin, the children of 
Ne-ko'da, 

51 The children of Gaz'zam,the chil-= 
dren of tJz'za, the children of Pha- 
se'ah, 

52 The children of Be'sai, the chil= 



Hegister of them that 



NEHEMIAH, 8. 



came first from, Babylon. 



drenof Me-u'mni,the children of ^^Ne- 
phish'e-sim, 

53 The children of Bak'buk, the 
children of Ha-kii'pha,the children of 
Har'hur, 

54 The children of '^Baz'lith, the 
children of Me-hi'da, the children of 
Har'sha, 

55 The children of Bar'kos, the chil- 
dren of Sis'e-ra, the children of Ta'- 
mah, 

56 The children of Ne-zf ah, the chil- 
dren of Hat'i-pha. 

57 The "children of SoFo-mon's serv- 
ants : the children of S5'ta-i, the chil- 
dren of Soph'e-reth, the cliildren of 
^^Pe-ri'da, 

58 The children of Ja-ala, the chil 
dren of Dar'kon, the children of Gid' 
del, 

59 The children of Sheph-a-tf ah,the 
children of Hat'til, the children of 
Poch'e-reth of Ze-ba'im,the children 
of ^^A'mon. 

60 All the ISTeth'i-nims, and the chil 
dren of Soro-mon's servants, loere 
three hundred ninety and tv\^o. 

61 And "these were they which went 
up also from Tel-melah, Tel-ha-re' 
sha, Che'rub, ^^Ad'don, and im'nigr 
but they could not shew their father's 
house, nor their ^^seed, whether they 
vnere of l§'ra-el. 

62 The children of Del-a-i'ah, the 
children of To-bf ah, the children of 
Ne-k5'da, six hundred forty and two 

63 ^And of the priests : the children 
of Ha-ba'iah, the children of Koz, the 
children of Bar-zilla-i, which took 
one of the daughters of ^Bar-zilla 
the Gil'e-ad-ite to wife, and was called 
after their name. 

6 4: These sought their register among 
those that were reckoned by gene- 
alogy, but it was not found : there- 
fore were they, as polluted, put from 
the priesthood. 

65 And '^the Tir'sha-tha said unto 
them, that they should not eat of the 
most holy things, till there stood up 
a priest with tj'rim ^and Thum'mim. 

QQ HThe whole congregation to- 
gether 10 as forty and two thousand 
three hundred and threescore, 

67 Beside their manser\^ants and 
their maidservants, of whom there 
vaere seven thousand three hundred 
thirty and seven : and they had two 
hundred forty and five singing men 
and sinking women. 

68 Their horses, seven hundred 



B. C. 536. 



CHAP. 7. 

12 Or, Ne- 
phusim, 
Ezra 2, 50 

13 Or, 

Bazluth, 
Ezra 2, 52 

n 1 Ki. 9, 21 
2 Chr. 8, 

7,8 

14 Or, 

PeriLda. 

15 Or, Ami. 
Ezra 2,59 

16 Or, 

Addan. 

17 Or, 

pedigree. 

V 2 Sam. 
17,27 

1 Ki. 12, 7 
Ezra 2, 61 

18 Or, the 
governor. 
Ezra 2, 63 
ch. 8, 9 
ch. 10, 1 

q Ex. 28, 30 
Lev. 8, 8 
Num.7,89 
Num. 27, 
18-21 
Deut..33,8 
Judg. 1, 1 

19 part. 

r ch. 8, 9 

s Ezra 2,69 

t Job 34, 19 
Rom.2,11 
Gal. 3, 28 

uch. 11, 
20,36 

V Ex. 23. 
14-17 
Ex. 34, 23 
Lev. 23, 
24-44 
Ezra 3, 1 



B. C. 445. 

CHAP. 8. 

a Ezra 3 1 

b ch. 3, 26 

c Ezra 7, 6 

d Mai. 4, 4 

e Deut. 31, 
11, 12 

/I Pet. 3,' 

1 That 
under- 
stood in 
hearing. 

g Lev.23,24 

2 from the 
light. 

3 tower of 
wood. 

498 



thirty and six: their mules, two 
hundred forty and five : 
6 9 Their camels, four hundred thirty 
and five : six thousand seven hundred 
and twenty asses. 

70 IT And ''some of the chief of the 
fathers gave unto the work. ^The 
Tir'sha-tha gave to the treasure a 
thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, 
five hundred and thirty priests' gar- 
ments. 

71 And some of the chief of the fa- 
thers gave to the treasure of the work 

twenty thousand drams of gold, and 
two thousand and two hundred pound 
of silver. 

72 And that which 'the rest of the 
people gave was twenty thousand 
drams of gold, and two thousand 
pound of Sliver, and threescore and 
seven priests' garments. 

73 So the priests, and the Le'vites, 
and the porters, and the singers, and 
some of the people, and the Neth'- 
i-nim§, and all is'ra-el, dwelt in "their 
cities ; *'and when the seventh month 
came, the children of l§'ra-el were in 
their cities. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Eeligious manner of reading and hearing the law. 
9 The people comforted. 16 They keep thefeast of 
tabernacles. 

ANDall^'the people gathered them- 
selves together as one man into 
the street that loas ''before the water 
gate ; and they spake unto Ez'ra the 
''scribe to bring the book '^of the law 
of Mo'se§, which the Lord had com- 
manded to I§'ra-el. 

2 And Ez'ra the priest brought the 
"law before the congregation both -/of 
men and women, and all 'that could 
hear with understanding, ^upon the 
first day of the seventh month. 

3 And he read therein before the 
street that vms before the water gate 
-from the morning until midday, be- 
fore the men and the women, and 
those that could understand ; and the 
ears of all the people vnere attentive 
unto the book of the law. B. 8. 8., 

4 And Ez'ra the scribe stood upon a 
^pulpit of wood, which they had 
made for the purpose; and beside 
him stood Mat-ti-thi'ah, and She 'ma, 
and An-a-i'a.h, and U-ri'jah, and Hil'- 
ki'ah, and Ma-a-se'iah, on his right 
hand ; and on his left hand, Pe-da'iah, 
and Mish'a-el, and Mal-chi'ah, and 
Ha'shum, and Hash-bad'a-na, Zech-a- 
ri'ah, and M^-shul'lam. 

5 And Ez'ra opened the book in the 



B 



The people comforted. 



NEHEMIAH, 9. 



Solemn foM observed. 



"sight of all the people ; (for he was 
above all the people ;) and when he 
opened it, all the people stood ^up : 

6 And Ez'ra blessed the Lord, the 
great God. And all the people 'an- 
swered, A-men', A-men', \nXh. ■'liftmg 
up their hands: and ^they bowed 
their heads. and worsliipped the Lord 
with their faces to the_ground. 

7 Also Jesh'u-a,and Ba'ni, and Sher- 
e-bi'ah, Ja'min, Ak'kub, Shab'be-thai, 
Ho-di'jah, Ma-a-se'iah, Kel'i-ta, Az-a- 
rl'ah, J5z'a-bad, Ha'nan, Pel-a-i'ah, 
and the Le'vltes, ^caused the people 
to understand the law : and the peo- 
ple stood in their place. 

8 So they read in the book in the 
law of God '"distinctly, and gave the 
sense. and caused them to Linderstand 
the reading. B. 9. 3. 



B. C. 445. 



9 ^And "Ne-he-ml'ah, which is ^the 
Tir'sha-tha, and Ez'ra the priest the 
scribe, and "the Le'vites that taught 
the people, said unto all the people, 
^This day is holy unto the Lord your 
God ; ^mourn not, nor weep. For all 
the people wept, when they heard 
the words of the law. 

10 Then he said unto them, Go your 
way eat the fat, and drink the sweet, 
'and send portions unto them for 
whom nothing is prepared : for this 
day is holy unto our Lord : neither 
be ye sorry ; for the joy of the Lord 
is your stren_gth. 

11 So the Le'vites stilled all the peo- 
ple, saying, Hold your peace, for the 
day is holy ; neither be ye grieved. 

1 2 And all the people went their 
way to eat, and to drink, and to send 
portions, and to make great mirth, 
because they had understood the 
words that were declared mito 
them. 

1 3 ^And on the second day were 
gathered together the chief of the 
fathers of all the people, the priests, 
and the Le'vites, unto Ez'ra the scribe, 
even ^to understand the words of the 
law. 

14 And they found written in the 
law which the Lord had comm^anded 
'by M5'ses, that the childrenof is'ra-el 
should dwell in booths in the" feast 
of the seventh month : 

1 5 And that they should publish 
and proclaim in all their cities, and 
in Je-ru'sa-lem, saying, Go forth unto 
the mount, and fetch olive branches, 
and pine branches, and myrtle 
branches, and palm branches, and 



CHAP. 8. 

4 eyes. 

;i Judg.3,20 
1 Ki. 8, 14 

i 1 Cor. 
14,16 

j Lam. 3,41 

k Ex. 4, 31 

I Lev.10,11 

m Hab. 2. 2 

n Ezra 2, 63 
ch. 7, 65 

5 Or, fhe 

governor. 

2Chr.35,3 

n Lev.23,24 
Num.29,1 

q Deut. 
16, 14 
Eccl. 3. 4 

r Esth. 9,19 
Rev.11,10 

6 Or. tTxat 
they 

might in- 
struct in 
the tuards 
of tlie 
laiv. 

7 by the 
hand of. 

s Lev.23,34 
Deut. 
16, 13 

t Deut.22,8 

u ch. 12. 37 

V 2Ki.l4,13 
ch. 12, 39 

lu Deut. 
31, 10 

8 a re- 
straint. 

X Num. 
29.35 



CHAP. 9. 

a ch. S. 2 

h Josh. 7, 6 

1 Sam. 
4. 12 

2 Sam.1,2 
Job 2, 12 

c Ezra 
10, 11 
ch. 13, 3 

1 strange 
children. 

d Pro.28,13 
Jer. 3, 13 

e ch. 8, 7 

2 Or, 
scaffold. 

1 1 Chr. 
29, 13 

q Isa. 37,16 

h Rev. 14,7 

! Deut. 
10. 14 
1 Ki. 8,27 

499 



branches of thick trees, to make 
booths, as it is written. 

16 So the people went forth, and 
brought them, and made themselves 
bootlis, every one upon the roof *of 
his house, and in their courts, and 
in the courts of the house of God, 
and in the street of the "water gate, 
Md in the street of the gate of 
E'phi'a-im. 

1 7 And all the congregation of them 
that were come again out of the cap- 
tivity made booths, and sat under 
the booths: for since the da^^s of 
Jesh'u-a the son of Nun mito that day 
had not the children of l§'ra-el done 
so. And there was very great glad- 
ness. 

18 Also "day by day, from the first 
day unto the last day, he read in the 
book of the law of (jrod. And they 
kept the feast seven days; and on 
the eighth day icas °a solemn assem- 
bly, ^accordmg unto the manner. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 A aoleran fast, and repentance of the people. 
4 The Levites confess God's manifold goodness, 
and their own wickedness. 

]yTOW in the twenty and fourth 
i- 1 day of this Tnonth the children 
of is'ra-el were assembled with fast- 
ing, and with sackclothes, *and earth 
ui^on them. 

2 And 'the seed of is'ra-el separated 
themselves from all 'strangers, and 
stood ''and confessed their sins, and 
the iniquities of their fathers. 

3 And they stood up in their place, " 
and read 'in the book of the law of 
the Lord their God one fourth part 
of the day ; and another fourth part 
they confessed, and worsliipped the 
Lord their God. B. Psa. 1. 2., 

4 Then stoed up upon the ^stairs, 
of the Le'vites. Jesh'u-a, and Ba'ni, 
Kad'mi-el. Sheb-a-ni'ali. Biin'ni, 
Sher-e-bi'ah. Ba'ni, and Chen'a-ni, 
and cried with a loud voice unto the 
Lord their God. 

5 Then the Le'vites, Jesh'u-a. and 
Kad'mi-el, Ba'ni, Hash-ab-ni'ah, 
Sher-e-bi'ah, Ho-di'jah, Sheb-a-ni'ah, 
Olid Peth-a-hl'ah, said. Stand up and 
bless the Lord youi' God for ever and 
ever: and blessed -^be thy glorious 
name, which is . exalted above aU 
blessing and praise. 

6 Thou, Seven thou, art Lord alone; 
^thou hast made heaven, the 'lieaven 
of heavens, with all their host, the 
earth, and all thiiigs that are there- 
in, the seas, and all that is therein. 



B 



K 



Prayer and confession 



NEHEMIAH, 9. 



of the Levites. 



K I and •'thou preservest them all; and 
* [ the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 

7 Thou art the Lord the God, who 
didst choose ^A'bram, and broughtest 
him forth out of Ur of the Chal'dees, 
and gavest him the name of A 'bra- 
ham; 

S And foundest his heart faithful 
before thee, and madest a covenant 
with him to give the land of the 
Ca'naan-ites, the Hit'tites, the Am'or- 
ites, and the Per'iz-zltes, and the 
Jeb'u-sites, and the Gir'ga-shltes, to 
■give it, I say, to his seed, and hast 
^performed thy words ; for thou art 
righteous : 

9 And didst see the affliction of our 
fathers in Egypt, and heardest their 
cry by the Red sea ; 

10 And shewedst signs and wonders 
upon Pha'radh, and on all his serv- 
ants, and on all the people of his 
land: for thou knewest that they 
dealt proudly against them. So didst 
thou "'get thee a name, as it is this 
day. 

1 1 And thou didst divide the sea be- 
fore them, so that they went through 
the midst of the sea on the dry land ; 
and their persecutors thou threw^est 
into the deeps, as a stone into the 
mighty waters. 

12 Moreover thou "leddest them in 
the day by a cloudy pillar ; and in the 
night by a pillar of fire, to give them 
light in the way wherein they should 
go. 

13 Thou earnest down also upon 
mount Si'nai, and spakest with them 
from heaven, and gavest them, "right 
judgments, and ^true laws, good stat- 
utes and commandments : 

14 And madest known unto them 
thy holy ^sabbath, and commandedst 
them precepts, statutes, and laws, by 
the hand of M5'ses thy servant : 

15 And ^gavest them bread from 
heaven for their hunger, and brought- 
est forth water for them out of the 
rock for their thirst, and promisedst 
them that they should 'go in to possess 
the land Svhich thou hadst sworn to 
give them. 

16 But they and our fathers dealt 
proudly, *and hardened their necks, 
and hearkened not to thy command- 
ments, 

IT And refused to obey, 'neither 
were mindful of thy wonders that 
thou didst among them ; but hard- 
ened their necks, and in their rebel- 

* K. Job 5. 19-22. 



B. C. 445. 



CHAP. 9. 

j Ps. 36, 6 

k Gen.11,31 

I Josh. 
23,14 

m Ex. 9, 16 
Isa. 63, 
12,14 
Jer. 32,20 
Dan. 9, 15 

n Ex. 13, 21 

Ps. 19,8,9 
Rom. 7,12 

3 laws of 
truth. 

p Gen. 2, 3 
Ex. 20, 8 
Isa. 56, 2 
Mark2,27 
Heb. 4, 9 

q Ex. 16, 
14, 15 
John 6,31 

r Deut, 1, 8 

4 which 
thou 

hadst lift 
up thine 
hand to 
give 
them. 
Num. 
14.30 

s Deut. 
31,27 
2 Ki.17,14 
2Chr.30,8 
Ps. 106, 6 
Jer. 19,15 

t Ps. 78, 11 

u Num. 14,4 

5 a. God of 
pardons. 

V Ex. 34, 6 
Num. 
14,18 
Ps. 86, 
5,15 
Joel 2, 13 

■w Ps. 106,45 

X Ex. 13, 21 
Num. 
14,14 
lCor.10,1 

y Num. 
11, 17 
Isa. 63, il 

z Deut.29,5 

a Gen.22,17 

6 according 
to their 
wUL 

b Ezek.20,6 

c Deut.6,11 

7 Or, 
cisterns. 

8 tree of 
food. 

d Deut. 
32.15 

e Hos. 3, 5 

/lKi.l8. 4 

500 



lion appointed "a captain to return to 
their bondage : but thou art ^a God 
ready to pardon, 'gracious and mer- 
ciful, slow to anger, and of great kind- 
ness, and f orsookest them not. f 

18 Yea, when they had made them 
a molten calf, and said, This is thy 
god that brought thee up out of 
E'gypt,and had wrought great provo- 
cations ; 

19 Yet thou in thy "manifold mer- 
cies f orsookest them not in the wil 
derness : the •'pillar of the cloud de- 
parted not from them by day, to laad 
them in the way ; neither the pillar 
of fire by night, to shew them light, 
and the way wherein they should go. 

20 Thou gavest also thy J'good spirit 
to instruct them, and withheldest not 
thy manna from their mouth, and 
gavest them water for their thirst. 

21 Yea, forty years didst thou sus- 
tain them in the wilderness, so that 
they lacked nothing; -their clothes 
waxed not old, and their feet swelled 
not. 

22 Moreover thou gavest them king- 
doms and nations, and didst divide 
them into corners : so they possessed 
the land of Si'hon, and the land of the 
king of Hesh'bon, and the land of Og 
kingof Ba'shan. 

23 Their ''children also multipliedst 
thou as the stars of heaven, and 
broughtest them into the land, con- 
cerning which thou hadst promised 
to their fathers, that they should go in 
to possess it. 

24 So the children went in and pos- 
sessed the land, and thou subduedst 
before them the inhabitants of the 
land, the Ca'naan-ites, and gavest 
them into their hands, with their 
kings, and the people of the land, 
that they might do with them '^as 
they would. 

25 And they" took strong cities, and 
a*fat land, and possessed houses '"full 
of all goods, 'wells digged, vineyards, 
and oliveyards, and ^fniit trees in 
abundance: so they did eat, and 
were filled, and became "'fat, and 
delighted themselves in thy 'great 
goodness. 

26 Nevertheless they were disobe- 
dient, and rebelled against thee, and 
cast thy law behind their backs, and 
slew thy •''prophets vfhich testified 
against them to turn them to thee, 
and they wroughtgreatprovocations, 

27 Therefore thou deliveredst them 
tA.9. 33. ' 



Prayer of the Levites. 



NEHEMIAH, 10. 



The covenant sealed. 



into the hand of their enemies, who 
vexed them : and in the time of their 
trouble, when they cried unto thee, 
thou heardest tliem from heaven; 
and according to thy manifold mer- 
cies thou gavest them saviours, who 
saved them out of the hand of their 
enemies. 

28 But after they had rest, ^they did 
evil again before thee : therefore lef t- 
est thou them in the hand of their 
enetnies,so that they had the domin- 
ion over them: yet when they re- 
turned, and cried unto thee, thou 
heardest thera from heaven; and 
many times didst thou deliver them 
according to thy mercies • 

29 And ^testifiedst against them, 
that thou mightest bring them again 
unto thy law : yet they dealt proudly, 
and hearkened not unto thy com- 
mandments, but sinned against thy 
judgments, (^which if a man do, he 
shall live in them:) and ^"withdrew 
the shoulder, and hardened their 
neck, and would not hear. 

30 Yet many years didst thou ^ ^for- 
bear them, and 'testifiedst against 
them by thy spirit ^^in thy proph- 
ets : yet would they not give ear : 
therefore gavest thou them into the 
hand of the people of the lands. * 

31 Nevertheless for thy great mer- 
cies' sake •^thou didst not utterly con- 
sume them, nor forsake them; for 
thou art a gracious and merciful God. 

32 Now therefore, our God, the 
great, the mighty, and the terrible 
God, who keepest covenant and mer- 
cy, let not all the ^ ^trouble seem little 
before thee, **that hath come upon us, 
on our kings, on our princes, and on 
our priests, and on our prophets, and 
on our fathers, and on all thy people, 
since ^the time of the kings of as-sjt'- 
i-a unto tills day. 

33 Howbeit 'thou art just in all that 
is brought upon us; for thou hast done 
right, but we have done wickedly : -j- 

34 Neither have our kings, our 
princes, our priests, nor our fathers, 
kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy 
commandments and thy testimonies, 
wherewith thou didst testify against 
them. 

35 For they have not serv^ed thee in 
their kingdom, and in thy great good- 
ness that thou gavest them, and in the 
large and fat land which thou gavest 
before them, neither turned they 
from their wicked works. 

*N. Job. 9. 4. 

t A. Job 7. 20; J. Job 4. 15-17. 



B. C. 445. 



CHAP. 9. 

9 they re- 
turned to 
do evil. 

g Hos. 6, 5 

h Rom. 10,5 
Gal. 3, 12 

10 they gave 
a with- 
dratuing 
shoulder. 

11 protract 
over 
them. 

i Jer. 7, 25 

12 in the 
hand of 
thy 
prophets. 

1 Pet.1,11 

2 Pet. 1,21 



r } Jer. 5, 10 

13 weari- 
ness. 

U that 

hath 
found us. 

k 2Ki. 17,3 

I Dan. 9, 14 
Ps. 119, 
137 

m Deut. 
28,48 

n Deut. 
28,33 

o Deut. 
28,48 

15 are at 
the seal- 
ing, or, 
sealed. 
ch. 10, 1 



CHAP. 10. 

1 at the 
sealings, 
ch. 9. 38 

a ch. 8, 9 

2 Or, the 
governor. 
Ezra 2. 63 
ch. 7, 65 

b ch. 1, 1 

c ch. 12, 8 

(ZEzi-a3,86 

e Ezra 9, 1 I 
Ezra 10, | 
11, 12, 19 : 
ch. 13.3 ( 

501 ' 



36 Behold, '"we are servants this 
day, and for the land that thou gav- 
est unto our fathers to eat the fruit 
thereof and the good thereof, behold, 
we «7*e servants in it : 

37 And "it yieldeth much increase 
unto the kings whom thou hast set 
over us because of our sins : also they 
have "dominion over our bodies, and 
over cur cattle, at their pleasure, and 
we are in great distress. 

38 And because of all this we make 
a sure covenant, and write it ; and 
our princes, Le'vites, and priests, 
^^seal unto it. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Names of those who sealed the covenant, 28 which 
the rest of the people bound themselves to observe. 
29 Points of the covenant. 

]VrOW^those that sealed ''were, Ne- 
1.1 he-mi'ah, "the Tir'sha-tha, the 
*son of Hach-a-ii'ah, and Zid-kf jah, 

2 Ser-a-i'ah, Az-a-ri'ah, Jer-e-mf ah, 

3 Pash'ur, Am-a-ri'ah, Mal-chi'jah, 

4 Hat'tush, Sheb-a-ni'ah, Malluch, 

5 Ha'rim, Mer'e-moth, 0-ba-dfah, 

6 Daniel, Gin'ne-thon, Ba'ruch, 

7 Me-shullam, A-bi'jah, 3Iij'a-min, 

8 Ma-a-zi'ah, Bil'ga-i, Shem-a-i'ah : 
these we7'e the priests. 

9 And ''the Le'vites: both Jesh'u-a 
the son of Az-a-nf ah, Bin'nu-i of the 
sons of Hen'a-dad, Kad'mi-el ; 

10 And their brethren, Sheb-a-ni'ah, 
Ho-di'jah, Keri-ta, Pel-a-i-ah, Ha'- 
nan, 

11 Mfcha, Re'hob, Hash-a-bi'ah, 

12 Zac'cur, Sher-e-bfah, Sheb-a-ni'- 
ah, 

13 Ho-di'jah, Ba'ni, Ben'i-nii. 

14 The cliief of the people ; Pa'rosb, 
Pa'hath-mo'ab, Elam, Zat'thu, Ba'ni, 

15 Biin'ni, Az'gad, Beb'a-i, 

16 Ad-o-niiah, Big'va-i, A'din, 

17 A'tSr, Hiz-ki'jah, Az'zur, 

18 Ho-di'jah, Ha'shum, Be'zai 

19 Ha'riph, An'a-thoth, Neb'a-i^ 

20 Mag'pi-ash, Me-shul'lam, He'zir, 

21 Me-shez'a-beel, Za'dok, Jad-dii'a, 

22 Pel-a-ti'ah, Ha'nan, An-a-i'ah, 

23 Ho-she'a, Han-a-ni'ah. Ha'shub, 

24 Hal-15'hesh, Pil'e-ha, Sho'bek, 

25 Re'huni, Ha-shab'nah, Ma-a-se'- 
iah, 

26 And A-hi'jah, Ha'nan, A'nan, 

27 Malluch, Ha'rim, Ba'a-nah. 

28 TAnd the rest of the people, the 
''priests, the Le'vites, the porters, the 
singers, the Neth'i-nim§, and 'all they 
that had separated themselves from 
the people of the lands unto the law of 
God, their wives, their sons, and their 

2 



points of the covenant. 



NEHEMIAH, 11. 



Dioellers at Jerusalein. 



daughters, every one having knowl- 
edge, and having understanding ; 
20 T'hey clave to theirbrethren, their 
nobles, -'and entered into a curse, and 
into an oath, ^to walk in God's law, 
which was given ^by M5'§e§ the serv- 
ant of God, and to observe and do 
all the commandments of the Lord 
our Lord, and his judgments and his 
statutes ; 

30 And that we would not give our 
^daughters unto the people of the land, 
nor te.ke their daughters for our sons : 

3 1 And 'if the people of the land 
bring ware or any victuals on the sab- 
bath day to sell, that we would not 
buy it of them on the sabbath, or on 
the holy day: and that we would 
leave the -^seventh vear, and the ^ex- 
action of ^every debt. 

32 Also we made 'ordinances for us, 
to charge ourselves yearly with the 
third part of a shekel for the service 
of the house of our God ; 

33 For "'the shewbread, and for the 
continual meat offering, and for the 
continual burnt offering, of the sab- 
baths, of the new moons, for the set 
feasts, and for the holy things, and 
for the sin offerings to make an 
atonement for i§'ra-el, and for all the 
work of the house of our God, 

34 And we cast the lots among the 
priests, the Le'vites, and the people, 
'^^for the w^ood offering, to bring it 
into the house of our God, after the 
houses of our fathers, at times ap- 
pointed year by year, to burn upon 
the altar of the"^LoRD our God, as Ht 
is written in the law : 

35 And Pto bring the firstf raits of 
our ground, and the firstfruits of all 
fruit of all trees, year by year, unto 
the house of the Lord : 

3 6 Also the firstborn of our sons, and 
of our cattle, as it is ^written in the 
law, and the firstlings of our herds 
and of our flocks, to bring to the 
house of our God, unto the priests 
that minister in the house of our God : 

37 And ^that we should bring the 
firstfruits of our dough, and our of- 
ferings, and the fniit of all manner 
of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the 
priests, to the chambers of the house 
of our God; and 'the tithes of our 
ground unto the Le'vites, that the 
same Le'vites might have the tithes 
in all the cities of our tillage. 

38 And the priest the son of Aar'on 
shall be with the Le'vites, when 'the 



B. C. 455. 



CHAP. 10. 

/ Deut. 
29, 13 
ch. 5, 12 
Ps. 119, 
106 

g 2 Ki. 23, 3 

3 by the 
hand of. 

h Gen. 6, 2 
Ex. 34, 16 
Deut. 7, 3 
Ezra 9, 12 

i Ex. 20, 10 
Lev. 23, 3 
Deut.5,12 
ch. 13, 15 

j Ex. 23, 10 
Lev. 25, 4 

k Deut.15,1 
ch. 5, 12 

4 every 
hand. 

I Gen.28,22 
Pro. 3, 9 

m Lev. 24, 5 
2 Chr. 2, 4 

71 ch. 13,31 
Isa. 40, 16 

Lev. 6, 12 

p Ex. 23. 19 
Ex. 34, 26 
Lev.19,23 
Num. 
18,12 
Deut.26,2 

q Ex. 13, 2, 
12,13 
Lev. 27, 
26,27 
Num. 
18,15 

r Lev.23,17 
Num. 
15,19 
Num. 
18,12 
Deut.18,4 
Deut.26,2 

s Lev. 27, 
30,32 
Num. 
18,21 

t Num. 
18,26 

u lChr.9,26 
2 Chr. 
31,11 

V Deut.12,6 
2 Chr. 
31, 12 
ch. 13, 12 
MaL 3, 8 

w ch. 13, 10 



CHAP. 11. 

a Isa. 48, 2 

b .Judg. 5, 9 

c 1 Chr. 9, 2 

d Ezra 2, 43 

e Ezra 2, 55 

/I Chr. 9, 3 

g Gen.38,2e 

1 Or, 
men of 
activity. 

h lChr.9,10 

502 



Le'vites take tithes : and the Le'vites 
shall bring up the tithe of the tithes 
unto the house of our God, to "the 
chambei-s, into the treasure house. 
39 For the children of is'ra-el and the 
children of Le'vi "shall bring the of- 
fering of the corn, of the new wine, 
and the oil, unto the chambers, where 
are the vessels of the sanctuary, and 
the priests that minister, and the 
porters, and the singers : "and we will 
not forsake the house of our God. 
CHAPTER 11. 

1 The rulers, voluntary men, and every tenth man 
chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem : 3 their names. 
20 The residue oj the people dwell in other cities. 

AND the rulers of the people 
dwelt at Je-ru'sa-lem: the rest of 
the people also cast lots, to bring one 
of ten to dwell in Je-ru'sa-lem the 
"holy city, and nine parts to dwell in 
other cities. 

2 And the people blessed all the 
men,, that willingly ^offered them- 
selves to dw^ell at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 ^Now '"these are the chief of the 
province that dwelt in Je-ru'sa-lem : 
but in the cities of Ju'dah dwelt every 
one in his possession in their cities, 
to wit, i§'ra-el, the priests, and the 
Le'vites, and ''the Neth'i-niin^, and 
'the children of Sol'o-mon's servants. 

4 And-^at Je-ru'sa-lem dwelt certain 
of the children of Jia'dah, and of the 
children of Ben'ja-min. Of the chil- 
dren of Ju'dah ; Ath-a-i'ah the son of 
Uz-zi'ah, the son of Zech-a-ri'ah, the 
son of Am-a-ri'ah, the son of Sheph-a- 
ti'ah, the son of Ma-ha'la-le-el, of the 
children of ^Pe'rez ; 

5 And Ma-a-se'iah the son of Ba'- 
ruch, the son of Col-h5'zeh, the son 
of Ha-za'iah, the son of Ad-a-i'ah, the 
son of Joi'a-rib, the son of Zech-a- 
ri'ah, the son of Shi-15'nl. 

6 All the sons of Pe'rez that dwelt 
at Je-ru'sa-lem icere four hundred 
threescore and eight ^valiant men. 

7 And these are the sons of Ben'ja- 
min; Sal'lu the son of Me-shul'lam, the 
son of J5'ed, the son of Pe-da'iah, the 
son of K51-a-i'ah, the son of Ma-a-se'- 
iah, the son of Ith'i-el, the son of Je- 
sa'iah. 

8 And after him Gab'ba-i, Salla-t 
nine hundred twenty and eight. 

9 And Jd'el the son of Zich'ri loas 
their overseer : and Jii'dah the son of 
Se-nii'ah vms second over the city. 

10 Of Hhe priests : Je-da'iah the son 
of Joi'a-rib, Ja'chin. 

1 1 Ser-a-i'ah the son of Hil-ki'ah, the 



The inhabitants 



NEHEMTAH, 1 2. 



of Jerusalem. 



son of Me-shiiriam, the son of Za^lok, 
the son of Me-ra'ioth, the son of A-hi'- 
tub, was the ruler of the house of God, 

12 And their brethren that did the 
work of the house icere eight hundred 
twenty and two: and Ad-a-i'ah the 
son of Jer'o-ham, the son of Pel-a- 
li'ah, the son of Am'zi, the son of 
Zech-a-ri'ah, the son of Pash'ur, the 
son of Mal-chi'ah, 

13 And his brethren, chief of the 
fathers, two hundred forty and two : 
and A-mash'a-i the son of A-zar'e-el, 
the son of A-has'a i, the son of Me- 
shirie-moth, the son of im'mSr, 

14 And their brethren, mighty men 
of valour, an hundred twenty and 
eight : and their overseer was Zab'- 
di-el, Hhe son of one of the great men. 

15 Also of theLe'vites: Shem-a-fah 
the son of Ha'shub, the son of Az'ri- 
kam, the son of Hash-a-bi'ah, the son 
of Bun'ni ; 

16 And Shab'be-thai and Joz'a-bad, 
of the chief of the Le'vites, ^had the 
oversight of 'the outward business of 
the house of God. 

17 And Mat-ta-nfah the son of Ml'- 
cha, the son of •'Zab'di, the son of 
A'saph, was the principal to begin the 
thanksgiving in prayer: and Bak- 
buk-i'ahthe second among his breth- 
ren, and Ab'da the son of Sham-mu'a, ' 
the son of Ga'lal, the son of Jed'u- 
thun. 

18 All the Le'vltes in the *holy city 
loere two hmidred fourscore and four. 

19 Moreover 'the porters, Ik'kub, 
Tarmon,and then* brethren that kept 
^the gates, were an hundred seventy 
and two. 

20 II And the residue of l§'ra-el, of the 
priestSj and the LeVites, toere in all 
the cities of Jii'dah, every one in his 
inn PT*! \ifi wof^ 

21 But -the Neth'i'-nTms dwelt in 
^O'phel : and Zi'ha and Gis'pa ioere\ 
over the Neth'i-nim§. 

22 The overseer also of the LeVites 
at Je-ru'sa-iem was Uz'zi the son of 
Ba'ni, the son of Hash-a-bi'ah, the son 
of Mat-ta-nl'ah, the son of Mfcha. Of 
the sons of A'saph, the singers ivere 
over the business of the house of God. 

23 For "it was the king's command- 
ment concerning them, that ^a cer- 
tain portion should be for the singers, 
due for every day. 

24 And Peth-a-hfah the son of Me- 
shez'a-beel, of the children 'of Ze'rah 
fche son of Jii'dah, was Pat the king's 



B. C. 445. 



CHAP. 11. 

2 Or, the 

son of 

Hagcje- 

dolim. 

3 ivereover. 
i 1 Chr. 

26,29 

j 1 Chr. 

9,15. 

Zichri. 

ch. 7, 44 
lfelKi.11,13 

Ezra 9, 8 

I lChr.9,17 

4 at the 

gates. 

m ch. 3, 26 

5 Or. the 

tower. 

n Ezra6,8,9 
Ezra 7,20 

6 Or, a sv/re 

ordi- 
nance. 

Gen. 
38,30 
Zarah. 

V 1 Chr. 
18, 17 
IChr. 
23,28 

q Gen. 23, 2 
Josh. 
14,15 

r Josh. 
15. 21. 
KabzeeU 

7 Or, of 
Geba. 

8 Or, to 

Mich- 
mash. 

s Jer. 1, 1 

t lChr.4,14 

It Gen. 49, 7 



B. C. 536. 

CHAP. 12. 

a Ezra 2, 1 
b ch. 10.2-8 

1 Or, 

Melicu, 
ver. 14 

2 Or, Sheba- 
niah. 

3 Or, 

Harim. 

4 Or, Mc- 

raioth. 

5 Or, Gin- 
nethon. 

c Lu. 1, 5 

6 Or, Min- 
iainin. 

7 Or, 
Moadiah. 

8 Or, 

Sallai, 
ver. 20 

d Ezra 3, 2 
Hag. 1, 1 
Zech. 3, 1 

e ch. 11. 17 

9 That is. 
the 

'psalms of 
th/inks- 
giving. 

503 



hand in all matters concerning the 
people. 

25 And for the villages, with_their 
fields, some of the children of Jii'dah 
dwelt ^at Kir'jath-ar'ba, and in Ihe 
villages thereof, and at Di'bon, and 
171 the villages thereof, and ''at Je- 
kab'ze-el, and in the villages thereof, 

26 And at Jesh'u-a, and at Mdl'a- 
dah, and at Beth-phelet, 

2 7 And at Ha'zar-shu'al, and at Be'- 
er-she'ba, and in the villages thereof, 

28 And at Ziklag, and at Mek'o- 
nah, and in the villages thereof, 

29 And at £n-rim'mon, and at Za'- 
re-ah, and at Jar'miith, 

30 Za-no'ah, A-diillam, and i?i their 
villages, at La'chish, and the fields 
thereof, at A-ze'kah, and i7i the vil- 
lages thereof. And they dwelt from 
Be'er-she'ba unto the valley of Hm'- 
nom. 

31 The chUdren also of Ben'ja-min 
'from Gelok dwelt ^at Mich'mash, and 
A-i'ja, and Beth'-el, and in their vil- 
lages, 

32 A?id at 'An'a-thoth, Nob, An-a- 
nfah, 

33 Ha'zor, Ka'mah, Git'ta-im, 

34 Ha'did, Ze-b5'im, Ne-ballat, 

35 Lod, and o'no, ^the valley of 
craftsmen. 

36 And of the "Le'vites loere divi- 
sions in Ju'dah, and in Ben'ja-min. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 pj^iests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel. 
10 Succession of the high priests. 

NOW these are the ''priests and 
the Le'vites that went up with 
Ze-rub'ba-bel the son of She-al'ti-el, 
and Jesh'u-a: ^Ser-a-fah, Jer-e-mi'- 
ah, l:z'ra, 

2 Am-a-rf ah, 'Mal'luch, Hat'tush, 

3 '^Shech-a-ni'ah, ^Re'hum, ^Ivler'e- 
moth, 

4 id'do, ^Gin'ne-th5, •^A-bf jah, 

5 ^Mi'a-min, 'Ma-a-df ah, Bil'gah, 

6 Shem-a-i'ah, and Joi'a-rib, Je-da' 
iah, 

T'Sallu, A'mok, Hil-kfah, Je-da'- 
iah. These ivere the chief of the 
priests and of their brethren in the 
davs of '^Jesh'u-a. 

8 Moreover the LeVites: Jesh'u-a, 
Bm'nu-i, Kad'mi-el, Sher-e-bfah, Ju'- 
dah, a7id Mat-ta-ni'ah, ^ which to as 
over ^the thanksgiving, he and his 
brethren. 

9 Also Bak-buk-fahand Un'nT, their 
brethren, were over against them in 
the watches. 



Succession of 



NEHEMIAH, 12. 



the high priests. 



10 ITAnd Jesh'u-a be^t Joi'a-kim 
Joi'a-kim also begat E-li'a-shib, and 
E-li'a-shib begat Joi'a-da, 

11 And Joi'a-da begat Jon'a-than, 
and Jon'a-than begat Jad-du'a. 

1 2 And in the days of Joi'a-kim were 
priests, the chief of the fathers: of 
8er-a-i'ah, Mer-a-i'ah; of Jer-e-nil'ah, 
Han-a-ni'ah ; 

13 Of Ez'ra, Me-shul'lam ; of Am-a- 
ri'ah, Je-ho-ha'nan ; 

14 Of Mel'i-cu, Jon'a-than; of Sheb- 
a-ni'ah, J5'§eph; 

1 5 Of Ha'rim, Ad'na ; of Me-ra'ioth, 
Herka-i ; 

1 6 Of Id'do, Zech-a-rfah ; of Gin'ne- 
thon, Me-shullam ; 

IT Of A-bl'jah, Zich'ri; of Min'i-a- 
min, of Mo-a-di'ah, Pil'tai ; 

1 8 Of Bil'gah, Sham-mii'a; of Shem 
a-i'ah, Je-hon'a-than ; 

19 And of Joi'a-rib, Mat-te-na'i ; of 
Je-da'iah, Uz'zl ; 

_20 Of Sal'la-i, Kalla-i ; of A'mok, 
E'bSr ■ 

21 Of Hn-kfah, Hash-a-bl'ah; of Je- 
da'iah, Ne-than'e-el. 

22 HThe Le'vites in the days of E-lf - 
a-shib^ Joi'a-da, and Jo-ha'nan, and 
Jad-dii'a, v^^ere recorded chief of the 
fathers : also the priests, to the reign 
of Da-ri'us the PSr'§ian. 

23 The sons of Le'vi, the chief of the 
fathers, loere written in the book of 
•^the chronicles, even until the days 
of Jo-ha'nan the son of E-li'a-shib. 

24 And the chief of the Le'vites : 
Hash-a-bf ah, Sher-e-bi'ah, and Jesh'- 
u-a the son of Kad'mi-el, with their 
brethren over against them, to praise 
and to give thanks, ^according to the 
commandment of Da'vid the man of 
God, ^ward over against ward. 

25 Mat-ta-ni'ah, and Bak-buk-fah, 
O-ba-dfah, Me-shuriam, Tal'mon, 
Ak'kub, icere porters keeping the 
ward at the ^"thresholds of the gates. 

26 These were in the days of Joi'a- 
kim the son of Jesh'u-a, the son of 
Joz'a-dak, and in the days of Ne-he- 
mi'ah *the governor, and of Ez'ra the 
priest, •'the scribe. * 

271 And at ^the dedication of the 
wall of Je-ru'sa-lem they sought the 
Le'vites out of all their places, to 
bring them to Je-ru'sa-lem, to keep the 
dedication with gladness, ^both with 
thanksgivings, and with singing, ^o^^^ 
cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 

28 And the sons of the singers gath- 
ered themselves together, both out 



CHAP. 12. 



/ lChr.9,14 



g lChr.23,1 
lChr.25,1 
lChr.26,1 



7i Ezra 3, 11 



10 Or. 

treasur- 
ies^ or, as 
semblics. 



i ch. 8, 9 



j Ezra 
6,11 



4A5. 



k Deut.20,5 
Ps.30, 

title. 



lChr.25,6 
2Clir.5,13 
2Chr.7,6 



m Ex. 19,10 



nch 
ch, 



2,13 
3,13 



Num.10,2 



p lChr.23,6 



q ch. 2, 14 



r ch. 3, 15 



ch, 3, 26 
ch. 8, 1, 
3,16 



t ch. 3, 11 



u ch. 3, 8 



V 2 Ki.14,13 
ch. 8, 16 



w ch. 3, 6 



X Jer. 32, 2 



B. c. 636. of the plain country round about 
Je-ru'sa-lem, and from the villages of 
Ne-toph'a-thi ; 

29 Also from the house of Gfl'gal, 
and out of the fields of Ge'ba and Az'- 
ma-^^eth : for the singers had builded 
them villages round about Je-ru'sa- 
lem. 

30 And the priests and the Le'vites 
'"purified themselves, and purified the 
people, and the gates, and the wall. 

31 Then I brought up the princes 
of Ju'dah upon the wall, and appoint- 
ed two grea.t companies of them that 
gave thanks, icnereof 07ie went on 
the right hand upon the wall toward 
"the dung gate : 

32 And after them went H6sh-a-i'ah, 
and half of the princes of Jii'dah, 

33 And Az-a-ri'ah, Ez'ra, and Me- 
shul'lam, 

34 Jii'dah, and Ben'ja-min, and 
Shem-a-i'ah, and Jer-e-mi'ah, 

35 And certain of the priests' sons 
with ''trumpets; namely, Zech-a-ri'ah 
thesonof Jon'a-than, theson of Shem- 
a-i'ah, the son of Mat-ta-nrah,the son 
of Mi-cha'iah, the son of Zac'cur, the 
son of A'saph : 

36 And his brethren, Shem-a-i'ah, 
and A-zar'a-el, Mil-a-la'i, Gil'a-lai, 
Ma-a'i, Ne-than'e-el, and Jii'dah, 
Ha-na'ni, with ^the musical instru- 
ments of Da'vid the man of God, and 
Ez'ra the scribe before them. 

37 And ''at the fountain gate, which 
was over against them, they went up 
by '^the stairs of the city of Da'vid, 
at the going up of the wall, a bove the 
house of Da'vid, even unto 'the water 
gate eastward. 

38 And the other company of them 
that gave thanks went over against 
them^ and I after them, and the half 
of the people upon the wall, from be- 
yond the 'tower of the furnaces even 
unto "the broad wall ; 

39 And "from above the gate of 
E'phra-im, and above "the old gate, 
and above the fish gate, and the tower 
of Ha-nan'e-el, and the tower of Me'- 
ah, even unto the sheep gate: and 
they stood still in the ""prison gate. 

40 So stood the two companies of 
them that gave ^'thanks in the house 
of God, and I, and the half of the 
rulers with me : 

41 And the priests; E-li'a-kim, Ma-a- 
se'iah, Min'i-a-min, Mi-cha'iah, E-li- 
o-e'na-i, Zech-a-ri'ah, and Han-a-ni'- 

V Ps. 42, 4 ah, with trumpets ; 



.504 



The chambers cleansed. 



NEHEMIAH, 13. 



Abuses reformed. 



B. C. 4i5. 



their 
voice to 
he heard. 
1 Ciir. 16, 
8,23 
2Chr. 
29,30 
Ps. 30, 4 
Ps. 81, 1 
Ps. 95. 1 
Ps. 96, 1 



42AndMa-a-se'iah,andShemaj-i'ah, 

andE-le-a'zar,andUz'zi,andJe-ho-ha'-| ^^.g^p ^2 
nan, and Mal-chi'jah, and Elam, and In ^^^^^ 
E'zSr. And the singers "sang loud, 
with'Jez-ra-hi'ah their overseer. 

43 Also that day they offered great 
sacrifices, and rejoiced : -for God had 
made them rejoice with great joy : 
the wives also and the children re- 
joiced : so that the joy of Je-ru'sa-lem 
was heard even afar off. 

44 ^And ''at that time were some ap- 
pointed over the chambers for the 
treasures, for the offerings, for -the 
firstfruits, and for the tithes, to 
gather into them out of the fields of 
the cities the portions ^^of the law for| 
the priests and Le'vites: '^for Jii'dah! 
rejoiced for the priests and for the 
Le'vites ^^that waited. 

45 And both the singers and the por- 
ters kept the ward of their God, and 
the ward of the purification, accord- 
ing *to the commandment of Da'vid, 
and of Sol'o-mon his son. 

46 For in the days of Da'vid and 
A'saph of old there loere chief of the 
singers, and songs of praise and 
tha-nksgiving unto God. 

47 And all is'ra-el in the days of Ze- 
rub'ba-bel, and in the days of Ne-he- 
mrah,gave the portions of the singers!'^' nuS'II 5 
and the porters, eveiy day his por-i josh.'24;9! forsaken? 



laid the meat offerings, the frankin- 
cense, and the vessels, and the tithes 
of the corn, the new v/ine, and the 
oil, ^which was commanded to be 
give?! to the Le'vites, and the singers, 
and the porters ; and the offerings of 
the priests. 

6 But in all this time was not I at 
Je-ru'sa-lem : 'for in the two and thir- 
tieth year of Ar-tax-5rx'es king of 




tion* and they '^sanctified 
things unto the Le'vites ; 
Le'vites sanctified them unto the 
children of Aar'on. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Upon the reading of the law separation is made 
from the mixed imiltttude. 10 Nehemiah reforms 
the offices m the house of God. 15 The violation of 
ihe sabbath, etc. 

ON that day 'they read in the 
book of M5'se§ in the ^audience 
of the people ; and therein was found 
written, "that the Am'mon-ite and the 
M5'ab-ite should not come into the 
congregation of God for ever ; 
2 Because they met not the children 
of is'ra-el with bread and with water, 



hnhiV^ Deut.23,5 

noty\ac\\.9.'z 
and thei ch.10.28 

3 being set 



of the king 

7 Andlcame to Je-ru'sa-lem, and un- 
derstood of the evil that E-lfa-shib did 
f or To-bi'ah,in preparing him a cham- 
ber in the courts of the house of God. 

8 And it grieved me sore : therefore 
•^I cast forth all the household stuff 
of To-bi'ah out of the chamber. 

9 Then I commanded, and they 
cleansed ^the chambers : and thither 
brought I a^gain the vessels of the 

?.^S^^-^?'^ tiouse of God. with the meat offering 

lo 1 njil" is ^^ 

set apart, i and the frankincense. 
I 10 *i And I perceived that the por- 
tions of the Le'vites had hiot been 
given the/n : for the Le'vites and the 
singers, that did the work, were fled 
every one to 'liis field. 
1 1 Then -'contended I^\"ith the rulers, 
and said, ^' Why is the house of God 
And I gathered them to- 



ps. 149, 1 
Eph. 5,19 
Col. 3, 16 

z Ps. 9, 2 
Ps. 92, 4 
Ps. 126, 1 

a 2 Chr. 13, 
11, 12 
ch. 13, 5 

12 That is, 
appointed 
by tlie 
law. 

13 for the 
jay of 
Judah. 

14 that 
stood 



CHAP. 13. 

1 there %vas 

read. 

Deut. 

31,11 

Isa. 34. 16 
^ ears 



nient of 
the Le- 
I'ites. 
Num. 
18,21 
ch. 5, 14 

434. 

at the end 
of days. 
6 Or. I 
earnestly 
requested, 
f Ps. 69, 9 

John 2,13 
q 2Chr.29,5 
h Mai. 3, 8 
(_ Num. .35,2 

bat hired ''Balaam against them,that|^ ch.°io^39 
he should curse them: howbeit ''our|p5^'«^iW 
God turned the curse into a blessing, s or, sTore 

3 N ow it came to pass, when they had 
heard the law, ^that they separated 
from is'ra-el all the mixed multitude. 

4^And before this, E-li'a-shib the 
priest, having the oversight of thei'ich:5,^if* 
chamber of the house of our God,r\iSs(5". 
was allied unto To-bl'ah : ^^,Smnr' 

5 And he had prepared for him a\o Ex. 2o7io 
great chamber, where aforetime thevj'' jer.^rf S 

505 



gether, and set them in their ^ place. 
1 2 Then ^brought all Jii'dah the tithe 

over,^ of the corn and the new wine and 
4 f he fohi^ the oil unto the '^treasuries. 

mand- 13 Aiid I made treasurers over the 
treasuries, Shel-e-mi'ah thepriest.and 
Za'dok the scribe, and of the Le'vites, 
Pe-da'iah: and ^next to them icas 
Ha'nan the son of Zac'cur, the son of 
Mat-ta-nr'ah : for they were counted 
'"faithful, and '"their office was to dis- 
tribute unto their brethren. 
14 Remember "me, O my God, con- 
cerning this, and wipe not out my 
"good deeds that I have done for tlie 
house of my God, and for the '-offices 



houses. 

9 at their 
hand. 

m 1 Cor.4,2 

10 if was 
upon 
them 



thereof. 

15 TTln those days saw I in Jii'dah 
some treading Avine presses on °the 
sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, 
and lading asses; as also wine, 
grapes, and figs, and all manner of 
burdens, ^which they brought into 
Je-ru'sa-lem on the sabbath day : and 
I testified against them in the day 
wherein they sold victuals. 

1 6 There dwelt men of Tyre also 
therein, which brought fish, and all 



iSadbath profaned. 



EiSTHEK, 1. 



J^'easts of A-hasuerus. 



manner of ware, and sold on the sab- 
bath unto the children of Ju'dah,and 
in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

17 Then I contended with the nobles 
of Ju'dah, and said unto them, What 
evil thing is this that ye do, and pro- 
fane the sabbath day '? 

1 8 Did not your fathers thus, and 
did not our God bring all this evil 
upon us, and upon this city ? yet ye 
'^bring more wrath upon i§'ra-el by 
profaning the sabba^th. 

19 And it came to pass, that when 
the gates of Je-ru'sa-lem ?began to be 
dark before the sabbath, I command- 
ed that the gates should be shut, and 
charged that they should not be 
opened till after the sabbath: 'and 
some of my servants set I at the 
gates, that there should no burden be 
brought in on the sabbath day. 

20 So the merchants and sellers of 
all kind of ware lodged without Je- 
ru'sa lem once or twice. 

21 Then I testified against them, 
and said unto them, W hy lodge ye 
^^about the w^all ? if ye do so again, 
I will lay hands on you. From that 
time forth came they no moi^e on the 
sabbath. 

22 And I commanded the LeVites 
that they should cleanse themselves, 
and that they should come and^ee^ 
the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. 
Remember me, O my God, concern- 
ing this also, and spare me accord- 
ing to the ^ ^greatness of thy mercy. 

23 IFin those days also saw I Jew^§ 
that '"^had married wives of Ash'dod, 
of Am'mon, a7id of Md'ab : 



B. C. 434. 



CHAP. 13. 

13 add 

fierce 
wrath. 

q Lev.23,32 

r Jer.17,21 

14 before 
the wall ? 

s ch. 12, 30 

15 Or, 

multi- 
tude. 

16 had 
made to 
dwell 
with 
them. 
Ezra 9, 2 

17 they dis- 
cerned 
not to 
speak. 

18 of people 
and 
people. 

t Pro. 28, 4 

19 Or, 

reviled 
them. 

u Isa. 50, 6 
Deut.25,2 

V Ezra 10, 5 

wlKi.11,1 

X 1 Ki. 3, 13 
2Chr.l,12 

y Ezra 10, 2 

z ch. 12, 10 

a ch. 6, 14 

20 for the 
dejilings. 

b Mai. 2, 4 

c ch. 10, 30 

d ch. 12, 1 



24 And their children spake half in 
the speech of Ash'ddd, and ^ "could 
not speak in the Jew§' language, but 
according to the language '*of each 
people. 

25 And I 'contended with them, and 
^ ^cursed them, and "smote certain of 
them, and plucked off their hair, and 
made them 'swear by God, saying. 
Ye shall not give your daughters 
unto their sons, nor take their daugh- 
ters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 

26 Did "not Sol'o-mon king of i§'- 
ra-el sin by these things ? ""yet among 
many nations w^as there no king like 
him, who was beloved of his God, 
and God made him king over all i§'- 
ra-el : nevertheless even him did out- 
landish women cause to sin. 

27 Shall we then hearken unto you 
to do all this great evil, to transgress 
s'against our God in marrying strange 
wives ? 

28 And one of the sons of ''Joi'a-da, 
the son of E-lf a-shib the high priest, 
was son in law to San-ballat the Hor'- 
o-nite : therefore I chased him from 
me. 

29 Remem.ber «them, O my God, 
^"because they have defiled the 
priesthood, and the ^covenant of the 
priesthood, and of the LeVites. 

30 Thus ''cleansed I them from all 
strangers, and '^appointed the wards 
of the priests and the LeVites, every 
one in his business ; 

31 And for the wood offering, at 
times appointed, and for the first- 
fruits. Kemember me, O my God, 
for good. 



THE 



BOOK OF ESTHER 



t Ahastierus 



CHAPTER 1. 

makes royal feasts, 
pleases him. 



10 Vashti dis- 



"IVTOW it came to pass in the days 
1 1 of A-ha§-ii-e'rus, (this is A-ha§-u- 
e'rus which reigned, from In'di-a even 
unto E-thi-o'pi-a, over ''an hundred 
and seven and twenty provinces :) 
2 That in those days, when the king 
A-ha§-ii-e'riis *sat on the throne of his 
kingdom, which was '^m Shu'shan the 
palace, 



B.C. 521. 



CHAP. 1. 

a ch. 8, 9 
Dan. 6, 1 

b lKi.1,46 

c Neh. 1, 1 
Dan. 8, 2 

519. 

d Gen.40,20 
1 Sam. 
25,36 
ch. 2rl8 
Dan. 5, 1 
Mark6,21 

1 fOTMld. 

506 



3 In the third year of his reign, he 
'^made a feast unto all his piinces and 
his ser^^ants ; the power of FSr'sia and 
Me'di-a,the nobles and princes of the 
provinces, bei7ig before him : 

4 When he shcAved the riches of his 
glorious kingdom and the honour of 
his excellent majesty many days, 
even an hundred and fourscore days. 

5 And when these days were ex- 
pired, the king made a feast unto all 
the people that were ^present in 



Vashti refuseth to come. 



ESl'HEK, % 



and is deposed. 



Shu'shan the palace, both unto great 
and small, seven days, in the court 
of the garden of the king's palace ; 

6 Where toere white, green, and 
■^bhie, hangings, fastened with cords 
of fine linen and purple to silver 
rings and pillars of marble : the "beds 
were of gold and silver, upon a pave- 
ment 'of red, and blue, and white, 
and black, marble. 

7 And they gave thejn drink in ves- 
sels of gold J the vessels being diversej 
one from another,) and "royal wine 
in abundance, 'according to the state 
of the king. 

8 And the drinking loas according 
to the law : none did ^compel : for so 
the king had appointed to all the of- 
ficers of his house, that they should 
do according to every man's pleasure. 

9 Also Vash'ti the queen made a 
feast for the Avomen in the joyal 
house which belonged to king A-ha§- 
u-e'riis. 

10 ^On the seventh day, when the 
heart of the king was merry with 
wine, he commanded Me-lui'man, 
Biz'tha, Har-bd'na, Big'tha, and 
A-bag'tha, Ze'thar, and Car'cas, the 
seven 'chamberlains that served in 
thepresenceof A-ha§-ii-e'rus the king, 

11 To-^'bring Vash'ti the queen be- 
fore the king with the crown royal, 
to shew the people and the princes 
her beauty: for she loas ^fair to look 
on. 

12 But the queen Vash'ti refused to 
come at the king's commandment 
^by his chamberlains : therefore was 
the king very wroth, and his anger 
burned in him. 

" 13 ^Then the king said to ''the wise 
men, which ^kncAN the times, (for so 
vms the king's manner toward all 
that knew law and judgment ; 

14 And the next unto him was 
Car-she'na, She'thar, Ad'ma-tha, 
Tar'shish, Me'res, JMar'se-na, ancl 
Me-mii'can, the 'seven princes of 
Per'§ia and Me'di-a, which saw the 
king's face, and which sat the first 
in the kingdom ;) 

15 '"What shall we do unto the 
queen Vash'ti according to law, be 
cause she hath not performed the 
commandment of the king A-ha§ 
u-e'rus by the chamberlains ? 

1 6 And Me-mii'can answered before 
the king and the princes, Vash'ti the 
queen hath not done wrong to the 
king only, but also to all the princes, 



B. C. 519. 

CHAP. 1. 

2 Or, 
violet. 

e Ezek. 
23,41 

3 Or. of 
■porphyre, 
and mar- 
ble, and 
alabaster, 
and stone 
of blue 
colour. 

i ivine of 
the king- 
dom. 

5 according 
to the 
hand of 
the king. 

6 Or, 
trouble. 

7 Or, 
eunuchs. 

f Pro. 16, 9 

8 good of 
counte- 
nance. 

9 which 
was by 
the hand 
of his 
eunuclis. 

g Dan. 2. 12 

h 1 Chr. 
12.32 

i Ezra 7, 14 

10 ITlmt 
to do. 

11 If it be 

good with 
Vie king. 

12 from be- 
fore him. 

13 that it 
-pass not 
away. 
ch. 8. 8 
Dan. 6, 8 

14 unto her 
com- 
panion. 

i Eph. 5. 
22 23 
Col. 3, 18 
1 Pet. 3, 1 

15 ivns good 
in the 
eyes of 
the king. 

k ch. 8. 9 

I Eph.5,22, 
23.24 

16 that one 
should 
publish it 
according 
to the 
language 
of his 
people. 
ch. 3, 12 
Dan. 8. 25 



B. C. 518. 

CHAP. 2. 

a ch. 1, 19 

b 1 Ki. 1, 2 

1 unto the 
hand. 

507 



and to all the people that are in all the 
provinces of the king A-has-ii-e'rus. 
j IT For this deed of the queen shall 
I come abroad unto all women, so that 
I they shall despise their husbands in 
their eyes, when it shall be reported, 
The king A-ha§-ii-e'riis commanded 
Vash'ti the queen to be brought in 
before him, but she came not. 
I 18 Likewise shall the ladies of PSr'- 
sia and Me'di-a say this day unto all 
jthe king's princes, which have heard 
of the deed of the queen. Thus shall 
there arise too much contempt and 
i wrath. 

j 19 'Tf it please the king, let there go 
ia royal commandment '-from hmi, 
and let it be written among the laws 
of the Per'siansand the Medes, ^'^that 
it be not altered". That Vash'ti come no 
more before king A-has-ii-e'rus; and 
let the king give her royal estate '^un- 
to another that is better than she. 

20 And when the king's decree 
which he shall make shall be pub- 
lished throughout all his empire, ifor 
it is great, ) all the wives shall give -'to 
their husbands honour, both to great 
and small. 

2 1 And the saying ' ^pleased the king 
and the princes ; and the king did ac- 
cording to the word of Me-mii'can j 

22 For he sent letters into all the 
king's provinces, ^intoeveiy province 
according to the writing thereof, and 
to every people after their language, 
that every man should bear 'rule in 
his own house, and '^that it should be 
published according to the language 
of every people. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Esther chosen to be queen. 21 MordecaU discover- 
ing a treason, is recorded in the chronicles. 

AFTER these things, when the 
wrath of king A-has-ii-e'rus was 
appeased, he remembered Vash'ti, 
and what she had done, and ^what 
was decreed against her. 

2 Then said the king's servants that 
ministered unto him, *Let there be fair 
young \argins sought for the king : 

3 And let the king appoint officers in 
all the pro^ances of Ms kingdom, that 
they may gather together all the fair 
young virgins unto Shu'shan the pal- 
ace, to the house of the women, 'unto 
the custody of He'ge the king's cham- 
berlain, keeper of the M^omen ; and 
let their things for purification be 
given them : 

4 And let the maiden which pleaseth 



Esther is made queen. 



ESTHER, 2. 



Treason is discovered. 



the king be queen instead of Vash'ti. 
And the thing pleased the king ; and 
he did so. 

5 '^\No'io in Shu'shan the palace there 
was a certain jew, whose name loas 
Mor'de-cai, the son of Ja'ir, the son of 
Shim'e-I, the son of Kish, a Ben'ja- 
mlte; 

6 Who 'had been carried away from 
Je-ru/sa-lemwith the cai)tivity which 
had been carried away with'^Jec-o-ni'- 
ah king of Jii'dah, whom Neb-u- 
chad-nez'zar the king of Bab'y-lon 
had carried away. 

7 And he ^brought up Ha-das'sah, 
that is, Es'ther, his uncle's daughter : 
for she had neither father nor mother, 
and the maid was ^f air and beautiful : 
whom Mor'de-cai, when her father 
and mother were dead, took for his 
own daughter. 

8 HSo it came to pass, when the king's 
commandment and his decree was 
heard, and when many maidens were 
gathered together unto Shu'shan the 
palace, to the custody of Heg'a-i, that 
Es'thgr was brought also unto the 
king's house, to the custody of Heg'- 
a-i, keeper of the women. 

9 And the maiden pleased him, and 
she obtained kindness of him ; and he 
speedily gave her her things for puri- 
cation, with ^such things as belonged 
to her, and seven maidens, vjhich 
were meet to be given her, out of the 
king's house : and ^he preferred her 
and her maids unto the best place of 
the house of the women. 

1 Es'thSr had not shewed her people 
nor her kindred : for Mor'de-cai had 
charged her that she should *^not 
shew it. 

1 1 And Mor'de-cai walked every 
day before the court of the women's 
house, Ho know how ts'thSr did, and 
what should become of her. 

12^Now when every maid's turn 
was come to go in to king A-has-ii-e'- 
rus, after that she had been twelve 
months, according to the manner of 
the women, (for so were the days of 
their purifications accomplished, to 
icit, six months with oil of myrrh, 
and six months with sweet odours, 
and with other things for the puri- 
fying of the women ;) 

13 Then thus came every maiden 
unto the king; whatsoever she de- 
sired was given her to go with her 
out of the house of the women unto 
the king's house. 



B, C. 519. 



CHAP. 2. 

c 2 Ki. 24, 
14, 15 
2 Chr. 36, 
10,20 
Jer. 24, 1 

2 OT,Jehoi- 
achin, 

2 Ki. 24, 6 

3 nour- 
ished. 
Eph. 6, 4 

4 fair of 
form and 
good of 
counte- 
nance. 

5 her 
portions. 

Q he 
changed 
her. 

d Lev.26,36 
Deut. 
28,65 
ch. 3, 8 

7 to knotv 
the peace. 

515. 

e Song 6, 9 

/ ch. 3, 7 
ch. 8. 9 

8 Or, kind- 
ness. 

9 before 
him. 
Pro. 21. 1 

g 1 Sam.2,8 
Ps. 75, 5 
Ps. 113, 
7.8 

514. 

h Gen.29,22 
Judg. 
14,10 
Ch. 1, 3 

10 rest. 

i ch. 3, 2 

11 Or, Big- 
thana, 
ch. 6, 2 

12 the 
threshold. 

j ch. 6, 2 
Ps. 37, 1. 
2, 7-10 
Pro. 8, 12 
Pro. 14, 
17,29 
Pro.16,11 
Eccl. 7, 9 
Eph. 4. 26 
Phil. 2. 4 
Jas. 1. 
19,20 

k Gen.40,19 
Dent. 
21.22 

ch. 6, 1 
508 



14 In the evening she went, and on 
the morrow she returned into the 
second house of the women, to the 
custody of Sha-ash'gaz, the king's 
chamberlain, which kept the concu- 
bines : she came in unto the king no 
more, except the king delighted in 
her, and that she were called by 
name. 

15 "[Now when the turn of £s'thgr, 
the daughter of Ab-i-ha'il the uncle 
of Mor'de-cai, who had taken her for 
his daughter, was come to go in unto 
the king, she required nothing but 
what Heg'a-i the king's chamberlain, 
the keeper of the w^omen, appointed. 
And Es'thSr obtained ^favour in" the 
sight of all them that looked upon 
her. 

1 6 So ts'thSr was taken unto king 
A-ha§-ii-e'rus into his house royal in 
the -^tenth month, which is themontb 
Te'beth, in the seventh year of his 
reign. 

17 And the king loved Es'thSr above 
all the w^omen, and she obtained 
grace and ^favour '^in his sight more 
than all the virgins ; so that he "^set 
the royal crown upon her head, and 
made her queen instead of Vash'ti. 

1 8 Then the king ''made a great feast 
unto all his princes and his servants, 
even Es'thSr's feast; and he made a 
'"release to the provinces, and gave 
gifts, according to the state of the 
king. 

19 And when the virgins were 
gathered together the second time, 
then Mor'de-cai sat *in the king's 
gate. 

20 Es'th^r had not yet shewed her 
kindred nor her people; as Mor'de- 
cai had charged her : for Es'thSr did 
the commandment of Mor'de-cai, like 
as when she was brought up with 
him. 

21 'iiln those days, while Mor'de-cai 
sat in the kmg's gate, two jof tho 
king's chamberlains, "Big'than and 
Te'resh, of those which kept 'Hhe 
door, were wroth, and sought to lay 
hand on the king A-ha§-ii-e'rus. 

22 And the thing was known to 
Mor'de-cai, who •'told it unto Es'ther 
the queen; and ts'thgr certified the 
king thereof in Mor'de-cai's name. 

23 And when inquisition was made 
of the matter, it was found out; there- 
fore they were *both hanged on a 
tree : and it vf as written in 'the book 
of the chronicles before the king. 



Haman is 'promoted. 



ESTHER, 3, 4. 



He persecuteth the Jews. 



CHAPTER 3. 

Haman, despised by Mordecai, seeks revenge on all 
the Jews. 

AFTER these things did king 
A-has-u-e'rus promote Ha'man 
the son of Ham-med'a-tha the '^ A'gag- 
ite,and advanced him, and set his seat 
above all the princes that i/jere with 
him. 

2 And all the king's servants, that 
icere in *the king's gate, bowed, ^and 
reverenced Ha'man : for the king had 
so commanded concerning him. 3ut 
"^Mor'de-cai bowed not, nor did him 
reverence. 

3 Then the king's servants, which 
loere in the king's gate, said unto 
Mor'de-cai, Why transgressest thou 
the king's com.mandment ? 

4 ISTow it came to pass, when they 
spake daily unto hun, and he heark- 
ened not unto them, that they told 
Ha'man, to see whether Mor'de-cai's 
matters would stand : for he had told 
them that he was a Jew. 

5 And when Ha'man saw that Mor'- 
de-cai bowed ^not, nor did him rever- 
ence, then was Ha'man -^fuU of wrath. 

6 And he thought scorn to lay hands 
on Mor'de-cai alone ; for they had 
shewed him the people of Mor'de-cai : 
wherefore Ha'man -"sought to destroy 
all the Jew§ that luere throughout 
the whole kingdom of A-ha§-ii-e'rus, 
even the people of Mor'de-cai. 

7 ITln the first month, that is, the 
month Ni'san, in the twelfth year of 
king A-ha§-ii-e'rus, Hhey cast Pur, 
that is, the lot, before lla'man from 
day to day, and from month to 
month, to the twelfth month, that is, 
the month A'dar. 

8 TAnd Ha'man said unto king 
A-ha§-ii-e'rus, There is a certain peo- 
ple scattered abroad and dispersed 
among the people in all the prov- 
inces of thy kingdom; and 'their 
laws are diverse from all people: 
neither keep they the king's laws • 
therefore it is not ^for the king's 
profit to suffer them. 

9 If it please the king, let it be wi-it- 
ten-that they may be destroyed : and 
I will ^pay ten thousand talents of 
silver to the hands of those that have 
the charge of the business, to bring it 
into the king's treasuries. 

10 And •'the king took his Mng from 
his hand, and gave it unto Ha'man the 
son of Ham-med'a-tha the A'gag-ite, 
the Jew§' ^enemy. 



B. C. 510. 



CHAP. 3. 

a Num. 24,7 
1 Sam. 
15,8 

b ch. 2, 19 

c Gen.4:l,42 
Deut. 
25, 19 

a Ex. 1, 17 
Ps. 15, 4 

e ch. 5, 9 

/Pro. 27, 3 
Dan. 3, 19 

g Ps. 83, 4 

/ich. 9, 24 

i Ezra 4, 13 
Actsl6.20 

1 meet, or, 
equal. 

2 to destroy 
them, 

3 weigh, 
j Gen.41,42 
fcch. 8, 2, 8 

4 Or, op- 
pressor. 
ch. 7, 6 

I ch. 8, 9 

5 Or, secre- 
taries. 

m ch. 1, 22 
ch. 8, 9 

n 1 Ki. 21, 8 
ch. 8, 8,10 
Dan. 6, 8 

ch. 8, 10 

p ch. 8, 12 

qr ch. 8, 11 

r ch. 8, 
13, U 

s Gen.37.24 
Ps. 14, 4 
Pro. 30, 

20-22 
Hos. 7, 3 
Amos 6, 6 
Mat. 14, 6 

t ch. 8, 15 
Pro. 29, 2 



CHAP. 4, 
a 2 Sam. 

5 Josh. 7, 6 
Ezek. 
27,30 

c Gen.27,34 

1 sackcloth 
and ashes 
were laid 
under 
m,any. 

2 eunuchs. 

509 



11 And the king said unto Ha'man, 
The silver is given to thee, the people 
also, to do with them as it seemeth 
good to thee. 

12 Then 'were the king's ^scribes 
called on the thirteenth day of the 
first month, and there wslS written 
according to all that Ha'man had 
commanded unto the king's lieu- 
tenants, and to the governors that 
if:iere over every province, and to the 
rulers of every people of every prov- 
ince according "to the writingthereof , 
and to every people after their lan- 
guage ; "in the name of king A-ha§ u- 
e'rus was it written, and sealed with 
the king's ring. 

13 And the letters were "sent by 
posts into all the king's provinces, to 
destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, 
all Jew§, both young and old, little 
children and women, in ^one day, 
eve?i upon the thirteenth day of the 
twelfth month, which is the month 
A'dar, and Ho take the spoH of them 
for a prey. 

14 The ""copy of the writing for a 
commandment to be given in every 
province vv^as published unto all peo- 
ple, that they should be ready against 
that day. 

1 5 The posts went out, being has- 
tened by the king's commandment, 
and the decree was given in Shu'shan 
thepalace. And the king and Ha'man 
'sat down to drink ; but 'the city Shu'- 
shan was perplexed. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Mordecai and the Jews movrn. 15 Esther appoints 
a fast ; her resolution, etc. 

WHEN Mor'de-cai perceived all 
that was done, Mor'de-cai rent 
his "clothes, and put on sackcloth with 
*ashes,and Avent out into the midst of 
the citv, and ''cried with a loud and 
a bitter cry ; 

2 And came even before the king's 
gate : for none might enter into the 
king's gate clothed Avith sackcloth. 

3 And in every proAdnce,Avhitherso- 
ever the king's commandment and 
his decree came, there was great 
mourning among the Jcavs, and fast- 
ing, and weeping, and wailing ; and 
'many lay in sackcloth and ashes. 

4 ^So Es'thSr's maids and her ^cham- 
berlains came and told it her. Then 
Avas the queen exceedingly grieved : 
and she sent raiment to clothe Mor'- 
de-cai, and to take away his sackcloth 
from him : but he received it not. 



A. fast appointed. 



ESTHER, 5. Esther prepareth a banquet. 



5 Then called Es'thgr for Ha'tach, 
one of the king's chamberlains, 
^whom he had appointed to attend 
upon her, and gave him a command- 
ment to Mor'de-cai, to know what it 
was^ and why it loas. 

6 So Ha'tach went forth to Mor'de- 
cai unto the street of the city, v/hich 
toas before the king's gate. 

7 And Mor'de-cai told him of all that 
had happened unto him, and of "'the 
sum of the money that Ha'man had 
promised to pay to the king's treas- 
uries for the Jew§, to destroy them. 

8 Also he gave him 'the copy of the 
writing of the decree that was given 
at Shu'shan to destroy them, to shew 
i^ unto Es'thgr, and to declare it unto 
her, and to charge her that she should 
go in unto the king, to make -^suppli- 
cation unto him, and to make request 
before huii for her people. 

9 And Ha'tach came and told Es'thSr 
the words of Mor'de-cai. 

10 IF Again Es'thSr spake unto Ha'- 
tach, and gave him commandment 
unto Mor'de-cai; 

11 All the king's servants, and the 
people of the king's provinces, do 
know, tha.t whosoever, Tv^hether man 
or woman, shall come unto the king 
into ^the inner court, who is not 
called, Hliere is one law of his to put 
him to death, 'except such to whom 
the king shall hold out the golden 
sceptre, that he may live: but I have 
not been called to come hi unto the 
king these thirty days. 

12 And they told to Mor'de-cai Es'- 
ther's w^ords. 

13 Then Mor'de-cai commanded to 
answer Es'thSr, Think •'hot with thy- 
self that thou shalt escape in the 
king's house, more than ail the 
Jew§. 

14 For if thou altogether holdest thy 
peace at this time, then shall there 
^enlargement and -^deliverance arise 
to the Jew§ from another place ; but 
fchou and thy father's house shall be 
destroyed : and w\\o knoAveth wheth- 
er 'thou art come to the kingdom for 
such a time as this ? 

15 TlThen Es'thgr bade them return 
Mor'de-cai this ansvuer, 

16 Go, gather together all the Jew§ 
that are ^present in Shu'shan, and 
"'fast ye for me, and neither eat nor 
drink "three days, night or day: I 
also and my maidens will fast like- 
wise ; and so will I go in unto the 



B. C. 510. 



CHAP. 4. 

3 tvhom he 
had set 
before 
her. 

d ch. 3, 9 

e ch. 3, 
U, 15 

/ Pro. 15, 1 

g ch. 5, 1 

?i Dan. 2, 9 

i ch. 5, 2 
ch. 8, 4 

j Pro. 29,25 

4 respira- 
tion. 
Job 9, 18 

h Lev.26,4:2 

I 2Ki.l3,5 
Ps. 75, 5,6 
Eccl. 3, 1 
Isa. 14, 27 
Isa. 41, 1, 
8,20 

Isa. 54, 17 
Jer. 30, 
10,24 
Dan. 4, 
17,35 
Dan. 6, 
26,27 
Mat.16,18 

5 found. 

m Joel 1, 14 
Joel 2, 12 
Jonah 3,4 

n ch. 5, 1 

Ps. 34, 
15,22 
Ps. 37, 3, 
5, 28-40 
Ps. 55, 22 
Ps. 62, 8 
Ps. 115, 9, 
10, 11 
Ps. 141, 8, 
9, 10 
Pro. 29,25 

6 passed. 



CHAP. 5. 
a ch. 4, 16 
b ch. 6, 4 
c Pro. 21, 1 

d ch. 8, 4 
e Mark6,23 
/ch. 7, 3 
g ch. 9, 12 

1 to do. 

h Job 20, 5 

i ch. 3, 5 
Ps. 15, 4 
Mat. 10,28 

j 2 Sam. 
13,22 

2 caused to 
come. 

k Dan .4,30 

I ch.9, 7 

510 



king, which is not according to the 
law : and if I perish, "I perish. 
17 So Mor'de-cai Svent his way, and 
did according to all that fis'thgr had 
commanded hun. 

CHAPTER 5. 

Esther invites the king and Hainan to a banquet. 

^^O W it came to pass "on the third 
l\ day, that Es'thSr put on her royal 
apparel, and stood in *the inner court 
of the king's house, over against the 
king's house : and the king sat upon 
his royal throne in the royal house, 
over against the gate of the house. 

2 And it was so, when the king saw 
Es'thSr the queen standing in the 
court, that ''she obtained favour in 
his sight : and the '^king held out to 
Es'ther the golden sceptre that vms 
in his hand. So Es'thgr drew near, 
and touched the top of the sceptre. 

3 Then said the king unto her,What 
wilt thou, queen Es'thSr ? and what 
is thy request ? 'it shall be even given 
thee to the half of the kingdom. 

4 And Es'thgr answered, If it seem. 
good unto the king, let the king and 
Ha'man come this day unto the ban- 
quet that I have prepared for him. 

5 Then the king said, Cause Ha'man 
to make haste, that he may do as 
Es'thSr hath said. So the king and 
Ha'man came to the banquet that Es'- 
thgr had prepared. 

6 ITAnd -^the king said unto Es'thSr 
at the banquet of wine. What Hs thy 
petition ? and it shall be granted thee : 
and what is thy request ? even to the 
half of the kingdom it shall be per- 
formed. 

7 Then answered Es'thgr, and said, 
My petition and my request is ; 

8 If 1 have found favour in the sight 
of the king, and if it please the king 
to grant my petition, and ^to perform 
my request, let the king and Ha'man 
come to the banquet that I shall pre- 
pare for them, and I will do to mor- 
row as the king hath said. 

9 TiThen went Ha'man forth that day 
joyful ^and with a glad heart: but 
when Ha'man saw Mor'de-cai in the 
king's gate, that 'lie stood not up, nor 
moved for him, he was full of indig - 
nation against Mor'de-cai. 

10 Nevertheless Ha'man •'refrained 
himself: and when he came home, he 
sent and ^called for his friends, and 
Ze'resh his wife. 

11 And Ha'man told them of ^the 
glory of his riches, and 'the multitude 



Haman is commanded 



ESTHER, 6, 7. to do honour to Mordecai. 



of his children, and all the things 
wherein the king had promoted him, 
and how he had '"advanced him above 
the princes and servants of the king 

12 Ha'man said moreover, Yea, Es' 
thSr the queen did let no man come 
in with the king unto the banquet 
that she had prepared but myself ; 
and "to morrow am I invited unto 
her also with the king. 

1 3 Yet ''all this availeth me nothing, 
so long as I see Mor'de-cai the Jew 
sitting at the king's gate. 

14 Then said Ze'resli his v/ife and all 
his friends unto him, Let a ^gallows 
be made of fifty cubits high, and to 
morrow -^speak thou unto the king 
that Mor'de-cai may be hanged there 
on: then go thou in merrily with the 
king unto the banquet. And the 
thing pleased Ha'man; and he caused 
*the gallows to be made. 

.CHAPTER 6. 

1 Ahasuerus rewards Morclecal for former service: 
10 Haraan commanded to do him honour. 

ON that night 'could not the king 
sleep, and he commanded to 
bring "the book of records of the 
chronicles ; and they were read be- 
fore the king. 

, 2 And it was found written, that 
Mor'de-cai had tokl of 'Big'tha-na and 
Te'resh, two of the king's chamber- 
lains, the keepers of the ^door, who 
sought to lay hand on the king A-ha§- 
ii-e'rus. 

3 And the king said, 'What honour 
and dignity hath been done to Mor'- 
de-cai for this ? Then said the king's 
servants that ministered unto him. 
There is nothing done for him. 

4 And the king said, Who is in the 
court? Now Ha'man was come into 
'the outward court of the king's 
house, '^to speak unto the king to 
hang Mor'de-cai on the gallows that 
he had prepared for him. 

5 And the king's servants said unto 
him, Behold, Ha'man standeth in the 
court. And the king said, Let him 
come in. 

6 So Ha'man came in. And the 
king said unto him, What shall be 
done unto the man Vhom the king 
delighteth to honour ? Now Ha'man 
thought in his heart, To whom would 
the king delight to do honour more 
than to myself ? 

7 And Ha'man answered the king, 
For the man Vhom the king delight- 
eth to honour. 



B. C. 510. 



CHAP. 5. 

m ch. 3, 1 

n Pro. 27, 1 
lTlies.5,3 

o Job 5, 2 

3 tree. 
ch. 7, 9 

V ch, Q, 4: 

q ch. 7, 10 
Ps. 59, 7 
Pro. 1, 16 



CHAP, 6. 

1 the king's 
sleep fled 
away. 
Deut. 
32,36 

a ch. 2, 23 

2 Or, 
Bigthan, 
ch. 2, 21 

3 threshold, 
b Gal. 6, 9 
c ch. 5, 1 
d ch. 5, 14 

4 in whose 
honour 
the king 
delight- 
eth. 

5 in whose 
honour 
the king 
delight- 
eth. 

6 Let them 
bring the 
royal 
apparel. 

7 where- 
with the 
king 
clotheth 
himself. 

e 1 Ki. 1, 33 

8 caifcse 
him to 
ride. 

/Geii.dl,43 

g Job 5, 
11,13 

9 suffer not 
a whit to 
fall. 

h Ps. 131, 1 

i 2 Sam. 
15,30 
Jer. li, 3 



CHAP. 7. 

1 to drink. 



a ch. 5, 6 
511 



8 "^Let the royal apparel be brought 
■'which the king useth to wear, and 
'the horse that the king rideth upon, 
and the crown royal which is set upon 
his head : 

9 And let this apparel and horse be 
delivered to the hand of one of th-s 
king's most noble princes, that they 
may array the man vjithal whom the 
king delighteth to honour, and "^bring 
him on horseback through the street 
of the city, and -^proclaim before him, 
Thus shall it be done to the maw 
whom the king delighteth to honour. 

10 Then the king said to Ha'man, 
Make -^haste, and take the apparei 
and the horse, as thou hast said, and 
do even so to 3Ior'de-cai the Jew, that 
sitteth at the king's gate : ^let nothing 
fail of aU that thou hast spoken. 

11 Then took Ha'man the apparel 
and the horse, and arrayed Mor'de- 
cai, and brought him on horseback 
through the street of the city, and 
proclauned before him. Thus shall it; 
be done unto the man whom the king 
delighteth to honour. 

12 ^lAnd Mor'de-cai came %gain to 
the king's gate. But Ha'man hasted 
to his house mourning, and 'liaving 
his head covered. 

1 3 And Ha'man told Ze'resh his wife 
and all his friends every ^ A 2;? g^ that 
had befallen him. Then said his 
wise men and Ze'resh his wife mito 
him. If Mor'de-cai be of the seed of 
the Jew§, before Avhom thou hast be- 
gun to fall, thou shalt not prevail 
against him, but shalt surely faU be- 
fore him. 

14 And w^hile they toet^e yet talking 
with him, came the kmg's chamber- 
lains, and hasted to bring Ha'man 
unto the banquet that Es'thSr had 
prepared. 

CHAPTER 



rr 

t 



1 Esther sues for heroicn life and the life ofherpeo^ 
pie. 7 The king causes Haman to be hanged on his 
men gallows. 

SO the kiiig and Ha'man came ^to 
banquet with fis'thSr the queen. 

2 And the king said again unto Es'- 
thSr on the second day "at the ban- 
quet of wine, What is thy petition, 
queen Es'thSr ? and it shall be granted 
thee : and what is thy request ? and it 
shall be performed, even to the half 
of the kingdom. 

3 Then Es'thSr the queen answered 
and said. If I have found favour in 
thy sight, O king, and if it please the 
king, let my life be given me at my 



A 



Haman is hanged. 



ESTHER, 8. 



Hamart's letters reversed. 



petition, and my people at my re- 
quest : 

4 For we are *sold, I and my people, 
''to be destroyed, to be slain, and to 
perish. But if we had been sold for 
bondmen and bondwomen, I had held 
my tongue, although the enemy could 
not countervail the king's_ damage. 

5 llThen the king A-ha§-u-e'rus an- 
s^vered and said unto Ss'thSr the 
queen. Who is he, and where is he, 
^that durst presume in his heart to 
do so ? 

6 And fes'thSr said, ^The adversary 
and enemy is this wicked Ha'man. 
Then Ha'man was afraid ^before the 
king and the queen. 

7 ^And the king arising from the 
banquet of wine in his wrath went 
into the palace garden : and Ha'man 
"^stood up to make request for his life 
to Es'thOr the queen ; for he saw that 
there was evil determined against 
him by the king, 

8 Then the king returned out of the 
palace garden into the pl_ace of the 
banquet of wine ; and Ha'man was 
fallen upon '^the bed whereon Es'thgr 
v:as. Then said the king, Will he 
force the queen also ^before me in the 
house ? As the w^ord went out of the 
king's mouth, they covered ^Ha'man's 
face. 

9 And ■''Har-bo'nah, one of the cham- 
berlains, said before the king, Be- 
hold also, ^the 'gallows fifty cubits 
high, which Ha'man had made for 
Mor'de-cai, who ^had spoken good for 
the king, standeth in the house of 
Ha'man. Then the king said, Hang 
him thereon. 

10 So 'they hanged Ha'man on the 
gallows that he had prepared for 
Mor'de-cai. Then w^as the king's 
wi'ath pacified. 

CHAPTER 8. 

\ Mordecai advanced. 7 Ahasuerus grants to the 
■Jews to defend, themselves. 15 3Iordecai's honours, 
and the Jews' joy. 

ON that day did the king A-ha§-ii- 
e'rus give the house of Ha'man 
the Jew§' enemy unto Es'thSr the 
qu^en. And Mor'de-cai came before 
the king ; for Es'thSr had told v/hat 
''he loas unto her. 

2 And the king took off *his ring, 
which he had taken from Ha'man, 
and gave it unto Mor'de-cai. And 
Es'thSr set Mor'de-cai over the house 
of Ha'man. 

3 IF And Es'thSr spake yet again be- 
fore the king, and fell down at his 



B. C. 510. 



CHAP. 7. 

b ch. 3, 9 

ch. 4, 7 

2 that they 
shovM de- 
stray, and 
kill, and 
cause to 
i. 



3 whose 
heart 
hath filled 
him. 

4 The man 
adver- 
sary. 

5 Or, at the 

presence 
of. 

c Pro.l4:,19 
Pro. 28,17 

d ch. 1, 6 

6 with me. 
e Job 9, 34 
/ch. 1. 10 

g ch. 5, 14 
Ps. 7, 16 
Pro. 11, 
5,6 

7 tree. 

h ch. 2, 
21-23 
ch. 6. 3 

i ch. 9, 25 
Ps. 7, 15 
Ps. 9, 
15,16 
Ps. 37, 35 
Dan. 6, 24 



CHAP. 8. 

a ch. 2, 7 

b Gen.41,42 
ch. 3, 10 
Lu. 15, 22 

1 and she 
xvept and 
besought 
him. 

c ch. 4, 11 
ch. 5, 2 

2 the 
device. 
ch. 3, 
12, 13 

3 Or, who 

ivrote. 

4 he able 
that I 
may see. 

d Neh. 2, 3 

e Pro.13,22 

/ch. 1, 19 

g ch. 3, 12 

h ch. 1, 1 

i ch. 1, 22 

3 lKi.21,8 

512 



feet, 'and besought him with tears to 
put away the mischief of Ha'man the 
A'gag-ite, and liis device that he had 
devised against the Jew§. 

4 Then 'the king held out the golden 
sceptre toward Es'thgr. So Es'thSr 
arose, and stood before the king, 

5 And said. If it please the king, and 
if I have found favour in his sight, 
and the thing seem right before the 
king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, 
let it be written to reverse ^the letters 
devised by Ha'man the son of Ham- 
med'a-tha the A'gag-ite, ^vhich he 
wrote to destroy the Jew§ v/hich are 
in all the king's provinces : 

6 For how can I '^endure to '^see the 
evil that shall come unto my people ? 
or how can I endure to see the de- 
struction of my kindred ? 

7 ^Then the king A-ha§-ii-e'rus said 
unto Ss'ther the queen and to Mor'- 
de-cai the Jew, Behold, ^I have given 
Es'thSr the house of Ha'man, and him 
they have hanged upon the gallows, 
because he laid his hand upon the 
Jew§. 

8 Write ye also for the Jew§, as it 
liketh you, in the king's name, and 
seal it with the king's ring : for the 
writing which is written in the king's 
name, and sealed with the king's 
ring, -^may no man reverse. 

9 Then i'were the king's scribes 
called at that time in the third month, 
that is, the month Si'van, on the 
three and twentieth day thereof ; 
and it was written according to all 
that Mor'de-cai commanded unto the 
Jew§, and to the lieutenants, and the 
deputies and rulei^ of the provinces 
which are '^from in'di-a unto E-thi- 
5'pi-a, an hundred twenty and seven 
provinces, unto ever^^ province 'ac- 
cording to the writing thereof, and 
unto every people after their lan- 
guage, and to the Jew§ according to 
their writing, and according to their 
language. 

10 And^he wrote in the king A-ha§- 
ii-e'rus' name, and sealed it with the 
king's ring, and sent letters by posts 
on horseback, a)id riders on mules, 
camels. a?id young dromedaries : 

1 1 Wherein the king granted the 
Jew§ which were in ever^^ city to 
gather themselves together, and to 
stfcind for their life, to destroy, to 
slay, and to cause to perish, all the 
power of the people and province that 
would a.ssault them, both Httle ones 



The Jews' eyiemies and 



KSTHER, 9. 



Hamaiii's sons siain. 



and women/and to take the spoil of i b. c. sio. |thi-oughQut all the provinces ; for this 
them for a prey, | ^rap 8 !^^^^ Mor'de-cai ''waxed greater and 

12 Upon^one day in all the prov-|^ ^ * " greater, 

inces of king A-ha§-ii-e'rus, namely, | " id.'is ' oThus the Jews smote ail their ene- 
upon the tliirteenth day of thezch. 3, is 
twelfth month, which is the month' ^^ ^' ••■ 

A'rla-p imch. 3, 

A aar, i4, i5 

13The"^C0py of the \^T?ltmg tor ^'5 revealed. 

commandment to be given in every |q or,'j;io?et, 

province ?c?«5 "published unto all peo-lj^^tJe, is 

pie, and that the Jewg should be pyo;!^^ 



mies ^vith the stroke of the sword, 
and slaughter, and destruction, and 
did ^what they would unto those that 
hated them. 

6 And in Shil'shan the palace the 
Jew§ slew and destroyed five hun- 
dred men. 
Pro. 29, 2 1 7 And Par-shan'da-tha, and Dal'- 
Ps. 97, n|pbon, and As'pa-tha, 
Ps.112, i 8 And Por'a-tha, and Ad-a-lf a, and 
A-rid'a-tha, 

9 And Par-mash 'ta, and A-ris'a-i, 
and A-rid'a-i, and Va-jez'a-tha, 
K^The 'ten sons of Ha'man the son 
of llam-med'a-tha, the enemy of the 
Jew§,slew they ; -'but on the spoil laid 
they not their hand. 

1 1 On that day the number of those 
that were slain in Sliu'shan the palace 
^vas brought before the king. 

12 ^1 And the king said unto Es'thSr 
the queen, The Jews have slam and 



ready against that day to avenge 
themselves on their enemies. 
1-i So the posts that rode upon mules 
a?id camels went out, being hastened^ p Ir^^^ 
and pressed on by the king's com-! ch.9^ 
mandment. And the decree v/asgiv-j ''•*^' ^ 
en at Shu'shan the palace. 

1 5 ^ And Mor'de-cai went out from 
the presence of the king in royal ap- 
parel of ^blue and white, and with a 
great crown of gold, and with a gar- 
ment of fine Hnen and puiple : and 
"the city of Shu'shan rejoiced and! 
was glad. 

16 The Jew§ had "light, and glad- 
ness, and joy, and honour. 

IT And m every province, and in 
every city, whithersoever the king's , g.-, ^^ 

cormiiandment and his decree came, l^ch. 8, 11 k®^^ ^^ ^^^ king's provinces? now 
the Jewghadjoy andgladness,a^feast'e ps. 71, isp'what is thy petition ? and it shall be 



q Ps. 18. 43 

r Gen. 35, 5 
Ex. 15, 16 
Deut.2,25 
Deut. 
11, 25 
ch. 9. 2 



B. C. 509, 
CHA.P 9 

a ch. 8, i^ destroyed five himdred men in ^SiiLi'- 
shan the palace, and the ten sons of 
Ha'man ; what have they done m the 



b ch, 3. 13 



9 c: 



am. 



and a good day. And many of the; /ch. 8, i? 
people of the land ^became Jews : forli those 

+- ^-. „ - -^ „ ,, !t,' which did 

the busi- 
ness that 



the 'f ea,r of the Jew§ fell upon them. 
CHAPTER 9. 

1 The Jews slai; their enemies, icith the ten sons of 
Saman. 20 The tivo days of Purirn made festival.', 

"IV^OW^in the twelfth month, that ^^ 2 sl'm^ii 
1.^ is, the month A'dar, on the thir- i.chr.11,9 
teenth day of the same, when *the 
king's commandment and his decree 
drew near to be put in execution, in 
the day that the enemies of the Jews 
hoped to have power over them, 
(though it was turned to the contrary, 
that the Jews had "^rule over theitn 
that liated them ;") 

2 The Jews ''gathered themselves to- 
gether in their cities throughout all I ^^'^^ ' g 
the provinces of the king A-has-ii-e'-l ch." 7, 2 
rus. to lay hand on such as sought i ch. s, 11 
"■their hurt : and no man could with- 
stand them; -^'for the fear of them fell 
upon all people. 

3 And all the rulers of the provinces, 

and the lieutenants, and the deputies, 

and 'oflicers of the king, ^^helped the 

Jew§ ; because the fear of Mor'de-cai ^ 7,T" "' 
" ch. 8, 11 



belonged 

to the 
king. 



Ps. 1, 3 
Ps. 37. 
37, 40 
Pro. 4, 18 

2 according 
to their 
will. 

i ch. 5. 11 
Job 18, 19 
Job 27,13, 
14, 15 
Ps. 21, 10 

j ch. 8, 11 



fell upon them 

4 For Mor'de-cai was great in the I*' 5 11^^ 
king's house, and his fame went out 5 tr it. 
(33) 513 



gra-nted thee : or what is thy request 
further ? and it shall be done. 

13 Then said Es'thSr. If it please the 
king, let it be granted to the Jew§ 
which are in Shu'shan to do to mor- 

Pro*i6 7 ^'^^^^ ^^^^ 'according unto this day's 
decree, and *let Ha'man's ten '"sons be 
hanged upon the gallows. 

14 And the king commanded it so 
to be done : and the decree was given 
at Shu'shan ; and they hanged Ha'- 
man's ten sons. 

1 5 For the Jews that were in Shu'- 
shan gathered "themselves together 
on the fourteenth dav also of the 
month A'dar, and slew three hundred 
men at Shti'shan; but on the pre;^ 
they laid not their hand. 

16 But the other Jews that wer'e in 
the king's pro^^nces "gathered them- 
selves together, and stood for their 
lives, and had rest from tiieir ene- 

2 sam.2i, mies, and slew of their foes seventy 
and five thousand, ^but they laid not 
their hands on the prey, 

17 On the thirteenth day of the 
month A'dar ; and on the fourteenth 
day ^of the same rested they, and made 
it a day of feasting and gladness. 

18 But the Jews theit^were at Shu'- 



4 let men 
haiig. 

mJosh.8,29 

2 Si ' 
6.9 

n ch. 8, 11 
Ps. 118, 
7-12 



The feast of 



ESTHER, 10. 



Puritn instituted. 



shan assembled together on the thir- 
teenth day thereof, and on the four- 
teenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth 
day of the same they rested, and made 
it a day of feasting; and gladness. 

1 9 Therefore the Jews of the villages, 
that dwelt in the unwalled towns, 
made the fourteenth day of the month 
A'dar la day o/ gladness and feasting, 
'and a good day, and of ^sending por- 
tions one to another. 

20 IFAnd Mor'de-cai wrote these 
things, and sent letters unto all the 
Jew§ that icere in all the provinces 
of the king A-ha§-ii-e'rus, ^o^^A nigh 
and far, 

21 To stablish this among them, that 
they should ^keep the fourteenth day 
of the month A'dar, and the fifteenth 
day of the same, yearly, 

2z As the days wherein the Jew§ 
rested from their enemies, and the 
inonth which was "turned unto them 
from sorrow to joy, and from mourn- 
ing into a good day : that they should 
make them days of feasting and joy, 
and of "sending portions one to an- 
other, and gifts to the poor. 

23 And the Jew§ undertook to do as 
they had begun, and as Mor'de-cai 
had written unto them ; 

24 Because Ha'man the son of Ham- 
med'a-tha,the A'gag-ite, the enemy of 
all the Jew§, "had devised against the 
Jew§ to destroy them, and had cast 
I^ur,that ?>,the lot, to ''consume them, 
and to destroy them ; 

25 But 'when ^5 '^/ze^r came before the 
king, he commanded by letters that 
his wicked device, which he devised 
against the Jew§, should "^return upon 
his own head, and that he and his 
sons should be hanged on the gal- 
lows. 

26 AVherefore they called these days 
Pu'rim after the name of ^Pur. There- 
fore for all the words of this letter, 
and of that Avhich they had seen con- 
cerning this matter, and which had 
come unto them, 

27 The Jews ordained, and tookupon 
them, and upon their seed, and upon 



B. C. 509. 



CHAP. 9. 

q Deut. 16, 
11,14 

Neh. 8. 
10-12 
ch. 8, 17 

r ch. 8. 17 

s Neh. 8, 
10, 12 
Rev.11,10 

t Ps. 145, 4 

u Ps. 30, 11 

V Neh. 8, 11 
w ch. 3, 6, 7 

6 crush. 

7 ^vhen she 
came. 
ch. 7, 5 
ch. 8, 3 

X 1 Sam.24, 
12,13 

ch. 7, 10 
Ps. 7, 16 
Ps. 109,17 

8 That is, 
lot. 

V ch. 8, 17 
Isa. 56, 
3,6 
Zech.2,11 

9 pass. 

10 pass. 

11 be ended. 
z ch. 2, 15 

12 all 
strength. 

a ch. 8, 10 

6 ch. 1, 1 



B. C. 495. 

CHAP. 10. 

a Gen. 10, 5 
Isa. 24, 15 

1 madeMm 
great. 
ch. 8, 15 

b Gen.41,40 
2Chr.28,7 

c Neh. 2, 10 

d Ps. 125, 5 
Isa. 26, 12 

514 



all such as joined themselves unto 
them, so as it should not ^fail, that 
they would keep these two days ac- 
cording to their writing, and accord- 
ing to their appointed time every 
year ; 

28 And that these days should be 
remembered and kept throughout 
every generation, every family, every 
province, and every city ; and that 
these days of Pii'rim should not -"fail 
from among the Jcavs, nor the me- 
morial of them ^ ^perish from their 
seed. 

29 Then Es'thSr the qiieen, ^the 
daughter of Ab-i-ha'il, and Mor'de-cai 
the Jew, wrote with ^ -all authority, "to 
confirm this second letter of Pii'rim. 

30 And he sent the letters unto all 
the Jews, to *the hundred twenty and 
seven provinces of the kingdom of 
A-ha§-ii-e'rus, loith words of peace 
and truth, 

31 To confinxL these days of Pii'rini 
in their times appointed, according 
as Mor'de-cai the Jew and Es'thSr 
the queen had enjoined them, and as 
they had decreed for themselves and 
for their seed, the matters of the fast- 
ings and their cry. 

32 And the decree of Es'thgr con- 
firmed these matters of Pii'rim ; and 
it was written in the book. 

CHAPTER 10. 

Ahasueriis' greatnens. Mnrdecai's advancement. 

AND the king A-has-ii-e'rus laid 
a tribute upon the land, and up- 
on ''the isles of the sea, 

2 And all the acts of his power and 
of his might, and the declaration of 
the greatness of Mor'de-cai, w^here- 
unto the king ^advanced him, are 
they not written in the book of the 
chronicles of the kings of Me'di-a 
and PSr'sia ? 

3 For Mor'de-cai the Jew was *next 
unto king A-ha§-u-e'riis, and great 
among the Jew§, and accepted of the 
multitude of his '^brethren, seeking 
the wealth of his people, and speaking 
"'peace to all his seed. 



THE 



BOOK OF JOB. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 The holiness of Job ; Ms wealth; his religious care 
for his children : 6 Satan, apioearing before God, 
falsely accuses Job, and obtains leave to tempt him. 
13 Job i7i affliction blesses God. 

THERE was a man nn the land of 
Uz, whose name was *Job ; and 
that man was '"perfect and upright, 
and one that feared ''God, and es- 
chewed evil. 

2 And there were born mito him 
seven sons and three daughters. 

3 His ^substance also v\^as seven thou- 
sand sheep, and three thousand cam- 
els, and five hundred yoke of oxen, 
and five hundred she asses, and a very 
great -household ; so that this man 
Avas the greatest of all the ^men of the 
east. 

4 And his sons went and feasted in 
their houses, every one liis day ; and 
sent and called for their three sisters 
to eat and to drink with them. 

5 And it was so, when the days of 
their feasting were gone about, that 
J 5b sent and sanctified them, and 
rose up early in the morning, "^and 
offered burnt offerings according 
to the number of them all : for Job 
said, -^It may be that my sons have 
sinned, and -^cursed God in their 
hearts. Thus did Job ^contin- 
ually. 

6 ITNow ^there was a day 'when the 
sons of God came to present them- 
selves before the Lord, and ^Sa'tan 
came also '''among them. 

7 And the Lord said unto Sa'tan, 
Whence comest thou ? Then Sa'tan 
answered the Lord, and said. From 
going -^to and fro in the earth, and 
from walking up and down in it. 

8 And the Lord said unto Sa'tan, 
•Hast thou considered my ser^^ant 
Job, that there is none like him in 
the earth, a perfect and an upright 
man, one that feareth God, and es- 
cheweth evil ? 

9 Then Sa'tan answered the Lord, 
and said. Doth J 5b fear God for 
nought ? 

10 Hast *not thou made an hedge 
about him, and about his house, and 
about all that he hath on ever\' side ? 
*thou hast blessed the work of his 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 1. 
a Gen.22,20 
b Ezek. 

14,14: 

Jas. 5, 11 
c Gen. 6, 9 
d Pro. 8, 13 

1 Ov,cattle. 

2 Or. hus- 
bandry. 

3 sons of 
the east. 
Gen. 25, 6 

I 

e Gen. 8, 20 1 

ch. 42. 8 I 

/2Cor.ll,2 

g 1 Ki. 21. 
10,13 

4 all the 
days. 

h ch. 2. 1 

i lKi.22,19 
ch. 38, 7 
Dan. 7. 10 

5 the adver- 
sary, 
lChr.21,1 
Rev 12. 9 

6 in the 
midst of 
them. 

j Mat.12,43 
1 Pet. 5, 8 

7 Hast thou 
set thy 

heart on. 

• 

k Ps. 34, 7 
Isa. 5, 2 

I Ps. 128, 1 

8 nr,cattle. 

9 if he 
curse thee 
not to thy 
face. 

10 hand. 

m Eccl.9.12 
n Gen. 10, 7 

11 Or, A 
great fire. 

12 rushed. 

13 from 
aside, etc. 

14 Or, robe. 
1 Pet. 5, 6 
p Jas. 1, 171 

-^15 



hands, and his ^substance is increased 
in the land. 

11 But put forth thine hand now, 
and touch all that he hath,^and he 
will curse thee to thy face. 

12 And the Lord said unto Sa'tan, 
Behold, all that he hath is in thy 
^ "power ; only upon himself put not 
forth thine hand. So Sa'tan went 
forth from the presence of the Lord. 

1 3 ^ And there was a day "'when his 
sons and his daughters were eating 
and drinking wine m their eldest 
brother's house : 

14 And there came a messenger unto 
J 5b, and said. The oxen were plowing, 
and the asses feeding beside them : 

15 And the "Sa-be'ans fell upon 
them, and took them away ; yea, 
they have slain the sei^^^ants with 
the edge of the sword; and I only 
am escaped alone to tell thee. 

16 While he teas yet speaking, there 
came also another, and said, ^^The 
fire of God is fallen from heaven, and 
hath burned up the sheep, and the 
seiwants, and consumed them ; and I 
only am escaped alone to tell thee. 

1 7 While he icas yet speaking, there 
came also another, and said. The 
Chal-de'ans made out three bands, 
and '-fell upon the camels, and have 
carried them away, yea, and slain 
the servants with the edge of the 
sword ; and I only am escaped alone 
to tell thee. 

1 8 While he teas yet speaking, there 
came also another, and said. Thy 
sons and thy daughters tyere eating 
and drinking wine in their eldest 
brother's house : 

1 9 And, behold, there came a great 
wind '^from the wilderness, and smote 
the four corners of the house, and it 
fell upon the young men, and they 
are dead; and I only am escaped 
alone to tell thee. 

20 Then J5b arose, and rent his 
'^mantle, and shaved his head, and 
'fell doAATi upon the ground, and wor- 
shipped, 

21 And said, Naked came I out of 
my mother's womb, and naked shall 
I retui'n thither : the ^Lord gave, and 



Joh is smitten vnth boils. 



JOB, 2, 3. 



He longeth for death. 



the Lord hath taken away ; ^blessed 
be the name of the Lord. 
22 In all this Job sinned not, nor 
^ ^charged God foolishly. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Satan, appearing again before God, obtains fur- 
ther leave to tempt Job: 7 he smites him with sore 
boils. 9 Job reproves his wife. 

AGAIN there was a day when the 
sons of God came to present 
themselves before the Lord, and Sa'- 
tan carne also among them to present 
himself before the Lord. 

2 And the Lord said unto Sa'tan, 
From whence comest thou? And 
Sa'tan answered the Lord, and said, 
From going to and fro in the earth, 
and from walking up and down in it. 

8 And the Lord said unto Sa'tan, 
Hast thou considered my servant 
J 5b, that the7^e is none like him in the 
earth, a perfect and an upright man, 
one that feareth God, and escheweth 
evil ? and still he "holdeth fast his in- 
tegrity, although thou movedst me 
against him, ^to destroy him ^without 
cause. 

4 And Sa'tan answered the Lord, 
and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that 
a man hath will he give for his life. 

5 But put forth thine hand now, and 
touch his 'bone and his flesh, and he 
will curse thee to thy face. 

6 And the Lord said unto Sa'tan, Be- 
hold, he is in thine hand ; ^but save 
his life. 

T^So went Sa'tan forth from the 
presence of the Lord, and smote Job 
with sore boils from the sole of his 
foot unto his crown. 

8 And he took him a potsherd to 
scrape himself withal; ^and he sat 
down among the ashes. 

9 iThen said ^his wife unto him. Dost 
•''thou still retain thine integrity? 
curse God, and die. 

1 But he said unto her. Thou speak- 
est as one of the foolish women speak- 
eth. What ? shall ^we receive good 
at the hand of God, and shall we not 
receive evil ? In all this did not J5b 
■^sin with his lips. 

11 TNow when J5b's three friends 
heard of all this evil that was come 
upon him, they came every one from 
his own place ; El'i-phaz 'the Te'man- 
ite, and Bil'dad -^the Shu'hite,and Z5'- 
phar the Na'a-math-Ite : for they had 
made an appointment together to 
come Ho mourn with him and to 
comfort him. 

12 And vhen they lifted up their 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 1. 

q Eph. 5, 20 
15 Or, at- 
tributed 
folly to 
God. 



CHAP. 2. 

a ch. 27, 5,6 

1 to swal- 
low him 
up. 

b Gen. 22, 1 
Mat. 7, 11 
John 9, 2 
Heb. 12. 
5-11 

c ch. 19, 20 

2 Or, only. 

d 2 Sam. 
13, 19 
ch. 42, 6 
Ezek. 
27, 30 
Mat.11,21 

e Gen. 3, 6 

/ch. 21, 15 

(7 ch. 1, 21 
Rom. 
12, 12 
J as. 5, 10 

h Ps. 39, 1 
Jas. 1, 12 

i Gen.36,11 

Jer, 49, 7 

j Gen. 25, 2 

k ch. 42, 11 
Rom. 
12, 15 

I Neh. 9, 1 
Lam. 2,10 
Ezek. 
27,30 

mGen.50.10 



CHAP. 3. 

1 an- 
swered. 

a ch, 10, 
18, 19 
Jer. 15.10 
Jer. 20,14 

b ch. 16, 16 
Ps. 23, 4 
Ps. 44, 19 
Jer. 1.3,16 
Amos 5, 8 

2 Or, chal- 
lenge it. 

3 Or, let 
them ter- 
rify it, as 
those who 
have a 
bitter 
day. 

4 Or, let it 

not rejoice 
among the 
days. 

c Jer. 9, 17 

5 Or, a levi- 
athan. 

6 the eye- 
lids of the 
morning. 

7 wearied 
in 
strength. 

61j6 



eyes afar off, and knew him not, 
they lifted up their voice, and wept ; 
and they rent every one his mantle, 
and 'sprinkled dust upon their heads 
toward heaven. 

13 So they sat down with him upon 
the ground '"seven days and seven 
nights, and none spake a word unto 
him : for they saw^ that his grief was 
very great. 

CHAPTER 3. 

Job curses the day of his birth. 

AFTER this opened Job his 
mouth, and cursed his day. 

2 And Job 'spake, and said, 

3 Let ''the day perish wherein I was 
born, and the night in lohich it was 
said. There is a man child conceived. 

4 Let that day be darkness ; let not 
God regard it from above, neither 
let the light shine upon it. 

5 Let darkness and *the shadow of 
death '^stain it ; let a cloud dwell up- 
on it ; ^let the blackness of the day 
terrify it. 

6 As for that night, let darkness 
seize upon it : '*let it not be joined un- 
to the days of the year, let it not 
come into the number of the months. 

7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let 
no ioyful voice come therein. 

8 Let them curse it that curse the 
day, who ""are ready to raise up ^their 
mourning. 

9 Let the stars of the twilight there- 
of be dark ; let it look for light, but 
have none; neither let it see ^the 
dawning of the day : 

10 Because it shut not up the doors 
of my naother's womb, nor hid sor- 
row from mine eyes. 

1 1 Why died I not from the womb ? 
lohy did 1 7iot give up the ghost when 
I came out of the belly ? 

12 Why did the knees prevent me? 
or why the breasts that I should suck ? 

13 For now should I have lain still 
and been quiet, I should have slept : 
then had I been at rest, 

14 With kings and counsellors of 
the earth, which built desolate places 
for themselves ; 

15 Or with princes that had gold, 
who filled their houses with silver : 

1 6 Or as an hidden untimely birth I 
had not been; as infants which never 
saw light. 

IT There the wicked cease from 
troubling; and there the 'weary be at 
rest. 

18 There the prisoners rest to 



Eliphaz reproveth Job. 



JOB, 4, 5. 



The vision of Eliphaz. 



gether; they hear not the voice of 
?he oppressor. 

19 The small and great are there; 
and the servant is free from his mas- 
ter. 

20 Wherefore "^is light given to him 
that is in misery, and life unto the 
bitter in soul ; 

21 Which ^long for death, but it 
corneth not ; and dig for it more than 
'for hid treasures ; 

22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and 
are glad, when they can find the 
grave ? 

23 Wliy is light given to a man 
whose way is hid, -^and whom God 
hath hedged in ? 

24 For my sighing cometh "before I 
eat, and my roarings are poured out 
like the waters. 

25 For "the thing which I greatly 
feared is come upon me, and that 
which I was afraid of is come unto me. 

26 I was not in safety, neither had 
I rest, neither was I quiet ; yet trouble 
came, 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Ehphaz reproves Job : 7 he shews that God's judg- 
ments are notjor the righteous, but for the wicked : 
12 his vision 

THEN El'i-phaz the Te'man-ite an- 
swered and said, 

2 If we assay 'to commune with 
thee, wilt thou be grieved ? but Hvho 
can withhold himself from speaking? 

3 Behold, thou hast instructed 
many, and thou hast strengthened 
the weak hands. 

4 Thy words have upholden him 
that was falling, and thou hast 
strengthened ^the feeble knees. 

5 But now it is come upon thee, and 
thou "faintest ; it toucheth thee, and 
thou art troubled. 

6 Is not this *thy fear, Hhy confi- 
dence, thy hope, and the uprightness 
of thy ways ? 

7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever 
periched, being innocent ? or where 
were the righteous cut off ? 

e r 8 Even as I have seen, '^thev that 
I plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, 
I reap the same. C. 15. 20-25. 

9 ^Y the blast of God they perish, 
and ^by the breath of his nostrils are 
they consumed. 

10 The roaring of the lion, and the 
voice of the fierce lion, and the 'teeth 
of the young lions, are broken. 

1 1 The -^old lion perisheth for lack 
of prey, and the stout lion's whelps 
are scattered abroad. 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 3. 

a Jer. 20,18 

8 wait. 

e Pro. 2. 4 
/ Lam. 3, 7 

9 before viy 
meat. 

10 1 feared 
a fear, 
and it 
came 
upon me. 



CHAP. 4. 

1 a word. 

2 who can 
refrain 
from 
words ? 

3 the bow- 
ing knees. 

a Lu. 4. 23 

b ch. 1. 1 

c Pro. 3, 26 

d Ps. 7, 14 
Pro. 22, 8 

4 That is, 
by his 
anger, 
Isa. 30, 33 

e Ps. 58. 6 

/ Ps. 34, 10 

5 by 
stealth. 

g ch. 33, 15 

6 met me. 

7 the multi- 
tude of 
my bones. 

h Heb. 1, 14 

8 Or, 1 

heard a 
still voice. 
1 Ki.l9,r2 

i 2 Pet. 2, 4 

9 Or, nor in 

his angels, 
in whom 
he put 
light. 

10 beatenin 
pieces. 



CHAP. 5. 

1 Or, look ? 

2 Or, indig- 
nation. 

3 Or, 

iniquity. 

4 Or, 

labour. 

5 the sons 
of the 
burning 
coal lift 
up to jly. 

a Ps. 50, 15 

6 and there 
is no 
search. 

7 till there 
be no 
number. 

617 



12 Now a thing was ^secretly 
brought to me, and mine ear re- 
ceived a little thereof. 

13 In ^thoughts from the visions of 
the night, when deep sleep f alleth on 
men, 

14 Fear ^came upon me, and trem- 
bling, which made 'all my bones to 
shake. 

15 Then% spirit passed before my ~ 
face; the hair of my flesh stood 
up: 

16 It stood still, but I could not dis- 
cern the form thereof : an image was 
before mine eyes, ^there was silence, 
and I heard a voice, saying, 

1 7 Shall mortal man b e more just 



than God ? shah a man be more pure 



than his maker ? j. 5. s. 

1 8 Behold, he 'put no trust in his 
servants ; ^and his angels he charged 
with folly : 

1 9 How much less in them that 
dwell in houses of clay, whose foun- 
dation is in the dust, which are 
crushed before the moth ? 

20 They are '"destroyed from morn- 
ing to evening : they perish for ever 
without any regarding it. 

21 Doth not their excellency ichich 
is in them go avv^ay ? they die, even 
without wisdom. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Harm of inconsideration. % Misery the end of the 
wicked. 6 Man born to trouble. 8 God to be re- 
garded in affliction. 17 Happy end of God's cor- 
rection. 

CALL now, if there be any that 
will answer thee ; and to which 
of the saints wilt thou 'turn ? 
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, 
and -envy slayeth the silly one. 
3 1 have seen the foolish taking 
root: but suddenly I cursed his 
habitation. H. Job 10. 14, 15.. 

4 His children are far from safety, 
and they are crushed in the gate, 
neither is there any to deliver tltera. 

5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth 
up, and taketh it even out of the 
thorns, and the robber swalloweth 
up their substance. 

6 Although ^affliction cometh not 
forth of the dust, neither doth trouble 
spring out of the ground ; 

7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as 
^the sparks fly upward. 

8 I would ''seek unto God, and unto 
God would I commit my cause : * 

9 Which doeth great things ^and 
unsearchable ; marvellous things 
'without number : 

*J. 8. 3. * 



H 



GocVs correction is salutary. 



JOB, 6. 



Job desireth to die. 



10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, 
and sendeth waters upon the ^fields : 

1 1 To set up on high those that be 
low; that those which mourn may 
be exalted to safety. 

12 He disappointeth the devices of 
the crafty, so that their hands '^can- 
not perform their enterprise. 

13 He taketh the wise in their own 
craftiness : and the counsel of the 
froward is carried headlong. 

14 They ^°meet with darkness in 
the daytime, and grope in the noon- 
day as in the night. 

1 5 But he saveth the poor from the 
sword, from their mouth, and from 
the hand of the mighty. 

1 6 So the poor hath hope, and in- 
iquity stoppeth her mouth. 

1 7 Behold, 'happy is the man whom 
God coTrecteth : therefore despise not 
thou the chastening of the Almighty: 

18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth 
up : he woundeth, and his hands 
make whole. 

*^ f^ 19 He ''shall deliver thee in six trou- 
bles: yea, in seven '^there shall no 
evil touch thee. 

20 In famine he shall redeem thee 
from death: and in war ''from the 
power of the sword. 

21 Thou "shalt be hid '^from the 
scourge of the tongue : neither shalt 
thou be afraid of destruction when 
it cometh. 

22 At destruction and famine thou 
stialt laugh: neither shalt thou be 
afraid of the beasts of the earth.* 

23 For -^thou shalt be in league with 
the stones of the field : and the beasts 
of the field shall be at peace with 
thee. 

24 And thou shalt know '^that thy 
tabernacle shall be in peace; and 
thou shalt visit thy habitation, and 
shalt not '\sin. 

25 Thou shalt know also that thy 
seed shall be '^great, and thine off- 
spring as the grass of the earth. 

26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in 
a full age, like as a shock of corn 
* ^cometh in in his season. 

27 Lo this, we have searched it, so 
it is ; hear it, and know thou it '^for 
thy good. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Job shews that his complaints are not causeless: 
8 he wishes /or death, tvherein he is assured of rest 
and comfort : 14 he reproves Ms friends' un'kind- 

ness. 

BUT Job answered and said, 
2 Oh that my grief were 
*K. 11.17-19. 



B. C. 1530. 



CHAP. 5. 

8 out- 
places. 

9 Or, can- 
not per- 
form any 
thing. 

10 Or, run 
into. 

b Heb. 12, 5 
Jas. 1, 12 

c Ps. 3i, 19 

d Ps. 91, 10 

11 from the 
hands. 

e Ps. 31, 15 

12 Or, tvhen 
the tongue 
scourgeth. 

f Ps. 91, 12 
Hos. 2, 18 

13 Or, that 
peace is 
thy taber- 
nacle. 

14 Or, err. 

15 Or, 
much. 

16 ascend- 
eth. 

17 for 
thyself. 



CHAP. 6. 

1 lifted up. 

2 That is, I 
want 
words to 
express 
my grief. 

a Ps. 38, 1,2 

3 at grass. 

i my 
expecta- 
tion. 

5 Or. 

though I 
should be 
burned 
with 
pain. 

6 brasen ? 

7 to him 
that 
melteth. 

8 Or, 
mourn. 

9 they are 
cut off. 

10 in the 
heat 
thereof. 

11 extin- 
guished. 

12 Or, For 
norv ye 
are like 
to them. 

13 not. 

b Ps. 38, 11 
Ps. 88, 18 

c Acts20,33 

518 



throughly weighed, and my calam- 
ity 'laid in the balances together! 

3 For now it would be heavier than 
the sand of the sea : therefore ^my 
words are swallowed up. 

4 For "the arrows of the Almighty 
are within me, the poison whereof 
drinketh up my spirit : the terrors of 
God do set themselves in array 
against me. 

5 Doth the wild ass bray ^when he 
hath grass? or loweth the ox over 
his fodder ? 

6 Can that which is unsavoury be 
eaten without salt ? or is there a7iy 
taste in the white of an egg ? 

7 The things that my soul refused 
to touch are as my sorrowful meat. 

8 Oh that I might have my request ; 
and that God would grant me *the 
thing that I long for ! 

9 Even that it would please God to 
destroy me ; that he would let loose 
his hand, and cut me off ! 

10 Then should I yet have comfort ; 
yea, ^I would harden myself in sor- 
row : let him not spare ; for I have 
not concealed the words of the Holy 
One. 

11 What is my strength, that I 
should hope ? and what is mine end, 
that I should prolong my life ? 

12 7^ my strength the strength of 
stones ? or is my flesh "of brass ? 

13 Is not my help in me ? and is 
wisdom driven quite from me ? 

14 ^To him that is afflicted pity 
shoidd be shelved from his friend; 
but he forsaketh the fear of the 
Almighty. 

15 My brethren have dealt deceit- 
fully as a brook, cmd as the stream 
of brooks they pass away ; 

1 6 Which ®are blackish by reason 
of the ice, and wherein the snow is 
hid: 

1 7 What time they wax warm, ^they 
vanish: "when it is hot, they are 
' 'consumed out of their place. 

1 8 The paths of their way are turned 
aside ; they go to nothing, and perish. 

19 The troops of Te'ma looked, the 
companies of She'ba waited for them. 

20 They were confounded because 
they had hoped • they came thither, 
and were ashamed. 

21 '^For now ye are '^nothing; ye 
see h7iy casting down, and are afraid. 

22 Did I say, "^Bring unto me? or, 
Give a reward for me of your sub- 
stance ? 



Job's extreme ?'estlessness. 



JOB, 7, 8. 



JBildad's argument. 



23 Or, Deliver me from the enem.y's 
hand ? or, Redeem me from the hand 
of the mighty ? 

24 Teach me, and I will '^hold my 
tongue : and cause me to understand 
wherein I have erred. 

25 How forcible are right words ! 
but what doth your arguing reprove ? 

26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, 
and the speeches of one that is des- 
perate, lordch are as wind ? 

27Yea,*Y^ overwhelm the father- 
less, and ye dig a pit for your friend. 

28 Now therefore be content, look 
upon me ; for it is ^ ^evident unto you 
if I lie. 

29 Return, I pray you, let it not be 
iniquity; yea, return again, my right- 
eousness is ^''in it. 

30 Is there iniquity *in my tongue ? 
cannot ^^my taste discern perv^erse 
things ? 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Job excuses his desire of death, hy representing 
his extreme restlessness: 17 he expostulates with 
God. 

/S there not 'an ''appointed time to 
man upon earth ? are not liis days 
also like the days of an hireling ? 

2 As a servant ^earnestly desireth 
the shadow, and as an hireling look- 
eth for the reicarcl of his work : 

3 So am I made to possess months 
*of vanity, and wearisome nights are 
appointed to me. 

4 When I lie down, I say, When 
shall I arise, and ^the night be gone ? 
and I am full of tossings to an(i fro 
unto the dawning of the day. 

5 My flesh is clothed '^with worms 
and clods of dust ; my skin is broken, 
and become loathsome. 

6 My days are swifter than a weav- 
er's shuttle, and are spent Avithout 
hope. 

7 O remember that ''my life is wind : 
mine eye ^shall no more ^see good. 

8 The 'eye of him that hath seen me 
shall see me no more : thine eyes are 
iipon me, and ^I am not. 

^ As the cloud is consumed and van- 
isheth away : so -^'he that goeth down 
to the grave shall come up no more. 

10 He shall return no more to his 
house, neither shall his place know 
him any more. 

11 Therefore I will ''not refrain my 
mouth ; I vvill speak in the anguish 
of my spirit ; I will complam in the 
bitterness of my soul. 

12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou 
Bettest a watch over me ? 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 6. 
d Ps. 39. 1 

14 ye cause 
to fall 
upon. 

15 before 
your face. 

16 That is. 
in this 
matter. 

e Jas. 3, 13 

17 my 
palate, 
ch. 12. 11 
ch. 34, 3 



CHAP. 7. 

1 Or, a 

warfare. 
a ch. 14, 5, 
13,14 
Ps. 39, 4 
Eccl.3,1,2 

2 gapeth 
after. 

b Ps. 39, 5 

3 the even- 
ing be 

meas- 
ured '? 

c ch. 17, 14 
ch. 19, 26 

d Ps. 78, 39 
Jas. 4, 14 

4 shall not 
return. 

5 to see, 
that is, to 

enjoy. 

e ch. 20. 9 

6 That is, J 
can live 
no longer, 

f 2 Sam. 
12,23 
Ps. 39, 13 
Ps. 103,16 

g Ps. 39, 1. 9 
Ps. 40,'9 

7 than my 
bones. 

h ch. 10, 1 

i Ps. 62, 9 

j Ps. 8, 4 
Ps. 144, 3 
Heb. 2, 6 

k Ps. 36, 6 

8 Or, 
observer. 
Ps. 11, 4 
Heb. 4, 13 
Rev. 2, 23 



CHAP. 8. 

a Gen.18,25 
Deut.32,4 
2Chr.l9,7 
ch. 34, 12 
Dan. 9, 14 

1 in the 
hand, of 
their 
trans- 
gression. 

b Deiit.4,32 

c Ps. 39, 5 

3 not. 

519 



13 When I say, My bed shall com- 
fort me, my couch shall ease my 
complaint ; 

14 Then thou scarest ine ^vith 
dreams, and terrifiest me through 
visions : 

1 5 So that my soul chooseth stran- 
gling, a7id death rather 'than my life. 

161 ^loathe it ; I would not live 
alway : let me alone ; for 'my days 
are vanity. 

17 What Hs man, that thou should- ] 
est magnify him? and that thou i 
shouldest set thine heart upon him ? | 

18 And that thou shouldest visit | 
him every morning, aiid try him ev- | 
ery moment? L. 23. 10. J 

19 How long wilt thou not depart 
from me, nor let me alone till I swal- 
low down my spittle ? 

20 1 have sinned ; what shall I do 
unto thee,^0 thou ^presei'^^'er of men ? 
why hast thou set me as a mark i 
against thee, so that I am a burden | 
to myself? A, 9. 2, 3.J 

21 And why dost thou not pardon 
my transgression, and take away 
mine iniquity ? for now shall I sleep 
in the dust ; and thou shalt seek me 
in the morning, but I shcdl not he. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Bildad shews God's justice : ^ ajrpeals to antimiity 
to jjrove the destruction of the hypocrite: 20 ap- 
plies God's just dealing to the case of Job. 

THEN answered Bil'dad the Shu'- 
hite, and said, 

2 How long wilt thou speak these 
things? and hoi'j long shall the 
words of thy mouth he like a strong 
wind ? 

3 Doth ''God pervert judgment ? or ] 
doth the Almighty pei'vert justice ? J 

4 If thy children have sinned against 
him, and he have cast thsm away 'for 
their transgression; 

5 If thou wouldest seek unto God 
betimes, and make thy supplication 
to the Almighty ; 

6 If thou tcert pure and upright ; 
surely now he would awake for thee, 
and make the habitation of thy right- 
eousness prosperous. 

7 Though thy beginning was small, 
yet thy latter end should greatly in- 
crease. 

8 For ^enquire. I pray thee, of the 
former age, and prepare thyself to 
the search of their fathers : 

9 (For ''we are hut 0/ yesterday, and 
know ^nothing, because our days 
upon earth are a shadow :) 

1 Shall not they teach thee, and tell 
*J. 9. 15. « 



Job aeknowledgeth 



JOB, 9. 



the justice of God, 



G 

A 



thee, and utter words out of their 
heart? 

11 Can the rush grow up without 
tnire? can the flag grow without 
water ? 

12 Whilst '^it is yet in his green- 
ness, and not cut down, it withereth 
before any other herb. 

13 So are the paths of all that forget 
God ; and the 'hypocrite's hope shall 
perish : 

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and 
whose trust shcdl be ^a spider's web. 

15 He -^'shall lean upon his house, 
but it shall not stand : he shall hold 
it fast, but it shall not endure. 

1 6 He is green before the sun, and 
his branch shooteth forth in his gar- 
den. 

IT His roots are wrapped about 
the heap, and seeth the place of 
stones. 

18 If ^he destroy him from his 

flace, then it shall deny him, saying, 
have not seen thee. 

19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, 
and out ^of the earth shall others 
grow. 

20 Behold, God will not 'cast away 
a perfect man,, neither will he %elp 
the evil doers : 

2 1 Till he fill thy mouth vv^ith laugh 
ing, and thy lips with Rejoicing. 

22 They that hate thee shall be 
clothed with shame ; and the dwell- 
ing place of the wicked shall ''come 
to nought. 

CHAPTER 9 

1 JoJ), acknowledging GocVs justice, sheics there is 
no contending with him. 20 Man's innocency not 
to be judged bi/ Ms lot in this world. 

THEN J5b answered and said, 
2 I know it is s o of a tr uth: but 
how should "man be ,]ust 'v /ithGod? 



'6 It he~will contend witlT him, lie 



cannot answer him one of alihou 



sand A 9.20; G 9.30,31. 

N f 4 Jde is wise in hear t, and mi ghty 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 8. 



d Ps. 129, 6 

e ch. 11, 20 
ch. 18, 14 
ch. 27, 8 
Ps. 112,10 
Pro. 10,28 

3 a spider's 
house, 
Isa. 59,5,6 

/ch. 27, 18 

g ch. 7, 10 
ch. 20, 9 
Ps. 37, 36 

h Ps. 113, 7 

I Ps. 37, 24 
1 Thes. 5, 
23,24 

4 take the 
ungodly 
by the 
hand. 

5 shouting 
for joy. 

6 not be. 



in strength -who hath Tia rdehedT^iTm 
gg //'against him, a nd hath prospered"? 

5 W hich removeth the mountains, 
and they know not: which overturn- 
eth them in his anger. 

6 W^hich '^shaketh the earth out of 
her place, and the pillars thereof 
tremble. 

7 Which commandeth the sun, and 
it riseth not ; and sealeth up the stars. 

8 Which alone spreadeth out the 
heavens, and treadeth upon the 
'^waves of the sea. 

9 Which "^maketh ^Arc-tu'rus, 5-rI'- 

*N 33. 14. 



CHAP. £ 

a Ps. 143, 2 
Rom. 3,20 

1 Or, before 
Godf 

b Isa. 2, 
19,21 
Hag. 2, 
6,21 
Heb. 
12,26 

2 heights. 

c Gen. 1, 16 
ch. 38, 31 
Amos 5, 8 

3 Ash, 
Cesil, and 
Cimah. 

d ch. 23. 8 

e Isa. 45, 9 
Jer. 18, 6 
Rom. 9,20 

4 ivho can 
turn him 
away ? 

5 helpers of 
pride, or, 
strength. 

/ch.10,15 

g ch. 2, 3 
ch. 34, 6 

h Ezek.21,3 

i 2 Sam. 
15,30 
2 Sam. 
19.4 
Jer. 14, 4 

6 ships of 
desire, or, 
ships of 
Ebeh. 

7 Or, 
strenffth- 
en. 

j Ex. 20, 7 

520 



on, and Pie'ia-de§, and the chambers 
of the south. 

10 Which doeth great things past 
finding out ; yea, and wonders with- 
out number. 

1 1 Lo, "^he goeth by me, and I see 
him not: he passeth on also, but I 
perceive him not. 

12 Behold, *he taketh away, *who 
can hinder him 'i who will say luito 
him, What doest thou? 

IS If God will not withdraw his 
anger, the ^proud helpers do stoop 
under him. 

14 How much less shall I answer 
him, a)id choose out my words to 
reason with him? 

15 Whom, -^though I were right- , 
ecus, yet would I not ansAver, but I | 
would make supplication to my i 

lo If I had called, and he had an- 
sv\rered me ; yet would I not believe 
that he had hearkened unto my 
voice. 

IT For he brea^keth me with a tem- 
pest, and multiplieth my ^wounds 
without cause. 

18 He will not suffer me to take my 
breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 

19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is 
strong: and if of judgment, who 
shall set me a time to plead? 

20 If I justify myself, mi ne own ^ 
mouth shall condemn nie^: if I say7 



I am perfect, it shall also prove me^ 



perverse. 



A. 9. 



21 Though I loere perfect, yet 'woiild 
I not know my soul : I would despise 
my life. 

22 This is one thing, therefore I said 
it. He ''destroyeth the perfect and the 
wicked. 

23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he 
will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 

24 The earth is given into the hand 
of the wicked: 'he covereth the faces 
of the judges thereof ; if not, where, 
and who is he ? 

25 Now my days are swifter than a 
post: they flee away, they see no 
good. 

26 They are passed away as the 
^swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth 
to the prey. 

27 If I say, I will forget my com- 
plaint, I will leave off my heaviness, 
and '^comfort myself: 

28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I 
know that thou wilt •'not hold me in- 
nocent. 



J 



J 



Job expostulateth with God JOB, 10, 11. 



about his affliction. 



29 /f I be wicked, why then labour 

1 in vain ? 

A f 30 If I wash myself with snow wa- 
G ter, and make my hands never so 
clean; 

31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the 
ditch, and mine own clothes shall 

^ "abhor me. A. 15. 14-16; G. 14. 4. 

32 For ''he is not a man, as I am, 
that I should answer him, and we 
should come together in judgment. 

33 Neither ^is there ^any "daysman 
betwixt us, that might lay his hand 
upon us both. 

34 Let him take his rod away from 
me, and let not his fear terrify 
me: 

35 Then would I speak, and not 
fear him; '^but it is not so with me. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates vntli 
God about his afflictions : 18 he complains of life, 
and craves a little ease before his death. 

MY soul is, 'weary of my life ; I 
will leave my complaint upon 
niyself; I will speak in the bitterness 
of my soul. 

2 I will say unto God, Do not con- 
demn me ; shew me wherefore thou 
contendest with me. 

3 Is it good unto thee that thou 
shouldest oppress, that thou should - 
est despise '^the work of thine hands, 
and shine upon the counsel of the 
wicked? 

4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or "seest 
thou as man seeth ? ^ 

5 Are thy days as the days of man? 
are thy years as man's days^ 

6 That thou enqmrest after mine in- 
iquity, and searchest after my sin? 

7 ^Thou knowest that I am not 
wicked; and there is none that can 
deliver out of thine hand. 

8 Thine *hands have *made me and 
fashioned me together round about ; 
yet thou dost destroy me. 

9 Remember, I beseech thee, thatj 
thou ^ hast made me as the clay; and| 
wilt thou bring me into dust again ? 

10 Hast '^thou not poured me out as 
milk, and curdled me like cheese ? 

1 1 Thou hast clothed me with skin 
and flesh, and hast ^fenced me with 
bones and sinews. 

12 Thou hast granted me life and 
favour, and thy visitation hath pre- 
served my s])irit. 

13 And these things hast thou hid 
in thine heart : I know that tliis is 
with thee. 

H f 14 If I sin, then thou markest me. 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 9. 

8 Or, make 
me to be 
abliorred. 

k Eccl.6,10 
Isa. 45, 9 
Jer. 49,19 
Roin.9,20 

I 1 Sam. 
2,25 

9 one that 
should 
argue. 

10 Or, 
umpire. 

11 hut lam 
not so 
tmth m,y- 
self. 



CHAP. 10. 

1 Or, cut 
off while 
I live. 

2 the 
labour of 
thine 
hands. 
Ps. 138, 8 
Isa. 64, 8 

a 1 Sam. 
16,7 

3 It is 
upon thy 
knowl' 
edge. 

Ps. 139. 1 

b Ps. 119,73 

4 took 
pains 
about me. 

c Isa, 64, 8 

d Ps. 139,14 

5 hedged, 

e Isa. 3, 11 

/ch. 9, 12 . 

g Ps. 25, 18 

h Isa. 38, 13 
Lam. 3,10 

6 That is, 
thy 

plagues. 
Faith 1,21 

i Ps. 39, 13 

j ch. 7, 16 

k Ps. 88. 12 

I Ps. 23, 4 



CHAP. 11. 

1 n man of 
lips. 

2 Or, 

devices. 

ach. 6, 10 

b Ezra 9. 13 
Lam. y,22 

c Eccl. 3,11 
Rom. 
11,33 

3 the 

heights of 
heaven. 

4 Or, make 
a change. 

521 



and thou wilt not acquit me from 
mine iniquity. 

15 If I be wicked, ^woe unto me; 
and -^ if I be righteous, yet will I not 
lift up my head."*" Jam full of con- 
fusion ; therefore ^see thou mine af- 
fhction; 

1 6 For it increaseth. *Thou huntest 
me as a fierce lion : and again thou 
shewest thyself marvellous upon 
me. 

17 Thou renewest ^thy witnesses 
against me, and increasest thine in- 
dignation upon me; changes and war 
are against me. /^ 

18 Wherefore then hast thou 
brought me forth out of the womb ? 
Oh that I had given up the ghost, 
and no eye had seen me ! 

191 should have been as though I 
had not been; I should have been 
carried from the womb to the grave. 

20 Are not my days few ? 'cease then, 
and let m^e -^'alone, that I may take 
comfort a little, 

21 Before I go n^hence I shall not re- 
turn, even ^to the land of darkness 
^and the shadow of death ; 

22 A land of darkness, as darkness 
itself; and ot the shadow of death, 
Avdthout any oixler, and v:here the 
light is as darkness. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Zophar reproves Job for jicstifijing himself: 7 he. 
shews God^s counsel is unsearchable. 13 Blessing 
of repentance. 

THEN answered Zo'phar the Na'- 
a-math-ite, and said, 

2 Shoidd not the multitude of words 
be answered ? and should 'a man full 
of talk -be justified ? 

3 Should thy ^lies make men hold 
their peace ? and when thou mockest, 
shall no man make thee ashamed ? 

4 For "thou hast said. My doctrine 
is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 

5 But oh that God would speak, and 
open his lips against thee ; 

D And that he would shew thee the 
secrets of wisdom, that they are dou- 
ble to that which is ! Know therefore 
that *God exacteth of thee less than 
thine iniquity deserveth. 

7 Canst '^thou by searching find out 
God ? canst thou find out the Al- 
mighty unto perfection ? 

8 It is ^as high as heaven ; what 
canst thou do? deeper than heU; 
what canst thou know ? 

9 The measure thereof is longer than 
the earth, and broader than the sea. 

10 If he Vut off, and shut up, or 
*H. 11.20. * 



H 



Siessing of repentance. 



JOB, 12, 13. GocVsivisdom and o mnipotence. 



K 



H 



gather together, then Hvho can hinder b. c. 1520. 
him? 

1 1 For "^he knoweth vain men : he 
seeth wickedness also; will he not 
then consider it f 

12 For ''vain man would be wise,|fZPs. 10, 11 
though man be born like a wild ass'sje emyty. 
colt. 

C 13 If thou ^prepare thine heart, and 
stretch •''out thine hands toward him ;i /ps. 143, 6 
14 If iniquity he in thine hand, put'^ ^^^ ^ 5 
it far away, and let not wickedness ps. ii9. e 
dwell in thy tabernacles. 
j 15 For ^then shalt thou lift up thyi 
i face without spot ; yea, thou shalt be 
[ stedfast, and shalt not fear : R 22.23. 

16 Because thou shalt forget thy 
misery, and remember it as waters 
that pass away : 

17 And thine age ''shall be clearer 
than the noonday ; thou shalt shine 
forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 

1 8 And thou shalt be secure, because 
there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig 
about thee, and thou shalt take thy 
rest in safety. 

19 Also thou shalt lie dow^n, and 
none shall make thee afraid; yea, 

\ many shall ^make suit unto thee. * j^ "" Tntart. 

20 But the eyes of the wicked shall 2 i fan not 
fail, and ^they shall not escape, and! timnyou. 
their hoipe shall be as '"the giving uplg ^^,.j^ 

it'7iOHiare 
not such 
as these ] 



CHAP. 11. 

5 ^uho can 

u turn him 

away ? 



e 1 Sam.7,3 
Ps. 78, 8 



1 John 
3,21 

7 shall arise 
above the 
noonday. 
Ps. 37, U 

8 intreat 
thy face. 

9 flight 
shall per- 
ish from 
them. 

10 Or,a puff 
of breath. 



CHAP. 12. 



of the ghost. 



H. 15. 20,24, 



CHAPTER 12. 

1 Job censvrefi the an^ogant pretensions of his friends 
to superior knowledge: he shews that wicked men 
often prosper. 13 God's divine icisdom andomnip- 
oiency. 



a Ps. 91, 15 
b Pro. 14, 2 



c Num. 
16,22 
Dan. 5, 23 
Actsl7,28 



AND Job answered and said, 
2 No doubt but ye are the peo- 
ple, and wisdom shall die w4th you. 

3 But I have 'understanding as well 
as you; '^I ajn not inferior to you: 
yea, ^vho knoweth not such things as 
these ? 

4 1 am as one mocked of his neigh- 
bour, who^calleth upon God, and he 
answereth him: the just upright tna?! \d Rev. 3, 7 
is laughed to scorn. 

5 He *that is ready to slip with his 
feet is as a lamp despised in the 
thought of him that is at ease. 

6 The tabernacles of robbers pros- 
per, and they that provoke God are 
secure ; into whose hand God bring- 
eth abundantly. 

7 But ask now the beasts, and they 
shall teach thee ; and the f ow^ls of the 
air, and they shall tell thee : 

8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall 
teach thee : and the fishes of the sea 
shall declare unto thee. J12 wander. 

*K. 22. 25-27. 522 



i Or, life. 

5 all flesh 
of man. 

6 palate. 

7 That is, 
WithGod. 



8 upon. 
e lKi.17,1 
/ Gen. 7, 11 

9 the lip of 

the faith- 
ful. 

10 Or, 
looseth the | 
girdle of 
the strong. \ 

g Mat. 10. 261 
1 Cor. 4, 5 

11 leadeth 
in. 



9 Who knoweth not in all these 
that the hand of the Lord hath 
wrought this ? 

10 In 'whose hand is the *soul of 
every living thing, and the breath of 
^all mankind. 

11 Doth not the ear try woids? and 
the ''mouth taste liis meat ? 

12 With the ancient is wisdom; and 
in length of days understanding. 

13 ^With him is wisd om and 
strengthTIieTiatli counsel and under 
standing: e. 12. 22. 

14 l^ehold, he breaketh down, and it 
cannot be built again ; '^he shutteth 
®up a man, and there can be no 
opening. 

1 5 Behold, he *withholdeth the wa- 
ters, and they dry up : also -''he 
sendeth them out, and they overturn 
the earth. 

1 6 With him is strength and wis- 
dom : the deceived and the deceiver 
are his. 

17 He leadeth counsellors away 
spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 

1 8 He looseth the bond of kings, 
and girdeth their loins with a girdle. 

19 lie leadeth princes away spoiled, 
and overthroweth the mighty. 

20 He removeth away ^the speech 
of the trusty, and taketh away the 
understanding of the aged. 

21 He poureth contempt upon 
princes,and '^weakeneth the strength 
of the mighty. 

22 He ^discovereth deep things out 
of darkness, and bringeth out to light 
t he shadow of death. E. 22. 13, 14.J 

23 He increaseth the nations, and 
destroyeth them: he enlargeth the 
nations, and ' 'straiteneth them aga in. 

24 He taketh av/ay the heart of the 
chief of the people "of the earth, and 
causeth them to wander in a wilder- 
ness where there is no way. 

25 They grope in the dark without 
light, and he maketh them to "stag 
ger like a drunken man. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Job reproves his friends of partiality : 14 he pro 
f esses his confidejice in God, etc. 

LO, mine eye hath seen all this, 
mine ear hath heard and under- 
stood it. 

2 What ye know, the same do I 
know also : I am not inferior unto 
you. 

3 Surely I Avould speak to the Al- 
mighty, and I desire to reason with 
God. 



JoVs friends reproved. 



JOB, 14. 



Brevity of human life. 



4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are 
all physicians of no value. 

5 O that ye would altogether hold 
your peace ! and "it should be your 
wisdom. 

6 Hear now my reasoning, and 
hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 

7 Will *ye speak wickedly for God ? 
and talk deceitfully for him ? 

8 Will ye 'accept his person ? will 
ye contend for God ? 

9 Is it good that he should search 
you out ? or as one man mocketh an- 
other, do ye so mock him ? 

10 He will surely reprove you, if ye 
do secretly accept persons, 

11 Shall not his 'excellency make 
you afraid ? and his dread fall upon 
you? 

12 Your remembrances are like 
unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of 
clay. 

13 ^Hold your peace, let me alone, 
that I ^may speak, and let come on 
me Avhat wilL 

14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in 
my teeth, and '^put my life in mine 
hand ? 

15 Though "he slay me, yet will I 
trust in him : -^but I will ^maintain 
mine own ways before him. * 

16 He also shall he my ^salvation : 
for an hypocrite shall not come be- 
fore him. 

17 Hear diligently my speech, and 
my declaration with your ears. 

1 8 Behold now, I have ordered my 
cause; I know that I shall be justified. 

19 Who ^is he that will plead with 
me ? for now, if I hold my tongue, I 
shall give up the ghost. 

20 Only do not two things unto me : 
then will I not hide myself from thee. 

21 Withdraw thine hand far from 
me : and let not thy dread make me 
afraid. 

22 Then call thou, and I will answer : 
or let me speak, and answer thou me. 

23 How many are mine iniquities 
and sins? make me to know my 
transgression and my sin. 

24 Wherefore 'hidest thou thy face, 
and boldest •'me for thine enemy ? 

25 Wilt Hhou break a leaf driven to 
and fro? and wilt thou pursue the 
dry stubble ? 

26 For thou writest bitter things 
against me, and 'makest me to pos 
sess the iniquities of my youth. 

27 Thou '"puttest my feet also in the 
stocks, and ^lookest narrowly unto 

* F. Psa. 4.5. 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 13. 
a Pro. 17,28 
b ch. 17, 5 
c Pro. 24,23 

1 Or, height 
of great- 
ness. 

2 Be silent 
from me, 

(1 Ps. 119. 
109 

e Ps. 23, 4 
Pro. 14,32 

/ch. 27, 5 

3 prove, or, 
argue. 

g Isa. 12,1,2 

h ch. 33, 6 
Isa. 50, 8 

i Ps. 13, 1 
Isa. 8, 17 

j Lam. 2, 5 

k Isa. 42, 3 

I Ps. 25, 7 

mch. 33.11 

4 observest. 

5 roots. 



CHAP. 14. 

1 short of 
days. 

a Eccl. 2,23 

b Isa. 40, 6 
J as. 1, 10 

1 Pet. 1,24 

c Ps. 144, 3 
d Ps. 143, 2 

2 Who^vill 
give. 

e Gen. 5, 3 
Ps. 51, 5 
John 3, 5 
Rom.5,12 
Eph. 2, 3 

/Ps. 39. 13 

3 cease. 

4 is weak- 
ened, or, 
cut of. 

g Ps. 102,26 
Isa. 51, 6 
Isa. 65, 17 
Isa. 66, 22 
Acts 3, 21 
Rom. 8,20 

2 Pet. 3, 7 
Rev.20,11 
Rev. 21, 1 

h ch. 13, 15 

i Ps. 16, 10 
1 Cor. 15, 

42-58 

j ch. 13, 22 
Ps. 50, 4 
John 5,28 
1 Thes. 
4,16 

k ch.10,6,14 
ch. 13, 27 
ch. 31, 4 
ch. 34, 21 
Ps. 56, 8 
Ps. 139, 
1-3 

Pro. 5, 21 
Jer. 32,19 

523 



all my paths; thou settest a i)rint 
upon the ^heels of my feet. 
28 And he, as a rotten thing, con- 
sumeth, as a garment that is moth 
eaten. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 Brevity of man's lije. 13 Job waits Jar his change. 

llyTAN that is born of a v/oman is 
ItJL ^of few days, and "full of trouble. 

2 He *cometh forth like a flower, 
and is cut down : he fleeth also as a 
shadow, and continueth not. 

3 And ''dost thou open thine eyes 
upon such an one, "^and bringest me 
into judgment with thee ? 

4 ^Who 'can bring a clean thing out | 
of an unclean? not one. G. Psa. 15. 1,2. J 

5 Seeing his days are determined, 
the number of his months are with 
thee, thou hast appointed his bounds 
that he cannot pass ; 

6 Turn •''from, him, that he may 
^rest, till he shall accomplish, as an 
hireling, his day. 

7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be 
cut down, that it will sprout again, 
and that the tender branch thereof 
will not cease. 

8 Though the root thereof wax old 
in the earth, and the stock thereof 
die in the ground ; 

9 Yet through the scent of water it 
will bud, and bring forth boughs like 
a plant. 

10 But man dieth, and Vasteth 
away : yea, man giveth up the ghost, 
and where is he ? 

11 ^s the waters fail from the sea, 
and the flood decayeth and drieth 
up: 

12 So man lieth down, and riseth 
not: ^till the heavens be no more, 
they shall not awake, nor be raised 
out of their sleep. 

13 that thou wouldest hide me in 
the grave, that thou wouldest keep 
me secret, until thy wrath be past, 
that thou wouldest appoint me a set 
time, and remember me ! 

14 If a man die, shall he live again ? 
all the days of my appointed time 
^will I wait, till 'my change come. 

15 Thou ■'shalt call, and I wUl an- 
swer thee : thou wilt have a desire to 
the work of thine hands. 

16 For *now thou numberest my 
steps : dost thou not watch over my 
sin? 

17 My transgression is sealed up in 
a bag, and thou sewest up mine in- 
iquity, 



Eliphaz reproveth Job. 



JOB, 15. 



Portion of the wicked. 



18 And surely the mountain falling 
^Cometh, to nought, and the rock is 
removed out of his place. 

19 The waters wear the stones: thou 
Svashest away the things which 
grow out of the dust of the earth; 
and thou destroyest the hope of man. 

20 Thou prevailest for ever against 
him, and he passeth : thou changest 
his countenance, and sendest him 
away. 

21 His sons come to honour, and he 
'knoweth it not; and they are 
brought low, but he perceiveth it not 
of them. 

22 But "'his fiesh upon him shall 
have pain, and "liis soul within him 
shall mourn. 

CHAPTER 15. 

I Eliphaz reproves Job for justifying himseif. IT He 
proves the unquietness of wicked men. 

THEN answered fiil-phaz the Te'- 
man-ite, and said, 

2 Should a wise man utter H^ain 
knowledge, and fill his belly with the 
east wind ? 

3 Should he reason with unprofitable 
talk? or with speeches wherewith 
he can do no good ? 

4 Yea, ^thou castest off fear, and re 
strainest Sprayer before God. 

5 For thy mouth "uttereth thine in 
iquity, and thou choosest the tongue 
of the crafty. 

6 Tliine o^Yn. mouth condemneth 
thee, and not I : yea, thine own lips 
testify against thee. 

7 Art thou the first man that was 
bom ? or "wast thou made before the 
hills ? 

8 Hast ^thou heard the secret of 
God ? and dost thou restrain wisdom 
to thyself? 

9 What ''kno west thou, that we know 
not? ichat understandest thou, which 
is not in us ? 

10 AYith '^us are both the gray- 
headed and very aged men, much 
elder than thy father. 

11 Are the consolations of Godsmall 
with thee ? is there any secret thing 
with thee ? 

12 Why doth thine heart carry thee 
away ? and what do thy eyes wink 
at. 

13 That thou turnest thy spirit 
against God, and lettest such words 
go out of thy mouth ? 

A r 14 What"^6" man, that he should be 
clean? and he inhic h is bor n of a, 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP.U. 

5 fadeth. 

6 over- 
flowest 

I Eccl. 9, 5 
Isa. 63, 16 

m Ps. 49, U 

n Pro.14,32 
Mat. 8, 12 



CHAP. 15. 

1 kyiowl- 
edge of 
wind. 

2 thou 
viakest 
void. 

3 Or, 

speech. 

4 teacheth. 

a Pro. 8, 25 

b Rom. 
11, 34 
1 Cor.2,11 

c ch. 13, 2 
d ch. 32, 6 



15 Behold, -^he putteth no trust in 
his saints ; yea, the heavens are not 
clean in his" sight. j 

16 How ^much more abominable! 
and filthy is man, ^which drinketh ; 
iniquity like water? A. 25. 4-6.,' 

17 i will shew thee, hear me; and 
that v^hich I have seen I will de- 
clare ; 

18 Which wise men have told from 
'their fathers, and have not hid it : 

19 Unto whom alone the earth was 
given, and ■'ho stranger passed among 
them. 

20 The wicked man travaileth with 
pain all his days, and *the number of 
years is hidden to the oppressor. 

21 A ^d readful sound is in his ears : 
^in pros perity the dest royer shall 
com^_up_onJiiiTi. 

22 He belie veth not that he shall re- 
turn out of darkness, and he is waited 
for of the sword. 

23 He "'wandereth abroad for bread, 
sa2/i;?67, Where is it? he knoweth 
that "the day of darkness is ready at 
his hand. 

24 Trouble and anguish sha ll make 



e 1 Ki. 8, 46 
ch. 14, 4 
Ps. 14, 3 
Pro. 20, 9 
Eccl. 7,20 
1 Johu 1, 
8,10 

/ch. 25, 5 

q Ps. 14, 3 

h Pro.19,28 

i Gen.18,19 

j Joel 3, 17 

fc Ps. 90, 12 

5 a sound 
of fears. 

I lThes.5,3 



n ch. 18, 12 
Mai. 3, 13 
p Ps. 17, 10 
q ch. 4, 9 
r Isa. 59, 4 

6 Or, cut 

off. 

s ch. 22, 16 
Ps. 55, 23 



him afraid ; they shall pre vai l against 



him, a s a k ing ready to the battle. * 



woman, that he sho uld be ri ghteous ?if isa. 33, 14 

524 



25 For°he stretcheth out his hand 
against God, and strengtheneth him- 
self against the Almighty, f 

26 He runneth upon him, even on 
h is neck, upon the thick bosses of 
his bucklers : 

2 7 Because ^he covereth his face 
with his fatness, and maketh collops 
of fat on his flanks. 

28 And he dwelleth in desolate cit- 
ies, and in houses which no man in- 
habiteth, which are ready to become 
heaps. 

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall 
his substance continue, neither shall 
he prolong the perfection thereof up- 
on the earth. 

30 He shall not depart out of dark- 
mPs.59,i5ness; the flame shall dry up his 

branches, and by ?the breath of his 
mouth shall he go away. 

31 Let not him that is deceived trust 
in vanity: for vanity shall be his 
recompence. 

32 It shall be ^accomplished 'before 
his time, and his branch shall not be 
green. 

33 He shall shake off his unripe 
grape as the vine, and shall cast off 
his flower as the olive. 

34 For 'the congregation of hypo- 
*H. 18. 5-8. tC. 20. 11-14 « 



C 

H 



J 



Job reproveth his friends. 



JOB, 16, 17. 



He appealeth lo God. 



crites shall be desolate, and fire shall,' b. c. 1520. 
consume the tabernacles of bribery. 
35 They "conceive mischief, and 
bring forth ''vanity, and their belly 
prepareth deceit. 

CHAPTER 16. 



1 Job reproves, his friends for umnercifulness ; 11 
asserts his innocency. 



he 



CHAP. Vi. 

u Ps. 7, 14 
Isa. 59, 4 

7 Or, 
iniquity. 



CHAP. 16. 

1 Or, trou- 
blesome. 



THE>r J5b answered and said, 
2 I have heard many such 
things : 'miserable comforters are ye ^ winf. 
all. 

3 Shall ^vain words have an end ? or 
what emboldeneth thee that thou 
answer est ? 

4 1 also could speak as ye do : if your 
soul were in my souPs stead, I could | 
heap up words against you, and ^ Lam.3,30 
"shake mine head at you. 

5 But I would strengthen you with 
my mouth, and the moving of myl ch.'i 
lips should asswage your grief. ' ^' 

6 Though I speak, my grief is not 
asswaged: and though I forbear, 
^what am I eased ? 

7 But now he hath mad 3 me weary : 
thou hast made desolate all my com- 
pany. 

8 And thou hast filled me with 
wrinkles, which is a witness against 
?ne: and my leanness rising up in 
me beareth witness to my face. 

9 He teareth me in his wrath, who ^ fl\end. 
hateth me: he gnasheth ui3on me'syenrsof 
with his teeth ; mine enemy sharp- 
eneth his eyes upon me. 

10 They have ^gaped upon me with 
their mouth ; they '"have smitten me 
upon the cheek reproaclifully; they 
have '^gathered themselves together 
against me. 

11 God *hath delivered me to the 
ungodly, and turned me over into 
the hands of the wicked. 

121 was at ease, but he hath broken 
me asunder : he hath also taken me 
by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, 
and set me up for his mark. 

13 His archers compass me round 
about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, 
and doth not spare ; he poureth out 
my gall upon the ground. 

14 He breaketh me with breach 
upon breach, he runneth upon me 
like a giant. 

151 have scAved sackcloth upon my 
skin, and "defiled my horn in the 
dust. 

1 6 My face is foul with weeping, 
and on my eyelids is the shadow of 
death ; 



a Ps. 22, 7 
Ps. 109,25 
Lam.2,15 

3 what 
cjoeth 
from me ? 

b Ps. 22, 13 



d Ps. 35, 15 

4 hath shut 
me up. 



\e Ps. 7, 5 

/ ch. 27, 9 
Ps. 66, 
18,19 

g Rom. 1, 9 
lThes.2,5 

5 in the 
high 
places. 

6 are my 
scorners. 

h ch. 31, 35 
Eccl. 6,10 



number, 
i Eccl. 12,5 



CHAP. 17. 

1 Or, spirit 
is spent. 

a Ps. 88, 3,4 

2 lodge. 

b 1 Sam.1,6 
c Pro. 6, 1 
d ch, 30, 9 

3 Or, before 
them. 

4 Or, my 

thoughts. 

e Pro. 4, 18 
/Ps. 24, 4 

5 sTiall add 
strength. 

g ch. 6, 29 

7i ch. 7, 6 
ch. 9, 25 

6 the pos- 
sessions. 

7 near. 

8 cried, or, 
called. 

i 2 Cor. 1,9 
j ch. 18, 13 



17 Not for any injustice in mine 
hands : also my prayer is pure. 

18 earth, cover not thou my blood, 
and let -^my cry have no place. 

19 Also now, behold, ^my witness is 
in heaven, and my record is ^on high. 

20 My friends "scorn me: but mine 
eye poureth out tears unto God. 

210 ''that one might plead for a man 
with God, as a man pleadeth for his 
'neighbour ! 

22 When^a few years are come, then 

I shall 'go the way v^hence I shall not 
return, 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 Job appeals frora men to God. 6 The unmerciful 
dealing of men with the afflicted may astonish, but 
not discourage the righteous. 11 Job's hope. 

MY 'breath is corrupt, my days 
are extinct, "the graves are 
ready for me. 

"^ Are there not mockers with me ? 
and doth not mine eye ^continue in 
their ^provocation ? 

3 Lay do^ATi now, put me in a surety 
with thee ; who is he Hhat will strike 
hands with me ? 

4 For thou hast hid their heart from 
understanding : therefore shalt thou 
not exalt them. 

5 He that speaketh flattery to his 
friends, even the eyes of his children 
shall fail. 

6 He hath made me also '^a byword 
of the people ; and ^aforetime I was 
as a tabret. 

7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of 
sorrow, and all ^my members are as 
a shadow. 

8 Upright men shall be astonied at 
this, and the innocent shall stir up 
himself against the hypocrite. 

9 The "righteous also shall hold on 
his way, and he that hath clean -'"hands 
'^shall be stronger and stronger. 

10 But as for you all,^do ye return, 
and come now : for I cannot find one 
wise man among you. 

II My ^days are past, my purposes 
are broken' off, even ^the thoughts of 
my heart. 

1 2 They change the night into day : 
the light is ''short because of dark- 
ness. 

13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: 
I have made my bed in the darkness. 

14 1 have ^said to corruption. Thou 
art my father: to the worm, Thou 
art my mother, and my sister. 

15 And where is now my hope? as 
for my hope, who shall see it ? 

1 6 They 'shall go down •'to the bars 



Calamities of the vncked. 



JOB, 18, 19. 



of the pit, when our ^rest together is 
in the dust. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 Bildad reproves Job for presumption and impa- 
tience. 5 Calanuties of the wicked. 

THEN answered Bil'dad the Shu'- 
hite, and said, 

2 How long will it be ere ye make 
an end of words? mark, and after- 
w^ards we will speak. 

3 Wherefore are we counted °as 
beasts, a^ic? reputed vile in your sight ? 

4 He *teareth 'himself in his anger : 
shall the earth be forsaken for thee ? 
and shall the rock be removed out of 
his place? 

H f 5 ^ Yea, '^the light of the wicked shall 
be put out, and the spark of his fire 
shall not shine. 

6 The light shall be dark in his tab- 
ernacle, and his ^candle shall be put 
out with him, 

T The steps of his strength shall be 
straitened, and his own counsel shall 
cast him down. 

8 For he is cast into a net by his own 
feet, and he walketh upon a snare. * 

9 The gin shall take him by the heel, 
and the robber shall prevail against 
him. 

10 The snare is "laid for him in the 
ground, and a trap for him in the 
way. 

H r 11 Terrors "^shall make him afraid 
I on every side, and shall ^drive him 
to his feet. 

1 2 His strength shall be hungerbit- 
ten, and ^^destruction shall be ready 
at his side. 

1 3 It shall devour the ^strength of 
his skin -.even the firstborn of death 

' shall devour his strength. 
j 14 His •''confidence shall be rooted 
I out of his tabernacle, and it shall 
[ bring him to the king of terrors, f 

1 5 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, 
because it is none of his : ^brimstone 
shall be scattered upon his habita 
tion. 

1 6 His roots shall be dried up be 
neath, and above shall his branch be 
cut off. 

H r 1 7 His ^remembrance shall perish 
from the earth, and he shall have no 
name in the street. 

1 8 He ■'shall be driven from light 
into darkness, and chased out of the 
world. H. 20. 4,5. 

1 9 He *shall neither have son nor 
nephew among his people, nor any 
remaining in ms dwellings. 

*H. 18. 11-14. tH. 18. 17-18. 



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CHAP. 17. 
k ch, 3, 17 



CHAP. 18. 

a ch. 12, 7 
Ps. 73, 22 

b ch. 13, U 

1 his soul. 

2 Neverthe- 
less. 

c Pro. 13, 9 
Pro. 20,20 

3 Or, lamp, 
i hidden. 

d Jer. 6, 25 

5 scatter 
him. 

e ch. 15, 23 

6 bars. 

f Pro.10,28 
g Gen.19,24 

h Ps. 34. 16 
Pro. 2, 22 
Pro. 10, 7 

7 They 
shall 
drive 
him. 

i Isa.14,22 
Jer. 22,30 

8 Or, lived 
with him. 

9 laid hold 
on horror. 

j Jer. 9, 3 
lThes.4,5 
2Thes.l,8 
Titus 1,16 



CHAP. 19. 

a 1 Sam.1,6 
Ps. 42, 10 

1 Or, 

lutrden 
yourselves 
against 
me. 

h Ps. 19, 12 
Ezek.18,4 

c Ps. 38, 16 
Mic. 7, 8 

d Lam. 1,13 

2 Or, 
violence. 

e Lam. 3, 

7,8 

/ Deut. 
32,22 

g Ps. 34, 19 

h Ps. 38, 11 

3 my belly. 

4 Or, the 
luicked. 

5 the men 
ofm,y 
secret. 

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T reachery of Job^s friends, 

20 They that come after him shall 
be astonied at his day, as they that 
®went before ^were affrighted. 

21 Surely such are the dwellings of 
the wicked, and this is the place of 
him that knoweth •'not God. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Job complains of his friends^ cruelty : 23 his he. 
lief in the resurrection. 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 How long will ye "vex my 
soul, and break me in pieces with 
words ? 

3 These ten times have ye re- 
proached me; ye are not ashamed 
that ye ^make yourselves strange to 
me. 

4 And be it indeed that I have 
erred, *mine error remaineth with 
myself. 

5 If indeed ye ""will magnify your- 
selves against me, and plead against 
me my reproach : 

6 Know now that ''God hath over- 
thrown me, and hath compassed me 
with his net. 

7 Behold, I cry out of '^wrong, but I 
am not heard : I cry aloud, but there 
is no judgment, 

8 He hath 'fenced up my way that 
I cannot pass, and he hath set dark- 
ness in my paths. 

9 He hath stripped me of my glory, 
and taken the crown from my head, 

10 He hath destroyed me on every 
side, and I am gone : and mine hope 
hath he removed like a tree. 

1 1 He hath also kindled -^his wrath 
against me, and he counteth me unto 
him as 07i e of his enemies. 

1 2 His ^troops come together, and 
raise up their way against me, and 
encamp round about my tabernacle. 

1 3 He hath put ^my brethren far 
from me, and mine acquaintance are 
verily estranged from me. 

14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my 
familiar friends have forgotten me. 

15 They that dwell in mine house, 
and my maids, count me for a 
stranger : I am an alien in their sight. 

161 called my servant, and he gave 
me no answer ; I intreated him with 
my mouth. 

1 7 My breath is strange to my wife, 
though I intreated for the children's 
sake of ^mine own body. 

1 8 Yea, "young children despised 
me ; I arose, and they spake against 
me. 

19 All *my inward friends abhorred 



Job helieveth the resurrection. 



JOB, 20. 



The portion of the vncked. 



me: and they whom I loved are 
turned against me. 

20 My bone cleaveth to my skin 
^and to my flesh, and I am escaped 
with the skin of my teeth. 

21 Have pity upon me, have pity 
upon me, O ye my friends ; for the 
hand of God hath touched me. 

22 Why do ye persecute me as 
God, and are not satisfied with my 
flesh? 

23 'Oh that my words were now 
written ! oh that they were printed 
in a book ! 

24 That they were graven with an 
iron pen and lead in the rock for 
ever! 

25 For I know that my redeemer 
liveth, and that he shall stand atthe 
latter day upon th e earth r* 

26 ® And ^ A ough after my skin icorms 
destroy this body, yet in my flesh 
shall I see God : 

27 Whom I shall see for myself, and 
mine eyes shall behold, and not '^an- 
other; ^"though my reins be con- 
sumed "within me. 

28 But ye should say. Why perse- 
cute we him, '^seeing the root of the 
matter is found in me ? 

29 Be ye afraid of the sword : for 
wrath bring eth the punishments of 
the sword, that ye may know there 
is a judgment. 

CHAPTER 20. 

Zophar shews the state and portion of the wicked. 

THEN answered Zd'phar the Na'a- 
math-ite, and said, 

2 Therefore do my thoughts cause 
me to answer, and for this T make 
haste. 

3 I have heard the check of my re- 
proach, and the spirit of my under- 
standing causeth me to answer. 

H r 4 Knowest thou not this of old, 
since man was placed upon earth, 

5 T hat "the triumphing of the wicked 
is ^short, and the joy of the hypo- 
crite but for a moment ? H. 21. 17,18. 

6 Though his excellency mount up 
to the heavens, and his head reach 
vmto the ^clouds ; 

T Yet he shall perish forever like 
his own dung : they which have seen 
him shall say, Where is he? 

8 He shall fly away as a dream, and 
shall not be found : yea, he shall be 
chased away as a vision of the night. 

9 The eye also which saw him sliall 
see him no more; neither shall his 
place any more behold him. 

* D. Psa. 20. 1-3. 



B. 0. 1520. 



CHAP. 19. 

6 Or, as. 

7 Who will 
give, etc. 

8 Or, After 
I shall 
awake, 
though 
this body 
be de- 
stroyed, 
yet out of 
my flesh 
sliall I see 
God. 

9 a stran- 
ger. 

10 Or, my 

reins 

unthin 

me are 

consumed 

with 

earnest 

desire 

[for that 

day.] 

11 in my 
bosom. 

12 Or, and 
what root 
of matter 
is found 
in me ? 



CHAP. 20. 

1 my haste 
is in me. 

a Ps. 37, 35 

2 from 
near. 

cloud. 

Or, The 
'poor shall 
oppress 
his chil- 
dren.. 

in the 
midst of 
his 

palate, 
b Jer. 4, 18 

c Mat. 27, 

3,4 
d Jer. 17, 6 

6 Or, 

streaming 
brooks. 

7 according 
to the 
substance 
of his 
exchange. 

8 crushed. 
Pro. 22,23 

e Eccl. 5,13 

9 know. 

10 Or, There 
shall be 
none left 
for his 
meat. 

11 Or, 

trouble- 
some. 

/Num. 
11,33 
Ps. 78, 
30,31 

g Isa. 24, 18 
Jer. 48, 43 
Ainos5,19 

h ch. 18, 11 

i Ps. 21, 9 

j Isa. 26, 21 

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10 *His children shall seek to please 
the poor, and his hands shall restore 
their goods. 

11 His bones are full of the sin of 
his youth, which shall lie down with 
him in the dust. 

1 2 Though wickedness be sweet in 
his mouth, though he hide it under 
his tongue ; 

13 Though he spare it, and forsake 
it not ; but keep it still ^within his 
mouth : 

14 Yet his *meat in his bowels is 
turned, it is the gall of asps within 
him. C. 34. 21,22. 

1 5 He hath '"swallowed down riches, 
and he shall vomit them up again : 
God shall cast them out of his belly. 

1 6 He shall suck the poison of asps : 
the viper's tongue shall slay him. 

1 7 He shall not see "'the rivers, ^the 
floods, the brooks of honey and butter. 

1 8 That which he laboured for shall 
he restore, and shall not swallow it 
down: ''according to his substance 
shall the restitution be, and he shall 
not rejoice therein. 

19 Because he hath ^oppressed and 
hath forsaken the poor ; because he 
hath violently taken away an house 
which he builded not ; 

20 Surely 'he shall not ®f eel quietness 
in his belly, he shall not save of that 
which he desired. 

21 ^"There shall none of his meat be 
left ; therefore shall no man look for 
his goods. 

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency 
he shall be in straits : every hand of 
the ^'wicked shall come upon him. 

23 When he is about to fill his belly, 
God shall cast the fury of his wrath 

upon him, and shall rain it upon him 

■^ while he is eating. 

24 He ^shall flee from the iron weap- 
on, a7id the bow of steel shall strike 
him through. 

25 It is dfawn, and cometh out of 
the body ; yea, the glittering sword 
cometh out of his gall : Herrors are 
upon him. 

26 All darkness shall be hid in his 
secret places : 'a flre not blown shall 
consume him ; it shall go ill with him 
that is left in his tabernacle. 

27 The heaven •'shall reveal his in- 
iquity; and the earth shall rise up 
against him. 

28 The increase of his house shall 
depart, and his goods shall flow- 
away in the day of his wrath. 



Sometimes the 



JOB, 21, 22. 



heritage 



H 



29 This *^5 the portion of a wicked 
man from God, and the 
'^appointed unto him by God 
CHAPTER 21. 

1 Job craves to he patiently heard because of his ca- 
lamities : he shews that sometimes the wicked do so 
prosper that they despise God, etc. 

BUT Job answered and said, 
2 Hear dihgently my speech, and 
let this be your consolations. 

3 Suffer me that I may speak ; and 
after that I have spoken, mock on. 

4 As for me, is my "complaint to 
man ? and if it were so, why should 
not my spirit be 'troubled ? 

5 ^Mark me, and be astonished, and 
lay your hand upon your mouth. 

6 Even when I remember I am 
afraid, and trembling taketh hold on 
my flesh. 

T Wherefore *do the wicked live, be- 
come old, yea, are mighty in power ? 

8 Their seed is established in their 
sight with them, and their offspring 
before their eyes. 

9 Their houses ^are safe from fear, 
neither is the rod of God upon them. 

10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth 
not ; their cow calveth, and casteth 
not her calf. 

1 1 They send forth their little ones 
like a flock, and their children dance. 

12 They take the timbrel and harp, 
and rejoice at the sound of the organ. 

13 They spend their days ""in wealth, 
and in a moment go dov^m to the 
grave. 

14 Therefore they say unto God, 
Depart from us ; for we desire not the 
knowledge of thy ways. 

15 What is the Almighty, that we 
should serve him ? and what profit 
should we have, if we pray unto him ? 

16 Lo, their good is not in their 
hand : the counsel of the wicked is 
far from me. 

1 7 How oft is the ^candle of the wick- 
ed put out ! and hozv oft cometh their 
destruction upon them! God dis- 
tributeth sorrows in his anger. 

1 8 They are as stubble before the 
wind, and as chaff that the storm 
'carrieth away. «. 21. 29, 30. 

19 God layeth up 'his iniquity for 
his children : he rewardeth him, and 
he shall know it. 

20 His eyes shall see his destruc- 
tion, and he shall drink of the wrath 
of the Almighty. 

21 For what pleasure hath he in his 
house after him, when the number 
of his months is cut off in the midst ? 



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CHAP. 20. 
k ch. 31, 2,3 

12 of his de- 
cree from 
God. 



CHAP. 21. 

a Ps. 22,1-3 

1 short- 
ened? 

2 Look 
unto me. 

b Jer. 12, 
1-3 

3 are peace 
from 
fear. 

4 Or, in 
mirth, 

5 Or, lamp. 
ch. 18, 5, 6 

6 stealeth 
away. 
Ps. 1, 4 
Ps. 35, 5 
Isa. 17, 13 
Isa. 29, 5 
Hos. 13, 3 

7 That is, 
tire pun- 
ishment 
of his 
iniquity. 
Ex. 20, 5 

8 in his 
very per- 
fection, 
or, in the 
strength 
of his per- 
fection. 

9 Or, milk 
pails. 

c Eccl. 9, 2 

d Isa. 14, 11 

10 the tent 
of the 
taber- 
nacles of 
the 
wicked. 

e Pro. 16, 4 
2 Pet. 2, 9 

11 the day 
of wraths. 

12 graves. 

13 watch in 
the heap. 

/ch. 3, 
17,18 

14 trans- 
g)~ession ? 



CHAP. 22. 

a Ps. 16, 2 
Lu. 17, 10 

1 Or, if he 
may be 
profitable, 
doth his 
good 
success 
depend 
thereon ? 

2 stripped 
the clothes 
of the 
naked. 

b ch. 31, 16 
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wicked prosper. 

22 Shall any teach God knowledge? 
seeing he judgeth those that are high. 

23 One dieth ''in his full strength, 
being wholly at ease and quiet. 

24 His 'breasts are full of milk, and 
his bones are moistened with mar- 
row. 

25 And another dieth in the bitter- 
ness of his soul, and never eateth with 
pleasure. 

26 They shall lie '"down alike in the 
dust, and the worms "^shall cover 
them. 

27 Behold, I know your thoughts, 
and the devices which ye wrongfully 
imagine against me. 

28 For ye say. Where is the house 
of the prince? and where are '"the 
dwelling places of the wicked ? 

29 Have ye not asked them that go 
by the way ? and do ye not know 
their tokens, 

30 That the "wicked is reserv^ed to 
the day of destruction ? they shall be 
brought forth to "the day of wrath. * 

31 Who shall declare his way to his 
face ? and who shall repay Mm what 
he hath doae? 

32 Yet shall he be brought to the 
'^grave, and shall '^rem^ain in the 
tomb. 

33 The clods of the valley -^shall be 
sweet unto him, and every man shall 
draw after him, as there are innu- 
merable before him. 

34 How then comfort ye me in vain, 
seeing in vour answers there remain- 
eth "falsehood ? 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 Eliphaz shews that God is not profited by man''s 
goodness: 5 he accuses Job of divers sins: 21 he 
exhorts him to repentance, etc. 

HEN El'i-phaz the Te'man-ite 
answered and said, 

2 Can "a man be profitable unto God, 
'as he that is wise may be profitable 
unto himself ? 

3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, 
that thou art righteous ? or is it gain 
to him, that thou makest thy ways 
perfect ? 

4 Will he reprove thee for fear of 
thee? will he enter with thee into 
judgment ? 

5 Is not thy wickedness great ? and 
thine iniquities infinite ? 

6 For thou hast taken a pledge from 
thy brother for nought, and ^stripped 
the naked of their clothing. 

7 Thou hast not given water to the 
weary to drink, and thou 'hast with- 
holden bread from, the hungry. 

*H. 31.3; J. 31. 14. 



V 



H 
J 



JSliphaz accuseth Job. 



JOB, 23. Job's confidence in God^s mercy. 



8 But as for ^the mighty man, he 
had the earth ; and the "honourable 
man dwelt in it. 

9 Tnou hast sent widows away emp- 
ty, and the arms of the fatherless 
have been broken. 

10 Therefore snares are round about 
thee, and sudden f ear troubleth thee ; 

1 1 Or darkness, that thou canst not 
see ; and abundance of waters cover 
thee. 

1^ Is "not God in the height of heav- 
en? and behold 'the height of the 
stars, how high they are ! 

13 And thou say est, 'How doth God 
know? can he judge through the 
dark cloud ? 

14 Thick ^clouds are a covering to 
him, that he seeth not ; and he Avalk- 
eth in the circuit of heaven. * 

15 Hast thou marked 'the old way 
which wicked men have trodden ? 

1 6 Which were cut do^vn out of 
time, ■^ whose foundation was over- 
flown with a flood : 

17 Which said unto God, Depart 
from us : and what can the Almighty 
do ^'f or them ? 

1 8 Yet he filled -^their houses with 
good things : but the counsel of the 
wicked is far from me. 

19 The righteous •''see it, and are 
glad : and the innocent laugh them to 
scorn. 

20 Whereas our ^substance is not cut 
down, but "the remnant of them the 
fire consumeth. 

21 Acquaint now thyself "with him, 
and be ^at peace : thereby good shall 
come unto thee. 

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from 
his mouth, and lay up 'Ms words in 
thine heart. 

2 3 If thou retur n to the A lmig hty. 
thou shalt be bu il t up, thou shalt put 
away iniquity far fr om t hy taber- 



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CHAP. 22. 

3 the man 
of arm. 

4 eminent, 
or, ac- 
cepted for 
counte- 
nance. 

c Isa. 66, 1 

b the head 
of the 
stars. 

6 Or, 
What. 

d Ps. 139,12 

e Gen. 6, 
11-13 

7 a flood 
was 
poured 
upon 
their 
fownda- 
tion. 
Gen. 7,11 

8 Or, 

to them? 

f Ps. 17, 
13. 14 

g Ps. 107.42 

9 OT,estate. 

10 Or, their 
excel- 
lency. 

11 That is, 
with God. 

h Isa. 27, 5 
Rom. 5, 1 

i Ps. 119,11 

12 Or, on 
the dust. 
2Chr.l,15 

13 Or, gold. 

14 silver of 
strength. 

) Pro. 16. 8 

15 him that 
hath low 
cues. 

Ps. 138, 6 

16 Or, The 

innocent 
shall de- 
liver the 
island, 
Gen.18,26 



nacles. 



R. .33. 27. 28. 



K f 



24 Then shalt thou lay up gold '^as 
dust, and the gold of O'phir as the 
stones of the brooks. 

25 Y e a, the Alm ig hty shall be thy 
^ ^defenc e, and tho u s halt have ^ Aplenty 
of^ilyer. 

26 F or then s h alt tho u have thy d e- 
light in t he A l mighty, and shalt lift 



up thy face unto God 



27 Thou shalt make thy pra y er imto 



h im, and he shall hear thee, and thou 

shalt p ay thy vows. K. Psa. 3. 3, 

28 Thou shalt -^also decree a thing, 

and it shall be established unto thee : 

(34) * E. 23. 8-10. 



CHAP. 23. 

1 my hand, 
a Isa. 27, 4 
b ch, 9, 11 

2 the xoay 
that is 
with me. 
Ps. 134, 
1-3 

c Ps. 17. 3 
Jas. 1, 12 
1 Pet. 1, 7 

d Ps. 44, 18 

3 1 have 
hid, or, 
laid up. 
John 4,32 

4 Or, my 

appointed 
portion. 

e Rom.9.19 

/ lThes.3,3 

g Ps. 119, 

120 

h Isa. 57, 1 

629 



and the light shall shine upon thy 
ways. 

29 When men are cast down, then 
thou shalt say, There is lifting up ; 
and he shall save '^the humble per- 
son. 

30 '^He shall deliver the island of 
the innocent : and it is delivered by 
the pureness of thine hands. 

CHAPTER 23.- 

1 Joh longs to appear before God, 6 m confidence oj 
his mercy. 13 God's decree immutable. 

THEN J 5b answered and said, 
2 Even to day is my complaint 
bitter : ^my stroke is heavier than my 
groaning. 

3 Oh that I knew where I might find 
him! that I might come even to his 
seat ! 

4 1 would order 7ny cause before him, 
and fill my mouth with arguments. 

5 I vrouldknow the words which he 
would answer me, and understand 
what he would say unto me. 

6 Will "he plead against me with his 
great power ? No ; but he would put 
strength in me. 

7 There the righteous might dispute 
with him ; so should I be delivered for 
ever from my judge. 

8 Behold, '■I go forward, but he is not 
there; and backward, but I cannot 
perceive him : 

9 On the left hand, where he doth 
work, but I cannot behold A ^'m; he 
hideth himself on the right hand, that 
I cannot see him : 

1 But he kno weth ''the way that I 
take : wheii ''he hath tried me, 1 shall 
come forth as gold. -\ 

11 My '^foot hath held his steps, his ' 
way have I kept, and not declined. 

12 Neither have I gone back from 
the commandment of his lips ; ^I have 
esteemed the words of his mouth 
more than^my necessary fooc?. 

1 3 But he is in one mind, ^and who 
can turn him ? and lohat his soul de- 
sireth, even that he doeth. 

14 For he perf ormeth the thing that 
is -^appointed for me : and many such 
thiyigs are with him. 

1 5 1'heref ore am I "troubled at his 
presence: when I consider, I am 
afraid of him. 

1 6 For God maketh my heart soft, 
and the Almighty troubleth me : 

17 Because I was not cut ^off be- 
fore the darkness, neither hath he 
covered the darkness from my 
faca 

fE. 24. 1; L. 33. 26. " 



There is a secret 



JOB, 2-i-2^. 



ji'dgynent for the wicked. 



CHAPTER 2i. 

I Sin often goes unpunished in this life. 12 OfGocTs 
providence in all things, etc. 



B. C. 1520. 



AT 



CHAP. 2-i. 

HT, seeinor '^ times are not hid- <^ ^^ts i, 7 



I T T den from the Ahnighty, do 
* [ the J that know him not see his days ? 

2 ^o'me remove the landmarks; 
thev violentlv take awav flocks, and 

t.' «. c ■ 

^feed thereof. 

3 They drive a^vay the ass of the 
fatherless, they take the widow's ox 
for a pledge. I 

i They turn the needy out of the 
way : -the poor of the earth hide 
themselves together. 

5 Behold, as Avild asses in the desert,: 
go they forth to their woi'k : lising 
betimes for a prey : the wilderness 
yiddtth food for them and for their 
childi'en. 

6 They reap every one his -com in 
the field : and 'they gather the vint- 
age of the wicked. 

4 They 'cause the naked to lodge 
without clothhig. that they hove no 
covering in the cold. 

8 They are wet with the showers of 
the mountains, and -'embrace the 
rock for want of a shelter. 

9 They pluck the fatherless from' 
the breast, ezid take a pledge of the 
poor. 

1 y) They cause h im to go naked with- 
out clothing, and they take away the 
sheaf /> 07/? the himgry : 

\\^Vhich make oil within their 
walls, and tread their winepresses, 
and suffer thirst. _ j 

12 31 en groan from out of the city,, 
and the soul of the woimded crieth' 
out: -^yet God layeth not folly to 
them. 

13 They are of those that rebel 
aga.inst the light : they know not the 
ways thereof, nor abide in the paths 
therec'f. 

14 The miu"derer lising with the 
light killeth the poor and needy, and 
in the night is as a thief. 

15 The "eye also of the adulterer 
waiteth foV the twihsht, sa^ung, Xo 
eye shall see me : and \iisguiseth h is 
face. 

16 In the dark thev dig throusrhi 
houses, i.nh ich they had marked f or^ 
themselves in the daytime: Hhey 
know not the hght. 

1 7 For the morning is to them even 
as the shadow of death : if one know 
them, they are in the ten'ors of the 
shadow of death. i 

*E. 26. 6. 



^ Deut. 

19. li: I 

Pro.23a0 

1 Or, fef.d \ 
them. ! 

c Deut. 2i, 
6, 10.12,17 

d Pro. 28,28 

2 vwnijled 
com, or, 
dredge, 

3 the 
iricked 
gather the 
vintage, 

I 

e Ex. 22, 26 
Deur, I 
24,12 
cli.22. 6 

/ LaiiL 4, 5' 

g EccL 8,11 

1 

i setteth ] 

his face i 

in secret. ] 

I 

h John 3,20; 

5 violently j 
take^ , 

i Pro. 10. 71 

6 Or, he 
tri-isteth 
not his 
OTVTi life. 

7 That is, 

Heb. A, 13 

j Ps. 37, 
35,36 

8 are not. 

9 dosed up. 



CHAP. 25. 

a Ps. 139, 
8.11 

Mat. 5, 45 
Jas. 1, 17 

& ch. 4. 17 
ch. 15. 14 
Ps. 130, 3 
Ps- 143, 2 

.: Ps. 22, 6 



CHAP. 26. 
a Pro.25.11 
bl Cor. 2,4. 

530 



IS He is swift as the waters ; their 
portion is cui-sed in the eaith : he be- 
holdeth not the way of the vineyards. 

19 Drought and heat 'consume the 
snow watei's : so doth the gi'a ve th ose 
ich ich have sinned. 

20 The w(.mb shall forget him: the 
worm shall feed sweetly on him ; 'he 
shall be no more remembered ; and 
^uckedness shall be broken as a 
tree. 

21 He evil entreateth the baiTen 
th at beareth not : and doeth not good 
to the widow. 

2 2 He draweth also the mighty with 
his power : he liseth up, -and no mayi 
is sure of life. 

23 Though it be given him to be in 
safety, whereon he resteth : yet "his 
eves are upon their ways. 

^4 Thev are exalted ' for a little 
while, but *are gone and brought low : 
thev are ^aken out of the wav as all 
other, and cut off as the tops of the 
ears of com. 

25 And if it he not so now, who will 
make me a liar, and make my speech 
nothing woith r 

I CHAPTER 25. 

; Bildad declare-'i the sorereigntj of God, before tchom 
j man cannot be jicstined. 

THEX answered Bil dad the Shu'- 
hite. and said. 
' 2 Dominion and fear are with him. 
he maketh peace in his high places. 

3 Is there anv niunber of his amiies ? 
and upon whom doth not his ''hght 
aiise? 

I 4 How ^hen can man be justified 
with God ? or how can he be clean 
^that is bom of a woman r 

5 Behold even to the mooru and it 
ishineth not ; yea, the stars are not 
piu'e in his sight. 

6 How much less man. that is -a 
worm? and the son of msoh, ichich 
is a worm ] A. 42, 5, 6.. 

I CHAPTER 2H. 

1 Job reproves the nncharitable spirit of Bildad 
5 Go'V^ poicer infinite and vnsearchable. 

BUT J5b answered and said, 
2 How hast thou ^helped him 
that is without power? hoir savest 
I thou the arm thcft hath no strength ? 
f 3 How hast thou counseUed '/i im. 
that hath no "^visdom < and hoic hast 
thou plentifiiQy declared the thing 
as it is? 

4 To whom hast thou uttered words ? 
and whose spmt came from thee ? 

5 Dead things are formed from 



God^s power unsearchable. 



JOB, ^7, 28. T'he hypocrite without hope. 



under the waters, 'and the inhabit- 
ants thereof. 
E ' 6 Hell '^5 naked before him, and de- 
; struction hath no covering . :»= 

7 He '^stretcheth out the north over 
the empty place, and hangeth the 
earth upon notliing. 

8 He 'bindeth up the waters in his 
thick clouds; and the cloud is not 
rent under them. 

9 He holdeth back the face of his 
throne, and spreadeth his cloud 
upon it. 

10 He -Hiath compassed the waters 
^ with bounds, -until the day and night 

come to an end. 

1 1 The pillai^s of heaven tremble 
and are astonished at his reproof. I 

12 He '"divideth the sea with his 
power, and by his miderstanding he, 
smiteth through "'the proud. | 

13 By ^his spirit he hath garnished 
the heavens ; his hand hath formed 
the crooked serpent. 

14: Lo, these are parts of his ways : 
but how little a portion is heard of 
him ? but the thunder of his power 
who can understand ? 

CHAPTER 27. 

I Joh declares hissinceriti/. S The hypocrite without 

hope. 

]l TOREOYER J5b 'continued his 
ilX parable, and said, 

2 As God liveth, ^?/jAo hath taken 
away my judgment : and the Al- 
mighty, v^ho hath ^vexed my soul ; 

3 All the while my breath is in me, 
and ^the spirit of God is in my nos- 
trils ; 

4 My lips shall not speak wicked- 
ness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 

5 God forbid that I should justify, 
you : till I die ''I will not remove mine' 
integrity from me. i 

6 My righteousness I "hold fast, and; 
will not let it go : '^my heart shall not 
reproach me *so long as I live. 

7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, 
and he that riseth up against me as 
the unrighteous. 

8 For nvhat is the hope of the hypo- 
crite, though he hath gained, when 
God taketh away his soul ? 

9 Will •'"God hear his cry Avhen trou- 
ble Cometh upon him ? 

10 Will ^he delight himself in the; 
Almightj^ ? w^ill he ahvays call uponi 
God ? I 

111 will teach you ^by the hand of | 
God : that which ?*5^vith the Almighty ; 
wiU I not conceal. | 

*E. 28. 10,11 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 26. 

1 Or, with 
the in- 
hahit- 
a nts. 



g Isa. 51,15 
3 pride, 
h Ps. 33. 6 



CHAP 27. 

1 added to 
take up. 

a ch. 34, 5 

2 made my 
soul 
bitter. 

3 That is, 
the breath 
irhich 
God gave 
him. 

b ch. 13, 15 

c ch. 2, 3 

cZ Acts24,16 

i from my 
days. 



J Pro. 1, 28 
Mic. 3, 4 

g ch. 22, 26 

5 Or, being 
in the 
hand, etc. 

?iEsth.9,10 

i Ps. 78. 61 

j Pro. 28. 8 
Eccl. 2,26 

k Lam. 2. 6 

I Num. 
20, 26 

6 in fleeing 
he ivould 
flee. 



1 2 Behold, all ve vourselves have 
seen it ; why then are ye thus alto- 
gether vain ? 

1 3 This is the portion of a wicked 
man with God, and the heritage of 
oppressors, ichich they shall receive 

c Pro. 15.11 'of the Ahnighty. 
dPs.24.1,2 14 If ^his cliildren be multiplied, it 
' J^5 for the sword: and his offspring 
^*^" " I shall not be satisfied with bread. 
.fjer. 5. 23| ^^ Tliosc that remain of huii shall 
3 until the ; be buricd in death- and 'Ms widows 
rSftf'^-ifft shall not weep. 
dxirkness. | 1 Q Thougli He heap up silver as the 
dust, and prepare raiment as the 
clay ; 

1 7 He may prepare it, but -^the just 
shall put it on, and the innocent shall 
divide the silver. 

1 8 He buUdeth his house as a moth, 
and as ^a booth that the keeper 
maketh. 

1 9 The rich man shall lie down, but 
he shall not be ^gathered : he openeth 
his eyes, and he is not. 

20 Terrors take hold on htm as wa- 
ters, a tempest stealeth him away in 
the night. 

2 1 The east wind carrieth him away, 
an d he depart eth : and as a stonn hurl- 
eth him out of his place. 

22 For God shall cast upon him, and 
not spare : ^he would fain flee out of 
his hand. 

23 3Ie7i shall clap their hands at 
him, and shall liiss him out of his 

e Mat.l6,26i place. 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 There is a knowledge oj natural things. 12 but wis- 
dom is an excellent gift of God. 

SURELY there is 'a vein for the- 
silver, and a place for gold lohere 
they fine it. 

2 Iron is taken out of the '^earth,and 
brass is molten out of the stone. 

3 He setteth an end to darkness, and 
''searcheth out aU perfection: the 
stones of darkness, and the shadow 
of death. ' 

4 The flood breaketh out from the 
inhabitant; even the waters forgotten 
of the foot : they are dried up, they 
are gone a.way from men. 

5 As for the earth, out of it cometh 
bread : and imder it is turned up as 
it were fire. 

6 The stones of it are the place of 
sapphires : and it hath ^dust of gold. 

7 There is a path which no fowl 
knoweth.and which the \Tilture's eye 
hath not seen : 



CHAP. 28. 

1 Or. a 
m;ine. 



2 Or, dust. 
a EccLl,13 

3 Or, gold 
ore. 

531 



Wisdom is God^s gift. 



JOB, 29. 



Job bemoaneth himseij. 



8 The lion's whelps have not trod- 
den it, nor the fierce lion passed 
by it. 

9 He putteth forth his hand upon 
the "rock ; he overturneth the moun- 
tains by the roots. 

r 10 He cutteth out rivers among the 
I rocks ; and his eye seeth every pre- 
cious thing. 



1 i Hebindeth the floods ^f rom over^ 
flowing; and the thing that is hid 
bringeth he forth to light, ts^ 

1 2 But ''where shall wisdom be found? 
and where is the place of understand- 
ing? 

13 Man knoweth not the '"price there- 
of ; neither is it found in the land of 
the living. 

14 The ''depth saith, It is not in me : 
and the sea saith, It is not with 
me. 

1 5 Tt ''cannot be gotten for gold, 
neither shall silver be weighed /or the 
price thereof. 

1 6 It cannot be valued with the gold 
of O'phir, with the precious onyx, or 
the sapphire. 

1 7 The gold and the crystal cannot 
equal it : and the exchange of it shall 
not be for 'jewels of fine gold. 

18 No mention shall be made of 
^coral, or of pearls : for the price of 
wisdom is above rubies. 

1 9 The topaz of E-thi-5'pi-a shall 
not equal it, neither shall it be valued 
with pure gold. 

20 W hence then cometh wisdom ? 
and where is the place of under- 
standing ? 

21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of 
all living, and kept close from the 
fowls of the "air. 

22 Destruction and death say. We 
have heard the fame thereof with our 
ears. 

23 God •''understandeth the way 
thereof, and he knoweth the place 
thereof. 

24 For he looketh to the ends of the 



B. C. 1520. 



e arth, and ^seeth under th e whole 
h eaven ; E. 31.4. 

25 To '^make the weight for the 
winds ; and he weigheth the waters 
by measure. 

26 When he 'made a decree for the 
rain, and a way for the lightning of 
the thunder : 

27 Then did he see it, and '"declare 
it ; he prepared it, yea, and searched 
it out. 

28 And •'unto man he said, Behold, 
* E. 28. 22-24. 



CHAP. 28. 

4 Or. Mnt. 

5 from, 
weepinx). 

b Eccl. 7,24 

c Pi-o. 3, 15 
Mat. 13, 

44, 45, 46 

d Rom. 
11,33 

6 Fine gold 
shall not 
be given 
for it. 

e Pro. 3, 13, 
14, 15 
Pro. 8, 
10, 11 
Pro. 16,16 

7 Or,vessels 
of fine 
gold. 

8 Or, 

Ramoth. 

9 Or, 

heaven. 

f Actsl5,18 
Heb. 4, 13 

g Pro, 15, 3 

h Ps. 135, 7 

i ch. 38, 25 

10 Or,num- 
ber it. 

j Deut. 
29,29 
2 Tim. 
3, 15 

k Deut. 4, 6 
Ps. 111,10 
Pro. 1, 7 
Pro. 9, 10 
Eccl. 
12,13 



CHAP. 29. 

1 added to 
take up. 

a ch. 18, 6 

2 Or, lamp. 

b Ps. 25, 14 

c Gen.49,11 
Deut. 
32, 13 
Deut. 
33.24 
ch. 20, 17 

d Ps. 81, 16 

3 ^vith me. 

4 the voice 
of the 
nobles 
was hid. 

e Ps. 137, 6 

/Ps. 72, 12 
Pro. 21,13 
Pro. 24,11 

g Eph. 6, 14 

h Num. 
10, 31 

i Pro. 29, 7 

5 the jaw- 
teeth, 
or, the 
grinders. 

6 cast. 

j Ps. 30, 6 
k ch. 18, 16 

7 opened. 
I Ps. 1, 3 

5S2 



*the fear of the Lord, that is wis- 
dom ; and to depart from evil is un 
derstanding. 

CHAPTER 29. 

Job bemoans himself when he remembers his former 
prosperity and honour. 

MOREOVER Job ^continued his 
parable, and said, 

2 Oh that I were as in months past, 
as i7i the days when God preserved 
me; 

3 When "his ^candle shined upon my 
head, a/? c? tche^i by his light I walked 
through darkness ; 

4 As I was in the days of my youth, 
when *the secret of God was upon my 
tabernacle ; 

5 When the Almighty was yet with 
me, when my children were about 
me; 

6 When ^I washed my steps with 
butter, and ''the rock poured ^me out 
rivers of oil ; 

7 When I went out to the gate 
through the city, when I prepared 
my seat in the street ! 

8 The young men saw me, and hid 
themselves: and the aged arose, an c^ 
stood up. 

9 The princes refrained talking, and 
laid their hand on their mouth. 

10 ^The nobles held their peace, and 
their ^tongue cleaved to the roof of 
their mouth. 

11 When the ear heard one, then it 
blessed me; and when the eye saw 
me, it gave witness to me : 

12 Because-^ I delivered the poor that 
cried, and the fatherless, and hi^n 
that had none to help him. 

13 The blessing of him that was 
ready to perish came upon me : and 
I caused the widow's heart to sing for 
Joy. 

141 ^put on righteousness, and it 
clothed me : my judgment was as a 
robe and a diadem. 

.151 was ^ey es to the blind, and feet 
yjas I to the lame. 

161 tvas a father to the poor : and the 
'cause which I knew not I searched 
out. 

17 And I brake ^the jaws of the 
wicked, and ^plucked the spoil out of 
his teeth. 

18 Then I said, -^I shall die in my 
nest, and I shall multiply my days as 
the sand. 

19 My '^root was 'spread out 'by the 
waters, and the dew lay all night up- 
on my branch. 



Job's ho7iour is turned 



JOB, 30, 31. 



irdo extreme contempt. 



than I. 

2 Or. dark 
as the 
night. 

3 yester- 
night. 

4 holes. 

the 5 men of 
no name. 

a ch. 17, 6 
Ps. 35. 15 
Ps. 69, 11 
Lam. 3, 
14. 63 



B 



20 My glory was 'Afresh in nie, and b. c.i52o. 
my ""bow was "renewed in my hand. qhap. 29 

21 Unto me men gave ear, and.g^^^' 
waited, and kept silence at my comi-l^^ ^^^ 
sel. " I *9. 24 

22 After my words they spake not 9 changed. 

again: and my speech drojDped upon' 

them. I 

23 And they waited for me as for the; chap. 30. 
rain ; and they opened their mouth 1 ^{-^f'^^'' 
wide as for the latter rain. •^"'' 

24 If I laughed on them, they be- 
lieved it not; and the light of my 
countenance they cast not down. 

25 I chose out their way, and sat 
chief, and dwelt as a king in the 
army, as one that comforteth 
mourners. 

CHAPTER 30. 

1 Jobs honour turned into extreme contempt : 15 his 
irrosperity into calamity. 

UT now they that are 'voungerle andwtth 
than 1 have me m derision, 
whose fathers I would have dis- 
dained to have set with the dogs of 
my flock. 

2 Yea, whereto might the strength ^ ch. 12.18 
of their hands prq^^ me, in whom old c ch, 19, 12 
age was perished ? ^ ps. eg, 26 

3 For w^ant and famine they icere ^ pg. is, 4 
^solitary; fleeing into the wilder- ! 7 ^y^,.-^j. 
ness ^in former time desolate audi c'pai 
waste. 

4 Who cut up mallow^s by 
bushes, and juniper roots for their, g Ps. 6,2 
meat. bich.2,7 

5 They were driven forth from t pg. 22, 2 
among 77ie7i, (they cried after them -Mat.15,23 
as after a thief ;) 

6 To dwell in the cliffs of the val- 
leys, in ^caves of the earth, and in 
the rocks. 

7 Among the bushes they brayed 
under the nettles they were gathered lo^isdom. 
together. hi heap 

8 They icere children of fools, yea, 
children of ^base men: they w^ere 
viler than the earth. 

9 And now^ am I their song, "yea, I 
am their byword. 

10 They abhor me, they flee far 
from me, ''and spare not to spit in' ^^-^^ 
my face. jfeJer.s.is 

1 1 Because he %ath loosed my cord. ^ Lam. 3. 
and afflicted me. they have also leti^^p"' ^^^ 
loose the bridle before me. 

12 Upon 7ny right hand rise the 
youth ; they push away my feet, and 
'they raise up against me the ways 
of their destruction. chap. 31. 

1 3 They ''mar my path, they set for- a Mat. 5, 28 



hold not 

ittle 
rom my 
face. 
Num. 
12. 14 
Deut.25,9 



one. 



.-, '/I Sam. 

the 1,15 



8 turned to 
be cruel. 

9 the 
strength 
of thy 
hand. 



■< 10 Or, 



j Rom. 
12,15 

12 for him 
that was 
hard of 
day. 

13 burned. 
•'> Cor. 



14 Or, 

ostriches. 



533 



ward my calamity, they have no 
I helper. 

14 They came upon me 'as a wide 
breaking in of v^aters : in the deso- 
lation they roUed themselves uipon 
7ne. 

15 Terrors are turned upon me: 
they pursue ^my soul as the wind . 
and my welfare passeth away as a 
cloud. 

16 And now my soul is -''poured out 
upon me ; the days of affliction have 
taken hold upon me. 

17 My bones ^are pierced in me in 
the night season : and my sinews take 
no rest. 

18 By the great force of my disease 
is my gannent changed : it bindeth 
'me '^about as the collar of my coat. 

19 He hath cast me into the mire, 
and I am become like dust and ashes. 

20 I cry 'unto thee, and thou dost 
not hear me : I stand up, and thou re- 
gardest me 71 ot. 

21 Thou ait ^become cruel to me : 
with ^thy strong hand thou opposest 
thyself against me. 

2^ Thou liftest me up to the wand ; 
thou causest me to ride upo7i it, and 
dissol vest my '"substance. 

23 Fori know that thou wilt bring 
me to death, and to the house appoint- 
ed for all living. 

24 Howbeit he will not stretch out 
his hand to the ''grave, though they 
cry in his destruction. 

2 5 Did iiot I weep ' -for him that was 
in trouble ? was 7iot my soul '^grieved 
for the poor ? 

26 When ^I looked for good, then 
evil came i(7ito me: and when I 
waited for light, there came darkness. 

27 My bowels boiled, and rested 
not : the days of affliction prevented 
me, 

28 I went mourning 'without the 
sun: I stood up, a7id I cried in the 
congregation. 

29 I am a "'brother to dragons, and 
a companion to '*owls. 

30 My skin is black upon me, and 
my bones are burned with heat. 

31 ]My harp also is tii^nied to mourn- 
ing, and my organ into the voice of 
them that weep, 

CHAPTER 31. 

JoVs solemn protestation of his intefrrity. 

I MADE a covenant with ''mine 
eyes; why then should I think 
upon a maid ? 
2 For what portion of God is there 



tfob protesteth 



JOB, 32. 



his integrity. 



from above? and what inheritance 
of the Almighty from on high ? 
\{ ( Z Is not destruction to the wicked ? 
and a strange 'punishment to the 
1^ workers of iniquity ? H 34. 22. 

E r 4 Doth ^not he see my wa ys, and 
I count all my steps l E 34. 21, 22. 

5 If 1 have walked with vanity, or 
if my foot hath hasted to deceit ; 

6 'Let me be weighed in an even 
balance, that God may know mine 
integrity. 

7 If my step hath turned out of the 
way, and ''mine heart walked after 
mine eyes, and if any blot hath 
cleaved to mine hands ; 

3 Then let me sow, and let another 
eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. 

9 If mine heart have been deceived 
by a woman, or if I have laid wait 
at my neighbour's door ; 

10 Then let my wife grind unto 
another, and let others bow down 
upon her. 

11 For this is an heinous crime; 
yea, it is an iniquity to he punished 
by the judges. 

12 For it is a fire that consumeth 
to destruction, and would root out 
all mine increase. 

13 If I did despise the cause of my 
manservant or of my maidservant, 
when they contended with me ; 

14 What then shall I do when God 
riseth up? and when he visiteth, 
what shall I answer him ? * 

1 5 Did '^not he that made me in the 
womb make him ? and ^did not one 
fashion us in the womb ? 

16 If I have withheld the poor from 
their desire, or have caused the eyes 
of the widow to fail ; 

17 Or have eaten my morsel myself 
alone, and the fatherless hath not 
eaten thereof ; 

18 (For from my youth he was 
brought up with me, as with a father, 
and I have guided ^her from my 
mother's womb ;) 

19 If I have seen any perish for 
want of clothing, or any poor with- 
out covering ; 

20 If his loins have not blessed me, 
and if he were not warmed with the 
fleece of my sheep ; 

21 If I have lifted up my hand 
against the fatherless, when I saw 
my help in the gate : 

22 Then let mine arm fall from my 
shoulder blade, and mine arm be 
broken from ^the bone. 

* J. .34 10-12. 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 31. 

b 2Chr.l6,9 
ch. 34, 21 
Pro. 5, 21 
Pro. 15, 3 
Jer. 32,19 

1 Let him 
weigh me 
in bal- 
ances of 
justice. 

c Num. 
15, 39 
Mat. 5, 29 

d ch. 34, 19 
Pro.14,31 
Pro. 22, 2 
Mai. 2, 10 
Eph. 4, 6 

2 Or, did he 
not fash- 
ion us in 
one 

womb ? 
Actsl7,26 

3 That is, 
the 
widow. 

4 Or, the 

Chanel- 
bone. 

5 found 
much. 

e Deut.4,19 
Deut. 
11, 16 
Deut. 17, 

2-5 
Ezek.8,16 

6 the light. 

7 bright. 

8 my hand 
hath 

kissed my 
mouth. 

f Isa. 42, 8 

g Mat. 5, 44 
Rom. 
12,14 

9 m-y 
palate. 

h Gen. 19,2 
Heb. 13,2 
1 Pet. 4, 9 

10 Or, to 
the way. 

11 Or, after 
the man- 
ner of 
men. 

i Ex. 23, 2 
Pro.29,25 

12 Or, be- 
hold, my 
sign, is 
that the 
Almighty 
will an- 
swer me. 

13 weep. 
Uthe 

strength 
thereof. 

15 caused 
the sold 
of the 
owners 
thereof to 
expire, or, 
breathe 
out. 

16 Or, 
noisome 
weeds. 



23 For destruction /ro^ God vjas a 
terror to me, and by reason of his 
highness I could not endure. 

24 If I have made gold my hope, or 
have said to the fine gold, Thou art 
my confidence ; 

25 If I rejoiced because my wealth 
loas great, and because mine hand 
had ^gotten much ; 

2 6 If ^ I beheld ''the sun when it shined, 
or the moon walking 'z?z brightness ; 

27 And my heart hath been secretly 
enticed, or ®my mouth hath kissed 
my hand : 

28 This also ivei^e an iniquity to he 
punished hy the judge : for -^I should 
have denied the God that is above. 

29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of 
him that hated me, or lifted up my- 
self when evil found him : 

30 Neither ^have I suffered ^my 
mouth to sin by wishing a curse to 
his soul. 

31 If the men of my tabernacle said 
not. Oh that we had of his flesh ! we 
cannot be satisfied. 

32 The ^'stranger did not lodge in the 
street :hut\ opened my doors '"to the 
traveller. 

33 If I covered my transgressions 
''as Ad'am, by hiding mine iniquity 
in my bosom : 

34 Did I fear a 'great multitude, 
or did the contempt of families ter- 
rify me, that I kept silence, and went 
not out of the door ? 

35 Oh that one would hear me ! "^be- 
hold, my desire is, that the Almighty 
would answer me, and that mine ad- 
versary had written a book. 

36 Surely I would take it upon my 
shoulder, and bind it as a crown to 
me, 

371 would declare unto him the 
number of my steps; as a prince 
would I go near unto him. 

38 If my land cry against me, or 
that the furrows likewise thereof 
'^complain; 

39 If I have eaten "the fruits there- 
of without money, or have '^caused 
the owners thereof to lose their life : 

40 Let thistles grow instead of 
wheat, and '^cockle instead of barley. 
The words of Job are ended. 



CHAP. 32. 

1 from, an- 
swering. 

534 



CHAPTER 32. 



llhe 



1 EHhu is angry with Joh and his three friends : 
reproves them for not satisfying Job. 

SO these three men ceased Ho 
answer J5b, because he was 
righteous in his own eyes. 



Elihu's wrath kindled. 



JOB, 33. 



He offers to reason with Job. 



2 Then was kindled the wrath of 
E-li'hu the son of Bar'a-chel ''the Bu'- 
zite, of the kindred of Ram : against 
J 5b was his wrath kindled, because 
he justified ^himself rather than God. 

3 Also against his three friends was 
his wrath kindled, because they had 
found no answer, and yet had con- 
demned J 5b. 

4 Now E-il'hii had Vaited till Job 
had spoken, because they were *elder 
than he. 

5 When E-li'hii saw that there teas 
no answer in the mouth of these 
three men, then his wrath was 
kindled. 

6 And E-lf hii the son of Bar'a-chel 
the Bii'zite answered and said, I am 
'^young, and ye are very old; where- 
fore I was afraid, and 'durst not 
shew you mine opinion. 

1 1 said, *Days should speak, and 
multitude of years should teach wis- 
dom. 

8 But there is a spirit in man : and 
the ^inspiration of the Almighty giv- 
eth them understanding. 

9 Great men are "^not always wise : 
neither do the aged understand judg- 
ment. 

10 Therefore I said. Hearken to me; 
I also will shew mine opinion, 

11 Behold, I waited for your words ; 
I gave ear to your 'reasons, whilst ye 
searched out *'what to say. 

12 Yea, I attended 'unto you, and, 
behold, there toas none of you that 
convinced J 5b, or that answered his 
words : 

13 Lest -^ye should say. We have 
found out wisdom: God thrustethhim 
down, not man. 

14 Now he hath not directed his 
words against me : neither will I an- 
swer him with your speeches. 

1 5 They were amazed, they an- 
swered no more : ' "they left off speak- 
ing. 

1 6 When 1 had waited, (for they 
spake not, but stood still, and an- 
swered no more ;) 

17/ said, I will answer also my 
part, I also will shew mine opinion. 

18 For I am full of "matter, ^'the 
spirit within me constraineth me. 

19 Behold, my belly is as wine 
which '^hath no vent; it is ready to 
burst like new bottles. 

20 I will speak, '*that I may be re- 
freshed : I will open my lips and an- 
swer. 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 32. 

a Gen.22,21 

2 his soul. 

3 expected 
Job in 
words. 

4 elder for 
days. 

5 few of 
days. 

6 feared. 

b ch. 8, 8. 9 
c ch. 38, 36 
d 1 Cor.1,21 

7 tinder- 
stand- 
ings. 

8 words. 

e Pro.18,13 
/Jer. 0, 23 

9 Or, 
ordered 
his 
words. 

10 they 
remarked 
speeches 
from 
them- 
selves. 

11 words. 

12 the spirit 
of my 
belly. 

13 is not 
opened. 

14 that 1 
may 
breathe. 

g Actsl2,22 

h Act8l2,23 



CHAP. 33. 

a ch. 13, 6 

1 in my 
palate. 

b lThes.1,3 

2 purely. 

c Gen. 2, 7 
d ch. 9, 32 

3 according 
to thy 
mouth. 

4 cut out of 
the clay. 

e ch. 13, 21 

5 in mine 
ears. 

/ch. 10. 7 

g ch. 13. 24 

h ch. 13, 27 

i Eccl. 7,20 

j Isa. 45, 9 

6 he an- 
swer eth 
not. 

7 he reveal- 
eth, or, 
uncover- 
eth. 

8 work. 

9 from 
passing 
by the 
sword. 

k Heb. 12, C 

535 



21 Let me not, I pray you, accept 
any man's perscn, neither let me give 
flattering titles unto man. 

22 For I know not ^to give flatter- 
ing titles; i7i so doing my maker 
would soon ^take me away. 

CHAPTER 33. 

1 Elihu offers to reason icilh Job : 8 he excuses God 
from giving men an account of his ways ; 14 God 
calls men to repentance by visions, afflictions, and 
by his ministry. 

WHEREFORE, J5b,I pray thee, 
hear "my speeches, and heark- 
en to all my words. 

2 Behold, now I have opened my 
mouth, my tongue hath spoken 'in 
my mouth. 

3 My words shall he of the *upright- 
ness of m.y heart : and my lips shall 
utter knowledge "^clearly. 

4 The spirit of God hath '"made me, 
and the breath of the Almighty hath 
given me life. 

5 If thou canst answer me, set thy 
V30rds in order before me, stand up. 

6 Behold, ''I am, ^according to thy 
wish in God's stead : I also am *f ormed 
out of the clay. 

7 Behold, my "terror shall not make 
thee afraid, neither shall my hand be 
heavy upon thee. 

8 Surely thou hast spoken ^in mine 
hearing, and I have heard the voice 
of thy words, saying, 

9 I am clean •'without transgres- 
sion, I am innocent ; neither is there 
iniquity in me. 

10 Behold, he ^findeth occasions 
against me, he counteth me for his 
eneniy, 

1 1 He putteth ^my feet in the stocks, 
he marketh all my paths. 

1 2 Behold, in this thou art 'not just : 
I will answer thee, that God is great- 
er than man. 

13 Why dost thou •'strive against 
him? for ^he giveth not account of 
any of his matters. 

14 For God speaketh once, yea 
twice, yet man perceiveth it not. * 

15 In a dream, in a vision of the 
night, when deep sleep fall eth upon 
men, in slumberings upon the bed ; 

1 6 Then 'he openeth the ears of 
men, and sealeth their instruction, 

17 That he may withdraw man/ro77'« 
his ^purpose, and hide pride from 
man. 

18 He keepeth back his soul from 
the pit, and his life "from perishing 
by the sword. 

19 He is ^chastened also with paiQ 

*N. 36. 11,12. * 



N 



A call to repentance. 



JOB, 34. 



God can7iot he U7ijust. 



upon his bed, and the multitude of 
his bones with strong pain : 

20 So that his hfe abhorreth bread, 
and his soul '"dainty meat. 

21 His flesh is consumed away, that 
it cannot be seen; and 'his bones that 
were not seen stick out. 

22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto 
the grave, and his life to the destroy- 
ers. 

23 If there be a "'messenger with 
him, an interpreter, one among a 
thousand, to shew unto man his up- 
rightness : 

24 Then he is "gracious unto him, 
and saith, Deliver him from going 
down to the pit: I have found ^'a 
ransom. 

25 His flesh shall be fresher '-than a 
child's : he shall return to the days 
of his youth : 

26 He shall pray ninto God, and he 
will be favourable unto him : and 
he shall see his face with joy: for he 
will render unto man his righteous- 
ness. L. Psa. 3. 8 

2T'^He looketh upon men, and if 
any say, I have sinned, and pervert- 
ed that which was right, and it prof- 
ited me not ; 

28'^He will deliver his soul from 
going into the pit, and his life shall 
see the light. R. 40. 4, 

29 Lo, all these j^A^X<75 worketh God 
oftentimes with man, 

30 To bring back ^his soul from the 
pit, to be enlightened with the light 
of the living. 

31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto 
me: hold thy peace, and I will 
speak. 

32 If thou hast any thing to say, 
answer ^me: speak, for I desire to 
justify thee. 

33 If not, '^hearken unto me : hold 
thy peace, and I shall teach thee 
wisdom. 

CHAPTER 34. 

1 jililiu accunefi Job for charging God with injustice. 
10 God cannot be unjust, etc. 

Tj^URTHERMORE E-lfhu an- 
.r swered and said, 

2 Hear my words, O ye wise me7i ; 
and give ear unto me, ye that have 
knowledge. 

3 For the ear trieth words, as the 
'mouth tasteth meat. 

4 Let us choose to us judgment : let 
us know among ourselves what is 
good. 

5 For J5b hath said, ''I am right- 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 33. 

10 meat of 
desire. 

I Ps. 102, 5 

m Mai. 3, 1 

?i Rom.3,2d 

11 Or, an 

atone- 
ment. 

12 than 
child- 
hood. 

Ps. 50, 
14,15 

13 Or, He 

shall look 

upon 

men, and 

say, I 

have 

sinned, 

etc. 

14 Or, He 

hath de- 
livered 
my soul, 
etc., and 
my life. 

p Zech.9,11 

q 2Cor.l,24 

r Ps. 34, 11 



CHAP. 34. 

1 palate, 
a ch. 33, 9 
b ch. 27, 2 
c ch. 9, 17 

2 mine 
arrow. 

d ch. 9, 22 

3 men of 
heart. 

e Gen.18,25 
Deut.32,4 
2Chr.l9,7 
Rom.9,14 

/ Pro.24,12 
Jer. 32,19 
Mat. 16,27 
Rom, 2, 6 
2Cor.5,10 
1 Pet.1,17 
Rev.22,12 

4 all of it. 

5 upon 
him. 

g Ps. 104,29 
Eccl. 12,7 

h Gen.18,25 

6 bvnd. 

i Deut, 
10, 17 

7 they shall 
take 

away the 
mighty. 

i Ezi-a0,13 

8 go. 

536 



eous : and ''God hath taken away my 
judgment. 

6 Should ^I lie against my right ? 
my wound is incurable without 

transgression. 

7 What man is like J5b, ^oho drink- 
eth up scorning like water ? 

8 Which goeth in company with the 
workers of iniquity, and walketh 
with wicked men. 

9 For ^he hath said. It profiteth a 
man nothing that he should delight 
himself with God. 

10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye i 
^men of understanding : 'far be it i 
from God, that he should do wicked- 1 
ness ; and from the Almighty, that \ 
he shoidd commit iniquity. j 

11 Fo r -^the work of a man shall he | 
render unto him, an dTcause every 



man to find accor ding toT /^ ways. *; 



12 Yea, surely God will not do wick-'[ 
edly, neither will the Almighty per- j 
vert judgment. J. 37. 23. J 

13 Who hath given him a charge 
over the earth ? or who hath disposed 
*the whole world ? 

14 If he set his heart ^upon man,^/ 
^he gather unto himself his spirit 
and his breath ; 

1 5 All flesh shall perish together, 
and man shall turn again unto 
dust. 

1 6 If now thou hast understanding, 
hear this: hearken to the voice of 
my words. 

17 Shall *even he that hateth right 
"govern ? and wilt thou condemn him 
that is most just ? 

18 jT^ it fit to say to a king. Thou 
art wicked ? and to princes. Ye are 
ungodly? 

\^ Hoio much less to him that 
'accepteth not the persons of princes, 
nor regardeth the rich more than the 
poor ? for they all are the work of 
his hands. 

20 In a moment shall they die, and 
the people shall be troubled at mid- 
night, and pass away: and 'the 
mighty shall be taken away without 
hand. 

21 For his eyes are upon the ways 



of man, nnd he seeth all his goings. 
^^ There ?!.<? no darkness. nor shadow 



of death, where the work ers of in- 



iquity ma y hide themselves. t 

23 For •'he will not lay upon man 
more than right; that he should 
'^enter into judgment with God. 

24 He shall break in pieces mighty 

*H. 34. 22. ^ 

tC 40. 4; E. Psa. 1. 6: H. Psa. 1. 4-6. 






E 
H 



Comparison is not 



JOB, 35, 36. 



to he made with God. 



men "without number, and set others 
in their stead. 

25 Therefore he knoweth their 
works, and he overturneth them in 
the night, so that they are ^ "destroyed. 

26 He striketh them as wicked men 
^'in the open sight of others ; 

27 Because they turned back '-from 
him, and would not consider any of 
his ways : 

28 So that they ^cause the cry of the 
poor to come unto him, and he hear- 
eth ^the cry of the afflicted. 

29 When he giveth quietness, who 
then can make trouble? and when 
he liideth his face, who then can be- 
hold him ? v>^hether it be done against 
a nation, or against a man only : 

30 That the hypocrite "'reign not, 
"lest the people be ensnared. 

31 Surely it is meet to be said unto 
God, I have borne chastisement, I 
will not offend a7iy m^ore : 

32 71iat which I see not teach thou 
me : if I have done iniquity, I will do 
no more. 

33 ^^Shoidd it he according to thy 
mind ? he will recompense it, whether 
thou refuse, or whether thou choose ; 
and not I : therefore speak what thou 
knowest, 

34 Let men ^^of understanding tell 
me, and let a wise man hearken unto 
me. 

35 JSb^hath spoken without knowl- 
edge, and his words v^ere without 
wisdom. 

36 '^My desire is that J5b may be 
tried unto the end because of his 
answers for wicked men. 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 34. 

9 without 
searching 
out. 

10 crushed. 

11 in the 

■place of 
beholders. 

12 from 
afterhim. 

k Deut. 

24, 14: 

Eccl. 5, 8 
Jas. 5, 4 

I Ex. 22, 23 
Ps. 145,10 
Eccl. 3, 
16,17 

m Pro. 29, 

2-12 

n 1 Ki. 12, 

28, 80 
2 Ki. 21, 9 

13 Should 
it oe from 
iviththeel 

14 of heart. 
eh. 38, 2 

15 Or, My 
father, let 
Job be 
tried. 



CHAP. 35. 

1 Or, by it 

more 
than by 
my sin'? 

2 I will re- 
turn to 
thee 
words. 

a Pro. 9, 12 
Rom. 
11.35 



b Ex. 2, 23 
c Isa. 51, 13 

37 For he addeth rebellion unto hisk ps. 42, 8 
sin, he clappeth his hands amongePs. 8, 6 
us, and multiplieth his words against 
God. 

CHAPTER 35. 

1 No comparison to be tnade with God, because our 
good or evil cannot extend to him. 9 Many cri/'\A Thntis 
in their afflictions, but are not heard for want of. i'i'^''^*' 
faith. 



1 John 
5,20 

/Pro. 1,28 

3 That is, 
God. 



E-LI'HlTspakemoreovcr,andsaid, 
2 Thinkest thou this to be right, 
that thou saidst. My righteousness 
is more than God's ? 

3 For thou saidst. What advantage 
will it be unto thee ? and. What profit 
shall I have, Hfl he cleansed from 
my sin ? 

4 ^I will answer thee, and thy com- 
panions with thee. 

5 Look unto the heavens, and see ; 
and behold the clouds which are 
higher than thou. 



Job. 

g ch. 34, 
35,37 
ch. 38, 2 



CHAP. 36. 

1 Tliat 
there are 
yet rvords 
for God. 

2 heart. 

3 Or, 

afflicted. 

a Ps. 113, 8 
b Ps. 107,10 

537 



6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou 
against him? or if thy transgres- 
sions be multiphed, what doest thou 
unto him ? 

7 If ""thou be righteous, what givest 
thou him? or what receiveth he of 
thine hand ? 

8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man 
as thou art ; and thy righteousness 
ma.y profit the son of man. 

9 By ^reason of the multitude of op> 
pressions they make the oppressed 
to ciy : they cry out by reason of the 
arm of the mighty. 

10 But none saith, -^ Where is God 
my maker, "^who giveth songs in the 
night ; 

11 Who ^teacheth us more than the 
beasts of the earth, and maketh us 
wiser than the fowls of heaven ? 

12 There -^they cry, but none giveth 
answer, because of the pride of evil 
men. 

13 Surely God will not hea.r vanity, 
neither will the Almighty regard it. 

14 Although thou say est thou shalt 
not see him, yet judgment is before 
him ; therefore trust thou in him. 

15 But now, because it is not so, ^he- 
hath visited in his anger ; yet %t. 
knoweth it not in great extremity : 

16 Therefore ^doth Job open his 
mouth in vain ; he multiplieth words 
without knowledge. 

CHAPTER 36. 

1 Elihu shews how God is jnst in all his ways: 8 the 
end of God's chastisements : 16 how Job's sins 
hinder God's blessinc/s. 22 God's ico7'ks to be mag- 
nified. 

E-LrHIJ also proceeded, and said, 
2 Suffer me a little, and I will 
shew thee 'that J have yet to speak 
on God's behalf. 

3 I Avill fetch my knowledge from 
afar, and will ascribe righteousness 
to my Maker. 

4 For truly my words shcdl not he 
false: he that is perfect in knowl- 
edge is with thee. 

5 Behold, God is mighty, and de< 
spiseth not any: he is mighty in 
strength aitd Svisdom. 

6 He preser^'eth not the life of the 
wicked : but giveth right to the ^poor. 

7 He withdraweth not his eyes from 
the righteous : but ^with kings are 
they on the throne ; yea, he doth es- 
tablish them for ever, and they are 
exalted. 

8 And *if they he bound in fetters, 
and be holden in cords of affliction ; 

9 Then he she weth them their work, 

2 



GocVs loorJcs to he 7nagnified. 



JOB, 37. He is to he feared because of them. 



N 



and their transgressions that they 
have exceeded. 

10 He openeth also their ear to dis- 
cipline, and commandeth that they 
return from iniquity. 

1 1 If they obey and serve him, they 
shall spend <^their days in prosperity, 
and their years in pleasures. 

1 2 But if they ob e y not, "they sh all 



peri sh by the swo rd, and they shall 



then a great ransom cannot 



die w ithout knowledge. N.Psa.1.4,5. 

1 3 But the hypocrites in heart heap 
up wrath: they cry not when he 
bindeth them. 

14 ^They die in youth, and their life 
is among the ''unclean. 

1 5 He delivereth the ''poor in his af- 
fliction, and openeth their ears in 
oppression. 

1 6 Even so would he have removed 
thee out of the strait into a broad 
place, where there is no straitness ; 
and ^that which should be set on thy 
table should be full of fatness. 

17 But thou hast fulfilled the judg- 
ment of the wicked : '•'judgment and 
justice take hold 07i thee. 

1 8 Because there is wrath, beware 
lest he take thee aAvay with his 
stroke 
'"deliver thee. 

19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, 
not gold, nor all the forces of strength. 

20 Desire not the night, when peo- 
ple are cut off in their place. 

21 Take heed, regard not iniquity : 
for this "^hast thou chosen rather than 
affliction. 

22 Behold, God exalteth by his pow- 
er : who ^^teacheth like him ? 

23 Who hath enjoined him his way ? 
or who •'^can say, Thou hast wrought 
iniquity ? 

24 Remember that thou ^magnify 
his work, which men behold, 

25 Every '^man may see it ; man may 
behold it afar off 

26 Behold, God is great, and *we 
know him not, -^neither can the num- 
ber of his years be searched out 

27 For he maketh small the drops 
of water: they pour down rain ac 
cording to the vapour thereof : 

28 Which the clouds do drop and 
elistil upon man abundantly. 

29 Also can a7ty understand the 
spreadings of the clouds, or the 
noise of his tabernacle ? 

30 Behold, he spreadeth his light 
upon it, and covereth ''the bottom 
of the sea. 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 36. 

c Isa. 1, 19 
1 Tim.4,8 

4 tliey shall 
pass 
away by 
the sword. 

5 their soul 
dieth. 

6 Or, sod- 
omites, 
Deut. 
23.17 

7 Or, 
afflicted. 

8 the rest 
of thy 
table. 

9 Oi', judg- 
ment and 
justice 
should 
uphold 
thee. 

10 turn 
thee 
aside. 

dHeh. 
11, 25 

e Isa. 40, 13 
Rom. 
11,34 
1 Cor.2,16 

/ Deut.32,4 

g Ps. 92, 5 
Rev. 15, 3 

h Rom. 1,19 

i 1 Cor. 
13,12 

j Ps. 90, 2 
Ps. 102, 
24,27 
Heb. 1, 12 

11 the roots. 

12 that 
which 
goeth z^. 



CHAP. 37. 

1 Hear in 
hearing. 

2 light. 

3 wings of 
the earth. 

4 and to 

the 

shower of 
rain, and 
to the 
shotvers 
of rain 
of his 
strength. 

a Ps. Ill, 2 

5 Out of the 
chamber. 

6 scattering 
winds. 

7 the cloud 
of his 
light. 

8 a rod. 

b ch. 36, 4 
538 



31 For by them judgeth he the peo - 
pie ; he giveth meat in abundance. 

32 With clouds he covereth the 
light ; and commandeth it not to 
shine by the cloud that cometh be- 
twixt. 

33 The noise thereof sheweth con- 
cerning it, the cattle also concerning 
'^the vapour. 

CHAPTER 37. 

1 God to be feared for his great works : 15 his wis- 
dom is unsearchable in them. 

AT this also my heart trembleth, 
and is moved out of his place. 

2 'Hear attentively the noise of his 
voice, and the sound that goeth out 
of his mouth. 

3 He directeth it under the whole 
heaven, and his ^lightning unto the 
^ends of the earth. 

4 After it a voice roareth : he thun- 
dereth with the voice of his excel- 
lency ; and he will not stay them 
when his voice is heard. 

5 God thundereth marvellously with 
his voice; great things doeth he, 
which we cannot comprehend. 

6 For he saith to the snow", Be thou 
on the earth ; '^likewise to the small 
rain, and to the great rain of his 
strength. 

7 He sealeth up the hand of every 
man ; that ''all men may know his 
work. 

8 Then the beasts go into dens, and 
remain in their places. 

9 ^Out of the south cometh the whirl- 
wind : and cold out of the "north. 

10 By the breath of God frost is 
given : and the breadth of the waters 
is straitened. 

1 1 Also by watering he wearieth the 
thick cloud : he scattereth ^his bright 
cloud : 

12 And it is turned round about by 
his counsels : that they may do what- 
soever he commandeth them upon 
the face of the world in the earth. 

1 3 He causeth it to come, whether 
for ^correction, or for his land, or for 
mercy. 

14 llearken unto this, O Job : stand 
still, and consider the wondrous 
works of God. 

1 5 Dost thou know when God dis- 
posed them, and caused the light of 
his cloud to shine ? 

1 6 Dost thou know the balancings 
of the clouds, the wondrous works of 

him which is perfect in knowledge ? 

1 7 How thy garments are warm 



God cojivinceth Job of 



JOB, 38. 



ignorance, and ofivibecility. 



when he quieteth the earth by the 
south wind? 

18 Hast thou with hhn "spread out 
the sky, vnhich is strong, a7id as a 
molten looking glass ? 

1 9 Teach us what we shall say unto 
him ; for we cannot order our speech 
by reason of darkness. 

20 Shall it be told him that I speak ? 
if a man speak, surely he shall be 
swallowed up. 

21 And now men see not the bright 
light which is in the clouds : but the 
wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 

22 ^Fair weather cometh out of the 
north: with God is terrible maj- 
esty. 

J r 232l>wcA/?2g'the Almighty, ''we can - 

! not find him out : 'he is excellent in 

' power, and in judgment, and in plen- 

; ty of justice : he will -^not afflict.* 

24 Men do therefore ^fear him : he 

respecteth not any that are Hyi^q of 



heart. 



CHAPTER 38. 



1 God challenges Job to answer. 4 God, hy enumer- 
ating kis mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance, 
31 and of imbecility. 

THEN the Lord answered ''Job 
out of the whirlwind, and said, 

2 Who is this that darkeneth coun- 
sel by words "without knowledge ? 

3 Gird *up now thy loins like a man ; 
for I will deiTiand of thee, and ^an- 
swer thou me. 

4 Where "^wast thou when I laid the 
foundations of the earth ? declare, ^if 
thou hast understanding. 

5 Who hath laid the measures there- 
of, if thou knowest? or who hath 
stretched the line upon it ? 

6 Whereupon are the ^foundations 
thereof ^fastened ? or who laid the 
corner stone thereof ; 

7 When the morning stars sang 
together, and all '^the sons of God 
shouted for joy ? 

8 Or 'vnho shut up the sea with 
doors, when it brake forth, as if it 
had issued out of the womb ? 

9 When I made the cloud the gar- 
ment thereof, and thick darkness a 
swaddlingband for it, 

10 And ^brake up for it my decreed 
place, and set bars and doors, 

1 1 And said, Hitherto shalt thou 
come, but no further : and here shall 
*thy proud waves be stayed ? 

1 2 Hast thou commanded the morn- 
ing since thy days ; a7id caused the 
dayspring to know his place ; 

13 That it might take hold of the 
*J. Psa. 2. 1-4. 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 37. 

c Gen. 1. 6 
Isa. 44, 24 

9 Gold. 

d Ex. 33, 20 
Mat. 11.27 
John 1,18 

1 Tim. 
6,16 

e ch. 36, 5 

f Lam.3,33 
■ Ezek. 18, 

23,32 

Ezek. 

33, 11 

Heb. 

12,10 

2 Pet. 3, 9 

g Mat.10,28 

h Mat.11,2.5 
lCor.1,26 



CHAP. 38. 

a Ex. 19, 

16, 18 
lKi.19,11 
Ezek. 1,4 
Nah. 1, 3 

b ch. 40. 7 

1 make me 
know. 

c Ps. 104. b 
Pro. 8, 29 
Pro. 30, 4 

2 if thou 
knowest 
under- 
standing. 

3 sockets. 

4 made to 

sink ? 

d ch. 1. 6 

e Gen. 1, 9 
Ps. 33, 7 
Ps. 104, 9 
Pro. 8, 29 
Jer. 5. 22 

5 Or, estab- 
lished my 
decree 
upon it. 

Q the pride 
of thy 
waves. 

7 wings. 

8 Or, at. 

f Ex. 9, 18 
Josh. 

10, 11 
Isa. 30, 30 
Ezek. 13, 

11, 13 
Rev.16,21 

(7 Ps. 107.35 

h Ps. 147, 8 
Jer. 14, 22 

i Ps. 147,16 

9 is taken. 
ch. 37, 10 

10 Cimah, 
or. the 
seven 
stnm. 
ch. 9, 9 
Isa. 40, 26 
Amos 5. 8 

11 Cesil. 

12 Or, The 

twelve 
signs. 

13 guide 
them. 

j Jer. 31,35 

539 



"ends of the earth, that the wicked 
might be shaken out of it ? 

14 It is turned as clay to the seal; 
and they stand as a garment. 

15 And from the wicked their light 
is withholden, and the high arm 
shall be broken. 

1 6 Hast thou entered into the springs 
of the sea ? or hast thou walked in 
the search of the depth ? 

17 Have the gates of death been 
opened unto thee ? or hast thou seen 
the doors of the shadow of death ? 

1 8 Hast thou perceived the breadth 
of the earth ? declare if thou know- 
est it all. 

19 Where is the way lohere light 
dwelleth? and as for darkness, where 
is the place thereof, 

20 That thou shouldest take it ''to 
the bound thereof, and that thou 
shouldest know the paths to the house 
thereof ? 

21 Knowest thou it, because thou 
w^ast then born ? or because the num- 
ber of thy days is great ? 

22 Hast thou entered into the treas- 
ures of the snow? or hast thou seen 
the treasures of the hail, 

23 Which-^I have reserved against 
the time of trouble, against the day 
of battle and war ? 

24 By what way is the light parted, 
lohich scattereth the east wind upon 
the earth ? 

25 Who hath divided a watercourse 
for the overflowing of waters, or a 
way for the lightning of thunder ; 

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, 
ivhere no man is ; on the wilderness, 
wherein there is no man ; 

27 To ^satisfy the desolate and 
waste ground; and to cause the bud 
of the tender herb to spring forth ? 

28 Hath ^the rain a father ? or w^ho 
hath begotten the drops of dew ? 

29 Out of whose womb came the 
ice ? and 'the hoary frost of heaven, 
who hath gendered it ? 

30 The waters are hid as loith a 
stone, and the face of the deep ^is 
frozen. 

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influ- 
ences of ' °Pie'ia-de§, or loose the bands 
of^'O-ri'on? 

32 Canst thou bring forth '^Maz'za- 
rdth in his season? or canst thou 
'^guide Arc-tii'n.is with his sons? 

33 Knowest thou^the ordinances of 
heaven ? canst thou set the dominion 
thereof in the earth? 



Of the wild goats. 



JOB, 39, 40. 



34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the 
clouds, that abundance of waters 
may cover thee ? 

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that 
they may go, and say unto thee, 
^^Here weare.^ 

36 Who ^hath put wisdom in the in- 
ward parts ? or w^ho hath given un- 
derstanding to the heart ? 

37 Who can number the clouds in 
wisdom? or^Vho can stay the bot- 
tles of heaven, 

38 ^''When the dust ^'groweth into 
hardness, and the clods cleave fast 
together ? 

39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the 
lion ? or fill ^®the appetite of the young 
lions, 

40 W^hen they couch in their dens, 
and abide in the covert to lie in 
wait? 

41 Who ^provideth for the raven 
his food ? when his young ones cry 
unto God, they wander for lack of 
meat. 

CHAPTER 39. 

God shewft fas power ,• 1 of the wild goats and hinds. 
5 of the wild ass. 9 the unicorn. 13 the peacock aiLd 
ostrich. 19 the horse. 26 the hawk. 27 the eagle. 

KNOWEST thou the time when 
the wild goats of the rock bring 
forth ? or canst thou mark when the 
hinds do calve ? 

2 Canst thou number the months 
that they fulfil ? or knowest thou the 
time when they bring forth ? 

3 They bow themselves, they bring 
forth their young ones, they cast out 
their sorrows. 

4 Their young ones are in good lik- 
ing, they grow up with com ; they go 
forth, and return not unto them. 

5 W^ho hath sent out the wild ass 
free ? or who hath loosed the bands 
of the wild ass ? 

6 Whose ''house I have made the 
wilderness, and the 'barren land his 
dwellings. 

7 He scometh the multitude of the 
city, neither regardeth he the crying 
^of the driver. 

8 The range of the mountains is his 
pasture, and he searcheth after every 
green thing. 

9 W^ill the \micorn be willing to 
serve thee, or abide by thy crib ? 

1 Canst thou bind the unicorn with 
his band in the furrow ? or will he 
harrow the valleys after thee ? 

11 Wilt thou trust him.because his 
strength is great ? or wilt thou leave 
thy labour to him ? 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 38. 



li Behold 
usi 

k Ps. 51, 6 
Eccl. 2,26 

15 who can 
cause to 
lie doivn. 

16 Or, 

WTien the 
dust i3 
turned 
into mire. 

17 is 
poured. 

18 the life. 

I Ps. 147, 9 
Mat. 6, 26 



CHAP. 39. 

a ch. 24, 5 
Jer. 2, 24 
Hos. 8, 9 

1 salt 
places. 

2 of the 
exactor, 
ch. 3, 18 

3 Or, rhi- 

noceros. 

Num. 

23,22 

Deut. 

33,17 

4 Or, the. 
feathers 
of the 
stork and 
ostrich. 

b Lam. 4, 3 
c ch. 35, 11 

5 terror. 

6 Or. His 
feet dig, 

d Jer. 8, 6 

7 the 
armov/r. 

8 hy thy 
mouth, 

e Jer. 49,16 

9 tooth. 

S Mat.24,28 
540 



the unicorn, the ostrich^ etc, 

12 Wilt thou believe him, that he 
will bring home thy seed, and gather 
it into thy barn ? 

13 Gavest thou the goodly wings 
unto the peacocks? or ^wings and 
feathers unto the ostrich ? 

14 Which leaveth her eggs in the 
earth, and warmeth them in dust, 

15 And forgetteth that the foot may 
crush them, or that the wild beast 
m_ay break them. 

1 6 She is ^hardened against her 
young ones, as though they were not 
her's : her labour is in vain without 
fear ; 

17 Because God hath deprived her 
of wisdom, neither hath he '^imparted 
to her understanding. 

1 8 W^hat time she lif teth up herself 
on high, she scorneth the horse and 
his rider. 

1 9 Hast thou given the horse 
strength ? hast thou clothed his neck 
with thunder ? 

20 Canst thou make him afraid as a 
grasshopper? the glory of his nos- 
trils ^is terrible. 

21 '^He paweth in the valley, and re- 
joiceth in his strength: '^he goeth on 
to meet 'the armed men. 

22 He mocketh at fear, and is not 
affrighted ; neither turneth he back 
from the sword. 

23 The quiver rattleth against him, 
the glittering spear and the shield. 

24 He swalioweth the ground with 
fierceness and rage: neither believ- 
eth he that it is the sound of the 
trumpet. 

25 He saith among the triimpets, 
Ha, ha ; and he smelleth the battle 
afar off, the thunder of the captains, 
and the shouting. 

26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wis« 
dom, avd stretch her wings toward 
the south ? 

27 Doth the eagle mount up^atthy 
command, and '^make her nest on 
high? 

28 She dwelleth and abideth on the 
rock, upon the ^crag of the rock, and 
the strong place. 

29 From thence she seeketh the 
prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 

30 Her young ones also suck up 
blood : and Avhere the slain are, there 
is she. 

CHAPTER 40. 

Job htimbles himself to God. 

MOREOVER the Lord answered 
J 5b, and said, 



Of the behemoth. 



JOB, 41. 



Of God's great poioer. 



CHAP. 40. 



2 Shall he that <^contendeth with the b. c. 1520. 
Almighty instiTict him/ he that re- 
proveth (xod. let hmi answer it. 

3^Then Job answered the Lord, « ch. 33. 13 

1 en. u-i, .j. 

and said, | isa. 45, 9 

C r 4 Behold. °1 am \nle: what shall If, Ezra q, 6 
R i answer thee? 'I will lav mine hand! Ps.51,4 
[ upon my mouth.* \c ch. 29. 9 

5 Once have I spoken; but I will not! z|ch?2,i3 
answer : yea, twice ; but 1 will pro- , , „„ ' 

1 n J ^ ift CD.. 00, 1 

ceed no further. i ps. 50, 3 

6 ^Then '^answered the Lord unto^^ ch. ss, 3 
J5b out of the whirlwind, and said, j . * "^' 

Gird 'up thy loins now hke a man .^''^'■^-■•^ 



i 



/I will demand of thee, and declare 5 ^^•^^:^* 
thou unto me. 

8 Wilt -''thou also disannul my judg- 
ment ? wilt thou condemn me, that 
thou mavest be righteous ? 

9 Hast thou an arm like God ? or 
canst thou thunder with ^a voice like 



Rom. 3, 4 

h ch. 37, 4 
Ps. 29, 3 

i Ps. 93, 1 
Ps. 104, 1 



; Isa. 2, 12 
Dan. 4. 37! 



him ? 



v^l 



1 Or. tTie 
elephant, 
as some 

think. 



2 Or, He 

setteth 
up. 

k Ps. 104,14! 

3 he op- 
presseth. 

I Gen.13,10 
Jer. 12, 5 

4 Or,Wm 
any take 
him in his 
sidht, or. 
bore his 
nose loith 
a (jin J 
ch.41,1,2 



10 Deck ^thyself now ivith majesty 
and excellency; and array thyself 
with glory and beauty. 

11 Cast abroad the rage of thy 
wrath: and behold everv one that 
is proud, and abase him. 

12 Look on every one that Hs proud, 
anrj bring him low ; and tread down 
the wicked in their place. 

13 Hide them in the dust together ; 
and bind their faces in secret. 

14 Then will I also confess unto 
thee that thine own right hand can 
save thee. 

1 5 '^Behold now 'behemoth, which I 
made with thee ; he eateth grass as 
an ox. 

1 6 Lo now, his strength is in his 
loins, and his force is in the navel of chap. 41. 
his belly. 

IT "He moveth his tail like a cedar 
the sinews of his stones are wrapped | 
together. 

18 His bones are as strong pieces of .-, ^.^^^^ 
brass ; his bones are like bars of iron. " thou 

19 He is the chief of the ways of j ^^o'^^'^^' 
God: he that made him can make:«isa.37, 29 
his sword to approach un to h im. ! & ch^ 9, 4 

20 Surely the mountains ^bring him 
forth food, where all the beasts of! 
the field play. i*^ fi^l 

21 He lieth under the shady trees, -^j^^,^^ 
in the covert of the reed, and fens. io!'i4 

22 The shady trees cover him icith 
their shadow; the willows of the 
brook compass him about. 

23 Behold, ^he drinketh up a river, 
and hasteth not : he tnisteth that he * strong 
can draw up 'Jor'dan into his mouth. I ^mm^.^ 



1 That is, a 
whale, or, 
a whirl- 
pool. 

Ps. 104.26 
Isa. 27. 1 



1 Cor. 
10,22 



Ps. 24, 1 
1 Cor. 
10.26 

8 Or, 

within. 



24 *He taketh it with his eyes : his 
nose pierceth thi^ough snares. 

CHAPTER 41. 

Of God's great poicer in the leviathan. 

CANST thou drav^ out leviathan 
with an hook? or his tongue 
with a cord -v-h ich thou lettest down ? 

2 Canst thou ""put an hook mto his 
nose ? or bore his jaw through with 
a thorn ? 

3 Will he make many supplications 
unto thee ? will he speak soft loords 
unto thee ? 

4 Will he make a covenant with 
thee ? wilt thou take him for a serv''- 
ant for ever ? 

5 Wilt thou play with him as v'ith 
a bird ? or wilt thou biad Mm for thy 
maidens ? 

6 Shall the companions make a ban- 
quet of him? shall they part him 
among the merchants ? 

T Canst thou fill his skin with barbed 
irons ? or his head with fish spears ? 

8 Lay thine hand upon him, remem- 
ber the battle, do no more. 

9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain : 
shall not 07ie be cast down even at 
the sight of him ? 

lOXone is so fierce that dare stir 
him up : who 'then is able to stand 
before me ? 

11 AVho 'hath prevented me, that 
I should repay him. ? '^ichatsoever is 
under the whole heaven is mine, 

121 will not conceal his parts, nor 
his power, nor his comely proportion. 

1 3 \Yho can discover the face of his 
garment? 07* who can come to him 
Hvith his double bridle ? 

14 Who can open the doors of his 
face? his teeth are terrible round 
about. 

15 His ''scales are his pride, shut up 
together as icith a close seal. 

16 One is so near to another, that no 
air can come between them. 

1 7 They are joined one to another, 
they stick together, that they cannot 
be sundered. 

1 8 By his neesings a light doth 
shine, and his eyes are like the eye- 
lids of the morning. 

19 Out of his mouth go burning 
lamps. (2;?r? sparks of fire leap out. 

20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, 
as out of a seethmg pot or cal- 
dron. 

21 His breath kindleth coals, and a 
flame goeth out of his mouth. 

22 In his neck remauieth strength, 



* C. Psa. 2. 1-4; R. 42. 5, 6. 



541 



God accepteth Job, and 



JOB, 42. 



douhleth his blessings. 



A 
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and ^sorrow is turned into joy before 
him. 

23 ^The flakes of his flesh are joined 
together: they are firm in themselves ; 
they cannot be moved. 

24 His heart is as firm as a stone ; 
yea, as hard as a piece of the nether 
millst07ie. 

25 When he raiseth up himself, the 
mighty are afraid: by reason of 
breakings they purify themselves. 

26 The sword of him that layeth at 
hun cannot hold : the spear, the dart, 
nor the ^habergeon. 

27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and 
brass as rotten wood. 

28 The arrow cannot make him flee : 
shngstones are turned with him into 
stubble. 

29 Darts are counted as stubble: 
he laugheth at the shaking of a 
spear. 

30 ^Sharp stones are under him: he 
spreadeth sharp pointed things upon 
the mire. 

31 He maketh the deep to boil like 
a pot : he maketh the sea like a pot 
of ointment. 

32 He maketh a path to shine after 
him ; one would think the deep to be 
hoary. 

33 tJpon earth there is not his like, 
^who is made without fear. 

34 He beholdeth all high things : he 
is a king over all the children of 
pride. 

CHAPTER 42. 

God accepts Job, and doubles his blessings. 

THEN J5b answered the Lord, 
and said, 
2 1 know that thou "canst do every 
thing, and that ^no thought can be 
withholden from thee. 

3 Who ^'is he that hideth counsel 
without knowledge ? therefore have 
I uttered that I understood not ; 
'things too w^onderful for me, which 
1 knew not. 

4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will 
speak : I ^will demand of thee, and 
declare thou unto me. 

5 I have "heard of thee by t h e hear- 



ing of the ear : but -^now mine eye 



seeth thee. 



6 Wherefore I abhor myself^ and 



r epent in dust and as hes. * 

^ *5[And it was so, that afte 
*A. Psa. 10. 4-11; R. Psa. 18. 27 



the 



B. C. 1520. 



CHAP. 41. 

5 sorrow 
rejoiceth. 

6 The 
fallings. 

7 Or, 
breast- 
plate. 

8 Sharp 
pieces of 
potsherd. 

9 Or, who 
behave 
them- 
selves 
without 
fear. 



CHAP. 42. 

a Gen.18,14: 
Mat.19,26 

1 Or, no 

thought 
of thine 
can be 
hindered. 

b ch 38. 2 

c Ps. 40, 5 
Ps. 131, 1 

d ch. 38, 3 

e Rom. 
10,17 

/Eph. 1, 
17,18 

g Num.23,1 

h Mat. 5, 24 

i Gen.20,17 
Jas. 5, 16 
1 John 
5,16 

2 his face, 
OT,person. 

3 the face 
of Job. 

i added all 
that had 
been to 
Job unto 
the 

double. 
Zech.9,12 

j Isa. 40, 2 

k ch. 19, 13 

I ch. 8, 7 

m ch. 1, 3 

5 That is, 
Hand- 
some as 
the day. 

6 That is, 
Cassia. 
Ps. 45, 8 

7 That is. 
The horn, 
or, Child 
of beauty. 
Ps. 89, 17 

n ch. 5, 26 

Gen. 25, 8 

542 



Lord had spoken these words unto 
J 5b, the Lord said to El'i-phaz the 
Te'man-ite, My wrath is kindled 
against thee, and against thy two 
friends : for ye have not spoken of 
me the thing that is right, as my 
servant Job hath. 

8 Therefore take unto you mow 
seven bullocks and seven rams, and 
^go to my servant Job, and offer up 
for yourselves_a burnt offering; and 
my servant Job shall pray 'for you : 
for 4iim will I accept : lest I deal with 
you after your folly, in that ye have 
not spoken of me the thing lohich is 
right, like my servant Job. 

9 ^So El'i-phaz the Te'man-ite and 
Bil'dad the Shu'hite and Zo'phar the 
Na'a-math-Ite w^ent, and did accord- 
ing as the Lord commanded them : 
the Lord also accepted ^J5b. 

10 And_the Lord turned the captiv- 
ity of Job, when he prayed for his 
friends: also the Lord ''gave Job 
twice •'as much as he had before. 

11 Then came there unto him all his 
^brethren, and all his sisters, and all 
they that had been of his acquaint- 
ance before, and did eat bread with 
him in his house : and they bemoaned 
him, and comforted him over all the 
evil that the Lord had brought upon 
him: every man also gave him a 
piece of money, and every one an 
earring of gold. 

12 So the Lord blessed 'the latter 
end of Job more than his beginning : 
for he had fourteen '"thousand sheep, 
and six thousand camels, and a 
thousand yoke of oxen, and a thou- 
sand she asses. 

1 3 He had also seven sons and three 
daughters. 

14 And he called the name of the 
first, ^ Je-mi'ma ; and the name of the 
second, '^Ke-zi'a; and the name of the 
third, ■'Ker'en-hap'puch. 

1 5 And in all the land Avere no 
women found so fair as the daughters 
of Job: and their father gave them 
inheritance among their brethren. 

16 After this "lived J5b an hundred 
and forty years, and saw his sons, 
and his sons' sons, even four genera- 
tions. 

IT So Job died, being old and full of 
days. 



THE 



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PSALM 1. 

Happiness of the godly, misery of the wicked. 

I LESSED "is the man that walk- 

eth not in the counsel of the 

^ungodly, nor standeth in the way of 

sinners,*^ nor sitteth in the seat of the 

( scornful. 

' 2 But his dehght is in the law of the 
I Lord ; and in his law doth he medi- 
i tate day and night . E. 12. 6: 0.2.11.12. 

3 And he shall be like a tree planted 
by the rivers of water, that bringeth 
forth his fruit in his season ; his leaf 
also shall not ^mther ; and wliatso- 
ever he doeth shall ^prosper. 

4 The ungodly are not so : but are 
hke the chaff which the wind driveth 
away. 

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not 
stand in the judgment, nor sinners in 

' the congregation of the righteous.* 

6 For "^t he Lord knoweth t he way 
' of the righteous : but the way of the 
: ungodly shall perish . E.7.9; H.2.4,5. 

PSALM 2. 

I Kingdom of Christ; 10 Icings and judges exhorted 
to accept of it. 

HY do the heathen ^rage, and 
the people "imagine a vain 
thing ? 
j 2 Tiie kings of the earth set them- 
' selves, and the rulers take counsel 
together, against the Lord, and 
against his ''anointed, saying, 
'• 3 Let *us break their bands asunder, 
and cast away their cords from us. 
4He"thRt s'ltteth in the heavens 



PSALM 1. 

a Pro. 4:, 14 

1 Or, 

xoiched. 

2 fade. 

b Gen. 39, 8 
Ps. 128, 2 

1 Tim. 4,8 

c Xah. 1, 7 
JotLn 
10,14 

2 Tim. 
2,19 



j 10 Be wise now therefore, ye 
kings: be instiTicted, ye judg-es of 
the earth. 

11 Serve the Lord wi th f ear, and 
rejoice with trembling. 

12 Kiss ^the Son, lest h e be angry, 
and ye perish from the way, whe n 
his ^vrath is kindled but a httle. 



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B. C. 1047. 
PSALM 2. 

1 Or, 
tumultu- 
oiisly 
assemble. 
Acts 4, 25 

2 meditate. 

a Ps. 45, 7 
JoJm 1,41 

b Lu. 19, 14 

c Ps. 11, 4 

3 Or, 

trouble. 

4 anointed. 

5 upon 
Zion, the 
hill of my 
holiness. 

6 Or, for a 
decree. 

d Actsl3,33 
HeU 1, 5 
Heb. 5, 5 

e Dan. 7, 
13, 14 
John 17, 
4,5 

/Mat. 21,44 
Rev. 12, 5 

g Jolin 5, 
22, 23 

7i Jer. 17, 7 



Blessed ^ are all they that put their 
trust in him. 0. 5. 4-7. 



_shal 



the Lo rd 



_sliall ha ve 

16; J.7.8,9 



them in derision. C.7.14 

5 Then shall he speak imto them in 
his wrath, and ^vex them in his sore 
displeasure. H. 2. 9; N. 7. 11. 12. 

6 Yet have I ^set my kuig \ipon my 
holy hill of Zi'on. 

7 1 ^vill declare ^the decree : the Lord 
hath said unto me. '^Thou art my 
Son ; this day have I begotten thee. 

8 Ask "of me, and I shall give thee 
the heathen for thine inheritance, 
and the uttermost parts of the earth 
for thy possession. 

9 Thou •''shalt break them with a 
rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in 

, pieces like a potter's vesselt 
*N. 2. 1-5. tH. 7. 11-13. 



B.C. 1023. 

PSALM 3. 

a 2 Sam. 
15,12 

b 2 Sam. 
16,8 

1 Ov,about. 

c Ps. 27, 6 

d Lev. 26, 6 

Pro. 3, 24 

e Hos. 13, 4 



PSALM 4. 

1 Or, 

overseer. 

2 Or, be 
gracious 
unto me. 

a 2 Pet. 2, 9 

643 



PSALM 3. 

Security of God's protection. 

A Psalm of Da'vid, vrhen he fled 
from Ab'sa-lom his son. 

LORD, ''hoAv are they increased 
that trouble me ! many are they 
that rise up against me. 

2 Many t/iere be which say of m.y 
soul, * There is no help for him in 
God. Selah. 

3 But t hou, O Lord, art a shield 
' for me : my glory, and ''the lifter up 
of mine head. K. 4. 8. 

4 1 cried unto the Lord with my 
voice, and he heard me out of his 
holyhiU. Selah. 

5 1 'T.aid me down and slept ; I 
'awaked ; for the Lord sustained me. 
I 6 I VN-ill not be afraid of ten thou- 
sands of people, that have set them- 
selves against me round about. 

7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my 
God : for thou hast smitten all mine 
enemies upon the cheek bone ; thou 
hast broken the teeth of the un- 
godly. 

8 Salvatio n 'helongefh unto the 
L ord : thy blessing is upon thy peo- 
ple. Sp.n^^h. L 5. 11,12. 

PSALM 4. 

1 David prays for audience. 6 Man^s happiness in 
God'sfavour. 

To the 'chief Musician on Neg'i-noth, 
A Psalm of Da'vid. 

HEAR me when I call, O God of 
my righteousness: thou has* 
enlarged me ^chen J was in distress ; 
-have mercy upon me, and hear my 
prayer. 

2 O ye sons of men, how long will 
ye turn my glory into shame 'I how 
long will ye love vanity, and seek 
after leasing ? Selah. 

3 But know that ''the Lord hath 



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JJavid prayeth for guidance. PSALMS, 5-7. His complaint in sickness. 



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set apart him that is godly for him- 
self : the Lord will hear when I call 
unto him. 

4 Stand *in awe, and sin not : com- 
mune with your own heart upon 
your bed, and be still. Selah. 

5 Offer '^the sacrifices of righteous- 
ness, and "'put your trust in the 
Lord . F. 5. ii. 

6 There he many that say, Who 
will shew us a7iy good ? *Lord, lift 
thou up the light of thy countenance 
upon us. 

T Thou hast put gladness in my 
heart, more than in the time that 
their corn and their wine increased. 

81 will both lay me dow n in peace, 



PSALM 4. 
b Eph.4,26 

c Deut. 
33,19 

d Ps. 37, 3 

e Ps. 80, 3 

/ Lev.25,18 
Lev. 26, 5 
Deut. 
12, 10 
John 
14,27 
Phil. 4, 7 



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and sle e p: for -^tho u. Lord, only 
makest me dwell in safet y. K. 5. 12. 

PSALM 5. 

4 God Javours not the wicked. 7 David prays unto 
God to guide Mm. 

To the chief Musician upon Ne'hi- 
15th, A Psalm of DaVid. 

GIVE ear to my words, O Lord, 
consider my meditation. 

2 Hearken unto the voice of my 
cry, my King, and my God : for un- 
to thee will I pray. 

3 My "voice shalt thou hear in the 
morning, O Lord; in the morning 
will I direct my prayer unto thee, 
and will look up. 

4 For thou art not a God that hath 
^pleasure in wickedness: neither 
shall evil dwell with thee. 

5 The 'foolish shall not stand 'in 
thy sight : thou hatest all v/orkers of 
iniguity. 

6 Thou shalt destroy them that 
speak leasing : the Lord will abhor 
^the bloody and deceitful man. 

7 But as for me, I will come into 
thy house in the multitude of thy 
rraercy : and in thy fear will I wor- 

. B'nip '^toward ^thy holy temple. * 

8 Lead me,0 LoRD,in thy righteous- 
ness because of ^mine enemies ; make 
thy way straight before my face. 

9 For there is no ^faithfulness ^in 
their mouth ; their inward part is 
'very wickedness ; their throat is an 
open sepulchre; they flatter with 
their tongue. 

10 ^Destroy thou them, O God ; let 
them fall ''by their own counsels; 
cast them out in the multitude of 
their transgressions ; for they have 
rebelled against thee. 

f "{ 1 Rut let a]] those that put their 
I tnist in thee rejoice : let them ever 

1 

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PSALM 5. 

a Ps. 30, 5 

5 Mai. 2, 17 
c Hab. 1, 13 

1 hefore 
thme 
eyes. 

2 the man 
of bloods 
and 
deceit. 

d 1 Ki. 8, 29 

3 the temple 
of thy 
holiness. 

4 those 
which ob- 
serve me. 

5 Or, sted- 
fastness. 

Q In his 

mouth, 
that is, in 
the mouth 
of any of 
them. 

7 vncked- 
nesses. 

8 Or, Make 
them 
guilty. 

9 Or. from 
their 
counsels. 

10 thou 
coverest 
over, or, 
protectest 
the^n. 

e 1 Cor. 2. 9 

11 crown 
him. 



PSALM 6. 

1 Or, xipon 
the eighth. 

a Hos. 6, 1 

b Ps. 90. 13 

c Ps. 30, 9 

2 Or, every 
night. 

d Ps. 66, 
19,20 



B. C. 1062. 
PSALM 7. 

a Hab. 3, 1 

1 Or, 
business. 

b 1 Pet. 5, 8 

2 not a 
deliverer. 

c 2 Sam. 
16,7 

d 1 Sam. 
24,7 
1 Sam. 
26,9 

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shout for joy, because "^thou defend- i 
est them : let them also 'that love i 
thy name be joyful in thee. p. 7. 1. 
12 For thou. Lord, wilt bless the ^ 
righte ous ; with f avour wilt thou I 
"compass him as tvith a shield, f j 

PSALM 6, 

David''s coiiujlaint m his sickness. 

To the chief Musician on Neg'i-noth 
'upon Shem'i-nith, A Psalm of 
Da'vid. 

OLORD, rebuke me not in thine 
anger, neither chasten me in 
thy hot displeasure. 

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord -, 
for I am weak : O Lord, "heal me ; 
for my bones are vexed. 

3 My soul is also sore vexed : but 
thou, O Lord, %ow long ? 

4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul : 
oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 

5 For ''in death there is no remem- 
brance of thee: in the grave who 
shall give thee thanks ? 

6 I am weary with my groaning ; 
-all the night make I my bed to 
swim ; I water my couch with my 
tears. 

7 Mine eye is consumed because of 
grief; it waxeth old because of all 
mine enemies. 

8 Depart from me, all ye workers 
of iniquity ; for the Lord hath heard 
the voice of my weeping. 

9 The Lord ''hath heard my suppli- 
cation; the Lord will receive my 
prayer. 

10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed 
and sore vexed : let them return and 
be ashamed suddenly. 

PSALM 7. 

1 David praps against the malice of his enemies, 
professing his innocence : 10 by faith he sees his 
defence, and derides their vain enterprises. 

'^Shig-ga'ion of Da' vid, which he sang 
unto the Lord, concerning the 
^words of Cush the Ben'ja-mite. 

Q LQRD my God, in thee do I ] F 
put my trust : save me from all | 
them that persecute me, and deliver j 
me : F. 9. 9. lO.J 

2 Lest he tear my soul like *a lion, 
rending it in pieces, while there is 
'^none to deliver. 

3 O Lord my God,4f I have done 
this ; if there be iniquity in my hands ; 

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him 
that was at peace with me; (yea, ''I 
have delivered him that without 
cause is mine enemy :) 

5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, 
and take it ; yea, let him tread down 

tK. 17. 7,8; L8. 3, 4; 0.19.7.* 



God^s glory mag7iified. 



PSALMS, 8, 9. 



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my life upon the earth, and. lay mine 
honour in the dusL. JSelah. 

6 Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift 
'up thyself because of the rage of 
mine enemies : and awake for me to 
ihe judgment that thou hast com- 
manded. 

7 So shall the congregation of the 
people compass thee about : for their 
sakes therefore return thou on high. 

8 The Lord shall judge^the^ people^: 
judge me, O Lord^ according jto^my 
righteousn es s, and according to mine 
i ntegrity that is in me . 

9 Ohletthewickednessof the wicked 
come to an end; but establish the 
just : -^'for the righteous God trieth 
the h earts a nd reins. E. 10. 13, 14:* 

10 ^My defence is of God, which 
eaveth the upright in heart. 

11 *God judgeth the righteous, and 
God is angry with the wicked every 
day. 

12 If he turn not, he will whet his 
sword ; he hath bent his bow, and 
made it ready. j. 9. 4; n. 10. 4-6;. 

13 He hath also prepared for him 
the instruments of death ; he ordain- 
eth his arrows against the persecutors . 

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniq- 
uity, and hath conceived mischief, 
and brought forth falsehood, 

1 5 ^He made a pit, and digged it, 
and ^is fallen into the ditch tohich 
he made. 

16 His ^mischief shall return upon 
his own head, and his violent dealing 
shall come down upon his own pate 

IT I will praise the Lord according 
to his righteousness: and will sing 
praise to the name of the Lord most 
high. 

PSALM 8. 

God's glory magniiied by his works, and by his as- 
tonishing love to man. 

To the chief Musician "upon Git'tith, 
A Psalm of DaVid. 

OLORD our Lord, how excellent 
is thy name in all the earth ! who 
hast set thy glory above the heavens 
2 Out *of the mouth of babes and 
sucklings hast thou ^ordained strength 
because of thine enemies, that thou 
mightest still the "^enemy and the 
avenger. 

L { 3 Wtien I '^consider thy heavens, the 
I work of thy fingers, the moon and 
I the stars, which thou hast ordained ; 
I 4 What ^is man, that thou art mind- 
j ful of him ? and the son of man, that 
I thou visitest him? L. 16. 11 

(35)*j 7 11 12. tH.9.5. tC.9. 15,16 



PSALM 7. 

e Ps. 94, 2 

/ 1 Sam. 
16,7 
Jer.11,20 

3 My buck- 
ler is 
uponGod. 

4 Or, God is 
a right- 
eous 
judge. 

5 He hath 
digged a 
pit. 

g Esth. 7,10 
Pro. 5, 22 
Eccl. 10,8 

h 1 Ki. 2, 32 
Esth. 9,35 



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PSALM 8. 

a Ps. 81, 
title. 

b Mat.11,25 

Mat.21,16 
lCor.l,;37 

1 founded. 

c Ps. 44, 16 

d Ps. Ill, 2 

e Job. 7, 17 
Ps. 144, 3 
Heb. 2, 6 

/Gen. 1, 26 

g 1 Cor. 
1.5, 27 
Heb. 2, 8 

2 Flocks 
and oxen 
all of 
them. 

h Ps. 35, 10 



B. C. 1018. 
PSALM 9. 

1 thou hast 
made my 
judgment. 

2 in right- 
eousms". 

a Dent. 9, 14 
Pro. 10, 7 

3 Or, Tlie 
destruc- 
tions of 
the enemy 
are come 
to a per- 
petual 
end: and 
their 
cities hast 
thou de- 
stroyed, 
etc. 

b Ps. 90, 2 
Heb. 1, 11 

4 an high 
place. 

c John 17,3 

5 Or, 

afflicted. 

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5 For thou hast made him a little 
lower than the angels, and hast 
crowned him with glory and hon- 
our. 

6 Thou -^madest him to have domin- 
ion over the works of thy hands; 
^thou hast put all things under his 
feet: 

7 ^AU sheep and oxen, yea, and the 
beasts of the field ; 

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish 
of the sea, and whatsoever passeth^ 
through the paths of the seas. 

9 O Lord our Lord, how ''excellent 
is thy name in all the earth ! 

PSALM 9. 

1 David praises God for executing judgment: 11 he 
incites others to praise him. 

To the chief Musician upon Miith- 
lab'ben, A Psalm of Da'vid. 

I WILL praise thee, O Lord, with 
my whole heart ; I will shew forth 
all thy marvellous works. 

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee : 
I will sing praise to thy name, O 
thou most High. 

3 When mine enemies are turned 
back, they shall fall and perish at 
thy presence. 

4 For 'thou hast maintained my 
right and my cause; thou satest in 
the throne judging -right. j 9 7 g 

5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, 
thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou 
hast "put out their name for ever 
and ever. ^] 9 17 

6 ^O thou enemy, destructions are 
come to a perpetual end : and thou 
hast destroyed cities ; their memorial 
is perished with them. 

7 But *the Lord shall endure for 
ever: he hath prepared his throne 
for judgment. 

8 And he shall judge the world in 
rie-hteousness, he shall minister judg- 
ment to the people in uprightness. ^ 

9 The Lord also will be "a refuge for 
the oppressed, a refuge in times of 
trouble. 

10 And they that know "^thy nam e 
will put their trust in theo : tor tliou. 
Lord, hast not forsaken them that 
seek thee. p. 11. 1 . 

1 1 Sing praises to the Lord, wh ich 
dwelleth in Zfdn : declare amon g^e" 
people his doings. t. 18. 49. 

1 2 When he maketh inquisition 
for blood, he remembereth them : he 
f orgetteth not the cry of the ^humble. 

13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; 
consider my trouble which I suffef 

a J. 9. 11,12. II J. 9. 16. 



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PSALMS, 10-12. 



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of them that hate me, thou that hft- 
est me up from the gates of death : 

14 That I may shew forth all thy 
praise in the gates of the daughter of 
Zf on : I will rejoice '^in thy salvation. 

15 The heathen are sunk d own in 
the pit i^/kFjrthey made : in the net 
^which they hid is their own foot 
takein 

"l^The Lord is ^known hy the judg- 
ment which he executeth : the wicked 
is snared in the work of his own 
hands. ^Hig-ga'ion. Selah. * 
IT The wicked shall be turned into 
j hell, and all the nations -^thatforget 

God. ~~ ~~h~Tq7i5. 

"^r^'For ^the needy shall not alway 
be forgotten : the expectation of the 
poor shall not perish for ever. 

19 Arise, O Lord ; let not man pre- 
vail: let the heathen be judged in 
thy sight. J 10 14 

20 Put them in fear, O Lord : that 
the nations may know themselves to 
he hut men. Selah. 

PSALM 10. 

David complains to God of the outrage of the ^Mcked. 

WHY standest thou afar off, O 
Lord ? why hidest thou thyself 
in times of trouble ? 

2 ^The wicked in his pride doth per- 
secute the poor : "let them be taken 
in the devices that they have im- 
agined. 

3 For the wicked boasteth of his 
^heart's desire, and ^blesseth the cov- 
etous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 

4 The wicked, ^through the pride of 
his countenance, will not seek after 
God : ^God is not in all his thoughts. 

5 Llisways are always grievous; thy 
judgments are far above out of his 
sight : as for all his enemies, he puff- 
eth at them. 

6 He hath said in his heart, I shall 
not be moved : for J shall ^never be 
in adversity. N. 10. 12-15 

7 His mouth is full of cursing and 
deceit and fraud : under his tongue 
is mischief and Vanity. 

8 He sitteth in the lurking places of 
the villages : in the secret places doth 
he murder the innocent : his eyes ®are 
privily set against the poor, 

9 He lieth in wait ^secretly as a lion 
in his den : he lieth in wait to catch 
the poor: he doth catch the poor, 
when he draweth him into his net. 

10 '"He croucheth, and humbleth 
himself, that the poor may fall "by 
his strong ones. 

*C. 10. 13, 14; J. 9. 19. 



PSALM 9. 

d Ps. 13, 5 

e Ex. 7, 5 

6 That is, 
Medita- 
tion. 

/Job 8, 13 
g Ps. 12, 5 



PSALM 10. 

1 In the 
pride (if 
the wicic- 
ed he doth 
persectUe. 

a Pro. 5, 22 

2 souVs. 

3 Or, the 

CJ^ctous 
0-fSseth 
Lixnself, 
he abhor- 
reth the 
LORD. 

b Ex. 5, 2 

4 Or, all his 
thoughts 
are. 

There is 
no God. 
Ps. 14, 1 

5 unto gen- 
eration 
and gen- 
eration. 

6 deceits. 

7 Or, 
iiiiquity. 

8 hide 
them- 
selves. 

9 in the 
secret 
places. 

10 He 

breaketh 
himself. 

11 Or, into 
his strong 
parts. 

12 Or, 

afflicted. 

13 cleaveth 

14 Or, 

establish. 
IChr. 
29, 18 

15 Or, 
terrify. 



B. C. 1060. 
PSALM 11. 

1 in dark- 
ness. 

a Hab. 2, 20 

bHeb. 4,13 

c Jas. 1, 12 

2 Or, quick 

burnvng 
coals. 

3 Or, a 

burning 
tempest. 



PSALM 12. 

1 Or, upon 
the eighth. 

2 Or, Save. 
a Isa. 57, 1 

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11 He hath said in his heart, God a 
hath forgotten : he hideth his face ; i 
he will never see it. t 14 2, 3. J 

12 Arise, O Lord; O God* lift iipi n 
thine hand : forget not the ^ ^humble. \ 

13 Wherefore doth the wicked con- c 
tenui God ? he hath said in his heart, e 
Thou wilt not require it. 1 

14 Thou^hast seen it ; for thou Jbe- ^ j 
irotdest mischlM'andrspite^^^equite 
zT'withrthy ha iidT tlie ^oor '^com- 
nuttethrliimself untQ'thee7~thourar¥ I 
the helper of the f atherlessT^ ~ | 
^rS^Brea^thou the arm onhe wick- 1 
ed and the evil tnan: seek out his 
wickedness till thou find none. + 

1 6 The Lord is King for ever and 
ever: the heathen are perished out 
of his land. 

1 7 Lord, thou hast heard the desire , 
of the humble: thou wilt ^^i3repare \ 
their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear j 
to hear : 1 

18 To judge the fatherless and the | 
oppressed, that the man of the earth i 
may no more ^ ^oppress. j 11 4 5J 

PSALM 11. ' ' ' 

David rejoices in the providence and justice of God. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
DaVid. 

IN the Lord put I ni y tru st: how 
say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird 
to your mountain ? F. 13. 5 

2 For,lo,the wicked bend their how, 
they make ready their arrow upon 
the string, that they may ^privily 
shoot at the upright in heart. 

3 If the foundations be destroyed, 
what can the righteous do ? 

4 The ^LoRD is in his holy temple, •. e 
the Lord's throne is in heaven : his j j 
eyes ^behold, hi s eyelids try, the cHil^ } 
dreh ofmen. E. 14. 2J 

I'he Lord '^trieth the righteous : 
but the wicked and him that loveth 
violence his soul hateth. j. ig. 20-22 

6jJpon t he wicked he shall rain 1 h 
^snares ,lire and brirnstone, and '-^aiT 
horrible te mpest: this shall be the^ 
portion o f t heir cup. H. 28. 4, 5. 

7 Jb'or the" righteous Lord loveth 
righteousness ; his countenance doth 
behold the upright. 

PSALM 12. 

1 David, destitute of human comfort, craves help of 
God: 3 God's judgments 071 the wicked. 

To the chief Musician 'upon Shem'I- 
nith, A Psalm of DaVid. 

HELP, Lord; for the ''godly man 
ceaseth; for the faithful fail 
from among the children of men. 

tC.27. 12; E. 11.4; J. 10. 17, 18. 
tH."ll.6; N. 50. 17-22. 



A prayer for support. 



PSALMS, 13-16. 



A citizen of Zion. 



2 They speak vanity every one with 
his neighbour: with flattering hps 
and with ^a double heart do they 
speak. 

3 The Lord shall cut off all flatter- 
ing lips, and the tongue that speak 
eth ^proud things : 

4 Who have said, With our tongue 
will we prevail ; our lips ^are our 
own : who is lord over us ? 

5 For the oppression ''of the poor, 
for the sighing of the needy, now 
will I arise, saith the Lord; I will 
set him in safety from him that 
''puffeth at him. 

r 6 The words of the L ord 'are pure 
j 'words : as sflye r tried in a furnace of 
I earth, purified seven times. B.lfl.7-fh 
V Thou shalt~keep' them, O Lord, 
thou shalt preserve ''theni from this 
generation for ever. 
8 The wicked walk on every side, 
when "the vilest men are exalted. 

PSALM 13. 

David prays God to support him, that his enemies 
may not exult over him. 

To the 'chief Musician, A Psalm of 
DaVid. 

HOW long wilt thou forget me, 
O Lord ? for ever ? "how long- 
wilt thou hide thy face from me ? 
• 2 How long shall I take counsel in 
my soul, having sorrow in my heart 
dafly ? how long shall mine enemy 
be exalted over me ? 

3 Consider ct7id hear me, O Lord 
my God : lighten *mine eyes, '"lest I 
sleep the sleep of death ; 

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have pre- 
vailed against him ; and those that 
trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 

5 But "^1 have trust ed in thy mercy ; 



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my heart shall re joice in thy^alya- 

I will sing unto the Lord, because 
he hath dealt bountifully with me. 

PSALM 14. 

The general corruption of mankind. 

1 o the chief Musician, A Psalm of 

Da'vid. 

THE ''fool hath said in his heart, 
There is no God. *They are 
corrupt, they have done abominable 
works, there is none that doeth good. 
^^The Lor d looked down from heav- 
en upon tlie children of men,~to see 



ifjthere_were any that did Imder 
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3 They are all gon e aside, they a 



5. 
are 



j gZr to gether become 'filthy : there is 
I g one mat doeth good, no,irQt^on e.» 

*A. 36. 1-4. 



PSALM 12. 

3 an. heart 
and an 
heart. 

4: great 
things. 

5 are with 
us. 

b Ex. 3, 7. 8 

6 Or,tvould 
ensnare 
him. 

c 2 Sam. 
22,31 
Ps. 18, 30 
Ps. 19, 8 
Ps. 119. 
140 
Pro. 30, 5 

7 him: that 
is, every 
one of 
them. 

8 the vilest 
of the sons 
of men 
are eX' 
alted. 



PSALM 13. 

1 Or. over- 
seer, 

a Deut. 
31,17 
Job 13. 24 
Ps. 44, 24 
Ps. 88, 14 
Ps 89. 46 

b Ezra 9. 8 

c Jer. 51,39 

d 2 Chr. 
20,12 



PSALM 14. 

a Ps. 10, 4 

b Gen. 6, 12 
Rom.3,10 

1 stinking. 

2 they 
feared a 
fear. 

3 TFTto luill 
give. 



PSALM 15. 

1 sojourn, 

a Ps. 2, 5 

b Isa. 33, 
15,16 

2 Or,receiv- 
eth, or, 
endureth. 

c Judg. 
11, 35 

d Ezek.18.8 



4 Have all the workers of iniquity 
no knowledge ? who eat up my peo- 
ple as they eat bread, and call not 
upon the Lord. 

5 There Hvere they in great fear : for 
God is in the generation of the right- 
eous. 

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the 
poor, because the Lord is his refuge. 

7 ^Oh that the salvation of l§'ra-el 
vjere come out of Zfon! when the 
Lord bringeth back the captivity of 
his people, Ja'cob shall rejoice, a7id 
is'ra-el shall be glad. 

PSALM 15. 

David descrnbes a citizen of Zion. 

A Psalm of DaVid. 

LORD, who shall 'abide in thy tab- -| 
ernacle ? who shall "dwell in thy 
holy hill ? 

2 He ^'that walketh uprightly, and 
worketh righteousness, and speaketh 
the truth in his heart. q 91 og 

2f He that backbiteth not willi ms 
tongue, nor doeth evil to his neigh- 
bour, nor ^taketh up a reproach 
against his neighbour. 

4 In whose eyes a vile person is con- 
temned ; but he honoureth them that 
fear the Lord. He that sweareth^'to 
his oian hurt, and changeth not. 

5 He ^that putteth not out his money 
to usury, nor taketh reward against 
the innocent. He that doeth these 
things shall never be moved. 

PSALM 16. 

1 David, in distrust of merit, flees to God for pres- 
ervation : 5 he shews the hope of his calling, of the 
resurrection, and life everlasting. 

'Mich'tam of Da'vid. 
RESERVE me, O God: "for in, 
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PSALM 16. 

1 Or, A 

golden 
Psalm of 
David. 

a Ps. 25, 20 

2 Or, give 
gifts to 
another. 

3 of my 
part. 

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2 O my~soid\ thou hast said unto 
the Lord, Thou art my Lord : my 
goodness extendeth not to thee ; 

3 But to the saints that are in the 
earth, and to the excellent, in whom 
is all my delight. j 

4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied | 
tluU 'hasten after another god : their 
drink offerings of blood will I not of- 1 
f er, nor take up their names into my | 
lips. I 

5 The Lord is the portion ^of mine | 
inheritance and of my cup : thou i 
maintainest my lot. p ig 8-11 .J 

6 The lines are fallen unto me iii 
pleasant peaces; yea, I have a goodly 
heritage. 

7 1 will bless the Lord, who hath 
given me counsel : my reins also in- 
struct me in the night seasons. 



David prayeth to he kept. PSALMS, 17, 18. 



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8 I have set the Lord always before 
me : because he is at my right hand, I 
shall not be moved. 

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and 
my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also 
shall *rest in hope. 

10 For *thou wilt not leave my soul 
in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer thine 
''Holy One to see corruption. 

11 Thou wilt shew me '^the path of 
lite : m tliy presence is tuiness ot ;joy ; 
at tiiy right hand there are pleasures 
tor evermore: F. 18.30.31: L 2.5. 5. 

PSALM 17. 

David prays to God to be saved from his enemies. 

A Prayer of Da'vid. 

HEAR 'the right, O Lord, attend 
unto my cry, give ear unto my 
prayer, that goeth ^not out of feigned 
lips. 

2 Let my sentence come forth from 
thy presence ; let thine eyes behold 
the things that are equal. 

3 Thou hast proved ''mine heart ; 
thou hast visited rae in the night ; 
thou hast tried me, aiid shalt find 
nothing; I am purposed that my 
mouth *shall not transgress. 

4 Concerning the works of men, by 
*the word of thy lips I have kept 
me from the paths of the destroyer. 
5 llold up my goings in thy paths, 
that my footsteps ^slip not. 

6 I have called upon thee, for thou 
wilt hear me, O God : incline thine 
ear unto me, and hear my speech. 

7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkind- 
ness, O thou ^that savest by thy right 
hand them which put their trust in 
thee from those that rise up agai7ist 
them. 

8 Keep me '^as the apple of the eye, 
hide me under the shadow of thy 

swings, K. 18. 16-18. 

9 Fi'om the wicked ^at oppress me, 
from ^my deadly enemies, who com- 
pass me about. 

10 They are inclosed in their own 
fat : with their mouth they speak 
proudly. 

1 1 They have now ^compassed us in 
our steps : they have set their eyes 
bowing down to the earth ; 

12 ^Like as a. hon that is greedy of 
his prey, and as it were a young lion 
^lurking in secret places. 

13 Arise, O Lord, ^disappoint him, 
cast him down : deliver my soul from 
the wicked, ^°tchich is thy sword : 

14 From men which are thy hand, 
Q Lord, from men of the world, 



PSALM 16. 

4 dAJoelX con 
fldently. 

b Ps. 49, 15 
Acts 2, 27 
Actsl3,35 

c Dan. 9, 24 
Lu. 1, 35 

d Acts 2, 28 



PSALM 17. 

1 justice. 

2 without 

lips of 

deceit. 

a Job 23, 10 

b Jas. 3, 2 

c Rom. 12,2 

3 be not 
moved. 

4 Or, that 
savest 
them 
which 
trust in 
thee /rorn 
those that 
rise up 
against 
thy right 
hand. 

d Deut. 
32,10 

5 that 
ivaste me. 

6 my 
enemies 
against 
the soul. 

1 Sam. 

23,26 

The like- 
ness of 
him [that 
is,of every 
one of 
them] is 
as a lion 
that de- 
sireth to 
roMn. 

8 sitting. 

9 prevent 
his face. 

10 Or, by 

thy 
sivord. 

11 Or, their 
children 
are full. 

/lJohn3,2 

g Col. 1, 15 



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PSALM 18. 

a 2 Sam. 
22, 33 

b Ps. 144, 1 

1 my rocTi. 
c Heb. 2, 13 
d Ps. 76, 4 
e Ps. 116, 3 

2 Belial 

3 Or, cords. 
/Acts 4, 31 

4 by his. 
g Isa. 64, 1 
h Ps. 99, 1 
i Ps. 104, 3 
j Ps. 97, 2 I 

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which have their portion in this life, 
and whose belly thou fillest with thj* 
hid treasure: ''they are full of chil- 
dren, and leave the rest of their sub- 
stance to their babes. 
15 As for me,-^I will behold thy face 
in righteousness : I shall be satisfied, 
when I awake, with -^thj likeness. 

PSALM 18. 

David's psalm of thanksgiving for GocVs manifold 
and marvellous blessings. 

To the chief Musician, A Psahn of 
Da'vid, the servant of the Lord, 
who spake unto the Lord the 
words of "this song in the day that 
the Lord delivered him from the 
hand of all his enemies, and from 
the hand of Saul : And he said, 

*WILL love thee, O Lord, xnj 

strength. 

2 The Lord is my rock, and my for- 
tress, and my deliverer ; my God, 'my 
strength, in '^whom I will trust ; my 
buckler, and the horn of my salva- 
tion, and my high tower. 

3 I will call upon the LoRD,'^^cAo is 
worthy to be praised : so shall I be 
saved from mine enemies. 

4 The 'sorrows of death compassed 
me, and the floods of '^ungodly men 
made me afraid. 

5 The ^sorrows of hell compassed me 
about : the snares of death prevented 
me. 

6 In my distress I called upon the 
Lord, and cried unto my God : he 
heard my voice out of his temple, and 
my cry came before him, even into 
his ears. 

7 Then -^the earth shook and trem- 
bled ; the foundations also of the hills 
moved and were shaken, because he 
was wroth. 

8 There went up a smoke ^out of his 
nostrils, and fire out of his mouth de- 
voured : coals were kindled by it. 

9 He ^bowed the heavens also, and 
came down : and darkness was under 
his feet. 

1 And ^he rode upon a cherub, and 
did fly: 'jedi, he did fly upon the 
wings of the wind. 

1 1 He made darkness his secret 
place ; his •'pavilion round about him 
were dark waters and thick clouds 
of the skies. 

12 At the brightness that w as hetore 
him his thick clouds passed, hail 
stones and coals of fire. 

1 3 The Lord also thundered in the 
heavens, and the Highest gave his 



Psalm of thanksgiv ing 



PSALMS, 18. 



for manifold blessi?igs^ 



*voice; hail sfofies and coals of 
fire. 

14- Yea, Tie sent out his arrows, and 
scattered them; and he shot out 
lightnings, and discomfited them. 

1 5 Then the channels of waters 
were seen, and the foundations of the 
world were discovered at thy rebuke, 
O Lord, at the blast of the breath of 
thy nostrils. 

' 1 6 He '"sent from above, he took me, 
he drew me out of ^niany waters. 

1 7 He delivered me f roiii my strong 
enemy, and from them which hated 
me : for they were too strong forme. 

1 8 They prevented me in the day 
of my calamity : but the Lord was 
my stay. K. 23. 1. 

1 9 He "brought me forth also into a 
large place ; he delivered me, because 
he delighted in me. 

20 The "Lord rewarded me accord- 
ing to my righteousness; according 
to the cleanness of my hands hath he 
recompensed me. 

21 For I have kept the ways of the 
Lord, and have not wickedly depart- 
ed from my God. 

22 For all his judgments icere before 
me, and I did not put away his stat- 
utes from me. J. 19. 9. 
231 was also upright ^before him, 

and I kept myself from mine iniq- 
uity. 

24 Therefore ^hath the Lord recom- 
pensed me according to my right- 
eousness, according to the cleanness 
of my hands ^in his eyesight. 

25 With ?the merciful thou wilt 
shew thyself merciful ; with an up- 
right man thou wilt shew thyself 
upright ; 

26 With the pure thou wilt shew 
thyself pure ; and ^vith the f roward 
thou wilt ^shew thyself fro ward. 

27 For thou wilt save the afflicted 
people; but wilt bring down 'high 
looks. R. 32. 5. 

28 For 'thou wilt light my ^candle: 
the Lord my God will enlighten my 
darkness. 

29 For by thee I have '"run through 
a troop ; and by my God have I 
leaped over a wall. 

' 30 As for God, " his way is p erfect • 
the ^word of the Lord is "tried : he /.s 
a buckler to all those tha t trust in 
him . 

31 For ''^vho is God save the Lord ? 
or who is a rock save our God ? * 

32 /^ is God that girdeth me with 
* F. 20. 5-7. 



PSALM 18. 
k Ps. 29, 3 

I Isa. 30. 30 
m Ps. 144, 7 

5 Or, great 
waters. 

n Ps. 118, 5 

2 Sam. 
22,21 

6 with. 

p 1 Sam. 
26,23 

7 before his 
eyes. 

q 1 Ki. 8. 32 

r Lev.26,23 
Pro. 3, 34 

8 Or. 

wrestle. 

s Pro. 6, 17 
t Job 18, 6 

9 Or, lamp. 

10 Or, 
broken. 

u Deut.'32,4 
Dan. 4. 37 
Rev. 15, 3 

I! Ps. 12, 6 
Ps. 119, 
140 
Pro. 30, 5 

II Or, 

1 eflned. 

iv Dent. 
32,31 

12 Or, u'ith 
thy meek- 
ness thou 
hast mul- 
t iplied 
me. 

13 mine- 
ancles. 

14 causedto 
bow. 

X Pro. 1, 28 

15 at the 
hearing 
of the ear. 

16 the sons 
of the 
stranger. 

17 hV, or, 
yield 
feigned 
obedience. 

'I ]\Iic. 7, 17 

z Jer. 10,10 

18 giveth 
avenge- 
ments 
for me. 

19 Or, de- 
stroyeth. 

a Ps. 59. 1 

20 man of 
violence. 

21 Or, 

confess. 
Rom. 15,9 

lb Ps. 144,10 

549 



strength, and maketh my way per- 
fect. 

33 He mxaketh mv feet like hinds' 
feet, and setteth me upon my high 
places. 

34 He teacheth my hands to war, so 
that a bow of steel is broken by mine 
arms. 

35 Thou hast also given me the 
shield of thy salvation : and thy right 
hand hath holden me up, and ' ^thy 
gentleness hath made me great. 

36 Thou hast enlarged my steps un- 
der me, that '^my feet did not slip. 

371 have pursued mine enemies, 
and overtaken them : neither did 1 
turn again till they were consmned. 

381 have wounded them that they 
were not able to rise : they are fallen 
under my feet. 

39 For thou hast girded me with 
strength unto the battle : thou hast 
^ ^subdued under me those that rose 
up against me. 

40 Thou hast also given me the 
necks of mine enemies ; that 1 might 
destroy them that hate me. 

41 They cried, 'bnttnereivas-n.o'n.QtQ 
save them : 'even unto the Lord, bui 
he answered them not, 

42 Then did I beat them small as 
the dust before the wind : I did cast 
them out as the dirt in the streets. 

43 Thou hast delivered me from the 
strivings of the people; aoid thou 
hast made me the head of the hea- 
then: a people ichom I have not 
known shall serve me. 

44 '^As soon as they hear of me, 
they shall obey me : ^^the strangers 
shall '^submit themselves unto me. 

45 The -"strangers shall fade away, 
and be afraid out of their close 
places. 

46 Thc^LoRD liveth; and blessed be 
my rock ; and let the God of my sal- 
vation be exalted. 

47 It zsGod that '^avengeth me, and 
'^subdueth the people under me. 

48 He delivereth me from mine ene- 
mies : yea, ''thou liftest me up above 
those that rise up against me : thou 
hast delivered me from the ^"violent 
man. 

49 Tberpforp will T ^'give thanks un- 
to thpf^ O T;r>pn among t.hp hpathpn, 



and sing p rais e s unto thy name t J 
50 Great deliverance *givetli he to 
his king ; and sheweth mercy to his 
anointed, to DaVid.and to his seed for 
evermore. 

fT. 22. 22. * 



God^s glory declared. 



PSALMS, 19-21. Thanksgiving for victory. 



B 



PSALM 19. 

3 The creatures shew God's glory. 7 Excellency of 
God's law. 12 David prays for grace. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
DaVid. 

THE ''heavens declare the glorj^ of 
God ; and the firmament shew- 
eth his handy work. 

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and 
night unto night sheweth knowl- 
edge. 

3 There is no speech nor language, 
''where their voice is not heard. 

4 ^Their line is gone out through all 
the earth, and their words to the end 
of the world. In them hath he set a 
tabernacle for the sun, 

5 Which is *as a bridegroom coming 
out of his chamber, a?2f/ rejoiceth as a 
strong man to run a race. 

6 His going forth '' ^5 from the end of 
the heaven, and his circuit unto the 
ends of it : and there is nothing hid 
from the heat thereof. 

7 The ^law of the Lord is perfect , 
^conv erting the soul : the testimony 
of the Lord is sure, making wise the 



simple 



opi 
Th 



8 The statu tes ^of the 
right, re joicing the heart 



0. 25. 12. 
Lord are 
: the com- 



mandmen t of the Lord is pure, en- 
li ghtening the eyes . 
9 Th e fear of the Lord is clean , en- 
during for ever: the judg ments of 



dl 



the Lord are ^true and r i ghteous al - 
[ tog ether . B, 37. 31; J. 26. 1, 2. 

1 More to be desired are they than 
gold, yea, than much fine gold : sweet- 
er also than honey and "^the honey- 
comb. 

1 1 Moreover by them is thy servant 
nvarned: and in keeping of them 
there is great reward. 

12 Who can understand his errors ? 
cleanse thou me from secret faidts. 

13 Keep back thy servant also from 
presumptuous sins ; let them not 
have dominion over me : then shall 
I be upright, and I shall be innocent 
from 'the great transgression. 

14 Let the words of my mouth, and 
the meditation of my heart, be ac- 
ceptable in thy sight, O Lord, ''my 
strength, and my -^redeemer. 

PSALM 20. 

1 The church blesses the king in his exploits: & she 
expresses a confidence in God's favour. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
DaVid. 

THE Lord hear thee in the day of 
trouble ; the ''name of the God of 
Ja'cob 'defend thee ; 



PSALM 19. 
a Isa. 40, 22 

1 without 
theirvoice 
heard, or, 
ivithout 
these 

theirvoice 
is heard. 

2 Or, Their 
rule, or, 
direction. 
Rom. 
10,18 

b Eccl. 11,7 

c Eccl. 1.5 

3 Or, 

doctrine. 
2 Tim. 
3.16 

4 Or, 

restoring. 

d Neh. 9, 13 

5 truth. 

6 The drop- 
ping of 
honey- 
combs. 



e Pro. 6, 22 

7 Or, much. 

8 my rock, 
f Isa. 44, 6 



PSALM 20. 

a Isa. 50, 10 

1 settheeon 
an high 
place. 

2 thy help. 

3 support 
thee. 

4 turn to 
ashes: or. 
make fat. 
1 Ki.18,38 

b 1 John 
5, 14 

c Isa. 12,1,2 

d 1 Sam. 
17.45 

5 from the 
hea ven of 
his holi- 
ness. 

6 by the 
strength 
of the sal- 
vation of 
his right 
hand. 

e 2 Chr. 
14,11 



PSALM 21. 

a John 
11,42 

b 2 Sam. 

7, 19 

1 set Mm to 
be bless- 
ings. 

2 gladded 
him with 
joy. 

c Pa. 91, 2 

d Deut. 
32.22 

550 



2 Send ^thee help from the sanctu- 
ary, and ^strengthen thee out of 
Zi'on ; 

3 Remember all thy offerings, and 
^ accept thy burnt sacrifice; S5 1ah.'^ 

4^Grant thee*according to thine own 
heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 

5 We will rejoice ^in thy salvation, 
and in the name of our God we '^will 
set up oi<r banners: the Lord fulfil 
all thy petitions. 

6 Now know I that the Lord saveth 
his anointed ; he will hear him ^f rom 
his holy heaven ^with the saving 
strength of his right hand. 

7 Some t7^ust in chariots, and some in 
horses : but we will ^remember the 
name of the Lord our God. F.22.4,5. 

8 They are brought down and fallen : 
but we are risen, and stand upright. 

9 Save, Lord : let the king hear us 
when we call. 

PSALM 21. 

1 A thanksgiving for victory, 7 with confidence of 
further success. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
Da'vid. 

THE king shall joy in thy strength, 
O Lord; and in thy salvation 
how greatly shall he rejoice ! 

2 Thou hast given him ''his heart's 
desire, and hast not withholden the 
reqruest of his lips. Se'lah. 

3 For thou preventest him with the 
blessings of goodness : thou settest a 
crown of pure gold on his head. 

4 He asked life of thee, ''and thou 
gavest it him, even length of days 
for ever and ever. 

5 His glory is great in thy salva- 
tion : honour and majesty hast thou 
laid upon him. 

6 For thou hast 'made him most 
blessed for ever: thou hast ^made 
him exceeding glad with thy coun- 
tenance. 

7 For the king trusteth^'in the Lord, 
and through the mercy of the most 
High he shall not be moved. 

8 Thine hand shall find out all thine 
enemies : thy right hand shall find 
out those that hate thee. 

9 Thou shalt make them as ^a fiery 
oven in the time of thine anger : the 
Lord shall swallow them up in his 
wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 

1 Their fruit shalt thou destroy 
from the earth, and their seed from 
among the children of men. 

11 For they intended evil against 
thee : they imagined a mischievous 

* D. 49. 6-8. 



David, in great 



PSALMS, 22, 23. 



distress, complaiyieth. 



device, lohich they are not able to 
perform. 

1 2 Therefore ^shalt thou make them 
turn their ''back, lohe^i thou shalt 
make ready thine arrows upon thy 
strings against the face of them. 

13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine 
own strength : so will we sing "and 
praise thy power. 

PSALM 22. 

1 David prays in great distress: 21 he promises pub- 
lic thmiksgiving and praise. 

To the chief Musician upon ' Aij'e-leth 
Sha'har, A Psalm of Da'vid. 

MY "God, my God, why hast thou 
forsaken me ? lohy art thou so 
far ^f rom helping me, and from *the 
words of my roaring ? 

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, 
but thou hearest not ; and in the night 
season, and ^am not silent. 

3 But thou art ''holy, thou that in- 
habitest the praises of Is'ra-el. 

4 Owv fathers trusted in thee : they 

jtrjisted, and th ou didst deliYer 

them. 

! 5 They cried unto thee, and were de- 

j livered: theytrusted in thee, and were 

I not confounded. F. 2.3. 1-6. 

6 But I am a worm, and no man ; 

a ''reproach of men, and despised of 

the people. 

T Ail 'they that see me laugh me to 
scorn : they ^shoot o».it the lip, they 
shake the head, saying, 

8 ^He trusted on the Lord that he 
would deliver him : let him deliver 
him, ^seeing he delighted in him. 

9 But thou art he that took me out 
of the womb : thou 'didst make me 
hope vnhen I was upon my mother's 
breasts. 

10 1 was cast upon thee from the 
womb : thou art my God from my 
mother's belly. 

1 1 Be not far from me ; for trouble 
is near ; for there is ^none to help. 

1 2 Many bulls have compassed me : 
strong hulls of Ba'shan have beset me 
round. 

1 3 They ^gaped upon -''me with their 
mouths, as a ravening and a roaring 
lion. 

141 am poured out like water, and 
all my bones are '"out of joint: my 
heart is like wax ; it is melted in the 
midst of my bowels. 

1 5 My ^'strength is dried up like .a 
potsherd ; and my tongue cleaveth to 
my jaws ; and thou hast brought me 
into the dust of death. 



PSALM 21. 

3 Or, thou 
Shalt set 
them as a 
butt. 

i shoulder. 

e Rev. 11, 
16,17 



PSALM 22. 

I Or, the 
hind of 
the morn- 
ing. 

a Mat.27,46 

3 from my 
salvation. 

b Heb. 5, 7 

3 there is 
no silence 
to me. 

c Ex. 15. 11 

d Isa. 53, 3 

e Mat.27,39 

i open. 

5 He rolled 
himself 
on the 
LORD. 

6 Or, if he 
delight in 
him. 

7 Or, 
kept est 
me in 
safety. 

8 not a 
helper. 

9 opened 
tl^.eir 
mouths 
against 
me. 

f Ps. 35. 21 

10 Or, 

sundered. 

g Pro. 17.22 

;i Lu. 23. 33 
.John 
20,27 

i Lu. 23, 34 

II tny only 
one. 

12 from the 
liand. 

j 2 Tim. 
4. 17 

k John 
20, 17 

I John 6,57 
?n John 6,51 
n Ps. 2, 8 
Mat. 6, 13 
p Isa. 26, 19 



PSALM 23. 

a John 
10, 11 
1 Pet.2,25 
Rev. 7, 17 

551 



1 6 For dogs have compassed me : the 
assembly of the wicked have inclosed 
me : they ^pierced my hands and my 
feet. 

171 may tell all my bones: they look 
and stare upon me. 

1 8 They *part my garments among 
them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 

19 But be not thou far from me, O 
Lord : O my strength, haste thee to 
help me. 

20 Deliver my soul from the sword ; 
"my darling '^from the power of the 
dog. 

21 Save -'me from the lion's mouth: 
for thou hast heard me from the horns 
of the unicorns. 

22 1 w ill de clare thy name unto m y ] T 
^brethre n : in the midst of the cong re- j 
gation w ill I praise thee. T. 26. 6, 



'2i^ Ye that fear the Lord, praise 
him ; all ye the seed of Ja'cob, glorify 
him ; and fear him, all ye the seed of 
is'ra-el. 

24' For he hath not despised nor ab- 
horred the affliction of the afflicted ; 
neither hath he hid his face from 
him ; but when he cried unto him, he 
heard. 

25 My praise shall be of thee in the 
great congregation: I will pay my 
vows before them that fear him. 

26 The 'meek shall eat and be satis- 
fied : they shall praise the Lord that 
seek him : your "heart shall live for 
ever. 

27 All "the ends of the world shall 
remember and turn unto the Lord : 
and all the kindreds of the nations 
sha,ll worship before thee. 

28 For the kingdom is the Lord's : 
and he is the governor among the 
nations. 

29 All they that he fat upon earth 
shall eat and worship : ^all they that 
go down to the dust shall bow before 
him: and none can keep alive his 
own soul. , 

30 A seed shall serv^e him ; it shall 
be accounted to the Lord for a gener- 
ation. 

31 They shall come, and shall de- 
clare his righteousness unto a people 
that shall be born, that he hath done 
this. 

PSALM 23. 

David's confidence in God's grace. 

A Psalm of DaVid. 

Lord is ''my shepherd; I 



HFl 




not want. K. 23. 4. 

2 He maketh me to lie down in 



F 
K 



The king of glory. 



PSALMS, 24-26. 



A prayer for help. 



^green pastures : *he leadeth me be- 
side the ^stiil waters. 
3 He resto reth my soul : he leadet h 
me in the paths ot righteousness tor 



his name's sake. P, 51 12. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the 
valley of the shadow of death, I will 
fear no evil : for ''thou art with me ; 
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 

5 Thou preparest a table before me 
in the presence of mine enemies : thou 
^anointest my head with oil ; my cup 
runneth over, 

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall 
follow me aJl the days of my life : and 
I will ''dwell in the house of the Lord 
'for ever. F. 25. 1, 2. 

PSALM 24. 

1 God'."? lordship over the icorld : 3 citizens of Ms 
spiritual kingdom. 7 The Lord's solemn entrance 
into his saiLCtuartj. 

A Psalm of DaVid. 

THE "earth is the Lord's, and the 
fulness thereof ; the world, and 
they that dwell therein, 

2 For he hath founded it upon the 
seas, and established it upon the 
floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of 
the Lord ? or who shall stand in his 
holy place ? 

4 'He that hath clean hands and a 
^pure heart ; wh"oliatlrnot lifted up 
ins soul unto vanity, nor sworn de- 
ceittuily. 

5 He shall receive the blessing from 
i the Lord, and righteousness from the 
I God of his salvation. 

! 6 This is the generation of them that 
I seek him, that seek thy face, ^O Ja- 
[cob. Se'lah. G. 20. (>. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; 

and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors ; 

*and the King of glory shall come in. 
f 8 Who is this King of glory ? The 
i Lord strong and mighty, the Lord 
[mighty in battle. K. 27. 5. 

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; 
even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; 
and the King of glory shall come in. 

10 Who is this King of glory ? The 
Lord of hosts, he is the King of 
glory. Se'lah. 

PSALM 25. 

1 David's confidence in prayer : 16 he prays for help 
in affliction. 

A Psalm of Da'vid. 

UNTO ''thee, O Lord, do I lift up 
my soul. 

2 O my God. I ^trust in thee : let me 
not be ashamed, let not mine enemies 
triumph over me. F. 25. 20. 

* K. 24. 8. 



PSALM 23. 

1 pastures 
of tender 
grass. 

b Ezek. 
34, 14 

2 waters of 
quietness. 
John 

14, 27 

c Isa. 43, 2 

3 niakest 
fat. 

d 2 Cor. 5, 1 

4 in length 
of days. 



B. C. 1017. 

PSALM 24. 

a Ex. 9, 29 
Job 41, 11 

1 The clean 
of hands. 
1 Tim. 2,8 

b Mat. 5, 8 



Or O God 

of Jacob. 

Hag. 2. 7 
Mai. 3, 1 
1 Cor. 2, 8 



PSALM 25. 

a Lam. 3,41 

b Rom. 
10. 11 

c Ex. 33, 13 

1 thy 
boiuels. 

d Ps. 51. 1 

e Ps. 31, 3 
Ps. 79, 9 
Ps. 109.21 
Ps. 143,11 

/ Rom.5,20 

g Ps. 37, 23 

2 shall 
lodge in 

foodness. 
»ro. 19,23 

h Ps. 37, 11, 
22,29 

I Pro. 3, 32 
John 7,17 
John 

15, 15 

2 Cor. 4, 
2-6 

3 Or, and 
his cove- 
nant to 
make 
them 
hnotv it. 

j Ps. 141, 8 

4 bring 
forth. 

k Ps. 69, 16 
Ps. 86, 18 

I 2 Sam. 

16, 12 

5 hatred of 
violence. 

m Ps. 130, 8 



PSALM 26. 

a Ps. 7, 8 

b Ps. 28, 7 
Pro. 29,25 

552 



3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be 
ashamed : let them be ashamed which 
transgress without cause. 

4 Shew ^me tby ways, O Lord ; teach 
me thy paths. 

5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach 
me : for thou art the God of my sal- : 
vation ; on thee do I wait all the day. 

C Remember, O Lord, 'thy tender 
mercies and thy lovingkindnesses : 
for they have been ever of old. 

7 Remember not the sins of my 
youth, nor my transgressions : '^ac- 
cording to thy mercy remember thou 
me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 

8 Good and upright is the Lord : 
therefore will he teach sinners in the 
way. 

9 The meek will he guide in judg- 
ment : and the meek Avill he teach 
his way. 

lOAli the paths of the Lord are 
mercy and truth unto such as keep 
his covenant and his testimonies. 

11 For 'thy name's sake, O Lord, 
pardon mine iniquity ; ■'for it is great. 

1_2_What man is he th at fe firpth th^ 
T^ORDJ him ^sh all he teach in the 
waxAjlhfi^shalLnhoiisa. 0. 31. 19. J 

13 His soul ^shall dwell at ease ; and 
his ^seed shall inherit the earth. 

1 4 The \secret of the Lord is with 
them that fear him; ^and he wiU 
shew them his covenant. 

15 Mine •'eyes are ever toward the 
Lord; for he shall *pluck my feet 
out of the net. 

1 6 Turn *thee unto me, and have 
mercy upon me ; for 1 am desolate 
and afflicted. 

1 7 The troubles of my heai-t are en- 
larged : bring thou me out of my 
distresses. 

1 8 Look 'upon mine affliction and 
my pain ; and forgive all my sins. 

19 Consider mine enemies; for they 
are many; and they hate me with 
■■^cruel hatred. 

20 O yppp Tmy snni , a.nrl (Iplivpr ttia • i 
I pt me not be ashame d,- for T_put my I 
tmstJnjthee, F.26. 1,2.J 

21 Let integrity and uprightness 
preserve me ; for I wait on thee. 

22 Redeem '"i§'ra-el, O God, out of 
all his troubles. 

PSALM 26. 

1 David, in confidence of his integrity, resorts to God' 
8 h is lore to God's house. 

A Psalm of Da'vid. 
UDGE ''me, O Lord ; for I have ' 
walked in mine integrity : *L 
tL. 27. 1. ' 



J 



F 
J 



F 

J 



G 

T 



I 



A so?ig of trust. 

have trusted also in the Lord ; there- 
fore I shall not slide. 

2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove 
me ; try my reins and my heart.* 

3 For thy lo\dngkindness is before 
mine eyes : and I have walked in thy 
truth. 

4 I 'have not sat with vain persons, 
neither will I go in with dissemblers. 

5 I have '^hated the congregation of 
evil doers; and vvdll not sit with the 
wicked. 

6 I ^will wash mi n e hands in inno - 
cency : so will I com pa ss thine altar , 
O Lor d : G. 37. 31. 

T That I m ay publish vrith th e voice 



PSALMS, 27, 28. 



David crieth to God. 



of thanks giving, a nd tell of all thy 
won dr ous works. T. 26. 12. 

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation 
of thy house, and the place Svhere 
thine honour dwelleth. 

9 -Gather not my soul with sinners, 
nor my life vv^ith ^bloody men : 

10 In whose hands is iTiischief, and 
their right hand is *full of bribes. 

1 1 But as for me, I will walk in mine 
integritj^ : redeem me, and be merci- 
ful unto me. 

T , 12 My foot standeth in an even 
place : in the congregations will I 
i bless the Lord. T. 34. 1-3. 

PSALM 27. 

David sustains his faith by the power of God. 

A Psalm of Da'vid. 
F ^T^ HE Lord i s my light and my sal - 
1- ! X vation -. whom shall I fear ? the 

i Lord is the stre ngth of my life ; of 

i whom shall I be afraid ?t 

2 When the wicked, eve7i mine ene- 
mies and my foes, 'came upon me to 
eat up my flesh, they stumbled and 
fell. 

3 Though an host should encamp 
against me, my heart shall not fear : 
though war should rise against me, 
in this itnll I he confident. 

4 One thing have I desired of the 
Lord, that will I seek after ; that I 
may dwell in the house of the Lord 
all the days of iTiy life, to behold ^the 
beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in 
his temple. 

K 5 For "in the t i me of trouble he shall 
i hide me in his pavilion : in the secret 
I of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; he 
I shall set me up upon a r ock. K.27.14. 
6 And now shall mine head be lifted 
up above mine enemies round about 
me : therefore will I offer in his tab- 
ernacle sacrifices "of joy ; I will sing, 
yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. 

*F. 27. 1; J. 35. 23,24. 
fF. 27. 13, 14; L. 27. 7, 8. 



PSALM 26. 

c Ps. 1, 1 
Jer. 15,17 

d Ps. 31, 6 

e Ex. 30, 19 
Ps. 73. 13 
1 Tim. 2.8 

1 of the 
taber- 
nacle of 
thy 
honour. 

2 Or, Take 
not away. 
ISam. 
25,29 

3 men of 
blood. 

i filled 
with. 
Ex. 23, 8 
Deut. 
16, 19 
1 Sam.8,3 
Isa. 33, 15 



7 Hear, O Lord, whe)i I cry with my ^ 
voice : have mercy also upon me, ah^ \ 
answer me . j 

8 *Whe7f~th ou saidst, See k ye my j 
face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy i 



31. 1-3.. 



PSALM 27. 

1 ap- 
proached 
against 
rne. 

2 Or, the 

delight. 

a Isa. 4, 6 

3 of shout- 
ing. 

i Or, My 
heart said 
unto thee. 
Let my 
face seek 
thy face. 

b Isa. 49, 15 

5 will gath- 
er me. 
Isa. 40, 11 

6 a way of 
plain- 
ness. 

7 those 
which ob- 
serve me. 

c 1 Sam. 
22,9 
2 Sam. 
16, 7 

d Ps. 112. 
7.8 

e Ps.62,1.5 
Isa. 25. 9 
Hab. 2. 3 



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face . Lord, will 1 seek. u. oj.i-o. 
^Hide not thy face far from me; 
put not thy servant away in anger : 
thou hast been my help ; leave me 
not, neither forsake me, O God of 
my salvation. 

it) When my father and *my mothef 
forsake me, then the Lord Hvill take 
me up. 

11 Teach me thj- way, O Lord, and 
lead me in ^a plain path, because of 
'mine enemies. 

1 2 Deliver me not over unto the 
will of mine enemies : for ''false wit- 
nesses are risen up against me, and 
such as breathe out cruelty, c. 28. 3. 

13 I had fainted, "^unless I had be- 
lieved to see the goodness of the Lord 
in the land of the living. j 

14 Wait "on the Lord: be ofgood i 
courage, and he shall stren gtlien thme ; 
heart : wait, I say, on the Lord . + ^ j 

PSALM 28. 

1 David prays against his enemies: 6 he blesses God: 
9 he prays for the people. 

A Psalm of Da'vid. 

UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord 
my rock ; be not silent 'to me : 
lest, if thou be silent to me, I become 
like them that go do^\TL into the pit. 

2 Hear the voice of my supplications, 
when I cry imto thee, when I lift up 
my hands ^toward thy holy oracle. 

3 Di*aw me not away with the ^ c 
wicked, and with the workei'S of in- j 
iquity, which speak peace to their | 
neighbours, but mjschief is in their j 
hearts. c. 38. 4. 



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PSALM 28. 

1 from me. 

2 Or, to- 
ward the 
oracle of 
thy sanc- 
tuary. 

a 2 Tim. 
4, 14 

b Ps. 18, 2 

3 Or, his 

strenqth. 

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'"^^^ ""-• V. oo. -t. 

4 Give ''them according to their 
deeds, and according to the A\acked- 
ness of their endeavours : give them 
after the work of their hands ; ren 
der to them their desert. 

5 Because they regard not the works 
of the Lord, nor the operation of his 
hands, he shall destroy them, and 
not build them up. h. 32. 10 

6 Blessed be the Lord, because he 
hath heard the voice of my supplica- 
tions. 

7 The Lord is hnj strength and my 
shield ; my heart trus ted in him, and 
I am helpe d : therefore my hearfc 
greatly reijoiceth ; and with my song 
will I praise him. 

8 The Lord is ^theu* stren 



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IF.28. 7; K.2S.7. 8; W.31. 



19. 



Princes to give God glory. PSALMS, 29-31. 



A prayer for help. 



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'saving 



strength 



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he is the 

anointed. K. 31 20. 

9 Save thy people, and bless thine 
inheritance : ^f eed them also, and lift 
them up for ever. 

PSALM 29. 

I David exhortfi princes to give gloy^y io God, 3 bi/ 
reason of his power, 11 and protection of his 
people. 

A Psalm of DaVid. 

GIVE "unto the Lord, O 'ye 
mighty, give unto the Lord 
glory and strength. 

2 Give unto the Lord Hhe glory due 
unto his name; worship the Lord 
^in the beauty of holiness. 

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the 
waters : the God of glory thundereth : 
the Lord is upon ^many waters. 

4 The voice of the Lord is ^power- 
ful ; the voice of the Lord is *f ull of 
majesty. 

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh 
the cedars ; yea, the Lord breaketh 
the cedars of Leb'a-non. 

6 He maketh them also to *skip like 
a calf ; Leb'a-non and '^Sir'i-on like a 
young unicorn. 

7 The voice of the Lord 'divideth 
the flames of fire. 

8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the 
wilderness; the Lord shaketh the 
wilderness of '^Ka'desh. 

9 The voice of the Lord maketh the 
^hinds to calve, and discovereth the 
forests : and in his temple ^doth every 
one speak of his glory. 

10 The LoRDsitteth "upon the flood ; 
yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever, 

11 The Lord will -^give strength 
unto his people ; the Lord will bless 
his people with peace. 

PSALM 30. 

t David praises God for his deliverance: 4 he ex- 
horts others to praise him. 

^ Psalm and Song at the dedication 
of the house of DaVid. 

I WILL extol thee, O Lord ; for 
thou hast lifted me up, and hast 
not made my foes to rejoice over 
me, 

2 O Lord my God, I ''cried unto thee, 
and thou hast healed me. 

3 O Lord, *thou hast brought up my 
soul from the grave : thou hast kept 
me alive, that I should not go down 
to the pit. 

4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of 
his, and give thanks 'at the remem- 
brance of his holiness. . 

5 For ^his anger endureth but a 
moment ; 'in his favour is life : weep- 



PSALM 28. 

■t strength 
of salva- 
tions. 

5 Or, rule. 



PSALM 29. 

a 1 Chr. 16, 

28,29 

1 ye sons 
of the 
mighty. 

2 the 
honour of 
his name. 

3 Or, in his 
glorious 
sanc- 
tuary. 

4 Or, great 
waters, 
in poiver. 
in maj- 
esty. 

Ps. 114, 4 
Deut. 3, 9 

7 cutteth 
out. 
Ex. 19, 18 

d Num. 
13,26 

8 Or, to he 
in pain. 

9 Or, every 
whit of it 
uttereth, 
etc. 

e Ps. 93, 4 
/ Isa. 40, 29 



B. C. 1042. 

PSALM 30 

a Ps. 6, 2-4 
b Ps. 40, 1,2 

1 Or, to the 
memo- 
rial. 

2 there is 
but a mo- 
ment in 
his anger. 

c Ps. 63, 3 

3 in the 



evening. 

4 singing, 
d Job 29, 18 

5 settled 
strength 
for my 
m,oun- 
tairn. 

e Ps. 104,29 
/ Ps. 115,17 
q Ps. 4, 1 
h 2 Sam. 
6,14 

6 That is, 
my 

tongue, 
or, my 
soul. 



PSALM 31. 

a Ps. 71, 2 
1 to me for 
a rock of 
strength, 
h Ps. 25, 11 
c Lu. 23, 46 
d Heb. 6, 18 
e John 
10. 27 
/Ps. 18, 19 

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ing may endure ^for a night, but ^joy 

Cometh in the morning. 
6 And in my "^prosperity I said, 1 

shall never be moved. 
T Lord, by thy favour thou hast 
made my mountain to stand strong : 

thou "didst hide thy face, and I was 

troubled. 

8 I cried to thee, O Lord ; and unto 
the Lord I made supplication. 

9 What profit is there in my blood, 
when I go down to the pit ? -^Shall 
the dust praise thee ? shall it declare 
thy truth ? 

10 Hear, O Lord, ^and have mercy 
upon me : Lord, be thou my helper. 

11 Thou hast turned for me my 
mourning ^into dancing: thou hast 
put off my sackcloth, and girded me 
with gladness ; 

12 To the end that ^niy glory may 
sing praise to thee, and not be silent. 
O Lord my God, I will give thanks 
unto thee for ever. 

PSALM 31. 

1 David, shewing his confide:nce in God, craves his 

help. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
Da'vid. 

]^ thee, O Lord, do I put my trus t ; 
let me never be asJiamed : dehver 
me in thy righteousness. 

2 Bow ''down thine ear to me ; deliver 
me speedily : be thou 'my strong rock, 
for an house of defence to save me. 

3 For thou art my rock and my 
fortress; therefore *for thy name's 
sake lead me, and guide me. * j 

4 Pull me out of the net that they 
have laid privily for me: for thou 
art my strength. 

5 Into '^thine hand I commit my 
spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O 
Lord '^God of truth. 

6 I have hated them that regard ly- 
ing vanities : but I trust in the Lord. 

7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy 
mercy : for thou hast considered my 
trouble; thou hast *known my soul 
in adversities ; 

8 And hast not shut me up into the 
hand of the enemy : -^thou hast set 
my feet in a large room. 

9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, 
for I am in trouble : mine eye is con- 
sumed with grief, yea, my soul and 
my belly. 

10 For my life is spent with grief, 
and my years with sighing: my 
strength faileth because of mine in- 
iquity, and my bones are consumed 

*F.31. 19: L.31. 19 



God's goodness exalted. 



PSALMS, 32, 33. 



The righteous are blessed. 



Ill was a reproach among all mine 
enemies, but ^especially among my 
neighbours, and a fear to mine ac- 
quaintance: they that did see me 
without fled from me. 

121 am forgotten as a dead man 
out of mind: I am like ^a broken 
vessel. 

13 For I have heard the slander of 
many: fear ^'was on every side: 
while they 'took counsel together 
against me, they devised to take 
away my life. 

14 But I trusted in thee, O Lord : 
I said, Thou art my God. 

15 My times are in thy hand: de- 
liver me from the hand of mine 
enemies, and from them that perse- 
cute me. 

16 Make 4hy face to shine upon thy 
servant: save me for thy mercies' 
sake. 

1 7 Let *me not be ashamed, O Lord ; 
for I have called upon thee : let the 
wicked be ashamed, and let them 
be silent in the grave, 

18 Let ^the lying lips be put to 
silence ; which speak "grievous things 
proudly and contemptuously against 
the righteous. 

p r 19 Oh "'how great is thy goodness, 
L which thou hast~laid up for them 
That ' fear thee; "lZ?AicA thou hast 
\ff I wrought for them that trust in thee 
1 15ef or e the sons of rneHf! p 3 1 93 .24 •* 
K c 20 Thou "snalt hide"^hem in'~tlie 
secret of thy presence from the pride 
of man: °\hoVi shalt keep them se- 
cretly in a pavilion from the strife 
of tongues. K. 32. 6, 7 

21 Blessed be the Lord : for he nam 
shewed me his marvellous kindness 
in a ^strong city. 

22 For I said in my haste, I am cut 
off from before thine eyes: never- 
theless thou heardest the voice of 
my supplications when I cried imto 
thee. 

23 love the Lord, all ye his saints : 
for the Lord ^preserveth the faith- 
ful, and plentifully rewardeth the 
proud doer. 

j ,24 Be of good courage, and he shall 
I strengthen your heart, all ye that 
I hope in the Lord. F. 32 10. 

PSALM 32. 

Blessedness of him whose sins are forgiven. 

^A Psalm of DaVid, Mas'chil. 
f T) LESSED is he whose "transgres- 
j J3 sion is forgiven, whose sin is 
I covered. 

* L. 32. 1,2; 0. 33. 18-20; W. 34. 4-6. 



PSALM 31. 
g Ps. 88, 8 

2 a vessel 
that per- 
isheth. 

h Jer. 20. 3 
Lam. 2,22 

i Mat. 27, 1 

; Num.6,25 
Ps. i, 6 

k Ps. 25, 2 

3 Or. Ut 

them be 
cut off for 
the grave. 

I Ps. 12, 3 

4 a hard 
thing. 

m Isa. 64, 4 
1 Cor. 2, 9 
n Ps. 27, 5 
Job 5, 21 

5 Or Jenced 
city. 

p 1 Pet. 1, 5 



PSALM 32. 

1 Or, A 
Psalm of 
David 
giving in- 
struction. 

a Ps. 85, 2 
Rom. 4, 6 

b 2Cor.5,19 

c John 1,47 

d Pro.28.13 
Isa. 65, 24 
Lu. 15, 18 
1 John 1,9 

e 1 Tim. 
1,16 

/ Isa. 55, 6 
John 7,34 

2 in a time 
of find- 
ing. 

g Ps. 9, 9 
Ps. 27, 6 
Ps. 31, 20 
Ps. 119, 
114 

h Isa, 48, 17 

3 I will 
counsel 
thee, 
mine eye 
shall be 
upon 
thee. 

i Pro. 13,21 
Rom. 2, 9 

j Ps. 34. 8 
Ps. 84, 12 
Pro. 16,20 
Jer. 17,7 



PSALM 33. 

a Isa, 42, 10 

1 Or. 
mercy. 

b John 1, 
1-3 

Heb. 11, 3 
2 Pet. 3, 6 

c Job 26, 13 

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2 Blessed is the man unto whom 
the Lord *imputeth not iniquity, and 
■'in whose ^irit there is no guile. -}- 

3 When I kept silence, my bones 
waxed old through my roaring all 
the day long. 

4 For day and night thy hand w^as 
heavy upon me: my moisture is 
turned into the drought of summei'. 
Selah. 

5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, ^ f^ 
and mine iniquity have I not hid. t\ 
'^said, I will confess my~ t ransg ress 
sions unto the Lord ; andT ^^Qjl .fa^' 
gavest the iniquity of mysm. Se lah:! f 

6 For ^this shall every one that" 38^ \ 
godly pray -^tinto thee '^in a time 
when thou ma,yest be found : surely 
in the floods of great -waters they 
shall not come nigh unto him. 

7 Thou ^art my hiding place ; thou 
shalt preserve me from trouble; thou 
shalt compass me about with songs 
of deliverance. Se'lah. ^ 34 4_- 

8 I will ''instruct thee and' teacli 
thee in the way which thou shalt go : 
T will guide thee with mine eye. 

9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the 
mule, lohich have no understanding : 
whose mouth must be held in with 
bit and bridle, lest they come near 
unto thee. 

1 Many 'sorrows shall be to the 
vacked : ~l)~at -^he tliar~tfust eth i n 
the LoRD^mercy sh aircom pass""lTim 

^^ 1 7rT7^T2a:22"nr 3.4. . 1 6. J 

11 Be glad m the Lord, and re30ice, 

ye righteous : and shout for joy, all 
ye that are upright in heart. 

PSALM 33. 

God to be praised for kis goodness and his power. 

EEJOICE in the Lord, O ye right- 
eous : for praise is comely for 
the upright. 

2 Praise the Lord with hai^p : sing 
unto him with the psaltery and an 
instrument of ten strings. 

3 Sing ''unto him a new song ; play 
skilfully with a loud noise. 

4 For the word of the Lord is right ; 
and all his works are done in truth. 

5 He loveth righteousness and judg- 
ment : the earth is full of the ^good- 
ness of the Lord. 

6 By the *word of the Lord were 
the heavens made ; and all the host 
of them by ""the breath of his mouth. 

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea 
together as an heap: he layeth up 
the depth in storehouses. 

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : 

tL34. 4-6. tR.34. 18. 



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1 song of -praise. 



PSALMS, 34, 35. 



A prayer for safety. 







let all the inhabitants of the world 
stand in awe of him. 

9 For '%e spake, and it was done ; 
he commanded, and it stood fast. 

10 The Lord ^bringeth the counsel 
of the heathen to nought : he maketh 
the devices of the people of none 
elfect. 

11 The "counsel of the Lord stand- 
eth for ever, the thoughts of his heart 
^to all generations. 

12 Blessed is the nation whose God 
is the Lord ; a7id the people vihom 
he hath chosen for his own inher- 
itance. 

1 3 They Lord looketh from heaven ; 
Tie behoideth ail the sons of men. 



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14 1^ 'ronfthe place of his habitation 
" he'Iooketh upon all the inhabitant s 
~of the earth . 

~ T 5 He ^tashioneth their hearts alike ; 
~%e consid ereth all their wo rks* 
1(5 I'here is no king saved by the 
multitude of an host : a mighty man 
is not delivered by much strength. 
IT An horse is a vain thing for 
safety : neither shall he deliver any 
by his great strength. 
18 Behold , ^the eye of th e Lord i s 
Lipon them that f eaxJiim,jiponthem 
[That hope i rfhis merc y ; 
r9^o deliver their s ou l from death , 
and tojkeep them alive in fam^in e. 
^^T )ur soul waiteth for the Lord : 
Tie is our help and our shieldt 
^TTor our heart shall rejoice in 
hi m, because we have trusted in hi s 
h oly nam e. 

22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon 
^ us, according as we hope in thee:t 

PSALM 34. 

1 David praises God, ajid exhorts others thereto by 
his expej'ience. 8 They blessed who trust in God. 

A Psalm of DaVid, when he changed 
his behaviour before 'A-bim'e-lech ; 
who drove him away, and he de- 
parted. 

r T WILL bless the Lord at all times : 
I -L Tii slpraise gAa^^ continually ^e Tn 
' my mouth . 
2 My soul shall make her "boast m 



PSALM 33. 
d Ps. 148, 5 

2 maketh 
frustrate. 

e Job 23, 13 
Pro. 19,21 
Isa. 46, 10 

3 to genera- 
tion and 
genera- 
tion. 

/2Chr.l6,9 
Job 28, 24 
Ps. 11, 4 
Ps. 14, 2 
Pro. 15, 3 

g Isa. 64, 8 

h Job 34, 21 
Jer.32,19 

i Job 36, 7 
Ps. 34, 15 
1 Pet.3,12 



6 This 'poor man cried, and the | 



Lord heard him, and ^saved him o ut^ 



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the Lord: the humble shall hear 



t hereof, and be g lad 



3 O ma g nify the Lord with me, and 



i Tet us exalt hi s na me togethe r. ^ 
^ 4 I ^sought the Lord, an d hejieard 
me, and deli vered me from all my 



fears 

5^1'hey looked unto him, and were 
lightened : and their faces were not 



ashamed . 

* E. 37. 18. 

t F. 34. 4-8. 



tO.34. 14, 15. 
§ T. 35. 28. 



PSALM 34. 

1 Or, 

Achish, 
1 Sam. 
21,13 

a Jer. 9, 24 

1 Cor.1,81 

2 Cor. 
10,17 

b Mat. 7, 7 
Lu. 11, 9 

2 Or, They 
flmved 
unto him. 

c Ps. 3, 4 

d 2 Sam. 
22,1 

e Dan. 6, 22 
Heb. 1, 14 

/ Gen. 32, 1 
2 Ki.6, 17 
Zech. 9, 8 

g Phil. 4. 19 

h 1 Pet.3,10 

i 1 Pet.2,22 

j Job. 36, 7 

k Lev.17,10 
Jer. 44,11 
Amos 9, 4 

I Pro. 10, 7 

3 to the 
broken of 
heart. 

4 contrite 
of spirit. 

m John 
19, 36 

n Ps. 94, 23 

5 Or, shall 
be gnilty. 

2 Sam.4,9 
Ps. 103, 4 
Lam.3,58 

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of all his troubles. L.34.18; VV.34.12-14. • 

7 T'he ''angel of the Lord encampeth; 
•Ground about them that fear him, andj 
delivereth them. K. 34. 9, 10. j 

8 O taste and see that the Lord is 
good : blessed is the man that trust -; 
eth in him . ~ f734. 22. j 

y O fear the Lord, ye his saints : f orj 
there is ^no want to them that fearj 
him. 

10 The young lions do lack, and! 
suffer hunger : but they that seek thd 
Lord shall not want any good thing.} 

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto 
me : I will teach you the fear of the 
Lord. 

1 2 What ^man is he that desireth^ 
life, and loveth many days, that hq 
may see good ? j 

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and 
thy lips from 'speaking guile. 

14 Depart from evil, and d o good ; 
seek peace, and pu rs ue it . W. 36. 7-9. 



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15 The ^ yes of the Lord are up on 



the righteous, and his ears are op en 
unt o their cry . 0. 36. 7-9. 



1 6 The *f ace of the Lord is agains^ 
them that do evil, ^to cut off the re-^ 
membrance of them from the earth.i 

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord 
heareth, and delivereth them out of 
all their troubles. 

1 8 The Lord is nigh ^unto them; 



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1 9 Many are the afflictions of the 
righteous: but the Lord deliverethi 
him out of them all. ! 

20 He keepeth all his bones : '"not! 
one of them is broken. K. 36. 7.j 

21 Evil "shall slay the wicked : and 
they that hate the righteous ^shall be 



desolate. 



H. 36. 12. 



22 The Lord °redeemeth the soul ofi 



his servants : and none of them thati 



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trust in him shall be desolate . tf 



PSALM 35. 

1 David prays for safet7j ; 22 he pleads with God to 
do him rigid. 

A Psalm of DaVid. 

PLEAD my cause, O Lord, with 
them that strive with me : fight 
against them that fight against me. 

2 Take hold of shield and buckler, 
and stand up for mine help. 

3 Draw out also the spear, and sto]i 
the way against them that persecute 
me : say unto my soul, 1 am thy sal- 
vation. 

11K.34. 18, 20. >^H.34. 21. 

** L. 34. 22; R. 38. 18. ftF. 36. 7; L. 36.7-9. 



David's prayer for safety. 



PSALMS, 36. J^xcelleiicy of QoeVs mercy. 



4 Let them be confounded and put 
to shame that seek after my soul: 
let them be turned back and brought 
to confusion that devise my hurt. 

5 Let thern be as chaff before the 
wind : and let the angel of the Lord 
chase them. 

6 Let their way be 'dark and slip- 
pery : and let the angel of the Lord 
persecute them. 

7 For without cause have they hid 
for me their net in a pit, lohich with- 
out cause they have digged for my 
soul. 

8 Let ''destniction come upon him 
^at unawares ; and *let his net that 
he hath hid catch himself : into that 
verAT- destruction let him fall. 

9 And my soul shall be joyful in 
the Lord : it 'shall rejoice m his sal- 
vation. 

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, 
vf ho "^is like unto thee, which deliv- 
erest the poor from him that is too 
strong for him, yea, the poor and the 
needy from him that spoileth him ? 

1 1 Talse witnesses did rise up ; 
^they laid to my charge things that 
I knew not. 

12 They rewarded me evil for good 
to the ^spoiling of my sold, 

13 But as for me, when they were 
sick, my clothing loas sackcloth: I 
^humbled my soul with fasting ; and 
my prayer returned into mine own 
bosom. 

14 1 'behaved myself ^as though he 
had been my friend or brother: I 
bowed do^vn heavily, as one that 
mourneth for his mother. 

15 But in mine ^adversity they re- 
joiced, and gathered themselves to- 
gether: yea, the abjects gathered 
themselves together against me, and 
I knew it not; they did tear me, 
and ceased not : 

16 With hypocritical mockers in 
feasts, they gnashed upon me with 
their teeth. 

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look 
on? rescue my soul from their de- 
structions, "my darling from the 
lions. 

181 will give thee thanks in the 
great congregation: I will praise 
thee among "much people. 

1 9 Let not them that are mine ene 
mies 'Svrongfully rejoice over me 
neither let them wmk wdth the eye 
that hate me without a cause. 

20 For they speak not peace : but 



PSALM 35. 

1 darkness 
aiul slip- 
periness. 

a 1 Thes.o,3 

2 which he 
knoweth 
not of. 

b Ps. 7, 15 
Ps. 57,6 
Ps. lil, 9 
Pro. 5, 22 

c Ps. 13, 5 

d Ex. 15, 11 
Ps. 71, 19 

3 Wit- 
•iiesses of 
wrong. 
Mat.26,59 

•i they 
asked me. 

5 depriv- 
ing. 

Q Or, 
aSicted. 

7 xvalked. 

8 as a 
friend, as 
a brother 
to me. 

9 halting. 

10 my only 
one. 

11 strong. 

12 falsely. 

e Ex. 3, 7 
Acts 7, 34: 

/ 2Thes.l,6 

13 Ah, ah, 
our soul. 

limy right- 
eousness. 
Pro. 8, 18 



they devise deceitful matters against 
them that are quiet in the land. 

21 Yea, they opened their mouth 
wide against nie,and said, Aha, aha, 
our eye hath seen it. 

22 27iis thou hast ^seen, O Lord: 
keep not silence : O Lord, be not far 
from me. 

23 Stir up thyself, and awake to 
my judgment, even unto my ca.use, 
my God and my Lord. 

24 Judge me, O Lord my God, ac= 
cording -^to thy righteousness; and 
let them not rejoice over me. J. .37. ,5, 6 

25 Let them not say in their hearts, 
'^Ah, so would we have it : let tliem 
not say, We have swallowed him up. 

26 Let them be ashamed and 
brought to confusion together that 
rejoice at mine hurt: let them be 
clothed with shame and dishonour 
that magnify themselves agamst me. 

27 Let them shout for joy, and be 
glad, that favour ^"*my righteous 
cause : yea, let them say continually, 
Let the Lord be magnified, which 
hath pleasLU'e in the prosperity of 
his servant. 

28 And my to ng ue shall speak of 



th y righteo usness and of thy praise 
all the day long, T. 40. 3., 

PSALM 36 



1 Miserable estate of the wicked. 
God's mei'cy. 



5 Excellency of 



PSALM 36. 

a Gen.20,11 
Rom. 3,18 

1 to find his 
iniquity 
to hate. 

h Jer. 4, 22 

c Mic. 2, 1 

2 Or, 

vanity. 

d Isa. 65, 2 

e Ps. 57, 10 
Ps. 108, 4 

3 the 
moun- 
tains of 
God. 

/Job 11, 8 
Rom. 
11,33 

g Job 7, 20 
Ps. 145, 9 
ITim. 
4, 10 

4 precious. 
Ps. 31, 19 

h Ruth 2,12 

5 watered. 

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To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
David the servant of the Lord. 

THE transgression of the wicked 1 
saith within my heart, '^that 
there is no fear of God before his 
eyes. 

2 For he flattereth hunself in his 
ow^n eyes, 'until his iniquity be found 
to be hateful. 

3 The v/ords of his mouth are in- 
iquitv and deceit : ''he hath left off to 
be wise, and to do good. 

4 He ''deviseth -mischief upon his j 
bed; he setteth himself '^in a Avay | 
that is not good; he abhorrethnot evil, J * 

5 Thy nnercy, O Lord, is in the 
heavens; andthj faithfulness re acA- 
eth imto the clouds. 

6 Thy righteousness is like^he great 
mountains ; •'thy judgments are a 
great deep : O Lord, ^"thou preservest 
man and beast. 

7 How *exc client is thy lovingkind- ] F 
ness, O God I therefore the children | K 
o f men ''put their trust u nder the | L 
s hadow of thy wings, f J 

8 They shall be ^abundantly satis- | 

* A. 38. 1-4. tF.37.3-7: K. 37. 1-7. 



Different estate of the 



PSALMS, 3T. 



godly, and the wicked. 



L 


W 



H 



H 

K 



H 



fied with the fatness of thy house ; 
and thou shalt make them drink 'of 
the river of thy pleasures. 

9 For ■^with thee is the fountain of 
life : in thy '^light shall we see light. 

10 O "^continue thy lovingkindness 
unto them that ^know thee ; and thy 
righteousness to the upright in heart. 

11 Let not the foot of pride come 
against me, and let not the hand of 
the wicked remove me. 
■ 1 2 There are the workers of in- 
iquity fallen: they are cast down, 
and shall not be able to rise. H. 37. 1,2 

PSALM 3T. 

The happy state of the goclliu and the short-lived 
prosperUij of the wicked. 

A Psalm of Da'vid. 

FRET not thyself because of evil- 
.^ doers, neither be thou envious 
against the workers of iniquity. 
2 For they shall soon be cut down 
like the grass, and wither as the green 

herb. H.37. 9, 10. 

<■ 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good ; 
go~sTTalFthou~d weii m the land, and 
Eeri ly thoTTshalt be ted. 
r^fD'digM^hyselt" also m the Lord ; 
and he shall give thee the desires of 
thine heart. 
J r 5 ^Commit thy way unto the Lord ; 
trust also in him ; and he shall bring 
it to pass. 

6 And *he shall bring forth thy 
righteousness as the light, and thy 
judgment as the noonday. J. 43. 1. 
' 7 '■'Rest in the Lord, and wait pa- 
tiently for him : fret not thyself be- 
cause of him who prospereth in his 
w^ay, because of the man who bring 
eth wicked devices to pass, t 
" 8 Cease from anger, and forsake 
wrath : fret ''not thyself in any wise 
to do evil, 
r 9 For evildoers shall be cut off : but 



PSALM 36. 

i Job 20, 17 
Rev. 22, 1 

j Jer. 2, 13 
Jer. 17,13 
Jer. 18,14 
Zech.13,1 
John 4, 
10, M 

7c Acts26,18 

Eph. 5. 8 

Col. 1, 13 

lThes.5,4 

1 Pet. 2, 9 

6 draw out 
at length. 

I Jer. 22,16 



those th at wait u pon t he Lord, they 
shall inherit the earth. 
10 Jb'or yet a little while, and the 



wicked sKall not de : yea, th ou shalt 
di ligently consider liisplace, and it 
^ all not de. ~ H. 37. 20 

^Xl But the meek shall inherit the 
earth ; and shall delight themselves 
in the abundance of peace. 

12 The wicked ''plotteth against the 
just, and gnasheth upon him with 
his teeth. 

13 The Lord shall laugh at him: 
for he seeth that "'his day is coming. 

14 The wicked have drawn out the 
sword, and have bent their bow, to 

*L. 42. 7.8; 0.40.6-8; W. 68. 18. 
t F. 37. 39, 40; K. 37. 23-25. 



PSALM 37. 

1 in truth, 
or, stable- 

ness. 

a Isa. 58, 14 

2 Roll thy 
tvayupon 
the 

LORD. 
Pro. 16, 3 
Mat. 6, 25 
Lu. 12, 22 
1 Pet. 5, 7 

b Mic. 7, 9 

3 Be silent 
to the 
LOUD, 

c Ps. 73, 3 

Eph. 4, 26 

4 Or, prac- 

tiseth. 

(1 1 Sam. 
26,10 

5 the up- 
right of 
way. 

e Pro.15,16 
Pro. 16, 8 

1 Tim. 6,6 

/ Ps. 1, 6 
g Isa. 60, 21 
h Job 5, 20 

6 the pre- 
ciousness 
oj lambs, 

i Pro. 3, 33 

j Ps. 121, 3 
Pro. 16, 9 

7 Or, estab- 
lished. 

k Mic. 7, 8 

2 Cor. 4, 9 

8 all the 
da.y. 

I Ps. 11, 7 

9 Or, 

goings. 

mPs. 109,31 
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cast down the poor and needy, and 
to slay ^such as be of upright conver- 
sation. 

1 5 Their sword shall enter into their 
own heart, and their bows shall be 
broken. 

16 A "^little that a righteous man 
hath is better than the riches of 
many wicked. 

IT For the arms of the wicked shall 
be broken : but the Lord upholdeth 
the righteous. ' 

18 The Lord -^knoweth the days of ' 
t he upright: and their inheritance 
shall be ^for ever. E. 38. 9., 

19 They shall not be ashamed in the 
evil time : and ^in the days of famine 
they shall be satisfied. 

20 But the wicked shall perish, and 
the enemies of the Lord shall be as 
%he fat of lambs : they shall con- 
sume ; into smoke shall they consume 
away. H. 37. 35-38. 

21 The wicked borroweth, and pay- 
eth not again: but the righteous 
sheweth mercy, and giveth. 

22 For 'such as be blessed of him 
shall inherit the earth ; and they that 
be cursed of him shall be cut off. 

23 The -^steps of a good man are 'or- 
dered by the Lord : and he delight- 
eth in his way. 

24 Though ^he fall, he shall not be 
utterly cast down : for the Lord up- 
holdeth him vnth his hand. 

25 I have been young, and not^am 
old ; yet have I not seen the right- 
eous forsaken, nor his seed begging 
bread. K. 40. 2. 

26 He is *ever merciful, and lendeth; 
and his seed is blessed. 

27 Depart from evil, and do good ; 
and dwell for evermore. 

28 For the LoRDloveth judgment, 
and forsaketh not his saints; they 
are preserved for ever : but the seed 
of the wicked shall be cut off. 

29 The righteous shall inherit the 
land, and dwell therein for ever. 

30 The mouth of the righteous 
speaketh wisdom, and his tongue 
talketh of judgment. 

31 The ];^w of his God is in hi s, 
heart ; n one of his 'steps sha ll slide. 

32 The wicked watcheth the right- 
eous, and seeketh to slay him. 

33 The Lord will not leave him in 
his hand, nor "'condemn him when he 
is judged. 

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his 
way, and he shall exalt thee to in • 

J B. 40. 7,8; G. 40. 6-8. ^ 



Prayer in affliction. 



PSALMS, 38, 39. Brevity ayid vayiity of life. 



H 



A 



herit the land : when the wicked are 
cut off, thou Shalt see'^^. 
35 I have seen the wicked in great 
power, and spreading himself like '"a 
j green bay tree. 

I 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he 
i was not : yea, I sought him, but he 
could not be found. 
37 Mark the perfect man, and be- 
hold the upright : for "the end of thoA 
! man is peace. 
j 3 8 But the transgressors shall be de- 
I stroyed together : the end of the 
[wicked shall be cut off. H. .50. 19-22. 
r 39 But "the salvation of the right- 
I eous is of the Lord : he is their 
i strength in the time of trouble. 
I 40 And the Lord shall help them, 
a nd deliver them: he shall deliver 
I them f rom the wicked, a.nd save 
I them, /^^hecause they trust in him .* 

PSALM 38. 

David moves God to take compassion of his pitiful 
case, confessing his sins to be the cause thereof. 

A Psalm of DaVid, to bring to re- 
membrance. 

OLORD, rebuke me not in thy 
wrath : neither chasten me in 
! thy hot displeasure. 
! 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, 
I and thy hand presseth me sore. 
! 3 There is no soundness m. my flesh 
i because of thine anger ; neither is 
\ there any 'rest in my bones because 
1 of my sin. 

r_4 Pot m ine iniq uities are gone over 
i mine head : ak an heavy burden they 
I are too heavy f or mps A.40.12: C.40.1i: 

5 My wounds stink and are corrupt 
because of my foolishness. 

6 I am '^troubled ; I am bowed down 
greatly ; 1 go mourning all the day 
long. 

7 For my loins are filled with "a 
loathsome disease : and there is no 
soundness in my flesh. 

8 I am feeble and sore broken : I 
have roared by reason of the dis- 
cjuietness of my heart. 

\ V) TiOrd , all my desire v'.s hftforp . th^p. ; 
j irt.nd my groaning is no t hid fronn 



PSALM 37. 

10 Or, a 
gree,n tree 
that 
groweth 
in his 
own soil. 

n Isa. 32, 17 
Isa. 57, 2 
IThes. 
4,17 

o Ps. 3, 8 

p lChr.5,20 
Dan. 3, 17 
Dan. 6, 23 



PSALM 38. 

1 peace, or, 
health. 

wried. 

a Job 7, 5 

3 is not 
with me. 

h Lu. 10. 31 

4 stroke. 

5 Or, my 

neigh- 
bours. 

6 Or, tJi^ie 
do 1 wait 
Jor. 

c Jer. 14, 8 
Jer. 60. 7 

7 Or. 
ansiver. 

8 for 
halting, 
Ps. 35, 15 

d Ps. 32, 5 
Pro. 28,13 

e 2 Cor. 7, 9 

9 being liV' 
ing, are 
strong. 

/lPet.3,13 
1 John 
3,12 

g Ps. 23. 
1,11 

10 for my 

hdv. 

h Ex. 15, 2 
Isa. 12, 2 



.thee. ' ^ E. 40. .'. 

10 My heart panteth, my strength 
faileth me : as for the light of mine 
eyes, it also ^is gone from me. 

11 My lovers and my ^friends stand 
aloof from my ^sore ; and ^my kins- 
men stand afar off. 

12 They also that seek after my life 
lay snares for me: and they that 
seek my hurt speak mischievous 1 5 

*F. 40.'l-4. 



FSALM39. 

a 1 Chr. 
16, 41 

b 1 Ki. 2, 4 

1 a bridle, 
or,'>nuzzle 
for my 
mouth. 

c Col. 4, 5 

2 troubled, 
d Jer. 20, 9 

3 Or, what 
time I 
have 
here. 

e Ps. 90, 4 

4 settled, 
a.n image. 

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things, and imagine deceits all the 
day long. 

13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not ; 
and IvKis as a dumb man that open- 
eth not his mouth. 

14 Thus I was as a man that hear- 
eth not, and in whose mouth are no 
reproofs. 

15 For ''in thee, O Lord, "do I hope • 
thou wilt 'hear, O Lord my God. 

16 For I said, Hear me, lest other- 
icise they should rejoice over mei 
when my foot slippeth, they magnify 
themselves against me. 

17 For I am ready ^to halt, and my 
sorrow is continually before me. 

18 For I will '^declare mine iniquity • 
I will be 'sorry for my sin. R. 40. 12. 

19 But mine enemies ^are lively, 
a7id they are strong : and they thai 
hate me wrongfully are multiplied. 

20 They also that render evil for 
good are mine adversaries ; -^because 
I follow the thing that good is. 

21 Forsake ^me not, O Lord : O my 
God, be not far from me. 

22 Make haste '°to help me, O Lord 
^my salvation. 

PSALM 39. 

l David^s care of his thoughts. 4 Of the brevity and 
vanity of life. 

To the chief Musician, even to '^ Jed'- 
u-thiin, A Psalm of Da'vid. 

I SAID, I will ^take heed to my 
ways, that I sin not with my 
tongue : I will keep ^my mouth with a 
bridle, ""while the wicked is before me. 

2 I was dumb with silence, I held 
my peace, even from good ; and my 
sorrow was ^stirred. 

3 My heart was hot within me, while 
I Avas musing '^the fire burned : then 
spake I with my tongue, 

4 Lord, make me to know mine 
end, and the measure of my days, 
what it is; that I may know %ow 
frail lam. 

5 Behold, thou hast made my days 
as an handbreadth; *and mine age 
is as nothing before thee : verily 
every man *at his_ best state is alto- 
gether vanity. Selah. 

6 Surely every man walketh in ^a 
vain shew : surely they are disquiet- 
ed in vain : he heapeth up riches, saidi 
knoweth not who shall gather them. 

7 And now, Lord, what wait I for ! 
my hope is in thee. 

8 Deliver me from all my transgres- 
sions : make me not the reproach of 
the foolish. 



Of confidence in God. 



PSALMS, 40, 



41. 



Of considering the poor. 



F r 

K r 

i 
I 

I 

I 



9 1 was dumb, I opened not my 
mouth : because thou didst it. 

10 Remove thy stroke awaj^ from 
me : I am consumed by the ''blow of 
thine hand. 

11 When thou with rebukes dost 
correct man for iniquity, thou mak- 
est 'his beauty to consume away hke 
a moth : sui-ely every man is vanity. 
Selah. 

12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and 
give ear unto my cry ; hold not thy 
peace at my tears: •'^for I am a 
stranger w^ith thee, and a sojourner, 
as ah my fathers v:)ere. 

13 spare "me, that I may recover 
strength, before I go hence, and be 
no more. 

PSALM 40. 

1 The benefit of confidence in God. 6 Obedience the 
best sacrifice. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
DaVid. 

I 'WAITED patiently for the 
Lord; and he inclined unto me, 
and heard my cry. 

2 He brought me up also out of '^an 
horrible pit, out of the miry clay, 
and set my feet upon a rock, an d es- 
tablished my goings. K. -10. 17. 

3 And he hat h put a ne w s ong in 
my' ii\ovX5~even praise unto our 



PSALM 39. 

6 conflict. 

7 that 
which is 
to be de- 
sired in 
him to 
melt 
aivay. 

f Lev..25,23 

g Job 10, 20 



G [ 

I 



God : ma ny shall see it, and tear ^ahd 
s hall tlrist 111 t he LoRix t7^)7i), 10. 
^ IJi esse d Hs that man that ma l^eth 
lEh^L oRD his^ust,and respecteth not 
the proud, nor such as turn aside to 

lies. F. 41. G, 7. 

5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy 
wonderful works wJiich thou hast 
done, *and th y tho ughts lohich are 
to us-wardT^they canno t be reckoned 
up in order unto thee -.if 1 w ould de^ 
clare an^ spe ak of them, tliey are 
more than can be numbered. * 
"^^ acrifi c e ^anxToffer ing thou did^ 
not desire ; mine ears hast fEou 



B 



^openecT: burnt offering and sin of- 
fering hast thou not required . 
T Then sa i d 1, Lo, 1 c ome: in the 
volume of the bookT^s^written of 



ime, 



g l^delight to do thy will, O my 
God : yea, th y law ts ^w ith irT m y 



[heart. B. 78. 5-7; G. 49. 6, 7; 0. 46. 1-3. 
r^ TTiave preached righteousness in 



the great congregation : lo , I have 



not refrain ed my lips, O LoRD,-^tho u 

knowest. 

XO 1 gfiave not hi d th y righteo usness 

within m.y heart ; 1 have declared thy 



PSALM 40. 

1 In tvait- 
ing I 
waited. 

2 a pit of 
noise. 

a Ps. 2, 12 
Jer. 17, 7 

b Isa. 55, 8 

3 Or, none 
can order 
them 
unto thee. 

c Hos. 6. 6 
Mat. 9, 13 
Heb. 10, 5 

1 digged, 
Ex. 21, 6 

d Lu. 24, 44 
John 5,39 

e John 4,34 
Rom.7,22 

5 in the 
midst of 
my 
bowels. 

f Ps. 139, 2 

Acts20,20 

h Ps. 43, 3 

i Ps. 38, 4 

6 forsaketh. 

j Neh. 5, 19 
Jonah 1,6 
1 Pet. 5, 7 



*E. 44. 20, 21. 



PSALM 41, 

a Pro.14,21 

Mark 

10,21 

Heb. 

18, 16 

1 Or, the 

weak, or, 
sick. 

2 in the 
day of 

evil. 

3 Or, do 
not thou 
delvver. 
Ps. 27, 12 

A turn. 

b Ps. 6, 2 

c Ps. 12, 2 

5 evil to me. 

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f aithfulness and thy salvation: I 
have not concealed thy lovmgkmd.- 



ness and thy truth from the great 



corii 



gregation. 
TrWithhold not 



, T. 45. 1 . 
thou thy tender 

mercies from me, O Lord : 'let thy 
lovingkindness and thy truth con- 
tinually preserve me. 
12 For innumera ble e vils have com- -1 
passed nie~ah6ut : 'mihe~iriiquitres 



me 
have taken hold 



thatT 



upon me, so 
am not able tolo ok up^l;h ey^i^"mQre 
than the hairs of^mme headT^there- 



A 
C 
R 



fore my hearTfaileth meT^ 

'TS^Be pleased,~0 Lor'd, to deliver 

me : O Lord, make haste to help me. 

14 Let them, be ashamed and con- 
founded together that seek after my 
soul to destroy it ; let them be driven 
backward and put to shame that 
Vvish me evil. 

1 5 Let them be desolate for a reward 
of their shame that say unto me. Aha, 
ana. 

1 6 Let all those that seek thee re- 
joice and be glad in thee : let such as 
love thy salvation say continually. 
The Lord be magnified. 

1 T But I am poor and needy ; ^yet the 
Lord thinketh upon me : thou art my 
help and my deliverer ; make no tar- 
rying, O my God. k. 41. 1-3. 
PSALM 41. 

I Blessing of the charitable man. 4 David com- 
plains of his enemies' treachery. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
DaVid. 

LESSED "is he that considereth ^ k 
'the poor : the Lord will deliver | 
him ^in time of trouble. 

2 The Lord will preserve him, and 
keep him alive ; and he shall be 
blessed upon the earth: and ^thou 
wilt not deliver him unto the will of 
his enemies. 

3 The Lord will strengthen him up- | 
on the bed of languishing : thou wilt j 
"make all his bed in his sickness. + j 

4 1 said. Lord, be merciful unto me : ^ r 
*heal my soul; for I have sinned 
against thee. R. 51. 1-4. 

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me. 
When shall he die, and his name 
perish ? 

6 And if he come to see me, '^he 
speaketh vanity : his heart gathereth 
iniquity to itself; whe^i he goeth 
abroad, he telleth it. 

1 All that hate me whisper together 
against me : against me do they de- 
vise ^my hurt. 

t A.50.16-21 : C.66.18; R.41.4. J^K.46.1-5. 



Zieal in GocVs service. 



PSALMS, 42-44. 



Of hope in God. 



8 'An evil disease, sa:y they, cleaveth 
fast unto liim : and noio that he heth 
he shall rise up no more. 

9 Yea, ^mine own familiar friend, in 
whom I trusted, '^ which did eat of my 
bread, hath ^lifted up his heel against 
me. 

10 But thou, O Lord, be merciful 
unto me, and raise me up, that I may 
requite them. 

1 1 By this I know that thou f avour- 
est me, because mine enemy doth not 
triumph over me. 

1 2 And as for me, thou upholdest me 
in mine integrity, and 'settest me be- 
fore thy face for ever. 

13 Blessed 5e the Lord God of is'ra-el 
from everlasting, and to everlasting. 
A-men', and A-men'. 

PSALM 42. 

David's zeal to serve God in the temple. 

To the chief Musician, 'Mas'chil, for 
the sons of Kd'rah. 

AS the hart ^panteth after the 
water brooks, so panteth my 
soul after thee, O God. 

2 My "soul thirsteth for God, for the 
^living God : when shall I come and 
appear before God ? 

3 My tears have been my meat day 
and night, while they continually say 
unto me, Where is thy God ? 

4 When I remember these things, 
I pour out my soul in me : for I had 
gone with the multitude, ''I v/ent with 
them to the house of God, with the 
voice of joy and praise, with a multi- 
tude that kept holyday. 

5 Why art thou ^cast down, O my 
soul ? and ichy art thou disquieted in 
me? '^hope thou in God: for I shall 
yet Upraise him for the help of his 
countenance. 

6 O my God, my soul is cast down 
within me : therefore wull I remem- 
ber thee from the land of J or 'dan, and 
of the HSr'mon-ites, from ^the hill 
Mi'zar. 

7 Deep ^calleth unto deep at the 
noise of thy waterspouts: ail thy 
waves and thy billows are gone over 
me. 

^ Yet the Lord will -^command his 
iovingkindness in the daytime, and in 
the night his song shall be with me, 
and my prayer unto the God of my 
life. 1.42.11. 

9 1 will say unto God my rock. Why 

hast thou forgotten me ? why go I 

mourning because of the oppression 

of the enemy ? 

36 



PSALM 41. 

6 A thing 
of Belial. 

7 the man 
of my 
peace. 
Jer. 20,10 

d John 
13, 18 

8 magni- 
fied. 

e Job 36, 7 
Ps. 34, 15 
Acts 2, 28 



B. C. 1023. 
PSALM 42. 

1 Or, A 
Psalm 
giving in- 
struction 
of the 
sons. 

2 brayeth. 
a John 7,37 
b lThes.1,9 
c I sa. 30.29 

3 boived 
doivn. 

d Lam.3,24 

4 Or, give 
thanks. 

5 Or. his 

presence 
is salva- 
tion. 

6 Or, the 
little hill. 

e Ezek.7,26 

/ Deut.28,8 

7 Or, 
killing. 



B. C. 1023. 
PSALM 43. 
a Ps. 7, 8 

1 Or, un- 
merciful. 

2 from, a 
man of 
deceit 
and 
iniqmty. 

b Ps. 28, 7 
Isa. 26. 4 

c Ps. 2, 6 
Ps. 78, 68 

3 the glad- 
ness of 
my joy. 

d Ps. 42, 
5,11 



PSALM 44. 

a Ex. 15, 17 

b Josh. 
24, 12 
c Deut.4,37 
d Ps. 74, 12 
e Dan. 8. 4 

f Ps. 33, 16 
Hos. 1, 7 

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10 As with a 'sword in my bones, 
mine enemies reproach me ; while 
they say daily unto me, Where is thy 
God? 

11 Why art thou cast down, O my 
soul? and why art thou disquieted 
within me ? hope thou in God : for I 
shall yet praise him, who is the health 
of my countenance, and my God. * 

PSALM 43. 

David, praying to be restored to the temple, promises 
to serve God joyfully. 

JUDGE ''me, O God, and plead my 
cause against an ^ungodly nation: 
O deliver me '^from the deceitful and 
unjust man. j, 50. 4-6. j 

2 For thou art the God of *my 
strength : why dost thou cast me off ? 
why go I mourning because of the 
oppression of the enemy ? 

3 O send out thy light and thy truth : 
let them lead me ; let them bring me 
'unto thy holy hill, and to thy taber- 
nacles. 

4 Then will I go unto the altar* of 
God, unto God ^my exceeding joy: 
yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, 
O God my God. 

5 Why art '^thou cast do^m, O my 
soul? and why art thou disquieted 
within me ? hope in God : for I shall 
yet praise him, icho is the health of 
my countenance, and my God. 

PSALM 44. 

The church, in memory ojformerjavours, complains 
oj her present evils. 

To the chief Musician for the sons of 
Kd'rah, Mas'chil. 

WE have heard with our ears, O 
God, our fathers have told us, 
v^hat work thou didst in their days, 
in the times of old. 

2 Hoio "thou didst drive out the hea- 
then with thy hand, and plantedst 
them ; hovj thou didst afflict the peo- 
ple, and cast them out. 

3 For *they got not the land in pos- 
session by. their own sword, neither 
did their own arm save them : but 
thy right hand, and thine arm, and 
the light of thy countenance, because 
""thou hadst a favour unto them. 

4 Thou ''art my King, O God : com- 
mand deliverances for Ja'cob. 

5 Through thee 'will we push down 
our enemies : through thy name will 
we tread them under that rise up 
against us. 

6 For -^I will not trust in my bow, 
neither shall my sword save me. 

7 But thou hast saved us from our 
*L. 51. 1,2. * 



I 



The church's complaint. 



PSALMS, 45. Majesty of Christ's kingdom. 



j enemies, and hast put them to shame 
[that hated us. F. 46. 1-5. 

8 In ^God we boast all the day long, 
and praise thy name for ever. Se'lah. 

9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to 
shame ; and goest not forth with our 
armies. 

10 Thou makest us to ''turn back 
from the enemy : and they which 
hate us spoil for themselves. 

11 Thou hast given us 'like sheep 
appointed for meat ; and 'hast scat- 
tered us among the heathen. 

12 Thou •'sellest thy people ^for 
nought, and dost not increase thy 
wealth by their price. 

1 3 Thou makest us a reproach to our 
neighbours, a scorn and a derision 
to them that are round about us. 

1 4 Thou makest us a byword among 
the heathen, a shaking of the head 
among the people. 

1 5 My confusion is continually be- 
fore me, and the shame of my face 
hath covered me, 

16 For the voice of him that re- 
proacheth and blasphemeth ; ^by rea- 
son of the enemy and avenger. 

1 7 All 'this is come upon us ; yet 
have we not forgotten thee, neither 
have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 

1 8 Our heart is not turned back, 
neither have our ^steps declined from 
thy way; 

1 9 Though thou hast sore broken us 
in thc^place of dragons, and covered 
us with the shadow of death. 

20 If we have forgotten the name 
of our God, or stretched out our hands 
to a strange god ; 

2 1 Shall "not God search this oiit ? for 



"he knoweth the secrets o f thp hp^art 

22 Yea, for thj- sake are we killed 
all the day long; we are counted as 
sheep for the slaughter. 

23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O 
Lord ? arise, cast tis not off for ever. 

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, 
and forge ttest our affliction and our 
oppression ? 

25 For our soul is bowed down to the 
dust : our belly clea veth unto the earth. 

26 Arise "for our help, and redeem 
us for thy mercies' sake. 

PSALM 45. 

JUajestp and grace of Christ's kingdom. 

To the chief Musician upon Sho- 
shan'nim, for the sons of Ko'rah, 
'Mas'chil, A Song of loves. 

MY heart '^is inditing a good mat- 
ter : I speak of the things which 
* E. 66. 7. 



PSALM 44. 

g Ps. 34, 2 
Jer. 9, 24 
Rom.2,17 

h Lev.26,17 
Deut. 
28,25 
Josh. 7, 
8,12 

1 as sheep 
of meat. 

i Deut.4,27 
Ps. 60, 1 

j Isa.52,3,4 

2 tvithout 
riches. 

k Ps. 8, 2 
I Dan. 9, 13 

3 Or, 

goings. 

m Isa.34,13 
Isa. 35, 7 

n Job 31, 14 
Ps. 139, 1 
Jer. 17, 10 

1 Sam, 
16,7 
lChr.28,9 
John 2,25 
Acts 1, 24 
Rev. 2, 23 

4 a help 
for us. 



PSALM 45. 

1 Or, of in- 
struction. 

2 boileth, 
or, bub- 
bleth up. 

3 prosper 
thou, ride 
thou. 
Rev. 6, 2 

a Ps. 93, 2 
Isa. 9, 6, 7 
Heb. 1, 8 

b Ps. 33, 5 
Heb. 7. 26 

4 Or, 

O God. 

c Isa. 61, 1 
John 
20,17 

d Deut. 
21,13 

e Ps. 95, 6 
Isa. 54. 5 

5 thy face. 
Isa. 49, 23 
lsa.60,1-3 

/ Rev. 19. 

7,8 

g 1 Pet. 2, 9 
Rev. 1, 6 
Rev. 5. 10 
Rev. 20, 6 

h Mai. 1, 11 

562 



I have made touching the king : my 
tongue is the pen of a ready writer, 

2 Thou art fairer than the children 
of men: grace is poured into thy lips: 
therefore God hath blessed thee for 
ever. 

3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, 
O most mighty, with thy glory and 
thy majesty. 

4 And in thy majesty ^ride prosper- 
ously because of truth and meek- 
ness a7id righteousness; and thy 
right hand shall teach thee terrible 
things. 

5 Thine arrows are sharp in the 
heart of the king's enemies ; whereby 
thepeople fall under thee. 

6 Thy ''throne, O God, is for ever 
and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom 
is a right sceptre. 

7 Thou *lovest righteousness, and 
hatest wickedness: therefore *God, 
'thy God, hath anointed thee with 
the oil of gladness above thy fel- 
lows. 

8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, 
and aloes, a?i(^ cassia, out of the ivory 
palaces, whereby they have made thee 
glad. 

9 Kings' daughters were among thy 
honourable women : upon thy right 
hand did stand the queen in gold of 
O'phir. 

10 Hearken, O daughter, and con- 
sider, and incline thine ear ; '^forget 
also thine own people, and thy fa- 
ther's house ; 

1 1 So shall the king greatly desire 
thy beauty : ""f or he is thy Lord ; and 
worship thou him. 

12 And the daughter of Tyre shall 
he there w^ith a gift; eveyi the rich 
among the people shall intreat ^thy 
favour. 

1 3 The ^king's daughter is all glori- 
ous within : her clothing is of wrought 
gold. 

1 4 She shall be brought unto the 
king in raiment of needlework : the 
virgins her companions that follow 
her shall be brought unto thee. 

1 5 With gladness and rejoicing shall 
they be brought: they shall enter 
into the king's palace. 

16 Instead of thy fathers shall be 
thy children, ^whom thou mayest 
make princes in all the earth. 

171 ^will make thy name to be re- 
membered in all generations : there- 
fore shall the people praise thee for 
ever and ever, 

fT. 51.13. « 



Out refuge and strength. 



PSALMS, 46-49. 



Beauty of mount Zion. 



F 
K 




Ezek.43,7 
Hos. 11, 9 

3 when the 
morning 
appear- 
eth. 

4 an high 
place for 
us. 



PSALM 46. .PSALM 46. 

Confidence which the church has in God. 1 Or, o/. 

To the cliief Musician 'for the sons « i^chr. 15, 
of Ko'rah, A Songupon^Ar'a-moth. \2the heart 

G OD is our refuge and strength, ' ^^^^ 
a very present help in trouble, lb isa. 8, 7 
2 Therefore will not we fear, though c ps. 48, 1 
the earth be remov.ed. an d though the ' ^ Je^^.^^^ 
m ountains be carried into ^the midst 14 

, '~^Tu 7, Isa. 12, 6 

i 01 the sea ; 

i 8 Though the waters thereof roar 
\ a.nd be troubled, though the moun- 
i tnins shake with the swelling thereof. 
i. Selah. 0. 50. 1.5-17. 

4 There is ^a river, the streams 
whereof shall make glad ''the city of 
God, the holy place of the taber- 
nacles of the most High. 

5 God is'^in. the midst of her; she psalm 47. 
shall not be moved : God shall help 1 or, of. 
Lher, ^and that right early. _F. 52. 8;*|« g|^;^-7;|i 

6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms 5 Mai. 1,' 14 
were moved : he uttered his voice, c ps. is.' 47 
the earth melted. ^ 1 Pet. 1, 4 

7 The Lord of hosts is v/ith us ; the '.^'^f i/^ 
God of Ja'cob is ''our refuge. Selah. 1^ 1 co^, ' 

8 Come, behold the works of the| i^, 15 
Lord, what desolations he hath made ^ ^^^ ^^^^ 
in the earth. 

9 He maketh wars to cease unto the 
end of the earth; he breaketh the 
bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; 
he burneth the chariot in the fire. 

1 Be still, and know that I am 
God : I v/ill be exalted among the 
heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 

1 1 The Lord of hosts is with us ; 
the God of Ja'cob is our refuge. 
Selah. 

PSALM 47. 

The nations are exhorted to enter'tain the kingdom 
of Christ. 

To the chief Musician,_A Psalm 'for 
the sons of Ko'rah. 

CLAP your hands, all ye people ; 
shout unto God with the voice 
of triumph. 

2 For the Lord most high is ''ter- 
rible ; he is *a great King over all the 
earth. 

3 He ''shall subdue the people under 
us, and the na,tions under our feet. 

4 Lie shall choose our ''inheritance 
for us, the excellency of Ja'cob whom 
he loved. Se'lah. 

5 God 'is gone up with a shout, the 
Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises : 
sing praises unto our King, sing 
praises. psalm 49, 

7 For /God is the King of all theli or. o/. 
*K. 50. 15. 563 




hath 

under- 

staiiding. 

3 Or. The 

voluntary 
of the 
people are 
gathered 
iinto the 
people of 
the God of 
Abra- 
ham, 



PSALM 48. 

1 Or, of. 

a Isa. 2, 2 
Mic. 4, 1 

b .Jer. 3, 19 
Lam. 2,15 
Dan. 8, 9 

c Ezek.20,6 

d Isa. 14, 13 

e Mat. 5, 35 

f 2 Sam. 
■ 10,6 

Ezek. 
' 27, 26 

h Mat.16,18 

i Mai. 1, 11 

2 Set your 
heart to 
her bul- 
warks. 

3 Or, 

raise up. 

j Isa. 25, 9 



eai"th : sing ^ye praises ^with under- 
standing. 

8 God reigneth over the heathen : 
God sitteth upon the throne of his 
holiness. 

9 ^The princes of the people are gath- 
ered together, eveti the people of the 
God of A 'bra-ham : for the shields of 
the earth belong unto God: he is 
greatly exalted. 

PSALM 48. 

Ornaments and privileges of the church, 

A Song and Psalm 'for the sons of 
Ko'rah. 

GREAT is the Lord, and greatly 
to be praised in the city of our 
God, i7i the mountain ''of his hoHness. 

2 Beautiful *f or situation, 'the joy of 
the whole earth, is mount Zi'on. "^on 
the sides of the north, the ''city of the 
great King. 

3 God is known in her palaces for a 
refuge. 

4 For, lo,-^the kings were assembled, 
thev passed by together. 

5 They saw it, ajid so they mar- 
velled; they were troubled, and hast- 
ed away. 

6 Fear took hold upon them there, 
and pain, as of a woman in travail. 

7 Thou -^breakest the ships of Tar'- 
shish with an east wmd. 

8 As we have heard, so have we seen 
in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the 
city of our God : God will ^establish 
it for ever. Se'lah. 

9 We have thought of thy loving- 
kindness, O God, in the midst of thy 
temple. 

1 According to 'thy name, O God, so 
is thy praise unto the ends of the 
earth : thy right hand is full of right- 
eousness. 

1 1 Let mount Zi'on rejoice, let the 
daughters of Jii'dah be glad, because 
of thy judgments. 

12 Walk about Zi'on, and go round 
about her ; tell the towers thereof. 

1 3 "Mark ye well her bulwarks, ^con- 
sider her palaces : that ye may tell it 
to the generation following. 

14 For ^this God is our God for ever 
and ever: he will be our guide even 
unto death. 

PSALM 49. 

1 The psalmist calls upon all the earth to join him 
in his meditations. 14 Misery of the wicked, 
etc. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm 'for 
the sons of Ko'rah. 

HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, 
all ye inhabitants of the world : 



Misery of the wicked. 



PSALMS, 50. God's majesty in the church. 



D 
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2 Both low and high, rich and poor, 
together. 

3 JVIy mouth shall speak of wisdom. ; 
and the meditation of my heart shall 
be of understanding. 

4 I will "incline mine ear to a para- 
ble : I will open my dark saying upon 
the harp. 

5 Wherefore should I fear in the 
days of evil, when the iniquity of my 
heels shall compass me about ? 

r They that trust in their wealth, and 
j boast themselves in the multitude of 
j their riches ; 
I 7 None of them can by any means 

redeem his brother, nor *give to God 
l^a ransom for him : G. 50. 8, 9. 

1 8 (For '"the redemption of their 

soul is precious, and it ceaseth tor 
[ever:) "^ D. 49. 15. 

9 That he should still "^Hve for ever, 
a7id not ^see corruption. 

10 For he seeth that wise men die, 
likewise the fool and the brutish per- 
son perish, and leave their wealth to 
others. 

11 Their inward thought is, that 
their houses shall continue for ever, 
and their dwelling places "to all gen- 
erations ; they call their lands after 
their own names. 

12 Nevertheless man being in hon- 
our abideth not : he is like the beasts 
^Aa^ perish. 

13 This their way is their folly : yet 
their posterity ^approve their say- 
ings. Selah. 

14 Like sheep they are laid in the 
grave ; death shall feed on them; and 
•'^the upright shall have dominion 
over them in the morning ; and their 
^beauty shall consume ^in the grave 
from their dwelling. 

15 But God ^will redeem my soul 



f rom the power of ''the grave : for he 



shall receive me. Selah. D. 130. 7,8. 

16 Be not thou afraid when one is 
made rich, when the glory of his 
house is increased ; 

1 T For when he dieth he shall carry 
nothing away: his glory shall not 
descend after him. 

1 8 Though Vhile he lived he blessed 
his soul: and men will praise thee, 
when thou doest well to thyself. 

1 9 ^He shall go to the generation of 
his fathers; they shall never see 
hght. 

20 Man that is in honour, and un- 
derstandeth not, is like ^the beasts 
that perish. 



PSALM 4=9. 

a Ps. 78, 2 
Mat.13.35 

h Mat. 16,26 

c Job 36, 18 

a Heb. 9, 27 

e Ps. 89, 48 

2 to genera- 
ticm and 
genera- 
tion. 

3 deligTit in 
their 
mouth. 

f Dan. 7, 22 
Mai. 4, 3 
Lu. 22, 30 

1 Cor. 6, 2 

2 Tim. 
2, 12 
Rev. 2, 26 
Rev. 5, 
9,10 
Rev. 20, 4 

4 Or, 

strength. 

5 Or, the 
grave be- 
ing an 
habita- 
tion to 
every one 
of them. 

g Hos.13,14 
Rev.14,13 

6 from the 
hand of 
the grave. 

7 Or, hell. 

8 in his 
life. 

9 The soul 
sluill go. 

h Eccl. 3, 
19, 20, 21 
2 Cor. 4, 
3,4 



PSALM 50. 

1 Or, for 

Asaph. 

a Mic. 5,1,2 

b Deut.33,3 
Isa. 13, 3 

c Ex. 24, 7 
Isa. 59, 20 
Heb. 8, 6 
Heb. 
12,24 
Heb. 
13,20 

d Mic. 6, 6 
Actsl7,25 

2 with me. 

e Hos. 14, 2 
Heb. 
13, 15 

f Job 22. 27 
Zech.13,9 

g Ps. 22, 23 

h Rom.2,21 

i Rom. 1,32 

3 thy por- 
tion was 
with 
adul- 
terers. 

4 thou 
scnd.est. 

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PSALM 50. 

1 Majesty of God in the ch urch . 7 The pleasure oj 
God is not in ceremonies. 14 but in sincerity of 
obedience. 

A Psalm ^of A'saph. 

THE mighty God, eve?i the Lord, 
hath spoken, and called the earth, 
from the rising of the sun unto the 
going down thereof. 

2 Out of Zi'on, the perfection of 
beauty, God hath shined. 

3 Our God shall come, and shall not 
keep silence : a fire shall devour be- 
fore him, and it shall be very tempes- 
tuous round about him. 

4 Lie ''shall call to the heavens from ', 
abov e, and to the earth, that he may | 
judge his people. | 

5 Gatlier *my saints together unto i 
me ; those "^that have made a cov- j 
enant with me bj^ sacrifice. | 

6 And the heavens shall d eclare his | 
righteou sness : tor God j g .judgeh ini: 
s Ht S elah. j. 51. 4. J 

7 Hear, O^ my people, and I will 
speak ; O l§'ra-el, and I will testify 
against thee : I am God, even thy God. 

81 will not reprove thee for thy ] 
sacrifices ar thy burnt offerings, to j 
have been continually before me. 

9 I "^will take no bullock out of thy 
house, nor he goats out of thy folds, j • 

10 For every beast of the forest is 
mine, and the cattle upon a thousand 
hills. 

11 1 know all the fowls of the 
mountains : and the wild beasts of 
the field are ^mine. 

12 If I were hungry, I would not 
tell thee : for the world is mine, and 
the fulness thereof. 

13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or 
drink the blood of goats ? 

14 Offer "unto God thanksgiving ; 
and pay thy vows unto the most High : 

15 And -^"c aU upon me in the day o f 1 
trouble : Twill deliver thee, and thou \ 
shalt glorify ^me. K. 55. 22. J 

IB But unto the wicked God saith, 
What hast thou to do to declare my 
statutes, or that thou shouldest take : 
my covenant in thy mouth ? | 

17 Seeing ^thou hatest instruction, ; 
and castest my words behind thee, j J 

18 When thou sawest a thief, then ! 
thou consentedst^with him, and ^hast | 
been partaker with adulterers. | 

19 'Thou givest thy mouth to evil, 
and thy tongue frameth deceit. 

20 Thou sittest awe? speakest against 
thy brother; thou slanderest thin© 
own mother's son. 

* G. 50. 16, 17. t G- 51. 1-3; 0.*51. 17 



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David prayeth 



PSALMS, 51, 52. 



for remission of sins. 



H 
N 



21 These things hast thou done, 
and ^I kept silence : *thou thoughtest 
that I was altogether such an one 
as thyself: hut I will reprove thee, 
and set thetn in order before thine 



i eyes, 

• 22 Now consider this, ye t 



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hat forget 
God, lest I tear you in pieces, and 
there he none to deliver. |^ 50 5.* 
23 Whoso oflEereth praise glofi'fieth 
me: and to him ^that ordereth his 
conversation aright will I shew the 
salvation of God. 

PSALM 51 

David prays Jor remission of sins, and for sanctifl- 
cation, etc. 

To the chief Musician, "A Psalm of 
Da'vid, when Na'than the prophet 
came unto him, after he had gone 
in to Bath'-she-ba. 

HAVE mercy upon me^O God, 
" accordmg to thy lovmgSind^- 



ness : according u nto the multitude 

ot thy tender mercies ^blot out my 

transgress ions. 

~^Z Wash Tne throughly f rom mine 

•j- i iniquity , and cleanse me from my sm. 

i r '6 jj'or "'1 acknowledge my trans- 
gressions : and my sin is ever before 

me. G. .51. 10. 

J r^A^gainst "th ee, th ee only , have I 
sinned, and done this evil -^in th y 
sight: ^that thou mlghte st be justified 
when thou s peakest, ahd be clear 
i when thou j udgest^ R. ,51. 0-1.3. 

5 Behold, ^1 was shapen in iniquity ; 
1 and in sin did my mother 'conceive 

jme. A. 78. .55-57; J. .58. 11. 

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the 
inward parts : and in the hidden par^ 
thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 

7 Purge me with liyssop, and I shall 
be clean : wash me, and I shall be 
whiter than snow. 

8 Make me to hear joy and glad- 
ness ; that the bones which thou hast 
broken may rejoice. 

K I 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and 
I blot out all mine iniquities. 

S r 10 Create 'in me a clean heart, O 
I God; and renew ^a right spirit with 
I in me. G. 51,16, 17. 

; 11 Cast me not away ■'from thy 
I presence; and take not thy %oly 
j spirit from me 

p 1 2 Restore unto me the joy of thy 
I salvation; and uphold me with thy 
[free 'spirit. P. 78. 37, 38. 

13 Then will I teach transgressors 
thy ways ; and sinners shall be con- 
v erted unto thee . | 

*N. 78. 7, 8. tL. 51.17. 
|R. 51. 16, 17; L66. 16, 17. 



PSALM 50. 

j Eccl. 8,11 

k Rom. 2. 4 

5 that dis- 
poseth 
his way. 



B. C. 1034. 

PSALM 51. 

a 2 Sam. 
12,1 

b Col. 2, 14 

c Heb. 9, 14 
lJohnl,7 
Rev. 1, 5 

d Ps. 32, 5 

e Gen. 39, 9 
Lev. 5, 19 

/ Lu. 15, 21 

g Rom. 3. 4 

h Job 14, 4 
John 3, 6 
Rom. 5,12 
Eph. 2. 3 

1 warm 
me. 

i Acts 15, 9 
Eph. 2, 10 

2 Or, a con- 
stant 
spirit. 

j Gen. 4, 14 

k Ezek, 
36,27 
Rom. 8, 9 
Eph. 4, 30 

I 2Cor.3,17 

3 bloods. 

4 Or. that I 
should 
give it. 

m Mai. 3, 3 



PSALM 52. 

a 1 Sam. 
22,9 

b 1 Sam. 
21,7 

c Ps. 50, 19 

d Ps. 59, 7 
Ps. 64, 3 

e Jer. 9, 4 

1 Or, and 

the deceit- 
ful 
tongue. 

2 heat thee 
dovm. 

f Pro. 2, 22 

g Job 22,19 

7i Ps. 58, 10 

i Ps. 49, 6 

8 Or, sub- 
stance. 

i Ps. 92, 13 

fe Ps. 54, 6 

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14 Deliver me from^bloodguiltiness, 
O God, thou God of my salvation : 
a7icl my tongue shall sing aloud of 
thy righteousness. 

15 Lord, open thou my lips ; and 
my mouth shall shew forth thy 
praise. 

1 6 For t hou d esirest _ not sacrific e ;i 
^Tse v/ould I give it: thou delight^t | 
not ^^burn t offering. j 
"TT The "sacrifices of God are a-j 
broken spirit : a ^o ken and aTcoii^ \ 
trite heart, O God,THou wilfnot~de^ \ 



L 




Is Do good m thy good pleasure 
unto Zfon : build thou the walls of 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 9 Then shalt thou be pleased with 
'"the sacrifices of righteousness, with 
burnt offering and whole burnt offer- 
ing: then shall they offer bullocks 
upon thine altar, 

PSALM 52. 

David, reproving the spitefulness of Doeg. prophe- 
sies his destruction. 

To the chief Musician, Mas'chil, A 
Psalm of DaVid, "when Do'eg the 
E'dom-ite came and told Saul, and 
said unto him, Da'vid is come to 
the house of A-him'e-lech. 

WHY boastest thou thyself in 
mischief, 0*mightyman? the 
goodness of God endureth continu- 
ally. 

2 Thy 'tongue deviseth mischiefs ; 
like '^a sharp razor, working deceit- 
fully. 

3 Thou lovest evil more than good ; 
and lying 'rather than to speak right- 
eousness. Se'lah. 

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, 
'O thou deceitful tongue. 

5 God shall likewise destroy thee 
for ever, he shall take thee away, 
and pluck thee out of thy dwelling 
place, and -^root thee out of the land 
of the living. Selah. H. 55. 19.. 

6 The ^righteous also shall see, and 
fear, and *shall laugh at him : 

T Lo, this is the man that made not 
God his strength ; but 'trusted in 
the abundance of his riches, and 
strengthened himself in his ^wicked- 
ness. 

8 But I am •'like a green olive tree ] 
in the house of God : I trust in the j 



mercy of God for ever and ever. | 
9 I will praise thee for ever, be- 
cause thou hast done it : and I will 
wait on thy name ; for Ht is good 
before thy saints. 

§ R. 126. 5, 6. ' 

IIF. 55. 22; L. 62. 1,2. 



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Depravity of mankind. PSALMS, 53-55. Frayed" of David in distress. 



PSALM 53. 

The general depravity oj mankind. 

To the chief Musician upon Ma'ha- 
lath, Mas'chil, A Psahiioi Da'vid. 

THE ''fool hath said in his heart, 
There is no God. Corrupt are 
they, and have done abominable in- 
iquity : Hhere is none that doeth good. 

2 God ''looked down from heaven 
upon the children of men, to see if 
there were any that did understand, 
that did ''seek God. 

3 Every '^one of them is gone back : 
they are altogether become filthy ; 
there is none that doeth good, no, 
not one. 

4 Have the workers of iniquity no 
-^knowledge ? who eat up my people 
as they eat bread : they have not 
called upon God. 

5 There 'were they in great fear, 
where no fear was: for God hath 
scattered the bones of him that en- 
campeth against thee: thou hast 
put them to shame, because God hath 
despised them. 

6 ^Oh that the salvation of l§'ra-el 
were come out of Zi'on ! When God 
bringeth back the captivity of his 
people, Ja'cob shall rejoice, and l§'- 
ra-el shall be glad. 

PSALM 54. 

David complains of the Ziphims. 

To the chief Musician on Neg'i-noth, 
Mas'chil, A P^aimof DaVid,''when 
the Ziph'im§ came and said to Saul, 
Doth not Da Vid hide himself with 
us? 

SAVE me, O God, by thy name, 
and judge me by thy strength. 

2 Hear my prayer, O God ; give ear 
to the words of my mouth. 

3 For strangers are risen up against 
me, and oppressors seek after my 
soul : they have not set God before 
them. Se'lah. 

4 Behold, God is mine helper : the 
*Lord is with them that uphold my 
soul. 

5 He shall reward evil unto 'mine 
enemies : cut them 'oft in thy truth. 

6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee : I 
will praise thy name, O Lord ; for 
it is good. 

7 For he hath delivered me out of 
all trouble : and mine eye hath seen 
his desire upon mine enemies. 

PSALM 55. 

David complains of his fearful case. 

To the chief Musician on Neg'i-noth, 
Mas'chil, A Psalm of Da'vid. 



PSALM 53. 
a Ps. 10, 1 
b Rom.3,10 
c Ps. 33, 13 
d 2Chr.l6,2 
e Eccl. 7.29 
/ Jer. 4, 22 

1 they 
Seared a 
fear. 
Lev.26,17 
Ps. 14, 5 
Pro. 28, 1 

2 TVhowiU 
give sal- 
vations, 
etc. 



PSALM 54. 

a 1 Sam. 
23, 19 
1 Sam. 
26,1 

b Ps. 118, 7 

1 those that 
observe 
me. 

c Ps. 89, 49 



B. C. 1023. 
PSALM 55. 
a Ps. 116, 3 

1 covered 
me. 

2 Swallow 
up. 

3 a man 
according 
to my 
rank. 

b 2 Sam. 
15,12 
Mic. 7, 5 

4 Who 
sweetened 
counsel. 

c Num. 
16,30 

5 Or, the 

grave. 

d Dan. 6,10 
Lu. 18, 1 
Acts 3, 1 
Acts 10, 3 
1 Thes. 
5,17 

e 2Chr.32,7 

/ Deut. 
33.27 

6 Or, With 
whom 
also 

there be 
no 

changes, 
yet they 
fear not 
Ood. 

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GIVE ear to my prayer, O God ; 
and hide not thyself from my 
supplication. 

2 Attend unto me, and hear me : I 
mourn in my complaint, and make 
a noise ; 

3 Because of the voice of the enemy, 
because of the oppression of the 
wicked : for they cast iniquity upon 
me, and in wrath they hate me. 

4 My "heart is sore pained within 
me : and the terrors of death are 
fallen upon me. 

5 Fearfulness and trembling are 
come upon me, and horror hath 
'overwhelmed me. 

6 And I said. Oh that I had wings 
like a dove ! for then would I fly 
away, and be at rest. 

7 Lo, the7i would I wander far off, 
and remain in the wilderness. Se'lah. 

8 I would hasten my escape from 
the windy storm and tempest. 

9 ^Destroy, O Lord, and divide their 
tongues: for I have seen violence 
and strife in the city. 

10 Day and night they go about it 
upon the walls thereof : mischief 
also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 

11 Wickedness is in the midst 
thereof : deceit and guile depart not 
from her streets. 

12 For it teas not an enemy that 
reproached me; then I could have 
borne it: neither icas it he that 
hated me that did magnify himself 
against me ; then I would have hid 
myself from him : 

1 3 But it loas thou, ^a man mine 
equal, my 'guide, and mine acquaint- 
ance. 

14 "We took sweet counsel together, 
and walked unto the house of God 
in company. 

15 Let death seize upon them, and 
let them '■go down quick into^hell: 
for wickedness is in their dwellings, 
and among them. 

16 As for me, I will call upon God : 
and the Lord shall save me. 

17 Evening, "'and morning, and at 
noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : 
and he shall hear my voice. 

1 8 He hath delivered my soul in 
peace from the battle that was 
against me: for there *were m.any 
with me. 

1 9 God shall hear, and afflict them, 1 
•^even he that abideth of old. Se'lah. j 

Because they have no changes. I 
therefore they fear not God. H.56.23.J 



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20 He hath 
against such 
him : 'he hath broken his covenant. 

21 The viords of his mouth were 



put forth his hands: psalm 55. 
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profaned. 

is Or, gift. 
Mat. 6,25 

smoother than butter, but war icasl^ pf 37,^2! 
in his heart: his words were sott-\9 min of 
er than oil, yet were they drawn j JJ^^^^ 
swords. 

22 Cast thy ^burden upon the Lord , 
^nd he sliaii sustani thee : he ^shall 
never suiter The righteous to 15e 

inoved . IF756. 3, 4; K. 59. 17. 

25 But thou, O God,' Shalt brmg 
them down into the pit of destruc- 
tion : ^bloody and deceitful men 
'"shall not live out half their days; 
but I will trust in thee. h 64 6-8 
PSALM 56. 

David complains of his enejnies. 

To the chief Musician upon Jo'nath- d 2Chr.2o,3 
elem-re-cho'kim, 'Mich'tam oiff^Q'^^' 
Da-'vid, when the '^Phi-lis'tme§|/Acts4,27 
took him in Gath. 

BE ^merciful unto me, O God : for 
man would swallow me up ; he 
fighting daily oppresseth me. 

2 '^Mine enemies would daily swal- 
low 'rne up : for they be many that 
fight against me, O thou most High. 

3 What '^time I am afraid, I will trust 
m thee. 



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PSALM 56. 

1 Or, A 

Qoldi-n 
Psalm of 
David.. 

a 1 Sam.21, 
10,11 

b Ps. 57, 1 

2 Wine 
observers. 

c Ps. 57, 3 



Q Mai. 3, 16 

h Rom.8,31 

i Ps. 116, 
14-16 

j Job 33, 30 



4: In God I will praise his word, in .g 1 sam 



God I have put my trust J^I will not 
fear what hesii can do unto me .» 

5 Every clay tiiey wrest my words 
all their thoughts are against me for ^ ^^^^^\l^j^ 

evil. him that 

6 They gather -^themselves together, 
they hide themselves, they mark my 
steps, when they wait for my soul. 

7 Shall they escape by iniquity ? in 
thine anger cast down the people, O 
God. 

8 Thou tellest my wanderings : put 
thou my tears into thy bottle : are 
9 they not in thy book ? 

9 When I cry unto thee, then shall 
mine enemies turn back : this I know ; 
for ^God is for me. 

10 In God will I praise his word : in 
the Lord will I praise his word. 

11 In God have I put m^^ trust: I 
will not be afraid what man can do 
unto me. 

1 2 Thy Vows are upon me, O God : 
I will render praises unto thee. 

13 For thou hast delivered my soul 
from death: wilt not thou deliver 
my feet from falling, that I may 
walk before God in •'the light of the 
living? 

* F. 57. 1-3. 



PSALM 57. 

David complains of Ids dangerous case. 

To the chief ]Musician,'Al-tas'chith. 
Mich'tam of Da'vid, ''when he fled 
from Saul in the cave. 

BE merciful unto me, O God, be ■ 
merciful unto me : for my soul 
trusteth in thee : yea, in the shadow 
\^('df^\h% of ^'iiy wings will I make my refuge, 
days. '^^'" ^rnitil these calamities be overpast. 

2 I will cry unto God most high : 
unto God ''that performeth all things 
for me. 

3 He "^shall send from heaven, and 
save me "^from the reproach of him 
that would swallow me up. Se'lah. 
i God shaU send 'forth his mercy and 
his truth. p^ gi j__^ 

4 My soul is among lions : dna'l he" 
even among them that are set on fire, 
eveii the sons of men, -'whose teeth 
are spears and arrows, and then* 
^tongue a sharp sword. 

5 Be '^thou exalted, O God, above 
the heavens ; let thy gloiy he above 
all the earth. 

6 They 'have prepared a net for my 
steps ; my soul is bowed down : they 
have digged a pit before me, into the 
midst whereof they are fallen them- 
selves. Selah, 

7My-'lieartis^fixed, OGod. my heart 
is fixed : I will sing and give praise. 

8 Awake ^'up.iTiy glory; awake, psal- 
tery and harp : I myself will awake 
early. 

9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among 
the people: I will sing unto thee 
among the nations. 

10 For ''thv mercv is great unto the 
heavens, and thy truth unto the 
clouds. 

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above 
the heavens : let thy glory be above 
all the earth. 

PSALM 58. 

David describes the nature of the wicked. 

To the chief Musician, ^Al-tas'chith, 
Mrch'tam of Da'^ad. 

DO ye indeed speak righteousness, 
O congregation? do ye judge 
uprightly, O ye sons of men ? 

2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness ; 
''ye weigh the violence of your hands 
in the earth. 

3 The ^\4cked *are estranged from 
the womb : they go astray "^as soon as 
they be bom, speaking lies. 

4 Their 'poison is ^lil^e the poison of 
a serpent : they are like the deaf ^ad- 
der taat stoppeth her ear ; 



PSALM 57, 

1 Or, De- 
stroy not, 
A golden 
Psalm. 



b Isa. 26, 20 
c Ps. 138, 8 
d Ps. 144, 5 



would 
su-alloiv 
me up. 

e Ps. 61, 17 
/ Pro.30,14 
g Ps. 64, 3 
h Ps. 108, 5 
i Ps. 9, 15 
j Ps. 108, 1 

3 Or, pre- 
pared. 

k Judg. 
5, 12 

I Ps. 108, 4 



PSALM 58. 

1 Or, De- 
stroy not, 
A golden 
Psalm of 
David. 

a Ps. 94, 20 

b Ps. 51, 5 

2 froyn the 
belly. 
Ps. 140, 8 
Eccl. 
10, 11 

according 
to the 
likeness. 
Or. asp. 

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PSALMS, 59, 60. deliverance from enemies. 



5 Which will not hearken to the 
voice of charmers, ^charming never 
so wisely. 

6 Break '^ their teeth, O God, in their 
mouth : break out the great teeth of 
the young lions, O Lord. 

7 Let them melt away as waters 
which run continually : when he 
bendeth his how to shoot liis arrows, 
let them be as cut in pieces. 

8 As a snail which melteth, let every 
one of them pass away : like the un- 
timely birth of a woman, that they 
may not see the sun. 

9 Before your pots can feel the 
thorns, he shall take them 'away as 
with a whirlwind, '^both living, and in 
his wrath. 

1 The -^righteous shall rejoice when 
he seeth the vengeance : he shall wash 
his feet in the blood of the wicked. 

11 So that a man shall say, Verily 
s there js'^pl r e ward for the righteous : 
verily he is a Grod that judgeth ^in 

, the e^rth . J. 62. 12. 

PSALM 59. 

David prays to be delivered from his enemies. 

To the chief Musician, ^U-tas'chith, 
Mich'tam of Da'vid; ''when Saul 
sent, and they watched the house 
to kill him. 

DELIVER me from mine ene- 
mies, O my God: Mefend me 
from them that rise up against me. 

2 Deliver me from the workers of 
iniquity, and save me from bloody 
men. 

3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul : 
the mighty are gathered against me ; 
not ^for my transgression, nor /or my 
sin, O Lord. 

4 They run and prepare themselves 
without my fault : awake ^to help me, 
and behold. 

5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of 
hosts, the God of l§'ra-el, '"awake to 
visit all the heathen : be not merci- 
ful to any wicked 
Selah. 

6 They return at evening : they 
make a noise like a dog, and go round 
about the city. 

7 Behold, they belch out with their 
mouth : swords are in their lips : for 
who, say they, doth hear ? 

8 But thou, O Lord, '^shalt laugh at 
them ; thou shalt have all the hea- 
then in derision. 

9 Because of his strength will I wait 
upon thee : for God is *my defence. 

10 The God of my mercy shall pre- 



PSALM 68. 

5 Or, be the 
charm,er 
never so 
cunnvng. 

d Job 4, 10 

e Pro.10,25 

6 as living 
as tvrath. 

/ Ps. 52, 6 
Ps. 64, 10 

g Rom, 2, 
6-11 

7 fruit of 
the, etc. 

h, Job 34, 11 
Eccl. 5, 8 
Ecci. 11,9 
Eccl. 
12, 14 
Jer. 17, 10 
Jer.32,19 
Ezek.7,27 
Ezek. 
33,20 
Rom. 
14, 12 
Rev. 2. 23 



transgressors. 



PSALM 59. 

1 Or. De- 
stroy not, 
A golden 
Psalm of 
David. 

a 1 Sam. 
19,11 

2 set me on 
high. 

b 1 Sam. 
26,18 

3 to meet 
me. 

c Dan. 4, 35 

d Ps. 2, 4 

4 vnj high 
place. 

5 mine 
observers. 

e Lev.26,39 

6 to eat. 

7 Oi\iftheu 
be not 
satisfied, 
then they 
tvill stay 
all night. 



PSALM 60. 

1 Or, ^ 

golden 
Psalm. 

a 2Sam.8,3 

2 broken. 

b Isa.11,10 

c Ps. 108, 6 

d Ps. 89, 36 

e Gen. 12, 6 

/Josh. 
13,27 

g Deut. 
33,17 

h Gen.49,10 

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vent me : God shall let me see my de- 
sire upon ^mine enemies. 

1 1 Slay '^them not, lest my people for- 
get : scatter them by thy power ; and 
bringthem down, O Lord our shield. 

12 For the sin of their mouth a?id 
the words of their lips let them even 
be taken in their pride : and for curs- 
ing and lying which they speak. 

lo Consume them in wrath, con- 
sume them., that they may not he: 
and let them know that God ruleth 
in Ja'cob unto the ends of the earth. 
Selah. 

14 And at evening let them return, 
and let them make a noise like a 
dog, and go round abouji the city. 

15 Let them wander up and down 
®f or meat, 'and grudge if they be not 
satisfied. 

1 6 But I will sing of thy power; yea, 
I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the 
morning : for thou hast been my de- 
fence and refuge in the day of my 
trouble. 

1 7 Unto thee, O my strength, will 1 1 
sing : for God is my defence. a?ic? the ! 
God of my mercy. K. 61.2-4.J 

PSALM 60. 

David prays for deliverance, comforting himself in 
God's ijromises. 

To the chief Musician upon Shu'- 
shan-e'duth, ^Mich'tam of Da'vid, 
to teach; "when he strove with 
A'ram-na-ha-ra'imandwith A'ram- 
z6'bah,when Jd'ab returned, and 
smote of E'dom in the valley of salt 
twelve thousand. 

OGOD, thou hast cast us off, thou 
hast ^scattered us, thou hast been 
displeased; O turn thyself to us 
again. 

2 Thou hast made the earth to trem- 
ble; thou hast broken it: heal the 
breaches thereof ; for it shaketh. 

3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard 
things: thou hast made us to drink 
the wine of astonishment. 

4 Thou *hast given a banner to them 
that fear thee, that it may be dis- 
played because of the truth. Selah. 

5 That 'thy beloved may be deliv- 
ered ; save with thy right hand, and 
hear me. 

6 God hath '^spoken in his holiness ; 
I will rejoice, I will ^divide She'chem, 
and mete out the •''valley of Siic'coth. 

7 Gil'e-ad is mine, and Ma-nas'seh is 
mine ; E'phra-im ^also is the strength 
of mine head ; * Jii'dah is my lawgiver; 

8 M5'ab is my washpot ; over E'dom 



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David fleeth to God, 

will 1 cast out my shoe: Phi-listia, 
^triumph thou because of me. 

9 Who will bring me into the 
'Strong city ? who will lead me into 
E'dom ? 

10 Wilt not thou, O God, 'which 
hadst cast us off ? and thou, O God, 
which didst not go out with our ar- 
mies? 

1 1 Give us help from trouble : for 
vain is the lielp of man. 

12 Through God Ave shall do val- 
iantly : for he it is that shall tread 
down our enemies. 

PSALM 61. 

1 David Jiees to God: 4 he vows perpetual service 
unto hirn. 

To the chief Musician upon Neg'i- 
nah, A Pscdm of Da'vid. 

HEAR my cry, O God ; attend 
unto my prayer. 

2 From the ""end of the earth will I 
cry unto thee, when my hea,rt is over- 
whelmed : lead me to the rock that 
is higher than I. 

3 For thou hast been a shelter for 
me, cmd^Si strong tower from the en- 
emy. 

4 I will abide in '"thy tabernacle for 



PSALMS, 61-63. 



David thirsteth for God. 



will 'trust~ 
^SelaK 



m the covert of 

F.62.5-8; K.62.7,8. 



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ever 

t hy wingg __^ 

'^ l*'or thou,~D God, hast heard my 
vows : thou hast given me "^the herit- 
age of those that fear thy name. 

6 '^Thou wilt prolong the king's life : 
and his years ^as many generations. 

7 He shall abide 'before God for 
ever: O prepare mercy and truth, 
v^hich may preser^^e him. 

8 So will I -^sing praise unto thy 
name for ever, that I may daily per- 
form my vows. 

PSALM 62. 

David, professing his confidence in God, encourages 
the godly. 

To the chief Musician, to Jed'u-thun, 

A Psalm of I)a'\ad. 
'^npRULY my soul ^waiteth upon 
JL God : from him cometh my sal- 
vation. 

2 He only is my rock and my salva 
tion ; he is my ^defence ; I shall not 
be greatly moved. L. 62. 7, 8;* 

3 How long will ye imagine mischief 
against a man ? ye shall be slain all 
of you : "as a bowing wall shall ye be, 
and as a tottering fence. 

4 They only consult to cast him 
down from his excellency : they de- 
light in lies : *they bless with their 
mouth, but they curse ^inwardly. Se' 
iah. 

*0. 62. 11, 12. 



PSALM 60. 

3 Or, tri- 
winph 
thou over 
me [ironi- 
cally.] 
city of 
strengthi 

% Ps. 44. 9 

5 salvation. 

j 1 Chr. 
19,13 



PSALM 61. 

a 1 Tiin.2,8 
b Pro.18.10 
c Ps. 91, 2 

1 Or, make 
my 
refuge. 

d 1 Cor. 3, 
21-23 

2 Thou 
Shalt add 
days to 
the days 
of the 
king. 

3 as genera- 
tion and 
genera- 
tion, 

e Lu. 1, 32 
/ Ps. 56. 12 



B. C. 1048. 
PSALM 62. 

1 Or, Only. 

2 is silent. 

3 high 
place. 

a Isa. 30, 13 
lThes.5,3 
b Ps. 28, 3 

4 in their 
intvard 
parts. 

c Mic. 7, 

7,10 
d Jer. 3. 23 

1 Sam. 

1,15 

5 Or, alike. 
f Isa. 26, 4 
g Lu. 12. 15 

6 Or. 
strength. 
Jer. 17,11 

h 1 Pet.1.17 



PSALM 63. 

a 1 Sam. 
23,14 

1 tveary 
land 
without 
water. 

b 1 Chr. 
16, 11 
c John 3,16 
d Isa. 25, 6 

2 fatness. 

e Ps. 149, 5 
/2Cor.l,10 
a Isa. 26, 9 

3 They 
shall 

make him 
run out 
like 

water by 
the hands 
of the 
sword. 

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5 My soul, wait thou 'only upon God ,- 
for my expectation is from him. 

6 He only is my rock and my salva- 
tion : he is my defence ; I shall not 
be moved. 

7 In God is '^my salvation and my 
glory : the rock of my strength, a)id 
my refuge, is in God. 

8 Trust in him at all times ; ye peo- 
ple, pour "out your heart betore liinTT 
God is a retuge tor us. !:5e'lah. -j- ^ 

y Purely men of low degree are vaa- ~ 
ity, and men of high degree are a 
lie : to be laid in the balance, they 
are ^altogether lighter than vanity, t 

10 Trust not in -'oppression, and be-' 
come not vain in robber^' : ^if riches 
increase, set not your heart icpo7z 
them, 

11 God hath spoken once; twice 
have I heard this; that "powder be- 
long eth unto God. 

12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belong- 
eth mercy : for ^thou renderest to 
every man according to his w^ork. § 

PSALM 63. 

David's thirst after God's service in his sanctuary. 

A Psalm of Da'vid, ''when he was in 
the wilderness of Jii'dah. 

GOD, thou art my God ; early ] 
will I seek thee : my soul tliirst- 
eth for thee, my flesh longeth for 
thee in a dry and ^thirsty land, where 
no water is ; 

2 To see thy *power and thy glory, 
so as I have seen thee in the sanctu- 
ary. 

3 Because "thy lo\ingkindness is 
better than life, my lips shall praise 
thee. L. 68. 18-20 

4 Thus will I bless thee while I 
live : I will lift up my hands in thy 
name. 

5 My soul '^shall be satisfied as with 
^marrow" and fatness ; and my mouth 
shall praise thee with joyful lips : 

6 When I remember thee 'upon my 
bed, a7id meditate on thee in the 
night w^atches. 

7 Because thou hast been -^my help, 
therefore in the shadow of thy wings 
will I rejoice. 

8 ^ly soul followeth ^hard after 
thee : thy right hand upholdeth 
me. 

9 But those that seek my soul, to 
destroy it, shall go into the lower 
parts of the earth. 

10 ^They shall fall by the sword: 
they shall be a portion for foxes. 

11 But the king shall rejoice in 

tP. 64. 10; K. 71. 1-3; L 63. 1-3. 
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God; every one ^that sweareth by 
him shall glory: but the mouth of 
them that speak lies shall be stopped. 

PSALM 64. 

David prays J or deliver aiice from fiis enemies. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
Da'vid. 

HEAR my voice, O God, in my 
prayer : preserve my life from 
fear of the enemy. 

2 Hide me "from the secret counsel 
of the wicked ; from the insurrection 
of the workers of iniquity : 

3 Who whet their tongue *like a 
sword, a?id bend their bows to shoot 
their arrows, even bitter Avords : 

4 That they may shoot in secret at 
the perfect : suddenly do they shoot 
at him, and fear not. 

5 They encourage themselves i?i an 
evil ^matter : they commune ^of lay- 
ing snares privily ; they say, Who 
shall see them ? 

6 They search out iniquities ; ^they 
accomplish ^a, diligent search: both 
the inward thought of every one of 
them, and the heart, is deep. 

7 But God shall shoot at them with 
an arrow ; suddenly ^shall they be 
wounded. 

8 So ^they shall make their own 
tongue to fall upon themselves : all 

I that see them shall flee away. * 

9 And all men shall fear, and shall 
declare the work of God ; for they 
shall wisely consider of his doing. 

r 10 The righteous '^shall be glad in 
the Lord, and shall trust in him; 
and all the uprig ht in hear t shal l 

[ glory. F. 71.1-3. 

PSALM 65. 

Infinite power and goodness of God. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm 
and Song of DaVid. 

PRAISE Vaiteth for thee,0 God, 
in Si'on : and unto thee shall the 
vow be performed. 

2 O thou "that hearest prayer, unto 
*thee shall all flesh come. 

3 ^Iniquities prevail against me : as 
for our transgressions, thou shalt 
purge ''them away. 

4 Blessed ^is the man v)hom thou 
choosest, and causest to approach 
unto thee, that he may dwell in thy 
courts : we shall be satisfied with the 
goodness of thy house, even of thy 
holy temple. 

5 JBy terrible things in righteous- 
ness wilt thou answer us, O God of 
our salvation; who art the confi- 

*H. 73. 16-20. 



PSALM 63 
h Zeph. 1, 5 



PSALM 64, 

a Ps. 143, 9 
b Ps. 57, 4 

1 Or, 

speech. 

2 to hide 
snares. 

3 Or.we are 
consumed 
by that 
which 
they have 
throughly 
searched. 

4 a search 
searched. 

5 their 
wound 
shall be. 

c Pro. 12,13 

d 1 Thes. 
5,16 



PSALM 65. 

1 is silent, 
a Isa. 45, 11 
b Isa. 66, 23 

2 Words, 
or. Mat- 
ters of in- 
iquities. 

c Heb. 9, 14 

d Ps. 33, 12 



dence of all the ends of the eartl 
and of them that are afar off upon 
the sea : 

6 Which by his strength setteth 
fast the mountains; bei7ig girded 
with power : 

7 Which ^stilleth the noise of the 
seas, the noise of their waves, and 
the tumult of the people. 

8 They also that dwell in the utter- 
most parts -^are afraid at thy tokens : 
thou makest the outgoings of the 
morning and evening ^to rejoice. 

9 Thou visitest the earth, and 
Vaterest it : thou greatly enrichest 
it with the river of God, which is 
full of water: thou preparest them 
corn, when thou hast so provided 
for it. 

10 Thou waterest the ridges there- 
of abundantly : '^thou settlest the 
furrows thereof: ^thou makest it 
soft with showers : thou blessest the 
springing thereof. 

11 Thou crownest "'the year with 
thy goodness ; and thy ^paths drop 
fatness. 

12 They drop upon the pastures of 
the wilderness: and the little hills 
^rejoice on every side. 

e Mat. 8, 26 13 The pasturcs are clothed with 
;fJob37, 5 (flocks; the valleys also are covered 

over with corn ; they shout for joy, 

they also sing. 

PSALM 66. 

David exhorts to 2^raise God, 5 to observe Ms great 

works. 

To the chief Musician, A Song or 
Psalm. 

MAKE a joyful noise unto God, 
'all ye lands : 
■ 2 Sing forth the honour of his namet 
make his praise glorious. 

3 Say unto God, How terrible art 
thou 171 thy works! ''through the 
greatness of thy power shall thine 
enemies ^submit themselves unto 
thee. 

4 All *the earth shall worship thee, 
and shall sing unto thee ; they shall 
sing to thy name. Selah. 

5 Come ''and see the works of God : 
he is terrible in his doing toward the 
children of men. 

6 He ''turned the sea into dry land: 
they ^went through the flood on foot : 
there did we rejoice in him. 

7 He ruleth by his power for ever ; " 

his /e yes behold the n ations : let not 

the rebellious exalt themselves. Se'- 

lah. E. 69. 19.J 

s 



3 Or, to 

sing. 

4 Or, after 
thou 
hadst 
made it 
to desire 
rain. 

5 Or, thou 
causest 
rain to 
descend 
into the 
furrows 
thereof. 

6 Thou 
dissolvest 
it. 

7 the year 
of thy 
goodness. 

q Ps. 104. 3 

8 are girded 
with joy. 



PSALM 66. 

1 all the 
earth. 

a Ps. 18, 44 

3 lie, or, 
yield 
feigned 
obedi- 
ence. 

b Ps. 67, 3 
c Ps. 46, 8 
d Ex. 14. 21 
e Josh.3,14 
/Ps. 11, 4 

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PSALMS, ()7, 68. 



to praise God, 



8 O bless our God, ye people, and 
make the voice of his praise to be 
heard : 

9 Which ^holdeth our soul in life, 
and suffereth not our feet to be 
moved. 

10 For thou,0 God, hast proved us : 
^thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 

11 Thou broughtest us into the net; 
thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 

1 2 Thou hast caused men to ride 
over our heads; we went through 
fire and through water: but thou 
broughtest us out into a Vealthy 
place. 

131 will go into thy house with 
burnt offerings : '^I will pay thee my 
vows, 

14 Which my lips have ^uttered, and 
my mouth hath spoken, when I was 
in trouble. 

151 will offer unto thee burnt sacri- 
fices of ^fatlings, with the incense of 
rams; I v/ill offer bullocks with goats. 
Se'lah. 
J ' 16 Come and^ hear, all ye t hat fear 
God, and 1 will declare what he hath 
cTone tor my soul. 

171 cried un toliim with my mouth , 
and he was extolled with my tongue. 
C r~l b It T re ^rd^miquity m my heart, 
G I the Lor d will no t hear me: C.78.32;t 

1^ But verily God hath heard me ; 
he hath attended to the voice of my 
prayer. 

20 Blessed he God, which hath not 
turned away my prayer, nor his mer- 
cy from me. 

PSALM 67. 

A prayer for the enlargement of God's kingdom. 

To the chief Musician on Neg'i-noth, 
A Psalm or Song. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and 
bless us ; a7id "^ cause his face to 
shine 'upon us ; Selah. 

2 That ''thy way may be known upon 
earth, 'thy saving health among all 
nations. 

3 Let'^the people praise thee,0 God; 
let all the people praise thee. 

J f 4 O let the nations be glad and sing 
for joy : for ^thou shalt judge the peo- 
ple righteously, and ^govern the na- 
tions upon earth. Selah. j, 68. 5. 

5 Let the people praise thee, O God ; 
let all the people praise thee. 

6 Then ^ shall the earth yield her in- 
crease ; and God,even our own God, 
shall bless us. 

7 God shall bless us ; and ^all the 
ends of the earth shall fear him. 

*T. 71.15-17. fG. 119. 10, 11. 



PSALM 66. 

3 putteth. 
Dan. 5, 23 
Actsl7.28 

g Zech.13,9 

4 Tnoist. 

h Eccl. 5, 4 

5 opened. 

6 marrow. 

i Job 11, 14 
Pro. 15,29 
Isa. 1, 15 



PSALM 67. 
a Num.6,25 

1 with us. 

b Actsl8,25 

c Lu. 2, 
30-32 
Titus 2,11 

d Isa. 24, 15 

e Ps. 96, 10 
Ps. 98, 89 

2 lead. 

f Lev. 26, 4 
g Ps. 22, 27 



PSALM 68. 

1 from, his 

Jace. 

2 rejoice 
xvith 
gladness. 

3 Or, 

through 
the des- 
erts ; in 
J AH is 
his name. 
Ex. 6, 3 

a 1 Sam.2,5 

4 in a 
house. 

b Hab.3,13 

5 shake out. 

6 confirm, 
it. 

c Ps. 74. 19 

7 army. 

8 did flee, 
did flee. 

d Ps. 81, 6 
e Ps. 105,37 

9 Or. for 
her, she 
luas. 

f Deut.33,2 
2 Ki. 6, 17 
Dan. 7. 10 

10 Or, even 

many 
thou- 
sands. 

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PSALM 68. 

A prayer at the removing of the ark. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm or 
Song of Da'vid. 

LET God arise, let his enemies be 
scattered : let them also that hate 
him flee 'before him. 

2 As smoke is driven away, so drive 
them away : as wax melteth before 
the fire, so let the wicked perish at 
the presence of God. 

3 But let the righteous be glad ; let 
them rejoice beforeGod: yea,letthem 
^exceedingly rejoice. 

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his 
name: extol him that rideth^upon the 
heavens by his name J AH, and re- 
joice before him. 

5 A father of the fatherless, and a 
judge of the widows, is God in his 
holy habitation. J. 76. 8. 

6 God ''setteth the soUtary "in fami- 
lies : he bringeth out those which are 
bound with chains : but the rebellious 
dwell in a dry land. 

7 O God,*when thou wentest forth 
before thy people, when thou didst 
march through the wilderness; Se'- 
lah: 

8 The earth shook, the heavens also 
dropped at the presence of God : even 
Sf nai itself was moved at the pres- 
ence of God, the God of i§'ra-el. 

9 Thou, O God, didst ^send a plenti- 
ful rain, whereby thou didst ^confirm 
thine inheritance, when it was weary. 

10 Thy congregation hath dwelt 
therein : thou,<'0 God, hast prepared 
of thy goodness for the poor. 

11 1 he Lord gave the word : great 
loas the ^company of those that pub- 
lished it. 

12 Kings of armies Mid flee apace : 
and she that tarried at home divided 
the spoil. 

131 hough '^y e have Men among the 
pots, 'yet shall ye he as the wings of a 
dove covered with silver, and her 
feathers with yellow gold. 

14 When the Almighty scattered 
kings ^in it, it was vnhite as snow in 
Sarmon. 

15 The hill of God is as the hill of 
Ba'shan ; an high hill as the hill of 
Ba'shan. 

1 6 Why leap ye, ye high hills ? this 
is the hill which God desireth to 
dwell in ; yea, the Lord will dwell in 
it for ever. 

17 The -^chariots of God are twenty 
thousand, ^ ^even thousands of angels : 



Of God^s great works. 



PSALMS, 69. 



A prayer in affliction. 



the Lord is among them.,a5mSi'nai, PSALM 68, excellency is over I§'ra-el, and his 



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in the holy place. 

1 8 Thou ^hast ascended o n high, 
thou ^hast led captivity captive : thou 
'hast receivecl gilts " tor men ; y^^ 
for -^the rebellious also , th at^the Lo rd 
Uod m ight dwell among tliem.^~ 

iy Blessed be the Lord, who daily 
loadeth us with benefits, even the God 
of our salvation. Selah. 

20 He that is our God is the God of 
salvation ; and ^unto God the Lord 
belong the issues from death. | 

21 But God shall wound the head of 
his enemies, and the hauy scalp of 
such an one as goeth on still in his 
trespasses. 

22 The Lord said, I will bring again 
from Ba'shan, I will bring my people 
again from the depths of the sea : 

23 That thy foot may be ''dipped in 
the blood of thine enemies, and the 
tongue of thy dogs in the same. 

24 They have seen thy goings, O 
God ; even the goings of my God, my 
King^^ in the sanctuary. 

25 The singers went before, the play- 
ers on instruments followed after; 
among thern loere the damsels play- 
ing with timbrels. 

26 Bless ye God in the congrega- 
tions, even tlie Lord, ^^from the 
fountain of I§'ra-el. 

27 There is little Ben'ja-min_^d?^Y^ 
their ruler, the princes of Ju'dah 
'^''and their council, the princes of 
Zeb'u-lun, and the princes of Naph'- 
ta-li. 

28 Thy God hath commanded thy 
strength: strengthen, O God, that 
which thou hast wrought for us. 

29 Because of thy temple at Je-ru'- 
sa-lem shall '"kings bring presents 
unto thee. 

30 Rebuke ^^the company of spear- 
men, the multitude of the bulls, with 
the calves of the people, ?^27Z every one 
submit himself with pieces of silver : 
"scatter thou the people that delight 
in w^ar. 

3 1 Princes ^shall come out of E'gy pt ; 
''E-thi-5'pi-a shall soon stretch out her 
hands unto God. 

32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of 
the earth; O sing praises unto the 
Lord ; Selah : 

33 To him that rideth upon the 
heavens of heavens, which were of 
old ; lo, he doth ^^send out his voice, 
and that a mighty voice. 

34 Ascribeye strength unto God: his 

*W. 86. 5. tL. 71. 1-3; 0.86. 15. 



Q Acts 1, 9 
Eph. 4, 8 

?i Judg.5,12 

i Acts 2, 4 

11 in t/ie 
nxoun. 

j 1 Tim. 
1, 13 

k Ps. 78, 60 



'strength is in the -^^clouds. 
35 O God, thou art terrible out 



of 



I Deut. 
32,39 

12 Or, red. 

13 Or, ye 
that are 
of the 
fountavn. 
Deut. 
33,28 
Isa. 48, 1 

14 Or, with 
their 
company. 

m 1 Ki. 10, 
10, 24, 25 
2 Chr. 
32,23 
Isa. 60, 16 

15 Or, the 

beasts of 
the reeds, 
Jer. 51,32 

16 Or, Tie 
scat- 
tereth. 

n Isa. 19, 19 

Isa. 45, 14 
Zeph.3,10 
Acts 8, 27 

17 Qive. 

18 Or, 

heavens. 

p Zech. 
10,12 
John 15,5 
1 Pet.5,10 



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PSALM 69. 

1 the mire 
of depth. 
Isa. 38, 17 

2 depth of 
waters. 

a John 

15,25 

3 gubilti- 
ness. 

b Isa. 53, 3 
John 1,11 
John 7, 5 

c John 2,17 

d Rom.15,3 

e 1 Ki. 9, 7 
Jer. 24, 9 

/Job 30, 9 

4 drinkers 
of strong 
d/rink. 

g Isa. 49, 8 
Isa. 55, 6 
2 Cor. 6, 2 

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thy holy places : the God of l§'ra-el is 
he 'that giveth strength and power 
unto his people. Blessed be God. 

PSALM 69. 

1 David prays in affliction ; 30 he praises God. 

To the chief Musician upon Sho- 
shan/nim, A Psalra of DaVid. 
AVE me, O God ; for the waters 
are come in unto iiny soul. 
2 I sink in 'deep mire, where there is 
no standing : I am come into Meep 
waters, where the floods overflow me. 
31 am weary of my crying: my 
throat is dried : mine eyes fail while 
I wait for my God. 

4 They that ''hate me without a 
cause are more than the hairs of 
mine head: they that would destroy 
me, being mine enemies wrongful- 
ly, are mighty : then I restored that 
which I took not away. 

5 O God, thou knowest my foolish- 
ness ; and my ^sms are not hid from 
thee. 

6 Let not them that wait on thee, O 
Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my 
sake : let not those that seek thee be 
confounded for my sake, O God of 
l§'ra-el. 

7 Because for thy sake I have borne 
reproach; shame hath covered my 
face. 

8 I *am become a stranger unto my 
brethren, and an ahen unto my moth- 
er's children. 

9 For ''the zeal of thine house hath 
eaten me up ; "^and the reproaches of 
them that rex^roached thee are fallen 
upon me. 

10 When I wept, an c? chastened mj 
soul with fasting, that was to my re- 
proach. 

Ill made sackcloth also my gar- 
ment ; and *I became a proverb to 
them. 

12 They that sit in the gate speak 
against me ; and -^I ivas the song of 
the "drunkards. 

13 But as for me, my prayer is un- 
to thee, O Lord, Hn an acceptable 
time : O God, in the multitude of thy 
mercy hear me, in the truth of thy 
salvation. 

14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let 
me not sink : let me be delivered from 
them that hate me, and out of the deep 
waters. 

15 Let not the waterflood overflow 



A prayer in affliction. 



PSALMS, 70, 71. 



A prayer for deliverance. 



me, neither let the deep swallow me 
up, and let not the pit shut her mouth 
upon me. 

16 Hear me, O Lord; for thy lov- 
ingkindness is good : turn unto me 
according to the multitude of thy ten- 
der mercies. 

1 7 And hide not thy face from thy 
servant ; for I am in trouble : ^hear 
me speedily. 

18 Draw nigh unto my soul, andre- 
deem it : deliver me because of mine 
enemies. 

E r 19 Thou hast known ^my reproach . 
and my shame, and mv dishonour : 
miQe adversaries are all before thee. 

20 Reproach hath broken my heart : 
and I am full of heaviness: and I 
looked for some %o take pity, but 
there vkis none ; and for comforters, 
but I found none. 

21 They gave me also gall for my 
meat ; and 'in my thirst they gave me 
vinegar to drink. 

22 Let their table become a snare be- 
fore them : and thaJ which should 
have been for their welfare, let it be- 
come a trap. 

23 Let •'their eyes be darkened, that 
they see not ; and make their loins 
continually to shake. 

24 Pour out thine indignation upon 
them, and let thy wrathful anger take 
hold of them. 

25 Let ^their habitation be desolate ; 
and *let none dwell in their tents. 

26 For they persecute *A^m whom 
thou hast smitten ; and they talk to 
the grief of ^those whom thou hast 
wounded. 

27 Add •"iniquity unto their iniquity: 
^and let them not come into thy right- 
eousness. 

28 Let them '"be blotted out of the 
book of the living, "and not be writ- 
ten with the righteous. 

29 But I am poor and sorrowful: let 
thy salvation, O God, set me up on 
high. 

30 I will praise the name of God 
with a song, and wiU magnify him 
with thanksgiving. 

31 This also shall please the Lord 
better than an ox or bullock that hath 
boms and hoofs. 

32 The "humble shall see this, and 
be glad : and your heart shall live that 
seek God. 

33 For the Lord heareth the poor, 
and despiseth not his prisoners. 

34 Let the heaven and earth praise 
*E. 73. 11, 12. 



PSALM 69. 

5 make 
haste to 
hear me. 

h Ps. 22, 6 
Isa. 53, 3 
Heb. 12, 2 

6 to lam.ent 
with me. 
Ps. 142, 
4,5 

I Mat.27,34 

j 2Cor.3,14 

7 their 
"palace. 

8 let there 
not be a 
d/weller. 
Acts 1, 20 

k Isa. 53, 4 

9 thy 
woimded. 

10 Or, pim- 
ishTnent 
of in- 
iquity. 

I Roni.9,31 

m Ex. 32, 32 
Phil. 4, 3 
Rev. 3, 5 
Rev. 13, 8 

n.Ezek.1,39 
Ln. 10, 20 
Heb. 
12,23 

11 OT,meek. 

12 creepeth. 
Isa. 44, 26 



PSALM 70. 

1 to my 
help. 
Ps. 40, 13 

a Ps. 109,29 

b Isa. 61, 10 
Hab. 3, 17 
Rom. 5, 2 
Phil. 3, 1 
1 Pet. 1, 
2-9 

c Ps. 40, 17 

d Ps. 141, 1 



B. C. 1028, 

PSALM 71. 

1 Be thou 
to ms for 
a rock of 
habita- 
tion. 
Pro. 18,10 

a Ps. 44, 4 

b Jer. 17, 7 

c Ps. 22, 9 
Isa. 46, 3 

d loa. 8, 18 
Zech. 3, 8 
1 Cor. 4. 9 

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him, the seas, and every thing that 
''^moveth therein. 

35 For ''God will save Zi'on, and will 
build the cities of Jii'dah: that they 
may dwell there, and have it in pos- 
session. 

36 The seed also of his servants 
shall inherit it : and they that love 
his name shall dwell therein. 

PSALM 70. 

David solicits God to the speedy destruction of the 
Vjicked, and preservation of the godly. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
Da'vid, to bring to remembrance. 

IY^AIl-E haste, O God, to deliver 
•^ 'J- me ; make haste ^to help me, O 
Lord. 

2 Let them ''be ashamed and con- 
founded that seek after my soul : let 
them be turned backward, and put 
to confusion, that desire my hurt. 

3 Let them be turned back for a 
reward of their shame that say. Aha, 
aha. 

4 Let *all those that seek thee rejoice 
and be glad in thee : and let such as 
love thy salvation say continually, 
Let God be magnified. 

5 But T am poor and needy : make 
haste unto me, O God : thou art my 
help and my deliverer ; O Lord, make 
'^no tarrying. 

PSALM 71. 

1 David prays both for himself and against the ene- 
mies of his soul: 11 for support in old age. 

'"K thee, TjORP, d o I pu t my trust : 
let me never be put to confusion. 

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, 
and cause me to escape : inchne thine 
ear unto me, and save me. 

3^Be thou my strong habitation, 
whereunto I may continually resort : 
thou hast given '^commandment to 
save me ; for thou art my rock and 
my fortress. F. 84. 12; K, 73. 23, 24 ;t 

4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the 
hand of the wicked, out of the hand 
of the unrighteous and cruel man. 

5 For thou *ar^ my hope, O Lord 
God : thou art my trust from my 
youth. 

6 By 'thee have I been holden up 
from the womb: thou art he that 
took me out of my mother's bowels : 
mj^Ydii^Q shall ^econtinuaUyof thee. 

7 1 ''am as a wonder unto many ; but 
thou art my strong refuge. 

8 Let my mouth be filled with thy 
praise and with thy honour all the 
day. 

9 Cast me not off in the time of old 
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PSALMS, 72. Christ's kingdom glorious. 



age; forsake me not when my strength 
faileth. 

10 For mine enemies speak against 
me ; and they that ^lay wait for my 
souPtake counsel together, 

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him : 
persecute and take him ; for there is 
none to dehver him. 

12 O -^God, be not far from me: O 
my God, ^make haste for my help. 

13 Let Hhem be confounded and' 
consumed that are adversaries to 
my soul ; let them be covered with 
reproach and dishonour that seek 
my hurt. 

14 But I will hope continually, and 
will yet praise thee more and more. 

y r_15 My 'mouth shall shew forth thy 
■ righteou^ess a^id thy salv atiQJjTall 
the'day ; f orT-^know not the numbers 
Thereof^ 

^^LwiU go in^ the s tr ength of t he 
1[:ordrGoDT'rwi ll ma k e me nti on oi 
th'y rtghteousness,eve72rof tlime only. 
^xO^GodTthouhast jaugh^me trom 
I my^youthr and hitherto' have i de- 



I ciared^thywondrous w61T^"t.7] .24. 

'^^J^ow 'arso~^wheh L am old and 
greyheaded, O God, forsake me not ; 
until I have shewed Uhy strength 
unto this generation, a7id thy power 
to every one that is to come. 

19 Thy ^righteousness also, O God, 
is very high, who hast done great 
things : '"O God, who is like unto thee ! 

20 Thou, "which hast shewed me 
great and sore troubles, "shalt quicken 
me again, and shalt bring me up 
again from the depths of the earth. 

21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, 
and comfort me on every side. 

22 I will also praise thee Vith the 
psaltery, even thy truth, O my God : 
unto thee will I sing with the harp, 

thou ^'Holy One of l§'ra-el. 

23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when 

1 sing unto thee ; and ^my soul, which 
thou hast redeemed. 

r^4 My tongue also shalljtalk of thy 
rrghteoushess"airThe ^aylohgrTor 

I they"aTe"confoundedrforlhey_are 
broughf^nto" sh^me; that~~see^ my 

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PSALM 71. 

2 watc/i,or, 
dbservt. 

e 2 Sam. 
17,1 
Mat. 27, 1 

/ Ps. 22, 11 
Ps. 35, 22 
Ps. 38, 21 

g Ps. 70, 1 

h Ps. 35, i 
Ps. 40, 14 
Ps. 70, 2 

i Ps. 35, 28 

j Ps. 40, 5 

k Zech. 
10,12 

3 unto old 
age and 
grey 
hairs. 

4 thine 
arm. 

I Ps. 57,10 

m Ps. 35, 10 
Ps. 86, 8 

n Ps. 60, 3 

Hos. 6, 1 

5 with the 
instru- 
ment of 
psaltery. 

V 2 Ki.19,22 
Isa. 60, 9 

q Ps. 103, 4 



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PSALM 72. 



David, praying Jor Solomon, skews the glory of his 
kingdom in type, and of Christ's in truth. 

A Psalm 'for Sol'o-mon. 

GIVE the king thy judgments, O 
God, and thy righteousness un- 
to the king's son. 
2 He shall "judge thy people with 



PSALM 72. 

1 Or, of. 

a Isa. 11, 2 
Isa. 32, 1 

b 2 Sam. 
23,4 
Hos. 6, 3 

c Isa. 2, 4 
Dan. 2, 44 
Lu. 1, 33 

2 till there 
be no 
moon. 

d Ex. 23, 31 
1 Ki. 4, 
21,24 
Ps. 2, 8 
Zech.9,10 

e Isa. 49, 7 

3 one shall 

give. 

/Mat. 6, 10 
fif lKi.4,20 

4 shall be. 
Ps. 89. 36 

5 shallbeas 
a son to 
continue 
his fa- 
ther's 
name for 
ever. 

h Gen. 12, 3 
Gen.22,18 
Jer. 4. 2 

i Isa. 45, 
23.24 
Lu. 1, 48 
Phil. 2, 
9-11 

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righteousness, and thy poor with 
judgment. 

3 1 he mountains shall bring peace 
to the people, and the little hills, by 
righteousness. 

4 He shall judge the poor of the peo- 
ple, he shall save the children of the 
needy, and shaU break in pieces the 
oppressor. 

5 They shall fear thee as long as the 
sun and moon endure, throughout 
all generations. 

6 He *shall comedown like rain upon 
the mown grass: as showers that 
water the earth. 

7 In his days shall the righteous 
flourish; and 'abundance of peace ^so 
long as the moon endureth. 

8 He '^shall have dominion also from 
sea to sea, and from the river unto 
the ends of the earth. 

9 They that dwell in the wilderness 
shall bow before him ; and his ene- 
mies shall lick the dust. 

10 The 'kings of Tar'shishand of the 
isles shall bring presents : the kings 
of She'ba and Se'ba shall offer gifts. 

11 Yea, all kings shall fall down be- 
fore him : all nations shall serve him. 

12 For he shall deliver the needy 
when he crieth ; the poor also, and 
him that hath no helper. 

13 He shall spare the poor and 
needy, and shall save the souls of 
the needy. 

14 He shall redeem their soul from 
deceit and violence: and precious 
shall tlieir blood be in his sight. 

15 And he shall live, and to him 
^shall be given of the gold of She'ba : 
•Sprayer also shall be made for him 
continually; and daily shall he be 
praised. 

1 6 There shall be an handful of com 
in the earth upon the top of the 
mountains; the fruit thereof shall 
shake like Leb'a-non: ^and they of 
the city shall flourish like grass of 
the earth. 

17 His name *shall endure for ever . 
^his name shall be continued as long 
as the sun: and ''men shall be blessed 
in him : *all nations shall call him 
blessed. 

1 8 Blessed be the Lord God, the 
God of I§'ra-el, who only doeth won- 
drous things. 

1 9 And blessed be his glorious 
name for ever: and let the whole 
earth be flUed with his glory ; A-men', 
and A-men'. 



End of the wicked. 



FSALMS, 73, 74. Desolation of the sanctuary. 



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20 The prayers of DaVid the son of psalm 73. 
Jes'se are ended. 

FSALM 73. 

1 The prophet, prevailing in a temptation, 2 shews 
the occasion thereof. 

'A Psalm of A'saph. 

'^nnRULY God is good to l§'ra-el, 
X even to such as are ^of a clean 
heart. 

2 But as for me, my feet were 
almost gone ; my steps had well nigh 
slipped. 

3 For I was envious at the foolish, 
when I saw the prosperity of the 
wicked. 

4 For there ire no bands in their 
death : but their strength is ^firm. 

5 They m'c not ^in trouble as other 

men; neither are they plagued likely job 22, is 
•^thtr men. i ps. 94,'? 

6 Therefore "pride compasseth them e job 21 
about as a chain ; violence covereth 
them as a garment. 

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness : 
'they have more than heart could 
wish. 

8 They are corrupt, and speak 
wickedly concerning oppression : 
they *speak loftily. 

9 They set their mouth ""against the 
heavens, and their tongue walketh 
through the earth. 

10 Therefore his people return 
hither : and waters of a full cu'p are 
wrung out to them. 

11 And they say, ''How doth God 
know? and is there knowledge in 
the most High ? 

1 2 Behold, these are, the ungodly, 
who prosper in the world ; they in- 
crease in riches. E. 90. 8. 

1 3 Verily I have cleansed my heart 
in vain, *and washed my hands in 
innocency. 

1 4 For all the day long have I been 
plagued, and^chastened every morn- 
ing. 

15 If I say, I will speak thus; be- 
hold, I should offend against the 
generation of thy children. 

16 When-^I thought to know this, 
^it was too painful for me ; 

1 7 Until ^I went into the sanctuary 
of God : then understood I their end. 

18 Surely thou didst set them in 
sHppery places : thou castedst them 
down into destruction. 

19 How are they brought into deso- 
lation, as in a moment ! they are ut- 
terly consumed with terrors. 

20 As a dream when one awaketh ; 



1 Qv,A 
Psalm 
for 
Asa-ph. 

2 Or. Yet. 

3 clean of 
heart. 

4: fat. 

5 in the 
trouble of 
other 
men. 

6 with, 
a Eccl. 8,11 

7 they pass 
the 

thoughts 
of the 
heart. 

b 2 Pet.2,18 
Jude 16 

\c Rev. 13,6 



15 
Job 34, 9 
Job 35, 3 
Ps. 26, 6 
Mai. 3, 14 

8 my chas- 
tisement 
was. 

/ Eccl. 8,17 

9 it was 
labour in 
mine eyes. 

g Ps. 77, 13 

10 I knew 
not. 

11 with 
thee. 

h Isa. 58, 8 

i John 14,3 
2 Cor. 5, 1 
2 Tim. 4,8 

j Phil. 3. 8 

k Ps. 84, 2 

12 rock. 

I Heb. 

10,22 



PSALM 74. 

1 Or, A 
Psalm 
for Asaph 
to give in- 
struction. 

a Ps. 95, 7 
Ps. 100. 3 

2 Or. tribe. 
Deut.32,9 
Jer. 10,16 

b Dan. 6, 27 

3 They have 
sent thy 
sanc- 
tuary 
into the 
fire. 

c Ps. 83, 4 

4 break. 



d 1 Sam.3,1 

575 



so,0 Lord, when thou awakest, thou j 
shalt despise their image. H. 73. 27. J 

21 Thus my heart was grieved, and 
I was pricked in my reins. 

22 So foolish tvas I, and '"ignorant : 

1 was as a beast "before thee. 

23 Nevertheless I am continually 
with thee : thou hast holden me by 
my right hand. 

24 Thou ^shalt guide me with thy 
counsel, and 'afterward receive me 
?;o glory. K. 84. 9-11, 

25 Whom •^have I in heaven but 
thee f and there is none upon earth 
that I desire beside thee. 

26 My *flesh and my heart faileth: 
hut God is the ^^strength of my 
heart, and my portion for ever. 

27 For, lo, they that are far from 
thee shall perish : thou hast destroyed 
aU them that go a whoring from 
thee. H. 75. 8.J 

B But it is good for me to 'draw 
near to God : I have put my trust m. 
the Lord God, that I may declare all 
thy works. 

PSALM 74. 

The desolation of the sanctuary. 

^Mas'chil of A'saph. 

OGOD, why hast thou cast us off 
for ever ? why doth thine anger 
smoke against "the sheep of thy pas- 
ture ? 

2 Remember thy congregation, 
lohich thou hast purchased of old ; 
the ^rod of thine inheritance, which 
thou hast redeemed; this mount 
Zi'on, wherein thou hast dwelt. 

3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual 
desolations ; eve^i all that the enemy 
hath done wickedly in the sanctu- 
ary. 

4 Thine eneixdes roar in the midst 
of thy congregations; *they set up 
their ensigns for signs. 

b A man was famous according as 
he had lifted up axes upon the thick 
trees. 

6 But now they break down the 
carved work thereof at once with 
axes and hammers. 

7 ^They have cast fire into thy sane 
tuary, they have defiled by casting 
clown the dwelling place of thy name 
to the ground. 

8 They ""said in their hearts. Let us 
^destroy them together: they have 
burned up all the synagogues of God 
in the land. 

9 We see not our signs : Hhere is no 
more any prophet: neither is there 



H 



K 



H 



The prophet praiseth God. PSALMS, 75, 76. 



The proud rebuked. 



among us any that knoweth how 
long. 

10 O God, how long shall the adver- 
sary reproach? shall the enemy 
blaspheme thy name for ever ? 

11 Why withdrawest thou thy 
hand, even thy right hand ? pluck it 
out of thy bosom. 

12 For "God is my King of old, 
working salvation in the midst of 
the earth. 

13 Thou didst ^di\dde the sea by thy 
strength : -^thou brakest the heads of 
the ''dragons in the waters. 

14 Thou brakest the heads of levia- 
than in pieces, and gavest him to 
she meat Ho the people inhabiting 
the wilderness. 

15 Thou didst 'cleave the fountain 
and thefiood: thoudriedst up ''mighty 
rivers. 

1 6 The day is thine, the night also 
is thine : thou hast prepared the Hght 
and the sun. 

IT Thou hast ■'set aU the borders of 
the earth : thou hast ®made summer 
and ^\dnter. 

18 Remember Hhis, that the enemy 
hath reproached, O Lord, and that 
the foolish people have blasphemed 
thy name. 

19 deliver not the soul ^of thy 
turtledove unto the multitude of 
the wicked: forget not the congre- 
gation of thy poor for ever. 

20 Have '"respect unto the covenant : 
for the dark places of the eaTth are 
full of the habitations of cruelty. 

21 O let not the '^oppressed return 
ashamed: let the poor and needy 
praise thy name. 

22 Arise, O God, plead thine own 
cause: remember how the foolish 
man '^eproacheth thee daily. 

23 Forget not the voice of thine ene- 
mies : the tumult of those that rise up 
against thee ^increaseth continually. 

PSALM 75. 

1 The prophet praises God, 4 and rebukes the 

proxid. 

To the chief Musician, ^Al-tas'chith, 
A Psalm or Song ^of A'saph. 

UNTO thee, O God, do we give 
thanks, tm^o thee do we give 
thanks : for that thy name is near 
thy wondrous works declare. 

2 ^When I shall receive the congre- 
gation I will judge uprightly. 

3 The earth and all the inhabitants 
thereof are dissolved : I *bear up the 
pillars of it. Selah. 



PSALM 74. 
e Ps. 44, 4 

5 break. 
/Isa.51, 9 

6 Or, 

whales. 

g Num.14,9 

h Ps. 72, 9 

i Ex. 17,5,6 
Num. 
20,11 
Josh. 3,13 
Ps. 105,41 
Isa. 48, 21 

7 rivers of 
strength. 

J Actsl7,26 

8 made 
them. 
Gen. 8, 22 

k Rev.16,19 

I Song 2,14 

m Gen. 17,7 
Lev.26,44 
Jer. 33,21 

nPs. 9, 18 

Isa. 37, 23 

9 ascend- 
eth, 
Jonah 1,2 



■4 I said unto the fools, Deal not fool- 
ishly : and to the wicked, Lift not up 
the horn : 

5 Lift not up your horn on high : 
speak not witTi a stiff neck. 

6 For promotion comet h neither 
from the east, nor from the west, nor 
from the ^south. 

7 But God is the judge: ^he put- 
teth down one, and setteth up an- 
other. 

8 For ''in the hand of the Lord there 
is a cu p, and the wine is red ; it is 
full of mixture ; and he poureth out 
of the same : but t he dregs thereof, a ll 
the wicked of the earth shall wring 
them, ou t , and drink than. * 



9 But I will declare for ever ; I w^Ul 
sing praises to the God of Ja'cob. 

10 All the horns of the wicked also 
will I cut off ; but the horns of the 
righteous shall be exalted. 

PSALM 76. 

A declaration of God's majesty injhe church. 

jTo the chief Musician on Neg'i-noth, 
A Psahn or Song *of A'saph. 

IN Jii'dah is God known : his name 
is great in l§'ra-el. 

2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, 
and his dwelling place in Zi'on. 

3 There "brake he the arrows of the 
bow, the shield, and the sword, and 
the battle. Selah. 

4 Thou art more glorious and ex- 
cellent than *the mountains of prey, 

5 The ^stouthearted are spoiled, they 
'^have slept their sleep : and none of 
the men of might have found their 
hands. 

6 At "thy rebuke, O God of Ja'cob, 
both the chariot and horse are cast 
into a dead sleep. 

7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared : 
and who -^may stand in thy sight 
when once thou art angry ? 

8 Thou didst cause judgment to be 
heard from heaven ; the earth feared, : 
and was still, J. 89. 14. j 

9 When God arose to judgment, 
to save all the meek of the earth. 

dPs. 13, 3 Selah. 

Jer. 51,391 lOSurely^hc wrath of man shall 
^ Nah^2,i3'P^^ise thcc : the remainder of wrath 

zech.i2"4 shalt thou restrain. 
/Job 41, 10 11 Vow. '^and pay unto the Lord 

Ex 9 ^16 iyo^^ ^^ • '^^* ^^'^ ^^^^ ^^ roimd about 
^ Ex'. 18. 11 1 him bring presents '^unto him that 

h Eccl. 5, 4 

i Ps. 68, 29 
Ps. 89. 7 

2 to fear. 

j Ps. 68, 36 

576 



PSALM 75. 

1 Or, De- 
stroy not. 

2 Or, for 
Asaph. 

3 Ov,Whm 
1 shall 
take a set 
time. 

a Heb. 1, 3 

4 desert. 

b 1 Sam.2,7 
Dan. 2, 21 

c Job 21, 20 
Jer. 25,15 
Rev.14,10 
Rev.16,19 



PSALM 7G, 

1 Or, for. 

a Ps. 46, 9 
Ezek.39,9 

b Ezek. 
38,12 

c Isa. 46, 12 



ought to be feared. 
12 He shall cut off the spirit of 
princes : he Hs terrible to the kings 
of the earth. 

* H. 89. 30-32. « 



Qod''s gracious works. 



PSALMS, 77, 78. His dealings with Israel. 



PSALM 77. 

The psaltnist shews what .fierce combat he had with 
difflclejice. 

To the chief Musician, to Jed'u-thun, 
A Psahn'of A'saph. 

I CRIED unto God with my voice, 
even unto God with my voice; 
and he gave ear unto me. 

2 In "the day of my trouble *I sought 
the Lord : "my sore ran in the night, 
and ceased not : my soul refused to 
be comforted. 

3 I remembered God, and was trou- 
bled : 1 complained, and my spirit was 
ovei'whelmed. Selah. 

4 Thou boldest mine eyes waking : 
I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 

5 I '■•have considered the days of old, 
the years of ancient times. 

6 I call to remembrance my song in 
the night : I commune with mine 
own heart : and my spirit made dili- 
gent search. 

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever ? 
and will he be favourable no more ? 

8 Is '^his mercy clean gone for ever ? 
doth his ^promise fail ^for evermore ? 

9 Hath God -^forgotten to be gra- 
cious ? hath he in anger shut up his 
tender mercies ? Selah. 

10 And I said, This is ^my infirmity : 
but I will remember the years of 
the right hand of the most High. 

Ill *will remember the works of 
the Lord: surely I will remember 
thy wonders of old. 

121 will meditate also of all thy 
work, and talk of thy doings . T,89. 1 

Vd Thy *way, O God, is in the sanc- 
tuary : who is so great a God as our 
God? 

14 Thou art the God that doest won- 
ders : thou hast declared thy strength 
among the people. 

15 Thou hast with thine arm re- 
deemed thy people, the sons of Ja'cob 
and J5'§eph. Selah. 

16 The •'"waters saw thee, O God, the 
waters saw thee ; they were afraid : 
the depths also were troubled. 

17 ^The clouds poured out water: 
the skies sent out a sound : thine ar- 
rows also went abroad. 

18 The voice of thy thunder ivas in 
the heaven : the lightnings lightened 
the world : the earth trembled and 
shook. 

19 Thy^way is in the sea, and thy 
path in the great waters, ^and thy 
footsteps are not known. 

20Thou™leddest thy people like a 
(37) 



PSALM 77. 

1 Or, /or 
Asaph. 

a Ps. 50, 15 

b Isa, 26, 9 

2 my hand. 

c Deut.32,7 
Ps. 143, 5 
Isa. 51, 9 

d Jonah 2,4 

e Rom. 9, 6 

3 to genera- 
tion and 
genera- 
tion. 

f Isa. 49, 15 

g Ps. 31, 22 
Jer. 10,19 
Dan. 9, 7 

h Ps. 143, 5 

i Ps. 73, 17 

j Ex. 14, 21 
Josh. 3,15 

4 The 

clouds 

ivere 

poured 

forth 

with 

water. 

k Hab. 3, 15 

I Ex. 14, 28 
Job 37,23 

m Isa. 63,11 
Hos.12,13 



PSALM 78. 

1 Or, A 
Psalm 

for Asaph 
to give in- 
struction. 

a Ex. 19, 5 
Deut. 
32,29 

b Ps. 49, 4 
Mat. 13, 35 

c Ps. 44, 1 

d Deut. 4, 9 
Deut. 6, 7 

ie Ex. 13, 26 
Ex. 13, 8 
Josh. 4, 
6, 7 

/ Ps. 102,18 

2 that pre- 
pared not 
their 
heart. 
2 Chr. 
20,33 

3 throiving 
forth. 

g Isa. 17, 10 
Jer. 2, 32 

h Gen. 32, 3 
Num. 
13,22 
Isa. 19, 11 

i Ex. 17, 6 
Num. 
20,11 
Ps. 105,41 

j Deut.9,21 

k Heb. 3. 16 



flock by the hand of Mo'§e§ and 
Aar'on. 

PSALM 78. 

Story of God's wrath against the incredulous an^ 
disobedie7it. 

^Mas'chil of A'saph. 

GIVE "ear, O my people, to my 
law: incline your ears to the 
words of my mouth. 

2 I ^will open my mouth in a para- 
ble : I will utter dark sayings of old : 

3 Which'^we have heard and known, 
and our fathers have told us. 

4 We ''will not hide thejn from their 
children, ^shewing to the generation 
to come the praises of the Lord, 
and his strength, and his wonderful 
works that he hath done. 

5 For he established a testimony • 
in Ja'cob, and appointed a law in l§'- 
ra-el, which he commanded our fa- 
thers, that they should make them 
known to their children : 

6 That ^the generation to come 
might know them, even the children 
which should be iDorn; who should 
arise and declare the^ii to their chil- 
dren : 

7 That they might set their hope in 
God, and not forget the works of 
God, but keep his commandments : * 

8 And might not be as their fathers, 
a stubborn and rebellious genera- 
tion ; a generation "^that set not their 
heart aright, and whose spirit was 
not stedfast with God. N. 78. 55-60. 

9 The children of E'phra-im, being 
armed, and 'carrying bows, turned 
back in the day of battle. 

10 They kept not the covenant of 
God, and refused to walk in his law : 

11 And i^forgat his works, and his 
wonders that he had shewed them, 

1 2 Marvellous things did he in the 
sight of their fathers, inthe land of 
E'gypt, Hn the field of Zo'an. 

IB He divided the sea, and caused 
them to pass through ; and he made 
the waters to stand as an heap. 

14 In the daytime also he led them 
with a cloud, and all the night with 
a light of fire. 

15 He 'clave the rocks in the wilder- 
ness, and gave them drink as out of 
the great depths." 

1 6 He brought ■'streams also out of 
the rock, and caused waters to run 
down like rivers. 

1 7 And they sinned yet more against 
him by ^provoking the most High in 
the wilderness. 

*B. 112. 1. 



B 



N 



Sod''s wrath against 



PSALxMS, 78. 



the disobedient. 



18 And they tempted God in their 
heart by asking meat for their lust. 

19 -Yea, 'they spake against G-od; 
they said, Can God ^furnish a table in 
the wilderness ? 

20 Behold, '"he smote the rock, that 
the waters gushed out, and the 
streams overflowed; can he give 
bread also ? can he provide flesh for 
his people ? 

21 Therefore the Lord heard this, 
and was wroth : so a fire was kindled 
against J a'cob, and anger also came 



up against I§'ra-el ; 
22 Because 



and 



they 
trusted 



"believed not in 
not in his salva- 



p r 



God, 
tion: 

23 Though he had commanded the 
clouds from above, "and opened the 
doors of heaven, 

24 And ^had rained down mamia 
upon them to eat, and had given them 
of the corn of heaven, 

25 ^Man did eat angels' food: he 
sent them meat to the full. 

26 He caused an east wind %o blow 
in the heaven : and by his power he 
brought in the south wind 

27 He rained flesh also upon them 
as dust, and 'feathered fowls like as 
the sand of the sea : 

28 And he let it fall in the midst of 
their camp, round about their habi- 
tations. 

29 So they did eat, and were well 
filled: for he gave them their own 
desire ; 

30 They were not estranged from 
their lust. But while their meat loas 
yet in their mouths, 

31 The wrath of God came upon 
them, and slew the fattest of them, 
and ^smote do^\Ti the ^chosen men of 
is'ra-el. 

32 For all this they sinned still, and 
believed not for his wondrous works. 

33 Therefore their days did he con- 
sume in vanity, and their years in 
trouble. 

34 When ?he slew them, then they 
sought him : and they returned and 
enquired early after God. 

35 And they remembered that God 
icas their rock, and the high God 
their redeemer. 

36 Nevertheless they did 'flatter 
him with their mouth, and they lied 
unto him with their tong-ues. f 

37 For their heart was not right 
with him, neither were they stedfast 
in ills covenant. 

*C. 78. 36. tC. 78. 40, 41 



PSALM 78. 

I Nain.11,4 

4 order. 

m Ex. 17.6 
Num. 
20.11 

n Heb. 3, 10 

Gen. 7, 11 
Mai. 3, 10 

p John 6,81 
1 Cor.10,3 

5 Or, Every 
one did 
eat the 
bread of 
the 
raighty. 

6 io go, 

7 foivl of 
wing. 

8 ri\ade to 
bow. 

9 Or. youvg 
vten. 

q Hos. 5. 15 

r Ezek. 
33,31 

s Ex. 34, 6 

Neh. 9, 17 
Ps. 86, 15 
Jer. 32,17 

t 1 Ki.21,29 
Isa. 48. 9 

u Gen. 6. 3 
John 3, 6 

V Jas. 4, 14 

10 Or, rebel 
against 

h im. 

Eph. 4,30 
Heb. 3. 16 

II Or, from 
affliction. 

12 set. 

13 killed. 

14 Or, great 
hail- 
stones. 

15 He shut 
up. 

16 Or, light- 
nings. 

w Rom. 2, 8 

17 He 
weighed 
a path. 

18 Or, their 
beasts to 
the mwr- 
rain. 

X Gen. 9, 22 

19 covered. 

V Ex. 15, 17 

578 



38 But he, being 'tuW of compassion, 
forgave their iniquity, and destroyed 
them not : yea, many a time 'tu rned I 
he his anger away, and did not stir up | 
all t us wfathT p. go. .3-7. J 

39 For ne remembered "that they 
were but flesh ; "a wind that passeth 
away, and cometh not again. 

40 How oft did they ^"pr ovoke him - 
i n the wilderness, and grieve him m 
the d eseryr 

41 Yea, t hey turned back and tempt- j 
ed GodT and limited the Holy One oF i 

Ip;a-el. c. 78. 55-57. i 

42 I'hey remembered not his hand, 
nor the day when he delivered them 
' 'from the enemy. 

43 How he had ^"wrought his signs 
in E'gypt, and his wonders in the field 
of Z5'an: 

44 And had turned their rivers into 
blood; and their floods, that they 
could not drink. 

45 He sent divers sorts of fhes among 
them, which devoured them; and 
frogs, which destroyed them. 

46 He gave also their increase unto 
the caterpiller, and their labour unto 
the locust. 

47 He '^destroyed their vines with 
hail, and their sycomore trees with 
'^frost. 

48 '^He gave up their cattle also to 
the hail, and their flocks to '^hot thun- 
derbolts. 

49 He cast upon them the ""fierceness 
of his anger, wrath, and indignation, 
and trouble, by sending evil angels 
among thera. 

50 '"He made a way to his anger ; he 
spared not their soul from death, but 
gave ^^their life over to the pestilence ; 

51 And smote all the firstborn in 
E'gypt; the chief of their strength 
in the tabernacles of ■'Ham : 

52 But made his own people to go 
forth like sheep, and guided them in 
the wilderness like a flock. 

5 3 And he led them on safely, so that 
they feared not : but the sea "over- 
whelmed their enemies. 

54 And he brought them to the bor- 
der of his 5'sanctuary, even to this 
mountain, vnhich his right hand had 
purchased. 

55 H e cast out the h eathen also be- 
for e them, and divided th em a nTn- 
heritance by line, and made th(^ \ 
tribes of l^'ra-el to dwell in theii/ j 
tents. 1 

5 FYet they tempted and provoked ' 



The desolation 



PSALMS, 79, 80. 



of Jerusalem. 



A the most high God , and kept not hi s 

C ^"^stimonies : 

N j "yr'Butr^tiirned back, and dealt iin 
I faitMuLLy like their fathers; they wer e 
[ turnedTaside ''\^^Q a deceitful bow^ 
I ~^ 8 Jb'orthey provoked hun to anger 
I with their *high places, and moved 
I him to jealousy with their graven 
\ images. 

I 59 When God ''heard this^ he was 
j wroth, and greatly abhorred I§'ra-el : 
I 60 So '^that he forsook the taber- 
j nacle of Shfloh, the tent which he 
[ placed among men ; N, 81. 11, ;2. 

61 And ^delivered his -''strength mto 
captivity, and his glory into the ene- 
my's hand. 

62 He gave his people over also imto 
the sword ; and was wroth with his in- 
heritance. 

63 The fire consumed their young 
men; and their maidens were not 
° "given to marriage. 

64 Their priests fell by the sword ; 
and their ^widows made no lamenta- 
tion. 

6 5 Then the Lord awaked as one out 
of sleep, and ^hke a mighty man that 
shouteth by reason of wine. 

^'o And he smote his enemies in the 
hinder parts ; he put them to a perpet- 
ual reproach. 

67 Moreover he refused the taber- 
nacle of Jo'geph, and chose not the 
tribe of E'phra-im : 

68 But chose the tribe of Jii'dah, the 
mount Zi'on which he loved. 

69 And *he built his sanctuary like 
high palaces, like the earth which he 
hath ^'established for ever. 

70 He chose DaVid also his servant, 
and took him from the sheepf olds : 

71 ^"^From follo^ving the ewes great 
with young he brought him to •'feed 
Ja'cob his people, and l§'ra-el his in- 
heritance. 

72 So he fed them according to the 
^integrity of his heart; and guided 
them by the skilf ulness of his hands. 

PSALM 79. 

Of the desolation of Jei'usalem, 

A Psalm 'of A'saph. 

OGOD, the heathen are come into 
thine inheritance ; thy holy tem- 
ple have they defiled ; they ''have laid 
J e-ru'sa-lem on heaps. 

2 The *dead bodies of thy servants 
have they given to he meat unto the 
fowls of the heaven, the fiesh of thy 
saints unto the beasts of the earth. 

3 Their blood have they shed like 

*A. SI. 11, 12; C. 90. S, 9. 



PSALM 78. 

z Ezek. 
20,27 

a Hos. 7, 16 
h Deut.12,2 
c Heb,4.13 
d 1 Sam. 
■t, 11 

Jer. 7, 12 
Jer. 26, 6 

e Judg. 
18,30 

/I Sam. 
4,12 

20 -praised, 
g Job 27, 15 

Ezek. 
24,23 

Tilsa, 42,13 

i 1 Ki, 6. 1 

21 founded. 

22 From 
after. 
Gen.83,13 

j 2 Sam.5,2 
lCIirai,3 

& 1 Ki. 9, 4 



PSALM 79. 

1 Or, for 

Asaph. 

a 2 Ki. 25, 9 
Mic. 3, 12 

b Jer. 7, 33 

c Jer. 14,16 
Rev. 11, 9 

d Zeph. 3, 8 

e Isa. 45, 4 
2Thes.l,8 

/ Ps. 53. 4 

g Isa, 43, 25 
Isa, 44,22 

2 Or, the 
iniquities 
of them 
that were 
before tis. 

h Jer. 14, 7 

3 venge- 
ance. 

i Num. 
14,17 

4 thine 
arm. 

o resent 
the chil- 
dren of 
death. 

J Isa, 43, 21 

6 to genera- 
tion and 
genera- 
tion. 



water round about Je-ru'sa-lem ; and 
'there ivas none to bury them. 

4 We are become a reproach to our 
neighbours, a scorn and derision to 
them that are round about us. 

5 How long. Lord ? wilt thou be an- 
gry for ever ? shall thy '^jealousy burn 
like fire ? 

6 Pour out thy wrath upon the hea- 
then that have *not known thee, and 
upon the kingdoms that have -^not 
called upon thy name. 

7 For they have devoured Ja'cob, 
and laid waste his dweUing place. 

8 O ^remember not against us ^for- 
mer iniquities : let thy tender mer- 
cies speedily prevent us : for we ai'e 
brought very low. 

9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for 
the glory of thy name: and deliver us, 
and purge away our sins, ^for thy 
name's sake. 

10 Wherefore should the heathen 
say, Where is their God ? let him be 
kno^vn among the heathen in our 
sight 5?/ the ^revenging of the blood 
of thy servants tchich is shed. 

11 Let the sighing of the prisoner 
come before thee ; 'according to the 
greatness of ^hy power ^preserve 
thou those that are appointed to die ; 

12 And render unto our neighbours 
sevenfold into their bosom their re- 
proach, wherewith they have re- 
proached thee, O Lord. 

13 So we thy people and sheep of 
thy pasture will give thee thanks for 
ever : ^q will shew forth thy praise 

to aU generations. 

PSALM 80. 

Of the miseries of the church. 

To the chief Musician upon Sho- 
shan'nim-E'duth, A Psalm 'of 
A'saph. 

GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Is'ra-el, 
thou that leadest Jo'§eph like a 
flock; ''thou that dwellest between 
the cherubhns, ^shine forth. 

2 Before E'phra-im and Ben'ja-min 
and Ma-nas'seh stir up thy strength, 
and ^come and save us.^ 

3 Turn ''us again. God, a nd cau sei 



PSALM 80. 

1 Or, for 
Asaph. 

a Ex. 25, 20 
b Deut.33,2 

2 come for 
salvation 
to us. 

c Laiii.5,21 

3 wilt thou 
smoke. 

5^9 



t hy face to shine; and we shall b ej 



saved. 



4 O Lord God of hosts, how long [ 
Vilt thou be angry against the prayer | 
of thy people ? j 

5 Thou f eedest them with the bread j 
of tears; and givest them tears to! 
drink in great measure. ( 

6 Thou makest us a strife unto our ! 



Exhortation to praise 



PSAJ.MS, 81, 82. 



God and to obedience. 



neighbours : and our enemies laugh 
among themselves. 

7 Turn '^us again, O God of hosts, 
and cause thy lace to shine ; and we 
shall be saved. p. 85. 1-4. 

8 Thou hast brought *a vine out of 
E'gypt : thou hast cast out the hea- 
then, and planted it. 

9 Thou preparedst room before it, 
and didst cause it to take deep root, 
and it filled the land. 

10 The hills were covered with the 
shadow of it, and the boughs thereof 
were like ^the goodly cedars. 

11 She sent out her boughs unto the 
sea, and her branches -^unto the river. 

12 Why hast thou then ^broken 
down her hedges, so that all they 
which pass by the way do pluck her ? 

13 The boar out of the wood doth 
waste it, and the wild beast of the 
field doth devour it. 

14 Return, ^we beseech thee, O God 
of hosts: 'look down from heaven, 
and behold, and visit this vine ; 

15 And the vineyard which thy 
right hand hath planted, and the 
branch that thou madest strong for 
•^thyself. 

16 It is burned with fire, it is cut 
down : they perish at the rebuke of 
thy countenance. 

1 7 Let *thy hand be upon the man ^of 
thy right hand, upon the son of man 
who7nthon madest strong for thy self. 

1 8 So will not we go back from thee : 
quicken us, and we will call upon 
thy name. 

1 9 Turn us again, O Lord God of 
hosts, cause '"thy face to shme ; and 
we shall be saved. 

PSALM 81. 

A7i exhortaUo7i to a solemn praising of God. 

To the chief Musician upon Git'tith, 
A Psalm 'of A'saph. 

SING aloud unto God our strength : 
make a joyful noise unto the 
God of Ja'cob. 

2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the 
timbrel, the pleasant harp with the 
psaltery. 

3 Blow up the trumpet in the new 
moon, in the time appointed, on our 
solemn feast day. 

4 For ''this was a statute for i§'ra-el, 
and a law of the God of Ja'cob„ 

5 This he ordained in J5'§eph for 
a testimony, when he went out 
^through the land of E'gypt : where 
I heard a language that I under- 
stood not. 



PSALM 80. 

d 1 Ki.18,37 

e Isa. 5, 1, 7 
Jer. 2, 21 
Ezek.15,6 
Ezek.17,6 

4 the cedars 
of God. 

; Ex. 23, 31 
Ps. 72, 8 

Isa. 5, 5 
Nah. 2.2 

h Zech. 1, 
12, 16, 17 

i Isa. 63, 15 

j Isa. 49, 5 

k Fs. 89, 21 

1 Ex. 4, 22 

m Num. 
6,25 



6 I removed his shoulder from the 
burden: his hands ^were delivere(3 
from the ^pots. 

7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I de- 
livered thee ; I answered thee in the 
secret place of thunder: I proved thee 
at the waters of ^Mer'i-bah. Se'lah. 

8 Hear, O my people, and I will testi- 
fy unto thee : O i§'ra-el, if thou wilt 
hearken unto me ; 

9 There shall no strange god be in 
thee ; neither shalt thou worship any 
strange god. 

10 I am the Lord thy God, which 
br ought thee out of the land of 



E'gypt : ^open thy mouth wide, and 



I will fill it. 



L. 85. 2-4. 



PSALM 81. 

1 Or, for 
Asaph. 

a Lev.23,24 
Num. 
10, 10 

2 Or. 
against. 

3 passed 
away. 

4 Or, 

baskets. 

5 Or. 

Strife. 

b Ps. 37, 3 
John 15,7 
Eph. 3, 20 

c Acts 7, 42 
Actsl4,16 
Rom.1,24 

6 Or Jo the 
hardness 
of their 
hearts.or, 
imagina- 
tions. 

d Deut.5,29 
Deut. 
32,29 
Isa. 48, 18 

7 lied, or, 
yielded 
feigned 
obedience. 

8 with the 
fat of 
wheat. 



PSALM 82. 

1 Or, for 

Asaph. 

a Eccl. 5, 8 
b Ex. 21, 6 
c Deut.1,17 

2 Judge. 

d Ps. 11, 3 

3 moved. 

e Ex. 22, 9 
John 
10.34 

/Job 21, 32 
Ezek. 
31.14 

g Ps. 2, 8 
Rev.11,15 

580 



11 But my people would not heark-] 
en to my voice ; and I§'ra-el would ' 
none of me. 

12 So T gave them up ^unto their 
own hearts' lust : a7id they walked in 
their own counsels. A.94.7; N.95.8-11. 

13 0h'^that my people had heark- 
ened unto me, andts'ra>-el had walked 
in my ways 1 

141 should soon have subdued their 
enemies, and turned my hand against 
their adversaries. 

15 The haters of the Lord should 
have ^submitted themselves unto 
him : but their time should have en- 
dured for ever. 

16 He should have fed them also 
Vith the finest of the wheat: and 
with honey out of the rock should I 
have satisfied thee. 

PSALM 82. 

1 The psalmist, having exhorted thejudges^ 8 pray& 
God to judge. 

A Psalm 'of A'saph. 

GOD "standeth in the congrega- 
tion of the mighty ; he judgeth 
among *the gods. 

2 How long will ye judge unjustly, 
and accept ''the persons of the wick- 
ed? Se'iah. 

3 ^Defend the poor and fatherless : 
do justice to the afflicted and needy. 

4 Deliver the poor and needy : rid 
them out of the hand of the wicked. 

5 They know not, neither will they 
understand ; they walk on in dark- 
ness: ''all the foundations of the earth 
are ^out of course. 

6 I "have said, Ye are gods; and all 
of you are children of the most High. 

7 But •''ye shall die like men, and faU 
like one of the princes. 

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth : foi 

^thou shalt inherit all nations. 

> 



A 
N 



The enemies of Israel. 



PSALMS, 83-85. Comrtiunion of the church. 



PSALM 83. 

A ■prayer against those icho oppress the church. 

A Song or Psalm 'of A'saph. 

KEEP not thou silence, God : 
hold not thy peace, and be not 
still, O God. 

2 For, lo, ''thine enemies make a 
tumult : and they that hate thee have 
lifted up the head. 

3 They have taken crafty counsel 
against thy people, and consulted 
against ^hy hidden ones. 

4 They have said, Come, and 'let us 
cut them off from hemg a nation; 
that the name of l§'ra-el may be no 
more in remembrance. 

5 For they have consulted together 
with one ^consent : they are confeder- 
ate against thee : 

6 The tabernacles of E'dom, and the 
Ish'ma-el-ites ; of Mo'ab, and the Ha'- 
gar-ene§; 

7 Ge'bal, and Am'mon, and Am'a-lek ; 
the Phi-lis'tines with the inhabitants 
of Tyre ; 

8As'sur also is joined with them: 
^they have holpen the children of 
Lot. Se'lah. 

9 Do unto them as unto "^the Mid'i- 
an-ites ; as to "^Sis'e-ra, as to Ja'bin, at 
the brook of Kf son : 

10 Which perished at En'-dor : they 
became as dung for the earth. 

1 1 Make their nobles like O'reb, and 
like Ze'eb : yea, all their princes as 
Ze'bah, and as Zal-mun'na : 

12 Who said, Let us take to our- 
selves the houses of God in posses- 
sion. 

13 my God, make them like a 
wheel ; as the stubble before the wind. 

14 As the fire burneth a wood, and 
as the flame setteth the mountains 
on fire ; 

15 So persecute them with thy tem- 
pest, and make them afraid with thy 
storm. 

16 Fill their faces with shame ; that 
they may seek thy name, O Lord. 

1 7 Let them be confounded and 
troubled for ever ; yea, let them be 
put to shame, and perish : 

1 8 That men may know that thou, 
whose name alone is JE-HO'VAH, 
art the most high over all the earth. 

PSALM 84. 

The prophet longs for the communion of the 
sanctuary. 

To the chief Musician upon Git'tith, 
A Psalm ^f or the sons of Ko'rah. 

HOW "amiable are thy taber- 
nacles, O Lord of hosts 1 



PSALM 83. 

1 Or, :for 
Asaph. 

a Ps. 2, 1 

b Ps. 27, 5 
Col. 3, 3 

c 2 Sam. 
10,6 
2Chr.20,l 

2 heart. 

3 they have 
been an 
armtothe 
children 
of Lot. 
Gen.19,37 

d Judg.7,22 

e Judg.4,15 



PSALM 84. 

1 Or, of. 

a Ps. 27, 4 

2 Or, As the 
sparrow 
flndeth a 
house, and 
the sival- 
low a nest 
for her- 
self, so 
findeth 
my soul 
thine 
altars. 

3 Or, mul- 
berry 
trees 

make him 
a well, 
etc. 

4 covereth. 

5 Or, from 
company 
to com- 
pany. 

b Deut. 
16,16 

c Gen. 15, 1 

6 I would 
choose 
rather to 
sit at the 
threshold. 



PSALM 85. 

1 Or,o/. 

2 Or, well 
pleased. 

a Ezra 1,11 
Jer. 30,18 
Ezek. 
39,25 
Joel 3, 1 

3 Or, thou 
hast 
turned 
thine an- 
ger from 
coaxing 
hot. 

lb Hab. 3, 2 

581 



2 My soul longeth, yea, even famteth 
for the courts of the Lord : my heart 
and my flesh crieth out for the hving 
God. 

3 ''Yea, the sparrow hath found an 
house, and the swallow a nest for 
herself, where she may lay her young, 
eve7i thine altars, O Lord of hosts, 
my King, and my God. 

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy 
house : they will be still praising 
thee. Se'lah. 

5 Blessed is the man whose strength 
is in thee; in whose heart are the 
ways of them. 

6 Who passing through the valley 
^of Ba'ca make it a well ; the rain 
also *filleth the pools. 

7 They go ^f rom strength to strength , 
every one o/^Aem in^Zfonappeareth 
before God. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my 
prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. 
Selah. 

9 Behold, 'O God our shield, and look ' 
upon the face of thine anointed. 

10 For a day in thy courts is better 
than a thousand. ^I had rather be a 
doorkeeper in the house of my God, 
than to dweU in the tents of wicked- 
ness. 

1 1 For the Lord God is a srni and 
shield : the Lord will give grace and 



K 



glory : no good thing w i ll he with- 
hold from them th at walk unrightlv 



12 Lor d of hosts, bless 




man that trustet h in t hee. 
PSALM 85. 

The psalmist, from the experience of former mercies, 
prays for the continuance thereof. 

To the chief Musician, A Psahn ^for 
the sons of Ko'rah. 

LORD, thou hast been ^favourable 
unto thy land : thou hast brought 
"back the captivity of Ja'cob. 
2 Thou h ast f orgi ven the iniquity 



of thy peo ple, thou hast covered all 
thei r sin. Se'lah. 
3 Thou h ast taken away all thy 



w rath: ^hou hast turned thyself 
from the fierceness of t hi ne a nger. 

4 Tmn us. O God of our salvat ion. 
and cause thin e an ger tow ard us to 
cease. L. 86. 5; P. 119. 176. 

5 Wnt thou be angry with us for 
ever ? wilt thou draw out thine anger 
to all generations ? 

6 Wilt thou not *revive us again : 
that thy people may rejoice in thee ? 

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and 
grant us thy salvation. 

* K. 90. 1,2. * 



Confidence in God. 



PSALMS, 86-88. 



Glory of the church. 



L 

W 



8 I ''will hear what God the Lord 
will speak : for '^he will speak peace 
unto his people, and to his saints : 
but let them not turn ^again to folly. 

9 Surely his salvation is nigh them 
that fear him ; that glory may dwell 
in our land. 

10 Mercy •''and truth are met to- 
gether ; ^^righteousness and peace 
have kissed each other. 

11 Truth ^shall spring out of the 
earth ; and righteousness shall look 
do^vn from heaven. 

12Yea, *the Lord shall give that 
which is good; and our land shall 
yield her increase. 

13 Righteousness shall go before 
him ; and shall set us in the way of 
his steps. 

PSALM 86. 

1 David strengthens hifi prayer by God's power and 
goodness: 11 he desires the continuance of his 
grace. 

^A Prayer of DaVid. 

BOW down thine ear, O Lord, 
hear me: for I a^n poor and 
needy. 

2 Preserve rny soul ; for I atn ^holy : 

thou my (rod, save thy servant 
that trusteth in thee. 

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for 

1 cry unto thee ^daily. 

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant : 
for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up 
my soul. 

5 For ''thou, Lord, ar^ good, and 
ready to forgive ; and plenteous Tn 
mercy unto all them that call upon 

thee . L. 86. 15; W. 86.15. 

6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ; 
and attend to the voice of my sup- 
plications. 

T In the day of my trouble I will call 
iipon thee : for thou wilt answer me. 

8 Among *the gods there is none like 
unto thee, O Lord ; neither are there 
any works like unto thy works. 

9 AlPnations whom thou hast made 
shall come and worship before thee, 
O Lord ; and shall glorify thy name. 

10 For thou a7't great, and doest 
Avondrous things: "^thou art God 
alone. 

1 1 Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I 
will walk in thy truth: unite my 
heart to fear thy name. 

121 will praise thee, O Lord my 
God, with all my heart : and I will 
glorify thy name for evermore. 

1 3 For great is thy mercy toward 
me : and thou hast ^delivered my 
soul from the lowest *hell. 



PSALM 85. 

c Hab. 2, 1 

d Zech.9.10 

e 2 Pet.2,20 

/Mic. 7, 20 

g Isa. 32, 17 
Lu. 2, 14 

h Isa. io, 8 
2 Cor. 5, 
14-21 

i Jas. 1, 17 



PSALM 86. 

1 Or, A 

prayer, 
being a 
Psalm of 
David. 

2 Or, one 
whom 
thou fa- 
vourcst. 

3 Or, all the 

day. 

a ver. 15 
Ps. 130, 
7,8 

Ps. 145, 9 
Joel 2, 13 

b Ex. 15, 11 
Ps. 89, 6 

c Isa. 43, 7 
Rev, 15, 4 

d Deut. 6, 4 
Deut. 
32, 39 
Isa. 37, 16 
Isa. 44, 6 
Mark 
12,29 
1 Cor. 8, 4 
Eph. 4, 6 

e Ps. 56, 13 
Ps. 116, 8 

4 Or, grave. 

5 terrible. 

/Ex. 34, 6 
Num. 
14, 18 
Neh. 9, 17 
ver. 5 
Ps. 103, 8 
Ps. Ill, 4 
Ps. 130, 4 
Ps. 145, 8 
Joel 2, 13 



14 O God, the proud are risen 
against me, and the assemblies of 
^violent men have sought after my 
soul; and have not set thee before 
them. 

15But-^thou, O Lord, art a Godl L 



full of compassion, and gracious, | 



longsuffering, and plenteous in mer- 1 W 



PSALM 87. 

1 Or, of. 

n Isa. 60, 1 

2 Or, 

Egypt. 
Ps. 89, 10 
Isa. 51, 9 

b Mat.16,18 

c Ps. 22, 30 

d Isa. 4, 3 
Jer. 3, 19 
Ezek.13,9 



PSALM 88. 

1 Or, of. 

2 Or, A 
Psalm of 
Heman 
the Ezra- 
Mte, giv- 
ing in- 
struction. 
1 Kl. 4, 31 
lChr.2.6 

a Ps. 107,18 

3 Or, by thy 

hand. 

582 



cy and truth. L. 89. 30-33 ;*j 

16 turn unto me, and have mercy 
upon me; give thy strength unto 
thy servant, and save the son of 
thine handmaid. 

IT Shew me a token for good ; thai 
they which hate me may see it, and 
be ashamed: because thou. Lord, 
hast holpen me, and comforted me. 

PSALM 87. 

The seat and glory of the church. 

A Psalm or Song 'for the sons of 
Kd'rah. 

HIS foundation is in the holy 
mountains. 

2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zi'on 
more than all the dwellings of Ja'cob. 

3 Glorious ^things are spoken of 
thee, O city of God. Selah. 

4 1 will make mention of ^Ra'hab 
and Bab'y-lon to them that know me : 
behold Phi-lis'tia, and Tyre, with 
E-thi-5'pi-a ; this man was born there, 

5 And of Zfon it shall be said, This 
and that man was born in her : and 
^the highest himself shall establish 
her. 

6 The '^LoRD shall count, when he 
'^writeth up the people, that this 
man was born there. Selah. 

7 As well the singers as the players 
on instruments shcdl be there: all 
my springs are in thee. 

PSALM 88. 

A prayer containing a grievous complaint. 

A Song or Psalm 'for the sons of 
Ko'rah, to the chief Musician upon 
Ma'ha-lath Le-an'noth, ^Mas'chil 
of Ile'man the £z'ra-hite. 

OLORD God of my salvation, I 
have cried day aw (^ night before 
thee : 

2 Let my prayer come before thee : 
incline thine ear unto my cry ; 

3 For my soul is full of troubles : and 
my life ''draweth nigh unto the grave, 

4 1 am counted with them that go 
down into the pit : I am as a man 
that hath no strength : 

5 Free among the dead, like the 
slain that lie in the grave, whom 
thou rememberest no more: and 
they are cut off ^f rom thy hand. 

* 0.91.7-10; VV. 98. 2, 3. 



The psalmist praiseth 



PSALMS, 89. 



God for his mercies. 



6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest 
pit, in darkness, in the deeps. 

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, 
and thou hast afflicted me with all 
thy waves. Selah. 

8 Thou hast put away mine ac- 
quaintance far from me ; thou hast 
made me an abomination unto them : 
/ am shut up, and I cannot come 
forth. 

9 Mine eye moumeth by reason of 
affliction : Lord, I have called daily 
upon thee, I have stretched out my 
hands unto thee. 

10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the 
dead ? shall the dead arise and praise 
thee ? Se'lah. 

11 Shall thy lovingkindness be de- 
clared in the grave ? or thy faithful- 
ness in destruction ? 

1 2 Shall *thy wonders be known in 
the dark ? '^and thy righteousness in 
the land of f orgetfulness ? 

13 But unto thee have I cried, O 
Lord ; and in the morning shall my 
prayer prevent thee. 

14 Lord, why castest thou off my 
soul ? why hidest thou thy face from 
me? 

151 am afflicted and ready to die 
from ony youth up: while I ''suffer 
thy terrors I am distracted. 

16 Thy ''fierce wrath goeth over me ; 
thy terrors have cut me off. 

1 7 They came round about me 
^daily like water; they compassed 
me about together. 

1 8 Lover 'and friend hast thou put 
far from me, and mine acquaintance 
into darkness. 

PSALM 89. 

The psalmist praises God for his care of the 
church. 

'Mas'chil of ''E'than the l:z'ra-hite 

I WILL sing of the mercies of the 
Lord for ever: with my mouth 



will I make known thy f aithfulness 



^to all generations. T. 91. 2. 

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be 
built up for ever: thy faithfulness 
shalt thou establish in the very heav 
ens. 

3 1 have made a covenant with my 
chosen, I have *swom unto Da'vid my 
servant, 

4 Thy seed will 1 establish for ever, 
and build ii-:) thy throne "^to all gen- 
erations. Selah 

5 And the heavens shall praise thy 
wonders, O Lord : thy faithfulness 
also in the congregation of the saints 



PSALM 88. 

b J Ob 10, 21 

c Ps. 31, 12 
Eccl. 8,10 

a Job 6, 4 
John 
12,27 

4 hii/mings. 

5 Ov,allthe 
day. 

e Job 19, 13 



PSALM 89. 

1 Or, A 
Psalm 

for 

Etlian 
the Ezra- 
kite, to 
give in- 
st/ruction. 

a 1 Ki. 4, 31 
1 Cbr. 2, 6 

2 to genera- 
arid gen- 
eration. 

h Ezek. 
34, 23 
Hos. 3, 5 

c 2 Sam. 
7. 16 
Isa. 44, 5 
Isa.59,21 
Lu. 1, 32 

d Nah. 1, 4 
Mat. 8, 26 

e Isa. 30, 7 

3 Or, 

Egypt. 

4 with the 
arm of 
thy 
strength. 

/Josh. 
19,22 

g Josh. 12,1 

5 an arm 

with 
might. 

6 Or, estab 
lishment. 
Deut.32,4 

h Num. 
10, 10 
Num. 
23,21 

7 Or, our 
shield is 
of the 
LORD, 
and our 
king is of 
the Holy 
One of 
Israel, 
Ps. 47, 9 

i Hos.13,10 
683 



6 For who in the heaven can be 
compared unto the Lord? who 
among the sons of the mighty can 
be likened unto the Lord ? 

7 God is greatly to be feared in the 
assembly of the saints, and to be had 
in reverence of all them that are 
about him. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a 
strong Lord like unto thee? or to 
thy faithfulness round about thee ? 

9 Thou ''rulest the raging of the 
sea: when the waves thereof arise, 
thou stUlest them. 

10 Thou "hast broken ^Ra'hab in 
pieces, as one that is slain ; thou hast 
scattered thine enemies Svith thy 
strong arm. 

1 1 The heavens are thine, the earth 
also is thine : as for the world and 
the fulness thereof, thou hast found- 
ed them. 

1 2 The north and the south thou 
hast created them : •'"Ta'bor andHSr'- 
mon ^shall rejoice in thy name. 

1 3 Thou hast ^a mighty arm : strong 
is thy hand, and high is thy right 
hand. 

14 Justice and judgment are the 
'^ habitation of thy throne: mercy 
a nd truth shall go before thy face. * 

1 5 Blessed is the people that know 
the joyful ^sound : they shall walk, O 
Lord, in the light of thy counte- 
nance. 

16 In thy name shall they rejoice 
all the day: and in thy righteous- 
ness shall they be exalted. 

1 7 For thou art the glory of their 
strength: and in thy favour our horn 
shall be exalted. 

18 For 'the Lord is our defence; 
and the *Holy One of Is'ra-el is our 
king\ 

19 Then thou spakest in vision to 
thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid 
help upon one that is mighty ; I 
have exalted one chosen out of the 
peopje. 

201 have found Da'vid my servant ; 
with my holy oil have I anointed 
him : 

21 With whom my hand shall be 
established: mine arm also shall 
strengthen him. 

22 The enemy shall not exact upon 
him ; nor the son of wickedness afflict 
him. 

23 And I will beat down his foes 

before his face, and plague them that 

hate him. 

< 

*J. 92. 1,2. 



Of God''s faithfulness. 



PSALMS, 90. 



Frailty of human life. 



H 
L 



24 But -Tny faitlifulness and my 
mercy shall be with him : and in my 
name shall his horn be exalted. 

251 will set his hand also in the sea, 
and his right hand in the rivers. 

26 He sfiall cry unto me, Thou art 
*my father, my God, and the rock of 
my salvation. 

27 Also I will make him ^my first- 
born, higher than the kings of the 
earth. 

28 My '"mercy Avill I keep for him 
for evermore, and my covenant shall 
stand fast with him. 

29 His seed also will I make to en- 
dure for ever, ''and his throne as 'the 
days of heaven. 

30 If ^his children forsake ^my law, 
and walk not in my judgments ; 

31 If they ^break my statutes, and 
keep not my conunandments ; 

32 Then will I visit their transgres- 
sion with the rod, and their iniquity 

_with stripes. H. 90. 11. 

33 Nev ertheless my l o vingki n dness 
will I n ot utterly take f rom him, nor 

suffe r my faithfulness "to fail. * 

34 My covenant will I not break, 
nor alter the thing that is gone out 
of my lips. 

35 Once have I sworn '"by my holi- 
ness "that I will not lie unto DaVid. 



endure for ever, 
the sun before 



36 His 'seed shall 
and his throne as 
me. 

37 It 'shall be established for ever as 
the moon, and as a faithful witness 
in heaven. Selah. 

38 But thou hast cast off and ab- 
horred, thou hast been wroth with 
thine anointed. 

39 Thou hast made void the cove- 
nant of thy servant : ''thou hast pro- 
faned his crown by casting it to the 
ground. 

40 Thou hast broken down all his 
hedges ; thou hast brought his strong 
holds to nun. 

41 Ail that pass by the way spoil 
him : he is a reproach to his neigh- 
bours. 

4 2 Thou hast set up the right hand 
of his adversaries; thou hast made 
all his enemies to rejoice. 

43 Thou hast also turned the edge 
of his sword, and hast not made him 
to stand in the battle. 

44 Thou hast made his "'^glory to 
cease, and cast his throne down to 
the ground. 

45 The days of his youth hast thou 
*L. 91.14-16- 



PSALM 89. 
j Ps. 61, 7 

k 2 Sam. 
7, 14 
John 5.17 

I Ps. 2, 7 

m Isa. 55, 3 

71 Isa. 9, 7 
Jer. 33,17 
Dan. 7, 14 

Deut. 
11,21 

p 2 Sam. 

7, 14 

q Jer. 9, 13 

8 profane 
my stat- 
utes. 

9 I will not 
make void 
from 
him. 

10 to lie. 

r Amos 4, 2 

II if I lie. 

s 2 Sam. 
7,16 
Lu. 1, 33 
John 
12, 34 

t Jer. 31,35 

u Lam. 5,16 

12 bright- 
ness. 

V Job 7, 7 
Job 10, 9 
Job 14. 1 

w Heb. 11,5 

X 2 Sam. 
7,15 
Isa. 55, 3 



PSALM 90. 

1 Or, A 
Prayer, 
being a 
Psalm of 
Moses. 
Deut. 
33,1 

2 in genera- 
tion and 
genera- 
tion. 
Deut. 
33,27 
Ezek. 

11, 16 
a Pro. 8, 25 
b Gen. 3, 19 

Eccl. 12,7 
c Heb. 13. 8 

2 Pet. 3, 8 

3 Or, when 
he hath 
passed 
them. 

d Isa. 40, 6 

4 Or, is 
changed. 

e Job 14, 2 
Ps. 92, 7 

/ Ps. 50, 21 
Jer. 16,17 

g Ps. 19, 12 

5 turned 
away. 

6 Or, as a 

medita- 
tion. 

7 As for 
the days 
of our 
years, in 
them are 
seventy 
years. 

684 



shortened: thou hast covered him 
with shame. Selah. 

46 How long, Lord ? wilt thou hide 
thyself for ever? shall thy wrath 
burn like fire ? 

47 Remember 'how short my time 
is: wherefore hast thou made all 
men in vam ? 

48 What man is he that liveth, and 
shall not "see deaili ? shall he deliver 
his soul from the hand of the grave ? 
Selah. 

49 Lord, where are thy former lov- 
ingkindnesses, which thou ^swarest 
unto Da'vid in thy truth ? 

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach 
of thy servants ; hozo I do bear in my 
bosom the reproach of all the mighty 
people ; 

51 WhereAvith thine enemies have 
reproached, O Lord ; wherewith they 
have reproached the footsteps of thine 
anointed. 

52 Blessed be the Lord for ever- 
more. A-men', and A-men'. 

PSALM 90. 

Moses prays for the knowledge and sensible expert. 
ence of God's good providence. 

'A Prayer of Mo'§e§ the man of God. 

LORD, thou hast been our dwell- 
ing place ^in all generations. 

2 Before the ''mountains were j 
brought forth, or ever thou hadst i 
fomied the earth and the world, even j 
from everlasting to everlastmg. thou 
f^r^ God. K.^i. 1-4.J 

3 Thou turnest man to destruction ; 
and sayest, ^Return, ye children of 
men. 

4 For '^a thousand vears in thv sight 
are but as yesterday Vhen it is past, 
and as a watch in the night. 

5 Thou carriest them away as with 
a flood ; they are as a sleep : in the 
morning they ^are like grass which 
*groweth up. 

6 In 'the morning it flourisheth, and 
groweth up ; in the evening it is cut 
down, and withereth. 

7 For we are consum^ed by thine 
anger, and by thy wrath are we trou' 
bled. 

H Thmi /h«st set ou r iniquities before 1 C 
thpp onrgspprpt .^ins in the light of I E 



thy onnntpnanpp E. 92. 5. J 

9 For all our days are ^passed away 
in thy wrath : we spend our years ®as 
a tale that is told. C 95. 8-11. 

10 'The days of our years are three- 
score years and ten ; and if by reason 
of strength they be fourscore years, 



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yet is their strength labour and sor- 
row ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly 
away. 

11 Who linoweth the power of thine 
I anger ? even according to thy fear, so 
^zs thy wrath. H. 91.8. 

12 So^teach us to number our days, 
that we may ^apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. 

13 Return, O Lord, how long? and 
let it repent 'thee concerning thy 
servants. 

14 satisfy us early with thy mercy ; 
that we may rejoice and be glad all 
our days. 

15 Make us glad according to the 
days wherein thou hast afflicted us. ' 
and the years wherein we have seen 
evil. 

16 Let •'thy work appear unto thy 
servants, and thy glory unto their 
children. 

IT And let the beauty of the Lord 
our God be upon us : ''^and establish 
thou the work of our hands upon us ; 
yea, the work of our hands estabUsh 
thou it. 

PSALM 91. 

Happy state of the godly. 

HE that dwelleth in ^the secret 
place of the most High shall 
'abide under the shadow of the Al- 
m.ighty. 

2 I will sa y of the L ord, He is my 
refuge a.nd my fortress : my God ; in 



PSALM 90. 

h Ps. 39, 4 
Eph. 5, 
15-17 

8 cause to 
come. 

i Deut. 
32.36 

i Hab. 3, 2 

k Isa. 26, 12 
2 Thes. 2, 
16, 17 
2Tlies.3,3 



IMuL wiUJJtrusL T. 1 16. l2-i-t. 

! 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from 
jthe snare of the fowler, a^ic? from the 
i noisome pestilence. 
; 4 He "shall cover thee with his f eath- 
jers, and under his wings shalt thou 
j trust : h is truth shall b e thy shield 



PSALM 91. 

1 lodge. 

a Ps. 61, d 

6 Job 5, 19 
Pro. 3, 23 
Isa. 43, 2 

c MaL 1, 5 

d Pro. 1, 33 
Pro.12,21 
2Thes.3,3 
2 Pet. 2,9 

e Ps. 34, 7 
Ps. 71, 3 
Mat. 4, 6 
Lu. 4, 10 
Heb. 1, 14 

/Jobs, 23 
Ps. 37, 24 

2 Or, asp. 

g Job 22, 27 
Ps. .50, 15 
Isa. 58, 9 
Zech.13.9 

h Ps. 43, 2 

i 1 Sam. 
2,30 

3 length of 
days. 
Pro. 3, 2 



1 1 For 'he shall give his angels ' K 
charge over thee, to keep thee in all 
thy ways. 

12 They shall bear thee up in their 
hands, lest -^thou dash thy foot against 
a stone. K. 91.14-16,, 

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion 
and ^adder : the young lion and the 
dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 

14 Because he hath set his love upon ] 
me, therefore will 1 deliver him : 1 
will set him on high, because he hath 
knoivn my f^anie. 

15 He ^shall calllipon me, an d I wfll 



a nswer him.: "i ^viU <^e"\vlth him in 
t roubleT 1 will deliver h im, and 'hon^ 
o ur him 
1 (j W ith ^long life will I satisfy him. 



la nd buck ler. F. 91. U-16: K, 91. 9-12 

5 Thou *shalt not be afraid for the 
terror by night ; 7ior for the arrow 
that flieth by day ; 

6 JVor for the pestilence th at ^yal'keth 
in darkness ; )ior for the destruction 
that wasteth at noonday. 

j 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, 
I and ten thousand at thy right hand ; 
\bict it shall not come nigh thee. 

8 Only nvith thine eyes shalt thou 
i behold and see the reward of the 
fwicked. H. 92. 7-9 

r 9 Because thou hast made the Lord, 
which is my refuge, eve^i the most 
!High, thy habitation; 

10 There ''shall no evil befall thee, 
neither shall any plague come nigh 
■thy dwelling, 0. 103. 17, IS. 



PSALM 92. 

1 in fhe 
nights. 

2 Or, upon 

the 

solemn 
sound 
with the 
harp. 

3 Hig- 
qaion, 
t»s. 9, 16 

a Isa. 28, 29 
Rom. 
11,33 

b Ps. 73, 22 
Ps. 94, 8 

c Job 21, 7 
Jer. 12, 1 
Mai. 3, 15 

d Ps. 52, 8 
Song 7, 7 

e Isa. 60, 21 

585 



and shew him my salvation. 
PSALM 92. 

The prophet exhorts to praise God. 

A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. 

/Tis a good thing to give thanks 
mito the Lord, and to sing praises 
unto thy name, O most High : 

2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness 
in the morning, and thy faithfulness 
'every night. j, 96. 11-13. 

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, 
and upon the psaltery; '^upon the harp 
with ^a solemn sound. 

4 For thou. Lord, hast made m» 
glad through thy work: I will tri- 
uniph in the works of thy hands. 

5 O Lord , how great are thy wo rks t 
and th y "thoughts are very deep, f 

6 A ^brutish man knoweth not ; nei- 
ther doth a fool understand this. 

7 When ''the wicked spring as the 
grass, and when all the workers of in- 
iquity do flourish ; it is that they shall 
be destroyed for ever: 

8 But thou, Lord, art r.iost high for 
evermore. 

9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, 
for, lo, thine enemies shall perish ; all 
the workers of iniquity shall be scat- 
tered. H. 94. 2.3. 

10 But my horn shalt thou exalt 
like the horn of an unicorn: I shall 
be anointed with fresh oil. 

1 1 Mine eye also shall see my desire 
on mine enemies, and mine ears 
shall hear 7ny desire of the wicked 
that rise up against me. 

1 2 The '^righteous shall flourish like 
the palm tree : he shall grow like a 
cedar in Leb'a-non. 

1 3 Those that be ''planted in the 
house of the Lord shall flourish in 
the courts of our God. 

*F. 112. 4-7; K.97. 10; L. 103.V 
IE. 94. 7-11. 



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14 They shall still bring forth fruit 
in old age; they shall be fat and 
^flourishing ; 

1 5 To shew that the Lord is up- 
right : ^he is my rock, and Hhere is 
no unrighteousness in him. 

PSALM 93. 

Majesty, stability, power, and holiness of ChrisVs 
kingdom. 

THE "Lord reigneth,*he is clothed 
with majesty ; the Lord is clothed 
with strength, wherewith he hath 
girded himself: the world also is 
stablished, that it cannot be moved. 

2 Thy <^ throne is established 'of old : 
thou art from everlasting. 

3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, 
the floods have lifted up their voice ; 
the floods lift up their waves. 

4 The Lord ''on high is mightier 
than the noise of many waters, yea, 
than the mighty waves of the sea. 

5 Thy testimonies are very sure : 
holiness becometh thine house, O 
Lord, ^f or ever. 

PSALM 94. 

The prophet, calling for justice, complains of the 
tyranny and impiety of the wicked. 

OLORD 'God, to whom vengeance 
belongeth; O God, to whom 
vengeance belongeth, ^shew thyself. 

2 Lift up thyself, thou "judge of tlie 
earth : render a reward to the proud. 

3 LoRD,%ow long shall the wicked, 
how long shall the wicked triumph ? 

4 IIoi€ long shall they ^utter and 
speak hard things ? an d all the work- 
ers of iniquity boast themselves ? 

5 They break in pieces thy people, 
O Lord, and afflict thine heritage. 

6 They slay the widow and the 
stranger, and murder the fatherless. 

r 7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not 
I see, neither shall the God of Ja'cob 
y regard it. A. 95. 10. 

I 8 Understand, ye brutish among the 
I people : and ye fools, when will ye 
be wise ? 
9 He ''that, planted the ear, shall he 



PSALM 92. 

4 green. 
Ezek. 

47, 12 

/Deut.32,4 
g Rom.9,14 



PSALM 93. 
a Isa. 52, 7 
Rev. 19, 6 

h Ps. 104, 1 
c Pro. 8, 22 

1 from 
then. 

d Ps. 29, 10 

2 to length 
of days. 



not hear'^ he that formed the eye. 



shall he not see 'i 

10 He that chastiseth the heathen, 
shall not he correct ? he ^that teach- 
eth man knowledge, shall not he 
Jen 010 f 

1 1 The-^LoRD knoweth the thoughts 



PSALM 94. 

1 God of 
revenges. 
Deut. 
32.35 
Nah. 1. 2 

2 shine 
forth. 

a Gen.18,25 

b Job 20, 5 

c Jude 15 

d Ex. 4, 11 
Pro. 20,12 

e Job 35, 11 
Isa. 28, 26 

/ 1 Cor.1,21 
1 Cor.3,20 

g Job 5, 17 
Pro. 3, 11 
1 Cor. 
11,32 
Heb.l2, 5 

h Deut.31,6 
1 Sam. 
12, 22 
1 Ki. 6, 13 
Jer. 31,37 
Jer. 33,25 
Rom. 11,2 

3 siiaU be 
after it. 

4 Or, 

quickly. 

i Amos 6, 3 
2Cor.6,14 

j Ps. 58, 2 
Isa. 10, 1 

k Mat. 27, 1 

I Ex. 23, 7 
Pro.17.15 

TO Pro. 2, 22 



PSALM 95. 

1 prevent 
his face. 



of roanr^at they are vanity . » 

1 2 Blessed ns tne man wiiom thou 
chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him 
out of thy law ; 

1 3 That thou may est give him rest 

*E. 103. 14. 



2 In whose. 

3 Or. the 
heights of 
the hills 
are his. 

4 JVhose 
the sea is. 

a 1 Cor.6,20 

b John 1, 3 
Isa. 54, 5 

c Heb. 3, 7 

d Num. 
14.22 

5 conten- 
tion. 

e Heb. 3 

586 



10 



from the days of adversity, until the 
pit be digged for the wicked. 

14 For Hhe Lord will not cast off 
his people, neither will he forsake his 
inheritance. 

1 5 But judgment shall return unto 
righteousness: and all the upright 
in heart ^shall follow it. 

16 Who will rise up for me against 
the evildoers ? or who will stand up 
for me against the workers of iniq- 
uity? 

17 Unless the Lord 7) ad heen my 
help, my soul had ^almost dwelt m 
silence. 

1 8 When I said. My foot slippeth ; 
thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. 

ly In the multitude of my thoughts 
within me thy comforts delight my 
soul. 

20 Shall 'the throne of iniquity have 
fellowship with thee, which •'f rameth 
mischief by a law ? 

21 They ^gather themselves to- 
gether against the soul of the right- 
eous, and 'condemn the innocent 
blood. 

22 But the Lord is my defence; 

and my God is the rock of my refuge. 

23 And '"he shall bring upon them 



ip( 

in 



their own iniquity, and shalicut them 
off in their own wickedness; ye a, 
th e Lord our God shall cut theni ofE~ 

PSALM 95. 

1 Exhortation to praise God, 8 and not to tempt him. 

O COME, let us sing unto the Lord: 
let us make a joyful noise to 
the rock of our salvation. 

2 Let us ^come before his presence 
with thanksgiving, and make a joy- 
ful noise unto him with psalms. 

3 For the Lord is a great God, and 
a great King above all gods. 

4 Tn his hand are the deep places 
of the earth: ^the strength of the hills 
is his also. 

5 "The sea is his, and he made it : 
and his hands formed the dry kmd. 

6 O come, let us worship and bow 
down : let "us kneel before the Lord 
our ^maker. 

7 For he is our God ; and we are 
the people of his pasture, and the 
sheep of his hand. 'To day if ye will 
hear his voice, 

8 Harden not your heart, '^as in the 
^provocation, and as in the day of 
temptation in the wilderness : 

9 When your fathers tempted me, 
proved me, and saw my work. 

10 Forty 'years long was I grie^^ed 

t H. 97. 2, 3. 



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PSALM 96. 

alsa.41.24 
Isa. 44, 10 
Jer. 10,11 
Hab.2,18, 
19,20 
Actsl9,26 
1 Cor. 8, 
4,5 
ICor. 
10,19 

b Isa. 42, 5 
Isa. 44, 24 

c Ps. 29, 1 

1 of his 

name. 

2 Or, in the 
glorious 
sanctu- 
ary. 

d Rev.11,15 
Rev. 19, 6 

e John 5,22 
/Rev.19,11 



with this generation, and said, It i^j psalm 95 
a people that do err in their heart,|/Heb.4, 3 
and they have not known my ways :j6 '^{J^^v^^^ 

1 1 Unto whom -^I sware in my wrath 
•'that they should not enter into my 

[rest. C. Prov. 1. 30, 31; N. 106. 24-27;* 
PSALM 96. 

Exhortation to praise God for his general judg- 
ments. 

O SING unto the Lord a newsong: 
sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his 
name ; shew forth his salvation from 
day to day. 

3 Declare his glory among the hea- 
then, his wonders among all people. 

4 For the Lord is great, and greatly 
to be praised : he is to be feared 
above all gods. 

5 For ''all the gods of the nations 
are idols: *but the Lord made the 
heavens. 

6 Honour and majesty are before 
him : strength and beauty are in his 
sanctuary. 

7 Give ^unto the Lord, O ye kin- 
dreds of the people, give unto the 
Lord glory and strength. 

8 Give unto the Lord the glory 
^clue unto his name : bring an offer- 
ing, and come into his courts. 

9 O worship the Lord ^in the beauty 
of holiness : fear before him, all the 
earth. 

10 Say among the heathen '^^ A a^ the 
Lord reigneth : the world also shall 
be established that it shall not be 
moved : he shall ^judge the people 
righteously. 

J f 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let 
j the earth be glad ; let the sea roar, 
and the fulness thereof. 

12 Let the field be joyful, and all 
that is therein: then shall all the 
trees of the wood rejoice 

13 Before the Lord : for he cometh, 
tor he cometh to judge the earth : 
•^he shall judge the world with right- 
eousness, and the people with his 
truth. J. 97. 1,2. 

PSALM 97. 

Majesty of God^s kingdom. 

J rnpHE Lord reigneth; let the earth 
I JL rejoice; let the ^multitude of 
j isles be glad thereof. 
H ' 2 Clouds and darkness are round 
about him ; righteousness and judg- 
ment are the ^habitation of his 
throne. J. 103. 6. 

3 A'^fire goeth before him,andbum- 
eth up his enemies round about, t 

*A. 106. 6. fH. 104. 35. 



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PSALM 97. 

1 many, or, 
great 
isles. 
Isa. 60, 9 

2 Or, estab- 
lishment. 

a Dan. 7, 10 
Hab. 3, 5 

b Ex. 20, 4 

c Heb. 1, 6 

d Eph. 1, 21 

e Amos 
5, 15 
Rom.12,9 

/isam.2,9 heathen 

Pro. 2, 8 

g Dan. 3, 28 
Dan. 6, 22 

3 Or, to the 
memo- 
rial. 



1 His lightnings enlightened the 
world: the earth saw, and trem- 
bled. 

5 The hills melted like wax at the 
presence of the Lord, at the presence 
of the Lord of the whole earth. 

6 The heavens declare his right- 
eousness, and all the people see his 
glory. 

7 Confounded *be all they that serve 
graven images, that boast themselves 
of idols : ""worship him, all ye gods. 

8 Zi'on heard, and was glad; and the 
daughters of Ju'dah rejoiced because 
of thy judgments, O Lord. 

9 For thou, Lord, art '^high above 
all the earth: thou art exalted far 
above all gods. 

10 Ye that love the Lord, "hate evil : 
he -^preserveth the souls of his saints ; 
^he delivereth them out of the hand 
of the wicked. k. 106. 8-10.. 

11 Light is sown for the righteous, 
and gladness for the upright in heart. 

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye right- 
eous ; and give thanks ^at the re- 
membrance of his holiness. 

PSALM 98. 

TJie psalmist exhorts all the crreatures to praise God. 

A Psalm. 
SING unto the Lord a new 
song ; for he hath done mar\^el- 
lous things : ''his right hand, and his 
holy arm, hath gotten him the vic- 
tory. 

2 The *Lord hath made known his 
salvation : '"his righteousness hath he 
'openly shewed in the sight of the 



PSALM 98. 

a Isa. 59, 16 
Isa. 63, 5 

b Isa. 52, 10 
Lu. 2, 30 

c Isa. 62, 2 
Rom.3,25 

1 Or, 

revealed. 

d Lu. 1, 54 

e Isa. 49, 6 
Isa. 52, 10 
Lu. 3, 6 
Actsl3,47 
Acts28,28 

/ Num. 
10,10 
IChr. 
15,28 
2Chr. 
29,27 

587 



3 He hath '^remembered his mercy 
and his truth toward the house of l§'- 
ra-el : 'all the ends of the earth have 
seen the salvation of our God. J 

4 Make a joyful noise unto the 
Lord, all the earth: make a loud 
noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 

5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp ; 
with the harp, and the voice of a 
psalm. 

6 With -^trumpets and sound of cor- 
net make a joyful noise before the 
Lord, the King. 

7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness 
thereof; the world, and they that 
dwell therein. 

8 Let the floods clap their hands : 
let the hills be joyful together 

9 Before the Lord ; for he cometh 
to judge the earth : with righteous- 
ness shall he judge the world, and 
the people with equity. 

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PSALMS, 99- J 02. 



Complaint in affliction. 



PSALM 99. 

The prophet exhorts all by the example of their fore- 
fathers, to worship God at. his holy hill. 

THE Lord reigneth; let the peo- 
ple tremble : he sitteth between 
the cherubims; let the earth ^be 
moved. 

2 The Lord is great in Zf on ; and he 
is high above all the people. 

3 Let them praise "thy great and ter- 
rible name ; for it is holy. 

4 The ^king's strength also loveth 
judgment ; thou dost ^establish equi- 
ty, thou executest judgment and 
righteousness in Ja'cob. 

5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and 
worship at '^his footstool ; for '^he is 
holy. 

6 M5'§e§ and Aar'on among his 
priests, and Sam'u-elamong them that 
call upon his name ; they called upon 
the Lord, and he answered them. 

7 He 'spake unto them in the cloudy 
pillar : they kept liis testimonies, and 
the ordinance that he gave them. 

8 Thou answ^eredst them, O Lord 
our God : •'"thou wast a God that for- 
gavest them, though ^thou tookest 
vengeance of their inventions. 

9 Exalt the Lord our God, and wor- 
ship at his holy hill; for the Lord 
our God is holy. 

PSALM 100. 

Exhortation to praise the Lord. 

A Psalm of Upraise. 

MAKE a jojTful noise unto the 
Lord, '-^all ye lands. 

2 Serve the Lord with gladness : 
come before his presence with sing- 
ing. 

3 Know ye that the Lord he is God : 
it "is he that hath made us,^and not 
we ourselves; ^we are his people, and 
the sheep of his pasture. 

4 Enter into his gates with thanks- 
giving, and into his courts with 
praise: be thankful unto him, and 
bless his name. 

5 For the Lord is good ; his mercy 
is everlasting ; and his truth endur- 
3th *to all generations. 

PSALM 101. 

David makes a vow and profession of godliness. 

A Psalm of Da'vid. 

I WILL sing of mercy and judg- 
ment : unto thee, O Lord, will I 
sing. 

2 i will "behave myself wisely in a 
perfect way. O when wilt thou come 
unto nie ? I will *walk within my 
house with a perfect heart. 



PSALM 99. 

1 stagger. 

a Deut. 
28,58 
Rev. 15, 4 

b Job 36, 5 

c Gen.18,25 
Deut.32,4 

d Ps. 132, 7 

2 Or, it is 
holy. 
Lev. 19, 2 

e Ex. 33, 9 
/ Zeph. 3, 7 
g Deut.9,20 



PSALM 

100. 

1 Or, 

thanks- 
giving. 

2 all the 
earth. 

a Eph. 2, 10 

3 Or, and 
his we 
are. 

b Ezek. 
3i, 30 

i to genera- 
tion and 
genera- 
tion. 



PSALM 
101. 

a 1 Sam. 
18,11 

b 1 Ki. 9, 4 
IKi. 11,4 

1 thing of 
Belial. 

c Josh. 23,6 
1 Sam. 
12,20 

d Mat. 7, 23 

1 Cor.5,11 

2 Tim. 
2,19 

e Pro. 6, 17 

/Rom. 13,4 

2 Or, per- 
fect in the 
way. 

3 shall not 
be estab- 
lished. 

g Jer. 21,12 

h Hos. 9, 3 



PSALM 
102. 

a Jas. 4, 14 

1 Or, (as 

some 
read) info 
smoke. 

b Lam. 1,13 

2 Or, flesh. 

c Isa, 34. 11 
Zeph.2,14 

d Acts23,12 

e Ps. 30, 7 

/Jas. 1,10 

g 1 Tim. 
6,16 

588 



3 I will set no 'wicked thing before 
mine eyes : I hate the work of them 
'that turn aside ; it shall not cleave 
to me. 

4 A fro ward heart shall depart from 
me : I will not '^know a wicked per- 
son. 

5 Whoso privily slandereth his 
neighbour, him will I cut off : ^him 
that hath an high look and a proud 
heart will not I suffer. 

6 Mine -^eyes shall be upon the faith- 
ful of the land, that they may dwell 
with me : he that walketh ^in a per- 
fect way, he shall serve me. 

T He that worketh deceit shall not 
dwell within my house : he that tell- 
eth lies ^shail not tarry in my sight. 

8 I will nearly destroy all the wick- 
ed of the land ; that I may cut off all 
Hvicked doers from the city of the 
Lord. 

PSALM 102. 

1 The prophet makes a grievous complaint: 12 he 
takes comfort in the eternity and mercy of God. 

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is 
overwhelmed, and poureth out his 
complaint before the Lord. 

HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and 
let my cry come unto thee. 

2 Hide not thy face from me in the 
day wheii I am in trouble ; incline 
thine ear unto me : in the day lohen 

I call answer me speedily. 

3 For "my days are consumed 4ike 
smoke, and *my bones are burned as 
an hearth. 

4 My heart is smitten, and withered 
like grass ; so that I forget to eat my 
bread. 

5 By reason of the voice of my 
groaning my bones cleave to my 
^skin. 

6 I am like a 'pelican of the wilder- 
ness : I am like an owl of the desert. 

7 1 watch, and am as a sparrow 
alone upon the house top. 

8 Mine enemies reproach me all the 
day ; and they that are mad against 
me "^are sworn against me. 

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, 
and mingled my drink with weeping, 

10 Because of thine indignation and 
thy wrath: for 'thou hast lifted me 
up, and cast me down. 

II My days are like a shadow that 
declineth; and ^1 am withered like 
grass. 

12 But thou, O Lord, shalt ^endure 
for ever ; and thy remembrance unto 
all generations. 



Exhortation to bless 



PSALMS, 103, 104. 



God for his mercy. 



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13 Thou shalt arise, Vm<:/ have mer- 
cy upon Zi'on : for the time to fa- 
vour her, yea, the set Hime, is come. 

14 For thy ^servants take pleasure 
in her stones, and favour the dust 
thereof. 

15 So the heathen shall •'fear the 
name of the Lord, and all the kings 
of the earth thy glory. 

16 When the Lord shall build up 
Zi'on, he^shall appear in his glory. 

17 He^will regard the prayer of the 
destitute, and not despise their 
prayer. 

18 This shall be '"written for the 
generation to come : and "the people 
which shall be ci^ated shall praise 

.the Lord. W. 103. 13. 

19 For he hath "looked down from 
the height of his sanctuary; from 
heaven did the Lord behold the 
earth ; 

20 To hear the groaning of the pris- 
oner ; to loose ^those that are appoint- 
ed to death ; 

21 To declare the name of the Lord 
in Zi'on, and his praise in Je-ru'sa- 
lem ; 

22 When ^the people are gathered 
together, and the kingdoms, to serve 
the Lord. 

23 He ^weakened my strength in the 
way ; he shortened my days. 

24 1 said, O my God, take me not 
away in the midst of my days: thy 
^years are throughout all genera- 
tions. 

25 Of 'old hast thou laid the foun- 
dation of the earth : and the heavens 
are the work of thy hands. 

26 They 'shall perish, but thou shalt 
"endure : yea, all of them shall wax 
old like a garment ; as a vesture shalt 
thou change them, and they shall be 
changed : 

27 But '^thou art the same, and thy 
years shall have no end. 

28 The children of thy servants shall 
continue, and their seed shall be es- 
tablished before thee. 

PSALM 103. 

Exhortation to bless God for his mercy. 

A Psahn of Da'vid. 

BLESS the Lord, O my soul : and 
all that is within me, bless his 
holy name. 

2 Bless the Lord, my soul, and for- 
get not all his benefits : 

3 Who ''forgiveth all thine iniqui- 
ties ; who healeth *all thy diseases ; 

4 Who redeemeth thy life from de- 



PSALM 

102. 

h Isa. 40, 2 

i Dan. 9, 2 

j 1 Ki. 8, 43 

k Isa. 60. 1 

I Neh.2,8 

mRorQ.15,4: 
ICor. 
10,11 

n Isa. 43, 21 

Deut. 
26. 15 

3 the chil- 
dren of 
death. 

p Hos. 1, 11 
Hos. 3, 5 

4 afflicted. 

q Hab.1,12 

r Heb. 1, 10 

s Isa. 66, 22 
Rom. 8,20 
2 Pet. 3, 7 

5 stand. 

t Mai. 3, 6 
Heb. 13, 8 
Jas. 1, 17 



PSALM 
103. 
a Isa. 33, 24 
Mat. 9, 2 
Mark 2, 5 
Lu. 7, 47 

b Ex. 15, 26 
Jer. 17,14 

c Ex. .34, 6 
Num. 
14, 18 
Deut.5,10 
Neh. 9, 17 
Jer. 32, 18 

1 great of 
mercy. 

d Isa. 57, 16 
Jer. 3, 5 
Mic. 7, 18 

e Ezra 9,13 

2 according 
to the 
height 

of the 
lieaven. 

/Isa. 43, 25 
Eph. 1, 7 

g Mai. 3, 17 

3 it is tiot. 
h Ex. 20, 6 
i Deut. 7, 9 
j Ps. 47, 2 

4 weighty in 
strength. 

k Mat. 6, 10 

I Gen. 33, 2 

m Dan. 7, 9 

58^ 



struction ; who crowneth thee with 
lovingkindness and tender mercies ; 

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with 
good things ; so that thy youth is re- 
newed like the eagle's. 

6 The Lord executeth righteousness 
and judgment for all that are op- 
pressed. J. 110. 1.2. J 

7 He made known his \vays unto 
M5'§es, his acts unto the children of 
is'ra-el. 

8 The ^LoRD is merciful and gra- 
cious, slow to anger, and 'plenteous 
i n mercy. 

9 He °^ will not always chide t neither 
will he keep his anger for ever. 

10 He "hath not dealt with us afte r 
our sins ; nor rewarded u s according 
to our iniquities. 

11 For ^as the heaven is high above 
the earth, so RTcat is^is mercy 
toward them that fe arlum. -t- 

12 As far as the east isTrom the 
west, so far hath he -^removed our 
transgressions from us. 

13 Like ^as a father pitieth his 
children, go the Lord pitietlS them 
th at fear him . W. 103. 17, 18.J 

14 For he knoweth our frame '^he 
remembereth that we are dust, j 

15 As for man, his days are as 
grass : as a flower of the field, so he 
flourisheth. 

16 For the wind passeth over it, 
and ^it is gone ; and the place thereof 
shall know it no naore. 

IZOlllLthe mercyij^f^ the LoRD^^5 
from everlasting to ev erl asting u pon 
them that fear him, an d his n^t^| 
eous ness ^unto children 's childrenj^ | 

IS To^such as keep his covenant^ | 
and to those that reme mber Es com:^ | 
mandment s to do th em. 0.1 1 6.5-7 ;t J 

19 The Lord hath prepared his 
throne in the heavens ; and ^his king- 
dom ruleth over all. 

20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, 
"that excel in strength, that Mo hie 
commandments, hearkening unto the 
voice of his word. 

21 Bless ye the Lord, aU ye Tiis 
hosts; i/e '"ministers of his, that do 
his pleasure. 

22 Bless the Lord, all his works in 
all places of his dominion: bless the 
Lord, O my soul. 

PSALM 104. 

A meditation upon the m.a)esty and provid&noe ojf 

God. 

LESS the Lord, O my soul. O 
Lord my God, thou art very 

*L107.8.9. tE. 121.3,4. tW.12Ll,2. 



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w 



B 



Of God^s mighty 



PSALMS, 105. 



power and providence. 



great ; thou art clothed with honour 
and majesty. 

2 Who coverest thyself with hght 
as vjith a garment : who stretchest 
out the heavens hke a curtain : 

3 Who "layeth the beams of his 
chambers in the waters : Hvho mak- 
eth the clouds his chariot: who walk- 
eth upon the wings of the wind : 

4Who^maketh his angels spirits; 
his ministers a flaming fire : 

5 ^Who laid the foundations of the 
earth, that it should not be removed 
for ever. 

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep 
as with a garment : the waters stood 
above the mountains. 

7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the 
voice of thy thunder they hasted 
away. 

8 '1 hey go up by the mountains 
they go down by the valleys "'unto 
the place which thou hast founded 
for them. 

9 Thou "hast set a bound that they 
may not pass over ; that they turn 
not again to -^cover the earth. 

10 ®He sendeth the springs into the 
valleys, which ""run among the hills. 

11 They give drink to every beast 
of the field: the wild asses ^quench 
their thirst. 

12 By them shall the fowls of the 
heaven have their habitation, which 
^'sing among the branches. 

13 He watereth the hills from his 
chambers : the earth is satisfied with 
the fruit of thy works. 

14 He ^causeth the grass to grow 
for the cattle, and herb for the serv- 
ice of man : that he may bring forth 
*f ood out of the earth ; 

1 5 And Vine that maketh glad the 
heart of man, a7id 'oil to make his 
face to shine, and bread which 
strengtheneth man's heart. 

16 The ®trees of the Lord are full of 
sap ; the cedars of Leb'a-non, which 
^e hath planted ; 

17 Where the birds make their 
nests : as for the stork, the fir trees 
dre her house. 

18 The high hills are a refuge for 
the wild goats ; a7id the roclis for 
the *conies. 

19 He ^appointed the moon for sea- 
sons: the sun'"knoweth his going 
down. 

20 Thou "makest darkness, and it is 
night : wherein °all the beasts o| the 
forest do creep forth. 



PSALM 

104. 

a Amos 9, 6 
b Isa. 19, 1 
c Heb. 1, 7 

1 He hath 

founded 
the earth 
upon her 
bases. 

2 Or, Tlie 
moun- 
tains 
ascend, 
the valleys 
descend. 

d Job 38. 10 

e Job 26, 10 

/ Gen. 9. 11 

3 Wlio 
sendeth. 

i walk. 

5 break. 

6 give a 
voice. 

g Gen. 1, 
29,30 
Gen. 3, 18 
Gen. 9, 3 
Ps. 147, 8 

h Ps. 136,25 
Ps. 147, 9 
Job 28, 5 

i Judg.9,13 
Ps. 23, 5 

7 to make 
his face 
shine 
with oil, 
or, more 
than oil. 

8 That is, 

large 
trees. 

i Num.24,6 

k Pro.30,26 

I Gen. 1,14 

m Job 38,12 

n Isa. 45, 7 

9 all the 
beasts 
thereof do 
trample 
on the 
forest. 

Job 38, 39 
Joel 1, 20 

p Gen. 3, 19 

q Pro. 3, 19 

r Job 41, 1 

10 formed. 

s Rom. 
11,36 

t Eccl. 12,7 

u Isa. 32, 15 
Ezek.37,9 

11 shall be. 
V Hab. 3,10 
w Pro. 2, 22 

12 Hallelu- 
jah. 



PSALM 
105. 

a Isa. 12, 4 
b Ps. 27, 8 
g Ps. 77, 11 

590 



21 The ''young lions roar after their 
prey, and seek their meat from God. 

22 The sun ariseth, they gather 
themselves together, and lay them 
down in their dens. 

23 Man goeth forth unto^his work 
and to his labour until the evening. 

24 O ^LoRD, how manifold are thy 
works! in wisdom hast thou made 
them all : the earth is full of thy 
riches. 

25 So is this great and wide sea, 
wherein are things creeping innu- 
merable, both small and great beasts. 

26 There go the ships: there is that 
leviathan, whom thou hast '"made 
to play therein. 

27 These wait 'all upon thee ; that 
thou mayest give them, their meat in 
due season. 

28 That thou givest them they 
gather: thou openest thine hand, 
they are filled with good. 

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are 
troubled : thou 'takest away their 
breath, they die, and return to their 
dust. 

30 Thou "sendest forth thy spirit, 
they are created : and thou renewest 
the face of the earth. 

31 The glory of the Lord "shall en- 
dure for ever : the Lord shall rejoice 
in his works. 

32 He looketh on the earth, and it 
''trembleth: he toucheth the hills, 
and they smoke. 

331 will sing unto the Lord as long 
as I live : I v/ill sing praise to my 
God while I have my being. 

34 My meditation of him shall be 
sweet : I will be glad in the Lord. 

35 Let ""the sinners be consumed out 
of the earth, and let the wicked be 
no more. * Bless thou the Lord, O 
my soul. '^Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM 105. 

God's providence and care of his people described. 

O^GIVE thanks unto the Lord; 
call upon his name: make known 
his deeds among the people. 

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto 
him: talk ye of all his wondrous 
works. 

3 Glory ye in his holy name : let the 
heart of them rejoice that seek the 
Lord. 

4 Seek the Lord, and his strength : 
seek ^lis face evermore. 

5 Remember 'his marvellous works 
that he hath done ; his wonders, and 
the gudgments of his nrotith ; 

*H. 119. 155. * 



H 



God to be praised for 

6 O ye seed of A'bra-ham his serv- 
ant, ye children of Ja'cob his chosen. 

7 He is the Lord our God : '^his judg- 
ments are in all the earth. 

8 He hath 'remembered his covenant 
for ever, the word vjJiich he com- 
manded to a thousand generations. 

9 Which ^coveyiant he made with 
A'bra-ham, and his oath unto I'gaac ; 

10 And confirmed the same unto 
Ja'cob for a law, and to i§'ra-el for 
an everlasting^ covenant : 

1 1 Saying, s'tJnto thee will I give the 
land of Ca'naan, ^the lot of your in- 
heritance : 

12 When ^they were hutd^ few men 
in number ; yea, very few, and 'stran- 
gers in it. 

1 3 When they went from one nation 
to another, from one kingdom to an- 
other people ; 

14 He •'suifered no man to do them 
wrong : yea, *he reproved kings for 
their sakes ; 

15 /Sa^/mgr, Touch not mine anoint- 
ed, and do my prophets no harm. 

16 Moreover 'he called for a famine 
upon the land : he brake the whole 
'"staff of bread. 

17 He "sent a man before them, even 
Jo'§eph, who '^vas sold for a servant : 

18 Whose ^feet they hurt with fet- 
ters : ^he was laid in iron : 

19 Until the time that his word 
came: the word of the Lord tried him. 

20 The king sent and loosed him ; 
even the ruler of the people, and let 
him go free. 

21 He made him lord of his house, 
and ruler of all his ^substance : 

22 To bind his princes at his pleas- 
ure; and teach his senators wisdom. 

23 l§'ra-el^also came intoE'gypt; and 
Ja'cob sojourned in the land of Ham. 

24 And 'he increased his people 
greatly; and made them stronger 
than their enemies. 

25 He turned their heart to hate his 
people, to deal subtilly with his sext- 
ants. 

26 He sent M5'§e§ his servant ; and 
Aar'on whom 'he had chosen. 

27 They shewed *his signs among 
them, and wonders in the land of 
Ham. 

28 He sent darkness, and made it 
dark ; and 'they rebelled not against 
his word. 

29 He turned their waters into blood, 
and slew their fish. 

30 Their land brought forth frogs in 



PSALMS, 106. 



his care of his people. 



PSALM 
105. 

a Isa. 26, 9 

e Lu. 1, 72 

/Gen. 17,2 
Gen.22,16 
Gen. 26, 3 
G6n.28,13 
Gen.35,11 
Lu. 1, 73 
Heb.6,17 

g Gen.15,18 

1 the, cord. 

h Gen.34,30 
Deut. 7, 7 

i Heb. 11, 9 

j Gen. 35, 5 

k Gen.12,17 

1 Gen.41,54: 
mLev.26,26 
n Gen. 45, 5 
Gen.37,28 
p Gen.4:0,15 

2 his soul 
cams into 
iron. 

3 posses- 
sion. 

q Gen. 4^3,6 

r Ex. 1, 7 

s Num.16,5 

i words of 
his signs. 
Jer. 32,20 

t Ps. 99, 7 

5 He gave 
their rain 
hail. 

u Gen. 49, 3 

V Ex. 13, 21 

Neh. 9, 12 

IV Ex. 16,12 

.V Ex. 17, 6 
Num. 
20, 11 
lCor.10,4 

y Gen.15,14 

6 singing. 

z Deut.6,10 
Josh. 13,7 

a Deut. i, 1 
Deut.6,21 

7 Hallelu- 
jah. 



PSALM 

106. 

1 Hallelu- 
jah. 

a Isa. 63, 7 
Mat.19,17 

5 Ps. 40, 5 

c Mat.22,37 

d Ps. 15, 2 

e Acts24,16 
Gal. 6, 9 

591 



abundance, in the chambers of their 
kings. 

3 1 He spake, and there came divers 
sorts of flies, and lice in all their 
coasts. 

32 ^He gave them hail for rain, and 
flaming fire in their land. 

33 He smote their vines also and 
their fig trees ; and brake the trees of 
their coasts. 

34 He spake, and the locusts came, 
and caterpillers, and that without 
number, 

35 And did eat up all the herbs in 
their land, and devoured the fruit of 
their ground. 

36 He smote also all the firstborn in 
their land, "the cliief of all their 
strength. 

37 He brought them forth also with 
silver and gold : and there v:as not one 
feeble person among their tribes. 

38 E'gypt was glad when they de- 
parted : for the fear of them fell upon 
them. 

3 9 He "spread a cloud for a covering ; 
and fire to give light in the night. 

40 The ""people asked, and he 
brought quails, and satisfied them 
with the bread of heaven. 

41 He ^opened the rock, and the 
waters g-ushed out ; they ran in the 
drv places like a river. 

42 For he remembered -''his holy 
promise, and A'bra-ham his servant. 

43 And he brought forth his people 
with joy, and, his chosen with ^glad- 
ness: 

44 And ^gave them the lands of the 
heathen : and they inherited the la- 
bour of the people ; 

45 That ''they might observe his 
statutes, and keep Ms laws. ''Praise 
ye the Lord. 

PSALM 106. 

IsraeVs rebellions and God's mercy. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. O give 
thanks unto the Lord ; for he is 
"good : for' his mercy endicreth for 
ever. 

2 Who *can utter the mighty acts of 
the Lord ? loho can shew forth all his 
praise ? 

3 Blessed are they that ''keep judg- 
ment, a7id he that '^doeth righteous- 
ness at ""all tunes. 

4 Remember me, O Lord, with the 
favour that thou dearest unto thy 
people : O visit me with thy salvation; 

5 That I may see the good of thy 
chosen, that I may rejoice in the glad- 



TsraeVs rehellions 



PSALMS, 106. 



PSALM 
106. 



/ Lev.26,40 
1 Ki. 8, 47 
Dan. 9, 5 

Q Ezek. 
20, 14 

h Ex. 14, 21 
Nah. 1, 4 

i Isa. 63, 11 

2 They 
made 
Tiaste,tliey 
for gat. 
Ex. 15, 24 
Ex. 16, 2 
Ex. 17, 2 
lCor,10,6 

3 lusted a 
lust. 

Num. 11, 
4,33 

j Isa. 10, 16 

k Num.16,1 

I Ex. 32, 4 

m Jer. 2, 11 
Rom. 1,23 

■nEx. 32,10 
Deut.9,19 
Deut. 
10, 10 
Ezek. 
20, 13 



Ezek.i; 
Ezek. 
22,30 



,5 



ness of thy nation, that I may glor>^ 
with thine inheritance. 
A f 6 We -^have sinned with our fathers, 
j we have committed iniquity, we have 
[ done wickedly. A. 119. 136. 

7 Our fathers understood not thy 
wonders in E'gypt ; they remembered 
not the multitude of thy mercies; but 
provoked hiin at the sea, even at the 
Red sea. 
K r 8 Nevertheless he saved •''them for 
I his name's sake, that he might make 
his mighty power to be known. 

9 He ^rebuked the Red sea also, and 
it was dried up: so 'he led them 
through the depths, as thi'ough the 
wilderness. 

1 And hesaA^ed them from the hand 
of him that hated them, said, redeemed 
them from the hand of the enemy. 

11 And the waters covered their 
enemies : there was not one of them 
left. ^ 

12 Then believed they his words; 
they sang his praise. 

13 '^They soon forgat his works; they 
waited not for his counsel : 

14 But ^lusted exceedingly in the 
wilderness, and tempted God in the 
desert. 

1 5 And he gave them their request ; 
but sent •^leanness into their soul. 

16 They ^envied M5'ses also in the ^^"^'^'^^ 
camp, and Aar'on the saint of the 
Lord. 

17 The earth opened and swallowed 
up Da'than, and covered the com- 
pany of A-bi'ram. 

1 8 And a fire was kindled in their 
company; the flame burned up the 
wicked. 

19 They ^made a calf in HS'reb, and 
worshipped the molten image. 

20 Thus "'they changed their glory 
into the similitude of an ox that eat- 
eth ^ass. 

21 They forgat God their saviour, 
which haddonegreatthingsinE'gypt; 

22 Wondrous works in the land of 
Ham, and terrible things by the Red 
sea. 

23 Therefore "he said that he would 
destroy them, had not Mo'ses his 
chosen stood "before him in the 
breach, to turn away his ^vrath, lest 
he should destroy tJiem. 

N ' 24 Yea, they despised ""the pleasant 
land, they ^believed not his word : 
2 5 6ut murmured in their tents, and 
hearkened not unto the voice of the 

LOBD. 

*K. 112. 5-7. 



and God''{s wer^y . 



a land of 

desire. 
Deut. 8, 7 
Jer. 3. 19 
Ezek.20,6 



5 to make 
them fall. 
Lev.26,33 

q Hos. 9, 10 
Rev. 2, 14 

r Deut.1,37 
Deut.3,26 

s Jas. 3. 2 

t Judg.1,21 



u Deut. 
Judg. 



V Judg. 3, 5 
Isa. 2, 6 
1 Cor. 5, 

wJudar.2,12 

X Isa. 57, 5 
Ezek. 
16, 20 

y Num. 
35,33 

z Judg.2,14 
Neh. 9, 27 

6 Or, 

impove'r- 
ished, or, 
weuk' 
ened. 

a Judg. 
10, 10 

b Lev.26,41 

c Lam.3,32 

d Ezra 9, 9 j 
Jer. 42, 121 

592 



26 Therefore he lifted up his hand 
against them, to overthrow them id 
the wilderness : 

27 ^To overthrow their seed also 
among the nations, and to scatter 
them in the lands. N. 107. 11, 12. 

28 They ? joined themselves also un- 
to Ba'al-pe'or, and ate the sacrifices* 
of the dead. 

29 Thus they provoked A? m to anger 
with their inventions : and the plague 
brake in upon them. 

30 Then stood up Phm'e-has, and ex- 
ecuted judgment : and so the plague 
was stayed. 

31 And that was counted unto him 
for righteousness unto all generations 
for evermore. 

32 They angered him also at the 
waters of strife, ^so that it went ill 
with Mo'ses for their sakes : 

33 Because they provoked his spirit, 
so that he 'spake unadvisedly with 
his lips. 

34 They 'did not destroy the nations, 
concerning "whom the Lord com- 
manded them : 

35 But 'were mingled among the 
heathen, and learned their works. 

36 And Hhey served their idols : 
which were a snare unto them. 

37 Yea, ^they sacrificed their sons 
and their daughters unto devils, 

38 And shed innocent blood, even 
the blood of their sons and of their 
dau^'hters, whom they sacrificed unto 
the idols of Ca'naan: and ^the land 
was polluted with blood. 

391 hus were they defiled with their 
own works, and went a whoring with 
their own inventions. 

40 Therefore was the wrath of the 
Lord kindled against his people, in- 
somuch that he abhorred his own in- 
heritance. 

41 And 'he gave them into the hand 
of the heathen ; and they that hated 
them ruled over them. 

42 Their enemies also oppressed 
them, and they were brought into 
subjection under their hand. 

43 Many times did he deliver them ; 
but they provoked him with their 
counsel, and were ^brought low for 
their iniquity. 

44 Nevertheless he regarded their 
affliction, when "he heard their cry ; 

45 And *he remembered for them 
his covenant, and ^repented accord- 
ing to the multitude of hi^ mercies. 

46 He '^made them also to be pitied 



N 



The psalmist exhorteth 



PSALMS, 107. 



to praise the -Lor a. 




H 



of all those that carried them cap- 
tives. 

47 Save us, O Lord our God, and 
gather us ^from among the heathen, 
to give thanks -^unto thy holy- 
name, and to triumph in thy 
praise. 

48 Blessed he the Lord Godof i§'ra-el 
from everlasting to everlasting: and 
let all the people say,A-men'. rraise 
ye the Lord. 

PSALM 107. 

The psalmist exhorts to praise God, etc. 

GIVE thanks unto the Lord, 
for ""he is good: for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say 
s<3, whom he hath redeemed from the 
hand of the enemy ; 

3 And ^gathered them out of the 
lands, from the east, and from the 
"•vest, from the north, and 'from the 
south. 

4 They wandered in the wilderness 
in a solitary way ; they found no city 
to dwell in. 

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul 
fainted in them. 

6 Then '"they cried unto the Lord in 
their trouble, and he delivered them 
out of their distresses. 

7 And he led them forth by "^the right 
way, that they might go to a city of 
habitation. 

8 Oh that men would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for his 
wonderful works to the childre]i of 
men! 

9 For *he satisfieth the longing soul, 
and filleth the hungry soul with good- 

^ ness. L. 107. 43. 

1 Such as sit in darkness and in the 
shadow of death, heing -^ bound in af- 
fliction and iron ; 

11 Because they ^rebelled against 
the words of God, and contemned 
the ^counsel of the most Kigh : 

12 Therefore he brought doAvn their 
heart with labour; they fell down, 
and there was none 'to help. * 

1 3 Then they cried unto the Lord 
in their trouble, and he saved them 
out of their distresses. 

14 He ■'brought them out of dark- 
ness and the shadow of death, and 
brake their bands in sunder. 

15 Oh that me7i would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for his 
wonderful works to the children of 
men! 

1 6 For he hath ^broken the gates of 

(38) *N. Prov. 1. 24-31. 



PSALM 
106. 

e Lu. 1, 7i 
/2Cor.5,15 



PSALM 

107. 

a Mat.19,17 

h Ps. 106,47 
Isa. 4:3, 5 
Isa. 49, 12 
Jer. 29,14 
Jer. 31, 8 
Ezek. 
39.27 

1 from the 
sea. 

c Ps. 50, 15 
Hos. 5, 15 

d Ezra 8, 21 
Isa. 03, 12 

e Ps. 34, 10 
Ps. 84, 11 
Isa. 55, 1 
Mat 5, 6 
Lu. 1, 53 

/Job 36, 8 

g Lam. 3,42 

h Ps. 73, 24 
Ps. 119,24 
Lu. 7, 30 
Acts20,27 

i Isa. 63, 5 

j Ps. 68, 6 
Ps. 146, 7 
Acts 12, 7 
Actsl6,26 

k Isa, 45, 2 

1 Lam. 3,39 

m2Ki.20,4 
Ps. 147, 
15, 18 
Mat. 8, 8 

n Lev. 7, 12 
Ps. 50, 14 
Ps. 116,17 
Heb. 
13,15 

2 Ringing. 

3 makethto 
stand. 
Jonah 14 

Ps. 22, 14 
Isa. 13, 7 
Nah. 2, 10 

4 all their 
wisdom is 
swal- 
lowed up. 

p Ps. 89, 9 
Isa. 60, 2 
Mat. 8, 26 

q 1 Ki. 17, 1 

r Gen.13,10 
Gen. 14, 3 
Gen.19,25 

5 saltness. 
s Isa. 41,18 
t Actsl7,26 

593 



brass, and cut the bars of iron m 
sunder. 

17 Fools ^because of their transgres- 
sion, and because of their iniquities, 
are afflicted. 

1 8 Their soul abliorreth all manner 
of meat ; and they draw near unto 
the gates of death. 

19 Then they cry unto the Lord in 
their trouble, and he saveth them 
out of their distresses. 

20 He '"sent his word, and healed 
thena, and delivered thetn from theii 
destructions. 

21 Oh that men would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for hih? 
wonderful works to the children of 
men! 

22 And 'let them sacrifice the sacri- 
fices of thanksgiving, and declare 
his works with ^rejoicing. 

23 They that go down to the sea in 
ships, tiiat do business in great waters; 

24 These see the works of the Lord, 
and his wonders in the deep. 

25 For he commandeth,and 'raiseth 
the stormy wind, which lifteth up 
the waves thereof. 

26 They mount up to the heaven, 
they go down again to the depths : 
their^soul is melted because of trouble. 

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger 
like a drunken man, and %re at 
their wit's end. 

28 Then they cry unto the Lord in 
their trouble, and he bringeth them 
out of their distresses. 

29 He ^maketh the storm a calm, so 
that the waves thereof are still. 

30 Then are they glad because they 
be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto 
their desired haven. 

31 Oh that me7i would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for his 
wonderful works to the children of 
men! 

32 Let them exalt him also in the 
congregatiou of the people, and praise 
him in the assembly of the elders. 

33 He ?turneth rivers into a wilder- 
ness, and the watersprings into dry 
ground ; 

34 A '■fruitful land into ^barrenness, 
for the wickedness of them that 
dwell therein. 

35 He 'turneth the wilderness into 
a standing water, and dry ground 
into watersprings. 

36 And there he maketh the hungry 
^o dwell, that they may prepare a 
city for habitation ; 



tray er for God^s help. 



PtSALMS, 108, 109. David devoteth his enemies. 



37 And sow the fields, and plant 
vineyards, which may yield fruits of 
increase. 

38 He "blesseth them also, so that 
they are multiplied greatly ; and suf - 
fereth not their cattle to decrease. 

39 Again, they are "minished and 
brought low through oppression, 
affliction, and sorrow. 

40 He ""poureth contempt upon 
princes, and causeth them to wander 
in the ^wilderness, where there is no 
way. 

41 Yet ""setteth he the poor on high 
'from affliction, and maketh /l^m 
families like a flock. 

42 The mghteous shall see it, and 
rejoice: and all ^iniquity shall stop 
her mouth. 

L r 43 Whoso "^5 wise, and will observe 

these things, even they shall under- 

* [stand the lovingkindness of the Lord. 

PSALM 108. 

David prays for God's help according to his 
promise. 

A Song or Psalm of DaVid. 

OGOD, my heart is fixed ; I will 
sing and give praise, even with 
my glory. 

2 Awake, psaltery and harp: Imyself 
will awake early. 

3 I will praise thee, O Lord, among 
the people: and I will sing praises 
unto thee among the nations. 

4 For thy ''mercy is great above the 
heavens: and thy truth reacheth 
unto the ^clouds. 

5 Be Uhou exalted, O God, above 
the heavens : and thy glory above all 
the earth ; 

6 That thy beloved may be deliv- 
ered : save with thy right hand, a.nd 
answer me. 

T God hath spoken in his holiness ; 
I will rejoice, I will divide She'chem, 
and mete out the valley of Suc'coth. 

8 Gil'e-ad is mine ; Ma-nas^seh is 
mine ; E'phra-im also is the strength 
of minehead ; Ju'dah^'is my lawgiver ; 

9 Md'ab is my washpot ; over E'dom 
will I cast out my shoe ; over Phi- 
lis'tia will I triumph. 

10 Who "^will bring me into the 
strong city ? who will lead me into 
E'dom ? 

11 Wilt not thoK, O God, who hast 
cast us off? and wilt not thou, O 
God, go forth with our hosts ? 

12 Give us help from trouble : for 
vain ^is the help of man. 

13 Through God we shall do val- 

*L. 116. 1, 2. 



PSALM 

107. 

w Gen. 12, 2 
Gen.17,16 

v2Ki.lO,32 

IV Job 12,21 

6 Or, void 
place. 

X 1 Sain.2,8 
2 Sam.7,8 

7 Or, after. 

y Job 22, 19 

z Job 5, 16 
Pro. 10,11 
Rom.3,19 

a Jer. 9, 12 
Dan.12,10 
Hos. U, 9 



PSALM 

108. 

a Mlc. 7, 
18-20 
Num. 
14, 18 
Deut. 7, 9 
Ps. 36, 5 
Ps. 100, 5 

1 Or,sMes. 

b Ps. 57, 5 

c Gen.49,10 

d Ps. 60, 9 

e Isa. 30, 3 

/Isa.63,1-4 



iantly : for he ^it is that shall tread 
down our enemies. 

PSALM 109. 

David coiyiplains of his enemies. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
Da'vid. 

HOLD ''not thy peace, O God of 
my praise ; 

2 For the mouth of the wicked and 
the 'mouth of the deceitful ^are 
opened against me : they have spoken 
against me with a lying tongue. 

3 They compassed me about also 
with words of hatred; and fought 
against me without ^a cause. 

4 For my love they are my adver- 
saries : but I give myself u7ito praj^er. 

5 And '^tliey have rewarded me evil 
for good, and hatred for my love. 

6 Set thou a wicked man over him ; 
and let ^Sa'tan stand at his right hand. 

T When he shall be judged, let him 
*be condemned: and^let his prayer 
become sin. 

8 Let his days be few ; and 4et an- 
other take his ^office. 

9 Let -^ his children be fatherless, and 
his wife a widow. 

10 Let his children be continually 
^vagabonds, and beg : let them seek 
their bread also out of their desolate 
places. 

1 1 Let ^the extortioner catch all that 
he hath ; and let the strangers spoil 
his labour. 

1 2 Let there be none to extend mer- 
cy unto him: neither let there be any 
to favour his fatherless children, 

13 Let 'liis posterity be cut off ; and 
in the generation following let their 
•'name be blotted out. 

14 Let ^'the iniquity of his fathers be 
remembered with the Lord ; and let 
not the sin of his mother be ^blotted 
out. 

15 Let them be before the Lord 
continually, that he may ""cut off the 
memory of them from the earth. 

16 Because that he remembered 
not to shew mercy, but persecuted 
the poor and needy man, that he 
might even slay the broken in heart. 

17 As he loved cursing, so let it 



PSALM 

109. 

a Ps. 83, 1 

1 moutli of 
deceit. 

2 have 
opened 
them- 
selves. 

b John 
15,25 

c Ps. 38, 20 

3 Or, an 
adver- 
sary. 
Zech. 3, 1 

4 go out 
guilty, or, 
wicked. 

d Pro. 28, 9 

e Acts 1, 20 

5 Or, 
charge^ 

/Ex.22, 24 

g Gen. 4, 12 

h Job 18, 9 

i Ps. 37, 28 come unto him : as he delighted not 
in blessing, so let it be far from him. 
1 8 As he clothed himself with curs- 
ing like as with his garment, so let 
jer."i8,23 it comc ''into his bowels like water, 
TO Job 18,17 and like oil into his bones. 
6 ivitun I 19 Let it be unto him as the gar- 
Num 5 22 ment which covereth him, and for a 
594 * 



i Pro. 10, 7 
k Ex. 20. 5 
I Neh. 4, 5 



Of Christ's ki7igdom. 



PSALMS, 110-112. 



/Security of the godly. 



girdle wherewith he is girded con- 
tinually. 

20 Let this be the reward of mine 
adversaries from the Lord, and of 
them that speak evil against my soul. 

21 But do thou for me. O God the 
Lord, for thy name's sake : because 
thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 

2^ For I cwi poor and needy, and my 
heart is wounded within me. 

231 am gone like the shadow when 
it declineth: I am tossed up and 
down as the locust. 

24 My "knees are weak through 
fasting ; and my flesh faileth of fat- 
ness. 

251 became also a reproach unto 
them: wheii they looked upon me 
they "shaked their heads. 

26 Help me, O Lord my God: O 
save me according to thy mercy : 

27That^'they may know that this 
is thy hand ; that thou, Lord, hast 
done it. 

28 Let them curse, but bless thou : 
when they arise, let them be ashamed ; 
but let thy ^servant rejoice. 

29 Let mine adversaries be clothed 
with shame, and let them cover them- 
selves with their own confusion, as 
with a mantle. 

301 will greatly praise the Lord 
with my mouth; yea, I will praise 
him among the multitude. 

31 For he shall stand at the right 
hand of the poor, to save him 'from 
those that condemn his soul. 

PSALM 110. 

1 The kingdom, 4 the priesthood, 5 the conquest, 
7 and the passion oj Christ. 

A Psalm of DaVid. 

THE "Lord said unto my Lord, 
Sit thou at my right hand, until 
I make thine enemies thy footstool. 

2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy 
strength out of Zfon : rule thou in the 

. midst of thine enemies. J. 111. 7, 

3 Thy ^people shall be willing in the 
day of thy power, '^in the beauties of 
holiness 'from the womb of the morn- 
ing : thou hast the dew of thy youth. 

4 The Lord hath sworn, '^and will 
not repent, 'Thou art a priest forever 
after the order of Mel-chiz'e-dek. 

5 The Lord -^at thy right hand shall 
strike through kings "in the day of 
his wrath. 

6 He shall judg-e among the hea- 
then, he shall fi^ the places with the 
dead bodies; %e shall wound the 
heads over ^many countries. 



PSALM 
109. 

n Heb.12,12 

Mat.27,39 

V Job 37, 7 

q Isa. 65, 14 

7 STom the 
judges of 
his souL 



PSALM 
110. 

a Ps. 45, 6 
Ma,t.22,4A: 
Mark 
12,36 
Lu. 20, 42 
Acts 2, 34 
ICor. 
15, 25 
Heb. 1, 13 
1 Pet.3,22 

5 Judg. 5. 2 

c Acts 2, 41 

1 Or, more 
than the 
^uonib of 
the morn- 
ing: thou 
shalt 
have, etc. 

d Num. 
23,19 

e Zech.6,13 
Heb. 5, 6 
Heb. 6, 20 
Heb. 7, 17 

/Ps. 16, 8 

g Ps. 2, 5 
Rom. 2, 5 
Rev.11,18 

h Hab. 3, 13 

2 Or, great. 

i Isa. 61, 1 
John 3,34 

j Isa. 53, 12 



PSALM 
111. 

1 Hallelu- 
jah. 

a Job 38, 1 

2 prey, 

b Ps. 19, 7 

3 are estab- 
lished. 

c Rev. 15, 3 

d Deut. 4, 6 
Job 28,28 
Eccl. 
12,13 

4 Or. good 

success. 

5 that do 
them,. 



PSALM 
112. 

a Mat. 6, 33 

b Lu. 6, 35 

1 judg- 
ment. 
Eph. 5, 15 
Col. 4, 5 

595 



7 He'shaU drink of the brook in the 
way: therefore -^shall he lift up the 
head. 

PSALM 111. 

The psalmist incites to 2oraise God. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. I will 
praise the Lord with my whole 
heart, in the assembly of the up- 
right, and 171 the congregation. 

2 The ^works of the Lord are great, 
sought out of all them that have 
pleasure therein. 

3 His work is honourable and glori- 
ous : and his righteousness enduretb 
for ever. 

4 He hath made his wonderful 
works to be remembered : the Lord 
is gracious and full of compas- 
sion. 

5 He hath given '^meat unto them 
that fear him : he wHl ever be mmd- 
ful of his covenant. 

6 He hath shewed his people the 
power of his works, that he may 
give them the heritage of the hea- 
then. 

7 The works of his hands are verity , 
and judgment; *all his command- 1 
ments « r e sure. J . 1 1 9 . 1 3 7 . J 

8 They ^stand fast for ever and ever,' 
a7id are ''done in truth and upright- 
ness. 

9 He sent redemption unto his peo- 
ple: he hath commanded his cove- 
nant for ever : holy and reverend is 
his name. 

10 The '^f ear of the Lord is the be- 
ginning of wisdom : *a good under- 
standing have all they ^hat do his 
commandmejits : his praise endur- 
eth for ever. 



P 



that delighteth greatl.y in his coni^ 



rnandmen ts. b. 119. 1-4.^ 

2 His seed, shall be mighty upon^ 
earth : the generation of the upright 
shall be blessed. 

3 Wealth ''and riches shall be in his 
house : and his righteousness endur- 
eth for ever. 

4 Unto the upright there ariseth] 
light in the darkness : he is gracious, 
and full of compassion, and right- 
eous. 

5 A *good man sheweth favour, and 
lendeth : he will guide his affairs 
with 'discretion. 

6 Surely he shall not be moved for 



J 



PSALM 112. 

Security of the godly. 

RAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is \ b 
the man that teareth the Lord, 



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Exhortation to praise God. PSALMS, 113-115. 



Vanity of idols. 



F 
K 



ever : the righteous shall be in ever- 
lasting remembrance. 

7 He shall not be afraid of evil ti 
dings : his h eart is fixed, tni sting in 

llheXoED. F. 115. 9-11; K. 115. 9-11 

8 His heart is established, he shall 
not be afraid, until he see his desire 
upon his enemies. 

9 He '^hath dispersed, he hath given 
to the poor ; his righteousness endur- 
eth for ever ; his horn shall be exalt 
ed with honour. 

10 The '^wicked shall see it, and be 
grieved; he shall gnash with his 
teeth, and me] t away : the desire of 
the wicked shall perish. 

PSALM 113. 

Exhortation to praise God. 

>T) RAISE ye the Lord. Praise, O 

X. ye servants of the Lord, praise 

the name of the Lord. 

2 Blessed ''be the name of the Lord 
from this time forth and for ever- 
more. 

3 From *the rising of the sun unto 
the going down of the same the 
Lord's name is to be praised. 

4 The Lord is high above all na- 
tions, and his glory above the heavens 

5 Who is like unto the Lord our 
God, who ^dwelleth on high, 

6 Who ''humbleth himself to behold 
the things that are in heaven, and in 
the earth ! 

T He "^raiseth up the poor out of the 
dust, andliitQih. the needy out of the 
dunghill ; 

8 That he may ^set him with 
princes, even with the princes of his 
people. 

9 He -^maketh the barren woman 
^to keep house, and to be a joyful 
mother of children. Praise ye the 
Lord. 

PSALM 114. 

Exhortation to fear God. 

WHEN i§'ra-el went out of E'gypt, 
the house of J a 'cob from a peo- 
ple of strange language ; 

2 Jii'dah was his sanctuary, and l§'- 
ra-el his dominion. 

3 The sea saw it, and fled : Jor'dan 
was driven back. 

4 The ''mountains skipped like rams, 
and the little hills like lambs. 

5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that 
thou fleddest? thou Jor'dan, that 
thou wast driven back ? 

6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped 
like rams; and ye little hills, like 
lambs ? 



PSALM 
112. 

c 2 Cor. 9, 9 

d Lu. 13, 28 



PSALM 
113. 

1 Hallelu- 
jah. 

a Dan. 2, 20 

ft Isa. 59, 19 
Mai. 1, 11 

2 exalteth 
himself 
to dvjell. 

c Isa. 67, 15 

d 1 Sam.2,8 

e Job 36, 7 

/I Sam.2,5 
Gal. 4, 27 

3 to divell 
in an 
house. 



PSALM 

114. 

a Ps. 29, 6 
Ps. 68, 16 
Hab. 3, 6 

h Ex. 17, 6 
Num. 
20.11 
Ps. 107,35 



PSALM 
116. 

a Isa, 48, 11 
Ezek. 
36,32 

b Ps. 42, 
3,10 

Ps. 79, 10 
Joel 2, 17 

c 1 Chr. 
16,26 
Ps. 136, 6 
Dan. 4, 35 

d Deut.4,28 
Ps. 135, 
15, 16 
Jer. 10, 3 

e Ps. 135,18 
Isa. 44, 
9, 10 

Jonah 2,8 
Hab. 2, 18 

/ Ps. 33, 20 
Pro. 30, 5 

(7 Mai. 2, 7 

h Eph. 1, 3 

i Lev. 26, 3 
Deut. 
11, 27 
Deut.28,1 
Ps. 24, 4 
Pro. 10. 6 

1 with. 

j Gen.14,19 

k Gen. 1,1 
Ps. 96, 5 

r Ps. 145. 2 
Dan. 2, 20] 

596 



N' 



7 Tremble, thou earth, at the pres- 
ence of the Lord, at the presence of 
the God of Ja'cob ; 

8 Which ^turned the rock into a 
standing water, the flint into a foun- 
tain of waters. 

PSALM 115. 

God intreated to assert his honour. 

OT ''unto us, O Lord, not unto 
us, but unto thy name give 
glory, for thy mercy, aiid for thy 
truth's sake. 

2 Wherefore should the heathen 
say, *Where is now their God ? 

3 But '^our God is in the heavens : 
he hath done whatsoever he hath 
pleased. 

4 Their '^idols are silver and gold, 
the work of men's hands. 

5 They have mouths, but they speak 
not : eyes have they, but they see 
not: 

6 They have ears, but they hear 
not : noses have they, but they smell 
not: 

T They have hands, but they handle 
not: feet have they, but they walk 
not: neither speak they through 
their throat. 

8 They ^that make them are like 
unto them; so is every one that 
trusteth in them. 

9 l§'ra- el, trust thou in the Lord; ^ 



he -^is th eir help an d their shield. 



TOO ^house of Aar^on, trust__in jthe 
Lord : he is their help and their 
shield. 



1 1 Ye that fear the LoRD, trust in 



the Loi 
shield. 



.e_i^„their help and their 
F. 118. 8. 9; K. 116. 6.. 

12 The Lord hath been mindful of 
us : he will ^bless us ; he will bless 
the house of l§'ra-el ; he will bless the 
house of Aar'on. 

13 He 'will bless them that fear the 
Lord, both small ^and great. 

14 The Lord shall increase you 
more and more, you and your chil- 
dren, 

15 Ye are ^blessed of the Lord 
which ^'made heaven and earth. 

16 The heaven, even the heav- 
ens, are the Lord's: but the earth 
hath he given to the children of 
men. 

1 7 The dead praise not the Lord, 
neither any that go down into si- 
lence. 

1 8 But 'we will bless the Lord from 
this time forth and for evermore. 
Praise the Lord. 



F 

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Profession of love to God. PSALMS, 116-118. Exhortationto trust in God, 



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PSALM 116. 

Thepsalnml professes his love to God. 

I LOVE the Lord, because he hath 
heard my voice a?id my suppHca- 
tions. 

2 Because he hath inclined his ear 
unto me, therefore will 1 call upon 
him 'as long as 1 live. L. 126. 5, G. 

3 The sorrows of death compassed 
me, and the pains of hell ^gat hold 
upon me : I found trouble and sor- 
row. 

4 Then called I upon the name of 
the Lord ; O Lord, I beseech thee, 
deliver my soul. 

5 Gracious is the LoRD,''and right- 
eous ; yea, our God is merciful, 

6 The Lord p reserveth the simple : 



blc 



the Lord in the 



* [^ Lwas brought low, and he helped n ie. 
T Ketum unto thy *rest, O my souT; 
for the Lord hath dealt bountifully 
[with thee. 0. 119. l-.s". 

8 For thou hast delivered my soul 
from death, mine eyes from tears, 
and my feet from falling 

9 I will walk before t' 
land of the living. 

101 ''believed, therefore have I spo- 
ken : I was greatly afflicted : 

111 said in my haste, "^ All men are 
liars. 

12 What shall I re nder unto^ the 
XoRDj^j^aU his benefits tew 
^S^T will take the cup of salvation, 
and call upon the n ame of the^ ORD . 

l¥ T ^v/il l pay m y vow s un to the 
Lord n ow i n the p resence of alThis 
p eople. L 110. 1.3. 

15 Precious -^in the sight of the 
Lord is the death of his saints. 

16 Lord, truly I a7n thy serv- 
ant; I a?n thy servant, and the son 
of thine handmaid : thou hast loosed 
my bonds. 

171 will offer to thee the sacrifice of 
thanksgiving, and will call upon the 
name of the Lord. 

18 I will pay my vows unto the 
Lord now in the presence of all his 
people, 

1 9 In the courts of the Lord's house, 
in the midst of thee, O Je-ru'sa-lem. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM 117. 

Exhortation to praise God. 

O PRAISE the Lord, all ye na- 
tions : praise him, all ye people. 
2 For his merciful kindness is 
great toward us: and the truth of 
the Lord endureth for over. Praise 
ye the Lord. 
*K. 119. 114. 



PSALM 
116. 

1 in my 
days. 

2 found 
me. 

a Ezra 9.15 
Neh. 9, 8 
Ps. 11. 7 
Ps. li, 5 
Jer. 12, 1 
Lam. 1,18 
Rev. 16, 5 

b Jer. 6, 16 
Mat.11,29 

c 2Cor.4,13 

d Rom. 3, 4 

e Ps. 22, 25 
Jonali2,9 

/Ps. 72, U 



PSALM 
118. 

alChr.16,8 

b Ps. 115, 9 

1 out of 
distress. 

c Ps. 18, 19 

3 forme. 
Ps. 27, 1 
Isa. 51, 12 
RoiQ.8,31 
Heb. 13, 6 

d Ps. 54. 4 

e Ps. 62. 8 
Isa. 2, 22 
Isa. 30, 1 
Jer.17,5,7 

/ Ps. 146, 3 

3 cut them, 

off. 

g Ps. 88, 17 

h Deut.1,44 

i Eccl. 7. 6 
Nah. 1. 10 

4 cut down. 

i Ex. 15, 2 

Isa. 12, 2 

k Ex. 15, 6 

I Ps. 6, 5 
Hab.1,12 

mPs.73.28 

n 2 Cor. 6, 9 

Isa. 26, 2 

p Ps. 24, 7 

q Isa. 35, 8 
Rev.21.27 
Kev.22,14 

597 



PSALM 118. 

Exhortation to praise God for his mercy. 

O'^GIVE thanks unto the Lord ; 
for he is good : because his mer- 
cy endureth for ever. 

2 Let *i§'ra-el now say, that his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

3 Let the house of Aar'on now say, 
that his mercy endureth for ever. 

4 Let them now that fear the Lord 
say, that his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

5 I called upon the Lord ^m dis- 
tress : the Lord answered me, andj 
set ""me in a large place. 

6 The Lord is ^on my side ; I will 
not fear : what can man do unto me ? 

7 The '^LoRD taketh my part with 
them that help me : therefore shall 1 
see my desire upon them that hate 
me. 

8 It 'is better to trust in the Lord 
than to put confidence in man. 

9 It ^is better to trust in the Lord 
than to put confidence in princes, t 

10 All nations compassed me about : 
but in the name of the Lord will I 
^destroy them. 

1 1 They ^compassed me about ; yea, 
they compassed me about: but in 
the name of the Lord I will destroy 
them. 

12 They compassed me'^about like 
bees ; they are quenched 'as the fire of 
thorns : for in the name of the Lord 
I will ^destroy them. 

1 3 Thou hast thrust sore at me 
that I might fail: but the Lord 
helped me. 

14 The -'Lord is my strength and 
song, and is become my salvation. 

15 The voice of rejoicing and salva- 
tion is in the tabernacles of the right- 
eous: the right hand of the Lord 
doeth valiantly. 

1 6 The ^right hand of the Lord is 
exalted : the right hand of the Lord 
doeth valiantly. 

171 ^shall not die, but live, and de- 
clare ™the works of the Lord. 

18 The Lord hath "chastened me 
sore : but he hath not given me over 
unto death. 

19 Open °Xo me the gates of right- 
eousness : I will go into them,anc? I 
^vill praise the Lord : 

20 This ^gate of the Lord, ^^inlo 
which the righteous shall enter. 

21 1 will praise thee: for thou hast 
heard me, and art become my salva- 
tion. 

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22 The 'stone which the builders re- 
fused is become the head stone of the 
corner. 

23 'This is the Lord's doing; it is 
marvellous in our eyes. 

24 This is 'the day which the Lord 
hath nlade ; we will rejoice and be 
glad in it. 

2 5 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : 
O Lord, I beseech thee, send now 
prosperity. 

26 Blessed ""he he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord : we have blessed 
you out of the house of the Lord. 

27 God is the Lord, which hath 
shewed us "light : bind the sacrifice 
with cords, en en unto the horns of 
the altar. 

28 Thou art my God, and I will 
praise thee : ^thou art my God, I will 
exalt thee. 

29 give thanks unto the Lord ; for 
he is good : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

PSALM 119. 

Sundry prayers and praises. 



B 



B f 




ALEPH. 

LESSED are the^undefiled in 
the way, wh o "w alk m the law o f 
the Lord. 

2 iJlessed are they that keep hi s te^- 
timonies,ayic/ ^Aa^^seek him with the 
whole h eart. 

'6 Ihey ^also do n o iniquity : they 
walk in his ways . o. 119. 9-11. 

4 I'hou hast conunanded us to keep 
thy precepts diligently. B. 119. 9-1 1. 

5 O "^that my ways were directed to 
keep thy statutes ! 

6 Then 'shall I not be ashamed, when 
I have respect unto all thy command- 
ments. 

7 I will praise thee with uprightness 
of heart, when I shall have learned 
^thy righteous judgments. 

8 1 will keep thy statutes: O forsake 
me not utterly. 

BETH. 

9 Wherewithal shall -^ a young man 



cleanse his way? by taking heed 
t hereto according to thy word . 

10 With my whole heart have I 
sought ^t hee: let me not wander 
fro m thy commandments . 

1 1 Thv ^word have I hid in mine 

— ty _ _ — 

heart, that I might not sin agains t 
thee. B. 119. 18; G.130.:V±; 0.119.57,58. 

1 2 Blessed art thou, O Lord : ^teach 
me thy statutes. 

1 3 W ith my lip s have I declared al l 
the ju dgments of thy mouth .* 

*L119. 26, 27. 



PSALM 

118. 

r Mat.21,42 
Mark 
12, 10 
Lu. 20, 17 
Acts 4, 11 
Eph. 2, 20 
lPet.2,4,7 

5 This is 
from the 
LORD, 

s Job 5, 9 

t 2 Cor. 6, 2 

u Zech. 4. 7 
Mat. 21, 9 
Markll,9 
Lu. 19, 38 

V Esth.8,16 
1 Pet. 2, 9 

tu Ex. 15, 2 
Isa. 25, 1 



PSALM 
119. 

1 Or, per- 
fect, or, 
sincere. 

a Ps. 128, 1 

b Deut.4,29 

c Rom. 7, 
16, 17 
lJohn3,9 
1 John 
6, 18 

d 2 Cor. 3. 5 

e J Ob 22, 26 
1 John 
2,28 

2 judg- 
ments of 
thy right- 
eousness. 

f Eccl. 11,9 

fif 2 Chr. 
15, 15 

h Lu. 2, 19 

i Ps. 25. 4 

J Ps. 1. 2 

3 Reveal. 
Eph. 1, 17 

k Gen. 47, 9 
Heb. 
11,13 

4 men of 
my coun- 
sel. 

I Ps. 143,11 

m Ps. 27, 11 

5 droppeth. 

n Pro. 30, 8 

Heb. 8, 10 

p 1 Ki. 4, 29 
Isa. 60, 5 
2Cor.6,ll 

q Mat.10.22 
Rev. 2, 26 

r Pro. 3, 6 
J as. 1, 5 

598 



141 have rejoiced in the way of thy 
testimonies, as much as in all riches. 

151 will •^meditate in thy precepts, 
and have respect unto thy ways. 

161 will delight myself in thy stat- 
utes : I will not forget thy word. 

GIMEL. 

17L)eal bountifully with thy serv- 
ant, that I may live, and keep thy 
word. 

1 8 ^Qpen thou mine eyes, that I may 



behold wondrous tilings out of thy 

law. B. 119. 2i.j 

T9L ^am a stranger in the earth : hide 
not thy commandments from me. 

20 My soul breaketh for the longing 
that it hath unto thy judgments at 
all times. 

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud 
that are cursed, which do err from 
thy commandments. 

22 Remove from me reproach and 
contempt ; for I have kept thy testi- 
monies. 

23 Princes also did sit and speak 
against me : but thy servant did med- 
itate in thy statutes. 

24 Thy testimonies also are my de- 
light and ^my c ounsellors. | j 

DALETH. 

25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust : 
'quicken thou me according to thy 
word. 

26 I have declared my ways, and 
thou heardest me: "^teach me tliy 



statutes 

27 Make me to understand the way 
of thy precepts : so shall 1 talk ol thy ' 
wondr ous works. T. 119. 46. j 

28 My soul ^melteth for heaviness : 
strengthen thou me according unto 
thy word. 

29 Remove ''from me the way of ly- 
ing : and "grant me thy law graciously. 

301 have chosen the way of truth : 
thy judgments have I laid before me. 

311 have stuck unto thv testimo- 
nies : O Lord, put me not to shame. 

32 I will run the way of thy com^ 
mandments, when thou ^shalt enlarge 
my heart. 

HE. 

33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of 
thy statutes ; and I shall keep it unto 
'i'the end. 

34 Give 'me understanding, and I 
shall keep thy law ; yea, I shall ob- 
serve it with my whole heart. 

35 Make me to go in the path of thy 
commandments ; for therein do I de- 
Hght. 

t B. 119. 15-47. 



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professions of obedience. 



36 Incline my heart unto thy testi- 
monies, and not to covetousness. 

37 "^Turn away mine eyes 'from be- 
holding vanity ; and quicken thou 
me in thj way. 

38 Stablish "thy word unto thy serv- 
ant, who is devoted to thy fear. 

39 Turn away my reproach which I 
fear : for thy judgments are good. 

40 Behold, I have longed after thy 
precepts : quicken me in thy right- 
eousness. 

VAU. 

41 Let thy mercies come also unto 
me, O Lord, even thy salvation, ac- 
cording to thy word. 

42 'So shall I have whereAvith to an- 
swer him that reproacheth me : for 
I trust in thy word. 

43 And take not the word of truth 
utterly out of my mouth ; for I have 
hoped in thy judgments. 

44 So shall I keep thy law continu- 
ally for ever and ever. 

B 45 And I will walk ^at liberty : for 
I seek thy precept s. 

7 ' 46 I "will speak o f thy testi monies 
' also before kings, an d wi lT noT15e 
: ashamed . T. 119. 172. 

47 And I will delight rnyself in thy 
* i commandments, which 1 have loved . 

48 My hands also will I lift up unto 
thy commandments, which I have 
loved; and I will meditate in thy 
statutes. 

ZAIN. 

49 Remember the word unto thy 
servant, upon which thou hast caused 
me to hope. 

50 This is my ""comfort in my afflic- 
tion : for thy word hath quickened me. 

51 The proud have had me greatly 
^'in derision : yet have I not ^declined 
from thy law. 

52 I remembered thy judgments of 
old, O Lord; and have comforted 
myself. 

53 Horror ^hath taken hold upon me 
because of the wicked that forsake 
thy law. 

54 Thy statutes have been my songs 
in the house of my pilgrimage. 

551 "have remembered thy name,0 
Lord, in the night, and have kept thy 
law. 

56 This I had, because I kept thy 
precepts. 

CHETH. 

^ ^ 57 Thou ^art my portion, O Lord : 
' I have said that I would keep thy 
words. 

*B.119. 92. 



PSALM 
119. 

s Ezek, 
33, 31 
Mark7,21 
Lu. 12, 15 
1 Tim, 
6,10 
Heb. 13, 5 

6 Mafce to 
pass. 
Isa. 33, 15 

t Job 31, 1 

u 2 Sam. 
7,25 

7 Gr, So 
shall I 
answer 
him that 
reproach- 
eth me in 
a thing. 

8 at large. 
John 8, 
32, 36 
Rom. 6, 
14, 18, 22 
Rom. 8, 2 
1 Cor. 7, 
22,23 
Gal. 5, 
1,13 

Jas. 1, 25 
Jas. 2, 12 
1 Pet.2,16 

V Mat.10,18 
Acts 26, 
1,2 

jy Rom.15,4: 

X Jer. 20, 7 

y Job 23, 11 

z Ezra 9, 3 

a Ps. 63, 6 

b Ps. 16, 5 
Jer. 10, 16 
Lam. 3,24 

9 face. 
Job 11, 19 

c Lam. 3,40 
Joel 2, 13 
Lu. 15, 17 

10 Or, com,- 

panies. 

d Actsl6,25 

e Ps. 33, 5 

/ Deut. 
32, 15 
Jer. 31, 18 
Heb.12,11 

g Ex. 34, 6 
Ps. 107, 1 
Mat.19,17 

h Job 13, 4 

i Act.s28,27 

j Heb.12,10 

h Ps. 19, 10 
Pro. 8, 10 

I Job 10, 8 
Ps. 100, 3 
Ps. 138, 8 
Ps. 139,14 

m Ps. 34, 2 

11 right- 
eousness. 

n Heb.12,10 

12 to com- 
fort me. 

Ps. 25, 3 

599 



581 intreated thy "favour with my 
whole heart : be merciful unto me 
according to thy word. O. 1J9 105 

59 1 'thought on my ways, "ana* 
turned my feet unto thy testimo- 
nies. 

60 I made haste, and delayed not to 
keep thy commandments. 

61 The ^ "bands of the wicked have 
robbed me : but I have not forgotten 
thy law. 

1 62 At ''midnight I will rise to give 
thanks unto thee because of thy right- 
eous judgments. 

63 I a7n a companion of all the^n 
that fear thee, and of them that keep 
thy precepts. 

64 The 'earth, O Lord, is full of thy 
mercy : teach me thy statutes. 

TETH. 

65 Thou hast dealt well with thy 
servant, O Lord, according unto thy 
word. 

66 Teach me good judgment and 
knowledge : for I have believed thy 
commandments. 

67 Before -^I was afflicted I went 
astray: but now have I kept thy 
word. 

68 Thou a7't ^good, and doest good : 
teach me thy statutes. 

69 The proud have ^forged a lie 
against me : but I will keep thy pre- 
cepts with 7ny whole heart. 

70 Their 'lieart is as fat as grease ; 
but I delight in thy law. 

71 It ^is good for me that I have 
been afflicted ; that I might learn 
thy statutes. 

72 The ^law of thy mouth is better 
unto me than thousands of gold and 
silver. 

JOD. 

73 Thy Oiands have made me and 
fashioned me : give me understand- 
ing, that I may learn thy command- 
ments. 

74 They '"that fear thee will be glad 
when thev' see me ; because I have 
hoped in thy word. 

75 I know, O Lord, that thy judg- 
ments are ^ 'right, and"^A6!^ thou in 
faithfulness hast afflicted me. 

76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful 
kindness be '^for my comfort, accord- 
ing to thy word unto thy servant. 

77 Let thy tender mercies come 
unto me, that I may live: for thy 
law is my delight. 

78 Let the proud "be ashamed ; foi 
they dealt perversely with me with 



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B 



out a cause : but 1 will meditate in 
thy precepts. 

79 Let those that fear thee turn 
unto me, and those that have known 
thy testimonies. 

80 Let my heart be ^sound in thy 
statutes ; that I be not ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81 My ^soul fainteth for thy salva- 
tion : butl hope in thy word. 

82 Mine ''eyes fail for thy word, say- 
ing. When wilt thou comfort me ? 

83 For 'I am become like a bottle in 
the smoke ; yet do I not forget thy 
statutes. 

84: How 'many are the days of thy 
servant? "when wilt thou execute 
judgment on them that persecute 
me? 

85 The ''proud have digged pits for 
me, which are not after thy law. 

86 All thy commandments are 
' ^faithful : they persecute "'me wrong- 
fully ; help thou me. 

87 They had almost consumed me 
upon earth ; but I forsook not thy 
precepts. 

88 Quicken me after thy loving- 
kindness ; so shall I keep the testi- 
mony of thy mouth. 

LAMED. 

89 For -^ever, O Lord, thy word is 
settled in heaven. 

90 Thy faithfulness is "unto all 
generations: thou hast established 
the earth, and it ' "^abideth. 

91 They continue this day accord- 
ing to thine ^ordinances : for all are 
thy servants. 

r 92 LTnless ^thy la w had been my de - 

I lights, I shoutd~then hav e per ished 

1 in m ine affli ctio n. B. 119. 96. 

931 will never forget thy precepts : 

for with them thou hast quickened 

me. 

94 1 am "thine, save me ; for I have 

sought thy precepts. 

95 The wicked have waited for me 

to destroy me : but I will consider 

thy testimonies. 

961 ^have seen an en d of all perfec - 



tion : but thy commandment is ex - 



1 ceeding broad. 



B. 119.97-99. 



MEM. 



8 [ 97 how love I thy law ! '^it is my 
meditation all the day. 
98 Thou through thy command- 
ments hast made me '^wis e r tha n 

for ^^they are ever 



mine enemies 
with me. 



991 have more understanding than 



PSALM 
119. 

p John 1,47 

q Ps. 73, 26 
Ps. 84, 2 

r Ps. 69, 3 

s Job 30, 30 

t Ps. 39, 4 

u Rev. 6, 10 

V Ps. 35, 7 

13 faithful- 
ness. 

w Ps. 35, 19 
Ps. 38, 19 

X Mat.24,34 

14 to gener- 
ation and 
genera- 
tion. 

15standeth. 

y Jer. 33,25 

z Rom. 15,4 

a Hos. 2, 
7,16 

b Isa. 40, 8 
Mat, 5, 18 
Mat.21,35 

c Ps. 1, 2 

d Deut. 4. 
6,8 
Isa. 48, 17 

16 it is ever 
with me. 

e 2 Tim. 
3,15 

/Job 32, 7 
Job 28, 28 

q Pro. 1, 15 
2 Cor. 7,1 

/) Ps. 19, 10 
Pro. 8, 11 

17 palate. 

18 Or, 

candle. 
Pro. 6, 23 

i Neh. 10,29 

j Hos. 14, 2 
Heb.13,15 

k Juda-.12,3 
Job 13, 14 

I Deut. 33,4 

19 to do. 

m Ps. 32, 7 
Ps. 91, 1 

n Ps. 6, 8 
Ps. 139,19 
Mat. 7, 23 

Ps. 25, 2 
Rom. 5, 5 
Rom.9,33 
Rom. 
10, 11 

p John 

10,28 

20 causest 
to cease. 

q Ezek. 
22,18 

r Hab. 3, 16 

600 



all my teachers : 'for thy testimonies 
are my meditation. B 119 103 

100 I -^understand more man' me" 
ancients, because I keep thy pre- 
cepts. 

101 1 have ^refrained my feet from 
every evil way, that I might keep 
thy word. 

102 I have not departed from thy 
judgments: for thou hast taught 
me. 

103 How ^sweet are thy words unto 
my "ta s te ! yea, sweeter than ho ney 
to^rnymouth ! B. Hp^Tos^ 

104 Througn thy precepts I get' 
understanding: therefore I hate 
every false way. 

NUN. 

105 Thy word is a '^lamp unto my 



my shiel drn hope m thy word, -f 



115 Depart "trom me, ye evildoers : 
for I will keep the commandments of 
my God. 

116 Uphold me according unto thy 
word, that I may live: and let me not 
"be ashamed of my hope. 

117 Hold ^'thou me up, and I shall be 
safe : and I will have respect unto thy 
statutes continually. 

118 Thou hast trodden down all 
them that err from thy statutes : for 
their deceit is falsehood. 

119 Thou '^"puttest away all the 
wicked of the earth flike dross : there- 
fore I love thy testimonies. 

120 My 'flesh trembleth for fear of 

*B. 119. 127-130; 0. 119. 129, 130. 
fK. 121.1-8. 



B 



B 



B 




feet, and^ light unto my p ath.* 

lOOT^^ave sworii^ and I will per- 
form it, that I will keep thy right- 
eous judgments. 

1071 am afflicted very much: 
quicken me, O Lord, according unto 
thy word. 

108 Accept, I beseech thee, •'the 
freewill offerings of my mouth, O 
Lord, and teach me thy judgments. 

109My^soul is continually in my 
hand : yet do I not forget thy law. 

110 The wicked have laid a snare 
for me : yet I erred not from thy 
precepts. 

111 Thy ^testimonies have I taken 
as an heritage for ever : for they are 
the rejoicing of my heart. 

1121 have inclined mine heart '^to 
perform thy statutes alway, even 
unto the end. 

SAMECH. 

113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy 
law do I love. 

114 Thou "'art my hiding place and ^ k 



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professions of obedience. 



thee ; and I am afraid of thy judg- 
ments. 

AIN. 

121 I have done judgment and jus- 
tice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 

122 Be -'surety for thy sei'vant for 
good : let not the proud oppress me. 

123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, 
and for the word of thy righteousness. 

124 Deal with thy servant according I .^^ 
unto thy mercy, and teach me thyC i^to the 
statutes. I 

1251 am thy servant; give me' 



PSALM 

119. 



s Heb. 7. 22 

t Ps. 19, 10 
Pro. 8, 11 

u Ps. 19, 7 
Pro. 1, 4 
2 Pet.1,19 

V Ps. 106, 4 



custom 
toivards 
those, etc. 



u'Rom.6,12 

X La. 1. 74 

y Ps. 4, 6 

z Jer. 9, 1 
Jer. 14,17 
Ezek. 9, 4 

a Ezra 9,15 
Neh. 9, 33 
Jer. 12,1 
Dan. 9, 7 



22 right- 
eousness. 

23 faithful- 
ness. 



am 
understanding, that I may know thy 
testimonies. 

12^ It is time for thee, Lord, to work: 

for they have made void thy law. 

B r 127 Therefore 'I love thy command- 

j ments abov e^oldT; yea^above fine 

' gold. 

128 Therefore I esteem alljA^/jpre- 

cepts concertiin cf all tilings to^e 

i right ; and I hate everyla fee way. * 

PE. 

B ' 1 29 Thy te sti monies are wond erful : 
0^ thereforedoth my soul keep tlie m. 
j 130 The entrance of thy w ords 
i giveth Jighl;_Jlt^yeth understand- 
in g unto the simple . B. iig. I65;t 
iBl I opened my mouth, and pantea: 
for I longed for thy commandments, ^s^^^ted^or, 

132 Look ^'thou upon me,andbemer 
ciful unto me, '-as thou usesttodo un 
to those that love thy name. 

133 Order my steps in thy word: and 
let not "any iniquit}^ have dominion 
over me. 

134 Deliver ^me from the oppression' 26 /oimd 
of man : so will I keep thy precepts, '^e. 

135 Make ^thy face to shine upon 27 or, t/iat 
thy servant ; and teach me thy stat- 1 may 
utes. ^''^• 

A f 136Rivers'ofwatersi'undo^vnmine!(iPs.63,i,6 
X [ eyes, because they keep not thy law. 

TZADDI. 

J r 137 Righteous "art thou, O Lord, 



t and upright are thy judgments. § 

138 Ihy testimonies that thou nast 
commanded are ^'righteous and very 
^'faithful. 

139 My zeal hath ^ ^consumed me, be- 
cause mine enemies have forgotten 
thy words. 

140 Thy word is very "pure: there- 
fore thy servant loveth it. 

141 1 am *small and despised : ^e^do 
not I forget thy precepts. 

142 Thy righteousness is an ever- 
lasting righteousness, and thy law is 
'the truth. 

143 Tr cable and anguish have 

*B. 119. 129, 130. to. 139. 23.24. 
119. 17G. §J. 135. 14. 



24 cxtt me 
Joiln 2,17 



refined. 
Pro. 30, 5 

b Amos 7, 2 

c Ps. 19, 9 
John 
17,17 
Eph. 1, 13 



e Ps.145,18 



/Lu. 21,33 

g Lam. 5, 1 

h 1 Sam. 
24, 15 
Ps. 35, 1 
Mic. 7, 9 

i Job 5, 4 

28 Or, 
Many. 

29 The be- 

ginn ing 
of thy 
word is 
true. 

j 1 Sam. 
24, 11 
1 Sam. 
26, 18 

601 



+ A 



^^'taken hold on me: yet thy com- 
mandments are my delights. 
144 The righteousness of thy testi- 
monies is everlasting : give me under- 
standing, and 1 shall live. 

KOPH. 

1451 cried with 7ny whole heart; 
hear me, O Lord : I will keep thy 
statutes. 

1461 cried unto thee ; save me, "and 
I shall keep thy testimonies. 

147 I prevented the dawning of the 
morning, and cried : I hoped in thy 
word. 

148 Mine '^ eyes prevent the flight 
watches, that I might meditate in thy 
word. 

149 Hear my voice according unto 
thy lovingkindness : O Lord, quicken 
me according to thy judgment. 

150 They draw nigh that follow aft- 
er mischief: they are far from thy 
law. 

151 Thou art ^near, O Lord ; and all 
thy commandments are truth. 

152 Concerning thy testimonies, I 
have kno^^^l of old that thou hast 
founded them -^f or ever. 

RESH. 

153 Consider ''mine affliction, and 
deliver me: fori do not forget thy law. 

154 Plead ^my cause, and deliver me: 
quicken me according to thy word. 

155 Salvation '^V<? far from the wicked: ^ 
for they seek not thy statixtes. u 

156 ^®^reat are thy tender mercies, 
O Lord : quicken me according to thy 
judgments. 

157 Many are my persecutors and 
mine enemies ; yet do I not decline 
from thy testimonies. 

1581 beheld the transgressors, and 
was grieved: because they kept not 
thy word. 

159 Consider how I love thy pre- 
cepts : quicken me, O Lord, according 
to thy lovingkindness. 

1 60 -^Thy , word is true from the be- 
ginning : and every one of thy right- 
eous judgments endureth for ever. 

SCHIN. 

161 Princes •'liave persecuted me 
without a cause : but mv heart stand- 
eth in awe of thy word. 

1621 rejoice at thy word, as one that 
findeth great spoil. 

1631 hate and abhor lying : but thy 
law do I love. 

1 64 Seven times a day do I praise 
thee because of thy righteous judg- 
ments. 

ilH. 139. 19. ' 



H 



jt*rayer in distress. 



PSALMS, 120-123. 



Joy for the church. 



B f 1 65 Great ^peace have they which 
love thy law : and ^"nothing shall of- 



I fend them. B. 147. 19. 20. 

166 Lord, I have hoped for thy sal- 
vation, and done thy commandments, 

167 My soul hath kept thy testi- 
monies; and I love them exceed- 
ingly. 

1681 have kept thy precepts and 
thy testimonies: 'for all my ways 
are before thee. 

TAU. 

169 Let my cry come near before 
thee, O Lord : give me understand- 
ing according to thy word. 

170 Let my supplication come be- 
fore thee: deliver me according to 
thy word. 

171 My lips shall utter praise, when 
thou hast taught me thy statutes. 

172 My tong u e shall spe a k of thy 
word : for all thy co mmandments are 

I righte ousness . T. 145. 4-7. 

173 Let thine hand help me ; for I 
'^have chosen thy precepts. 

174 1 have longed for thy salvation, 
O Lord; and thy law is my de- 
light. 

175 Let my soul live, and it shall 
praise thee ; and let thy judgments 
help me. 

176 I ''have gone astray like a lost 



K 
W 



sheep: seek °thy servant; for I do 
not forget thy commandments . * 

PSALM 120. 

David prays against Doeg, whose calumnies had 
driven him among strangers. 

A Song of degrees. 

IN my distress I cried unto the 
Lord, and he heard me. 

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from ly- 
ing lips, cind from a deceitful tongue. 

3 ^ What shall be given unto thee ? 
or what shall be ^done unto thee, thou 
false tongue ? 

4 ^Sharp arrows of the mighty, with 
coals of juniper. 

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn ''in 
Me'sech, that 4 dwell in the tents of 
Ke'dar! 

6 My soul hath long dwelt with him 
that hateth peace. 

7 I am "for peace : but when I speak, 
they are for war. 

PSALM 121. 

Safety of the godly, who put their trust in God's 
protection. 

A Song of degrees. 
^T ^ITjL lift up mine eyes unto the 
X hills, from whence cometh my 
I help. 

*A. 130. 3. P. 126. 1-4. 



PSALM 
119. 

k Pro. 3, 2 
Isa. .32, 17 

30 tliey 
shall have 
no stum,- 
bUng- 
block. 
Mat.11,25 
1 Cor, 1, 
18-31 

1 Cor, 2, 
6-16 

2 Cor. 3, 
12-18 

[ Job 34, 21 
Pro. 5, 21 

m Josh. 
24,22 
Pro. 1, 29 
Lu. 10, 42 

n Isa, 53, 6 
Lu. 15, 4 
1 Pet.2,25 

Isa. 40, 
9-11 

Ezek.34,6 
Mat.18,11 



PSALM 

120. 

1 Or, TT^at 
shall the 
deceitful 
tongue 
give unto 
theef or, 

shall it 
proflt 
thee ? 

2 added. 

3 Or, It is 
as the 
sharp 
arrows of 
the 

mighty 
man, 
with coals 
of ju- 
niper. 

a Gen. 10,2 

Ezek. 

27,13 
b Gen.25,13 

1 Sam. 

25, 1 

J sr. 49,28 

4 Or.aman 
of peace. 



PSALM 

121, 
1 Or, Shall 

I lift up 

mine eyes 

to the 

hills ? 

whence 

should 

my help 

comef 
a 1 Sam.2,9, 

Pro. 3, 23 1 
b Isa. 27, 3 | 
c Isa, 49, 10 1 

Rev. 7, 16 
d Job 5, 19 
e Deut.28,6 

Pro. 2, 8 

Pro. 3, 6 



PSALM 
122. 
a Isa. 2, 3 

Zech.8,21 
b 2 Sam.5,9 

Eph, 2,21 
c Deut. 

16, 16 
d Ex. 16, 34 
1 do sit. 

Deut.17,8 

2Chr.l9.8 
e Isa. 62, 6 

Jer. 51, 50 

602 



2 My help cometh from the Lord, 
which made heaven and earth, f 

3 He "will not suffer thy foot to be 
moved: he ^that keepeth thee will 
not slumber. 

4 Behold, he that keepeth !§^ra-el 
s hall neither slumber nor sleep. J 

5 The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord 
is thy shade upon thy right hand, 

6 The 'sun shall not sirdte thee by 
day, nor the moon by night. 

7 The Lord shall "^preserve thee 
from all evil : he shall preserve thy 
soul. 

8 The Lord shall "preserve thy go- 
ing out and thy coming in from this 
time forth, and even for evermore. §J 

PSALM 122. 

David professes his joy for the church. 

A Song of degrees of DaVid. 

I WAS glad when they said unto 
me, ''Let us go into the house of 
the Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand within thy 
gates, O Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 Je-ru'sa-lem is builded as a city 
that is compact ^together : 

4 Whither 'the tribes go up, the 
tribes of the Lord, unto '^the testi- , 
mony of Is'ra-el, to give thanks unto 
the name of the Lord. 

5 For there 'are set thrones of judg- 
ment, the thrones of the house of 
DaVid. 

6 Pray 'for the peace of Je-ru'sa- 
lem : they shall prosper that love thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls, and 
prosperity within thy palaces. 

8 For my brethren and companions' 
sakes, I will now say. Peace be within 
thee. 

9 Because of the house of the Lord 
our God I will seek thy good. 

PSALM 123. 

The godly profess their confidence in God. 

A Song of degrees. 

UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O 
thou that dvfellest in the heav- 
ens, 

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants 
look unto the hand of their masters, 
and as the eyes of a maiden unto the 
hand of her mistress; so our eyes 
wait upon the Lord our God, until 
that he have mercy upon us, 

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, 
have mercy upon us : for we are ex- 
ceedingly filled with contempt. 

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with 
the scorning of those that are at ease, 
and with the contempt of the proud. 

t W, 130. 7; ± E. 139. 1-4; >, K. 1^4. 1-8, 



Safety of the godly. 



PSALMS, 124 - 129. Virtue of God's blessing. 



K 



F 
K 



P 



PSALM 124. 

The godly blesa God for a miraculous deliverance. 

A Song of degrees of Da'vid. 

IF it had not been the Lord who 
was "Oil our side, now may Ig'ra- 
I el say ; 

2 If it had. not been the Lord who 
was on our side, when men rose up 
against us : 

3 Then they had ^swallowed us up 
quick, when their wrath was kindled 
against us : 

4 Then the waters had overwhehned 
j us, the stream had gone over our soul : 
i 5 Then the proud waters had gone 
I over our soul. 

I 6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not 
I given us as a prey to their teeth. 
I 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of 
j the snare of the fowlers : the snare 
\ is broken, and we are escaped. 
! 8 Our <^help is in the name of the 
•-Lord, who made heaven and earth. 

PSALM 125. 

1 Safety of such as trust, in God. 4 Prayer for the 
lodly, and against the wicked. 

A Song of degrees. 
^T^ HEY that trust in the Lord shall 
JL 5e a s mount Zfon, which cannot 
b e removed, b ut abideth for ever. 

2 As the mountains are round about 
Je-ru'sa-lem, so the Lord is round 
about his people from henceforth 

[even for ever. F. 1-il. 8; K. 127. 1, 2. 

3 For the rod of 'the wicked shall 
not rest upon the lot of the right- 
eous; lest the righteous put forth 
their hands unto iniquity. 

4 Do good, O Lord, unto those that 
be good, and to them that are up- 
right in their hearts. 

5 As for such as turn aside unto 
their crooked "ways, the Lord shall 
lead them forth with the workers of 
iniquity : but peace ^ shall be upon is'- 
ra-el. 

PSALM 126. 

1 77/e church, celebrating her incredible return oii' 
oj captivity, 4 prays for, and prophesies the good 
success thereof. 

A Song of degrees. 

WHEN t he Lord 'turned again 
the ca p tivi ty of Zf o n /we we re 

lik e th em that dr eam. 
2 Then *wa s our mouth filled with 
laughter, an d our tongue with sing- 
ing : then said th ey among the hea- 
then, T he Lord ^hath done great 
thin gs for t hem. 

_jLThe^I,^ORI> hath done grej^t things 
i f or us ; whereof we a,re glad . 
I 4 Turn aga in our oa.pti vity, O Lord 
i as the strea ms in the south, t 
*K. 125. 1,2. tP. Isa. 12. 1. 



PSALM 
124. 

a Heb. 13,5 
Rom.8,31 

b Ps. 57. 9 
Pro. 1, 12 

c Ex. 18, 4 
Deut. 33, 
7, 26, 29 
2 Sam. 
22,3 

Ps. 121, 2 
Pro.18,10 
Isa. 50, 10 
Heb. 13, 6 



PSALM 

135. 

1 wicked- 
ness. 

Pro. 22, 8 
Isa. 14, 5 
a Pro. 2, 15 
b Gal. 6, 16 



PSALM 
126. 

1 returned 
the re- 
turning 
of Zion. 
Hos. 6, 11 

a Acts 12, 9 
5 Jobs. 21 

2 hath 
magnified 
to do 
with 
them. 

c Jer. 31, 9 

3 Or, 
sini^ng. 

4 Or. seed 
basket. 



PSALM 
127. 

1 Or, of 
Solomon. 

2 that are 
builders 
of it init. 

a Gen. 3, 17 
b Gen. 33, 5 
c Deut.28,4 

3 hath 
filled )ns 
quiver 
with 
them. 

i Or, shall 
subdue, 
or, 
destroy. 



PSALM 
128. 

a Isa. 3, 10 
b Pro. 5, 15 
c Ezek. 

19,10 
d Ps. 52, 8 
e Ps. 134, 3 
/Gen..50,23 

J Ob 42, 16 



PSALM 

129. 

1 Or, Much, 
a Ezek.23,3 

Hos. 2, 15 
b Heb. 

11.36 

603 



5 They ^that sow in tears shall r eap 
iiv^y:^ ' "" 

6 He"that goeth fo rth and weepeth, 
bearmg~^precious~ se ed, shal l doubt- 
less come again with l^joicing^bring- 
i ng his sheaves withhiiii7 \ 

PSALM ^^n7 

1 The vanity of human endeavours without God's 
blessing. 3 Children are his gift. 

A Song of degrees 'for Sol'o-mon. 

EXCEPT the Lord build the 
house, they labour in vain '^that 
build it : except the Lord keep tho 
city, the watchman waketh but in 
vain. 

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, 
to sit up late, to ''eat the bread of sor- 
rows : for so he giveth his beloved 

sleep. K 142. 5 

3 Lo, ^children are an heritage* of the' 
Lord : and ''the fruit of the womb is 
his reward. , 

4 As arrows are in the hand of a 
might}^ man ; so are children of the 
youth. 

5 Happy is the man that ^hath his 
quiver full of them : they shall not 
be ashamed, but they ^shaU speak 
with the enemies in the gate. 

PSALM 128. 

Sundry bles'.dngs which follow those who fear God. 

A Song of degrees. 

BLESSED is every one that fear- 
eth the Lord ; that walketh in 
his ways, 

2 For '^thou shalt eat the labour of 
thine hands : happy shalt thou be, 
and it shall be well with thee. 

3 Thy *wife shcdl be ''as a fruitful 
vine by the sides of thine house : thy 
children "^like olive plants roundabout 
thy table. 

4 Behold, that thus shall the man 
be blessed that feareth the Lord. 

5 The *LoRD shall bless thee out of 
Zi'on : and thou shalt see the good of 
Je-ru'sa-lem all the days of thy life. 

6 Yea, thou shalt -^see thy children's 
children, and peace upon is'ra-el. 

PSALM 129. 

1 God's goodness in saving Israel out of their great 
afflictions. 5 Prayer against the haters of the 



church. 



A Song of degrees. 



MANY a time have they afiaicted 
me from "my youth, may is'ra- 
el now say : 

2 Many a time have they afflicted 
me from my youth : yet they have 
no tpre vailed against me. 

3 The *plowers plowed upon my 
back : they made long their furrows. 

tL. 130. .3,4; R. 131. 2. ' 



K 



Hope in prayer. 



PSALMS, 130-133. 



Cormnunion of saints. 



4 The Lord 'is righteous: he hath 
cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 

5 Let them all be confounded and 
turned back that hate Zi'on. 

6 Let them be as "^the grass upon 
the housetops, which withereth afore 
it groweth up : 

7 vVherewith the muwer filleth not 
his hand; nor he that bindeth 
sheaves his bosom. 

8 Neither do they which go by say, 
*The blessing of the Lord be upon 
you : we bless you in the name of the 
Lord. 

PSALM 130. 

1 The psalmist in distress professes his hope in God : 
5 his patience in hope : 7 exhorts Israel to hope in 
God. 

A Song of degrees. 

OUT ''of the depths have I cried 
unto thee, O Lord. 

2 Lord, hear my voice : let thine 
ears be attentive to the voice of my 
supplications. 

A i'_3_ If ^thou. L ord, shouldest mark in- 
L I iquities. O Lo rd, who shall stand ? * 
G I 4 But there is ^for giveness with thee, 
i that thou ma y est '^ b e feared , f 

5 I 'wait for the Lord, mv soul doth 
wait, and in his word do I hope. 

6 My soul vmiteth for the Lord more 
than they that watch for the morn- 
ing: '/ say, more than they that 
watch for the morning. 

D [_^ Let i§^r a-el hope in the Lor d : for 
L I ^'with the Lor d there is m ercy, and 
W I with him is plenteous redemption. 

i _8 And ^he shall redeem l §'ra-e l from 

[all h is iniq uiti es . % 

PSALM 131. 

1 David, professing his h^imillty, 3 exhorts Israel to 
hope in God. 

A Song of degrees of Da'vid. 

LORD, my heart is not haughty, 
nor mine eyes lofty : "neither do 
I ^exercise myself in great matters, 
or in things too ^high for me. 
R r 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted 
! ^myself, ''as a child that is weaned of 
ihis mother: my soul is even as a 
Iweaned child. R. 147. 3. 

3 Let i§'ra-el hope in the Lord *f rom 
henceforth and for ever. 

PSALM 132. 

1 David's prayer at the removing of the ark, 11 with 
a repetition of God's promises. 

A Song of degrees. 

LORD, remember Da'vid, and all 
his afflictions : 
2 How he sware unto the Lord, an d 
vowed unto the mighty God of Ja'- 
cob; 

*A. 143. 2. tG. 143. 2; L. 130. 7. 8. 
+ D. Isa. 35. 10; L. 143. 8; W. 145. 9. 



PSALM 
129. 

c 2Thes.l.6 
d Ps. 87, 2 
e Ruth 2, 4 
Ps. 118,26 



PSALM 
130. 

a Lam. 3,55 
Jonah 2,2 
h Rom.3,20 
c Ex. 34, 7 
Eph. 1. 7 
(Zl Ki.8,40 
Jer. 33, 
8,9 
Heb. 
12,28 
e Isa. 26, 8 
1 Or, which 
watch 
unto the 
morning, 
f Isa. 55, 7 
g Mat. 1, 21 



PSALM 
131. 

a Rom. 
12, 16 

1 walk. 

2 wonder- 
ful. 
Job 42, 3 

3 my soul. 

b Mat. 18, 3 

4 from 
notv. 



B. C. 1004. 

PSALM 
132. 

a Pro. 6, 4 

1 habita- 
tions. 

5 Josh. 18.1 

1 Sam. 

17,12 
c 1 Sam.7,1 
d lChr.13,5 
e Num. 

10,35 

2Chr.6,41 
/Job 29, 14 

Isa. 61, 10 
g 2 Sam. 

7, 12 

Lu. 1. 69 

2 thy belly. 

3 Or, 
sureli/. 

h 2Chr.6,41 
i Hos.11,12 
j Ezek. 

29,21 

Lu. 1. 69 

4 Or. 
candle. 



PSALM 
133. 

a Gen. 13, 8 
1 Cor.1,10 
Heb. 13, 1 

1 even 

together, 
b Ex. 30, 25 
c Deut.4,48 
d Lev.25,21 

Deut.28,8 

Ps. 42, 8 
e Dan. 12, 

2,3 

Mat. 25, 

34,46 

John 4,14 

John5,24, 

28,29 

John 6,54 

John 17,3 

Heb. 7, 25 

1 John 

5, 20 

604 



3 Surely I will not come into the. 
tabernacle of my house, nor go up 
into my bed ; 

4 I will ''not give sleep to mine eyes, 
or slumber to mine eyelids, 

5 Until I find out a place for the 
Lord, ^an habitation for the mighty 
God of Ja'cob. 

6 Lo, we heard of it *at Eph'ra-tah -. 
''we found it '^in the fields of the 
wood. 

7 We will go into his tabernacles i 
we will worship at his footstool. 

8 Arise/0 LoRD,into thy rest ; thou, 
and the ark of thy strength. 

9 Let thy priests -^be clothed with 
righteousness; and let thy saints 
shout for joy. 

10 For thy servant Da'vid's sake 
turn not away the face of thine 
anointed. 

11 The Lord hath sworn in truth 
unto Da'vid ; he will not turn from 
it ; ^Of the fruit of ^thy body will I 
set upon thy throne. 

12 If thy children will keep my 
covenant and my testimony that I 
shall teach them, their children shall 
also sit upon thy throne for evermore. 

13 For the Lord hath chosen Zi'on ; 
he hath desired it for his habitation. 

14 This is my rest for ever: here 
will I dwell ; for I have desired it. 

151 will ^abundantly bless her pro 
vision : I will satisfy her poor with 
bread. 

161 ^will also clothe her priests with 
salvation : 'and her saints shall shout 
aloud for joy. 

1 7 There •'will I make the horn of 
Da'vid to bud: I have ordained a 
^larnp for mine anointed. 

1 8 His enemies will I clothe with 
shame: but upon himself shall his 
crown flourish. 

PSALM 133. 

Benefit of the communion of saints. 

A Song of degrees of Da'vid. 

BEHOLD, how good and how 
pleasant it is for "brethren to 
dwell 'together in unity ! 

2 It is like *the precious ointment, 
upon the head, that ran down upon 
the beard, even Aar'on's beard : that 
went down to the skirts of his gar- 
ments ; 

3 As the dew of ^Hgr'mon, and as 
the dew that descended upon the 
mountains of Zi'on: for ''there the 
Lord commanded the blessing, even 
'life for evermore. 



God is to be praised 



PSALMS, 134-136. 



PSALM 134. 

An exhortation to bless God. 

A Song of degrees. 

BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all 
ye servants of the LoRD,nvhich 
by night stand in the house of the 
Lord. 

2 Lift *up your hands Hn the sanctu- 
ar}^ and bless the Lord. 

3 The "^LoRD that made heaven and 
earth bless '^thee out of Zi'on. 

PSALM 135. 

I Exhortation to God's servaiits to praise him for 
his mercy, 5 power, 8 and judgments. ,1^ Vanity 
of idols. 19 Exhortation to bless God. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye 
the name of the Lord; praise 
him, O ye servants of the Lord. 

2 Ye ''that stand in the house of the 
Lord, in the courts of the house of 
vour God, 

3 Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is 
good : sing praises unto his name ; 
for it is pleasant. 

4 For *the Lord hath chosen Ja'cob 
unto himself, and I§'ra-el for his pe- 
culiar treasure. 

5 For I know that the Lord is great, 
and that our Lord is above all gods. 

6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that 
did he in heaven, and in earth, in the 
seas, and all deep j^laces. 

7 He '^causeth the vapours to ascend 
from the ends of the earth; he 
=^maketh lightnings for the rain ; he 
bringeth the wind out of his 'treas- 
uries. 

8 Who smote the firstborn of E'gypt, 
"both of man and beast. 

9 Who sent tokens and wonders 
into the midst of thee, O E'gypt, upon 
Pha/raoh, and upon all his servants. 

10 Who -^"smote great nations, ani 
slew mighty kings ; 

11 Sriion king of the Im'or-ites, and 
6g king of Ba'shan,and -^all the kmg- 
doms of Ca'naan : 

12 And gave their land for an her- 
itage, an '^heritage unto i§'ra-el his 
people. 

13 Thv'name,0 JjOrj), en dureth for 
ever; and thy memorial, O Lord 
^throughout all generations. 

- 14 For •'the Lord Avill judge liis peo- 
ple, and he will repent himself con- 
cerning his servants. J. 139. 23, 24. 

1 5 The idols of the heathen ' are 
silver and gold, the work of men's 
hands. 

1 6 They have mouths, but they 
speak not ; eyes have they, but they 
see not ; 



PSALM 
134. 

a lChr.9,33 

b 1 Tim. 2,8 

1 Or, in 

holiness. 

c Ps. 124, 8 
d Ps. 128, 5 



PSALM 
135. 

a Lu. 2, 37 

b Ex. 19, 5 
Deut. 7, 
6,7 
Deut. 
10, 15 



c Jer. 
Jer. 



10,13 
51,16 



d Job 28, 25 
Job 38, 24 
Zech.10,1 

e Job 38, 22 

1 from 
manunto 
beast. 

f Num. 

■ 21, 24: 

g Josh. 12,7 
7i Gen. 17, 8 
i Ex. 3, 15 

2 to genera- 
tion and 
gensra- 
tion. 

j Deut. 
32,36 



for particular mercies, 

17 They have ears, but they hear 
not ; neither is there any breath in 
their mouths. 

IS They that make them are like 
unto them : so is every one that trust- 
eth in them. 

19 Bless the Lord, O house of i§'- 
ra-el : bless the Lord, O house of 
Aar'on : 

2U Bless the Lord, O house of LeVi : 
ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 

21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zf- 
on, which dwelleth at Je-ru'sa-lem. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM 136. 

Exhortation to praiseGod for particular mercies. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ; 
for he is good: for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 
2 O give thanks unto "the God of 
for his mercy endureth for 



PSALM 

136. 

a Deut. 
10,17 

b 1 Tim. 
6,15 
Rev.17,14 

c Pro. 3, 19 
Jer. 51,15 

d Job 26, 7 
Jer. 10,12 

e Deut.4,19 

1 for the 
rulings by 
day. 

f Ex. 12, 51 



give 
for 



thanks to 
his mercy 



the *Lord of 
endureth for 



g Ex. 
Ps. 



14,21 
78, 13 



2 shaked 
off. 

h Deut.8,15 

605 



gods: 
CA^er. 

3 

lords 

ever. 

4 To him who alone doeth great won- 
ders : for his mercy endureth for ever. 

5 To '^him that by ^visdom made the 
heavens : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

6 To ^him that stretched out the 
earth above the waters : for his mer- 
cy endureth for ever. 

7 To ^him that made great lights : 
for his mercy endureth for ever : 

8 The sun ^to rule by day : for his 
mercy endureth for ever : 

9 The moon and stars to rule by 
night: for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

1 To him that smote E'gypt in their 
firstborn : for his mercy endureth for 
ever : 

11 And -^brought out Is 'ra-el from 
among them : for his mercy endur- 
eth for ever : 

1 2 With a strong hand, and with a 
stretched out arm : for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever. 

13 To ^hini which divided the Red 
sea into parts : for his mercy endur- 
eth for ever : 

14 And made is'ra-el to pass through 
the midst of it : for his mercy endur- 
eth for ever : 

1 5 But ^overthrew Pha'raoh and his 
host in the Red sea : for his mercy 
endureth for ever, 

1 6 To ^him which led his people 
through the wilderness : for his mer- 
cy endureth for ever. 



Constancy of the "Teios. 



PSALMS, 137-139. GocVs allseeing providence. 



17 To him which smote great kings : 
for his mercy endureth for ever : 

18 And 'slew famous kings : for his 
mercy endureth Lor ever : 

19 Sfhon •'king of the Am'or-ites: 
tor his mercy endureth for ever : 

20 And Og the king of Ba'shan : for 
his mercy endureth for ever : 

21 And ''^gave their land for an her- 
itage: for his mercy endureth for 
ever: 

22 Even an heritage unto i§'ra-el his 
servant : for his mercy endureth for 
ever, 

23 Who 'remembered us in our low 
estate: for his mercy endureth for 
ever: 

24 And hath redeemed us from our 
enemies : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

25 Who '"giveth food to all flesh : 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

20 O give thanks unto the God of 
heaven : for his mercy eyidureth for 
ever. 

PSALM 137. 

Constancy of the Jews in captivity. 

BY "the rivers of Bab'5'-lon, there 
we sat down, yea, we wept, when 
we remembered Zi'on. 

2 We hanged our *harps upon the 
willows in the midst thereof. 

3 For there they that carried us 
away captive required of us ^ a song ; 
and they that ^wasted us required of 
us mirth, saying, Sing us 07ie of the 
songs of Zf on. 

4 How shall we sing the Lord's song 
in a ^strange land ? 

5 If I forget thee, O Je-ru'sa-lem, let 
my right hand forget her cunning. 

6 If I do not remember thee, let my 
'^tongue cleave to the roof of my 
mouth ; if I prefer not Je-ru'sa-lem 
above '*my chief joy. 

7 Kemember, O Lord, the '^children 
of E'dom in the day of Je-ru'sa-lem ; 
who said, ^Rase it, rase it, even to 
the foundation thereof. 

8 O daughter of Bab'y-lon, *whoart to 
be ^destroyed ; happy shall he be, ''that 
rewardeththee as thou hast served us 

9 Happy shall he he, that taketh 
and dasheth thy little ones against 
*the stones. 

PSALM 138. 

David praises God for the truth of his word. 

A Psalrn of DaVid. 

I WILL praise thee with my whole 
heart : before "the gods will I sing 
praise unto thee. 



PSALM 
136. 

i Deut.29,7 

j Num. 
21,21 

k Josh.12,1 

I Gen. 8, 1 
Deut. 
32,36 

m Ps.l04:.27 



B. C. 570. 

PSALM 
137. 

a Ezek. 1, 1 
Dan. 8, 2 

b Lam.5,15 

1 fhe words 
of a song. 

2 laid lis 
on heaps. 

3 land of a 
stranger. 

c Ezek.3,26 

4 the head 
of my joy. 

d Lam. 4,22 
Obad. 10 

5 Make 
bare. 

e Isa. 13, 1 
Isa. 47, 1 

6 wasted. 

7 that 
recom- 
pcnseth 
unto thee 
thy deed 
which 
thou didst 
to us. 
Jer. 50,15 
Rev. 18, 6 

8 the rock. 



PSALM 
138. 

a Ps. 119,46 

&lKi.8,29 

c Isa. 42, 21 

d Zech. 
10, 12 
2 Cor.12,9 

e Pro. 3, 34 
Jas. 4, 6 
1 Pet. 5,5 

/Ps. 23, 3 

g Ps. 57, 2 
Phil. 1, 6 



PSALM 
139. 

a Jer. 12, 3 
Rev. 2, 23 

5 2Ki.l9,27 

c Mat. 9, 4 
John 2, 24 

1 Or, win- 
notvest. 
Job 31, 4 

d Heb. 4, 13 

e Pro. 15,11 

606 



2 I will worship ''toward thy holy 
temple, and praise thy name for thy 
lovingkindness and for thy truth: 
for thou hast magnified thy ''word 
above all thy name. 

3 In the day when I cried thou an- 
sweredst me, and ''strengthenedst 
me vjith strength in my soul. 

4 All the kings of the earth shall 
praise thee, O Lord, when they hear 
the words of thy mouth. 

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of 
the Lord : for great is the glory of 
the Lord. 

6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath 
'he respect unto the lowly : but the 
proud he knoweth afar off. 

7 Though -^I walk in the midst of 
trouble, thou wilt revive me : thou 
shalt stretch forth thine hand against 
the wrath of mine enemies, and thy 
right hand shall save me. 

8 The -^LoRD will perfect that tchich 
concerneth me : thy mercy, O Lord, 
endureth for ever: forsake not the 
works of thine own hands. 

PSALM 139. 

David praises God for his allseeing providence. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
DaVid. 

OLO RD, "thou has t sea rche d me, 
an^ know n ine. 

2 ThouT^knowest my downsitting 
and mine uprTsihg, thou und erstaiid?" 
est "my thought afar off. 

3 Thou ^compassest my pat h and my 
lying down, andTart acquainted wit/i 
all my ways. 

nY)r th ^re i s not a w ord in^ my 
tongue , Met , lo, ( JXord, ' ^oul^now- 
est it altogethe r. e. 139. 7-12. 

5 Thou hast beset me behind and 
before, and laid thine hand upon me. 

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful 
for me ; it is high, I cannot attain 
unto it. 

7 Whither shall I go from thy spir- 
it? or whither shall I flee from thy 
presence ? 

8 If I ascend up into heaven , thou 

<M^|ierei^ifTmakejny¥eOn^JielV 
behold, t hou ar t iKere. , 

%If\ take the wing s of t he morning, 
and d well in the uttermo st parts o f i 
the s ea ; j 

10 Even there shall thy hand lead \ 
m e. and thy right hand shaliliQldr j 
me. I 

11 If I say. S urely the dark ness | 
shall cover me; even the night sha ll j 
be ligh t ab o ut m e. j 



Prayer for deliv eran ce. 



PSALMS, 140, 141. 



Confidence in God, 



I 1 2 Yea, the darkn ess ^hide th not 
I Tro m thee ; but^the nig ht shi neth as 
I the day : "the dar kness and the hgEt 
I are both ahke to the e, e. 139. 23, 24. 



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13 For thou hast possessed my reins : 
thou hast covered me in my mother's 
womb. 

141 will praise thee ; for I am fear- 
fully and wonderfully made : mar- 
vellous are thy works ; and that my 
soul knoweth Vight well. 

1 5 M}^ ^substance was not hid from 
thee, when I was made in secret, and 
curiously wrought in the lowest parts 
of the earth. 

1 6 Thine eyes did see my substance, 
yet being unperf ect ; and in thy book 
''all my members were written, 'ichich 
in continuance were fashioned, when 
as yet there was none of them. 

1 7 How precious also are thy 
thoughts unto me, O God ! how 
great is the sum of them! 

1 8 // 1 should count them, they are 
more in number than the sand : when 
I awake, 1 am still with thee. 

1 9 Surely thou wilt -^slay the Avick- 
ed,0 God: depart from me therefore, 
ye bloody men. H 145. 20. 

20 For they ^speak against thee 
wickedly, and thine enemies take 
thy name in vain. 

21 Do not I hate them,0 Lord, that 
hate thee ? and am not I grieved with 
those that rise up against thee ? 

22 I hate them with perfect hatred : 
1 count them mine enemies. 

23 Search ''me, O God, and know 
my heart: try me, and know my 
thoughts : 

24 And see if there he any ^vicked 
way in me, and 'lead me in the way 
everlasting. E. 147. 4, 5; J. 143. 2;* 

PSALM 140. 

David prays to be delivered Jy^om Saul and Doeg. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of 
Da'vid. 

DELIVER me, O Lord, from the 
evil man : preserve me from the 
'violent man ; 

2 Which imagine mischiefs in their 
heart ; continually are they gathered 
together for war. 

3 They have sharpened their tongues 
like a serpent ; adders' poison is under 
their lips. Selah. 

4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands 
of the wicked ; preserve me from the 
violent man ; who have purposed to 
overthrow my goings. 

5 The "proud have hid a snare for 
*0. Prov. 1. 20-23 



PSALM 
139. 

2 darkeneth 
not. 

3 as is the 
darkness, 
so is the 
light. 

i greatly. 

5 Or. 
strength, 
or, body. 

6 all of 
them. 

7 Or. what 
days they 
should be 
fashioned. 

f Isa. 11, 4 

g Jude 15 

h Job 31, 6 

8 way of 
pain, or, 
grief. 

i John 14,6 



PSALM 
140. 

1 man of 

violences. 

a Jer. 18,22 

b Ps. 16, 2 

c Ps. 18, 32 

d Job 5, 
12. 13 

2 Or, let 
them not 
be ex- 
alted. 
Deut. 
32,27 

e Ps. 7. 16 

/ Ps. 11, 6 

3 a man of 
tongue, 
or, an 
evil 

speaker, a 
wicked 
man of 
violence, 
be estab- 
lished in 
the earth: 
let him be 
hunted 
to his 
over- 
throw. 

g Ps. 109,31 



PSALM 
141. 

1 directed, 
a Rev. 8, 3 
b 1 Tim. 2,8 
c Mat. 6, 13 
d Pro. 23, 6 

2 Or, Let 
the right- 
eous 

smite me 
kindly, 
and re- 
prove me ; 
let not 
their 
precious 
oil break 
my head, 
etc. 

e 2 Cor. 1, 9 

/ Ps. 25, 15 

3 make not 
my soul 
bare. 

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me, and cords; they have spread a 
net by the wayside; they have set 
gins for me. Selah. 

6 I said unto the Lord, *Thou art 
my God : hear the voice of my sup- 
plications, O Lord. 

7 O God the Lord,'^the strength of 
my salvation, thou hast covered my 
head in the day of battle. 

8 Grant not, Lord, "^ the desires of 
the wicked : further not his wicked 
device ; ^lest they exalt themselves. 
Selah. 

9 As for the 'head of those that 
compass me about, let the mischief 
of their own lips cover them. 

10 Let -^burning coals fall upon 
them : let them be cast into the fire ; 
into deep pits, that they rise not up 
again. 

1 1 Let not ^an evil speaker be estab- 
lished in the earth : evil shall hunt the 
violent man to overthrow him. 

121 know that the Lord ?will main- 
tain the cause of the afflicted, (:mc? the 
right of the poor. 

13 Surely the righteous shall give 
thanks unto thy name : the upright 
shall dwell in thy presence. 

PSAL31 141. 

David prays that his conscience may be sincere. 

A Psalm of Da'vid. 

LORD, I cry unto thee: make 
haste unto me ; give ear unto 
my voice, when I cry unto thee. 

2 Let my prayer be 'set forth be- 
fore thee as ''incense; and *the lift- 
ing up of my hands as the evening 
sacrifice. 

3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my 
mouth ; keep the door of my lips. 

4 Incline ''not my heart to any evil 
thing, to practise wicked works with 
men that work iniquity : '^and let nae 
not eat of their daitities, 

5 ^Let the righteous smite me ; it 
shall he a kindness : and let him re- 
prove me ; it shall he an excellent oil, 
which shall not break my head : for 
yet my prayer also shall he in their 
calamities. 

6 AVhen their judges are overthrown 
in stony places, they shall hear my 
words ; for they are sweet. 

7 Our bones are scattered ^at the 
grave's mouth, as when one cutteth 
and cleaveth icooc? upon the earth. 

8 But -^mine eyes are unto thee, O 
God the Lord: i n thee is my trust ; 
^leave not my soul destitute. F. 1 43 . 8 . J 

9 Keep me from the snares which 



David prayeth for guidance. PSALMS, \^'^-\^^.IIehlesset1i God for his mercy. 



into their 
withal *es- 



they have laid for me, and the gins of 
the workers of iniquity. 
10 Let ^the wicked fall 
own nets, whilst that I 
cape. 

PSALM 142. 

David shews that in his trouble all his comfort was 
in prayer unto God. 

Mas'chil of DaVid ; A Prayer ''when 
he was in the cave. 

I CRIED unto the Lord with my 
voice; with my voice unto the 
Lord did I make my supplication. 

2 I poured out my complaint before 
him; I shewed before him my 
trouble. 

3 When my spirit was overwhelmed 
within me, then thou knewest my 
path. In the way wherein I walked 
have they privily laid a snare for 
me. 

4 ^I looked on my right hand, and 
beheld, but there teas no man that 
would know me ; refuge ^failed me ; 
"no man cared for my soul. 

5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said, 
Thou art my refuge and *my por- 
tion in the land of the living.* 

6 Attend unto my cry ; for I ''am 
brought very low : deliver '^me from 
my persecutors; for they are 
stronger than I. 

7 Bring my soul out of prison, that 
I may praise thy name : the right- 
eous ^shall compass me about ; tor 
thou shalt -^deal bountifully with me. 

PSALM 143. 

David prays for God's guidatice and support. 

A Psalm of DaVid. 

HEAR my prayer, O Lord, give 
ear to my supplications : in thy 
faithfulness answer me, a7id in thy 
righteousness. 
A f 2 And "enter not into jud gment with 
Q I thy servant ; tor ^in thy sight sha ll 
J I no man livmg be justified , f 

3 For the '"enemy hath persecuted 
my soul; he hath smitten my life 
down to the ground ; he hath made 
me to dwell in darkness, as those 
that have been long dead. 

4 Therefore is "^my spirit over- 
whelmed within me ; my heart with- 
in me is desolate, 

5 I remember "the days of old ; I 
meditate on all thy works ; I muse 
on the work of thy hands. 

6 I stretch -^forth my hands unto 
' thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, 

as a thirsty land. Selah. 
T Hear me speedily, O Lord ; my 

*K. 145. 20. fA. Prov. 1. 29-31; 
G. Prov. 15. 8,9; J. Prov. 11.31. 



psalM 

141. 

Gf Ps. 35, 8 
4 'pass over. 



PSALM 
142. 

1 Or, A 
Psalm of 

David, 
giving in- 
struc- 
tion. 

a 1 Sam. 
22,1 

2 Or, Look 
on the 
right 
hand, 
and see. 

3 perished 
from me. 

4 no man 
sought 
after my 
soul. 

h Lam.3,24 

c Ps. 116, 6 

d Ps. 7, 1 

e Ps. 34, 2 
Ps. 119,74 

/ Ps. 119,17 



PSALM 
143. 

a Job 14, 3 

6 Ex. 34, 7 
Job 4, 17 
Job 9,2,3 

c Ps. 7, 1, 2 

d Ps. 61, 2 

e Ps. 77, 
5,11 

/ Ps. 28, 2 

1 Or, for I 

am be- 
come like, 
etc. 

2 hide me 
ivith thee. 

Ps. 25, 4 

h John 
14,26 
2 Tim. 
1,14 



PSALM 
144. 

1 my rock. 

a 2 Sam. 
22,35 

2 to the 
war, etc. 

3 Or, My 

mercy. 

b Heb. 2, 6 
c Isa. 64. 1 

4 hands, 
d Ps. 69, 1 

e Mai. 2. 11 
/ Ps. 33. 2 

5 Or, 

victory. 

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spirit f aileth : hide not thy face from 
me, Hest I be like unto them that go 
down into the pit. 

8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkind • 
ness in the morning ; for in thee d o 
I trust : cause me to know the way 
wherein I should walk ; for I lift up 
my soul unto thee. F. 144. \,2;t 

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine 
enemies : I ^flee unto thee to hide me. 

10 Teach ^me to do thy will; for 
thou art my God : ^thy spirit is good ; 
lead me into the land of uprightness. 

11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy 
name's sake : for thy righteousness^ 
sake bring m.y soul out of trouble. 

12 And of thy mercy cut off mine 
enemies, and destroy all them that 
afflict my soul : for lam thy servant. 

PSALM 144. 

David blesses God for his mercy. 

A Psalm, of DaVid. 

BLESSED he the Lord 'my 
strength, which '^teacheth my 
hands ^to war, aoid my fingers to 
fight : 

2 ^My goodness, and my fortress ; 
my high tower, and my deliverer ; 
my shield, and he in whom I trust 



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who subdueth my people under me. 

3 Lord, *what is man, that thou 
takest knowledge of him ! or the son 
of man, that thou makest accouni: of 
him ! 

4 Man is like to vanity : his days 
a7'e as a shadow that passeth away. 

5 Bow ''thy heavens, O Lord, and 
come down* touch the mountains, 
and they shall smoke. 

6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter 
them : shoot out thine arrows, and 
destroy them. 

7 Send thine "hand from above ; rid 
"^me, and deliver me out of great 
waters, from the hand 'of strange 
children ; 

8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, 
and their right hand is a right hand 
of falsehood. 

9 I will -^sing a new song unto thee, 
O God : upon a psaltery a7id an in- 
strument of ten strings will I sing 
praises unto thee. 

10 It is he that giveth ^salvation 
unto kings: who delivereth DaVid 
his servant from the hurtful sword. 

1 1 Rid me, and deliver me from the 
hand of strange children, whose 
mouth speaketh vanity, and their 
right hand is a right hand of false- 
hood; 

% L. 145. 7-9. § F. 146. 1-6. *' 



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Of trusting in God, 



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12 That our sons 7nay be as plants 
grown up in their youth; that our 
daughters may be as corner stones, 
^poHshed after the simiHtude of a 
palace : 

13 That our gamers may be full, 
affording 'all manner of store : that 
our sheep may bring forth thousands 
and ten thousands in our streets : 

14 That our oxen 7nay be ^strong to 
labour ; that there be ^no breaking 
in, nor going out ; that there be no 
coniplaining in our streets. 

15 Happy 'Sis that people, that is in 
such a case : yea, happy is that peo- 
ple, whose God is the Lord. 

PSALM 145. 

Ikivid praises God Jor his goodness, and for his 
special favour Jor the righteous. 

Da'vid's Psalm of praise. 

I WILL extol thee, my God, O 
king ; and I will bless thy name 
for ever and ever. 

2 Every day will I bless thee ; and 
I will praise thy name for ever and 
ev^. 

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to 
be praised ; 'and his greatness is un- 
searchable. 

_^Qne_ generation shall praise thy 
works to ano ther, and shall de clare 
thy mig hty acts. 
51 wil f spe ak of the gl orious hon - 

j)ur of th y majesty, and of th y won - 
drous ^works . 

6 And men s hall speak o f the mi ght 
of t hy terrible acts : and I will ^de - 
c lare t h y gre atness. 

i T Th e y shall abundantly ^ut ter the 
mem ory of thy gre a t goo d ness, and 
s hall sin g of th y rig hteousness. "^ 

8 The "Lord is gracious, and full of 
comp assion ; slow to anger, a.nd ^of 
g reat m ercy. 

9 The ^LORD is good to all ; nnd bis 
tender mercies are over all his work s. 
JL(]LAJljthy3YQrks^^alLp)raisa thee, 
_0_LQE&4-amLJ;hy saints_shalL bless 
ihee. 

! _JJLTh ey s hall speak of the glory 
! of Ihy kingdom, and talk of thy 
[ power; 

! 1 2TQ^mak e k no^vn to the sons o f 
! _mmLhis mighty act.s, and the glorious 
Ijnajesty of his kingdom.; 

13 Thy kingdom is ®an everlasting 
kingdom, and thy dominion encZt^re^^A 
throughout all generations. 

14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, 
and raiseth up all those that be bowed 
down. 

(39) *T. 145. 10.-12. tL. 145. 
18.19; W. 145. IS. 19. tl. Isa. 12. 4-6. 



PSALM 
144. 

6 cut. 

7 /T"^Wl 

hind to 
kind. 

8 able to 
bear 
burdens, 
or, loaden 
with 
flesh. 

g Lev.26,r 

h Deut. 
33.29 



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PSALM 

145. 

1 and of 
his great' 
nsss 
there is 
ru) search. 
Job 5, 9 
Job 9. 10 
Rom. 
11.33 

2 things.or, 
words. 

3 declareit. 

4 boil up. 
Ps. 45, 1 

a Ex. 34, 8 

Num. 

14. 18 

5 great in 
mercy, 

b Ps. 100, 5 
Nah. 1, 7 
Mat. 5,45 
ActSl4,17 

c Ps. 19, 1 

6 a king- 
dom of 
all ages. 
Isa. 9, 2 
Dan. 2,44 
Dan. 7, 14 
Mic. 4, 7 
1 Tim. 

1, 17 
1 Tim. 6, 
1.5, 16 
Rev. 11, 

15, 17 

7 Or, look 
unto tliee. 

8 Or, merct- 
ful, or, 
bounti- 
fuL 

d John 

Jas. 4, 8 

e John 4,24 

/I John 
5,14 

g 1 Pet. 1, 5 



15 The eyes of all 'wait upon the©; 
and thou givest them their meat in 
due season. 

16 Thou openest thine hand, and 
satisfiest the desire of every living 
thing. 

IT The Lord is rignteous in all his 
ways, and ^holy in all his works. 

18 Thc^LoRD is nigh unto all them 
that calTupon him, to all^hat call 
upon him ^Jn trut^ 

19 Hewil PtuIfilrthe desire of them 
that fear him : he also will hear tlieir 
cry, j^nd will save them. ^ 

20 The Lord "preserv^eth all them 



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that love him: 
will he destroy. 



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PSALM 

146, 

1 Hallelu- 
jah. 

a Isa. 2. 22 

2 Or, sal- 
vation. 

b Eccl. 12.7 

c 1 Cor. 2. 6 

d Jer. 17. 7 

e Rev. 14, 7 

/Mic. 7,20 

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21 My mouth shall speak the praise' 
of the Lord : and let all flesh bless 
his holy name for ever and ever. 

PSALM 146. 

God is only woi-thy to be trusted. 

*T> RAISE ve the Lord. Praise the 
jL Lord, O my soul. 

2 While I live will I praise the Lord : 
I will sing praises unto my God while 
I have any being. 

3 Put^not your trust in princes, nor 
in the son of man, in whom there is 
no ^help. 

4 His ^breath goeth forth, he retum- 
eth to his earth ; in that very day 
""his thoughts perish. 

5 Happy ^is he that hath the God of 
•Ja'cob for his help, whose hope is in 
the Lord his God : 

6 Which 'made heaven, and earth, 
the sea, and all that therein is: which 
■^keepeth truth for ever: F. Prow 3. 5. 

7 Which executeth judgment for the 
oppressed : which giveth food to the 
hungry. The Lord looseth the pris- 
oners: K. Prov. 2. 6-8. 

8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the 
blind: the Lord raiseth them that 
are bowed down: the Lord loveth 
the righteous : 

9 The LoRDpreserveth the strangers 
he reheveth the fatherless and widow 
but the way of the wicked he tumeth 
upside doA\m. 

10 The Lord shall reign for ever, 
even thy God, O Zf on, unto aU gen- 
erations. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM 14T. 

The prophet exhorts to praise God for his care of ike 
church. 

PRAISE ye the Lord: for it is 
good to sing praises unto our 
God; for it ia pleasant; andpredse 
is comely, 

§ L. 147. 2. 3; W. Prov. 1. 20-2^. 



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PSALMS, 148-150. 



to give praise to God. 



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2 The Lord doth build up Je-ru'- 
B^-lem : "he gathereth together the 
outcasts of i§'ra-el. 

3 Lie *healeth the broken in heart, 
and bindeth up their ^wounds. * 

4 He '^telleth the number of the stars ; 
he calleth them all by their names. 

5 Great '^is our Lord, and of great 
*po wer : ^his un derstanding /^ infinite. 

6 The "^l^OKD iittetn up the meek: 
he casteth the wicked down to the 

ground. h. Prov. 1. 24-31. 

7 Sing unto the Lord E'with thanks 
giving; ^sing praise upon the harp 
unto our God : 

8 Who '^covereth the heaven with 
clouds, ^vho prepareth rain for the 
earth, who maketh grass to grow up- 
on the mountains. 

9 He 'giveth to the beast his food, 
a7id to •'the young ravens which cry. 

1 HeMelighteth not in the strength 
of the horse : he taketh not pleasure 
in the legs of a man. 

11 The Lord taketh pleasure in 
them that fear him, in those that 
hope in his mercy. 

12 Praise the Lord, O Je-ru'sa-lem; 
praise thy God, O Zi'on. 

13 For he hath strengthened the 
bars of thy gates ; he hath blessed 
thy children within thee. 

14 "He maketh peace in thy borders, 
and filleth thee with ^the finest of 
the wheat. 

15 He^sendeth forth his command- 
ment upon earth : his word runneth 
very swiftly. 

16 He giveth snow like wool 
scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 

17 He casteth forth his ice like mor 
Sels : who can stand before his cold ? 

18 He sendeth out his word, and 
melteth them : he causeth his wind 
to blow, and the waters flow. 

19 He sheweth ^his word unto Ja'- 
cob, his '"statutes and his judgments 
unto I§'ra-el. 

20 He "hath not dealt so with any 
nation: and as for his judgments, 
they have not known them. Praise 
ye the Lord. B. Prov. 3. 1, 2. 

PSALM 148. 

The psalmist calls upon all creatures to praise God. 

*T> RAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye 
X the Lord from the heavens: 
praise him in the heights. 

2 Praise ye him, all his "angels : 
praise ye him, all his hosts. 

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon : 
praise him, all ye stars of light. 

*L. Prov. 28. 13; R. Prov. 1. 22, 23. 
t E. Prov. 5. 21. 



PSALM 
U7 

a Deut.30,3 
b Isa. 61. 1 

Lu. 4. 18 
1 griefs, 
c Gen. 15, 5 

Isa. 40, 26 
d 1 Chr. 

16, 25 
e Nah. 1, 3 

3 of his 
under- 
standing 
there is 
no num- 
her. 

/Ps. 146. 8 
g Eph. 5, 20 
6 answer. 

Ex. 15, 21 
?l Job 38, 26 
i Job 38, 41 
j Mat. 6. 26 
k Hos. 1, 7 

4 Who 
maketh 
thy border 
peace. 
Isa. 60, 17 

5 fat of 
wheatt 
Deut. 
32,14 

I Job 37. 12 

6 his 
words. 
Deut. 33,2 

m Mai. 4, 4 
n Deut.4,S2 

Actsl4,16 

Rom. 3, 

1 2 

Eph. 2, 12 



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PSALM 

148. 

1 Hallelu- 
jah. 

a Dan. 7, 10 
Heb. 1, 7 
b 1 Ki. 8, 27 
c Heb. 11, 3 
d Jer.33,25 
e Isa. 43, 20 
/Isa. 49, 13 

2 birds of 
wing. 

g Actsl7,28 
h Isa. 12,4 
Phil. 2, 9 

3 exalted. 

i Eph. 2, 17 
1 Pet. 2, 9 



PSALM 

149. 

1 Hallelu- 
iah. 

alsa. 42, 10 
h Job 35, 10 
c Zech. 9, 9 

2 Or, with 
the pipe. 

d Pro. 11,20 

3 in their 
throat. 

e Heb. 4. 12 

Rev. 1, 16 
/ Deut. 7, 

1.2 
g Rom. 

16,20 

1 John 5,4 



PSALM 

150. 

1 Hallelu- 
iah. 

610 



4 Praise him, *ye heavens of heav- 
ens, and ye waters that be above the 
heavens. 

5 Let them praise the name of the 
Lord : for 'he commanded, and they 
were created. 

6 He '^hath also stablished them for 
ever and ever : he hath made a decree 
which shall not pass. 

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye 
dragons, and all deeps : 

8 Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapours; 
stormy wind fulfilling his word : 

9 Mountains, -^and all hills ; fruitful 
trees, and all cedars : 

10 Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping 
things, and ^flying fowl: 

1 1 Kings of the earth, and ^all people; 
princes, and all judges of the earth : 

12 Both young men, and maidens; 
old men, and children : 

13 Let them praise the name of the 
Lord : for ^his name alone is ^excel- 
lent ; his glory is above the earth and 
heaven. 

14 He also exalteth the horn of his 
people, the praise of all his saints; even 
of the children of I§'ra-el, 'a people near 
unto him. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM 149. 

The pro'phet exhorts to praise God for his love to the 
church. 

RAISE ye the Lord. "Sing unto 
the Lord a new song, and his 
praise in the congregation of saints. 

2 Let Is'ra-el rejoice in *him that 
made him : let the children of Zi'on 
be joyful in their "^King. 

3 Let them praise his name '^in the 
dance : let them sing praisesunto him 
with the timbrel and harp. 

4 For the Lord taketh '^pleasure in 
his people : he will beautify the meek 
with salvation. 

5 Let the saints be joyful in glory : 
let them sing aloud upon their beds. 

6 Let the high praises of God be ^in 
their mouth, and a "twoedged sword 
in their hand ; 

7 To execute vengeance upon the 
heathen, and punishments upon the 
people ; 

8Tobindtheirkings with chains, and 
their aobles with fetters of iron ; 

9 To ^execute upon them the judg- 
ment written : this ^honour have all 
his saints. Praise ye the Lord. 
PSALM 150. 

An exhortation to praise God. 

*T> RAISE ye the Lord. Praise God 
Jl in his sanctuary: praise him in 
the firmament of his power. 



Ex,hortation to fear God. 



PROVERBS, 1. 



Wisdom coniplaineth. 



2 Praise him for his mighty acts : 
praise him according; to his excellent 
greatness, 

3 Praise him with the sound of the 
^trumpet : praise him mth the psal- 
tery and harp. 

4 Praise him ''with the timbrel and 



PSALM 
160. 

2 Or, 
cornet. 

a Ex. 15, 20 

3 Or, pipe. 
h Isa. 38, 20 
c Rev. 5, 13 



^dance : praise him *with stringed in- 
struments and organs. 

5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : 
praise him upon the high sounding 
cymbals. 

6 Let ''every thing that hath breath 
praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. 



THE 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 



CHAPTER 1. 



The use of the proverbs. 
God, and regard parents. 
@f the contempt of scorners. 
contemners. 



7 Exhortation to fear 
20 Wisdom complains 
24 She threateneth her 



THE n)roverbs of SoFo-mon the son 
of DaVid, king of l§'ra-el ; 

2 To know wisdom and instruction ; 
to perceive the words of understand- 
ing; 

3 To ^receive the instruction of wis- 
dom, justice, and judgment, and 
'equity ; 

4 To give subtilty to the simple, to 
the young man knowledge and -dis- 
cretion. 

5 A wise man will hear, and will in- 
crease learning ; and a man of under- 
standing shall attain unto wise coun- 
sels: 

6 To understand a proverb, and ^the 
interpretation ; the words of the wise, 
and their dark sayings. 

7 HThe fear of the Lord is Uhe be- 
ginning of knowledge : hict fools de- 
spise wisdom and instruction. 

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy 
father, and forsake not the law of thy 
mother : 

9 For they shall be ^an ornament of 
grace unto thy head, and chains about 
thy neck. 

10 HMy son, if sinners entice thee, 
^consent thou not. 

1 1 If they say. Come with us, let 
''us lay wait for blood, let us lurk 
privily for the innocent without 
cause : 

12 Let us swallow them up alive as 
the grave ; and whole, "as those that 
go down into the pit : 

1 3 We shall find all precious sub- 
stance, we shall fill our houses witJi 
spoil :- 

14 Cast in thy lot among us ; let us 
all have one purse : 

1 5 My son, -^walk not thou in the way 



B. C. 1000. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 1 Ki. 4, 32 
h ch. 2, 1 

1 equities. 

2 Or, ad- 
vise- 
ment. 

3 Or, an 
eloquent 
speech. 

■4 Or, the 
principal 
part. 

5 an 

adding. 

c Gen. 39, 7 
Eph. 5, 11 

d Jer. 5, 20 

e Ps. 28, 1 

/ ch. 4, 14 

g Isa. 59, 7 

6 in the 
eyes of 
every- 
thing thai 
hath a 
firing. 

h 1 Tim. 
6, 10 

7 ^Visdnn^s, 
tha^t is, 
excellent 
wisdom. 
John 7,37 
1 Cor. 1,24 
Col. 2,2,3 

i Joel 2, 28 
John 7,37 

j Isa. 66, 4 
Jer. 7, 13 
Zech.7,11 

k Lu. 7, 30 

I Job 27, 9 
Isa. 1, 15 
Jer. 14, 12 
Ezek.8,18 
Mic. 3, 4 
Jas. 4, 3 

m Job 21,14 

611 



with them; refrain thy footfrom their 
path: 

16 For ^their feet run to evil, and 
make haste to shed blood. 

17 Surely in vain the net is spread 
''in the sight of any bird. 

1 8 And they lay wait for their own 
blood ; they lurk privily for their ow?i 
lives. 

19 So ''are the ways of every one 
that is greedy of gain; lohicJi taketh 
away the life of the owners thereof. 

20 ir 'Wisdom crieth without ; she 
uttereth her voice in the streets : 

21 She crieth in the chief place of 
concourse, in the openings of the 
gates: in the city she uttereth her 
words, saying, 

22 How long, je sunple ones, will ye 
love simplicity ? and the scorners de- 
light in their scorning, and fools hate 
knowledge ? 

23 Turn you at my reproof : behold, 
'I will pour out my spirit unto you, 
I will make known my words unto 



you. 



24 *i[Because •'I have called, and ye 
refused; I have sti'etched out my 
hand, and no man regarded ; 

25 But ye ^have set at nought all 
my counsel, and would none of my 
reproof : 

26 I also will laugh at your calam- 
ity; I will "mock when your fear 
Cometh ; 

27 When your fear cometh as des- 
olation, and your destruction cometh 
as a whirlwind ; when distress and 
anguish cometh upon you. 

28 Then 'shall they call upon me, 
but I will not answer; they shall 
seek me early, but they shall not find 
me: 

29 For that they "'hated knowledge, 
and did not choose the fear of the 
Lord: 





w 



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H 

N 



1 A 



Instruction, promises, and PROVERBS, 2, 3. 



benefits of wisdom. 



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A 



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I 30 They would n one of m y c ounsel : 
I tliey despised alTmy reproof. 
I 31 TRerelbre "sRall they eat ^f the 
I Iruit otJiEeir own way, andTe fillecl 
[With their owri^evices.* 
"32 For tEe ^turning away of the 
simple shall slay them, and the pros- 
perity of fools shall destroy them. 
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me 
shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet 
fi'om fear of evil. 

CHAPTER 2. 

Wisdom promises godlinesfi and direction to her chil- 
dren. 

MY son, if thou wilt receive my 
words, and hide my command- 
ments with thee ; 

2 So that thou incline thine ear un- 
to wisdom, and apply thine heart to 
understanding ; 

3 Ye a, if t hou c riest af ter k nowl- 
edge, anc/'liftest up thy voice for un- 
derstan ding ; N. 28. 13, 14. 

4 If "thou seekest her as silver, and 
searchest for her as for hid treas- 
ures ; 

5 Then shalt thou understand the 
fear of the Lord, and find the knowl- 
edge of God. 

6 For ''the Lord giveth wisdom : out 
of his mouth cornetJi knowledge and 
understanding. 

T Lie layeth up sound wisdom for 
the righteous: "Jie is a buckler to 
them that walk uprightly. 

8 He keepeth the paths of judg 
ment, and preserveth '^the way of his 

.saints. K. 3. 5-6 

9 Then shalt thou understand right- 
eousness, and judgment, and equity ; 
yea, every good path. 

10 IT When wisdom entereth into 
thine heart, and*knowledge is pleas- 
ant unto thy soul ; 

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, 
understanding 'shall keep thee : 

1 2 To deliver thee from the way of 
the evil man, from the man that 
gpeaketh fro ward things ; 

13 Who leave the paths of upright 
ness, to walk -^in the ways of dark 
ness- 

14 Who rejoice to do evil, a^nd de 
li^'ht in the frowardness of the 
wicked ; 

16 Whose ways are crooked, and 
they froward in their paths : 

1 6 To deliver thee from the strange 
woman even from the stranger 
nndhich nattereth with her words ; 

IT Which ^forsaketh the guide of 
*A. Prov. 15. 26; C. 5. 8-11; H. 2. 22; 
N. 2. 3. 



B. C. 1000. 



CHAP. 1. 

n Isa. 3, 11 

8 Or, eaae 
of the 
simple. 



CHAP. 2. 

1 givest thy 
voice. 

a Mat.13,44: 

b 1 Ki. 3, 9 
J as. 1, 5 

c Ps. 81, 11 

d 1 Sam.2,9 

e ch. 6, 22 

/John .3, 19 
Eph. 4, 18 

g Mai. 2, 14 

h Gen. 2, 24 

i Eccl. 7,26 
Heb. 13, 4 

j Heb. 6, 12 

2 Or, 
plucked 
up. 



M 



CHAP. 3. 

a Dent. 
30,16 

1 years of 
life. 

b Deut. 6. 8 

c Jer. 17, 1 
2 Cor. 3, 3 

d 1 Sam. 
2,26 
Lu. 2, 52 
Acts 2, 47 
Rom. 
14, 18 

2 Or, good 
success. 

e Jer. 9, 23 

/lChr.28,9 
Phil. 4, 6 
Jas. 1, 5 

g Jer. 10, 23 

h Rom. 
12, 10 

3 medicine. 

4 watering, 
or, moist- 
ening. 

i Ex. 23, 19 
Mai. 3. 10 

j Dent. 
28,8 

k Job 5, 17 
Heb. 12, ,5 
Rev. 3, 19 

Deut. 8, 5 

5 the man 
that 
draweth 
out un- 
derstand- 
ing. 

m Job 28,13 
ch. 2, 4 
ch.8,11,19 
ch. 16, 16 

n Mat.13,44 

6i2 



her youth, and forgetteth ''the cove- 
nant of her God. 

18 For her house inclineth unto 
death, and her paths unto the dead. 

19 In one 'that go unto her return 
again, neither take they hold of the 
paths of life. 

20 That thou may est -^"walk in the 
way of good men, and keep the paths 
of the righteous. 

21 For the upright shall dwell in 
the land, and the perfect shall re- 
main in it. 

22 But the wicked shall be cut off 
from the earth, and the transgressors 
shall be ^rooted out of it. H. 3. 33. 

CHAPTER 3. 

I Exhortation to various duties. 13 Happy gain qf 

wisdom,. 

Y son, forget not my law ; "bu t 
let thine neart keep my com- 
mandments: 

2~Fbr^IengtIi o f days, and ^long life, 
andrpeaceTsliall t hey add~tol:Tiee. + 

3 Let not mercy and~truth f orsate 
thee: bind *them about thy neck; 
write '^tliem upon the table of thine 
heart : 

4 So ^shalt thou find favour and 
'^good understanding in the sight of 
(lod and man. 

5 iT rust in th e Lord with all thine 
heart ; a nd 4ean not unto thine own 
understajiding7 p. 14. 26. 

\) In ^11 thy ways acknowledge 
him, and he shall ^direct thy paths. | 

7 Be ^not wise in thine own eyes : 
fear the Lord, and depart from evil, 

8 It shall be ^health to thy navel, 
and ^marrow to thy bones. 

9 Honour 'the Lord with thy sub- 
stance, and with the firstfruits of all 
thine increase : 

10 So •'shall thy barns be filled with 
plenty, and thy presses shall buist 
out with new wine. 

1 1 IFMy son, ^despise not the chas- 
tening of the Lord ; neither be wear;y 
of his correction : 

1 2 For whom the Lord loveth he 
correcteth ; 'even as a father the son 
in loJiom he delighteth. 

13 IF Happy is the man that findeth 
wisdom, and ^the man that getteth 
understanding. 

14 For "'the merchandise of it is 
better than the merchandise of silver, 
and the gain thereof than fine gold. 

1 5 She is more precious than rubies : 
and all "the things thou canst desire 
are not to be compared unto her. 

fB. 30. 5, 6. JK. 3. 24-26. " 



Happy gain of wisdom. 



PROVERBS, 4. 



Of parental instruction. 



16 Length "of days is in her right 
hand ; and in her left hand riches 
and honour, 

17 Her /'ways are ways of pleasant- 
ness, and all her paths are peace. 

1 8 ^he is ''a tree of life to them that 
lay hold upon her : and liappy is 
every one that retaineth her. 

1 9 The 'Lord by wisdom hath 
founded the earth ; by understand- 
ing hath he "established the heavens. 

20 By his knowledge the depths are 
broken up, and the clouds drop down 
the dew. 

21 ^[My son, let not them depart 
from thine eyes : keep sound wis- 
dom and discretion : 

22 So shall they be life unto thy 
soul, and grace to thy neck. 

23 Then shaltthou walk in thy way 
safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 

24 When 'thou liest down, thou 
shalt not be afraid : yea, thou shalt 
lie down, and thy sleep shall be 
sweet. 

25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, 
neither of the desolation of the 
wicked, when it cometh. 

26 For the Lord shall be th y c on- 
^ence, and shall keep thyloot from 
b eing taken. K. 14. 26. 
^7 IT Withhold "not good from 'them 
to whom it is due, ™en it is in the 
poAA ©r of Uiine hand to do it. 

28 Saynot unto thy neighbour, Go, 
and come again, and to morrow I will 
give ; when thou hast it by thee. 

29 ^'Devise not evil against thy 
neighbour, seeing he dAvelleth secure- 
ly by thee. 

oO Strive ""not with a man without 
cause, if he have done thee no harm. 

31 IFEnvy thou not "the oppressor, 
and choose none of his ways. 

32 For the froward is abomination 
to the Lord : but his secret is with 
the righteous. 

33 The ^curse of the Lord is in the 
house of the wicked : but ''he bless- 
eth the habitation of the just. * 

34 Surely 'he scorneth the scorn ers: 
but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 

35 The "wise shall inherit glory: biit 
shame '"shall be the promotion of 
fools. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Solomon, to persuade obedience, 3 fihe\cs what in- 
strvcdon he had of his parent-'<. 

HEAR, "ye children, the instruc- 
tion of a father, and attend to 
know understanding. 

* H. o. 3-5. 



B. C. 1000. 



CHAP. 3. 

1 Tim. 4,8 

p Mat. 11,29 

q Gen. 2, 9 

r en. 8, 27 
Jer. 10, 12 
Jer. 51,15 
John 1, 3 
Heb. 1, 2 

6 Or, 
prepared. 

s Deut. 
33, 28 
Job 36, 28 

t Lev. 26, 6 

n Rom. 13, 7 
Gal. 6, 10 

7 the 
owners 
thereof. 

V Lev.19,13 
Deut. 
24, 15 

8 Or, Prac- 
tise no 
evil. 

w Rom. 
12, 18 

9 a man of 
violence. 

X Lev. 26, 
14, 16 
Zech. 5, 4 
Mai. 2, 2 

y Ps. 1, 3 

z Jas. 4, 6 
1 Pet. 5, 5 

a Dan. 12, 2 

10 exalt eth 
the fools 



CHAP. 4. 

a Ps. 34, 11 
ch. 1, 8 

b lChr.29,1 

c lChr.28,9 
Eph. 6, 4 

d 2 Thes. 
2, 10 

e Mat.13,44 
Lii. 10, 42 

/ 1 Sam. 
2.80 

1 Or, she 

shall com- 
pass thee 
with a 
crown of 
glory. 

g Ps. 18, 36 

h Ps. 91, 11 

ch. 10, 9 

i Mat. 5. 14 
Phil. 2, 16 

) 2 Sam. 
23,4 

k 1 Sam.2,9 
John 
12.35 

2 medicine. 

3 above all 
keeping. 
Mark 
13, 33 

613 



2 For I give you good doctrine, for- 
sake ye not my law. 

3 For I was my father's son, *ten- 
der and only beloved in the sight of 
my mother. 

4 He '^taught me also, and said unto 
me. Let thine heart retain my words: 
keep my commandments, and live. 

5 Get wisdom, get understanding : 
forget it not; neither decline from 
the words of my mouth. 

6 Forsake her not, and she shall 
preserve thee : ''love her, and she shall 
keep thee. 

7 Wisdom ^is the principal thing ; 
therefore get wisdom : and with all 
thy getting get understanding. 

8 Exalt -^her, and she shall promote 
thee : she shall bring thee to honour, 
when thou dost embrace her. 

9 She shall give to thine head an 
ornament of grace : 'a crown of glory 
shall she deliver to thee. 

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my 
sayings; and the years of thy life 
shall be many. 

Ill have taught thee in the way of 
wisdom; 1 have led thee in right 
paths. 

1 2 When thou goest, ^thy steps shall 
not be straitened ; ''and when thou 
runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 

13 '^^ake fast hold of instruction; 
let her not go : keep her ; for she is 
thy life. 

14: lEnter not into the path of the 
wicked, and go not in the way of evil 
men. 

1 5 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn 
from it, and pass away. 

1 6 For they sleep not, except they 
have done mischief ; and their sleep 
is taken away, unless they cause 
some to fall. 

1 7 For they eat the bread of wicked- 
ness, and drink the wine of violence. 

1 8 But 'the path of the just Hs as 
the shin ing lig lit that shineth more 
aiid more unto the perfect day, f 

19 The *way of the wicked is as 
darkness: they know not at what 
they stumble. 

20 tMy son, attend to my words ; 
incline thine ear unto my sayings. 

21 Let them not depart from tliine 
eyes; keep them in the midst of 
thine heart. 

22 For they are life unto those that 
find them, and 'health to all their 
flesh. 

23 ITKeep thy heart ^vith all dill- 
to. 10. 2, 3. " 



Mischief of whoredom. 



PROVERBS, 5, 6. 



Industry enjoined. 



gence ; for out of it are the issues of 
life. 

24 Put away from thee ^a fro ward 
mouth, and perverse hps put far 
from thee. 

25 Let thine eyes look ri^ht on, and 
let thine eyelids look straight before 
thee. 

26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and 
^let all thy ways be established. 

27 Turn not to the right hand nor 
to the left : 'remove thy foot from 
evil. 



CHAPTER 



5. 



CHAP. 4. 

4 froward- 
ness of 
7nouth, 
and per- 
verseness 
of lips. 

1 Cor. 
15, 33 
Eph. 4, 29 

5 Or, all 

thy ways 
shall be 
ordered 
aright. 

I Isa. 1, 16 



Solomon exhorts to study wisdom. 

MY son, attend unto my wisdom, 
and bow thine ear to my un- 
derstanding : 

2 That thou mayest regard dis- 
cretion, and that thy lips may ^keep 
knowledge. 
H r 3 ir For the lips of a strange woman 
drop as an honeycomb, and her 
^mouth is smoother than oil : 

4 But her end is ^bitter as worm- 
wood, sharp ''as a twoedged sword. 

5 Her feet go down ''to death ; her 
steps take hold on hell. H. 5. 22, 23. 

6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the 
path of life, her ways are moveable, 
that thou canst not know them. 

T Hear me now therefore, O ye chil- 
dren, and depart not from the words 
of my mouth. 

8 Remove thy way far from her, 
and come not nigh the door of her 
house : 

9 Lest thou give thine honour unto 
others, and thy years unto the cruel : 

10 Lest strangers be filled with^thy 
wealth; and thy labours he in the 
house of a stranger ; 

1 1 And thou mourn at the last, when 
* 1 thy flesh and thy body are con sumed. 



12 And say. How have I hated in 
struction, and my heart desi)ised re- 
proof ; 

1 3 And have not obeyed the voice 
of my teachers, nor inclined mine 
ear to them that instructed me ! 

141 was almost in all evil in the 
midst of the congregation and as 
sembly. 

1 5 1i Drink waters out of thine own 
cistern, and running waters out of 
thine own well. 

16 Let thy fountains be dispersed 
abroad, a^id rivers of waters in the 
streets. 

1 7 Let them be only thine own, and 
not strangers' with thee 



B. C. 1000. 



CHAP. 5. 
a Mai. 2, 7 

1 palate. 
Ps. 55, 21 

h EgcI. 7,26 

c Heb. 4, 12 

d Heb. 13, 4 

2 tny 
strength. 

e Mai. 2, 14 

/Song 2, 9 
Song 4, 5 
Song 7, 3 

3 water 
thee. 

4 err thou 
always in 
her love. 

g 2 Chr.16,9 
Job 31, 4 
Job 34, 21 
Jer. 16, 17 
Jer.32,19 
Hos. 7, 2 
Heb. 4, 13 

h Ps. 9, 15 

5 sin. 

i Job 4, 21 
Job 36, 12 



*c. 



22. 



CHAP. 6. 
a ch. 27, 13 

b Ezra 

10, 19 

1 Or, so 
shaltthou 
prevail 
luith thy 
friend. 

c Ps. 132, 4 

d Job 12, 7 

e Job 15, 12 
ch. 10, 10 

/Mic. 2, 1 

2 casteth 
forth. 

614 



18 Let thy fountain be blessed : and 
rejoice *with the wife of thy youth. 

19 let Hier be as the loving hind 
and pleasant roe ; let her breasts ^sat- 
isfy thee at all times ; and '^be thou 
ravished always with her love. 

20 And why wilt thou, my son, be 
ravished with a strange woman, and 
embrace the bosom of a stranger ? 

21 For g'the w ays of man are before] 
the eye s of the t^ORD, and he ponder- 



eth all his goings. E- 15- 3. 

22 His ^own iniquities shall takeiha 

en with the cords of his '^sins. C.11.18. 

23 He 'shall die without instruction : 
and in the greatness of his folly he 
shall go astray. H. 6. 12-15. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Against suretlship, 6 a7id idleness. 16 Seve)i ihinas 
hatful to God. 20 Blessings of obedience. 25 IIis- 
chiefs of whoredom. 

^/T Y son, "if thou be surety for thy 
IVJL friend, if thou *hast stricken 
thy hand with a stranger, 

2 Thou art snared with the words 
of thy mouth, thou art taken with 
the words of thy mouth. 

3 Do this now, my son, and deliver 
thyself, when thou art come into the 
hand of thy friend ; go, humble thy- 
self, ^and make sure thy friend. 

4 Give ""not sleep to thine eyes, nor 
slumber to thine eyelids. 

5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the 
hand of the hunter, and as a bird 
■from the hand of the fowler. 

6 l! Go "'to the ant, thou sluggard ; 
consider her ways, and be wise : 

7 Which having no guide, overseer, 
or ruler, 

8 Provideth her meat in the sum- 
mer, and gathereth her food in the 
harvest. 

9 LIow long wilt thou sleep, O slug 
gard? when wilt thou arise out of 
thy sleep? 

10 Yet a little sleep, a little slum- 
ber, a little folding of the hands to 
sleep : 

11 So shall thy poverty come as one 
that travelleth, and thy want as an 
armed man. 

12 HA naughty person, a wicked 
man, walketh with a fro ward mouth. 

13 He nvinketh with his eyes, he 
speaketh with his feet, he teacheth 
with his fingers ; 

14Frowardness is in his heart, he 
-^deviseth mischief continually ; he 
^soweth discord. 

1 5 Therefore shall his calamity come 



J 



strange woman. 

25 Lust ^not after her beauty in 
thine heart; neither let her take 
thee with her eyehds. 

26 For ^'by means of a whorish 
woman a man is brought to a piece 
of bread : and 'the adulteress will 
hunt ?for the precious life. 

27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, 
and his clothes not be burned ? 

28 Can one go upon hot coals, and 
his feet not be burned ? 

29 So he that goeth in to his neigh- 
bour's wife ; whosoever toucheth her 
shall not be innocent. 

■ 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he 
steal to satisfy his soul when he is 
hungry; 

31 But if\\e be found, ''he shall re- 
store sevenfold ; he shall give all the 
substance of his house. 

32 But whoso cominitteth adultery 
with a woman lacketh \inderstand- 
ing : he thcU doeth it destroyeth 4iis 
own soul. 

3 3. A wound and dishonour shall he 
get; and his reproach shall not be 
wiped away. 

34 For jealousy is the rage of a 
man : therefore he will not spare in 
the day of vengeance. 

35 °He will not regard any ransom; 



B. C. 1000. 



CHAP. 6. 

gf 2 Chr. 
36, 16 
Jer. 19. 11 

3 of his 
soul. 

4 Haughty 

eyes. 

h Ps. 120, 2 
Hos. 4, 1 

i Isa. 1, 15 

j Gen 6, 5 

k Isa. 59, 7 
Rom. 3,15 

I Ps. 27, 12 

m Eph. 6, 1 

n Ps. 19, 8 

5 Or, 

candle. 

6 Or, of the 
strange 
t ongue. 

Mat. 5, 28 

p ch. 29, 3 

7 the 
^uoman of 
a man, 
or, a 
man's 
wife. 
Gen. 
39,11 

q Ezek. 
13,18 
r Ex. 22,1,4 

8 heart. 
s Job 31, 12 

Heb. 13, 4 

9 He tviU 
not accept 
the face 
of any 

. ransom. 



6,8 



CHAP. 7. 

a Lev. 18, 5 
ch. 4, 4 
Isa. 55, 3 

b Deut. 
32,10 

c Dent. 
Deut. 
11, 18 
ch. 3, 3 
.ch.^6, 21 

1 tJie sons, 
a ch. 6, 32 

ch. 9, 4 
e Job 24, 15 

2 inthe 
evening 
of the 
day. 

f 1 Tim. 2,9 
g 1 Tim. 

5, 13 

Titus 2, 5 

3 she 
strength- 
ened her 
face and 
sa id. 

4 Peace of- 
ferings 
are upon 
me. 

h Isa. 19, 9 

5 in his 
hand. 

6 Or, the 

new 
moon. 

615 



neither will he rest content, though 
thou givest many gifts. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Solomon persuades to a sincere Jamiliariiy with 
wisdom. Q Cunning of a lewd wom^an, etc. 



Y son, keep my words, and lay 
up my commandments with 



The harlot and her victim. PRO VERBS, 7. Cumiing of a lewd woman^ 

H i suddenly ; suddenly shall he be ^bro- 
I kpn without remedy . H. 10. 7. 

16 1'These six things doth the Lord 
hate : yea, seven are an abomination 
^unto him : 

17 ''A proud look,% lyii^g tongue, 
and hands 'that shed innocent blood, 

1 8 All •'heart that deviseth wicked 
imaginations, ''feet that be swift in 
running to mischief, 

19 A ^false witness that speaketh 
• lies, and he that soweth discord 

among brethren. 

20 ITMy ""son, keep thy father's com- 
mandment, and forsake not the law 
of thy mother : 

21 Bind, them continually upon 
thine heart, and tie them about thy 
neck. 

22 When thou goest, it shall lead 
thee ; when thou sleepest, it shall 
keep thee ; and vjhen thou awakest, 
it shall talk with thee. 

23 For "the commandment is a 
^lamp ; and the law is light ; and re- 
proofs of instruction are the way of 
life : 

2 4 To keep thee from the evil woman, 
from the flattery *^of the tongue of a 



M 

thee. 

2 Keep ''m.y commandments, and 
live ; and *my law as the apple of 
thine eye. 

3 Bind "them upon thy fingers, write 
them upon the table of thine heart. 

4 Say unto wisdom. Thou art my 
sister; and call understanding thy 
kinswoman : 

5 That they may keep thee from the 
stra.nge woman, from the stranger 
which flattereth with her words, 

6 TFor at the window of my house I 
looked through my casement, 

7 And beheld among the simple 
ones, I discerned among ^the youths, 
a young man ^void of understanding, 

8 Passing through the street near 
her corner ; and he went the way to 
her house, 

9 In 'the twilight, '^in the evening, in 
the black and dark night : 

10 And, behold, there met him a 
woman'^/J^7A the -^attire of an harlot, 
and subtil of heart. 

11 (She is loud and stubborn; her 
i'f eet abide not in her house : 

12 Now is she without, now in the 
streets, and lieth in wait at every 
corner.) 

13 So she caught him, and kissed 
him, ajt d ^vith an impudent face said 
unto him, 

l^'^ I have peace offerings with mie ; 
this day have I payed my vows. 

15 Therefore came I forth to meet 
thee, diligently to seek thy face, and 
I have found thee. 

161 have decked my bed with cov- 
erings of tapestry, with carved zo or A;^, 
with ^fine Imen of E'gypt. 

171 have perfumed my bed with 
myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 

18 Come, let us take our fill of love 
until the morning : let us solace our- 
selves with loves. 

19 For the goodman is not at home, 
he is gone a long journey : 

20 He hath taken a bag of money 
Svith hun, a^id will come home at 
''the day appointed. 

21 With her much fair speech she 
caused him to yield, with the fiatter- 
mg of her hps she forced him. 



The excellency and 



PROVERBS, 8. 



eternity of vnsdoni. 



22 He goeth after her 'straightway, 
as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as 
a fool to the correction of the stocks ; 

23 Till a dart strike through his liv- 
er; as a bird hasteth to the snare, 
and knoweth not that it is for his 
hfe. 

24 IFHearken unto me now there- 
fore, O ye children, and attend to the 
words of my mouth. 

25 Let not thine heart decline to her 
ways, go not astray in her paths. 

26 For she hath cast down many 
wounded : yea, 'many strong men 
have been slain by her. 

27 Her house is the way to -^hell, go- 
ing down to the chambers of death. 

CHAPTER 8. 

J Of wisdom: 10 Us excelleiici/, \% riches, 22 eternity, 
32 and desirabletiess. 

W ' TP\ OTH not "wisdom cry ? and un- 
JLJ derstanding put forth her voice ? 

2 She standeth in the top of high 
places, by the way in the places of 
the paths. 

3 She crieth at the gates, at the en- 
try of the city, sX the coming in at the 
doors. 

4 Unto you, O men, I call ; and my 
voice is to the sons of man. W. 8. 17 

5 O ye simple, understand wisdom : 
and, ye fools, be ye of an understand 
ing heart. 

6 Hear; for I will speak of ^excellent 
things ; and the opening of my lips 
shall be right things. 

T For my mouth shall '"speak truth ; 
and wickedness is 'an abomination 
to my lips. 

8 Ail the words of my mouth are 
in righteousness; the^^e is nothing 
'^froward or perverse in them. 

9 They are all plain to him that un- 
der standeth, and right to them that 
find knowledge. 

10 Receive my instruction, and not 
silver; and knowledge rather than 
choice gold. 

1 1 For "'wisdom is better than ru- 
bies ; and all the things that may be 
desired are not to be compared to it. 

121 wisdom dwell with ^prudence, 
and find out knowledge of witty in- 
ventions. 

1 3 The 'fear of the Lord is to hate 
evil : pride, -^and arrogancy, and the 
evil way, and ^the fro ward mouth, do 
I hate. 

1 4 Counsel is mine, and sound wis- 
dom : I am understanding ; ^I have 
stren&iih. 



B. C. 1000. 



CHAP. 7. 

7 sxLddenly. 

i Neh. 
13,26 

j ch. 2, IC 
ch. 5, 5 
ch. 9, 18 
1 Cor. 6, 
9,10 

Heb. 13, 4 
Rev. 
22,15 



CHAP. 8. 

a ch. 9, 3 
1 Cor. 

1,24: 

Col. 2, 3 

b ch. 22, 20 

c John 
8, 14 
Rom. 
15,8 

1 the ahom- 
ination 
of my 
li-ps. 

2 wreathed. 

rt Job.28,15 
Ps. 19, 10 

3 Or, 

subtilty. 

e ch. 16, 6 
/ch. 6, 17 
g ch. 4, 24 
h Eccl. 7, 19 
i Dan. 2, 21 

Dan. 7, 14 

Mat. 

28,18 

Rom. 13,1 

j 1 Sam. 
2,30 
John 
14,21 

k Jas. 1, 5 

I Mat. 6, 33 

m Job 
28,15 
ch. 3, 14 

4 Or, walk. 
Isa. 55, 24 
Rev. 7, 17 

nch. 3,19 
John 1, 1 

Ps. 2, 6 

p Job 15, 7 

5 Or, open 
places. 

6 Or, the 
chief 
part. 

7 Or, a 
circle. 

q Job 38,10 

r Job 38, 4 

s John 1, 1, 
2,18 

t Mat. 3, 17 
Col. 1, 13 

ulsa. 4, 2 
Isa. 62, 4 

V Ps. 16, 3 
John 13, 1 

wLu. 11,28 

X Phil. 3, 
8, 9 

eie 



1 5 By 'me kings reign, and princes 
decree justice. 

1 6 By me princes rule, and nobles, 
even all the judges of the earth. 

17 I^loye them that love me; and 
^those that seek me early shall find 

^?e W7"28ria 

To Riches 'and honour are with me ; 
yea, durable riches and righteous- 
ness. 

1 9 My ™fruit is better than gold, yea, 
than fine gold ; and my revenue than 
choice silver. 

20 I Head in the way of righteous- 
ness, in the midst of the paths of judg- 
ment: 

21 That I may cause those that love 
me to inherit substance ; and I will 
fill their treasures. 

22 The ''Lord possessed me in the 
beginning of his way, before his 
works of old. 

23 I "was set up from everlasting, 
from the beginning, or ever the earth 
was. 

24 When the^^e icere no depths, I was 
brought forth; when there were no 
fountains abounding with water. 

25 Before Pthe mountains were set- 
tled, before the hills was I brought 
forth : 

26 While as yet he had not made 
the earth, nor the ^fields, nor •'the 
highest part of the dust of the 
world. 

27 When he prepared the heavens. 
1 was there : when he set ''a compass 
upon the face of the depth : 

28 When he established the clouds 
above: when he strengthened the 
fountains of the deep : 

29 When ?he gave to the sea Ms 
decree, that the waters should not 
pass his commandment: when '^he 
appointed the foundations of the 
earth : 

30 ThenT was by him, «5 one brought 
up with him : 'and I was daily his 
delight, rejoicing always before him ; 

31 Rejoicing "in the habitable part 
of his earth ; and *'my delights were 
with the sons of men. 

32 Now therefore hearken unto me, 
O ye children : for "blessed are they 
that keep my ways. 

33 Hear instruction, and be wise, 
and refuse it not. 

34 Blessed is the man that heareth 
me, watching daily at my gates, wait- 
ing at the posts of my doors. 

35 For ^whoso findeth me findetb 



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The doctrine of vjisdotn. PROVERBS, 9, 10. Coneer^iing moral virtues. 



life, and shall 'obtain favour of thej b.c.iooo. 
Lord. 

36 But he that sinneth against ine 
^wrongeth his o^vn soul : all they 
that hat^ me love death. 

CHAPTER 9. 

IS OMtom, 



CEIAPTER 10. 



1 Discipline and doctrine of wisdom. 
16 and error' of folly. 

TTTISDOM hath <^builded her 
V ? house, she hath hewn out her 
seven pillars : 

2 She hath killed ^her beasts ; she 
hath iTiingled her ^,vine; she hath 
also furnished her table. 

3 She hath *sent forth her maidens : 
she crieth upon the highest places of 
the city, 

4 Whoso 'is simple, let him turn in 



CHAP. 8. 

8 hrinq 
foith. 

y Heb, 2. 3 



From this chapter to the Jive and twentieth are siin- 
! dry observations of virtue^:, and their contrary 
1 vices. 



THE proverbs of Sol'o-mon. A 
wise son maketh a glad father : 
but a foolish son is the heav'iness of 
his mother. 

2 Treasures ''of Avickedness profit 
nothing : "but righteousness deliver- 
eth from death. 

3 The "Lord win not suffer the soul 

of the righteous to famish: but he 

casteth away ^the substance of the 

w'icked. 

i 4 He becometh poor that dealeth 

G ch 6 32 '^'^*^>^ a slack hand : but '^the hand of 
Mat.iir25 the diligent maketh rich. 0. 30. 5, 6., 
d isa. 55. 1 5 He that gathereth in summer is a 
e Mat. 7,6 wisc SOU : bufHQ that sleepeth in har- 
/Ps. 141, 5 vest is a son that causeth shame. 



CHAP. 9. 

a Mat.16.18 
Eph. 2, 20 

1 her 
killing. 
Mat. 22, 4 

6 Rom. 
10,15 



\i ch. 10, 27 m^outh of the wicked. 



j Job 35, 
G, 7 

k ch. 20, 17 



7 The -^memoiy of the just is blessed 
but the name of the wicked shall rot, 

8 The wise in heart will receive 



rebuketh a wicked 7'na7i getteth hun- 
self a blot. 

8 Reprove ^Tiot a scorner, lest he hate 
thee: •''rebuke a wise man, and he 
will love thee. 

9 Give instruction to a wise 'man. 
and he will be yet wiser : teach a just 
ma/z,^and he wUl increase in learn- 
ing. 

10 The ^fear of the Lord is the be- 
ginning of wisdom : and the knowl- 
edge of the holy is understanding. 

11 For 'hy me thy days shall be mul- 
tiphed, and the years of thy life shall 
be increased. 

12 If -'thou be A\ase. thou shalt be 
wise for thyself : but i/thou scomest, 
thou alone shalt bear it. 

1 3 "TA foolish woman is clamorous : 
she is simple, and knoweth noth- 
ing,^ 

14 For she sitteth at the door of her 
house, on a seat in the high places of 
the city, 

15 To call passengers who go right 
on their ways : 

16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in 
hither : and as for him that wanteth 
understanding,' she saith to him, 

1 7 Stolen ^waters are SAveet, and 
bread "^ eaten in secret is pleasant. 

1 S But he knoweth not that the 
dead are there : and that her guests 
ure in the depths of heU. 



hither: as for him that wanteth un 
derstanding, she saith to him, 

5 Come, "^eat of my bread, and g Mat.13,12: 6 Blessings are upon the head of the 
drink of the wine ichich I have!?iJob28,28'just : but 'violence covereth the 
mingled, 

6 Forsake the foolish, and live ; and 
go in the way of understanding. 

7 He that reproveth a scorner get- 
teth to himself shame: and he that^cif^*' 'commandments: but ^a pratuig f-^ol 

" " " " " " ' " " ' ^shall fall. 

9 He -''that walketh uprightly walk- 
eth surely: but he that perverteth 
his Avays shall be knoA^m. 

10 He that winketh Avith the eye 
causeth sorrow: but a prating fool 
^shall fall. 

11 Thc^mouth of a righteous man 
is a well of life : but H-lolence cover- 
eth the mouth of the wicked. 

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but 
love •'covereth all suis. 

13 In the ^lips of him that hath um- 
derstanding wisdom is found : but a 

9 5 6 ^^^ ^^ ^*^^' ^^-^^ back of him that is void 
Ecci.' 8,'io of 'understanding. 
2 a fool of j 14 AVise men lay up knowledge : but 
^ip«- the mouth of the foolish is near de- 
'?/i,2S.'struction. 

15 The 'rich man's wealth is his 

the 



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CHAP. 10. 

a Ps. 49, 6 
Lu. 12, 19 

h Dan. 4. 27 

c Ps. 10. 14 

1 Or, the 

wicked 
for their 
wicked- 
ness. 

d ch. 13, 4 
ch. 21, 5 

e Esth. 7, 8 



g Ps 23 4 

is^. 33, : strong city: the destruction of 
"^^'■"^^ poor is their poverty. 

16 The labour of the righteouste-nd- 
the fruit of the Avicked 



4 Or, shall 
he beaten 

h-ps.37,3o' eth to hfe 

i Ps. 107,42 to Sm. 

jicor.13,4 17 He is in the way of Hfe that 

feLtL4,22 keepeth instruction : but he that re- 

5 heart. fuseth reproof ^erreth. 

I job 31, 24' 1 S He that hideth hatred with lying 

1 Tim.' hps, and he that uttereth a slander, 
6, 17 I . ^ ' P 1 ' 

- ^ |zs a fool. 

eS:to^., 19 In -the multitude of words ther« 
m Ecci. 5, 3 wanteth not sin : but "he that ref rain- 
n jas. 3, 2 I eth his hps is wise. 

617 *H. 10. 28, 29. « 



Moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, 11. 



their contrary vices. 



H 



H 



CHAP. 10. 

7 of heart. 

Gen.24:,35 
Gen.26,12 
1 Tim. 1,8 



Iklat. 7, 24 
Mat.l(5,18 

8 addeth. 

s Eccl. 7. 17 

t lJohn3,2 

u Job 8, 13 

V Isa. 40, 31 
Zech. 
10, 12 
Phil. 4. 13 



nesaes. 



20 The tongue of the just is as choice' s. c. looo, 
silver : the heart of the wicked is lit- 
tle worth. 

21 The hps of the righteous feed 
many : but fools die for want '^of wis- 
dom, 

22 The "blessing of the Lord, itjpJo^i^'^i 
maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow i'? ^f-k^' ^' 

With it. 5, 14 

25 It is as sport to a fool to do mis-jr ps.i5,5 
chief: but a man of understa,nding 
hath wisdom. 

24 The ^'fear of the wicked, it shall 
come upon him: but ^the desire of 
the righteous shall be granted. 

2 5 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the 
wicked no more: but the righteous 
is an everlasting foundation. 

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as'^ps. i,6 
smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard 9 frotvara- 
to them that send him. 

27 The fear of the Lord ^prolongeth 
days : but 'the years of the wicked 
shall be shortened. 

28 The 'hope of the righteous shall 
be gladness : but the "expectation of 
the wicked shall perish. 

29 The way of the Lord ''is strength 
to the upright : "but destruction shall 
be to the workers of iniquity.* 

30 The righteous shall never be re- 
moved : but the vv icked shall not in- 
habit the earth. 

31 The mouth of the just bringeth 
forth wisdom: but the froward 
tongue shall be cut out, 

32 The lips of the righteous know 
what is acceptable : but the inouth of 
the wicked speaketh ^frowardness. 

CHAPTER 11. 

A^FALSE balance is abomination 5 He^^J^at 
to the Lord : but ^a just weight '^^'^- "^ ' 
is his delight. 

2 When "pride com.eth,then cometh 
shame : but with the lowly is wisdom. 

3 The integrity of the upright shall 
guide them : but the perverseness of 
transgressors shall destroy them. 

4 Riches ^profit not in the day of 
wi^th : but 'righteousness delivereth 
from death. 

5 The righteousness of the perfect 
shall ^direct his way : but the wicked 
shall fall by his own wickedness. 

6 The '^righteousness of the upright 
' shall deliver them : 'but transgress- 
ors shall be taken in their own 
naughtiness. H. 11. 19-21. 

7 When a wicked man dieth, his ex- 
pectation shall perish : and the hope 
of unjust men perisheth. 

*H. 11. 3-6. 



CHAP. 11. 

1 Balances 
of diceit. 
Lev. 19,35 
Deut. 
25,13 

2 a perfect 
stone. 

a Dan. 4, 30 

b Ezek.7,19 
Zeph.1,18 

c Gen. 7, 1 

3 rectify, 
a 1 Tim.4,8 
e Eccl. 10,8 
/Job 8, 13 
g Esth. 8,15 

4 destitute 
of heart. 



a 



bein 
tale- 
hearer. 

h 1 Ki. 12, 1 

6 shall be 
sore 
broken. 

7 those that 
strike 
hands. 

i Mat.25,34 

} Hos.lO.l'i 
Gal.6, 8, 9 
J as. 3, 18 

8 departeth 

from. 

k Rom. 2, 8 

9 Tlie soul 
of bless- 
ing. 

2 Cor. 9,6 

I Mat. 5, 7 

m Amos 
8, 5 

n Job 29,13 
618 



8 The righteous is delivered out of 
trouble, and the wicked cometh in 
his stead. 

9 An -'hyprocrite with his mouth de- 
stroyeth his neighbour : but through 
knowledge shall the just be delivered. 

10 When ^it goeth well with the 
righteous, the city rejoiceth: and 
when the wicked perish, there is 
shouting. 

1 1 By the blessing of the upright the 
city is exalted : but it is overthrown 
by the mouth of the wicked. 

1 2 He that is "void of wisdom de- 
spiseth his neighbour : but a man of 
understanding holdeth his peace. 

1 3 ^A talebearer revealeth secrets : 
but he that is of a faithful spirit con- 
cealeth the matter. 

14 Where ^no counsel is, the people 
fall : but in the multitude of counsel- 
lors there is safety. 

1 5 He that is surety for a stranger 
^shall smart for it: and he that 
hateth 'suretiship is sure. 

1 6 A gracious woman reta^ineth hon- 
our: and strong men retain riches. 

1 7 The 'merciful man doeth good to 
his own soul: but he that is cruel 
troubleth his own flesh. 

18 The wicked worketh a deceitful 
work : Put -^to him that soweth right- 
eousness shall be a sure reward. 

19 As righteousness tendeth to life: 
so he that pursueth evil pur suet h it 
to his own death. 

20 The^f that are of a froAvard heart 
are abomination to the Lord: but 
such as are upright in their way are 
his delight. 

21 Though hand join in hand, the 
wicked shall not be unpunished : but 
the seed of the righteous shall be de 
livered. h. 11. 31. 

22 As a jewel of gold in a svrine's 
snout, so is a fair woman which is 
without discretion. 

23 The desire of the righteous is 
only good : but the expectation of the 
wicked is ^v/rath. 

24 There is that scattereth, and yet 
increaseth; and there is that with- 
holdeth more than is meet, but it 
tendeth to poverty. 

25 ^The liberal soul shall be made 
fat: and Tie that watereth shall be 
watered also himself. 

26 He "'that withholdeth corn, the 
people shall curse him : ''but blessing 
shall be upon the head of him that 
selleth it. 

tC. 13. 5. 



jt 
1 H 



Moral virtues, and 

27 He that diligently seeketh good 
procureth favour : ^biit he that seek- 
eth mischief, it shall come mito him. 

28 He ^hat tnisteth in his riches 
shall fall: but ?the righteous shall 
flourish as a branch. 

29 He that troubleth his own house 
'shall inherit the ^vind : and the fool 
shall he sei'^'^ant to the wise of heart. 

30 The fruit of the righteous is a 
tree of life; and he that ^"winneth 
souls is wise. 

H f 31 Behold, -the righteous shall be 
J I recompensed in the earth : much 
t more the wicked and the sinner. * 
CHAPTER 12. 

WHOSO loveth mstructionloveth 
knowledge : but he that hateth 
reproof is brutish. 

2 A good man obtaineth favour of 
the Lord : but a man of wicked de- 
vices will he condemn. 

3 A man shall not be established by 
wickedness : but the root of the right- 
eous shall not be moved. 

4 A '^ virtuous woman is a crown to 
her husband : but she that maketh 
ashamed is as *rottennessin his bones. 

5 The thoughts of the righteous are 
right : hut the counsels of the ^^icked 
are deceit. 

6 The words of the wicked are to lie 
in wait for blood : but the mouth of 
the upright shall deliver them. 

H [ 7 The '^wicked are overthrown, and 
: are not: but the house of the righteous 
! shaU stand. H. 12. 21. 

8 A man shall be coixunended accord- 
ing to his wisdom : '^but he that is ^of 
a perverse heart shall be despised. 

9 He that is despised, and hath a 
servant, is better than he that hon- 
oureth himself, and lacketh bread. 

10 A 'righteous man regardeth the 
life of his beast : but the ^tender mer- 
cies of the wicked a?'e cruel. 

11 He /that tilleth his land shall be 
satisfied with bread : but he that f ol- 
loweth vainperso^^is is void of under- 
standing. 

12 The Avicked desireth ^the net of 
evil r/ze?? .• but the ^root of the right- 
eous jieldeth fruit. 

13 *The ^vicked is snared by the 
transgression of his lips: ^but the 
just shall come out of trouble. 

14 A man shall be satisfied with good 
by the fruit of his mouth : and *the 
recompence of a man's hands shall 
be rendered unto him. 

1 5 The •'way of a fool is right in his 

*H. 12. 7; J. 16. 2-4. 



PROVERBS, 12, 13. 



their contrary vices. 



p Job 31, 24 

Mark 
10,24 
Lu.12,21 
1 Tim, 
6.17 

q Jer. 17, 8 
r Eccl. 5,16 
10 taketh 
Dan. 12, 3 
lCor.9,19 
Jas. 5, 20 



CHAP. 12. 

a ch. 31, 23 
1 Cor.11,7 

b ch. 14, 30 
c Mat. 7, 24 
d ISara. 
25,17 

1 perverse 
of heart. 

e Deut.23,4 

2 Or, 

bowels. 
J Gen. 3, 19 
ch. 28, 19 

3 Or, the 
fortress. 

g Jer. 17, 8 

4 The snare 
of the 
wicked is 
in the 
trans- 
gression 
of lips. 

h 2 Pet. 2, 9 



own eves : but he that hearkeneth im- 
to counsel is wise. 

1 6 A fool's wi-ath is ^presently 
known : but a prudent marccoYereth. 
shame. 

11 He that speaketh truth sheweth 
forth righteousness : but a false wit- 
ness deceit. 

18 There is that speaketh like the 

piercings of a sword : but the tongue 

of the wise is health. 

s Jer. 25, 29 19 The *lip of truth shall be estab- 

1 Pet.4,17 lished for ever : but a l;>^ng tongue is 

but for a moment. 

20 Deceit is in the heart of them that 
imaguie evil : but to the counsellors of 
peace is joy. 

21 There 'shall no evil happen to the 
just: but the wicked shall be filled 
with mischief. H 13. 9. 

22 Lyiag ''lips are abomination tc 
the L'^ord : but they that deal trulj' 
are his delight. 

23 A prudent man concealeth knowl- 
edge : but the heart of fools proclaim- 
eth foolishness. 

24 The '^hand of the diligent shah 
bear rule : but the ''slothful shall be 
under tribute. 

25 Hea\aness in the heaii: of man 
maketh it stoop : but ''a good word 
maketh it glad. 

g ^ 26 The righteous is more 'excellent 

j i!u! IS, 11 i than his neighbour : but the way of 

5 in timt the wickcd seduceth them. 

dfty. 27 The slothful man roasteth not 

5^6 ■ ^' jthat which he took in huntiug : but 

I Rom. 8,28 the substaxLce of a dihgent man is 

precious. 

28 In the way of 'righteousness is 
Hfe ; and i7i the pathway thereof 
there is no depcth. 

CHAPTER 13. 
'WISE son heareth his father's 
instruction : ^but a scomer hear- 
eth not rebuke. 

2 A man shall eat good by the frait 
of his mouth : but the soul of the 
transgressors shall eat violence. 

3 He *that keepeth his mouth keep- 
eth his life : hut he that openeth wide 
his lips shall have destruction. 

4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, 
I and hath nothing : but the soul of the 

CHAP. 13. [diligent shall be made fat. 

5 A righteous man hateth ^lying: but 
a wicked man is loathsome, and 
Cometh to shame. C. 13. 21. 

6 Righteousness %eepeth him that 
is upright in the way: but wickedness 
overthroweth ^the sinner. 



J 



2Thes.l,6 

1 Pet. 3, 
12,13 

2 Pet. 2, 9 

m Rev. 
22, 15 

nlKi.11,28 
ch. 10, 4 

6 Or, 

deceitful. 

Isa. 50, 4 

7 Or, abuTi- 
dant. 

p Deut. 
30. 15 
Deut. 
32,47 
Jer. 21, 8 
Mat.19,17 
Rom. 5,21 
2 Cor.4,17 
Rev. 2, 7 



A 



a 1 Sam. 
2,25 

b Ps. 39, 1 
Jas. 3, 2 

c Col. 3, 9 
Rom.12,9 

d ch. 11, 3 

1 sin. 

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Morcd virtues, and 



PROVERBS, 14. 



tlieir contrary vices. 



1 There is that maketh Mmself rich, 
yet hath nothing : there is that mak- 
eth himself poor, yet Aa^A great riches. 

8 The ransom of a man's hf e are his 
riches : but the poor heareth not re- 
buke. 
H , 9 The light of the righteous re- 
joiceth : but the -lamp of the wicked 
shall be put out. H. 13. 13. 

10 Only bypridecometh contention: 
but with the well advised is wisdom. 

11 \^ eolth.' gotten by vanity shall be 
diminished: but he that gathereth 
^by labour shall increase. 

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart 
sick; but lohen the desire cometh,zY is 
a tree of life. 

H r 13 Whoso -^'despiseth the word shall 
be destroyed : but he that f eareth the 
commandment ^shall be rewarded?^ 

14 The i'law of the wise is a fountain 
of life, to depart from ^the snares of 
death. 

15 Good understanding giveth fa- 
vour : but the way of transgressors 
is hard. 

16 Every 'prudent man dealethwith 
knowledge : but a fool ^layeth open 
his folly. 

1 7 A wicked messenger f alleth into 
mischief : but ^a faithful ambassador 
is health. 

1 8 Poverty and shame shall he to 
him that refuseth instruction : but he 
that •^regardeth reproof shall be hon- 
oured. 

19 The desire accomplished is sweet 
to the soul : but it is abomination to 
fools to depart from evil. 

20 He that walketh with wise men 
shall be wise: but a companion of 
fools 'shall be destroyed. 

C r 21 Evil ^pursue th sinners : but to the 
H [ righteous good shall be repayed^ 
22 A good man leaveth an inherit- 
ance to his children's children : and 
^the wealth of the sinner is laid up for 
the just. 

2 3 Much '"food is in the tillage of 
the poor: but there is that is de- 
stroyed for want of judgment. 

24 He "that spare th his rod hateth 
his son : but he tlmt loveth him chas- 
teneth him betimes. 

25 The righteous eateth to the satis- 
fying of his soul : but the belly of 
the wicked shall want. 

CHAPTER 14. 

EVERY "wise woman buildeth 
her house : but the foolish pluck- 
eth it down vvath her hands. 

*H. 13. 21. tC. 14. 11; H. 14. 12. 



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CHAP. 13. 

2 Or, 

candle. 

e ch. 20, 21 

3 with the 
hand. 

/2Chr. 
36,16 

i Or, Shall 
be in 
peace. 
Isa. 66, 2 
Mai. 3, 16 

g ch. 16, 22 

h 2 Sam. 
22,6 

i ch. 12, 23 

5 spread- 
eth. 

6 an anx- 
hassador 
of faith- 
fulness. 

j ch. 15, 5 

7 shall be 
broken. 

k Ps. 32, 10 

I Job 27, 16 
Eccl. 2,26 

m ch. 12, 11 

n ch. 23, 13 



CHAP, 14. 

a Ruth 4,11 

b Job 12, 4 

c ch. 12, 6 

d Ex. 20, 16 
Ex. 23, 1 

e ch. 17, 24 

/ Lu. 12, 20 
1 Cor,3,19 

g ch. 10, 23 

1 the bit- 
terness of 
his soul. 

h Job 8, 15 

i ch. 16, 25 

j Rom.6,21 

k Eccl. 2, 2 

1 ch. 12,14 

m2Cor.l,12 
Phil. 4, 7 

n ch. 22, 3 

ch. 19, 7 

2 many are 
the lovers 
of tlie 
rich. 

p Ps. 41, 1 

620 



2 He that walketh in his upright- 
ness feareth the Lord : ^but he that 
is perverse in his ways despiseth 
him, 

3 In the mouth of the foolish is a 
rod of pride : ''but the lips of the wise 
shall presence them. 

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is 
clean : but much increase is by the 
strength of the ox. 

5 A ^f a^ithful witness will not lie : 
but a false witness will utter lies. 

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and 
findeth it not: but 'knowledge is 
easy unto him that understandeth. 

7 Go from the presence of a foolish 
man, when thou perceivest not in 
him the lips of knowledge. 

8 The Avisdom of the prudent is to 
understand his wa.y : but -^ the folly of 
fools is deceit. 

9 Fools ^make a mock at sin : but 
among the righteous there is favour. 

10 The heart knoweth 'his own bit- 
terness ; and a stranger doth not in- 
termeddle with his joy, 

1 1 The ^house of the wicked shall ] 
be overthrown : but the tabernacle i 
of the upright shall flourish. C.21.17. i 

12 There 'is a way which seeiPxeth ] 
right unto a man, but •'the end there- j 
of «re the ways of death. H. 14. 32 J 

13 Even in laughter the heart is sor- 
rowful ; and ^the end of that mirth 
is heaviness. 

14 The backslider in heart shall be 
^filled with his own ways: and a 
"'good man shall be satisfied from 
himself. 

1 5 The simple believeth every word : 
but the x^rudent 7na?i looketh well to 
his going. 

16 A "wise ma7i feareth, and depart- 
eth from evil; but the fool rageth, 
and is confident, 

\1 He that is soon angry dealeth 
foolishly : and a man of wicked de= 
vices is hated. 

18 The simple inherit folly : but the 
prudent are crowned with know! 
edge. 

19 The evil bow before the good; 
and the wicked at the gates of the 
righteous. 

20 The "poor is hated even of his 
own neighbour : but ^the rich hath 
many friends. 

21 He that despiseth his neighbour 
sinneth : ^but he that hath mercy on 
the poor, happy is he. 

22 Do they not err that devise evil? 



Moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, 15. 



their contrary vices. 




but mercy and truth shall be to them 
that devise good. 

23 In ail labour there is profit : but 
the talk of the lips tendeth only to 
penury. 

24 The crown of the wise is their 
riches : but the foolishness of fools is 
folly. 

25 A true witness delivereth souls: 
but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 

26 Tn the fear of the Lord is s trong 
mce: and h is childre n shal l 

ive a . place of refug e.* - 

2 7 The 'fear of the Lord is a foun- 
tain of life, to depart from the snares 
of death. 

2S In the multitude of people is the 
king's honour: but in the want of 
people is the destruction of the 
prince. 

29 He ""that is slow to wrath is of 
great understanding : but he that is 
^hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 

30 A sound heart is the life of the 
flesh : but 'envy the rottenness of the 
bones. 

31 He 'that oppresseth the poor re- 
proacheth "his Maker: but he that 
honoureth him hath mercy on the 
poor. 

H ' 3 2 The wicked is driven away in hi s 
wickedness : but the ^righteous hath 
I hope in his death . K. 16. 4, 5. 

33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of 
him that hath understanding: but 
that which is in the midst of fools is 
made known. 

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation : 
but sin is a reproach "to any people. 

35 The king's favour is toward a 
wise '^servant: but his wrath is 
against him that causeth shame. 

CHAPTER 15. 

A SOFT answer turneth away 
wrath : but grievous words stir 
up anger. 

2 The tongue of the wise useth 

knowledge aright : but the mouth of 

fools 'poureth out foolishness. 

r 3 The '^eyes of the Lord are in every 

I place, beholding the evil and th e 

I good. • E. 16. 2. 

4 "A wholesome tongue is a tree of 
life : but perverseness therein is a 
breach in the spirit. 

5 A fool despiseth his father's in- 
struction : but he that regardeth re- 
proof is prudent. 

6 In the house of the righteous is 
much treasure : but in the revenues 
of the wicked is trouble. 

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CHAP. 14. 

q ch. 13. 14 

r ch. 16, 32 
Jas. 1. 19 

3 short of 
spirit. 

s Ps. 112,10 

t ch. 17, 5 
Mat.2o,40 

1 John 
3,17 

u Job 31, 15 
ch. 22, 2 

V Job 13, 15 
J Ob 19, 26 
Ps. 23, 4 
Ps. 37, 37 

2 Cor. 1, 9 
2 Cor. 5, 8 
2 Tim. 
4,18 

4 to na- 
tions. 

w Mat. 24, 
45,47 
Mat. 25, 
21,23 



CHAP. 15. 

1 belcheth, 
or, bub- 
bleth. 

a 2Chr.l6,9 
Job 34, 21 
ch. 5, 21 
Jer. 16,17 
Jer. 32,19 
Zech.4,10 
Heb. 4, 13 

2 The heal- 
ing of the 
tongue. 

b Isa. 61, 8 
Jer. 6. 20 
Jer. 7, 22 
Amos5,22 

c Lu. 18, 11 

d 1 Tim. 
6, 11 

3 Or, In- 
struction. 

e John 2,24 
Acts 1, 24 

/Eccl. 4. 6 
1 Tim. 6,6 

4 is raised 
up as a 
causey. 
Isa. 3'5, 8 

5 iioid of 
heart. 

g Eph. 5. 15 

6 in his 
season. 

h Phil. 3. 20 

621 



7 The lips of the wise disperse 
knowledge: but the heart of the 
foolish doeth not so. 

8 The *S8.crifice of the wicked is an 
abomination to the Lord: "^but the 
prayer of the upright is his delight. 

9 The way of the wicked is an abom- 
ination unto the Lord •. but he loveth 
him that "^f olloweth after righteous- 
ness. G. 20. 9. 

10 ^Correction is grievous unto hiin 
that f orsaketh the way : and he that 
hateth reproof shall die. 

1 1 Hell and destruction are before 
the Lord : how much more then the 
'hearts of the children of men ? 

12 A scorner loveth not one that 
reproveth him : neither "vvill he go 
unto the wise. 

13 A merry heart maketh a cheer- 
ful countenance : but by sorrow of 
the heart the spirit is broken. 

14 The heart of him that hath un- 
derstanding seeketh knowledge : but 
the mouth of fools feedeth on fool- 
ishness. 

1 5 All the days of the afflicted are 
evil : but he that is of a merry heart 
hath a continual feast. 

16 Better •''zs little with the fear of 
the Lord than great treasure and 
trouble therewith. 

17 Better is a dinner of herbs where 
love is, tlian a stalled ox and hatred 
therewith. 

1 8 A wrathful man stirreth up 
strife : but he that is slow to anger 
appeaseth strife. 

1 y The way of the slothful man is 
as an hedge of thorns : but the way 
of the righteous '^is made plain. 

20 A wise son maketh a glad fa- 
ther : but a foolish man despiseth 
his mother. 

21 Folly is joy to hhn that is 'desti- 
tute of wisdom : «'but a man of rni- 
derstanding walketh uprightly. 

22 Without counsel purposes are 
disappointed : but in the multitude 
of counsellors they are establish^. 

23 A man hath joy by the answer 
of his mouth : and a word spoken ^in 
due season, how good is it ! 

24 The ^way of life is above to the 
wise, that he may depart from hell 
beneath. 

25 The Lord will destroy the house 
of the proud : but he will establish 
the border of the widow. 

26 The thoughts of the wicked are 



an abomination to the JLOrd : but t/i& 



A 



tA. 20. 9. 



Moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, 16. 



their contrary vices. 



words of the pure are 'pleasant 
words. 

27 He 'that is greedy of gain trou- 
bleth his own house; but he that 
hateth gifts shall live. 

28 The heart of the righteous stud- 
leth •'to answer : but the mouth of 
the wicked poureth out evil things. 

29 The Lord is ^tar from the wick- 
ed : but he ^heareth the prayer of the 
righteous. 

30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth 
the heart : anda, good report maketh 
the bones fat. 

31 The ear that heareth the reproof 
of life abideth among the wise. 

32 He that refuseth ^instruction de- 
spiseth his own soul : but he that 
^heareth reproof ^°getteth under- 
standing. 

33 The fear of the Lord is the in- 
struction of wisdom; and before 
honour is humility. 

CHAPTER 16. 

THE ^preparations of the heart in 
man, and ''the answer of the 
tongue, is from the Lord. 
E r 2 All the ways of a man are clean 
J I in his own eyes ; but the ^Lord 
I weigheth the spirits. E. 21. 2. 

3 ^Commit thy works unto the 
Lord, and thy thoughts shall be es- 

l tablished. F. 16. 20. 

4 The '^LoRD ha.th made all things 
for himself! ^yea,, even the w i cked 
for the dny of evil. J. 17. 3. 

5 Ev ery one that is proud in heart 
is an abominatio n to the JjDBH: 
tho7/,gh hmid j oin in hand, he shall 
not be ^un pu nish ed . H. 21. 12. 

6 By *mercy and truth iniquity is 
purged : and by the fear of the Lord 
971671 depart from evil, 

T When a man's ways -^please the 
Lord, he maketh even his enemies 
to be at peace with him. 

8 Better is a little with righteous- 
ness than great revenues without 
right. 

9 A man's heart deviseth his way : 
but i^the Lord directeth his steps. 

1 ^A divine sentence is in the lips 
of the king : his mouth transgresseth 
not in judgment. 

1 1 A ^just weight and balance are 
the Lord's: ^all the weights of the 
bag are his work. 

1'2 It is an abomination to kings to 
commit wickedness : for the throne 
is established by righteousness. 

13 Righteous lips are the delight of 



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CHAP. 15. 

7 words of 
pleasant- 
ness. 

I Isa. 5, 8 

j lPGt.3,15 

/cEph. 2,12 

I Rom.8,26 

8 Or, cor- 
rection. 

9 Or, 

obeyetli. 

10 possess- 
eth an 
heart. 



CHAP. 16. 

1 Or, dis- 
posinqs. 
Jer. 10,23 

a Mat,10,19 

6 1 Sam. 
IG, 7 
Dan. 5, 27 

2 Boll. 
Ps. 37, 5 
Mat. 6, 25 
Lu. 12, 22 
Phil. 4, 6 
1 Pet. 5, 7 

c Isa. 43, 7 
Rom. 
11,36 

d .Job 21, 30 
Rom. 9,22 

3 held 
innocent. 

e Dan. 4, 27 
Lu. 11, 41 

/ Col. 1, 10 
g Jer. 10, 23 

4 Divina- 
tion. 

h Lev.19,36 

5 all the 

stones. 

i Isa. 35, 8 

6 Or, He 
that un- 
derstand- 
eth a 
matter. 

j Isa. 30, 18 

k Ps. 37, 30 
Mat. 12,34 

7 maketh 
wise. 

8 Tlie soul 
of him 
that la~ 
boureth. 

9 boweth 
unto him. 

10 A man of 
Belial. 

11 sendeth 
forth. 

622 



kings ; and they love him that speak- 
eth right. 

14 The wrath of a king is as mes- 
sengers of death: but a wise man 
will pacify it. 

15 In the light of the king's coum 
tenance is life ; and his favour is as 
a cloud of the latter rain. 

1 6 How much better is it to get wis- 
dom than gold! and to get under- 
standing rather to be chosen than 
silver ! 

IT The highway of the upright is 
to depart from evil : he that keepeth 
his way preserveth his soul. 

1 8 Pride goeth before destruction, 
and an haughty spirit before a 
fall. 

19 Better it is to he of an humble 
spirit with the lowly, than to divide 
the spoil with the proud. 

20 '^He that handleth a matter wise- 
ly shall find good : and whoso trust- 
eth -^in the Lord, happy .ig he^* 



21 The wise in heart shall be called 
prudent: and the sweetness of the 
lips increaseth learning. 

22 Understanding is a wellspring of 
life unto him that hath it : but the 
instruction of fools is folly. 

23 The %eart of the wise 'teacheth 
his mouth, and addeth learning to 
his lips. 

24 Pleasant words are as an honey- 
comb, sweet to the soul, and health 
to the bones. 

25 There is awaythatseemethright 
unto a man, but the end thereof are 
the ways of death. 

26 ^He that labouretli laboureth for 
himself ; for his mouth ''craveth it of 
him. 

2T "An ungodly man diggeth up 
evil : and in his lips there is as a 
burning fire. 

28 A fro ward man"soweth strife: 
and a whisperer separateth chief 
friends. 

29 A violent man enticeth his neigh- 
bour, and leadeth him into the way 
thctt is not good. 

30 He shutteth his eyes to devise 
f reward things : moving his lips he 
bringeth evil to pass. 

31 The hoary head is a crown of 
glory, if it be found in the way of 
righteousness. 

32 He that is slow to anger is better 
than the mighty ; and he that ruleth 
his spirit than he that taketh a city. 

33 The lot is cast into the lap ; but 
*F. 18. 10. * 



Moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, IT, 18. 



their contrary vices. 



the whole disposing thereof is of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER 17. 

BETTER is a dry morsel, and 
quietness therewith, than an 
house full of ^sacrifices with strife. 
2 A wise servant shall have rule 
over a son that causeth shame, and 
shall have part of the inheritance 
among the brethren, 
^ f 3 The ^fining pot is for silver, and 
\ the furnace for gold : but the Lord 
Itrieth the hearts. ' J. 29. 26. 

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to 
false lips ; and a liar giveth ear to 
a naughty tongue. 

5 Whoso mocketh the poor re- 
proacheth his Maker: and ''he that 
IS glad at calamities shall not be ^un- 
punished. 

6 Children's children are the crown 
of old men ; and the glory of chil- 
dren are their fathers. 

7 ^Excellent speech becometh not a 
fool : much less do ^lying lips a prince. 

8 A gift is as ^a precious stone in 
the ej^es of him that hath it : whither- 
soever it tumeth, it '^prospereth. 

9 He that covereth a transgression 
*seeketh love ; but he that repeateth 
a matter separateth very friends. 

10 ^ A reproof entereth more into a 
wise man than an hundred stripes 
into a fool. 

1 1 An evil ynan seeketh only rebel- 
lion: therefore a cruel messenger 
shall be sent against him. 

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps 
meet a man, rather than a fool in his 
folly. 

13 Whoso "^rewardeth evil for good, 
evil shall not depart from his house. 

14 The beginning of strife is as 
when one letteth out water : there 
fore ''leave off contention, before it 
be meddled with. 

1 5 He that -^ justifieth the wicked, 
and he that condemneth the just, 
even they both are abomination to 
the Lord. 

1 6 Wherefore is there a price in the 
hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing 
he hath no heart to it? 

17 A friend loveth at all times, and 
a brother is born for adversity. 

ISA man void of ^understanding 
striketh hands, ayid becometh surety 
in the presence of his friend. 

19 He loveth transgression that 
loveth strife : and he that exalteth 
his gate seeketh destruction. 



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CHAP. 17. 

1 Or. good 
cheer. 

a ch. 27, 21 
Jer. 17,10 
Mai. .3, .3 

b Job 31, 29 
Obad. 12 

2 held 
innocent. 

3 a Up of 
excel- 
lency. 

i a Up of 
h/ing. 

5 a stone of 
grace. 

ch. 18, 16 
ch. 19, 6 
c Gen.39,21 
Gen.41,38 
Dan. 6, 3 

6 Or, pro- 
cureth. 
ch. 10, 12 

7 Or, A re- 
proof 
aweth 
more a 
Wiseman, 
than to 
strike a 
fool an 
hundred 
times. 

d Jer. 18, 20 

Rom. 

12, 17 

1 Thes. 

5, 1.5 

1 Pet. 3, 9 
e ch. 20, 3 

1 Thes. 

4,11 

/Ex.23, 7 
Isa. 5, 23 

8 heart. 

9 Thefro- 
ward of 
heart. 

10 Or, to a 
medicine. 

g Ex. 23, 8 
h Eccl. 2,14 
i J as. 1, 19 

11 Or,a cool 
spirit. 



CHAP. 18. 

1 Or, He 
tliat sepa- 
rateth 
himself 
seeketh 
according 
to his de- 
sire, and 
intermed- 
dleth in 
etiery 
business, 
Jude 19 

a Ps. 78, 2 
b Lev.19,15 

Deut.1,17 

Deut. 

16, 19 

2 Or, 
whis- 
perer. 
ch. 12, 18 
ch. 26, 22 

3 Or, like as 
when men 
are 
wounded. 

4 chamber's, 
c 2 Sam.22, 

3,51 
Ps. 18, 2 

5 is set 
aloft. 

623 



20 ^He that hath a fro ward heart 
findeth no good : and he that hath a 
perverse tongue f alleth into mischief. 

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it 
to his sorrow: and the father of a 
fool hath no joy. 

22 A merry heart doeth good ^Hike 
a medicine : but a broken spirit dri- 
eth the bones. 

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out 
of the bosom ^to pervert the ways of 
judgment. 

24 vYisdom^^s before him that hath 
understanding ; but the eyes of a fool 
are in the ends of the earth. 

25 A foolish son is a grief to his 
father, and bitterness to her that 
bare him. 

26 Also to punish the just is not 
good, 7ior to strike princes for equity. 

27 He 'that hath knowledge spare th 
his words : and a man of under- 
standing is of "an excellent spirit. 

28 Even a fool, w^henhe holdeth his 
peace, is counted wise : and he that 
shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of 
understanding. 

CHAPTER 18. 

THROUGH ^desire a man, having 
separated himself, seeketh and 
intermeddleth with all wisdom. 

2 A fool hath no delight in under- 
standing, but that his heart may 
discover itself. 

3 When the wicked cometh, then 
Cometh also contempt, and with ig- 
nominy reproach. 

4 The words of a man's mouth are 
as deep waters, '^and the wellspring 
of wisdom as a flowing brook. 

5 It Hs not good to accept the per- 
son of the wicked, to overthrow the 
righteous in judgment. 

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, 
and his mouth calleth for strokes. 

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, 
and his lips are the snare of his 
soul. 

8 The words of a ^talebearer are ^as 
wounds, and they go down into the 
^innermost parts of the belly. 

9 He also that is slothful in his w^ork 
is brother to him that is a great 
waster. 

10 The ''name of the Lord is a 
strong tower : the righteous runneth 
into it, and ^is safe. * 

11 The rich man's wealth is his 
strong city, and as an high wall in 
his cwn conceit. 

12 Before destruction the heart of 

*F. 22. 19; K. 21. 30, 31. 



K 



Moral virtues, aiid 



PROVERBS, 19. 



their contrary vices. 



man is haughty, and before honour 
is humihty. 

13 He that ^answereth a matter be- 
fore he heareth it^ it is folly and 
shame unto him. 

14 The spirit of a man will sustain 
his infirmity ; but a wounded spirit 
"who can bear ? 

1 5 The '^heart of the prudent getteth 
knowledge ; and the ear of the wise 
seeketh knowledge. 

1 6 A ^man's gift maketh room for 
him, and bringeth him before great 
men. 

11 He that is first in his own cause 
seemeth just ; but his neighbour 
Cometh and searcheth him. 

1 8 The lot causeth contentions to 
cease, and parteth between the 
mighty. 

19 A brother offended is harder to 
he won than a strong city : and their 
contentions are like the bars of a 
castle. 

20 A mean's belly shall be satisfied 
with the fruit of his mouth; and 
with the increase of his lips shall he 
be filled. 

21 Death -^and life are in the power 
of the tongue : and they that love it 
shall eat the fruit thereof. 

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a 
good thing., and obtaineth favour of 
the Lord. 

23 The poor useth intreaties ; but 
the rich answereth ^roughly. 

24 A man Hhat hath friends must 
shew himself friendly : and there is 
a friend that sticketh closer than a 
brother. 

CHAPTER 19. 

BETTER Hs the poor that walk- 
eth in his integrity, than he that 
is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 

2 Also, that the *soul be vvdthout 
knowledge, it is not good ; and he 
that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 

3 The foolishness of mxan perverteth 
his way: ''and his heart fretteth 
against the Lord. 

4 W ealth maketh many friends ; but 
the poor is separated from his neigh- 
bour. 

5 A ''false witness shall not be 'un- 
punished, and he that speaketh lies 
shall not escape. 

6 Many will intreat the favour of 
the prince : and every man is a friend 
to 'him that giveth gifts. 

7 All the brethren of the poor do 
hate him: how much more do his 



B. C. 1000. 

CHAP. 18. 

6 returnetli 
a ivord. 
JolinT, 51 

cZEph. 1,17 

c Gen. 39, 
2-6 

Gen. 41, 
14, 38^4 
Dan.l, 17 
19,30 
Dan. 6, 3 

/ Mat.12,37 

g Jas. 2, 3 

h John 15, 
14,15 



CHAP. 19. 
a ch. 28, 6 

b Rom. 10,2 

2 Thes. 
1.8 

c Ps. 37, 7 

d Ex. 23, 1 

1 held 
innoe&)it. 

2 a man of 
gifts. 

3 an Mart. 
6 Dan. 6, 24 
/Eccl.10,6 

4 Or, 
prudence. 
Jas. 1, 19 

g Mat. 5, 44 
Rom. 
12,10 

h 2 Cor. 
12,14 

i ch. 18, 22 

j Lii. 10, 28 
Lu. 11, 28 
Rom. 2, 7 

?c Eccl. 11,1 
2 Cor. 9, 6 
Heb. 6, 10 

5 Or, his 

deed. 

6 Or, to Ms 
destruc- 
tion : or, 
to cause 
him to 
die. 

7 add. 

I Job 23,13 
Isa. 14, 26 
Heb. 6, 17 

m 1 Tim. 
4,8 

8 iviU be 
cunning. 
Deut. 
13, 11 

624 



friends go far from him ? he pursueth 
them with words, yet they are want- 
ing to him. 

8 He that getteth Visdom loveth his 
own soul : he that keepeth under- 
standing shall find good. 

9 A "false witness shall not be un- 
punished, and he that speaketh lies 
shall perish. 

10 Delight is not seemly for a fool ; 
much less -^f or a servant to have rule 
over princes. 

11 The Miscretion of a man defer ^ 
reth his anger ; ^and it is his glory 
to pass over a transgression. 

12 The king's wrath is as the roar- 
ing of a lion ; but his favour is as 
dew upon the grass. 

1 3 A foolish son is the calam.ity of 
his father : and the contentions of a 
wife a7^e a continual dropping. 

14 House ''-and riches are the inher- 
itance of fathers : and 'a prudent wife 
is from the Lord. 

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep 
sleep ; and an idle soul shall suffer 
hunger, 

16 He •'that keepeth the command- 
ment keepeth his own soul ; but he 
tliat despiseth his ways shall die. 

17 He ^that hath pity upon the poor 
lendeth unto the Lord ; and ^hat 
which he hath given will he pay him 
again. 

1 8 Chasten thy son while there is 
hope, and let not thy soul spare ^for 
his crying, 

19 A man of great wrath shall suf- 
fer punishment : for if thou dehver 
him, jet thou must ''do it again. 

20 Hear counsel, and receive in- 
struction, that thou mayest be wis8 
in thy latter end, 

21 There kire many devices in a 
man's heart ; nevertheless the coun- 
sel of the Lord, that shall stand. 

22 The desire of a man is his kind- 
ness : and a poor man is better than 
a liar. 

23 The '-"fear of the Lord tendetk 
to life : and he that hath it shall 
abide satisfied ; he shall not be vis- 
ited with evil, 

24 A slothful man hideth his hand 
in h is bosom, and will not so much 
as bring it to his mouth again. 

25 Smite a scorner, and the simple 
Vill beware : and reprove one that 
hath understanding, and he will un- 
derstand knowledge. 

26 He that wasteth his father, and 



Moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, 20, 2: 



their contrary vic4s. 



chaseth away his mother, is a son 
that causeth shame, and bringeth re- 
proach. 

27 Cease, my son, to '^hear the m- 
stniction that causeth to err from 
the words of knovv' ledge. 

28 ''An ungodh^ wdtness scometh 
judgment: and the mouth of the 
wicked devoureth iniquity. 

29 Judgments are prepared for 
scorners, and stripes for the back 
of fools. 

CHAPTER 20. 
"¥^7'^^-^ "^^ ^' i^ocker, strong drink 
\ T is raging: and whosoever is 
deceived thereby is not wise. 

2 The fear of si king is as the roar- 
ing of a lion : ^ohoso provoketh him 
to anger sinneth against his own 
soul. 

3 It is an ^honour for a man to cease 
from strife : but every fool will be 
miCddling. 

4 The sluggard will not plow by rea- 
son of the 'cold; therefore shall he 
beg in harvest, and have nothing. 

5 Counsel in the heart of man is 
like deep water ; but a man of un- 
dersta^nding will draw it out. 

6 Most 'men will proclaim every 
one his own ^goodness : but '^a faith- 
ful man Avho can find ? 

7 The just man w^alketh in his in-; 
tegrity : his children are blessed after 
him. 

8 A king that sittetli in the throne 
of judgment scattereth away all evil 
with his eyes. 

9 Who 'can say, I have made my 
heart clean, 1 arn pure from my sm ? 

lU ^Divers weights, and ^divers 
measures, both of them are alike 
abomination to the Lord. 

11 Even a child is -^kno^vn by his 
doings, wdiether his work be pure, 
and whether it be right. 

1 2 The ^hearing ear, and the seeing 
eye, the Lord hath made even both 
of them. 

13 Love '^not sleep, lest thou come 
to poverty/; open thine eyes, and 
thou shalt be satisfied Avith bread. 

14 It is naught, it is naught, saith 
the buyer : but when he is gone his 
way, then he boasteth. 

1 5 There is gold, and a multitude of 
rubies: but the lips of knowledge 
are a precious jewel. 

1 6 Take his garment that is surety 
for a stranger: and take a pledge 
of him for a strange woma,n. 

(40) *A. Eccl. 7. 20; G. 21. 3. 



B. C. 1000. 



I CHAP. 19. 

'ixEph. i, 14 
2 John 10 

9 A witness 
of Belial. 



CHAP. 20. 

a Gen. 9, 21 
Isa. 28, 7 
Hos. 4, 11 

h Gen. 13. 7 

1 Or, win- 
ter. 

c Mat. 6, 2 

2 Or, 

bounty. 

dLu. 18, 8 

\e IKi. 8,46 
Job 14, 4 
Eccl. 7,20 
lJolinl,S 

3 A stone 
and a 

j stone. 

1 4 an epTuili 
i and an 
i ephah. 

./Mat. 7,16 

'g Ex. 4, 11 
Rom. 
11,36 

h Rom. 
12, 11 

5 Bread of 
hjing, or, 
falsehood. 

6 Or. en- 
ticeth. 
Rom. 
16.18 

i Ex. 21, 17 
Lev. 20, 9 
Mat. 15, 4 
Rom. 3,23 
Rom. 
11. 32 

7 Or, 
candU. 

j Hab. 2. 6 

k Deut. 
32. .35 
Rom. 
12,17 

1 Pet. 3, 9 

8 balances 
of deceit. 

I Jer. 10,23 
Rom. 8,26 

2 Cor. 3, 5 

9 Or, lamp. 

10 is a 
purgimj 
medicine 
against 
evil. 



CHAP. 21. 

a John 2,24 
Rev 2,23 

b Hos. 6, 6 

1 Haughti- 
ness of 
eyes 

2 Or, the 
light of 
the 
wicked. 

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17 ^Bread of deceit is sw^eet to a 
man ; but afterwards his mouth shall 
be filled with gravel. 

18 ^^"er?/ purpose is established by' 
counsel : and w^ith good advice make 
war. 

19 He that goeth about as a tale- 
bearer revealeth secrets: therefore 
meddle not with him that ^fiattereth 
with his lips. 

20 Whoso 'curseth his father or his 
mother, his 'lamp shall be put out in 
obscure darkness. 

21 An inheritance 77iay be gotten 
hastily at the beginning; -but the 
end thereof shall not be blessed. 

22 Say *not thou, I will recompense 
evil ; but wait on the Lord, and he 
shall save thee. 

23 Divers weights are an abomina- 
tion unto the Lord ; and ®a false bal- 
ance is not good. 

24 Man's 'going's are of the Lord ; 
how^ can a man then understand his 
own way ? 

26 It is a snare to the man who de- 
voureth that which is holy, and after 
voAvs to mxake enquiry. 

2 6 A wise king scattereth thewicked, 
and bringeth the Avheel over them. 

27 The spirit of man is the ^candle 
of the Lord, searching all the inward 
parts of the belly. 

28 Mercy and truth preser^^e the 
king : and his throne is upholden by 
mercy. 

29 The glory of young men is their 
strength : and the beauty of old men 
is the grey head. 

30 Theblueness of awr>Jmd^°cleans- 
eth away evil : so do stripes the in- 
ward parts of the belU^. 

CHAPTER 21. 

^T^HE king^s heart is in the hand 

X of the Lord, as the rivers of 

water : he tumeth it whithersoever 

he will. 

2 Every way of a man is right in his 
own eves : ''but the Lord pondereth 
the hearts. E. 24. 12.. 

3 To *do justice and judgment is ] 
more acceptable to the Lord than 
sacrifice. G. 28. 9: R. 28. 13. J 

4 'An high look, and a proud heart, 
a72 d'^the plowing of the wicked, is sin. 

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend 
only to plenteousness ; but of every 
one that is hasty only to want. 

6 The getting of treasures by a lying 
tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro 
of them that seek death. 



G 
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Moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, 22. 



their contrary vices. 



H 



7 The robbery of the wicked shall 
'destroy them; because they refuse 
to do judgment. 

8 The way of man is froward and 
strange : but as for the pure, his 
work is right. 

9 It is better to dwell in a corner of 
the housetop, than with "a brawling 
woman in ^a wide house. 

1 The 'soul of the wicked desireth 
evil : his neighbour ''iindeth no favour 
in his eyes. 

11 When the scomer is punished, 
the simple is made wise : and when 
the wise is instructed, he receiveth 
knowledge. 

1 2 The "^righteous man wisely con- 
sidereth the house of the wicked: 
but God overthroweth ^the wicked 
for ^Ae^> wickedness. H.-23. 13, 14. 

13 Whoso -/'stoppeth his ears at the 
cr^^ of the poor, he also shall cry 
himself, but shall not be heard. 

1 4 A gift in secret pacifietli anger : 
and a reward in the bosom strong 
v^^^ath. 

lb It is joy to the just to do judg- 
ment : but destruction shall be to the 
workers of iniquity. 

1 6 The man that wandereth out of 
the A^'ay of understanding shall re- 
main in the congregation of the dead. 

17 He that loveth ''pleasure shall be 
a poor man : he that loveth wine and 

„ oil shall not be rich. C 21. 27. 

18 The 5'wicked shall he a ransom 
for the righteous, and the transgress- 
or for the upright. 

1^ It is better to dwell 4n the wil- 
derness, than with a contentious and 
an angiy woman. 

20 TAere^'i.s treasure to be desired 
and oil in the dwelling of the w^ise \ 
but a foolish man spendeth it up. 

21 He 'that followeth after right- 
eousness and mercy findeth life, 
righteousness, and honour. 

22 AvvHse raan scaleth the city of 
the mighty, and casteth down the 
strength of the confidence thereof. 

23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and 
his tongue keepeth his soul from 
troubles. 

24 Proud t^nc?haughtyscornerz5 his 
namo, who dealeth '■'in proud wrath, 

25 The desire of the slothful killeth 
him ; for his hands refuse to labour. 

26 He coveteth greedily all the day 
long : but the righteous giveth and 
spareth not. 

r 27 The gacriiice of the wicked is 



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CHAP. 21. 

3 saw them, 
or, dwell 
^uith 
them. 

i a woman 
of con- 
tentions. 

5 a7i house 
of society. 

c Jas. 4, 5 

6 is not 
favoured. 

d 1 Cor. 
10, 10 
e Rom. 2, 8 
/Mat. 7, 2 

7 Or, sport. 
a Isa.43,3,4 

8 in the 
land of 
the desert. 

h Mat. 25, 3 
i 1 Cor. 
15,58 

9 in the 
wrath of 
wide. 

10 in wiclc~ 
edness f 

11 A %vit- 
ness of 
lies. 

12 Or, con- 
sider eth. 

ISOv, vic- 
tory. 



CHAP. 22. 

1 Or, 

favour 
is better 
than, etc. 
a Ps. 40.1.2 
b isa. 2B. 20 

2 Or, the 
reward of 
humility, 
etc. 

c 1 John 
5,18 

3 Or, 
Catechise. 

4 in his 
vjay. 

5 to the 
man that 
lendeth. 

rlHos. 10,13 

6 Or, and 
%vith the 
rod of h is 
anger he 
shall be 
con- 
sumed. 

7 Good of 
eye. 

8 Or, and 
hath 
grace in 
his lips. 

9 Or, the 
matters. 

e eh. 2, 16 
ch. 7, 5 
ch. 23, 27 
Eccl. 7,26 

/Job 20,19, 
20,23 
Job 31, 16 
21, 28 
Job 34,26 
27, 28 
Ps. 12, 5 
Eccl. 5, 8 

14, 15 
Amos 2, 
6-8 

Amos 4, 
1,2 

Amos5,ll 
Jas. 2, 13 

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abomination: how much more^when 
he bringeth it ^°with a wicked mind? 

28 '^A false witness shall perish: but 
the man that heareth speaketh con- 
stantly. 

29 A wicked man hardeneth his 
face : but as for the upright, he ^^di- 
recteth his way. C. 22. 8. 

30 There is no wisdom nor under- 
standing nor counsel against the 
Lord. 

31 The horse is prepared against 
the day of battle : but ^ ^safety is of 
the Lord. K. 29. 25. 

CHAPTER 22. 

A GOOD name is rather to be 
chosen than great riches, and 
'loving favour rather than silver and 
gold. 

2 The ''rich and poor meet together: 
the Lord is the maker of them all. 

3 A prudent ^man f oreseeth the evil, 
and hideth himself : but the simple 
pass on, and are punished. 

4 By "^humility and the fear of the 
Lord are riches, and honour, and 
life. 

5 Thorns a?ic? snares are in the way 
of the froward : '^he that doth keep 
his soul shall be far from them, 

6 ^Train up a child Hn the way he 
should go : and when he is old, he will 
not depart from it. 

7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and 
the borrower is serv^ant ^tothe lender. 

8 He that '^soweth iniquity shall 
reap vanity : ^and the rod of his 
anger shall fail, C. 24. 8, 9. 

9 'He that hath a bountiful eye 
shall be blessed ; for he giveth of his 
bread to the poor. 

1 Cast out the scorner, and conten- 
tion shall go out ; yea, strife and re- 
proach shall cease. 

11 He that loveth purenessof heart, 
^for the grace of his lips the king 
shall he his friend. 

12 The ej^es of the Lord preserve 
knowledge, and he overthroweth 

the words of the transgressor. 

13 The slothful man saith. There is 
a lion without, I shall be slain in the 
streets. 

14 The mouth ^of strange women is 
a deep pit : he that is abhorred of the 
Lord shall fall therein. 

1 5 Foolishness is bound in the heart 
of a child ; hut the rod of correction 
shall drive it far from him. 

1 6 He -^that oppresseth the poor to 
mcrease his riches, and he that 

*C. 21. 29. 



C 



c 



^ K 



moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, 23. 



their contrary vices. 



giveth to the rich, shall surely come 
to want. 

IT^Bow down thme ear, and hear 
the words of the wise, and apply 
thine heart unto my knowledge. 

18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou 
keep them'Vithin thee; they shall 
withal be fitted in thy lips. 

19 That thy trust may be in the 
Lord, I have made known to thee 
this day,'^even to thee. F. 28. 25. 

20 Have not I written to thee ex- 
cellent things in counsels and knowl- 
edge, 

21 That I might make thee know 
the certainty of the words of truth ; 
that^thou mightest answer the words 
of truth ^^to them that send unto 
thee ? 

22 Rob not the poor, because he is 
poor : neither '^oppress the afflicted 
in the gate : 

23 For the Lord will plead their 
cause, and spoil the soul of those 
that spoiled them. 

24 Make no friendship with an 
angry man ; and with a furious man 
thou shalt not go : 

25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get 
a snare to thy soul. 

26 Be not thou one of them that 
strike hands, or of them that are 
sureties for debts. 

27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why 
should he take away thy bed from 
under thee ? 

28 Remove not the ancient '-land- 
mark, which thy fathers have set. 

29 Seest thou a man 'diligent in his 
business ? he shall stand before 
kings ; he shall not stand before 
'*mean 'inen. 

CHAPTER 23. 
TT/'HEN thou sittest to eat with a 
¥ T ruler, consider diligently what 
is before thee : 

2 And put a knife to thy throat, if 
thou he a man given to appetite. 

3 Be not desirous of his dainties : 
for they are deceitful meat. 

4: "Labour not to be rich : ^cease from 
thine own wisdom. 

5 'Wilt thou set thine eyes upon 
that which is not? for riches cer- 
tainly make themselves wings ; they 
fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 

6 Eat 'thou not the bread of him 
that hath "^an evil eye, neither desire 
thou his dainty meats : 

7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so 
is he: Eat and drink, saith he to 



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CHAP. 22. 

10 in thy 
belly. 

11 Or, trust 
thou also 

(J 1 Pet.3,15 

12 Or, to 
those that 
send thee. 

h Mai. 3, 5 

13 Or, 

bound. 
Deut. 
19, 14 

i IKi. 
11,28 
ch. 12, 24 
Rom. 
12,11 

14 obscure 
men. 



CHAP. 23. 

a 1 Tim. 6,9 

b Rom. 
12,16 

1 WilttJiou 
cause 
thine eyes 
to fly 
upon, 

c Ps. 141, 4 

d Dent. 
15,9 

e Mat. 7, 6 

3 Or, 
bound. 

/Job 31, 21 
Jer. 50,34 

g 1 Cor. 5, 5 

3 Or, even 
J vnU. re- 
joice. 

h Lu. 16, 25 

4 Or, re- 
ward. 

Tsa. 5, 22 
Mat. 
24,49 
Lu. 21, 34 
Rom. 
13, 13 
Eph. 5, 18 

5 of their 
flesh. 

j Eph. 6, 1 

k Mat. 
13,44 

6 Or, as a 

robber. 

I ch. 20, 1 
Isa. 5, 11 
Eph. 5. 18 

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thee; but his heart is not with 
thee. 

8 The morsel which thou hast eaten 
shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy 
sweet words. 

9 Speak ^not in the ears of a fool : 
for he will despise the wisdom of 
thy words. 

10 Remove not the old "landmark ; 
and enter not into the fields of the 
fatherless : 

11 For^their redeemer is mighty; 
he shall plead their cause with thee. 

12 Apply thine heart unto instruc- 
tion, and thine ears to the words of 
knowledge. 

1 3 Withhold not correction from ) 
the child: for if thou beatest him 
with the rod, he shall not die. 

11: Thou shalt beat him with the 
rod, and shalt ^deliver his soul from 
hell. H. 24. 12, 

15 My son, if thine heart be wise, 
my heart shall rejoice, ^even mine. 

16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when 
thy lips speak right things. 

17 Let not thine heart envy sinners : 
but be thou in the fear of the Lord 
all the day long. 

18 For ^surely there is an "end ; and 
thine expectation shall not be cut off. 

1 9 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, 
and guide thine heart in the way. 

20 Be 'not among winebibbers ; 
among riotous eaters of ^flesh: 

2 1 For the drunkard and the glut- 
ton shall come to poverty : and 
drowsiness shall clothe a man with 
rag^. 

22 Hearken •'unto thy] father that 
begat thee, and despise not thy 
mother when she is old. 

23 Buy ^the truth, and sell it not ; 
also wisdom, and instruction, and 
understanding. 

24 The father of the righteous shall 
greatly rejoice : and he that beget- 
teth a wise child shall ha.ve joy of 
him. 

25 Thy father and thy mother shall 
be glad, and she that bare thee shall 
rejoice. 

26 My son, give me thine heart, and 
let thine eyes observe my ways. 

27 For a whore is a deep ditch ; and 
a strange woman is a narrow pit. 

28 She also lieth in wait^as for a 
prey, and increaseth the transgress- 
ors among men. 

29 Who 4iath woe? who hath sor- 
row? Avho hath contentions? who 



H 



Moral virtues, a/id 



PROVERBS, 24. 



their contrary vices. 



hath babbling? who hath wounds 
without cause ? who hath redness of 
eves? 

So They that tarry long at the Avine ; 
they that go to seek mixed wine. 

31 Look not thou upon the wine 
when it is red,v/hen it giveth his col- 
our in the cup, when it moveth itself 
aright. 

3 2 At the last it biteth like a serpent, 
and stingeth like ^an adder. 

33 Thine eyes shall behold strange 
women, and thine heart shall utter 
perverse things. 

34 Yea, thou shait be as he that lieth 
down 4n the midst of the sea, or as he 
that lieth upon the top of a mast. 

35 They "'have stricken me, shalt 
thou say, and I v^as not sick; they 
have beaten me, and ^1 felt it not : 
when "shall I awa.ke ? I will seek it 
yet again. 

CHAPTER 24. 

BE not thou envious against evil 
men, neither desire to be with 
them. 

2 For their heart studieth destruc- 
tion, and their lips talk of mischief. 

3 Through wisdom is an house build- 
ed ; and by understanding it is estab- 
lished : 

4 And by knowledge shall the cham- 
bers be filled with all precious and 
pleasant riches. 

5 A wise man Hs strong ; yea, a man 
of knowledge ^increaseth strength. 

6 For by wise counsel thou shalt 
make thy war : and in multitude of 
counsellors there is safety. 

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool : he 
openeth not his mouth in the gate. 

' 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be 
i called a mischievous person. 

9 The ''thought of foolishness is sin : 
and the scorner is an abomination to 
men. C. 26. 11. 

10 If thou faint in the day of adver- 
sity, thy strength is ^small. 

11 If ^'thou forbear to deliver thetn 
that are drawn unto death, and those 
that are ready to be slain ; 

E f 12 If thou say est, Behold, we knew 
H I it not ; doth not he that pondereth 
\ the heart consider it f and he that 
jkeepeth thy soul, doth not he know 
j it f and shall not he render to every 
[man ''according to his works? * 

13 My son, eat thou hone5^ because 
it is good ; and the honeycomb,?/; A zcA 
is sweet *to thy taste : 

14 So shall the knowledge of wis- 

* E. Eccl. 12. 14; H. 24. 20-22. 



CHAP. 23. 

7 Or, a 
cocka- 
trice. 

8 in the 
heart of 
the sea. 

m ch. 27. 22 
Jer. 5, 3 

9 I knew it 
not. 
Eph. i, 19 

n Deut. 
29,19 
Isa. 56, 12 
2 Pet.2,22 



B. C. 1000. 



CHAP. 24. 

1 is in 
strength. 
ch. 21, 22 
Eccl. 9,16 

2 strength- 
eneth 
might. 

a Mat.15,19 
Acts 8, 22 

3 narrow. 

h Isa.58,6,7 
1 John 
3,16 

c Job 34, 11 
Jer. 32,19 
Rom. 2, 6 
Rev. 2, 23 
Rev.22,12 

4 upon thy 
palate. 

d Ps. 34, 19 
Mic. 7, 8 

o it be evil 

in his 
eyes. 

6 Or, Keep 
not com- 
pany 
with the 
wicked. 

e Ps. 11, 6 
Isa. 3, 11 

7 Or. lamp. 

f Rom. 13,7 
1 Pet.2,17 

8 changers. 

g Deut.1,17 
John 7,24 

h Isa. 5, 23 

9 a blessing 
of good. 

10 that an- 
swereth 
right 
words. 

i Eph. 4, 25 

i Mat. 5, 39 

k Gen. 3, 18 

11 set my 
heart. 

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dom be unto thy soul: when thou 
hast found it, then there shall be a 
reward, and thy expectation shall not 
be cut off. 

1 5 Lay not wait, O wicked ma7z^ 
against the dwelling of the righteous ; 
spoil not his resting place : 

16 For ^a just man falleth seven 
times, and riseth up again : but the 
wicked shall fall into mischief. 

17 Rejoice not when thine enemy 
falleth, and let not thine heart be 
glad when he stumbleth : 

18 Lest the Lord see it, and 4t dis- 
please him, and he turn away his 
wrath from him. 

19 *Fret not thyself because of evil 
me7i, neither be thou envious at the 
wicked ; 

20 For ^there shall be no reward to 
the evil rnaii ; the^candle of the wick- 
ed shall be put out. 

2 1 My son, -^f ear thou the Lord and 
the king: aric/ meddle not with^them 
that are given to change : 

22 For their calamity shall rise sud- 
denly ; and who knoweth the ruin of 
them both? h. 28. 14. 

23 These things also belong to the 
wise. ^It is not good to have respect 
of persons in judgment. 

24 He Hhat saith unto the wicked, 
Thou ar^ righteous; him shall the 
people curse, nations shall abhor him : 

25 But to them that rebuke him 
shall be delight, and ^a good blessing 
shall come upon them. 

26 Every man shall kiss his lips 
'"that giveth a right answer. 

27 Prepare thy work without, and 
make it fit for thyself in the field; 
and afterwards build thine house. 

28 Be 'not a witness against thy 
neighbour without cause; and de- 
ceive 7iot with thy lips. 

29 Say -^not, 1 will do so to him as he 
hath done to me : I Vviil render to the 
man according to his work. 

301 went by the field of the slothful, 
and by the vmeyard of the man void 
of understanding ; 

31 And, lo, ^it was all grown over 
with thorns, awe? nettles had covered 
the face thereof, and the stone wall 
thereof was broken down. 

32 Then I saw, emc/ "considered it 
well : I looked upon it, and received 
instruction. 

33 Yet a little sleep, a. little slumber, 
a little folding of the hands to sleep : 

34 So shall thy poverty come as on© 



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Concerning kings. 



PROVERBS, 25, 26. 



Sundry maxims. 



that travelleth : and thy want as 
'*an armed man. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Of kings , 8 of (ivoicling quarrels, and snndrij 
ca uses thereof, 

THESE are also proverbs of Sol o- 
mon, which the men of Hez-e- 
kfah king of Ju'dah copied out. 

2 It "is the glory of God to conceal 
a thing- but the honour of kings is 
*to search out a matter. 

3 The heaven for height, and the 
earth for depth, and the heart of 
kings Hs unsearchable. 

4 1 ake away the dross from the 
silver, and there shall come forth a 
vessel for the finer. 

5 Take away the wicked from be- 
fore the king, and his throne shall be 
established in righteousness. 

6 ^Put not forth thyself in the pres- 
ence of the king, and stand not in the 
place of great men : 

7 For better it is that it be said unto 
thee. Come up hither; than that 
thou shouldest be put lower in the 
presence of the prince whom thine 
eyes have seen. 

8 Go "not forth hastily to strive, lest 
thou know not what to do in the end 
thereof, when thy neighbour hath put 
thee to shame. 

9 Debate *^thy cause with thy neigh- 
bour himself ; and ^discover not a 
secret to another : 

10 Lest he that heareth it put thee 
to shame, and thine iiif amy turn not 
away. 

1 1 A word ^fitly spoken is like, ap- 
ples of gold in pictures of silver. 

1 2 As an earring of gold, and an 
orDa,ment of fine gold, so is a wise 
reprover upon an obedient ear. 

13 As the cold of snow in the time 
of harvest, so is a, faithful messenger 
to them that send him : for he re- 
fresheth the soul of his masters. 

14 Whoso boasteth himself ^of a 
false gift is like ^clouds and wind 
without rain. 

15 By long forbearing is a prince 
persuaded, and a soft tongue break- 
eth the bone. 

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so 
much as is sufficient for thee, lest 
thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 

17 ^Withdraw thy foot from thy 
neighbour's house ; lest he be ^weary 
of thee, and so hate thee, 

18 A man that beareth false wit- 
ness against his neighbour Hs a 



B. C. 1000 



CHAP 24. 

12 a man 
of shield. 



B C. 700. 

CHAP. 25. 
a Rom. 
11,33 
b Job 29, 16 

1 there is 
no search- 
ing. 

2 Set not 
out thy 
glory. 

c Mat. 5, 25 
d Mat.18,15 

3 Or, dis- 
cover not 
the secret 
of an- 
other. 

4 spoken 
upon hi9 
ivheels. 

5 in a gift 
of false- 
hood. 

e Jude 13 

6 Or. Let 
thy foot 
be seldom 
in thy 
neigh- 
hour's 
house. 

7 full of 
thee. 

f Ps. 140, 3 
Q Isa. S6. 6 

2 Tim. 

4, 16 
h Dan. 6, 18 

Rom. 

12, 15 
i Mat. 5 
j 2 Sam 

16, 13 

8 Or, The 
north 
tmnd 
bnngeth 
forth 
rain: so 
doth a 
back- 
biting 
tongue 
an angry 
counte- 
nance. 
.Job 37, 22 

k Mic. 7, 8 

Mat.26,69 
I Lu. 14, 11 



44 



CHAP. 26. 

a Ps. 12, 8 
b Num.23,8 

Ps. 109,28 
c Isa.36, 21 

Mat. 7, 6 

1 his own 
eyes. 

2 Or, 
viok/nce. 

3 are lifted 
up. 

4 Or, As he 
that put- 
teth a 
precious 
stone vn 
an heap 
of stones. 

5 Or, A 
great man 
grieveth 
all, and 
he htreth 
the fool, 
he hireth 
also 
trans- 
gressors. 

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maul, and a sword, and a sharp 
arrow. 

1 9 Confidence in an ^unfaithful 
man in time of trouble is like a 
broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. 

20 As he that taketh away a gar- 
ment in cold weather, and as vinegar 
upon nitre, ^so is he that singeth 
songs to an heavy heart. 

21 If 'thine enemy^ be hungry, give 
him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty, 
give him water to drink : 

22 F"or thou shalt heap coals of fire 
upon his head, •^and the Lord shall 
reward thee. 

23 "The north wind driveth away 
rain : so doth an angry countenance 
a backbiting tongue. 

24: It is better to dwell in the comer 
of the housetop, than with a brawling 
woman and in a wide house. 

25 ^.5 cold waters to a thirsty soul, 
so is good news from a far country. 

26 A righteous *man falling dov/n 
before the wicked is as a troubled 
fountain, and a corrupt spring. 

27 It is not good to eat much honey : 
so for men to search their own glory 
is not glory. 

28 He that hath no rule over his 
own spirit is like a city that is broken 
down, and without walls. 

CHAPTER 26. 

1 Of fools, 13 sluggards, 17 anrf husyhodies. 

AS snow in summer, and as rain 
in harvest, so "honour is not 
seemly for a fool. 

2 As the bird by wandering, as the 
swallow by flying, so the curse cause- 
less *shall not come. 

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for 
the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. 

4 Answer ""not a fool according to 
his folly, lest thou also be like unto 
him. 

5 Answer a fool according to his 
folly, lest he be wise in ^his own con- 
ceit. 

6 He that sendeth a message by the 
hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, 
and drinketh Mamage. 

7 The legs of the lame ^are not 
equal : so is a parable in the mouth of 
fools. 

8 *As he that bindeth a stone in a 
sling, so is he that giveth honour to 
a fool. 

^ As a thorn goeth up into the hand 
of a drunkard, so is a parable in the 
mouth of fools. 

10 ^The great God that formed all 



Sundry maxims, and 



PROVERBS, 27. 



observations of Solomon. 



things both rewarcleth the fool, and 
rewardeth trans^^^ressors. 
C f 1 1 As a dog returneth to his vomit, 
i so a fool ^returneth to his folly * 

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own 
conceit? there is more hope of a fool 
than of him. 

13 The slothful tnan saith, There is 
a lion in the way ; a lion is in the 
streets. 

14^5 the door tumeth ujwn his 
hinges, so doth the slothful upon his 
bed. 

15 The slothful hideth his hand in 
his bosom ; ''it grieveth him to bring 
it again to his mouth. 

16 The sluggard is wiser in his o^vn 
conceit than seven men that can ren- 
der a reason. 

IT He that passeth by, and ^med- 
dleth with strife belonging not to 
him, is like one that taketh a dog by 
the ears. 

1 8 As a mad man who casteth ^fire- 
brands, arrows, and death, 

19 So is the man that deceiveth his 
neighbour, and saith, Am not I in 
*^sport ? 

20 '"Where no wood is, there the fire 
goeth out : so where there is no ' 'tale- 
bearer, the strife '^ceaseth. 

21 As coals are to burning coals, and 
wood to fire ; so is a ^contentious man 
to kindle strife. 

22 The -^ words of a talebearer are 
as wounds, and they go down into 
the "innermost parts of the belly. 

23 Burning lips ^and a wicked heart 
are like a potsherd covered with sil- 
ver dross. 

24 He that hateth^'dissembleth with 
his lips, and layeth up deceit within 
him; 

25 When he ^^speaketh fair, believe 
him not : for there are seven abom- 
inations in his heart. C. 28. 1. 

26 ''^Whose hatred is covered by de- 
ceit, his wickedness shall be shewed 
before the ichole congregation. 

27 Whoso *diggeth a pit shall fall 
therein : and he tiiat rolleth a stone, 
it will return upon him. 

28 A lying tongue 'liateth those that 
are afflicted by it ; and a flattering 
mouth worketh ruin. 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 Selfiove, 5 trite lore, 11 care to avoid offences, 
23 and the household care. 

BOAST "not thyself of 'to mor- 
row ; for thou knowest not what 
a day may bring forth. 
* C. 26. 24, 25. 



B. C. 700. 



CHAP, 26. 

6 iterateth 
his folly. 

7 Or, he is 
weary. 

8 Or, is 
enraged. 

9 flames, or, 
sparks. 

a Eph. 5, 4 

10 Without 
wood. 

11 Or, ivhis- 
perer. 

12 w silent. 

e 2 Sarn. 
20,1 

/Ezek.22,9 

13 cham- 
bers. 

g Lu. 22, 48 

14 Or, is 

known. 

15 maketh 
his voice 
gracious. 

16 Or, 

hatred is 
covered in 
secret. 

h Esth. 7,10 

t Pro. 13, 6 



CHAP. 27. 
a Lu. 12, 19 

Ito mor- 
row day. 

2 heaviness. 

b Esth. 3, 
6,6 

3 Wrath is 
cruelty, 
and anger 
an over- 
flowing. 

c IJohn 
3,12 

4 Or, 

jealousy'? 

d Gal. 2, 14 

5 Or, ear- 
vest, or, 
frequent. 

6 treadeth 
iinder 
foot. 

e Job 39, 14 

7 from the 
counsel of 
the soul. 

/Ps.127, 5 

g Isa. 32, 2 

h Ps. 12, 2 

i Gen. .39,4 
Deut.20,6 
1 Ki.11,28 
ch. 12, 24 
ch. 22, 29 
1 Cor. 3, 8 
1 Cor. 9, 
7,13 

j ch. 30, 
15,16 
Hab, 2, 5 

8 not. 

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2 Let another man praise thee, and 
not thine own mouth ; a stranger, 
and not thine own lips. 

3 A stone is ^heavy, and the sand 
weighty ; but a *f ool's wrath is heav- 
ier than them both. 

4 ^Wrath is cruel, and anger is out- 
rageous; but '^who is able to stand 
before '*envy ? 

5 Open '^rebuke is better than secret 
love. 

6 Faithful are the wounds of a 
friend ; but the kisses of an enemy 
are ^deceitful. 

7 The full soul '^loatheth an honey- 
comb ; but to the hungry soul every 
bitter thing is sweet. 

8 As a bird that *wandereth from 
her nest, so is a man that wandereth 
from his place. 

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the 
heart : so doth the sweetness of a 
man's friend 'by hearty counsel. 

10 Thine own friend, and thy fa- 
ther's friend, forsake not ; neither go 
into thy brother's house in the day of 
thy calamity : for better is a neigh- 
bour that is near than a brother far 
off. 

1 1 My son, be wise, and make my 
heart glad, -^that I may answer him 
that reproacheth me. 

12 A prudent ma?i ^'foreseeth the 
evil, and hideth himself; bid the 
simple pass on, and are punished. 

1 3 Take his garment that is surety 
for a stranger, and take a pledge of 
him for a strange womxan. 

14 He that ''blesseth his friend with 
a loud voice, rising early in the morn- 
ing, it shall be counted a curse to 
him. 

15 A continual dropping in a very 
rainy day and a contentious woman 
are alike. 

16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the 
wind, and the ointment of his right 
hand, which bewrayeth itself 

1 7 Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man 
sharpeneth the countenance of his 
friend, 

18 W^hoso keepeth the fig tree shall 
eat the fruit thereof: 'so he that 
waiteth on his master shall be hon- 
cured. 

19 As in water face ansicereth to 
face, so the heart of man to man. 

20 Hell •'and destruction are ^never 
full ; so the eyes of man are never 
satisfied. 

21 As the fining pot for silver, and 



Sundry maxims, and 



o 



PROVERBS, 28, 29. observatio7is of Solomon. 



CHAP. 27. 

9 set thy 
htart. 
ch. 10. i 
ch. 12, 27 
ch. 13, 4 
ch. 21, 5 
Rom. 
12,11 

10 strength. 

11 to gen- 
eration 
and 
genera- 
tion. 

12 life. 



the furnace for gold. ; so is a man to b. c. 700. 
his praise. 

22 Though thou shouldest bray a 
fool in a mortar among wheat with a 
pestle, yet will not his foolishness de- 
part from him. 

23 Be thou diligent to know the 
state of thy flocks, and "look well to 
thy herds. 

24 For '"riches are not for ever : and 
doth the crown endure ^^to every gen- 
eration ? 

25 The hay appeareth-, and the ten- 
der grass sheweth itself, and herbs of 
the mountains are gathered. 

26 The lambs are for thy clothing, 
and the goats are the price of the 
field. 

27 And thou shalt have goats' milk 
enough for thy food, fcr the food of 
thy household, and for the ^"^main- 
tenance for thy mai ^ens. 

CHAPTER 28. 

Of impiety and religious integrity. 

THE wicked flee when no man 
pursueth : but the righteous are 
bold as a lion. C. 28. 13. !^ iKi.i8,i8 

2 For the transgression of a landj Matiii^d 
many are the princes thereof : but 
'by a man of understanding and 
knowledge the state thereof shall be 
prolonged. 

3 A ^poor man that oppresseth the 
poor is like a sweeping rain "which 
leaveth no food. 

4 They that forsake the law praise 
the wicked: ^but such as keep the 
law contend with them. 

5 Evil men understand not judg- 
ment : but they '"that seek the Lord 
understand all things. 

6 Better is the poor that walketh in 
his uprightness, than he that is per- 
verse 171 his ways, though he be 
rich. 

7 Whoso keepeth the lavv^ is a ^vise 
son : but he that ^is a companion of 
riotous me7i shameth his father. 

8 He that by usury and ^unjust gain 
increaseth his substance, he shall 
gather it for him that will pity the 
poor. 

9 He '^that turneth away his ear 
from hearing the law, ^even his 
prayer shall he abomination.* 

10 Whoso causeth the righteous to 
go astray in an evil way, he shall fall 
himself into his own pit : but •''the 
upright shall have good thhigs in 
possession. 

11 The rich man is wise ^in his own 



CHAP. 28. 

1 Or, hy 

men of 
under- 
standing 
and wis- 
dom shall 
they like- 
wise be 
•prolonged. 
lKi.11,12 

a Mat. 

18,28 

2 without 
food. 



Eph.5, 11 

1 Tim. 
5. 20 

c John 7,17 

3 Or, feed- 
eth glut- 
tons. 
Eccl. 2,26 

4 by in- 
crease, 

d 2 Tim.4,3 

e Vs. 66, 18 
Ps. 109, 7 

/ Mat. 6, 33 
Mark 
10,30 

5 in Ms 
eyes. 

6 Or, sought 

foi\ 

g Mat. 2, 16 

7 Or, 

unpun- 
ished. 

h Ezek. 
13,19 

2 Pet. 2, 3 

8 Or, He 
that hath 
an evil eye 
hasteth to 
be rich. 

9 a man 
destroy- 
ing. 

i 1 Tim. 6,6 



conceit ; but the poor that hath un- 
derstanding searcheth him out. 

12 When righteous 7nen do rejoice, 
there is great glory : but when the * 
wicked rise, a man is liiddeii. 

1 3 He that covereth his sins shall ^ q i 



hot pros per 
and forsaketh 



but whoso coniessetli 
shall 



tliem 



hav( 



*6. 30. 12. 



CHAP. 29. 

1 A man of 

reproo) s. 

631 



J 



mercy, _ C. 29. 6; L Isa. 1. IS-f 

14 ilappy 2S the man that leareth 
aiway: but he that hardeneth his 
heart shall fall into mischief. + 

15 ^s a roaring lion, and a ranging 
bear ; so ^ is a, wicked ruler over the 
poor people. 

1 6 The prince that wanteth under- 
standing- is also a great oppressor : 
but he that hateth covetousness shall 
prolong A is days. 

1 7 A man that doeth violence to the 
blood of a7iy person shall flee to the 
pit ; let no man stay him. 

18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall 
be saved : but he that is perverse m 
his ways shall fall at once. 

1 9 He that tilieth his land shall have 
plenty of bread : but he thatf oiloweth 
after Yain23erso7is shall have poverty 
enough. 

20 A faithful man shall abound with 
blessings : but he that maketh haste 
to be rich shall not be ''innocent. 

21 To have respect of persons is not 
good: for for ^apiece of bread that 
man will transgress. 

22 '^He that hasteth to be rich hath 
an evil eye, and considereth not that 
poverty shall come upon him. 

23 He that rebuketh a ma.n after- 
v/ards shall find more favour than he 
that flattereth with the tongue. 

24 Whoso robbeth his father or his 
mother, and saith, It is no transgres- 
sion ; the same is the companion of ®a 
destroyer. 

25 He that is of a proud heart stir- 
reth up strife: ' but he that putteth 
his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. 

26 He that trusteth in his own heart 
is a fool : but whoso walketh wisely, 
he shall be delivered. 

27 He that giveth unto the poor 
shall not lack : but he that hideth his 
eyes shall have many a curse. 

28 When the wicked rise, men hide 
themselves : but when they perish, 
the righteous increase. 

CHAPTER 29. 

1 Of public government, 15 and of private. 

^TT- ' *^^^ being often reproved -, 
XX~^ardeneth his neck, shall sud^ 

fR. Isa. 1. 16, 17; W. Isa. 1. 18. 
JH. 29. 1; N. 29. 1. § F. 29. 25. 



N R 
W 

H 



H 
N 



Sundry maxims^ and 



PROVERBS, 30. observations of Solomon. 



H { denly be destroyed, and that withou t 
N I remedy. * ~ 

2 When the righteous are ^in au- 
* thority, the people rejoice: but when 

the wicked beareth rule, the people 
mourn. 

3 Whoso "loveth wisdom rejoiceth 
his father : but he that keepeth com- 
pany with harlots spendeth his sub- 
stance. 

4 The king by judgment establish- 
eth the land : but ^he that receiveth 
gifts overthroweth it. 

5 A man that flattereth his neighbour 
spreadeth a net for his feet. 

C r o In the transgression of an evil man 
I there is a snare: but the righteous 
[doth sing and rejoice, c. Eccl. 7. 26 

7 The ^righteous considereth the 
cause of the poor: but the wicked 
regardeth not to know it. 

8 Scornful men "bring a city into a 
snare: but wise men turn away 
wrath. 

9 If a, wise man contendeth with a 
foolish man, whether he rage or 
laugh, there is no rest. 

lO^The bloodthirsty hate the up- 
right : but the just seek his soul. 

11 A fool uttereth all his mind : but 
a wise man keepeth it in till after- 
wards. 

12 If a ruler hearken to lies, ail his 
servants are wicked. 

13 The poor and ''the deceitful man 
meet together : 'the Lord lighteneth 
both their eyes. 

1 4 The king that '^faithfully judgeth 
the poor, his throne shall be estab- 
lished for ever. 

15 The rod and reproof give wis- 
dom: but a child left to himself 
bringeth his mother to shame. 

1 6 When the Avicked are multiplied, 
transgression increaseth: but 'the 
righteous shall see their fall. 

17 Correct -^thy son, and he shall 
give thee rest ; yea, he shall give de- 
light unto thy soul. 

1 8 Where Hhere is no vision, the peo- 
ple ^perish : but %e that keepeth the 
law, happy is he. 

1 9 A servant will not be corrected by 
V7ords : for though he understand he 
will not answer. 

20 Seest thou a man that is hasty ^in 
his words ? there is more hope of a 
fool than of him. 

21 He that delicately bringeth up 
his servant from a child shall have 
him become his son at the length. 

*H. Eccl. 8, 11-13; N. Eccl. 8. 11-13. 



B. C. 700. 



CHAP. 29. 

2 Or, 
increased. 

a ch. 15, 20 
Phil. 2, 22 

3 a man of 
oblations. 

b Job 29, 16 
Ps. 31, 7 

4 Or, set a 
city on 
fire. 

5 men of 
blood. 

Q Or, the 

usur&r. 

c Mat. 5, 45 

d Ps. 72, 2 

e Ps. 37, 36 

/ ch. 13, 24 

g 1 Sam.3,1 
Amos 
8,11 

7 Or, is 
made 
naked. 

h John 
13, 17 
Jas. 1, 25 

8 Or, in M$ 
matters. 

I Mat.23.12 
Acts 
12, 23 

j Lev. 5. 1 

k Gen. 
12, 12 

9 shall be 
set on, 
high. 

10 the face 
of a ruler. 
Ps. 20. 9 



CHAP. 80. 

a Ps. 73, 22 

1 knoiv. 

b John 3,13 

c Job 38, 4 

d Ps. 12, 6 

5^ purified. 

Ps. 18, 30 
Ps. 84, 11 

Dent. 4, 2 
Deut. 
12,32 
Rev.22a8 

3 withhold 
not from 
me. 

g Mat. 6, 11 

4 of my 
allow- 
ance. 

h Deut. 8,12 
Neh. 9, 25 
Hob. 13, 6 

5 belie thee. 

6 Hurt not 
with thy 
tongue. 

i Isa. 65, 5 
Lu. 11, 
39,44 
Lu. 18, 11 
Titus i, 
15, 16 I 

632 



22 An angry man stirreth up strife, 
and a furious man aboundeth in 
transgression. 

23 A 'man's pride shall bring him 
low: but honour shall uphold the 
humble in spirit. 

21 Whoso is partner with a thief 
hateth his own soul: ^he heareth 
cursing, and bewray eth it not. 

25 The *fear of man bringeth a 
snare : but whoso puttet h his trusT 
m the Lo rd "shall bje^atq VTsolyi 

'^<6 Many seek '"thel^iler's favour'; 
but every man's judgment cotneth 
from the Lord. j, y.qq\. 3. 16^ 17. j 

27 An unjust man is an abomination "* 
to the just : and he that is upright 
in the way is abomination to the 
wicked. 

CHAPTER 30. 

The confession and instructions of Agur. 

THE words of A'gur the son of 
Ja'keh, even the prophecy : the 
man spake unto Ith'i-el, even unto 
!th'i-el and U'cal, 

2 Surely "I am more brutish than 
any man, and have not the under- 
standing of a man. 
3 1 neither learned wisdom, nor 
'have the knowledge of the holy. 

4 Who *hath ascended up into heav- 
en, or descended ? 'who hath gath- 
ered the v/ind in his fists ? who hath 
bound the waters in a garment ? who 
hath established all the ends of the 
earth ? what is his name, and what is 
his son's name, if thou canst tell ? 

5 Every ^ word of Go d is ^pure : he ^ 
IS a shield uiitQ~theni that put their 



trust m him. 



X 



t) Add -^ thou not unto hi s words, lest , 
he rep rove thee, an d thou be tound^ j 



J 



ISr. B. Isa. 8. 20; 0. Eccl. 12. 13, 14. 
Tiwo things have I required of 
thee; ^deny me them not before I 
die: 

8 Remove far from me vanity and 
lies: give me neither poverty nor 
riches ; ^f eed me with food *conven- 
ient for me : 

9 Lest *I be full, and ^deny thee, and 
sav,Who is the Lord? or lest I be 
poor, and steal, and take the name of 
my God in vain. 

10 ^Accuse not a servant unto his 
master, lest he curse thee, and thou 
be found guilty. 

11 There is sl generation that curs- 
eth their father, and doth not bless 
their mother. 

12 There is a generation ^that are^ 

t K. .30. 5. t F- Isa. 12. 2, 3; K. Isa' 4. 5, 6. 



K 



Ag^ir''s confession of faith. PROVERBS, 31. 



A good wife extolled. 



G I pure in their own eyes, and yet is not 
y washed from their iilthiness.* 

13 There is a generation, O howlofty 
are their eyes ! and their eyehds are 
hfted up. 

14 There is •'a generation, whose 
teeth are as swords, and their jaw 
teeth as knives, ^to devour the poor 
from off the earth, and the needy from 
among men. 

15 The horseleach hath two daugh- 
ters, crying. Give, give. There are 
three things that are' never satis- 
fied, yea^ four things say not, ''It is 
enough : 

1 6 The ^grave ; and the barren womb ; 
the earth that is not filled with wa- 
ter ; and the fire that saith not, It is 
enough. 

IT The ™eye that mocketh at his 
father, and despiseth to obey his 
mother, the ravens of ®the valley shall 
pick it out, and the young eagles shall 
eat it. 

18 There be three things which are 
too wonderful for me, yea, four which 
I know not : 

19 The way of an eagle in the air ; 
the way of a serpent upon a rock; 
the way of a ship in the ^midst of the 
sea ; and the way of a man with a 
maid. 

20 Such is the way of an adulterous 
woman ; she eateth, and wipeth her 
mouth, and saith, I have done no 
wickedness. 

21 For three things the earth is dis- 
quieted, and for four lohich it cannot 
bear: 

22 For "a servant when he reigneth ; 
and a fool when he is filled with 
meat; 

23 For an odious tcoman when she 
is married ; and an handmaid that is 
heir to her mistress. 

24 There be four things which are 
little upon the earth, but they are 
^"exceeding wise : 

25 The "ants are a people not strong, 
yet they prepare their meat in the 
summer ; 

26 The ^conies are hut a feeble folk, 
yet make they their houses in the 
rocks ; 

27 The locusts have no king, yet go 
they forth all of them *^by bands; 

28 The spider taketh hold with her 
hands, and is in kings' palaces. 

29 There be three things which go 
well, yea, four are comely in going : 

30 A ^^lion which is strongest 
*G. Eccl. 1. 14. 15. 



B. C. 700. 



CHAP. 30, 

j Job 29, 17 

k Ps. 14, 4 
Amos 8, 4 

7 Wealth. 

I Hab. 2, 5 

m Gen. 9,22 
Lev. 20, 9 

8 Or, the 
brook. 

9 heart. 

n ch. 19, 10 
Eccl. 10,7 

10 wise, 
made 
wise. 

o ch. 6, 6 

p Ps. 104,18 

11 gathered 
together. 

12 mighty 
old lion. 

13 girt vn 
the loins, 
or, horse. 

q Eccl. 8, 3 
Mic. 7, 16 



B. C. 1015. 

CHAP. 31. 

1 hwrden. 
ch. 30, 1 
Isa. 13, 1 

a Deut. 
17, 17 
Neh.13,26 
ch. 7, 26 
Hos. 4, 11 

b Eccl. 
10,17 

c Hos. 4, 11 

2 alter. 

3 of all the 

sons of 
affliction. 

(J Ps. 104, 15 

4 bitter of 
soul, 

1 Sam. 
1,10 

6 the sons 
of de- 
struction. 

e Lev.19,15 
Deut.1,16 

/Job 29, 12 
Isa. 1, 17 
Jer. 22,16 

g Rom. 
12,11 

h Lu. 12, 42 

6 taketh. 

633 



among beasts, and turneth not away 
for any ; 

31 A ^ ^greyhound ; an he goat also ; 
and a king, against whom the7^e is 
no rising up. 

32 If thou hast done foolishly in 
lifting up thyself, or if thou hast 
thought evil, ^lay thine hand upon 
thy mouth. 

3 3 Surely the churning of milk bring- 
eth forth butter, and the wringing of 
the nose bringeth forth blood: so 
the forcing of wrath bringeth forth 
strife. 

CHAPTER 31. 

1 LemueTs lesson of chastitij and temperance. 10 
Praise and properties of a good wife. 

THE words of king Lem'u-el, the 
'prophecy that his mother taught 
him. 

2 What, my son ? and what, the son 
of my womb ? and what, the son of 
my vows ? 

3 Give not thy strength unto women^ 
nor thy ways "to that which desti oy- 
eth kings. 

4 It is not for kings, *0 Lem'u-el, it is 
not for kings to drink wine ; nor for 
princes strong drink : 

5 Lest "^they drink, and forget the 
law, and ^pervert the judgment ^of 
any of the afflicted. 

6 Give ''strong drink unto him that 
is ready to perish, and wine mito 
those that be ''of heavy hearts. 

T Let him drink, and forget his pov- 
erty, and remember his misery no 
more. 

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in 
the cause of aU ^such as are appointed 
to destruction. 

9 Open thy mouth, *judge righteous- 
ly, and •^i3lead the cause of the poor 
and needy. 

10 *ITWho can find a virtuous wom- 
an ? for her price is far above rubies. 

11 The heart of her husband doth 
safely trust in her, so that he shall 
have no need of spoil. 

1 2 She will do him good and not evil 
all the days of her life. 

1 3 She seeketh wool, and flax, and 
worketh willingly with her hands. 

14 She is like the merchants' ships ; 
she bringeth her food from ?.f ar. 

15 She *'riseth also while it is yet 
night, and *giveth meat to her house- 
hold, and a portion to her maidens. 

16 She considereth a field, and ®buy- 
eth it : with the fruit of her hands sh^ 
planteth a vineyard. 



Vanity of human 



ECCLESIASTES, 1. 



pleasure and labour. 



1 7 She girdeth her loins with 
strength, and strengtheneth her 
arms. 

1 8 ^She perceiveth that her mer- 
chandise is good: her candle goeth 
not out by night. 

19 She layeth her hands to the spin- 
dle, and her hands hold the dis- 
taff. 

20 ®She stretcheth out her hand to 
the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her 
hands to the needy. 

21 She is not afraid of the snow for 
her household : for all her household 
are clothed with ^scarlet. 

22 She maketh herself coverings of 
tapestry; her clothing is silk and 
purple. 

23 Her husband is known ^in the 
gates, when he sitteth among the 
elders of the land. 

24 She maketh fine linen, and sell- 



B. C. 1015. 



CHAP. 31. 

7 S7ie tast- 
eth. 

8 She 
spreadeth. 
Ps. 41, 1 
ch. 19, 17 
Eph. 1,28 
Heb. 
13,16 

9 Or, 

dovMe 
garments. 

i Deut. 
16,18 
ch. 12, i 
1 Cor. 
11,7 

j 1 Tim. 2, 
9,10 

k 1 Tim. 
5,11 

I 1 Ki. 2, 19 

10 Or, have 
gotten 
riches. 

m Ps. 112, 1 



eth it; and delivereth girdles unto 
the merchant. 

25 Strength and -^honour are her 
clothing; and she shall rejoice in 
time to come. 

26 She openeth her mouth with wis- 
dom ; and in her tongue is the law 
of kindness. 

27 She ^looketh well to the ways of 
her household, and eateth not the 
bread of idleness. 

28 Her 'children arise up, and call 
her blessed ; her husband also, and 
he praiseth her. 

29 Many daughters '"have done vir- 
tuously, but thou excellest them all. 

30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty 
is vain : but a woman that ^feareth 
the Lord, she shall be praised. 

3 1 Give her of the fruit of her hands ; 
and let her own works praise her in 
the gates. 



ECCLESIASTES; 

OR, THE PREACHER. 



CHAPTER 1. 

The Preacher shews that all things here below are 

vain. 

^pHE words of the Preacher, the son 
JL of DaVid, king in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 Vanity "of vanities, saith the 
Preacher, vanity of vanities ; *all is 
vanity. 

3 What '■profit hath a man of all his 
labour which he taketh under the 
sun? 

4 One generation passethaway, and 
another generation concieth : but ''the 
earth abideth for ever. 

5 The ^sun also ariseth, and the sun 
goeth down, and ^hasteth to his place 
where he arose. 

6 The -^wind goeth toward the south, 
and turneth about unto the north ; 
it whirleth about continually, and 
the wind returneth again according 
to his circuits. 

7 All ^the rivers run into the sea ; 
yet the sea is not full ; unto the place 
from whence the rivers come, thither 
they ^return again, 

8 All things are full of labour ; man 
cannot utter it : 'the eye is not satis- 
fied with seeing, nor the ear filled 
with hearing. 



B. C. 977. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Ps. 39, 5 

b Rom.8,20 

c ch. 3, 9 

d Ps. 104, 5 
Ps. 119,90 
2 Pet. 
3,10 

e Ps. 19, 5 

1 panteth. 

/Johns, 8 

g Job 38, 10 
Ps. 104, 8 

2 return 
to go. 

h ch. 3, 1 

i Pro. 
27,20 

j Gen. 8, 22 
ch. 3, 15 

k Gen. 3, 19 
ch. 3, 10 

8 Or, to 
afflict 
them. 

I ch. 7, 13 

4 defect. 

634 



9 The -^thing that hath been, it is 
that which shall be ; and that which 
is done is that which shall be done : 
and the7'e is no new thing under the 
sun. 

10 Is there any thing whereof it 
mav be said. See, this is new ? it hath 
been already of old time, which was 
before us. 

11 There is no remembrance of 
former things; neither shall there 
be any remembrance of thhigs that 
are to come with those that shall 
come after. 

1 2 IF I the Preacher was king over 
i§'ra-el in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

13 And I gave my heart to seek and 
search out by wisdom concerning all 
things that are done under heaven : 
*this sore travail hath God given to 
the sons of man ^to be exercised 
therewith. 

141 have seen all the works that 
are done under the sun ; and, behold, 
all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 

lb That ^ which is crooked cannot 
be made straight : and ^that which is | 
wanting cannot be numbered. * J 

16 I communed with mine own 
heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great 
*G. 3. 16, 17. 



Vanity of human courses. ECCLESIASTES. 2. 



Excellency of wisdom. 



estate, and have "'gotten more wis 
dom than all they that have been be 
fore me in Je-ru'sa-lem: yea, my heart 
^had great experience of wisdom and 
knowledge. 

17 And "I gave my heart to kno^v 
wisdom, and to know madness and 
foUy: I perceived that this also is 
vexation of spirit. 

18 For 'In much wisdom is much 
grief : and he that increaseth knowl- 
edge increaseth sorrow. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Vanity of hwman courses. 24 Of the cheerful use 
of what a man hath. 

I SAID ''in mine heart, Go to now, 
I will prove thee with mirth, there- 
fore enjoy pleasure : and, behold, ''this 
also is vanity. 

2 1 said ''of laughter, It is mad 
and of mirth. What doeth it ? 

3 I "^sought in mine heart 'to give 
myself unto wine, yet acquainting 
mine heart with wisdom ; and to lay 
hold on folly, till I might see what 
was that good for the sons of men, 
which they should do under the heav- 
en -all the days of their life. 

4 1 made me great works ; I builded 
me houses ; I planted me vineyards : 

5 I made me gardens and orchards, 
and I planted trees in them of all 
Jciiid of fruits : 

6 I made me pools of water, to water 
therewith the wood that bringeth 
forth trees : 

7 1 got me servants and maidens, 
and had ^servants born in my house ; 
also I had great possessions of great 
and small cattle above all that were 
in Je-ru'sa-lem before me : 

8 1 '^gathered me also silver and gold, 
and the peculiar treasure of kings 
and of the provinces : I gat me men 
singers and women singers, and the 
delights of the sons of men, as ^mu- 
sical instruments, and that of all sorts. 

9 So -^1 Avas great, and increased more 
than all that were before me in Je-ru'- 
sa-lem : also my wisdom remained 
with me. 

10 And whatsoever mine eyes de 
sired I kept not from them, 1 with- 
held not my heart from any joy ; for 
my heart rejoiced in all my labour : 
and "this was my portion of all laj 
labour. 

11 Then I looked on all the works 
that my hands had wrought, and on 
the labour that I had laboured to do : 
and, behold, all loas vanity and vexa- 



B. C. 977. 



CHAP. 1. 

ml Ki.3,12 
1 Ki.4, 30 
1 Ki. 10, 7 

ch. 2, 9 

5 ImcI seen 
much. 

n ch. 2, 3 
ch. 7, 23 
1 Thes. 
5,21 

ch. 12, 12 
1 Cor. 
1,20 



CHAP. 2 

a Lu. 12, 19 

b Isa. 50, 11 

c Pro. 14,13 
ch. 7, 6 

d ch. 1, 17 

1 to draw 
my flesh 
with 
\vine. 

2 the num- 
ber of the 
days of 
their life. 

3 smis of 
my house. 

e 1 Ki. 9, 28 
1 Ki. 10, 
10, 14, 21 

4 musical 
instru- 
ment and 
instru- 
ments. 

/ch. 1, 16 

g ch. 3, 22 
ch. 5, 18 
ch. 9, 9 

h ch. 1, 17 
ch. 7, 25 

5 Or, in 
those 
things 
ivhich 
have been 
already 
done. 

6 that there 
is an ex- 
cellency 
in wis- 
dom more 
than in 
folly. 

i ch. 8, 1 

j ch. 9, 2 

7 happen- 
eth to me, 
even to 
me. 

8 laboured. 

k Ps. 49, 10 

I lKi.12,13 

m 1 Tim. 
6,10 

9 give. 
nch. 1, 3 

ch. 3, 9 

Job 5, 7 
Job 14, 1 

10 Or, de- 
light his 

senses. 
ch. 8. 15 

635 



tion of spirit, and there was no profit 
under the sun, 

12 IT And I turned myself to behold 
wisdom, '^and madness, and folly: for 
what can the man do that cometh 
after the king? ^eve7i that which hath 
been already done. 

13 Then I saw ''that wisdom excel- 
leth folly, as far as Hght excelleth 
darkness. 

14 The nvise man's eyes are in his 
head ; but the fool walketh in dark- 
ness: and I myself perceived also 
that ■^bne event happeneth to them 
all. 

15 Then said I in my heart. As it 
happeneth to the fool, so it ^happeneth 
even to me; and why was I then 
more wise ? Then I said in my heart, 
that this also is vanity. 

16 For the7'e is no remembrance of 
the wise more than of the fool for 
ever ; seeing that which now is in the 
days to come shall all be forgotten. 
And how dieth the wise manp as 
the fool. 

17 Therefore I hated life; because 
the work that is wrought under the 
sun is grievous unto me : for all is 
vanity and vexation of spirit. 

18 ^Yea, I hated all my labour which 
I had ^taken under the sun : because 
^I should leave it imto the man that 
shall be after me. 

19 And who knoweth whether he 
shall be a wise man or ^a fool ? yet 
shall he have rule over all my labour 
wherein I have laboured, and where- 
in I have shewed myself wise under 
the sun. This is "'also vanity. 

20 Therefore I went about to cause 
my heart to despair of all the labour 
Avhich I took under the sun. 

21 For there is a man whose labour 
is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and 
in equity; yet to a man that hath 
not laboured therein shall he ^leave 
it for his portion. This also is vanity 
and a great evil. 

22 For "what hath man of ail his 
labour, and of the vexation of his 
heart, wherein he hath laboured un- 
der the sun ? 

23 For all his days are "sorrows, and 
liis travail grief ; yea, his heart taketh 
not rest in the night. This is also 
vanity. 

24:'^The7'e is nothing better for a 
man, than that he should eat and 
drink, and that he ^"should make 
his soul enjoy good in his labour. 



^ 



A season for every thing . ECCLES IASTES, 3, 4. Vanity thro ugh oppression. 

This also I saw, that it was from 
the hand of God. 



25 For who can eat, or who else can 
hasten hereunto, more than I ? 

26 For God giveth to a man that is 
good ' 'in his sight wisdom, and knowl- 
edge, and joy : but to the sinner he 
giveth travail, to gather and to heap 
up, that he may give to him that is 
good before God. This also is vanity 
and vexation of spirit. 

CHAPTER 3. 

By the necessary change of times, vanity is added 
to human' tr'avail. 



B. C. 977. 



CHAP. 2. 

11 before 
him. 



CHAP. 3. 
a ch. 8, 6 

1 to bear. 

b Heb. 9, 27 
c Gen. 9, 6 
d Ps. 149, 3 

2 to be far 
from. 
Joel 2, 16 
1 Cor. 7, 5 

3 Or, seek, 
e Amos5,13 



fir ch. 1, 3 
h ch. 1, 13 



m ch. 1, 9 

4 that 
u-hicii is 
driven 
away. 

nch. 5, 8 

Job 34, 11 
Ps. 62, 12 



TO every thing there is a season, 
and a time °to every purpose 
under the heaven : 

2 A time ^to be born, and ^a time to, 
die; a time to plant, and a time to'/^^^\^*;^^ 
pluck up that which is planted ; 

3 A ^time to kill, and a tune to heal ; 
a time to break down, and a time to 
build up; 

4 A timeto weep,andatime to laugh ; 
a time to mourn, and a time '^to dance ; 

5 A time to cast away stones, and 
a time to gather stones together; a 
time to embrace, and a time ^to re- 
frain from embracing ; 

6 A time to ^get, and a time to lose ; 
a time to keep, and a time to cast 
away ; 

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew ; 
'a time to keep silence, and a time to 
speak ; 

o A time to love, and a time -^tohate ; 
a time of war, and a time of peace. 

9 What ^profit hath he that worketh 
in that wherein he laboureth ? 

101 '^have seen the travail, which 
God hath given to the sons of men 
to be exercised in it. 

11 He 'hath made every thing beau- 
tiful in his time : also he hath set the 
world in their heart, so that ■'no man 
can find out the work that God 
maketh from the beginning to the 
end. 

121 know that there is no good in; 
them, but for a man to rejoice, and chap. 4. 
to do good in his life. !i hand. 

1 3 And also ^that every man should a Job 3, 17 
eat and drink, and enjoy the good of b Job^3,^ii 
all his labour, it is the gift of God. 

141 know that, whatsoever God 



been ; and God requireth Uhat which 
is past. 

1 6 And moreover "I saw under the 
sun the place of judgment, that 
wickedness was there ; an-d the place 
of righteousness, that iniquity was 
there. 

171 said in mine heart, "God shall 
judge the righteous and the wicked : 
for there is a time there for every 
purpose and for every work. * 

18 I said in mine heart concerning 
the estate of the sons of men, ^that 
God might manifest them, and that 
they might see that they themselves 
are beasts. 

19 For /that which befalleth the 
sons of men befalleth beasts ; even 
one thing befalleth them : as the one 
dieth, so dieth the other ; yea, they 
have all one breath ; so that a man 

I Deut.32,4 j^g^^j^ ^^ preeminence above a beast : 

^ S)m.'^'^ 'for all «« vanity. 

11, 33 ! 20 All go unto one place ; ^all are of 

fc ch. 2, 24 i^j-^g dust, and all turn to dust again. 

I Jas. 1,17 ! 21 Who knoweth the spirit ^of man 

that 'goeth upward, and the spirit of 

the beast that goeth do^vnwarcl to the 

earth ? 

22 Wherefore I perceive that there 

is nothing better, than that a man 

should rejoice in his o\^'n works ; for 

Mat.i6;27|t^at 'is his portiou : for who shall 

Rom. 276 1 bring him to see what shall be after 

2Cor.5,10ii • 

2Thes.i,6 him ? 

CHAPTER 4. 



5 Or, that 
they 
might 
clear God, 
and see, 
etc. 

p Ps. 49, 12 

q Gen. 3, 19 

6 of the sons 
of man. 

7 is ascend- 
ing. 

ch. 12, 7 
Heb. 9, 27 

r ch. 2, 10 



ch. 6, 3 

'2 all the 
i rightness 

doeth, it shall be for ever: ^nothing ^^/J"^/^-^ 
can be put to it. nor any thing taken "'"""" 
from it : and God doeth it, that men 
should fear before him. 
1 5 That "'which hath been is now ; 
and that which is to be hath already 



3 this is the 
envy of a 
man 
from his 
neigh- 
bour. 

c Pro. 6, 10 
Pro. 24,33 

636 



1 VaiiUy increased unto men by oppfs^ion, 4 by 
envy, 5 by idleness, 1 by covetousness, 9 by solitari- 
ness, 13 and by wilfidness. 

SO I returned, and considered all 
,_ the oppressions that are done 
under the sun : and behold the tears 
of such as vnere oppressed, and they 
had no comforter; and on the ^side 
of their oppressors there was power r 
but they had no comforter. 

2 Wherefore "I praised the dead. 
which are already dead more than the 
living which are yet alive. 

3 Yea. ^better is he than both they, 
which hath not yet been, vv'ho hath 
not seen the evil work that is done 
under the sun. 

4^Again, I considered all travail, 
and "evers^ right work, that ^for this a 
man is envied of his neighbour. This 
is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 

5 11 The ^fool foldeth his hands to- 
gether, and eateth his own flesh. 

6 Better is an handful with quiet- 
ness, than both the hands full with 
travail and vexation of spirit. 
*G. 7. 20; J. 11. 9. * 



G 

J 



Increase of vanity. 

7 llThen I returned, and I saw van- 
ity under the sun. 

8 There is one alone, and there is not 
a second ; yea, he hath neither child 
nor brother : yet is there no end of all 
his labour ; neither is his eye '^satisfied 
with riches; '^neither saith he. For 
whom do I labour, and bereave my 
soul of good? This is also vanity, 
yea, it is a sore travail. 

9 llTwo are better than one ; because 
they have a good reward for their la- 
bour. 

1 For if they fall, the one will lift 
up his fellow: but woe to him that is 
alone when he falleth ; for he hath 
not another to help him up. 

1 1 Again, if two lie together, then 
they have heat : but how can one be 
warm alone f 

1 2 And if one prevail against him, 
two shall withstand him ; and a three- 
fold cord is not quickly broken. | 

13 IF Better is a poor and a wise child | 
than an old and foolish king, Svho 
will no more be admonished. 

1 4 For out of prison he cometh to 
reign ; whereas also he that is born in 
his kingdom becometh poor. 

151 considered all the living which 
walk under the sun, with the second 
child that shall stand up in his stead. 

1 6 There is no end of all the people, 
even of all that have been before them: 
they also that come after shall not re- 
joice in him. Surely this also is van- 
ity and vexation of spirit. 

CHAPTER 5. 

I Vanities in divine service, 9 and in riches. 18 To 
live contentedly is the gijl of God. 

KEEP "thy foot when thou goest 
to the house of God, and be more 
ready to hear, *than to give the sacri- 
fice of fools : for thev consider not 
that they do evil. 

2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and 
let not thine heart be hasty to utter 
any 'thing before God : for God is in 
heaven, and thou upon earth : there- 
fore let 'thy words be few. 

3 For a dream cometh through the 
multitude of business ; and a fool's 
voice is /^noi^n by multitude of words. 

4 When "^thou vowest a vow unto 
God, defer not to pay it ; for he hath 
no pleasure in fools : ''pay that which 
thou hast vowed. 

5 Better Hs it that thou shouldest 
not vow, than that thou shouldest 
vow and not pay. 

6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy 



ECCLESIASTES, 5. 



Vanity of riches. 



B. C. 977. 



CHAP. 4. 

d Pro. 27,20 
1 John 
2. 16 



Ps. 39, 6 

wlio 

knoweth 
not to be 
admon- 
ished. 
Pro. 29,12 



CHAP. 5. 

a Ex. 3, 5 
Josh. 5,15 
Ps. 89, 7 
Ps. 93, 5 
Isa. 1, 12 

b 1 Sam. 
15,22 
Ps. 50, 8 
Pro. 15, 8 
Pro. 21,27 
Hos. 6, 6 

1 Or, word, 
c Pro. 10,19 

Mat. 6, 7 
d Num.30,2 
Deut. 23, 
21, 22, 23 
Ps. 50, li 
Ps. 76, 11 

e Ps. 66, 
1.3, 14 

/ Pro. 20,25 
Acts 5, 4 

g 1 Cor. 
11, 10 
1 Tim. 
5, 21 

h Deut. 
10,12 
Pro. 23,17 
Pro. 24,21 
ch. 12, 13 
Heb. 
12.28 

i ch. 3, 16 

2 at the 
tvilL or, 
purpose. 

j Ps. 12, 5 
Ps. 58, 11 
Ps. 82, 1 

k ch. 6, 1 

I Job 1. 21 
Ps. 49, 17 
1 Tim. 6.7 
m ch. 1, 3 
n Pro. 11,29 
Ps. 127,2 

3 there isa 
Qood 
which is 
comely, 
etc. 

ch. 2, 24 
ch. 3, 12, 
13.22 
ch. 9, 7 
ch. 11, 9 
1 Tim. 
6,17 

4 the num- 
ber of the 
days. 

5 Or. 

Though 
he give 
not mucK 
yet he re- 
member- 
eth, etc. 

637 



flesh to sin ; ^neither say thou before 
the angel, that it vkis an error : where- 
fore should God be angry at thy voice, 
and destroy the work of thine hands 1 

7 For in the multitude of dreams and 
many words there are also divers 
vanities : but ^f ear thou God. 

8 11 If thou'seest the oppression of the 
poor, and violent perverting of judg- 
ment and justice in a province, mar- 
vel not ^at the matter : for ■^he that is 
higher than the highest regardeth ; 
and there be higher than they. 

9 *ii Moreover the profit of the earth 
is for all : the king himself is served 
by the field. 

10 He that loveth silver shall not be 
satisfied with silver; nor he that 
loveth abundance with increase : this 
is also vanity. 

1 1 When goods increase, they are in- 
creased that eat them : and what good 
is there to the owners thereof , saving 
the beholding oftheniwith their eyes? 

1 2 The sleep of a labouring man is 
sweet, whether he eat little or much : 
but the abundance of the rich will not 
suffer him to sleep. 

1 3 There '-is a sore evil ichich I have 
seen under the sun, 7iamely, riches 
kept for the owners thereof to their 
hurt. 

14 But those riches perish by evil 
travail : and he begetteth a son, and 
there is nothing in his hand. 

1 5 As Tie came forth of his mother's 
womb, naked shall he return to go as 
he came, and shall take nothing of his 
labour, which he may carry away in 
his hand. 

16 And this also is a sore evil, that 
in all points as he came, so shall he 
go i and '^what profit hath he that 
"hath laboured for the wind ? 

1 7 All his days also he "eateth in 
darkness, and he hath much sorrow 
and -wrath with his sickness. 

1 8 ^Behold that which I have seen : 
^it is good and comely /or o?ie to eat 
and to drink, and to enjoy the good 
of all his labour that he taketh 
under the sun *all the days of his 
life, which God giveth him : for it is 
his portion. 

19 Every man also to whom God 
hath given riches and wealth, and 
hath given him power to eat thereof, 
and to take his portion, and to re- 
joice in his labour ; this is the gift of 
God. 

20 *For he shall not much remem. 



Vanity of long life. 



ECCLESIASTES, 6, 7. Remedies against vanity. 



ber the daj^'s of his Hfe ; because ^God 
answereth him in the joy of his 
heart. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Vanity of riches without use; 3 of long life with- 
oiKt good, etc. 

THERE is an evil which I have 
seen under the sun, and it is 
common among men : 

2 A man to whom God hath given 
riches, wealth, and honour, so "that 
he wanteth nothing for his soul of all 
that he desireth, yet God ''giveth him 
not power to eat thereof, but a stran- 
ger eateth it : this is vanity, and it is 
an evil disease. 

3 lllf a man beget an hundred chil- 
dren, 9.nd live many years, so that 
the days of his years be many, and his 
soul be not filled with good, and '^also 
tluit he have no burial ; I say, ^that 
an untimely birth is better than he. 

4 For he cometh in w4th vanity, and 
departeth in darkness, and his name 
shall be covered with darkness. 

5 Moreover he hath not seen the 
sun, nor known any thing : this hath 
more rest than the other. 

6 Yea, though he live a thousand 
years twice told, yet hath he seen no 
good : do not all go to one place ? 

7 Ail *the labour of man is for his 
mouth, and yet the ^appetite is not 
filled. 

8 For what hath the wise more 
than the fool ? what hath the poor, 
that knoweth to walk before the liv- 
ing? 

9 Better is the sight of the eyes 
'^than the Avandering of the desire : 
this is also vanity and vexation of 
spirit. 

10 HThat which hath been is named 
already, and it is known that it is 
man : neither -^"may he contend with 
him that is mightier than he. 

11 Seeing there be many things 
that increase vanity, what is man 
the better ? 

12 For who knoweth what is good 
for man in this life, ^all the days of 
his vain life which he spendeth as ^a 
shadow ? for ^who can tell a man 
what shall be after him under the sun ? 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Remedies against vanity are a good name, 2 mor- 
tiflcation, 7 patience. 

A GOOD name is better than 
precious ointment ; and "the day 
of death than the day of one's birth. 
2 ITil? is better to go to the *house of 
mourning, than to go to the house of 



B. C. 977. 



CHAP. 5. 
p Ex. 23, 25 



CHAP. 6. 

a Job 21, 10 
Ps. 17, 14= 
Ps. 73, 7 

b Lu. 12, 20 

e 2 Ki. 9, 35 
Isa. 14, 19 
Jer. 22, 19 

d Job 3, 18 
Ps. 58, 8 

e Pro. 16,26 
1 Tim. 6, 

6-8 

1 soul. 

2 than the 
walking 
of the 
soul. 

f Job. 9, 32 

3 the mim- 
ber of the 
days of 
the life of 
his van- 
ity. 

g Jas. 4, 14 

h Ps. 39, 6 



CHAP. 7. 

a Phil. 1,23 
Rev.14,13 

b Mat. 5, 4 

1 Or, 

Anger. 

c 2Cor.7,10 

2 sound. 

d Ex. 23, 8 

e Pro. 14,29 

/ Pro.16,32 
Jas. 1, 19 

3 out of 
avisdom. 

4 Or, as 

good as an 
inherit- 
ance, 
yea, bet- 
ter too. 

5 shadow. 
Pro. 2, 11 

g Isa. 14, 27 

6 made. 

h ch. 8, 14 

i Pro.25,16 
Phil. 3, 6 

j Rom. 12,3 

7 be des- 
olate f 

k Job 15, 32 

8 not in thy 
time ? 

638 



feasting : for that is the end of all 
men ; and the living will lay it to his 
heart. 

3 'Sorrow is better than laughter: 
for ''by the sadness of the counte- 
nance the heart is made better. 

4 The heart of the wise is in the 
house of mourning ; but the heart of 
fools is in the house of mirth. 

5 Jt is better to hear the rebuke of 
the wise, than for a man to hear the 
song of fools. 

6 For as the ^crackling of thorns un-^ 
der a pot, so is the laughter of the 
fool : this also is vanity. 

7 IFSurely oppression maketh a wise 
man mad ; "^and a gift destroyeth the 
heart. 

8 Better is the end of a thing than 
the beginning thereof : ^and the pa- 
tient in spirit is better than the 
proud in spirit. 

9 Be -^not hasty in thy spirit to be an- 
gry : for anger resteth in the bosom 
of fools. 

10 Say not thou, What is the cause 
that the former days were better 
than these? for thou dost not en- 
quire ^wisely concerning this. 

11 H Wisdom is "^good with an in- 
heritance : and by it there is profit 
to them that see the sun. 

12 For wisdom is a ^defence, and 
money is a defence : but the excel- 
lency of knowledge is, that wisdom 
giveth life to them that have it. 

1 3 Consider the work of God : for 
^who can make that straight, which 
he hath made crooked ? 

14 In the day of prosperity be joy- 
ful, but in the day of adversity con- 
sider: God also hath ''set the one 
over against the other, to the end 
that man should find nothing after 
him. 

15 All things have I seen in the 
days of my vanity : Hhere is a just 
man that perisheth in his righteous- 
ness, and there is a wicked man that 
prolongeth his life in his wickedness, 

1 6 Be 'not righteous over much ; nei- 
ther •'make thyself over wise : why 
shouldest thou destroy thyself ? 

1 7 Be not over much wicked, neither 
be thou foolish : ^why shouldest thou 
die ^before thy time ? 

1 8 It is good that thou shouldest 
take hold of this ; yea, also from this 
withdraw not thine hand : for he 
that f eareth God shall come forth of 
them all. 



Divine providence 



ECCLESIASTES, 8. 



to be ohserveot. 



19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise 
more than ten mighty 7nen which are 
in the city 

20 For 'there is not a just man up- 



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on earth, that doeth good^and sinneth 

not. A. 7. 29; G. Isa, 1. 3-6. 

21 Also ^take no heed unto all v/ords 
that are spoken ; lest thou hear thy 
servant curse thee : 

22 For oftentimes also thine own 
heart knoweth that thou thyself 
likewise hast cursed others. 

23 All this have I proved by wis- 
dom : I said, I will be wise ; but it was 
far from me. 

24 That which is far off, '"and ex- 
ceeding deep, who can fincl it out ? 

25 '"I applied mine heart to know, 
and to search, and to seek out wis- 
dom, and the reason of tJmigs, and 
to know the wickedness of folly, 
even of foolishness and madness : 

26 And I find more bitter than 
death the woman, whose heart is 
snares and nets, and her hands as 
bands: "whoso pleaseth God shall 
escape from her ; but the sinner shall 
be taken by her. C. Isa. 1. 4-6. 

27 Behold, this have I found, saith 
the preacher, ^'^counting one by one, 
to find out the account : 

28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but 
I find not : one man among a thou- 
sand have I found ; but a woman 
among all those have I not found. 

A '' 29 Lo, this only have I found, that 
'*God hath made man upright; but 
they have sought out many inven- 
tions. A. 8. 11. 
CHAPTER 8. 

6 Divine providence to be obaerced. 12 It is better 
mitfi the godly in adversit// than with the wicked 
in prosperity. 

WHO is as the wise man ? and 
who knoweth the interpreta- 
tion of a thing ? a man's wisdom 
maketh his face to shine, and 'the 
boldness of his face shall be changed. 

2 I counsel thee to keep the king's 
commandment, "and that in regard 
of the oath of God. 

3 Be not hasty to go out of his 
sight: stand not in an evil thing; 
for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth 
him. 

4 Where the word of a king is, 
there is power: and *who may say 
unto him, What doest thou ? 

5 Whoso keepeth the command- 
ment ^shall feel no evil thing : and a 
wise man's heart discerneth both 
time and judgment. 



CHAP. 7. 

I lKi.8.46 
2Chr. 
6, 36 
Pro. 20, 9 
Rom.3,23 
Rom. 

11. 32 
Gal. 3, 22 
lJohnl,8 

9 (Jive not 
thine 
heart. 
1 Cor.13,5 

m Rom. 
11,33 

10 1 and my 
heart 
com- 
passed. 

II he that 
is good 
before 
God. 

Gen. 39, 7 
Pro. 2, 
1-9, 16-22 
Pro. 

5, 1-14 

12 Or, 
weighing 
one thing 
after 
another, 
to find 
out the 
reason. 

n Gen. 1, 27 



CHAP. 8. 

1 the 
strength. 

a Rom. 13,.5 
Titus 3. 1 

h Job .34, 18 

2 shall 
know. 

c ch. 3, 1 

d Pro.24,22 
ch. 6, 12 
ch. 9, 12 
ch. 10. 14 

3 Or. ho wit 
shall bel 

e Ps. 49, 6 

/ Job. 14, 5 

4 Or, cast- 
ing off 
weapons. 

g 1 Sam. 
18,12 

h Ps. 10, 6 
Ps. 50, 21 
Isa. 26, 10 

i Isa. 65, 20 
Rom. 2, 5 

j Ps. 37, 11 
Pro. 1, 32 
Isa. 3, 10 
Mat.25,34 

k Ps. 73, 14 
ch. 2, 14 
ch. 7, 15 
ch. 9, 1 

[ ch. 3, 12 

m Lev. 26,5 

n Job 5, 9 
ch. 3, 11 
Rom. 
11, 33 

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6 Because 'to every purpose there 
is time and judgment, therefore the 
misery of man is great upon him. 

7 For "^he knoweth not that which 
shall be : for who can tell him Hvhen 
it shall be ? 

8 There Hs no man that hath power 
^over the spirit to retain the spirit ; 
neither hath he power in the day of 
death : and there is no "discharge in 
that war ; neither shall wickedness 
deliver those that are given to it. 

9 All this have I seen, and applied 
my heart unto every work that is 
done imder the sun : there is a time 
wherein ^one man ruleth over an- 
other to his own hurt. 

10 And so I saw the wicked buried, 
who had come and gone from the 
place of the holy, and they were for- 
gotten in the city where they had so 
done : this is also vanity. 

1 1 Because ^s entenc e against an evil 
work is n ot exec uted speedily , there- 
fore the heart_of the sons ot men is' 
fully set in them t o do evil. ^ 9.^ 

12 Though ^a sinner do evil an liun- 
dred times, a nd his days b e pro ^ 
l onged, yet surely 1 know ^that -^it 
shall be well with them that fear 



God, which f ear before himT 
13 But it shall not be well w ith the^ 
wicked, neither shall he prolongX^> 
days, ivhic h are a s a shadow ; be- 
cause he f earet h not befor e God. * 
1-4 There is a vanity which is done 
upon the earth ; that there be just 
men, unto whom it %appeneth ac- 
cording to the work of the wicked ; 
again, there be mci?:ed men, to whom 
it happeneth according to the work 
of the righteous: I said that this 
also is vanity. 

15 Then T commended mirth, be- 
cause a man hath no better thing 
under the sun, than to eat, and to 
drink, and to be merry : for that 
shall abide with him of his labour 
the days of his life, '"which God giv- 
eth him under the sun. 

1 6 IT When I applied mine heart to 
know wisdom, and to see the busi- 
ness that is done upon the earth : (for 
also there is that neither day nor 
night seeth sleep with his eyes :) 

1 \ Then I beheld all the work of 
God, that a "man cannot find out the 
work that is done under the sun : be- 
cause though a man labour to seek 
it out, yet he shall not find it ; yea 
farther ; though a wise man think 

*H. Isa, 1. 19, 20; N. Isa. 1. 4-6. 



H 
N 



Like t hings happen to all. ECCLESIASTES, 9, 10. Of vnsdom and folly. 



to know it, yet shall he not be able 
to find it. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Like things happen to good and bad. 7 How to en- 
jot/ the good of this life. 13 Wisdom is better than 
strength. 

FOR all this ^I considered in my 
heart even to declare all this, 
that ''the righteous, and the wise, 
and their works, are in the hand of 
God : no man knoweth either love or 
hatred by all that is before them. 

2 All H Jungs come alike to all : 
there is one event to the righteous, 
and to the wicked ; to the good and 
to the clean, and to the unclean ; to 
him that sacrificeth, and to him that 
sacrificeth not : as is the good, so is 
the sinner ; a7id he that sweareth, 
as he that feareth an oath. 

3 This is an evil among all things 
that are done under the sun, that 
there is one event unto all : yea, also 
the heart of the sons of men is full 
of evil, and madness is in their heart 
while they live, and after that they 

^ go to the dead. A. Isa. 1. 2-6. 

4 For to him that is joined to all the 
living there is hope : for a living dog 
is better than a dead lion. 

5 For the living know that they 
shall die: but ^the dead know not 
any thing, neither have they any 
more a reward ; for ''the memory of 
them is forgotten. 

6 Also their love, and their hatred, 
and their envy, is now perished; 
neither have they any more a portion 
for ever in any thing that is done 
under the sun. 

7 iGo thy way, *eat thy bread with 
joy, and drink thy wine with a merry 
heart; for God now accepteth thy 
works. 

8 Let thy garments be always white ; 
and let thy head lack no ointment. 

9 ^Live joyfully with the wife whom 
thou lovest all the days of the life of 
thy vanity, which he hath given thee 
under the sun, all the days of thy 
vanity : -^f or that is thy portion in 
this life, and in thy labour which 
thou takest under the sun. 

1 Whatsoever thj hand findeth to 
do, do it with thy might ; for there is 
no work, nor device, nor knowledge, 
nor wisdom, in the grave, whither 
thou goest. 

1 1 If Ireturned, ^and saw under the 
sun, that the race is not to the swift, 
nor the battle to the strong, neither 
yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches 



B. C. 977, 



CHAP. 8. 
Ps. 73, 16 



CHAP. 9. 

1 / gave, or, 
set to my 
heart. 

a ch. 8, 14 
Isa. 26, 12 
2 Cor. 3, 5 

6 Job 21, 7 
Ps. 73, 3, 
12, 13, 17 
Mai. 3, 15 

c Job 14, 21 
Isa. 63, 16 

d Job 7, 8 
Isa. 26, 14 

e cb, 8. 16 

2 See, or. 
Enjoy 
life. 

J ch.2,10,24 
ch. 3, 13 
ch. 5, 18 

g Amo82,14 
Jer. 9, 23 

h ch. 8, 7 

i Pro. 29, 6 
Lu. 12, 20 
Lu. 17, 26 
lThes.5,8 

j 2 Sam. 
20, 16-22 

fe Pro. 21,22 
Pro. 24, 5 
ch. 7. 19 

I Mark 6, 2 

m Gen. 
41,14 
2 Sam. 
20,17 
Dan. 5, 10 

n Gen. 3, 6. 
13-19 
Josh. 7,1 
2 Ki. 17,21 
Rom. 6, 
12, 16-23 



CHAP 10. 

1 Flies of 
death. 

a Mat. 6, 33 
Col. 3. 1 

2 his heart. 

b Pro.13,16 
Pro. 18, 2 

c ch. 8, 3 

d 1 Sam. 
25,24 
Pro. 25,15 

3 from 
before. 

4 in great 
heights. 
Esth. 3, 1 

e Pro. 19,10 
Pro. 30, 22 

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to men of understanding, nor yet fa- 
vour to men of skill ; but time and 
chance happeneth to them. all. 

12 For '^man also knoweth not his 
time : as the fishes that are taken in 
an evil net, and as the birds that are 
caught in the snare ; so are the sons 
of men 'snared in an evil time, when 
it f alleth suddenly upon them. 

1311 This wisdom have I seen also 
under the sun, and it seemed great 
unto me : 

14 There ^vms a little city, and few 
men within it; and there came a 
great king against it, and besieged 
it, and built srreat bulwarks against 
it: 

1 5 Now there was found in it a poor 
wise man, and he by his wisdom de- 
livered the city ; yet no man remem- 
bered that same poor man. 

16 Then *said I, Wisdom is better 
than strength : nevertheless 'the poor 
man's wisdom is despised, and his 
words are not heard. 

1 7 The ""words of wise men are 
heard in quiet more than the cry of 
him that ruleth among fools. 

1 8 Wisdom is better than weapons 
of war : but "one sinner destroy eth 
much good. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Of wisdom and folly, 16 of riot, 18 slothfulness, 
19 and money. 

DEAD ^flies cause the ointment 
of the apothecary to send forth 
a stinking savour: so doth a little 
folly him that is in reputation for 
wisdom and honour. 

2 A wise "man's heart is at his right 
hand ; but a fool's heart at his left. 

3 Yea also, when he that is a fool 
walketh by the way, ^his wisdom 
faileth him, *and he saith to every 
one that he is a fool. 

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up 
against thee, 'leave not thy place; 
for "^yielding pacifieth great offences. 

5 There is an evil which I have seen 
under the sun, as an error v^hich 
proceedeth ^from the ruler : 

6 Folly is set "in great dignity, and 
the rich sit in low place. 

7 1 have seen servants "upon horses, 
and princes walking as servants upon 
the earth. 

8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall 
into it; and whoso breaketh an 
hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 

^ Whoso removeth stones shall be 
hurt therewith ; and he that cleav- 

2 



jytrections for charity. ECCLESIASTES, 11, 12. Exhort cUion to the yowag. 



B. C. 977. 



CHAP. 10. 
/Jer. 8, 17 

5 tlu mas- 
ter of the 
tongue. 

6 grace. 

7 his 
mouth,, 

8 niultipli- 
eth words 



h Isa. 3, 4: 
Isa. 5, 11 

i i Pro. 31, 4 

9 maketh 
glad the 
life. 
Ps. 104,15 

j Ex. 22, 28 
Acts 23, 5 

10 Or, con- 
science. 

11 Figure 
like 



eth wood shall be endangered there- 
by. 

10 If the iron be blunt, and he do 
not whet the edge, then must he put 
to more strength: but wisdom is 
profitable to direct. 

11 Surely the serpent will -''bite 
without enchantment ; and ^a bab- 
bler is no better. 

12 The words of a wise man's mouth 
are "gracious ; but the lips of a fool ^ J^^- *- ^^ 
will swallow up himself. 

13 The beginning of the words of|^. 
his mouth is foolishness: and the 
end of ^his talk is mischievous mad- 
ness. 

14 A fool also ^is full of words : a 
man cannot tell what shall be ; and 
what shall be ^after him, who can 
tell him? 

15 The labour of the foolish wea;ri- 
eth every one of them, because he 
knoweth not how to go to the city. 

1 6 t Woe ^to thee, O land, when thy 
king is a. child, and thy princes eat 
in the morning I 

17 Blessed art thou, O land, when 
thy king is the son of nobles, and 
thy 'princes eat in due season, for 
strength, and not for drunkenness ! 

18 ^By much slothfulness the build- 
ing decay eth; a^nd through idleness! 
of the hands the house droppeth! 
through. 

19 IT A feast is made for laughter, 
and wine ^maketh merry : but money 
answereth all things. 

20 IFCurse -^'not the king, no not in 
thy ^"thought ; and cui^e not the rich 
in thy bedchamber : for ^ ^a bird of 
the air shall carry the voice, and that 
which hath wings shall tell the mat- 
ter. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Directions for charit;/. 7 Death ought to be re- 
membered in life. 

CAST thy bread 'upon the waters : 
''for thou shalt find it aiter many 
days. 

2 Give ^a portion ''to seven, and also 
to eight : "^f or thou knowest not what 
evil shall be upon the earth. 

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they 
empty themselves upon the earth: 
and if the tree fall toward the south, 
or toward the north, in the place 
where the tree falleth, there it shall 
be. 

4 He that observeth the wind shall 
not sow ; and he that regardeth the 
clouds shall not reap. 

(41) 



5 As ''thou knowest not what is the 
way of the spirit, 7ior how the bones 
do groiD in the womb of her that is 
with child : even so thou knowest not 
the works of God who maketh all. 

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and 
in the evening withhold not thine 
hand : for thou knowest not whether 
■^shall prosper, either this or that, or 
whether they both shall be alike 
good. 

7 ITTruly the light is sweet, and a 
pleasant thing it is for the eyes to be- 
hold the sun: 

8 But if a man live many years, and 
rejoice in them all; yet let him re- 
member the days of darkness; for 
they shall be many. AH that cometh 
is vanity. 

9 ^Rejoice, O young man, in thy 
youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee 

Lu. 19, 40 jj^ ^YiQ days of thy youth, •'"and walk 
in the ways of thine heart, and in the 
sight of thine eyes : but know tliou 
t hat for all these things God ^wiil 



CHAP. 11. 

1 upon the 
face of the 
waters. 

« Deut. 
15, 10 
Pro. 19,17 
Mat.10,42 
2 Cor. 9,8 
Gal. 6, 9 
Heb. 6, 10 

b Ps.112,9 
Lu. 6, 30 

1 Tirn. 
6,18 

c Mic. 5, 5 

d Eph. 5, 16 

e John 3, 8 

2 shall he 
right. 

f Num. 
15, 39 

g ch. 12, 1-1 
Ptom. 2, 

2 Cor. 5, 10 

3 Or, anger. 

h 2 Cor. 7, 1 
2 Tim. 
2 22 



CHAP. 12. 
a 2 Cor. 5, 1 

1 Or, the 

grinders 
fail be- 
cause they 
grind 
little. 

h Gen. 27, 1 

c Mic. 7, 1 

d 2 Sam. 
19,35 

e Lev.19,32 

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bring thee into judgment. j. 12. 14. 
10 Therefore remove ^sorrow from 
thy heart, and ^put away evil from 
thy flesh : for childhood and youth 
are vanity. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 TheCreator to be remembered in the dciys of youth, 
and must not be deferred. 13 The fear of God the 
chief concern of man. 

REMEMBER now thy Creator 
in the days of thy youth, while 
the evil days come not, nor the years 
draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I 
have no i^leasure in them ; 

2 While the sun, or the light, or the 
moon, or the stars, be not darkened, 
nor the clouds return after the rain : 

3 In the day when the keepers of the 
"house shall tremble, and the strong 
men shall bow themselves, and 'the 
grinders cease because they are few, 
and *those tha,t look out of the win- 
dows be darkened, 

4 And the '^doors shall be shut m. 
the streets, "when the sound of the 
grinding is low, and he shall rise up 
at the voice of the bird, and all "^the 
daughters of musick shall be brought 
low ; 

5 Also vmen they shall be afraid of 
that which ^shigh, and fears s7i«// he 
in the way, and the 'almond tree shall 
flourish, and the grasshopper shall be 
a burden, and desire shall fail : be- 
cause man goeth to his long home, 
and the mourners go about the 

streets : 

2 



The church's 



SONG, 1, 2. 



love for Christ. 



6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, 
or the golden bowl be broken, or the 
pitcher be broken at the fountain, 
or the wheel broken at the cis- 
tern. 

T Then -^shall the dust return to the 
earth as it was: ^and the spirit shall 
return unto God '^who gave it. 

8 IT Vanity of vanities, saith the 
preacher ; all is vanity. 

9 And-nioreover,bec?cUsethepreach- 
er was wise, he still taught the peo- 
ple knowledge; yea, he gave good 
heed, and sought owt^and set in order 
many proverbs. 

10 The preacher sought to find out 
^acceptable words: and that lohich 



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CHAP. 12. 
/ Gen. 3. 19 
g ch. 3, 21 
h ¥ um. 

27,16 

Zecli.12,1 

2 Or, the 
inore wise 
the 

preacher 
was, etc. 

3 words of 
delight, 

i Or, 
reading. 

5 Or, Tlie 
end of the 
matter, 
even all 
that hath 
t-een 
hfird, is. 

i inat.12,36 



was written teas upright, 6 ?;e;^ words 
of truth. 

11 The words of the wise are as 
goads, and as neils fastened hy the 
masters of assemblies, ichich are 
given from one shepherd. 

12 And further, by these, my son, be 
admonished : of making many books 
there is no end ; and much ^study is a 
weariness of the flesh. 

13 ^^Let us hear the conclusion of 



the Avhole matter: Fear God, and 



keep hi s commandments : for th is is\ 
the whole dutyoi man . | 

1 4 For 'God shall bring every work E 
into judgment, with every secret thing, j 
wh ether it be good ^ or whether it he evil. ' * 



THE 

SONa OF SOLOMON, 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 The churches love to Christ : 5 she confesses her 
deformity, 7 and prays to be directed to his foock. 
8 Christ directs her to the shepherds' tents ; 9 and 
shewing his love to her, 11 gives her gixiciotis 
promises. 12 The church and Christ congratulate 
each other. 

THE ''song of songs, which is SoF 
o-mon's. 

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses 
of his mouth : for ^thy love is better 
than wine. 

3 Because of the savour of thy good 
ointments thy name is as ointment 
poured forth, therefore do the *^drgins 
love thee. 

4 Draw '"me, we '^Avill run after thee : 
the king ^hath brought me into Ms 
chambers : we will be glad and re- 
joice in thee, we will remember thy 
love more than wine: ^the upright 
love thee. 

5 ITI am black, but comely, O ye 
daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem, as the tents 
of K e 'dar, as the curtains of S 61'o-mon. 

6 Look not upon me, because I am 
black, because the sun hath looked 
upon me : my mother's children were 
angry Avith me ; they made me the 
keeper of the vineyards; hut mine 
own vineyard have I not kept. 

T Tell me, O thou whom my soul 
loveth, where thou feedest, where 
thou-'^makest ^^Ai/,/?ocA:to rest at noon : 
for why should 1 1)6 ^as one that tum- 
eth aside by the flocks of thy com- 
panions ? 



CHAP. 1. 

a 1 Ki. 4, 32 

1 thy loves, 
eh. 4, 10 

;>2Cor.ll,2 

c Jer. SI, 3 
Hos. 11, 4 
John 6, 41 
John 
12,32 

d Phil. S, 12 



2 Or, they 
love thee 
uprightly. 

Rom.8,39 
1 John 
i, 16 

/John 

10,27 

3 Or, as one 

that is 
veiled. 

g ch. 2, 2 
John 

15,14: 

h2 Chr. 
1,16 

i Ezek. 
16,11 

4 Or, cy- 
press. 
ch. i, 13 

j ch. 4, 1 
ch. 5, 12 

5 Or, my 
com- 
panion. 

6 Or, gal- 
leries. 

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B.C.1014. 8irlf thou know not, O thou fair- 
est among women, go thy way forth 
by the footsteps of the flock, and 
feed thy kids beside the shepherds' 
tents, 

9 I have compared thee,^0 my love, 
^to a company of horses in Pha'raoh's 
chariots. 

10 Thy 'cheeks are comely with 
rows of jewels, thy neck with chains 
of gold. 

6 Ps. 45,14 1 11 We will make thee borders of 
Eph^gf^^ gold -w^th studs c-f silver. 

12 ^Yf hile the king sitteth at his 
table, my spil?:enard sendeth forth 
the smell thereof. 

13 A bundle of myrrh is my well- 
beloved unto me; he shall lie all 
night betwixt my breasts. 

14 My beloved is unto me as a 
cluster of ^camphire in the vineyards 
of JEn-ge'di. 

15 Behold, -^thou art fair, ^y love; 
behold, thou art fair; thou hast 
doves' eyes. 

16 Behold, thou art fair, my be- 
loved, yea, pleasant : also our bed is 
green. 

17 The beams of our house are ce- 
dar, and our ^rafters of fir. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Mutual love of Christ and his church. 8 Her hope, 
10 and calling. 14 Christ's care of her. 16 Her 
profession, faith, and hope. 

^Jf the rose of Shar'on, and the 
lily of the valleys. 

*E. Isa. 29. 15, 16; J. Isa. 3. 1(?, 11; 
0. Isa. 1. 16-18. 



I 



Chrisfs banner is love. 



SONG, 3, 4. 



The chur ell's victory. 



2 As the lily among thorns, so is^ b.c. iom. 
my love among the daughters. chap. 2. 

3 As the apple tree among the trees L joeugu. 
of the wood, so ^6^ my beloved among!" ed and sat 
the sons. ^Isat down mider his shad- 1 ^''^''^"'^^^• 
ow with great delight, and «his f ruit '^ ^*^- ^^' ^ 
loas sweet to my -taste. 



\2 palate. 



1 
1: 



He brought me to the ^banqueting 



J 3 house of 



wine. 



house, and his bamier over me was ± straw me 



love. 

5 Stay me with flagons, ''comfort me 
with apples : for I am sick of love. 

6 His *left hand is under my head. 



■with 
apples, 

b ch. 8, 3 



and his right hand doth embrace me. 



f ch. 6, 3 
ch. 7, 10 



7 Or, of 
dUnsvon. 
2 Sam. 
2,29 



CHAP. 3. 

a Isa. 26, 9 

b ch. 5, 7 

c Pro. 8, 17 

d Pro. 4, 13 
Rom. 8, 
35,39 

e ch. 2, 7 
ch. 8, 4 



g Mat. 
22.37 
John 13. 
1,34 

Johnl5,9, 
10, 12-16 
Rom. 5, 8 
Eph. 3. 19 
1 Pet. 1, 
7,8 

/i Rev. 11, 15 1 
Ps. 110, 3 • 
Isa. 62, 5 



5 I adjure 
you. 
ch. 3, 5 
ch. S, i 

7 "l charge you, O ye daughters of|c johnio,4 
Je-ru'sa-lem, by the roes, and by theje nourish- 
hinds of the field, that ve stir noti 'ing. 
up, nor awake my love, till he please, j*^ ch. 8, is 

S^The ^ voice of my beloved! t>e-|e ps-^|o^i3^ 
hold, he cometh leaping upon thej lu! 13,32 
mountains, skipping upon the hills. 

9 My beloved is like a roe or a young 
hart : behold, he standeth behind our » lu.1',^78 
wall, he looketh forth at the windows, i 2 Pet! 
''shelving himself through the lattice. ' '^' "^^ 

10 My beloved spake, and said unto ^ ^^- ^' ^^ 
me, Hise up, my love, my fair one, 
and come away. 

11 For, lo, the winter is past, the 
rain is over and gone ; 

12 The flowers appear on the earth ; 
the time of the singing of birds is 
come, and the voice of the turtle is 
heard in our land ; 

13 The fig tree putteth forth her 
green figs, and the vines with the 
tender grape give a good smell. 
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come 
away. 

14 O my dove, that a.rt in the clefts y^ci^ 5 5 
of the rock,in the secret peaces of the'j^ q^' j^^^ 
stairs, let me see thy comitenance, ReV.3, 21; 
''let me hear thv voice ; for sweet is 
thy voice, and thy countenance is 
comely. 

15 Take us 'the foxes, the little 
foxes, that spoil the vmes : for our 
vines have tender grapes. 

1 6 ITMy •n3eloved is mine, and I ar)% 
his : he feedeth among the lilies. 

17 Until nhe day break, aiid the 
shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, 
and be thou like ^a roe or a young- 
hart upon the mountains '^of Be'thgr. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 The, church's fight and, victory in temptation. 
6 She glories in Christ. 

BY ''night on my bed I sought him 
whom my soul loveth : 1 sought 
ham., but I found him not. 
2 I will rise now, and go about the 



CHAP. 4. 

a ch. 1, 15 
ch. 5, 12 

b ch. 6, 5 

1 Or, that 
eat of, etc. 

c ch. 6, 6 

d ch. 7. 4 

643 



city in the streets, and in the broad 
ways I will seek him whom my soul 
loveth : I sought hun, but I found 
him not. 

3 The hvatchmen that go about the 
city found me : to lohom J said, Saw 
ye him whom my soul loveth ? 

4 It teas but 'a little that I passed 
ifrom them, but I found him whom 
my soul loveth : I ^held him, and 
would not let him go, until I had 
brought him into my mother's house, 
and into the chamber of her that con- 
ceived me. 

5 I 'charge you, O ye daughters of 
Je-ru'sa-lem, by the roes, and by the 
hinds of the field, that ye stir not 
up, nor awake my love, till he please. 

6 *[Who J'is this that cometh out of 
the wilderness like i)illars of smoke, 
perfumed with myrrh and frankin- 
cense, with all powders of the mer- 
chant ? 

7 Behold his bed, wliich is Sol'o- 
mon's; threescore vaUant men are 
about it, of the valiant of Is'ra-el, 

8 They all hold swords, bevng ex- 
pert in war: every man hath his 
sword upon his thigh because of fear 
in the night. 

9 King Sol'o-mon made himself ^a 
chariot of the wood of Leb'a-non, 

10 He made the pillars thereof of 
silver, the bottom^ thereof of gold, 
the covering of it of purple, the midst 
thereof being paved ^with love, for 
the daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 1 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zf - 
on, and behold king Sol'o-mon with 
the croAvn wherewith his mother 
crowned hun in the ^day of his es- 
pousals, and in the day of the glad- 
ness of his heart. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Christ sets forth the graces of the church : 8 he 
sheics his love to her. 16 She prays to be made fit 
for his presence. 

BEHOLD. "thou art fair, my love : 
behold, thou art fair ; thou hast 
doves' eyes- ^>dthin thy locks : thy 
hair is as *a flock of goats, ^that ap- 
pear from mount Gfl'e-ad. 

2 Thy 'teeth are like a flock of sheep 
that are even shorn, which came up 
from the washing; whereof every 
one bear twins, and none is barren 
among them. 

3 Thy Hps are like a thread of scar- 
let, and thy speech is comely : thy 
temples are like a piece of a pome- 
granate ^vithin thy locks. 

4 Thy '^neck is like the tower of 



Graces of the church. 



SONG, 5, 6. 



The beloved described. 



Da'vid builded ^^for an armoury, 
whereon there hang a thousand 
bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 

5 Thy -^t wo breasts are like two young 
roes that are twins, which feed among 
the lilies. 

6 Until the day ^break, and the shad- 
ows flee away, I will get me to the 
mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of 
frankincense. 

7 Thou dart all fair, my love; there is 
no spot in thee. 

8 1[ComewithmefromLeb'a-non,m2/ 
spouse, with me from Leb'a-non : look 
from the top of Am'a-na, from the top 
of She'nir and ''IlSr'mon, from the 
lions' dens, from, the mountains of the 
leopards. 

9 Thou hast ^ravished my heart, my 
sister, m^/ 'spouse ; thou hast ravished 
my heart with one of thine eyes, with 
one chain of thy neck. 

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, 
-iny spouse ! how much better is thy 
love than wine ! and the smell of thine 
ointments than all spices I 

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as 
the honeycomb : •'honey and milk a,re 
under thy tongue ; and the smell of 
thy garments is *like the smell of 
Leb'a-non. 

12 A^garden^inclosed is my sister, 
7ny spouse ; a spring shut up, a foun- 
tain sealed. 

1 3 Thy plants are an orchard of 
pomegranates, with pleasant f i*uits ; 
^camphire, with spikenard, 

14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus 
and cinnamon, with all trees of frank 
incense ; myrrh and aloes, with all the 
chief spices : 

1 5 A fountain of gardens, a well of 
'"living waters, and streams from 
Leb'a-non. 

1 6 *iF Awake, O north wind; and come, 
thou south ; blow upon my garden, 
that the ''spices thereof may flow out. 
"Let my beloved come into his garden, 
and eat his pleasant fruits. 



B. c. lOU. 



CHAPTER 5. 



9 Ss, 



i Christ awakes the church with his calling, 
the beloved, described. 

I AM °come into my garden, my 
sister, my spouse: I have gathered 
my myirh with my spice; I have 
eaten my honeycomb with my honey; 
I have drunk my wine with my milk: 
eat, O ^friends; drink, ^yea, drink 
abundantly, O beloved. 
2 11 sleep, but my heart waketh : it 
is the voice of my beloved '^that 



CHAP. 4. 

e Neh. 3, 19 

/ Pro. 5, 19 

ch. 7, 3 

2 breathe. 
ch. 2, 17 
Lu. 1, 78 

g Eph. 5, 27 
h Deut. 3, 9 

3 Or, taken 
away my 
heart. 

i Isa. 54, 5 

2 Cor. 

11,2 
j Pro. 24,13 
k Gen.27,27 

Hos. 14, 

6,7 
I Isa. 58, 11 

Hos. 3, 3 

4 barred. 

5 Or, 
cvin'ess. 
ch. 1, 14 

ni John4,10 
71 Gal. 5, 22 
ch. 5, 1 



CHAP. 5. 

a ch. 4, 16 
b Lu. 15, 7 

John 3,29 

John 

15, 14 

1 Or, and 
be drxink- 
en with 
loves. 

c Pro. 8, 4 
Rev. 3, 20 

2 Or, (as 
some 
read) 
in r)U. 

3 passing, 
or, run- 
ning 
about. 

d Hos. 5, 15 
6 Lam. 3, 8 
/ ch. 3, 3 

4 what. 

5 a starhd' 
ard- 
bcarer. 

6 Or, 
ciirled. 

g ch. 1, 15 

7 sitting i/n 
fulness, 
that is, 

fitly 

placed, 
and set as 
a precious 
stone in 
the foil of 
a ring. 

8 Or, tbiv- 
ers of 
perfumes. 

9 His 
palate. 
Lu. 4, 22 

h Ps. 45, 2 
Jer. 31, 3 
Rom. 8,35 
Eph. 3,17, 
18,19 
Phil. 3, 8 
1 Pet. 1,8 
1 John 
4,16 



CHAP. <: 
a ch. 1, 8 

644 



knocketh, saying, Open to me, my 
sister, my love, my dove, my un- 
defiled : for my head is filled with 
dew, a7id my locks with the drops of 
the night. 

3 I have put off my coat ; how shall 
I put it on ? I have waslied my feet ; 
how shall I defile them ? 

4 My beloved put in his hand by the 
hole of the do or, and my bowels were 
moved -for him. 

5 I rose up to open to my beloved ; 
and my hands dropped with myrrh, 
and my fingers tvith ^sweet smelling 
myrrh, upon the handles of the 
lock. 

6 I opened to my beloved ; but my 
beloved had "^withdrawn himself, a?? 6? 
was gone : my soul failed when he 
spake : I sought him, but I could not 
find him ; I ''called him, but he gave 
me no answer. 

7 The -^watchmen that went about 
the city found me, they smote me, 
they wounded me ; the keepers of the 
walls took away mj^ veil from me. 

8 I charge you, O daughters of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, if ye find my beloved, ^that ye 
tell him, that I am sick of love. 

9 II What is thy beloved more than 
another beloved, O thou fairest 
among women ? what is thy beloved 
more than another beloved, that thou 
dost so charge us ? 

10 HMy beloved is white and ruddy, 
^the chiefest among ten thousand. 

11 His head is as the most fine gold, 
his locks are ^bushy, and black as a 
raven. 

12 His ^eyes are as the eyes of doves 
by the rivers of waters, washed with 
milk, a7id ^fitly set. 

13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, 
as ^sweet flowers : his lips like lilies, 
dropping sweet smelling myrrh. 

14 His hands are as gold rings set 
with the beryl : his belly is as bright 
ivory overlaid with sapphires. 

15 ilis legs are cts pillars of marble, 
set upon sockets of fine gold: his 
countenance is as Leb'a-non, excel- 
lent as the cedars. 

1 6 '^His mouth is most sweet : yea, 
'^he is altogether lovely. This is my 
beloved, and this is my friend, O 
daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

CHAPTER 6. 

\ The church professes her faith in Christ. 4 J3e 
shews her graces, 10 a7id his love toward her. 

WHITHER is thy beloved gone, 
O ''thou fairest among women? 

2 



The church's graces. 



SONG. 7, 8. 



Her love to Christ. 



c Isa. 56, 8 
John 
10,16 



ch. 7, 10 
e 2 Cor. 



whither is thy beloved turned aside ?l b.c.ioii. 
that we mav seek hini ^\ith thee. iTZTTTTT' 

2 *! My beloved is gone down mto his! ' ■. 
garden, to the beds of spices, to *feed|^ eph.3,1, 
in the gardens, and to gather 'lihes. | 

3 I '^am my beloved's, and my be-; 
loved is mine : he feedeth among the^ ch. 2, le 
lilies. 

4 ^Thou art beautiful. O my love, as! 10, 4 
Tir'zah, comely as Je-ru'sa-lem, *ter-|i or, they 
rible as an army with banners. | ^^ffeA me 

5 Turn away thine eyes from me. fori up. 
'thev have overcome me : thv hair is\fch.±,i 
■^as a flock of goats that appear from;g ch. 7, 12 
Gil'e-ad. 1 2 iJmew 

6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep '^ "^^" 
which go up from the washing.:^ J^'/^^*"^^ 
whereof every one beareth t^vins. and chariots 
there is not one barren among them. I u-mmg 

7 As a piece of a pomegranate are! p^'^'^- 
thy temples Avithin thy locks. 

8 There are threescore queens, and 
fourscore concubines, and virgins 
without number. 

9 My dove, my undefiled is but one ; 
she is the only one of her mother, j 
she is the choice one of her that bare' chap. 7. 
her. The daughters saw her, and a vs, 4.5, is 
blessed her ; yea. the queens and theli Tnia:tiire. 
concubines, and they praised her. jb ch. 4, 5 

10 *i"Who is she that looketh foi'th|2 or,cnm- 
as the moming, fair as the moon.! *^"- 
clear as the sun, and temble as an ^ ^^und. 
army with banners ? ^ straight- 
Ill went down into the garden of'. ^^ ^^^^^ 

nuts to see the fruits of the vallev,r^a7icienf. 
and ^''to see whether the vine flour- 'c ch. 2,16 
ished, an d the pomegranates budded. 1 Gai^2? 20 
12 ^Or ever I was aware, mv souli 



i Ov.ofMa- 
hnnaim. 
Gen. 32, 2 



a PS. 4:5, 11 

e ch. 6, 11 
2Cor.l3,5 



ft Mat.13,52 



^made me like the chariots of Am'- 
mi-na'dib. 

13 Return, return, O Shulam-ite; s opm. 
return, return, that we mav look upon .^Ezek. 
thee. AYhatAwIll ve see m the Shu'- ^^'*^ 
lam-ite? As it were the company;^ ^^""-^^'^^ 
^of two armies. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 A farther description of the graces of the church: 
10 she professes her faith and assurcuice of Chi'isfs 
love. 

HOW beautiful are thy feet ^vith 
shoes, '^O prince's daughter! the! chap. 8. 
joints of thy thighs are like jewels, i they 
the work of the hands of a cunning| fflfj"^^. 
workman. I svise m€. 

2 Thy navel is like a roimd goblet, 'a Pro. 9, 2 
which wanteth not liquor : thy belly b 2Cor.i2,9 
is like an heap of wheat set about 2 xmy 
with lilies. '^9^'^'^ y^ 

3 Thy *two breasts are like two 
yoimg roes that are twins. 

4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory ; 



stir up, 
or, ichy, 
etc. 



c John 
17, 14 

645 



thine eyes like the fishpools in Hesh'- 
bon. by the gate of Bath-rabbim: 
thy nose is as the tower of Leb'a-non 
Iwhich looketh toward Da-mas cus. 
' 5 Tliine head upon thee z'slike-Car'- 
mel. and the hair of thine head hke 
purple : the king is ^held in the gal< 
leries. 

6 How fair and how pleasant art 
thou, O love, for dehghts I 

7 This thy statui^e is hke to a palm 
itree, and thy breasts to clustei^ of 
■grapes. 

I 8 i said. I will go up to the palm 
I tree, I vnR take hold of the bougha 
[thereof : now also thy breasts shall 
ibe as clusters of the vine, and the 
smell of thy nose like apples ; 

9 And the roof of thv mouth like 
the best ^^'ine for my beloved, that 
goeth doicn ^sweetly, causmg the lips 
^3f those that are asleep to speak. 

10 ITI 'am my beloved's, and ""'his de- 
sire is toward me. 

11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth 
into the field; let us lodge in the 
villages. 

j 1 2 Let us get up early to the ^-ine- 
i yards ; let us 'see if the ^ine flourish, 
Iwhether the tender grape '^appear, 
land the pomegranates bud forth.- 
there will T give thee my loves. 
I 13 The -''majidrakes give a smell, 
and at our gates 'are all maimer of 
pleasant //v</^c«, new and old. ichich 
I have laid un for thee. O my beloved. 
I CHAPTER 8. 

[1 Love of the chin^ch to ChHst. 6 Vehemence of Jove. 
8 Calling of the Gentiles. 14 Christ' scorning prayed 
for. 

OTHAT thou icert as my brother, 
that sucked the breasts of my 
mother! ichen I should find thee 
-without, I would kiss thee ; yea, ^I 
should not be despised. 

2 I would lead thee, and bring thee 
into my mother's house, ich o would 
instruct me : I w-ould cause thee to 
drink of "spiced ^vine of the juice of 
my pomegranate. 

3 His ^left hand should he under my 
head, and his right hand shoifld em- 
brace me. 

4 1 charge you, O daughters of Je- 
ru'sa-lem. "that ye stir not up. nor 
awake my love, until he please. 

5 ^Who is this that cometh up from 
'the wilderness, leaning upon her be- 
loved? I raised thee up luider the 
apple tree : there thy mother brought 
thee forth: there she brought thee 
forth that bare thee. 



{saiaJi complaineth 



ISAIAH, 1. 



of Judah. 



6 Set "^me as a seal upon thine heart, 
as a seal upon thine arm : for "love 
is strong as death ; jealousy is ^cruel 
as the grave : the coals thereof are 
coals of fire, lohich hath a most ve- 
hement flame. 

7 Many waters cannot quench love, 
neither can the floods drown it : •''if 
a man would give a,ll the substance 
of his house for love, it would utterly 
be contemned. 

8 tWe ^have a little sister, and she 
hath no breasts: what shall we do 
for our sister in the dav when she! 
shall be spoken for ? 

9 If she be a wall, we will build up- 
on her a palace of silver : and if she 
be ^a door, we will inclose her with 
boards of cedar. 



B. C. 1014. 



CHAP. 8. 
a Isa. 49, 16 
Jer. 22,24 
Hag. 2, 23 

e Phil. 3, 8 

3 hard. 

/Pro. 6, 35 

g Ps. 22, 27 
Eph. 2, 12 

h Rev. 3, 20 

i Col. 2, 7 

j Ezek.16,7 

4 peace. 

k Mat.21,33 
I ch. 2. 14 

5 Flee 
aivay. 
Lu. 19, 12 
Rev. 22, 
17,20 

m ch. 2, 17 



Clx 



101 'a?7i a wall, and •'my breasts like 
towers : then was I in his eyes as one 
that found ^favour. 

11 Soro-mon had a vineyard at Ba • 
ha'mon ; he ^let out the vineyard 

unto keepers ; every one for the fruit 
thereof was to bring a thousand 
pieces of silver. 

12 My vineyard, Avhich is nJne, is 
before me : thou, O Sol'o-mon r)iust 
have a thousand, and those that keep 
the fruit thereof two hundred. 

1 3 Thou that dAvellest in the gardens, 
the companions hearken to thy voice : 
^cause me to hear it. 

14 IF^Make haste, my beloved, and 
'"be thou like to a roe or to a 
young hart upon the mountains of 
spices. 



THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET 

ISAIAH. 



N 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Isaiah's complaint of Judah : 5 i/ieir imivei^sal 
corruption : 16 he exho7'ts to repentance, with 
promises and threatenings : 21 the prophet bewails 
their wickedness. 

THE ''vision of i-sa'iah the son of 
A'moz, which he saw concerning 
Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem in the ''days 
of Uz-zi'ah, Jo'tham, A'haz, and Hez- 
e-ki'ah, kings of Jii'dah. 
' 2 "^Hear, O heavens, and give ear, 

earth : for the Lord hath spoken, 

1 have nourished and brought up 
children, and they have rebelled 
against me. 

3 The ox knoweth his owner, and 
the ass his master's crib : but l§'ra-el 
doth 'not know, my people doth not 
consider. 
' 4 Ah sinful nation, a people 'laden 



with iniquity, a ^seed of evildoers, 



children that are corrupters: thev 
have forsaken the Lord, they have 
provoked the Holy One of l§'ra-el 



unto anger, they are "gone away 
backward. 

5 Why ^should ye be stricken any 
more? ye will ^revolt more and 
more : the whole head is sick, and 
the whole heart faint. 

6 From the sole of the foot even 



anto the head there is no soundness 
in it : but wounds, and bruises, and 
putrif ying sores : they-^have not been 



B. C. 760, 



CHAP. 1. 

a Num. 12,6 

1 Pet.1,11 

2 Pet. 1,21 

h 2 Ki. 15, 1 
c Jer. 9, 3, 6 

1 of heavi- 
ness. 

cZch.57,3,4 
Mat. 3, 7 

2 alienated, 
or, sep- 
arated. 

e ch. 9, 13 
Jer. 2, 30 
Jer. 5, 3 

3 increase 
revolt. 

/Jer. 8, 22 

4 Or, oil. 

g Deut. 
28, 51 

5 as the 
over- 
throw of 
strangers. 

h Rom.9,29 

i Ezek. 
16,46 

j Ps. 50, 8 

6 great he 
goats. 

7 to he seen. 
Ex. 23, 17 

646 



c losed, ne ither bound up, neither 
mollified with *oinLnienL. 






7 Your ^country is desolate, your 
cities are burned with fire: your 
land, strangers devour it in your 
presence, and it is desolate, ^as over- 
thro^\^l by strangers. 

8 And the daughter of Zf on is left 
as a cottage in a vineyard, as a 
lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as 
a besieged city. 

9 Except ''the Lord of hosts had left 
unto us a very small remnant, we 
should have been as Sod'om^, a?2dwe 
should have been like unto Go-mor'- 
rah. 

10 THear the word of the Lord, ye 
rulers of 'Sod'om ; give ear unto the 
law of our God, ye people of Go-mor'- 
rah. 

11 To what pui'pose is the multi- 
tude of your -^sacrifices unto me ? 
saith the Lord : I am full of the 
burnt offerings of rams, and the fat 
of fed beasts ; and I delight not in 
the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or 
of ^he goats. 

12 When ye come 'to appear before 
me, who hath required this at your 
hand, to tread my courts ? 

13 Bring no more vain oblations; 
incense is an abomination unto me ; 
the new moons and sabbaths, the 

*A. 5. 1, 2; C. 14. 18-20; G. l.%l-13i 
N. 1. 19, 20. 



A 
G 



Exhortati67i to repentance. 



ISAIAH, 2. 



Coming of Chrisfs JcmgcIo7n. 



palling of assemblies, I cannot away 
[with ; it is ^iniquity, even the solemn 
(meeting. G. 1. 16-18. 

14 Your new moons and your ap- 
pointed feasts my soul hateth : they 
are a trouble unto me ; I am weary 
to bear them. 

1 5 And ^when ye spread forth your 
hands, I will hide mine eyes from 
you : ^yea, when ye ^niake many 
prayers, I will not hear : your hands 
are full of "blood, 
r 16 Wash "'y ou, niake you clean ; 



put away the evil of your cLomgs" 



from before mine eyes ; "cease to Ho 



B.C. 760. i^g together, and they that forsake 



levil 
17 Learn to do well; "seek j udg- 



ment, ' 'relieve the oppressed, judge 



* j the fatherless, plead for the widow 



W 



I S^Come now, and /let us reason 



together, saith the Lord: though 



your sins be as scarlet, they ^shail oe 



as white as snow ; though they 15e 



[ red like crimson, they snail be as 
[wool. G.5. 7;L.9. 2;0. 28. 16, 17; W. 9. 2. 
H " 1 9 If 'ye be willing and obedient, ye 

N I shall pat thp f»T>nH of thp " 



N [shall e at the good of the landT 



20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ^^ 
I shall be devoured with the sword : 



ifor the mouth of the Lord hath 



I s poken i t. H. Isa. 1. 28; N. 6. 9-12. 

21 ?^How is the faithful city become 
an harlot ! it was full of judgment ; 
righteousness lodged in it ; but now 
murderers. 

22 Thy silver is become dross, thy 
wine mixed with water : 

23 Thy 'princes are rebellious, and 
companions of thieves : every one 
loveth gifts, and followeth after re- 
wards: they judge not the father- 
less, neither doth the cause of the 
widow come unto them. 

21 Therefore saith the Lord, the 
Lord of hosts, the mighty One of 
I§'ra-el, Ah, "I will ease me of mine 
adversaries, and avenge me of mine 
enemies : 

25 And I ^will turn my hand upon 
thee, and '^purely purge away thy 
dross, and take away all thy tin : 

26 And I will restore thy judges as 
at the first, and thy counsellors as 
at the beginning : afterward thou 
shalt be called. The city of right- 
eousness, the faithful city. 

27 Zi'on shall be redeemed with 
judgment, and '^her converts with 
righteousness. 

H r 28 And the '"destruction of the 
I transgressors and of the sinners shall 
*R. 2. 3. 



CHAP. 1. 

8 Qix,qr%ef. 

k Job 27, 9 
Pro. 1, 28 

I 1 Tim. 2,8 

9 multiply 
prayer. 

10 bloods. 

m Jer. 4, li 

n Rom.12,9 
1 Pet.3,11 

Mic. 6, 8 

11 Or, 

righten. 

p Mic. 6, 2 

q Rev. 7, 14 

)• Deut.28,1 

s Titus 1, 2 

( Hos. 9. 15 

u Deut. 
28,63 

V Rev. 3, 19 

12 accord- 
ing to 
pureness. 
Mai. 3. 3 

13 Or, they 
that re- 
turn of 
her. 

14 break- 
ing. 

IV ch. 57, 5 

x ch. 65, 3 
ch. 66, 17 

15 Or. and 

his work. 



the Lord shall be consumed 



,t 



29 For they shall be ashamed of the 
"oaks which ye have desired, and 
ye shall be confounded for the gar- 
dens that ye have chosen. 
: 30 For ye shall be as an oak whose 
leaf fadeth, and as a garden that 
hath no water. 

31 And the strong shall be as tow, 
'^and the maker of it as a spark, and 
they sliall both burn together, and 
none shall quench them. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Isaiah prophes-ies of Chrisfs kingdom. 6 Wicked- 
ness the cause of God's forsaking hisjpeople. 10 The 
prophet fcn'ewarns them of the terrible day oj the 
Lord. 

THE word that l-sa'iah the son of 
A'moz saw concerning Jii'dah 
and Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 And "it shall come to pass in the 
last days, Hhat the mountain of the 
Lord's house shall be 'established in 
the top of the mountains, and shall be 
exalted above the liills ; and all na- 
tions shall flow unto it. 

3 And many people shall go and ^ 
s ay. Come "ye, and let us go up to the~ i 
mountain of the Lord, to tlie house i 
o f the Grod of Ja'cob; ana he wiTT j 
teach us of his ways, and we will 



CHAP. 2. 

a Mic. 4, 1 
Acts 2, 17 

h Ps. 68, 15 
Dan. 2. 35 
Rev. 14, 1 

1 Or, he 
prepared. 

c Zech.8,21| 

d Lu. 24. 47I 
John 4, 22' 

e John 5, 22 J 

/Hos. 2,18' 
Zech.9,10| 

2 Or, 
scythes. 

g Acts 
26, 23 
Eph. 5, 8 

3 Or, more 
than the 
east. 
Num. 
23,7 

/! Deut. 
13, 14 

4 Or, 

abound 
with the 
children. 

5 Or, non- 
entities. 

1 Coj;. 8, 4 

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walk in his paths : "'for out of Zroif 
s hall jgo forth the law, and the wor"dr 
of the Lord from J e-ru'sa-lem. | 

4 And he 'shall judge among the 
nations, and shall rebuke many peo- 
ple : and -^they shall beat their swords 
into plowshares, and their spears into 
■pruninghooks: nation shall not lift 
up sword against nation, neither shall 
they learn war any more. 

5 f O house of Ja'cob, come ye, and 
let us ^walk in the light .^f the Lord. 

6 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy 
people the house of Ja'cob, because 
they be replenished ^from the east; 
and ^are soothsayers like the Phi-lis'^ 
tines, and they ^please themselves in 
the children of strangers. 

7 Their land also is full of silver and 
gold, neither is there a 7iy end of their 
treasures; their land is also full of 
horses, neither is there any end of 
their chariots : 

8 Their land also is full of ^idols ; 
they worship the work of their own 
hands, that which their o^\ti fmgers 
have made: 

9 And the mean man boweth do^vn, 
and the great man humbleth him- 
self : therefore forgive them not. 

fH. 3. 10, 11. +R 55. 7. ^ 



H 



The calamities 



ISAIAH, 3. 



of Judah foretold. 



10 ITEnter into the rock, and hide 
thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, 
and for the glory of his majesty. 

1 1 The lofty looks of man shall be 
humbled, and the haughtiness of men 
shall be bowed down, and the Lord 
alone shall be exalted in that 'day. 

12 For the day of the Lord of hosts 
shall be upon every 07ie that is proud 
and lofty, and upon every 07ie that is 
lifted up ; and he shall be brought 
low: 

1 3 And upon all the cedars of Leb'a- 
non, that are high and lifted up, and 
upon all the oaks of Ba'shan, 

14 And upon all the high moun- 
tains, and upon all the hills that are 
lifted up, 

15 And upon every high tower, and 
upon every fenced wall, 

16 And upon all the ships of Tar'- 
shish, and upon alPpleasant pictures. 

17 And the loftiness of man shall be 
bowed down, and the haughtiness of 
men shall be made low: and the 
Lord alone shall be exalted in that 
day. 

18And>'the idols he shall utterly 
abolish. 

19 And they shall go into -^the holes 
of the rocks, and into the caves of 
^he earth, for ^fear of the Lord, and 
for the glory of his majesty, when he 
ariseth 'to shake terribly the earth. 

20 In that day a man shall cast ^his 
idols of silver, and his idols of gold, 
^"which they made each one for liim- 
self to worship, to the moles and to the 
bats ; 

21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, 
and into the tops of the ragged rocks, 
for fear of the Lord, and for the 
glory of his majesty, when he ariseth 
to shake terribly the earth. 

22 Cease ""ye from man, whose 
breath is in his nostrils : for wherein 
is he to be accounted of ? 

CHAPTER 3. 

{Calamities coming upon Judah. 10 Different staieR 
of the riQhteous and the wicked. \z Oppression 
of the rulers. 16 Punishonent of the women for 
pride. 

FOR, behold, the Lord, the Lord 
of hosts, doth take away from 
J^-ru'sa-lem and from Jii'dah ''the 
stay and the staff, the whole stay of 
bread, and the whole stay of water, 

2 The mighty man, and the man of 
war, the judge, and the prophet, and 
theprudent, and the ancient, 

3 The captain of fifty, and ^the hon- 
ourable man, and the counsellor, and 



B.C. 760. 



CHAP. 2. 

i ch. 12, 1,4 
Ch. 24, 
21, 23 
ch. 25, 9 
ch. 26, 1 
ch. 27, 1 
ch. 28, 5 
ch. 52, 6 
Jer. 30, 
7 8 

Joel 3, 18 
Amos9,ll 
Obad. 8 
Mic. 5, 10 

6 pictures 
of desire. 

7 Or, the 
idols 
shall ut- 
terly pass 
atvay. 

j Hos. 10, 8 
Lu. 28, 30 
Rev. 6, 16 
Rev. 9, 6 

8 the dust. 

k 2 Thes. 
1,9 

I Hag. 2, 6 
Heb. 
12,26 

9 the idols 
of his 
silver,etc. 

10 Or, 

which 
theym.ade 
for him. 

m Pro. 23, 4 
Jer. 17, 5 



CHAP. 3. 

a Lev.26,26 

1 a man 

eminent 
in coun- 
tenance. 

2 Or, skil- 
ful of 
speech. 

b Eccl. 
10, 16 

c Mic. 3, 1 

d Deut. 
28, 50 
Lam. 4,16 

3 lift up 
the hand, 
Gen.14,22 

4 b'nder 
up. 

5 do?ie to 
him. 

6 Or, they 
tvhich 
call thee 
blessed. 

7 swallow 
up. 

8 Or, 
burnt. 

e Mat. 
21,33 

9 deceiving 
with their 
eyes. 

10 Or, 

tripping 
nioely. 

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the cunning artificer, and the ^elo- 
quent orator. 

4 And I will give ^children to be 
their princes, and babes shall rule 
over them. 

5 And the 'people shall be oppressed, 
every one by another, and every one 
by his neighbour : the child shall be- 
have himself proudly against "^'the 
ancient, and the bctse against the hon- 
ourable. 

6 When a man shall take hold of his 
brother of the house of his father, 
saying,Thou hast clothing, be thou 
our ruler, and let this ruin be under 
thy hand : 

7 In that day shall he ^swear, saying, 
I will not be an dealer ; for in my 
house is neither bread nor clothing ■. 
make me not a ruler of the people. 

8 For Je-ru'sa-lem is ruined, and 
Jii'dah is fallen: because their 
tongue and their doings are against 
the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his 
glory. 

9 The shew of their countenance 
doth witness against them ; and they 
declare their sin as Sod'om, they hide 
it not. Woe unto their soul! for 
they have rewarded evil unto them- 
selves. 

10 Say ye to the righteous, that it' 
shcdl be well ic ith h ini : for they shall 
eat the fruit of their doings. 

1 1 Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be 
ill unth him: for the reward of his 
hands shall be ^given him. * 

12 As for my people, children are 
their oppressors, and women rule 
over them. O my people, ^they which 
lead thee cause thee to err, and ''de- 
stroy the way of thy paths. 

13 HThe Lord standeth up to plead, 
and standeth to judge the people. 

14 The Lord will enter into judg- 
ment with the ancients of his people, 
and the princes thereof : for ye have 
^eaten up ^the vineyard ; the spoil of 
the poor is in your houses. J. 11. 4.. 

15 What mean ye that ye beat my 
people to pieces, and grind the faces 
of the poor ? saith the Lord God of 
hosts. 

16 tMoreover the Lord saith. Be- 
cause the daughters of Zl'on are 
haughty, and walk with stretched 
forth necks and ^wanton eyes, walk- 
ing and ^"mincing as they go, and 
making a tinkling with their feet : 

1 7 Therefore the Lord will smite 
with a scab the crown of the head of 

*H. 5. 14; J. 3. 13, 14. « 



H 
J 



Security of Chrisfs hingdom. ISAIAH, 4, 5. 



Israel a barren vineyard. 



K 



the daughters of Zi'on, and the Lord 
will "discover their secret parts. 

18 In that day the Lord will take 
away the bravery of their tinkling 
ornaments about their feet, sndi their 
'^cauls, and their round tires like the 
moon, 

19 The '^chains, and the bracelets, 
and the '^mufflers, 

20 The bonnets, and the ornaments 
Qf the legs, and the headbands, and 
the '^tablets, and the earrings, 

21 The rings, and nose jewels, 

22 The changeable suits of apparel, 
and the mantles, and the wimples, 
and the crisping pins, 

23 The glasses, and the fine linen, 
and the hoods, and the vails. 

24 And it shall come to pass, ^Aa^ 
instead of sweet smell there shall be 
stink ; and instead of a girdle a rent ; 
and instead of well set hair baldness ; 
and instead of a stomacher a girding 
of sackcloth; a7id burning instead 
of beauty. 

25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, 
and thy "'mighty in the war. 

26 And -^her gates shall lament and 
m.ourn ; and she being 'Mesolate shall 
sit upon the ground. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Distress of the times 2 Succeediyirf blessings and 
security qf Christ's kingdom. 

AND in that day seven women 
shall take hold of one man, say- 
ing. We will eat our own bread, and 
wear our own apparel : only 'let us 
be called by thy name, "to take away 
our "reproach. 

2 llln that day shall ''the branch of 
the Lord be ^beautiful and glorious, 
and '^the fruit of the earth shall be 
excellent and comely ^f or them that 
are escaped of i§'ra-el. 

3 And it shall come to pass, that he 
that is left in Zf on, and he that re- 
maineth in Je-ru'sa-lem, shall be 
called holy, even every one that is writ- 
ten "among the livingln Je-ru'sa-lem : 

4 When the Lord shall have washed 
away the filth of the daughters of 
Zi'on, and shall have purged the 
blood of Je-ru'sa-lem from the midst 
thereof by the spirit of judgment, and 
by the spirit of burning. 

^ 5 And the Lord will create upon 
every dwelling place of mount Zfon, 
and upon her assemblies, a ''cloud 
and smoke by day, and the shining 
of a flaming fire by night : for "upon 
all the glory shall be 'a defence. 



B. C. 760. 



CHAP. 3. 

11 make 
naked. 

12 Or, net- 
works. 

13 Or, 

sweet 
balls. 
U Or, 
spangled 
orna- 
ments. 

15 houses 
of the 
soul. 

16 might. 

f Lam. 1, 4 

17 Or, 
cleansed, 
or, emp- 
tied. 



CHAP. 4. 

1 let thy 
nam,e be 
called 
upon us. 

2 Or, take 
thou 
away. 

a Lu. 1, 25 

b Zech. 3, 8 

3 beauty 
and glory. 

c Rom. 1,3,4 

4 for the 
escaping 
of Israel. 

5 Or,fo life, 
d Ex. 13, 21 

6 Or, above. 

7 a cover- 
ing. 



CHAP. 5. 

a Ps. 80, 8 

1 the horn 
of the son 
of oil. 

2 Or, made 
a wall 
about it. 

hewed. 

Deiit..32,6 
c Rom. 3,4 
4 for a 

treading. 

plant 
of hia 
pleasures. 

6 a scab, 
d Mic. 2. 2 

7 ye. 

8 Or, This 

is in 
mine 
ears, 
saith the 
LORD. 

9 If not, 
etc. 

e Ezek. 
45,11 

/Pro. 23,29 
Eccl. 
10,16 

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6 And there shall be a tabernacle | 
for a shadow in the daytime from | 
the heat, and for a place of refuge, | 
and for a covert from storm and | 
from rain. K. 12. 2. J 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 God excuses his severejudgnients : 8 his Jzidgments 
upon covetous7iess, 11 lasciviousness, 18 and im- 
piety. 

NOW will I sing to my wellbe- 
loved a song of my beloved 
touching ''his vineyard. My well be- 
loved hath a vineyard in 'a very 
fruitful hiU : 

2 And he -fenced it, and gathered out 
the stones thereof, and planted it 
with the choicest vine, and built a 
tower in the midst of it, and also 
^made a winepress therein : *and he 
looked that it should bring forth 
grapes, and it brought forth wild 
grapes. A. 6. 5.. 

3 And now,0 inhabitants of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, and men of Ju'dah, judge, "I 
pray you, betwixt me and my vine- 
yard. 

4 What could have been done more 
to my vineyard, that I have not done 
in it ? wherefore, when I looked that 
it should bring forth grapes, brought 
it forth wild grapes ? 

5 And now go to ; I will tell you 
what I wiU do to my vineyard : I 
will take away the hedge thereof, 
and it shall be eaten up ; and break 
down the wall thereof, and it shall be 
^trodden down : 

6 And I will lay it waste : it shall not 
be pruned, nor digged ; but there 
shall come up briers and thorns : I 
will also command the clouds that 
they rain no rain upon it. 

7 For the vineyard of the Lord of 1 G 
hosts is the house of Is'ra-el, and the 
men of Ju'dah ^his pleasant plant : 
and he looked for judgment, but be- 
hold "oppression ; for righteousness, 
but behold a cry. 6. 29. 13, 14. 

8 IF Woe unto them that '^join house 
to house, that lay field to field, till 
there be no place, that ''they may be 
placed alone in the midst of the 
earth ! 

9 *In mine ears said the Lord of 
hosts, ^Of a truth many houses shall 
be desolate, even great and fair, with- 
out inhabitant. 

1 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall 
yield one ^bath, and the seed of an 
homer shall yield an ephah. 

11 TWoe Amto them that rise up 
early in the morning, that they may 



Impiety denounced. 



ISAIAH, 6. 



Isaians vision. 



H 



follow strong drink ; that continue 
until night, till wine "inflame them ! 

12 And -Hhe harp, and the viol, the 
tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their 
feasts : but they ^regard not the 
work of the Lord, neither consider 
the operation of his hands. 

1 3 Therefore 'my people are gone in- 
to captivitj^, •'because they have no 
knowledge: and "their honourable 
men are famished, and their multi- 
tude dried up with thirst. 

14 Therefore hell hath enlarged her 



B. C. 760. 



selT^and ope ned her moutt i without 
measure: and their glory, and their 
multitude, and their pomp and f fe 
*^"lha t rejoiceth, shall descendTn to it. 
^"T^And the mean man shall be 
brought down, and the mighty man 
shall be humbled, and the eyes of the 
loftv shall be humbled : 

16lBut the Lord of hosts shall be 
exalted in judgment, and ^^God that 
is holy shall be sanctified in right 
eousness. 

1 T Then shall the lambs feed after 
their manner, and the waste places 
of the fat ones shall strangers eat. 

ISllWoe unto them that draw in- 
iquity with cords of vanity, and sin 
as it were with a cart rope : 

19 That *say, Let him make speed, 
and hasten his work, that vre may 
see it: and let the counsel of the 
Holy One of l§'ra-el draw nigh and 
come, that we may know it ! 

20 Woe unto them ''that call evil 
good, and good evil ; that put dark- 
ness for light, and light for darkness; 
that put bitter for sweet, and sweet 
for bitter ! 

21 Woe unto them that are wise in 
their own eyes, and prudent *in their 
ow^n sight ! 

22 W^oe unto them that are mighty 
to drink Avine. and men of strength 
to mingle strong drink : 

23 Which justify the wicked for re 
ward, and take aw^ay the righteous 
ness of the righteous from him ! 

H f 24 Therefore as '^the fire devoureth 
the stubble, and the flame consumeth 
the chaff, so their root shall be as 
rottenness, and their blossom shall 
go up as dust : because they have cast 
away 'the law of the Lord of hosts, 
and despised the word of the Holy 
One of I§'ra-el. H. 9. 18 

25 Therefore is the anger of the 
Lord kindled against his people, and 
he hath stretched forth his hand 

* H. 5. 24. 



CHAP. 5. 

10 Or, v"^^- 
sue them. 

g Amos 6, 5 

h Hos. 4, 11 

i Hos. 4, 6 

j Lu. 19, 44 

11 th^ir 
glory are 
men of 
famine. 

12 the God 
the holy, 
or, the 
holy God. 

k ch. 66, 5 
Jer. 17, 5 
Amos5,18 
2 Pet. 3, 3 

13 that say 
concern- 
ing^ evil. 
It is good, 
etc. 

14 before 
their face. 
Rom. 1,22 
Rom. 

12, 16 

15 the 
tongue of 
fire. 

I 2Ki.l7,14 

16 Or, as 

dung. 

17 Or, 

disti'ess. 

18 Or, when 
it is light, 
it shall be 
dark in 
the de- 
structions 
thereof. 



E. C. 758. 

CHAP. 6. 

a 2 Ki. 15, 7 

b 1 Ki.22,19 
John 
12,41 
Rev. 4, 2 

1 Or, the 

skirts 
thereof. 

2 this cried 
to this. 

3 his glory 
is the ful- 
ness of 
the wliole 
earth. 

4 thresh- 
olds. 

5 cut off. 

6 and in his 
hand a 
live coal. 

c Rev. 8, 3 

7 caused It 
to touch. 

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against them, and hath smitten them: 
and the hills did tremble, and their 
carcases loer^e 'l^orn in the midst of 
the streets. For all this his anger 
is not turned away, but his hand is 
stretched out still. 

26 IF And he will lift up an ensign to 
the nations from far, and will hiss 
unto them from the end of the earth; 
and, behold, they shall come with 
speed swiftly : 

27 None shall be weary nor stumble 
among them ; none shall slumber nor 
sleep ; neither shall the girdle of their 
loins be loosed, nor the latchet of 
their shoes be broken : 

28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all 
their bows bent, their horses' hoofs 
shall be counted like flint, and their 
wheels like a whirlwind : 

29 Their roaring shall he like a lion, 
they shall roar like young lions: yea, 
they shall roar, and lay hold of the 
prey, and shall carry it away safe, 
and none shall deliver it. 

30 And in that day they shaU roar 
against them like the roaring of the 
sea: and if one look unto the land, 
behold darkness and "sorrow, '^and 
the light is darkened in the heavens 
thereof. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Isaiah's vision of the Lord's glory. 13 A remnant 
of Israel shall be saved. 

IN the year that "king uz-zi'ah died 
I saw also 'the Lord sitting upon 
a throne, high and lifted up, and 'his 
train filled the temple. 

2 Above it stood the seraphims: each 
one had six wings; with twain he 
covered his face, and with twain he 
covered his feet, and with twain he 
did fly. 

3 And 'one cried unto another, and 
said. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of 
hosts : ^the whole earth is full of his 
glory. 

4 And the posts of the Moor moved 
at the voice of him that cried, and 
the house was fifled with smoke. 

5 Then said I, Woe is me ! for I am 
^mdone ; because I am a man of un- 



A 



clean lips, and I dwell m the midst 
of a. people of unclean lips : for m ine 
e yes have seen th^ King, the Lord] 
of hosts. A. 6..9jlO.J 

6 Then flew one of the seraphmis 
unto me, ^ha\ing a live coal in his 
hand, which he had taken with the 
tongs from off 'the altar : 

7 And he 'laid it upon my mouth. 



Isaiah comforteth Ahaz. 



ISAIAH, 7. 



and said, Lo, this hath touched thy 
lips; and thine iniquity is taken 
away, and thy sin purged. 
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, 
saying, Whom shall I send, and who 
will go for '^us ? Then said I, ^Here 
am I ; send me. 
^ r 9 And he said, Go, and tell tliis peo- 
1^ pie,® Hear ye indeed, but understand 
not ; and see ye "indeed, but perceive 
not. 

10 Make the heart of this people fat, 
and make their ears heavy, and shut 
their eyes ; lest they see ^\dth their 
eyes, and hear with their ears, and 
understand with their heart, and con- 
vert, and be healed. f^^ 29. 15. 
' 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? 
And he answered. Until the cities be 
wasted without inhabitant, and the 
houses without man, and the land 
be ^'utterly desolate, 

12 And the Lord have ^removed 
men far away, and the7'e be a great 
forsaking in the midst of the land.* 

13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, 
'^and it shall return, and shall be 
eaten : as a teil tree, and as an oak, 
whose ^ ^substance is in them, when 
they cast their leaves: so the holy 
•''seed shall be the substance thereof. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Ahaz comforted bi/ Iscuah. 14 Christ promised. 
17 God's judgments prophesied to come upon Judah 
by the Assyrians. 

AN D it came to pass in the days 
of A'haz ''the son of Jo'tham, the 
son of Uz-zi'ah, king of Ju'de^h, that 
Re'zin the king of Syr'i-a,and Pe'kah 
the son of Rem-a-lf ah, king of is'ra- 
el, went up toward Je-ru'sa-lem to 
war against it, but could not prevail 
against it. 

2 And it was told the house of Da'- 
vid, saying, Syr'i-a 'is confederate 
with E'phra-im. And his heart was 
moved, and the heart of his people, 
as the trees of the wood are moved 
with the wind. 

3 Then said the Lord unto i-sa'iah, 
Go forth now to meet A'haz,' thou, 
and ^She'ar-ja'shub thy son, at the 
end of the *conduit of the upper 
pool in the 'highway of the fuller's 
field ; 

4 And say unto him. Take heed, and 
be quiet ; fear not, "neither be faint- 
hearted for the two tails of these 
smoking firebrands, for the fierce 
anger of Re'zin with Syr'i-a, and of 
the son of Rem-a-lf ah. 

5 Because Syr'i-a, E'phra-ira, and 

*N. 9. 13, 14. 



Immanuel is promised^ 

^- c- 758. the son of Rem-a-lf ah, have taken 
CHAP. 6. evil counsel against thee,_saying, 

a Gen. 1, 26 

8 Behoia 
me. 

9 Hear ye 
in hear- 
ing, or, 
xvitlwut 
ceasing, 
etc. 

\0 in seeing, 

11 desolate 



6 Let us go up against Jii'dah, and 
"vex it, and let us make a breach 
therein for us, and set a king in the 
midst of it, eve7i the son of Ta'be-ai : 

7 Thus saith the Lord God, It shall 
not stand, neither shall it come to 
pass. 

. ..o..... ^ ^^^ '^^^ ^^^^ ^f Syr'i-a is Da- 
wTwTdeso-imas'cus, and the head of Da-mas'cus 
latwn. \^g Re'zin ; and within threescore and 



^ 28,^64: ifi^e years shall E'phra-im be broken, 
i2 0r.w^en!®that it be not a people. 

it is re- ^ ' ~ ' ' ~ - - - 

twmed, 

and hath 

been 

broused. 

13 Or.stock, 
or, stertc. 

/Rom. 11,5 



B. C. 742. 

CHAP. 7. 

a 2 Ki. 16, 5 

1 resteth on 
Ephraim. 

2 That is, 
Tlie rem- 
nant shall 
return. 

b ch. 36, 2 

3 Or,cause- 
way. 

4 let not 
thy heart 
be tender. 

5 Or, 
waken. 

c 2Sam.8,6 

6 from a 
people. 

7 Or, Do ye 

not be- 
lieve? it is 
because ye 
are not 
stable. 

8 And the 
Lord 
added to 
S2)eak. 

9 Or, make 
thy peti- 
tion deep. 

d Mat. 1, 23 

c ch. 9, 6 

lOOr.fftoM, 
O virgin, 
shalt call. 
Gen. 4, 1 

/ch. 8, 8 

g2Ki.l5,30 

h 2 Chr. 
28,19 

i 1 Ki.12,16 
11 Or, com- 
mendable 
trees. 

j 2 Ki. 16, 7 
2 Chr. 
28, 20 
Ezek. 5, 1 

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9 And the head of E'phra-im is Sa- 
ma'ri-a, and the head of Sa-ma'ri-a 
is Rem-a-lf ah's son. Tf ye will not 
believe, surely ye shall not be estab- 
lished. 

101 ^Moreover the Lord spake again 
unto A'haz, saying, 

11 Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy 
God ; ^ask it either in the depth, or in 
the height above. 

12 But A'haz said, I will not ask, 
neither will I tempt the Lord. 

1 3 And he said, Hear ye now, O house 
of Da'vid ; Is it a small thing for you 
to weary men, but will ye weary my 
God also ? 

14 Therefore the Lord himself shall 
give you a sign; ^Behold, a virgin 
shall conceive, and bear ^a son, and 
'"shall call his 'name Im-man'u-el. 

15 Butter and honey shall he eat, 
that he may know to refuse the evil, 
and choose the good. 

1 6 For before the child shall know 
to refuse the evil, and choose the good, 
the land that thou abhorrest shall be 
forsaken of -"both her kings. 

1 7 "iFThe ^LoRD shall bring upon thee, 
and upon thy people, and upon "thy 
father's house, days that have not 
come, from the day that E'phra-im 
'departed from Jii'dah; even the kiug 
of As-syr'i-a. 

1 8 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the Lord shall hiss for the 
fly that is in the uttermost part of 
the rivers of E'gypt, and for the bee 
that is in the land of As-syr'i-a. 

1 9 And they shall come, and shall 
rest all of them in the desolate val- 
leys, and in the holes of the rocks, 
and upon all thorns, and upon all 
"bushes. 

20 In the same day shall the Lord 
shave with •'a razor that is hired, 
namely, by them beyond the river, 
by the king of As-syr'i-a, the head, 



Syria and Israel thr&atened. 



ISAIAH, 8. 



God's judgments irresistible. 



and the hair of the. feet : and it shall 
also consume the beard. 

21 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, thate^, man shall nourish a young 
cow, and two sheep ; 

22 And it shall come to pass, for the 
abundance of milk that they shall 
give he shall eat butter: for butter 
and honey shall every one eat that is 
left '?in the land. 

23 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that every place shall be, where 
there were a thousand vines at a 
thousand silverlings, it shall even be 
for briers and thorns. 

24 With arrows and with bows shall 
men come thither; because all the 
land shall become briers and thorns. 

25 And on ail hills that shall be 
digged with the mattock, there shall 
not come thither the fear of briers 
and thorns: but it shall be for the 
sending forth of oxen, and for the 
treading of lesser cattle. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Prophecy against Syria and Israel. 5 Distress of 
Jicdah. "9 Go(Vs purposes irresistible.' 11 Comfort 
to them that fear God, but great affiiction to idola- 
ters. 

MOREOVER the Lord said unto 
me, Take thee a great roll, and 
write in it with a man's pen concern- 
ing- ^Ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz. 

2 And I took unto me faithful wit- 
nesses to record, "U-rrah the priest, 
and Zech-a-rfah the son of Je-ber-e- 
chT'ah. ' 

3 And I '^went unto the prophetess ; 
and she conceived, and bare a son. 
Then said the Lord to me. Call his 
name Ma'her-shal'al-hash'-baz. 

4 For ^before the child shall have 
knowledge to cry. My father, and my 
mother, ^the riches of Da-mas'cusand 
the spoil of Sa-ma'ri-a shall be taken 
away before the king of As-syr'i-a. 

5,^The Lord spake also unto me 
again, saying, 

6 Forasmuch as this people re- 
fuseth the waters of ^Shi-15'ah that 

fo softly, and rejoice in Re'zin and 
i^em-a-lfah's son ; 

7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord 
bringeth up upon them the waters of 
the river, strong and many, eve7% the 
the king of As-sy r 'i-a, and all his glory : 
and he shall come up over all his 
channels, and go over all his banks : 

8 And he shall pass through Jii'dah ; 
he shall overtlow and go over, he 
shall reach even to the neck; and Uhe 
stretching out of his wings shall fill 



B. C. 742. 



CHAP. 7. 

12 in the 
midst of 
the land. 



CHAP. 8. 

1 In mak- 
ing speed 
to the 
spoil he 
hasteneth 
the prey. 
or. Make 
speed, etc. 

a 2 Ki.16,10 

2 ap- 
proached 
unto. 

bch. 7. 36 

3 Or, he 

that is 
before the 
king of 
A ssyria 
shall take 
away the 
riches. 
2 Ki. 15,29 
ch. 17, 3 



741. 

c Neh.3,15 
John 9, 7 

4 the ful- 
ness of the 
biyadth 
of thy 
land shall 
be the 
stretch- 
ings out 
of his 
tvings. 

d ch. 7, 14 

5 Or, yet. 

e Job 5, 12 
/Rom.8,31 

6 in 
strength 
of hand. 

g 1 Pet.3,14 

h Num. 
20,12 

i Lu. 12, 5 

j Ezek. 
11,16 

k Lu. 2, 24 
Rom. 9,33 
1 Pet. 2. 8 

I Lu.20, 18 

m Dan.12,4 

n Hab. 2, 3 
Lu. 2, 25 

Heb. 2, 13 
p Zech. 3, 8 

Q Ps. 106,28 

7 no morn- 
ing. 

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the breadth of thy land, O '^im-man'- 
u-el. 

9 IT Associate yourselves, Oyepeoplc, 
^and ye shall be broken in pieces; and 
give ear, all ye of far countries : gird 
yourselves, and ye shall be broken in 
pieces ; gird yourselves, and ye shall 
be broken in pieces. 

1 Take 'counsel together, and it 
shall come to nought; speak the word, 
and it shall not stand: -^for God is 
with us. 

11 For the Lord spake thus to me 
•^with a strong hand, and instructed 
me that I should not walk in the way 
of this people, saying, 

1 2 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all 
them to whom this people shall say, 
A confederacy ; ^neither fear ye their 
fear, nor be afraid. 

1 3 Sanctify Hhe Lord of hosts him- 
self; and 'let him be your fear, and let 
him be your dread. 

14 And -^lie shall be for a sanctuary; 
but for *a stone of stumbling and for 
a rock of offence to both the houses 
of l§'ra-el, for a gin and for a snare 
to the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 5 And many among them ^shail 
stumble, and fall, and be broken, and 
be snared, and be taken. 

16 Bind "'up the testimony, seal the 
law among my disciples. 

17 And I will wait upon the Lord, 
that hideth his fa.ce from the house 
of Ja'cob, and "I will look for him. 

1 8 Behold, "I and the children whom 
the Lord hath given me ^'«re for signs 
and for wonders in i§'ra-el from the 
Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in 
mount Zf 5n. 

1 9 And when they shall say unto 
you. Seek unto them that have fa- 
miliar spirits, and unto wizards that 
peep, and that mutter : should not a 
people seek unto their God ? for the 
living ?to the dead? 

20 To the law and to the testimony 



if they speak not according to this 



word, it i s because thereis ''no light in 
them. B. 34. 16. 

21 And they shall pass through it, 
hardly bestead and hungry : and it 
shall come to pass, that when they 
shall be hungry, they shall fret them- 
selves, and curse their king and their 
God, and look upward. 

22 And they shall look unto the 
earth ; and behold trouble and dark- 
ness, dimness of anguish ; and they 
shall be driven to darkness. 



B 



Chris fs birth and kingdom. ISAIAH, 9, 10. 



Judgments wpon Israel. 



CHAPTER 9. 

1 What joy shall he in the midst of afflictions by the 
birth and kingdom of Christ. 8 Judgments upon 
Israel for their pride, 13 hypocrisy, 18 and their 
impenitency. 

NEVERTHELESS the dimness 
shall not be such as was in her 
vexation, when at the ''first he hghtly 
afflicted the land of Zeb'u-lun and 
the land of Naph'ta-li, and afterward 
*did more grievously afflict her by the 
way of the sea, beyond Jor'dan, in 
Gal'i-lee ^of the nations. 

2 The ''people that walked in dark - 
W n ess have seen a great light: they that 

d well in the land of the shadow of 
death, upon them hath the light 
shined. L 12. 1-3; W. 25. 6-8. 

3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, 
and ^not increased the joy : they joy 
before thee according to the joy in 
harvest, and as Tnen rejoice when 
they divide the spoil. 

4 ^For thou hast broken the yoke of 
his burden, and the staff of his shoul- 
der, the rod of his oppressor, as in the 
day "'of Mid'i-an. 

5 ^For every battle of the warrior is 
with confused noise, and garments 
rolled in blood ; '^but this shall be with 
burning and ^fuel of fire. 

6 For *unto us a child is born, unto us 
a son -^is given : and ^the government 
shall be upon his shoulder : and his 
name shall be called '^Wonderful, 
Counsellor, The 'mighty God, The 
everlasting Father, •'The Prince of 
Peace. 

7 Of the increase of his government 
and peace Hhere shall be no end, upon 
the throne of DaVid, and upon his 
kingdom, to order it, and to establish 
it with judgment and with justice 
from henceforth even for ever. The 
zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform 
this. 

8 IFThe Lord sent a word into Ja'- 
cob, and it hath lighted upon l§'ra-el. 

9 And all the people shall know, even 
£'phra-im and the inhabitant of Sa- 
ma'ri-a, that say in the pride and 
stoutness of heart, 

10 The bricks are fallen down, but 
we will build with hewn stones : the 
sycomores are cut down, but we will 
change them into cedars. 

1 1 Therefore the Lord shall set up 
the adversaries of Re'zin against him, 
and 'join his enemies together ; 

1 2 The Syr'i-an§ before, and thePhi- 
1is'tine§ behind ; and they shall devour 
I§'ra-el Vith open mouth. For all 



B. C. 740. 



CHAP. 9. 

a 2 Ki.15,29 
2Chr. 

16,4: 

h Lev.26,24 
2 KL 17, 5 
lChr.5,26 

lOr, 
populous. 

c Mat. 4, 16 
Eph. 5, 8 

2 Or, to 
him. 

3 Or, When 
thou 
brakest. 

d Judg.7,22 
Ps. 83, 9 
ch. 10, 26 

4 Or, When 
the tvholc 
battle of 
the war- 
rior was, 
etc. 

5 Or, and it 
was, etc. 

6 meat. 

e ch. 7, 14 
Lu. 2, 11 

/John 3,16 

g Mat.28,18 
1 Cor. 
15,25 

h Judg. 
13, 18 

i Jer. 23, 6 
John 1, 1 
Titus 2,13 

j Eph. 2, 14 

fc Dan. 2, 44 
Lu. 1, 32 

738. 



7 mingle. 

8 ^uith 
^vllole 
mouth. 

I Jer. 5, 3 
Hos. 7, 10 

9 Or, they 
that call 
them 
blessed. 
ch. 3, 12 

10 Or, they 
that are 
called 
blessed of 
them. 

11 swal- 
lowed up. 

12 Or, 
villany. 

13 meat. 

14 cut. 

m Lev. 
26,26 



B. C. 713. 
CHAP. 10. 

1 Or, to the 
writers 
that write 
grievou^- 
ness. 
Ps. 58, 2 
Ps. 94, 20 
Amos 6, 
1.3 

a Hos. 9, 7 
Lu. 19, 44 

653 



this his anger is not turned away, 
but his hand is stretched out still. 

13 IFFor ^the people turneth not unto 
him that smiteth them, neither do 
they seek the Lord of hosts. 

14 Therefore the Lord will cut off 
from i§'ra-el head and tail, branch 
and rush, in one day. N. 26. 10, 11.. 

1 5 The ancient and honourable, he is 
the head ; and the prophet that teach- 
eth lies, he is the tail. 

16 For ®the leaders of this people 
cause them to err ; and ^°they that are 
led of them are ^ ^destroyed. 

IT Therefore the Lord shall have no 
joy in their young men, neither shall 
have mercy on their fatherless and 
widows : for every one is an hypocrite 
and an evildoer, and every mouth 
speaketh ^^foUy. For all this his an- 
^er is not turned away, but his hand 
IS stretched out still. 

1 8 IFFor wickedness burneth as the 
fire : it shall devour the briers and 
thorns, and shall kindle in the thick- 
ets of the forest, and they shall mount 
up like the lifting up of smoke. * 

1 9 Through the wrath of the Lord 
of hosts is the land darkened, and 
the people shall be as the ^^fuel of the 
fire : no man shall spare his brother. 

20 And he shall "*snatch on the right 
hand, and be hungry ; and he shall 
eat on the left hand, '"and they shall 
not be satisfied : they shall eat every 
man the flesh of his own arm : 

21 Ma'nas'seh, E'phra-im ; and 
E'phra-im, Ma-nas'seh : and they to 
gether shall be against Jii'dah. Fa*- 
all this his anger is not turned away, 
but his hand is stretched out still. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Woe of tyrants. 5 Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, 
for his.jiride shall be broken. 20 A remnant of 
Israel shall be saved. 

WOE unto them that decree un- 
righteous decrees, and ^that 
write grievousness which they have 
prescribed ; 

2 To turn aside the needy from 
judgment, and to take away the 
right from the poor of my people, 
that widows may be their prey, and 
that they may rob the fatherless ! 

3 And what will ye do in «the day 
of visitation, and in the desolation 
which shall come from far ? to whom 
will ye flee for help ? and where will 
ye leave your glory ? 

4 Without me they shall bow down 
under the prisoners, and they shall 
faU under the slain. For all this his 

*H. 11. 4 . 8 



n 



Assyria'' s fall for etoUL 



ISAIAH, 10. 



Israel comforted. 



anger is not turned away, but his 
hand is stretched out still. 

bVO ^As-syr'i-an, the rod of mine 
anger, ^and the staff in their hand is 
mine indignation. 

6 1 will send him against an hypo- 
critical nation, and against the peo- 
ple of my wrath will I give him a 
charge, to take the spoil, and to take 
the prey, and ^to tread them down 
like the mire of the streets. 

T Howbeit ^he meaneth not so, nei- 
ther doth his heart think so ; but it is 
in his heart to destroy and cut off 
nations not a few. 

8 For 'he saith, ^4re not my princes 
altogether kings? 

^ Is not^Cal'no as ^Car'che-mish ? 
^V not -^'Ha'math as Ar'pad? is not 
Sa-ma'ri-a as ^Da-mas'cus ? 

1 As my hand hath found the king- 
doms of the idols, and whose graven 
images did excel them of Je-ru'sa- 
lem and of Sa-ma'ri-a ; 

1 1 Shall I not, as I have done unto 
Sa-ma'ri-a and her idols, so do to Je- 
rii'sa-lem and her idols ? 

1 2 Wherefore it shall come to pass, 
that when the Lord hath performed 
his whole work upon mount Zfon 
and on Je-ru'sa-lem, I will ^punish 
the fruit 'of the stout heart of the 
king of As-syr'i-a, and the glory of 
his high looks. 

13 For ^he saith, By the strength of 
my hand I have done it, and by my 
wisdom; for I am prudent: and I 
have removed the bounds of the peo- 
ple, and have robbed their treasures, 
and I have put down the inhabitants 
^like a valiant man : 

14 And my hand hath found as a 
nest the riches of the people : and as 
one gathereth eggs that are left, have 
I gathered all the earth ; and there 
was none that moved the wing, or 
opened the mouth, or peeped. 

1 5 Shall 'the ax boast itself against 
him that heweth therewith ? or shall 
the saw magnify itself against him 
that shaketh it ? ®as if the rod should 
shake itself against them that lift it 
up, or as if the staff should lift up 
^""itself, as if it were no wood. 

16 Therefore shall the Lord, the 
Lord of hosts, send among his fat 
ones leanness; and under his glory 
he shall kindle a burning like the 
burning of a fire. 

17 And the light of is'ra-el shall be 
for a fire, and his Holy One for a 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 10. 

2 Or, Woe 
to the 
Assyrian. 

3 Asshur. 

4 Or, 
though. 

5 to lay 
them a 
treading. 

b Mic. 4, 12 

c 2Ki.l8,24 
2 Ki.19,10 

d Amos 6, 2 

8 2 Chr. 
35, 20 

/ Josh. 13,5 

g 2 Ki. 16, 9 

6 visit 
upon. 

7 of the 
greatness 
of the 
heart. 

h Isa. 37, 24 
Ezek.28,4 
Dan. 4, SO 

8 Or, like 

many 
people, 

i Jer. 51,20 

9 Or, as if 
a rod 
should 
shake 
them that 
lift it up. 

10 Or, that 
which is 
not wood. 

11 fro7n the 
soul, and 
even to 
the fixsh. 

12 number 
j Rom.9,27 

13 in, or, 
among. 
ch. 6, 13 

14 Or, in. 

k ch. 28, 22 
Dan. 9, 27 
Rom. 9,28 

15 Or, but 

he shall 
lift up his 
staff for 
thee. 
Ex. 14 

I Dan.ll,3e 

16 shall 

remove. 

m Ps. 
105, 15 

nNeh. 
11, 31 

1 Sam. 
13,23 

17 Cry 
shrill 
with thy 
voice. 

p 1 Sam. 

25,44 

q Josh. 
15, 31 

654 



flame : and it shall burn and devour 
his thorns and his briers in one day; 

1 8 And shall consume the glory of 
his forest, and of his fruitful field, 
^'both soul and body : and they shall 
be as when a standardbearer faint- 
eth. 

1 9 And the rest of the trees of his 
forest shall be ''^f ew, that a child may 
write them. 

20 IT And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the remnant of l§'ra-el, and 
such as are escaped of the house of 
Ja'cob, shall no more again stay u|X)n 
him that smote them ; but shall stay 
upon the Lord, the Holy One of Ig'- 
ra-el, in truth. 

21 The remnant shall return, eve7i 
the remnant of Ja'cob, unto the 
mighty God. 

22 For •'though thy people !§'ra-el be 
as the sand of the sea, yet a, remnant 
'^of them shall return : the consump- 
tion decreed shall overflow ^^with 
righteousness. 

23 For ^the Lord God of hosts shall 
make a consumption, even deter- 
mined, in the midst of all the land. 

24 1 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, O my people that dwell- 
est in Zi'on, be not afraid of the As- 
syrl-an : he shall smite thee with a 
rod, ^^and shall lift up his staff" 
against thee, after the manner of 
E'gypt. 

25 For yet a very little while, 'and 
the indignation shall cease, and mine 
anger in their destruction. 

26 And the Lord of hosts shall stir 
up a scourge for him according to 
the slaughter of Mid'i-an at the rock 
of o'reb : and as his rod teas upon 
the sea, so shall he lift it up after the 
manner of E'gypt. 

27 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that his burden ^'^shall be taken 
away from off thy shoulder, and his 
yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke 
shall be destroyed because of '"the 
a,nointing. 

28 He is come to ''A-i'ath, he is 
passed to Mig^ron ; at Mich'mash he 
hath laid up his carriages : 

29 They are gone over "the passage : 
they have taken up their lodging at 
Ge'ba ; Ra'mah is afraid ; Gib'e-ah 
of Saul is fled. 

30 ''Lift up thy voice, O daughter 
of ^Gallim : cause it to be heard unto 
La'ish, O poor An'a-thoth. 

31 Mad-me'nah ns removed; the 

2 



Chrisfs peaceable kingdom. ISAIAH, 11, 12. 



A joyful thanksgiving. 



H 
J 



inhabitants of Ge'bim gather them- 
selves to flee. 

32 As yet shall he remain 'at Nob 
that day : he shall shake his hand 
agaitist the mount of the daughter 
of Zi'on, the hill of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of 
hosts, shall lop the bough with ter- 
ror : and the high ones of stature 
shall be hewn down, and the haughty 
shall be humbled. 

34 And he shall cut down the 
thickets of the forest with iron, and 
Leb'a-non shall fall '®by a mighty one. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 Peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the root 
of Jesse. 10 Restoration of Israel, and call of the 
Gentiles. 

AND ''there shall come forth a 
rod out of the 'stem of *Jes'se, 
and 'a Branch shall grow out of his 
roots : 

2 And '^the spirit of the Lord shall 
rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom 
and understanding, the spirit of 
counsel and might, the spirit' of 
knowledge and of the fear of the 
Lord ; 

3 And shall make him of ^quick un- 
derstanding in the fear of the Lord : 
and he shall not judge after the sight 
of his eyes, neither reprove after the 
hearing of his ears : 

4 But 'with righteousness shall he 
judge the poor, and ^reprove with 
equity for the meek of the earth : 
and he sha ll -^smite the earth wi th 
the rod or^hts ~ mouth, an d with tlTe 
"breath of his lips shall he slay the 
wicked^ 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 10. 

r 1 Sam. 
21,1 

18 Or, 
mightily. 



.-^ . , . , , H. 13. 9-11, J. 26,7. 
^And ^righteousness shall be the 

girdle of his loins, and faithfulness 

the girdle of his reins. 

6 The ^wolf also shall dwell with the 
lamb, and the leopard shall lie down 
with the kid ; and the calf and the 
young lion and the fatling together ; 
and a little child shall lead them. 

7 And the cow and the bear shall 
feed ; their young ones shall lie down 
together: and the lion shall eat 
straw like the ox. 

8 And the sucking child shall play 
on the hole of the asp, and the 
weaned child shall put his hand on 
the ^cockatrice' den. 

9 They shall not hurt nor destroy 
in all my holy mountain : for 'the 
earth shall be full of the knowledge 
of the Lord, as the waters cover the 
sea. 

10 And in that day there shall 



CHAP, 11. 

a ch. 53, 2 
Zech.6,r2 

1 Or. 

stump. 

b Acts 
13,23 

c Jer. 23, 5 

d Mat. 3, 16 
John 1,.32 

2 scent, or, 
STniell. 

e Ps. 72, 2,4 
Rev.19,11 

3 OY,argue. 

f Mai. 4, 6 
2 Thes. 
2 8 
Rev. 2, 16 

g Eph. 6, 14 

h Hos. 2, 18 
Rom. 8,19 

4 Or, 

adder^s. ■ 

i Hab. 2, 14 

j Rom. 
15, 10 

k Heb. 4, 1 

5 glory. 

I Zech. 
10, 10 

m Joba 
7, 35 
Jas. 1, 1 

6 wings. 

n Gal. 3, 28 
Hos. 1, 11 

7 the chil- 
dren of 
the east. 

8 Edom 
and Moab 
shall be 
the laying 
on of 
their 
hand. 

9 the chil- 
dren of 
Ammon 
their 
obedience. 

Rev.16,12 

10 in shoes. 

p Ex. 14, 29 
ch. 51. 10 
ch. 63, 
12,13 



CHAP. 12. 

a ch. 2, 11 

b John 4, 
10. 14 
John 7, 
37, 38 

1 Or, pro- 
claim his 
name. 
IChr. 
16,8 

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be a root of Jes'se, which shall stand 
for an ensign of the people ; to it 
shall the Gen'tileg -^seek : and ^his rest 
shall be ^glorious. 

1 1 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the Lord shall set his hand 
again the second time to recover the 
remnant of his people, which shall 
be left, ^from As-syr'i-a, and from 
E'gypt, and from Path'ros, and from. 
Cush, and from E'lam, and from Shf 
nar, and from Ha'math, and from 
the islands of the sea. 

12 And he shall set up an ensign 
for the nations, and shall assemble 
the outcasts of Is'ra-el, and gather to- 
gether "'the dispersed of Jii'dah from 
the four ^corners of the earth. 

13 The envy also of "E'phra-im shall 
depart, and the adversaries of Ju'dah 
shall be cut ofi: : E'phra-im shall not 
envy Jii'dah, and Jii'dah shall not 
vex E'phra-im. 

14 But they shall fly upon the 
shoulders of the Phi-lis'tine§ toward 
the west; they shall spoil 'them of ' 
the east together : ^they shall _ lay 
their hand upon E'dom and Mo'ab ; 
''and the children of Am'mon shall 
obey them. 

1 5 And the Lord shall utterly de- 
stroy the tongue of the E-gyp'tian 
sea ; and with his mighty wind shall 
he shake his hand over the river, 
and shall smite it in the seven 
streams, "and make men go over 
'"dry shod. 

1 6 And there shall be ?^n highway 
for the remnant of his people, which 
shall be left, from As-s5'r'i-a : like ^as 
it was to l§'ra-el in the day that he 

ame up out of the land of E'gypt. 

CHAPTER 12. 

A thanksgiving for the mercies of God. 

A Np° in that day thou shalt say, • l 
O Lord, I will prais e thee, p 
though thou wast angry with me, 
thine anger is turned away, and 
thou comfortedst me. p, 42 



2 Behold, (iod ~ ts my 
will trust, and hot be afraid : for the 



P. 42. 3. ^ J 

salvation ; I - 



Lord JE-HO 'VAflTTg my strenpTT 
and ony song ; he also is becom ^ 
my salvation. k. 26. 1-4. ' 



3 I'herefore ^yith joy shall ye draw ' 



water *outj)Fthe well s of salvation .: 

4 And in that^Say shall ye say, 

Praise the Lord, 'call upon his name, 



declare his doin g s arnong the people, i 
make mention that his name is ex- i 



F 

K 



alted. 



*L. 2.5. 6; F. 26. 3. 4. 



Destruction of Babylon by ISAIAH, 13, 14. 



the Medes is threatened. 



5 Si nff unto the Lord ; for he hath 



H 



done excelle n t~thmgs : this is k nown 
I in all the e arth. 

I ' ^ Cry ^out an d shout, thou ^inhab- 
I itant qt Zfo n : lor"great is Me Holy 
I One of Ig'ra^^eTm t he midst ofthee. 

CHAPTER 13. 

God threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes. 

THE burden of Bab'y-lon, which 
l-§a'iah the son of A'moz did 
see. 

2 Lift "ye up a banner upon *the 
high mountain, exalt the voice unto 
them, shake the hand, that they may 
go into the gates of the nobles. 

3 I have commanded my sanctified 
ones, I have also called ^my mighty 
ones for mine anger, eve^i them that 
rejoice in my highness. 

4 The noise of a multitude in the 
mountains, ^like as of a great people ; 
a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms 
of nations gathered together : the 
Lord of hosts mustereth the host of 
the battle. 

5 They come from a far country, 
from the end of heaven, even the 
Lord, and the weapons of his indig- 
nation, to destroy the whole land." 

6 HHowl ye ; '^lor the day of the 
Lord is at hand ; it shall come as a 
destruction from the Almighty. 

7 Therefore shall all hands ^be faint, 
and every man's heart shall melt : 

8 And they shall be afraid : pangs 
and sorrows shall take hold of them ; 
they shall be in pain as a woman 
that travaileth : they shall ^be amazed 
^one at another ; their faces shall be 
as ^flames. 

■•^9 Behold, '^the day of the Lord com- 
eth, cruel both with wrath and fierce 
anger, to lay the land desolate : and 
he shall destroy the sinners thereof 
out of it. 

10 For the stars of heaven and the 
constellations thereof shall not give 
their light : the sun shall -^be dark- 
ened in his going forth, and the moon 
shall not cause her light to shine. 

1 1 And I will punish "the world for 
their evil, and the wicked for their 
iniquity ; and I will cause the arro- 
gancy of the proud to cease, and will 
lay low the haughtiness of the ter- 
rible. H. 14. 9. 

121 will make a man more precious 
than fine gold ; even a man than the 
golden wedge of O'phir. 

1 3 Therefore ^I will shake the heav- 
ens, and the earth shall remove out 
* T. 25. 9. 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 12. 

c ch. 54, 1 
Zeph.3,14 

2 inhabit- 
ress. 



B. C. 712. 

CHAP. 13. 

a Jer. 50, 2 
b Jer.51,25 
c Joel 3, 11 

1 the like- 
ness of. 

d Zeph. 1, 7 
Rev. 8, 17 

2 Or, fall 
doivn. 

3 wonder. 

i exiery 
man at 
his 
neighbour. 

5 faces of 
the 
fiamzs. 

e Mai. 4, 1 

/ Mat. 
24,29 

6 That Is, 
the Baby- 
lonian 
empire. 
Lu. 2, 1 

g Hag. 2, 6 

h Lam. 1,12 

i Neh. 3, 10 
Zech. 14,2 

j Jer. 51,11 
Dan. 5, 28 

7 as the 
over- 
throwing. 

k Jer. 50, 3 

8 Ziim. 

9 Ochim. 

10 daugh- 
ters of 
the owl, 
or, os- 
triches. 

11 shaggy 
beasts, 
or, wild 
goats. 

12 lim. 

13 Or, 

palaces. 

14 Or, 

jackals. 



CHAP. 14. 

a Ps. 102, 
13,16 
ch. 60, 1, 
10, 16 
ch. 54, 7,8 
Jer. 31, 3, 

4, 10, 11 
Zech. 1,17 
Zech. 2,12 

b ch. 60, 4, 

5, 10 
Eph. 2, 
12,13 

1 that had 
taken 
them 
captives. 

656 



of her place, in the wrath of the Lord 
of hosts, and in ^the day of his fierce 
anger. 

14 And it shall be as the chased roe, 
and as a sheep that no man takethup : 
they shall every man turn to his own 
people, and flee everj^ one into his 
own land. 

15 Every one that is found shall be 
thrust through ; and every one that 
is joined loito them shall fall by the 
sword. 

16 Their children also shall be 
dashed 'to pieces before their eyes! 
their houses shall be spoiled, and 
their wives ravished. 

17 Behold, -^I will stir up the Mede§ 
against them, which shall not regard 
silver ; and as for gold, they shall not 
delight in it. 

18 Their bows also shall dash the 
young men to pieces ; and they shall 
have no pity on the fruit of the 
womb ; their eye shall not spare chil^ 
dren. 

19 And Bab'y-lon, the glory of king- 
doms, the beauty of the Chal'dee§' ex- 
cellency, shall be ^as w^hen God over- 
threw Sod'om and Go-mor'rah. 

20 It ^shall never be inhabited, nei 
ther shall it be dwelt in from gen- 
eration to generation: neither shall 
the A-ra'bi-an pitch tent there ; neither 
shall the shepherds make their fold 
there. 

21 But Svild beasts of the desert 
shall lie there ; and their houses shall 
be full of ^doleful creatures; and 
'°owls shall dwell there, and ^ ^satyrs 
shall dance there. 

22 And '-the wild beasts of the is- 
lands shall cry in their ^ ^desolate 
houses, and "*dragons in their pleas- 
ant palaces : and her time is near to 
come, and her days shall not be pro- 
longed. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 God's merciful restoration of Israel. 3 Israel's 
triumph in the fall of Babylon. 

FOR the Lord will have mercy on 
Ja'cob,"and will yet choose I§'ra- 
el, and set them in their own land : 
*and the strangers shall be joined 
with them, and they shall cleave to 
the house of Ja'cob. 
2 And the people shall take them, 
and bring them to their place : and 
the house of I§'ra-el shaU possess them 
in the land of the Lord for servants 
and handmaids : and they shall take 
them captives, 'whose captives they 



IsraeVs triumph 



ISAIAH, 14. 



over Babylon. 



quie 



H 



were ; and they shall rule over their 
oppressors. 

3 And it shall come to pass in the 
day that the Lord shall give thee rest 
from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, 
and from the hard bondage wherein 
thou v/ast made to ser^^e, 

4 That thou'shalt take up this ^prov- 
erb against the king of Bab'y-lon, and 
say, Ilow hath the oppressor ceased ! 
the ^golden city ceased ! ^ 

5 The Lord hath broken the staff of 
the wicked, and the sceptre of the 
i-ulers. 

6 He wno smote the people in wrath 
with *a continual stroke, he that ruled 
the nations in anger, is persecuted, 
and none hinder eth. 

T The whole earth is at rest, and is 
uiet : they break forth into singing. 
~ Yea,'^the fir trees rejoice at thee, 
and the cedars of Leb'a-non, sayiiig, 
Since thou art laid down, no feller is 
come up against us. 

9 ^LLell from beneath is moved for 
. thee to meet thee at thy coming : it 

stirreth up the dead for thee, even all 
the ^chief ones of the earth ; it hath 
raised up from their thrones all the 
kings of the nations. 

10 All they shall speak and say unto 
thee. Art thou also become weak as 
we ? art thou become like unto us ? 

1 1 Thy pomp is brought down to the 
grave, and the noise of thy viols : the 
worm is spread under thee, and the 
worms cover thee. 

12 How art thou fallen from heav- 
en, 'O Lu'gi-fSr, son of the morning! 
how art thou cut down to the ground, 
which didst weaken the nations ! 

1 3 For thou hast said in thine heart, 
*I will ascend into heaven, I •'will ex- 
alt my throne above the stars of God : 
I will sit also upon the mount of the 
congregation, in the sides ^of the 
north : 

141 will ascend above the heights of 
the clouds ; ^I will be like the most 
High. 

15 Yet thou ^shalt be brought down 
to hell, to the sides of the pit. 

1 6 They that see thee shall narrowly 
look upon thee, and consider thee, 
saying, Is this the man that made 
the earth to tremble, that did shake 
kingdoms ; 

17 l^hat made the world as a wil- 
derness, and destro7/ed the cities 
thereof ; that ^opened not the house 
of his prisoners? 

(42) *H. 24. 17, 18. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. U. 



c ch. 13, 19 
Hab. 2, 6 



2 Or, 

taunting 
speech. 



3 Or, ex- 
actress 
of gold. 
Rev.18,16 



4 a stroke 
without 
removvrii 



d ch. 55, 13 
Ezek. 
31,16 



5 Or, The 
Qrave. 
Ezek. 
32,21 



6 leud^rs, 
or, great 

goats. 



7 Or, O day 
star. 



e Mat.11,23 
/ Dan. 8, 10 
g Ps. 48, 2 



h ch. 47, 8 
2Thes. 
2,4 



i ch. 47, 8 
Mat.11,23 



8 Or. did 

not let 
his pris- 
oners 
loose 
hom&- 
wards. 



i Ex. 20, 5 
Job 18. 19 
Mat.23,35 



k lKi.14,10 
Job 18, 19 



I 2Chr.20,6 
m2Ki.l6,20 



9 OT,adder. 

657 



1 8 All the kings of the nations, even 
all of them, lie in glory, every one in 
his own house. 

19 But thou art cast out of thy 
grave like an abom.inable branch, 
a7id as the raiment of those that are 
slain, thrust through with a sword, 
that go down to the stones of the 
pit ; as a carcase trodden under feet. 

20 Thou shalt not be joined with 
them in burial, because thou hast de° 
stroyed thy land, and slain thy peo- 
ple: the seed of evildoers shall never 

)e renowned. C. 29. 13.. 

21 Prepare slaughter for his chil- 
dren •'for the iniquity of their fathers ; 
that they do not rise, nor possess the 
land, nor fill the face of the world 
with cities. 

22 For I will rise up against them, 
saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off 
from Bab'y-lon the name, and rem- 
nant, ''and son, and nephew, saith the 
Lord. 

23 I will also make it a possession 
for the bittern, and pools of water : 
and I will sweep it with the besom of 
destruction, saith the Lord of hosts. 

24 1i The Lord of hosts hath sworn, 
saying, Surely as I have thought, so 
shall it come to pass ; and as I have 
purposed, so shall it stand : 

25 That I will break the As-syr'i-an 
in my land, and upon my mountains 
tread him under foot : then shall his 
yoke depart from oft" them, and his 
burden depart from off their shoul- 
ders. 

26 This is the purpose that is pur- 
posed upon the whole earth: and 
this is the hand that is stretched out 
upon all the nations. 

27 For the Lord of hosts ^ath pur- 
posed, and who shall disannul iff 
and his hand is stretched out, and 
who shall turn it back ? 

28irln the year that '"king I'hSz 
died was this burden. 

29 ITRejoice not thou, whole Pal-es- 
tfna, because the rod of him that 
smote thee is broken : for out of the 
serpent's root shall come forth a 
^cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a 
fiery flying serpent. 

30 And the firstborn of the poor 
shall feed, and the needy shall lie 
down in safety : and I will kill thy 
root with famine, and he shall slay 
thy remnant. 

31 Howl, O gate ; cry, O city ; thou, 
whole Pal-es-ti'na, art dissolved : for 



The lamentable 



ISAIAH, 15, 16. 



state of Moah. 



CHAP. 14. 

10 Or, he 
shall not 
be alone. 

11 Or, as- 
semblies. 

12 Or, be- 
take 
them- 
selves 
unto it. 



there shall come from the north a b. c. 726 
smoke, and ^"none shall be alone in 
his '^appointed times. 
32 A\ hat shall o^ie then answer the| 
messengers of the nation ? That thej 
Lord hath founded Zi'on, and the! 
poor of his people shall '-trust in it. 

CHAPTER 15. 

Lamentable state of iloab. 

THE "burden of M5'ab. Because 
in the night *Ar of ]M5'ab is laid: 
waste, and 'brought to silence : be- 
cause in the night Kir of M5'ab is 
laid waste, and brought to silence; ^jj^p ^5 

2 He is gone up to Ba'jith, and tojajer. 48,^i 
Di'bon, the high places, to weep : 
Md'ab shall howl over Ke'bo, and 
over Med'e-ba : on all their heads 
shall be baldness, and every beard 
cut off. 

3 In their streets they shall gird 
themselves with sackcloth: on the 
tops of their houses, and in their 
streets, every one shall howl, ^weep- 
ing abundantly. 

4 And 'Hesh'bon shall crv, and E-le- 
aleh : their voice shall be heard ere?? 
unto Ja'haz : therefore the armed 
soldiers of Md'ab shall cry out 
life shall be grievous unto him. 

5 Mv heart shall crv out for Md'ab ; 
^his fugitives 57<«^/^ee unto Zo'ar, an 
heifer of three vears old : for bv the 
'^mounting up of Lu'hith with weep- 
ing shall they go it up ; for in the 
wav of Hor-o-na'im thev shall raise 
up a cry of "^destruction. 

b For the waters of Kim'rim shall be| 
'desolate: for the hay is withered^ chap. le 
away, the grass faileth, there is no 
green thing, 

7 Therefore the abundance they 
have gotten, and that which they 
have laid up, shall they carry away ^ ^^"^3 
to the '^brook of the willows. 3 Bring. 

8 For the cry is gone round about 4 wringer. 
the borders of Mo'ab ; the howling 5 ^^'^ tread 
thereof unto Eg'la-im, and the howl-|^ nar^T". 
ing thereof unto Be'er-e'lim. 

9 For the waters of Di'mon shall be 
full of blood : for I will bring 'more 
upon Di'mon lions upon him that 
escapeth of Mo'ab, and upon the rem- 
nant of the land. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Iloab exho7Hed to obedience to the throne of Da- 
vid, 6 and threatened for his pride with lament-. 
able judoments. ' \ 

SEND «ye the lamb to the ruler of' 
r^ the land from 'Sela to the wil- 
derness, mito the mount of the daugh- 
ter of Zi'on. 



b Num 
21,28 

1 Or, 

cut off. 

2 descend- 
ing into 
weeping, 
OT^coming 
doivn 
with 
weeping. 

c Num.32,3 

3 Or, to the 
borders 
thereof, 
even to 
Zoar, as 
an heifer. 

d Jer. 48, 5 

his'^ ibreafcing. 

5 desola- 
tions. 

6 Or, \'alley 
of the 
Ara- 
bians. 

7 addi- 
tions. 



2 For it shall be, that, as a wander- 
ing bird ^cast out of the nest, so the 
daughters of Mo'ab shall be at the 
fords of *Ar'n6n. 

3 ^Take counsel, execute judgment ; 
make thy shadow^ as the night in the 
midst of the noonday ; hide the out- 
casts: bewray not him that warn 
dereth. 

4 Let mme outcasts dwell with thee, 
Mo'ab ; be thou a covert to them from 
the face of the spoiler : for the ^extor- 
tioner is at an end, the spoiler ceas- 
eth, ^the oppressors are consumed 
out of the land. 

5 And in mercy 'shall the throne be 
^established : and he shall sit upon i\ 
in truth in the tabernacle of Da'vid, 
judging, and seeking judgment, and 
hasting righteousness. 

6 ^\\\e have heard of the '^pride of 
Md'ab ; he is very proud : even of 
his haughtiness, and his pride, and 
his wrath : 'buthi^lie^ shall not be so. 

7 Therefore shall Mo'ab howl for 
Md'ab, every^ one shall howl : for the 
foundations of 'Kir-har'e-seth shall 
ye ^moum : surely they are stricken, 

8 Forthe fields of Hesh'bon languish, 
and the vine of Sib'mah: the lords 
of the heathen have broken down 
the princii^al plants thereof, they are 
come even unto Ja'zer, they wan- 
dered through the wilderness: her 
branches are ^stretched out, they are 
gone over the sea. 

9 Therefore I will bewail with the 
weeping of Ja'zer the vine of Sib'- 
mah : I will water thee with my tears, 

a2Ki. 3,4 |0 Hesh'bon, and E-le-a'leh: for '"the 
1 a roc?c, or, 'shouting for tliysummcr fruits and 
for thy harvest is fallen. 

10 And gladness is taken away, and 
joy out of the plentiful field ; and in 
the vineyards there shall be no sing- 
ing, neither shall there be shouting : 
the treaders shall tread out no wine 
in their presses; I have made their 
vintage shouting to cease. 

11 Wherefore m.y bowels shall 
sound like an harp for Md'ab, and 
mine inward parts for Kir-ha'resh 



Petra. 

2 Or, a nest 
forsaken. 



Dan. 7. 14 

6 Or, pre- 
pa red. 

d Jer. 48,29 

7 Or, the 
falsehood 



unsifmH'] 12 And it shall come to pass, when 

e 2 Ki.3,25 it is sccu that Md'ab is wearv on the 

^ high place, that he shall come to his 

sanctuary to pray ; but he shall not 

prevail. 

13 This is the word that the Lord 
hath spoken concerning Md'ab since 
that time. 

14 But now the Lord hath spokePs 

2 



8 Or. 
mutter. 

9 Or, 
plucked 
uv. 



10 Or, the 
alarm is 
fallen 
upon, etc. 

fch. 15,2 

658 



Syria, Israel, and 



ISAIAH, 17, 18, 



Ethiopia threatened. 



saying, Within three years, ^as the 
years of an hirehng, and the glory of 
M5'ab shall be contemned, with ail 
that great multitude ; and the rem- 
nant shall he very small and "feeble. 

CHAPTER IT. 

Syria and Israel threatened. 

THE "burden of Da-mas'cus. Be- 
hold, Da-mas'cus is taken away 
from beiJiq a city, and it shall be a 
ruinous heap, 

2 The cities of Ar'6-5r are forsaken : 
they shall be for flocks, which shall 
lie down, and *none shall make them 
afraid. 

3 The 'fortress also shall cease from 
E'phra-im, and the kingdom from 
Da-mas'cus, and the remnant of 
Sj^r'i-a : they shall be as the glory of 
the children of is'ra-el, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

4 And in that day it shall come to 
pass, that the glory of Ja'cob shall be 
made thin, and '^the fatness of his 
flesh shall wax lean. 

5 And it shall be as when the har- 
vestman gathereth the corn, and 
reapeth the ears with his arm ; and 
it shall be as he that gathereth ears 
in the valley of Reph'a-im. 

6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left 
in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, 
two or three berries in the top of the 
uppermost bough, four or five in the 
outmost fruitful branches thereof, 
saith the Lord God of is'ra-el. 

7 At that day shall a man -^look to 
his Maker, and his eyes shall have 
respect to the Holy One of is'ra-el. 

8 And he shall not look to the altars, 
the work of his hands, neither shall 
respect that which his fingers have 
made, either the groves, or the 'im- 
ages. 

9 In that day shall his strong cities 
be as a forsaken bough, and an up- 
permost branch, which they left be- 
cause of the childrer^ of l§'ra-el : and 
there shall be desolation. 

1 Because ^thou hast forgotten the 
God of thy salvation, and hast not 
been mindful of the rock of th.j 
strength, therefore shalt thou plant 
pleasant plants, and shalt set it with 
strange slips : 

1 1 In the day shalt thou make thy 
plant to grow, and in the morning 
shalt thou make thy seed to flourish : 
but the harvest shall be ^a heap in 
the day of grief and of desperate sor- 
row. 



B. C. 726. 



CHAP. 16. 
g ch. 21, 18 

11 Or, not 
many. 



B. C. 741. 

CHAP= 17. 

a Jer. 49,23 
Amos 1, 3 
Zech. 9, 1 
Fulfilled, 

740. 

2Ki.l6, 9 

h Jer. 7, 33 

c ch. 7, 16 
ch. 8, 4 

d ch. 10, 16 
e Jer. 51,.33 
/2Chr. 
30,11 
Hos. -5, 15 
Hos. 6, 1 
Mic. 7, 7 

1 Or, sun 

images. 

g Ps. 106, 
13,21 

2 Or, re- 
moved in 
the day of 
inherit- 
ance, and 
there 
shall be 
deadly 
sorrow. 

3 Or, noise. 

4 Or,many. 

5 Or, 
thistle- 
doivn. 

h Jadg.5,31 
Ps. 8, 3, 
9,18 



12 ^Woe to the ^multitude of many 
people, ichich make a noise like the 
noise of the seas ; and to the rushjng 
of nations, that make a rushing like 
the rushing of ^mighty waters ! 

1 3 The nations shall rush like the 
rushing of many waters : but God 
shall rebuke them, and they shall flee 
far off, and shall be chased as the. 
chaff of the mountains before the 
wind, and like 'a rolling thing before 
the whirlwind. 

14: And behold at eveningtide trou- 
ble; and before the morning he is 
not. This ''is the portion of them 
that spoil us, and the lot of them 
that rob us. 

CHAPTER 18. 

God, in care of his people, will destroy the Ethiopians 

TT/^OE ^to the land shadowing with 
f y wing-s, which is beyond the 
rivers of E-thi-o'pi-a : 

2 That sendeth ambassadors by the 
sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon 
the waters, saying, Go, ye swift mes- 
sengers, to a nation -scattered and 
peeled, to a people terrible from their 
beginning hitherto ; ^a nation meted 
out and trodden do^vn, "whose land 
the rivers have spoiled ! 

3 All ye inhabitants of the world, 
and dwellers on the earth, see ye, 
when he lif teth up an ensign on the 
mountains ; and when he bloweth a 
trumpet, hear ye. 

4 For so the Lord said unto rxie, I 
will take my rest, and I will ^consid- 
er in my dwelling place like a clear 
heat \ipon herbs, and like a cloud of 
dew in the heat of harvest. 

5 For afore the har^^est, when the 
bud is perfect, and the sour grape is 
ripening in the flower, he shall both 
cut off the sprigs with pruning 
hooks, and take away and cut down 
the branches. 

6 They shall be left together unto 
the fowls of the mountains, and to 
the beasts ' of the earth : and the 
fowls shall summer upon them, and 
all the beasts of the earth shall win- 
ter upon them. 

7 ^In that time "shall the present be 
brought unto the Lord of hosts of 
a people '^scattered and peeled, and 
from a people terrible from their be- 



B. C. 714. 

CHAP. 18. 

1 Or, Ho. 

2 Or, out- 
spread 
and -pol- 
ished. 

3 a nation 
of line, 
line, and 
treading 
under 
foot: or, 
a nation 
that 
nieteth 
out, and 
treadeth 
down. 

4 Or, whose 
land the 
rivers 
despise. 

5 Or.regard 

my set 
dwelling. 

6 Or, after 
rain. 

^ p|" 72: 10 'gunning hitherto ; a nation meted out 
zepht3,io|and trodden under foot, whose land 

7 or^out- ^ ^h® rivers have spoiled, to the place 
spread of the name of the Lord of hosts, the 
Sh?/''" mount Zi'on. 
659 



The confusion, and 



ISAIAH, 19. 



calling of lUgypt, 



CHAPTER 19. 

1 Confusion of Egypt. 18 Calling of Egypt into the 
church. 

rpHE burden of E'gypt. Behold, 
JL the Lord rideth upon a swift 
eloud, and shall come into E'gypt : 
and the idols of E'gypt shall be moved 
at his presence, and the heart of 
E'gypt shall melt in the midst of it, 

2 And I will 'set the E-g5'p'tian§ 
against ''the E-gyp'tian§: and they 
shall fight every one against his 
brother, and every one against his 
neighbour; city against city, and 
kingdom against kingdom. 

3 And the spirit of E'gypt '^shall fail 
in the midst thereof ; and I will de- 
stroy the counsel thereof : and they 
shall seek to the idols, and to the 
charmers, and to them that have 
familiar spirits, and to the wiz- 
ards. 

4 And the E-gyp'tian§ will I ^give 
over into the hand of a cruel lord ; 
and a fierce king shall rule over them, 
saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts. 

5 And ''the waters shall fail from the 
sea, and the river shall be wasted 
and dried up. 

6 And they shall turn the rivers far 
away ; and the brooks ''of defence 
shall be emptied and dried up: the 
reeds and flags shall wither. 

T The paper reeds by the brooks, by 
the mouth of the brooks, and every 
thing sown by the brooks, shall 
wither, be driven away, ^and be no 
more. 

8 The fishers also shall mourn, and 
all they that cast angle into the brooks 
shall lament, and they that spread 
nets upon the Avaters shall languish. 

9 Moreover they that work in fine 
flax, and they that weave '^networks, 
shall be confounded. 

10 And they shall be broken in the 
'purposes thereof, all that make 
sluices and ponds ^for fish. 

11 Surely the princes of Zo'an are 
fools, the counsel of the wise coun- 
sellors of Pha'ra5h iy become brutish : 
how say ye unto Pha'raoh, I ain the 
son of the wise, the son of ancient 
kings ? 

1 2 Where ^are they ? where are thy 
wise men? and let them tell thee 
now, and let them know what the 
Lord of hosts hath purposed upon 
E'gypt. 

13 The princes of Z5'an are become 
fools, the princes of *]Sloph are de- 



B. C. 714. 



CHAP. 19. 

1 mingle. 

a Judg.7,22 
1 Sam. 
14, 16 
2Chr. 
20,23 

2 slmll he 
emptied. 

3 sivalloio 
v/p. 

i Or, shut 
up. 

Jer. 43,12 
.Ter. 46,13 
Ezek. 29, 
1-21 

Ezek. 30, 
1-26 

Ezek. 32, 
1-32 

b Jer. 51,36 
Ezek. 
30,12 

c 2Ki. 
19,24 

5 and shall 
not be. 

6 Or, white 
works. 



7 founda- 
tions. 

8 of living 
things. 

d 1 Cor.1,20 

e Jer. 2, 16 
Jer. 46,19 
Hos. 9, 6 

9 corners, 
or, gover- 
nors. 

10 a spirit 
of per- 
verseness. 
1 Ki.22,22 
ch. 29, 10 

/Jer. 51,30 
Nah. 3, 13 

11 the lip. 
Zeph. 3, 9 



12 Or, of 
Heres, or 
of the 
sun. 

Gen.28,18 
Ex. 24, 4 
Josh. 
22,10 

h Josh. 4,20 
Josh, 

22,27 

i Mai. 1, 11 
j ch. 11, 15 

660 



ceived ; they have also seduced E'gypt, 
even Hhey that are the stay of the 
tribes thereof. 

14 The Lord hath mingled '"a per- 
verse spirit in the midst thereof : and 
they have caused E'gypt to err in 
every work thereof, as a drunken 
man staggereth in his vomit. 

15 Neither shall there be atiy work 
for E'gypt, which the head or tail, 
blanch or rush, may do. 

16 In that day shall E'gypt -^be like 
unto women : and it shall be afraid 
and fear because of the shaking of 
the hand of the Lord of hosts, which 
he shaketh over it. 

IT And the land of Jii'dah shall be 
a terror unto E'gypt, every one that 
inaketh mention thereof shall be 
afraid in himself, because of the 
counsel of the Lord of hosts, which 
he hath determined against it. 

1 8 In that day shall five cities in the 
land of E'gypt speak ^^ the language 
of Ca'naan, and swear to the Lord 
of hosts; one shall be called, The 
city '^of destruction. 

1 9 In that ^day shall there be an 
altar to the Lord in the midst of the 
land of E'gypt, and a pillar at the 
border thereof to the Lord. 

20 And ^it shall be for a sign and 
for a witness unto the Lord of hosts 
in the land of E'gypt : for they shall 
cry unto the Lord because of the 
oppressors, and he shall send tbem 
a saviour, and a great one, and he 
shall deliver them. 

21 And the Lord shall be known to 
E'gypt, and the E-gyp'tian§ shall know 
the Lord in that day, 'and shall do 
sacrifice and oblation ; yea, they shall 
vow a vow unto the Lord, and per- 
form it. 

22 And the Lord shall smite E'gypt : 
he shall smite and heal it : and they 
shall return even to the Lord, and he 
shall be intreated of them, and shall 
heal them. 

23 In that day •''shall there be a high- 
way out of E'gypt to As-syr'i-a, and 
the As-syr'i-an shall come into E'gypt, 
and the E-Jyp'tian into As-syr'i-a, 
and the E-gyp'tian§ shall serve with 
the As-syr'i-an§. 

24 In that day shall I§'ra-el be the 
third with E'gypt and with As-syr'i-a, 
even Si blessing in the midst of the 
land : 

25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall 
bless, saying. Blessed be E'gypt my 



The fall of Babylon. 



ISAIAH, 20-22. 



Arabia's calamity. 



people, and As-syr'i-a^the work of my 

hands, and I§'ra-el mine inheritance. 

CHAPTER 20. 

By the prophet walking naked and barefoot three 
years is prefigured the shameful captivity of Egypt 
and Ethiopia. 

IN the year that "Tar'tan came unto 
Ash'dod, (when Sar'gon the king 
of As-syr'i-a sent him,) and fought 
against Ash'dod, and took it ; 

2 At the same time spake the Lord 
'by i-§a'iah the son of A'moz, saying, 
Go and loose *the sackcloth from off 
thy loins, and put off thy shoe from 
thy foot. And he did so.'^walking 
naked and barefoot. 

3 And the Lord said, Like as my 
servant i-§a'iah hath walked naked 
and barefoot three years '^for a sign 
and wonder upon E'gypt and upon 
E-thi-o'pi-a; 

4 So shall the king of As-syr'i-a lead 
away ^the E-gyp'tians prisoners, and 
the E-thi-o'pi-an§ captives, young and 
old, naked and barefoot, *even with 
their buttocks uncovered, to the 
^shame of E'gypt. 

5 And -^they shall be afraid and 
ashamed of E-thi-o'pi-a their expec- 
tation, and of E'gypt their glory. 

6 And the inhabitant of this "isle 
shall say in that day. Behold, such is 
our expectation, whither we flee for 
help to be delivered from the king of 
As-syrl-a -. and how shall we escape ? 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 The fall of Babylon by the Medes and Persians : 
11 warning to Edotn. 13 Arabians calamity. 

THE burden of the desert of the 
sea. As "whirlwinds in the south 
pass through; so it cometh from the 
desert, from a terrible land. 

2 A 'grievous vision is declared 
unto me; the 'treacherous dealer 
dealeth treacherously, and the spoil- 
er spoileth. ^'Go up, O E'lam: be- 
siege, O Me'di-a: all the sighing 
thereof have I made to cease. 

3 Therefore are my loins filled with 
pain: pangs have taken hold upon 
me, as the pangs of a woman that 
travaileth : I was bowed down at the 
hearing of it; 1 was dismayed at 
the seeing of it. 

4^My heart panted, fearfulness af- 
frighted me : '^the night of my pleas- 
ure hath he ^turned into fear unto 
me. 

5 Prepare 'the table, watch in the 
vvatchtower, eat, drink : arise, ye 
princes, and anoint the shield. 

6 For thus hath the Lord said unto 



B. C. 714. 



CHAP. 19. 

k Ps. 100, 3 
Hos. 2, 23 
Rom. 3,29 
Eph. 2, 10 



CHAP. 20. 

a 2 Ki.18,17 

1 by the 
hand of 
IsaiMh. 

b Zech. 
13.4 

c 1 Sam. 
19, 24 
Mic. 1, 8 

(I ch. 8, 18 

2 tlu cap- 
tivity of 
Egypt. 

e 2 Sam. 
10,4 

Jer. 13,22 
Mic. 1, 11 

3 naked- 
ness. 

/2Ki.l8,21 

4 Or, coun- 
try, 

Jer. 47, 4 



CHAP. 21. 
a Zech. 9,14 

1 hard. 

b ch. 33, 1 
c ch. 13, 17 
Jer. 49,-34 

2 Or, My 
mind 
wan- 
dered. 

d Dent. 
28,67 

3 piit. 

e Dan. 5, 5 

4 Or, cried 
as a lion. 

f Hab. 2. 1 

5 Or, every 
night. 

g Jer. 51, 8 
Rev. 14. 8 
Rev. 18, 2 

7i Jer. 51,33 

6 son. 

lChr.1,30 

Jer. 49, 7 

Ezek.35,2 

Obad. 1 

1 Chr. 1,9 

k Job 6, 19 

7 Or, 
bring ye. 

8 from the 
face, or, 
for fear. 

I Ps. 120, 5 
ch. 60, 7 
Ezek. 
27,21 

9 bows, 
m Num. 

23. 19 
ch. 40. 8 
Mat.24,35 
Mark 
13. 31 
Lu. 21, 83 
1 Pet.1,25 



B. C. 712. 

CHAP. 22. 

1 of the 
bow. 

661 



me, Go, set a watchman, let him de- 
clare what he seeth. 

7 And he saw a chariot with a 
couple of horsemen, a chariot of 
asses, and a chariot of camels ; and 
he hearkened diligently with much 
heed : 

8 And "he cried, A lion : My lord, I 
stand continually upon -^the watch- 
tower in the daytime, and I am set 
in my ward Vhole nights : 

9 And, behold, here cometh a char- 
iot of men, with a couple of horse- 
men. And he answered and said, 
^B§,b'y-lon is fallen, is fallen ; and all 
the graven images of her gods he 
hath broken unto the ground. 

10 O ^my threshing, and the ''corn 
of my floor : that which I have 
heard of the Lord of hosts, the God 
of I§'ra-el, have I declared unto you. 

11 IFThe ^burden of_ Du'mah. He 
calleth to me out of Se'ir, Watchman, 
what of the night ? Watchman, 
what of the night ? 

12 The watchman said, The morn- 
ing cometh, and also the night : if ye 
will enquire, enquire ye: return, 
come. 

13 ^The burden upon A-ra'bi-a. In 
the forest in A-ra'bi-a shall ye lodge, 
O ye travelling companies of •'DM'- 
a-nim. 

14 The inhabitants of the land of 
*Te'ma 'brought water to him that 
was thirsty, they prevented with 
their bread him that fled. 

1 5 For they fled ^f rom the swords, 
from the drawn sword, and from the 
bent bow, and from the grievousness 
of war. 

16 For thus hath the Lord said 
unto me, Within a year, according 
to the years of an hireling, and afl 
the glory of ^Ke'dar shall fail : > 

IT And the residue of the number 
of ''archers, the mighty men of the 
children of Ke'dar, shall be dimin- 
ished : for the Lord ""God of l§'ra-el 
hath spoken it. 

CHAPTER 22. 

Invasion of Jeicry by the Persians. 

THE burden of the valley of vision. 
What aileth thee now, that thou 
art wholly gone up to the housetops ? 

2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tu- 
multuous city, a joyous city : thy 
slain men are not slain with the 
sword, nor dead in battle. 

3 All thy rulers are fled together, 
they are bound 'by the archers: all 



Invasion of Jeiory. 



ISAIAH, 23. 



Overthrovi of Tyre. 



that are found in thee are bound to- 
gether, 'which have fled from far. 

4 Therefore said I, Look away from 
me ; "I will weep bitterly, labour not 
to comfort me, because of the spoil- 
ing of the daughter of my people. 

5 For it is a day of trouble, and of 
treading down, and of perplexity "by 
the Lord God of hosts in the valley 
of vision, breaking down the walls, 
and of crying to the mountains. 

6 And *Elam bare the quiver with 
chariots of men cmd horsemen, and 
Kir ^uncovered the shield. 

7 And it shall come to pass, that 
Uhy choicest valleys shall be full of 
chariots, and the horsemen shall set 
themselves in array ^at the gate. 

8 II And he discovered the covering 
of J u'dah, and thou didst look in that 
day to the armour ''of the house of 
the forest. 

9 Ye ''have seen also the breaches of 
the city of Da'vid, that they are 
many : and ye gathered together the 
waters of the lower pool. 

10 And ye have numbered the 
houses of J e-ru'sa-lem,and the houses 
have ye broken down to fortify the 
wall. 

1 1 Ye *made also a ditch between 
the two walls for the water of the 
old pool: but ye have not looked 
unto the maker thereof, neither had 
respect unto him that fashioned it 
long ago. 

12 And in that day did the Lord 
God of hosts call to 'weeping, and to 
mourning, and to baldness, and to 
girding with sackcloth : 

13 And -^behold joy and gladness, 
slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eat- 
ing flesh, and drinking wine : let ^us 
eat and drink; for to morrow we 
shall die. 

14 Audit was revealed in mine ears 
by the Lord of hosts. Surely this in- 
iquity shall ^not be purged from you 
till ye die, saith the Lord God of 
hosts. 

151[Thus saith the Lord God of 
hosts. Go, get thee unto this treas- 
urer, even *unto Sheb'na, •'which is 
over the house, and say, 

1 6 What hast thou here? and whom 
hast thou here, that thou hast hewed 
thee out a sepulchre here, ^as he that 
heweth him out a sepulchre on high, 
and that graveth an habitation for 
himself in a rock ? 

17 Behold, ''the Lord will carry thee 



B. C. 712. 

CHAP. 22. 

2 I will be 
bitter in 
tvcepinq. 
Jer. 4, 19 
Jer. 9, 1 

a Lam. 1, 5 
Lam. 2, 2 

b Jer. 49,35 

3 made 
naked. 

4 the ciioice 
of thy 
valleys. 

Or, 

toward. 

1 Ki. 7, 2 

1 Ki.10,17 

d 2 Ki.20,20 

2 Chr. 
32,4 

e Neh. 3, 16 

/Amos 6, 3 

g 1 Cor. 
15,32 

h 1 Sam. 
3,14 
Ezek. 
24,13 

i 2 Ki.18,37 
cli. 36, 3 

j 1 Ki. 4, 6 

6 Or, O he. 

7 Or, the 
L< RD 
who cov- 
ered thee 
wit h an 
excellent 
CGveri/ng, 
and 
clothed 
thee gor- 
geously, 
shall 
surely, 
etc., 
ver. 18 

8 the cap- 
tivity of 
a man. 

9 large of 
spaces. 

k 2Ki.l8,18 

I .Job 29, 16 

m Ezra 9, 8 

10 Or, 

instru- 
ments of 
viols. 



B. €.715. 

CHAP. 23. 

a Jer. 25,22 
Jer. 47, 4 
Ezek. 26. 
1-21 

Ezek. 27, 
1-36 

Ezek. 28, 
1-26 

Amos 1,9 
Zech. 9, 
2,4 

1 silent. 

b Ezek.27,3 

c Ex. 15, 
14, 16 
Josh. 2,9 
ch. 19, 16 

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away with ^a mighty captivity, and 
will surely cover thee. 

18 He will surely violently turn 
and toss thee like a ball into a ''large 
country : there shalt thou die, and 
there the chariots of thy glory shall 
be the shame of thy lord's house. 

19 And I will drive thee from thy 
station, and from thy state shall he 
pull thee down. 

20 *lIAnd it shall come to pass in that 
day, that I will call my servant 
^E-li'a-kim the son of Hil-ki'ah : 

21 And I will clothe him with thy 
robe, and strengthen him with thy 
girdle, and I will commit thy govern- 
ment into his hand : and he shall be 
'a father to the inhabitants of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, and to the house of Jii'dah. 

22Andthe key of the houseof DaVid 
will I lay upon his shoulder ; so he 
shall open, and none shall shut ; and 
he shall shut, and none shall open. 

23 And I will fasten him as '"a nail 
in a sure place ; and he shall be for a 
glorious throne to his father's house. 

24 And they shall hang upon him all 
the glory of his father's house, the 
offspring and the issue, all vessels of 
small quantity, from the vessels of 
cups, even to all the ' Vessels of flagons. 

25 In that day, saith the Lord of 
hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in 
the sure place be removed, and be cut 
down, and fall ; and the burden that 
to as upon it shall be cut off" : for the 
Lord hath spoken it. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 Miserable overthrow of Tyre: It her restoration, 

etc. 

THE ''burden of Tyre. Howl, ye 
ships of Tar'shish ; for it is laid 
waste, so that there is no house, no 
entering in : from the land of Chit'tim 
it is revealed to them. 

2 Be 'ptiil, ye inhabitants of the isle ; 
thou whom the merchants of Zfdon, 
that pass over the sea., have replen- 
ished. 

3 And by great waters the seed of 
Si'hor, the harvest of the river, is her 
revenue ; and ''she is a mart of nations. 

4 Be thou ashamed, OZi'don: for the 
sea hath spoken, even the strength 
of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor 
bring forth children, neither do I 
nourish up young men, nor bring up 
virgins. 

5 As '"at the report concerning E'gypt, 
so shall they be sorely pained at the 
report of Tyre. 



Hestoratio7i of Tyre. 



ISAIAK, 24. 



Judgments uport the land. 



6 Pass ye over to Tar'shish ; howl, 
ye inhabitants of the isle. 

7 Is this your '^joyous c ity, whose an- 
tiquity is of ancient days ? her own 
feet shall carry her War off to sojourn. 

8 Who hath taken this counsel 
against Tyre, 'the crowning city, 
whose merchants are princes, whose 
traffickers oj'e the honourable of the 
earth ? 

9 The Lord of hosts hath purposed 
it, ^to stain the pride of all glory, and 
to bring into contempt all the honour- 
able of the earth. 

1 Pass through thy land as a river, 

daughter of Tar'shish : there is no 
more ^strength, 

11 He stretched out his hand over 
the sea, he shook the kingdoms : the 
Lord hath given a commandment 
^against '^the merchant city, to de- 
stroy the 'strong holds thereof. 

1 2 And he said, -^Thou shalt no more 
rejoice, O thou oppressed virgm, 
daughter of Zi'don : arise, pass over 
to Chit'tim; there also shalt thou 
have no rest. 

13 Behold the land of the Chal-de'an§; 
this people was not, till the As-syr'i- 
an founded it for ^them that dwell in 
the wilderness : they set up the tow- 
ers thereof, they raised up the palaces 
thereof ; and he brought it to ruin. 

14: Howl, ''ye ships of Tar'shish: for 
your strength is laid waste. 

15 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that Tyre shall be forgotten sev- 
enty years, according to the days of 
one king : after the end of sevent}^ 
years ^shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 

1 6 Take an harp, go about the city, 
thou harlot that hast been forgotten ; 
make sweet melody, sing many songs, 
that thou mayest be remembered. 

1 7 IT And it shall come to pass after 
the end of seventy years, that the Lord 
will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to 
her hire, and 'shall commit fornication 
with all the kingdoms of the world 
upon the face of the earth. 

1 8 And her merchandise and her 
hire shall •'be holiness to the Lord : it 
shall not be treasured nor laid up ; for 
her merchandise shall be for them 
that dwell before the Lord, to eat 
sufficiently, and for Murable clothing. 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 God''s judgments upon the land 13 A remnant 

shall joyfully praise him. 

BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the 
earth empty, and maketh it 



B. C. 715. 



CHAP. 23. 

d ch. 22, 2 

2 from 
afar off, 

e Ezek.28,2 

3 to pollute. 
ch.2,11,17 
ch. 5, 15 
Lu. 1, 
51,52 

4 girdle. 

15 Or, con- 
cerning a 
mcr- 
cliant- 
man. 

6 Canaan. 
Gen. 9, 25 

7 Or, 
strengths. 

f Ezek. 26, 

13, 14: 

Rev.18,22 

g Ps. 72, 9 

h ch. 2, 16 
Ezek. 

27,25 

8 it shall be 
unto Tyre 
as the 
song of an 
harlot. 

i Nah. 3, 4 
Rev. 17, 2 

j Ps. 45, 12 

Ps. 72, 10 
Zech. 14, 
20,21 

9 old. 



B. C. 712. 
CHAP. 24. 

1 pervert- 
eth tlie 
face 
thereof. 
Ezek. 21, 
26,27 

2 Or, 
prince. 
Gen.41,45 
Hos. 4, 9 

a Ezek. 7, 
12, 13 

3 the height 
of the 
people. 

b Gen. 3, 17 
Lev.18,25 
Num. 
35,33 

c Lev.26,15 
Deut. 
28, 15 
Mai. 4, 6 

4 Or, 

valleys. 

d Mai. 1, 11 

5 wi/ng. 

663 



waste, and 'turneth it upside down, 
and scattereth abroad the inhabitants 
thereof. 

2 And it shall be, as with the people, 
so with the "priest ; as with the serv- 
ant, so with his master ; as with the 
maid, so with her mistress ; "as with 
the buyer, so with the seller ; as with 
the lender, so v/ith the borrower ; as 
with the taker of usury, so with the 
giver of usury to him. 

3 The land shall be utterly emptied, 
and utterly spoiled : for the Lord hath 
spoken this word. 

4 The earth mourneth and fadeth 
away, the world languisheth and 
fadeth away, ^the haughty people of 
the earth do languish. 

5 The 'earth also is defiled under the 
inhabitants thereof ; because they 
have transgressed the laws, changed 
the ordinance, broken the everlasting 
covenant. 

6 Therefore hath ^the curse devoured 
the earth, and they that dwell therein 
are desolate: therefore the inhabit- 
ants of the earth are burned, and few 
men left. 

7 The new wine mourneth, the vine 
languisheth, all the merryhearted do 
sigh. 

8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the 
noise of them that rejoice endeth, 
the joy of the harp ceaseth. 

9 They shall not drink wine with a 
song ; strong drink shall be bitter to 
them that drink it. 

10 The city of confusion is broken 
down : every house is shut up, that 
no man may come in. 

1 1 There is a crying for wine in the 
streets ; all joy is darkened, the mirth 
of the land is gone. 

12 111 the city is left desolation, and 
the gate is smitten with destruction. 

13lWhen thus it shall be in the 
midst of the land among the people, 
there shall he as the shaking of an 
olive tTQe.and as the gleaning grapes 
when the vintage is done. 

14 They shall lift up their voice, 
they shall sing for the majesty of the 
Lord, they shall cry aloud from the 
sea. 

1 5 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord 
in the ^fires, even '^the name of the 
Lord God of is'ra-el in the isles of 
the sea. 

16 IFFrom the ^uttermost part of the 
earth have we heard songs, even 
glory to the righteous. But I said, 



God is praised 



ISAIAH, 25, 26. 



for his judgments. 



''My leanness, my leanness, woe unto' -^-c. 712. 5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of 
ni9 ! 'the treacherous dealers have 
dealt treacherously ; yea, the treach- 
erous dealers have dealt very treach- 
erouslv. 
H r 1 7 Fear, -^and the pit, and the snare, 
are upon thee, O inhabitant of the 
earth. 

IS And it shall come to pass, that 
he who fleeth from the noise of the 
fear shall fall into the pit ; and he 
that Cometh up out of the midst of 
the pit shall be taken in the snare : 



for ^the windows from on high arei9 or' 
open, and Hhe foundations of theiio^or 
earth do shake. h. 28.. 17, 18. 1 f!?" 

1 9 The 'earth is utterly broken 
down, the earth is clean dissolved, 
the earth is moved exceedingly, 

20 The earth shall reel to and fro 
like a drunkard, and shall be re- 
moved like a cottage ; and the trans- 
gression thereof shall be hea^^" upon 
it; and it shall fall, and not rise 
again. 

2 1 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the Lord shall 'punish the: 5 |um.^' ^ 
host of the high ones that are 



CHAP. 24. j strangers, as the heat in a dry place; 
6 L.tanness\even the heat with the shadow of a 

^fy ^e'crJt 'cloud : the branch of the terrible ones 

jer^s n ' ^^ ^^ brought low. 
/iKi.i9,fj' 6^ And in tliis mountain shall the ■ 

Amosl',ii ^LoRD of hosts make unto "all people 
ff pg^is^'i ^ a feast of fat things, a feast of wines 
' -^' ' -- on the lees, of fat things full of mar 
row, of wines on the lees well re- 

L. 32. 2. 

T And he will ^destroy in this moun- 

tain the face of the covering ^cast 
over all people, and Hhe vail that is 
spread over all nations. 
8 He will 'swallow up death in vic- 
tory ; and the Lord God Avill wipe 
away tears from off all faces ; and 






i Jer. 4, 23 

7 visit 
upon. 

Ps. 76, 12 fined. 

with the 
gathering 
of prisoji- 
ers. 



li^r there ^^^ rcbukc of Ms people shall he take 
shall be awav f rom off all the earth 



glory be- 
Jore his 
ancients. 



CHAP. 25. 



Mat. 22, i 
g Dan. 7,li 



1 n'l "P 
shall' 2 covered 
h 



15, 54 



Onl 23,19 
— c Jer 5137 

high, ■'and the kings of the earth 'dRev.iias 
upon the earth. /p^a 9^2 

52 And they shall be gathered to- 
gether, ^as prisoners are gathered in 
the '■'pit, and shall be shut up in the 
prison, and after many days 
they be '"visited. 

23 Then the moon shall be con- 
founded, and the sun ashamed, when 
the Lord of hosts ^shall reign in 
mount Zfon, and in Je-rii'sa-lem, 
and ' 'before his ancients gloriously. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 7%e prophet prai-sen God for his past judgments ; 
^ J or future salvation of his people, and for his 
victory orer their enemies. 

OLORD. thou art my God; «I 
will exalt thee, 1 will praise thy 
name ; for thou hast done wonderful 
th 172 gs ; thy ''coimsels of old are faith- 
fulness and truth. 

2 For thou hast made ''of a city an 
heap ; of a defenced city a ruin : a 
palace of strangers to be no city ; 
it shall never be built. 

3 Therefore shall the strong people 
''glorify thee, the city of the terriblej«Ps. 118,19 
nations shall fear thee. 

4 For thou hast been a strength to 
the poor, a strength to the needy in 
his distress, 'a refuge from the storm, 
a shadow from the heat, when the 
blast of the terrible ones is as a storm 
against the wall. 



for the 
Lord hath spoken ?7. W. 27. 5. 

9 "[And it shall be said in that day, ' 
Lo, this is our God : ^we have v%'aited 
for him, and he will save us : this is 
the Lord ; we have waited for him, 
we will be glad and rejoice in his 
salvation. T. 43. 10. : 

10 For in this mountain shall _the 
hand of the Lord rest, and M5'ab 
shall be ^trodden down under him, 
even as straw is ^ti'odden dowTi for 

Mat 8,' 11 the dunghill. 

11 And he shall spread forth his 
^ hands in the midst of them, as he that 
Ephfi,'!?; s^^dmmeth spread elh forth h is h ands 

i H OS 13 14^^*^ swim: and he shall bring ^down 
icor.''' I their pride together with the spoils 



Heb.2 14' of their hands. 



12 And the '"fortress of the high forf 
of thy walls shall he bring down, lay 



CHAPTER 26. 

1 A song inciting to confidence in God : 20 aji exhor- 
tation to wait his coming to judgment. 



Rev.20,14 

j Rev. 7, 17 

Rev. 21, 4 

^ Tftullii low, cmd bring to the gromid, even 
^ Z?""- ^ 7 to the dust. 

threshed. 
4 Or, 

threshed 

in Mnd- 

menah. 
I 2 Sam. 

22, 27 

Job 40, 11 

12, lo- 17 I strong city ; salvation will God ap- 
m ch^26, b point for wails and bulwarks. 

2 Open '^ye the gates, that the right- 
eous nation which keepeth the 'truth 
may enter in. 

3 T hou wilt keep him "^m perfect 



I 



N that dav shall this song be sung 
in the land of j ii'dah : We have a 



CHAP. 26. 



peace, 
peace. 
John 
14.27 
Or, 

thought, 
or, imag- 
ination, 
the rock 
of ages. 
Ps. 18, 2 

664 



'm 

peace, whose '^mind is stayed 07i thee : 
because he trusteth in thee . F. 35. 3, 4. 

4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever : for 
in the Lord J£-H0'YAH is *ever- 
lastmg strength: K. 30. 21. 

5 ITFor he bringeth down them that 
dwell on high ; the lofty city, he lay- 
eth it low ; he layeth it low, even to 



J 



A song of trust. 



ISAIAH, 27. GocVs care over his vineyard. 



\ CHAP. 26. 



the ground; he bringeth it even to B.c.712. 
the aust. 

6 The foot shall tread it do^vn, even^ ^^^ 
the feet of the poor, and the steps of! Ps^"37.23 
the needy. k ch. 64, 5 

7 The way of the just ^*,< uprightness ij-^ song\^i 
thou, ''most upright, dost weigh the L ps! 83,'i6 
path of the just. J. 28. 17 .^Ecci.8,12 

8 Yea, "in the way of thy judgments, 1^ pg^^^l'^o 
O Lord, have we waited for thee ; the [k joij 34,27 
desire of our soul is to thy name, and!_ ps. 28, 5 
to the remembrance of thee. j^ u^ardhy 

9 With "^my soul have Ldesired thee' veovie. 
in the night; yea, with my spiriti^^^-^'"*^- 
witliin m.e will I seek thee earlj^ : for ' 
'when thy judgments are in the earth, , ^^^ . ^^ 
the inhabitants of the world will learn ^ secret"' 
righteousness, 

10 Let -^^favour be shewed to the 
wicked, yet will he not learn right- 



i 2 Chr. 
12, 8 
Ps. 66, 12 



speech. 

k Ps. 17, 14 

I Ezek.37,1 

m Dan.12,2 

n Gen. 7, 1 
Ex. 12, 22 

Ps. 30, 5 
2Cor.4,17 

p Ps. 50, 3 
Mic. 1, 3 
Jude 14 



for thou also hast wrought all our 



CHAP. 27. 

1 Or, crnss- 
iwj like a 
bar. 

a Ps. 74, 13 



eousness ; in -'the land of uprightness 
will he deal unjustly, and will not be- 
hold the majesty of the Lord. 

11 hoRD, 2vhen thy hand is lifted up, 
*they will not see : but they shall see, 
and be ashamed for their en\-y ^at the's uooos. 
people ; yea, the fire of thine enemies 
shall devour them. N. 28. 14-18. 

12 "ifLoRD, thou wilt ordain peace for 
us 
works ^in us 

13 Lord our GodJ other lords be- 
side thee have had dominion over us : 
but by thee only will we make men- 
tion of thy name. 

14 They are dead, they shall not b Ezek.29,3 
live ; they are deceased, they shall not:c ^^f^- 
rise : therefore hast thou visited and!2 or,march 

against. 

d Job 22,21 
ch. 53,4, 5 
ch. 54, 
10, 13 
ch. 57. 
19,20 
Eph. 2, 
12, 13, 14 

e ch. 37, 31 
Hos. 14, 
5,6 

3 according 
to the 

stroke of 
those. 

/Job 23, 6 
Ps. 6, 1 
Jer. 10,24 
Jer. 30, 11 
Jer. 46, 28 
1 Cor. 
10,1s 

4 Or, when 
thou 

scndest it 
foi'th. 

5 Or, when 
he re- 
movethit. 
Ps. 78, 38 

6 Or, s^m 
images. 

g ch. 17, 2 
ch. 32, 14 

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destroyed them, and made all their 
memory to perish. 

15 Thou hast increased the nation, 
O Lord, thou hast increased the na- 
tion : thou art glorified : thou hadst 
removed it far u?ito all the ends of 
the earth. 

1 6 Lord, •'in trouble have they vis- 
ited thee, they poured out a Sprayer 
when thy chastening ivas upon 
them, 

17 Like as a wonmn with child, th at 
draweth near the time of her deliv- 
ery, is in pain, and cvieth out in her 
pangs ; so have we been in thy sight, 
O Lord, 

18 We have been with child, we 
have been in pain, we have as it 
were brought forth wind; we have 
not wrought any deliverance in the 
earth ; neither have '^the inhabitants 
of the world fallen. 

19 Thy 'dead men shall liYe,together 



with my dead body shall the}' arise. 
'"Awake and sing, ye that dwell in 
dust : for thy dew is as the dew of 
herbs, and the earth shall cast out 
the dead, 

20 llCome, my people, "enter thou 
into thy chambers, and shut thy doors 
about thee : hide thyself as it were "for 
a little m.oment, until the indignation 
be overpast. 

21 For, behold, the Lord ^cometh 
out of his place to punish the inhab- 
itants of the earth for their iniquity : 
the earth also shall disclose her 
*^blood, and shall no more cover her 
slain. 

CHAPTER 27. 

2 Care of God over his vineyard : 7 his chastisements 
differ from judgments. 12 Restoration of the dis- 
persed. 

IN that day the Lord with his sore 
and great and strong sword shall 
punish leviathan the 'piercing ser- 
pent, "even leviathan that crooked 
serpent ; and he shall slay the *drag- 
on that is in the sea. 

2 *FIn that day sing ye unto her, A 
vineyard of red wine. 

3 I the Lord do keep it ; I will water 
it every moment : lest arty hurt it, I 
will keep it night and day, 

4 Fury is not in me : who would set 
""the briers and thorns against me in 
battle ? I would ^go through them, I 
would burn them together. 

5 Or let him take hold of my- y^ 
strength, that he may "^make peace 
with me; and he shall make peace 
with me. ^ 28. 16 J 

6 He shall cause them that come of 
Ja'cob to 'take root : is'ra-el shall blos- 
som and bud, and fUl the face of the 
world with fruit, 

7 Hath he smitten him, ^as he smote 
those that smote him? oris he slain 
I according to the slaughter of them. 
that are slain bv him ? 

8 In -^measure, Svhen it shooteth 
forth, thou wilt debate with it : ^he 
stayeth his rough wind in the day of 
the east wind. 

9 By this therefore shall the iniquity 
of Ja'cob be purged ; and this is all the 
fruit to take away his sin ; when he 
maketh all the stones of the altar as 
chalkstones that are beaten in sun- 
der, the groves and ^images shall not 
stand up. 

10 Yet the defenced city shall be des- 
olate, a7id the habitation forsaken, 
and left like a Avildemess: there 
^shall the calf feed, and there shall he 



Ephraiim is threatened. 



ISAIAH, 28. 



Christ is promirtii. 



lie down, and consume the branches 
thereof. 

11 When the boughs thereof are 
withered, thev shall be broken off : 
the w^omen come, and set them on 
fire : for ^it is a people of no under 
standing: therefore he that made 
them will not have mercy on them, 
and he 'that formed them will shew 
them no favour. 

12 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the Lord shall beat off 
from the channel of the river unto 
the stream of E'gypt, and ye shall be 
gathered one by one, O ye children of 
I|'ra-el. 

13 And •'it shall come to pass in that 
day, that ^the great trumpet shall be 
blown, and they shall come which 
were ready to perish in the land of 
As-syr'i-a, and the outcasts in the 
land of E'gypt, and shall worship 
the Lord in the holy mount at Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 Ephraim threatened. 16 ChrW, promised. 17 Se- 
curity of scorners destroyed. 

WOE to the crown of pride, to the 
drunkards of E'phra-im, whose 
glorious beauty is a fading flower, 
which are on the head of the fat val- 
leys of them that are ^overcome with 
wine ! 

2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty 
and strong one, '^lohich as a tempest 
of hail and a destroying storm, as a 
flood of mighty waters overflowing, 
shall cast down to the earth w^ith the 
hand. 

3 The crown of pride, the drunkards 
of E'phra-im, shall be trodden '^under 
feet: 

4 And the glorious beauty, which is 
on the head of the fat valley, shall be 
a. fading flower, and as the hasty 
fruit before the summer; whiGhv^hen 
he that looketh upon it seeth, while it 
is yet in his hand he ^eateth it up. 

5irin that day shall the Lord of 
hosts be for a crown of glory, and for 
a diadem of beauty, unto the residue 
of his people, 

6 And for a spirit of judgment to 
him that sitteth in judgment, and for 
strength to them that turn the battle 
to the gate. 

7 But they also %ave erred through 
wine, and through strong drink are 
out of the way ; ^'the priest and the 
prophet have erred through strong 
drink, they are swallowed up of wine, 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 27. 

h Deut. 
32,28 
ch. 1, 3 
Jer. 8, 7 

i Deut. 
32, 18 
ch. 43, 1 
ch. 44, 2, 
21,24 

j ch. 2, 11 

k Num.10,2 
Mat.24,31 
Rev.11,15 



B. C. 725. 
CHAP. 28. 

1 broken. 

a ch. .30, 30 
Ezek. 
13,11 
Nah. 1, 8 
Rev. 18, 8 

2 with feet. 

3 swalloiv- 
eth. 

b Pro. 20, 1 
Hos. 4, 11 
Mic. 2, 11 
Lu. 21, 34 

c ch. 56, 

10, 12 

d Jer. 6, 10 

4 the 
hearing ? 

5 Or, hath 
been. 

6 stammer- 
ings of 
lips. 
ICor. 
14,21 

7 Or, he 
hath 
spoken. 

e 2 Chr. 
M, 7 
2 Chr. 
16,8 

Jer. 6, 16 
Mat. 11, 
28,29 

/Gen.49,24 
Ps. 118,22 
Mat.21,42 
Acts 4, 11 
Rom. 9,33 
Rom. 
10, 11 
Eph. 2, 20 
1 Pet. 2, 
6-8 

8 a tread- 
ing doivn 
to it. 

9 Or, when 
he shall 
Tnake yon 
to wnder- 
stand 
doctrine. 

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they areout of theway through strong 
drink ; they err in vision, they stum- 
ble iyi judgment. 

8 For all tables are full of vomit and 
filthiness, so that there is no place 
clean. 

9 Whom '^shall he teach knowledge ? 
and whom shall he make to under- 
stand \loctrine? thein that are 
weaned from the milk, and drawn 
from the breasts. 

10 For precept ^must he upon pre- 
cept, precept upon precept ; line upon 
line, line upon line; here a little, a/ic^ 
there a little : 

11 For with ^stammering lips and 
another tongue Vill he speak to this 
people. 

12 To whom he said, This Hs the rest 
vnhereviith ye may cause the weaiy to 
rest ; and this is the refreshing : yet 
they would not hear. 

13 But the word of the Lord was 
unto them precept upon precept, pre- 
cept upon precept; line upon line, 
line upon line ; here a little, and there 
a little ; that they might go, and fall 
backward, and be broken, and snared, 
and taken. 

14 1i Wherefore hear the word of the 
Lord, ve scornful men, that rule this 
people which is in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

15 JBecause ye have said. We have 
made a covenant with death, and 
with hell are we at agreement ; when 
the overflowing scourge shall pass 
through, it shall not come unto us : for 
we have made lies our refuge, and un- 
der falsehood have we hid ourselves : 

16 Therefore thus sait h the Lord 
God, Behold, I layln Z f on for a foun- 
dat ion J'sl st one, a tried stone, a pre- 
cio us corner stone, a sure founda- 
t ion : h e that believeth s hall not mak e 
haste. W. 29. 18, 19. 

17 Judgment also will I lay to the 
line, and righteousness to the plum- 
met : and the hail shall sweep awar 
the refuge of lies, and the waters shall 
overflovf the hiding place*. * 

1 8 And your covenant with death 
shall be disannulled, and your agree- 
ment with hell shall not stand ; when 
the overflowing scourge shall pass 
through, then ye shall be ^trodden 

down by it. h. 30. 33; N. 29. 13, 14. 

19 From the time that it goeth forth 
it shall take you: for morning by 
morning shall it pass over, by day 
and by night : and it shall be a vexa- 
tion only ^to understand the report. 

* J. .30. 18; 0.35.8, 



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ISAIAH, 29. 



upon Jerusalem. 



20 For the bed is shorter than that 
a man can stretch himself 07i it : and 
the covering narrower than that he 
can wrap himself in it. 

21 For the Lord shall rise up as in 
amount Per'a-zim, he shall be wroth 
as i7i the vaUey of *Gib'e-on, that he 
may do his work, '"his strange work ; 
and bring to pass his act, his strange 
act. 

22 Now therefore be ye not mock- 
ers, lest your bands be made strong : 
for I have heard from the Lord God 
of hosts a consumption, even deter- 
mined upon the whole earth. 

23 If Give ye ear, and hear my voice ; 
hearken, and hear my speech. 

24 Doth the plowman plow all day 
to sow ? doth he open and- break the 
clods of his ground ? 

25 When he hath made plain the face 
thereof, doth he not cast abroad the 
fitches, and scatter the cummin, and 
cast in '"the principal wheat and the 
appointed barley and the '^rie in their 
''place ? 

26 '^For his God doth instruct him 
to discretion, and doth teach him, 

27 For the fitches are not threshed 
with a threshing instrument, neither 
is a cart wheel turned about upon the 
cummin ; but the fitches are beaten 
out with a staff , and the cummin with 
a rod, 

28 Bread eorii is biiiised; because 
he will not ever be threshing it, nor 
break it loith the wheel of his cart, 
nor bruise it vnth his horsemen. 

29 This also cometh forth from the 
Lord of hosts, hohich is wonderful in 
counsel, and excellent in working. 

CHAPTER 29. 

1 God's judgment upon Jernsalem. 17 A promise of 
better things in succeeding times. 

WOE 'to A'ri-el, to A'ri-el, ^he city 
inhere Da'vid dwelt! add ye 
year to year ; let them ^kill sacrifices. 

2 Yet i will distress A'ri-el, and there 
shall be heaviness and sorrow : and 
it shall be unto me as A'ri-el. 

3 And I will camp against thee round 
about, and will lay siege against thee 
with a mount, and I will raise forts 
against thee. 

4 And thou shalt be brought do^vn, 
and shalt speak out of the ground, 
and thy speech shall be low out of 
the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of 
one that hath a familiar spirit, ''out 
of the ground, and thy speech shall 
^whisper out of the dust. 



B. C. 725. 



CHAP. 28. 

g 2 Sam. 
5,20 

1 Chr. 
U,ll 

h Josh. 
10,10 

2 Sam. 
5,25 

i Lam. 3,33 

10 Or, t)xe 
wheat in 
the prin- 
cipal 
place, 
and bar- 
ley in the 
appointed 
place. 

11 Or, spelt. 

12 border"? 

13 Or, And 
he bind- 
eth it in 
such sort 
as his God 
doth teach 
him. 

i Ps. 40, 5 
Ps. 92, 5 
Ps. 139,17 
Jer. 32,19 
Rom. 
11,33 



B. C. 712. 
CHAP. 29. 

1 Or, 

Ariel, 
that is, 
Tlie Hon 
of God. 
eh. 31, 9 
Ezek. 
43,15 

2 Or, of the 
city. 

3 CMt off 
the heads. 

a eh. 8, 19 

4 peep, or, 
chirp. 

5 Or, take 
your 
pleasure, 
and riot. 

b Rom.11,8 
2 Thes. 
2,10 

c Ps. 69, 23 
ch. 6, 10 

6 heads. 
ch. 3, 2 
Jer. 26, 8 

7 Or, letter. 

d Dan. 12, 4 
Rev. 5, 1 
Rev. 6, 1 

e Ezek. 
33, 31 
Mat. 15, 8 
Mark 7, 6 

/ Col. 2, 22 

8 I ivill add. 
Hab. 1, 5 

g Jer. 49, 7 
Obad. 8 

1 Cor.1,19 

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5 Moreover the multitude of thy 
strangers shall be like small dust, 
and the multitude of the terrible ones 
shall be as chaff that passeth away : 
yea, it shall be at an instant sud- 
denly. 

6 Thou shalt be visited of the Lord 
of hosts with thunder, and with earth- 
quake, and great noise, with storm 
and tempest, and the flame of de- 
vouring fire. 

T And the multitude of all the na 
tions that fight against A'ri-el, even 
all that fight against her and her 
munition, and that distress her, shall 
be as a dream of a night vision. 

8 It shall even be as when an hun- 
gry Tnan dreameth, and, behold, he 
eateth ; but he awaketh, and his soul 
is empty : or as when a thirsty man 
dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh ; 
but he awaketh, and, behold, he is 
faint, and his soul hath appetite : so 
shall the multitude of all the nations 
be, that fight against mount Zi'on, 

9 IFStay yourselves, and wonder ; 
'ciy ye out, and cry: they are 
drunken, but not with wine; they 
stagger, but not with strong drink. 

10 For *the Lord hath poured out 
upon you the spirit of deep sleep, 
and hath closed '^your eyes: the 
prophets and your ''rulers, the seers 
hath he covered. 

1 1 And the vision of all is become 
unto you as the words of a 'book 
that is sealed, Avhich m.en deliver to 
one that is learned, saying. Read this, 
I pray thee: ''and he saith, I can- 
not ; for it is sealed : 

12 And the book is delivered to him 
that is not learned, saying. Read 
this, I pray thee : and he saith, I am 
not learned. 

13 ^Wherefore the Lord said. For- 
asmuch ^as this people draw near 
me with their mouth, and with their 
lips do honour me, but have removed 
their heart "far from me, and their 
fear toward me is taught by the 
•^precept of men : C. 30. 17, 

14: Therefore, behold,®! will proceed 
to do a marvellous work among this 
people, even a mar^^ellous work and 
a wonder : ^for the wisdom of their 
wise m.en shall perish, and the un- 
derstanding of their prudent 'snen 
shall be hid. C 33. 1.5-17; N. 30. 1, 

15 Woe unto them that seek deep 
to hide their counsel from the Lord, 
and their works are in the dark, and 



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ISAIAH, 30. Of contempt for God''s word. 



A 
E 



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H 



I *they say, Who seeth us ? and who 
[knowethus? A. 43. 8. 

1 6 Surely your turning of things 
upside down shall be esteemed as the 
potter's clay : for shall the work 'say 
of him that made it, He made me 
not ? or shall the thing framed say of 
^im that framed it, He had no under- 
standing? E. Isa. 40. 13, 14. 

17 '(\Is it not yet a very little while, 
and Leb'a-non shall be turned into a 
fruitful field, and the fruitful field 
shall be esteemed as a forest ? 

1 8 And in that day shall the deaf 
hear the words of the book, and the 
eyes of the blind shall see out of 
obscurity, and out of darkness. 

19 The •'meek also "shall increase 
their joy in the Lord, and Hhe poor 
among men shall rejoice in the Holy 
One of l§'ra-el. w. 30. 18. 

20 For the terrible one is brought to 
nought, and the scorner is consumed, 
and all that 'watch for iniquity are 
cut off : 

21 That make a man an offender 
for a word, and "'lay a snare for him 
that reproveth in the gate, and turn 
aside the just "for a thing of nought. 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord, 
who 'I'edeemed A 'bra-ham, concern- 
ing the house of Ja'cob, Ja'cob shall 
not now be ashamed, neither shall 
his fa,ce now wax pale. 

23 But when he seeth his children, 
^the work of mine hands, in the midst 
of him, they shall sanctify ?my name, 
and sanctify the Holy One of Ja'- 
cob, and shall 'fear the God of l§'- 
ra-el. 

24 They also *that erred in spirit 
* "shall come to understanding, and 
they that murmured shall learn doc- 
trine. 

CHAPTER 30. 

i The people threatened for their confidence in 
Egypt, 8 and contempt of God's word. 18 His 
mercy to the chxirch. 27 Destruction of Assyria. 

WOE to the rebellious children, 
saith the Lord, that take coun- 
sel, but not of me ; and that cover with 
a covering, but not of my spirit, ''that 
they may add sin to sin :* 

2 That walk to go down into E'gypt, 
and have ^not asked at my mouth ; 
to strengthen themselves in the 
strength of Pha'radh, and to trust in 
the shadow of E'gypt ! 

3 Therefore "shall the strength of 
Pha'radh be your shame, and the 
trust in the shadow of E'gypt your 
eonfusion. 

*N. 30. 12-14. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 29. 

h Ps. 94, 7 

i Rom.9,20 

j John 
15, 11 

9 s/iaZi add. 
k Jas. 2, 5 

I Mic. 2, 1 

r)iAmos5,10 

n Pro. 28,21 

Josh.24,3 

p ch. 19, 25 
ch. 45, 11 
ch. 60, 21 
Eph. 2, 10 

q 1 Pet.4,11 

r Hos. 3, 5 
Ezek. 
20,41 

s ch. 28, 7 

10 sliall 
know un- 
derstand- 
ing. 



B. C. 713. 

CHAP. 30. 

n Deut. 
29, 19 
2 Tim. 
3, 13 

b Num. 
27.21 
Josh. 9,14 
1 Ki. 22, 7 
Jer. 21, 2 
Jer. 42,20 

c Jer.37,5,7 

d Jer. 2, 36 

e Hos. 8, 9 
Hos. 12, 1 

/Jer. 37,7 

1 Or,fo her. 

2 the latter 
day. 

g Deut. 

32,20 

h Jer. 11,21 
i 1 Ki.22,13 

j Acts 13, 8 

3 Or, 

fraud. 

k Ps. 2, 9 

4 the bottle 
of potters. 

I ch. 7, 4 

mMat.23,37 

n Lev. 26, 8 
Deut. 
28,25 
Deut. 
32,30 
Josh. 
23,10 

5 Or,CT tree 
bereft of 
branches, 
or, 

boughs : 
or, a 
mast. 

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4 For his princes were at Zo'an, and 
his ambassadors came to Ha'ne§. 

5 They "^were all ashamed of a peo- 
ple that could not profit them, nor 
be an help nor profit, but a shame, 
and also a reproach. 

6 The 'burden of the beasts of the 
south : into the land of trouble and 
anguish, from whence come the 
young and old lion, the viper and 
fiery flying serpent, they will carry 
their riches upon the shoulders of 
young asses, and their treasures upon 
the bunches of camels, to a peoj^le 
that shall not profit them. 

7 For -^the E-gyp'tian§ shall help in 
vain, and to no purpose: therefore 
have I cried 'concerning this, Their 
strength is to sit still. 

8 llNow go, write it before them in 
a table, and note it in a book, that it 
may be for ^the time to come for 
ever and ever : 

9 That •''this is a rebellious people, 
lying children, children that will not 
hear the law of the Lord : 

10 Which ^say to the seers, See not ; 
and to the prophets, Prophesy not 
unto us right things, 'speak unto us 
smooth things, prophesy deceits : 

11 Get •'you out of the way, turn 
aside out of the path, cause the Holy 
One of l§'ra-el to cease from before us. 

12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy 
One of i§'ra-el, Because ye despise this 
word, and trust in ^oppression and 
perverseness, and stay thereon : 

13 Therefore this iniquity shall be 
to you as a breach ready to fall, swell- 
ing out in a high wall, whose break- 
ing cometh suddenly at an instant. 

14 And *he shall break it as the 
breaking of ^the potters' vessel that 
is broken in pieces; he shall not 
spare : so that there shall not be found 
in the bursting of it a sherd to take 
fire from the hearth, or to take water 
withal out of the pit. "• 33. 13, 14. 

15 For thus saith the Lord God, the 
Holj^ One of I§'ra-el ; Tn returning 
and rest shall ye be saved ; in quiet- 
ness and in confidence shall be your 
strength : "'and ye vv^ould not. 

16 But ye said, No ; for we will flee 
upon horses ; therefore shall ye flee : 
and, We will ride upon the swift ; 
therefore shall they that pursue you 
be swift. 

17 One "thousand s/iall flee at the 
rebuke of one ; at the rebuke of five 
shall ye flee: till ye be left as *a 



God's merey to the church. 



ISAIAH, 31. 



The, joy of the people. 



beacon upon the top of a mountain, 

i and as an ensign on an hill. C. 44. 20. 

1 8 And therefore will the "Lord 

. wait, that he may be gracious unto 

I you, and therefore will he be exalt- 

I ed, that he may have mercy upon 

j you : for the Lord is a God of judg- 

I aient : ^blessed are all they that wait 

[iov him. J. 33. 22; W. 32. 1-3. 

19*1 For the people shall dwell in 

Zi'on at Je-ru'sa-lem : thou shalt 

weep no more : he will be very gra 

cious unto thee at the voice of thy 

cry; when he shall hear it, he will 

answer thee. 

• 20 And though the Lord give you 

the bread of a.dversity, and the wa 

ter of ^affliction, yet shall not thy 

teachers be removed into a comer 

any more, but thine eyes shall see 

thy teachers : 

- 21 And thine ears shall hear a word 

I behind thee, saying, This is the way, 

walk ye in it, when ye turn ^to the 

right hand, and when ye turn to the 

[left. K. 32. 2. 

22 Ye ''shall defile also the covering 
of 'th^y graven images of silver, and 
the ornament of thy molten images 
of gold : thou shalt ^cast them away 
%s a menstruous cloth; thou shalt 
<3ay unto it. Get thee hence. 

23 Then 'shall he give the rain of 
thy seed, that thou shalt sow the 
ground withal ; and bread of the in- 
crease of the earth, and it shall be 
fat and plenteous : in that day shall 
thy cattle feed in large pastures. 

24 The oxen likewise a.nd the young 
asses that ear the ground shall eat 
'clean provender, which hath been 
winnowed with the shovel and with 
the fan. 

25 And there shall be upon every 
high mountain, and upon every ^ "high 
hill, rivers cmd streams of waters in 
the day of the great slaughter, when 
the towers fall. 

26 Moreover 'the light of the moon 
shall be as the light of the sun, and 
the light of the sun shall be seven- 
fold, as the light of seven days, in the 
day that the Lord bindeth up the 
breach of his people, and healeth the 
stroke of their wound. 

2 7 'i Behold, the name of the Lord 
Cometh from far, burning with his 
anger, '^and the burden thereof is 
''heavy: his lips are full of indig- 
nation, and his tongue as a devour- 
ing fire : 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 30. 

2 Pet. 3, 9 

p Ps. 2, 12 
Ps. 34,8 
Pro. 16,20 
Jer. 17, 7 

6 Or, Of- 

pression. 

q .Josh. 1, 7 

r 2Chr.31,l 
ch. 2, 20 
ctu 31, 7 

7 the grav- 
en images 
of thy 
silver. 

8 scatter. 

s Mat. 6, 33 

1 Tim. 4,8 

9 leavened, 
or, sa- 
ve wry. 

10 lifted uv. 
ch. 2, ' 
14,15 
ch, M, 3 

t ch. 60, 19 

11 Or, and 

the griev- 
ousness of 
flame. 

12 heavi- 
ness. 

u 2Thes.2,8 

13 rock. 

2 Sam. 
23,3 

14 the glory 
of his 
voice. 

15 every 
passing of 
the rod 
founded. 

16 cause to 
rest upon 
hvm, 

17 Or, 
against 
them. 

V Jer, 7, 31 

18 from 
yesterday. 



CHAP, 31. 

a Ezek. 
17, 15 

b Ps, 20, 7 

c Dan. 9, 13 
Hos. 7, 7 

1 remove. 
Num. 
23,19 

d Ps, 146, 3 

2 Ov,multi- 
tude. 

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28 And his "breath, as an overflow- 
ing stream, shall reach to the midst 
of the neck, to sift the nations with 
the sieve of vanity : and there shcdl 
be a bridle in the jaws of the people, 
causing them to err. 

29 1' e shall have a song, a^ in the 
night ivhe7i a holy solemnity is kept; 
and gladness of heart, as when one 
goethwith a pipe to come into the 
mountain of the Lord, to the ' ^mighty 
One of is'ra-el, 

30 And the Lord shall cause '*his 
glorious voice to be heard, and shall 
shew the lighting down of his arm, 
with the indignation of his anger, 
and- loith the flame of a devouring 
fire, with scattering, and tempest, 
and hailstones, 

^1 For through the voice of the 
Lord shall the As-syr'i-an be beaten 
doA^m, which smote with a rod. 

32 And "m every place where the 
groiuided staff shall pass, which the 
LoPJ) shall '^iay upon him, it shall be 
with tabrets and harps : and in bat- 
tles of shaking will he fight '"with it. 

33 For ^To'phet is ordained '^of old; 
yea, for the kmg it is prepared ; he 
hath made it deep and large: the \ 
pile thereof is fire and much wood ; 
the breath of the Lord, like a^stream 
of brimstone, doth kindle it. 

CHAPTER 31. 

Folly of trusting to Egypt, andforsaTciyig God. 

WOE to them ''that go down to 
E'gypt for help ; and *stay on 
horses, and trust in chariots, because 
they are many ; and in horsemen, be- 
cause they are very strong ; but they 
look not unto the Holy One of is'ra-el, 
'neither seek the Lord ! 

2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring 
evil, and wiU not ^caU back his 
words: but will arise against the 
house of the evildoers, and against 
the help of them that work iniquity, 

3 Now the E-gjT'tians are "^men, and 
not God ; and their horses flesh, and 
not spirit. When the Lord shall 
stretch out his hand, both he that 
helpeth shall fall, and he that is hoL 
pen shall fall down, and they all shaU 
fail together. 

4 For thus hath the Lord spoken 
unto me, Like as the lion and the 
young lion roaring on his prey, when 
a multitude of shepherds is called 
forth aga.inst him, he will not be 
afraid of their voice, nor abase him- 
self for the "noise of them : so shall 

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L 



the Lord of hosts come down to fight 
for mount Zf on, and for the hill 
thereof. 

5 As 'birds flying, so will the Lord 
of hosts defend Je-ru'sa-lem ; defend- 
ing also he will deliver it ; and pass- 
ing over he will preserve it. 

6 "HTurn ye unto./a'm from whom 
the children of Is'ra-el have -^deeply 
revolted. 

7 For in that day every man shall 
cast away his idols of silver, and ^his 
idols of gold, which your own hands 
have made unto you for ^a sin. 

8 Then shall the As-syr'i-an^f all with 
the sword, not of a mighty man ; and 
the sword, not of a mean man, shall 
devour him : but he shall flee ^f rom 
the sword, and his yomig men shall 
be ^discomfited. 

9 And '^he shall pass over to 'his 
strong hold for fear, and his princes 
shall be afraid of the ensign, saith 
the Lord, whose 'fire is in Zi'on, and 
his furnace in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

CHAPTER 32. 

1 Blessings oj Christ's kingdom. 9 Desolation fore- 
siiewn. 15 Restoralion promised to succeed. 

EHOLD, '^a, king shall reign in 
rip-hteouRuess, and princes shal l 



CHAP. 31. 

e Deut. 
32, 11 
Ps. 91, 4 

/ Hos. 9, 9 

3 t/if idols 
of his 
gold. 

g IKi. 
12,30 

?i2Ki. 
19,35 

4 Or, /or 
fear of 
the 
sword. 

5 for melt- 
ing, or, 
tribute, 
or, tribu- 
tary. 

6 his rock 
shall pass 
away for 
fear. 

7 Or, his 
strength. 

i Lev. 6, 13 



JB 



I _ruleJn_ judgment. 

'_ 9' And Ft. Tnaii shall be as a n hiding 
place frmm the wind, and 8, covert 
from the tempest ; a,s rivers of water 
In a, dry place, a.s the shado w of a 



i ^ great rock in a, we ary la nd: 
I 3 And ^the e yes o f them th at see 
I _sha,ll notJbeiiim, and^the e^Tsolthein 
i that hpp.r shall hearken. W. 35. 3-5. 

4 The heart also of the ^rasli shall 
understand knowledge, and the 
tongue of the stammerers shall be 
ready to speak ^plainly. 

5 The vile person shall be no more 
called liberal, nor the churl said to be 
bountiful. 

6 For the vile person will speak vil- 
1 any, and his heart will work iniquity, 
to practise hypocrisy, and to utter 
error against the Lord, to make 
empty the soul of the hungry, and 
he will cause the drink of the thirsty 
to fail 

7 The instruments also of the churl 
are evil : he deviseth wicked devices 
to destroy the poor with lying Avords, 
even "when the needy speaketh right. 

8 But the liberal deviseth liberal 
things; and by liberal things shall 
he ^stand 

9 URise up, ye women "^that are at 
*K. 32. 17. 18: L. 35. 10. 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 32. 
a Jer. 23, 5 

1 heavy. 

b ch. 29, 18 

2 hasty. 

3 Or, 

elegantly. 

4 Or, when 
he speak- 
eth 

against 
the poor 
in judg- 
ment. 

5 Or, be 

estab- 
lished. 

c Anaos 6, 1 

6 Days 
above a 
year. 

7 the fields 
of desire. 

d Hos. 9, 6 

8 Or, burn- 
ing upon. 

9 Or, clifts 
and 
watch- 
towers. 

e Ps. 104,30 

/ Zech. 8, 3 

g Jas. 3, 18 

h Zecli.11,2 

10 Or, and 
the city 
shall be 
utterly 
abased. 

i ch. 30, 24 



ease; hear my voice, ye careless 
daughters ; give ear unto my speech. 

10 'Many days and years shall ye be 
troubled, ye careless women : for the 
vintage shall fail, the gathering shall 
not come. 

1 1 Tremble, ye women that are at 
ease ; be troubled, ye careless ones : 
strip you, and make you bare, and 
gird sackcloth upon your loins. 

12 They shall lament for the teats 
for 'the pleasant fields, for the fruit 
ful vine. 

13 Upon '^ the land of my people shall 
come up thorns and briers; ^ea, up- 
on all the houses of joy ^?^ the joyous 
city: 

14 Because the palaces shall be for- 
saken ; the multitude of the city shall 
be left; the ^forts and towers shall 
be for dens for ever, a joy of wild 
asses, a pasture of flocks ; 

1 5 Until ^the spirit be poured upon 
us from on high, and the wilderness 
be a fruitful field, and the fruitful 
field be counted for a forest. 

16 Then -^judgment shall dwell in 
the wilderness, and righteousness re- 
main in the fruitful field. 

17And^the wor k of righteousness' 



shall be peace ; and the ettect ot rlght^ 



eousnes s quietness and assuran ce tor 



ever. 



18 And my people shall dw ell in a 



CHAP. 33. 
a Hab. 2, 8 
b Rev.13,10 

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peaceable habitation, andT m sure 



dwellings, and -in quiet restuig places; j f 



19 When it shallhail, coming^own 
^011 the forest ; ^°and the city shall be 
low in a low place. 

20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all 
waters, that send forth thither the 
feet of the 'ox and the ass. 

CHAPTER 33. 

God's judgments against the enemies of the church. 

WOE to thee "that sijoilest, and 
thou wast not spoiled; and. 
dealest treacherously, and they dealt 
not treacherously with thee ! when 
''thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt 
be spoiled; and when thou shalt 
make an end to deal treacherously, 
they shall deal treacherously with 
thee. 

2 O Lord, be gracious unto us ; we 
have waited for thee : be thou their 
arm every morning, our salvation 
also in the time of trouble. 

3 At the noise of the tumult the 
people fled ; at the lifting up of thy- 
self the nations were scattered. 

4 And your spoil shall be gathered 
t K. 33. 15, 16. ^ 



Privileges of the godly. 



ISAIAH, 34. 



God avengeth his chwch. 



like the gathering of the caterpiller : 
as the running to and fro of locusts 
shall he run upon them. 

5 The ''Lord is exalted ; for _ he 
dwellethon high : he hath filled Zfon 
with judgment and righteousness. 

6 And "^ wisdom and knowledge shall 
be the stability of thy times, and 
strength of ^salvation: the fear of the 
Lord is his treasure. 

T Behold, their H^aliant ones shall 
cry without: 'the ambassadors of 
peace shall weep bitterly. 

8 The -^"highways lie waste, the way- 
faring man ceaseth : ^he hath broken | 
the covenant, he hath despised the; 
cities, he regardeth no man. 

9 The earth mournetha;zir?languish- 
eth : Leb'a-nonis ashamed «??(r?"hewTi! 
down: Shar'on is like a wilderness; 
and Ba'shan and Car'mel shake off 
their fruits. 

10 IFNow ^v/ill I rise, saith the Lord ; 
now will I be exalted ; now will I lift 
up myself. 

11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall 
bring forth stubble : your breath, as 
fire, shall devour you. 

12 And the people shall be as the 
burnings of lime : as thorns cut up 
shall they be burned in the fire. 

13 "iHear, ye that are far off, what 
I have done ; and, ye that are near, 
acknowledge my might. 

14 The sinners in Zfon are afraid ; 
fearfulness hath surprised the hypo- 
crites. Who aniong us shall dwell 
with the devouring fire? who among 

I us shall dwell with everlasting bum- 
l ings? H. 48. 22; N. 42. 24,25. 

[ 15 He that walketh "^righteously, 
I and speaketh "ui^rightly ; he that de- 
i spiseth the gain of "^oppressions, that 
shaketh his hands from holding of 
bribes, that stoppeth his ears from 
hearing of "^blood, and shutteth his 
i eyes from seeing evil ; 
I 1 6 He shall dwell on ®high : his place 
I of defence shall he the munitions of 
I rocks : bread shall be given him • his 
I waters shall he sure. K. 33. 20. 

1 17 Thine eyes shall see the king in 
I his beauty \ they shall behold ^the 
I land that is ver;/ far off. G. 57. 12. 

18 Thine heart shall meditate ter- 
ror. Where Hs the scribe ? where is 
the '"receiver? where is he that 
counted the towers ? 

19 Thou shalt not see a fierce peo- 
ple, •'a people of a deeper speech than 
thou canst perceive ; of ' 'a stammer- 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 33. 

c Ps.97,9 

d Pro. 1, 7 
Mat. 6, 33 

1 salva- 
tions. 

2 Or, mes- 
sengers. 

e 2KL18,18 

/Judg. 5, 6 

g 2 Ki.18,14 

3 Or ivith- 
ered 
away. 

h Ps. 12, 5 

i in rigM- 
eous- 

ness*s. 

5 upright- 
nesses. 

6 Or, 

deceits. 

7 bloods. 

8 heigMs, 
or, high 
places. 

9 the land 
of far 
distances. 

i lCor.1,20 

10 weigher ? 
3 Jer. 5, 15 

11 Or, ri- 
diculous. 

fe Ps. 46, i 
Zech. 2. 5 

12 hroadof 
spaces,or, 
hands. 

13 statute- 
nuiker. 
Jas. ti, 12 

I Ps. 89, 18 

14: Or, TItey 
have for- 
saken thy 
tackUngs. 

m Jer.50,20 
Rom. 
11,27 



ing tongue, that thou canst not un- 
derstand. 

20 Look upon Zi'on, the city of our 
solemnities : thine eyes shall see~ 
Je-ru'sa-lem a quiet habitation, a tab- 
ernacle that shall not be taken do^^m; 
not one of the stakes thereof shall 
ever be removed, neither shall any 
of the cords thereof be broken.* 

21 But ^there the glorious Lord wilt 
he unto us a place ^^of broad rivers 
and streams ; wherein shall go no 
galley with oars, neither shall gal- 
lant ship pass thereby. 

22 For the Lord is our judge, the 



Lord is our ^^law^giver, ^the Lord Ts 



our king ; he will save us .f 



CHAP. 34. 

1 the ful- 
ness 
thereof. 
Deut.32,1 
Ps. 49, 1 

a Ps. 102.26 
Ezek.32,7 
Joel 2, 31 
Joels, 15 
Mat.24,29 
2 Pet.3,10 

b Jer.46,10 

c Jer. 49, 7 
Mai. 1, 4 

d ch. 63, 1 
Jer. 49, 13 
Zeph. 1, 7 

2 Or, rhi- 
noceros. 

671 



23 Thy ^^tacklings are loosed; they 
could not Vv^ell strengthen their mast, 
they could not spread the sail : then 
is the prey of a great spoil divided ; 
the lame take the prey. 

24 And the inhabitant shall not say, 
I am sick: '"the people that dwell 
therein shall he forgiven their in- 
iquity. 

CHAPTER 34. 

1 Judgments wherewith God avenges his church. 
16 Certainty of the prophecy. 

COME near, ye nations, to hear ; 
and hearken, ye people : let the 
earth hear, and all ^that is therein ; 
the world, and all things that come 
forth of it. 

2 For the indignation of the Lord 
is upon all nations, and his fury 
upon all their armies : he hath ut- 
terly destroyed them, he hath dehv- 
ered them to the slaughter. 

3 Their slain also shall be cast out, 
and their stink shall come up out of 
their carcases, and the mountains 
shall be melted with their blood. 

4 And "all the host of heaven shall 
be dissolved, and the heavens shall 
be rolled together as a scroll : and 
all their host shall fall do^\^l, as the 
leaf faUeth off from the vine, and as 
a falling fig from the fig tree. 

5 For *my sword shall be bathed in 
heaven : behold, it '"shall come down 
upon l-du-me'a, and upon the people 
of my curse, to judgment. 

6 The sword of the Lord is filled 
with blood, it is made fat with fat- 
ness, and with the blood of lambs 
and goats, with the fat of the kidneys 
of rams : '^for the Lord hath a sacri- 
fice in Boz'rah, and a great slaughter 
in the land of l-du-me'a. 

7 And the ^unicorns shall come 
*K.35. 8. 9. tJ. 40. 13, 14. ^ 



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J^lessings of the gospel. 



ISAIAH, 35, 36. Sennacherib invadeth Judah. 



down with them, and the bullocks 
with the bulls ; and their land shall 
be ^soaked with blood, and their dust 
made fat with fatness. 
K r 8 For it is the day of the Lord's 
vengeance, and the year of recom- 
pences for the controversy of 
Zi'on. 

9 And the streams thereof shall be 
turned into pitch, and the dust there- 
of into brimstone, and the land 

* [thereof shall become burning pitch. 

10 It shall not be quenched night 
nor day ; the smoke thereof shall go 
up for ever : ^f rom generation to gen- 
eration it shall lie waste ; none shall 
pass through it for ever and ever. 

11 But the ^cormorant and the bit- 
tern shall possess it; the owl also 
and the raven shall dwell in it : and 
he shall stretch out upon it the line 
of confusion, and the stones of empti- 
ness. 

1 2 They shall call the nobles thereof 
to the kingdom, but none shall be 
there, and all her princes shall be 
nothing. 

13 And -^"thorns shall come up in her 
palaces, nettles and brambles in the 
fortresses thereof : and it shall be an 
habitation of dragons, and a court 
for °ov/ls. 

14 ^The wild beasts of the desert 
shall also meet with ^the wild beasts 
of the island, and the satyr shall cry 
to his fellow; the ^screech owl also 
shall rest there, and find for herself 
a place of rest. 

15 There shall the great owl make 
her nest, and lay, and hatch, and 
gather under her shadow: there 
shall the vultures also be gathered, 
every one with her mate. 

B f 16 f Seek ye o ut of -^the book of the 
I Lord, and read : no on e of th es e shall 
fail, xione shall want her mate : for 



Try m.outh it hath co mman ded, and 
i Ills spirit it hath gat hered the m, t 
17 And he hath cast the ^lot for 
them, and his hand hath divided it 
unto them by line : they shall pos- 
sess it for ever, from generation to 
generation shall they dwell therein. 

CHAPTER 35. 

Joyful flourishing of Chrv^Va kingdom. 

THE wilderness and the solitary 
place shall be glad for them ; 
and the desert shall rejoice, and 
blossom as the rose. 
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and 
rejoice even with joy and singing: the 

*K. 40. 8. t B. 51, 7. 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 34. 

3 Or, 

drwaken. 

e Mai. 1, 4 
Rev.14,11 
Rev.18,18 
Rev. 19, 3 

4 Or, 
pelican. 
ch. 14, 23 
Zeph.2.14 
Rev. 18, 2 

/ ch. 32, 13 
Hos. 9, 6 

5 daughters 
oftheoivl, 
or, 
ostriches^. 

6 Ziinx. 

7 Ijim. 

8 Or, nigM 
monster. 

g Deut. 
32, 34 
Mai. 3, 16 

h Ps. 78, 55 



CHAP. 35. 

a Job 4, 3, 4 
Heb. 
12, 13 

1 hasty. 

b ch. 29, 18 
ch. 32, 3,4 
ch. 42, 7 
Mat. 9, 27 
Mat.12,22 
Mat.20,.30 
Mat.21,14 
John 9, 6 

c Mat. 11, 5 
Mark7,32 

d Mat.l5,.30 
John 5, 8 
Acts 3, 2 

e Mat. 9, 32 

/John 7,38 

2 Or, a 

court for 
reeds, etc. 

g ch. 52, 1 
Joel 3, 17 
Rev.21,27 

3 Or, for he 
shall be 
with 
them. 

h Lev. 26, 6 
ch. 11, 9 
Ezek. 
34, 25 

i ch. 51, 11 

j ch. 25, 8 
ch. 65, 19 
John 
16,22 
Rev. 7, 17 
Rot. 21, 4 



CHAP. 36. 

a 2 Ki. 18, 
13.17 
2Chr.32,l 

710. 

b Josh. 10,5 
Josh. 
15,39 
2 Ki.14,19 

1 Or, secre 
tarn. 

672 



glory of Leb'a-non shall be given unto 
it,theexcellencyof Car'melandShar'- 
on, they shall see the glory of the I iORD, 
and the excellency of our God. 

3 Strengthen''yetheweakhands,and l 
confirm the feeble knees. | 

4 Say to them that are of a 'fearful | 
heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your | 
God will come with vengeance, e^;e?^ j 
God with a recompence ; he will come i 
and save you. F. 41. lO.j 

5 Then the ^eyes of the blind shall be | 
opened, and "the ears of the deaf shall ! 
be unstopped. W. 35. 8.j 

6 Then shall the '^lame man leap as 
an hart, and the 'tongue of the dumb 
sing: for in the wilderness shall 
■^waters break out, and streams in the 
desert. 

T And the parched ground sliall be 
come a pool, and the thirsty land 
springs of water: in the habitation of 
dragons, where each lay, shall be 
^grass with reeds and rushes. 

o And an highway shall be there, and ] 
a way, and it shal l be called The w ay | 
of holiness; g^the unclean shall no t pass j 
over it ; ^bu t it shall be fo r those : the ! 
wayfarin g men, thou g h foo ls, shall | 
not err there in. X J 

9 No 4ion shall be there, nor any rav- 
enous beast shall go up thereon, it 
shall not be found there ; but the re- 
deemed shall walk there : 

1 An d the ^ransomed of the Lo rd 1 
shall ret urn, and co me t o Zi'on wi th I 
s ongs and everlasting joy upon their ! 
heads: they shall obtain joy and glad- ! 
ness, and borrow and sighing shall flee | , 
away. D. 50. 6; L. 38. 17. J' 

CHAPTER 36. 

1 Sennacherib invades Judah. 13 Rabshakeh's bias- 
phemous persuasions to the people. 

NOW "it came to pass in the four- 
teenth year of king Hez-e-ki'ah, 
that Sen-nach'e-rib king of As-syr'i-a 
came up against all the defenced cities 
of Jii'dah, and took them. 

2 And the king of_ As-syr'i-a sent 
Rab'sha-keh from^La'chish to Je-ru' 
sa-lem unto king Hez-e-kf ah with a 
great army. And he stood by the 
conduit of the upper pool in the high- 
way of the fuller's field. 

3 Then csinae forth unto him E-li'a- 
kim, Hil-kfah's son, which was over 
the house, and Sheb'na the 'scribe, 
and Jo'ah, A'saph's son, the recorder. 

4 And Rab'sha-keh said unto them, 
Say ye now to Hez-e-kf ah. Thus saith 
the great king, the king of As-syr'i-a, 

X K. 40. 8; 0. 41. 4; W. 40. 11. * 



^ 



Habshakeh's blasphemy. 



ISAIAH, 37. 



Ilezekiah's deep affliction. 



What confidence is this wherein thou 
trustest ? 

5 I say, say est thou, (but they are hut 
Vain words) ^I have counsel and 
strength for war: now on whom dost 
thou trust, that thou rebellest against 
me? 

6 Lo, thou trustest in the ''staff of tliis 
broken reed, on E'gypt ; wiiereon if a 
man lean, it will go into his hand, and 
pierce it: so is Pha'ra5h king of E'gjT^ 
to all that trust in him. 

7 But if thou say to me.- We trust in 
the Lord our God : is it not he, whose 
high places and ^whose altars Hez-e- 
ki'ah hath taken away, and said to 
Ju'dah and to J e-ru'sa-lem. Ye shall 
worship before this altar ? 

8 NoAv therefore give ^pledges, I pray 
thee, to my ma.ster the king of As- 
syr'i-a, and I will give thee two thou- 
sand horses, if thou be able on thy 
part to set riders upon them. 

9 How then wilt thou turn away the 
face of one *^captain of the least of my 
master's servants, and put thy trust on 
E'gypt for chariots and for horsemen? 

1 And am I novv^ come up without 
the Lord against this land to destroy 
it ? the Lord said unto me, Go up 
against this land, and destroy it. 

11 Then said E-li'a-kimand bheb'na 
and Jo'ah unto Rab'sha-keh, Speak, I 
pray thee, unto thy servants in the 
"Syr'i-anlanguage ; for we understand 
it : and speak not to us in the Jew^§' 
language, in the ears of the people 
that Tirre on the wall. 

1 2 But Rab'sha-keh said. Hath my 
master sent me to thy master and to 
thee to speak these words ? hath henot 
sent me to the men that sit upon 
the wall, that they may eat their ovm 
dung, and drink their own piss with 
you ? 

13 Then Rab'sha-keh stood, and 
cried with a loud voice in the J e w§' lan- 
guage, and said, Hear ye the words of 
the great king, the king of As-s5"i''i-a. 

11 Thus saith the king. Let not Hez- 
e-ki'ah deceive you : for he shall not 
be able to deliver you. 

1 5 Neither let Hez-e-ki'ah make you 
trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord 
will surely deliver us : this city shall 
not be delivered into the hand of the 
king of As-sj^r'i-a. 

1 6 Hearken not to Hez-e-kfah : for 
thus saith the king of As-sj^r'i-a, 
^Make an agreement with me by a 
present, and come out to me : "^and eat 

(43) 



B. C. 710. 



29, 



CHAP. 36. 

2 a word 
of lips. 

3 Or, but 

counsel 
and 

strength 
are for 
the ivar. 

4: Or, sup- 
port. 
Ezek 
6,7 

c 2 Chr. 
30, 14 

5 Or, hos- 
tages. 

6 governor, 
(or, so.- 
trap,) of 
the least 
of my 
master's 
servants f 
So thou 
hast Im- 
posed thy- 
self on 
Egypt, 
etc. 

7 Or, Ara- 
mean. 

8 Make 
with me a 
blessing. 
Or, Seek 
my fa- 
vour by a 
present. 
Gen.33,11 
2 Sam.8,6 

d Mic. 4, 4 
Zech. 3,10 

e Num. 
34.8 

Josh. 13,5 
Jer. 49, 23 

/ Ps. 50, 21 
Ps. 73, 8,9 
Dan. 3, 15 
Rev. 13, 6 

g Pro. 9, 7 
Pro. 23, 4 
Mat. 7, 6 

?iGen..37,34 

1 Sam. 
4, 12 

2 Sam. 
1,11 

2 Sam. 
3,31 
2 Ki. IS, 
18, 37 
Ezra 9, 3 
Jobl, 20 
ch. 33, 7 



CHAP. 37. 

a 2 Ki. 19, 1 

b 2 Chr. 
6,24 
2 Chr. 
7, It 

Ps. 50, 15 
Ps. 91, 15 
Ps. 109, 4 
Zech. 13,9 
Lu. 18, 1 
Rora. 
12. 12 
1 Thes. 
5,17 
Jas. 5, 13 

c 2Ki.22,14 
Jer. 37, 3 

d Hos. 5, 9 

1 Ov.provo- 
cation. 

e Jas. 5, 
14.18 

2 found. 
ch. 1, 8 

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ye every one of his vine, and every 
one of his fig tree, and drink ye every 
one the waters of his own-, cistern ; 

17 Until I come and take you away 
to a land like your own land, a land 
of corn and wine, a land of bread and 
vineyards. 

18 JBeicare lestHez-e-ki'ahi^ersuade 
you, saying. The Lord will deliver us. 
Hath any of the gods of the nations 
delivered his land out of the hand of 
the king of As-sj^r'i-a ? 

19 Where «re the gods of ^Ha'math 
and Ar'phad ? where a/re the gods of 
Seph-ar-va'im ? and have they deliv- 
ered Sa-ma'ri-a out of my hand ? 

20 Who are they among all the gods 
of these lands, that have delivered 
their land out of my hand, that -^the 
Lord should deliver J e-ru'sa-lem out 
of my hand ? 

21 But they held their peace, and 
answered ^'hiui not a word : for the 
king's commandment was, saying. 
Answer him not. 

22 Then came E-ir'a-kim, the son of 
HH-kfah, that teas over the house- 
hold, and Sheb'na the scribe, and 
J5'ah, the son of A'saph, the recorder, 
to Hez-e-ki'ah with ''their clothes 
rent, and told liiRi the words of 
Rab'sha-keh. 

CHAPTER 37. 

1 Hezekiah, in deep affliction, sendu to Isaiah to pray 
for them. 6 Isaiah comforts them. 36 An angel 
destroys the Assyrians. 

AND "it came to pass, when king 
Hez-e-kl'ah heard it, that he 
rent his clothes, and covered himself 
with sackcloth, and went 'into the 
house of the Lord. 

2 And he sent E-li'a-kim, who loas 
over the household, and Sheb'na the 
scribe, and the elders of the priests 
covered with sackcloth, unto ''I-ga'- 
iah the prophet the son of A'moz. 

3 And they said unto him. Thus 
saith Hez-e-kfah, This day is a day 
of trouble, and of "'rebuke, and of 
'blasphemy : for the children are 
come to tiie birth, and there is not 
strength to bring forth. 

4 It may be the Lord thy God will 
hear the words of Rab'sha-keh, 
whom the king of As-syr'i-a his m.as- 
ter hath sent to reproach the living 
God, and will reprove the words 
w^hich the Lord thy God hath heard : 
wherefore 'lift up thy prayer for the 
remnant that is -left. 

5 So the servants of king Hez-e-kf- 
ah came to i-sa'iah. 



flezekiah's prayer. 



ISAIAH, 



<:> -7 



Prophecy against l^enyiacherib . 



6 And i-§a'iah said unto them, Thus 
/shall ye say unto your master, Thus 
saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the 
words that thou hast heard, where- 
with the servants of the king of As- 
6yr'i-a have blasphemed me. 

7 Behold, I will ^send a blast upon 
him, and he shall hear a rumour, and 
return to his own land ; and I will 
cause him to fall by the sword in his 
own land. 

8 ^-rSo Rab'sha-keh returned, and 
found the king of As-syr'i-a warring 
against 'Lib'nah: for he had heard 
that he was departed from La'chish. 

9 And he heard say concerning Tir'- 
ha-kah king of E-thi-o'pi-a, lie is 
come forth to make war with thee. 
And when he heard it, he sent mes- 
sengers to Hez-e-ki'ah, saying, 

10 Thus shall ye speak to Hez-e- 
ki'ah king of Jii'dah, saying, I^et not 
thy God, in whom thou trustest, de- 
ceive thee, saying, Je-ru'sa-lem shall 
not be given into the hand of the 
king of As-syr'i-a. 

11 Behold, thou hast heard what 
the kings of As-sj^r'i-a have done to 
all lands by destroying them utterly ; 
and shalt thou be "delivered ? 

1 2 Have the gods of the nations de- 
livered them which my fathers have 
destroyed, as Go'zan, •''and Ha'ran, 
and Re'zeph, and the children of 
E'den which were in Te-las'sar ? 

13 Where is the king of ^Ha'math, 
and the king of Ar'phad, and the king 
of the Qxtj of Seph-ar-va'im, He'na, 
and I'vah ? 

14 If And Hez-e-kfah received the 
letter from the hand of the mes- 
sengers, and reiid it : and Hez-e-kfah 
went up unto the house of the Lord, 
and spread it before the Lord. 

15 And Hez-e-ki'ah prayed unto the 
Lord, saying, 

16 Lord of hosts, God of i§'ra-el, 
that dwellest 'between the cherubims, 
thou «r^ the God, even thou alone, of 
all the kingdoms of the earth : thou 
hast made hea\ en and earth. 

1 7 Incline •'thine ear, O Lord, and 
hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and 
see : and heap all the words of Sen- 
nach'e-rlb, which hath sent to re- 
proach the living God. 

18 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of 
As-syr'i-a have laid waste all the *na- 
tdons, and their countries, 

1 9 And have ^cast their gods into 
the fire : for they were, no gods, but 



B. C. 710. 



CHAP. 37. 

3 Or, put a 
spirit 
into him. 

1 Sam. 
16,14 

2 Ki. 7, 6 

/Josh. 15, 
39, 42 
Josh. 12, 
11, 15 
Josh. 
21,13 
2Chr. 
11.9 

Neh.11,30 
Jer. 34, 7 

g Geia.11,31 
Ex. 27, 23 

h Jer. 49, 23 
i Ex. 25, 22 



j Dan. 9,18 

4 lands. 

5 given. 

6 By the 
hand of 
thy serv- 
ants. 

7 thetall- 
ness of 
the cedars 
thereof, 
and the 
choice of 
the fir 
trees 
thereof. 

8 Or, 

the forest 
and 7m 
fruitful 
field. 

9 Or, 

fenced 

and 

closed. 

10 Or, Hast 
thou not 
heard 
how r 
have 
made it 
long ago, 
and 
formed 

it of an- 
cient 
times'? 
should I 
no^ci 
bring it 
to be laid 
waste, 
and de- 
fenced 
cities to 
be ruin- 
ous 

heaps? as 
2 Ki.19,25 

11 short of 
hand. 

12 Or, 

sitting. 

k ch. 30, 28 
Ezek.38,4 

674 



the work of men's hands, wood and 
stone : therefore they have destroyed 
them. 

20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, 
save us from his hand, that all the 
kingdoms of the earth may know 
that thou art the Lord, eve7i thou 
only. 

21^Then i-§a'iah the son of A'moz 
sent unto Hez-e-ki'ah, saying. Thus 
saith the Lord God of is'ra-el. Where- 
as thou hast prayed to me against 
Sen-nach'e-rib king of As-syr'i-a : 

22 This is the word which the Lord 
hath spoken concerning him; The 
virgin, the daughter of Zi'5n, hath 
despised thee, and laughed thee to 
scorn ; the daughter of Je-ru'sa-lem 
hath shaken her head at thee. 

23 Whom bast thou reproached and 
blasphemed ? and against whom hast 
thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up 
thine eyes on high ? even against the 
Holy One of Is'ra-ei. 

24 ''By thy servants hast thou re- 
proached tlie Lord, and hast said, By 
the multitude of my chariots am I 
come up to the height of the moun 
tains, to the sides of Leb'a-non ; and I 
will cut down 'the tall cedars thereof, 
and the choice fir trees thereof : and 
I will enter into the height of his 
border, and ^the forest of his Car'- 
mel. 

25 I have digged, and drunk water , 
and with the sole of my feet have I 
dried up ail the rivers of the ^besieged 
places. 

26 ^"Hast thou not heard long ago, 
how I have done it ; cmd of ancient 
times, that I have formed it? now 
have I brought it to pass, that thou 
shouldest be to lay waste defenced 
cities into ruinous heaps. 

27 Therefore their inhabitants were 
^ 'of small power, they were dismayed 
and confounded : they were as the 
grass of the field, and as the green 
herb, as the grass on the housetops, 
and as corn blasted before it be 
groAvn up, 

28 But I know thy ^'^abode, and thy 
going out, and thy coming in, and 
thy rage against me. 

29 Because thy rage against me, and 
thy tumult, is come up into mine 
ears, therefore *will I put my hook in 
thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, 
and I will turn thee beck by the way 
bv which thou earnest. 

30 And this shall be a sign unto thee* 



JSezekiah's life lengthened. 



ISAIAH, 38. 



Mis song of thanksgiving. 



Ye shall eat this year such as grow- 
eth of itself; and the second year 
that which springeth of the same: 
and in the third year sow ye, and 
reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the 
fruit thereof. 

31 And ^^the remnant that is es- 
caped of the house of Jii'dah shall 
again take root downward, and bear 
fruit upward : 

S2 For out of Je-ru'sa-lem shall go 
forth a, remnant, and '^they that es- 
cape out of mount Zi'on-: ^the zeal of 
the LoRi'- of hosts shall do this. 

33 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning the king of Is-syr'i-a, He 
shall not come into this city, nor 
shoot an arrow there, nor come be- 
fore it with '^shields, nor cast a bank 
against it. 

34 By the way that he came, by the 
same shall he return, and shall not 
come into this city, saith the Lord. 

35 For I will "'defend this city to 
save it for mine own sake, and for my 
servant Da'vid's sake, 

36lThen the "angel of the Lord 
went forth, and smote in the camp 
of the As-sy r 'i-ans a hundred and four- 
score and five thousand : and when 
they arose early in the morning, be- 
hold, they icere all dead corpses. 

37 So Sen-nach'e-rib king of As- 
syr'i-a departed, and went and re- 
turned, and dwelt at Nin'e-veh. 

38 And it came to pass, as he was 
worshipping in the house of Nis'roch 
his god, that xAL-dram'me-lech and Sha- 
re'z6r his sons smote him with the 
sword; and they escaped into the 
land of "'Ar-me'ni-a : and E'sar-had'- 
don his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER 38. 

4 Hezekiah's UJe lengthened. 9 //« thanksgiving. 

N "those days was Hez-e-ki'ah sick 
unto death. And i-sa'iah the 
prophet the son of A'moz came unto 
him, and said unto him. Thus saith 
the Lord, 'Set thine house in order: 
for thou shalt die, and not live. 

2 Then Hez-e-ki'ah turned his face 
toward th-e wall, and prayed unto 
the Lord, 

3 And said, 'Remember now, O 
Lord, I beseech thee, how I have 
walked before thee in truth and with 
a perfect heart, and have done that 
which is good in thy sight. And 
Hez-e-ki'ah wept ■'sore. 

4 Then came the word of the Lord 
to i-§a'iah, saying, 



B. C. 710. 



CHAP. 37. 

13 the es- 
caping of 
the house 
of Juduh 
that re- 
maineth. 

14 the 
escaping. 

I 2Ki.l9,31 

15 shield. 

m 2 Ki. 20,6 
ch. 38, e 

u2Ki.l9,36 

16 Ararat. 



B. C. 713. 

CHAP. 38. 

a 2 Ki. 20, 1 
2Chr. 
32,24 

1 Give 
charge 
concern- 
^ig thy 
house. 

b Neh.l3,U 

2 withc/reat 
xveeiping. 

c ch. 37, 35 

d 2 Ki. 20. 8 

3 degrees by, 
or, tvith 
the sun. 

e Ps. 102,24 

/Ps. 27, 13 

(J Job 7, 6 

4 Or, from 
the 
tiirum. 

h ch. 59, 11 

5 Or, ease 
me. 

I Job 7, 11 

6 Or, on my 
peace 
came 
(rreat bit- 
terness. 

7 thou hast 
lov£d my 
soul from 
the pit. 

j Ps. 6, 5 
Ps. 30, 9 
Ps. 88, 11 
JEccl.9,10 

675 



5 Go, and say to Hez-e-ki'ah, Thus 
sfcith the Lord, the God of David 
thy father, I have heard thy prayer, 
I have seen thy tears: behold, I will 
add unto thy days fifteen years. 

6 And 1 will deliver thee and this 
city out of the hand of the king of 
As-syr'i-a : andT will defend this city. 

7 And this shall be ''a sign unto thee 
from the Lord, that the Lord will do 
this thmg that he hath spoken ; 

8 Behold, I will bring again the 
shadow of the degrees, which is gone 
down in the "sun dial of A'haz, ten 
degrees backward. So the sun re- 
turned ten degrees, by w^hich degrees 
it was gone down. 

9 *![The writing of Hez-e-ki'ah king of 
Ju'dah, when he had been sick, and 
was recovered of his sickness : 

101 said in the cutting off of my 
days, I shall go to the gates of the 
grave : '1 am deprived of the residue 
of my years. 

Ill said, I shall not see the Lord, 
even the Lord, -'^in the land of the 
living : I shall behold man no more 
with the inhabitants of the world. 

1 2 Mine "age is departed, and is re- 
moved from me as a shepherd's tent : 
I have cut off like a weaver my life : 
he will cut me off Svith pining sick- 
ness: from day eve7i to night wilt 
thou make an end of me. 

131 reckoned till morning, that, as 
a lion, so will he break all my bones : 
from day eve7i to night wilt thou 
make an end of me. 

14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did 
I chatter : ^I did mourn as a dove : 
mine eyes fail with looking upward : 
O Lord, I am oppressed ; "undertake 
for me. 

15 What shall I say? he hath both 
S|3oken unto me, and himself hath 
done it: I shall go softly all my 
yeai'-s 'in the bitterness of my soul. 

16 Lord, by these things men live, 
and in all these things is the life of 
my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, 
and make me to live. 

1 7 Behold, "for peace I had great 
bitterness : but "thou hast in love tc 
my soul delivered it from the pit of 
corruption : for thou hast cast all my 
sins behind thy baclc. L. 40. 1, 2. 

1 8 For -'the grave cannot praise thee, 
death can not celebrate thee: they 
that go down into the pit cannot 
hope for thy truth. 

19 The living, the living, he shall 



1 L 



Babylonia7i captivity foretold. ISAIAH, 39, 40. God comforteth hisj)eople. 



m2Ki,20,7 



B.C. 712. 

CHAP. 39. 

a2Ki.20,12 
b 2 Chr. 
32,81 

1 Or, 
spicery. 

2 vessels,or, 
instru- 
ments, or, 
jewels. 

c Lev.26.33 
Deut. 
28, 6i 

1 Ki. 14,15 

2 Chr. 
36, 18 
Jer. 20, 5 
Amos5,27 

rt2Ki.24,12 
Dan. 1, 2 
e 1 Sam. 

3 18 



praise thee, as 1 do this clay : ^the fa- b. c. 713. 
ther to the children shall makeknowTi chap 38 
thy truth. ;cDeut.'4.9 

20 The Lord laas ready to 'save me : p|"^g^3'' 
therefore we will sing my songs i pj. 109,31 
to the stringed instruments all the 
days of our life in the house of the 
Lord. 

21 For "i-ga'iah had said, Let them 
take a lump of figs, and lay it for a 
plaister upon the boil, and he shall 
recover. 

22 Hez-e-ki'ahalso had said, What is 
the sign that 1 shall go up to the 
house of the Lord ? 

CHAPTER 39. 

1 Merodack-baladan. sending to visit Hezeliah, hath 
notice of his treasures 3 IsuiahjoreteUs the Baby- 
Ionian captivity. 

AT "that time Me-rd'dach-bal'a- 
dan, the son of Bara-dan,king of 
Bab'y-lon, sent letters and a present 
to Hez-e-ki'ah : for he had heard that 
he had been sick, and was recovered. 

2 And 'Hez-e-ki'ah was glad of them, 
and shewed them the house of his 
'precious things, the silver, and the 
gold, and the spices, and the precious 
ointment, and all the house of his 
^armour, and all that w^as found in 
his treasures •. there was nothing in 
his house, nor in all his dominion, 
that Hez-e-kl'ah shewed them not. 

3 *ilThen came l-sa'iah the prophet 
unto king Hez-e-ki'ah, and said unto 
him. What sa^id these men ? and from 
whence came they unto thee ? And 
Hez-e-ki'ah said. They are come from 
a far country unto me, even from 
Bab'y-lon. 

4 Then said he, What have they 
seen in thine house ? And Hez-e-ki'aii 
answered. All that is in mine house 
have they seen : there is nothing 
among my treasures that I have not 
shewed them. 

5 Then said I-§a'iah to Hez-e-ki'ah, 
Hear the word of the Lord of hosts : 

6 Behold, the days come, ''that all 
that is in thine house, and that vfhich 
thy fathers have laid up in store 
until this day, shall be carried to 
Bab'y-lon : nothing shall be left,saith 
the Lord. 

7 And of thy sons that shall issue 
from thee, which thou shalt beget, 
shall they take away; and ^^they 
shall be eunuchs in the palace of the 
king of Bab'y-lon. 

8 1 hen said Hez-e-kl'ah to l-§a'iah, 
Good *i8 the word of the Lord which 
thou hast spoken. He said more- 



over, For there shall be peace and 
truth in my days. 

CHAPTER 40. 

1 God sends comjort to his ijeople. 3 Preaching of 
John Baptist, 9 of the apostles. 12 Omnipotence of 
God, etc. 

C OMFORT y o , c - mnfort ye m ^ 
people, saith your -Ged: 



CHAP. 40. 

1 to the 
heart. 

2 Or, ap- 
pointed 
time. 

a Mat. 3. 3 
b Mai. 3, 1 
Mark 1, 3 
Lu. 3, 4 
John 1,23 

3 Or. a 
straight 
place. 

4 Or. a 
plain 
place. 

c Ex. 16, 7 
d John 

12,34 

1 Pet. 1,25 

5 Or, O 
thou that 
tellest 
good ti- 
dings to 
Zion. 

6 Or, O 
thoxi that 
tellest 
good ti- 
dings to 
Jerxisa- 
lein. 

7 Or, 
against 
the 
strong. 

8 Or.recnm- 
pence for 
his ivork. 

e ch. 49, 10 
Ezek. 
.34, 23 
Ezek. 
37, 24 
John 
10, 11 
Heb.13.20 
1 Pet.2,25 
1 Pet. 5, 4 
Rev. 7, 17 

9 Or, that 
give suck. 

10 a tierce. , 

676 



^ Speak yo 'comfortably to Jo ru'sa- 
l em, and cry unto her, that hcr ^war- 
far o is accomplished, that her ini quity 
i s pardonod : for she hath received 
of the Lord's hand double for all her 
sins. 

3 llThe "'voice of him that crieth in 
the wilderness, ^Prepare ye the way 
of the Lord, ma.ke straight in the 
desert a highway for our God. 

4 Every valley shall be exalted, and 
every mountain and hill shall be 
made low : and the crooked shall be 
made ^straight, and the rough places 
*plain : 

5 And "the glory of the Lord shall 
be revealed, and all flesh shall see it 
together : for the mouth of the Lord 
hath spoken it. 

6 The voice said. Cry. And he said, 
What shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, 
and all the goodliness thereof is as 
the flower of the field : 

T The grass withereth, the flower 
fadeth : because the spirit of the 
Lord bloweth upon it: surely the 
people is grass. 

8 The grass withereth, the flower 
fadeth: but '^'the word of 0^^4^^<lj 
shall stand for ever. 

9 VO Zi'on, that bringest good ti 
dings, get thee up into the high moun 
tain ; '^O Je-ru'sa-lem, that bringest 
good tidings, lift up thy voice with 
strength; lift it up, be not afraid; 
say unto the cities of Jii'dah, Behold 
your God ! 

10 Behold, the Lord God will come 
^with strong hand, and his arm shall 
rule for him : behold, his reward is 
with him, and ^his work before him. 

11 He s hall ' fee d his flock -4ik^u^ 
s hepherd : he sha l l ga tfaer-tfae-lamfas- 
witli his arm, and carry them in his" 
bosom, and shall ger|.tl^ leadriiiose- 



J 



12 iWho hath measured the waters 
in the hollow of his hand, and meted 
out heaven with the span, and com- 
prehended the dust of the earth in 
'"a measure, and weighed the moun 
tains in scales, and the hills in a bal- 
ance ? I 

13 Who hath directed the Spirit of 

* L.41. 17,18. t K.40.29-31; W.%29-31. 



Isaiah comforteth 



ISAIAH, 41. 



the people. 



the Lord, or being ^'his counsellor 
hath taught him ? 

14 With whom took he counsel, and 
who ''^instructed him, and taught him 
in the path of judgment, and taught 
him knowledge, and shewed to him 
the way of '^understanding ?* 

1 5 Behold, the nations are as a drop 
of a bucket, and are counted as the 
small dust of the balance: behold, 
he taketh up the isles as a very little 
thing. 

1 6 And Leb'a-non is not sufficient to 
burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient 
for a burnt offering. 

IT All nations before him are as 
nothing; and they are counted to 
him less than nothing, and vanity. 

18 IFTo whom then will ye -^liken 
God ? or what likeness will ye com- 
pare unto him ? 

19 The workman melteth a graven 
image, and the goldsixdth spreadeth 
it over with gold, and casteth silver 
chains. 

20 He that ^*is so impoverished that 
he hath no oblation chooseth a tree 
that will not rot; he seeketh unto 
him a cunning workman -^to prepare 
a graven image, that shall not be 
moved. 

21 Have ^ye not known? have ye 
not heard ? hath it not been told you 
from the beginning? have ye not 
understood from the foundations of 
the earth ? 

22 ^^It is he that sitteth upon the 
circle of the earth, and the inhabit- 
ants thereof are as grasshoppers; 
that 'stretcheth out the heavens as a 
curtain, and spreadeth them out as 
a tent to dwell in : 

23 That bringeth the ■'"princes to 
nothing; he maketh the judges of 
the earth as vanity. 

24 Yea, they shall not be planted ; 
yea, they shall not be sown: yea, 
their stock shall not take root in the 
earth : and he shall also blow upon 
them, and they shall wither, and the 
whirlwind shall take them away as 
stubble. 

25 To /whom then will ye liken me, 
or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and 
behold who hath created these things, 
that bringeth out their host by num- 
ber : 'he calleth them all by names 
by the greatness of his might, for 
that he is strong in power ; not one 
faileth. 

* E. 40. 27, 28; J. Jer. 10. 10. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 40. 

11 man of 
his coun- 
sel. 

12 made 
him un- 
derstand. 

1.3 under- 
stand- 
ings f 

/Actsl7,29 

j 14 is poor of 
oblation. 

g Jer. 10, 4 

h Ps. 19, 1 

ActSl4,17 
Rom. 1,19 

15 Or. Him 

that sit- 
teth, etc. 

i Job 9, 8 
Ps. 104, 2 
Jer. 10,12 

j Job 12, 21 

k Deut.4,15 

I Ps. 147, 4 

m Ps. 147, 5 
Rom. 
11,33 

n ch. 8, 17 
ch. 25, 9 
2 Cor. 
12,9 

16 change. 
Ps. 103,5 



CHAP. 41. 

1 righteous- 
ness. 

a ch. 46, 11 

b ch. 45, 1 

2 in peace. 

c ch. 44, 7 

d ch. 43, 10 
ch. 48, 12 

3 Be strong. 

4 Or, 

founder. 

5 Or, the 

sm^iting. 

6 Or, say- 
ing of 
the soder. 
It is good. 

e 2 Chr. 
20, 7 
Jas. 2, 23 

677 



27 Why say est thou, O Ja'cob, and 
speakest. O I§'ra-el, My way is hid 
from the Lord, and my judgment is 
passed over from my God ? 

28 Hast thou not known ? hast thou 
not heard, that the everlasting God, 
the Lord, the Creator of the ends of 
the earth, fainteth not, neither is 
weary ? "'there is no searching of his 
understanding. E 42 9 

29 He giveth power to the tairit ;' 
and to t/iem- that have no might he 
increaseth strength. 

30 Even the youths shall faint and 
be weary, and the young men shall 
utterly fall : 

31 But they that "wait upon the 
Lord shall '^renew their strength ; 
they shall mount up with wings as 
eagles ; they shall run, and not be 
weary ; a?id they shall walk, and 
not faint. k. 41. 10; W. 41. 17, 18.J 

CHAPTER 41. 

1 God displays his merciful providence in regard of 
his church. 21 Vanity of idols. 

KEEP silence before me, O is- 
lands ; and let the people rene^^ 
their strength : let them come near . 
then let them speak : let us come 
near together to judgment. 

2 Who raised up 'the righteous man 
"from the east, called him to his foot, 
gave *the nations before him, and 
made him rule over kings ? he gave 
them as the dust to his sword, a^id 
as driven stubble to his bow. 

3 He pursued them, and passed 
'^safely ; even by the way that he 
had not gone with his feet. 

4 Who 4iath wrought and done it, 
calling the generations from the be- 
ginning ? I the Lord, the '^first, and 
with the last; I am he. q. 43. 25. 

5 The isles saw it, and fearecl ; the 
ends of the earth were afraid, drew 
near, and came. 

6 They helped every one his neigh- 
bour ; and every 07ie said to his 
brother, ^Be of good courage. 

7 So the carpenter encouraged the 
''goldsmith, and he that smootheth 
with the hammer ^him that smote 
the anvil, ^saying. It is ready for the 
sodering: and he fastened it with 
nails, that it should not be moved. 

8 But thou, i§'ra-el, art my servant, 
Ja'cob whom I have chosen, the seed 
of A 'bra-ham my 'friend. 

9 Thou whom I have taken from 
the ends of the earth, and called thee 
from the chief men thereof, and said 



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tfod's mercy to the church. 



ISAIAH, 42. 



The office of Christ. 



F 
K 



F 
L 
W 



unto thee, Thou art my servant ; I 
have chosen thee, and not cast thee 
away. 
10 irFear thou not ; -^for I am with 

God : I will sti'engthen theeyyeav"! 
^will help Ihee; yea, I will uphold 



thee with the right irand of my 
TTghteousness. p .^ ^3 -^^Tj^ 49 5 7 
-"^nri3eholdrall 'tney that were 'in- 
censed against thee shall -^be ashamed 
and confounded : they shall be as 
nothing ; and 'they that strive with 
thee shall perish. 

12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt 
• not find them, eve7i%\\Qm. that con- 
tended with thee : ''they that war 
against thee shall be as nothing, and 
as a thing of nought. 
P j- 13 For I the Lord thy God will 
I hold thy right hand, saying unto 
j thee, Fear not ; I will helpthee. 
j 14 Fear not, thou worm J a'cob, and 
I ye ^"men of l§'ra-el ; I will help thee, 
saith the Lord, ^and thy redeemer, 
the Holy One of is'ra-el. p. 41.17,18. 

1 5 Behold, T will make thee a new 
sharp threshing instrument having 
^^teeth : thou shalt thresh the moun- 
tains, and beat them, small, and shalt 
make the hills as chaff. 

1 6 Thou shalt •^f an them, and the 
wind shall carry them away, and the 
whirlwind shall vScatter them: and 
thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and 
shalt glory in the Holy One of l§'ra-el. 

17 Whe7i the poor and needy seek 
" water, and there ts_ none, and their 
tongue faileth tor tnirst, I the Lord 
will hear them, Zthe God of Ig^ra^l 



I 



willjiot forsake them. 

""181 wilTopen ^river s m h i gh places, 

and fountains iiniie midst of^he 



valleys: I^will make ^the w jider hess 
a pool of water, and the"dry Taiid 
springs of water7» 
191 will plahTin the wilderness the 
cedar, the shittah tree, and the myr- 
tle, and the oil tree ; I will set in the 
desert the fir tree, a,nd the pine, and 
the box tree together : 

20 That "'they may see, and know, 
and consider, and understand to- 
gether, that the hand of the Lord 
hath done this, and the Iloly One of 
Is'ra-el hath created it. 

21 IF ^ ^Produce your cause, saith the 
Lord ; bring forth your strong rea- 
sons, saith the King of Ja'cob. 

22 Let them bring the^n forth, and 
shew us what shall happen : let 

*F. 43. 1, 2; L 42. 6, 7; W. 42. 6, 7. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 41. 

/ Deut.31,6 
Rom. 8,31 

g Ex. 23, 22 
Zech. 12,3 

7 the men 
of thy 

strije. 

8 the men 
of thy 
conten- 
tion. 

9 the men 
of thy 
war. 

10 Or, few 
men. 

h Job 19, 25 

i Mic. 4, 13 
2 Cor.10,4 

11 mouths, 
j Jer. 51, 2 
k ch. 35,6,7 
I Ps. 107,35 
m. Job 12, 9 

12 Cause to 
come 
near. 

13 set our 
heart up- 
on them. 

n Deut. 
18,22 
Jer. 28,9 
Jobn 
13, 19 

Jer. 10, 5 

14 Or,worse 
than 
nothing. 

1 Cor. 8, 4 

15 Or, 

worse 
than of 
a viper. 

p Ezra 1, 2 

16 Or, I the 
first say. 
cb. 43, 10 

q ch. 63, 5 

17 return. 



CHAP. 42. 

a ch. 49, 3, 6 
ch. 52, 13 
ch. 53, 11 
Mat.12,18 
Phil. 2, 7 

b Mat. 3, 17 
Mat. 17,5 
Eph. 1, 6 

c ch. 11, 2 
John 3,34 

1 Or, 

dimly 
burning. 

2 quench it. 
d Heb. 12, 2 

3 broken. 

e Gen.49,10 

/ch. 44. 24 
Zech. 12,1 

g Actsl7,25 

678 



them shew the former things, what 
they be, that we may ^ ^consider 
them, and know the latter end of 
them; or declare us things for tc 
come. 

23 Shew ''the things that are to 
come heretif ter, that we may knov\^ 
that ye are gods : yea, ^do good, or 
do evil, that we may be dismayed, 
and behold it together. 

24 Behold, ye are '*of nothing, and 
your work ^^of nought : an abomi- 
nation is he that chooseth you. 

251 have raised up one from the 
north, and he shall come : from the 
rising of the sun ^shall he call upon 
my name : and he shall come upon 
princes as upon morter, and as the 
potter treadeth clay. 

26 Who hath declared from the be- 
ginning, that we may know ? and 
beforetime, that we may say. He is 
righteous ? yea, there is none that 
sheweth, yea, there is none that de~ 
clareth, yea, the7'e is none that hear- 
eth your words. 

27 '^'The first shall say to Zfon, Be- 
hold, behold them : and I will give to 
Je-ru'sa-lem one that bringeth good 
tidiiigs. 

28 For ?I beheld, and there loas no 
man ; even among them, and there 
■was no counsellor, that, when I asked 
of them, could ^ ^answer a word. 

29 Behold, they are all vanity ; their 
works are nothing: their molten 
images are wind and confusion. 

CHAPTER 42. 

1 Office of ChrUt : 5 00(^8 promise to him. 10 Ex- 
hortation to praise God. 

BEHOLD "my servant, whom I 
uphold; mineelect,m?^Aommy 
soul Melighteth; I ^have put my 
spirit upon him : he shall bring forth 
judgment to the Gen'tile§. 

2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor 
cause his voice to be heard in the 
street. 

3 A bruised reed shall he not break, 
andrlihe 'smoking flax shall "he not 
^quench : he shall bring forth judg- 
ment unto truthr 

^He'^shall not fail nor 
aged, till he have set judgment in 
the earth: "and the isles shall wait 
for his law. 

5 HThus saith God the Lord, -^he 
that created the heavens, and 
stretched them out; he that spread 
forth the earth, and that which com- 
eth out of it ; ^he that giveth breath 



P. 44,21, 22. 
be ^discour- 



Exhortation to praise God. 



ISAIAH, 43. 



The church comforted. 



unto the people upon it, and spirit' 
to them that walk therein : | 

61 the Lor d have called thee in 
righteousness; and will hold ihmej 
hand, and will keep thee, and give 
' thee t or a covenant of the people, tor 
*a liglit ot the Gentiles ; 



B. C. 712. 



T 



o open the blind eyes, 't o bring 
I nput the prisoners trom the prison, 
; a ndt^Qni that sit m -^darkness ou t 
\~ot the prison ho use.^ 
~ 8 1 ^am the Lord : that Z5 my name : 
and my ^glory ^\'Al I not give to an- 
other, neither my praise to graven 
images. 
£ . 9 Behold, the former things are come 
to pass, and new things do I declare : 
before they spring forth I tell^ou of 
! them. ~ e745. 4. 

Ttni Sing '"unto the Lord a new song, 
and his praise from the end of the 
earth, ye "that go down to the sea, 
and "all that is therein ; the isles, and 
the inhabitants thereof. 

1 1 Let the wilderness and the cities 
thereof lift up their voice, the vil- 
lages that Ke'dar doth inhabit: let 
the inhabitants of the rock sing, let 
them shout from the top of the 
mountains. 

1 2 Let them give glory unto the 
Lord, and declare his praise in the 
islands. 

1 3 The Lord shall go forth as a 
mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy 
like a man of war; he shall cry, yea, 
roar; he shall ^prevail against his 
enemies. 

141 have long time holden my 
peace; I have been still, and re- 
frained myself : noiD Avill I cry like a 
travailing woman; I will destroy 
and "devour at once. 
151 will make waste mountains and 
hills, and dry up all their herbs ; and 
I will make the rivers islands, and I 
will dry iip the pools. 
^ r 16 And iwill bring the blind by a 
W i way that they knew not ; I will lead 
1 them in paths that they have not 
known : I will make darkness light 
before them, and crooked things 
j ''straight. These things will I do un- 
y to them, and not forsake them.f 
1 7 They shall be turned back, they 
shall be greatly ashamed, that trust 
in graven images, that say to the 
molten images, Ye are our gods. 
IS^Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye 
blind, that ye may see. 
19 Who "is blind, but my servant? 

*K. 42. 16; L 43. 2.5; W. 42. 16. 
tK. 4.3. 2; W. 43. 2.5, 26. 



CHAP. 42. 

h Lu. 2, 32 
Actsl3,47 

i Lu. 4, 18 
2 Tim. 
2, 26 
Heb. 2, 14 

j ch. 9. 2 
k Ex. 3, 14 

I ch. 48, 11 

m Ps. 33, 3 
Ps. 40, 3 
Ps. 98, 1 

n Ps. 107,23 

i: the ful- 
ness 
thereof. 

5 Or, 

behave 

himself 

mightily. 

6 swallow, 
OT,supup. 

7 into 
straight- 
ness. 

ch. 43. 8 
Ezek.12,2 
John 9, 39 

p Rom. 2,21 

8 Or, him. 

9 Or, in 
snaring 
all the 
young 
vieii of 
them. 

10 a tread- 
ing. 

II for the 
after 
timel 

q 2 Ki. 25, 9 

r Hos. 7. 9 



or deaf, as my messenger thatl sent? 
who is blind as he that is perfect, 
and blind as the Lord's serv^ant ? 

20 Seeing many things, 'but thou 
observest not : opening the ears, but 
he heareth not. 

21 The Lord is w^ell pleased for his 
righteousness' sake ; he will magnify 
the law, and makeHt honourable. 

22 But this is a people robbed and 
spoiled ; ^they are all of them snared 
in holes, and they are hid in prison 
houses: they are for a prey, and 
none delivereth; for ^"a spoil, and 
none saith, Restore. 

23 Who among you will give ear to 
this? 10 ho will hearken and hear 
"for the time to come ? 

24 Who gave Ja'cob for a spoil, and i n 
l§'ra-el to the robbers ? did not the 
Lord, he against whom we have 
sinned ? for they would not walk in 
his ways, neither were they obedient 
unto his law. 

25 Therefore he hath poured upon 
him the fury of his anger, and the 
strength of battle: 'and it hath set 
him on fire roi tiid about, 'yet he knew 
not ; and it burned him, yet he laid 
it not to he?rt. N. 57. 17. j 

CHAPTER 43. 

1 The Lord co^/i/or(-s the church with his promises : 
14 he foretells Babi/lon's destruction, 18 and his 
people's deliverance. 

BUT now thus saith the Lord that 
created thee. O Ja'cob, and he ^ 
that f 07'med thee, O Is'ra-el, Fear not : j 
"for I have redeemed thee, ^I have \ 
called thee by thy name ; thou art \ 
mine. j 

2 When ""thou pas sest th rough the . k 
waters, I yvill b e wi th the e; aridrj 
through the rivers, they shall not | 
overflow thee : Avhen 'tlTou walkest i 



1 F 

I 



CHAP. 43. 

a ch. 44, 6 

ft ch. 42, 6 
ch. 45, 4 

c Ps. 66, 12 
Ps. 91, 3 

d Dent. 31, 

6,8 

t' Dan. 3, 25 

f Pro. 11, 8 
Pro. 21,18 

g Ex. 19. 5,6 

1 Or, 
person. 

hch. 41, 
10, 14 
ch. 44, 2 
.ler. 30,10 
Jer. 46.27 

CT9 



through the lire, thou shalt not be 



burned ; neither shall the ^ame 



kiiidle upon thee. p. 50. 7-lp;i 

3 For I am the~ Lord thy God, the' 
Holy One of Is'ra-el, thy Saviour : I 
•^gave E'gypt for thy ransom, E-thi- 
5'pi-a and Se'ba for thee. 

4 Since thou wast '^precious in my 
sight, thou hast been honourable, 
and I have loved thee : therefore wUl 
I give men for thee, and people for 
thy aife. 

5 Fear %ot : for I am with thee : I 
will bring thy seed from the east, 
and gather thee from the west ; 

6 I will say to the north, Give up ; 
and to the south, Keep not back: 
bring my sons from far, and my 

t K. 45. 2, 3. 



Babylon's destruction foretold. ISAIAH, 44. 



God's church comforted. 



daughters from the ends of the 
earth ; 

7 Sven every one that is 'called by 
my name : for 'I have created him 
for my glory, I have formed him ; 
yea, I have made him. 

8 HBring ^forth the blind people that 
have eyes, and the deaf that have 
ears. A. 48. 4. 

9 Let all the nations be gathered to- 
gether, and let the people be assem- 
bled : who among them can declare 
this, and shew us former things ? let 
them bring forth their witnesses, tha.t 
they may be justified : or let them 
hear, and say. It is truth. 

10 Ye kire my witnesses, saith the 
"IZ)RD,and my "servant whom I have 

chosen ; that ye may know and "be- 
lieve me, and understand that I cim 



lie : before me there was "no God 
formed, neither shall t;here~^be after 



I 



^^- T. 4.5. 24 25. 

~n I, even I, am the Lord ; and be- 
side me there is no saviour. 
121 have declared, a,nd have saved, 
and I have shewed, when there teas 
no "strange god among you: there- 
fore ye are my witnesses, saith the 
Lord, that I am God. 

13 Yea, "before the ddijvKis I am he ; 
and there is none that can deliver 
out of my hand : I will work, and 
who shall ^let it ? 

14 *ilThus saith the Lord, your re- 
deemer, the Holy One of i§'ra-el ; For 
your sake I have sent to Bab'y-lon, 
and have brought down all their *no- 
bles, and the Chal-de'an§, whose cry 
is in the ships. 

15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, 
the creator of i§'ra-el, your -'iiing. 

1 6 Thus saith the Lord, ^which 
maketh a way in the sea., and a path 
in the mighty waters ; 

17 Which "bringeth forth thechariot 
and horse, the army and the power ; 
they shall lie down together, they 
shall not rise : they are extinct, they 
are quenched as tow. 

1 8 Remember ye not the former 
things, neither consider the things 
of old. 

19 Behold, I will do a 'new thing; 
nov/ it shall spring forth; shall ye 
not know it ? I will even make a way 
in the wilderness, a7id rivers in the 
iesert. 

20 The beast of the field shall honour 
me, the dragons and the '^owls : be- 
cause L give waters in the wilderness, 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 43. 

i ch. 63, 19 

J as. 2, 7 

j Ps. 100 3 
ch. 29, 33 
John 3, 3 
2Cor.5,17 
Eph. 2, 10 

k ch. 6, 9 
ch. 42, 19 
Ezek.12,2 

1 ch. 44, 8 
m ch. 41, 8 

2 Or, 
nothing 
formed of 
God. 

n Deut. 
32, 16 

John 8,58 

3 turn it 
back 'I 
Job 9, 12 
Pro. 21,30 

4 bars. 

p Hos.13,10 

q Ps. 77, 19 

r Ex. 14, 4 

s 2Cor.5.17 
Rev. 21, 5 

5 daughters 
of the 
O'lvl, or, 
ostriches. 

t ch. 48, 21 

u Lu. 1, 74 
Eph. 1,5 

V Mai. 1, 13 
Q lambs, or, 
kids. 

7 made me 
drunk, 
or, 

abun- 
dantly 
moist- 
ened. 

w ch. 1, 14 
Mai. 2, 17 

X ch. 44, 22 
ch. 48, 9 
Jer. 50, 20 

y Ezek. 
36,22 
z Rom. 5, 12 

8 inter- 
preters. 
Mai. 2, 7 

a ch. 47, 6 
Lam. 2, 2 

9 Or, holy 
princes. 

b Ps. 79, 4 
Jer. 24, 9 
Dan. 9, 11 
Zech.8,13 



CHAP. 44. 

a ch. 41. 8 
ch. 43, 1 
Jer. 30, 10 
Jer. 46,27 

b Deut. 
32, 15 

c Ezek. 
34,26 
Joel 2, 28 
Mai. 3, 10 
John 7,38 

d Ex. 13, 9 
Neh. 9, .38 

e ch. 43, 1 

/ch. 41, 4 
ch.48, 12 
Rev. 1, 8 

680 



and rivers in the desert, to give drink 
to my people, my chosen. 
2 11 his "people have I formed for 
myself; they shall phew forth my 
praise. 

22 llBut thou hast not called upon 
me, O Ja'cob • but thou 'hast been 
weary of me, O l§'ra-el. 

23 Thou hast not brought me the 
^smaJl cattle of thy burnt offerings; 
neither hast thou honoured me with 
thy sacrifices. I have not caused 
thee to serve with an offering, nor 
wearied thee with incense. 

24 Thou hast bought me no sweet 
cane with money, neither hast thou 
^filled me with the fat of thy sacri- 
fices : but thou hast made me to serve 
with thy sins, thou hast wearied "me 
with thine iniquities. 

25 I, eve?i I, a?n he tha t ^blott eth 
out thy transgressions ^torlhme own 
sake, and will not r emember~fEy sihs7 

26 P ut me m remembran ce : TeTus 
plead together : declare tho Tl,~"tEa^ 
thou may est be justifie d^ w7^4~^J 

2V Thy 'first father "hath sinned, 
and thy ^teachers have transgressed 
against me. 

28 Therefore "I have profaned the 
'^princes of the sanctuary, and have 
*given Ja'cob to the curse, and l§'ra-el 
to reproaches. 

CHAPTER 44. 

1 God's chnrch comforted. 9 Vanity of idols. 21 Goi 
exhorts Israel to trust in his hiercij. 

"XT^ET now hear,°0 Ja'cob my serv- 
X ant ; and i§'ra-el, whom I have 
chosen : 

2 Thus saith the Lord that made 
thee, and formed thee from the womb, 
inhich will help thee ; Fear not, O 
Ja'cob, my servant ; and thou, * Jes'u- 
riin, whom I have chosen. 

3 For I will ^ pour water upon h im i 
that is thirs ty, and floods upo n The ! W 
dry ground: 1 will pour my sp irit 
upon th y seed, and m^f blessing upon 
thine offspr ing : L. 44.22; W. 45. 19. 

4 And they shall spring up as among 
the grass, as willows by the water 
courses. 

5 One shall say, I am the Lord's ; 
and another shall call himself by the 
name of Ja'cob ; and another shall 
''subscribe with his hand unto the 
Lord, and surname himself hj the 
name of l§'ra-el. 

6 Thus saith the L ord the K ing of 
! g'ra-el, ancT^his redeemer the Lord 
of hosts; -^"I am the first, and IT am 

*L. 44. 3: 0.44. 6. 



Vanity of idols. 



ISAIAH, 4r-i. 'Exhortation to trust in God. 



the last; and beside me there is no 



CHAP. 44. 



God . 0. 45. 21. 

7 And who. as I, shall call, and shall 
declare it, and set it in order forme,',? Deut.4,.35^derstood : 



B. c. 712. peth it, and prayeth unto it, andsaith, 
l)eliver me ; for thou art my god, 
I 18 They '"have not known nor un- 
for "he hath "shut their 



Q^'zQ 'eyes, that they cannot see; ojid 
isam.2,2 their hearts, that they camiot un- 
22^3?' :derstand. 

I 19 And none ^considereth in his 
Deut.32,4 heart, neither is ^Aere knowledge nor 

, „ ... -.- ' iimderstanding to say, I have burned 

mv witnesses. Is there a God beside!'' ''^- *^' ^ ipart of it in the fire ; yea, also I have 
me? yea, Hhere is no 'God; I knowjS d^-irawe.^ baked bread upon the coals thereof; 
not any' 'i pg 115 ^' I have roasted flesh, and eaten /^^.- and 

9They ^'that make a graven image'' ^" ''' .shah I make the residue thereof an 

■ Je^r^ 10' 5^ abomination ? shall I fall do\^Ti to 
I 'the stock of a tree ? 



since I appointed the ancient people 
and the things that are coming, and! 
shall come, let them shew unto them. \ 
8 Fear ye not. neither be afraid :[ 
have not'^I told thee from that time. ' 
and have declared it? je « re even 



are all of them vanity; and their 
''delectable things shall not profit; 
and they are their o^\t.i witnesses; 
'they see not, nor know ; that they 
may be ashamed. 

10 Who hath fonned a god, or mol-jg or.^yitTi 
ten a graven image •'that is profitable j 
for nothing ? I 

11 Behold, all his fellows shall be 
^ashamed: and the workmen, they ,,^ ^j^^- 20 
a7*e of men : let them all be gathered ' 
together, let them stand up ; yet they , " | \^^^- 



P^s.j7,^7 i 2{) He feed eth o n ash es : "a deceived 
heart hath turnecTTiim aside, that he 



^ C 



an ax. 

Or.taT<€th 
courage. 



shall fear, a;^,Jthey shall be ashamed 
together. 

I'z The -smith ^vith.the tongs bothje settetn to 
worketh in the coals, and fashioneth| ^^ ''^"''*- 
it with hammers, and worketh it with 

his arms : yea. he is; 
and his strength f aileth : he 
drinketh no water, and is faint. 

1 3 The carpenter stretcheth out his 
rule ; he marketh it out with a line : 
he fitteth it Avith planes, and he 



the strength of 
hungr\ 



I ch. 40, 19 can not deliver his soubHor say, 7 g" 
there n ot a l ie in m y right hand ? * 

21 ■'Remember these, O J a'cob and 
is'ra-el ; for thou art my ser^^ant : I 
;have formed thee ; thou art my serv- 
ant : O Is'ra-el, thou shalt not be for- 
gotten of me. 

221 ^have blotted out, as a thick ' 
cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a 
cloud, thy sins : return unto me ; for \ 
I have n^edeemed thee, t J 

23 Smg. 'O ye heavens; for the Lord 
hath done it : shout, ye lower i^arts 
of the earth : break forth into sing- 
ing, ye mountains, O forest, and eveiy 
tree therejn : for the Lord hath re- 
Rora.l.2i deemed Ja'cob, and glorified himself 

2Thes. •„ ¥„'„^ „i ' " 



5 daubed. 



7 that 
vjhich 
comes of a 
tree I 

Hos. 4. 12 



2 Thes. 
2, 11 



in is'ra-el. 
2-1 'Thus saith 



the Lord, 'thv re- 



market!! it out with the compass, and,'' ^^•*^' ^''deemer. and 'he that formed thee 

from the womb. I am the Lord that 
maketh all things: that stretcheth 



maketh it after the figure of a man. 7 ch.4|.j.^ 
according to the beauty of a man;' ^ ' ' 
that it mav remain in the house. 



1 cor.6,20 
1 Pet. 1, 
18,19 



Ps. 69, 34 
Ps. 96, 11 



14: He he weth him down cedars, and 
taketh the cypress and the oak, which ' 
he ^strengtheneth for himself among 
the trees of the forest : he planteth an 
ash, and the rain doth nourish it. 

1 5 Then shall it be for a man to burn: 
for he will take thereof, and warm 
himself; yea, he kindleth it, and 
baketh bread ; yea, he maketh a god. " ps^io4^2 
and worsliippeth it ; he maketh it cu. 40, 22 
a gi'aven image, and falleth doA\m 
thereto. 

16 He bunieth part thereof in the 
fire : with part thereof he eateth flesh: 
heroasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea. 



t ch. 43. 1 



ch. 42, 5 
V Jer. 50, 36 



^u 



hewamieth himself, and saith. Aha, 
I am warm. I have seen the fire : 
1 7 And the residue thereof he 
maketh a god, eye?? his graven image: 
he falleth down unto it, and woi*ship- 



"f orth the heavens alone ; that spread^ 
eth abroad the earth by my;i5elf ; 

25 That frustrateth the 'tokens of 
chll 13 i^^-^^ liars, and maketh diviners mad; 
Jer. 51,48 that turnetli wise jnen backward, 
Rev.i8,2u „^^^ maketh their knovrledge fool- 

ch. 43, 14ish: 

26 That 'confirmeth the A%^ord of his 
servant, andperfoniieth the counsel 
of his messengei^ : that saith to JS- 
ru'sa-lem. Thou shalt be inhabited ; 
and to the cities of Jii'dah, Ye shall 
be built, and I will I'aise up the ^de- 

icor.i,2o'cayed places thereof : 

^ ^ , ^' 27 That -^saith to the deep. Be dry, 

.r Zech. 1. 6 i t -n j .li • 

Mat. 5, 18 and 1 Will dry up thy rivers : 

28 That saith of Cy'rus, He is my 

shepherd, and shall' perform all my 

pleasure: evenfeayingtoJe-ru'sa-lem, 

z 2 chr. 36, 1 Thou ^shalt be built ; and to the tem- 

Ezrai 1 1 pie. Thy foundation shah be laid. 

68 1' * C. 48. 22. t L 45. 8; P. 55. 7. '^ 



8 wastes, 
y Jer. 50,38 



God calleth Cy7-us 



ISAIAH, 45. 



CHAPTER 45. 

1 God calls Cyrus Jor /a-s c/i arch's sake: 5 he as- 
serts his own oinnipoleiici/. tl God's salvation ex- 
tends to all nations. 

THUS saith the Lord to his 
anointed, to Qy'^'^^s, whose "right 
hand I 'have holden, to subdue na- 
tions before him ; and I will loose the 
loins of kings, to open before him the 
two leaved gates ; and the gates shall 
not be shut ; 
K r 2 I will go before thee, and make the 
crooked places straight : I will break 
in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in 
sunder the bars of iron : 
3 And I will give thee the treasures 
of darkness, and hidden riches of 
i secret places, that thou may est know 
j that I, the Lord, wdiich call H/iee by 
[ thy name, aiu the God of Is'ra.-el.* 
[ 4 For 'Ja'cob my servant's sake, and 
j i§'ra-el mine elect, I have even called 
I thee by thy name : I have surnamed 
j thee, though thou hast not ^known 
[ me. E. 45. 21. 

5 I ^ar)i the Lord, and there is none 
else, there is no God beside me : •''I 
girded thee, though thou hast not 
known me : 

6 That -"they may know from the 
rising of the sun, and from the west, 
that the7'e is none beside me. I cwi 
the Lord, and there is none else. 

7 I form the light, and create dark- 
ness : I make peace, ^and create evil : 
1 the Lord do all these thi?igs. 

8 Drop 'down, ye heavens, from 
above, and let the skies pour down 
I'ighteousness : let the earth open, 
and let them bring forth salvation, 
and let righteousness spring up to- 
gether ; I the Lord have created it. f 

9 Woe unto him that striveth with 
•'his Maker ! I,et the potsherd strive 
with the potsherds of the earth. 
'^Shall the clay say to him that 
fashioneth it, What makest thou? 
or thy work. He hath no hands ? 

10 Woe unto him that saith unto his 
father. What begettest thou ? or to the 
woman. What hast thou brought 
forth ? 

1 1 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy 
One of ]§'ra-el,and his Maker, Ask me 
of things to come concerning my 
sons, 'and concerning "'the work of 
my hands command ye me. 

121 "have made the earth, and cre- 
ated ma,n upon it : l,eve?i my hands, 
have stretched out the heavens, and 
all their host have I commanded. 

131 have raised him up in righteous 

*K. 4.5. 17-19. tL. 45. 19. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 45. 

a ch. 41, 13 

1 Or, 
strength- 
ened. 

b Ex. 33. 12 

c ch. 44, 1 

d lThes.4,5 

if Deut.4,35 

Deut. 
I .32, 39 I 

/ Ps. 18, S2 

g Ps. 102,1£ 
Mai. 1. 11 

h Amos 3, 6 

i Ps. 85. 11 

j ch. 64, 8 

k Jer. 18, 6 
Rom.9,20 

1 Jer. 31, 9 
m Isa.29,23 
?i Jer. 27. 5 

2 Or, make 
straight. 

Ezra 1, 1 

p Rom.3,24 

q Ps. 68, 31 
Ps. 72, 
10, 11 

ch. 49, 23 
ch. 60, 9. 
10, 14 
Zech.8,22 

r 1 Cor. 
14,25 

s Ps. 44, 24 

t Rom. 
11,26 

n Deut. 
30, 11 

V Ps. 19, 8 

w Jer.44.28 
Ezek. 6, 8 

x Rom. 1,22 

3 Or.Tvrn. 
Actsl4,15 
lThes.1,9 

y Gen.22,16 
Heb. 6, 13 

z Rom. 
14. 11 
Phil. 2, 10 

aGen.31,53 
Deut.6,13 
Ps. 63, 11 

4 Or, Surely 
he shall 
say of me. 
In the • 
LORD is 
all right- 
eousness 
and 

1 strertath. 

082 



for his church's sake. 

ness, and I will ''direct all his ways : 
he shall build 'rny city, and he shall 
let go my captives, ^not for price nor 
reward, saith the Lord of hosts. 
14_Thus saith the Lord, *The labour 
of E'gypt, and merchandise of E-thi- 
o'pi-a and of the Sa-be'ans, men of 
stature, shall come over unto thee, 
and they shall be thine: they shall 
come after thee ; in chains they shall 
come over, and they shall fall down 
unto thee, they shall make supplica- 
tion unto thee, saying, 'Surely God is 
in thee ; and there is none else, there 
is no God. 

1 5 Verily thou art a God 'that hidest 
thyself, O God of i§'ra-el,the Saviour. 

16 They shall be ashamed, and also 
confounded, all of them : they shall 
go to confusion together that are 
makers of idols. 

17 J^id 'i§'ra-el shall be saved in the 
Lord with an everlasting salvation : 
ye shall not be ashamed nor con- 
founded world without end. 

1 8 For thus saith the Lord that cre- 
ated the heavens ; God himself that 
formed the earth and made it; he 
hath established it, he created it not 
in vain, he foraied it to be inhabited : 
I ain the Lord ; and there is none 
else. 

191 have not spoken in "secret, in a 
dark place of the earth : 1 said not 
unto the seed of Ja'cob, Seek ye me 
in vain: 'I the Lord speak right- 
eousness, I declare things that are 
right. k. 46. 4; L. 45. 22: W. 45. 22. 

20 •! Assemble yourselves and come ; 
draw near together, ye that are "es- 
caped of the nations : -"they have no 
knowledge that set up the wood of 
their graven image, and pray unto 
a god that cannot save. 

21 Tell ye, and bring them near; 
yea, let them take counsel together : 
who hath declared this from ancient 
time? vjho hath toid it from that 
time ? have not I the Lord? and there i 
is no God else beside me ; a just Go d i 
and a Saviour ; the7'e is n one beside ' 
me. E. 66. 18; 0. 46. 9. 10. 1 

22 ^Look unto me, and be ye saved, 
all the ends of the earth : for I am 
God , and there is n o ne else 



^•+ 



231 "have sworn by myself, the Avord 
is gone out of my mouth i?i righteous- 
ness, and shall not return, That unte 
me every ^knee shall bow, "every 
tongue shall swear. 

24 ^Surely, shall one say, in the Lord 
tL46. 12, 13: W. 49. 6. ' 



Vanity of idols. 



ISAIAH, 46, 47. Jitdgments upon Babylon, 



have I ^righteousness and strength : 

even to him shall men come ; and all 

that are incensed against him shall be 

ashamed. 

I 25 In the Lord shall all the seed of 



* I !§'ra-el be justified, and s h all glory. 
CHAPTER 46. 

1 The idols of Babylon could not saiie themselves. 
3 God saves his people to the end. 5 Idols not com- 
parable with God. 

BEL "boweth down, Ne'bo stoop- 
eth, their idols were upon the 
beasts, and upon the cattle : your car- 
riages were heavy loaden ; ^they are 
a burden to the weary beast. 

2 They stoop, they bow down to- 
gether ; they could not deliver the 
burden, but 'themselves are gone into 
captivity. 

3 Tfllearken unto me, O house of 
Ja'cob, and all the remnant of the 
house of l§'ra-el, which ''are borne by 
me from the belly, which are carried 
from the womb : 

K I 4 And even to you r old age "^I am 
i he; and eve^i to hoar hairs ^will I 
1 carry you : I have made, and I will 
I bea r ; ev en I will carry, and will de- 
lliverL^^rfiM. K. 47. 4. 

5 1[To whom will ye liken me, and 
make me equal, and compare me, that 
we may be like ? 

6 They lavish gold out of the bag, 
and weigh silver in the balance, and 
hire a goldsmith ; and he maketh it 
a god : they fall down, yea, they wor- 
ship. 

7 They Obear him upon the shoulder, 
they carry him, and set him in his 
place, and he standeth ; from his place 
shall he not remove : yea, one shall 
cry unto him, yet can he not answer, 
nor save him out of his trouble. 

8 Remember this, and shew your- 
selves men : bring it again to mind, 
O ye transgressors. 

i _9 Remembm* ^the_jQrjiLer_jthiiiga_ £>f 
I old : for I a.m, ftod, and there is none 
else-, T a m. God, and there is none 
; like me, 

i - 1 Declaring the end from the hp- 
I ginning, and from ancient jtimes,/Ag 
i th in gs that ar e n ot i^g^one^-sayn'ng, 
I ^y counsel ^sh all stand^and JL jw3l 
Idaall my-pleasure : 0. 48. 12. 

1 1 Calling a ravenous bird from the 
east, ^the man that executeth my 
counsel from a far country : yea, 'I 
have spoken it, I will also bring it to 
pass ; I have nurposed it, I will also 
ao it. 

1 2 IT Hearken unto me, ye stout 
*T. Jer. 9. 23. 24. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 45. 

5 righteous- 
nesses. 
1 Cor.1,30 



CHAP. 46. 
a Jer. 51,44 
5 Jer. 10, 5 

1 their soul. 
Jer. 48, 7 

c Ex. 19, 4 
Deut.1,31 

d Ps. 102,27 
Mai. 3, 6 

e Ps. 48, 14 

/Jer. 10,5 

g Deut.32,7 

h Ps. 33, 11 
Pro. 19,21 
Pro. 21, .30 
Acts 5, 39 
Heb. 6, 17 

2 the mxin 
of my 
cownsel. 
cli.44, 28 

i Num. 
23, 19 
Titus 1, 2 

j Rom. 10, 3 

k Rom.1,17 
Rom.3,21 

I ch. 56, 1 
Hab. 2, 3 
Mat. 3, 2 
Mat. 10, 7 

m ch. 62, 11 
Zech. 9, 9 



CHAP. 47. 

a Jer. 48,18 

b Ex. 11, 5 
Judg. 
16, 21 

c Nah. 3, 5 

d Mat 7, 2 
Rom. 
12,19 

e lSam.2,9 

/ Dan. 2, 37 

g Zech. 1,16 

h Deut. 
28,50 

i ver. 5 

j Zeph.2,15 

k Rev. 18, 7 

I lThes.5,3 

m Nah. 3, 4 

n Ps. 52, 7 

Ezek.8,12 
Ezek. 9,9 

1 Ovxaused 
thee to 
turn 
away. 

683 



hearted, that ^are far from righteous- 
ness: 

131 *bring near my righteousness ; 
it shall not be far off, and my salva- 
tion 'shall not tarry : and I will place 
salvation '"in Zi'on for l§'ra-el iiiy 
glory. L. 52. 2, 3. 

CHAPTER 47. 

1 God' s judgments upon Babylon for her unmerciful 
dealings and pride shall be irret^istible. 

COME "down, and sit in the dust, 
O virgin daughter of Bab'y-lon, 
sit on the ground : there is no throne, 
O daughter of the Chal-de'an§: for 
thou shalt no more be called tender 
and delicate. 

2 Take ^he millstones, and grind, 
meal ; uncover thy locks, make bare 
the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over 
the rivers. 

3 Thy "^nakedness shall be uncovered; 
yea, thy shame shall be seen : '^'I will 
take vengeance, and I will not meet 
thee as a man. 

4 '\\As for our redeemer, the Lord 
of hosts is his name, the Holy One 
of T§;ra-el. K. 49. 9, 10. 

5 Sit thou "silent, and get thee into 
darkness, O daughter of the Chai- 
de'an§: -^for thou shalt no more be 
called, The lady of kingdoms. 

6 I ^was wroth with my people, I 
have polluted mine inheritance, and 
given them into thine hand: thou 
didst shew them no mercy ; upon 
^the ancient hast thou very heavily 
laid thy yoke. 

7 And thou saidst, I shall be 'a lady 
for ever : so that thou didst not lay 
these things to thy heart, neither 
didst remember the latter end of it. 

8 Therefore hear now this, ?^ A o^^ that 
art given to pleasures, that dwell- 
est carelessly, that say est in thine 
heart, •'I am, and none else beside me ; 
^I shall not sit as a widow, neither 
shall I know the loss of children : 

9 But these two things shall come to 
thee in 'a moment in one day, the loss 
of children, and widowhood : they 
shall come upon thee in their perfec- 
tion '"for the multitude of thy sorcer- 
ies, and for the great abundance of 
thine enchantments. 

10 For thou "hast trusted in thy 
wickedness : ^hou hast said. None 
seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy 
knowledge, it hath 'perverted thee; 
and thou hast said in thine heart, I 
am, and none else beside me. 

11 Therefore shall evil come upon 



J 



1 K 



^ 



God expostulateth 

thee; thou shalt not know '^frona 
whence it riseth : and mischief shall 
fall upon thee ; thou shalt not be able 
to ^put it off : and desolation ^shall 
come upon thee sudden] y,^^A^c A thou 
shalt not know. 

1 2 Stand now with thine enchant- 
ments, and with the multitude of thy 
sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured 
from thy youth ; if so be thou shalt 
be able to profit, if so be thou mayest 
prevail. 

13 Thou art wearied in the multi- 
tude of thy counsels. Let now the 
^astrologers, the stargazers, ^the 
nnonthly prognosticators, stand up, 
a.nd save thee from these thiiigs that 
shall come upon thee. 

14 Behold, they shall be as ^stubble ; 
the fire shall burn them ; they shall 
not deliver ^themselves from the 
power of the flame : there shall not 
be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit 
before it. 

1 5 Thus shall they be unto thee with 
whom thou hast laboured, e?je?2 'thy 
merchants, from, thy youth: they 
shall wander every one to his quar- 
ter ; none shall save thee. 

CHAPTER 48. 

1 God, to convince the people of their obfstinacy, re- 
veals hifi prophecies: 12 he exhorts them to obe- 
dienc£. 

HEAR ye this, O house of Ja'cob, 
which are called by the name of 
!§'ra-el, and are come forth out of the 
waters of Jii'dah, "which swear by the 
nam^e of the Lord, and make men- 
tion of the God of Is'ra-el, but not in 
truth, nor in righteousness. 

2 For they call themselves of the holy 
city, and *stay themselves upon the 
God of l§'ra-el ; The Lord of hosts is 
his name. 

3 I have declared the former things 
from the beginning ; and they went 
forth out of my mouth, and I shewed 
them ; I did them suddenly, ''and they 
came to pass. 

i Because I knew that thou art 
^obstinate, and ''thy neck is an iron 
sinew, and thy brow brass ; A. 53. 6. 

5 I have even from the beginning 
declared it to thee ; before it came 
to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou 
shouldest say. Mine idol hath done 
them, and my graven image, and my 
molten image, hath commanded 
them. 

6 Thou hast heard, see all this ; and 
will not ye declare it f I have shewed 
fchee new things from this time, even 



ISAIAH, 48. 



imth Israel. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 47. 

2 t;ie 
morning 
thereof. 

3 expiate. 

p ch. 13, 6 
Dan. 5, 30 
Lu. 17, 27 
lThes.5,3 

i vietvers 
of the 
heavetis. 
Dan. 2, 2 

5 that give 
knowl- 
edge con- 

■ cerning 
the 
months. 

q Nah. 1, 10 
Mai. 4. 1 

6 t heir 
souls. 

r Rev.18,11 



CHAP. 48. 

a Deut.6,13 
Jer. 7, 9 
Zeph. 1, 5 

b Mic. 3, 11 
Rom.2,17 

c Josh. 
21,45 

1 hard. 

d Ex. 32, 9 
Deut. 
31,27 

e Ps. 58, 3 

/Josh. 7, 9 
Ps. 106, 8 

g Ps. 66, 10 

2 Or, for 
silver. 
Ezek. 
22,20 

h Deut. 
33, 26 
Ezek.20,9 

i ch. 42, 8 

j Deut. 
32,39 

k Rev. 1,17 
Rev.22,13 

I Ps. 102,25 

3 Or, the 

palm of 

my right 

hand 

hath 

spread 

out. 

m Zech. 2, 
8,9 

n Ps. 32, 8 

Deut. 
32,29 
Ps. 81, 13 

p Gen.22,17 
Hos. 1, 10 

684 



hidden things, and thou didst not 
know them. 

7 They are created now, and not 
from the beginning ; even before the 
day when thou heardest them not ; 
lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I 
knew them. 

8 Yea, thou heardest not ; yea, thou 
knewest not; yea, from that time 
that thine ear waa not opened : for I 
knew that thou wouldest deal very 
treacherously, and wast called a 
'transgressor from the womb. 

9 IF For -^my name's sake will I defer 
mine anger, and for my praise will I 
refrain for thee, that I cut thee not 
off. 

10 Behold, 'T have refined thee, but 
not ^with silver ; I have chosen thee 
in the furnace of affliction. 

11 For mine own sake, eve/i for mine 
own sake, will I do it: ^for how 
should my 7iamehe polluted? and T 
will not give my glory unto an- 
other. 

1 2 *i[ Hearken unto me, O Ja^cob and 



T sYa-el, my called ; -'I a7n h e ; I a7n 

^' the first, I also am, the last. 0. 53. 6. 

13 Mine Tiand also hath laid the 

^my 



foundation of the earth, and 
right hand hath spanned the heav- 
ens: ivhen I call unto them, they 
stand up together. 

14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and 
hear; which among them hath de- 
clared these things? The Lord hath 
loved him : he will do his ple'asure 
on Bab'y-lqn, and his arm shall be on 
the Chal-de'an§. 

151, even I, have spoken; yea, I 
have called him: I have brought 
him, and he shall make his way 
prosperous. 

16 irCome ye near unto me, hear ye 
this; I have not spoken in secret 
from the beginning ; from the time 
that it was, there am 1 : and now the 
'"Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent 
me. 

1 T Thus saith the Lord, thy Re- 
deemer, the Holy One of l§'ra-el ; I am 
the Lord thy God which tea.cheth 
thee to profit, "which leadeth thee by 
the way that thou shouldest go. 

18 "that thou hadst hearkened to 
my commandments ! then had thy 
peace been as a river, and thy right 
eousness as the waves of the sea : 

19 Thy ^seed also had been as the 
sand, and the offspring of thy bowels 
like the gravel thereof; his name 



Christ is sent 



ISAIAH, 49. 



to the Gentiles. 



shoLild not have been cut off nor de- 
stroyed from before nie. 

20 "ii Go ^ye forth of Bab^5'-lo^i fl^e 
ye from the Chal-de'ans, with a voice 
of singing declare ye, tell this, utter 
it even to the end of the earth; say 
ye, The Lord hath redeemed his 
servant Ja'cob. 

21 And they thirsted not %ohen he 
led them tiirough the deserts : *he 
caused the waters to flow out of the 
rock for them: he clave the rock 
also, and the waters gushed out. 

22 There is no peace, saith the Lord, 
unto the wicked. C 51 17-20-* 

CHAPTER 49." 

1 Christ, being sent to the Jews, complains of them : 
5 he is sent to the Gentiles. 13 GocVs love to the 
church perpetual. 

LISTEN, O isles, unto me ; and 
hearken, ye people, from far ; 
The "Lord hath called me from the 
womb; from the bowels of my 
mother hath he made mention of 
my name. 

2 And he hath made 'my mouth 
like a sharp sword ; in the shadow 
of his hand hath he hid me, and 
made me a polished shaft; in Ms 
quiver hath he hid me ; 

3 And said unto me, 'Thou art my 
servant. O l§'ra-el, ''in whom I will 
be glorified. 

4 Then ' I said, I have laboured in 
vain, I have spent my strength for 
nought, and in vain : yet surely my 
judgment is with the LpRD, and 'my 
work with my God. 

5 And now, saith the Lord that 
foriTied me from the womb to he his 
servant, to bring Ja'cob again to him, 
^Though l§'ra-el be not gathered, yet 
shall I be glorious in the e^'es of the 
Lord, and my God shall be w\j 
strength. 

6 And he said, ^I t is a light t hing 
that th ou shouldest be my servant 
to raise up the tribes of J a'cob, and 
to restore the ^preserv ed of ls'raj:elj^I 
will also give thee for a light -^'to the 
Gen'tileg, that thou mayes t be my 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 48. 

q Zech. 2, 6 
Rev. 18, 4 

)• Ex. 19, 4 

s Ex. 17, 6 



CHAP. 49. 



cejitable time have I heard thee, and 
in a day of salvation have I helped 
thee : and I will preserve thee, and 
give thee for a covenant of the peo- 
ple, to "establish the earth, to cause 
to inlierit the desolate heritages ; 

9 That thou mayest say Ho the ^ 
prisoners, Go forth ; to them that 
are in darkness. Shew yourselves. 
They shall feed in the ways, and their 
pastures shall he in all high places. 

1 They shall not 'hunger nor tliirst; 
neither 'shall the heat nor sun smite 



a Jer. 1, 5 | 
. Mat. 1, 20 

John' them: for he that hath mercy on 

10, .36 - ------- - ^ - 

b Hos. 6, 5 
c Zech. 3, 8 



salvation unto the end o f the earthy 
T^Thus saith the Lord, the Re- 
deemer of l§'ra-el, and his Holy One, 
^to him whom man despiseth, to him 
whom the nation abhorreth, to a serv- 
ant of rulers. Kings shall see and 
arise, princes also shall worship, be- 
cause of the Lord that is faithful, 
and the Holy One of I§'ra-el, and he 
shall choose thee. 

8 Thus saith the Lord, -"In an ac- 
*H. 57. 20, 21. +W. 49. 22. 



a Mat.17,17 
.John 

John 15,8 

e E(zek..3,19 

1 Or, my 

reward. 

2 Or, That 
Israel 
ma II be 
rjathered 
to Mm, 
and I 
may, etc. 

3 Or, Art 

thou 

lighter 

than that 

thou 

shouldest, 

etc. 

4 Or, deso- 
lations. 

f Lu. 2, 32 

o Or, to 
him that 
is de- 
spised ill 
soul. 

g Ps. 69, 13 

6 Or, 

raise up. 

h ch. 42, 7 
Zech. 9,12 

i Rev. 7, 16 

J Ps. 121, 6 

k P.s, 23, 2 

; Ps. 10.3,13 
Mai. 3, 17 
Mat. 7, 11 

7 from 
ha ring 
com- 
passion. 

m Rom. 
11, 29 

n Ex. 13, 9 
Song 8, 6 

Pro. 17, 6 

p ch. 54, 1, 2 
Zech. 2, 4 
Zech. 
10, 10 

q Mat. 3, 9 
Rom. 
11,11 

685 



them ^shall lead~tliem7"even~t)y the 
I springs of water shall he guide them. 
jTl And I will make ail my moun- 
tains a way, and my highy\'ays shall 
be exalted. 

12 Behold, these shall come from 
fa.r : and, lo, these from the north 
and from the west ; and these from 
the land of Si'nim, 

13 "i Sing, O heavens; and be joy- 
ful, O earth ; and break forth into 
singing, O mountains : for the Lord 
hath comforted his people, and will 
have mercy upon his afflicted. 

11 But Zi'on said, The Lord hath 
forsaken me, and my Lord hath for- 
gotten me. 

15 Can 'a woman forget her sucking 
child, 'that she should not have com- 
passion on the son of her womb ? 
yea, they may forget, yet '"will I not 
forget thee. 

1 6 Behold, "I have graven thee upon 
the palms of 'my hands ; thy walls 
\are continually before me. 

1 7 Thy children shall make haste ; 
thy destroyers and they that made 
thee waste shall go forth of thee. 

1 S Lift up thine eyes round about, 
and behold : all these gather them- 
selves together. a?/d come to thee. 
\Asl live, saith the Lord, thou shalt 
surelv clothe thee with them all, 
"as with au ornament, and bind 
them o?i thee, as a bride doeth. 

19 For thy waste and thy desolate 
places, and the land of thy destmc- 
tion, /'shall even now be too narrow 
by reason of the inhabitants, and 
they that swallowed thee up shall be 
I far away. 

1 20 The*^ children which thou shalt 
have, after ?thou hast lost the other, 
shall say again in thine ears. The 
place is too strait forme : give place 
I to me that I may dwell. 
I 21 Then shalt thoti say in thine 
J K. 51.6. "^ ' 



K 



The church exhorted 



ISAIAH, 50, 51. 



to trust in God. 



heart, Who hath begotten me these, 
seeing ''I have lost my children, and 
am desolate, a captive, and removing 
to and fro ? and who hath brought 
up these ? Behold, I was left alone ; 
these, where had they been f 
W ' 22 Thus saith the Lord God, Be- 
hold, I will lift up mine hand to the 
Gen'tiles, and set up my standard to 
the people : and they shall bring thy 
sons in their ®arms, and thy daugh- 
ters shall be carried upon their 
shoulders. W. 50. 10. 

23 And kings shall be thy ^nursing 
fathers, and their '"queens thy nurs- 
ing mothers : they shall bow down 
to thee with their face toward the 
earth, and 'lick up the dust of thy 
feet ; and thou shalt know that I am 
the Lord : 'for they shall not oe 
ashamed that wait for me. 
24 ''iShall "the prey be taken from 
the mighty, or '^the lawful captive 
delivered ? 

25 But thus saith the Lord, Even 
the ^ "^captives of the mighty shall be 
taken avv^ay , and the prey of the ter- 
rible shall be delivered : for I w^ill 
contend with him that contendeth 
with thee, and I will save thy chil- 
dren. 

26 And I will feed them that op- 
press thee with their own flesh ; and 
they shall be drunken with their ov/n 
"blood, as with ''sweet wine : and all 
flesh "shall know that I the Lord am 
thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the 
mjghty One of Ja'cob. 

CHAPTER 50. 

1 Christ sheiDS the cause of the Jews' derelictioii. 
10 Exhortation to tj-ustin God, and not in human 
resources. 

THUS saith the Lord, Where is 
the ''bill of your mother's di- 
vorcement, whom I have put away 'i 
or which of my ^creditors is it to 
whom I have sold you ? Behold, for 
your iniquities have ye sold your- 
selves, and for your transgressions 
is your mother put away. 

2 Wherefore, when I came, was 
there no man? '"when I called, ums 
there none to answer ? '^Is my hand 
shortened at all, that it cannot re- 
deem ? or have I no power to deliver ? 
behold, at my rebuke I dry up the 
sea, I make the rivers a wilderness : 
their fish stinketh, because there is 
no water, and dieth for thirst. 

3 I clothe the heavens with black- 
ness, and I make sackcloth their cov- 
ering. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 49. 

r Jer. 31,15 

8 bosnvi. 

9 nourish- 
ers. 

Ps. 72, 11, 
ch. 52, 15 
ch. 60, 16 

10 prin- 
cesses. 

s Ps. 72, 9 
Mic. 7, 17 

t Ps. 31, 22 
Rom. 5, 5 
Rom. 9,33 
Rom. 
10, 11 

u Mat.12,29 
Lu. 11, 21 

11 the cap- 
tivity of 
the just. 

12 captiv- 
ity. 

V Rev. 14,20 
Rev. 16,6 

13 Or, netv 
wine. 

IV Ps. 9, 16 
ch. 43, 3 



41[The 'Lord God hath given me 
the tongue of the learned, that I 
should know how to speak a word 
in season to him that Hs weary : he 
wakeneth morning by morning, he 
wakeneth mine ear to hear as the 
learned, 

5 The Lord God hath opened mine 
ear, and I was not ^rebellious, neither 
turned away back. 
j6 I ^gave my back to the smiters, 
and my ^cheeks to them that plucked 
off the hair : I hid not my face fr om 



shame and spittin 



spitting . 
Lord G( 



D. 53. 3-6. 



CHAP. 50. 

a Deut. 24,1 
Jer. 3, 8 
Hos. 2, 2 

b2Ki. 4, 1 
Mat.18,25 

c Pro. 1, 24 
ch. 65, 12 
ch. 66, 4 
Jer. 7, 13 
Jer. 35, 15 

d Num. 
11. 23 

e Ex. 4, 11 

/Mat.11.28 

g Mat. 26,39 
John 
14,31 
Phil. 2, 8 
Heb. 10, 5 

h Mat.26,67 
Mat.27,26 
John 

18,22 

i Lam. 3,30 

j Rom. 8,31 

k Ezek. 3, 
8,9 

I 1 Cor. 4, 4 

1 the mas- 
ter of my 
cause. 

m Job 13,28 

n 2 Chr. 
20,20 

Rom. 10,3 

p John 9,.39 



CHAP. 51. 

a Rom. 9,30 

b Rom. 4, 1 
Heb.11,11 

c Ps. 102,13 
ch. 40, 1 

d Gen.13,10 
Joel 2, 3 

686 



T For the Lord God will .^help me ;~ 
therefore shall I not be confounded : 
therefore have ^I set my face like a 
flint, and I know that I shaU not be 
ashamed. 

8 He is near that justifiethme ; who 
will contend with me ? let 'us stand 
together : who is 'mine adversary ? 
let him come near to me. 

9 Behold, the Lord God will help 
me ; who is he that shall condemn 
me ? '"lo, they all shall wax old as a 
garment ; the moth shall eat them up. 

10 *rWho is among you that feareth ] W 
the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of ! 
his servant, that walketh in dark- j 
ness, and hath no light ? let "him | 
trust in the name of the Lord, and ! 
stav upon his God. F. 57. 13:* 

1 1 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, 
that compass yourselves about with 
sparks: nvalk in the light of your 
fire, and in the sparks that ye have 
kindled. ^^This shall ye have of mine 
hand ; ye shall lie down in sorrow. 

CHAPTER 51. 

1 The righteous exhorted, after the pattei n of Abra- 
ham, to trust in Christ : 4 certainty of his salva- 
tion. 

EARKEN to me, '^ye that fol- 
low after righteousness, ye that 
seek the Lord : look unto the rock 
lohence ye are hewn, and to the hole 
of the pit lohence ye are digged. 

2 Look ''unto A'bra-ham your father, 
and unto Sa'rah that bare you •. for I 
called him alone, and blessed him, 
and increased him. 

3 For the Lord ''shall comfort Zi'on ; 
he will comfort all her waste places ; 
and he will make her wilderness 
like E'den, and her desert like ''the 
garden of the Lord ; joy and glad- 
ness shall be found therein, thanks- 
giving, and the voice of melody. 

4irHearken unto me, my people; 
and give ear unto me, O my nation : 
for a law shaU proceed from me, and 
* W. 52. 7. ' 



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8 



The church comforted. 



ISAIAH, 52. Jerusalem s affliction bewailed. 



I will make my judgment to rest for; b. c. 712. ! divided the "sea, whose waves roared: 



a light of the people. 
5 ]\Iy 'righteousness 



IS near ; my 



CHAP. 51. 



The Lord of hosts is his name. 
16 And 'I have put my words in thy 



mine g Mat.24,35' plant the heavens, and lay the foun- 
'l^f- dations of the earth, and say unto 



salvation is gone forth, and mine "^ ch. 46, 13 jjiouth, and I have covered thee in 
arms shall judge the people ; the isles! .f Rom. 1.16; the shadow of mine hand, that I "may 
shall wait upon me, and -^on 
arm shall they trust. 
K r 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, ^ "' ""^ [Zi'on, Thou art my people 

and look upon the earth beneath il'^^^'^'''^"'" I 1 7 ^Awake, awake, stand up, O Je- 
for ?the heavens shall vanish awaj" i J^i^t^iP'28!pu'sa-lem, which hast drunk at the 
like smoke, and the earth shall wax Acts 5', 41; hand of the Lord the cup of his fury 
\ old like a garment, and they that j- Rev.ii.iT^'^thou hast drunken the dregs of th 



dwell therein shall die in like man 
I ner : but my salvation shall be for 
j ever, and my righteousness shall not 
[be abolished. K. 51. 11, 12.. 



k Job 26, 12 

I Ps. 87, 4 
Ps. 89, 10 



7 en 



cup of trembling, aiid wrung them 
out. 

1 S There is none to guide her among 

all the sons ichom she hath brought 

Hearken unto me, ye that know "^gf,^!'^" ; forth; neither ^6'^^A6rea;>^?/thattaketh 

righteousness, the ^people in whose} ' her by the hand of all the sons that 

heart is my law ; 'fear ye not the re- ^^^' ^^' ^^ she hath brought up. 

° ^ ^°^- -^'^l 19 These two ^/u'??g.5 -are come unto 

p Ps. 118, 6 thee ; who shall be sorry for thee? 

desolation, and ^destruction, and the 

famine, and the sword: ^by whom 

r Job 9, 8 ' " ^ 



q 1 Pet. 
1,24 



proach of men, neither be ye afraid of 
[their revilings. B. Jer. 31. 33. 

8 For the moth shall eat them up 
like a garment, and the worm shall 
eat them like wool : but my right- 
eousness shall be for ever, and my 
salvation from generation to genera- 
tion. 

9 •; Awake, awake, •^'put on strength. 
O arm of the Lord ; awake, as in the^ zecii.9,11 
ancient days, m the generations of u Job 26. 12 
old, ^Art thou not it that hath cut 
^Ra liab, and wounded the '"dragon ? 

10 Art thou not it which ''hath dried: " S^"! 



1 Or, made 
Mviself 
ready. 

s Job 20, 7 



shall I comfort thee ? 
20 Thy "sons have fainted, thej' lie 
at the head of all the streets, as a 
wild bull in a net: they are full of 
the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of 
thy God. C. 57, 20, 21. 



21 1i Therefore hear now this, thou 



jer.^3i,35 afflicted, and drunken, but not with 
wine : 
22 Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, 



the sea, the waters of the great deep ; "-^^^l^^^ and thy God th at "pleadeth the cause 
thaj hath made the depths of the sea ^_ ' of his people. Behold, I have taken 
a way for the ransomed to pass over? ^%^iI^-6^6'^'2¥ out of thine hand the cup of trem- 
■ 11 Therefore the redeemed of the 2Pet.3,i3ibiing, even the dregs of the cup of 
Lord shall return, and come Avith x Deut. 23, i my fury; thou shalt no more drink 
siuging unto Zl'on; and everlasting; p|\^o 3 it again: 

20 J shall be upon their head : they! g^^^-gl ^^ J3ut I will *put it into the hand 

32%3, 34:0f them that afflict thee; ''which 

Rev.14,10 ]^g^^.g said to thy soul. Bow doA\m, 

2 hap-_ jthat we may go over : and thou hast 

laid thy body as the ground, and as 

the street, to them that went over. 

, Amos 7. 2 CHAPTER 52. 



shall obtain gladness and joy; and\ 
sorrow and mourning shall flee: 
avray. 

12 I, even I, am he'^that comforteth 
you : who art thou, that thou should- 



pened. 
3 breaking. 



est be afraid of ^a man that shall die 

arsd of the son of man which shall ^?i^To^' 1^ The church rmi.sedicUh Gocrspro7nise of free re 
1-1 11, IJ I demption. 1 Tiding-'s of the gospel, li Propheoj of 

nf TTi ?» n A //TT.Q err pca • 1/ ::.-> i o ,„„,i the glory of Christ after hU sufferinas. 

a Jer. o0,34| . >tt- * -rT-n" ' -. , 

KT o-^- A WAKE, awake; put on thv 

6 Jer.2.D,17,t l\ . .-,' /^ ry-zw' ^ . ^i - 

26,28 NtTX strength, O Zion; put on thy 



b( made ?a 5 grass ; K. 52. 12 

IJAnd forgettest the Lord thy 
maker, that 'hath stretched forth the 

heavens, and laid the foundations of 2®^^^- ^'^ beautiful garments, O Je-ru'sa-lem, 
tht earth; and hast feared continu-h g-f|' the "holy city: f or ^henceforth there 

i shall no more come into thee the un- 
circum.cised ''and the unclean. 
2 Shake thvself from the dust; arise, 



ally everj^ daj^ because of the fury of 
the oppressor, as if he Svere ready 
to destroy ? 'and where is the fury of 
the oppressor? chap. 52. and sit down. O Je-ru'sa-lem: loose 

14 The captive exile hasteneth that a Rev. 21, 2 ^thyself from the bands of thy neck, 
he maybe loosed, ^andthat he should & xah. 1, 15 O captive daughter of Zl'on. 

not die in che pit, nor that his bread I c ReT.21,27; 3 For thus saith the Lord, ^Ye have 
should fail. Uzech. 2, 7isold yourselves for nought; and ye 

15 But lam the Lord thy God, that's ps. 44. 121 shall be redeemed without money. * 

687 *L 52. 7,8. 



Tidings of the gospel. 



ISAIAH, 53. 



Christ's sufferings foretold. 



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4 For thus saith the Lord God, My 
people went down aforetime into 
E'gypt to sojourn there ; and the As- 
syr'i-an oppressed them without 
cause. 

5 Now therefore, what have I here, 
saith the Lord, that my people is 
taken away for nought? they that 
rule over them make them to howl, 
saith the Lord; and my name con- 
tinually every day is -^blasphemed, 

6 Therefore my people shall know 
my name : therefore they shall knotc 
in that day that I con he that doth 
speak : behold, it is I. 

7 1i How ^beautiful upon the moun- 
tains are the feet of him that bring- 
eth good tidings, that publisheth 
peace ; that bringeth good tidings of 
good, that publisheth salvation ; that 

. saith unto Zi'on, Thy God reigneth I 

8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the 
voice ; with the voice together shall 
they sing : for they shall see -eye to eye, 

. when the Lord shall bring again Z T'on. 

9 Break forth into joy . sing together, 
ye waste places of Je-ru'sa-lem : for 
the Lord hath comforted his people, 
he hath redeemed Je-ru'sa-lem. 

10 The Lord hath made bare his 
h oly arm in the eyes of all the na - 
tions : and 'all the ends of the earth 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 52. 

/ Rom. 2,24 
g Rom. 

10, 15 
h Zeph. 3, 9 
i Lu. 3, 6 
j Jer. 50, 8 

2 Cor.6,17 

Rev. 18, 4 
k Ex. 12, 33 
I Mic. 2, 13 
771 Num. 

10. 25 

Ex. 14, 19 

1 gather 
you up. 

n ch. 42, 1 

2 Or, 
prosper. 
Jer. 23, 5 

Phil. 2, 9 
p Ps. 22. 6 
Q Ezek. 

36, 25 

Acts 2, 33 

Heb. 9, 13 
r Rom. 

15,21 

Eph. 3, 5 



Kf 



I 



s hall see the salvation of our Go d.| 
1 1 "ilDepart -^ye, depart ye, go ye out 
from thence, touch no unclean thing ; 
go ye out of the midst of her ; be ye 
clean, that bear the vessels of the 
Lord. 

12For^ye shall not go out with 
haste, nor go by flight : ^for the Lord 
will go before you ; "'and the God of 
Is'ra-el will ^be your rereward.l 

13 1[Behold,''my servant shalPdeal 
prudently, 'he shall be exalted and 
extolled, and be very high. 

14 As many were astonied at thee ; 
his visage ^was so marred more than 
any man, and his form more than 
the sons of men : 

15 So ^shail he sprinkle many na- 
tions; the kings shall shut their 
mouths at him : for that '"which had 
not been told them shall they see; 
and that which they had not heard 
shall they consider. 

CHAPTER 53. 

1 The prophet complains of the want of faith. 
4 Siiffey'mgs of 'Christ, etc. 

WHO °hath believed our ^report ? 
and to whom is *the arm of 
the Lord revealed ? 



* W. 52. 10. 
?,. K. 54. 14. 



t L. 54. 7-10. + W. 53. 5, 6. 



CHAP. .53. 

a John 
12, 38 

1 hearing, 
or, doc- 
trine ? 

b 1 Cor.1,18 
c Mark9,12 
d Ps. 22, 6 
e Heb. 4, 15 

2 as an hid- 
ing of 
faces 
from 
him, or, 
from, Its. 
Or, he 
hid as it 
were 

his face 

from us. 

f John 1,10 

g Mat. 8, 17 

h JMat.26,66 

3 Or, tor- 
mented. 

4 bruise. 

5 hath 
made the 
iniquities 
of us all 
to meet 
on him. 

i Acts 8, 32 
j 1 Pet.1,19 

6 Or, He 
was 
taken 
away by 
distress 
and judg- 
ment; 
but, etc. 

k Dan. 9, 26 

7 was the 
stroke up- 
on him. 

I Mat.27,57 

8 deaths. 

m lPet.2,22 

9 Or, avh^n 
hi^ soul 
shall 
make an 
offering. 

«, 2Cor.5,21 
Rom. 6, 9 
p Eph. 1, 5 
q John 17, 3 
r 1 John 2,1 
s Rom. 5,18 
t Phil. 2, 9 
uCol. 2, 15 
V Mark 
15, 28 
wLu. 23,34 

688 



2 For he shall grow up before him 
as a tender plant, and as a root out 
of a dry ground : ""he hath no form 
nor comeliness ; and when we shall 
see him, there is no beauty that we 
should desire him. 

3 He "^is despised and rejected of 
men; a man of sorrows, ^and ac- 
quainted Avith grief : and Hve hid as 
it were our faces from him ; he was 
despised, and Ave esteemed him not, 

4 TSurely ^he hath borne our griefs, 
and carried our sorrows : yet we ^did 
esteem him stricken, smitten of God, 
and afflicted. 

5 But he teas ^wounded for our trans- 
gressions, he 10 as bruised tor our in- 
iquities: the chastisement ot our 
peace was upon liim ; and with Ins 



stripe s we are liealed . 

6 AH we lik e sheep have gone astray; 
we have turned every one to his own 
way ; and the Lor d ha th "laid on Jiim 
the in i quity ot us a lL j ^ 

7 He was oppressed^ and he was af - ' 
flicted, yet he opened not his naouth : 
'he is brought as a4amb to the slaugh- 
ter, and as a sheep before her shear- 
ers is dumxb, so he openeth not his 
mouth. 

8 ^He was taken from prison and 
from judgment : and Avho shall de- 
clare his generation ? for ^he was cut 
off out of the land of the living : for 
the transgression of my people ^was 
he stricken. 

9 And 'he made his grave with the 
wicked, and wdth the rich in his 
^death ; because he had done no vio- 
lence, neither was any deceit in "'his 
mouth. 

10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise 
him ; he_ Jiath^ j3ut_Aim _to^grief : 
^vhen thou shalt make his soul "ah 
offering for sin, he shall see his seed, 
"he shall prolong his days, and Hhe 
pleasure of the Lord shall prosper 
in his hand. 

1 1 He shall see of the travail of his 
soul, a?2d shall be satisfied: by *his 
knowledge shall ''my righteous serv- 
ant ^'justify many ; for he shall b ear 
th£i£iniquities.*i 

12 Therefore 'will I divide him a 
portion- with the great, and he shall 
divide the spoil with "the strong; 
because he hath poured out his soul 
unto death : and he was "numbered 
with the transgressors ; and he bare 
the sin of many, and "made interoes- 
sion for the transgressors. 

!!A. .55. 8, 9; D. 53. 10. 11; 0, 
W. 53. 11. «^ D. Dan. 9. 24; W. .55 l-S. 



2 

55. 1- 



The church comforted. 



ISAIAH, 54, 55. 



A call to faith. 



CHAPTER 54. 

The church comforted with gracious promises. 

OING, ''O barren, thou t?iat didst 
)0 not bear ; break forth into sing- 
ing, and cry aloud, thou that didst 
not travail with child : for more are 
the children of the desolate than the 
children of the ixiarried wife, saith 
the Lord. 

2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and 
let them stretch forth the curtains 
of thine habitations : spare not, 
lengthen thy cords, and strengthen 
thy stakes ; 

3 For thou shalt break forth on the 
right hand ana on the left ; and thy 
seed shall inherit the Gen'tiles, and 
make the desolate cities to be in- 
habited. 

4 Fear not ; for thou shalt not be 
ashamed : neither be thou confound- 
ed; for thou shalt not be put to 
shame: for thou shalt forget the 
shame of thy youth, and shalt not 
remember the reproach of thy widow- 
hood any more. 

5 For thy Maker is thine husband ; 
the Lord of hosts is his name ; and 
thy Redeemer the Holy One of i§'- 
ra-el ; *The God of the" whole earth 
shall he be called. 

6 For the Lord hath called thee as 
a woman forsaken and grieved in 
spirit, and a wife of youth, when 
thou wast refused, saith thy God. 

^ 7 For *a small moment have I for- 
saken thee ; but with great mercies 
will I gather thee. 

8 In a little wrath I hid my face 
from thee for a moment ; '^but with 
everlasting kindness will I have 
mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy 
Redeemer. 

9 For this is as the waters ^of No'ah 
unto me : for as I have sworn that 
the waters of No'ah should no more 
go over the earth ; so have I sworn 
that I would not be wroth with thee, 
nor rebuke thee. 

10 For -^the mountains shall depart, 
and the hills be removed; but "my 
kindness shall not depart from thee, 
neither shall the covenant of my 

j peace be removed, saith the Lord 
^that hath mercy on thee. ^- ^^- •^~^- 
111(0 thou afflicted, tossed with 
tempest, and not comforted, heboid, 
I will lay thy stones with fair colours, 
and lay thy foundations with sap- 
phires. 

1 2 And I will make thy windows 
(44) 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 54. 

a Gal. 4, 27 

b Rom. 3,29 

c 2 Cor.4,17 

d Jer. 31, 3 

e Jer. 31, 35 

/ Ps. 46, 2 

g Ps. 89, 33 

hch. 11,9 
Jer.31,i54 
John 6, 45 
1 Cor.2,10 
1 Thes.4,9 
1 John 
2,20 

i John 
14,27 
Phil. 4, 7 

3 2Cor.2.14 

k ch. 45, 24 



CHAP. 55. 

a John 
4, 14 

John 7, 37 
1 Cor.1,22 
Rev. 21, 6 
Rev.22,17 

b Mat.13,44 
Rev. 3, 18 

1 wei^h. 

c Mat.11,28 

a ch. 54, 8 
ch. 61, 8 
Jer. 32, 40 

e 2 Sam. 
7,8 

Ps. 89, 28 
Acts 
13,84 

/Mai. 8, 5 
John 
18, 37 
1 Tim. 
6, 13 
Rev. 1, 5 

g Jer. 30, 9 
Ezek. 
34,23 
Dan. 9, 25 
Heb. 2, 10 

h ch. 52, 15 
Eph. 2, 
11,12 

i Acts 3, 13 

j Mat. 5, 25 
Heb. 3, 13 

2 the man 
of in- 
iquity. 

k Zech.8,17 

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of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, 
and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 

13 And all thy children shall be 
taught ^of the Lord ; and great shall 
be 'the peace of thy children. 

14 In righteousness shalt thou bel 
established : thou shalt be far from 
oppression ; for thou shalt not fear : 
and from terror ; for it shall not come 
near thee. K. 54. 17., 

1 5 Behold, they shall surely gather 
together, but not by me : whosoever 
shall gather together against thee 
shall fall for thy sake. 

16 Behold, I have created the smith 
that bloweth the coals in the fire, 
and that bringeth forth an instru- 
ment for his work ; and I have cre- 
ated the waster to destroy. 

17 No Aveapon that is formed 
against thee shall prosper ; and every 
tongue that shall rise against thee 
in judgment thou shalt condemn. 
This is the heritage of the servants 
of the LoRD,^and their righteousness 
is of me, saith the Lord. ►<• 55. 10, i]., 

CHAPTER 55. 

1 The prophet, with the promises of Christ,calls to 
faith, 6 and to repentance. 

O , "every one that thir steth, 
come ye to t he waters, and he 



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thaiLiiaJ±L_nQjiiQiLeyL;-^Qme_j'eJb>uy, 
a,nd ea t; y ea,, co me, b uy wine and 
milk without money and without 
price. 

2 Whereforeiio^e^ spend money_f or 
that which is not bread ? anr) your 
1 a hou r ioiL/Affl^ j?£'AigA,satisfieth not ? 

hearken diligentJyLJunJ:oj3ie^_and_eat 
ye tha t mhic h is good, and let your 
soul d el igh t itsel f Jn f a tncBE^^ 
■^Incline yoiiLLjear,^aiid^leonia unto 
mej^-hear, and :piuiL^QuL_slmlLliYe : 
^^andT will make anjeverlastingLCOVib 
nantJwit]xyiD>u ev^iLihBJsurejociBzcies 
otX^aivid. L. 55. 7; 0. 64. 8; W. 55. 6, 7.. 

4 Behold, I have given him for a 
•^witness to -the people, ^a leader and 
commander to the people. 

5 Behold, Hhou shalt call a nation 
that thou knowest not. and nations 
that knew not thee shall run unto 
thee because of the Lord thj^ God, 
and for the Holy One of l§'ra-el ; 'for 
he hath glorified thee. 

6 tSeek •'ye the Lord while he may ' 
be found, call ye upon him while he 
is near : j 

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, ] 
and '^the unri ghteous man %is | 
thought s: and let him r et urn unto ' 



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Joy of the believer. 



ISAIAH, 56,57. 



Of blind watchmen. 



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the Lord, ^and he will have mercy 
upon him; and to our (jrod^lor ^he 
will abu ndan tl y pa rdon^ lT 5g78^ 
^ TFor my "thoughts are not your 
thoughts, neither are your ways my 
ways, saith the Lord. 

9 For as the heavens are higher than 
the earth, so are my ways higher than 
your ways, and my thoughts than 
your thoughts. a. 59. 1, 2, 

10 For as the rain cometh down, and 
the snow from heaven, and returneth 
not thither, but watereth the earth, 
and maketh it bring forth and bud, 
that it may give seed to the sower, 
and bread to the eater : 

1 1 So shall my word be that goeth 
forth out of my mouth : it shall not 
return unto me void, but it shall ac- 
complish that which I please, and it 
shall prosper in the thing whereto I 
sent it. K. 58. 11. 

12 For ye shall go out with joy, and 
be led forth with peace : the moun- 
tains and the hills shall break forth be- 
fore you into singing, and all the trees 
of the field shall clap their hands, 

13 Instead of the thorn shall come 
up the fir tree, and instead of the brier 
shall come up the myrtle tree : and it 
shall be to the Lord for a name, for 
an everlasting sign that shall not be 
cut oft". 

CHAPTER 56. 

3 God's promises ivUhout respect of persons. 9 The 
church distressed by blind watchmen. 

^f^HUS saith the Lord, Keep ye 
X ^judgm^ent, and do justice : for 
''my salvation is near to come, and 
my righteousness to be revealed. 

2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, 
and the son of man that layeth hold 
on it; that *keepeth the sabbath from 
polluting it, and keepeth his hand 
from doing any evil, 

3 TNeither let ''the son of the stran- 
ger, that hath joined himself to the 
Lord, speak, saying. The Lord hath 
utterly separated me from his people: 
neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I 
am, a dry tree. 

4 For thus saith the Lord unto the 
eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and 
choose the things that please me, and 
take hold of my covenant ; 

5 Even unto them will I give in mine 
'^house and within my walls a place 
^and a name better than of sons and 
of daughters: I will give them an 
everlasting name, that shall not be 
cut off 

* P. 57. 18; R.57.15; W. 57. 15,16. 



B. C. 712. 



CHAP. 55, 

I Jer. 3, 12 

3 fie will 
viultivly 
to par- 
don. 



CHAP. 56. 

1 Or, 

equity. 

a Mat. 3, 2 
Rom. 
13,11 

b Ex. 20, 11 
ch, 58, 13 
Ezek, 
20,12 

c Deut.23,1 
Acts 8, 27 
Acts 10, 1 
Acts 17, 4 
1 Pet. 1, 1 

d 1 Tim. 
3, 15 

e John 1,12 
lJohn3,l 

/I Pet. 1,1 

g Rom.12,1 
Heb.13,15 

1 Pet. 2, 5 

h Lu. 19, 46 

i Mai. 1, 11 

j .John 
10, 16 
Eph. 1, 10 

2 to his 
gathered. 

k Mat,15,14 

I Phil. 3, 2 

3 Or, 

dream- 
ing, or, 
talking in 
their 
sleep. 

4 strong of 
appetite. 

5 know not 
to be 
satisfied 



B. C. 698. 
CHAP. 57. 

1 men of 
kindness, 
or, god- 
liness. 

2 Or, from 
that 

which is 
evil. 

3 Or, go in 
peace. 
Lu, 2, 29 

4 Or, before 
him. 

a Mai. 3, 5 

5 Or, among 
the oaks, 

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6 Also the sons of the stranger, that 
join themselves to the Lord, to serve 
him, and to love the name of the 
Lord, to be his servants, every one 
that keepeth the sabbath from pol- 
luting it, and taketh hold of my 
covenant ; 

7 Even them will I ^bring to my holy 
mountain, and make them joyful in 
my house of prayer : their ''burnt of- 
ferings and their sacrifices shall be 
accepted upon mine altar ; for ^mine 
house shall be called an house of 
prayer *for all people, 

8 1 he Lord Gob which gathereth ■ 
the outcasts of i§'ra-el saith, -^ Yet will 
I gather others to him, ^beside those 
that are gathered unto him. l, 57, 15. 

9 II All ye beasts of the field, come to 
devour, lyea, all ye beasts in the forest. 

10 His watchmen are ^blind : they 
are all ignorant, ^they are all dumb 
dogs, they cannot bark ; ^sleeping, 
lying down, loving to slumber, 

11 Yea, they are ^greedy dogs lohich 
^can never have enough, and they «?'e 
shepherds that cannot understand: 
they all look to their own way, every 
one for his gain, from his quarter. 

1 2 Come ye, say they, I will fetch 
wine, and we will fill ourselves with 
strong drink ; and to morrow shall be 
as this day, and much more abun- 
dant. 

CHAPTER 57. 

I Blessed death of the righteous. 3 The Jeios reproved 
for their idolatri/. 13 Promises to the penitent. 

THE righteous perisheth, and no 
man layeth it to heart: and 'mer- 
ciful men are taken away, none con- 
sidering that the righteous is taken 
away ^from the evil to come. 

2 He shall ^enter into peace : they 
shall rest in their beds, each oiie 
walking *m his uprightness. 

3 llBut draw near hither, "ye sons of 
the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer 
and the whore. 

4 Against whom do ye sport your- 
selves? against whom make ye a wide 
mouth, ancMraw out the tongue ? are 
ye not children of transgression, a 
seed of falsehood, 

5 Enflaming yourselves Vith idols 
under every green tree, slaying the 
children in the valleys under the 
clifts of the rocks ? 

6 Among the smooth stones of the 
stream is thy portion ; they, they are 
thy lot: even to them hast thou 
poured a drink offering, thou hast 



Promises to the penitent. 



ISAIAH, 58. 



Of hypocriti<ial fasts. 



offered a meat offering. Should I re- 
ceive comfort in these ? 

7 Upon a lofty and high mountain 
hast thou set *thy bed : even thither 
wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 

8 Behind the doors also and the posts 
hast thou set up thy remembrance : 
for thou hast discovered thyself to 
another than me, and art gone up ; 
thou hast enlarged thy bed,and °made 
thee a covenant with them; thou 
'lovedst their bed Hvhere thou saw- 
est it. 

9 And ®thou wentest to the kingwith 
ointment, and didst increase thy per- 
fumes, and didst send thy messengers 
far off, and didst debase thyself even 
unto hell. 

10 Thou art wearied in the greatness 
of thy way ; yet saidst thou not. There 
is no hope : thou hast found the ®life 
of thine hand ; therefore thou wast 
not grieved. 

11 And of whom hast thou been 
afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, 
and hast not remembered me, nor laid 
it to thy heart ? have ''not I held my 
peace even of old, and thou fearestme 
not? 

12 1 will declare thy righteousne ss, 
and thy works; tor they shalTliot 
profit thee . G. 58. 1-8. 

F 13 When thou criest, let thy com- 
j panics deliver thee ; but the wind 
I shall carry them all away ; vanity 
I shall take ther)% : but h e that put- 
I teth his trust in me s halTpos sess "the 
I land^an d shall inherit my lioly 
l^mountam; F. Jer. 3. 23. 

nL^AndTshall say, Cast ye up, cast 
ye up, prepare the way, take up the 
stumblingblock out of the way of 
my people. 
L r 15 For thussaith the high and lofty 
R I One that inhabiteth eternity, whose 
W I •''name is Holy ; ^I dAvell in the high 
and holy place, with ^him also that 
is of a contrite and huixible spirit, 
to revive the spirit of the humble, 
and to revive the heart of the con- 
trite ones. L. 57. 18: R. 59. 20. 
1 6 For 'I will not contend for ever, 
neither will I be alwaj^s wroth : for 
the spirit should fail before me, and 
the souls hohich I have made. * 
N ^ 1 7 For the iniquity of his ^covetous- 
j ness was I wroth, and smote him : I 
I hid me, and was wroth, and he went 
j on ^"frowardly in the way of his 
(^ heart. N. 63. 10. 
. p r 181 have seen his ways, and wil l 

* W 57. 19. 



B. C. 698. 



CHAP. 57. 

h Ezek. 
23,41 

Or, hewed 
it .for 
thyself 
larger 
than 
their's. 

c Ezek. 
16,26 

7 Or, thou 
proxwl- 
edst room. 

8 Or, thou 
respect- 
edst the 
king. 
Hos. 7, 11 

9 OT,living- 

d Ps. 50, 21 

e Rev. 5, 10 

/Job 6, 10 
Lu. 1, 49 

g Ps. 68, 4 
Zech.2,13 

h Ps. 34, 18 
Ps. 138, 6 

i Mic. 7, 18 

j Heb. 12, 9 

k Ezek. 
33,31 

10 turning 
away. 

1 Ps. 73, 24 

m. Heb. 
13, 15 

w Acts 2, 39 
Eph. 2, 17 



CHAP. 58. 

1 ivlth the 
throat. 

a Mai. 3, 14 

2 griefs, or, 
things 
where- 
with ye 
grieve 
others. 

3 Or, ye 

fast not 
as t/iis 
day. 

h Zech. 7, 5 

4 Or, to 

afflut his 
soul for 
a da/y? 

5 the 
bimdles 
of the 
yoke. 

6 broken. 

c Ezek.18,7 
Mat.25,35 

7 Or, 
afflicted. 

d Gen.29,14 
Mat. 15, 5 
Jas. 2, 15 

8 shaU 
gather 
thee up. 

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heal hi m: I will l ead him also, an d | l 
restofecomforts unto him and to his i p 



m ourners , l. 59. 20, 21; P. Jer. 3. 12-14. 

19 I create '"the fruit of the lips; 
Peace, peace "to him that is far oft", 
and to ^^m that is near, saith the 
Lord ; and I will heal him^ 

20 But the wicked are like the 
tTOubledrsea;^w1ren~ir^cannx3^^ 



whose water s cast up mire andrdirt„ 
21 There ^5 no p"eace7smtlFmytjrod7 1 
toThe Y/lcked . c. 59. 12: H. 59. 17. 18": I 



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H 



CHAPTER 58. 

1 Hypocritical fasts reproved. 8 Promises to godli- 
ness, 13 and to a due observance of the sabbath. 

CRY ^aloud, spare not, lift up thy 
voice like a trumpet, and shew 
my people their transgression, and 
the house of Ja'cob their sins. 

2 Yet they seek me daily, and de- 
light to know my ways, as a nation 
that did righteousness, and forsook 
not the ordinance of their God : they 
ask of me the ordinances of justice ; 
they take delight in approaching to 
God. 

3 Wherefore ''have we fasted, say 
they, and thou seest not ? wherefore 
have we afflicted our soul, and thou 
takest no knowledge? Behold, in 
the day of your fasl ye find pleas- 
ure, and exact all your '^labours. 

4 Behold, ye fast for strife and de- 
bate, and to smite with the fist of 
wickedness : ^ye shall not fast as ye 
do this day, to make your voice to 
be heard on high. 

5 Is it *such a fast that I have 
chosen ? ''a day for a man to afflict 
his soul ? is it to bow down his head 
as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth 
and ashes under him f wilt thou call 
this a fast, and an acceptable day to 
the Lord ? 

6 Is not this the fast that I have 
chosen ? to loose the bands of wick- 
edness, to undo ^the heavy burdens, 
and to let the ''oppressed go free, and 
that ye break every yoke ? 

7 Is it not "^to deal thy bread to the 
hungry, and that thou bring the 
poor that are '^cast out to thy house ? 
when thou seest the naked, that thou 
cover him; and that thou hide not 
thyself from "'thine o^vn flesh ? 

8 ^Then shall thy light break forth 
as the morning, and thine health 
shall spring forth speedily : and thy 
righteousness shall go before thee; 
the glory of the Lord ^shall be thy 
rereward. G. 64. 6., 

fW. 60. 1-3. ' 



The sins of the Jeins. 



ISAIAH, 59. 



Salvation is of God. 



K 



9 Then shalt thou call, and the I^ord 
shall answer ; thou shalt cry, and he 
shall say, Here 1 am. If thou take 
away from the midst of thee the 
yoke, the putting forth of the finger, 
and speaking vanity ; 

1 And if thou draw out thy soul 
to the hungry, and satisfy the afflict- 
ed soul ; then shall 'thy light rise in 
obscurity, and thy darkness be as the 
noon day : 

11 And the Lord shall guide thee 
continually, and satisfy thy soul in 
^drought, and make fat thy bones : 
and thou shalt be like a watered 
garden, and like a spring of Avater, 
whose waters ^ "fail not. K. 59 19. 

12 And they that shall be of thee 
shall build the old waste places : thou 
shalt raise up the foundations of 
many generations; and thou shalt 
be called, The repairer of the breach. 
The restorer of paths to dwell in. 

13lilf -^thou turn aw^ay thy foot 
from the sabbath, from doing thy 
pleasure on my holy day ; and call 
the sabbath a delight, the holy of 
the TiORD, honourable ; a,nd shalt 
honour him, not doing thine own 
ways, nor finding thine own pleas- 
ure, nor speaking Hhine oion words : 

14 Then '^shalt thou delight thyself 
in the Lord ; and I will cause thee 
to ride 'upon the high places of the 
earth, and feed thee with the her- 
itage of Ja'cob thy father : for •'the 
mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 
CHAPTER 59. 

1 The Jews' enormous sins the cause of their calami- 
ties. 16 Salvatio7i only oj God. 20 Covenant of 
the Eedeeyner. 

B EHOLD, th e Lor d's hand is not 
"sh ortened, that it cannot save : 
neither hi s ear heavy, that it cannot 
hear : 

_ 2^But ypurjniquities have sepa rated 
between y ou a nd .your Go d, and 
your si ns ^ have hid his fa ce from 
i you, that he will not h ear. A. .59. 7. S. 

3 For your *hands are defiled with 
blood, and your fingers with in- 
iquity ; your lips have spoken lies, 
your tongue hath muttered perverse- 
ness. 

4 None calleth for justice, nor any 
pleadeth for truth : they trust in 
vanity, and speak lies ; ''they con- 
ceive mischief, and bring forth in- 
iquity. 

5 lliey hatch ^cockatrice' eggs, and 
'^weave the spider's web: he that 
eateth of their eggs dieth, and ^that 



B. C. 698. 



CHAP. 58. 
e Job 11,17 

9 droughts. 

10 lie, or, 

deceive. 

f Ex. 20, 8 
Lev.19,30 
ch. 56, 2 

g Mat.12,36 

h Job 22, 26 

i Deut. 
32, 13 
Deut. 
33,29 

j ch. 1, 20 
ch. 40, 5 
Mic.4,4 



CHAP. 59. 

a Num. 
11, 23 

ch. 50, 2 

1 Or, 7iave 
made him 
hide. 

b Rom.3,15 

c Job 15, 35 
Ps. 7, 14 

2 Or, 
adders'. 

d Job 8, U 

3 Ov,that 

ivhich is 
sprinkled 
is as if 
there 

brake out 
a viper. 

e Pro. 1, 16 
Rom.3, 15 

4 breaking. 

5 Or, right. 

f Ps. 125, 5 
Pro. 2, 15 

g Jer. 8, 15 

h Deut. 
28, 29 
Job 5, 14 
Amos 8,9 
Zeph.1,17 

i Mat.12,34 

j Neh. 8, 1 

6 Or, is ac- 
counted 
mad. 

7 it was 
evil in Ms 
eyes. 

k Ezek. 
22,30 

I Mark 6, 6 

m 1 Thes. 
5, 8 

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which is crushed breaketh out into a 
viper. 

6 Their webs shall not become gar 
ments, neither shall they cover them^ 
selves with their works : their w^orks 
are works of iniquity, and the act of 
violence is in their hands. 

7 Their "feet run to evil, and they 
make haste to shed innocent blood -. 
their thoughts are thoughts of in- 
iquity ; wasting and "destruction are 
in their paths. 

8 The way of peace they know not , 
and there is no ^judgment in their 
goings : they -^have made them crook- 
ed paths : whosoever goeth therein 
shall not know peace. A„ 59. 12, 1.3. 

9 ^Therefore is judgment far from 
us, neither doth justice overtake us : 
ffwe wait for light, but behold obscu- 
rity ; for brightness, but we walk in 
darkness. 

10 We ^grope for the wall like the 
blind, and we grope as if loe had no 
eyes : we stumble at noon day as in 
the night ; vje are in desqlate places 
as dead men. 

1 1 We roar all like bears, and mourn 
sore like doves : w^e look for judg- 
ment, but there is none ; for salva- 
tion, but it is far off from us. 

1 2 For our transgressions are multi- 



plied before the e, and our sins testify j C 
against us: for our transgressions 



are with us ; and as for our iniquities, 
we know them : C. 64. 6. J 

13 In transgressing and lying] 
against the Lord, and departing] 
away from our God, speaking op-] 
pression and revolt, conceiving and j 
uttering 'from the heart words of] 
falsehood. A, 63. S-IO.J 

14 And judgment is turned away 
backward, and justice standeth afar 
off : for truth is fallen in 'the street, 
and equity cannot enter. 

15 Yea, truth faileth; and he tJiat 
departeth from evil ''maketh himself 
a prey : and the Lord saw it, and ''it 
displeased him that there was no 
judgment. 

1 6 II And %e saw that there icas no 
man, and 'wondered that thei^e 'was 
no intercessor: therefore his arm 
brought salvation unto him ; and his 
righteousness, it sustained him. 

1 7 For '"he put on righteousness as' 
a breastplate, and an helmet of sal 
vation upon his head ; and he put oia 
the garments of vengeance /or cloth- 1 
ing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. 



H 



The church\'i glory in the 



ISAIAH, 60. 



access of the Gentiles. 



I 



H 18 According to their ®deeds, accord- 
ingly he will repay, fury to his ad- 
versaries, recompence to his enemies ; 
I to the islands he will repay recom- 
[ pence. H. 63. 4-6. 

K ' 19 So '^shall they fear the name of 
I the Lord from the west, and his gio- 
i ry from the rising of the sun. When 
i the enemy shall come in "like a flood, 
I the Spirit of the Lord shall ^lif t up a 
[ standard against him. K. 63. 9. 

L r 20 IFAnd Hhe Redeem er sha ll com e 
R to Zfdn and unto the m that turn 
f rom transgression i n Ja'cob, saith 
the Lord. R. Jer. 3. 12, 13. 

21 As ^for me, this is my covenant 
with them, saith the Lord ; My ''spir- 
it that is upon thee, and my words 
which I have put in thy mouth, shall 
not depart out of thy mouth, nor out 
of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of 
the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith 
the Lord, from henceforth and for 
ever. L. 60. 1-3. 

CHAPTER 60. 

1 Glory of the church in the abundant access of the 
Gentiles, 15 and her great blessings after a short 
affliction. 

L 4 RISE, ^shine ; for thy light is 
W J\, come,and''theglory of theLoRD 
is risen upon thee. 
2 For, behold, the darkness shall 
cover the earth, and gross darkness 
the people : but the Lord shall arise 
' upon thee, and his glory shall be seen 
I upon thee. 

I 3 And the *Gen'tile§ shall come to 
I thv light, and kings to the bright- 
Iness of thy rising.L. 60. 10; W. 60.^1. 

4 Lift up thine eyes round about, 
and see : all they gather themselves 
together, they come to thee : thy sons 
shall come from far, and thy daugh- 
ters shall be nursed at thy side. 
• 5 Then thou shalt see, and flow to- 
gether, and thine heart shall fear, 
and be enlarged ; because the "abun- 
dance of the sea shall be converted 
unto thee, the ^forces of the Gen'tiles 
shall come imto thee. 

6 The multitude of camels shall cov- 
er thee, the dromedaries of Mid'i-an 
and 'E'phah; all they from She'ba 
'^shall come : they shall bring ^gold 
and incense; and they shall shew 
forth the praises of the Lord. 

7 All the flocks of /Re'dar shall be 
gathered together unto thee, the 
rams of Ne-ba'ioth shall minister un- 
to thee : they shall come up with ac- 
ceptance on mine altar, and ^I will 
glorify the house of my glory. 



B. C. 698. 



CHAP. 59. 

8 recom- 
pences. 

nPs. 113,3 
Mai. 1, 11 

Rev.12,15 

9 Or, put 
him to 

flight. 

p Rom. 
11. 26 

q Heb. 8, 10 
Heb.10,16 

r Ezek. 
36,37 
Joel 2, 28 



CHAP. 60. 

1 Or, be 
enlight- 
ened: for 
thy light 
Cometh. 
Eph. 5, 14 

a Mai. 4, 2 

b Rev.21,24 

2 Or, noise 
of the sen 
shall be 
tv/med 
toward 
thee. 
Rom. 
11, 25 

3 Or, 

wealth. 

Zech. 

14,14 

c Gen. 25, 4 

d Ps. 72, 10 

e Mat. 2, 11 

/Gen.25,13 
Ezek. 
27,21 

!7 Hag. 2,7,9 

h Ps. 72, 10 

i Gal. 4, 26 

j Zech. 
14,14 

k Jer. 3, 17 

I ch. 55, 5 

m Zech. 
6,15 

n Rev.21,24 

4 Or, 

xvealth. 

Zech. 
14. 17 
Mat.21,44 

p ch. 35, 2 
ch. 41, 19 

q 1 Chr.28.2 
Heb.12,22 

r Rev. 3, 9 

s Heb.12,22 
Rev. 14, 1 

t ch. 43, 3 

u ch. 26, 1 

V Rev.21,23 
Rev. 22, 6 

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8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, 
and as the doves to their wmdows ? 

9 Surely Hhe isles shall wait for me, 
and the ships of Tar'shish first, to 
'bring thy sons from far, •'their silver 
and their gold with them, unto *the 
name of the Lord thy God, and to 
the Holy One of l§'ra-el, because 'he 
hath glorified thee. 

10 And '"the sons of strangers shalL 
build up thy walls, "and their kings 
shall minister unto thee : for in my 
wrath I smote thee, but in my favour 
have I had mercy on thee. L. 61. 1-3. 

1 1 Therefore thy gates shall be open ' 
continually; they shall not be shut 
day nor night ; that meji may bring 
unto thee the '^f orces of the Gen'tfles, 
and that their kings 7nay be brought. J 

12 For 'the nation and kingdom that 
will not ser\^e thee shall perish ; yea, 
those nations shall be utterly wasted. 

13 The ^glory of Leb'a-non shall 
come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine 
tree, and the box together, to beauti- 
fy the place of my sa,nctuary ; and ] 
will make ?the place of my feet glo- 
rious. 

14 The sons also of them that 
afflicted thee shall come bending 
imto thee; and all they that de- 
spised thee shall 'bow themselves 
down at the soles of thy feet; and 
they shall call thee. The city of the 
Lord, The 'Zfon of the Holy One of 
Is'ra-el. 

1 5 Whereas thou hast been for- 
saken and hated, so that no man 
went through thee, I will make thee 
an eternal excellency, a joy of many 
generations. 

16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of 
the Gen'tile§, and shalt suck the 
breast of kings : and thou shalt know 
that T the Lord am thy Saviour and 
thy Redeemer, the mighty One of 
Ja'cob. 

17 For brass I will bring gold, and 
for iron I will bring silver, and for 
wood brass, and for stones iron : I 
will also make thy officers peace, and 
thine exactors righteousness. 

1 8 Violence shall no more be heard 
in thy land, wasting nor destruction 
within thy borders ; but thou shalt 
call "thy walls Salvation, and thy 
gates Praise. 

19 The "sun shall be no more thy 
light by day ; neither for brightness 
shall the moon give light unto thee : 
but the Lord shall be unto thee an 

*W. 61. 1-3. ^ 



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Office of Christ. 



ISAIAH, 61, 62. 



The prophefs zeal. 



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W 



everlasting light, and ""thy God thy 
gloiy. 

20 Thy •^sun shall no more go down ; 
neither shall thy moon withdraw it- 
self : for the Lord shall be thine 
everlasting light, and the days of thy 
mourning shall be ended. 

21 Thy people also shall he all 
righteous: they ^shall inherit the 
land for ever, ^the branch of my 
planting, ''the work of my hands, 
that I may be glorified. 

22 A ''little one shall become a thou- 
sand, and a small one a strong na- 
tion : I the Lord will hasten it in his 
time. 

CHAPTER 61 

1 Office of Christ. 4 Bentoration, 6 and blessedness 
of the dturch. 

T HE "Spirit of the Lord (tO d %s 
upon me ; because the T;Ord hat.h 
anointed me to preach good tidings 
unto the meek ; he hath sent mp h'o 
b ind u p the b ro ken hearted,_to pro 
claim ^h'herty to the captives, and thp 
open in g of th e x') r ison to the m, th a t 
a.TP. hound • 

9/Tn^ prop]pi.im thp fl.r^ppptphlA y par 
of t he T i ORD , a n d " the d ay of venge- 
an ce o f o ur (Tod ; to -^'comfort all 
that mouTTi ; 

>3 To appoint imto them that mourn 



B. C. 698. 



in Zfon, -''to give imto them beaut}^ 
for ashes, the oil of joy for mourn- 
ing, the garment of praise for the 



spirit of heaviness ; that the^r might 

I be called^trees of righteousness, the 

^planting of the Lord, ^'that he migh t 



;d. L- ^- 10; W. 63r7. 

4irAnd they shall -^Miild the old 
wastes, they shall raise up the former 
desolations, and they shall repair the 
waste cities, the desolations of many 
generations. 

5 And ^strangers shall stand and 
feed your flocks, and the sons of the 
alien shall he your plowmen and 
your vinedressers. 

6 But Ve shall be named the Priests 
of the Lord : 'men shall call you the 
Ministers of our God : ye shall eat 
the riches of the Gen'tiles, and in 
their glory shall ye boast yourselves. 

Y For ™your shame ye shall hat^e 
double ; and for confusion they shall 
rejoice in their portion : therefore in 
their land they shall possess the dou- 
ble: everlasting joy shall be unto 
them. 

8 For T the Lord love judgment, 
I hate robbery for burnt offering; 



CHAP. 60. 

w Zech. 2, 5 

X Amos 8, 9 

y Ps. 37, 11 
Mat. 5, 5 

z Mat. 15,13 
John 15, 2 

a Eph. 2, 10 

b Mat.13,31 



CHAP. 61 

a ch. 11, 2 
Lu. 4, 18 
John 1,32 
John 3,34 

b Ps. 147, 3 

c Jer. 34, 8 

d Lev. 25, 9 

e Mai. 4,1,3 

/Mat. 5, 4 

g Ps. 30, 11 

h ch. 60, 21 

i John 15, 8 

j Ezek. 
36, 33 

k Eph. 2, 12 

I Ex. 19, 6 

m ch. 40, 2 
Zech.9,12 

n ch. 55, 3 

ch. 49, 18 
Rev. 21, 2 

1 decketh 
as a 
priest. 

V Ps. 72, 3 
Ps. 85, 11 

q ch. 60, 18 
ch. 62, 7 



CHAP. 62. 

a ch. 65, 15 
Rev. 3, 12 

b Zech.9,16 

Hos. 1, 10 

1 Pet.2,10 

1 Azubah. 
IKi. 22,42 
ch. 54, 1 

2 That is, 
3Iy de- 
light is in 
her. 

2 Ki. 21, 1 

3 That is. 
Married. 

4 ivith the 
joy of the 
bride- 
groom. 
ch. 65, 19 

d Ezek.3,17 
Ezek.33,7 
Or, ye 
that are 
the 

LORD'S 
remem- 
brancers. 

6 silence. 

ch. 61, 11 

Zeph.3,20 

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and I will direct their work in 
truth, ''and I will make an everlast- 
ing covenant with them. 

9 And their seed shall be known 
among the Gen'tileg, and their off- 
spring among the people: all that 
see them shall acknowledge them, 
that they are the seed which the 
Lord hath blessed. 

101 will greatly rejoice in the Lord, i 
my soul shall be joyful in my God : 
for he hath clothed me with the gar- 
ments of salvation, he hath covered 
me with the robe of righteousness, 
as °a bridegroom ^decketh himself 
with ornaments, and as a bride 
adorneth herself with her jewels. * 

1 1 For as the earth bringeth forth 
her bud, and as the garden causeth 
the things that are sown in it to 
spring forth ; so the Lord God will 
cause ^righteousness and upraise to 
spring forth before all the nations. 
CHAPTER 62. 

1 The prophet's f erven t zeal for the accomplish ment 
of God's promises to his church. 6 Ministers in- 
cited to like importunitt/. 

OR Zf on's sake will I not hold 
my peace, and for Je-ru'sa-lem's 
sake I will not rest, until the right- 
eousness thereof go forth as bright- 
ness, and the salvation thereof as a 
lamp thc(t burneth. 

2 And the Gen'tileg shall see thy 
righteousness, and all kings thy 
glory : "and thou shalt be called by a 
new name, which the mouth of the 
Lord shall name. 

3 Thou shalt also be a *crown of glo- 
ry in the hand of the Lord, and a 
royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 

4 Thou ^shalt no more be termed 
Forsaken ; neither shall thy land any 
more be termed ^Desolate : but thou 
shalt be called ^Heph'zi-bah, and thy 
land ^Beiilah : for the Lord delight- 
eth in thee, and thy land shall be 
married. 

5 For as a young man marrieth a 
virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee : 
and *as the bridegroom rejoiceth 
over the bride, so shall thy God re- 
joice over thee. 

6 "iTl '^have set watchmen upon thy 
walls, O Je-ru'sa-lem, ivhich shall 
never hold their peace day nor night: 
^ye that make mention of the Lord, 
keep not silence, 

7 And give him no ®rest, till he es- 
tablish, and till he make Je-ru'sa-lem 

a praise in the earth. 

8 The Lord hath sworn by his right 
*L. 63. 7-9. 



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ISAIAH, 63. 



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hand, and by the arm of his 
strength, 'Surely I will no more give 
■^thy corn to be meat for thine ene- 
mies ; and the s6ns of the stranger 
shall not drink thy wine, for the 
which thou hast laboured : 

9 But they that have gathered it 
shall eat it, and praise the Lord ; and 
they that have brought it together 
shall drink it •''m the courts of my 
holiness. 

10 HGo through, go through the 
gates ; prepare ye the Avay of the peo-j 
pie ; cast up, cast up the highway ; 
gather out the stones ; lift up a stand- 
ard for the people. 

11 Behold, theLoRD hath proclaimed 
unto the end of the world, ''Say ye 
to the daughter of Zi'on, Behold, thy 
salvation cometh; behold, his 'reward 
is with him, and his ^vork before 
him. 

1 2 And they shall call them, The 
holy people. The redeemed of the 
Lord: and thou shalt be called, 
Sought out, A city not forsaken. 

CHAPTER 63. 

1 Christ shews his poicer to save. 7 A thankful 
remembrance of God's lovingkindness to his people. 

WHO is this that cometh from 
E'dom, with dyed ganiients 
from Boz'rah ? this that is 'glorious 
in his apparel, travelling in the great- 
ness of his strength ? i that speak 
in righteousness, mighty to save. 

2 Wherefore ""art thou red in thine 
apparel, and thy ganiients like him 
that treadeth in the winefat ? 

31 have *trodden the Avinepress 
alone; and of the people there teas 
none with me : for I will tread them 
in mine anger, and trample them in 
my fury ; and their blood shall be 
sprinkled upon my garments, and I 
will stain all my raiment. 

4 For the daj^ of vengeance is in 
mine heart, and the year of my re- 
deemed is come. 

5 And I looked, and 'there teas none 
to help : and I wondered that there 
was none to uphold : therefore mine 
own '^arm brought salvation unto me ; 
and my fury, it upheld me. 

6 And I will tread down the people 
in mine anger, and 'make them drunk 
in my fury, and I will bri|ig doAvn 
their strength to the earth. 

7 ^I will mention the lovingkind- 
nesses of the Lord, and the praises 
of the Lord, according to all that the 
Lord hath bestowed on us, and the 

* H. 65. 12. 13. 



B. C. 698. 



CHAP. 62. 

7 If I give, 
etc. 

/ Deut. 
28,31 
Jer. 5, 17 

a Deut. 
12, 13 
Deiit. 14, 
23, 26 
Deut. 16, 
11,14 

h Zech. 9, 9 
Mat. 21, 5 
John 
12,15 

i ch. 40, 10 
Rev.22,12 

8 Or,recom- 
pence. 



great goodness toward the house of i L 
Is'ra-el, which he hath bestowed on W 
them according to his mercies, and | 
according to the multitude of his lov- I 
ingkindnesses. W. 64. -i. | 

8 For he said. Surely they are my ' A 
people, children that will not lie : "so j 
he was their Saviour. ! 

9 In '^aU their affliction he was af - ^ K 
flicted , and ^the ang(4 o f h is presence 
sa.ved them: in 4iis love a nd in his 
pity he redeemed them; and 'lie bare | 
t hem, and carried them all the dayp 
of old. K. Jer. 1. 7. 8; L. 63. 16., 

1 Rut they rebelled, and A-exed his 
holy Spirit : thei^efore he w as turned 
enemy, a)id he fonght 



CHAP. 63. 

1 decked. 

a Rev. 19, 13 

b Lam. 1,15 j 

c John 
16, 32 

d Ps. 98, 1 I 

e Rev. 16,6J 

2 Or, and j 
he becam.e\ 
a Sariour- 
for them, i 

f Juder. 

10, 16 
Acts 9, 4 

g Ex. 14, 19 
Hos. 12, 
4. 5 

Mai. 3. 1 
Actsl2,ll 

h Deut. 7, 7 

i Ex, 19, 4 

j Eph. 4, 30 
Heb. 
10,29 

3 Or. shep- 
herds. 
Num. 

11, 17 

4 Or. the 
multi- 
tude. 
Hos. 11, 8 

k Gal. 3, 28 

5 Or, our 

redeemer 
from 
ei^erlast- 
ing is thy 
name. 

I Ps. 119,10 

m. ch. 6, 10 
Mat.13,15 
John 
12,40 

n Dan. 8, 24 

:6 Or, thy 
j name was 
not called 
1 upon 
1 them. 

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to be their 

again st t h em . A. 64. 6; N. 65. 2 

1 1 ITThen he remembered the days 
of old,Mo'§es,a;i<:? his people, saying, 
Where is he that brought them up 
out of the sea with the ^shepherd of 
his flock ? where is he that put his 
holy Spirit within him ? 

12 That led them by the right hand 
of Mo'§es with his glorious arm, di- 
viding the water before them, to 
make himself an everlasting name ? 

13 That led them through the deep, 
as an horse in the Avilderness, tJiat 
they should not stumble ? 

1-x As a beast goetli down mto the 
valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused 
him to rest : so didst thou lead thy 
people, to make thyself a glorious 



name. 

1 5 ^Look do^\'n 
behold from the 
holiness and of 
is thv zeal and 



from heaven, and 
habitation of thy 
thy glorv": where 
thy strength, Hhe 
sounding of thy bowels and of thy 
mercies toward me? are they re- 
strained ? 

16 Doubtless thou art our father, 
though ''^ A 'bra-ham be ignorant of 
us, and is'ra-el acknowledge us not: 
thou, O Lord, art our father, ^our 
redeemer; thy name is from ever- 
lastmg. . L. ^b. 1, 2. 

1 7 *'0 Lord, why hast ^thou made 
us to err from thy ways, and hard- 
ened ™our heart from thy fear ? Re- 
turn for thy ser^^ants' sake, the tribes 
of thine inlieritance. 

1 8 The "people of thy holmess have 
possessed it but a little while : our 
adversaries have trodden down thy 
sanctuary. 

19 We are thine : thou never barest 
rule over them ; "^they were not called 
by thy name. 



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CHAPTER 64. 

i Prayer for the illustration of God's power, 9 and 
complaint of the church. 

OH that thou wouldest rend the 
heavens, that thou wouldest 
come down, that the mountains 
might flow down at thy presence, 

2 As iohe?i 'the melting fire burneth, 
the fire causeth the waters to boil, to 
make thy name known to thine ad- 
versaries, that the nations may trem- 
ble at thy presence ! 

3 When thou didst terrible things 
which we looked not for, thou camest 
down, the mountains flowed down at 
thy presence. 

4 For since the beginning of the 
world me?i "have not heard, nor per- 
ceived by the ear, neither hath the 
eye ^seen, O God, beside thee, what 
he hath prepared for him that wait- 
eth for him. W. Jer. 9. 24. 

5 Thou m.eetest him that rejoiceth 
and ^worketh righteousness, those 
that remember thee in thy ways: 
behold, thou art wroth ; for we have 
sinned : in 'those is continuance, and 
we shall be saved. 

6 But we are all as an unclean 
thing, and all "'our righteousnesses 
are as filthy rags : and we all do fade 



.-I- ^-^^ = ^ ~ C3 9 ^^ = =^^ = ' ^^^- " 

as a leaf: and our iniquiti es, like the 



wind, have taken us a.way . * 

7 And 'there is none that calleth 
upon thy name, that stirreth up him- 
self to take hold of thee: for thou 
hast hid thy face from us, and hast 
'""consumed us, ^because of our iniqui- 
ties. 

8 But now, O Lord, thou art our fa- 
ther; we are the clay, -/"and thou our 
potter ; and we aU are ^the work of 

[thy hand. 0. Jer. 2. 12, 13. 

9 Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, 
neither remember iniquity for ever : 
behold, see, we beseech thee, we are 
all thy people. 

10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, 
Zi'on is a wilderness, Je-ru'sa-lem a 
desolation. 

11 Our ^holy and our beautiful 
house, where our fathers praised 
thee, is burned up with fire : and all 
our 'pleasant things are laid waste. 

1 2 Wilt thou refrain thyself for 
these things, O Lord ? wilt thou hold 
fchy peace, and afflict us very sore? 

CHAPTER 65. 



B. C. 698. 



CHAP. 64. 

1 the fire of 
meltings. 

a Ps. 31, 19 

2 Or, seen a 
God be- 
side thee, 
which 
doeth so 
for him, 
etc. 

b Actsl0,35 

c Mai. .3, 6 

d Phil. 3, 9 

e Hos. 7, 7 

3 melted. 

4 by the 
hand. 

/Jer. 18, 6 

g Eph. 2, 10 

h 2 Ki. 25, 9 
2 Chr. 
36, 19 
Ps. 74, 7 

i Ezek. 
24,21 



1 The Gentiles called. 2 The Jews rejected. 17 Blessed 
state of the new Jerusalem,. 

that asked 
I am found of them 



I^AM sought of them 
not for me ; 
*A. 65. 2: C. 65. 2, 3; G. 66. 2. 



CHAP. 65 

a Rom. 9, 
24, 25, 
26,30 
Rom. 
10, 20 
Eph. 2, 12 

h ch. 63. 19 

c Rom. 
10,21 

d Deut.32,5 

e Lev. 17, 5 
ch. 1, 29 
ch. m, 17 

1 upon 
bricks. 

f Deut. 
18, 11 

g Lev. 11, 7 

2 Or.pieces. 

h Mat. 9, 11 
Lu. 5, 30 
Lu. 18, 11 
Jude 19 

3 Or, anger. 

i Deut. 
32, 34 
Mai. 3, 16 

j Ex. 20, 5 
Mat.23,32 

k Joel 2, 14 

I Mat.24,22 
Rom. 11, 
5,7 

m Josh. 7, 
24, 26 
Hos. 2, 15 

Ti Ezek. 
23,41 
1 Cor. 
10,21 

4 Or, Gad. 

5 Or, Meni 

2 Chr. 
36, 15 
Pro. 1, 24 

ch. 66, 4 
Jer. 7, 13 
Zech. 7, 7 
Mat.21,34 

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that sought me not : I said, Behold 
me, behold me, unto a nation that 
was *not called by my name. 
2 1 '^have spread out my hands all 
the day unto a rebellious people, 
which "^walketh in a way that was 
not good, after their own thoughts; t 

3 A people that provoketh me to 
anger continually to my face ; *that 
sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth 
incense 'upon altars of brick ; t 

4 Which -^"remain among the graves, 
and lodge in the monuments, ^which 
eat swine's flesh, and '^broth of abom- 
inable things is in their vessels; 

5 Which ^say, Stand by thyself, 
come not near to me ; for I am holier 
than thou. These are a smoke in 
my ^nose, a fire that burneth all the 
day. 

6 Behold, 'zY is written before me : I 
will not keep silence, but will recom- 
pense, even recompense into their 
bosom, 

7 Your iniquities, and •^the iniquities 
of your fathers together, saith the 
Lord, which have burned incense 
upon the mountains, and blasphemed 
me upon the hills: therefore will I 
measure their former work into their 
bosom. N. 65. 12-15 

8 *i Thus saith the Lord, As the new 
wine is found in the cluster, and one 
saith. Destroy it not ; '^for a blessing 
is in it : so will I do for my serv^ants' 
sakes, that I may not destroy them 
all. 

9 And I will bring forth a seed out 
of Ja'cob,and out of Ju'dah an inher- 
itor of mv mountains : and mine ^elect 
shall inherit it, and ni}^ serv^ants shall 
dwell there. 

10 And Sharpen shall be a fold of 
flocks, and the ™vallev of A'chor a 
place for the herds to lie down in, for 
my people that have sought me. 

1 1 1[But ye are they that forsake the 
Lord, that forget my holy mountain, 
that prepare ''a table for *that troop, 
and that furnish the drink offering 
unto ^that number. 

1 2 Therefore will I number you to 
the sword, and ye shall all bow down 
to the slaughter: "because when I 
called, ye did not answer; when I 
spake, ye did not hear ; but did evil 
before mine eyes, and did choose that 
wherein I delighted not. 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord 



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but ye shall be hungr}^ ; behold, my 
t A. 66. 4; L Jer. 3. 12; N. 65. 6.7. t C. 66. 4. 



xYm Jerusalem exalted. 



ISAIAH, %<d. 



The faithful comforted. 



p Zecli.8,13 
q Actsll,26 



upon the 
heart. 

s R-ev. 7, 17 



8 shall 
make 
them con- 
tinue 
long, or, 
shall 
wear out. 

V Dent. 
28. 41 
Hos. 9, 12 

w Ps, 32, 5 
Dan. 9, 21 
Mat. 6, 8 

.T Gen. 3,14 
Rom. 
16,20 

y ch. 2, 2 
Dan. 2, 35 
Zech. 8, 3 
Rev. 14, 1 



H i servants shall di'ink, but ye shall be| d-C. 698. 

f^ i thirsty: behold, my servants shall re-' 
I ~]oice, but ye shall be ashamedi;^ | ^'^^^' ^^• 
i' 14 Behold, my servants shall smglo breaking. 
for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for 
: sorrow of heart, and shall howl for 
j Vexation of spii'it: " 

I 15 And ye shall leave your name for r s Pet.3,i3 
\ Pa curse unto my chosen: for the 1 7 come 
Lord God shall slay thee, and call 
' ?his servants by another name -^ 

16 That he who blesseth himself in 
the earth shall bless himself in tliep Ecci.8,12 
God of truth ; and he that sweareth; u,Lev.26,i6 
in the earth shall swear by the God! 
of truth; because the former trou- 
bles are forgotten, and because they 
are hid from mine eyes. 

17 ^For, behold, I create iiew heav- 
ens and a new earth : and the former 
.shall not be remembered, nor ''come 
into mind. 

18 But be ye glad and rejoice for 
ever 171 that which I create : for, be- 
hold , I create J e-ru'sa-lem a re j oicing, 
and her people a joy. 

1 9 And I will rejoice in Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and joy m my people : and the 'voice 
of weeping shall be no more heard 
in her, nor the voice of crymg. 

20 There shall be no more thence 
an infant of days, nor an old m.a,n 
that hath not filled his days: for the 
child shall die an hundred years old: 
'but the sinner being an himdred 
7f ears old shall be accursed. 

21 And "they shall build houses, and 
inhabit them; and they shall plant 
vineyards, and eat the fruit of 
them. 

22 They shall not build, and another 
inhabit ; they shall not plant, and an- 
other eat : for as the days of a tree 
are the days of my people, and mine 
elect ^shall long enjoy the work of 
their hands. 

23 They shall not labour in vaiu, 
nor "bring forth for trouble ; for they 
are the seed of the blessed of the 
Lord, and their offspring with 
them. 

24 And it shall come to pass, that be- 
fore "^they call, I will answer; and 
wihle they are yet speaking, I will 
hear. 

25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed 
together, and the lion shall eat straw 
like the bullock : ^and dust shall be 
the serpent's meat. They shall not 
hurt nor destroy in all my holy 
nnountain, saith the Lord. 

*H. 66. 24. IN. 66. 4. 



CHAPTER ()6. 

1 Godwin be serced in. humble sincerity. 5 The faith- 
ful comfu'ited. 15 (JodCs severe judgments against 
the wicked. 

THUS saith the LoRD,<^The heaven 
is my tlu'one, and the earth is 
my footstool: where is the house 
that ye buhd unto me ? and where 
Is the place of my rest ? 

2 For all those" things hath mine 
hand made, and all XhDSie thing shsiVQ 
been, saith the Lord: but to this 
man will I look, even ^ to hl)ii tJiat 
/g poor and of a conUile sphit, and 
^ trembleth at; iny ^^•ord ~ — q Jer 2^ -2^ 

3 He that killeth an ox is as 'if ne 
slew a man; he that sacrificeth a 
'lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck ; 
he that offereth an oblation, as if he 
offered swme's blood ; he that "burn- 
eth incense, as if he blessed an idol. 
Yea, they have chosen their o^vn 
ways, and their soul delighteth to 
their abominations. 

4 1 also A\411 choose their 'delusions, 
and wiU bring their fears upon them ; 

because when I called, none did an- 
swer; when I spake, they 'diT^nTot 
hear : but they did evil before mine 
eyes, and chose thai in which I de- 
^ig^ ted not . A. Jer. 2,. 

■0 ".i Hear the word 
that tremble at his word; Your 
brethren that 'hated you, that cast 
you out for -^my name's sake, said, 
^T^et the Lord be glorified: but ^he 
shall appear to your joy, and they 
shall be ashamed. 

6 A voice of noise from the city, a 
voice from the temple, a voice of the 
Lord that rendereth recompence to 
his enemies. 

7 Before she travailed, she brought 
forth ; before her pain came, she was 
delivered of a man child. 

8 Who hath heard such a thing ? 
who hath seen such things ? Shall 
the earth be made to bring forth in 
one day? or shall a nation be bcm 
at once? fot as soon as Zfon trav- 
ailed, she brought forth har children. 

9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not 
^cause to bring forth ? saith the 
Lord : shall I cause to bring forth, 
and shut the loomb ? saith thy God. 

10 Rejoice ye with J e-ru'sa-lem, and 
be glad with her, all ye that love 
her : rejoice for joy with her, all ye 

7i 2 Th ^^^ mourn for her : 
1, 10^^' I 11 That ye may suck, and be satis- 
Titus2,i3jgg^ with the breasts of her consola- 

4 Or, heqet. jtions ; that ye may milk out, and \\q 



CHAP. 66. 

a 1 Ki. 8, 27 
2Chr.6,18 
Mat. 5, 31 
Acts 7, 
48,49 
Actsl7.24 

5 Ps. 34, 18 
Ps. 51, 17 

c Ezra 9, 4 
Pro. 28,14 

1 Or, Tci^. 

3 maketh a 
memorial 
of. 
Lev. 2, 2 

3 Or, 

devices. 

a Pro. 1, 24 
Jer. 7, 13 

e John 
15,18 

/ Mat. 24, 9 

a ch. 5, 19 



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Severe judgments 



JEREMIAH, 1. 



against the imcked. 



delighted with the ^abundance of her 
glory. 

12 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 
•I will extend peace to her like a 
river, and the glory of the Gen'tileg 
like a flowing stream : then shall ye 
•'suck, ye shall be borne ^upon her 
sides, and be dandled upon her knees. 

13 As one whom his mother com- 
f orteth, so will I comfort you ; and 
ye shall be comforted in Je-ru'sa- 
lem. 

14 And when ye see this, your heart 
shall rejoice, and ^your bones shall 
flourish like an herb : and the hand 
of the Lord shall be known toward 
his servants, and his indignation 
toward his enemies. 

15 For, "'behold, the Lord wfll come 
with fire, and with his chariots like 
a whirlwind, to render his anger with 
fury, and his rebuke with flames of 
fire. 

16 For by fire and by "his sword 
will the Lord plead with all flesh : 
and the slain of the Lord shall be 
many, 

1 7 They iihat sanctify themselves, 
and purify themselves in the gardens 
^behind one tree in the midst, eating 
swine's flesh, and the abomination, 
and the mouse, shall be consumed 
together, saith the Lord. 

18 For I pJcnow their works and 
their thoughts : it shall come, that I 
Will gather all nations and tongues ; 
and they shall come, and see my 
glory. E. Jer. 12.3. 



B. C. 698. 



CHAP. (56. 

5 Or, 
bright^ 

ness. 

i ch, 48, 18 
ch. 60, 5 

j ck. 60, 16 

k ch. 49, 22 
ch. 60, 4 

I Ezek.37,1 

m ch. 9, 5 
2Thes.l,8 

n ch. 27, 1 

ch. 65, 3, 4 

6 Or, one 
after an- 
other. 

p Heb. 4, 13 
Rev. 2, 2 

q Lu. 2, 34 

r Mai. 1, 11 

s Rom. 
15,16 

7 Or, 
coaches. 

t Ex. 19, 6 

u Rev. 21, 1 

V Zech. 
14,16 

8 from neu' 
moon to 
his new 
moon,and 
from, sab- 
bnthtohis 
sabbath. 

w Ps. 65, 2 



19 And ?I will set a sign among 
them, and I will send those that es- 
cape of them unto the nations, to 
Tar'shish, Pul, and Lud, that draw 
the bow, to Tu'bal,and Ja'van,^o the 
isles afar off, that have not heard my 
fame, neither have seen my glory ; 
'and they shall declare my glory 
among the Gen'tiles. 

20 And they shall bring all your 
brethren for 'an offering unto the 
Lord out of all nations upon horses, 
and in chariots, and in 'litters, and 
upon mules, and upon swift beasts, 
to my holy mountain Je-ru'sa-lem, 
saith the Lord, as the children of l§'- 
ra-el bring an offering in a clean ves- 
sel into the house of the Lord. 

21 And I will also take of them for 
J)riests and for LeVites, saith the 
Lord. 

22 For as '*the new heavens and the 
new earth, which I will make, shall 
remain before me, saith the Lord, 
so shall your seed and your name re- 
main. 

23 And "it shall come to pass, that 
^f rom one new moon to anothei', and 
from one sabbath to another, "shall 
all flesh come to worship before m.e, 
saith the Lord, 

24 And they shall go forth, and 
look upon the carcases of the men 
that have transgressed against me : 
for their worm shall not die, neither 
shall their fire be quenched; and 
they shall be an abhorring imto all 
flesh. H. Jer. 13. 16. 



THE BOOK OF THE PEOPHET 

JEREMIAH. 



CHAPTER 1. 

I The calling of Jeremiah : 11 his visions denotinff 
God's speedy judgments. 17 God promises him his 
assistance. 

^"pHE words of Jer-e-mT'ah the son 
X of Hfl-ki'ah, of the priests that 
y^ere ''in An'a-thoth in the land of 
Ben'ja-min : 

2 To whom the *word of the Lord 
came in the days of Jo-sf ah the son 
of A'mon king of Jii'dah, in '^the thir- 
teenth year of his reign. 

3 It came also in the days .of Je-hoi'- 
a-kim the son of Jo-si'ah king of Jii'- 
dah, 'unto the end of the eleventh 



B. C. 629. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Josh. 
21,18 

b 2 Pet.1,21 

c ch. 25, 3 

a ch. .39, 2 

e ch. 52, 12 

/2K1.25, 8 

g Lu. 1, 15 

1 gave. 

h Ex. 4, 10 

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year of Zed -e-kf ah the son of Jo-sfah 
king of Jii'dah, *unto the carrying 
away of Je-ru'sa-lem captive -^in the 
fifth month. 

4 TiThen the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

5 Before I formed thee in the belly 
I knew thee ; and before thou camest 
forth out of the womb I ^sanctified 
thee, andl 'ordained thee a prophet 
unto the nations. 

6 Then said I, ^Ah, Lord God ! be- 
hold, I cannot speak : for I am achild. 

7 But the Lord said unto me, Say 



The call of Jerei^dah. 



JEREMIAH, 2. God pleadeth loith the Jews. 



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not, I am a child : for 'thou shalt go 
to all that I shall send thee, and 
-'whatsoever I command thee thou 
shalt speak. 

8 Be not afraid of their faces : for I 
^am with thee to deliver thee, saith 

the Lord. K J 19, 

9 Then the Lord put forth his nana, 
and touched 'my mouth. And the 
Lord said unto me. Behold, I have 
'"put my words in thy mouth. 

10 See, "I have this day set thee over 
the nations and over the kingdoms, 
to "root out, and to pull down, and to 
destroy, and to throw down, to build, 
and to plant. 

11 '[Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, Jer-e-mi'ah, 
what seest thou ? And 1 said, I see 
a rod of an almond tree. 

12 Then said the Lord unto me. 
Thou hast well seen : for I will hasten 
^'my word to perform it. 

1 3 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me the second time, saying, 
What seest thou ? And I said, I see 
a seething pot ; and the face thereof 
is "toward the north. 

14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out 
of the north an evil ^shall break forth 
upon all the inhabitants of the land 

15 For, lo, I will call all the families 
of the kingdoms of the north, saith 
the Lord ; and they shall come, and 
they shall ^set every one his throne 
at the entering of the gates of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, a,nd against all the walls 
thereof round_about, and against all 
the cities of Jii'dah. 

16 And I will 'utter my judgments 
against them touching all their wick- 
edness, 'who have forsaken me, and 
have burned incense unto other gods, 
and worshipped the works of their 
own hands. 

17*^ Thou therefore 'gird up thy 
loins, and arise, and speak unto them 
all that I command "thee: be not 
dismayed at their faces, lest I ^con 
found thee before them. 

1 8 For, behold, I have made thee 
this day a def enced city, and an iron 
pillar, and brasen walls against the 
whole land, against the kings of 
Ju'dah, against the princes thereof, 
against the priests thereof, and 
against the people of the land. 

19 And they shall fight against thee ; 
but they shall not prevail against 
thee ; for "'I ann with thee, saith the 
Lord, to deliver thee. |^ 3 03 



B. C. 629. 



CHAP. 1. 

% Mat.28,20 

j Num. 
22,20 

k Ex. 3, 12 
Deut.31,6 
Josh. 1, 5 
Acts26,17 
Heb. 13, 6 

1 Isa. 6. 7 

m Isa. 51,16 

n 1 Ki.19,17 

2 Cor.10,4: 

y Deut. 
32, 35 

2 from the 
face of the 
north. 

3 shall be 
opened. 

q ch. .39, 3 
ch. 43, 10 

r Lev.26,15 

s Deut. 
28, 20 

t lKi.18,46 
Job 38, 3 

u Ex. 3, 12 

i Or, break- 
to pieces. 

V Num. 14, 9 
Ps. 27, 1 
Ps. 56, i 
Ps. 118, 6 
Rom.8,31 



CHAP. 2. 

1 Or, ior 

thy sake. 

a Ezek.16,8 
Ezek.23,3 
Hos. 2, lo 

b Jas. 1, 18 
Rev. 14, 4 

c Isa 5, 4 
Mic. 6, 3 

d Rom.1,21 

2 Or, the 
land of 
Carmel. 

e Mai. 2, 6 
Rora.2,20 

/ Mic. 6, 2 

3 Or, 

over to. 

g Mic. 4, 5 

/iPs.106,20 
Rom. 1,23 

i Ps. 36, 9 
ch. 17, 13 
ch. 18, 14 
John 4,14 

699 



CHAPTER 2. 

1 God's expostulation luith the Jews. 35 The vain 
confidences of Judah rejected. 

ll/TOREOVER the word of the 
ItJL Lord came to me, saying, 

2 Go and cry in the ears of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, saying, Thus saith the Lord ; 
I remember ^thee, the kindness of 
thy ''youth, the love of thine espous- 
als, when thou wentest after me in 
the wilderness, in a land that vkls 
not sown. 

3 i§'ra-el vkis holiness mito the Lord, 
and the ^firstfruits of his increase: 
all that devour him shall offend ; evil 
shall come upon them, saith the Lord, 

tt 1i Hear ye the word of the Lord, 
O house of Ja'cob, and all the fam- 
ilies of the house of I§'ra-el : 

5 Thus saith the Lord, "^What in- 
iquity have your fathers found in 
me, that they are gone far from m^e, 
and have walked after vanity, and 
"^are become vain ? 

6 Neither said they. Where is the 
Lord that brought us up out of the 
land of E'gypt, that led us through 
the Avilderness, through a land of 
deserts and of pits, through a land of 
drought, and of the shadow of dearth, 
through a land that no man passed 
through, and where no man dwelt? 

T And i brought you into -a plenti- 
ful country, to eat the fruit thereof 
and the goodness thereof ; but when 
ve entered, ve deiiled mv land, and 
made mine heritage an abomina- 
tion. 

8 The priests said not. Where is the 
Lord ? and they that handle the ^law 
knew me not : the pastors also trans- 
gressed against me, and the prophets 
prophesied by Ba'al,and walked after 
things that do not profit. 

9 *!! Wherefore -^I will yet plead with 
you, saith the Lord, and with your 
children's children will I plead. 

10 For pass ^over the isles of Chit'- 
tim, and see' ; and send unto Ke'dar, 
and consider diligently, and see if 
there be such a thing. 

1 1 Hath "a nation changed their 
gods, which are yet no gods ? *but 
my people have changed their glory 
for that it'h ich doth not profit. 

12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at ^ q 
ttiis, and be horribly afraid, be""ye" 
very desolate, saith the Lord, 

1 3 For my people have^ committed -, ^ 
two evils; they have f orsakemne" j ^ 
the 'fountain of living" watrers, andr , 



Vain confidences 



JEREMIAH, 3. 



of Judah rejected. 



N A 




C 

N 



C 
G 



hewed them out cisterns, broken 
xistemB, that can^old:T[O^WHl:er;i; 
■^^ibT** I^'ra-^t-^r^ervant^t^he a 
homeborn slave f why is he ^spoiled ? 

15 The young lions roared up-jn 
him, and ^yelled, and they made his 
land waste : his cities are burned 
without inhabitant. 

16 Also the children of Noph and 
Ta-hap'a-ne§ "have broken the crown 
of thy head. 

IT llast thou not procured this unto 
thyself, in that thou hast forsaken 
the Lord thy God, when he led thee 
by the way ? 

1 8 And now what hast thou to do 
•^in the way of E'gypt, to drink the 
waters of ^8f hor % or what hast thou 
to do in the way of As-syr'i-a, to 
drink the waters of the river ? 

19 Thine own Vickedness shall cor- 
iliyibacksHdings shall 

know"^therefore~and 



B. C. 629. 



recu 



rat it is an evil thing Sind bit 
i;er7~that thou hast forsaken the 
Lord Lhy Go d, and~that my fear is 
not in thee, saith the Lor^ God of 
irosts^ 



L:^ 



C. 2 '^'^* N. 4. 22-26. 

2?0^or of old time ThavelTrokeh 

thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and 

'^thou saidst, I will not ''transgress; 

when upon every high hill and under 

every green tree thou wanderest, 

playing the harlot. 

21 Yet I had '^'planted thee a noble 

vine, wholly a right seed : how then 

art thou turned into the degenerate 

plant of a strange vine unto me ? 

I 22 Fo r though thou wash thee with 

hiitre, and tak^e thee mucn sope, yet 

'"'thine iniq uity is marked bet or e 

I "ine, saith the Lord God.-j- 

^2B^fow -Pcanst thou say, I am not 

polluted, I have not gone after 

JBa'al'im ? see thy way nn the valley 

know what thou hast done ; Hhou 

art a swift dromedary traversing 

her ways ; 

24 ^A wild ass "used to the wilder 
ness, that snuffeth up the wind at 
'^her pleasure ; in her occasion who 
ean '^tum her away ? all they that 
seek her v/ill not weary themselves ; 
in her month they shall find her. 

25 Withhold thy foot from being 
unshod, and thy throy.t from thirst : 
but thou saidst, '^There is no hope 
no ; for I have loved strangers, and 
after them will I go. 

26 As the thief is ashamed when he 
is found, so is the house of l§'ra-el 

*A. 2. 21, 22; N. 2. 19; 0. 4. 1, 2. 
tA. 3. 21; C. 2. 30; 6. 6. 20. 



CHAP. 2. 

i become a 
spoil 1 

5 gave, out 
their 
voice. 

6 Or, feed 
on thy 
crown, 
Deut. 
83, 20 
Isa. 8, 8 

j Isa. 30,1,2 
k Josh. 13,3 
I Isa. 8, 9 
Hos. 5, 5 
m Ex. 19, 8 

7 Or, serve, 
n Ps. 80,8 

Mat.21,33 
Mark 12,1 
Dent. 
32. 34 
Job M, 17 
Hos. 13,12 
p Pro. 30,12 
q ch. 7, 31 

8 Or, 
szvift 
drome- 
dary. 

9 Or, 

tvild ass. 

10 taugli t . 

11 tlte de- 
sire of 
her heart. 

12 Or, re- 
verse it ? 

13 Or, Is 
the case 
desper- 
ate ? 

14: Or, le- 
gotten me. 

15 the hind- 
er part of 
the neck. 

r Judg. 

10,10 
s Deut. 

32,87 

Judg. 

10, 14 
t Isa. 45, 20 

16 evil, 
u 2 Chr. 

36,16 
Mat.23,29 
Acts 7, 52 
1 Thes. 
2, 15 

17 We 
have do- 
minion. 

V Ps. 106,21 
ch. 13, 25 
Hos. 8, 14 

w Ps.106,38 
ch. 19, 4 

18 digging. 
X Pro. 28,13 

1 John 1,8 
If ch. 31, 22 

Hos. 5, 13 

Hos. 12, 1 
z Isa. 30, 3 

ch. 37, 7 
a 2 Chr. 28, 

16, 21 
h 2 Sam. 

13,19 



CHAP. 3. 

] Saying, 
a Deut.24,4 

'700 



ashamed ; they, their kings, their 
princes, and their priests, and their 
prophets, 

27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my 
father ; and to a stone. Thou hast 

brought me forth : for they have 
turned ^Hheir back unto me, and not 
their face : but in the time of their 
trouble they will say. Arise, and 
save us. 

28 But 'where are thy gods that 
thou hast made thee ? let them arise, 
if they 'can save thee in the time of 
thy ^''trouble: for according to the 
number of thy cities are thy gods, O 
Jii'dah. 

29 Wherefore will ye plead v/ith 
me ? ye all have transgressed against 
me, saith the Lord. 

30 In vain have I smitten your chil-^ 
dren; they received no correction: 
your own sword hath devoured 

your prophets, like a destroying 
lion. C. 3. 25. 

31 110 generation, see ye the word 
of the Lord. Have I been a wilder- 
ness unto Is'ra-el? a land of dark- 
ness ? wherefore say my people, 
^^We are lords; we will come nc 
more unto thee ? 

32 Can a maid forget her orna- 
ments, or a bride her attire ? yet my 
people ^have forgotten me days with- 
out number. 

33 Why trimmest thou thy way to 
seek love ? therefore hast thou also 
taught the wicked ones thy ways. 

34 Also in thy skirts is found the 
"blood of the souls of the poor inno- 
cents : I have not found it by ^ ^secret 
search, but upon all these. 

35 Yet thou say est, Because I am 
innocent, surely his anger shall turn 
from me. Behold, I will plead with 
thee, ^because thou sayest, I have 
not sinned. 

36 Why ^gaddest thou about so 
much to change thy way ? 'thou also 
Shalt be ashamed of E'gypt, as "thou 
wast ashamed of As-syr'i-a. 

37 Yea, thou shalt go forth from 
him, and thine ''hands upon thine 
head: for the Lord hath rejected 
\h.j confidences, and thou shalt not 
prosper in them. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 God''s great mercy in JiidaWs vile whoredom. 
12 Promises of the gospel to the penitent. 

THEY 'say. If a man put away 
his wife, and she go from him, 
and become another man's, "shall he 

8 



God ealleth Israel 



JEREMIAH, 3. 



and JudaJi to repenta'uce. 



L 
P 



r©tum unto her again ? shall not that 
land be greatly polluted ? but thou 
hast flayed the harlot with many 
lovers; "^yet return again to me, saith 
the IjORD 

2 Lift up thine eyes unto '^the high 
places, and see where thou hast not 
been lien with. In 'the ways hast 
thou sat for them, as the A-ra'bi-an in 
the wilderness ; and thou hast pol- 
luted the land with thy whoredoms 
and with thy wickedness, 

3 Therefore •''the showers have been 
withholden, and there hath been no 
latter rain; and thou hadst ^a 
whore's forehead, thou refusedst to 
be ashamed, 

4 Wilt thou not from this time cry 
unto me. My father, thou art the 
^'guide of 'my youth ? 

5 Will he reserve Ms anger for ever ? 
will he keep it to the end ? Behold, 
thou hast spoken and lone evil things 
as thou couldest. 

6 1i The Lord ^said also imto me m 
the days of Jo-sfah the king, Hast 
thou seen that which backsliding is'- 
ra-el hath done ? she is gone up upon 
every high mountain and under ev- 
ery green tree, and there hath played 
the harlot. 

T And •'I said after she had done all 
these things, Turn thouuntome. But 
she returned not. And her treacher- 
ous sister Jii'dah saw it. 

8 And I saw, when for all the causes 
whereby backsliding is'ra-el commit- 
ted adultery 1 had put her away, and 
given her a bill of divorce ; *yet her 
treacherous sister Ju'dah feared not, 
but went and played the harlot also. 

9 And it came to pass through the 
'hghtness of her whoredom, that she 
defiled the land, and committed adul- 
tery with stones and with stocks. 

V) And yet for all this her treach- 
erous sister Jii'dah hath not turned 
unto me with 'lier whole heart, but 

feignedly, saith the Lord. 

11 ^And the Lord said unto me, 
The backsliding i§'ra-el hath justi- 
fied herself more than treacherous 
Jii'- iah. 

12 G o and pr ee laim th o se wor ds 
towa rds th e north ^-^indh^ay^- R c turn , 



LtORDi-<a/' i 6 ^ I ^w ill no t- eaus c min e 



B. C. 329. 



ang e r t o Ml up o n j ^^c^-i^i^^—mfn 

[^Qot-keep ofigsg^or-ever. L. 9. -4 
' 13 Only ''acknowledge thine iniq- 



CHAP. 3. 

h ch. 3, 20 
Ezek. 
16, 36 

c ch. 4, 1 
Zech. 1, 3 

(iDeut.12,2 

e Gen.38,14 
Pro. 23,38 
Ezek. 
16,24 

/Lev.26,191 

g Zeph. 3, 5^ 

Ifi Pro. 3, 17 

i ch. 2, 2 
Hos. 2, 15 

612. 

J 2 Ki.17,13 

k Ezek. 
23,11 

3 Or, /ame. 

I Hos. 7. U 

3 in false' 
hood. 

m Ezek. 
33, 11 

n 1 Johnl,9 

Roin.11,5 

pEzek. 
3i, 23 
Eph.4:,llf 

q Acts20,28 

r John 4, 
21-2i 

4 come 
ttpon the 
heart. 

5 Or, it be 

niagyii- 
fied. 

6 Or, stub- 
bornness. 

s Isa. 11, 13 
Hos. 1, 11 

7 Or, to. 

t Amos 
9,15 

8 Or, 

caused 
"jour 

fathers to 
possess. 

9 land of 
desire. 
Dan. 8, 9 
Dan. 
11,15 

10 an herit- 
age of 
glory, or, 
beauty. 

u Isa. 63, 16 

II froTn 
after me. 

12 friend. 

I' Isa. 15, 2 

IV Hos. 14, 1 
X Hos. 6, 1 

V Ps. 121, 1 
z Ps. 3. 8 

701 



uity, that thou hast transgressed 
against the Lord thy God, and hast 
scattered thy ways to the strangers 
under every green tree, and ye have 
not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. \ 
14: Turn, O backsliding children, 
saith the Lord ; for I am married 
unto you : and I will take you one ^of 
a citv, and two of a family, and I will 
bring you to Zfon : r. 6. zz., 

15 And I will give you ^pastors ac- 
cording to mine heart, which shall 
?f eed you with knowledge and under- 
standing. 

16 And it shall come to pass, when 
ye be multiplied and increased in the 
land, in those days, saith the Lord, 
they 'shall say no m_ore. The ark of 
the covenant of the Lord : neither 
shall it ^come to mind : neither shall 
they remember it ; neither shall they 
visit it; neither ^YmMHhat be done 
any more. 

17 At that time they shall call Je- 
ru'sa-lem the throne of the Lord ; and 
aii the nations shall be gathered unto 
it, to the name of the Lord, to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem : neither shall they walk any 
more after the ^imagination of their 
evil heart. 

1 8 In those days 'the house of Ju'dah 
shall walk ^with the house of is'ra-el, 
and they shall come together out of 
the land of the north to 'the land 
that I have ^given for an inheritance 
unto your fathers. 

19 But I said, How shall I put thee 
among the children, and give thee a 
^pleasant land, ^''a goodly heritage of 
the hosts of nations ? and I said, Thou 
shalt call me. My ''father ; and shalt 
not turn away ^^from me. 

20 Surely as a Avife treacherously 
departethfroro. her ^^husband,so have 
ye dealt treacherously with me, O 
house of Is'ra-el, saith the Lord. 

21 IF A voice was heard *'upon the 
high places, weeping and supplica= 
tions of the children of l§'ra-el : for 
they have perverted their way, and 
they have forgotten the Lord their 
God. *• ^- "• 

-22^Re tum ,^ ye back sMi 

ofttd- I'^ wHW heal y 

Behold, we come, unto thee ; for thoi ^. 

art the Lord our God. • ~'^. 

23 Truly nn vain is sal v ati o n h op e d 
for from the hill s, a nd from the 



P 
R 




m ul titude 

If^rareir- 

-H, 3. 25. 



o f moun tai n s : " truly m ! 



F 

K 



Judah is 



JEREMIAH, 4. 



exhorted to repent. 



C 
R 




P 
R 



24 For "shame hath devoured the 
labour of our fathers from our youth ; 
their flocks and their herds, their 
sons and their daughters. 

^25 W e lie down in our shame, and 
our confusion covereth us : for ^we 
have sinned against the Lord our 



God , we and our fathers, from our 



youth even unto this day, and have 



not obeyed the voice of the Lord o ur 



God . C. 5. 3; R. 4. 1, 2 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 God calls Israel by his pr'omises : 3 he exhorts 
Judah to repentance. 19 Lamentation for Judah. 

IF thou wilt return, O I§'ra-el, saith 
the Lord, "return unto me : and if 
thou wilt put away thine abomina- 
tions out of my sight, then shalt thou 
not remove. 

2 And *thou shalt swear, The Lord 
liveth, in '"truth, in judgment, and in 
righteousness ; ''and the nations shall 
bless themselves in him, and in him 
^shall they glory. 

3 "iTFor thus saith the Lord to the 
men of Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, 
Break -^up your fallow ground, and 
^sow not among thorns. 

4 Circumcise '^yourselves to the 
Lord, and take away the _f oreskins 
of your heart, ye men of Jii'dah and 
inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem : lest my 
'fury come forth like fire, and burn 
that none can quench it, because of 
the evil of your doings. 

5 Declare ye in Ju'dah, and publish 
in Je-ru'sa-lem ; and say, Blow ye the 
trumpet m the land : cry, gather 
together, and say. Assemble your- 
selves, and let us go into the de- 
fenced cities. 

6 Set up the standard toward Zf on : 
^retire, stay not : for I will bring evil 
from the north, •''and a great ^destruc- 
tion. 

7 The '''lion is come up from his 
thicket, and the destroyer of the Gen'- 
tlle§ is on his way ; he is gone forth 
from his place to make thy land deso- 
late; and thy cities shall be laid 
waste, without an inhabitant. 

8 For this ^gird you with sackcloth, 
lament and howl : for the fierce anger 
of the Lord is not turned back from 
us. 

9 And it shall come to pass at that 
day, saith the Lord, that the heart of 
the king shall perish, and the heart 
of the princes ; and the priests shall 
be astonished, and the prophets shall 
wonder. 

*0. 13. 23: P. 29. 11, 12; R. 4. 14. 



CHAP. 3. 
a Hos. 9, 10 
b Ezra 9, 7 



CHAP. 4. 
a Joel 2, 12 

b Deut. 
10, 20 



B.C.612. 10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! 
surely '"thou hast greatly deceived 
this people and Je-ru'sa-lem, saying^ 
Ye shall have peace ; whereas the 
sword reacheth unto the soul. 

1 1 At that time shall it be said to this 
people and to Je-ru'sa-lem, A "dry 
wind of the high places in the wil 
derness toward the daughter of my 
people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 

12 jEve7i ^a full wind from those 
places shall 3omeunto me: nowalsc 

isa."45,23iwill I ^give, scutence against them. 

utiti 1^ Behold, he shall come up as 
clouds, and ^his chariots shall he as a 
whirlwind: his ^horses are swifter 
than eagles. Woe unto us! for we 
are spoiled. 

14 Je-ru'sa-lem, nvash thine heart 
from wickedness, that thou mayest 
be saved. How long shall thy vain 
thoughts lodge within thee f"^ 

15 For a voice deciareth 'from Dan, 
and publisheth affliction from mount 
E'phra-im. 

16 Make ye mention to the nations; 
behold, publish against Je-ru'sa-lem, 
that Avatchers come 'from a far coun- 
try, and give out their voice against 
the cities of Jii'dah. 

17 As 'keepers of a field, are they 
against her round about; because she 
hath been rebellious against me, saith 
the Lord. 

18 Thy "way and thy doings have 
procured these things unto thee; this 
i''*' thy wickedness, because it is bitter, 
because it reacheth unto thine heart, 

19 *ii My 'bowels, my bowels! I am 
pained at ^my very heart ; my heart 
maketh a noise in me ; I cannot hold 
my peace,because thou hast heard, O 
my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the 
alarm of war. 

20 Destruction "upon destruction is 
cried ; for the v/hole land is spoiled r 
suddenly are my ^tents spoiled, ajidj 
my curtains in a moment. 

21 How long shall I see the standard, 
and hear the somid of the trumpet ? 

22 For i ja^^-^peopl^- is ^f ooUslytheyi 
lia ve not known me; th ey crre -sotti^ 
c h ildren, and the 3 ^ have no n e u nd er- 
s tanding: "th e; ^ ar ^ wis e t o do evi l , but 
t o do good they have n o-k :now ledge^ 

23 I "beheld the earth, and, lo, it was 
without *form, and void; and the 
heavens, and they had no light. 

24 1 'beheld the mountains, and, lo, 
they trembled, and all the hills moved, 
lightly. 

tR. 7. 5-7. J A. 5. 1. * 



d Gen.23,18 
Gal. S, 8 

e Isa. 45, 25 
lCoi-.l,.31 

/ Hos.10,12 

g Mat. 13, 7 

h Deut. 
10,16 
Col. 2, 11 
Rom. 2,28 

i Zeph. 2, 2 

1 Or, 

strength- 
en. 

j ch. 1, 13 

2 breaking, 
k 2 Ki. 24, 1 

Dan. 7, 4 

I Isa. 22, 12 

m Ezek. 
14,9 
2 Thes. 
2,11 

n ch. 51, 1 
Ezek. 
17, 10 
Has. 13, 5 

3 Or, a ful- 
ler 'Wind 
than 
those. 

4 titter 
judg- 
ments. 

Isa. 5, 28 

p Deut. 
28, 49 
Lam. 4,19 
Hos. 8, 1 
Hab. 1, 8 

q Isa. 1, 16 

J as. 4, 8 

r ch. 8, 16 

s ch. 5, 15 

t 2 Ki. 25, 1 

u Ps. 107,17 
Isa. 50, 1 
ch. 2, 17 

V Isa. 16, 11 
Isa. 21, 3 
Lu. 19, 
41, 42 

5 the walls 
of my 
heart. 

w Ps. 42, 7 

;» ch. 10, 20 

y Rom. 1,22 

z Rom. 
16, 19 
1 Cor. 
14,20 

a Isa. 24, 19 

b Gen. 1, 2 

c Ezek. 
38,20 

^02 



\t 



God\'i judgments 



JEREMIAH, 5. 



upon the Jews. 



H 



25 I beheld, and. lo, there was no 
man, and "^all the bii'ds of the heav- 
ens were fled. 

261 beheld, and, lo, the fmitful place 



B. C. 612. 



g Isa. 50, 3 
23,19 



Ezek. 
I 23, 40 

I j 6 eyes. 

\k Lam. 1, 



CHAP. 4. 
d Zeph. 1, 3 
•11 J 11 XI -x- !^ ch. 5, 10 

vaas a wilderness, and all the cities; ^203.4 3 
thereof were broken down at the' 
presence of the Lord, and by his 
fierce anger. N. 5. 3. ^ 

2 7 For thus hath the Lord said. The ' i 2 kl 25, 4 
whole land shall be desolate; yet -will j 2 kl 9,30 
I not make a full end. 

28 For -^this shall the earth moiu'n 
and ^the heavens above be black : be 
cause I have spoken it, I have pur-j 2, 19 
posed it, and will not ^repent, neither ^ i^. 1,^15 
will I turn back from it. "^' "' 

29 The 'whole city shall flee for the 

noise of the horsemen and bowmen; 

they shall go into thickets, and. climb | 
up upon the rocks : every city shall 
he forsaken, and not a man dwell 
therein. 

30 AxiAiohen thou art spoiled, wliat 
wilt thou do ? Though thou clothest,^ pl.'iif 1^ 
thj^self with crimson, though thou'^ Titus i.ie 
deckest thee with ornaments of gold, |^ 2 chr. ' 
•'though thou rentest thy *^face vrith is, 9 " 
painting, in vain shalt thou make e isa. 1, 5 
thyself fair ; thij ^lovers will despise ^^'^' ^' ^ 
thee, they will seek thy life. 

31 For 1 have heard a voice as of a'^ 

woman in travail, and the anguish as' J^ Mic. 3, 1 
of her that bringeth forth her first k Ps.2, 3 
child, the voice of the daughter ofljch. 4, 7 
Zi'5n, that bewaileth herself, that^k Hah. 1,8 
^spreadeth her hands, 5<:/2/^'>'?g',Woe is\i or, 
me now ! for my soul is wearied be ' <^^'^^^'^^- 

of murderere. 



CHAP. 5. 

la Ezek. 
22, 30 
I Mic. 7, 2 



3 

jch. 7, 28 
Zeph. 3, 2 

^'gch. 8, 7 



CHAPTER 5. 

1 Jiidgmenis of God upon the Jeicufor their deprav- 
ity, t adulter tj, 20 (oid injustice. 

UN 



1 Hos. 13, 7 

2 are 
strong. 

m Josh.'23,7 
Zeph. 1, 5 

ye to and fro through the |'iGai.4, 8 
streets of Je-ru'sa-lem. and see o Deut. 

32,15 



now, and know, and seek in the broad 
places thereof, "if ye can find a man, 
*if there be any that executeth judg- q ch. is, 27 

[ ment, that seeketh the truth ; and I;r ch. 44', 22 
will pardon it. A. 7. 23. 24 ' 

2 And 'though they say. The Lord 
iveth ; surely they swear falsely. 

' 3 O L ord, are not '^ t hine e yes up on 
N ! t he truth ? thou h ast ^stricken tliem ^ isa. 28, 15 
but they have not grieved ; thon h^st i(^ ch. 14, 13 
consunied them, ^hut they have -re- ;a:ch.i, 9 
fused to receive corr ection :^they hp vp! °^-^'° 
made their fa ces harder than a ronk ; 1 ^ 23! 49 
the V have re fused to rftnrn/' | l^-^^-^^ 

4 Therefore I said, Surely these are\ ch". e, 22 
poor; they are foolish: for'^^theyknow.a! isa. 39, 3 
not the way of the Lord, ?i or the U Lev.26,i6 
judgment of their God. I fi^i 

*C. 5. 23; N. 5. 23-25. 703 



p Ezek. 
22,11 



s ch. 39, 8 

t ch. 3, 20 

\u2 Chr. 
I 36, 16 



5 I will get me unto the great men, 
and will speak unto them ; for '^they 
have known the way of the Lord, an d 
the judgment of their God : but these 
have altogether broken' the jok.e,a/id 
burst the bonds. 

6 Wherefore •'a lion out of the forest 
shall slay them, ^and a wolf of the 
^evenings shall spoil them, a T.eopard 
shall watch over theu' cities : every 
one that goeth out thence shall be 
torn in pieces : because theu' trans- 
gressions are many, a7id their back- 
slidings ^are increased. 

7 How shall I pardon thee for this ? 
thy children have forsaken me, and 
'"sworn by the?n that ""are no gods : 
nvhen I had fed them to the full, they 
then committed adulten^, and assem- 
bled themselves by troops in the har- 
lots' houses. 

8 They -Pwere as fed horses in the 
morning: every one meighed after 
his neighbours wife. 

9 Shall I not visit for these things f 
saith the Lord : ^and shall not my sou] 
be avenged on such a nation as this % 

10 •i'Go *ye up upon her walls, and 
I destroy ; but make not a full end: 
take away her battlements ; for they 
are not the Lord's. 

11 For ^the house of is'ra-el and the 
house of Jii'dah have dealt very 
treacherously against me, saith the 
Lord. 

12 They ''have behed the Lord, and 
said, '^It is not he : neither shall evil 
come upon us ; "neither shall we see 
sword, nor famine : 

13 And the prophets shall become 
^vind, and the word is not in them : 
thus shall it be done unto them. 

14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, Because ye speak this 
word, ^behold, I will make my words 
in thy mouth fire, and this people 
wood, and it shall devour them. 

15 Lo, I will bring a ^nation upon 
you from -far, O house of l§'ra-el, saith 
the Lord : it is a mighty nation.it is 
an ancient nation, a nation whose 
language thou knowest not, neither 
understandest what they say, 

16 Their quiver is as an oi^en sepul- 
chre, they are all mighty men. 

17 And they shall eat up ^thine har- 
vest, and thy bread, tchich thy sons 
and thy daughters should eat : they 
shall eat up thy flocks and thine herdsr 
they shall eat up thy ^dnes and thy 
fig trees : they shall impoverish thy 



Gocfs wrath proclaimed. 



JEREMIAH, 6. 



A call to repentance. 



C 

N 



fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, 
with the sword. 

18 Nevertheless in those days, saith 
the Lord, I will not make a full end 
with you. 

19 And it shall come to pass, when 
ye shall say, * Wherefore doeth thel 
Lord our God all these things unto' 
us? thenshalt thou answer them, Like; 
as ye have forsaken me, and served 
strange gods in your land, so •'shall 
ye serve strangers in a land that is 
not your's. 

20 TDeclare this in the_ house of 
Ja'cob, and publish it in Jii'dah, say- 
ing, 

21 Hear now this, O ''foolish people, 
and without \mderstanding ; which 
have eyes, and see not ; which have 
ears, and hear not : 

22 Fear *ye not me ? saith the Lord : 
will ye not tremble at my presence, 
which have placed the sand for the 
•^bound of the sea by a perpetual de- 
cree, that it cannot pass it : and though 
the waves thereof toss themselves, 
yet can they not prevail ; though they 
roar, yet can they not pass over it ? 

23 But this people hath a revolting 
and a rebellious heart ; they are re- 
volted and gone. ^* 8- ^^^ 

24 Neither say they in their heart, 
Let us now fear the Lord our God, 
that ^giveth rain, both the ^'former 
and the latter, in his season : 'he re- 
serveth unto us the appointed weeks 
of the harvest. 

25 IT Your iniquities have turned 
away these th iiigs^and your sins have 
withholden good things from you.* 

26 For among my people are found 
wicked 7ne7i: ^they lay wait, as he 
that setteth snares ; they set a trap, 
they catch men. 

27 As a ^cage is full of birds, so are 
their houses full of deceit : therefore 
they are become great, and waxen 
rich. 

28 They are waxen fat, they shine : 
yea, they overpass the deeds of the 
wicked : they judge not the cause, the 
cause of the fatherless, yet -^they pros- 
per ; and the right of the needy do 
they not judge. 

29 Shall ^I not visit for these things f 
saith the Lord : shall not my soul be 
avenged on such a nation as this ? 

30 IF "^ A wonderful and horrible thing 
is committed in the land ; 

31 The prophets prophesy 'falsely, 

aiid the priests ^bear rule by their 

* N. 6. 8. 



B. C. 612. 



CHAP. 5. 

h Deut. 

29,24 
1 Ki. 9, 8 
ch. 13, 22 
ch. 16, 10 

c Deut. 

28,48 

a Mat. 13,14 
John 

12,40 
Acts28,26 
Rom. 11,8 

3 heart. 
Hos. 7, 11 

e Rev. 15, 4 

/Job 26, 10 
Pro. 8, 29 

g Mat. 5, 45 
Actsl4,17 

h Joel 2, 23 

i Gen. 8, 22 

4 Or, they 
pry as 
jowlers 
lie in 
wait. 

5 Or, coop. 

j Ps. 73, 12 
k Mai 3, 5 

6 Or, 

Astonish 
mcnt and 
jUthiness 

1. Ezek.13,6 

7 Or, take 
into their 

hands. 

• 

m Isa. 30,10 
Mic. 2, 11 



CHAP. 6. 

a .Josh. 
18,28 
2 Chr. 11, 
5-13 

b Neh. 3, 14 

1 Or, 

dwelling 
at home. 

c 2 Ki. 25, 1 

2 Or, pour 
out the 
engine of 
shot. 

d2Ki. 
21, 16 

e Ezek.7,11 

/ Ezek. 
23, 18 
Hos. 9, 12 

3 be loosed, 
or, dis- 
jointed. 

g Ex. 6, 12 

ch. 7, 26 
Acts 7, 61 

h ch. 20, 8 

i Deut. 
28, 30 

704 



means ; and my people "love to have 
it so : and what will ye do in the end 
thereof ? 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 The enemies sent against Judah encourage them,' 
selves: 6 God directs the siege. 18 The prophet 
proclaims God^s judgments. 

OYE children of ''Ben'ja-min, 
gather yourselves to flee out of 
the midst of J e-ru'sa-lem, and blow the 
trumpet in Te-k5'a, and set up a sig-n 
of fire in *Beth-hac'ge-rem : for evil 
appeareth out of the north, and great 
destruction. 

2 I have likened the daughter of 
Zfon to a 'comely and delicate 
10 Oman. 

3 The shepherds with their flocks 
shall come unto her ; '^they shall pitch 
their tents against her round about ; 
they shall feed every one in his place. 

4 Prepare ye war against her ; arise, 
and let us go up at noon. Woe unto 
us ! for the day goeth away, for the 
shadows of the evening are stretched 
out. 

5 Arise, and let us go by night, and 
let us destroy her palaces. 

6 IFFor thus hath the Lord of hosts 
said, Hew ye down trees, and ^cast a 
mount against Je-ru'sa-lem : this is 
the city to be visited ; she is wholly 
"^oppression in the midst of her. 

7 As a fountain casteth out her wa- 
ters, so she casteth out her wicked- 
ness : violence and ^spoil is heard in 
her ; before me continually is grief 
and wounds. 

8 Be thou instructed, O Je-ru'sa-lem, 
•^lest my soul ^depart from thee ; lest 
I make thee desolate, a land, not in- 
habited. ^' ^- 1^-15.J 

9 iThus saith the Lord of hosts, 
They shall throughly glean the rem- 
nant of i§'ra-el as a vine : turn back 
thine hand as a grapegatherer into 
the baskets. 

10 To whom shall I speak, and give 
warning, that they may hear? be- 
hold, their ear Hs uncircumcised,and 
they cannot hearken: behold, the 
^word of the Lord is unto them a 
reproach ; they have no delight in it. 

11 Therefore I am full of the fury 
of the Lord ; I am weary with hold- 
ing in : I vfill pour it out upon the 
children abroad, and upon the as- 
sembly of young men together : for 
even the husband w^ith the wife shall 
be taken, the aged with him that is 
full of days. 

12 And 'their houses shall be turned 



(xod'^s wrath proclaimed. 



JEREMIAH, 7. 



A call to repentance. 



unto others, with their fields and 
wives together; for I will stretch out 
my hand upon the inhabitants of the 
land, saith the Lord. 

1 3 For from the least of them even 
unto the greatest of them every one 
is given •'to covetousness; and from 
the prophet even unto the priest ev- 
ery one deaieth falsely. 

14 They have ^healed also the %urt 
of the daughter or my people slight- 
ly, saying, Peace, peace; when there 
is no peace. 

1 5 \ V ere they ^ashamed when they 
had oommi\:ted abomination? nay, 
they were not at all ashamed, nei-i 
ther could they blush: therefore 
they shall fall among them that fall : 
at the time that I visit them they 
shall be cast down, saith the Lord. 

16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in 
the ways, and see, and ask for the 
""old paths, where is the good way, 
and walk therein, and ye shall find 
"rest for your souls. But they said, 
We will not walk therein. 

17 Also I set ^watchmen over you, 
saying. Hearken to the sound of the 
trumpet. But they said, We will 
not hearken. 

18 ^Therefore hear, ye nations, and 
know, O congregation, what is among 
them. 

19 Hear, O 3arth: behold, I will 
bring evil up n this people, even the 
''fruit of theii thoughts, because they 
have not heai kened unto my words, 
nor to my law, but rejected it. 

20 To ?what purpose cometh there 
to me incense 'from She'ba, and the 

I sweet cane from a far country ? 
your burnt offerings are not accept- 
1 able, nor your sacrifices sweet imto 
[ me. 6« 7. 22, 23. 

21 Therefore thus saith the Lord, 
Behold, I 'will lay stumblingblocks 
before this people, and the fathers 
and the sons together shall fall 
upon them; the neighbour and his 
friend shall perish. 

22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a 
people cometh from the north coun- 
try, and a great natiofn shall be raised 
from the sides of the earth. 

23 They shall lay hold on bow and 
spear ; they are cruel, and have no 
mercy ; their voice 'roareth like the 
sea ; and they ride upon horses, set 
in array as men for war against thee, 
O daughter of Zi'on. 

24 We have heard the fame thereof: 

(45) 



B. C. 612. 



CHAP. 6. 

j Isa. 56, 11 
Mic. 3, 5 
Mic. 7, 1 

k Ezek. 
13,10 

4 bruise, or, 
breach. 

I ch. 3, 3 
cii. 8, 12 

m Isa. 8, 20 
ch. 18, 15 
Mai. 4, 4 
Lu. 16, 29 

n Mat. 
11,29 

Isa. 21,11 
Isa. 58, 1 
ch. 25, 4 
Ezek.3,17 
Hab. 2, 1 

p Pro. 1, 31 

q Isa. 66, 3 
Amos5,21 
Mic. 6, 6 

r Isa. 60, 6 

s Job 5, 12 
Ezek.3,20 

t Isa. 5, 30 

uch. 13, 21 

ch. 49, 24 
ch. 50, 43 

V Judg. 5, 6 

w ch. 25, 34 
Mic. 1, 10 

X Zech. 
12,10 

5 Or, in. 
ch. 1, 18 

y Ezek. 
22,18 

6 Or, 

Refuse 
silver. 

z Hos. 9, 17 
Zech.11,8 



B. C. 600. 

CHAP. 7. 

a ch. 26, 2 

ft 1 SaTn.4,4 
Mic. 3, 11 

c Deut.6,14 
Deut.8,19 
Deut. 
11,28 
ch. 13, 10 

a Deut.4,40 

e lKi.18,21 
Hos. 4, 1 
Zeph. 1, 5 

'705 



our hands wax feeble : anguish "hath 
taken hold cf us, and pain, as of a 
woman in travail. 

25 Go not forth into the field, nor 
''walk by the way ; for the sword of 
the enemy and fear is on every side. 

26 irO daughter of my people, gird 
thee with sackcloth, "and wallow thy- 
self in ashes : 'make thee mourning, 
as for an only son, most bitter lamen- 
tation : for the spoiler shall suddenly 
come upon us. 

27 I have set thee '^for a tower and 
a fortress among my people, that 
thou mayest know and try their 
way. 

28 They are all grievous revolters, 
walking with slanders: they ^are 
brass and iron ; they are all corrupt- 
ers. 

29 The bellows are burned, the lead 
is consumed of the fire ; the founder 
melteth in vain : for the wicked are 
not plucked away. 

30 *^Reprobate silver shall 7nen call 
them, because the Lord hath reject- 
ed -them. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Jeremiah sent to call for true re-pentance : 8 God 
rejects their vain confidence. 

THE word that cameto Jer-e-mi'ah 
from the Lord, saying, 

2 Stand "in the gate of the Lord's 
house, and proclaim there this word, 
and say. Hear the word of the Lord, 
all ye o/Jii'dah, that enter in at these 
gates to worship the Lord. 

3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
Goa or i§'ra-el. Amend your ways 
and your doings, and I will cause 
you to dwell in this place. 

4 Trust ye not in lying words, say- 
ing. The temple *of the Lord, The 
temple of the Lord, The temple of 
the Lord, are these. 

5 For if ye throughly amend youi 
ways fl.nd your doings : if ye through 
ly execute judgm ent between a mar 
R.nd his neighbour; 

( \ Tf j9, oppress not the stranger, the 
fa.therless, and the wido w, and shed 
not innocent bloo d in this place, 'ne i- 
ther walk after ot her gods to your 



hurt 



7 Then '^unll T c^.use you to dwell m 
this place, in the land that I gave to 



your fathers, for ever and ever. * 

8 IFBehold, ye trust in lying words, 
that cannot profit. 

9 Will "ye steal, murder, and com- 
mit adultery, and swear falsely, and 

* R. 14. 20. 



The Jews threatened 



JEREMIAH, 7. 



for their idola try . 



bum incense unto Ba'al, -^and walk ^- c. eoo. 
after other gods whom ye know 
not ; 

10 And ■''coine and stand before me 
in this house, Hvhich is called by my 
name, and say, We are delivered to 
do all these abominations? 

11 Is '^this house, which is called by 
my name, become 'a den of robbers 
in your eyes ? Behold, -^even I have 
seen it, saith the Loed. 

12 But go ye now unto '^niy place 
which loas in Shf 15h, ^vhere I set miV 
name at the first, and '"see what 1 
did to it for the wickedness of my 
people l§'ra-el. 

N f 1 3 And noYv", because ye have done 
all these works, saith the Lord, and 
I spake Luito you, rismg "up early 
and speaking, but ye heard not ; and 
I "called you, but ye answered not ; 

14 Therefore will I do unto this 
house, which is called by my name, 
wherein ye trust, and unto the place 
which I gave to you and to your 
fathers, as I have done ^to Shildh. 

15 And I will cast you out of my 
sight, ?as I have cast out all your 
brethren, even the whole seed of 

I £'phra-im. N. 7. 23, 24. 

16 Therefore 'pray not thou for this 
people, neither lift up cry nor prayer 
for them, neither make intercession 
to me : 'for I will not hear thee. 

IT *iSeest thou not what they do in 
the cities of Jii'dah and in the streets 
of Je-ru'sa-lem ? 

1 8 The children gather wood, and 
the fathers kindle the fire, and the 
women knead their dough, to make 
cakes to the ^queen of heaven, ajid 
to pour out drink offerings unto other 
gods, that they may provoke me to 
anger. 

19 Do ^they provoke me to anger? 
saith the Lord : do they not provoke 
themselves to the confusion of their 
own faces ? 

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; Behold, mine anger and my 
fury shall be poured out upon this 
place, upon man, and upon beast, 
and upon the trees of the field, and 
upon the fruit of the ground ; and it 
shall burn, and shall not be quenched. 

21 ITThus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Is'ra-el ; ''Put vour burnt 
offerings unto your sacrifices, and 
eat flesh. 

22 For "I spake not unto vour fa- 7, pr.,.r,oiA 
tners, nor connnanded them m the; i hos. 2, 11 

'7-0 r>' 



CHAP. 7. 
/ Ex. 20, 3 

Ezek. 
23,39 

1 where- 
upon my 
name is 
called. 

h Isa. 56, 7 
I Mat.21,13 

Mark 

11. 17 

Lu. 19, 46 
j John 2,24 

Heb. i, 13 
k Josh. 18,1 

Judsf. 

18,31 

1 Deut. 
12,11 

m 1 Sam. 

4:. 10 

;-'5. 78, 60 

n2Chr. 
36,' 15 
ch. 11, 7 

Pro. 1, 24 
Isa. 65, 12 
Isa. 66, 4 

p Ps. 78, 60 
q 2 Ki.17,23 
r Ex. 32, 10 
s ch. 15, 1 

2 Or, 
frame, or, 
work- 
manship 
of heaven. 

t ICor. 
10,22 

u Isa. 1, 11 
ch. 6, 20 
Amos5,21 
Hos. 8, 13 

(' 1 Sam. 
15. 22 
Ps. 51, 16 
Hos. 6, 6 

3 concern- 
ing the 
matter of. 

w Ex. 15,26 
Deut. 6, 3 
ch.11,4,7 

X Ex. 19, 5 
Lev.26,12 

y Dent. 
29,19 
Ps. 81, 12 

4 Or, stub- 
bornness. 

5 ^vere. 

z 2 Chr. 
36, 15 
Ch. 25, 4 
ch. 29, 19 

a Neh. 9, 17 
_ ch. 19,15 

b Ezek, 2, 7 

6 Or, in- 
striiction. 

c Job 1, 20 
Isa. 15, 2 
ch. 16, 6 
Mic. 1, 16 

d Eph. 2, 3 

e 2 Ki. 21, 4 
2 Chr.33,4 
Ezek.7,20 
Dan. 9, 27 

/2Ki.23,10 

g Deut. 17, 3 

7 came it 
u-pon my 

heart. 



da.y that I brought them out of the 
land of E'gypt, ^concernmg burnt 
offerings or sacrifices : 

23 But this thing commanded I 
them, saying, "Obey my voice, and 
T will be your God, and ye shall be 
my people : and walk ye in all the 
ways that I have commanded you, 
that it may be Avell unto you. =» 

24 But they hearkened not, nor in- 
clined their ear, but ^walked in the 
counsels and in the "imagination of 
their evil heart, and Hvent backward, 
and not forward. A. 9.3-5; N. 7.27,28. 

25 Since the day that your father^ 
came forth out of the land of E'gypt 
unto this day I have "even sent unto 
you all my servants the prophets, 
daily rising up early and sending 
them : 

26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, 
nor inclined their ear, *but hardened 
their neck : they did worse than their 
fathers. 

27 Therefore ''thou shalt speak all 
these words unto them; but they 
will not hearken to thee : thou shalt 
also call unto them; but thev will 
not ansA\"er thee. 

28 But thou shalt say unto them. 
This is a nation that obeyeth not the 
voice of the Lord their God, nor re- 
ceiveth ^correction : truth is perished, 
and is cut off from their mouth, f 

29 "iCut 'off thine hair, Je-ru'sa- 
lem, and cast it away, and take up 
a lamentation on high places; for 
the Lord hath rejected and forsaken 
the '^generation of his wrath. 

30 For the children of Jii'dah have 
done evil in my sight, saith the Lord : 
"they have set their abominations in 
the house which is called by my 
name, to pollute it. 

31 And they have built the -^high 
places of To'phet, which is in the 
valley of the son of Hin'nom,to burn 
their sons and their daughters in the 
fire; nvhich I commanded thein not, 
neither 'came it into my heart. 

32 "lTherefore,behold,the days come, 
saith the Lord, that it shall no more 
be called To'phet, nor the ^.^alley of 
the son of Hin'nom, but the valley of 
slaughter: '^for they shall bury in 
To'phet, till there be no place. . 

33 And the carcases of this people 
shall be meat for the fowls of the 
heaven, and for the beasts of the 
earth; and none shall fray ^^ A e?9? away. 

34 Then will I cause to 'cease from 

*6. 9. 23. 24. +N. 11. 7, 8. 



7^ he Jews' calamity, 



JEREMIAH, 8, 



and their judgn len t. 



the cities of JO/dali, and from the 
streets of Je-ru'sa-lem, the voice of 
mirth, and the voice of gladness, the 
voice of the bridegroom, and the 
voice of the bride : for -^the land shall 
be desolate. 

CHAPTER 8. 

i The Jews'' calamity : 4 their impenltency up- 
braided: 13 their judgment. 

AT that time, saith the Lord, they 
shall bring out the bones of the 
kings of Jii'dah, and the bones of his 
princes, and the bones of the priests, 
and the bones of the prophets, and 
the bones of the mhabitants of Je 
ru'sa-iem, out of their graves : 
^ And they shall spread them before 
the Sim, and the moon, and all the 
host of heaven, whom they have 
loved, and whom they have served, 
and after whom they have walked, 
and whom they have sought, and 
"whom they have worshipped : they 
shall not be gathered, nor be buried ; 
*they shall be for dimg upon the face 
of the earth. 

3 And ^death shall be chosen rather 
than life by all the residue of them 
that remain of this evil family, which 
remain in all the places whither I 
have driven them, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

4 "[Moreover thou shalt say unto 
them, Thus saith the Lord ; Shall 
they fall, and not arise ? shall he turn 
away, and not return 'i 

5 Why then is this people of Je- 
ru'sa-lem slidden back by a perpetual 
backsliding? they hold fast deceit, 
they ''refuse to return. 

6 1 'hearkened and heard, hut they 
spake not aright: no man repented 
him of his wickedness, saying. What 
have I done? every one turned to 
his course, as the horse rusheth into 
the battle. 

7 Yea, -^the stork in the heaven 
knoweth her appointed times; and 
the Hurtle and the crane and the 
swallow observe the time of their 
coming ; but my people know not 
the judgment of the Lord. 

8 How do ye say. We are wise, and 
'■the law of the Lord is with us ? Lo, 
certainly 'in vain made he it; the 
pen of trie scribes is in vain. 

9 ^The wise men are ashamed, they 
are dismayed and taken : lo, they 
have rejected the word of the Lord; 
and -^vhat wisdom is in them ? 

10 Therefore %ill I give their -wives 



B. C. 600. 



CHAP. 7. 
j Lev.26,33 



CHAP. 8. 

a 2 Kl. 23, 5 
Ezek.S,16 

h 2 Ki. 9, 36 
Ps. 83, 10 

c Job 3, 21 
Rev. 9 6 

d ch. 5, 3 

e 2 Pet. 3, 9 

/ Isa. 1, 3 

g Song 2, 12 

h Rom.2,17 

1 Or, the 

false pen 
of the 
scribes 
U'orketh 
for false- 
hood. 

2 Or, Hai^e 
they been 
ashamed, 
etc. 

3 the wis- 
dom, of 
what 
thing. 

i Deut. 
28,30 

j Isa. 56, 11 

k ch. 6, 11 

I Ezek. 
13, 10 

)7i Zeph. 3,5 

4 Or, in 

gathering 
I will 
consume. 

n Isa. 5, 1 
Joel 1, 7 

Mat.21,19 
Lu. 13, 6 

pch. 23, 15 

5 Or, 
poison. 

q ch. 14, 19 

6 the ful- 
ness 
thereof. 

7 upon. 

8 because 
of the 
country 
of tliem 
that are 
far off. 

r Joel 2, 6 
Nah. 2, 10 



s Gen.37.25i 

107 



unto others, and their fields to them 
that shall inherit them: for every 
one from the least even unto the 
greatest is given to covetousness, 
■'from the prophet even unto the 
priest every one dealeth falsely. 

11 For they have Sealed the hurt 
of the daughter of my people slight- 
ly, saying. Peace, 'peace; when there 
is no peace. 

12 Yv^ere they '"ashamed when they 
had committed abomination? na.y, 
thev were not at all ashamed, neither 
could they blush : therefore shall 
they fall among them that fall : in 
the time of theu^ visitation they shall 
be cast down, sa-ith the Lord. 

13 T will surely consume them, 
saith the Lord : thej^e shall be no 
gre^pes "on the vine, nor figs on the 
''fig tree, and the leaf shall fade ; and 
the things that 1 have given them 
shall pass away from them. 

14 llWhv do we sit still ? assemble 
yourselves, and let us enter into the 
defenced cities, and let us be silent 
there; for the Lord our God hath 
put us to silence, and given us ^'water 
of ^gail to drink, because we have 
sinned against the Lord. C. 13. 16. 

15 Y^e ^looked for peace, but no good 
came; and for a time of health, and 
behold trouble ! 

16 The snorting of his horses was 
heard from Dan : the whole land 
trembled at the sound of the neigh- 
ing of his strong ones ; for they are 
come, and have devoured the land, 
and ^all that is in it ; the city, and 
those that dwell therein. 

IT For, behold, I wUl send serpents, 
cockatrices, among you, which will 
not he charmed, and they shall bite 
you, saith the Lord. 

18 *IlVhen I would comfort myself 
against sorrow, my heart is faint 'ir 
me. 

1 9 Behold the voice of the cry of the 
daughter of my people ^because of 
them that dwell in a far country : Ts 
not the Lord in Zfon? is not her 
king in her ? Y^hy have they pro- 
voked me to anger with their graven 
images, and with strange vanities ? 

20 The harvest is past, the simimer 
is ended, and we are not sa-ved. 

21 For the hurt of the daughter of 
my people am I hurt ; I '"am black ; 
astonishment hath taken hold on me. 

22 Is there no *balm in Gil'e-ad ; is 
there no physician there ? v/hy then 



Sms and judgments 



JEREMIAH, 9. 



of the people bewailed. 



is not the health of the daughter of 
my people ^recovered ? 

CHAPTER 9. 

i The prophet bewails the 'manifold ^ins of hispeo- 
pie, 9 and their judyniealn. 

OH ^that my head were waters, 
and mine eyes a fountain of 
tears, that I might weep day and 
night f 01' the slain of the daughter 
of my people ! 

2 Oh that I had in the wilderness 
a lodging place of wayfaring men ; 
that i might leave my people, and 
go from them ! for they he all adul- 
terers, an assembly of treacherous 
men. 

3 And they bend their tongues like 
their bow for lies: but they are 
not valiant for the truth upon the 
earth ; for they proceed from evil to 
evil, and they ^know not me, saith 
the Lord. 

4: Take *ye heed every one of his 
^neighbour, and trust ye not in any 
brother: for every brother will ut- 
terly sux^plant, and every neighbour 
will walk with slanders. 

5 And they will ^deceive every one 
his neighbour, and will not speak 
the truth: they have taught their 
tongue to speak lies, and weary 
themselves to conmiit iniquity.* 

6 Thine habitation is in the midst 
of deceit ; through deceit '^they re- 
fuse to know me, saith the Lord. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, Behold, ^^I will melt them, and 
try them ; for ^how shall I do for the 
daughter of my people ? 

8 1 heir tongue is as an arrow shot 
out; it speaketh deceit: one speak- 
eth peaceably to his neighbour with 
his mouth J but ^in heart he layeth 
^his wait. 

9 llShail I not visit them for these 
things f saith the Lord : shall not 
my soul be avenged on such a nation 
as this ? 

10 For the mountains will I take 
up a weeping and wailing, and for 
the habitations of the wilderness a, 
lamentation, because they are ^burned 
up, so that none can pass through 
them ; neither can men hear the 
voice of the cattle: "^both the fowl 
of the heavens and the beast are 
fled ; they are gone. 

11 And I will make Je-ru'sa-lem 
heaps, and a den of dragons ; and I 
will make the cities of Jii'dahMeso- 
late, without an inhabitant. 

*A. 13. 23. 



B. C. 600. 



I CHAP. 8. 

9 gone v/p I 



CHAP. 9. 

1 Who will 
give my 
head, etc. 

a Judg.2,10 
1 Sam. 
2, 12 

Job 21, 14 
Pro. 1, 29 
ch. 4, 22 
Hos. 4, 1 
Rom. 1,28 
1 Cor. 
15, 34 

b Mic. 7,5,6 

2 Or, 
friend. 

3 Or, mock. 
Mic. 7, 2 

c Fro. 1, 24 

d Isa. 1, 25 
Mai. 3, 3 

e Hos. 11, 8 

4 in the 
midst of 
him. 

5 Or, wait 
for him. 

6 Or, 
pastures. 
ch. 12, 4 
ch. 23, 10 
Hos. 4, 3 

7 Or, 
desolate. 

8 from the 
fowl even 
to, etc. 

9 desola- 
tion. 

f Ps. 107,43 
Isa. 42, 23 
Hos. 14, 9 

10 Or, stub- 
bornness. 

g Gal. 1, 14 

h Ps. 80, 5 

i ch. 23, 15 
Lam.3,15 

11 Or, 

hemlock. 

j Lev.26,33 
Deut. 
28,64 

k Ezek. 5, 2 

I Job 3,8 
Eccl. 12,5 
Amos5,16 
Mat. 9, 23 

7n ch. 14, 17 

n Lev.18,28 

Ps. 33, 16 
Eccl.9,11 

p Ps. 20, 7 

1 Cor.1,31 

2 Cor. 
10,17 

'Z08 



12T[Who ^'is the wise man, that 
may understand this ? and who is 
he to vv'hom the mouth of the Lord 
hath spoken, that he may declare it, 
for what the land perisheth and is 
burned up like a wilderness, that 
none passeth through ? 

13 And the Lord saith. Because 
they have forsaken my law which I 
set before them, and have not obeyed 
my voice, neither walked therein ; 

14 But have walked after the ^°im- 
agination of their own heart, and 
after Ba'al-im, which ^^their fathers 
taught them : 

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord oi 
hosts, the God of i§'ra-el ; Behold, I 
will ''feed them, even this people, 
with 'wormwood, and give them wa- 
ter of '^gall to drink. 

161 will Scatter them also among 
the heathen, whom neither they nor 
their fathers have known: and ''^I 
will send a sword after them, till I 
have consumed them. 

ITHThus saith the Lord of hosts, 
Consider ye, and call for 'the mourn^ 
ing women, that they may come; 
and send for cunning vnonien, that 
they may come : 

18 And let them make haste, and 
take up a wailing for us, that '"our 
eyes may run down with tears, and 
our eyelids gush out with waters. 

19 For a voice of wailing is heard 
out of Zf on. How are we spoiled ! we 
are greatly confounded, because we 
have forsaken the land, because our 
"dwellings have cast us out. 

20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, 
O ye women, and let your ear re- 
ceive the word of his mouth, and 
teach your daughters wailing, and 
every one her neighbour lamenta- 
tion. 

21 For death is come up into our 
windows, and is entered into our 
palaces, to cut off the children from 
without, and the young men from 
the streets. 

22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord, 
Even the carcases of men shall fall 
as dung upon the open field, and as 
the handful after the harvestman, 
and none shall gather them. 

23 ITThus saith the Lord, "Let not 1 
the wise ma7i glory in his wisdom. I 
neither let the mighty man glory in j 
his might, let not the rich man glory ! 
in his riches : | 

2 4 But p\et him that glorieth glory ] L 



Great disparity 



JEREMIAH, 10. 



between God and idols. 



G I i n this, th at he understand eth and 

L knoweth me, t hat 1 a m the Lord 

T I which exercis e lovinKk:indness,.iiid ^- 

W I ment,an d rig:h teousness,in tiie eartK : 

''iov in these thin gs 1 delig:ht, saith 

1 the Lord . G. 31. 33, 34; L. 29. 13 14-* 

25 ^Behold, the days come, saith the 

Lord, l^hat I will ^ ^punish all them 

which are circumcised with the un- 

circumcised ; 

26E'gypt, and Jii'dah, and E'dom, 
and the children of Am'mon, and 
Mo'ab, and all that ar-e '^in the ut- 
most corners, that dwell in the wil- 
derness : for all these nations are un- 
circumcised, and all the house of !§'- 
ra-el are 'luicircumcised in the heart. 
CHAPTER 10. 

1 Great disparity between God and idols. 17 The 
people warned for a removal : 19 their desolation 
lamented. 

HEAR ye the word which the 
Lord speaketh unto you, O 
house of I§'ra-el : 

2 Thus saith the Lord, ''Learn not 
the way of the heathen, and be not 
dismayed at the signs of heaven ; 
for the heathen are dismayed at 
them. 

3 For the 'customs of the people are 
vain: for one cutteth a tree out of 
the forest, the work of the hands of 
the workman, with the ax. 

4 They deck it with silver and with 
gold ; they fasten it with nails and 
with hammers, that it move not. 

5 They are upright as the palm ti'ee, 
*but speak not : they must needs be 
''bome, because they cannot go. Be 
not afraid of them ; for they cannot 
do evU, neither also is it m them to 
do good. 

6 Forasmuch as there is none '^like 
unto thee, O Lord ; thou art great, 
and thy name is great in might. 

7 Who ''would not fear thee, O King 
of nations ? for ^to thee doth it apper- 
tain: forasmuch as among all the 
wise men of the nations, and in all 
their kingdoms, there is none like 
unto thee. 

8 But they are ^altogether brutish 
and foolish : the stock is a doctrine 
of vanities. 

9 Silver spread into plates is brought 
from Tar'shish, and -^gold from 
U'phaz, the work of the workman, 
and of the hands of the founder : 
blue and purple is their clothing: 
they are all the work of cunning 
rtien. 

10 But the Lord is the Urue God, 
*T. 51. 10; W. 17. 7, 8. 



E. C. 600. 



CHAP. 9. 

q Mic. 6, 8 
Mic. 7, 18 

r Rom. 2, 8 

12 visit 
upon. 

13 cut off 
into cor- 
ners, or, 
having 
the cor- 
ners of 
their hair 
polled. 

s Lev.26,41 
Ezek.44,7 
Rom. 2,28 



CHAP. 10. 

a Lev. 20,23 

1 statutes, 
or, ordi- 
nances 
are 
vanity. 

b Ps. 115, 5 
Hab. 2, 19 
1 Cor.12,2 

c Ps. 115, 7 
Isa. 46, 1 

d Ex. 15, 11 
Ps.86,8,10 

e Rev. 15, 4 

2 Or, it lik- 
eth thee. 

3 in one, or, 
at once. 
Isa. 41, 29 
Hab. 2, 18 
Zeeh. 10,2 
Rom. 1,21 

/Dan. 10,5 

4 God of 
truth, 
Ps. 31, 5 
1 John 
5,20 

g 1 Tim. 
6, 17 

5 king of 
eternity. 
Isa. 57, 15 

6 In the 
Chaldean 
lan- 
guage. 

h Gen. 1,1,6 
Ps. 136, 5 
ch. 51, 15 

7 Or, noise. 

8 Or, for 
rain. 

9 Or, is 
more 
brutish 
than to 
know. 

i Ps. 16, 5 
Ps. 73, 26 
Ps. 119,57 
ch. 51, 19 
Lam. 3,24 

j Deut.32,9 
Ps. 74. 2 

10 inhabit- 

ress. 

k Ezek.6,10 

I Mic. 7, 9 

m Pro. 16, 1 
Pro. 20,24 

n Ps. 6, 1 
Ps. .38, 1 



709 



he is the •''living God, and an ^ever- 
lasting king : at his wrath the earth 
shall tremble, and the nations shall 
not be able to abide his indignation. 

1 1 'Thus shall ye say unto them. 
The gods that have not made the 
heavens and the earth, even they 
shall perish from the earth, and 
from under these heavens. 

12 He ^hath made the earth by his 
power, he hath established the world 
by his wisdom, and hath stretched 
out the heavens by his discretion. 

13 When he uttereth his voice, 
there is a 'multitude of waters in the 
heavens, and he causeth the vapours 
to ascend from the ends of the earth ; 
he maketh lightnings ^with rain, and' 
bringeth forth the wmd out of his 
treasures. 

14 Every man ^is brutish in his 
knowledge : every founder is con- 
founded by the graven image: for 
his molten image is falsehood, and 
the7'e is no breath in them. 

15 They are vanity, and the work 
of errors : in the time of their visita- 
tion they shall perish. 

1 6 The 'portion of Ja'cob is not like 
them : for he is the former of ail 
things ; and •'ig'ra-el is the rod of his 
inheritance : The Lord of hosts is 
his name. 

1 7 T^ Gather up thy wares out of the 
land, O "inhabitant of the fortress. 

18 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 
I will sling out the inhabitants of the 
land at this once, and will distress 
them. Hhat they may find it so. 

19 IT Woe is me for my hurt ! my 
wound is grievous : but I said. Truly 
this is a grief, and T must bear it. 

20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all 
my cords are broken : my children 
are gone forth of me, and they are 
not: there is none to stretch forth 
my tent any more, and to set up my 
curtains. 

21 For the pastors are become bru- 
tish, and have not sought the Lord : 
therefore they shall not prosper, a^nd 
all their flocks shall be scattered. 

22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is 
come, and a great commotion out of 
the north country, to make the cities 
of Jii'dah desolate, and a den of drag- 
ons. 

23 irO Lord, I know that '"the way 
of man is not in himself : it is not in 
man that walketh to direct his steps. 

24 O Lord, "correct me, but with 

tJ. 11. 20. 



t 



God's covenant proclaimed. JEREMIAH, 11. 



Evils to corne foretold. 



N 



I 



judgment; not in thine anger, lest 
tbou "bring me to nothing. 
25 Pour out thy fury upon the 
heathen that "know thee not, and 
upon the families that call not on 
thy name : for they have eaten up 
Ja'cob, and devoured him, and con- 
sumed him, and have made his hab- 
itation desolate, 

CHAPTER 11. 

.!i Jeremiah prociaims God's covenant : S7ie rebukes 
the disobedient Jews : 11 he prophesies evils to 
come vpon them, etc. 

THE word that came to Jer-e-mi'ah 
from the Lord, saying, 

2 Hear ye the words of this cove 
nant, and speak unto the men of 
Ju'dah, and to the inhabitants of Je- 
ru'sa-lem; 

3 And say thou unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God of is'ra-el; Cursed 
"be the man that obeyeth not the 
words of this covenant, 

4 Which I commanded your fathers 
in the day that I brought them forth 
out of the land of E'gypt, from the 
iron furnace, saying, '^0 oey my voice, 
and do them, according to all which 
I command you : so shall ye be my 
people, and I will be your God : 

5 That I may perform the "oath 
which I have sworn unto your fa- 
thers, to give them a land flowing 
with milk and honej^ as it is this 
day. Then answered I, and said, 
^So be it, O Lord. 

6 Then the Lord said unto me. 
Proclaim all these words in the cities 
of Jij'dah, and in the streets of Je- 
ru'sa-lem, saying. Hear ye the words 
of this covenant, '^and do them. 

7 For I earnestly protested unto 
your fathers in the day that I brought 
them up out of the land of E'gypt, 
even unto this day, rising early and 
protesting, saying, Obey my voice. 

8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined 
their ear, but walked every one in 
the ^imagination of their evil heart : 
therefore I will bring upon them all 
the words of this covenant, which I 
commanded them to do; but they 
did them not. N, 11. 11. 

9 And the Lord said unto me, A 
'conspiracy is found among the men 
of Jii'dah, and among the inhabitants 
of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 They are turned back to -^the 
iniquities of their forefathers, which 
refused to hear my words ; and they 
went after other gods to serve them : 
the house of i§'ra-el and the house of 



B. C. 600. 



CHAP. 10. 

11 d'uninisii 
me. 

Job 18,21 
1 Thes.4,5 
2Thes.l,8 



B. C. 60S. 
CHAP. 11. 



a Deut. 
27,26 
Gal. 3. 



10 



b Lev. 26, 3 

c Deut.7,12 
Ps. 105, 9 

1 Amen, 
Deut. 

27, 15 

d John 
13, 17 
Rom. 2,13 
Jas. 1, 22 

2 Oi\ stub- 
bornness. 

e Ezek. 

22, 25 
Hos. 6, 9 

/Juclo:.2,ll 
Ezek. 
20, 18 

3 to go 
forth of. 

g Ps. 18, 41 
Pro. 1, 28 
Isa. 1, 15 
ch. li, 12 
Ezek.8,18 
Mic. 3, i 
Zech.7,13 

h Deut. 
32,37 

i evil. 

sha^ne, 
Hos. 9, 10 

Ex. 32, 10 
ch. 7, 16 
ch. 11, 11 
1 John 
5, 16 

6 evil. 

TTIiaf is 
to my be- 
loved, in 
my house? 

Ezek. 
16, 25 

fe Titus 1,15 

8 Or, tvhen 
thyevilis. 

Rom. 
11,17 

m Isa. 5, 2 

9 the stalk 
with his 
bread. 

n Ps. 83, 4 

Ps. 7, 8 

p 1 Sam. 
16,7 

q ch. 1. 1 

Amos 2,12 

710 



Ju'dah have broken my covenant 
which I made with their fathers. 

11 Therefore thus saith the Lord, l 
Behold, I will bring evil upon them, 
which they shall not be able ^to es 
cape ; and ^though they shall cry un- 
to me, I will not hearken unto them. 

12 Then shall the cities of Jii'dah 
and inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem go, 
and ^cry unto the gods unto whom 
they offer incense : but they shall not 
save them at all in the time of their 
trouble. 

13 For according to the number of 
thy cities were thy gods, O Ju'dah ; 
and according to the number of the 
streets of Je-ru'sa-lem have ye set up 
altars to that ^shameful thing, even 
altars to burn incense unto Ba'al. 

14 Therefore 'pray not thou for this 
people, neither lift up a cry or prayer 
for them : for I will not hear them 
in the time that they cry unto me 
for their ''trouble. 

15 ^What hath my beloved to do in 
mine house, seeing she hath wrought 
'lewdness with many, and ^the holy 
flesh is passed from thee ? %vhen thou 
doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 

1 6 The Lord called thy name, ^A 
green olive tree, fair, and of goodly 
fruit : with the noise of a great tu- 
mult he hath kindled fire upon it, 
and the branches of it are broken. 

IT For the Lord of hosts, '"that 
planted thee, hath pronounced evil 
against thee, for the evil of the house 
of is'ra-el and of the house of Jii'dah, 
which they have done against them- 
selves to provoke me to anger in of- 
fering incense unto Ba'al. 

1 8 11 And the Lord hath given m.e 
knowledge of it, and I kiiov/ it: 
then thou shewedst me their do- 
ings. 

19 But I vms like a lamb or an ox 
that is brought to the slaughter ; and 
I knew not that they had devised 
devices against me, saying. Let us 
destroy ®the tree with the fruit there- 
of, "and let us cut him off from the 
land of the living, that his name may 
be no more remembered. 

20 But,0 Lord of hosts, i^hat judg- 
est righteously, that ^'triest the reins 
and the heart, let me see thy venge- 
ance on them : for unto thee have 1 1 
revealed my cause. J. 17. 10. J 

21 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of the men of ?An'a-th6th, that seek 
thy life, saying, ""Prophesy not in the 

*N. 13. 17. ^ 



God lamenteth 



JEREMIAH, 12, 13. 



his heritage. 



name of the Lord, that thou die not 
by our hand : 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, Behold, I will '"punish them: 
the young men shall die by the 
sword ; their sons and their daugh- 
ters shall die by famine : 

23 And there shall be no remnant of 
them : for I will bring evil upon the 
men of An'a-thoth, even "the year of 
their visitation. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 Jeremiah complains of the wickecVs prosperity. 
7 God laments the desolation of his heritage, etc. 

RIGHTEOUS^ar^ thou, O Lord, 
when I plead with thee : yet 4et 
me talk with thee of ^/i^ judgments: 
* Wherefore doth the way of the 
wicked prosper? ivherefore are all 
they happy that deal very treach- 
erously ? 

2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they 
have taken root: "they grow, yea, 
they bring forth fruit : '^thou art near 
in their mouth, and far from their 
reins. 

3 But thou, O Lord, know est me : 
thou hast seen me, and tried m"ine 
heart 'toward th ee : pull them out like 
sheep tor the slaughter, and prepare 
them for '^the day of slaughter,* 

4 How long shall the land mourn, 
and the herbs of every field wither, 
for 'the wickedness of them that 
dwell therein ? the -^beasts are con- 
sumed, and the birds ; because they 
said. He shall not see our la.st end. 

5 tif thou hast run with the foot- 
men, and they have wearied thee, 
then how canst thou contend with 
horses? and if in the land of peace, 
wherein thou trusteelst, they 'wearied 
thee, then how wilt thou do in -"the 
swelling of Jor'dan ? 

6 For even thy brethren, and the 
house of thy father, even they have 
dealt treacherously with thee ; yea, 
^they have called a multitude after 
thee : believe tliem not, though they 
speak ^fair words unto thee. 

7 *rl have forsaken mine house, I 
have left mine heritage; I have given 
•^the dearly beloved of my soul into 
the hand of her enemies, 

8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion 
in the forest; it ^crieth out against 
me : therefore %ave I hated it. 

9 Mine heritage is unto me as a 
^speckled bird, the birds round about 
are against her; come ye, assemble all 
the beasts of the field, ^come to devour. 

*E. 16. 17. 



B. C. 608. 



CHAP. 11. 

10 visit 
upon. 

s Lu. 19, 44 



CHAP. 12. 

a Gen. 18,25 
Ps. 51, 4 

1 Or, let me 

reason the 
case tvitji 
thee. 

b Job 12, 6 
Mai. 3, 15 

2 they go on. 
c Isa. 29, 1.3 

3 with thee, 
d Jas. 5, 5 
e Ps. 107,.34 

/ ch. 4. 25 
ch. 7, 20 
ch. 9, 10 
Hos. 4, 3 

g Josh. 3,15 
1 Chr. 
12, 15 
ch. 49, 19 
ch. 50, 44 

4 Or, they 
cried 

after thee 
fully. 

5 good 
things. 

6 the love. 

7 giveth out 
his voice, 
owyiileth. 

h 2 Chr. 
36, 16 

8 Or, 

having 
talons. 

9 Ov, cause 
them to 
come. 
Isa. 56, 9 
ch. 7, 33 

i ch. 6, 3 
j Isa. 5, 1, 5 
k Isa. 63, 18 

10 portion 
of desire. 

I Isa. 42, 25 

)?)Lev.26,16 

11 Or, ye. 

n Zech. 2, S 

Deut.30,3 
ch. 32, 37 

p Ezek. 

28, 25 

q Amos9,14 
r ch. 4, 2 
s Zeph. 1, 5 
t Eph.2, 20 
1 Pet. 2, 5 

u Isa. 60, 12 



B. C. 602. 

CHAP. 13. 

a Ps. 137, 1 
Mic. 4, 10 

711 , 



10 Many 'pastors have destroyed 
my ■'vineyard, they have ^trodden my 
portion under foot, they have made 
my '"pleasant portion a desolate wil- 
derness. 

11 They have made it desolate, f^Mc? 
being desolate it mourneth unto me ; 
the whole land is made desolate, be- 
cause ''no man layeth it to heart. 

12 The spoilers are come upon all 
high places through the wilderness : 
for the sword of the Lord shall de- 
vour from the one end of the land 
even to the other end of the land: no 
flesh shall have peace. 

13 They '^•' have sown Avheat,but shall 
reap thorns : they have put them- 
selves to pain, but shall not profit : 
and ^'they shall be ashamed of your 
revenues because of the fierce anger 
of the Lord. 

14: "iiThus saith the Lord against all 
mine evil neighbours, "that touch the 
inheritance which I have caused my 
people Is'ra-el to inherit ; Behold, I will 
^pluck them out of their land, and 
pluck out the house of Ju'dah from 
among them, 

15 And ^it shall come to pass, after 
that I have plucked them out I will 
return, and , have compassion on 
them, ^and will bring them again, 
every man to his heritage, and every 
man to his land, 

16 And it shall come to pass, if they 
will diligently learn the ways of my 
people, lo swear by my name, The 
Lord liveth ; as they taught my 
people to -swear by Ba'al ; then shall 
they be 'built in the midst of my 
people. 

17 But if they will not ''obey, I will 
utterly pluck up and destroy that 
nation, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Bj/ the type of a linen girdle God prefigures Ma 
people^s destruction. 12 By the bottles filled with 
wine their excess i)i misery foretold. 15 Exhor- 
tation to repentance. 

THUS saith the Lord unto me. Go 
and get thee a linen girdle, and 
put it upon thy loins, and put it not 
in water. 

2 So I got a girdle according to the 
word of the Lord, and put it on my 
loins. 

3 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me the second time, saying, 

4 Take the girdle that thou hast got, 
which is upon thy loins, and arise, go 
to "Eii-phra'tes, and hide it there in a 
hole of the rock. 



Paradte of the bottles. 



JEREMIAH, 14. 



Humility enjoined. 



B. C. 602. 



C 
H 



CHAP. 13. 
1 Lam.3,45 



5 So I went, and hid it by Eii-phra'- 
te§, as the Lord commanded me. 

6 And it came to pass after manj- 
days, that the Lord said unto me, \c Lev.26,i9 
Arise, go to Eu-phra'te§, and take the ^ f P^e ^'^' 
girdle from thence, which I com- 
manded thee to hide there. 

T Then I went to Eii-phra'tes, and 
digged, and took the girdle from the 
place where I had hid it: and, behold, 
the girdle was marred, it was ''profit- 
able for nothing. 

8 Then the Avord of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

9 Thus saith the Lord, After this 
manner will '^I mar the pride of Ju'- 
dah, and the great pride of Je-ru'sa- 
lem. 

10 This evil people, which "^ref use to 
hear my words, which nvalk in the 
^imagination of their heart, and walk 
after other gods, to ser^^e them, and to'fc isa. 
v/orship them, shall even be as this 
girdle, which is good for nothing 



e ch. 9, 14 
ch. 11, 8 
ch. 16, 12 

1 Ov,stiib- 
bornness. 

/Gen. 17,7 
Ex. 19, 5 

g ch. 33, 9 

h Isa. 51, 17 
Isa. 63, 6 
ch. 25, 27 
ch. 51, 7 

2 a man 
aqainst 
Ms 
brother. 

8 from de- 
stroying 
them. 

i Deut. 
82,29 

j Josh. 7,19 
Joel 2, 12 

30 
Isa. s; 22 
Amos 8, 9 

Isa. 59, 9 



1 1 For as the girdle cleaveth to the m Ps.44,19 
loins of a man, so have I caused to 
cleave unto me the whole house_of Is'- 
ra-el and the whole house of Jii'dah, 
saith the Lord ; that -^'they might be 
unto me for a people, gmd ^for a name, 
and for a praise, and for a glory : but 
they would not hear. 

12 "IFTherefore thou shalt speak unto 
them this word; Thus saith the Lord 
God of Is'ra-el, Every bottle shall be e or, shaii 
filled with wine : and they shall say 
unto thee, Do v/e not certainly know 
that every bottle shall be filled with 
wine ? 

13 Then shalt thou say unto them. 
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will 
fill all the inhabitants of this land, 
even the kings that sit upon Da'vid's 
throne, and the priests, and the proph- 
ets, and all the inhabitants of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, '^with diimkenness. 

14 And I Avill dash them ^one against 
another, even the fathers and the sons s after 
tQgether, saith the Lord : I will not ^^ ^'^^^^ ' 
pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, ^but 
destroy them. 

15 IFliear ye, and give ear; be not 
proud : for the Lord hath spoken. 

16 Give -^glory to the Lord you r 



n2Ki.24,12 

4 Or, head 
tires. 

Lev.26,31 

p ch. 6, 22 

5 visit 
wpon. 

q ch. 16, 10 

r Isa. 47, 2 
Ezek. 
16, 37 
Nah. 3, 5 



be rio 
lently 
taken 
away. 

7 taught. 

s Job 20, 29 

t ch. 10, 14 
Mic. 3, 11 

u Lam. 1, 8 
Ezek. 
23,29 
Hos. 2, 10 

V ch. 5, 8 

^v Isa. 65, 7 
ch. 2, 20 
ch. 3, 2 
Ezek.6,13 



B. C. 601. 



L 



CHAP. 14. 

God, before he cause ^darkness, and 1 1 J^^^^ J,*^"^^'^ 

dearths, 
or, re- 
straints. 

'a Isa. 3,26 

'blSam. 
I 5, 12 

2 Or, 
1 cisterns. 

712 



before your feet stumble upon tKe 
dark mountains, and, while ye look 
'tor light, he turn it "'into the shadow 
of death, a7id make it gross dark- 



ness. 



N f"ITBut if 



C 

ye 



Lam. 3. 42: H. 25. 
will not hear it. 



28. 
my 



sold shall weep in secret places for 
your pride ; and mine eye shall weep 
sore, and run down with tears, be- 
cause the Lord's flock is carried 
away captive. n. 14. 10.. 

IS Say unto "the king and to the 
queen,"llumble j'ourselves, sit do^\Ti : 
for your ^principalities shall come 
do^^m, even the crown of your glory. 

1 9 The cities of the south shall be 
shut up, and none shall open them: 
Ju'dah shall be carried away captive 
"all of it, it shall be wholly carried 
away captive. 

20 Lift up your eyes, and behold 
them that ^come from the north : 
w^here is the flock that was given 
thee, thy beautiful flock ? 

21 What wilt thou say when he shall 
^punish thee? for thou hast taught 
them to be captains, a?id as chief 
over thee: shall not sorrows take 
thee, as a woman in travail ? 

22 IT And if thou say in thine heart, 
Wherefore ^come these things upon 
me ? For the greatness of thine in- 
iquity are thy skirts discovered, c^^zc? 
thy heels ^made bare. 

23 Can the E-thi-5'pi-an change his 
skin, or the leopard his spots ? the?i 
may ye also do good, that are ''ac- 
customed to do evil. * 

24 Therefore will I scatter them as 
the stubble that passeth away by the 
wind of the v\-ilderness. 

25 This Hs thy lot, the portion of thy 
measures from me, saith the Lord ; 
because thou hast forgotten me, and 
trusted in 'falsehood. 

26 Therefore '-will I discover thy 
skirts upon thy face, that thy shame 
may appear. 

271 have seen thine adulteries, and 
'thy neighings, the lewdness of thy 
whoredom, and tliine abominations 
"on the hills in the fields. Woe imtG 
thee, O Je-ru'sa-lem I wilt thou not be 
made clean ? ^when shall it once be ? 
CHAPTER 14. 

1 A grievous famine. 7 Th.e propheVs prayer. 
13 Loth the hjinc] prophets and the people who he- 
lieve them shall i3erif<h. 

THE word of the Lord that cam€ 
to Jer-e-mi'ah concerning the 
dearth. 

2 Ju'dah moumeth, and "the gates 
thereof languish ; they are black unto 
the ground ; and the cr^^ of Je-ru'sa- 
lem is gone up. 

3 And their nobles have sent their 
the waters : they came 
and found no water; 

0. 32. 38-40. 



little ones to 
to the ^pits, 

*A. 14. 10; 



JereinlaK s prayer. 



JEREMIAH, 15. 



Calamities threatenea: 



A 

N 



they returned with their vessels 
empty ; they were '"ashamed and con- 
founded, "^and covered their heads, 

4 Because tlie ground is chapt, for 
there was no rain in the earth, the 
plowmen were ashamed , they covered 
their heads. 

5 Yea, the hind also calved in the 
field, and forsook it, because there 
was no grass. 

6 And 'the Avild asses did stand in 
the high places, they snuffed up the 
wind like dragons; their eyes did 
fail, because there icas no grass. 

7 10 Lord, though our iniquities 
testify against us, do thou it -^f or thy 
name's sake: for our backslidings 
are many ; we have sinned against 
thee. 

8 O i'the hope of ls'ra-el,^'the saviour 
thereof in time of trouble, why 
shouldest thou be as a stranger in the 
land, and as a wayfaring man that 
turneth aside to tarry for a night ? 

9 Why shouldest thou be as a man 
astonied, as a mighty ms.n.'that can- 
not save? yet thou, 'O Lord, «?•? in 
the midst of us, andSve are called 
by thy name ; leave us not. 

f 10 llThus saith the Lord unto this 
people. Thus have they loved to wan- 
der, they have not refrained their| 
feet, therefore the Lord doth not ac-' 
cept them ; ^he will now remember 

L. their iniquity, and visit their sins, * 

11 Then said the Lord unto me. 
Pray ^not for this people for their 
good. 

1 2 \¥hen '"they fast, I will not hear 
their cry ; and when they offer burnt 
offering and an oblation, I Avill not ac- 
cept them : but I Avill consume them 
by the sword, and by the famine, 
and by the pestilence. 

13 "[Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! be- 
hold, the prophets say unto them. Ye 
shall not see the sword, neither shall 
ye have famine ; but I will give you 
Assured peace in this place. 

14 Then the Lord said imto me, The 
prophets prophesy lies in my name : 
"I sent them not, neither have I com- 
manded them, neither spake unto 
them : they prophesy unto you a false 
vision and divination, and a thing of 
nought, and the deceit of their heart. 

1 5 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning the prophets that proph- 
esy in my name, and I sent them not, 
yet they say, Sword and famine shall 
not be in this land; By sword and 

A. 17. 9; N 15 6. 



B. C. 601. 



CHAP. li. 

c Ps. 40, 14 

d 2 Sam. 
15,30 

e ch. 2, 24 

/Ps. 25, 11 

g ch. 17, 13 

h Ps. 46, 1 

L Isa. 59, 1 

j Ex. 29, 45 

tliy name 
IS called 
upon us, 
Dan. 9, 18 

k Hos. 8. 13 
Hos. 9, 9 

1 Ex. 32, 10 
Ch. 7, 16 
ch. 11, 14 

m Pro. 1,28 
Isa. 1, 15 
Isa. 58. 3 
ch. 11, 11 
Ezek.8,18 
r.Iic. 3, 4 
Zech.7,13 

4 pence of 
truth. 

nch. 23.21 

ch. 23, 15 

p Mat. 15, 14 

q Ps. 79, 3 

r Lam. 1.16 

s ch. 8, 21 

t Ezek.7,15 

5 Or, make 
merohan- 
dtse ' ' 
against n 
land, and 
men ac- 
knoii't- 
edge it 
not. 

ch. 5, 13 

u Lam. 5,22 
V Ezra 9, 5 
w Dan. 9, 8 
.rch. 17, 12 
y Isa. 30, 23 



famine shall ^hose prophets be con- 
sumed. 

1 6 And the people to whom they 
prophesy shall be ^cast out in the 
streets of Je-ru'sa-lem because of the 
famine and the sword ; and 'they 
shall have none to bury them, them, 
their wives, nor their sons, nor their 
daughters: fori will pour their wick- 
edness upon them. 

17 Therefore thou shalt say this 
word unto them ; ""Let mine eyes run 
down with tears night and day, and 
let them not cease : 'for the virgin 
daughter of my people is broken 
with a great breach, A\dth a very- 
grievous blow. 

1 8 If I go forth into the afield, then 
behold the slain with the sword I and 
if I enter into the city, then behold 
them that are sick with famine ! yea, 
both the prophet and the priest °go 
about into a land that they know 
not. 

19 Hast "thou utterlv rejected Jii'- 
dah? hath thv souriothed Zl'on? 
why hast thou smitten us, and there 
is no healing for us? we looked for 
peace, and the^^e is no good ; and for 
the time of healing, and behold trou- 
ble! 

20 We ^acknowledge. O Lord, our 



CHAP. 15. 

a Ex. 32, 11 
Ps. 99, 6 

b 1 Sam.7,9 

c Zech.11,9 
713 



wickedness. <"^;^c? the iniquity of our 
f athers : for we "have sinned againsfc 
jt hee. R. 18. 7. 8.J 

21 Do not abhor 7(s, for thy name's 
sake, do not disgrace the -"throne of 
thy glory : remember, break not thy 
coA'enant Avith us. 

"§2- Are there a;??/ among the vani- 
ties of theGen'tiles that can cause 
rain? or can the heavens give 
showers? ^a^-t not thou ]:e, O Lord 
our God ? therefore we will wait upon 
thee : for thou hast made all these 
things. 

CHAPTER 15, 

1 Utter rejection and manifold pid(imentf< of the Jeron. 
\0 Jeremiah, complaining oj their spiled 19 receives 
a gracious promifie. 

THEX said the Lord unto me, 
Though "Mo'§e§ and *Sam'u-el 
stood before me, yet my mind could 
not be toward this people : cast them 
out of my sight, and let them go 
forth. 

2 And it shall come to pass, if they 
say unto thee, Whither shall we go 
forth? then thou shalt tell them, 
Thus saith the Lord; '"Such as r/r^ 
for death, to death ; and such as are 
for the sword, to the sword; andsueb 



Mejection of the Jev:>s. 



JEREMIAH, 16. 



A graciofis promise. 



N 



as are for the famine, to the famine; 
and such as are for the captivity, to 
the captivity. 

8 And I will ''appoint over them four 
'kinds, saith the Lord : the sword to 
slay, and the dogs to tear, and the 
fowls of the heaven, and the beasts 
of the earth, to devour and destroy. 

4 And '^1 will cause thein to 'be re- 
moved into all kingdoms of tHe 
earth, because of Ma-nas'seh'^the son 
of Hez-e-ki'ah king of Jii'dah, for 
that which he did in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

5 For ''who shall have pity upon 
thee, O J e-ru'sa-lem ? or who shall be- 
moan thee ? or who shall go aside ^to 
ask how thou doest ? 

6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the 
Lord, thou art gone backward : 
therefore will I stretch out my hand 
against thee, and destroy thee , 'I 
am weary with repenting. * 

7 And I will fan theui with a fan in 
the gates of the land ; I will bereave 
the7ii of ^children, I will destroy my 
people, since 'they return not from 
their ways. 

8 Their widows are increased to 
me above the sand of the seas : I 
have brought upon them ''against the 
mother of the young men a spoiler 
at noonday : I haA^^e caused h Im to 
fall upon it suddenly, and terrors 
upon the city. 

9 She ^that hath borne seven lan- 
guisheth : she hath given up the 
ghost ; 'her sun is gone down while 
it v:as yet day : she hath been 
ashamed and confounded: and th-e 
residue of them will I deliver to 
the sword before their enemies, saith 
the Lord. 

lO'iiWoe "is me, my mother, that 
thou hast borne me a man of strife 
and a man of contention to the Avhole 
earth ! I ha^ e neither lent on usury, 
nor men have lent to m^e on usury : 
yet every one of thein doth curse me. 

11 The Lord said, Verily it shall be 
well with thy remnant ; verily ''I will 
cause the enemy to entreat thee "loell 
in the time of evil and in the time 
of affliction. 

1 2 Shall iron break the northern 
iron and the steel ? 

1 3 Thy substance and thy treasures 
will I give to the "spoil without price, 
SiTidthat for all thy sins, even in all 
thy borders. 

14 And T will make thee to pass with 
thine enemies into a land which 

*N. 18. 14-17. 



B. C. GUI. 



CHAP. 15. 
d Lev.26.16 

1 families. 

e Deut. 
28, 26 

2 1 ivill 
(jive thevi 
J or a re- 
moving. 

/Ezek. 
23, 46 

g 2Ki.21,ll 

/J Isa. 51, 19 

3 to ask of 
thy peace. 

i H OS. 13.14 

4 Ov.wluit- 
snerer is 
dear. 

j Isa. 9 13 

5 Or, 

against 

the 

mother 

city a 

young 

man 

spnilinQ. 

etc., or, 

against 

the 

mother 

and the 

young 

men.' 

k 1 Sam.2,5 

I Amos 8,9 

7n Job .3, 1 

6 Or, I will 
intreat 
the enemy 
for thee. 

n Ps. 44, 12 

Deut. 
32, 22 

p ch. 12, 3 

q Cli.ll, 20 

r Ps. 69, 7 

s Ezek. 3, 1 

t Job 23, 12 

7 thy name 
is called 
upon me. 

u Ps. 1, 1 

V ch. 30. 15 

w Job 6, 15 

8 be not 
sure ? 

X Zech. 3, 7 

y Ezek. 
22,26 

z Isa. 49, 25 



CHAP. 16. 
a Gen.19,14 



thou knowest not : for "a fire is kin- 
dled in mine angei^iohich shall burn 
upon you. 

15 110 Lord, Hhou knowest : remem- 
ber me, and visit me, '^and revenge 
me of my persecutors ; take me not 
away in thy longsuffering : know 
that 'for thy sake Ihave suffered re- 
buke. 

1 6 Thy words were found, and I did 
'eat them ; and ^thy word was unto 
me the joy and rejoicing of ipAuq 
heart : for T am called by thy name, 
O Lord God of hosts. 

171 "sat not in the assembly of the 
mockers, nor rejoiced ; I sat alone 
because of thy hand : for thou hast 
filled me with indignation. 

18 Why is my pain "perpetual, and 
my wound incurable, lo hie h refuseth 
to be healed ? wilt thou be altogether 
unto me as a liar, a?id '"as waters thcct 
^fail ? 

19 "IfTherefore thus saith the Lord, 
Tf thou return, then will I bring thee 
again, ajid thou shalt stand before 
me : and if thou -''take forth the pre- 
cious from the vile, thou shalt be as 
my mouth : let them return unto 
thee ; but return not thou unto them. 

20 And I will make thee unto this 
people a fenced brasen wall : and they 
shall fight against thee, but they shall 
not prevail against thee: for I am 
with thee to save thee and to deliver 
thee, saith the Lord. 

21 And I will 'deliver thee out of the 
hand of the wicked, and I will re- 
deem thee out of the hand of the ter- 
rible. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 B// two types the letter ruin of the Jews is fore- 
sliewn : 14 tlieir return from' captivity stranger 
than their deliverance out of Egypt. 

THE word of the Lord came also 
unto me, saying, 

2 Thou "shalt not take thee a wife, 
neither shalt thou have sons or daugh- 
ters in this place. 

3 For thus saith the Lord concern- 
ing the sons and concerning the 
daughters that are born in this place, 
and concerning their mothers that 
bare them, and concerning their fa- 
thers that begat them in this land ; 

4 They shall die of grievous deaths ; 
they shall not be lamented ; neither 
shall they be buried ; but they shall 
be as dung upon the face of the earth : 
and they shall be consumed by the 
sword, and by famine ; and their car- 
cases shall be meat for the fowls of 



Jev^s' ruin foreshevjn. 



JEREMIAH, 17. 



Captivity of Judah. 



heaven, and for the beasts of the 
earth. 

5 For thus saith the Lord, *Enter not 
into the house of 'mourmng, neither 
go to lament nor bemoan them : for 
I have taken away my peace from 
this people, saith the Lord, even lov- 
ingkindness and mercies. 

6 Both the great and the small shall 
die in this land: they shall not be 
buried, neither shall men lament for 
them, nor 'cut themselves, nor ''make 
themselves bald for them : 

7 Neither shall men ^tear themselves 
for them in mourning, to comfort 
them for the dead ; neither shall men 
give them the cup ^of consolation to 
drink for their father or for their 
mother. 

S Thou shalt not also go into the 
house of feasting, to sit with them to 
eat and to drink. 

9 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of l§'ra-ei ; Behold, I /will 
cause to cease out of this place in 
your eyes, and in your days, the voice 
of mirth, and the voice of gladness, 
the voice of the bridegrooin, and the 
voice of the bride. 

10 IF And it shall come to pass, when 
thou shalt shew this people all these 
words, and they shall say unto thee, 
^Wherefore hath the Lord pro- 
nounced all this great evil against us? 
Dr what is our iniquity ? or what is 
our sin that we have committed 
against the Lord our God ? 

1 1 Then shalt thou sa v unto them, 
^Because your fathers have forsaken 
me, saith the Lord, and have walked 
after other gods, and have ser^^ed 
them, and have worshipped them, and 
have forsaken me, and have not kept 
my law; 

12 And ye have done 'worse than 
your fathers; for, behold, ye walk 
every one after the ^unagination of 
his evil heart, that they may not 
hearken unto me : 

13 Therefore AviU I cast j^ou out of 
this land *into a land that ye know 
not, neither ye nor your fathers; and 
there shall ye serve other gods day 
and night; where I will not shew you 
favour. 

14:1[*Therefore, behold, the days 
come, saith the Lord, that it shall no 
more be said. The Lord liveth, that 
brought up the children of l§'ra-el out 
of the land of E'gypt ; 

1 5 But, The Lord liveth,that brought 



B. C. 601. 



CHAP. 16. 

h Ps. 78, 64 
Ezek. 
24,17 

1 Or, 

moarning 

feast. 

c Deut.14,1 
d Isa. 22, 12 

2 Or, break 
bread for 
them. 
Deut. 
26,14 
Job 42, 11 
Ezek. 

24, 17 
Hos. 9, 4 

e Pro. 31, 6 

/ Isa. 24, 7 
ch. 7, 34 
ch. 25, 10 
Ezek. 
26,13 
Hos. 2, 11 
Rev.18,23 

g Deut. 
29, 24 
Ch. 5, 19 
ch. 13, 22 
ch. 22, 8 

h 1 Ki. 9, 9 
2Chr.7,22 
ch. 22, 9 

i ch. 7, 26 
2Tiin.3,13 

3 Or, stub- 
bornness. 

j Deut.4,26 
Deut. 
28,36 

k ch, 15, 14 

4 Or, Kev- 
ertiieless. 

I Amos 4, 2 
Hab.1,15 

m Job 34,21 
Pro. 5, 21 
Pro. 15, 3 
ch. 32, 19 

n Mic. 4, 10 

Ezek. 
43,7 

p Ps. 18, 2 
q Ps. 22, 27 
Isa, 2, 2 

'• Isa. 44,10 

s Isa. 37, 19 
Gal. 4, 8 

5 Or, JE- 
HOVAH, 
Ex. 15, 3 
Ps. 83, 18 
Amos 5, 8 



CHAP. 17. 

a Job 19,24 

1 nail. 

\b Pro. 3, 3 
2 Cor. 3, 3 

c Judg. 3, 7 
2Ki. 16,4 
2 Chr. 
24, 18 
2 Chr. 
33,3 
Isa. 1, 29 
Isa. 17, 8 
Isa. 67, 5 

d ch. 15, 13 
3 in thyself, 
e ch. 16, 13 
/Isa. 30. 1 
'715 



up the children of is'ra-el from the 
land of the north, and from all the 
lands whither he had driven them : 
and I will bring them a gam into 
their land that I gave unto their fa- 
thers. 

16irBehold, I will send for many 
fishers, ^saith the Lord, and they 
shall fish them ; and after will I send 
for many hunters, and they shall 
hunt them from every mountain, and 
from every hill, and out of the holes 
of the rocks. 

17 For mine '"eyes are upon all their 
ways : they ai^e not hid troin my face, 
neither Is their Iniquity hid f roni mine 

e^ ^ E. 17. 9, 10. 

lb And "first I will recompense their 
iniquitv and their sin double ; because 
they ''have defiled my land, they have 
filled mine inheritance with the car- 
cases of their detestable and abomi- 
nable things. 

19 O Lord, ^my strength, and m\ 
fortress, and my refuge in the day of 
affliction, the ^Gen'tiles shall come 
unto thee from the ends of the earth, 
and shall say, Surely our fathers have 
inherited lies, vanity, and things 
'wherein there is no profit. 

20 Shall a man make gods unto him- 
self, and 'they are no gods ? 

21 Therefore, behold, I will this once 
cause them to kno^v, I will cause thein 
to know mine hand and my might ; 
and thev shall know that my name 
is ^The Lord. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 CaptivityofJmlahfor sin. 5 Trii,st in man cursed, 
7 m God bleftsed. 9 The deceitful heart cannot im- 
pose upon God. 12 In God ato7ie is sure salvation, 

THE sin of Jii'dah is "written with 
a "pen of iron, andwith. the 'point 
of a diamond : it ^is graven upon the 
table of their heart, and upon the 
horns of your altars ; 

2 Whilst their children remember 
their altars and their ''groves by the 
green trees upon the high hills, 

3 O my mountain in the field, "^I will 
give thv substance and all thv treas- 
ures to the spoil, a nr? thy high places 
for sin, throughout all thy borders. 

4 And thou, even -thyself, shalt dis- 
continue from thine heritage that I 
gave thee ; and I will cause thee to 
serve thine enemies in the land^which 
thou knowest not : for ye have kin- 
dled a fire in mine anger,^oA^cA shall 
bum for ever, 

5 HThus saith the Lord ; •''Cursed be 
the man that trusteth in man, and 



Trust in God blessed. 



JEREMIAH, 18. 



Salvation of God. 



F 
K 
W 



A 
E 



maketh flesh his arm, and whose 
heart departeth from the Lord. 
6 For he shall be like the heath in the 
desert, and ^'shall not see when good 
Cometh ; but shall inhabit the parched 
places in the wilderness, m a salt land 
and not inhabited. 
r 7 Blessed^ ^'g the man that t rnsteth in 



th e LoRD,and who se ho pe the Lord is 



8 For he shall be as a, tree p lanted by 



the water s, a.nd that s pread eth out her 



roots by the river , a.nd shall not s(^p 



when heat cometh , but her leaf sh ah 



beg -reefi; a,nd shall riotbp pp.rpfnl in 



the year of ^drou ght, neither shall 



c ease fro rn yielding fruit 



9 'ilThe % eart is deceitfnl abnvp all 



things, an d desperatel y wir^kpd • who 



can know it ? A. Ezek. 2. 3. 4. 

10 T the T.ORr, ismroh thp hpart, T 




try the reins/even to give e v i 
a,ccord i w^^ to h i s wa y s , «7? ? d a ep o 
to the fruit of hi& doings t 

11 As the partridge '^sitteth on eggs, 
and hatcheth them not ; so he that 
getteth riches, and not by right, shall 
leave them in the midst of his days, 
and at his end shall be 'a fool. 

1 2 ^ A glorious high throne from the 
beginning is the place of our sanc- 
tuary. 

13 Lord, the hope of is'ra-el, all 
that "'forsake thee shall be ashamed. 
and they that depart from me shall 
be "written in the earth, because 
they have forsaken the Lord, the 
fountain of living waters. 

14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be 
healed ; save me, and I shall be 
saved ; for thou art my praise. 

15 Behold, they say unto me. 
Where Hs the word of the Lord? 
let it come now, 

1 6 As for me, I have not hastened 
from being a pastor ^to follow thee : 
neither have I desired the woeful 
day : thou knowest : that which 
came out of my lips was right be- 
fore thee. 

1 7 Be not a terror unto me : thou 
art my hope in the day of evil. 

1 S Let them be confounded that 
persecute me, but let not me be con- 
founded : let them be dismayed, but 
let not me be dismayed : bring upon 
them the day of evil, and ''destroy 
them Avith double destruction. 

19^Thus said the Lord unto me; 

Go and stand in the gate of the 

children of the people, whereby the 

kings of Jii'dah come in, and by 

*F. 39. 15-18; K. 23. 6; W. 29. 11-13. 

fE. 20. 12: J. 23. 5. 



B. C. 601. 



CHAP. 17. 



9 Job 20, 11 



ft Ps. 2, 12 
Pro. 16,20 
Isa. 30, 18 



3 Or, re- 

straint. 



i Gen. 6, 5 



j 1 Sam. 
16, 7 
1 Chr. 
28,9 
Ps. 7, 9 
Ps. 139,23 
Pro. 17, 3 
ch. 11, 20 
ch. 20, 12 
Rom. 8,27 
Rev. 2, 23 



k Ps. 62, 12 
ch. 32, 19 
Rom. 2, 6 



4 Or, 

gather eth 
young 
which she 
hath not 
brought 
forth. 



I Lu. 12, 20 



mPs. 73, 27 
Isa. 1, 28 

n Lu. 10, 20 

Isa. 5, 19 
Ezek. 
12, 22 
Amos5,18 
2 Pet. 3, i 



5 after 
thee. 



6 break 
theniwith 
a double 
breach. 

V Ezek. 2, 7 

q Num. 
15, 32 
Neh.13,19 

r Ex. 20, 8 
Ex. 23, 12 
Ex. 31, 13 
Ezek. 
20,12 

s Deut.4,4:0 

t Zech. 7, 7 

u Ps. 107,22 

V Lam. 4,11 
Amos 1, 4 

w 2 Ki. 25,9 
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the w^hich they go out, and in all 
the gates of Je-rLi'sa-lem ; 

20 And say unto them, ^Hear ye 
the word of theLoRD, ye kings of 
Jii'dah, and all Jii'dah, and all the in- 
habitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, that enter 
in by these gates : 

21 Thus saith the Lord ; ?Takeheed 
to yourselves, and bear no burden 
on the sabbath day, nor bring it in 
by the gates of Je-ru'sa-lem ; 

22 Neither carry forth a burden 
out of your houses on the sabbath 
day, neither do ye any M^ork, but 
hallow ye the sabbath day, as 'I 
commanded your fathers. 

23 But they obeyed not, neither ui- 
clined their ear, but made their neck 
stiff, that they might not hear, nor 
receive instruction. 

24: And it shall come to pass, if ye 
diligently hearken unto me, saith 
the Lord, to bring in no burden 
through the gates of this city on the 
sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath 
day, to do no work therein ; 

25 Then 'shall there enter into the 
gates of this city kings and princes 
sitting upon the throne of Da'vid, 
riding in chariots and on horses, 
they, and their princes, the men of 
Jii'dah, and the inhabitants of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem: and this city shall remain 
for ever. 

26 And they shall come from the 
cities of J Ci'dah, and from the places 
about Je-ru'sa-lem, and from the land 
of Ben'ja-min, and from the 'plain, 
and from the mountains, and from 
the south, bringing burnt offerings, 
and sacrifices, and meat offerings, 
and incense, and bringing "sacrifices 
of praise, unto the house of the 
Lord. 

27 But if ye will not hearken unto 
me to hallow the sabbath day, and 
not to bear a burden, even entering 
in at the gates of Je-ru'sa-lem on the 
sabbath day ; then "will I kindle a 
fire in the gates thereof, "and it shall 
devour the palaces of Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and it shall not be quenched. 

CHAPTER 18. 

Under the type of a potter, God shews his absolute 
power in disposing of natiojis. 

THE word which came to Jer-e- 
mi'ah from the Lord, saying, 

2 Arise, and go do^^^l to the potter's 
house, and there I will cause thee to 
hear my words. 

3 Then I went down to the pottei''s 



The type of a potter. 



JEREMIAH, 19. 



Jiidah is threatened. 



house, and, behold, he wrought a 
work on the 'wheels. 

4 And the vessel '^that he made of 
clay was "marred in the hand of the 
potter : so he ^made it again another 
vessel, as seemed good to the potter 
to make it. 

5 Then the word of the Lord came 
to me, saying, 

6 O house of l§'ra-el, ^cannot I do 
with you as this potter ? saith the 
Lord. Behold, 'as the clay is in the 
potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, 
O house of l§'ra-el. 

7 At loJiat instant I shall speak 
concerning a nation, and concerning 
a kingdom, to ''"pluck up, and to pull 
down, and to destroy it ; 

8 If ^that nation, against whom 1 
have pronounc-ed, turn from their 
evil, -^I will repent of the evil that I 
thought to do unto them. R. 24. 7. 

9 And at lohat instant I shall speak 
concerning a nation, and concerning 
a kingdom, to build and to plant it ; 

10 If it do evil in my sight, that it 
obey not my voice, then I will re- 
pent of the good, wherewith I said I 
would benefit them. 

11 Now therefore go to, speak to the 
men of Jii'dah, and to the inhabitants 
of Je-ru'sa-lem, saying, Thus saith 
the Loifio; Behold, I frame evil 
against you, and devise a device 
against you: i'return ye now eveiy 
one from his evil wav, and make 
your ways and your doings good. 

12 And they said, There is no hope : 
but we will walk after our own de- 
vices, and w^e ^\\\\ every one do the 
imagination of his evil heart. 

1 3 1'heref ore thus saith the Lord ; 
Ask *ye now among the heathen, 
who hath heard such thmgs : the 
virgin of I§'ra-el hath done a very 
horrible thing. 

14 Will a man leave ^the snow of 
Leb'a-non lohich cometh from the 
rock of the field ? or shall the cold 
flowing waters that come from an- 
other place be forsaken ? 

15 Because my people '"hath for- 
gotten me, they have burned in- 
cense to •'vanity, and they have 
caused them to stumble in their 
ways from the ^ancient paths, to 
walk in 'paths, in a way not cast up ; 

1 6 To make their land "-desolate, 
and di perpetual "hissing ; every one 
that passeth thereby shall be aston- 
ished, and wag his head. 



B. C. 605. 



18. 



CHAP 

1 Or, 

frames, 
or, seats. 

2 Or. that 
he made 
was 

marred, 
as clay 
in the 
hand of 
thepotter. 

a Rom. 
11, 15 

3 retiiyrned 
and 
made. 

b Isa. 45, 9 
Rom. 9, 20 

c Isa. 64:. 8 

d ch. 1. 10 

e Ezek. 
18, 21 

/Jonah 
3, 10 

g 2 Ki.17.13 

h ch. 2, 10 

1 Cor. 5, 1 
i Or, my 

fields for 
a rock, or 
for the 
snow of 
Lebanon ? 
shall the 
running 
waters be 
forsaken 
for the 
strange 
cold 

waters ? 
i ch. 2, 13 
ch. 3, 21 
j Deut. 
32, 21 
ch. 10, 15 
k ch. 6, 16 
I Isa. 53, 6 
mch. 19, 13 
nl Ki. 9,8 
Lam. 2,15 
]\Iic. 6, 16 
ch. 13, 24 
p Ps. 48, 7 
q ch. 11, 19 
Acts 7. 51 

2 Tim. 4,3 
r Lev. 10,11 

3Ial. 2, 7 
John 7,48 

5 Or, 
for the 
tongue. 

s Ps. 100, 4 
t Ps. 35, 7 
Ps. 57, 6 

6 pour 
them out. 

7 for 
death. 

u. Neh. 4, 5 
Ps. 35, 4 



CHAP. 19. 

a Ezek.8,11 
6 Josh. 15,8 

2Ki.23,10 
1 the sun 

gate, 
c Pro. 1, 20 
d Deut. 

28, 20 

Isa. 65, 11 

ch. 2, 13, 

17,19 

ch. 17, 13 

111 



171 '^vill scatter them ^as with an 
east wind before the enemy ; I will 
shew them the back, and not the 
face, in the day of their calamity. 

18 TThen said they, ?Come, and let 
us devise devices against Jer-e-mf- 
ah ; 'for the law shall not perish from 
the priest, nor counsel from the 
wise, nor the word from the prophet. 
Come, and let us smite himHvith the 
tongue, and let us not give heed to 
any of his words. 

19 Give heed to me, O Lord, and 
hearken to the voice of them that 
contend with me. 

20 Shall 'e\"il be recompensed fox 
good ? for 'they ha,ve digged a pit 
for my soul. Remember that I stood 
before thee to speak good for them, 
and to turn away thy wrath from 
them. 

21 Therefore deliver up their chil- 
dren to the famine, and *^pour out 
their blood by the force of the 
sword ; and let theu* wives be be- 
reaved of their children, and be 
widows; and let their men be put 
to death ; let their young men be 
slain by the sword in battle. 

22 Let a cry be heard from their 
houses, when thou shalt bring a 
troop suddenly upon them : for they 
have digged a pit to take me, and 
hid snares for my feet. 

23 Yet, Lord, thou knowest all 
their counsel against me "'to slay 
me: ''forgive not their 
neither blot out their sin 
sight, but let them be overthrown 
before thee ; deal thus with them in 
the time of thine anger. 

CHAPTER 19. 

Under the type of breaking a potter's vessel is fore- 
shewed the desolation of the Jews. 

THUS saith the Lord, Go and get 
a potter's earthen bottle, and 
taJce of the ancients of the people, 
and of ''the ancients of the priests ; 

2 And go forth unto *the valley of 
the son of Hin'nom, which is by the 
entry of 'the east gate, ''and proclaim 
there the words that I shall tell thee, 

3 And sa3^. Hear ye the word of the 
Lord, O kings of Jii'dah, and in- 
habitants of Je-ru'sa-lem; Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, the God of is'ra-el; 
Behold, I will bring e^al upon thig 
place, the which whosoever heareth, 
his ears shall tingle. 

4 Because they 'have forsaken me, 
and have estranged this place, and 

*N. 29. 18, 19. - 



N 



iniquity, 
from thy 



Jevus' desolation for eshewn. JEREMIAH, 20, 



. Pashur'^s fearful doom. 



liave burned incense in it unto other 
gods, whom neither they nor their 
fathers have known, nor the kings 
of Jii'dah, and have filled this place 
with ^the blood of innocents ; 

5 They have built also the high 
places of Ba'al, to burn their sons 
with lire for burnt offerings unto 
Ba'al, -^ which I commanded not, nor 
spake it, neither came it into my 
mind : 

6 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that _this place shall 
no more be called To'phet, nor ^The 
vaUey of the son of Hin'nom, but 
The valley of slaughter. 

7 And I will make void the couns 
of Jii'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem in this 
place ; '^and I w^ill cause them to fall 
by the sword before their enemies, 
and by the hands of them that seek 
their lives : and their 'carcases will I 
give to be meat for the fowls of the 
heaven, and for the beasts of the 
earth. 

8 And I will make this -''city deso 
late, and an hissing ; every one that 
passeth thereby shall be astonished 
and hiss because of all the plagues 
thereof. 

9 And I will cause them to eat the 
^flesh of their sons and the flesh of 
their daughters, and they shall eat 
every one the flesh of his friend in 
the siege and straitness, wherewith 
their enemies, and they that seek 
their lives, shall straiten them. 

• 10 Then '^shalt thou break the bot- 
tle in the sight of the 
with thee, 

11 And shalt say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord of hosts; Even '"so 
will I break this people and this city, 
as one breaketh a potter's vessel, 
that carniot ^be made vdiole again : 
and they shall bury Hhem m To'phet, 
till thei^e be no place to bury. 

1 2 Thus will 1 do unto this place, 
saith the Lord, and to the inhabit- 
ants thereof, and even make this 
city as T5'phet : 

13 And the houses of Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and the houses of the kings of Jii'- 
dah, shall be defiled "as the place of 
To'phet, because of all the houses 
upon whose Proofs they have burned 
incense unto all the host of heaven, 
and have ^poured out drink offerings 
unto other gods. 

14 Then came Jer-e-mi'ah from T5'- 
phet, whither the Lord had sent him 



B. C. 605. 



CHAP. 19 

e 2Ki.21,16 

/ Lev.18,21 

g Josh. 15,8 

li Lev.26,17 
Deut. 

28, 25 

i Ps. 79, 2 

f ch. 18, 16 

' ch. 49, 13 

cii. 50, 13 

k Lev.26,29 
Deut. 
28,53 
Isa. 9, 20 
Lam. 4,10 

1 ch. 51, 63 

TO Ps. 2, 9 
Isa. 30,14 
Lam. 4, 2 

2 he healed, 
n ch. 7, 32 

2 Ki.23,10 

p ch. 32, 29 
Zeph. 1, 5 

q ch. 7, 18 

r 2Chr.20,5 

s ch. 7, 26 
ch. 17, 23 



men that go 



CHAP. 20. 

a 1 Chr. 
24,14 

1 That is, 
Fear 
rownd 
about, 
Ps. 31, 13 

b Job 18, 11 
ch. 6, 25 
ch. 46, 5 
ch. 49, 29 

c 2 Ki.20,17 
2 Ki. 24, 

12, 13 
ch. 3, 24 

2 Or, 
wealth. 

d ch. 14, 

13, 14 
ch. 28, 15 
ch. 29, 21 

3 Or, 

enticed. 

e ch. 1, 6, 7 

/Job 12, 4 
Lam. 3,14 

718 



to prophesy ; and he stood in 'the 
court of the Lord's house ; and said 
to all the people, 

15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of l§'ra-el; Behold, I wiU 
bring upon this city and upon all her 
towns all the evil that I have pro- 
nomiced against it, because they 
'have hardened their necks, that they 
might not hear my words. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 Pashur. smiting Jererrdah, receives a new name, 
and a fearful doom. 7 Jeremiah complains of 
co7itempi, treachery, and curses the day of his 
birth. 

NOW Pash'iir the son of '^im'mSr 
the priest, who teas also chief 
governor in the house of the Lord, 
heard that Jer-e-mi'ah prophesied 
these things. 

2 Then Pash'iir smote Jer-e-mfah 
the prophet, and put liim in the 
stocks that v^ere in the high gate of 
Ben'ja-min, which was 'dj the house 
of the Lord. 

3 And it came to i)ass on the mor- 
row, that Pash'iir brought forth Jer- 
e-mi'ah out of the stocks. Then said 
Jer-e-ml'ah unto him, The Lord hath 
not called thy name Pash'iir, but 
^ Ma'gor-mis'sa-bib. 

4 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 
I will make th.eQ *a terror to thyself, 
and to all thy friends : and they shall 
fall by the sword of their enemies, 
and thine ej^es shall behold it : and 
I will give all Jii'dah into the hand 
of the king of Bab'y-lon, and he 
shall carry them captive into Bab'y- 
lon, and shall slay them with the 
sword. 

5 Moreover I '"will dehver all the 
-strength of this city, and all the 
la-boui's thereof, and all the preciouf 
things thereof, and all the treasures 
of the kings of Jii'dah will I gi^-e 
into the hand of their enemies, which 
shall spoil them, and take them, and 
carry them to Bab'y-lon. 

6 And thou, Pash'iir, and all that 
dwell in thine house shall go into 
captivity: and thou shalt come to 
Bab'y-lon, and there thou shalt die, 
and shalt be buried there, thou, and 
all thy friends, to whom thou hast 
"^prophesied lies. 

'7 *li Lord, thou hast deceived me, 
and I v'as ^deceived : ''thou art 
stronger than I, and hast prevailed : 
-^1 am in derision daily, evevj one 
mocketh me. 

8 For since I spake, I cried out, I 



Jeremiah's complaint. 



JEREMIAH, 21. 



A siege foretold. 



^cried violence and spoil; because 
the word of the Lord was made a 
reproach unto me, and a derision, 
daily. 

9 Then I said, I will not make men- 
tion of him, nor speak any more in 
his name. But his loord was in 
mine heart as a '^burning fire shut 
up in my bones, and I was weary 
with forbearing, and 'I could not 
stay. 

10 For ■^I heard the defaming of 
many, fear on every side. Report, 
say they, and we will report it. *A11 
my familiars watched for my halt- 
ing, saying, Perad venture he will be 
enticed, and we shall prevail against 
him, and we shall take our revenge 
on him. 

11 But the ^'LoRD is with me as a 
mighty terrible one: therefore my 
persecutors shall stumble, and they 
shall not 'prevail: they shall be 
greatly ashamed ; for they shall not 
prosper : theii' everlasting confusion 
shall never be forgotten. 

E f 12 But, O Lord of hosts, '"that triest 
the righteous, and seest the reins 
and the heart, "let me see thy venge- 
ance on them : for unto thee have I 
opened my cause. E. 23. 24, 

13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye 
the Lord : for '^he hath delivered the 
soul of the poor from the hand of 
evildoers. 

14 'i Cursed I'he the day wherein I 
was born : let not the day wherein 
my mother bare me be blessed. 

15 Cursed be the man who brought 
jidings to my father, saying, A man 
child is born unto thee ; making him 
very glad. 

i 6 And let that man be as the cities 
which the Lord 'overthrew, and re- 
pented not : and let 'him hear the 
cry in the morning, and the shout- 
ing at noontide ; 

1 7 Because 'he slew me not from 
the womb ; or that my mother might 
have been my grave, and her womb 
to he always great I'rlth me. 

1 8 Wherefore 'came I forth out of 
the womb to "see labour and sorrow, 
that my days should be consumed 
with shame ? 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 Zedekiah evquires the event of Nebuchadrezzar'' s 
v^iar 3 A hard siege foretold. 

XHE word which came unto Jer-e- 
ml'ah from the Lord, when king 
/^ed-e-ki'ah sent unto him ''Pash'ur 



B. C. 605. 



CHAP. 20. 

g ch. 6, 7 

h 1 Ki.19,10 
Ps. 39, 3 

i J Ob .32,18, 
19, 20 
Acts 18, 5 

j Ps. 31, 13 

4 Every 
man of 
my 'peace. 
Job 19, 19 
Ps. 41, 9 

k ch. 1, 8 
Rom. 8,31 

I ch. 15, 20 
ch. 17, 18 

m ch. 11, 20 
ch. 17, 10 

II Ps. 54, 7 
Ps. 59, 10 

Ps. 35, 9 

p Job 3, 3 
ch. 15. 10 

q Gen.19,25 

)• ch. 18, 22 

s Job 3, 10 

t Job 3, 20 

u Lam. 3, 1 



B. C. 589. 
CHAP. 21. 

a ch. 38, 1 

b2Ki.25,18 
ch. 29, 25 
ch. 37. 3 

c Ex. 9, 28 

d Isa. 13, 4 

e Ex. 6, 6 

/ ch. 37, 17 

ch. 39, 5 
ch. 52, 9 

g Deut. 
28, 50 
2Chr. 
36, 17 

h Deut. 
30. 19 
Isa. 1. 19 

i ch. 38, 2 

j ch. 39, 18 
ch. 45. 5 

k Lev.l7,iO 
Amos 9. 4 

I ch. 38, 3 

m ch. 34, 2 
ch. 37, 10 
ch. 38, 18 
ch. 52. 13 

609. 

1 Judge. 
Zech. 7. a 



the son of Mel-chi'ah, and ''Zeph-a- 
iii'ah the son of Ma-a-se'iah the 
priest, saying, 

2 Enquire,'! pray thee, of the Lorb 
for US; for Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king of 
Bab'y-lon maketh war against us ; if 
so be that the Lord will deal with ua 
according to all his wondrous works, 
that he may go up from us. 

3 IFThen said Jer-e-mi'ah unto thera 
Thus shall ye say to Zed-e-ki'ah : 

4 Thus saith the Lord God of l§^ 
ra-el^; Behold, I will turn back the 
weapons of war that are in youi 
hands, wherewith ye fight against 
the king of Bab'5'-lon, and against 
the Chal-de'ans, which besiege you 
without the walls, and 'T will assem- 
ble them into the midst of this city. 

5 And I myself will fight against 
you with an 'outstretched hand and 
with a strong arm, even in anger, 
and in fury, and in great wrath. 

6 And I will smite the inhabitant? 
of this city, both man and beast; 
they shall die of a great pestilence. 

T And afterward, saith the Lord, I 
Avill deliver Zed-e-ki'ah king of Ju'- 
dah, and his ser^^ants, and the people, 
and such as are left in this city from 
the pestilence, from the sword, and 
from the fam.ine, into the hand of 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zarkingofBab'^'-lon, 
and mto the hand of their enemies, 
and into the hand of those that seek 
their life : and he shall smite them 
with the edge of the sword ; ^he shall 
not spare them, neither have pity, 
nor have mercy. 

8 ^And unto this people thou shalt 
say, Thus saith the t^ORD ; Behold, 
^T set before you the way of life, and 
the way of death. 

9 He that 'abideth in this city shall 
die by the sword, and by the fa.niine, 
and \yj the pestilence : but he that 
goeth out, and falleth to the Chal- 
cle'ans that besiege you, he shall live, 
and •'liis life shall be mito him for a 
prey. 

1 For I have *set my face against 
this city for evil, and not for good, 
saith the Lord : ^^t shall be given into 
the hand of the king of Bab'y-lon. and 
he shall '"burn it with fire. 

1 1 ^And touchtag the house of the 
king of Ju'dah,5a2/, Hear ye the word 
of the Lord ; 

12 house of Da'vid, thus saith the 
Lord; 'Execute judgment "in the 

u Ps. 101, 8 morning, and deliver hint that is 



'719 



Exhortation to repentance. JEREMIAH, 22. 



Judgment of Shallum. 



spoiled out of the hand of the op- 
pressor, lest my fury go out Hke fire, 
and burn that none can quench it, 
because of the evil of your doings. 

13 Behold, °I am against thee, O 
^inhabitant of the valley, and rock, of 
the plain, saith the Lord ; which say, 
^ Who shall come down against us ? 
or who shall enter into our habita- 
tions ? 

14 But I will ^punish you according 
to the fruit ''of your doings, saith the 
Lord : and I Avill kindle a fire in the 
forest thereof, and it shall devour all 
things round about it. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 Exhortation to repentance. 10 Judgment of Shal- 
lum, 13 of Jehoiakan, 20 and of Coniah. 

THUS saith the Lord ; Go down 
to the house of the king of Ju'- 
dah, and speak there this word, 

2 And say. Hear the word of the 
Lord, O king of JCi'dah, that sittest 
upon the throne of Da'vid, thou, and 
thy servants, and thy people that 
enter in by these gates : 

3 Thus saith the Lord ; "Execute ye 
judgment and righteousness, and de- 
liver the spoiled out of the hand of 
the oppressor : and do no wrong, do 
no violence to the stranger, the fa- 
therless, nor the widow, neither shed 
innocent blood in this place. 

4 For if ye do this thing indeed, then 
*shall there enter in by the gates of 
this house kings sitting 'upon the 
throne of Da'vid, riding in chariots 
and on horses, he, and his servants, 
and his people. 

5 But if ye will not hear these words, 
I 'swear by myself, saith the Lord, 
that this house shall become a deso- 
lation. 

6 For thus saith the Lord unto the 
king's house of Ju'dah; Thou art 
Gil'e-ad unto me, and the head of 
Leb'a-non : yet surely I will make 
theC^a, wilderness, ajid cities iv/iich 
are not inhabited. 

7 And I will prepare destroyers 
against thee, every one Avith his 
weapons: and they shall cut do^vn 
thy ^choice cedars, and -'"cast them 
into the fire. 

8 And many nations shall pass by 
this city, and they shall say every 
man to his neighbour, "^ Wherefore 
hath the Lord done thus unto this 
great city ? 

9 Then they shall answer, ^Because 
they have forsaken the covenant of 



B. C. 609. 



CHAP. 21. 
Ezek.13,8 

2 mhabit- 
resti. 

p ch. 49. 4 
Obad. 3, 4 

3 visit 
upon. 

q Pro. 1, 31 
Isa. 3, 10 

r 2 Chr. 
36, 19 
Ch. 52. 13 



CHAP. 22. 

a l.sa. 58,6,7 
ch. 7. 23 
ch. 21. 12 
Mic. G, 8 
Zech. 7, 9 
Zech. 8,16 
Mat-.23,23 

5 ch. 17, 25 

1/or 
David 
upon Ms 
throne. 

c Num. 
23,19 
1 Sam. 
15, 29 
Heb. 6. 13 

d Mic. 3, 12 

e Isa. 37, 24 

/ ch. 21, 14 

g Deut. 
29, 24 

1 Ki. 9, 8 

h 2 Ki.22,17 

2 Chr. 
34, 25 

4 2 Ki.22,20 
Isa. 57, 
1,21 

j lChr.3.15 
2 Ki.23,30 

k Lev.19,13 
Deut. 
24, 14 
Mic. 3. 10 
Hab. 2, 9 
J as. 5, 4 

2 through- 
aired. 

3 Or, my 

w indoles. 

I Ps. 128, 2 
Isa. 3, 10 

m John 
13, 17 
Jas. 1, 22 
Mic. 6, 8 

n Ezek.19,6 

4 Or, TO- 
cursion. 

1 Ki.13,30 

p 2Chr..36,6 

5 prosper- 
ities. 

q ch. 3, 25 

r ch. 23, 1 

720 



the Lord their God, and worshipped 
other gods, and serv^ed them. 
lU '[Weep ye not for 'the dead, 
neither bemoan him : but weep sore 
for him that goeth away: for he shall 
return no more, nor see his native 
country. 

1 1 For thus saith the Lord touching 
Shallum 'the son of Jo-si'ah king of 
Jii'dah, which reigned instead of Jo- 
si'ah his father, which went forth out 
of this place; He shall not return 
thither any more : 

12 But he shall die in the place 
whither they have led. hmi captive, 
and shall see this land no more, 

1 3 ^ Woe unto him that buildeth his 
house bj^ unrighteousness, and his 
chambers by wrong ; ^'that useth his 
neighbour's ser\dce without wages, 
and giveth him not for his work ; 

14 That saith, I will build me a wide 
house and -large chambers, and cut- 
teth him out ^vindows; and it is 
cieled with cedar, and painted with 
vermilion. 

15 Shalt thou reign, because thou 
closest thyself in cedar ? did not thy 
father eat and drink, and do judg- 
ment and justice, and 'then it teas 
well with him ? 

16 He judged the cause of the poor 
and needy; then it teas well vnth 
him: "'vKfs not this to know me? 
saith the Lord. 

IT But "thine eyes and thine heart 
are not but for thy covetousness,and 
for to shed innocent blood, and for 
oppression, and for "violence, to do it. 

lb Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerningJe-hoi'a-kimtheson of Jo- 
si'ah king of Jii'dah ; They shall not 
lament for him, saying, '^Ah my 
brother! or. Ah sister! they shall not 
lament for him, saying, Ah lord ! or, 
Ah his glory ! 

1 9 Lie ^'shail be buried with the bur- 
ial of an ass, dra,wn and cast forth 
beyond the gates of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

20 ^Go up to Leb'a-noii, and cry ; 
and lift up thy voice in Ba'shan, and 
cry from the passages: for all thy 
lovers are destroyed. 

21 1 spake unto thee in thy ^pros- 
perity; hut thou saidst, I will not 
hear. ?This hath been thy manner 
from thy youth, that thou obeyedst 
not my voice. 

22 The wind shall eat up all thy 
pastors, and thy lovers shall go into 
captivity : surely then shalt thou be 



Judgment of Coniah. 



JEREMIAH, 23. 



Christ is promised. 



ashamed and confounded for all thy 
vvickedness. 

23 O 'inhabitant of Leb'a-non, that 
makest thy nest in the cedars, how 
gracious shalt thou be when pangs 
come upon thee, the pain as of a 
woman in travail ! 

24 As I live,saith the Lord, though 
*Co-nf ah the son of Je-hoi'a-kim king 
of Ju'dah were "the signet upon my 
right hand, yet would I pluck thee 
thence ; 

25 And "I will give thee into the 
hand of them that seek thy life, and 
into the hand of them Avhose face 
thou fearest, even into the hand of 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zarkingofBab'y-lon, 
and into the hand of the Chal-de'an§. 

26 And "I will cast thee out, and thy 
mother that bare thee, into another 
country, where ye were not born; and 
there shall ye die. 

27 But to the land whereunto they 
'desire to return, thither shall they 
"lot return. 

28/5 this man Co-nfali a despised 
broken idol ? is he^e^ vessel wherein 
is no pleasure ? wherefore are they 
cast out, he and his seed, and are cast 
into a land which they know not ? 

29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the 
word of the Lord. 

30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye 
this man ^childless, a man that shall 
not prosper in his days : for no man 
of liis seed shall prosper, sitting upon 
the throneof Da'vid, and ruling any 
more in Jii'dah. 

CHxiPTER 23. 

1 Jeremiah prophesies a restoration of the scattered 
Jlock. i^ Christ premised. ^ Against faiss projohets. 

WOE "be unto the pastors that 
destroy and scatter the sheep 
•jt my pasture ! saitii the Lord. 

2 Therefore thus saith the Lord God 
of l§'ra-el against the pastors that feed 
my people; Ye have scattered my 
flock, and driven them away, and 
have not visited them : ^'behold, I will 
visit upon you the evil of your do- 
ings, saith the Lord. 

3 And "I will gather the renmant of 
my flock out of all countries whither 
I have driven them, and will bring 
them again to their folds ; and they 
shall be fruitful and increase. 

4 And I will set up shepherds over 
them which shall feed them: and 
they shall fear no more, nor be dis- 
mayed, neither shpJl they be lacking, 
saith the Lord. 



B. C. 599. 



CHAP. 22. 

6 inhabit- 
resss. 

s ch. 6, 24 

t 2 Ki. 24, 6 
1 Chr.3,16 
ch. 37, 1 

u Song 8, 6 
Hag. 2, 23 

V ch. 34, 20 

w 2Ki.24,15 

7 lift up 
their 
mind. 

X Ps. 81, 12 

ch. 48, 38 
Hos. 8, 8 

y lChr.3,16 
Mat. 1, 12 



(46) 



CHAP. 23. 

a Ezek.34,2 

b Ex. 32, 34 

c ch. 32, 37 

d Isa. 4, 2 
Isa. 11, 1 
Isa. 40, 10 
6h. 33, 14 
Dan. 9, 24 

e Ps; 72, 2 
Isa. 9, 7 
Isa. 32, 1 

/ Dent. 

33,28 

Zech. 
.14,11 

g ch. 33, 18 
1 Cor.1,30 

1 JehovaJi- 
tsldkenu. 
Isa. 45, 24 

h Isa. 43, 5 

i Hab. o, 16 

j Hos. 4, 2 

2 Or. 

cursing. 

3 Or, 
violence. 

k Zeph. 3. 4 

I Ezek.8,11 

m Pro. 4, 19 

4 unsa- 
voury, or, 
an absurd 
thing. 

n 1 Ki.18,18 

Isa. 9, 16 

5 Or, 

f.lthiness. 

p Ezek. 
13,23 

q Deut. 
32,32 
Isa. 1, 9 

721 



5 Behold, "'the days come, saith the i J 
Lord, that I will raise unto DaVid a 
righteous Branch, and a King shall 
reign and prosper, ^and shall ex- 
ecute judgment and justice in the 
earth. _ j. 32. 19. 

6 In -^Ms days Ju'dah shall be saved. ^ K 
and i^'ra-el shall dwell safely: and 
'" ^this is his name where by he shall be 
called, THE LORD OVR RIGHT- 
EOySNESS . K. 31.3.. 

7 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that they shall no 
more sa.y, The Lord liveth, which 
brought up the cliildren of I§'ra-el 
out of the land of E'gj'pt ; 

8 But, the Lord liveth, which 
brought up and wliich led the seed of 
the house of is'ra-el out of the north 
country, ''and' from all countries 
whither I had driven them ; and they 
shall dwell in their own land. 

9 I^Mine heart Avithin me is broken 
because of the prophets : all 'my bones 
shake ; I am like a drunken man, 
and like a man whom wine hath 
overcome, because of the Lord, and 
because of the words of his holi- 
ness. 

10 For the land is full of adulterers; 
for because •'of ^swearilig the land 
mourneth ; the pleasant places of the 
wilderness are dried up, and their 
^course is evil, and their force is not 
right. 

1 1 For ^both prophet and priest are 
profane; yea, 'in my house have I 
fcund their wickedness, saith the 
Lord. 

1 2 Wherefore '"their way shall be 
unto them as slippery to ays in the 
darkness : they shall be driven on, 
and fall therein: for I will bring evil 
upon them, eve7i the year of their 
visita^tion, saith the Lord. 

1 3 And I have seen ^f oily in the 
prjphets of Sa-ma'ri-a ; they ''prophe- 
sied in Ba'al, and "caused mj people 
is'ra-el to err. 

141 have seen also in the prophets of 
Je-rp/sa-lem ^an horrible thing: they 
commit adultery, and walk in lies : 
they strengthen ^also the hands of 
evildoers, that none doth return from 
his wickedness : they are all of them 
unto me as ^Sod'om, and the inhabit- 
ants thereof as Go-mor'rah. 

1 5 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts concerning the prophets ; Be- 
hold, I will feed them with worm- 
wood, and make them drink the 



Judgments against 



JEREMIAH, 24. 



false prophets. 



water of gall : for from the prophets 
of J^-ru'sa-lem is "^profaneness gone 
forth into all the land. 

16 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
Hearken not 'unto the words of the 
prophets that prophesy unto you : 
they make you vain : they speak a 
vision of their own heart, aji<:^ not out 
of the mouth of the Lord. 

1 7 They say still unto them that 
despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye 
'shall have jDeace ; a.nd they say unto 
eveiy one that Vv^alketh after the 
'imagination of his own heart, 'No 
evil shall come upon you. 

1 8 For "who hath stood in the ^coun- 
sel of the Lord, and hath perceived 
and heard his word ? who hath 
marked his v\^ord, and heard it f 

19 Behold, a 'whirlwind of the Lord 
is gone forth in fury, even a grievous 
whirlwind: it shall fall grievously 
upon the head of the wicked. 

20 The ''anger of the Lord shall not 
return, until he have executed, and 
till he have performed the thoughts 
of his heart : in •"the latter days ye 
shall consider it perfectly. 

21 I have not sent these prophets, 
yet they ran : I have not spoken to 
them, yet they prophesied, 

22 But if they had stood in my coun- 
sel, and had caused my people to hear 
my words, then they should have 
turned them from their evil way, and 
from the evil of their doings. 

23 Am y\ a God at hand, saith the 
Lord, and not a God afar off ? 

24 Can any ^hide himself in secre t 
places that 1 shall not see hmi 'i saith 
the Lord Do'^not 1 till heaven a nd 
earth '{ saith the Lord . e. 32. 19. 

i^o 1 ha.ve "heard what the pi ophets 
said, that prophesy lies in my name, 
saying, I have drea.med, I have 
dreamed. 

26 How long shall this be Sxi the 
heart of the prophets that prophesy 
lies? yea, they are prophets of the 
deceit of their own heart : 

27 Which think to ''cause my people 
to forget my name by their dreams 
which they tell every man to his 
neighbour, '^as their fathers have for- 
gotten my name for Ba'aL 

28 The prophet ^that hath a dream, 
let him tell a dream; and he that 
hath my word, let him speak my 
word 'faithfully. Wha.t is the chaff 
to the wheat ? saith the Lord. 

29 Is not my word like as a fire ? 



B. C. 599. 



CHAP 23. 

6 Or, fcy- 
XtGcrisij. 

r Pro. 19,27 
Mat. 7, 1ft 

s Ezek. 
13, 10 
Zech. 10,2 

7 Or, siuh- 
bornness. 

t Mic. 3, 11 

u Job 15, 8 
lCor.2,16 

8 Or, secret. 

V ch. 25, .32 
ch. 30, 23 

If 2 Ki. 23, 

26,27 
ch. 30, 24 

X Gen. 49,1 

V 1 Ki. 20, 
23,28 
Ps. 113, 6 

2 Job 34, 
21, 22 
Ps. 139, 7 
Pro. 15,11 
Amos 9. 2 
Heb. 4.13 

a 1 Ki. 8, 27 
2 Chr. 2. 6 
2Chr.l6,9 
Ps. 11, 4 
Ps. 33, 13 
Isa. 66. 1 

b Heb. 4. 13 

c Deut.13,1 

d Judg. 3, 7 
Judg. 8, 
33,34 

9 ivith 
whom is. 

e 2Cor.2.17 

1 Pet.4,10 

f Deut. 
18, 20 
ch. 14, 
14,15 

10 Or, that 
smooth 
their 
tongues. 
Isa. 30, 10 

g Zeph. 3. 4 

h Mai. 1, 1 

11 visit 
vpon. 

i Mat.12,36 

j Acts 13, 
10. 11 
Gal. 1,7,8 

2 Pet.3,16 

k Hos. 4, 6 
/ ch. 20, 11 



B. C. 598. 

CHAP, 24. 

a Amos 7, 1 
Aijios 8, 1 

722 



saith the Lord ; and like a hammef 
that breaketh the rock in pieces ? 

30 Therefore, behold,-^ I am against 
the prophets, saith the Lord, that 
steal my words every one from his 
neighbour. 

31 Behold, I a7n against the proph- 
ets, saith the Lord, ^°that use their 
tongues, and say, He saith. 

32 Behold, I am against them that 
prophesy false dreams, saith the 
Lord, and do tell them, and cause 
my people to err by their lies, 
and by '"their lightness; yet I sent 
them not, nor com^manded them: 
therefore they shall not profit this 
people at all, saith the Lord, 

33 IF And when this people, or the 
prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, 
saying. What is the ^burden of the 
Lord ? thou shalt then say unto them, 
What burden? I will even forsake 
vou, saith the Lord. 

34 And as for the prophet, and the 
priest, and the people, that shall say, 
The burden of the Lord, I v/ill even 
"punish that man and his house. 

35 Thus shall ye say every one to 
his neighbour, and every one to his 
brother, What hath the Lord an- 
swered ? and, What hath the Lord 
spoken ? 

36 And the burden of 
shall ye mention no mxore 
'man's word shall be his burden ; for 
ye -^have perverted the words of the 
living God, of the Lord of hosts our 
God. 

37 Thus shalt thou say to the 
prophet. What hath the Lord an- 
swered thee? and, AY hat hath the 
Lord spoken ? 

38 But since ye say, The burden of 
the Lord; therefore thus saith the 
Lord; Because ye say this word. 
The burden of the Lord, and I have 
sent unto you, saying. Ye shall not 
say, The burden of the Lord ; 

3'() Therefore, behold, I, even I, will 
^utterly forget you, and I will forsake 
you, and the city that I gave you and 
your fathers, a7id cast you out of my 
presence : 

40 And I will bring ^an everlasting 

reproach upon you, and a perpetual 

shame, Avhich shall not be forgotten. 

CHAPTER 24. 

1 Bi/ good and bad figs, 4 the prophet foreshews the 
restoration from csiplirity, 8 and the desolation of 
Zedekiah and the residue of Jerusalem, 

THE ''Lord shewed me, and, be- 
hold, two baskets of figs were 



the Lord 
for every 



Type of good and had jigs. JEREMIAH, 25. Babylonish captivity foretold. 



set before the temple of the Lord, b. c. 598. 
after that Neb-u-chad-rez'zar '"kiiig of 
Bab'y-loii had carried away captive 
'■Jec-o-ni'ah the son of Je-hoi'a-kim 
king of Ju'dah, and the princes of 
Jii'dah, with the carjDenters and 
smiths, from Je-ru'sa-lem, and had 
brought them to i>ab'y-lon. 

2 One basket Aac^ very goodfigs, even \ <^ ^^^j]^^ ^j;f 
hke the figs that are first ripe: -and 
the other basket had very naughty 
figs, which could not be eaten, ^ they 
were so bad. 

3 Then said the Lord unto me, 
Yf hat seest thou, Jer-e-mf ah ? And I 
said. Figs ; the good figs, very good ; 
and the evil, very evil, that cannot be 
eaten, they are so evil, 

4 ^ Again the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

5 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
I§'ra-el ; Like these good figs, so "^will 
I acknowledge ^them that are carried 
away captive of Jii'dah, whom I have 
sent out of this place into the land of 
the Chal-de'a.n§ for their good. 

6 For I will set mine eyes upon 
them for good, and ^I will bring them 
again to this land : and -^I will build 
them, and not pull them down ; and 
I Y\all plant them, and not pluck them 
up. 

7 And I will give them an ^'heart to 
know me, that I am the Lord : and 
they shall be my ^people, and I will be 
their God : for they shall return unto 
me 'with their whole heart. R. 25. 5. 

8 1i And as the evil 'figs, which 
cannot be eaten, they are so evil; 
surely thus saith the Lord, So will I 
give Zed-e-kT'ah the king of Jii'dah, 
and his ]3rinces, and the residue of 
J e-rvVsa-lem, that remain in this land, " ^^/ ^^'} 
and them ^that dv\^ell in the land of 
E'gypt : 

9 And I will deliver them ^to be re- 
moved into all the kingdoms of the 
earth for their hurt. Ho he a reproach 
and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, 
ill all places whither I shall drive 
them. 

10 And I will send the sword, the 
famine, and the pestilence, among 
them, till they be consumed from off 
the kind that I gave unto them and 
to their fathers. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Jeremiah foretells the seventy years' captivity, 
12 and the succeeding destrzictioh of Babyloji. 

THE word that came to Jer-Cr 
mf ah concerning all the people 



CHAP. 24. 

h 2Ki.24,12 
2Chr. 
36,10 

c ch. 22, 24 
ch. 29, 2 

1 /or bad- 
ness. 



2 tlie cap- 
tivity. 

e ch.l2, 15 
ch. 29, 10 

/ ch. .?!?, 41 
ch. o.-i; 7 
ch. 42, 10 

g Deut.30.6 
ch. 32, 39 
Ezek. 
11, 19 
Ezek. 
36,26 

h Isa. 51, 16 
ch. 7, 23 
ch. 30, 22 
ch. 31, 33 
ch. 32, 38 
Ezek. 
14, 11 
Zech. 8, 8 

i Ps. 119, 2 
ch. 29, 13 

j ch. 29, 17 

k ch. 43, 1 
ch. 44, 1 

3 for re- 
momng, 
or, vexa- 
tion. 
Deut. 
28,25 

1 Ki. 9, 7 

2 Chr.7,20 
ch. 15, 4 
ch. 29, 18 
ch. 34. 17 

\ Ps. 44, 13 



B. C. 606. 
CHAP. 25. 



b ch. 1, 2 

c 2 Chr. 
36, 15 

d 2 Ki.17,13 

e ch. 7, 19 
ch. 32, 30 

/ch. 1,15 

g ch. 40, 2 

h ch. 18, 16 

1 ; will 
cause to 
Toerish 
jrovi 
them. 

i Rev.18,23 

J ch. 28, 10 
Dan. 9, 2 

2 Begin- 
ning 
cir. 606. 
2 Ki. 24, 1 
ending 
cir. 536. 
Ezra 1. 1 

723 



of Jii'dah ''in the fourth year of Je- 
hoi'a-kim the son of Jo-si'ah king of 
Jii'dah, that ivas the first year of 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zarkingof Bab'y-lon; 

2 The which J er-e-mi'ah the prophet 
spake unto all the people of Jii'dah, 
and to all the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa- 
lem, saying, 

3 From *the thirteenth year of Jo- 
si'ah the son of A'mon king of Jii'dah, 
even unto this day, that is the three 
and twentieth year, the w^ord of the 
Lord hath come mito me, and I 
have spoken unto you, rising early 
and speaking; but ye have not 
hearkened. 

4 And the Lord hath sent unto you 
all his "^servants the prophets, rising 
early and sending them; but ye 
have not hearkened, nor inclined 
your ear to hear, 

5 They said, "^Turn ye again now 
every one from his evil way, and 
from the evil of your doings, and 
dwell in the land that the Lord hath 
given unto you and to your fathers 
for ever and ever : R. 26. 3.. 

6 And go not after other gods to 
serve them, and to worship them, 
and provoke me not to anger with 
the works of your hands ; and I will 
do you no hurt. 

T Y et ye have not hearkened unto 
me, saith the Lord ; that ye might 
^provoke me to anger with the works 
of your hands to your own hurt. 

8 'iTherefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts ; Because ye have not heard 
my words, 

9 Behold, I will send and -^take all 
the families of the north, saith the 
Lord, and Neb-u-chad-rez'zar the 
king of Bab'y'-lon, ^''my servant, and 
will bring them against this land, and 
against the inhabitants thereof, and 
against all these nations round about, 
and will utterly destroy them, and 
''make them an astonishment, and 
an hissing, and perpetual desolations, 

10 Moreover T will take from them 
the voice 'of mirth, and the voice of 
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, 
and the voice of the bride, the sound 
of the millstones, and the light of the 
candle. 

11 And this whole land shall be a 
desolation, and an astonishment; 
and these nations shall ser^^e the 
king of Bab'y"-lon seventy years. 

1 2 '"And -it shall come to pass, when 
^seventy years are accomplished, 



The destruction 



JEREMIAH, 25. 



of Jerusalem foretold. 



that I will ^punish the king of Bab'y- 
lon, and that nation, saith the Lord, 
for their iniquity, and the land of 
the Chal-de'an§, -^and will make it 
perpetual desolations. 

13 And I will bring upon that land 
all my words which I have pro- 
nounced against it, even all that is 
w^ritten in this book, which Jer-e- 
mfah hath prophesied against all the 
nations. 

14 For many nations ^and great 
kings shall "'serve themselves of 
them also : and "I will recompense 
them according to their deeds, and 
according to the works of their own 
hands. 

15 HFor thus saith the Lord God of 
I§'ra-el unto me ; Take the "'wine cup 
of this fury at my hand, and cause 
all the nations, to whom I send thee, 
to drink it. 

16 And ^they shall drink, and be 
moved, and be mad, because of the 
sword that I will send among them. 

17 Then took I the cup at the Lord's 
hand, and made all the nations to 
drink, unto whom the Lord had 
sent me : 

18 Jb ^o^^,^Je-ru'sa-lem,andthecities 
of Jii'dah, and the kings thereof, and 
the princes thereof, to make them a 
desolation, an astonishment, an hiss- 
ing, and a _curse ; as it is this day ; 

19 Pha'raoh 'king of E'gypt, and his 
servants, and his princes, and all his 
people ; 

20 And all the mingled people, and 
all the kings of the land of tJz, and 
all the kings of the land of the Phi- 
lis'tmes, and Ash'ke-lon, and Az'zah, 
and Ek'ron, and 'the remnant of 
Ash'dod, 

21 E'dom, and M5'ab, and the chil- 
dren of Am'mon, 

22 And all the kings of Ty'rus, and 
all the kings of Zf don, and the kings 
of the ^isles which are beyond the 
sea, 

23 De'dan, and Te'ma, and Biiz,and 
all Hhat are in the utmost corners, 

24 And "all the kings of A-ra'bi-a, 
and all the kings of the "mingled 
people that dwell in the desert, 

25 And all the kings of Zim'ri, and 
all the kings of E'iam, and ail the 
kings of the Mede§, 

26 And all the kings of the north, 
far and near, one with another, and 
all the kingdoms of the world, which 
are upon the face of the earth : "and 



B. C. 606. 



CHAP. 25. 

3 visit 
upon. 

k Isa. 13, 19 

I ch. 50, 41 

m ch. 27, 7 

u ch. 50, 29 
ch. 51, 
6,24 

Job 21, 20 

p Nah. 3, 11 

q Amos 3, 2 

;• ch. 46, 2 

s Job 1, 1 

t Isa. 20, 1 

4 Or, region 
by the sea 
side. 

5 mt off 
into cor- 
ners, or, 
having 
the cor- 
ners of 
the hair 
polled. 

u 2Chr.9.14 

V ch. 50, 37 
Ezek.30,5 

w ch. 51, 41 

a;Hab.2,16 

V Pro.11,31 
ch. 49. 12 
Ezek. 9, 6 
Obad. 16 
Lu. 23, 31 
1 Pet.4,17 

6 upon 
which my 
name is 
called. 
Dan. 9, 
18, 19 

z Ezek. 
38,21 

a Isa. 42, 13 
Joel 3, 16 
Amos 1, 2 

b Ps. 68, 16 
Ps. 76, 2 

c Hos. 4, 1 
Mic. 6, 

d Joel 3, 2 

e Isa. 66, 16 

7 your 
days for 
slaughter. 

8 a. vessel of 
desire. 

9 flight 
shhll per- 
ish from 
the shep- 
herds, 
and 

escaping 
from, etc. 
Amos2,14 

724 



the king of She'shach shall drink 
after them. 

27 Therefore thou shalt say unto 
them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of i§'ra-el ; ^Drink ye, and be 
drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise 
no more, because of the sword which 
I will send among you. 

28 And it shall be, if they refuse to 
take the cup at thine hand to drink, 
then shalt thou say unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall 
certainly drink. H. Ezek. 3. 18, 19. 

29 For, 10,2^1 begin to bring evil on 
the city ''which is called by my name, 
and should ye be utterly unpunished ? 
Ye shall not be unpunished : for ^I 
will call for a sword upon all the in- 
habitants of the earth, saith the Lord 
of hosts. 

30 Therefore prophesy thou against 
them all these words, and say unto 
them, The Lord "shall roar from on 
high, and utter his voice from his 
holy habitation; he shall mightily 
roar upon his ^habitation; he shall 
give a shout, as they that tread the 
grapes, against all the inhabitants of 
the earth. 

31 A noise shall come eve^i to the 
ends of the earth ; for the Lord hath 
'"a controversy with the nations, "^he 
will plead with all flesh; he will 
give them that are wicked to the 
sword, saith the Lord. 

32 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
Behold, evil shall go forth from na- 
tion to nation, and a great whirlwind 
shall be raised up from the coasts of 
the earth. 

33 And ^the slain of the Lord shall 
be at that day from oite end of the 
earth even unto the other end of the 
earth: they shall not be lamented, 
neither gathered, nor buried ; they 
shall be dung upon the ground. 

34 IFHowl, ye shepherds, and cry * 
and y/allow yourselves ^?^ the ashes, 
ye principal of the flock: for ^the 
days of your slaughter and of your 
dispersions are accomplished; and 
ye shall fall like **a pleasant vessel. 

35 And "the shepherds shall have 
no way to flee, nor the principal of 
the flock to escape. 

36 A voice of the cry of the shep- 
herds, p^nd an howling of the princi- 
pal of the flock, shall be heard : for 
the Lord hath spoiled their pas- 
ture. 

37 And the peaceable habitations 



Jeremiah apprehended^ 



JEREMIAH, i^t). 



tried^ and acquitted. 



are cut down because of the fierce 
anger of •'the Lord. 
38 He hath forsaken his covert, as 
the lion ; for their land is ^"desolate 
because of the fierceness of the op- 
pressor, and because of his fierce 
anger. 

CHAPTER 26. 

1 Jeremiah exhorts to repentance : 8 he is appre- 
hended, 10 and arraigned : 16 he is acquitted in 
judgment. 

IN the beginning of the reign of 
Je-hoi'a-kim the son of Jo-si 'ah 
king of Jii'dah came this word from 
the Lord, saying, 
2 Thus saith the Lord ; Stand in 
the ''court of the Lord's house, and 
speak unto all the cities of Ju'dah, 
which *come to worship in the Lord's 
house, ''all the words that I command 
thee to speak unto them ; diminish 
''not a word : 

' 3 If ^so be they will hearken, and 

turrf every man from his evil way, 

that I may •''repent me of the evil, 

which I purpose to do unto them be- 

, cause of the evil of their doings. * 

4 And thou shalt say unto them, 
Thus saith the Lord ; "^If ye will not 
hearken to me, to walk in my law, 
which I have set before you, 

5 To hearken to the words of my 
servants the prophets, ^whom I sent 
unto you, both rising up early, and 
sending theni.hMt ye have not heark- 
ened ; 

6 Then will I make this house like 
*Shi'loh, and will make this city % 
curse to all the nations of the 
earth. 

T So the priests and the prophets 
and all the people heard Jer-e-mfah 
speaking these words in the house of 
the Lord. 

8 llNow it came to pass, when Jer-e- 
mi'ah had made an end of speaking 
all that the Lord had commanded 
hi}n to speak unto all the people, that 
*the priests and the prophets and all 
the people took him, saying, Thou 
shalt surely die. 

9 Why hast thou prophesied in the 
name of the Lord, saying, This house 
shall be like Shi'loh, and this city 
shall be desolate without an inhabit- 
ant ? And all the people were gath- 
ered against Jer-e-mi'ah in the house 
of the Lord. 

lO^When the princes of Jii'dah 

heard these things, then they came 

up from the king's house unto the 

house of the Lord, and sat down 'in 

* R. 26. 13. 



B. O. 606. 



CHAP. 25. 

/ Ps. 97,1-3 
Isa. 66. 15 
Heb. 
12, 2& 

10 a deso- 
lation. 



B. C. 609. 
CHAP. 26. 
a ch. 19, 14 

b Ex. 23, 14 
Deut.12,5 

c Ezek.3,10 
Mat.28,20 

d Acts 
20. 27 

e ch. .36, 3 

/ch. 18,8 
Jonah 3,8 

g Lev.26,14 
Deut. 
28, 15 

Tich. 7, 13 
ch.11,7 
ch. 25. 3 

i 1 Sam. 
4, 10 

P.S. 78, 60 
Ch. 7. 13 

j Isa. 65, 15 

k Amos 
6, 10 
Mat.27,20 

1 Or. at the 
door. 

1 2Ki.lo,35 

2 the judg- 
ment of 
death is 
for this 
man. 

m ch. 38, i 
Mat.26,61 

nch. 7, 3 

ch. 38, 5 

3 as it is 
good a7id 
ri{iht in 
your eyes. 

p Acts 5, 34 

.7 Mic. 1, 1 

>• Mic. 3, 12 

s 2 Chr. 
32,26 



4 the face 
of the 
LORD- 

t Ex. 32, 14 
2 Sam. 
24, 16 . 

M Acts 5, 39 

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the entry of the ^new gate of the 
Lord's house. 

1 1 Then spake the priests and the 
prophets unto the princes and to all 
the people, saying, '^This man is 
worthy to die ; "'for he hath prophe- 
sied against this city, as ye have 
heard with your ears. 

12 Tl Then spake Jer-e-mi'ahunto all 
the princes and to all the people, say- 
ing. The Lord sent me to prophesy 
against this house and against this 
city all the words that ye have heard. 

1 3 Th erefore now "a mend yon r wa y s 



a,nd your doings, and obe y the voice 
of thi^ Lord your God; and the Lord 
will repent him of the e vil that he 
hath pronoun ced a gains t yo u, t 

14 As for me, behold, T am in your 
hand : do with me ^as seemeth good 
and meet unto you. 

1 5 But know ye for certain, that if 
ye put me to death, ye shall surely 
bring innocent blood upon your- 
selves, and upon this city, and upon 
the inhabitants thereof: for of a 
truth the Lord hath sent me unto 
you to speak all these words in your 
ears. 

IG^Then said the princes and all 
the people unto the priests and to the 
prophets ; This man is not worthy 
to die : for he hath spoken to us in 
the name of the Lord our God. 

1 7 Then /'rose up certain of the eld- 
ers of the land, and spate to all the 
assembly of the people, saying, 

18 Mfcah ''the Mo'ras-thite prophe- 
sied in the days of Hez-e-kl'ah king of 
Ju'dah, and spake to all the people of 
Jii'dah, saying. Thus saith the Lord 
of hosts ; 'Zi'on shall be plowed like 
a field, and Je-ru'sa-lem shall become 
heaps, and the mountain of the house 
as the high places of a forest. 

19 Did Hez-e-ki'ah king of Jii'dah 
and all J u'dah put him at all to death ? 

did he not fear the Lord, and be- 
sought Hhe Lord, and the Lord 're- 
pented him of the evil which he had 
pronounced against them? "Thus 
might we procure great evil against 
our souls. 

20 And there was also a man that 
prophesied in the. name of the Lord, 
U-ri'jahthesonofShem-a-rahofKir'- 
jath- je'a-rTm, who prophesied against 
this city and against this land accord- 
ing to all the words of Jer-e-mi'ah : 

21 And when Je-hoi'a-kim the king, 

with all his mighty men, and all the 
fR. 31.9. ^ -^ ' e 



The type of 



JEREMIAH, 27. 



bonds and yokes. 



B. C. 609. 



CHAP. 26. 



X Ps. 12, 8 
Pro.29,12 

y Mat.23,31 

5 &ons of 
the people. 



princes, heard his words, the ''king 
sought to put him to death: but: 
when U-rT'jah heard it, lie was afraid, ; ^^ 2 ch 
and "'fled, and went into E'gypt ; r le, 10 

22 And Je-hoi'a-khn the •^king sentj lijii' 
men into E'gypt, namely, El'na-than'j^^^j ^9 3 
the son of Ach'bor, and certain men 
with him into E'gypt. 

23 And they fetched forth U-ri'jah 
out of E'g5'pt, and brought him unto 
Je-hoi'a-kim the king ; ^who slew him ^ 
with the sword, and cast his dead ^ 12. u' 
body into the graves of the ^common ^^- ^^' ^* 
people. 

24 Nevertheless 'the hand of A-hi'- 
I kam the son of Sha'phan was with 
: Jer-e-mi'ah,that they should not give 

him into the hand of the people to put 
hi-m to death. 

CHAPTER 27. 

Under the type of bonds and yokes, Jeremiah proph- 
esies the subjection of the neighbour kings unto 
Nobuchadnezza r. 

IN the beginning of the reign of 
Je-hoi'a-kim the son of Jo-si'ah 
king ''of Jii'dah came this word unto 
Jer-e-mi'ah from the Lord, saying, 

2 Thus 'saith the Lord to me ; Make 
thee bonds and yokes, *and put them 
upon thy neck, 

_5And send them to the king of 
E'dom, and to the king of ]Mo'ab, and 
to the king of the Am'mon-ites, and to 
the king of Ty^'rus, and to the king of 
.Zi'don,by the hand of the messengers 
which come to Je-ru'sa-lein unto Zed- 
e-kf ah king of Jii'dah ; 

4 And command them -to say unto 
their masters, Thus saith the Lord of g Dan. 2. 38 
hosts, the God of Is'ra-el ; Thus shall '^ |g<^|5- 
ye say unto your masters ; 

5 I ^have made the earth, the man 
and the beast that are upon the! 
ground, by my great power and by 
my outstretched arm, and '^have 
given it unto whom it seemed meet 
unto me. 

6 And ^now have I given all these 
lands into the hand of Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar the king of Bab'5'-lon, my 
•'"servant ; and ^the beasts of the field 
have I given him also to serve him. 

7 And ^all nations shall serve him, 
and his son, and his son's son, ^until 
the very time of his land come : and 
then many nations and great kings 
shall serve themselves of him. 

8 And it shall come to pass, that the 
nation and kingdom which will not 
serve the same Neb-u-chad-nez'zar 
the king of Bab'y4on, and that will 
not put their neck under the yoke of 



B. C. 598. 
CHAP. 27. 
a ch. 28, 1 

1 Or, 

hath the 

Lord 

said. 

b ch. 28, 10 
Ezek. 4, 1 
Ezek.12,3 
Ezek.2i,3 

2 Or, con- 
cerning 

their 

masters, 

saying. 

c Ps. 96, 5 
Ps. 115,15 
Ps. 146, 6 
Isa. 42, 5 
Isa. 45, 12 

d Ps. 115,16 
Dan. 4, 17 

e ch. 28, 14 

/ch. 25,9 
ch. 43, 10 
Ezek. 
29,18 



i ch. 25, 12 

ch. 50, 27 
Dan. 5, 26 

3 visit 
V pon. 

i Deut. 
18, 10 
Pro.19,27 
Eph. 5, 6 

4 dreams. 

k ch. 28, 1 
ch. 38, 17 

I Ezek. 
18, 31 

m ch. 14, 14 
ch. 23. 21 
ch. 29. 8,9 

5 in n lie, 
or, lij- 
ingh/. 

?i2Chr. 36, 
7, 10 
ch. 28, 3 
Dan. 1. 2 

Ezek. 
18, 31 
Ezek. 
33, 11 

p Gen. 20, 7 
Job 42, 8 
Isa. .37. 4 
J as. 5, 16 

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the king of Bab'y4on, that nation 
will I ^punish, saith the Lord, with 
the sword, and with the famine, and 
with the pestilence, until I have con- 
sumed them by his hand. 

9 Therefore hearken not ye to your 
prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to 
your ^dreamers, nor to your enchant- 
ers, nor to your sorcerers, which speak 
unto you. sa^'ing. Ye shall not sei*ve 
the king of Bab'y-lon : 

10 For they prophesy a lie unto you, 
to remove you far from your land; 
and that I should drive you out, and 
ye should perish. 

11 But the nations that bring their 
neck under the yoke of the king of 
Bab'y-lon, and serve him, those will I 
let remain still in their own land, 
saith the Lord ; and they shall till it, 
and dwell therein. 

12 "ill spake also to ^Zed-e-ki'ah king 
of Ju'dah according to all these 
words, saying. Bring your necks 
under the yoke of the king of Bab'- 
y-lon, and serve him and his people, 
and live. 

13 Why ^vill ye die, thou and thy 
people, by the sword, by the famine, 
and by the pestilence, as the Lord 
hath spoken against the nation that 
will not serve the king of Bab'^'-lon ? 

14 Therefore hearken not unto the 
words of the prophets that speak un- 
to you, saying, Ye shall not serve the 
king of Bab'y-lon: for they prophesy 
"'a lie unto you. 

15 For I have not sent them, saith 
the Lord, yet they prophesy ^a lie in 
my name : that I might drive you out. 
and that ye might perish, ye, and the 
prophets that prophesy unto you. 

1 6 Also I spake to the priests and to 
all this people, saying. Thus saith the 
Lord ; Hearken not to the v/ords of 
your prophets that prophesy unto 
you, saying, Behold, the ''^vessels of 
the Lord's house shall now shortly 
be brought again from Bab '5' -ion : for 
they prophesy a lie unto you. 

1 7 Hearken not unto them ; serve 
thekingof Bab'y-lon, and live ; where- 
fore "should this city be laid M^aste ? 

18 But if they be prophets, and if the 
word of the Lord be with them, let 
them now r-make intercession to the 
Lord of hosts, that the vessels which 
are left in the house of the Lord, and 
in the house of the king of Jii'dah, and 
at Je-ru'sa-lem, go not to Bab'y-ion. 

19 11 For thus saith the Lord of hosts 

2 



Hananiali' s prophecy. 



JEREMIAH, 28, 29. Jeremiah's yoke broken. 



concerning ^the pillars, and concern- 
ing the sea, and concerning the bases, 
and concerning the residue of the 
vessels that remain in this city, 

20 Which Neb-u-chad-nez'zar king 
of Bab'y-lon took not, Avhen he car- 
ried away '■captive Jec-o-ni'ah the son 
of Je-hci'a-kim king of Jii'dah from 
Je-rii'sa-lem. to Bab'y-lon, and all the 
^nobles of jQ'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem ; 

2 1 Yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Is'ra-el, concerning the ves- 
sels that YQUi^innn the house of the 
Lord, and in the house of the king of 
Ju'dah and of Je-ru'sa-lem ; 

22 They shallbe carried to Bab'y-lon, 
and there shall they be until the day 
that I visit 'them, saith the Lord ; 
then "will I bring them up, and re- 
store them to this place. 

CHAPTER 28. 

i HananiaK's false prophecy : 10 he breaks Jere- 
miah'' s yoke. ' 12 Jeremiah foretells of an iron yoke, 
15 and HananiaK's death. 

ND "it came to pass the same 
year, in the beginning_ of the 
r*eign of Zed-e-ki'ah king of Ju'dah, in 
the fourth year, cind in the fifth 
month, that *Han-a-nrah the son of 
A'zur the prophet, which ii^ts of 
Gib'e-on, spake unto me in the house 
of the Lord, in the presence of the 
priests and of all the people, saying, 

2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
the God of I§'ra-el, saying, I have 
broken ^the yoke of the king of 
Bab'y-lon. 

3 Within 'two full j^ears will I bring 
again into this place <^all the vessels 
of the Lord's house, that Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar king of Bab'y-lon took away 
from this place, and carried them to 
Bab'y-lon : 

4 And I Avill bring again to this place 
Jec-o-nfah the son of '^Je-hoi'a-kim 
king of Jii'dah,with all the ^captives 
of Jii'dah, that went into Bab'y-lon, 
saith the Lord : for I will break the 
3^oke of the king of Bab'y-lon. 

5 iThen the prophet J er-e-mi'ah said 
unto the prophet Han-a-ni'ah in the 
presence of the priests, and in the 
presence of all the people that stood 
in the house of the Lord, 

6 Even the prophet Jer-e-mT'ah said, 
*A-men' : the Lord do so : the Lord 
perform thy words which thou hast 
prophesied, to bring again the ves 
sels of the Lord's house, and all that 
is carried away captive, from Bab'y 
Ion into this place. 

7 Nevertheless hear thou now this 



B. C. 598. 



CHAP. 27. 

Q 2Ki.25,13 
ch. 52, 17 

r 2 Ki. 24, 
14,15 
ch. 24, 1 

6 white 
ones. 

s Lev.26,24 
Isa. 5, 25 

t 2Chr. 
36,21 
ch. 29, 10 
ch. .32, 5 

u Ezra 1, 7 
Ezra 5, 15 
Ezra 7, 19 



B. C. 696. 

CHAP. 28. 

a eh.. 27, 1 

b 2 Tim.3,8 
2 Pet. 2, 1 

c ch. 27, 12 

1 two years 
of days. 
ch. 2?, 16 

d2K:i.24,13 
2Chr, 
36,10 
Dan. 1, 2 

2 Or, J ehoi- 
achin. 
2 Ki.24,12 

3 cap- 
tivity. 

c 1 Ei. 1, 36 

/Deut. 
18,22 
Isa. 8, 20 
lJohii4,l 

a 1 Ki.22,24 
Ps. 10, 13 
ch. 27, 2 

h ch. 27, 7 

i Pro. 26, 4 

J Deut. 

28,48 
ch.27,4,7 

fcch.27,6 

I ch. 20, 6 
ch. 29, 31 
Ezek. 
13,22 

Ezek. 
22,28 

4 rex'olt. 
Deut.13,5 
ch. 29, 32 

m Deut. 
32,35 
1 Sam.2,9 
Job 21, 30 
Ps. 9, 16 
Ps. 34, 2i 
Pro. 11,21 
Nah.1,2,3 
Rom. 2, 
2,3 
Rom. 
12,19 
Heb. 9. 27 
Heb. 10, 
26, 27, 
30,31 
Eeb. 12,29 

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word that I speak in thine ears, and 
in the ears of all the people ; 

8 The prophets that have been be- 
fore me and before thee of old proph 
esied both against many countries, 
and against great kingdoms, of war, 
and of evil, and of pestilence. 

9 The -^prophet wliich prophesieth 
of peace, when the word of the 
prophet shall come to pass, then 
shall the prophet be known, that the 
Lord hath truly sent him. 

10 ITThen Han-a-ni'ah the prophet 
took the yoke -"^from off the proj^het 
Jer-e-m_i'ah's neck, and brake it. 

11 And Han-a-nl'ah spake in the 
presence of all the people, saying. 
Thus saith the Lord ; Even so will I 
break the yoke of Neb-u-chad-nez'zar 
king of Bab'y-lon '^f rom the neck of 
all nations v/ithin the space of two 
full years. And the prophet Jer-e- 
m.i'ah went '"his way. 

12 HThen the word of the Lord 
came unto Jer-e-ml'ah the prophet, 
after that Han-a-ni'ah the prophet had 
broken the yoke from oii the neck 
of the prophet Jer-e-mi'ali, saying, 

13 Go and tell Han-a-ni'ah, saying, 
Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast 
broken the yokes of wood ; but thou 
shalt make for them yokes of iron. 

14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of is'ra-el ; -^I have put a yoke 
of iron upon the neck of all these 
nations, that they may sei^^e Xeb-u- 
chad-nez'zar king of Bab'y-lon ; and 
they shall serve him: and I %ave 
given him the beasts of the field also. 

15 ^Then said the prophet Jer-e- 
mi'ah unto Han-a-ni'ah the prophet. 
Hear now, Han-a-ni'ah ; The Lord 
hath not sent thee ; but ^thou makest 
this people to tiTist in a lie. 

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord; 
Behold, I will ca.st thee from off the 
face of the earth: this year thou 
shalt die, because thou hast taught 
''rebellion against the Lord. 

1 T So Han-a-ni'ah the prophet died 
the'"same year in the seventh month. 
CHAPTER 29. 

1 JereraiaK's letter to the captives in Babylon. 20 
Fearful end of Ahah and Zedekiah. 30 Shemaiah's 
doorh. foretold. 

NOW these are the words of the 
letter that Jer-e-mi'ah the proph- 
sent from Je-ru'sa-lem unto the 



et 



residue of the elders which were car- 
ried away captives, and to the priests, 
and to the prophets, and to all the 
peoplewhom.Neb-u-cliad-nez'zarhad 



Jeremiafi's letter 



JEREMIAH, 29. 



to the captives. 



P 

W 



carried away captive from Je-ru'sa- 
lem to Bab'5'-lon ; 

2 (After that ^ Jec-o-nfah the king, 
and the queen, and the ^eunuchs, the 
princes of Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and the carpenters, and the smiths, 
were departed from Je-ru'sa-lem;) 

3 By the hand of El'a-sah the son of 
Sha'phan, and Gem-a-rf ah the son of 
Hil-ki'ah, (whom Zed-e-ki'ah king 
of Jii'dah sent unto Bab'y-lon to Neb- 
u-chad-nez'zar king of Bab'y-lon) 
saying, 

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of l§'ra-el, unto all that are car- 
ried away captives, whom I have 
caused to be carried away from Je- 
ru'sa-lem unto Bab'y-lon ; 

5 Build ye houses, and dvv^ell in 
them; and plant gardens, and eat 
the fruit of them ; 

6 Take ye wives, and beget sons 
and daughters; and take wives for 
your sons, and give your daughters 
to husbands, that they may bear 
sons and daughters ; that ye may be 
increased there, and not diminished 

T And ''seek the peace of the city 
whither I have caused you to be car- 
ried away captives, ''and pray unto 
the Lord for it: for in the peace 
thereof shall ye have peace. 

8 H For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of I§'ra-el; Let not your 
prophets and your diviners, that he 
in the midst of you, ''deceive you, 
neither hearken to your dreams 
which ye cause to be dreamed 

9 For they prophesy ^falsely unto 
you in my name : I have not sent 
them, saith the Lord 

1 TFor thus saith the Lord, That 
after seventy '^years be accomplished 
at Bab'y-lon I will visit you, and per- 
form my good word toward you, in 
causing you to return to this place. 

1 1 For I kno w the thoughts t hat I 
think toward you, saiththenC^ORD, 



tho ught s of pea ce, and not of evil, to 
giv e you an ^expecte d end . 
12 Then shall ye "call upon me, and 



ye s hall go and pray unto me, and I 

will hearken unto you. p. 31. 18 

1 3 And -^ye shall see k me, and find 



me, wh en ye shall searc h for me 



[£^with^ll_ypuijheait W. 31. 3. 

14 And H will be found of you, s aith 



theXoRD : and I will tu rn aw ay your 
capti vity, and T w ill g ather y ou from 
a ll t he n ations, and fro m all the 
places whither I have driven y ou, 



B. C. 599. 



CHAP. 29. 

1 Or, Jehoi- 

achin. 
2 Ki.24:,12 
2 Chr. 
36,10 
ch. 22, 26 
ch. 28, 4 

2 Or,c'havi- 
berlains. 

a 1 Tim. 2,1 

b Ezra 6,10 
1 Tim. 2.2 

c ch. 14, 14 
ch. 23, 21 
ch. 27, 
14,15 
Eph. 5. 6 

3 in a lie. 



606. 



d 2 Chr. 36, 
21,22 
Ezra 1, 1 
ch. 25, 12 
ch. 27, 22 
Dan. 9, 2 

4 end and 
expecta- 
tion. 

e Dan. 9, 3 

/ Lev.26,39 
Deut.30,1 
Ps. 32, 6 

Mat. 7. 7 

g ch. 24, 7 

h Dent. 4, 7 
Ps. 32. 6 
Ps. 46, 1 
Isa. 55, C 

i ch. 23, 3, 8 
ch. 30, 3 
ch. 32, 37 

i ch. 24, 10 

k ch. 24. 8 

I Dent. 
28, 25 
2Chr.29,8 
ch. 15. 4 
ch. 24, 9 
ch. 34, 17 

5 for a 
curse. 
ch. 26, 6 
ch. 42, 18 

mch. 25, 4 
ch. 32, 33 

n Amos 3, 6 
Mic. 4, 10 

2 Pet. 2, 1 

p Gen.48,20 
Isa. 65, 15 

q Dan. 3, 6 

r Zeph. 3, 4 

s Mai. 3, 5 
Heb. 4, 13 

6 Or, 
dreamer. 

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sai th the Lord ; and I will bring you 
a gain int o the p lace whence I caused 
you to be carried away cap tive. * 

15 lIBecause ye have said. The Lord 
hath raised us up prophets in Bab'y- 
lon; 

16 Knoio that thus saith the Lord 
of the king that sitteth upon the 
throne of Da'vid, and of all the peo- 
ple that dwelleth in this city, and of 
your brethren that are not gone 
forth with you into captivity ; 

17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 
Behold, I will send upon them •'the 
sword, the famine, and the pesti- 
lence, and will make them ''^iike vile 
figs, that cannot be eaten, they are 
so evil, 

18 And i will persecute them with 
the sword, with the famine, and with 
the pestilence, and 'will deliver them 
to be removed to all the kingdoms 
of the earth, ^to be a curse, and an 
astonishment, and an hissing, and a 
reproach, among all the nations 
whither I have driven them : 

19 Because they have not heark- 
ened to my words, saith the Lord, 
which "L sent unto them bj^ my serv- 
ants the prophets, rising up early 
and sending them; but ye would 
not hear, saith the Lord, f 

20 miear ye therefore the word of 
the Lord, all ye of the captivity, 
whom "I have sent from Je-ru'sa-lem 
to Bab'y-lon : 

21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of l§'ra-el, of A'hab the son 
of K51-a-i'ah, and of Zed-e-ki'ah the 
son of Ma-a-se'iah, which prophesy a 
'lie unto you in my name ; Behold, I 
will deliver them into the hand of 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king of Bab'}"- 
lon; and he shall slay them before 
your eyes ; 

22 And /'of them shall be taken up 
a curse by all the captivity of Jii'- 
dah which are in Bab'y-lon, saying. 
The Lord make thee like Zed-e ki'ah 
and like A'hab, '?whom the king of 
Bab'y-lon roasted in the fire ; 

23 Because ''they have committed 
villany in i§'ra-el, and have com- 
mitted adultery with their neigh- 
bours' wives, and have spoken lying 
words in my name, which I have not 
commanded them; even I know, 
and am *a witness, saith the Lord. 

24 ^ Thus shalt thou also speak to 
Shem-a-i'ah the '^Ne-hel'a-mlte, say- 
ing, 

*L 31. 3. tN. Ezek. 2. 3-5. 



J 



The Jews' deliverance. 



JEREMIAH, 30. 



Jacob comforted. 



25 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
the God of l§'ra-el. saying, Because 
thou hast sent letters in thy name 
unto all the people that are at Je-rii'- 
sa-lem, 'and to Zeph-a-ni'ah the son 
of Ma-a-se'iah the priest, and to all 
the priests, saying, 

26 The Lord hath made thee priest 
in the stead of Je-hoi'a-da the priest, 
that ye should be "officers in the 
house' of the Lord, for every man 
that is "^^mad, and maketh himself a 
prophet, that thou shouldest "'put 
him in prison, and in the stocks. 

2 7 Now therefore why hast thou 
not ''reproved Jer-e-mi'ah of An'a- 
thoth, which maketh himself a 
prophet to you ? 

28 For therefore he sent unto us in 
Bab'y'-lon. saying, Tliis captivity is 
long : build ye houses, and dwell in 
thera ; and plant gardens, and eat 
the fruit of them. 

29 And Zeph-a-ni'ah the priest read 
this letter in the ears of Jer-e-mfah 
the prophet. 

SU^Then came the word of the 
Lord unto Jer-e-mi'ah, saying, 

81 Send to all them of the capti^aty, 
saying. Thus saith the Lord concern- 
ing Shem-a-i'ah the Xe-hel'a-mite ; 
Because that Shem-a-i'ah hath proph- 
esied unto vou, '^and I sent him not, 
and he caused you to trust in a Ke : 

32 Therefore thus saith the Lord; 
Behold,! will punish 'Shem-a-I'ah the 
Ne-hera-mite, and his seed : he shall 
not have a man to dwell among this 
people ; neither shall he behold the 
good that I will do for my people, 
saith the Lord ; because "he hath 
taught 'rebellion against the Lord. 

CHAPTER 30. 

1 Ttie Jeios' deliverance. 10 Jacob comforted. 18 
Their ancient privileges restored. 

THE word that came to Jer-e- 
mi'ah from the Lord, saying, 

2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of 
l§'ra-el, saying, ''Write thee all the 
words tha.t I have spoken unto thee 
in a book. 

3 For, io, the days come, saith the 
Lord, that *I will bring again the 
captivity of my people is'ra-el and 
Jii'dah, saith the Lord : and T vnll 
cause them to return to the land 
that I gave to their fathers, and they 
shall possess it. 

4 •[ And these ctre the words that the 
Lord spake concernmg is'ra-el and 
concerning Ju'dah. 



B. C. 606. 



CHAP. 29. 

t 2Ki.25,18 
ch. 21. 1 

u cli. 20, 1 

V 2 Ki. 9. 11 
Acts26,24= 

w ch. 20, 2 

X Num.16,3 
Acts 4, 17 
2 Tim. 3,8 

y ch. 28, 15 

z Ex. 20, 5 
Ezek.18,4: 
Rom. 2, 8 

a ch. 28. 16 

7 revolt. 



CHAP. 30. 

a Isa. 30, 8 

b ch: .32, 44 
Ezek. 
39, 25 
Amos 
», 14 

c ch. 16, 15 

1 Or, there 

isfeur. 
and not 
•peace. 

2 a male. 

a Joel 2, 11 
Amos5,18 
Zeph. 
1,14 

e Dan. 12, 1 

f Isa. 55, 
" 3,4 

Ezek. 

34, 23 

Ezek. 

37, 24 

Hos. 3. 5 

g Lu. 1, 69 
Acts 2, 30 
Actsl3,23 

h Isa. 41, 13 
Isa. 43, 5 

i Amos 9, 8 

j ch. 4, 27 

k Ps. 6, 1 
Isa. 27, 8 

I 2Chr. 
36,16 
ch. 15, 18 

3 for bind- 
ing up, 
or, press- 
ing. 

m Lam. 1, 2 

n Job 13. 24 

Job 30, 21 

p ch. 5, 6 

4 Or, Nev- 
ertheless. 

(J Ex. 23, 22 
Isa. 41, 11 

729 



5 For thus saith the I^ord ; We 
have heard a voice of trembling, 'of 
fear, and not of peace. 

6 Ask ye now, and see v\:hether ^a 
man doth travail vv ith child ? where- 
|fore do I see eveiy man with his 
i hands on his loins, as a woman in 
travail, and all faces are turned into 
paleness ? 

7 Alas I '^f or that day is great, 'so that 
none is like it : it is even the time of 
Ja'cob's trouble ; but he shall be 
saved out of it. 

8 For it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I 
will break his yoke from off thy 
neck, and will burst thy bonds, and 
strangers shall no more serve them- 
selves of him : 

y But they shall sei've the Lord 
their God. and -^Da'vid then* king, 
whom I will ?raise up unto them. 

10 Therefore '^fear thou not, O my 
ser\'ant Ja'cob, saith the Lord ; nei- 
ther be dismayed. O is'ra-el : for, lo, 
I will save thee from afar, and thy 
seed from the land of their cap- 
tivity ; and Ja'cob shall return, and 
shall be in rest, and be quiet, and 
none shall make him afraid. 

11 For I a7'a with thee, saith the 
Lord, to save thee : 'though I make 
a full end of all nations whither I 
have scattered thee, yet will T not 
make a full end of thee : but I will 
correct thee in ^measure, and will 
not leave thee altogether unpunished. 

1 2 For thus saith the Lord, ^Thy 
bruise is incurable, ci'/ic^ thy wound is 
grievous. 

13 There is none to plead thy cause, 
^that thou may est be bound up : thou 
hast no healing medicines. 

14 All '"thy lovers have forgotten 
thee ; thev seek thee not ; for I have 
wounded thee with the woimd "of an 
enemj', with the ''chastisement of a 
cruel one, for the multitude of thine 
iniquity; ^because thy sins were in- 
creased. 

15 Why criest thou for thine afflic- 
tion ? thy sorrow is includable for the 
multitude of thine iniquity : because 
thy sins were increased, I have done 
these things unto thee. 

16 ^Therefore all they that devour 
thee shall ?be devoured ; and all thine 
adversaries, everj' one of them, shall 
go into captivity; and they that spoil 
thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey 
upon thee ^^^ll I give for a prey. 



Restoration of Israel. 



JEREMIAH, 31. 



The publicatio7i thereof. 



K 
L 

W 



1 7 For I ^yill restore 'health unto 
thee, and I will heal thee of thy 
wounds, saith the Lord ; because they 
called thee an Outcast, saying, This 
is Zi'on;whoni no man seeketh after. 

ISlFThus saith the Lord; Behold, 
I will bring again the captivity of 
Ja'cob's tents, and 'have mercy on his 
dwellingplaces ; and the city shall be 
builded upon her own ^heap, and the 
palace shall remain after the manner 
thereof. 

19 And *out of them shall proceed 
thanksgiving and the voice of them 
that make merry : and "I will multi- 
ply them, and they shall not be few ; 
I will also glorify them, and they shall 
not be small. 

20 Their children also shall "be as 
aforetime, and their congregation 
shall be established before me, and I 
will punish all that oppress them. 

2 1 And ''their nobles shall be of them- 
selves, '"and their governor shall pro- 
ceed from the midst of them ; and I 
will ^cause him to draw near, and he 
shall approach unto me : for who is 
this that engaged his heart to ap- 
proach unto me ? saith the Lord. 

22 And ye shall be miy people, and 
I YN^ill be your God. 

23 H Behold, the nvhirlwind of the 
Lord goeth forth with fury, a "'con- 
tinuing whirlwind : it shall ""f all with 
pain upon the head of the wicked. 

24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall 
not return, until he have done it, and 
until he have performed the intents 
of his heart : in the latter days ye shall 
consider it. 

CHAPTER 31. 

1 The reiitornUon of Israel. 10 The piihlicatlnn there- 
of . 15 Rahel tnourning ifi comforted. IS Ephraim 
repejiting is brought home ngdin. 22 Christ is prom.- 
isecl. 27 His care over the church. 31 His new cove- 
nant. 35 The stability, 38 and amplttiule of the 
church. 

AT the same time, saith the Lord. 
will I be the God of all the fami- 
lies of i§'ra-el, and they shall be my 
people. 

2 Thus saith the Lord, Th« people 

v)hich were left of the sword^ found 

grace in the wilderness ; even i§'ra-el, 

when "1 went to cause him to rest. 

' 3 The Lord hath appeared 'of old 

Imto me, saying, ^ ea, "I have loved 

[ thee with an '^everlastmg love : there - 

I tore Hvith lovmgkmctness have~~I 



B. C. 606. 



CHAP. 30. 

r Ex. 15, 26 
Isa. 30, 26 

s Ps. 102,13 

5 Or, little 
Mil. 

t Isa. 35, 10 

uZecli.10,8 

V Isa. 1, 26 

6 Ms glori- 
ous ones. 

i(;Gen.4:9,10 

X Num.16,5 

y Ezek. 
30,28 

3 ch. 25, 32 
Mai. 4, 1 

7 cutting. 

8 Or, 
remain. 



I 



drawn t hee.* 

4 Again I will build thee, and thou 

shalt be built, O margin of l§'ra-el : thou 

shalt again be adorned with thy ^tab- 

*K. 32. 17, 18; L 50. 20; W. 31. 8. 9 



CHAP. 31. 

a Num. 
10, 33 
Deut.1,33 

1 from, 
afar. 

b Mai. 1, 2 

c Rom. 
11,28 

2 Or, have 
1 extend- 
ed loving- 
kindness 
■unto thee. 

Hos. ri, 4 

3 Or, tim- 
brels. 
Ex. 15, 30 
Judg. 
11,31 

d Isa, 65, 21 
Amos9,14: 

4 profane 
them, 
Deut. 
28,30 

e Isa. 2, 3 
Mic. 4, 2 

/ Isa. 12, 5 

g Ezek. 
34,13 

h Ps. 126, 5 
ch. 50, 4 

5 Or, 

favours. 
Zech. 
12, 10 

i Isa. 49, 10 

j Ex. 4, 22 

k Isa. 40, 11 
Ezek. 
34,12 

I Isa. 44,23 

m Isa. 49,24 

n Hos. 3, 5 
Rev. 7, 17 

Isa. 58, 11 

p Isa. 35, 10 
Rev. 21,4 

q Mat. 2, 17 
r Josh: 
18,25 

730 



rets, and shalt go forth in the dances 
of them that make merry. 

5 Thou "^shalt yet plant vines upon 
the mountains of Sa-ma'ri-a: the 
planters shall plant, and shall "eat 
them as common things. 

6 For there shall be a day^ that the 
watchman upon the mount E'phra-im 
shall cry, Arise 'ye, and let us go up 
to Zi'oii unto the Lord our God. 

7 For thus saith the Lord ; •'Sing 
with gladness for Ja'cob, and shout 
among the chief of the nations : pub- 
lish ^ e, praise je, and say, O Lord, 
save thy people, the remnant of is'- 
ra-el. 

8 Behold, I will bring them from the 
north country, and ^gather them from 
the coasts of the earth, and with them 
the blind and the lame, the w^oman 
with child and her that travaileth 
with child together : a great company 
shall return thither. 

9 The y '^ shall come with we eping, 
and with ^supplications vfill Tl ead 
them : 1 mil cause them to 'w alk by 
the rivers of wate rs in a straight way, 
wherein they shalTnot s tumble : for 



I am a father to Ig'ra-el, and E'phra- 1 
im is-^mj firstborn . •[- J 

10 TiHear the w^ord of the Lord, O 
ye nations, and declare it in the isles 
afar off, and say. He that scattered 
Is'ra-el ^will gather him, and keep 
him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 

11 For 'the Lord hath redeemed 
Ja'cob, and ransomed him "'from the 
hand of him that icas stronger than 
he. 

1 2 Therefore they shall come and 
sing in the height of Zi'on, and shall 
flow together to "the goodness of the 
Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and 
for oil, and for the young of the 
flock and of the herd : and their soul 
shall be as a "watered garden ; ^and 
they shall not sorroAV any more at 
all. 

13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in 
the dance, both young men and old 
together -. for I will turn their mourn- 
ing into joy, and will comfort them, 
and make them rejoice from their 
sorrow. 

14 And I will satiate the soul of the 
priests with fatness, and my people 
shall be satisfied Avith my goodness, 
saith the Lord. 

15 ^Thus saith the Lord; ^A voice 
was heard in ^Ra'mah, lamentation, 
a7id bitter weeping ; Ra'hel weepmg 

fR. 31. 18, 19; W. 31. 18-20. 



Christ is pi'omised. 



JEREMIAH, 31. 



Amplitude of the church. 



for her children refused to be com- 
forted for her children, ^because they 
were not. 

1 6 Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain 
thy voice from weeping, and thine 
eyes from tears : for thy work shall 
be rewarded, saith the Lord; 'and 
they shall come again from the land 
of the enemy. 

1 7 And there is hope in thine end, 
saith the Lord, that thy children 
shall come again to their own border. 

1 8 III have surely heard E'phra-im 
bemoaning himself thus ; Thou hast 
chastised me, and I was chastised, as 
a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke : 

j "turn thou me, and I shall be turned ; 
1 for thou art the Lord my God,* 

1 9 Surely "after that I was turned, I 
repented ; and after that I was in- ^ 
structed, I smote upon 7ny thigh: 1 1 
was ashamed, yea, even confounded, i 
because 1 did bear the reproach of 
my youth. R. 36. 3. 

20 Is E'phra-im my dear son ? is he 
a pleasant child ? for since I spake 
against him, I do earnestly remember 
him still : "therefore my bowels ''are 
troubled for him ; •''I will surely have 
mercy upon him, saith the LoRD.f 

21 Set thee up way marks, make 
thee high heaps: ^set thine heart 
toward the highway, even the way 
v)hich thouwentest: turn again, 
virgin of l§'ra-el, turn again to these 
thy cities. 

22 liHow long wilt 'thou go about, O 
thou backsliding '^daughter ? for the 
Lord hath created a new thing in the 
earth, A woman shall compass a man. 

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Is'ra-el ; A^ yet they shall use 
this speech in the land of jii'dah and 
in the cities thereof, when I shall 
bring again their captivity : The 
'^Lord bless thee, O habitation of jus- 
tice, «^^c/ 'mountain of holiness. 

24 And there shall dwell in Jij'dah 
itself, and "'in all the cities thereof to- 
gether, husbandmen, and they that 
go forth with flocks. 

25 For I have satiated the weary 
soul, and I have replenished every 
sorroAvful soul. 

26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; 
and my sleep was sweet unto me. 

27 *ti Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that T will sow the house 
of t§'ra-el and the house of Jii'dah 
with the seed of man, and with the 
seed of beast. 

*P. 50. 4, 5. tW. 32. 37-40. 



B. C. 606. 



CHAP. 31. 

s Gen.42,13 

t Ezra 1, 5 
Hos. 1. 11 

n Lam. 5,21 

V Deut.30,2 

w Isa. 63,1.5 
Hos. 11. 8 

6 sound. 

X Isa. .57, 18 
Mic. 7. 18 

y ch. 50, 5 

3 ch. 2. 18 

a ch. 3, 6 

b Ps. 122, 5 
Isa. 1, 26 

c Zech. 8, S 

d ch. 33, 12 

e Ezek. 
36.9 
Hos. 2, 23 

/ch. 44, 27 
Dan. 9,14 

ch. 1, 10 
ch. 18, 7 

h ch. 24, 6 

i Ezek. 
18,2 

j Gal. 6, 5 

k ch. 32, 40 i 
ch. 33, 14 
Ezek. 
37. 26 
Heb. 8. 8 
Heb. 10. 
16. 17 

1 .John 1,17 
mDeut.1,31 

7 Or. 
should 1 
have 

cnntinued 
an hus- 
band un- 
to them? 

n ch. 32, 40 

Ps. 40. 8 
Ezek. 
11. 19 
2 Cor. 3, 3 

p ch. 24. 7 
ch. 30. 22 
ch. 32, 38 

q Isa. 54. 13 
.J ohn 6, 45 
1 Cor.2,10 
1 John 
2.20 

r ch. 33, 8 
ch. 50. 20 
Rom. 
11.27 

s Gen. 1, 16 

t Isa. 51,15 

i^ch. 10. 16 

V Ps. 148. 6 

IV ch. 33, 22 

X Neh. 3. 1 
Zech. 
14, 10 

731 



28 And it shall come to pass, that 
like as I have 'watched over them^ 
to i'pluck up, and to break down, and 
to throw down, and to destroy, and 
to afflict ; so v\411 1 watch over them, 
^to build, and to plant, saith the Lord. 

29 In 'those days they shall say no 
more. The fathers have eaten a sour 
grape, and the children's teeth are 
set on edge. 

30 But •'every one shall die for his 
own iniquity : every man that eatetli 
the sour grape, his teeth shall be set 
on edge. 

31 1i Behold, ^the days come, saith 
the Lord, that I will make a new 
covenant with the house of Is'ra-el, 
and with the house of Jia'dah : 

32 Not ''according to the covenant 
that I made with their fathers in the 
day that I "'took them by the hand to 
bring them out of the land of E'gypt ; 
which my covenant they brake, 'al- 
though I was an husband unto them, 
saith the Lord : 

33 But "this shall be the coven ant 
that 1 will make with the ho use o f 
Is'ra-el ; After those days, saith the 
Lord, 1 will ]3ut my law in t heir in- 
ward parts, a^id write it in their 
hearts ; ^and Avill be their God, and 
they shall be my people . B. Hab. 2. 2. 

34 And they shall teach no more 
every man his neighbour, and every 
man his brother, saying. Know the 
Lord : for ^they shall all know me, 
from the least*^ of them unto the 
greatest of them, saith the Lord : for 
'I will forgive their iniquity, and I 
will remember their sin no more, t 

35 "^Thus saith the Lord, nvhich 
giveth the sun for a light by day, and 
the ordinances of the moon and of 
the stars for a light by night, which 
divideth 'the sea when the waves 
thereof roar ; "The Lord of hosts is 
his name : 

36 If "those ordinances depart from 
before me, saith the Lord, then the 
seed of l§'ra-el also shall cease from 
being a nation before me for ever. 

37 Thus saith the Lord ; "If heaven 
above can be measured, and the 
foundations of the earth searched 
out beneath, I will also cast off all 
the seed of l§'ra-el for all that they 
have done, saith the Lord. 

38 "il Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that the city shall be built 
to the Lord '■from the tow^er of Ha- 
nan'e-el unto the gate of the comer. 

t G. 32. 38-40 2 



1 B 

i G 



J 



Jeremiah in prison. 



JEREMIAH, 32. 



He complaineth to God. 



39 And ^the measuring line shall 
yet go_forth over against it upon the 
hill Ga'reb, and shall compass about 
to Go'ath. 

40 And the whole valley of the dead 
bodies, and of the ashes, and all the 
fields unto the brook of Kid'ron, 
^unto the corner of the horse gate 
toward the east, "shall be holy unto 
the Lord; it shall not be plucked 
up, nor thrown down any more for 
ever. 

CHAPTER 32. 

1 JeremiaWa impi-lsowinent : 16 /n'.s compluivt to Gnd. 
26 The captivity confirmed. 36 Prondae of a yi'u- 
cious return. 

THE word that came to Jer-e- 
mi'ah from the Lord "in the 
tenth year of Zed-e-ki'ah king of 
Ju'dah, which was the eighteenth 
year of Neb-u-chad-rez'za.r. 
. 2 For then the king of Bab'y -Ion's 
army besieged Je-ru'sa-lem: and 
Jer-e-mi'ah the prophet was shut up 
in *the court of the prison, which 
was in the king of Jii'dah's house. 

3 For Zed-e-kf ah king of J ii 'dah had 
shut him up, saying. Wherefore dost 
thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith 
the Lord, ''Behold, I will give this 
city into the hand of the king of 
Bab'y-ion, and he shall take it ;_ 

4 And Zed-e-ki'ah king of Jii'dah 
shall '^not escape out of the hand of 
the Chal-de'ans, but shall surely be 
delivered into the hand of the king of 
Bab'y-lon, and shall speak with him 
mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall 
behold his eyes ; 

5 And he shall lead Zed-e-kfah to 
Bab'y-lon, and there shall he be until 
*I visit him, saith the Lord : though 
-^ye fight with the Chal-de'ans, ye 
shall not prosper. 

6 ITAnd Jer-e-mi'ah said. The word 
of the Lord came unto me, saying, 

7 Behold, Ha-nam'e-el the son of 
Shal'lum thine uncle shall come unto 
thee, saying, Buy thee my field that 
is in An'a-thoth : for -^the right of re- 
demption is thine to buy it. 

8 So Ha-nam'e-el mine uncle's son 
came to me in the court of the prison 
according to the word of the Lord, 
and said unto me. Buy my field, I pray 
thee, that is ^in An'a-thoth, which 
is in the country of Ben'ja-min : for 
the right of inheritance is thine, and 
•the redemption is thine ; buy it for 
thyself. Then I knew that this was 
the word of the Lord. 

9 And I bought the field of Ha-nam'- 



B. C. 606. 



CHAP. 31. 

y Ezek.40,8 
Zech. 2, 1 

z 2 Chr. 
23, 15 
Neh. 3, 28 

a Joel 3, 17 



B. C. 590. 

CHAP. 32. 

a2K\. 25,1 
ch. 39, 1 

b Neh. 3,25 
ch. 33, 1 
ch. 37, 21 
ch. 38, 6 
ch. 39, 14 
Mat. 5, 12 

c ch. 34, 2 

d ch. 38, 
18, 23 
ch. 39, 5 
ch. 62, 9 

i e ch. 27, 22 

/Pro. 21,30 
ch. 21, 4 
ch. 33, 5 

g Lev. 25, 
24, 25, 32 
Kuth 4, 4 

h ch. 1, 1 

i Lev. 25,24 

j Gen.23,16 
Zech. 
11, 12 

1 Or, seven 
shekch 
and ten 
pieces of 

silver. 

2 wrote in 
the book. 

k Isa. 8, 2 

I ch. 36, 4 

m Isa. 8, 2 

n Dan. 9, 1 

o 2Ki.l9,15 

p Gen.18,14 
Zech. 8, 6 
Mat. 19,26 
Mark 
10,27 
Lu. 1, 87 
Lu. 18, 27 
Rom.4,21 

3 Or, Md 

from thee. 

q Ex. 20, 6 
Ex. 34, 7 
Deut. 5, 
9, 10 

r Isa. 9, 6 

s ch. 10, 16 

t Isa. 28, 29 

4 doing. 

u Job 34, 21 
V ch. 17, 10 

at; Ex. 9. 16 

1 Chr. 
17,21 
Isa. 63, 12 j 
Dan. 9,15 i 

xEx. 6, 6 

2 Sam. 
7, 23 
IChr. 
17, 21 
Ps. 136,11 

732 



e-el my uncle's son, that was in 
An'a-thoth, and weighed -^'him the 
money, eve7i ^seventeen shekels of 
silver. 

10 And I ^subscribed the evidence, 
and sealed it, and ^took witnesses, 
and weighed hi77i the money in the 
balances. 

11 So I took the evidence of the 
purchase, both that which was sealed 
according to the laAv and custom, 
and that which was open : 

1 2 And I gave the evidence of the 
purchase unto ^Ba'ruch the son of, 
Ne-ri'ah,the son of Ma-a-se'iah,in the 
sightof Ha-nam'e-el mineuncle's soji, 
and in the presence of '"the witnesses 
that subscribed the book of the pur- 
chase, before all the Jew§ that sat in 
the court of the prison. 

13^And I charged Ba'ruch before 
them, saying, 

14 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of i§'ra-el ; Take these evidences, 
this evidence of the purchase, both 
which is sealed, and this evidence 
which is open ; and put them in an 
earthen vessel, that they may con- 
tinue many days. 

15 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of i§'ra-el ; Houses and fi.elds 
and vineyards shall be possessed 
again in this land. 

1 6 ^iNow v/hen I had delivered the 
evidence of the purchase unto Ba'- 
ruch the son of Ne-ri'ah, "I prayed 
unto the Lord, saying, 

17 Ah Lord God ! behold, '^thou hast- 
made the heaven and the earth by 
thy great power and stretched out 
arm, and there ^is nothing ^too hard 
for thee : 

1 8 Thou shcAvest ?lovingkindness 
unto thousands, and recompensest 
the iniquity of the fathers into the 
bosom of their children after them : 
the Great, ''the Mighty God, ^the Lord 
of hosts, is his name,* 

19 Great 'in counsel, and mighty in" 
*work: for thine "eyes c^re op en upon 
all the ways of the sons o f men : ^ 



give every on e accord i ng to hi s ways, 
and according to the fruit of Tiis do- 
ings: E. Ezek. 8. 10-12; J. Ezek. 18. 30., 

20 Which hast set signs and won- 
ders in the land of E'gypt, evennnto 
this day, and in is'ra-el, and among 
other men; and hast made thee "a 
name, as at this day ; 

21 And 'hast brought forth thy peo- 
ple l§'ra-el out of the land of S'gypt 

*K. Ezek. 34. 11. 12. 



The captivity confirmed. 



JEREMIAH, 32. A gracious return promised. 



1 



y Ex. 3, 8 
ch. 11, 5 

z Neh. 9, 26 
ch. 11, 8 
Dan. 9, 10 

5 Or, 

engines 
of shot. 
ch. 33, 4: 

a ch. 11, 12 

b Josh. 
23, 15 

6 Or, 

though. 



^vith signs, and with wonders, andi B.c.590. 
with a strons; hand, and with a! 
stretched out arm, and with great j"^^""^- 
terror ; 

22 And hast given them this land, 
which thou didst swear to their fa- 
thers to give them, ^a land flowing 
with milk and honey ; 

23 And they came in, and possessed 
it; but "they obeyed not thy voice, 
neither walked in thy laAv ; they have 
done nothing of all that thou com- 
mandedst them to do : therefore thou 
hast ca,used all this evil to come upon 
them : 

24: Behold the ^mounts, they are 
x'.ome unto the city to take it; andic xum 
the city is given into the hand of the 
Chal-de'ans, that fight against it, be- 
cause of "tlie sword, and of the fam-i'^ ^- 1^^- ^ 
ine, and of the pestilence : and what ^ ch. 21, 10 
thou hast spoken 4s come to i^ass ; " 

and, behold, thou seest it. 

25 And thou hast said unto me, O 
Lord God, Buy thee the field for 
money, and take witnesses; ^for the 
city is given into the hand of the! zeph.3,1 
Chal-de'an§. \7f0rmy 

26^Then came the word of the| «^^''- 
Lord unto Jer-e-mi'ah, saying, "A 2Ki.23 27 

2 7 Behold, I a?n the Lord, <^the God ^ ^'- ^*' ^ 
of all flesh: is ''there anything toojj Jfl-^j^'g^'g^ 
hard for me ? 

28 Therefore thus saith the Lord; 
Behold, I will give this city into the 
hand of the Chal-de'ans, and into theij ch. 7, 30^ 
hand of Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king of ^^®^- ^' ^ 
Bab'5'-lon, and he shall take it : 

29 And the Chal-de'an§, that fight 
against this city, shall come 'and set 
fiVe on this city, and burn it with thej^ Deut.30,3 
houses, -^upon whose roofs they have'p ch. 23, 6 
offered incense unto Ba'al, and poured 
out drink offerings unto other gods, 
to provoke me to anger. 

30 Eor the children of Is'ra-el and 
the children of Jii'dah 4iave only 
done evil before me from their youth : 
for the children of l§'ra-el have only 
provoked me to anger with the work 
of their hands, saith the Lord. 

31 For Hhis city hath been to me as 
'a provocation of mine anger and of 
my fury from the day that they built 
it even unto this day ; 'that I should 
remove it from before my face, 

32 Because of all the evil of the chil- 
dren of I§'ra-el and of the children of 
Jii'dah, which they have done to pro- 
voke me to anger, they, ^their kings, 
their princes, their priests, and their 



16, 22 
Isa. 64, 8 



ch.37,8,10 

/ch. ]9, 13 

g Ezek. 
20,28 

h Ezek.22,2 



8 neck. 

k ch. 7, 13 



m ch. 19, 5 
n Lev.18,21 



prophets, and the men of Jii'dah, and 
the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

33 iind they have turned unto me 
the ^back, and not the face : though 
I taught them, Msing up early and 
teaching them, yet they have not 
hearkened to receive instruction. 

34: But they ^set their abominations 
in the house, which is called by my 
name, to defile it. 

35 And they built the high places 
of Ba'al, which are in the valley of 
the son of Hin'nom, to "'cause their 
sons and their daughters to pass 
through z;A6^re"mitoM5'lech; which 
I commanded them not, neither came 
it into my mind, that they should do 
this abomination, to cause Ju'dah to 
sin. 

30 ^And now therefore thus saith 
the Lord, the God of l§'ra-el, concern- 
ing this city, whereof ye say. It shall 
be delivered into the hand of the 
king of Bab'y-lon by the sword, and 
by the famine, and by the pestilence ; 

37 Behold, I will "gather them out ] 
of all countries, whither I have | 
driven them in mine anger, and in | 
my fury, and in great wrath ; and I | 
will bring them again unto this I 
place, and I wfll cause them ^to dwell | 
safely : I 

38 And they shall be ^my p eople, 1 
and I will be their God : i 

39 And I will '^give them one h eart, I 
and one way, that they may f ear me | 
^ for ever, for the good of them, a nd | 
of their childr en after them : | 

40 And 'I will make a.n everlasting | 
c ovenant Avith them, that I wil l not | 
t urn away '"from them, to do them | 
good : but L will put my fear in their ■■ 
hearts , that they shall not depart j 
f rom me. * J 

41 Yea, "I vd]l rejoice over them to 
do them good, and "I will plant them 
in this land "assuredly with my 
whole heart and with my whole soul. 

42 For thus saith the Lord ; ""Like 
as I have brought all this great evil 
upon this people, so will I bring upon 
them all the good that I have prom- 
ised them. 

43 And fields shall be bought in this 
land, whereof -^ye say, It is desolate 
without man or beast; it is given 
into the hand of the Chal-de'ans. 

44 Men shall buy fields for money, 
and subscribe evidences, and seal 

xch. 33, 10 them, and take A^itnesses in ^theland 
V ch. 17. 26 1 of Ben'ja-min,and in the places about 



W 



q ch. 24, 7 

r Ezek. 
11,19 

'd all days. 

s Isa. 55, 3 

10 from 
after 
them. 

t ch. 31, 33 

u Deut.30,9 

V ch. 24, 6 

11 in truth, 
or, stabil- 
ity. 
Hos. 2, 19 

■jych. 31, 28 



G 




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* G. Ezek. 7. 19: 0. 33. 8; W. Lan!. 3. 2 



o. 



^ 



A gracious return promised. JEREMIAH, 33. Christ the Branch promised. 




Je-ru'sa-lem.and in the cities of Jii'- 
(lah, and in the cities of the moun- 
tains, and in the cities of the valley, 
and in the cities of the south : for -I 
will cause their captivity to return, 
saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER 33. 

1 A gracious return promified. 15 Christ the Branch 
of righteousness promised. 

OREOVER the word of the 
Lord came unto Jer-e-ml'ah the 
second time, while he was yet shut 
"up in the court of the prison, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord *the maker 
thereof, the Lord that formed it, to 
establish it ; 'the Lord is his name ; 

3 Call '^unto me, and I will answer 
thee, and shew thee great and 'mighty 
things, which thou knov\"est not. 

4 For thus saith the Lord, the God 
of is'ra-el, concerning the houses of 
this city, and concerning the houses 
of the kings of Jfi'dah, which are 
thrown down by "^the mounts, and b}^ 
the sword ; 

5 They come to fight with the Chal- 
de'ans, but it is to fill them with the 
dead bodies of men, whom I have 
slain in mine anger and in my fury, 
and for ail whose wickedness I have 
hid my face from this city. 

6 Behold, T will bring it health and 
cure, and I will cure them, and will 
reveal unto them the abundance of 
peace and truth. 

7 And -''I will cause the captivity of 
Jii'dah and the captivity of Is'ra-el 
to return, and will build them, "as at 
the first. 

8 And I will '^cleanse them from all 
their iniquity, whereby they have 
sinned against me ; and I will pardon 
'all their iniquities, whereby they 
have sinned, and whereby they have 

^ transgressed against me. 0. 50. 4. 5. 

9 And •'it shall be to me a name of 
joy, a praise and an honour before 
all the nations of the earth, which 
shall hear all the good that I do un- 
to them : and they '^shall fear and 
tremble for all the goodness and for 
all the prosperity that I procure un- 
to it. 

lO^ilThus saith the Lord; Again 
there shall be heard in this place, 
which ye say shall he desolate with- 
out man and without beast, even in 
the cities of Jii'dah, and in the streets 
of Je-ru'sa-lem, that are desolate, 
without man, and without inhabitant, 
and without beast. 



B. C. 590. 



CHAP. 32. 

z ch. 33, 7 



CHAP. 33. 
a ch. 32, 2 
b Isa. 37, 26 

1 Or. JE- 
HOVAH. 
Ex. 15, 3 

Amos 5, 8 
Amos 9, 6 

c Gen.18,17 
Ps. 91, 15 
ch. 29, 12 

2 Or, 
hidden. 
Isa. 48, 6 

d ch. 32, 24 

e ch. 30, 17 

/ch.32, 44 

g laa. 1, 26 

h Ezek. 
36,25 
Zech.13,1 
Heb. 9, 13 

i Mic. 7, 18 

j Ezra 1, 2 
Ezra 6, 12 

Isa. 62, 7 

k Isa. 60. 5 

I Rev.18,23 

mlChr.16,8 
2Chr.5,13 
2 Chr. 7, 3 
Ezra 3. 11 

n Lev. 7, 12 
Ps. 107.22 
Ps. 116,17 

o Isa. 65, 10 

p ch. 17, 26 

q Lev.27,32 

/• ch. 23, 5 

s ch. 29. 10 

t Isii. 4, 2 
Isa. 11, 1 

u Deut. 
33,28 
Isa. 45, 17 

3 JeJiovnh- 
tsidkenu. 

4 There 
shall not 
be cut off 
from 
David. 

2 Sam. 
7, 16 
1 Ki. 2. 4 
Ps. 89, 29 
Lu. 1, 32 

V Rom.12,1 
Rom. 
15, 16 
lPet.2,5,9 
Rev. 1, 6 

IV Ps. 89, 37 
Isa. 54, 9 
ch. 31, 36 

V Gen.13,16 
Gen. 15. 5 
Gen.22,17 
ch. 31, 37 

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11 The Voice of joy, and the voice of 
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, 
and the voice of the bride, the voice 
of them that shall say, '"Praise the 
Lord of hosts : for the Lord is good ; 
for his mercy endureth forever : a?id 
of them that shall brmg "the sacri- 
fice of praise into the house of the 
Lord. For I will cause to return 
the cpoptivity of the land, as at the 
first, saith the Lord. 

12 11 Thus saith the Lord of hosts , 
Again ''in this place, which is desolate 
without man and without beast, and 
in all the cities thereof, shall be an 
habitation of shepherds causing their 
flocks to lie down. 

13 In Hhe cities of the mountains, 
in the cities of the vale, and in the 
cities of the south, and in the land of 
Ben'ja-min, and in the places about 
Je-ru'sa-lem, and in the cities of Jii'- 
dah, shall the '^flocks pass again un- 
der the hands of him that telleth 
them, saith the Lord. 

14 Behold, 'the days come, saith the 
Lord, that T will perform that good 
thing which I have promised unto 
the house of l§'ra-el and to the house 
of Jii'dah. 

1 5 "Tin those days, and at that time, 
will I cause the ^Branch of righteous- 
ness to grow up unto Da'vid ; and he 
shall execute judgment and right- 
eousness in the land. 

1 6 In "those days shall Jii'dah be 
saved, and Je-ru'sa-lem shall dwell 
safely : and this is the name where- 
with she shall be called/The Lord 
our righteousness. 

1 7 'i For thus saith theLoRD ; ^Da'vid 
shall never want a man to sit upon 
the throne of the house of I§'ra-el ;_ 

1 8 Neither shall the priests the Le'- 
vltes want a man before me to ofier 
'burnt offerings, and to kindle meat 
offerings, and to do sacrifice contin 
ually. 

19 "^And the word of the Lord came 
unto Jer-e-mi'ah, saying, 

20 Thus saith the Lcrd ; ''If ye can 
break my covena-rx'c of the day, and 
my covenaiic of the night, and that 
there should not be day and night in 
their season ; 

21 The?i may also my covenant be 
broken with Da'vid my servant, that 
he should not have a son to reign 
upon his throne ; and with the Le'- 
vites the priests, my ministers, 

22 As'^the host of heaven camiot be 



Destruction of 



JEKEMIxiH. 34. 



Jerusalera foretold. 



numbered, neither the sand of the sea b. c. 590. ;spake all these words unto Zed-e-ki'- 
measured : so will I multiplv the seed !ah king of Jii'dah in Je-ru'sa-lem, 

of Da'vid my ser^^ant, and" the Le'-^'^^^^-^'^-' '^^^^'^^-- -^i-- ■-'-- -^ t^.^k'.-- i^^- 
vites that minister mito me. 



^ 7 When the king of Bab'y-lon's- 

^ ^'^"■^•--larmy fought against Je-ru'sa-lem, 

23 ^Moreover the word of the Lord ^ ^f-J^^ Jr^ and 'agamst all' the citie_s of Jii'dah 

■"' ■ '' ' that were left, against La'chish. and 



came to Jer-e-mT'ah, saying. ch. 31, ss 

24 Considerest thou not what thisia Ezra 2,1 
people have srjoken, saying. The two 
families which the Lord hath chosen, 
he hath even cast them otf i thus they 
have despised my people, that they 
should be no more a nation before 
them. 

^~d Thus saith the Lord ; If -"my cov- 
enant he not with day and night. I^^i^^gg--^^^ 
anil if I have not 'appointed the or-i cii! 52! 4 
dinances of heaven and earth ; 



B. C. 591. 
CHAP. 34u 



against A-ze'kah rfor -^these defenced 
cities reniFtined of the cities of Jii'dah. 
8 li" Th is is the word that came unto 
Jer-e-mi'ah from the Lord, after that 
the king Zed-e-ki'ah had made a cov- 
enant with all the people which -were 
at Je-ru'sa-lem, to proclaim ^liberty 
unto them : 



nnnwn 
of his 
hand. 



26 Then will I cast away the seed of ii thecio- 
Ja'cob,andDa'vid m_y servant, so that 
I will not take a?iy of his seed to be 
rulers over the seed of A'bra-ham, c ch. 21, 10 
I'saac, :^nd Ja'cob : ''for I will cause; ^^- ^^' ^ 
their cantivity to return, and have'''^^^-^^'^^ 
mercy on them. 



9 Tha.t 'every m.an should let his 

manservant, and everv man his 

ftch. 1, 15 maidserv'ant, oeing an He 'brew or 



CHAPTER 3i. 



shall 
■speak to 
thy 
mouth. 



Jeremiah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, 
and the captivity of Zedekidh. 

THE word which came unto Jer-e- ^^ 
mi 'ah from the Lord, when " X eb- " loT il" 
u-chad-nez 'zar king of Bab 'y-lon. and 'liX^' 
all his army, and all 'the kingdoms:^ ^^^^ 2^ ^g 
of the earth ^of his dominion, and allj^ >, ^'-,0 

-, 1 ^ 1 -(. • ^ T-^ , ^ /i ch. 22, 18 

tne people, fought against Je-rusa-!. ^j.. .,^^j^ 
lem. and against all the cities thereof, • ' Ezek~ ir? 
saving. I ^^^1.11.1 

2^Thus saith the Lord, the God of^' i|l:\|^i 
Is'ra-el ; Go and speak to Zed-e-ki'ahj i ciir. 11. 
king of Jii'dah, and tell him. Thus^^ ^^ 
saith the Lord ; Behold, T vrill Q;i-ve Lev.25,10 
this city into the hand of the king of | }|^- J^-^ 
Bab 'y-lon, and ''he shall burn it with: :\iic.'2,' 

flro. i 1-3.7-13 

3 And 'thou shalt not escape out of: ^'^~ 
his hand, but shalt surely be taken. ' ^'^h. 5, 11 

/uLev.2o,39 
590. 



and delivered into his hand; and 
thine eyes shall behold the eyes of 
the king of Bab'y-lon. and "he shall 
speak with thee mouth to mouth, and 
thou shalt go to Bab'5-lon. 
■4: Yet hear the word of the Lord, 
O Zed-e-ki'ah king of Jii'dah; Thus! 



an He "brew-ess, go free ; "that none 
should serve himself of them, to v: it, 
of a Jew his brother. 

10 Now when all the piinces.andall 
the people, which had entered into the 
covenant, heard that CA'ery one should 

^e ch. 32, 4= jlet his maiiseiwaiit. and every one his 
2 his mouth maidsei^'ant. go free, that none should 

serv^e themselves of them anv more. 

then they obeyed, and let t/iera go. 

11 But "afterward thev turned, and 
caused the servants and the hand- 
maids, whom they had let go free, to 
return, and brought them into sub- 
jection for sei^'ants and for hand- 
maids. 

12 "[Therefore the word of the Lord 
came to Jer-e-mi'ah from the Lord, 
saying, 

13 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Is'ra-el ; I made a covenant with your 
fathei-s m the daj" that I brought 
them forth out of the land of E'gypt, 
out of the house of bondmen, saying. 

11 At the end of '^^seven years let ye 
go every man his brother an He'brew, 
which ^liath been sold imto thee : and 
when he hath served thee six years, 
thou shalt let him go free from thee : 
but your fathei^ hearkened not unto 
me, neither mclined their ear. 

15 And ye were ^110 w turned, and 
had done right in my sight, in pro- 
claimmg liberty every man to his 



n ch. 37, 5 
Hos. 6, 4 

Ex. 21, 2 
Ex. 23, 10 
Deut. 
15. 12 



covenant before me dn the nouse 
which is called bv mv name 



saith the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not; 3 Or,, ^«£' I neighbour: and ve ^had made a 
die Dv the sword : 1 self. 

But thou shalt die in peace : and 4 to day. 
with the -^'burnings of thy fathers, p 2^x1.23.3 16 But j-e turned and ^polluted my 
the former kings which were before i ^'^^;^^'~^' name, and caused evein- man his 
thee, so '"shall they bum odours forl^ch. 7, 10 .servant, and everv man his hand- 
thee ; and Hhey will lament thee.!^^^;,,, ^rnaid. whom he had set at libertv at 
saying. Ah lord 1 for I have pro-! 
nounced the vrord. saith the Lord. ! 

6 Then Jer-e-mi'ah the 'prophet [''?ev^ 91^2 

735' 



upon mi/ ^ 

mu-d '^ i'^^ei^ pleasure. to return, and brought 
^ ithem into subjection, to be unto you 
for seiwants and for handmaids. 



The Rechahites' obedience. JEREMIAH, 35. 



The Jews' disobedience. 



17 Therefore thus saith the Lord; 
Ye have not 'hearkened unto me, in 
proclaiming Kberty, every one to his 
brother, and every man to his neigh- 
bour : 'behold,! proclaim a liberty for 
you, saith the Lord, to "the sword, to 
the pestilence, and, to the famine; and 
I will make you ''to be removed into 
all the kingdoms of the earth. 

1 8 And I will give the men that have 
"transgressed my covenant, which 
have not performed the words of the 
covenant which they had made be- 
fore me, when they cut ""the calf in 
twain, and passed between the parts 
thereof, 

19 The princes of Ju'dah, and the 
princes of Je-ru'sa-lem, the eunuchs, 
and the priests, and all the people of 
the land, which passed between the 
parts of the calf ; 

20 I will even give them into the 
hand of their enemies, and into the 
hand of them that seek their life: 
and their ^dead bodies shall be for 
meat unto the fowls of the heaven, 
and to the beasts of the earth. 

21 And Zed-e-ki'ah king of Jii'dah 
and his princes will I give into the 
hand of their enemies, and into the 
hand of them that seek their life, and 
into the hand of the king of Bab 'y-lon's 
army,2'which are gone up from you. 

22 Behold, 'I will command, saith 
the Lord, and cause them to return 
to this city; and they shall fight 
against it, ''and take it, and burn it 
with fire : and *I will make the cities 
of Jii'dah a desolation without an 
inhabitant. 

CHAPTER 35. 

1 By ''Jie obedieMce of the Rechabitea, 12 the Jews' dis- 
obedience condemned. 

THE word which came unto Jer-e- 
mi'ah from the Lord in the days 
of ''Je-hoi^a-kim the son of Jo-sfah 
king of Ju'dah, saying, 

2 Go unto the house of *the Re'chab- 
ites, and speak unto them, and 
bring them into the house of the 
Lord, into one of ''the chambers, and 
give them wine to drink. 

3 Then I took Ja-az-a-ni'ah the son of 
Jer-e-mi'ah, the son of Hab-a-zi-nfah, 
and his brethren, and all his sons, and 
the whole house of the Re'chab-ites ; 

4 And I brought them into the 
house of the Lord, into the cham- 
ber of the sons of Ha'nan, the son of 
ig-da-li'ah, a man of God, which loas 
by the chamber of the princes, which 



B. C. 590. 



CHAP. 34. 
s Neh. 9, 30 

t Mat. 7, 2 
Gal. 6, 7 
lThes.4,6 
J as. 2, 13 

u ch. 32, 
24,36 

6 for a 
removing. 
Deut. 28, 
25,64 
ch. 20, 18 

V Rom. 2, 8 

wGe^.15,10 

X Dent. 
28, 26 
Ps. 79, 2 
ch. 7, 33 
ch. 16, 4 
ch. 19, 7 

y ch. 37, 5 

z ch. 37, 8 
Amos 3, 6 

a ch. 38, 3 
ch. 39, 1, 

ch.52,7,13 

6 ch. 9, 11 
ch,44,2,6 



B.C.607. 

CHAP. 35. 

a Dan. 1, 1 

6 2Ki.lO,15 
lChr.2,55 

c 1 Ki. 6, 5 

d 2 Ki. 12, 9 
2Ki.25,18 
1 Chr. 9, 
18,19 

I threshold, 
or, i^essel. 

e 2Ki.lO,15 

/Ex. 20, 12 
Eph.6,2,3 

g Pro. 1, 8 
Col. 3, 20 

h 2 Ki. 24, 1 

i ch. 32, 33 

j 2 Chr. 
36, 15 

k ch. 7, 13 
ch. 25, 3 

I Isa. 30,9 

m ch. 7, 25 
ch. 25, 4 

nch. 18,11 
ch.25,5,6 

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was above the chamber of Ma-a-se'iah 
the son of Shallum, "^the keeper of 
the 'door: 

5 And I set before the sons of the 
house of the Re'chab-ites pots full of 
wine, and cups, and I said unto them, 
Drink ye wine. 

6 But they said, We will drink no 
wine : for ^ Jon'a-dab the son of Re'- 
chab our father commanded us, say- 
ing, Ye shall drink no wine, neithe? 
ye, nor your sons for ever : 

7 Neither shall ye build house, noi* 
sow seed, nor plant vineyard, not 
have any : but all your days ye shal? 
dwell in tents ; -^that ye may live many 
days in the land where ye be stran- 
gers. 

8 Thus have we ^obeyed the voice of 
Jon'a-dab the son of Ke'chab our fa- 
ther in all that he ha,th charged us, 
to drink no w4ne all our days, we, 
our wives, our sons, nor our daugh- 
ters; 

9 Kor to build houses for us to 
dwell in : neither have we vineyard, 
nor field, nor seed : 

10 But we have dwelt in tents, and 
have obeyed, and done according to 
all that Jon'a-dab our father com- 
manded us. 

1 1 But it came to pass, ^when Neb-u- 
chad-rez'zar king of Bab'y-lon came 
up into the land, that we said, Come, 
and let us go to Je-ru'sa-lem for fear 
of the army of the Chal-de'an§, and 
for fear of the amiy of the Syr'i-an§ : 
so we dwell at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

12TlThen came the word of the 
Lord unto Jer-e-mi'ah, saying, 

1 3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of l§'ra-el ; Go and tell the men 
of Ju'dah and the inhabitants of J e- 
rvi'sa-lem. Will ye not 'receive in- 
struction to hearken to my words ? 
saith the Lord. 

14 The words of Jon'a-dab the son 
of Re'chab, that he commanded his 
sons not to drink wine, are per- 
formed; for unto this day they 
drink none, but obey their father's 
commandment: •'notwithstanding I 
have spoken unto you,*rising early 
and spea king ; but ^y e hearkened not 
unto me. 

151 '"have sent also unto you all 
my servants the prophets, rising up 
early and sending them, saying. Re- 
turn ''ye now every man from his 
evil way, and amend your doings, 
and go not after other gods to serve 



Baruch writeth 



JEREMIAH, 36. 



Jeremiah'' s prophecy. 



\ 



I. 



them, and ye shall dwell in the land 
which I have given to you and to 
your fathers: but ye have not in- 
clined your ear, nor hearkeneA unto 
me. 

1 6 Because the sons of Jon'a-dab the 
son of He'chab have performed the 
coimnandment of their father, which 
he commanded them ; but this peo- 
ple hath not hearkened unto me : 

1 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, the God of Is^ra-el ; Be- 
hold, I "will bring upon Ju'dah and 

ipon all the inhabitants of Je-rLi'sa- 
em all the evil that I have pro- 
nounced against them: ^because I 
have spoken unto them, but they 
have not heard; and I have called unto 
them, but they have not answered. 

18 *i[And Jer-e-mi'ah said unto the 
house of the Re'chab-ites, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, the God of is'ra-el ; 
^Beca,use ye hp.ve obeyed the com- 
mandment of Jon'a-dab your father, 
and kept all his precepts, and done 
according unto all that he hath com- 
manded you : 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of l§'ra-el; ^Jon'a-dab 
the son of Re'chab shall not want a 
man 'to stand before me for ever. 

CHAPTER 36. 

I Baruch ivrites Jeremiah's prophect/. 20 Jehoialiim 
hurnn the roll. 32 Baruch writes a new copy. 

AND it came to pass in the 
fourth year of Je-hoi'a-kim the 
son of Jo-bfah king of Ju'dah, that 
this word came unto Jer-e-mfah 
from the Lord, saying, 

2 Take thee a ''roll of a book, and 
v/rite ^therein all the words that I 
have spoken unto thee against l§'ra- 
el, and against Jii'dah, and against 
""all the nations, from the day I spake 
unto thee, from the days of '^Jo-sfah, 
even unto this day. 

3 It ^ may be that the house of Jii'- 
dah win hear all the evil which~ I 
T)urpose to do unto them ; tha t they 
may -^r e turn ever:/ man from his evi l 
way ; that 1 may forgive th e ir in - 
iquity and their sin. r. 36. 7. 

4 Then Jer-e-mi'ah ^called Ba'rvich 
the son of Nerl'ah: and ^Ba'riich 
wrote from the mouth of Jer-e-mfah 
all the words of the Lord, which he 
had spoken unto him, upon a roll of 
a book. 

5 And Jer-e-mi'ah commanded Ba'- 
ruch, saying, I arti shut up : I can- 
not go into the house of the Lord : 

(47) 



B. C. 607. 



CHAP. ?.5. 

Lev.2fi,li 
Josh. 
23,15 

p Pro. 1. 24 
Isa. 65, 12 
Isa. 66. 4 
ch. 7, 13 

q Ex. 20, 12 

2 T]\ere 
shall not 
a manbe 
cut off 
from 
Jonadab 
the son of 
Rechab to 
stand, 
etc. 
lChr.2,55 

r ch. 15, 19 



CHAP. 36. 

a Isa. 8. 1 

b ch. 30, 2 
Hab. 2, 2 

c ch. 25, 15 

a ch. 25. 3 

e ch. 26, 3 
Ezek.12,3 

f Isa. 55, 7 
ch. 18,8 
Jonah 3,8 

g ch. 32, 12 

h ch. 45. 1 

I Lev.16.20 

; Lev. 23. 4 
Neh. 8, 
14. 15 

1 their sup- 
plication 
sliall fall. 

k Dent. 
2S. 15 
Deut. 
29. 18 
Deut. 31, 
16.17 

606. 

1 Judg. 

20,26 

1 Sam.7,6 
2Chr.20,3 

2 Or, secre- 
tary of 
state. 
2Ki.l8,37 
ch. 52, 25 

3 Or, door. 

2 Ki.15,35 
ch. 26, 10 

m Ezek. 2,6 

737 



6 Therefore go thou, and read in ths 
roll, which thou hast written from 
Tiiy mouth, the words of the Lord in 
the ears of the people in the Lord's 
house upon 'the fasting day : and 
also thou shalt read them in the ears 
of all Jii'dah •'that come out of their 
cities. 

7 It may be 'they will present their 
supplication before the Lord, and 
will return every one from his evil 
way : for *great is the anger and the 
fury that the Lord hath pronounced 
against this people. R. 50. 4, 5. 

8 And Ba'ruch the son of Ne-ri'ah 
did according to all that Jer-e-mi'ah 
the prophet commanded him, read 
ing in the book the words of the 
Lord in the Lord's house. 

9 And it came to pass in the fifth 
year of Je-hoi'a-kim the son of J6- 
si'ah king of Ju'dah, in the ninth 
month, that 'they proclaimed a fast 
before the Lord to all the people in 
Je-i"u'sa-lem, and to all the people 
that came from the cities of Jii'dah 
unto Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 Then read Ba'ruch in the book 
the words of Jer-e-mi'ah in the house 
of the Lord, in the chamber of Gem- 
a-ri'ah the son of Sha'phan the 
^scribe, in the higher court, at the 
'entry of the new gate of the Lord's 
house, in the ears of all the people. 

11 ^When Mi-cha'iah the son of 
Gem-a-rfah, the son of Sha'phan, 
had heard out of the book ail the 
words of the Lord, 

1 2 Then he went dowTi into the 
king's house, into the scribe's cham- 
ber : and, lo. all the princes sat there, 
eve)i E-lish'a-ma the scribe, and Del- 
a-i'ah the son of Shem-a-i'ah, and 
El'na-than the son of Ach'bor, and 
Gem-a-ri'ah the son of Sha'phan, and 
Zed-e-ki'ah the son of llan-a-nl'ah, 
and all the princes. 

1 3 Then Mi-cha'iah declared unto 
them all the words that he had 
heard, when Ba'ruch read the book 
in the ears of the people. 

14 Therefore all the princes sent_ 
Je-hii'di the son of Neth-a-ni'ah, the 
son of Shel-e-mi'ah, the son of Cu'- 
shi, unto Ba'ruch, saying. Take in 
thine hand the roll wherein thou 
hast read in the ears of the people, 
and come. So Ba'ruch the son of 
Ne-rT'ah took the roll in his hand, 
and came unto "them. 

15 And they said unto him. Sit 



BarucK's roll destroyed. 



JEREMIAH, 37. 



A nev") copy is vnritten. 



down now, and read it in our eai'S. 
So Ba'ruch read it in their ears. 

16 Now it came to pass, when they 
had heard all the words, they were 
"afraid both one and other, and said 
unto Ba'ruch, We will surely tell 
the king of all these words. 

17 And they asked Ba'ruch, saying, 
Tell us now, How didst thou write 
all these words at his mouth ? 

1 8 Then Ba'ruch answered them, 
He ''pronounced all these words unto 
me with his mouth, and I wrote 
them with ink in the book. 

1 9 Then said the princes unto Ba'- 
ruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jer-e- 
mi'ah ; and let no man know where 
ye be. 

20 "ilAnd they went in to the king 
into the court, but they laid up 
the roll in the chamber of E-lish'a- 
m-a the scribe, and told all the words 
in the ears of the king. 

21 So the king sent Je-hii'di to 
fetch the roll : and he took it oat of 
E-iish'a-ma the scribe's chamber. 
And Je-hii'di read it in the ears of 
the king, and in the ears of all the 
princes v/hich stood beside the king. 

22 Now the king sat in^the winter- 
house in the ninth month : and there 
ID as a fire on the hearth burning be- 
fore him. 

23 And it came to pass, that when 
Je-hu'di had read three or four 
leaves, ?he cut it with the penknife, 
and cast ^^^ into the fire that was on the 
hearth, until all the roll was con- 
siuned in the fire that v)a^ on the 
hearth. 

24 Yet they v/ere not afraid, nor 
rent ^their garments, neither the 
king, nor any of his servants that 
heard all these words. 

25 Nevertheless El'na-than and Del- 
a-i'ah and Gem-a-rf ah *had made in- 
tercession to the king that he would 
not bum the roll : but he would not 
hear them. 

26 But the king commanded Je- 
rah'm.e-el the son "of Ham'me-lech, 
and Ser-a-i'ah the son of Az'ri-el, and 
Shel-e-mi'ah the son of Ab'de-el, to 
take 'Ba'ruch the scribe and Jer-e- 
mi'ah the prophet : but "the Lord hid 
them. 

27tThen the word of the Lord 
came to Jer-e-mi'ah, after "that the 
idng had burned the roll, and the 
words which Ba'ruch wrote at the 
mouth of Jer-e-ml'ah, saying, 



B. C. 606. 

CHAP. 36. 

71 1 Sam. 
3,11 

Isa. 8, 12 
ch. 1. 8 
Ezek. 2, 6 
Ezek. 8, 9 
Mat. 10, 
16-32 
Rom. 1,16 

1 Pet. 3, 
14, 15 

p Judg.3,20 
Amos3,15 

q 1 Ki. 22, 8 
Isa. 29, 21 
AmOs 2, 
12, 13 

2 Tim. 4,3 

r Gen. 37, 
29,34 
2 Sam. 
1,11 



Isa. 3 

s Eph. 5, 

7,11 

4 Or, of the 
king. 

t lKi.19,14 
Mat. 23, 

34,37 

u Ps. 34, 
19,20 
Ps. 46, 1 
Ps. 91, 1 
Ps. 121, 8 
ch. 1, 19 
2 Pet. 2, 9 

605. 

V Pro.21,.30 

w Amos 
5,10 

X 2 Ki. 24, 
8,12 
ch. 22, 30 

y ch. 22, 19 

5 visit 
uuon. 
Isa. 3, 11 
ch. 21, 7 
ch. 23, 34 
ch. 24, 8 

z Ex. 4, 15 
Rom. 
16,22 

6 as they. 



28 Take thee again another roll, and 
write in it all the former words that 
were 11 the first roll, which Je-hoi'a- 
kim the king of Jii'dah hath burned. 

29 And thou shalt say to Je-hoi'a- 
kim king of J u'dah, Thus saith the 
Lord ; Thou hast burned this roll, 
"saying. Why hast thou written 
therein, saying. The king of Bab'5"- 
loii shall certainly come and destroy 
this land, and shall cause to cease 
from thence man and beast ? 

3U Therefore thus saith the Lord of 

Je-hoi'a-kim king of Jii'dah; ^He 

shall have none to sit upon the 

throne of Da'vid : and his dead body 

^ J,. 22 J J, shall be ^cast out in the day to the 

Isa. '36,'22 hcat, and in the night to the frost. 

31 And I will 'punish him and his 
seed and his servants for their iniq- 
uity ; and I will bring upon them, and 
upon the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lein, 
and upon the men of Jii'dah, all the 
evil that I have pronounced against 
them ; but they hearkened not. 

32 ^Then took Jer-e-ml'ah another 
roll, and gave it to Ba'ruch the scribe, 
the son of Ne-rfah; -who wrote there- 
in from the mouth of Jer-e-mi'ah all 
the words of the book which Je-hoi'- 
a-kim king of Jii'dah had burned in 
the fire : and there were added be- 
sides unto them many ''like words. 

CHAPTER 37. 

1 The Egyptians having t-ained the Chrddenmh' xieqp, 
Zedelidh sends to JeremUtli ; 6 iclw propheMefi 
the Chaldeans^ return and victory : 11 lie is smit- 
ten, and put in jyrison. 

AND king *Zed-e-ki'ah the son of 
Jo-si'ah reigned instead of C6- 
ni'ah the son of Je-hoi'a-kim, whom 
Neb-u-chad-rez'za,r king of Bab'5'- 
lon made king in the land of Ju'dah. 

2 But ''neither he, nor his servants, 
nor the people of the land, did 
hearken unto the words of the Lord, 
which he spake 'by the prophet Jer- 
e-mi'ah. 

3 And Zed-e-ki'ah the king sent Je- 
hii'cal the son of Shel-e-mi'ah and 
Zeph-a-ni'ah ^the son of Ma-a-se'iah 
the priest to the prophet Jer-e-mi'ah, 
saying, Pray now unto the Lord our 
God for us. 

4 Now Jer-e-mi'ah came in and 
went out among the people : for they 
had not put him into prison. , 

5 Then '^Pha^radh's army was come 
forth out of E'gypt : 'and when the 
Chal-de'an§ that besieged Je-ru'sa- 
lem heard tidings of them, they de- 
parted from Je-ru'sa-lem. 



B. C. 599. 

CHAP. 37. 

a 2 Ki.24,17 
2Chr. 
36, 10 
ch. 22, 24 

b 2 Chr. 36, 
12,14 
Pro. 29,12 

1 by the 
hand of 
the 
prophet. 

c ch. 21,1,2 
ch. 29, 25 
ch. 52, 24 

590. 

d 2 Ki. 24, 7 
Ezek. 
17, 15 

e ch. 34, 21 

738 



Jeremiah accused. 



JEREMIAH, 38. and cast into a dungeon. 



6 IfThen came the word of the Lord 
unto the prophet Jer-e-nifah, saying, 

7 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
l§'ra-el ; Thus shall ye say to the king 
of Jii'dah, that 'sent you unto me to 
enquire of me ; Behold, Pha'raoh's 
army, which is come forth to help 
you, shall return to E'gypt into their 
own land. 

8 And ""the Chal-de'an§ shall come 
again, and fight against this city, 
and take it, and burn it with fire. 

9 Thus saith the Lord ; Deceive 
not '""yourselves, saying. The Chal- 
de'an§ shall sureh^ depart from us : 
for they shall not depart. 

10 For ''though ye had smitten the 
whole army of the Chal-de'ans that 
fight against you, and there re- 
mained but ^wounded men among 
them, yet should they rise up every 
man in his tent, and burn this city 
with fire. 

1 1 "i And it came to pass, that when 
the army of the Chal-de'ans was 
^broken up from Je-ru'sa~lem for fear 
of Pha'raoh's aniiy, 

1 2 Then Jer-e-mf ah went forth out 
of Je-ru'sa-lem to go into the land 
of Ben'ja-min, ^to separate himself 
thence in the midst of the people. 

1 3 And when he was in the gate of 
Ben'ja-min, a captain of the ws^vdiicas 
there, whose name teas l-ri'jah, the 
son of Shel-e-mi'ah, the son of Han-a- 
ni'ah ; and he took Jer-e-mi'ah the 
prophet, saying, Thou fallest away 
to the Chal-de'ans. 

14 Then said Jer-e-mi'ah, It is ^false; 
I fall not away to the Chal-de'ans. 
But he hearkened not to him : so 
l-ri'jah took Jer-e-mi'ah,and brought 
him to the princes. 

15 Wherefore the princes 'were 
wroth with Jer-e-mi'ah, and smote 
him, 'and put him in prison in the 
house of Jon'a-than the scribe : for 
they had made that the prison. 

16 ^When Jer-e-mi'ah was entered 
into the ^dungeon, and into the ^cab- 
ins, and Jer-e-ml'ah had remained 
there many days ; 

1 7 Then Zed-e-ki'ah the king sent, 
and took him out : and the king- 
asked him secretlv in his house, and 
said, 'Is there a?iy word from the 
Lord ? And Jer-e-mi'ah said. There 
is : for, said he, thou shalt be deliv- 
ered into the hand of the kmg of 
Bab'y-lon. 

1 8 Moreover Jer-e-mi'ah said unto 



B. C. 590. 



CHAP. 37. 



fch. 
g Ps, 



21.2 

33.10 
Pro. 21,30 
Isa.30,1-7 
ch. 34, 22. 
Ezek. 17, 
11-21 

2 your 

I souls. 
i/ich.21,4,6 

3 thrust 
through. 

4 made to 
ascend. 

5 Or, to slip 
away 
from 
thence in 
the midst 
of the 
people. 

Q falsehood, 
or, a lie. 

i Mat.21,35 
Acts 5, 40 
Acts 23, 2 

j ch. 38, 26 

': ch.38,6 

\7 Or, cells. 

589. 

7 Mark6,20 

S let my 
supplica- 
tion fall. I 

m ch. 32, 2 : 
ch. 38, 
13, 28 ; 

n 1 Ki. 17, 
6,9 
Job 5, 20 I 

2Ki. 25,3! 
ch. 38, 9 ! 
ch. 52, 6 '! 

p 2 Cor. 6,4 



CHAP. 38. 

a ch. 37, 3 

b ch. 21, 1 

c ch. 21, 8 
Acts 4, 2 
Actslo,45 

d ch. 21, 9 

e ch. 21, 10 
ch. 25, 9 
ch. 32, 3 

fPs.37, 
12-40 
Pro. 29,10 
ch. 26, 11 
Amos7,10 
Hab. 1. 4 
John 15, 
18-21 
John 
17.14 
2 Tim. 
3, 12 

2 Tim. 4,3 
1 John 3, 
12, 13 



1 peace. 

g Eccl. 
10,16 

h ch. 37, 21 

i Lam. 3,53 
Mat. 26,40 
Mark9,42 

2 Or, nf the 

kina. 

739 



king Zed-e-ki'ah, What have I otf end- 
ed against thee, or against thy serv- 
ants, or against this people, that ye 
have put me in prison ? 

19 Where are now your prophets 
w-hich prophesied unto you, saying, 
The king of Bab'y-lon shall not come 
against you, nor against this land ? 

20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, 
O my lord the king : ^let my suppli- 
cation, I pray thee, be accepted be- 
fore thee ; that thou cause me not to 
return to the house of Jon'a-than the 
scribe, lest I die there. 

21 Then Zed-e-ki'ah the king com- 
manded that they should commit 
Jer-e-mi'ah "into the court of the 
prison, and "that they should give 
him dally a piece of bread out of the 
bakers' street, '^ntil all the bread in 
the city were spent. Thus Jer-e-mi'ah 
remained ^in the court of the prison. 

CHAPTER 38. 

1 Jeremiah accused, and cast into the dungeon. 
7 Ebed-melech gets him some enlargement : 14 his 
counsel to the king. 

'^pHEN Sheph-a-ti'ah the son of 
X Mat 'tan, and Ged-a-li'ah the son 
of Pash'iir, and Jii'cal ''the son of 
Shel-e-mi'ah, and *Pash'ur the son 
of Mal-chi'ah, ''heai-d the words that 
Jer-e-mi'ah had spoken unto all the 
people, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord, '^He that re- 
mameth in this city shall die by the 
sw^ord, by the famine, and by the 
pestilence: but he that goeth forth 
to the Chal-de'an§ shall live ; for he 
shall have his life for a prey, and 
shall live. 

3 Thus saith the Lord, "This citv 
shall surely be given into the hand of 
the king of Bab'y -Ion's army, wiiich 
shall take it. 

4 Therefore the princes said unto 
the king, We beseech thee, -'let this 
man be put to death : for thus he 
weakeneth the hands of the men of 
war that remain in this city, and the 
hands of all the people, in speaking 
such words unto them : for this man 
seeketh not the Hvelfare of this peo- 
ple, but the hurt. 

5 Then Zed-e-ki'ah the king said, Be- 
hold, he is nw your hand : for the 
king is not he that can do any t\m\^ 
against you. 

6 Then^^took they Jer-e-mi'ah, and 
cast him into ^he dimgeon of Mal- 
chi'ah the son ^of Ham'me-lech, that 
ID as in the court of the prison: and 

they let down Jer-e-mi'ah with cords. 

1 



Zedekia/i's conference 



JEREMIAH, 38. 



with Jeremiah. 



And in the dungeon there vjas no 
water, but mire : so Jer-e-mi'ah sunk 
in the mire. 

7 UNow •'when E'bed-me'lech the 
E-thi-o'pi-an, one of the eunuchs 
which was in the king's house, heard 
that they had put Jer-e-mi'ah in the 
dungeon ; the king then sitting ^in 
the gate of Ben'ja-min ; 

8 E'bed-me'lech went forth out of 
the king's house, and ^spake to the 
king, saying, 

9 My lord the king, these men have 
done evil in all that they have done 
to Jer-e-mi'ah theprophet, whom they 
have cast into the dungeon ; and ^he 
is like to die for hunger in the place 
where he is: for there is no more 
bread in the city. 

1 Then the king commanded E'bed- 
me'lech theE-thi-o'pi-an,saying, Take 
from hence thirty men "with thee, 
and take up Jer-e-mi'ah the prophet 
out of the dungeon, before he die. 

1 1 So E'bed-me'lech took the men 
with him, and went into the house 
of the king under the treasury, and 
took thence old cast clouts and old 
rotten rags, and let them down by 
cords into the dungeon to Jer-e- 
mi'ah. 

12 And '"E'bed-me'lech the E-thi-o'- 
pi-an said unto Jer-e-mi'ah, Put now 
these old cast clouts and rotten rags 
under thine armholes imder the 
cords. And Jer-e-mi'ah did so. 

1 3 So they drew up Jer-e-mi'ah with 
cords, and took him up out of the 
dungeon : and Jer-e-mi'ah remained 
"in the court of the prison. 

1 4 IfThen Zed-e-ki'ah the king sent, 
and took Jer-e-mi'ah the prophet unto 
him into the ^third entry that is in 
the house of the Lord : and the king 
said unto Jer-e-mi'ah, I will ask thee 
a thing ; hide nothing from me. 

15 Then Jer-e-mi'ah said unto Zed-e- 
kl'ah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt 
thou not surely put me to death? and 
if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not 
hearken unto me ? 

16 So Zed-e-ki'ah the king sware 
secretly unto Jer-e-mi'ah, saying, .4^ 
the Lord liveth, "that made us this 
soul, I will not put thee to death, 
neither will I give thee into the hand 
of these men that seek thy life. 

IT Thensaid Jer-e-mi'ahuntoZed-e- 
kl'ah, Thus saith the Lord, the God 
of hosts, the God of !§'ra-el ; If thou 
wilt assuredly ^go forth unto the king 



B. C. 589. 



CHAP. 38. 

j Ps. 68, 31 
Ps. 87, 4 
ch. 39, 16 

k Deut. 
21.19 



I Ps. 82, 4 
Pro. 14,25 
Pro. 24. 
11, 12 
Isa. 58, 6 



3 he rvill 
die. 



4 in thine 
hand. 



m Mat. 
10, 41 
Mat. 25, 
34-40 
Mark9,41 
Mark 14, 
3,9 

1 Cor.1,27 
Eph. 4, 32 

n Neh. 3, 25 
ch. 32. 2 
ch. 37, 21 

5 Or, win- 
cipal. 

1 Ki. 10, 5 

2 Ki. 16, 8 

Isa. 42, 5 
Zech.12,1 
Acts 17. 
25, 28 
Heb. 12. 9 



p ch. 39, 3 
Mat.16,25 

q ch. 32, 4 
ch. 34, 3 

r 2 Ki.25,11 
Job 31, 4 
Pro.29.25 

s 1 Sam, 
31,4 

t Dan. 9,27 
2 Cor. 6, 1 

6 Men of 
thy peace. 

u ch. 39, 6 
ch. 41. 10 



7 thou Shalt 
burn, etc. 

V ch. 37, 20 

w ch. 37, 15 

8 they were 
silent 
from 
him. 

X ch. 37. 21 
ch. 39, 14 
2 Tim. 
3,11 

740 



of Bab'y-lon's princes, then thy soul 
shall live, and this city shall not be 
burned with fire ; and thou shalt live, 
and thine house : 

18 But if thou wilt not go forth to 
the king of Bab'y-lon's princes, then 
shall this city be given into the hand 
of the Chal-de'an§, and they shall 
burn it with fire, and thou ?shalt not 
escape out of their hand. 

19 And Zed-e-ki'ah the king said 
unto Jer-e-mi'ah, I 'am afraid of the 
Jew§ that are fallen to the Chal-de'- 
an§, lest they deliver me into their 
hand, and they 'mock me. 

20 But Jer-e-mi'ah said, They shall 
not deliver thee. Obey, I 'beseech 
thee, the voice of the Lord, which 
I speak unto thee : so it shall be weU 
unto the^, and thy soul shall live. 

21 But if thou refuse to go forth, 
this is the word that the Lord hath 
shewed me: 

22 And, behold, all the women that 
are left in the king of Jii'dah's house 
shall he brought forth to the king of 
Bab'y-lon'sprinces,and those women 
shall say, ^Thy friends have set thee 
on, and have prevailed against thee : 
thy feet are sunk in the mire, and 
they are turned away back. 

23 S I) they shall bring out all thy 
wives and thy "children to the Chal- 
de'an§: and thou shalt not escape 
out of their hand, but shalt be taken 
by the hand of the king of Bab'y-lon : 
and 'thou shalt cause this city to be 
burned with fire. 

24irThen said Zed-e-ki'ah unto 
Jer-e-mi'ah, Let no man know of 
these words, and thou shalt not die. 

25 But if the princes hear that 1 
Imve talked with thee, and they come 
unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare 
unto us now what thou hast said unto 
the king, hide it not from us, and we 
will not put thee to death ; also whafe 
the king said unto thee : 

26 Then thou shalt say unto them, 
I "presented my supplication before 
the king, that he would not cause me 
to return ""to Jon'a-than's house, to 
die there. 

27 Then came all the princes unto 
Jer-e-mi'ah, and asked him : and he 
told them according to all these 
words that the king had commanded. 
So ®they left off speaking with him ; 
for the matter was not perceived. 

28 So ''Jgr-e-mi'ah abode in the court 
of the prison until the day that 

a 



Jerusalem is taken. 



JEREMIAH, 39, 40. The people made captives. 



Je-ru'sa-lem was taken : and he was 
the7'€ when Je-ru'sa-lem was taken. 

CHAPTER 39. 

^. Jerusalem taken. 4 Zedekiah made blind, and se7it 
to Babylon. S The city mined. 9 The people car- 
ried away captive. 

JN the "ninth year of Zed-e-kfah 
kingofJu'dah, in the tenth month, 
came Neb-ii-chad-rez'zar king of 
Bab'y-lon and all his army against 
Je-ru'sa-lem, and they besieged it. 

2 And in the eleventh year of Zed- 
e-kfah, in the fourth month, the 
ninth day of the month, the city was 
broken up. 

3 And *all the princes of the king of i 
Bab'y-lon came in, and sat in thej 
middle gate, even Ner'gal-sha-re'zer, 
Sam'gar-ne'bo, Sar-se'chim, Rab -sa- 
ris, NSr'gal-sha-re'zer, Rab'-mag, 
with a.li the residue of the princes of 
the king of Bab'y-lon, 

4 llAnd 'it came to pass, that when 
Zed-e-kfah the king of Jii'dah saw 
them, and all the men of war, then 
they fled, and went forth out of the 
city by night, by the way of the 
king's garden, by the gate betwixt 
the two walls : and he went out the 
way of theplain. 

5 But the Chal-de'an§' army pursued 
after them, and ^overtook Zed-e-kfah 
in the plains of Jer'i-cho : and when 
they had taken him, they brought 
him up to Neb-u-chad-nez'zar king of 
Bab'y-lon to 'Riblah in the land of 
Ha'math, where he ^gave judgment 
upon him. 

6 Then the king of Bab'5"-lon slew 
the sons of Zed-e-kfah in Rib'lah be- 
fore his eyes : also the king of Bab'y- 
lon slew all th'^ nobles of Jii'dah. 

7 Moreover ^he put out Zed-e-kf ah's 
eyes, and bound him ^with chains, to 
carry him to Bab'y-lon. 

8 And ■''the Chal-de'an§ burned the 
king's house, and the houses of the 
people, with fire, and brake down the 
walls of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

9 IFThen ^Neb'u-zar-a'dan the ^cap- 
tain of the guard carried away cap- 
tive into Bab'y-lon the remnant of the 
people that remained in the city, and 
those that fell away, that fell to him, 
with the rest of tlie people that re- 
mained, 

10 But Neb'u-zar-a'dan the captain 
of the guard left of the poor of the 
people, which had nothing, in the land 
of Jii'dah, and gave them vineyards 
and fields *at the sam.e time. 

1 1 1FN ow Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king of 



B. C. 590. 



CHAP. .39. 

a 2 Ki. 25, 

1^ 

ch. 52, 4-7 

588 

h ch. 38, 17 

c 2 Ki. 25, 4 

ch. 52, 7 

d ch. 32, 4: 
ch. 38, 18 

e 2Ki.23,33 

1 spake 
vjith him 
jiidg- 
ments, 
ch. 4, 12 

/Ezek. 
I 12,13, 

1 com- 
pared 
with 
ch. 32, 4 
ch. 52, 11 

2 to-ith two 
brasen 
chains, 
or, fet- 
ters. 

g 2 Ki. 25, 9 

ch. 38, 18 
ch. 52, 13 

h 2 Ki.25,11 
ch. 52, 15 

3 chief of 
the Cicecti- 
tioners, 
or, 

slaughter- 
men, or, 
chief 
marshal. 

i 2 Ki.25,11 

4 in that 
day. 

5 by the 
hand of. 

6 set thine 
eyes upon 
him. 
Job 5, 19 
ch. 15, 
11. 20 

j Ch. 38, 28 
k ch. 40, 5 
I ch.26,24 

m Mat. 
10,42 
n Dan. 9, 12 
ch. 21, 9 
p Ps. 32, 7 



CHAP. 40. 

a ch. 39, 14 

1 Or, 
r)ianicles. 

b Lev. 26, 
14-38 
Deut. 28, 
15-68 
Deut. 29, 
18-29 
Deut. 
30, 17 
Deut. 
31,17 
Deut. 32, 
19-26 

Deut. 
29.24 
Dan. 9, 11 

2 Or, are 

upon 
thinf 
hand, 
a ch. 39, 12 

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Bab'y-lon gave charge concerning 
Jer-e-mfah ^to Neb'u-zar-a'dan the 
captain of the guard, saying, 

12 Take him, and look well to him, 
and do him no harm; but do unto 
him even as he shall say unto thee. 

13 So Neb'u-zar-a'danthe captain of 
the guard sent, and Neb-u-shas'ban, 
Rab'-sa-ris, and NSr'gal-sha-re'zer, 
Rab -mag, and all the king of Bab'- 
y-lon' s princes ; 

14 Even they sent, •'and took Jer-e- 
mfah out of the court of the prison, 
and committed him *unto Ged-a-lf ah 
the 'son of A-hf kam the son of Sha'- 
phan, that he should carry him home : 
so he dwelt among the people. 

15 ITlSTowthe word of the Lord came 
unto Jer-e-mfah, while he was shut 
up in the court of the prison, saying, 

16 Go and speak to '"E'bed-me'lech 
the E-thi-o'pi-an, saying. Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, the God of i§'ra-el ; 
Behold, "I will bring my words upon 
this city for evil, and not for good ; 
and they shall be accomplished in 
that day before thee. 

IT But I will deliver thee in that 
day, saith the Lord : and thou shalt 
not be given into the hand of the men 
of whom thou art afraid. 

18 For I will surely deliver thee, 
and thou shalt not fall by the sword T 
but i:hy life shall be for a prey unto 
t hee: ^because thou hast put tliy^ 
t rust in me. saith the LordT * 

CHAPTER 40. 

1 Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuzar-adan, goes to 
Gedaliah : 7 the dispersed Jews repair to him. 15 
IshmaeVs conspiracy. 

THE word that came to Jer-e-mfah 
from the Lord, "after that Neb'u- 
zar-a'dan the captain of the guard 
had let him go from Ra'mah, when 
he had taken him being bound in 
'chains among all that were carried 
away captive of Je-ru'sa-lem and 
Jii'dah, which were carried away 
captive unto Bab'5"-lon. 

2 And the captain of the guard took 
Jer-e-mi'ah, and said unto him, 'The 
Lord thy God hath pronounced this 
evil upon this place. 

3 Now the Lord hath brought it, 
and done according as he hath said : 

because ye have sinned against the 
Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, 
therefore this thing is come upon you. 

4 And now, behold, I loose thee this 
day from the chains which ^were 
upon thine hand. ''If it seem good 
unto thee to come with me into 

* F. Lam. 3. 24-26. ^ 



Jeremiah 7) leetethGedaliah. JEREMIAH, 41, 



Gedaliak is slain. 



Bab'y-lon, come ; and ^I will look well b. c. sss. 
unto thee : but if it seem ill unto tliee 
to come with me into Bab'y-lon, for- 
bear : behold, all '^the land is before 
thee: wliither it seemeth good and 
convenient for thee to go, thither go. 

5 Now while he was not yet gone 
back, he. said, Go back also to Ged- e Gen.20,15 
a-li'ah the son of A-hi'kam the son of 
Sha'phan, -/whom the king of Bab'- 
y-lon hath made governor over the 
cities of Jii'dah, and dwell with him 
among the people: or go whereso- 
ever it seemeth convenient unto thee 
to go. So the captain of the guard 
i'gave him victuals and a reward, 
and let him go. 

6 Then ^' went eler-e-mfah unto Ged- 
a-lf ah the son of A-hi'kam *to Miz'- 
pah ; and dwelt with him among the 
people that were left in the land. 

7 IIK0W •'when all the captains of 
the forces which ?rere in the fields, 
even they and their men, heard that 
the king of Bab'y-lon ha.d made Ged- 
a-lfah the son of A-hf kam governor 
in the land, and had committed unto 
him men, and w^omen, and children, 
and of the ^poor of the land, of them 
that were not carried av/ay captive 
to Bab'y-lon ; 

8 Then they ca.me to Ged-a-li'ah to 
Miz'pah, even 'ish'ma-el the son of 
Neth-a-nl'ah, and Jo-ha'nan and 
Jon'a-than the sons of Ka-re'ah, and 
Ser-a-i'ah the son of Tan'hu-meth, 
and the sons of E'phai the Ne-toph'a- 
thite,and Jez-a-nfah the son of a Ma- 
ach'a-thite, they and their men. 

9 And Ged-a-ll'ah_the son of A-hi'- 
kam the son of Sha'phan sware imto 
them and to their men, saying. Fear 
not ^to serve the Chal-de'ans : dwell 
in the land, and serve the king of Bab'- 
y-lon, and it shall be well with you. 

10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at 
Miz'pah, to serve the Chal-de'an§, 
which will come unto us: but ye, 
gather '"ye wine, and summer fruits, 
and oil, and put the'in in your vessels, 
and dvv^ell in your cities that ye have 
taken. 

1 1 Likewise when all ''the Jew§ that 
wiere in M6'a,b, and among the Am'- 
mon-ites,and in E'dom,and that were 
in all the countiies, heard that the 
king of Bab'y-lon had left a remnant 
of Jii'dah, and that he had set over 
them Ged-a-li'ah the son of A-hi'kam 
the son of Sha'phan ; 

12 Even all the Jew§ returned out of 



CHAP. 40. 

;j I xolll set 
mine eye 
upon 
thee. 
Heb.13, 5 



/2Ki.25.22 

g Josh. 
15,38 
1 Sam. 
2,30 

Pro. 15,16 
Mat. 6. 33 

7i ch. 39, 14 

i Judg.20,1 

j 2 Ki.25,23 

k ch. 39, 10 

I ch. 41, 1 

4 to stand 
before, 
and so 
vgr. 10. 
Deut.1,38 

m Dent. 
16, 13 
ch. 39, 10 



n Isa. 16, 4 

ch. 24, 9 
Obad. 14 

o ch. 41, 10 
Zech.1,15 

5 to strike 
thee in 
soul ? 

pi Cor. 13,5 



CHAP. 41. 

rt2Ki.25,25 
ch.40,6,8 

h Ps. 41, 9 
Lu. 22, 21 

c 2 Ki.25,25 
Ps. 41, 9 
Rom.2,31 

d Ps. 52, 1 
Pro. 1, 16 
Pro. 4, 16 
Rom.3,15 

e Josh. 20,7 
Judg. 9, 1 
lKi.12,25 

/Josh. 18,1 

g Lev. 19, 
27, 28 
Deut.14,1 
Isa. 15, 2 

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all places whither they were driven, 
and came to the land of Ju'dah, 
to Ged-a-li'ah, unto Miz'pah, and 
gathei'ed wine and summer fruits 
very much, 

13 ITMoreover Jo-ha'nan the son of 
Ka-re'ah, and all the captains of the 
forces that tvere in the fields, came to 
Ged-a-li'ah to Miz'pah, 

14 And said unto him, Dost thou 
certainly know that ''Ba'al-is the king 
of the Am'mon-ites hath sent Ish'ma, 
el the son of Neth-a-ni'ah ^to slay 
thee? But Ged-a-li'ah the son of 
A-hi'kam believed them not. 

15 Then Jo-ha'nan the son of Ka- 
re'ah spake to Ged-a-li'ah in Miz'pah 
secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray 
thee, and I Avill slay ish 'ma-el the son 
of ]N eth-a-ni'ah, and no man shall 
know it: wherefore should he slay 
thee, that all the Jews which are gath- 
ered unto thee should be scattered, 
and the remnant in Jii'dah perish ? 

16 But Ged-a-li'ah the son of A-hi'- 
kam said unto Jo-ha'nan the son of 
Ka-re'ah, Thou shaft ^not do this 
thing: for thou speakest falsely of 
ish'ma-el. 

CHAPTER 41. 

1 Ishmael ireocherousl!/ kills Geclaliah and others. 
11 JohauoM recovers the captives. 

~\T O Wit came tojpass in the seventh 
1> month, "that Ish'ma-el the son of 
Neth-a-ni'ahthe son of E-lish'a-ma, of 
the seed royal, and the princes of the 
king, even ten men with hiiin, came 
unto Ged-a-li'ah the son of A-hi'kam 
to Miz'pah; and there they ''did eat 
bread together in Miz'pah. 

2 Then arose ish 'ma-el the son of 
Neth-a-ni'ah, and the ten men that 
were v\rith him, and ^smote Ged-a-li'ah 
the son of A-hi'kam the son of Sha'^ 
phan with the sword, and slew him, 
whom the king of Bab'y-lon had 
made governor over the land. 

3 ish'ma-el also '^slew all the Jew§ 
that were with him, even with Ged-a- 
li'ah, at Miz'pah, and the Chal-de'- 
an§ that were found there, a?id the 
men of war. 

4 And it came to pass the second day 
after he had slain Ged-a4l'ah, and no 
man knew it, 

5 That there came certain ^fromShe' 
chem, from -^Shi'loh, and from Sa-ma - 
ri-a, 6?; en fourscore men, ^having their 
beards shaven, and their clothes rent, 
and having cut themselves, with 
offerings and incense in their hand. 



The captives recovered 



JEREMIAH, 4.^2. 



by Johanan. 



to bring theyn to the ^house of the 
Lord. 

6 And ish'ma-el the son of Neth-a- 
ni'ah went forth f romMiz'pah to meet 
them, 'weeping all along as he went : 
and it came to pass, as he met them, 
he said unto them, Come toGed-a-li'ah 
the son of A-hf kam. 

7 And it was so, when they came 
into the midst of the city, that ish'- 
ma-el the son of Netli-a-nl'ah slew 
them, and cast them into the midst 
of the pit, he, and the men that were 
with him. 

8 But ten men were found among 
them that said unto Ish'ma-el, Slay us 
not : for v/e have treasures in the 
field, of wheat, and of barley, and of 
oil, and of honey. So he forbare, 
and slew them not among their 
brethren. 

9 Now the pit wherein Ish'ma-el had 
cast all the dead bodies of the men, 
whom he had slain ^because of Ged- 
a-li'ah, vms it which 'A'sa the king 
had made for fear of Ba'a-sha king 
of l§'ra-el : and ish'ma-el the son of 
Neth-a-nf ah filled it with them that 
were slain. 

10 Then ish'ma-el carried away cap- 
tive all the residue of the people that 
were in Miz'pah, ^even the king's 
daughters, and all the people that re- 
mained in Miz'pah, whom Neb'u-zar- 
a'dan Hhe captain of the guard had 
committed to Ged-a-lfah the son of 
A-hf kam: and Ish'ma-el the son of 
Neth-a-ni'ah carried them away cap- 
tive, and departed to go over to 'the 
Am'mon-ites. 

11 '[But when Jo-ha'nan the son of 
Ka-re'ah, and all '"the captains of the 
forces that loere with him, heard of 
all the evil that ish'ma-el the son of 
Neth-a-ni'ah had done, 

1 2 Then the^^ took all the men, and 
went to fight with Ish'ma-el the son 
of Neth-a-ni'ah, and found him by 
"the great waters that are in Gib'e-on. 

13 Now it came to pass, that when 
all the peqple which toere with Ish'- 
ma-el saw Jo-ha'nan the son of Ka-re'- 
ah, and all the captains of the forces 
that were with him, then they were 
glad. 

14 So all the people that ish'ma-el 
had carried away captive from Miz'- 
pah cast about and returned, and 
went unto Jo'ha'nan the son of Ka- 
re'ah. 

15 But ish'ma-el the son of Neth- 



B. C. 5J 



CHAP. 41. 

h 1 Sam.1,7 
2 Ki. 25, 9 
ch. 50, 4c. 
Probably 
an altar 
built by 
Geda- 
liah. 

1 in going 
and weep- 
ing. 

2 by the 
hand, or, 
by ths 
side of 
Gedaliah, 
or, near 
Gedaliah. 

i lKi.15,22 
2Chr.l6,6 

j ch. 43, 6 

k ch. 40, 7 

I Neh. 2, 
10, 19 
Neh. 6, 
17,18 

m ch. 40, 7, 
8,13 

n 2 Sam. 
2, 13 

.Job 21, 30 

p 2 Sam. 19, 
37,38 

3 from the 
face of. 
Lev. 26, 
36, 37 
Deut. 28, 
65,68 
Ezek. 21, 
9-17 

q ch. 40, 5 



CHAP. 42. 

a ch.40,8,13 
ch. 41, 11 

1 Or. Let 

our sup- 
plication 
fallbefore 
thee. 
Ex. 10. 
16. 17 

b 1 Sam.7,8 
1 Sam. 
12, 19 
Isa. 37, 4 
J as. 5,16 

c Lev.26,22 

d Ezras, 21 
Pro. 3, 5.6 

e IKI.22,14 

/ 1 Sam. 
3,18 
Acts20,20 

g Gen. 31,50 

h Deut. 6, 3 
ch. 7, 23 

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a-ni'ah escaped "from Jo-ha'nan with 
eight men, and went to the Am'mon- 
ites. 

16 Then took Jo-ha'nan the son of 
Ka-re'ah, and all the captains of the 
forces that v^ere with him, all the 
remnant of the people whom he had 
recovered from ish'ma-el the son of 
Neth-a-ni'ah, from Miz'pah, after fAa;5 
he had slain Ged-a-li'ah the son of 
A-hi'kam, eve7i mighty men of war, 
and the women, and the children, and 
the eunuchs, whom he had brought 
again from Gib'e-on : 

17 And they departed, and dwelt in 
the habitation of ^Chim'ham, which 
is by Beth'-le-hem, to go to enter into 
E'gypt, 

1 8 ^Because of the Chal-de'ans : for 
they were afraid of them, because 
ish'ma-el the son of Neth-a-ni'ah had 
slain Ged-a-li'ah the son of A-hi'kam, 
whom ^the king of Bab'y-lon made 
governor in the land, 

CHAPTER 42. 

1 Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, 
promising obedience. 7 Jeremiah's answer, etc. 

THEN all the captains of the 
forces, ''and Jo-ha'nan the son of 
Ka-re'ah, and Jez-a-ni'ah the son of 
Hosh-a-i'ah, and all the people from 
the least even unto the greatest, 
came near, 

2 And said unto Jer-e-mi'ah the 
prophet, ^Let, we beseech thee, our 
supplication be accepted before thee, 
and *pray for us unto the Lord thy 
God, even for all this remnant; (for 
we are left but 'Si few of many, as 
thine eyes do behold us :) 

3 That the Lord thy God may shew 
us the ''way wherein we may walk, 
and the thing that we may do. 

4 Then Jer-e-mi'ah the prophet said 
unto them, I have heard you; be- 
hold, I will pray unto the Lord your 
God according to your words; and 
it shall come to pass, that whatso- 
ever *thing the Lord shall answer 
you, I mil declare it unto you ; I 
will •''keep nothing back from you. 

5 Then they said to Jer-e-mi'ah, The 
"Lord be a true and faithful witness 
between us, if we do not even ac- 
cording to all things for the which 
the Lord thy God shall send thee 
to us. 

6 Whether it be good, or whether 
it be evil, we will obey the voice of 
the Lord our God, to whom we send 
thee ; *that it mav be well with us, 

3 



Hypocrisy of Johanan 



JEREMIAH, 43. 



reproved by Jere7niah. 



when we obey the voice of the Lord 
our God. 

T^And it canie to pass after ten 
days, that the word of the Lord 
came unto Jer-e-mi'ah. 

8 Then called he Jo-ha'nan the son 
of Ka-re'ah, and all the captains of the 
forces which icere with him, and all 
the people from the least even to the 
greatest, 

9 And said unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord, the God of l§'ra-el, unto 
whom ye sent me to present your 
supplication before him ; 

10 If ye wiU still abide in this land, 
then will T build you, and not pull 
you down, and I will plant you, and 
not pluck yoic up: for I -^repent me 
of the evil that I have done unto you. 

11 Be not afraid of the king of 
Bab'y-lon, of whom ye are afraid; 
be not afraid of him, saith the Lord : 
*f or I am with you to save you, and 
to deliver you from his hand. 

1 2 And T will shew mercies unto 
you, that he may have mercy upon 
you, and cause you to return to your 
own land. 

13 But if "'ye say, We will not dwell 
in this land, neither obey the voice 
of the Lord your God, 

14 Saying, ISTo ; but Ave will go into 
the land of E'gypt, where we shall 
see no war, nor hear the sound of 
the trumpet, nor have hunger of 
bread ; and there will we dwell : 

15 And now therefore hear the word 
of the Lord, ye remnant of Ju'dah ; 
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of l§'ra-el ; If "ye wholly set 
yoLU" faces to enter into E'gyp^? ^^^^ 
go to sojourn there ; 

16 Then it shall come to pass, that 
the sword, ''which ye feared, shall 
overtake you there in the land of 
E'gypt, and the famine, whereof ye 
were afraid, ^shall follow close after 
you there in E'g^T^; ^^^ there ye 
shall die. 

17 ^So shall it be with all the men 
that set their faces to go into E'gypt 
to sojourn there ; they shall die ^by 
the sword, by the famine, and by 
the pestilence : and mone of them 
shall remain or escape from the evil 
that I Yv'ill bring upon them. 

1 8 For thus sa,ith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of l§'ra-el ; As mine anger 
and my fury hath 'been poured forth 
upon the inhabitants of J e-ru'sa-lem ; 
so shall my fury be poured forth 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 42. 

i ch. 24, 6 
ch. 31, 28 
ch. 33, 7 

j Deut. 

32. 36 
ch. 18, 8 

k Num.14,9 
Ps. 118, 6 
Isa. 4^, 5 
Rom.8,31 

1 Ps. 106, 
45,46 

m ch. 44, 16 

71 Deut. 
17,16 
ch. 44, 12, 

13, 14 
Lu. 9, 51 

Ezek.11,8 

2 shall 
cleave 
after you. 

3 So slmll 
all the 
men be. 

p ch. 24, 10 

q ch. 44, 

14, 28 

r ch. 7, 20 

s ch. 18, 16 
ch. 24, 9 
ch. 26, 6 
ch. 29, 
18, 22 
ch. 44, 12 

t Deut. 
17,16 

4 testiflecl 
against 
you. 

5 Or, ye 
h<tve used 
deceit 
afjainst 
your 
souls. 
Ezek. 

33, 31 
IVIat.22,18 
Gal. 6, 7 

tiZech.7,11 

V Ezek.6,11 

6 Or Jo goto 
sojourn. 



CHAP. 4?. 

a ch. 42, 1 

b Ps. 12, 4 
Mai. 3, 13 
2 Thes. 2, 

10, 11, 12 

c ch. 40, 

11, 12 

d ch. 39, 10 

ch. 40. 7 

744 



upon you, when ye shall enter into 
E'gypt: and *ye shall be an execra- 
tion, and an astonishment, and a 
curse, and a reproach ; and ye shall 
see this place no more. 

19 ^The Lord hath said concerning 
you,0 ye remnant of Jii'dah ; Go 'ye 
not into E'gypt : know certainly that 
I have ^admonished you this day. 

20 For ^ye dissembled in your 
hearts, when ye sent me unto the 
Lord your God, saying. Pray for us 
unto the Lord our God ; and accord- 
ing unto all that the Lord our God 
shall say, so declare unto us, and we 
will do it. 

21 And no2o I have this day de- 
clared it to you; but "ye have not 
obeyed the voice of the Lord your 
God, nor any t/mig for the which he 
hath sent me unto you. 

22 Now therefore know certainly 
that 'ye shah die by the sword, by 
the famine, and by the pestilence, in 
the place whither ye desire ^to go 
a7id to sojourn. 

CHAPTER 43. 

1 Johanan tarries Jeremiah into Egypt. 8 Jere- 
miah by a type prophesies the conqiiest of Egypt 
by the Babylonians. 

AND it came to pass, that when 
Jer-e-mi'ah had made an end of 
speaking unto all the people all the 
words of the Lord their God, for 
which the Lord their God had sent 
him to them, even all these words, 

2 Then «spake Az-a-ri'ah the son of 
Hosh-a-i'ah, and J6-ha'nanthe son of 
Ka-re'ah, and all Hire proud men, say- 
ing unto Jer-e-mi'ah, Thou speakest 
falsely : the Lord our God hath not 
sent thee to say. Go not into E'gypt 
to sojourn there : 

3 ButBa'ruch the son of Ne-rfah set- 
teththee on against us, for to deliver 
us into the hand of the Chal-de'ans, 
that they might put us to death, and 
carrjT- u^away captives into Bab'y-lon 

4 So Jo-ha'nan the son of Ka-re'ah, 
and all the ca]3tains of the forces, and 
all the people, obeyed not the voice 
of the Lord, to dwell in the land of 
Ju'dah. 

5 But Jo-ha'nan the son of Ka-re'- 
ah, and all the captains of the 
forces, took ''all the remnant of Jii'- 
dah, that were returned from all na- 
tions, whither they had been driven, 
to dwell in the land of Jii'dah ; 

6 Even men, and women, and chil- 
dren, and the king's daughters, and 
''every person that Neb'u-zar-a'dan 



Kgypfs conquest foretold. JEREMIAH, 44. 



JudaKs desolation. 



the captain of the guard had left with 
Oed-a-li'ah the son of l-hf kain the 
son of Sha'phan, and Jer-e-mi'ah the 
prophet, and Ba'ruch the son of Ne 
ri'ah. 

7 So they came into the land of 
E'gypt: for they obeyed not the voice 
of the Lord : thus came they even to 
-Tah'pan-he§. 

8 iThen came the word of the Lord 
unto Jer-e-mi'ahin Tah'pan-he§,say- 

in^\ 

9 Take great stones in thine hand, 
and hide them in the clay in the 
brickkiln, which is at the entry of 
Pha'raoh's house in Tah'pan-he§, in 
the sight of the men of Jii'dah ; 

10 And say unto them. Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, the God of is'ra-el ; 
Behold, I Avill send and take Neb-u- 
chad-rez'zar the king of Bab'y-lon, 
s'my servant, and will set his throne 
upon these stones that I have hid ; 
and he shall spread his roy a,l pa\alion 
over them. 

1 1 And ^when he cometh, he shall 
smite the land of E'gypt,a?^cZ deliver 
'such as are for death to death ; and 
such as are for captivity to captivity: 
and such as are for the sword to the 
sword. 

1 2 And I will kindle a fire in the 
houses of the-^gods of E'gypt; and he 
shall burn them, and carry them away 
captives: and he shall array him- 
self with the land of E'gypt, as a shep- 
herd putteth on his garment ; and 
he shall go forth from thence in peace. 

1 3 He shall break also the 'images of 
^Beth-she 'mesh, that is in the land of 
E'gypt; and the houses of the gods of 
theE-gyp'tians shall he burnwithfire. 

CHAPTER 44. 

1 Desolation of Juclah, for idolatry : 15 their inflex- 
ible obstinacy 20 threatened. 29 Bestructioii of 

Egi/ptforenliewn. 

THE word that cameto Jer-e-mf ah 
concerning all the Jew§ which 
dwell in the land of E'gypt, which 

dwellat'^Mig'dol,and*atTah'pan-hes, 
and at '^Noph, and in the country of 
'^Path'ros, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of l§'ra.-el ; Ye have seen all the 
evil that I have brought upon Je- 
ru'sa-lem, and upon all the cities of 
Jii'dah ; and, behold, this day they 
are ^a desolation, and no man dwell- 
eth therein, 

3 Because of their wickedness which 
they have committed to provoke me 
to anger, in that they went ^to burn 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 43. 

e ch. 2, 16 
ch. 44, 1 
called 
Hanes, 
Isa. 30, 4 

/Dan. 2, 21 
Dan. 5, 18 

g ch. 25, 9 
ch. 27, 6 
Ezek. 29, 
18,20 

h ch. 44, 13 

i ch. 15, 2 

Zech.11,9 
J Ex. 12, 12 

ch. 46, 25 

1 statiies, 
or, stand- 
ing 
images, 

2 Or, The 
house of 
the sun. 
Isa. 19, 18 



B. C. 587. 
CHAP. 44. 
a Ex. 14, 2 

ch. 46, 14 
b ch. 43, 7 

Ezek. 

30, 18 
c Isa. 19, 13 

Hos. 9, 6 

d Isa. 11, 11 
e ch. 9, 11 

ch. 34, 22 
/ch. 19,4 
g Deut.13,6 
Deut. 
32, 17 
h 2 Chr. 
36, 15 
ch. 7, 25 
ch. 25, 4 
ch. 26, 5 
ch. 29, 19 
i ch. 42, 18 
ICor. 
10,11 

j Num. 

16.38 

ch. 7, 19 
1 out of the 

midst of 

Judah. 
k ch.25,6,7 

1 ch. 42, 18 

2 wic'ked- 
nesses, or, 
punisii- 
v\ents, 
etc. 

3 conti-Ue. 
Ps. 34, 18 
Ps. 51, 17 
Isa. 57, 15 
Isa. 66, 2 

mPro.28.14 
n Lev.17,10 

Lev. 20, 

5,6 

ch. 21, 10 

Amos 9, 4 
ch. 42, 15, 

16, 17, 22 
p ch. 18, 16 

ch. 24, 9 

ch. 26, 6 

ch. 29, 

18,22 

ch. 42, 18 

Zech.8,lS 

4 visit. 
ch. 40, 22 
ch. 43, 11 

745 



incense, and to serve bother gods, 
whom they knew not, neither they, 
ye, nor your fathers. 

4 Howbeit ^I sent unto you all my 
servants the prophets, rising early 
and sending them, saying. Oh, do not 
this abominable tiling that I hate. 

5 But they hearkened not, nor in- 
clined their ear to turn from their 
wickedness, to burn no incense unto 
other gods. 

6 Wherefore 'iny fury and mine an- 
ger was poured forth, and was kindled 
in the cities of J u'dali and in the streets 
of Je-ru'sa-lem ; and they are wasted 
and desolate, as at this da v. 

7 Therefore now thus saith the 
Lord, the God of hosts, the God of 
is'ra-el ; Wherefore commit ye this 
great evil -^against your souls, to cut 
off from you man and woman, child 
and suckling, 'out of Jii'dah, to leave 
you none to remain ; 

8 In that ye ^provoke me unto wrath 
with the works of your hands, burn- 
ing incense unto other gods in the 
land of E'gypt, whither ye be gone to 
dwell, that ye might cut yourselves 
off, and that ye might be a^curse and 
a reproach aiTiong all the nations of 
the earth ? 

9 Have ye forgotten the '^wickedness 
of your fathers, and the wickedness 
of the kings of Jii'dah, and the wick- 
edness of their wives, and your own 
wickedness, and the wickedness of 
your wives, which they have com- 
mitted in the land of Jii'dah, and in 
the streets of Je-ru'sa-lem ? 

10 They are not ^humbled even unto 
this day, neither have ""they feared, 
nor walked in my la^^', nor in my 
statutes, that I set before you and be- 
fore your fathers. 

1 1 TTheref ore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Is'ra-el ; Behold, "I 
will set my face against you for evil, 
and to cut off all Ju'dah. 

12 And I will take the remnant of 
Ju'dah, that have set their faces to go 
into the la.nd of E'gypt to sojourn 
there, and ''they shall all be consumed, 
and fall in the land of E'gypt ; they 
shall even be consumed by the sword 
and by the famine : they shall die, 
from the least even unto the greatest, 
by the sword and by the famine : and 
they^shall be an execration, and an 
astonishment, and a curse, and a re- 
proach. 

13 For I will ^punish them thai 

3 



Obstinacy of the Jev^s. 



JEREMIAH, 45. Jeremiah threateneth them.. 



dwell in the land of E'gypt, as I have 
punished Je-ru'sa-lem, by the sword, 
by the famine, and by the pestilence : 
14: So that none of the remnant of 
Ju'dah, which are gone into the land 
of E'gypt to sojourn there, shall es- 
cape or remain, that they should re- 
turn into the land of Jii'dah, to the 
which they ^have a desire to return 
to dwell there : for none shall return 
but such as shall escape. 

15 HThen all the men which knew 
that their wives had burned incense 
unto other gods, and all the women 
that stood by, a great multitude, even 
all the people that dwelt in the land 
of E'gypt, in Path'ros, answered Jer- 
e-mi'ah, saying, 

16 ^s for the word that thou hast 
spoken unto us in the name of the 
LoRD,?wev/ill not hearken unto thee. 

1 7 But we will certainly '^do what- 
soever thing goeth forth out of our 
own mouth, to burn incense unto the 
"queen of heaven, and to pour out 
drink offerings unto her, as we have 
done, we, and our fathers, our kings, 
and our princes, in the cities of Jii'- 
dah, and in the streets of Je-ru'sa-lem : 
for then had we plenty of ''victuals, 
and were well, and saw no evil. 

1 8 But since we left off to burn in- 
cense to the queen of heaven, and to 
pour out drink offerings unto her, 
v^^e have wanted all things, and. have 
been consumed by the sword and by 
the famine. 

1 9 And 'when we burned incense to 
the queen of heaven, and poured out 
drink offerings unto her, did we 
make her cakes to worship her, and 
pour out drink offerings unto her, 
Vv^ithout our ^men ? 

20 HThen Jer-e-mi'ah said unto all 
the people, to the men, and to the 
women, and to all the people which 
had given him that answer, saying, 

21 l^he incense that ye burned in 
the cities of Jii'dah, and in the streets 
of Je-ru'sa-lem, ye, and your fathers, 
your kings, and your princes, and 
the people of the land, did not the 
Lord remember them, and came it 
?iot into his mind ? 

22 So that the Lord could *no longer 
bear, because of the evil of your do- 
ings, a7id because of the abomina- 
tions which ye have committed; 
therefore is your land "a desolation, 
and an astonishnient, and a curse, 
without an inhabitant, as at this day. 



B. C. 587. 



CHAP. 4A. 

5 lift up 
their i-oul. 

q Pro. 1, 
24-27 
Pro. 21,29 
Pro. 28,1-i 
Pro. 29, 1 
ch. 6, 16 
Rom. 2, 
3-9 

r Num. 
30, 13 
Deut. 
23,23 
Judg. 
11,36 

6 Or, frame 
of heaven. 

7 bread. 
Hos. 2, 5 

s ch. 7, 18 

8 Or, hus- 
bands ? 

t Gen. 6, 3 
Isa. 7, 13 
Isa. 43,24 
Isa. 63, 10 
Ezek. 
16,43 
Amos2,13 

ttGen.19,13 
Gen.24,25 
Ps. 107, 
33,34 
ch. 25, 11, 
18,38 

V Dan. 9, 
11, 12 

w ch. 43, 7 

a;Gen.22,16 

y Ps. 50, 16 
Ezek. 
20,39 

z ch. 1, 10 

ch. 31, 28 
Ezek. 7, 6 

a Lev.26,44 
Isa. 27, 13 
Hab. 3, 2 

9 froin me, 
or them. 

b Ps. 33, li 

c ch. 46, 
25,26 
Ezek.29,3 
Ezek. 
30, 21 
Dan. 4, 35 

d ch. 39, 5 



B. C. 607. 
CHAP. 45. 

a Isa. 50, 4 
ch. 36, 1, 
4, 32 

H6 



23 Because ye have burned incense, 
and because ye have sinned against 
the Lord, and have not obeyed the 
voice of the Lord, nor walked in his 
law, nor in his statutes, nor in his tes- 
timonies ; therefore "this evil is hap- 
pened unto you, as at this day. 

24 Moreover Jer-e-ml'ah said unto 
all the people, and to all the women, 
Hear the word of the Lord, all Jii'- 
dah '"that are in the land of E'gypt : 

25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of l§'ra-el, saying ; Ye and 
your wives have both spoken witli 
your mouths, and fulfilled with your 
hand, saying, We will surely perform 
our vows that we have vowed, to 
burn incense to the queen of heaven, 
and to pour out drink offerings unto 
her : ye will surely accomplish your 
vows, and surely perform your vows. 

26 Therefore hear ye the word of 
the Lord, all Jii'dah that dwell in the 
land of E'gypt ; Behold, "^I have sworn 
by my great name, saith the Lord, 
that ^my name shall no more be 
named in the mouth of any man of 
Jii'dah in all the land of E'gypt, say- 
ing, The Lord God liveth. 

27 Behold,^! will watch over them 
for evil, and not for good : and all 
the men of Jii'dah that are in the 
land of E'gypt shall be consumed by 
the sword and by the famine, until 
there be an end of them. 

28 Yet "a small number that escape 
the sword shall return out of the 
land of E'gypt into the landof Jii'dah, 
and all the remnant of Jii'dah, that 
are gone into the land of E'gypt to 
sojourn there, shall know whose 
words shall stand, "mine, or their's. 

29 llAnd this shall be a sign unto 
you, saith the Lord, that I will pun- 
ish you in this place, that ye may 
know that nay words shall surely 
''stand against you for evil : 

30 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I 
'will give Pha'raoh-hoph'ra king of 
E'gypt into the hand of his enemies, 
and into the hand of them that seek 
his life ; as I gave Zed-e-ki'ah '^king of 
Jii'dah into the hand of Neb-u-chad- 
rez'zar king of Bab'y-lon, his enemy, 
and that sought his life. 

CHAPTER 45. 

1 Baruch being dismayed, 4 Jeremiah instructs and 
comforts him. 

THE ''word that Jer-e-mi'ah the 
prophet spake unto Ba'ruch the 
son of iS'^e-rf ahj when he had written 

2 



The conquest of 



JERKMIAH, 46. 



Egypt foretold. 



these words in a book at the mouth 
of Jer-e-mi'ah, in the fourth year of 
Je-hoi'a-kim the son of Jo-si 'ah king 
of Jii'dah, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
l§'ra-el, unto thee, O Ba'ruch ; 

3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now 
for the Lord hath added grief to my 
sorrow ; I fainted in my sighing, and 
I find no rest. 

4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, 
The Lord saith thus ; Behold, ^that 
which I have built will I break 
down, and that which I have planted 
I will pluck up, even this whole 
land. 

5 And "^seekest thou great things for 
thyself ? seek them not : for, behold, 
"^I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith 
the Lord : but thy life will I give 
unto thee 'for a prey in all places 
whither thou goest. 

CHAPTER 46. 

1 Overthrow of Pharaoh's army. 13 Conquest of 
Egypt by Nebuchadrezzar. 21 Jacob comforted in 
his captivity. 

THE word of the Lord which 
came to Jer-e-mi'ah the prophet 
against "the Gen'tile§ ; 

2 Against E'gypt, ^against the army 
of Pha'radh-ne'cho king of E'gypt, 
which was by the river Eii-phra'te§ 
in Car'che-mish, which Neb-u-chad- 
rez'zar king of Bab'y-lon smote in the 
fourth year of Je-hoi'a-kim the son of 
Jo-si'ah king of J ii'dah. 

3 Order ''ye the buckler and shield, 
and draw near to battle. 

4 Llarness the horses; and get up, ye 
horsemen, and stand forth with youi' 
helmets ; furbish the spears, and put 
on the brigandines. 

5 Wherefore have I seen them dis- 
mayed and turned away back ? and 
their mighty ones are ^beaten down, 
and are '^fied apace, and look not 
back: for "'fear was round about, 
saith the Lord. 

6 Let not the swift flee away, nor 
the mighty man escape ; 'they shall 
stumble, and fall toward the north} 
by the river Eii-phra'te§. 

7 Who is this that cometh up •''as a 
flood, whose waters are moved as the 
rivers ? 

8 E'gypt riseth up like a flood, and 
his waters are moved like the rivers ; 
and he saith, I will go up, and will 
cover the earth ; I will destroy the 
city and the inhabitants thereof. 

9 Come up, ye horses ; and rage, ye 
chariots; and let the mighty men 



Jl, C. 607. 



CHAP. 45 

b Isa. 5, 5 

c Ps. 4, 6 
Mat. 6, 34 

d ch. 25, 26 

e ch. 21, 9 
ch. 38, 2 
ch. 39, 18 



CHAP. 46. 

a ch. 25, 15 

b2Ki.33,29 
2 Chr. 
35, 29 
Fulfilled 
pres- 
ently. 

c ch. 51, 
11, 12 
Nah. 2, 1 
Nah. 3, 14 

1 broken in 
pieces. 

2 fled a 
flight. 

d ch. 6, 25 
ch. 49, 29 

e Dan. 
11,19 

/Dan. 
11,22 

3 Cush. 

4 Put. 

g Joel 1, 15 

7i Deut. 
82,42 

i Isa. 34, 6 

j ch. 8, 22 

k Isa. 47, 1 

5 no cure 
shall be 
unto thee. 
Ezek. 
30,21 

I Isa. 19, 1 

ch. 43, 10 

Ezek. 29 

Fulfilled 

B. C. 571. 

6 vitilti- 
plled the 
jailer. 

m Lev. 26, 37 

n Isa. 48, 2 
Mai. 1, 14 

Num. 
23,19 

p ch. 48, 18 

7 make thee 
instru- 
ments of 
captivity. 

g Hos. 10,11 

r ch. 1, 14 

ch. 47. 2 

8 bullocks 
of the 
stall. 

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come forth; ^the E-thi-6'pi-an§ and 
'the Lib'y-an§, that handle the shield ; 
land the Lyd'i-ans, that handle and 
bend the bow. 

10 For this is "the day of the Lord 
God of hosts, a day of vengeance, 
that he may avenge him of his ad- 
versaries: and Hhe sword shall de- 
vour, and it shall be satiate and 
made drunk with their blood : for 
the Lord God of hosts 'hath a sacri- 
fice in the north country by the river 
Eii-phra'te§. 

11 Go -^up into Gil'e-ad, and take 
balm, '^O virgin, the daughter of 
E'gypt : in vain shalt thou use many 
medicines; for ^thou shalt not be 
cured. 

1 2 The nations have heard of thy 
shame, and thy cry hath filled the 
land : for the mighty man hath 
stumbled against the mighty, a7id 
they are fallen both together. 

13 *ii The word that the Lord spake 
to Jer-e-mi'ah the prophet, how 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king of Bab'y- 
lon should come a7id ^smite the land 
of E'gypt. 

14 Declare ye in E'gypt, and publish 
in Mig'dol, and publish in Noph and 
in Tah'pan-he§ : say ye, Stand fast, 
and prepare thee; for the sword 
shall devour round about thee. 

15 Why are thy valiant me?^ swept 
away? they stood not, because the 
Lord did drive them. 

16 He ^made many to fall, yea, one 
'"fell upon another: and they said, 
Arise, and let us go again to our own 
people, and to the land of our nativ- 
ity, from the oppressing sword. 

17 They did cry there, Pha'raoh 
king of E'gypt is but a noise ; he hath 
passed the time appointed. 

18 As I live, saith the ''King, whose 
name is the Lord of hosts, Surely as 
Ta'bor is among the mountains, and 
as Car'mel by the sea, so "shall he 
come. 

19 ^'thou daughter dwelling in 
E'gypt, 'furnish thyself to go into 
captivity : for Noph shall be waste 
and desolate without an inhabitant. 

20 E'gypt is like a very fair ^heifer, 
but destruction cometh; it cometh 
out 'of the north. 

21 Also her hired men are in the 
midst of her like ^fatted bullocks; 
for they also are turned back, and 
are fled away together: they did 
not stand, because the day of their 



Doom of the Philistines. JEREMIAH, 47, 48. 



Judgment of Moah. 



calamity was come upon them, and 
the time of their visitation. 

22 The 'voice thereof shall go like a 
serpent ; for they shall march with 
an army, and come against her with 
axes, as hewers of wood. 

23 They shall cut down her forest, 
saith the Lord, though it cannot be 
searched; because they are more 
than the grasshoppers, and are in- 
numerable. 

24 The daughter of E'gypt shall be 
confounded; she shall be delivered 
into the hand of the people of the 
north. 

25 The Lord of hosts, the God of 
l§'ra-el, saith ; Behold, I will punish 
the ^multitude of No, and Pha'raoh, 
and E'gypt, 'with their gods, and 
their kings ; even Pha'raoh, and all 
them that trust in him : 

26 And "I will deliver them into the 
hand of those that seek their lives, 
and into the hand of Neb-u-chad-rez'- 
zar king of Bab 'y -Ion, and into the 
hand of his servants : and afterward 
"it shall be inhabited, as in the days 
of old, saith the Lord. 

2T tBut "fear not thou, O my serv- 
ant Ja'cob, and be not dismayed, O 
fe'ra-el : for, behold, I will save thee 
from afar off, and thy seed from the 
land of their captivity ; and Ja'cob 
shall return, and be in rest and at 
ease, and none shall make him 
afraid. 

28 Fear thou not, O Ja'cob my serv- 
ant, saith the Lord : for I am with 
thee ; for I will make a full end of 
all the nations whither I have driven 
thee : but I will not make a full end 
of thee, but correct thee in measure ; 
yet will I ^"not leave thee wholly un- 
punished. 

CHAPTER 47. 

Destriu:tion of the Philistines. 

THE word of the Lord that 
came to Jer-e-mf ah the "prophet 
against_the Phi-lis'tine§, *bef ore that 
Pha'raoh smote ^Ga'za. 

2 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, 
waters ""rise up ''out of the north, and 
shall be an overflowing flood, and 
shall overflow the land, and ^ail that 
is therein ; the city, and them that 
dwell therein: then the men shall 
cry, and all the inhabitants of the 
land shall howl. 

3 At the *noise of the stamping of 
the hoofs of his strong horses, at the 
rushing of his chariots, amd at the 



B. C. 607. 



CHAP. 4:6. 
s Isa. 29, 4 

9 Amon, 
or, nour- 
uher. 
Ezek. 
30, 14 
Nah. 3, 8 

t Ezek 
30,13 

u Ezek. 
32,11 

V Ezek. 
29,11 

w Isa. 44, 2 

10 Or, not 

utterly 
cut thee 
off. 



B. C. 600. 

CHAP. 47. 

a Ezek. 
25,15 
Zeph. 2, 
4,5 

b Amos 1, 6 

1 Azzah. 
Gen.10,19 

c Isa. 8, 7 

d ch. 1, 14 

2 tlie 
fulness 
thereof. 

t Nah. 3, 2 

/ch.25, 22 

g Amos 9, 7 

Z the isle. 

h Gen.10,14 

i Zeph. 2, 4 

j Ezek.21,3 

4 gather 
thysdf. 

5 Hotv 

canst 
thou. 

k 1 Sam.. 
3, 12 
Ezek. 
14,17 

I Mic. 6, 9 



CHAP. 48. 

a Isa. 15, 1 
Ezek.25,9 

b Num. 
32,38 

1 Or, Tlie 
high 
place. 

2 Or, be 
brought 
to silence. 

3 go after 
thee. 

4 we&pi/ng 
with 
weeping. 

5 Or, a 

naked 
tree, 
c Ps. 52, 7 

d Num. 
21,29 

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rumbling of his wheels, the fathers 
shall not look back to their children 
for feebleness of hands ; 

4 Because of the day that cometh 
to spoil all the Phi-iis'tine§, and to 
cut off from -^Ty'rus and Zi'don every 
helper that remaineth : for the Lord 
wili spoil the Phi-lis'tine§, the ^rem- 
nant of ^the country ''of Caph'tor. 

5 Baldness 'is come upon Ga'za ; 
Ash'ke-lon is cut off vjith the rem- 
nant of their valley : how long wilt 
thou cut thyself ? 

6 O thou •'sword of the Lord, how 
long vnll it he ere thou be quiet ? *put 
up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, 
and be still. 

7 ^How can it be quiet, seeing the 
Lord liath given ^-it a charge against 
Ash'ke-lon, and against the sea shore ? 
there hath lie appointed it. 

CHAPTER 48. 

1 Judgment of Moah for several corruptions : 4? 
restoration of Moah. 

AGAINST «Mo'ab thus saith the 
Lord of hosts, the God of !§'- 
ra-el; Woe *unto Ne'bo! for it is 
spoiled : Kir-i-a-tha'ini is confounded 
and taken : ^Mis'gab is confounded 
and dismayed. 

2 There shall he no more praise of 
Mo'ab : in Hesh'bon they have de- 
vised evfl. against it ; come, and let us 
cut it off fi'om heing a nation. Also 
thou shalt '^be cut down, O Mad'men ; 
the sword shall ^pursue thee. 

3 A voice of crying shall he from 
H6r-o-na'im, spoiling; and great de- 
struction. 

4 M5'ab is destroved ; her little ones 
have ca^used a cry to be heard. 

5 For in the going up of Lu'hith ^con- 
tinual weeping shall go up ; for in the 
going down of H6r-o-na'im the ene- 
mies have heard a cry of destruction. 

6 li Flee, save your lives, and be like 
^the heath in the wilderness. 

7 For ^beca,use thou hast trusted in 
thy works and in thy treasures, thou 
shalt also be taken : ''and Che'mosh 
shall go forth into captivity with his 
priests and his princes together. 

8 And the spoiler shall come upon 
every city, and no city shall escape : 
the valley also shall perish, and the 
plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord 
hath spoken. 

9 Give wings unto M5'ab, that it ma y 
flee and get away: for the citifis 
thereof shall be desolate, without any 
to dwell therein. 



Judgment of Mo ah 



JEREMIAH, 48. 



for several corruptio7is. 



1 Cursed ^he he that doeth the work 
of the Lord ^deceitfully, and cursed 
he he that keepeth back his sword 
from blood. 

11 IfMo'ab hath been at ease from 
his youth, and -^he hath settled on 
his lees, and hath not been emptied 
from vessel to vessel, neither hath 
he gone into captivity : therefore his 
taste 'remained in him, and his scent 
is not changed. 

1 2 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that I will send unto 
him wanderers, that shall cause him 
to wander, and shall empty his ves- 
sels, and break their bottles. 

13 And M5'ab shall be ashamed of 
^Che'mosh, as the house of is'ra-el 
was ^ashamed of 'Beth -el their con- 
fidence. 

14 llHow say ye, -''We are mighty 
and strong men for the war ? 

15 Mo'ab is spoiled, and gone up out 
of her cities, and '^his chosen young 
m.en are gone ^down to the slaughter, 
saith ^the King, whose name is the 
Lord of hosts. 

16 The calamity of Mo'ab is near 
to come, and his affliction ha^steth 
fast. 

IT All ye that are about him, be- 
moan him ; and all ye that know his 
name, say,™How is the strong staff 
broken, and the beautiful rod ! 

1 8 Thou ''•daughter that dost inhabit 
"Df bon, come down from thy glorj^-, 
and sit in thirst ; for the spoiler of 
Mo'ab shall come upon thee, cuicl he 
shall destroy thy strong holds. 

19 O ''inhabitant of ^Ar'6-Sr, stand 
''by the way, and espy ; ask him that 
fleeth, and her that escapeth, and 
say, What is done? 

20 Mo'ab is confounded; for it is 
broken down : howl and cry ; tell ye 
it in 'Ar'non, that Mo'ab is spoiled,"^ 

21 And judgment iscojme upon the 
plain country; upon Holon, and up- 
on Ja-ha'zah, and upon Meph'a-ath, 

22 And upon Df bon, and upon Ne'- 
bo, and upon Beth-dibla-tha'im, 

23 And upon Kir-i-a-thalm, and 
upon Beth-ga'mul, and upon Beth- 
me'on, 

24 And upon "Ke'ri-oth, and upon 
Boz'rah, and upon all the cities of 
the land of Mo'ab, far or near. 

25 The horn of Mo'ab is cut oil, and 
his arm is broken, saith the Lord. 

26 *ff]\iake 'ye him drunken : for he 
magnified himself against the liORD 



B. C. 600. 



CHAP. 48. 

e 1 Sam. 
15,3 

6 Or, neg- 
ligently. 

f Zeph.1,12 

7 stood. 

g Judg. 
11,24 

h Hos. 10, 6 

I 1 Ki.12,29 

j Isa. 16, 6 

8 the choice 

of. 

k cli. 50, 27 

I ch. 51, 57 
Mai. 1, li 

m Isa. 9, 4 
Isa. 14, 4 

71 Isa. 47, 1 
ch. 46, 19 

Num. 
21,30 
Isa. 15, 2 

9 inhabit- 

ress. 

p Deiit.2,36 

a 1 Sam. 4, 
13,16 

r Num. 
21,13 

s Amos 2, 2 

t ch. 25, 15 

u Pro. 24,17 
Zeph. 2, 8 

V ch. 2, 26 

10 Or, 

movedst 

thyself. 

lu Ps. 55,6,7 
X Song 2, 14 
y Isa. 16, 6 

11 Or, those 
on whom 
he stayeth 
(Heh. 7i(s 
bars) do 
not right. 

z Isa. 15, 5 
Isa. 16, 
7,11 

a Num. 

21, 13 

b Joel 1, 12 

c Isa. 15, 
4,5,6 

d Isa. 15,5,6 

12 desola- 
tions. 

e Isa. 15, 2 
Isa. 16, 12 

/ Isa. 15, 5 
Isa. 16, 11 

g Isa. 15, 7 

7i Isa. 15,2,3 
ch. 47, 5 

13 dimin- 
ished. 

i Gen.37,34 

3 Oh. 22, 28 

14 neck. 

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the 

^'his 



Mo'ab also shall wallow in his vomit, 
and he also shall be in derision. 

27 For "was not l§'ra-el a derision 
unto thee? "was he found among 
thieves? for since thou spakest of 
him, thou '"skippedst for joy. 

28 O ye that dwell in Mo'ab, leave 
the cities, and ''dw^ell in the rock, and 
be like the 'dove that maketh her 
nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. 

29 We have heard the ^pride of Mo'- 
ab, (he is exceeding proud) his lofti- 
ness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, 
and the haughtiness of his heart. 

30 1 know his wrath, saith 
Lord; but it shall not he so; 
Hes shall not so effect it. 

31 Therefore ^will I howl_for Mo'ab, 
and I will cry out for all IMo'ab ; ?7i ine 
heart _shall mourn for the men of 
Kir-he'res. 

32 vine of Sib'mah, I will weep for 
thee with the weeping of Ja'zgr : thy 
plants are gone over the sea. they 
reach eve7i to "the sea of 3di'7.&Y -. the 
spoiler is fallen upon thy summer 
fruits and upon thy vintage. 

33 And joy *and gladness is taken 
from the plentiful field, and from the 
land of Mo'ab; and I have caused 
wine to fail from the winepresses: 
none shall tread with shouting ; the ir 
shouting shcdl he no shouting. 

34 From_''the cry of liesh'bon even 
unto E-le-a'leh, and even unto Jaliaz, 
have they uttered their voice, ''from 
Z5'ar even unto H6r-o-na'im, as an 
heifer of three years old : for the 
waters also of Nim'rim shall be 
'"desolate. 

35 Moreover I will cause to cease m 
Mo'ab, saith the Lord, ''him that of- 
fereth in the high places, and him 
that burnetii incense to his gods. 

36 Therefore -^mine heart shall 
sound for Mo'ab like pipes, and mine 
heart shall sound like pipes for the 
men of K ir-he'res : because the ^riches 
that he hath gotten are perished. 

3 7 For ^every head shall he bald, 
and every beard '^clipped : upon all 
the hands shall he cuttings, and upon 
*'the loins sackcloth. 

38 There shall he lamentation gen- 
erally uponall the housetops of Mo'ab, 
and in the streets thereof : for I have 
broken Mo'ab like -^a vessel wherein 
is no pleasure, saith the Lord. 

39 They shall howl, saying. How 
is it broken down! how hath Mo'ab 
turned the '*back with shame! so 



T lie judgment of Amnion, 



JEREMIAH, 49. 



and of Edom. 



shall M5'ab be a derision and a dis- 
maying to all them about him. 

40 For thus saith the Lord ; Be- 
hold, "^he shall fly as an eagle, and 
shall ^spread his wings over Mo'ab. 

41 '■■^Ke'ri-6thistaken,andthe strong 
holds are surprised, '"and the mighty 
men's hearts in M5'ab at that day 
shall be as the heart of a woman in 
her pangs. 

42 And Mo'ab shall be destroyed 
from '^bemg a people, because he hath 
"magnified himself against the Lord. 

43 Fear,^and the pit, and the snare, 
shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of 
Mo'ab, saith the Lord. 

44 He that fleeth from the fear shall 
fall into the pit ; and he that getteth 
up out of the pit shall be taken in 
the snare : for ^I will bring upon it, 
even upon M5'ab, the year of their 
visitation, saith the Lord. 

45 They that fled stood under the 
shadow of Hesh'bon because of the 
force : but ''a. fire shall come forth out 
of Hesh'bon, and a flame from the 
midst of Si'hon, *and shall devour 
the corner of Mo'ab, and the crown of 
the head of the ^ ^tumultuous ones. 

46 Woe 'be unto thee, O Mo'ab ! the 
people of Che'mosh perisheth: for 
thy sons are taken ^ ^captives, and thy 
daughters captives. 

47 Yet will_ I bring again the cap- 
tivity of M5'ab "in the latter days, 
saith the Lord, Thus far is the 
judgment of M5'ab. 

CHAPTER 49. 

1 Judgment of Ammon, 7 Edom, 23 'Dama8c%is, 
28 Kedai\ 30 Razor, 34 and. Elam. 39 Bestora 
tion of Elam. 

'/Concerning the im'mon- 

\.J Ttes, thus saith the Lord ; Hath 
l^'ra-el no sons ? hath he no heir ? why 
then doth ^their king '^inherit Gad, 
and his people dwell in his cities ? 

2 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that I will cause an 
alarm of war to be heard in *Rab'bah 
of the Am'mon-ites ; and it shall be 
a desolate heap, and her daughters 
shall be burned v/ith fire : then shall 
I§'ra-el be heir unto them that were 
his heirs, saith the Lord^ 

3 Howl, OHesh'bon,forA'i is spoiled : 
cry, ye daughters of Rab'bah, '"gird 
you with sackcloth; lament, and 
run to and fro by the hedges ; for 
'^their king shall go into captivity, 
and his "^priests and his princes to- 
gether. 

4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the 



CHAP. 48. 

fe Deut. 
28, i9 
ch. 49, 22 
Dan. 7, 4 
Hos. 8, 1 
Hab. 1, 8 

I Isa. 8, 8 

15 Or, The 
cities. 

m Isa. 13, 8 

Isa. 21, 3 

ch. 30, 6 

Mic. 4, 9 

n Ps. 83, 4 

Pro. 16,18 

p Isa. 24, 17 

q ch. 11, 23 

r Num. 
21,28 

s Num. 

24,17 

16 children 
of noise. 

t Num. 
21,29 

17 in cap- 
tivity. 

u ch. 49, 
6,39 



B. C. 600. 



CHAP. 49. 

1 Or, 
Against. 

2 Or, 
Melcom. 

a Amosl,13 
b Amosl,14 
c Isa. 32, 11 

3 Or, 

Melcom. 

a ch. 48, 7 

4 Or, thy 

valley 

floweth 

axoay. 

e ch. 21, 13 

/ ch. 48, 47 

g Ezek. 
25, 12 
Amosl,ll 

h Obad. 8 

i Isa. 19, 11 

5 Or, they 
are 

turned 
hack. 

j Isa. 2, 19 

k ch. 25, 23 

I Mai. 1,3,4 

m Isa. 17, 6 
Obad. 5 

6 their suf- 
ficiency. 

n Isa. 17, 14 

Hos. 14, 3 

p ch. 25, 29 
Obad. 16 

q Gen.22.16 
Isa. 45, 23 
Amos 6, 8 

r Isa. 34, 6 
Isa. 68, 1 
Ainosl,12 

s Obad. 1, 2 

t Job 39, 27 

u Pro. 15,25 
Amos 9, 2 

750 



valleys, "thy flowing valley, O back- 
sliding daughter ? that trusted in her 
treasures, 'saying, W ho shall come 
unto me ? 

5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon 
thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, 
from all those that be about thee; 
and ye shall be driven out every 
man right forth; and none shall 
gather up him that wandereth. 

6 And -^afterward I will bring again 
the captivity of the children of Am'- 
mon, saith the Lord. 

I llConcerning •'^E'dorn, thus saith 
the LoRD_of hosts; ''Is wisdom no 
more in Te'man ? 'is counsel perished 
from the prudent ? is their wisdom 
vanished ? 

8 Flee ye, ^turn back, •'dwell deep, 
O inhabitants of ^De'dan | for I will 
^bring the calamity of E'sau upon 
him, the time that I will visit him, 

9 If ™grapegatherers come to thee, 
would they not leave some gleaning 
grapes ? if thieves by night, they will 
destroy ®till they have enough. 

10 But I have made E'sau bare, I 
have uncovered his secret places, 
and he shall not be able to hide him- 
self: his seed is spoiled, and his 
brethren, and his neighbours, and 
"he is not. 

II Leave thy "fatherless children, I 
will preserve the^n alive ; and let thy 
widows trust in me. 

1 2 For thus saith the Lord ; Behold, 
they nvhose judgment tvas not to 
drink of the cup ha.ve assuredly 
drunken ; and art thou he that shall 
altogether go unpunished? thou sliait 
not go unpunished, but thou shalt 
surely drink of it. 

13 For ?I have sworn by myself, 
saith the Lord, that 'Boz'rah shall 
become a desolation, a reproach, a. 
waste, and a curse ; and all the cities 
thereof shall be perpetual wastes. 

14 1 have heard a "rumour from the 
Lord, and an ambassador is sent 
unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye 
together, and come against her, and 
rise up to the battle. 

1 5 For, lo, I will make thee small 
among the heathen, a7id despised 
among men. 

1 6 Thy terribleness hath deceived 
thee, and the pride of thine heart. O 
thou that dwellest in the clefts of the 
rock, that boldest the height of the 
hill : though thou should est make 
thy 'nest as high as the eagle, '^I will 



Judgment of Damascus, 



JEREMIAH, 50. 



of Hazor, and of Klam,. 



bring thee down from thence, saith 
the Lord. 

17 Also E'dom shall be a desolation : 
every ''one that goeth by it shall be 
astonished, and shall hiss at all the 
plagues thereof. 

18 As '"in the overthrow of Sod'om 
and Go-mor'rah and the neighbour 
cities thereof, saith the Lord, no 
man shall abide there, neither shall 
a son of man dwell in it. 

19 Behold, ^he shall come up like a 
lion from "the swelling of Jor'dan 
against the habitation of the strong -. 
but I will suddenly make hun ran 
away from her : and who is a chosen 
man, that I may appoint over her ? 
for ''v/ho is like me? and who will ''ap- 
point me the time? and "who is that 
shepherd that will stand before me ? 

20 Therefore *hear the counsel of 
the Lord, that he hath taken against 
E.'dom; and his purposes, that he 
hath purposed against the inhabit- 
ants of 1 e'man : Surely the least of 
the flock shall draw them out: surely 
he shall make their habitations deso- 
late Avith them. 

21 The earth is moved at the noise 
of their fall, at the cry the noise 
thereof was heard in the^^Red sea. 

22 Behold, ''he shall come up and fly 
as the eagle, and spread his wings 
over Boz'rah : and at that day shall 
the heart of the mighty men of 
E'dom be as the heart of a. woman in 
her pangs. 

23 t Concerning '^Da-mas'cus. Ha'- 
math is confounded, and Ar'pad : for 
they have heard evil tidings : they 
are ^fainthearted; 'there is sorrow 
^°on the sea; it cannot be quiet. 

24 Da-mas'cus is Avaxed feeble, and 
turneth herself to flee, and fear hath 
seized on her : anguish -^and sorrow^s 
have taken her, as awom^anin travail. 

25 How is ■'^the city of praise not 
left, the city of my joy ! 

26 Therefore her young men shall 
fall in her streets, and all the men of 
war shall be cut off in that day, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

27 And I win kindle a hire in the 
wall of Da-mas'cus, and it shall con- 
sume the palaces of 'Ben-ha'dad. 

28 '[Concerning •'Ke'dar, and con- 
cerning the kingdoms of Ha'zor, 
which Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king of 
Bab'y-lon shall smite, thus saith the 
Lord; Arise ye, go up to Ke'dar, 
and spoil ^the men of the east. 



B. C. 600. 



CHAP, 49. 

V ch. 18, 16 
ch. 50, 13 

wGen.19,25 
Deut. 
29, 23 
ch. 50, 40 
Amos4,ll 

X ch.. 50, 44 

y ch. 12, 5 

z Ex. 15, 11 

7 Or, con- 
vent me 
in judg- 
ment. 

a Job 41, 10 

b ch. 50, 45 

8 Weedy 

sea. 

c ch. 4, 13 

d Isa. 17, 1 
Amos 1, 3 

9 melted. 

e Isa. 57, 20 

10 Or, as 
on the 

sou. 

/Isa. 13, 8 
g ch. 51, 41 
h Amos 1, 4 
i 2 Ki. 13. 3 
j Isa= 21, 13 
k Job 1, 3 
I Ps. 120, 5 

11 flit 
greatly. 

12 Or, that 
is at 
ease. 

Judg.18,7 
Ezek. 
38,11 

mNum.23,9 
Deut. 
33,28 
Mic. 7, 14 

n Ezek.5,10 

ch. 25, 23 

13 cut off 
into cor- 
ners, or, 
that have 
the cor- 
ners of 
their hair 
polled. 

p ch. 9, 11 
Mai. 1, 3 

q Gen.10,22 
ch. 25, 25 

r Isa. 22, 6 

s ch. 48, 2 

t ch. 43, 10 
Dan. 7, 9 



B. C. 595. 

CHAP. 50. 

a Isa. 13, 1 
Isa. 21, 1 
Isa. 47, I 

751 



29 Their 'tents and their flocks shall 
they take away : they shall take to 
themselves their curtains, and all 
their vessels, and their camels ; and 
they shall cry unto them, Fear is on 
every side. 

SO^Flee, ''get you far off, dwell 
deep, O ye inhabitants of Ha'zor, 
saith the Lord ; for Neb-u-chad-rez'- 
zar king of Bab'y-lon hath taken 
counsel against you, and hath con- 
ceived a purpose against you. 

31 Arise, get you up unto the 
'Hvealthy nation, that dwelleth with- 
out care, saith the Lord, v/hich have 
neither gates nor hsirs, lohich dwell 
'"'alone. 

32 And their camels shall be a 
booty, and the multitude of their 
cattle a spoil: and I will ''scatter into 
all ^\^Lnds them "that are ''in the ut- 
most comers ; and I will bring their 
calamity from all sides thereof, 
saith the Lord. 

33 And Ha'zor ^shall be a dwelling 
for dragons, a^id a desolation for 
ever: there shall no man abide 
there, nor ajiy son of man dwell in it. 

31: 'i The word of the Lord that 
came to Jer-e-mi'ah the prophet 
against ?Elam in the beginning of 
the reign of Zed-e-kr'ah king of Jii'- 
dah, saying, 

35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Behold, I will break 'the bow of 
E'lam, the chief of their might. 

36 And upon Elam will I bring the 
four winds from the four quarters 
of heaven, and will scatter them 
toward all those winds; and there 
shall be no nation whither the out- 
casts of Elam shall not come. 

37 For I -v\all cause Elam to be dis- 
mayed before their enemies, and be- 
fore them that seek their life : and I 
will bring evil upon them, even my 
fierce anger, saith the Lord ; 'and 1 
will send the sv^^ord after them, till 
I have consumed them : 

38 And I will 'set my throne in 
Elam, and will destroy from thence 
the king and the princes, saith the 
Lord. 

39 IFBut it shall come to pass in the 
latter days, that I will bring again the 
captivity of E'lam, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER 50. 

1, 9, 21, 35 Certai7i destruction of Babylon. 4, 17, 33 
Redemption of Israel. 

THE word that the Lord spake 
against ''Bab'y'-ion and against 



Judgment of Babylon, and JEREMIAH, 50. 



redemption of Israel. 



{ 



the land of the Chal-de'ang 'by Jer- 
e-ml'ah the prophet. 

2 Declare jq among the nations, 
and publish, and -set up a standard ; 
publish, and conceal not : say, Bab'- 
t ■lon_ is taken, *Bei is confounded, 
Me-ro'dach is broken in pieces ; her 
*idols are confounded, her images 
are broken in pieces. 

3 For out of the north there cometh 
up a '^nation against her, which shall 
make her land desolate, and none 
shall dwell therein: they shall re- 
move, they shall depart, both man 
and beast. 

4 Uln those days, and in that time . 



B. C. 595. 



p I saith the Lord, the children of is'ra- 
R ei shal l come, thev '^and the children 



ofjju'dah tog ether. -Agoing and weep 
iHgLL they shall go , g'and seek the 



Lord their God. 
5 They shall ask the w ay to ZT^on 
with their f.aces thitherwa,rd, sa,y- 
Come. an d let us ioin ourEelY^s 



rng^ 



to the Lord in ^a pe rpetual coven ?^Ti t 
iAM^hall not be forgotten* 

6 My people hath been lost sheep : 
their shepherds have caused them to 
go astray, they have turned them 
away on the mountains: they have 
gone from mountain to hill, they 
have forgotten their ^restingplace. 

7 All that found them have de- 
voured them : and 'their adversaries 
said, -^ We offend not, because they 
have sinned against the Lord, the 
habitation of justice, even the Lord, 
*the hope of their fathers. 

8 Remove ^out of the midst of Bab'- 
y-lon, and go forth out of the land 
of the Chal-de'an§, and be as the he 
goats before the flocks. 

9 TFor, lo, I will raise and cause to 
come up against Bab'y-lon an assem- 
bly of great nations from the north 
country : a,nd they shall set them- 
selves in array against her; from 
thence she shall be taken : their sor- 
rows shall be as of a mighty ^expert 
man ; none shall return in vain. 

10 And Chal-de'a shall be a spoil: 
all '*'that spoil her shall be satisfied, 
saith the Lord. 

11 Because "ye were glad, because 
ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine 
heritage, because ye are grown ^fat 
as the heifer at grass, and ^bellow as 
bulls ; 

1 2 Your mother shall be sore con- 
founded ; she that bare you shall be 
ashained : beliold, the hindermost of 

*0. Lam. 3. 40. 41; P. Lam. 5. 21; 
R. Lam. 3. 40, 41. 



CHAP. 60, 

1 by the 
hand 
of Jere- 
miah. 

2 lift up. 

b Isa. 46, 1 

c ch. 43, 12 

d Isa. 13, 17 

e Hos. 1, 11 

/ Ezra 3, 12 
Ps. 126, 5 
Zech. 
12,10 

g Hos. 3, 5 

h ch. 31, 31 
1 Pet.2,25 

3 place to 

lie doivn 
in. 

i Zech. 11,5 

j ch. 2, 3 
Dan. 9, 16 

k Ps. 22, 4 

I Isa. 48,20 
ch. 51, 6 
Zech. 2, 6 
Rev. 18, 4 

4 Or, 
destroyer. 

njRev.17,16 

n Isa. 47, 6 

5 big, or, 

corpu- 
lent. 

Q Or, neigh 
(li steeds. 

o 1 Chr. 
29, 24 
2Chr.30,8 
Lam. 5, 6 
Ezek. 
17. 18 

p ch. 51, 58 

q Ps. 137, 8 
Rev. 18, 6 

7 Or, scythe. 
r Isa. 13. 14 
s Joel 3, 2 

t ch. 2. 15 

w2Ki. 17,6 

V 2 Ki. 24, 
10, 14 

w Isa. 65,10 
Ezek. 
34, 13 

X ch. 31, 34 

y Isa. 1, 9 

8 0r,o/ the 
rebels. 

9 Or, Visi- 
tation. 
Ezek. 
23.23 

z Isa. 10. 6 

a Isa. 14, 6 
ch. 51, 26 



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the nations shall be a wilderness, a- 
dry land, and a desert. 
18 Because of the wrath of the 
Lord it shall not be inhabited, but 
it shall be wlioUy desolate : every 
one that goeth by Bab'y-lon shall be 
astonished, and hiss at all her 
plagues. 

14 Put yourselves in array against 
Bab'y-lon round aboat: all ye that 
bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no 
arrows : for she hath sinned against 
the Lord. 

1 5 Shout against her round about : 
she hath ''given her hand : her foun- 
dations are fallen, ^her walls are 
thrown down: for it is the venge- 
ance of the Lord: take vengeance 
upon her ; %s she hath done, do unto 
her. 

16 Cut off the sower from Bab'y- 
lon, and him that handleth the ''sickle 
in the time of harvest: for fear of 
the oppressing sword 'they shall turn 
every one to his people, and they 
shall flee every one to his own land. 

17 *[ i§'ra-el is a 'scattered sheep ; the 
lions have driven hiin away : first 
"the king of As-syr'i-a hath devoured 
him ; and last this ^Neb-u-chad-rez'- 
zar king of Bab'y-lon hath broken 
his bones. 

1 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts, the God of i§'ra-el ; Behold, 
1 will punish the king of Bab'y-lon 
and his land, as I have punished the 
king of As-syr'i-a. 

19 And "I will bring l§'ra-el again 
to his habitation, and he shall feed 
on Car'mel and Ba'shan, and his 
soul shall be satisfied upon mount 
E'phra-im and Gil'e-ad. 

20 In those days, and in that time, 
saith the Lord, ^the iniquity of ig'ra- 
el shall be sought for, and there shall 
be none ; and the sins of Jii'dah, and 
they shall not be found : for I will 
pardon ^them whom I reserve, t 

21 11 Go up against the land ^of Mer- 
a-tha'im, eve^i against it, and against 
the inhabitants of ^Pe'kod: waste 
and utterl}^ destro;/ after them, 
saith the Lord, and do ^according to 
all tha.t I have commanded thee. 

22 A sound of battle is in the land, 
and of great destruction. 

23 How is ''the hammer of the 
whole earth cut asunder and broken ! 
how is Bab'y-lon become a desola- 
tion among 1±ie natioais ! 

24 1 have laid a snare for thee, and 
t L. Lam. 3. 31-33. 2 



Medemption of Israel. 



JEREMIAH, 50. 



Judgment of Babylon. 



thou art also taken, O Bab'y-lon/and 
thou wast not aware : thou art found, 
and also caught, because thou hast 
striven against the Lord. 

25 The Lord hath opened his ar- 
moury, and hath brought forth the 
'^weapons of his indignation : for this 
is the work of the Lord God of hosts 
in the land of the Chal-de'an§. 

26 Come against her "from the ut- 
most border, open her storehouses : 
"cast her up as heaps, and destroy 
her utterly: let nothing of her be 
left. 

27 Slay all her ''bullocks; let them 
go down to the slaughter : woe unto 
them! for their day is come, the 
time of ^their visitation. 

28 The voice of them that flee and 
escape out of the land of Bab y -Ion, 
•''to declare in Zi'on the vengeance of 
the Lord our God, the vengeance of 
his temple. 

29 Call together the archers against 
Bab'y-lon : all ye that bend the bow, 
camp against it round about; let 
none thereof escape : recompense her 
^according to her work; according 
to all that she hath done, do unto 
her : *f or she hath been proud against 
the Lord, against the Holy One of 
I§''ra-el. 

30 Therefore 'shall her young men 
fail in the streets, and all her men of 
war shall be cut off in that day, saith 
the Lord. 

31 Behold, I am against thee, 
thou ^"-^most proud, saith the Lord 
God of hosts : for thy day is come, 
the time that I will visit thee. 

32 And ^^the most proud shall stum- 
ble and fall, and none shall raise him 
up: and I Avill kindle a lire in his 
cities, and it shall devour all round 
about him. 

3311 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 
The children of is'ra-ei and the 
children of Jii'dah wei'e oppressed 
together: and all that took them 
captives held them fast; they re- 
fused to let them go. 

34 Their ''^Redeemer is strong; the 
TjORD of hosts is his name : he shall 
throughly plead their cause, that 
he may give rest to the land, and dis- 
quiet the inhabitants of ^&b'f-\on. 

35 TA SAVord is upon the Chal-de'- 
an§, saith the Lord, and upon the in- 
habitants of Bab'y-lon, '"and upon 
her princes, and upon her wise ""men. 

36 A sword is upon the '''liars ; and 

(48) 



B. C. 595. 



CHAP. 50. 
b Dan. 5, 30 
c Isa. 13, 5 

10 from the 
end. 

11 Or, tread 
her. 

d Ps. 22, 12 
Isa. '64:, 7 

e ch. 48, 44 

/ ch. 51, 10 

g Lam. 3,64 
2Thes.l,6 

h Isa. 47, 10 

i ch. 49, 26 
ch. 51, 4 

12 pride. 

13 pride. 
Hab. 2, 5 

j ch. 21, 14 

k Rev. 18, 8 

I Pro. 23,11 
Isa. 47, 4 

m Dan. 5,30 

n Isa. 37, 13 

14 bars, or, 

chief 
sta.ys. 
Isa. 44, 25 
ch. 48, 30 

ch. 25, 20 
Ezek.3U,5 

p ch. 51, 30 
Nah. 3, 13 

q Isa. 44, 27 
ch. 51, 
32,36 
Rev.16,12 

;• Isa. 13, 21 
Isa. 34, 14 
ch. 51, 37 
Rev. 18, 2 

s Isa. 13,20 
ch. 25, 12 

t Gen.19,25 
Isa. 13, 19 
ch. 49, 18 
2 Pet. 2, 6 
.Jude 7 

u ch. 6, 22 
Rev.17,16 

V ch. 6, 22 

w Isa. 13,18 

X Isa. 5, 30 

y ch. 49, 24 

15 Or, con- 

x^ent me 
to plead ? 

z Job 41, 10 
Dan. 5, 

2,20 

a Ps. 33, 11 
Isa. 14, 24 
ch. 51, 11 

h 1 Cor.1,27 

c Rev. 18, 9 

753 



they shall dote : a sword is upon her 
mighty men ; and they shall be dis- 
mayed. 

37 A sword is upon their horses, and 
upon their chariots, and upon all i^he 
mingled people that are in the midst 
of her; and they ^shall become as 
women : a sword is upon her treas- 
ures ; and they shall be robbed. 

38 A ^drought is upon her waters; 
and they shall be dried up : for it is 
the land of graven images, and they 
are mad upon their idols. 

39 Therefore ''the wild beasts of 
the desert with the wild beasts of the 
islands shall dwell there, and the 
owls shall dwell therein : "and it shall 
be no more inhabited for ever ; neither 
shall it be dwelt in from generation 
to generation. 

40 As 'God overthrew Sod'om and 
G6-mor'rah and the neighbour cities 
thereof, saith the Lord ; so shall no 
man abide there, neither shall any 
son of man dwell therein. 

41 Behold, "a people shall come 
from the north, and a great nation, 
and many kings shall be raised up 
from the coasts of the earth. 

42 They 'shall hold the bow and 
the lance : "they are cruel, and will 
not shew mercy: their ^voice shall 
roar like the sea, and they shall ride 
upon horses, every one put in array, 
like a man to the battle, against thee, 
O daughter of Bab'y-lon. 

43 The king of Bab'y-lon hath heard 
the report of them, and his hands 
waxed feeble : ^'anguish took hold of 
him, and pangs as of a woman in 
travail. 

44 Behold, he shall come up like a 
lion from the swelling of Jor'dan un- 
to the habitation of the strong : but I 
will make them suddenly run away 
from her : and who is a chosen moM., 
that I may appoint over her? for 
who is like me? and who will '^ap- 
point me the time ? and 'who is that 
shepherd that will stand before me ^ 

45 Therefore hear ye "the counsel 
of the Lord, that he hath taken 
against Bab'y-lon ; and his purposes, 
that he hath purposed against the 
land of the Chal-de'an§ : Surely *the 
least of the flock shall draw them, 
out : surely he shall make their habi- 
tation desolate with them. 

46 At ^the noise of the taking of 
Bab'y-lon the earth is moved, and 
the cry is heard among the nations. 



SrOijc's severe judgmeiit 



JEREMIAH, 51. 



CHAPTER 51. 

Severe judgments of God against Babylon in re- 
venge of Israel, etc. 

THUS saith the Lord ; Behold, I 
will raise up against Bab'y-lon, 
and against them that dwell in the 
^ midst of them that rise up against 
me, "a destroying wind ; 

2 And will send unto ''Bab'y-lon fan- 
ners, that shall fan her, and shall 
empty her land : '"for in the day of 
trouble they shall be against her 
round about. 

3 Against h im that bendeth let the 
archer bend his bow, and against him 
ihat lifteth himself up in his brigan- 
dine: and spare ye not her young- 
men ; destroy ye utterly all her host. 

4 Thus the slain shall fall in the la,nd 
of the Chal-de'ang, ^and they thai 
are thrust through in her streets. 

5 For a§'ra-el hath not been for- 
saken, nor Jii'dah of his God, of the 
Lord of hosts ; though their land was 
filled with sin against the Holy One 
of Is'ra-el. 

6 Flee -^out of the midst of Bab'y- 
lon, and deliver every man his 
soul : be not cut off in her iniquity ; 
for this is the time of the Lord's 
vengeance ; ^he will render unto her 
a recompence. 

7 Bab'y-lon ^hath heen a golden cup 
in the Lord's hand, that made all 
the earth drunken: the 'nations 
have drunken of her wine ; therefore 
the nations -^are mad. 

8 Bab'y-lon is suddenly ^fallen and 
destroyed : 'howl for her ; "'take balm 
for her pain, if so be she may be 
healed. 

9 We Yfould have healed Bab'y-lon, 
but she is not healed : forsake her, 
and "let us go every one into his 
own country: for her juclgnient 
reacheth unto lieaven, and is lifted 
up even to the skies. 

1 The Lord "hath brought forth 



B. C. 595. 



our righteousness : come, and let us 



declare in Zi'on the work of the 



Lord our God. 



T, Dan. 4. 1-3. 



11 Make ^bright the arrows ; gather 
the shields : 'the Lord hath raised 
up the spirit of the kings of the 
Mede§ : for his device is against 
Bab'y-lon, to destroy it ; because it is 
the vengeance of the Lord, the 
vengeance of his temple. 

12 Set up ?the standard upon the 
wails of Bab'y-lon, make the watch 
strong, set up the watchmen, prepare 



CHAP. 51. 

1 heart. 

a 2 Ki. 19, 7 
ch. i, 11 

b ch. 15, 7 

c ch. 50, li 

(1 ch. 49, 26 
ch. 50, 
30,37 

e Zech.1,15 

/Rev. 18, 4 

g ch. 25, 14 

h Rev. 17, 4 

i Rev. 14, 8 

j ch. 25, 16 

k Tsa. 21, 9 
lThes.5,2 
Rev. 14, 8 

1 Rev. 18, 9 
m ch. 46, 11 
n ch. 50, 16 
o Ps. 37, 6 

2 pure. 

p Isa. 13, 17 
q Nah. 2, 1 

3 Hers in 
wait. 

r Rev. 17, 1 

s ch. 49, 13 

4 by Ms 
soul. 

t Nah. 3, 15 

5 utter. 

u Gen. 1, 1 
V Job 9, 8 

6 Or, noise. 
IV Ps. 135, 7 

7 Or, is 
more 
brutish 
than to 
knoiv. 
ch. 10, 14 
1 Cor.1,19 

X ch. 50, 2 

y Jonah 2,R 

z ch. ] 0, 16 

a Isa. 10, 5 
ch. 50, 23 

8 Or, in 
tliee, or, 
by thee. 

& 2 Chr. 
36,17 

c oh. 50, 15 

■ 764 



against Babylon. 

the ^ambushes: for the Lord hath 
both devised and done that which he 
spake against the inhabitants of 
Bab'y-lon. 

13 '"thou that dwellest upon 
many waters, abundant in treasures, 
thine end is come, and the measure 
of thy covetousness. 

14 The TjORD of hosts hath sworn 
^by himself, saying, Surely I will fill 
thee v/ith men, as ^vith caterpillers ; 
and they shall lift up a shout against 
thee. 

1 5 He "hath made the earth by liis 
power, he hath established the world 
by his wisdom, and hath stretched 
"out the heaven by his understand- 
ing. 

16 Yv'hen he uttereth his Yoice^ther' 
is a ''multitude of waters in the heav- 
ens ; and he '^causeth the vapours to 
ascend from the ends of the earth : he 
m.aketh lightnings with rain, and 
bringeth forth the wind out of his 
treasures. 

17 Every man ''is brutish by his 
knowledge; every founder is con- 
founded by the graven image : 'for 
his molten image is falsehood, and 
there is no breath in them. 

1 8 They '''are vanity, the work of 
errors : in the time of their visitation 
they shall perish. 

19 The ^portion of Ja'cob is not like 
them; for he_ is the former of all 
things : and Is'ra-el is the rod of his 
inheritance : the Lord of hosts is his 
name. 

20 Thou "art my battle ax and 
weapons of w^ar : for ®with thee will I 
break in pieces the nations, and with 
thee will I destroy kingdoms ; 

21 And vfith thee will I break in 
pieces the horse and his rider ; and 
with thee will I break in piece^ the 
chariot and his rider ; 

22 With thee also will I break in 
pieces man and woman; and with 
thee will I break in pieces *old and 
young ; and with thee will I break in 
pieces the young man and the maid ; 

23 I will also break in pieces with 
thee the shepherd and his flock ; and 
with thee will I break in pieces the 
husbandman and his yoke of oxen ; 
and with thee will I break in pieces 
captains and rulers. 

24 And^I will render unto Bab'y-lon 
and to all the inhabitants of Chal-de'a 
all their evil that they have done in 
Zi'on in your sight, saith the Lord. 



God's severe judg77ient 



JEREMIAH, 51, 



against Babylon. 



25 Behold, 1 am against thee, ''O de- 
stroying mountain, saith the Lord, 
v/hich destroy est ail the earth : and I 
will stretch out mine hand upon thee, 
and roll thee down from the rocks, 
'and will maketheea burnt mountain. 

26 And they shall not take of thee 
a stone for a corner, nor a stone for 
foundations ; but thou shalt be '^ des- 
olate for ever, saith the Lord. 

27 Set -^ye up a standard in the land, 
blow the trumpet among the nations, 
prepare -^the nations against her, call 
together against her the '^kingdoms 
of Ar'a-rat, Min'ni, and Ash'clie-naz ; 
appoint a captain against her ; cause 
the horses to come up as the rough 
caterpillers. 

28 Prepare against her the nations 
with the kings of the Mede§, the 
captains thereof, ci,nd all the rulers 
thereof, and all the land of his do- 
minion. 

29 And the land shall tremble and 
sorrow : for every purpose of the 
Lord shall be performed a-gainst 
Bab'y-lon, 'to make the land of Bab'- 
y-lon a desolation without an inhabi- 
tant. 

30 The mighty men of Bab'y-lon 
have f orborn to fight, they have re- 
mained in their holds: their might 
hath failed ; •'they became as women : 
they have burned her d wellingplaces ; 
^'her bars are broken. 

31 One 'post shall run to meet 
another, and one messenger to meet 
another, to shew the king of Bab'y-lon 
that his city is taken at one end, 

32 And that the passages are 
stopped, and the reeds they ha.ve 
burned with fire, and the men of war 
are alfrighted. 

33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of l§'ra-el ; The daughter of 
Bab'y-lon is like '"a threshingfloor, 
^^it is time to thresh her: yet a little 
while, and "the time of her harvest 
shall come. 

34 Neb-u-chad-rez'zar the king of 
Bab'y-lon hath "devoured me, he hath 
crushed me, he hath made me an 
empty vessel, he hath swallowed me 
up like a dragon, he hath filled his 
belly with my delicates, he hath cast 
me out. 

35 "The violence done to me and to 
my '^flesh he upon Bab'y-lon, shall the 
'^inhabitant of Zi'on say; and my 
blood upon the inhabitants of Chal- 
de'a, shall Je-ru'sa-lem say. 



B. C. 595. 



CHAP. 51. 

disa. 1?!,2 
Zech. 4r, 7 

e Rev. 8. 8 

9 everlast- 
ing deso- 
lations. 

J Isa. 13, 2 

g ch. 25, 14 

h ch. 50, 41 

i ch.. 50, 13 

j Isa. 19,16 
ch. 48, 41 

k Lam. 2, 9 
Amos 1, 5 
Nah. 3, 13 

[ ch. 50. 24 

m Isa. 21,10 
Mic. 4, 13 

lOOrM the 
time that 
he thresh- 
eth her. 
Jsa. 41. 15 
Hab.3. 12 

n Isa. 17, 5 
Hos. 6, 11 
Joel 3, 13 
Rev.14,15 

ch. 50, 17 

11 My 
violence. 

12 Or, re- 
mainder. 

13 inhabit- 

ress. 

p Zech. 
1.15 

q ch. 50, 38 

r Isa. 13, 22 
Rev. 18, 2 

s ch. 25, 9 

14 Or,shake 
them- 
selves. 

f Dan. 5, 
1.30 

u ch. 25, 26 

V Isa. 13, 19 
ch. 49, 25 
Dan. 4. 30 

w Isa. 8, 7,8 

X Isa. 46, 1 

ch. 50, 3 

y Rev. 18, 4 

15 Or. 
let not. 

z 2 Ki. 19, 7 

16 vi^it 
upon. 
ch. 50. 2 

a Isa. 44, 23 
Isa. 49, 13 
Rev.18,20 

b ch. 50, 3 

17 Or, Both 
Babylon 
is to fall, 
O ye slain 
of Israei. 
and xvith 
Babylon, 
etc. 

18 Or. the 
country. 

755 



36 Therefore thus saith the Lord; 
Behold, I ^'will plead thy cause, and 
take vengeance for thee ; ^and I will 
dry up her sea, and make her springs 
dry. • 

37 And 'Bab'y-lon shall become 
heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, 
an ^astonishment, and an hissing, 
witiiout an inhabitant. 

38 They shall roar together like 
lions : they shall ' ^yellaslions' v/helps. 

39 In their lieat I will make their 
feasts, and I will make them drunken, 
that they may rejoice, and sleep a 
perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith 
the Lord. 

40 I will bring them do\vn like 
lambs to the slaughter, like rams 
with he goats. 

41 How is "She shach taken ! and 
how is the '^^praise of the whole earth 
surprised ! how is Bab'y-lon become 
an astonishment among the nations I 

42 The ""sea is come up upon Bab'y- 
lon : she is covered with the m.ulti- 
tude of the waves thereof. 

43 Her cities are a desolation, a dry 
land, and a wilderness, a land where- 
in no man dwelleth, neither doth a?iy 
son of man pass thereby. 

44 And ^I will punish Bel in Bab'y- 
lon, and I will bring forth out of his 
mouth that which he hath swallow^ed 
up: and the nations shall not flow 
together any more unto him: yea, 
the wall of ]>ab'y-lon shall fall. 

45 My 5'people,go ye out of the midst 
of her, and deliver ye every man his 
soul from the fierce anger of the 
Lord. 

46 And '^lest your heart faint, and 
ye fear 'for the rumour that shall be 
heard in the la,nd ; a rumour shall 
both come one year, and after that 
in another year shall come sl ru- 
mour, and violence in the land, ruler 
against ruler, 

47 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
that I will "'do judgment upon the 
graven images of Bab'y-lon : and her 
whole land shall be confounded, and 
all her sla,in shall fall in the midst 
of her. 

48 Then "the heaven and the earth, 
and all that is therein, shall sing for 
Bab'y-lon : f or *the spoilers shalicome 
unto her from the north, saith the 
Lord. 

49 "As Bab'y-lon hath caused thg 
slain of I'^'ra-el to fa,ll, so at Bab'y-lon 
shall fall the slain of all ^®the earth. 



Judgment against Babylon. JEREMIAH, 52. 



Jerusalem is taken ^ 



50 Ye ""that have escaped the sword, 
go away, stand not still : remember 
the Lord afar off, and let Je-ru'sa-lem 
come into your mind. 

51 We ''are confounded, because we 
have heard reproach: shame hath 
covered our faces : for strangers are 
come into the sanctuaries of the 
Lord's house. 

52 Wherefore, behold, the days 
come, saith the Lord, that I will do 
judgment upon her graven images : 
and through all her land the wound- 
ed shall groan. 

. 53 Though' Bab'y-lon should mount 
up to heaven, and though she should 
fortify the height of her strength, 2/6^ 
from me shall spoilers comxC unto her, 
saith the Lord. 

54 A -^sound of a cry cometh from 
Bab'y-lon,and great destruction from 
the land of the Chal-de'ans : 

55 Because the Lord hath spoiled 
Bab'y-lon, and destroyed out of her 
the great voice ; when her waves do 
roar like great waters, a noise of their 
voice is uttered : 

56 Because the spoiler is come upon 
her, even upon Bab'y-lon. and her 
mighty men are taken, every one of 
their bows is broken : ^for the Lord 
God of recompences shall surely re- 
quite. 

5 7 And I will make drunk her 
princes, and her wise meJi, her cap- 
tains, and her rulers, and her mighty 
men : and they shall sleep a perpetual 
sleep, and not wake, saith ^the King, 
whose name is the Lord of hosts. 

58 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 
^^The broad walls of Bab'y-lon shall 
be utterly '^"broken, and her high 
gates shall be burned with fire ;• and 
the peof)le 'shall labour in vain, and 
the folk in the fire, and they shall be 
weary. 

59 IFThe word which Jer-e-mfah the 
prophet commanded Ser-a-fah the 
son of N^-rfah, the son of Ma-a.-se 
iah,when he went ^^vith Zed-e-kf ah 
the king of Jii'dah into Bab'y-lon in 
the fourth yea.r of his reign. And 
this Ser-a-i'ah loas a ^^quiet prince. 

60 So Jer-e-mi'ah wrote in a book 
all the evil that should come upon 
Bab'y-lon, even all these words that 
are written against Bab'y-lon. 

61 And Jer-e-mi'ah said to S§r-a 
i'ah. When thou comest to Bab'y 
Ion, and shalt see, and shait read all 
these words ; 



B. C. 595. 



CHAP. 51. 

c ch. 44. 28 

d Ps. 44, 15 
Ps. 79, 4 

e Gen. 11,4 
ch. 49, 16 
Amos 9, 2 
Obad. 4 

/ch. 60, 22 

g Deut. 
32,35 
Ps. 94, 1 

h ch. 46, 18 
ch. 48, 15 

19 Or, Tlie 
wails of 
broad 
Babylon. 

20 Or, made 
naked. 

i Hab. 2, 13 

21 Or, on 

the behalf 
of. 

22 Or, 

prince of 
Menucha, 
or, chief 
chamber- 
lain. 

j ch.50,3,39 

23 desola- 
tions. 

k Rev.18,21 



B. C. 599. 

CHAP. 52. 

a2Ki.24,lS 

1 reigned. 

b Ezek. 17, 
12-16 



590. 

c 2 Ki. 25, 1 
ch. 39, 1 
Zech.8,19 

d Deut. 28, 
52-57 



588. 



e Lev. 26, 
14,26 
Isa. 3, 1 
Ezek.4,16 
Ezek.5,16 
Ezek. 
14, 13 

/ch. 32, 4 
Ezek. 
17,16 

756 



62 Then shalt thou say, O Lord, 
thou hast spoken against this place, 
to cut it off, that none •'shall remain 
in it, neither man nor beast, bat that 
it shall be ^ ^desolate for ever. 

63 And it shall be, when thou hasl. 
made an end of reading this book, 
''that thou shalt bind a stone to it, 
and cast it into the midst of Eii- 
phra'te§ : 

64 And thou shalt say. Thus shall 
Bab'y-lon sink, and shall not rise 
from the evil that I will bring upon 
her : and they shall be weary. Thus 
far are the words of Jer-e-mi'ah. 

CHAPTER 52. 

1 Zedeldah rebels. 4 Jerusalem Is besiegedandtalen. 
8 ZedekiaWs sons killed. 24 The captives carried 
away. 

ED-E-KI'AH vms "one and twen- 
ty years old when he 'began to 
reign, a,nd he reigned eleven years 
in Je-ru'sa-lem. And his mother's 
name was Ha-mij'tal the daughter of 
Jer-e-mi'ah of Lib'nah. 

2 And he did that lohich was evil in 
the eyes of the Lord, according to all 
that Je-hoi'a-kim had done. 

3 For through the anger of the Lord 
it came to pass in Je-ru'sa-lem and 
Jii'dah, till he had cast them out 
from hispresence, that Zed-e-ki'ah*re- 
belled against the king of Bab'y-lon. 

4 1 And it came to pass in '^the ninth 
year of his reign, in the tenth month, 
in the tenth day of the month, that 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king of Bab'y-lon 
came, he and all his army, against 
Je-ru'sa-lem, and pitched ''against it, 
and built forts against it roundabout. 

5 So the city was besieged unto the 
eleventh year of king Zed-e-ki'ah. 

6 And in the fourth month, in the 
ninth day of the month, ^the famine 
was sore in the city, so that there was 
no bread for the people of the land. 

T Then the city v»^as broken up, and 
all the men of war fled, and went forth 
out of the city by night by the way 
of the gate between the two wails, 
which '^vKis by the king's garden; 
(now the Chal-de'an§ v^ere by the city 
round about :) and they went by the 
way of the plain. 

8 But the army of the Chal-de'an§ 
pursued after the king, and overtook 
Zed-e-ki'ah in the plains of Jer'i-cho ; 
and all his army was scattered from 
him. 

9 Then -^they took the king, and 
carried him up unto the king of 
Bab'y 4on to Rib'lah in the land of 



Zedekiah's so7is slain. 



JEREMIAH, 52. 



Captives caiTied away. 



Ha'math ; where he ga^re judgment 
upon him. 

10 And ^the king of Bab'y-lon slew 
the sons of Zed-e-ki'a,h before his 
eyes : he slew also all the princes of 
Ju'dah in Rlb'lah. 

11 Then he ^put out the eyes of 
Zed-e-ki'ah ; and the king of Bab-y- 
lon bound him in ^chains, and carried 
him to Bab'y-lon, and put him in 
^prison till the day of iiis death 

12 '[Now ^in the fifth month, in the 
tenth day of the month, which was 
the nineteenth year of Neb-u-chad- 
rez'zar king of Bab'y-ion,came'Neb'- 
u-zar-a'dan, ^captain of the guard, 
lohioh "^served the king of Bab'y-lon, 
into Je-ru'sa-lem, 

13 And -^burned the house of the 
Lord, and the king's house ; and all 
the houses of Je-ru'sa-lem, and all the 
houses of the great inen, burned he 
v/ith fire : 

14 And all the army of the Chal- 
de'ang, that loere with the captain of 
the guard, brake down all the walls 
of Je-rii'sa-lem round ahout, 

1 5 Then Neb'u-zar-a'dan the captain 
of the guard carried away captive 
certain of the poof of the people, 
and the residue of the people that 
remained in the city, and those that 
fell away, that fell to the king of 
Bab'y-lon, and the rest of the multi- 
tude, 

16 But Neb'u-zar-a'dan the captain 
of the guard left certain of the poor 
of the land for vinedressers and for 
husbandmen. 

1 7 Also Hhe pillars of brass that 
loere in the house of the Lord, and 
the bases, and tiie brasen sea that 
was in the house of the Lord, the 
Chal-de'an§ brake, and carried all the 
brass of them to Bab'y-ion. 

18 The ^caldrons also, and the 
'shovels, and the snuffers, and the 
®bowis, and the spoons, and all the 
vessels of brass wherewith they min- 
istered, took they away. 

19 And the basons, and the ^fire- 
pans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, 
and the candlesticks, and the spoons, 
and the cups; thM which toas of 
gold in gold, and that which vm.s of 
silver in silver, took the captain of 
the guard away. 

20 The two pillars, one sea, and 
twelve brasen bulls that were under 
the bases, which king SoVo-mon had 
m.ade in the house of the Lord : ^"the 



B. C. 588. 



52. 



CHAP. 

Q Ezek. 
12,13 

2 bliiided. 
Judg. 
16,21 

3 Or, 

fetters. 

i house of 
the wards. 

h Zech. 7, 5 
Zech.8,19 

i ch. 39, 9 

5 chief of 
the execu- 

■ tioners, 
or, sla uyh- 
ternien, 
or, chief 
marshal. 
And so 
ver. 14 

6 stood 
before. 

j Ps. 79. 1 
ch. 26, 18 
Ezek. 
24,21 
Mic. 3. 12 
Mat. 21, 
1,3 

k 1 Ki. 7,15, 
23, 27, 50 
ch, 27, 19 

I Ex. 27, 3 
2 Ki. 25, 
li, 15, 16 

7 Or, 
instru- 
ments to 
remove 
the ashes. 

8 Or, 

basons. 

9 Or, 
censers. 

10 their 
brass. 

m 1 Ki. 7, 
15, 21, 22 
2Chr.3,15 

11 thread, 
n 1 Ki. 7, 20 
lChr.G,14: 

Ezra 7, 1 

p ch. 21, 1 
ch. 29, 25 

12 thresh- 
old. 

13 sntu the 
face of the 
king. 

li Or, 

scribe of 
the cap- 
tain of 
the host. 

q Lev.26,33 

r 2 Ki 24, 2 

600. 

5 2Ki.24,12 

590. 

t ch, 39, 9 

15 souls. 

585. 
582. 



w2Ki.25, 

27-30 

Y57 



brass of all these vessels was without 
weight. 

21 And concerning the '"pillars, the 
height of one pillar id as eighteen cu- 
^;its ; and a ^ ^fillet of twelve cubits 
did compass it ; and the thickness 
thereof loas four fingers : it was hol- 
low. 

22 And a chapiter of brass was upon 
it; and the height of one chapiter 
was five cubits, with network and 
pomegranates upon the chapiters 
round about, all of brass. The sec- 
ond pillar also and the pomegran- 
ates loere like unto these. 

23 And there were ninety and six 
pomegranates on a side; "and all the 
pomegranates upon the network ivere 
an hundred round about. 

24irAnd the captain of the guard 
took Ser-a-i'ah "the chief priest, ^'and 
Zeph-a-nfah the second priest, and 
the three keepers of the ^Moor : 

25 He took also out of the city an 
eunuch, which had the charge of the 
men of war ; and seven men of them 
that "were near the king's person, 
which were found in the city ; and 
the '^principal'scribe of the host, who 
mustered the people of the land; 
and threescore men of the people of 
the land, that were found in the 
midst of the city. 

26 So ISTeb'u-zar-a'dan the captain of 
the guard took them, and brought 
them to the king of Bab 'y -Ion to R,ib'- 
lah. 

2 7 And the king of Bab'y-lon smote 
them, and put them to death in Rib'- 
lah in the land of Ha'math. Thus 
•? Jii'dah was carried away captive out 
of his OAvn land. 

28 This ''is the people whom Neb-u- 
chad-rez'zar carried away captive; 
in 'the seventh year three thousand 
Jews and three and twenty : 

29 In 'the eighteenth year of Neb- 
u-chad-rez'zar he carried away cap- 
tive from Je-ru'sa-lem eight hundred 
thirty and two ^ ^persons : 

30 In the three and twentieth year 
of Neb-u-chad-rez'zar Neb'u-zar-a'- 
dan the captain of the guard carried 
away captive of the Jew§ seven hun- 
dred forty and five persons : all the 
persons loere four thousand and six 
hundred. 

3 1 T And "it came to pass in the seven 
and thirtieth year of the captivity 
of J§-hoi'a-chin king of Jii'dah, in 
the twelfth month, in the five and 



Jerusalem's misery 



LAMENTATIONS, 1. 



for her sins. 



twentieth day of the month, that 
E'vil-me-ro'dach king of Bab'y-lon in 
\h.e first year of his reign lifted "up the 
head of Je-hoi'a-chin king of Jii'dah, 
and brought him forth out of prison, 
32 And spake ^ ^kindly unto him, and 
set his throne above the throne of 
the kings that were with him in 
Bab'y-lon, 



B. C. 562. 



CHAP. 52. 

V Gen. 40, 
13-20 

16 gowl 
things 
with him. 

IV 2 Sam. 
9, 13 

17 the mat- 
ter of the 
day in his 
day. 



33 And changed his prison gar- 
ments: and "he did continually eat 
bread before him all the days of his 
life. 

34 And for his diet^ there was a 
continual diet given him of the king 
of Bab'y-lon, ^'everyday a portion un- 
til the day of his death, all the days 
of his life. 



THE 



LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH. 



CHAPTER 1. 

I Jerusalem''s misery for her sins : 12 sfie bemoans 
her afflictions, etc. 

HOW doth the city sit solitary, 
that was full of people ! "hoia is 
she become as a widow ! she that 
IV as great among the nations, and 
princess *among the provinces, hoio 
is she become tributary ! 

2 She '"weepeth sore in "^the night, 
and her tears are on her cheeks: 
^among all her lovers she hath none 
to comfort her : all her friends have 
dealt treacherously with her, they 
are become her enemies. 

3 Ju'dah •'is gone into captivity be 
cause of affliction, and ^because of 
great servitude : she ■'^dwelleth among 
the heathen, she findeth no rest : all 
her persecutors overtook her be- 
tween the straits. 

4 The ways of Zi'on do mourn, be- 
cause none come to the solemn feasts : 
all her gates are desolate : her priests 
sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and 
she is in bitterness. 

5 Her adversaries are the chief, her 
enemies prosper ; for the Lord hath 
afflicted her ^for the multitude of 
her transgressions : her children are 
gone into captivity before the enemy. 

6 And from the daughter of Zfon 
all her beauty is departed : her 
princes are become like harts that 
find no pasture, and they are gone 
without strength before the pursuer. 

7 Je-ru'sa-lem remembered in the 
days of her affliction and of her 
miseries all her ^pleasant things that 
she had in the days of old, when her 
people fell into the hand of the ene 
m^y, and none did help her : the ad- 
versaries 'saw her, a?id did mock at 
her sabbaths. 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Isa. 47, 7 
b Ezra 4. 20 

c Jer. 13, 17 

d Job 7, 3 

e Jer. 4, 30 

/Lev.26,14 

1 for the 
greatness 
of servi- 
tude. 

g Dent. 
28,64 

h Jer. 30, 14 
Dan. 9, 
7-16 

2 Or, demr- 
able. 

i Mic. 4, 11 

3 is become 
a remov- 
ing, or, 
wander- 
ing. 

J Jer. 13,22 

k Deut. 
32,29 

4 Or, 
desirable. 

I Deut.23,3 

m Jer. 38,9 
Jer. 52, 6 

5 Or, to 

make the 
soul to 
come 
again. 

6 Or, It is 
nothing. 

7 pass by 
the way? 

n Dan. 9, 12 

Ezek. 
17, 20 

p Dent. 

28,48 

758 



8 Je-ru'sa-lem hath grievously 
sinned ; therefore she ^is removed : 
all that honoured her despise her, 
because -^they have seen her naked- 
ness : yea, she sigheth, and tumeth 
backward. 

9 Her filthiness is in her skirts ; she 
^remembereth not her last end ; there- 
fore she came down wonderfully : she 
had no comforter. O Lord, behold 
my affliction : for the enemy hath 
magnified himself. 

10 The adversary hath spread out 
his handuponall her'^pleasantthings: 
for she hath seen that the heathen 
entered into her sanctuary, whom 
thou di dst command ^ A a ^ 'they should 
not enter into thy congregation. 

11 All her people sigh, '"they seek 
bread; they have given their pleas- 
ant things for meat ^to relieve the 
soul : see, O Loiid, and consider ; for 
I am become vile. 

1 2 l^Is it nothing to you, all ye that 
^pass by ? behold, and see "if there be 
any sorrow like unto my sorrow, 
which is done unto me, wherewith 
the Lord hath afflicted 7ne in the day 
of his fierce anger. 

1 3 From above hath he sent fire into 
my bones, and it prevaileth against 
them: he hath^spreadanetformy feet, 
he hath turned me back: he hath made 
me desolate and faint all the day. 

14 The ^yoke of my transgressions 
is bound by his hand: they are 
wreathed, and come up upon my 
neck : he hath made my strength to 
fall, the Lord hath delivered me into 
their hands, from v^hom I am not 
able to rise up. 

1 5 The Lord hath trodden under 
foot all my mighty m,en in the midst 
of me: he hath called an assembly 



Of Gocfs righteousness. LAMENTATIONS, 2. JererniaJi's lamentation. 



CHAP. 1. 

q Isa. 63, 3 
Kev.14,19 
Rev.19,15 

8 Or, the 

unne- 
press of 
thevii'- 
gin, etc. 

9 hring 
back. 



s 1 Sam. 
12,14 

10 mouth. 

t Isa. 16, 11 
Jer. 4, 19 
Jer.48,36 
Hos. 11, 8 



V Jer. 46, 1 

11 Or, pro- 
claimed. 



against me to crush my young b. c. sss 
men: 'the Lord hath trodden ''the 
virgin, the daughter of Jii'dah, as in 
a winepress. 

16 For these thi7igs I weep; miine 
eye, mine eye runneth down with 
water, because the comforter that 
should ^reheve my soul is far from 
me: my children are desolate, be- 
cause the enemy prevailed. 

17 Zfon spread eth forth her hands, r Neh.9,33 
a?id there is none to comfort her: i>aii. 9,7 
the Lord hath conmianded concern- 
ing Ja'cob, that his adversaries 
should be round about him : Je-ru'- 
sa4em is as a menstruous w^oman 
among them. 

ISlFThe Lord is fighteous; for I 
have rebelled 'against his ' "command- 1 ^ 32t^5 
ment : hear, I pray you, all people, Ezek.7,15 
and behold my sorrow : my virgins 
and my young men are gone into 
captivity. 

iO I called for my lovers, but they 
deceived me: my priests and mine 
elders gave up the ghost in the city, 
Avhile they sought their m.eat to re- 
lieve their souls. 

20 Behold, O Lord; for I am in 
distress: m.y 'bowels are troubled; 
mine heart is turned within me ; for 
I have grievously rebelled: abroad 
"the sword bereaveth, at home the^^e 
is as death. 

21 They have heard that I sigh : 
t/iere is none to comfort me : all mine 
enemies have heard of my trouble; 
they are glad that thou hast done it : 
thou wilt bring 'the day that thou 
hast "called, and they shall be like 
unto me. 

22 Let all their wickedness come 
before thee; and do unto them, as 
thou hast done unto me for all my 
transgressions: for my sighs are 
many, and my heart Is faint. 

CHAPTER 2. 

I Jeremiah laments Jerusalem'' s misery : 20 he com- 
2^laiHS ihereof to God. 

HOW hath the Lord covered the 
daughter of Zfon with a cloud 
in his anger, and "cast down from 
heaven unto the earth *the beauty of 
l§'ra-el,and remembered not '"his foot- 
stool in the day of his anger ! 
2 The Lord hath swallowed up all 
the habitations of Ja'cob, and hath 
not pitied : he hath thrown down in 
his wrath the strong holds of the 
daughter of Jii'dah; he hath 'brought 
them down to the ground : he '^hath 



CHAP. 2, 

a Mat.11,23 

h 2 Sam. 
1,19 

c lChr.2S,2 

1 made to 
toucli. 

d Ps. 89, 39 

e Job 16, 15 

/ Ps. 74, 11 

g Isa. 63, 10 

2 all the de- 
sirable of 
the eye. 

7i2Ki.25,9 
Jer. 52,13 

i Ps. 80, 12 
Ps. 89, 40 
Isa. 5, 5 

3 Or, hedge, 
j Isa. 1, 8 
k Zeph.3,18 
I Ezek.7,20 

4 shut up. 

m Ps. 74, 4 

n Isa. 34, 11 
Amos 7, 7 

5 swalloiv- 
ing up. 

Deut. 
28,36 
2 Ki. 25, 7 

p 2Chr.l5,3 

q Ps. 74, 9 
Ezek.7,26 

r Job 2. 13 
s Ps. 6. 7 
t Job 16. 13 
759 



polluted the kingdom and the princes 
thereof. 

3 He hath cut off in h is fierce anger 
all the "horn of l§'ra-el: -^he hath 
drawn back his right hand from be- 
fore the enemy, and he burned against 
Ja'cob like a flaixiing fire, which de- 
voureth round about. 

4 He '"hath bent his bow like an en- 
emy : he stood with his right hand 
as an adversarv, and slew ^all that 
were pleasant to the eye in the taber- 
nacle of the daughter of Zi'oii: he 
poured out his fury like fire. 

5 The Lord was as an enemy : he 
hath swallowed up isra-el, ''he hath 
swallowed up all her palaces : he hath 
destroyed his strong holds, and hath 
increased in the daughter of Jii'dah 
mourning and lamentation. 

6 And he hath violently 'taken away 
his ^tabernacle, as nf it were of a 
garden : he hath destroyed his places 
of the PcSsembly: the '^Lord hath 
caused the solemn feasts and sab- 
baths to be forgotten in Zi'on, and 
hath despised in the indignation 
of his anger the king and the 
priest. 

7 The Lord hath 'cast off his altar, 
he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he 
hath ^given up into the hand of the 
enemy the walls of her palaces ; "'they 
have made a noise in the house of 
the Lord, as in the day of a solemn 
feast. 

8 The Lord hath purposed to de- 
stroy the wall of the daughter of 
Zi'on : "he hath stretched out a line, 
he hath not withdrawn his hand from 

destroying: therefore he made the 
rampart and the wall to lament-, 
they languished together. 

9 Her gates are sunk into the g round ; 
he hath destroyed and broken her 
bars : "her king and her princes are 
among the Gen'tlle§ : ^the law is no 
more; *her prophets also find no 
vision from the Lord. 

10 The elders of the daughter of 
Zi'on sit ''upon the ground, and keep 
silence : they have cast up dust upon 
their heads ; they have girded them- 
selves with sackcloth : the virgins of 
Je-ru'sa-lem hang down their heads 
to the ground. 

11 Mine 'eyes do fail with tears, my 
bowels are troubled, 'my liver is 
poured upon the earth, for the de- 
struction of the daughter of my peo* 
pie; because the children and the 



Jeremiah appealeth to God. LAMENTATIONS, 3. 



Ills oy)n calamities. 



sucklings ^swoon in the streets of the 
city. ^ 

1 2 They say to their mothers, Where 
is corn and wine ? when they swooned 
as the wounded in the streets of the 
city, when their soul was poured out 
into their mothers' bosom. 

13 What thing shall I take to wit- 
ness for thee? "what thing shall I 
liken to thee,0 daughter of Je-ru'sa- 
lem ? what shall I equal to thee, that 
I may comfort thee, O virgin daugh- 
ter of Zf on ? for thy breach is great 
like the sea : who can heal thee ? 

14 Thy prophets have seen vain and 
foolish things for thee : and they 
have not discovered '^^thine iniqui- 
ty, to turn away thy captivity ; but 
have seen for thee false burdens and 
causes of banishment. 

1 5 All "that pass 'by clap tJieir hands 
at thee ; they hiss and wag their head 
at the daughter of Je-ru'sa-lem, say- 
ing^ Is this the city that Qjien call 
''The perfection of beauty, The joy of 
the vv hole earth ? 

16 Ail thine enemies ha.ve opened 
their mouth against thee : they hiss 
and gnash the teeth: they say, We 
^have swallowed her up: certainly 
this is the day that we looked for ; we 
have found, 'we have seen it. 

IT The Lord hath done that which 
he had "devised; he hath fulfilled 
his word that he had commanded in 
the days of old: he hath thrown 
down, and hath not pitied: and he 
hath caused thine enemy to *rejoice 
over thee, he hath set up the horn of 
thine adversaries. 

1 8 Their heart cried unto the Lord, 
O wall of the daughter of Zf on, 'let 
tears run down like a river day and 
night: give thyself no rest; let not 
the apple of thine eye cease. 

] 9 Arise, cry out in the night : in 
the beginning of ''the watches pour 
^out thine heart like water before the 
face of the Lord : lift up thy hands 
toward him for the life of thy young 
children, that faint for hunger -^"in the 
top of every street. 

20 Behold, O Lord, and consider to 
•^whom thou hast done this. Shall 
'^the women eat their fruit, and chil- 
dren ®of a span long ? shall *the priest 
and the prophet be slain in the sanc- 
tuary of the Lord ? 

21 The •'young and the old lie on the 
ground in the sti-eets: my virgins 
and my young nien are fallen by the 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 2. 

6 Or, faint. 

u.Job 5, 1 
Dan. 9, 12 

H Isa. 58, 1 

w 1 Ki. 9, 8 

7 huthe 
way. 

X Ps. 48. 2 
Ps. 50, 3 

y Ps. 56, 2 

z Ps. 35, 21 

a Lev.26,16 
Deut. 
28,15 

b Ps. 38, 16 
Ps. 89.42 

c Jer. 14,17 
ch. 1, 18 

d Mark 
13,35 

e Ps. 62, 8 

/ Isa. 51. 20 
ch. 4, 1 
Nah. 3, 10 

17 Ex. 32, 11 

h Lev.26,29 
Deut. 

28,53 
Jer. 19, 9 
ch.4, 10 

8 Ov, swad- 
dled ivitli 
their 
hands. 

i ch. 4, 13 

j 2 Chr. 
36,17 

k Ps. 31, 13 
Jer, 46, 5 

I Hos. 9, 12 



CHAP. 3. 

a Ps. 88, 5 

b .lob 30, 20 
Ps. 22, 2 

c Hos. 5, 14 

d Hos. 6, 1 

e Job 7, 20 
Ps. 38, 2 

1 sons. 
/Jer. 20, 7 
Jer. 9, 15 

2 bitter- 
7iesses. 

h Pro. 20,17 

3 Or, rolled 
me in the 
ashes. 

4 good. 
% Ps. 31. 22 

5 Or, Re- 
member. 

6 bowed. 
'760 



sword; thou hast slain them in the 
day of thine anger; thou hast killed, 
and not pitied. 

22 Thou hast called as in a solemn 
day my ^terrors round about, so that 
in the day of the Lord's anger none 
escaped nor remained : those ^that I 
have swaddled and brought up hath 
mine enemy consumed. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 The prophet bewaU.i his own calamities: 37 his 
linkable conf ess-ion of sins, 

I AM the man that hath seen af- 
fliction by the lod of his wrath. 

2 He hath led me, and brought me 
into darkness, but not into light. 

3 Surely against me is he turned ; 
he turneth his hand against me all 
the day. 

4 My flesh and my skin hath he 
made old ; he hath broken my bones. 

5 He hath builded against me, and 
conipassed me with gall and travel. 

6 lie ''hath set men in dark places, 
as they that be dead of old. 

7 He hath hedged me about, that I 
cannot get out: he hath made my 
chain heavy. 

8 Also *when I cry and shout, he 
shutteth out my prayer. 

9 He hath inclosed my w^ays with 
hewn stone, he hath made my paths 
crooked. 

10 He "was unto me as a bear ly- 
ing in wait, and as a lion in secret 
places. 

11 He hath turned aside my ways, 
and pulled '^me in pieces: he hath 
made me desolate. 

1 2 He hath bent his bow, and set "^me 
as a mark for the arrow. 

1 3 He hath caused the 'arrows of his 
quiver to enter into my reins. 

141 was a derision -^to all my peo- 
ple ; a7id their song all the day. 

15 He hath infilled me with -bitter- 
ness, he hath made me drunken with 
wormwood, 

16 He hath also broken my teeth 
with ''gravel stones, he hath ^covered 
me with ashes. 

17 And thou hast removed my soul 
far off from peace : I f orgat "pros- 
perity. 

1 8 And T said, My strength and my 
hope is perished from the Lord : 

19 ^Remembering mine affliction 
and my misery, the wormwood and 
the gall. 

20 My soul hath them still in ro- 
membrance, and is ''humbled in me, 



The faithful 



LAMENTATIONS, 4. 



nourish their hope. 



W 




R 



21 This I 'recall to my mind, there- b. c. 588. 
fore have I hope. 

22 t/iJ 3 is of the Lord's mercies that 
we are not consumed, because his 
compassions fail not. 

23 Tliey are new ^every morning: 
great is ''thy faithfulness. 

24 The Lord is my '"portion, saith 
my soul ; therefore will I hope in him. 

25 The Lord is good unto them that 
"wait for him, to the soul that seek- 

eth him. W. Ezek. 18. 23, 

26 /^^ is good that a man should both 
hope and ''quietly wait for the salva- 
tion of the Lord. f. Dan. 3. 16, 17. 

27/^ ^'is good for a man that he Dear 
the 3^oke in his youth. 

23 He '^sitteth alone and keepeth 
silence, because he hath borne it upon 
him. 

29 He 'putteth his mouth in the 
dust ; if so be there may be hope. 

30 He *giveth his cheek to him that 
smiteth him: he is filled full with 
reproach. 

3 1 For 'the Lord will not cast off for 
ever: 

32 But though he cause grief, yet 
will he have compassion according 
to the multitude of his mercies. 

33 For "he doth not afflict Willingly 
nor grieve the children of men.* 

34 To crush under his feet all the 
prisoners of the earth, 

35 To turn aside the right of a man 
before the face of "the most High, 

36 To subvert a man in his cause, 
the 'Lord '"appro veth not. 

37iFWho IS he Hhat saith, and it 12 my sour 
Cometh to pass, lohen the Lord com- j 13 or, more 

tlian all. 

e Ps. 35, 7 
Ps. 69, 4 
Ps. 109, 3 
Ps. 119, 
161 

f Jer.37,16 
Jer.38,6,9 

g Dan. 6, 17 

h Ps. 69, 2 
Ps.l24,4:,5 

i Ps. 130, 1 
Jonah 2,2 

j Ps. 6, 8 
Rom. 8.26 



CHAP. 3. 

7 make to 
return to 
my heart. 

j Ps. 57, 10 
Mai. 3, 6 

k Isa. 33, 2 

I Heb. 
10,23 

m Ps. 16, 5 
Jer.10,16 

n Ps. 130, 6 

o PS..37, 7 

p Ps. 90. 12 

q Jer. 15,17 

r Job 42, 6 

s Mic. 5, 1 
Mat. 5, 39 

t 1 Sam. 
12, 22 
Ps. 94. 14 

u Ps. 119, 
67, 71, 75 
Heb. 
12,10 

8 from ?ds 
heart. 

9 Or, a 

sv/perior. 

V Hab. 1, 13 

10 Or, seeth 
not. 

w Ps. 33, 9 
Jas. 4, 15 

X Job 2, 10 

11 Or. 

murmur. 

y Mic. 7, 9 
z Ps, 119,59 
a Ps. 86, 4 
b Dan, 9, 5 
c lCor.4,13 
d Isa. 63. 15 



mandeth it not? 

38 Out of the mouth of the most 
High proeeedeth not ^evil and good ? 

39 Wherefore doth a living man 
' 'complain, ?'a man for the punish- 
ment of his sins ? 

40 Let -us search and try our ways, 
and turn again lo the Lord! "^^ 

I 4 1 Let "us lift up our heart with our 
! hands unto God in the heavens .f 
{ 42 We *have transgressed and have 
[ rebelled : thou ha.st not pardoned, j 

43 Thou hast covered with anger, ^ Jas. 4, 8 
and persecuted us: thou hast slain,]' Jer. 51,36 
thou hast not pitied. "^ ps. 71, 23 

44 Thou hast covered thyself with « Jer. 11,19 
a cloud, that our prayer should not ps- i89. 2 
pjass through. \p Ps. 88, 4 

45 Thou hast made us as "the off- k* or,o&- 
soouring and refuse in the midst of 1 f^*^'^' 
the people. \q ps. s. 3 

*L Ezek. 18. 31, 32. fO. Ezek. 11. ^61 
19, 20; R. Ezek. 11.18-20; tC. Ezek. 5. 11. 



46 All our enemjes have opened 
their mouths against us, 

47 Fear and a snare is come upon 
us, desolation and destruction. 

48 Mine eye rmmeth down with 
rivers of water for the destruction of 
the daughter of my people. 

49 Mine eye trickleth down, and 
ceasetb not, without any intermission, 

50 Till the Lord '^look down, and 
behold from heaven. 

51 Mine eye affectetli '"mine heart 
' ^because of all the daughters of my 
city. 

52 Mine enemies chased me sore, 
like a bird, 'without cause, 

53 They have cut off my life ■■"in the 
dungeon, and -"cast a stone upon me. 

54 Waters ^flowed over mine head ; 
then I said, I am cut off, 

55 ^I 'called upon thy name, O 
Lord, out of the low dungeon. 

5 6 Thou 4iast heard my voice : hide 
not thine eai' at my breathing, a,t 
my CTj. 

57 Thou '''drewest near in the day 
that I called upon thee : thou saidst, 
Fear not. 

58 Lord, thou hast ^pleaded the 
causes of my soul; "'thou hast re- 
deemed my life. 

59 O Lord, thou hast seen my 
wrong : judge thou my cause. 

60 l^hou hast seen all their venge- 
ance a7id all their "imaginations 
against me. 

61 Thou hast heard their reproach, 
O Lord, and all their imaginations 
against me : 

62 The lips of those that rose up 
against me, and their device again^ 
me all the day. 

63 Behold their "sitting down, and 
their rising up ; I am their musick. 

64 Render ?'unto them a recom- 
pence, O Lord, according to the work 
of their hands. 

65 Give them '^sorrow of heart, thy 
curse unto them. 

Q6 Persecute and destroy them in 
anger from under the ^heavens of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Zion beioatls her pitiful estate : 13 she confesses her 
sins. 21 'Edom threatened. 

HOW is the gold become dim! 
how is the most fine gold 
changed! the stones of the sanctuary*- 
are poured out in the top of every 
street. 
2 The precious sons of ZfSn, cooft' 



Zion bevmileth her estate. LAMENTATIONS, 5. She coniplaineth in prayer. 



parable to fine gold, how are they es- 
teemed "as earthen pitchers, the work 
of the hands of the potter ! 

3 Even the 'sea monsters draw out 
the breast, they give suck to their 
young ones: the daughter of my 
people is become cruel, like the os- 
triches *in the wilderness. 

4 The ''tongue of the sucking child 
cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for 
thirst : the young children ask bread, 
and no man breaketh it unto them. 

5 They that did feed delicately are 
desolate in the streets: they that 
were brought up in scarlet '^embrace 
dunghills. 

6 For the ^punishment of the iniq- 
uity of the daughter of my people 
is greater than the punishment of 
the sin of Sod'om, that was over 
thrown ^as in a moment, and no 
hands stayed on her. 

7 Her ^Naz'a-rltes were purer than 
snow, they were whiter than milk, 
they were more ruddy in body than 
rubies, their polishing loas of sap- 
phire: 

8 Their visage is ^blacker than a 
coal; they are not known in the 
streets : ■'their skin cleaveth to their 
bones ; it is withered, it is become like 
a stick. 

9 They that be slain with the sword 
are better than they that be slain 
with hunger : for these ^pine away, 
stricken through for vjant of the 
fruits of the field. 

10 The ^hands of the pitiful women 
have sodden their own children : they 
were their meat in the destruction of 
the daughter of my people. 

1 1 The Lord hath accomplished his 
fury ; he hath poured out his fierce 
anger, and hath "^kindled a fire in 
Zfon, and it hath devoured the foun- 
dations thereof. 

1 2 The kings of the earth, and all 
'the inhabitants of the world, would 
not have believed that the adversary 
and the enemy should have entered 
into the gates of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

1 3 For •'the sins of her prophets, and 
the iniquities of her priests, that 
%ave shed the blood of the just in 
the n^idst of her, 

14 They have wandered as blind 
men in the streets, ^they have pol- 
luted themselves with blood, *^so that 
men could not touch their garments. 

15 They cried unto them, Depart 
ye ; Ht is unclean ; depart, depart, 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP 4. 
a 2 Cor. 4, 7 

1 Or, sea 

calves. 

b J Ob 39, 14 
c Ps. 22, 15 
d Job 24, 8 

2 Or, 
iniquity. 

e Gen. 
19,25 

3 Or, • 

distin- 

guislied 

ones. 

4 darker 
than 
blackness. 

/Ps. 102, 5 

5 flow out. 
g ch. 2, 20 

h Deut. 

32,22 

i Deut. . 
29,24 

j Jer. 5, 31 

k Mat.23,31 

I Jer. 2, 34 

6 Or, in 
that they 
could not 
huttouch. 

7 Or, ye 
polluted. 

8 Or, face. 
ni ch. 5, 12 
n 2 Ki. 24, 7 
2Ki.25,4 
p Amos 8, 2 

9 Or, the 
lower 
grounds. 

q ch. 2. 9 

r Jer. 52, 9 

10Or,T/ime 
iniquity. 

II Or, carry 
thee cap 
tive for 
thy sins. 



CHAP. 5. 

1 Cometh 
for price. 

2 On our 
necks are 
we perse- 
cuted. 

a Gen. 24, 2 

b Hos. 12, 1 

c Ezek.18,2 
Mat.23,32 

762 



touch not : when they fled away and 
wandered, they said among the 
heathen, They shall no more sojourn 
there. 

16 The ^anger of the Lord hath di- 
vided them ; he will no more regard 
them : '"they respected not the per- 
sons of the priests, they favoured 
not the elders. 

1 T As for us, "our eyes as yet failed 
for our vain help : in our watching 
we have watched for a nation that 
could not save zis. 

1 8 They "hunt our steps, that we 
cannot go in our streets : our end is 
near, our days are fulfilled ; ^'f or our 
end is come. 

1 9 Our persecutors are sw-if ter than 
the eagles of the heaven : they pur- 
sued us upon the mountains, they 
laid wait for us in "the wilderness. 

20 The '^breath of our nostrils, the 
anointed of the Lord, "^was taken in 
their pits, of whom M'e said. Under 
his shadow we shall live among the 
heathen. 

21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter 
of E'dom, that dwellest in the land 
of Uz; the cup also shall pass 
through unto thee: thou shalt be 
drunken, and shalt make thyself 
naked. 

22 '"The punishment of thine in- 
iquity is accomplished, O daughter 
of Zfon ; he will no more carry thee 
away into captivity: he will visit 
thine iniquity, O daughter of E'dom ; 
he will ' 'discover thy sins. 

CHAPTER 5. 

A pitiful complaint of Zion in prayer to God. 

REMEMBER, O Lord, what is 
come upon us: consider, and be- 
hold our reproach. 

2 Our inheritance is turned to 
strangers, our houses to aliens. 

3 We are orphans and fatherless, 
our mothers are as widows. 

4 We have drunken our water for 
money ; our wood 'is sold unto us. 

5 ^Our necks are under persecution : 
we labour, and have no rest. 

6 We "have given the hand Ho the 
E-gyp'tian§, and to the As-syr'i-ans, 
to be satisfied with bread. 

7 Our ""fathers have sinned, and are 
not ; and we have borne their iniqui- 
ties. 

8 Servants have ruled over us : 
there is none that doth deliver us 
out of their hand. 

9 We gat our bread with the peril 



The visions 



EZEKIEL, 1. 



of JEzekiel. 



of our lives because of the sword of 
the wilderness. 

10 Our skin was black like an oven 
because of the ^terrible famine. 

11 They '^ravished the women in 
Zr5n, and the maids in the cities of 
Jii'dah. - 

12 Princes are hanged up by their 
hand : the faces of elders were not 
honoured. 

13 They took the young men "to 
grind, and the children fell under 
the wood. 

14 The -^elders have ceased from the 
gate, the young men from their 
musick. 

15 The joy of our heart is ceased ; 
our dance is turned into mourning. 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 5. 

3 Or, ter- 
rors, or, 
storms. 

d Zech.l4:,2 

e Judg. 
. 16,21 

/3Ki.25,18 

4 Tlie 
crown of 
our head 
is fallen. 

g Ps. 6, 7 

5 for 
length of 
days"? 

6 Or, For 
wilt thou 
utterly 
reject us ? 



16 *The crown is fallen from, our 
head: woe unto us, that we have 
sinned ! 

IT For this our heart is faint; for 
^these things our eyes are dim. 

18 Because of the mountain of Zf- 
6n, which is desolate, the foxes walk 
upon it. 

1 9 Thou, O Lord, remainest for 
ever; thy throne from generation 
to generation. 

2d Wherefore dost thou forget us 
for ever, «?^f/ forsake us ^so long time? 

21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, i P 
and we shall be turned ; rene w our 
days as of old . P. Ezek. 20. 43, 44. 

22 ®But thou hast utterly rejected 
us ; thou art very wroth against us. 



THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET 

EZEKIEL. 



CHAPTER 1. 

EzekieVs vision of four cherublms and four wheels. 

NOW it came to pass in «the thir- 
tieth year, in the fourth month, 
in the fifth day of the month, as I 
was a.mong the 'captives by the river 
of Che'bar, that ''the heavens were 
opened, and I saw visions of God. 

2 In the fifth day of the month, 
which vKis the fifth year of king Je- 
hoi'a-chin's captivity, 

3 The ''word of the Lord came ex- 
pressly unto ^E-ze'ki-el the priest, the 
son of Bii'zi, in the land of the Chal- 
de'an§ by the river Che'bar ; and '^the 
hand of the Lord was there upon 
him. 

4 IFAnd I looked, and, behold, a 
^whirlwind came •''out of the north, a 
great cloud, and a fire ^infolding it- 
self, and a brightness -was about it, 
and out of the midst thereof as the| 
colour of amber, out of the midst of 
the fire. 

5 Also ^out of the midst thereof 
came the likeness of four living 
creatures. And this Hoas their ap- 
pearance ; they had the likeness of 
a man. 

6 And every one had four faces, 
and every one had four wings. 

7 And their feet were ^straight feet ; 
and the sole of their feet loas like 
i-h« sole of a calf's foot : and thev 



B. C. 595. 



CHAP. 1. 
a 2 Ki. 23, 3 

1 captivity, 
b Mat. 3, 16 
c 2 Pet.1,21 

2 Jehezkel. 

a 2 Ki. 3, 15 

e Jer.23,19 

/.Ter. 1,14 
Jer. 4:, 6 
Jer. 6, 1 

3 catching 

itself. 

g Rev. 4, 6 

h ch. 10, 8 

4 a straight 
foot. 

i Dan. 10, 6 
Rev. 1, 15 

j ch. 10,-18 

k Rev. 4, 7 

/ Num.2,10 

5 Or, 

divided 
above. 

m Isa. 6, 2 . 

n Rev. 4, 5 

Zech.4,10 

763 



sparkled 'like the colour of burnished 
brass. 

8 And Jthey had the hands of a man 
under their wings on their four 
sides ; and they four had their faces 
and their wings. 

9 Their wings were joined one to 
another ; they turned not when they 
went ; they went every one straight 
forward. 

10 As for •^the likeness of their 
faces, they four ^had the face of a 
man, and the face of a lion, on the 
right side : and they four had the 
face of an ox on the left side ; 
they four also had the face of an 
eagle. 

11 Thus were their faces : and their 
wings icere ^stretched upward ; two 
loings of every one were joined one 
to another, and '"two covered their 
bodies. 

1 2 And they went every one straight 
forward : whither the spirit was to 
go, they went ; a7id they turned not 
when they went. 

1 3 As for the likeness of the living 
creatures, their appearance loas like 
burning coals of fire, '"and like the 
appearance of lamx:)s : it went up and 
down among the living creatures; 
and the fire was bright, and out of 
the fire went forth lightning. 

14 And the living creatures "ran 



Visions of the four loheels. 



EZEKIEL, 2. 



EzekieVs commAssion. 



and returned as the appearance of a 
^flash of lightning. 

15 If Now as I beheld the living 
creatures, behold ?one wheel upon 
the earth by the living creatures, 
with his four faces. 

1 6 The ^appearance of the wheels 
and their work was 'like unto the 
colour of a beryl : and they four had 
one likeness t and their appearance 
and their work loas as it were a 
wheel in the middle of a Avheel. 

IT When they went, they went 
upon their four sides : ayid they 
turned not when they vv^ent. 

18 As for their rings, they were so 
high that they were dreadful ; and 
their *^rings vnere ^full of eyes round 
about them four. 

1 9 And "when the living creatures 
went, the wheels went by them : and 
when the living creatures were lifted 
up from the earth, the wheels were 
lifted up. 

20 Whithersoever the spirit was to 
go, they went, thither v^as their 
spirit to go; and the wheels were 
lifted up over against them : for the 
spirit ■'of the living creature loas in 
the wheels. 

21 When those went, these went ; 
and when those stood, these stood; 
and when those were lifted up from 
the earth, the wheels were lifted up 
over against them : for the spirit ^of 
the living creature id as in the 
wheels. 

22 And *the likeness of the firma- 
ment upon the heads of the living 
creature was as the colour of the 
terrible crystal, stretched forth over 
their heads above. 

23 And under the firmament tnere 
their wings straight, the one toward 
the other: every one had two, which 
covered on this side, and every one 
had two, which covered on that side, 
their bodies. 

24- And ""when they went, I heard 
the noise of their wings, like ""the 
noise of great waters, as the "^voice 
of the Almighty, the voice of speech, 
as the noise of an host : when thev 
stood, they let down their wings. 

25 And there was a voice from the 
firmament Xhsit'was over their heads, 
when they stood, and had let down 
their wings. 

26 IT And 'above the firmament that 
was over their heads toas the like- 
ness of a throne, "as the appearance 



B. C. 595. 



CHAP. 1. 

p Ex. 3, 2 
Judg. 
13,20 
2 Ki. 2, 11 
2 Ki. 6, 17 
Ps. 104, 4 
Mat.24,27 
Heb. 1, 7 

q ch. 10. 9 

T ch.10.9.10 

s Dan. 10,6 

6 Or, 

strokes. 

t 2Chr.l6,9 
Pro. 15, 3 
ch. 10, 12 
Zech.4,10 
Rev. 5. 6 

u ch. 10, 
16, 17 

7 Or, of 
life. 

8 Or, of 

life. 

V ch. 10, 1 

w ch. 10, 5 

X ch. 43, 2 
Dan. 10, 6 
Rev. 1, 15 

y Job 37, 
4, 5 

Ps. 29, 3 
Ps. 68. 33 

z ch. 10, 1 

a Ex. 24, 10 

b Isa. 6, 1 
Rev. 1, 13 

c ch. 8, 2 

d Rev. 4. 3 
Rev. 10, 1 

e Ex. 33, 20 
Num.12,8 

/Dan. 8, 17 
Acts 9, 4 
Rev. 1, 17 



CHAP. 2. 

a Dan. 
10, 11 

b ch. 3, 24 

1 nations. 

c Jer. 3, 25 
d ch. 3, 7 

2 hard of 
face. 

e ch. 3, 11 

/ ch. 33, 33 
2Cor.2,16 

(I Mat. 10, 28 
Lu. 12. 4 

3 Or, rebels. 
Jer. 6. 28 

;i Heb.11,27 
1 Pet.3,14 

i ch.3,36,27 

j Jer.1,7,17 

4 rebellion 
k Rev. 10, 9 

764 



of a sapphire stone: and upon the 
likeness of the throne was the like- 
ness *as the appearance of a man 
above upon it. 

27 And '^I saw as the colour of am- 
ber, as the appearance of fire round 
about within it, from the appearance 
of his loins even upward, and from 
the appearance of his loins even 
downward, I saw as it were the ap- 
pearance of fire, and it had bright- 
ness round about. 

28 As "^the appearance of the bow 
that is in the cloud in the day of 
rain, so was the appearance of the 
brightness round about. This 'was 
the appearance of the likeness of the 
glory of the Lord. And when I saw 
it, -^I fell upon my face, and I heard 
a voice of one that spake. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 EzekieVs commifision : 6 his instruciioti : 9 the roll 
of heavy judgmeyits spread before him. 

AND he said unto me. Son of 
man, "stand upon thy feet, and 
I will speak unto thee. 

2 And ''the spirit entered into me 
when he spake unto me, and set me 
upon my feet, that I heard him that 
spake imto me. 

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, ' 
I send thee to the children of Is'ra-el, 
to a rebellious ^nation that hath re- 
belled against me: they ""and their 
fathers have transgressed against 
me, even unto this very day, 

4 For '^they are ^impudent children 
and stiffhea,rted. I do send thee 
unto them ; and thou shalt say unto 
them, Thus saith the Lord God. * 

5 And 'they, whether they will 
hear, or whether they will forbear, 
(for they are a rebellious house,) yet 
-^shall know that there hath been a 
prophet among them. N. 3. 18, 19. 

6 TAnd thou, son of man, ^be not 
afraid c^f them, neither be afraid of 
their words, though ^briers and 
thorns he with thee, and thou dost 
dwell among scorpions: ^be not 
afraid of their words, nor be dis- 
mayed at their looks, 'though they 
he a rebellious house. 

7 And •'thou shalt speak my words 
unto them, whether they will hear, 
or whether they will forbear:- for 
they are ^most rebellious. 

8 But thou, son of man, hear what I 
say unto thee ; Be not thou rebellious 
like that rebellious house : open thy 
mouth, and *eat that I give thee. 

* A. 6. 7. " 



k 
N 



Ezekiel eateth the roll. 



EZEKIEL, 3. 



The rule of prophecy. 



9 If And when I looked, behold, an 
Tiand w(Jbs sent unto me ; and, lo, "'a 
roll of a book loas therein ; 

10 And he spread it before me ; and 
it 'was written within and without : 
and there teas written therein lamen- 
tations, and mourning, and "woe. 

CHAPTER 3, 

1 Ezekiel eals the r-oll: 15 God shews him the rule 
of prophecy. 

]\/rOREOVER he said unto me 
ItjL Son of man, eat that thou find 
est ; "eat this roll, and go speak unto 
the house of l§'ra-el. 

2 So I opened my mouth, and he 
caused me to eat that roll. 

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, 
cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy 
bowels with this roll that I give thee. 
Then did I *eat it ; and it was in my 
mouth as honey for sweetness. 

4 If And he said unto me, Son of man, 
go, get thee unto the house of Is'ra-el, 
and speak with my words unto them. 

5 For thou art not sent to a people 
'of a strange speech and of an hard 
language, but to the house of is'ra-el ; 

6 Not to many people -of a strange 
speech and of an hard language, 
whose words thou canst not under- 
stand. ^Surely, had I sent thee to 
them, they w^ould have hearkened 
unto thee. 

7 But the house of l§'ra-el will not 
hearken unto thee ; ''for they will not 
hearken unto me : for all the house 
of l§'ra-el are ^impudent and hard- 
hearted. 

8 Behold, I have made thy face 
strong against their faces, and thy 
forehead strong against their fore- 
heads. 

9 As '^an adamant harder than flint 
have I made thy forehead; fear them 
not, neither be dismayed at their 
looks, though they ^e a rebellious 
house. 

10 Moreover he said unto me. Son of 
man, all my words that I shall speak 
unto thee receive in thine heart, and 
hear with thine ears. 

11 And go, get thee to them of the 
captivity, unto the children of thy 
I)eople, and speak unto them, and tell 
them, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
whether they will hear, or whether 
they will forbear. 

1 2 Then "the spirit took me up, and 
I heard behind me a voice of a great 
rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory 
of the Lord from his place. 



B. C. 595. 



CHAP. 2. 

I Jer. 1, 9 
ch. 8, 3 

m ch. .% 1 

n Isa. 3, 11 



CHAP. 3. 

a ch. 2, 8, 9 

b .Jer. 15, 16 
Kev. 10, 9 

1 deep of 
lip, and 
heavy of 
tongue. 

^ deep of 
lip, atid 
heamj of 
language. 

3 Or, If T 
had sent 
thee, etc., 
would 
they not 
have 

hearkened 
unto thee? 
Mat.11,21 

John 
15,20 

stiff of 
forehead, 
and hard 
of heart- 

d Jer. 1, 18 

e ch. 8, 3 
Acts 8, 39 

5 kissed. 

6 bitter. 

7 hot anger. 

/2Ki.3, 15 

Job 2, 13 
Ps. 137, 1 

h Isa. 52, 8 

i Rom. 1.16 
1 Tim. 
4,16 

j ch. 33, 6 

k Acts20,26 



ch. 18, 24 
2 Pet.2,20 



8 righteous- 
nesses. 

m Rom. 2, 7 

n Acts 18, 6 

ch. 8, 4 

p ch. 1, 28 

q ch. 1, 1 

r ch. 2, 2 
765 



13 7" heard also the noise of the 
v/ings of the living creatures that 
^touched one another, and the noise 
of the wheels over against them, and 
a noise of a great rushing. 

1-1 So the spirit lifted me up, and 
took me away, and I went '^in bitter- 
ness, in the lieat of my spirit ; but 
^the hand of the Lord was strong 
upon me. 

15 IThen I came to them of the cap- 
tivity^ at Tel-a'bib, that dwelt by the 
river of Che 'bar, and ^I sat where they 
sat, and remained there astonished 
among them seven days. 

1 6 And it came to pass at the end of 
seven days, that the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

1 7 Son of man, I have made thee a 
Hvatchman unto the house of l§'ra-el : 
there fore hear the word at my mouth, 
and give them warning from me. 
I 18 When I say unto the wicked," 
Thou shalt surely die ; and thou 
givest him not warning, nor speakest 
to warn the wicked from his wicked 
way, *to save his life ; the same wick- 
ed mail ■'''shall die in his iniquity; but 
his blood will I require at thine hand. 

19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and 
he tuiTi not from his wickedness, nor 
from his wicked way, he shall die in 
his iniquity ; but ^thou hast delivered 
thy soul. ^ H. 7. 3, 4; N. 20. 7, 8. 

20 Again, When a ^righteous ma7i 
doth turn from his ^righteousness, 
and commit iniquity, and I lay a 
stumblingblock before him, he shall 
die : because thou hast not given him 
warning, he shall die in his sin, and 
his righteousness Avhich he hath done 
shall not be remembered ; but his 
blood will I require at thine hand. 

21 Nevertheless if thou Avarn the 
righteous man,that the righteous sin 
not. and he doth not sin, he shall sure- 
ly "'live, because he is warned; also 
"thou hast delivered thy soul. 

22 1 And the hand of the Lord was 
there upon rne; and he said unto me. 
Arise, go forth into 'the plain, and I 
will there talk with thee. 

23 Then I arose, and went forth into 
the plain : and, behold, ^the glory of 
the Lord stood there, as the glory 
which I ?saw by the river of Che'bar : 
and I fell on my face. 

24 Then 'the spirit entered into me, 
and set me upon my feet, and spake 
with me, and said unto me, Go, shut 
thyself within thine house. 



H 

N 



Type of a siege, and 



EZEKIEL, 4, 



25 But thou, O son of man, behold, 
*they shall put bands upon thee, and 
shall bind thee with them, and thou 
shalt not go out among them : 

26 And 4 will make thy tongue 
cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that 
thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be 
to them "a reprover : for "they are a 
rebellious house. 

27 But "when I speak with thee, I 
will open thy mouth, and thou shalt 
say unto them, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; He that heareth, let him hear ; 
and he that forbeareth, let him for- 
bear : ""f or they are a rebellious house. 

CHAPTER 4. 

By the type of a siege is skewed the ti^ne from Jero- 
boam's defeciioii to the captivity. 

THOU also, son of man, take thee 
a tile, and lay it before thee, and 
pourtray uponit the city, even Je-ru'- 
sa-lem : 

2 And lay siege against it, and build 
a fort against it, and cast a mount 
against it ; set the camp also against 
it, and set ^haltering rams against it 
round about. 

3 Moreover take thou unto thee ^an 
iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron 
between thee and the city : and set 
thy face against it, and it shall be 
besieged, and thou shalt lay siege 
against it. ''This shall he a sign to 
the house of l§'ra-el. 

4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, 
and lay the iniquity of the house of 
i§'ra-el upon it: according to the 
number of the days that thou shalt lie 
upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. 

5 For I have laid upon thee the 
years of their iniquity, according to 
the number of the days, ^three hun- 
dred and ninety days : *so shalt thou 
bear the iniquity of the house of !§'- 
ra-el. 

6 And when thou hast accomplished 
them, lie again on thy right side, and 
thou shalt bear the iniquity of the 
house of Jii'dah forty days : I have 
appointed thee *each day for a year. 

7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face 
toward the siege of Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
thine arm shall he uncovered, and 
thou shalt prophesy against it. 

8 And, ''behold, I will lay bands 
upon thee, and thou shalt not turn 
thee ^from one side to another, till 
thou hast ended the days of thy siege. 

9 IFTake thou also unto thee wheat, 
and barley, and beans, and lentiles, 
and millet, and "fitches, and put 



B. C. 595. 



CHAP. 3. 

s cli. 4, 8 

i ch. 24, 27 
Lu. 1, 

20,22 

9 a man 
reprov- 
ing. 

u ch. 2, 5, 6 

V ch. 24, 27 
ch. 33, 22 

w ch. 12,2,3 



CHAP. 4. 

1 Or, chief 
leaders. 
ch. 21, 22 

2 Or, a flat 
plate, or, 
slice. 

a ch. 12, 
6,11 
ch. 24, 

24,27 

3 From the 
estab- 
lishment 
of idola- 
try by 
Jero- 
boam, 
1 Ki. 12, 
26, till 
B. C. 585. 

b Num. 
14,34 

a day for 
a year, a 
day for 
a year. 

c ch. 8, 25 

5 from thy 
side to 
thy side. 

6 OVySpelt. 
d Hos. 9, 8 

e Acts 10,14 

/Ex. 22,81 
Lev.11,40 
Lev.17,15 

Q Deut. 14,3 
Isa. 65, 4 

h Lev.26,26 
Ps. 105,16 
Isa. 3, 1 
ch. 5, 16 
ch. 14, 13 

I Deut. 

28,48 
ch. 12, 19 

j Lev.26,39 
ch. 24, 23 



B. C. 594. 

CHAP. 5. 

a Lev. 21, 5 
Isa. 7, 20 
ch. 44, 20 

b ch. 4, 1 

c Jer. 40, 6 
Jer. 52, 16 

1 winqs. 

766 



5. of the prophet's hair. 

them in one vessel, and make thee 
bread thereof, according to the num- 
ber of the days that thou shalt lie 
upon thy side, three hundred and 
ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. 

10 And thy meat which thou shalt 
eat shall he by weight, twenty shek- 
els a day : from time to time shalt 
thou eat it. 

1 1 1'hou shalt drink also water by 
measure, the sixth part of an hin; 
from time to time shalt thou drink. 

12 And thou shalt eat it as barley 
cakes, and thou shalt bake it with 
dung that cometh out of man,' in 
their sight. 

13 And the Lord said, Even thus 
shall the '^children of i§'ra-el eat their 
defiled bread among the Gen'tileg, 
whither I will drive them. 

14 Then said 1, 'Ah Lord God ! be- 
hold, my soul hath not been polluted : 
for from my youth up even. till now 
have I -^not eaten of that which dieth 
of itself, or is torn in pieces ; neither 
came there abominable ^flesh into 
my mouth. 

lo Then he said unto me, Lo, I have 
given thee cow's dung for man's 
dung, and thou shalt prepare thy 
bread therewith. 

16 Moreover he said unto me, Son 
of man, behold, I will break the ^staff 
of bread in Je-ru'sa-lem: and they 
shall 'eat bread by weight, and vvith 
care ; and they shall drink water by 
measure, and with astonishment : 

17 That they may want bi*ead and 
water, and be astonied one with an- 
other, and consume •'away for their 
iniquity. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Under the type of hair is shewed the judgment of 
Jerusalew, for rebellion, 12 by famine, sword, and 
dispersioii.' 

AND thou, son of man, take thee 
a sharp knife, take thee a bar- 
ber's razor, "and cause it to pass upon 
thine head and upon thy beard i 
then take thee balances to weigh, 
and divide the hair. 

2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third 
part in the midst of *the city, when 
the days of the siege are fulfilled : 
and thou shalt take a third part, and 
smite about it with a knife : and a 
third part thou shalt scatter in the 
wind ; and I will draw out a sword 
after them. 

3 Thou '^shalt also take thereof a 
few in number, and bind them in 
thy ^skirts. 



Judgment of Jerusalem, 



EZEKIEL, 6. 



and of Israel. 



4 Then take of them again, and cast 
''them into the midst of the fire, and 
burn them in the fire; for thereof 
shall a fire come forth into all the 
house of l§'ra-el. 

5 IFThus saith tlie Lord God ; This is 
Je-ru'sa-lem: I have set it in the 
midst of the nations and countries 
that are round about her. 

6 And she hath "changed my judg- 
ments ipto wickedness more than 
the nations, and my statutes more 
than the countries that are round 
about her: for they have refused 
my judgments and my statutes, 
they have not walked in them. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 
Because ye multiplied more than 
the nations that are round about you, 
rt7?cZhave not walked in my statutes, 
neither have kept my judgments, 
neither have done according to the 
-■'^ judgments of the nations that are 
.round about you ; A. 9. 9. 

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, 1, even I, atn against 
thee, and will execute judgments 
in the midst of thee in the sight of 
the nations. 

9 And^I will do in thee that v%^hich 
I have not done, and whereunto I 
will not do any more the like, be- 
cause of all thine abominations. 

10 Therefore the fathers ''shall eat 
the sons in the midst of thee, and 
the sons shall eat their fathers ; and 
I will execute judgments in thee, 
and the whole remnant of thee will I 
'scatter into all the winds. 

f 11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the 
! Lord God ; Surely, because thou hast 
-'defiled my sanctuarj^ with all thy 
detestable things, and with all thine 
abominations, therefore will I also di- 
minish thee ; neither shall mine eye 
.spare, neither will I have any pity. * 

1 2 %A 'third part of thee shall die 
with the pestilence, and with famine 
shall they be consumed in the midst 
of thee ; and a third part shall fall 
by the sword round about thee ; and 
"'I will scatter a third part into all 
the winds, and "I will draw out a 
sword after them. 

13 Thus shall mine anger "be ac- 
complished, and I will cause my fury 
to rest upon them, ^and I will be 
comforted: and they shall know 
that I the Lord have spoken it in 
my zeal, when I have accomplished 
my fury in them. 

*C. 21,7. 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 5. 

d Jer.41,1,2 
Jer. 44, 14 

e Rom.1,25 
Jude 4 

/Jer. 2, 10 
ch. 11, 12 
ch. 16, 47 

g Lam. 4, 6 
Dan. 9, 12 
Amos 3, 2 

h Lev.26,29 
Deut. 
28, 53 
Jer. 19, 9 
Lam. 2,20 
Lam. 4.10 

i Lev.26,33 
Deut. 
28,64 
ch. 12, 14 
Zech. 2, 6 

j 2 Chr. 
36, 14 
ch. 7, 20 
ch. 8, 5 
ch. 23, 38 

fe ch. 11, 21 

I Jer. 15, 2 
Jer. 21, 9 
ch. 6, 12 

m Jer. 9, 16 
ch. 6, 8 

n Lev.26,33 
ch. 12, 14 

Lam.4,11 

p Deut. 
32, 36 
Isa. 1, 24 

Q Lev.26,31 
Neh. 2, 17 

r Deut. 

28, 37 
1 Ki. 9, 7 
Ps. 79, 4 
Jer. 24, 9 
Lam. 2,15 

s ICor. 
10. 11 

t ch.25,17 

u Deut. 
32,23 
ch. 14, 21 
ch. 33, 27 
ch. 34, 25 

V Lev.26,22 

w ch. 38, 22 



CHAP. 6. 

a ch. 36, 1 
li Lev.26,30 

1 Or, sun 

images. 

c Lev.26,30 

2 dungy 
gods. 
ch. 8, 10 

3 give. 

d Jer. 44, 28 
ch.5,2,12 
ch. 12, 16 
ch. 14, 22 

767 



14 Moreover ?I will make thee 
waste, and a reproach among the 
nations that are round about thee, 
in the sight of all that pass by. 

15 So it shall be a 'reproach and a 
taunt, an 'instruction and an aston- 
ishment unto the nations that are 
round about thee, when I shall exe- 
cute judgments in thee in anger and 
in fury and in 'furious rebukes. I 
the Lord have spoken it. 

16 When I shall "send upon them 
the evil arrows of famine, which 
shall be for their destruction, a?id 
which I will send to destroy you: and 
I will increase the famine upon you, 
and will break your staff of bread : 

1 7 So will I send upon you famine 
and evil ''beasts, and they shall be- 
reave thee; and ""pestilence and blood 
shall pass through thee ; and I wiU 
bring the sword upon thee. I the 
Lord have spoken it. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Judgmerd of Israel for their idolatry. 8 A rem- 
nant shall be saved, etc. 

A ND the word of the Lord came 
jTjl unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, set thy face toward 
the mountains ''of I§'ra-el, and proph- 
esy against them, 

3 And say. Ye mountains of is'ra- 
el, hear the word of the Lord (tOD ; 
Thus saith the Lord God to the 
mountains, and to the hills, to the 
rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, 
I, even I, will bring a sword upon 
you, and *I will destroy your high 
places. 

4 And your altars shall be desolate^ 
and your 'images shall be broken : 
and T will cast do^\ai your slain 77ien 
before your ^idols, 

5 And I mil lay the dead carcases 
of the children of l§'ra-el before their 
idols ; and I will scatter your bones 
round about your altars. 

6 In all your dwellingplaces the cit- 
ies shall be laid waste, and the high 
places shall be desolate ; that your 
altars may be laid waste and made i 
desolate, and your idols may be 
broken and cease, and your images; 
may be cut down, and your works 
may be abolished. 

7 And the slain shall fall in the 
midst of you, and ye shall know that 
I am the Lord. 

8 IT Yet '^will I leave a remnant, that 
ye may have some that shall escape 
the sword among the nations, when 



Final desolation 



EZEKIEL, 7. 



of Israel. 



ye shall be scattered through the 
countries. 

9 And they that escape of you shall 
remember me among the nations 
whither they shall be carried cap- 
tives, because 'I am broken with their 
whorish heart, which hath departed 
from me, and -^ with their eyes, which 
go a whoring after their idols : ^and 
they shall lothe themselves for the 
evils which they have committed in 
all their abominations. 

1 And they shall know that I aw 
the Lord, and that I have not said 
in vain that I would do this evil un- 
to them. 

11 VThus saith the Lord God ; 
Smite with '^thine hand, and stamp 
with thy foot, and say, Alas for all 
the evil abominations of the house 
of Is'ra-el ! 'for they shall fall by the 
sword, by the famine, and by the 
pestilence. 

12 He that is far off shall die of the 
pestilence ; and he that is near shall 
fall by the sword : and he that re- 
maineth and is besieged shall die by 
the famine : thus will 1 accomplish 
my fury upon them. 

13 Then shall ye know that I am 
the Lord, when their slain 7nen shall 
be among their idols round about their 
altars, •'upon every high hill, '^in all 
the tops of the mountains, and -under 
every green tree, and under every 
thick oak, the place where they did 
offer sweet savour to all their idols. 

14 So will I '"stretch out my hand 
upon them, and make the land deso- 
la,te, yea, ^more desolate than the wil- 
derness toward "Dib'lath, in all their 
habitations: and they shall know 
that I ajn the Lord. 

CHAPTP^R 7. 

1 IfiraeV s final desolation. 16 Mournful repentance 
of those who escape. 23 Under the type of a chain 
is shewed their miserable captivity. 

MOREOVER the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 

2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith 
the Lord God unto the land of is'ra- 
el ; ^An end, the end is come upon 
the four corners of the land. 
H r 3 IS'ow is the end come upon thee, 
and I will send mine anger upon thee, 
and will judge thee according to thy 
ways, and will ^recompense upon thee 
all thine abominations. 

4 And *mine eye shall not spare 
thee, neither will I have pity : but I 
will recompense thy ways upon thee, 
and thine abominations shall be in 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 6. 

e P3. 78, 40 
Isa. 7, 13 
Isa. 43, 24 
Isa. 63, 10 

/Num. 
15,39 
ch. 20, 7 

q Lev.26,39 
.Job 42, G 
ch. 20, 43 
ch. 36, 31 

/( ch. 21. 14 

i ch. 5, 12 

j Jer. 2, 20 

k Hos. 4, 13 

I Isa. 57, 5 

?ji Isa. 5, ^o 

4 Or, deso- 
late from 
the wil- 
derness. 

n Num. 
33,46 



CHAP. 7. 

a Amos 8, 2 
, Mat. 24, e 

1 give. 

b ch. 5, 11 

c ch. 6, 7 
ch. 12, 20 

2 awaketh 
against 
thee, 

d Zeph.1,14 

3 Or, echo, 
e cli. 20, 8 

4 upon thee. 
/Jer.6, 7 

5 Or, 

tumult. 

6 Or, their 
tumultu- 
ous per- 
sons. 

g Jer, 16, 5 

7 though 
their life 
were yet 
among the 
living. 

8 Or, whose 
life is in 
his in- 
iquity. 

9 his in~ 
iquity. 

h Deut. 
32, 25 

i ch. 6, 8 

j Isa. 13, 7 

10 go into 
water. 

7f}8 



the midst of thee : and '^ye shall know I 
that I am the Lord. H. 8. 17, 18.J 

5 Thus saith the Lord God; An 
evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 

6 An end is come, the end is come : 
it %vatcheth for thee ; behold, it is 
come. 

7 The morning is come unto thee, 
O thou that dwellest in the land: 
the '^time is come, the day of trouble 
is near, and not the ^sounding again 
of the mountains. 

8 Now v/ill I shortly 'pour out my 
fury upon thee, and accomplish mine 
anger upon thee: and I will judge 
thee according to thy ways, and will 
recompense thee for all thine abom- 
inations. 

9 And mine eye shall not spare, 
neither will I have pity : I will rec- 
ompense *thee according to thy ways 
and thine abominations that are in 
the midst of thee ; and ye shall know 
that I a?n the Lord that smiteth. 

10 Behold the day, behold, it is 
come : the morning is gone forth ; 
the rod hath blossomed, pride hath 
budded. 

11 Violence -^'is risen up into a rod 
of wickedness: none of them shall 
remain, nor of their ^multitude, nor 
of any of ^'their's : neither shall Hhere 
be wailing for them. 

1 2 The time is come, the day draw- 
eth near : let not the buyer rejoice, 
nor the seller mourn : for v/rath is 
upon all the multitude thereof. 

13 For the seller shall not return to 
that which is sold, 'although they 
were yet alive : for the vision is 
touching the whole multitude there- 
of, tchich shall not return; neither 
shall any strengthen himself ^in ^the 
iniquity of his life. 

14 They have blown the trumpet, 
even to make all ready; but none 
goeth to the battle : for my wrath 
is upon all the multitude thereof. 

1 5 The ^sword is without, and the 
pestilence and the famine within: 
he that is in the field shall die with 
the sword ; and he that is in the city, 
famine and pestilence shall devour 
him. 

16 HBut *they that escape of them 
shall escape, and shall be on the 
mountains like doves of the valleys, 
all of them mourning, every one for 
his iniquity. 

17 All >hands shall be feeble, and all 
knees shall ^"be weak as water. 



H 



Israel's desolation. 



EZEKIEL, 8. 



(Jhamhers of imagery^ 



G 



18 They shall also^ird themselves 
with sackcloth, and 'horror shall 
cover them; and sham^ shall be 
upon all faces, and balaness upon all 
their heads, 

19 They shall cast their silver in the 
streets, and their gold shall be ^ ^re- 
moved : their ""vsilver and their gold 
shall not be aoie do deliver them in 
the day of the wrath of the Lord : 
they shall not satisfy their souls, 

leither fill their bowels : ^-because it 
is ''the stumblingblock of their iniq- 
uity. Ci, IL 19 20 

20 As for the beauty ot ni's orna- 
ment, he set it in majesty : "but they 
made the images of their abomina- 
tions and oi their detestable things 
therein : therefore have I ^^set it far 
irom them. 

21 And I will give it into the hands 
of the strangers for a prey, and to 
the wicked of the earth for a spoil ; 
and they shall pollute it. 

22 My face will I turn also from 
them, and they shall pollute my se- 
cret place : for the ^*robbers shall en- 
ter into it, and defile it. 

23 "^Make a chain : for the land is 
full of bloody crimes, and -Pthe city 
is full of violence. 

24 Wherefore I will bring ?the worst 
of the heathen, and they shall pos- 
sess their houses : I will also make 
the pomp of the strong to cease; 
and ^^their holy places shall be de- 
filed. 

25 ^"^Destruction Cometh; and they 
shall seek peace, and there shall be 
none. 

26 Mischief ''shall come upon mis- 
chief, and rumour shall be uj^on ru- 
mour ; 'then shall they seek a vision 
of the prophet; but the law shall 
perish from 'the priest, and counsel 
from the ancients. 

27 The king shall mourn, and the 
prince shall be clothed vf itli desola- 
tion, and the hands of the people of 
the land shall be troubled : I will do 
unto them after their way, and ^'^a.c- 
cording to their deserts will I judge 
them; and they shall know that I 
«m the Lord. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 EzekieVs vision of jealousy. 7 Chambers of iin- 
agery. 17 God's wrath for^ idolatry. 

AND it came to pass in the sixth 
year, in the sixth month, in the 
fifth day of the month, as I sat in 
mine house, and the elders of Jii'dah 
(49) 



B. C. 504, 



CHAP, 7, 

k Amoa 
8,10 

I Ps.55, 5 

II for a 
separa- 
tion, or, 
unclean- 
ness. 

m Pro. 11, 4 
Zeph,l,18 

12 Or, be- 
cause 
their in- 
iquity is 
their 
stum- 
bling- 
block. 

n ch, U, 12 

Jer. 7, 30 

13 Or, made 

it v/nto 
them an 
unclean 
thing. 

U Or, 
burglers. 

p2Ki.21,16 

q Hab. 1, 6 

15 Or, they 

shall in- 
herit their 
holy 
fplaces, 

18 (Jutti/ng 

off. 

r Dent. 
32,23 

s Ps. 74, 9 
Lam. 2, 9 

t Mai. 2, 7, 
8,9 

17 with 
their 
judg- 
ments. 



CHAP. 8. 

a ch. 1, 26 

b Dan. 5, 5 

c ch. 11, 1 

d 2 Ki.16,14 

e Jer. 7, 30 

/Ex. 20,4 
Deut. 
32,16 



g ch. 1, 28 
ch,3,22,23 

h Deut, 
31, 16 

i 2Ki,23,8 

j Num, 
16, 17 

^69 



sat before me, that the hand of th6 
Lord God fell there upon me, 

2 Then "I beheld, and lo a likeness 
as the appearance of fire : from the 
appearance of his loms even down- 
ward, fire ; and from his loins even 
upward, as the appearance of bright- 
ness, as the colour of amber. 

3 And he *put forth the form of an 
hand, and took me by a lock of mine 
head ; and the spirit lifted me up be- 
tween the earth and the heaven, 8.nd 
'brought me in the visions of God to 
Je-ru'sa-lem,to the door '^of the inner 
gate that looketh toward the north ; 
where ^was the seat of the imago of 
jealousy, which -^provoketh to jeal- 
ousy. 

4 And, behold, the glory of the God 
of I§'ra-el was there, accordmg to the 
vision that I ^saw in the plain. 

5 TThen said he unto me, Son of 
man, lift up thine eyes now the way 
toward the north. So I lifted up 
mine eyes the way toAvard the north, 
and behold northward at the gate of 
the altar this image of jealousy in 
the entry, 

6 He said furthermore unto me, Sod 
of man, seest thou what they do? 
even the great '^abominations tha^- 
the house of i§'ra-el coiXimitteth here, 
that I should go far off from my 
sanctuary ? but turn thee yet again, 
and thou shalt see greater abomina- 
tions. 

7 ITAnd he brought me to the door 
of the court ; and when I looked, be- 
hold a hole in the wall. 

8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, 
dig now in the wall: and when I 
had digged in the wall, behold a 
door. 

9 And he said unto me, Go in, and 
behold the wicked abominations that 
they do here. 

10 So I went in and saw ; and beh ^Id 
every f oiTa of creeping things, ana 
a,bominable beasts, and aii the idols of 
the house of l§'ra-el,pourtrayedupon 
the wall round about, 

1 1 And there stood before them 
seventy men of the ancients of the 
house of l§'ra-el, and in the midst of 
them stood Ja-az-a-ni'ah the 'son of 
Sha'phan, with -^every man his censer 
in his hand ; and a thick cloud of in- 
cense went up. 

12 Then said he unto me. Son of 
man, hast thou seen what the an- 
cients of the house of l§'ra-el do in 



mm 



The righteous preserved. 



EZEKIEL, 9, 10. Destruction of the wicked. 



H 



the dark, every man in the chambers 
of his imagery? for they say, ''^The 
Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath 
'forsaken the earth. E. 11. 5. 

1 3 HHe said also mito me. Turn 
thee yet again, and thou shalt see 
greater abominations that they do 

14 Then he brought me to the door 
of the gate of the Lord's house which 
vKis toward the north ; and, behold, 
there sat ^ women weeping for Tam'- 
miiz. 

1 5 KThen said he unto me. Hast thou 
seen this, O son of man ? turn thee 
yet again, and thou shalt see greater 
abominations than these. 

1 6 And he brought me into the in- 
ner court of the Lord's house, and, 
behold, at the door of the temple 
of the Lord, "'between the porch 
and the altar, ""were about five and 
twenty men, ''with their backs to- 
ward the temple of the Lord, and 
their faces toward the east; and 
they worshipped Hhe sun toward 
the east. 

1 7 '[Then he said unto me, Ilast thou 
seen this, O son of man ? '^Is it a light 
thing to the house of Ju'dah that 
they commit the abominations which 
they commit here? for fhej have 
^filled the land with violence, and 
have returned to provoke me to an 
ger : and, lo, they put the branch to 
their nose. 

1 8 Therefore 'will I also deal in fury 
mine 'eye shall not spare, neither 
will I have pity : and though they 
'cry in mine ears ^\ith. a loud voice, 

. yet will I not hear them.* 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 A vision, shelving the preservation of the right- 
eous, 5 and the clesiruclion of the wicked. 

HE cried also in mine ears with a 
1 oud voice, saying, " Cause them 
that have charge over the city to 
draw near, even every man toith 
his destroying weapon in his 
hand. 

2 And, behold, six men came from 
the way of the higher gate, Hvhich 
lieth toward the north, and every 
man ^a slaughter weapon in his 
hand ; *an i one man among them 
was cloth od with linen, with a writ- 
er's inkhom ^by his side : and they 
went in, and f tood beside the brasen 
altar. 

3 And the glory of the God of i§'- 
ra-el was gone up from the cherub, 
whereupon he was, to the threshold 

*H. 33. 10, 11. 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 8. 

k Ps. 14, 1 
ISH. '.i9, 15 
ch. 9, y 

I Ps. 10, 11 

1 ] n a lewd 
and idol- 
atrous 
manner 
lanaent- 
ing the 
death of 
Tammuz, 
or Ado- 
nis, sup- 
posed 
also to be 
Baal- 
peor. 
Num.25,3 

m Joel 2, 17 
nch. 11,1 
.»er. 3,27 

Jei\32, 33 
p Deut.4,19 

2 Ki. 23, 

5, 11 

Job 31,20 

Jer. 44, 17 

2 Or, Is 
there any 
thino 
Hgiit'cr 
than tn 
commit. 

q ch. 9, 9 
r ch. 5, 13 
s ch. 5, 11 
t Pro. 1, 28 
Jer. 11,11 



CHAP. 9. 

a Ps.103, 20 

1 which is 
turned. 

2 a tveapon 
of his 
breaking 
in pieces. 

b Lev. 16, 4 
Rev. 15, 6 

3 upon his 
loins. 

4 mark a 
mark- 
Ex. 12. 7 
Rev. 7, 3 
Rev. 9, 4 
Rev. 20, 4 

c Ps. 119,53 
2 Pet. 2, 8 

5 mine 
ears. 

6 to de- 
struction. 
2 Chr. 
36, 17 

d Rev. 9, 4 
e Jer. 25, 29 
1 Pet.4,17 
/ Num. 14,5 
g 2Ki.21,16 

7 filled 
with. 

8 Or, wrest- 
ing of 
judg- 
nnent. 

h Ps. 10, 11 
Isa. 29, 15 
i ch. 11, 21 

9 returned 
the word. 



CHAP. 10. 

a ch. 1, 22 
Rev. 4, 3 
b ch. 9, 2, 3 
1 thehoUow 
of thine 
hand. 

770 



of the house. And he called to the 
man clothed Avith linen, which had 
the writer's inkhorn by his side ; 

4 And the Lord said unto him. Go 
through the midst of thecity, through 
the midst of J e-ru'sa-lem, and "set a 
mark upon the foreheads of the men 
'that sigh and that cry for all the 
abominations that be done in the 
midst thereof. 

5 And to the others he said in ''mine 
hearing, Go ye after him through the 
city, and smite : let not your eye 
spare, neither have ye pity : 

6 Slay ''utterly old and young, both 
maids, and little children, and women: 
but come '^not near any man upon 
w^hom is the mark ; and 'begin at my 
sanctuary. Then they began at the 
ancient m.en which tcere before the 
house. 

7 And he said unto them. Defile 
the house, and fill the courts with 
the slain: go ye forth. And they 
went forth, and slew in the city. 

8 ITAnd it came to pass, while they 
were slaying them, and I was left, 
that I -^feil upon my face, and cried, 
and said. Ah Lord God ! wilt thou 
destroy all the residue of is'ra-el in 
thy pouring out of thy fury upon 
Je-ru'sa'lem ? 

9 Then said he unto me. The iniq- 
uity of the house of l§'ra-el and Jfi'- 
daii is exceeding great, and the land 
■''is "^full of blood, and the city full of 
h^erverseness : for they say, The 
Lord hath forsaken the earth, and 
the ^LoRD seeth not. a. 12. 2., 

1 And as for me also, mine eye ' 
shall not spare, neither will I have 
pity, but L will recompense their 
way upon their head. 

11 And, behold, the man clothed 
with linen, which had the inkhorn 
hj his side, ^reported the matter, say- 
ing, I have done as thou hast com- 
manded me. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Vision of coals of .fire to be scattered over the ciii/. 
8 Vision of cherubims, and God's glory removing, 
etc. 

THE]^ I looked, and, behold, in the 
firmament "that was above the 
head of the cherubims there appeared 
over them as it v^-ere a sapphire 
stone, as the appearance of the like- 
ness of a throne. 

2 And *he spake unto the man 
clothed with linen, and said. Go in 
between the wheels, even under the 
cherub, and fill ^thine hand with 



Vision of the coals of fire. 



EZEKIEL. 11. 



and of the cherubirns. 



'coals of fire from between the cheru-j B.c.594. 
bims, and "^scatter them over the city. \ q-^^^ ^q 
And he Avent in in my sight. | 



up. This is ?the living creature that 
I saw by the river of Che'bar. 
1 6 And 'when the chenibims went. 



3 Now the cherubinis stood on the ^ ^'^'- ^' ^^ the wheels went by them : and when 

the cherubinis lifted up their Avings 
to mount up from the earth, the same 
wheels also turned not from beside 



right side of the house, when the man .^ Rev. s, 5 
went in ; and the cloud filled the in- g en. 1,28 

ner court. i^ .yjasufted 

4 Then 'the glor}' of the Lord -wentj kp." " ,them.^ 

up from the cherub, «7^c? stood OTeT\f^^^^QJ^^ 17 When ^they stood, these stood; 
the threshold of the house : and -'"the^ 1 ki. 8,10' and when thev were lifted up, these 
house was filled Avith the cloud, andj ' ' " lifted up themsehxs also : for the 
the court was full of the brightness;^ ^'^ i' -^ spirit ''of the living creature 2oas in 
of the Lord's glory. . !^. Ps.29. 3 them, 

5 And the -'^sound of the cherubinis' js sent • 18 Then the glory of the Lord de- 
wiQgs was heard even to the outer; •^'''■^^- parted ^from oft the threshold of 
court, as '^the voice of the Almighty I ^ ^^- ^'^ _ |the house, and stood over the cheru- 
God when he speaketh. " p ^^' "' ^^ binis. 

6 And it came to pass, that wlienj^-^^^^"^ 19 And "the cherubims lifted up 
he had commanded the man clothed :?ccii. 1,18 | their wings, and mounted up from 

the earth in my sight : when they 

Avent out, the wneels also ice)'e beside 

them, and every one stood at the 

.... .^.- door of the castigate of the Lord's 

i?ig,w7ife?,|house; and the gior>^ of the God of 

or,ga.'gaL.jg'j.^_^| 2i'«5 OA'Cr them aboVC. 



I Rev. 4, 8 

5 Or, they 
were 
called in 
'fnyhear- 



with linen, saying, Take fire from; 

betAA^een the AA'heels, from betAveen 

the cherubims; then he went m, 

and stood beside the AAdieels. 

7 And one cherub ^stretched forth 

his handfrombetween the cherubims 

unto the fire that ivas between the! "^^h. 1,6,10! ^2 U This ''is the liA^iig creature that 
cherubims, and took ?'/ze?'6o/, and put:7i2 Sam. 
it into the hands of him that v'as\ ^^'^' 



clothed AAdth linen 
AA'ent out. 



AA-ho took it. and 2 Sam. 

24, J.3 



I saw under the _God of Is'ra-el by 
"the river of Cliel3ar; and I knew 
that they loere the cherubims. 
2 1 EA^eiy ^^one had four faces apiece, 



8 ""And 'there appeared in the cher-i^^^^-^-^-^iand eA'erj- one four Avings; and -"the 
ubims the form of a man's hand un-|^ ch. 1. 5 

der their AAings. I ,• ch. 1. 19 

9 And A\"hen I looked, behold the'.. ^^ ^ ^^ 
four Avheels by the cherubims, one ' 
Avheel by one cheiTib, and another *^ iji^-'^ 
Avheel by another cherub: and the 
appearance of the AAdieels icas as the 



t ch.?, 

20.22 
Hos. 9, 12 



colour of a berjd stone 

1 And as fo 1 • th eir appearances, they I '« ch. 11, 22 
four had one likeness, as if a Avheel' r ch. 1, 22 
had been in the midst of a Avheel. 

11 When they Avent, they went up- 
on their four sides : thev turned not ■^^^- ■^- ^ 



IV ch. 1, 1 



likeness of the hands of a man was 
under their Avings. 
22 And 'the likeness of their faces 
icas the same faces AAdiich I saAv by 
the riA^er of Che'bar, their appear- 
ances and themseh-es: they went 
''eA'eiy one straight forward. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Thepnnce-'i^ presumption : 4 their sin and judg- 
ment. 14 Oj God's saving a remnant, etc. 



/ 




as they Avent, but to the place Avhither 
the head looked they folloA\'ed it; 
they turned not as they went. 

1 2 And their Avhole *body, and their 
backs, and their hands, and their 
A\-ings, and the ^'AA^heels, icere full 'of 
eyes round about, even the Avheels 
that they four had, 

1 3 As for the Avheels, °it Avas cried 
unto them in my hearing, O AA^heel. 

14 And'^CA^ery one had four faces: 
the first face was the face of a cherub, 
and the second "face loas the face of 
a man, and the third the face of "a 
Uon. and the fourth the face of ^an 
eagle 



OKEO VER<^the spirit lifted me 
up, and brought me unto the 
*east gate of the Lord's house, Avhich 
looketh eastAA^ard : and behold '^at the 
door of the gate fiA-e and tAventy men ; 
among Avlioni I saAv Ja-az-a-ni'ah the 
son of A'zur, and Pel-a-tf ah the son 
of Be-na'iah,- princes of the people. 

2 Then said he unto me, Son of 
man, these are the men that devise 
mischief, and giA-e Avicked comisel in 

n ch.3.12,14 this citv : 

3 Which say,'/*^ is not near; let us 
build houses'^: '^tliis city is the cal- 
dron, and Ave be the flesh. 

4 ^Therefore prophesy against them, 
'prophesy, O son of man, 

5 And the Spirit of the Lord fell 



y ch. 1, 8 
z ch. 1. 10 

a Ps.103, 20 
ch. 1, 12 



CHAP. 11. 



b ch. 10. 19 
c ch. 8, 16 

1 Or, It is 

not lor us 
to Miild 
houses 



2 Pet. 3. 4 upon me, and said unto me. Speak; 
15 And the cherubims were Hft^ddjer.i. is | Thus saith the Lord; Thust^vey« 



/I remnant to be saved. 



EZEKIEL, 12. TypeofEzeJcieVs removing. 



£ said, O house of I§'ra-el : for "J know 
the things that come intayonniiind, 

every one of them. E Dan 2 "^ 

G Ye have multiphed your slauiih 
this city, and ye have filled the streets 
thereof with the slain. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Your ■'slain whom ye have laid 
in the midst of it, they are the flesh, 
and this city is the caldron: but I 
will bring you forth out of the midst 
of it, 

8 Ye have ^feared the sword ; and 
I will bring a sword upon you, saith 
the Lord uod. 

9 And I will bring you out of the 
midst thereof, and deliver you into 
the hands of strangers, and '^wili exe- 
cute judgments among you. 

10 Ye 'shall fall by the sword ; I will 
judge you in •'the border of i§'ra-el ; 
*and ye shall know that I am the 
Lord. 

11 This city shall not be your cal- 
dron, neither shall ye be the flesh in 
the midst thereof ; but I will judge 
you in 'the border of i§'ra-el : 

1 2 And ye shall know that I am the 
Lord: ^for ye have not walked in 
my statutes, neither executed my 
judgments, but have '"done after the 
manners of the heathen that are 
round about you. 

13 IF And it came to pass, when I 
prophesied, that '^Pel-a-ti'ah the son 
of Be-na'iah died. Then 'iCeil I down 
upon my face, and cried with a loud 
voice, and said. Ah Lord God ! wilt 
thou make a full end of the rem- 
nant of is'ra-el ? 

14 ITAgain the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

15 Son of man, thy brethren, eveii 
thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, 
and all the house of l§'ra-el wholly, 
are they unto whom the inhabitants 
of Je-ru'sa-lem have said, Get you far 
from the Lord : unto us is this land 
given in possession. 

16 Therefore say, Thus saith the 
Lord God; Although I have cast 
them far off among the heathen, and 
although I have scattered them 
among the countries, ^yet v/iil I be 
to them as a little sanctuary in 
the countries where they shall 
come. 

17 Therefore say, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; ?I will even gather you 
from the people, and assemble you 
out of the countries where ye have 



B. C. 594, 



CHAP. 11. 

e John 2,24 
Heb.4,11 
Rev. 2, 23 

/Mic. 3, 3 

Q Pro. 10,24 
Isa. 66, 4 

h ch. 5, 8 

i 2Ki.25,19 
Jer. 39, 6 

J 1 Ki. 8, 65 
2 Ki.14,25 

fePs.9,16 

I Jer. 39, 6 

Num. 
34,11 

3 Or, which 

have not 
walked, 

m Lev. 18,8 
Deut. 
12,30 
ch. 8, 10 

n Acts 5, 5 

ch. 9, 8 

p Ps. 31, 20 
Ps. 90. 1 
Ps, 91, 9 
Isa, 8, 14: 

q Jer. 24, 5 

r ch. 37. 23 

s Jer. 32, 39 
ch, 36, 26 
Zeph. 3, 9 

t Ps. 51, 10 
Jer, 31, 33 
Jer, 32,39 
Ch, 18, 31 

uZech.7,12 

V ch. 14, 11 

w Heb. 3,12 

X ch, 1, 19 
ch. 10, 19 

y ch, 8. 4 

ch, 43, i 

z Zech.14,4 

a ch. 43, 2 

b ch. 8, 3 
2 Cor.12,2 

c Acts20,20 



been scattered, and I will give you 
the land of I§'ra-el. 

1 8 And they shall come thither, and . 
'they shall take away all the detest- j 
able things thereof and all the abom- 
inations thereof from thence. 

19 And 'I will give them one heart, \ 
and I will-pttt-^mew^- spirit within j 
you. ;~uTi.&i^il\ take^1;herstonyiieart- 1 
Qu1rBfiiieii"itesh7air±wiHrgi ve t Ji em - 1 
an heart of flesh : , 

20 That they-may walk in my ■ 
statutes, and keep mine ordinances, , 
and do them : and ^they shall be my i 
people, and I will be their God. ^ 

21 But as for them whose ""heart ' 
walketh after the heart of their de- 
testable things and their abomina- 
tions, I will recompense their way 
upon their own heads, saith the Lord 
God. 

22 11 Then did the cherubims 4ift up 
their wings, and the wheels beside 
them ; and the glory of the God of 
Is'ra-el was over them above. 

23 And 4he glory of the Lord went 
up from the midst of the city, and 
stood ^upon the "mountain which is 
on the east side of the cit;y^. 

24 tAfterwards Hhe spirit took me 
up, and brought me in a vision by 
the Spirit of God into Chal-de'a, to 
them of the captivity. So the vision 
that I had seen went up from me, 

25 Then I ^spake unto them of the 
captivity all the things that the Lord 
had shewed me. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 T7ie type of Ezekiel's removing. 8 shews the cap- 
tivity qf Zedekiah. 17 EzeMeVs tremhling shew& 
the desolation of the Jevjs. 

THE word of the Lord also came 
unto me, saying, 
2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the 
midst of a rebellious house, whiclT 



CHAP. 12. 

a Isa. 6, 9 
Isa. 42, 20 
Jer. 5, 21 
Mat.13,13 

1 Or, 

instrU' 
ments. 

2 as the 

goings 
forth of 
captivity. 

3 Big for 

thee. i 

772 



"have eyesto~see, a nd_ see noTp they" 

have ears to hearTand hear not : for j 

thej ar<g a rebelKousrhouse. ^20 21. J 

3 ThereforeTthouTson of mah^ pre-' 
pare thee ^stuff for removing, and 
remove by day in their sight ; and 
thou shalt remove from thy place to 
another place in their sight : it may 
be they will consider, though they he 
a rebellious house. 

4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy 
stuff by day in their sight, as stufi 
for removing: and thou shalt go 
forth at even in their sight, ^as they 
that go forth into captivity. 

5 ^Dig thou through the wall in theii 
sight, and carry out thereby. 

*G.33.31,32; 0.13.10,11; R.18.21-23. 



Desolation of 



EZEKIEL, 13. 



the Jews foreshadowed. 



6 In their sight shalt thou bear it up 
on thy shoulders, and carry it forth 
in the twihght: thou shalt cover thy 
face, that thou see not the ground: 
*for I have set thee /or a sign unto 
the house of l§'ra-el. 

7 And I did so as I was commanded : 
I brought forth my stuff by day, as 
stuff for captivity, and in the even I 
*digged through the wall with mme 
hand : 1 brought it forth in the twi- 
hght, and I bare it upon 7ny shoul- 
der in their sight. 

8 And in the morning came the 
word of the Lord unto me, saying, 

9 Son of man, hath not the house of 
is'ra-el, the rebellious house, said un- 
to thee. What 'doest thou ? 

10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith 
fehe Lord God; This '^burden co7i- 
cerneth the prince in Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and all the house of I§'ra-el that are 
among them. 

1 1 Say, I am your sign : like as I 
have done, so shall it be done unto 
them: ^they shall remove and go 
into captivity. 

1 2 And 'the prince that is among 
them shall bear upon his shoulder in 
the twilight, and shall go forth : they 
shall dig through the wall to carry 
out thereby : he shall cover his face, 
that he see not the ground with his 
eyes. 

1 3 My -^net also w^ill I spread upon 
him, and he shall be taken in my 
snare : and ^I will bring him to Bab'- 
y-lon to the land of the Chal-de'an§ ; 
yet shall he not see it, though he 
shall die there, 

14 And ^I will scatter toward every 
wind all that are about him to help 
him, and all his bands ; and I will 
draw out the sword after them. 

15 And 'they shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I shall scatter them 
among the nations, and disperse 
them in the countries. 

1 6 But ■'I will leave ®a few men of 
them from the sword, from the fam- 
ine, and from the pestilence; that 
they may declare all their abomina- 
tions among the heathen whither 
they come^ and they shall know that 
I am the Lord. ^ 

1 7 ITMoreover the word of the Lord 
came to me, saying, 

1 8 Son of man, *eat thy bread with 
quaking, and drink thy water with 
trembling and with carefulness ; 

1 9 And say unto the people of the 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 12. 

/) Isa. 8, 18 
ch. 4, 3 
ch. 24, 24 

4 digged 
jor me. 

c ch. 24, 19 

d Mai. 1, 1 

5 hy remov- 
ing go 
into cap- 
tivity. 
2Ki. 25,4 

e Jer. 39.4 

/Job 19, 6 
Jer. 62, 9 
Lam. 1,13 

g Jer. 52, 11 
ch. 17 16 

h ch. 5, 10 

i Ps. 9, 16 
Ps. 83, 16 
Isa, 26, 9 

j Isa. 1, 8 
Jer. 4, 27 
ch. 6, 8 

ch. 14. 22 

6 men of 
number. 

k Lam. 5, 9 
ch. 4, 16 

I Zech.7,14 

7 the 
fulness 
thereof. 

m Ps.107,34 

n Isa. 5, 19 
ch. 11. 3 
Amos 6, 3 
2 Pet. 3. 4 

Ps. 37, 13 
Joel 2, 1 
Zeph.1,14 

p ch. 13. 23 

q Lam. 2.14 

r Isa. 55, 11 
Dan. 9, 12 
Zech. 1, 6 
Lu. 21, 33 

s Isa. 5, 19 
Isa. 28, 14 
2 Pet. 3, 4 

t Jer. 4.7 
Jer. 23, 19 



CHAP, la 

1 them that 
are 

prophets 
out of 
their own 
hearts. 

a Jer. 14,14 

2 walk 
after. 

3 Or, and 
thingrs 
which 

they have 
not seen. 

773 



land. Thus saith the Lord God of 
the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, an c? 
of the land of ig'ra-el-' They shall 
eat their bread with carefulness, and 
drink their water with astonishment, 
that her land may 'be desolate from 
^allthat is therein, because "'of the vio- 
lence of all them that dwell therein. 

20 And the cities that are inhabited 
shall be laid waste, and the land shall 
be desolate ; and ye shall know that 
I am the Lord. 

21 IF And the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

22 Son of man, what is that prov- 
erb that ye have in the land of !§'- 
ra-el, saying, "The days are pro- 
longed, and every vision f aileth ? 

23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith 
the Lord God; I will make this 
proverb to cease, and they shall no 
more use it as a proverb in i§'ra-el ; 
but say unto them, "The days are at 
hand, and the effect of every vision. 

24 For Hhere shall be no more any 
'vain vision nor flattering divina- 
tion within the house of is'ra-el, 

25 For I am the Lord : I will speak, 
and the 'ivord that I shall speak shall 
come to pass; it shall be no more 
prolonged: for in your days, O re- 
bellious house, will I say the word, 
and will perform it, saith the Lord 
God. 

26 1i Again the word of the Lord 
came to me, saying, 

27 Son of man, behold, they of the 
house of I§'ra-el saj. The vision that 
he seeth is for "many days to come., 
and he prophesieth of the times that 
ore far off. 

28 Therefore say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God; 'There shall 
none of my words be prolonged any 
more, but the word which I have 
spoken shall be done, saith the Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Lying prophets reproved. 17 False prophetesses 
also reproved, loilh their impostures. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, prophesy against the 
prophets of is'ra-el that prophesy, 
and say thou unto ^them that proph- 
esy out of their "own hearts, ELear ye 
the word of the Lord ; 

3 Thus saith the Lord God ; Woq 
unto the foolish prophets, that ^fol- 
low their own spirit, ^and have s@en 
nothing 1 



Lying and false 



EZEKIEL, 14. 



prophets reproved. 



4 O I§'ra-el, thy prophets are *Kke 
the foxes in the deserts. 

5 Ye '^have not gone up into the 
^gaps, neither ^made up the hedge 
for the house of I§'ra-el to stand in 
the battle in the day of the Lord. 

6 They ''have seen vanity and lying 
divination, saying, The Lord saith : 
and the Lord hath not sent them : 
and they have made others to 'hope 
that they would confirm the word. 

7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, 
and have ye not spoken a lying divi- 
nation, whereas ye say, The Lord 
saith it ; albeit I have not spoken ? 

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GrOD ; Because ye have spoken van- 
ity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, 
I am against you, saith the Lord God. 

9 And mine hand shall be upon the 
prophets that see vanity, and that 
divine lies : they shall not be in the 
^assembly of my people, neither 
•^ shall they be written in the v/riting 
of the house of I§'ra-el, ^neither shall 
they enter into the land of is'ra-el ; 
and *ye shall know that I am the 
Lord God. 

10 Because, even because they have 
*seduced my people, saying, Peace; 
•'and there loas no peace; and one 
built up ''a wall, and, lo, others 
^daubed it with untempered morter : 

11 Say unto them which daub it 
with untempered morter, that it shall 
fall : there 'shall be an overflowing 
shower ; and ye, O great hailstones, 
shall fall ; and a stormy wind shall 
rend it. 

12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall 
it not be said unto you. Where is 
the daubing wherewith ye have 
daubed it f 

1 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; I will even rend it with a 
stormy wind in my fury ; and there 
skall be an overflowing shower in 
mine anger, and great hailstones in 

. my fury to consume it. 0. 18. 31. 

14 So will I break down the wall 
that ye have daubed with untem- 
pered morter, and bring it down to 
the ground, so that the foundation 
thereof shall be discovered, and it 
shall fall, and ye shall be consumed 
in the midst thereof : and "'ye shall 
know that I a.^m the Lord. 

15 Thus will I accomplish my 
wrath upon the wall, and upon them 
that have daubed it with untempered 
morter, and will say unto you, The 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 13. 

ft Song 2, 15 
Mic. 3, 5 
Zeph. 3, 4 
2 Cor. 
11,13 

c Ps. 106, 
23,30 
ch. 22, 30 

4: Or, 

breaches. 

5 hedged 
the hedge. 

d ch. 12, 24 
ch. 22, 28 

e Pro. 14.15 
2 Thes. 
2,11 

6 Or, secret, 
or, cotm- 
cil. 

f Ezra 2,59 
Neh. 7, 5 

g ch. 20, 38 

7i ch. 11, 10 

i 2 Tim. 
3,13 

j Jer. 6, 14 
Jer.8, 11 

7 Or, a 
slight 
wall. 

k ch. 22, 28 

I ch. 38, 22 

?nJer. 6, 14 
ch. 14, 8 

nJer. 28,9 

ch. 20, 46 

p Ex. 15, 20 

8 Or, 
elbows. 

q 2 Pet.2,14 

r Pro. 28,21 
Mic. 3, 5 

9 Or, into 
gardens. 

s Pro. 19,27 

t Jer. 23,14 

10 by quick- 
ening 
him, or, 
that I 
should 
save his 
life. 

u ch. 12, 24 
Mic. 3, 6 

V ch. 14, 8 
ch. 15, 7 



CHAP. 14. 

a ch. 8, 1 
ch. 20, 1 
ch. 33, 31 

b ch. 7, 19 

774 



wall is no ?)iore, neither they that 
daubed it ; 

IQ To wit, the prophets of Is'ra-el 
which prophesy concerning Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, and which see "visions of 
peace for her, and there is no peace, 
saith the Lord God. 

ITirLikewise, thou son of man, set 
'thy face against ^'the daughters of 
thy people, which prophesy out of 
their own heart ; a.nd prophesy thou 
against them, 

1 8 And say, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Woe to the icom.en that sew 
pillows to all ^armholes, and make 
kerchiefs upon the head of every 
stature to hunt souls ! Will ye ?hunt 
the souls of my people, and will ye 
save the souls alive that come ujito 
you? 

19 And will ye pollute me among 
my people '^for handfuls of barley 
and for pieces of bread, to slay the 
souls that should not die, and to save 
the souls alive that should not live, 
by your lying to my people that hear 
your lies ? 

20 Wherefore thus saith the Ijord 
God ; Behold, I am against your pil- 
lows, wherewith ye there hunt the 
souls ^to make them fly, and I will 
tear them from your arms, and will 
let the souls go, even the souls that 
ye hunt to make theon fly. 

21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, 
and deliver my people out of your 
hand, and they shall be no more in 
your hand to be hunted; and ye 
shall know that I a7n the Lord. 

22 Because 'with lies ye have made 
the heart of the righteous sad, whom 
I have not made sad ; and ^strength- 
ened the hands of the wicked, that 
he should not return from his wick= 
ed way, '"by promising him life : 

23 Therefore "ye shall see no more 
vanity, nor divine divinations: for 
I will deliver my people out of your 
hand : and "ye shall know that I am 
the Lord, 



CHAPTER 14. 



1 Hypocritical idolaters reproved, 
threatened for sin. 



15 Judgments 



THEN ''came certain of the elders 
of l§'ra-el unto me, and sat be- 
fore me. 

2 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

3 Son of man, these men have set 
up their idols in their heart, and put 
*the stumblingblock of their iniquity 



Call to repentance. 



i')efore their face: should ''I be en- 
quired of at all by them ? 

4 Therefore speak unto them, and 
say unto them, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Every man of the house of i§'- 
ra-el that setteth up his idols in his 
heart, and putteth the stumbling- 
block of his iniquity before his face, 
and Cometh to the prophet; I the 
Lord will answer him that cometh 
according to the multitude of his 
idols ; 

5 That I may take the house of i§'- 
ra-el in their own "^heart,- because they 
are all estranged from me through 
their idols. 

6 "^Therefore say unto the house of 
i§'ra-el,Thus saith the Lord God ; Re- 
pent, and turn ^yourselves from your 
idols; and turn away your faces 
from all your abominations. 

7 For every one of the house of i§'- 
ra-el, or of the stranger that sojourn- 
eth in I§'ra-eL which 'separateth him- 
self from me, and setteth up liis idols 
in his heart, and putteth the stum- 
blingblock of his iniquity before his 
face, and cometh to a prophet to en- 
quire of him concerning me; I the 
Lord will ansv/er him by myself : 

8 And -^I v\^ill set my face against 
that man, and vf ill make him -^a sign 
and a proverb, and I will cut liim off 
from the midst of my people ; and ye 
shall know that I ar)% the Lord. 

9 And if the prophet be deceived 
when he hath spoken a thing, I the 
Lord ^have deceived that prophet, 
and I will stretch out my hand upon 
him, and will destroy him from the 
midst of my people l§'ra-el. 

10 And they shall bear the punish- 
ment of their iniquity : the punish- 
ment of the prophet shall be even as 
the punishment of him that seeketh 
unto him ; 

1 1 That the house of I§'ra-el 'may go 
no more astray from me, neither be 
polluted any more with all their 
transgressions ; -^but that they may 
be my people, and I may be their 
God, saith the Lord God. 

12tThe word of the Lord came 
again to me, saying, 

13 Son of man, when the land sin- 
neth against me by trespassing griev- 
ously, then will I stretch out mine 
hand upon it, and will break the 
*staff of the bread thereof, and will 
send famine upon it, and will cut off 
man and beast from it : 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 14. 

c 2 Ki. 3, 13 
Pro. 15, 8 

a Heb. 3, 
i2-19 

1 Or, 
others. 

e Jer. 2, 13 
Mat. 6, 24 
Jude 19 

/Lev.17,10 
Lev. 20, 3 
Jer. 44, 11 
ch. 15, 7 

g Num. 
26,10 
Deut. 
28,37 
ch. 6, 15 

h 1 Ki.22,23 
Job 12, 16 
Jer. 4, 10 
2 Thes. 
2,11 

i Ps. 119, 
67, 71 
Jer. 31,18 
Heb.12,11 
2 Pet.2,15 

J Jer. 24, 7 
Jer. 30, 22 
Jer. 31,33 
Jer. 32, 38 
ch. 11. 20 
ch. 36, 28 
ch. 37, 27 

fc Lev.26.26 
Isa. 3, 1 
ch. 4, 16 
ch. 5, 16 

1 Jer. 7. 16 
Jer. 11, 14 
Jer. 14, 11 
Jer. 15, 1 

m Pro. 11,4 

?i Lev.25,22 
lsuin.21,6 

2 Or, 
bereave. 

3 in the 

?)! id.st 
of it. 

Lev.26,25 
ch. 5, 12 
ch. 21, 3,4 
ch. 29, 8 
ch. 38, 21 

p ch. 25, 13 
Zeph. 1, 3 

q 2 Sam. 
24,15 

r ch. 7, 8 

4 Or, also 
when. 

s ch. 5, 17 
ch. 33, 27 

t ch. 6, 8 

u ch. 20, 43 
V Jer.22,8,9 



EZEKIEL, 1 5. Sentence of noisome beasts, ete. 

14 Though 'these three men, No'ah, 
Dilnlel, and Job, were in it, they 
should deliver but their own souls 
'"by their righteousness, saith the 
Lord God. 

15 ^If I cause "noisome beasts to 
pass through the land, and they 
-spoil it, so that it be desolate, that 
no man may pass through because 
of the beasts : 

16 Though these three men we7'e ^ni 
it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they 
shall deliver neither sons nor daugh- 
ters; they only shaU be delivered, 
but the land shall be desolate. 

ITTOr if °1 bring a. sword upon 
that land, and say, Sword, go through 
the land ; so that I ^cut off man and 
beast from it : 

18 Though these tlii-ee men were in 
it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they 
shall deliver neither sons nor daugh- 
ters, but they only shall be delivered 
themselves. 

19 ^Or if I send ?a pestilence into 
that land, and ''pour out my fury 
upon it in blood, to cut off from it 
man and beast : 

20 Though N5'ah, Dan'iel, and Job, 
loere in it, as I live, saith the Lord 
God, they shall deliver neither son 
nor daughter; they shall but deliver 
their own souls by their righteous- 
ness. 

21 For thus saith the Lord God; 
TIow much more when T send my 
four sore judgments upon Je-ru'sa- 
Ism, the sword, and the famine, and 
the noisome beast, and the pestilence, 
to cut off from it man and beast ? 

22 Yet,*behold, therein shall be left 
q remnant that shall be brought 
forth, both sons and daup.liters : be- 
hold, they shall come forth unto you, 
and "ye shall see their way and 
their doiags : and ye shall be com- 
forted concerning the evil that I 
have brought upon Je-ru'sa-lem, ew en 
concerning all that I have brought 
upon it. 

2'S And they shall comfort you, 
when ye see their ways and their do- 
ings : and ye shall know that I have 
not done "without cause all that I 
have done in it, saith the Lord God. 



CHAP. 15. 

a Ps. 80, 8 
Isa. 5, 1 
Hos. 10, 1 

7Y5 



CHAPTER 15. 

3 By the unfitness of the vine branch for any work 
6 is shewed Jerusalem's rejection. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 
2 Son of man. What is the "vine tree 

A 



Rejection of Jerusalem. 



EZEKIEL, 16. 



KjrOiVs love for Jerusaient 



more than any tree, or than a branch 
which is among the trees of the for 
est? 

3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do 
any work ? or will 7nen take a pin of 
it to hang any vessel thereon ? 

4 Behold, *it is cast into the fire for 
fuel; the fire devoureth both the 
ends of it, and the midst of it is 
burned. 'Is it meet for any work ? 

5 Behold, when it was whole, it was 
^meet for no work : how much less 
shall it be meet yet for any work, 
when the fire hath devoured it, and 
it is burned ? 

6l[Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; As the vine tree among the 
trees of the forest, which I have 
given to the fire for fuel, so will 1 
give the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

T And ^I will set my face* against 
them • they "^shall go out from one 
fire, and another fire shall devour 
them ; ""and ye shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I set my face against 
them. 

8 And I will make the land desolate, 
because they have ^committed a tres- 
pass, saith thf^ Lord God. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Bii a wretched injant is shelved the original state of 
Jerusalem : 6 God's love to her: 35 she ts^ threat- 
eiied loith severe judgments : 60 rtiercy promised 
her in the end. 

AGAIN the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man,«cause Je-ru'sa-lem to 
know her abominations, 

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God 
unto Je-ru'sa-lem; Thy^birth and thy 
nativity is of the land of Ca'naan ; 
thy father was an Am'or-ite, and thy 
mother an Hit'tlte. 

4 And asfor%h.j nativity, ^in the day 
thou wast born thy navel was not 
cut, neither wast thou washed in wa- 
ter ^to supple thee; thou wast not 
salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 

5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of 
these unto thee, to have compassion 
upon thee ; but thou wast cast out in 
the open field, to the lothing of thy 
person, in the day that thou wast born. 

6 t And when 1 passed by thee, and 
saw thee ^polluted in thine ov/n blood, 
I said unto tliee uihen thou wast in 
thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee 
whe7i thou vmst in thy blood, Live. 

7 I have "caused thee to multiply as 
ihe bud of the field, and thou hast in- 
creased and waxen great, and thou 
art come to ^excellent ornaments: 



B. C. 69i. 



CHAP. 15. 

5 John 15,6 
Heb. 6, 8 

1 Will it 
prosper f 

2 made fit. 

G Lev.17,10 
ch. 14, 8 

d Isa. 24, 18 
Amos5,19 

e eh, 6, 7 
ch. 7, 4 
ch. 11, 10 
ch. 20, 38 

3 tres- 
passed a 
trespass. 



CHAP. 16, 

a ch. 20, 4 

1 cuttvwg 
out, or, 
habita- 
tion. 
Josh. 24,2 

6 Hos. 2, 3 

2 Or, ivhevL 
1 looked 
upon 
thee. 

3 Or, trod- 
den un- 
derfoot. 

4 made 
thee a 
million. 
Ex.1, 7 

5 oma' 
m£nt of 
orna- 
ments. 

c Ruth 3, 9 

d Ex. 19, 5 

Jer. 2,3 

6 bloods, 
e Gen.24,22 
/ Pro. 1, 8 

7 nose. 
Isa. 3, 21 

g Deut. 
32,13 

h Ps. 48, 2 

i Lam. 2,15 

j Deut. 

S2, 15 
Jer. 7, 4 
Mic. 3, 11 

k Isa. 1, 21 
Isa. 57. 8 
Jer. 2, 20 
Jer. 3, 2, 
6,20 
ch. 23, 3, 
8, 11, 12 
Hos. 1, 2 

I 2Ki. 23.7 
ch. 7, 20 
Hog. 2, 8 

8 of a male. 

m Deut. 
32, 13 
Hos. 2, 8 , 



thy breasts are fashioned, and thine 
hair is grown, whereas thou wast 
naked and bare. 

8 Now v/hen I passed by thee, and 
looked upon thee, behold, thy time 
vKis the time of love ; ''and I spread 
my skirt over thee, and covered thy 
nakedness : yea, I sware unto thee, 
and entered into a covenant with 
thee, saith the Lord God, and '^thou 
becamest mine. 

9 Then washed I thee with water ; 
yea, I throughly washed away thy 
^blood from thee, and I anointed thee 
with oil. 

101 clothed thee also with broidered 
work, and shod thee with badgers' 
skin, and I girded thee about with 
fine linen, and I covered thee with 
silk. 

Ill decked thee also with orna,- 
ments, and I *put bracelets upon thy 
hands, •''and a chain on thy neck. 

12 And I put a jewel on thy 'fore- 
head, and earrings in thine ears, 
and a beautiful crown upon thine 
head. 

13 Thus wast thou decked with gold 
and silver ; and thy raiment tvas of 
fine linen, and silk, and broidered 
work ; ^thou didst eat fine flour, and 
honey, and oil: and thou wast ex- 
ceeding ''beautiful, and thou didst 
prosper into a kingdom. 

14 And 'thy renown went forth 
among the heathen for thy beauty : 
for it ivas perfect through my come- 
liness, which I had put upon thee, 
saith the Lord God. 

15 fBut -^thou didst trust in thine 
own beauty, *and playedst the harlot 
because of thy renown, and pouredst 
out thy fornications on every one 
that passed by ; his it was. 

1 6 And ^of thy garm ents thou didst 
take, and deckedst thy high places 
vvith divers colours, and playedst the 
harlot thereupon: the like things shall 
not come, neither shall it be so. 

17 Thou hast also taken thy fair 
jewels of my gold and of my silver, 
which I had given thee, and madest 
to thyself images ®of men, and didst 
commit whoredom with them, 

1 8 And tookest thy broidered gar- 
ments, and coveredst them : and thou 
hast set mine oil and mine incense 
before them. 

19 My '^'meat also which I gave thee, 
fine flour, and oil, and honey, where- 
with I fed thee, thou hast even set it 



Jerusaleni's lohoi^edonis. 



EZEKIEL, 16. 



B. C. 594. 



before them for ^a sweet savour: and 
thus it was, saith the Lord God. 

20 Moreover "thou hast taken thy 
sons and thy daughters, whom thou 
ha,st borne unto me, and these hast 
thou sacrificed unto them ^"to be de- 
voured, 
small matter, 

21 That thou hast slain °my chil- 
dren, and delivered them to cause | 
them to pass through the fire for 
them ? 

22 And in all thine abominations 
and thy whoredoms thou hast not! 
remembered the days of Hhy youth,^ •''■hIJtW 

house. 



CHAP. 16. 

9 a savour 
of rest. 

n 2 Ki. 16, 3 
Isa. 57, 5 

ls this of thy whoredoms a JH: l^ |\ 

ch. 20, '26 

10 to de- 
vour. 



Gen. 17, 
7,11 
Ex. 13, 2 

p Jer. 2, 2 
Hos. 11, 1 



when thou wast naked and bare, and 
wast polluted in thy blood. 

23 And it came to pass after all thy 
wickedness, (woe, woe unto 
saith the Lord God ;) 

24 That thou hast also built unto 
thee an ^'eminent place, ?and hast 
made thee an high place in every 
street. 

25 Thou hast built thy high place at 
'every head of the way, and hast 
made thy beauty to be abhorred, and 
hast opened thy feet to every one that 
passed by, and multiphed thy whore- ^^j^^/i 
doms. 

26 Thou hast also committed for- 
nication with 'the E-gyp'tian§ thy 
neighbours, great of flesh ; and hast 
increased thy whoredoms, to pro- 
voke me to anger. 

2 7 Behold, therefore I have stretched 
out my hand over thee, and have 
diminished thine ordinary fooc/, and 
delivered thee unto the will of them 
that hate thee, the ^ daughters of the;i5'i^t7i 
Phi-lis'tmes, which are ashamed of 
thy lewd way. 

28 Thou 'hast played the whore also 
with the As-syr'i-ans, because thou 
wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast 
played the harlot with them, and 
vet couldest not be satisfied 



q Isa. 57, 5 
r Pro. 9, 14 

theelL ch.8,io 

I ch. 20, 7 
ch. 23, 19 

12 Ot, cities. 
2 Chr. 28, 
18,19 

t 2 Ki. 16, 7 
Jer. 2, 18 
Hos. 5, 13 

u ch. 23, 14 

V Pro.30,20 



thy 
daughters 
is thine, 
etc. 

w Isa. 30, 3 
Hos. 8, 9 

14 bribest. 

X Jer. 2, 34 

V Jer. 13,22 
Lam. 1, 8 
ch. 23, 9 
Kos. 2, 10 
Hos. 8, 10 
Nah. 3, 5 



judg- 
ments of. 
Lev.20,10 
Deut. 
22, 22 
ch. 23, 45 
John 8, 5 

Gen. 9, 6 
Ex. 21, 12 



ach. 2.3, 26 
Hos 2 3 

29 Thou hast moreover multiplied|^g .^^^^^^'^ 
thy fornication in_the land of Ca'-j mentsof 
naan "unto Chal-de^a ; and yet thoui H^^nent' 
wast not satisfied herewith. i j, ^h. 23, 10 

30 How weak is thine heart, saith ^ johns.s 
the Lord God, seeing thou doest aU^jj^^^ * 
these things, the work of "an im- is^ie 
perious whorish woman ; 

31 ^Tn that thou buildest thine emi 



2 Ki. 25, 9 
Jer. 39, 8 
Jer. 52,13 



e ch. 5, 8 
ch. 23, 10 
Rom. 2, 8 



nent place in the head of every way, 
and makest thine high place in ev- 
ery street ; and hast not been as an /ch. 2s. 37 
harlot, in that thou scomest hire ; !g ch. 5, 13 
3*^ .But as a wife that conamitteth 71 Pa. 78 42 

' 777 



Ife?^ grievous judgment. 

adultery, which taketh strangers in- 
stead or her husband ! 
3 3 ' riiey give gifts to all whores : but 
"'thou givest thy gifts to all thy 
lovers, and ^*hirest them, that they 
may come unto thee on every side for 
thy whoredom. 

34 And the contrary is in thee from 
other women in thy whoredoms, 
whereas none f oUovv^eth thee to com- 
imit whoredoms: and in that thou 
I givest a reward, and no reward is 
given unto thee, therefore thou art 
contrary. 

35 1[¥^ herefore, O harlot, hear the 
word of the Lord : 

36 Thus saith the Lord God; Be- 
cause thy filthiness was poured out, 
and thy nakedness discovered 
through thy whoredoms with thy 
lovers, and with all the idols of 
thy abommations, and by 4he blood 
of thy children, which thou didst 
give unto them ; 

37 Behold, therefore ■''I will gather 
all thy lovers, with whom thou hast 
j taken pleasure, and all them that 
thou hast loved, with all them that 
thou hast hated ; I will even gather 
them round about against thee, and 
will discover thy nakedness mito 
them, that they inay see all thy 
nakedness. 

3 8 And I will judge thee, ' ^as women 
that break v/edlock ^and shed blood 
are judged: and I will give thee 
blood in fury and jealousy. 

39 And I will also give thee into 
their hand, and they shall throw- 
down thine eminent place, and shall 
break down thy liigh places: they 
''shall strip thee^ also of thy clothes, 
and shall take ^^hy fair jewels, and 
leave thee naked and bare. 

40 They *shall also bring up a com- 
pany against thee, 'and they shall 
stone thee with stones, and thrust 
thee through A\dth their swords. 

41 And they shalFburn thine houses 
with fire, and "execute judgments 
upon thee in the sight of many wom- 
en : and I will cause thee to -^cease 
from playing the harlot, and thou 
also shalt give no hire any more. 

42 So ^will I make my fury toward 
thee to rest, and my jealousy shall 
depart from thee, and I will be quiet, 
and will be no more angry. 

43 Because Hhou hast not remem- 
bered the days of thy youth, but 
hast fretted me in all these things ; 



Judgments upon Jerusalem. EZEKIEL, 17. Mercy is promised in the 
behold, therefore *I also will rer-om- b. c. 594. fS4- ThottVinn TnQT^oaf.KoQT^fVnV.^ 



behold, therefore 'I also will recom 
pense thy way upon thine head, 
saith the Lord God : and thou shalt 
uot connnit this lewdness above all 
thine abominations. 
44l[Behold, every one that useth 
proverbs shall use this proverb 
against thee, saying, As is the moth- 
er, so is her daughter. 

45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, 
that lotheth her husband and her 
children; and thou art the sister 
of thy sisters, which lothed theii^ 
husbands and their children: your 
mother was an Hit'tite, and your fa- 
ther an Am'or-ite. 

46 And thine elder sister is Sa-ma'- 
ri-a, she and her daughters that dwell 
at thy left hand : and ^ ' thy younger 
sister, that dwelleth at thy right 
hand, is Sod'om and her daughters. 

47 Yet hast thou not walked after 
their ways, nor done after their 
abominations : but, ^^as if that were 
a very little thing^ thou wast •'cor- 
rupted more than they in all thy 
ways. 

48 As I live, saith the Lord God, 
Sod'om Hhy sister hath not done, she 
nor her daughters, as thou hast done, 
thou and thy daughters. 

49 Behold, this was the iniquity of 
thy sister Sod'om, pride, 'fulness of 
bread, and abundance of idleness 
was in her and in her daughters, 
'^neither did she strengthen the hand 
of the poor and needy. 

50 And they were haughty, and 
committed ''abomination before me : 
therefore I '1;ook them away as I saw 
good. 

51 ISTeither hath Sa-ma'ri-a commit- 
ted hpjf of thy sins ; but thou hast 
multiplied thine abominations more 
than they, and ^hast justified thy sis- 
ters in ail thine abominations which 
thou hast done. 

5 2 Thou also, which hast judged thy 
sisters, bear thine own shame for thy 
sins that thou hast committed more 
abominable than they ; they are more 
righteous than thou: yea, be thou 
confounded also, and bear thy shame, 
in that thou hast justified thy sis- 
ters. 

53 When ?I shall bring again their 
captivity, 'the captivity of Sod'om 
and her daughters, and the captiv- 
ity of Sa-ma'ri-a and her daughters, 
then vnll I bring again the captivity j 
of thy captives in the midst of them :| 



CHAP. 16. 

i ch. 9, 10 
ch. 11, 21 
ch. 22, 31 

17 lesser 
than 
thoa. 
Deut. 
32, 32 
Isa. 1, 10 

18 Or, 
that was 
lothed as 
a small 
thing. 

j 2Ki.21, 9 

ch. 6, 6, 7 

k Mat.10,15 
Mat.11,24 



m 

?iGen.l3,13 
Gen.18,20 
Gen. 19, 5 

Job 18, 18 

p Mat.l2,4:l 

q Isa. 1, 9 

r Jer. 20,16 

5 ch. 14, 
22,23 

19 for a re- 
port, or, 
hearing. 
Isa. 5, 12 

20 prides, 
or, excel- 
lencies. 

t 2 Ki. 16, 5 
2Chr. 
28,18 
Isa. 7, 1 
Isa. 14, 18 

21 Aram. 

22 Or, spoil. 

23 borne 
them.. 
ch. 23, 49 

u Deut. 29, 
12, 14 
ch. 17, 
13,16 

V Ex. 2, 24 
Ex. 6, 5 
Lev.26,41 
Ps. 106,45 
Hos. 2, 15 

it; Jer. 32,40 
Jer. 50, 5 

X ch. 20, 43 
ch. 36, 31 

y Song 8, 8 
Isa. 2, 2 

z Isa. 54, 1 
Isa. 60, 4 
Gal. 4, 26 

a Jer. 31,31 

b Hos. 2, 19 

c Ilom.3,19 



end, 

54 That thou may est bear thine own 
shame, and may est be confounded in 
all that thou hast done, in that thou 
art 'a comfort unto them. 

5 5 A¥hen thy sisters, Sod'om and her 
daughters, shall return to their for- 
mer estate, and Sa-ma'ri-a and her 
daughters shall return to their former 
estate, then thou and thj daughters 
shall return to your former estate. 

56 For thy sister Sod'om was not 
'^mentioned by thy mouth in the day 
of thy -"pride, 

57 Before thy wickedness was dis- 
covered, as at the time of thy *re- 

Gen.i3Ao proacli of the daughters of ^'Syr'i-a, 
Lu. 16^20 !^^^ ^1^ ^^^<^f'^ ^^'^ round about her, the 
daughters of the Phi-lis'tine§, which 
^"despise thee round about. 

58 Thou hast "borne thy lewdness 
and thine abominations, saith the 
Lord. 

59 For thus saith the Lord God; I 
will even deal with thee as thou hast 
done, which hast "despised the oath 
in breaking the covenant. 

60 Nevertheless I will ^remember 
my covenant w^th thee in the days 
of thy youth, and I will establish un- 
to thee ""an everlasting covenant. 

61 Then ''thou shalt remember thy 
ways, and be ashamed, when thou 
shalt receive thy ^sisters, thine elder 
and thy younger: and I will give 
them unto thee '"for daughters, but 
"not by thy covenant. 

62 And *I will establish my covenant 
with thee- and thou shalt know that 

1 am the j^ord : 

63 That thou may est remember, and 
be confounded, '"and never open th;/ 
mouth any more because of thy 
shame, when I am pacified toward 
thee for all that thou hast done, saith 
the Lord God. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 Go(Vs judgment upon Zedelciah for revolting from 
Bahylon to Egypt. 22 A promise of ChrisVs king- 
dom. 

AKD the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and 
speak a parable unto the house of i§'- 
ra-el ; 

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
A great eagle with great wings, long- 
winged, full of feathers, which had 
^divers colours, came unto Leb'a-non, 

CHAP. 17. ^^d "took the highest branch of the 
cedar ; 

4 He cropped off the top of his 
young twigs, and carried it into a 



1 embroid- 
ering. 

a 2 Ki. 24,12 

778 



Parable of a vine. 



EZEKIEL, 18. 



Gospel cedar to he plantea. 



land of traffick ; he set it in a city of 
merchants. 

5 He took also of the seed of the 
land, and ^planted it in *a fruitful 
field ; he placed it by great waters, 
a7id set it 'as a willow tree. 

6 And it grew, and became a spread- 
ing vine of low stature, whose 
branches turned toward him, and the 
roots thereof were under him : so it 
became a vine, and brought forth 
branches, and shot forth sprigs. 

7 There was aiso another great eagle 
with great wings and many feathers : 
and, behold, this vine did bend her 
roots toward him, and shot forth her 
branches toward him, that he might 
water it by the furrows of her planta- 
tion. 

8 It was planted in a good ^soil by 
great waters, that it might bring forth 
branches, and that it might bear fruit, 
that it might be a goodly vine. 

9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Shall it prosper ? "^shall he not 
pull up the roots thereof, and cut off 
the fruit thereof, that it wither ? it 
shall wither in all the leaves of her 
spring, even without great power or 
many people to pluck it up by the 
roots thereof. 

10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall 
it prosper? 'shall it not utterly with- 
er, when the east wind toucheth it ? 
it shall wither in the furrows where 
it grew. 

11 IFMoreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

12 Say now to -^the rebellious house. 
Know ye not what these things 
mean? tell ^Aem, Behold, ^the king 
of Bab'y-lon is come to Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and hath taken the king thereof, and 
the princes thereof, and led them 
with him to Bab'y-lon ; 

13 And *hath taken of the king's 
seed, and made a covenant with him, 
'and hath Uaken an oath of him : he 
hath also taken the mighty of the 
land : 

1 4 That the kingdom might •'he base, 
that it might not lift itself up,^^?^^ 
that by keeping of his covenant it 
might stand. 

1 5 But *he rebelled against him in 
sending his ambassadors into E'gypt, 
'^that they might give him horses and 
much people. Shall he prosper? 
shall he escape that doeth such 
things f or shall he break the cove- 
nant, and be delivered ? 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 17. 

2 'put it in 
a field of 
seed. 

b Deut. 8, 
7,8,9 

c Isa. 44, 4 

3 field. 

d 2 Ki. 25, 7 

e ch. 19, 12 
Hos.13,15 

/ch. 2, 5 
ch. 12, 9 

g 2 Kl. 24, 
11-16 

h 2 Ei.24,17 

i 2 Chr. 
36,13 

4 broiMjlit 
him to an 
oath. 

j ch. 29, 14 

5 tolieephis 
covenant, 
to stand 
to it, 

k 2 Ki.24,20 

I Deut. 
17, 16 
Isa. 31,1,3 

m Jer. 32, 5 
ch. 12, 13 

n Jer. 37, 7 

Jer. 52, 4 

p 1 Chr. 
29,24 

q ch. 32, 3 

r ch. 20, 36 

s ch. 12. 14 

t Isa. 11, 1 
Jer. 23, 6 

u Isa. 53, 2 

V Ps. 2, 6 

^v Isa. 2, 2,3 
Mic. 4, 1 



CHAP. 18. 

a Lam. 5, 7 

719 



l(yAs I live, saith the Lord God, 
surely in "'the place v^here the king 
dioelleth that made him king, whose 
oath he despised, and whose covenant 
he brake, even with him m the midst 
of Bab'y-lon he shall die. _ 

17 Neither "shall Pha'raohwith his 
mighty army and great company 
make for him in the war, by "casting 
up mounts, and building forts, to cut 
off many persons : 

18 Seeing he despised the oath by 
breaking the covenant, when, lo, he 
had >'given his hand, and hath done 
all these things^ he shall not es- 
cape. 

ly Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; As I live, surely mine oath that 
he hath despised, and my covenant 
that he hath broken, even it will I 
recompense upon his o^vn head. 

20 And I will ^spread my net upon 
him, and he shall be taken in my 
snare, and I will bring him to Bab'- 
y-lon, and 'will plead with him there 
for his trespass that he hath tres- 
passed against me. 

21 And 'all his fugitives with all his 
bands shall fall by the sword, and 
they that remain shall be scattered 
toward all winds : and ye shall know 
that I the Lord have spoken it. 

22 ITThus saith the Lord God ; I will 
also take of the ^highest branch of 
the high cedar, and will set it ; I will 
crop off from the top of his young 
twigs "a tender one, and will "plant 
it upon an high mountain and emi- 
nent : 

23 In "the mountain of the height of 
l§'ra-el will I plant it: and it shall 
bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, 
and be a goodly cedar : and under it 
shall dwell all fowl of every wing ; in 
the shadow of the branches thereof 
shall they dwell. 

21 And all the trees of the field shall 
know that I the Lord have brought 
down the high tree, have exalted the 
low tree, have dried up the green 
tree, and have made the dry tree to 
flourish: I the Lord have spoken 
and have done it. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 God disalloics the parable of sour grapes : ^he 
defends the equity of his dealings, 31 aiid exhorts to 
repentance. 

THE word of the Lord came unto 
me again, saying, 
2 What mean ye, that ye use this 
proverb concerning the land of !§'- 
ra-el, saying, "The fathers have eaten 



Parable of the 



EZKKIEL, 18. 



soiv>^ grapes disallowed. 



sour grapes, and the children's teeth 
are set on edge ? 

3 As I Hve, saith the Lord Gqd, ye 
^hall not have occasion any more to 
use this proverb in l§'ra-el. 

4 Behold, all *souls are mine ; as the 
soul of the father, so also the soul of 
the son is mine : ''the soul that sin- 
neth, it shall die. 

5 But if a man be just, and do ^that 
which is lawful and right, 

6 And ''hath not eaten upon the 
mountains, neither hath lifted up his 
eyes to the idols of the house of l§'- 
ra-el, neither hath defiled 'his neigh- 
bour's wife, neither hath come near 
to -^a menstruous woman, 

7 And hath not ^'oppressed any, but 
hath restored to the debtor ''hispledge, 
hath spoiled none by violence, hath 
'given his bread to the hungry, and 
hath covered the naked with a gar 
ment ; 

8 He that hath not given -^forth upon 
usury, neither hath taken any in- 
crease, ^Aa^ hath withdrawn his hand 
from iniquity, ^hath executed true 
judgment between man and man, 

9 Hath walked in my statutes, and 
hath kept my judgments, to deal tru- 
ly; he Hs just, he shall surely ™live, 
saith the Lord God. 

10 lilf he beget a son that is a '^rob- 
ber, "a shedder of blood, and Hhat 
doeth the like to a^iy one of these 
things, 

11 And that doeth not any of those 
duties, but even hath eaten upon the 
mountains, and "defiled his neigh- 
bour's wife, 

12 Hath oppressed the poor and 
needj^, hath spoiled by violence, hath 
not restored the pledge, and hath 
lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath 
^committed abomination, 

13 Hath ?given forth upon usury, 
and hath taken increase: shall he 
then live ? he shall not live : he hath 
done all these abominations ; he shall 
surely die ; his "blood shall be upon 
him. 

14 ^Now, lo, if he beget a son, that 
seeth all his father's sins which he 
hath done, and considereth, and do- 
eth not such like, 

15 That hath not eaten upon the 
mountains, neither hath lifted up his 
eyes to the idols of the house of l§' 
ra-el, hath not defiled his neighbour's 
wife, 

i 6 Neither hath oppressed any. 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 18. 

b. Num. 
27, 16 
Zech.12,1 
Heb. 12, 9 

c Rom. 6,23 

1 judgment 
and 
justice. 

d ch. 22, 9 

e Heb. 13, 4 

/ Lev.18,19 

'J Lev.25,14 

h Deut. 
24,12 

i Deut.15,7 
Isa. 58, 7 
Mat.25,35 

j I.ev.25,36 
Ps. 15, 5 

k Zech.8,16 

1 Hab. 2,4 
Rom. 8, 1 
ICor. 
15,58 

m Amos 5,4 

2 Or, 

breaker 
ivp of an 
house. 

n Ex. 21, 12 

3 Or, that 
doeth to 
his 

brother 
besides 
any of 
these. 

1 Cor. 6, 9 

p ch. 8, 6 

q Ex. 22, 25 
Neh. 5, 1 

4 bloods. 
Lev. 20, 9 
ch. 3, 18 
ch. 33, 4 
Acts 18, 6 

5 ?ia(?i not 
pledged 
thepledge, 
or, taken 
to pledge. 

r Mat.25,35 

s Rom. 2, 7 

t ch. 3, 18 

u Ex. 20, 5 
Deut. 5, 9 
2 Ki.23,26 

V Deut. 
24, 16 
2 Ki. 14, 6 
2Chr.25,4 
Jer. 31,29 

IV Isa. 3, 10 

X Rom. 2, 9 

y ch. 33, 12 

z ch. 33, 16 

a Rom. 8,13 

b 2 Pet. 3, 9 

c ch. 33. 12 

d Heb.10,38 
2Pet.2,20 
2 John 8 

e Mai. 3, 14 

/Oen.18,25 
Deut.32,4 
Ps. 145,17 

780 



hath not withit olden the pledge, 
neither hath spoiled by violence, but 
hath given 'his bread to the hungry, 
and hath covered the naked with a 
garment, 

17 That hath taken off his hand 
from the poor, that hath not received 
usury nor mcrease, hath executed 
my judgments, hath walked in my 
statutes ; lie shall not die for the in- 
iquity of his father, he shall surely 
live. 

IS As for his father, because he 
cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother 
by violence, and did that which is 
not good among his people, lo, even 
'he shall die in his iniquity. 

19 'ii Yet say ye, Vy^hy ? Moth not the 
son bear the iniquity of the father ? 
When the son hath done that which 
is lawful and right, and hath kept 
all my statutes, and hath done them, 
he shall surely live. 

20 The soul that sinneth,it shall die. 
The ''son shall not bear the iniquity 
of the father, neither shall the father 
bear the iniquity of the son: "the 
righteousness of the righteous shall 
be upon him, ■'and the wickedness of 
the wicked shall be upon him. 

21 But •'^if t he wicked will turn from ^ 
all his sm s tliat~lieliath comhiittedr 
and keep all mystatutesTahdrdolnaf i 
which is lawful and right7Tie~shair 
surel y li ye,Ti e shaHnot die" [ 

22 A ll %is trahsgressiohs" that he i 
bath committedT^they^halTjiotnbe^ i 
m.entionedr ^htQ~liih rT uT^his~ righ t^ i 
eousness that he hath'dohe lie sha lT j 
KveT I 

23 Have ^I any pleasure at all tha^^ 
tKe wicked^"~shour d"~^ie "r" saith "Th"e" 
LoM~G<)DT^a7^^r hQrTh at he should i 
return tfoh i his~way s, andTlive'?^ j 

241lUut "when the righteous turneth 
away from his righteousness, and 
committeth iniquity, and doeth ac- 
cording to all the abominations that 
the wicked man doeth, shall he live ? 
''All his righteousness that he hath 
done shall not be mentioned : in his 
trespass that he hath trespassed, and 
in his sin that he hath sinned, in them 
shall he die. 

25 "^Yet ye say,*The way of the Lord 
is not equal. Hear now, O house of 
I§'ra-el ; Is not ^my way equal ? are 
not your ways unequal ? 

26 When a righteous man turneth 
away from his righteousness, and 
committeth iniquity, and dieth in 

*R. 18. 30, 31; W. 18 31, 32. 






The parable 



EZEKIEL, 19, 20. 



of lions' whelps. 



them ; for his iniquity that he hath 
done shall he die. 

27 Again, when the wicked 'man 
turneth away-^from his wickedness 
that he hath conunitted, and doeth 
that which is lawful and right, he 
shall save his soul alive. 

28 Because he considereth,and turn- 
eth away from all his transgressions 
that he hath committed, he shall 
surely live, he shall not die. 

29 Y et saith the house of i§'ra-el,The 
way of the Lord is not equal. O house 
of Is'ra-el, are not my ways equal ? 
are not your ways unequal ? 

J ! 30 T her efore ^'I will judge you, O 
R iiouse of l§^ra-el, every one acc ording 



to his ways, saith the Lord God. 
^Repent, and tur n ^y ourselv es from 
all your transgressions; so iniquity 



L 


W 



sha ll not b e your ruinj. Dan. 7. 9, 10, 

31 If Cast -^away from you all your 

transgressions, whereb y y e have 

transgressed ; and mak e you a ^new 
hear t and a new spirit : for why will 
ye die, Q hous e of is^ra-el ?* 

32 For 'I have no pleasure in the 
death of him that dieth, saith the 

i Lord GoD: wherefore turn ''yoiir- 
[ selves^ and live ye. L 33. 11 ;t 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Lainentation for the princes of Israel, under the 
parable of lions'' whelps taken in a pit; 10 for 
Jerusalem, 6?/ a wasted vine. 

"i/rOREDVER Hake thou up a 
IVl. lamentation for the princes of 
I§'ra-el, 

2 And say, What is thy mother ? 
A lioness : she lay down among lions, 
she nourished her whelps among 
young lions. 

3 And she brought up one of her 
whelps : it 'becam.e a young lion, and 
it learned to catch the prey ; it de- 
voured men. 

4 The nations also heard of him. ; he 
was taken in their pit, and they 
brought him with chains unto the 
land of <^E'gypt. 

5 ISTow when she saw that she had 
waited, and her hope was lost, then 
she '^took another of her whelps, and 
made him a yoimg lion. 

6 And ''he went up and down among 
the lions, he became a young lion, 
and learned to catch the prey, and 
devoured men. 

7 And he knew ^ their desolate pal- 
aces, and he laid waste their cities ; 
and the land was desolate, and the 
fulness thereof, by the noise of his 
roaring. 

* 0. Dan.9.9; R. 33.11,12. t W. Joel 2.12.13. 



B. C. 594. 



CHAP. 18. 

g Isa. 1, 18 
Isa. 55, 7 

h Eccl. 
12, 14 
ch. 7, 3 

i Mat. 3, 2 
Rev. 2, 5 

6 Or, 
others. 

j Eph. 4, 22 

k Jer. 32,39 
ch. 11, 19 
ch. 36, 26 

I Lam. 3,33 
ch. 33, 11 
2 Pet. 3, 9 

7 Or, 
others. 



CHAP. 19. 

a ch. 26, 17 
ch. 27, 2 

5 2 Ki. 23,31 

c 2Ki.23,33 
2Chr.36,4 
Jer. 22,11 

f2 2Ki.23,34 

e Jer. 22,13 

1 Or, their 
widows. 

f 2 Ki. 24, 2 

g 2Chr.36,6 

2 Or, TO 

hooks. 

?ich.6,2 

i Ps. 80, 8 
ch. 17, 6 

3 Or, in thy 

quietness, 
or, ill thy 
likeness. 

j Deut. 8, 7 

k Dan. 4, 11 

I Hos.13,15 

m Deut. 
28,48 

n Judg.9,15 



B. C. 593. 

CHAP. 20. 
a ch. 8, 1 
b ch. 14, 3 

1 Or, fJead 
for them. 
ch. 22, 2 

c ch. 16, 2 
Mat.28,32 

d Ex. 6, 7 
Deut. 7, 6 

2 Or,sware. 

e Ex. 3, 8 
Ex. 4, 31 
Deut.4.34 

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8 Then -^ the nations set against him 
on every side from the provinces, 
and spread their net over him: he 
was taken in their pit. 

9 And ^they put him in ward '^in 
chains, and brought him to the king 
of Bab'y-ion : they brought him into 
holds, that his voice should no more 
be heard '^upon the mountains of l§'- 
ra-el. 

10 ITThy mother is like a vine ^in 
thy blood, planted by the waters : she 
was fruitful and -^f ull of branches by 
reason of many waters. 

11 And she had strong rods for the 
sceptres of them that bare rule, and 
her stature ^was exalted among the 
thick branches, and she appeared in 
her height with the multitude of her 
branches. 

12 But she was plucked up in fury, 
she was cast down to the ground, 
and the ^east wind dried up her fruit : 
her strong rods were broken and 
withered ; the fire consumed them. 

1 3 And now she is planted "'in the 
wilderness, in a dry and thirsty 
ground. 

14 And "fire is gone out of a rod of 
her branches, tohich hath devoured 
her fruit, so that she hath no strong 
rod to be sl sceptre to rule. This is 
a lamentation, and shall be for a lam- 
entation. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 God refuses to be con stilted by the elders of Israel : 
4 their rebellions : 33 he threatens to rule them with 
rigour, but promises to gather them. 

AND it came to pass in the seventh 
year, in the fifth month, the 
tenth dayoi the month, that ''certain 
of the elders of l§'ra-el came to en- 
quire of the Lord, and sat before 
me. 

2 Then came the word of the Lord 
unto me, saying, 

3 Son of man, speak unto the elders 
of I§'ra-el, and say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; Are ye come to 
enquire of me ? As\ live, saith the 
Lord God, ^I will not be enquired of 
bv you. 

4 Wilt thou ^ judge them, son of 
man, wilt thou judge thetn f ''cause 
them to know the abominations of 
their fathers : 

5 And say unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord God ; In the day when '^I 
chose Is'ra-el, and "lifted up mine hand 
unto the seed of the house of Ja'cob, 
and made myself "kno^m unto them 
in the land of E'gypt, when I lifted 



The rebellions 



EZEKIEL, 20. 



of Israel. 



up mine hand unto them, saying, -^I 
am the Lord your God ; 
6 In the day that I hfted up mine 
hand unto them,^to bring them forth 
of the land of E'gypt into a land that 
I had espied for them, flowing with 
milk and honey, which ^is the glory 
of all lands : 
N f 7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye 
away every man 'the abominations 
of his eyes, and defile not yourselves 
with the 'idols of E'gypt : I am the 
Lord your God. 

8 But they rebelled against me, and 
would not hearken unto me: they 
did not every man cast away the 
abominations of their eyes, neither 
did they forsake the idols of E'gypt -. 
then I said, I will pour out my fury 
upon them, to accomplish my anger 
against them in the midst of the 
land of E'gypt. N. 20. 13. 

9 But ''^I wrought for my name's 
sake, that it should not be polluted 
before the heathen, among whom 
they 10 ere, in whose sight I made 
myself known unto them, in bring- 
ing them forth out of the land of 
E'gypt. 

10 Wherefore I caused them to go 
forth out of the land of E'gypt, and 
brought them into the wilderness. 

11 And ^I gave them my statutes, 
and ^shewed them my judgments, 
which '"^y a man do, he shall even 
live in them. 

1 2 Moreover also I gave them my 
"'sabbaths, to be a sign between me 
and them, that they might know 
that 1 am the Lord that sanctify 
them. 

N r 13 But the house of lf§'ra-el rebelled 

against me in the wilderness : they 

walked not in my statutes, and they 

"despised my judgments, which if a 

I man do, he shall even live in them ; 

j and my sabbaths they greatly pol- 

i luted : then I said, I Avould pour out 

j my fury upon them in the wilder- 

[ ness, to consume them. N. 33. 1-5, 

14 But I wrought for my name's 
sake, that it should not be polluted 
before the heathen, in whose sight I 
broi^ht them out. 

15 Yet also ^I lifted up my hand 
unto them in the wilderness, that I 
would not bring them into the land 
which I had given them, flawing 
with milk and honey, which is the 
glory of all lands ; 

16 Because they despised my judg- 



B. C. 593. 



CHAP. 20. 

/Gen. 17.7 
Ex. 20, 2 

Q Jer. 32,22 

}i Ps. 48. 2 

i 2Chr.l5,8 

] Deut. 
29, 16 
Josh. 

24,14: 

fe Ex. 32, 12 
Num. 
14,13 
Deut.9,28 

I Deut. 4, 8 
Neh. 9, 13 

3 made 
Vmin to 
know. 

m Roni.10,5 

n Ex. 20, 8 
Ex. 31, 13 
Ex. 35, 2 
Deut.5,12 
Keh. 9, 14 

Pro. 1. 25 

p Num. 
14.28 
Ps. 95. 11 
Ps. 106,26 

q Num. 
15,39 
Ps. 78, 37 

Amos 5. 
25,26 

Acts 7, 
42,43 

r Ps. 78, 38 

s Deut. 5. 
32, 33 
Deut. 6 
Deut. 7 
Deut. 8 
Deut. 10 
Deut. 11 
Deut. 12 

f Jer. 17, 22 

u Num.25,1 
Deut. 9, 
23,24 
Deut. 
31,27 

V Ps. 78, 38 

wLev.26,33 
Deut. 
28,64 
Ps. 106,27 
Jer. 15. 4 

xch. 6, 9 
Mark7.22 

y Ps. 81, 12 
Rom. 1,24 
2 Thes. 
2 n 

z 2Ki.l7,17 
2 Ki. 21, 6 
2Chr.28,3 
2Chr.33,6 
Jer. 32.35 
ch. 16, - 
20, 21 

a ch. 6, 7 

b Rom.1,23 
Rom. 2,24- 

4 tres- 
passed a 
trespass. 

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ments, and walked not in my 
statutes, but polluted my sabbaths : 
for ?their heart went after their 
idols. 

17 Nevertheless ''mine eye spared 
them from destroying them, neither 
did I make an end of them in the 
wilderness. 

18 But I said unto their children in 
the wilderness. Walk ye not in the 
statutes of your fathers, neither ob- 
serve their judgments, nor defile 
yourselves with their idols : 

191 am the Lord your God ; "walk 
in my statutes, and keep my judg- 
ments, and do them ; 

20 And 'hallow mv sabbaths : and 
they shall be a sign between me and 
you, that ye may know that I am 
the Lord your God. 

21 Notwithstanding "the children ^ 
rebelled against me: they walked 
not in my statutes, neither kept my 
judgments to do them, which if a 
man do, he shall even live in them ; 
they polluted my sabbaths : then I 
said, I would pour out my fury up- 
on them, to accomplish my anger 
against them in the wilderness. 

22 Nevertheless "I withdrew mine 
hand, and wrought for my name's 
sake, that it should not be polluted 
in the sight of the heathen, in v/hose 
sight I brought them forth. 

23 I lifted up mine hand unto them 
also in the Malderness, that I w ould 
'"scatter them among the heathen, 
and disperse them through the 
countries ; 

24 Because they had not executed 
my judgments, but had despised my 
statutes, and had polluted my sab- 
baths, and ^tlieir eyes were after 
their fathers' idols. 

25 Wherefore ^1 gave them also 
statutes that were not good, and 
judgments wherebj/ they should not 
live ; 

26 And I polluted them in their 
own gifts, in thai they caused to 
pass 'through the fire all that opeii- 
eth the womb, that I might make 
them desolate, to the end that they 
might "know that I am the Lord. 

27 iTherefore, son of man, speak 
unto the house of i§'ra-el, and say 
unto them. Thus saith the Lord God; 
Yet in this your fathers have blas- 
phemed *me, in that they have ''com 
mitted a trespass against me. 

28 For when I had brought them 
* A. 20. 43. 2 



ixod's tfireatenings 



EZEKIEL, 21. 



and promises. 



into the land, for the which I Hf ted 
up mine hand to give it to them, 
then <^they saw every high hill, and 
all the thick trees, and they offered 
there their sacrifices, and there they 
presented the provocation of their 
offering : there also they ma.de their 
"^sweet savour, and poured out there 
their drink offerings. 

29 Then 'I said unto them, What is 
the high place whereunto ye go ? 
And the name thereof is called Ba'- 
mah unto this day. 

30 Wherefore say unto the house of 
t§'ra-el, Thus saith the Lord God; 
Are ye polluted after the manner of 
your fathers ? and commit ye whore- 
dom after their abominations ? 

31 For when ye offer your gifts, 
when ye make your sons to pass 
through the fire, ye pollute your- 
selves with ail your idols, even unto 
this day : and ""shall I be enquired of 
by you, O house of l§'ra-el ? As I 
live, saith the Lord God, I will not 
be enquired of by you, 

32 And that -^ which cometh into 
your mind shall not be at all, that ye 
say. We will be as the heathen, as 
the families of the countries, to serve 
wood and stone. 

33 As I live, saith the Lord God, 
surely with a mighty hand, ^and with 
a stretched out arm, and with fury 
poured out, will I rule over you : 

34 And I will bring you out from 
the people, and will gather you out 
of the countries wherein ye are scat- 
tered, with a mighty hand, and with 
a stretched out arm, and with fury 
poured out. 

35 And I will bring you into the 
wilderness of the people, and there 
will *I plead with you face to face. 

36 Like 'as I pleaded with your fa- 
thers in the wilderness of the land of 
E'gypt, so will I plead with you, saith 
the Lord God. 

37 And I will cause you to •'pass un- 
der the rod, and I will bring you into 
^the bond of the covenant : 

38 And ^'I will purge out from 
among you the rebels, and them that 
transgress against me : I will bring 
them forth out of the country where 
they sojourn, and 'they shall not en- 
ter into the land of I§'ra-el : and ye 
shall know that I «m the Lord. 

39 As for you, O house of Is'ra-el, 
thus saith the Lord God; "'Go ye, 
serve ye every one his idols, and here- 



B. C. 593. 



CHAP. 20. 

c Isa. 57, 6 
ch. 6, 13 

d ch. 16, 19 

5 Or, I 

told them, 
what the 
high place 
was, or, 
Bamah. 

e Pro. 15, 8 
Pro. 28, 9 

/ch. 11.5 

g Jer. 21, 5 

7i Jer.3,9,35 
ch. 17, 20 

i Num. 
14,21 

J Lev.27,32 
Jer. 33, 13 

6 Or, a de- 
livering. 

,k ch. 34, 17 
Mat. 3, 12 
Mat.25,32 

I Jer. 44, 14 

m Judg. 
10, 14 
Ps. 81, 12 
Amos 4, 4 

a Isa. 1, 13 
ch. 23, 38 

Tsa. 2, 2 

ch. 17, 23 
Mic. 4, 1 

p Isa. 56, 7 
Isa. 60, 7 
Zech.8,20 
Mai. 3, 4 
Rom. 12,1 

7 Or, chief. 



8 savour of 
rest. 

Euh. 5, 2 
Phil. 4, 18 

^7 ch. 36, 23 
ch. .33, 23 

r ch. 11. 17 
ch. .34, 13 
ch. 36, 24 

s ch. 16, 61 

t Lev.26,39 
Hos. 5, 15 

u ch. 24, 24 

V ch. 36, 22 

w Jer.21, 14 

X Lu, 23, 31 

y ch. 2J-, 4 
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after also, if ye will not hearken 
unto me: "but pollute ye my holy 
name no more with yom* gifts, and 
with your idols. 

40 For ''in mine holy mountain, iij 
the mountain of the height of l^'ra-el, 
saith the Lord God, there shall all 
the house of l§'ra-el,all of them in the 
land, serve me : there will ^I accept 
them, and there will I require youi 
offerings, and the 'firstfruits of your 
oblations, with all your holy things. 

411 will accept you with your 
"sweet savour, when I bring you out 
from the people, and gather you out 
of the countries wherein ye have 
been scattered ; and I will be sancti- 
fied in you before the heathen. 

42 And ^ye shall know that I am 
the Lord, ''when I shall bring you 
into the land of i§'ra-el,into the coun- 
try for the which I lifted up mine 
hand to give it to your fathers. 

43 And 'there shall ye remembei 
your ways, and all your doings, 
wherein ye have been defiled; and 
ye 'shall lothe yourselves in your 
own sight for all your evils that ye 
have committed. A. Dan. 9. 5-8.. 

44 And "ye shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I have wrought with 
you "for my name's sake, not ac- 
cording to your wicked ways, nor ac- 
cording to your corrupt doings, O ye 
house of i§'ra-el, saith the Lord God. 

45 TFMoreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

46 Son of man, set thy face toward 
the south, and drop thy loord toward 
the south, and prophesy against the 
forest of the south field ; 

47 And say to the forest of the 
south. Hear the word of the Lord ; 
Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I 
'"will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall 
devour ^every green tree in thee, and 
every dry tree : the flaming flame 
shall not' be quenched, and all faces 
''from the south to the north shall be 
burned therein. 

48 And all flesh shall see that I the 
Lord have kindled it : it shall not be 
o uenched 

49 Then said I, Ah Lord God ! they 
say of me. Doth he not speak para- 
bles? 

CHAPTER 21. 

E»ekiel prophesies against Israel with a sign of 
sighing, etc. 

ND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

*P. 34. 41. ^ 



A 
P 



A 



The sharp and hrigJit 



EZEKIEL, 21. 



sword against Jerusalem^ 



2 Son "of man, set thy face toward 
Je-ru'sa-lem, and ''drop thy word to- 
ward the holy '"places, and prophesy 
against the land of I§'ra-el, 

3 And say to the land of l§'ra-el, 
Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I am 
against thee, and will draw forth my 
sword out of his sheath, and will cut 
off from thee ''the righteous and the 
wicked. 

4 Seeing then that I will cut off 
from thee the righteous and the 
wicked, therefore shall my sword go 
forth out of his sheath against all 
flesh "from the south to the north : 

5 That all flesh may know that 1 the 
Lord have drawn forth my sword out 
of his sheath : it -^shall not i-eturn any 
more. 

6 Sigh -''therefore, thou son of man, 
with the breaking of thy loins -, and 
with bitterness sigh before their 
eyes. 

i And it shall be, when they say 
unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? 
that thou shalt answer. For the ti- 
dings; because it Cometh : and every 
heart shall melt, and all hands shall 
be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, 
and all knees 'shall be weak as wa- 
ter: behold, it cometh, and shall 
be brought to pass, saith the Lord 
I God. C. 33. 31. 

8 HAgain the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, 
Thus saith the Lord ; Say, ^A sword, 
a sword is sharpened, and also fur- 
bished : 

10 It is sharpened to make a sore 
slaughter ; it is furbished that it may 
glitter : should we then make mirth ? 
^it contemneth the rod of my son, as 
every tree. 

11 And he hath given it to be fur 
bished, that it may be handled : this 
sword is sharpened, and it is fur- 
bished, to give it into the hand of the 
slajer. 

1 2 Cry and howl, son of man : for it 
shall be upon my people, it shall he 
upon all the princes of is'ra-el : ^ter- 
rors by reason of the sword shall be 
upon my people: 'smite therefore 
upon thy thigh. 

13 "Because it is -'a trial, and what 
if the sword contemn even the rod ? 
it shall be no more^ saith the Lord 
God. 

14 Thou therefore, son of man, 
prophesy, and smite thine ^hands 



B. C. 593. 



CHAP. 21. 

a ch. 20, 46 

h Deut.32,2 
Amos7,16 

c 1 Pet.4,17 

a Job 9, 22 

e ch. 20, 47 

/Isa. 45,23 

g Isa. 22, 4 

1 shall go 
into 
water. 

h Deut. 
32,41 

2 Or, It is 
the rod of 
my son, it 
despiseth 
every tree. 

3 Or, they 
are 
thrust 
down 
to the 
sword 
tvith my 
people. 

i Jer. 31, 19 

4 Or, 

When the 
trial hath 
been, 
what 
then ? 
shall they 
not also 
belong 
to the 
despising 
rod'} 

j Job 9, 23 

5 hand to 
hand. 

k 1 Ki.20,30 

6 Or, glit- 
tering, or, 
fear. 

7 Or, 
sharp- 
ened. 

I ch. 14, 17 

8 set thy- 
self, take 
the left 
hand. 

mch. 22, 13 

n cli. 5, 13 

2 Sam. 
12,26 

9 mother 
of the 
way. 

10 Or, 

knives. 

lltera- 
phim. 

12 rams.or, 
battering 
rams. 

p Jer. 61, 14 
(7 ch. 4, 2 

13 Or, for 
the oaths 
made vm^ 
to them. 

r ch. 17, 18 

s 2 Ki.24,19 

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together, and let the sword be dou- 
bled the third time, the sword of the 
slain : it is the sword of the great 
me7i that are slain, which entereth 
into their ^privy chambers. 

151 have set the ^point of the sword 
against all their gates, that their 
heart may faint, and their ruins be 
multiplied : ah ! it is made bright, 
it ^■s Svrapped up for the slaughter. 

16 Go 'thee one way or othvT, either 
on the right hand, ®or on the left, 
whithersoever thy face is set. 

171 will also "'smite mine hands to- 
gether, and "I will cause my fury to 
rest : I the Lord have said it. 

ISlFThe word of the Lord came 
unto me again, saying, 

19 Also, thou son of man, appoint 
thee two ways, that the sword of the 
king of Bab'y-lon may come: both 
twain shall come forth out of one 
land: and choose thou a place, 
choose it at the head of the way to 
the city. 

20 Appoint a way, that the sword 
may come to "Rab'bath of the Am'- 
mon-ites, and to Jii'dah in Je-ru'sa- 
lem the defenced. 

21 For the king of Bab'y-lon stood 
at the "parting of the way, at the head 
of the two ways, to use divination : 
he made his ^"arrows bright, he con- 
sulted with ' 'images, he looked in the 



iver. 



22 At his right hand was the divi- 
nation for Je-ru'sa-lem, to appoint 
'^captains, to open the mouth in the 
slaughter, to ^lif t up the voice with 
shouting, ?to appoint battering rams 
against the gates, to cast a mount, 
and to build a fort, 

23 And it shall be unto them as a 
false divination in their sight, ^^to 
them that have '"sworn oaths : but he 
will call to remembrance the iniquity , 
that they may be taken. 

24 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; Because ye have made your 
iniquity to be remembered, in that 
your transgressions are discovered, 
so that in all your doings your sins 
do appear ; because, I say, that ye 
are come to remembrance, ye shaU 
be taken with the hand. 

25 1i And thou, 'profane wicked 
prince of l§'ra-el, whose day is cOme, 
when iniquity shall have an end, 

26 Thus saith the Lord God; Re 
move the diadem, and take off the 
crown : this shall not be the same ; 



A catalogue of 



EZEKIEL, 22. 



sins in Jerusalem. 



exalt ^hini that is low, and abase him, 
that is high. 

27 '*I will overturn, overturn, over- 
turn, it : and it shall be no more, un- 
til "he come whose right it is ; and I 
will give it him. 

28 tAnd thou, son of man, proph 
8sy and say, Thus saith the Lord God 
concerning the Am'mon-ites, and 
concerning their reproach ; even say 
thou, The sword, the sword is drawn : 
for the slaughter it is fu5i"bished, to 
consume because of the glittering : 

29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, 
whiles they divine a lie unto thee, 
to bring thee upon the necks of them 
that are slain, of the wicked, whose 
day is come, when their iniquity 
shall have an end. 

30 ^^Shall I cause it to return into 
his sheath ? I will judge thee in the 
place where thou wast created, in 
the land of thy nativity. 

31 And I will pour out mine indigna- 
tion upon thee, I will blow against 
thee in the fire of my wrath, and de- 
liver thee into the hand of '''brutish 
men, and skilful to destroj^. 

32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire 
thy blood shall be in the midst of the 
land ; thou shalt be no more remem- 
bered : for I the Lord have spoken it. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 Sins of the Jews. 15 Their dispersion. 

MOREOVER the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 

2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou 
'judge, wilt thou judge the ^bloody 
city? yea, thou shalt 'shew her all 
her abominations. 

3 Then say thou, Thus saith the 
Lord God, The city sheddeth blood 
in the midst of it, that her time may 
come, and maketh ^ idols against her- 
self to defile herself. 

4 Thou art become guilty in thy 
blood that thou has *shed ; and hast 
defiled thyself in thine idols which 
thou hast made; and thou hast 
caused thy days to draw near, and 
art come even unto thy years : there- 
fore ""have I made thee a reproach 
unto the heathen, and a mocking to 
all countries. 

5 Those that he near, and those that 
he far from thee, shall mock thee, 
which art ^infamous a7id much 
vexed. 

6 Behold, '^the princes of Is'ra-el, 
every one were in thee to' their 
''power to shed blood. 

(50) 



B. C. 593. 



CHAP. 21. 
t Lu. 1, 52 

14 Per- 
verted, 
perverted, 
perverted, 
will 1 
make it. 

u.Gen.49,10 
Lu. 1, 32 

15 Cause it 
to retwrn. 

16 Or, 
burning. 



CHAP. 22. 

1 Or,plead 

for. 

2 city of 
bloods ? 

3 make her 
know. 

a Mic. 6, 16 

b 2 Ki.21,16 

c 1 Ki. 9, 7 
Dan. 9, 16 

4 polluted 
of name, 
much in 
vexation. 

d Isa. 1, 23 
Zeph. 3, 3 

5 arm. 

e Deut. 

27. 16 

6 Or. deceit. 
} Lev. 19,30 

7 men of 
slanders. 

g Lev.20,11 
1 Cor. 5, 1 

h Lev.18.19 

S Or, every 
one. 

I Jcr. 5, 8 

Or, every 
one hath 
by leivd- 
ness. 

j Deut. 
16,19 

k Ex. 22, 25 
Deut. 
23, 19 

; Jer. 3. 21 

mch. 21, 17 

n Isa. 31, 3 
ch. 21, 7 
1 Cor. 
10. 22 

ch. 17, 24 

p Deut.4,27 

10 Or, shalt 
be pro- 
faned, 

q Ps. 9, 16 

r Isa. 1, 22 

II drosses. 

12 Accord- 
ing to the 
gathering. 

785 



T In thee have they ^set light by 
father and mother : in the midst of 
thee have they dealt by ^oppression 
with the stranger : in thee have they 
vexed the fatherless and the w^idow. 

8 Thou hast despised mine holy 
things, and hast -^profaned my sab- 
baths. 

9 In thee are ^men that carTy tales 
to shed blood : and in thee they eat 
upon the mountains : in the midst of 
thee they commit lewdness, 

10 In thee have they ^''discovered 
their fathers' nakedness: in thee have 
they humbled her that was set ''ajmrt 
for pollution. 

11 And '^one hath committed abom- 
ination with '"his neighbour's wife ; 
and "another hpcth lewdly defiled his 
daughter in law; and another in 
thee hath humbled his sister, his 
father's daughter. 

12 In thee-'liave the}' taken gifts to 
shed blood ; ^thou hast taken usury 
and increase, and thou hast greedily 
gained of thy neighbours bj' extor- 
tion, and ^hast forgotten me, saith the 
Lord God. 

1 3 Behold, therefore I "'have smit- 
ten mine hand at th}' dishonest gain 
which thou hast made, and at thj^ 
blood which hath been in the midst 
of thee. 

14 Can "thine heart endure, or can 
thine hands be strong, in the days 
that I shall deal with thee ? I the 
Lord have spoken it, and will do it. 

1 5 And ^'I will scatter thee among 
the heathen, and disperse thee in the 
countries, and will consume thy filth- 
iness out of thee. 

16 And" thou '"shalt take thine in- 
heritance in thyself in the sight of 
the heathen, and ^thou shalt know 
that I am the Lord. 

1 7 *i And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

1 8 Son of man, Ihe house of Is'ra-el 
is to me become dross : all they are 
brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in 
the midst of the furnace; tliey are 
even the "dross of silver. 

1 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; Because ye are all become 
dross, behold, therefore I will gather 
you into the midst of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

20 'Ms they gather silver. and brass, 
and iron, and lead, and tin, into the 
midst of the furnace, to blow the fire 
upon it, to melt it ; so will I gather 
you in mine anger and in my fuiy, 



Whoredoms of 



EZEKIEL, 23. 



Aholah and Aholibah. 



and I ^\dll leave you there, and melt 
you. 

21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow 
upon you in the fire of my wrath, 
and ye shall be melted in the midst 
thereof. 

22 As silver is melted in the midst 
of the furnace, so shall ye be melted 
in the midst thereof; and ye shall 
know that I the Lord have poured 
out my fury upon you. 

23 IF And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou 
art the land that is not cleansed, nor 
rained upon in the day of indignation. 

25 There Hs a conspiracy of her 
prophets in the midst thereof, like a 
roaring lion ravening the prey ; they 
^have devoured souls; ''they have 
taken the treasure and precious 
things; they have made her mrny 
widows in the midst thereof. 

26 Her 'priests have 'Violated my 
law, and have "profaned mine holy 
things : they have put ■^no difference 
between the holy and profane, nei- 
ther have they shewed difference be- 
tween the unclean and the clean, 
and have hid their eyes from my 
sabbaths, and I am profaned among 
them. 

2T Her ^princes in the midst thereof 
are like wolves ravening the prey, to 
shed blood, and to destroy souls, to 
get dishonest gain. 

28 And 'her prophets have daubed 
them with untempered morter, see- 
ing vanity, and divining lies unto 
them, saying, Thus saith the Lord 
God, when the Lord hath not spoken. 

29 The "people of the land have 
used '^oppression, and exercised rob- 
bery, and have vexed the poor and 
needy : yea, they have oppressed the 
stranger '^wrongfully. 

30 And *I sought for a man among 
them, that should make up the hedge, 
and stand in the ''gap before me for 
the land, that I should not destroy 
it : but I found none. 

31 Therefore have I poured out 
mine indignation upon them : I have 
consumed them with the fire of mv 
wrath : their own way have 1 recom- 

£ensed upon their heads, saith the 
iOrd God. 

CHAPTER 23. 

Whoredoms of Aholah and Ahalibak. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 



B. C. 593. 



CHAP. 22. 

s Jer. 6, 13 
Hos. 6, 9 

t Mat.23,14: 
Acts20,29 

u Mic. 3, 11 
Zeph. 3, 3 

V Mai. 2, 8 

13 offered 
violence 
to. 

w 1 Sam. I 
2,29 

X Lev.10,10 

y Isa. 1, 23 

z ch. 13, 10 

a Jer. 5. 26 

14:0t, deceit. 

15 without 
right. 

b Jer. 5, 1 

c Gen.18.23 



CHAP. 23. 

a Jer. 3, 7 
ch. 16, 46 

b Lev. 17, 7 
Josh. 
24=. 11 
ch. 20, 8 

1 That is. 
His tent, 
or, taber- 
nacle. 

2 That is. 
My taber- 
nacle in 
her. 

1 Ki. 8, 29 

c 2Ki.l5,19 

2 Ki. 16, 7 
2Ki. 17,3 
Hos. 8, 9 

3 bestowed 
her 

whore- 
doms 
upon 
them. 

4 the choice 
of the 
children 
ofAsshur. 

d2Ki. 17, 
3,4,5, 6, 23 
2 Ki. 18, 
9, 10, 11 

e ch. 16, 
37,41 

5 a name. 
Deut, 
29, 22 

6 she cor- 
rupted 
her in- 
ordinate 
love more 
than, etc. 
Jer. 3, 11 
ch. 16, 
47,51 

7 more 
than the 
whore- 
doms of 
her sister. 

/2Ki, 18,7 

a Jer. 50, 2 

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2 Son of man, there were two wom- 
en, ''the daughters of one mother : 

3 And *they committed whoredoms 
in E'gypt; they committed whore- 
doms in their youth : there were 
their breasts pressed, and there they 
bruised the teats of their virp-inity, 

4 And the names of them were 
A-holah the elder, and A-hol'i-bah 
her sister : and they were mine, and 
they bare sons and daughters. Thus 
were_ their names; Sa-ma'ri-a is 
'A-h5'la.h, and Je-ru'sa-lem '^A-hol'i- 
bah. 

5 And A-h51ah played the harlot 
when she was mine ; and she doted 
on her lovers, on ''the As-syr'i-ang her 
neighbours, 

6 IVJiich were clothed with blue, 
captains and rulers, all of them de 
sirable young men, horsemen riding 
upon horses: 

7 Thus she ^committed her whore- 
doms with them, with all them that 
ivere ^the chosen men of As-syr'i-a, 
and with all on whom she doted ; 
with all their idols she defiled herself. 

8 Neither left she her whoredoms 
brought from E'gypt: for in her 
youth they lay with her, and they 
bruised the breasts of her ^drginity, 
and poured their whoredom upon 
her. 

9 Wherefore I have delivered her 
into the hand of her lovers, into the 
hand of "^the As-syr'i-an§, upon whom 
she doted. 

1 These ^discovered her nakednes/^ 
they took her sons and her daugi 
ters, and slew her with the sword : 
and she became ^famous am.ong 
women ; for they had executed judg- 
ment upon her. 

11 And when her sister A-hol'i-bah 
saw this, ®she was more corrupt in 
her inordinate love tha,n she, and in 
her whoredoms ''more than her sister 
in her whoredoms. 

1 2 She doted upon the -^'As-syr'i-an^ 
her neighbours, captains and rulers 
clothed most gorgeously, horsemen 
riding upon horses, all of them de- 
sirable young men. 

1 3 Then I saw that she was defiled, 
that they took both one way, 

14 And that she increased her 
whoredoms : for when she saw men 
pourtrayed upon the wall, Hhe im- 
a^ of the Chal-de'an§ pourtrayed 
with vermihon, 

15 Girded with girdles upon their 



WJioredonis of 



EZEKIEL, 23. 



Alwlah ojid Aholibah. 



loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon 
their heads, all of them princes to 
look to, after the manner of the 
Bab-y-15'ni-ans of Chal-de'a, the land 
of their nativity : 

16 And *as soon as she saw them 
with her eyes, she doted upon them, 
and sent messengers unto them into 
Cnal-de'a. 

17 And the ''Bab-y-lo'ni-an^ came to 
her into the bed of love, and they de- 
filed her with their whoredom, and 
she was polluted with them, and her 
mind was '"alienated from them. 

1 8 So she discovered her wiiore- 
doms, and discovered her naked- 
ness : then -^my mind was alienated 
from her, like as my mind was alien- 
ated from her sister. 

19 Yet she multiplied her whore- 
doms, in calling to remembrance the 
days of her youth, wherein she had 
played the harlot in the land of 
E'gypt. 

20 i^or she doted upon their para- 
mours, whose 'flesh is as the flesh of 
asses, and whose issue is like the is- 
sue of horses. 

21 Thus thou calledst to remem- 
brance the lewdness of thj youth, in 
bruising thy teats by the E-g^T'^^^'i^S 
for the paps of thy youth. 

22 liTherefore, A-hol'i-bah, thus 
saith the Lord God ; -^'Behold, I will 
raise up thy lovers against thee, 
from whom thy mind is alienated, 
and I will bring them against thee 
on every side ; 

23 The Bab-y-lo'm-an§, and aU the 
Chal-de'an§, Pe'kod, and Sh5'a, and 
K5'a, and all the As-syr'i-an§ with 
them: all of them desirable young 
men, captains and rulers, great lords 
and renowned, all of them riding 
upon horses. 

24 And they shall come against thee 
■^'with chariots, wagons, and wheels, 
and with an assembly of people, 
lohich shall set against thee buckler 
and shield and helmet round about : 
and I will set judgment before them, 
and they shall judge ^thee according 
to their judgments. 

25 And I will set my jealousy 
against thee, and they shall deal 
furiously Avith thee : they shall take 
awa,y thy nose and thine ears ; and 
thy renmant shall fall by the sword : 
they shall take thy sons and thy 
daughters ; and thy residue shall be 
devoured by the fire. 



B. C. 593. 



CHAP. 23. 



8 at the 
sight of 
her eyes. 



9 children 
of Babel. 



10 loosed, 
or, dis- 
jointed. 



h Jer. 6, 8 
; ch. 16, 26 
j ch. 16. 37 



k ,Ter. 47, 3 
Nah. 3, 2 



I 2 Sam. 

24,14: 



m ch. 16, 39 



11 instru- 

inents of 
thy deck- 
ing. 



n ch. 16, 41 
Mic. 5. 10 



ch. 16, 37 
Jer. 21, 7 



p ch. 16, 39 
g ch. 6.9 



r Ps. 11, 6 

Ps. 75, 8 
Jer. 25,15 
Jer. 48,26 
Dan. 9, 12 



s ch.22,4,5 



t Ps. 75, 8 
Isa. 51, 17 



u Jer. 2, 32 
Jer. 3, 21 
Jer. 13,25 



V 1 Ki. 14, 9 
Neh. 9, 26 



12 Or, plead 

for. 
ch. 22, 2 



w Isa. 58, 1 

X ch. 16, 38 

y ch. 16, 20 
ch. 20, 26 

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26 They "'shall also strip thee out of 
thy clothes, and take away thy ' 'fair 
jewels, 

27 Thus "will I make thy lewdness 
to cease from thee, and thy whore- 
dom brought from the land of E'gypt: 
so that thou shalt not lift up thine 
eyes unto them, nor remember 
E'gypt any more. 

28 For thus saith the Lord God ; 
Behold, I will deliver thee into the 
hand of them whom 'thou hatest, 
into the hand of them from whom 
thy mind is alienated : 

29 And they shall deal with thee 
hatefully, and shall take away all 
thy labour, and shall cleave thee 
naked and bare: and the naked- 
ness of thy whoredoms shall be dis- 
covered, both thy lewdness and thy 
whoredoms. 

30 I will do these things unto thee, 
because thou hast gone ?a whoring 
after the heathen, and because thou 
art polluted with their idols. 

31 Thou hast walked in the way of 
thy sister ; therefore will I give her 
'cup into thine hand. 

32 Thus saith the Lord God ; Thou 
shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep 
and large : thou 'shalt be laughed to 
scorn and had in derision ; it con- 
taineth much. 

33 Thou shalt be filled with drunk - 
emiess and sorrow, with the cup of 
astonishinent and desolation, with 
the cup of thy sister Sa-ma'ri-a. 

34 Thou shalt 'even drink it and 
suck it out, and thou shalt break 
the sherds thereof, and pluck off 
thine own breasts : for I have 
spoken it, saith the Lord God. 

35 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because "thou hast forgotten 
me, and cast "me behind thy back, 
therefore bear thou also thy lewd- 
ness and thy whoredoms. 

36 ^The Lord said moreover unto 
me; Son of- man. wilt thou '^judge 
A-ho'lah and A-hol'i-bah? yea, "de- 
clare unto them their abomina- 
tions : 

37 That they have committed adul- 
teiy, and ^^blood is in their hands, and 
with their idols have they committed 
adultery, and haVe also caused their 
sons, ^whom they bare unto me, to 
pass for them through the fire, to 
devour them.. 

38 Moreover this they have don& 
unto me: they have defiled my 



Adulteresses reproved. 



EZEKIEL, 24. 



Parable of a boiling pot. 



sanctuary in the same day, ^and 
have profaned my sabbaths. 

39 For when they had slain their 
children to their idols, then they 
came the same day into my sanc- 
tuary to profane it; and, lo, ''thus 
have they done in the midst of 
mine house. 

40 And furthermore, that ye have 
sent for men ^^to come from far, unto 
*whom a messenger was sent ; and, 
lo, they came : for whom thou didst 
^wash thyself, ''paintedst thy eyes, 
anddeckedst thyself with ornaments, 

41 And satest upon ''^a stately bed, 
and a table prepared before it, 
^whereupon thou hast set mine in- 
cense and mine oil. 

42 And a voice of a multitude being 
at ease \oas with her : and with the 
men '^of the _ common sort were 
brought "^Sa-be'an§ from the wilder- 
ness, which put bracelets upon their 
hands, and beautiful crowns upon 
their heads. 

43 Then said I unto her that was old 
ix^ adulteries, Will they now commit 
'"whoredoms with her, and she with 
them f 

44 Yet they v^ent in unto her, as 
they go in unto a woman that play- 
eth the harlot : so went they in unto 
A-h5'lah and unto A-hol'i-bah, the 
lewd women. 

45 ITAnd the righteous men, they 
shall judge -^them after the manner 
of adulteresses, and after the manner 
of women that shed blood ; because 
they are adulteresses, and blood is in 
their hands. 

46 For thus saith the Lord God ; I 
will bring up a company upon them, 
and will give them '^to be removed 
and spoiled. 

47 And •''the company shall stone 
them with stones, and 'Mispatch them 
^vith their swords ; ^they shall slay 
their sons and their daughters, and 
burn up their houses with fire. 

48 Thus will I cause lewdness to 
cease out of the land, 'that all women 
may be taught not to do after your 
lewdness. 

49 And they shall recompense your 
lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear 
the sins of your idols : and ye shall 
know that t am, the Lord God. 

CHAPTER 24. 

By a boilhui pnt is s/ieum Jernf:aleni''s destruction. 

GAIN in the ninth year, in the 
tenth month, in the tenth day 



B. C. 593. 



CHAP. 23. 

z ch. 22, 8 
a 2 Ki. 21,4 

13 coming. 

b Isa. 57, 9 

c Ruth 3, 3 

(I 2 Ki. 9, 30 
Jer. 4, 30 

14 honour- 
able. 

Esth. 1, 6 
Isa. 57, 7 
Amos 6, 4 

e Pro. 7, 17 
Hos. 2, 8 

15 of the 
multi- 
tude of 
m-en. 

16 Or, 

drunk- 
ards. 
Gen. 10, 7 

17 her 
tvhore- 
doms. 

f ch. 16, 38 

18 for a 
removing 
and spoil. 

g ch. 16, 41 

19 Or,single 
them out. 

h 2 Chr. 
36, 17 
ch. 24, 21 

i Deut. 
13,11 
2 Pet. 2, 6 



A 



B. C. 590. 

CHAP. 24. 

a 2 Ki. 25, 1 
Jer. 39, 1 
Jer. 52, 4 

b ch. 17, 12 

c Jer. 1, 13 
ch. 11, 3 

1 Or, heap. 

d ch. 22, 3 
ch. 23, 37 

e 2 Sam.8,2 
Joel 3, 3 
Obad. 11 
Nah. 3, 10 

/ Lev.17,13 
Deut. 
12, 16 

g Jer. 16.17 
Mat. 7, 2 

h Nah. 3, 1 
Hab. 2, 12 

i ch. 22, 15 

2 Or, the 
Lord. 
Mai. 2, 17 

j Amos 4. 6 

fe ch. 5, 13 
ch. 8, 18 
ch. 16, 42 

I 1 Sam. 
15, 29 

rnch. 5, 11 

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of the month, the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, write thee the name 
of the day, even of this same day : 
the king of Bab'y-lon set himself 
against Je-ru'sa-lem this ''same day. 

3 And *utter a parable unto the re- 
bellious house, and say unto them. 
Thus saith the Lord God ; Set 'on a 
pot, set it on, and also pour water 
into it : 

4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, 
even every good piece, the thigh, and 
the shoulder ; fill it with the choice 
bones. 

5 Take the choice of the flock, and 
'burn also the bones under it, and 
make it boil well, and let them seethe 
the bones of it therein. 

6 HWherefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Woe to ''the bloody city, to the 
pot whose scum is therein, and whose 
scum is not gone out of it! bring it 
out piece by piece; let no ''lot fall 
upon it. 

7 For her blood is in the midst of 
her; she set it upon the top of a 
rock; -^she poured it not upon the 
ground, to cover it with dust ; 

8 That it might cause fury to come 
up to take vengeance ; ^I have set 
her blood upon the top of a rock, 
that it should not be covered. 

9 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; ^'Woe to the bloody city! I 
will even make the pile for fire 
great. 

10 Heap on wood, kindle the lire, 
consume the flesh, and spice it well, 
and let the bones be burned. 

1 1 Then set it empty upon the coals 
thereof, that the brass of it may be 
hot, and may burn, and that *the 
filthiness of it may be molten in it, 
that the scum of it may be con- 
sumed. 

12 She hath wearied "^herself with 
lies, and her great scum went not 
forth out of her : her scum shall be 
in the fire. 

13 In thy filthiness is lewdness : be- 
cause -^I have purged thee, and thou 
wast not purged, thou shalt not be 
purged from thy filtliiness any more, 
*till I have caused my fury to rest 
upon thee. 

141 'the Lord have spoken it: it 
shall come to pass, and 1 will do it ; 
I will not go back, '"neither will I 
spare, neither will I repent ; accord- 
ing to thy ways, and according to 



Calamity of the J&'ws. 



EZEKIEL, 25. 



The Ammonites wa'nied. 



thy doings, shall they judge thee, 
saith the Lord God. 

1 5 TAlso the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

1 6 Son of man, behold, I take away 
from thee the desire of thine eyes 
with a stroke : yet neither shalt thou 
mourn nor weep, neither shall thy 
tears ^run down. 

1 7 ''Forbear to cry, "make no mourn- 
ing for the dead, "bind the tire of 
thine head upon thee, and put /on 
thy shoes upon thy feet, and ^cover 
not thy lips, and eat not the bread 
of men. 

1 8 So I spake unto the people in the 
morning : and at even my wife died ; 
and I did in the morning as I was 
commanded. 

1 9 IT And the people said unto me, 
•"Wilt thou not tell us what these 
things are to us, that thou doest sof 

20 Then I answered them, The 
word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

21 Speak unto the house of I§'ra-el, 
Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, 
I 'M^ill profane my sanctuary, the ex- 
cellency of your strength, 'the desire 
of your eyes, and '^that which your 
soul pitieth ; and your sons and your 
daughters whom ye have left shall 
fall by the sword. 

22 And ye shall do as I have done : 
"ye shall not cover you?' lips, nor eat 
the bread of men. 

23 And your tires shall be upon 
your heads, and your shoes up- 
on your feet: "ye shall not mourn 
nor v/eep ; but "ye shall pine awa.y 
for your iniquities, and mourn one 
toward another. 

24 Thus-^E-ze'ki-el is unto you a sign : 
a,ccording to all that he hath done 
shall ye do: ^'and when this cometh, ^ye 
shall know that I a'm the Lord God. 

25 Also, thou son of man, shall it 
not be in the day when I take from 
them their strength, the joy of their 
glory, the desire of their eyes, and 
'that whereupon they set their minds, 
their sons and their daughters, 

26 That he that escapeth in that 
day shall come unto thee, to cause 
thee to hear it ^vith thine ears ? 

27 In "that day shall thy mouth be 
opened to him which is escaped, and 
thou shalt speak, and be no more 
dumb : and thou shalt be a sign unto 
them ; and they shall know that I 
am the LORD. 



B. C. 590. 



CHAP. 24. 

3 go. 

i Be silent. 

n Num. 
20, 29 
Jer. 16. 5 

Lev. 10, 6 
Lev.21,10 

p 2 Sam. 
15,30 

q Mic. 3, 7 

5 upper lip, 
Lev.13,15 

r ch. 12, 9 
ch. 37, 18 

s Jer. 7, 14 
ch. 7, 20 

t Ps. 27, 4 

6 tJie pity 
of your 
soul. 

u Jer. 16, 6 

V Job 27, 15 
Ps. 78, 64 

'wLev.26,39 
ch. 33, 10 

X Isa. 20, 3 
ch. 12, 6 

y Jer. 17,15 
John 

13, 19 
John 

14, 29 

z ch. 25, 5 

7 the lifting 
up of 
their soiil. 

a ch. 3, 26 
ch. 29, 21 
ch. 33, 22 



CHAP. 25. 

a Jer. 49, 1 
Amosl,13 
Zeph. 2, 9 

b Pro. 17, 5 

1 children. 

c Gen.45,18 

d Isa. 32, 14 
ch. 21, 20 
Zeph.2,14 

2 hand. 
Job 27, 23 
Lam. 2,15 

3 foot. 

4 soul. 
Pro. 24,17 

5 Or, meat. 

e Isa. 15, 1 
Jer. 48, 1 
Amos 2, 1 

6 shoulder 
of Moab. 

7 Or, 

against 
fhe chil- 
i Iren of 
Ammon. 

f 2 Chr. 
28.17 
Ps. 137, 7 
Jer. 49, 7 
Amosl,ll 
Chad. 10 i 

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CHAPTER 25. 

God's vengeance on the Ammonites, Moab, Seir, and 
upon the Philistines. 

THE word of the Lord came 
again unto me, saying, 

% Son of man, setthy "faceagainstthe 
Am.'mon-ites, and prophesy against 
them ; 

3 A.nd say unto the Am'mon-ites, 
Hear the word of the Lord God ; 
Thus saith the Lord God ; ^Because 
thou saidst. Aha, against my sanc- 
tuary, when it was profaned ; and 
against the land of l§'ra-el, when it 
was desolate ; and against the house 
of Jfi'dah, when they went into cap- 
tivity ; 

4: Behold, therefore I will deliver 
thee to the 'men of the east for a 
possession, and they shall set their 
palaces in thee, and make their 
dAvellings in thee : they shall eat 
thy fruit, and they shall '^drink thy 
milk. 

5 And I will make '^Rab'bah a stable 
for camels, and the Am'mon-ites a 
couching place for flocks: and ye 
shall know that I a7n the Lord. 

6 For thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause thou hast clapped thine 
■^hands, and stamped with the ^feet, 
and rejoiced in %eart with all thy 
despite against the land of l§'ra-el ; 

7 Behold, therefore I will stretch 
out mine hand upon thee, and will 
deliver thee for ^a spoil to the hea- 
then ; and I will cut thee off from the 
people, and I will cause thee to perish 
out of the countries : I v/ill destroy 
thee ; and thou shalt know that I a7yi 
the Lord. 

8 "IfThus saith the Lord_ God ; Be- 
cause that 'Mo'ab and Se'ir do say, 
Behold, the house of Ju'dah is like 
unto all the heathen ; 

9 Therefore, behold, I will open the 
''side of Mo'ab from the cities, from 
his cities which are on his fron- 
tiers, the glory of the country, Beth- 
jesh'i-moth, Ba'al-me'on, and Kir-i- 
a-tha'im, 

10 Unto the men of the east Vith 
the Am'mon-ites, and will give them 
in possession, that the Am'mon-ites 
may not be remembered among the 
nations. 

11 And I will execute judgments 
upon M5'ab; and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

1 2 ITThus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause ^that E'dom hath dealt against 



The judgment of 



EZEKIEL, 26. 



Tyrus hy Nehuchadrezzar. 



the house of Ju'dah ^by taking venge- 
ance, and hath greatly offended, 
and revenged himself upon them; 

1 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; I will also stretch out mme 
hand upon E'dom, and will cut off 
man and beast from it;_and I will 
make it desolate from Te'man ; and 
^they of De'dan shall fall by the sword. 

14 And ^I will lay my vengeance 
upon E'dom by the hand of my peo- 
ple l§'ra-el : and they shall do inE'dom 
according to mine anger and accord- 
ing to my fury ; and they shall know 
my vengeance, saith the Lord God. 

lo HThus saith the Lord God; Be- 
cause ^the Phi-lis'tine§ have dealt by 
revenge, and have taken vengeance 
with a despiteful heart, to destroy it 
^^for the old hatred ; 

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, T w411 stretch out mine 
hand upon the Phi-lis'tine§, and I 
will cut off -^the Cher'e-thim§, and de- 
stroy the remnant of the ^'sea coast. 

1 7 And I will execute great ^'^venge- 
ance upon them with furious re- 
bukes ; and they shall '^know that I 
am the Lord, when I shall lay my 
vengeance upon them. 

CHAPTER 26. 

Judgment of Tyrus by Nebuchadrezzar. 

AND it came to pass in the 
eleventh year, in the first day 
of the month, that the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, ''because that Ty'rus 
hath said against Je-ru'sa-iem, Aha, 
*slie is broken that was ''the gates of 
the people : she is "^turned unto me : 
I shall be replenished, now she is laid 
waste : 

3 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against thee, O 
Ty'rus, and will cause many nations 
to come up against thee, as the sea 
causeth his waves to come up, 

4 And they shall destroy the walls 
of Ty'rus, and break down her 
towers: I will also scrape her dust 
from her, and make her like the top 
of a rock. 

5 It shall be a place for the spread- 
ing of nets ^in the midst of the sea : 
for I have spoken it, saith the Lord 
God : and it shall become a spoil to 
the nations. 

6 And her daughters which are in 
the field shall be slain by the sword ; 
•^and they shall know that I am the 
Lord. 



B. C. 590. 



CHAP. 25. 

8 hy reveng- 
ing re- 
venge- 
ment. 

9 Or, they 
sJicillfall 
by the 
sword 
unto 
Dedan. 

g Isa. 11, 14 

h Jer. 25, 20 
Joel 3, 4 
Araos 1, 6 

10 Or, with 

perpetual 
hatred. 

i Zeph. 2, 4 

j 1 Sam. 
30, 14 

11 Or, haven 
of the sea. 

12 x^enge- 
ances. 

k Ps. 9, 16 
Isa. 26, 11 



B. C. 688. 
CHAP. 26. 

a Isa. 23, 1 
Jer. 25,22 
Amos 1,9 
Zech. 9, 2 

b ch. 25, 3 
ch. 36, 2 

c Lam. 1, 1 

d Joel 3,4-6 

e ch. 27, 32 

/ cli. 25, 5 

g Ezra 7, 12 
Dan. 2, 37 

h cli. 21, 22 

1 Or, po^^/r 
out the 
engine of 
shot. 

2 according 
to the 
enter vngs 
of a city 
broken 
up. 

3 houses of 
thy desire. 

i Isa. 14, 11 

j Isa. 23, 16 

k Jer, 49,21 

I Isa, 23, 8 

m Jonah 
3,6 

4 trem- 
blings. 

n Job 2, 13 

ch. 32, 10 

p ch. 27, 35 

q Rev. 18, 9 

5 of the 

seas. 

r Isa. 23, 4 
^90 



T HFor thus saith the Loid God ; 
Behold, I will bring upon Ty'rus 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zarkingof Bab'y Ion, 
a ^king of kings, from the north, with 
horses, and with chariots, and with 
horsemen, and companies, and much 
people. 

8 He shall slay with the sword thy 
daughters in the field : and he shall 
'^make a fort against thee, and 'cast 
a mount against thee, and lift up the 
buckler against thee. 

9 And he shall set engines of war 
against thy walls, and with his axes 
he shall break down thy towers. 

10 By reason of the abundance of 
his horses their dust shall cover 
thee : thy walls shall shake at the 
noise of the horsemen, and of the 
wheels, and of the chariots, when he 
shall enter into thy gates, ^as men 
enter into a city wherein is made a 
breach. 

11 With the hoofs of his horses 
shall he tread down all thy streets : 
he shall slay thy people by the sword, 
and thy strong garrisons shall go 
down to the ground. 

12 And they shall make a spoil of 
thy riches, and make a prey of thy 
merchandise : and they shall break 
down thy walls, and destroy ^thy 
pleasant houses : and they shaU lay 
thy stones and thy timber and thy 
dust in the midst of the water. 

1 3 And 'I will cause the noise of thy 
^songs to cease; and the sound of 
thy harps shall be no more heard. 

14 And I will make thee like the 
top of a rock : thou shalt be a place 
to spread nets upon; thou shalt be 
built no more : for I the Lord have 
spoken it, saith the Lord God. 

ISTlThus saith the Lord God to 
Ty'rus ; Shall not the isles ^shake at 
the sound of thy fall, when the 
wounded cry, when the slaughter is 
made in the midst of thee ? 

16 Then all the 'princes of the sea 
shall come'^down from their thrones, 
and lay away their robes, and put 
off their broidered garments: they 
shall clothe themselves with ''trem- 
bling ; "they shall situpon the ground, 
and "shall tremble at every moment, 
and ^be astonished at thee. 

17 And they shall take up ?a lam- 
entation for thee, and say to thee, 
How art thou destroyed, that wast 
inhabited ^of seafaring men, the re- 
nowned city, which wast strong iij 



The riches of Tyriis. 



EZEKIEL, 27. 



Her irrecoverable fall. 



the sea, she and her inhabitants, 
which cause their terror to be on all 
that haunt it ! 

18 Now shall the isles tremble in 
the day of thy fall; yea, the isles 
that are in the sea shall be troubled 
at thy departure. 

19 For thus saith the Lord God; 
When I shall make thee a desolate 
city, like the cities that are not in- 
habited ; when I shall bring xqy the 
deep upon thee, and great waters 
shall cover thee ; 

20 When I shall bring thee down 
with 'them that descend into the pit, 
with the people of old time, and shall 
set thee in the low parts of the earth, 
in places desolate of old, with them 
that go down to the pit, that thou be 
not inhabited ; and I shall set 'glory 
in the land of the living ; 

211 "will make thee a "terror, and 
thou shall be no more: "though thou 
be sought for, yet '"shalt thou never 
be found again, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER 27. 

Great and irrecoverable fall of Tyrus. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Now, thou son of man, "take up a 
lamentation for Ty'rus ; 

3 And say unto Ty'rus,*0 thou that 
art situate at the entry of the sea, 
which art a ''merchant of the people 
for many isles, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; O Ty'rus, thou hast said, I atn 
^of perfect beauty. 

4 Thy borders are in the ^midst of 
the seas, thy builders have perfected 
thy beauty. 

5 They have ^made all thy ship 
boards of fir trees of ''Se'nir: they 
have taken cedars f ronn Leb'a-non to 
make masts for thee. 

6 Of the oaks of Ba'shan have they 
made thine oars ; ''the company of the 
Ash'ur-ites have made thy benches of 
ivory, brought out 'of the isles of 
Chit'tim. 

7 Fine linen with broidered work 
from E'gypt was that which thou 
spreadest forth to be thy sail ; ^blue 
and purple from the isles of -^E-li'shah 
was that which covered thee. 

8 The inhabitants of Zi'don and 
Ar'vad were thy mariners : thy wise 
men, O Ty'rus, that were in thee, were 
thy pilots. 

9 The ancients of ^Ge'bal and the 
wise men thereof were in thee thy 
^calkers : all the ships of the sea with 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 26. 

s ch. 32, 18 
Lu. 10, 15 

t Isa. 4, 5 
Zech. 2, 8 

u ch. 27, 36 

6 terrors. 

V Ps. 37, 36 

w Jer.51,6d 



CHAP. 27. 

a ch. 26. 17 
b ch. 28, 2 
c Isa. 23, 3 

1 perfect of 
beauty. 

2 heart. 

3 built. 

d Deut. 3, 9 

4 the 
daughter, 
or, then 
have 

made thy 
liatches of 
ivory well 
trodden. 

e Jer. 2, 10 

5 Or, purple 
and 
scarlet. 

f Gen. 10, 4 
1 Chr. 1, 7 

g Josh. 13,5 
1 Ki. 5, 18 

6 strength- 
eners, or, 
stoppers 
of chinks. 

h Jer. 46, 9 
ch. .30, 5 
ch. 38, 5 

i 2 Chr. 
20, 36 

j Gen. 10, 2 

k Joel 3, 6 
Kev.18,13 

7 Or, mer- 
chandise. 

I ch. 38, 6 

m Gen. 10,7 

8 thy works. 

9 chi-yso- 
prase. 

n Judg. 
11, 33 
1 Ki. 5, 9 

Actsl2,20 

10 Or,rosin. 
Jer. 8, 22 

11 Or, 

Meuzah 

o Gen. 25, 3 

12 clothes of 
freedom. 

p Gen.25,13 
Isa. 60, 7 

13 they 
were tlie 
mer- 
chants of 
thy Ixand. 

q 1 Ki. 10, 1 
Ps. 72, 
10, 15 
Isa. 60, 8 

r Gen.11,31 
2Ki.l9,12 
Acts 7, 4 

791 



their mariners were in thee to occupy 
thy merchandise, 

1 U They of FSr'gia and of Liid and 
of ^Phut were in thine army, thy men 
of war : they hanged the shield and 
helmet in thee; they set forth thy 
comeliness. 

11 The men of ArVad with thine 
army were upon thy walls round 
about, and the Gam'ma-dim§ were in 
thy towers : they hanged their shields 
upon thy walls round about; they 
have made thy beauty perfect. 

12Tar'shish "-was thy merchant by 
reason of the multitude of ail kind 
of riches ; with silver, iron, tin, and 
lead, they traded in thy fairs. 

IS-'JaVan, Tu'bal, and jNle'shech, 
they were thy merchants : ^they tra.d- 
ed the persons of men and vessels of 
brass in thy ^market. 

14 They of the house of ^To-gar'mah 
traded in thv fairs with horses and 
horsemen and mules._ 

15 The men of "'De'dan ^vere thy 
merchants ; many isles were the mer- 
chandise of thine hand : they brought 
thee for a present horns of ivory and 
ebony. 

16 ^yr'i-a was thy merchant by rea- 
son of the multitude of ®the wares of 
thy making: they occupied in thy 
fairs with emeralds, purple, and 
broidered Avork, and fine linen, and 
coral, _and ^agate. 

1 7 Jii'dah, and the land of l§'ra-el, 
they icere thy merchants : thej trad ed 
in thy market "wheat of Min'nith, 
and Pan'nag, and honey, and oil, and 
'"balm. 

1 8 Da-mas'cus vms thy merchant in 
the multitude of the w^ares of thy 
marking, for the multitude of all 
riches ; in the wine of Hel'bon, and 
white wool. 

19 Dan also and JaVan ^ 'going to 
and fro occupied in thy fairs : bright 
iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy 
market. 

20 De'dan "loas thy merchant in 
^ ^precious clothes for chariots. 

21 A-ra'bi-a, and all the princes ^of 
Ke'dar, '^they occupied with thee in 
lambs, and rams, and goats : in these 
icere they thy merchants. 

22 The merchants of ^She'ba and 
Ra'a-mah, they were thy merchants : 
they occupied in thy fairs with chief 
of all spices, and with all precious 
stones, and gold. 

23 'Ha'ran, and Can'neh, and E'deit, 



Irrecoverahle fall of Tyrus. EZEKIEL, 28. Judgment of Tyrus and Zidon. 



the merchants of "She'ba, As'shur, 
a.nd Chil'mad, icere thy merchants. 

24 These were thy merchants m '*all 
sorts of things, in blue '^clothes, and 
broidered work, and in chests of rich 
apparel, bound with cords, and made 
of cedar, among thy merchandise. 

25 The 'ships of Tar'shish did sing of 
thee in thy market : and thou w ast 
replenished, and made very glorious 
in the midst of the seas. 

26 "[Thy rowers have brought thee 
into great waters : "the east wind 
hath broken thee in the ^*^midst of 
the seas. 

27 Thy "riches, and thy fairs, thy 
merchandise, thy mariners, and thy 
pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers 
of thy merchandise, and all thy men 
of war, that are in thee, '^and in all 
thy company which is in the '^midst 
of thee, shall fall into the midst of 
the seas in the day of thy ruin. 

28 The ''suburbs shall shake at the 
sound of the cry of thy pilots. 

29 And ""all that handle the oar, the 
mariners, anddXX the pilots of the sea, 
shall come down from their ships, 
they shall stand upon the land ; 

30 And shall cause their voice to be 
heard against thee, and shall cry bit- 
terly, and shall -"cast up dust upon 
their heads, they shall wallow ^them 
selves in the ashes : 

31 And they shall make themselves 
utterly bald for thee, and gird them 
with sackcloth, and they shall weep 
for thee with bitterness of heart and 
bitter wailing. 

32 And in their wailing they shall 
take up a lamentation for thee, and 
lament over thee, s«^/^>^g, What city 
is like Ty'rus, like the destroyed in 
the midst of the sea? 

33 When thy wares went forth out 
of the seas, thou filledst many people ; 
thou didst enrich the kings of the 
ear.th with the multitude of thy riches 
and of thy merchandise. 

34- In the time when thou shalt be 
broken by the seas in the depths of 
the waters thy merchandise and all 
thy company in the midst of thee 
shall fall. 

35 All ^the inhabitants of the isles 
shall be astonished at thee, and their 
kings shall be sore afraid, they shall 
be troubled in their countenance. 

36 The merchants among the people 
"shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be^^a 
terror, and ''"iiever shalt be any more. 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 27. 
s Gen. 25, 3 

14 Or,excel- 
lent 
tilings. 

15 foldings, 
t Isa. 2, 16 
u Ps. 48, 7 

16 heart. 

V Pro. 11, 4 

] 7 Or, even 
with all. 

18 heart. 

19 Or, 

waves. 

'ioRev.18,17 
j; Job 2, 12 
y Esth. 4, 1 

z ch. 26, 15 
a Jer. 18, 16 

20 terrors. 
ch. 26, 21 
ch. 28, 19 

21 shalt ?tof 
be jur 
ever. 



CHAP. 28. 

a Pro. 18,12 
Isa. 14, 13 

1 heart. 
ch. 27, 3, 4 

h Isa. 31, 3 

c Zeeh. 9, 2 

2 By the 
greatness 
of thy 
wisdom. 
Ps. 62, 10 
Zech. 9, 3 

d Deut. 8, 
12, 13, 14 

e Dan. 7, 
25, 26 
Dan. 
11, 36 
Actsl2,22 
2 Thes.2,4 

/ch. 30, 11 

3 Or, 

wound- 
eth. 

g ch. 31, 18 

h ch. 27, 3 

i ch.31, 8,9 

4 Or, ruby. 

5 Or. 
chrysolite. 

6 Or, 
ch'i'yso- 
prase. 

j ch. 26, 13 

k Ex. 25, 20 

792 



CHAPTEK 28. 

God's judgment of Tyras and of Zidon. 

THE word of the JjORD came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of 'man, say unto the prince of 
Ty'rus,Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause "thine heart is lifted up, and 
thou hast said, I a7n a God, I sit in 
the seat of God, in the 'midst of the 
seas ; *yet thou art a man, and not 
God, though thou set thine heart as 
the heart of God : 

3 Behold, 'thou art wiser than Dan'- 
iel ; there is no secret that they can 
hide from thee : 

4 With thy wisdom and wdth thine 
understanding thou hast gotten thee 
riches, and hast gotten gold and sil- 
ver into thy treasures : 

5 ^By thy great wisdom a7id by thy 
traffick hast thou increased thy 
riches,^ and thine heart is lifted up 
because ''of thy riches : 

6 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; Because thou hast set '^thine 
heart as the heart of God ; 

7 Behold, therefore I will bring 
strangers upon thee, -^the terrible of 
the nations: and they shall draw 
their swords against the beauty of 
thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy 
brightness. 

8 They shall bring thee down to the 
pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of 
them that are slain in the midst of 
the seas. 

9 Wilt thou yet say before him that 
slayeth thee,l ant God? but thou 
shalt be a man, and no God, in the 
hand of him that ^slayeth thee. 

10 Thou shalt die the deaths of 
the ^uncircumcised by the hand of 
strangers : for I have spoken it, 
saith the Lord God. 

11 IfMoreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

12 Son of man, take up a lamenta.- 
tion upon the king of T5'"'rus, and say 
unto him. Thus saith the Lord God ; 
''Thou sealest up the sum, full of 
wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 

13 Thou hast been in 'E'den the gar- 
den of God; every precious stone was 
thy covering, the ^sardius, topaz, and 
the diamond, the ^beryl,the onyx, and 
the jasper, the sapphire, the ^emerald, 
and the carbuncle, and gold: the work- 
manship of ^thy tabrets and of thy 
pipes was prepared in thee in the day 
that thou wast created. 

14 Thou art the anointed *chemb 



Judgment of Tyrus, Zidon, EZEKIEL, 29. 



and of Pharaoh. 



fchat covereth ; and I have set thee 
so : thou wast upon ^the holy moun- 
tain of God; thou hast walked up 
and down in the midst of the stones 
of fire. 

15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways 
from the day that thou wast created, 
till iniquity was found in thee. 

16 By the multitude of thy mer- 
chandise they have filled the midst 
of thee with violence, and thou hast 
sinned : therefore I Avill cast thee as 
profane out of the mountain of God : 
and I will destroy thee, O covering 
cherub, from the midst of the stones 
of fire. 

1 7 Thine heart was lifted up because 
of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted 
thy wisdom by reason of thy bright- 
ness : I will cast thee to the ground, 
I ""will lay thee before kings, that 
they may behold thee. 

1 8 Thou hast defiled thy ^sanctuaries 
by the multitude of thine iniquities, 
by the iniquity of thy trafiick ; there- 
fore will I bring forth a "fire from the 
midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and 
I will bring thee to ashes upon the 
earth in the sight of all them that 
behold thee. 

19 All they that know thee among 
the people shall be astonished at thee: 
thou shalt be^a terror, and ne^er shalt 
thou be any more. 

20 ITAgain the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

21 Son of man, set thy face against 
Zi'don, "and prophesy against it, 

22 And say, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, p1 am against thee, O 
Zi'don ; and I will be glorified in the 
midst of thee : and they ^shall know 
that I am the Lord, when I shall 
nave executed judgments in her, and 
ahall be 'sanctified in her. 

23 For 'I will send into her pesti- 
lence, and blood into her streets ; and 
the wounded shall be judged in the 
midst of her by the sword upon her 
on every side ; and they shall know 
that I a7n the Lord. 

24 "[And there shall be no more a 
'pricking brier unto the house of 
Is'ra-el, nor any grieving thorn of all 
that are round about them, that de- 
spised them; and they shall know 
that I am the Lord God. 

25 Thus saith the Lord God; When 
I shall have "gathered the house of 
l§'ra-el from the people among whom 
they are scattered, and shall be sanc- 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 28. 

I ch. 20, 40 

m 2 Pet. 2, 6 
.Jude 7 

7 palaces. 

n Aiiiosl,10 

8 terrors. 

Isa. 23, 

4, 12 

Jer.25, 22 
Jer 27, o 
ch. 82, 30 

p Ex. 14, 4 
ch. 39, 13 

q Ps. 9, 16 

r ch. 20, 41 
ch. 36, 23 

s ch. 38, 22 

t Num. 
33,55 
Josh. 
23,13 

u Isa. 11, 12 
ch. 20, 41 
ch. 34, 13 
ch. 37, 21 
Hos. 1, 11 

9 Or, with 
confi- 
dence. 
Jer. 23, 6 

V Isa. 65, 21 
Amos9,14 

w Jer. 31, 5 

10 Or, spoil. 
Zech.1,15 



B. C. 589. 
CHAP. 29. 

a Isa. 19, 1 
Jev. 25, 19 
Jer. 46, 
2,25 

h Jer. 44, 30 

ch. 28, 22 

c Ps. 74, 
13, 14 
Isa. 27, 1 
Isa. 51, 9 
ch. 32, 2 

d ch. 28, 2 

e 2 Ki.19,2.8 
Isa. 37, 29 
ch. 38, 4 

1 face of 
thefkia. 

/Jer. 8, 2 
Jer. 16, 4 

g Jer. 7, 33 

h 2 Kl.18,21 

i ,)cr. i>?, 5 
j Pro. 16.18 



tified in them in the sight of the hea- 
then, then shall they dAvell in their 
land that I have given to my servant 
Ja'cob. 

26 And they shall dwell ^safely 
therein, and shall ^'build houses, and 
"■plant vineyards; yea, they shall 
dwell vvith confidence, when I have 
executed judgments upon all those 
that "despise them round about 
them ; and they shall know that I 
am the Lord their God. 

CHAPTER 29. 

Judgment of Pharaoh : desolation of Egijpt. 

IN tiie tenth year, in the tenth 
month, in the twelfth day of the 
month, the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, set thy face against 
Pha'raoh king of E'gypt, and proph- 
esy against him, and "against all 
E'gypt : 

3 Speak, and say. Thus saith the 
Lord GoD; y3ehold, I am against 
thee, Pha'raoh king of E'gypt, the 
great ''dragon that lieth in the midst 
of his rivers, '^which hath said. My 
river is mine own, and I liaA'o made 
it for myself. 

4 But T will put hooks in thy jaws, 
a.nd I w^ill cause the fish of thy ri\'ers 
to stick unto thy scales, and I vrill 
bring thee up out of the midst of th^v 
rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers 
shall stick unto thy scales. 

5 And I will leave thee thronm into 
the wilderness, thee and all the fish 
of thy rivers : thou shalt fall upon 
the 'open fields ; -'thou shalt not be 
brought together, nor gathered: ^'I 
have given thee for meat to the 
beasts of the field and to the fowls 
of the heaven. 

6 And all the inhabitants of E'gypt 
shall know that \ am the Lord, be- 
cause they have been a '^staff of reed 
to the house of l§'ra-el. 

7 When ^they took hold of thee by 
thy hand, thou didst break, and rend 
all their shoulder : and when the;/ 
leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and 
madest all their loins to be at a stand. 

8 "H Theref ore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Uehold, I will bring a sword 
upon thee, and cut off man and 
beast out of thee. 

9 And the land of E'gypt shall be 
desolate and waste ; and they shall 
know that I a.ni the Lord : -^because 
he hath said, The river is mine, and 
I have made it. 



ijesolation of Egypt 



EZEKIEL, 30. 



and of her helpers. 



a, ^bsise king- 



lU Behold, therefore I am against 
thee, and against thy rivers, '^'and I 
will make the land of E'gypt ^utterly 
waste a?id desolate, ^froni the tower 
of ^Sy-e'ne even unto the border of 
E-thi-o'pi-a. 

11 No 'foot of man shall pass 
through it, nor foot of beast shall 
pass through it, neither shall it be 
inhabited forty years. 

1 2 And ""I will make the land of 
E'gypt desolate in the midst of the 
countries that are desolate, and her 
cities among the cities that are laid 
waste shall be desolate forty years : 
and I Avill scatter the E-gyp'tian§ 
among the nations, and will disperse 
them through the countries. 

13 IF Yet thus saith the Lord Gqd; 
At the end "of forty years will I 
gather the E-gyp'tian§ from the peo- 
ple whither they were scattered : 

14 And I will bring again the cap- 
tivity of E'gypt, and will cause them 
to return into the land of Path'ros, 
into the land of their ^habitation ; 
and they shall be there a 
dom. 

1 5 It shall be the basest of the king- 
doms; neither shall it exalt itself 
any more above the nations: for 1 
will diminish them, that they shall 
no more rule over the nations. 

1 6 And it shall be no more "the con- 
fidence of the house of I§'ra-el, which 
bringeth their iniquity to remem- 
brance, when they shall look after 
them: but they shall know that I 
am the Lord God. 

17 IF And it came to pass in the sev- 
en and tv/entieth year, in the first 
'month, in the first day of the month, 
the v>^ord of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

18 Son of man, ^Keb-u-chad-rez'zar 
king of Bab'y-lon caused his army to 
ser^^e a great serrdce against Ty'rus : 
ever^^ head vms made bald, and every 
shoulder loas peeled t yet had he no 
wages, nor his army, for Ty'rus, for 
the service that he had served 
against it : 

1 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold. I will ^\\q the land of 
E'gypt unto Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king 
of Bab'y-lon ; and he shall take her 
multitude, and ''take her spoil, and 
take her prey; and it shall be the 
wages for his army. 

201 have given him the land of 
E'gypt ^for his labour wherewith he 



B. C. 589. 



CHAP. 29. 
fc ch. 30, 12 

2 wastes of 
waste. 

3 Or, frovi 
Migdol to 
Stjene. 
Ex. 14, 2 
Jer. 4i, 1 

4 Seventh. 

I ch. 32, 13 
m ch. 30, 7 
n Isa. 19, 23 

5 Or, MrtJi. 

6 loiv, 
ch. 17, 6 

Isa. 30, 2 
572. 



p Jer. 27, 6 
ch. 26, 7 

7 spoil her 
spoil, and 
prey her 
prey. 

8 Or, for 

7);s hire. 
Isa. 45, 3 

q Jer. 25, 9 

r 1 Sam. 
2, 10 
Ps. 132,17 

s ch. 24, 27 
Amos 3, 7 



CHAP. 30. 

a Isa, 13, 6 

b ch. 7. 7 
Joel 2, 1 

1 Or, fear. 
c ch. 29, 19 
d Jer. 50, 15 

2 Phut, 
ch. 27, 10 

e Jer. 25.20 

3 children. 
Jer. 44, 27 

4 Or, from 
Migdol to 
Syene. 

f ch. 29, 12 

5 hroTcen. 

g Isa. 18,1,2 
h Ps. 48, 6 
i ch. 29, 19 
i ch. 28, 7 

6 drought, 
k Isa. 19, 4 

7 the 
fulness 
thereof. 

794 



^served against it, because they 
wrought for me, saith the Lord God. 
21 In that day '^will I cause the horn 
of the house of I§'ra-el to bud forth, 
and I will give thee 'the opening of 
the mouth in the midst of them ; and 
they shall know that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER 30. 

Desolati07i of Egypt and her helpers. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, prophesy and say, 
Thus saith the Lord God*^; ''Howl ye^ 
Woe worth the day ! 

3 For ''the day is near, even the day 
of the Lord is near, a cloudy day ; 
it shall be the time of the heathen. 

4 And the sword shall come upon 
E'g^T^, and great ^paiii shall be in 
E-thi-o'pi-a, when the slain shall fall 
ill E'gypt, and they shall ''take away 
her multitude, and '^her foundations 
shall be bxoken down. 

5 E-thi-5'pi-a,and ^Lib'y-a,a>nd Lyd'- 
i-a, and all ^the mingled people, and 
Chiib, and the ^men of the land that 
is in league, shall fall with them by 
the sword. 

6 Thus saith the Lord ; They also 
that uphold E'gypt shall fall ; and the 
pride of her power shall come down : 
''from the tower of Sy-e'ne shall they 
fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord 
God. 

7 And -^they shall be desolate in the 
midst of the countries that are deso- 
late, and her cities shall be in the 
midst of the cities that are wasted. 

8 And they shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I have set a fire in 
E'gypt, and lohen all her helpers 
shall be ^destroyed. 

9 In that day ^shall messengers go 
forth from me in ships to make the 
careless E-thi-o'pi-an§ afraid, and 
great ^pain shall come upon them, as 
in the day of E'gypt : for, lo, it cometh. 

10 Thus saith the Lord God; T will 
also make the multitude of E'gypt to 
cease by the hand of [N'eb-u-chad-rez'- 
zar king of Bab'y-lon. 

11 He and his people with him, the 
-'terrible of the nations, shall be 
brought to destroy the land: and 
they shall dra^v their swords against 
E'gyp^i and fill the land with the 
slain. 

1 2 And I will make the rivers ^dry, 
and sell *the land into the hand of 
the wicked : and I will make the 
land waste, and ^all that is therein. 



Desolation of Egypt. 



EZEKIEL, 31. 



Glory of Assyi^ia. 



„„•!■! ^ Zech.13.2 

^f 8 Or, non- 
^^ entities. 



the land of isa. 19,13 

m Zecli. 
10, 11 



by the hand of strangers : I the Lqrdi b. 0.572. 
have spoken it. ' r. r> oa 

13 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will' ^^^^- ^° 
also destroy ''the idols, and I 
cause t/ieir images to cease out 
'Noph; and "'there shaUbe no morej icor.'8,4 
a prince of the land of E'gypt : «and;9 o^^^^ ^^.^ 
I wiU put a fear in the land of' - - - 
E'gypt. 

14: And I will make "Path'ros deso- 
late, and will set fire in '"Zo'an, and 
will execute judgments in "No. 

15 And I will pour my fury upon;io^or.^^ 
"Sin, the strength of Egypt ;^and I ps. 78". 12 
will cut off the niultitude_of Xo. 

16 And I will set fire in E'gypt : Sin 
shall have great pain, and No shall 
be rent asunder, and Noph shall 
have distresses daily. 

17 The young men of '^A'ven and of 
^*Pi-be'seth shall fall by the sword : 
and these cities shaU go into cap- 
tivity. 

18 At ' Te-haph'ne-hes also the day 
shall be '"darkened, when I shall 
break there the yokes of E'gypt : and 
the pomp of her strength shall cease 
in her : as for her, a cloud shall cover, 
her, and her daughters shall go into'/^ Ps'37; 1? 

captivity. Dan ft! 

19_Thus ^^ill I execute ]udgments|^. j^^ ^^'^^ 
in E gjTt : and they shall know that 
I a?n the Lord. 

20 ^And it came to pass in the 
eleventh year, in the first raoiith. in 
the seventh ^7^/?/ of the month, thxa\^^-^^^^^ 
the word of the Lord came unto me, "' J^r.M.so 
saying, 

21 Son of man, I have ^broken the 
arm of Pha'raoh king of E'gypt; 
and, lo, it shall not be bound up 
to be healed, to ])ut a roller to bind 

to make it strong to hold the "^ ^'^^- ^' ^^ 



nisa. 19, 16i 
ch. 29, 14 I 



11 Or, 

Thebes. 
Jer.46.25 

12 Or, Pe- 

luslum. 

13 Or, Heli- 

opolis, 
Gen.41,45 

U Or, Pu- 

bastum. 

p 1 Ki.11,19 
.Jer. 2, 16 
Jer. 16,14 

1.5 Or, re- 

straiiied. 

588. 



s Ps. 37. 17 
t 2 Ki. 24, 7 
u ch. 29, 12 



CHAP. 31. 



It. 



1 fair of 
branches. 
Dan.4,10. 
21,22 



sword. 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against Pha'ra5h 
king of E'gypt, and will ^break his^' Sed!''''- 
arms, the strong, and 'that which! Jer. 51, 36 
was broken ; and I will cause thel^ pr, 
sword to fall out of his hand. 

23 And "I wiU scatter the E-gyp'- 
tians among the nations, and will 
disperse them through the countries. 

24 And I will strengthen the arms 
of the king of Bab'jr-lon, and put my 
sword in his hand : but I will break 
Pha'radh's arms, and he shall groan 
before him with the groanings of a 
deadly wounded 772 a }i. 

25 But I will strengthen the arms 
of the king of Bab'y-ion, and the 



brought 
him up. 

4 Or, 
conduits. 

b Isa. 10, 
7-11, 13 
Daiv4,ll 

.5 Or, when 
it sent 
them 
forth. 

c ch. 17, 23 
j Dan. 4.12 

\d Gen. 2. 8 
{ Gen.13,10 

je Ps. 75, 6 

"795 



arms of Pha'raoh shall fall down; 
and "they shall know that I am the 
Lord, when I shall put my sword 
into the hand of the king of Bab'y- 
lon, and he shall stretch it out upon 
"the land of E'gypt- 
26 And I will scatter the E-gyp'tians 
among the nations, and disperse 
them among the comitries; and they 
shall know that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER 31. 

1 Glor^/ 0/ Assyria. 10 lis great fall. 

AND it came to pass in the elev- 
eiith year, in the third month, 
in the first day of the month, that 
the word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

2 Son of man, speak unto Pha'raoh 
king of E'gypt, and to his multitude ; 
Whom art thou like in thy great- 
ness ? 

3 Behold, ''the As-syrl-antz-^a^ a cedar 
in Leb'a-non Hvith fair branches, and 
with a shadowing shroud, and of an 
high stature; and his top was among 
the thick boughs. 

4 The waters -made him great, the 
deep» ^set him up on high with her 
rivers running round about his 
plaints, and sent out her "^little rivers 
unto all the trees of the field. 

5 Therefore *his height was exalted 
above ail the trees of the field, and 
his boughs were multiplied, and his 
branches became long because of the 
multitude of waters, Svhen he shot 
forth. 

6 All the "^fowls of heaven made 
their nests in his boughs, and under 
his branches did all the beasts of the 
field bring forth their young, and 
under his shadow dwelt all grccit 
nations. 

7 Thus was he fair in his gTeatness, 
in the length of his branches : for 
his root was by great waters. 

8 The cedars in the "^garden of God 
could not hide him: the fir trees 
were not like his boughs, and the 
chesnut trees were not like his 
branches: nor any tree in the garden 
of God was hke unto him in his 
beauty. 

9 I ^liave made him fair by the mul- 
titude of his branches: so that all 
the trees of E'den, that icere in the 
garden of God. envied him. 

1 "TTheref ore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; Because thou hast lifted up 
thyself in height, and he hath shot 
up*^ his top among the thick boughs. 



The fall of Assyria. 



EZEKIEL, 32. 



Fall of JEgypt lamented. 



and •'his heart is hfted up in his 
height ; 

11 I have therefore delivered him 
into the hand of the mighty one of 
the heathen; ''he shall surely deal 
with him: I have driven him out 
for his wickedness. 

1 2 And strangers, ^the terrible of 
the nations, have cut him oil, and 
have left him : ''upon the mountains 
and in all the valleys his branches 
are fallen, and his boughs are broken 
by all the rivers of the land ; and all 
the people of the earth are gone 
down from his shadow, and have 
left him. 

13 Upon '"his ruin shall all the fowls 
of the heaven remain, and all the 
beasts of the field shall be upon his 
branches : 

14 To the end that none of all the 
trees by the waters exalt themselves 
for their height, neither shoot up 
their top among the thick boughs, 
neither their trees 'stand up in their 
height, all that drink water : for •'they 
are all delivered unto death, ^to the 
nether parts of the earth, in the midst 
of the children of men, with them 
that go down to the pit. 

ISlhus saith the Lord God; In 
the day when he went down to 
the grave I caused a, mourning: I 
covered the deep for him, and I 
restrained the floods thereof, and 
the great waters Avere stayed : and I 
caused Leb'a-non ®to mourn for him, 
and ?J1 the trees of the field fainted 
for him. 

161 m.ade the nations ^to shake at 
the sound of his fall, when "'I cast 
him down to hell with them that de- 
scend into the pit : and "all the trees 
of E'den, the choice and best of Leb'- 
a-non, all that drink water, shall "be 
comforted in the nether parts of the 
earth. 

17 They also went doT\m into hell 
with him unto thon that he slain 
v/ith the sword ; and they that v:iere 
his arm, that ?'dwelt under his shad- 
ow in the midst of the heathen. 

1 8 UTo ^whom art thou thus like in 
glory and in greatness among the 
trees of E'den? yet shalt thou be 
brought down with the trees of E'den 
unto the nether parts of the earth : 
thou shalt lie in the midst of the un- 
circumcised with them that he slain 
by the sword. This ^is Pha'radh and 
all his multitude, saith the Lord God. 



B. C. 588. 



CHAP. 31. 

/Pro. 18.12 
ch. 28, 17 
Dan. 5, 20 

6 in doing 
he shall 
do unto 
him. 

Judg. 1, 7 
1 SaiT 

g ch. 23, 7 
h ch. 82, 5 
i Isa. 18,6 

7 Or, stand 

-itpon 

them- 

selrcsfor 

their 

height. 

j Ps. 82, 7 

k ch. 32, IS 

8 to be 

Hack. 
Nah. 2, 
8,10 

I ch. 2G, 15 

misa. 14,15 

n Isa. 14, 8 

ch. 32, 31 

p Lam. 4,20 

q ch. 32, 19 

r ch. 28, 10 

9 That is, 
an em- 
blem of 
Pharaoh. 
Ps. 52, 7 



B. C. 587. 
CHAP. 32 

a ch. 27, 2 

b ch. 19,3,6 
ch. 38, 13 

c ch. 29, 3 

1 Or, 

dragon. 
Isa. 27, 1 

d ch. 34, 18 

e ch. 12, 13 

/ch. 29, 5 

g 1 Sam. 
17,44 

h ch. 31, 12 

2 Or, the 
land of 
thy swim- 
ming. 

3 Or, ex- 
tinguish. 
Job 18, 5 

i Isa. 13, 10 
Joel 2, 31 
Joel 3, 13 
Amos 8, 9 
Mat. 24,29 
Rev. 6, 12 

4 light of 
the light 
in heaven. 

5 them 
dark. 

6 provoke 
to anger, 
or, grief. 

j ch. 27, 35 

k ch. 26, 16 

I Jer.46.26 

m ch. 28, 7 

nch. 29,19 

796 



CHAPTER 32. 

Lamentation for the fall of Egypt. 



AND it came to pass in the 
twelfth year, in the twelfth 
month, in the first day of the month, 
that the word of the Lord came un- 
to me, saying, 

2 Son of man,_''take up a lamenta- 
tion for Pha'raoh king of E'gypt, and 
say unto him. Thou ''art like a young 
lion of the nations, and thou 'art as a 

whale in the seas : and thou earnest 
forth with thy rivers, and troubledst 
the waters with thy feet, and f oul- 
edst "^their rivers. 

3 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will 
therefore ^spread out my net over 
thee with a company of many peo- 
ple ; and they shall bring thee up in 
my net. 

4 Then -^will I leave thee upon the 
land, I will cast thee forth upon the 
open field, and ^will cause all the 
fowls of the heaven to remain upon 
thee, and I will fill the beasts of the 
whole earth with thee. 

5 And I w^ill lay thy flesh ''upon the 
mountains, and fill the valleys with 
thy height. 

6 I will a,lso water with thy blood 
"the land wherein thou swimmest, 
eye/?- to the mountains ; and the riv- 
ers shall be full of thee. 

7 And when I shall ^put thee out, 'I 
will cover the heaven, and make the 
stars thereof dark ; I will cover the 
sun with a cloud, and the moon shall 
not give her light. 

8 All the "bright lights of heaven 
will I make ^dark over thee, and set 
darkness upon thy land, sa.ith the 
Lord God. 

9 I will also ^vex the hearts of many 
people, when I shall bring thy de- 
struction among the nations, into the 
coimtries which thou hast not 
known. 

10 Yea, I will make many people 
amazed •'at thee, and their kings shall 
be horribly afraid for thee, when I 
shall brandish my sword before 
them; and '^they shall tremble at 
every moment, every nan for his 
o\NTilife, in the day of thy fall. 

11 liFor ^thus saith the Lord God; 
The sword of the king of Bab'j^-lon 
shall come upon thee. 

1 2 By the swords of the mighty will 
I cause thy multitude to fall, the '"ter- 
rible of the nations, all of them : and 
'they shall spoil the pomp of E'gypt, 



Lamentation for 



EZEKIEL, 33. 



the fall of Egypt. 



and all the multitude thereof shall 
be destroyed. 

131 will destroy also a,ll the beasts 
thereof from beside the great waters ; 
'neither shall the foot of man trouble 
them any more, nor the hoofs of 
beasts trouble them. 

14 Then will I make their waters 
deep, and cause their rivers to run 
like oil, saith the Lord God. 
. 1 5 When I shall make the land of 
E'gypt desolate, and the country 
shall be 'destitute of that whereof it 
was full, when I shall smite all them 
that dwell therein, ^then shall they 
know that I am the Lord. 

1 6 This is the ^lamentation v/here- 
with they shall lament her: the 
daughters of the nations shall lament 
her: they shall lament for her, even 
for E'gypt, and for all her multitude, 



B. C. 587. 



saith the Lord God. 



1 7 Hit came to pass also in the 
twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of 
the month, that the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 

1 8 Son of man, wail for the multi- 
tude of E'gypt, and 'cast them down, 
even her, and the daughters of the 
famous nations, unto the nether 
parts of the earth, with them that go 
down into the pit. 

1 9 Whom 'dost thou pass in beauty ? 
'go down, and be thou laid v/ith the 
uncircumcised. 

20 They shall fall in the midst of 
<Aem that are slain by the sword: 
"she is delivered to the sword : draw 
her and all her multitudes. 

21 The "strong among the mighty 
shall speak to him out of the midst of 
hell with them that help him : they 
are gone down, they lie uncircum- 
cised, slain by the sword. 

22 As'shur is there and all her com- 
pany : his graves are about him : 
all of them slain, fallen by the 
sword : 

23 Whose "graves are set in the 
sides of the pit, and her company is 
round about her grave : all of them 
slain, fallen by the sword, which 
caused ^terror in the land of the liv- 
ing. 

24 There is '"Elam and all her multi- 
tude round about her grave, a.11 of 
them slain, fallen by the sword, which 
are gone down uncircumcised into 
the nether parts of the earth, which 
caused their terror in the land of the 
living; yet have they borne their 



CHAP. 32. 
ch. 29, 11 



7 desolate 
fro)n the 
fulnets 
thereof. 



p Ex. 7. 5 
Ps. 9, 16 



q 2 Sam. 
1, 17 
2Chr. 
35,25 
ch. 26, 17 



r ch. 26, 20 
ch. 31, 14 



s ch. 31, 2 
t ch. 28, 10 



8 Or, the 

tnvord is 
laid. 

u Isa. 1, 31 
Isa. 14, 
9,10 



(; Isa. 14, 15 



9 Or, dis- 
may hig. 
ch.'26, 17 



w Jer.49,S4 



10 Or, bier. 
2 Sam. 
3,31 



L- Gen. 10, 2 
ch. 27. 13 



;y Isa. 14, 18 



11 with 
weapons 
of their 
war. 



z ch. 25, 12 



12 gifeii, 
or, put. 



a ch.38.6.15 
ch. 39, 2 



b ch. 28, 21 
c ch. 31, 16 



CHAP. 33. 
a ch. 3, 11 



shame with them that go down to 
the pit. 

25 They have set her a "bed in the 
midst of the slain with all her multi- 
tude : her graves are round about 
him : all of them uncircumcised, slain 
by the sword : though their terror 
was caused in the land of the living, 
yet have they borne their shame with 
them that go down to the pit : he is 
put ill the midst of thera that be 
slain. 

26 There is ^Me'shech, Tu'bal, and 
all her multitude: her graves are 
round about him : all of them uncir- 
cumcised, slain by the sw*ord, though 
they caused their terror in the land 
of the living. 

27 And -^they shall not lie with the 
mighty that are fallen of the uncir- 
cumcised, which are gone down to 
hell ' 'with their weapons of war : and 
they have laid their swords under 
their heads, but their iniquities shall 
be upon their bones, though they were 
the terror of the mighty in the land 
of the living. 

28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the 
midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt 
lie with them that are slain with the 
sword. 

29 There is 'E'dom, her kings, and all 
her princes, which with their might 
are ''laid by them that mere slain by 
the sword : they shall lie with the 
uncircumcised, and with them that 
go down to the pit. 

30 There ""^e the princes of the north, 
all of them, and all *the Zi-d5'ni-an§, 
which are gone down VNath the slain ; 
with their terror they are asha^med 
of their might ; and they lie uncir- 
cumcised with them that he slain by 
the sword, and bear their shame with 
them that go down to the pit. 

3 1 Pha'raoh shall see them, and shall 
be comforted "^over all his multitude, 
even Pha'raoh and all his army slain 
by the sword, saith the Lord God. 

32 For I have caused my terror in 
the land of the living : and he shall 
be laid m the midst of the uncircum- 
cised with them that are slain with 
the sword, even Pha'raoh and all his 
multitude, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER 33. 

Ezekiel is admonished oj his diitrj. 

GAIN the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 
2 Son of man, speak to ''the children 
of thy people, and say unto them, 



A' 



N 



Duty of a vmtchman. 



EZEKIEL, 33. 



God'^s ways are equal. 



n 



K 



L 

R 



*When I bring the sword upon a 
land, if the people of the land take a 
man of their coasts, and set him for 
their ^watchman : 

3 If when he seeth the sword come 
upon the land, he blow the trumpet, 
and warn the people ; 

4 Then 'whosoever heareth the sound 
of the trumpet, and taketh not warn- 
ing \ if the sword come, and take him 
away, 'his blood shall be upon his 
own head. 

5 He heard the sound of the ti-ump- 
et, and took not warning ; his blood 
shall be upon him. But he that tak- 
eth warning shall deliver his soul. * 

6 But if the watchman see the sword 
come, and ''blow not the trumpet, and 
the people be not warned; if the 
sword come, and take aiiy person 
from among them, he is taken away 
in his iniquity ; but his blood will I 
require at the watchman's hand. 

7 So *thou, O son of man, I have set 
thee a watchman unto the house of 
l§'ra-el ; therefore thou shalt hear the 
word at my mouth, and warn them 
from me. 

8 When I say unto the wicked, O 
/wicked man, thou shalt surely die ; 
if thou dost not speak to warn the 
wicked from his way, that wicked 
man shall die in his iniquity ; but his 
blood will I require at thine hand. 

9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the 
wicked of his way to turn from it ; if 
■^he do not turn from his way, he shall 
die in his iniquity ; but thou hast de- 
livered thy soul. 

j- 10 Therefore, O thou son of man, 
speak unto the house of is'ra-el ; Thus 
ye speak, saying. If our transgres- 
sions and our sins he upon us, and we 
^pine away in them, how should 'we 
then live ? 

\ 11 S ay unto them, ^^ I live, saith 
the Lor d G od, -^l hav e no pleasure 
in the death of the wicked ; but that 



B. C. 587. 



the wicked turn from his way and 



live : turn ye, turn ye from your e vil 
ways ; for ^why will ye die, O house 
o f ts^ra-el ? KDan. 12. 2; L 34. 16. 
f 1 2 Therefore, thou son of man, say 
I unto the children of thy people. The 
I 'righteousness of the righteous shall 
i not deliver him in the day of his 
j transgression : as for the wickedness 
I of the wicked, '"he shall not fall 
j thereby in the day that he turneth 
I from his wickedness ; neither shall 
I the righteous be able to live for his 

*N. Dan. 9. 13. 



CHAP. 33. 

1 A land 
when I 
bring a 
stvord 
upon her. 
ch. 14, 17 

b 2 Sam. 
18,24 
2 Ki. 9, 17 
Isa. 21, 8 
Hos. 9, 8 

2 he that 
hearing 
heareth. 

c ch. 18, 13 

d Isa. 56, 10 

c ch. 3, 17 
Hah. 2, 1 

/ Pro. 8, 36 
Pro. 11,21 
Isa. 3, 11 

g Lu. 12, 47 

h ch. 24, 23 

i Isa. 49, 14 

j 2 Sam. 
14,14 
ch. 18, 
23,32 
2 Pet. 3, 9 

k ch. 18, 31 

I ch. 3, 20 
ch. 18, 24, 
26,27 

m 2 Chr. 
7,14 

n ch. 3, 20 

ch. 18, 24 
Lu. 18, 9 

3 judgment 
and 
justice. 
Mic. 6, 8 

ch. 18, 7 

p Ex. 22, 1 
Num. 5. 
6,7 
Lu. 19, 8 

q Lev. 18, 5 
ch. 20, 11 
Mat.19,17 
1 Cor. 
15,58 

r ch. 18, 22 

s ch. 18, 25 

f ch. 1, 2 

u ch. 24, 26 

V 2 Ki. 25, 4 

IV ch. 1, 3 

X ch. 34, 2 

y ch. 36, 4 

z Isa. 51, 2 
Acts 7, 5 

a Mic. 3, 11 
Mat. 3, 9 
John 8,39 

b Gen. 9, 4 
798 



righteousness in the day that he j 
sinneth. r 33. 15 jg j 

13 When I shall say to t*he rig'ht- 
eous, that he shall surely live ; "if he 
trust to his own righteousness, and 
commit iniquity, all his righteous- 
nesses shall not be remembered ; but 
for his iniquity that he hath commit- 
ted, he shall die for it. 

14 Again, when I say unto the vv^ck- 
ed. Thou shalt surely die ; if he turn 
from his sin, and do ^that which is 
lawful and right ; 

1^ Jf the wicked 'i^estore the pledge, 
give J"again that he had robbed, walk 
in the ^statutes of life, without com- 
mitting iniquity ; he shall surelj^ live, 
he shall not die. 

16 None 'of his sins that he hath 
committed shall be mentioned unto 
him : he hath done that which is 
lawful and right ; he shall surely live. 

17 ^Yet the children of thy people 
say, The way of the Lord is not 
equal : but as for them, their way is 
not eqiial. 

18^ hen the righteous turneth 
from his righteousness, and com- 
mitteth miquity, he shall even die 
thereby. 

19 But if the wicked turn from his 
wickedness, and do that which is 
lawful and right, he shall live there- 
by. 

zO Yet ye say, 'The way of the Lord 
is not equal. O ye house of is'ra-el, 
I will judge you every one after his 
ways. 

21 IF And it came to pass in the 
twelfth year 'of our captivity, in the 
tenth month, in the firth day of the 
month, Hha.t one that had escaped 
out of Je-ru'sa-lem came unto me, 
saying, "The city is smitten. 

22 Now Hhe hand of the Lord 
was upon me in the evening, afore 
he that was escaped came ; and had 
opened my mouth, until he came to 
me in the morning ; and my mouth 
w^as opened, and I was no more 
dumb. 

23 Then the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

24 Son of man, ^they that inhabit 
those wastes ^'of the land of Is'ra-el 
speak, saying, A 'bra-ham nvas one, 
and he inherited the land : "but we 
are many; the land is given us for 
inheritance. 

25 Wherefore say unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord God ; *Ye eat with the 

t R. Dan. 4. 27. * 



The shepherds 



EZEKIEL, 34. 



of Israel reproved. 



r 



blood, and "^^lif t up your eyes toward 
your idols, '^and shed biood: and 
shall ye possess the land ? 

26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye 
work abomination, and ye defile 
every one his neighbour's wife : and 
shall ye possess the land ? 

27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; As I live, surely 
they that are in the wastes shall fall 
by the sword, and hun that is in the 
open field "will I give to the beasts 
^to be devoured, and they that be in. 
the forts •''and in the caves shall die 
of the pestilence. 

28 For -''I will lay the land ^most 
desolate, and the '^pomp of her 
strength shall cease ; and 'the moun- 
tains of l§'ra-el shall be desolate, that 
none shall pass through. 

29 Then shall they know that I am 
the Lord, when I have laid the land 
most desolate because of all their 
abominations which thev have com- 
mitted. 

30 llAlso, thou son of man, the chil- 
dren of thy people still are talking 
^against thee by the walls and in the 
doors of the houses, and speak -^'one 
to another, every one to his brother, 
saying. Gome, I pray you, and hear 
what is the v\^ord that cometh forth 
from the Lord. 

31 And '^they come unto thee "^as 
the people cometh, and ^thej' sit be- 
fore thee as my people, and they hear 
thy words, but they will not do them : 
f or with their mouth "they shew 
much love, but their hear t goeth after 
their coyetousness . C. 39. 23. 

32 And, lo, thou art unto them as ^°a 
very lovely song of one that hath a 
pleasant voice, and can play well on 
an instrument : for ^they hear thy 
words, but they do them not.* 

33 And when this cometh to pass, 
(lo, it will come,) then shall they 
know that a prophet hath been 
among them. 

CHAPTER 34. 

Tlie shepliercts of Israel rexn'oved. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, prophesy against the 
"shepherds of Is'ra-el, prophesy, and 
say unto them. Thus saith the Lord 
God unto the shepherds ; Woe ^be to 
the shepherds of I§'ra-el that do feed 
themselves! should not the shep- 
herds feed the flocks ? 

8 Ye ''eat the fat, and ye clothe you 

* G. Dan. 9. 18. 



B. C. 587. 



CHAP. 33. 

c ch. 18, 6 

a ch. 22, 6 

e ch. 39, 4= 

i to devour 
Mm. 

f Judg. 6, 2 
1 Sam. 
13,6 

g Jer. 44, 2 
ch. 36, 34 

5 desola- 
tion and 
desola- 
tion. 

h ch. 24, 21 

i ch. 6, 2, 3 

6 Or, of 
thee. 

j Isa. 29,13 

k ch. 20, 1 

7 according 
to the 
coming of 
tlie people. 

8 Or, my 
people sit 
before 
thee. 

9 they make 
loves, or, 
jests. 

10 a song of 
loves. 

I Jas. 1, 22 



CHAP. 34. 

a ch. 33, 24 

b Jer. 23, 1 

c Isa. 56, 11 

d Mic. 3, 3 

e Zech. 
11, 10 
2 Tim. 
2,24 

/Lu. 15, 4 

g 1 Pet, 5, 3 

h Mat. 9, 36 

1 Or, ivith- 
out a 
shepherd. 

i Isa. 56, 9 

i ch. 3, 18 
Heb. 
13,17 

2 Accord- 
ing to the 
seeking. 

k ch. 30, 3 
Joel 2, 2 

I Isa. 65, 
9, 10 

Jer. 23, 3 
Jer. 36,24 

m Ps. 23, 2 

799 



with the wool,'^ye kill them that are 
fed -.but ye feed not the flock. 

4 The "diseased have ye not strength- 
ened, neither have ye healed that 
which was sick, neither have ye 
bound up that ivhich vms broken, 
neither have ye brought again that 
which was driven away, neither 
have ye sought -^that which was lost ; 
but with force ^and with cruelty have 
ye ruled them. 

5 And they ^were scattered, ^be- 
cause there is no shepherd: 'and 
they became meat to all the beasts 
of the field, when they were scat- 
tered. 

6 My sheep wandered through all 
the mountains, and upon every high 
hill: yea, my flock was scattered 
upon all the face of the earth, and 
none did search or seek after them. 

7 ^Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the 
word of the Lord ; 

8 As I live, saith the Lord God, sure- 
ly because my flock became a prej', 
and my flock became meat to eveiy 
beast of the field, because there vms 
no shepherd, neither did my shep- 
herds search for my flock, but the 
shepherds fed themselves, and fed 
not my flock ; 

9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear 
the word of the Lord ; 

10 Thus saith the Lord God; Be- 
hold, I am against the shepherds; 
land •'I Avill require my flock at their 
hand, and cause them to cease from 
j feeding the flock; neither shall 
jthe shepherds feed themselves any 
more; for I will deliver my flock 
from their mouth, that they may not 
be meat for them. 

11 *iFor thus saith the Lord God, 
Behold, I, even I, will both search 
my sheep, and seek them out. f 

l'2 "As a shepherd seeketh out his 
flock in the day that he is among his 
sheep that are scattered; so will I 
seek out my sheep, and Avill deliver 
them out of all places where they 
have been scattered in ^the cloudy 
and dark day. K, Dan. 3. 27, 2B. 

13 And T will bring them out from 
the people, and gather them from 
the countries, and will bring them to 
their ov^^n land, and feed them upon 
the mountains of Is'ra-el by the riv- 
ers, and in all the inhabited places 
of the country. 

14 1 ""will feed them in a good pas- 
ture, and upon the high mountains 

tP. 34. 15. 16. 



K 
P 



The kingdom of Christ. 



EZEKIEL, 35. 



Judgment of mount Seir. 



of i§'ra-el shall their fold be : there 
"shall they lie in a good fold, and in 
a fat pasture shall they feed upon 
the mountains of I§'ra-el. 

151 will feed my flock, and I Avill 
cause them to lie down,saith the Lord 
God. 

161 ''will seek that which vras lost, 
and bring again that which was 
driven away, and will bind up that 
viihich was broken, and will strength- 
en that Vv-hich was sick : but I will 
destroy the fat and the strong; I 
will feed them with judgment, jj. 
■ 1 7 And as for you, O my flock, thus 
saith the Lord God ; ^Behold, I 
judge between ^cattle and cattle, be- 
tween the rams and the "^he goats. 

18 Seemeth it a small thing unto 
you to have eaten up the good pas- 
ture, but ?ye must tread down with 
your feet the residue of your pas- 
tures ? and to have drunk of the 
deep waters, but ye must foul the 
residue with your feet ? 

1 9 And as for my flock, they eat 
tikat which ye have trodden with 
your feet; and they drhik that 
which ye have fouled v/ith your feet. 

20 1"Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God unto them ; Behold, I, eve7% I, 
will judge between the fat cattle and 
between the lean cattle. 

21 Because ye have thrust with side 
and with shoulder, and pushed all the 
diseased v/ith your horns, till ye have 
scattered them abroad ; 

22 Therefore will I save my flock, 
and they shall no more be a. prey; 
and I will judge between cattle and 
cattle. 

23 And I will set up one '"shepherd 
over them, and he shall feed them, 
^even iny servant DaVid; he shall 
feed them, and he shall be their 
shepherd. 

21 And 'I the Lord will be their God, 
and my ser\'ant DaVid "a prince 
among them ; I the Lord have spo- 
ken it. 

25 And I will make with them a 
covenant of peace, and ^will cause 
the evil beasts to cease out of the 
land: and they ""shall dwell safely 
in the wilderness, and sleep in the 
woods. 

26 And I will make them and the 
places round about 'my hill -"a bless- 
ing ; and I will ^cause the shower to 
come down in his season ; there shall 
be "showers of blessing. , 

*L. 36. 25,26; P. Hos. 6. 1. 



B. C. 587. 



CHAP. 34. 
n Jer. 33,12 

o Isa.4e,ll 
Mat.18,11 

p ch. 20, 37 
Zech.10,3 
Mat.25,32 

3 small 
cattle of 
lambs 
and kids. 

4 great he 
goats. 

q Mat.23,13 

r Isa. 40, 11 
Jer. 23, 4 
Jolin 
10,11 
Heb. 
13, 20 
1 P8t.2,25 

s Jer. 30, 9 
ch. 37, 24 
Hos. 3, 5 

t Gen. 17, 7 
Ex. 29, 45 

u Lu. 1, 32 

V Lev. 26, 6 
Isa. 11, 6 
Hos. 2, 18 

w Jer. 23, 6 

X Isa. 56, 7 

y Gen. 12. 2 
Zech.SaS 

z Lev. 26, 4 

a Ps. 68, 9 
Mai. 3, 10 

b Ps.85,12 
Isa. 4, 2 

c Jer. 2, 20 

d Jer. 25,14 

e cli. 36, 4 

5 Or, for 

renown. 

6 taken 
atvay. 

/2 Tim. 
1,12 

g Ps. 100, 3 
John 
10,11 



CHAP. 35. 

a Jer. 49, 7 
Amosl.ll 
Obad. 10 

1 desola- 
tion and 
desola- 
tion. 

2 Or, 
hatred 
of old. 

3 poured 
out the 
children. 

4 hands. 

b Ps. 137, 7 
Dan. 9 ,24 

c Ps. 109,17 

5 desola- 
tion and 
desola- 
tion. 

d Jer. 49.17 
Mai. 1.3,4 

800 ■ 



27 And *the tree of the field shaU 
yield her fruit, and the earth shall 
yield her increase, and they shall be 
safe in their land, and shall know 
that I am the Lord, when I have 
'^broken the bands of their yoke, 
and delivered them out of the hand 
of those that '^served themselves of 
them. 

2 8 And they shall no more 'be a prey 
to the heathen, neither shall the beast 
of the land devour them ; but they 
shall dwell safely, and none shall 
make the77i afraid. 

29 And I will raise up for them a 
plant ^of renown, and they shall be 
no more ^consumed v.dth hunger in 
the land, neither bear the shame of 
the heathen any more. 

30 Thus shall they -^know that I the 
Lord their God am w^ith them, and 
that they, even the house of i§'ra-el, 
are my people, saith the Lord God. 

31 And ye my ^flock, the flock of 
my pasture, are men, a? id I am your 
God, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER 35. 

God\s judgment of mount Seir. 

MOREOVER the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, set thy face against 
mount Se'ir, and ''prophesy against it, 

3 And say unto it, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Behold, O mount Se'ir, I 
am against thee, and I will stretch 
out mine hand against thee, and I 
will make thee ^most desolate. 

4 1 will lay thy cities waste, and 
thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt 
know that I am the Lord. 

5 Because thou hast had a ^perpetual 
hatred, and hast ^shed th.^. blood of 
the children of is'ra-el by the ^force 
of the svv^ord in the time of their 
calamity, *in the time that their in- 
iquity had SiW end : 

b Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord 
God, I will prepare thee unto blood, 
and blood shall pursue thee: sith'^thou 
hast not hated blood, even blood shall 
pursue thee. 

7 Thus will I make mount Se'ir 
^most desolate, and cut off from it 
him that passeth out and him that 
returneth. 

8 And I will fill his mountains with 
his slain meyi : in thy hills, and in thy 
valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall 
thevfall that are slain with the sword. 

9 X^'^will make thee perpetual desola- 
tions, and thy cities shall not return : 



Israel is comforted. 



EZEKIEL, 36. Gracious blessings promised. 



and ye shall know that I am the 
Lord. 

10 Because thou hast said, *These 
two nations and these two countries 
shall be mine and we will possess it ; 
^whereas the Lord was there : 

11 Therefore, as I live, saith the 
Lord God, 1 will even do -^according! 
to thine anger, and according to thine 
envy which thou hast used out of thy; 
aatred against thern ; and I will make 
myself known ^among them, when I 
have judged thee. 

12 And Hhou shalt know that I am 
the Lord, aiid that I have heard all 
thy blasphemies which thou hast 
spoken against the mountains of 
l§'ra-el, saying, They are laid deso- 
late, they are given us "to consume. 

13 Thus with your mouth ye have 
^boasted against me, and have mul- 
tiplied your words against me: I 
have heard them. 

14 Thus saith the Lord God; When 
•the whole earth re joiceth, I will make 
thee desolate. 

15 As •'thou didst rejoice at the in- 
heritance of the house of l§'ra-el, be- 
cause it was desolate, so will I do 
unto thee : thou shalt be desolate, O 
mount Se'ir, and all l-du-me'a, even] 
all of it: and they shall know that Ij 

m the Lord. 

CHAPTER 36. 

Israel graciously comj'orted. 

ALSO, thou son of man, prophesy 
unto the mountains of l§'ra-el, 
and say. Ye mountains of l§'ra-el, 
hear the word of the Lord : 

2 Thus saith the Lord God ; Be-^ 
cause the enemy hath said against j 
you, Aha, ""even the ancient liigh! 
places are our's in possession : | 

3 Therefore prophesy and say. Thus 
saith the Lord God; 'Because they 
have made you desolate, and swal- 
lowed you up on every side, that ye 
might be a possession unto the resi- 
due of the heathen, and "^ye are taken 
up in the lips of talkers, a.nd are an 
infamy of the people : 

4 Therefore, ye mountains of Is'ra- 
el, hear the word of the Lord (?od ; 
Thus saith the Lord God to the| 
mountains, and to the hills, to the 
^rivers, and to the valleys, to the! 
desolate Avastes, and to the cities 
that are forsaken, which became a 
prey *and derision to the residue of 
the heathen that are round about ; 

5 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 

(51) 



B. C. 587. 



CHAP. 35. 
e Ps. 83. 4 

6 Or, 

though 

the 

LORD 

was 

there. 

Ps. 48, 1,3 

/Mat. 7, 2 

g Isa. 26, 9 

h Ps. 9, 16 

7 to devour. 

8 magni- 
fied. 

1 Sam.2,3 
Isa. 10, 13 
Rev. 13, 6 

i Isa. 65, 13 

j Obad.12 



CHAP. 36. 

a Deut. 
32,13 

1 Because 
for 
because. 

2 Or, ye are 
made to 
come 
upon the 
lip of the 
tongue. 
1 Ki. 9, 7 
Lam. 2,15 
Dan. 9, 16 

3 Or. bot- 
toms, or, 
dales. 

b Ps. 79, 4 

c Deut. 
4, 24 
cti. 38. 19 

d ch. 35, 10 

e Ps. 123, 
3, 4 
ch. 34, 29 

/ ch. 20, 5 

a Hos. 2, 
21, 22, 23 

h Isa. 58, 12 
Isa. 61, 4 
Amos9,14 

i Jer. 31.27 
Jer. 33,12 

j ch. 35, 9 
ch.37,6,13 
Joel 3, 17 

k Obad. 17 

I Jer. 15, 7 

m Num. 
13,32 

4 Or, cause 
to fall. 

nch. 34, 29 

801 



Surely 'in the fire of my jealousy 
have I spoken against the residue of 
the heathen, and against all I-du- 
me'a, '^ which have appointed my 
land into their possession with the 
joy of all their heart, with despiteful 
minds, to cast it out for a prey. 

6 Prophesy therefore concerning 
the land of l§'ra-el, and say unto the 
mountains, and to the hills, to the 
rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith 
the Lord God ; Behold, I have spoken 
in my jealousy and in my fury, be- 
cause ye have 'borne the shame of 
the heathen : 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; I have •'^lifted up mine hand, 
Surely the heathen that a7^e about 
you, they shall bear their shame. 

8 11 But ye, O mountains of Is'ra-el, 
ye shall shoot forth your branches, 
and yield your fruit to my people of 
Is'ra-el ; for they are at hand to come. 

9 For, behold, I a7n for you,i'and I 
; will turn unto you, and ye shall be 
tilled and sown .- 

10 And I will multiply men upon 
you, all the house of is'ra-el, eve?i ali 
of it : and the cities shall be inhab- 
ited, and ^the wastes shall be builded 

1 1 And T will multiply upon you 
man and beast; and they shall in- 
crease and bring fruit: and I will 
settle you after your old estates, and 

I will do better tmto you than at your 
beginnings : ■'and ye shall know that 
I am the Lord. 

1 2 Yea, I will cause men to walk 
upon you, even my people Is'ra-el ; 
and ^they shall possess thee, and 
thou shalt be their inheritance, and 
thou shalt no more henceforth 'be- 
reave them of men. 

13 Thus saith the Lord God; Be- 
cause thev sav unto you, '"Thou land 
devourest up men,_^and hast bereaved 
thy nations ; 

14 Therefore thou shalt devour 
men no more, neither ^bereave thy 
nations any more, saith the Lord 
God. 

1 5 Neither "will I cause men to hear 
in thee the shame of the heathen any 
more, neither shalt thou bear the re- 
proach of the people anj^ more, neither 
shalt thou cause thy nations to fall 
any more, saith the Lord God. 

1 6 ^Moreover the w^ord of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

1 7 Son of man, when the house of 
l§'ra-el dwelt in their own land, they 



JBlessings of Chrisfs kingdom. EZEKIEL, 37 



Vision of dry bonei 



•defiled it by their own way and by 
their doings: their way was before 
me as 'the uncleanness of a removed 
woman. 

1 8 Wherefore I poured my fury 
upon them ^for the blood that they 
had shed upon the land, and for 
their ^idols whereioith they had pol- 
luted it: 

19 And I '"scattered them among 
the heathen, and they were dispersed 
through the countries : 'according to 
their way and according to their do- 
ings I judged them. 

20 And when they entered unto the 
heathen, whither they went, they 
'profaned my holy name, when they 
said to them, These are the people of 
the Lord, and are gone forth out of 
his land. 

2 1 "iFBut I had pity "for mine holy 
name, which the house of i§'ra-el had 
profaned among the heathen, whither 
they went. 

22 Therefore say unto the house of 
l§'ra-el. Thus saith the Lord God ; I 
do not this for your sakes, O house 
of l§'ra-el, ^but for mine holy name's 
sake, which ye have profaned among 
the heathen, whither ye went. 

23 And I will sanctify my great 
name, which was profaned among 
the heathen, which ye have pro - 
faned in the midst of them; and 
the heathen shall know that I ara 
the Lord, saith the Lord God, when 
I shall be '"sanctified in you before 
^their eyes. 

24 For ^I will take you from among 
the heathen, and gather you out of 
ail countries, and will bring you into 
your own land. 

L r 25 Then ^'will I sprinkle clean water 



B. C. 587. 



upon you, and, ye shall be clean" : 
^tro m all your lllthines s, and from 
all your idoJs, w iflTI cle anse you. 
]^ 6~ A^newheart ^so^nLI^fveyou, 
ahd^" a new spif it^wilj I put" withm 
you: and I will ta ke away the ston y 
Tieart" out ot your llesh, an d I will 
give you an heart ot HeshTLTDarTo^. 

zTAnd 1 will put my^spirit witliin 
you, and cause you to walk in my 
statutes, and ye shall keep my judg- 
ments, and do them. 

28 And "^ye shall dwell in the land 
that I gave to your fathers ; and ^^ye 
shall beniy people, and I will be your 
God. 

29 1 will also *save you from all 
your uncleannesses -■ and ^I wUi -^^11 



CHAP. 36. 
Jer. 2, 7 
p Lev.15,19 
q ch. 16, 36 

5 dung 
gods. 

r ch. 22, 15 

s ch. 7, 3 
ch. 18, 30 
ch. 39, 24 

t Isa. 52, 5 
Rom. 2,2i 

uch. 20, 9 

V Deut. 9, 5 
Ps.106, 8 

w ch. 20, 41 
ch. 28, 23 

6 Or, your. 

X ch. 34, 13 

y Num. 
19, 13 
Isa. 52, 15 

z Jer. 33, 8 
lJohnl,7 

a Jer. 32, 39 

b ch. 37, 14 
Isa. 44, 3 
Rom. 8, 9 

c ch. 28, 25 

d Jer. 30,22 

e Mat. 1,21 

/Ps. 105,16 

ch. 84, 27 

h ch. 6, 9 
ch. 10,61 
ch. 20, 43 

t Lev.26.39 
ch. 6, 9 
ch. 20, 43 

j Deut. 9, 5 
Dan. 9, 19 

k Rom. 8, 
30, 31, 32 

1 2 Chr. 
36, 21 
Jer. 25, 9 

m Isa. 51, 3 
ch. 28, 13 

n Ps. 58, 11 
Ps. 64, 9 

ch. 17, 24 
ch. 23, 14 
ch. 37, 14 

p Isa. 45, 
11,19 
ch. 14, 3 
ch.20,3,31 

7 fJock of 
)ioly 
things. 
Rom. 12,1 



CHAP. 37. 

a ch. 3, 14 
Lu.4, 1 

1 cham- 
paign. 

b Deut. 
33, 39 

1 Sam. 2,6 
John 5,31 
Rom. 4,17 

2 Cor. 1, 9 

c Isa. 55, 11 
Rom. 

10, 17 

802 



for the corn, and will increase it, and 
lay no famine upon you. 

30 And^I will multiply the fruit of 
the tree, and the increase of the field, 
that ye shall receive no more re- 
proach of famine among the heathen. 

31 Then ^shall ye remember your 
own evil ways, and your doings that 
were not good, and 'shall lothe your- 
selves in your own sight for your in- 
iquities and for your abominations. 

)2 Xot •'for your sakes do I this, 
saith the Lord God, be it known un- 
to you : be ashamed and confounded 
for your own ways, O house of i§'- 
ra-el. 

33 Thus saith the Lord God ; In the 
day that 1 shall have cleansed you 
from all your iniquities I ^will also 
cause yotc to dwell in the cities, and 
the wastes shall be builded. 

34 And 'the desolate land shall be 
tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the 
sight of all that passed by. 

35 And they shall say, This land 
that was desolate is become like the 
garden ""of E'den ; and the waste and 
desolate and ruined cities are become 
fenced, and are inhabited. 

36 Then the heathen that are left 
round about you shall "know that I 
the Lord build tile ruined places, 
and plant that that was desolate : "1 
the Lord have spoken it, and I will 
do it 

^37 Thus saith the Lord God ; ^I will 
yet for this be enquired of by the 
house of is'ra-el, to do it for them ; 1 
will increase them with m.en like a 
flock. 

38 As the 'holy flock, as the flock 
of Je-rii'sa-lem in her solemn feasts ; 
so shall the waste cities be filled with 
flocks of men : and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER 37. 

The vision of dry bones. 

THE hand of the Lord was upon 
me, and carried me out ''in the 
spirit of the Lord, and set m.e down 
in the midst of the valley which was 
full of bones, 

2 And caused me to pass by them 
round about : and, behold, there were 
very many in the open Valley ; and, 
lo, they were very dry. 

3 And he said unto me. Son of man, 
can these bones live? And I an- 
swered, O Lord God, *thou knowest. 

4 Again he said unto mo, ^Prophesy 
upon these bones, and say unto them, 



The prophet's vision 



EZEKIEL, 37. 



of the dry bones. 



ye dry bones, hear the word of the 
Lord. 

5 Thus saith the i^ord God unto 
these bones; Behold, I will '^cause 
breath to enter into you, and ye 
shall live : 

6 And I will lay sinews upon you, 
and will bring up flesh upon you, 
and cover you with skin, and put 
breath in you, and ye shall live ; and 
"ye shall know that I am the Lord. 

7 So I prophesied as I was com 
iiianded • and as I prophesied, there 
was a noise, and behold a shaking, 
and the bones came together, bone to 
his bone. 

8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews 
and the flesh came up upon them, 
and the skin covered them above: 
but there vkis no breath in them. 

9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy 
unto the Hvind, prophesy, son of 
man, and say to the wind, Thus saith 
the Lord God; Come -^frorn the four 
winds, O breath, and breathe upon 
these slain, that they may live. 

1 So I prophesied as he conmaand- 
ed me, and -"the breath came into 
them, and they lived, and stood up 
upon their feet, an exceeding great 
army. 

1 1 Then he said unto me, Son or 
man, these bones are the whole house 
of l§'ra-el : behold, they say, Our 
''bones are dried, and our hope is 
lost : we are cut off for our parts. 

12 Therefore prophesy and say unto 
them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
hold, 'O my people, I will open your 
graves, and cause you to come up 
out of your graves, and bring -^you 
into the land of is'ra-el. 

1 ^ And ye shall know that I am the 
Lord, when I have opened your 
graves, O my people, and brought 
you up out of your graves, 

1 4 And '^shall put my spirit in you, 
and ye shall live, and i shall place 
you in your own land : then shall ye 
know that I the Lord have spoken 
/^, and performed it, saith the Lord. 

15l[The. word of the Lord came 
again unto me, saying, 

1 6 Moreover, thou son of man, take 
'thee one stick, and write upon it, 
For Ju'dah, and for "^the children of 
l§'ra-el his companions: then tak^ 
another stick, and write upon it, For 
Jo'geph, the stick of E'phra-im, and 
for all the house of Is'ra-el his com- 
panions ' 



B. C. 587. 



CHAP. 37. 

d Ps. 104,30 

e ch. 6, 7 
ch. 35, 12 
Joel 2, 27 
Joel 3, 17 

2 Or, 
breath. 
Acts 2, 2 

/ Ps. 104,30 

g Rev.11,11 

h Ps. 141, 7 
Isa. 49, 14 

i Isa. 26, 19 
Hos. 1, 11 
Hos. 13,14 

j Ezra 1, 1 
ch. 36, 24 
Amos9,14 

k ch. 36, 27 

I Num.17,2 

m2Chr.ll. 
12, 13, 16 
2 Chr. 
15 9 

2 Chr. 30, 
11,18 

n ch. 12, 9 
ch. 24. 19 

Zech.10,6 

P ch. 12. 3 

7 ch. 36, 24 
ch. 39. 25 

r Isa. 11,13 
Jer. 3, 18 
Jer. 50. 4 
Hos. 1. 11 

s ch. 34. 23 
John 
10,16 

t ch. 36. 25 



u ch, 36. 
28. 29 

!' Isa. 40, 11 
Jer. 23, 5 
Jer. 30, 9 
ch. 34,23 
Hos. 3, 5 
Lu. 1, 32 

IV John 
10. 16 

X Isa. 60, 21 
Anios9,15 
Joel 3, 20 

y John 
12,34 

z Ps. 89, 3 
Isa. 55, 3 
Jer. 32, 40 
ch. 34, 25 
Hos. 2. 18 

a 2Cor.6,16 

b Lev.26.11 
John 1,14, 

803 



1 7 And join them one to another 
into one stick ; and they shall be- 
come one in thine hand. 

18 And when the children of thy 
people shall speak unto thee, saying, 
"Wilt thou not shew us what thou 
meanest by these ? 

1 9 Sa}^ ''unto them. Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Behold, I will take the 
stick of J5'§eph,which is in the hand 
of E'phra-im, and the tribes of l§'ra-el 
his fellows, and will put them with 
him, even with the stick of Jii'dah, 
and make them one stick, and they 
shall be one in mine hand. 

20 And the sticks whereon thou 
writest shall be in thine hand before 
/'their eyes. 

21 IT And say unto them. Thus saith 
the Lord God ; Behold, ^I will take 
the children of l§'ra-el from among 
the heathen, whither they be gone, 
and will gather them on every 
side, and bring them into theu' own 
land: 

22 And T will make them one na- 
tion in the land upon the mountains 
of l§'ra-el; and one king shall 'be 
king to them all : and they shall be 
no more two nations, neither shall 
they be divided into two kingdoms 
any more at all : 

23 Neither 'shall they defile them- 
selves any more with their ido^s, nor 
with their detestable things, nor 
with any of their transgressions: but 
"I will save them out of all their 
dwellingplaces, wherein they have' 
sinned, and Avill cleanse them : so 
shall they be my people, and I will 
be their God. 

24 And "DaVid my servant shall he 
king over them ; and "'they all shall 
have one shepherd: they shall also 
walk in my judgments, and observe 
my statutes, and do them. 

25 And the}^ shall dwell in the land 
that I have given unto Ja'cob my 
servant, wherein your fathers have 
dwelt ; and they shall dwell therein, 
even they, and their children, and 
their children's children ^for ever: 
and ^my servant DaVid shall be their 
prince for ever. 

26 Moreover I will make a ^covenant 
of peace with them ; it shall be an ev- 
erlasting covenant with them : and I 
will place them, and multiply them, 
and will set my sanctuary ^in the 
midst of them for evermore. 

27 My ^tabernacle also shall be with 



The ar7)iy cnid 



EZEKIEL, 38. 



malice of Gog. 



them : yea, 1 will be their God, and 
they shall be my people. 
28 And the heathen shall know 
that I the Lord do sanctify l§'ra-el, 
when my sanctuary shall be in the 
midst of them for evermore. 

CHAPTER 38. 

1 Army oj Gog : 8 his evil ntlenipts. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, set thy face against 
"Gog, the land of Ma'gog, ^the chief 
prince of Me'shech 'and Tu'bal, and 
prophesy against him, 

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, 1 am against thee, O 
Gog, the chief prince of Me'shech 
and Tu'bal : 

4 ^^nd T will turn thee back, and 
put hooks into thy jaws, and I will 
bring thee forth, and all thine army, 
horses and horsemen, all "^of them 
clothed with all sorts of armour, 
even a great company vnth bucklers 
and shields, all of them handling 
swords : 

5 P6r'§ia, E-thi-5'pi-a, and ^Lib'y-a 
with them ; all of them with shield 
and helmet : 

6 G5'mgr, ^and all his bands ; the 
house of To-gar'mah •''of the north 
quarters, and all his bands: and 
many people with thee. 

7 Be ^thou prepared, and prepare 
for thyself, thou, and all thy com- 
pany that are assembled unto thee, 
and be thou a guard unto them. 

8 After ^many days 'thou shalt be 
visited: in the latter years thou 
shalt come into the land that is 
brought back from the sword, and 
is •'gathered out of many people, 
against *the mountains of i§'ra-el, 
which have been always waste : but 
it is brought forth out of the nations, 
and they shall 'dwell safely all of them. 

9 Thou shalt ascend and '"come like 
a storm, thou shalt be ''like a cloud 
to cover the land, thou, and all thy 
bands, and many people with thee. 

10 Thus saith the Lord God; It 
shall also come to pass, that at the 
same time shall things come into thy 
mind, and thou shalt ^think an evil 
thought : 

11 And thou shalt say, I will go up 
to the land of un walled villages ; I 
will "go to them that are at rest, that 
dwell ^safely, all of them dwelling 
without walls, and having neither 
bars nor gates. 



B. C. 587. 



CHAP. 38. 
a Rev. 20. 8 

1 Or, 
■prince of 
the chief. 

b ch. 33, 26 

c ch. 29. i 

d ch. 23, 12 

2 Or, Phut. 
e Gen. 10, 2 

/ch. 27. 14 
g Isa. 8, 9 
h Deut.4,30 
I Isa. 29, 6 
j ch. 34, 13 
k ch. 36, 1 
I Jer.23, 6 
m Isa. 28, 2 
n Jer. 4, 13 

3 Or, con- 
ceive a 
mischie- 
vous pur- 
pose. 

Jer. 49,31 

4 Or, con- 
fidently. 

5 To spoil 
the spoil, 
and to 
prey the 
prey. 

6 navel. 
Judg.9,37 

p ch. 27, 22 

q ch. 19, 3,5 
r Isa. 4, 1 
s ch. 39, 2 
t Ex. 14, 4 

7 by the 
hands. 

u ch. 36, 5, 6 

V Ps. 89, 46 

w Hag. 2, 
6,7 

X Hos. 4, 3 

y Jer. 4, 24 

8 Or, tow- 
ers, or, 
stairs. 

z Ps. 105,16 

a Hos. 9. 3 
804- 



12 ^To take a spoil, and to take a 
prey ; to turn thine hand upon the 
desolate places that are now inhab- 
ited, and upon the people that are 
gathered out of the nations, which 
have gotten cattle and goods, that 
dwell in the ''midst of the land. 

J 3 She'ba,^andDe'dan, and the mer- 
chants of Tar'shish, with ^all the 
young lions thereof, shall say unto 
thee. Art thou come to take a spoil ? 
hast thou gathered thy company to 
take a prey? to carry away silvei 
and gold, to take away cattle and 
goods, to take a great spoil ? 

1 4 H Theref ore, son of man, proph- 
esy and say unto Gog, Thus saith 
the Lord God ; In 'that day when 
my people of i§'ra-el dwelleth safely, 
shalt thou not know it f 

15 And 'thou shalt come from th;^ 
place out of the north parts, thou, 
and many people with thee, all of 
them riding upon horses, a great 
company, and a mighty army : 

1 6 And thou shalt come up against 
my people of l§'ra-el, as a cloud to 
cover the land; it shall be in the 
latter days, and 1 will bring thee 
against my land, *that the heathen 
may know me, when I shall be sanc- 
tified in thee, O Gog, before their 
eyes. 

1 7 Thus saith the Lord God : Art 
thou he of whom I have spoken in 
old time ^by my servants the proph- 
ets of l§'ra-el, which prophesied in 
those days maoiy years that I would 
bring thee against them ? 

1 8 And it shall come to pass at the 
same time when Gog shall come 
against the land of l§'ra-el. saith the 
Lord God, that my fury shall come 
up in my face. 

19 For "in my jealousy and "in the 
fire of my wrath have I spoken, 
Surely "in that day there shall be a 
great shaking in the land. of l§'ra el*, 

20 So that ^the fishes of the sea, and 
the fowls of the heaven, and the 
beasts of the field, and all creeping 
things that creep upon the earth, 
and all the men that are upon the 
face of the earth, shall shake at my 
presence, and the ^rnountains shall 
be thrown down, and the ^steep 
places shall fall, and every wall shall 
fall to the ground. 

21 And I will 'call for a sword 
against him throughout all ''my 
mountains, saith the Lord God 



Qod's judgment upon Gog. EZEKIEL, 39. 



Feast of the fowls. 



every *inan's sword shall be against 
his brother. 

22 And I will plead against him 
with pestilence and with blood ; and 
1 will rain upon him, and upon his 
bands, and upon the many people 
that are with him, an overflowing 
rptin, and great hailstones, fire, and 
brimstone. 

23 Thus will I magnify myself, and 
sanctify myself ; and 1 will be known 
in the eyes of many nations, and 
they shall know that I wm the Lord. 

CHAPTER 39. 

1 Gocfs Judgments upon Gog. % IsraeVs victory. 

THEREFORE, nhou son of man, 
prophesy against Gog, and say. 
Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I 
am against thee, O Gog, the chief 
prince of Me'shech and 1 ii'bal : 

2 And I will turn thee back, and 
'leave but the sixth part of thee, ^and 
will cause thee to come up from ^the 
north parts, and will bring thee upon 
the mountains of l§'ra-el : 

3 And I will smite thy bow out of 
thy left hand, and will cause thine 
arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 

4 Thou shalt fall upon the moun- 
tains of l§'ra-el, thou, and all thy 
bands, and the people that is with 
thee : *I will give thee unto the raven- 
ous birds of every ^sort, and to the 
beasts of the field 'to be devoured. 

5 Thou shalt fall upon ''the open 
field : for I have spoken it, saith the 
Lord God. 

6 And ''I will send a fire on Ma'gog, 
and among them that dwell 'care- 
lessly in ''the isles: and they shall 
know that I am the Lord. 

7 So will I make my holy name 
known in the midst of my people l§'- 
ra-el ; and I will not let them ^pollute 
my holy name any more : -^and the 
heathen shall know tht^t I am the 
Lord, the Holy One in i§'ra-el. 

8 1[Behold,-''it is come, and it is done, 
saith the Lord God ; this is the day 
v/hereof ^1 have spoken. I 

9 And they that dwell in the cities! 
of l§'ra-ei shall go forth, and shall set 
on fire and burn the weapons, both 
the shields and the bucklers, the 
bows and the arrows, and the ®hand- 
staves, and the spears, and they 
shall ^burn them with fire seven 
years : 

10 So that they shall take no wood 
out of the field, neither cut down any 
out of the forests ; for they shall burn 



B. C. 587. 



CHAP. 38. 
b Judg.7,22 



CHAP. 39. 

a ch. 38, 2 

1 Or, strike 
thee ivith 
six 

plagues, 
or, draw 
thee back 
with an 
hook of 
six teeth. 

2 Or, after 
1 have 
caused 
and have 
brought. 

3 the sides 

of the 

north. 

b ch. 83, 27 

4 wing. 

5 to devour. 

6 the face of 
the field. 

c Amos 1, 4 

7 Or, con- 
fidently. 

d Ps. 72, 10 

e Lev.18,21 

/ ch. 38, 16 

g Rev.16,17 

h ch. 38, 17 

8 Or, 

javelins. 

9 Or, nfiake 
a fire of 
them. 

i Isa. 14, 2 

10 Or, 

mouths. 

11 That is. 
The mul- 
titude of 
Gog. 

j Dent. 
21,23 

12 Or, a 

day of 
renown. 

k Ps. 126, 2 
ch. 28. 22 

13 men of 
continu- 
ance. 

14 build. 

15 That is, 
Theniid- 
titude. 

16 to the 
fowl of 
every 
wing. 

I Isa. 18, 6 
Jer. 12, 9 

17 Or, 
slaughter. 

m Rev. 
19,18 

18 great 
goats. 

n Deut. 
32,14 
Ps.22, 12 

Ps. 76, 6 

p Rev .19,18 

19 cham- 
pions of 
war. 

q ch. 38, 16 
805 



the weapons with fire : 'and they 
shall spoil those that spoiled them, 
and rob those that robbed them, 
saith the Lord God. 

1 1 H And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that I will give unto Gog a 
place there of graves in l§'ra-ei, the 
valley of the passengers on the east of 
the sea: and it shall stop the ^"noses 
of the passengers: and there shall 
they bury Gog and all his multi- 
tude : and. they shall call it The val- 
ley : of ^ TIa'mon-gog. 

1 2 And seven months shall the house 
of I§'ra-el be burying of them, that 
•'they may cleanse the land. 

13 Yea, all the people of the land 
shall bury them; and it shall be to 
them '^a renown the day that I ^shall 
be glorified, saith the Lord God. 

14 And they shall sever out^^men 
of continual employment, passing 
through the land to bury with the 
passengers those that remain upon 
the face of the earth, to cleanse it : 
after the end of seven months shall 
they sea/'ch. 

15 And the passengers that pass 
through the land, when any seetli a 
man's bone, then shall he'^set up a 
sign by it, till the buriershave buried 
it in the valley of Ha'mon-gog. 

1 6 And also the name of the city 
shcdl be '^Ha-mo'nah. Thus shall 
they cleanse the land. 

1 7 ITAnd, thou son of man, thus 
saith the Lord God; Speak '\mto 
every feathered fowl, and to every 
beast of the field, Assemble 'your- 
selves, and come ; gather yourselves 
on every side to my ^"sacrifice that I 
do sacrifice for you, even a great 
sacrifice upon the mountains of l§'- 
ra-el, that ye may eat flesh, and drink 
blood. 

18 Ye '"shall eat the flesh of the 
mighty, and drink the blood of the 
princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, 
and of ^^goats, of bullocks, all of them 
"fatlings of Ba'shan. 

19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be 
full, and drink blood till ye be 
drunken, of my sacrifice which I 
haA'e sacrificed for you. 

20 Thus ye shall be filled at my 
table with horses and chariots, with 
"mighty men, and with all '®men of 
war, saith the Lord God. 

21 And ?I will set my glory among 
the heathen, and all the heathen 
shall see my judgment that I have 



^he measuring 



EZEKIEL, 40. 



of the tefapCe. 



executed, and 'my hand that I have 
laid upon them. 

22 So the house of l§'ra-el shah 
know that I am the Lord their God 
from that day and forward. 

23 And the heathen shall know that 
the house of l§'ra-el went into cap- 
tivity for their iniquity: because 
they trespassed against me, there- 
fore 'hid 1 my face from them, and 
'gave them into the hand of their 
enemies : so fell they all by the 
sword. C. Hos. 8. 7. 

24 According "to their uncleanness 
and according to their transgressions 
have I done unto them, and hid my 
face from them. 

25 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Now *'will I bring again the 
captivity of Ja'cob, and have mercy 
upon the "whole house of i§'ra-ei, 
and will be jealous for my holy 
name; 

26 After ^that they have borne their 
shame, and all their trespasses vv^here- 
by they have trespassed a.gainst me, 
when 2'they dwelt safely in their land, 
and none made thern afraid. 

27 When 'I have brought them 
again from the people, and gathered 
them out of their enemies' lands, and 
"^am sanctified in them in the sight 
of many nations ; 

28 Then *shall they know that I am 
the Lord their God,^°which caused 
them to be led into captivity among 
the heathen: but I have gathered 
them unto their own land, and have 
left none of them any more there. 

29 Neither '"will I hide my face any 
more from them : for I "^have poured 
out my spirit upon the house of Is'- 
ra-el, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER 40. 

Time, manner, and end of EzekieVs vision. 

IN the five and twentieth year of 
our captivity, in the beginning of 
the year, in the tenth day of the 
month, in the fourteenth year after 
that "the city was smitten, in the self- 
same day *the hand of the Lord was 
upon me, and brought me thither. 

2 In ''the visions of God brought he 
me into the land of Is'ra-el, '^and set 
me upon a very high mountain, ^by 
which vjas as the fram.e of a city on 
the south. 

3 And he brought me thither, and, 
behold, there loas a man, whose ap- 
pearance toas like 'the appearance of 
brass, -^ with aline of flax in his hand, 



B. C. 587. 



CHAP. 39. 

r Ex. 7, 4 

s Deut. 
31, 17 
Isa. 59, 2 

t Lev.26,25 

uch. 36, 19 

V Jer. 30, 3 
ch. 34, 13 

w Hos. 1,11 

X Dan. 9, 16 

y Lev. 26, 5 

z ch. 28, 25 

a ch. 36, 23 

b ch. 34, 30 

20 by viy 
causing 
of them, 
etc. 

c Isa. 54, 8 

d Joel 2, 28 
Zech. 
12,10 



B. C. 574. 

CHAP. 40. 
a ch. 33, 21 
b ch. 1,3 
c ch. 8, 3 
d Rev.21,10 

1 Or, upon 
which. 

e Dan. 10, 6 

/ ch. 47, 3 

g Rev. 11, 1 

h ch. 44, 5 

i ch. 43, 10 

j Isa. 26, 1 

2 tvhose 

■ face was 
the way 
toward 
the east. 

k 1 Chr. 
9.18 

I 1 Chr. 26, 
12,13 
Neh. 13, 
5,9,12,13 
Song 1, 4 
Song 3, 4 
Isa. 26, 20 
Jer. 35, 2 

3 Or, 

height. 

4 limit, or, 
bound.. 

5 Or, 
pillars. 
Pro. 9, 1 
Rev. 3, 12 

m Ps. 65, 4 
Ps. 84. 2 
Ps. 87, 4 
Ps. 100, 4 
Isa. 54, 2 
Isa.60,8,9 
Isa. 62, 9 

808 



•''and a measuring reed ; and he stood 
in the gate. 

4 And the man said unto me. Son 
^of man, behold with thine eyes, and 
hear with thine ears, and set thine 
heart upon all that I shall shew thee ; 
for to the intent that I might shew 
them unto thee aj^t thou brought 
hither : 'declare all that thou seest to 
the house of Is'ra-el. 

5 And behold •'a wall on the outside 
of the house round about, and in the 
man's hand a measuring reed of six 
cubits long by the cubit and an hand 
breadth : so he measured the breadth 
of the building, one reed ; and the 
height, one reed. 

6 11 Then came he unto the gate 
^ which looketh toward the east, and 
went up the stairs thereof, and meas- 
ured the threshold of the gate, if-h Ich 
vms one reed broad; and the other 
threshold of the gate, ichich was one 
reed broad. 

7 And every ^little chamber ?,6'<^s one 
reed long, and one reed broad ; and 
between the little chambers id ere five 
cubits ; and the threshold of the gate 
by the porch of the gate within vjas 
one reed. 

8 He measured also the porch of the 
gate within, one reed. 

9 Then measured he the porch of 
the gate, eight cubits ; and the posts 
thereof, two cubits; and the porch 
of the gate vms inward. 

10 And 'the little chambers of the 
gate eastward loere three on this side, 
and three on that side ; they three 
loere of one measure : and the posts 
had one measure on this side and on 
that side. 

1 1 And he measured the breadth of 
the entry of the gate, ten cubits ; an d 
the ^length of the gate, thirteen 
cubits. 

1 2 The "space also before the little 
chambers toas one cubit on this side, 
and the space v:ias one cubit on that 
side: and the little chambers loere 
six cubits on this side, and six cubits 
on that side. 

13 He measured then the gate from 
the roof of one little chamber to the 
roof of another : the breadth teas five 
and twenty cubits, door against door. 

14 He made also ^posts of threescore 
cubits, even unto the post of tlie 
'"court round about the gate. 

1 5 And from the face of the gate of 
the entrance unto the face of th€ 



The measuring 



EZEKIEL, 40. 



of the temple. 



the inner gate icere fifty ^ c. 574. 



porch of 

cubits. 

16 A.i\^ there icere ''narrow windows 
to the httle chambers, and to their 
posts within the gate round about, 
and hkewise to the 'arches: and 
windows loere round about *inward : 
and upon each post were palm' 
trees. ^ 

IT Then brought he me into "the 
outward court, and, lo, there icere 
^cliambers, and a pavement ma,de for 
the court round about : 'thirty cham- 
bers loere upon the pavement. 

1 8 And the pavement by the side of 
the gates over against the length of, 
the gates vms the lower pavement. 

19 Then he measured the breadth | 
from the forefront of the lower gate 
unto the forefront of the inner court | 
'"without, an hundred cubits east- 
ward and northward. | 

20 "[And the gate of the outward 
court "that looked toward the north, 
he measured the length thereof, andi 
the breadth thereof. j 

21 And the little chambers thereof! 
tcere three on this side and three on 
that side ; and the posts thereof and 
the '-arches thereof v>'ere after the 
measure of the first gate : the length 
thereof vkis fifty cubits, and the 
breadth five and twenty cubits. 

22 And their windoAvs. and their 
arches, and their palm trees, icere 
a,fter the measure of the gate that 
looketh toward the east; and they 
went up unto it by seven ste]3S ; and 
the arches t\\evQoi icere before them. 

23 And the gate of the inner court 
teas over against the gate toward the] 
north, and toward the east ; and he! 
measured from gate to gate an hun-| 
dred cubits. I 

24 •[After that he brought mei 
toward the south, and behold a gatej 
toward the south : and he measured 
the posts thereof and the arches' 
thereof according to these measures, j 

25 And there icere ^windows m it| 
and in the arches thereof round i 
about, like those windows : the' 
length icas fifty cubits, and the 
breadth five and twenty cubits. 

26 And there icere seven steps to go 
up to it, and the arches thereof icere:\ 
bef ore them : and it had palm trees, I 
one on tliis side, and another on that 
side, upon the posts thereof. 

27 And there was a gate in the in- 
ner court toward the south : and he 



measured from gate to gate toward 
the south an hundred cubits. 

28 And he brought me to the inner 
court by the south gate: and he 
measured the south gate accordmg 
to these measures ; 

29 And ^the little chambers thereof, 
and the posts thereof, and the arches 
thereof, according to these meas- 
ures : and there icere windows in it 
and in the arches thereof round 
about : it icas fifty cubits long, and 
five and twenty cubits broad. 

30 And the arches round about ice7'e 
five and twenty cubits long, and five 
cubits '^broad. 

31 And the arches thereof icei'e 
toward the utter court; and 'palm 
trees were upon the posts thereof: 
and the going up to it had eight 
steps. 

32 "[And he brought me mto tlie 
inner court toward the east : and he 
measured the gate according to these 
measures. 

33 And the little chambers thereof, 
and the posts thereof, and the arches 
thereof, were according to these 
measures: and there ?/;e/*e windows 
therein and in the arches thereof 

j^j^^ J ^round about: it was fifty cubits 
John siio long, and five and twenty cubits 

34 And the arches thereof were 
toward the outward court; and palm 
trees we're upon the posts thereof, on 
this side, and on that side : and the 
going up to it had eight steps. 

35 "[And he brought me to the north 
gate, and measured it according to 
these measures ; 

36 The little chambers thereof, the 
posts thereof, and the r. relies thereof, 
and the windows to it round about : 
the length was fifty cubits, and the 
breadth five and twenty cubits. 

37 And the posts thereof were to- 
ward the utter court ; and palm trees 
icere upon the posts thereof, on this 
side, and on" that side : and the going 
up to it had eight steps. 

38 And the chambers and the en- 
tries thereof wej^e by the posts of the 
gates, where they 'washed the burnt 
offering. 

39 "[And in the porch of the gate 
were two tables on this side, and t^vo 
tables on that side, to slay thereon 
the burnt offering and the 'sin offer- 
ing and "the trespass offering. 

40 And at the side without, "as one 



CHAP. 40. 

6 closed. 
1 Ki. 6. 4 

7 Or. gal- 
leries, or, 
porches. 

8 Or, 
within. 

n Rev. 11. 2 

9 Or, stoj'e- 
hou^es. 
1 Ki. 6. 5 
1 Chr. 
28 12 
Mai. 3, 10 

ch. 45. 5 

10 Owfrom 
without. 

11 whose 
jace was. 

12 Or. gnU 
leries. or. 
-porches. 
ch. 41. 15 
ch. 42, 3 
John 5.5 

plKi. 6.4 
1 Ki. 7,4 
Ps. 36, 9 
Isa. 54, 12 
Isa. 60. 1 
Mat. 4, 16 
Lu. 1, 79 ! 



q 1 Chr. 28, 
11. 12 
2 Chr. 
31, 11 
Neh. 13.5, 

9, 12, 13 
Jer. 35, 2 
Jer. 36,10 

13 breadth. 

r Ps. 92, 12 
Song 7, 7 
Rev. 7, 9 

s Lev. 1, 9 
Lev. 8, 21 
Heb. 9, 14 
Heb. 

10, 22 

t Lev. 4,2,3 
Isa. 53, 5 
2 Cor.5,21 
Titus 2,14 
Heb. 10, 
12,14 
1 Pet. 1. 
IS. 19 
Rev. 5, 9 

u Lev. 5, 6 
Lev. 6. 6 
Lev. 7. 1 
Num.6,12 
ch. 40, 39 
ch. 42, 13 
ch. 44, 29 
ch. 46, 20 



14 Or,af the 
. step. 

807 



Parts and ornaments 



EZEKIEL, 41 



of the temple. 



goeth up to the entry of the north 
gate, were two tables ; and on the 
other side, which was at the porch 
of the gate, icere two tables. 

41 Four tables were on this side, 
and four tables on that side, by the 
side of the gate ; eight tables, where- 
upon they slew their sacrifices. 

42 And the four tables were of hewn 
stone for the burnt offering, of a 
cubit and an half long, and a cubit 
and an half broad, and one cubit 
high : whereupon also they laid the 
instruments wherewith they slew 
the burnt offering and the sacrifice, 

43 And within loere ^^hooks, an 
hand broad, fastened round about : 
and upon the tables teas the flesh of 
the offering. 

44^And without the inner gate 
loere the chambers of 'the singers in 
the inner court, w^hich icas at the 
side of the north gate; and their 
prospect was toward the south : one 
at the side of the east gate having 
the prospect toward the north. 

45 And he said unto me, This cham- 
ber, whose prospect is toward the 
south, is for the priests, ""'the keepers 
of the ^''charge of the house. 

46 And the chamber whose pros- 
pect is toward the north is for the 
priests, ^the keepers of the charge of 
the altar : these are the sons of -"Za'- 
dok among the sons of Le'vi, which 
'come near to the Lord to minister 
unto him. 

47 So he measured the court, an 
hundred cubits long, and an hundred 
cubits broad, foursquare ; and the 
altar that teas before the house. 

48 IF And he brought me to the 
porch of the house, and measured 
each post of the porch, five cubits 
on this side, and five cubits on that 
side: and the breadth of the gate 
was three cubits on this side, and 
three cubits on that side. 

49 The ° length of the porch ivas 
twenty cubits, and the breadth 
eleven cubits; and he brought me 
by the steps whereby they went up 
to it : and there loere *pillars by the 
posts, one on this side, and another 
on that side. 

CHAPTER 41. 

Partft a?2d ornaments of the temple. 

AFTERWARD he brought me 
to the "temple, and measured 
the posts, six cubits broad on the 
one side, and six cubits broad on the 



B. C. 574. 



CHAP, 40, 



15 Or, end- 
irons, or, 
the two 
hearth- 
stones. 



V lChr.6,31 
Col. 3, 16 
Eph. 5. 19 

w Lev, 8,35 
Rev. 1, 6 

l&Ol\^vard, 
or, ordi- 
nance. 

X Num.18,5 
ch. 44, 15 

\j 1 Ki. 2, 35 
ch. 43, 19 

z Eph. 2. 17 
Col. 4, 12 

a 1 Ki. 6, 3 

h 1 Ki. 7, 21 



CHAP. 41. 



a Zech.6,12 
Mat.16,18 
1 Cor.3,16 
2Cor.6,16 
Eph. 2, 21 
Rev. 3, 12 



1 Or, 

entrance. 



h 1 Ki. 6, 20 
2 Chr. 3, 8 
Rev. 21,2, 
3, 16, 17 



c 1 Kl.6,5,6 



2 side 
chamber 
over side 
chamber. 



3 Or, three 

and 
thirty 
times, or, 
foot. 



4 be holden. 



5 it was 
made 
broader, 
and went 
rov.nd. 
1 Ki. 6, 8 



d Isa. 28, 16 

ch. 40, 5 

808 



other side, vjihich was the breadth of 
the tabernacle. 

2 And the breadth of the ^door vxis 
ten cubits ; and the sides of the door 
were five cubits on the one side, and 
five cubits on the other side : and he 
measured the length thereof, forty 
cubits: and the breadth, twenty cu- 
bits. 

3 Then went he inward, and meas- 
ured the post of the door, two cubits; 
and the door, six cubits; and the 
breadth of the door, seven cubits. 

4 So he 'measured the length there- 
of, twenty cubits ; and the breadth, 
twenty cubits, before the temple : 
and he said unto me, This is the 
most holy place. 

5 After he measured the wall of the 
house, six cubits; and the breadth 
of every side chamber, four cubits, 
round about the house on every side. 

6 And ^the side chambers ivere 
three, '"^one over another, and ^thirty 
in order ; and they entered into the 
wall which was of the house for 
the side chambers round about, that 
they might %ave hold, but they had 
not hold in the wall of the house. 

7 And ^there teas an enlarging, and 
a winding about still upward to the 
side chambers: for the winding about 
of the house went still upward round 
about the house: therefore the 
breadth of the house was still up- 
ward, and so increased fro7n the 
lowest chamber to the highest by the 
midst. 

8 I saw also the height of the house 
round about : the '^foundations of the 
side chambers u^ere a full reed of six 
great cubits. 

9 The thickness of the wall, which 
10 as for the side chamber without, 
tacts five cubits : and that which was 
left teas the place of the side cham- 
bers that tve7^e within. 

10 And between the chambers loas 
the wideness of twenty cubits round 
about the house on every side. 

11 And the doors of the side cham- 
bers we7^e toward the place that was 
left, one door toward the north, and 
another door toward the south : and 
the breadth of the place that was 
left toas five cubits round about. 

12 Now the building that 7nas be- 
fore the separate place at the end 
toward the west was seventy cubits 
broad; and the wall of the build- 
ing was five cubits thick round 



Oruanients of the temple. 



EZEKIEL, 42. 



Tke priests' cJiamhers. 



about, and the length thereof ninety 
cubits. 

13 So he measured the house, an 
hundred cubits long; and the sep 
arate place, and the building, with 
the walls thereof, an hundred cubits 
long ; 

14 Also the breadth of the face of 
the house, and of the separate place 
toward the east, an hundred cubits. 

1 5 And he measured the length of 
the building over against the sepa- 
rate place which vkis behind it, and 
the "galleries thereof on the one side 
and on the other side, an hundred 
cubits, with the inner temple, and 
the porches of the court ; 

16 The door posts, and "the narrow- 
windows, and the galleries round 
about on their three stories, over 
against the door, 'cieled with wood 
round about, ^and from the ground 
up to the windows, and the windows 
y:ere covered; 

17 To that above the door, even un- 
to the inner house, and without, and 
by all the wall round about within 
and without, by "measure. 

18 And it toas made •'with cheru- 
bims and palm trees, so that a palm 
tree vkis between a cherub and a 
cherub; and every cherub had ^^two 
faces ; 

19 SoHhat the face of a man toas 
toward the palm tree on the one 
side, and the face of a young lion 
toward the palm tree on the other 
side: it loas made through all the 
house round about. 

20 From the ground unto above the 
door were cherubims and palm trees 
mj.ade, and on the wall of the temple. 

21 The ^ "posts of the temple id ere 
squared, and the face of the sanctu- 
ary; the appearance of the one as 
the appearance of the other. 

22 The 'altar of wood loas three 
cubits high, and the length thereof 
two cubits ; and the corners thereof, 
and the length thereof, and the walls 
thereof, v.^ere of wood : and he said 
unto me. This is •'the table that is be- 
fore Hhe Lord. 

23 And 'the temple and the sanctu- 
ary had two doors. 

24 And the doors had two leaves 
apiece^ two turning leaves; two 
leaves for the one door, and two 
leaves for the other door. 

25 And there were made on them, on 
the doors of the temple, cherubuns 



B. C. 574. 



CHAP. 41. 

6 Or.seuerat 
walks, or, 
walks 
with 
pillars. 
Zech. 3, 7 

e ch. 40, 16 
See 
ver. 26 

7 cMing of 
xvood. 

8 Or, arid 
the 

ground 
unto the 
windows. 

9 rneasures. 

f Gen. 3. 24 
2 Sam. 
22, 11 
1 Ki. 6, 29 
2Clir.3,10 

g ch. 10. 14 

h ch. 1, 10 

10 post. 
ch. 40. 15 

i Ex. 30, 1 

Lev. 40, 5 
1 Ki. 7, 48 
Rev. 8, 3 

j Pro. 9, 2 
Song 1,12 
ch. 44, 16 
Mai. 1, 
7,12 
Rev. 3,20 

k Ex. 30. 8 

I lKi.6. 
31-35 

mlKi. 6,4 
ch. 40, 16 
See 
ver. 16 



CHAP. 42. 

a ch. 40, 1 
ch. 41, 1 
2 Cor. 3, 5 

& ch. 40, 
17-20 
ch. 41, 
12,15 
Rev. 11, 2 

T Or, did 

eat of 
these. 

2 Or, and 

the build- 
ing con- 
sisted of 
the lower 
and the 
middle- 
most. 

3 Or. from 
the place. 

^ Or M that 
hr ought 
me. 

5 Or, as he 

came. 

809 



and palm trees, like as were made 
upon the walls ; and there were thick 
planks upon the face of the porch 
without. 

26 Audit here 2^e/'e "'narrow windows 
and palm trees on the one side and 
on the other side, on the sides of the 
porch, and upon the side chambers 
of the house, and thick planks. 

CHAPTER 42. 

\ Priests'' chambers. 15 Outward court. 

THEN "he brought me forth into 
*the utter court, the way toward 
the north : and he brought me into 
the chamber Zhat vkis over against 
the separate place, and which vkcs 
before the building toward the 
north. 

2 Before the length of an hundred 
cubits was the north door, and the 
breadth vkis fifty cubits. 

3 Over against the twenty cubits 
which icere for the inner court, and 
over against the pavement which 
v:as for the utter court, loas galieiy 
against gallery in three stories. 

4 And before the chambers v)as a 
walk of ten cubits breadth inward, 
a way of one cubit ; and their doors 
toward the north. 

5 Now the upper chambers vKve 
shorter : for the galleries ^yere high- 
er than these, '^than the lower, and 
than the middlemost of the build- 
ing. 

6 For they v)ere in three stories, 
but had not pillars as the pillars of 
the courts: therefore the building 
was straitened more than the low- 
est and the middlemost from the 
ground. 

7 And the wall that was without 
over against the chambers, toward 
the utter court on the forepart of the 
chambers, the length thereof loas 
fifty cubits. 

8 For the length of the chambers 
that vKre in the utter court vkis fifty 
cubits: and, lo, before the temiDle 
^oere an hundred cubits. 

9 And ^f rom under these chambers 
ID as ^he entry on the east side, ^as 
one goeth into them from the utter 
court. 

10 The chambers were in the thick 
ness of the wall of the court toward 
the east, over against the separate 
place, and over against the build- 
ing. 

11 And the way before them was 
like the appearance of the chambers 



The outvmrd court. 



EZEKIEL, 43. 



God's glory in the temple. 



which were toward the north, as long 
as they, and as broad as they : and 
all their goings out icere both ac- 
cording to their fashions, and accord- 
ing to their doors, 

12 And according to the doors of 
the chambers that loere toward the 
south xoas a door in the head of the 
way, even the way directly before 
the wall toward the east, a.s one en- 
tereth into them. 

1 3 llThen said he unto me, The 
north cham^bers and the south cham- 
bers, which are before the separate 
place, they he holy chambers, where 
the priests ''that approach unto the 
Lord '^shall eat \hQ most holy things : 
there shall they lay the most holy 
things, and the ^meat offering, and 
the sin offering, and the trespass of- 
fering ; for the place is holy. 

14 AV^hen -^'the priests enter therein, 
then shall they not go out of the 
holy place into the utter court, but 
there they shall lay their garments 
wherein they minister ; for they are 
holy; and shall put on other gar- 
ments, and shall approach to those 
things which are for the people. 

1 5 "iNow when he had made an end 
of measuring the inner house, he 
brought me forth toward the gate 
whose prospect is toward the east, 
and measured it round about. 

1 6 He measured the east ^'side with 
the measuring reed, five hundred 
reeds, with the measuring reed round 
about. 

1 7 He measured the north side, five 
hundred reeds, with the measuring 
reed round £ibout. 

18 He measured the south side, five 
hundred reeds, with the measuring 
reed. 

19 He turned about to the west side, 
and "measured five hundred reeds 
with the measuring reed. 

20 He measured it by the four 
sides: ^it had a wall round about, 
five ^hundred reeds long, and five 
hundred broad, to make 'a separation 
between the sanctuary and the pro- 
fane place. 

CHAPTER 43. 

The glory of God returns to the temple. 

A FTERWARD he brought me 
J:\. to the gate, eve7i the gate that 
"looketh toward the east : 

2 And, ^behold, the glory of the God 
of l§'ra-el came from the way of the 
east : and his '^voice was like a noise 



B. C. 574. 



CHAP 42. 

c Ex. 30, 20 
Lev. 10, 3 
Num. 1(3, 
5, 40 

Num.18,7 
Deut.21,5 
ch. 40, 46 

d Lev. 6, 16 
Lev. 24, 9 

e Lev. 2. 3 
Lev. 6, 14 
Lev. 7,1,6 
Num. 18,9 
Nell. 13, 5 

/ch. 44, 19 
6 wind. 

g Isa. 5, 2 
Isa. 26, 1 
ch. 40, 5 

h ch. 45, 2 

i John 
17, 16 
2Cor.6,17 



CHAP. 43, 

a ch. 10, 19 

b ch. 11, 23 

c Rev. 1, 15 

d Rev. 18, 1 

e ch. 1, 4 

1 Or, wlien 
I came to 
prophesy 
that the 
city 

should be 
destroyed. 

/Jer. 1. 10 

g ch. 3, 23 

h ch. 10, 19 

i ch. 3, 12 

j 1 Ki. 8, 10 

k ch. 40, 3 

1 Ps. 99, 1 

mlChr.28,2 
Ps. 99, 5 

n Ex. 29, 45 
Ps. 68, 16 

ch. 39, 7 
Hos. 14, 8 

p Lev.26,30 
Jer. 16,18 

q 2Ki.l6,14 
2Ki.21, 

4,6,7 

2 Or, for 
there 
was but 
a wall 
between 
r)ie and 
them. 

r ch. 40, 4: 

3 Or, sum, 
or. num- 
ber. 

s Mat.28,20 

t ch. 40. 2 

810 



of many waters: "'and the earth 
shined with his glory. 

3 And it was ^^according to the ap- 
pearance of the vision which I saw, 
even according to the vision that I 
saw 'when I came to ^destroy the 
city: and the visions were like the 
vision that I saw shj the river Che'- 
bar ; and I fell upon my face. 

4 And ^the glory of the Lord came 
into the house by the way of the gate 
whose prospect is toward the east. 

5 So 'the spirit took me up, and 
brought me into the inner court; 
and, behold, -^the glory of the Lord 
filled the house. 

6 And I heard him speaking unto 
me out of the house ; and ^the man 
stood by me. 

7 "^And he said unto me, Son of 
man, 'the place of my throne, and the 
""place of the soles of my feet, where 
"I will dwell in the midst of the chil- 
dren of I§'ra-el for ever, and my holy 
name, shall the house of Is'ra-el "no 
more defile, neither they, nor their 
kings, by their whoredom, nor by 
^the carcases of their kings in their 
high places. 

8 In ^their setting of their threshold 
by my thresholds, and their post by 
my posts, ^and the wall between me 
and them, they have even defiled my 
holy name by their abominations that 
they have committed : wherefore I 
have consumed them in mine anger. 

9 Now let them put away their 
whoredom, and the carcases of their 
kings, far from me, and I will dv/ ell 
in the midst of them for ever. 

10 ^Thou son of man, 'shew the 
house to the house of i§'ra-el, that 
they may be ashamed of their iniq- 
uities: and let them measure tlie 
^pattern. 

1 1 And if they be ashamed of all that 
they have done, *shew them the form 
of the house, and the fashion thereof, 
and the goings out thereof, and the 
comings in thereof, and all the forms 
thereof, and all the ordinances there- 
of, and all the forms thereof, and ail 
the laws thereof: and write it in 
their sight, that they may keep the 
whole form thereof, and all the ordi- 
nances thereof, and do them. 

1 2 This is the law of the house ; 
Upon^the top of the mountain the 
whole limit thereof round about 
shall be most holy. Behold, this is 
the law of the house. 



Measures of the altar. 



EZEKIEL, 44. 



Ordinances of the priests. 



13 If And these are the measures ofj b.c. 574. 
the altar after the cubits : "The cubit | 
a cubit and an hand breadth 



IS 



CHAP. 43. 



even the 'bottom shall be a cubit, ^ch.41,8 
and the breadth a cubit, and the 
border thereof by the ^edge thereof 
round about shall be a span: and 
this shall be the higher place of the 
altar. 

14 And from the bottom upon the 
ground even to the lower settle shall 
be two cubits, and the breadth one 
cubit; and from the -lesser settle 
even to the greater settle shall be 



4 bosom. 

5 lip. 

6 Harel, 
that is, 
the moun- 
tain of 
God. 
Isa. 2, 3 

7 Ariel, 
that is, 
the lion of 
God. 
Isa. 29, 1 

tour cubits, and the breadth onef^^-^^'^^ 
cubit. w Lev. 1,5 

1 5 So ^he altar shall be four cubits ; ^ ch. 44. 15 
and from 'the altar and upward shall 
be four horns. 

16 And the altar shall be twelve 
ct^^/^s long, twelve broa.d, square inl „, ,„^, 
the four squares thereof. | 

17 And the settle shall be fourteen ^ ^^^- ^' ^^ 
cubits long and fourteen broad in the 
four squares thereof ; and the border 
about it shall be half a cubit; and 
the bottom thereof shall be a cu- 
bit about; and "his stairs shall look 
toward the east. 

18 '[And he said unto me, Son of 
man, thus saith the Lord God ; These 
are the ordinances of the altar in 
the day when they shall make it, to 
offer burnt offerings thereon, and to 
"sprinkle blood thereon. 

19 And thou shalt give to -"the 
priests the Le'vites that be of the 
seed of Za'dok, which approach unto 
me, to minister unto me, saith the 
Lord God, ^a young bullock for a 
sin offering. 

20 And thou shalt take of the blood 
thereof, and put it on the four horns 
of it, and on the four corners of the 
settle, and upon the border round 
about: thus shalt thou cleanse and*^ ch!43,~5 
purge it. 

21 Thou shalt take the bullock also 
of the sin offering, and he shall -burn 
it in the appointed place of the 1 set thine 
house, "without the sanctuary. j ^^*^'"'^- 

22 And on the second day thou shalt ft ch. 2, 5 
offer a kid of the goats without blem- ! i 1 Pet. 4, 3 
ish for a sin offering ; and they shall | . ^^.^gi '>8 
cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse r' 

it with the bullock. j^ 'o'ff^''''' 

23 When thou hast made an end of Lev^2f 25 
cleansing it, thou, shalt offer a 3^oung' ' ' 
bullock without blemish, and a ram ^ Lev.26,41 
out of the flock without blemish. 

24 And thou shalt offer them before 



y Ex. 29, 10 
Lev. 8, 14 
ch. 45, IS 

z Ex. 29, 14 



c Ex. 29, 35 
Lev. 8, 33 

8 fill their 
hands, 
Ex. 29, 24 

d Lev. 9, 1 

9 Or, thank 
offerings. 

e Job 42, 8 
Rom. 5, 1 
Eph. 1,6 
Eph. 2,4: 



CHAP. 44. 

a ch. 43, 1 

b Zech.6,12 
Phil. 2, 8 

c Gen.31,54 
ICor. 
10,18 

d ch. 46, 2,8 



/ch. 1,28 

;; ch. 40, 4 



I Lev. 21,6 



m Lev. 8, 16 
811 



the Lord, *and the priests shall cast 
salt upon them, and they shall offer 
them up for a burnt offering unto 
the Lord. 

25 Seven ''days shalt thou prepare 
every day a goat for a sin offering : 
they shall also prepare a young bul- 
lock, and a ram out of the flock, 
without blemish. 

26 Seven days shall they pui'ge the 
altar and piirif y it ; and they shall 
^consecrate themselves. 

2 7 And '^when these days are ex- 
pired, it shall be, that upon the 
eighth day, and so forward, the 
priests shall m.ake your burnt offer- 
ings upon the altar, and your ^peavCe f" 
offerings; and I will '^accept you, 
saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER 44. 

Ordinances for the priests. 

THEN he brought me back the 
way of the gate of the outward 
sanctuary which ''looketh toward the 
east ; and it was shut. 
2 Then said the Lord unto me; 
This gate shall be shut, it shall not 
be opened, and no man shall enter in 
by it ; because the Lord, the God of 
i§'ra-el, hath entered in by it, there- 
fore it shall be shut. 

3 It is for *the prince ; the prince, he 
shall sit in it to ''eat bread before the 
Lord ; he '^shall enter by the way of 
the porch of that gate, and shall go 
out by the way of the same. 

4 '[Then brought he me the way 
of the north gate before the house : 
and I looked, and, ^behold, the glory 
of the Lord filled the house of the 
Lord : -^'and I fell upon my face. 

5 And the Lord said unto me, Son 
^of man, 'mark well, and behold with 
thine eyes, and hear with thine ears 
all that I say unto thee concerning 
all the ordinances of the house of the 
Lord, and all the la,ws thereof ; and 
mark well the entering in of the 
house, with "every going forth of the 
sanctuary. 

6 And thou shalt say to ^the rebel- 
lious, even to the house of is'ra-el, 
Thus saith the Lord God ; O ye hous^ 
of l§'ra-el,'let it suffice you of all your 
abominations, 

7 In -^that ye have brought into my 
sanctuary ^strangers, ''^uncircumcised 
in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, 
to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, 
even my house, when ye offer ^my 
bread, the '"fat and the blood, and 



The ordinances 



EZEKIEL, 44. 



for the priests. 



they have broken my covenant be- 
cause of all your abominations. 

8 And ye have not "kept the charge 
of mine holy things : but ye have set 
Keepers of my ^charge in my sanctu- 
ary for yourselves. 

9 1i Thus saith the Lord God ; ^No 
stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor 
uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter 
into my sanctuary, of any stranger 
that is among the children of I§'ra-el. 

1 And ^'the Le'vites that are gone 
away far from me, when i§'ra-el went 
astray, which went astray away from 
me after their idols ; they sha,ll even 
bear their iniquity. 

11 Yet they shall be ministers in 
my sanctuary, ^ having charge at the 
gates of the house, and ministering 
to the house: they sKciil slay the 
burnt offering and the sacrifice for 
the people, and 'they shall stand be- 
fore them to minister unto them. 

12 Because they mJnistered unto 
them before their idols, and "caused 
the house of l§'ra-el to fall into in- 
iquity; therefore have I 'lifted up 
mine hand against them, saith the 
Lord God, and they shall bear their 
iniquity. 

1 3 And 'they shaU not come near 
unto me, to do the office of a priest 
unto me, nor to come near to any of 
^my holy things, in the most holy 
place: but they shall "bear their 
shame, and their abominations which 
they have committed. 

14 But I will make them "keepers of 
the charge of the house, for all the 
service thereof, and for all that shall 
be done therein. 

15 HBut "the priests the Le'vites, the 
"^sons of Za'dok, that kept the charge 
of my sanctuary when the children 
of is'ra-el went astray from me, they 
shall come near to me to minister 
unto me, and they "shall stand before 
me to offer unto me the fat and the 
blood, saith the Lord God : 

1 6 They shall enter into my sanc- 
tuary, and they shall come near to 
my 'table, to minister unto me, and 
they shall "keep my charge. 

17 lAnd it shall come to pass, that 
when they enter in at the gates of 
the inner court, *they shall be 
clothed with linen garments; and 
no wool shall come upon them, 
whiles they minister in the gates 
of the inner court, and within. 

18 They shall have linen bonnets 



B. C. 574. 



CHAP. 44. 

n Lev. 22, 2 

3 Or, ward, 
or, ordi- 
nance. 
ch. 40, 45 

Ps. 50, 16 

V 2 Ki. 23, 8 
q lChr.26,1 
r Num. 16,9 

4 were Jot a 
atuni- 
hling- 
block of 
iniquity 
unto, etc. 
Isa. 9. 16 
ch. 14, 3 

s Ps. 106,36 

t 2 Ki. 23, 9 
Num.18,3 

5 holinesses 
in the 
holinesses 
of holi- 
nesses. 

u ch. 32, 30 

V 1 Chr. 23. 
28,32 

IV ch. 40, 46 

X 1 Sam. 
2,35 

y Deut.10,8 

z ch. 41, 22 

a Mai. 2, 7 

b Ex. 28, 39 

6 in, or, 

with 

sweat, or, 
i'li siveat- 
ing 
places. 

c ch. 42, 14 

d Ex. 29, 37 

e Isa. 28, 7 

/ Lev. 10, 9 

7 thrv^t 
forth. 

8 from a 
priest. 

g Mai. 2, 7 

h Deut.17,8 

i 1 Tim. 
4. 12 

j ch. 22. 26 

k Num,6,10 

1 Lev. 4, 3 

m Num. 
18,20 
Deut.10,9 



n L.ev. 6, 
Lev. 7, 



18 
6 



9 Or. de- 
voted. 
Lev. 
27,21, 
com- 
pared 
with 
Num. 
18,14 

10 Or,chief. 
Ex. 13. 2 
Ex. 22, 29 
Num.3,13 

Num. 
15, 20 
Neh.10.37 

p Pro. 3. 9 
Mai. 3, 10 

812 



upon their heads, and shall have linen 
breeches upon their loins ; they shall 
not gird themselves ®with any thing 
that causeth sweat. 

19 And when they go forth into the 
utter court, eve7i into the utter court 
to the people, '^they shall put off their 
garments wherein they ministered, 
and lay them in the holy chambers, 
and they shall put on othergarments ; 
and they shall not '^sanctify the peo- 
ple with their garments. 

20 Neither ^shall they shave their 
heads, nor suffer their locks to grow 
long ; they shall only poll their heads. 

21 Neither -/'shall any priest drink 
wine, when they enter into the inner 
court. 

22 Neither shall they take for their 
wives a widow, nor her that is ''put 
away : but they shall take maidens 
of the seed of the house of l§'ra-el, or 
a widow %hat had a priest before. 

23 And ^they shall teach my people 
the difference between the holy and 
profane, and cause them to discern 
betv/een the unclean and the clean. 

24 And ^in controversy they shall 
stand in judgment ; a7id they shall 
judge it according to my judgments: 
and they shall keep my laws and 
my statutes in all mine assemblies ; 
%nd they shall hallow my sabbaths. 

25 And they shall come at no dead 
person to defile themselves : but for 
father, or for mother, or for son, or 
for daughter, for brother, or for sister 
that hath had no husband, they may 
defiJe themselves. 

26 And -^after he is cleansed, they 
shall reckon unto him seven days. 

27 And in the day that he goeth 
into the sanctuary, unto the inner 
court, to minister in the sanctuary, 
he 'shall offer his sin offering, saith 
the Lord God. 

28 And it shall be unto them for an 
inheritance: I '"am their inheritance: 
and ye shall give them no possession 
in Is'ra-el : I ain their possession. 

29 They ''shall eat the meat offering, 
and the sin offering, and the trespass 
offering ; and every Medicated thing 
in i§'ra-el shall be their's. 

30 And the '"first of all the firstfruits 
of aU thi7igs,and every oblation of all, 
of every so7't of your oblations, shall 
be the priest's : ye shall "also give un- 
to the priest the first of your dough, 
^that he may cause the blessing to 
rest in thine house. 



The ordinances 



EZEKIEL, 45. 



for the prince. 



3 1 The priests shall not eat of any 
thing that is ''dead of itself, or torn, 
whether it be fowl or beast. 

CHAPTER 45. 

Portion of land for the sanctuary and ciU/. 

MOREOVER, 'when ye shall di- 
vide by lot the land for inherit- 
ance, ye shall offer "an oblation unto 
the LoRD,^an holy portion of the land: 
the length shall be the length of five 
and twenty thousand reeds, and the 
breadth shall be ten thousand. This 
sho2l be holy in all the borders there- 
of round about. 

2 Of this there shall be for the sanc- 
tuary five ''hundred in length, with 
five hundred ^?^ breadth, square 
round about ; and fifty cubits round 
about for the 'suburbs thereof. 

3 And of this measure shalt thou 
measure the length of five and twenty 
thousand, and the breadth of ten thou- 
sand : and in it shall be the sanctuary 
and the most holj place. 

4 The \io\j portion of the land shall 
be for the ""priests the ministers of the 
sanctuary, which shall come near to 
minister unto the Lord : and it shall 
be a place for their houses, and an 
holy place for the sanctuary. 

5 And '^the five and twenty thou- 
sand of length, and the ten^ thousand 
of breadth, shall also the LeVItes, the 
ministers of the house, have for them- 
selves, for a possession for 'twenty 
chambers. 

6 IT And ye shall appoint the pos- 
session of the city five thousand 
broad, and five and twenty thou- 
sand long, over against the obla- 
tion of the holy portion : it shall be 
for the whole house of i§'ra-el. 

7 tAnd J'a portion shall be for the 
prince on the one side and on the 
other side of the oblation of the holy 
portion, and of the possession of the 
city, before the oblation of the holy 
portion, and before the possession 
of the cit}^, from the west side west- 
'ward, and from the east side east- 
ward ; and the length shall be over 
against one of the portions, from the 
west border unto the east border. 

8 In the land shall be his possession 
in is'ra-el : and ''my princes shall no 
more oppress my people ; and the rest 
of the land shall they give to the 
house of is'ra-el according to their 
tribes. 

9 IfThus saith the Lord (tOD ; Let 
*it suffice you, O princes of l^'ra-el : 



B. C. 574. 



CHAP. 44. 

q Ex. 22, 31 
Lev. 22, 8 



CHAP. 45. 

1 v'hen ye 
cuuse the 
land to 
jail. 

ch. 47, 22 

a ch. 48. 8 

2 holiness. 
b ch. 42, 20 

3 Or, void 
places. 

c ch. 44, 15 

d ch. 48. 13 

e ch. 40. 17 

/ch. 48, 21 

g Jer. 22, 17 
ch. 22. 27 
ch. 46, 18 

h ch. 44, 6 

i Jer. 22, 3 

4 expul- 
siwns, 

i Lev.19,35 
Pro. 11, 1 

/c Ex.30,]. 3 
Lev.27.25 

5 Or. kid. 

6 Or, thank 
offerings. 

I Lev. 1, 4 
Titus 2,14 

7 shall be 
for. 

8 Or, with. 

m John6,51 
2 Cor.5,21 
Gal. 3. 13 
Col. 1, 20 
1 Pet.2.24 
1 Pet.3,18 

9 Or, thank 
offerings. 

n Lev.16,16 

ch. 43, 20 

p Lev. 4, 27 

q Ex. 12, 18 
Lev. 23, 
6.6 

Num. 9, 
2, 3 
Deut.16,1 

813 



'remove violence and spoil, and exe- 
cute judgment and justice, take away 
your 'exactions from my people, saith 
the Lord God. 

lU Ye shall have just^halances, and 
a just ephah, and a just bath. 

1 1 The ephah and the bath shall be 
of one measure, that the bath may 
contain the tenth part of an homer, 
and- the ephah the tenth part of an 
homer ; the measure thereof shall be 
after the homer. 

12 And the ^shekel shall be twenty 
gerahs : tv/enty shekels, five and 
twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall 
be your maneh. 

13 This ^> the oblation that ye shall 
offer ; the sixth part of an ephah of 
an homer of wheat, and ye shall give 
the sixth part of an ephah of an 
homer of barley : 

14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, 
the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth 
part of a bath out of the cor, 7vhich is 
an homer of ten baths ; for ten baths 
are an homer : 

15 And one 'lamb out of the flock, 
out of two hundred, out of the fat 
pastures of is'ra-el ; for a meat off;er- 
ing, and for a. burnt ofilering, and for 
•^peace oft'erings, to 'make reconcilia- 
tion for them, saith the Lord God. 

1 6 All the people of the land 'shall 
give this oblation -for the prince in 
I§'ra-ei. 

1 7 And it shall be the prince's part 
to give burnt offerings, and meat 
offerings, and drink offerings, in the 
feasts, and in the new moons, and in 
the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the 
house of Is'ra-el: he "'shall prepare the 
sin offering, and the meat offering, 
and the burnt offering, and the ""peace 
offerings, to make reconciliation for 
the house of is'ra-el. 

1 8 Thus saith the Lord God ; In the 
first month, in the first day of the 
month, thou shalt take a young buL 
lock without blemish, "and cleanse 
the sanctuary : 

19 And "the "Spriest shall take of the 
blood of the sin offering, and put it 
upon the posts of the house, and upon 
the four corners of the settle of the 
altar, and upon the posts of the gate 
of the inner court. 

20 And so thou shalt do the seventh 
day of the month ^f or every one that 
erreth,and for him that is simple : so 
shall ye reconcile the house. 

21 In?the first month, in the four- 



Hi 



Ordinances for 



EZEKIEL, 46. 



public icorship. 



teenth day of the month, ye shall 
have the passover, a feast of seven 
days; unleavened bread shall be 
eaten. 

22 And upon that day shall 'the 
prince prepare for himself and for 
all the people of the land 'a bullock 
for a sin offering. 

23 And 'seven days of the feast he 
shall prepare a burnt offering to the 
Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams 
without blemish daily the seven days ; 
"and a kid of the goats daily for a sin 
offering. 

24 And 'he shall prepare a meat of - 
ering of an ephah for a bullock, and 
an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil 
for an ephah. 

25 In the seventh month, in the fif- 
teenth day of the month, shall he do 
the like in the "feast of the seven' 
days, according to the sin offering, 
according to the burnt offering, and 
according to the meat offering, and 
according to the oil. 

CHAPTER 46. 

Ordinances for public loorship. 

THUS saith the Lord God ; The 
gate of the inner court that look- 
eth toward the east shall be shut the 
six working days ; but on the "sab- 
bath it shall be opened, and in the 
day of the new moon it shall be 
opened. 

2 And *the prince shall enter by the 
way of the porch of that gate without, 
and shall stand by the post of the 
gate, and the priests shall prepare 
his burnt offering and his peace offer- 
ings, and he shall worship at the 
threshold of the gate : then he shall 
go forth ; but ""the gate shall not be 
shut until the evening. 

3 Likewise '^the people of the land 
shall worship at the door of this gate 
before the Lord in the sabbaths and 
in the new moons. 

4 And 'the burnt offering that the 
prince shall offer unto the Lord in 
the sabbath day shall be six lambs 
without blemish, and a ram without 
blemish. 

5 And •''the meat offering sh all be an 
ephah for a ram, and the meat offer- 
ing for the lambs 'as he shall be 
able to give, and an hin of oil to an 
ephah. 

6 And in the day of the new moon 
it shall be a young bullock without 
blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: 
they shall be without blemish. 



B. C. 574. 



CHAP. 45. 

r Mat.20,28 
1 Pet.2,24 
1 Pet.3,18 

s Lev. 4, 14 

t Lev, 23, 8 

u Num. 
28> 15 
Num.29.5 

V ch. 48, 5,7 

iyLev.23,33 
Num. 
29,12 
Deut. 
16,13 



CHAP. 46. 

a Heb. 4, 
9, 10 

b ch. 44, 3 

c Mat.25,i0 

(I Ps. 100, 4 
Lu. 1. 10 

p. Num. 28, 
5,9,11. 12 
ch.45, 17 
There 
was no 
such 

• oblation 
appoint- 
ed by 
Moses. 

/ ch. 45, 24 

Ithe (lift 
of his 
hand, 
Deut. 
16,17 

Q Ex. 23, 
14, 17 
Deut. 
16, 16 

h Mat.20.28 
•Tohn 
10,18 
Gal. 2, 20 
Titus 2,14 

i ch. 44, 3 

j Ex. 29, 38 
Num.28,3 

2 a son of 
his year. 

3 morning 
by morn- 
ing. 

Num. 28, 
3,4 

Ps. 92, 2 
Ps. 65, 17 
Lu. 1, 
74,75 

814 



7 And he shall prepare a meat offer- 
ing, an ephah for a bullock, and an 
ephah for a ram, and for the lambs 
according as his hand shall attain 
unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 

8 And when the prince shall enter, 
he shall go in by the way of the porch 
of that gate, and he shall go forth by 
the way thereof. 

9 ^But when the people of the land 
;^shall come before the Lord in the 
solemn feasts, he that entereth in by 
the way of the north gate to w^orship 
shall go out by the way of the south 
gate; and he that entereth by the 
way of the south gate shall go forth 
by the way of the north gate : he shall 
not return by the v^ay of the gate 
whereby he came in, but shall go forth 
over against it. 

10 And the prince in the midst of 
them, when they go in, shall go in ; 
and when they go forth, shall go 
forth. 

1 1 And in the feasts and in the so- 
lemnities the meat offering shall be 
an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah 
to a ram, and to the lambs as he is 
able to give, and an hin of oil to an 
ephah. 

12 Now when the prince shall pre- 
pare a voluntary ''burnt offering or 
peace offerings voluntarily unto the 
Lord, 'one shall then open him the 
gate that looketh toward the east, 
and he shall prepare his burnt offer- 
ing and his peace offerings, as he did 
on the sabbath day • then he shall go 
forth ; and after his going forth o?ie 
shall shut the gate. 

1 3 Thou •'shalt daily prepare a burnt 
offering unto the Lord of a lamb ^of 
the first year without blemish : thou 
shalt prepare it ^every morning. 

14 And thou shalt prepare a meat 
offering for it every morning, the 
sixth part of an ephah, and the third 
part of an hin of oil, to temper with 
the fine flour; a meat offering con- 
tinually by a perpetual ordinance 
unto the Lord. 

15 Thus shall they prepare the 
lamb, and the meat offering, and the 
oil, every morning for a continual 
burnt offering. 

lenThus saith the Lord God; If 
the prince give a gift unto any of 
his sons, the inheritance thereof 
shall be his sons' ; it shall be their 
possession by inheritance. 

17 But if he give a gift of his in- 



The vision of 



EZEKIEL, 4T 



the holy vmters. 



heritance to one of his servants, then 
it shall be hi'^ to the ^year of liberty ; 
after it shall return to the prince: 
but his inheritance shall be his sons' 
for them. 

1 8 Moreover -the prince shall not 
take of the people's inheritance by 
oppression, to thrust them out of 
their possession; hut he shall give 
his sons inheritance out of his own 
possession : that my people be not 
scattered every man from his pos- 
session. 

19 II After he brought me through 
the entry, which vkis at the side of 
the gate, into the holy chambers of 
the priests, which looked toward the 
north: and, behold, there vkis a place 
on the two sides westward. 

20 Then said he unto me. This is 
the place where the priests "'shall 
boil the trespass offering and the sin 
offering, where they shall "bake the 
meat offering ; that they bear them 
not out into the utter court, to 
""sanctify the people. 

21 Then he brought me forth into 
the utter court, and caused me to 
pass by the four corners of the court ; 
and, behold, "in every corner of the 
court there was a court. 

22 In the four corners of the court 
there inere courts •''joined of forty 
cubits long and thirty broad : these 
four ^corners loere of one measure. 

23 And there loas a row of building 
round about in them, round about 
them four, and it vxis made with 
boiling places under the rows round 
about. 

24 Then sa^.d he unto me, These are 
the places of them that boil, where 
the ministers of the house shall boil 
'the sacrifice of the people. 

CHAPTER 47. 

TJie virion of the holt/ lualer^^ etc. 

A FTERWARD he brought me 
-l\ again unto the door of the 
house; and, behold, "waters issued 
out from under the threshold of the 
house eastward : for the forefront of 
the house stood tovmrd the east, 
and the waters came down from 
under from the right side of the 
house, at the south side of the altar. 

2 Then brought he me out of the 
way of the gate northward, and led 
me about the way VN^ithout unto the 
utter gate by the way that looketh 
eastward; and, behold, there ran out 
waters on the right side. 



CHAP. 46. 

k Lev.25,10 

I Ps. 78. 72 
ch. 45. 8 

m 2 Chr. 
35,13 



n Le V 

5,7 

ch. 44 



2.4, 



19 



a court 
in a cor- 
ner of a 
CO art, and 
a court 
in a cor- 
ner of a 
court. 

Or. made 

■with 
chiianeys. 

cornered. 

p Rom. 12.1 
Rom. 
15, 16 
Heb.13.16 



o 



B. c. 574 3 And when *the man that had the 
line in his hand went forth eastward, 
he measured a thousand cubits, and 
he brought me through the waters ; 
the 'waters tvei'e to the ancles. 

4 Again he measured a thousand, 
and brought me through the waters ; 
the waters we7'e to the knees. Ag;ain 
he measured a thousand, and brought 
me through ; the waters iue7'e to the 
loins. 

5 Afteinvard he measured a thou- 
sand ; and it was a river that I could 
not pass over: for the waters were 
risen, Svaters to swim in, a river that 
could not be passed over, 

6 *i[And he said unto me, Son of 
man, hast thou seen thisP Then 
he brought me, and caused me to 
return to the brink of the river. 

7 Now when I had returned, behold, 
at the ^bank of the river ?/;ere very 
I many trees ""on the one side and on 
I the other. 

8 Then said he unto me, These wa- 
ters issue out tov/ard the east 
country, and go down into the *des- 

2ech.^4.8|ert^ and go into the sea: lohich being 
' brought forth into the sea, the wa- 
ters ''shall be healed. 

9 And it shall come to pass, thcU 
every thing that livetrh, which 
moveth, whithersoever the Mvers 
shall come, ^shall live: and there 
shall be a very great multitude of 
fish, because these waters shall come 
thither: for they shall be healed; 
and every thing shall live whither 
the river cometh. 

10 And it shall come to 'pass,that 
the •'^fishers shall stand upon it from 
En-ge'di even unto En-eg'la-im: 
they shall be a jjlace to spread forth 
nets ; their fish shall be according to 
their kinds, as the fish •'-■of the great 
sea, exceeding many. 

1 1 But the miry places thereof and 
the marishes thereof ^shall not be 
healed; they shall be given to salt. 

1 2 And hj the river upon the bank 
thereof, on this side and on that side, 
'shall grow all trees for meat, ''v/hose 
leaf shall not fade, neither shall the 
fruit thereof be consumed : it sh?Jl 
bring forth ^new fruit according to 
his months, because their waters 
they issued out of the sanctuary : 
and the fruit thereof shall be for 
meat, and the leaf thereof ^for medi- 
cine. 

13 ITThus saith the Lord God; This 



CHAP. 47. 

a Ps. 46. 4 
.Joel 3, 18 
Zech.13, 



b ch. 40, 3 
Zech. 2, 1 
Rev. 11, 1 

1 waters 
of the 
ancles. 

2 waters of 
sn>im- 
ming. 

3 lip. 

c Ps. 1, 3 

Ps. 92. 12 
Isa. 41.19 
lsa.60, 21 
Rev. 22.2 

4 Or. plain. 

a Zech.2,11 
Mai. 1, 11 
Rev.17,15 

5 ttro 

rivers. 

e 1 Cor. 
15. 45 

/ Mat. 4, 19 
Mat.13,47 

(/ Num. 34.6 

6 Or, and 
that 
which 
shall ■ 
not be 
healed. 

7 shall 
come up. 

h Job 8, 16 
Isa. 61, 3 
Jer.17.8 

8 Or, 
principal. 

9 Or. for 
bruises 
and sores. 
Rev. 22, 2 

815 



The portions of 



EZEKIEL, 48 



the twelve tribes. 



shall be the border, whereby ye shall 
inherit the land according to the 
twelve tribes of l§'ra-el: 'Jo'gepli 
sJiall have tioo portions. 

1 4 And ye shall inherit it, one as 
well as another: concerning the 
which I ^lifted up mine hand to give 
it unto your fathers : and this land 
shall -^fall unto you for inheritance. 

1 5 And this shall be the border of 
the land toward the north side, from 
the great sea, the ^'way of Heth'lon, 
as men go to ^Ze'dad ; 

1 6 "Ha'math, «Be-ro'thah, Sib'ra-im, 
which is between the border of 
Da-mas'cus and the border of Ha'- 
math; ^^Ha'zar-hat'ti-con, which is 
bv the coast of Hau'ran, 

^ ■ • 

1 T And the border from the sea 
shall be "Ha'zar-e'nan, the border of 
Da-inas'cus, and the north _ north- 
ward, and the border of Ha'math. 
And this is the north side. 

1 8 And the east side ye shall meas- 
ure '^from Hau'ran, and from Da- 
mas'cus, and from Gil 'e-ad, a^ndfrom 
the land of I§'ra-el by Jor'dan, from 
the border unto the east sea. And 
this is the east side. 

19 And the south side southward, 
from Ta'mar even to the waters of 
"strife in Ka'desh, the '"river to the 
great sea. And this is the south side 
'^southward. 

20 The M^est side also shall be the 
great sea from the border, till a man 
come over against Ha'math. This is 
the west side. 

21 So shall ye divide this land unto 
you according to the tribes of l§'ra-el. 

22 And it shall come to pass, that 
ye shall divide it by lot for an inher- 
itance unto you, and ^to the strangers 
that sojourn among you, which shall 
beget children among you: ^and 
they shall be unto you as born in 
the country among the children of 
l§'ra-el ; they shall have inheritance 
with you among the tribes of i§'ra-el. 

23 And it shall come to pass, that 
in what tribe the stranger sojourn- 
eth, there shall ye give him his in- 
heritance, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER 48. 

The portions of the twelve tribes. 

NOW these are the names of the 
tribes. From ''the north end to 
the coast of the way of Hethlon, as 
one goeth to Ha'math, Ha'zar-e'nan, 
the border of Da-mas'cus northward, 
to the coast of Ha'math: for these 



B. C. 574. 



CHAP. 47. 

i Gen. 48, 5 
1 Chr. 5, 1 

10 Or, 
stvore. 
Gen. 12, 7 
Gen.13,15 

j ch. 48, 29 

k ch. 48, 1 

I Num.34,8 

m Amos 6, 
2,14 

n2Sam.8,8 

11 Or, the 

middle 
village. 

Num.34.9 

12 from 
between. 

13 Or. 

Meribah. 
Num. 
20, 13 
Deut. 
32,51 
Ps. 81, 7 
ch. 48, 28 

14 Or, 

valley. 

15 Or, 

toward 
Tenian. 

p Acts 2, 5 
Eph. 3, 6 

q Rom. 
10,12 



CHAP. 48. 
a ch. 47, 15 

1 07ie por- 
tion. 

b ch. 45, 1 

2 Or. Tlie 
sanctified 
portion 
sliall be 
for the 
priests. 

3 Or. ward, 
or. ordi- 
nance. 

c ch. 44, 10 

4 holiness 
of holi- 
nesses. 
lCor.9,14 

d Ex. 22, 29 
Lev. 27, 
10. 28, 33 

816 



are his sides east cw^c^west; 'a por- 
tion for Dan. 

2 And by the border of Dan, from 
the east side unto the west side, a 
portion for Ash'er, 

3 And by the border of Ash'Sr, from 
the east side even unto the west side, 
a portion for Naph'ta-li. 

4 And by the border of Naph'ta-h, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
d^ portion for Ma-nas'seh. 

5 And by the border of Ma-nas'seh, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
?k, portion for E'phra-im, 

6 And by the border of E'phra-im, 
from, the east side even unto the west 
side, doportion for Reu'ben. 

7 And by the border of Reu'ben, 
from the east side unto the Avest side, 
a port ion for Jii'dah. 

8 And by the border of Jii'dah, from 
the east side unto the vv'^est side, shall 
be *the offering which ye shall offer 
of five and twentj^ thousand reeds in 
breadth, and in length as one of the 
other parts, from the east side unto 
the west side: and the sanctuary 
shall be in the midst of it. 

9 The oblation that ye shall offer 
unto the Lord shall be of five and 
twenty thousand in length, and of 
ten thousand in breadth. 

1 And for them, ez?e?/ for the priests, 
shell be this holy oblation ; toward 
the north five and twenty thousand 
in length, and toward the west ten 
thousand in breadth, and toward the 
east ten thousand in breadth, and 
toward the south five and twenty 
thousand in length: and the sanctu- 
ary of the Lord shall be in the midst 
thereof. 

11 '^It shall be for the priests that 
are sanctified of the sons of Za'dok ; 
which have kept my ^charge, which 
went not astray when the children of 
i§'ra-el went astray, as the 'Le'vites 
went astray. 

12 And this oblation of the land 
that is offered shall be unto them ^a 
thing most holy by the border of the 
Le'vites. 

1 3 And over against the border of 
the priests the Le'vites shall have 
five and twenty thousand in length, 
and ten thousand in breadth : ail the 
length shall be five and twenty thou- 
sand, and the breadth ten thou- 
sand. 

14 And ''they shall not sell of it, 
neither exchange, nor alienate the 



The portions of 



EZEKIEL, 48. 



the U/nelve tribes. 



firstfruits of the land : for it is holy 
unto the Lord. 

15 *irAnd 'the five thousand, that are 
left in the breadth over against the 
five and tvv enty thousand, shall be ■>&■ 
profane place for the city, for dwell- 
ing, and for suburbs : and the city 
shall be in the midst thereof. 

16 And these shall be the measures 
thereof ; the north side four thousand 
and five hundred, and the south side 
four thousand and five hundred, and 
on the east side four thousand and 
five hundred, and the west side four 
thousand and five hundred. 

17 And the suburbs of the city shall 
be toward the north two hundred 
and fifty, and toward the south two 
hundred and fifty, and tov/ard the 
east two hundred and fifty, and to- 
ward the west two hundred and fifty. 

1 8 And the residue in length over 
against the oblation of the holy por- 
tion shall he ten thousand eastward, 
and ten thousand westward : and it 
shall be over against the oblation of 
the holj portion ; and the increase 
thereof shall be for food unto them 
that serve the city. 

1 9 And i'they that serve the city 
shall serve it out of all the tribes of 
I§'ra-el. 

20 All the oblation shall he five and 
twenty thousand by five and twenty 
thousand: ye shall offer the holy 
'^oblation foursquare, with the pos- 
session of the city. 

21 And the residue shall he for the 
prince, on the one side and on the 
other of the holy oblation, and of the 
possession of the city, over against 
the five and twenty thousand of the 
oblation toward the east border, and 
westward over against the five and 
tvv^enty thousand tow^ard the vv^est 
border, over against the portions for 
the prince : and it shall be the holy 
oblation ; and the sanctuary *of the 
bouse shall he in the midst thereof. 

22 Moreover from the possession of 
the Le'vTtes, and from the possession 
'^f the city, being in the midst of 

(52) 



B. C. 574. 



CHAP. 48. 



c ch. 45, 6 



/ Deut.20,5 
ch. 42, 20 



g Rev. 7, 5 



h Num.24,5 
Isa. 33, 20 
Rev.21,l(j 



Josh. 18,1 
Isa. 2, 2 
Isa. 11,10 
Isa. 60. 7 
Hos. 1, 11 
Hag-. 2,7.9 
Mat.11,28 
Mat.13,16 
John 
12, 32 
Rom. 15, 
9, 13 
Rev. 2, 1 
Rev. 21, 3 
Rev. 22, 3 



5 one 
portion. 



j 2Chr.20,2 



6 Mrrihah- 
k<(dcsh. 
Num. 20, 
1, 13 

Ps. 106.32 
ch. 47, 19 



k Josh. 

15.47 



I ch. 47,14, 
21,22 



m Isa. 60,18 
Rev.21,12 



n Ps. 72, 8 
Ps. 98, 3 
Isa. 2, 2 
Isa. 49, 19 
JIal. 1, 11 



7 Jehovah- 
sham- 
vinh. 
Ex. 17. 15 
Judg.6,24 
Ps. 132,14 
Jer. 3. 17 
Jer.33, 16 
Joel 3, 21 
Zech.2,10 
Eph. 2,22 
Rev. 21.3 
Rev. 22, 3 

817 



that which is the prince's, between 
the border of Jii'dah and the border 
of Ben'ja-min, shall be for the prince. 
i 23 As for the rest of the tribes, from 
the east side unto the west side, Ben'- 
ja,-min shall have •"'a portion. 

24 And by the border of Ben'ja- 
min, from the east side unto the west 
side, Sim'e-on shall have a portion. 

25 And by the border of Sim'e-on, 
from the east side unto the west 
side, Is'sa-char a poi'tion. 

26 And by the border of is'sa-char, 
from the east side unto the west 
side, Zeb'u-lun a portion. 

27 And by the border of Zeb'u-liin, 
from the east side unto the west 
side, Gad a portion. 

28 And by the border of Gad, at 
the south side southward, the border 
shall be even from -'Tamar unto the 
waters of ^strife in Ka'desh, and to 
"^the river toward the great sea. 

29 This ^is the land which ye shall 
divide by lot unto the tribes of l§'- 
ra-el for inheritance, and these are 
their portions, saith the Lord God. 

30 TAnd these are the goings out of 
the city on the north side, four thou- 
sand and five hundred measures. 

31 And "'the gates of the city shall 
be after the names of the tribes of 
l§'ra-el : three gates northward ; one 
gate of Reu'ben, one gate of Jii'dah, 
one gate of Le'vi. 

3 2 And at the east side four thousand 
and five hundred -._ and three gates ; 
and one gate of Jo'seph, one gate of 
Ben'ja-min, one gate of Dan. 

33 And at the south side four thou- 
sand and five hundred measures : 
and three gates; one gate of Sim'- 
e-on, one gate of is'sa-char, one gate 
of Zeb'u-lun. 

34 At the west side four thousand 
and five hundred, vrlth their three 
gates : one gate of (rad, one gate of 
Ash'Sr, one gate of Naph'ta-li. 

35 7^ was' round fibout "eighteen 
thousand measures: and the name 
of the city from that day shall be, 
'The Lord is there. 



THE 



BOOK OF DANIEL. 



CHAPTER 1. 

Daniel and his companions ai the court of Babylon. 

IN the third year of the reign of 
Je-hoi'a-kim king of Jii'dah^came 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar king of Bab'y-lon 
unto Je-ru'sa-leni, and besieged it. 

2 And the Lord gave Je-hoi'a-kim 
king of Jii'dah into his hand, with 
part *of the vessels of the house of 
God : which he carried ''into the land 
of Shi'nar to the house of his god ; 
and he brought the vessels into the 
treasure house of his god. 

3 IF And the king spake unto Ash'pe- 
naz the master of his eunuchs, that 
he should bring ^certain of the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el, and of the king's seed, 
and of the princes ; 

4 Children ''in whom iioas no blem- 
ish, but well favoured, and skilful 
in all wisdom, and cunning in knowl- 
edge, and understanding science, and 
such as had ability in them to stand 
in the king's palace, and whom ^they 
might teach the learning and the 
tongue of the Chal-de'an§. 

5 And the king appointed them a 
daily provision of the king's meat, 
and of ^the wine which he drank : so 
nourishing them three years, that at 
the end thereof they might stand be- 
fore the king. 

6 Now among these were of the 
children of Jii'dah, Dan'iel, Han-a- 
ni'ah, Mish'a-el, and Az-a-rf ah : 

7 Unto •'whom the prince of the 
eunuchs gave names : -"for he gave 
unto Dan'iel the name of Bel-te- 
shaz'zar ; and to Han-a-nT'ah,_of Sha- 
drach ; and to IMish'a-el, of Me'shach; 
and to Az-a-ri-ah, of A-bed'-ne-g5. 

8 '^But Dan'iel purposed in his heart 
that he v/ould not defile himself 
'^^\ith the portion of the king's meat, 
nor with the wine which he drank : 
therefore he requested of the prince 
of the eunuchs that he might not de- 
file himself. 

9 Now 'God had brought Dan'iel in- 
to favour and tender love with the 
prince of the eunuchs. 

10 And the prince of the eunuchs 
said unto Dan'iel, I fear my lord the 
king, who hath appointed your meat 
and your drink : for why should he 



B. C. 607. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 2 Ki. 24. 1 
2Clir.36,e 



606. 



b Jer. 27,19 

c Gen.10,10 
Gen. 11, 9 
Isa. 11, 11 
Zech.5,11 

1 Foretold, 
2 Ki. 20, 
17,18 
Isa. 39, 7 

d Lev.24,19 

e Acts 7, 22 

2 the wine 
of his 
drink. 

f Gen.4:l,45 

g ch. 5, 12 

h Ezek.4,13 

i Gen.39,21 
1 Ki. 8, 50 

3 sadder. 

4 Or, term, 
or, con- 
tinuance. 

5 Or, the 
steward. 

6 of pulse. 

7 that ave 
may eat, 
etc. 

j 1 Ki. 3,12 
Isa. 28, 29 

k Acts 7, 22 

8 Or, he 
made 
Daniel 
tinder- 
stand. 



603. 



9 wisdom 
of under- 
standing. 
1 Ki. 10, 1 



ch. 6, 28 
ch. 10, 1 
He lived 
to see 
that glo- 
rious 
time of 
the re- 
turn of 
his peo- 
ple from 
the Baby- 
lonian 
captivity, 
but he 
did not 
die then. 
Until is 
so used. 
Ps. 112, 8 

818 



see your faces ^worse likmg than the 
children which are of your ^sort? 
then shall ye make me endanger my 
head to the king. 

11 Then said Dan'iel to 'Mel'zar, 
whom the prince of the eunuchs had 
set over Dan'iel, Han-a-ni'ah, Mish'- 
a-el, and Az-a-ri'ah, 

12 Prove thy servants, I beseech 
thee, ten days ; and let them give us 
"pulse 'to eat, and waiter to drink. 

1 3 Then let our countenances be 
looked upon before thee, and the 
countenance of the children that eat 
of the portion of the king's m.eat: 
and as thou seest, deal with thy serv- 
ants. 

14 So he consented to them in this 
matter, and proved them ten days. 

15 A^nd at the end of ten days their 
countenances appeared fairer and 
fatter in flesh than all the children 
which did eat the portion of the 
king's meat. 

16 Thus Mel'zar took away the por- 
tion of their meat, and the wine that 
they should drink; and gave them 
pulse. 

17 IF As for these four children, God 
'gave them ^knowledge and skill in 
all learning and wisdom : and ®Dan'- 
iel had understanding in all visions 
and dreams. 

18 Now at the end of the davs that 
the king had said he should bring 
them in, then the prince of the eu- 
nuchs brought them in before Neb- 
u-chad-nez'zar. 

19 And the king communed with 
them; and among them all was 
found none like Dan'iel, Han-a-ni'ah, 
Mish'a-el, and Az-a-rl'ah: therefore 
stood they before the king. 

20 And in all ma,tters of ^wisdom 
and understanding, that the king 
enquired of them, he found them ten 
times better than all the magicians 
and astrologers that were in all his 
realm. 

21 And ^Dan'iel continued e?)€7i unto 
the first year of king (Jy'rus. 

CHAPTER 2. 

Nebnchadnezzar's dream: Danie-Vs advancement. 

AND in the second year of the 
reign of Neb-u-chad-nez'zar 



Nehuchadn ezzar 



DANIEL, 



9 



forgetteth his dream. 



B. 



CHAP. 2. 



a Gen. 41, 8 

h Esth. 6, 1 



Gen. 41, 8 
Ex. 7, 11 



pieces. 
2 Ki.10.27 
Ezras, 11 
ch. 3, 29 

Or, fee. 
ch. 5, 17 



Eph. 5, 16 



d Esth. 4,11 S 



e ch. 5. 11 
Mat. 19,26 

/ Ps. 94, 20 
Pro. 28,15 

4 returned. 



Neb-u-chad-nez'zar dreamed dreams, 
wherewith "his spirit was troubled, 
and *his sleep brake from him. 

2 Then -the king commanded to call 
the magicians, and the astrologers, 
and the sorcerers, and the Chal- 
de'ans, for to shew the king his 
dreams. So thej ca.nie and stood 
before the king. 

3 And the king said unto them, Ij^^^ft 
have dreamed a dream, a,nd my 
spirit was troubled to know the 
dream. 

•i Then spake the Chal-de'an§ to the 
king in Syr'i-ack, O king, live for 
ever: tell thj' servants the dream, 
and we will shew the interpreta- 
tion. 

5 The king answered and said to 
the Chal-de'aii§, The thing is gone 
from me : if ye will not make known 
unto me the dream, with the inter- 
pretation thereof, ye shall be 'cut in 
pieces, and your houses shall be made 
a dunghill. 

6 But if ye shew the dream, and the 
interpretation thereof, ye shall re- 
ceive of me gifts and ^rewards and 
great honour: therefore shew me 
the dream, and the interpretation 
thereof. 

7 They answered a.gain and said. 
Let the king teij his servants the 
dream, and we will shew the inter- 
pretation of it. 

8 The king answered and said, I 
know of certainty that ye would 
^gain the time, because ye see the 
thing is gone from me. 

9 But if ye will not make known 
unto me the dream, ''there is hut one 
decree for you : for ye have prepared 
lying and corrupt words to speak 
before me, till the time be changed : 
therefore tell me the dream, and I 
shall know that \q can ghew me the 
interpretation thereof. 

10 "i^The Chal-de'ans answered be- 
fore the king, and. said. There is not 
a man upon the earth that can shew 
the king's matter : therefore there is 
no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked 
such things at any magician, or 
astrologer, or Chal-de'an. 

1 1 And it is a rare thing that the 
king requireth, and there is none 
other that can shew it before the 
king, "except the gods, whose dwell- 
ing is not Avith flesh. 

12 For this cause the -^'king was 
angry and very furious, and 



603. 



chief of 
the execu- 
tioners, 
or, 

slaughter- 
men, or, 
chief 
raarsh/il. 
Gen.37,36 

6 from be- 
fore God. 
Mat.18,19 

7 Or, that 
they 
should 
not de- 
stroy 
Da n icl, 
etc. 

g Num. 12, 6 
Job 33, 15 

7i Ps. 113, 2 
Ps. 115,18 

i Jer.32,19 

j 1 Chr. 

29, 30 

Esth. 1,13 
• ch. 7, 25 

ch. 11, 6 



k Job 12, 18 
Ps.75, 6. 7 
Jer. 27, 5 
ch. 4, 17 

I Jas. 1, 5 



m Job 12,22 
Ps. 25, 14 



manded to destroy all the wise men 
of Bab'v-lon. 

13 And the decree went forth that 
the wise rne?i should be slain; and 
they sought Dan'iel and his feUows 
to be slain. 

14 TThen Dan'iel ^ansv.'cred with 
counsel and wisdom to A'ri-och the 
^ca.ptain of the king's guard, which 
was gone forth to slay the wise ine7i 
of Bab'y-lon : 

15 He ansvv'ered and said to A'ri-och 
the king's captain, A^ hy is the de- 
cree so hasty from the king? Then 
A'ri-och made the thmg known to 
Dan'iel. 

1 6 Then Dan'iel went in, and de ■ 
sired of the king that he w^ould give 
hull tune, and that lie would shew 
the king the interpretation. 

1 7 Then Dan'iel went to his house, 
and made the thing kiiovv n to Han- 
a-ni'ah, 3Iish'a-el, and Az-a-ri'ah, his 
companions : 

18 That the}' would desire mercies 
®of the God of heaven concerning 
this secret ; "that Dan lel and his fel- 
lows should not perish with the rest 
of the wise me?i of Bab '5" -Ion. 

1 9 ^Then was the secret revealed 
unto Dan'iel •''in a night vision. Then 
Dan'iel blessed the God of heaven. 

20 Dan'iel answered and said^ Bless- 
ed ^be the name of God for ever and 
ever : 'for Avisdom and might are his: 

21 And he changeth •'the times and 
the seasons: he Temovetli kings, and 
setteth up kings: -he giveth wisdom 
unto the wise, and knowledge to 
them that knoAv understanding : 

22 He'"^revealetli the deep and secret 
things : "he knoAveth what is in the 
darkness, and the light dwelleth 
with him. 

231 thank thee, and praise thee, O 
thou God of my fathers, who hast 
given me wisdom and might, and 
hast miade known unto me now 

thou 
us the 



of thee 

unto 



for 



what Ave desired 
hast 77 010 made knoAAm 
king's matter. 

21: "^Therefore Dan'iel AA-eiit in unto 

A'ri-och, Avhom the king had ordained 

to destroy the Avise 777e7i of Bab'v- 

Ion: he Avent and said thus unto 

nPs. 139, I him; Destroy not the Avise me7i of 

g^.J^^ -^gi Bab'y-lon: bring me in before the 

' I king, and I Avill sIicav unto the king 

ch. 5, 11 the interpretation 

Ja3.i,i7^ 25 Then A'ri-och 



com.-|p Amos 3. 7 [before 
819 



brought in Daniel 
the king in haste, and said 



Daniel findeth and 



DANIEL, 2. 



interpreteth the dreani^ 



thus unto him, ^I have found a man 
of the ''captives of Ju'dah, that will 
miake known unto the king the in 
terpretation. 

26 The king answered and said to 
Dan'iel, whose name^oa<sBel-te-shaz'- 
zar. Art thou able to make known 
unto me the dream which I have 
seen, and the interpretation thereof? 

27 Daniel answered in the presence 
of the king, and said, The secret 
which the king hath demanded can- 
Bot the wise 7nen, the astrologers, 
'the magicians, the soothsayers, shew 
unto the king ; 

28 But '^there is a God in heaven 



that revealeth secrets, ^"and maketh 



known to the kiiig IS eb-u-cEad^nez 



a.r what shalFbe in theTatter days. 



I'hy dream, and the visions of thy 
head upon thy bed, are these ;* 

29 As for thee,0 king, thy thoughts 
"came mto thy mind upon thy bed, 
what should come to pass hereafter : 
and he that revealeth secrets maketh 
known to thee what shall come to 
pass. 

30 But ''as for me, this secret is not 
revealed to me for any wisdom that 
I have more than any living, ^"but for 
their sakes that shall make known 
the interpretation to the king, and 
that thou might est know the thoughts 
of thy heart. 

31 TThou, O kin^, '^sawest, and be 
hold a great image. This great im- 
age, whose brightness was excellent, 
stood before thee; and the form 
thereof teas terrible. 

32 This image's head was of fine 
gold, his breast and his arms of sil- 
ver, his belly and his ^ ^thighs of brass, 

33 His legs of iron, his feet part of 
iron and part of clay. 

34 Thou sawest till tha>t a stone 
was cut out ^ Vithout hands, which 
smote the image upon his feet that 
were of iron and clay, and brake 
them to pieces. 

35 Then was the iron, the clay, the 
brass, the silver, and the gold, broken 
to pieces together, and became like 
the chaff of the summer threshing- 
floors; and the wind carried them 
away, [hat no place was found for 
them : and the stone that smote the 
image 'became a great mountain, 
'and filled the whole earth. 

36 HThis is the dream ; and we will 
tell the interpretation thereof before 
Lbe kins. 

* E. Hos. 7. 2. 



B. C. 603. 



CHAP. 2. 

8 Tliat I 

have 
Jo and. 

9 children 
of the 
captivity 
of Judah. 

q Gen. 40, 8 
Geii.41,16 
Amos4:,13 

10 hath 

made 
known. 

11 came iip. 
r Acts 3, 12 

12 Or, hut 

for the 
intent 
that the 
interpre- 
tation 
may be 
viade 
known to 
the king. 

13 ivast 
seeing. 

14 Or, 

sides. 

15 Or, 

avaich 
was not 
in h..nds. 
ch. 8, 25 
Zech. 4, 6 
Mat.16,18 
2 Cor. 5, 1 
Heb. 9, 24 

s Isa. 2, 2, 3 

t Ps. 80, 9 

w Ezra 7, 12 
Isa. 47, 5 

V Ezra 1, 2 

w Jer. 27, 6 
ch. 4, 21 

X ch. 5, 23 

l/ch.7,7,23 
John 
11,48 

16 Or, 
brittle. 

17 this with 
this. 

18 their 
days. 

z Gen.49,10 

Ps. 2, 6 

ch.4,3,34 

ch. 6, 26 

ch. 7, 14 

Mic. 4, 7 

Lu. 1, 32 

19 king- 
dom 
thereof. 

a Ps. 2, 9 
Ps. 110, 1 
Isa. 60, 12 

b Isa. 28, 16 

20 Or, 
which 
was not 
in hand. 

21 after 
this. 

c Actsl0,25 
Actsl4,13 
Acts 28, 6 

d Ezra 6, 10 

820 



37 Thou, "O king, art a king of 
kings : for ^the God of heaven hath 
given thee a kingdom, power, and 
strength, and glory. 

38 And '"'wheresoever the children 
of men dwell, the beasts of the field 
and the fowls of the heaven hath he 
given into thine hand, and hath 
made thee ruler over them all. Thou 
art this head of gold. 

39 And after thee shall arise another 
"■kingdom inferior to thee, and an- 
other third kingdom of brass, which 
shall bear rule over all the earth. 

40 And 2'the fourth kingdom shall 
be strong as iron : forasmuch as iron 
breaketh in pieces and subdueth all 
things: and as iron that breaketh 
all these, shall it break in pieces and 
bruise. 

41 And Yv^hereas thou sawest the 
feet and toes, part of potters' clay, 
and part of iron, the kingdom shall 
be divided ; but there shall be in it 
of the strength of the iron, forasmuch 
as thou sawest the iron mixed with 
miry clay. 

42 And as the toes of the feet were 
part of iron, and part of clay, so the 
kingdom shall be partly strong, and 
partly '^broken. 

43 And whereas thou sawest iron 
mixed wnth miry clay, they shall 
mingle themselves with the seed of 
men : but they shall not cleave ^^one 
to another, even as iron is not mixed 
with clay. 

44 And"^ in ^^the days of these kings 
shall the God of heaven set up a king- 
dom, which ^shall never be destroyed : 
and the ^^kingdom shall not be left 
to other people, but "it shall break in 
pieces and consume all these king- 
doms, and it shall stand for ever. 

45 Forasmuch ^as thou sawest that 
the stone was cut out of the moun- 
tain ^"without hands, and tha,t it 
brake in pieces the iron, the brass, 
the clav, the silver, and the gold ; the 
great God hath made known to the 
king what shall come to pass '^'here- 
after : and the dream is certain, and 
the interpretation thereof sure. 

46 HThen^the kingNeb-u-chad-nez'- 
zar fell upon his face, and worshipped 
Dan'iel, and commanded that they 
should offer an oblation and '^sweet 
odours unto him. 

47 The king answered unto Daniel, 
and said. Of a truth it is, that your 
God is a God of gods, and a Lord of 



Golden image set up. 



DANIEL, 3. 



A good confession. 



kings, and a revealer of secrets see- 
ing thou couldest reveal this secret. 

48 Then the king made Dan'iel a 
great man, and gave him many great 
gifts, and made him ruier over the 
whole province of Bab''5^-lon, and 
^chief of the governors over all the 
wise men of J3ab'y-lon. 

49 Then Dan'iel requested of the 
king, and Qie set Sha'drach, Me'- 
shach, an4 A-bed -ne-go, over the af- 
fairs of t-'xe province of Bab'y-lon but 
Dan'iel ^sat in the gate of the king. 

CHAPTER 3. 

Shaarach. •Heshach, and Abed-nego are cast into a 
■fiery furnace. 

^VTEF-U-CHAD-NEZ'ZAR the 
.^^ king made ''an image of gold, 
whose height vkis threescore cubits, 
mulXw'^ breadth thereof six cubits : he 
set it up in the plain of Du'i^a, in the 
province of Bab'y-lon. 

2 Then Neb-u-chad-nez'zar the king 
sent to gather together the princes, 
the govern ore, and the captains, the 
judges, the treasurers, the counsel- 
lors, the sheriliS, and all the rulers of 
the provinces, to come to the dedica- 
tion of the image which Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar the king had set up. 

3 Then the ^princes, the governors, 
and captains, the judges, the treas- 
urers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, 
and all the rulei'S of the provinces, 
were gathered together unto the ded- 
ication of the image that Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar the king had set up ; and they 
stood before the image that Neb-u- 
chad-nez'zar had set up. 

4 Then an herald cried ^aloud, To 
you ^it is commanded, 'O people, na- 
tions, and languages, 

5 That at what time ye hear the 
sound of the cornet, flute, hai'p, sack- 
but, psaltery, ^dulcimer, and all kinds 
of musick, ye fall down and worship 
the golden image that Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar the king hath set up : 

6 And whoso falleth not do^'vm and 
worshippeth shall the same hour be 
cast into the midst of "^a burning fiery 
furnace. 

,7 Therefore at that time, w^henall the 
people heard the sound of the cornet, 
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all 
kinds of nrnisick, all the people, the 
nations, and the languages, fell dow^n 
and v/orshipped the golden image 
that Neb-u-chad-nez'zar the king had 
set up. 
8 ^Wherefore at that time certain 



B. C. 603. 



CHAP. 2. 

f G8n.41,40 
ch. 4, 9 

f Pro. 28,12 
ch. 3, 12 

g Esth. 2,19 



B. C. 580. 

CHAP. 3. 

a 1 Ki.12,28 
Ps. 96, 5 
Isa. 41, 24 
Isa. 46, 6 
Hos. 2, 8 
Hos. 8, 4 
1 Cor. 8, 4 

h Mat. 7, 13 

1 vnih. 
might. 

2 they com- 
mand. 
Ps. 94, 20 
Isa. 10, 1 

c ch. 4, 1 
ch. 6, 25 

3 sym- 
jjhony, or. 
si7iging. 

d Jer. 29, 22 
Rev.13.lo 

e ch. 6. 12 

/Esth. 3, 6 

q ch. 2, 4 
ch. 5, 10 
ch.6,6,21 
Hos. 7, 3 

h ch. 2, 49 

4 have set 
no regard 
upon 
thee. 

i Markl3,9 

5 Or. of 
-purpose, 
as 

Ex. 21, 13 

j Isa. 46. 1 

k Ex. 32, 32 
Lu. 13, 9 

I Ex. 5, 2 
2Ki.lS,35 

m Mat. 

10, 19 
Acts20,24 

n 1 Sam. 
17, 37 
Mic. 7, 7 
2Cor.l,10 

Mat.10,32 
Heb. 

11. 25 

6 filled. 

821 



Chal-de'an§ ^came near, -^and accused 
the Jew§. 

9 TheyspakeandsaidtothekingNeb- 
u-chad-nez'zar,^0 king, live for ever. 

10 Thou, O king, hast made a de- 
cree, that every man that shall hear 
the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, 
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and 
all kinds of musick, shall fall clown 
and worship the golden image : 

11 And whoso falleth not down and 
worshippeth, that he should be cast 
into the midst of a burning fiery fur- 
nace. 

12 There ''are certain Jews w^hom 
thou has set over the affairs of the 
province of Bab'y-lon, Sha'drach, Me' 
shach, and A-bed'-ne-go ; these men, 
O king, *have not regarded thee : they 
ser\'e not thy gods, nor worship the 
golden image which thou hast set up. 

13 'iiThen Neb-u-chad-nez'zar in his 
rage and fury commanded to bring 
Sha'drach, Me'shach, and A-bed'-ne- 
gb. Then 'they brought these men 
before the king. 

14 Neb-u-chad-nez'zar spake and 
said unto them, Is it ^true, O Sha'- 
drach. Me'shach, and A-bed'-ne-go, do 
not ye serve my 'gods, norvv^orship the 
golden image which I have set up ? 

1 5 Now if ye be ready that at what 
time ye hear the sound of the cornet, 
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dul- 
cimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall 
down and Avorship the image which I 
have made : v:eU : '^but if ye worship 
not. ye shall be cast the same hour 
into the midst of a burning nery fur- 
nace ; ^and who is that God that shall 
deliver you out of my hands ? 

1 6 Sha'drach, Me'shach, and A-bed'- 
ne-go, answered and said to the king, 
O Neb-u-chad-nez'zar, "'we are not 
careful to answer thee in this matter 

17 If it be 50, our God whom we 
serve is able to deliver us from the 
burning fiery furnace, and "he will i 
deliver ns out of thine hand, O king, 

1 8 But if not, "be it known unto thee, _ 
O king, that we will not serve thy 
gods, nor worship the golden image 
wdiich thou hast set up. 

19*1 Then was Neb-u-chad-nez'zar 
^full of fury, and the form of his 
visage was changed against Sha' 
drach, Me'shach, and A-bed'-ne-go: 
therefore he spake, and commanded 
that they should heat the furnace 
one seven times more than it w^as 
wont to be heated. 

*F. Jonah 3. 5. * 



A miraculous deliverance. 



DANIEL, 4. 



Nehuchadyiezzaf s dream. 



K 



20 And he commanded the 'most 
mighty men that were in his army 
to bind Sha'drach, Me'shach, and 
A-bed -ne-go, and to cast them into 
the burning fiery furnace. 

21 Then these men were bound in 
their ^eoats, their hosen, and their 
®hats, and their other garments, and 
were cast into the midst of the burn- 
ing fiery furnace. 

22 Therefore because the king's 
^"coixmiandment was urgent, and the 
furnace exceeding hot, the "flame of 
the fire slew those men that took 
up Sha'drach, Me'shach, and A-bed - 
ne-g5. 

23 And these three men, Sha'drach, 
Me'shach, and A-bed -ne-g5,f eh down 
abound into the midst of the burn- 
ing fiery furnace, 

24:ThenNeb-u-chad-nez'zartheking 
was astonied, and rose up in haste, 
and spake, and said unto ^-his coun- 
sellors, Did not we cast three men 
bound into the midst of the fire? 
They answered and said unto the 
king, True, O king. 

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see 
four men loose, ^walking m. the midst 
of the fire, and ^ ^they have no hurt ; 
and the form of the fourth is like ''the 
Son of God. 

26 lIThen Neb-u-chad-nez'zar came 
near to the '^mouth of the burning- 
fiery furnace, and spake, and said, 
Sha'drach, Me'shach, and A-bed'-ne- 
go, ye servants of the most high God, 
come forth, and come hither. Then 
Sha'drach, Me'shach, and A-bed -ne- 
go, came forth of the midst of the fire. 

27 And the princes, governors, and 
captains, and the king's counsellors, 
being gathered together, saw these 
men,*upon whose bodies the fire had 
no power, nor was an hair of their 
head singed, neither were their coats 
changed, nor the smell of fire had 
passed on them. 

28 Then Neb-u-chad-nez'zar spake, 
and sa.id, Blessed he the God of Sha'- 
drach, Me'shach, and A-bed'-ne-go, 
who hath sent his angel, and delivered 
his servants that 'trusted in him, and 
have changed the king's word, and 
yielded their bodies, that they might 
not serve nor worship any god, except 
their own God. K. Zeph. 3. 16, 17. 

29 Therefore ^T make a decree. That 
every people, nation, and language, 
which speak ^ ''any thingamiss against 
the God of Sha'drach, Me'shach, and 



E. C. 580. 



CHAP. 3. 

7 mighty of 
strength. 

8 Or, 
mantles. 

9 Or, 

turbans. 

10 word. 

11 Or, 

svark. 
Pro. 21,18 

V Ps. 33, 18 
Ps. 43, 19 
Ps. 91,3-9 
Isa. 43, 2 

12 Or, gov- 
ernors. 

q Isa. 43, 2 

13 there is 
no hurt 
m them. 

r Job 1, 6 
Job 38, 7 
Ps. 34, 7 
Heb. 1, 14 

14 door. 

s Mark 
16. 18 
Heb. 
11,34 

t Ps. 34, 7,8 
Jer. 17, 7 
ch. 6, 
22,23 

15 a decree 
is made 
by me. 
ch. 6, 26 

16 error. 

17 Tnade 
pieces. 

u ch. 6, 27 

18 made to 
prosper. 
1 Sam. 
2,30 



B. C. 570. 
CHAP. 4. 
a ch. 3, 4 

1 It was 

seemly be- 
fore tne. 

b ch. 3, 26 

c ch. 6, 27 

d ch. 2, 44 

e ch. 2, 28 

/ch. 2, 1 

g Gen. 41,8 
Isa. 8, 19 
Isa. 44,25 

Tich. 1,7 

i Ps. 25, 14 
Isa. 63. 11 

j ch. 2, 48 
ch. 5. 11 

2 I was see- 
ing. 

k Ezek.31,3 

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A-bed'-ne-go, shall be ^^cut in pieces, 
and their houses shall be made a 
dunghill : "because there is no other 
God that can deliver after this sort. 
30 HThen the king ^ ^promoted Sha'- 
drach, Me'shach, and A-bed'-ne-go, in 
the province of Bab'y-lon. 
CHAPTER 4. 

1 Nebuchadnezzar aclnowledges God's eternal do- 
ininion: 4 he relates a dream.; 19 Daniel inter- 
prets it: 28 the dream fulfilled. 

NEB-U-CHAD-NEZ'ZAR the 
king, unto ''all people, nations, 
and languages, that dwell in all the 
earth; Peace be multiplied unto 
you. 

2 T thought it good to shew the 
signs and wonders *that the high God 
hath wrought toward me. 

3 How ''great are his signs ! and 
how mighty are his wonders! his 
kingdom is an '^everlasting kingdom, 
and his dominion is from generation 
to generation. T. 6. 10. 

4 ^I Neb-u-chad-nez'zar was at rest 
in mine house, and flourishing in m-j 
palace : 

5 I saAv a dream which made me 
afraid, and 'the thoughts upon my 
bed and the visions of my head 
troubled ■''me. 

6 Therefore made I a decree to bring 
in all the wise men of Bab'y-lon be- 
fore me, that they might make 
known imto me the interpretation of 
the dream. 

7 Then ^came in the magicians, the 
astrologers, the Chal-de'an§, and the 
soothsayers: and I told the dream 
before them ; but they did not make 
known unto me the interpretation 
thereof. 

8 But at the last Dan'iel came in be- 
fore me, whose "^name vkis Bel-te- 
shaz'zar, according to the name of my 
god, 'and in whom is the spirit of the 
holy gods : and before him I told the 
dream, raying, 

9 O Bel-te-shaz'zar, -^'master of the 
magicians, because I know that the 
spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and 
no secret troubleth thee, tell me the 
visions of my dream that I have 
seen, and the interpretation thereof, 

10 Thus toe7'e the visions of mine 
head in my bed ; ^I saw, and behold 
a ^tree in the midst of the earth, and 
the height thereof ivas great. 

11 The tree grew, and was strong, 
and the height thereof reached unto 
heaven, and the sight thereof to the 
end of all the earth : 



Daniel Interpreteth 



DANIEL, 4. 



Nebuchadnezzar'' s dreant^ 



1 2 The leaves thereof were fair, and 
the fruit thereof much, and in it was 
meat for all : 'the beasts of the field 
had shadow under it, and the fowls 
of the heaven dwelt in the boughs 
thereof, and all flesh vv^as fed of it. 

131 saw in the visions of my head 
upon my bed, and, behold, "'a watcher 
and an holy ''one came down from 
heaven ; 

14 He cried ^aloud, and said thus. 
Hew "down the tree, and cut ofi his 
branches, shake off his leaves, and 
scatter his fruit: let ^'the beasts get 
away from under it, and the fowls 
from his branches : 

1 5 Nevertheless leave the stump of 
his roots in the earth, even w^ith a 
band of iron and brass, in the tender 
grass of the field ; and let it be wet 
with the dew of heaven, and let his 
portion be with the beasts in the 
grass of the earth : 

1 6 Let his heart be changed from 
man's, and let a beast's heart be 
given unto him ; and let ^seven times 
pass over him. 

1 7 This matter is by the decree of 
the watchers, and the demand by 
the word of the holy ones: to the 
intent ""that the living may know 
that the most High ruleth in the 
kingdom of men, and giveth it to 
whomsoever he will, and setteth up 
over it the basest of men. 

18 This dream I king Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar have seen. Now thou, O 
Bel-te-shaz'zar, declare the interpre- 
tation thereof, 'forasmuch as all the 
wise inen of my kingdom are not 
able to make known unto me the in- 
terpretation : but thou art able; for 
the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. 

1 9 HThen Dan'iel, whose name ii^as 
Bel-te-shaz'zar, was astonied for one 
hour, and his thoughts troubled him. 
The king spake, and said, Bel-te- 
shaz'zar, let not the dream, or the 
interpretation thereof, trouble thee. 
Bel-te-shaz'zar answered and said, 
My lord, the "dream he to them that 
hate thee, and the interpretation 
thereof to thine enemies, 

20 The tree that thou sawest, which 
grew, and was strong, whose height 
reached unto the heaven, and the 
sight thereof to all the earth ; 

21 Whose leaves ^oere fair, and the 
fruit thereof much, and in it was 
meat for all r under which the beasts 
of the field dwelt, and upon whose 



B. C. 570. 



CHAP. 4. 

I Lam. 4,20 
Ezek. 
17,23 
Ezek.31,6 

?7i Ps.103,20 

n Deut.33,2 
ch. 8, 13 
Zech.14,5 
Mat.18,10 
Jude 14: 



3 wWh 
might. 

Amos 3,6 
Mat. 3, 10 

p Ezek. 
31,12 

7 ch. 11,13 
ch. 12, 7 

r Ps. 9, 16 
Ps, 83. 18 

s ch. 2, 21 
ch. 5, 21 

t Gen. 41, 
8,15 
ch. 5, 8,15 

u 2 Sam. 
18, 32 
Jer. 29. 7 

w Job 20, 5 
ch. 2, 38 

w Jer. 27, 
6,7,8 

X ch. 5, 21 

ly Job 34, 19 
Ps. 107,40 

z Ps. 106,20 

a Ps. 9, 16 
Ps. 58, 11 
Ps. 64, 9 
Ps. 83, 18 

b Jer, 27, 5 

c Mat.21,25 
Lu. 15, 18 

(Z Tsa. 58, 7 
Ezek.18,7 
Ezek.33,7 
Acts 8, 22 
1 Pet. 4, 8 

e Ps. 41, 1 

4 Or, an 

healing of 
thine 
error. 
1 Ki.21,29 

5 Or,upon. 

/Pro. 16,18 
Isa. 26, 10 

g ch. 5, ."^ 
Actsl2,23 

823 



branches the fowls of the heavens 
had their habitation : 

22 It "is thou, O king, that art 
grown and become strong : for thy 
greatness is grown, and reacheth un- 
to heaven, "and thy dominion to the 
end of the earth. 

23 And whereas the king sa.w a 
watcher and an holy one coming 
down from heaven, and saying. Hew 
the tree down, and destroy it; yet 
leave the stump of the roots thereof 
in the earth, even with a band of iron 
and brass, in the tender grass of the 
field ; and let it be wet with the dew 
of heaven, -^and let his portion be with 
the beasts of the field, till seven 
times pass over him ; 

24 This is the interpretation, Oking, 
and this is the decree of the most 
High, which is come upon my lord 
•^'the king 

25 That 

men, and thy dwelling shall be Avith 
the beasts of the field, and they shall 
make thee 'to eat grass as oxen, a,nd 
they shall wet thee with the dew of 
heaven, and seven times shall pass 
over thee, "till thou know that the 
most High ruleth in the kingdom of 
men, and giveth 'it to whomsoever 
he will. 

26 And whereas they commanded 
to leave the stump of the tree roots ; 
thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, 
after that thou shalt have kno^ATi 
that the "^heavens do rule. 

27 Wherefore, O king let my coun- 
sel be~~a cceptable unto Thee, and 
''break off t hy sins by righteousness, 
and thine iniqui ties by shew ing 
mercy •^:o the poor ; nf if may be "a 



they shall drive thee from 



lengthening of th y tranquillit y.* 

28 ^AU this came upon the^king 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar. 

29 At the end of twelve months he 
walked ^in the palace of the kingdom 
of Bab'y-lon. 

30 The king -^spake, and said. Is not 
this great Bab'y-lon, that I have built 
for the house of the kingdom by the 
might of my power, and for the hon- 
our of my majesty ? 

31 While ^the word was in the 
king's mouth, there fell a voice from 
heaven, saying, O king Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar, to thee it is spoken; The 
kingdom is departed from thee. 

32 And they shall drive thee from 
men, and thy dwelling shall be with 
the beasts of the field: they shall 

* R. 9. 5-7. * 



J 



Nebuchadnezzar abased. 



DANIEL, 5. 



JBelshazzar's impious jeast. 



make thee to eat gi-ass as oxen, and 
seven times shall pass over thee, un- 
til thou know that the most High 
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and 
giveth it to whomsoever he will. 

83 The ''same hour v/as the thing 
fulfilled upon Keb-u-chad-nez'zar: 
and he was driven from men, and did 
eat grass as oxen, and his body was 
wet with the dew of heaven, till his 
hairs were grown like eagles' feath- 
ers, and his nails like birds' claims. 

34: And at the end of the days I Neb- 
u-chad-nez'zar lifted up mine eyes 
unto heaven, and mine understand- 
ing returned unto me, and I blessed 
the most High, and I praised and 
honoured him 'that liveth for ever, 
whose dominion is 'an everlasting 
dominion, and his kingdom is fi'om 
generation to generation : 

35 And ^all the inhabitants of the 
earth are reputed as nothing: and 
'he doeth according to his will in 
the army of heaven, and among the 
inhabitants of the earth : and '"none 
can stay his hand, or say unto him, 
"What doest thou ? 

36 At the same time my reason re- 
turned unto me ; and for the glory 
of my kingdom, mine honour and 
brightness returned unto me; and 
my counsellors and my lords sought 
unto me; and I was established in 
my kingdom, and excellent majesty 
was added "^unto me. 

37 Now I Neb-u-chad-nez'zar praise 
and extol and honour the King of 
heaven, all whose works are truth, 
and his ways judgment : and those 
that walk in pride he is able to abase. 

CHAPTER 5. 

Jelahazzar'fi iinpioiifs feast. 

BfiL-SHAZ'ZAR the king "made 
a great feast to a thousand of 
his lords, and drank wine before the 
thousand. 

2 Bel-shaz'zar, whiles he tasted the 
wine, commanded to bring the gold- 
en and silver vessels which his 'father 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar had "taken out of 
the temple which mas in Je-ru'sa- lein ; 
that the king, and his princes, his 
wives, and his concubines, might 
Mrink therein. 

3 Then they brought the golden ves- 
sels that were taken out of the tem- 
ple of the house of God which vms 
at Je-ru'sa-lem ; and the king, and his 
princes, hiswives,and hisconcubines, 
drank in them. 



B.C. 570. 



CHAP. 4=. 

h Job. 20, 5 
Ps. 37, 
35.36 

563. 

% ch. 12, 7 
Rev. 4, 10 

j Ps. 10, 16 
Jer. 10,10 
Mic. 4, 7 
Lu. 1, 33 

k Ps. 39, 5 
Isa. 40, 15 

I Ps. 33, 11 
Ps. 115, 3 

m. Job34,29 

JiJob9, 12 
Isa. 45. !) 
Rom.9,20 

Job 42, 12 
Pro. 22, 4 



B.C. 538. 

CHAP. 5. 

a Esth. 1, 3 

1 Or, 

Qvand- 
j at her. 
2 Sam.9,7 
Jer. 27, 7 
ch. 1, 2 

2 brought 
forth. 

b Pro. 20, 1 

c Rev. 9, 20 

d ch. 4, 31 

3 bright- 
nesses. 

4 changed 
it. 

e Job 18, 11 

5 bindings, 
or, knots, 
ov.girdles. 
Isa. 5. 27 

/ Nah. 2, 10 

6 with 
might. 

g Isa. 47, 13 

7 Or, 
purple. 

h ch. 6, 2 

i ch. 2, 27 

8 bright- 
nesses. 

j ch. 3, 9 

9 Or, 

grand- 
father. 

10 Or. 

grand- 
father. 

k ch. 4, 9 

I ch. 6, 3 

11 Or, of 

an inter- 
preter, 
etc. 

12 Or, of a 
dissolver. 

13 knots. 

824 



4 They drank wine, and praised the 
''gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, 
of iron, of wood, and of stone. 

5 liln ''the same hour came forth fin- 
gers of a man's hand, and wrote over 
against the candlestick upon the 
plaister of the wall of the king's pal- 
ace: and the king saw the part of 
the hand that wrote. 

6 Then the king's ^countenance Vas 
changed, and his 'thoughts troubled 
him, so that the ^joints of his loins 
were loosed, and his knees -^smote one 
against another. 

7 The king cried ^aloud to bring 
in •''the astrologers, the Chal-de'an^, 
and the soothsayers. And the king 
spake, and said to the wise wzew of 
Bab'y-lon, Whosoever shall read this 
writing, and shew me the interpreta- 
tion thereof, shall be clothed v»ith 
^scarlet, and have a chain of gold 
about his neck, ''and shall be the third 
ruler in the kingdom. 

8 Then came in all the king's wise 
moi: but 'they could not read the 
writing, nor make known to the 
king the interpretation thereof. 

9 1 hen wasking Bel-shaz'zar greatly 
troubled, and his ^countenance was 
changed in him, and his lords were 
astonied. 

10 '^JVoto the queen by reason of the 
words of the king and his lords 
came into the banquet house: a^id 
the queen spake and said, •'O king, 
live for ever: let not thy thoughts 
trouble thee, nor let thy countenance 
be changed : 

1 1 There is a man in thy kingdom, 
in whom is the spirit of the holy 
gods ; and in the days of thy ^father 
light and understanding and wis- 
dom, like the wisdom of the gods, 
was found in him; whom the king 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar thy '"father, the 
king, / 5^2/, thy father, made ''master 
of the magicians, astrologers, Chal- 
de'an§, atid soothsayers ; 

12 Forasmuch 'as an excellent spirit, 
and knowledge, and understanding, 
"interpreting of dreams, and shew- 
ing of hard sentences, and '^dissolv- 
ing of '^doubts, were found in the 
same Dan'iel, whom the king named 
Bel-te-shaz'zar : now let Dan'iel be 
called, and he will shew the inter 
pretation. 

13 Then was Dan'iel brought in be- 
fore the king. And the king spake 
and said unto Dan'iel, Art thou that 



JflandiDriting on the 



DANIEL, 6. 



wall interpreted. 



Dan'iei, which art of the children of 
the captivity of Ju'dah, whom the 
king my ^ ^father brought out of 
Jew'ry ? 

14 1 have even heard of thee, that 
the spirit of the gods is in thee, and 
that hght and understanding and 
excellent wisdom is found in thee. 

15 And now the wise men, the as- 
trologers, have been brought in be- 
fore me, that they should read this 
writing, and make known unto me 
the interpretation thereof : but they 
could not shew the interpretation of 
the thing : 

1 6 And I have heard of thee, that 
thou canst ^^make interpretations, 
and dissolve doubts : now if thou canst 
read the writing, and make known to 
me the interpretation thereof, thou 
shalt be clothed with scarlet, and 
have a chain of gold about thy neck, 
and shalt be the third ruler in the 
kingdom, 

1 7 1i Then Dan'iei answered and said 
before the king, Let thy gifts be to 
thyself, and give thy ^''rewards to 
another ; yet I Avill read the writing 
unto the king, and make known to 
him the interpretation. 

18 thou king, '''the most high God 
gave Neb-u-chad-nez'zar thy father 
a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, 
and honour : 

19 And for the majesty that he 
gave him, all "people, nations, and 
languages, trembled and feared be- 
fore him : whom he would he slew ; 
and whom he would he kept alive ; 
and w^hom he would he set up ; and 
"whom he would he put down. 

20 But "when his heart was lifted 
up, and his mind hardened ^ in pride, 
he was ^^deposed from his kingly 
throne, and they took his glory from 
him : 

21 And he was ^driven from the 
sons of men ; and ^^his heart was 
made like the beasts, and his dwell- 
ing iiKts with the wild asses : they 
fed him Avith grass like oxen, and 
his body was wet with the dew of 
heaven ; ?till he knew that the most 
•high God ruled in the kingdom of 
men, and that he appointeth over it 
whomsoever he will. 

22 And thou his son, O Bel-shaz'zar, 
'hast not humbled thine heart, though 
thou knewest all this ; 

23 But hast lifted up thyself against 
the Lord of heaven ; and they have 



B. C. 538. 



CHAP. 5. 

14 Or, 
grand- 
father. 

15 inter- 
pret. 

16 Or. fee. 
2 Ki. 5. 16 

m ch. 2, 37 
ch. 4, 17, 

22,25 

n Jer. 25, 9 
Jer. 27, 7 
ch. 3, 4 

ch. 4, 80 

17 Or, to 
deal 

proudly, 
Ex. 18, 11 

18 made to 
come 
doivn. 

V ch. 4, 32 

19 Or, Tie 

made his 

heart 

equaUetc. 

q ch. 4, 17 

r 2 Chr. 
33, 23 
2 Chr. 
.36, 12 
Ps. 119,46 

s Jer. 50. 29 

t Ps. 115, 5 

u Jer. 10, 23 

V Jer. 25,12 

w Job 31, 6 
Ps. 62, 9 
Jer. 6, 30 

X Ezra 1, 1 
ch. 9, 1 
Foretold, 
Isa. 21, 2 

y ch. 6, 28 

z Jer. 51, 
31, 39, 57 

a ch. 9, 1 

20 heast/ie 
son of, 
etc. 

21 Or, noil'. 



CHAP. 6. 

a Esth. 1, 1 

b 1 Sam. 
2,30 

c Pro. 3, 35 
ch. 5. 12 

537. 

d Eccl. 4, 4 

e Phil. 2, 15 
1 Pet.2.12 
1 Pet.3,16 

825 



brought the vessels of his house be- 
fore thee, and thou, and thy lords, 
thy wives, and thy concubines, have 
drunk wine in them ; and thou hast 
praised the gods of silver, and gold, 
of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which 
see not, 'nor hear, nor know : and the 
God in whose hand thy breath is, 
and "whose are all thy ways, hast 
thou not glorified : 

24 Then was the part of the hand 
sent from him ; and this writing was 
written. 

25 IT And this is the writing that was 
written, ME'NE, ME'NE,TE'KEL, 
UPHAR'SIN. 

26 This is the interpretation of the 
thing: ME'NE; God hath numbered 
^thy kingdom, and finished it. 

27 TE'KEL ; '^Thou art weighed in 
the balances, and art found want- 
ing. _ _ 

28PE'RE§; Thy kingdom is di- 
vided, and given to the 'Medes and 
^PSr'sian§. 

29 Then commanded Bel-shaz'zar, 
and they clothed Dan iel with scarlet, 
and put Sb chain of gold about his 
neck, and made a proclamation con- 
cerning him, that he should be the 
third ruler in the kingdom. 

30 ^In 'that night was Bel-shaz'zar 
the king of the Chal-de'a_n§ slain. 

31 And "Da-ri'us the Me'di-an took 
the kingdom, "^^being '■''about three- 
score and two years old. 

CHAPTER 6. 

Daniel is cast into the den of lions. 

IT pleased Da-rf us to set '"over the 
kingdom an hundred and twenty 
princes, w^hich should be over the 
whole kingdom ; 

2 And over these three presidents ; 
of whom 'Dan'iei vkis first : that the 
princes might give accounts unto 
them, and the king should have no 
damage. 

3 Then this Dan'iei was preferred 
above the presidents and princes, be- 
cause ""an excellent spirit loas in him ; 
and the king thought to set him over 
the whole realm. 

4 ^Then '^the presidents and princes 
sought to find occasion against Dan'- 
iei concerning the kingdom ; but 
^they could find none occasion nor 
fault ; forasmuch as he loas faithful, 
neither was there any error or fault 
found in him. 

5 Then said these men. We shall 
not find any occasion against this 



Conspiracy against Daniel. DANIEL, 6. Daniel cast into the lions' den. 



Dan'iel, except we find it against him 
concerning the law of his God. 
6 Then these presidents and princes 
^assembled together to the king, and 
said thus unto him, King Da-ri'us, 
•^hve for ever. 

I All the presidents of the kingdom, 
the governors, and the princes, the 
counsellors, and the captains, have 
consulted together to establish a 
royal statute, and to make a firm 
^decree, that whosoever shall ask a 
petition of any God or man for thirty 
days, save of thee, O king, he shall 
be cast into the den of lions. 

8 Now, O king, establish the decree, 
and sign the writing, that it be not 
changed, according to the law ?of 
the Mede§ and P6r'§ian§, which ''al- 
tereth not. 

9 Wherefore ^king Da-rf us signed 
^jhe writing and the decree. 

lOllNow when Dan'iel knew that 
iihe writing was signed, he went into 
his house ; and 'his windows being 
open in his chamber •'toward Je-ru' 
sa-lem, he kneeled upon his knees 
''^three times a day, and prayed, and 
gave thanks before his God, as he 
did aforetime. T. Mai. 3. 16 

I I Then these men assembled, and 
found Dan'iel praying and making 
supplication before his God. 

1 2 Then 'they came near, and spake 
before the king concerning the king's 
decree ; Hast thou not signed a de 
cree, that every man that shall ask 
a petition oi any God or man with- 
in thirty days, save of thee, O king, 
shall be cast into the den of lions ? 
The king answered and said, The 
thing is true, according to the laAv of 
the M.ede§ and PSr'§ian§, which al 
tereth not. 

1 3 Then answered they and said 
before the king. That Dan'iel, which 
^is of the children of the captivity 
of Jii'dah, "regardeth not thee, O 
king, nor the decree that thou hast 
signed, but maketh his petition three 
times a day, 

14: Then the king, when he heard 
these words, "was sore displeased 
with himself, and. set his heart on 
Dan'iel to deliver him: and he la- 
boured till the going down of the 
sun to deliver him. 

15 Then these men assembled unto 
the king, and said unto the king, 
Know, O king, that the law of the 
Mede§ and Pgr'gians is. That no de- 



B. C. 537. 



CHAP. 6. 

1 Or, came 
turn t Lit u- 
ouslii. 

f Neh. 2, 3 
ch. 2, 4 

2 Or, inter- 
dict. 

g Esth. 1,19 
Esth. 6, 8 

3 passeth 
hot. 

h Ps. 118. 9 

t Mat.10,32 

j 1 Ki. 8, 
44,48 
Ps. 5, 7 
Jonah 3, 4 

k Ps. 55, 17 
Acts 2, 

I, 2, 15 
Acts 3. 1 
Acts 10, 9 

1 Thes. 5, 
17. 18 

I ch. 3, 8 

HI ch. 1, 6 
ch. 5. 13 

n ch. 3. 12 

o Mark6,26 

?) Isa. 41, 10 
Isa. 43, 2 

2 Cor.1,10 

q Lam. 3,53 
r Mat. 27,66 

4 Or, table. 

s ch. 2, 1 

f Gen. 
18,14 
Jer. 32,17 
ch. 3, 15 
Zech. 8,6 
Mat.in,26 
Lu. 1. 37 

u ch. 2, 4 

V ch. 3, 28 

IV Heb, 1.14 

X Heb. 

II. 33 

y Mark 
16,18 

z Deut. 
19. 19 

a Deut.24,6 
2Ki. 14,6 
Esth. 9,10 

b ch, 4. 1 

c ch. 3, 29 

d Ps. 99, 1 

e ch. 4, 34 

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cree nor statute which the king es- 
tablisheth may be changed. 

1 6 Then the king commanded, and 
they brought Dan'iel, and cast him 
into the den of lions. JVow the king 
spake and said unto Dan'iel, ^'Thy 
God whom thou servest continually, 
he will deliver thee. 

17 And ?a stone was brought, and 
laid upon the mouth of the den ; and 
'the king sealed it with his own sig- 
net, and with the signet of his lords ; 
that the purpose might not be 
changed concerning Dan'iel. 

1 8 T^Then the king went to his pal 
ace, and passed the night fasting: 
neither were ^instruments of musick 
brought bel'ore him. : and his "sleep 
went from him. 

1 9 Then the king arose very early 
in the morning, and went in haste 
unto the den of lions. 

20 And when he came to the den, 
he cried with a lamentable voice 
unto Dan'iel: and the king spake 
and said to Dan'iel, O Dan'iel, serv- 
ant of the living God, 'is thy God, 
whom thou servest continually, able 
to deliver thee from the lions ? 

21 Then said Dan'iel unto the king, 
"O king, live for ever. 

22 My 'God hath sent '"his angel, 
and hath -^shut the lions' mouths, 
that they have not hurt me : foras- 
much as before him innocency was 
found in me; and also before thee, 
O king, have I done no hurt. 

23 Then was the king exceeding 
glad for him, and commanded that 
they should take Dan'iel up out of 
the den. So Dan'iel was taken up 
out of the den, ^'and no manner of 
hurt was found upon him, because 
he believed in his God. 

24 1i And the king conmianded, and 
-'they brought those men which had 
accused Dan'iel, and they cast them 
into the den of lions, them, ° their 
children, and their wives; and the 
lions had the mastery of them, and 
brake all their bones in pieces or 
ever they came at the bottom of the 
den. 

25 HThen *king Da-rf us wrote unto 
all people, nations, and languages, 
that dwell in all the earth ; Peace be 
multiplied unto you. 

26 I 'make a decree. That in every 
dominion of my kingdom men "^trem- 
ble and fear before the God of Dan'- 
iel : ''for he is the living God, and 



Vl'si07i of f 0167" beasts. 



DANIEL, 



and of GoiVs kingdora. 



stedfast for ever, and his kingdom' ^- c- 537. 
that which shall not ^be destroyed, ^^ ^^ ^ 
and his dominion shall he even unto 

j_i J ■'' ch. 2 44 

the end. • ch. 4, 3,34 

2 7 He delivereth and rescueth, and; lu^^sF 
^he worketh signs and wonders in! ^' ' 
heaven and in earth, who hath de- 5! ^ ' ' 
livered Dan'iel from the ^power of ^'^"'^• 
the lions. picii.1,21 

28 So this Daniel prospered in the,i Ezrai. 1 
reign of Da-ri'us, ^and in the reign of 
*(Jy'rus the Per'sian. 

CHAPTER T. 

1 DanieVs virion of the four beasts, 'i and of God' s'^ -g n g-^, 
kingdora. j • ■ • • 



d eh. 2, 39 

4 Or, it 
raised up 
onedo- 
'^ninion. 



I'N the firet year of Bel-shaz'zarj chap. 7. 
king of Bab'y'-lon Dan'iel ^had a;i ^^^^v. 
dream and visions ''of his head upon! a ch. 2, 28 
his bed : then he wrote the dream, '2 or, words, 
and told the sum of the ^matters. '5 Rev. 13, 1 

2 Dan'iel spake and said, 1 saw in'^ oeut. 
my vision by night, and, behold, the f^^^fr^ ^^ 
four winds of the heaven strove uxDon| Ezek'.i7,3 
the great sea. | ^^^- ■*■' ^ 

3 And four great beasts ^came up:3 0r,u-7ier(?- 
from the sea, diverse one from! 
another. 

4 The first vkis ''like a lion, and had 
eagle's wings : I beheld till the wmgs 
thereof were plucked, 'and it was' g ch. 8,8, 22 
lifted up from the earth, and niade|j=p^ev.\3,i 
stand upon the feet as a man, and a ^ ^h. 8. 9' 
man's heart was given to it. 

5 And '^behold another beast, a sec- 
ond, like to a bear, and ''it raised up 
itself on one side, and it had three 
ribs in the mouth of it between the,-' rI'v^i^i! 
teeth of it: and they said thus untold Ezek.1,15 
it. Arise, devour much flesh. 

6 After this I beheld, and lo another 
like a leopard, which had upon the ^^^ ^^^^ 
back of it four wings of a fowl; the:'"i9,¥6 
beast had also "four heads; and do- '5 a pro- 
minion Avas given to it. | uWwat^ 

7 After this I saw in the night vi-| given 
sions, and behold a fourth beast,! "'^^^* 
dreadful and terrible, and strong ex- '^ Mll^illo 
ceedingiy; and it had great iron: l^l^-^^'f* 
teeth : it devoured and brake in Rev!i4,i4 
pieces, and stamped the residue ^vith Ps. 2, 6 
the feet of it: and it loas diverse; Psliio, 1 
from all the beasts that we7'e before -^^^t-ii!27 

• J f T •, 1 T . T 1 John3, 3o 

it ; -^a,nd it had ten horns. ! ^,. 

81 considered the horns, and, be-i^Lu^ss 
hold, there ^'came up among theiH; -ieb.12,28 
another little horn, before whomP *'*^«*''- 
there were three of the first horns i'^ ^^- ^*^'^^ 
plucked up by the roots: and, be-K^^|^?^^^'' 
hold, in this horn ivere eyes like the! things, or, 
eyes of man, and a mouth speaking ^^^^^' 
great tlnngs. ['^Te.'^ 

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h 1 Cor. 
15, 2i 
Rev. 20, 4 

i Ps. 90,2 



I lKi.22.19 
Ps. 68, 17 
Re%'. 5, 11 



I 9 tl ^'beheld till the thrones werei j 
cast doAvn, and 'the Ancient of days 
did sit, whose 'garment teas white as 
SDOw, and the hair of his head like 
the pure avooI : his throne vjas like 
the fiery flame, ''Q)id his wheels as 
burning fire. 

10 A fierv stream issued and came 
forth from before him: ^thousand 
thousands irdnistered Linto him, and 
ten thousand times ten thousand 
stood before him : the judgment was 
set, and the hooks were opened. * 

11 1 beheld then because of the^ 
voice of the great words which the 
horn spake: '"I beheld eve7i till the 
beast was slam, and his body de- 
stroyed, and given to the burning 
flame. 

12 As concerning the rest of the 
beasts, thev had their dominion tak- 
en away : yet ^their lives were pro- 
longed for a season and time. 

131 saw in the night visions, and, 
behold, 0716 "hke the Son of man 
came with the clouds of heaven, and 
came to the Ancient of days, and 
they brought him near before him. 

14 And there was given him do-- 
minion, and glory, and a kingdora, 
that all people, nations, and lan- 
guages, should serve him: his do- 
minion is fan everlasting dominion, 
which shall not pass away, and his 
kingdom that which shall not be de- 
jstroyed. 

j 15 TI Dan'iel was grieved in my 
spirit in the midst of my ®body. and 
the visions of mj^ head troubled me. 

161 came near unto one of them 
■that stood by, and asked him the 
truth of all this. So he told me, and 
made me know the interpretation of 
the things. 

1 7 These great beasts, which are 
four, are four tings^iohich shall a,rise 
out of the earth. 

1 8 But Hhe saints of the ^most High 
shall take the kingdom, and possess 
the kingdom for ever, even for ever 
and ever. 

1 9 Then I would know the truth of 
the fourth beast, which was diverse 
'from all the others, exceeding dread- 
ful, whose teeth loei^e of iron, and his 
nails of brass ; which devoured, brake 
in pieces, and stam.ped the residue 
with his feet : 

20 And of the ten horns that v-ere 
in his head, and of the other which 
came up, and before whom three fell • 

*J. Amos 4. 12. 



DanieVs vision of 



DANIEL, 8. 



the ram and he goat. 



even o/that horn that had eyes, and 
a mouth that spake very great things, 
whose look was more stout than his 
fehows. 

211 beheld, "and the same horn made 
war with the saints, and prevailed 
against them; 

22 Until the Ancient of 'days came, 
^and judgment was given to the 
saints of the most High ; and the 
time came that the saints possessed 
the kingdom. 

23 Thus he said, The fourth beast 
shall be the fourth kingdom upon 
earth, which shall be diverse from 
all kingdoms, and shall devour the 
whole earth, and shall tread it down, 
and break it in pieces. 

24 And "the ten horns out of this 
kingdom are ten kings that shall 
arise : and another shall rise after 
them ; and he shall be diverse from 
the first, and he shall subdue three 
kings. 

25 And "he shall speak great words 
against the most High, and shall 
"wear out the saints of the most 
High, and think ^to change times and 
laws : and they ^shall be given into 
his hand ''until a time and times and 
the dividing of time. 

26 But the judgment shall sit, and 
they shall take away his dominion, 
to consume and to destroy it unto the 
end. 

27 And the kingdom and dominion, 
and the greatness of the kingdom 
under the whole heaven, shall be 
given to the people of the saints of 
the most High, ""whose kingdom is 
an everlasting kingdom, and all Mo- 
minions shall serve and obey him. 

28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. 
As for me Daniel, my cogitations 
much troubled me, and my counte- 
nance changed in me : but I *kept the 
matter in my heart. 

CHAPTER 8. 

DaiiieVs vision of the ram and he goat. 

IN the third year of the reign of 
king Bel-shaz'zar a vision ap- 
peared unto me, even unto me 
Dan'iel, after that which appeared 
unto me at the first. 

2 And I saw in a vision ; and it came 
to pass, when I saw, that I imas at 
"Shu'shan in the palace, which is in 
the province *of E'lam ; and I saw in 
a vision, and I was by the river of 
U'la-i. 

3 Then I hfted up mine eyes, and! 



B. C. 555. 



CHAP. 7. 
r Rev. 11, 7 

s 2 Thes. 

2,8 

t 1 Cor. 6,2 
Rev. 1, 6 
Rev. 20, 4 

U; Rev. 17, 12 

V Isa. 37, 23 

w Rev. 17,6 
Rev.l8,2J: 

X ch; 2, 21 

y Rev. 13, 7 

z ch. 12, 7 
Rev.12,14: 

a Lu. 1, 33 
Rev.11,15 

9 Or, 

raUrs. 
Isa. 60, 12 

h Lu. 2, 19 



B. C. 553. 

CHAP. 8. 
a Neh. 1, 1 
h Gen.10,22 

1 «l€ 

stcond. 
c ch. 11, 3 

2 Or, none 
touched 
him in the 
earth. 

3 a horn of 
sight. 

cl ch. 7, 6 
e ch. 11, 25 
/ Ps. 48, 2 
g ch. 11, 28 

4 Or, 

against 
the host. 
Isa. 14. 13 

h Rev. 12, 4 
i Jer. 48, 26 

5 Or, 

against. 
Josh. 5,14 

6 Or, from 
him. 

Ex. 29, 38 
Num.28,3 
Ezek. 
16,13 

7 Or, the 
host luas 
given over 
for the 
transgres- 
sion 
against 
the daily 
sacrifice. 

j 1 Pet.1,12 

8 Palmoni, 
or, the 
nuniberer 
of secrets, 
or, the 
wonder- 
ful nv/m- 
berer. 

9 Or, mali- 
inq deso- 
late. 

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saw, and, behold, there stood before 
the river a ram which had two horns : 
and the two horns v^ere high; but 
one vms higher than ^the other, and 
the higher came up last. 

4 I saw the ram pushing westward, 
and northward, and southward; so 
that no beasts might stand before 
him, neither was there any tYmiGOvldi 
deliver out of his hand ; but '^he did 
according to his will, and became 
great. 

5 And as I was considering, behold, 
an he goat came from the west on 
the face of the whole earth, and 
"touched not the ground : and the 
goat had ^a notable horn between his 
eyes. 

6 And he came to the ram that had 
two horns, which I had seen stand- 
ing before the river, and ran unto 
him in the fury of his power. 

7 And I saw him come close unto 
the ram, and he was moved with 
choler against him, and smote the 
ram, and brake his two horns : and 
there was no power in the ram to 
stand before him, but he cast him 
down to the ground, and stamped 
upon him : and there was none that 
could deliver the ram out of his hand. 

8 Therefore the he goat waxed very 
great : and when he was strong, the 
great horn was broken; and for it 
came up '^f our notable ones toward 
the four winds of heaven. 

9 And out of one of them came forth 
a little horn, which waxed exceeding 
great, toward 'the south, and toward 
the east, and toward the -^pleasant 
Ian d. 

10 And ^it waxed great, even *to the 
host of heaven; and *it cast down 
some of the host and of the stars to 
the ground, and stamped upon them. 

11 Yea. 'he magnified himself even 
^to the prince of the host, and *^by 
him the daily sacrifice was taken 
away, and the place of his sanctuary 
was cast down. 

12 And ''an host was given Mm 
against the daily sacrifice by reason 
of transgression, and it cast down 
the truth to the ground ; and it prac- 
tised, and prospered. 

IS^Then I heard -'one saint speak- 
ing, and another saint said unto ^that 
certain saint which spake. How long 
shall he the vision concerning the 
daily sacrifice, and the transgres- 
sion ^of desolation, to give both the 



X 



abriel comforteth DanieL 



DANIEL, 9. Daniel's confession and prayer 



sanctuary and the host to be trod- 
den under foot ? 

14 And he said unto me, Unto two 
thousand and three hundred '"days; 
then shall the sanctuary be ' 'cleansed. 

IStAnd it came to pass, when I, 
even I Dan'iel, had seen the vision, 
and sought for the meaning, then, 
behold, there stood before me as the 
appearance of a man. 

16 And I heard a man's voice be- 
tween the banks of tjla-i, which 
called, and said, ^Ga'bri-el, make this 
7}%an to understand the vision. 

17 So he came near where I stood : 
and when he came, I was afraid, and 
'fell upon my face : but he said un- 
to me. Understand, O son of man : 
for at the time of the end shall be 
the vision. 

18 Now as he was speaking with 
me, I was in a deep sleep on my face 
toAvard the ground : but he touched 
me, and ^^set me upright. 

19 And he said. Behold, I will make 
thee know what shall be in the last 
end of the indignation : for at the 
time appointed the end shall be. 

20 The ram which thou sawest hay- 
ing tvio horns are the kings of Me' 
di-a and PSr'gia. 

21 And the rough goat is the king 
of Gre'gia : and the great horn that 
is between his eyes is the first king 

22 Now that being broken, whereas 
four stood up for it, four kingdoms 
shall stand up out of the nation, but 
not in his power. 

23 And in the latter time of their 
kingdom, when the transgressc 
^^are come to the full, a king '"of 
fierce countenance, and understand- 
ing dark sentences, shall stand up. 

24 And his power shall be mighty, 
but "not by his own power : and he 
shall destroy wonderfully, and shall 
prosper, and practise, and shall de- 
stroy the mighty and the '^holy peo- 
ple. 

25 And through his policy also he 
shall cause craft to prosper in his 
hand ; and he shall magnify himself 
in his heart, and by ^^peace shall de- 
stroy many : he shall also stand up 
a-gainst the Prince of princes ; but he 
shall be ''broken without hand. 

26 And the vision of the evening 
and the morning which was told is 
true: ^wherefore shut thou up the 
vision ; for it shall be for many days. 

27 And I Daniel fainted, and was 



B. c. 553. sick certain days ; afterward I rose 
up, ^and did the king's business ; and 
I was astonished at the vision, but 
none understood it. 

CHAPTER 9. 

3 Daniel prai/s for his people. 20 Gabriel informs 
him of the seventy weeks. 

IN the first year ''of Da-ri'us the son 
of A-ha§-ii-e'rus, of the seed of the 
Mede§, 'which was made king over 
the realm of the Chal-de'an§ ; 

2 In the first year of his reign I 
Dan'iel understood by books the 
number of the years, whereof the 
word of the Lord came to '' Jer-e-ml'- 
ah the prophet, that he would accom- 
plish seventy years in the desola- 
tions of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 IF And I set my face unto the Lord 
God, to seek by prayer and supplica- 
tions, with fasting, and sackcloth, and 
ashes : 

4 And I prayed unto the Lord my 
God, and made my confession, and 
said, O Lord, the great and dreadful 
God, keeping the covenant and merc^/" 
to them that love him, and to them 
that keep his commandments ; 

5 We ''have sinned, and have com- 
mitted iniquity, and have done wick- 
edly, and have rebelled, even by de- 
parting from thy precepts and from 
thy judgments : 

6 Neither '^have we hearkened unto 
thy servants the prophets, which 
spake in thy name to our kings, our 
princes, and our fathers, and to all 
the people of the land. 

7 O Lord, righteousness '^beloiigeth 
unto thee, but unto us confusion of 
faces, as at this day ; to the men of 
Jii'dah, and to the inhabitants of Je- 
ru'sa-lem, and unto all l§'ra-eL that 

b 2 chf. <^^"6 near, and that are far off, through 
56. 21 _ ^^ all the countries whither thou hast 
jlr! 29,' 10 driven them, because of their tres- 
pass that they have trespassed 
against thee. R. lO 12. 

8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion 
of face, to our kings, to our princes, 
and to our fathers, because we have 
sinned against thee. A. Hos. 4. 1. 

9 To ^the Lord our God beloncf me r- 
cies and forgivenesses, though we 
have rebelled against him ; * 

1 Neither have we obeyed the voice 
of the Lord our God, to walk in his 
laws, which he set before us by his 
servants the prophets. 

1 1 Yea, all -^l§'ra-el have transgressed 
thy law, even by departing, that they 

*L Hos. 1. 10; 0. Hos. 13. 4, 



CHAP. 8. 

10 eiiening 
morning. 

11 justified, 
k Lu. 1, 19 
I Rev. 1. 17 

12 made me 
stand 
upon my 
St abiding. 

13 are 
accom- 
plished. 
Gen.15,16 

m Dent. 
28.50 

n Rev. 17, 
13, 17 

14 people of 
the holy 
ones. 

15 Or, pros- 
perity. 

Job 34, 20 
Lam. 4, 6 
ch. 2, 
34,45 

p Ezek. 
12,27 
ch. 10, 14 
ch. 12, 4,9 
Rev.22,10 

q Dan. 2, 48 



B. C. 538. 

CHAP. 9. 

ach. 1.21 
ch 5, 31 
ch. 6, 28 

1 Or, in 

which he, 
etc. 



c 1 Ki. 8,47 
Neh. 1, 6 
Neh. 9, 33 
Ps. 106. 6 
Isa.64,5-7 
Jer. 14, 7 

d 2 Chr. 
36,15 

2 Or, thou 
hast, etc. 
Ezra 9,15 
Neh. 9, 33 
Ps. 51, 4 
Ps. 119. 
137 
Jer. 12. 1 

e Neh. 9. 17 

/ Isa. 1, 5, 6 
Jer. 8, 10 

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A 
R 



L 




Gabriel mformeth Daniel 



DANIEL, 10. 



of the seventy loeeks. 



N 



G 



might not obey thy voice ; therefore 
the curse is poured •''upon us, and the 
oath that is written in the law of 
M5'§es the servant of God, because 
we have sinned against him. 

12 And he ''hath confirmed his 
words, which he spake against us, 
and against our judges that judged 
us, by bringing upon us a great evil : 
for under the whole heaven hath not 
been done as hath been done upon 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

. 13 As it is written in the law of 
M5'se§, all this evil is come upon us : 
yet ^made we not our prayer before 
the Lord our God, that we might 
turn from our iniquities, and vmder- 
stand thy truth. 5^^ j|,.g 4 13 

■ 1 4 Therefore hath the L 6rd watched 
upon the evil, and brought it upon 
us : for the Lord our God is right- 
eous in all his works which he 
doeth : for we obeyed not his voice. 

15 And now, O Lord our God, that 
hast brought thy people forth out of 
the land of E'gypt with a mighty 
hand, and hast ^gotten thee renown, 
as at this day ; we have sinned, we 
have done wickedly. 

16TI0 Lord, according to all thy 
righteousness, I beseech thee, let 
thine anger and thy fury be turned 
away from thy city Je-ru'sa-lem, thy 
holy mountain : because for our sins, 
and for the iniquities of our fathers, 
Je-ru'sa-lem and thy people are be- 
come a reproach to all that are 
about us. 

17 Now therefore, O our God, hear 
the prayer of thj^ servant, and his 
supplications, and cause thy face to 
shine upon thy sanctuary that is 
desolate, for the Lord's sake. 

18 my God, incline thine ear, and 
hear ; open thine eyes, and behold 
our desolations, and the city Svhich 
is called by thy name : for we do not 
^pr esent our supplications before 
thee for our righteousnesses, but for 

I t hy great mercies ^ 6. Hos. 6. 4-6. 

iVrO Lord, hear ; O Lord, forgive ; 
O Lord, hearken and do ; defer not, 
for thine own sake, O my God: for 
thy city and thy people are called 
by thy name. 

20 '11 And whiles I roas speaking, and 
praying, and confessing my sin and 
the sin of my people Is'ra-el, and pie- 
senting my supplication before the 
Lord my God for the holy mountain 
of my God ; 



B. C. 538. 



CHAP. 9. 
g Deut. 27, 

15-26 
h Lam. 2,17 

Mat. 5, 18 

3 intreated 
xvenot the 
face of 
the, etc. 

4 made 
t hee a 
name. 

5 ivhere- 
upon thy 
name is 
called. 

6 cause to 
fall. 

7 with 
weari- 
ness, or, 
flight. 

8 to make 
thee skil- 

. ful of 
under- 
standing. 

9 word. 

10 a man 

f desires. 

11 They 
begin 
from 
the 20th 
of Artax- 
erxes. 

12 Or, to 
restrain. 

13 Or, to 
seal up. 

14 prophet. 

15 Or, to 
build 
again 
Jerusa- 
lem. 

16 shall re- 
turn and 
be built. 

17 Or, 
breach.ov, 
ditch. 

18 in strait 
of times. 

i Isa. 53, 8 

19 Or, and 
shall have 
nothinQ. 

20 Or, and 
[the Jews] 
they shall 
be ho 
more his 
people : 
or, and 
the 

princess 
[Messi- 
ah's] 
future 
people. 

21 Or, it 
shall be 
cut off 
by deso- 
lations. 

22 Or, a. 

23 Or, and 
upon the 
battle- 
ments 
shall be 
the idols 
of the 
desolator. 

24 Or, upon 
the deso- 
lator. 



was speaking in 
man Ga'bri-el, 



21 Yea, whiles I 
prayer, even the 
whom I had seen in the vision at the 
beginning, being caused to fly 'swift- 
ly, touched me about the time of the 
evening oblation. 

22 And he informed me, and talked 
with me, and said, O Dan'iel, I am 
now come forth ^to give thee skill 
and understanding. 

23 At the begmning of thy suppli- 
cations the ^commandment came 
forth, and I am come to shew th ee ; 
for thou art '"greatly beloved: there- 
fore understand the matter, and con- 
sider the vision. 

24 "Seventy weeks are determined 
upon thy people and upon thy holy 
city, '^to finish the transgression, 
and '^to make an end of sins, and to 
make reconciliation for iniquity, and 
to bring in everlasting righteousness, 
and to seal up the vision and ^ proph- 
ecy, and to anoint the most Holy. * 

25 Know therefore and understand, 
that from the going forth of the 
commandment '^to restore and to 
build Je-rti'sa-lem unto the Mes-si'ah 
the Prince shall be seven weeks, and 
threescore and tvf o weeks : the street 
'^shall be built again, and the ''wall, 
even '^in troublous times. 

26 And after threescore and two 
weeks shall ^'Mes-sfah be cut oflP, 
'^but not f or himself : ^"and the peo- 



B. C. 534. 

CHAP. 10. 

1 great. 

2 iveeks of 
days. 

3 bread of 
desires. 

830 



pie of the prince that shall come shall 
destroy the city and the sanctuary ; 
and the end thereof shall be with a 
flood, and unto the end of the war 
"'desolations are determined, t 
27 And he shall confirm "^-the cov- 
enant with many for one week : and 
in the midst of the week he shall 
cause the sacrifice and the oblation 
to cease, ^^a.nd for the overspreading 
of abominations he shall make ii 
desolate, even until the consumma- 
tion, and that determined shall be 
poured ^^upon the desolate. 

CHAPTER 10. 

Daniel sees a glorious vision. 

IN the third year of Qy'rus king of 
Pgr'sia a thing was revealed unto 
Dan'iel," whose name was called 
Bel-te-shaz'zar ; and the thing icas 
true, but the time appointed yxis 
'long : and he understood the thing, 
and had understanding of the vision. 

2 In those days I Dan'iel was 
mourning three ^full vreeks. 

3 I ate no ^pleasant bread, neither 
*D. 9. 26. tD. Hos. 13. 14. ^ 



Daniel seeth a visio7i. 



DANIEL, 11. 



Of Persia's overthrow. 



canie flesh nor wine in my mouth, 
neither did I anoint myself at all, 
till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 

4 And in the four and twentieth 
day of the first month, as I was by 
the side of the great river, which is 
^Hid'de-kel ; 

5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and 
looked, and behold ^a certain man 
clothed in linen, whose loins were 
girded with fine gold of tj 'phaz : 

6 His body also vms like the beryl, 
and "his face as the appearance of 
lightning, and his eyes as lamps of 
fire, and his arms and his feet like in 
colour to polished brass, and the 
voice of his words like the voice of a 
multitude, 

7 And I Dan'iel alone saw the 
vision : for the men that vv^ere with 
me saw not the vision ; but a great 
quaking fell upon them, so that they 
fled to hide themselves. 

8 Therefore I was left alone, and 
saw Hhis great vision, and there re 
mained no strength in me : for 
my "comeliness was turned in me 
into corruption, and I retained no 
strength. 

9 Yet heard I the voice of his words : 
and when I heard the voice of his 
words, then was I in a deep sleep 
•"on my face, and my face toward 
the ground. 

10 ^[And, behold, an hand touched 
me, which ^set me upon my knees 
and icpon the palms of my hands. 

11 And he said unto me, O Dan'iel, 
^a man greatly beloved, understand 
the words that I speak unto thee, 
and ^stand upright: for unto thee 
am I now sent. And when he had 
spoken this word unto me, I stood 
trembling. 

1 2 Then said he unto me,'^Fear not, 
Dan'iel : for from the first day that 
thou didst set thine heart to under- 
stand, and to chasten thyself before 
thy God, thy words were heard, and 
I am come for thy w^ords. R. Hos.3.5. 

1 3 But the prince of the kingdom of 
P^r'sia withstood me one and twenty 
days': but, lo, ^Mi'chael, "one of the 
chief princes, came to help me ; and 
I remained there with the kings of 
PSr'§ia. 

14 Now I am come to make thee 
understand what shall befall thy 
people in the latter days : for yet the 
vision is for many days. 

15Andwb.en he had spoken such 



B. C. 534. 



CHAP. 10. 

4 Or, Tigris. 

5 one man. 

a Rev. 1, 14 
Rev. 2, 18 
Rev.19,12 

b Mat. 17, 

1.2 

6 0i\ 
vigour. 

c Song 5, 2 

7 moved. 
ch. 9, 21 
Rev. 1, 17 

8 a man of 
desires. 
Ps. 146, 8 
Pro. 8, 17 
John 14, 
21,23 
John 
16,27 
Rom. 5, 5 
Rom. 8,-38 
Eph. 3, 19 
2 Thes. 

2, 16 
IJohn 5,3 

9 stand up- 
o?(, thy 
standing. 

d Lu. 2, 10 

e ch. 12, 1 
Jude 9 
Rev. 12, 
7,8 

10 Or. the 

first. 

/ch. 8, 18 

g Isa. 6, 7 
Jer. 1, 9 

11 Or, this 
servant of 
my lord. 

h Isa. 41, 10 

i Isa. 37, 36 
Actsl2,23 

12 strength- 
eneth 
himself. 



CHAP. 11. 
a ch. 9, 1 

b ch. 5, 31 

c ch. 7, 6 
ch. 8, 5 

d ch. 8, 4 

e ch. 8, 8 
/ch. 8, 22 

831 



words unto me, -^I set my face toward 
the ground, and I became dumb. 

16 And, behold, one like the simili- 
tude of the sons of men touched •''my 
lips : then I opened my mouth, and 
spake, and said unto him that stood 
before me, O my lord, by the vision 
my sorrows are turned upon me, and 
I have retained no strength. 

IT For how can '^the servant of this 
my lord talk with this my lord ? for 
as for me, straightway there remained 
no strength in me, neither is there 
breath left in me. 

18 Then there came again and 
touched me one like the appearance 
of a man, and he strengthened me, 

19 And said,0 man greatly beloved, 
^fear not: peace be unto thee, be 
strong, yea, be strong. And when he 
had spoken unto me, I was strength- 
ened, and said. Let my lord speak • 
for thou hast strengthened me. 

20 Then said he, Knowest thou 
wherefore I come unto thee? and 
now will I return to fight 'with the 
prince of Pgr'§ia: and when I am 
gone forth, lo, the prince of Gre'gia 
shall come. 

21 But I will shew thee that which 
is noted in the scripture of truth : and 
there is none that ^^loldeth with me 
in these things, but Mi'chael your 
prince. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Overthrow of Per mi by the ling of Grecia. 
5 Kings of the north and south. ZQ Invasion and 
tyranny of the Romans. 

ALSO Pin the first year of Da-rl'us 
*the Mede, even I, stood to con- 
firm and to strengthen him. 

2 And now will I shew thee the 
truth. Behold, there shall stand up 
yet three kings inPer'§ia; and the 
fourth shall be far richer than they 
all : and by his strength through his 
riches he shall stir up all against the 
realm of Gfre'gia. 

3 And ""a mighty king shall stand 
up, that shall rule with great domin- 
ion, and ''do according to his Avill. 

4 And when he shall stand up, his 
'kingdom shall be broken, and shall 
be divided toward the four winds of 
heaven ; and not to his posterity, -^'nor 
according to his dominion which 
he ruled: for his' kingdom shall be 
plucked up, even for others beside 
those. 

5 IfAnd the king of the south shall 
be strong, and one of his princes ; and 
he shall be strong above hun, and 



The kings of 



DANIEL, 11. 



the north and south. 



have dominion; his dominion shall 
he a great dominion. 

6 And in the end of years they 'shall 
join themselves together; for the 
king's daughter of the south shall 
come to the king of the north to 
make ^an agreement: but she shall 
not retain the power of the arm; 
neither shall he stand, nor his arm : 
but she shall be given up, and they 
that brought her, and %e that begat 
her, and he that strengthened her in 
these times. 

7 But out of a branch of her roots 
shall on e stand up ^in his estate, which 
shall come with an army, and shall 
enter into the fortress of the king 
of the north, and shall deal against 
them, and shall prevail : 

8 And shall also carry captives into 
E'gypt their gods, with their princes, 
and with ^their precious vessels of 
silver and of gold ; and he shall con- 
tinue more years than the king of 
the north. 

9 So the king of the south shall come 
into his kingdom, and shall return 
into his own land. 

10 But his sons ''shall be stirred up, 
and shall assemble a multitude of 
great forces: and 07ie shall certain- 
ly come, ^and overflow, and pass 
through : 'then shall he return, and 
be stirred up, eveii to his fortress. 

1 1 And the king of the south shall 
be moved with choler, and shall 
come forth and fight with him, eve7i 
with the king of the north : and he 
shall set forth a great multitude ; but 
the multitude shall be given into his 
hand. 

12 ^/^f^ when he hath taken away 
the multitude, his '^heart shall be 
lifted up; and he shall cast down 
many ten thousands: but he shall 
not be strengthened by it. 

13 For the king of the north shall 
return, and shall set forth a multi- 
tude greater than the former, and 
shall certainly come ^after certain 
years with a great army and with 
much riches. 

14 And in those times there shall 
many stand up against the king of the 
south : also ^the robbers of thy people 
shall exalt themselves to establish 
the vision ; but they shall fall. 

15 So the king of the north shall 
come, 'and cast up a mount, and take 
"the most fenced cities : and the arms 
^of the south shall not withstand. 



B. C. 534. 



CHAP. 11. 

1 shall as- 
sociate 
tfum- 
selves. 

2 rights. 

3 Or, whom 
she 

brought 
forth. 

4 Or, in 

his place, 
or, office. 

5 vessels of 
their de- 
sire, 

6 Or, shall 

war. 

g Isa. 8, 8 

7 Or, then 
shall he 
be stirred 
^lp again. 

h Pro.16,18 

8 at the 

end of 
times, 
even 
years. 

9 the chil- 
dren of 
robbers. 

i Jer. 6, 6 

10 the city 
of muni- 
tions. 

j Ps. 33, 16 

11 the 
people 
of his 
choices. 

k Josh. 1, 5 

12 tlu land 
of orna- 
v^ent, or, 
goodly 
land. 

I 2Chr.20,3 

13 Or,vntch 
upright- 
ness, or, 
equal 
condi- 
tions. 

14 to cor- 
rupt. 

m ch. 9, 26 

15 for him. 

16 his re- 
proach. 

n Ps. 37, 36 

17 Or, in his 
place. 

18 one that 
causeth 
an ex- 
actor to 
pass over. 

19 angers. 

20 Or,m Ms 
place. 

ch. 8, 9, 25 

p 2 Sam. 
15, 6 

q ch. 8, 24 

r ch. 8, 10 

21 Or, into 
the peace- 
able and 
fat, etc. 

22 think his 
thoughts. 

23 Fulfilled 
B. C. 170. 

8S? 



neither ''his chosen people, neither 
shall there he any strength to with- 
stand. 

16 But he that cometh against him 
shall do according to his own will, 
and ''^none shall stand before him-, 
and he shall stand in the ''^glorious 
land, which by his hand shall be con- 
sumed. 

1 7 He shall also ^set his face to enter 
with the strength of his whole king 
dom, and '^upright ones with him; 
thus shall he do: and he shall give 
him the daughter of women, '^cor- 
rupting her : but she shall not stand 
on his side, neither '"be for him. 

1 8 After this shall he turn his face 
unto the isles, and shall take many * 
but a prince '^for his own behali 
shall cause "'the reproach offered by 
him to cease; without his own re- 
proach he shall cause it to turn 
upon him. 

1 9 Then he shall turn his face 
toward the fort of his own land : but 
he shall stumble and fall, "and not 
be found. 

20 Then shall stand up '"'in his es- 
tate '®a raiser of taxes in the glory of 
the kingdom : but within few days 
he shall be destroyed, neither in 
'^anger, nor in battle. 

21 And -"in his estate shall stand up 
a "^^ile person, to whom they shall 
not give the honour of the king- 
dom: but he shall come in peace- 
ably, and obtain Hhe kingdom by 
flatteries. 

22 And with the arms of a flood 
shall ?they be overflown from before 
him, and shall be broken ; yea, '^also 
the prince of the covenant. 

23 And after the league made with 
him he shall work deceitfully: for 
he shall come up, and shall become 
strong with a small people. 

24 He shall enter ^'peaceably even 
upon the fattest places of the prov- 
ince ; and he shall do that which his 
fathers have not done, nor his fathers' 
fathers ; he shall scatter among them 
the prey, and spoil, and riches : yea, 
and he shall ^''forecast his devices 
against the strong holds, even for a 
time. 

25 And ^^he shall stir up his power 
and his courage against the king of 
the south with a great army ; and 
the king of the south shall be stirred 
up to battle with a very great and 
mighty army; but he shall not stand: 



The invasion a7id 



DANIEL, 12. 



tyranny of the Homcnis. 



for they shall forecast devices against 
him. 

26 Yea, they that^feed of the portion 
of his meat shall destroy him, and his 
army shall overflow : and ma.ny shall 
fall do^vn slain. 

2 7 And both these kings' -^hearts 
shall he to do mischief, and they shall 
speak 'lies at one table ; but it shall 
not prosper: for yet the end shall be 
at the time appointed. 

"2^ Then shall he return into his land I 
wdth great riches ; and his heart sh all \ 
be against the holy covenant; and he' 
shall do exploits, and return to his' 
own land. 1 

29 At the "time appointed he shall, 
return, and come toward the south ;| 
but it shall not be as the former, or 
as the latter. 

30 For "the ships of Chit'tim shall 
come against him : therefore he shall 
be grieved, and return, and have in- 
dignation against the holy covenant : 
so shall he do ; he shall even return, 
and have intelligence with them that 
forsake the holy covenant. 

81 And arms shall stand on his part, 
and they "shall pollute the sanctuary 
of strength, and shall take away the 
daily sacrifice, and they shall place 
the abomination that ^"maketh des- 
olate. 

32 And such as do wickedly against 
the covenant shall he "corrupt by 
flatteries : but the people that do 
''know their God shall be strong, 
and do exploits. 

3 3 And 'they that understand among 
the i)eople shall instruct many : "yet 
they shall fall by the sword, and by 
flame, by captivity, and by spoil, 
mxmy days. | 

34 Now when they shall fall, theyi 
shall be holpen with a little help:! 
but many shall cleave to them with 
flatteries. 

35 And some of them of undei'stand-j 
ing shall fall, to try -''them, and to| 
purge, and to make them white,! 
even to the time of the end : be- 
cause it is yet for a time appointed. 

36 And the king shall do according 
to his will ; a,nd he shall 'exalt him.- 
self, and magnify himself above 
every god, and shall speak marvel- 
lous things against the God of gods, 
and shall prosper till the indignation 
be accomplished : for that that is de- 
termined shall be done. 

37 Neither shall he regard the God 

(53) 



B. C. 534. 



CHAP. 11. 
s Mic. 7, 5 

24 their 
hearts. 

t Ps. 12, 2 

25 Fulfilled 
B. C. 169. 

u Fuifllled 
B. C. 168. 
Num. 
24,24 
Jer. 2, 10 

V Ezek. 7, 
20, 21 
cii. 8, 11 

26 Or, 

av? onish- 

etii. 

Mat.24,15 

27 Or, cause 
to dis- 
semble. 

XV lClir.28,9 

X Mai. 2, 7 

y Heb.11,35 

28 Or, by 
them. j 
1 Pet. 1,71 

z ?Thes.2,4i 
Rev. 13, 5; 

a Isa. 14, 13 

29 Or, But 
in his 
stead. 

30 as for 
the'AU 
mighty 
God, in 
his seat 
he shall 
honour, 
yea, he 
shall hon- 
our a god, 
whom, 
etc. 

>1 Mauz- 
217)1, or, 
God's pro- 
tectors, 
or, muni- 
tions. 

32 things 
desired. 

S3 fortresses 
of muni- 
tions. 

34 a price. 

35 land of 
delight, 
or, orna- 
ment, or, 
goodly 
la nd. 

36 send 
forth. 

b Joel 2, 20 

37 7noun- 
lain of 
delight of 
holiness, 
or, goodly. 



CHAP. 12. 



a Mao.24,21 
Rev.16,18 

5 Rom. 
11.26 

C £x.32, 32|.*_ 

Lu. 10, 20|tne 
S33 



of his fathers, nor the desire of wcm.- 
en, ''nor regard any god : for he shall 
magnify himself above all. 

38 -'But =*"in his estate shaU he hon- 
our the God of ^'forces: and a god 
whom his fathers knev^" not shall he 
honour with gold, and silver, and 
with precious stones, and ^'pleasant 
things. 

39 Thus shall he do in the ^^m^ost 
strong holds with a strange god, 
whom he shall acknowledge and 
increase with glory : and he shaP 
cause them jO rule over many, and 
shall divide the land for ^^gain. 

40 And at the time of the end shall 
the king of the south push at him : 
and the king of the north shall come 
against him like a vrhirh\-ind, vv^ith 
chariots, and with horsemen, and with 
many ships ; and he shall enter into 
the countries, and shall overflow and 
pass over. 

41 He shall enter also into the ^^glo- 
rious land, and many countries shall 
be overthrown : but these shall es- 
cape out of his hand, even E'dom, and 
M5'ab, and the chief of the children 
of Am'mon. 

42 He shall ^''stretch forth his hand 
also upon the countries : and the land 
of E'g5"pt shall not escape. 

43 But he shall have pov*'er over the 
treasures of gold and of silver, and 
over all the precious things of E'gypt: 
and the Lib'y-ansand the E-thi-o'pi- 
ans shall be at his steps. 

44 But tidings out of the east and 
out of the north shall trouble him : 
therefore he shall go forth with great 
fury to destroy, and utterly to make 
away many. 

45 And he shall plant the taber- 
nacles of his palace between Hhe seas 
in the "glorious holy mountain ; yet 
he shall come to his end, and ncne 
shall help him. 

CHAPTER 12. 

Michael shall , deliver Israel from, trouble. 

AND at that time shall Michael 
stand up, the great prince 
which standeth for the children of 
thy people: "and there shall be a 
time of trouble, such as never was 
since there was a nation even to that 
same time: and at that time thy 
people *shall be delivered, every ons 
thai shall be ""found written in the 
book. 

2 And many of them that sleep m 
dust of the earth shall awake, 



1 H 



JBCosea shevjeth God''s 



HOSEA, 1. 



H 



'^SQme_to_ eve rlasting lif e, and some 
to shame and eve rlasting contempt. 
^^ndTtEeyTEat be 'wise^shall sHme 
as the brightness of the firmament ; 
and they that turn many to right- 
eousness 'as the stars for ever and 
ever. 

4 But thou, O Dan'iel, shut up the 
words, and seal the book, even to the 
time of the end : many shall run to 
and fro, and knowledge shall be in- 
creased. 

5 '[Then I Daniel looked, and, be- 
hold, there stood other two, the one 
on this side of the ^bank of the river, 
and the other on that side of the 
bank of the river. 

6 And one said to the man clothed 
in linen, which was ^upon the waters 
of the river, •''How long shall it be to 
the end of these wonders ? 

T And I heard the man clothed in 
linen, which was upon the waters of 
the river, when he held up his right 
hand and his left hand unto heaven, 
and sware by him that liveth for 
ever ^that it shall be for a time, 



B. C. 534. 



CHAP. 12. 
a Mat.25,46 

1 Or, 
teachers. 

e 1 Cor. 
15,41 

2 lip. 

3 Or, from 
above. 

/lPet.1,15 

fif Rev.12,14 

4 Or, Tpart. 

h Lu. 21, 24 
Rev. 10, 7 

i Zech.13,9 

j .■'ohn 7,17 
j .'Un 8,47 
jLiiin 
18,37 

5 to set up 
the abom- 
ination, 
etc. 

6 Or, 

astonisJi- 
eth. 

7 Or, and 
thou, etc. 

k Isa. 57, 2 
Rev.14,13 

I P& 1, 5 



judgmeAit against Israel. 

times, and ^an half; and *when he 
shall have accomplished to scatter 
the power of the holy i^eople, all 
these things shall be finished. 

8 And I heard, but I understood 
not : then said I, O my Lord, what 
shall be the end of these tilings? 

9 And he said, Go thy way, Dan'iel : 
for the words are closed up and 
sealed till the time of the end. 

10 Many 'shall be purified, and 
made white, and tried; but the 
wicked shall do wickedly : and none 
of the wicked shall understand ; •'but 
the wise shall understand. 

11 And from the time that the daily 
sacrifice shall be taken away, and 
^the abomination that ^maketh des- 
olate set up, there shall be a thou- 
sand two hundred and ninety 
days. 

12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and 
Cometh to the thousand three hun 
dred and five and thirty days. 

13 But go thou thy way till the end 
be : 'for thou slialt ^rest, and stand 
'in thy lot at the end of the days. 



HOSEA. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Eosea shews Gor{''s judgment for spiriUicil whore- 
dom. lU Restoration of Judah and Isro.el. 

THE "word of the Lord that came 
unto H6-§e'a, the son of Be-e'ri, in 
the days of iJz-zrah, Jd'tham, A'haz, 
and Hez-e-ki'ah, kings of Ju'dah, and 
in the days of Jer-o-bo'am the son of 
J5'ash, king of i§'ra-el. 

2 The beginning of the word of the 
Lord by Ho-§e'a. And the Lord said 
to Ho-§e'a, Go, take unto thee a vvif e 
of whoredoms and children of Avhore- 
doms : *f or the land hath committed 
great whoredom, tZepar^e:'?^ from the 
Lord. 

3 So he went and took G5'mSr the 
daughter of Dibla-im; which con- 
ceived, and bare him a son. 

4 And the Lord said unto him. Call 
his name Jez're-el ; for yet a little 
while, and I will ^avenge the blood 
of Jez're-el upon the house of Je'hii, 
and will cause to cease the kingdom 
of the house of i§'ra-el. 

5 And it shall come to pass at that 
day, that I will break the bow of Is'- 

ra-el in the valley of Jez're-el. 

" Hos. 9. 9. 



B. C. 785. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 2 Pet.1,21 

b Deut. 
31, 16 
Judg.2,17 
Ps. 73, 27 
Jer.2, 
13-37 
Ezek.23,3 

1 visit. 

2 Ki. 15, 
10, 11, 12 

2 That is. 
Not hav- 
ing ob- 
tained 
viercy. 

3 I trill not 
add any 
more to. 

4 Or, that I 
should 
altogether 
paraan 
them. 

5 That is, 
Not m y 
people. 

c Rom.9,27 

6 Or, in- 
stead of 
that. 

d John 1,12 
lJohn3,l 

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6 ^And she conceived again, and 
bare a dau filter. And Qod said 
unto him. Call her name ^L6'-ru- 
ha'mah ; for T will no more have 
mercj^ upon the house of i§'ra-el ; *but 
I will utterly take them awa,y. 

T But I will have mercy upon the 
house of J ii'dah, and vv'ill save them 
by the Lord their God, and will not 
save them by bow, nor by sword, nor 
by battle, by horses, nor by horse- 
men. 

8 UNow when she had weaned L5'- 
ra-ha'mah, she conceived, and bare a 
son. 

9 Then said God, Call his name 
^Lo -am'mi : for ye are not my peo- 
ple, and I will not be your God. 

10 Yet ''the number of the children j 
of i§'ra-el shall be as the sand of the i 
sea, which cannot be measured nor 
numbered; and it shall come to pass, 
that 'in the place where it was said 
unto them, Ye are not my people, 
there it shall be said unto them, 

Ye are '^the sons of the hving 
God. L. 6. 1 

1 1 Then shaU the children of Ju'dab 



God's judgments, and 



HOSEA, 2. 



and the children of i§'ra-ei be gath- 
ered together, and appoint them- 
selves one head, and Ihej shall come 
up out of the land: for great shall 
he the day of Jez're-el. 

CHAPTER 2. 

\ Idolatry oj the people: 6 God's judgraents against 

them. 

SAY ye unto your brethren, 'Am'- 
mi ; and to your sisters, ^Ru-ha'- 
ttiah. 

2 Plead with your mother, plead : 
for ''she is not my wife, neither am I 
her husband : let her therefore ijut 
away her ^whoredoms out of her 
sight, and her adulteries from be- 
tween her breasts ; 

3 Lest ''I strip her naked, and set 
her as in the day that she was born, 
and make her '^as a Avilderness, and 
set her Mke a dry land, and slay her 
with 'thirst. 

4 And I will not have mercy upon 
her children; for they he the chil- 
dren of whoredoms. 

5 For their mother hath played the 
harlot: she tha„t conceived them 
hath done shamefully : for she said, 
I will go after my lovers, -'that give -. q^^ ^^^^ 
uie my bread and my water, my away 
wool and my flax, mine oil and my 
"drink. 

6 "[Therefore, behold, -^I will hedge 
up thy way with thorns, and *make 
a wail, that she shall not find her 
paths. 

7 And she shall follow after her 
lovers, but she shall not overtake 
them ; and she shall seek them, but 
shall not find them : then shall she 
say, ^I v/ill go and return to my first 
'husband ; for then was it better with 
me than novv. 

b For she did not know that I gave 
her com, and ^vine, and oil, and 
multiplied her silver and gold/toAecA 
they prepared for Ba'al. 

9 Therefore will I return, and take 
away my corn in the time thereof, 
and my wine in the season thereof, 
and will ^recover my wool and my 
flax given to cover her naked- 
ness. 

1 And now will T discover her 
lewdness in the sight of her lovers, 
and none shall deliver her out of 
mine hand. 

Ill •'will also cause all her mirth to 
cease, her feast days, her new moons, Itizech.8,i2 
and her sabbaths, and all her solemn!,, zech.10,9 
feasts. 



promises of reconciliation. 

B. c. 785. j 1 2 And I will destroy her vines and 
her fig trees, whereof she hath said, 
These are my rewards that my lov- 
ers have given me : and *I will make 
them a forest, and the beasts of the 
field shall eat them. 

13 And I will visit upon her ^the 
days of Ba'al -im, wherein she burnel 
incense to them, and she "'decked 
herself with her earrings and her 
jewels, and she went after her lovers, 
and forgat me, saith the Lord. 

14 ^Therefore, behold, I will allure 
her, and "bring her into the wilder- 
ness, and speak '"comfortably unto 
her. 

15 And I will give her her vine- 
yards from thence, and 'the valley 
of A'chor for a door of hope: and 
she shall sing there, as in the days 
of her youth, and as in the day 
when she came up out of the land ot 
E'gypt. 

16 And it shall be at that day, saith 
the Lord, that thou shalt caU me 
''I'shi; and shalt call me no more 
'^Ba'al-i. 

IT For ^I will take away the names 
of Ba'al-im out of her mouth, and 
t\\ej shall no more be remembered 
by their name. 

18 And in that day will I make a 
'i'covenant for them with the beasts 
of the field, and with the fowls of 
heaven, and icith the creeping things 
of the ground : and T will break the 
bow and the sword and the battle 
out of the earth, and will make them 
to lie 'down safely. 

19 And I will betroth thee unto me 
for ever; yea, I wiU betroth thee 



CHAP. 2. 

1 That is. 
My 
■people. 

2 That is. 
Having 
obtained 
mercy. 

a Isa. 50, 1 

b Ezek. 
10,25 

c Jer.13,22 

d Ezek. 
19,13 

e AmosS.ll 

/Jer.44.17 

3 drinks. 
g Job 19, 8 

4 watt a 
wall. 

h Lu. 15, 18 

i Ezek.16,8 

5 new wine. 

6 Or. 
where- 
with they 
made 
Baal. 



8 folly, or, 
villany. 

j Isa. 24, 7 
AmosS.lO 

9 make 
desolate. 



I Judg. 3. 7 

m Ezek. 
23,40 

n Ezek. 
20,35 

10 to her 
heart, or. 
friendly. 

Josh. 7.26 
Isa. 65, 10 

II That is. 
My hus- 
band. 

12 That is, 
My lord. 

V Ex. 23, 13 

q Job 5, 23 
Isa. 11, 6 

r Isa. 2, 4 



unto 



iw 



me in righteousness, and in 
judgment, and in lovingkindness, 
and in mercies. 

20 I will even betroth thee unto me 
in faithfulness : and 'thou shalt know 
the Lord. 

21 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, I nvill hear, saith the Lord, I 
will hear the heavens, and they shall 
hear the earth ; 

22 And the earth shall hear the 
corn, and the wine, and the oil ; and 

zech79ao they shall hear Jez're-el. 

23 And "I will sow her unto me in 
the earth ; and I will have mercy 
upon her that had not obtained 
mercy ; and I "will say to the7n which 
icere not my people. Thou art my 
people: and they shall say, Thou art 

zech.is.gjmy God. 



s Lev. 26, 5 
Jer. 23. 6 

t Isa. 54, 13 
Jer. 31,33 
John 17. 3 



God'' s judgments against 



HOSEA, 3-5. 



the people and the priests. 



CHAPTER 3. 

The desolation of l^fael foreshewn. 

THEN said the Lord unto me, 
Go yet, love a woman beloved 
of her friend, yet an adulteress, ac- 
cording to the love of the Lord 
toward the children of I§'ra-el, who 
look to other gods, and love flagons 
^of wine. 

2 So I bought her to me for fifteen 
pieces of silver, and for an homer 
of baiiey, and an ^half homer of bar- 
ley: 

3 And I said unto her. Thou shalt 
abide ''for me many days ; thou shalt 
not play the harlot, and thou shalt 
not be for another man: so v:ill I 
also be for thee. 

4 For the children of ig'ra-el shall 
abide many days without a king, 
and without a prince, and without a 
sacrifice, and without ^an image, and 
without an *ephod, and loithout tera- 
phim: 

p 5 Afterward shall the children of 
ts'ra-el return, and '^seek the Lord 
their God, and DaVid "'their king; 
and shall fear the Lord and his 
goodness in the 'latter days, r 5 ] 5 
CHAPTER 4. 

I God's Jttdgments against the sins of the people, 
6 a7id of the priests. 

HEAR the word of the Lord, ye 
children of l§'ra-el : for the Lord 
hath a ''controversy with the inhab 
itants of the land, because there is 
no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge 
*of God in the land. a. 6. 4. 

2 By swearing, and lying, and kill- 
ing, and stealing, and committing 
adultery, they break out, and 'blood 
toucheth blood. 

3 Therefore ""shall the land mourn, 
and every '^one that dwelleth therein 
shall languish, with the beasts of the 
field, and with the fowls of heaven ; 
vea, the fishes of the sea also shall be 
taken away. N. 4. 6 

4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove 
another : for thy people are as they 
-that strive with the priest. 

5 Therefore shalt thou fall -^in the 
day, and the prophet also shall fall 
with thee in the night, and I will ^de- 
stroy thy mother. 

N f 6 ITMy people are ^destroyed for lack 
of knowledge : because thou hast re- 
jected knowledge, I will also reject 
thee, that thou shalt be no priest to 
me : seeing thou hast forgotten the 
law of thy God, I will also forget thy 
bhildren. N. 4 17 



A 
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B. C. 785. 



CHAP. 3. 

1 of grapes. 
Jer. 7, 18 

2 lethech. 

a Deut. 
21,13 

3 a stand- 
ing, or, 
statue, or, 

fdllar. 
sa. 19, 19 

b Ex. 28, 6 

c Jer. 50, 4 

d Jer. 30, 9 

e Mic. 4, 1 



B. C. 780. 
CHAP. i. 

a Mic. 6, 2 
b Jer. 4, 22 

1 bloods. 

c Amos 8, 8 

d Zeph. 1, 3 

e Dent. 
17,12 

/Jer. 6, 4 

2 cut off. 

3 cut off. 
Isa. 5, 13 

4 lift up 
their soril 
to their 
iniquity. 

5 visit 
upon. 

6 cause to 
return. 

g Hag. 1, 6 

h Isa. 28, 7 

i Jer. 2, 27 

j Isa. 44, 20 
Rev. 17, 2 

k Rom.1,28 

7 Or, shall I 
not, etc. 

8 Or, be 
punished. 

I Amos 4, 4 

9 That is. 
House of 
idols. 

1 Ki.12,29 

m Amos 
8,14 

n Mat.15,14 

10 is gone. 

11 shields. 
Mic. 7, 3 

836 



7 As they were increased, so they 
sinned against me : therefore will 1 
change their glory into shame. 

8 They eat up the sin of my people, 
and they ^set their heart on their in- 
iquity. 

9 And there shall be, like people, 
like priest : and I will ^punish them 
for their ways, and '^reward them 
their doings. 

10 For ?they shall eat, and not have 
enough: they shall commit whore- 
dom, and shall not increase : because 
they have left off to take heed to the 
Lord. 

11 Whoredom and wine and new 
wine take '^away the heart. 

12 "ilMy people ask counsel at their 
'stocks, and their staff declareth unto 
them : for -^the spirit of whoredoms 
hath caused them to err, and they 
have gone a v^horing from under 
their God. 

1 3 They sacrifice upon the tops of 
the mountains, and burn incense 
upon the hills, under oaks and pop- 
lars and elms, because the shadow 
thereof is good: ^therefore your 
daughters shall commit whoredom, 
and your spouses shall commit adul 
tery. 

14 T will not punish your daughters 
when they commit whoredom, no' 
your spouses when they commi\ 
adultery: for themselves are sepa 
rated with whores, and they sacrific> 
with harlots : therefore the peopk 
that doth not understand shall ^fall 

IStThough thou, i§'ra-el, play the 
harlot, yet let not Jfi'dah offend; . 
and 'come not ye unto Gil'gal, neither 
go ye up to ^Beth-a'ven, nor '"swear. 
The Lord liveth. 

1 6 For ig'ra-el slideth back as a back- 
sliding heifer: now the Lord vf ill feed 
them as a lamb in a large place. 

17 E'phra-im is joined to idols : let^ 
"him alone. N. 7. 9, 10. j 

18 Their drink "is sour : they have ' 
committed whoredom continually: 
her ^'rulers loith shame do love. 
Give ye. 

19 The wind hath bound her up in 
her wings, and they shall be ashamed 
because of their sacrifices. 

CHAPTER 5. 

God's judgments against Israel. 

HEAR ye this, O priests; and 
hearken, ye house of is'ra-el: 
and give ye ear, O house of the ktug; 
for judgment is toward you, because 



God's judgments against Israel. HOSEA, 6, T. 



A call to repentance. 



ye have been a snare on Miz'pah, and 
a net spread upon Ta'bor. 

2 And the revolters are profound to 
make slaughter, 'though I have been 
a rebuker of them aii. 

3 I "know E'phra-im, and l§'ra-el is 
not hid from me : for now, O E'phra- 
im, thou coramittest whoredom, ajid 
Is'ra-el is defiled. 

4 ^They will not frame their doings 
to turn unto their God: for the 
spirit of whoredoms ^6* in the midst 
of them, and they have not known 
the Lord. 

5 And the pride of i§'ra-el doth tes- 
tify to his face: therefore shall l§'ra-el 
and fphra-im fall in their iniquity ; 
Ju'dg 1 also shall fall with them. 

6 Ti' iy shall go with their flocks and 
vvith heir herds to seek the Lord ; 
but tney shall not find him ; he hath 
withdrawn himself from them. 

TThey have dealt treacherously 
against the Lord : for they have be- 
gotten strange children : now shall ''a 
month devour them with their por- 
tions. 

8 "iBlow ye the cornet in Gib'e-ah, 
and the trumpet in Ra'mah: cry 
aloud at ^Beth-aVen, after thee, O 
Ben^ja-min. 

9 E'phra-im shall be desolate in the 
day of rebuke : among the tribes of 
l§'ra-el have I made known that 
which shall surely be. 

10 The princes of Jii'dah were like 
them that '^remove the bound : there- 
fore I will pour out my Avrath upon 
them like water. 

1 1 E'phra-im is oppressed and bro- 
ken in judgment, because he will- 
ingly walked after 'the command- 
m.ent. 

12 Therefore idill I he unto E'phra- 
im as a moth, and to the house of 
Jii'dah as ^rottenness. 

13 When _E'phra-im saw his sick- 
ness, and Ju'dahs«?/j his wound, then 
went E'phra-im to the As-syr'i-an,and 
sent *to king Ja'reb: yet could he 
not heal you, nor cure you of your 
wound. 

14 For 1 10 ill be unto E'phra-im as a 
lion,_and as a young lion to the house 
of Ju'dah : I, eveni, will tear and go 
away ; I will take away, and none 
shall rescue him. 

151 will go «/ic7 return to my place, 
'till they acknovdedge their offence, 
and seek my face : in their affliction 
they will seek me early, F!. 6. 1 - 



B. C. 780. 



CHAP. 5. 

1 Or, and 1 

have been 
a correc- 
tion. 

a Ps. 90, 8 
Amos 3, 2 

3 Tlieywill 
not give. 

Their do- 
ings will 
not suffer 
them. 

b Zech.11,8 

c Josh. 7, 2 

d Deut. 

19,14: 

e lKi.12,28 

3 Or, a 

ivorm. 

Or, to the 

king of 
Jareb. or, 
to the ki/ng 
that 
should 
plead. 

till they 
be guilty. 



CHAP. 6. 
a Job 5, 18 
b Jer. 30,17 
c Pro. 2,1-9 
d Job 29, 23 

1 Or, 

mercy, or, 
kindness. 

e Jer. 1, 10 

/Heb.4:,12 

2 Or, that 
thy judg- 
ments 
7night be, 
etc. 

g Mat. 12, 7 

h Ps. 50, 8 

i John 17,3 

3 Or, like 
Adam, 
Job 31, 33 

4 Or, c^^n- 
ning for 
blood, 

5 with one 
shotdder, 
or, to 
Shechem. 

6 Or, 

enormity. 

j Ps. 126, 1 



CHAPTER 6. 

God exhorts Israel to repentance. 

C OME, and let us return unto the ] 
Lord : for "he hat h torn, and ^e 



will bind us up . L. li. 8; P. Hos. 14. 4; 



CHAP. 7. 

1 evils. 

2 strippeth. 

3 say not to. 
a Pro. 5, 22 
b Ps. 90, 8 

c Rom. 1,32 
837 



W^ 



will heal us ; he hath smitten, and h e j R 



2 After two days will he revive us : 
in the third day he will raise us up, 
and v»=^e shall live m his sight. 

3 Then ""shall we know, if we follow 
on to know the Lord; his going forth 
is prepared as the morning ; and he 
shall come unto us "^as the rain, as the 
latter a)id former rain unto the earth. 

4 1F0 E'phra-im, what shall I do mito"^ 
thee ? O Jii'dah, what shall 1 do un- 
to thee ? for your ^goodness is as a 
morning cloud, and as the early dew 
it goeth away. A, 6. 6, 7 J 

5Theiefore have I hewed them by | 
the "prophets ; I have slain them by I 
•^the words of my mouth : ^and thy | 
judgments are as the light that\ 
goeth forth. | 

6 For I desired ^m ercy, a nd ^not sac- 
rifice ; a nd the ^knowled ge of God 
momjthaa bumlDiferings. t J 

7 But they ^like men have trans- 
gressed the covenant: there have 
they dealt treacherously against me. 

8 Gil'e-ad is a city of them that work 
iniquity, a ?2<r? is ^polluted with blood. 

9 And as troops of robbers wait for 
a man, so the company of priests 
murder in the way ^by consent : for 
they commit ^lewdness. 

101 have seen an horrible thing in 
the house of I§'ra-el: there is the 
whoredom of E'phra-im, i§'ra-el is 
defiled. 

11 Also, O Jii'dah, he hath set an 
harvest for thee, Avhen I returned 
the captivity of my people. 

CHAPTER 7. 

A reproof of inanif old sins. 

IIEN I would have healed l§'- 
ra-el, then the iniquity of 
E'phra-im was discovered, and the 
Vickedness of Sa-ma'ri-a: for they 
commit falsehood; and the thief 
cometh in, and the troop of robbers 
^spoileth without. 

2 And they ^consider not in their] 
hearts that I remember all their | 
wickedness: now, their ''own doings ! 
have beset them about ; they are i 
^before my face. ^- ^^^-os 4. 13.J 

3 They make the king glad with 
their wickedness, and the princes 
with "^their lies, 

4 They are all adulterers, as an 
* R. 10. 12. t G. Joel 2. 13. J A. f 3. 6. 



A 
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X 



Manifold sins reproved. 



HOSE A, 8, 9. Israel and Judah threatened. 



oven heated by the baker, ^v^ho 
ceaseth ^from raising after he hath 
kneaded the dough, until it be 
leavened. 

5 In the day of our king the princes 
have made him. sick *^with bottles of 
wine ; he stretched out his hand with 
scorners. 

6 For they have 'made ready their 
heart like an oven, whiles they lie in 
wait : their baker sleepeth all the 
night ; in the moi'ning it burneth as 
a flaming fire. 

7 They are all hot as an oven, and 
have devoured their judges ; all their 
kings ''are fallen: 'there is none 
among them that calleth unto me. 

8 IIE'phra-im, he -^hath mixed him- 
self among the people ; r/phra-im is a 
ca.ke not turned. 

N r 9 Strangers have devoured his 
j strength, and he knoweth it not : 
j yea, gray hairs are ^here and there 
upon him, yet he knoweth not. 

10 And the pride of i§'ra-el testifieth 
to his face : and they do not return 
to the Lord their God, nor seek him 
for all this. N. 7. 13, 14. 

1 1 E'phra-im also is like a silly dove 
V,- ithout heart : they call to E'gypt, 
they ^o to As-syr'i-a. 

1 2 W hen they shall go, I will spread 
my net upon them ; I v/iil bring them 
down as the fowls of the heaven ; I 
will chastise them, as ^their congre- 
gation hath heard. 

N f 13 Woe unto them! for they have 
I fled from me : destruction unto 
I them ! because they have trans- 
gressed against me: though I have 
redeemed them, yet they have spo- 
ken lies against me. 

14 And Xh&Y have not ^cried unto 
me with their heart, when they 
howled upon their beds : they assem- 
ble themselves for corn and wine, 
and they rebel against me. N- 9- 17- 

1 5 Though I *"have bound a7id 
strengthened their arms, yet do they 
imagine mischief against me. 

1 6 They return, hut not to the most 
High : they are like a deceitful bow : 
their princes shall fall by the sword 
for the 'rage of their tongue : this 
shall he their derision in the land of 
E'gypt. 

CHAPTER 8. 

Destruction threatened to Israel and Judah. 

^ET the trumpet to ^thy mouth. 
^ He shall come "as an eagle 
against the house of the Lord, be- 



B. C. 780. 



CHAP. 7. 

4 Or, the 

raiser 
will cease. 

5 Or, from 
waking. 

6 Or, with 
lieat 
through 
wine. 

7 Or, 
applied. 

cZ2Ki.l5,10 

e Isa. 9, 13 

/Ps. 106,35 

8 sprinkled, 
g Lev. 26,14 
spoil. 

h Isa. 29, 13 

10 Or, 
chastened. 

i Ps. 73, 9 



B. C. 760. 
CHAP. 8. 

1 the rnnf 
of thy 
mouth. 

a Jer. 4, 13 
Hab. 1, 8 

b Ps. 78, 34 
Mat. 7, 21 

c 2Ki. 15, 

13, 17, 25 

Shallum, 

Mena- 

hem.Pek- 

aliiah. 

d Jer. 13, 27 

2 Or, stand- 
iug corn. 

e 2 Ki. 15,19 

3 loves. 

i Or, begin. 

5 Or, in a 

little 
while. 
Hag. 2, 6 

/Ezek.26,7 

g Deut. 4, 6 

h Job 21, 14 

6 Or, Inthe 
sacrifices 
of mine 
offerings 
they, etc. 

i 1 Ki.12,31 



CHAP. 9. 

1 Or, in, 
etc. 

838 



cause they have transgressed my 
covenant, and trespassed against my 
law. 

2 l§'ra-el ''shall cry unto me, My God, 
we know thee. 

3 l§'ra-el hath cast off the thing that 
is good : the enemy shall pursue him. 

4 They ^have set up kings, but not 
by me : they have made princes, and 
I knew it not: of their silver and 
their gold have they made them 
idols, that they may be cut off. 

5 *ii Thy calf, O Sa-ma'ri-a, hath cast 
thee off; mine anger is kindled 
against them : how "'long will it he 
ere they attain to innocency ? 

6 For from Is'ra-el ivas it also : the 
workman made it; therefore it is 
not God : but the calf of Sa-ma'ri-a 
shall be broken in pieces. 

TFor they have sovv^n the wind, 
and they shall reap the whirlwind : 
it hat h no ' st alk : the bud shall yield 
no meal : if so be it yield, the stran- 
ge rs sh all s v/allow it up. C. 10. 13. 

8 l§'ra-el is swallowed up : now shaH 
they be among the Gen'tile§ as a ves- 
sel wherein is no pleasure. 

9 For ^they are gone up to Is-syr'i-a, 
a wild ass alone by himself : E'phra- 
im hath liired ^lovers. 

10 Yea, though they have hired 
among the nations, now will I gather 
them, and they shall borrow ^a little 
for the burden -^of the king of 
princes. 

11 Because E'phra-im hath made 
m.anv altars to sin, altars shall be 
unto him to sin. 

121 have written to Mm ^the great 
things of my law, hvt they were 
counted as '^a strange thing. 

1 3 ^They sacrifice flesh for the sac- 
rifices of mine offerings, and eat it : 
hut the Lord accepteth them not; 
now will he remember their iniquity, 
and visit their sins: they shall re- 
turn to E'gypt. 

14 For I§'ra-el hath forgotten his 
Maker, and 'l)uildeth temples ; and 
Jii'dah hath multiplied fenced cities : 
but I will send a fire upon his 
cities, and it shall devour the palaces 
thereof, 

CHAPTER 9. 

Distress and captivity of Israel for their sins. 

REJOICE not, O i§'ra-el, for joy, 
as other people : for thou liast 
gone a whoring from thy God, thou 
hast loved a reward 'upon every 
cornfloor. 



Israels distress. 



HOSEA, 10. Israel reproved for idolatry. 



2 The floor and the -winepress shall 
not feed them, and the new wine 
shall fail in her. 

3 They shall not dwell in "the 
Lord's land ; ''but E'phra-im shall re- 
turn to E'gy'pt, and ''they shall eat 
unclean things in As-syr'i-a. 

4 They shall not offer wine offerings 
to the Lord, neither shall they be 
pleasing unto him: their sacrifices 
shall be unto them as '^the bread of 
mourners ; ail that eat thereof shall 
be polluted : for their bread for their 
soul shall not come into the house of 
the Lord. 

5 What will ye do in the solemn 
day, and in the day of the feast of 
the Lord? 

6 For, lo, they are gone because of 
destruction: E'gypt shall gather 
them up, Mem'phis shall bury them: 
*the pleasant places for their silver, 
nettles shall possess them: thorns 
shall be in their tabernacles. 

7 The days of visitation are come, 
the days of recompence are come; 
l§'ra-el shall know it : the prophet is 
a, fool, the "spiritual man is mad, for 
the multitude of thine iniquity, and 
the great hatred. 

8 The watchman of E'phra-im was 
with my God : but the prophet is a 
snare of a fowler in all his ways, 
and hatred ^in the house of his God. 

9 They have deeply corrupted them- 
selves, as in the days of 'GPo'e-ah : 
therefore he will remember their in- 
iquity, he will visit their sinsH-14.9. 

101 found l§'ra-el -^ike grapes in the 
wilderness; I saw your fathers as 
the firstripe in the fig tree at her 
first time : but they ^went to Ba'al- 
pe'or, and separated themselves unto 
that shame ; and their abominations 
were according as they loved. 

11^6' for E'phra-im, their glory 
shall fly away like a bird, from the 
birth, and from the womb, and from 
the conception. 

1 2 Though they bring up their 
children, yet will I bereave them, 
that there shall not be a man left: 
yea, woe also to them when I de- 
part ^from them ! 

13 E'phra-im, as I saw Ty^'rus, is 
planted in a pleasant place: but 
E'phra-im shall bring forth his chil- 
dren to the murderer. 

14 Give *them, O Lord : what wilt 
thou give ? give them a '^miscarrying 
womb and dry breasts. 



B. C. 760. 



CHAP. 9. 

2 Or, wine- 
fat. 

a Lev.25,23 

b ch. 11, 5 
Not into 
Egypt it- 
self, but 
into an- 
other 
bondage 
as bad as 
that. 

c Ezek.4,13 

d Deut. 
26,14 

3 s'poil. 

i, the desire, 
or, their 
silver 
shall be 
d.esired, 
the nettle, 
etc. 

3 man of 
the spirit. 

6 Or, 

against. 

e Judg. 
19.22 

/ Dent. 
32, 10 

g Nura.25,3 

h 1 Sam. 
28.15 

i Lu. 23.29 

7 that cast- 
eth the 
fruit. 

8 the desires, 
j 2Ki.l7,18 



B. C. 740. 
CHAP. 10. 

1 Or, a vine 
em-ptying 
the fruit 
whiCii it 
giveth. 

2 statues, 
or. stand- 
ing 
images. 

3 Or, He 

hath di- 
vided 
their 
heart. 
1 Ki.18,21 

1 behead. 

a 1 Ki.12,28 

5 Or. Chem- 
arim. 

b ch. 5. 13 

6 the face 
of the 
water. 

c Deut.9,21 

d Rev. 6, 16 

e Deut. 
28. 63 

839 



1 5 All their wickedness is in Gil'- 
gal : for there 1 halted them : for the 
wickedness of their doings I will 
drive them out of mine house, I will 
love them no more : all their princes 
are revolters. 

16 E'phra-im is smitten, their root 
is dried up, they shall bear no fruit : 
yea, though they bring forth, yet 
will I slay even ®the beloved fruit of 
their womb. 

1 7 My God will •'cast them away, 
because they did not hearken unto 
him': and they shall be wanderers 
among the nations. n A.mos 4 6 

CHAPTER 10.' 

Israel 7'eproved and ihreaiened for idolatry, 

IS'RA-EL is 'an empty vine, he 
bringeth forth fruit unto himself : 
according to the multitude of his 
fruit he hath increased the altars; 
according to the goodness of his 
land they have made goodly ^images, 

2 ^Their heart is divided ; now shali 
they be found faulty : he shall 
*break dow^n their altars, he shall 
spoil their images. 

3 For now they shall say. We have 
no king, because we feared not the 
Lord ; what then should a king do 
to us ? 

4 They have spoken words, swear- 
ing falsely in making a covenant : 
thus judgment springeth up as hem- 
lock in the furrows of the field. 

5 The inhabitants of Sa-ma'ri-a shall 
fear because of "the calves of Beth- 
a'ven: for the people thereof shall 
mourn over it, and ^the priests there- 
of that rejoiced on it, for the glo- 
ry thereof, because it is departed 
from it. 

6 It shall be also carried unto Is- 
syr'i-a for a present to *king Ja'reb : 
E'phra-im shall receive shame, and 
I§'ra-el shall be ashamed of his own 
counsel. 

7 As for Sa-ma'ri-a, her king is cut 
off as the foam upon ^the water. 

8 The high places also of A'ven, the 
''sin of !s'ra-el, shall be destroyed : the 
thorn and the thistle shall come up 
on their altars ; and they '^shall say 
to the mountains. Cover us ; and to 
the hills, Fall on us. 

9 O l§'ra-el, thoii hast sinned from 
the days of Gib'e-ah : there they 
stood : the battle in Gib'e-ah against 
the children of iniquity did not over- 
take them. 

\^ It is in 'my desire that I should 



N 



Ingratitude of Israel. 



ROSEA, 11, 12. Ephralm andJitdahreproned. 



Rf 



chastise them ; and the people shall 
be gathered against them, ''when 
they shall bind themselves in their 
two furrows. 

1 1 And E'phra-im is as an heifer 
that is taught, and loveth to tread 
out the corn; but I passed over 
upon ^her fair neck : I will make 
E'phra-im to ride ; Ju'dah shall plow, 
a7id Ja'cob shall break his clods. 

12 Sow-^to yoursel ves in righteous- 
ness, re ap in mercy ; break up your 
fallow ground : for it i s time t o seek 



B. C. 740. 



The^XToRD, tm he come and ra in right 
I eousness u pon you. R. 12. 6. 

C [ 13 Ye "^have plowed wickedness, y e 
I have reaped iniquity ; ye have eaten 
the fru it of lies : because thoii didst 
trust in thy way, i n the multitude of 
[ thy mig,h ty men . C. Am. 4. 6-8. 

"ITTheref ore shall a tumult arise 
among thy people, and a.11 thy for- 
tresses shall be spoiled, as Shal'man 
spoiled ^Beth-ar'bel in the day of bat- 
tle : the mother was dashed in pieces 
upon her children. 
15 So shall Beth'-el do unto you be- 
cause of ^your great v/ickedness : in 
a morning shall the king of Is'ra-el 
utterly be cut off. 

CHAPTER 11. 

IsraeVs ingratitude to God. 

WHEN is'ra-el vxis a child, then I 
loved him, "and called my son 
*out of E'gypt. 

2 As they called them, so they went 
from them : ''they sacrificed unto Ba'- 
al-im, and burned incense to graven 
images. 

3 1 "^taught E'phra-imi also to go, tak- 
ing themi by their arms; but they 
knew not that 1 healed them. 

4 I drew them with cords of a man, 
with bands of love: and I was to 
them as they that ^take off the yoke 
on their jaws, and I •'laid meat unto 
them. 

5 *^He shall not return into the land 
of E'gypt, but the As-syr'i-an shall be 
his king, because -'^they refused to re- 
turn. 

6 And the sword shall abide on his 
cities, and shall consumehis branches, 
and devour them, because of their 
own counsels. 

7 And my people are bent to back- 
sliding from me : though they called 
them to the most High, ^none at all 
would exalt him. 

I_ c 8 How ^shall I give thee up, E'phra- 
I im ? how shall I deliver thee, l§'ra-el ? 



CHAP. 10. 

7 Or, when 
I shall 
bind them 
for their 
two 

transgres- 
sions, or, 
in their 
two habi- 
tations. 

8 the beauty 
of her 

neck. 

/Pro. 11,18 
g Pro. 22, 8 
h 2 Ki. 18,34 

9 the evil 
of your 
evil. 



CHAP. 11. 

a Mat. 2, 15 
b Ex. 4., 22 
c 2Ki.l7,16 
a Isa. 46, 3 
e Ex. 15, 26 

1 lift urp. 

f Ps. 78, 25 
g 2 Ki. 17,13 
B. C. 728. 
They 
became 
tribu- 
taries to 
Salman- 
asser. 

2 together 
they ex- 
alted not. 

h Jer. 9, 7 
Lu. 19, 41 

i Gen. 19,25 

j Jer. 31, 20 

k Isa. 55,8,9 

3 Or, with 
the most 
holy. 



B. C. 725. 

CHAP. 12. 

a 2 Ki. 17. 4 

b Isa. 30, G 
Isa. 57, 9 

1 xnsit 
upon. 

2 tuas a 
prince, or, 
behaved 
himself 
princely. 

c Gen.28,12 

3 Or, 

Canaan. 

4 Or, 

deceive. 

5 Or, all my 
labours 
suffice m.e 
not : he 
shall 
have 
p^mish- 
ment of 
iniquity 
in whom 
is sin. 

6 which. 

840 



how shall I make thee 'as Ad'mah ? 
hoiv shall I set thee as Ze-bo'im? 
^mine heart is turned within me, 
my repen tings are kindled together. J * 

9 I will not execute the fierceness of 
mine anger, I will not return to de 
stroy E'phra-im : '^for I am God, and 
not man ; the Holy One in the midst 
of thee : and I will not enter into the 
city. 

10 They shall walk after the Lord r 
he shall roar like a lion: when he 
shall roar, then the children shall 
tremble from the west. 

1 1 They shall tremble as a bird out 
of E'gypt, and as a dove out of the 
land of As-syr'i-a: and I will place 
them in their houses, saith the Lord. 

12E'phra-im compasseth m.e about 
with lies, and the house of I§'ra-el 
with deceit: but Jii'dah yet ruleth 
with God, and is faithful ^vith the 
saints. 

CHAPTER 12. 

Ephrai'in and Judah reproved. 

ETHRA-IM f eedeth on wind, and 
foiloweth after the east wind : 
he daily increaseth lies and desola- 
tion ; "and they do make a covenant 
with the As-syr'i-an§, and oil is *car- 
ried into E'gypt. 

2 The Lord hath also a controversy 
with Ju'dah, and will 'punish Ja'cob 
according to his ways ; according to 
his doings will he recompense him. 

3 'II He took his brother by the heel 
in the womb, and by his strength he 
"had power with God : 

4 Yea, he had power over the angel, 
and prevailed : he wept, and made 
supplication unto him : he found him 
in "^Beth'-el, and there he spake with 
US; 

5 Even the Lord God of hosts ; the 
Lord is his memorial. 

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God : 
keep mercy and judgment, and wait 
on thy God continually, t 

7 *^lle is ^a merchant, the balances 
of deceit are in his hand : he loveth 
to ^oppress. 

8 And E'phra-im said, Yet I am be- 
come rich, I have found me out sub- 
stance : ^in all my labours they shall 
find none iniquity in me ^that were 
sin. 

9 And I that am the Lord thy God 
from the land of E'gypt will yet 
make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as 
in the days of the solemn feast. 
j 10 I have also spoken by the propli- 

*L 14. 4. t R.Joel 2. 12. 13. ^ 



God's a)tger against I:Jphraitn. HOSEA, 18, 14. lijxhortation to repe7ita7iee. 



Of 



ets, and 1 have multiplied visions, 
and used similitudes, 'by the minis- 
try of the prophets. 

11 Is there iniquity in Gil'e-ad? sure- 
ly they are vanity : they sacrifice bul- 
locks in '^Gil'gal ; yea, their altars are 
as heaps in the furrows of the fields. 

1 2 And Ja'cob fled into the country 
01 Syr'i-a, and i§'ra-el served for a 
wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. 

13 And by a prophet the Lord 
brought I§'ra-el out of E'gypt, and by 
a prophet was he preserved. 

14 E'phra-im provoked/^ z??2 to anger 
^'most bitterly: therefore shall he 
leave his ^blood upon him, and his 
'reproach shall his Lord return unto 
him. 

CHAPTER 13. 

God's anger for Ephraim^s impiety. 

WHEN E'phra-im spake ''trem- 
bling, he exalted himself in !§'- 
ra-el : but ''when he offended in Ba'al, 
he died. 

2 And now 'they sin more and more, 
and have made them molten images 
of their silver, and idols according 
to their own understanding, all of it 
the work of the craftsmen : they say 
of them, Let '^the men that sacrifice 
kiss the calves. 

3 Therefore they shall be as the 
morning cloud, and as the early dew 
that passeth away, as the chaff that 
ie driven with the whirlwind out of 
the floor, and as the smoke out of the 
chimney. 

4 Yet i am the Lord thy God from 
the land of E'gypt, and thou shalt 
know no god but me : for there is no 
saviour beside me. 0. 13. 9. 

5 I did know thee in the wilderness, 
in the la.nd of ^great drought. 

6 According to their pasture, so were 
they filled ; they were filled, and 
their heart was exalted; therefore 
have they forgotten me. A. Mic. 7. 2. 

T Therefore I will be unto them as 
a lion : as a leopard by the wa,y will 
I observe them : 

8 I willmeet them as a bear that is 
bereaved of her lohelps, and will 
rend the caul of their heart, and 
there will I devour them like a lion : 
*the wild beast shall tear them. 

9 'iO Ig'r.n -el, thou hast destroyed 
I thyselt ; but in me %s thine hel 



I 



Twill be thy king; where is any 
other that may save thee in all thy 
cities ? and thy judges of whom thou 
saidst, Give me a king and princes ? 

*0. 14. 1, 2. 



B. C. 725. 



CHAP. 12. 

7 by the 
hand. 

d Amos 4, 4 

8 with bit- 
ternesses. 

9 bloods. 
Ezek. 
18, 13 

e Deut. 
28,37 



CHAP. 13. 
a Pro. 18,12 
b 2 Ki.17,16 

1 they add 
to sin. 

2 Or, the 
sacriflcers 
of men. 

3 droughts. 

4 the beast 
of the 
field. 

5 in thy 
help. 

6 Rather, 
TTlicre is 
thii king] 
King 
Hoshea 
being 
then in 
prison. 

c 1 Sam.8,7 

d Deut. 
32, 34 
Job 14, 17 

7 a time. 

e Isa. 25, 8 

8 the hand. 

f 1 Cor. 
15,54 

g Rom. 
11,29 

9 vessels 
of desire. 

lOFulfilled, 
2Ki. 17.6 

7i 2 Ki.18,12 



CHAP. 14. 

a ch. 12, 6 

b Joel 2, 17 
Rom.8,26 

1 Or, give 
good. 

c Heb. 
13, 15 

2 Or, 
blossom. 

3 strike. 

4 shall go. 

5 Or. 

blossom. 

6 Or. 
memorial. 

d Jer.31,18 
841 



-J 



111 'gave thee a king in mine anger, 
and took him away in my wrath. 

12 The ''iniquity of E'phra-im is 
bound up ; bis sin is hid. 

13 The sorrows of a travailing wom- 
an shall come upon him: he is an 
unwise son ; for he should not stay 
^long in the place of the breaking 
forth of children. 

14I*will ransom them from ^he 
power of t he^^p ^aveyl will reTieem 
tBem f fomTdeathT -^(Tdeath ,1 will Be 
th^plaglies; O grave, 1 will be thy 
destruction : ^repentance shall be hid 
from, mine eyes. q. Zech. 13. 1 

ISTIThough he be fruitful among 
his brethren, an east wind shall come, 
the wind of the Lord shall come up 
from the wilderness, and his spring 
shall become dry, and his fountain 
shall be dried up : he shall spoil the 
treasure of all "pleasant vessels. 

16 '"Sa-ma'ri-a shall become deso- 
late; ^for she hath rebelled against 
her God : they shall fall by the 
sv/ord : their infants shall be dashed 
in pieces, and their women with 
child shall be ripped up. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 Exhortation to repentance. 4 Promise of God's 
blessing. 

OtS'RA-EL, "return unto the 
Lord thy God; for thou hast 
fallen by thine iniquity. 

2 Take with you Hvords, and turn 
to the Lord -. sav unto him. Take 
away all iniquity, and 'receive us 
graciouslj^: so will we render the 
calves ''of our lips. o. Mic. 6. 6-8 j 

3 As'shur shall not save us ; we will 
not ride upon horses : neither will we 
say any more to the ^vork of our 
hands, Ye are our gods : for in thee 
the fatherless findeth mercy. 

4 *ii I will h eal their backsliding, I 
will lov e them freely: Tor mi ne ange r 
is turned away from him , f 

5 1 will be as the dew unto Is'ra-el : 
he shall -grow as the lily, and ^cast 
forth his roots as Leb'a-non. 

6 His branches ^shall spread, and 
his beauty shall be as the olive tree, 
and his smell as Leb'a-non. 

7 They that dwell under his shadow 
shall return ; they shall revive as the 
corn,and^growas the vine: the ^scent 
thereof shall be as the wine of Leb'- 
a-non. 

8 E'phra-im shall say, What have I 
to do any more with idols ? ''I have 
heard ^^m, and observed him : I am 

t L.Joel 2. 12, 13; P. Mic. 7. 18.* 



D 



L 
P 



A call to tnourning. 



JOEL, 1, 2. 



Afast prescribed. 



like a green fir tree. ^From nie is 
thy fruit found. 
H f 9 Who ^'is wise, and he shall under- 
stand these things ^ prudent, and he 



B. C. 725. 



CHAP. 14. 

e Jas. 1, 17 
/John 18,37 
g Mat.11,19 
1 Pet. 2, 7 



shall know them? for^the ways of i 
the Lord are right, and the just shall i 
walk in them : b ut the trans gressors i 
shall fall therein. h . Amos ~2~i. J 



H 



JOEL. 



CHAPTER 1. 

Joel, declaring sundry judginents of God. exhorts to 
observe tlieni. 

TLIE "word of the Lord that came 
to Jo'el the son of Pe-thii'el. 

2 Hear this, ye old men, and give 
ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. 
Hath '^this been in your days, or even 
in the days of your fathers ? 

3 Tell '■ye your children of it, and let 
your children tell their children, and 
their children another generation. 

4 'That which the palmerworm hath 
left hath the locust eaten ; and that 
which the locust hath left hath the 
canker worm eaten ; and that which 
the canker worai hath left hath the 
caterpiller eaten. 

5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep ; 
and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, 
because of the new wine ; ''for it is 
cut off from your mouth. 

6 For "a nation is come up upon my 
land, strong, and without number, 
•^whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, 
and he hath the cheek teeth of a great 
lion. 

7 He hath "laid my vine waste, and 
^barked my fig tree : he hath made 
it clean bare, and cast it away ; the 
branches thereof are made white. 

8 IlLament^like a virgin girded with 
sackcloth for 'the husband of her 
youth. 

9 The ^meat offering and the drink 
offering is cut off from the house of 
the Lord ; the priests, the Lord's 
ministers, mourn. 

1 The field is wasted, Hhe land 
mourneth ; for the corn is wasted : 
the 'new wine is Mried up, the oil 
languisheth. 

11 Be '"ye ashamed, O ye husband- 
men; howl, O ye vinedressers, for 
the wheat and for the barley ; be- 
cause the harvest of the field is per- 
ished. 

1 2 The vine is dried up, and the fig 
tree languisheth; the pomegranate 
tree, the palm tree also, and the 



B. C. 800. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Heb. 1, 1 
2 Pet.i,21 

b ch. 2, 2 
c Ps. 78, 4 

1 The resi- 
due of 
the palm- 
erworra. 
Deut. 
28,38 

d Isa. 32, 10 

e Pro. 30,25 

/ Rev. 9, 8 

g Isa. 5, 6 

2 laid my 

flg tree 
for a 
barking. 

h Isa. 22, 12 

i Pro. 2, 17 

j ch. 2. 14 

k .Jer. 12. 11 
I Isa. 24, 7 

3 Or, 
asluimed. 

m Jer. 14, 3 

n Isa. 9, 3 
Isa. 24,11 
Jer. 48, 33 

Jer. 4,8 

p2Chr.20,3 

4 Or, day 

of re- 
straint. 
Lev.23,36 

q 2 Chr. 
20,13 

r Jer. 30, 7 

s Deut. 
16,11 

5 grains. 

t 1 Ki. 18, 5 
Hos. 4, 3 

6 Or Mb- 
itations. 

u Job 38, 41 
Ps. 104,21 

V 1 Ki. 17, 7 



CHAP. 2. 

1 Or.cornet. 

a Num.10,5 

b Obad. 15 
Zeph.1,14 

c Amos5,18 

842 



apple tree, even all the trees of the 
field, are withered : because joy "is 
withered away from the sons of 
men. 

13 ^Gird "yourselves, and lament, ye 
priests: howl, ye ministers of the 
altar: come, lie all night in sack- 
cloth, ye ministers of my God : for 
the meat offering and the drink of- 
fering is withholden from the house 
of your God. 

14 Sanctify ^ye a fast, call a ^solemn 
assembly, gather the elders ''and all 
the inhabitants of the land into the 
house of the Lord your God, and cry 
unto the Lord, 

15 Alas '^for the day ! for the day of 
the Lord is at hand, and as a de- 
struction from the Almighty shall it 
come. 

16 Is not the meat cut off before 
our eyes, yea, 'joy and gladness from 
the house of our God ? 

17 The ^seed is rotten under their 
clods, the garners are laid desolate, 
the barns are broken down ; for the 
corn is withered. 

18 How do 'the beasts groan! the 
herds of cattle are perplexed, because 
they have no pasture; yea, the flocks 
of sheep are made desolate. 

19 Lord, to thee will I cry : for 
the fire hath devoured the ''pastures 
of the wilderness, and the flame hath 
burned all the trees of the field. 

20 The beasts of the field "cry also 
unto thee : for ^the rivers of waters 
are dried up, and the fire hath de- 
voured the pastures of the wilder- 
ness. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Terribleness of God's judgments : 12 Joel exhorts 
to repenia7ice. 

BLOW ye the 'trumpet in Zi'on, 
and sound ''an alarm in my holy 
mountain : let all the inhabitants of 
the land tremble : for *the day of the 
Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand ; 
2 A "^day of darkness and of gloomi- 
ness, a day of clouds and of thick 



Terrihleness of GocVs judgments. JOEL, 2. 



A fast mid a hlessiiig. 



darkness, as the morning spread 
upon the mountains : '^a great people 
and a strong; ^there hath not been 
ever the like, neither shall be any 
more after it, even to the years ^of 
many generations, 

3 A fire devoiu^eth before them ; and 
beliind them a flame burneth: the 
land is as the garden of E'den before 
them, -^and behind them a desolate 
wilderness; yea, and nothing shall 
escape them. 

4 The appearance of them is as the 
appearance of horses ; and as horse- 
men, so shall they run. 

5 Like the noise of chariots on the 
tops of mountains shall they leap, 
like the noise of a flame of fire that 
devoureth the stubble, as a strong 
people set in battle array. 

6 Before their face the people shall 
be much pained: ^all faces shall 
gather ^blackness. 

7 They shall run like mighty men ; 
they shall climb the wall like men 
of war; and they shall march every 
one on his ways, and they shall not 
break their ranks : 

8 Neither shall one thrust another ; 
they shall walk every one in his 
path: and when they fall upon the 
^sword, they shall not be wounded. 

9 They shall rim to and fro in the 
city ; they shall rim upon the wail, 
they shall climb up upon the houses ; 
they shall enter in at the windows 
like a thief. 

10 The earth shall quake before 
them ; t"he heavens shall tremble : 
the sun and the moon shall be dark, 
and the stars shall withdraw their 
shining : 

11 And the Lord shall utter his 
voice before his army : for his camp 
is very great : for ''■he is strong that 
executeth his word : for the day of 
the Lord is great and very terrible ; 
and 'who can abide it ? 

1 2 TTheref ore also now, s aith the 



Lord, I'li rn -^ye eveii to me with a ll 
y our heart, and with fasti ng, and 
wit h weeping, and with mourning : 
TS^nd '^ rend your heart, and not 



I 



our ga rment s, and turn unto the 
ORD your Go d : for he 'is gracious 



and merciful, slow to anger, and of 
gr eat kindness, and repenteth h im 
of the evil. G. Amos 5. 21-24;* 

14 Who "'knoweth if he will return 
and repent, and leave "a blessing be- 
hind him ; eve7i a meat offering and 

* L 2. 32; R. 2. 15-18; W. 2. 32. 



B. C. 800. 



CHAP. 2. 

a ch. 1, 6 
e Ex. 10, 14 

2 of genera- 
tion and 
genera- 
tion. 

/Zech.7,14 
g Jer. 8, 21 

3 pot. 

4 Or, dart. 

h Jer. 50, 34 

i Num. 
24,23 
Mai. 3, 2 

j Jer. 4, 1 
Hos. 12, G 
Hos. 14, 1 

k Ps. 34, 18 
Isa. 66, 2 

1 Ex. 34, 6 
Jouah 4,2 

m Josh. 
14, 12 
Zeph. 2, 3 

n Isa. 65, 8 
Hag. 2, 19 

Ex. 19, 10 

p 2 Chr. 
20,13 

q 1 Cor. 7, 5 

r Mat.23,35 

s Ex. 32, 11 

5 Or, use a 
byword 
against 
them. 

t Zech.1,14 
Zech. 8, 2 

if Deut. 
32, 36 
Ps. 103,13 
Isa. 60, 10 

V Mai. 3, 10 

IV Ex. 10, 19 

X Deut. 
11,24 

6 lie liath 

magnified 
to do. 

y 1 John 

4, 18 

2 Zech. 8,12 

a Isa. 61, 10 
Zech.10,7 

7 Or, a 

teacher 
of right- 
eoiisness. 

8 accord- 
ing to 
righteous- 
ness. 

h Lev. 26, 4 

c Jas. 5, 7 

d Mic. 6, 14 

843 



a drink offering unto the Lord your 
God? 

15 IF Blow the trumpet in Zfon, 
sanctify a fast, call a solemn assem- 
bl;^: 

1 6 Gather the people, "sanctify the 
congregation, assemble the elders, 
^gather the children, and those that 
suck the breasts : let the ^bridegroonx 
go forth of his chamber, and the 
bride out of her closet. 

17 Let the priests, the ministers of 
the Lord, weep 'between the porch 
and the altar, and let them say, 
''Spare thy people, O Lord, and give 
not thine heritage to reproach, that 
the heathen should ^rule over them :»' 
wherefore should they say among 
the people. Where is their God ? 

18 *i[Then will the Lord 'be jealous 
for his land, "and pity his people. | 

1 9 Yea, the Lord Avill answer and 
say unto his people. Behold, I will 
send you "corn, and wine, and oil, 
and ye shall be satisfied therewith : 
and I will no more make you a re- 
proach among the heathen : 

20 But '^I will remove far off from 
you the northern army, and wfll 
drive him into a land barren and 
desolate, with his face toward the 
east sea, and his hinder part toward 
"^the utmost sea, and his stink shall 
come up, and his ill savour shall 
come up, because ''he hath done 
great things. 

21 Fear ^not, O land ; be glad and 
rejoice: for the Lord will do great 
things. 

22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the 
field : for -the pastures of the wilder- 
ness do spring, for the tree beareth 
her fruit, the fig tree and the vine 
do yield their strength. 

23 Be glad then, ye children of Zfon, 
and rejoice ''in the Lord your God : 
for he hath given you ''the former 
rain ^moderately, and he will ''cause 
to come do\Vn for you ''the rain, the 
former rain, and the latter rain in 
the first month. 

24 And the floors shall be full of 
wheat, and the fats shall overflow 
with wine and oil. 

25 And I will restore to you the 
years that the locust hath eaten, the 
cankerw^orm, and the caterpiller, and 
the palmerworm, my great army 
which I sent among you. 

26 And ye shall '^eat in plenty, and 
be satisfied, and praise the name of 

t R. Jonah 3. 6-10. ' 



R 



Zlo7i IS comforted. 



JOEL, 8. 



Mlessings iipon the church. 



L 

W 



the Lord your God, that hath dealt 
wondrously with you : and my people 
shall never be ashamed. 

27 And ye shall know that I am in 
^the midst of l§'ra-el, and that ^1 am 
the Lord your God, and none else : 
and my people shall never be 
ashamed. 

28 lIAnd ^it shall come to pass after- 
ward, that I ''will pour out my spirit 
upon all flesh; 'and your sons and 
■^your daughters shall prophesy, your 
old men shall dream dreams, your 
young men shall see visions : 

29 And also upon '^the servants and 
upon the handmaids in those days 
will 1 pour out my spirit. 

30 And 'I will shev/ wonders in the 
heavens and in the earth, blood, and 
fire, and pillars of smoke. 

3 1 The sun shall be turned into dark- 
ness, and the moon into blood, before 
the great and the terrible day of the 
Lord come. 

^2 An d it s hall come to pa ss, tha t 
'"whosoever shall call oiTthe^hame of 



B. C. 800. 



CHAP. 2. 

e Lev.26,11 

/Isa. 45. 5 

g Isa. 44, 3 
Acts 2,17 

h John 7,39 

% Isa. 54, 13 

j Acts 21, 9 

k 1 Cor, 
12, 13 
Gal. 3, 28 
Col. 3, 11 

; Mark 
13,24 

771 Rom. 
10,13 

n Isa. 46, 13 
Obad. 17 

o Isa. 11,11 
Kom. 9,27 
Rom. 11,5 



the children of Je-ru'sa-lem have ye 
sold unto ^the Gre'gian§,thatyemight 
remove them far from their bor- 
der. 

7 Behold,! will raise them out of the 
place whither ye have sold them, and 
will return your recompence upon 
your own head : 

8 And I will sell your sons and your 
daughters jnto the hand of the chil- 
dren of Ju'dah, and they shall sell 
them to "the Sa-be'an§. to a people far 
off : for the Lord hath spoken it. 

9 ITProclaim ye this among the Gen'- 
tile§; ^Prepare war, wake up the 
mighty men, let all the men of 
war draw near; let them come 



^the Lord shall be"c[ehveYedmdr "in 

jnount Zf o h andmj e-ru'sa- Tefn shall 

be deE verance, as the Lor d Tia tli 

said, and in "the r em nant whom tTTe 

i TO RD shall cai r ' L Jonah 4. 11;* 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 God's judgments against the enemies of Ms people : 
18 Ins blessing on the church. 

FOR, behold, in those days, and in 
that time, when I shall bring 
again the captivity of Jii'dah and 
Je-ru'sa-lem, 

2 I "will also gather all nations, and 
will bring them down into the *valley 
of Je-hosh'a-phat.and will ^plead with 
them there for my people and for 
my heritage i§'ra-el,whom they have 
scattered among the nations, and 
parted my land. 

3 And they have '^cast lots for my 
people ; and have given a boy for an 
harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that 
they might drink. 

4 Yea, and what have ye to do with 
me, O 'Tyre, and Zi'don, and all the 
coasts of Pares-tine ? -^will ye render 
me a recompence ? and if ye recom- 
pense me, swiftly ^and speedily will 
1 return your recompence upon your 
own head ; 

5 Because ye have taken my silver 
and my gold, and have carried into 
your temples my goodly 'pleasant 
things : 

6 The children also of Jii'dah and 

* W. Arr>os 5. 4. , 



CHAP. 3. 

a Zech.14,2 

h 2 Chr. 
20,26 

c Isa. 66, 16 
Ezek. 

38,22 

d Obad. 11 

e Amos 1, 
6,9 

/ Ezek. 
25, 15 

q Deut. 

' 32,35 
Lu. 18, 7 
J as. 2, 13 

1 desirable. 

2 the sons 
of the 
Grecians. 

h Ezek. 
23,42 

3 Sanctify. 
i Isa. 2, 4 

4 Or, 

scythes. 

i Zecli,12,8 

5 Or, the 
LORD 
shall 
bring 
down. 

k 2 Chr. 
20,26 

I Ps. 96, 13 

Mic. 4, 3 

mRev.14,15 
71 Jer. 51 33 

6 Or, con- 
cision, or, 
threshing. 

7 place of 
repair, or, 
harbour, 

8 holiyiess. 

Rev.21,27 

9 00. 
p Zech.14,8 

844 



up: 
10 



Beat *your plowshares into 
swords, and your ^pruninghooks in- 
to spears: •'let the weak say, I am 
strong. 

1 1 Assemble yourselves, and come, 
all ye heathen, and gather yourselves 
together round about : thither ^cause 
thy mighty ones to come down, O 
Lord. 

1 2 Let the heathen be wakened, and 
come up to ^the valley of Je-hosh'a- 
phat : for there will 1 sit to 'judge 
all the heathen round about. 

13 Put "'ye in the sickle, for "the 
harvest is ripe : come, get you down ; 
for the press is full, the fats overflow ; 
for their wickedness is great. 

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the 
valley of ^'decision: for the day of 
the Lord is near in the valley of 
decision. 

1 5 The sun and the moon shall be 
darkened, and the stars shall with- 
draw their shining. 

1 6 The Lord also shall roar out of 
Zi'on, and utter his voice from Je-rvi'- 
sa-lem ; and the heavens and the earth 
shall shake : but the Lord unll be the 
'hope of his people, and the strength 
of the children of i§'ra-el. 

1 7 So shall ye know that I a7n the 
Lord your God dwelling in Zi'on, my 
holy mountain: then shall Je-ru'sa- 
lem be ®holy, and there shall no °stran- 
gers pass through her any more. 

1 8 ^ And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the mountains shall drop 
down new wine, and the hills shall 
flow with milk, and all the rivers ct 
Jii'dah shall "flow with waters, and 
Pa fountain shall come forth of the 
house of the Lord, and shall water 
the valley of Shit'tim, 



Gou, a judgments upon 



AMOJS, 1, 2. 



Syria, the Philistines, etc. 



1 9 E'g5'pt shall be a desolation, and 
E'dom shall be a desolate wilderness, 
for the violence against the children 
of Jii'dah, because they have shed in- 
nocent blood in their land. 

20 But Jii'dah shall ^"dwell for ever, 



B. C. 800. 



and Je-ru'sa-lem from generation to 
generation. 

21 For I will cleanse their blood 
that I have not cleansed : "for the 
Lord dwelleth in Zi'5n. 



CHAP. 3. 

10 Or, 
abide. 
Ps. 125, 1 

11 Or, even 
I the 
Lord that dwelleth in Zion. Isa. 60, 19, 



AMOS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 God's judgments upon Syria, 6 the Philistines, 
9 Ti/rus, 11 Edorn, 13 and Amnion. 

THE words of A'mos, who was 
among the "herdmen of Te-ko'a, 
which he saw concerning l§'ra-el in 
^the days of Uz-zi'ah king of Ju'dah, 
and in the days of Jer-o-b5'am the son 
of Jd'ash king of l§'ra-el, two years 
before the ''earthquake. 

2 And he said, The Lord will roar 
from Zi'on, and utter his voice from 
Je-ru'sa-lem ; and the habitations of 
the shepherds shall mourn, and the 
top of Car'mel shall wither. 

3 ITThus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of '^Da-mas'cus, ^and 
for four, I will net ^turn away the 
punishment thereof; ""because they 
have threshed Gil'e-ad with threshing 
instruments of iron : 

4 But I will send a fire into the 
house of Haz'a-el, which shall devour 
the palaces of Ben-ha'dad. 

5 I will break also the bar of Da- 
mas'cus, and cut off the inhabitant 
from ^the plain of A'ven, and him 
that holdeth the sceptre from ^the 
house of E'den: and -^'the people of 
Syr'i-a shall go into captivity unto 
Kir, saith the Lord. 

6 ITThus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of 5Ga'za,and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof ; because they ^carried away 
captive the whole captivity, to de- 
liver them up to E'dom : 

7 But I will send a fire on the wall 
^of Ga'za, which shall devour the pal- 
aces thereof : 

8 And I will cut off the inhabitant 
from Ash'dod, and him that holdeth 
the sceptre froiTi Ash'ke-lon, and I 
will turn mine hand against Ek'ron : 
and the remnant of the Phi-lis'tine§ 
shall perish, saith the Lord God. 

9 llThus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of Ty'rus,and for four, 



B. C. 787. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 2 Sam. 
14, 2 
Ps. 78, 70 

b Hos. 1, 1 

c Zech.14,5 
d Isa. 8, 4 

1 Or, yea, 
JorjOLir. 

2 Or, con- 
vert it, or, 
let it be 
quiet. 

e 2Ki.lO,33 
2 Ki. 13, 7 

3 Or, Bik- 
atliaven. 

4 OT,Beth- 

eden. 

/2Ki. 16,9 

g 2 Chr. 
28,18 

5 Or, car- 
ried them 
away 
with an 
entire 
captivity, 
2 Chr. 
21. 18 

h 2 Ki. 18, 8 

6 the coi'c- 
nant of 
brethren. 

i Mai. 1,4 

; 2 Chr. 
28, 17 

7 corrupted 
his com- 
passions. 

8 Or, di- 
vidcd the 
moun- 
tains. 

k Deut.3,11 
2 Sam. 
12,26 
Ezek.25,5 

I Jer. 49, 3 



CHAP. 2. 

a Ezek.25,8 
Zeph. 2, 8 

b 2 Ki. 3, 27 

c Jer. 48, 41 

d Num. 
24, 17 
Jer. 48, 7 

845 



I will not turn away tlie punishment 
thereof; because they delivered up 
the whole captivity to E'dom, and 
remembered not ^the brotherly cove- 
nant : 

1 But I will send a fire on the wall 
of Ty'rus, which shall devour the 
palaces thereof, 

11 HThus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of 'E'dom, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof; because he did pursue his 
brother •'with the sword, and 'did cast 
off all pity, and his anger did tear 
perpetually, and he kept his wrath 
for ever : 

12 Bat I wiU send a fire uponTe'- 
man, which shall devour the palaces 
of Boz'rah. 

1 3 HThus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of the children of Im'- 
mon, and for four, I will not turn 
away the punishment thereof; be- 
cause they have ^ripped up the 
women with child of Gil'e-ad, that 
they might enlarge their border : 

14 But I will kindle a fire in the 
wall ^of Rab'bah, and it shall devour 
the palaces thereof, w^th shouting in 
the day of battle, with a tempest in 
the day of the whirlwind : 

1 5 And 'their king shall go into cap- 
tivity, he and his princes together, 
saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 God^s wrath agiiinst Moab, 4 Judah, G and Israel. 

THUS saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of ''Mo'ab, and for 
four, I will not turn away the pun- 
ishment thereof ; because %e burned 
the bones of the king of E'dom into 
lime : 

2 But I will send a fire upon M5'ab, 
and it shall devour the palaces of 
"^Kir'i-oth -, and IVIo'ab shall die with 
tumult, with shouting, and with the 
sound of the trumpet : 

3 And I will cut off ^the judge from 



(jrOcPs wrath against 



AMOS, 3. 



Moab, Judah, and Israel. 



the midst thereof, and will slay all 
the princes thereof with him, saith 
the Lord. 
H r 4 IFTh us saith th e Lord ; For three 
transgressio ns of Jii'dah,andfo r four, 
T will not tur n away the ipunis K men t 
thereof ; 'because Vc^qj have despised 
the law of the Lord, and have not 
kept his commandments, and -^their 
liq^ caused them to err, after ^the 
which their fathers have walked :* 

5 But ^I will send a fire upon Jii'dah, 
and it shall devour the palaces of 
Je-ru'sa-iem. 

6 ^.[Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of l§'ra-el, and for 
four, I will not turn away the piin- 
ishtnent thereof ; because they sold 
•the righteous for silver, and the 
poor for a pair of shoes ; 

T That pant after the dust of the 
earth on the head of the poor, and 
turn -^aside the v/ay of the meek : and 
^a man and his father will go in 
unto the same 'maid, to profane my 
'holy name : 

8 And they lay the^iselves down 
upon clothes '"laid to pledge "by 
every altar, and they drink the wine 
of ^the condemned in the house of 
their god. 

9 IT Yet destroyed I the "Am'or-ite be- 
fore them, whose height was like the 
height of the cedars, and he vk(s 
strong as the oaks ; yet I destroyed 
his fruit from above, and his roots 
from beneath. 

10 Also I brought you up from the 
land of E'gypt, and led you forty 
years through the wilderness, to 
possess the land of the Am'or-ite. 

11 And I raised up of your sons 
for prophets, and of your young men 
for ^Naz'a-rites. Is it not even thus, 
O ye children of l§'ra-el? saith the 
Lord. 

1 2 But ye gave the Naz'a-rites wine 
fco drink ; and commanded the proph- 
ets, ^saying, Prophesy not. 

1 3 Behold, ^I am pressed under you, 
as a cart is i:>ressed that is full of 
sheaves. 

14 Therefore the flight shall perish 
from the swift, and the strong shall 
not strengthen his force, neither shall 
the mighty deliver himself : 

1 5 Neither shall he stand that han 
dleth the bow ; and he that is swift 
of foot shall not deliver himself: nei 
ther shall he that rideth the horse 
deliver himself. 

*H. 3. 1, 2. 



B. C. 787. 



CHAP. 2. 

e Lev.26,14 
Neh. 1, 7 
Dan. 9, 11 

/ Isa. 28, 15 
Jer. 16, 19 
Rom. 1,25 

g Ezek. 
20,13 

h Hos. 8, 14 
i Isa. 29, 21 
j Isa. 10, 2 
k Ezek. 
22, 11 

1 Or, young 
xvoman. 

1 Lev. 20, 3 
Ezek. 
36,20 
Rom. 2,24 

m Ex. 22, 26 

n 1 Cor. 
10,21 

2 Or, such, 
as have 
fined, or, 
mulcted. 

Num. 
21,24 

p Judg. 13,5 

q Isa. 30, 10 

3 Or, I will 
press your 
place, as 
a cart 
full of 
sheaves 
presseth. 

4 his soul, 
or, l{fe. 

5 strong of 
his heart. 



CHAP. 3. 

a Dan. 9, 12 
Mat.11,22 
Lu. 12, 47 

1 visit 
upon. 

2 give 
forth his 
voice. 

b Ezek.33,3 

3 Or, not 
run to- 
gether. 

4 Or, and 
shall 
not the 
Lord do 
some- 
what? 

c Gen. 6, 13 
Gen.18,17 
Pro. 3, 32 
John 
15, 15 

d 1 Cor ,9,16 

5 Or, op- 

press^ions. 

6 Or, spoil. 

e 2 Ki. 17, 6 
2Ki. 18,9 

7 deliver- 
eth. 

1 Sam. 
15,35 

8 Or, on 
the bed^s 
feet. 

9 Or, pun- 
ish Israel 
for. 

846 



1 6 And he that is ^courageous among 
the mighty shall flee away naked in 
that day, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER 3. 

Necessity of God's judgments against Israel. 

HEAR this word that the Lord 
hath spoken against you, O chil- 
dren of I§'ra-el, against the whole 
family which I brought up from the 
land of E'gypt, saying, 

2 You only have I known of all the 
families of the earth : "therefore I will 
'punish you for all your iniquities.! 

3 Can twowalk together, except they 
be agreed ? 

4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when 
he hath no prey ? will a young lion 
^cry out of his den, if he have taken 
nothing ? 

5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the 
earth, where no gin is for him ? shall 
one take up a snare from the earth, 
and have taken nothing at all ? 

6 Shall a ^trumpet be blown in the 
city, and the people ^not be afraid ? 
shall there be evil in a city, *and the 
Lord hath not done it f 

7 Surely the Lord God will do noth- 
ing, but ^he revealeth his secret unto 
his servants the prophets. 

8 The lion hath roared, who will not 
fear? the Lord God hath spoken, 
"^who can but prophesy ? 

9 1i Publish in the palaces at Ash'dod, 
and in the palaces in the land of 
E'gypt, and say. Assemble yourselves 
upon the mountains of Sa-ma'ri-a, and 
behold the great tumults in the midst 
thereof, and the ^oppressed in the 
midst thereof. 

10 For they know not to do right, 
saith the Lord, who store up violence 
and "robbery in their palaces. 

11 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GoD; An ''adversary there shall be 
even round about the land ; and he 
shall bring down thy strength from 
thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. 

1 2 Thus saith the Lord ; As the 
shepherd ^taketh out of the mouth of 
the lion two legs, or a piece of an 
ear ; so shall the children of I§'ra-el be 
taken out that dwell in Sa-ma'ri-a in 
the corner of a bed, and 4n Da-mas'- 
cus hi a couch. 

13 Hear ye, and testify in the house 
of Ja'cob, saith the Lord God, the God 
of hosts, 

14 That in the day that I shall Visit 
the transgressions of Ig'ra-elupon him 
I will also visit the altars of Beth'-el • 

tH. 4. 1] 12. 



H 



Israel reproved for oppression. AMOS, 4, 5. 



Laynentation for Israel. 



C 
N 



and the horns of the altar shall be 
cut off, and fall to the ground. 
1 5 And I will smite the winter house 
with the summer house; and the 
houses of ivory shall perish, and the 
great houses shall have an end, saith 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Israel reproveAJor oppression, A, for idolatry, 6 and 
for their incorrigibleiiess. 

HEAR this word, ye kine of Ba'- 
shan, that are in the mountain 
of Sama'ri-a, which oppress the poor, 
which crush the needy, which say 
to their masters, Bring, and let us 
drink. 

2 The Lord God hath sworn by his 
holiness, that, lo, the days shall come 
upon you, that he will take you away 
with hooks, and your posterity with 
fishhooks. 

3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, 
every co'w at that lohich is before 
her ; and 'ye shall cast them into the 
palace, saith the Lord. 

4 irComcto Beth'-el,and transgress ; 
at Gil'gal ^multiply transgression ; 
and^bring your sacrifices every morn- 
ing, andYOUT tithes after ^threeyears : 

5 And ^offer a sacrifice of thanks- 
giving with leaven, and y)roclaim a}}d 
publish the 'free offerings : for "this 
liketh you, O ye children of l§'ra-el, 
saith the Lord God. 

6 If And I also have given you 'clean- 
ness of teeth in all your cities, and 
want of bread in all your places : -^yet 
have ye not returned unto me, saith 
the Lord. N. 4. 11,12. 

7 And also I have withholden the 
rain from you, when there were yet 
three months to the harvest : and I 
caused it to rain upon one city, and 
caused it not to rain upon another 
city : one piece was rained upon, and 
the piece whereupon it rained not 
withered. 

8 So two or three cities wandered 
unto one city, to drink water; but 
they were not satisfied : yet have ye 
not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 

9 I "have smitten you with blasting 
and mildew: ^when your gardens and 
your vineyards and your fig trees and 
your olive trees increased, the palm- 
erworm devoured them : yet have 
ye not returned unto me, saith the 
Lord. 

101 have sent among you the pesti- 
lence ^after the manner of E'gypt 
your young men have I slain with 
* C. Amos 5. 11. 



B. C. 787. 



CHAP. 4. 

1 Or, 1/' 
shall cast 
away the 
things of 
the pal- 
ace. 

a Ezek. 
20,39 

b Hos. 4, 15 

c Num.28,3 

2 three 
years of 
days. 
Deut. 
14. 28 

3 offer by 
burning. 
Lev. 7, 13 

d Deut.12,6 

4 so ye love. 

e IKi. 17.1 

/Jer. 5, 3 
Hag. 2. 17 

g De'Jt. 
28.22 

b Or, the 
multitude 
of your 
gardens, 
etc.. did 
the pnlm- 
emiornu 
etc. 

6 Or, in 
tlie way. 

7 ivith the 
captivity 
of your 
horses, 

2 Ki. 13, 7 

h Isa. 13, 19 
i Zech. 3. 2 
J Ezek.13.5 

8 Or. 
spirit. 

k Ps. 139. 2 
Dan. 2. 28 

i Deut. 
32. 13 

m Isa. 47 4 



CHAP 5. 

a Jer. 7. 29 

b 2 Chr. 
15. 2 

c Isa. 55, 3 

dch. 4, 4 

e eh. 8, 14 

/Job 38 31 

g J Ob .38, 34 

hch. 4. 13 

1 spoil. 

847 



the sword, 'and have taken away 
your horses; and I have made the 
stink of your camps to come up unto 
your nostrils: yet have ye not re- 
turned unto me, saith the Lord. 
Ill have overthrown some of you, ) h 
as God overthrew ^Sod'om and Go- n 
mor'rah, 'and ye were as a firebrand 
plucked out of the burning : yet have 
ye not returned unto me, saith the 
Lord. 

1 2 Therefore thus will I do unto 
thee,0 is'ra-el: atid because 1 will do 
this unto thee, •'prepare to meet thy 
God,0 is'ra-el. H. Xah. I. 2, 3; N. 6. l;tj 

1 3 For, lo, he that f ormeth the moun- ] E 
tains, and createth the ^wind,^and de^ | 
claret h un to man what is his though t, \ 
that maketh the morning darkness, j 
'and tread eth upon the high places ot | 
the earth, "'The' Lord, Ihe God of | 
hosts, is his name. E. Nah. 1. 7. J 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 LameJitaiton for Israel. 4 Exhortation to r<#- 
pentance. 

HEAR ye this word which "I take 
up against you, even a lamen 
tation, O house of is'ra-el. 

2 The virgin of is'ra-el is fallen ; she 
shall no more rise: she is forsaken 
upon her land ; there is none to raise 
her up. 

3 For thus saith the Lord God ; 
The city that went out by a thousand 
shall leave an hundred, and that 
which went forth by an hundred 
shall leave ten, to the house of l^'ra-el. 

4 1i For thus saith the Lord unto the 1 W 
house of i§'ra-el,*Seek ye me, and '"ye | 
shall live: W.Jonah 3. lO.J 

5 But seek not ''Beth'-el, nor enter 
into Gil'gal, and pass not to 'Be'er- 
she'ba : for Gil'gal shall surely go in- 
to captivity, and Beth'-el shall come 
to nought. 

6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall live ; 
lest he break out like fire in the 
house of Jo'§eph, and devour zY,and 
there be none to quench it in Beth'-el. 

7 Ye who turn judgment to worm- 
wood, and leave off righteousness in 
the earth, 

8 Seek him tliat maketh the -^seven 
stars and 6-ri'on, and turneth the 
shadow of de^th into the morn- 
ing, and maketh the day dark with 
night : that ^calleth for the waters of 
the sea, and poureth them ont upon 
the face of the earth : ^The Lord is 
his name : 

9 That strengtheneth the spoiled 
ti. Mic. 7. 9. ' 



Exhortation to repentance. 



AMOS, 6. 



Wantonness of Israel, 



against the strong, so that the spoiled 
shall come against the fortress. 
10 They *hate him that rebuketh in 
the gate, and they -^abhor him that 
speaketh uprightly. 
C f 11 Forasmuch therefore as your 
! treading is upon the poor, and ye 
i take from him burdens of wheat : ye 
*have built houses of hewn stone, but 
ye shall not dwell in them ; ye have 
planted ^pleasant vineyards, but ye 
^ shall not drink w^ine of them.* 

12 For I know your manifold trans- 
gressions and your mighty sins : they 
afflict the just, they take ^a bribe, and 
they 'tarn aside the poor in the gate 
from their right. 

1 3 Therefore the prudent shall keep 
silence in that time ; for it is an evil 
time. 

14 Seek '"good, and not evil, that ye 
may live : and so the Lord, the God 
of hosts, shall be with you, as "ye have 
spoken, 

1 5 Hate ^he evil, and love the good, 
and establish judgment in the gate : 
nt may be that the Lord God of 
hosts will be gracious unto the rem- 
nant of J 5'seph. 

16 Therefore the Lord, the God of 
hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wail- 
ing shall he in all streets; and they 
shall say in all the highways, Alas ! 
alas ! and they shall call the husband- 
man to mourning, ^and such as are 
skilful of lamentation to wailing. 

17 And in all vineyards shcdl he 
wailing : for 'I will pass through 
thee, saith the Lord. 

1 8 Woe nmto you that desire the 
day of the Lord ! to what end is it 
for you? the day of the Lord is dark- 
ness, and not light. 

19 As if a man did flee from a lion, 
and a bear met him; or went into the 
house, and leaned his hand on the 
wall, and a serpent bit him. 

20 Shall not the day of the Lord he 
darkness, and not light ? even very 
dark, and no brightness in it ? 

2 1 'ill -hate, I despise your feast days, 
and I will not ^smell in your solemn 
assemblies. 

22 Though ye offer me burnt offer- 
ings and your meat offerings, I will 
not accept them: neither will I re- 
gard the ^peace offerings of your fat 
beasts. 

23 Take thou away from me the 
noise of thy songs; for I will not 
heai" the melody of thy viols. 

* C. Mic. 6 15. " 



B. C. 787. 



CHAP. 5. 

i Isa.29,21 

j 1 Ki. 22, 8 

k Mic. 6, 15 
Zeph.1,13 

2 vineyards 
of desire. 

3 Or, a 

ransom. 

I Isa.29,21 

m Mat. 7, 7 

n Mic. 3, 11 

Rom.12,9 

p Ex. 32, SO 

q Jer. 9, 17 

r Ex. 12, 12 

s Isa. 5, 19 
Ezek. 
12,22 
2 Pet. 3, 4 

t Isa. 1, 11 

4: Or, smell 
your holy 
days. 

5 Or, thank 

offerings. 

6 roll. 
Hos. 6. 6 

u Acts 7, 42 

7 Or, Sic- 
ciith your 
king. 
1 K'i,ll,33 



CHAP. 6. 

1 Or, are 

secure. 

2 Or, first- 
fruits. 
Ex. 19. 5 

a Gen.10,10 
Isa. 10, 9 
Taken 
B. C. 794. 

5 2Ki. 18.34 

c Ezek. 
12,27 

3 Or, haU- 
tation. 
Ps. 94, 20 

4 Or, 

abound 
with 
superflu- 
ities. 

5 Or, 

quaver. 

6 Or. in 
bowls of 

wine. 

7 breacTc. 

8 the ful- 
ness 
thereof. 

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24 But let judgment ^run down^ 
as waters, and righteous ness as a 
nii^hty s t ream . " 6, Mic. 6" 6-^8. 

25 Have "ye offered unto me sacri- 
fices and offerings in the wilderness 
forty years, O house of i§'ra-el ? 

26 But ye have borne ''the taber- 
nacle of your Moloch and Chf un 
your images, the star of your god, 
which ye made to yourselves. 

27 Therefore will I cause you to go 
into captivity beyond Da-mas'cus, 
saith the Lord, whose name is The 
God of hosts. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 The waiitonness of Israel 7 shall be plagued with 
desolatio7i. 

WOE to them that ^are at ease in 
Zf on, and trust in the moun- 
tain of Sa-ma'ri-a, v^hich are named 
^chief of the nations, to whom the 
house of Is'ra-el came! N, 6. 7. 

2 Pass ye unto ''Carneh, and see; 
andf rom thence go ye to^Ha'maththe 
great : then go down to Gath of the 
Phi-lis'tines : he they better than 
these kingdoms? or their border 
greater than your border ? 

3 Ye that ''put far away the evil day, 
and cause the ^seat of violence to 
come near ; 

4 That lie upon beds of ivory, 
and ^stretch themselves unon their 
couches, and eat the lambs out of 
the flock, and the calves out of the 
midst of the stall ; 

5 That ^chant to the sound of the 
viol, and invent to themselves in- 
struments of musick, like Da'vid ; 

6 That drink "^wine in bowls, and 
anoint themselves with the chief oint- 
ments : but they are not grieved for 
the 'affliction of J 5'seph. 

7 1i Therefore now shall they go cap- 
tive with the first that go captive, 
and the banquet of them that 
stretched themselves shall be re- 
moved. N, Zeph. 3. 1, 2. 

8 The Lord God hath sworn by him- 
self, saith the Lord the God of hosts, 
I abhor the excellency of Ja'cob, and 
hate his palaces : therefore will I de- 
liver up the city with all ^that is 
therein. 

9 And it shall come to pass, if there 
remain ten men in one house, that 
they shall die. 

1 And a man's uncle shall take 
him up, and he that burneth him, to 
bring out the bones out of the house, 
and shall say unto him that is by the 



1 N 



N 



Israel's rejection typified. 



AMOS, 7, 8. 



Amos IS accused. 



sides of the house, Is there yet a^iy 
with thee? and he shall say, No. 
Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue : 
for ^we may not make mention of the 
name of the Lord. 

1 1 For, behold, the Lord command- 
eth, and he will smite the great house 
with "breaches, and the little house 
with clefts. 

1 2 iShall horses run upon the rock ? 
will 07ie plow there with oxen? for 
ye have turned judgment into gall, 
and the fruit of righteousness into 
hemlock : 

1 3 Ye which rejoice in a thing of 
nought, which say, Have we not tak- 
en to us horns by our own strength ? 

1 4- But, behold, 1 will raise up against 
you a nation, O house of l§'ra-el, saith 
the Lord the God of hosts ; and they 
shall afflict you from '^the entering in 
of He'math unto the "river of the 
wilderness, 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 The judgment of the gramhopper-ft, 4 and of the fire, 
are diverted by the prayer of Amos. 10 Atncizia/i 
complains of Amos. 

THUS hath the Lord God shewed 
unto me ; and, behold, he formed 
^grasshoppers in the beginning of the 
shooting up of the latter grov/th; 
and, lo, it teas the latter growth after 
the king's mowings. 

2 And it came to pass, that when 
they had made an end of eating the 
grass of the land, then I said, O Lord 
God, forgive, I beseech thee : ^by 
whom shall Ja'cob arise? for he is 
small. 

3 The ''Lord repented for this : It 
shall not be, saith the Lord. 

4 ^Thus hath the Lord God shewed 
unto nie : and, behold, the Lord God 
called to contend by fire, and it de- 
voured the great deep, and did eat 
up a part. 

5 Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I 
beseech thee : by whom shall Ja'cob 
arise ? for he is small. 

6 The Lord ^repented for this : This 
also shall not be, saith the Lord God. 

7 "i Thus he shewed me : and, behold, 
the Lord stood upon a wall made by 
a plumbline, with a plumbline in his 
hand. 

8 And the Lord said unto me, A'mos, 
what seest thou? And I said, A 
plumbline. Then said the Lord, Be- 
hold, 'I will set a plumbline in the 
midst of my people l§'ra-el : "^I will 
not again pass by them any more : 

9 And 'the high places of r§aac shall 

/54) 



B. C. 787. 



CHAP. 6. 

9 Or, thev 
will not, 
or, have 
not. 

10 Or,drop 
Vings. 

d 1 Ki. 8, 65 

11 Or, 

valley. 



CHAP. 7. 

1 Or, green 
worms. 

2 Or, who 
of [or, 
for] Ja- 
cob shall 
stand ] 
Isa. 51, 19 

a Deut. 
32,36 
Jonah 
3,10 
Jas. 5. 16 

b Ps. 102,17 

c 2Ki.21,13 
Isa. 28,17 

(ZMic. 7, 18 

e Beer- 
sheba. 
Gen. 
26,23 
Gen. 46, 1 

/Fulfilled, 
2Ki.l5,10 

g 1 Ki.12,32 

h 2 Ki.U,23 

I ch. 2, 12 

i 1 Ki.12,32 
IKi. 13,1 

3 Or, sanc- 
tuary. 

4 house of 
the king- 
dom.. 

k 2 Ki. 2, 5 

I Zech.13,5 

5 Or, ^vild 

figs. 

6 from 
behind. 

m Isa.30,10 
Mic. 2, 6 

?i Jar. 28,12 
ler. 29, 
21, 25, 
31, 32 

Lam.5,11 



CHAP. 8. 
a Ezek. 7, 2 

1 shall 
howl. 

2 be silent. 

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be desolate, and the sanctuaries of l§'- 
ra-el shall be laid waste ; and •'I will 
rise against the house of Jer-o-bo'am 
with the sword. 

10 If Then Am-a-zi'ah ^the priest of 
Beth -el sent to ^Jer-o-bo'am king of 
l§'ra-el, saying, A'mos hath conspired 
against thee in the midst of the 
house of is'ra-el : the land is not able 
to bear all his words. 

1 1 For thus A'mos saith, Jer-o-b5'am 
shall die by the sword, and l§'ra-el 
shall surely be led away captive out 
of their own land. 

12 Also Am-a-zi'ah said unto A'mos, 
O thou seer, go, flee thee away into 
the land of Jii'dah, and there eat 
bread, and prophesy there : 

13 But 'prophesy not again any more 
at Beth'-el: -'for it is the king's 
^chapel, and it is the ""king's court. 

14 TiThen answered A'mos, and said 
to Am-a-zi'ah, I v)as no prophet, nei- 
ther i/K(s I a ^prophet's son; but 'I 
ivas an herdman, and a gatherer of 
^sycomore fruit: 

15 And the Lord took me ^as I fol- 
lowed the flock, and the Lord said 
unto me. Go, prophesy unto my peo« 
pie is'ra-el. 

1 6 N ow therefore hear thou the 
word of the Lord: Thou sayest. 
Prophesy not against Is'ra-el, emd 
drop "'not thy toord a.gain.st the house 
of I'saac. 

1 7 Therefore "thus saith the Lord ; 
-Thy wife shall be an harlot in the 
city, and thy sons and thy daughters 
shall fall by the sword, and thy land 
shall be divided by line; and thou 
shalt die in a polluted land : and l§'- 
ra-el shall surely go into captivity 
forth of his land. 

CHAPTER 8. 

4 Oppression of the poor reproved. 11 A famine of 
'God.'s word threatened. 

THLTS hath the Lord God shewed 
unto me :, and behold a basket 
of summer fruit. 

2 And he said, A'mos, what seest 
thou ? And I said, A basket of sum- 
mer fruit. Then said the Lord unto 
me, ''The end is come upon my people 
of is'ra-el ; x will not again pass by 
them any more. 

3 And the songs of the temple ^ shall 
be bowlings in that day, saith the 
Lord God : there shall he many dead 
bodies in every place ; they shall cast 
them forth ^with silence. 

4 ^Hear this, O ye that swallow up 



The certainty 



AMOS, 9. 



of IsraeVs desolation. 



the needy, even to make the poor of 
the land to fail, 

5 Saying, When will the ^new moon 
be gone, that we may sell corn ? and 
*the sabbath, that we may "set forth 
■wheat, making the ephah"" small, and 
the shekel great, and ^falsifying the 
balances by deceit ? 

6 That we may buy the poor for sil- 
ver, and the need^^ for a pa,ir of shoes ; 
yea, and sell the refuse of the 
wheat ? 

7 The Lord hath sworn by '^the ex- 
cellency of Ja'cob, Surely ""I will 
never forget any of their woi-ks. 

8 Shall -^not the land tremble for 
this, and every one mourn that 
dwelleth therein ? and it shall rise 
up wholly as a flood ; and it shall be 
cast out and drowned, ^as by the 
flood of E'gypt. 

9 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord God, Hhat I will 
cause the sun to go down at noon, 
and I will darken the earth in the 
clear day : 

10 And I will turn your feasts into 
moui-ning, and all your songs into 
lamer. iation ; and I will bring up 
sackcioth upon all loins, and bald- 
ness upon every head; 'and I will 
make it as the mourning of an only 
son, and the end thereof as a bitter 
day. 

1 1 ^Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord God, that I will send a 
famine in the land, not a famine of 
bread, nor a thirst for water, but of 
•^hearing the words of the Lord : 

1 2 And they shall wander from sea 
to sea, and from the north even to 
the east, they shall run to and fro to 
seek the word of the Lord, and shall 
not find it. 

1 3 In that day shall the fair virgins 
and young men faint for thirst. 

14 They that swear ^by the sin of 
Sa-ma'ri-a,and say, Thy God,0 Dan, 
liveth ; and. The "manner of Be'er- 
she'ba liveth ; even they shall fall, 
and never rise up again. 

CHAPTER 9. 

I Certainty of IsraeVs desolation. 11 Restoring of 
th e tabern acle of David. 

I SAW the Lord standing upon 
the altar : and he said. Smite the 
Uintel of the door, that the posts 
may shake : and ^cut them in the 
head, all of them ; and I will slay the 
last of them with the sword : he that 
fleeth of them shall not flee away, 



B. C. 787. 



CHAP. 8. 

3 Or. 

vionth. 

b Neh. 
13.15 

i open. 

Mic. 6, 10 

5 pervert- 
ing the 
balances 
of deceit, 
Hos. 12, 7 

d Ps. 68, 34 

e Hos. 8, 13 
Hos. 9, 9 

/ Hos. i, 3 

g ch. 9, 5 

h Job 5, 14 
Isa. 13,10 
Jer. 15, 9 
Mic. 3, 6 

i Jer. 6, 26 
Zeph. 
12. 10 

j 1 Sam.3,1 
Ps. 74,9 
Ezek.7,26 

k Deut.9.21 

6 way. 
Hos.10.13 
Acts 9, 2 
Actsl8,25 
Acts 19, 9 
Acts24,14 



CHAP. 9. 

1 Or, chap- 
iter, or, 
knop. 

2 Or, 
wound 
them. 
Hab. 3. 13 

a Ps. 139, 8 

h Job 20, 6 
Obad. 4 

c Jer. 23,24 

d Deut. 
28,65 

e Lev.17,10 

/Mic. 1,4 

3 ascen- 
sions, or, 
spheres. 
Ps. 104, 3 

4 Or, 

bundle. 

g Deut.2,23 
Jer. 47, 4 

^ch. 1,5 

i Ps. 11. 4 

j Jer. 30,11 

5 cause to 
move. 

6 stone. 

k Actsl5,16 

7 hedge, or, 
wall. 

I Obad. 19 

m Num. 
24. 18 

8 ^tpon 
'whom my 
name is 
called. 

850 



and he that escapeth of them shall 
not be delivered. 

2 Though ''they dig into hell, thence 
shall mine hand take them ; ''though 
they climb up to heaven, thence will 
I bring them down : 

3 And though they /hide themselves 
in the top of Car'mel, I will search 
and take them out thence; and 
though they be hid from my sight in 
the bottom of the sea, thence will I 
command the serpent, and he shall 
bite them : 

4 And though they go into captivity 
before their enemies, ''thence will I 
command the sword, and it shall 
slay them : and I 'Avill set mine eyes 
upon them for evil, and not for 
good. 

5 And the Lord God of hosts is he 
that toucheth the land, and it shall 
■^melt, and all that dwell therein 
shall mourn: and it shall rise up 
wholly like a flood ; and shall be 
drowned, as by the flood of E'gypt. 

6 It is he that buildeth his ^stories 
in the heaven, and hath founded his 
"troop in the earth ; he that calleth 
for the waters of the sea, and pour- 
eth them out upon the face of the 
earth : The Lord is his name. 

7 Are ye not as children of the 
E-thi-6'pi-an§ unto me, O children of 
is'ra-el ? saith the Lord. Have not I 
brought up l§'ra-el out of the land of 
E'gypt ? and the Phi-lis'tines "from 
Caph'tor, and the Sy r 'i-an§ '• from Kir? 

8 Behold, 'the eyes of the Lord (tOD 
are upon the sinful kingdom, and 
I •'will destroy it from off the face 
of the earth ; saving that I will not 
utterly destroy the house of Ja'cob, 
saith the Lord. 

9 For, lo, I will command, and I will 
•'sift the house of I§'ra-el among all 
nations, like as corn is sifted in a 
sieve, yet shall not the least 'grain 
fall upon the earth. 

10 All the sinners of my people 
shall die by the sword, which say, 
The evil shall not overtake nor pre- 
vent us. 

11 !iln ^that day will I raise up the 
tabernacle of Da'vid that is fallen, 
and ■'close up the breaches thereof ; 
and I will raise up his ruins, and I 
will build it as in the days of old : 

12 That 'they may possess the rem- 
nant of '"E'dom, and of all the hea- 
then, ''which are called by my name, 
saith the Lord that doeth this. 



Destruction, of Edom,^ for 



OBADIAH. 



pride, and oppression. 



13 Behold, "the days come, saith| b. c. 78? 
the Lord, that the plowman shall chap. 9. 



overtake the reaper, and the treader 
of grapes him that ^soweth seed ; 
and the mountains shall drop '"sweet 
wine, and all the hills shall melt. 
14 And I will bring again the cap- 
tivity of my people of l§'ra-el, and 
they shall ''build the waste cities, and 



inhabit them ; and they shall plant 
vineyards, and diink the wine there- 



Lev. 26, 5 i of ; they shall also make gardens, 
and eat the fruit of them. 
15 And I will plant them upon 



9 draweth 
forth. 

10 Or, new 







isa.^61,4 itheir land, ^and they shall no more 
^zek%¥\^^ pulled up out of their land which 
33-36' ' I have given them, saith the Lord 

pIsa.6O.2iL1 ^^ P^rl 

Joel 3. 2o!tny Lroa. 



OBADIAH. 



i Destruction of Elom, 3 for their pride, 10 nnd 
wrong unto Jacob in his distress. 17 iSaloation 
and victories of Jacob. 

'' pHE vision of o-ba-di'ah. Thus 
X saith the Lord God "concerning 
E'dom; We have heard a rumour 
from the Lord, and an ambassador 
is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, 
and let us rise up against her in 
battle. 

2 *i Behold, I have made thee small 
among the heathen : thou art greatly 
despised. 

8 The pride of thine heart hath de- 
ceived thee, thou that dwellest in 
the clefts *of the rock, whose habi- 
tation is high ; 'that saith in his 
heart, Who shall bring me down to 
the ground ? 

4 Though ''thou exalt thyself as the 
eagle, and though thou set thy nest 
among the stars, thence will I bring 
theu down, saith the Lord. 

5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers 
by night, (how art thou cut off !) 
would they not have stolen till they 
had enough? if the grapegatherers 
came to thee, would they not leave 
^some grapes ? 

6 IFHow are the th ings of E'sau 
searched out ! ho2n are his hidden 
things sought up ! 

7 All the men of thy confederacy 
have brought thee eveyi to the bor- 
der: Hhe men that were at peace 
with thee have deceived thee, ajid 
prevailed against thee ; ^they that 
eat thy bread have laid a wound 
under thee: there is none under- 
standing ^in him. 

8 Shall I not in that day, saith the 
Lord, even destroy the wise mei} 
out of E'dom, and understanding out 
of the mount of E'sau ? 

9 And thy 'mighty men, O Te'man, 
shall be dismayed, to the end that 



B. C. 587. 



a Isa. 21. 11 
Isa. 34, 5 
Ezek. 25, 
1-2, 13, 14 
Joel 3, 19 
Mai. 1. 3 

b 2 Ki. 11, 7 

c Isa. 14. 13 

d Job 20. 6 
Jer. 4!),16 
Jer. 51,53 
Amos 9. 2 

1 Or. glean- 
ings'.! 

2 the men 
of thy 
peace. 

3 the men 
of thy 
bread. 

i Or, of it. 

e Ps. 76, 5 
Amos2,16 

/Ps. 137, 7 
Amosl.ll 

g Mai. 1, 4 

5 Or, car- 
ried amay 
his sub- 
stance. 

h Nah. 3, 10 

6 Or. do not 
behold, 
etc. 

i Mlc. 4, 11 

j Pro.24,17 

7 magnified 
thy 
mouth. 

8 Orjorces. 

9 Or. shut 
up. 

k Ezek. 
35. 15 

10 Or. sup 
up. 

851 



every one of the mount of E'sau may 
be cut off by slaughter. 

1 For th_y -^violence against thy 
brother Ja'cob shame shall cover 
thee, and ^thou shalt be cut off for 
ever. 

1 1 In the day that thou stoodest on 
the other side, in the day that the 
strangers ^carried away captive his 
forces, and foreigners entered into 
his gates, and ^cast lots upon Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, even thou wast as one of 
thein. 

1 2 But "thou shouldest not have 
looked 'on the day of thy brother in 
the day that he became a stranger ; 
neither shouldest thou have •'rejoiced 
over the children of Jii'dah in the 
day of their destruction ; neither 
shouldest thou have "spoken proudly 
in the day of distress. 

13 Thou shouldest not have entered 
into the gate of my people in the day 
of their calamity; yea, thou should- 
est not have looked on their afflic- 
tion in the day of their calamity, 
nor have laid hands on their ''sub- 
stance in the day of their calamity ; 

14 Neither shouldest thou have 
stood in the crosswav, to cut off 
those of his that did escape ; neither 
shouldest thou have ''delivered up 
those of his that did remain in the 
day of distress. 

1 5 For the day of the Lord is near 
upon all the heathen : *as thou hast 
done, it shall be done unto thee : thy 
reward shall return upon thine own 
head. 

1 6 For as ye have drunk upon my 
holy mountain, so shall all the hea- 
then drink continually, yea, they 
shall drink, and they shall '"swallow 
down, and they shall be as though 
they had not been. 



Jonah, disobeying (xod. 



JONAH, 1. 



is cast into the sea. 



17 UBut upon mount Zfon shall be 
'^deliverance, and '^there shall be 
holiness ; and the house of Ja'cob 
shall possess their possessions. 

1 8 And the house of Ja'cob shall be 
a fire, and the house of Jo'§eph a 
flame, and the house of E'sau for 
stubble, and they shall kindle in 
them, and devour them ; and there 
shall not be any remaining of the 
house of E'sau ; for the Lord hath 
spoken it. 

1 9 And they of the south shall pos- 
sess the mount of E'sau ; 'and they of 



B. C. 587. 



11 Or, they 
that 
escape. 
Deut. 
32,36 

12 Or, it 
shall be 
holy, 
Joel 3, 17 

I Zeph. 2, 7 
m 1 Ki. 17,9 

13 Or,shall 
possess 
that 

which is 
in Seph- 
arad. 

n Isa. 19, 20 

Dan. 2, 24 

Zech.14,9 

Rev.11,15 



the plain the Phi-lis'tine§ : and they 
shall possess the fields of E'phra-im, 
and the fields of Sa-ma'ri-a: and 
Ben'ja-min shall possess Gil'e-ad. 

20 And the captivity of this host of 
the children of l§'ra-el shall possess 
that of the Ca'naan-ites, even "'unto 
Zar'e-phath ; and the captivity of 
Je'ru'sa-lem, ' Vhich is in Seph'a-rad, 
shall possess the cities of the south. 

2 1 And "saviours shall come up on 
mount Zi'on to judge the mount of 
E'sau ; and the kingdom "shall be the 
Lord's. - 



JONAH. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Jonah, sent to Nineveh, fiees to TarsMsh ; 4 he is 
ot)ertakeji by a tempest, 11 throwit into the sea, 
17 and swallowed by a Jish. 

NOW the word of the Lord came 
unto"J5'nah the son of A-mit'- 
ta-i, saying, 

2 Arise, go to Nin'e-veh, ''that great 
city, and cry against it; for their 
'wickedness is come up before me. 

3 But Jo'nah rose up to flee unto 
Tar'shish ''from the presence of the 
Lord, and went down to 'Jop'pa ; and 
he found a ship going to Tar'shish : 
so he paid the fare thereof, and went 
down into it, to go with them unto 
Tar'shish -^from the presence of the 
Lord. 

4 '[But the Lord 'sent out a great 
wind into the sea, and there was a 
mighty tempest in the sea, so that 
the ship ^was like to be broken. 

5 Then the mariners were afraid, 
and cried every man unto his god, 
and cast forth the wares that vjere 
in the ship into the sea, to lighten it 
of them. But J5'nah was gone down 
into the sides of the ship ; and he 
lay, and was fast asleep. 

6 So the shipmaster came to him, 
and said unto him. What meanest 
thou, O sleeper ? arise, -^call upon thy 
God, if so be that God will think 
upon us, that we perish not. 

T And they said every one to his 
fellow. Come, and let us *cast lots, 
that we may know for whose cause 
this evil is upon us. So they cast 
lots, and the lot fell upon Jd'nah. 

8 Then said they unto him, 'Tell us, 
we pray thee, for whose cause this 



B. C. 862. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 2 Kl.14,25 

b Gen.10,11 

c Gen.18,20 
Ezra 9, 6 
J as. 5,4 

d Isa. 23, 1 

e Josh. 
19,46 
2Chr.2,16 
Acts 9, 36 

/ Gen. 4, 16 

1 cast 
Jorth. 

2 thought 
to be 
broken. 

g Ps. 107,28 

h Josh. 7,14 
1 Sam. 
10.20 

i Josh. 7.19 

3 Or, JE- 
HOVAH. 

4 with 
great 
fear. 

5 may be 
silent 
from, us. 

6 ivent, or, 
greiv more 
and more 
tempestu- 
ous. 

i Eccl. 9,18 

7 digged. 

k Pro.21,30 
I Deut.21,8 

8 stood. 
Ps. 89, 9 

9 sacrificed 
a sacrifice 
unto the 
LORD, 
and 
vnu'ed 

VOID'S. 

862 



evil is upon us ; What is thine occu- 
pation? and whence comest thou? 
what is thy country ? and of what 
people art thou ? 

9 And he said unto them, I a?7i an 
He'brew ; and I fear ^the Lord, the 
God of heaven, which hath made the 
sea and the dry land. 

10 Then were the men "exceedingly 
afraid, and said unto him, Why hast 
thou done this ? For the men knew 
that he fled from the presence of the 
Lord, because he had told them. 

1 1 Then said they unto him. What 
shall we do unto thee, that the sea 
'may be calm unto us? for the sea 
Vrought, and was tempestuous. 

12 And he said unto them,Take me 
up, and cast me forth into the sea ; 
so shall the sea be calm unto you : 
for I know that for •'my sake this 
great tempest is upon you, 

13 Nevertheless the men 'rowed 
hard to bring it to the land ; ^but they 
could not : for the sea wrought, and 
was tempestuous against them. 

14 Wherefore they cried unto the 
Lord, and said. We beseech thee, O 
Lord, we beseech thee, let us not 
perish for this man's life, , and lay 
'not upon us innocent blood: for 
thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased 
thee. 

1 5 So they took up Jd'nah, and cast 
him forth into the sea : and the sea 
"ceased from her raging. 

1 6 Then the men feared the Lord 
exceedingly, and ''offered a sacrifice 
unto the Lord, and made vows. 

17 "i^>[ow the Lord had prepared a 



Prayer of JonaJi 



JONAH, 2-4. 



The Ni7ievites repent. 



great fish to swallow up Jo'nah. And 
•"Jo'nah was in the '"belly of the fish 
three days and three nights. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Prayer of Jonah : 10 lie i<: delivered out of the belly 
ofthefinh. 

THEN Jd'nah prayed unto the 
Lord his God out of the fish's 
belly, 

2 And said, I cried 'by reason of 
mine affliction unto the Lord, and 
he heard me ; out of the belly of ^hell 
cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 

3 For "thou hadst cast me into the 
deep, in the ^midst of the seas ; and 
the floods compassed me about : all 
thy billows and thy waves passed 
over me. 

4 Then 'L said, I am cast out of thy 
sight ; yet I will look again toward 
'^thy holy temple. 

5 The waters compassed me about, 
even to the soul: the depth closed 
me round about, the weeds were 
wrapped about my head. 

6 I went down to the '^bottoms of 
the mountains; the earth with her 
bars loas about me for ever: yet 
hast thou brought up my life from 
^corruption, O Lord my God. 

7 When my soul fainted within me 
I remembered the Lord: '^and my 
prayer came in unto thee, into thine 
holy temple. 

8 They that observe 'lying vanities 
forsake their own mercy. 

9 But I will -^sacrifice unto thee with 
che voice of thanksgiving ; I will pay 
that that I have vowed. Salvation 
is of the Lord. 

10 tAnd the Lord ?spake unto the 
fish, ajid it vomited out Jo'nah upon 
the dry land. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Jonah preaches to the Ninevites ; 3 they repent. 

AND the word of the Lord caiiie 
unto Jo'nah the second time, 
saying, 

2 Arise, go unto Nm'e-veh, that great 
city, and preach unto it the preach- 
ing that I bid thee. 

3 So Jo'nah arose, and went unto 
Nm'e-veh, according to the word of 
the Lord. Now Nm'e-veh was an 
^exceeding great city of three days' 
journey. 

4 And Jd'nah began to enter into the 
city a day's journey, and ''he cried, 
and said, Yet forty days, and Nin'e- 
veh shall be overthrown. 

p ^ 5 IFSo the people of *Nin'e-veh be- 



B. C. 862. 



CHAP. 1. 

m Mat. 
12, 40 
Mat. 16, 4 

10 bowels. 



CHAP. 2. 

1 Or, out of 

mine 
affliction. 

2 Or, the 
grave. 

a Ps. 88. 6 

3 heart. 

b Ps. 31, 32 
c 1 Ki. 8, 38 

4 cuttings 
off. 

5 Or, the 
pit. 

Ps. 16. 10 

d Ps. 18, 6 

e 2Kt.l7,15 
Ps. 31, 6 
Jer. 10,8 
Jer.16. 19 

/ Ps. 50, 14 
Ps. 116,17 
Hos. 14, 2 
Heb.13,15 

g Mat. 8, 9 



CHAP. 3. 

1 of God, 
Gen. 30, 8 
Fs.36.6 
Ps. 80, 10 

a Deut. 

18, 22 

b Mat.12,41 
Lu. 11, 32 

c Job 2, 8 

r2 2Chr.20.3 
Joel 2, 15 

2 said. 

3 great 
men. 

e Isa. 55,6,7 



CHAP. 4. 

a Mat.20.15 
b Ex. 34, 6 
c 1 Ki. 19, 4 

1 Or, Art 

than, 
greatlii 
angry ? 

2 Kika)on, 
or, palm- 
crist. 

3 rejoiced 
with 
great joy. 

853 



lieved God, and proclaimed a fast, 
and put on sackcT o"tTi,Tronr~T)he 
greatest ot them even to "the~Teast^ 
orthem. Rl^hyTy 

bL or word came unto the king of 
Nin'e-veh, and he arose from his 
throne, and he laid his robe from 
him, and covered him with sack- 
cloth, "^and sat in ashes. 

7 And ''he caused it to be proclaimed 
and ^published through Nin'e-veh by 
the decree of the king and his ^no- 
bles, saying. Let neither man nor 
beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing : 
let them not feed, nor drink water : 

8 But let man and beast be covered 
with sackcloth, and cry mightily un- 
to God: yea, let them turn ^every 
one from his evil wav, and from the 
violence that is in their hands. 

9 Who can tell if God will turn and 
repent, and turn away from his fierce 
anger, that w^e perish not ? 

10 And God saw their works, that 
they turned from their evil way; 
and God repented of the evil, that 
he had said that he would do unto 
them; and he did it not. r. mjc. 6 8;* 

CHAPTER 4. 

Jonah, repining at God's mercy, 4 in reproved by the 
type of a gourd. 

BUT ''it displeased Jd'nah exceed- 
ingly, and he was very angry. 

2 And he prayed unto the Lord, 
and said, I pray thee, O Lord, vxis 
not tiiis my saying, when I was yet 
in my country? Therefore I fled 
before unto Tar'shish : for I knew 
that thou art a ''gracious God, and 
merciful, slow to anger, and of great 
kindness, and repentest thee of the 
evil. 

3 Therefore ""now. O Lord, take, I 
beseech thee, my life from me; for 
it is better for me to die than to live. 

4 iThen said the Lord, 'Doest thou 
well to be angry ? 

5 So Jo'nah went out of the city, and 
sat on the east side of the city, and 
there made him a booth, and sat un- 
der it in the shadow, till he might see 
what would become of the city. 

6 And the Lord God prepared a 
^gourd, and made it to come up over 
Jo'nah, that it might be a shadow 
over his head, to deliver him from 
his grief. So Jd'nah Hvas exceeding 
glad of the gourd. 

7 But God prepared a worm when 
the morning rose the next day, and 
it smote the goiu-d that it withered. 

* W. Mic. 7. 18, 19. * 



R 



W 



J 



(rO(Vs lorath against 



MICAH, 1, 2. 



Jacob for idolatry. 



8 And it came to pass, when the sun 
did arise, that God prepared a Vehe- 
ment east wind ; and ''the sun beat 
upon the head of Jo'nah, that he 
fainted, and wished in himself to 
die, and said. It is better for me to 
die than to Uve. 

9 And God said to Jd'nah, 'Doest 
thou well to be angry for the gourd ? 
And he said, '^I do well to be angry, 
even unto death. 

10 Then said the Lord, Thou hast 



B.C. 862. 



CHAP. 4. 

4 Or, 

Hilent. 
d Ps. 121, 6 

5 Or, Art 
thou 
(ircdtly 
aiujrii? 

6 Or, / am 
greatly 
angry. 

7 Or, 
spared. 

8 %vas the 
son of the 
night. 

e Ezek. 33, 



'had pity on the gourd, for the 
which thou hast not laboured, nei- 
ther madest it grow ; which ®came 
up in a night, and perished in a 
night : 

1 1 And should not I "spare Nin'e- ^ L 
veh, that great city, wherein are more j 
than sixscore thousand persons ^that ! 
cannot discern between their right | 
hand and their left hand ; and also \ 
much ^cattle ? L Mic. 7. 18, 19. j 

11 /Deut. 1, 39 fit Ps. 36, 6 Ps. 145, 9 



MICAH. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Micah .'iheiDs the W7'alh oj God againi^t Jacob for 
idolatr^y : 10 he exhorts to mourning. 

THE "word of the Lord that came 
to *Mi'cah the Mo'ras-thite in the 
days of Jo'tham, A'haz, and Hez-e- 
ki'ah, kings of Ju^dah, which he saw 
concerning Sa-ma'ri-a and Je-ru'sa- 
lem. 

2 IF 'Hear, all ye people ; hearken, O 
earth, and ^all that therein is : and 
let the Lord God be witness against 
you, the Lord from his holy temple. 

3 For, behold, "the Lord cometh 
forth out of his place, and will come 
down, and tread upon the high places 
of the earth. 

4 And the mountains shall be mol- 
ten under him, and the valleys shall 
be cleft, as wax before the fire, aoid 
as the waters that are poured down 
^a steep place. 

5 For the "^transgression of Ja'cob is 
all this, and for the sins of the house 
of Is'ra-el. What is the transgression 
of Ja'cob ? is it not Sa-ma'ri-a ? and 
what are the high places of Jii'dah ? 
are they not Je-ru'sa-lem ? 

6 Therefore I will make Sa-ma'ii-a as 
'an heap of the field, and as plant- 
ings of a vineyard : and I will pour 
down the stones thereof into the val- 
ley, and I will discover the founda- 
tions thereof. 

7 And all the graven images thereof 
shall be beaten to pieces, and all the 
hires thereof shall be burned with 
the fire, and all the idols thereof Avill 
I lay desolate : for she gathered it of 
the hire of an harlot, and they shall 
return to the hire of an harlot. 

S Therefore I will wail and howl, I 



B.C. 750. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 2 Pet.1,21 
b Jer. 26,18 

1 Hear, ye 

people, all 
of them. 

2 the ful- 
ness 
thereof. 

c Isa.26,21 

3 a descent. 

d Jer. 2, 19 

e 2 Ki.19,25 

i daughters 
oftheoivl. 

5 Or, she is 

griei'ously 
sick of her 
wounds. 

/2 Ki. 18,13 
Isa. 8, 7,8 

6 That is, 
Dust. 

7 thou in- 
liabitress, 
or, thou, 
that 
dufllest 
fairly. 

8 Or, the 

country 
of flocks. 

9 Or, a 

place 
near. 

10 Or, ivas 
grieved. 

11 Or, for. 

12 That is, 

A lie. 

13 Or, the 
glory of 
Israel 
shall 
come, etc. 

g 2Ki. 17,6 



B. C. 730. 

CHAP. 2. 
a Hos. 7, 6 
b Ps. 36. i 

854 



Avill go stripped and naked: I will 
make a wailing like the dragons, and 
mourning as the ^owls. 

9 For ^her wound is incurable ; for 
-'^it is come unto Jii'dah ; he is come 
unto the gate of my people, even to 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep 
ye not at all : in the house of ''Aph'rah 
roll thyself in the dust. 

11 Pass ye away, ''thou inhabitant 
of Sa'phir, having thy shame naked : 
the inhabitant of ''Za'a-nan came not 
forth in the mourning of '^Beth-e'zel ; 
he shall receive of you his standing. 

12 For the inhabitant of Ma'roth 
'"waited carefully for good : but evil 
came down from the Lord unto the 
gate of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

13 thou inhabitant of La'chish, 
bind the chariot to the swift beast : 
she is the beginning of the sin to the 
daughter of Zl on : for the transgres- 
sions of i§'ra-el were found in thee. 

14 Therefore shalt thou give pres- 
ents ' 'toMor'esh-eth-gath : the houses 
of "^Ach'zib shall be a lie to the kings 
of l§'ra-el. 

1 5 Yet will I bring an heir unto 
thee, O inhabitant of Ma-re 'shah : '^he 
shall come unto A-dullam the glory 
of Is'ra-el. 

16 Make thee bald, and poll thee for 
thy delicate children ; enlarge thy 
baldness as the eagle ; for they ^are 
gone into captivity from thee. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 God's judgment against oppression. 4 Lanienta- 
lion. 7 Jlejjroof of injustice andidoic.trij. 12 Prom- 
ise of ref^toring Jacoli. 

WOE to them "that devise in- 
iquity, and ''work evil upon 
their beds ! when the morning is 



Judgment against oppression. MICAH. 3. 



light, they practise it, because it is in 
the power of their hand. 

2 And they covet fields, and take 
them by violence ; and houses, and 
take them away : so they 'oppress a 
man and his house, even a man and 
his heritage, 

3 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Behold, against ''this family do I de- 
vise an evil, from which ye shall not 
remove your necks; neither shall 
ye go haughtily : for this time is 
evil. 

4 In that day shall one take up a 
parable against you, and lament Hvith 
a doleful lamentation, and say. We 
be utterly spoiled : he hath changed 
the portion of my people : hovv^ hath 
he removed it from me! ^turning 
away he hath divided our fields. 

5 Therefore thou shalt have none 
that shall ''cast a cord by lot in the 
congregation of the Lord. 

6 ^Prophesy ye noit.say they to them 
that prophesy : they shall not proph- 
esy to them, that they shall not take 
shame. 

7 O thou that art named the house 
of Ja'cob, is the spirit of the Lord 
^straitened ? are these his doings ? do 
not my words do good to him that 
walketh \iprightly ? 

8 Even ''of late my people is risen up 
as an enemy : ye pull off the robe 
^with the garment from them that 
pass by securely as men averse from 
war. 

9 The ^women of my people have ye 
cast out from their pleasant houses ; 
from their children have ve taken 
away my glory for ever. 

10 Arise ye, and depart; for this is 
not your -^rest : because it is polluted, 
it shall destroy you^ even with a sore 
destruction. 

11 If a man ^"walking in the spirit 
and falsehood do lie, saying, I will 
prophesy unto thee of Avine and of 
strong drink; he shall even be the 
prophet of this people. 

12 •[Twill surely assemble, O Ja'cob, 
all of thee ; I will surely gather the 
'^remnant of Is'ra-el ; I will put them 
together as the sheep of Boz'rah, as 
the flock in the midst of their fold : 
they shall make great noise by rea- 
son of the midtitude o/men. 

1 3 The breaker is come up before 
them: they have broken up, and 
have passed through the gate, and 
are gone out by it : and their king 



B. C. 710. 

CHAP. 3. 

a Jer. 5, 4,5 

h Ps. 14, 4 

c Pro. 1, 28 

d Isa. 56, 10 

e Mat. 7, 15 

/ Ezek. 
13,23 

1 from a 
vision. 

2 from, di- 
vining. 

3 upper li-p. 

a Ps. 74, 9 
Amos8,ll 

h lCor.2,1,4 

i Isa. 58, 1 

4 bloods. 

j Isa. 1, 23 
Ezek. 
22, 12 
Hos. 4, 18 

k Jer. 6, 13 
Titus 1,11 
Jude 11 

I Isa. 48, 2 
Jer. 7, 4 
Rom.2,17 

5 saying. 

m Jer.28,18 
ch. 1, 6 

n Ps. 79. 1 

855 



on the head of them. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 The princes^ cruelty. '^ Falsehood of the prophets '. 
8 their ill grounded secur'dij. 

AND I said. Hear, I pray you, () 
heads of Ja'cob, and ye princes 
of the house of l§'ra-el ; ""Is it not for 
you to know judgment ? 

2 Who hate the good, and love the 
evil ; wdio pluck off their skin from 
off them, and their flesh from off 
their bones ; 

3 Who also *eat the flesh of my 
people, and flay their skin from off 
them ; and they break their bones, 
and chop them in pieces, as for the 
pot, and^ as flesh within the cal- 
dron. 

4 Then ''shall they cry unto the 
Lord, but he wull not hear them : he 
will even hide his face from them 
at that time, as they have behaved 
themselves ill in their doings. 

5 ^Thus saith the Lord '^concerning 
the prophets that make my people 
err, that ^bite with their teeth, and 
cry, Peace ; and he that putteth not 
into their mouths, they even prepare 
war against him. 

6 Therefore -^night shall he unto 
you, ^that ye shall not have a vision ; 
and it shall be dark unto you, ^that 
ye shall not divine ; and the sun shall 
go down over the prophets, and the 
day shall be dark over them. 

7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, 
and the diviners confounded: yea, 
they shall all cover their ^lips ; for 
there ^is no answer of God. 

8 But truly I am full of power by 
the ^spirit of the Lord, and of judg- 
ment, and of might, 'to declare unto 
Ja'cob his transgression, and to is'- 
ra-el his sin. 

9 ^Hear this, I pray you, ye heads 
of the house of Ja'cob, and princes of 
the house of ls'ra-el,that abhor judg- 
ment, and pervert all equity. 

10 They build up Zf on with ^blood, 
and Je-ru'sa-lem Avith iniquity. 

1 1 The -lieads thereof judge for re- 
ward, and '^the priests thereof teach 
for hire, and the prophets thereof 
divine for money : yet ^vill they lean 
upon the Lord, ^and say. Is not the 
Lord among us ? none e^dl can come 
unon us. 

1 2 Therefore shall Zi'on for your 
sake be "plowed as a field, "and Je- 
ru'sa-lem shall become heaps, and the 



Glory of the chvrch. 

-nountain of the house as the high 
places of the forest. 

CHAPTER 4. 

■■. ExtahliRhment of Chrl>iVs kingdom ,• 3 the peace, 
() resloraUon, 8 kingdom, 11 and victory of the 

ClllUCli. 

BUT "in the last days it shall come 
to pass, that the mountain of 
the house of the Lord shall be es- 
tablished in the top of the moun- 
tains, and it shall be exalted above 
the hills ; and people shall flow 
unto it. 

2 And many nations shall come, and 
say, Come, and let us go up to the 
mounttjn of the Loud, and to the 
house of the God of Ja'cob ; and he 
*will teach us of his ways, and we 
will walk in his paths : for the law 
shall go forth of Zf on, and the word 
of the Lord from Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 IF And he shall judge among many 
people, and rebuke strong nations 
afar off ; and they shall beat their 
swords nnto plowshares, and their 
spears into 'pruninghooks : nation 
shall not lift up a sword against 
nation, neither ''shall they learn war 
any more. 

4 But ^they shall sit every man 
under his vine and under his fig tree; 
and none shall make them afraid : 
for the mouth of the Lord of hosts 
hath spoken it. 

5 For -^all people will walk every one 
in the name of his god, and we -^will 
walk in the name of the Lord our 
God for ever and ever. 

6 1i In that day, saith the Lord, will 
*I assemble her that halteth, and T 
will gather her that is driven out, 
and her that I have afflicted ; 

7 And I will make her that halted a 
remnant, and her that was cast far 
off a strong nation: and the Lord 
shall 'reign over them in mount 
Zi'on from henceforth, even for ever. 

8 And thou, O tower of "the flock, 
the strong hold of the daughter of 
Zi'on, unto thee shall it come, even 
the first dominion; the kingdom 
shall come to the daughter of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

9 TNow why dost thou cry out 
aloud ? is there no king in thee ? is 
thy counsellor perished? for pangs 
have taken thee as a woman in trav- 
ail. 

10 Be in pain, and labour to bring 
forth, O daughter of Zi'on, like a 
womi?.n in travail : for now shalt 
thou go forth out of the city, and 



MICAH, 4, 5. 



Christ's birth foretold. 



B. C. 710. 



CHAP. 4. 

a Isa. 2, 2 
Ezek. 
17,22 
Dan. 2, 44 

b John 6,45 

c Joel 3, 10 

1 Or, 

scythes. 

d Ps. 72, 7 

e 1 Ki. 4, 25 
Zech.3,10 

/ Jer. 2. 11 

(I Zech. 
lU, 12 

h Ezek. 
34, 16 
Zeph.3,19 

i Ps. 147, 2 
Ezek. 
34, 13 
Ezek. 
37,21 

j Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 24, 23 
Dan. 7, 14 
Lu. 1, 33 
Rev. 11, 15 

2 Or, Edar. 
Gen.35,21 

k Rev.21,24 



CHAP. 5. 

a Lam. 3,30 
Mat.27,.30 

b Mat. 2, 6 
John 7, 42 

c Gen.49,10 
Isa. 9, 6 

d Ps. 90, 2 
Pro. 8, 22 
John 1, 1 

1 the days 
of eter- 
nity. 

2 Or, rule. 
Isa. 40, 11 
Ezek. 
34,23 

e Ps. 72, 8 
Isa. 52. 13 
Zech.9,10 
Lu. 1, 32 

/ Isa. 9, 6 
Lu. 2. 14 
Eph. 2, 14 
Col. 1, 20 

3 princes of 
men. 

4 eat up. 

g Gen. 10, 8 

5 Or, with 
her own 
naked 
swords. 

hhVL.1,71 

856 



thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou 
shalt go even to Bab '5' Ion; there shalt 
thou be delivered ; there the Lord 
shall redeem thee from the hand of 
thine enemies. 

1 1 ^Now also many nations are 
gathered against thee, that say. Let 
her be defiled, and let our eye look 
upon Zi'on. 

12 But they know not the thoughts 
of the Lord, neither understand they 
his counsel : for he shall gather them 
as the sheaves into the floor. 

1 3 Arise and thresh, O daughter of 
Zi'on: for I will make thine horn 
iron, and I will make thy hoofs 
brass : and thou shalt beat in pieces 
many people : ^'and I will consecrate 
their gain unto the Lord, and their 
substance unto the Lord of the whole 
earth. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Birth of Chrifft foretold .- 4 his kingdoin, S and 
conquest. 

NOW gather thyself in troops. O 
daughter of troops : he hath laid 
siege against us: they ''shall smite the 
judge of is'ra-el with a rod upon the 
cheek. 

2 ]5ut thou, *Beth'-le-hem Eph'ra- 
tah, though thou be little among the 
thousands of Jii'dah, yet out of thee 
shall he come forth unto me that is 
to be ''ruler in i§'ra-el ; whose goings 
'^forth have been from of old, from 
'everlasting. 

3 Therefore will he give them up, 
until the time that she v/hich trav- 
aileth hath brought forth : then the 
remnant of his brethren shall re- 
turn unto the children of l§'ra-el. 

4 And he shall stand and ^feed in the 
strength of the Lord, in the majesty 
of the name of the Lord his God; 
and they shall abide : for now ''shall 
he be great unto the ends of the 
earth, 

5 And this maii -^shall be the peace, 
when the As-syr'i-an shall come into 
our land : and when he shall tread 
in our palaces, then shall we raise 
against him seven shepherds, and 
eight ^principal men. 

6 And they shall Svaste the land of 
As-s5"r'i-a with the sword, and the land 
•^of Nim'rod 'In the entrances there- 
of : thus shall he ''deliver tis from the 
As-syr'i-an, when he cometh into our 
land, and when he treadeth within 
our borders. 

7 And the remnant of Ja'cob shall 



God's controversy 



MICAH, 6, 7. 



'tTiith his people. 



be in the midst of many 'people as a 
dew from the Lord, as the showers 
upon the grass, that tarrieth not for 
man, nor waiteth for the sons of 
men. 

8 ^And the remnant of Ja'cob shall 
be among the Gen'tfleg in the midst 
of many 'peo]3le as a lion among the 
beasts of the forest, as a young lion 
amoiag the flocks of 'sheep : who, if 
he go through, both treadeth down, 
and teareth in pieces, and none can 
deliver. 

9 Thine hand shall be lifted up up- 
on thine adversaries, and all thine 
enemies shall be cut off. 

1@ And -^it shall come to pass in that 
da}^, saith the Lord, that I will cut 
off thy horses out of the midst of 
thee, and I will destroy thy chariots : 

1 1 And I will cut off the cities of thy 
land, and throw do\^Ti all thy strong 
holds : 

12 And I will cut oii witchcrafts 
out of thine hand; and thou shalt 
have no more soothsayers : 

1 3 Thy ^graven images also will I 
cut off, and thy 'standing images out 
of the midst of thee ; and thou shalt 
'no more worship the work of thine 
hands. 

14 And I will pluck up thy groves 
of the midst of thee : so will I 

destroy thy ^cities. 

1 5 And I will execute vengeance in 
anger and fury upon the heathen, 
such as they have not heard. 

CHAPTER 6. 

I GocVs controverHy for imkindness, 6 for igno- 
rance, 10 for iiijuatice, 18 and for idolatry, 

HEAR ye now what the Lord 
saith ; Arise, contend thou 'be- 
fore the mountains, and let the hills 
hear thy voice. 

2 Hear ye, O mountains, ''the Lord's 
controversy, and ye strong founda- 
tions of the earth : for the Lord hath 
a controversy with his people, and 
he will plead with is'ra-el. 

3 O my people, *what have I done 
unto thee? and wherein have I 
v/earied thee? testify against me. 

4 For I brought thee up out of the 
land of E'gypt, and redeemed thee 
out of the house of servants ; and I 
sent before thee M5'§e§, Aar'on, and 
j\[ir'i-am. 

5_0 my people, remember now what 
Ba'lak <^king of Mo'ab consulted, and 
what Balaam the son of Be'or 
answered him from '^Shit'tim unto 



B. C. 710. 



CHAP. 5. 
i Ps. 110, 3 

6 Or, goats, 
j Zech.9,10 
k Zecii,13,2 

7 Or, 

statues. 

I Isa. 2, 8 

8 Or, 
enemies. 



out 



CHAP. 6. 

1 Or, with. 

a Hos. 12, 2 

b Jer.2,5,31 

c Num. 22,5 
Rev. 2, 14 

d Num.25,1 

e Judg.5,11 

/John 6, 28 

2 sons of a 
2/ear? 

g Ps. 50, 9 
Ps. 51. 16 
Isa. 1, 11 

k 2 Ki. 16, 3 

3 belly. 

4 liuynble 
thyself 
to walk. 

5 Or, thy 

name 
shall see 
that 
ivhich is. 

6 Or, Is 

there yet 
linto 
every 
man an 
house of 
the 

wicked, 
etc. 

7 measure 
of lean- 
7iess. 

8 Or, Shall 
1 he pure 
uHth, etc. 

i Hos. 12, 7 

9 Or, he 

doth 
much 
keep 
the, etc. 

j 1 Ki.16,25 

10 Or, 

astonish- 
ment. 



CHAP. 7. 

1 the gath- 
erings of 
summer, 

857 



Gil'gal; that ye may know the 'right- 
eousness of the Lord. 

6 Wherewith •''shall I come before 
the Lord, afid how myself before the 
high God ? shpjl I come before him 
with burnt offerings, with calves ^of 
a year old ? 

7 'Vv^ill '"the Lord be pleased with 
thousands of rams, or with ten thou- 
sands of rivers of oil ? ''shall I give 
m.y firstborn for my transgression, 
the fruit of my ^body for the sin of 
my soul ? 

8 He ha th shewe d thee, O man. 
what i s go od; and vv^hat doth the 
Lord r e quire of the e, but t o do J ustly, 
and to love mercy, a nd to Sv alk 
humbly with thy God ? * 

9 HThe Lord's voice crieth unto the 
city, and '"the man of wisdom shall 
see thy name : hear ye the rod, and 
who hath appointed it. 

10 ®Are there j^et the treasures of 
wickedness in the house of the wick- 
ed, and the 'scant measure that is 
abominable ? 

11 ^Shali I count them pure with 
the ^vicked balances, and with the 
bag of deceitful weights ? 

12 For the rich men thereof are 
full of violence, and the inhabitants 
thereof have spoken lies, and their 
tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 

13 Therefore also will I make thee 
sick in smiting thee, in making thee 
desolate because of thy sins. 

14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satis- 
fied ; and thy casting down shall he 
in the midst of thee ; and thou shalt 
take hold, but shalt not deliver ; and 
that which thou deliverest will I give 
UD to the sword. 

15 Thou shalt sov7, but thou shalt 
not reap ; thou shalt tread the olives, 
but thou shalt not anoint thee with 
oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not 
drink wine. C. Hag. 2. 17. 

16 For ''the statutes of •'Om'ri are 
kept, and all the works of the house 
of Aliab, and ye walk in their coun- 
sels ; that I should make thee a '"des- 
olation, and the inhabitants thereof 
an hissing: therefore ye shall bear 
the reproach of my people. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 77)6 church, complaining of her small number, 
3 and the general corruptimi, 5 puts not confidence 
in inan, out in God. 8 She triumphs, 14 is com- 
forted. 

TT7"0E is me I for I am as Vhen 
V T they have gathered the sum- 
mer fruits, as the grapegleanings of 

+ G.Zech.8.16,17: 0.7 18.1 Q: R. Zel-h. 1.3. 



G 

R 



[ 



Complahit of the church. 



NAHUM, 1. 



Her confidence in God. 



the vintage: there is no cluster to 
eat: "my soul desired the firstripe 
fruit. 

2 The ^good man is perished out of 
the earth : and there is none upright 
among m.en : they all lie in wait 
for blood ; 'they hunt every man his 
brother with a net. ^, jVlatt. 12. 30. 

3 That they may do evil with both 
hands earnestly, ^the prince aslieth, 
'^and the judge asketh for a reward ; 
and the great man, he uttereth ^his 
mischievous desire: so they wrap 
it up. 

4 The best of them is as a brier : the 
most upright is sharper than a 
thorn hedge : the day of thy watch- 
men and thy visitation cometh; 
now shall be their perplexity. 

5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye 
not confidence in a guide : keep the 
doors of thy mouth from her that 
lieth in thy bosom. 

6 For the 'son dishonoureth the fa 
ther, the daughter riseth up against 
her mother, the daughter in law 
against her mother in law ; a man's 
enemies are the men of his own 
house. 

7 Therefore I will look unto the 
Lord ; 1 will wait for the God of my 
salvation : my God will hear me. 

8 llRejoice •''not against me, O mine 
enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; 
when I sit in darkness, the Lord 
shall he a light unto me. 

9 I will bear the indignation of the 
Lord, because I have sinned against 
him, until he plead my cause, and 
execute judgment for me : he will 
bring me forth to the light, and I 
shall behold his righteousness.* 

10 "Then she that is mine enemy 
shall see it, and shame shall cover 
her which said unto me, Where is 
the Lord thy God ? mine eyes shall 



B. C. 710. 



CHAP. 7. 
a Hos. 9. 10 

2 Or, QOdly, 
or, merci- 
ful. 

b Hab. 1. 15 

c Hos. d, 18 

d Isa. 1, 23 

3 the mis- 
chief of 
his soul. 

e Mat. 10,21 

/ Pro. 24,17 
Lam. 4,21 

4 Or, And 

thou ivilt 
see her 
that is 
mine ene- 
my, and 
cover her 
ivith 
shame. 

5 she shall 
be for a 
treading 

doivn. 

6 Or, even 
to. 

7 Or, After 
that it 
hath 
been. 

8 Or. Rule. 
2 Sam.5,2 
Ps. 78, 71 

g. John 17, 6 

h Isa. 26, 11 

9 Or, 
creeving 
things. 

i Ex. 15, 11 

1 Ki. 8,23 
Ps. 89, 6,8 

j Ex. 34,6,7 
Jer. 50, 20 

k Ps. 103, 9 

Isa. 57, 16 

I P.om. 6, 6 
Rom. 8, 2 

mRom. 
11. 29 



behold her: now ^shall she be trod- 
den down as the mire of the streets. 

11 ir/n the day that thy walls are 
to be built, i?i that day shall the de- 
cree be far removed. 

1 2 In that day also he shall come 
even to thee from As-syr'i-a, ^and from 
the fortified cities, and from the for- 
tress even to the river, and from sea 
to sea, and from mountain to moun- 
tain. 

13 ^Notwithstanding the land shall 
be desolate because of them that 
dwell therein, for the fruit of their 
doings. 

14 II **Feed thy people with thy rod, 
the flock of thine heritage, which 
dwell solitarily in ^the wood, in the 
midstof Car 'mei: let them feed mBa'- 
shanandGil'e-ad,as in the days of old. 

1 5 According to the days of thy 
coming out of the land of E'gj'pt will 
I shew unto him marvellous things. 

16 The nations ^shall see and be 
confounded at all their might : they 
shall lay their hand upon their 
mouth, their ears shall be deaf. 

1 7 They shall lick the dust like a 
serpent, they shall move out of their 
holes like Svorms of the earth : they 
shall be afraid of the Lord our God, 
and shall fear because of thee. 

18*!lWho*^5 a God like unto thee, ] 



that p ardo n eth -^ iniquity, a nd passeth 



b y the t rans gression of the rem nant 
of his he ritage ? %e re taineth not his 
anger for ever, becau s e he delightetli 
i?i mercy . P. Zech. 10. 6; W. Zech. 13. 1. 
1 9 He will t urn aga,in, he will have 
co mpassion upon us ; he will subdue 
■our iniqu it ies : and thou wilt cast all 



their sins i nto the depths o f the sea, i f 



20 Thou ™wilt perform the truth to 
Ja'cob, ajidthe mercy to A'bra-ham, 
which thou hast sworn unto our 
fathers from the days of old. 



NAHU 



H 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 T/ie burden of Nineveh. 2 Majesty of God, 7 iv 
fioodness to his people, 8 and severity against his 
enemies. 

THE burden of Nin'e-veh. The 
book of the vision of Na'hum 
the El'kosh-ite. 

2 'God is jealous, and the Lord re- 
vengeth; the Lord revenge th, and 
*J. Nah. 1.3. 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 1. 

1 Or, The 
Lord is 
a iealous 
God, and 
a reven- 
ger, etc. 

2 'that hath 
fury. 

a Ex. 34,6,7 
Ps. 103. 8 

858 



""is furious; the Lord will take venge- 
ance on his adversaries, and he re- 
serveth lorath for his enemies. 
3 The Lord is ''slow to anger, and 
great in power, and will not at ail 
acquit the wicked: the *Lord hath 
his way in the whirlwind and in the 

b Ex. 19,16 „ 

t L Zepb. 3. 15-17; 0. Matt. 18.% 3. 



NATTUM, 2. 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 1. 



i r 



The majesty of God in the 

storm, and the clouds «re the dust of 
J this feet. H. 1. 6; J. 1. 6. 

4 i le 'rebuketh the sea. and makethitj c josh. .3, is 
dry, and drieth up all the rivers : Ba'-|'^^ le's™" 
shall languisheth, and Car'mel, and s sfaodup 
^he flower of Leb'a-non languisheth. ."^ ^u-.ngth. 
& The '^mountains quake at him,''^ j'^j-^i^-^ 
and the hills melt, and the earth is: ic\ li 
burned at his presence, yea, the! 
world, and all that dwell therein. | 

6 Who can stand before his indig-j 
nation ? and who can "abide in the! 
fierceness of his anger ? his fury isj 
poured out like fire, and the rocksj 
are thrown down by him.* | 

7 ^T he L ord is good^ a^^strong hold 
in the day of trou ble ; ' aiidThe faow- 
eth them that trust in him , t 

8 But with an 'overrunning flood 
he will make an utter end of the 
place thereof, and darkness shall 
pursue his enemies. 

9 What do ye imagine against the 6 Xm". 
Lord? he will make an utter end: 
affliction shall not rise up the second 
time. 

10 f^'or while they he folden together 
as thorns, and while they are drunk- j^ dupV-slr 
en as drunkards, they shall be de- --'^ — ' 
voured as stubble fully dry. 

11 There is o)2e come out of thee, 
that imagineth evil against the Lord, 
a wicked counsellor. 

12 Thus saith the Lord; 'Though 
they be quiet, and likewise many, yet 
thus shall they be "cut^down, when he 
shall pass through 



destrvctio77 of his enemies. 



2 Tim 

2 19 
f Amos 8, 8 
5 Or, If 

they 

would 

have 

been at 

peace, so 

should 

they 

have 

been 

many, 

and sn 

should 

they have 

been 

shorn, 

and he 

should 

have 

passed 



fcaxl. 
;8 Bdiul. 



CHAP. 2. 



or, ham- 
mer. 

2 Or, the 
pride of 
Jacob as 
the pride 
of Israel. 

3 Or, dyed 
scarlet. 

4 Or, fiery 
torches. 

5 their 
, show. 

1 hough 1 have; 6 p''- o^'- 
afflicted thee. I will afflict thee no 7 coln'ing, 

or, cov- 
erer, 
8 Or, 

from off thee, and will burst thj9 0r%mt 

I which 
ivas es- 
Inbtished 
or. there 
was a 
stand 
Tnade. 



more. 
13 For 



now will I break his yoke 



bonds in sunder. 

14 And the Lord hath given a com- 
mandment concerning thee, that no 
more of thy name be sown : out of 
the house of thy gods will I cut off loori dis 
the graven image and the 
image: 1 will make thy grave; 
thou art vile. 



molten; n'or^' 



for; 



from 
t he days 
that she 
hath 

15 Behold upon the mountains the'i2^or!c'ai(se 
feet of him thatbringeth good tidings, i them to 
that publisheth peace! O Jii'dah,|i3 0i"anci 
'keep thy solemn feasts, perform thyi ]nfnite 
vows : for ^the wicked shall no more sf'>'"e- , 

M I'essels 



pass 
cut off 



through 



thee; he is utterly j 



Q 



CHAPTER 

Judah and f-s?^nel beinc/ punis/ted. God se7tds fearful 
((nnies (((/ainut iheir euemiea. ' \ 

HE 'that dasheth in pieces is come! 
up before thy face: keep the; 
* H. Zeph. L 14. 15; J. Zeph. 3. 5. 
t F. Hab. 3. 17, 18; E. Mai. 3. 16. 



of desire 
15 [The ra- 
pacious 
character 
o{ the 
l\ing of 
Assyria 
is here 
allegori- 
cally set 
forth.] 

859 



munition, watch the way, make thy 
loins strong, fortify thy pov/er 
mightily. 

2 For the IjORD hath turned avray 
^the excellency of Ja'cob, as the ex- 
cellency of l§'ra-el : for the emptiers 
have emptied them out, and marred 
their vine branches. 

3 The shield of his mighty men is 
made red, the valiant men are ^in 
scarlet : the chariots shall be with 
^flaming torches in the day of his 
preparation, and the fir trees shall 
be terribly shaken. 

4 The c!hariots shall rage in the 
streets, they shall justle one against 
another in the broad ways : ^they 
shall seem like torches, they shall 
run like the lightnings. 

5 He shall recount his Svorthies : 
they shall stumble in their walk ; 
they shall make haste to the wall 
thereof, and the defence shall be 
prepared. 

6 The gates of the rivers shall be 
opened, and the palace shall be ^dis- 
solved. 

7 And ^Huz'zab shall be ^°led away 
captive, she shall be brought up, and 
her maids shall lead Aer as with the 
voice of doves, tabering upon their 
breasts. 

8 But Nm'e-veh is ' 'of old like a pool 
of water : yet they shall flee away. 
Stand, stand, shall they cry; but 
none shall '"^look back, 

9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take 
the spoil of gold: '^for there is none 
end of the store an d glory out of all 
the "'pleasant furniture. 

10 She is empty, and void, and 
waste: and the heart melteth, and 
the knees smite together, and much 
pain is in all loins, and the faces of 
them all gather blackness. 

11 Where ?5 '^the dwelling of the 
lions, and the feedingplace of the 
young lions, where the lion, even the 
old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, 
and none made them afraid? 

1 2 The lion did tear in pieces enough 
for his whelps, and strangled for his 
lionesses, and filled his holes with 
prey, and his dens with ravin. 

1 3 I^ehold, 1 am against thee, saith 
the Lord of hosts, and I will burn 
her chariots in the smoke, and the 
sword shall devour thy young lions : 
and I will cut off thy prey from the 
earth, and the voice of thy messen- 
gers shall no more be heard. 

2 






Miserable ruin 



HABAKKUK, 1. 



of Nineveh. 



CHAPTER 3. 

Miserable ruin of Nineveh. 

WOE to the 'bloody city ! it is all 
full of lies and robbery; the 
prey departeth not; 

2 The noise of a whip, and the 
noise of the rattling of the wheels, 
and of the pransing horses, and of 
the jumping chariots. 

3 The horseman lif teth up both ^the 
bright sword and the glittering 
spear: and there is a multitude of 
slain, and a great number of car- 
cases; and there is noriQ end of their 
corpses; they stumble upon their 
corpses : 

4 Because of the multitude of the 
whoredoms of the wellfavoured har- 
lot, the "mistress of witchcrafts, that 
selleth nations through her whore- 
doms, and families through her 
witchcrafts. 

5 Behold, I am against thee, saith 
the Lord of hosts; and *I vvdll dis- 
cover thy skirts upon thy face, and 
I will shew the nations thy naked- 
ness, and the kingdoms thy shame. 

6 And I will cast abominable filth 
upon thee, and make thee vile, and 
will set thee as a gazingstock. 

7 And it shall come to pass, that 
all they that look upon thee shall 
flee from thee, and say, Nm'e-veh is 
laid waste : who will bemoan her ? 
whence shall I seek comforters for 
thee? 

8 Art thou better than ^populous 
N5, that was situate among the riv- 
ers, that /lac/ the waters round about 
it, whose rampart v)as the sea, arid 
her wall was from the sea ? 

9 E-thi-5'pi-a 'and E'gypt loere her 
strength, and it vms infinite ; Piit 
and Lu'bim were '*thy helpers. 

10 Yet was she carried away, she 
went into captivity : her young chil 
dren also were dashed in pieces at 



B. C. 713. 



CHAP. 3. 

1 city of 
bloods. 

2 the flame 
of the 
sword, 
and the 
lightning 
of the 
spear. 

a Isa. 47, 9 

h Isa. 47,2,3 

3 NoAmon, 
or, nour- 
ishing. 
Jer.46,25 
Ezek. 
30,14 

c Ezek.30,5 

4 in thy 
help. 

d Joel 3, 3 
Obad. 11 

e Rev. 6, 13 



/ Jer. 50. 37 
Jer.51.30 



g Joel i, 4 

5 Or, thy 
hired 
soldiers. 

6 Or, 

sprendeth 
himself, 

h Rev. 9, 7 

i Jer. 50, 18 
Ezek.31,3 

7 Or, val- 
iant ones. 



i 1 Ki.22,17 

8 wrin- 
kling. 

k Lam.2,15 
Zeph.2,15 
Isa. 14, 8 



the top of all the streets : and they 
'^cast lots for her honourable men, 
and all her great men were bound in 
chains. 

11 Thou also Shalt be drunken . 
thou shalt be hid, thou also shait 
seek strength because of the enemy. 

12 All thy strong holds shall be 
like *fig trees with the firstripe figs : 
if they be shaken, they shall even 
fall into the mouth of the eater. 

13 Behold, -^thy people in the midst 
of thee are Avomen : the gates of thy 
land shall be set Ynde open unto 
thine enemies : the fire shall devour 
thy bars. 

14 Draw thee waters for the siege, 
fortify thy strong holds: go into 
clay, and tread the morter, make 
strong the brickkiln. 

1 5 There shall the fire devour thee ; 
the sword shall cut thee off, it shall 
eat thee up like ^the cankerworm : 
make thyself many as the canker- 
worm, make thyself inany as the 
locusts. 

1 6 Thou hast multiplied ^thy mer- 
chants above the stars of heaven: 
the cankerworm "spoileth, and fleeth 
away. 

1 7 Thy ^crowned are as the locusts, 
and thy captains as the great grass- 
hoppers, which camp in the hedges 
in the cold day, b^it when the sun 
ariseth they flee away, and their 
place is not known where they ctre. 

1 8 Thy shepherds slumber, O king 
'of As-syr'i-a : thy 'nobles shall dwell 
i7i the dust : thy people •'is scattered 
upon the mountains, and no man 
gathereth them. 

19 There is no ^healing of thy 
bruise; thy wound is grievous: all 
^that hear the bruit of thee shall 
clap the hands over thee : for upon 
whom hath not thy wickedness' 
passed continuallj^ ? 



HABAKKUK 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Unlo Eabakkiik, complaining of the iniquity of 
theland,5 is shewn the fearful vengeance by the 

Chaldeans. 

THE burden which Ha-bak'kuk 
the prophet did see. 
2 O Lord, how long ''shall I cry, 
and thou wilt not hear! even cry 



B. C. 626. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Ps. 119, 
136 

860 



out unto thee of violence, and thou 
M^ilt not save ! 

3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, 
and cause me to behold grievance 1 
for spoiling and violence are before 
me: and there are that raise up 
strife and contention. 



B. C. 62G. 



Vengeance o f the Chal dea ns, HABAKKUK, 2 . 

4 Therefore ''the law is slacked, and 
judgment doth never go forth : for 
the wicked doth compass about the 
righteous; therefore 'wrong judg- 
ment proceedeth. 

5 It Behold ye among the heathen, 
and regard, and wonder marvel- 
lously : ' for I will work a work in 
your days, loJiich ye will not believe, 
tnough it be told you. 

6 For, lo, ^I raise up the Chal-de'ans, 
that bitter and hasty nation, which 
shall march through the ^breadth of 
the land, to possess the dwelling- 
places that are not their's. 

7 They are terrible and dreadful : 
their ^judgment and their dignity 
shall proceed of themselves, 

8 Their horses ''also are swifter than 
the leopards, and are more ^fierce 
than the evening wolves : and their 
horsemen shall spread themselves, 
:md their horsemen shall come from 
far ; they shall fly as the eagle that 
hasteth to eat. 

9 They shall come all for violence : 
^their faces shall sup up as the east 
wind, and they shall gather the cap- 
tivity as the sand. 

10 And they shall scoff at the kings, 
and the princes shall be a scorn unto 
them : they shall deride every strong- 
hold ; for they shall heap dust, and 
take it. 

1 1 Then shall his mind change, and 
he shall pass over, and offend, im- 
puting this his power unto his god. 

12 *^Art thou not from everlasting, 
O Lord my God, mine Holy One? 
we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast 
ordained them for judgment ; and, 
O 'mighty God, thou hast ^established 
them for correction. 

13 Thou art of purer eyes than to 
behold evil, and canst not look on 
^iniquity : wherefore lookest thou 
upon them that deal treacherously, 
and boldest thy tongue when the 
wicked devoureth the man that is 
more righteous than he ? 

14 And makest men as the fishes of 
the sea, as the creeping things, that 
have no ruler over them ? 

1 5 They take up all of them with 
the angle, they catch them in their 
net, and gather them in their "drag : 
therefore they rejoice and are glad. 

1 6 Therefore they sacrifice unto 
their net, and burn incense unto their 
dr*ag ; because by them their portion 
is fat, and their meat ^ 'plenteous. 



ayid their judgment. 



CHAP. 1. 

b Ps. 58, 1,2 

1 Or, 

wrested. 

2 Fulfilled, 
2Chr.36,6 

3 breadths. 

4 Or, from 
tJiem 
shall 
proceed 
the judg- 
ment of 
these, a.nd 
the cnp- 
tii'itr of 
these. 

c Deut. 
28,49 

5 sharp. 

d the oppo- 
sition of 
their 
faces 
toward 
the east: 
or, the 
supping 
np of 
their 

faces,etc., 
"or, their 
face^ 
shall look 
toward 
the east. 

7 rock. 

8 founded. 

9 Or, 

grievance. 

id Or, flue 
net. 

11 fat, or. 
dainty. 

12 Or, 
spread. 



CHAP. 2. 

a Isa. 21, 8 

1 fenced 
place. 

2 Or,iTi me. 

3 upon my 
reproof, 
or, argu- 
ing, or, 
vjhen I 
am ar- 
quedwith. 

h Rora.15,4 

c Dan. 
10, 14 

d John 8,36 
Rom. 1,1 
Gal. 3, 11 
Heb.lO,3S 

4 Or, How 
much 
more. 

e Pro.27,20 

5 Ov,Ho,he. 

6 bloods. 

7 Or, gai7i- 
ethan 
evil gain. 
Ps. 49, 11 
Jas. 5, 3 

8 palm of 
the hand. 

9 Or,piece, 
or, fas- 
tening. 

10 Or, 
ivitness 
against 
it. 

11 bloods. 

861 



1 7 Shall they therefore '-empty their 
net, and not spare continually to slay 
the nations ? 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Unto Habakkuk, waiting for an answer, is shewn 
that he must wail i7i faith. 5 Judgment upon, the 
ChaMea?is for their si?is. 

WILL stand upon °my watch, 
and set me upon the 'tower, and 
will vvatcn to see what he will say 
'^unto me, and v/hat I shall ansv/er 
^when I am reproved. 
2 And the Lord answered me, and 
said, ^ Write the vision, and make it 
plain upon tables, that he may run 

that readeth it. ^ b. Matt. 5. 17, 18.J 
6 For 'the vision ts yet for an ap- 
pointed time, but at the end it shall 
speak, and not lie : though it tarry, 
wait for it ; because it will surely 
come, it will not tarry. 

4 *Ii Behold, his soul lohich is lifted 
up is not upright in him : but '^the 
just shall live b}' his faith. 

5 "Yea also, because he transgress- 
eth by wine, he is a proud man, 
neither keepeth at home, who en- 
largeth his ^desire as hell, and is as 
death, and cannot be satisfied, but 
gathereth unto him all nations, and 
heapeth unto him all people : 

6 Shall not all these take up a para- 
ble against him, and a taunting prov- 
erb against him, and say, ^Woe to 
him that increaseth that which is 
not his ! hov\'' long ? and to him that 
ladeth himself with thick clay ! 

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly 
that shall bite thee, and awake that 
shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for 
booties unto them ? 

8 Because thou hast spoiled many 
nations, all the remnant of the peo- 
ple shall spoil thee ; because of men's 
''blood, and for the violence of the 
land, of the city, and of all that 
dwell therein. 

9 •[ Woe to him that 'coveteth an 
evil covetousness to his house, that 
he may set his nest on high, that he 
may be delivered from the '^power of 
evil! 

1 Thou hast consulted shame to 
thy house by cutting off many peo- 
ple, and hast sinned against thy 
soul. 

11 For the stone shall cry out of the 
wall, and the ®beam out of the timber 
shall '"answer it. 

1 2 ^ Woe to him that buildeth a 
toMm with "blood, and stablisheth a 
city by iniquity I 



B 



Habakkiik''s prayer. 



HABAKKUK, 3. 



The majesty of God. 



1 3 Behold, is it not of the Lord of 
hosts that the people shall labour /in 
the very fire, and the people shall 
Aveary themselves '^for very vanity ? 

14 For the earth shall be filled '^with 
the knowledge of the glory of the 
Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 

15 "i Woe unto him that giveth his 
neighbour drink, that puttest thy bot- 
tle to him, and makest him drunken 
also, that thou mayest look on their 
nakedness ! 

16 Thou art filled 'Svith shame for 
glory: drink thou also, and let thy 
foreskin be uncovered: the cup of 
the I^ord's right hand shall be turned 
unto thee, and shameful spewing 
shall be on thy glory. 

17 For the violence -°of Leb'a-non 
shall cover thee, and the spoil of 
beasts, which made them afraid, be- 
cause of men's blood, and for the 
violence of the land, of the city, and 
of all that dM^eil therein. 

18 'i What profiteth the graven im- 
age that the maker thereof hath 
graven it ; the molten image, and a 
teacher of lies, that the "maker of 
his work trusteth therein, to make 
dumb idols ? 

19 Woe unto him that saith to the 
wood, Awake; to the dumb stone. 
Arise, it shall teach ! Behold, it is 
laid over with gold and silver, and 
there is no breath at all in the midst 
of it. 

20 But the Lord is in his holy tem- 
ple: "'let all the earth keep silence 
before him. 

CHAPTER 3. 

I J^ahcil-'kitVf^ prayer : 3 God's inaieMy in deliver- 
ing //is people. H Stabiliu/ of the propheVs faith. 

A PRAYER of Ha-bak'kuk the 
-XJL prophet 'upon Shi-gi'o-noth. 

2 O Lord, I have heard ^thy speech, 
and was afraid : O Lord, ^revive thy 
work in the midst of the years, in the 
midst of the years make known ; in 
wrath remember mercy. 

8 "ii God came from ^Te'man, and the 
Holy One from mount Pa'ran. Se'- 
lah. His glory covered the heavens, 
and the earth was full of his praise. 

4 And his brightness was as the 
light ; he had ^horns coming out of 
his hand : and there loas the hiding 
of his power. 

5 Before him went the pestilence, 
and ''burning coals went forth at his 
feet. 

6 He stood, and "measured the earth : 



B. C. 626. 



CHAP.. 2. 

/ Isa. 50, 11 

12 Or, in 

vain '/ 

13 Or, by 
knowing 
the glory 
of the 
LOUD. 

14 Or, more 
with 
shdnie 
than ivith 
glory. 

g Jer. 50, 33 

15 fashion- 
er ofhi^ 
fashion. 

16 be silent 
all the 
earth 
before 
hini. 



CHAP, 3. 

1 Or, ac- 
cording 
to vari- 
able songs, 
or, tii7ies, 
called in 
Hebrew, 
Snigio- 
noth. 

2 thy re- 
port, or, 
thy hear- 
ing. 

3 Or, VT^e- 
serve 
alive. 

4 Or, the 
south. 

5 Or, bright 
beams 
out of 
his side. 

6 Or, 
burning 
diseases. 

a Deut.32,8 
b Ps. 135.10 

7 EthiOTpia 

8 Or, under 
affliction, 
or, vaji- 
ity. 

c Ex. 14, 21 

9 Or, thy 
chariots 
were 
salva- 
tion ? 

10 Ov, thou 
didst 
cleave the 
rivers of 
the earth. 

11 Or, thine 
arrnii's 
tvalked 
in the 
light. 

d Mic. 4, 1 
e 2 Sam. 
5,20 

12 making 
naked. 

13 luere 
tempestu- 
ous. 

14 Or, mud 

15 Or, cut 
them in 
pieces. 

f 2Cor.4,8,9 

16 Ue. 
7 .Job 13.15 

Isa. 61, 10 

862 



he beheld, and drove asunder *the 
nations ; and the everlasting moun- 
tains were scattered, the perpetual 
hills did bow : his ways are ever- 
lasting. 

7 I saw the tents of "'Cu'shan ^in 
affliction: and the curtains of the 
land of Mid'i-an did tremble. 

8 Was the 'Lord displeased against 
the rivers ? vms thine anger against 
the rivers? was thy wrath against 
the sea, that thou didst ride upon 
thine horses and ^thy chariots of sal- 
vation ? 

9 Thy bow was made quite naked, 
according to the oaths of the ti-ibes, 
even thy word. Selah. ^"Thou didst 
cleave the earth with rivers, 

10 The mountains saw thee, and 
they trembled: the overflowing of 
the water passed by : the deep ut- 
tered his voice, a7id lifted up his 
hands on high. 

1 1 The sun and moon stood still in 
their habitation: "at the light of 
thine arrows they went, and at the 
shining of thy glittering spear. 

1 2 Thou didst march through the 
land in indignation, thou didst thresh 
'^the heathen in anger. 

13 Thou wentest forth 'for the sal- 
vation of thy people, eve^i for salva- 
tion with thine anointed ; thou 
woundedst the head out of the 
house of the wicked, '^by discover- 
ing the foundation unto the neck. 
Selah. 

14 Thou didst strike through with 
his staves the head of his villages : 
they '^came out as a whirlwind to 
scatter me : their rejoicing ivas as to 
devour the poor secretly. 

1 5 Thou didst walk through the 
sea with thine horses, through the 
'^heap of great waters. 

16 When I heard, my belly trem- 
bled ; my lips quivered at the voice : 
rottenness entered into my bones, 
and I trembled in myself, that I 
might rest in the day of trouble : 
when he com.eth up unto the peo- 
ple, he will ''invade them with his 
troops. 

1 7 'li Although -^the fig tree shall not 
blossom, neither shall fruit he in the 
vines; the labour of the oUve shall 
'"fail, and the fields shall yield no 
meat ; the flock shall be cut off from 
the fold, and there shall be no herd 
in the stalls : 

1 8 Yet ^I will rejoice in the Lord, I 



Go(Vs judgments 



ZEPHANIAH, 1, 2. 



against Judah, 



will joy in the God of my salva- 
tion. F. Zeph. 3. 12, 13. 
1 9 The Lord God is ^my strength, 
and he will make my feet like hinds' 



B. C. 626. 



CHAP. ?!. 
h, Ps. 27, 1 

17 Neqi- 
noth. 



feet, and he will make me to walk 
upon mine high places. To the chief 
singer on my ''stringed instru- 
ments. 



EPHANIAH. 



CHAPTER 1. 

'; '^hen ZepJirtniak prophesied. 2 God's severe 
judgyneiLts against Juduh for divers sins. 

THE "word of the Lord which 
came unto Zeph-a-ni'ah the son 
of Cu'shi, the son of Ged-a-lf ah, the 
son of Am-a-rf ah, the son of Hiz-ki'- 
ah, in the days of Jo-si'ah the son of 
A'mon, king of Jii'dah. 

2 'I will utterly consume all things 
from off ^the land, saith the Lord. 

3 I will consume man and beast ; I 
will consume the fowls of the heaven, 
and the fishes of the sea, and the 
^stumblingblocks with the wicked; 
and I will cut off man from off the 
land, saith the Lord. 

4 I will also stretch out mine hand 
upon J u'dah, and upon all the inhab- 
itants of Je-ru'sa-lem ; and *I will cut 
off the remnant of Ba'al from this 
place, and the name of the *Chem'a- 
rims with the priests ; 

5 And them that worship the host 
of heaven upon the housetops ; and 
them that worship a7id that swear 
^by the Lord, and that swear '^by 
Mal'cham ; 

6 And them that are turned back 
from the Lord ; and those that have 
not sought the Lord, nor enquired 
for him. 

7 Hold thy peace at the presence of 
the Lord God: for the day of the 
Lord is at hand : for the Lord hath 
prepared a sacrifice, he hath "bid his 
guests. 

8 And it shall come to pass in the 
day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I 
will 'punish the princes, and the 
king's children, and all such as are 
clothed with strange apparel. 

9 In the same day also will I punish 
all those that leap on the threshold, 
which fill their masters' houses with 
violence and deceit. 

10 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord, that there shall 
be the noise of a cry from the '^fish 
gate, and an howling from the second, 
and a great crashing from the hills. 



B. C. 630. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 2 Pet.1,21 

j 1 By takmg 
away 

1 will 
tn-ake an 
end. 

2 the face 
of the 
land. 

3 Or, idols. 
Ezek.7,19 
Mat.l3,4:l 

i Fulfilled, 

2 Ki. 23, 

b Hos. 10, 5 

5 Or, to the 

LORD. 

c 1 Ki.11.33 

6 sancti- 
fied, or, 
prepared. 

7 insit 
npon. 
Jer. 39, 6 

d 2 Chr. 
33,14 

c Jas. 5. 1 

8 the mer- 
chant 
street. 

9 curded, 
or, thick- 
ened. 

Jer. 48, 11 
Amos 6, 1 

/ Ps. 94, 7 

g Deut. 
28, 30 
Amos5,ll 

/! Mic. 6, 15 

i Joel 2, 1 

j Jer. 4, 19 

k Ezek.7,19 

I ch. 3, 8 



CHAP. 2. 

a Joel 2, 16 

1 Or. not 
desirous. 

863 



11 Howl, ^ye inhabitants of «Mak'- 
tesh, for all the merchant people are 
cut down ; all they that bear silver 
are cut off. 

1 2 IF And it shall come to pass at 
that time, that I will search Je-ru'- 
sa-lem with candles, and punish the 
men that are ^settled on their lees : 
•^that say in their heart. The Lord 
will not do good, neither will he do 
evil. 

13 Therefore their goods shall be- 
come a booty, and their houses a 
desolation: they shall also build 
houses, but ^not inhabit the)n ; and 
they shall plant vineyards, but not 
Mrink the wine thereof. 

14 The 'great day of the Lord is' 
near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, 
even the voice of the day of the 
Lord: the mighty man shall cry 
there bitterly. 

1 5 That day is a day of Avrath, a 
day of trouble and distress, a dayj 
of wasteness and desolation, a day of 
darkness and gloominess, a day of 
clouds and thick darkness, '^" 

1 6 A day of -^the trumpet and alarm 
against the fenced cities, and against 
the high towers. 

17 And I will bring distress upon 
men, that they shall walk like blind 
men, because they have sinned 
against the Lord : and their blood 
shall be poured out as dust, and their 
flesli as the dung. 

18 Neither Hheir silver nor their 1 ^ 
gold shall be able to deliver them in 
the day of the Lord's wrath : but the 
whole land shall be devoured ^by the 
fire of his jealousy: for he shall 
make even a speedy riddance of all 
them that dwell in the land. T 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Exhortation to return to God by repentance. 
4 Judgments o?? the Philistines, 8 on Moab and 
A7nmo7i. 12 on Ethiopia, 13 and on Assyria. 

GATHER "yourselves together, 
yea, gather together, O nation 
'not desired ; 

2 Before the decree bring forth, be- 
fore the day pass as the chaff, before 
*H. Zeph. 1. 18. tH. Mai. 3. 18. 



Exhortatio7i to repentance. ZEPHANIAH, 3. 



*the fierce anger of the Lord come 
upon you, before the day of the 
Lord's anger come upon you. 

3 Seek '^ye the Lord, '^all ye meek of 
the earth, which have wrought his 
judgment; seek righteousness, seek 
meekness : it may be ye shah be hid 
in the day_of the Lord's anger. 

4 IF For Ga'za shall be forsaken, and 
Ash'ke-15n a desolation : they shall 
drive out Ash'dod -^at the noon day, 
and Ek'ron shall be rooted up. 

5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the 
^sea coast, the nation of the Cher'e- 
thites! the word of the IjORD is 
against you; ^O Ca'naan, the land of 
the Phi-lis'tine§, 1 v/ill even destroy 
thee, that there shall be no inhab- 
itant. 

6 And the sea coast shall be dwell- 
ings and cottages for shepherds, 'and 
folds for flocks. 

7 And the coast shall be for the 
•^remnant of the house of Jii'dah; 
they shall feed thereupon: in the 
houses of Ash'ke-lon shall they lie 
down in the evening : ^for the Lord 
their God shall visit '^them, and ^turn 
away their captivity. 

8 ^I '"have heard the reproach of 
Mo'ab, and the revilings of the chil 
dren of Am'mon, w'hereby they have 
reproached my people, and "magni- 
fied themselves against their border. 

9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord 
of hosts, the God of Ts'ra-el, Surely 
'^Md'ab shall be as Sod'om, and ^the 
children of Am'mdn as Go-mor'rah, 
even the breeding of nettles, and 
saltpits, and a perpetual desolation : 
the residue of my people shall spoil 
them, and the remnant of my people 
shall possess them. 

10 This shall they have for their 
pride, because they have reproached 
and magnified themselves against 
the people of the Lord of hosts. 

11 The Lord will he terrible unto 
them: for he vv^ill "famish all the 
gods of the earth; and ^??2ew shall 
worship him, every one from his 
place, eve?? all 'the isles of the heathen. 

1 2 IF Ye *E-thT-o'pi-an§ also, ye shall 
be slain by my sword. 

13 And he will stretch out his 
hand against the north, and destroy 
As-syr'i-a ; and will make Nm'e-veh a 
desolation, anddrj like a wilderness. 

14 And flocks shall lie down in the 
midst of her, all 'the beasts of the na-| 
tions : both the ^cormorant and the 



B. C. 630. 



CHAP. 2 

6 2Ki.23,26 

c Amos 5, 6 

d Ps. 76, 9 

e Joel 2, 14 
Amos5,15 

/Jer. 6,4 
Jer. 15, 8 

g Ezek. 
25,16 

h Josh. 13,3 

i Isa. 17, 2 

J Isa. 11, 11 
Mic. 5, 7 
Hag. 1. 12 
Hag. 2, 2 

2 Or, u;7ien, 
etc. 

k Ex. 4, 31 
Mi«. 4, 10 
Lu. 1. 08 

I Jer. 29, 14 

m Jer.48,27 
Ezek. 25,8 

n Jer. 49, : 

o Isa. 15, 1 
Amos 2, 1 

p Amosl,13 

3 make 
lean. 

q Gen.49,10 
Ps. 2, 8 
Mai. 1, 11 
John 4.21 

r Gen. 10, 5 

s Isa. IS, 1 

t Isa. 13.21 

4 Or, 
pelican. 

5 Or,/,-?^op,«, 
or, chapi- 
ters. 

6 Or, ■xv'hen 
he hath 
uncov- 
ered. 
Jer. 22, 14 

u Isa. 47, 8 

V Rev. 18, 7 



CHAP. 3. 

1 crav\ or, 
glutton- 
oua. 

a Jer: 22, 21 
b Jer. 5, 3 

2 Or, in- 
struction. 

c Jer. 23, 11 

d Ezek. 
22,26 

e Mic. 3, 11 

3 nwrning 
by morn- 
ing. 

4 Or, 
corners. 

/Gen. 6,12 

g Pro. 20,22 

h Joel 3, 2 

5 Up. 
Isa. 19, 18 

6 shoulder. 

i Ps. 68, 31 
Mai. 1, 11 
Acts 8, 27 

864 




Jerusaletji is reproved, 

bittern shall lodge in the ^upper lin- 
tels of it ; their voice shall sing in 
the windows; desolation shall be in 
the thresholds : "for he shall uncover 
the cedar work. 

15 This is the rejoicing city ^that 
dwelt carelessly, 'that said in her 
heart, I am, and the7'e is none beside 
me : how is she become a desolation, 
a place for beasts to lie down in! 
every one that passeth by her shall 
hiss, and wag his hand. 

CHAPTER 3. 

I The princes of Jertcsaiem reproved. 8 Exhoria- 
tioii to loaitjor the resloration of hrael. 

JO'K to 'her that is filthy and | 
polluted, to the oppressing city I .; 
2 She "obeyed not the voice ; she re- 
ceived *not ^correction ; she trusted 
not in the Lord ; she drew not near 

to her God N, Hag. 2 16,17 

6 Her princes v/itiim her are roar- 
ing lions; her judges are evening 
wolves ; they gnaw not the bones till 
the morrow. 

4 Her ""prophets are light anc7 treach- 
erous persons : her priests have pol- 
luted the sanctuary, they have done 
''violence to the law. 

5 The just Lord Hs in the midst 
thereof ; he will not do iniquity : ^ev- 
ery morning doth he bring his judg- 
ment to light, he f aileth not ; but the 
unjust knoweth no shame. * 

6 1 have cut ofl: the nations : their 
^towers are desolate ; I made their 
streets waste, that none passeth by : 
their cities are destroyed, so that 
there is no man, that there is none 
inhabitant. 

7 1 said, Surely thou wdlt fear me, 
thou wilt receive instruction; so their 
dwelling should not be cut off, how- 
soever I punished them: but they 
rose early, and -^corrupted all their 
doings. 

8 IFl herefore ^wait ye upon me, 
saith the Lord, until the day that I 
rise up to the prey : for my deter- 
mination is to ^gather the nations, 
that I may assemble the kingdoms, 
to pour upon them mine indignation, 
even all my fierce anger : for all the 
earth shall be devoured with the fire 
of my jealousy. 

9 For then wall I turn to the people 
a pure ^language, that they may all 
call upon the name of the Lord, to 
serve him with one ^consent. 

1 From 'beyond the rivers of E-thi- 
5'pi-a my supphants, even the daugh- 

* J. Matt. 7. 2. 



HAGGAI, 1. 



CHAP. 3. 



7 in my 

holy. 



r 



I 



Haggai inciteth the peopl^- 

ter of my dispei*sea, snail bring mine b. c. obu. 
offering. 

1 1 In* that day slialt thou not be 
ashamed for all thy doings, wherem -' ^i^t. 3, 9 
thou hast transgressed against me : 
for then I will take awaj^ out of the! 
midst of thee them that rejoice ■^inj^i^a. 14,32 

thy pride, and thou shalt no more be;? ps. m, 7 
haughty 'because of my holy moun- „ijohni,49 
tain. 

121 will also leave in the midst of 
tiiee an '^athicteci and poor peopl e". 
and, thej shall trust m the name"of jo Heb.12,12 

the j^QRD ^ ~^ 18 Ovjaint. 

18 "iTlie remnant of Is'ra-el shall not 
do iniquity, nor spea,k lies ; neither 
shall a deceitful tongue be found in 
their mouth : for they shall feed and 
lie down, and none shall make them 

""ffic- r.1 T.. .?.-^ch.l3.?. 
■ 1 4 11 bing, O daughter ot Lion ; shout, 

O is'ra-el ; be 'glad and rejoice with n iv-uiset 

all the heart, O daughter of Je-ru'- 

sa-lem. 

. 15 The Lord hath taken away thy|^^s.?{JJ'/5 

judgments, he hath cast out thine' 

enemy : the king "^of Is'ra-el, eye?i thei*^ ii°™5 



to build the house. 



n Ezek. 
48, 35 
Rev. 21, 3 



9 he vjill be 
silent. 
Hos. 14, 4 

p Lain. 2, 6 

10 fJie bur- 
den vpon 
it was 
reproach. 



them for 
a praise. 



K 



jLoRD, ''is in the midst of thee : thou i l 
j shalt not see e\di any more. | 

16 In that day it shall be said to 
I Je'-riysa -lem, I'ear thou not : and to 
zr6n/^_Let not thine hands be 'slack. 
I lY 'I'he Lord thy ijrod m the mids^ 
: ot thee IS mighty he will save, he 
j wili rejoice over thee with joy ; ''he 
will rest in iiis love, he will joy over 
tliee witn smgmg . K. Zech. 2. 8.* 

ib 1 will gather the7n that ^ are sor- 
rowful for the solemn assembly, ic/i o 
'are of thee, to ichom "the reproach 
of it icas Si burden. 

19 Behold, a.t that time I will undo 
all that afflict thee : and I will save 
her that halteth, and gather her that 
was driven out; and "1 will get 
them praise and fame in every land 
'^ where they have been put to shame. 

20 At that tune *will I bring you 
again, even in the time that I gather 
you: for I vrill make you a name 
and a praise among all people of the 
earth, when I turn back your cap- 



tivity 
Lord. 



before your eyes, saitli the 



HxlGGAI. 



CHAPTER 1. 



2 Haggai, reproving the people's 
cites them to build the house, 
God's assistance therein. 



negligence^ 1 in- 
12 and promises 



B. C. 520. 



TX the second year of Da-ri'us the 
X king, in the sixth month, in the 
first day" of the month, came the Avord 
of the Lord 'by Hag'ga-i the prophet 
unto ''Ze-riib'ba-bel the son of She-al'- 
ti-el, -governor of Jii'dah, and to 
J6sh'u-a the son of Jos'e-dech, *the 
high priest, saying, 

2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
saying, This people say, The time is 
not come, the time that the Lord's 
house should be built. 

3 Then came the word of the Lord: 
bv Hag'ga-i "the prophet, saying, j 

4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell ^ 
in your cieled houses, and this house; 
lie waste ? | 

5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord! 
of hosts ; ^Consider your ways. j 

6 Ye have sown much, and bring ini 
little ; ye eat. but ye have not enough : 
ye drink, but ye^are not filled with! 
drink; ye clothe you, but there is 
none warm; and he that earnethi 

(55) 



CHAP. 1. 

1 by the 
hand of 
Hagga i. 

a lChr.3,17 

2 Or, 
captain. 

b lChr.6,15 

c Ezra 5, 1 

3 Set your 
heart on 
your 
^vays. 

4 pierced 
through. 

5 Or. blovj 
it away. 

d Lev. 26,19 
Dent. 
28, 23 
2Chr.6,26 
1 Ki. 8,35 
Jer. 3, 3 
Jer. 14, 
1-6 

e 1 Ki. 17, 1 
2Ki.8, 1 

/ ch. 2. 17 

g Ezra 5, 2 
Isa. 55, 11 

865 



wages eameth wages to put it into a 
bag Svith holes. 

T^TThus saith the Lord of hosts; 
Consider your ways. 

8 Go up to the mountain, and bring 
wood, and build the house ; and I 
will take pleasure in it, and I will 
be glorified, saith the Lord. 

9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it 
came to little ; and when ye brought 
it home, I did "-blow upon'^it. Why ? 
saith the Lord of hosts. Because *^of 
mine house that is waste, and ye itui, 
ever^' man unto his o'vn house. 

10 Therefore '^the heaven over you 
is stayed from dew, and the earth is 
stayed /ro?'y2 her fruit. 

1 1 And I ^called for a drought upon 
the land, and upon the mountains, 
and upon the com. and upon the new 
I wine, and upon the oil, and upon that 
'which the ground bringeth forth, 
and upon men, and upon cattle, and 
■^upon all the labour of the hands. 

12^rThen^Ze-rub'ba-bel the son of 
IShe-arti-el, and J6sh'u-a the son of 
Jos'e-dech, the high priest, with all the 
*L. Zech. 13. 1. ^ 



■BBHiHildl 



Haggai encourageth 



HAGGAI, 2. 



the people to work. 



remnant of the people, obeyed the 
voice of the Lord their God, and the 
words of Hag'ga-I the prophet, as the 
Lord their God had sent him, and 
the people did ^fear before the I^ord. 

13 Then spake Hag'ga-i the Lord's 
messenger in the Lord's message 
unto the people, saying, 'I am with 
you, saith the Lord. 

14 And4heLoRD stirred up the spirit 
of Ze-rub'ba-bel the son of She-al'ti- 
el,*governor of Ju'dah, and the spirit 
of Josh'u-a the son of Jos'e-dech, the 
high priest, and the spirit of all the 
remnant of the people ; 'and they 
came and did work in the house of 
the Lord of hosts, their. God, 

15 In the four and twentieth day of 
the sixth month, in the second year 
of Da-rfus the king. 

CHAPTER 2. 

I He encourage:^ the people to work, bi/ a promise of 
greater glory to the second temple than was in 
the first : 10 he sheics that their sins hindered the 
work, etc. 

IN the seventh month, in the one 
and twentieth day of the month, 
came the word of the Lord 'by the 
prophet Hag'ga-T, saying. 

2 Speak now to Ze-rub'ba-bel the son 
of She-arti-el, governor of J ii'dah.and 
to Josh'u-a the son of Jos'e-dech, the 
high priest, and to the residue of the 
people, saying, 

3 Who ""is left among you that saw 
this house in her first glory ? and how 
do ye see it now ? ^'is it not in your 
eyes in comparison of it as nothing ? 

4 Yet now <^be strong, O Ze-rub'ba- 
bel, saith the Lord ; and be strong, O 
Josh'u-a, son of Jos'e-dech, the high 
priest ; and be strong, all ye people 
of the land, saith the Lord, and 
work : for "^I am with you, saith the 
Lord of hosts : 

5 According 'to the word that I 
covenanted with you when ye came 
out of E'gypt, so '^"my spirit remain- 
eth among you : fear ye not. 

6 For thus saith the Lord of hosts : 
Yet "once, it is a little while, and I 
'^will shake the heavens, and the 
earth, and the sea, and the dry lajid: 

7 And I will shake all nations, and 
'the desire of all nations shall come : 
and I will fill ^this house with glory, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

8 The silver is mine, and the gold is 
mine, saith the Lord of hosts. 

9 The ^glory of this latter house shall 
be gi'eater than of the former, saith 
the Lord of hosts : and in this place 



B. C. 520. 



CHAP. 1. 

h Ps. 111,10 
Pro. 1, 7 
Pro. 16, 6 
Eccl. 
12 13 
Jer.32,40 

i Mat.28,20 
Rom 8,31 

j 2 Chr. 
36,22 
Ezra 1, 1 
Ps. 110, 3 
Phil. 4, 13 

k ch. 2, 21 

I Ezra .5,2,8 
1 Cor. 
15,58 



CHAP. 2. 

1 by the 
hand of. 
2 Pet.1,21 

a Ezra 3, 12 

b Zech.4,10 

c- Zech. 8, 9 

d Rom.8,31 

e Ex. 29, 45 

f Neh.9,20 
I sa. 63,11 

(I Heb.12,26 

/) Joel 3, 16 

i Gen. 3, 15 
Gen.22,18 
Gen.49,10 
Deut. 

18. 15 
Mai. 3, 1 

j Ps. 24, 7 

k Lu. 11. 31 
John 1,14 
1 Tim. 
3, 16 

I Ps.85,8,9 
Isa. 9, 6 
La. 2, 14 
Eph. 2, 14 

mLev.10,10 
Dent. 
.33, 10 
Mai. 2, 7 

n Num. 

19, 11 

Titus 1,15 
p ch. 1, 5 

a Deut. 

28, 22 
1 Ki. 8,37 

r Jer. 5, 3 
Amos 4,6, 
8-11 

s Zech. 8, 9 

t Ezek. 
21,27 
Heb.12,26 

u Dan. 2,44 
Mat. 24, 7 

V Mic. 5. 10 

866 



will I ^give peace, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

10 ""iiln the four and twentieth day 
of the ninth month, in the second 
year of Da-ri'us,came the word of the 
Lord byHag'ga-i the prophet, saying, 

1 1 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Ask "'now the priests concern ing the 
law, saying, 

12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt 
of his garment, and with his skirt do 
touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or 
oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? 
And the priests answered and said, 
No. 

13 Then said Hag'ga-i, If o??e that is 
"unclean by a dead body touch any 
of these, shall it be unclean? And 
the priests answered and said. It 
shall be unclean. 

14 Then answered Hag'ga-I, and 
said, "So is this peo])le, and so is this 
nation before me, saith the Lord ; and 
so is every work of their hands ; and 
that which they offer there is unclean. 

1 5 And now, I pray you, ^ consider 
from this day and upward, from be- 
fore a stone was laid upon a stone in 
the temple of the Lord : 

1 6 Since those days were, when oiie 
came to an heap of tvrenty measures, 
there were but ten : when one came 
to the pressfat for to draw out fifty 
vessels out of the press, there were 
but twenty. 

171 ^smote you with blasting and 
'with mildew and with hail in all the 
I labours of your hands ; yet ""ye 
\turned not to me, saith the Lord. * 

1 8 ^Consider now from this day and 
'upward, from the four and twentieth 
dav of the ninth month, even from 
'the day that the foundation of the 
Lord's temple was laid, consider it. 

19 Is the seed yet in the barn ? yea, 
as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and 
the" pomegranate, and the olive tree, 
hath not brought forth: from this 
day will I bless you. 

j 20 ^And again the word of the Lord 
came unto Hag'ga-i in the four and 
i twentieth day of the month, saying, 
I 21 Speak to Ze-rub'ba-bel, governor 
I of Jii'dah, saying, 'I will shake the 
I heavens and the earth ; 
' 22 And "I will overthrow the throne 
of kingdoms, and I will destroy the 
strength of the kingdoms of the 
heathen ; and ''I will overthrow the 
chariots, and those that ride in 
them.; and the horses and theii 
* C. Matt. 4. 16; N. Zech. 7. if-l-i. 



1 



J 



A call to 7'epeidance. 



ZECHA±iIAH, 1. 



Jerusalem is co7iiforted. 



riders shall come down, every one 
by the sword of his brother. 
23 In that day, saith the LoxiD ^f 
hosts, will I take thee, O Ze-rub'ba-bei, 



. C. 520. 



CHAP. 2. 
w Song 8, 6 
X Isa. 42, 1 



my servant, the son of She-aFti-el, 
saith the Lord, "and will make thee 
as a signet : for ■^I have chosen thee, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 



ZECHARIAH 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Zechariah exhorts to repentance. '7 Viftion of the 
horses. 12 Co mfor table promises made to Jerti- 
salem. 18 Vision of four horns, and four car- 
penters. 

IN the eight month, "in the second 
year of Da-rf us,came the word of 
the Lord unto ''Zech-a-ri'ah. the son 
of Ber-e-chf ah, the son of id'do the 
prophet, saying, 

2 The Lord hath been ^sore dis- 
pleased with your fathers, 
r 3 Therefore say thouunto them, Thus 



B.C. 520. 



saith the Lord of hosts ; Turn ve 



'unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, 



and I will turn unto you, saith the 



I Lord of hosts. ^^ -^2 10 

4 Be ye not as your fathers, linto 
whom the former prophets ha,ve 
cried, saying. Thus saith the Lord 
of hosts ; ''Turn ye now from your 
evil ways, and ft^oni your evil 
doings: but they did not hear, nor 
hearken unto me, saith the Lord. 

5 Your fathers, where are they ? and 
the prophets, do they live for ever ? 

6 But *my words and my statutes, 
which I commanded my servants the 
prophets, did they not '^take hold of 
your fathers ? and they returned and 
said, -^Like as the Lord of hosts 
thought to do unto us, according to 
our ways, and according to ovr do- 
ings, so hath he dealt with us. 

7 iriJpon the four and twentieth day 
of the eleventh month, which is the 
month Se'bat, in the second year cf 
Da-ri'us, came the word of the Lord 
unto Zech-a-ri'ah, the son of Ber-e- 
chf ah, the son of id'do the prophet, 
saying, 

8 I saw by night, and behold ^a man 
riding upon a red horse, and he stood 
among the myrtle trees that were in 
the bottom; and behind him icei^e 
there *red horses, ^speckled, and 
white. 

9 Then said I, my lord, what are 
these? And the angel that talked 
with me said unto m^ T xvdl shew 
fchee what these be. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Ezra, 4,24: 
Hag. 1, 1 

b Ezra 5, 1 

1 tvith dis- 
pleasure. 

c Jer. 25, 5 
Jer. 35, 15 
Mic. 7,19 
Mai. 3, 7 
Lu. 15, 20 

d Jer. 3, 12 
Hos. 14, 1 

e Isa. 55, 1 

2 Or, over- 
take. 
Dau. 9, 12 

/Lam. 1,18 
Lam, 2,17 

519. 



J Josh. 5,13 
Kev. 6. 4 

h ch. 6, 2 

3 Or, bay. 

i Ps. 91, 11 
Heb. 1, 14 

j Ps. 102,20 

K Fs. 103,13 
Rev. 6, 10 

I Jer. 25. 11 
Dan. 9, 2 
ch. 7,5 

!)iJer. 29,10 

n Joel 2. 18 
ch. 8. 2 

Isa. 47, 6 

p Isa. 12, 1 
Isa. 54, 8 
ch. 2. 10 

f/ch. 2. 1,2 

4 good. 

r Isa. 51, 3 

s Isa. 14, 1 
ch. 3, 2 

t Ezra 4, 1 
Ezra 5, 3 

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10 And the man that stood among 
the myrtle trees answered and said, 
'These are they whom the Lord hath 
sent to walk to and fro through the 
earth. 

1 1 And -^'theiy answered the angel of 
the Lord that stood among the myr- 
tle trees, and said. We have walked 
to and fro through the earth, and, 
behold, all the earth sitteth still, and 
is at rest. 

12 lIThen the angel of the Lord an- 
swered and said, ^O Lord of hosts, 
how long wilt thou nol/ have mercy 
on Je-ru'sa-lem and on the cities of 
Jii'dah, against which thou hast had 
indignation ''these threescore and ten 
years ? 

1 3 And the Lord answered the angel 
that talked with me "'ivith good words 
a? id comfortable words. 

1 4 So the angel that communed with 
me said unto me, Cry thou, saying. 
Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; I am 
"jealous for Je-ru'sa-lem and for Zf- 
on vv^th a great jealousy. 

1 5 And I am very sore displeased 
with the heathen that are at ease: 
for T was but a little displeased, 
and they helped forward the afflic- 
tion. 

1 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
I ^am returned to Je-ru'sa-lem with 
mercies : my house shall be built in 
it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a 
'line shall be stretched forth upon 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

17 Cry yet, saying. Thus saith the 
Lord of hosts; My cities through 
^prosperity shall yet be spread 
abroad ; 'and the Lord shall yet com- 
fort Zi'on, and 'shall yet choose Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

18 llThen lifted I up mine eyes, and 
saw, and behold four horns. 

1 9 And I said unto the angel that 
talked with me. What he these ? And 
he answered me, These '■are the horns 
which have scattered J ii'dah,i§'ra-el, 
and Je-ru'sa-lem. 



The redemption of Zion. ZECHARIAH, "^-^.Christ, the Br a^ich, promised. 



K 



20 And the Lord shewed me four 
ca,rpenters. 

21 Then said I, What come these to 
do? And he spake, saymg, These 
are the horns which have scattered 
Ju'dah, so tliat no man did hft up his 
head: but these are come to fray 
them, to cast out the horns of the 
Gen'tileg, which lifted up their horn 
over the land of Jii'dah to scatter it. 

CHAPTER 2. 

Auangel sent tomeasiire Jerusalem, and its, flourish- 
ing state under God's protection foretold. 

I LIFTED up mine eyes again,and 
looked, and behold "a man with a 
measuring line in his hand. 

2 Then said I, Whither goest thou ? 
And he said imto me, *1 o measure 
Je-ru'sa-lem, to see what is the 
breadth thereof, and what is the 
length thereof. 

3 And, behold, the angel that talked 
with me went forth, and another 
angel VN^ent out to meet him, 

4 And said unto him. Run, speak to 
this young man, saying,'' J e-ru'sa-lem 
shall be inhabited as towns without 
walls for the multitude of men and 
cattle therein : 

5 For I, saith the Lord, will be unto 
her a "^wall of fire round about, ^and 
will be the glory in the midst of 
her. 

6 ^Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from 
the land of the north, saith the Lord 
for I have -^spread you abroad as the 
four winds of the heaven, saith the 
Lord. 

7 Deliver thyself. O Zfon, that dwell- 
est loith the daughter of Bab'y-lon. 

8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
After the glory hath he sent me un- 
to the nations which spoiled you : f oi 
he that ^toucheth you toucheth the 
apple of his eye. K. Zech. 12. 8. 

9 For, behold, I will shake mine 
hand upon them, and they shall be a 
spoil to their servants : and ye shall 
knov/ that the Lord of hosts hath 
sent me. 

10 ^Sing and rejoice, O daughter of 
Zfon: for, lo, I come, and I ^will 
dwell in the midst of thee, saith the 
Lord. 

11 And *many nations shall be 
joined to the Lord in that day, and 
shall be •'my people: and I will dwell 
in the midst of thee, and thou ''shalt 
know that the Lord of hosts hath 
sent me unto thee. 

i 2 And theLoRD shalFinherit Ju'dah 




CHAP, 



a Ezek 40.3 
Rev. 11, 1 
Rev.21,15 

c Ezek. 
36,10 

a Isa. 26, 1 

e Isa. 60, 19 
Rev.21,23 

/ Deut. 
28,64 

g 2 Thes.1,6 

h Lev.26,12 
Ezek. 
37, 27 
John 1, 14 
2 Cor.6,16 

i Isa. 2, 2, 3 
Isa. 49, 2 " 

i Ex. 12, 49 

k Ezek. 
33,33 

I Deut.32,9 

m Hab.2,20 
Zeph. 1, 7 

1 the habi- 
tation of 
his holi- 
ness. 
Deut. 
28,15 



CHAP. 3. 
a Hag. 1, 1 

1 That is, 
an ad- 
versary. 
Job 1,6 
Ps. 109, 6 
Rev.12,10 

2 to he his 
adver- 
sary. 

h Ps. 109,81 

c Jnde 9 

rZ Rom. 8, 33 

e Rom.li,5 

/ Isa. 64, 6 

g Rev. 19, 8 

h Ex. 29, 6 

3 Or, ordi- 
nance. 

i Deut.17,9 

4 walks. 

5 men of 
wonder, 
or, sign. 

j Isa. 42, 1 

k Isa. 4, 2 

I Isa. 28, 16 

m Rev. 5, 6 

n Isa. 53, 4 

1 Ki. 4, 25 
Mic. 4, 4 

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his portion in the holy land, and shall 
choose Je-i'u'sa-lem again. 
13 Be '"silent, O all flesh, before the 
Lord : for he is raised up out of 'his 
holy habitation. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Under the type oj Joshua, the restoration of the 
church promised. 8 Christ, the Branch, promised. 

AND he shewed me ''Josh'u-a the 
high priest standing before the 
angel of the Lord, and 'Sa'tan stand- 
ing at his right hand ^to resist him. 

2 And *the Lord said unto Sa'tan, 
"The Lord rebuke thee, O Sa'tan; 
even the Lord that ''hath chosen 
Je-ru'sa-lem rebuke thee : Hs not this 
a brand plucked out of the fire ? 

3 Now Josh'u-a was clothed with 
filthy -^garments, and stood before 
the angel. 

4 And he answered and spake unto 
those that stood before him, saying, 
Take away the filthy garments from 
him. And unto him he said. Be- 
hold, I have caused thine iniquity to 
pass from thee, and ^I will clothe 
thee with change of raiment. 

5 And I said. Let them set a fair 
mitre *upon his head. So they set a 
fair mitre upon his head, and clothed 
him with garments. And the angel 
of the Lord stood by. 

6 And the angel of the Lord pro- 
tested unto J6sh'u-a, saying, 

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; If 
thou wilt v\ralk in my ways, and if 
thou wilt keep my ^charge, then thou 
shalt also 'judge my house, and shalt 
also keep my courts, and I v>^ill give 
thee ^places to walk among these 
that stand by. 

8 Hear now, O Josh'u-a the high 
priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit 
bpfore thee : for they are men ^won- 
dered at: for, behold, I will bring 
forth ^my servant ^the BRANCH. 

9 For behold the stone that I have 
laid before Josh'u-a ; ^upon one stone 
shall '"be seven eyes: behold, I will 
engrave the graving thereof, saith 
the Lord of hosts, and "I will re- 
move the iniquity of that land in 
one day. 

10 In that day, saith the Lord of 
hosts, shall ye call every man his 
neighbour under "the ^dne and under 
the fig tree. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Bf/ the goldeji catuUestick is foreshewn the good 
success of ZerubbabeVs foundation ; 11 bz/ the two 
olive trees, the two anointed ones. 

AND the angel that talked with 
me came again, and waked me. 

« 



The goldeyi candlestick. 



ZECHARIAH, 5, 6. 



Tlie flying roll. 



"as a man that is wakened out of his 2- c. 519. 
sleep, 

2 And said unto me, What seest 
thou '^ And I said, I have looked, 
and behold *a candlestick all of 
gold, 'with a bowl upon the top of 
it, and ''his seven lamps thereon, and 
^seven pipes to the seven lamps, 
which are upon the top thereof : 

3 And "^two olive trees by it, one 
upon the right side of the bovfl, and 
the other upon the left side there- 
of. 

4 So I answered and spake to the 
angel that talked with me, saying, 
What are these, my lord ? 

5 Then the angel that talked with 
me answered and said unto me, 
Knowest thou not what these be? 
And I said, No, my lord. 

6 Then he answered and spake 
unto me, saying. This is the word|j icor. 2,4 
of the Lord unto Ze-riib'ba-bel, say- 
ing. Not by ^might, nor by power, 
but by my spirit, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

7 Who art thou,''0 great mountain ? 
before Ze-rub'ba-bel thou shalt he- 
come a plain: and he shall bring forth 
•^the headstone thereof ^with shout- 
ings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. 

8 Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

9 The hands of Ze-riib'ba-bel have 
laid the foundation of this house; 
his hands shall ^also finish it ; and 
thou 'shalt know that the Lord of 
hosts hath sent me unto you. 

10 For who hath despised the day 
of small •^things ? ^f or they shall re- 
joice, and shall see the Vli^™™6t in 
the hand of Ze-riib'ba-bel ^(nth those 
seven ; ^they are the eyes of the Lord, 
which run to and fro through the 
whole earth. 

1 1 IfThen answered I, and said unto 
him. What are these two olive trees 
upon the right side of the candle- 
stick and upon the left side there- 
of? 

1 2 And I answered again, and said 
unto him, What be these two olive 
branches which ''through the two 
golden pipes 'empty ^the golden oil 
out of themselves ? 

13 And he answered me and said, 
Knowest thou not what these be? 
And I said, No, my lord. 

14 Then said he. These are the two 
^anointed ones, that stand by the 
Lord of the whole earth. 



CHAP. 4. 

a Dan. 8, 18 

b Ex. 25, 31 
Rev. 1, 12 

1 with her 
bowl. 

c Ex. 25, 37 
Kev. 4, 5 

2 Or, seven 
several 
pipes to 
the 

lamps, 
etc. 

d Rev. 11, 4 

3 Or, army. 
e Mat.21,21 
/ Ps. 118,22 
g Ezra ", 11 
h Ezra 6, 15 



lTlies.1,5 
j Hag. 2, 3 

4 Or, since 
the seven 
eyes of the 
LORD 
shall re- 
joice. 

5 stone of 
tin. 

k 2Chr.l6,9 
Pro. 15, 3 

6 by the 
hand. 

7 Or,empty 
out of 
them- 
selves oil 
into the 
gold. 

8 the gold. 

9 sons of 
oil. 



CHAP. 5. 

a Mai. 4, 6 

1 Or, every 
one of this 
people 
that 
stealeth 
holdeth 
himself 
gttiltless, 
as it doth. 

b Lev.19,12 
Mai. 3, 5 

c Lev.14,45 

2 Or. 
weighty 
piece. 



\d Jer. 29, 5 

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CHAPTER 5. 

I By a flying roll is shewn the curse of thieves and 

false swearers, b Babylon's ruin. 

THEN I turned, and lifted up 
mine eyes, and looked, and be- 
hold a flying roll. 

2 And he said unto me. What seest 
thou ? And I answered, I see a fly- 
ing roll ; the length thereof is twenty 
cubits, and the breadth thereof ten 
cubits. 

3 Then said he unto me, This is the 
"curse that goeth forth over the face 
of the whole earth: for 'every one 
that stealeth shall be cut off as on 
this side according to it ; and every 
one that sweareth shall be cut off as 
on that side according to it. 

4 1 will bring it forth, saith the 
Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into 
the house of the thief, and into the 
house of %im that sweareth falsely 
by my name : and it shall remain in 
the midst of his house, and ''shall 
consume it with the timber thereof 
and the stones thereof. 

5 ITThen the angel that talked with 
me went forth, and said unto me. 
Lift up now thine eyes, and see what 
is this that goeth forth. 

6 And I said. What is it ? And he 
said. This is an ephah that goeth 
forth. He said moreover, This is 
their resemblance through all the 
earth. 

7 And, behold, there was lifted up a 
^talent of lead : and this is a woman 
that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. 

8 And he said. This is wickedness. 
And he cast it into the midst of the 
ephah; and he cast the weight of 
lead upon the mouth thereof. 

9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and 
looked, and, behold, there came out 
two women, and the wind vjas in 
their wings ; for they had wings like 
the wings of a stork : and they lifted 
up the ephah between the earth and 
the heaven. • 

10 Then said I to the angel that 
talked with me. Whither do these 
bear the ephah ? 

I I And he said unto me, "^To build 
it an house in the land of Shf nar ; 

and it shall be established, and set 
there upon her own base. 
CHAPTER 6. 

1 Vision of four chariots. 9 By the crowns of Joshua 
are shewn Christ the Branch, and his church and 
ki?igdom. 

AND I turned, and lifted up mine 
eyes, and looked, and, behold, 



Vision of four chariots. 



ZECHARIAH, 7. 



Mepentance enjoinfrl. 



there came four chariots out from 
between two mountains; and the 
mountains loere mountains of bra.ss. 

2 In the first chariot xoere ''red 
horses; and in the second chariot 
black horses ; 

3 And in the third chariot *white 
horses; and in the fourth chariot 
grisled and ^bay horses. 

4 Then I answered ''and said unto 
the angel that talked with me, Vv^hat 
are these, my lord ? 

5 And the angel answered and said 
unto me, "^These are the four ^spirits 
of the heavens, which go forth from 
^standing before the Lord of all the 
earth. 

6 The black horses which are there- 
in go forth into •'the north country ; 
and the white go forth after them ; 
and the grisled go forth toward the 
south country. 

TAnd the bay went forth, and 
sought to go that they ^might walk 
to and fro through the earth: and 
he said, Get you hence, walk to and 
fro through the earth. So they 
walked to and fro through the earth. 

8 Then cried he ujpon me, and spake 
unto me, saying, Behold, these that 
go toward the north country have 
quieted my ^spirit in the north 
country, 

9 ^And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

10 Take of them of the captivity, 
even of Hel'da-i, of To-bfjah, and of 
Je-da'iah, which are 'come from Bab'- 
y-lon, and come thou the sameday, 
and go into the house of Jo-sf ah the 
son of Zeph-a-nf ah ; 

11 Then take silver and gold, and 
make -^crowns, and set them, upon 
the head of J6sh'u-a tlu son of Jos'e- 
dech, the high priest ; 

12 And speak unto him, saying, 
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
saving, Behold the ^man whose name 
is" Tl-iQ ^BRANCH; and he shall 
^grow up out of his place, and he 
'"shall build the temple of the 
Lord : 

13 Even he shall build the temple 
of the Lord ; and he ''shall bear the 
glory, and shall sit and rule upon his 
throne ; and ^he shall be a priest upon 
his throne : and the counsel of peace 
shall be between them both. 

14 And the crowns shall be to 
Helem, and to To-bfjah, and to Je- 
ia'iah, and to Hen the son of Zeph-a- 



B. C, 519. 



CHAP. 6. 

a Josh. 5,13 
ch. 1, 8 
Rev. 6, 4 

h Rev. 6, 3 

1 Or, 

strong. 

c ch. 5, 10 

cl Ps. 104, 4 
Heb. 1, 
7,14 

2 Or,winds. 

e Dan. 7, 10 
Lu. 1, 19 

/Jer. 1, 14 

g Gen.13,17 

h Eccl. 10,4 

i Ezra 2, 1 

j Ex. 28, 36 

k Tsa. 9, 6 
Mai. 3, 1 
Lu. 1, 78 
John 1,45 

I ch. 3, 8 

3 Or, 

branch 
uv from 
under 
him. 

mMat.16,18 
Eph. 2, 20 
Phil. 2, 9 
Heb. 2, 9 
Heb. 3, 3 

n Isa. 22, 24 

Ps. 110, 4 
Heb. 3, 1 

p Mark 14,9 

q Eph. 2, 13 



B. C. 618. 
CHAP. 7. 

1 to intreat 
the face 
oftM 
LORD. 

a Deut.17,9 

Mai. 2, 7 

5 ch. 1, 12 

c Tsa. 58, 4 
Mat. 6, 16 
Bom.14,6 

2 Or, be 

nnt lie 
they that, 
etc. 

3 Or, Are 

not these 
the words. 

4 hy the 
hand of, 
etc. 

(Z Jer. 17, 26 

5 Judge 
judgment 
of truth. 

6 they gave 
■fl back- 
sliding 
shoulder. 

7 viade 
heavy. 

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ni'ah, ^f or a memorial in the temple 
of the Lord. 

15 And ?they that are far off shall 
come and build in the temple of the 
Lord, and ye shall know that the 
Lord of hosts hath sent me unto 
you. And this shall come to pass, 
if ye will diligently obey the voice of 
the Lord your God. 

CHAPTER T. 

1 The captives enquii'e of fafiting : 4 Zechariah re- 
proves their hyioocritlcalfasiiny. 8 They are ex- 
horted to repentance, etc. 

AND it came to pass in the fourth 
year of king Da-ri'us, that the 
word of the Lord came unto Zech-a- 
rf ah in the fourth day of the ninth 
month, even in Chislefi; 

2 When they had sent unto the 
house of God She-re'zer and Re'gem- 
melech, and their men, 'to pray be- 
fore the Lord, 

?) And to ''speak unto the priests 
which '?6'er6 in the house of the Lord 
of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, 
Should I weep in the fifth month, 
sei^arating myself, as I have done 
these so many years ? 

4 ^Then came the word of the Lord 
of hosts unto me, saying, 

5 Speak unto all the people of the 
land, and to the priests, sp.ying, When 
ye fasted and mourned in the fifth 
and seventh "tnonth, *even those 
seventy years, did ye at all fast imto 
^me, even to me ? 

6 And Yvhen ve did eat, and when 
ye did drink, ^did not ye eat /or your- 
selves, and drink /or yourselves? 

7 ^Shoidd ye not hear the words 
which the Lord hath cried *by the 
former prophets, vfhen Je-ru'sa-lem 
was inhabited and in prosperity, and 
the cities thereof round about her, 
when men '^inhabited the south and 
the plain ? 

8 ^And the word of the Lord came 
unto Zech-a-rf ah, saying, 

9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
saying, ^Execute true judgment, and 
shew mercy and compassions exevj 
man to his brother : 

10 And oppress not the widow, nor 
the fatherless, the stranger, nor the 
poor; and let none of you imagine 
evil against his brother in your heart. 

11 But they refused to hearken, and 
^pulled away the shoulder, and 
^stopped their ears, that they should 
not hear. 

1 2 Yea, they made their hearts as 
an adaiXLant stone, lest thev should 



Jerusalem's Testoration. 



ZECHARIAH, 8. Her e7ilargenie7it promised. 



I hear the law, and the words which 
! the Lord of hosts hath sent in his 
i spirit ^by the former prophets : there- 
I fore came a great wrath from the 
\ Lord of hosts. 

I 13 Therefore it is come to pass, that 

I as he cried, and they would not hear ; 

i so they cried, and I would not hear, 

! saith the Lord of hosts ; 

i 14 But I scattered them with a 

whirlwind among all the nations 

whom they kne'\y not. Thus the 

j land was desolate after them, that no 

I man passed through nor returned : 

for they laid the ^pleasant land des- 

[ olate. N. Mai. 2. 2. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Jerusalem'' s restoration. 9 lliey are encouraged 
to the building by God's favour. 

A GAIN the word of the Lord of 
-i\. hosts came to me, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; I 
"was jealous for Zi'5n with great 
jealousy, and I was jealous for her 
with great fury. 

3 Thus saith the Lord ; I am re- 
turned unto Zi'on, and will dwell in 
the midst of Je-rLi'sa-lem : and Je-ru'- 
sa-lem ''shall be called a city of truth ; 
and 'the mountain of the Lord of 
hosts "^the holy mountain. 

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 
There 'shall yet old men and old 
women dwell in the streets of Je-ru'- 
sa-iem, and every man with his staff 
in his hand 'for very age. 

5 And the streets of the city shall 
be full of boys and girls playing in 
the streets thereof. 

6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; If 
it be ^marvellous in the eyes of the 
remnant of this people in these days, 
■^should it also be marvellous in 
mine eyes ? saith the Lord of hosts. 

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Behold, I will save my people from 
the east country, and from ^the west 
country ; 

8 And I will bring them, and they 
shall dwell in the midst of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem : ^and they shall be my peo- 
ple, and I will be their God, in truth 
and in righteousness. 

9 "[Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Let ^your hands be strong, ye that 
hear in these days these words by 
the mouth of 'the prophets, which 
-were in-^the day that the foundation 
of the house of the Lord of hosts 
was laid, that the temple might be 
built. 



B. C. 518. 



CHAP. 7. 

8 by the 
hand of. 

9 land of 
desire. 



CHAP. 8. 

a Nah. 1, 2 

b Isa. 1, 21 

c Isa. 2, 2, 3 

clJer.31,23 

e 1 Sana. 
2, 31 
Isa. 65, 20 

1 for mul- 
titude of 
days. 

2 Or, hard, 
or, diffi- 
cult. ' 

f Lu. 1, 37 
Rom. 4,21 

3 the coun- 
try of the 
Going 
down of 
the sun. 

g Jer. 31, 1 

h Hag. 2, 4: 

i Ezra 5, 
1,2 

j Hag. 3, 18 

1 Or, the 
hire of 
man be- 
came 
nothing, 
etc. 

5 of peace. 
k 1 Tim.4,8 
I Jer. 42, 18 
m Gen. 12,2 
n Eph. 6, 10 
o Jer. 31, 28 

p 2 Chr. 
36, 16 

q Pro.12,19 

6 kludge 
truth, 
and the 
judgment 
of peace. 

r Pro. 3, 29 

s Pro. 6, 16 

t Jer. 52. 6 

u Jer. 41, 1 

)' Isa. 35, 10 

7 Or, 
solemn, 
or, set 
times. 

8 going, or, 
continu- 
ally, to 
mtreat 
the face 
of the 
LORD. 

871 



10 For before ^these days there was 
no hire for man, nor any hire for 
beast; neither was there any peace 
to him that went out or came in be- 
cause cf the affliction: for I set all 
men every one against his neigh- 
bour. 

11 But novs^ I will not he unto the 
residue of this people as in the 
former days, saith the Lord of hosts, 

12 For the seed shall be ^prosper- 
ous ; the vine shall give her fruit, 
and the ground shall give her in- 
crease, and the heavens shall give 
their dew ; and I will cause the rem- 
nant of this people to '''possess all 
these things. 

13 And it shall come to pass, that 
as ye were 'a curse among the hea- 
then, O house of Jii'dah, and house 
of Is'ra-el ; so Avill I save j^ou, and 
'"ye shall be a blessing : "fear not, 
but let your hands be strong. 

14 For thus saith the Lord of 
hosts ; ''As I thought to punish you, 
when your fathers provoked me to 
wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, ^and 
I repented not : 

15 So again have I thought in these 
days to do well unto Je-ru'sa-lem and 
to the house of Jii'dah : "fear ye not„ , 

1 6 ^These are the things that ye 
shall do ; ^Speak ye qyqyj man the 
truth to his neighbour ; "execute the 
judgment of truth and peace in your 
gates : 

17 And ^let none of you imagine 
evil in your hearts against his neigh- 
bour ; and love no false oath : for all 
these are things that^I tli^te, saith 
the Lord. G. iM. f.' K^ it J 

18 IT And the word of the Lord of 
hosts came unto me, saying, 

19 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 
The 'fast of the fourth month, and 
the fast oi the fifth, "and the fast of 
the seventh, and the fast of the 
tenth, shall be to the house of Jii'- 
dah 'joy and- gladness, and cheerful 
'feasts ; therefore love the truth and 
peace. 

20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts : 
It shall yet come to jjgss. that there 
shall come people, and the inhabit- 
ants of many cities : 

21 And the inhabitants of one city 
shall go to another, saying, Let us 
go ^speedily to pray before the Lord, 
and to seek the Lord of hosts : I will 
go also. 

22 Yea, many people and strong 



J 



God defendeth his church, ZECHARIAH, 9, 10. and promiseth her victory. 



nations shall come to seek the Lord 
of hosts in Je-ru'sa-lem, and to pray 
before the Lord. 

^23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
An those days it shall come to pass, 
aiat ten men shall take hold out of 
all languages of the nations, even 
shall take hold of the skirt of him 
that is a Jew, saying, We will go 
with you : for we have heard that 
God is with you. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 God defends I) is church. 9 Zion exhorted to re- 
joice for the coming of Christ. 

THE burden of the word of the 
Lord in the land of Ha'drach, 
and "^ Da-mas 'cus shall be the rest 
thereof : when *the eyes of man, as 
of all the tribes of is'ra-el, shcdl be 
toward the_LoRD. 

2 And 'Jla'math also shall border 
thereby ; "'Ty'rus,and 'Zi'don, though 
it be •'very wise. 

3 And Ty'rus did build herself a 
strong hold, and heaped up silver as 
the dust, and line gold as the mire 
of the streets. 

4 Behold, the Lord will cast her 
out, and he will smite ^her power in 
the sea ; and she shall be devoured 
Vvdth fire. 

5 Ash'ke-lon ^shall see it, and fear ; 
Ga'za 'also shall see it, and be very 
sorrowful, and Ek'ron ; for her ex- 
pectation shall be ashamed : and the 
king shall perish from Ga'za, and 
Ash'ke-lon shall not be inhabited. 

6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ash' 
dod, and I will cut off the pride of 
the Phi-lis'tine§. 

7 And I will take away his ^blood 
out of his mouth, and his abomina- 
tions from between his teeth : but he 
that remaineth, even he, shcdl be for 
our God, and he shall be as a gov- 
ernor in Jii'dah, and Ek'ron as a 
Jeb'u-site. 

8 And T will encamp about mine 
house because of the army, because 
of him that passeth by, and because 
of him that returneth : and no op- 
pressor shall pass through them any 
more: for now %ave I seen with 
mine eyes. 

9 irRejoice ^greatly, O daughter of 
Zfon; shout, O daughter of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem : behold, thy '"King cometh 
unto thee : he is "just, and '^having 
salvation; lowly, and riding upon 
a,n ass, and upon a colt the foal of an 
ass. 



B. C. 487. 



CHAP. 9. 

a Amos 1, 3 

b Ps. 145,15 

c Jer. 49, 23 

d Amos 1, 9 

e Obad. 20 

/ Ezek.28,3 

g Ezek. 
26,17 

h Zeph. 2, 4 

% Acts 8, 26 

1 bloods. 

i Deut. 

33, 27 
Ps. 34. 7 

k Ex. 3, 7 

1 Mat. 21, 5 
John 
12,15 

m Johnl,49 
Lu. 19, 38 

n Isa. 45, 21 
Acts22,14 
1 Pet.3,18 

2 OY.sainng 
liiTnself. 

Eph. 2, 14 

p Ps. 72, 8 

3 Or, tvhose 
covenant 
is by 
blood, 
Ex. 24, 8 
Heb. 
10,29 
Heb. 
13,20 

q Isa. 81, 1 

4 Or, sub- 
due the 
stones of 
the sling. 

5 Or, shall 
fill botlu 
the bowls, 
etc. 

r Lev. 4, 25 

s Ezek. 
37,23 

t Mai. 3, 17 

It Isa. 11, 12 

6 Or, grow, 
or, speak. 



CHAP. 10. 
a Jer. 14, 22 
b Joel 2, 23 

1 Or, light- 
nings. 

2 tera- 
phims. 

3 Or, an- 

si.vered 
that, etc. 

4 visited 
■upon. 
Ezek. 
34, 17 



872 



10 And I will cut off the chariot 
from E'phra-im, and the horse from 
Je-ru'sa-lem, and the battle bow shall 
be cut off : and he shall speak peace 
'^unto the heathen: and his dominion 
shall be ^from sea eveti to sea, and 
from the river eveti to the ends of 
the earth. 

11 As for thee also, ^by the blood of 
thy covenant I have sent forth thy 
^prisoners out of the pit wherein Is 
no Avater. 

12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye 
prisoners of hope : even to di ,- do 

1 declare that I will render double 
unto thee ; 

13 When I have bent Jii'dah for 
me, filled the bow v/ith E'phra-im, 
and raised up thy sons, Zfon, 
against thy sons, O Greece, and 
made thee as the sword of a mighty 
man. 

14 And the Lord shall be seen over 
them, and his arrow shall go forth as 
the lightning: and the Lord God 
shall blow the trumpet, and shall go 
with whirlwinds of the south. 

15 The Lord of hosts shall defend 
them; and they shall devour, and 
^subdue with sling stones ; and they 
shall drink, and make a noise as 
through wine; and they ^shall be 
filled like bowls, and as 'the corners 
of the altar. 

16 And 'the Lord their God shall 
save them in that day as the flock 
of his people : for ^they shall be as 
the stones of a crown, lifted "up as 
an ensign upon his land. 

1 7 For how great is his goodness, 
and how great is his beauty ! corn 
shall make the young men ^cheerful, 
and new wine the maids. 

CHAPTER 10. 

I God to be sought unto, and not idols. 3 As he 
visited his Jtock for sin, so will he save and restore 
them. 

SK ye ''of the Lord rain *in the 
time of the latter rain; so the 
Lord shall make 'bright clouds, and 
give them showers of rain, to every 
one grass in the field. 

2 For the '^idols have spoken vanity, 
and the diviners have seen a lie, and 
have told false dreams; they com- 
fort in vain: therefore they went 
their way as a flock, they Hvere 
troubled, because there was no 
shepherd. 

3 Mine anger was kindled against 
the shepherds, and I "punished the 
goats ; for the Lord of hosts hath 




G o d promiseth victory.. ZECHARIAH, 11. Chrisfs care for his flock. 



•^visited his flock the house of Ju'dah, i b. c. 48 
and hath made them as his goodly 
horse in the battle. 

4 Out of him came forth the corner, 
3ut of him -'the nail, out of him the 
battle bow, out of him every op- 
pressor together. 

5 And they shall be as mighty men, 
which tread do\^^l their enemies in 
the mire of the streets in the battle : 
and they shall fight, because the « isa. 5, 26 
Lord is with them, and the ^riders /Rom 
on horses shall be confounded 

6 And I will strengthen the house 
of J Li'dah, and i will save the house 



CHAP. 10. 

c Lu. 1, 68 

a Isa. 22, 23 

5 Or, tliey 
shall 
make the 
riders on 
horses 
ashamed. 



of J o'^eph, and 1 will bring them 



again to place them ; for 1 have 
rnercy upon them : and they shall 



be as though 1 had not cast them 
olf: for 1 eon the Lord their Uod, 



P. Mai. 3. 7. 
11 m 



11,25 

(J Isa. 49, 20 

h. Ezek. 
30,13 



CHAP. 11. 



a Deut. 
29, 19 
Jer. 2, 3 
Jer. 50, 7 
Hos. 12. 8 
John 16,2 

6 Dent. 
29, 19 
2 Pet. 2, 3 



l and will hear them . 
Y And t/iey of E'phra-im' shall ^^ ^ ^^ ^^^_ 
like a mighty rncoi, and their heart; laiitf!' ' 
shall rejoice as through wine: yea,!o or ihe 
their children shall see it, and be "' de/enced 
glad ; their heart shall rejoice in the •^°''^^*- 
Lord. 

8 I will 'hiss for them, and gather 
them ; for I have redeemed them : 
and they shall increase as they have 
increased. 

9 And I will sow them among the 
people : and they shall remember me 
in far countries; and they shall '^^"/Jofjjf^ 
live with their children, and turn . ^ 

4 Or, verily 
again. the poor. 

101 will -^bring them again also out'^, zeph.3,12 
of the land of E'g^'pt, and gather, Mat. 11,5 
them out of As-sj^r'i-a; and I will 5 or, 
bring them into the land of Gil'e-ad! Binders. 
and Leb'a-non ; and ^ place shall not;d Kos. 5, 7 
be found for them. 

11 And he shall pass through the 
sea with affliction, and shall smite 
the waves in the sea, and all the 
deeps of the river shall dry nx) : and 
the pride of As-sj^r'i-a shall be brought 
down, and the ^sceptre of E'gy'pt 
shall depart away 

1 2 And I will strengthen them in 
the Lord; 
and down 
Lord. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Destruction of Jerusalem. 4 B)j a type is shewn 
Christ's care for hisjiock. 

OPEN thydoors,0 Leb'a-non,that 
the fire may devour thy cedars, jr; Mat. 27, 9 
2 Howl, fir tree ; for the cedar is 
fallen; because the 'mighty are 
spoiled : howl, O ye oaks of 15a'^shan ; 



and they shall walk up 
in his name, saith the 



6 was 

St rait- 

enedfor 

them. 

e Jer. 15, 2 

7 of Tiis 
jelloiv, or, 
neigh- 
bour. 

8 Or. the 
poor of 
the flock, 
etc., cer- 
tainly 
kneiu. 

9 2/ it be 
good in 
your eyes. 

/Ex. 21, 32 
ilat.26,15 



10 Or, 

Binders. 



?i Ezek.34,2 
873 



for ^the forest of the vintage is come 
down. 

3 *i[ There is a voice of the howling 
of the shepherds ; for their glory is 
spoiled : a voice of the roaring of 
young lions ; for the pride of J or 'dan 
is spoiled. 

4 1 hus saith the Lord my God ; 
Feed the flock of the slaughter ; 

5 Whose possessors slay them, and 
''hold themselves not guilty: and 
they that sell them *say, Blessed be 
the Lord ; for I am rich : and their 
own shepherds pity them not. 

6 For I will no more pity the inhab- 
itants of the land, saith the Lord : 
but, lo, I Avill Meliver the men every 
one into his neighbour's hand, and 
into the hand of his king : and they 
shall smite the land, and out of their 
hand I vv^ill not deliver them. 

7 And I will feed the flock of 
slaughter, ^even you, ''O poor of the 
flock. And I took imto me two 
staves : the one I called Beauty, and 
the other I called ^Bands ; and I fed 
the flock, 

8 Three shepherds also I cut off in 
■'one month; and my soul "^lothed 
them, and their soifl also abhorred 
me. 

9 Then said I, I Avill not feed you : 
that 'that dieth, let it die ; and that 
that is to be cut off, let it be cut off ; 
and let the rest eat every one the 
flesh ""of another. 

10 ^And I took my staff, even 
Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I 
might break my covenant which I 
had made with all the people. 

1 1 And it Avas broken in that day : 
and ^so the poor of the flock that 
v\^aited upon me knew that it vjas the 
word of the Lord. 

1 2 And I said unto them, ®If ye 
think good, give me my price ; and 
if not, forbear. So they Aveighed 
for my price thirty pieces of silver, 

1 3 And the Lord said unto me, 
Cast it unto the -Spotter: a goodly 
price that I was prised at of them. 
And I took the thirty jjieces of sil- 
ver, and cast them to the potter in 
the house of the Lord. 

1 4 Then I cut asunder mine other 
staff, even '"Bands, that I might 
break the brotherhood between ^Vl- 
dah and Is'ra-el. 

1 5 "^And the Lord said unto me. 
Take ^unto thee yet the instruments 
of a foolish shepherd. 



Restoration of Judah. ZECHARIAH, 1 2, 13. The fountain of purgation. 



K 



16 For,lo,I will raise up a shepherd 
in the land, which shall not visit 
those that be ^'cut off, neither shall 
seek the young one, nor heal that 
that is broken, nor '"^feed that that 
standeth still: but he shall eat the 
flesh of the fat, and tear their claws 
in pieces. 

IT Woe 'to the idol shepherd that 
leaveth the flock I the sword sliall he 
upon his arm, and upon his right 
eye : his arm shall be clean dried up, 
and his right eye shall be utterly 
•'darkened. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 Jerusalem a cup of trembling and a burdensome 
stone to the confusion of her adversaries. 6 Victo- 
7'ious restoring of Juddh. 10 Repentance of Jeru- 
salem. 

TUIE burden of the word of the 
Lord for i§'ra-el, saith the Lord, 
which stretcheth forth the heavens, 
and iayeth the foundation of the 
earth, and ''formeth the spirit of man 
within him. 

2 Behold, I will make Je-ru'sa-lem a 
cup of 'trembling unto all the peo- 
ple round about, ^ when they shall be 
in the siege both against Jii'dah a^id 
against Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 And in that day will I make Je- 
ru'sa-lem a ^burdensome stone for all 
people : all that burden themselves 
with it shall be cut in pieces, though 
all the people of the earth be gath- 
ered together against it. 

4 In that day, saith the Lord, 'I will 
smite every horse with astonishment, 
and his rider with madness : and I 
will open mine eyes upon the house 
of Jii'dah, and will smite every horse 
of the people with blindness. 

5 And the governors of Ju'dah shall 
say in their heart, ^The inhabitants 
of Je-ru'sa-lem shall be my strength 
in the Lord of hosts their God. 

6 In that day will 1 make the gov- 
ernors of Jii'dah like an hearth of 
fire among the wood, and like a torch 
of fire in a sheaf ; and they shall de- 
vour all the people round about, on 
the right hand and on the left : and 
Je-ru'sa-lem shall be inhabited again 
in her own place, ei?e;? in Je-ru'sa-lem. 

7 The Lord also shall save '^the tents 
of Jii'dah first, that the glory of the 
house of Da'vid and the glory of the 
inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem do not 
magnify themselves against Ju'dah. 

8 In that day shall the Lord defend 
the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem ; and 
•he that is "feeble among them at 



B. C. 487. 



CHAP. 11. 

11 Or, 

hidden. 

13 Or, hear. 

i Jer. 23, 1 
John 
1C,13 

j Mic. 3, 6 



CHAP. 12. 
aHeb. 12,9 

1 Or, slum- 
ber, or, 
poison. 

2 Or, and 
also 
against 
Judah 
shall he 
be tvhich 
shall be in 
siege 
against 
Jerusa- 
lem. 

b Mat.21,44 

c Ps. 76. 6 

3 Or,There 

is strength 
to me 
and to the 
inhabit- 
ants, etc. 
Joel 3, 16 

d 1 Cor. 1, 

27. 29, 31 

e Joel 3. 10 

4 fallen, or. 
abjrct. 

/Joel 2,28 

g John 
19, 34 
Rev. 1, 7 

h Acts 2, 37 

i 2 Chr. 
35,24 

5 families, 
families. 

6 Or, of 
Simeon, 
as LXX. 



CHAP. 13. 

a Heb. 9, 14 
1 Pet.1,19 
Rev. 1, 5 

1 separa- 
tion, for 
unclean- 
ness. 

b Ex. 23, 13 

c 2 Pet. 2. 1 

flUeut.13,6 

2 a garment 
of hair. 

3 to lie. I 

874 



that day shall be as Da'vid ; and the i 
house of Da'vid shall be as God, as i 
the angel of the Lord before them. h<j 

9 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that I will seek to destroy all 
the nations that come against Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

l()^And ^1 will pour upon the house 



K 



oT Da^vm^and upon the inhabitants' 
ot Je-ru ' sa-lem, the spirit ot grace and" 
of supplications : and they shall ^look 
upon me whom they have p ierced, 
and they shall mourn tor him,as oiie 
mourneth tor his only son, and shall 
be in bitterness for liim, as one that 



1 



I S in bitterness tor /mTirstborn .-|r 
' i 1 In that day shall there be a great 
^'mourning in Je-ru'sa-lem, %s the 
mourning of Ha'dad-rim'mon in the 
valley of Me-gid'don. 

1 2 And the land shall mourn, -'every 
family apart ; the family of the house 
of Da'vid apart, and their v/ives 
apart; the family of the house of 
Na'than apart, and their wives apart; 

1 3 The family of the house of Le'vi 
apart, and their wives apart; the 
family ^of Shim'e-i apart, and their 
wives apart ; 

14 All the families that remain, 
every family apart, and their wives 
apart. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Fountain of purgation for Jerusalem, 2 from 
idolatru and false propliecy. 7 Death of Christ, 
a7id trial of a third part. 

I N that day the re shall be °a f our> - 
tain opened t o the house of Da'vidT 
and to th e inhabit ants ot J e -ru'sa-lem 
for sin and tor 'unclean ness. j 

2 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I 
will ''cut ofl" the names of the idols 
out of the land, and they shall no 
more be remembered : and also I 
will cause the ''prophets and the un- 
clean spirit to pass out of the land. 

3 And it shall come to pass, that 
when any shall yet prophesy, then 
his '^father and his mother that begat 
him shall say unto him, Thou shalt 
not live ; for thou speakest lies in the 
name of the Lord : and his father and 
his "mother that begat him shall thrust 
him through when he prophesieth, 

4 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the prophets shall be 
ashamed every one of his vision, 
when he hath prophesied ; neitlier 
shall they wear ^a rough garment ^to 
deceive : 

5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, 

* K. Mai. 4. 2; t R. Mai. 3. 7-10; { D. Zech. 
13. 7; L. Mai. 4. 2; W. Matt. 7. 3. 



D 



Coming of Christ, and 



ZECHARIAH, 14. 



graces of this kingdom. 



I am an husbandman ; for man 
taught me to keep cattle from my 
youth. 

"^6 And one shall say unto him, What 
are these wounds in thine hands? 
Then he shall answer. Those with 
which I was wounded in the house 
of my friends. 

7 IT Awake, O sword, against my 
"shepherd, and against the man Hhat 
is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts : 
^smite the shepherd, and the sheep 
shall be scattered : and - 1 will turn 
mine hand upon Hhe little ones. 

8 And it shall come to pass, that in 
all the land, saith the Lord, two 
parts therein shall be cut oft" and 
die; 'hut the third shall be left therein. 

' 9 And I will bring the third part 
through •'the fire, and will ^refine 
them as silver is refined, and will try 
them as gold is tried : they shall call 
on my name, and I will hear them : 
I will say. It is my people : and they 
„shall say, The Lord is my God. '•' 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 Destruction of Jerusalem. 3 Coming of Christ, 
and graces of his kingdom. 12 Plague of Jerusa- 
lera^s enemies. 16 The remnant shall turn to the 
Lord, 20 and their spoils shall be holy. 

BEHOLD, the day of the Lord 
cometh, and thy spoil shall be 
divided in the midst of thee. 

2 For ^I will gather all nations 
against Je-ru'sa4em to battle; and 
the city shall be taken, and the houses 
rifled, and the women ravished ; and 
half of the city shall go forth into 
captivity, and the residue of the peo- 
ple shall not be cut oft from the city. 

3 'iThen shall the Lord go forth, 
and fight against those nations, as 
when he fought in the day of battle. 

4 And his feet shall stand in that 
day upon Hhe mount of OFiveg, which 
is before Je-rii'sa-lem on the east, and 
the mount of oriveg shall cleave in 
the midst thereof toward the east 
and toward the west,'"a?2c? there shall 
he a very great valley ; and half of 
the mountain shall remove toward 
the north, and half of it toward the 
south. 

5 And ye shall flee to the valley of 
^the mountains; ^for the valley of 
the mountains shall reach unto A'zal 
yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from 
before the "^earthquake in the days 
of Uz-zf ah king of Jii'dah : ^and the 
Lord my God shall come, and -^all 
the saints with thee. 



B. C. 487. 



CHAP. 13. 

e Isa. 40,11 
Heb. 
13, 20 

/John 
10, 30 
John 
14,10 

g Mark 

14,27 

ft Lu. 12, 32 
i Rom. 11,5 
j I sa. 48,10 
k lPet.1,6,7 



day, Hhat the light shall not be Vlear, 
nor ^dark : 

7 But ^it shall be one day which 
shall be known to the Lord, not day, 
nor night : but it shall come to pass, 
that at ''evening time it shall be light. 

8 And it shall be in that day, that 
living waters ^shall go out from Je- 
ru'sa-lem ; half of them toward the 
''former sea, and half of them toward 
the hinder sea: in summer and in 
winter shall it be. 

9 And the Lord shall be 'king over 
ail the earth : in that day shall there 
be •'one Lord, and his name one. 

10 All tiie land shall be ^turned as a 
plain from Ge'ba to Rim'mon south 
of Je-ru'sa-lem : and it shall be lifted 
up, and '^inhabited in her place, from 
Ben'ja-min's gate unto the place of 
the first gate, unto the corner gate, 
''and from the tower of Ha-nan'e-el 
unto the king's winepresses. 

11 And men shall dwell in it, and 
there shall be no^more utter destruc- 
tion ; but Je-ru'sa-lem '"shall be safely 
inhabited. 

1 2 ^ And this shall be the plague 
wherewith the Lord will smite all 
the people that have fought against 
Je-ru'sa-lem; Their flesh shall con- 
sume away while they stand upon 
their feet, and their eyes shall con- 
sume away in their holes, and their 
tongue shall consume away in their 
mouth. 

13 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that "'a great tumult from the 
Lord shall be among them ; and they 
shall lay hold every one on the hand 
of his neighbour, and his hand shall 
rise up against the hand of his neigh- 
bour. 

14 And " Jii'dah also shall fight "at 
Je-ru'sa4em; and the wealth of all 
the heathen round about shall be 
gathered together, gold, and silver, 
and apparel, in great abundance. 

1 5 And so shall be the plague of the 
horse, of the mule, of the camel, and 
of the ass, and of all the beasts that 
shall be in these tents, as this plague. 

16 lAnd it shall come to pass, that 
every one that is left of all the na- 
tions which came against Je-ru'sa- 
lem shall even "go up from year to 
year to worship 4he King, the Lord 
of hosts, and to keep ^the feast of tab- 
ernacles. 

17 And n\j shall be, that whoso will 
not come up of all the families of the 



Malachi coinplaioieth 



MALACHI, 1, 2. 



of Israel's unkindness 



earth unto Je-ru'sa-iem to worship 
the King, the ILord of hosts, even 
upon them shall be no rain. 

1 8 And if the family of E'gypt go 
not up, and come not, ^^that Jiave no 
rain; there shall be the plague, 
wherewith the Lord will smite the 
heathen that come not up to keep 
the feast of tabernacles. 

19 This shall be the ^'*punishment of 
E'gypt, and the punishment of all na- 
tions that come not up to keep the 
feast of tabernacles. 



B. C. 487. 



CHAP. 14. 

13 wpon 
whom 
there is 
not. 

14 Or, sin. 

15 Or, 

bridles. 

r Col. 3, 17 

s Rev.21,27 
Rev.23,15 

t Eph.2,19 



20 IFin that day shall there be upon 
the ^^behs of the horses, HOLINESS 
UNTO THE LORD ; and the pots 
in the Lord's house shall be like the 
bowls before the altar. 

21 Yea, 'every pot in Je-ru'sa-lem 
and in Jii'dah shall be holiness unto 
the Lord of hosts : and all they that 
sacrifice shall come and take of them, 
and seethe therein : and in that day 
there shall be no more 'the Ca'naan- 
ite in the *house of the Lord of 
hosts. 



ALACHI. 



X' 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 God b7/ Malachi complain!^ of Israel's ingratitude, 
6 irreligiousness, 12 and prof aneness. 

^ pHE burden of the word of the 
Jl, Lord to l§'ra-el ^by ]Mara-chi. 

2 I have loved you, saith the Lord. 
Yet ye say. Wherein hast thou loved 
us ? Was not E'sau Ja'cob's brother ? 
saith the Lord : yet I loved '^ Ja'cob, 

3 And I hated E'sau, and *laid hir 
mountains and his heritage waste 
for the dragons of the wilderness. 

4 Whereas E'dom saith. We are im- 
poverished, but we will return and 
build the desolate places ; thus saith 
the I!jORD of hosts. They shall build, 
but 1 will throw down; and they 
shall call them. The border of wick 
edness,and, The people against whom 
the Lord hath indignation for ever 

5 And your eyes shall see, and ye 
shall say, ''The Lord Avill be magni- 
fied ^from the border of l§'ra-el. 

6 "FA son '^honoureth his father, and 
a servant his master : nf then I 5e a 
father, where is mine honour? and 
ill be a master, where is my fear ? 
saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O 
priests, that despise my name. And 
ye say, Wherein have we despised 
thy name ? 

1 ^Ye offer polluted bread upon mine 
altar; and ye say, Wherein have we 
polluted thee ? In that ye say, -^The 
table of the Lord is contemptible. 

8 And if ye offer the blind *f or sacri- 
fice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the 
lame and sick,^5 it not evil? offer it 
now unto thy governor; will he be 
pleased with thee, or accept ^thy per- 
son ? saith the Lord of hosts. 

9 And now,l pray you, beseech ^God 



B.C. 397. ! 



CHAP. 1. 

1 by the 

hand of 
Malachi. 

a Rom. 9,13 

b Ezek.35,3 

c Ps. 85, 27 

2 from up- 
on, or, 
upon. 

a Ex. 20, 12 

e Lu. 6, 46 

3 Or, Bring 
unto, etc. 
Deut. 
15,21 

/Ezek. 
41,22 

4 to sacri- 
fice. 

g Job 42, 8 

5 the face 
of God. 
John 9, 13 

h Hos. 13, 9 

6 from 
your 
hand. 

i 1 Cor.9,13 
Phil. 3, 18 

j Isa,. 1, 11 
Jer. G, 20 

k Isa. 59, 19 

I John 4,21 
1 Tim. 2,8 

m Rev. 8, 3 
n Isa. 66, 19 

7 Or, 
whereas 
ye might 
have 
bloum it 
away. 

Lev.22,20 

p Acts 5, 1 

8 Or, in 

whose 
flock is. 

876 



that he will be gracious unto us: ^'this 
hath been ^by your means: will he 
regard your persons? saith the Lord 
of hosts. 

10 Who is there even among you 
that would shut the doors 'for 
nought.^ 'neither do ye kindle ^';'e 
on mine altar for nought. I have no 
pleasure in you, saith the Lord of 
hosts, •'neither wdll I accept an offer- 
ing at your hand. 

11 For '^from the rising of the sun 
even unto the going down of the same 
my name shall be great among the 
Gen'tileg; ^and in every place '"in- 
cense shall be offered unto my name, 
and a pure offering : for "my name 
shall be great among the heathen, 
saith the Lord of hosts. G. Matt. 5. 8. 

12 IFBut ye have profaned it, in that 
ye say, The table of the Lord is pol- 
luted ; and the fruit thereof, even his 
meat, is contemptible. 

13 Ye said also. Behold, what a 
weariness is it ! ''and ye have snuffed 
at it, saith the Lord of hosts ; and ye 
brought that which loas torn, and 
the lame, and the sick; thus ye 
brought an offering: should T accept 
this of your hand ? saith the Lord, 

14 But ^cursed be the deceiver, 
^vhich hath in his flock a male, and 
voweth, and sacrificeth unto the 
Lord a corrupt tiling: for I am a 
great King, saith the Lord of hosts, 
and my name is dreadful among the 
heathen. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 The priests are sharply reproved for profaning 
the covenant given them: U and the people for 
strange marriages, IZ treachery, il and impiety. 

N D now, O ye priests, this com- 
mandment is for you. 



A 



^ 



Priests and people reproved. MALACHI, 3. 



21ie messenger of Christ, 



N f 9. Tf '^ye will not hear, and if ye wil l 
not lay it to heart, to give glory unto 
m y name, saith the Lord of hosts, I 
will even send a curse upon you, and 



— ,, ^^^ ^ , ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^ —, _, — , w — ■- 

I will curse your blessings: yeaTi 
have cursed them already, because 

i ye do not lay it to hear t. N. 3. 18. 

3 Behold, I wiU ^corrupt your seed, 
and ^spread dung upon your faces, 
even the dung of your solemn feasts; 
and ^o?^e shall take you away with it. 

4 And ye shall know that I have 
sent this commandment unto you, 
that my covenant might be with 
Le'vi, saith the Lord of hosts. 

5 My ^covenant was with him of life 
and peace; and I gave them to him 
'for the fear wherewith he feared 
me, and was afraid before my name. 

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, 
and iniquity was not found in his 
lips : he walked with me in peace and 
equity, and did '^turn many away 
from iniquity. 

7 For 'the priest's lips should keep 
knowledge, and they sliould seek the 
law at his mouth : •'for he is the mes- 
senger of the Lord of hosts. 

8 But ye are departed out of the 
way ; ye have ^caused many to ^stum- 
ble at the law ; ye have corrupted the 
covenant of Le'vl, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

9 Therefore have I also made you 
contemptible and base before all the 
people, according as ye have not kept 
my ways, but ^have been partial in 
the law. 

10 Have * we not all one father? 
hath 'not one God created us ? why 
do we deal treacherously every 
man against his brother, by pro- 
faning the covenant of our fathers ? 

1 1 H Ju'dah hath dealt treacherously, 
and an abomination is committed in 
I§'ra-el and in Je-ru'sa-lem.; for Jii'- 
dah hath profaned the holiness of 
the Lord which he ''loved, and •'hath 
married the daughter of a strange god. 

12 The Lord will cut off the man 
that doeth this, 'the master and the 
scholar, out of the tabernacles of 
Ja'cob, and hirn that offereth an 
offering unto the Lord of hosts. 

1 3 And this have ye done again, 
covering the altar of the Lord with 
tears, with weeping, and with crying 
out, insomuch that he regardeth not 
the offering any more, or receiveth 
it with good will at your hand. 

1 4 Yet ye say. Wherefore ? Because 



B. C. 397. 



CHAP. 2. 

a Deut. 
28,15 

1 Or. 

reprove. 

2 scatter. 

3 Or, it 

shall take 
you away 
to it. 
1 Ki.14,10 

b Num. 
25, 12 

c Deut. 33,8 
d Jas. 5, 20 
e Deut.l7,y 
/ Gal. 4, 14 

g 1 Sam. 

2,17 

4 Or Jail 

in the 
laiu. 

5 accepted 
faces, or, 
lifted up 
the face 
against. 

h 1 Cor. 8, 6 

i Job 31, 15 

6 Or, ought 
to love. 

i Nell. 
' 13, 23 

7 Or, him 

that 
waketh 
and him 
that an- 
swereth. 

k iMat. 19 
4,5 

8 Or, excel- 
lency. 

9 a seed of 
God. 

10 Or, 

nn faith- 
fully. 
I Deut.24,1 

11 Or, if he 
hate her, 
put her 
away. 

12 to put 
away. 



CHAP. 3. 

a Mark 1, 2 

b Isa. 40, 3 

c Acts 7, 38 

d Isa. 63. 9 

e Hag. 2, 7 

/ Rev. 6. 17 

g Isa. 4, 4 

h Isa. 1, 25 
Zech.13.9 

i Rom. 
15, 16 
1 Pet. 2, 5 

1 Or, 

ancient. 

i 2Thes.l,7 
k Jas. 5, 4 

2 Or, 
defraud. 

I Num. 
23. 19 
Rom. 
11.29 
Jas. 1. 17 

877 



the Lord hath been witness betweea 
thee and the wife of thy youth, 
against whom thou hast dealt 
treacherously : yet is she thy com- 
panion, and the wife of thy covenant. 

1 5 And Mid not he make one ? Yet 
had he the ^residue of the spirit. And 
wherefore one ? That he might seek 
^a godly seed. Therefore take heed 
to your spirit, and let none deal 
^"treacherously against the wife of 
his youth. 

1 6 For 'the Lord, the God of i§'ra-el, 
saith ^^that he hateth '^putting away: 
for one covereth violence with hi? 
garment, saith the Lord of hosts: 
therefore take heed to your spirit, 
that ye deal not treacherously. 

17 *rYe have wearied the Lord with 
your words. Y"et ye say, Wherein 
have we wearied him f When ye 
say, Every one that doeth evil is 
good in the sight of the Lord, and 
he delighteth in them; or, Where 
is the God of judgment ? 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ. 7 Rebel- 
lion, 8 sacrilege, 13 and infideliUj of the people. 
16 Promise of blessing to thein that fear God. 

BEHOLD, '^ I will send my mes- 
senger, and he shall ^prepare the 
way before me: and '^the Lord, whom 
ye seek, shall suddenly come to his 
temple, '^even the messenger of the 
covenant, whom ye delight in : be- 
hold, ^he shall come, saith the Lord 
of hosts. 

2 But who may abide the day of his 
coming ? and Avho shall stand when 
he appeareth ? for ^he is like a re- 
finer's fire, and like fullers' sope : 

3 And ^he shall sit as a refiner and 
purifier of silver : and he shall purify 
the sons of LeVi. and purge them as 
gold and silver, that they may offer 
'unto the Lord an offering in right- 
eousness. 

4 Then shall the offering of Jii'dah 
and Je-ru'sa-lem be pleasant unto the 
Lord, as in "the days of old, and as 
in 'former years. 

5 And I ^will come near to you to 
judgment; and I will be a swift 
witness against the sorcerers, and 
against the adulterers, and ^against 
false swearers, and against those 
that ^oppress the hireling in his 
wages, the widow, and the father- 
less, and that turn aside the stran- 
ger from his right, and fear not 
me, saith the Lord of hosts. 

6 For I am the Lord, ^I change not; 



Promise of blessing to 



MALACHI, 4. 



thera that fear God. 



therefore ""ye sons of Ja'cob are not 
consumed. 
P r 7 IFEven from the days of "your 
R fathers ye are gone away from 
mine ordinances, and have not kept 
them. "Return unto me, and I will 
return unto you, saith the Lord of 
hosts. But ye said, W herein shall we 
return ? p. Matt. 10. 6. 

811 Will a man rob God? Yet ye 
have robbed me. But ye say, 
Wherein have we robbed thee ? 
In ^tithes and oif erings. 

9 Ye arc cursed with a curse : for 
ye have robbed me, even this whole 
nation. 

10 Bring ''ye all the tithes into the 
storehouse, that there may be meat 
in mine house, and prove me now 
herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, 
if I will not open you the windows 
-of heaven, and ^pour you out a 
blessing, that there shall not be 
room enough to receive it^ 

11 And I will rebuke 'the devourer 
for your sakes, and he shall not *de- 
stroy the fruits of your ground ; nei- 
ther shall your vine cast her fruit 
before the time in the field, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

1 2 And all nations shall call you 
blessed : for ye shall be "a delight- 
some land, saith the Lord of hosts. 

1 3 IT Your words have been stout 
against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye 
say, What have we spoken so much 
against thee ? 

14 Ye ''have said, It is vain to serve 
God : and what profit is it that we 
have kept '^his ordinance, and that 
we have walked ''mournfully before 
the Lord of hosts ? 

1 5 And now "we call the proud 
happy; yea, they that work wick- 
edness ^are set up; yea, they that 
tempt ""God are even delivered. 

T E f 16 Then they ^that feared the Lord 

* R. Matt. 3. 2. 



B. C. 397. 



CHAP. 3. 

in 1 Sam. 
15,29 
Lam. 3,22 

n Acts 7, 51 

Zech. 1, 3 

p Neh. 
13,10 

q Pro. 3, 9 

r 1 Chr. 
26,20 

s Gen. 7, 11 

3 empty 
out. 

2 Chr. 
31,10 

t Amos 4, 9 

4 corrupt, 
u Dan. 8, 9 
V Zeph.1,12 

5 Ms obser- 
vation. 

6 in black, 
w Ps. 73, 12 

7 are built 
X Ps. 95, 9 
7/ Ps. 66. 16 
z Heb.3, 1 

8 Or, special 
treasure 



spake -often one to another : and the | T 
Lord hearkened, and heard it. and a E 



book of remembrance was written 



CHAP. 4. 

a Jer. 23, 6 
Lu. 1, 78 
Eph. 5, 14 
2 Pet.1,19 

b Mic. 7, 10 

c Deut.4,10 

d Mat.11,14 

e Joel 2, 31 

/Lu. 1, 17 

q Dan. 9, 26 
Mark 
1.3, 14 
Lu. 19, 
27, 43 
Lu. 21, 20 

8V8 



before him for them that feared the 



Lord, and that thought upon his 



name. E. Matt. 9. 4- 1. Matt. 10. 32, 33. J 

1 7 And they shall be mine, saith the 
Lord of hosts, in that day when 1 
make up mj^ ® jewels ; and I will 
spare them, as a man spareth his 
own son that serveth him, 

1 8 Then shall ye return, and d iscern 



between the righteous and the MJck- 
ed, between him that serveth God 



IN 



and him that serveth him not .N.4.i.ti 
CHAPTER 4. 

I GocVs judgment on the toicked, 2 and his blessing on 
the good ; 5 he tells of Elijah's coming and office. 



OR bpholrl, thp; da y oompth that 
-Shall b urn as an oven ; a nd al l 
the proud, yea,, an d a ll th at do Avic k- 



E 



pdly , shall bp stnhhip- and thp day 



that pompth shall burn thpm i)p, 



saith thp T,ORr> of hosts^ that it shall 



H 
N 



Ipavp thpm Tipithpr root nor branch 1^ 



2 IF But unto you that fear my name 
shall the "Sun of righteousness arise 
with healing in his wings ; and ye 
shall go forth, and grow up as calves 
of the stall. K. Matt. 1. 21; L Matt. 1. 21 J 

3 And ''ye shall tread down the 
wicked ; for they shall be ashes un- 
der the soles of your feet in the day 
that I shall do this, saith the Lord 
of hosts. 

4 IFRemernber ye the law of Mo'§e§ 
my servant, which I commanded 
unto him "^in Hd'reb for all l§'ra-el, 
tcith the statutes and judgments. 

5 Behold, I will send you '^E-li' jah the 
prophet 'before the coming of the 
great and dreadful day of the Lord : 

6 And he shall -^ turn the heart of the 
fathers to the children, and the heart 
of the children to their fathers, lest I 
come and smite the earth with •''a 
curse. 

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CHAPTER 1. 

I The genealogy of Jesus Christ: IS Mary''!t mirac- 
tiiouscoiiceptioii; Jesus is born: il,'^ his names. 

THE book of the ''generation of 
Je'sus Christ, ^the son of Da'- 
vid, the 'son of A'bra-ham. 
2 A'bra-ham begat i'gaae ; and r§aac 
begat Ja'cob ; and Ja'cob begat Jii'- 
das and his brethren ; 
3_And Jii'das begat Pha're§ and 
Za'ra of Tha'niar ; and '^Pha'res be- 
gat fis'rom. ; and Es'rom begat A'ram ; 

4 And A'ram begat A-min'a~dab; and 
A-niin''a-dab begat '^Na-as'son; and 
Na-as'son begat Sal'monj 

5 And SarixLon begat Booz ■''of Ra'- 
cLab ; and Bo'oz begat O'bed of 
Ruth; and o'bed begat Jes'se ; 

6 And ''Jes'se begat Da'vid the king ; 
and Da'vid ^the king begat S6ro-nion 
of her that had been the loife of 
U-ri'as ; 

T And 'Sol'o-nion begat Ro-b5'ani ; 
and Ro-b5'ain begat A-bi'a; and A-bi'a 
begat A'sa ; 

8 And A'sa begat Jos'a-phat ; and 
Jos'a-phat begat Jo'ram; and J5'rani 
begat o-zfas ; 

9 And 0-zi'as begat J5'a-tham \ and 
J5'a-tham begat A'chaz; and A'chaz 
begat Ez-e-ki'as ; 

j.O And^Ez-e-ki'as begat xtla-nas'ses ; 
and jMa-nas'se§ begat A'nion; and 
A mon begat J o-si'as ; 

1 1 And Mo-sl'as begat Jech-o-ni'as 
paid his brethren, about the time they 
were carried "away to Bab'y-lon : 

1 2 And after they were brought to 
Bab'y-lon. Jech-o-ni'as begat li^a-la'- 
thi-el; and Sa-la'thi-el begat 'Zo-rob'- 
a-bel ; 

13 And Zo-rob'a.-bel begat l-bi'ud; 
and A-bi'ud begat E-]i'a-kim; and E-li'- 
a-kim begat A'zor ; 

14 And A'zor begat Sa'doc ; and Sa'- 
doc begat A'chim ; and A'chim begat 
E-li'ud ; 

15 And E-li-ud begat E-le-a'zar ; and 
E-le-a'zar begat Mat'than ; and Mat'- 
than begat Ja'cob ; 

1 6 And Ja'cob begat Jo'geph the 
husband of Ma'ry, of whom was born 
Je'§us, '"who is called Christ. 

1 7 So all the generations from 
A. bra-ham to Da'vid are fourteen 

56 



A. M. 4000. 
B. 0. 5. 



CHAP. 1. 
a Lu. o, 23 
h Ps. 132,11 
Isa„ 11, 1 
ch. 23, 42 
Acts 2, 30 
Rom. 1, 3 
c Gal. 3, 16 
(2 Ruth 4,18 
1 Ciir. 2, 
5,9 

Num. 1, 7 

/ Josh. 6,23 
Heb.11,31 

3 1 Sam. 
16, 1 

h 2 Sam. 

12,24: 

i lChr.3,10 
j 2Ki.20,21 

1 Some 
read, 
Josias 
begat 
Jakim, 
and 

Jakim be- 
gat Jech- 
onias, 
lChr.3,15 

k 2Ki.25,ll 
Jer.27,20 
Jer. 52,11 
Dan. 1, 2 

1 Ezra 3, 2 
Hag. 1, 1 

m Gen. 3,15 
Isa. 9, 
Isa. 53, 2 
John3,14 
Rom. 9, 5 
1 Tim. 
3,16 

n Gal. 4, i 
Heb. 10,5 

o Deut.24,1 
p Lu. 1. 35 

2 begotten. 

3 That is, 
Saviour. 

q Gen.49,10 
Jer.33, 16 
Dan. 9, 24 
Acts 5, 31 
Heb. 7, 25 
lJohn3,5 
Rev. 1, 5 

r Isa. 7, 14 

4 Or, Ms 
nanu 
shall be 
called. 

s Isa. 9, 6 
1 Tim. 
3,16 



B. C. 4. 

CHAP. 2. 

a Dan. 9, 24 
Lu. 2, 4 

b 1 Ki. 4, 30 
Isa. 11, 10 

c Lu. 2, 11 

d Num. 
24.17 
Isa. 60, 3 

88^ 



generations; and from Da'vid until 
the carrying awa.y into Bab'y-lon 
«re fourteen generations ; and from 
the carrying away into Bab'y-lon un- 
to Christ are fourteen generations. 

18 'iNow the "birth of Je'gus Christ 
was on this wise ; When as his moth- 
er Ma'ry was espoused to Jd'geph, 
before tliey came together, she was 
found with child of the H5'15' Ghost. 

19 Then Jd'seph her husband, being 
a .just maji, "and not willing to make 
her a publick example, was minded 
to put her away privily. 

20 But while he thought on these 
things, behold, the angel of the Lord 
appeared unto him in a dream, say- 
ing, Jo'seph, thou son of Da'vid, fear 
not to take unto thee Ma'iy tiiy wife : 
for ^that which is ^conceived in her 
is of the H51y Gh5st. 

21 And she shall bring forth a son, 
and thou shalt call his name 



MF/STIS ' for hp! ?shall save his peo- 
plf^from thpir sins K. 4. 16; L. 4. 16., 

22 Now all this was done, that it 
might be fulfilled which was spoken 
of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 

23 Behold, 'a virgin shall be with 
child, and shall bring forth a son, 
and ^they shall call his name Em- 
man'u-el, which being interpreted is, 
'God with us. 

24 Then Jd'seph being raised from 
sleep did as the angel of the Lord 
had bidden him, and took unto him 
his wife : 

25 And knew her not till she had 
brought forth her firsjbborn son : and 
he caUed his name JE'SL^S. 

CHAPTER^ 2. 

1 Wise, men enquire after Chrtst. 13 Joseph Jleeth in- 
to Egi/pt. 16 Herod slay eih the children: 19 Christ 
brought out of Egypt. 

IVTOW when ''Je'gus was born in 
1^ Beth'le-hem of Ju-dse'a in the 
days of Her'od. the king, behold, 
there came wise men *from the east 
to Je-ru'sa-lem, 

2 Saying, '"Where is he that is bora 
King of the Jews ? for we have seen 
his '^star in the east, and are come to 
worship him. 

3 When Her'od the king had heard 
these things, he was troubled, and all 
Je-ru'sa-lem with him. 



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wise me7i worship Christ. ST. MATTHEW, 3. 



The preaching of Joiin, 



4 And when he had ga,thered all the 
'chief priests and •''scribes of the peo- 
ple together, ^he demanded of them 
where Christ should be born. 

5 And they said unto him, In Beth'- 
le-hem of Jii-dse'a: for thus it is writ- 
ten by the prophet, 

6 And ^thou Bethle-hem, in the 
land of Jii'da, art not the least 
among the princes of Jii'da : for out 
of thee shall come a Governor, that 
'shall 'rule my people l§'ra-el. 

7 Then Her'od, when he had privily 
called the wise men, enquired of 
them diligently what time the star 
appeared. 

8 And he sent them to Bethle-hem, 
and said, Go and search diligently for 
the young child ; and when ye have 
found hhn, bring me word again, that 
I may come and worship him also. 

9 When they had heard the king, 
they departed; and, lo, the star, 
which they saw in the east, Avent be- 
fore them, till it came and sK)od over 
where the young child was. 

10 When they saw the star, they re- 
joiced with exceeding great joy. 

1 1 11 And when they were come into 
the house, they saw the young child 
with Ma'ry his mother, and fell down, 
and •'worshipped him : and when they 
had opened their treasures, they "pre- 
sented unto him gifts; gold, and 
frankincense, and myrrh. 

12 And being warned of God ^in a 
dream that they should not return 
to Her'od, they departed into their 
own country another way. 

13 IT And when they were departed, 
behold, the angel of the Lord ap- 
peareth to Jo'seph in a dream, say- 
ing, Arise, and take the young child 
and his mother, and flee into Egypt, 
and be thou there until I bring thee 
word : for Her'od will seek the young 
child to destroy him. 

14 When he arose, he took the 
young child and his mother by night, 
and departed into E'gypt : 

1 5 And was there until the death of 
Her'od: that it might be fulfilled 
which was spoken of the Lord by the 
prophet, saying, 'Out of E'gypt have 
I called my son. 

1 6 TiThen Her'od, when he saw that 
he was mocked of the wise men, was 
exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and 
slew all the children that were in 
Bethle-hem, and in all the coasts 
thereof, from two years old and un 



B C. 4. 



CHAP. 2. 

e Ps. 2, 1 

/2Chr. 
34,13 

Q Mai. 2, 7 

h Mic. 5. 2 
John 7,42 

i Rev. 2, 27 

1 Or, Seed. 
Isa. 40, 11 

j Ps. 2, 12 
John 5,23 

2 Or, 
offered. 
Ps. 22, 29 
Ps. 72, 10 
Isa. 49, 7 
Isa. 60, 6 

k Job 33, 15 
ch. 1, 20 

I Num. 24,8 
Hos. 11, 1 

?n Jer.31,15 

n ch. 3, 13 
Lu. 2, 39 

Lu. 2, 4 
John 1,45 

p Judg.13,5 
1 Sam. 
1,11 

3 That is, 
Branch, 
or, SeiM- 
rated one. 
Num. 6, 2 
Isa. 11, 1 



A. D. 26, 

CHAP. 3. 

a Mai. 3, 1 
Mark 1, 4 
Lu. 3, 2 
John 1.28 

b Josh. 
14, 10 

c Dan. 2,44 
ch. 4, 17 
ch. 10, 7 

d Isa. 40, 3 
Lu. 3, 4 

e Lu. 1, 76 

/ Mark 1, 6 

g 2Ki. 1,8 
Zech.13.4 

h Lev. 11,22 

i Deut. 8, 8 
Deut. 
32,13 

1 Sam. 
14,25 

2 Ki.18,32 
Ps. 81, 16 
Ezek. 

27, 17 
Lu.24,42 

j Acts 19, 4 

k Rom. 5, 9 

1 Thes. 
1, 10 

1 Or. an- 
swerable 
to amend- 
ment of 
life. 

2 Cor. 7, 
1,11 

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der, according to the time which he 
had diligently enquired of the wise 
men. 

1 7 Then was fulfilled that which 
was spoken by "'Jer'e-my the proph- 
et, saying, 

18 In Ra'mawas there avoice heard, 
lamentpttion, and weeping, and great 
mourning, Ka'chel weeping for her 
children, and would not be com.f orted , 
because they are not. 

19 *^But when Her'od was dead, be- 
hold, an angel of the Lord appearetk 
in a dream to Jo'§eph in E'gypt, 

20 Saying, Arise, and take the young 
child and his mother, and go into the 
land of l§'ra-el : for they are dead 
which sought the young child^s life. 

21 And he arose, and took the young 
child and his mother, and came into 
the land of l§'ra-el. 

22 But when he heard that Ar~che- 
la'us did reign in Ju-dse'a in the room 
of his father Her'od, he was afraid 
to go thither : notwithstanding, being 
warned of God in a dream, he turned 
aside "into the parts of Gal'i-lee : 

23 And he came and dwelt in a city 
called "Naz'a-reth : that it might be 
fulfilled ^which was spoken by the 
prophets, He shall be called a ^Naz-a- 
rene'. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Jof)7i preacJieth ; his office, 5 and baptism: 7 he m 
buketh the Pharisees. 13 Christ baptized by JoM 
in Jordan. 

IN those days came "John the Bap'- 
tist, preaching *in the wilderness 
of Ju-dae'a, 

2 And saying. Repent ye : ^£or the 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. R.3. 8. 

3 For this is he that was spoken of 
by the prophet E-§a'ias, saying, The 
voice ''of one crying in the wilder- 
ness, ^Prepare ye the way of the 
Lord, make his paths straight. 

4 And -^the same John s'had his rai- 
ment of camel's hair, and a leathern 
girdle about his loins ; and his meat 
was ^locusts and wild 'lioney. 

5 IFThen went out to him Je-ru's^ 
lem, and all Jii-dse'a, and all the re- 
gion round about J or 'dan, 

6 And -'were baptized of him in Jor'- 
dan, confessing their sins. 

1 But when he saw many of the 
Phar'i-sees and Sad'du-gee§ come to 
his baptism, he said unto them, gen- 
eration of vipers, who hath warned 
you to flee from ^the wrath to come ? | * 

8 Bring forth therefore fruite 'meet | R 



for repentance : 
* H. 3. 10. 



R.4. 

9 



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Temptation of Christ. 



ST. MATTHEW. 4. 



ITe heginneth to preach. 



9 And thiiik not to say within your- 
selves, ^ We have A'bra-ham to our 
father . for I say unto you, that God 
is able of these stones to raise up 
children unto A'bra-ham. 
r 1 And now also the ax is laid unto 
I the root of the trees : '"theretore every 
i tree which bringeth not forth good 
fruit Is hewn down, and cast mto 
I the fire . h. 3. 12. 

Hi "indeed ba^ptize you v%'ith water: 
unto repentance : but he that cometh 
after nie is mightier than I, whose 
shoes I am not worthy to bear : ''he 
shall baptize you with the Holy 
Ghost, and vnth fire : 
r 1 2 Whose fan is in his hand, and he 
} will throughly ^urge his hoor, and 

father his wheat into the garner; 
ut he will ^burn up the chatf with 
i unquenchable hre . h. 5. 22. i 

1 3 ^Then cometh Je'sus 'from Gari-i 
lee to J or 'dan unto John, to be bap- 
tized of him. } 
14: But John forbad him, saying, I| 
have need to be baptized of thee, and 
comest thou to me ? 

15 And Je'sus answering said unto 
him, Suffer it to he so now : for thus 
it becometh us to 'fulfil all right- 
eousness. Then he suffered him. 

16 And 'Je'sus, when he Avas bap- 
tized, went up straightvyay out of 
the water : and, lo, the heavens werej 
opened unto him, and he saw "the; 
Spirit of God descending like a dove, | 
and lighting upon him : j 

IT And "lo a voice from heaven, 
saying, ""This is my beloved Son, in 
whom I am well pleased, 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Christ fasteth, is tempted, and OKercometh : \1 he 
beginneth to preach : 13 he calleth some disciples: 
23 he teacheih in the synagogue. 

THEN was "Je'sus led up of *the 
spirit into the wilderness 'to be 
tempted of the devil. 

2 And when he had '^fasted forty 
days and forty nights, he was after- 
ward an hungred. 

3 And when the tempter came to 
him, he said, If thou be the Son of 
God, command that these stones be 
made bread. 

4 But he answered and said, 'It is 
written, -^Man shall not live by bread 
alone, but by every word that pr ■ 
ceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

5 Then the devil taketh him up into 
the ^holy city, and setteth him on a 
pinnacle of the temple. 

6 And saith unto hhii. If thou be 



A. D. 26. 



CHAP. 3. 

/ John 8,33 
Actsl3,2<3 
Rom. 4. 1 

m ch. 7, 19 
John 15,6 
Heb. 6, 8 

n Mark 1, 8 
Lu. 3, 16 
John 1,33 
Acts 1, 5 

Isa. 4. i 
Mai. 3, 2 
Acts 2.3,4 
Titus 3, 5 

p Mai. 3, 3 

qr Mai. 4, 1 
ch. 13, 30 

A. D. 27. 

?• ch. 2, 22 

.? Dan. 9,24 

t Markl,10 

u Isa. 11,2 
Lu. 3, 22 
John 1,32 

V John 
12,28 

w Ps. 2, 7 
Isa. 43, 1 
Lu. 9, 35 
CoL 1, 13 



CHAP. 4. 

a Markl,12 
Lu. 4, 1 

b lKi.18,12 
Ezek.3,14 
Acts 8, 39 

c Heb. 4. 15 

d Ex. 34, 28 

e Eph. 6,17 

/ Deut. 8. 3 

g Neh. 11, 1 

h Ps. 91, 11 

i Deut.6,16 

j Deut.6,13 

k Jas. 4, 7 

I Heb. 1,14 

A. D. 31. 

m Lu. 3, 20 

1 Or, deliv- 
ered up. 

nisa. 9,1. 2 

Isa. 42, 7 
Lu. 2, 32 

p Markl,14 

q ch. 10, 7 

r Markl.ie 

s ch. 16, 18 
John 1,42 

t Ezek. 
47. 10 
Lu. 5, 10 

uMark 
10,28 
Lu. 18, 28 

V Markl,19 
Lu. 5, 10 

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the Son of God, cast thyself down : 
for it is written, ^He shall give his 
angels charge concei'ning thee : and 
in theh' hands they shall bear thee 
up, lest at any time thou dash thy 
foot against a stone. 

7 Je'sus said unto him, It is written 
again, 'Thou shaft not tempt the 
Lord thy God. 

8 Again, the devil taketh him up 
into an exceeding high mountain, 
and sheweth him all the kingdoms 
of the world, and the glory of them ; 

9 And saith unto him. All the^ 
things will I give thee, if thou wilt 
fall down and worship me, 

10 Then saith Je'sus unto him. Get 
thee hence, Sa'tan : for it is ^\T.itten. 
Thou ^shalt worship the Lord thy 
God, and him only shalt thou serve, 

11 Then the de\il ^leaveth him, and, 
behold, ^angels came and muiistered 
unto him. 

12 *iNow '"when Je'sus had heard 
that John was 'cast into prison, he 
departed into Gal'i-lee ; 

13 And lea^ang Naz'a-reth.he came 
and dwelt in Ca-p5r'na-iim, vrhich is 
upon the sea coast, in the borders of 
Zab'u-lon and Neph'tha-lim : 

14 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by E-sa'ias the prophet, 
saying, 

15 The "land of Zab'u-lon, and the 
land of Neph'tha-lim, by the way of 
I the sea, beyond J or 'dan, Gal'i-lee of 
the Gen'tile§ ; 

16 The "people which sat in dark- 



ness saw great light: and to them 
which sat in the region and shadow 
of death light is sprung up. * 
1 7 From ^that time Je'sus began to l R 



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preach, and to say. ^Repent : for the 



kingdom of heaven is at hand. R.5.4.J 
I 18 ^And 'Je'sus, walking by the sea 
of Gal'i-lee, saw two brethren, 'Si'- 
mon called Pe'tSr. and An'drew his 
I brother, casting a net into the sea: 
for they were fishers. 
I 19 And he saith unto them. Follow 
me, and I Hvill make vou fishers of 

I *^ 

men. 

20 And "they straightway left tkei? 
nets, and followed him. 
I 21 And "going on from thence, he 
I sawothertwo brethren, Jame§ th e son 
:of Zeb'e-dee. and John his brother, 
in a ship with Zeb'e-dee their father, 
mending their nets; and he called 
them. 

22 And they immediately left the 

*C.6. 23; K.6. 12, 13; L5.6. ' 



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ship and their father, and followed 
him. 

23 IT And Je'§us went about all Gali- 
lee, teaching ''in their synagogues, 
and preaching the gospel of the 
kingdom, and healing all manner of 
sickness and all manner of disease 
among the people. 

24 And his "^fame went throughout 
all Syr'i-a: and they brought unto 
him all sick people that were taken 
with divers diseases and torments, 
and those which were possessed with 
devils, and those which were luna- 
tick, and those that had the palsy ; 
and he healed them. 

25 And there followed him great 
multitudes of people from Gal'i-lee, 
said from De-cap'o-lis, and/rom Je- 
ru'sa-lem, and from Ju-dse'a, and 
from beyond Jor'dan. 

CHAPTER 5. 

3 Who are blessed. 13 TJie disciples called the salt of 
the earth, and light of the world : Christ urgeth 
on them a good example, etc. 

AND seeing the multitudes, "he 
went up into a mountain : and 
when he was set, his disciples came 
unto him : 

2 And he opened his mouth, and 
taught them, saymg, 

3 Blessed ^are the poor m spirit : for 
their's is the kingdom of heaven. 

f 4 Blessed ""are they that mourn ; fo r 



A. D. 31. 



shall be comforted. 



thev 
5 Blessed "^ 



R. 6. 15. 
for *they 



'are the meek 
shall inherit the earth. 
L f 6 Blessed are they which do hunger 



a iKJ thirst after righteousness : -^for 



they shall be filled. L. 6. 14. 

7 Blessed are the merciful : ^f or they 

shall obtain mercy. 

G f 8 Blessed ^are the pure in heart : 

I ^'for they shall see Go d. G. 5. 20. 

9 Blessed are •'the peacemakers : for 
they shall be called the children of 
God. 

10 Blessed ^are they which are per- 
secuted for righteousness' sake : for 
their's is the kingdom of heaven. 

11 Blessed are ye, w^hen men shall 
revile you, and persecute ijoic, and 
shall say all manner of evil against 
you ^falsely, for my sake. 

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: 
for great is your reward in heaven : 
for so persecuted they the prophets 
which were before you. 

13 ^Ye are the salt of the earth: 
but if the salt have lost his savour, 
wherewith shall it be salted? it is 
thenceforth good for nothing, but to 



CHAP. 4. 
XV ch. 9, 35 
Mai-k 1, 
21,39 
Lu. 4, 15 

X Isa. 62, 13 



CHAP. 5. 
1 Mark3,13 

h Ps. 51, 17 
Pro. 16,19 
Isa. 57, 15 
Isa. 66, 2 
Lu. 6, 20 
lCor.1,26 

c Isa.61,2,3 
John 
16, m 
2 Cor. 1, 7 
Rev. 21,4 

d Ps. 37, 11 

1 Pet. 3, 4. 

e Rom.'i,13 

/ Isa. 65, 13 

g Ps. 41, 1 
ch. 6, 14 
Mark 
11,25 
Heb. 6,10 
J as. 2, 13 

h Ps. 15, 1 

Heb. 

12, 14 

i 1 Cor. 

13, 1? 
IJohnS. 
2,3 

j Heb. 
12,14 

k 2 Cor.4,17 

2 Tim. 
2, 12 
1 Pet.3,14 

1 lying. 

1 Pro. 4, 18 
Phil.2,15 

2 morZi US- 
It con- 
tained 
nearly a 
peck. 

m lPet.2,12 

yi John 15,8 
1 Cor. 
14,25 

Dan. 9,24 
Rom.10,4 
Gal. 3,24 

p Lu. 16, 17 

q Jas. 2, 10 

r Rom. 10,3 

3 Or, to 

them. 

s Ex. 20, 13 

t 1 John 
3.15 

4 That is, 
Vain 
Jellow. 

5 Or, 
graceless 
wretch. 
John 8, 44 
Actsl3,10 

u Job 42, 8 
1 Pet. 3. 7 

V Job 22, 21 
Pro. 25, 8 
Heb. 3, 7 

w Ps. 32, 6 
Isa. 55, 6 

X 2Thes.l,9 
884 



be cast out, and to be trodden under 
foot of men. 

14 Ye ^are the light of the world. A 
city that is set on an hill camiot be 
hid. 

1 5 Neither do men Mght a candle, 
and put it under a ^bushel, but on a 
candlestick ; and it giveth light unto 
all that are in the house. 

1 6 Let your light so shine before 
men, that "'they may see your good 
works, and glorify ''your Father 
which is m heaven. 

IT 11 Think "not that I am come to 
destroy the law, or the prophets : 1 
am not come to destroy, but t o fulfill 

18 For verily I say imto you, ^Till 
heaven and earth pass, one jot or on e 
tittle shall in no wise pass from the 
law, till all be fulfilled . B. 28. 20., 

1 9 Whosoever ?theref ore shall break 
one of these least commandments, 
and shall teach men so, he shall 
be called the least in the kingdom 
of heaven: but whosoever shall do 
and teach tliem^ the same shall 
be called great in the kingdom of 
heaven. 

20 For I say unto you. That excep t 



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your righteousness shall exceed %lie 
righteous7iess of the scribes and 
Phar^i-see§. ye shall in no case enter 
into the kingdom of heaven. * 
21 1i Ye have heard that it was said 
^by them of old time, 'Thou shalt 
not kill; and whosoever shall kill 
shall be in danger of the judg- 
ment : 

22 But I say unto you, That whoso- 
ever 'is angry with his brother with- 
out a cause shall be in danger of the 
judgment : and whosoever shall say 
to his brother, "^Ra'ca, shall be in dan- 
ger of the council : but whosoever 
shall say, ^Thou fool, shall be in 
danger of hell fire. H. 5. 29, 30. 

23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift 
to the altar, and there rememberest 
that thy brother hath ought against 
thee; 

24 Leave "there thy gift before the 
altar, and go thy way ; first be recon- 
ciled to thy brother, and then come 
and offer thy gift. 

25 Agree nvith thine adversary 
quickly, whiles '"thou art in the way 
with him ; lest at sary time the ad- 
versary deliver thee to the judge, 
and the judge deliver thee to the 
officer, and thou be cast into prison. 

26 Verily I say unto thee, ^Thou 
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shalt by no means come out thence, 
till thou hast paid the uttermost 
farthing. 

27 TTYe have heard that it was said 
by them of old time, Thou shalt not 
commit adultery : 

28 But I say unto you, That whoso- 
ever looketh ^on a woman to lust 
after her hath committed adultery 
with her already in his heart. 

29 And nf thy right eye ^offend 
thee, pluck it out, and cast it trom 



A, D. 31. 



thee : for it is profitable fo r th ee that 
one of thy members shoiir(r~perish 
and not that thy whole body should 
be cast into hel l. 
80 And if thy right 



hand offend 



thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee : 



for it is profitable for thee that one 



of thy members should perish, a nd 



not that thy whole body should be 



cast into hel l. H. 7. 13,14. 

31 Hit hath been said, "Whosoever 
shall put away his wife, let him give 
her a writing of divorcement : 

32 But 1 say unto you, That *who- 
soever shall put away his wife, sav- 
ing for the cause of fornication, 
causeth her to connnit adultery : 
and whosoever shall marry her that 
is divorced committeth a.dultery. 

33 IF Again, ye have heard that it 
hath been said 'by them of old time, 
'Thou shalt not forswear thyself, 
but '^shalt perform unto the Lord 
thine oaths : 

34 But I say unto you, 'Swear not 
at all ; neither by heaven ; for it is 
-^ God's throne : 

35 Nor by the earth ; for it is his 
footstool : neither by J e-ru'sa-lem ; for 
it is the city of the great King. 

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy 
head, because thou canst not make 
one hair white or black. 

37 But ■''let your communication be, 
Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever 
is more than these cometh of evil. 

38 irYe have heard that it hath been 
said, '^'An eye for an eye, and a tooth 
for a tooth : 

39 But I say unto you, 'That ye re- 
sist not evil: •''but whosoever shall 
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn 
to him the other also. 

40 And, if any man will sue thee at 
the law, and take away thy coat, let 
him have thy cloke also. 

41 And whosoever *shall compel 
thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 

42 Give to him that asketh thee. 



CHAP. 5. 

y Gen. 34, 2 
Pro. 6, 25 
Eph. 5, 5 
Heb. 13,4 

z Mark9,43 

6 Or. do 
cause thee 
to off nd. 
Ps. 119,37 

a Deut.24,1 
Jer. 3, 1 
Markl0,2 



b Rom. 
1 Cor. 



7,3 
7,10 



7 to the 
ancients. 

c Lev.19,12 
Num.30,3 

d Deut. 
23,23 

e J as. 5, 12 

/ Isa. 66, 1 

Col. 4, 6 

h Lev.24,20 

i Pro. 20,22 
Rom. 
12, 17 
1 Cor. 6, 7 
1 Thes. 
5, 15 
1 Pet. 3, 9 



Isa. 50, 6 

Mark 
15,21 



t Deut. 
15,8 

m Ijev. 
19,18 

n Deut.23,6 

o Pro. 25,21 
Kom. 
12,14 

p Lu. 23, 34 

Acts 7, 60 
1 Cor.4,12 
1 Pet.2,23 

q Lu. 6. 33 

r Gen. 17, 1 
Lev. 19. 2 
Col. 1. 28 
Jas. 1, 4 
1 Pet.1,15 

s Eph. 5. 1 



CHAP. 6. 

1 Or. right- 
eousness. 
2 Cor. 9, 9 

2 Or, with. 
a Rom. 12, 8 

3 Or, cause 
not a 
trumpet 
to be 
sounded. 

1 Cor. 
10, 31 

b 2 Ki. 4, 33 

c Jer. 17,10 

d Eccl. 5, 2 

1 Ki.18,26 

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and from 'him that would borroAV ot 
thee turn not thou away. 

43 IF Ye have heard that it hath 
been said, '"Thou shalt love thy 
neighbour, '^^nd hate thine enemy. 

44 But I say unto you, ''Love your 
enemies, bless them that curse you, 
do good to them that hate you, and 
pray ^for them which despitefully 
use you, and persecute you ; 

45 That ye may be the children of 
your Father which is in heaven : for 
he maketh his sun to rise on the evil 
and on the good, and sendeth rain on 
the just and on the unjust. 

46 For nt ye love them which love 
you, what reward have ye ? do not 
even the publicans the same ? 

47 And if ye salute your brethren 
only, what do ye more than others f 
do not even the publicans so ? 

48 Be '^ye therefore perfect, even as 
'your Father which is in heaven is 
perfect. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Of alms, Z prayer, \\ forgiveness. 19 Our treas- 
ure. 24 God and mamtnon. 

TAKE heed that ye do not your 
^aims before men, to be seen of 
them : other^ase ye have no reward 
^of your Father which is in heaven. 

2 Therefore ''when thou doest thine 
alm_s, ^do not sound a trumpet before 
thee, as the hj^pocrites do in the 
synagogues and in the streets, that 
they may have glory of men. Ver- 
ily I say unto you, They have their 
reward. 

3 But when thou doest alms, let not 
thy left hand know what thy right 
hand doeth : 

4 That thine alms may be in secret : 
and thy Father which seeth in secret 
himself shall reward thee openly. 

5 TAnd when thou prayest, thou 
shalt not be as the hypocrites are : 
for they love to pray standing in the 
synagogues and in the corners of the 
streets, that they may be seen of men. 
Verily I say unto you, They have 
their reward. 

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter 
*into thy closet, and when thou hast 
shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
which is in secret; and thy '^Father 
which seeth in secret shall reward 
thee openly. 

7 But when ye pray, '^use not vain 
repetitions, as the heathen do : *f or 
they think that they shall be heard 
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8 Be not ye therefore like unto 
'.hem : for your -^Father knoweth 
A^hat things ye have need of, before 
f e ask him. 

9 After this manner therefore pray 
je : ^Our Father which art in heaven, 
^HaUowed be thy name. 

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done in earth, 'as it is in heaven. 

1 1 Give us this day our •^'daily bread. 

12 And forgive us our debts, as we 
f orgive o ur debtors^ ' 

~18 And ^fea^us not into temptation , 
but deliver 'u s from evil : For thine is 
the kingdonJTahd the power, and the 
glory tor ever A-men\ K. 6. 33. 

j^ 11 1 or "it y e forgive men their tres- 
passes, your heavenf y leather will also 

I forgive you : l^ 7_ 7 g^ 

15 But '^If ye forgive not men tlieir 
trespasses, neither will your Father 



A. D. 31. 



i torgiye your ti^passe s. ^^ q 13^ 

l(J"iMoreover '^wher ye fast, be not, 
as the hypocrites, of a sad counte- 
nance : for they disfigure their faces, 
that they may appear unto men to 
fast. Verily 1 say unto you, They 
have their reward. 

IT But thou, when thou fastest, 
anoint thine head, and wash thy face ; 

1 8 That thou appear not unto men 
to fast, but unto thy Father which is 
in secret : and thy Father, which 
seeth in secret, shall reward thee 
openly. 

1 9 1! Lay mot up for yourselves treas- 
ures upon earth, where moth and rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves break 
through and steal : 

20 But 'lay up for yourselves treas- 
ures in heaven, where neither moth 
nor rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves do not break through nor 
steal : 

2 1 For where your treasure is, there 
will your heart be also. 

22 The light of the body is the eye : 
if Uierefore thine eye be single, thy 
whole body shall be full of light. 

23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole 



body shall be full of darkness. I f 
therefore the light that is in thee be 
darkness, liow great is that dark - 
ness ! e. 7. 13. 

24 1^0 toan can serve two masters : 
for either he will hate the one, and 
love the other ; or else he will hold 
to the one, and despise the other. 
"Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 

25 Therefore I say unto you, ^Take 
uo thought for your life, what ye shall 



CHAP. 6. 

/ Ps. 139, 2 

g Deut.32,6 
ch. 23, 9 
Lu. 11,2 
Rom. 8, 
15, 16 
1 Cor. 8, 6 
Heb. 12, 9 

h Isa. 6, 3 

i Ps.103,20 

j Job 23, 12 
Pro. 30, 8 

k ch. 26, 41 
Lu. 22, 
40,46 

1 Cor. 

10, 13 
Jas. 1,13 

2 Pet. 2, 9 
Kev. 3, 10 

I John 
17, 15 

m Mark 

11, 25 
Eph. 4, 82 
Col. 3. 13 

n ch. 18, 35 
Jas. 2, 13 

Isa. 58, 5 

o Pro. 23, 4 
lTim.6,1 
Heb. 13, 5 
Jas. 5, 1 

q ch. 19, 21 
Lu. 12, 
33,34 
ITim. 
6, 19 

1 Pet. 1, 4 
r Lu. 11,34 

s Rom. 1,21 

2 Cor. 4, 4 

t Lu. 16, 13 

u Gal. 1, 10 
1 Tim. 
6,17 
Jas. 4, 4 
1 John 
2,15 

4 Be not 

anxiously 
careful. 
Ps. 55, 22 
Lu. 12, 
22, 23 
Phil. 4, 6 
1 Pet. 5, 7 
V Job 38, 41 
Ps. 147, 9 

w Ps. 23, 1 
Phil. 4, 19 

X 1 Kl. 8, 13 
Ps. 34, 9 
Ps. 37, 25 
Mark 
10, .30 
Lu. 12, 31 
Rom. 8,32 
ITim. 4,8 

5 anxious 
thought. 



eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet 
for your body, what ye shall put on. 
Is not the life more than meat, and 
the body than raiment ? 

26 Behold 'the fowls of the air : for 
they sow not, neither do they reap, 
nor gather into barns ; yet your heav- 
enly Father feedeth them. Are ye 
not much better than they ? 

27 Which of you by taking thought 
can add one cubit unto his stature ? 

28 And why take ye thought for 
raiment ? Consider the lilies of the 
field, how they grow ; they toil not, 
neither do they spin : 

29 And yet 1 say unto you, That 
even Sol'o-mon in all his glory was 
not arrayed like one of these. 

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the 
grass of the field, which to day is, and 
to morrow is cast mto the oven, shall 
he not much more clothe you, O ye 
of little faith ? 

31 Therefore take no thought, say- 
ing. What shall we eat ? or. What 
shall we drink ? or, W here withal shall 
we be clothed ? 

32 (For after all these things do the 
Gen'tileg seek:) for "your heavenly 
Father knoweth that ye have need 
of all these things. 

33 But ^seek ye first the kingdom of 
God, and his righteousness ; and all 



CHAP. 7. 

a Lu. 6, 37 
Rom. 2, 1 
Rom. 14,8 
1 Cor. 4, 
3,5 
Jas. 4, 11 

5 Mark 4,24 
Lu. 6, 38 

c Lu. 6, 41 

d Pro. 9,7,8 
Actsl3,45 

886 



these things shall be added unto 

you. K. 7. 24 25 J 

"3? Take therefore no thought ' for 
the morrow: for the morrow shall 
take thought for the things of itself. 
Sufficient unto the da^^ ^5 the evil 
thereof. 

CHAPTER 7. 

Christ endeth his sermon on the mount. 

JUDGE ''not, that ye be not judged. 
2 For with what judgment ye i 
judge, ye shall be judged : ^and with 



what measure ye mete, it shall be 
measured to you again . j. 10. 15^ 

3 And ''why beholdest thou the mote 
that is in thy brother's eye, but con- 
siderest not the beam that is in thine 
own eye ? 

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, 
Let me pull out the mote out of thine 
eye ; and, behold, a beam is in thine 
own eye ? 

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the 
beam out of thine own eye ; and then 
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the 
mote out of tny brother's eye. 

6 TGive'^not that which is holy unto 
the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls 



Christ's sermon on the mount. ^T. MATTHEW, 8. 



The leper cleayised. 



before swine, lest they trample them 
under their feet, and turn again and 
rend you, 

T If Ask, ''and it shall be given you ; 
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, andTlt 
shall be opened unto you : 

8 For -^every one that asketh re- 
ceiyeth; and he that seeketh tindetlT; 
and to him that knocketh it shall be 

i opened . L. 9. 2; W. 10. 32. 

'J Or what man is there of you, whom 
if his son ask bread, will he give him 
a stone ? 

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give 
him a serpent ? 

11 If ye then, being evil," know how 
to give good gifts unto your chil- 
dren, how much ^more shall your 
Father which is in heaven give good 
things to them that ask him ? 

12 Therefore all things '^whatsoever 
ye would that men should do to you, 
do ye even so to them : for this 'is 
the law and the prophets. 

13 1i Enter -^'ye in at the strait gate : 



A. D. 31. them, I never knew you: 'depart from i h 



*'tor wide is the gate, and broad~?5 
the way, that leadeth to destructi on^ 
and many there be which go ~m 
thereat : ^ C. 9. 11,12. 

14 'Because strait is the gate, and 
narrow is the wa:^^, which leadeth 
unto life, and fcAv there be tha t 
find it. Vi. 7. 19"^ 

15 ITBeware 'of false prophets, which 
♦"come to you in sheep's clothing, but 
inwardly they "are ravening wolves. 

16 Ye shall know them l3y their 
fruits. "Do men gather grapes of 
thorns, or figs of thistles ? 

1 7 Even so ^every good tree bring- 
3th forth good fruit ; but a corrupt 
tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 

1 8 A good tree cannot bring forth 
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree 
bring forth good fruit. 

- 19 Every tree that bringeth not 
forth good fruit is hewn down, and 
cast into the fire . h77. 21-23. 

i}0 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall 
know them. i 

21 iNot every one that saith unto I 



CHAP. 7. 

c ch. 21,22 
Mark 
11,24 
Lu. 11, 

9, 10 
Lu. 18. 1 
John 
14, 13 
John 15,7 
John 
16,23 
Jas. 1, 5,6 
1 John 
3,22 

/ Pro. 8, 17 

q Isa. 49, 15 
Koin.8,32 

h Lu. 6, 31 

i Lev.19,18 
Rom. 13.8 
Gal. 5, 14 

1 Tim.1,5 

j Lu.l3, 24 

fe 1 John 
5, 19 

1 Or, How. 

I Deut.13,3 

Jer. 23,16 

Rom. 

16, 17 

Eph. 5, 6 

Col. 2, 8 

2 Pet. 2, 1 

1 John4,l 

m Mlc. 3, 5 

2 Tim. 3,5 

)iActs20,29 

Lu. 6, 43 

p Jer. 11,19 

q Hos. 8, 2 
Actsl9,13 
Rom.2,13 
Jas. 1, 22 

r Num.24,4 
John 
11,51 

1 Cor.L3,2 

s Ps. 5, 5 
Ps. 6, 8 
ch. 25, 41 

t Lu. 6, 47 

a Actsl4,22 

2 Tim. 
3,12 

V 2 Tim. 
2, 19 

1 Pet. 1,5 

wHeb. 

10, 31 

2 Pet.2,20 

Kch. 13,54 
Markl,22 
Mark 6, 2 
Lu. 4, 32 

/ Isa. 50, 4 
John 7,46 



me, ye that work iniquity . -^ j 

24 II Therefore ^whosoever h e areth i 
tTiese sayings of mine, and doeth 
them, I will liken him unto a w ise 
man, which built his house upon a" 
rock : 

^5 And "the rain descended, and the 
hoods came, and the wind s blew and 
beat upon that house ; and "it tell notT 
for it was founded upon a rock. + 
!^6 And every one that heareth these 



ry 



me, ?Lord, Lord, shall enter into tlie 
kingdom of heaven • but he that do- 
eth the will of my Father which^ 
in heave ru 

22 iViany will say to me in that day. 
Lord, Lord, have we ''not prophesied 
m thy name ? and in thy name have 
cast out devils ? and in thy name 
done many wonderful works ? 

23 And then will I profess unt o 



CHAP. 8. 

a Markl,40 
Lu. 5, 12 

b ch. 9, 30 
Mark5,43 

c Lev. 14, 3 
Lu. 5, 14 

d Lu. 7, 1 

c Lu. 15, 19 

fEx. 15,26 
Deut. 
.32, 39 
Ps. 33. 9 
Ps. 103, 3 
Ps. 107,20 
Jer. 17,14 

887 



K 



-, J 



sayings of mine, and doeth them not, 
shall be likened unto a foolish man, 
which built lns~ house upon the 
sand: 

27 And the rain descended, and the 
tioods came, and the winds blew, and 
beat upon that house ; a nd, it feDT 
" and grea t was the f all of it _ 

28 'lAnd it came to pass, when Je'- 
§us had ended these sa,yings, ■^tlie 
people were astonished at his doc- 
trine : 

29 For^^he taught them as 07ie hav- 
mg authority, and not as the scribes. 

CHAPTER 8. 

2 Christ cleanfteUi. the leper, 5 healeth the centurioii''s 
servant, 14 Peter's mother in law, 16 and inawj 
other dueafied ; 23 stilleth the tempest. 

VHSN he was come doAvn from 
the mountain, great multi- 
tudes followed him. 

2 And, "behold, there came a leper 
and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if 
thou Avilt^ thou canst make me clean. 

3 And Je'sus put forth h is hand, and 
touched him, saying, I will ; be thou 
clean. And immediately his leprosy 
was cleansed. 

4 And Je'sus sa,ith unto him, *See 
tliou tell no man ; but go thy way, 
shew thyself to_ the priest, and offer 
the gift that ""Md'ses commanded, for 
a testimony unto them. 

5 "IFAnd ''when Je'sus was entered 
into Ca-per'na-iim, there came unto 
him a centurion, beseeching him, 

6 And saying. Lord, my servant 
lieth at home sick of the palsy, griev- 
ously tormented. 

7 And Je'sus saith unto him, I will 
come and heal him. 

8 The centurion answered and said, 
Lord, I ''am not worthy that thou 
shouldest come under my roof : but 
speak -^the word only, and my serv- 
ant shall be healed. 

9 For I am a man under authority, 
having soldiers under me : and I say 
to this man. Go, and he goeth ; and 
to another, Come, and he cometh ; 

* H. 7. 26. 27; f 8<. 9. 5, 6; t H.'s. 12. 



H 



Peter's wife's mother healed. ST. MATTHEW, 9. Christ casteth out devils. 



H 



and to my servant, Do this, and he 
doeth it. 

10 When Je'§us heard it, he mar 
veiled, and said to them that fol 
lowed, Verily I say unto you, I have 
not found so great faith, no, not in 
l§'ra-el 

1 1 And I say unto you, ^^That many 
shall come from the east and west, 
and shall sit down with A'bra-ham, 
and i'saac, and Ja'cob, in the king- 
dom of heaven. 

12 But Hhe children of the king- 



dom shall 'be cast out into outer 



darkness: tJiere shall be weeping 



and, gnasiiing ot teeth , h. 10. 14, 15. 
i'6 And. Je'gus said unto the centu- 
rion, Go thy way ; and as thou hast 
believed, so be it done unto thee. 
And his servant was healed in the 
selfsame hour 

14 *f And -^when Je'§us was come in- 
to Pe'ter's house, he saw ^his wife's 
mother laid, and sick of a fever, 

1 5 And he touched her hand, and 
the fever left her: and she arose, 
and ministered unto them. 

16 "ilWheii 'the even was come, they 
brought unto him many that Avere 
possessed with devils: and he cast 
out the spirits with his word, and 
healed all that were sick : 

1 7 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by E-§a'ias the prophet, 
saying, Himself '"took our infirmi- 
ties, and bare ottr sicknesses. 

1 8 llNowwhen Je'§us saw great mul- 
titudes about him, he gave command- 
ment to depart unto the other side. 

1 9 And "a certain scribe came, and 
said unto him, Master, I will follow 
thee whithersoever thou goest. 

20 And Je'§us saith unto him, The 
foxes have holes, and the birds of the 
air have nests; but "the Son of man 
hath not where to lay his head. 

21 And '^another of his disciples said 
unto him, Lord,?suffer me first to go 
and bury my father. 

22 But Je'§us said unto him, Follow 
me; and let ''the dead bury their 
dead. 

23 *irAnd when he was entered into 
a ship, his disciples followed him, 

24 And, -behold, there arose a great 
tempest in the sea, insomuch that the 
ship was covered with the waves: 
but he WP.S asleep. 

25 And his disciples came to him, 
and awoke him, saying, Lord, save 
us : we perish. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 8. 

g Gen. 12, 3 
Isa. 3, 2, 3 
Isa. 11, 10 
Mai. 1, 11 
Lu. 13, 29 
Actsl0,45 
Actsll,18 
Actsl4,27 
Rom.15,9 
Eph. 3, 6 
Rev. 5, 9 
Rev. 7, 9 
Rev. 14, 6 

7icli. 21,43 

i ch. 13, 42 
ch. 22, 13 
ch. 24, 51 
ch. 25. 30 
Lu. 13, 28 
2 Pet.2,17 
Jude 13 

j Mark 1,29 
Lu. 4, 38 

k 1 Cor. 9, 5 

I Markl,82 
Lu. 4, 40 

TO Isa. 53, 4 
1 Pet.2,24 

n Lu. 9, 57 

Ps. 22, 6 
John 1, 
10.11 

p Lu. 9, 59 

q lKi.19,20 

r Eph. 2, 1 

s Mark4,37 
Lu. 8, 23 

t Phil. 4, 6 

n Job 38, 
8-11 
Ps. 65, 7 
Ps. 89. 9 
Ps. 93, 4 
Ps. 104, 3 
Ps. 107, 29 
Pro. 30, 4 
Nah. 1. 4 

V Mark 5, 1 

w 2 Pet. 2,4 

X Deut.14,8 

y Phil. 2, 10 

z Deut.5,25 
1 Ki.17,18 
Lu. 5, 8 
Actsl6,39 



CHAP. 9. 

a ch. 4, 13 

h Mark 2, 3 
Lu. 5, 8 

c ch. 8, 10 

d Rom. 5.11 
Eph. 1, 7 

e Ps. 139, 2 
ch. 12, 25 
Mark 
12.15 
Lu. 5. 22 
Lu. 6, 8 
Lu, 9, 47 
Lu. 11,17 

888 



26 And he saith unto them. Why 
'are ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? 
Then he "arose, and rebuked the 
winds and the sea ; and there was a 
great calm. 

27 But the men marvelled, saying. 
What manner of man is this, that 
even the winds and the sea obey 
him! 

28 Ti And "when he was come to the 
other side into the country of the 
G5r-ge-sene§', there met him two pos- 
sessed with devils, coming out of the 
tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no 
man might pass by that way. 

29 And, behold, they cried out, say- 
ing, What '"have we to do with thee, 
Je'sus, thou Son of God ? art thou 
come hither to torment us before the 
time ? 

30 And there was a good way off 
from them an herd of many ^swine 
feeding. 

31 So the devils ^besought him, say- 
ing. If thou cast us out, suffer us to 
go away into the herd of SAvine. 

3 2 And he said unto them, G o. And 
when they were come out, they went 
into the herd of swine : and, behold, 
the whole herd of swine ran violent- 
ly down a steep place into the sea. 
and perished in the waters. 

33 And they that kept them fled, and 
went their ways into the city, and 
told every thing, and what was be- 
fallen to the possessed of the devils. 

34 And, behold, the whole city came 
out to meet Je'§us : and when they 
saw him, they ^besought hifii that he 
would depart out of their coasts. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Christ cureth the palsy, 9 calleth Matthew, eateth 
icith pxihlicans and sinners, etc. 

AND he entered into a ship, and 
passed over, "and came into his 
own city. 

2 And,*behold, they brought to him 
a man sick of the palsy, lying on a 
bed: and ^Je'§us seeing their faith" 
said unto the sick of the palsy ; Son, 
be of good cheer ; '^thy sins be for- 
given thee. L. 9. 10-13. 

3 And, behold, certain of the scribes 
said within themselves. This man 
blasphemeth. 

4 And Je^^us^knowingtheir thoughts • 
said. Wherefore think ye evil in youi 
hearts ? E. 10. 26. J 

5 For whether is easier, to say. Thy ' 
sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, 
Arise, and walk ? 



Mattheio is called. 



ST. MATTHEW, 9. Jairus' daughter raised. 



6 But that ye may know that the 
Son /of man hath power on earth to 



forgivpi sins , (then saith he to the sick 



of the palsy,) x\rise,take up thy bed, 
and go unto thme house. K.10.29-31. 

7 And he arose, and departed to his 
house. 

8 But when the multitudes saw it, 
they marvelled, and glorified God, 
which had given such power unto 
men. 

9 ^And -''as Je'sus passed forth from 
thence, he saw a man, named Mat'- 
tliew, sitting at the receipt of cus- 
tom : and he saith unto him, Follow 
me. And he arose, and followed him. 

10 ^And '^it came to pass, as Je'sus 
sat at meat in the house, behold, 
many publicans and sinners came 
and sat down with him and his dis- 
ciples. 

1 1 And when the Phar'i-sees saw it, 
they said unto his disciples, Why 
eateth your Master 'with publicans 
and -^"sinners ? 

12 But when Je'§us heard that, he 
Baid unto them. They that be whole 
need not a physician, but they that 

I arft sirk, C. 12. 34, 35 



A. D. 31. 



13 But go ye and learn what that 
meaneth, I ^will have mercy, and not 
sacrifice: for T am not como to call 
the nVhteous, 'hut sinners to re 



^pent- 



lance. 



L. 10. 6; R. 11. 20-22. 

14 *i[Then came to him the disciples 
of John, saying, "Why do v.^e and 
the Phar'i-see§ fast oft, but thy disci- 
ples fast not ? 

15 And Je'sus said unto them, Can 
the "children of the bridechamber 
mourn, as long as the bridegroom is 
with them ? but the days will come, 
when the bridegroom shall be taken 
from them, and ^then shall they fast. 

16 No man putteth a piece of ^new 
cloth unto an old garment, for that 
which is put in to fill it up taketh 
from the garment, and the rent is 
made worse. 

17 Neither do men put new wine 
into old bottles : else the bottles 
break, and the Avine runneth out, and 
the bottles perish : but they put new 
wine into new bottles, and both are 
preserved. 

18*^ While ^'he spake these things 
unto them, behold, there came a cer- 
tain ru^ er, and worshipped him, say- 
ing. My daughter is even now dead : 
but come and lay thy hand upon 
her, and she shall live. 



CHAP. 9. 

f Acts 5, 31 
Eph. 1, 7 

g Mark2,li 
Lu. 5, 27 

h Mark2,15 
Lu. 5, 29 

i ch. 18, 17 
Lu. 5, 30 
Lu. 15, 2 

j Gal. 2, 15 
Epti. 2, 12 

k Pro. 21, 3 
Hos. 6. 6 
Mic. fi, 6 
ch. 12. 7 

I ch. 18, 11 

Lu. 19, 10 
Rom. 5, 8 
1 Tim. 
1.15 
lJohn3,5 

m Mark 
2, 18 
Lu. 5, 33 
Lu. 18, 12 

I n John 3,29 
i 

Acts 13, 2 
Actsl4,23 
1 Cor, 7, 5 

1 Or, raw, 
or, un- 
wrought 
cloth. 

p Mark 5,22 
Lu. 8, 41 

q Mark 5,25 
Lu. 8, 43 

r Mark 
10, 52 
Lu. 7. 50 
Lu. 8, 43 
Lu. 17, 19 
Lu.18.42 

s Mark5.38 
Lu. 8, 51 

t 2Chr. 
35,25 

u Acts 
20,10 

2 Or, this 
fame. 
]sa. 52, 13 

V ch. 15, 22 
c''. 20, 30 
Mark 
10.47 
Lu. 18, 38 

w Ps. 146, 8 

X Lu. 5, 14 

y Mark7.36 
I 
\z Lu.ll, 14 

in Mark 6, 6 
Lu. 13, 22 

889 



19 And Je'§us arose, and followed 
him, and so did his disciples. 

20 IT And, ^behold, a woman, which 
was diseased with an issue of blood 
twelve years, came behind Aim, and 
touched the hem of his garment : 

21 For she said within herself, If I 
may but touch his garment, I shall 
be whole. 

22 But Je'§us turned him about, and 
when he saw her, he said. Daughter, 
be of good comfort ; thy faith hath 
made thee whole. And the woman 
was made whole from that hour, 

23 And 'when Je'§us came into the 
ruler's house, and saw the irunstrels 
and the people making a noise, 

21: He said unto them, "Give place-, 
for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. 
And they laughed him to scorn. 

25 But when the people were put 
forth, he went in, and took her by 
the hand, and the maid arose. 

26 And "the fame hereof went 
abroad into all that land. 

27*^ And when Je'§us departed 
thence, two blind men followed him. 
crying, and saying, "Thoic son of 
Da'vid, have mercy on us. 

28 And Yvhen he was come into the 
house, the blind men came to him : 
and Je'sus saith unto them. Believe 
ye that I am able to do this ? They 
said unto him. Yea, Lord. 

29 Then touched he their eyes, say- 
ing. According to your faith be it 
unto you. 

30 And "their eyes were opened ; 
and Je'sus straitly charged them, say- 
ing. See ""that no man know it. 

31 But ^'they, when thev were de- 
parted, spread abroad his fame in all 
that countrj^ 

32 'iTAs they went out, behold, they 
brought to him a dumb man pos- 
sessed with a devil. 

33 And when the devil was cast out, 
the dumb spake : and the multitudes 
marvelled, spying. It was never so 
seen in is'ra-el. 

34 But the Phar'i-see§ said, He cast- 
eth out devils through the priiice of 
the devils. 

35 IF And ''Je'sus went about all the 
cities and villages, teaching in their 
synagogues, and preaching the gos- 
pel of the kingdom, and healing every 
sickness and every disease among 
the people. 

36 But when he saw the multitudes, 
he was moved with compassion on 



^^ 



The tv^elve sent forth. 



ST. MATTHEW, 10. I'heir persecution foretold. 



them, because they ^fainted, and were 
scattered abroad, as sheep having no 
shepherd. 

87 Then saith he unto his disciples, 
The ^harvest truly is plenteous, but 
the labourers are fev/ ; 

38 Pray '^ye therefore the Lord of 
the harvest, that he will send forth 
labourers into his harvest. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Christ sendeth his apostles to do miracles, 5 to 
preach : 16 he telleth them of persecutions. 40 Bless- 
ings to those who receive them. 

AND ''when he had called unto 
hir)% his twelve disciples, he gave 
them power ^agaiyist unclean spirits, 
to cast them out, and to heal all manner 
of sickness and all manner of disease. 

2 Now the names of the twelve apos- 
tles are these ; The first, Si'mon, who 
*is called Pe'ter, and An'drew his 
brother ; Jame§ the son of Zeb'e-dee, 
and John his brother ; 

3 Phil ' ip, and Bar - thol ' o - mew ; 
Thom'as, and Mat'thew the publi- 
can; Jame§ the son of Al-phse'us, 
and Leb-bse'us, whose surname was 
^Thad-dse'us ; 

4 Si'mon ""the Ca'naan-ite, and '^Jii'- 
das is-car'i-ot, who also betrayed him. 

5 These twelve Je'§us sent forth, and 
commanded them, saying. Go not 
into the wa7/ of the Gen'tile§, and into 
a7ty city of *the Sa-mar'i-tan§ enter 
ye not : 

L f 6 But - ^ go rather to the ^lost sheep 
P I of the house of Ts^ra.-e l. L. 11. 28, 29;* 

7 And ^as ye go, preach, saying, The 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, 
raise the dead, cast out devils : freely 
ye have received, freely give. 

9 ^Provide neither gold, nor silver, 
nor brass in your purses, 

10 Nor scrip for yottr journey, nei- 
ther two coats, neither shoes, nor yet 
^staves : 'for the workman is worthy 
of his meat. 

1 1 And into whatsoever city or town 
ye shall enter, enquire who in it is 
worthy ; and there abide till ye go 
thence. 

1 2 And when ye come into an house, 
salute it. 

1 3 And if the house be worthy, let 
your peace come upon it: but if it be 
not worthy, let your peace return to 
you. 

14 And whosoever shall not receive 
you, nor hear your words, when ye 
depart out of that house or city, 
shake ■'off the dust of your feet. 

*P. 18. 12, 13. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 9. 

3 Or, were 
tired and 
lay down. 

b Lu. 10, 2 
John 4,35 

c Acts 13, 2 
Acts20,28 
1 Cor. 
12,28 
Eph.i, 11 
2Thes.3,l 



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CHAP. 10. 

a Mark3,13 
Mark 6, 7 
Lu. 6, 13 
Lu. 9. 1 

1 Or, over. 
h John 1,42 

2 Or, 
Judas. 
Jude 1 

c Acts 1, 13 
d John 

13,26 
e 2Ki.l7,24 

John 4, 

9,20 
/ch. 15, 24 

Acts 3, 

25,26 

Actsl3,46 
q Isa. 53, 6 

Jer. 50, 

6,17 

Rom. 11,1 

1 Pet.2,25 
h Lu. 9, 2 

3 Or, Get. 
ISam. 9, 7 
Lu. 22, 35 

4 a staff. 

i Lu. 10, 7 

1 Cor. 9, 7 

ITim. 

5, 18 
i Actsl3,51 

Acts 18, 6 
k Rom. 

16, 19 

Eph. 5 

5 Or, 
simple. 
ICor. 
14,20 

I Acts 5, 40 
mActsl2,l 

Aet824,10 
nEx. 4, 12 

Jer. 1, 7 
2 Sam. 

23,2 

Acts 4, 8 

Acts 6, 10 
p Mic. 7, 6 
q Dan. 

12,12 

Gal. 6, 9 
r Acts 14, 6 

6 Or, end, 
or, finish. 

s ch. 16, 28 
Acts 2, 1 

7 Beelze- 
bul. 

t Isa. 8, 12 
Jer. 1, 8 
1 Pet.3,14 

8 It is in 
value 
halfpenny 
f art king 
in the 
original, 
as being 
the tenth 
part of 
the Ro- 
man 
pennij. 
ch. 18, 28 

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1 5 Yerily I say unto you It shall be 



more tolerable for the land of Sod'om 



land 



and Go-mor^rha in the da y of judg^ 



rnent, than tor that city , k. 10. 28;t 
1(5 TIBehoid, i send you forth as 
sheep in the midst of wolves : *be ye 
therefore wise as serpents, and ^harm- 
less as doves. 

1 7 But beware of men : for they will 
deliver you up to the councils, and 
they 'will scourge you in their syna- 
gogues ; 

1 8 And '"ye shall be brought before 
governors and kings for my sake, for 
a testimony against them and the 
Gen'tile§. 

19 But when they deliver you up, 
take no thought how or what ye shall 
speak : for "it shall be given you in 
that same hour what ye shall speak. 

20 For "it is not ye that speak, but 
the Spirit of your Father which 
speaketh in you. 

21 And 'the brother shall deliver up 
the brother to death, and the father 
the child : and the children shall rise 
up against their parents, and cause 
them to be put to death. 

22 And ye shall be hated of all onen 
for my name's sake: ?but he that en- 
dureth to the end shall be saved. 

23 But ''when they persecute you in 
this city, flee ye into another: for 
verily I say unto you, Ye shall not 
"have gone over the cities of l§''ra-el, 
till 'the Son of iTian be come. 

24 The disciple is not above h is 
master, nor the servant above his lord. 

25 It is enough for the disciple that 
he be as his master, and the servant 
as his lord. If they have called the 
master of the house ' Be-el'ze-bub, how 
much more shall they call them of 
his household ? 

26 Fear them not therefore: for i 
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not be revealed ; and hid, that shall 
n ot b e known . E. Mark 4. 22. 

27 What I tell you in darkness, 
that speak ye in light : and what ye 
hear in the ear, that preach ye upon 
the housetops. 

28 And ^fear not them which kill 
the body, but are not a.ble to kill the 



soul ; but rather fear him which is 



able to destroy both soul a.nd body in 



hell. H. 11. 20-24. J 

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a ' 
farthing ? and one of them shall not 



fall on the ground without your 



Father. 

tJ. 11. 22; N. 12. 41, 42. 



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30 But "the very hairs of your he ad- 
are all numbered . 

3 1 Fear ye not therefore, ye are o f 
i more value than many sparrow s.* 

3 2 Whosoever ^therefore shall con - 
f ess me before men, '"him Avill I con - 
fess also before my Father which is 
in heaven . W. 11. 28-30. 

88 But ^whosoever shall deny me be - 
fore me n, him will I also deny before 



A. D. 31. 



my Father which is in heaven .! 

34 Think not that 1 a.m come to 
send peace on earth : I .came not to 
send peace, but a sword. 

35 Fori am come to set a man at 
variance "against his father, and the 
daughter against her mother, and 
the daughter in law against her 
mother in law. 

36 And a man's foes shall he they 
of his own household. 

3 7 He that loveth father or mother 
more than me is not worthy of me : 
and he that loveth son or daughter 
more than me is not vforthy of 
me. 

38 And he that taketh not his cross, 
and folio weth after me, is not worthv 
of me. 

39 He 'that findeth his life shall lose 
it : and he that loseth his life for my 
sake shall find it. 

40 He that receiveth you receiveth 
me, and he that receiveth me receiv- 
eth him that sent me. 

41 He "that receiveth a prophet in 
the name of a prophet shall receive a 
prophet's I'eward : and he that receiv- 
eth a righteous man in the name of 
a righteous man shall receive a right- 
eous man's reward. 

42 And Hvhosoever shall give to 
drink unto one of these little ones a 
cup of cold vmter only in the name 
of a disciple, verily I say unto you, 
he shall in no wise lose his reward. 

CHAPTER 11. 

2 Joknsendetli hm disciples to Christ. 7 Tlie testimony 
of Christ concerning .John. 

A ND it came to pass, when Je'§us 
l\- had made an end of command- 
ing his twelve disciples, he departed 
thence to teach and to preach in 
their cities. 

2^Now °when John had heard in 
*the prison the works of Christ, he 
sent two of his disciples, 

3 And said unto him, Art thou he 
'that should come, or do we look for 
another ? 

4Je'§us answered and said unto 

* K. 11. 28-30; fT. 12. 34. 



CHAP. 10. 

u Acts27,34 

V Rom.10,9 

w Rev. 3. 5 

X Lu. 9, 26 
2 Tim. 
2. 12 

y Mic. 7, 6 

z ch. 16. 25 

a lKi.17.10 
2 Ki. 4, 8 

h ch. 25, 40 
Heb. 6, 1ft 



CHAP. 11. 

n Lu. 7, 18 

h ch. 14, 3 
Mark9,41 

c Gen.49,10 
Num. 
24. 17 
Deut. 
18, 15 
Dan. 9,24 
Mai. 3,1-3 
John 6, 14 

a Isa. 29, 18 
Isa. 35, 4 
]sa. 42, 7 
John 5,36 

e Ps. 22, 26 
Jsa. 61. 1 
Lu. 4. 18 
J as. 2, 5 

/ Isa. 8, 14 
ch. 13, 57 
ch. 24, 10 
ch. 26, 31 
Rom. 9,32 
1 Cor. 1,23 
1 Cor.2.14 
Gal. 5. 11 
1 Pet. 2, 8 

g Lu. 7. 24 

h. Lu. 1, 76 

i Mai. 3. 1 
Mark 1, 2 

j Lu. 16, 16 

1 Or, is 

gotten by 
force, and 
they that 
thrust 
men. 

k Mai. 4, 6 

I Mai. 4, 5 
ch. 17, 12 
Lu. 1, 17 
John 1,23 

m Rev. 2, 7 

n Lu. 7, 31 

o ch. 9, 10 

pPhil. 2,15 

q Lu. 10, 13 
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them, Go and shew J ohn again those 
things which ye do hear and see : 

5 The ""blind receive their sight, and 
the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, 
and the deaf hear, the dead are raised 
up, and the 'poor have the gospel 
preached to them. 

6 And blessed is A e, whosoever shall 
not be -^'offended in me. 

7 ^And ?as they departed, Je'gus be- 
gan to say unto the multitudes con- 
cerning John, What went ye out 
into the wilderness to see ? A reed 
shaken w^ith the wind ? 

8 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A man clothed in soft raiment ? be- 
hold, they that wear soft clothing 
are in kings' houses. 

9 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A prophet ? yea, I say unto you, ^and 
more than a prophet. 

10 For this is he, of whom it is 
written, 'Behold, I send my mes- 
senger before thy face, which shall 
prepare thy way before thee. 

1 1 Verily I say unto you, Among 
them that are born of women there 
hath not risen a greater than John 
the Bap'tist: notwithstanding he 
that is least in the kingdom of 
heaven is greater than he. 

12 And •'from the days of John the 
Bap'tist until now the kingdom of 
heaven 'suifereth violence, and the 
violent take it by force. 

13 For ^"all the prophets and the law 
prophesied until John. 

14 And if ve will receive it, this is 
'E-li'as, which was for to come. 

1 5 He '"that hath ears to hear, let 
him hear. 

1 6 But "whereunto shall I liken this 
generation ? It is like unto children 
sitting in the markets, and calling 
unto their fellows, 

1 7 And saying. We have piped unto 
you. and ye have not danced ; we have 
mourned unto you. and ye have not 
lamented. 

1 8 For J ohn came neither eating nor 
drinking, and they say. He hath a 
devil. 

1 9 The Son of man came eating and 
drinking, and they say. Behold a man 
gluttonous, and awinebibber, ''a friend 
of publicans and sinners. ''But wis- 
dom is iustiiied of her children. 

20 "ilThen 'began he to upbraid the 
cities wherein most of his mighty 
works were done, because they re- 
pented not : 



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21 Woe unto thee, Cho-ra'zin! woe 
unto thee, Beth-sa'i-da ! for if the 
niighty works, which were done in 
you, had been done in Tyre and 
Si'don, they would have repented 
long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 

22 But I say unto you. It shall be 
more tolerable for Tyre and Si'don 
at the day of judgment, than for you. 

23 And thou, Ca-pSr'na-um, nvhich 
art exalted unto heaven, shalt be 
brought down to hell: for if the 
mighty works, which have been done 
in thee, had been done in Sod'om, it 
Vvould have remained until this day. 

■ 24 But I say unto you. That it shall 
be more tolerable for the land of 
Sod'om in the day of judgment, than 
for thee. H. 12. 32; J. 12. 36. 

25 lIAt that time Je'§us answered 
and said, I thank thee, O Father, 
Lord of heaven and earth, because 
thou 'hast hid these things from the 
wise and prudent, and hast revealed 
them unto babes. 

26 Even so. Father : for so it seemed 
good in thy sight. 

2 7 All "things are delivered unto 
me of my Father: and no man 
knoweth the Son. but the Father; 
neither knoweth "any man the Fa- 
ther, save the Son, and Jie to whomso- 
ever the Son will reveal him. 

28 TCome unto me. all ye that la - 



A. D. 31. 



bour and are heavy laden, and I wil l 



give vou res t. 
29 Take my yoke upon you, "and 
learn of me; for I am meek and 



lowly in ^heart: and -^ye shall find 
rest unto your soul s. 
30 For ^my yoke is eas}^, and my 
burden is ligh t. K. 19. 26; L 12.20;t 



CHAPTER 12. 

Clirisi reproveth the blind ne^is of the Pharisees con- 
cerning the sabbath. 

AT that time^Je'sus went on the 
sabbath day through the corn ; 
and his disciples were an hungred, 
and began to pluck the ears of corn, 
and to eat. 

2 But when the Phar'i-see^ saw it, 
they said unto him. Behold, thy dis- 
ciples do that which is not lawful to 
do upon the sabbath day. 

3 But he said unto them, Have ye 
not read *what Da'vid did, when he 
was an hungred, and they that were 
with him ; 

4 How he entered into the house of 
God, and did eat 'the shewbread, 
which was not lawful for him to eat, 

* J. 11. 24; R. 12. 41; t W. 22. 1-10. 



CHAP. 11. 

r Jonah 3,8 

s Isa. 14, 13 
Lam. 2, 1 

t Ps. 8, 2 
1 Cor.1,27 

1 Cor. 2, 
7,8 

2 Cor.3,14: 

u ch. 28, 18 
Lu. 10, 22 
John 3,35 
John 17,2 
1 Cor. 
15, 27 
Eph. 1, 21 

V John 1,18 
John 6,46 
John 

10. 15 

w Phil. 2, 5 
1 Pet.2,21 
1 John 2,6 

X Zech. 9, 9 
Phil.2,7,8 

V Jer. 6, 16 
z 1 John 5,3 



CHAP. 12. 

a Deut. 
23, 25 
Mark2,23 

b 1 Sam. 
21.6 

c Ex. 25, 30 
Lev. 24, 5 

a Ex. 29, 32 
Lev. 8, 31 
Lev. 24, 9 

e Num.28,9 
John 7,22 

/lChr.6,18 
Hag. 2,7,9 
Mai. 3, 1 

g Hos. 6, 6 
Mic. 6, 6 

h. Dan. 7, 13 

i Mark 3, 1 
Lu. 6, 6 

j Lu. 13, 14 

Lu. 14, 3 
John 9,16 

k Ex. 23, 4 
Deut. 22,4 

t Mark 3, 6 
Lu. 6, 11 
John 5,18 
John 
10, 39 
John 
11,53 

1 Or, took 
counsel. 

m Heb.4,13 
Ps. 139, 2 

n Mark 3, 7 

Isa. 42, 1 

p Isa. 61. 1 

q Isa. 40, 11 

r Mark3,ll 
Lu. 11, 14 

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neither for them which were with 
him, ''but only for the priests ? 

5 Or have ye not read in the 4aw, 
how that on the sabbath days the 
priests in the temple profane the sab- 
bath, and are blameless ? 

6 But I say unto you. That in this 
place is otie -^greater than the temple. 

7 But if ye had known what this 
meaneth, I ^will have mercy, and not 
sacrifice, ye would not have con- 
demned the guiltless. 

8 For the ''Son of man is Lord even 
of the sabbath day. 

9 HAnd Hvhen he was departed 
thence, he went into their synagogue: 

10 And, behold, there was a man 
which had his hand withered. And 
they asked him, saying, ^Is it lawful 
to heal on the sabbath days? that 
they might accuse him. 

1 1 And he said unto them. What 
man shall there be among you, that 
shall have one sheep, and Hf it fall 
into a pit on the sabbath day, will he 
not lay hold on it, and lift it out ? 

12 How much then is a man better 
than a sheep ? Wherefore it is law- 
ful to do well on the sabbath days. 

1 3 Then saith he to the man. Stretch 
forth thine hand. And he stretched 
it forth ; and it was restored whole, 
like as the other. 

14 irThen 'the Phar'i-sees went out, 
and 'held a council against him, how 
they might destroy him. 

15 But when Je'§us '"knew it, ''he 
withdrew himself from thence : and 
great multitudes followed him, and 
he healed them all ; 

1 6 And charged them that they 
should not make him known : 

1 7 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken hj E-§a'ias the prophet, 
saying, 

1 8 Behold '^cny servant, whom I 
have chosen ; my beloved, in whom 
my soul is well pleased : I will put 
my ^spirit upon him, and he shall 
shew judgment to the Gen'tileg. 

1 9 He shall not strive, nor cry ; 
neither shall any man hear his voice 
in the streets. 

20 A ^bruised reed shall he not ' 



break, and smoking flax shall he not 



quench, till he send forth judgment 



unto victory L. 12. 31 

21 And in his name shall the Gen'- 
tile§ trust. 

22 HThen 'was brought unto him 
one possessed with a devil, blind 

a 



I 



Christ rebuketh the 

and dumb : and he healed him, inso- 
much that the blind and dumb both 
spake and saw. 

z3 And all the people were amazed, 
and said, Is not this the son of 
Da'vid? 

24 But ^vhen the Phar'i-see§ heard 
it, they said. This fellow doth not 
cast out devils, but hj ^Be-el'ze-bub 
the prince of the devils. 

25 And Je'sus "knew their thoughts, 
and said unto them, "Every kingdom 
divided against itself is brought to 
desolation ; and every city or house 
divided against itself shall not stand : 

26 And if Sa'tan cast out Sa'tan, he 
is divided against himself ; how shall 
then his kingdom stand ? 

27 And if I by Be-el'ze-bub cast out 
devils, by whom do your children 
cast them out? therefore they shall 
be your judges. 

28 But if I cast out devils by the 
Spirit of God, then "the kingdom of 
God is come unto you. 

29 Or -^else how can one enter into 
a strong man's house, and spoil his 
goods, except he first bind the strong- 
man? and then he will spoil his 
house. 

30 He that is not with me is agains t 
me ; and he that gathereth not with 



ST. MATTHEW, 12. 



sc7'ibes and Pharisees. 



A. D. 31. 



me scattereth abroa d _ _ ___ ^^ 
81 Wheretore I say untcT y'bii 



A. Luke 11. 23,, 
-"All 



manner ot sm and blasnhemv shall 

be torgiven unto nie^"L^ '^.^P., , ^^"^^ ; 
blasphemy against the Holy Ghos t 
shall not be torgiven unto men ^ 

32 And whosoever "speaketli a word 
against the Son of man, *it shall ^e 
torgiven him : but whosoever speak - 
eth against tlie Holy Ghost, it shal l 
not be torgiven him, neither m thi s 
world, neither m the loorld to come . 

'6'6 Either make the tree good, and 
his '■fruit good: or else make the 
tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt : 
for the tree is known by h is fruit. 

34 O '^"generation of vipers, how can 
ye, being evil, speak good thuigs? 
^for out of the abundance of the 
heart the mouth speaketh ^ 

'6 b A good man out ot" the good 
treasure of the heart bringeth forth 
good things : and an evil man out of 
the evil treasure bringeth forth evil 

things. QvA3- 14, 15. 

36 But I say unto you, Ixiat every 
idle -^word that men shall speak , 
they shall give account thereof m 
the day ot judgmen t. 



I tne gay ot juagmen t. j, 12. 41. 

* L.18.11-13. t H. 12.41,42. t T.Mark 5.19. 



CHAP. 12. 

s Rom. 9, 5 

t Mark3,22 

2 Beelzebul. 

uch.9.4: 
John 2,25 

V Gal. 5, 15 
Rev. 2, 23 

w Dan.2,44 
Dan. 7, 14 
Lu. 1, 33 
Lu. 11, 20 
Lu. 17, 20 
Heb. 
12,28 

X Isa. 49, 24 

y Mark3,28 
Lu. 12, 10 
Heb, 
10,26 
1 John 
5, 16 

z Acts 7, 51 
Heb. 6, 4 

a ch. 11, 19 
ch. 13, 55 
John 7,12 

b 1 Tim. 
1,13 

c ch. 7, 17 
Lu. 6, 43 

d ch. 3, 7 
ch. 23. 33 

e Lu. G, 45 

/Eph. 5, 4 

g ch. 16, 1 
Mai-k8,ll 
Lu. 11, 18 
John 2,18 

1 Cor. 1,22 

h Isa. 57, 3 
Mark 8,38 
John 4, 48 

i .Tonah 
1,17 

j Lu. 11, 32 

k Jer. 3, 11 
Ezek. 
16,51 

I Jonah 3,5 

m Isa. 9, 6 
Rom. 9, 5 

?rlK1. 10,1 

2 Chr. 9,1 

o Col. 2, 2, 3 
p Lu. 11, 24 

q Job 1, 7 

1 Pet. 5, 8 

r Heb. 6, 4 
Heb. 
10,26 

2 Pet.2,20 

s Mark3,31 
Lu. 8, 19 

t Mark 6, 
John 2,12 
John7,3,5 
Acts. 1,14 
1 Cor. 9, 5 
Gal. 1, 19 

u John 

14, 23 
John 

15, 14 
Gal. 5, 6 
Gal. 6, 15 
Col. 3, 11 
Heb. 2, 11 

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37 For by thy words thou shall be 
justified, and by thy words thou 
shall be condemned. 

38 ^Then ^certain of the scribes and 
of the Phar'i-see§ answered, saying, 
Master, we would see a sign from 
thee. 

39 But he ansvv^ered and said unto 
them, An evil and ^adulterous gen- 
eration seeketh after a sign: and 
there shall no sign be given to it, 
but the sign ofthe prophet Jo'nas 

40 For 'as Jo'nas v\-as three 
and three nights in the wnaie's 
belly; so shall the Son of man be 
three days and three nights in the 
heart of the earth. ^ 

41 The •'men of KTn'e-veh shall rise 
in judgment with this generation, 
and ^shall condemn it : n^ecause they 
repented at the preaching of Jo'nas ; 
and, behold, '"a greater than Jo'nas is 

here. J. 25. 31-46; R. 21. 28-31. 

42 The '''queen of the south shall 
rise up in the judgment with this 
generation, and shall condemn it: 
for she camxe from the uttermost 
parts of the earth to hear the wis- 
dom of Soro-mon; and, behold, a 
''greater than Sol'o-mon is here. § 

43 When Hhe unclean spirit is gone ^ 
out of a man, ?he walketh through 
dry plfices, seeking rest, and findeth 
none. 

44 Then he saith, I will return into 
my house from whence I came out ; 

ad when he is come, he findeth it 
empt7v, swept, and garnished. 

45 Then goeth he, and taketh with 
himself seven other snirits more 
wicked than himself, and they enter 
in and dwell there: and 'the last 
state of that man is worse than the 
first. Even so shall it be also unto 
this wicked generation. 

46 TWhile he yet talked to the peo- 
ple, behold, 'his mother and his 
'brethren stood without, desiring to 
speak with liim. 

47 Then one said unto him, Behold, 
thy mother and thy brethren staaid 
without, desiring to speak with thee. 

48 But he answered and said unto 
him. that told him. Who is my 
mother? and who are mv breth- 
ren? 

49 And he stretched forth his hand 
toward his disciples, and said, Be- 
hold my mother and my brethren ! 

50 For "whosoever shall do the will 
of my Father which is in heaven, 

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the same is my brother, and sister, 
and mother. 

CHAPTER 13. 

3 Of the sower and the seed. 10 Why Christ spake 
in parables. 18 The exposition of the parable of 
the sower. 24 Divers other parables, etc. 

THE same day went Je'§us out of 
the house, "and sat by the sea 
side. 

2 And ^great multitudes were gath- 
ered together unto him, so that '^he 
went into a ship, and sat ; and the 
whole multitude stood on the shore. 

3 And he spake many things unto 
them in parables, saying, Behold, a 
sower went forth to sow ; 

4: And when he sowed, some seeds 
fell by the way side, and the fowls 
came and devoured them up : 

5 Some fell upon '^stony places, 
where they had not much earth: 
and forthwith they sprung up, be- 
cause they had no deepness of earth : 

6 And when the sun was up, they 
were scorched ; and because they 
had no *root, they withered away. 

T And some fell among thorns ; and 
the thorns sprung up, and choked 
them: 

8 But other fell into good ground, 
and brought forth fruit, some -^an 
hundredfold, some sixty fold, some 
thirty fold. 

9 Who '•'hath ears to hear, let him 
hear. 

10 TAnd the disciples came, and 
said unto him, Why speakest thou 
unto them in parables ? 

1 1 He answered and said unto them, 
Because '^it is given unto you to 
knoM^ the mysteries of the kingdom 
of heaven, but to them it is not 
given. 

12 For 'whosoever hath, to him shall 
be given, and he shall have more 
abundance: but whosoever hath not, 
from him shall be taken away even 
that he hath. 

13 Therefore speak I to them in 
parables: because they seeing see 
not; and hearing they hear not, 
neither do they understand. 

. 14 And in them is fulfilled the 
prophecy of E-§a'ias, which saith. By 
•'liearing ye shall hear, and shall not 
understand ; and seeing ye shall see, 
and shall not perceive : 
1 5 For this people's heart is waxed 

frc^s, and their ears *are dull of 
earing, and their eyes they have 
closed ; lest at any time they should 
see with their eyes, and hear with 



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CHAP. 13. 

a Mark 4, 1 

b Lu. 8, 4 

c Lu. 5, 3 

d Ezek. 
11, 19 

e Col. 2. 7 

/ Gen.26,12 

g Mark i, 9 

i h ch. 11, 25 
ch. 16, 17 
Mark4,ll 
1 Cor.2,10 
1 John 
2,27 
Col. 1, 26 



i Mark4,25 
Lu. 8, 18 
Lu. 19, 26 



i Isa. 6, 9 
Ezek.12,2 
Mark4,12 
Lu. 8, 10 
John 
12.40 
Acts 28, 
26, 27 
Rom.11.8 
2 Cor.3,14 



k Heb. 5, 11 



I ch. 16, 17 
Lu. 10, 
23, 24 
John 
20,29 



m Heb. 
11,13 
1 Pet.1,10 



n Mark4,14 
Lu. 8, 11 



2 Cor.2,11 



p Isa. 58, 2 
Ezek. 
33, 31 
John 5,35 



q ch. 11, 6 
2 Tim. 
1, 15 



r ch. 19. 23 
Mark 
10, 23 
Ln. 18, 24 

1 Tim. 6,9 

2 Tim. 
4,10 



s Jer. 4, 3 

t Lu. 10, 19 
1 Pet. 5, 8 

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their ears, and should understand 
with their heart, and should be con- 
verted, and I should heal them. ^ 

16 But ^blessed are your eyes, for 
they see : and your ears, for they hear. 

1 7 For verily I say unto you, That 
many "'prophets and righteous men 
have desired to see those things 
which ye see, and have not seen 
them; and to hear those things 
which ye hear, and have not heard 
them. 

18 iHear "ye therefore the parable 
of the sower. 

19 When any one heareth the word 
of the kingdom, and understandeth 
it not, then cometh "the wicked one, 
and catcheth away that which was 
sown in his heart. This is he w^hich 
received seed by the way side. 

20 But he that received the seed 
into stony places, the same is he that 
heareth the word, and anon with 
''joy receiveth it ; 

21 Yet hath he not root in himself, 
but dureth for a while: for when 
tribulation or persecution ariseth be- 
cause of the word, by and by *he is 
offended. 

22 He ''also that received seed among 
the thorns is he that heareth the 
word ; and the care of this world, and 
the deceitf ulness of riches, choke the 
word, and he becometh unfruitful. 

23 But he that received seed into 
the good ground is he that heareth 
the word, and understandeth it; 
which also beareth fruit, and bring- 
eth forth, some an hundredfold, some 
sixty, some thirty. 

24 IF Another parable put he forth 
unto them, saying, The kingdom of 
heaven is likened unto a man which 
sowed good seed in his field : 

25 But while men slept, 'his enemy 
came and sowed tares among the 
wheat, and went his way. 

26 But when the blade was sprung 
up, and brought forth fruit, then ap- 
peared the tares also. 

27 So the servants of the house- 
holder came and said unto him. Sir, 
didst not thou sow good seed in thy 
field ? from whence then hath it tares? 

28 He said unto them, An enemy 
hath done this. The servants said 
unto him. Wilt thou then that we go 
and gather them up ? 

29 But he said. Nay ; lest while ye 
gather up the tares, ye root up also 
the wheat with them.. 

*C. 13. 38; N.22. 1-8. 



i 



Christ speaketh 



ST. MATTHEW, 13. 



m parables. 



H 



30 Let both grow together until the 
harvest : and m the time ot iiarve st 
1 will say to the reapers^ Gather ye 



together hrst the tares, and bind 
them m bundles to burn them : but 



C f 



H r 



gather "the wneat into my b arn, -m 
'61 "Another parable put he forth 
unto them, saying, ^The kingdom of 
heaven is like to a grain of mustard 
seed, which a man took, and sowed 
in his field : 

32 Which indeed is the least of all 
seeds : but when it is grown, it is the 
greatest among herbs, and becometh 
a tree, so that the birds of the air 
come and lodge in the branches 
thereof. 

33 ^Another '"parable spake he unto 
them; The kingdom of heaven is 
like unto leaven, which a woman 
took, and hid in three 'measures of 
meal, till the whole was leavened. 

34 All these things spake Je'gus un- 
to the multitude in parables; and 
without a parable spake he not unto 
them: 

35 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by the prophet, saying, 
'1 will open my mouth in parables ; 
J'l will utter things which have been 
kept secret from the foundation of 
the world. 

36 tThen Je'gus sent the multitude 
away, and went into the house : and 
his disciples came unto him, saying, 
Declare unto us the parable of the 
tares of the field. 

37 He answered and said unto them, 
He that ^soweth the good seed is the 
Son of man ; 

38 The "field is the world ; the good 
seed are the children of the king- 
dom; but the tares are Hhe children 
of th e 'wicked one~; C. 15. 18-20. 
~39 The enemy that sowed them is 
the devil ; 'the harvest is the end of 
the world ; and the reapers are the 
angels. 

40 As therefore the tares are gath- 
er ed and bumedlh the hre; so shall 
it be m the end ot t his worTd^ 
~^i The Son of man shall send forth 



his angels, "^and they shall gather 
out ot his kingdom all '•'things that 



otfend, and them which do imq^ 



uityT 

42 And ^shall cast them into a fur- 
nace of tire : there shall be wailing 



I 



and gnashi n g of teeth , h. 13. 49, 50. 

43 Then ^ shall the righteous shine 

forth as the sun in the kingdom of 

* H. 13. 40-42. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 13. 

u ch. 3, 12 
ch. 24, 31 

1 Thes. 
4, 17 
2Thes.2,l 

V Isa. 2,2,3 
Mic. 4, 1 
Mark4,30 
Lu. 13, 18 

2 Pet.3,lS 

IV Lu. 13, 20 

1 The 
word in 
the 

Greek is 
ameasure 
contain- 
ing about 
a peck 
and a 
half, 
ivanting 
a little 
more 
than a 
pint. 

X Ps. 78, 2 
y Rom. 
16,25 

1 Cor. 2, 7 
Eph. 3, 9 
Col. 1, 23 

z Isa. 61, 1 
a ch. 24, 14 
ch. 28, 19 
Lu. 24, 47 
Rom. 
10,18 
Col. 1, 6 
b Gen. 3, 13 
John 8,44 
Actsl3,10 

2 Pet.2,14 
1 John 3, 
7, 8, 10 

c Joel 3, 13 
Rev.14,15 

d ch. 24, 31 
2Pet.2,l,2 

2 Or, 
scandals. 

e ch. 3, 12 
ch. 8, 12 
Rev.19,20 
Rev.20,10 

/ Pro. 4, 18 
Dan. 12, 3 
ICor. 
15,42 
Rev. 7, 9 
Rev.21,11 
Rev. 22, 5 

g Phil. 3, 7 

h Isa. 55, 1 
ReVo 3, 18 

i Pro. 2, 4 
Pro. 3, 14 
Pro. 8, 10 

j ch. 22, 10 

k Song 7, 13 

I Deut. 
18,15 
ch. 2, 23 
Mark 6, 1 
Lu. 4, 16 

m. Isa. 49, 7 
Isa. 53,2,3 
Mark 6, 3 
Lu. 3, 23 
John 6,42 

n ch. 12, 46 

Mark 
15,40 

p Ps. 22, 6 
ch. 11, 6 
ch. 26, 31 
Mark 6, 
3,4 

q Lu. 4, 24 
John 4,44 

r Heb. 3, 19 
Heb. 4. 2 

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their Father. Who hath ears to 
hear, let him hear, 

44 '[Again, the kingdom of heaven 
is like unto treasure hid in a field ; 
the which when a man hath found, 
he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth 
and ^selleth all that he hath, and 
^buyeth that field. 

45 IT Again, the kingdom of heaven 
is like unto a merchant man, seeking 
goodly pearls : 

46 Who, when he had found 'one 
pearl of great price, went and sold 
all that he had, and bought it. 

47 ^ Again, the kingdom of heaven 
is hke unto a net, that was cast into 
the sea, and gathered 'of every kindi 

48 Which, when it was full, they 
drew to shore, and sat down, and 
gathered the good into vessels, but 
cast the bad away. 

49 So shall it be at the end of the 
world : the angels shall come forth, 
and sever the wricked trom among 
t he ."just 

50 And shall cast them into the^ 
furnace of fire : there shall be wail- 
ing a nd gnashing ot teeth. H. 18. 8.1^ 

51 J e'§us saith unto them, Have ye 
understood all these things? They 
say unto liim, Yea, Lord. 

52 Then said he unto them. There- 
fore every scribe ichich is instructed 
unto the kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a man that is an householder, 
which bringeth forth out of his treas- 
ure Hhings new and old. 

53 If And it came to pass, that when 
Je'§us had finished these parables, he 
departed thence. 

54 And Vhen he was come mto his 
own country, he taught them in 
their synagogue, insomuch that they 
were astonished, and said, Whence 
hath this man this wisdom, and 
these mighty works ? 

55 Is '"not this the carpenter's son ? 
is not his mother called Ma'ry ? and 
his '^brethren, " Jame§, and Jo'se§, and 
Sf mpn, and Jii'das ? 

56 And his sisters, are they not all 
with us? Whence then hath this 
?na7i all these things ? 

57 And they ^were offended in him. 
But Je'§us said unto them, A 
^prophet is not without honour, 
save in his own country, and in his 
own house. 

5 8 And 'he did not many mighty 
works there because of their un- 
belief. 



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John the Baptist beheaded. ST. MATTHEW, 14. 



Five thousand fed- 



CHAPTER 14. 

3 John the Baptist beheaded. 15 Five thousand fed, 

etc- 

AT that time "^Her'od tlietetrarch 
heard of the fame of Je'gus, 

2 And said unto his servants, This 
is John the Bap'tist ; he is risen 
from the dead; and therefore mighty 
works 'do shew forth themselves in 
him. 

3 •[ For *Her'od had laid hold on 
John, and bound him, and put him 
in prison for He-r5'di-as' sake, his 
brother Phirip's wife. 

4 For John said unto him, Tt is not 
lawful for thee to have her. 

5 And when he would have put him 
to death, he feared the multitude, 
'^because they counted him as a 
prophet. 

6 But when Her'od's ^birthday was 
kept, the daughter of He-ro'di-as 
danced ■^before them, and pleased 
Her'od. 

7 Whereupon he promised with an 
oath to give her whatsoever she 
would ask. 

8 And she, being before instructed 
of her m.other, said, Give me here 
John Bap'tist's head in a charger. 

9 And the king w^as sorry: -^'never- 
theless for the oath's sake, and them 
which sat with him afc meat, he com- 
manded it to be given her. 

10 And he sent, and beheaded John 
in the prison. 

11 And his head was brought in a 
charger, and given to the damsel : 
and she brought it to her mother. 

12 And his disciples came, and took 
up the body, and buried it, and went 
and told Je'§us. 

13 IF When ^Je'sus heard of it, he de- 
parted thence by ship into a desert 
pl8.ce apart : and v4ien the people 
had heard thereof, they followed 
him on foot out of the cities. 

14 And Je'§us went forth, and saw 
a great multitude, and ^was moved 
with compassion toward them, and 
he healed their sick. 

15*^ And when it was evening^ his 
disciples cam.e to him, saying. This 
is a desert place, and the time is now 
past ; send the multitude away, that 
they may go into the villages, and 
buy themselves victuals. 

1 6 But Je's^-is said unto them, They 
need not depart; *give ye them to 
eat. 

17 And they say imto him, We 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 14. 



a Mark6,14 
Lu. 9, 7 



1 Or, are 
wrought 
by him. 



b Pro.10,17 
Pro.15.10 
Mark6,17 
Lu. 3, 19 



c Lev.18.16 
Lev.20,21 
Dan. 5, 
22 23 
Eph. 5, 11 
2 Tim.4:,2 



a ch. 21, 26 
Lu. 20, 6 

e Gen.4030 



2 in the 
midst. 



/Eccl. 5, 2 
Zech.8,17 
Titus 1,16 



g ch. 10, 23 
ch. 12, 15 
Mark6,32 
Lu. 9, 10 
John6,l,2 



h Ps. 86, 15 
Ps. Ill, 4 
Ps. 145, 8 
ch. 9, 36 
Markl,41 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 4, 15 
Heb. 5, 2 



i 2 Ki. 4, 
42.43 



j ch. 15, 36 

Lu. 22, 19 

k Mark6,46 

I John 6, 16 

TO Job 9, 8 
Ps. 73, 19 
Isa. 43, 16 

3 Or, 

strong. 

n Jas. 1, 6 

Ps. 107,29 

V Ps. 2, 7 
ch. 16, 16 
ch. 26, 63 
Mark 1, 1 
Ln. 4, 41 
John 1,49 
John 6,69 
John 
11.27 
Acts 8, 3' 
Roiii. 1, 4 

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have here but five loaves, and two 
fishes. 

18 He said. Bring them hither to 
me. 

19 And he commanded the multi- 
tude to sit down on the grass, and 
took the five loaves, and the two 
fishes, and looking up to heaven, he 
•^blessed, and brake, and gave the 
loaves to his disciples, and the dis- 
ciples to the multitude. 

20 And they did all eat, and were 
filled : and they took up of the frag- 
ments that remained twelve baskets 
full. 

21 And they that had eaten were 
about five thousand men, beside 
women and children. 

22 TAnd straightway Je'§us con- 
strained his disciples to get into a 
ship, and to go before him unto the 
other side, while he sent the multi- 
tudes away. 

23 And ^when he had sent the mul- 
titudes away, he went up into a. 
mountain apart to pray : ^and Avhen 
the evening was come, he was there 
alone. 

24 But the ship was now in the 
midst of the sea, tossed with waves : 
for the wind was contrary. 

25 And in the fourth watch of the 
night Je'^us went unto them, walk- 
ing on the sea. 

26 And when the disciples '"saw him 
walking on the sea, they were trou- 
bled, saying. It is a spirit ; and they 
cried out for fear. 

27 But straightway Je'gus spake 
unto them, saying. Be of good cheer; 
it is I ; be not afraid. 

28 And Pe'tSr answered him and 
said. Lord, if it be thou, bid me come 
unto thee on the water. 

29 And he said, Come. And when 
Pe'tSr was come down out of the 
ship, he walked on the water, to go 
to Je'sus. 

30 But when he saw the wind ^bois- 
terous, he was afraid ; and begin- 
ning to sink, he cried, saying. Lord, 
save me. 

3 1 Andimmediately Je'gus stretched 
fort^x his hand, and caught him, and 
said imto him, O thou of little faith, 
v^rherefore ''didst thou doubt ? 

32 And when they were come into 
the ship, the "wind ceased. 

33 Then they that were in the ship 
came and worshipped him, saying. 
Of a truth thou ^art the Son of God. 



Christ reproveth the 



ST. MATTHEW, li 



scribes and Pharisees. 



341FAnd ?when they were gone 
over, they came into the land of 
Gen-nes'a-ret. 

35 And when the men of that place 
had knowledge of him, they sent out 
into all that country round about, 
and brought unto him all that were 
diseased ; 

36 And besought him that they 
rnight only touch the hem of his gar- 
ment : and as many as touched were 
made perfectly whole. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Ood's commandments, and men's traditions. 10 
What dejileth a mMn, etc. 

THEN "came to Je'§us scribes and 
Phar'i-see§, which were of Je- 
rii/sa-lem, saying, 

2 Why ''do thy disciples transgress 
'the tradition of the elders ? for they 
wash not their hands when they eat 
bread. 

3 But he answered and said unto 
them, Why do ye also transgress the 
eomxmandment of God by your tra- 
dition ? 

4 For God commanded, saying. 
Honour '^thy father and mother : 
and, ^He that curseth father or moth- 
er, let him die the death. 

5 But ye say, W hosoever shall say 
to his father or his m_other, ^It is a 
gift, by whatsoever thou mightest 
be profited by me ; 

6 And honour not his father or his 
mother, he shall be free. Thus have 
ye made the commandment of God 
of none effect by your tradition. 

7 Ye ^hypocrites, well did E-§a'ias 
prophesy of you, saying, 

8 This ^people draweth nigh unto 
. me with their mouth, and honoureth 

me with their lips ; but their heart 
is far from me. ' 

9 I^'Ut in vain they do worship me, 
teaching '\jor_ doctrines the com- 
mandments of m "em G. 19 16-22. 

iU'ilAnd •'he called the inultituoe, 
and said unto them, Hear, and un- 
derstand : 

11 Not ^that which goeth into the 
mouth defileth a man; but that 
which Cometh out of the mouth, this 
defileth a man. 

12 Then came his disciples, and said 
unto him, Knowest thou that the 
Fhar'i-see§ were offended, after they 
heard this saying ? 

13 But he answered and said, Every 
plant, ^which my heavenly Father 
hath not planted, shall be rooted up 

(57) 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. li. 
q Mark 6,53 



CHAP. 15. 

a Mark 7, 1 

b Mark 7, 5 

c Gal. 1, li 
Col. 2, 8 

a Ex. 20, 12 
Lev. 19, 3 
Deut. 5, 6 
Pro. 23,22 
Eph. 6, 2 

e Ex. 21, 17 
Lev. 20, 9 
Deut. 
27, 16 
Pro. 20,20 
Pro. 30,17 

/ Mark7,ll 
g Mark 7, 6 

?ilsa.29,13 
Ezek. 
33, 31 

i Isa.29,13 
Col. 2, 18 
1 Tim. 1. 
6,7 
Titusl,li 

j Mark7,li 

k Actsl0,15 
Rom. 
li, li 
1 Tim. 4,4 
Titus 1,15 

; John 15,2 
1 Cor.3,12 

m Hos. i, 
li, 17 

n Isa. 9, 16 
Mai. 2, 8 
ch. 23, 16 
Lu. 6, 39 

Mark 7,17 

V ch. 16, 9 
Mark 7,18 

q 1 Cor.6,13 

r J as. 3, 6 

s Gen. 6, 5 
Gen. 8, 21 
Pro. 6, li 
Jer. 17, 9 
Mark 7,21 

t Isa. 53, 6 
ch. 10, 5,6 
Acts 3. 

25,26 
Actsl3,46 

wch. 7, 6 
Eph. 2, 12 
Phil. 3, 2 

V Mark 7,31 

U'ch. 4, 18 
. Mark 1,16 
John 6. 
1, 23 

X lsa.35,5,6 
ch. 11, 5 

Lu. 7, 22 

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14 Let ™them alone : "they be blind 
leaders of the blind. And if the 
blind lead the blind, both shall fall 
into the ditch. 

15 Then'^answered Pe'tSr and said 
unto him, Declare unto us this para- 
ble. 

16 And Je'sus said, ^Are ye also yet 
without understanding ? 

17 Do not ye yet understand, that 
whatsoever ^entereth in at the mouth 
goeth into the belly, and is cast out 
into the draught ? 

18 But ''those things which proceed 
out of the mouth come forth from 



the heart ; and they defile the man. 



19 l^'or "out of the heart proceed 



evil thoughts, murders adulteries, 
fornications, thefts, false witness7 



blasphemies : 



20 Ihese are the thinqs which de- 



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file a man : but to eat with unwasiien 
hands defileth not a man. c. 16. 26.. 

21 HThen Je'gus went thence, and 
departed into the coasts of Tyre and 
Si'don. 

22 And,behold, a woman of Ca'naan 
came out of the same coasts, and 
cried unto him, saying. Have mercy 
on me, O Lord, thou son of Da'vid ; 
my daughter is grievously vexed 
with a devil. 

23 But he answered her not a word. 
And his disciples came and besought 
him, saying. Send her away ; for she 
crieth after us. 

24 But he answered and said, T am. 
not sent but unto the lost sheep of 
the house of Is'ra-el. 

25 Then came she and worshipped 
him, saying, Lord, help me. 

26 But he answei'ed and said. It is 
not meet to take the children's bread, 
and to cast it to "dogs. 

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet 
the dogs eat of the crumbs which 
fall from their masters' table. 

28 Then Je'sus ansv^ered and said 
unto her, O woman, great is thy 
faith : be it unto thee even as thou 
wilt. And her daughter was made 
whole from that very hour, 

29 lAnd ^'Je'§us departed from 
thence, and came nigh ""unto the sea 
of Gal'i-lee ; and went up into a moun- 
tain, and sat down there. 

30 And ""great multitudes came unto 
him, having with them those that 
were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and 
rnany others, and cast them down at 
Je'gus' feet ; and he healed them : 



Leave7i of the 



ST 



MATTHEW, 16. Pharisees and Sadducees. 



31 Insomuch that the multitude 
wondered, when they saw the dumb 
to speak, the maimed to be whole, 
the lame to walk, and the blind to 
see : and they glorified the God of !§'- 
ra-el. 

32 llThen ^'Je'gus called his disciples 
unto him, and said, I -have compas- 
sion on the multitude, because they 
continue with me now three days, 
and have nothing to eat : and I will 
not send them away fasting, lest they 
faint in the w^ay. 

33 And "his disciples say unto him. 
Whence should we have so much 
bread in the wilderness, as to fill so 
great a multitude ? 

34 And Je'§us saith unto them, How 
many loaves have ye? And they 
saiji. Seven, and a few little fishes. 

35 And he commanded the multi- 
tude to sit down on the ground. 

36 And %e took the seven loaves 
and the fishes, and ''gave thanks, 
and brake them, and gave to his dis- 
ciples, and the disciples to the mul- 
titude. 

37 And they did all eat, ^and were 
filled : and they took up of the bro- 
ken meat that was left seven baskets 
full. 

38 And they that did eat were four 
thousand men, beside women and 
children. 

39 And ''he sent away the multitude, 
smd took ship, and came into the 
coasts of Mag'da-la. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 The Pharisees require a sian. 5 Leaven of the 
Pharisees and Sachhicees, etc. 

THE ""Phar'i-see^ also with the 
Sad'du-gee§ came, and tempting 
desired him that he would shew^ them 
a sign from heaven. 

2 He answered and said unto them. 
When it is evening, ye say, It loill be 
fair weather : for the sky is red. 

3 And in the morning, Ti tvill be 
foul weather to day . for the sky is 
red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, 
ye can discern the face of the sky ; 
but can ye not discei^n the *signs of 
the times ? 

4 A ^wicked and adulterous genera- 
tion seeketh after a sign ; and there 
shall no sign be given unto it, but the 
sign of the prophet J5'nas. And he 
left them, and departed. 

5 IT And '^when his disciples were 
come to the other side, they had for- 
gotten to take bread. 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 15. 

V Mark 8, 1 

z Ps. 86, 15 
Ps. 103,13 
Ps. Ill, 4 
Markl,41 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 4, 15 
Heb. 5, 2 

a Num. 11, 
21, 22 
2 Ki. 4, 43 

b ch. 14, 19 

c Deut.8,10 
1 aam. 
9, 13 
Lu. 22, 10 

ti Ps. 103, 
1,5 

Ps. 104,28 
Ps. 130,25 
Ps. 145,15 
Ps. 147, 9 

e Mark8,10 



CHAP. 16. 

a ch. 12, 38 
Mark8,ll 
Lu. 11, 16 
Lu. 12, 

54-56 
lCor.1,22 

b Gen.49,10 
Isa. 7, 14 
Isa. 11, 1 
Isa. 42, 1 
Ezek. 
21,27 
Dan. 9, 24 
Mic. 5, 2 
Hag. 2, 7 
Mat. 3, 1 

c ch. 12, 39 

d Mark8,14 

e ch. 7, 15 
ch. 24, 4 
Lu. 12, 1 
Rom. 16. 
17, 18 
Eph. 5, 6 
Phil. .3, 2 
Col. 2, 8, 
2Pet.3,17 

/ch. 14, 17 
John 6, 9 

q ch. 15, 34 

h Dan. 7, 13 
Mark 8,27 
Lu. 9, 18 
Rom. 1, 3 

i ch. 14, 2 
Lu.9,7,8,9 

3 Mai. 4, 5 

k Ps. 2, 7 
ch. 14, 33 
Mark8,29 
Lu. 9, 20 
John 6,69 
John 
11,27 
Acts 8, 37 
Acts 9, 20 
Heb.1,2,5 
1 John 
4, 15 
1 John 5,5 

I Eph. 2, 8 

m lCor.2,10 
Gal. 1, 16 

n John 1,42 

Isa. 28, 16 
1 Cor..3,ll 
Eph. 2,20 
Rev.21,14 

p Isa. 54, 17 

q John 
20.23 

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6 Then Je'gus said unto them, Take 
'heed and beware of the leaven of 
the Phar 'i-sees and of the Sad'du-gee^. 

7 And they reasoned among them- 
selves, saying. It is because we have 
taken no bread. 

8 Which when Je'gus perceived, he 
said unto them, O ye of little faith, 
why reason ye among yourselves, be- 
cause ye have brought no bread ? 

9 Do -^ye not yet understand, neither 
remember the five loaves of the five 
thousand, and how many baskets ye 
took up? 

10 Neither •''the seven loaves of the 
four thousand, and how many baskets 
ye took up ? 

1 1 How is it that ye do not under- 
stand that I spake it not to you con- 
cerning bread, that ye should beware 
of the leaven of the Phar'i-see§ and of 
the Sad'du-gee§ ? 

12 Then understood they how that 
he bade th em not beware of the leaven 
of bread, but of the doctrine of the 
Phar'i-sees and of the Sad'du-gees- 

13tWhen Je'gus came into the 
coasts of Qses-a-re'a Phi-lip'pi, he 
asked his disciples, saying, '* Whom do 
men say that I the Son of man am ? 

14 And they said, 'Some say that 
thou art John the Bap'tist : •'some, 
E-lI'as; and others, Jer-e-mfas, or one 
of the prophets. 

15 He saith unto them. But whom 
say ye that I am ? 

1 6 And Sf mon Pe't6r answered and 
said,''^Thou art the Christ, the Son of 
the living God. 

17 And Je'gus answered and said 
unto him, Blessed art thou, Sfmon 
Bar-jo'na: ^for flesh and blood hath 
not revealed it unto thee, but '"my 
Father which is in heaven. 

18 And I say also unto thee. That 
thou "art Pe'tgr, and "upon this rock I 
will build my church ; and ^the gates 
of hell shall not prevail against it. 

19 And ^I will give unto thee the 
keys of the kingdom of heaven : and 
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth 
shall be bound in heaven : and what- 
soever thou shalt loose on earth shall 
be loosed in heaven. 

20 Then charged he his disciples that 
they should tell no man that he was 
Je'§us the Christ. 

21 TFrom that time forth began 
Je'gus to shew unto his disciples, how 
that he must gounto Je-ru'sa-lem,and 
suffer many things of the elders and 



Christ is transfigured. 



ST. MATTHEW, IT. Ileforetelleth his passion. 



f 



chief priests and scribes, and be killed, 
and be raised again the third day. 

22 Then Pe'ter took him, and began 
to rebuke him, saying, 'Be it far from 
thee. Lord: this shall not be unto 
thee. 

23 But he turned, and said _ unto 
Pe'tSr, Get thee behind me, Sa'tan : 
thou ''art an offence unto me: for 
thou savourest not the things that be 
of God, but those that be of men. 

24 Then 'said Je'§us unto his disci- 
ples. If any 7na7i will come after me, 
let him deny himself, and take up his 
cross, and follow me 

25 For whosoever will save his life 
shall lose it : and whosoever will lose 
his life for my sake shall find it 

26 For what is a raan profited, if he 
shall gam the whole world, and lose 



A. D. 32. 



liis own soul '^ or "what shall a nian 
give m exchange for his soul ?* 

i^iY l^'or the ISon of man shall come 
in the glory of his Father ^with his 
angels; 'and then he shall reward 
every man according to his works. 

28 V eriiy I say unto you, There be 
some standing here, which shrJl not 
taste of death, till they see the Son 
of man coming in his "'kingdom. 

CHAPTER IT. 

1 Transflguralion of Christ: 14 he healeth the luna- 
tick : 24 he paijeth tribute. 

AND "after six days Je'gus taketh 
Pe'tSr, Jameg, and John his 
brother, and bringeth them up into 
an high mountain apart, 

2 And was transfigured before 
them : and his face did shine as the 
sun, and his raiment was white as 
the light. 

3 And, behold, there appeared unto 
them *Mo'§e§ and E-lf as talking with 
him. 

4 Then answered Pe'tSr, and said 
unto Je'§us,Lord, it is good for us to 
be here : if thou wilt, let us make here 
three tabernacles ; one for thee, and 
one for Mo'§e§, and one for E-lf as. 

5 While '^he yet spake, behold, a 
bright cloud overshadowed them: 
and behold a voice out of the cloud, 
which said, ^This is my beloved Son, 
*in v/hom I am well pleased ; -^hear 
ye him. 

6 And "when the disc:' pies heard it, 
they fell on their face, and were sore 
afraid. 

TAnd Je'§us came and touched 
them, and said, Arise, and be not 
afraid. 

* C. 18. 11, 12. 



CHAP. 16. 

1 Pitv 
thyself. 

r Dent. 
25, 16 
Roni. 8, 7 

s Actsl4,22 
lThes.3,3 
2 Tim. 
3,12 

t Ps. 4:9, 7,8 

a Dan. 7, 10 
Zech. 
U, 15 
ch. 25, 31 
JudeM 

V Job 3i, 11 
Ps. 62, 12 
Pro. 24,12 
Jer. 17,10 
Rom. 2, 6 
2 Cor.5,10 
1 Pet.1,17 
Rev. 2, 23 
Rev.22,12 

lu Mark 9, 1 



CHAP. 17. 

a Mark 9, 2 
Lu. 9. 28 

b Rom.3,21 

c 2 Pet.1,17 

d Markl,ll 
Ln.3,22 

e Isa. 42, 1 

/ Deut. 
18, 15 
Acts 3, 22 
Heb. 
12,25 

g 2 Pet.1,18 

h Mai. 4, 5 

i Mai. 4, 6 
Lu. 1, 16 
Acts 3, 21 

) Mark9,12 

k ch. 14, 3 

I Lu. 9, 37 

m ch. 21, 21 
Mark 
11, 23 
Lu. 17, 6 
1 Cor.12,9 
1 Cor.13,2 

n ch. 16, 21 
ch. 20, 17 
Mark8,31 
Mark 9, 
30,31 
Mark 
10,33 
Lu. 9, 22 
Lu. 18, 31 
Lu. 24,6,7 

Mark9,33 
899 



8 And when they had lifted up their 
eyes, they saw no man, save Je'gus 
only. 

9 IT And as they came down from 
the mountain, Je'§us charged them, 
saymg, Tell the vision to no man, 
until the Son of man be risen again 
from the dead. 

10 And his disciples asked him, 
saying, ^'Why then say the scribes 
that E-li'as must first come ? 

11 And Je'gus answered and said 
unto them, E-li'as truly shall first 
come, and restore 'all things. 

12 But -^I say unto you. That E-li'as 
is come already, and they knew him 
not, but have ■''done unto him what- 
soever they listed. Likewise shall 
also the Son of man suffer of them. 

13 Then the disciples understood 
that he spake unto them of John 
the Bap'tist. 

14 ITAnd ^vhen they were come to 
the multitude, there came to him a 
certain man, kneeling down to him, 
and saying, 

1 5 Lord, have mercy on my son : for 
he is lunatick, and sore vexed : for 
of ttimes he f alleth into tlie fire, and 
oft into the w^ater. 

16 And I brought him to thy dis- 
ciples, and they could not cure him. 

IT Then Je'gus a^nsweied and said, 
O faithless and perverse generation, 
how long shall I be with you ? how 
long shall I suffer you? bring him 
hither to me. 

18 And Je'sus rebuked the devil; 
and he departed out of him : and the 
child was cured from that very hour. 

19 Then came the disciples to Je'§us 
apart, and said, Why could not wfe 
cast him out ? 

20 And Je'§us said unto them. Be- 
cause of your unbelief : for verily I 
say unto you, "'If ye have faith as a 
grain of mustard seed, ye shall say 
unto this mountain. Remove hence 
to yonder place ; and it shaU re- 
move ; and nothing shall be impos- 
sible unto you. 

21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out 
bat by prayer and fasting. 

22 ^And ''while they abode in Gal"- 
-lee, Je'§us said unto them, The Son 

of man shall be betrayed into the 
hands of men : 

23 And they shall kill him, and the 
third day he shall be raised again. 
And they were exceeding sorry. 

24 HAnd "when they were come to 



Christ teacheth 



ST. MATTHEW, 18. humility and forgiveness. 



H 



Ca-p6r'na-um, they that received 
^tribute money came to Pe'tSr, and 
said, Doth not your master pay trib- 
ute ? 

25 He saith. Yes. And when he 
was come into the house, Je'§us pre- 
vented him, saying, What thinkest 
thou, Si'mon ? of whom do the kings 
of the earth take custom or tribute ? 
of their own children, or of strangers ? 

26 Pe'tgr saith unto him, Of 
strangers. Je'§us saith unto him. 
Then are the children free. 

27 Notwithstanding, lest we should 
^offend them, go thou to the sea, and 
cast an hook, and take up the fish 
that first cometh up ; a.nd when thou 
hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find 
^a piece of money: that ta.ke,and give 
unto them for me and thee. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 Christ teacheth to be humble. 7 Touching off ences, 
21 and J or giving one another. 

T ""the same time came the dis- 
ciples unto Je'gus, saying, Who 
is the greatest in the kingdom of 
hea,ven ? 
2 And Je^gus called a little child 




unto him, and set him In the midst 



of them, 

3 And said, Yerily I say unto you , 
Except ^ ye be converted, and become 
as little children, ye shall not enter 
into the kingdom of heav en.* 

4 Whosoever '^therefore shall hum- 
ble himself as this little child, the 
same is greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven. 

5 And "^whoso shall receive one such 
little child in my name receiveth 
me. 

6 But whoso shall offend one of 
these little ones which believe in me, 
it were better for him tha,t a mill- 
stone were hanged about his neck, 
and that he were drowned in the 
depth of the sea. 

7 IT Woe unto the world because of 
offences ! for ^it must needs be that 
offences come ; but -^woe to that man 
by whom the offence cometh ! 

8 Wherefore ^if thy hand or thy 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 17. 

1 didracJi- 
tna, in 
value 
fifteen 
pence. 
Ex. 30, 13 
Ex.38, 26 

p Mark 
12, 17 
1 Cor. 
10,32 

2 Or, a 

stater 
is half an 
ounce of 
silver, in 
value 
2s. 6rt. 
after 5s. 
the 
ounce. 



It 



foot offend thee, cut them off, and 



cast them from thee : it is better for 



thee to enter into life hal t or 



maimed, rather t han having two 



hands or two feet to be cast into 



everlasting fire . 
9 And if thine 



eye offend the e 



pluck it out, and cast it from thee 



it is better for thee to enter into life 



* 0. 22. 11-13 



CHAP. 18. 

a Mark9,33 
Lu. 9, 46 
Lu. 22. 24 

b Ps. 131, 2 
ch. 19, 14 
Mark 
10. 14 
Lu. 18, 16 
ICor. 
14, 20 
1 Pet. 2, 2 

c ch, 11, 29 

ch. 20, 27 
ch. 23, 19 
1 Pet. 5, 6 

d ch. 10, 42 
Lu. 9. 48 

e Lu. 17, 1 
1 Cor. 
11, 19 

/ ch. 26, 24 

(J ch. 5, 
29,30 
Mark9,43 

h Ps. 34, 7 
Zech.13,7 
Heb. 1, 14 

i Esth.1,14 
Lu. 1, 19 

Lu. 15, 4 

Lev.19,17 
Lu. 17, 3 

Jas. 5, 20 

1 Pet. 3, 1 

ni Deut. 
19, 15 

2 Cor.13,1 
Heb. 
10,28 

n 1 Tina. 
5,20 

Rom. 
16, 17 

1 Cor. 5, 9 

2 John 10 

23 John 
20,23 

q ch. 5, 24 

r Jas. 5, 16 
1 John 
3,22 

s Ezek. 
48,35 
Zech. 2, 5 
ch. 28, 20 

Lu. 17, 4 

It Col. 3. 13 

900 



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P 



with one eye, rather t han having i h 
two e yes to be ca st mto hell lire.-j- | 

10 llTake heed that ye despise not 
one of these little ones; for I say 
unto you. That in heaven their '^an- 
gels do always 'behold the face of 
my Father which is in heaven. 

11 For the Son of man is come to 
save that which was lost . 

12 How •'thmk ye'^ it a man have 
an hundred sheep, an d one ofThem 
b e gone astray, doth he not leave 
the ninety and nine, and goeth into" 
the mountains, and seeketh tha ^ 
which IS gone ast ray '^ C. 18. 23-25. 

13 And It so be that he find it, ver- 
ily I say unto you, he rejoiceth mor e' 
ot that sheep, than of the ninety an"dr 
nine which went not astray . | 

14 Even so it is not the will of your 
Father which is in heaven, that one 
of these little ones should perish. 

151[Moreover '^if thy brother shall 
trespass against thee, go and tell 
him his fault between thee and him 
alone: if he shall hear thee, thou 
liast gained thy brother. 

1 6 But if he will not hear thee., then 
take with thee one or two more, that 
iw '"the mouth of two or three wit- 
nesses every word may be estab- 
lished. 

1 7 And if he shall neglect to hear 
them, tell it unto "the church : but it 
he neglect to hear the church, let 
him be unto thee as an ^heathen man 
and a publican. 

1 8 Verily I say unto you, ^'Whatso- 
ever ye shall bind on earth shall be 
bound in heaven: and whatsoever 
ye shall loose on earth shall be 
loosed in heaven. 

1 9 Again ?I say unto you, That if 
two of you shall agree on earth as 
touching any thing that they shall 
ask, it shall be done for them of my 
Father which is in heaven. 

20 For where two or three are gath- 
ered together in my name, there am 
'1 in the midst of them. 

21 II Then came Pe'tSr to him, and 
said. Lord, hovf oft shall my brother 
sin against me, and I forgive him ? 
till ^seven times ? 

22 Je'§us saith unto him, I say not 
unto thee. Until seven times: but, 
Until "seventv times seven. 

23 ''JTherefore is the kingdom of 1 
heaven likened unto a certain king, | 
which would take account of his j 
servants. I 

tH.18.34,35; JL.18.23-27; P.13.23-27. 



Christ teacheth forgiveness. ST. MATTHEW, 19. Of divorce and marria ge 
24 And when he had begun to reck- ^- d- 32. 4 And he answered and said unt( 



C 
L 
P 



H 



24 And when he had begun to reck- 
on, one Vv^as brought unto him, which 
owed him ten thousand 'talents. 

25 But forasmuch as he had not to 
pay, his lord commanded him to "be 
sold, and his wife, and children, and 
all that he had, and payment to be 
made. C. 23 27, 28. 

26 The servant therefore fell down, 
and -worshipped him, saying, Lord, 
have patience with me, and I will 
pay thee all. 

27 Then the lord of that servant 
was moved with compassion, and 
loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 

28 But the same servant went out, 
and found one of his fellowservants, 
which ovf ed him an hundred ^pence : 
and he laid hands on him, and took 
him by the throat, saying. Pay me 
tha.t thou owest. 

29 And his fellowservant fell down 
at his feet, and besought him, say- 
ing, Have patience with me, and I 
will pay thee all. . 

30 And he would not : but went and 
cast him into prison, till he should 
pay the debt. 

31 So when his fellowservants saw 
what was done, they were very sorry, 
and came and told unto their lord all 
that was done. 

32 Then his lord, after that he had 
called him, said unto him, (J) thou 
wicked servant, I forgave thee all 
that debt, because thou desiredst me : 

33 Shouldest '"not thou also have 
had compassion on thy fellowserv- 
ant, even as I had pity on thee ? 

[ 34 And his lord was wroth, and de- 
livered him to the tormentors, tillhe 
should pay all that was due unto 
him. 

35 So likewise shall my heavenly 
Father do also unto you, if ye from 
your hearts forgive not every one 
his brother their trespasses. H.21.44. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Christ liealeth the sick ; 3 answereth the Phari- 
sees touching divorcement ; 16 instructeth hoio to 
attain eternal life, etc. 

AND it came to pass, "that when 
Je'§us had finished these say- 
ings, he departed from Gal'i-lee, and 
came into the coasts of Jii-dae'a be 
yond Jor'dan ; 

2 And *great multitudes followed 
him ; and he healed them there. 

3 TThe Phar'i-see§ also came unto 
him, tempting him, and saying unto 
him. Is it lawful for a man to put 
away his wife for every cause ? 

* L. 20. 1-14; P. Luke 15. 1-32. 



CHAP. 18. 

1 A talent 

is 750 
ounces of 
silver, 
wliicU 
after five 
shillings 
the ounce 
is 1871. 
10s. 

iv 2Ki. 4, 1 
' Neh. 5, 8 

2 Or, 
besought 
him, 

3 The 
Roman 
penny is 
the eighth 
part of 
an ounce, 
tvhich 
after five 
shillings 
the ounce 
is seven 
pence 
half- 
penny, 
ch. 20, 2 

w Eph.4,.32 
Eph. 5, 2 
Col. 3, 13 

X IMark 
11,26 
Jas. 2, 13 



A. D. 33. 
CHAP. 19. 

a MarklO,! 
John 
10,40 

b ch. 12, 15 

c Gen. 1, 27 
Gen. 5, 2 
Mai. 2, 15 

cl Gen. 2, 24 
Eph. 5, 31 

e 1 Cor.6,16 
1 Cor. 7, 2 

/Deut.24,1 

g Jer. 6, 16 

h ch. 5, 32 
Mark 
10, 11 
Lu. 16, 18 
1 Cor. 7, 
10, 11 

i Pro. 21,19 

j 1 Cor. 7, 2, 
7, 9, 17 

k 1 Cor. 7, 
32, 34 
1 Cor. 9, 
5, 15 

I Mark 
10, 13 
Lu. 18, 15 

m ch. 18, 3 
lPet.2,1,2 

n Lu. 10, 25 

6 1 Sam.2.2 

901 



4 And he answered and said unto 
them. Have ye not read, 'that he 
which made them at the beginning 
made them male and female, 

5 And said, "'For this cause shall a 
man leave father and mother, and 
shall cleave to his wife : ^and they 
twain shall be one flesh ? 

6 Wherefore they are no more 
twain, but one flesh. What there- 
fore God hath joined together, let not 
man put asunder. 

7 They say unto him, -^Why did 
Mo'§e§ then command to give a wrij- 
ing of divorcement, and to put her 
away? 

8 He saith unto them, M5'§es because 
of the hardness of your hearts suf- 
fered you to put away your wives : 
but from -"the beginning it was not so. 

9 And ^I say unto you. Whosoever 
shall put away his wife, except it be 
for fornication, and shall marry an- 
other, committeth adultery: and 
whoso marrieth her Avhich is put 
away doth commit adultery, 

10 TiHis disciples say unto him. If 
'the case of the man be so with his 
wife, it is not good to marry. 

11 But he said unto them, 'All mefi 
cannot receive this saying, save they 
to whom it is given. 

1 2 For there are some eunuchs, 
which were so born from their moth- 
er's womb : and there are some eu- 
nuchs, which Avere made eunuchs of 
men : and ^there be eunuchs, which 
ha.ve made themselves eunuchs for 
the kingdom of heaven's sake. He 
that is able to receive it, let him re- 
ceive it. 

13 HThen 'were there brought unto 
him little children, that he should 
put his hands on them, and pray: 
and the disciples rebuked them. 

14 But Je'§us said. Suffer little chil- 
dren, and forbid them not, to come 
unto me : for of "'such is the king- 
dom of heaven. 

15 And he laid his hands on them, 
and departed thence. 

16 IF And, behold, one came and said 
unto him, "Good Master, whsit good 
thing shall I do, that I may have 
eternal life ? 

IT And he said unto him. Why call- 
est thou me good ? "there is none good 
but one J hat is, God : but if thou wilt 
enter into life, keep the command- 
ments. 
, 1 8 He saith unto him, Which? Je'gus 



TIov) to attain eternal life. ST. MATTHEW, 20. Parable of the labourers. 



K 



said. Thou ^shalt do no murder, Thou 
shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt 
not steal, Thou sha.lt not bear false 
witness, 

19 Honour ?thy father and thy\ 
mother : and, ''Thou shalt love thy 
neighbour as thyself. 

20 I'he young ma.n saith unto him. 
All these things have I kept from, 
my youth up : what lack I yet ? 

21 J e'§us said unto him, If thou wilt 
be perfect, "go a7id sell that thou 
hast, and give to the poor, and thou 
shalt have treasure in heaven : and 
come a7id follow me. 

22 But when the young man heard 
that saying, he went away sorrow- 
ful : for he had great possessions. * 

23 iThen said Je'sus unto his dis- 
ciples, Verily I say unto you, That 
a 'rich man shall hardly enter into 
the kingdom of heaven. 

24 And again I say unto you. It is 
easier for a camel to go through the 
eye of a needle, than for a ricli man 
to enter into the kingdom of God. 

25 When his disciples heard it, they 
were exceedingly amazed, saying, 
Who then can be saved? 

26 But Je'gus beheld them, and said 
unto them, With men this is impos- 

r sible ; but with ^God all things are 
[ possible . K. 28. 18. 

27 HThen ^answered Pe'ter and said 
unto him, Behold, '''we have forsaken 
all, and followed thee ; what shall we 
have therefore ? 

28 And Je'gus said unto them, Yerily 
I say unto you. That ye which have 
followed me, in ^the regeneration 
when the Son of man shall sit in 
the throne of his glory, ye -''also 
shall sit upon twelve thrones, judg- 
ing the twelve tribes of i§'ra-el. 

2§ And every one that hath for- 
saken houses, or brethren, or sisters, 
or father, or mother, or wife, or chil- 
dren, or lands, for my name's sake, 
shall receive an hundredfold, and 
shall inherit everlasting life. 

30 But "many that are first shall be 
last ; and the last shall he first. 
CHAPTER 20. 

1 Of the labourers in the vineyard. 17 Christ fore- 
telleth Ms passion ; 29 and giveth sight to tioo blind 

men . 

FOR the kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a man that is an house- 
holder, which went out early in the 
morning to hire labourers into his 
vineyard. 

2 And when he had agreed vf ith the 
* G. 22. 11-13. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 19. 

p Ex. 20, 13 
Deut.5,17 

q ch. 15, 4 

r Lev.19,18 
ch. 22, 39 
Mark 
12,31 
Rom.13,9 
Gal. 5, 14 
Jas. 2, 8 

Lu. 12, 33 
Lu. 16, 9 
Acts 2, 45 
Acts 4, 34 
ITim. 
6,18 

t Job 31, 
24-28 
Ps. 02, 10 
ch. 13, 22 
Mark 
10,24 
1 Cor.1,26 
1 Tim.6,9 

MGen.18,14 
Job 42, 2 
Jer. 32, 17 
Zech. 8, 6 

V Mark 
10,28 

it'Deut.33,9 
ch. 4, 20 
La. 5, 11 

X 2 Cor.5,17 

y Lu. 22, 28 
1 Cor. 6, 
2,3 
Rev. 2, 26 

z ch. 20, 16 
Mark 
10.31 



CHAP. 20. 

1 Tlie 
Roman 
penny is 
the eighth 
part of 
an ov/nce, 
which 
after five 
shillings 
the ounce 
is seven 
pence 
half- 
penny. 

a Actsl7,31 
1 Thes. 
4,16 

2 Or, have 
continued 
one hour 
only. 

l Rom.9,21 

c Dent.15,0 
Pro. 23, 6 
Jonah 4,1 
ch. 6, 23 

dch. 19,30 

e ch. 22, 14 

/John 
12, 12 

g ch. 13, 21 

h ch. 27, 2 
John 
18, 28 
4cts 3, 13 

902 



labourers for a 'penny a day, he sent 
them into his vineyard. 

3 And he went out about the third 
hour, and saw others standing idle 
in the marketplace, 

4 And said unto them ; Go ye also 
into the vineyard, and whatsoever is 
right I will give you. And thej went 
their way. 

5 Again he went out about the sixth 
and ninth hour, and did likewise. 

6 And about the eleventh hour he 
went out, and found others standing 
idle, and saith unto them., Why stand 
ye here all the day idle v 

7 They say unto him. Because no 
man hath hired us. He saith unto 
them. Go ye also into the vineyard ; 
and whatsoever is right, that shall 
ye receive. 

8 So when «even was come, the lord 
of the vineyard saith unto his stew- 
ard, Call the labourers, and give them 
their hire, beginning from the last 
unto the first. 

9 And when they ca^me that v^ere 
hired about the eleventh hour, they 
rf^ceived every man a penny. 

10 But when the first came, they 
supposed that they should have re- 
ceived m.ore ; and they likewise re- 
ceived every man a penny. 

1 1 And when they had received it, 
they murmured against the good- 
man of the house, 

12 Saying, These last ^have wrought 
hut one hour, and thou hast made 
them equal unto us, which have borne 
the burden and heat of the day. 

13 But he answered one of them, 
and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong : 
didst not thou agree with me for a 
penny ? 

14 Take that thine is, and go thy 
way : I will give unto this last, even 
as unto thee. •-• 21. 28-31, 

1 5 Is ^it not lawful for me to do what 
I will with mine own ? Ts thine eye 
evil, because 1 am good ? 

1 6 So '^the last shall be first, and the 
first last : 'for many be called, but few 
chosen. 

IT ^And -^Je'sus goingupto Je-ru'sa- 
lem took the "twelve disciples apart 
in the way, and said unto them, 

18 Behold, ^wego up to Je-ru'sa-lem ; 
and the Son of man shall be betrayed 
unto the chief priests and unto the 
scribes, and they shall condemn him 
to death, 

19 And ^shail deliver him to the 



Humility enforced. 



ST. MATTHEW, 21. 



The temple purged. 



Gen 'tiles to mock, and to scourge, and 
to crucify him : and the third day he 
shall rise again. 

20 ^Then 'came to him 'the mother 
of Zeb'e-dee's ^children with her sons, 
worshipping him, and desiring a, cer- 
tain thing of hmi. 

21 And he said unto her, What wilt 
thou? She saith mito him, 
that these my two sons ^may sit, the 
one on thy light hand, and the other 
on the left, in thy kingdom. 



A. p. 33. 33 They say unto iiim, Lord, that 
CHAP. 20.:^^^ eyesmay be opened. 



i Mark 
10,35 

j ch. 27, 56 
Mark 
15, 40 

k ch. 4, 21 

I ch. 19, 28 
Jas. 4, 3 

Grant mch. 26,39 

Mark 
14, 36 
John 
18, 11 

n Lu. 12, 50 



34 So Je'gus had compassion o/^ 
them, and touched their eyes : and 
immediately their eyes received 
sight, and they followed hun. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 Christ rideth into Jerusalera upon an ass : 12 Driv- 
eth the buyers and. sellers out of the ieraple. 

AND ''when they drew- nigh imto 
Je-ru'sa-lem. and were come to 



Beth'pha-ge, 



22 But Je'sus answered.and said, Ye o Acts 12, 2 olives, then 



Rom. 8,17 



unto *the mount 
sent Je'sus two 



of 

dis- 



know not what ye ask. Are ye able; 2 c^r.X7 crples, 

to drink of the "'cup that I shall drmk Rev. 1,9 j 2 Saying unto them, Go into the 

of. and to be baptized with '-the bap- ^ ^'^- '^^j ^^, \allage over against you, and straight 

,3 



tism that I am baptized w'ith ? They ^ "' "' 



sav unto nun, w e a 



We are able. 
23 And he saith unto them, '^Ye 
shall drink indeed of my cup, and 
be baptized with the baptism that I ^ ^^-^ ^^^ ^ 
am baptized with: but to sit on my ■■""""'" 



r 1 Pet. 5, 

s ch. 23, 11 
Mark9,35 
Mark 
10,43 



way ye shall find an ass tied, and a 
colt with her: loose them, and bring 
thera unto me. 

3 And if any man say ought unto 
you, ye shall say. The ''Lordu hath 



"p^^>i.^2,¥ineed '^of them; and straightway he 
right hand, and on my left, is not^u lu. 22,' 27 will send them. 
mine to give, ^but it shall he given] ^3^^ 4 All this was done, that it might 
to them for whom it is prepared of ^^jsa. 53,10 ;be fulfilled which w'as spoken by the 
my Father. 

24 And ?when the ten heard it, they 
were moved with indignation against I Tit!™'i4 |hold. thy King cometh unto thee. 



joV^n^'^'^ipro^het, "saying, 

1^^?^ <, ^ 5 Tell ve the daughter of Si'on. Be- 
1 Tim.2,6!- - - -- — ^ 



y Mark 
10, 46 



iPet.i,i9,j^gg]^^ and sitting upon an ass, and 

X ch. 26, 28 ^ ^^^^ ^1^^ j^^-^ ^^ ^^ ^gg_ 

6 And -^"the disciples went, and did 
as Je'sus coimnanded them, 

7 And brought the ass, and the colt, 
and put ^on them their clothes, and 
they set him thereon. 

8 And a veiw great multitude 



CHAP. 21. 



the two brethren. 

25 But Je'sus called, them unto 
him, and said, Ye know that the 
princes of the Gen'tlles exercise do- 
minion over them, and they that 
are great exercise authority upon 
them. 

26 But it shall not be so among 
you: but whosoever ^will be great 
among you, let him be your minis- 
ter ; 

27 And 'whosoever vn\\ be chief " isa. 62! 11 1 9 And the multitudes that went be- 
among you, let liim be your servant :! f'^l^\?: ^'fore, and that followed, cried, say 

r 28 Even^^as the Son of man came ';, 2 kI 9.1.31^1^8.'^ 'Ho-san'na to the son of Da'vid: 
not to be ministered unto, but 'to /i Lev.23.40 -^Blessed is he that cometh in the 

i?i3 name of the Lord ; H6-san'na in the 
i Ps. 118.25 highest. 
MaS'il! j 1^ *1 And ^when he was come into 
35-37 "" Je-ru'sa-lem. all the citv was moved, 
Rom.^i.1' saying. Who is this ? 



a Markll.l 
Lu. 19.291 

b zech.14,4 1 spread their garments in the way 
c Ps. 24. 1 j others ^c Lit down branches from the 
fi2 cor.8 9L. ^^ strawed them in the way. 

e 1 Ki. 1, 33 -.'-- -- - - .'J 



minister, and to "give his life a. ran- 



som -^f or many 

291 And -^as 



D. 26. 26-28. 
they departed from 



Jer'i-cho, a great multitude followed 
him. 

30 And, behold, tw^o blind men sit- 
ting by the way side, when they 
heard that Je'sus passed by, cried, 
out, saymg, Have mercy on us, 01 il'Ys 
Lord, thou son of Da'vid. \i ch. 2. 23 

31 And the multitude rebuked L"-^-!^ 



7 ch. 23, 39 

k Mark 
11, 15 



1 1 And the multitude said. This is 
Je'sus the 'prophet of Xaz'a-reth of 

Lu.Tg. 45 Gai'i-lee. 

1 2 *FAnd ™ Je'§us went into the tem- 
ple of God, and cast out all them 

john6a4 that sold and bought in the temple. 



them, because they should hold their j^^'^o'iJaiid overthrew the tables of the 
peace: but they cried the more, say- t„^joi,^2' 3.5 j'"^^^c>ney changers, and the seats o; 
ing, Ha.,ve mercy on us, O Lord, thou n Dent. ' them that sold doves, 
son of Da'vid. i^ ]t'Jl^. r i 1^ And said unto them, It is writ 

32 And Je'sus stood still, and called " 
them, and said. What will ye that I 
shall do unto you ? 



p Jer. 7 
Mark 



\[ [ten, ^My house shall be called the 
house of prayer : but ^ye have made 
Lu.\9 46.it a den of tliieves. 
903 ^ 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 21. 

q Isa. 35, 5 

r Isa. 11, 1 

s Ps. 8, 2 

t Mark 
11,11 
John 
11, 18 ■ 

1 one fig 
tree. 



I u ch. 
i Lu, 



17, 20 
17,6 



I 



V Jas. 1, 6 

it;lCor.l3,2 

X ch. 7, 7 
Mark 
11, 24 
Lu. 11, 9 
Jas. 5, 16 
1 John 
3. 22 
1 John 

5.14: 

y Lu. 20, 1 

z Ex. 2, 14 
Mark 

11, 27 
Acts 4, 7 
Acts 7. 27 



T'A^' j^g tree cursed. 

14 And ?tlie blind and the lame 
came to him in the temple ; and he 
healed them. 

15 And when the chief priests and 
scribes saw the wonderful things 
that he did, and the children crying 
in the temple, and saying, H6-san'na 
to 'the son of Da'vid ; they were sore 
displeased, 

16 And said unto him, Hearest thou 
what these say? And Je'gus saith 
unto them, Yea ; have ye never 
read, 'Out of the mouth of babes 
and sucklings thou hast perfected 
praise? 

1 < And he left them, and went out 
of the city into 'Beth'a-n^' ; and he 
lodged there. 

18 liNow in the morning as he re- 
turned into the city, he hungered. 

1 9 And when he sav\^ 'a fig tree in 
the way, he came to it, and found 
nothing thereon, but leaves only, 
and said unto it. Let no fruit grow 
on thee henceforward for ever. And 
presently the fig tree v\'ithered away 

20 And when the disciples saw it, 
they marvelled, saying, How soon 
is the fig tree withered away ! 

21 Je'sus answered and said unto 
them, Yerily I say unto you, "If ye 
have faith, and 'doubt not, ve shall 
not only do this irhich is done to the 
fig tree, "but also if ye shall say unto e lu. 3, 12 
this mountain. Be thou removed, 
and be thou cast into the sea; it 
shall be done. 

22 And ^all things, whatsoever ye 
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye 
shall receive. I 

23 'FAnd ^'when he was come into| 
the tem.ple, the chief priests and the 
elders of the people came unto him 
as he was teaching, and said, -By 
what authority doest thou these 
things ? and who gave thee 
authority ? 

2-1 And "Je'sus answered and 
unto them, I also will ask you one 
thing, which if ye tell me, I in like 
wise will tell you by what authority 
I do these things. 

25 The baptism of John, whence 
was it? from heaven, or of men? 
And thev reasoned with themselves, j»i^cts2,23 



ST. MATTHEW, 21. Parable of the mneyard. 



: a Job 5, 13 

h ch. 14, 5 
Lu. 20, 6 
Mark6,20 

\c Lu. 7, 29 

Iclch. 3, 1 



/ Ps. 80, 9 
Song 8,11 
Isa. 5, 1 
Jer. 2, 21 
Markl2,l 
Lu. 20, 9 

Q ch. 25, 14 

]\ Song 8,11 



2 7 And they answered Je'§us, and 
said, We cannot tell. And" he said 
unto them, Neither tell I you by 
what authority I do these things. 

28 HBut what think ye ? A certain 
man had two sons ; and he came to 
the first, and said. Son, go work to 
day in my \aneyard. 

29 He answered and said, I will not : 
but afterward he repented, and went. 

30 And he came to the second, and 
said likewise. And he answered and 
said, I go, sir : and went not. 

31 Whether of them twain did the 
will of his father ?_ They say unto 
him, Tiie first. Je'sus saith unto 
them, '^^Veriiy T say unto you, That 



this 



said 



tiie publicans and the harlots go into 
the kin gd QUI of ftod before you. * 

32 For '^John came unto you m the^ 
way of righteousness, and ye believed 
him not : but ^the publicans and the 
harlots believed him : and ye, when 
ye had seen it, repented not after- 
ward, that ye might believe him. 

33 "^Hear another jjarable: -'There 
was a certain householder, which 
planted a vineyard, and hedged it 
round about, and digged a winepres.:^ 
in it, and built a tower, and let it out 
to husbandmen, "^and went into a far 
country : 

34 And when the time of the fruit 
drew near, he sent his servants to 
the husbandmen, ^that they might 
receive the fruits of it, 

35 And 'the husbandmen took his 
servants, and beat one, and killed 
another, and stoned another. 

36 Again, he sent other servants 
more than the first: and they did 
imto them likewise. 

37 But last of all -lie sent unto them 
his son, saying, They will reverence 



2 Chr. 
24,21 
2 Chr. 
36, 18 
Neh. 9, 26 

A^fl,li^:^??n 

1 Thes. 

2,15 

Heb.11,36 



j Gal. 4, 4 

k Ps. 2, 8 
Heb. 1, 2 

; Ps. 2, 2 
John 
11, 53 
Acts 4, 27 



38 But when the husbandmen saw 
the son, they said among themselves, 
^This is the heir; 'come, let us kill 
him, and let us seize on his inherit- 
ance. 

39 And "'they caught him, and cast 
him out of the vineyard, and slew 
him . 

40 When the lord therefore of the 
vineyard cometh, what Avill he dc 



saying. If we shall say. From heaven \n lu. 20, le unto_those husbandmen ? 
he will say unto us, Whj' did jq notio DeuL4,26 
then believe htm ? " I 

26 But if we shall say. Of men ; we; 
fear the people ; *for all hold John as 
a prophet. I 



Lu. 21, 24 
Heb. 2, 3 

p Actsl3,46 
Rom. 9, 1 



41 They "say unto him, ''He vfill 

miserably destroy those wicked men, 

^and will let out his vineyard untc 

other husbandmen, which shall ren- 

Romiiiider him the fruits in their seasons. 

904 ' * L. 22. 1-10; R. 23. 12. 2 



L 
R 



The marriage of 



ST. MATTHEW, 22. 



the Jcing's son. 



H 



I 



42 Je'gus saith. unto them, fDid ye a.d. 33. see the guests, he saw there a roan 
never read in the scriptures, The j'^Avhich liad not on a wedding gar- 
stone wliich the builders rejected, I ^^^p- ^^- jment : 

the same is become the head of the ^ P| ii|'~|i li^ And he saith unto hmi, Friend, 
corner : this is the Lord's domg, and :.iark ' i how earnest thou in hither not iiav- 
it is ''marvellous m our eyes i I Acts^4, n' iug a wedding garment'^ And he 

43 Therefore say I unto you, 'The \^^S^^^ 'was speechless . 

kmgdoni of God shall be taken from' e, 7^^" "' V6 'i'hen said the king to the serv- 
you, and given to a nation bringing ,. ^ ,j.j^_ ants, iJind him hand and toot, and^ 
forth the fruits thereof. | 3, le " take him away, and cast ■'h im into 

44 And whosoever 'shall fall on this g ch. 8. 12 outer darkness; there shall beweep^ 
stone- shall be broken ; but on whom - ^ j^^ g ^^ ' uig and gnashing of teeth^ t 

soever it shall fall, 'it will grind him zecii.i2, 3 ! 14 4'or '^many are called, but few are ' 
to powder . H. 22. 11-13. |uisa. 60,12 chosen. 

45 And when the chief priests and Dan.2,ii| 25 ^ Then Vent the Pliarl-sees, and 
Phar'i-sees had heard his parables, v joim 7,40 took coiuisel how tLey might en- 



G 
H 




they perceived that he spake of them. 
46 But when they sought to lay 
hands on hhn, thev feared the mul- 
titude, because they -took him for a 
prophet. 

CHAPTER 22. 

21 Tribute to he 



CHAP. 22, 

I U-L LI 

a Lu. 14, 16 truth, 
Rev. 19, 
7,9 



1 7) Pro. 9, 2 
\c Ps. 81, 11 



; tangle hini ui his talk. 
I 16 And they sent ou^ unto him their 
disciples vrith the He-ro'di-ans, say- 
ing, Jlaster, we know that thou art 
true, and teachest the v>*ay of God in 
" , neither carest thou for any 
man: for thou regardest not the 
person of men. 

IT Tell us therefore, "What thinkest 
thou? Is it lawful to give tribute 



1 The marriage of the Icing's son 

paid to CcBsar. 

AXD Je'sus answered ''and spake 
unto thera agam by parables, 
and said, " /^ iJir* ^''unto Cse'sar, or not ? 

2 The kingdom of heaven is like' ' ° | 18 But Je'sus perceived their A^-ick- 
unto a certain king, which made a ^ Lu-^il;!? edness, and said,A\ hy tenii)t ye me, 
marriage for his son, ' ye hypocrites ? 

3 And sent forth his servants to call " Ictsi.s.ie: 19 Shew me the tribute money 



And 



^^1, 19 0*. thev brought imto bin a ^pemiv. 

I 2(j And he saith unto them, \\ hose 

''Eph''i''2f is this unage and ^superscription ? 
Col. 3, ^^ . . -. . 

10. 12 

Rev. 3, 4 



i Roin.3,10 



21 They say unto him, Qse'sar's. 
. _ Then saith he mito them, '"Ren- 

Rev! 19,^8 der therefore unto Cae'sar the things 
wliicli are Cee'sar's: and unto God 
the things tliat are God's. 

22 When they had heard these 
wo7'ds, they "maiwelled.and left him, 
and went their way. 

Lu 20 'xy '^^ '^"The same day came to him the 
' ~ Sad'du-cees, -fwhich sav that there is 



them that were bidden to the wed- 
ding : and they would not come. 

4 Again, he sent forth other sei*v- 
ants, saving. Tell them Avhich are 
bidden, Behold, I have prepared my 
dimier: *my oxen and my fatlings 
are killed, and all things are ready : 
come unto the marriage. 

5 But they ''made light of it, and,J '^^•^'^^ 
went their ways, one to his farm, an- fc ch. 20, le 
other to his merchandise : |; ^jark 

6 And '^the remnant took his serv- : P, 13 
ants, and entreated them spitefully, : 
and slew them. 1^ se\-In^^ J^o resurrection, and asked him, 

7 But when the king heard thereof. \ pence j 24 Sajung, blaster, ?]^.lo'ses said, If a 
he was wroth: and he sent forth 'his | penny, 'man die, having no children, his 
armies, and destroyed those murder- ch.20, 2 I't^pother shall many his wife, and 
ers, and burned up their city. ,'2 or, i?i- 'raise up seed unto his brother. 

8 Then saith he to his servants. The I ""'''P^'^^-\ 25 Now there were ^^uth us seven 
>vedding is readv, but thev which '"^Ji-^Vo-? bretlu'en : and the first, when he had 
were bidden were -'not worthy.* ^ _' ' ! married a wife, deceased, and. having 

9 Go ve therefore into the highways. ! " "^ °^ '"' ^^ . no issue, left his^-if e unto his brother -. 
and as many as ve shall find, bid to » ^^^rk I 96 Likewise the second also, and the 

-T^f : " " ' 12, 1« I - - - - ' 

the marriage . 

10 So those servants went out into 
the highways, and ■'^ gathered together 
aU as many as they found, both bad 
and good : and the wedding was fur-l^^ (.^^ 3g g 
nished with guests. L. 23. 37;t j Deut.'25,5 f or they all had her. 

11 And when the king came in to '3 seven. I 29 Je'sus a.nsvy-ered and said unto 
* N. 23. 37, 38; f W. Mark 4. 9. 905 j G.22.35-38; H. 23.14,15; 0. 22.§5-38-. 



18 

i7u. 20, 27| third, unto the ^seventh, 
p Acts 23- s! 27Ajid last of all the woman died 



icor. jalso. 

28 Therefore 



15 
2Tiin.2,17 



in the resurrection 
whose wife shall she be of the seven ? 



Christ reproveth 



ST. MATTHEW, 23. the serines and Pharisees. 



G 




them, Ye do err, /not knowing the 
scriptures, nor the power of God. 

30 t^or in the resurrection they nei- 
ther marry, nor are given in mar- 
riage, but *are as the angels of God 
in heaven. 

3 1 But as touching the resurrection 
of the dead, have ye not read that 
which was spoken unto you by God, 
saying, 

32 I 'am the God of A'bra-ham, and 
the God of I'gaac, and the God of 
Ja'cob ? God is not the God of the 
dead, but of the living. 

33 And when the multitude heard 
this, they "were astonished at his 
doctrine. 

34:^But w^hen the Phar'i-sees had 
heard that he had put the Sad'du- 
gees to silence, they were gathered 
together. 

35 Then one of them, lohich was "a 
lawyer, asked hhn a question, tempt- 
ing him, and saying, 

36 Master, which is the great com- 
mandment in the law ? 

37 Je'gus said unto him, "Thou sha lt 
love tKe Lord thy God with all thy 



A. D. 33. 



II 



heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy mind . 

^8 'I 'his is the first and great com - 
mandmen t, g. Mark 7. 6. 7; 0. 25. 1-12. 

3yAnd the second is like imto it, 
^'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as 
thyself. 

40 On 5'these two commandments 
hang all the law and the prophets. 

41 ^While 'the Phar'i-see§ were 
gathered together, Je'§us asked them, 

42 Saying, What think ye of Christ ? 
whose son is he ? They say unto him. 
The son of Da'vid. 

43 He saith unto them. How then 
doth Da'vid "in spirit call him Lord, 
saying, 

44 The *LoRD said unto my Lord. 
Sit thou on my right hand, till I 
make thine enemies thy footstool ? 

45 If Da'vid then call him Lord, how 
is he his son ? 

46 And ''no man was able to answer 
him a word, neither durst any mail 
from that day forth ask him any 
more questions, 

CHAPTER 23. 

Of the scribes and Pharisees' good doctrine, but evil 
examples of life 

THEN spake Je'sus to the multi- 
tude, and to his disciples, 
2 Saying. "The scribes and the Phar'- 
i-see§ sit in M5'se§' seat : 



CHAP. 22. 

r John 20, 9 

s lCor.7,29 

t Ex.3,6,16 
Mark 
12,26 
Lu. 20, 37 
Acts 7, 32 
Heb.11,16 

(', cli. 7, 28 

); Lu. 10, 25 

w Deut. 6,5 
Deut. 
10,12 
Deut. 30,6 
Pro. 23,26 

X Lev.19,18 
Mark 
12,31 
Rom. 13,9 
Gal. 5, li 
Jas. 2, 8 

1/ ch. 7, 12 

1 Tim. 1,5 

z Mark 
12, 35 
Luke 
20,41 

a 2 Sam. 
23, 2 
Acts 2, 30 

2 Pet.1,21 

h Ps. 110, 1 
1 Cor. 
15, 25 
Heb. 1, 13 
Heb.10,12 

c Lu. 14, 6 



CHAP. 23. 

a Neh. 8,4.8 
Mai. 2, 7 

h Rom.2,19 

c Lu. 11, 46 
Acts 
15, 10 
Gal. 6, 13 

a ch. 6, 1, 2 

c Num. 
15, 38 
Deut. 

22,12 

/ JIark 
12, 38 
Lu. 20, 46 

q Jas. 3, 1 

h Mai. 1, 6 

i ch. 20, 26 

j Job 22, 29 
Pro. 
15, 33 
Pro. 
29, 23 
Dan. 4, 37 
Lu. 14, 11 
Lu. 18, 14 
Jas. 4, 6 

1 Pet. 5, 5 

?c Lu. 11, 52 

I Ezek. 
22,25 
Mark 
12, 40 
Lu. 20, 47 

2 Tim. 3,6 
Titus 1,11 

m Isa.56,10 
ch 15,14 

n ch. 5, 33 

o Ex. 30, 29 

Or.debto?*, 
or, hound. 

906 



3 All therefore whatsoever they bid 
you observe, that observe and do; 
but do not ye after their works : for 
''they say, and do not. 

4 For '^they bind heavy burdens and 
grievous to be borne, and lay the77i 
on men's shoulders; but they them- 
selves vfill not m.ove them with one 
of their fingers, 

5 But ''all their works they do for to 
be seen of men: "they make broad 
their phylacteries, and enlarge the 
borders of their garments, 

6 And -Qove the uppermost rooms at 
feasts, and the chief seats in the syna- 
gogues, 

7 And greetings in the markets, and 
to be called of men, Rab'bi, Rab'bi. 

8 But "^be not ye called Rab'bi : for 
one is your Master, eve7i Christ ; and 
all ye are brethren. 

9 And call no nia?i your father upon 
the earth : '^f or one is your Father, 
w^hich is in heaven. 

10 Neither be ye called masters : for 
one is your Master, even Christ, 

11 But ^he that is greatest among 
you shall be your servant. 

12 And -^'whosoever shall exalt him- 



self shall be abased ; and he that shall 
humble himself shall be exalted .* 

1 3 "ii But *woe unto you, scribes and' 
Phar'i-see§, hypocrites ! for ye shut 
up the kingdom of heaven against 
men : for ye neither go in yourselves, 
neither suffer ye them that are enter- 
ing to go in. 

14 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! '^f or ye devour wid- 
ows' houses, and for a pretence make 
long prayer: therefore ye shaU re- 
ceive the greater damnation. 

1 5 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye compass sea 
and land to make one proselyte, and 
when he is made, ye make him two- 
fold more the child of hell than your- 
selves. H. 23. 33.. 

16 Woe unto you, ""ye blind guides, 
which say, "Whosoever shall swear 
by the temple, it is nothing; but 
whosoever shalT swear by the gold 
of the temple, he is a debtor ! 

17 Ye fools and blind: for whether 
is greater, the gold, ''or the temple 
that sanctifieth the gold ? 

18 And, Whosoever shall swear by 
the altar, it is nothing ; but whoso- 
ever sweareth by the gift that is 
upon it, he is 'guilty. 

19 Ye fools and blind : for whether 
* R. 26. 75. 



R 



H 



Hypocrisy denounced. 



ST. MATTHEW, 24. 



Calamities foretold. 



* 



H 



is greater, the gift, or ^the altar that 
sanctifieth the gift ? 

20 Whoso therefore shall swear by 
the altar, sweareth by it, and by all 
things thereon. 

21 And whoso shall swear by the 
temple, sweareth by it, and ''by him 
that dwelleth therein. 

22 And he that shall swear by heav- 
en, sweareth by -the throne of God. 
and by him that sitteth thereon. 

23 Woe mi to you, scribes and Phar'- 
i-see§, hypocrites ! "for ye pay tithe 
of mint and -anise and cummin, and 
"have omitted the weightier matters 
of the law, judgment, mercy, and 
faith : these ought ye to have done, 
and not to leave the other undone. 

24 Ye blind guides, which strain at 
a gnat, and swallow a camel. 

25 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar'- 
i-see§, hypocrites ! "for ye make clean 
the outside of the cup and of the 
platter, but within they are full of 
extortion and excess. 

26 Thou blind Phar'i-see, cleanse 
first that which "is within the cup 
8.nd platter, that the outside of them 
may be clean also. 

27 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! '"for ye are like unto 
whited sepulchres, which indeed ap- 
pear beautiful outward, but are with- 
in full of dead men''s bones, and of 
all uncleanness. 

28 Even so ye also outwardly ap- 
pear righteous unto men, but within 
ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 

29 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar'- 
i-see§, hypocrites! because ye build 
the tombs of the prophets, and gar- 
nish the sepulchres of the righteous, 

30 And say. If we had been in the 
days of our fathers, we Avould not 
have been pa.rtakers with tiiem in 
the blood of the prophets. 

31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto 
yourselves, that ''ye are the children 
of them which killed the prophets. 

32 Fill ^ye up then the measure of 
your fathers. 

33 Ye serpents, ye 'generation of 
vipers, how can ye escape the dam- 
nation of hell ? H. 24. 50. 

34 Wherefore, "behold, I send unto 
you prophets, and wise men, and 
scribes : and some *of them ye shall 
kill and crucify ; and "some of them 
shall ye scourge in your synagogues, 
and persecute them from city to city : 

35 That '^upon you may come all 

*C.25.3. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 23. 

p Ex. 29, 37 

q 1 Ki. 8, 13 
2 Chr. 6, 2 
Ps. 2*3, 8 
Ps. 132,14 

r Ps. 11, 4 

ch. 5, 34 
Acts 7. 49 

s Lu. 11, 42 

2 aiuthon, 
dill. 

t 1 Sam. 
15,22 
Hos. 6, 6 
Mic. 6, 8 
ch. 9, 13 
ch. 12. 7 

u Mark 7, 4 
Lu. 11, 39 

V Titus 1,15 

w Acts 23,3 

X Act>> 7, 51 
1 Thes. 
2,15 

y Gen. 
15, 16 
1 Thes. 
2, 16 

z ch.3, 7 
ch. 12, 34 
Lu. 3, 7 

a ch. 21, 34 
Lu. 11, 49 

b Acts 5, 40 
Acts 7, 58 
Acts22,19 

c 2 Cor. 
\1, 24 

d Rev.18,24 

e Gen. 4, 8 
1 John 
3,12 

/ Deut. 
32,11 

g Ps. 118,26 
ch. 21, 9 



CHAP. 24. 

a Marki3,l 
Lu. 21, 5 

b 1 Ki. 9, 7 
Jer. 5, 10 
J er. 26,18 
Mic. 3, 12 
Lu. 19, 44 

c lThes.5,1 

d Eph. 5, 6 
Col.2,8,18 
2Thes.2,3 
lJohn4,l 

e Jer. 14, 14 
Jer. 23, 21 
John 5, 43 

/ Isa. 19, 2 
Hag. 2, 22 
Zech. 
14,13 

g Acts 4,2,3 
Acts 7, 59 
Acts 12, 1 

1 Pet.4,12 
Rev. 2, 
10,13 

h 2 Tim. 
1, 15 

2 Tim. 4, 
10,16 

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the righteous blood shed u^Don the 
earth, 'from the blood of righteous 
A'bel unto the blood of Zach-a-ri'as 
son of Bar-a-chi'as, whom ye slew be- 
tween the temple and the altar. 

36 Verily I say unto jou, All these 
things shall come upon this genera- 
tion. 

37 Je-ru'sa-lem, Je-ru'sa-lem, thou 
that k illest the prophe ts , and stonest 



them which are sent unto thee, how 



often would I -^have gathered thy 
children together, even as a hen 



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gathereth her chickens under her 
wings, and ye would not ij- 

38 Behold, your house is left uiitol 
you desolate. N. 24. 44. J 

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not 
see me henceforth, tiU ye shall say, 
^Blessed io he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord. 

CHAPTER 24. 

Destruclion of the temple foretold. 

Aj^iD '^Je'gus went out, and depart- 
ed from the temple: and his 
disciples came to hhn for to shew 
him the buildings of the temple. 

2 And Je'§us said unto them. See ye 
not all these things ? verilj^ I say unto 
you, ''There shall not be left here one 
stone upon another, that shall not be 
thrown down, 

3 1 And as he sat upon the mount of 
Ol'iveg, the disciples came unto him 
privately, saying, '"Tell us, when shall 
these things be? and what shall be 
the sign of thy coming, and of the 
end of the world ? 

4 And Je'sus answered and said un- 
to them, ''Take heed that no man 
deceive you. 

5 For ''many shall come in my name, 
saying, I am Christ ; and shall de- 
ceive many. 

6 And ye shall hear of wars and 
rumours of wars : see that ye be not 
troubled : for all these things must 
come to pass, but the end is not 
yet. 

"l For -^nation shall rise against na- 
tion, and kingdom against kingdom : 
and there shall be famines, and pes- 
tilences, and earthquakes, in divers 
places. 

8 All these are the beginnmg of sor- 
rows. 

9 Then ^shall they deliver you up to 
be afflicted, and shall kill you : and 
ye shall be hated of all nations for 
my name's sake. 

10 Andthenshallmany be ^offended, 

t L. Mark 2. 15-17. ^ 



Signs of Chrisfs 



ST. MATTHEW, 24. 



coming to judgment. 



and shall betray one another, and 
shall hate one another. 

1 1 And 'many false prophets shall 
rise, and Miall deceive many. 

1 2 And because iniquity shall 
abound, the love of many shall wax 
cold. 

1 3 But ^'he that shall endure unto 
the end, the same shall be saved. 

14 And this gospel of the kingdom 
'shall be preached in all the world 
for a witness unto all na,tions ; and 
then shall the end come. 

1 5 When ye therefore shall see the 
abomination of desolation, spoken of 
by '"Dan'iel the prophet, stand in the 
holy place, ("whoso readeth, let him 
understand :) 

16 Then let them which be in Ju- 
dse'a flee into the mountains : 

IT Let him which is on the house- 
top not come down to take any thing 
out of his house : 

18 Neither let him which is in the 
field return back to take his clothes. 

1 9 And woe unto them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck in 
those days ! 

20 But pray ye that your flight be 
not in the winter, neither on the sab- 
bath day : 

21 For '^then shall be great tribula- 
tion, such as was not since the be- 
ginning of the world to this time, no, 
nor ever shall be. 

22 And except those days should 
be shortened, there should no flesh 
be saved: ^'but for the elect's sake 
those days shall be shortened. 

23 Then if any man shall say unto 
you, Lo, here is Christ, or, There ; be- 
lieve it not. 

24 For ?there shallarise false Christs, 
and false prophets, and shall shew 
great signs and wonders ; insomuch 
that, 'if it icere possible, they shall 
deceive the very elect. 

25 Behold, I have told you before. 

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto 
you, Behold, he is in the desert ; go 
not forth : behold, he is in the se- 
cret chanibers ; believe it not. 

27 For as the lightning cometh out 
of the east, and shineth even unto 
the west ; so shall also the coming of 
the Son of man be. 

28 Fornvheresoever the carcase is, 
there will the eagles be gathered to- 
gether. 

29 ^Immediately *after the tribula- 
tion of those days "shall the sun be 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 24. 

i Acts20,29 
2 Cor. 

11, 13 

2 Pet. 2, 1 

j 1 Tim.4:,l 

k Heb. 3, 6 

I Rom. 
10,18 
Col. 1, 
6,23 

m Dan.9,27 
Dan. 

12, 11 

n Dan. 9, 23 

Dan. 12, 1 
Joel 2, 2 

p Isa. 65,8,9 
Zech. 14, 
2,3 

q Deut.13,1 
2Thes.2,9 
Rev. 13, 13 

r Rom. 8,28 
2Tim.2,19 
1 Pet. 1, 5 

s Job 39, 30 

t Dan. 7, 11 

u Isa. 13, 10 
Ezek.32,7 
Acts 2, 20 
Rev. 6, 12 

V Dan. 7, 13 

IV Zech. 
12, 12 

X Rev. 1, 7 

y 1 Cor. 
15, 52 

1 Thes. 
4,16 

1 OYAvith a 
trumpet, 
and a 
great 
voice. 

z Lu. 21, 29 

2 Or, he. 
Jas. 5, 9 

a ch. 16, 28 
ch. 23, 36 

b Ps. 102, 
26,27 
Isa. 51, 6 
Jer. 31,35 
ch. 5, 18 
Mark 
13,31 
Lu. 21, 33 
Heb. 1, 11 

Acts 1, 7 
lThes.5,2 

2 Pet.3,10 

|rtZech.l4,7 

e Gen. 6, 3 
Gen. 7, 1 
Lu. 17, 26 
1 Pet.3.20 

/ lThes.5,6 



darkened, and the moon shall not 
give her light, and the stars shall fall 
from heaven, and the powers of the 
heavens shall be shaken : 

30 And 'then shall appear the sign 
of the Son of man in heaven : and 
then '"shall all the tribes of the earth 
mourn, -"and they shall see the Son 
of man coming in the clouds of heav- 
en with power and great glory. 

31 And ^he shall send his angels 
Svith a great sound of a trumpet, 
and they shall gather together his 
elect from the four winds, from one 
end of heaven to the other. 

32 IFNow learn "a parable of the fig 
tree; When his branch is yet ten- 
der, and putteth forth leaves, ye 
know that summer is nigh : 

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see 
all these things, know that ^it is near, 
eve7i at the doors. 

34 Verily I say unto you, "This gen- 
eration shall not pass, till all these 
things be fulfilled. 

35 Heaven *and earth shall pass 
away, but my words shall not pass 
away. 

36 *il But '^of that day and hour know- 
eth no ?7ia7i, no, not the angels of 
heaven, ^but my Father only. 

37 But as the days of '^o'eicere, so 
shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. 

38 For ^as in the days that were be- 
fore the flood they were eating and 
drinking, marrying and giving _in 
marriage, until the day that No'e 
entered into the ark, 

39 And knew not until the flood 
came, and took them all away; so 
shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. 

40 Then shall two be in the field ; 
the one shall be taken, and the other 
left. 

41 Twoivomen shall he grinding at 
the mill ; the one shall be taken, and 
the other left. 

42 "[ Watch therefore : for ye know 
not what hour your Lord doth come. 

43 But -^know this, that if the good- 
man of the house had known in 
what watch the thief would come, 
he would have watched, and would 
not have suffered his house to be 
broken up. 

44 Therefore be ye also ready : for ^ 



gev. .3, 3 in such an liour as ye think not the 

Rev.16,15 o 1 n-^^ 

?on ot nian cometnT w 

45 VV ho -''then is a taithful 



N 



g ICor. 4,2 
1 Heb. 3, 5 

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and wise 

2 



Parable of the ten virgins, ST. MATTHEW, 25. 



and of the talents. 



sei^^ant, whom his lord hath made 
ruler over his household, to give 
them meat in due season ? 

46 Blessed Hs that servant, whom 
liis lord when he cometh shall find 
so doing. 

47 Verily I say unto you, That he 
shall make him ruler over all his 
goods. 

48 But and if that evil ser^^ant shall 
say in his heart, Isij lord dela 
his coming ; 

49 And shall begin to smite his fel- 
lowservants, and to eat and drink 
with the drunken ; 

50 The lord of that servant shal l 
come in a day w hen he looketh no t 
for hhn, and in an hour that he is 



A. D. 33. 



yeth 



CHAP 2i. 

h 1 Tim. 4, 

7,8 
Rev.16,15 

3 Or, cut { 
liivi off. ] 

i Ps. 11, 6 
ch. 25. 30 



not aware o t, 

51 And shall ^cut him asunder, and 
appoint /mn 'liis portion with the 



, hypocrites: there shall be weep ing 
i an d gnashing of teeth . H. 25. 30. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 The parable of the ten vvrgins ; 14 of the talents. 
31 Of the last judgment. 

THEN shall the kingdom of heav- 
en be likened unto ten virgins, 
which took their la.mps, and went 
forth to meet the ''bridegroom. I 

j 2 And *nve of them Avere v.dse, and' 
t five li^ere foolish. 

' 3 They that loere foolish took their 
[ lamps, and took ''no oil with them :* 
j 4 But the wise took oil in their ves- 
; sels with their lamps. 

5 While the bridegroom tarried, 
they '^all slumbered and slept. 

6 And at midnight 'there was a cry 
made, Behold, the bridegroom com- 
eth ; go ye out to meet him. 

7 Then all those virgins arose, and 
trimmed their -^amps. 

8 And the foolish said mito the 
wise, Give us of your oil; for our 
lamps are 'gone out. 

9 But the wise answered, saying, 
JSfot so ; lest there be not enougii for 
us and you : but go ye rather to them 
that sell, and buy for yourselves. 

10 And while they went to buy, the 
bridegroom came; and they that 
were ready went in with him to 
the marriage: and the -^door was 
shut, 

i 1 1 Afterward came also the other 
virgins, saying, -^Lord, Lord, open to 
us. 

( 12 But he answered and said, Yerily 
[I say unto you, T know you not. f 

13 Watch -^therefore, for ve know 
*C. Mark 2. 17. t N. Mark 6. 11, 12; 
0. Mark 2. 7. 



CHAP. 25. 

aEph.5,29 
Rev. 19, 7 
Rev. 21, 
2,9 

b ch. 13, 47 
ch. 22, 10 

c 2 Tim.3,5 

d 1 Thes.5,6 

e 1 Thes. 
4,16 

/Lu. 12. 35 

1 Or, going 
out. 

g Lu. 13, 25 

h ch. 7, 21 

i Ps. 5, 5 
Hab. 1, 13 
John 9, 31 

j ch. 24, 42 
Mark 
13,33 
Lu. 21. 36 
ICor. 
16,13 
1 Pet. 5, 8 
Rev.16,15 

?c Lu. 19, 12 

1 ch. 21, 33 

2 A talent 
is 1871. 
10s. 

m Rom. 
12.6 
1 Cor. 
12,7 
Eph. 4,11 

n Pro. 8, 14 

1 Pet.4,10 

Phil. 2,21 

p ch. 24, 47 
Lu. 12, 44 
Lu. 22, 29 

q Acts 2, 28 

2 Tim. 
2, 12 

Heb. 12, 2 
1 Pet. 1, 8 

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neither the day nor the hour wherein 
the Son of man cometh. 

14lForWie kingdom of heaven is 
as 'a man travelling into a far coun-, 
try, ivho called his own servants, 
and delivered unto them his goods. 

i .• And unto one he gave five ^tal- 
ents, to another two, and to another 
one ; "'to every man according to his 
several ability; and straightway 
took his journey. 

16 Then he that had received the 
five talents went and "traded with 
the same, and made the7n other five 
talents. 

17 And likewise he that had re- 
ceived two, he also gained other two. 

18 But he that had received one 
went and digged m the earth, and 
hid ''his lord's money. 

19 After a long time the lord of 
those servants cometh, and reckon- 
eth with them. 

20 And so he that had received five 
talents came and brought other five 
talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst 
unto me iive talents : behold, I have 
gained beside them five talents 
more. 

21 His lord said unto him. Well 
done,^Aoz^ good and faithful servant : 
thou hast been faithful over a few 
things, ^I will make thee ruler over 
many things : enter thou into ?the 
joy of thy lord. 

22 He also that had received two 
talents came and said. Lord, thou 
deliveredst umto me two talents : be- 
hold, I have gained two other talents 
beside them. 

23 His lord said unto him, Well 
done, good and faithful servant ; thou 
hast been faithful over a f ev\^ things, 
I '^vill make thee ruler over many 
things : enter thou into the joy of 
thy lord. 

24 Then he which had received the 
one talent canie and said, Lord, I 
knew thee that thou art an hard man, 
reaping where thou hast not so^vn, 
and gathermg where thou hast not 
strawed : 

25 And I was afraid, and went and 
hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there 
thou hast that is thine. 

26 His lord answered and said unto 
him, Thou wicked and slothful serv- 
ant, thou knewer.t that I reap where 
I sowed not, and gather where I 
have not strawed : 

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have 



Of the lastjicdgment. 



ST. MATTHEW, 26. Conspirioig against Christ. 



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put my money to the exchangers, 
and then at my coming I should 
have received mine own with usury. 

28 Take therefore the talent from 
him, and give it unto him which 
hath ten talents. 

29 For 'Unto every one that hath 
shall be given, and he shall have 
abundance : but from him that hath 
not shall be taken away even that 
which he hath. 

30 And cast ye the unprofitable serv- 



A. D, 33. 



ant into outer darkness : there shall 



be weeping and gnashing of teeth. » 



3 ill When 'the Son ot man shall 
come in his glory, and all the holy- 
angels with him, then shall he sit 
upon the throne of his glory : 

32 And 'before liim shall be gathered 
all nations: and "he shall separate 
them one from another, as a shep- 
herd divideth his sheep from the 
goats : 

33 And he shall set the sheep on 
his right hand, but the goats on the 
left 

34 Then shall the King say unto 
them on his right hand, Come, ye 
blessed of my Father, 'inherit the 
kingdom '"prepared for you from the 
foundation of the world : 

35 For ^I was an hungred, and ye 
gave me ineat : I was thirsty, and ye 
gave me drink: T v^^as a stranger, 
and ye took me in : 

36 Naked, ^and ye clothed me: I 
was sick, and ye visited me : "I was 
in prison, and ye came unto me. 

37 Then shall the righteous answer 
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee 
an hungred, and fed thee f or thirsty, 
and gave thee drink ? 

3'8 When saw we thee a stranger, 
and took thee in? or naked, and 
clothed thee? 

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in 
prison, and came unto thee ? 

40 And the King shall answer and 
say unto them. Verily I say unto you, 
^Inasmuch as ye have done it unto 
one of the least of these my brethren, 
ye have done it unto me. 

41 Then shall he say also unto them 
" on the left hand, 4Jepart from me, 
ye cursed, into "'everlasting fire, pre- 



•j- 1 pared for^the devil and his ange 



s 



42 For 1 was an hungred, and ye 
gave me no meat: I was thirsty, 
and ye gave me no drink : 

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me 
not in : naked, and ye clothed me 

*H. 25. 41; fH. 25. 46. 



CHAP. 25. 

r Lu. 8, 18 
John 15, 2 

1 Cor. 
15,10 

2 Cor. 6, 1 

s Zech.14,5 
Acts 1,11 
Acts 3, 21 
Actsl7,31 
Phil. 2, 
9,10 

1 Thes. 
4, 16 

2Thes.l,7 
Heb. 9, 28 
Jude 14 
Rev. 1, 7 

t Rom. 
14,10 

2 Cor.5,10 
Rev.20,12 

u Ezek. 
20,38 
Ezek. 
34, 17 
ch. 13,49 

V Rom.8,17 
lPet.1,4,9 

1 Pet. 3, 9 
Rev. 21, 7 

w 1 Cor.2,9 
Heb. 
11, 16 

X Isa. 58, 7 
Ezek.18,7 

2 Tim. 
1,16 
Jas. 1, 27 

V Heb. 13, 2 

3 John 5 

z Jas. 2, 15 

a 2 Tim. 
1,16 

h Pro. 14,31 
Pro. 19,17 
Heb. 6, 10 

Ps. 6, 8 

d ch. 13, 40 

e 2 Pet, 2, 4 
Jude 6 

/Pro.14,31 
Pro. 17, 5 
Zech. 2, 8 
Acts 9, 5 

g Dan.l2, 2 
John 5,29 
Rom. 2, 7 
Rev.14,11 
Rev. 20, 
10, 15 

ft, Rev. 3, 21 
Rev. 7, 15 



CHAP. 26. 

a Markl4,l 
Lu. 22, 1 
John 13,1 

Ps. 2, 2 

John 

11,47 

Acts 4, 25 

Markl4,3 

John 11, 

1,2 

John 12, 3 

a ch. 21, 17 

e John 12,4 

/ Deut. 
15, 11 
John 12, 8 

0- Jolm 
17. 11 

7i Rom. 1,8 

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not : sick, and in prison, and ye vis- 
ited me not. 

44 Then shall they also answer 
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee 
an hungred, or athirst,or a stranger, 
or naked, or sick, or in prison, and 
did not minister unto thee ? 

45 Then shall he answer them, say- 
ing. Verily I say unto you, -^Inasmuch 
as ye did it not to one of the least of 
these, ye did it not to me. 

46 And ^these shall go away into ■ 



everlasting punishment : but the" 



righteous into lif e ^'eternal, h. 26 24 -t 
CHAPTER 26. 

3 The rulers conspire against Christ: 14 Judas sell- 
eth him. 17 Christ eaieth the passover. 

AND it came to pass, when Je'gus 
had finished all these sayings, 
he said unto his disciples, 

2 Ye "know that after two days is 
the feast of the passover, and the 
Son of man is betrayed to be cru- 
cified. 

3 TiThen ^assembled together the 
chief priests, and the scribes, and the 
elders of the people, unto the palace 
of the high priest, who was called 
Caia-phas, 

4 And consulted that they might 
take Je'§us by subtilty, and kill him. 

5 But they said, Not on the feast 
day, lest there be an uproar among 
the people. 

6 llNow ''when Je'§us was ''in Beth'- 
a-ny , in the house of Siinon the leper, 

7 Th^re came unto him a woman 
having an alabaster box of very pre- 
cious ointment, and poured it on his 
head, as he sat at meat. 

8 But nvhen his disciples saw it, 
they had indignation, saying. To 
what purpose is this waste ? 

9 For this ointment might have 
been sold for much, and given to the 
poor. 

iO When je'§us understood it, he 
said unto them, Why trouble ye the 
woman? for she hath wrought a 
good work upon me. 

ilFor-^ye have the poor always 
with you ; but ^me ye have not al- 
ways. 

12 For in that she hath poured this 
ointment on my body, she did it for 
my burial. 

i3 Verily I say unto you, ^Where- 
soever this gospel shall be preached 
in the whole world, there shall also 
this, that this woman hath done, be 
told for a memorial of her. 

2 

t J. Mark 6. 11. 



Judas selleth Christ. 



ST. MATTHEW, 26. The holy supper instituteiL 



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D 



14 HThen'one of the twelve, called 
J u'das •'is-car 'i"Ot, went unto the chief 
priests, 

15 And said unto them, ''^What will 
ve give me, and I will deliver him 
unto you? And they covenanted 
with him for thirty pieces of silver. 

16 And from that time he sought 
opportunity to betray him. 

1 7 IFNow 'the first day of the feast 
of unleavened bread the disciples 
came to Je'§us, saying unto him, 
Where wilt thou that we prepare for 
thee to eat the passover ? 

1 8 And he said. Go into the city to 
such a man, and say unto him, The 
Master saith, My time is at hand ; I 
will keep the passover at thy house 
with my disciples. 

19 And the disciples did as Je'gus 
had appointed them ; and they made 
ready the passover. 

20 ITNow when the even v/as come, 
he sat down with the twelve. 

21 And as they did eat, he said, 
Verily I say unto you, that one of 
you shall betray me. 

22 And they were exceeding sor- 
rowful, and began every one of 
them to say unto him, Lord, is it I ? 

23 And he answered and said. He 
"'that dippeth his hand v/ith me in 
the dish, the same shall betray me. 

24 The Son of man goeth "as it is 
written of him : but ''woe unto that 
man by whom the Son of man is be- 
trayed ! it had been good for that 
man if he had not been born.* 

25 Then Jii'das, vv^hich . betrayed 
him, answered and said. Master, is 
it I ? He said unto him. Thou hast 
said. 

26 IT And as they v/ere eating, Je'gus 
Hook bread, and 'blessed it, and 
brake it, and gave it to the discipie¥, 
and sai d, I'a ke, eat; this is ?my 
body . 

27 And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 
Drink ye ail ot i t^ 

28 -b'or '"this is my blood -^of the new 
testament, v\^hich is shed 'for many 
tor the remission of sins .p MnrVin 4.^ 

2y but 1 say unto you, I will not 
drink henceforth of this fruit of the 
vine, ''until that day when I drink it 
new with you in my Father's king- 
dom. 

30 IT And ''when they had sung an 
^hymn, they went out into the mount 
of Ol'ives. 

* H. Mark 3. 29. 



A. D, 33. 



CHAP. 26. 

i Mark 
14, 10 
Lu. 22, 3 
John 13, 2 

j ch. 10, 4: 

/c Zech. 
11, 13 
ch. 27, 3 

I Ex. 12, 6 
Lev. 23, 
5,6 

m Ps. 41, 9 
Lu. 22, 21 
John 
13,18 

n Gen. 3, 15 
Ps. 22, 1 
Isa. 53, 1 
Dan. 9, 26 
Acts26,22 
lCor.15,3 

John 
17,13 

V 1 Cor. 
11,23 

1 Many- 
Greek 
copies 
have, 
qave, 
thanks. 
Mark 6,41 

g ICor. 10,4 
1 Cor. 
10,16 

r Ex. 24, <S 
Lev.17,11 

s Jer. 31.31 

t Rom.5,15 
Heb. 9, 22 

u ActslO,41 

V ;Mark 
14,26 

2 Or, 

IV John 
16,32 

X ch. 11, 6 

y Zech.13,7 

3 ch. 28, 7 
Mark 16,7 

a Lu. 22, 34 
John 
13,38 

b John 18,1 

c ch. 4, 21 

d John 

12, 27 

e 1 Pet. 5, 8 

/Mark 
14, 36 
Lu. 22, 42 
Heb. 5, 7 

g John 
12,27 

h ch. 20, 22 

i John 5, 30 
John 6,38 
Phil. 2, 8 

j Mark 

13, 33 
Mark 

14, 38 
Lu. 22, 40 
Eph.6,18 

k Mark 
14, 43 
Lu. 22, 47 
John 18, 3 
Acts 1. 16 

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31 Then saith Je'sus unto them. All 
"ye shall -"be offended because of me 
this night : for it is written, I ^'will 
smite the shepherd, and the sheep of 
the flock shall be scattered abroad. 

32 But after I am risen again, ^I 
will go before you into Gari-lee. 

33 Pe'ter answered and said unto 
him. Though all me^i shall be of- 
fended because of thee, yet will I 
never be offended. 

34 Je'§us said unto him, ''Verily I 
say unto thee. That this night, be- 
fore the cock crow, thou shalt deny 
me thrice. 

35 Pe'ter said unto him, Though I 
should die with thee, yet will I not 
deny thee. Likewise also said all 
the disciples. 

36 ^Then ^cometh Je'gus with them 
unto a place called Geth-sem'a-ne,and 
saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, 
while I go and pray yonder. 

37 And he took with him Pe'ter and 
•■the two sons of Zeb'e-dee, and began 
to be sorrowful and verj?" heavy. 

38 Then saith he unto them, "^My 
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even un- 
to death : tarry ye here, and watch 
nvith me. 

39 And he went a little farther, and 
fell on his face, and Sprayed, saying. 
^ O my Father, if it be possible, ''let 
this cup pass from me : nevertheless 
'not as I will, but as thou wilt. 

40 And he cometh unto the dis- 
ciples and findeth them asleep, and 
saith unto Pe'tSr, What, could ye not 
watch with me one hour ? 

41 Watch -^and pray, that ye enter 
not into temptation : the spirit indeed 
?'* willing, but the flesh is weak. 

42 He went away again the second 
time, and prayed, saying, O my Fa- 
ther, if this cup may not pass away 
from me, except I drink it, thy w411 
be done. 

43 And he came and found them, 
asleep again: for their eyes were 
heavy. 

44 And he left them , and went away 
again, and prayed the third time, 
saying the same words, 

45 Then cometh he to his disciples, 
and saith unto them. Sleep on now, 
and take your rest : behold, the hour 
is at hand, and the Son of man is be- 
trayed into the hands of sinners. 

46 Rise, let us be going : behold, he 
is at hand that doth betray me. 

47 "i And ^' while he yet "^spake, lo, 



Judas betrayeth Jesus. 



ST. MATTHEW, 2 



Ju'clas, one of the twelve, came, and 
with him a great multitude with 
sv.^ords and staves, from the chief 
priests and elders of the people. 

48 Now he that betrayed him gave 
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I 
shall kiss, that same is he : hold him 
fast. 

49 And forthwith he came to Je'§us, 
and said, Plail, master; 'and kissed 
him. 

50 And Je'gu.s said unto him, 
^Friend, wherefore art thou come? 
Then came they, and laid hands on 
Je'§us, and took him. 

61 And, behold, '"one of them which 
were with Je'gus stretched out his 
hand, and drew his sword, and struck 
a servant of the high priest's, and 
smote off his ear. 

52 Then said Je'§us unto him, Put 
"up again thy sword into his place 
''for all they that take the sword 
shall perish with the sword. 

53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now 
pray to my Father, and he shall pres 
ently give me ^niore than twelve le 
gions of angels ? 

54 But how then shall 'the scriptures 
be fulfilled, that thus it must be ? 

55 In that same hour said Je'sus to 
the multitudes, Are ye come out as 
against a thief with swords and 
staves for to take me ? I sat daily 
with you tea,ching in the temple, and 
ye laid no hold on me. 

56 But all this vv^as done, that the 
^scriptures of the prophets might be 
fulfilled. Then ^all the disciples for- 
sook him, and fled. 

57 "FAnd 'they that had laid hold on 
Je'sus led him away to Ca'ia-phas 
the high priest, where the scribes and 
the elders were assembled. 

58 But Pe'tgr followed him afar off 
unto the high priest's palace, and 
went in, and sat with the servants, to 
see the end. 

59 Now the chief priests, and elders, 
and all the council, sought false wit- 
ness against Je'§us, to put him to 
death ; 

60 But found none : yea, though 
many "false witnesses came, yet found 
they none. At the last came two 
'false witnesses, 

61 And sa,id, This felloio said. ''I am 
able to destroy the temple of God, 
and to build it in three days. 

62 And the high priest arose, and 
said unto him, Answerest thou noth- 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 26. 

I 2 Sam. 
20,9 

3 Compan- 
ion. 

Ps, 41, 9 
Ps. 55, 13 

m John 
18, 10 

n 1 Cor.4,12 

Gen. 9, 6 
Rev.13,10 

p 2 Ki. 6, 17 
Ps. 91, 11 
Dan. 7, 10 

a Isa. 53, ' 
Dan. 9, 26 

r Lam. 4,20 

s John 
18.15 

t Mark 

14, 53 

Lu. 22, 54 
ulKi.21,10 

Ps. 27, 12 

V Deut. 
19,15 

w ch. 27, 40 
John 2, 19 

X Isa. 53. 7 
ch. 27, 12 

y Lev. 5, 1 
1 Sam. 
14, 24 

z Ps. 110, 1 
Dan. 7, 13 
John 1,51 
Rom. 
14,10 

1 Thes. 
4,16 
Rev. 1, 7 

a Ps. 110, 1 
Acts 7, 55 

h 2Ki.l8,37 

2 Ki. 19, 1 

c Lev.24,16 
John 19,7 
Acts 2. 23 
Acts 3, 15 
Acts 7, 52 

1 Thes. 2, 
14,15 

d Job 30, 10 
Isa. 50, 6 
Isa. 53, 3 
ch. 27, 30 
Lu. 18, 32 

e Mic. 5, 1 
Lu. 22, 63 

4 Or, rods. 

/Mark 
14, 65 

a 2 Sam. 
12. 13 
Zech. 
12, 10 

2 Cor.7,10 



CHAP. 27. 

a Ps. 2, 2 
Markl5,l 
Lu. 22, 66 
Lu. 23, 1 
John 
18,28 

/) ch. 20. 19 
Acts 3, 13 

1 Thes. 
2. 14 

c Job 20, 5 
ch. 26, 14 

2 Cor.7,10 

912 



Peter denieth his Lord. 

ing ? what is it which these witness 
against thee ? 

63 But ^Je'§us held his peace. And 
the high priest answered and said 
unto him, y\ adjure thee by the liv- 
ing God, that thou tell us whether 
thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 

64 Je'gus saith unto him, Thou hast 
said: nevertheless I say unto you, 
'Hereafter shall ye see the Son of 
man ^sitting on the right hand of 
power, and coming in the clouds 
of heaven. 

65 Then the high priest rent *his 
clothes, saying, He hath spoken blas- 
phemy ; what further need have we 
of witnesses? behold, now ye have 
heard his blasphemy. 

^^ What think ye? They answered 
and said, ^He is guilty of death. 

67 Then '^did they spit in his face, 
and buffeted him ; and ^others smote 
hhn with ^the palms of their hands, 

68 Saying, -^Prophesy unto us, thou 
Christ, Who is he that smote thee? 

69 liNow Pe'ter sat without in the 
palace : and a damsel came unto him, 
saying. Thou also wast with Je'gus of 
Gal'i-lee. 

70 But he denied before them all, 
saying, I know not what thou say est. 

71 And when he w^as gone out into 
the porch, another maid saw him, 
and said unto them that were there. 
This fell Old was also with Je'gus of 
Naz'a-reth. 

72 And again he denied with an 
oath, I do not know the man. 

73 And after a while came unto him, 
they that stood by, and said to Pe'tSr, 
Surely thou also art 07ie of them ; for 
thy speech bewrayeth thee. 

74 Then began he to curse and to 
swear, sayiiig, I know not the man. 
And immediately the cock crew. 

75 And Pe'ter remembered the word 
of Je'§us, which said unto him, Be- 
fore the cock crow, thou shalt deny 
me thrice. And he went out, and 
^wept bitterly. B. Mark 1. 4, 5. 

CHAPTER 27. 

1 Christ delivered hound to Pilate. 3 Judas hangeth 
himself. 27 Christ is mocked, 2ii crucified, 39'and 

reviled. 

WHEN the morning was come, 
all ''the chief priests and elders 
of the people took counsel against 
Je'§us to put him to death : 

2 And when they had bound him, 
they led hirn away, and ^delivered 
him to P6n'ti-us Pilate the governor. 

3 IFThen'' Jii'das, wiiich had betrayed 



R 



Jesus before Pilate. 

him, vchen he sav\^ that he was con- 
demned, repented himself, and 
brought again the thirty pieces of 
silver to the cliief priests and elders, 

4 Saj-ing, I have sinned in that I 
have betrayed the imiocent blood. 
And they said, What is that to us ? 
see thou to that. 

5 And he cast down the pieces of 
silver in the tem_ple, '^and departed, 
and went and hanged himself. 

6 And the chief priests took the sil- 
ver pieces, and said, It is. not lawful 
for to put them into the treasuiy , be- 
cause it is the price of blood. 

7 And they took counsel, and bought 
vritli them the potter's field, to bury 
strangers in. 

8 ^Yherefore that field was called. 
The field of blood, unto this day, 

9 Then was fulfilled that which was 
spoken by Jer'e-mj^ the prophet, 
saying, ^And they took the thirty 
pieces of silver, the price of huii 
that was vedued, Hvhom they of the 
children of Is'ra-el did value ; 

10 And gave them for the potter's 
field, as the_Lord appointed me. 

1 1 "iFAnd Je'sus stood before the gov- 
ernor : and -^tlie governor asked him. 
saying, Art thou the King of the 
Jew§? And Je'sus said unto him, 
i'Thou sayest. 

1 2 And when he was accused of the 
chief priests and elders, ''he answered 
nothing. 

13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hear- 
est 'thou not how many things they 
Avitness against thee ? 

11 And he answered him to never a 
word; insomuch that the governor 
marvelled grea.tly. 

15 "ii^ow ■'at that feast the governor 
was wont to release unto the people 
a prisoner, Avhom they would. 

16 And they had then a notable pris- 
oner, called Ba-rab'bas. 

17 Therefore when they were ^'ath- 
ered together, mate said imto them. 
Whom will ye that I release unto 
you ? Ba-rab'bas, or Je'sus which is 
called Christ ? 

18 For he knew that for ^qhyj they 
had delivered him. 

19 iWhen he was set do^vn on the 
judgment seat, his wife sent unto 
him, saying, Have thou nothing to 
do with that just man : for I have 
suffered many things this day in 'a 
dream because of him. 

20 But ""the chief priests and elders 

(58) 



ST. MATTHEW. 2' 



Christ is crucified. 



A. D. 83. 



CHAP. 27. 

d 2 Sara. 

17, 23 
Acts 1, 18 

e Zech. 
11, 12 

1 Or, wlwvi 
they 

bought of 
the chil- 
dren of 
Israel. 

f Markl5,2 
Lu. 23, 3 
John 
18,33 

g .John 

18, 37 
1 Tim. 
6,13 

h Isa. 53, 7 
ch. 26, 63 
John 19,9 

1 Pet.2,23 

i ch. 26, 62 
John 
19,10 

j Markl5,6 
Lu. 23, 1- 
John 
18,39 

k Acts 7, 9 

1 Job 33, 15 

?riArark 
15,11 
Lu. 23, IS 
John 
18.40 
Acts 3, 14 

n Deut.21,6 

Dent. 

19, 10 
Josh. 2,19 

2 Sam. 
1, 16 

1 Ki. 2, 32 
Acts 5, 28 

p Isa. 53, 5 
:\Iark 
15, 15 
John 19,1 

2 Or, got'- 
/•rnor's 
liouse. 

q Lu. 23, 11 

)• Ps. 69, 19 
Isa. 53, 3 

s Job 30, 10 
Isa. 50, 6 
Lu. 18, 32 

t Mic. 5, 1 
Mark 
15,19 
Lu. 22, 63 

u Isa. 53, 7 

V Num. 
15, 35 
1 Ki.21,13 
Acts 7, 58 
Heb. 
13, 12 

w Mark 
15, 21 

X Ps. 69. 21 
913 



persuaded the multitude that they 
should ask Ba-rab'bas, and destroy 
Je'sus. 

21 The governor answered and said 
unto them. Whether of the twain 
will ye that I release unto you? 
Thev said, Ba-rab'bas. 

22 filiate saith mito them. What shall 
I do then with Je'sus which is called 
Christ ? They all say unto Mm, Let 
liim be crucified. 

23 And the governor said, Why, 
what evil hath he done? But they 
cried out the more, saying, Let him 
be crucified. 

24 When Pi 'late saw that he could 
prevail nGthing. but that rather a 
tmiiult was made, "he took wa.ter, 
and washed his hands before the 
multitude, saying, I am innocent of 
the blood of this just person: see 
ye to it. 

25 Then answered all the people, 
and said. 'His blood be on us, and on 
our children. 

26 Then released he Ba-rab'bas unto 
them : and when ''he had scourged 
Je'sus, he delivered him to be cru- 
cified. 

27 ^Then the soldiers of the gov- 
ernor took Je'sus into the "common 
hall, and gathered unto hun the 
vv^hole band of soldier's. 

28 And they stripped him, and ^put 
on him a scarlet robe. 

29 fAnd ^vhen they had platted a 
crown of thorns, they put it upon 
I his head, and a reed in his right 
hand : and they bowed the knee be- 
fore hmi, and mocked him, saying, 

I Hail, King of the Jews! 

30 And they spit upon him, and 
took the reed, and 'smote him on 
the head. 

31 And after that thev had mocked 
hmi, thev took the robe off from him. 
and put his own raiment on liim, "and 
led him away to crucify hi77i. 

32 And ^as they came out, Hhey 
found a man of Qf-ve'ne. Sr'mon by 
name : him they compelled to bear 
his cross. 

33 And when they were come unto 
a place called Gol'go-tha, that is to 
say, a place of a, skull. 

34 They ""gave him vinegar to drink 
iriingled ^vith gall : and when he had 
tasted thereof he would not drink. 

35 And they crucified him. and 
parted his garments, casting lots: 
that it might be fulfilled which 



■liiMMfel 



MaaaMaai^M 



The death, and 



ST. MATTHEW, 28. 



burial of Christ. 



was spoken by the prophet, ^They 
parted my garments among them, 
and upon my vesture did they cast 
lots. 

36 And sitting down they watched 
him there ; 

37 And set up over his head his ac- 
cusation written, THIS IS JE'SUS 
THE KING OF THE JEWS.^ 

38 Then "^were there two thieves 
crucified with hmi, one on the right 
hand, and another on the left. 

39 lIAnd "they that passed by reviled 
him, wagging their heads, 

•10 And saying, *Thou that destroy- 
est the temx3le,and bulkiest it in three 
days, Save thyself. If thou be the Son 
of God, come down from the cross. 

41 Likewise also the chief priests 
mocking him, with the scribes and 
elders, said, 

42 He saved others ; himself he can- 
not save. If he be the King of l§'ra-el, 
let him now come down from the 
cross, and we will believe him. 

43 He ''trusted in God ; let him de- 
liver him now, if he will have him : 
for he said, I am the Son of God. 

44 The ^thieves also, which were 
crucified with him, cast the same in 
his teeth. 

45 UlSIow «from the sixth hour there 
was darkness over all the land unto 
the ninth hour. 

46 Ana about the ninth hour Je'sus 
cried ^" with a loud voice, saying, Ell, 
Ell, la'ma sa-bach'tha-ni ? that is to 
say, ^My God, my God, why hast 
thou forsaken me ? 

47 Some of them that stood there, 
when they heard that, said. This 
man calleth for E-lfas. 

48 And straightway one of them 
ran, and took a spunge, %nd filled it 
with vinegar, and put it on a reed, 
and gave him to drink. 

49 The rest said, Let be, let us see 
whether E-li'as will come to save him. 

50 ITJe'sus, when he had cried again 
with a loud voice, yielded up the 
ghost. 

51 And, behold, 'the veil of the tem- 
ple was rent in twain from the top 
to the bottom; and -^'the earth did 
quake, and the rocks rent ; 

52 And the graves were opened; 
and ^many bodies of the saints which 
slept arose, 

53 And came out of the graves after 
his resurrection, and went into the 
holy city, and appeared unto many. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 27. 

y Ps. 22, 18 

z Isa. 53, 12 
Mark 
15, 27 
Lu. 23, 32 
John 
19,18 

a Ps. 22, 7 
Ps. 109,25 

h ch. 26, 61 
John 2,19 

c Ps. 22, 8 

d Lu. 23, 39 

e Isa. 50, 3 
Amos 8, 9 

/Heb. 5, 7 

g Ps. 22, 1 

h Ps. 69, 21 
John 
19,29 

i Ex. 26, 31 
2 Chr.3,14 
Mark 
15, SB 
Lu. 23, 45 
Eph. 2, 

14, 18 
Heb. 6, 19 
Pleb. 10, 
19,20 

j Ex. 19, 18 
Ps. 18, 7 

k Ps. 68, 20 

I Ex. 20, 
18, 19 
Deut. 
22, 31 
Mark 

15, 39 
Lu. 23, 47 

m Lu. 8, 2 

n Mark 
15,40 

Mark 
15,42 
Lu. 23, 50 
J ohn 
19,38 

p Isa. 53, 9 

q Ps. 2, 1-6 

Acts 4, 

27,28 

2 Cor. 6, 8 

r ch. 16, 21 
ch. 17, 23 
ch. 20, 19 
ch. 26, 61 
Mark8,31 
Mark 
10,34 
Lu. 9, 22 
Lu. 18, 33 
Lu. 24,6,7 
John 2,19 

s Dan. 6, 17 



CHAP. 28. 

a Markl6,l 
Lu. 24, 1 
John 20, 1 

5 ch. 27, 56 

914 



54 Now ^vhen the centurion, and 
they that were with him, watching 
Je'§us, saw the earthquake, and those 
things that were done, they feared 
greatly, saying, Truly this was the 
Son of God. 

55 And many women were there 
beholding afar ofi:, "'which follovv^ed 
Je'§us from Gall-lee, ministering un- 
to him : 

5 6 Among ''which was Ma'ry Mag- 
da.-lelie, and Ma'ry the mother of 
Jame§ and Jo'ses, and the mother of 
Zeb'e-dee's children. 

57 *il When "the even was come, there 
came a rich man of Ar-i-ma-thse'a, 
named Jd'seph, who also himself was 
Je'§us' disciple : 

58 He went_to Pilate, and begged 
the body of Je'§us. Then Pilate com- 
manded the body to be delivered. 

59 And when J5'seph had taken the 
body, he wrapped it in a clean linen 
cloth, 

60 And ^laid it in his own new 
tomb, which he had hewn out in the 
rock : and he rolled a great stone to 
the door of the sepulchre, and de- 
parted. 

61 And there was Ma'ry Mag-da-le'- 
ne, and the other Ma'ry, sitting over 
against the sepulchre. 

62 IF Now the next day, that followed 
the day of the preparation, the chief 
priests and Phar'i-sees came together 
unto Pi'late, 

63 Saying, Sir, we remember that 
that ^deceiver said, while he wa.s yet 
alive. After ''three days I vv^U rise 
again. 

64 Command therefore that the sep- 
ulchre be made sure until the third 
day, lest his disciples come by night, 
and steal him away, and say unto 
the people, He is risen from the dead : 
so the last error shall be worse than 
the first. 

65 Pi'late said unto them, Ye have 
a watch : go your way, make it as 
sure as ye can. 

66 So they went, and made the sep- 
ulchre sure, 'sealing the stone, and 
setting a watch. 

CLIAPTER 28. 

1 Christ's resurrection declared ; 9 7ie appeareth to 
the women, 16 and to his disciples, 

N the '^'end of the sabbath, as it 

began to dawn toward_ the first 

day of the week, came Islh'Tf Mag- 

da-le'ne *and the other Ma'ry to see 

the sepulchre. 



The office of 



ST. MARK, 1. 



John the baptist. 



2 And, behold, there ^vas a 
earthquake: for 'the angel of the 
Lord descended from heaven, and 
came and roiled back the stone from 
the door, and sat upon it. 

3 His "'comitenance was like light- 
ning, and his raiment white as snow : 

4 And for fear of him the keepers 
did shake, and became as dead 7ne?i. 

5 And the angel answered and said 
unto the women, 'Fear not ye : for I 
know that ye seek Je'§us, which was 
crucified. 

6 He is not here : for he is risen, as 
he -^said. Come, see the place where 
the Lord lay. 

7 And go quickly, and tell his dis- 
ciples that he is risen from the dead ; 
and, behold, he ^goeth before you in- 
to Gal'i-lee ; there shall ye see him : 
lo, I have told you. 

8 And they departed quickly from 
the sepulchre with fear and great 
joy; and did run to bring his dis- 
ciples word. 

9 TAnd as they went to tell his dis- 
ciples, behold, -^ Je'sus met them, say- 
ing. All hail. And they came and 
held him by the feet, and worshipped 
him. 

10 Then said Je'sus unto them, Be 
not afraid : go tell 'my brethren that 
they go into Gai'i-lee, and there shall 
they see me. 

11 1"Now when they were going, be- 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 28. 

1 Or, had 

been. 

c Markl6,5 
Lu. 2i, 4 
John 
20, 12 

a Dan. 10,6 

e Rev. 1, 17 



hold, some of the v^atch came into 
the city, and shewed unto the chief 
priests all the things that were 
done. 

12 And when they were assembled 
with the elders, and had taken coun- 
sel, they gave large money unto the 
soldiers, 

13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples 
came by night, and stole him aicay 
while we slept. 

14 And if this come to the governor's 



fch. 12, 40 
ch. 16, 21 
ch. 17, 23 
ch. 20, 19 

g ch. 26,32^69^8, wc will pcrsuadc him, and se- 

Marki6,7 curC yOU. 

15 So they took the money, and did 
as they were taught : and this say- 
ing is commonly reported among the 
Jews until this day. 
' Heb^lni 16 %Th&n the eleven disciples went 
j ch. 26, 32\^^'^'^J ^^^^^ Gal'i-lee, into a mountain 
" -^where Je'gus had appointed them. 

1 7 And when they sav/ him, they 
worshipped huii : but some doubted. 

18 And J e'sus came a n d spake unto 



?i Markl6,9 
John 
20, 14 
Rev. 1, 
17.18 



k Dan.7, 13 
Eph. 1, 21 
Phil. 2, 9 
IPet. 
3,22 
Rev.17,14 



2 Or, viake 
cliscii-'les, 
or, Chrls- 
tiajis of 
all na- 
tions. 
Ps. 22, 27 
Isa. 49, 
6,g2 

Isa. 52, 10 
Hos. 2, 23 
Mic. 4, 2 
Mai. 1, 11 
Ln. 24, 47 
Col. 1, 23 

I Acts 2, 42 



them, saying, ^All power is given" 



unto me ia heaven and in earth. * 

19 Go ye therefore, and 'teach all "^ 
nations, "baptizing them in the name 
of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of theHdly Gh5st: 

20 Teaching ^them to observe all i 
thi ngs whatsoever 1 have command- 
e'dT you : and, lo, 1 am with you al^ 
way, even unto the end of the 



world. A-men'. 



B. Mark 12. 24. 



K 



6 



THE GOSPEL ACCOEDING TO 

SAINT MARKe 



S( 



CHAPTER 1. 

I John Baptist's office. 9 Jesus haplized : 13 he is 
tempted, 14 preacketh, 16 calleth Peter and others, 
32 and cureth many. 

THE beginning of the gospel of 
Je'sus Christ, ''the Son of God ; 

2 As it is written in the prophets, 
"ehold, T send my messenger before 

thy face, which shall prepare thy 
way before thee. 

3 The '' voice of one crying in the 
wilderness. Prepare ye the way of 
the Lord, make his paths straight. 

' 4 John did baptize in the wilder- 
ness, and preach the baptism of re- 
pentance 'for the remission of sins. 
5 And there went out unto him all 
the land of Jii-dse'a, and they of Je- 



A. D. 26. 



CHAP. 1. 
a Ps. 2, 7 
Lu. 1, 3.5 
John 1,34 
Rom. 8, 3 
1 John 
4, 15 
h Mai. 3, 1 
c Isa. 40. 3 
Lu. 3, 4 
John 1, 
15,23 
1 Or, unto, 
a Lev.11,22 
e Actsl3,25 
/Actsll,16 
Acts 19, 4 
g Isa. 44. 3 
Joel 2, 28 
Acts 2, 4 
Actsl0,45 
Actsll.lS 
lCor.12,13 
A. D. 27. 
h :\Iat 3, 13 
Lu. 3, 21 

915 



ru'^a-lem, and were all baptized of 
him in the river of Jor'dan, confess- 
ing their sins. R* 1- 15-. 

6 And John was clothed v\-ith cam- 
el's hair, and with a girdle of a 
skin about his loins ; and he did eat 
"^locusts and vild honey ; 

7 And preached, saying, 'There com- 
eth one mightier than I after me, 
the latchet of whose shoes I am 
I not worthy to stoop do^^^l and un- 
loose. 

8 I •'indeed have baptized jou. ^vith 
water: but he shall baptize vou 
nvith the Holy Ghdst. 

9 'JAnd ^it came to pass in those 
days, that Je'§us came from !N'az'a- 

* K. Mark 2. 5-11. ' 



Jesus is haptized. 



ST. MARK, 1. 



reth of Gal'i-lee, and was baptized of 
John in Jor'dan. 

1 And 'straightway coming up out 
of the water, he saw the heavens 
^opened, and the Spirit like a dove 
descending upon him : 

1 1 And there came a voice from 
heaven, saying, ■'Thou art my be- 
loved Son, in whom I am well 
pleased. 

12 ^And ^immediately the spirit 
driveth him into the wilderness. 

1 3 And he was there in the wilder- 
ness forty days, tempted of Sa'tan ; 
and was with the wild beasts ; 'and 
the angels ministered unto him. 

IttlTNow after that John was put 
in prison, Je'sus came into Gal'i-lee, 
preaching "'the gospel of the king- 
dom of God, 

15 And saying, "The time is ful- 
filled, and the kingdom of God is at 
F rhand : repent ye, and believe the 

RlgosM^ ^F. 16,16; R. 2. 17 

1 o ii JN ow "as he walked by the sea 
of Gal'i-lee, he saw Si'mon and An'- 
drew his brother casting a net into 
the sea : for they were fishers. 

17 And Je'§us said unto them, Come 
ye after me, and I will make you to 
become fishers of men. 

1 8 And straightway ^'they forsook 
their nets, and followed him. 

19 And ?when he had gone a little 
farther thence, he saw Jame§ the sooi 
of Zeb'e-dee, and John his brother, 
who also were in the ship mending 
their nets. 

20 And straightway he called them : 
and they left their father Zeb'e-dee 
in the ship with the hired servants, 
and went after him. 

21 And 'they went into Ca-p5r'na- 
iim ; and straightway on the sabbath 
day he entered into the synagogue, 
and taught. 

22 And «they were astonished at Ms 
doctrine : for he taught them as one 
that had authority, and not as the 
scribes. 

23 And 'there was in their syna- 
gogue a man with an unclean spirit ; 
and he cried out, 

24 Saying, Let iis alone ; ''what have 
we to do with thee, thou Je'§us of 
Naz'a-reth ? art thou come to destroy 
us ? I know thee who thou art, the 
•-Holy One of God. 

25 And Je'sus rebuked him, saying. 
Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 

26 And when the miclean spirit had 



A. D. 27. 



CHAP. 1. 
i John 1,32 

2 Or, 
cloven, or, 
rent. 

j Ps. 2, 7 
Mat. 3, 17 
2 Pet.1,17 

k Mat. 4, 1 
Lu. 4, 1 

{ Mat. 4, 11 
1 Tim. 
3, 16 

A. D. 30. 

771 Mat. 4,23 

7i Ps. 110, 3 
Dan. 2, 44 
Dan. 9, 25 
Gal. 4, 4 
Eph. 1, 10 

Mat. 4, 18 
Lu. 5, 4 
John 1, 
35,44 

p Mat.19,27 
Lu. 5, 11 

0- Mat. 4, 21 

A. D. 31. 

7- Mat. 4, 13 
Lu. 4, 31 

s Mat. «-, 28 

t Lu. 4, 33 

u Mat. 8, 29 

V Ps. 16, 10 
Acts 2, 31 
Jas. 2, 19 

w ch. 9, 20 

X Mat. 8, 14 
Lu. 4, 38 

y Ps. 103, 3 

z Lu. 4, 40 

a ch. 3, 12 
Lu. 4, 41 
Actsl6,17 

3 Or, to ^ay 
that they 
knew 
Mm. 

b Lu. 4, 42 

c Heb. 5, 7 

d Lu. 4, 43 

e Isa. 61, 1 
John 
16,28 
John 17,4 

/Mat. 4,23 
Lu. 4, 44 

g Gen. 3, 15 

h Mat. 8. 2 
Lu. 5, 12 

i Gen.18,14 
Jer. 32,17 

j Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 4, 15 

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JTe healeth 'many. 

Horn him, and cried with a loud 
voice, he came out of him. 

27 And they were all amazed, inso- 
much that they questioned among 
themselves, saying. What thing is 
this ? what new doctrine is this ? for 
with authority commandeth he ev-en 
the unclean spirits, and they do obey 
him. 

28 And immediately his fame spread 
abroad throughout all the region 
round about Gal'i-lee. 

29 1i And ^forthwith, when they were 
come out of the synagogue, they en- 
tered into the house of Si'mon and 
An'drew, with Jame§ and John, 

30 But Si'mon's wife's mother lay 
sick of a fever, and anon they tell 
him of her. 

31 And he came and took her by 
the hand, and lifted her up ; 2'and 
immediately the fever left her, and 
she ministered unto them. 

32 IT And ^at even, when the sun did 
set, they brought unto him all that 
were diseased, and them that were 
possessed with devils. 

33 And all the city was gathered 
together at the door. 

34 And he healed many that were 
sick of divers diseases, and cast out 
many devils ; and "suffered not the 
devils ^to speak, because they knew 
him. 

35 IF And *in the morning, rising up 
a great while before day, he went 
out, and departed into a solitary 
place, and 'there prayed. 

36 And Si'mon and they that were 
with him followed after him. 

37 And when they had found him, 
they said unto him. All men seek 
for thee. 

38 And he said unto them, "^Let us 
go into the next towns, that I may 
preach there also : for "therefore 
came I forth. 

39 And -^le preached in their syna- 
gogues throughout all Gal'i-lee, and 
^cast out devils. 

40 ITAnd ^there came c leper to him, 
beseeching him, and k.ieeling down 
to him, and saying unto him, If thou 
wilt, thou canst 'make me clean. 

41 And Je'§us, -Tnoved with compas- 
sion, put forth his hand, and touched 
him, and saith unto him, I will ; be 
thou clean. 

42 And as soon as he had spoken, 
immediately the leprosy departed 
from him, and he was cleansed. 

s 



Christ healeth one 



ST. MARK, 2. 



sick of the palsy. 



( r 



43 And he straitly charged hun, 
and forthwith sent him away ; 

44 And saith unto him, See thou 
say nothing to any man : but go thy 
way, shew thyself to the priest, and 
offer for thy cleansing those things 
^which Mo'§e§ commanded, for a tes- 
timony unto them. 

45 But ^he went out, and began to 
publish it much, and to blPtze abroad 
the matter, insomuch that Je'§us 
could no more openly enter into the 
city, but was without in desert places : 
'"and they came to him from every 
quarter. 

CHAPTER 2. 

Christ healeth one sick of the palsy ^ etc. 

AND again ^he entered into Ca- 
pgr'na-um after some days ; and 
it was noised that he was \tl the 
house. 

2 And straightway many were gath- 
ered together, insomuch that there 
was no room to receive thetn., no, not 
so much as about the door : and he 
'preached the word unto them. 

3 And they come unto him, bring- 
ing one sick of the palsy, which was 
borne of four. 

4 And when they could not come 
nigh unto him for the press, they un- 
covered the roof where he was : and 
when they had broken it up, they 
let down the bed wherein the sick of 
the palsy lay. 

5 When Je'§us ''saw their faith, he 
said unto the sick of the palsy, ''Son, 
thy sins be forgiven thee. 

6 But there were certain of the 
scribes sitting there, and reasoning 
in their hearts, 

7 Why doth this 'man thus speak 
blasphemies ? ^who can forgive sins 
but God only ? 0. 10. 14, 15. 

8 And immediately -^when Je'§us 
perceived m his spirit that they so 
reasoned within themselves, he said 
unto them. Why reason ye these 
things in your hearts ? 

9 Whether ^is it easier to say to the 
sick of the palsy. Thy sins be for- 
given thee ; or to say, Arise, and take 
ujp thy bed, and walk ? 

10 But that ye may know that the 
^Son of man hath power on earth to 
forgive sins , (he saith to the sick of 
the palsy,) 

111 say unto thee, Arise, and take 
up thy bed, and go thy way into 
thine house. K. 10. 27. 

12 And 'immediately he arose, took 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 1. 

k Lev. 14, 
3, 4, 10 
Lu. 5, 14 

I Lu. 5, 15 

m ch. 2, 18 



CHAP. 2. 

a Mat. 9, 1 
Lu. 6, 18 

b Isa. 61, 1 
Eph. 2, 17 
Heb. 2, 3 

c Gen.22,12 
Heb. 4, 13 

d Ps. 103, 3 
Isa. 53, 11 

e Job 14, 4 
Ps. 130, 4 
Isa. 4.3, 25 
Rom. 8,33 

/ 1 Sara. 
16,7 
IChr. 
29, 17 
Ps. 7, 9 
Ps. 139, 1 
Jer. 17,10 
Mat. 9, 4 
Heb. 4, 13 
Rev. 2, 23 

g Mat. 9, 5 

h Isa. 53, 11 
Dan. 7, 13 



j JIat. 9, 9 
k Lu. 5, 27 

1 Or, at 

the place 
where the 
custom 
was re- 
ceived. 

1 Mat. 9, 10 

m Isa. 65, 5 

?i Mat. 9, 
12, 13 
Mat. 18,11 
Lu. 5. 
31,32 
Lu. 19, 10 
ITim. 
1,15 

o Mat. 9, 14 
Lu. 5,33 

p Song 1, 4 

q Ps. 45 
Isa. 54, 5 
Mat. 22, 2 
John 3,29 
2 Cor.11,2 
Eph. 5, 
25,32 
Rev. 19. 7 
Rev. 21,1 

2 Or, ratv, 
or, un- 
wrought. 
Mat. 9, 16 

r Mat. 12, 1 
Lu. 6, 1 

s Deut. 
23,25 

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up the bed, and went forth before 
them all ; insomuch that they were 
all amazed, and glorified God, saying. 
We never saw it on this fashion. 

1 3 IF And -^he vf ent forth again by 
the sea side; and all the multitude re- 
sorted unto him, and he taught them. 

14 And *as he passed by, he saw 
LeVi the son of Al-phae'us sitting ^at 
the receipt of custom, and said unto 
him, Follow me. And he arose and 
followed him. 

1_5 And ''it came to pass, that, as 
Je'§us sat at meat in his house, many 
publicans and sinners sat also to- 
gether Avith Je'gus and his disciples : 
for there were many, and they fol- 
lowed him. 

1 6 And when "'the scribes and Phar'- 
i'seeg saw him eat with publicans 
and sinners, they said unto his dis- 
ciples. How is it that he eateth and 
drinketh with publicans and sinners ? 

IT When Je'§us heard it, he saith 



unto them, "They that are whole 



have no need ot the physician, but 



^ 



they tha.t are sick : 1 came not to 
call the righteous, but sinners to r e^ 

P en^ance . c. 7. ffl-28; L. 8. 28- R. 6. 12. 
LSTSnd ^he disciples of John and 
of the Phar'i-see§ used to fast : and 
they come and say unto him, Why 
do the disciples of John and of the 
Phar'i-see§ fast, but thy disciples fast 
not? 

19 And Je'sus said unto them. Can 
the children of ^the bridechamber 
fast, while the bridegroom is with 
them ? as long as they have the'^'bride- 
groom wath them, they cannot fast. 

20 But the days v/iU come, when 
the bridegroom shall be taken away 
from them, and then shall they fast 
in those days. 

21 No man also seweth a piece of 
"new cloth on an old garment : else 
the new piece that filled it up taketh 
away from the old, and the rent is 
made worse.' 

22 And no man putteth new wine 
into old bottles : else the new wine 
doth burst the bottles, and the wine 
is spilled, and the bottles vnll be 
marred : but new wine must be put 
into new bottles. 

23 IF And it came to pass, that he 
went through the corn fields on the 
sabbath day; and his disciples be- 
gan, as they went, 'to pluck the ears 
of corn, 

24 And thePhar'i-seegsaiduntohun, 



R 



Withered hand healed. 



ST. MARK, 3. 



Ticeloe apostles chosen 



Behold, why do they on the sabbath 
day that which is not lawful ? 

25 And he said unto them. Have ye 
never read 'what DaVid did, when 
he had need, and was an hungred, 
he, and they that were with him ? 

26 How he went into the house of 
Goc?- in the days of A-bfa-thar the 
high priest, and did eat the shew- 
bread, "v>^hich is not lawful to eat 
but for the priests, and gave also to 
them which were with him ? 

27 And he said unto them. The sab- 
bath was made for man, and not man 
for the sabbath : 

28 Therefore 'the Son of man is 
Lord also of the sabbath. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Christ healeth the loithered hand: 13 he chooseth 
twehie apostles. 

AND ''he entered again into the 
synagogue; and there was a man 
there which had a withered hand. 

2 And they watched him, whether 
he would heal him on the sabbath 
day ; that they might accuse him. 

3 And he saith unto the man which 
had the withered hand, 'Stand forth. 

4 And he saith unto them, Is it lavv^- 
ful to do good on the sabbath days, 
or to do evil ? to save life, or to kill ? 
But they held their peace. 

5 And when he had looked round 
about on them with *anger, being 
grieved for the ^hardness of their 
hearts, he saith unto the man. Stretch 
forth thine hand. And he stretched 
it out: and his hand was restored 
whole as the other. 

6 And ^the Phar'i-see§ went forth, 
and straightway took counsel with 
'^the He-r5'di-an§ against him, how 
they might destroy him. 

7 TBut Je'sus withdrew himself with 
his disciples to the sea : and a great 
multitude from Gal'i-lee followed 
him, ^and from Jii-dae'a, 

8 And from Je-ru'sa-lem, and from 
I-dii-m9e'a,and/ro/7z beyond Jor'dan ; 
and they about Tyre and Si'don, a 
great multitude, when they had 
heard what great things he did, came 
unto him. 

9 And he spake to his disciples, that 
a small ship should wait on him be- 
cause of the multitude, lest they 
should throng him. 

1 For he had healed many ; inso- 
much that they ^pressed upon him 
for to touch him, as many as had 
plagues. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 2. 

t 1 Sam. 
21,6 

u Ex. 25, 30, 
Ex. 29, 
82,33 
Lev. 24, 9 

V Mat. 12, 8 
Eph. 1. 
20,21 
1 Pet.3,22 



CHAP. 3. 

a Mat. 12, 9 
Lu. 6, 6 

1 Arise, 
stand 
forth 
in the 
midst. 
Dan. 6, 10 
Phil. 1.14 

6 Ps. 69, 9 

2 Or, 
blindness . 

c Mat.12,14 

d Mat.22,16 

e Lu. 6, 17 

3 Or, 

rushed. 

/ch. 1,23 
Lu. 4, 41 

fif Mat.U,33 
ch. 1, 1 
Actsl6,17 

h Mat.12,16 
ch. 1, 
25,34 

i Mat. 10, 1 
Lu. 6, 12 
Lu. 9, 1 

j John 1,42 

k Isa. 58, 1 

I Jude 1 

4 Or, home. 

m ch. 6, 31 

5 Or, 

kinsmen. 
John 7, 5 
John 
10,20 

n Mat. 9, 34 
Mat.10,25 
Lu. 11, 15 
John 7,20 
John 8, 
48,52 

Mat.12,25 

p Isa. 49, 24 
Mat.12,29 

g Mat.l2,.31 
Lu. 12, 10 
1 John 
5, 16 

r Acts 7, 61 
2Thes.l,9 
Heb. 6, 4 

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11 And -^unclean spirits, when they 
saw him, fell down before him, and 
cried, saying, -^Thou art the Son of 
God. 

1 2 And ''he straitly charged them 
that they should not make him 
known. 

13 IT And 'he goeth up into a moun- 
tain, and calleth unto A^m whom he 
would : and they came unto him. 

14 And he ordained twelve, that 
they should be with him, and that 
he might send them forth to preach, 

1 5 And to have power to heal sick- 
nesses, and to cast out devils : 

1 6 And Sf mon -^he surnamed Pe'tgr ; 

17 And Jame§ the so7i of Zeb'e- 
dee, and John the brother of Jame§ ; 
and he surnamed them Bo-a-nSr'ge§, 
which is, ^The sons of thunder : 

1 8 And An'drew, and Phil'ip, and 
Bar-th6ro-mew, and Mat'thew, and 
Thom'as, and Jame§ the son of Al- 
phae'us, and 'Thad-dse'us, and Sf mon 
the Ca'naan-ite, 

19 And Jii'das is-car'i-ot, which also 
betrayed him : and they went *into 
an house. 

20 l! And the multitude cometh to- 
gether again, '"so that they could not 
so much as eat bread. 

21 And v/hen his ^friends heard of 
it, they went out to lay hold on him : 
for they said. He is beside himself. 

22 11 And the scribes which came 
down from Je-ru'sa-lem said, "He 
hath Be-el'ze-bub, and by the prince 
of the devils casteth he out devils. 

23 And "he called them unto him, 
and said unto them in parables, How 
can Sa'tan cast out Sa'tan ? 

24 And if a kingdom be divided 
against itself, that kingdom cannot 
stand. 

25 And if a house be divided against 
itself, that house cannot stand. 

26 And if Sa'tan rise up against 
himself, and be divided, he cannot 
stand, but hath an end. 

27 No ^man can enter into a strong 
man's house, and spoil his goods, ex- 
cept he will first bind the strong 
man : and then he will spoil his house, 

28 Verily ^I say unto you. All sins ] L 



shall be forgiven unto the sons of 
men, and blasphemies wherewith so 



ever thev shall blaspheme : L. 6. 34. 
29 But he that shall blaspheme 
against the Holy Ghost hath "never 
forgiveness, but is in danger of 
eternal damnation: H. 6. 11. 



Parable of the soioer, 



ST. MARK, 4. 



a7id the meaning i/iereof. 




30 Because they said, He hath an 
unclean spirit. 

31 tThere 'came then his bretliren 
and his mother, and, standing with- 
out, sent unto him, calhng him, 

32 And the multitude sat about 
him, and they said unto him, Behold, 
^thy mother and thy brethren with- 
out seek for thee. 

33 And he answered them, saying. 
Who is my mother, or my brethren ? 

34: And he looked round about on 
them which sat about him, and 
said, ''Behold my mother and my 
brethren ! 

35 For whosoever shall do the will 
of God, the same is my brother, and 
my sister, and mother. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 The ijarable of the soioer. 26 Of the seed growing 
secretly, etc. 

ND *he began again to teach by 
the sea side : and there was 
gathered unto him a great multi- 
tude, so that he entered into a ship, 
and sat in the sea; and the whole 
multitude was by the sea on the land. 

2 And he taught them many things 
by parables, *and said unto them in 
his doctrine, 

3 Hearken ; Behold, there went out 
a sower to sow : 

4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, 
some fell by the way side, and the 
fowls of the air came and devoured 
it up. 

5 And some fell on stony ground, 
where it had not much earth; and 
immediately it sprang up, because it 
had no depth of earth : 

6 But when the sun was up, it was 
scorched ; and because it had no root, 
it withered away. 

T And some fell among thorns, and 
the thorns grew up, and choked it, 
and it yielded no fruit. 

8 And other fell on good ground, 
and^'did yield fruit that sprang up 
and increased ; and brought forth, 
some thirty, and some sixty, and 
some an hundred. 

9 And he said unto them. He that 
hath ears to hear, let him heai'* 

lOTAnd when he was alone, they 
that were about him with the twelve 
'^asked of him the parable. 

11 And he said unto them, Unto 
you it is given to knoM^ the ^mystery 
of the kingdom of God: but unto 
•^them that are without, all these 
things are done in parables : 

* W. 16. 15, 16. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 3. 

s Mat.12,46 
Lu. 8, 19 

t Mat.13,55 
ch. 6, 3 
John 7, 3 

u Deut.33,9 
Rom. 8,29 
Heb. 2, 11 



CHAP. 4. 

a Mat. 13, 1 
Lu. 8, 4 

b ch. 12, 38 

c John 15,5 
Col. 1, 6 

d Pro. 2, 1 
Pro. 4, 7 
Mat.13,10 
Lu. 8, 9 

e 1 Cor.2,10 

/lCor.1,18 
1 Cor.5,13 
Col. 4. 5 
1 Thes. 
4, 12 
1 Tim. 3,7 

g Isa. 6, 9 
Isa. 44, 18 
Jer. 5, 21 
Mat.13,14 
Lu. 8, 10 
John 
12,40 
Acts28,26 
Rom. 11,8 

h Mat.13,19 
Eph. 3, 8 

1 Pet. 1, 
23,25 

i 2Cor.2,ll 

2 Coi\ 4, 4 
1 Pet. 5, 8 



i Job 27, 10 

: Ps. .52, 7 
Pro. 23, 5 
Eccl..5,13 
Lu. 18,24 
Acts 5, 1 

1 Tim. 6, 
9, 17 
Titus 1,11 

I Rom. 7. 4 

2 Cor.5,17 
2 Pet. 1, 4 

)?? Mat. 5,15 
Lu. 8, 16 
Lu. 11. .33 

I The word 
in the 
original 
sig-nifleth 
a less 
measure, 
as 

Mat. 5, 15 

II Mat.10,26 
Lu. 12, 2 
Actsl4,20 

1 John 1,2 

Mat.11,15 

p 1 John 4,1 

q Mat. 7, 2 
Lu. 6, 38 

2 Cor. 9, 6 

r Mat.13,12 
Mat.25,29 
Lu. 8, 18 
Lu. 19. 26 

s Mat.1.3,24 

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1 2 That ^seeing they may see, and 
not perceive ; and hearing they may 
hear, and not understand; lest at 
any time they should be converted, 
and their sins should be forgiven 
them. 

13 And he said unto them. Know ye 
not this parable ? and how then will 
ye know all parables ? 

14 'ilThe ^sower soweth the word. 

1 5 And these are they by the way 
side, where the word is sown ; but 
when they have heard, 'Sa'tan com- 
eth immediately, and taketh away 
the word that was sown in their 
hearts. 

16 And these are they likewise 
which are sown on stony ground; 
who, when they have heard the 
word, immediately receive it with 
gladness ; 

17 And have ^no root in themselves, 
and so endure but for a time : after- 
ward, when affliction or persecution 
ariseth for the word's sake, inunedi- 
ately they are offended. 

18 And these are they which are 
sown among thorns ; such as hear 
the word, 

19 And the cares of this world, and 
^the deceitfulness of riches, and the 
lusts of other things entering in, 
choke the word, and it becometh un- 
fruitful. 

20 And these are they which are 
sown on good 'ground ; such as hear 
the word, and receive it, and bring 
forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some 
sixty, and some an hundred. 

2 1 if And "'he said unto them. Is a 
candle brought to be put under 'a 
bushel, or under a bed ? and not to 
be set on a candlestick ? 

22 For "there is nothing hid, which ' 



shall not be manifested ; neither w^ 



any thing kept secret, but that it 



should come abroad. E. Luke 8. 17.^ 

23 If ''any man have ea.rs to hear, 
let him hear." 

24 And he said unto them, ^Take 
heed what ye hear: ?with what meas- 
ure ye mete, it shall be measured to 
you: and unto you that hear shall 
more be given. 

25 For '^he that hath, to him shall be 
given : and he that hath not, from 
him shall be taken even that which 
he hath. 

26 If And he said, 'So is the kingdom 
of God, as if a man should cast seed 
into the ground ; 



The seed grovnng secretly. 



ST. MARK, 5. 



Legion of devils cast out. 



27 And should sleep, and rise night 
and day, and the seed should spring 
and grow up, he knoweth not how. 

28 For the earth bringeth forth 
fruit of herself ; first the blade, then 
the ear, after that the full corn in 
the ear. 

29 But when the fruit is ^brought 
forth, immediately 'he putteth in the 
sickle, because the harvest is come. 

30 IT And he said, "Whereunto shall 
we liken the kingdom of God ? or 
with what comparison shall we com- 
pare it ? 

317?^ is like a grain of mustard seed, 
which, when it is sown in the earth, 
is less than all the seeds that be m 
the earth : 

32 But when it is so"v\ai, it^groweth 
up, and becometh greater than all 
herbs, and shooteth out great 
branches; so that the fowls of the 
air may lodge under the shadow of it. 

33 And '^with many such parables 
spake he the word unto them, as they 
were able to hear it. 

34 But without a parable spake he 
not unto them : and when they were 
alone, he expounded all things to his 
disciples. 

35 *ii And ""the sp.me day, when the 
even was come, he saith unto them, 
Let us pass over unto the other side. 

36 And when thev had sent awav 
the multitude, they took hum even 
as he was in the ship. And there 
were also with him other little ships. 

3 7 And there arose a great storm of 
wind, and the waves beat into the 
ship, so that it was now full. 

38 And he was in the hinder part of 
the ship, asleep on a pilloAV : and thej^ 
awake him, and say unto him. Mas- 
ter, carest thou not that vre perish ? 

39 And he arose, and ^rebuked the 
wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, 
be still. And the wind ceased, and 
there was a great calm. 

40 And he said unto them, Yv'hy are 
ye so fearful ? how is it that ye have 
no faith ? 

41 And they 'feared exceedingly, 
and said one to another, What man- 
ner of man is this, that even the wind 
and the sea obev him ? 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Clnnst casteth out the legion of devils : 21 Jairus'' 
suit for his daughter : 25 the bloodij issue healed, 
etc. 

AND ''they came over unto the 
other side of the sea, into the 
countrj' of the Gad-a-rene§'. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 4. 



3 Or, ripe. 
Eph. 4, 13 



t Rev.l4:,15 



u Mat. 13,31 
Lu. 13, 18 
Acts 2, 41 
Acts 4, 4 
Acts 5, 14 



V Mai. 1, 11 
Rev.11,15 



iuMat.13,34 
John 
16,13 



X Isa. 42, 4 
Mat. S, 
18,23 



y Job 28, 11 
Job 38, 11 
Ps. 29, 10 
Ps. 65, 5 
Ps. 89, 9 
Ps. 93, 4 
Nah. 1, 4 



z Ps.S3,8,9 



CHAP. 5. 



a Mat. 8, 28 



h Actsl6,17 
Phil. 2, 
10,11 



c Lev. 11, 7 
Deut.14,8 
Isa. 65, 4 



a 1 Ki.22,22 
Job 1, 12 
Job 2, 6 
Job 12, 16 
Mat.28,18 
Lu. 4, 36 
Eph. 1, 
20,23 
Col. 2, 10 
Heb. 2, 8 



e Rom. 
16, 20 
1 John 3,8 



/ Deut.5,25 
lKi.17,18 
Job 21, 14 
Job 22, 17 
Mat. 8, 34 
eh. 1, 24 
Lu. 5, 8 
Actsl6,39 
1 Cor. 2, 14 

920 



2 And when he was come out of the 
ship, immediately there met him out 
of the tombs a man with an unclean 
spirit, 

3 Who had his dv/elling among the 
tombs ; and no man could bind him, 
no, not with chams : 

4 Because that he had been often 
bound with fetters and chains, and 
the chains had been plucked asunder 
by him, and the fetters broken m 
pieces : neither could any man tame 
him. 

5 And always, night and day, he 
was in the mountains, and in the 
tombs, cr^^ing, and cutting himself 
with stones. 

6 But when he saw Je'§us afar off, 
he ran and hvorshipped him, 

7 And cried with a loud voice, and 
said, What have I to do with thee, 
Je'sus, thoic Son of the most high 
God ? I adjure thee by God, that 
thou torment me not. 

8 For he said unto him, Come out 
of the man, thou unclean spirit. 

9 And he asked him, What is thy 
name? And he answered, saying. 
My name is Legion: for we are 
many. 

10 And he besought him much that 
he would not send them away out of 
the country. 

11 Xow there was there nigh imto 
the mountains a great herd of ^swine 
feeding. 

12 And all the devils besought him, 
saying. Send us into the swine, that 
we may enter into them. 

13 And fortliAvith Je'sus'^gave them 
leave. And the unclean spirits went 
out, and entered into the swine : and 
the herd ran violently down a steep 
place into the sea, (they were about 
two thousand ;) and were choked in 
the sea. 

14 And they that fed the swine fled, 
and told it in the city, and m the 
country. And they went out to see 
what it was that was done. 

15 And they come to Jo'sus, and see 
him that was possessed with the 
devn, and had the legion, sitting, 
and clothed, and in his right mind : 
and they were afraid. 

16 And they that saw it told. them 
how it befell to him that was pos 
sessed with the devil, and cdso con- 
cerning the swine. 

17 And -^they began to pray him to 
depart out of their coasts. 



Jesus raiseth the 



ST. MARK, 6. 



daughter of Jairus, 



1 8 And when he was come into the 
ship, he ^that had been possessed 
with the devil prayed him that he 
might be with him. 

19 Howbeit Je'§us suffered him not, 
but saith unto him, Go home to thy 
friends, and tell them how great 
things the Lord hath done for thee, 
and hath had compassion on thee.* 

20 And he departed, and ''began 
to publish in De-cap'o-lis how great 
things Je'_§us had done for him : and 
all men did marvel. 

21 IF And 'when Je'sus Avas passed 
over again by ship unto the other 
side, much people gathered unto 
him : and he was nigh unto the sea. 

22 And, •'behold, there cometh one 
of the rulers of the synagogue, 
Ja-i'rus by name ; and when he saw 
him, he fell at his feet, 

23 And besought him greatly, say- 
ing, My little daughter lieth at the 
point of death : I pray thee, come 
and lay thy hands on her, that she 
may be healed ; and she shall live. 

24 And Je'^us went with him ; and 
much people followed him, and 
thronged him. 

25 II And a certain woman, ^' which 
had an issue of blood twelve years, 

26 And had suffered many things 
of many physicians, and had spent 
all that she had, and ^was nothing 
bettered, but rather grew worse, 

27 When she had heard of Je'§us, 
came in the press behind, ™and 
touched his garment. 

28 For she said, If I may touch bvit 
his clothes, I shall be whole. 

29 And "straightway the fountain 
of her blood was dried up ; and she 
felt in her body that she was healed 
of that plague. 

30 And Je's.is, immediately know- 
ing in himself that %nrtue had gone 
out of him, turned him about in the 
press, and said, Who touched my 
clothes ? 

31 And his disciples said unto him, 
Thou seest the multitude thronging 
thee, and say est thou, Who touched 
me? 

32 And he looked round about to 
see her that had done this thing. 

33 But the woman fearing and 
trembling, knowing what was done 
in her, came and fell down before 
him, and told him all the truth. 

34 And he said unto her. Daughter 
thy ^faith hath made thee whole; 

* T. 8. 38. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 5. 

q Ps. 116,12 
Lu. 8, 38 

h Isa. 63, 7 
Ex. 15, 2 
Ps. 116,16 
ITim. 
1,13 

i Gen,49 10 
Mat. 9. 1 

j Mat. 9,18 
Lu. 8, 40 
Actsl3,15 

fe Lev,15,25 
Mat. 9.20 
Lu, 8, 43 



I Ps. 108,12 

m ch. 3, 10 

Acts 5, 15 
Actsl9,12 

n Ex. 15, 26 

n Lu. 6, 19 

p Mat. 9, 22 
ch. 10, 52 
Lu. 7, 50 
Lu. 8, 48 
Lu. 17, 19 
Lu. 18, 42 
Acts 14, 9 

(/ Lu. 8, 49 



r Ps. 103,13 
John 11, 
25,40 

s John 
11, 11 



( Acts 9, 40 



u Ps. 33. 9 



V Mat.12,16 
Mat. 17, 9 
ch. 3, 12 
Lu. 5, 14 



CHAP. 6. 

a Mat.13,54 

Lu. 4. 16 

ft John 6,42 

c lsa,.53,2.3 
1 Cor,l,23 

cl Mat.12,46 
Gal. 1, 19 

c Mat. 11, 6 

/Mat.13,57 
John 4,44 

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go in peace, and be whole of thy 
plague. 

35 li While ^he yet spake, there 
came from the ruler of the syna- 
gogue's house certain which said, 
Thy daughter is dead : why troublest 
thou the Master any further ? 

36 As soon as Je'sus heard the word 
that was spoken, he saith unto the 
ruler of the synagogue, ''Be not 
afraid, only believe. 

37 And he suffered no man to fol- 
low him, savePe'ter, and James, and 
John the brother of Jame§. 

38 And he cometh to the house of 
the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth 
the tumult, and them that wept and 
wailed greatly. 

39 And when he was come in, he 
saith unto them, Why make ye this 
ado, and weep? the damsel is not 
dead, but 'sleepeth. 

40 And they laughed him to scorn. 
But ^vhen he had put them all out, 
he taketh the father and the mother 
of the damsel, and them that were 
with him, and entereth in where the 
damsel was lying. 

41 And he took the damsel by the 
hand, and said unto her, Tari-tha 
cij'mi; which is, being interpreted, 
Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 

42 And "straightway the damsel 
arose, and walked ; for she was 0/ 
the age of twelve years. And they 
were astonished with a great aston- 
ishment. 

43 And %e charged them straitly 
that no man should knoAV it; and 
commanded that something should 
be given her to eat. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Christ contemned br/his own countri/men. 16 John 
Baptist's death. 34 The miracle of the loaves and 
Jishes, etc. 

AND "he went out from thence, 
and came into his own country ; 
and his disciples follow him. 

2 And when the sabbath day was 
come, he began to teach in the syna- 
gogue : and many hearing hhn were 
astonished, sajang, ''From whence 
hath this man these things? and 
what wisdom is this which is given 
unto him, that even such mighty 
works are wrought by his hands ? 

3 Is ''not this the carpenter, the son 
of Ma'ry,''the brother of Jame§. and 
Jd'ses, and of Jii'da, and Sfmon ? and 
are not his sisters here with us ? And 
they ^were offended at him. 

4 But Je'sus said unto them, ^'A 



Tvielve apostles sent out. 



ST. MARK, 6. Joh^i the Baptist beheaded. 



H 
J 

N 



R 



prophet is not without honour, but 
in his own country, and among his 
own kin, and in his own house. 

5 And ^he could there do no mighty 
work, save that he laid his hands 
upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 

6 And ^he marvelled because of their 
unbelief. 'And he went round about 
the villages, teaching. 

T IFAnd •'he called u7ito him the 
twelve, and began to send them 
forth by two and two ; and gave 
chem power over unclean spirits ; 

8 And commanded them that they 
should take nothing for their jour- 
ney, save a staff only; no scrip, no 
bread, no ^moneyin their purse: 

9 Bat ^he shod with sandals ; and 
not put on two coats. 

10 And ^he said unto them. In what 
place soever ye enter into an house, 
there abide till ye dejoart from that 
place. 

11 And "'whosoever shall not receive 
you, nor hear you, wiien ye depart 
thence, shake ''off the dust under 
your feet for a testimony against 
them. "Verily I say unto you, It 
shall be more tolerable for Sod'om 
^and Go-mor'rha in the day of judg- 
ment, than for that city.H. 8. 36, 37;* 

12 And they went out, and preached 



that men should repen t. N. 12. 7-10;t 

13 And they cast out many devils, 
and ^anointed with oil many that 
were sick, and healed them. 

14 TAnd "^king Her'od heard of him ; 
(for his name was spread abroad :) 
and he said, That John the Bap'tist 
was risen from the dead, and there- 
fore mighty works do shew forth 
themselves in him. 

15 Others 'said. That it is E-lT'as. 
And others said, That it is a proph- 
et, or as one of the prophets. 

1 6 But 'when Her'od heard thereof, 
he said, It is John, whom I behead- 
ed : he is risen from the dead. 

1 7 For Her'od himself had sent forth 
and laid hold upon John, and bound 
him in prison forlle-rd'di-as' sake, his 
brother Phil'ip's wife : for he had 
married her. 

1 8 For John had said unto Her'od, 
It 'is not lawful for thee to have thy 
brother's wife. 

1 9 Therefore He-ro'di-as had ^a 
quarrel against him, and would 
have killed him ; but she could not : 

20 For Her'od "feared John, knowing 
that he was a. just man and an holy, 

* J. Luke 10. 14; f R. Luke 3. 8. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 6. 

fif Geii.19,22 

h Isa. 59, 1, 
2,16 

i Mat. 9, 35 

j Mat. 10, 1 
Lu. 9, 1 

1 The word 
signifleth 
a piece of 
brass 
money, in 
value 
somewhat 
less than 
a far- 
thing, but 
here it is 
taken in 
general 
for 
money. 

k Acts 12, 8 

1 Mat.10,11 

mMat.10,14: 

n Actsl3,51 
Acts 18, 6 

Heb. 
10,31 

2 or. 

p Jas. 5, 14 

q Mat. 14. 1 

r Mat.16,14 

s Lu. 3, 19 

t Lev.18,16 
Lev.20,21 
2 Tim. 4,2 
Heb. 13, 4 

3 Or, a7i 

inward 
grudge. 

u Mat.21,26 

4 Or, l<ept 
him, or, 

saved 
him. 

A. D. 32. 

V Mat. 14, 6 

'!(;Gen.40,20 

X Isa. 3, 16 

y Esth. 5, 
3,6 

Esth. 7, 2 
Eccl. 5, 2 
Rom. 1, 
28-31 
Keb. 11, 
36-38 
Jas. 2, 13 
Rev. 6, 
9-11 

3 Pro.12,10 

5 Or, one 

of his 
guard. 

a Acts 8, 2 

b Lu. 9, 10 

c Mat. 14. 13 

d ch. 3, 20 

e Ps. 86, 15 
Ps. Ill, 4 
Ps. 145, 8 
Mat. 9, 36 
Mat. 14,14 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 4, 15 
Heb. 5, 2 

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and "observed him ; and when he 
heard Imn, he did many things, and 
heard him gladly. 

21 And ''when a convenient day 
was come, that Her'od ""on his birth- 
day made a supper to his lords, high 
captains, and chief estates of Gal'i- 
lee; 

22 And when the daughter of the 
said He-ro'di-as came in, 'and danced, 
and pleased Her'od and them that 
sat with him, the king said untc 
the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever 
thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 

23 And he sware unto her, s' What- 
soever thou shalt ask of me, I will 
give it thee, unto the half of my 
kingdom. 

24 And she went forth.and said unto 
her mother. What shall I ask ? And 
she said, 'The head of John the 
Bap'tist. 

25 And she came in straightway 
with haste unto the king, and asked, 
saying, I vv^ill that thou give me by 
and by in a charger the head of John 
the Bap'tist. 

26 And the king was exceeding 
sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and 
for their sakes which sat with him, 
he would not reject her. 

27 And immediately the king sent 
an ^executioner, and commanded his 
head to be brought : and he went and 
beheaded him in the prison, 

28 And brought his head in a char- 
ger, and gave it to the damsel : and 
the damsel gave it to her mother. 

29 And when his disciples heard of 
it,thej came and "took up his corpse, 
and laid it in a tomb. 

30 "f And *the apostles gathered 
themselves together unto Je'§us, and 
told him all things, both what they 
had done, and what they had taught. 

31 And '^he said unto them, Come 3'e 
yourselves apart into a desert place, 
and rest a while : "^for there were 
many coming and going, and they 
had no leisure so much as to eat. 

32 And they departed into a desert 
place by ship privately. 

33 And the people saw them depart- 
ing, and many knew him, and ran 
afoot thither out of all cities, and out- 
went them, and came together unto 
him. 

34 And Je'sus, when he came out, 
saAv much people, and *was moved 
vdth compassion toward them, be 
ca>use they were as sheep not having 



Christ ivalketh on the sea. 



ST. MARK, T. 



The Pharisees reproved. 



I a shepherd : and -^'he began to teach 
[them many thmgs. L. 11. 24, 25. 

35 And i^when the day Y>^as now far 
spent, his disciples came unto him, 
and said. This is a desert place, and 
now the time is far passed : 

36 Send them away, that they may 
go into the country round about, and 
into the villages, and buy themselves 
bread : for they have nothing to eat. 

37 He answered and said unto them. 
Give ye them to eat. And they say 
unto him, '''Shall we go and buy two 
hundred ''pennyworth of bread, and 
give them to eat ? 

38 He saith unto them, How many 
loaves have ye? go and see. And 
when they knew, they say, ^Five,and 
two fishes. 

39 And he commanded them to 
m.ake all sit down 'by companies 
upon the green grass. 

40 And they sat down in ranks, by 
hundreds, and by fifties. 

41 And when he had taken the five 
loaves and the two fishes, he looked 
up to heaven, and -^blessed, and brake 
the loaves, and gave them to his dis- 
ciples to set before them ; and the 
two fishes divided he among them 
all. 

42 And they did all eat, and were 
filled. 

43 And they took up twelve baskets 
full of the fragments, and of the 
fishes. 

44 And they that did eat of the 
loaves were about five thousand men. 

45 H And ^straightway he con- 
strained his disciples to get into the 
ship, and to go to the other side be- 
fore \into Beth-sal-da, while he sent 
aw^ay the people. 

46 And when he had sent them 
away, he departed into a mountain 
to pray. 

47 And Hvhen even was come, the 
ship was in the midst of the sea, and 
he alone on the land, 

48 And he saw them toiling in row- 
ing ; for the wind was contrary unto 
them : and about the fourth watch of 
the night he cometh unto them, walk- 
ing upon the sea, and '"would have 
passed by them. 

49 But when they saw him walking 
upon the sea, they supposed it had 
been a spirit, and cried out : 

50 For they all saw him, and were 
troubled. And immediately he 
taJked with them, and saith unto 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 6. 

/ Isa. 54, 13 
Isa. 61, 1 
Lu. 9, 11 

(J Mat.14-,15 
Lu. 9, 12 

li Num. 11, 
13,23 
2 Ki. 4, 43 

6 The 
Roman 
penny is 
seven 
pence 
lialf- 
penny, 
Mat.18,28 

i Mat.14,17 
Mat. 15,34 
ch. 8. 5 
Lu. 9, 13 
John 6, 9 

7 tanquets, 
banquets. 
1 Cor, 
14,40 

j 1 Sam. 
9, 13 

Mat.26,26 
1 Tim. 4, 
4,5 

k Mat.14,22 
John 6,17 

8 Or, over 
against 
Beth- 
saicla. 

I Mat.14,23 
John 6, 
16,17 

m Lu. 24, 28 

n ch. 8, 17 

o Jer. 17, 9 
ch. 3, 5 
ch. 16, 14 
Rom. 8, 7 
Heb. 3, 13 

p Mat.14,34 

q Mat. 9, 20 
Acts 5, 15 

9 Or, it. 



CHAP. 7. 
a Mat. 15, 1 

1 Or, 

common. 

2 'tuith the 
flst, or, 
cliUgently. 
Theophy- 
laet, 

up to tlie 
elbow. 

3 Sex- 
tarius is 
about a 
pint and 
an half, 

4 Or, beds. 

b Mat. 15, 2 

c Isa. 29, 13 
Mat. 15, 8 
Titus 1, 
'4, 16 

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them. Be of good cheer : it is I ; be 
not afraid. 

5 1 And he went up unto them into 
the ship ; and the wind ceased : and 
they were sore amazed in themselves 
beyond measure, and wondered. 

52 For '*they considered not the r>iir- 
acle of the loaves: for "'their heart 
was hardened. 

53 And ^ when they had passed oyer, 
they came into the land of Gen- 
nes'a-ret, and drew to the shore. 

54 And wdien they were come out of 
the ship, straightway they knew him^ 

55 And ran through that wdiole re- 
gion round about, and began to carry 
about in beds those that were sick, 
where they heard he was. 

56 And whi.thersoever he entered, 
into villages, or cities, or country, 
they laid the sick in the streets, and 
besought him that they ^migiit touch 
if it were but the border of his gar- 
ment : and as many as touched ®him 
were m.ade vv^hole. 

CHAPTER T. 

1 Christ reproacheth the scribes and Pharisees for 
their hiipocrisy. 14 Meat defileth not a man. 
24 Christ heaieth the Si:','ophenician iooman''s 
daughter, 31 and one thatwas deaf. 

T HEIST ''came together unto him 
the Phar'i-sees, and certain of 
the scribes, Avhich came from Je-rii'- 
sa-lem. 

2 And when they sav/ some of his 
disciples eat bread with ^dcliled, that 
is to say, with unw ashen, hands, they 
found fault. 

3 For the Phar'i-sees, and all the 
Jewg, except they wash their hands 
"oft, eat not, holding the tradition of 
the elders. 

4 And v:he?i they come from the 
market, except they wash, they eat 
not. And many other things there 
be, which they have received to hold, 
as the washing of cups, and ^pots, 
brasen vessels, and of ^tables. 

5 Then ^the Phar'i-see§ and scribes 
asked him. Why walk not thy dis- 
ciples according to the tradition of 
the elders, but eat bread with un- 
washen hands ? 

6 He answered and said unto them, 



\V ell hath E-^a'ias prophesied of 7f ou 
hypocrit es, as it is written, f4hls peo^ 
pie honoureth me with ^Ae^>lips, but 
t heir heart is far from rne T 

7 Howbeit in yaiii do they worship 
me, teaching for doctrines the coin~ 
nia^dments of men. q. 10. 17-22. 

8 For laying aside the command- 



The Pharisees reproved. 



ST. MARK, 8. 



The deaf man healed. 



ment of God, ye hold the tradition of 
men, as the washing of pots and cups : 
and many other such like things ye 
do. 

9 And he said unto them. Full well 
ye ^reject the commandment of God, 
that ye may keep your own tradition. 

10 For M5'§e§ said, '^Honour thy fa- 
ther and thy mother ; and, 'Whoso 
curseth father or mother, let him die 
the death : 

11 But ye say. If a man shall say to 
his father or mother, It is -^ Cor 'ban, 
that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever 
thou mightest be profited by me ; he 
shall be free. 

12 And ye suffer him no more to do 
ought for his father or his mother ; 

13 Making the word of God of none 
effect through your tradition, which 
ye have delivered : and many such 
like things do ye. 

11: '[And when he had called all the 
people unto hhn., he said unto them, 
Hearken unto me every one of you, 
and understand : 

1 5 There is ^nothing from wdthout 
a man, that entering into him can 
defile him: but the things which 
come out of him, those are they that 
defile the man. 

16 If *any man have ears to hear, 
let him hear. 

1 7 And 'when he was entered into the 
house from the people, his disciples 
asked him concerning the parable. 

18 And he saith unto them, Are ye 
so Avithout understanding also ? Do 
ye not perceive, that whatsoever 
thing from without entereth into the 
man, it cannot defile him ; 

19 Because it entereth not into his 
heart, but into the belly, and goeth out 
into the draught, purging all meats ? 

20 And he said. That which cometh 



A. D. 32. 



out of the man, that defileth the m^ . 

21 For -^from within, out of the 
heart of men, proceed evil thoughts , 
adulteries, f orni cations, murders , 

22 Thefts, '^covetousness, wicked - 
ness, deceit, lasciviousness. an evi l 
eve, blasphemy, pride, foolishness : 

23 All these evil things come from 
within, and defile the man .* 

24 1" And ^from thence he arose, and 
went into the borders of Tfve and 
Si'don, and entered into an house, 
and would have no man know it: 
but he could not be hid. 

25 For a certain woman, whose 
young daughter had an unclean 

* C, Luke 1. 79. 



CHAP. 7. 

5 Or, 

frustrate. 
Isa. 24, 5 
Titus 1,14: 

d Ex. 20, 12 
Deut.5,16 
Mat. 15, 4 

e Ex. 21. 17 
Lev. 20, 9 
Pro. 20,20 

/ Mat. 15, 5 
Mat.23,18 
1 Tim. 5,8 

g Acts 10, 
14, 15 
Rom. 
14,17 
1 Cor. 8, 8 
1 Tim. 4,4 
Titus 1,15 

7i Mat. 11,15 

i Mat.15,15 

; Gen. 6, 5 
Gen. 8, 21 
Mat.15,19 
Acts 8, 22 
Gal. 5, 19 

6 covetous- 
nesses, 
wicked- 
nesses. 

k Mat.15,21 

7 Or. 
Gentile. 

I Mat. 10, 
5,6 

Actsl3,46 
Rom. 9, 4 
Eph. 2, 1^ 

?r..Josh. 
21, 45 
Mat. 9, 29 
ch. 9. 23 
IJohn 3,8 

n Mat.15,29 

Mat. 9, 32 
Lu. 11, 14 

p ch. 8, 23 
John 9.6 

q ch. 6. 41 
John 
11,41 
John 17,1 

r John 11, 
33, 38 

s Ps. 33, 9 
Isa. 35,5,6 
Mat. 11, 5 

t Isa. 42, 2 

ch. 5, 43 
ch. 8, 26 



CHAP. 8. 

a Mat.15,32 

b Ps. 86, 15 
Ps. Ill, 4 
Ps. 145, 9 
ch. 1, 41 
John 
13,15 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 4, 15 
Heb. .5. 2 
1 Pet.2,21 
IJohn 2,6 

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spirit, heard of him, and came and 
fell at his feet : 

26 The woman w^as a 'Greek, a 
Sy-ro-phe-ni'gian by nation ; and she 
besought him that he vv^ould cast 
forth the devil out of her daughter. 

27 But Je'§us said unto her, 'Let the 
children first be filled : for it is not 
meet to take the children's bread, 
and to cast it unto the dogs. 

28 And she answered and said un 
to him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs 
under the table eat of the children's 
crumbs, 

29 And he said unto her, For this 
saying go thy way ; the devil is gone 
out of thy daughter. 

30 And when she w^a,s 'come to her 
house, she found "'the devil gone out, 
and her daughter laid upon the bed. 

31 *ilAnd "again, depa^rting from the 
coasts of Tyre and Si'don, he came 
unto the sea of GaFi-lee, through the 
midst of the coasts of De-cap'o-lis. 

32 And ''they bring unto him one 
that w^as deaf, and had an impedi- 
ment in his speech ; and they be- 
seech him to put his hand upon him. 

33 And he took him aside from the 
multitude, and put his fingers into 
his ears, and he ^'spit, and touched 
his tongue ; 

34: And ^-looking up to heaven, 'he 
sighed, and saith unto him, Eph'- 
pha-tha, that is. Be opened. 

3 5 And 'straightway his ears were 
opened, and the string of his tongue 
was loosed, and he spake plain. 

3 6 And 'he charged them that they 
should tell no man : but the more he 
charged them, so much the more a 
great deal they published it; 

37 And were beyond measure as- 
tonished, saying. He hath done all 
things well: he maketh both the 
deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Christ feedeth the peo2yle miracitlotisly ; 22 giveth 
a blind man his sight, etc. 

I'N those days "the multitude being 
very great, and having nothing 
to eat, Je'§us called his disciples U7i- 
to him, and saith unto them, 

2 I have ^compassion on the multi- 
tude, because they have now been 
with me three days, and have noth- 
ing to eat : 

3 And if I send them away fasting 
to their own houses, they will faint 
by the way : for divers of them 
came from far. 



Four thouscm.d fed. 



ST. MARK, 8. The blind restored to sight. 



4 And his disciples answered him, 
From whence "can a man satisfy 
these 'men with bread here in the 
wilderness ? 

5 And "^he asked them. How many 
loaves have ye? And they said, 
Seven. 

6 And he commanded the people to 
sit down on the ground : and he 
took the seven loaves, and 'gave 
thanks, and brake, and gave to his 
disciples to set before them; and 
they did set them before, the people. 

7 And they had a few small fishes : 
and he -^blessed, and commanded to 
set them also before them. 

8 So they did eat, and were filled : 
and they took up of the broken meat 
that was left seven baskets. 

9 And they that had eaten were 
about four thousand : and he sent 
them away. 

10 IF And ^straightway he entered in- 
to a ship with his disciples, and came 
into the parts of Dal-ma-nii'tha. 

11 And ^the Phar'i-see§ came forth, 
and began to question with him, 
seeking of him a sign from heaven, 
tempting him. 

12 And he sighed deeply in his 
spirit, and saith. Why doth this gen- 
eral/ion seek after a sign ? verily I 
say unto you, There shall no sign be 
given unto this generation. 

13 And he left them, and entering 
into the ship again departed to the 
other side. 

14 1"]Srow Hhe disciples had forgot- 
ten to take bread, neither had they 
in the ship with them more than one 
loaf. 

1 5 And •'he charged them, saying, 
Take heed, beware of the leaven of 
the Pharl-see§, and of the leaven of 
Her'od. 

16 And they reasoned among them- 
selves, saying, It is -^because we have 
no bread. 

17 And when Je'gus knew it, he 
saith unto them. Why reason ye, be- 
cause ye have no bread ? ^perceive ye 
not yet, neither understand ? have 
ye your heart yet hardened ? 

18 Having eyes, see ye not? and 
having ears, hear ye not ? and do ye 
not remember ? 

19 When "T brake the five loaves 
aaxLong five thousand, how many 
baskets full of fragments took ye 
up ? They say unto him, Twelve. 

20 And "v/hen the seven among 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 8. 



c Num. 11, 
21,23 
2 Ki. 4, 
42, 43 
2 Ki. 7 2 



cZ Mat.15,34 
ch. 6, 38 

e Deut.8,10 
1 Tim. 4, 
4,5 

/Mat.14,19 
cii. 6, 41 

q Mat.15,39 

/i Mat.12,38 
Mat. 16, 1 
John 6,30 



i Mat. 18, 5 

j Mat. 16, 6 
Lu. 12, 1 
1 Cor. 5, 7 



k Mat. 16, 7 
I ch. 6, 52 



)nMat.24,20 
ch. 6, 43 
Lu. 9, 17 
John D,13 



)i Mat.15,37 
ch. 6, 52 
V ch. 7, 33 



a Mat. 8, 4 
ch. 5, 43 



r Mat.16,13 
Lu. 9, 18 



s Mat. 14, 2 



t Mat. 16, 6 
John 6,69 
John 
11,27 

u Mat.16,20 

V Mat. 16,21 

Mat.17,22 
Lu. 9, 22 

%v Rom. 8, 7 
1 Cor.2,14 

X Mat.10,38 
Mat.16,24 
Lu. 9, 23 
Lu. 14, 27 
Gal. 5, 24 
Gal. 6, 14 

y John 
12,25 
Rev.12,11 

925 



four thousand, how many baskets 
full of fragments took ye up ? And 
they said. Seven. 

21 And he said unto them. How is it 
^that ye do not understand ? 

22 IT And he cometh to Beth-sa'i-da ; 
and they bring a blind man unto 
him, and besought him to touch him. 

23 And he took the blind man b}^ 
the hand, and led him out of the 
town ; and when ^he had spit on his 
eyes, and put his hands upon him, he 
asked him if he saw ought. 

24 And he looked up, and said, I see 
men as trees, walking. 

25 After that he put his hands again 
upon his eyes, and made him look up : 
and he was restored, and savv^ every 
man clearly. 

26 And he sent him away to his 
house, saying, ISTeither go into the 
town, ?nor tell it to any in the town. 

27 T And '■Je'gus went out,^and his 
disciples, into the towns of Qaes-a-re'a 
Phi-lip'pi : and by the way he asked 
his disciples, saying unto them, 
Whom do men say that I am ? 

28 And they answered, «John the 
Bap'tist : but some say, E-lf as ; and 
others. One of the prophets. 

29 And he saith unto them. But 
whom say ye that I am ? And Pe^tgr 
answereth and saith unto him, 'Thou 
art the Christ. 

30 And "he charged them that they 
should tell no man of him. 

31*^ And 'he began to teach them, 
that the Son of man must suffer many 
things, and be rejected of the elders, 
and of the chief priests, and scribes, 
and be killed, and after three days 
rise again. 

32 And he spake that saying openly. 
And Pe'tSr took him, and began to 
rebuke him. 

33 But when he had turned about 
and looked on hisdisciples,herebuked 
Pe'tgr, saying. Get thee behind me, 
Sa'tan : "for thou savour est not the 
things that be of God, but the things 
that be of men. 

34TAnd when he had called the 
people unto hhn with his disciples 
also, he said unto them, ^Whosoever 
will come after me, let him deny 
himself, and take up his cross, and 
follow me. 

35 For nvhosoever will save his life 
shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose 
his life for my sake and the gospel's, 
the same shall save it. 

2 



■^ --^■-'■-^'-'^^-^— -'-■- — - — 



Jesus is transjigured. 



ST. IVIARK, 9. 



A dumb spirit cast forth. 



H r 36 For what shall it profit a man, if 
he shall ^ain the whole world, and 
lose his own sou ll 
^7 Or what shall a man ^ive in ex- 
cl iange for his souT ? H. 9. 42-48 

8 Whosoever 'therefore shall be 



o- 



asham e d of me and of my words in 
this adulterous and sinful generati on ; 
of him also shall the iSon of man be 
ashamed, when he cometh in the glory 
of his Jbather with the holy ange ls.* 

CHAPTER 9. 

i Jesus transjigured : 11 instructeth his clisdples con- 
cerning Elias ; 14 castetk forth a dumb and deaf 
spiiii ; 30 foretelleth his death. 

AND he said unto them,"Yerily I 
say unto you, That there "^ be 
some of them that stand here, which 
shall not taste of death, till they have 
seen the kingdom of God come with 
power. 

2 ^li And "^af ter six days Je'gus taketh 
ifjith him Pe'ter, and James, and 
John, and leadeth them up into an 
high mountain apart by themselves : 
and he was transfigured before them. 

3 And his raiment became shining, 
exceeding '^white as snow; so as no 
fuller on earth can white them. 

4 And there appeared unto them 
E-li'as with M5'se§ : and they were 
talking with Je'gus. 

5 And Pe'ter ansv/ered and said to 
Je'sus, Master, it is good for us to be 
here: and let us make three taber- 
nacles ; one for thee, and one for Mou- 
ses, and one for E-lf as. 

6 For he wist not what to say ; for 
they were sore afraid. 

7 And there was *a cloud that over- 
shadowed them: and a voice came 
out of the cloud, saying, This is my 
beloved Son : -^hear him. 

8 And suddenly, when they had 
looked round about, they saw no 
man any more, save Je'sus only with 
themselves. 

9 And ^'as they came down from the 
mountain, he charged them that they 
should tell no man what things they 
had seen, till the Son of man were 
rise«i from the dead. 

10 And they kept that saying with 
themselves, questioning one with an- 
other what the rising from the dead 
should mean. 

1 1 f And they asked him, saying, 
Whv say the scribes Hhat E-lfas 
must first come ? 

1 2 And he answered and told them, 
E-li'as verily cometh first, and restor- 
eth all things ; and 'how it is written 

* T. Luke 6. 45. 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 8. 

2 Mat.10,33 
Lu. 9, m 
Lu. 12. 9 
Rom. 1,16 
2 Tim. 1,8 
2 Tim. 
2,12 
1 John 
2,23 



CHAP. 9. 

a Mat.16,28 
Lu. 9, 27 

h Mat.24:,30 
Mat.25,31 
Lu. 22, 18 
Heb. 2,8,9 

c Mat. 17, 1 
Lu. 9, 28 

a Dan. 7, 9 
Mat. 28, 3 

e Ex. 40, 34 
Isa. 42, 1 
2 Pet.1,17 

/Heb. 1,1,2 
Heb. 2, 3 
Heb. 12, 
25,26 

g Mat. 17, 9 

h Mai. 4, 5 
Mat.17,10 

i Gen. 3, 15 
Num.21,9 
Ps. 22, 6 
Isa. 50, 6 
Isa. 53, 2 
Dan. 9, 26 
Zech.lo,7 
Jobn 3,14 

j Lu. 23, 11 
Phil. 2, 7 

fc Mat. 11, 14 
Mat.17,12 
Lu. 1, 17 

I Mat.17,14 
Lu. 9, 37 

1 Or,among 
your- 
selves. 

TOMat.17,14 
Lu. 9, 38 

2 Or, 
daslieth 
Mm. 

;ach. 1, 26 
Lu. 9, 42 

2 Chr. 

20,20 
Mat.17,20 
ch. 11, 23 
Lu. 17, 6 
John 
11,40 
Acts 14, 9 

pEph. 2,8 
Phil. 1, 29 

q Actsl0,38 
IJohn 3,8 

926 



of the Son of man, that he must suffer 
many things, and -^be set at nought. 

13 But I say unto you,'^That E-li'as 
is indeed come, and they have done 
unto him vv^hatsoever they listed, as 
it is written of him. 

14^And Vhen he came to his dis- 
ciples, he saw a great multitude about 
them, and the scribes questioning 
with them. 

1 5 And straightway all the people, 
when they beheld him, were greatly 
amazed, and running to h^77^ saluted 
him. 

16 And he asked the scribes, What 
question ye ^with them ? 

IT And '"one of the multitude an- 
swered and said, Master, I have 
brought unto thee my son, which 
hath a dumb spirit ; 

18 And wheresoever he taketh him, 
he ^teareth him : and he foameth,and 
gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth 
away : and I spake to thy disciples 
that they should cast him out ; and 
they could not. 

19 He answereth him, and saith, O 
faithless generation, how long shall I 
be with you ? how long shall I suffer 
you ? bring him unto me. 

20 And they brought him unto him : 
and when "he saw him, straightway 
the spirit tare him ; and he fell on the 
ground, and wallowed foaming. 

21 And he asked his father, How 
long is it ago since this came unto 
him ? And he said, Of a child. 

22 And ofttimes it hath cast him 
into the fire, and into the waters, to 
destroy him: but if thou canst do 
any thing, have compassion on us, 
and help us. 

23 Je'sus said unto him, *If thou 
canst believe, all things are possible 
to him that believeth. 

24: And straightway the fatherof the 
child (^ried out, and said with tears, 
Lord, I believe ; ^help thou mme un- 
belief. 

25 When Je'gus saw that the people 
came running together, he ^rebuked 
the foul spirit, saying unto him, 
Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge 
thee, come out of him, and enter no 
more into him. 

26 And the spirit cried, and rent 
him sore, and came out of him : and 
he was as one dead ; insomuch that 
many said. He is dead. 

27 But Je'§us took him by the hand 
and lifted him up ; and he arose. 



Christ for etelleth his death. ST. MARK, 10. He disputeth vnth Pharisees. 



28 And ''when he was come into the 
house, his disciples asked him pri- 
vately, Why could not we cast him 



out? 



A. D. 32. 



it off : it is better for thee to enter 



CHAP. 9. 



29 And he said unto them, This 
kind can come forth by nothmg, but 
by prayer and fasting. 

30 "^And they dex)arted thence, and 
passed through Gal'Mee ; and he 
would not that any man should 
know it. 

31 For *he taught his disciples, and 
said unto them. The Son of man is 
delivered into the hands of men, and 
they shall kill him ; and after that he 
is killed, he shall rise the third day. 

32 But they miderstood not that' 
saying, and were afraid to ask him. !^ , ^^^, ^2,3 

33 *TAnd ^he came to Ca-pSr'na-um :l^^ \^^^ ^^ ^^ 
and being m the house he asked j^^^^^'^^'^g 
them, What was it that ye disputed! *^j^^' ^^ ^ 
among yourselves by the way ? \ Lu. 17, i 

34Buf they held their peace: "for ' 3 or, caxtse 
by the way they had disputed among! Hff^nri. 
themselves, who should be the great- P>ut.i3,6 
est. 

35 And he sat down, and called the 
twelve, and saith unto them. If 'any ^j^^ qq 24 
man desire to be first, the same shall 
be last of all, and servant of all. 

36 And 4ie took a child, and set 
him in the midst of them : and when 
he had taken him in his arms, he 
said unto them, 

3 7 Whosoever shall receive one of 
such children in my name, receiveth 



into lite maimed, than liaving two 

iiands to go into hell, into the fire 

^' ^^^- '' '^'tiiat never shall be quenched : 

not, 



s Mat.17,22 
Lu. 9, a 

t Mat. 18, 1 
Lu. 9. 46 
Lu. 22, 24 

It Pro. 13,10: 

V Mat. 20, 
26,27 
ch. 10, 43 
Jas. 4, 6 

It' Mat. IS, 2 
ch. 10, 16 

X Mat. 10.40 
Lu. 9, 48 
John 
13, 20 

y Num. 
11,28 



44 W here '^their worm dieth 
and the fire is not quenched. 



45 And if thy toot otiencrthee, cut 
it olf : it IS better for thee to enter 



halt into lite, than having two feet 



to be cast into hell, into the tire that 
never shall be quenched : 



H 



4(j VV here their worm dieth not, and | 



the fire is not quenched , 

4VAnd if tliine eye '^oifend thee, 

pluck 'it out : it is better for thee to 

enter into the kingdom of God with 



one eye, than havmg two eyes to be 
cast into hell fire l 

48 V\ here their wonn dieth not, and 
the fire is not quenched . K. 12. 36., 

4y l^'or every one shall be salted 
with fire, and -^every sacrifice shall be 
salted with salt. 

50 Salt ^is good : but if the salt have 
lost his saltness, wherewith will ye 
Plave *salt in yourselves, 
and 'liave neace one with another. 
CHAPTER 10. 

2 Qf divorcement. 13 Christ blesseth children ; 23 tell- 
e'th the danger of riches. 46 £lind Jiurtimceu.^ re- 
ceiveth sight. 

A XD ''he arose from thence, and 
e Rom 8 13 > ^^ coiiieth iuto the coastsof Jii-dse'a 

Gal. .5.' 24 1 bj^ the farther side of Jor'dan: and 
/Lev. 2 13 -the people resort unto him again; 

43^,'24" land, as he was wont, he taught them 



Mat. isf I season it ? 

Col. 3, 5 
Heb. 12, 1 



2Thes.l,9 

4 Or, cause 
tJiee to 
offend. 



(7 Mat. 5, 13 'again, 
me : and -"whosoever shall receiveme, ^u. 14, 34 1 2 ^ And Hhe Phar'i-sees came to him, 
receiveth not me, but him that sent'iEph. 4.^29, and asked him. Is it lawful for a 

man to put away his wife ? tempting 

him. 
3 And he answered and said unto 

them, AVhat did Mo'ses command 

iyou? 

I 4 And they said. 'Mo'ses suffered to 

write a bill of divorcement, and to 

put her away. 

5 And Je'§us answered and said un- 
to them, For '^the hardness of your 
heart he wrote you this precept. 

6 But from the beginning of the 



Col. 4, 6 

i Rom. 
12,18 
Rom. 
14, 19 
2 Cor. 
13,11 
2 Tim. 
2,22 
Heb. 
12, 14 



A. D. 33. 

CHAP. 10. 



ine. 

38 '[And 2' John answered him, say- 
ing. Master, we saw one casting out 
devils in thy name, and he followeth 
not us : and we forbad him, because 
he followeth not us. 

39 But Je'sus said. Forbid him not : 
for 'there is no man w^hicli shall do a 
miracle in my nauie, that can lightly 
speak evil of me. 

40 For "he that is not against us is 
on our part. 

41 For ^whosoever shall give you a 
jLip of water to drink in my name, 
because ye belong to Christ, verily I 
say unto you, he shall not lose his 
reward. 

42 And '"whosoever shall offend one 
of these little ones that believe in me, 
it is better for him that a millstone 
were hanged about his neck, and he 
were cast into the sea. 

43 And if thy hand ^offend thee, cut ! Eph^s^'sij 11) And in the house his disciples 
' ■ 907' 



a Mat. 19, 1 creation God 'made them male and 
female. 

7 For -^this ca.use shall a man leave 
b Mat. i9,3jhis father and mother, and cleave to 
c Deut.24_,i ihis wife ; 

8 And they twain shall be one flesh : 
so then they are no more twain, but 
one flesh. 

9 What therefore God hath joined 
'Gen. 2, 24!together, let not man put asunder. 

lCor._6,16i -1 ,-v \.^j -^ ^v.^ V,^no^ V.io /qiooiS^l 



John 
10,40 
John 11,7 



Mat. 5, 31 

d Deut. 9, 6 
Actsl3,18 

e Gen. 1, 27 
Gen. 5, 2 



'jhristhlesseth young cJiildr en. ST. MARK, 10. 



He foretelleth his death. 



asked him agai^i of the same mat- 
ter. 

11 And he saith unto them, Whoso- 
ever -''shaU xDut away his wife, and 
maiTj' another, connnitteth adultery 
against her. 

12 And if a woman shall put away 
her husband, and be married to an- 
other, she committeth adulter^'^. 

13 I" And Hhey brought young chil- 
dren to him, that he should touch 
them: and his disciples rebuked 
those that brought them. 

11 But when Je'sus saw it, he was 
much displeased, and said imto them, 
Suffer the little children to come 
mito me. and forbid them not: for 
'of such is the kmgdom of God. 

15 Yeril y I say mito yo u, -^Whoso- 



A. D. 33. 



go 



ever shall_J.iot receive th e kingdom 
of God as ji lit tle child, he shall not 
enter therein. 0. 12. 28-30. 

1 6 And '^lie took them up in his 
arms, put his hands upon them, and 
blessed them. 

IT *i[And ^when he was gone forth 
into the wav, there came one run- 
ning, and kneeled to him, and asked 
him, Good Master, what shall I do 
that I may inherit eternal life ? 

IS And Je'sns said unto him. Why 
callest thou me good ? there is none 
good but one, that is, God. 

19 Thou knoYfest the command- 
ments, '"Do not commit adulterj^, 
Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not 
bear false witness, Defraud not, 
Honour thy father and mother. 

20 And he answered and said unto 
him. Master, all these have I observed 
from my youth. 

21 Then^e'sus beholding him loved 
him, and said unto him, One thmg 
thou lackest : go thy way, sell w^hat- 
soever "thou hast, and give to the 
poor, and thou shalt have treasure 
in 'lieaven : and come, take up ^the 
cross, and follow me. 

22 And he was sad at that saying, 
and went away grieved : for he had 

[great possessions. G. Luke 6. 49= 

23 TAnd^Je'sus looked round about, 
and saith unto his disciples, Hoay 
hardly shall they that have riches 
enter into the kingdom of God I 

21 And the disciples were astonished 
at his words. But Je'sus answereth 
again, and saith unto them. Children, 
how hard is it for them '"that trust in 
riches to enter mto the kingdom of 
God! 



CHAP. 10. 



g Mat. 5, 32 
Mat. 19, 9 
Lu. 10, 18 
Rom. 7, 3 



h Mat.19,13 
Lu. 18, 15 



i 1 Cor. 
li, 20 



j Mat. 18,3 
k Isa.iO.ll 



I Mat.19,16 
Lu. 18, 18 



771 Ex. 20 
Rom. 13,9 
Jas. 2, 11 



11 A«ts 2, 4A 
ITim. 
6,18 

Mat. 6, 
19, 20 
Mat.19,21 
Lu. 12, 33 
Lu. 16, 9 



13. 31. 

unto 

have 



first shall 



p Actsl4:,22 
2 Tim. 
3,12 



q Mat.19,23 
Lu. 18, 24 



r Job 31, 24 

Ps. 52, 7 ■ 
Ps. 62, 10 
ITim. 
6,17 



s Jer. 32,17 
Mat.19,26 
Lu. 1, 37 
Heb. 7, 25 



t Mat.19.27 
Lu. 18, 28 



-(( 2Clir.25,9 
Ps. 19, 11 
Lu. 18, 30 

V Actsl4:,22 
lThes.3,3 
2 Tim. 
3, 12 
Heb. 12, 6 



at,'Mat.l9,30 
Mat.20,16 
Lu. 13, 30 

X Mat.20,17 
Lu. 18, 31 

V ch. S, .31 
ch. 9. 31 
Lu. 9. 22 
Lu. 18, 31 

z Mat.20,20 
928 



25 It is easier for a camel to 
through the eye of a needle, than for 
a rich man to enter into the king- 
dom of God. 

26 And they were astonished out of 
measure, saying among themselves. 
Who then can be saved ? 

27 And Je'sus looking upon them 
saith, With men it is impossible, but 
not with God: for nvith God all 
t hings are possible . K. 

28 VI "hen ^Fe'tgr began to say 
him, Lo, we have left all, and 
follovred thee. 

29 And Je'sus ansvYered and said. 
Verily I say unto you, There is no 
man that hath left house, or brethren, 
or sisters, or father, or mother, or 
wife, or children, or lands, for my 
sake, and the gospel's, 

30 But "he shall receive an hundred- 
fold now in this time, houses, and 
brethren, and sisters, and mothers, 
and children, and lands, with 'perse- 
cutions: and in the world to come 
eternal life. 

31 But "many that are 
be last : and the last first. 

3 2 IT And ^^they were in the way goin g 
up to Je-ru'sa-lem: and Je'sus went 
before them : and they were amazed ; 
and as they followed, they were 
afraid. And 4ie took again the 
twelve, and began to tell them what 
things should happen unto him, 

33 laying. Behold, we go up to Je- 
ru'sa-lem ; and the Son of man shall 
be delivered unto the chief priests, 
and unto the scribes : and they shall 
condemn him to death, and shall de- 
liver him to the Gen'tiles : 

34 And they shall mock him. and 
shall scourge him. and shall spit up- 
on him, and shall kill him : and the 
third day he shall rise again. 

35 ""And 'James and John, the sons 
of Zeb'e-dee. com^e unto him, saying. 
Master, we would that thou should- 
est do for us whatsoever we shall 
desire. 

36 And he said unto them. What 
would ye that I should do for you ? 

37 They said unto him. Grant unto 
us that we may sit, one on thy right 
jhand, and the other on thy left hand, 
I in thy glory. 

38 I3ut Je'§us said unto them, 
know not what ye ask 
drink of the cup that I drink of ? and 
be baptized with the baptism that I 
;am baptized Y\'ith ? 



Ye 



can ye 



BaMinicmcs o'estored to sight. ST. MARK, 11. Christ rideth into Jerusaleri 



o. 



39 And thev said imto Miii. AVe- ^ d. 33. 



CHAPTER 11. 



And Je'siis said unto them. 



Christ 'tHcletJi into Jerusalem: 12 cursethaf-ndtless 
fig tree: 27 silenceth the priests. 



A XD ''when they came nigh to Je- 



can. x^na j e slis isaia luilu Li±t;iii, i 

"Ye shall indeed drink of the cup chap. lo. 

that I drink of ; and with the baptismj 

that I am baptized withal shall ye^Re^iyi-^ ru'sa-lem,ujito Beth 'pha-ge and 

be baptized: ' !Beth''a-ny. at the mount of ^01 ives, 

40 But to sit on my right hand and ^^ J^s.i, s i^g sendeth forth two of his disciples, 
on my left hand is not mine to give J^ ^^at 20 2^ ^ And saith imto them, Go your 
but it shall be gicea Ho them for * '~ .wayinto the^illage over agamst you: 
whom it is preipared. riLu.22, 25 and as soon as ye be entered into it, 

■11 And ^when the ten heard it, they 1 . ye shall fuid a colt tied, whereon 

began to be much displeased vritli^ JJ^'.^f^^''^^ never man sat ; loose him, and bring 
James and John. - j 'Jiiin. 

42 But Je'sus called them to Tdm.e^ax. 20, \ ,3^And if any man say unto you, 
and saith unto them, --"1 e know that ^ ch. 9, 35 '^vVhy do ye this? say ye that '^^the 

Lu. 9, 48 XordhathVeed of hmi : and straigiit- 
f John ^^y ^6 "^^^ send him liither, 

' 13, li 



they 



which ^are accounted to inile 
over the Gen'tiles exercise lordship 
over them ; and their great ones ex- 
ercise authority uioon them. 
43 But *so shall it not be among 

but whosoever will be great ^ g^^| ^*^ a.nd they loose him 

' " 2i, 26 ' " " ' " 



-',— 4 And thev went then* wav, and 
Heb."!;! found the colt tied by the door with- 
out in a place where two ways met ; 



you, 



shall be vour minis- 



vou 
among 
ter : 

44 And whosoever of you will be 
the chiefest, shall be servant of 
all. 

4-.^ For pvp-n /fhft Sou of ^■\^f^r\ c^une 
n nt to hp ^^-n^^-n^>tprprl mito. but to 



Tt-ii-iTkfpi- ai-ir1 to ygivft his lifps a r^u - 



^ , oAnd certain of them that stood 

1 Tim*^-7~6 there said unto them, AVhat do ve, 

Titus 2,ii loosmg the colt ? 

jiATat^o^o' ^ And they said unto them even as 

Lu. is.'sB Je'sus had commanded : and they 

let them go. 

' I^.U:5:q T And they brought the colt to Je'- 

Re?^->^i6 §^^^- and cast then- garments on hhii; 

and he '''sat upon him. 



I som for many. D. 14. 22-24. 

46 *rAnd ^'they came J:o J er'i-cho : 2 or. saved | 8 And 'many spread their gaiTuents 
and as he went out of Jer'i-ch5 withi Mat. 9,22111 the way T and others cut do^^ii 



branches off the trees, and strawed 

theni in the way. 

_ 9 And they that went before, and 

'they that followed, cried, -''saying, 

Ho-san'na ; Blessed ^5 he that cometh 

in the name of the Lord : 

10 Blessed he the kmgdoni of our 

father Da'^ud, that cometh in the 

'name of the Lord: -''Ho-san'na in the 
CHAP. 11. . . j^^g^_ 



liis disciples and a great number of 
people, blmdBar-ti-mae 'us, the son of J isa.35 
Ti-mse'us, sat by the highway side 
begging. 

47 And ^\ hen he heard that it was 
Je'sus of Xaz'a-reth, he began to ciy 
out, and say, Je'sus, thou'souotT)^'- 
vid, have mercy on me. 

4S And manj' charged him that he 
should hold hisiDeace: but he cried 
the more a gTeat deal, Thou son of a Mat. 21,1' 11 And ^Je'sus entered into Je-rii'sa- 
Da'vid, have mercy on me. john^' ~^ lem. and into the temple : and when 

49 And Je'sus stood still, and com- 12, i± ihe had looked roimd about upon all 
nianded him to be called. And ihey ^'thuigs. and now the eventide was 
call the blind man. saying unto him. '^^^^^"^'■'^ come, he went out imto Beth'a-ny 
Be of good comfort, rise ; he calleth c Actsio,36 with tlie twelve. 

thee. I Hei3-i*2 12TAnd 'oil the morrow, when 

50 And he, casting awav his ear-' . ^. - „o they were come from Beth'a-nv, he 
ment. rose, and came to J e sus. zech.a 9 was hmigiy : 

51 And Je'sus answered and said' , | 13 And'-'seemg a fig tree afar oft 
unto him, What wilt thou that I ^ *^^^^ ^'^' ^ having leaves, he came, if haply he 
■should do unto thee? The bhnd fp3.1i8.-26 might find any thing thereon : "and 
man said imto him. Lord, that I ^^a. 62, 11 jT;Yhen he came to it. he found nothing 
might receive my sight. ! ' 

52 And Je'sus said unto him. Go thy' ' ~ not yet. 

way; thy "faith hath "made thee /iMat.2i,i2| 14 And Je'sus answered and said 
whole. And immediately -'he re- . ^ 'unto it, No man eat fruit of thee 
ceived his sight, and followed Je'sus ^ ^^^^--^-^^ hereafter for ever. And his disciples 
in the wav. " ' j ^lat 21 19 heard it. 

(59) 929 ' * 



Ps.ii8 I'b^-'t leaves; for the thne of figs was 



Of faith hi prayer. 



ST. MARK, 12. 



Lf 



1 5 HAnd Hhey come to Je-ru'sa-lem : 
and Je'§us went into the temple, and 
began to cast out them that sold and 
bought in the temple, and overthrew 
the tables of the moneychangers, 
and the seats of them that sold doves; 

16 And would not suffer that any 
man should csivvj a^iyYQ^^oi through 
the temple. 

17 And he taught, saying unto 
them. Is it not written, 'My house 
shall be called ^of all nations the 
house of prayer ? but ™ye have made 
it a den of thieves. 

1 8 And '-the scribes and chief priests 
heard it, and sought how they might 
destroy him: for they feared him, 
because all ''the people was astonished 
at his doctrine 

19 And when even was come, he 
went out of the city. 

20 TAnd ^in the morning, as they 
passed by, they saw the fig tree 
dried up from the roots. 

21 And Pe'ter calling to remem- 
brance saith unto him, Master, be- 
hold, the fig tree which thou cursedst 
is withered away 

22 And Je'sus answering saith unto 
them, ^Have faith in God, 

23 For ?verily I say unto you. That 
whosoever shall say unto this moun- 
tain, Be thou removed, and be thou 
cast into the sea; and shall not 
doubt in his heart, but shall belief" 
that those things which he saith 
shall come to pass; he shall have 
whatsoever he saith. 

24 Therefore I sayimto you '"What 
things soever ye desire, Avlien ye 
pray, believe that ye receive them, 
and ye shall have them . 

^5 And when ye stand praying, 'for- 
give, it ye have ought against a,n^ : 
that your .blather also which is in 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 11. 

k Mat.21,12 
Lu. 19, 45 
John 2,14 

I Isa. 56, 7 
Isa. 60, 7 
Zech.2,11 

1 Or, an 

house of 
prayer 
for all 
nations ? 

m Jer. 7, 11 

n Mat.21,45 
Lu. 19, 47 

Mat. 7, 28 
ch. 1, 22 
Lu. 4, 32 

p Mat.21,19 

2 Or, Have 
the faith 
of God. 

q Mat.17,20 
Mat.21,21 
Lu. 17, 6 

r Mat. 7, 7 
Lu. 11. 9 
John 
14, 13 
John 15,7 
John 
18.24 
Jas. 1,5,6 

s Mat. 6, 14 
Col. 3, 13 
Eph. 4, 32 

t Mat.18,35 

11 Mat.21,23 
Lu. 20, 1 

3 Or, thing. 

V Mat. 3, 5 
Mat. 14, 5 
ch. 6, 20 

tv Job 5, 13 
Ps. 9, 15 
Ps. 33, 10 
1 Cor.3,19 



heaven may forgive you your tres- 
i passes . L. Luke 1. 50. 

^2B~But ^if ye do not forgive, neither 
will your Father Avhich is in heaven 
forgive your trespasses. 

27 TTAnd they come again to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem: and "as he was walking in the 
temple, there come to him the chief 
priests, and the scribes, and the eld- 
ers, 

28 And say unto him. By what au- 
thority doest thou these things ? and 
who gave thee this authority to do 
these things ? 

29 And Je'§us answered and said 
unto them, I will also ask of you one 



CHAP. 12. 

a Ps. 80, 8 
Song 8,11 
Isa. 5, 1 
Jer. 2, 21 
Mat.21,33 
Lu. 20, 9 

6 2 Chr. 
24, 21 
2 Chr. 
36.16 
Neh. 9, 26 
Mat. 5, 12 
Mat. 23, 
34. 37 
Acts 7. 52 
1 Thes. 
2, 15 
Heb. 
11.36 

c Rom. 8, 3 
Gal. 4. 4 

d Ps. 2. 8 
Heb. 1,2 
Acts 4, 27 

e Acts 2, 23 

/Acts 28, 
23-28 

g Ps. 118,22 
Rom. 9,33 
Eph. 2,20 

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Parable of the vineyard. 

! ^question, and answer me, and I will 

I tell you by what authority I do these 

thino-s. 

i 30 Tb baptism of John, was it from 

heaven, or of men ? answer me. 

31 And they reasoned with them- 
selves, saying. If we shall say. From 
heaven ; he will say, Why then did 
ye not believe him ? 

32 But if we shall say. Of men ; 
they feared the people : for ^all men 
counted J5hn, that he was a prophet 
indeed. 

33 And they answered and said un- 
to Je'gus, We cannot tell. And Je'sus 
answering saith unto them, Neither 
do "'I tell you by what authority I do 
these things. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 Tiie parable of the vineyard. \Z Touching the pay- 
ing of tnbute. 

AND he began to speak unto 
them by parables. A certain 
man planted *a vineyard, and set an 
hedge about it, and digged a place 
for the winefat, and built a tower, 
and let it out to husbandmen, and 
went into a far country. 

2 And at the season he sent to the 
husbandmen a servant, that he might 
receive from the husbandmen of the 
fruit of the vineyard. 

3 And they caught him, and beat 
him, and sent him away empty. 

4 And again he sent unto them an- 
other servant ; and at him they cast 
stones, and wounded hiyn in the 
head, and sent hi7n a^v^ay shame- 
fully handled. 

5 And again he sent another ; and 
him they killed, and many others ; 
beating some, and ^killing some. 

6 Having yet therefore one son, ^his 
wellbeloved, he sent him also last 
unto them, saying, They will revei - 
ence my son. 

7 But those husbandmen said 
among themselves, This is "^the heir ; 
come, let us kill him, and the inherit- 
ance shall be our's. 

8 And they took him, and billed 
A^m, and cast hhn out of the vine- 
yard. 

9 What shall therefore the lord ot 
the vineyard do ? he v/ill come and 
destroy the husbandmen, and •''will 
give the vineyard unto others. 

1 And have ye not read this scrip- 
ture ; The ■''Stone which the builders 
rejected is become the head of the 
comer: N. 16. 16. 



The Sadducees confuted. 

1 1 This was the Lord's doing, ^and 
it is marvellous in our eyes ? 

1 2 And 'they sought to lay hold on 
him, but feared the people : for they 
knew that he had spoken the par- 
able against them: and they left 
him, and went their way. 

13 tAnd •'they send unto him cer- 
tain of the Phar'i-see§ and of the 
He- r5'di-an§, to catch him in his 
words. 

14 And when they w^ere come, they 
say unto him. Master, we know 
that thou art true, and carest for no 
man : for thou regardest not the per- 
son of men, but teachest the way of 
God in truth : Is it lawful to give 
tribute to (Jse'gar, or not ? 

1 5 Shall we give, or shall we not 
give? But he, knowing their hy- 
pocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt 
ye me? bring me a 'penny, that I 
may see it. 

16 And they brought it. And he 
saith unto them, Whose is this im- 
age and superscription? And they 
said unto him, Qse'^ar's. 

17 And Je'gus answering said unto 
them. Render to Qse'gar the things 
that are Qse'^ar's, and to God the 
things that are God's. And they 
marvelled at him. 

18 HThen ^come unto him the Sad'- 
du-gee§, which 'say there is no resur- 
rection ; and they asked him, say- 
ing, 

19 Master, '"M5'se§ wrote unto us. If 
a man's brother die, and leave his 
wife behi7id hhn^ and leav^* no chil- 
dren, that his brother should take 
his wife, and raise up seed unto his 
brother. 

20 Now there were seven brethren : 
and the first took a wife, and dying- 
left no seed. 

21 And the second took her, and 
died, neither left he any seed : and 
the third likewise. 

22 And the seven had her, and left 
no seed : last of all the woman died 
also. 

23 In the resurrection therefore, 
when they shall rise, whose wife 
shall she be of them ? for the seven 
had her to_wife. 

21: And Je'gus answering said unto 
them, L)o ye not therefore err, W- 
cause ye know not "the scriptures, 
neither "the power of God ?* 

^5 l*'or when they shall rise from 
the dead, they neither marry, nor 

* B. Luke 10. 25, 26. 



ST. MARK, 12. 



The great commandraent. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 12. 

/i 1 Tim. 
3, 16 

% Mat. 21, 
45,46 
ch. 11,18 
John7,25. 
30,44 

; Mat.22,1.5 
Lu. 20, 20 

1 Valuing 
of our 
money 
seven 
pence 
half- 
penny. 

fc Mat.22,23 
Lu. 20, 27 

I Acts 23, 8 
1 Cor. 
15,12 

m Gen.38,8 
Deut.25.5 

n Dan. 12, 2 

1 Tim.1,7 

2 Pet.1,19 

Rom.4,17 
Heb. 
11,16 

p 1 Cor.7,29 
1 Cor. 15, 
42, 49, 52 
lJohn3,2 

q Ex. 3, 6 

r Mat.22,35 

s Deut. 6, 4 
Lu. 10, 27 

t Lev.19,18 
Kom.13,9 
1 Cor.13,1 
Gal. 5. 14 
J as. 2, 8 

u Deut.4,39 
Isa. 45, 
6.14 
Isa. 46, 9 

1 Cor. 8, 
4,6 

V 1 Sam. 
15,22 
Hos. 6. 6 
Mic. 6, 6 

w Mat. 
22.46 

X Lu. 20, 41 

y 2 Sam. 
23, 2 

2 Tim. 
3, 16 

2 Pet.1,21 

z Ps. 110. 1 
1 Cor. 
15,25 
Heb. 1, 13 

a Rom. 1, 3 
Rom. 9, 5 
Rev.22,16 

h ch. 4. 2 

c Mat. 23, 1 
Lu. 20, 46 

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are given in marriage ; but ^are as 
the angels which are in heaven. 

26 And as touching the dead, that 
they rise: have ye not read in the 
book of M5'§e§, how in the bush God 
spake unto him, saying, I tain the 
God of A'bra-ham, and the God ot 
r§aac, and the God of Ja'cob ? 

27 He is not the God of the dead, 
but the God of the living : ye there- 
fore do greatly err. 

28 H And ''one of the scribes came, 
and having heard them reasoning 
together, and perceiving that he had 
answered them well, asked him. 
Which is the first commandment of 
all? 

29 And Je'sus answered him. The 
first of all the commandments is, 
'Hear, O i§'ra-el ; The Lord our God 
is one Lord : 

30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy 



God with all thv heart, and Avitii all 



thy soul, and with ail thy mmd, arid" 



with all thy strength : this is the 



tirst commandment ,0.16.15,16. 
yi And the second is like, namely 
this. Thou 'shalt love thy neighbour 
as thyself. There is none other 
commandment greater than these. 

32 And the scribe said unto him. 
Well, Master, thou hast said the 
truth : for there is one God ; "and 
there is none other but he : 

33 And to love him with all the 
heart, and with all the understand- 
ing, and wdth all the soul, and with 
all the strength, and to love his 
neighbour as himself, "is more than 
aU whole burnt offerings and sacri- 
fices. 

34 And when Je'gus saw that he 
answered discreetly, he said unto 
him. Thou art not far from the king- 
dom of God. "And no man after 
that durst ask him any question. 

35 ^And ^Je'§us answered and said, 
while he taught in the temple. How 
say the scribes that Christ is the son 
of Da'vid? 

36 For Da'vid himself said ^'by the ^ 
Ho'15' Gh5st, " The Lord said to my 
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, tiH 



1 ij^'^ake thme enemies thy tootsto 6ir+ 

37 Da'vid therefore himselt calleth 
him Lord ; and "whence is he then 
his son? And the common people 
heard him gladly. 

38 IF And *he said unto them in his 
doctrine, ''Beware of the scribes, 
which love to go in long clothing, 

t H. 14.21. 



H 



Destruction of 



ST. MARK, 13. 



the tetnple foretold. 



'^and love salutations in the market- 
places, 

39 And the chief seats in the syna- 
gogues, and the uppermost rooms at 
feasts : 

40 Which ^devour widows' houses, 
and for apretence make long prayers : 
these shall receive greater damnation . 

41 If And ^Je'§us sat over against the 
treasury, and beheld how the people 
cast ^money into the ^treasury : and 
many that were rich cast in much. 

42 And there came a certain poor 
widow, and she threv*^ in two ^mites, 
which make a farthing. 

43 And he called unto him his dis- 
ciples, and saith unto them, Verily I 
say unto you, That ^tliis poor widow 
hath cast more in, than all they 
which have cast into the treasury : 

44 For all they did cast in of their 
abundance ; but she of her want did 
cast in all that she had, 'eveii all her 
living. 

CHAPTER 13. 

Christ JoretelleUi the destruction of the temple. 

AND «as he went out of the tem- 
ple, one of his disciples saith unto 
him, Master, see what manner of 
stones and vv^hat buildings are here I 

2 And Je'§us answering said unto 
him, Seest thou these great build- 
ings? there shall *not be left one stone 
upon another, that shall not be 
thro^vn down. 

3 And as he sat upon the mount of 
61'ives over against the temple, Pe'tSr 
and Jame§ a,nd John and Aii'drew 
asked him privately, 

4 Tell ''us, when shall these things 
be ? and what shall be the sign when 
all these things shall be fulfilled ? 

5 And Je'§us answering them began 
to say,'^Take heed lest any Qnan de- 
ceive you : 

6 For many shall come in my name, 
saying, I am Christ ; and shall de- 
ceive many. 

7 And when ye shall hear of wars 
and rumours of wars, be ye not trou- 
bled: for sicch things must needs be ; 
but the ^end shall not he yet. 

8 For nation shall rise against na- 
tion, and kingdom against kingdom : 
and there shall be earthquakes in 
divers places, and there shall be fam- 
ines and troubles: these are the be- 
ginnings of ^sorrows. 

9 IFBut -^take heed to yourselves : for 
they shall deliver you up to councils ; 
and in the synagogues ye shall be 



A. D. S3. 



CHAP. 12. 
fZLu. 11,43 
e Mat.23,14: 
/ Lu. 21, 1 

2 A piece 
of brass 
money, 
Mat. 10, 9 

g 2 Ki. 12, 9 

3 It is the 
seventh 
part of 
one piece 
of that 
brass 
money. 

h 2 Cor.8,12 

i 1 John 
3,17 



CHAP. 13. 

a 3Iat. 24, 1 

b Lu. 19, 44 

c Lu. 21, 7 

d Jer. 29, 8 
Eph. 5, 6 

e Jer. 4, 27 
Jer, 6,10 

1 The 
word in 
the orig- 
inal im- 
porteth 
the pains 
of a wom- 
an in 
travail. 

/Mat.10,17 
Rev. 2, 10 

g Mat.24,14 
Rom. 
10,18 

h Ex. 24. 12 
Lu. 12, 11 
Lu. 21, 14 

i Acts 2, 4 
Acts 4, 
8,31 

j Mic. 7, 6 
Mat.10,21 
Mat.24,10 
Lu. 21, 16 

k Dan. 
12, 12 
2 Tim. 4, 
7,8 

Heb. 3, 
6,14 
Rev. 2, 
7,10 
Rev. S, 10 

I Mat.24,lo 

m Dan.9,27 

n Lu. 21, 21 

Lu, 23, 29 

p Deut. 
28,15 
Dan. 9, 26 
Dan. 12, 1 
Joel 2, 2 

q Lu. 17, 23 

r Rom. 8, 

28-39 

1 Pet. 1, 5 

s 2 Pet.3,17 

t Dan. 7, 10 
Zeph.1,15 
Lu. 21, 25 

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beaten : and ye shall be brought be- 
fore rulers and kings for my sake, for 
a testimony against them. 

1 And '"the gospel must first be pub 
lished among all nations. 

11 But ^when they shall lead yon, 
and deliver you up, take no thought 
beforehand what ye shall speak, nei- 
ther do ye premeditate : but whatso> 
ever shall be given you in that hour, 
that speak ye : for it is not ye that 
speak, but 'the Holy Ghdst. 

12 Now-^the brother shall betray the 
brother to death, and the father the 
son; and children shall rise up against 
their parents, and shall cause them 
to be put to death. 

13 And ye shall be hated of all men 
for my name's sake : but *he that 
shall endure unto the end, the same 
shall be saved. 

14 iBut Hvhen ye shall see the abom- 
ination of desolation, '"spoken of by 
Daniel the prophet, standing where 
it ought not, (let him that readeth 
understand,) then let ''them that be 
in Ju-dse'a flee to the mountains : 

15 And let him that is on the house- 
top not go down into the house, nei- 
ther enter therein, to take any thing 
out of his house : 

1 6 And let him that is in the field 
not turn back again for to take up 
his garment. 

17 But '^we to them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck in 
those days ! 

18 And pray ye that your flight be 
not in the winter. 

19 For Pi7i those days shall be afflic- 
tion, such as was not from the begin- 
ning of the creation which God cre- 
ated unto this time, neither shall be. 

20 And except that the Lord had 
shortened those days, no flesh should 
be saved: but for the elect's sake, 
whom he hath chosen, he hath short- 
ened the days. 

21 And «then if any man shall say 
to you, Lo, here is Christ ; or, Lo, he 
is there ; believe hi?n not : 

22 For false Ghrists and false proph- 
ets shall rise, and shall shew signs and 
wonders, to seduce, if it toere possi- 
ble, even the elect. 

23 But ^take ye heed : behold, I have 
foretold you all things. 

24TrBut in those days, after that 
tribulation, the sun shall be dark- 
ened, and the moon shall not give 
her light, 



Conspiracy against Christ. ST. MARK, 14. Christ eateth the pcissove7\ 



25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, 
and the powers that are in heaven 
shall be shaken. 

26 And "then shall they see the Son 
of man coming in the clouds with 
great power and glory. 

2 7 And then shall he send his 
angels, and shall gather together his 
elect from the four winds, from the 
uttermost part of the earth to the 
uttermost part of heaven. 

28 Now learn a parable of the fig 
tree; When her branch is yet ten- 
der, and putteth forth leaves, ye 
know that summer is near : 

29 So ye in like mamier, when ye 
shall see these things come to pass, 
know that it is nigh, even at the 
doors. 

30 Verily I say unto you, that this 
generation shall not pass, till all these 
things be done. 

31 Heaven and earth shall pass 
away : but my ^words shall not pass 

away . K. Luke L 37 

32 "1 But of that day and tfiatrio^JiV 
knoweth no man, no, not the angels 
which are in heaven, neither the 
Son, but the Father. 

33 Take "ye heed, watch and pray : 
for ye know not when the time is. 

34 ForHhe Son of man is as a man 
taking a far journey, who left his 
house, and gave authority to his 
servants, and to every man his 
work, and commanded the porter to 
watch. 

35 Watch yye therefore: for ye 
know not when the master of the 
house cometh, at even, or at mid- 
night, or at the cockcrowing, or in 
the morning : 

36 Lest coming suddenly he find 
you sleeping. 

37 And what I say unto you I say 
unto all, Watch. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 A conspiracy against Christ ; 3 a woman poureth 
ointiiient on his head: 10 Judas covenanteth to he- 
irny Mm • 12 he eateth the passover : 22 he institut- 
eth'his S2i23per : 66 Peter thrice den ieth him, etc. 

AFTER "two days was the feast 
. of the passover, and of unleav- 
ened bread : and the chief priests 
and the scribes sought how they 
might take him by craft, and put 
him to death. 

2 But they said. Not on the feast 
day, lest there be an uproar of the 
people. 

3 ^And ^being in Beth'a-ny in the 
house of Si'mon the leper, as he sat 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 13. 



u Dan. 7, 13 
Mat.16,27 
Acts 1, 11 
1 Thes. 
4.16 

2Thes.l,7 
Rev. 1, 7 



V Ps. 102,26 
Isa. 40, 8 
Isa. 51, 6 



lu Rom. 
13,11 
lThes.5,6 



X Mat.35,14: 



y 2 Pet. 3, 
1-18 
Rev. 3, 3 



CHAP. 14. 



a Mat. 26, 2 
Lu. 22, 1 
John 
11, 55 
John 13,1 



b Mat. 26, 6 
Lu. 7, 37 
John 13, 
1,3 



1 Or, pure 
nard, or, 
liquid 
nard. 



c Mat.18,28 



d Deut. 
15,11 



e Mat.26,14 



/Zech. 
11, 12 
1 Tim. 
6,10 
Jude 11 



g Mat.26,17 

Lu. 22, 7 



2 Or, sacri- 
ficed. 



h Ex. 12, 6 
Lev. 23, 5 



\i Mat.26,20 
! Lu. 22, 14 

John 
I 13, 21 

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at meat, there came a woman liavmg 
an alabaster box of ointment of 
^spikenard very precious; and she 
brake the box, a.nd poured it on his 
head. 

4 And there were some that had in- 
dignation within themselves, and 
said. Why was this waste of the 
ointment made '^ 

5 For it might haA^e been sold for 
more than three hundred 'pence, and 
have been given to the poor. And 
they murmured against her. 

6 And Je'§us said. Let her alone : 
why trouble ye her? she hath 
wrought a good work on me. 

7 For '^ye have the poor with you 
ahvays, and whensoever ye will ye 
may do them good : but me ye have 
not always. 

8 She hath done what she could : 
she is come aforehand to anoint my 
body to the burying. 

9 Verily I say unto you. Whereso- 
ever this gospel shall be preached 
throughout the whole world, this 
also that she hath done shall be 
spoken of for a memorial of her. 

1 IT And * Jii'das Is-car'i-ot. one of the 
twelve, went unto the chief priests, 
to betray him unto them. 

11 And when they heard it, they 
were glad, and promised to give him 
''money. And he sought how he 
might conveniently betray him. 

1 2 ^And^the first day of unleavened 
bread, when they ^killed the pass- 
over, his disciples said unto him. 
Where wilt thou that we go and 
prepare that thou mayest eat the 
passover ? 

1 3 And he sendeth forth two of his 
disciples, and saith unto them. Go ye 
into the city, and there shall meet 
you a man bearing a pitcher of 
water : follow him. 

14 And wheresoever he shall go in, 
say ye to the goodman of the house, 
The Master saith. Where is the 
guestchamber, where I shall eat ^the 
passover with my disciples ? 

1 5 And he will shew you a large 
upper room furnished a?2 6? prepared -. 
there make ready for us. 

16 And his disciples went forth, and 
came into the city, and found as he 
had said unto them : and they made 
ready the passover. 

17 And 'in the evening he cometh 
with the twelve. 

18 And as they sat and did eat, 



The LorcVs supper instituted. ST, MARK, 14. Chrisfs agony iii the garden. 



H 



Je'§us said, V erily I say unto you, 
One of you which eateth with me 
shall betray me. 

19 And they began to be sorrowful, 
and to say unto him one by one, 7s it 
I ? and another said, Js it I ? 

20 And he ansAvered and said unto 
them. It is one of the twelve, that 
dippeth with me in the dish. 

2 1 The •^Son of man indeed goeth, 
as it is written of him : but woe to 
that man by whom the Son of man 
is betrayed ! good were it for that 
man if he had never been born.* 

22 ^Anrl ^asthey rlid pat Jp^sustook 



A. D. 33. 



bre^d, anrl blesserl and hrflkp itpix\( \\ 



gf^ve to them, nnrl spiiri^ Take^ e^^t, 



this is my body . 



28 And he took thp oup f>nrl wh^n 



he had g;iven tha nks hp gavp it to 



them: and they all drank r>f it 



24 And he said u nto thpm This ^is 



my blood of thp new testament^ whiph 



is shed for many . D. Luke 22. 19, 20. 



25 Verily I say unto you, I w^ill 
drink no more of the fruit of the 
vine, until that day that I drink it 
new in the kingdom of God. 

26 "^And "'when they had sung an 
^hymn, they went out into the mount 
of Oliveg. 

27 And '" Je'sus saith unto them, All 
ye shall be offended, because of me 
this night: for it is written, "I will 
smite the shepherd, and the sheep 
shall be scattered. 

28 But^after that I am risen, I will 
go before you into GaFi-lee. 

29 But ^iPe'tgr said unto him. Al- 
though all shall be offended, yet loill 
not I. 

3 And Je'sus saith unto him. Verily 
I say unto thee, That this day,eve?^ in 
this night, before the cock crow twice, 
thou shalt deny me thrice. 

31 But he spa.ke the more vehe- 
mently, If I should die with thee, I 
will not deny thee in any wise. 
Likewise also said they all. 

3 2 IF And 'they came to a place which 
was named Geth-sem'a-ne : and he 
saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, 
while 'I shall pray. 

33 And he taketh Avith him Pe'tSr 
and Jame§ and John, and began to 
be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; 

34 And saith unto them, *My soul is 
exceeding sorrowful unto death : 
tarry ye here, and watch. 

35 And he went forward a little, and 
fell on the ground, and prayed that, if 

* H. 16. 16. 



it Avere possible, the hour might pass 
from him. 

36 And he said, "Ab'ba, Father, all 
''things are possible unto thee ; take 
away this cup from me : "neverthe- 
less not what I will, but Avhat thou 
Avilt. 

37 And he cometh, and fmdeth them 
sleeping, and saith unto Pe'tgr, Sf- 
mon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou 
watch one hour ? 

38 Watch ye and pray, lest je enter 
into temptation. '^The spirit truly is 
ready, but the flesh is weak. 

39 And again he went away, and 
prayed, and spake the same words. 

40 And when he returned, he found 
n Mat. 11, 6 them asleep again, (for their eyes 

Mat.26,31 were heavy,) neither Avist they Avhat 
to ansAver him. 

41 And he cometh the third time, 
and saith unto them. Sleep on noAv, 
and take your rest : it is enough, 
^the hour is come; behold, the Son 
of man is betrayed into the hands 
of sinners. 

42 Rise 'up, let us go ; lo, he that be- 
tray eth me is at hand. 

43 "iTAnd ""immediately, while he yet 
spake, cometh Jii'das, one of the 
tAvelve, and with him a great miul- 
titude AA^th swords and staves, from 
the chief priests and the scribes and 
the elders. 

44 And he that betrayed him had 
given them a token, saying, Whom- 
soever I shall kiss, that same is he ; 
take him, and lead him aAv^ay safely. 

45 And as soon as he was come, he 
goeth straightAvay to him, and saith, 
^Master, master ; and ^kissed him. 

46 And they laid their hands on 
him, and took him. 

47 And one of them that stood by 
2 Aiat.26,46'dreAv a SAv^ord, and smote a servant 

John 18, 1^^ ^j^g j^^^i^ priest, and cut off his ear. 

48 And '■Je'sus answered and said 
unto them, Are ye come out, as 
against a thief, AA'ith SAA'-ords and 
loith staves to take me ? 

49 I AA^as daily with you in the tem- 
ple teaching, and ye took me not : 
but the ''"scriptures must be fulfilled. 

50 And ^they all forsook him, and 
fled. 

51 And there followed him a certain 
young man, having a linen cloth cast 
about his naked body; and the yoimg 
men laid hold on him : 

52 And he left the linen cloth* and 
fled from them naked. 

9 



CHAP. 14. 

j Gen.23,15 
Isa. 53, 

1,12 

Dan. 9, 26 
Zech.13,7 
Mat.26,24 
Lu. 22, 22 

k Mat.26,26 
Lu. 22, 19 
1 Cor. 10, 
4, 16 
1 Cor. 
11,23 

I Heb.9,14 

TnMa,t.26,30 

3 Or,psaZm. 



Isa. 53, 
2-10 

Dan. 9, 26 
Zech.13,7 

V ch. 16, 7 

q Pro. 3, 5 
.Jer. 9, 
23, 24 
Mat. 26, 
33, 34 
Lu. 22, 
33, 34 
John 13, 
37,38 

r Mat.26,36 
Lu. 22, 39 
John 18,1 

s Heh. 5, 7 

t John 

12, 27 

u Rom. 8,15 
Gal. 4, 6 

V Heh. 5, 7 

w John5,30 
John 6,38 

X Rom.7,23 
Gal. 5, 17 

y John 13,1 



a Mat.26,47 
Lu. 22, 47 
John 18,3 

4 Rabhi, 
Rabbi. 
Mat.23,10 
John 
20,16 

b 2 Sam. 
20,9 

c Mat.26,55 
Lu. 22, 52 

d Ps. 22, 6 
Isa. 53, 7 
Dan. 9, 26 
Lu. 22, 37 
Lu. 24, 44 



ePs. 88, 8 

934 



Peter denieth Christ. 



ST. MARK, 15. 



C 



'hrist before Pilate. 



53 IT And -'"they led Je'gus away to the 
high priest : and with him were as- 
sembled all the chief priests and the 
elders and the scribes. 

54 And Pe'ter followed him afar off, 
even into the palace of the high priest: 
and he sat with the servants, and 
warmed himself at the fire. 

55 And "the chief priijsts and all the 
council sought for witness against 
Je'gus to put him to death; and 
"found none. 

56 For many bare 'false witness 
against him, but their witness agreed 
not together. 

57 And there arose certain, and bare 
• false witness against him, saying, 

5 8 ^^^ e heard him say, -^I will destroy 
this temple that is made with hands, 
and within three days I will build an- 
other made without hands. 

5 9 But neither so did their witness 
agree together. 

60 AndHhe high priest stood up in 
the midst, and asked Je'sus, saying, 
Answerest thou nothing f what is it 
lohich these witness aga^inst thee? 

61 But ^he held his peace, and an- 
swered nothing. *" Again the high 
priest asked him, and said unto him, 
Art thou the Christ, the Son of the 
Blessed ? 

62 And Je'gus said, lam: "and ye 
shall see the Son of man sitting on 
the right hand of power, and coming 
in the clouds of heaven. 

63 TheD the high priest rent his 
clothes, and saith. What need we any 
further witnesses ? 

61: Ye have heard the "blasphemy : 
what think ye ? And they all con- 
demned him to be guilty of death. 

65 And some began to ^spit on him,, 
and to cover his face, and to buffet 
him, and to say unto him. Prophesy : 
and the servants did strike him 
with the palms of their hands. 

Q'd 1i And ?as Pe'ter was beneath in 
the palace, there cometh one of the 
maids of the high priest : 

67 And when she saw Pe'tgr warm- 
ing himself, she looked upon him, 
and said. And tliou also wast with 
Je'sus of Naz'a-reth. 

68 But he denied, saying, I know 
not, neither understand I what thou 
sayest. And he went out into the 
porch ; and the cock crew. 

69 And 'a maid saw him again, and 
began to say to them that stood by, 
This is one of them. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. li. 

/ Mat.26,57 
Lu. 22, 54 
John 
18, 13 

g x\lat.26,59 

n Dan. 6, 4 
1 Pet.3,16 

i Ps. 35, 11 
Pro. 6, 19 
Pro. 19, 5 

? ch. 15, 29 
John 2,19 

k Mat.26,6?. 

I Isa. 53, 7 
1 Pet. 2, 23 

m Mat. 26, 63 

iiZech.14,5 
Mat.16,27 
Mat.24,30 
Mat.26,64 
ch. 8, 38 
Lu. 22, 69 
Acts 1, 11 
1 Thes. 
4,16 

2Thes.l,7 
Jude 14 
Rev. 1, 7 
Rev.22,20 

Lev.24,16 
Acts 6, 13 

p Isa. 50, 6 
Isa. 53, 3 

q Mat.26,58 
Lu. 22, 55 
John 
18, 16 

r Mat.26.71 
Lu. 22, 58 
John 
18, 25 

s ]\Iat.26,73 
Lu. 22, 59 
John 
18,26 

t Juclg.12,6 
Acts 2. 7 

It Pro.29,25 
1 Cor. 
10, 12 

5 Or, he 
ivept 
nbun- 
dantly.or, 
he began 
to iveep. 
Ezek.7,16 
Zech. 
12, 10 
Acts 3, 19 
Actsl7,30 
3Cor.7,10 



CHAP. 15. 

a Ps. 2, 2 

Mat.21,38 

Mat. 27, 1 

Lu. 22, 66 

Lu.23, 1 

John 

18,28 

Acts 3, 13 

Acts 4, 26 
b Mat.27,11 
c 1 Tim. 

6.13 
d 1 Pet.2,23 
e Mat.27,13 
f Isa. 53, 7 

John 19,9 
g Mat.27,15 

Lu. 23, 17 

John 

18,39 
h Acts 7, 

9,51 

1 John 

3, 12 
i Mat.27,20 

Acts 3, 14 
j J or. 23, 

5,6 

Mic. 5, 2 

935 



70 And he denied it again. '^And a 
little after, they that stood by said 
again to Pe'ter, Surely thou art 0}ie 
of them : 'for thou a.rt a Gal-i-lee'an, 
and thy speech agreeth thereto. 

71 But "he began to curse and to 
swear, saying, I know not this man 
of whom ye speak. 

72 And the second time the cock 
crew. And Pe'ter called to mind 
the Avord that Je'sus said unto him. 
Before the cock crow twice, thou 
shaft deny me thrice. And ^when 
he thought thereon, he wept. 

CHAPTER 15. 

The crucifixion and burial of Christ. 

AND "straightway in the morning 
the chief priests held a consul- 
tation with the elders and scribes 
and the whole council, and bound 
Je'gus, and carried Jiim away, and 
delivered him to Pi'late. 

2 And *Pf late asked him, Art thou 
the King of the Jews ? And he an- 
swering said unto him, "^Thou say- 
est it. 

3 And the chief priests accused him 
of many things : but '^he answered 
nothing. 

4 And ^Pi'late asked him^ again, say- 
ing, Answerest thou nothing? be- 
hold how many things they witness 
against thee. 

5 But -^Je'sus yet answ^ered nothing ; 
so that Pi'late marvelled. 

6 ^Now ^"at that feast he released 
unto them one prisoner, whomsoever 
they desired. 

7 And there was 07ie named Ba- 
rab'bas, vjhich /«?/ bound with them 
that had ma.de insurrection with 
him, who had committed murder in 
the insurrection. 

8 And the multitude crying aloud 
began to desire him to do as he had 
ever done unto them. 

9 But Pi'late answered them, say- 
ing. Will ye that I release unto you 
the King of -the Jew^g ? 

1 For he knew that the chief 
priests had delivered him ^for en^^. 

11 But 'the chief priests m.oved the 
people, that he should rather release 
Ba-rab'bas unto them. 

12 And Pi'late answered and said 
a gain unto them^ What will ye then 
that I shall do unto him whom ye 
call the -^King of the Jews ? 

13 And they cried out again, Cru- 
cify him. 

14- Then Pilate said unto them, 



The crucifixion 



ST. MARK, 15. 



and hiirial of Christ. 



Wliv, what evil hath he done ? And 
they cried out the more exceedingly, 
Crucify him. 

15 And so Pilate, ^willing to con- 
tent the people, released Ba-ra'o'bas 
unto them, and delivered Je'§us, 
when he had scourged him, to be 
crucified. 

16 "iiAnd the soldiers led him aAvay 
into the hall, called Pr^-t5'ri-um ; and 
they call together the whole band. 

17 And they clothed him with pur- 
ple, and platted a crown of thorns, 
and put it about his head, 

1 8 And began to salute him, Hail, 
King of the Jews I 

19 And they smote him on the head 
with a reed, and did spit upon him, 
and bowing their knees worshipped 
him. 

20 And when they had mocked 
him, they took off the purple from 
him, and put his own clothes on him, 
and led him out to crucify him. 

21 And ^they compel one Si'mon a 
^5^-r^'ni-an, who passed by, coming 
out of the country, the father of 
"'Al-ex-an'dSr and Ru'fus, to bear his 
cross. 

22 And "they bring him unto the 
place G5i'g6-tha, which is, being in- 
terpreted. The place of a skull. 

23 And they gave him ^to drink 
wine mingled with myrrh: but he 
received it not. 

21 And when they had crucified 
him, they ^parted his garments, cast- 
ing lots upon them, what every man 
should take. 

25 And nt was the third hour, and 
they crucified him. 

26 And iihe superscription of his 
accusation was written over, THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. 

27 And with him they crucify two 
thieves ; the one on his right hand, 
and the other on his left. 

28 And the scripture was fulfilled, 
which saith, ^\nd he was numbered 
with the transgressors. 

29 IT And 'they that passed by railed 
on him, wagging their heads, and 
saying. Ah, thou "that destroyest 
the temple, and buildest it in three 
days, 

30 Save thyself, and come down 
from the cross. 

31 Likewise also the chief priests 
mocking said among themselves 
with the scribes. He saved others ; 
himself he cannot save. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 15. ' 

k Pro.29,2.5 
Mat.27,26 
John 19, 
1,16 

/ Mat.27,32 
Lu. 23, 26 

771 Rom. 
16. 13 

n John 
19, 17 
Acts 7. 58 
Heb. 
13,12 

Ps. 69. 21 

V Ps. 22. 18 
Lu. 23. 34 

q Mat.27,45 
Lu. 23, 44: 
John 
19,14 

V Deut.23,5 
Mat.27,37 

s Isa. 53, 12 
Lu. 22, 37 

t Ps. 22,7 

wch. 14, 58 

1 John 2,19 

V Mat.27,44 
Lu. 23, 39 
Heb. 12. 3 
1 Pet.2,23 

IV Lu. 23, 44 

X Ps. 22. 1 

y Mat.27,48 
John 
19,29 

z Ps. 69, 21 

a Mat.27,50 
Lu. 23, 46 
John 
19,30 

b Ex. 26, 31 
Eph. 2, 14 
Heb. 6, 19 
Heb. 
10, 19 

c Deut. 
32,31 
Mat.27,54 

a Lu. 23, 49 

e Ps. 38, 11 

/Lu. 8,2 

g Mat.27,57 
Lu. 23, 50 
John 
19,38 

h Ps. 25, 2 
Ps. 27, 14 
Ps. 37, 
7,34 

Isa. 8, 16 
Isa. 30, 18 
Isa. 40, 
27-31 
Isa. 64 4 
Lam. 3, 
25, 26 
Lu. 3. 25 

i Isa. 53, 9 

986 



32 Let Christ the King of i§'ra-el 
descend now from the cross, that we 
may see and believe. 'And they 
that were crucified with him reviled 
him. 

33 ^And "when the sixth hour was 
come, there was darkness over the 
whole land until the ninth hour. 

34 And at the ninth hour Je'§us 
cried wjth a loud voice, saying, ^^E-lo'i, 
E-lo'i, la 'ma sa-bach'tha-ni ? which is, 
being interpreted. My God, my God, 
why hast thou forsaken me ? 

35 And some of them that stood 
by, when they heard it, said. Behold, 
he calieth E-lT'as. 

36 And "^one ran and filled a spunge 
full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, 
and 'gave him to drink, saying. Let 
alone ; let us see whether E-li'as will 
come to take him down. 

37 And ''Je'sus cried with a loud 
voice, and gave up the ghost. 

38 And "^the veil of the temple was 
rent in twain from the top to the 
bottom. 

39 ^And '^when the centurion, which 
stood over against him, saw that he 
so cried out, and gave up the ghost, 
he said, Truly this man was the Son 
of God. 

40 There ^were also women looking 
on afar 'off : among whom was Ma'ry 
Magjda-le'ne, and Ma'ry" the niother 
of James the less and of Jo'ses, and 
Sa-lo'me ; 

41 (Who also, when he was in Gal'- 
i-lee, followed -Qiim, and ministered 
unto him ;) and many other women 
which came up with him unto Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

42 TAnd ?now when the even was 
come, because it was the preparation, 
that is, the day before the sabbath, 

43 J5'seph of Ar-i-ma-thse'a. an hon- 
ourable counsellor, which also ^wait- 
led for the kingdom of God, came, 
land went in boldly unto Pilate, and 
j craved the body of Je'sus. 
I 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were 
already dead: and cdlMn^ unto him 
the centurion, he asked him whether 
he had been any while dead. 

45 And when he knew it of the cen- 
turion, he gave the body to Jo'§eph. 

46 And 'he bought fine linen, and 
took him do'>\m, and wrapped him 
in the linen, and laid him in a sep- 
ulchre which was hewn out of a rock, 
land rolled a stone unto the door of 
ithe sepulchre. 



The Tesurrection 



ST. LUKE, 1. 



and ascension of Christ. 



47 And Ma'iy Mag-da-le'ne and 
Ma'r5" the mother of Jo'ses beheld 
where he was laid. 

CHAPTEK 16. 

Of the resurrection and ascension of Christ. 

AXDnvhenthe sabbath was past, 
Ma'r5" Mag-da-le'ne, and Ma'ry 
the 7'nother of Jameg, and Sa-15'me, 
*had bought sweet spices, that they 
might come a,nd anoint him. 

2 And ^very early in the morning 
the first day of the week, they came 
luito the sepulchre at the rising of 
the sun. 

3 And they said among themselves, 
Who shall roll us away the stone 
from the door of the sepulchre ? 

4 And when they looked, they saw 
that the stone was rolled away : for 
it was very great. 

5 And '^entering into the sepulchre, 
they saw a young man sitting on the 
right side, clothed in a long w-liite 
garment; and they were aif righted. 

6 And 'he saith unto them. Be not 
affrighted : Ye seek Je'gus of Naz'a- 
reth, which was crucified : he is -^ris- 
en ; he is not here : behold the place 
Avhere they laid him. 

7 But go your way, tell his disciples 
and Pe'ter that he goeth before you 
into Gari-lee : there shall ye see him, 
^^as he said unto you. 

8 And they went out quickly, and 
fled from the sepulchre; for they 
trembled and were amazed : -^neither 
said they any thing to any w^a?^ ; for 
they were afraid. 

9 llNow when Je'sus was risen early 
the first day of the week, 'he ap- 
peared first to Ma'ry Mag-da-le'ne, out 
^'of whom he had cast seven devils. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 16. 
a Mat. 28, 1 
b Lu. 23, 56 
c John 20,1 
a Lu. 24, 3 
e Mat. 28, 5 
/John 2,19 
g Mat.26,32 



i John 
20, M 

j Lu. 8, 2 
fe Lu. 24, 11 



told them 
nun. as they 



■■» 



10 Andj she went and 
that had been with 
mourned and wept. 

11 And ''■they, when they had heard 
that he was alive, and had been seen 
of her, believed not. 

12 TT After that he appeared in an- 
other form unto two of them, as they 
walked, and went into the country. 

13 And they went and told it unto 
the residue: neither believed they 
them, 

?iMat. 28, 81 14 *T Afterward Tie appeared unto 
the eleven as they sat ^at meat, and 
upbraided them with their unbelief 
and hardness of heart, because they 
believed not them which had seen 
him after he was risen. 

I Lu. 24, 36 1 5 And '"he said unto them, Go ye 
1 cor.i5,o iiito all the world, '^and preach th e 

1 Or, 

toqether. 



m John 
15,16 

n Col. 1, 23 

John 3, 



gospel to every creature . 
1 (5 He 'that belie veth and is baptized 



shah be saved ; ^but he that behevetE 
not shall be damned . F. Luke 7. 50-*^ 
17 And these signs shall follow^ 
them that believe; ^In my name 
Acts^2, 38'ShaU they cast out devils ; "they shall 
Actsid 30 'speak with new tongues ; 
ipet'.3,2ij 18 They ^shall take up serpents; 
p John WiOid if they drink any deadly thing, 
12,48 'it shall not hurt them; they 'shall 
q Lu. 10, 17 j lay hands on the sick, and they shall 
Acts 5', 16 1 recover. 

19 *TSo then after the Lord had 



F 
H 
N W 



r Acts 2, 4 
Actsl0,4( 
Acts 19, 6 



Actsio,46!gp^j^gj^ unto them, he was received 



1 Cor. 
12,10 



up into heaven, and "sat on the right 

hand of God. 
s Acts 28, 5 20 And they went forth, and 
t Acts 9, 17 preached every where, the Lord 
jas. o, j.4j^^,^^,^^g with them, and confirm- 

uPs. 110, i|ing the v/ord with signs following. 

Heb. 1, 3 I 7 ^-^Xr-i' 

Rev.3,2iiA-men. 



THE GOSPEL ACCOEDIXG TO 

SAINT LUKE. 



CHAPTER 1. 



5 The conception of John Baptist, 
57 The nativity of John. 67 Zach- 



i Luke's preface. 
26 and of Christ, 
arias^ prophecy 

FORASMUCH as many have 
taken in hand to set forth in 
order a declaration of ''those things 
whichare most surely believed among 
us, 

2 Even *as they delivered them unto 
us, which ^from the beginning were 



A. M. 4000. 
B. C. 6. 



CHAP. 1. 

a 1 Tim. 

3, 16 
5 Heb. 2, 3 

1 Pet. 5, 1 

2 Pet. 1,16 
IJohn 1,1 

c Johnlo,27 
cl 1 Cor. 7,40 
e Acts 11, 4 
/Acts 1. 1 
fiiJohn20,31 

937 



eyewitnesses, and ministers of the 
word ; 

3 It '^seemed good to me also, having 
had perfect luiderstanding of all 
things from the very first, tc write 
unto thee 'in order, -^most excellent 
The-oph'i-lus, 

4 That ••^thou mightest know the cer- 
tainty of those things, wherein thou 
hast been instructed. 

* H. Luke 3. 7; N. Luke »11. 23; 
0. Luke 6. 47; W. Luke 2. 10, 11. 



A 



Vonception of John Baptist, ST. LUKE, 1. 



and of Christ. 



B. C. 6. 



CHAP. 1. 



li Mat. 2, 1 



24, 



5 TinPHERE was Hn the days of 

X Her 'od, the kmg of Ju-d8e'a,a 
certain priest named Zach-a-rfas, *of 
the course of A-bf a : and his wife was 
of the daughters of Aar'on, and her 
name toas E-li§'a-beth. 

6 And they were both •'righteous 
before God, walking in all the com- 
mandments and ordinances of the 
Lord blameless. 

7 And they had no child, because that 
E-li§'a-beth was barren, and they both "^^^^-i^At 

n Dan. 10, 8 
Acts 10, 4 
Rev. 1, 17 



1 Chr 
10,19 
Neh. 12 



j 2Ki.20,3 
fe 2Chr.8,14: 
I Ex. 30,7,8 



Gen.25,21 
1 Sam. 
1,19 

p Mat.11,11 

q Num 6, 3 
Jud§-.13,4 
ch. 7, 33 



were now well stricken in years 

8 And it came to pass, that while he 
executed the priest's office before God 
^in the order of his course, 

9 According to the custom of the 
priest's office, his lot was ^to burn in- 
cense when he went into the temple 
of the Lord. 

10 And "'the whole multitude of the 
people were praying without at thei''^*^''-^,'^. 
time 01 incense. 

11 And there appeared unto him an's Mai. 4,5,6 
angel of the Lord standing on the 
right side of the altar of incense. 

12 And when Zach-a-rfas saw hi^n, 
he "wa-s troubled, and fear fell upon 
him. 

13 But the angel said unto him, 
Fear not, Zach-a-rfas : for "thy prayer 
is heard ; and thy wife E-lis'a-beth 
shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt 
call his name John. 

14 And thou shalt have joy and 
gladness ; and many shall rejoice at 
his birth. 

1 5 For he shall be ^great in the sight 
of the Lord, and shall ?drink neither 
wine nor strong drink ; and he shall 
be filled with the H51y Ghost, ''even 
from his mother's womb. 

16 And 'many of the children of 
t§'ra-el shall he turn to the Lord their 
God. 

IT And 'he shall go before him in 
the spirit and power of E-lf as, to turn 
the hearts of the fathers to the chil- 
dren, and the disobedient 'to the wis- 
dom of the just; to make ready a 
people prepared for the "Lord. 

18 And Zach-a-rfas said unto the 
angel, ^Whereby shall I know this ? 
for I am an old man, and my wife 
well stricken in years. 

1 9 And the angel answering said 
unto him, I am " Ga'bri-el, that stand 
in the presence of God ; and am sent 
to speak unto thee, and to shew thee 
these glad tidings. 

20 And, behold, 'thou shalt be dumb, 



t Mat.11,14 
Mark9,12 

1 Or, hy. 

u Isa. 40, 3 
Rom. 9, 5 

V Gen.17,17 

^y Dan.8,16 
Dan. 9, 21 
Mat.18,10 
Heb. 1, 14 

X Ezek.3,26 
Ezek. 
24,27 

y Num.6,23 

2 2Ki. 11.5 

a Gen.30,23 

h Isa. 7, 14 
Mat. 1, 18 

3 Or, gra- 
ciously 
accepted, 
or, much 
graced. 

c Gal. 4, 4= 

dlT\m, 
6,15 
Phil. 2,10 

e 2 Sam. 
7,11 

Ps. 132,11 
Isa. 9. 6, 7 
Isa. 16, 5 
Jer. 23, 5 
Rev. 3, 7 



/ Dan. 2, 44 
Dan. 7, 14 
Obad. 21 
Mic. 4, 7 
John 
12, 34 
Heb. 1. 8 

938 



and not able to speak, until the day 
that these things shall be performed, 
because thou believest not my words, 
which shall be fulfilled in their sea- 
son. 

21 And the ^'people waited for Zach- 
a-ri'as, and marvelled that he tarried 
so long in the temple. 

22 And when he came out, he could 
not speak unto them : and they per- 
ceived that he had seen a vision in 
the temple: for he beckoned unto 
them, and remained speechless. 

23 And it came to pass, that, as soon 
as the 'days of his ministration were 
accomplished, he departed to his own 
house. 

24 And after those days his wife 
E-li§'a-beth conceived, and hid her- 
self five months, saying, 

25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with 
me in the days wherein he looked 
on Tne, to "take away my reproach 
among men. 

26 IF And in the sixth month the 
angel Ga'bri-el was sent from God 
unto a city of Gafi-lee, named Naz'a- 
reth, 

2TTo a Virgin espoused to a man 
whose name was J5'seph,of the house 
of Da'vid ; and the virgin's name tvas 
Ma'ry. 

28 And the angel came in unto her, 
and said. Hail, thou that art ^highly 
favoured, the Lord is with thee- 
blessed art thou among women. 

29 And when she saw him, she was 
troubled at his saying, and cast in her 
mind what manner of salutation this 
should be. 

30 And the angel said unto her. Fear 
not, Ma'ry : for thou hast found fa- 
vour with God, 

31 And, 'behold, thou shalt conceive 
in thy womb, and bring forth a son, 
and shalt call his name JE'SL^S. 

32 He shall be '^great, and'shall be 
called the Son of the Highest : "and 
the Lord God shall give unto him 
the throne of his father Da'vid : 

33 And -^he shall reign over the 
house of Ja'cob for ever ; and of his 
kingdom there shall be no end. 

34 Then said Ma'ry unto the angel, 
How shall this be, seeing I know not 
a man ? 

35 And the angel answered and 
said unto her. The Holy Ghost shall 
come upon thee, and the power of 
the Highest shall overshadow thee: 
therefore also that holy thing which 



Mary's thanksgiving song. 



ST. LUKE, 1 



Prophecy of Zacharias. 



K 



shall be born of thee shall be called 
the '"Son of God. 

36 And, behold, thy cousin E-]i§'a- 
beth, she hath also conceived a son 
in her old age : and this is the sixth 
month with her, who was called 
barren. 

37 For '^with God nothing shall be 

impossible : ^ K. 5. 20-24, 

y8 AndMa'ry said, Behold the hand- 
maid of the Lord ; be it unto me ac- 
cording to thy word. And the angel 
departed from her. 

39 llAndMa'r}^ arose in those days, 
and went into the hill_ country with 
haste, into a city of Ju'da ; 

40 And entered into the house of 
Zach-a-ri'as, and saluted E-li§'a-beth. 

41 And it came to pass, that, when 
E-iis'a-beth heard the salutation of 
Ma'ry, the babe leaped in her womb ; 
and E-lig'a-beth was filled •'with the 
Holy Ghost : 

42 And she spake out with a loud 
voice, and said, ^Blessed art thou 
among women, and blessed is the 
fruit of thy womb. 

43 And whence is this to me, that 
the mother of my Lord should come 
to me? 

44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of 
thy salutation sounded in mine ears, 
the babe leaped in my wom.b for 

45 And blessed is she ^that believed : 
for there shall be a performance of 
those things which were told her 
from the Lord. 

46 "f And Ma'ry said, ^My soul doth 
magnify the Lord, 

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in 
God my Saviour. 

48 For "iie hath regarded the low 
estate of his handmaiden: for, be- 
hold, from henceforth "all genera- 
tions shall call me blessed. 

49 For he that is mighty hath done 
to me great things ; and holy is his 
name. 

50 And '^his mercy is on them that 
fear him from generation to genera- 

Ltion. tr. 1. 69 

51He?hath shewed strength with 
his arm ; ?he hath scattered the proud 
in the imagination of their hearts. 

52Heiiath put down the mighty 
from their seats, and exalted them 
of low degree. 

53 He 'hath filled the hungry with 
good things ; and the rich he hath 
sent empty away. 



B. C. 6. 



CHAP. 1. 



cj Mat.14,33 
Mat.2d,63 
Mark 1, 1 
Jchn 1,34 
John 
20.31 
Acts 8, 37 
Rom. 1, 4 

li Gen.l8a4 
Jer. 32,17 
Zech. 8, 6 
Rom. 4,21 

i Josh. 21,9 

j Acts 6, 3 

k Judg.5,24 

3 Or, tvliich, 
believed 
that 
there. 

I 1 Sam.2,1 

m 1 Sam. 
1,11 
Ps. 138, 6 

nMal. 3, 12 
ch. 11, 27 

Gen. 17, 7 
Ex. 20, 6 
Ps. 103,17 

p Ps. 98, 1 
Ps. 118.15 
Isa. 40, 10 

q Ps. 33, 10 
1 Pet. 5, 5 

r 1 Sam.2,6 
Job 5, 11 
Ps. 113, 6 

s Ps. 34, 10 

t Ps. 98, 3 
Jer. 31, 
3,20 

tiGen.17,19 
Gal. 3, 16 

V Gen.17,12 
Lev, 12, 3 

4 Or, 

things. 

w ch. 2, 19 

.rActsll,21 

y 2 Chr. 
20. 16 
Joel 2, 28 

z Jer. 23, 5 
Jer. 30,10 
Dan. 9, 24 
Acts 3. 21 
Rom. 1, 2 

a Lev.26,42 

b Gen. 12, 3 
Heb. 6, 13 

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54 He hath holpen his servant I§'- 
ra-el, in remembrance of his mercy ; 

55 As "he spake to our fathers, to 
A'bra-ham, and to his seed for ever. 

56 And Ma'r5' abode with her about 
three months, and returned to her 
own house. 

57ITN0W E-lT§'a-beth's full time 
came that she should be delivered; 
and she brought forth a son. 

58 And her neighbours and her 
cousins heard how the Lord had 
shewed great mercy upon her ; and 
they rejoiced with her. 

59 And it came to pass, that "on the 
eighth day they came to circumcise 
the child ; and they called him Zach- 
a-ri'as, after the name of his father. 

60 And his mother answered and 
said, Not so ; but he shall be called 
John. 

61 And they said unto her, There is 
none of thy kindred that is called 
by this name. 

62 And they made signs to his fa- 
ther, how he would have him called. 

63 And he asked for a writing table, 
and wrote, saying, His name is John. 
And they marvelled all. 

64 And his mouth was opened im- 
mediately, and his tongue loosed^ 
and he spake, and praised God. 

65 And fear came on all that dwelt 
round about them: and all these 
^sayings were noised abroad through- 
out all the hill country of Jii-dse'a. 

Q<d And all they that heard Hheni 
laid them up in their hearts, saying, 
What manner of child shall this be ! 
"^And the hand of the Lord was with 
him. 

67 *^ And his father Zacli-a-rf as was 
^filled with the Yib'lf Ghost, and 
prophesi^, saying, 

68 Blessed he the Lord God of l§'- 
ra-el ; for he hath visited and re- 
deemed his people, 

69 And hath raised up an horn of 
salvation tor us m the house of his 



servant David ; 



kl. 



_^ _. . 77-79, 

<U As -ne spake by the moutii or his 
holy prophets, which have been since 
the world began : 

71 That we should be saved from 
our enemies, and from the hand of 
all that hate us • 

72 To "perform the mercy prom«56c? 
to our fathers, and to remember his 
holy covenant ; 

73 The *oath which he sware to 
our father A'braham, 



The nativity and 



ST. LUKE, 2. 



circumcision of Christ. 



74 That he would grant unto us, 
that we being dehvered out of the 
hand of our enemies might ''serve 
him without fear, 

75 In '^hohness and righteousness 
before him, all the days of our life. 

76 And thou, child, shalt be called 
the prophet of the Highest : for *thou 
shalt go before the face of the Lord 
to prepare his ways ; 

77 To give knowl edge of sa l va t ion 



nnto his pf>oplpi ^hy th<^ rprtTission of 



th eir si ns, 
7S Through thp ^tpnder mercy of 
onr (lod • wh^r^^hy the 'd ayspring 



from on high hath visited us , 
79 To,/givp h'p;ht to thf^m thnt sit 



in dflTlci-iPss a:nfl in. thp shadow of 



A^ 



B. C. 6. 



CHAP. 1. 

c Rom.6,18 
Heb. 9, 14 

d Jer. 32,39 
Eph. 4, 24 

e Isa. 40,3 
Mai. 3, 1 
Mat.11,10 

5 Or, for. 

6 Or, 

bowels 
of the 
mercy. 

7 Or, sun- 
rising, or, 
branch. 
Num. 

24, 17 
Isa. 11, 1 
Zech. 3, 8 
Zech. 6,12 
Mai. 4, 2 

/ Isa. 9, 2 



dea th , to g u id e ou r fe et in to t h e way 
nf pA^pp C. 5. 31, 32; L 2. 10, 11. 

80 And the child grew, and waxed 
strong in spirit, and was in the des- 
erts till the day of his shewing unto 
Is'ra-el. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Augustus tcidieth the Romcm empire. 6 Christ's 
nativitij : 21 his circumcision : 46 he questioneth 
the doctors, etc. 

ND it came to pass in those days, 
that there went out a decree 
from (Jse'gar Au-gus'tus, that all the 
world should be 'taxed. 

2 {AyicI this taxing was first made 
when Qy-re'ni-us was governor of 
Syr'i-a.) 

3 And all went to be taxed, every 
one into his own city. 

4 And Jd'seph also went up from 
Gal'i-lee, out of the city of Naz'a-reth, 
into Jii-d98'a,unto ''the city of DaVid, 
which is called Bethle-hem; (because 
%e was of the house and lineage of 
Da'vid :) 

5 To be taxed with Ma'ry his es- 
poused wife, being great with child. 

6 And so it was, that, while they 
w^ere there, the days were accom- 
plished that she should be delivered. 

7 And '"she brought forth her first- 
born son, and wrapped him in swad- 
dling clothes, and laid him in '^a man- 
ger ; because there was no room for 
them in the inn. 

8 ^And there were in the same coun- 
try shepherds abiding in the field, 
keeping ^watch over their flock by 
night. 

9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came 
upon them, and the glory of the Lord 
shone round about them: and they 
were sore afraid. 

L Wf 10 And th«^ nngftl said unto them, 



Fear not: for, behold. I bring you 
good tidings of great joy, "which 
shall be to all people. 
11 For /unto you is born this day in 



B. c. 5. 

CHAP. 2. 

1 Or, 

inrolled. 
Acts 5, 37 

a 1 Sam. 
16.1 
Mic. 5, 2 
Joiiu 7,42 

b :\Iat. 1, 16 
ch. 1, 27 

c Mat. 1,25 
Gal. 4, 4 

d Isa. 53, 2 
2 Cor. 4, 4 

2 Or, the 
night 
■ivatches. 

e Gen. 12, 3 
Ps. 72, 8 
Isa. 2, 2 
Isa. 42, 6 
Isa. 49, 6 
Isa. 60, 3 
Ezek. 17, 
22,23 
Mic. 4, 1.2 
Mat.28,19 
Actsl3,47 
Rom.15,8 
Col. 1, 23 

/ Isa. 9, 6 

g Phil. 2, 11 

h Gen.28,12 
Ps. 103,20 
Dan. 7, 10 
Heb. 1, 14 
Rev. 5, 11 

i Isa. 57,19 
Col. 1, 20 

j Eph. 2,4,7 
2 Thes. 
2,16 
lJohn4,9 

3 the inen 
the shep- 
herds. 



B. C. 4. 

k Gen.17,12 
Lev. 12, a 

I Mat. 1,21 

m Lev. 12,2 

n Ex. 13, 2 

Isa. 40, 1 
Mark 
15,43 

' 940 



the city of DaVid a Saviour, which 
i s Christ ^the Lord. L. 4. 18, 19;* 

1 2 And this shall be a sign unto you ; 
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in 
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 

13 And ^suddenly there was with 
the angel a multitude of the heavenly 
host praising God, and saying, 

14 Glory to God in the highest, and 
on earth 'peace, -^good will toward 
men. 

1 5 And it came to pass, as the angels 
were gone away from them into 
heaven, ^the shepherds said one to 
another, Let us now go even unto 
Bethle-hem, and see this thing which 
is come to pass, which the Lord hath 
made known unto us. 

1 6 And they came with haste, and 
found Ma'ry, and J5'§eph, and the 
babe lying in a manger. 

1 7 And when they had seen it, they 
made known abroad the saying 
which was told them concerning this 
child. 

1 8 And all they that heard it won- 
dered at those things which were told 
them by the shepherds. 

19 But Ma'ry kept all these things, 
and pondered them in her heart. 

20 And the shepherds returned, 
glorifying and praising God for all 
the things that they had heard and 
seen, as it was told unto them. 

21 TAnd Hvhen eight days were ac- 
complished for the circumcising of 
the child, his name was called ^JE'- 
SLTS, which was so named of the 
angel before he was conceived in the 
womb. 

22 And when '"the days of her puri- 
fication according to the law of M5'- 
§e§ were accomplished, they brought 
him to Je-ru'sa-lem, to present him 
to the Lord ; 

23 (As it is written in the law of 
the Lord, Every ''male that openeth 
the womb shall be called holy to the 
Lord ;) 

24 And to offer a sacrifice according 
to that which is said in the law of 
the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or 
two young pigeons. 

25 And, behold, there was a man in 
Je-ru'sa-lem, whose name vjas Sim'e- 
on ; and the same man was just and 
devout, 'baiting for the consolation of 

*W. 11.9, 10. ^ 



W 



Simeori and Anna prophesy. ST. LUKE, 3. 



Christ among the' doctors. 



the H515- Ghost was b.c.4 



is'ra-el : and 
upon him. 

26 And it was revealed unto him by 
the Ho'lj^ Ghost, that he should not 
^see death, before he had seen the 
Lord's Christ. 

27 And he came by ?the Spirit into 
the temple: and when the parents 
brought in the child Je'sus, to do for 
hun after the custom of the law, 

28 Then took he him up in his 
arms, and blessed God, and said, 

29 Lord, 'now lettest thou thy serv- 
ant depart in peace, according to thy 
word : 

30 For mine eyes 'have seen thy sal- 
vation, 

31 Which thou hast prepared before 
the face of all people ; 

32 A light to lighten the Gen'tlle§, 
and the glory of thy people l§'ra-el. 

33 And J5'seph and his mother mar- 
velled at those things which were 
spoken of him. 

34 And Sirn'e-on blessed them, and 
said unto Ma'ry his mother. Behold, | 
this child m set for the ''fall and rising; 
again of many in l§'ra-el ; and for ^a 
sign which shall be spoken against ; 

35 (Yea, '"a sword shall pierce 
through thy own soul also, ) that the 
^thoughts of many hearts may be re- 
vealed. 

3 6 And there was one In'na, J'a 
prophetess, the daughter of Pha-nii'el, 
of the tribe of A'ser : she was of a great 
age, and had lived with an husband 
seven years from her virginity ; 

37 And she loas a widow of about 
fourscore and four years, which de- 
parted not from the temple, but 
served God with fastings and prayers 
'night and day. 

3o And she coming in that instant 
gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, 
and spake of him to all them ''that 
looked for redemption in ^Je-ru'sa- 
lem. 

39 And vv^hen they had performed 
all things accordmg to the law of the^ 
Lord, they returned into Gall-lee, to| 
their own city Naz'a-reth. 

40 And the child grew, and waxed j 
strong in spirit, filled with wisdom : 
and the grace of God was upon him. j 

41 ITNow his parents went to Je-ru'-i 
sa-lem every ^ear at the feast of tfie 
passover. 

42 And when he was twelve years 
old, they went up to Je-ru'sa-lem after 
the custom of the feast. 



CHAP. 2. 

V Ps. 89, 48 
Heb. 11,5 

q Rev. 1, 10 

r Gen.46,30 
ICor. 

15, 51: 

Phil. 1, 23 
Rev.ll:,13 

s Isa. 52, 10 
Acts 4, 12 

t Isa. 9, 2 
Actsl3,47 

u Isa. 8, 14 
Hos. 14, 9 
Rom. 9,32 
1 Cor.1,23 
2Cor.2,16 
lPet.2,7,8 

V Acts 24, 
5, 14 

Acts28,22 
1 Pet.2,12 
1 Pet.4,14 

lu Ps. 42, 10 
John 
19,25 

X 1 Cor. 
11,19 

y Ex. 15, 20 

z Acts 26, 7 
1 Tim.5,5 

a Lam. 3, 
25,26 
Mark 
15, 43 
ch. 24, 21 

4 Ov,Israel. 

' A. D. 8. 

b Deut.16,1 

c Isa.11,1-4 

d Mat. 7, 28 
Markl,22 
John 7,15 

e John 2,16 
John 4,.34 
John 6,38 
John 8,29 

/ch. 9, 45 
ch. 18, 34 

g Dan. 7, 28 

?i 1 Sam. 
2,26 

5 Or, age. 



A. D. 26. 

CHAP. 3. 

a John 
11,49 
John 
18,13 
Acts 4, 6 

b Mai. 4, 6 
Mat. 3, 1 
Mark 1, 4 
Actsl3,24 
Acts 19, 4 

c ch. 1, 77 

d Isa. 40, 3 
Mat. 3, 3 
Mark 1, 3 
John 1,23 

941 



43 And when they had fulfilled the 
days, as they returned, the child 
Je'§us tarried behind in Je-ru'sa-lem ; 
and Jo'§eph and his mother knew 
not of it. 

44 But they, supposing him to have 
been in the company, went 9. day's 
journey; and they sought him 
among their kinsfolk and acquamt- 
ance. 

45 And when they found him not, 
they turned back again to Je-ru'sa- 
lem, seekmg him. 

46 And it came to pass, that after 
three days they found him in the 
temple, sitting in the midst of the 
doctors, '^both hearing them, and 
asking them questions. 

47 And "^all that heard him 'vere 
astonished at his understanding and 
answers. 

48 And when they saw him, they 
were amazed: and his mother said 
unto him. Son, why hast thou thus 
dealt with us ? behold, thy father and 
I have sought thee sorrowing. 

49 And he said unto them. How is 
it that ye sought me? wist ye not 
that I must be about ^my Father's 
business ? 

50 And -^they understood not the 
saying which he sx)ake unto them. 

51 And he went doAvn with them, 
and came to Naz'a-reth, and was sub- 
ject unto them : but his mother kept 
'^all these sayings in her heart. 

52 And Je'sus ^increased in wisdom 
and ^stature, and in favour with God 
and man. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 JohrCs preaching and baptism : 15 his testimony 
of Christ. 21 Christ is haiJtized : 23 his genealogy. 

]V[OW in the fifteenth year of the 
X^ reign of Ti-be'ri-us Qse'sar, Pon'- 
ti-us Pilate being governor of Ju- 
dse'a, and Her'od being tetrarch of 
Gal'i-lee, and his brother Phil'ip te- 
trarch of i-tu-rae'a and of the region 
of Trach-6-nf tis, and Ly-sa'ni-as the 
tetrarch of Ab-i-le'ne, 

2 An'nas ''and Ca'ia-phas being the 
high priests, the word of God came 
unto John the son of Zach-a-ri'as in 
the wilderness. 

3 And *he came into all the country 
about Jor'dan, preaching the bap- 
tism of repentance '^for the remis- 
sion of sins ; 

4 As it is written in the book of the 
words of E-sa'ias the prophet, say- 
ing, ^^The voice of one cr^^ing in the 



mm 



H 



H 



Preaching of John , 

wilderness, Prepare ye the way of 
the Lord, make his paths straight. 

5 Every valley shall be filled, and 
every mountain and hill shall be 
brought low ; and the crooked shall 
be made straight, and the rough 
ways shall be made smooth ; 

6 And 'all flesh shall see the salva 
tion of God. 

7 Then said he to the multitude that 
came forth to be baptized of him, 
•^O generation of vipers, w^ho hath 
warned vou to flee from, the wrath 



ST. LUKE, 3. 



Christ is baptized. 



to come? H. 3. 17; R. 6. 37. 

8 Bring ^forth therefore fruits 
^worthy of repentance , and begin not 
to say within yourselves. We have 
A. 'bra-ham to our father: for I say 
unto you. That God is able of these 
stones to raise up children unto 
A 'bra -ham, 

9 And now also the axe is laid unto 
the root of the trees: ^every tree 
therefore which bringeth not forth 
good fruit is hewn down, and cast 
into the fire. 

1 And the people asked him, say 
ing, What 'shall we do then ? 

11 He answereth and saith unto 
them. He -^that hath two coats, let 
him impart to him that hath none ; 
and he that hath meat, let him do 
likewise 

12 Then *came also publicans to be 
baptized, and said unto him, Master, 
what shall we do ? 

13 And he said unto them, ^Exact 
no more than that which is appoint- 
ed you. 

14 And the soldiers I'^kewise de 
manded of him, saying, And what 
shall we do ? And he said unto 
them, ^Do violence to no man, nei- 
ther ""accuse any falsely; and be con- 
tent with your ^wages. 

1 5 TI And as the people were ^in ex- 
pectation, and all men ^mused in 
their hearts of John, whether he 
v>^ere the Christ, or not ; 

16 John answered, saying unto 
them all, I "indeed baptize you with 
water; but one mightier than I 
cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I 
am not worthy to unloose : he shall 
baptize you with the H51y Ghost 
and with fire : 

1 7 Whose fan is in his hand and 
he will throughly purge his floor , 
Pand will gather the wheat into hi s 
garner: but the chaff he will buFn 

H. 6. 25. 



with fire unquenchable. 



A. D. 26. 



CHAP. 3. 

e Ps. 98, 2 
Isa. 52, 10 

/Mat. 3, 7 

fif Acts26,20 

1 Or, meet 

h Mat. 3, 10 
Mat. 7, 19 
John 15, 
2,6 

i Acts 2, 37 

j 2 Cor.8,14: 
Jas. 2, 15 
1 John 
3.17 

k Mat.21,32 

1 Mic. 6, 8 
ch. 19, 8 

2 Or, Put 

no man 
in fear. 

m Ex. 23, 1 
Lev.19,11 

3 Or.allow- 
ance. 

4 Or, in 

suspense. 

5 Or, rea- 
soned, or, 
debated. 

n Mat. 3, 11 

1 Cor. 
12,13 

p Mic. 4, 12 
Mat. 13,30 

Q Pro. 28. 
15, 16 
Mat. 11, 2 
Mat. 14, 3 
Mark6,17 

A. D. 27. 



r Mat. 3, 13 
John 1,32 

s 2Pet.l,17 

t Num. 4,3, 
35, 39, 47 

wMat.l3,o5 
John 6,42 

6 son in 
laiv. 

7 It is un- 
certain 
whether 
Zoroba- 
bel and 
Salathiel 
are the 
same as 
those 
men- 
tioned in 
Mat. 1, 
12, 13, 
and 

1 Chr. 3, 
17.19 

V Zeeh. 
12,12 

w 2 Sam. 
5, 14 
1 Chr. 3, 5 

942 



1 8 And many other things in his ex- 
hortation preached he unto the people. 

19 ITBut ^Her'od the tetrarch, being 
reproved by him for He-r5'di-as his 
brother Phirip's wife, and for all the 
evils which Her'od had done, 

20 Added yet this above all, that 
he shut up John in prison. 

21 ITNow when all the people were 
baptized, it came to pass, that Je'sus 
also beiQg baptized, and praying, the 
heaven was opened, 

22 And the Holy Ghost descended 
in a bodily shape like a dove upon 
him, and a voice came 'from heaven, 
which said. Thou art my beloved 
Son ; in thee I am well pleased. 

23 ^And Je'§us himself began to be 
^about thirty years of age, being (as 
was supposed) the ''son of Jo'geph, 
which was the ^sooi of He'll, 

24 Which was the sooi of Mat'that. 
which was the son of Le'vi, which 
was the son of Merdii, which was 
the son of Jan'na, which was the son 
of Jo'seph, 

25 Which was the son of Mat-ta- 
thfas, which was the so7i of A'mos, 
which was the son of Na'um, vvdiich 
was the son of Esli, which was the 
son of Nag'ge, 

26 Which was the S07i of Ma'ath, 
which was the so7i of Mat-ta-thi'as, 
which was the son of Sem'e-i, which 
was the son_ of Jo'geph, which was 
the son of Jii'da, 

27 Which was the son of Jo-an'na, 
which was the son of Rhe'sa, which 
was the son of ^Zo-rob'a-bel, which 
was the sonot Sa-la'thi-el, which was 
the son of Ne'ri, 

28 Which was the son of MeFchi, 
which was the son of Ad'di, which 
was the son of Co'sam, which was 
the son of Ei-mo'dam, which was the 
son of Er, 

29 Which was the son of J5'se, 
which was the son of E-li-e'zSr, which 
was the son of Jo'rim, which was the 
son of Mat'that, which was the son 
of Le'vi, 

30 Which was the son of Sim'e-on, 
which was the so7i of Jii'da, which 
was the sori of Jd'seph, which was 
the S071 of Jo'nan, which was the S07% 
of E-ii'a-kim, 

31 Which was the so7i of Mele-a, 
which was the soji of Me'nan, which 
was the son of Mat'ta-tha, which was 
the son of "Na'than, which "'was the 
son of DaVid, 



'i'he lemptation of Christ. 



ST. LUKE, 4. " He heginneth his ministry. 



CHAP. 3. 

X Ruth 4,18 
1 Clir.2,10 

y Gen. 11, 
24,26 

z Gen.11,12 

a Gen. 5, 6 
Gen.11,10 

b Gen. 1, 

26,27 
Gen. 2, 7 
Gen. 5,1,2 
Isa. 64, 8 



il 



32 Which ^was the son of Jes'se, ^- d. 27. 
\vhich was the son of O'bed, which 
was the son of B5'6z, which was the 
S071 of Sarnion, which was the son 
of Na-as'son, 

33 Whicii was the so7i of l-min'a- 
ciab, Avhich was the son of A'ram, 
which was the son of Es'rom, which 
was the son of Pha'reg, which was 
the son of Jii'da, 

34 Which was the son of Ja'cob, 
which was the son of Tgaac, which 
was the son of_A 'bra-ham, nvhich was 
the son of Tha'ra, which was the son 
of Na'chor, 

35 Which was the son of Sa'ruch, 
which \vas the so7i of Ra'gau, which 
was the son_otVhsi']eG, which ^^^.s « ga. 11, 2 
the son of He'ber, which was the son "*■ ' - 
of Sa'la, 

36 Which ^was the so?i of Ca-fnan, 
which was the son of Ar-phax'ad, 
which ''was the sqii of Sem, which 
was the son of No'e, which was the 
son of La'mech, 

37 Which was the so7i of Ma-thu'- 
sa-la, which was the son of E'noch, 
which vvas the son of Ja'red, which 
was the son of Ma-lele-el, Avhich was 
the son of Ca-i'nan, 

38 Which was the son of E'nos, 
which was the son of Seth, which 
was the son of Ad'am, which *was 
the son of God. 

CHAPTER 4. 

X ChrisVs temptation and fasting : 13 he, overcom- 
ing the devil, 14 heginneth to preach : 33 he cureih 
one possessed of a devil, etc. 

AND '^ je'gus being full of the 
H51y Ghost returned from Jor'- 
dan, and *was led by the Spirit into 
the wilderness, 

2 Being forty days 'tempted of the 
devil. And "^in those days he did 
eat nothing: and when they w^ere 
ended, he afterward himgered. 

3 And the devil said unto him, If 
thou be the Son of God, command 
this stone that it be made bread. 

4 And Je'sus answered him, saying, 
'It is written, That man shall not 
live by bread alone, but by every 
word of God. 

5 And the devil, taking him up into 
an high mountain, shewed unto nim 
all the kingdoms of the world in a 
moment of time. 

6 And the devil said unto him. All 
this power will I give thee, and thej 



CHAP. 4. 

2 

3i; 

Mat. 4, 1 
Mark 1.12 
John 1,33 
John 3,34 

b ch. 2, 27 

c Gen. 3, 15 
Heta. 2, 18 
Heb. 4, 15 

d Ex. 34, 28 
1 Ki. 19, 8 

e Deut. 8, 3 
Eph. 6, 17 

/John 
12, 31 
John 
14,30 
Rev. 13, 
2,7 

1 Or, fall 
down be- 
fore me. 

g Deut.6,13 
Deut. 
10,20 

7i Mat. 4, 5 

i 1 Pet. 5, 8 

j Ps. 91, 11 

k Deut. 6,16 

I Jas. 4, 7 

m. John 
14,30 
Heb. 4, 15 

n Mat. 4, 12 
John 4,43 

Actsl0,37 

p Isa. 52, 13 

A. D. 31. 

q Mat. 2, 23 
Mat.13,54 
Mark 6, 1 

r Actsl3,14 

s Isa. 42, 1 
Dan. 9, 24 



7 If thou therefore wilt Hvorship 
me, all shall be thine. 

8 And Je'gus answered and said 
unto him, Get thee behind me, Sal- 
tan : ^f or it is written, Thou shalt 
worship the Lord thy God, and him 
only shalt thou serve. 

9 And ^he brought him to Je-ru'sa- 
lem, and set him on a pinnacle of the 
temple, and said unto him, If thou be 
the Son of God, ^cast thyself down 
from hence : 

10 For •'it is written. He shall give 
his angels charge over thee, to keep 
thee : 

11 And in their hands they shall 
bear thee up, lest at any time thou 
dash thy foot against a stone. 

12 And Je'sus answering said unto 
him, -^It is said. Thou shalt not tempt 
the Lord thy God. 

13 And when the devil had ended 
all the temptation, he 'departed from 
him "'for a season. 

14*11 And "Je'sus returned in the 
power of the Spirit into "Gal'i-lee : 
and there went out a fame of him 
through all the region round about. 

15 And he taught in their syna- 
gogues, being ^'glorified of all. 

1 6 "^And he came to ?Naz'a-reth, 
where he had been brought up : and, 
as his custom was, "he went into the 
synagogue on the sabbath day, and 
stood up for to read. 

17 And there was delivered unto 
him the book of the prophet E-§a'ias. 
And Avhen he had opened the "book, 
he found the place where it was 
Vv'ritten, 

1 8 The ^Spirit of the Lord is upon ] L 
me, because he hath anointed me to 
preach the gospel to the poor-, he 



hath sent me to heal the broken- 



hearted, to preach deliverance to 



t Lev. 25, 8 
- — 2 Cor 6 2 

glory of them : for /that is delivered! ^^p^ ^5 ^ 
unto me ; and to whomsoever I wiU Mat.1.3,54 

T a-U^o, !<- Mark 6, 2 

i gl\ e ID, I ch. 2, 47 

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the captives, and recovering of sight 
to the blind, to set at liberty them 



that are bruised, 
19 To preach the ^acceptable year 



of the Lord L. 5. 31. 32. 

20 And he closed the book, and he 
gave it again to the minister, and 
sat down. And the eyes of all them 
that were in the synagogue were 
fastened on himi 

21 And he began to say unto them, 
This day is this scripture fulfilled in 
your ears, 

22 And all bare him witness, ''and 
wondered at the gracious words 
which proceeded out of his mouth. 



Christ preachethatNazareth. ST. LUKE, 5. Miracidoiis draught of fishes. 



And they said, ^Is not this Jd'seph's ^- d. 3i 
son ? 

23 And he said unto them, Ye will 
surely say unto nie this proverb, 
Physician, heal thyself : whatsoever 
we have heard done in ''Ca-pSr'na- 
\xxi\ do also here in thy •^country. 

24 And he said. Verily I say unto 
you, No prophet ^is accepted in his 
own country. 

25 But I tell you of a truth, many 
^widows were in i§'ra-el in the days 
of E-lf as, w^hen the heaven was shut 
up three years and six months, when 
great famine Avas throughout all the 
land ; 

26 But unto none of them Avas E-lf as 
sent, save unto Sa-rep'ta, a city of Si'- 
don,unto a woman that vkis a widow. 

2 T And "many lepers were in l§'ra-el 
in the time of El-i-se'us the prophet ; 
and none of them was cleansed, sav- 
ing Na'a-man the Syr'i-an. 

28 And all they in the synagogue, 
w^hen they heard these things, were 
filled Avith Avrath, 

29 And rose up, and thrust him out 
of the city, and led him unto the 
"broAv of the hill AA^hereon their citA" 
Avas built, that they might cast him 
doAA'n headlong. 

3(> But he ^passing through the 
midst of them AA'ent his AA^ay, 

31 And ''came dowm to Ca-pSr'na-iim, 
a city of Gal'i-lee, and taught them 
on the sabbath days. 

32 And they were astonished at his 
doctrine: '^for his word was with 
power. 

33 IT And *in the synagogue there 
was a man, which had a spirit of an 
unclean devil, and cried out Avith a 
loud A^oice, 

34 Saying, ^Let us alone ; what 
haA^e we to do with thee, thou Je'§us 
of Naz'a-reth ? art thou come to de- 
stroy us ? I know thee who thou art ; 
/the Holy One of God. 

35 And Je'§us rebuked him, say- 
ing. Hold thy peac^, and come out 
of him. And when the dcAdl had 
throAATi him in the midst, he came 
out of him, and hurt him not. 

36 And they were all amazed, and 
snake among themselves, saying. 
What a word is this ! for with au- 
thority and power he commandeth 
the unclean spirits, and they come out, chap. 5. 

37 And ^the fame of him went out ^ Mat. 4, is 
into eA^ery place of the country round Marki.ie 

about. 5 John 21,6 

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CHAP. 4. 

V John 6,42 

w Mat. 4,13 
Mat.11,23 

X Mat.13,54 
Mark 6, 1 

V Mat.13,57 
Mark 6, 4 
John 4,44 

z lKi.17,9 
1 Ki. 18, 1 

J as. 5, 17 

a2Ki.5,14 

2 Or, edge 

h John 8,59 
John 
10,39 

c Mat. 4, 13 
Markl,21 

d Mat. 7, 
28,29 
Titus 2,15 

e Markl,23 

3 OT,Axvay. 

f Ps. 16, 10 
Isa. 49, 7 
Dan. 9, 24 
ch. 1, 35 
Acts 2, 31 
Acts 4, 37 

g Mic. 5, 4 

h Mat. 8, 14 
Markl,29 

i Ps. 103, 3 

j Mat. 8, 16 
Markl,32 

k Markl,34 
Mark3,ll 

I Mark 1, 
25,34 

4 Or, to say 
that they 
knew him 
to be 
Christ. 

mMarkl,35 

n Mark 1, 
14,15 
Actsl0,38 
Rom.15,8 

Markl,39 



38 "iiAnd ^he arose out of the syna- 
gogue, and entered into Sfmon's 
house. And Sf mon's AAdfe's mother 
AA'as taken AA^th a great fever; and 
they besought him for her. 

39 And he stood over her, %nd re- 
buked the fever; and it left her: 
and inimedia,tely she arose and min- 
istered unto them. 

40 TNoav -^when the sun was setting, 
all they that had any sick with di- 
vers diseases brought them unto 
him ; and he laid his hands on CA^ery 
one of them, and healed them. 

41 And Mevils also came out of 
many, crying out, and saying, Thou 
art Christ the Son of God. And 
'he rebuking the77i suffered them not 
*to sneak : for they kncAV that he 
Avas Christ. 

42 And "'when it Avas day, he depart- 
ed and Avent into a desert place : and 
the people sought him, and came 
unto him, and stayed him, that he 
should not depart from them. 

43 And he said unto them, "I must 
preach the kingdom of God to other 
cities also : for therefore am I sent. 

44 And "he preached in the syna- 
gogues of Gal'i-lee. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Christ teacheth out of Peter's ship. 4 A miracu- 
lous draught of fishes. 12 A leper cleansed. 18 The 
palsy healed. 27 Levi called from the receipt of 
custom. 

A ND "it came to pass, that, as the 
1\. people pressed upon him to hear 
the word of God, he stood by the 
lake of Gen-nes'a-ret, 

2 And saw tAvo ships standing by 
the lake: but the fishermen were 
gone out of them, and were washing 
their nets. 

3 And he entered into one of the 
ships, AvhichAvas Si'mon's,and prayed 
him that he would thrust out a little 
from the land. And he sat doAAm, 
and taught the people out of the ship. 

4NoAY AA^hen he had left speaking, 
he said unto Si'mon, ^Launch out in- 
to the deep, and let doAAn your nets 
for a draught. 

5 And Si'mon answering said unto 
him, Master, Ave have toiled all the 
night, and have taken nothing : ncA^- 
ertheless at thy word I will let down 
the net. 

6 And when they had this done, 
they inclosed a great multitude of 
fishes : and their net brake. 

7 And they beckoned unto their 
partners, A\^hich Avere in the other 



The leper cleansed. 



ST. LUKE, 5. 



Matthe'M is called. 



\ 



K 



ship, that they should come and helpi a. p. 31 
them. And they came, and filled both 

sink 



CHAP. 5. 



this 



the ships, so that they began to si 
8 When Si'mon Pe'tgr saw it, he fell^ f ItTfal ^'Who can forgive sins,but (jodalone? 



21 And "the scribes and the Phar'i- 
sees began to reason, saying, "Who is 
wliich speaketh blaspheixdes ^ 



g Gen.18,11 
Jer. 32, 
17, 27 
Heb. 7, 25 

' h Mat. 8, 4 



do\^m at Je'sus" knees, saying. D 
part 'from me ; for 1 am a sinful 
man, O Lord. 

9 For he was astonished, and all 
that were with him. at the draught 
of the fishes which they had taken : 

10 And so teas also James, and 
John, the sons of Zeb'e-dee, which 
were partners with Si'mon. And Je'- 1 / ^at. 8, 2 
sus said unto Si'mon. Fear not ; from ^iarki,4=o 
'^henceforth thou slialt catch men. 

1 1 And when they had brought 
their ships to land, 'they forsook all, 
and followed him. 

12 !; And -^it came to pass, when he'i Lev. 13, 1 
was in a certain city, behold a man ^0^ 2i"'22 
full of leprosy : who seeing Je'sus 
fell on his face, and besought him, 
saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst 
^make me clean. 

13 And he put forth his hand, and 
touched him, saying, I will : be thou 
clean. And immediately the leprosy 
departed from liim. 

l4And/'he charged him to tell no 
man: but go, and shew thyself to/^llll"^'^ 
the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, 2, 6, 7 
'according as M5'ses commanded, for p ^f-^; ? 
a testimony unto them. 

1 5 But so much the more went 
there a fame abroad of him: and 
great ^multitudes came together to 
hear, and to be healed by him of 
their infirmities. 

16 And ^he withdrew himself into' f&%^ 
the wilderness, and prayed. ^^' ^* 

IT IF And it came to pass on 



'D&n'Vif ^^ -^^'^ when Je'sus perceived their 

, '^'thoughts, he answering said unto 

'^ 9 To ■ '^'' them, What reason ve m vour hearts? 

-^Jat.4 19 23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy 

31arkl,l/i . IP • J-, ' , -n - 

sms be forgiven thee ; or to say, Kise 

e Mat. i, 20 , _, ,^„i v 9 

Mat.19,27 ^P 9^IlU WaxK i 

21: But that ve mav know that the 



Markl.lS 

Phii.3.7,8 ^ Son of man hath power upon earthl^o 
f orgive sins, (he said unto the sick oT 
the palsy,) 1 say unto thee. Arise, and 
take up thy couch, and go into thine 
tio^se. K. 12. 6, 7. 

25 And immediately he rose up be- 
fore them, and took up that whereon 
he lay, and departed to his own 
house, '■glorifying God. 
. 26 And they were all amazed, and 

^ MtrkCT'they glorified God, and were filled 



John 6, 2 

k Mat.14,23 
Mark6,46 



pass on a certain 



day, as he was teaching, that there' ^^^^^ ^^^''/'sick 



mth fear, saying. We have seen 
strange things to day. 

27 *! And 'after these things he went 
forth, and saw a publican, named 
Le'vl, sitting at the receipt of cus- 
tom : and he said unto him. Follow me. 

28 And he left all, rose up, and fol- 
lowed him. 

29 And 'Le'vi made him a great feast 
in his o^vn house : and "there was a 
great company of publicans and of 

lit: 43,^25 others that sat down with them. 
Dan. 9, 9 j gQ g^t their scribes and Phar'i-sees 
^ coi^s^'il'^ murmured against his disciples, say- 
ing. Why do ye eat and drink with 
publicans and sinners ? 
31 And Je'sus answering said unto - 
them. They that a re whole need not 
physician: but they that are 



I Mat. 9, 2 
Mark 2, 3 

m Rev. 2,23 

n Acts 5, 31 



Ps. 32, 5 
Ps. 103, 3 



r Ps. 103, 1 



t Mat. 9,10! 
Mai-k2,15i 



were Phar'i-sees and doctors of the'^. ^^^^ g ^3 
law sitting by, which vrere come out i Tim.' 
of every to^^^l of Gall-lee, and Ju-j •*■' ^^ 
d8e'a,and Je-ru'sa-lem: and the power- ^'''Markl'.il 
of the Lord was prese?i t to heal them. ' j. ^jat. 22, 2 
18 "[And, 'behold, men brought in a '^j-^^' 
bed a man which was taken with a 2Cor.ii.2 

Rev. 19, 7 
Rev. 21, 2 

y Dan. 9,26 
Zech.13,7 
John 7,33 

2 Mat. 6, 
16, 17 
Acts 13, 
2,3 

1 Cor. 7. 5 

2 Cor. 6, 
4,5 
2 Cor. 
11. 27 



palsy: and they sought means to 
bring him in, and to lay him before 
him. 

19 And when they could not find 
by what icay they might bring him 
in because of the multitude, they 
went upon the housetop, and let him 
do^vn through the tiling with his 
couch into the midst before Je'gus. 

20 And when he saw their '"faith, ^^j^^ 9 
he said unto him, Man, "thy sins is, iV ' 
are forgiven thee. | 21^22 ^ 

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321 ''came not to call the righteous, [ 
but sinners to repentance , c. 6 49:*J 

33 TAnd they said unto him, Why 
"'do the disciples of John fast often, 
and make prayers, and likcAvise the 
disciples of the Pharl-see§ ; but thine 
eat and drink ? 

34 And he said unto them, Can ye 
make the children of the bridecham- 
ber fast, while the '"bridegroom is 
with them ? 

35 But the days will come, when the 
bridegroom shall ^be taken away 
from them, and then shall they 
'fast m those days. 

36^And "he spake also a para- 

ble unto them; iS"o man putteth a 

piece of a new garment upon an old ; 

if other^^ise, then both the new 

* L 7. 36 .50. ° 



K 



C 
L 



The Pharisees reproved. 



ST. LUKE, 6. 



Christ chooseth the ttmelve. 



maketh a rent, and the piece that 
was taken out of the new agreeth 
not with the old. 

3 7 And no man putteth new wine 
into old bottles ; else the new wine 
will burst the bottles, and be spilled, 
and the bottles shall perish. 

38 But new wine must be put into 
new bottles ; and both are preserved. 

39 No man also having drunk old 
wine straightway desireth hew : for 
he saith, The old is better. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 Touching the ears of corn that icerc plucked hy the 
disciples on the sabbath. 13 Christ chooseth the 
twelve, etc. 

AN D "it came to pass on the second 
sabbath after the first, that he 
went through the corn fields ; and his 
disciples plucked the ears of corn, and 
did eat, rubbing the?n in their hands. 

2 And certain of the Phar'i-see§ said 
unto them, * Why do ye that which is 
not lav/ful to do on the sabbath 
days ? 

3 And Je'§us answering them said. 
Have ye not read so much as this, 
"what Da'vid did, when him.self was 
an hungred, and they vv^hich were 
with him ; 

4 How he went into the house of God, 
and did take and eat the shewbread, 
and gave also to them that were with 
him ; "^ which it is not lawful to eat but 
for the priests alone ? 

5 And he said unto them, That the 
Son of man is Lord also of the sab- 
bath. 

6 ^And '^it came to pass also on an 
other sabbath, that he entered into 
the synagogue and taught : and 
there was a man whose right hand 
was withered. 

7 And the scribes and 
watched him, whether 
heal on the sabbath day ; that they 
might findan accusation against him. 

8 But he -^knew their thoughts, and 
said to the man which had the with- 
ered hand, Rise up, and stand forth 
in the midst. And he arose and 
stood forth. 

9 Then said Je'§us unto them, I will 
ask you one thing ; Ts it laAvf ul on 
the sabbath days to do good, or to do 
evil ? to save life, or to destroy it f 

10 And looking round about upon 
them all, he said unto the man, 
Stretch forth thy hand. And he 
did SO: and his hand was restored 
whole as the other. 

11 And they were filled with mad 



A. D. 31. 



Phar'i-see§ 
he would 



CHAP. 6. 

a Mat. 12, 1 
Mark2,23 

b Ex. 20, 10 
Mark 7, 2 

c 1 Sam. 
21,6 

a Ex. 29, 
23,33 
Lev. 24, 9 

e Mat. 12, 9 
Mark 3, 1 
ch. 13, 14 
ch. 14, 3 
John 9,16 

/ 1 Sam. 
16, 7 
ch. 5, 22 
John 2, 
S4, 25 
John 6,64 
John 
21, 17 
Acts 1, 24 
Rev. 2, 23 

Q John 7,23 

7i Mat. 14,23 

i Mat. 10, 1 

j John 1,42 

k John 
14,23 
Acts 1, 13 
Jude 1 

I Mat. 4, 25 

mMat.14,36 

n Mark5,30 

Mat. 5, 3 
Mat. 11, 5 
Jas. 2, 5 

p Isa. 55, 1 
lCor.4,11 

q Isa. 61, 3 
Rev. 7, 
14-17 

r 1 Pet.2,19 
1 Pet.3,14 
1 Pet.4,14 

s John 16,2 

t Acts 5, 41 
Col. 1, 24 
Jas. 1, 2 

u Acts 7, 51 

V Amos 6, 1 
ch. 12, 21 
Jas. 5, 1 

w Mat. 6, 2 
ch. 16. 25 



ne;:'s; and communed one with an- 
other what they might do to Je'§us. 

12 ^And ''it came to pass in those 
days, that he went out into a moun- 
tain to pray, and continued all night 
in prayer to God. 

13 And when it was day, he called 
unto him his disciples : 'and of them 
he chose twelve, whom also he named 
apostles ; 

14 Sfmon, (Avhom he also named 
Pe'ter,) and An'drew his brother, 
Jame§ and John, Phil'ip and Bar- 
thol'o-mew, 

1 5 Mat'thew and Thom'as, James 
the son of Al-phse'us, and Si'mon 
called Ze-l_o'te§, 

1 6 And Ju'das^f Ae br other oi Jame§, 
and Jul 'das is-car'i-ot, which also was 
the traitor. 

17 And he came down with them, 
and stood in the plain, and the com 
pany of his disciples, ^and a_ great 
multitude of people out of all Ju-dse'a 
and Je-rLi'sa-lem, and from the sea 
coast of Tyre and Sfdon, which came 
to hear him, and to be healed of their 
diseases ; 

1 8 And they that were vexed with 
unclean spirits : and they were healed. 

19 And the whole multitude sought 
"'to touch him : for ''there went virtue 
out of him, and healed them all. 

20 *i[And he lifted up his eyes on 
his disciples, and said, "Blessed be ye 
poor: for your's is the kingdom of 
God. 

21 Blessed Pare ye that hunger now : 
for ye shall be filled. ^Blessed are ye 
that weep now : for ye shall laugii. 

22 Blessed ''are ye, when men shall 
hate you, and when they 'shall sepa- 
rate you from their company, and 
shall reproach 2/0 w, and cast out your 
nam.e as evil, for the Son of man's 
sake. 

23 Rejoice *ye in that day, and leap 
for joy : for, behold, your reward is 
great '^in heaven : for «in the like 
manner did their fathers unto the 
prophets. 

24 But ^woeomto you that are rich ! 
for ye have '^received your consola- 
tion. 

25 Woe ^unto you that are full ! for 
ye shall hunger. ^ Woe unto you 



X Isa. 65, 13 that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn 

V Pro.14,13 



and weep 
2(rWoe 



H. 9. 25.J 
all men 



H 



z John 
15, 19 
1 John4,5 

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-unto you, when 
shall speak well of you ! for so did 
their fathers to the false prophets. 



Exhortation to good loorhs. ST. LUKE, 7. 



The centurion^ s faith. 



27 "[But "I say unto you which hear, 
Love your enemies, do good to them 
which hate you, 

28 Bless them that curse you, and 
pray *for them which despitefully 
use you. 

29 And ""unto him that smiteth thee 
on the 07ie cheek ofier also the other ; 
"^and him that taketh 9.way thy cloke 
forbid not to ta.he thy coat also. 

30 Give 'to every man that asketh 
of thee ; and of him that taketh away 
thy goods ask them not again. 

31 And -^as ye Avould that men 
should do to you, do ye also to them 
like'wise. 

32 For ""if ye love them which love 
you, what thank have ye ? for sinners 
also love those that love them. 

33 And if ye do good to them which 
do good to you, what thank have ye?, 
for sinners also do even the same. I 

34 And ^if ve lend to them of whom' 
ye hope to receive, what thank have 
ye ? for sinners also lend to sinners, i 
to receive as much aga^in. | 

35 But love ye your enemies, and do 
good, and 'lend, hoping for nothing 
again; and your reward shall be; 
great, and 'ye shall be the children of 
the Highest : for %e is kind unto the 
unthankful and to the evil, 

36 Be 'ye therefore merciful, as your 
Father aJso is merciful. 

37 Judge '"not, and ye shall not be 
judged : condemn not, and ye shall 

f not be condemned : forgive, a.nd ye 
shall be forgiven : R. lo. 12, 13. 

' 38 Give, "and it shall be given unto 
you; good measure, pressed down, 
and shaken together, and rimning 
over, shall men give into your 
''bosom. Fomvith the sam.e meas- 
ure that ye mete withal it shall be 
measured to you again. 

39 And he spake a parable unto 
them. Can ?the blind lead the blind ? 
shall they not both fall into the ditch ? 

40 The '"disciple is not above hiS; 
master: but every one ^that is per- 
fect shall be as his master. 

41 And 'why beholdest thou the, 
mote that is in thy brothers eye.i 
but perceivest not the beam that is 
in thine o^vn eye ? 

42 Either how canst thou say to thy 
brother. Brother, let me pull out the 
mote that is in thine eye, when thou 
thyself beholdest not the beam thatj 
is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, ' 
'cast out first the beam out of thine 



A. D. 31. jown eve, and then shalt thou see 



CHAP. 6. > clearly to pull out the mote that is 



a Ex. 23, 4 
Pro. 25,21 
Rom. 
12.20 



in thy brother's eye 



■ic) For "a good tree bringeth not 



ziQ 



forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a 
h ch. 23, 34 IcoiTupt trcc bring forth good fruit. 

Acts?, 60, 4-4- For every 'tree is kno^^m by his 
cMat. 5, 39|own fruit. For of thorns men do 
dicor.6,7jnot gather figs, nor of a bramble 
e Deut.io 7 bush gather they "grapes. 

^^^' " ' ' 45 A "good man out of the good 

^* '^ I treasure of his heart bringeth forth 

Q Mat. 5, ^^, ^1^^^ v.-hich is good : and an evil man 

/I Mat. 5,42,^^^^ of the cvil treasuro of his heart 



I Lev,25,35j-j^^.^j^g^^|^ forth that which is evil 



for of the abundance of the heart liis 



mouth speaketli . T. 9. 26. 

46 ^And ^wliv call ye me. Lord, 



Ps. 37, 26, 

j Mat. 5, 45 
1 Jolm3,l 

k Actsl4,17 

I Mat. 5, 48 Lord, and do not the things which I 

^f^'^-isay? 
' jas.*k,^i I 47 Whosoever J'cometh to me. and] 
nPro.i9,i7!h.earethmy sayings, and doeththem, 
Ps. 79, 12 1 will shew you to whom he is like : 
p Mat. 7, 2 ! 48 Pie is like a man which built an 
^^^'y^"'|S^| liouse, and digged deep, and laid the 
' '\ Jf oimdation on a. rock : and when -'the 
q at. o, 4 iQqq(J arose, the stream beat vehe- 
mently upon that house, and could 
not shake it: for it was founded 
upon ''a. rock. 
49 But he that heareth. and doeth " 



r Mat.10,24 
John 
13, 16 
John 
15,20 

1 Or, shall 
he per- 
fected as 
his mas- 
ter. 

s Mat. 7, 3 



not, is like a man tha^t without a 



foundation built an house upon the 



earth ; against Avhich the stream did 



X V 



t Pro. 18,17 i t)eat vehemently, and immediate 
it fell ; and Hhe ruin of that house 



II Mat. 7, 16 
Gal. 5, 
19. 23 
2 Tun. 3, 
1-9 

V Mat.12,33 

2 a grape. 

w Rom. 8, 
5-8 

X Mai. 1, 6 
Mat.25,11 
ch. 13, 25 
Rom. 2,13 



was great . C. 12. 16-21; G. 18. 9-14:* 
CLIAPTER 7. 

1 The centurion's faith ; 10 Christ healeth his se;^- 
ant ; 11 raiseth the widow's son. 24 Christ's testi- 
mony of John. 

NOW when he had ended all his 
sayings in the audience of the 
people, he entered into Ca-per'na-um. 
2 And ''a. certain centurion's servant, 
vvdio was dear unto him, was sick, 
jasTir22 and ready to die. 
y Mat. 7, 24' 3 And wlicn he heard of Je'sus, ht 
z Actsi4,22 sent unto him the elders of the^Jews, 
3,?2°^* beseeching him that he vvould conie 
a Ps. 125, 1 and heal his servant. 
2 Tim.' ; 4 And when they came to Je'sus, 
I'pet. 1,5 they besought him instantly, saymg, 
judei iThat he was worthy for whom he 
^ H?b.\o,^ ' should do this : 
28-31 ' I 5 For he loveth our nation, and he 
20, 21 ' hath built us a synagogue. 

6 Then Je'sus went v\^ith them. And 

when he was now not far from the 

I house, the centurion sent friends to 

CHAP. 7. jhim, saving unto him. Lord, trouble 

a Mat. 8.. 5 |not thy Self : for I am not worthy 

94 '^ * 0. 10. 25-28. ' 



C 
G 



IKSi 



The viidovn^s son raised. 



ST. LUKE, 7. Chris fs testimony of John. 



that thou shouldest enter under my 
roof : 

T Wherefore neither thought I my- 
self worthy to come unto thee : but 
say in a word, and my servant shall 
be healed. 

8 For I also am a man set under 
authority, having under me soldiers, 
and I say unto ^one, Go, and he go- 
eth; and to another. Come, and he 
Cometh ; and to my servant, Do this, 
and he doeth it. 

9 When Je'§us heard these things, 
he marvelled at him, and turned 
him about, and said unto the j)eople 
that followed him, I say unto you, I 
have not found so great faith, no, 
not in *is'ra-el. 

10 And they that were sent, return- 
ing to the house, found the servant 
whole that had been sick. 

1 1 ^ And it came to pass the day 
after, that he went into a city called 
Na'in; and many of his disciples 
v/ent with him, and much people. 

1 2 Now when he came nigh to the 
gate of the city, behold, there was a 
dead man carried out, the only son 
of his mother, and she was a widow : 
and much people of the city was 
with her. 

1 3 And w^hen the Lord saw her, he 
^had compassion on her, and said 
unto her, Weep not. 

14 And he came and touched the 
^bier : and they that bare him stood 
still. And he said. Young man, I 
say unto thee, ^Arise. 

15 And he that was dead sat up, 
and began to speak. And he deliv- 
ered him to his mother. 

16 And "there came a fear on all: 
and they glorified God, saying, That 
•^a great prophet is risen up among 
us ; and, ^That God hath visited his 
people. 

17 And this rumour of him went 
forth throughout all Jii-dse'a, and 
throughout all the region round 
about. 

ISIiAndHhe disciples of John 
shewed him of all these things. 

19 And John calling unto him two; 
of his disciples sent them to Je'§us, i 
saying. Art thou 'lie that should 
come ? or look we for another ? | 

20 When the men were come mitoj 
him, they said, John Bap'tist hath 
sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou 
he that should come ? or look we for 
another ? 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 7. 
1 this man. 



b Rom. 3, 
1,2 
Rom. 9, 4 



c Lam. 3,32 
John 11, 
33,35 
Heb. i, 15 



2 Or, coffin. 



d ch. 8, 54 
John 
11,43 
Acts 9, 40 
Rom. 4,17 



e ch. 1, 65 

f ch. 24, 19 
John 4,19 
John 6,14 
John 9,17 

g ch. 1, 68 
h Mat. 11, 2 



i Ezek. 
21,27 
Ezek. 34, 
23, 29 
Dan. 9, 
24-26 
Mic. 5, 2 
Hag. 2. 7 
Zech. 9, 9 
Mai. 3,1-3 



3 Mat. 11, 5 



k Isa. 29,18 
Isa. 35, 5 
Isa. 42, 6 



I Isa. 61, 1 
ch. 4, 18 
Jas. 2, 5 



m Mat. 11,7 

n Isa. 40, 3 
Mai. 3, 1 
Mai. 4, 5 



Mat. 3, 5 
ch. 3, 12 



3 Or, frus- 
trated. 

p Acts20,27 

4 Or, ■ 

ivithin 

them- 

seli^es. 

q Mat.11,16 

r Mat. 3, 4 
Mark 1, 6 
ch. 1. 15 

948 



21 And in that same hour he cured 
many of t heir m^rmities and plagues, 
and of evil spirits; and unto many 
that were blind he gave sight. 

22 Then •'Je'gus answering said unto 
them. Go your way, and tell John 
what things ye have seen and heard ; 
^how that the blind see, the lame 
walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf 
hear, the dead are raised, ^to the poor 
the gospel is preached. 

23 And blessed is he, whosoever 
shall not be offended in me. 

24 liAnd "'when the messengers of 
John were departed, he began to 
speak unto the people concerning 
John, What went ye out into the 
wilderness for to see ? A reed shaken 
with the wind ? 

25 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A man clothed in soft raiment ? Be- 
hold, they w^hich are gorgeously ap- 
parelled, and live delicately, are in 
kings' courts. 

26 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, 
and much more than a prophet. 

27 This is he, of whom it is written, 
"Behold, I send my messenger before 
thy face, which shall prepare thy 
way before thee. 

28 For I say unto you. Among those 
that are born of Avomen there is not 
a greater prophet than John the 
Bap'tist : but he that is least in the 
kingdom of God is greater than he. 

29 And all the people that heard 
him, and the publicans, justified 
God, ^being baptized with the baptism 
of John. 

30 But the Phar'i-see§ and lawyers 
^rejected ^the counsel of God "against 
themselves, being not baptized of 
him. 

31 IF And the Lord said, ?Whereunto 
then shall I liken the men of this 
generation? and to what are they 
like? 

32 They are like unto children sit- 
ting in the marketplace, and calling 
one to another, and saying, We have 
piped unto you, and ye have not 
danced; we have mourned to you, 
and ye have not wept. 

33 For 'John the Bap'tist came 
neither eating bread nor drinking 
wine ; and ye say. He hath a devil. 

34 The Son of man is come eating 
and drinking; and ye say, Behold 
a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, 
a friend of publicans and sinners ! 



Christ's feet anointed. 



ST. LUKE. S. 



Parable of the soicer. 



justified 



of all 



35 But ^wisdom is 
her children. 

36 lAnd 'one of the Phar'i-sees de- 
sired him that he would eat with 
him. And he went into the Phar 'i- 
see's house, and sat down to meat. 

37 And, behold, a "woman in the 
Qitj, which Avas a simier, when she 
knew that Je'sus sat at meat in the 
Phar 'i-see's house, brought an ala- 
baster box of ointment, 

38 And stood a.t his feet behind him 
'weeping, and began to .wash liis feet 
with tears, and did wipe them with 
the hairs of her head, and kissed his 
feet, and anointed them with the 
ointment. 

39 Now when the Phar'i-see which 
had bidden him saw it, he spake 
within himself, saying, ''This man, if 
he were a prophet, would have kno^vn 
who and what manner of Avoman 
th is is that toucheth him : for she is 
a sinner. 

40 And Je'sus answering said unto 
him, Sfmon, I have somewhat to say 
unto thee. And he saith, Master, 
say on. 

41 There was a certain creditor 
which had two debtors: the one 
owed five hundred "xDence, and the 
other fifty. 

42 And when they had nothing to 



A. D. 31. i^Who is this that forgiveth sins 
lalso? 
51^ And he said to the woman, -^Thy 



:hap. 



pay, he frankly 



„£ 



iorgave them. both. 



Tell me therefore, which of %em 
will love him most ? 

43 Si'mon answered and said, I sup- 
pose that he, to whom he forgave 
most. And he said unto him, Thou 
hast rightly judged. 

44 And he turned to the woman, 
and said unto Si'mon, Seest thou this 
Avoman ? I entered into thine house, 
thou gavest me no -water for my 
feet: but she hath Avashed my feet 
AA^ith tears, and Aviped them with the 
hairs of her head. 

45 Thou gaA^est me no "kiss : but 
this AA^oman since the time I came in 
hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 

46 My %ead Avith oil thou didst not 
anoint : but this Avoman iiath anoint- 
ed my feet Avith ointment. 

47 Wherefore T say unto thee. Her 
sins, AA'hich are many, are f orgiA^en ; 
for she loA^ed much : but to Avhom lit- 
tle is forgiA^en, thie sarae loA^eth little. 

48 And he said unto her, ^Thy sinSj 
are forgiA^en. i 

49 And they that sat at meat AAithj 
him began to say Avithin themseh^es, \ 



1 Cor. 
23,24 ■ 

t Mat. 26. 6 
Markli.3 
John 11,2 

u cli. 8, 2 

V Zecli. 
12,10 

to ch. 15, 2 

X Mat.18,28 

y Isa. 1, 18 
Isa. 43, 25 



z Gen. 18, 4 
ITim. 
5, 10 

a 1 Cor. 

16, 20 
2 Cor. 
13,12 

h Ps. 23, 5 
Eccl. 0, 8 

c 1 Tim. 
1, lA 

(1 Mat. 9. 2 
3Iark 2, 5 



e Isa. 53, 3 

Mat. 9, 3 
Mark 2, 7 

jered awaj", because it lacked 

fMat. 9, 22 tnr^ 
Mark5,34' '-^^• 
Mark 
10, 52 
ch. 8, 48 



mois- 



7 And some fell among thorns : and 
the thorns sprang up Avith it. and 

ch'iHl choked it. 

8 And other fell on good ground, 
and sprang up. and bare fruit an 
hundredfold. And Avhen he had 
said these things, he cried. He that 
hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

9 TAnd '^his disciples asked him, 
saying, What might this joarable 
be"? 

10 And he sa.id,Unto you it is giA'en 
to knoAv the mysteries of the king- 
but to others in para- 

(mat.i3,io!bles; "that- seeing they might not 
Mark4,iOjgge^ and hearing they ixdght not un- 
derstand. 

11 NoAv -^the parable is 
seed is the Avord of God. 

12 Those by '^the way side are they 
that hear; "then cometh 'the deA'il, 
and taketh aAVay the Avord out of 
their hearts, lest they shouJd belicA^e 
^and be saved. " F- John 1. 12. 

^ I Cor. 4^3 ' 1 3 They on the rock are th ei/, which, 
2Thes.' I when they hear, receive the AA'ord 
I'pet. o.si^yith joy; and these have no root, 
949 *F. 8. 12; L. 9. 56. ^ 



CHAP. 8. 

a Mat. 27, 
55, 56 

b Markl6,9 



Mark4, 1 dom of God 



e Isa. 6, 9 
Mark4,12 

f AIat.13.18 
Mark4,14 

g Acts 20, 
27,32 
1 Pet.1,23 

7i Jas. 1, 
23,24 



tliis 



•''The 



L 
F 



Mat. 11,19 . faith hath saA'ed thee : go in peace. * 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Devout women minister unto Christ. 4 The para- 
ble of the sower, 1% and oj the candle. 26 Thelegion 
of devils cast out: 43 the woman healed of her 
iloodij issue, etc. 

Ai^D it came to pass afterward, 
that he went throughout eA^ery 
I city and A^illage, preaching and sheAA^- 
jing the glad tidings of the kingdom 
iof God : and the tAA'eh^e icere AA'itb 
him, 

2 And ''certain Avomen, which had 
1 a ^o ^j been healed of CA^il spirits and in- 
isa;44',22 firmitics, 3ia'ry called Mag-da-le'ne, 

*out of whom went seA'en dcA-ils, _ 

3 And Jo-an'na the wife of Chfi'za 
Her'od's steward, and Su-san'na, and 
manA^ others, Avhich ministered unto 
him of their substance. 

4 *~And ""Avhen much people Avere 
gathered together, and Avere come to 
him out of every city, he spake by a 
parable : 

5 A soAver Avent out to sow his seed : 
and as he soAved, some fell by the 
AA^ay side ; and it Avas trodden doAvn, 
and the f OAAds of the air dcA^oured it. 

6 And some fell uiDon a rock : and 
as soon as it AA^as sprung up. it Avith- 



Christ stilleth the tempest. 



ST. LUKE, 8. 



which for a while beheve, and in 
time of temptation fall away. 

14 And that which fell among 
thorns are they, which, when they 
have heard, go forth, and are choked 
with cares -^'and riches and j^leasures 
of this life, and bring no fruit to per- 
fection. 

15 But that on the good ground are 
they, which in an honest and good 
heart, having heard the word, keep 
^Y, and ^bring forth fruit with pa- 
tience. 

16 liXo ^man, when he hath lighted 
a cajidle, govereth it with a vessel, 
or putteth it under a bed ; but set- 
teth it on a candlestick, that they 
which enter in may see the light. 

IT For "'nothing is secret, that shall 



not be made manitest ; neitiier an 



V 



tiling hid, that shall not be knoYv'n 
and come abroad ^ E. 12. 2 3. 

ly I'ake heed therefore 'how ' ye 
hear: for '^whosoever hath, to him 
shall be given ; and whosoever hath 
not, from him shall be taken even 
that vv^hich he ^seemeth to have. 

19 ^Then '^canie to him his mother 
and his brethren, and could not come 
at him for the press. 

20 And it was told him hy certain 
which said, Thy mother and thy 
brethren stand without, desiring to 
see thee. 

21 And he answered and said unto 
them, My mother and my brethren 
are these which hear the word of 
God, and do it. 

22 TiNow nt came to pass on a cer- 
tain day, that he went into a ship 
with his disciiDles : and he said unto 
them, Let us go over unto the other 
side of the lake. And they launched 
forth. 

23 But as they sailed he fell asleep : 
and there came down a storm of 
wind on the lake; and they were 
filled loith ivater, and were in jeop- 
ardy. 

21 And they came to him, and 
awoke him, saying. Master, master, 
w^e perish. Then he ^arose, and re- 
buked the wind and the raging of the 
water: and they ceased, and there 
was a calm. 

25 And he said unto them, Where 
is your faith? And they being 
''afraid wondered, saying one to an- 
other, What manner of man is this ! 
for he commandeth even the winds 
and water, and they obey him. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 8. 

j Mat. 19,23 

1 Tim. 6, 
9, 10 

2 Tim, 
4,10 

k Eph. 2, 4 
2 Pet. 1, 
5-10 

I Mat. 5, 15 
Mark4,21 
ch. 11. 33 
Pliil. 2, 
15,16 

mMat.10,26 
cli. 12, 2 

71 Mat.25,29 
Mai'k4,25 
cli. 19, 26 
John 15.2 
Rev.22,ll 

1 Or,tliink- 
eth that 
he hath. 

Mat.12,46 
Mat.lo,55 
Mark3,31 
John 7, 5 
xVcts 1, 14 
1 Cor. 9, 5 
Gal. 1, 19 

p Mat. 8, 23 
Mark4,35 

q Job 28, 11 
Job 38, 11 
Ps. 29, 10 
Ps. 46, 1 
Ps. 65, 7 
Ps. 89, 9 
Ps. 93, 4 
Ps. 107,29 
Ps. 135, 6 
Nah. 1, 4 

r Ps. 33, 8,9 
Mark4,41 
Mark6,51 

s Mat. 8, 28 
Mark 5, 1 

t Acts 16, 
16, 17 
Phil. 3, 
10,11 

u Rev. 20, 3 

V Lev. 11, 7 
Deut.14,8 

w Job 1, 12 
Job 12, 16 
Rev. 20, 7 

X 1 John 3,8 
Rom. 
16,20 

y Mat. 8, 34 

z 1 Sam. 
16,4 

Job 21, 14 
Markl,24 
ch. 4, 34 
ch. 5, 8 
1 Cor.2,14 

a Ps. 103, 1 
Ps. 116,12 
Marks, 18 
ch. 18, 43 

950 



Legion of devils cast out, 

-^ — — — ■- ■- ■ I . ■ -II ■ I I ^ 

26 11 And ^they arrived at the coun- 
try of the Gad-a-rene§', which is over 
against Gall-lee. 

27 And when he went forth to land, 
there met him out of the city a cer- 
tain man, which had devils long 
time, and ware no clothes, neither 
abode in any house, but in the tombs. 

28 When he saw Je'sus, he 'cried 
out, and fell do\^Ti before him, and 
with a loud voice said, Vv'hat have I 
to do with thee, Je'sus, thou Son of 
God most high ? I beseech thee, tor- 
ment me not. 

29 (For he had commanded the un- 
clean spirit to come out of the man. 
For oftentimes it had caught him : 
and he was kept bound with chains 
and in fetters ; and he brake the 
bands, and was driven of the devil 
mto the wilderness.) 

30 And Je'sus asked him, saying, 
What is thy name ? And he said, 
Legion : because many devils were 
entered into him. 

31 And they besought him that he 
would not command them to go out 
"into the deep. 

32 And there was there an ^herd of 
many swine feeding on the moun 
tain : and they besought him that hf 
would suffer them to enter into 
them. And "he suffered them. 

33 Then went the devils out of the 
man, and entered into the swine: 
and the herd ran violently down a 
steep place into the lake, and were 
choked. 

31 Yf hen they that fed them saw 
v\^hat was done, they fled, and went 
and told it in the city and in the 
country. 

35 Then they went out to see Vv^hat 
was done ; and came to Je'sus, and 
found the man, out of whom the 
devils were departed, sitting at the 
feet of Je'gus, clothed, ^and in his 
right mind : and they w^ere afraid. 

36 They also wdiich saw it told 
them by what means he that was 
possessed of the devils w^as healed. 

37 llThen -"the whole multitude of 
the country of the Gad-a-rene§' round 
about besought "him to depart from 
them; for they were taken with 
great fear : and he went up into the 
ship, and returned back again. 

38 Now "the man out of whom the 
devils were departed besought him 
that he might be with him : but Je'- 
sus sent him away, saying. 



Jairiis' daughter raised. 



ST. LUKE, 9. 



The ticelve sent forth 



39 Return to thine own house, and 
shew how great things God hath 
done imto thee. And he went his 
way, and pubhshed throughout the 
whole city how great tilings Je'sus 
had done mito him. 

40 And it came to pass, that, when 
Je sus was returned, the people gladly 
received him : for they were all wait 
ing for him. 

41 UAnd, ^behold, there came a man 
named Ja-i'rus, and he was a ruler of 
the S3aiagogue : and he fell dci\"n at 
Je'§us' feet, and besought him that 
he would come into his house : 

42 For he had one only daughter, 
ibout twelve years of age, and she 
lay a dying. But as he went the 
people thronged him. 

43 "^And ''a woman having an issue 
of blood twelve years, which had 
spent all her living upon physicians, 
neither could be healed of any, 

44 Came behind him, and '^touched 
the border of his garment : and imme- 
diately her issue of blood stanched. 

45 And Je'gus said, Who touched 
me ? When all denied, Pe'tSr and 
they that were with him said, JMas- 
ter, the multitude throng thee and 
press thee, and sayest thou, Who 
touched me ? 

46 And Je'§us^said, Somebody hath 
touched me : for I perceive that 'vir- 
tue is gone out of me. 

47 And when the woman saw that 
she was not hid, she came trembling, 
and falling down before him, she de- 
clared unto him before all the peo- 
ple for what cause she had touched 
him, and how she was healed imme- 
diately. 

48 And he said unto her. Daughter, 
be of good comfort : thy faith hath 
made thee whole ; go m peace. 

49 HWhile -^he yet spake, there 
Cometh one from the ruler of the 
&\magogue's house, saying to him. 
Thy daughter is dead ; trouble not 
the Master. 

50 But when Je'sus heard it, he an- 
swered him, saying, Fear not : believe 
^only, and she shall be made whole. 

51 And when he came into the 
house, he suffered no man to go in, 
save Pe'tSr, and Jame§, and John, 
and the father and the mother of 
the maiden. 

52 And all wept, and bewailed her : 
but he said. Weep not; she is not 
dead, ^but sleepeth. 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 8. 

h Mat. 9, 18 
Mark5,22 

c Lev.15,25 
Mat. 9, 20 

(L Acts 5, 15 
Actsl9,12 

e Mark5,30 
. ch. 5, 17 
ch. 6, 19 

/ Mark5,35 

g 2 Chr. 
20,20 
Mark9,23 

7i, John 11, 
11,13 

i ch. 7, li 
John 
11,43 

j Deut. 
32,39 
Ps. 33, 9 

k Mat. 8, i 
Mat. 9, 30 
Marks, i3 



CHAP. 9. 

a Mat. 10, 1 
Mark3,13 
Mark 6. 7 

b John 

IJr, 12 

Acts 3, 6 

c Mat. 10, 
7 8 

Mark6,12 
ch. 10, 1, 9 
Titus 2, 
12, 14 

cl Ps. 37, 3 
Mat. 10.9 
Mark 6, 8 
ch. 10, 4 
ch. 22, 35 
2 Tim. 2,4 

e Mat.10,11 
Mark6,10 

/Mat.10,14 

g Actsl3,51 

h Mark6,12 

A. D. 32. 

t Mat. 14, 1 
Mark6,14 

j ch. 23, 8 

k Mark6,30 

I Mat.14,13 

mMat.14,15 

Mark6,35 

I John6,l,5 

951 



5 3 And they laughed him to scorn, 
knovring that she was dead. 

54 And he put them all out, and 
took her by the hand, and called, 
saying. Maid, 'arise. 

55 And-lier spirit came again, and 
she arose straightway : and he com- 
manded to give her meat. 

56 And her parents were aston- 
ished: but he ^"charged them that 
they should tell no man v.^hat was 
done. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Christ sendeth out his wpostles: 7 Herod is de- 
sirous to see him. 12 Clirist feedeth five thousand : 
23 his transfiguration. 

THEN "he called his twelve disci- 
ples together, and *gave them 
power and authority over all devils, 
and to cure diseases. 

2 And 'he sent them to preach the 
kmgdomof God, and to heal the sick. 

3 And '^he said mito them, Take 
nothing for your journey, neither 
staves, nor scrip, neither bread, nei- 
ther money ; neither have t\vo coats 
apiece. 

4 And nvhatsoever house ve enter 
into, there abide, and thence depart, 

5 And -^whosoever will not receive 
you, when ye go out of that city, 
shake -''off the very dust from your 
feet for a testimony against them. 

6 And Hhey departed, and went 
through the to^s^ms, preaching the 
gospel, and healing every Avhere. 

7 "oXow 'Her'od the tetrarch heard 
of all that was done by him : and he 
was perplexed, because that it was 
said of some, that John was risen 
from the dead ; 

8 And of some, that E4l'as had ap- 
peared ; and of others, that one of the 
old prophets was risen again. 

9 And Her'od said, John have I be- 
headed : but who is this, of Vv-hom I 
hear such tliuigs ? And •'he desired to 
see him. 

10 *[ And ^the apostles, when they 
were returned, told huii all that they 
had done. And ^he took them, and 
went aside pi'i^^ately into a desert 
place belonging to the city called 
JBeth-sa'i-da. 

1 1 And the people, when they knew 
it, followed him: and he received 
them, and spake unto them of the 
kingdom of God, and healed them 
that had need of healing. 

12^And '"when the day began to 
wear away, then came the twelve, 
and said unto him, Send the multi' 



Five thousand fed. 



ST. LUKE, 9. 



Christ is transfigured. 



tude away, that they may go into 
the towns and country round about, 
and lodge, and get victuals : for we 
are here in a desert place. 

13 But he said unto them, "Give ye 
them to eat. And they said, "We 
have no more but five loaves and two 
fishes ; except w^e should go and buy 
meat for all this people. 

14 For they were about five thou- 
sand men. And he said to his dis- 
ciples, Make them sit down by fifties 
in a company. 

15 And they did so, and made them 
all sit down. 

16 Then he took the five loaves and 
the tv/o fishes, and looking up to 
heaven, he blessed them, and brake, 
and gave to the disciples to set be- 
fore the multitude. 

17 And they ^did eat, and were all 
filled : and there was taken up of frag 
ments that remained to them twelve 
baskets. 

1 S lAnd nx> came to pass, as he was 
alone praying, his disciples were with 
him: and he asked them, saying, 
Whom say the people that I am ? 

19 They answering said^ '"John the 
Bap'tist ; but some say, E-lf as ; and 
others say, that one of the old proph- 
ets is risen again. 

20 He said unto them, But whom 
say ye that I a,m ? ^^Pe'tSr answering 
said, The Christ of God. 

21 And ^he straitly charged them, 
and commanded them to tell no man 
that thing ; 

22 Saying, "The Son of man must 
suffer many things, and be rejected 
of the elders and chief priests and 
scribes, and be slain, and be raised 
the third day. 

23 IFAnd "he said to the7nd\\. If any 
raa7% will come after me, let him 
deny himself, and take up his cross 
daily, and follow me. 

24 For whosoever will save his life 
shall lose it : but whosoever will lose 
his life for my sake, the same shall 
save it. 

25 For ""what is a man advantaged, 
if he gpjn the whole world, and lose 
himself, or be cast away ^ 

26 For ^whosoever shall be ashamed 
of me and of mv words, of him shal l 
the Son of man be ashamed, when h e 
shall come in his own glory, and in 

1 1 his Father's, and of the holy angels . 

27 But ^I tell you of a truth, there 
be some standing here, which shall 

*H. 10. 12-15; fT. 12. 8. 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 9. 

n 2 Ki. 4, 

42,4:3 

Num. 

11, 22 
Ps. T8, 
19,20 

p Ps. 145, 
15,16 

q Mat.16,13 
Ivlark8,27 

r Mat. 14, 2 

s Mat.16,16 
John 6,69 
Rom.10,9 
1 John 4, 
14,15 
1 John 5,5 

t Mat.16,20 

u Mat.16,21 
Mat.17,22 
Mat.20,17 
Mark8,31 
Mark9,31 
ch. 18, 31 
ch. 24, 6,7 



V Mat.10,38 
Mat.16,24 
Mark8,34 
ch. 14, 27 

t(;Mat.l6,26 
Mark8,36 

X Mat.10,33 
Mark8,38 
2 Tim. 
2,12 

1/ Mat. 16, 28 
Mark 9, 1 

z Mat. 17, 1 
Mark 9, 2 

1 Or, 

things. 

a Ex, .34, 
29,35 

b 2Ki. 2,11 
Rom. 3,21 

c Phil. 3, 21 
Col. 3, 4 

1 John 3,2 

d Dan. 8, 18 
Dan. 10, 9 

e Mat. 3, 17 
John 
12,28 

2 Pet. 1, 
16,17 

/ Ex. 23, 21 
Deut. 18. 
15,18 
Acts 3, 22 
Heb. 2, 3 

g Mat. 17, 9 

h Mat.17,14 
Mark 9, 
14,17 

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not taste of death, till they see the 
kingdom of God. 

28 "I And "it came to pass about an 
eight days after these ^sayings, he 
took Pe'tgr and John and Jame§,and 
went up into a mountain to pray. 

29 And as he prayed, Hhe fashion 
of his countenance was altered, and 
his raiment 'was white a^ic/ glistering. 

30 And, behold, there talked with 
him two men, which were Mo'§e§ and 
*E-li'as : 

31 Who 8.ppeared in 'glory, and 
spake of his decease which he should 
accomplish at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

32 But Pe'tgr and they that were 
with him were ''heavy with sleep: 
and when they were awake, they saw 
his glory, and the two men that stood 
with him. 

33 And it came to pass, as they de- 
parted from him, Pe'tSr said unto J e'- 
§us. Master, it is good for us to be 
here : and let us make three taber- 
nacles; one for thee, and one for 
Mo'§es, and one for E-lI'as : not know- 
ing what he said. 

34 While he thus spake, there came 
a cloud, and overshadowed them: 
and they feared as they entered into 
the cloud. 

35 And there came a voice out of 
the cloud, saying, ^This is my be- 
loved Son : hear •'"him. 

36 And when the voice was past, 
Je'sus was found alone. ^And they 
kept it close, and told no man in 
those days any of those things which 
they had seen. 

37 TAnd '^it came to pass, that on 
the next day, when they were come 
down from the hill, much people met 
him. 

38 And, behold, a man of the com- 
pany cried out, saying. Master, I be- 
seech thee, look upon my son : for he 
is mine only child. 

39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and 
he suddenly crieth out ; and it tear- 
eth him that he foameth again, and 
bruising him hardly departeth from 
him. 

40 And I besought thy disciples to 
cast him out ; and they could not. 

41 And Je'sus answering said, O 
faithless and perverse generation, 
how long shall I be with you, and 
suffer you ? Bring thy son hither. 

42 And as he was yet a coming, the 
devil threw him down, and tare him. 
And Je'gus rebuked the unclean 



Christ commendeth Iiumility. ST. LUKE, 10. 



Seventy disciples sent out. 



spirit, and healed the child, and de- 
livered him again to his father. 

43 IF And they were all amazed at 
the mighty power of God. But 
while they wondered every one at 
all things which Je'gus did, he said 
unto his disciples, 

44: Let 'these sayings sink do-v^ni in- 
to your ears: for the Son of man 
shall be delivered into the hands of 
men. 

45 But •'they understood not this 
saying, and it was hid from them, 
that they perceived it not : and they 
feared to ask him of that saying. 

46 IFThen ^there arose a reasoning 
among them, which of them should 
be greatest. 

47 And Je'gus, perceiving the 
thought of their heart, took a child, 
and set him by him, 

48 And said unto them, 'Whoso- 
ever shall receive this child in my 
name receiveth me : and whosoever 
shall receive me receiveth him that 
sent me : "'for he that is least among 
you all, the same shall be great. 

49 And " J5hn answered and said, 
Master, we saw one casting out dev- 
ils in thy name ; and we forbad him, 
because he followeth not with us. 

50 And Je'§us said unto him, For- 
bid him not: "for he that is not 
against us is for us. 

51 11 And it came to pass, when the 
time was come that ^he should be re- 
ceived up, he stedfastly set his face 
to go to J e-ru'sa-lem, 

52 And sent messengers before his 
face : and they went, and entered 
into a village of the Sa-mar'i-tan§, to 
make ready for him. 

53 And ?they did not receive him, 
because his face was as though he 
would go to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

54 And when his disciples Jame§ 
and John saw this^ they said, Lord, 
wilt thou that we command fire to 
come down from heaven, and con 
sume them, even as 'E-li'as did ? 

55 But he turned, and rebuked 
them, and said. Ye know not what 
^manner of spirit ye are of. 

, 56 For the 'Son of man is not come 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 9. 

i Mat.17,22 

j Mark9,32 
ch. 2, 50 
ch. 18. 34 

h Mat. 18, 1 
Mark9,34 

I Mat.10,40 
Mat. 18, 5 
Mark9.37 
John 
12,44 
John 
13,20 

m Mat. 23, 
11,12 

n Mark9.38 
Num. 
11,28 

Mat. 12,30 
ch. 11, 23 
1 Cor. 12,3 

p Mark 
16, 19 
Acts 1, 2 

g John4,4,9 

r 2Ki. 1. 
10. 12 

s Rom. 10,2 

t John 3,17 
John 
12,47 

u Mat. 8. 19 

V Mat. 3, 21 

w lKi.19,20 

X Heb. 6, 4 



to destr 



them. 
village 



oy jiieiis 
And Lliey 



ir 



ves7 
went 



bu t to 



i^T 



sarre 
anot he r 



571 And "it came to pass,HhIt, aS 
they went in the way, a certain man 
said unto him. Lord, I will follow 
thee whithersoever thou goest. 



CHAP. 10. 

a Mat. 10, 1 
Mark 6, 7 

h Mat. 9. 
37, 38 
John 4,35 

c 2Thes.3,l 

d Jer. 3, 15 
1 Cor. 
12, 28 

e Mat.10,16 

/Mat. 10,9 
Mark 6, 8 
ch. 9, 3 

(7 2 Ki. 4,29 

h Mat.10,12 

i Mat.10,11 

j 1 Cor. 
10,27 

k Mat.10,10 
1 Cor. 9, 4 
1 Tim. 
5,18 

\ Eph.5,15 

m ch. 9, 2 

n Isa. 2, 2 
Mat. 3, 2 
Mat. 10, 7 
Rom. 10,8 
Titus 2,11 

Mat.10,14 
ch. 9, 5 
Actsl3,51 
Acts 18, 6 

953 



58 And Je'§us said unto him. Foxes 
have holes, and birds of the air have 
nests ; but the Son of man hath not 
where to lay his head. 

59 And 'he said unto another, Fol- 
low me. But he said, Lord, suffer 
me first to go and bury my father. 

60 Je'gus said unto him, Let the 
dead bury their dead : but go thou 
and preach the kmgdom of God. 

61 And another also said, Lord, I 
'"will follow thee ; but let me first go 
bid them farewell, which are at 
home at my house. 

62 And Je'sus said unto him, ^No 
man, having put his hand to the 
plough, and looking back, is fit for 
the kingdom of God. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Christ sendeth out seventy disciples. 13 Woes 
against CJwrazin, Beihsaida, and Capernaum. 
38 Mary cotntnended, etc. 

A FTER these things the Lord ap- 

i_jL pointed other seventy also, and 

''sent them two and two before his 

face into every city and place, Avhith- 

er he himself would come. 

2 Therefore said he unto them. The 
''harvest truly is great, but the la- 
bourers are few : ''pray ye therefore 
the "^Lord of the harvest, that he 
would send forth labourers into his 
harvest. 

3 Go your ways : 'behold, I send 
you forth as lambs among wolves. 

4 Carry -^neither purse, nor scrip, 
nor shoes : and ''salute no man by 
the way. 

5 And ^into whatsoever house ye en- 
ter, first say, Peace he to this house. 

6 And if the son of peace be there, 
your peace shall rest upon it : if not, 
it shall turn to you again, 

7 And 'in the same house remain, 
eating -'and drinking such things as 
they give: for the ^'labourer is 
worthy of his hire. Go not ^from 
house to house. 

8 And into whatsoever city ye en- 
ter, and they receive you, eat such 
things as are set before you : 

9 And '"heal the sick that are there- 
in, and say unto them, ^TTie king- 
dom of God is come nigh unto 
you. 

10 But into whatsoever city ye en- 
ter, and they receive you not, go 
your ways out into the streets of the 
same, and say, 

1 1 Even °the very dust of your city, 
which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off 
against you : notwithstanding be ye 



Doo77i of Capernaum. 



ST. LUKE, 10. 



sure of this, that the kingdom of 
God is come nigh unto you. 

H r 1 2 But I say unto you, that ^'it shall 

p be more tolerable in that day for 
Sod'om, than for that city. 
1 3 Woe mnto thee, Cho-ra'zin ! woe 
unto thee, Beth-sa'i-da ! 'for if the 
mighty works had been done in Tyre 
and Si'don, which have been done in 
you, they had a great while ago 're- 

* [ pented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 

J f 14 But it shall be more tolerable for 
Tyre and Sfdon at the judgment, 
than for you. j. n. 31, 32. 

15 And 'thou, Ca-pSr'na-um, which 
art exalted "to heaven, "shalt be 
thrust down to hell. H. 11. 31, 32. 

16 He "that heareth you heareth 
me ; and he ''that despiseth you de- 
spiseth me; ^and he that despiseth 
me despiseth him that sent me. 

17 HAnd the seventy returned again 
with joy, saying, Lord, even the dev- 
ils are subject unto us through thy 
name. 

1 8 And he said unto them, ^I be- 
held Sa'tan as lightning fall from 
heaven. 

1 9 Behold, "I give unto you power 
to tread on serpents and scorpions, 
and over all the power of the enemy : 
and nothing shall by any means 
hurt you. 

20 Notvv^ithstanding in this rejoice 
not, that the spirits are subject unto 
you ; but rather rejoice, because your 
*names are written in heaven. 

21 ^In ^that hour Je'§us rejoiced in 
spirit, and said, I thank thee, O 
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, 
that thou hast hid these things from 
"^the wise and prudent, and hast re- 
vealed them unto babes: even so, 
Father; for so it seemed good in 
th}^ sight. 

22 'All things ^are delivered to me 
of my Father : and -^no man know- 
eth who the Son is, but the Father ; 
and who the Father is, but the Son, 
and he to whom the Son will reveal 
hmi. 

23 lAnd he turned him unto his 
disciples, and said privately. Blessed 
'Jare the eyes which see the things 
that ye see : 

24 For I tell you, ^that many proph- 
ets and kings have desired to see 
those things which ye see, and have 
not seen them; and to hear those 
things which ye hear, and have not 
beard thenc. 

* R. 11. 32. 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 10. 

V Mat.10,15 
Mark6,ll 
Heb.6,4-8 
Heb. 
10,26 

q Mat.11.31 

r Ezek. 3, 6 

s Jonah 3,5 

t Mat.11,23 

wGen. 11,4 
Deut.1,28 
Isa. 14, 13 
J er. 51,63 

V Ezek, 
26,20 
Ezek. 
32,18 

w John 
13,20 

X lThes.4,8 

y John 5,23 

z John 
12,31 

1 John3,8 
Rev. 9, 1 
Rev. 12, 
8,9 

a Acts 28, 5 

b Ex. 32, 32 
Ps. 69, 28 
Isa. 4, 3 
Dan. 12, 1 
Phil. 4, 3 
Heb. 
12,23 
Rev. 13, 8 
Rev.20,12 

c Mat.11,25 

(llCor.1,19 

2 Cor. 2, 6 

1 Many 

ancient 
copies 
add these 
words, 
And 
turning 
to Ms 
disciples, 
he said. 

e Mat.28,18 
John 3,35 
John 5,27 
John 17,2 
Eph. 1,21 
Phil. 2, 9 

/John 1,18 

g Mat.13,16 

7ilPet.l,10 

i Mat.22,35 

j Deut. 6, 5 

k Lev.19,18 

I Lev. 18, 5 

Neh. 9, 29 
Ezek. 
20, 11 
Rom. 10,5 

mch. 16, 15 

n Ps. 38, 11 

John 4, 9 

954 



The good Samaritan , 

25 "ilAnd, behold, a certain lawyer" 
stood up, and tempted hhn, saying, 
'Master, what shall I do to iriierit 
eternal life ? 

26 He said unto him. What is writ- 



ten m the law ? how readest thou ?t 
27 And he answering said, -^Thou 



shalt love the Lord thv God with all 



B 



thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 
with all thy strength , and with all 



thy mind ; and ^thy neighbour as 



thyself. 0. 12. 9. 

28 And he said unto him. Thou 
hast answered right: this do, 'and 
thou shalt live. 

29 But he, willing to "'justify him- 
self, said unto Je'sus, And who is my 
neighbour ? 

30 And Je'§us answering said, A 
certain 771cm went downfrom Je-ru'- 
sa-lem to Jer'i-ch5, and fell among 
thieves, which stripped him of his 
raiment, and wounded hi7n, and de- 
parted, leaving hi77i half dead. 

31 And by chance there came down 
a certain priest that way : and when 
he saw him, "he passed by on the 
other side. 

32 And likewise a LeVite, when he 
was at the place, came and looked 
077, hi77i, and passed by on the other 
side. 

33 But a certain °Sa-mar'i-tan, as he 
journeyed, came where he was : and 
when lie saw him, he had compassion 
071 him, 

34 And went to ^^w^, and bound up 
his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, 
and set him on his own beast, said 
brought him to an inn, and took care 
of him. 

35 And on the morrow when he de- 
parted, he took out two pence, and 
gave the77i to the host, and said unto 
him. Take care of him ; and what- 
soever thou spendest more, v/hen 1 
come again, I will repay thee. 

36 Which now of these three, think- 
est thou, was neighbour unto him 
that fell among the thieves ? 

37 And he said, He that shewed 
mercy on him. Then said Je'gus 
unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 

38 ITNow it came to pass, as they 
went, that he entered into a certain 
village : and a certain woman named 
Mar'tha received him into her house. 

39 And she had a sister called 
Ma'ry, which also sat at Je'gus' feet, 
and heard his word. 

40 But Mar'tha was cumbered about 
fB. 16. 31. =^ 



Christ teacheth hoic to pray. ST. LUKE, 11. Me vindicatetfi his c/iaracter 



W 



much serving, and came to him, and 
said, Lord, dost thou not care that 
my sister hath left me to serve 
alone? bid her therefore that she 
help me. 

41 And Je'sus answered and said 
unto her, Mar'tha, Mar'tha, thou art 
careful and troubled about many 
things : 

42 But one thing is needful : and 
Ma'ry hath chosen that good part, 
which shall not be taken away from 
her. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Christ teacheth to pray : 14 he casteth out a dumb 
devil: 27 sheweth ivho are truly Messed: 29 he 
2yreachetJi to thepeoz>le, 37 and reproveth the Phar- 
isees'' outioard shew of holiness, etc. 

AND it came to pass, that, a.s he 
was praying in a certain place, 
when he ceased, one of his disciples 
said unto him, Lord, ''teach us to 
pray, as John also taught his disci- 
ples. 

"2 And he said unto them, When ye 
pray, say, ^Our Father which art 
in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 
''Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done, as in heaven, so in earth. 

3 Give us ^day by day our daily 
bread. 

4 And forgive us our sins ; for '^we 
also forgive every one that is in- 
debted to us. And 'lead us not into 
temptation ; but deliver us from 
evil. 

5 And he said unto them, Which 
of you shall have a friend, and shall 
go unto him at midnight, and say 
unto him, Friend, lend me three 
loaves ; 

6 For a friend of mine ^in his 
journey is come to me, and I have 
nothing to set before him ? 

7 And he from within shall answer 
and say, Trouble me not: the door 
is now shut, and my children are 
with me in bed; I cannot rise and 
give thee. 

8 I say unto you, -^Though lie will 
not rise and give him, because he is 
his friend, yet beca^use of his impor- 
tunity he will rise and give him as 
many as he needeth. 

9 And '^I sav unto vou. Ask, and it 



A. D. 33. 



shall be given you : seek, and ye shal l 



find : knock, and it shall be opened 



unto you . 
10 For every one 



that asketh re- 



ceiveth : and he that seeketh findeth 



and to him that knocketh it shall b e 
i opened . W. 12. 8. 



CHAP. 11. 

a 2 Cor. 3, 5 

b Isa. 63, 16 

c Isa. 11, 9 
Dan. 7, 14 

1 Or, /or 
the day. 

d Eph. 4, 32 

e 1 Cor. 
10,13 
Jas. 1, 13 
Rev. 3, 10 

3 Or, Old of 
Ms way. 

fch. 18, 1 

g Mat. 7, 7 
Mat.21,22 
Mark 
11,24 
John 15,7 
Jas. 1, 6 
1 John 
3,22 
1 John 
5,14 

h Mat.7,9 

3 give. 

i Isa. 44, 3 
Jas. 1, 15 

j Mat. 9, 32 
Mat.12,22 

k Mat. 9, 34 
Mat.12,24 

4 Beelsehul. 

I Mat.12,38 
Mat. 16, 1 

?}rMat.l2,25 
Mark3,24 
John 2,25 
Rev. 2, 23 

n Mark9,38 
ch. 9, 49 

Ex. 8, 19 
John 3, 2 
Acts 2, 22 
ActslO,SS 

p Mat.12,29 

Marks, 27 

Eph. 6. 12 

Eph. 2, 2 

1 Pet. 5, 8 

q Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 53, 12 
Coi. 2, 15 
Heb. 7, 25 

r Mat.12,30 

s Mat.12,43 

t John 5, 14 
Heb. 6, 4 
Heb. 
10, 26 
2Pet.2,20 

955 



11 If ^a son shall ask bread of any 
of you that is a father, will he give 
him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will 
he for a fish give him a serpent ? 

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he 
^off er him a scorpion ? 

13 If ye then, being evil, know hoAv 
to give good gifts unto your children : 
how much more shall your heavenly 
Father give the Holy 'Spir'it to them 
that ask him ? 

14 TAnd ^he was casting out a devil, 
and it was dum.b. And it came to 
pass, when the devil was gone out, 
the dumb spake; and the people 
wondered. 

1 5 But some of them said, '^He cast- 
eth out devils through "Be-erze-bub 
the chief of the devils. 

16 And others, tempting A ^;?^, sought 
^of him a sign from heaven. 

17 But he, '"knomng their thoughts, 
said unto them. Every kingdom di- 
vided against itself is brought to 
desolation ; and a house divided 
agamst a house falleth. 

is If Sa'tan also be divided against 
himself, how shall his kingdom 
stand? because ye say that I cast 
out devils through Be-erze-bub. 

19 And if I by Be-ei'ze-bub cast out 
devils, by whom do "your sons cast 
the/n out? therefore shall they be 
your iuclges. 

20 But if I '^vith the finger of God 
cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom 
of God is come upon you. 

21 When ^a strong man armed 
keepeth his palace, his goods are in 



peace 



22 But nvhen a stronger than he 
shall come upon him, and overcome 
him, he taketh from him all his ar- 
mour wherein he trusted, and divid- 
eth his spoils. 

23 He '"that is not with me is against • 



me : and he that gathereth not wit h 
me scatter et h. A. 18. 17; N. 12. 16-21., 

24 When 'the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, he walketh through 
dry places, seeking rest ; and finding 
none, he saith. I will return unto my 
house whence I came out. 

25 And when he com eth, he findeth 
it swept and garnished. 

26 Then goeth he, and taketh to 
him seven other spirits more wicked 
than himself ; and they enter in, and 
dwell there: and ^the last state of 
that man is worse than the first. 

27 *TAnd it came to pass, as he spake 



N 



Christ preacheth 



ST. LUKE. 11. 



to the people. 



these tilings, a certain woman of tiie 
company lifted up her voice, and 
said mito hun, "Blessed is the "womb 
that bare thee, and the jDaps which 
thou hast sucked. 

28 But he said, Yea "rather, blessed 
are they that hear the word of God, 
and keep it. 

29 ^And ^when the people were 
gathered thick together, he began to 
say, This is an evil generation : they 
seek a sign ; and there shall no sign 
be given it, but the sign of Jd'nas the 
prophet. 

30 For as ^Jd'nas was a sign unto 
the Kin'e-vites, so shall pJso the Son 
of man be to this generation. 

H c 31 The ^queen of the south shall rise 
J UX3 in the judgment with the men of 
this generation, and condemn them : 
for she came from the utmost parts 
of the earth to hear the wisdom of 
Sol'o-mon; and, behold, a ^greater 
than Sol'o-mon is here. 
R f 32 The men of Nin'e-ve shall rise up 
in the judgment with this genera- 
tion, and shall condenm it : for ''they 
repented at the preaching of Jo'nas ; 
and, behold, a greater than Jo'nas is 

here.^H. 12. 4, 5; J. John 8. 50: R. 13. 3. 

33 No ^man, when he hath lighted 
a candle, putteth it in a secret place, 
neither under a •'bushel, but on a 
candlestick, that they which come 
in may see the light. 

31: The '^light of the body is the eye : 
therefore when thine eye is smgle, 
thy whole body also is fuU of light ; 
but when thine eye is e^ol, thy body 
also is full of darkness. 

35 Take heed therefore that the 
light which is in thee be not dark- 
ness. 

36 If thy whole body therefore he 
full of light, having no part dark, 
the whole shall be full of light, as 
when ^the bright shining of a candle 
doth give thee light. 

37 ^And as he spake, a certain 
Phar'i-see besought him to dine with 
hmi : and he went in, and sat doA\Ti 
to meat. 

38 And *when the Phar'i-see saw it, 
he mar^^elled that he had not first 
washed before dinner. 

39 And •''the Lord said unto him, 
Now do ye Phar'i-see§ make clean 
the outside of the cup and the plat- 
ter ; but i'your inward part is full of 
ravening and wickedness. 

40 Ye fools, did not he that made 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 11. 
u ch.1,28,48 

V Mat. 7, 21 
Mat.12,49 
ch. 8, 21 
Jas. 1, 25 

vj Mat. 12, 
38,39 

X Jonah. 
1,17 
Jonah 
2,10 

V 1 KL 10, 1 

z Isa. 9, 6 
Rom. 9, 5 
Titus 2,13 
Phil. 2, 10 

a Jonah 3,5 

h Mat. 5, 15 
Marki,21 
ch, 8, 16 

c Mat. 5, 15 

a Mat. 6, 22 

5 a candle 
by its 
bright 
sh ining. 

e Mark 7, 3 

/Mat.23,25 

g 2 Tim. 3,5 
Titus 1,15 

h Isa. 58, 7 
Dan. 4, 2? 
ch. 12, 33 

6 Or,as you 
a re able. 

i Mat.23,23 

j 1 Sam. 
15, 22 
Hos. 6, 6 

k Mat. 23, 6 
Mark 12, 
38,39 

I Mat.23,27 

m Ps. 5, 9 
Acts 23, 3 

n Mat. 23, 4 

Mat.23,29 

p Acts 7, 
51,52 
1 Thes. 
2,15 

q Pro. 1, 20 
1 Cor.1,21 

r Mat.23,24 

s Gen. 4, 8 

t Mat.23,13 

7 Or, 
forbad. 

u Mark 
12,13 

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that which is without make that 
which is withm also ? 

41 But ^rather give alms ^of such 
things as ye have ; and, behold, all 
things are clean unto you. 

42 But Hvoe unto you, Phar'i-sees ! 
for •'ye tithe mmt and rue and all 
manner of herbs, and pass over judg- 
ment and the love of God: these 
ought ye to have done, and not to 
leave the other undone. 

43 ^Yoe ^"unto you, Phar'i-sees 1 for 
ye love the uppermost seats in the 
s;^Tiagogues, and greetings in the 
markets. 

44 Woe ^unto you, scribes and Phar'- 
i-see§, hypocrites! "'foryeareasgraves 
which appear not, and the men that 
walk over them are not aware of 
them. 

45 Then answered one of the law- 
yers, and said imto him, Master, thus 
saying thou reproachest us also. 

46 And he said. Woe unto you also, 
ye lawyers ! "for ye lade men with 
burdens grievous to be borne, and ye 
yourselves touch not the burdens 
with one of your fingers. 

4T Woe "unto you ! for ye build the 
sepulchres of the prophets, and your 
fathers killed them. 

48 Truly ye bear witness that ye al- 
lov/ the deeds of your fathers: for 
Hhey indeed killed them, and ye build 
their sepulchres. 

49 Therefore also said the ?msdom. 
of God, 'I will send them ]3rophets 
and apostles, and some of them they 
shall slay and persecute : 

50 That the blood of all the proph- 
ets, which was shed from the f omida- 
tion of the world, may be required of 
this generation ; 

51 From 'the blood of A'bel unto the 
blood of Zach-a-ri'as, which perished 
between the altar and the temple: 
verily I say rnito you. It shall be re- 
qiiired of this generation. 

52 Woe *unto vou. lawyers ! for ve 
have taken away the key of knowl- 
edge : ye entered not in youi'selves, 
and them that were entering in ye 

hindered. 

53 And as he said these things unto 
them, the scribes and the Phar'i-sees 
began to urge hi9n vehemently, and 
to provoke him to speak of many 
things : 

54 Laying wait for him, ''and seek- 
ing to catch somethmg out of his 
mouth, that they might accuse him. 



To avoid hypocrisy. 



ST. LUKE, 12. War7iing against covetousness. 



Ef. 



CHAPTER 12. 

I To avoid hijpocrisy. 13 To beware of covetousness. 
41 Tliejaiihj'ul and wise steward. 49 Of divisions 
on account of the gospel. 

IN ''the mean time, when there were 
gathered together an innumerable 
multitude of people, insomuch that 
they trode one upon another, he be- 
gan to say unto his disciples first of 
all, ^Beware ye of the leaven of the 
Phar'i-sees, which is hypocrisy. 
g Y<^y ^thpTp is no thing c overed, that 
I shall not hft rpvf^fl.lftrl ; ne ither hid, 

that shall not he kno^^vn. 
.^ Tlipr ftforp whpitsoever ye have 



A. D. 33. 



H 



s poken in HarVness shall he he?^,rd 
in thA hVht- a nrl t,h?^t which ye 
liaArf> spoVp n in the ear in closets 
shall hf^ prop.la.imed iipon the honse - 
iops. E. 16. 15 

4- Anrl ^^T say unto yon my friends , 
"Rp not, afra irl of thpm that kill thft 



Jbody, and after that h a ve uo m o re 



that they can do. 
.5 T^ntT will forpwarn von whom 



^ 



shall fpar • Fpar him whirh aftpr he 
liath killpfl hath ^ powpr to cast into 
I hell : yea, I say unto yo u , Fe ar hi 



nm. 



■) ^ 1 — — -^ ^ 1 

^ { ^ Avp not fivp s parrows solrl for two 
•^farthings, and ^not o ne of th em i s 



forgotten before Gorl ? 

7 Knt (^MP'ia thp vpry hairs of your 
hpa.d arp all nmnhprprl Fpa.r not, 



therefore.: J(^ arp of morp valnp 



I than many sparrows. 
T r 8 Also ^'T say imto 



W 



you 



K. 12. 23-32. 
Whosopvpr 



isha Jl r'onfpss nip hpforo mpn^ him 



shall t.ho Snn of man also oonfpss 



[before the angels of God :t 
r_9 R nt hp that rl pn ipth mphpforp mpn 
I shall bp rlpnipd hpforp thp an_p;pls of 



li^lod. O.John ^.1-8. 

10 And 'whosoever shall speak a 
word against the Son of man, it 
shall be forgiven him : but unto 
him that bla.sphemeth against the 
Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. 

1 1 And •'when they bring you unto 
the synagogues, and unto magis- 
trates, and powers, take ye no 
thought how or what thing ye 
shall answer, or what ye shall say : 

12 For ^the H5'ly Ghost shall teach 
you in the same hour what ye ought 
to say, 

1 3 IT And one of the company said 
unto him, Master, speak to my 
brother, that he divide the inherit- 
ance with me. 

14 And he said unto him, 'Man, who 
made me a judge or a divider over 
you? 

* H. 12. 46-48. 

t T. John 12. 42; W. 14. 21-23. 



CHAP. 12. 

a Mat. 16, 6 
Mark8,15 

b Mat.16,12 
lCor.o,7,8 

c Mat.10,26 
Mark4,22 
ch. 8, 17 

d Isa. 8, 

12, 1.3 
Isa. 51, 7, 
8, 12, 13 
Jer. 1, 8 
Mat.10,28 

e Rev. 1,18 

/ Mat.10,29 

g Actsl5,18 

h Mat.10,32 
Mark8,38 
2 Tim. 
2,12 
1 John 
2,23 

i Mat. 12, 
31,32 
Mark 3,28 
I.John 
5,16 

j Mat.10,19 
Mark 

13, 11 
ch. 21, 14 

k Ex. 4. 12 
1 Pet. 5, 7 

I John 
18, 36 

?;i Pro. 
28,16 
1 Tim. 6,7 
Heb. 13, 5 

n Pro. 27, 1 
Eccl.11,9 
1 Cor. 
15,32 
J as. 5, 5 

1 Or, do 

they 
require 
thy soul. 
Job 20, 22 
Job 21, 13 
Job 27, 8 
Ps. 52, 7 
Dan. 4, 31 
lThes..5,3 
J as. 4, 14 

Ps. 39, 6 
Jer. 17, 11 

p Mat. 6, 20 
1 Tim. 6, 
18,19 
J as. 2, 5 

Q Mat. 6, 25 
Phil. 4,6 

r Job 38, 41 
Ps. 147, 9 

2 Or, live 
not in 
careful 
suspense. 

957 



1 5 And he said unto them, '"Take 
heed, and beware of covetousness: 
for a man's life consisteth not in 
the abundance of the things which 
he possesseth. 

16 And he spake a parable unto" 
them, saying, The groimd of a cer- 
tain rich man brought forth plenti- 
fully: 

I 17 And he thought within himself, 

saying, What shall I do, because I 

ha-ve no room where to bestow my 

, f raits? 

I 1 8 And he said. This will I do : I 

w^ili pull down my barns, and build 

greater ; and there will I bestow all 

my fruits and my goods. 

I 1 9 And I wiU say to my soul. Soul, 

/"thou hast much goods laid up for 

many years; take thine ease, eat, 

drink, and be merry. 

I 90 Rut God said unto him. T//o?f, 



fool this night ^thy sonl shall be rp- 



qnirpd of thpp ; then "wiiose shall 



thosp things be^ which thou hast 



pvovidpd ? 
91 So is he that layeth up treasm-e 



forhimsplf /'and is not rich tov\'ard 



God, C. John 3. 19; H. 12. 47. J 

22 ^And he said unto his disciples, 
Therefore I say unto you. Take nio 
thought for your life, what ye shall 
eat ; neither for the body, what ye 
shall put on. 

23 The life is more than meat, and" 
the body is more than raiment. 

24 Consider the ravens : for they 
neither sow nor reap ; which neither 
have storehouse nor barn ; and 'God 
f eedeth them : how much more are 
ye better than the fowls ? 

25 And which of you with taking 
thought can add to his sta,ture one 
cubit ? 

26 If ye then be not able to do that 
thing which is least, why take ye 
thought for the rest ? 

27 Consider the lilies howthey grow: 
they toil not, they spin not ; and yet 
I say unto you, that Sol'o-mon in all 
his glory was not arrayed like one of 
these. 

28 If then God so clothe the grass, 
which is to day in the field, and to 
morrow is cast into the oven ; how 
much more loiU he clothe you, O ye 
of little faith? 

29 And seek not ye what ye shall 
eat, or what ye shall drink, ^neither 
be ye of doubtful nxind. 

30 For all these things do the 



C 
N 



K 



^gaaaamaim 



The faithful steicard. 



ST. LUKE, 12. 



Divisiono for the gospel. 



K I nations of the world seek after: 
I and your Father knoweth that ye 
I have need of these tilings. 
81 But 'rather seek ye the kingdom 



of God ; a nd ''all these things shall be 



added unto you . 
82 Fear not, little 



flock; for ^it is 



your ji'ather's good pleasure to give 



I you the kingdom . K. 21. 33. 

88 yell "that ye have,and give alms ; 
provide ^yourselves bags which wax 
not old, a treasure in the heavens that 
f aileth not, where no thief approach- 
eth, neither moth corrupteth. 

31 For where your treasure is, there 
will your heart be also. 

35 Let •''your loins be girded about, 
^and your lights burning ; 

36 And ye yourselves like imto men 
that wait for their lord, when he will 
return from the weddmg ; that when 
he cometh and knocketh, they may 
open unto him innnediately. 

37 Blessed ''are those servants, whom 
the lord when he cometh shall find 
watching : verily I say unto you, that 
he shall gird himself, and make them 
to sit down to meat, and will come 
forth and serve them. 

38 And if he shall come in the sec- 
ond watch, or come in the third watch, 
and find them so, blessed are those 
servants. 

39 And 'this know, that if the good- 
man of the house had known what 
hour the thief would come, he would 
have watched, and not have suffered 
his house to be broken through. 

40 Be ""ye therefore ready also : for 
the Son of man cometh at an hour 
when 7,"e think not. 

41 ^ThenPe'ter said unto him, Lord, 
speakest thou this parable unto us, or 
even to all ? 

42 And the Lord said, ^ Who then is 
that faithf Lil and wise steward, Avhom 
his lord shall make ruler over his 
household, to give thetn their portion 
of meat in due season ? 

43 Blessed is that servant, whom his 
lord when he cometh shall find so 
doing. 

44 Of a truth I say unto you, that 
'he will make liim ruler over all that 
he hath. 

45 But and if that ser^^ant say in his 
heart. My lord delayeth his coming ; 
and shall begin to beat the menserv- 
ants and maidens, and to eat and 
drink, and to be drunken ; 

r 46 The lord of that servant mil come 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 12. 

s 2Chr.l6,9 
Phil. 4, 19 

t Mat. 6, 33 

u Rom.8,31 
1 Tim. i,8 

V Mat.11,25 

(vMat. 19,21 
Acts 2, 45 
Acts 4, 34 

■r Mat. 6, 20 
cti. 18, 9 
1 Tim. 
6,19 

y Eph. 6, 14 
1 Pet.1,13 

z Mat. 25, 1 

a Mat.24,46 

h 1 Thes. 
5, 2 
Rev.16,15 

c Mat.25,13 
Mark 
13, 33 

d Mat.25,21 
1 Cor. 4, 2 

e 1 Pet. 5, 4 

3 Or, cut 
him of. 
Mat.24,51 

/Xum. 
15,30 
Bent.25,2 
John 9, 41 
.John 
15,22 
Actsl7,30 
Jas.4, 17 

q Lev. 5, 17 
1 Tim. 
1, 13 

h Mat.20,22 
Mark 
10,38 

4 Or, 

pained. 

i Mat. 10,34 

3 Mic. 7, 6 
John 7,43 
John 9, 16 
John 
10,19 

k Mat.10,35 

I Mat. 16, 2 

m Job 37,17 

n 1 Coi'. 1, 
19-27 

ch. 19, 

42-44 
Gal. 4, 4 

p Pro. 25, 8 
Mat. 5, 25 

q Ps. 32, 6 
Isa. 55, 6 
Heb. 3, 
7-15 

r Mark 
12,42 
2Thes.l,9 

958 



in a day when he looketh not for him, 
and at an hour when he is not aware, 
and will ^cut him in sunder, and will 
appoint him his portion with the un- 
believers. 

47 And ^"that servant, w^hich kn ew^-! 
his lord's will, and prepared not hi?7i- I 
self, neither did according to his | 
will, shall be beaten with many^ [ 
s tripes. n, 13 24 25j 

48 But ^he that knew not, arid did 
commit thmgs worthy of stripes, 
shall be beaten with few stripes. For 
unto whomsoever much is given, of 
him shall be much required : and to 
whom men have connnitted much, 
of him they will ask the more. * 

49 'iFl am come to send fire on the 
earth ; and what will I, if it be already 
kindled ? 

50 But ^I have a baptism to be bap- 
tized with ; and how am I ^straitened 
till it be accomplished ! 

51 Suppose 'ye that I am com.e to 
give peace on earth ? I tell you, Nay ; 
^l)ut rather division : 

52 For ^from henceforth there 
shall be five in one house divided, 
three against two, and two against 
three. 

53 The father shall be divided 
against the son, and the son against 
the father ; the mother against the 
daughter, and the daughter against 
the mother; the mother in law 
against her daughter in law, and the 
daughter in law against her mother 
in law. 

54^And he said also to the people, 
^When ye see a cloud rise out of the 
west, straightway ye say, There com- 
eth a shower ; and so it is. 

55 And when ye see "'the south wind 
blow, ye say, There will be heat ; and 
it cometh to pass. 

56 Ye "hypocrites, ye can discern 
the face of the sky and of the earth : 
but how is it that ye do not discern 
'this time ? 

57 Yea, and why even of yourselves 
judge ye not what is right? 

581 When ^thou goest with thine 
adversary to the magistrate, as Hhoii 
art in the way, give diligence that 
thou mayest be delivered from him ; 
lest he hale thee to the judge, and 
the judge deliver thee to the officer, 
and the officer cast thee into prison. 

591 tell thee, thou shalt not depart 
thence, till thou hast paid the very 
last 'mite. 

* H. 13. 23-28. ^ 



Parable of the fig tree, and of ST. LUKE, 13. the grain of mustard seed. 



CHAPTER 13. 

1 ChiHst preacheth rex>entancehy the calamity upon 
the GaliUeans and others. 6 Parable of the fig 
tree. 11 He healeth the crooked tvoma7i. IS Par- 
ab'es of the mustard seed and the leaven. 

THERE were i^resent at that sea- 
son some that told him ''of the 
Gal-i-ias'an§, whose blood Pilate had 
mingled with theii' sacrifices. 
2 And Je'gus answering said unto 
them, Suppose *ye that these Gal-i- 
Ise'ans were sinners above all the, 
Gai-i-lse'ang, because they suffered, 
such things ? . | 

R C 31 tell you, Xay: but, except ye 
I repent, ye shall all likewise perish. * 
4 Or those e_ighteen, upon whom the 
tower in Si-lo'am fell, and slew them, 
think ye that they were ^sinners 
above all men that dwelt ui Je-ru'- 
sa-lem ? 
R ^ 5 I tell you, Nay : but , except ^ye 
I repent, ye shall all likewise perish 



A. D. 33. 



i 



6 TiHe spake also this parable; "* 
certain 77ia7i had a fig tree planted 
in his vinevard; and he came and 
sought fruit thereon, and found 
none. 

7 Then said he unto the dresser of 
his vineyard, Behold, these three 
*years I come seeking fruit on this 
fig tree, and find none : cut it down ; 
why cumbereth it the ground ? 

8 And he answering said unto him, 
Lord, let -^it alone this year also, tiU 
I shall dig about it, and dung it : 

9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if 
not, theji after that thou shalt cut it 
down. 

1 ^ And he was teachmg in one of 
the synagogues on the sabbath. 

11 And, behold, there was a woman 
wliich had a spirit of infirmity eight- 
een years, and was bowed together, 
and could in no wise lift up herself. 

12 And when Je'sus saw her, he 
called her to him, and said unto her, 
Woman, thou art loosed from thine 
infirmity. 

13 And ^he laid his hands on her : 
and immediately she was made 
straight, and glorified God. 

14: And the ruler of the synagogue 
answered ^with indignation, because 
that Je'gus had healed on the sab- 
bath day, and said unto the people, 
*There are six days in which men 
ought to work: in them therefore 
come and be healed, and •'hot on the 
sabbath day. 

1 5 The Lord then answered hmi, 
and said, Thou hypocrite, ^doth not 

* R. 13. 5; t R. 14. 11. 



CHAP. 13. 
a Acts 5, 37 
b Acts 28, 4 

1 Or, 

debtors, 
Mat.18,24 
ch. 11, 4 

c Ezek. 
18, 30 

d Isa. 5, 2 
Mat.21,19 

e Rom. 2, 
4.5 
2 Pet. 3, 9 

/Es. 32, 11 
Joel 2, 17 
Heb. 7, 25 

g 3Iark 
16,18 
Acts 9, 17 

h Rom. 10,2 

i Ex. 20, 9 

j Mat.12,10 
J.Iark 3, 2 
ch. 6, 7 
ch. 14, 3 

k ch. 14, 5 

1 ch. 19, 9 

mMat.13,31 
Mark4,30 

n Mat.13,33 

Mat. 9, 35 
Mark 6, G 

2 Strive as 
in agony. 
Mat. 7, 13 

p John 7,34 
John 8,21 
John 
13,33 
Rom. 9,31 
Rom. 10, 
2,3 

q Ps. 32, 6 
Isa. 55, 6 

r Mat.25,10 

s ch. 6, 46 

t Mat. 7, 23 

It Titus 1,16 

?! ]Mat. 7, 23 
Mat.25,41 

w Ps. 6, 8 
Mat.25,41 

X Mat. 8, 12 
Mat.13,42 
Mat.24,51 

y Mat. 8, 11 

z Gen.28,14 
Isa. 49, 
6-12 

Isa. 60, 3 
Mic. 4, 1 
Acts 2, 39 
Rev. 5, 9 
Rev. 7, 9 

959 



each one of you on the sabbath loose 
his ox or his ass from the stall, and 
lead hi7n aw^ay to watering ? 

16 And ought not this woman, 
being 'a daughter of A 'bra-ham, 
whom Sa'tan hath bo and, lo, these 
eighteen years, be loosed from this 
bond on the sabbath day ? 

17 And when he had said these 
things, all his adversaries were 
ashamed : and all the people re- 
joiced for all the glorious things that 
were done by him. 

18 ^Then "'said he. Unto what is 
the kingdom of God like? and 
wdiereunto shall I resemble it ? 

1 9 It is like a gram, of mustard 
seed, wliich a man took, and cast 
into his garden; and it grew, and 
waxed a great tree ; and the fowls 
of the air lodged in the branches 
of it. 

20 IF And again he said, Whereunto 
shall I liken the kingdom of God ? 

21 It is like leaven, which a woman 
took and hid in ''three measures of 
meal, till the whole v'as leavened. 

22 And "he went through the cities 
and villa^ges, teaching, and journey- 
ing toAvard Je-ru'sa-lem. 

23 '^Then said one unto him, Lord, i 
are there few that be saved ? And 
he said mito them, 

24: ^Strive to enter in at the strait 
gate : for -P many, 1 say unto youT 
will seekToeiiter in, and shall not be" 
able. 

25 \Yhen_?once the rnaster of the 
house is rise n up, an d lia th shut to" 
the door, ~and ye begin to stand with- 
out, an d~to~k nock a t the~door, say- 
ing, 'Lord , Xord, open unto us ; and 
he shai r ans wer and say unto you, 
T know yo u not whence ye are : t 

26 Then shall ye begin to say, " u e 
have eaten and drunk in thy pres- 
ence, and thou hast taught in our 
streets. 

2 7 But '^^he - shall say, I tell you, I 
know you not whence ye are; de- 
part ''from me, all ye workers of in- 
iquity. 

28 There ^shall be weeping and 



gnashing of t e eth, ywhenTye shall see" 
A^bra-ham , and~ l'saac, an d Ja'cobT 
and all the prophets, in the kingdom 



of God, and you yourselv es thrust 
out. H. 16. 19-31. 

29 And 'they shall come from the 
east, and from the west, and from 
the north, and from the south, and 

t N. 14. 16-21. 



H 



aat^moBSSss^^i 



^^aB^tfaiii^wi^aa 



Christ healeth the dropsy. ST. LUKE, 14. ParahU of the great supper. 



shall sit doviTi in the kingdom of ^- d 
God. 

30 And, ''behold, there are last 
which shall be first, and there are 
first which shall be last. 

31 "I The same day there came cer- 
tain of the Phar'i-see§, saying unto 
him, Get thee out, and depart hence : 
for Her'od will kill thee. 

32 And he said unto them. Go ye, 



33. 



CHAP. 13. 

a Mat.19,30 
Mat.20,16 
Mark 
10,31 

b Heb. 2,10 
Heb. 5, 8 



c Mat.23,37 

and tell that fox. Behold, I cast out!dLe\%26, 
devils, and I do cures to day and to 
morrow, and the third day *I shall 
be perfected. 

33 Nevertheless I must walk to 
day, and to morrow, and the day 
following: for it cannot be that a 
prophet perish out of Je-ru'sa-lem. 

34 O '^.[p-ru/sa.-lem,— J e-ru ^a-lem, 

which — killest — the — prophets, and 



stonest them tha t are sent unto thee ; 
how often would I have gathered th^^ 
children together, as a hen dot I t 
gather her brood under^Agr wings . 



and ve would not ! 



L. 14. 16-2^ 



icuy 

35 Behold, "^your house is left unto 
you desolate : and verily I sa}^ unto 
you. Ye shall *not see me, until the 
time come when ye shall say, -^Bless- 
ed is he that cometh in the name of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER 14. 

2 Christ healeth the dropsy on the sabbath clay: 
7 teacheth humility: 12 to feed the poor. 15 The 
parable of the great supper. 25 What is required 
of those who icould be Christ's disciples. 

AND it came to pass, as he went 
into the house of one of the 
chief Phar'i-sees to eat bread on the 
sabbath day, that they vf atched him. 

2 And, behold, there was a certain 
man before him which had the 
dropsy. 

3 And Je'sus answering spake unto 
the lawyers and Phar'i-sees, saying, 
"Is it iav/ful to heal on the' sabbath 
day? 

4 And they held their peace. And 
he took hi?7i, and healed him, and 
let him go ; 

5 And answered them, saying, 
Which *of you shall have an ass or 
an ox fallen into a pit, and will not 
straightway pull him out on the sab- 
bath day ? 

6 And they could not answer him 
again to these things. 

TTAnd he put forth a. para-ble to 
those which were bidden, when he 
marked how they chose out the chief 
rooms ; saying unto them, 

8 When thou art bidden of any 



31, 32 
Ps. 69, 25 
Isa. 1, 7 
Dan. 9, 27 
Mic. 3, 12 
ch. 21, 24 

Pro. 1, 

24-30 
John 8, 
21,24 



/ Ps. 118,26 
Mat. 21, 9 
Mark 
11, 10 
ch. 19, 38 
John 
12,13 



7nan to a wedding, sit not down in 
the highest room ; lest a more hon- 
ourable man than thou be bidden of 
hun; 

9 And he that bade thee and him 
come and say to thee. Give this man 
place ; and thou begm with shame to 
take the lowest room. 

10 But ^when thou art bidden, go 
and sit down in the lowest room; 
that when he that bade thee cometh, 
he may say unto thee, Friend, go u-p 
higher : then shalt thou have worship 
in the presence of them that sit at 
meat with thee. 

ULEo r ^^vhosoever exalteth himself 
shall be abased; and he that hum^ 
bleth himself shall be exalted. * 

12 'iTThen said he also to him that 
bade him, When thou makest a din- 
ner or a supper, call not thy friends, 
nor thy brethren, neither thy kins- 
men, nor thy rich neighbours; lest 
they also bid thee again, and a 
recompence be made thee. 

1 3 But when thou makest a feast, 
call ^the poor, the m-aimed, the lame, 
the blind : 

14 And thou shalt be blessed; for 
they cannot recompense thee: for 
thou shalt be recompensed -^at the 
resurrection of the just. 

1 5 ^And when one of them that sat 
at meat with him heard these things, 
he said unto him, ^Blessed is he that 
shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. .^ 

16Then^said he unto him_, A cer- 
d Job 22, 29 1 tain man made a great supper, and 

Pro 29 23 i^^® many: 

Matj3;i2| 17 And 'sent his servant at supper 
' ■ '" 'time to say to them that were bid- 
den, Come; for all things are now 
ready. 

18 And they all with one co7isent 
began to make excuse. The first said 
unto him, T have bought a piece of 
ground, and I must needs go and see 
it : I pray thee have me excused. 

19 And another said, I have bought 
five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove 

g Rev. 19, 9 ^j^em : I pray thee have me excused. 
7i Mat. 22, 2 20 And another said, I have married 
a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 

21 So that servant came, and shewed 
jMat,6,24jhis lord these things. Then the 

cK^if^ master of the house being angry said 
J^h^ri5,40ito his servant, Go^'out quickly into 
9, 10 ■ ' the streets and lanes of the city, and 
2Tim.4,io j^^^j^g in hither the poor, and the 

maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 

22 And the servant said. Lord, it is 
* R. 15. 7; t N. 17. 26-36. 2 



CHAP. 14. 

a Mat.12,10 

h Ex. 23, 5 
Deut.22,4 
ch. 13, 15 

c Pro.lo,33 
Pro.18.12 
Pro. 25, 



Jas. 4, 6 
1 Pet. 5, 5 

e Neh. 8, 
10, 12 
Job 31, 
14-20 
Pro. 3, 
9,28 

/Dan. 12,2 
Mat.25,36 
John 5,29 
Acts24,15 



i Pro.9, 2, 5 



Ti Mat. 28, 
18, 19 
Actsl3,46 

960 



t 



Forsaking all for Christ. 



ST. LUKE, 15. 'Parable of T lie prodigal son. 



L 

V 



done as thou hast commanded, andj ^- p- ^^- 
yet there is room. 

'^23 And the lord sairl imto the serv 
ant. Go out mto 

he^lg^'^, ^q^"*^ ooiT-) pp1 fhf,u to pomp in^ 
I that my house may be -nll p d.* 

24 For I say unto you, '"That none 
of those men Avhich were bidden 
shall taste of my supper. 

25 '7 And there went great m.ulti- 
tudes with him : and he turned, and 
said unto them, 

26 If '^any man come -to me, °and|o i^oi^-9.i3 



4 



What 
hundred 



^man of 

sheep, if 



you, navmg an 
he dose one of 



L 

P 



CHAP. 11. -j-p^^j-^-^^ doth not leave the ninety and 
the hip:hways and^ Pro. 1^20 nine m the wilderness, and go after 

or.o,- ,^T^^.^ which is lost, imtil he find it ? 

m Mat. 8, j 5 And whcu he hath found it, he 

:viat.2i,43 layeth it on his shoidders, rejoicing. 

Actsi?i6^ 6 And when he cometh home, he 

Heb. 3,'i9Jcalleth together his friends and 

nDeut.is.e'^sighbours, saying unto them. Re- 

Deut!33'9 jjoice witli me ; for I have fomid my 

^^' ' ' sheep •^v\^hich was lost. 

-7 T say unto yoii, that likewise ip^ 



hate not his father, and mother, and :pReY.i2,ii| shall be in heaven over one sijmer 
wife, and children, and bretln^en, and! ,, , ,. Ithat repeTiteth. -^more thau over lu'ue- 



sisters, ^'yea, and his own life also, he,''' iiarksSi ty and riine just persons, which^ueed 
cannot be my disciple. | cl. 9, 23 

2 7 And ? whosoever doth not bear' r Pro. 24,2 



lPet,2, 5 



his cross, and come after me, cannot] 
be my disciple, ' 

28 For '■which of you. 

build a tower, sitteth not down first, j ^ cor. e. 2 ly \^]\\ si^e find it ? 
and counteth the cost, whether lie'tMat. 19, i 9 And when she hath found it, she 



is Job 22, 21 
intending to! 3n\%,M 



no repentance. R- 15. 10. 

8 *i'Either what woman having ten 
'pieces of silver, if she lose one 
piece, doth not light a candle, and 
sween the house, and seek dilia'ent- 



27,28 



CHAP. 15. 

a Mat. 9, 10 

t Ezek. 
18,23 
1 Tim. 
1, 15 

A^ctsll, 3 
Gal. 2, 12 



have sufficient to finish it? 

29 Lest hai^ly, after he hath laid the 
foundation, and is not able to finish 
it, all that behold it begin to mock 
him, 

30 Sa.ying,This man began to build, 
and was not able to finish. 

31 Or what kmg, gomg to make 
war against another king, sitteth not 
do^vu fi.rst, and consulteth whetherj 
he be able with ten thousand to meet 
him that cometh against him with! 
twenty thousand ? ! 

32 Or else, while the other is yet a; ^•^^^^•-'•^'•'•^ 
great waA^ off. he sendeth 'an am-;c iPet.2,25 
bassage, and desireth conditions of;/ipet.2, 
peace. ! ^"^'-^ 

33 So likewise, whosoever ^he be of g Pro/.o,i2 
you that forsaketh not all that he 
hath, he cannot be my disciple. 

3 J: "TSalt Hs good : but if ^the salt 
have lost his savour, whercAvith 
shall it be seasoned ? 

35 It is neither fit for the land, nor 
yet for the dunghill ; but men cast 
it out. He that hath ears to hear, 
let him hear. 

CHAPTEK 15. 

1 Thx 2J':(-'''(Me of the lost sheep : S of the piece of 
silver : 11 of the p)rocligal son 

'T^HEX ''drew near unto him all 



calleth her friends and her neigh- 
Mat. 5, is 'hours together, saying. Rejoice with 
Mark9,o0|^^g. for I have*^ fomid the piece 

: which I had lost. 
10 T likewise. I sav unto vou. there is 



]oY i"^ the presence of the angels of 



God over one sinner that repenteth. 



cli. 5, 32 



J^ the i3ublicans and ^shiners for 
to hear him. 

2 And the Phar'i-sees and scribes 
mm'mured, saying. This man recelv- 
eth sinners, and ''eateth with them. 

3 *"And he spake this parable unto 
them, saying, 

(SI) *L. 15. 1-32; W. 16. 16. 



1 Drachma, 
here 
translat- 
ed a piece 
of silver. 
Is the 
eighth 
part of 
an ounce, 
•".vhich 
cometh 
to seven 
nence 
half- 
penny, 
and is 
equal to 
the Ro- 
man 
pennv, 
Mat.18,28 

h Mark 
12,44 

i Rom.1,21 
Titus 3, 3 



11 TAnd he said, A certain man had 
two sons : 

12 And the younger of them said to 
his father. Father, give me the por- 
tion of goods that f alleth to me. And 
he divided unto them 'V? is li\ung. 

13 And not many days after the 
younger son gathered all together, 
and took his journey into 'a far 
coimtry, and there wasted his sub- 
stance with riotous liA-ing. 

14 And when he had spent all, there 
arose a mighty famine in that land ; 
and he began to be in want. 

15 And he went and joined hmiself 
to a; citizen of that country ; and he 
sent him into his fields to feed svdne. 

1 6 And he would fain have filled his 
belly with the husks that the swine 
did eat : and no man gave unto him. 

17 And when he came to himself, 
he said. How many hired servants of 
my father's have bread enough and 
to spare, and I perish with hunger ! 

1 ,m Trill ./ar-JQA fl-nrl goto my fatbpr, ^ 



and will sav unto him, Fathe"'\ ^T 
have sinnerl against heaven, and be- 
fore thee, 

1Q Ai-irl a in no i-norp tvoi^1-it? 



Jto. 



ho- 



j Lam. 3,40 'eal led thv son • make m'^ as one of 



jc ch. 18, i3:t hy hired servants . 
961 fR. 15. 18-22. 



L 

P 



t 



The parable of 



ST. LUKE, 16. 



the unjust steward. 



20 And he arose, and came to his 



father. Jiut ^when he was yet a 



great way off, his father saw hini". 



and had compassion and ran, ajid 



fell on liis neck, and kissed him 



"2i And the son said unto him. 



It'ather, 1 liave sinned against heav - 



en, "^and In tliy sip^ht, and am iio 



more worthy to be caiied thy son. 



2^ jBut the fatlier said to his serv- 



ants, IJr mg fortii "tlie best robe, and 



put it onhim ; and put a ri ng on his 



I 



hand and shoes on his fe et ?k 

23 And bring hither the fatted calf, 
and kill it; and let us eat, and be 
merry : 

24 For "this my son was dead, and is 
alive again ; he was lost, and is found. 
And they ^'began to be merry. 

25 Now his elder son was in the 
field : and as he came and drew 
nigh to the house, he heard musick 
and dancing. 

26 And he called one of the serv- 
ants, and asked what these things 
meant. 

27 And he said unto him. Thy 
brother is come ; and thy father 
hath killed the fatted calf, because 
he hath received him safe and sound. 

28 And *he was angry, and avouM 
not go in : therefore came his father 
out, and intreated him. 

29 And he answering said to his 
father, Lo, these many years do I 
serve thee, neither transgressed I at 
any time thy commandment : and 
yet thou never gavest me a kid, that 
I might make merry with my friends: 

30 But as soon as this thy son was 
come, which hath devoured thy liv- 
ing with harlots, thou hast killed for 
him the fatted calf. 

31 And he said unto him. Son, thou 
art ever with me, and all that I have 
is thine. 

32 It 'was meet that we should make 
merry, and be glad: for this thy 
brother was dead, and is alive again; 
and was lost, and is f ound.f 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 The parable of the unjust steward. 14 Christ re- 
proveth the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees. 
19 The rich glutton, and Lazarus the beggar. 

AND he said also unto his dis- 
ciples. There was a ^certain rich 
man, which had a steward ; and the 
same was accused unto him that he 
had wasted his goods. 
2 And he called him, and said unto 
him. How is it that I hear this of 
thee? give an ''account of thy stew- 

* R, 18. 13, 14; t L 18. 13, 14; 
P. Rom. 11. 23. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 15. 

I Isa. 49, 15 
Acts 2, 39 
Eph. 2, 
13,17 

m Ps. 51, 4 

n Isa. 61, 10 
Ps. 45, 
13, 14 
Mat.2.3,11 
Gal. 3, 27 
Phil.3.8,9 
Rev. 19, 8 
Rev. 21, 2 

Eph. 2, 1 
Eph. 5, 14 
CoL 1, 13 

p Isa. 35, 10 

q Acts 11, 2 

r Mat. 20, 
il, 12 

s ictom. 15, 
9-12 



CHAP. 16. 

a Ps. 24, 1 

h Mat.12,36 
Rom. 
14, 12 

1 The word 
Batus in 
the orig- 
inal con- 
taineth 
nine gal- 
lons 
three 
quarts, 
Ezek. 45, 
10, 11, 14 

2 The 
Avord 
here in- 
terpreted 
a meas- 
ure, in 
the orig- 
inal con- 
taineth 
about 
fourteen 
bushels 
and a 
pottle. 

c John 
12,36 
Eph. 5, 8 
lThes.5,5 

d Dan. 4, 27 
Mat. 6, 19 
Mat.19,21 
ch. 11, 41 
lTim.6,17 

3 Or, 

riches. 

e Mat.25,21 
ch. 19, 17 

4 Or, 

riches. 

/Eph. 3, 8 
Rev. 3, 18 

g Mat. 6, 24 

h Mat.23,14 

i ch. 10, 29 

j 2Chr.6,30 
Ps. f , 9 
Pro. 15,11 
Jer. 11, 20 
Jer. 17, 10 
Heb. 4, 13 
Rev. 2, 23 

k 1 Sam. 
16,7 
Jas. 4, 4 

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ardship ; for thou mayest be no 
longer steward. 

3 Then the steward said within 
himself, What shall I do? for my 
lord taketh away from me the 
stewardship : I cannot dig ; to beg 
I am ashamed. 

41 am resolved what to do, that, 
when I am put out of the steward- 
ship), they may receive me into their 
houses. 

5 So he called every one of his lord's 
debtors unto hijn, and said unto the 
first. How much owest thou unto my 
lord ? 

6 And he said, An hundred 'meas- 
ures of oil. And he said unto him. 
Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, 
and write fifty. 

T Then said he to another. And how 
much owest thou ? And he said, An 
hundred ^measures of wheat. And 
he said unto him, Take thy bill, and 
write fourscore. 

8 And the lord commended the un- 
just steward, because he had done 
wisely: for the children of this 
world are in their generation wiser 
than '^the children of light. 

9 And I say unto you, ^Make to 
yourselves friends of the ^mammon 
of unrighteousness ; that, when ye 
fail, they may receive you into ever- 
lasting habitations. 

10 He ^that is faithful in that Y»^hich 
is least is faithful also in much : and 
he that is unjust in the least is un- 
just also in much. 

11 If therefore ye have not been 
faithful in the unrighteous ^mam- 
mon, who will commit to your trust 
the -^true riches f 

12 And if ye have not been faithful 
in that which is another man's, who 
shall give you that which is your 
own? 

13 No ^servant can serve two mas- 
ters : for either he will hate the one, 
and love the other; or else he will 
hold to the one, and despise the 
other. Ye cannot serve God and 
mammon. 

14 IT And the Phar'i-see§ also, who 
^were covetous, heard all these 
things : and they derided hini. 

15 And he said unto them. Ye are 
they which ^'justify yourselves before 
men ; but God -^knoweth your hearts : 
for ''^that which is highly esteemed 
among men is abomination in the 
sight of God. E. John 1. 47, 48.J 



The rich man and Lazarus. ST. LUKE, 17. Christ teacheth forgiveness. 



{ 16 The law and the prophets v^ere 
I until John: suice that time the 
I kingdom of God is preached, and 
[ every man presseth into it. VVJ9.10. 

1 7 And "'it is easier for heaven and 
earth to pass, than one tittle of the 
law to_ fail. 

18 V\ hosoever "putteth away his 
wife, and marrieth another, commit- 
teth adultery : and whosoever mar- 
rieth her that is put away from her 
husband committeth adultery. 

r 19 H There was a certain rich man, 
which was clothed in purple and fine 
linen, and fared sumptuously every 
dav: 

20 And there was a certain beggar 
named Laz'a-riis, which was laid at 
his gate, "full of sores, 

21 And desiring to be fed with the 
crumbs which fell from the rich 
man's table: moreover the dogs 
came and licked his sores. 

22 And it came to pass, that the 
beggar died, and ^was carried by the 
angels into A'bra-ham's ?bosom : the 
rich man also died, and was buried ; 

23 And in hell he lift up his eves . 



being in torments, and seeth A'bra 
ham afar off, and Laz^a-rus in his 
bosom. 

24 And he cried and said, Father 
A 'bra-ham, have mercy on me, and 
send Laz'a-rus, that he may dip the 
tip of his finger in water, and 'cool 
my tongue ; for I *am tormented in 
this flame 

25 But A'bra-ham said, Son, 'remem- 
ber that thou in thy lifetime receiv- 
edst thy good things, and likewise 
Laz'a-rus evil things : but now he is 
comforted, and thou art tormented. 

26 And bes i de all this, between us 
and you there is a "great gulf fixed : 
so that they whic h would pass from 
hence to yo u cannot; neither c an 
they pass to us. that loould come 
from thence. 



B 



27 Then he said, I pray thee there 
fore, father, that thou wouldest send 
him to my father's house : 

28 For I have five brethren; that 
he may testify unto them, lest they 
also come into this place of torment 

29 A 'bra-ham saith unto him, They 
have ''M5'se§ and the prophets; let 
them hear "them. 

30 And he said, Nay, father I'bra- 
ham: but if one went unto them 
from the dead, they will repent. 

j- 31 And he said unto him. If they 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 16. 

/ Mat.11,12 

m Ps. 102. 

26, 27 
Isa. 40, 8 
Isa. 51, 6 

1 Pet.1,25 

n 1 Cor.7,10 

Heb. 
11,37 

p Ps. 34. 7 

Ps. 9i; 

10, 12 
Ps. 103,20 
Heb. 1, M 
J as. 2, 5 

q Mat. 8, 11 

r Zech. 
14, 12 

s Isa. m, 24 
Mark9,44 
Heb.10,31 

t Job 21, 13 
ch. 6, 24 

u 2Thes.l,9 

V Isa. 8, 20 
Isa. 34, 16 
John 5, 
39,45 
Actsl5,21 
Actsl7,ll 

2 Tim. 
3, 15 

XV John 
12,10 



CHAP. 17. 

a Mat. 18, 
6,7 

Mark 9,42 
ICor. 
11,19 

h 2Thes.l,6 

c Mat.18,15 

a Lev. 19,17 
Pro. 17,10 
Jas. 5, 19 

e lCor.13,4 
Col. 3, 12 

f Mat.17.20 
■ Mat.21,21 

Mark9,23 

Mark 

11,23 

g ch. 12, 37 

h Job 22, 3 
Job .35, 7 
Ps. 16, 2 
Rom. 3,12 
Rom. 
11,35 
1 Cor.9,16 
Philem. 
11 

i ch. 9. 51 
John 4, 4 

j Lev.13,46 

fe Lev. 13, 2 
Lev. 14, 2 
Mat. 8, 4 

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hear not Mo'se^ and the prophets, 



"neither will they be persuaded ^ 



though one rose from the dead. * 
CHAPTER 17. 

1 Christ teacheth to avoid occasions of offence, 3 to 
forgive one another. & The poiver of faith, li He 
healeth teri lepers. 22 Of the kingdom of God, and 
the corning of the Son of man, etc. 

THEN said he unto the disciples, 
*It is impossible but that of- 
fences will come : but *woe unto him^ 
through whom they come ! 

2 It were better for him that a mill- 
stone were hanged about his neck, 
and he cast into the sea, than that he 
should offend one of these little ones. 

3 ^Take heed to yourselves : Tf thy 
brother trespass against thee, rebuke 
'^hmi ; and if he repent, forgive 'hmi. 

4 And if he trespass against thee 
seven times in a day, and seven 
times in a day turn again to thee, 
saying, I repent ; thou shalt forgive 
him. 

5 IF And the apostles said unto the 
Lord, Increase our faith. 

6 And •''the Lord said. If ye had 
faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye 
might say mito this sycamine tree, 
Be thou plucked up by the root, and 
be thou planted in the sea; and it 
should obey you. 

7 But which of you, having a serv- 
ant plowing or feeding cattle, svill 
say lonto him by and by, wheil he is 
come from the field. Go and sit down 
to meat ? 

8 And will not rather sav unto hmi. 
Make ready wherewith 1 may sup, 
and gird thyself, ?and serv^e me, till I 
have eaten and drunken : and after- 
ward thou shalt eat and drink % 

9 Doth he thank that servant be- 
cause he did the things that were 
commanded him ? I trow not. 

10 So likewise ye, when ye shall 
have done all those things which are 
commanded you, say, We are '^un- 
profitable servants: we have done 
that which was our duty to do. 

11 IF And it came to pass, %s he 
went to Je-ru'sa-lem, that he passed 
through the midst of Sa-ma'ri-a and 
Gal'i-lee. 

1 2 And as he entered into a certain 
village, there met him ten men that 
were lepers, which -^stood afar off : 

13 And they lifted up their voices, 
and said, Je'sus, Master, have mercy 
on us. 

14 And when he saw them, he said 
mito them,^Go shew youi'selves unto 

* B. 24. 27; H. 17. 26-36. * 



B 
H 



Coming of the Son of man. ST. LUKE, 18. The importunate widoio. 



Hf 

N 



the priests. And it came to pass 
that, as they went, they were cleansed. 

15 And one of them, when he saw 
that he was healed, turned back, and 
with a loud voice ^glorified God, 

16 And fell down on his face at his 
feet, giving him thanks : and he was 
'"a Sa-marl-tan. 

17 And Je'gus answering said. Were 
there not ten cleansed? but where 
are the nine ? 

1 8 There are not found that re- 
turned to give glory to God, save 
this stranger. 

19 And "he said unto him, Arise, 
go thy way : thy faith hath made 
thee whole. 

20 "ilAnd when he was demanded of 
the Phar'i-sees, when the kingdom of 
God should come, he answered them 
and said. The kingdom of God com- 
eth not Vith observation: 

21 Neither shall they say, Lo here I 
or, Lo there ! for, behold, the ^king- 
dom of God is Vithin you. 

22 irAnd he said unto the disciples, 
^The days will come, when ye shall 
desire to see one of the days of the 
Son of man, and ye shall not see it. 

23 And 'they sha.ll say to you. See 
here; or. See there: go iiot after 
them, nor follow them. 

24 For as the lightning, that light- 
eneth out of the one part under 
heaven, shineth unto the other part 
under heaven ; so shall also 'the Son 
of man be in his day 

25 But 'first must he suffer many 
things, and be rejected of this gen- 
eration. 

26 And '*as it was in the days of 
ISFd'e, so shall it be also in the days 
of the Son of man. 

27 They did eat, they drank, they 
married wives, they were given in 
marriage, until the day that ISTS^e 
entered into the ark, and the flood 
came, and destroyed them all. 

28 Likewise ^'also as it was in the 
days of Lot; they did eat, they 
drank, they bought, they sold, they 
planted, they builded ; 

29 But the same day that Lot went 
out of Sod'om it rained fire and brim- 
stone from heaven, and destroyed 
them all. 

30 Even thus shall it be in the day 
when the Son of man "is revealed. 

31 In that day, he ^which shall be 
upon the housetop, and his stuff in 
the house, let him not come down to 



A. D. 33 



CHAP. 17. 

I Ps. 103, 1 

m 2 Ki. 
17,24 
John 8,48 

wMat. 9, 22 
Marks, 34 

1 Or, with 
outward 
shew. 
John 
18,36 

Rom. 
14,17 

2 Or, 
among 
you, 

John 1,26 
Gal. 6, 15 

p Mat. 9, 15 
John 
17,12 

q Mat.24,23 
Mark 
13,21 
ch. 21, 8 

r 1 John 4,1 

s 1 Tim. 
6, 15 

t ch. 9, 22 

u Gen. 7, 1 
Mat.24,37 

V Gen. 19, 1 

w2Thes.l,7 

X Mark 
13, 15 

;/ Gen. 
19,26 

z Mat. 16,25 
John 
12, 25 

a 1 Thes. 
4,17 

3 This 
verse is 
wanting 
in many 
Greek 
copies. 

b Job 39, 30 



CHAP. 18. 

a ch. 11, 5 
ch. 21, 36 
Rom. 
12, 12 
Eph. 6, 18 
Col. 4, 2 
1 Thes. 
6,17 

1 ina cer- 
tain city. 

b ch. 11, 8 

c 2Thes.l,6 
Rev. 6, 10 

dHeh. 
10,37 
2Pet.3,8,9 

e ch. 10. 29 
ch. 16,' 15 

2 Or, as 
being 
righteous.: 

/Ps. 135, 2 

g Isa. 1, 15 
Isa. 58, 2 
Rev. 3, 17 

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take it away : and he that is in the 
field, let him likewise not return 
back. 

32 Remember •''Lot's wife. 

33 Whosoever ^shall seek to save 
his life shall lose it ; and whosoever 
shall lose his life shall preserve it. 

341 "tell you, in that night there 
shall be two men in one bed; the 
one shall be taken, and the other 
shall be left. 

35 Tavo women shall be grinding 
together; the one shall be taken, 
and the other left. 

36 ^Two ?72en shall be in the field; 
the one shall be taken, and the other 
left. H. 19. 27; N. John 3. 18-20., 

37 And they answered and said 
unto him, *Where, Lord? And he 
said unto them. Wheresoever the 
body is, thither will the eagles be 
gathered together. 

CHAPTER 18. 

1 The imporPmate ividow. 9 The Pharisee and the 
publica7i. 15 Children brought to Christ. 28 All 
to he left for the gospeVs sake. 

AKD he spake a parable unto 
them to this end, that men 
ought "always to pray, and not to 
faint ; 

2 Saying, There was 4n a city a 
judge, which feared not God, nei- 
ther regarded man : 

3 And there was a widow in that 
city ; and she came unto him, say- 
ing, Avenge me of mine adversary. 

4 And he would not for a while : but 
afterward he said within himself, 
Though I fear not God, nor regard 
man; 

5 Yet ^because this widow troubleth 
me, I will avenge her, lest by her 
continual coming she weary me. 

6 And the Lord said, Hear what 
the unjust judge saith. 

7 And '^shall not God avenge his 
own elect, which cry day and night 
unto him, though he bear long with 
them? 

8 I tell you '^that he will avenge 
them speedily. ISTevertheless when 
the Son of man cometh, shall he find 
faith on the earth ? 

9 IT And he spake this parable unto 
certain ^which trusted in themselves 
^that they were righteous, and de- 
spised others : 

10 Two men went up into the tem- 
ple to pray ; the one a Phar'i-see,and 
the other a publican. 

1 1 The Phar'i-see -^stood and prayed 
thus with himself, ^God, I thank 

2 



The young ruler. 



ST. LUKE, 19. Christ foretelleth his passion. 



A 
R 



thee, that I am not as other men are, 
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or 
even as this pubhcan. 

121 fast twice in the week, I give 
tithes of all that I i^ossess. 

13 And the publican, ^standing afar 



A. D. 33. 



off, would noL lilL up so much atj his 
eyes miLo heaven, bub smole upon 
hi!^ breast, saying, God be merciful 
to me a sinner. 
Ill tell you, this man went down 



to his house justified rather than iire 
other: 'for everyone tha t exalte Iti 
himself shall be abased \ and he that 
h amble th himself shall be exalted.* 



15 ^And •'they brought unto him 
also infants, that he would touch 
them : but when his disciples saw it, 
they rebuked them. 

1 6 But Je'sus called them icnto him, 
and said, ^Suffer little children to 
come unto me, and forbid them not : 
for 'of such is t]ie kingdom of God. 

17 Verily I say unto you, Whoso 



ever shall not receive the kingdom 



of God as a little child shall in no 



wise enter therein. 



Q . 18 '[And '"a certain ruler askedliirii, 
saying. Good Master, what shall I 
do to inherit eternal life ? 

19 And Je'§us said unto him. Why 
callest thou me good ? none is good, 
save one, that is, God. 

20 Thou knowest the command- 
ments, "Do not commit adultery, Do 
not kill. Do not steal, Do not l3ear 
false witness, ''Honour thy father and 
thy mother. 

21 And he said, All these have I 
kept from my youth up. 

22 Now when Je'sus heard these 
things, lie said unto him, Yet lackest 
thou one thing: sell ^all that thou 
hast, and distribute unto the poor, 
and thou shalt have treasure in 
heaven : and come, follow me. 

23 And when he heard this, he was 
very sorrowful : for he was very rich. 

21 And when Je'§us saw that he 
was veiy sorrowful, he said, ?How 
hardly shall they that have riches en- 
ter into the kingdom of God ! 

25 For it is easier for a camel to go 
through a needle's eye, than for a 
rich man to enter into the kingdom 
of God. 

26 And thej" that heard ?V said. Who 
then can be saved ? 

27 And he said, 'The things which 
are impossible with men are possible 
with God. 

* G. 18. 18-23; L. 19. 1-10; R. 18. 17; 
t R. 19. 8-10; I G. John 3. 1-8. 



t 



CHAP. 18. 

h Ps. 40, 12 

i Job 22, 29 
Jas. 4, 6 
lPet.5,5,6 

j Mat.19,13 
Mark 
10,13 

k Pro. 8. 17 

I ICor. 
14,20 

)nMat.l9,16 

n Ex. 20, 12 
Deut.5,16 
Rom. 13,9 

o Eph. 6, 2 
Col. 3, 20 

p Mat. 6, 19 
Mat.19,21 
ITira. 
6,19 



r Jer.32,17 
Zech. 8, 6 

s Mat.19,27 

t Deut.33,9 

u Job 42, 10 

V Rev. 2, 17 
Rev. 3, 21 

t(;Mat.l6,21 
Mat.17,23 
Mat.20,17 
Mark 
10.32 

X Ps. 22 
Isa. 53 

y Mat. 27, 2 
ch. 23, 1 
John 
18.28 
Acts 3. 13 

z Mark9,32 
ch. 2, 50 
ch. 9, 45 
John 10,6 
John 
12,16 

a Mat.20,29 
Mark 
10,46 

b Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 5, 2 

c ch. 17, 19 

d Ps. 33, 9 
Isa. 35, 5 

e Ps. 103, 1 
ch. 5. 26 
Acts 4, 21 
Actsll,18 



28T[Then ^Te'tgr said, Lo, we have 
left all, and followed thee. 

29 And he said unto them, Verily I 
say unto you, ^There is no man that 
hath left house, or parents, or breth- 
ren, or wife, or children, for the king- 
dom of God's sake, 

30 Who "shall not receive manifold 
more in. this present time, and '^^in the 
world to come life everlasting. 

31 *iThen "he took unto hivi the 
twelve, and said unto them, Behold, 
we go up to Je-ru'sa-lem, and all 
things "'that are written by the proph- 
ets concerning the Son of man shall 
be accomplished. 

32 For 4ie shall be delivered unto 
the Gen'tiles, and shall be mocked, 
and spitefully entreated, a,nd sx^itted 
on: 

33 And they shall scourge him, and 
'J ^Tim^e^liP^^ ^^ii^ ^^ death : and the third day 

Jas. 2", 5 he shall rise again. 

34 And "they understood none of 
these things: and this saying was 
hid from them, neither knew they 
the things which Avere spoken. 

35 TAnd ''it came to pass, that as he 
was come nigh unto Jer'i-ch5, a cer- 
tain blind man sat by the way side 
begging: 

36 And hearing the multitude pass 
by, he asked what it iiieant. 

37 And they told him, that Je'§us of 
Xaz'a-reth passeth by. 

38 And he cried, saying, Je'§us, th ou 
son of Da'vid, have mercy on me. 

39 And they which went before re- 
buked him, that he should hold his 
peace: but he cried so much the 
more, lliou son of DaVid, have mer- 
cy on me. 

40 And Je'§us *stood, and command- 
ed him to be brought unto him : and 
Avhen he was come near, he asked 
him, 

41 Saying, What wilt thou that I 
shall do unto thee? And he said, 
Lord, that I -may receive my sight. 

42 And Je'§us said unto him, Re- 
ceive thy sight: "thy faith hath 
saved thee. 

43 And immediately '^he received 
his sight, and followed him, ^glori- 
fying God : and all the people, when 
they saw it, gave praise unto God. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 Of Zacchaus the publican. 11 The ten pieces of 
money. 28 Christ rndeth into Jerusalem : 41 weep- 
eth over it, etc. 

A ND Je'sus^ entered and passed 



CHAP. 19. 

a Josh. 6,26 
I IKi. 16,34 

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through '^ Jerl-cho. 



Of Zacchcmis the publican. 



ST. LUKE, 19. 



Parable of the pounds. 



W 



2 And, behold, there was a man 
named Zac-chse'us, which was the 
chief among the pubhcans, and he 
was rich. 

3 And he sought to see Je'§us who 
he was ; and could not for the press, 
because he was little of stature. 

4 And he ran before, and climbed 
up into a sycoinore tree to see him : 
for he was to pass that loay. 

5 And when Je'sus came to the 
place, he looked up, and saw him, 
and said unto him, Zac-cliae'us, make 
haste, and come down ; for to day I 
must abide at thy house. 

6 And he made haste, and came 
down, and received him joyfully. 

7 And when they saw it, they all 
murmured, saying, ''That he was 
gone to be guest with a man that is 
a sinner. 

8 And Zac-chfe'us stood, and said un- 
to the Lord ; Behold, Lord, the half 
of m.y goods I give to the poor ; and 
if I have taken any thing from any 
man by '^false accusation, I ''restore 
him fourfold. 

9 And Je'§us said unto him, This day 
is salvation come to this house, for- 
somuch as 'he also is a son of A'bra- 
ham. 

10 For •''the Son of man is come to 



seek and to save that which was 



lost; L. 23. 34; R. 24. 47; W. John 1. 7» 
11 1i And as they heard these things, 
he added and spake a parable, be- 
cause he was nigh to Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and because ^they thought that the 
kingdom of God should immediately 
appear. 

1 2 He ^said therefore. A certain no- 
bleman went into a far country to 
receive for himself a kingdom, and 
to return. 

1 3 And he called his ten servants. 
and delivered them ten ^pounds, and 
said unto them, Occupy till I come. 

1 4 But liis citizens hated him, and 
sent a message after him, saying. 
We will not have this mcui to reign 
over us. 

1 5 And it came to pass, that v,^hen 
he was returned, having received the 
kingdom, then he commanded these 
servants to be called unto him, to 
whom he had given the ^money, that 
he might know how much every 
man had gained by trading. 

1 6 Then came the first, saying. Lord, 
thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 

17 And he said unto him, Well, 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 19. 

h Mat. 9, 11 
Mat.11,19 
ch. 5, 30 
ch. 15, 2 

c ch. 3, 14 

d Ex. 22, 1 

1 Sam. 
12.3 

2 Saai. 
12,6 

2 Cor.7,11 

e ch. 13, 16 
Rom. 4, 
11, 12, 16 
Gal. 3, 7 

/ Mat. 9, 13 
Mat. 10, 6 
Mat.15,24 
Mat.18.11 
Mark2,17 
ch. 5, 32 
Rom. 5, 8 
1 Tim. 
1,15 

g Acts 1, 6 

h Mat.25,14: 
Mark 
13,34 

1 Mina, 
here 
trans- 
lated a 
pound, is 
twelve 
ounces 
and an 
half: 
which, 
accord- 
ing to five 
shillings 
the 

ounce, is 
three 
pounds 
two shil- 
lings and 
sixpence. 

i John 1,11 

2 silver. 

j Mat.25,21 

ch. 16, 10 

k Mat.25,24 
Rev. 21, 8 

I 2 Sara. 
1, 16 

Job 15, 6 
Mat. 12.37 
Titus3,ll 

mMat.25,26 

n Mat.13,12 
Mat.25,29 
Mark4,25 
cli. 8, 18 

Mark 

10,32 

p Mat. 21, 1 1 
Markll,l; 

q Actsl0,36| 
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thou good servant : because thou hast 
been -^faithful in a very little, have 
thou authority over ten cities. 

1 8 And the second came, saying, 
Lord, thy pound hath gained five 
pounds. 

19 And he said likewise to him, Be 
thou also over five cities. 

20 And another came, saying. Lord, 
behold, here is thy pound, Avhich I 
have kept laid up in a napkin : 

21 For ^I feared thee, because thou 
art an austere man : thou ta.kest up 
that thou layedst not down, and reap- 
est that thou didst not sow. 

22 And he, saith unto him, 'Out of 
thine own mouth will I judge thee, 
thou wicked servant. '"Thou knew- 
est that I was an austere m.an, tak- 
ing up that I laid not down, and 
reaping that I did not sow : 

23 Wherefore then gavest not thou 
my m.oney into the bank, that at miy 
combing I might have required mine 
own with usury ? 

24 And he said unto them that 
stood by. Take from him the pound, 
and give it to him that hath ten 
pounds. 

25 (And they said unto him, Lord, 
he hath ten pounds.) 

26 For I say unto you, "That unto 
e\^ery one which hath shall be given ; 
and from him that hath not, even 
that he hath shall be taken away 
from him. 

27 But those nilne enemies, which 
would not that 1 should reign o ver 
t hem, bring hither, and s lay t h£m 
before me. H. 20. 18. 

28 And when he had thus spoken, 
he ''went before, ascending up to 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

29 li And ^it came to pass, when he 
was come nigh to Beth/pha-ge and 
Beth'a-ny, at the mount called the 
mount of Ol'ives, he sent two of his 
disciples, 

30 Saying, Go ye into the village 
over aga,inst yo^i ; in the which at 
your entering ye shall find a colt tied, 
whereon yet never man sat: loose 
him, and bring him hither. 

31 And if any man ask you, Why 
do ye loose himf thus shall ye say 
unto him. Because *the Lord hath 
need of him. 

32 And they that were sent went 
their way, and found even as he had 
said unto them. 

33 And as they were loosing the 

s 



Christ's entry into Jerusalem. ST. LUKE, 20. 



The priests are silenced. 



colt, the owners thereof said unto 
them, Why loose ye the colt ? 

34 And they said, The Lord hath 
need of hhn. 

35 And they brought him to Je'gus : 
''and they cast their garments upon 
the colt, and they set Je'§us thereon. 

36 And ''as he went, they spread 
their clothes in the way. 

3 7 And when he was come nigh, 
even now at the descent of the mount 
of orives, the whole multitude of the 
disciples began to rejoice and praise 
God with a loud voice for all the 
mighty v/orks that they had seen ; 

38 Saying, ^Blessed he the King that 
cometh in the name of the Lord : 
""peace in heaven, and glory in the 
highest. 

39 And some of the Phar'i-sees from 
among the multitude said unto him. 
Master, rebuke thy disciples. 

40 And he answered and said unto 
them, I tell you that, if these should 
hold their peace, ''the stones would 
immediately cry out. 

41 ^And when he was come near, 
he beheld the city, and '"wept over it, 

42 Saying, If thou hadst known, 
even thou, at least in this thy day, 
the things lohich belong unto thy 
peace 1 but now they are hid from 
thine eyes. 

43 For the da.ys shall come upon 
thee, that thine enemies shall ""cast a 
trench about thee, and compass thee 
round, and keep thee in on every side, 

44 And -"shall lay thee even with the 
ground, and thy children within thee ; 
and they ^shall not leave in thee one 
stone upon another; because ''thou 
knewest not the time of thy visita- 
tion. 

45 And *he went into the temple, 
and began to cast out them that sold 
therein, and them that bought ; 

46 Saying unto them, <^It is written. 
My house is the house of prayer : but 
'^'ye have made it a den of thieves. 

47 And he taught daily in the tem- 
ple. But the ^chief priests and the 
scribes and the chief of the people 
sought to destroy him, 

48 And could not find what they 
might do : for all the people Hvere 
very attentive to hear him. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 Christ silencetJi those icho questioned his authority. 
9 The parable of the vineyard. 

4 ND ''it came to pass, that on one 
XjL of those days, as he taught the 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 19. 

r 2 Ki, 9, 13 
Mat. 21, 7 
Markll,? 
Jolin 
12, li 
s Mat. 21, 8 
t Ps. 118,26 
ch. 13, 35 
ITim. 

I, 17 
uch. 2, 11 

Eph. 2, 11 
u Hab. 2, 11 
10 Hos. 11,8 

John 

11,35 
:c I.sa.29,3,1 

Jer. 6, 3, 6 

ch. 21, 20 
D 1 Ki. 9, 7 

Mic. 3, 12 
z Mat. 21, 2 

Markl3,2 

ch. 21, 6 
a Dan. 9, 21 

ch. 1, 68 

1 Pet.2,12 
b Mat.21,12 

Mark 

II, 11 
John 2, 11 

c Ps. 93, 5 
Isa. 56. 7 
Isa. 66, 7 

(I Jer. 7, 11 

e Mark 
11, 18 
John 7, 19 
John 8,37 

3 Or, 
hanged on 
him, 
Actsl8,ll 



CHAP. 20. 

a Mat.21,23 
b Acts 4, 7 

Acts 7, 27 
c Mat. 11, 5 

Mat.21.26 

ch. 7,29 
fZ Job 21, 13 

Rom. 1, 

18,21 

2 Cor. 4,8 

2 Thes. 

2,9,10 
e Job 5, 

12, 13 
f Ps. 80, 8 
■ Songs, 

11, 12 

Isa, 5, 1 

Jer. 2, 21 

Mat.21,33 

Markl2,l 
g 2 Ki. 17, 

13,14 

2 Chr. Se, 

15, 16 

Acts 7, 52 

1 Thes. 

2, 15 

Heb. 

11, 36 
h Neh. 9. 

29,30 
i Isa. 7, 14 

John 3,16 

Rom. 8, 3 

Gal. 4, 4 
J Ps. 2, 6 

Isa. 9, 6 

Phil. 2, 

9-11 

Col. 1, 

15,16 

Heb. 1, 2 
k John 19 

Acts 3, 15 

1 Cor. 2, 8 

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people in the temple, and preached 
the gospel, the chief priests and the 
scribes came upon hitn with the 
elders, 

2 And spa.ke unto him, saying. Tell 
us, by what ^authority doest thou 
these things ? or who is he that gave 
thee this authority ? 

3 And he answered and said unto 
them, I will also ask you one thing ; 
and answer me : 

4 The baptism of John, was it from 
heaven, or of men ? 

5 And they reasoned with them- 
selves, sa.ying. If we shall say, From 
heaven ; he will sa.y. Why then be- 
lieved ye him not ? 

6 But and if we say, Of men; all the 
people will stone us : ''for they be per- 
suaded that John was a, prophet. 

7 And they answered, that "^they 
could not tell whence it was. 

8 And Je'gus said unto them. Nei- 
ther 'tell I you by what authority I 
do these things. 

9 Then began he to speak to the 
people this parable ; -^ A certain man 
planted a vmeyard, and let it forth 
to husbandmen, and went into a far 
country for a long time. 

10 And at the season ^"he sent a serv- 
ant to the husbandmen, that they 
should give him of the fruit of the 
vineyard : but the husbandmen beat 
him, and sent him away emptj^. 

11 And again he sent another sei'v- 
ant : and they beat him also, and 
entreated him shamefully, and sent 
hi7n away empty. 

12 And ^again he sent a third : and 
they wounded him also, and cast 
him out. 

1 3 Then said the lord of the vine- 
yard, What shall I do ? I will send 
'my beloved son : it may be they 
will reverence him when they see 
him. 

14 But when the husbandmen sav/ 
him, they reasoned among them- 
selves, saying, -^This is the heir; 
come, let us kill him, that the in- 
heritance may be ours. 

15 So they cast him out of the 
vineyard, and ^killed hi^n. What 
therefore shall the lord of the vine- 
yard do unto them ? 

16 He shall come and destrov these 
husbandmen, and shall give the vine- 
yard to others. And when they 
heard it, they said, God forbid. 

1 7 And he beheld them, and said, 



Christ confiiteth 



ST. LUKE, 21. 



the Sadducees. 



Hf 



What is this then that is written, 
'The 'stone which the bnilders re- 
jected, the same is become the head 
of the corner ? 

18 Whosoever shall fall upon that 
Stone sh all be broken; '"birt oh wliom- 

I soever it shall fall, IL vvHi grind him 

I ^''^^'^f :, ^77 . H, 21. 25, 26. 

19 And the chief priests ana' tne 

scribes the same hour sought to lay 
hands on him ; and they feared the 
people : for they perceived that he 
had spoken this parable against 
them. 

20 IT And "thev watched him, and 
sent forth spies, which should feign 
themselves just men, that they 
might take hold of his words, that; 
so they might deliver him unto the 
power and a^uthority of the governor. 

21 And they asked him, saying, 
''Master, we know that thou sayest 
and teachest rightly, neither accept- 
est thou the person of any, but 
teachest the way of God ^ truly : 

22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute 
unto Qse'gar, or no ? 

23 But he perceived their crafti- 
ness, and said unto them, Why 
tempt ye me ? 

2i Shew me a ^penny. Whose im- 
age and superscription hath it? 
They answered and said, Qee'^ar's. 

25 And he said unto them, Render 
therefore unto Qse'gar the things 
which be Qse'sar's, and unto God 
the things which be God's. 

26 And they could not take hold of 
his words before the x)eople : and 
they marvelled at his answer, and 
held their peace. 

27 liThen ^came to hbn certain of 
the Sad'du-gees, ^vhich deny that 
there is any resurrection : and they 
asked him, 

28 Saying, Master, *M5'ses wrote 
unto us. If any man's brother die, 
having a wife, and he die without 
children, that his brother should 
take his wife, and raise up seed unto 
his brother. 

29 There were therefore seven 
brethren : and the first took a wife, 
and died without children. 

30 And the second took her to wife, 
and he died childless. 

31 And the third took her; and in 
like manner the seven also : and 
they left no children, and died. 

32 Last of all the woman died also. 

33 Therefore in the resurrection 



A. D. S3. 



CHAP. 20. 

I Ps. 118,22 
Mat.21,42 
1 Pet. 2, 7 

m Isa. 8, 15 
Dan. 2, 
34,35 
Mat.21,44 

u Mat.22,15 

Mat.22,16 
Mark 

12, M 

1 o/a 
trioth. 

p Mat.18,28 

q Mat.22,23 
Mark 
12,18 

r Acts 23, 6 

s Gen. 38, 8 
Deut.25,5 

t 2Thes.l,5 
Rev. 3, 4 

u 1 Cor. 15, 

42, 49, 52 
1 John3,2 

V Rom.8,23 

IV Ex. 3, 6 

Acts 7, 32 
Heb. 11, 
9,35 

X John 
11, 25 
Rom. 4.17 
Col. 3, 3, 4 

7/ Rom. 6, 
10, 11 

iz Mat.22,42 
Mark 
12,35 

a Ps. 110, 1 
Acts 2. 34 
1 Cor. 
15,25 

b Mat. 23, 1 
Mark 
12,38 

c Mat. 23, 5 

dch. 11, 43 

e Mat. 23,14 

/Mat.11,22 
ch. 10. 
10-16 
ch. 12,47 
Jas. 4, 17 



CHAP. 21. 

a Mark 
12,41 

b Pro. 3, 9 
Pro. 11,24 
2 Cor.8,12 
2 Cor. 9, 
6,7 

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whose wife of them is she ? for seven 
had her to_wife. 

34: And Je'gus answering said unto 
them. The children of this world 
marry, and are given in marriage : 

35 But they which shall be 'ac- 
counted worthy to obtain that world, 
and the resurrection from the dead, 
neither marry, nor are given in 
marriage : 

36 Neither can they die any more: 
for they are ^equal unto the angels ; 
and are the children of God, 'being 
the children of the resurrection. 

37 Now that the dead are raised, 
even "Mo'§e§ shewed at the bush, 
when he calleth the Lord the God of 
A'bra- ham, and the God of i'gaac, and 
the God of Ja'cob. 

38 For 4ie is not a God of the dead, 
but of the living : for ^'all live unto 
him. 

39 Then certain of the scribes an- 
swering said. Master, thou hast well 
said. 

40 And after that they durst not 
ask him any questio?i at all. 

41 IT And he said unto them. How 
say they that Christ is Da'vid's son ? 

42 And Da'vid himself saith in the 
book of Psalms, *The Lord said un- 
to my Lord, Sit thou on my right 
hand, 

43 Till I make thine enemies thy 
footstool. 

44 Da'vid therefore calleth him 
Lord, how is he then his son ? 

45 *i[Then *in the audience of all the 
people he said unto his disciples, 

46 Beware '"of the scribes, which de- 
sire to walk in long robes, '^and love 
greetings in the markets, and the 
highest seats in the synagogues, and 
the chief rooms at feasts ; 

47 Which "devour widows' houses, 
and for a shew make long prayers : 
the same -^shall receive greater dam- 
nation. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 Christ commendeth the poor widow: Sforeielleth 
the destruction of the temple, etc. 

AND he looked up, ''and saw the 
rich men casting their gifts in- 
to the treasury. 

2 And he saw also a certain poor 
widow casting in thither two mites. 

3 And he said. Of a truth I say un- 
to you, that *this poor widow hath 
cast in more than they all : 

4 For all these have of their abun- 
dance cast in unto the offerings of 



Vhrlst foretetleth 



ST. LUKE, 21. 



the fall of Jerusalem. 



God : but she of her penury hath 
cast in all the Uving that she had. 

5 1'And ^as some spake of the tem- 
ple, how it was adorned with goodij^ 
stones and gifts, he said, 

6 As for these things which ye be- 
hold, the days will come, in the 
which '^there shall not be left one 
stone upon another, that shall not be 
thrown down. 

7 And they asked him, saying. Mas- 
ter, but when shall these things be ? 
and what sign loill there he when 
these things shall come to pass ? 

8 And he said, 'Take heed that ye 
be not deceived : for many shall come 
in my name, saying, I am Christ; 
^and the time draweth near : go ye 
not therefore after them. 

9 But when ye shall hear of wars 
and commotions, be not terrified : for 
these things must first come to pass ; 
but the end is not by and by. 

10 Then •''said he unto them, Ka.tion 
shall rise against nation, and king- 
dom against kingdom : 

1 1 And great earthquakes shall be 
in divers places, and famines, and 
pestilences; and fearful sights and 
great signs shall there be from 
heaven. 

12 But ^before all these, thev shall 
lay their hands on you, and persecute 
you, delivering you up to the syn- 
agogues, and into ^prisons, being 
'brought before kings and rulers •'for 
my name's sake. 

13 And ^it shall turn to you for a 
testimony. 

14 Settle Ht therefore in your hearts, 
not to meditate before what ye shall 
answer : 

1 5 For I will give you a mouth and 
T^isdom, "'which all your adversaries 
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 

1 6 And "ye shall be betrayed both 
by parents, and brethren," and kins- 
folks, and friends ; 'and some of you 
shall they cause to be put to death. 

1 7 And ?'ve shall be hated of all men 
for my name's sake. 

1 8 But there shall not an hair of 
your head perish. 

19 In your patience possess ye your 
souls. 

20 And ?when ye shall see Je-ru'sa- 
lem compassed with armies, then 
know that the desolation thereof is 
nigh. 

21 Then let them which are in Jii- 
dse'a flee to the mountains ; and let 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 21. 

c Mat. 24,1 
Markl3,l 

d 1 Ki. 9, 7 
Jer.5, 10 
Mic. 3, 12 
ct. 19, 44 

e Mat. 24, 4 
Markl3,5 
Eph. 5. 6 
2Thes.2,3 

1 0i% and. 
The time. 
Mat. 3, 2 
Mat. 4, 17 

/ Mat. 24, 7 

g Rev. 2, 10 

h Acts 4, 3 
Acts 5, 18 
Acts 12, 4 
Actsl6,24 

i Acts25,23 

j 1 Pet.2,13 

k Phil. 1,28 
2Thes.l,5 

I Mat.10,19 
in Acts 6,10 

n Mic. 7, 6 

Acts 7, 59 
Acts 12, 2 

p Mat.10,22 
2 Tim. 
3,12 

q Mat.24,15 

r Dan. 9, 

26, 27 
Zech.11,1 

s Dan. 9, 27 
Rom. 
11, 25 

t Dan. 7, 13 
2 Pet. 3, 
10,12 

u Mat.24,29 

V Acts 1, 11 
Rev. 1, 7 
Rev.14,14 

w ZVIark 
13,28 

X Rom. 
13, 13 

1 Pet. 4, 7 

y lTlies.5,2 

2 Pet.3,10 
Rev. 3, 3 
Rev.16,15 



them which are in the midst of it 
depart out; and let not them that 
are in the countries enter thereinto. 

22 For these be the days of venge- 
ance, that 'all things which are writ- 
ten may be fulfilled. 

23 But woe unto them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck, in 
those days ! for there shall be great 
distress in the land, and wrath upon 
this people. / 

24 And they shall fall by the edge 
of the sword, and shall be led away 
captive mto all nations : and Je-ru'sa- 
lem shall be trodden down of the 
Gen'tiles, 'until the times of the Gen'- 
tiles be fulfilled. 

25 ^And 'there shall be signs in the 
sun, and in the moon, and in t-he 
stars ; and upon the earth distress of 
nations, with perplexity ; the sea and 
the waves roaring ; 

26 Me n's hearts fa ilin g them for 

fear, and for looking after those 

things which are coming on the 



earth : "for the x^Q^vei^s of heaven 

shall be shaken. H. 23. 30. 

2 7 And then shall they see the Son 
of man coming 'in a cloud with power 
and great glory. 

28 And when these things begin to 
come to pass, then look up. and lift 
up your heads ; for your redemption 
draweth nigh. 

29 And "he spake to them a parable ; 
Behold the fig tree, and all the trees ; 

30 When they now shoot forth, ye 
see and know of your own selves 
that summer is now nigh at hand. 

3 1 So likewise ye, when ye see these 
things come to pass, know ye that 
the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 

32 Veril}^ I say unto you, This gen- 
eration shall not pass away, till all 
be fulfilled. 

'^^ Heaven and earth shall nasg 



H 



■Jr> 



z Mat.25,13 
Mark 
13,33 


a ch. 11, 5 
ch. 18. 1 
Eph. 6, 18 
Col. 4, 2 
1 Thes. 
5,17 



b Ps. 1, 5 

Isa. 56, 4 
Eph. 6, 13 
1 John 
2,28 I 

Rev. 7, 9 ' 

969 



away : but my words shall not pass 
away, K. John 1. 4. 

34 'JAnd "^take heed to vour selves, 
lest at any time your hearts be over- 
charged with surfeiting, and driirJ^- 
enness, and cares of this life, and so 
that day come upon you unawares. 

35 For ^'as a snare shall it come on 
all them that dweU on the face of the 
whole earth. 

36 Watch ^ye therefore, "and pray 
always, that ye may be accounted 
worthy to escape all these things that 
shall come to pass, and ^to stand be- 
fore the Son of man. 



K 



Conspiracy against Christ. ST. LUKE, 22. The Ziord^s supper instituted. 



d ch. 22, 39 

e Hag. 2, 7 
Mai. 3, 1 



37 And 'in the day time he was! a. p. 33. 
teaching in the temple; and ''^t^jj^p g^^ 
night he went out, and abode in the ^ johns, 
mount that is called the mount of 1. ~ 
oriveg. 

38 And all the people came early in 
the morning to him 'in the temple, 
for to hear him. 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 The Jeivs conspire agaimst Christ ; 3 Judas cove- 
nanteth to betray him: 19 he instituteth his holy 
supper ; 42 his agony in the garden ; 50 he healeih 
Malchus' ear, etc. 

"IVTOW ''the feast of unleavened 
x\ bread drew nigh, which is called 
the Passover. 

2 And '"the chief priests and scribes 
sought how they might kill him ; for 
they feared the people. 

3 'ifThen '^entered Sa'tan into Jii'- 
das surnamed Is-car'i-ot, being of the 
number of the twelve. 

4 And he went his way, and com- 
muned with the chief priests and 
captains, how he might betray him 
unto them. 

5 And they were glad, and '^cove 
nanted to give him money. 

6 And he promised, and sought op 
portunity to betray him unto them 
'in the absence of the multitude. 

7 HThen 'came the day of unleav- 
ened bread, when the passover must 
be killed. 

8 And he sent Pe'ter and John, say- 
ing, Go and prepare us the i^assover, 
that we may eat. 

9 And they said unto him, Where 
wilt thou that we prepare ? 

10 And he said unto them, Behold, 
when ye are entered into the city, 
there shall a man meet you, bearing 
a pitcher of water ; follow him into 
the house where he entereth in. 

1 1 And ye shall say unto the good- 
man of the house, The Master saith 
unto thee. Where is the guestcham- 
ber, where I shall eat the passover 
with my disciples ? 

1 2 And he shall shew you a large 
upper room furnished: there make 
ready. 

1 3 And they went, and found as he 
had said unto them : and they made 
ready the passover. 

14 And when the hour was come, 
he sat down, and the twelve apostles 
with him. 

15 And he said unto them, ^With 
desire I have desired to eat this pass- 
over with you before I suffer : 

16 For I say unto you, I will not 



CHAP. 22. 

a Mat. 26, 2 
Markl4,l 

b Ps. 2, 3 
John 
11,47 
Acts 4, 27 

c Mat.26,14: 
Mark 
14, 10 
John 8,44 
John 13, 
2,27 

IJohn 3,8 
Jude 11 

d Zech. 
11,12 
1 Tim. 
6,10 

1 Or, 

without 
tumult. 

e Mat.26,17 
Mark 
14,12 

2 Or, I 

have 
hea.rtily 

desired. 

/ch. 14, 15 
Actsl0,41 
Rev. 19, 9 

g Mat.26,29 
Mark 
14,25 

h 1 Cor. 
11,24 

i 1 Cor. 
10,16 

j Ps. 41, 9 
Mat. 26, 
21, 23 
Mark 
14, 18 
John 13, 
21,26 

k Acts 2, 23 
Acts 4, 28 

I Mark9,34 
ch. 9, 46 

mMat.20,25 

71 Jas. 4, 6 

1 Pet. 5, 3 
ch. 9, 48 
p Mat.20,28 

John 

13, 13 

Phil. 2, 7 
q Heb. 4, 15 
r ch. 12, 32 

2 Cor. 1, 7 
2 Tim. 
2, 13 

s Mat. 8, 11 
ch. 14, 15 
Rev. 19, 9 

t Ps. 49, 14 
Mat.19,28 

1 Cor. 6, 2 
Rev. 3, 21 

u 1 Pet. 5, 8 
V Amos 9, 9 
w John 17, 

9, 11, 15 
X Ps. 51, 13 

John 

21, 15 

2 Cor. 1. 4 

970 



any more eat thereof, -^ until it be ful- 
filled in the kingdom of God. 

17 And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and said. Take this, and di- 
vide it among yourselves : 

1 8 For -^I say unto you, I will not 
drink of the fruit of the vine, until 
the kingdom of God shall come. 

19 IF And he took bread, and gave 
thanks, and brake it, and gave unto 



them, saying. This is my body which 
IS given for you : this Mo in remem- 
brance of me . 
20 Likewise also the cup after sup - 



per, saying, ^This cup is the new 
testament in my blood, which is shed 
for you. D. 24. 44-47. 

21 liBut, •''behold, the hand of him 
that betrayeth me is with me on the 
table. 

22 And truly the Son of man goeth, 
as *it was determined : but woe unto 
that man by whom he is betrayed I 

23 And they began to enquire 
among themselves, which of them it 
was that should do this thing. 

24 IT And 'there was also a strife 
among them, which of them should 
be accounted the greatest. 

25 And "he said unto them. The 
kings of the Gen'tiles exercise lord- 
ship over them ; and they that exer- 
cise authority upon them are called 
benefactors. 

26 But "ye shall not be so: °but he 
that is greatest among you, let him 
be as the younger; and he that is 
chief, as he that doth serve. 

27 For whether is greater, he that 
sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? 
is not he that sitteth at meat ? but I 
?'am among you as he that serveth. 

28 Ye are they which have contin- 
ued with me in ?my temptations. 

29 And T a.ppoint unto you a king- 
dom, as my Father hath appointed 
unto me ; • 

30 That *ye may eat and drink at 
my table in my kingdom, *and sit on 
thrones judging the twelve tribes of 
i§'ra-el. 

31 IT And the Lord said, Si'mon, Sf- 
mon, behold, ''Sa'tan hath desired to 
have you, that he may "sift you as 
wheat : 

32 But "'I have prayed for thee, that 
thy faith fail not: 'and when them a.rt 
converted, strengthen thy brethren. 

33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am 
ready to go with thee, both into pris- 
on, and to death. 



The agony in the garden. 



ST. LUKE, 22. 



Peter denieth Christ. 



Si And ^he said, I tell thee, Pe'tSr, 
the cock shall not crow this day, be- 
fore that thou shalt thrice deny that 
thou knowest me. 

35 "TAnd 'he said unto them, When 
I sent you without purse, and scrip, 
and shoes, lacked ye any thing ? And 
they said, Notliing. 

36 Then said he unto them, But 
now, he that hath a purse, let hun 
take it, and likewise his scrip : and 
he that hath no sword, let him sell 
his garment, and buy one. 

37 For I say unto you, that this that 
is written must yet be accomplished 
in me. And "he was reckoned among 
the transgressors : for the things con- 
cerning me have an end. 

38 And they said, Lord, behold, here 
are two swords. And he said unto 
them. It is enough. 

39 VAnd he came out, and went, as 
he was wont, to the mount of Orives ; 
and his disciples also followed him. 

4:0 And *when he was at the place, 
he said unto them. Pray that ye en- 
ter not mto temptation. 

41 And he was withdrawn from 
them about a stone's cast, and kneeled 
down, and prayed, 

42 Saying, Father, if thou be drill- 
ing, remove this cup from me : nev- 
ertheless ''not my will, but thine, be 
done. 

43 And there appeared '^an angel 
mito him from heaven, strengthen- 
ing him, 

44 And'being in an agony he prayed 
more earnestly : and his sweat was 
as it were great drops of blood fall- 
ing do-svn to the ground. 

45 And when he rose up from 
prayer, and was come to his disci- 
ples, he found them sleeping for sor- 
row, 

46 And said unto them, Why sleep 
ye ? rise and pray, lest ye enter into 
temptation. 

47 'FAnd wliile he yet spake, behold 
a multitude, and he that was called 
Jii'das, one of the twelve, went be- 
fore them, and drew near unto Je'§us 
■''to kiss him. 

48 But Je'gus said unto him, Jii'das, 
betrayest thou the Son of man with 
a kiss ? 

49 When they which were about 
him saw what would follow, they 
said unto him, Lord, shall we smite 
with the sword ? 

50 TAnd '''one of them smote the 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 22. 

V Mat.26,34: 
John 
13,38 

z Mat. 10, 9 
eh. 9, 3 

a Isa. 53, 12 
Mark 
15,28 

h Mat. 6. 13 
Mark ' 
li, 38 

3 willing to 

remove. 



c John 6,38 

cl Mat. i, 11 

e John 
12,27 
Heb. 5, 7 

/ 2 Sam. 
20,9 

g Mat. 26,51 
Mark 
11,47 
John 
18,10 
2 Cor.lO.i 

h Gen. 3, 15 
John 

12, 27 
Acts 2, 23 
Acts 4, 27 

i Mat.26,57 
Acts 8, 32 

j John 
18, 15 

k Mat.26,69 
Mark 
11,66 
John 18, 
17,18 

I Mat.26,71 
Mark 
14,69 
John 
18,25 

??iMat.26,75 
Mark 
11,22 

n John 
13,38 

Isa. 66, 2 
Ezek.7,16 
2Cor.7,10 

p Ps. 69, 
1-21 

Isa. 50, 6 
Isa. 52, 14 
Mat.26,67 
Mark 
14,65 



q Mat. 27, 1 

r Ps. 2, 1 
Ps. 22, 
12,16 
Acts 4, 26 
Acts 22, 5 

971 



servant of the high priest, and cut 
off his right ear. 

51 And Je'gus answered and said, 
Suffer ye thus far. And he touched 
his ear, and_healed him. 

52 Then Je'gus said mito the chief 
priests, and captains of the temple, 
and the elders, which were come to 
him. Be ye come out, as against a 
thief, with swords and staves ? 

53 When I was daily with you in 
the temple, ye stretched forth no 
hands against me : ^'but this is your 
hour, and the power of darkness. 

54 llThen 'took they him, and led 
him, and brought him into the high 
priest's house. •'And Pe'tSr followed 
afar off. 

5 5 And ^wheii they had kindled a 
fire in the midst of the hall, and 
were set do^Am together, Pe'ter sat 
do^vn among them. 

56 But a certain maid beheld him 
as he sat by the fire, and earnestly 
looked upon hun, and said, This man 
was also with hmi. 

5 7 And he denied liim, saying. 
Woman, I know hmi not. 

58 And ^after a little while another 
saw him, and said. Thou art also of 
them. And Pe'tgr said, Man, I am 
not. 

59 And about the space of one hour 
after another confidently affirmed, 
saying. Of a truth this fellovj also 
was Avith him: for he is a Gal-i- 
Ise'an. 

60 And Pe'tSr said, Man, I know 
not what thou sayest. And imme- 
diately, while he yet spake, the cock 
crew. 

61 And the Lord turned, and looked 
upon Pe'tSr. "And Pe'ter remem- 
bered the word of the Lord, how he 
had said unto him, Before the "cock 
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 

62 And Pe'ter went out, and wept 
bitterly. 

63 TAnd Hhe men that held Je'§us 
mocked him, and smote him. 

64 And when they had blindfolded 
him, they struck hmi on the face, 
and asked liim, saying, Prophesy, 
who is it that smote thee ? 

65 And many other things blas- 
phemously spake they against him. 

QQ TAnd ?as soon as it was day, the 
'"elders of the people and the chief 
priests and the scribes came togeth- 
er, and led hmi into their council, 
saying. 



Christ accused before Pilate. ST. LUKE, 23. He is delivered to he crucified. 



6 7 Art thou the Christ? tell us. 
And he said unto them, If I tell you, 
ye will not believe : 

68 And if I also ask you^ ye will 
not answer me, nor let rae go. 

69 Hereafter 'shall the Son of man 
sit on the right hand of the power 
of God. 

TO Then said they all, Art thou 
then the Son of God ? And he said 
unto them. Ye say that I am. 

71 And they said, What need we 
any further witness? for we our- 
selves have heard of his own mouth. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 Jesus is accused before Pilate, 7 and sent to Herod : 
11 he is mocked, and sent hack to Pilate: 25 he is 
delivered to be crucijied, 34 prayeth for his ene- 
mies, etc. 

AND "the whole multitude of 
them arose, and led him unto 
Pilate. 

2 And they began to accuse him, 
saying, We found this felloio ^per- 
verting the nation, and '^forbidding 
to give tribute to Qse'sar, saying 
"^tha-t he himself is Christ a King. 

3 And "Pilate asked him, saying, 
Art thou the King of the Jew§? 
And he answered him and said. 
Thou sayest it, 

4 Then said Pilate to the chief 
priests and to the people, -^I find no 
fault in this man. 

5 And they were the more fierce, 
saying. He stirreth up the people, 
teaching throughout all Jew'ry, be- 
ginning from Gall-lee to this place. 

6 When Pilate heard of Gall-lee, he 
asked whether the man were a Gal- 
1-186 'an. 

7 And as soon as he knew that he 
belonged unto ^Her'od's jurisdiction, 
he sent him to Her'od, who himself 
also was at Je-ru'sa-lem at that time. 

8 ^And when Her'od saw Je'sus, he 
was exceeding glad : for %e was de- 
sirous to see him of a long seaso7i, 
because 'he had heard many things 
of him ; and he hoped to have seen 
some miracle done by him. 

9 Then he questioned with him in 
many words ; but he answered him 
nothing. 

10 And the chief priests and scribes 
stood and vehemently accused him. 

1 1 And -'Her'od with his men of war 
set him at nought, and mocked him, 
and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, 
and sent him again toPilate. 

1 2 ^ And the same day ^Pi'late and 
Her'od were made friends together : 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 22. 

s Mat.26,63 
Mark 
14,61 

t Ps. 110, 1 
Dan. 7, 
13,14 
Acts 1, 11 
Acts 3, 21 
1 Thes. 
4,16 
Heb. 1, 3 
Heb. 8, 1 
Rev. 1, 7 



CHAP. 23. 

a Mat. 27, 2 
Markl5,l 
John 
18,28 

h Dan. 3, 12 
Acts 17, 7 
Acts 24, 5 

c Mat.17,27 
Mat.22,21 
Mark 
12,17 

d John 
19, 12 

e 1 Tim. 
6,13 

/2Cor.5,21 
1 Pet.2,22 

g ch. 3, 1 

h ch. 9, 9 

% Mat. 14, 1 
Mark6,14 

j Isa. 53, 3 

k Acts 4, 27 
Jas. 4, 4 

I Mat. 27,23 
John 
18,38 

m Dan. 6, 4 

n Mat.27,26 
John 19,1 

Mat. 27,15 
Markl5,6 
John 
18,39 

p Acts 3, 14 

1 Or, 

assented. 
Ex. 23, 2 
John 
19, 16 

q Pro. 17,15 

r John 
19,17 

s ch. 21, 23 I 

972 



for before they were at enmity be- 
tween themselves. 

13 ^And'Pi'late,whenhe had called 
together the chief priests and the 
rulers and the people, 

14 Said unto them, Ye have brought 
this man unto me, as one that per- 
verteth the people: and, behold, I, 
having examined hiin before you, 
have "lound no fault in this man 
touchmg those things whereof ye 
accuse him : 

15 No, nor yet Her'od: for I sent 
you to him ; and, lo, nothing worthy 
of death is done unto him. 

161 ''will therefore chastise him, 
and release him. 

17 (For ''of necessity he must re- 
lease one unto them at the feast.) 

18 And Hhej cried out all at once, 
saying. Away with this ma?i, and 
release unto us Ba-rab'bas : 

19 (Who for a certain sedition 
made in the city, and for murder, 
was cast into prison.) 

20 Pi'late therefore, willing to re- 
lease Je'gus, spake again to them. 

21 But they cried, saying, Crucify 
him, crucify him. 

22 And he said unto them the third 
time, Why, what evil hath he done ? 
I have found no cause of death in 
him : I will therefore chastise him, 
and let hi7n go. 

23 And they were instant with loud 
voices, requiring that he might be 
crucified. And the voices of them 
and of the chief priests prevailed. 

24 And Pi'late ^gave sentence that it 
should be as they required. 

25 And ?he released unto them him 
that for sedition and murder was 
cast into prison, whom they had de- 
sired ; but he delivered Je'gus to their 
will. 

26 'iFAnd '"as they led him away, they 
laid hold upon one Si'mon, a Qy-re'- 
ni-an, coming out of the country, and 
on him they laid the cross, that he 
might bear it after Je'§us. 

27 And there followed him a great 
comxjany of people, and of women, 
which also bewailed and lamented 
him. 

28 But Je'§us turning unto them 
said. Daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem, weep 
not for me, but weep for yourselves, 
and for your children. 

29 For, ^behold, the days are coming, 
in the which they shall say. Blessed 
are the barren, and the wombs that 



Crucifixio7i, death. 



ST. LUKE, 24. 



and burial of Christ. 



never bare, and the paps which never 
gave suck 
30 Then 'shall they begin to say to 



the mountains, Fall on us ; and to the 



\^ ^, \ ^Q ,T.u ^- A .T. "• k^^ 3. .36. 

31 For "II they do these things m a 

green tree, what shall be done in the 
dry ? 

32 "iTAnd 'there were also two other, 
malefactors, led with him to be put 
to death. 

33 And "when they were come to the 
place, which is called ^CalVa-ry, there 
they crucified him, and the malefac- 
tors, one on the right hand, and the 
other on the left 

34 Then said Je'gus, Father, ^forgive 
them ; for ^'they know not what they 
do. And "^they parted his ramient, 
and cast lots. i 23. 39-43. 

35 And ''the people stood "beholding. 
And the rulers also with them de- 
rided hhn^ saying, He saved others ; 
let him save himself, if he be Christ, 
the chosen of God. 

36 And the soldiers also mocked 
him, coming to him, and offering him 
vinegar, 

37 And saying, If thou be the king 
of the Jew§, save thyself 

38 And ^'a superscription also was 
written over him in letters of Greek, 
and Lat'in, and He'brew, THIS IS 
THE KING OF THE JEW§. 

39 IF And '^one of the malefactors 
which were hanged railed on him, 
saying. If thou be Christ, save thy- 
self and us. 

40 But the other answering '^rebuked 
him, saying. Dost not thou fear God, 
seeing thou art in the same condem- 
nation ? 

41 And we indeed justly ; for we re- 
ceive the due reward of our deeds : 
but this man hath done nothing 
amiss. 

42 And he said unto Je'§us,Lord, re- 
member me when thou comest into 
*thy kingdom. 

43 And Je'§us said unto him. Verily 
I say unto thee. To day shalt thou be 
with me in -^"paradise. l. 24. 46.«47. 

44 IT And ^it was about the sixth hour, 
and there was a darkness over all the 
^earth until the ninth hour 

45 And the sun was darkened, and 
*the veil of the temple was rent in the 
midst. 

46 And when Je'§us had cried with 
a loud voice, he said, 'Father, into 
thy hands I commend my spirit: 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 23. 
t Isa. 2, 19 

Hos. 10, 8 

Rev. 6, 16 

Rev. 9, 6 
u Pro. 11,31 

Jer. 25, 29 

Ezek. 

20, 47 

Ezek. 21, 

3,i 

1 Pet.4,17 
V Isa. 53, 12 

Mat.27,38 
wMat.27,33 

Mark 

15, 22 

John 

19, 17 

2 Or, 17!^ 
place of a 
skull. 
Heb.13,12 

X Mat. 5, 44 
Acts 7, 60 
1 Cor.4,12 

y Acts 3, 17 

1 Cor. 2, 8 
z Mat.27,35 

John 

19,24 
a Ps. 22, 17 

Zech. 

12,10 
b Johnl9,19 
c Mat.27,44 
rJEph.5, 11 
e Heb. 1, 3 

Heb. 8, 1 
f Rev. 2, 7 
fj Mark 

15,33 

3 Or, land, 
h Mat.27,51 

2 Cor.3,14 
Eph. 2, 14 
Heb. 6, 19 

i Ps. 31, 5 

1 Pet.2,23 
i John 

19, 30 

Phil. 2, 8 
k Mat.27,54 
I Ps. .38, 11 

John 

19,25 
7nMat.27,57 

Mark 

15,42 

John 

19, 38 

n lTim.5,22 
ch.2,25,38 
p Mat.27,59 
q Isa. 53, 9 
r ch. 8, 2 
s Mark 
15,47 
t Markl6,l 
u Gen. 2, 3 
Ex. 16, 29 
Ex. 20, 10 
Ex. 31, 15 
Ex. 35, 2 
Lev. 23, 3 
Deut.5,14 
Neh. 9, 14 
Isa. 56,2,6 
Isa. 58, 13 
Jer.l7, 24 
Ezek. 

20. 12 
Rev. 1, 10 



CHAP. 24. 
a Mat. 28, 1 

Markl6,l 

John 20,1 
b ch. 23, 56 
c Markl6,5 
d John20,12 

Acts 1, 10 
1 Or, M7n 

that 

liveth. 

ITim. 

1. 17 

Rev. 1, 18 

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•^and having said thus, he gave up 
the ghost. 

47 IF Now -^ when the centurion saw 
what was done, he glorified God, 
saying, Certainly this was a righteous 
man. 

48 And all the people that came to- 
gether to that sight, beholding the 
things which were done, smote their 
breasts, and returned. 

49 And^all his acquaintance, and the 
women that followed him from Gal'- 
i-lee, stood afar off, beholding these 
things. 

50 'il And, '"behold, thei^e vms a man 
named Jo'geph, a counsellor; and he 
was a good man, and a just : 

51 (The same "had not consented to 
the counsel and deed of them;) he 
was of Ar-i-ma-thse'a, a city of the 
Jew§ : "who also himself waited for 
the kingdom of God. 

52 This ma7i went unto Pilate, and 
begged the body of Je'§us. 

5oAnd ^he took it down, and 
wrapped it in linen, and laid it in ?a 
sepulchre that was hewn in stone, 
wherein never man before was 
laid. 

54 And that day was the prepara- 
tion, and the sabbath drew on. 

55 ^And the women also, 'which 
came with him from Gali-lee, fol- 
lowed after, and beheld the sepulchre, 
and how his body was laid. 

56 And they returned, and 'prepared 
spices and ointments ;, and rested the 
sabbath day "according to the com- 
mandment. 

CHAPTER 24. 

ChrisVs resurrection and ascension. 

NOW ''upon the first day of the 
week, very early in the morn- 
ing, they came unto the sepulchre, 
bringing the *spices which they had 
prepared, and certain others with 
them. 

2 And they found the stone rolled 
away from the sepulchre. 

3 And '^they entered in, and found 
not the body of the Lord Je'sus. 

4 And it came to pass, as they were 
much perplexed thereabout, behold, 
''two men stood by them in shining 
garments : 

5 And as they were afraid, and bowed 
down their faces to the earth, they 
said unto them. Why seek ye ^the liv~ 
ing among the dead ? 

6 He is not here, but is risen : re- 



Christ appeareth 



ST. LUKE, 24. 



to his disciples. 



member 'howhe spake unto you when 
he was yet in Gal'i-lee, 

7 Saying, The Son of man must be 
dehvered into the hands of sinful 
men, and be crucified, and the third 
day rise again. 

8 And -^they remembered his words, 

9 And -"returned from the sepulchre, 
and told all these things unto the 
eleven, and toall the rest. 

10 It was Ma'ry_Mag-da-le'ne, and 
'^Jo-an'na, and Ma'ry the mother of 
Jame§, and other vwmeii that were 
with them, which told these things 
unto the apostles. 

1 1 And their words seemed to them 
as idle tales, and they believed them 
not. 

12 Then ^arose Pe'tSr, and ran unto 
the sepulchre; and stooping down, 
he beheld the linen clothes laid by 
themselves, and departed, wondering 
in himself at that which was come 
to pass. 

13 HAnd, behold, two of them went 
that same day to a village called 
l:m-ma'us, which was from Je-ru'sa- 
lem about threescore furlongs. 

14: And •'they talked together of all 
these things which had happened. 

15 And it came to pass, that, while 
they communed together and rea- 
soned, ^Je'gus himself drew near, and 
went with them. 

16 But ^their eyes were holden that 
they should not know him. 

17 And he said unto them, What 
manner of communications are these 
that ye have one to another, as ye 
walk, and are sad ? 

18 And the _ one of them, "'whose 
name was Cle'o-pas, answering said 
unto him, Art thou only a stranger 
in Je-rp/sa-lem, and hast not known 
the things which are come to pass 
there in these days ? 

19 And he said unto them, What 
things ? And they said unto him, Con- 
cerning Je'§us of Naz'a-reth, which 
*'was a prophet 'inighty in deed and 
word before God and all the people : 

20 And ^how the chief priests and 
our rulers delivered him to be con- 
demned to death, and have crucified 
him. 

21 But we trusted ^that it had been 
he which should have redeemed i§'- 
ra-el : and beside all this, to day is 
the third day since these things were 
done. 

22 Yea, and certain women also of 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 24. 



e Mat.16,21 
Mark8,31 
ch. 9, 22 



/John 2,22 

q Mat. 28, 8 
Mark 
16,10 

/i ch. 8, 3 

i John 20,8 

j Deut. 6, 7 
Mai. 3, 16 

7c Mat.18,20 

I John 
20,14 
John 21,4 

m John 
19,25 

n John 3. 2 
Acts 2, 22 

Acts 7, 22 

p Actsl3,27 

q Acts 1, 6 



T Acts 17, 3 
Phil. 3, 
6-11 



s Gen. 3, 15 

Gen.22,18 
Gen. 26, 4 
Gen.49,10 
Num.21,9 
Deut. 
18, 15 



t Ps. 16, 9 
Ps. 22 
Ps. 132,11 
Isa. 7, 14 
Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 40, 10 
Isa. 50, 6 
Isa. 53 
Jer. 23, 5 
Jer. 33, 14 
Ezek. 
34,23 
Ezek. 
37,25 
Dan. 9, 24 
Mic. 7, 20 
Mai. 3, 1 
Mai. 4, 2 
John 1,45 



u Gen.32,26 



2 Or, ceased 
to be seen 
of them. 
ch. 4, 30 



V 1 Cor.15,5 

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our company made us astonished, 
which were early at the sepulchre ; 

23 And when they found not his 
body, they came, saying, that they 
had also seen a vision of angels^ 
which said that he was alive. 

24 And certain of them which were 
with us went to the sepulchre, and 
found it even so as the women had 
said : but him they saw not. 

25 Then he said unto them, O fools, 
and slow of heart to believe all that 
the prophets have spoken : 

26 Ought '"not Christ to have suf- 
fered these things, and to enter into 
his glory ? 

27 And beginning at 'Mo^^e^ and 
all the ^prophets, he expounded unto 



them In all the scriptures the thin gs 
concerning himseHT B. 24. 32.^ 

i^y And they drew nigh unto the 
village, whither they went : and ^he 
made as though he would have gone 
further. 

29 But they constrained him, say- 
ing. Abide with us : for it is toward 
evening, and the day is far spent. 
And he went in to tarry with them. 

30 And it came to pass, as he sat at 
meat with them, he took bread, and 
blessed it, and brake, and gave to 
them. 

31 And their eyes were opened, and 
they knew him; and he Vanished 
out of their sight. 

32 And they said one to another. 



Did not our heart burn within us, 
while he talked with us hy^the way , 
and while he opened to us the scrip- 
t ures? B. 24. 44, 45. 
yy And they rose u^ the same hour, 
and returned to Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
found the eleven gathered together, 
and them that were with them, 

34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, 
and hath "appeared to Si'mon. 

35 And they told what things were 
done in the way, and how he was 
known of them in breaking of bread. 

36 IT And as they thus spake, Je'gus 
himself stood in the midst of them, 
and saith unto them, Peace be unto 
you. 

37 But they were terrified and af- 
frighted, and supposed that they had 
seen a spirit. 

38 And he said unto them, Why 
are ye troubled ? and why do thoughts 
arise in your hearts ? 

39 Behold my hands and my feet, 
that it is I myself: handle me, and 



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D 



The divinity mid 

see : for a spirit hath not flesh and 
bones, as ye see me have. 

40 And when he had thus spoken, 
he shewed them, his hands and his 
feet. 

41 And while they yet believed not 
for joy, and wondered, he said unto 
them, Have ye here any meat ? 

4.2 And they gave him a piece of a 
broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 

43 And ''he took it, and did eat be- 
fore them. 

44 And he said unto them, ^These 



ST. JOHN, 1. incarnation of Jesus Christ. 



A. D. 33. 



are the words which I'~spake unto 
you, while 1 was yet ~witli you, tha t 
all things must be tumilea, which 



were written m the law ot Mo^§e§ , 
an d in the prophets, and m the 
psalms, concerning me . 
45 Then ^opened he their under 



standing, that they might understand 
the scriptures, b. ^hn 1. 17, 

46 And said unto them. Thus it is 



written, and thus it behoved UHnst 



CHAP. 24. 

wActslO,41 
X Mat.16,21 

V Actsl6,14 
2 Cor. 4, 6 

z Dan. 9, 24 

a Gen. 12, 3 
Ps. 22, 27 
Isa. 49, 6 
Jer. 31, 34 
Hos. 2, 23 
Mic. 4, 2 
Mai. 1, 11 
Gal. 3, 14 

b .John 
15, 27 
Acts 1 22 

c Isa. 44, 3 
Joel 2, 28 
Acts 2, 1 

a 2 Ki. 2. 11 
Eph. 1, 20 
Eph. 4, 8 

e Acts 2, 46 
Acts 6, 42 



to suffer, and to rise from the dead 



the third~d ay : 
4Y AndT hat repentance and "remis- 



sion ot sms should be preached "in" 



his name among "all nations, begin^ 



nmg at J e-riVsa-l em p^ John 1. 29 ;t 
4y And *ye are witnesses of these 
things. 

49 ^ And, ''behold, I send the promise 
of my Father upon you : but tarry 
ye in the city of Je-rvi'sa-lem, until ye 
be endued with power from on high. 

50 IT And he led them out as far as 
to Beth'a-ny, and he lifted up his 
hands, and blessed them. 

5 1 And "^it came to pass, while he 
blessed them, he was parted from 
them, and carried up into heaven. 

52 And they worshipped him, and 
returned to Je-ru'sa-lem with great 
joy: 

53 And were continually *in the 
temple, praising and blessing God. 
A-men'. 



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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO 

SAINT JOHN- 



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CHAPTER 1. 

The divinity and incarnation of Jesus Christ. 

IN the beginning was "the Word, 
and the Word was *with God, 
and <^the Word was God. 

2 The same was in the beginning 
with God. 

3 All things were made by him ; 
and without him was not any thing 
made that was made. 

f 4 In him was life : and the life w as 
I t he light of men . K. 1. 12. 

5 And '^the light shineth in dark- 
ness ; and the darkness comprehend- 
ed it not. 

6 tlThere 'was a man sent from God, 
whose name was John. 

7 The same came for a witness, to 
bear witness of the Light , that all 



jnen through him might believe . * 

8 He -^was not that Light, but tvas 
sent to bear witness of that Light. 

9 That i'was the true Light, which 
hghteth every man that cometh into 
the world. 

10 He was in the world, and *the 
world was made by him, and the 
world knew him not. 

* W. 1. 12. 



CHAP. 1. 
a Rev.19,13 
& Zech.13,7 
c Isa. 9, 6 
ch. 10. 30 
Phil. 2, 6 
Titus 2,13 
d ch. 3, 19 

A. D. 26. 

e Mai. 3, 1 
f Actsl3,25 
(J Isa. 49, 6 
lJohn2,8 
h Ps. 33. 6 

1 Cor. 8, 6 
Eph. 3, 9 
Col. 1, 17 
Heb. 1, 2 
Heb. 11, 3 
Rev. 4, 11 

I Lu. 19, 14 

j Isa. 56, 5 

Rom. 8, 15 

Gal. 3, 26 

2 Pet. 1, 4 
lJohn3,l 

1 Or, the 
right, or. 
pHvilecic. 

k Deut.30,6 
ch. 3, 5 
Jas. 1, 18 

1 Pet.1,23 
I Mat. 1, 20 

i Tim. 

3. 16 

lJohnl,l 
m Rom. 1, 3 
n Heb. 2, 14 
Isa. 40, 5 

Mat. 17, 2 

2 Pet.1,17 
p Col. 2, 3 
q Col. 1, 17 

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1 1 He 'came unto his own, and his 
own received him not. 

12But-^as many as received him, 
to them gave he 'power to become 
the sons" of Ciod, even to them tliaf 



belieye on his name : p. 3. 14-18;t 

Yd Which were born, not of blood', 
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the 
will of man, ^but of God. 

14 And ^the W^ord "'was made ''flesh, 
and dwelt among us, (and we ''be- 
held his glory, the glory as of the 
only begotten of the Father,) fuU ^ot 
grace and truth. 

15 irjohn bare witness of him, and 
cried, saying. This was he of whom 
I spake. He that cometh after me is 
preferred before me : for ?he was be- 
fore me. 

1 6 And of his '"fulness have all we 
received, and grace for grace. 

1 7 For the 4aw was given by Mo'- i 
s es, 'dut grace and "truth came by' ] 
Je''sus Christ. B. 5. 39J 

18 No "man hath seen God at any 
time ; the "only begotten Son, which 

rEph. 1, 6 Col. 2,9 s Ex. 20,1 t Rom. 5. 31 
«ch. 14, 6 i)Ex. 33, 20 wlJohh4,9 

tL John 1. 29; R. Acts 2. 37, fe. 
t K. 1. 29; W. 3. 14-18. 



F 
K 

W 



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The testimony of John. 



ST. JOHN, 1. 



The calling of Philip. 



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is in ^the bosom of the Father, he 
hath declared him. 

19 ^And this is the record of J5hn, 
when the Jew§ sent priests and Le'- 
vites from Je-ru'sa-lem to ask him, 
Who art thou? " 

20 And he confessed, and denied 
not; but confessed, I am not the 
Christ. 

21 And they asked him. What then ? 
Art thou ^E-li'as ? And he saith,"I am 
not. Art thou ^that prophet ? And 
he answered, No, 

22 Then said they unto him, Who 
art thou ? that we may give an an- 
swer to them that sent us. What 
say est thou of thyself ? 

23 He said, I am the voice of one 
crying in the wilderness, Make 
straight the way of the Lord, as said 
''the prophet E-§a'ias. 

24 And they which were sent were 
of the Phar'i-see§. 

25 And they asked him, and said 
unto him. Why baptizest thou then, 
if thou be not that Christ, nor E-li'as, 
neither that prophet ? 

26 John answered them, saying, I 
baptize with water : *but there stand - 
eth one among you, whom ye knov/ 
not ; 

27 He it is, who coming after me is 
preferred before me, Avhose shoe's 
latchet I am not worthy to unloose, 

28 These things were done in Beth- 
ab'a-ra beyond Jor'dan, where John 
was baptizing. 

29 ITThe next day John seeth Je^gus 



A, D. 26. 



coming unto liim, and saith, ±>ehold 



tlie Lamb ot Uod, ^ which "taketE 



,a way the sin of the world , p. i. 36;* 
"~5U I'his is he of whom 1 said. After 
me Cometh a man which is preferred 
before me : for he was before me. 

31 And I knew him not : but that 
he should be made manifest to fe'ra- 
el, therefore am I come baptizing 
with Avater. 

32 And John bare record, saying, I 
saw the Spirit descending from heav- 
en like a dove, and it abode upon 
him. 

33 And I knew him not: but he 
that sent me to baptize with water, 
the same said unto me, Upon whom 
thou shalt see the Spirit descending, 
and remaining on hun, the *same is 
he which baptizeth with the Ho'ly 
Ghdst, 

34 And I saw, and bare record that 
this is the Son of God. 

* K. 4. 13, 14; L. 3. 16, 17. 



CHAP, 1. 

X Pro, 8, 30 

A. D. 30. 

y Mai, 4, 5 
z Lu. 1, 17 

2 Or, a 

prophet ? 

a Isa, 4:0, 3 

b Mai. 3, 1 

c Ex. 12, 3 
Isa. 53, 7 
1 Pet.1,19 
Rev, 5, 6 

d 1 Cor.15,3 
Gal. 1, i 
Heb. 1, 3 
Heb. 2, 17 
Heb. 9, 28 
lJohn2,2 
Rev. 1, 5 

3 Or, 
bearetJi. 

e Acts 2, 4 

4 Or, 

abidest. 

5 T]\at was 
two hours 
before 
night. , 

/Mat. 4, 18 

6 Or, the 
Anointed. 
Ps. 2, 2 
Dan, 9, 25 

7 Or, Peter. 
Mat.16,18 

g ch. 12, 21 

h ch. 21, 2 

i Gen. 3, 15 
Gen.22,18 
Gen. 26, 4 
Gen.49,10 
Num.21,9 
Deut. 
18,18 

j Ps. 16, 9 
Ps. 22 
Ps. 132,11 
Isa. 7, 14 
Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 40, 10 
Isa. 50, 6 
Isa. 53 
Jer. 23, 5 
Jer. 33, 
14,15 
Ezek. 
34,23 
Ezek. 
37,25 
Mic. 5, 2 
Mic. 7, 20 
Zech.6,12 
Zech. 9, 9 
Mai. 3, 1 

k Mat. 21, 5 
Mat.27,11 

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35 1 Again the next day after John 
stood, and two of his disciples ; 

36 And looking upon Je'§us as he 
walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb 



of God '. 0^ 3 i4_i7 

37 And the two disciples heard him 
speak, and they followed Je'§us. 
3 8 Then Je'§us turned, and saw them 
following, and saith unto them. What 
seek ye ? They said unto him, Rab'- 
bl, (which is to say, being interpret- 
ed. Master,) where *dwellest thou? 

39 He saith unto them, Come and 
see. They came and saw where he 
dwelt, and abode with him that 
day: for it was ^about the tenth 
hour. 

40 One of the two which heard John 
speak, and followed him, was Aii'- 
drew, Sf mon Pe'tgr's brother. 

41 He first findeth his owti brother 
Sfmon, -^and saith unto him, We have 
found the Mes-si'as, which is, being 
interpreted, ^the Christ. 

42 And he brought him to Je'sus. 
And when Je'§us beheld him, he said, 
Thou art Sfmon the son of Jo'na: 
thou shalt be called Qe'phas, which 
is by interpretation, ^ A stone. 

43 '[The day following Je'§us would 
go forth into Gal'i-lee, and findeth 
Phil'ip, and saith unto him, Follow 
me. 

44 Now ^Phirip was of Beth-sal-da, 
the city of An'drew and Pe'tSr. 

45 Phil'ip findeth ^Na-than'a-el, and 
saith unto him. We have found him, 
of whom M5'se§ 'in the law, and the 
prophets, -^did write, Je'§us of Naz'a- 
reth, the son of Jo'seph. 

46 And Na-than'a-ei said unto him, 
Can there any good thing come out 
of Naz'a-reth? Phirip saith unto 
him. Come and see. 

47 Je'§us sawNa-than'a-el coming to ' 
him, and saith of him. Behold an i§'- 
ra-el-ite indeed, in whom is no guile ! 

48 Na-than'a-el saith unto him, 
Whence knowest thou me? Je'§us 
answered and said luito him. Be- 
fore that Phil'ip called thee, when 
thou wast under the fig tree, I saw 
thee. E. 2. 24,, 25. 

49 Na-than'a-el answered and saith 
unto him, Rab'bi, thou art the Son of 
God ; thou art the *King of I§'ra-el. 

50 Je'sus answered and said unto 
him. Because I said unto thee, I saw 
thee under the fig tree, believest 
thou ? thou shalt see greater things 
than these. 



Wate7' turned into loine. 



ST. joins', 2, 3. Nicodemus cometh to Christ. 



51 And he saitli unto him, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, ^Hereafter ye 
shair see heaven open, and the an- 
gels of God ascending and descend- 
ing upon '"the Son of man. 
CHAPTER 2. 

1 Christ turneth water into wine, 13 goeth into Ca- 
jjernaum, and to Jerusalem, IXpvrgeth the temple, 
19 foretelleth his death and resurrection, etc. 

AND the third day there was a 
marriage in Ca'na of Gall-lee : 
and the mother of Je'§us was there : 

2 And both Je'sus was called,and liis 
disciples, to the marriage. 

3 And when jthey wanted wine, the 
mother of Je'gus saith unto him, 
They have no wine. 

4 Je'§us saith unto her, "AYom.an, 
what 4iave I to do with thee ? mme 
•'hour is not yet come. 

5 His mother saith unto the serv- 
ants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, 
do it. 

6 And there were set there six water- 
pots of stone, "^after the manner of 
the purifying of the Jew§, contain- 
ing two or three firkins apiece. 

7 Je'§us saith unto them, Fill the 
waterpots with water. And they 
filled them up to the brim. 

8 And he saith unto them, Draw out 
now, and bear unto the governor of 
the feast. And they bare it. 

9 When the ruler of the feast had 
tasted the nvater that was made 
■^'ine, and knew not whence it was : 
(but the servants which drew the 
water knew;) the governor of the 
feast called tho bridegroom, 

10 And saith unto him, Every man 
at tlie beginning doth set forth good 
wine; and when men have well 
drunk, then that which is worse : but 
thou hast kept the good wine until 
now. 

11 This beginning of miracles did 
J6'§us in -^Ca'na of Gal'i-lee, -''and 
manifested forth his glory ; and his 
disciples believed on him. 

12 IT After this he went down to 
C^-pSr 'na-um, he, and his mother, and 
*his brethren, and his disciples : and 
they continued there not many days. 

13 IT And 'the Jew§' passover was at 
hand, and Je'sus went up to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, 

1-1 And •'found in the temple those 
that sold oxen and sheep and doves, 
and the changers of money sitting : 

1 5 And when he had made a scourge 
of small cords, he drove them all out 
of the temple, and the sheep, and the 
(62) 



A. D. 30. 



CHAP. 1. 

I Gen.28,12 
mDan. 7,13 



CHAP. 2. 

a ch. 19, 26 

h 2 Sam. 
16, 10 
2 Sam. 
19,22 

c Eccl 3, 1 
ch. 7, 6 

d Mark 7, 3 
e ch. 4, 46 

/Josh. 
19,28 

ch. 1, 14 

h Mat.12,46 

i Ex. 12, 14 
Num. 
28, 16 
Deut.16,1 
ch. 5, 1 
ch. 6, 4 
ch. 11, 55 

j Mat.21,12 
Mark 
11,15 
Lu. 19, 45 

k Ps. 93, 5 
1 Tim. 6,9 

1 Ps. 69, 9 

mMat.26.61 
Mat. 27,40 
Mark 
14,58 

n 1 Cor.3,16 

1 cor.eas 

2 Cor.6,16 
Col. 2, 9 
Het). 8, 2 

Lu. 24, 8, 
25,45 
ch. 14, 26 

p 1 Sam. 
16, 7 

1 Chr,28,9 
Mat. 9, 4 
Mark 2, 8 
ch. 6, 64 
ch. 16, .30 
Acts 1, 24 
Rev. 2, 23 



CHAP. 3. 

a ch.n,16,33 
Acts 2, 22 

b Actsl0,38 

c ch. 1, 13 
2 Cor.5,17 
Gal. 6, 15 
Eph. 2, 
5, 10 

Titus 3, 5 
Jas. 1, 18 
lPet.1,23 
lJohn3,9 

1 Or, from, 
above. 

d Mark 
16, 16 
Acts 2, 38 
Titus 3, 5 
1 Pet.3,21 

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oxen ; and poured out the changers' 
money, and overthrew the tables ; 

16 And said unto them that sold 
doves, Take these things hence; 
make ^not luy Father's house an 
house of merchandise. 

IT And his disciples remembered 
that it was written, ^The zeal of 
thine house hath eaten me up. 

18*1 Then answered the Jews and 
said unto hun, What sign shewest 
thou unto us, seeing that thou doest 
these_things ? 

19Je'§us answered and said unto 
them. Destroy "'this temple, and in 
three days I will raise it up. 

20 Then said the Jew§, Forty and 
six years vras this temple in build- 
ing, and wilt thou rear it up in three 
days ? 

21 But he spake "of the temple of his 
body. 

22 When therefore he was risen 
from the dead, ''his disciples re- 
membered that he had said tliis 
unto them; and they believed_the 
scripture, and the word which Je'sus 
had said. 

23 *iiXow when he was in Je-ru'sa- 
lem at the passover, in the feast day, 
many believed in his name, when 
they saw the miracles which he did. 

2-1 But Je'sus did not commit him- 
s elf unto them, because he knew ail 
t nen, 

25 And needed not that any should 
testify of man : tor ^he knew what" 
was m mam 



X^HAPTER 3. 



E. 4. 16-19. 



I Christ teacheth Nicodemus the necessity of regen- 
eration. 23 The baptism and witness of John con- 
cerning Christ. 

THERE was a man of the Phar'i- 
see§, named Nic-o-de'mus, aruler 
of the Jews : 

2 The same came to Je'sus by night, 
and said unto him, Rab'bi, we know 
that thou art a teacher come from 
God : for ''no, man can do these mira- 
cles that thou doest, except *God be 
with hun. 

3 J e'gus answered and said unto 
him^JV^eriiy , verily, 1 say unto thee,~ 

Except a man be born ^again, he 



c annot see_ theMngdom of God. 

4 JN ic-o-de'mus saith unto him, How 
can a man be born when he is old ? 
can he enter the second time into his 
mother's womb, and be born ? 

5 Je'sus answered, Yerily, verily, I 
s ay unto thee, "'Except a man be 
born of water and of the Spirit, he^ 



G 




Necessity of regeneration. 



ST. JOHN, 4. 



John testijieth of Christ. 



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A 

N 



cannot enter into the kingdom of 

That which is born of the flesh is 
flesh ; and that which is born ot the 
iSpirit is spiri t. 

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, 
Ye must be born ^again. 

S The *wind bloweth where it list- 
eth, and thou hearest the sound 
thereof, but canst not tell Avhence it 
conieth, and whither it goeth: so is 
every one that is born of the Spirit. 

9 Nic-o-de'nius answered and said 
unto him, -^How can these things be ? 

10 Je'gus answered and said unto 
him, Art thou a master of i§'ra-el,and 
knowest not these things ? 

11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 
We speak that we do know, and tes- 
tify that we have seen ; and ye re- 
ceive not our witness. 

1 2 If I have told you earthly things, 
and ye believe not, how shall ye be- 
lieve, if I tell you of heavenly things ? 

13 And mo man hath ascended up 
to heaven, but he that came down 
from heaven, even the Son of man 
which is in heaven. 

14 And ^as Mo^^eg lifted up the ser - 
pent in~the wilderness, even so must 



the Son of man be lifted up : 
1 5 That whosoever believeth 



in him 



should not perish, but have eterna l 
life. 



1 6 For 'God so loved the world, tha t 
he gave his only begotten iSon tliat 



whosoever believeth in him should 



not perish but have everlasting life 

1 7 ¥ov -^(jrod sent not his !Son into 
the world to condemn the world; but 
jfchat the worldTthrough him might 
be sayed T L. 4. 10. 

18 He that be li eveth on him ''^is not 
condemned : but he that believeth 



not is condemned already, b ecau"se 
he hathHot believed m the name of 



the only begotte n !Son ot Uod .f 
(' 19 Andtms is the condemnation, 

that ^light is coine into the world, 
{ and men loved darkness rather than 
I light^ because their deeds were eviT T 
I 20 FoF^every one that doeth e vil 

hateth the light, neither cometh to 



the light, lest Tiis deeds should "be 

[^reproved, c. 5. 42; N. 3. 36: 0. 3. 36^ 

21 But he that doeth truth cometh 
to the light, that his deeds may be 
made manifest, that they are wrought 
in God. 

22 IT After these things came Je'gus 
and his disciples into the land of 

* G. Rom. 2. 28, 29; 0. 3. 18, 19; jD. 6 

51-56; J A. 7. 7; F. 3. 36; W. 5. 24 



A. D. 30. 



CHAP. 3. 

2 Or, from 
above. 

e Eccl. 11,5 
1 Cor.2,11 

/ch. 6, 52 

fif Pro. 30, 4 
ch. 6, 33 
ch. 16, 28 
Acts 2, 34 
1 Cor. 
15,47 
Eph. 4, 9 

h Num.21,9 

i Rom. 5, 8 
IJohn 4,9 

j Lu. 9, 56 
1 John 

4, 14 

k Rom. 8. 1 

I Isa. 5. 20 
ch. 1,4 

3 Or, dis- 
covered. 

m ch. 4, 2 

n Gen.14,18 
Gen..33,18 

1 Sam.9,4 

Mat. 14, 3 
Lu. 3, 
19,20 

V ch. 1, 34 

q Heb. 5. 4 
Jas. 1, 17 

4 Or, take 
unto 
himself. 

r Mai. 3, 1 

s Mat. 22, 2 

2 Cor.11,2 
Eph. 5, 25 
Rev. 21, 9 

t Song 5, 1 

tt Isa. 9, 7 

V Phil.3,8,9 

IV ch. 8, 23 

X Mat.28,18 
ch. 1, 15 
Rom. 9, 5 

y 1 Cor. 

15, 47 

z ch. 6, .33 
Eph. 1, 21 

a ch. 15, 15 

b 2 Cor.1,22 
1 John 

5, 10 

c ch. 7, 16 

d Col. 1, 19 

e Dan. 7, 14 
Heb. 2, 8 

/ Hab. 2, 4 
Rom. 1,17 

g Gal. 3, 10 

978 



Jii-dse'a; and there he tarried with 
them, '"and baptized. 

23 And John also was baptizing in 
JE'non near to "Sa'lim, because there 
was much water there: and they 
came, and were baptized. 

24 For "John was not yet cast into 
prison. 

25 HThen there arose a question be- 
tween some of John's disciples and 
the Jew§ about purifying. 

26 And they came unto J5hn, and 
said unto him, Rab'bi, he that was 
with thee beyond J or 'dan, Ho whom 
thou barest witness, behold, the same 
baptizeth, and ail men come to 
him. 

27 John answered and said, "?A man 
can ^receive nothing, except it be 
given him from heaven. 

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, 
that I said, I am not the Christ, but 
'that I am sent before him. 

29 He 'that hath the bride is the 
bridegroom : but 'the friend of the 
bridegroom, which standeth and 
heareth him, rejoiceth greatly be- 
cause of the bridegroom's voice : this 
my joy therefore is fulfilled. 

30 He "must increase, but 1 must 
decrease. 

31 He "that cometh from above is 
''above all : ^he that is of the earth is 
earthly, and speaketh of the earth : 
-he that cometh from heaven is 
above all. 

32 And ''what he hath seen and 
heard, that he testifieth ; and no man 
receiveth his testimony. 

33 He that hath received his testi- 
mony hath ''set to his seal that God 
is true. 

34 For ""he whom God hath sent 
speaketh the words of God : for God 
giveth not the Spirit ''by measure 
unto him. 

35 The "Father loveth the Son, and 
hath given all things into his hand. 

e -^that believeth on the Son- 



36 



hath everlasting life : and he tlmt~hg^ 
lieveth not the Son shall not see life ; 
but -^the wrath of God abidethon him. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Christ rexiealetli himself to n woman of Samaria: 
31 his zeal for God's glory. 

WHEN therefore the Lord knew 
how the Phar'i-see^ had heard 
that Je'§us made and baptized more 
disciples than John, 
2 (Though Je'§us himself baptized 
not, but his disciples, ) 

I F. 5. 24; H. 5. 29; N. 12. 48; 0. 6. 53. 



Chrisfs intervieiG loith 



ST. JOHN, 4. 



the loonian of Saraaria. 



3 He left Ju-dse'a, and departed 
again into Gal'i-lee. 

4 And he must needs go through 
Sa-ma'ri-a. 

5 Then cometh he to a city of Sa- 
ma'ri-a, which is called Sy'char, near 
to the parcel of ground ''that Ja'cob 
gave to his son Jo'geph. 

6 Now Ja'cob's well was there. Je'- 
§us therefore, being wearied with 
his journey, ^:^at thus on the well : 
and it w^as about the sixth hour. 

7 There cometh a woman of Sa- 
ma'ri-a to draw water : Je'sus saith 
unto her, Give me to drink. 

8 (For his discij^les were gone away 
unto the city to buy meat.) 

9 Then saith the woman of Sa-ma'- 
rl-a unto him. How is it that thou, 
being a Jew, askest drink of me, 
which am a woman of Sa-ma'ri-a ? 
for *the Jews have no dealings with 
the Sa-mar'i-tan§ 

10 Je'gus answered and said unto 
her. If thou knewest ''the gift of 
God, and who it is that saith to thee, 
Give me to drink; thou wouldest 
have asked of him, and he would 
have given thee '^living water. * 

1 1 The woman saith unto him. Sir, 
thou hast nothing to draw with, and 
the well is deep : from whence then 
hast thou that living water ? 

1 2 Art thou greater than our father 
Ja'cob, which gave us the well, and 
drank thereof himself, and his chil- 
dren, and his cattle? 

K r IfSJe'sus answered and said unto 
her Whosoever drinketh of this 
water shall thirst again : 
14 But ^whosoever drinketh of the 
water that 1 shall give himT^shall 



A. D. 30. 



never thirst ; but the water that 1 
shall give him -^sha li be i n him a 
well of water springing up in to ever- 
lasting life . K. 6. 35. 
15 The ^woman saith unto him, 
Sir, give me this water, that I thirst 
not, neither come liither to draw. 
E f 16 Je'§us saith unto her, Go, call thy 
husband, and come hither. 

1 7 The woman answered and said, 
I have no husband. Je'sus said unto 
her, Thou hast well said, I have no 
husband : 

1 8 For thou hast "had five hus- 
bands ; and he whom thou now hast 
is not thy husband : in that saidst 
thou truly. 

1 9 The woman saith unto him. Sir, 
^I perceive that thou art a prophet.f 

* L 8. 3-11. t E. 4. 29. 



CHAP. 4. 

a Gen.33,19 
Gen.48,22 
Josh. 
24,32 



b 2 Ki. 17.24 
Ezra 4, 3 
Actsl0,28 

c Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 42, 6 
Rom. 8,32 

d Isa. 12, 3 
Isa. 44, 3 
Jer. 2, 13 
Zech.13.1 
Zech.14,8 

e ch. 6. 35 



/ ch. 7, 38 

fif RoTn.6.23 
1 John 
5,20 

h Lu. 7, 16 



t Gen. 12. 6 
Judg. 9, 7 

j Dent. 12,5 
2Chr.7,12 

k Mai. 1, 11 
1 Tim. 2,8 

I 2Ki.l7,29 

m Isa. 2, 3 
Lu. 24, 47 
Rom. 9, 
4,5 

nch. 14. 17 
Rom. 8, 4 
1 Coi-.3,16 

1 Coi'.6,17 
Gal. 5, 25 
Phil. 3, 3 

ch. 1, 17 

p Acts 17, 
21-29 

2 Coi-.3,17 

7 Deut. 
18, 15 
Dan. 9, 24 

r JIark 
14, 61 
ch. 9. 37 
ch. 10, 36 

s Job 23, 12 
ch. 6, 38 
ch. 17, 4 
ch. 19, 30 

t Mat. 9, 37 
Lu. 10, 2 

u Gen. 17, 1 
Ps. 19. 11 
Ps. 58, 11 
Pro. 11.18 
Dan. 12.3 

1 Cor. 3, 8 
Jas. 5. 20 

2 John 8 

979 



20 Our fathers worshipped in this 
mountain ; and ye say, that in ^ Je- 
ru'sa-lem is the place where men 
ought to worship. 

21 Je'sus saith unto her, Woman, 
believe me, the hour cometh, when 
'^■ye shall neither in this mountain, 
nor yet at Je-ru'sa-lem, worship the 
Father. 

22 Ye worship ^ye know not what: 
we know what we worship : for '"sal- 
vation is of the Jews. 

23 But the hour cometh, and now 
is, when the true worsliippers shall 
worship the Father in ''spirit and in 
'^truth : for the Father seeketh such 
to worship him. 

24 God f'is a Spirit : and they that 
worship him must worship him in 
spirit and iii truth. 

25 The woman saith unto him, I 
know tha.t ?Mes-sf as cometh, which 
is called Christ : when he is come, 
he will tell us all things. 

26 Je'sus saith unto her, T that 
speak unto thee am he. 

2 7*11" And upon this came his dis- 
ciples, and marvelled that he talked 
with the woman : yet no man said. 
What seekest thou ? or. Why talk- 
est thou with her ? 

28 The woman then left her water- 
pot, and went her way into the city, 
and saith to the men, 

29 Come, see a man, which told me • 
all things that ever 1 dici : is not tins 



the Christ ? 



E. 6, 64. 



yo I'hen they went out of the city, 
and came imto him. 

31 %h\ the mean while his disciples 
praj'ed him, saying, Master, eat. 

32 But he said unto them, I have 
meat to eat that ye know not of, 

33 Therefore said the disciples one 
to another, Hath any man brought 
him ought to eat ? 

34 Je'sus saith unto them, 'My meat 
is to do the Avill of him that sent me, 
and to finish his work. 

35 Say not ye. There are yet four 
months, and then cometh harvest? 
behold, I say unto you. Lift up your 
eyes, and look on the fields; for 
'they are white already to harvest. 

36 And he that ■ reapeth "receiveth 
wages, and gathereth fruit unto life 
eternal: that both he that soweth 
and he that reapeth may rejoice to- 
gether. 

3 7 And herein is that saying true. 
One soweth, and another reapeth. 



Many Samaritans believe. 



ST. JOHN, 5. 



381 sent you to reap that whereon 
ye bestowed no labour : *other men 
laboured, and ye are entered into 
their labours. 

39 IT And '"many of the Sa-mar'i-tan§ 
of that city believed on him for the 
sajang of the woman, which testi- 
fied, He told me all that ever I did. 

40 So ""when the Sa-mar'i-tan§ were 
come unto him, they besought him 
that he would tarry with them : and 
he abode there two days. 

41 And ^many more believed be- 
cause of his own word ; 

42 And said unto the woman, Now 
we believe, not because of thy say- 
ing: for nve have heard him our 
selves, and know that this is in- 
deed the Christ, *the Saviour of the 
V7orld. 

43 11 Now after two days he departed 
thence, and went into Gal'i-lee. 

44 For * Je'§us himself testified, that 
a prophet hath no honour in his own 
country. 

45 Then when he was come into 
Gari-lee, the Gal-i-lse'ang received 
him, ^havin^ seen all the things that 
he did at Je-ru'sa-lem at the feast : 
"^for they also went unto the feast. 

46 So Je'sus came again into Ca'na 
of Gal'i-lee, 'where he made the water 
wine. And there was a certain 
'nobleman, whose son was sick at 
Ca-pgr'na-iim. 

47 When he heard that Je'§us was 
come out of Ju-dae'a into Gal'i-lee, he 
went unto him, and besought him 
that he would come down, and heal 
his son : for he was at the point of 
death. 

48 Then said Je'sus unto him, Ex- 
cept •''ye see signs and Avonders, ye 
will not believe. 

49 The nobleman saith unto him. 
Sir, come down ere my child die. 

50 Je'gus saith unto him, ^Go thy 
way ; thy son liveth. And the man 
believed the word that Je'§us had 
spoken unto him, and he went his 
way. 

51 And as he was now going down, 
his servants met him, and told him, 
saying. Thy son liveth. 

52 Then enquired he of them the 
hour when he began to amend. And 
they said unto him. Yesterday at 
the seventh hour the fever left him. 

53 So the father knew that it rims 
at the same hour, in the which Je'- 
sus said unto him, Thy son liveth : 



A. D. 30. 



CHAP. 4. 

V Actsl0,43 
1 Pet.1,12 

a{;Gen.49,10 

X Geii.32,26 

y Isa. 42, 1 
Rom. 15,8 

z ch. 17, 8 
1 John 
4,14 

a Isa. 49, 6 
Mat. 1, 21 
Lu. 2, 30 
ch. 1, 29 
ch. 11, 51 
ch. 12, 47 
Actsl3,23 
Eph. 2, 13 
Phil. 3, 20 
ITim. 
1,15 

b Mat.13,57 
Mark 6, 4 
Lu. 4, 24 

c ch. 2, 23 
ch. 3, 2 

d Deut. 
16,16 

e ch. 2, 1,11 

1 Or, 

courtier, 
or, ruler. 

/lCor.1,22 

g Mat. 8, 13 

h Actsl6,34 



A. D. 31. 

CHAP. 5. 

a Lev. 23, 2 
Deut. 16,1 
ch. 2, 13 

h Neh. 3, 1 
Neh. 
12,39 

1 Or, gate. 

2 That is. 
House of 
mercy. 

c Heb. 4, 13 

d Ps. 72, 13 
Ps. 113, 5 

e Mat. 9, 6 
Mark 2,11 
Lu. 5, 24 

/ch. 9,14 

g Ex. 20, 10 
Neh. 
13,19 
Jer. 17, 21 
Mat. 12, 2 
Mark2.24 
Mark 3, 4 
Lu. 6, 2 
Lu. 13, 14 

3 Or, from 
the multi- 
tude that 
was. 

h Ps. 103, 2 

i Mat.12,45 
ch. 8, 11 

980 



The impotent man healed. 

and ^himself believed, and his whole 
house. 

54 This is again the second miracle 
that Je'gus did, when he was come 
out of Jii-dse'a into Gal'i-lee. 
CHAPTER 5. 

I Jesus, on the sabbath day, cureth an impotent man 
at the pool of Bethesda : 16 the Jews persecute him 
for it: 17 he justiUeth himself . 

AFTER "this there was a feast of 
^the Jew§ ; and Je'gus went up 
to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

2 Now there is at Je-ru'sa-lem *by 
the sheep ^market a pool, which is 
called in the He'brew tongue '^Be- 
theg'da, having five porches. 

3 In these lay a great multitude of 
impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, 
waiting for the moving of the water. 

4 For an angel went down, at a cer- 
tain season into the pool, and trou- 
bled the water : whosoever then first 
after the troubling of the water 
stepped in was made whole of what- 
soever disease he had. 

5 And a certain man was there, 
which had an infirmity thirty and 
eight years. 

6 When Je'gus saw him lie, ''and 
knew that he had been now a long 
time in that case, he saith unto hun, 
'^Wilt thou be made whole ? 

7 The impotent man answered him, 
Sir, I have no man, when the water 
is troubled, to put me into the pool : 
bat while I am coming, another 
steppeth down before me. 

8 Je'§us saith unto him, 'Rise, take 
up thy bed, and walk. 

9 And immediately the man was 
made whole, and took up his bed, 
and walked : and on -^the same day 
was the sabbath. 

10 ^The Jew§ therefore said unto 
him that was cured. It is the sabbath 
day : ^it is not lawfiil for thee to car- 
ry thy bed. 

1 1 He answered them, He that made 
me whole, the same said unto me, 
Take up thy bed, and walk. 

12 Then asked they him, What man 
is that which said unto thee, Take 
up thy bed, and walk ? 

13 And he that was healed wist not 
who it was : for Je'gus had conveyed 
himself away, ^a multitude being in 
that place. 

14 Afterward Je'§us findeth him in 
^the temple, and said unto him. Be- 
hold, thou art made whole : 'sin no 
more, lest a worse thing come unto 
I thee. 



Christ reproneth the Jeios. 



ST. JOHN, 5. 



He asserteth his authority. 



H 



15 The man departed, and told the 
Jewg that it was Je'§us, which had 
made him whole. 

16 And therefore did the Jew§ per- 
• secute Je'§us, and sought to slay him, 

because he had done these things on 
the sabbath day. 

17 ^But Je'§us answered them, My 
•^Father worketh hitherto, and I 
work. 

18 Therefore the Jews ^sought the 
more to kill him, because he not only 
had broken the sabbath,but said also 
that God was his Father, ^making 
himself equal with God. 

19 HThen answered Je'§us and said 
unto them, Yerily, verily, I say unto 
you,™The Son can do nothing of him- 
self, but what he seeth the Father 
do : for what things soever he doeth, 
these also doeth the Son likewise. 

20 For "the Father loveth the Son, 
and sheweth him all things that him- 
self doeth: and he will shew him 
greater works than these, that ye 
may marvel. 

21 For as the Father raiseth up the 
dead, and quickeneth them; even 
"so the Son quickeneth whom he 
vfill. 

22 For the Father judgeth no man, 
but hath ^committed all judginent 
unto the Son : 

23 That all "men should ^honour the 
Son, even as they honour the Father. 
He that honoureth not the Son hon- 
oureth not the Father which hath 
sent him. 

9;4Vftri1y, verily, T say unto yon 
TTft that, hmrptli my word^ and hp - 
liftvpth on him that Rpnt vc\(^. hath 
fivf^rlflstinp: h'fp! and shall not rom p 



into nnndpm nation • "hnt is pa.ssf^rl 
fr om death u nto 1 i fe.F.6.28,29 ; W.6.37 

25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
The hour is coming, and now is, 
when 'the dead shall hear the voice 
of the Son of God: and they that 
hear shall live. 

26 For as the Father hath 'life in 
himself ; so hath he given to the Son 
to have life in himself ; 

2 7 And hath given him authority 
to execute judgment also, "because 
he is the Son of man. 

28 Marvel not at this : for the hour 
is coming, in the which all that 
are in the graves shall hear his 

, voice, 

29 And "shall come forth ; ^they that 
have done good, unto the resurrec- 



A. D. 31. 



CHAP. 5. 

j ch. 9, 4 
ch. 14, 10 

k ch. 7, 19 

I Zech.13,7 
ch. 10, 30 
Phil. 2, 6 

m ch. 8, 28 
ch. 9, 4 
ch. 12, 49 
ch. 14, 10 
Eph. 3, 9 

n Mat. 3, 17 
ch. 3, 35 
2Pet.l,17 

Lu. 7, 14 
Lu. 8, 54 
ch. 11, 25 

p Mat.11,27 
ch. 3, 35 
ch. 17, 2 
Actsl7,31 
1 Pet. 4, 5 

q Mat.28,19 
1 John 
2,23 
Rev. 5, 8 

r 1 John 
3,14 

s Gal. 2, 20 
Eph. 2,1,5 
Eph. 5, 14 
Col. 2, 13 
Rev. 3, 1 

t Actsl7,31 
u Dan. 7, 13 

V 1 Cor. 
15,52 

10 Dan.12,2 

X Mat.26,39 

V Rev. 3, 14 

z ch. 1, 15 

rt2Pet.l,19 

h Mat.13,20 
Mat.21,26 
Mark 6,20 

c lJohn5,9 

a ch. 15, 24 

e Mat. 3, 17 
Mat. 17, 5 
ch. 6, 27 
ch. 8, 18 
2Pet.l,17 
1 John 5,6 

/Deut.4,12 
ch. 1, 18 
ITim. 
1,17 
1 John 
4,12 

q Isa. 8, 20 
Lu. 16,29 
ActSl7,ll 

7i Deut. 
18, 15 
Lu. 24, 27 

i lThes.2,6 

j Rom.2,29 

fc Rom.2,12 

1 Gen. 3. 15 
Gen. 12, 3 
Gen.18,18 
Gen.22,18 
Gen.49,10 
Deut. 

18, 15 
Acts26,22 

m Lu. 16, 
29. 31 

981 



tion of life ; and they that have done 
evil, unto the resurrection of damna- 



tion. H. 15. 6.. 

30 I can of mine own self do noth- 
ing : as I hear, I judge : and my 
judgment is just ; because ''I seek not 
mine own will, but the will of the 
Father which hath sent me. 

31 If -''I bear witness of myself, my 
witness is not true. 

32 There is another that beareth 
witness of me ; and I know that the 
witness which he witnesseth of me 
is true. 

33 Ye sent unto John, ^and he bare 
witness unto the truth. 

34 But I receive not testimony from 
man : but these thmgs I say, that ye 
might be saved. 

35 He was a burning and ''a shining 
light : and *ye were willing for a sea- 
son to rejoice in his light. 

36 But T have greater witness than 
that of John : for '^'the works which 
the Father hath given me to finish, 
the same works that I do, bear wit- 
ness of me, that the Father hath sent 
me. 

3 7 And the Father hmiself, which 
hath sent me, 'hath borne witness of 
me. Ye have neither heard his voice 
at any time, nor -^seen his shape. 

38 And ye have not his word abid- 
ing in you : for whom he hath sent, 
him ye believe not. 

39 Search ^the — scriptures ; for ivl 



H 



them jQ think ye have eternal life 



and ^they are they wliich testif^r of 
uie. B. 10. 35.. 

40 And ye will not come to me, that 
ye might have life. 

41 1 ^receive not honour from men. 

42 But I knov/ vou, that ye 1 



ye nave 



not the love of God in 3^ou. ~ C. 8. 44.. 
431 am come in my Father's name, 
and ye receive me not: if another 
shall come in his o\vn name, liim ye 
will receive. 

44 How can ye believe, which re- 
ceive honour one of another, and 
seek not •'''the honour that cometh 
from God only ? 

45 Do not think that I w^ill a.ccuse 
you to the Father : Hhere is one that 
accuseth vou, eveii M5'ses, in whom 
ye trust. 

46 For had ye believed M5'ses, ye 
would have believed me: ^for he 
wrote of me. 

47 But if "'ye believe not his writ- 
ings, how shall ye believe my words ? 



B 



'Five thousand fed. ^ 

CHAPTER 6. ^^ 

I Christ feedeth five thousand loith five loaves and 
two fishes: 19 hewalketho7i the sea: 22 thetnulti- 
tude fiocking unto him,he reproveth their carnal 
views, etc. 

AFTER ''these things Je'§us went 
over the sea of Gal'i-lee, which is 
the sea of Ti-be'ri-as. 

2 And a great multitude followed 
him, because they saw his miracles 
which he did on them that were dis- 
eased. 

3 And Je'sus went up into a moun- 
tain, and there he sat with his disci- 
ples. 

ttAndHhe passbver, a feast of the 
Jew§, was nigh. 

5 When '^Je'gus then lifted up his 
eyes, and saw a great company come 
unto him, he saith unto Phil'ip, 
Whence shall we buy bread, that 
these may eat ? 

6 And this he said to prove him : for 
he himself knew what he would do. 

7 Phil'ip answered him, '^Two hun- 
dred pennyworth of bread is not suf- 
ficient for them, that every one of 
them may take a little. 

8 One of his disciples, An'drew, Sf- 
mon Pe'tSr's brother, saith unto him, 

9 There is a lad here, which hath 
five barley loaves, and two small 
fishes : *but what are they among so 
many? 

10 And Je'sus said. Make the men 
sit doMTi. N o^Y there was much grass 
in the place. So the men sat down, 
in number about five thousand. 

11 And Je'§us took the loaves ; and 
when he had -^given thanks, he dis- 
tributed to the disciples, and the dis- 
ciples to them that were set down ; 
and likewise of the fishes as m-uch as 
they would. 

1 2 When they were filled, he said 
mito his disciples. Gather up the 
fragments that remain, that nothing 
be lost. 

13 Therefore they gathered them to- 
gether, and filled twelve baskets with 
the fragments of the five barley 
loaves, which remained over and 
above unto them that had eaten. 

llrTThen those men, when thev had 
seen the miracle that Je'sus did, said, 
This is of a truth ^that prophet that 
should come into the world. 

15 When Je'§us therefore perceived 
that they would come and take him 
by force, to make him a king, he de- 
parted again into a mountain himself 
alone. 



ST. JOHN, 6. 



Christ vmlketh on the sea- 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 6. 



a Mat. 14,15 
Mark6,35 
Lu. 9, 10 



b Lev. 23. 
5,7 
Num. 
28, 16 
Deut.16,1 
ch. 2, 13 
ch. 5, 1 



c Mat.14,14 
Mark6,35 
Lu. 9, 12 



d Num 11, 
21,22 



e 2KL4,43 



/ Ex. 23, 25 
1 Tim.4,5 



g Gen.49,10 
Deut. 18, 
15, 18 
Isa. 7, 14 
Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 35, 5 
Mat. 11, 3 
ch. 1, 21 
ch. 4, 19 
ch. 7, 40 



h Mat.14,23 
Mark6,47 



1 Or, Work 
not. 



i ch. 4, 14 
Rom. 6,23 



j Mat. 3, 17 
Mat. 17, 5 
Markl,ll 
Mark 9, 7 
Lu. 3, 22 
Lu. 9, 35 
ch. 1, 33 
ch. 5, 37 
ch. 8, 18 
Acts 2, 22 
2 Pet. 1,17 



k 1 John 
3,23 



{ Mat.12,38 
Mark8,ll 
1 Cor.1,22 

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16 TIAnd ^when even was 7ioic come, 
his disciples went down unto the sea, 

IT And entered into a ship, and 
went over the sea toward Ca-pSr'na 
iim. And it was now dark, and 
Je'§us Yv^as not come to them. 

1 8 And the sea arose by reason of a 
great wind that blew. 

19 So when they had rowed about 
five and twenty or thirty furlongs, 
they see Je'§us walking on the sea, 
and drawing nigh unto the ship : 
and they Avere afraid. 

20 But he saith unto them, It is I ; 
be not afraid. 

21 Then they willingly received him 
into the ship : and immediately the 
ship was at the land whither they 
went. 

22l[The day following, when the 
people v/hich stood on the other side 
of the sea saw that there was none 
other boat there, save that one where- 
into his disciples were entered, and 
that Je'sus went not Avith his disciples 
into the boat, but that his disciples 
were gone away alone ; 

23 (HoAvbeit there came other boats 
from Ti-be'ri-as nigh unto the place 
Avhere they did eat bread, after that 
the Lord had giA^en thanks :) 

24 When the people therefore saw 
that Je'§us AA^as not there, neither his 
disciples, they also took shipping, 
and camxC to Ca-x^Sr'na-iim, seeking 
for Je'gus. 

25 And when they had found him 
on the other side of the sea, they 
said unto him, Rab'bi, w^hen camest 
thou hither ? 

26 Je'§us ansAvered them and said. 
Verily, verily, I say unto you. Ye seek 
me, not because ye saw the miracles, 
but because ye did eat of the loaA^es, 
and Avere filled. 

27 ^Labour not for the meat Avhich 
perisheth, but 'for that meat Avhich 
endureth unto everlasting life, Avhich 
the Son of man shall give unto you : 
•'for him hath God the Father sealed. 

28 Then said they unto him. What " 



shall Ave do, that we might work the 
works of God ? 

29 Je^s us ansAvered and said unto 
them, This ^is the Avork of God, that 



ye beh'eve on him Avhom he hath 
sent. F. 6. 35. 

30 They said therefore mito him. 
What ^sign shewest thou then, that 
Ave may see, and believe thee ? what 
dost thou work ? 



Christ the bread of life. 



ST. JOHN, 6. 



The disciples murrairi 



Ff. 



K 



I 



31 Our '"fathers did eat niamia in 
^he desert : as it is ^\Titten. "He gave 
them bread from heaven to eat. 

32 Then Je'sus said mito them, 
Verily, verily,! say unto you, Md'ses 
gave you not that bread from heav- 
en ; but my Father giveth you the 
true bread from heaven. 

33 For the bread of God is he which 
Cometh down from heaven, and giv- 
eth life unto the world. 

34 Then said thej' unto him, Lord, 
evermore give us this bread. 

35 And Je'gus said unto them, I am 
the bread ot life : '^le tiiat~cbmethTo 
me shall never hunger ; and he tha t 
believeth on me shall never thirst;}^ 



36 -But 1 said mito you, 'I hat ye 
also have seen me, and believe 
not. 

37 All that the Father giveth me 
shall come to me ; and ^him that 
Cometh to me I vrill m no wise cast 



^•D. 32. | He ■"that believeth on me hath ever- 1 
I lasting lite . F. 7. 38.J 

•iy 1 am that bread of life. 

-19 Your fathers did eat manna in 
the wilderness, and are dead. 

50 This is the bread which cometh 
do'^^^l from heaven, that a man may 
eat thereof, and not die. 

oil am the livmg bread which 



I 



Ff 



I. 



-^•^ -r W. 6. 40, 

o8 For I came down from heaven, 

'not to do mine own will, but ''the 

will of him that sent me. 

39 And this is the Father s will 
which hath sent me, that of all 
which he hath given me I should 
lose nothing, but should raise it up 
again at the last day. 

4<) And this is the will of him that 
sent me, that ^eyery one which seeHi 
the Son, and believeth on hini. niay 
have everlasting life : and 1 will 



Ff 



raise him up at the last d ay.j 

41 llie Jews then murmured at 
him, because he said, I am the bread 
which came down from heaven. 

42 And they said, Is not this Je'sus, 
the son of Jo'seph, whose father and 
mother we know? how is it then 
that he saith, I came down from 
heaven ? 

43 Je'§us therefore answered and 
said unto them, Murmur not among 
yourselves, 

44 No man can come to me, except 
the Father which hath sent me draw 
him : and I will raise him up at the 
last day. 

45 It "is \\T:"itten in the prophets, 
And they shall be all taught of God. 
Every man therefore that hath 
heard, and hath learned of the Fa- 
ther, cometh unto me. 

46 Not 'that any man hath seen the 
Father, save "he which is of God, he 
hath seen the Father. 

47 Yerily, verily, I say unto you. 

* F. 6.40; K.6.54-56. f F.6.47; W. 6.51. 



CHAP. 6. 
m Ex. 16.15 
Xum.11,7 
Neh. 9, 15 

1 Cor.10,3 
n Ps. 78, 2i 

ch. 4, 14 
ch. 7, 37 

p Job 8. 20 
Jer. 31, 35 
Jer. 33, 
25,26 
Mat.24,24 
ch. 10, 
28,29 

2 Tim. 
2,19 

1 John 
2, 19 

q Mat.26.39 
ch. 5, 30 

r Lu. 22, 42 
ch. 4, 34 
ch. 5, 30 
Ch. 17. 34 

s ch. 5, 24 
ch. 10, 28 
ch. 17, 12 
ch. 18, 9 
ch. 20. 31 
Col. 3, 3 
Jude 1 

1 ch. 4, 14 

u Isa. 54, 13 
Jer. 31,34 
xMic. 4. 2 
Heb. 8. 10 
Heb. 
10, 16 

V ch. 1. 18 
ch. 5, 37 

ivMat.11,27 
Lu. 10, 22 
ch. 1, 18 
ch. 7, 29 
ch. 8, 19 

2 Cor. 4, 6 
X ch. 3, 16 

1/ Heb. 10. 

5,10 
z ch. 7, 43 
ch. 9, 16 
ch. 10. 19 
a ch. 3, 9 
h Mat.26,26 
c Isa. .57,15 
ch. 14, 23 
ch.l7, 
21, 22 
Rom. 8, 9 
Rom. 12, 5 
1 Cor.3,16 

1 Cor.6,17 
ICor. 
12, 27 

2 Cor.6,16 
Eph. 3. 17 
Eph. 5, 30 
2 Tim. 
1.14 

1 John 
3.24 

1 John 
4,15 
Rev. 3, 20 

a Mat. 11, 6 

e Mark 
16,19 
Ch. 3, 13 
Acts 1. 9 
Eph. 4, 8 

/ Rom. 8, 2 
ICor. 
15, 45 

2 Cor. 3, 6 
q Ps. 119,50 

Eph. 1. 17 
1 Thes. 
2.13 

Heb. 4. 12 
^x Mat. 9, 4 
ch. 2, 24 
ch. 13, 11 
ch. 16, 30 
Actsl5,18 
Rev. 2, 23 

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1 D 
came down from heaven : if any ' w 

man eat of this bread, he shall live^ 

lor ever ; and '^the breaci that 1 wilT 

^ive is my tlesh, which 1 will give 



J 



tor the life of the world . w. 6. 54. 

52 The Jews therefore -^strove 
among themselves, sayuig, "How j 
can this man give us // is flesh to eat ? i 

">3 Then Je'sus said unto them, ' o 



\ erily, verily, 1 say unto you, Fx^ 

cept ^ye eat the flesh of the Son (Jf | 

man, and drink his blood, ye hav "e 



no lite in you. 
54 \\ hoso eatet h 



0. 8. 24. 
my flesh, and 



drinketh m3' blood, hath eternal lif eT 
and 1 Avill raise him up at the last 

^f' W. 7. 17. 

5o For my flesh is meat indeed, and 



my blood is drink indeed. 
56 He that eateth my flesh, and 



drinketh my blood, ^dwelleth in me. 



and I in him 



5 7 As the living Father hath sent 
me, and I live b}" the Father : so he 
that eateth me, even he shall live by 
me. 

5 S This is that bread which came 
down from heaven: not as your 
fathers did eat manna, and are dead : 
he that eateth of this bread shall 
live for ever. 

59 These things said he in the sjiia- 
gogue, as he taught in Ca-p6r'na-um. 

60 Many "^therefore of his disciples, 
when they had heard this, said, TMs 
is an hard saying ; who can hear it ? 

61 AVhen Je'sus knew in himself 
that his disciples murmured at it, he 
said unto them, Doth this offend 
you ? 

62 'What 'and if ye shall see the 
Son of man ascend up where he was 
before ? 

63 It -^is the spirit that quickeneth ; 



the flesh profiteth nothing; the 



they 



words that I speak unto you. 
•'^ are spirit, and they are life. % 
64 But there are some of you that 
believe not. For -^Je'sus knew from 
the beginning who they were that 
believed not, and who should betray 
him. E. 16. 30. 

% K. 6. 68. ^ 



K 

W 



D. 10. 11; K. 6. 63 J 



K 



Feast of tabernacles. 



ST. JOHN, 7. Christ teacheth in the temple. 



65 And he said, Therefore said I 
unto you, that no man can come un- 
to me, except it Avere given unto 
him of my Father. 

<dQ ^From that time many of his 
disciples went 'hack, and walked no 
more with him. 

67 Then said Je'§us unto the twelve, 

Will ye also go away ? 

•^ r 68 Then Si'mon Pe'tSr answered 

him, Lord, to Avhom shall we go ? 

. thou hast the words of eternal life.* 

69 And we believe and are sure that 
thou art that Christ, the Son of the 
living God. 

70 Je'gus answered them, Have not 

I chosen you twelve, and one of you 
is a devil ? 

71 He ^akeof Jii'dasis-car'i-ot the 
son of Si'mon : for he it was that 
should betray him, being one of the 
twelve. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 Jesus, exhorted hy Ms unbelieving kinsmen to shew 
himself, 10 goeth secretly to the feast: 14 he teacheth 
in the temple. 45 The Pharisees are angry at their 
officers for not taking Christ. 

AFTER these things Je'§us 
w^alked in Gall-lee : for he 
would not walk in Jew'ry, "because 
the Jew§ sought to kill him. 

2 ^Now *the Jew§' feast of taber- 
nacles was at hand. 

3 His '"brethren therefore said unto 
him, Depart hence, and go into Ju- 
dee'a, that thy disciples also may see 
the works that thou doest. 

4 For there is no man that doeth 
any thing in secret, and he himself 
seeketh to be known openly. If thou 
do these things, shew thyself to the 
world. 

5 For '^neither did his brethren be- 
lieve in him. 

6 Then Je'§us said unto them, ^My 
time is not yet come : but your time 

. is alway ready. 

7 The -^ world cannot hate you ; but 
me it hateth, ^because I testify of it, 

• that th o work s thor o of are evi l, t 

8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not 
up yet unto this feast ; ^f or my time 
is not yet full come. 

9 When he had said these words 
unto them, he abode still in Gal'Mee. 

10 HBut when his brethren were 
gone up, then went he also up unto 
the feast, not openly, but as it were 
in secret. 

II Then 'the Jew§ sought him at 
the feast, and said, Where is he ? 

12 And -'there was much murmur- 
* K. 7. 37, 38. t A. 8. 7-9. 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 6. 

i Lu. 9, 62 
Heb.6,4-6 
Heb. 
10,38 
1 John 
2,19 



CHAP. 7. 



a ch. 5, 16 

b Lev.23,34 

c Mat.12,46 
Mark3,31 
Acts 1, 14 

d Mark3,21 

e ch. 2, 4 



S ch. 15, 19 
g ch. 3. 19 
h ch. 8. 20 



i ch. 11. 56 



j ch. 9, 16 
ch. 10, 19 

k Mat.21,46 
Lu. 7, 16 
ch. 6, 14 

I Acts 2. 7 

1 Or, 
learning. 

m ch. 8, 28 
ch. 12, 49 
ch. 14, 10 

n Hos. 6, 2,3 
ch. 8, 43 

ch. 5, 41 

ch. 8, 50 

p Acts 7, 38 

q Mat.12,14 
Mark 3, 6 
ch. 5, 16 



r ch. 8, 48 

s Lev. 12, 3 
t Gen.17,10 

2 Or, 

without 
hreaking 
the law 
of Moses. 

u ch. 5, 8 

V Deut.1,16 
Pro. 24,23 
ch. 8, 15 
Jas. 2, 1 



ing among the people concerning 
him: for some ^said, He is a good 
man: others said, Nay; but he de- 
ceiveth the people. 

1 3 Howbeit no man spake openly of 
him for fear of the Jew§. 

14 ^Now about the midst of the 
feast Je'gus went up into the temple, 
and taught. 

1 5 And ^the Jew§ marvelled, say- 
ing, How knoweth this man 'letters, 
having never learned ? 

16 Je'§us answered them, and said, 
'"My doctrine is not mine, but his 
that sent me. 

1 7 Tf "any man will do his will, he 
shall know of the dop.trine, whether 
it be of (tOcI, or whf.the.r T speak of 



18 He ''that 



W. 7. 37., 
speaketh of himself 



seeketh his own glory : but he that 
seeketh his glory that sent him, the 
same is true, and no unrighteousness 
is in him. 

1 9 Did mot M5'§es give you the law, 
and yet none of you keepeth the law? 
■? Whv go ye about to kill me ? 

20 The people answered and said, 
Thou 'hast a devil : who goeth about 
to kill thee? 

21 Je'§us answered and said unto 
them, I have done one work, and ye 
a;ll marvel. 

22 Mo'ges 'therefore gave unto you 
circumcision; (not because it is of 
M5'§e§, but 'of the fathers ;) and ye 
on the sabbath day circumcise a 
man. 

23 If a man on the sabbath day re- 
cei_ve circumcision, ^that the law of 
Mo'ses should not be broken ; are ye 
angry at me, because I "have made a 
man every whit whole on the sab- 
bath day ? 

24 Judge 'not according to the ap- 
pearance, but judge righteous judg- 
ment. 

25 Then said some of them of Je-ru'- 
sa-lem,Is not this he, whom they seek 
to kill ? 

26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and 
they say nothing unto him. Do the 
rulers know indeed that this is the 
very Christ ? 

27 Howbeit we know this man 
whence he is: but when Christ 
Cometh, no man knoweth whence 
he is. 

28 Then cried Je'gus in the temple 
as he taught, saying, '^Ye both know 

w ch 8 14 I me, and ye know whence I am : a.nd 
984 * 



Cfvrist the vjater of life. 



ST. JOJIN, 8. 



The adulteress disjnissed. 



^I am not come of myself, but lie that 
sent me -''is true, whom ye 'know 
not. 

29 But ""I know him : for I am from 
him, and he hath sent me. 

30 Then they sought to take him : 
but no man laid hands on him, be- 
cause his hour was not yet come. 

31 And many of the people believed 
on him, and said,AYhen Christ com 
etli, will he do more miracles than 
these which this man hath done ? 

32 ^The Phar'i-see§ heard that the 
people murmured such things con 
cerning him ; and the Phar'i-see§ and 
the chief i^riests sent officers to take 
him. 

33 Then said Je'siis unto them, Yet 
¥v little while am I with you, and 
then I go unto hun that sent me 

34 Ye 'shall seek me, and shall not 
find me : and where I am, thither ye 
cannot come 

35 Then said the Jew§ among them- 
selves, Whither will lie go, that we 
shall not find him ? will he go unto 
'^the dispersed among the ^Gen'tileg, 
and teach the Gen'tile§ ? 

36 What manner of saying is this 
that he said, Ye shall seek me, and 
shall not find me : and where I am, 
thither ye cannot come ? 

37 ^In the last day, that great day 
of the feast, Je'§us stood and cried, 
saying, Tf any ma n IhirsL, let him 
come unto me, and drink. 



A. D. 32. 



I 



38 He-^that belie v elh on me, a^tlfe 
scripture hath said, '^oul of his belly 



shallow rivers of living water. 

39 (But ^'this spake he of the Spirit, 
which they that believe on him 
should receive : for the Hd'ly' Ghost 
was not yet given; because that 
Je'gus was not yet 'glorified.) 

40 Many of the people therefore, 
when they heard this saying, said. 
Of a truth this is 'the Prophet. 

41 Others said, ''^This is the Christ. 
But some said. Shall Christ come out 
of Gari-lee? 

42 Hath ^not the scripture said. That 
Christ Cometh of the seed of Da'vid, 
and out of the town of Bethle-hem, 
"*where Da'vid was ? 

43 So there was a division among 
the people because of him. 

44 And some of them would have 
taken him ; but no man laid hands 
on hun. 

45l[Then came the oflicers to the 
chief priests and Phar'i-sees; and 

* F. 11. 25, 26; K. 8. 12. 



CHAP. 7. 

.r ch. 5, 43 
ch. 8, 42 

V ch. 5, 32 
ch. 8, 26 
Rom. 3, 4 

z ch. 1, 18 
ch. 8, 55 

a Mat.11,27 
ch. 10, 15 

b ch. 13, 33 

c Hos. 5, 6 
ch. 8, 21 
ch. 13, 33 

a Isa. 11, 12 
Jas. 1, 1 

1 Pet. 1, 1 

3 Or, 

Greeks. 

e Isa. 55, 1 
Rev. 3, 20 
Rev.22,17 

/ Deut. 
18,15 

J Isa. 12, 3 

h Isa. 44, 3 
Joel 2, 28 
ch. 16, 7 
Acts 2, 17 

i ch. 12, 16 

i Deut. 
18, 15 
ch. 1, 21 
ch. 6, 14 

k ch. 4, 42 

I Ps. 132,11 
Lu. 2, 4 

yn 1 Sam. 
16,1 

?il Cor. 1,20 

ch. 3, 2 

4 to him. 

p Deut.1,17 
Deut. 17,8 
Deut. 
19,15 

q 1 Ki. 17, 1 

2 Ki.14,25 
Isa. 9, 1,2 
Mat. 4, 15 
ch. 1, 46 



ye 



CHAP. 8. 

a Ex. 20. 14 
Lev.18,20 
Lev.20,10 
Deut.5,18 
Deut. 
22,22 
Job 31, 9 
Pro. 6, 
29, 32 
Mai. 3, 5 
Mat. 5, 
27,28 

b Deut.17,7 
Job 5, 12 
Rom. 2, 1 

c Rom.2,22 
985 



they said unto them. Why have 
not brought him ? 

46 The officers answered, Never 
man spake like this man. 

47 Then answered them the Phar'i- 
see§. Are ye also deceived ? 

48 Have "any of the rulers or of the 
Phar'i-see§ believed on him ? 

49 But this people who knoweth not 
the law are_cursed. 

5 Nic-o-de'mus saith unto them, (he 
"lihat came ^to Je'sus by night, being 
one of them,) 

51 Doth^'our law judge any man, 
before it hear him, and know what 
he doeth ? 

52 They answered and said unto 
him. Art thou also of Gai'i-lee ? 
Search, and look : for out ?of Gali- 
lee ariseth no prophet. 

53 And every man went unto his 
own house. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Christ releaseth a woman taken in adxiiury : 12 he 
preacheth himself the light of the world, and justi- 
fieth his doctrine ; 33 ansioereth the Jews. 

JE'SITS went unto the mount of 
Ol'ives. 

2 And early in the morning he came 
again into the temple, and all the 
people came unto him ; and he sat 
down, and taught them. 

3 And the scribes and Phar'i-sees 
brought unto him a woman taken in 
adultery ; and when they had set her 
in the midst, 

4 They say unto him. Master, this 
woman was taken in adulterv, in the 
very act. 

5 Now "Mo'§e§ in the law com- 
manded us, that such should be 
stoned : but what sayest thou ? 

6 This they said, tempting him, that 
they might have to accuse him. But 
Je'sus stooped down, and with his 
finger wrote on the ground, as though 
he heard them 7iot. 

7 So when they continued asking 
him, he lifted up himself, and said 
unto them, *He that is without sin 
araong you, let him first cast a stone 
at her. 

8 And again he stooped down, and 
wrote on the ground. 

9 And they which heard it, "^being 
convicted by their oitm conscience, 
went out one by one, beginning at 
the eldest, even unto the last : and 
Je'sus was left alone, and the woman 
standing in the midst. k q on oa 

10 When Je'sus had lifteif -ifp^iift--- 
self , and saw none but the woman, 



A 



Christ the light of the icorld. ST. JOHN, 8. He justifieth his doctrine. 



he said unto her, Woman, where are 
those thine accusers ? hath no man 
condemned thee ? 

11 She said, No man, Lord. And 
Je'gus said unto her, ^Neither do I 



->^ condemn thee : go, and sin no more. 
K r i ;:^ 'ill hen spai^e Je'gus again unto 
them, saying, 1 ani the light of the 



world : he that f olloweth me shah 



not walk in darkness, but shall have 



the light q£ iite . k. 8. 36. 

1 {j The l^har'i-see§ therefore said 
unto him, ^Thou bearest record of 
thyself ; thy record is not true. 

14 Je'§us answered and said unto 
them, Though I bear record of my- 
self, yet my record is true: for I 
know whence I came, and whither 
I go ; but -^ye cannot tell whence I 
come, and whither I go. 

1 5 Ye ^ judge after the flesh ; ''I judge 
no man. 

16 And yet if I judge, my judgment 
is true : for 'I am not alone, but I and 
the Father that sent me. 

1 T It -^'is also written in your law, 
that the testimony of two men is true. 

181 am one that bear witness of mj^- 
self, and ^the Father that sent me 
beareth witness of me. 

19 Then said they unto him, Yv^here 
is thy Father ? Je'§us answered, Y^e 
neither know me, nor my Father: 
'"if ye had known me, je should 
have known my Father also. 

20 These words spake Je'sus in the 
"treasury, as he taught in the tem- 
ple : and ^no man laid hands on him ; 
for ''his hour was not yet come. 

21 Then said Je'gus again unto them, 
I go my way, and ^ye shall seek me, 
and shall die in your sins : whither I 
go, ye cannot come. 

22 Then said the Jew§,Will he kill 
himself ? because he saith, Whither 
I go, je cannot come. 

■ 23 And he said unto them, 'Ye are 
from beneath ; I am from above : ye 
'a.re of this world ; I am not of tliis 
world. 

24 I said therefor e unto you, that 
ye shall die in your sins : ^for if ye 



believe not that I am he, ve shall die 



in your sins . A. 8. 33-35; 0. 10. 1. 

25 Then said they unto him, Who 
art thou? And Je'sus saith unto 
them. Even the same that I said un- 
to you from the beginning. 

26 I have man^/ things to say and 
to judge of you : but "^he that sent 
me is true ; and 'I speak to the world 

* L. 9. 35-39. 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 8. 

d Lu. 9, 56 
Lu. 12, 14 
ch. 3, 17 

e ch. 5, 31 

fch. 7,28 
ch. 9, 29 

(J 1 Sana. 
16, 7 
ch. 7, 24 

h ch. 18, 36 

i ch. 14, 
io, 11 
ch. IG, 32 

j Dent.17.6 
Deut. 
19, 15 
Mat.18,16 
2 Cor.13,1 
Heb. 
10,28 

7c ch. 5, 37 
2Pet.l,17 

I ch. 16, 3 

m ch. 14, 7 

(I Mark 
12,41 

ch. 7, 30 
p ch. 7, 8 

q ch. 13, 33 

■/• ch. 3, 31 

s ch. 15, 19 
ch. 17, 16 
1 John4,5 

t Jlark 
10,16 

II ch. 7, 28 

V ch. 3, 32 
ch. 15, 15 

It; ch. 3, 14 
ch. 12, 32 

X Rom. 1, 4 
y ch. 5, 
19,30 
z ch. 3, 11 
ft ch. 14, 10 

b ch. 4, 34 
ch. 6, 38 

c Rom.6,14 
Rom. 8, 2 
J as. 1,25 
Jas. 2, 12 

d Lev.25,42 
Mat. 3, 9 
e 2Pet.2,19 
/Gal. 4,30 

g Isa. 49, 24 
Rom. 8, 2 
2Cor.3,17 
Gal. 5, 1 
Rev. 1, 5 
Rev. 2, 
7, 10 
Rev. 5, 9 

h ch. 7, 19 

i Mat. 3, 9 

j Rom.2,28 
Rom. 9, 7 
Gal. 3, 

7,29 

k Isa. 63, 16 
Isa. 64, 8 
Mai. 1, 6 

1 1 John 
4, 19 
ljohn.5,1 

771 ch. 1, 14 
ch. 3, 16 
ch. 16, 27 
ch. 17, 8 
Gal. 4, 4 

n ch. 5, 43 

ch. 7, 17 

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those things which I have heard of 
him. 

27 They understood not that he 
spake to them of the Father. 

28 Then said Je'§us unto them, 
When ye have ''lifted up the Son of 
man, =^then shall ye know that I am 
he, and ^that I do nothing of myself ,• 
but '"as my Father hath taught me, 
I speak these things. 

29 And "he that sent me is with me : 
the Father hath not left me alone ; 
'for I do always those things that 
please him. 

30 As he spake these words, many 
believed on him. 

31 Then said Je'sus to those Jews 
which believed on him, If ye con- 
tinue in my word, the7i are ye my 
disciples indeed ; 

32 And ye shall know the truth, 
and '^the truth shall make you free. 

33 They answered him, '^ We bei 
A'bra-hanrs seed, and were never in 
bondage to any mem: how say est 
thou, Ye shall be made free ? 

34 Je'§us answered them, Yerily, 
verily, I say unto you, YYhosoever 
committeth sin is the servant of 
sin. 

35 And -^the servant abideth not in 
the house for ever: but the Son 
abideth ever. a. 8. 47. 

36 If ^the Son therefore shall m.ake 



you free, ye shall be free indeed, f 
371 know that ye are A'bra-hamx's 
seed,; but ye -^seek to kill me, be- 
cause my word hath no place in 
you. 

381 speak that which I have seen 
with my Father: and ye do that 
which ye have seen with your father. 

39 They answered and said unto 
him, A'bra-ham is our father. Je'sus 
saith unto them, Tf ye were A 'bra- 
ham's children, ye would do the 
works of A'bra-ham. 

40 But now ye seek to kill me, a 
man that hath told you the truth, 
which I have heard of God : this did 
not A'bra-ham. 

41 Ye do the deeds of your fathei\ 
Then said they to him, We be not 
born of fornication; *we have one 
Father, eve7i God. 

42 Je'gus said unto them, Tf God 
were your Father, ye would love me : 
"for I proceeded forth and came 
from God ; "neither came I of my- 
self, but he ssnt me. 

43 Why ''do ye not understand my 

t K. 9. 5. 



Jesus denounceth the Jews. 



ST. JOHX. 9. 



A hlind man healed. 



C '■ 



tspeech ? even because ye cannot hear ^- d. 32 
mj word. 

4^ Ye ^are of your father the devil, 
and the l\ists of your father ve will 



CHAPTER 9. 

A blind moM restored to sight. 



A ND as Je'sus passed by, he saw 
Jl\. an 



CHAP. 8. ^^ ^^_ 

^ aian which was blind from 

do. He was s- murderer from the ' ' his biilh. 

beginning, and ?abode not in the;*^^cor.ii!3 2 And his discixDles asked him, say- 
truth, because there is no truth in' Judee '" mg, Master, who did "sin, this man, 
him. When he speaketh a he, he^.^ joj^^^^g or his- parents, that he was bom 
speaketh of Ms own : for he is a, liar, • ' blind ? 

and the father of it. C. 11. 10. ^^'^-'^'^^ , 3 Je'sus answered, Neither hath this 

45 And because I tell you the trutli, t cii. 5, 2i man smned, nor his parents : but 
ye believe me not. j <^'^- ^i' ^6 ^that the Avorks of God should be 

46 Which of you convinceth me of:aZech. 1, sii^^ade nipuiifest in liin 



I 



sin ? And if I say the truth, why doj 
ye not believe me ? 
47 He that is of God heareth God's 
words : jq therefore hear them not, 
because jq are not of God. A. 16. 8, 9. 



I 4 1 '^must work the works of him 
ch.' 17,' i"^ I that sent me, while it is day : the night 
Acts 3, 13, Cometh, when no man can work. 



w cti. 7, 28 



5 As 



long- 



as I am in the world, Ii 



am the light of the world , k. 10. Q;tl 
48 Then ansAvered the Jews, and ^ f^'^-^^^W t) V\ hen he had thus spoken, -he spai 



Lu. 10, 2i 



said unto him, Say we not well that Gai. o, 
thou art a Sa-mari-tan, and hast ai ^' "^^ 
devil? lyHeb. 

49 Je'sus answered. I have not a ^^' ^^ 



Ion the ground, and made clay of the 
'spittle, and he ^anouited the eyes of 
I the blind man AAuth the clay, 
I 7 And said unto him, Go. -'"wash in 
devil ; but I honour my Father, and 2 Ex. 3, 11 :thepoolof SM5'am,(v\dlichisbyinter- 
ye do dishonour me. | J||-|.^6^g'pretation, Sent.) -"He went his way 
50 And T seek not mine own glory :; Hie. 5,' 2^ therefore, and washed, and came see- 
there is one that seeketh and judgeth. I Hei)."i3^ 8 hig. 



5 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If 
'a man keep my saying, he shall 
never see death. 

52 Then said the Jews unto him. 
Now we know that thou hast a devil. 



Rev. 1, 8 



j 6 "i The neighbours therefore, and 
I they which before had seen him that 
he was blind, said, Is not this he that 
sat and begged ? 
9 Some said. This is he : others sc/^V?, 



"A'bra-hamisdead. and the prophets;' chap. 9. He is like him: hut he said. I am/?e. 
and thou say est, If a man keep my | , 2„ ! 10 Therefore said they unto him, 
saying, he shall never taste of death. '"' ' How were thine eyes opened ? 

53 Art thou greater than our father ?> ch. 11. 4 ! 11 He answered and said, A man 
A 'bra-ham. which is dead? and thel^ ch 4 34 i^'^^^"^ ^^ called Je'sus made clay, and 
prophets are dead: whom makest; ch.'s! ; anointed mine eyes, ?md said unto 
thou thyself? ! Jh'.ii,9 li^e. Go to the pool of Si-lo'am, and 

54 Je'sus answered, If I honour m.j-\ cj. 12, 35 i wash : and I went and washed, and I 
self, my honour is nothing : 'it is myj ^ ' '' | received sight. 
Father that honoureth me ; of whom f^ isa- 42, 6 ! 12 Then said thev unto him, Where 



ye say, that he is your God : 

55 Yet "ye have not knoAvn him: 
but I know him : and if I should say, 
I know him not. I shall be a liar like 
unto you : but I know him, and keep 
his saying. 

56 Your father 1 'bra-ham ^'rejoiced 
to see my day : -"and he saw it, and 
was glad.*^ 

57 Then said the Jews unto him. 



Isa. 49, 6 
Lu. 2, 32 
ch. 1, 5. 9 
ch. 3, 19 
ch. 8. 12 
ch. 12, 
35,46 
Actsl3.47 
1 Johii2.8 



Thou ai-t not yet fifty years old, and 
hast thou seen A'bra-ham ? 

58 Je'sus said unto them. Verily, 
verity, I say unto you. Before A 'bra- 
ham was, -'i am. 

59 Then took they up stones to cast 
at him, : but Je'sus hid himself, and 7^ ch. 3, 2 
went out of the temple, going through . 
the midst of them, and so passed by.;^ il.'Is 

*J. 12. 48. ^^'^ 



Mark7,33 
Mark8.28 



is he ? He said. I know not. 

1 3 'i'They brought to the Phar'i-sees 
him that aforetime was blind. 

1_4 And it was the sabbath day when 
Je'sus made the clay, and opened his 
eyes. 

15 Then again the Phar'i-sees also 
asked him how he had received his 
sight. He said unto them, He put 
clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, 
and do see. 

1 6 Therefore said some of the Phar 'i- 
f Neh 3 15 sees. This man is not of God, because 

isa. 8,6''^ he keepeth not the sabbath da,y. 
Others said, "How can a man that Is 



1 Or, 

spread 
the clay 
wpon the 
eyes of 
the blind 
man. 



Isa. 35' 5 ;a sinner do such miracles? And 
'there was a division among them. 
17 They say unto the blind man 
agam, What sayest thou of him_. that 

t W. 11. 25, 26. 



K 

W 



^amtm 



MdMH 



A blind man healed. 



ST. JOHN, 10. 



he hath opened thine eyes ? He said, 
■'He is a prophet. 

18 But the Jew§ did not beheve con- 
cerning him, that he had been blind, 
and received his sight, until they 
called the parents of him that had 
received his sight. 

1 9 And they asked them, saying. Is 
this your son, who ye say was born 
blind ? how then doth he now see ? 

20 His parents answered them and 
said, We know that this is our son, 
and that he was born blind : 

21 But by what means he now seeth, 
we know not ; or who hath opened his 
eyes, we know not : he is of age ; ask 
him : he shall speak for himself. 

22 These words spake his parents, 
because they ^feared the Jew§ : for 
the Jew§ had agreed already, that if 
any man did confess that he was 
Christ, ^he should be put out of the 
synagogue. 

23 Therefore said his parents. He is 
of age ; ask him. 

2-1 Then again called they the man 
that was blind, and said unto him, 
^'Give God the praise : we know that 
this man is a sinner. 

25 He answered and said. Whether 
he be a sinner or no, I know not : one 
thing I know, tha,t, whereas I was 
blind, now I see. 

26 Then said they to him again. 
What did he to thee ? how opened he 
thine eyes ? 

27 He answered them, I have told 
you already, and ye did not hear: 
wherefore would ye hear it again? 
will ye also be his disciples ? 

28 Then they reviled him, and said, 
Thou art his disciple; but we are 
Mo'§e§' disciples. 

29 We know that God spake unto 
Mo'§e§: as for this fellovj, "we know 
not from whence he is. 

30 The man answered and said unto 
them, "Why herein is a marvellous 
thing, that ye know not from whence 
he is, and yet he hath opened mine 
eyes. 

31 Now we know that ^God heareth 
not sinners : but if any man be a wor- 
shipper of God, and doeth his will, 
him he heareth. 

32 Since the world began was it not 
heard that any man opened the eyes 
of one that was born blind. 

33 If this man were not of God, he 
could do nothing. 

34 They answered and said unto 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 9. 

i Deut. 
18, 15 
ch. 4, 19 
ch. 6, U 

k ch. 7, 13 
ch. 12, 42 
ch. 19, 38 
Acts 5, 13 

1 ch. 12, 42 
ch. 16, 3 

77iJosh.7,19 
1 Sam.6,5 

nch. 1, 10 
ch. 7, 8 
ch. 8, 14 

ch. 3, 10 

p Job 27, 9 
Job 35, 12 
Ps. 18, 41 
Ps. 34, 15 
Ps. 66, 18 
Pro. 1, 28 
Pro. 15,29 
Pro. 28, 9 
Isa. 1, 15 
Jer.11,11 
Jer. 14, 12 
Ezek.8,18 
Mic. 3, 4 
Zech.7,13 

2 Or, ex- 
commu- 
nicated 
him. 

ch. 12, 42 
ch. 16, 2 

q Mat.14,33 
Mat. 16, 16 
Mark 1, 1 
ch. 10, 36 

1 John 
5, 13 

r ch. 4, 26 

s ch. 5, 22 
ch. 3, 17 
ch. 12, 47 

t Mat.13,13 
Lu. 2, 34 

2 Cor.2,16 

u Rom. 2,19 
V ch. 15, 22 



CHAP. 10. 

a Isa. 56, 10 
Jer. 23, 21 
Heb. 5, 4 

b Isa. 61, 1 

Acts20,28 
ICor. 
12, 28 

c 1 Cor.16,9 
1 Pet.1,12 

d Pro.19,27 
Gal. 1, 8 
Eph. 4, 14 
Col. 2, 8 

e Eph. 2, 18 
Heb. 
10,19 

/Jer. 23, 1 
Jer. 50, 6 
Acts 5, 
•36, 37 

988 



Christ the good shepherd, 

him. Thou wast altogether born in 
sins, and dost thou teach us? And 
they ^cast him out. 

35 IT Je'gus heard that they had cast -, 
him out ; and when he had found him, 
he said unto him. Dost thou believe 
on 'the Son of God ? 

3 6 He answered and said. Who is he. 
Lord, that_I might believe on him ? 

37 And Je'sus said unto him, Thou 
hast both seen him, and it is he that 
talketh with thee. 

3 8 And he said. Lord, I believe. And 
he worshipped him. 

39 IT And Je'§us said, 'For judgment 
I am come into this world, that 'they 
which see not might see; and that 
they which see might be made blind. 

40 And some of the Phar'i-see§ which ^ 
were with him heard these words, 
"and said unto him, Are we blind 
also ? 

41 Je'sus said unto them, "If ye were 
blind, ye should have no sin: but 
now ye say. We see ; therefore your 
sin remaineth. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Christ is the doo?\ and the good shepherd. 19 Di- 
vers opinions of him. 22 He proveth hy his ivorks 
that he is Ch7'ist, and asserleth his unity ivith the 
Father. 

VERILY, verily, I say unto you, 
He'lhat enterelh nut b^' the 
door into the she epfold,buC cliiiibelli 
up some other way, the same is a 

thief and a robber. 

2 But he that entereth in 



^f'U- 



^door is the shepherd of the sheep. 

3 To him ''the porter openeth ; and 
the sheep hear his voice : and he call- 
eth his own sheep by name,and lead- 
eth them out. 

4 And when he putteth forth his 
own sheep, he goeth before them, and 
the sheep follow him : for thej^ know 
his voice. 

5 And "^a stranger will they not fol- 
low, but will flee from him : for they 
know not the voice of strangers. 

6 This parable spake Je'gus unto 
them : but they understood not what 
things they were which he spake 
unto them. 

7 Then said Je'§us unto them again, 
Verily, verily, I sa.y uiiLo ^ou, I am 

" the door of the sheep . 0~T^~48^ 

8 All -^'that ever came before m^hf§' 
thieves and robbers: but the sheep 
did not hear them. 

9 1 am the door : by me if any man 
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall 



I go in and out, and find pasture. 



* L 10. 10. 



t 



t K. 10. 28. 



Christ the good shepherd. 



ST. JOPIN, 11. 



His divinity asserted. 



10 The ^thief cometh not, but for 
to steal, and to kill, and to destroy : 
I am come that they might have 



life, and that they might have i t 
more abundan tly. L. 12. 47. 

Ill ^am the good shepherd: the 



good shepherd giveth his li fe for the 
sheep . D. 10. 15. 

1 2 But he that is an hireling, and 
not the shepherd, whose own the 
sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, 
and 'leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: 
and the wolf catcheth them, and 
scattereth the sheep. 

13 The hireling fleeth, because he 
is an hireling, and careth not for the 
sheep. 

141 am the good shepherd, -^nd 
know my sheep^ and ^a^m known of 
mine. 

15 As the Father knoweth me, 
f even so know I the Father • and T 



[ lay dow n my li fe for the slipgi * 
16 And ^other sheep I Imve, which 

are not of this fold : them also I must 

bring, and they shall hear my voice ; 

"'and there shall be one fold, and 

one shepherd. 
IT Therefore doth my Father love 

me, ''because I lay down my life, 

that I might take it again. 

18 No man taketh it from me, but I 
lay it down of myself. I have power 
to la,y it down, and I have power to 
take it again. This commandment 
'^ha.ve I received of my Father, 

19 llThere was a division therefore 
again among the Jewg for these say- 
ings. 

2 (J And many of them said. He hath 
a devil, and is mad ; why hear ye him? 

21 Others said. These are not the 
v/ords of him that hath a devil. Can 
Pa devil open the eyes of the blind ? 

22 "iFAnd it was at Je-ru'sa-lem the 
feast of the dedication, "and it was 
winter. 

23 And Je'§us walked in the temx3le 
?in SoFo-mon's porch. 

24 Then came the Jewg round about 
him, and said unto him, How long 
dost thou ^make us to doubt ? If 
thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 

25 Je'sus answered them, I told you, 
and ye believed not : the works that 
I do in my Father's name, they bear 
witness of me. 

2 6 But ''ye believe not, because ye are 
not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I 
know them, and they follow me : 

*D. 11.49-52. 



A. D. 32. 



CHAP. 10. 

g Acts20,29 

2 Pet. 2, 1 

n Isa. 40, 11 
Ezek. 
34,23 
Ezek. 
37,24 
Heb. 
13,20 
1 Pet.2,25 
1 Pet. 5, 4 

i Zech. 
11,16 

j 2 Tim. 
2,19 

k Eph. 1, 17 
Phil. 3,10 

1 John 
5,20 

I Isa. 56, 8 

m Ezek. 
37, 22 
Eph. 2, 14 

n Isa. 53, 7 

2 Cor.5,15 
Heb. 2, 9 
1 John 
3,18 

Acts 2, 24 

p Ex. 4, 11 
Ps. 94, 9 
Ps. 146, 8 

A. D. 33. 

q Acts 3, 11 
Acts 5, 12 

1 Or, lioia 
us in sus- 
pense ? 

r ch. 8, 47 
IJohn 4,6 

s ch. 14, 28 

t ch.17,2,6 

u Deut. 6, 4 
Zech.13,7 
Mark 12, 
29,32 
ch.1,1,14 
ch. 17, 11 
1 Cor. 8, 
i,Q 

Eph. 3, 9 
Col. 1, 
15,16 
1 Tim. 
3,16 

IJohn 1,3 
IJohn 5,7 

V ch. 5, 18 

IV Ps. 82, 6 

X Ilom.13,1 

U ch. 6, 27 

z ch. 3, 17 
ch. 5, 36 
ch. 8, 42 

a Lu. 1, 35 
ch. 9, 35 

o ch. 15, 24 

c ch. 14, 10 
ch. 17, 21 

d ch. 1, 28 

e ch. 1, 29 
ch. 3, 30 

/ch. 8, SO 
ch. 11, 45 



CHAP. 11. 

a Lu. 10, 38 

b Mat. 26, 7 
Lu. 7, 37 
ch. 12, 3 

989 



28 And T give unto ihp■^^^ ptpri-iaV 



K 



life ; and t1iey shall npvpr p prish 
neither s hall an y man phir^k thprr) 
out of m y hand. K. 11. 25, 26.J 

29 My 'Father, ^which gave the??} 
me, is greater than all ; and no ?nafi 
is able to pluck thein out of my 
Father's hand. 

30 I ''and my Father are one. 

31 ^Then the Jews took up stones 
again to stone him. "" 

32 Je'sus answered them. Many 
good works have I shewed you from 
my Father; for which of tiiose works 
do ye stone me ? 

33 The Jews answered him, say- 
ing, For a good work we stone thee 
not ; but for bla^sphemy ; and because 
tha.t thou, being a man, ma,kest 'thy- 
self God. 

34 Je'sus answered them, "Is it not 
written in your law, I said, Ye are 
gods ? 

3 5 If he called them gods, ^unto' 
whom the word of God came, and. 
the Rp.ript urp cannot hp hrolrpn -t 

36 Say ye of him, ^whom the Fa- 
ther hath sanctified, and -sent into 
the world. Thou blasphemest ; be- 
cause I sa.id, I am "the Son of 
God? 

37 If ^I do not the works cf my Fa- 
ther, believe me not. 

38 But if I do, though ye believe 
not me, believe the works : tha,t ye 
may know, and believe, ''that the 
Father is in me, and I in him. 

39 '^Therefore they sought again to 
take him : but he escaped oat of 
their hand, 

40 And went away again bevond 
Jor'dan into the place '^where ilohn 
at first baptized ; and there he abode. 

41 And many resorted unto him, 
and said, John did no miracle : but 
'all things that John spake of this 
man vv^ere true. 

42 And ■/'many believed on Iiim 
there. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Christ raifietli Lazarus to life. 45 MauTj Jeivs be- 
lieve. 49 Caiaphas ijropliesieth. 54 Jesus hidetli 
Idmself. 

NOW a certain inan was sick, 
named Laz'a-rus, of Beth'a-ny, 
the town of "Ma'ry and her sister 
Mar'tiia. 

2 (It hvas that Ma'ry which anoint- 
ed the Lord with ointment, and 
wiped his feet with her hair, whose 
brother Laz'a-rus was sick.) 

3 Therefore his sisters sent unto 

B. 14. 15. "" 



B 



The sickness and 



ST. JOHN, 11. 



death of Lazarus. 



him, saying. Lord, behold, he whom 
thou lovest is sick. 

4 When Je'gus heard that, he said, 
This sickness is not unto death, but 
^for the glory of God, that the Son 
of God might be glorified thereby. 

5 Now Je'§us loved Mar'tha, and her 
sister, and Laz'a-rus. 

6 When he had heard therefore 
that he was sick, '^he abode two days 
still in the same place where he was, 

T Then after that saith he to his 
disciples, Let us go into Jii'dee'a 
again. 

8 His disciples say unto him. Mas- 
ter, "the Jew§ of late sought to stone 
thee ; and goest thou thither again ? 

9 Je'§us answered. Are there not 
twelve hours in the day? -^If any 
man walk in the day, he stumbleth 
not, because he seeth the light of 
this world. 

1 But ^if a man walk in the night, 
he stumbleth, because there is no 
light in him. C. Acts 7. 51. 

11 These things said he : and after 
that he saith unto them, Our friend 
Laz'a-rus ^sleepeth ; but I go, that I 
may awake him out of sleep. 

12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if 
he sleep, he shall do well. 

1 3 Howbeit Je'§us spake of his 
death : but they thought that he had 
spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 

14 Then said Je'§us unto them 
plainly, Laz'a-rus is dead. 

15 And I am glad for your sakes 
that I was not there, to the intent 
ye may believe ; nevertheless let us 
go unto him. 

1 6 Then said Thom'as, which is 
called Did'y-miis, unto his f ellowdis- 
ciples, Let us also go, that we may 
die with him. 

1 7 Then when J e'§us came, he found 
that he had lahi in the grave four 
days already. 

. lo Now Beth'a-ny was nigh unto 
Je-ru'sa-lem, 'about fifteen furlongs 
off: " 

19 And many of the Jew§ came to 
Mar'tha and Ma'ry, to comfort them 
concerning their brother. 

20 Then Mar'tha, as soon as she 
heard that Je'§us was coming, went 
and met him : but Ma'ry sat still in 
the house. 

21 Then said Mar'tha unto Je'§us, 
Lord, if thou hadst been here, my 
brother had not died. 

22 But I know, that even now, 



A. D, 33. 



CHAP. 11. 
c ch. 9, 3 
a ch. 10, 40 
e ch. 10, 31 

f Ps. 97, 11 
Ps. 119, 
105, 130 
Pro. 4, 18 
Pro. 6, 23 
Pro. 13, 9 
ch. 9. 4 

g Job 13, 
24,25 
Job 38, 15 
ch. 12, 35 
1 John 
2,11 



h Dent. 
31, 16 
Dan. 13, 2 
Mat. 9, 24 
Acts 7, 60 
1 Cor. 15, 
18,51 



1 That is, 

about ttvo 
miles. 



i ch. 9, 31 



j Dan. 12, 2 
1 Thes. 
4,14 
Phil. 3, 21 



k Lu. 14, 14 

ch. 6, 29 



I ch. 5, 21 
ch. 6, 
39,40 



m ch. 1, 4 

ch. 6, 35 
ch. 14, 6 
Col. 3, 4 
1 John 1, 
1,2 

1 John 
5,11 



n ch. 8, 36 
1 John 
5,10 



Mat.16,16 
ch. 4, 42 
ch. 6, 
14,69 



2 he 
trouNed 
himself. 



p Isa. 53, 3 
Lu. 19, 41 
Rom. 
12, 15 
Heb. 4, 15 



q ch. 9. 6 
990 



whatsoever 'thou wilt ask of God, 
God will give it thee. 

23 Je'gus saith unto her, Thy broth- 
er shall •'rise again. 

24 Mar'tha saith unto him, ^I know 
that he shall rise again in the resur- 
rection at the last day. 

25 Je'gus said unto her, I am ^the i 
resurrection, and the '"life : he "that 
be lieveth in me, though he were 



dead, yet shall he live 

26 And whosoever liveth and b e 
lieveth in me shall never die. Be 
lievest thou thi s ? F. 12. 36; K. 12. 50;*, 

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord : 
T believe that thou art the Christ, 
the Son of God, which should come 
into the world. 

28 And when she had so said, she 
went her way, and called Ma'ry her 
sister secretly, saying, The Master 
is come, and calleth for thee. 

29 As soon as she heard that, she 
arose quickly, and came unto him. 

30 Now Je'gus was not yet come 
into the town, but was in that place 
where Mar'tha met him. 

31 The Jew§ then which were with 
her in the house, and comforted her, 
when they saw Ma'ry, that she rose 
up hastily and went out, followed 
her, saying. She goeth unto the 
grave to weep there. 

32 Then when Ma'ry was come 
Avhere Je'§us was, and saw him, she 
fell down at his feet, saying unto 
him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, 
my brother had not died. 

33 When. Je'gus therefore saw her 
weeping, and the Jew§ also weeping 
which came with her, he groaned in 
the spirit, and ^was troubled, 

34 And said. Where have ye laid 
him ? They said unto him, Lord, 
come and see. 

35 Je'gus^wept. 

36 Then said the Jew§, Behold how 
he loved him ! 

37 And some of them said. Could 
not this man, ?which opened the 
eyes of the blind, have caused that 
even this man should not have 
died ? 

38 Je'gus therefore again groaning 
in himself cometh to the grave. It 
was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 

39 Je'gus said. Take ye away the 
stone. Mar'tha, the sister of him 
that was dead, saith unto him. Lord, 
by this time he stinketh: for he hatb 
been dead four days. 

* VV. 12. 32, 33. * 



Tlie raising of Lazarus. 



ST. JOHN, 12. 



Chris fs feet anointed. 



40 Je'§us saith unto her, Said I not 
unto thee, that, if thou wouidest be- 
lieve, thou shouldest see the glory of 
God? 

41 Then they took away the stone 
from the place where the dead was 
laid. And Je'sus lifted up his eyes, 
and said. Father, I thank thee that 
thou hast heard nie. 

42 And I knew that thou hear est 
me always : but 'because of the peo- 
ple which stand by I said it, that 
they may believe that thou hast sent 
me. 

43 And when he thus had spoken, 
he cried with a loud voice, Laz'a-rus, 
*come forth. 

44 And he that was dead came 
forth, bound hand and foot with 
graveclothes : and 'his face was 
bound about with a napkin. Je'§us 
saith unto them. Loose him, and let 
him go. 

45 Then many of the Jew§ which 
came to Ma'ry, "and had seen the 
things which Je'§us did, believed on 
him. 

46 But some of them went their 
ways to the Phar'i-see§, and told 
them what things Je'§us had done. 

47 HThen ^'gathered the chief priests 
and the Phar'i-see§ a council, and 
said, '"What do we? for this man 
doeth many miracles. 

48 If we let him thus alone, all 7ne7i 
will believe on him: and the -^Ro'- 
man§ shall come and take away 
both our place and nation. 

49 And one of them, named ^Cala- 
phas, being the high priest that 
same year, said unto them, Ye know 
nothing at all, 

50 Nor 'consider that it is expedi- 
ent for us, that one man should die 
for the people, and that the whole 
nation perish not. 

51 And this spake he not of him- 
self : but being high priest that year, 
he prophesied that Je'sus should die 
for that nation ; 

52 And ''not for that nation only, 
^but that also he should gather to- 
gether in one the children of God 
that were scattered abroad.* 

53 Then from that day forth they 
took counsel together for to put him 
to death. 

54 Je'§us 'therefore walked no more 
openly among the Jew§; but went 
thence unto a country near to the wil- 
derness, into a city called '^E'phi'a-im, 

* 9. 12 32. 33. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 11. 

r ch. 12, 30 

s Deut. 
32, 39 
1 Sam.2,6 
Ps. 33, 9 
Lu. 7, 14 
Lu. 8, 54 
Acts 3, 15 
Acts 9, 40 
Rom.4,17 

t ch. 20, 7 

u ch. 2, 23 
ch. 10, 42 
ch. 12, 11 

V Ps. 2, 2 
Mat. 26, 3 
Markl4,l 
Lu. 22, 2 

w ch. 12, 19 
Acts 4, 16 

X Dan. 9, 26 

y Lu. 3, 2 
ch. 18, 14 
Acts 4, 6 

z ch. 18, 14 
ch. 19, 12 

a Isa. 49, 6 
1 John2,2 

h ch. 10, 16 
Actsl3,47 
Gal. 3, 28 
Eph. 3, 6 
1 Pet. 5, 9 

c ch. 4, 1, 3 

a 2 Chr. 
13, 19 

e ch. 2, 13 
ch. 5, 1 
ch. 6, 4 

/ Ex. 19, 10 

g ch. 7, 11 

U Ps. 2, 1 
Acts 4, 
25-28 



CHAP. 12. 

tt ch. 11, 
1,43 

h Mat. 26, 6 
Markl4,3 

c Song 1,12 
Song 4,13 
Lu. 10, 
38,39 
ch. 11, 2 

d Pro. 26,25 
Pro. 28, 
20,22 
1 Cor. 5, 
10, 11 
1 Cor.6,10 
ch. 13, 29 
Eph. 5, 5 
Col. 3, 5 
1 Tim. 6, 
9,10 

e Deut. 
15,11 
Mat.26,11 
Markl4,7 

/Pro. 1, 16 
Pro. 4, 16 
Lu. 16, 31 

Q Mark 
15. 10 
ch. 11, 45 
Actsl3,45 

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and there continued with his disci- 
ples. 

55 IT And 'the Jew§' passover was 
nigh at hand : and many went out 
of the country up to Je-ru'sa-lem be- 
fore the passover, to -^purify them- 
selves. 

56 Then ^sought they for Je'§us,and 
spake among themselves, as they 
stood in the temple,^ What think ye, 
that he will not come to the feast ? 

57 Now both the chief priests and 
the Phar'i-sees had giA^en a com- 
mandment, that, if any man knew 
where he were, he should shew it. 
that they might take hun. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 Jefius excuseth Mary anointing his feet. 10 TJie 
chief priests consult to kill Lazarus. 12 Christ rid- 
eth into Jer^usalem ivilh triumph. 23 heforetelleth 
his death. 

THEN Je'§us six days before the 
passover came to Beth'a-ny, 
where ''Laz'a-rus was which had been 
dead, whom he raised from the dead. 

2 There 'they made him a supper ; 
and Mar'tha served: but Laz'a-rus 
was one of them that sat at the table 
with him. 

3 Then took '^Ma'ry a pound of oint- 
ment of spikenard, very costly, and 
anointed the feet of Je'sus, and wiped 
his feet with her hair : and the house 
was filled with the odour of the oint- 
ment. 

4 Then saith one of his disciples, 
Jii'das is'carl-ot, Si'mon'sso?^, which 
should betray him, 

5 Why Avas not this ointment sold 
for three hundred pence, and given 
to the poor ? 

6 This he said, not that he cared for 
the poor ; but because he was a thief, 
and '^had the bag, and bare what was 
put therein. 

7 Then said Je'sus, Let her alone : 
against the day of my burying hath 
she kept this. 

8 For 'the poor always ye have with 
you ; but me ye have not always. 

9 IFMuch people of the Jew§ there- 
fore knew that he was there : and 
they came not for Je'§us' sake only, 
but that they might see Laz'a-rus 
also, whom he had raised from the 
dead. 

10 But -^the chief priests consulted 
that they might put Laz'a-rus also to 
death ; 

1 1 Because ^that by reason of him 
many of the Jew§ went away, and 
believed on Je'gus. 



Christ rideth into Jerusalem. ST. JOHN, 12. 



TJnhelief of the Jevjs, 



12 *ilOn Hhe next day much people} 
that were come to the feast, when| 
they heard that Je'sus was commg 
to Je-ru'sa-lem, 

13 Took branches of palm trees, 
and went forth to meet hun, and 
cried, 'Ho-san'na : Blessed is the King 
of is'ra-el that cometh in the name of 
the "Lord. 

14 And Je'sus, when he had found a 
young ass, sat thereon ; a.s it is writ- 
ten, 

15 Fear -^hot, daughter of Sf on : be- 
hold, thy King cometh, sitting on an 
ass's colt. 

16 These things ^understood not his 
disciples at the first : ^but when Je'§us 
was glorified, '"then remembered they 
that these things w^ere written of 
him, and that they had done these 
things unto him. 

17 The people therefore that v/as 
with him when he called Laz'a-rus 
out of his grave, and raised him from 
the dead, bare record. 

18 For this cause the people also 
met him, for that they heard that he 
had done this miracle. 

19 The Phar'i-sees therefore said 
a.mong themselves, Perceive ye how 
ye prevail nothing? behold, the 
world is gone after him. 

20 ^And there "were certain Greeks 
among them ''that came up to wor- 
ship at the feast : 

21 The same came therefore to 
Phil'ip, which was of Beth-sa'i-da of 
Gari-lee, and desired hun, saying, Sir, 
we would see Je'gus. 

22 Phil'ip cometh and telleth An'- 
drew : and again An'drew and Phil'ip 
tell Je'§us. 

23 ^And Je'gus answered them, say- 
ing, The f'hour is come, that the Son 
of man should be glorified. 

21 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
Except ?a corn of wheat fall into the 
ground and die, it abideth alone : but 
if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 

25 He ''that loveth his life shall lose 
it ; and he that hateth his life in this 
world shaJl keep it unto life eternal. 

26 If any man serve me, let him 
follow me ; and *where I am, there 
shall also my servant be : if any man 
serve me, him Avill 7ny Father hon- 
our. 

27 Now *is my soul troubled; and 
what shall I say ? Father, save me 
from this hour : "but for this cause 
came I unto this hour. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 12. 

?i Lu. 19, 35 

i Ps. 72, 
17-19 
Ps. 118,25 
ITim. 
1,17 

j Isa. 62, 11 
Zecli. 9, 9 

k Lu. 18, 34 

I ch. 7, 39 
Heb. 1, 3 

mch.l4, 26 

n Acts 17, 4 

lKi.8,41 
Acts 8, 27 

p ch. 13, 32 
ch. 17, 1 

q 1 Cor. 
15,36 
Heb. 2,10 

1 John 
4.14 
Rev. 5, 9 

r Lu. 9, 24 
Lu. 17, 33 

s 1 Thes. 
4,17 

t Lu. 12, 50 
c.h. 13, 21 

u Lu. 22, 53 

V 2 Pet.1,17 

w ch. 11, 42 

X Lu. 10, 18 
ch. 14, 80 
ch. 16, 11 
Acts26,18 

2 Cor. 4, 4 
Enh. 2, 2 
Er)h.6, 12 
lJohn3,8 

y Rom.5.18 
Heb. 2, 9 

z 2 Sam. 
7,13 

Ps. 89, 36 
Ps. 110, 4 
Isa. 9, 7 
Isa. 53. 8 
Ezek. 
37, 25 
Dan. 2, 44 
Mic. 4, 7 

a Isa. 42, 6 
ch. 1, 9 
ch. 8, 12 
ch. 9, 5 

h .lev. 13,16 

Eph. 5, 8 

c ch. 11, 10 
1 John 
2,11 

d Lu. 16, 8 
Eph. 5, 8 
1 Thes.5.5 
1 John 2, 
9-11 

e Isa. 53, 1 
Rom. 
10,16 

/ Isa. 6, 9 
Mat.13,14 

g Isa. 6, 1 
Heb. 
11,13 

h ch. 5, 44 

i Mark9,37 
1 Pet.1,21 

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2S Father, glorify thy name. Then 
"came there a voice from heaven, 
saying, I have both glorified it., and 
will glorify it again. 

29 The people therefore, that stood 
by, and heard it, said that it thun- 
dered: others said, An angel spake 
to him. 

30 Je'gus answered and said, "This 
voice came not because of me, but 
for your sakes. 

31 Now is the judgment of this 
world : now shall -"the prince of this 
world be cast out. 

?i9: Arid T if T hp liftpr! np frnr>-! IIia ^ 
ppirth \\ '\W draw .'^«n rnpr, nntn r>-iP 
8,*^ Thi.^ hp t;flirl sipmifyi-np; Avhqt 



f 



dPPth hP shnnlrl rlJP D. Acts 8. 32-35;* J 

34 The people answered him, We 
'have heard out of the law that 
Christ abideth for ever: paid how 
sayest thou. The Son of man must 
be lifted up ? who is this Son of man ? 

35 Then Je'§us said unto them, Yet 
a little while "is the light with you. 
*Walk while ye have the light, lest 
darkness come upon you : for 'he 
that walketh in darkness knowxth 
not whither he goeth. 

36 While ye have light, believe in 
the light, that ye may be the '-chil- 
dren of light. These things spake 
Je'§us, and departed, and did hide 
himself from them. F« 12. 46. 

37 ^But though he had done so 
many miracles before them, yet 
they believed not on him : 

38 That the saying of E-sa'ias the 
prophet might be fulfilled, which he 
spake, Tjord, who hath believed our 
report ? and to whom hath the arm 
of the Lord been revealed ? 

39 Therefore they could not believe, 
because that E-§alas said again, 

40 He -^hath blinded their eyes, and 
hardened, their heart; that they 
should not see with their eyes, nor 
understand with tJieir heart, and be 
converted, and I should heal them. 

41 These things said E-sa'ias, when 
he ^saw his glory, and spake of him. 

42 'FKevertheless among the chief 
rulers also many believed on him; 
but because of the Phar'i-sees they 
did not confess him, lest they should 
be put out of the synagogue : , 

43 For ^'they loved the praise of men 
more than the praise of God. t 

44 iJe'sus cried and said, 'He that 
believeth on me, believeth not on me, 
but on him that sent me. 

* W. 12. 46. fT. Rom. 1. 16. " 



Christ teacheth huriilllty. 



1ST. JOHN 



10 
o. 



He foretelleth his betrayal. 



45 And -'he that seeth me seeth hini 
that sent me. 
: r 46 I %m come a Kght mto the world, 



A. D. 33. i washed needeth not save to wash his 
I feet, but is clean every whit : and "ye 



j ch. 14, 9 ' l^re clean, but not all. 
that whosoever believeth on me k cii.3.19 I 11 For he knew who should betray 

^J;!; 5^ 39 'him; therefore said he, Ye are not 
I ch. 5,45 jail clean. 

^i^i' V^-^ i 12 So after he had washed their 
^^Lu\o\'gTeet, and had taken his garments. 



should not abide in darkneiss. ^ 

47 And if any man hear my words, 

and believe not, I ^ judge him not : for 

"'1 came not to judge the world, tjnt 
.-^1 — ■ 1 -1 



to save the world T L 15 13 

J ; 48 He "that rejecteth me, ana re- 
ceiveth not my words, hath one Ihat 
judgetlrhim ; the '-word that I have 
spoken, the same shall judge liinTTn 

i the last day . J. Acts 1(L 42 ;t I 

49 For n have not spoken of my-, 

self ; but the Father which sent me, 

he gave me a commandment, what I 

should say, and what I should speak. 

r 50 And I know that his command- 



Deut. 
18, 19 
:\Iark 
16. 16 

p ch. 8, 38 



ment is life everlasting : whatsoever 
^I speak therefore, even as the Father | 
said unto me, so I speak, k 17 2 3 
CHAPTER 13. • • ' • 

1 Jesus washeth his disciples^ Jeet, 14 ci/id exhorteth 
them to humiliti/ and charity : IS foretelleth his be- 
trai/al: 36/orewarneth Peter of his denial. 

NOW before the feast of the pass- 
over, when Je'sus knew that his 
hour was come that he should depart j 
out of this Yv'orld unto the Father, 
having loved his own which were in| 
the world, he loved them unto the, 
end. I 

2 And supper being ended, ^the| 
devil having now put into the heart! 
of Jii'das is-carl-ot, Si'mon's so7i, to 
betray him ; | 

3 Jesus knowing *that the Father 
had given all things into his hands, 
ana that he was come from God, and^ 
went to God ; .^ . 

4 He 'riseth from supper, and laid! 
aside his garments; and took a: 
towel, and girded himself. | 

5 After that he poureth water into, 
a bason, and began to wash the dis-' 
ciples' feet, and to wipe them with the 
towel wherewith he was girded. 

6 Then cometh he to Si'mon Pe't5r : 
and ^Pe'tSr saith unto him, Lord, 
<^dost thou wash my feet ? 

7 Je'sus answered and said unto 
him, What I do thou knowest not 
now ; but thou shalt know hereafter. 

8 Pe'tSr saith unto him. Thou shalt 
never wash my feet. Je'sus an- 
swered him, Tf I wash thee not, 
thou hast no part with me. 

9 Si'mon Pe'tSr saith unto him, Lord, 
not my feet only, but also my hands 
and 77iy head. 

10 Je'§us saith to him, -^He that is 

■'^' *F.20.29;W.Acts2.2L 
tN. Acts 3. 23; 0. 14. 6. 



CHAP. 13. 
a Lu. 22. 3 
b ch. 3, 35 

ch. 17, 2 

Acts 2, 36 

1 Cor. 

15, 27 

Heb. 2, 8 



and was set down again, he said 
unto them, Know ye what I have 
done to you ? 

13 Ye ^call me Master and Lord: 
and ye say well ; for so 1 am. 

14 If T then, your Lord and Mas- 
ter, have washed your feet ; •'ye also 
ought to wash one another's feet. 

15 For ^I have given you an ex- 
amnle, that ve should do as I have 
done to you. 

1 6 Verily, 'verily, I say unto you, 
c Lu. 22,27 i The servant is not greater than his 
^ ^^- 'lord ; neither he that is sent greater 
e pf5^2^7 than he that sent him. 

isa. oiTis, 17 If '"ye know these things, happy 
36,% are je if ye do them. 
16^16 i IS ^I speak not of you all : "I know 
ch. 3, 5 'whom I have chosen : but that the 
ACS2I.16 scripture may be fulfilled. He "that 
l^^S^^'oA eateth bread with me hath lifted 

Eph. o, 2o ; 1-1 1 • . 

Titus 3, 5 up his heel against me. 
13! u^* I 19 ^Now I tell you before it come, 
Heb. ithat, when it is come to pass, ye may 
believe that I am he. 



20 Verily, ^verily, I say unto you. 
He that receiveth whomsoever I send 



10. 22 

f 1 Thes. 
■ 5,23 

g ch. 15, 3 

' 1 Cor! 8, 6 receiveth me ; and he that receiveth 

pmlSi'^^® receiveth him that sent me. 

i Lu. 22.27 j 21 When? Je'sus had thus said, he 

i Rom I'was troubled in spirit, and testified, 

G?aL6, 1 'and said. Verily, verily, I say unto 

ipet. 5,5;yQ^ that ^'one of you shall betrav 

;cPhil.2,5 !f^^ ' -^ 

1 Pet.2,21 ITie. 

ijohn2,6, 22 Then the disciples looked one on 
^ ch!i^5.1?o another, doubting of wdiom he spake. 

23 Now 'there was leaning on Je'sus' 
bosom one of his disciples, whom 
Je'sus loved. 

24 Si'mon Pe'tSr therefore beckoned 
to him, that ' he should ask who it 
should be of whom he sp_ake. 

25 He then lying on Je'sus' breast 
q Lu. 22! 21 j saith unto him. Lord, who is it ? 

r ch. 12, 27 j 26 Je'sus auswcrcd, He it is, to 
s ^cts^^,i7,^vl^om I shall give a ^sop, when I 

2,19 ^ have dipped it. And Avhen he had 
f ch. 19, 26; dipped the sop, he gave it to Jii'das 

ch;2i,'7 |ls-car'i-ot, the son of Si'mon. 
3 Or, 27 And "after the sop Sa'tan entered 

EX.T2', 8 'into him. Then said Je'sus unto 
wPs. 109, 6:hmi, That thou doest, do quickly. 

ch 'e^^fo I 28 Now no man at the table knew 
993 ' 



m Jas. 1,25 

?i2Tim. 
2,19 

Ps. 41. 9 

2 From 
hence- 
forth. 
ch. 14, 29 
ch. 16, 4 

p Lu. 10, 16 



Peter's denial foretold. 



ST. JOHN, 14. 



for what intent he spake this unto 
him. 

29 For_some of them thought, ''be- 
''pxise Ju'das had the bag, that Je'§us 
aad said unto him, Buy those things 
that we have need of against the 
feast ; or, that he should give some- 
thing to the poor. 

30 He then having received the sop 
went immediately out: and it was 
night. 

31 iTherefore, when he was gone 
out, Je'§us said. Now is the Son of 
man glorified, and "God is glorified 
in him. 

32 If -"God be glorified in him, God 
shall also glorify him in himself, and 
shall straightway glorify him. 

33 Little children, yet a little while 
I am with you. Ye shall seek me : 
and as I said unto the Jews, Whither 
I go, ye cannot come ; so now I say 
to you. 

34 A ^new commandment I give 
unto you, That ye love one another ; 
as I have loved you, that ye also 
love one another. 

35 Bv this shall all men know that 
ye are my disciples, if ye have love 
'one to another. 

36 liSfmon Pe'tSr said unto him. 
Lord, whither goest thou ? Je'gus an- 
swered him. Whither I go, thou 
canst not follow me now; "but thou 
shalt follow me afterwards. 

3T Pe'tSr said unto him, Lord, why 
cannot I follow thee now ? I will *lay 
down my life for thy sake. 

38 Je'sus answered him. Wilt thou 
lay down thy life for my sake ? 
Verily, verily, I say unto thee. The 
cock shall not crow, till thou hast 
denied me thrice. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 Christ comforteth his disciples: 5 p^^ofesseth him- 
self the ?"a?/, the truth, and the life, 9 and that he 
is one with the Father: 27 he leaveih his peace with 
them. 

LET not your heart be troubled : 
ye believe in God, believe also 
in me. 

2 In ''my Father's house are many 
mansions : if it vaere not so, I would 
have told you. *I go to prepare a 
place for you. 

3 And if I go and prepare a place 
for you, T will come again, and re 
ceive you unto myself ; 4hat where I 
am, there ye may be also. 

4 And whither I go ye know, and 
the way ye know. 

5 HThom'as saith unto him. Lord, 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 13. 

V ch. 12, 6 

XV ch. 14, 13 
1 Pet.i,ll 

X ch. 17, 1 

y Lev. 19,18 
Eph. 5, 2 
lThes.4:,9 
Jas. 2, 8 
1 Pet.1,22 
lJohn2,7 
1 John 
3.11 

1 John 
4,21 

z Acts 2,46 

a ch. 21, 18 

2 Pet.1,14 

h Lu. 22, 33 



The disciples ' comforte d. 

we k now not whither thou goe&t ; 
and how can Vv^e know the way ? 
BJe^siiS saith unto bin- T am ^th e 



CHAP. 14. 

a 2 Cor. 5, 1 

b ch. 13, 33 

c Acts 1, 11 

d ch. 12, 26 
cb. 17, 24 
1 Thes. 
4, 17 

e Heb. 9, 8 

/ch. 1, 17 
ch. 8, 32 

g ch. 1, 4 
ch. 6. 35 

h ch. 10. 9 

i ch. 8, 19 

j Col. 1, 15 
Heb. 1, 3 

k ch. 10, 38 
ch. 17, 21 
1 John 5,7 

I ch. 5, 19 

m Jas. 1, 5 
1 John 
3,22 
1 John 
5,14 

n 1 John 5,3 

Rom.8,15 

p 1 John 2,7 
1 John 4,6 

q Rom. 8, 7 
1 Cor.2,14 

r 1 John 

2,27 

1 Or, 

orphans. 

s ch. 16,16 

t 1 Cor. 
15,20 

u ch. 10, 38 
ch. 17, 21 

V 1 John 2,5 
1 John 5,3 

994 



way, Ahe truth, ptnci 9fh(^ b'fp ; ^nn 
ina.n Cometh unto thp Eathpr hni 
by me . 0. 15.6. 

t It 'ye had known me, ye should 
have known my Father also: and 
from henceforth ye know him, and 
have seen him. 

8 1i Phil'ip saith unto him, Lord, 
shew us the Father, and it suffi- 
ceth_us. 

9 Je'sus saith unto him, Have I been 
so long time with you, and yet hast 
thou not known me, Phil'ip ? he --'that 
hath seen me hath seen the Father ; 
and how say est thou then, Shew us 
the Father f 

10 Believest thou not that ^I am in 
the Father, and the Father in me ? 
the words that I speak unto you 'I 
speak not of myself : but the Father 
that dwelleth in me, he doeth the 
works. 

11 Believe me that I am in the Fa- 
ther, and the Father in me : or else 
believe me for the very works' sake. 

1 2 Yerily , verily, I say unto you, 
He that belie veth on me, the works 
that I do shall he do also ; and greater 
ii'orks than these shall he do; be- 
cause I go unto my Father. 

1 3 And whatsoever ye shall ask in 
my '"name, that will I do, that the 
Father may be glorified in the Son. 

14 If 3^e shall ask any thing in my 
name, I will do it. 

1 5 1 i If "ye love me, keep my com 



f 



mandmonts. •^- 14. 21 

1 6 And I will pray the Father, and 
lie shall give you another Comforter, 
that he may abide with you for 
ever ; 

11 Even Hhe Spirit of truth; whomx 
?the world cannot receive, because it 
seeth him not, neither knoweth him : 
but ye know him; for he dwelleth 
with you, ''and shall be in you. 
181 will not leave you 'comfortless: 
I vvall come to you. 

19 Yet a little while, and the world 
seeth me no more ; but 'ye see m^e : 
'because I live, ye shall live also. 

20 At that day ye shall know that 
"I am in my Father, and ye in me, 
and I in you. 

21 He "that hath my command- 1 
ments, and keepeth them, he it is I 
that loveth me : and he that loveth I 
me shall be loved of my Father, and I 



J 



Mutual love betvjee^i 



ST. JOHN, 



15, 



Christ and his nie7nhers. 



I I will love him, and will manifest 
L myself to him. B. 20. 31. 

22 Ju'das saith unto liim, not is- 
car'i-ot,Lord, how is it that thou wilt 
manifest thyself unto us, and not 
mito the v\-orid ? 

23 Je'sus answered and said unto 
him, If "a man love me, he v>-ill keep 
my words : and my Father v^oLL love 
him, "and we will come unto him, 
and make our abode with him. 

21 He that loveth me not keepeth 
not m.y saymgs: and -"the -word which 
ye hear i,s not mine, but the Father's 
which sent me. 

25 These things have I spoken unto 
you, being yet present with you. 

26 But '"the Comforter, icJiich /sthe 
Holy Gh53t, whom the Father will 
send in my name, 'he shall teach 
you all things, and bring all things 
to your remembrance, whatsoever I 
have said unto you. 

2 7 Peace ° I leave with you, my 
peace I give unto you: not as the 
world giveth, give I unto you. Let 
not your heart be troubled, neither 
let it be afraid. 

28 Ye have heard how I said unto 
you, I go away, and come again un- 
to you. If ye loved me, ye would re- 
joice, because I said, I go unto the 



CHAP. 14. 



A. D. 33. He that abideth in me. and I m him, 
the same brmgeth forth much "^fruit : 
for 'without me ye can do nothing. 
6 If a 'man abide not in me. he is 
cast forth as a branch, and is w ith- 
ered : and men gather them, and cast 
them into the fire, and thev are 



w Ps. 91, 1 
1 .John 
2, 2i 
1 John 

4, 16 

Rev. 3, 20 
Rev, 21, 3 

X ch. 7, 16 

y Lu.24:, 4:9 

z 1 John 
2,27 

a Phil. 4, 7 
Col. 3, 15 

b Isa. 9. 6 
Isa. 42, 1 
Isa.49,1-6 
ch. 5, 18 
ch. 10, 30 
1 Cor.11,3 
Gal. 4, 4 
PhU.2,6-8 
1 John 

5, 7 

c ch. 12, 31 

d2Cor.5,21 
1 John 3,5 

e Phil. 2, 8 
Heb. 5, 8 



H 



for *mv Father is 



greater 



Father 
than I 

29 And now I have told you before 
it come to pass, that, when it is come 
to pass, ye might believe. 

30 Hereafter I will not talk much 
with you: ""for the prince of this 
world cometh, and 'liath nothing m 
me. 

31 But that the world may know 
that I love the Father ; and 'as the 
Father gave me commandment, even 
so I do. Arise, let us go hence. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 TJie union hetween Christ and his church.under the 
parable of a vine. 26 Tlie office of the Holy Ghost, 

etc. 

I AM the time vine, and my Father 
is the husbandman. 

2 Eveiy ° branch in me that beareth 
not fruit he taketh away : and eveiy 
branch that beareth fiTiit, he purgeth 
it, that it may bring forth more f iniit. 

3 Now Ve are clean through the 
Avord which I have spoken unto you. 

4 Abide 'in me, and I in you. As the 
branch cannot bear fruit of itself, ex- 
cept it abide in the vine ; no more 
can ye. except ye abide in me. 

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: 



CHAP. 15. 

a Mat.15,13 
Heb. 6, 8 

b ch. 13, 10 
ch. 17, 17 
Eph. 5, 26 
1 Pet.1,22 

c Eph. 2, 
21.22 
Eph. 3, 17 
Col. 1, 23 
Col. 2, 7 
1 John2,6 

d Hos. 14, 8 
Phil. 4, 13 

1 Or, sev- 
ered from 
me. 
Acts 4, 12 

e Mat. 3, 10 
Mat. 7, 19 
Heb.6,4-6 

/Mat. 5, 16 
Phil 1,11 

g ch. 16, 24 
ch. 17, 13 
1 Johnl,4 

h lThes.4,9 
1 Pet. 4, 8 
1 John 
3,11 

i Rom. 5, 7 
Eph. 5, 2 

j Acts20,27 

k 1 John 
4,10 

I Mark 
16. 15 
Col. 1, 6 

m lJohu3,l 

nlJohn4,5 

ch. 17, 14 

DEzek.3, 7 

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burned. H. Acts 1. 25; 0. Acts 3. 23 , 

7 If ye abide in me, and my words 
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye 
will, and it shall be done unto vou. 

8 Herein -^'is my Father glorified, 
that ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye 
I be my disciples. 

9 As the Father hath loved me. so 
have I loved you : continue ye in my 
love. 

10 If ye keep my commandments, ye 
i shall abide in my love; even as I 
I have kept my Father's command- 
ments, and abide in his love. 

11 These things have I spoken unto 
you, that my joy might remain in 
you, and ^that your joy might be full. 

12 This ^is my conmiandment,That 
ye love one another, as I have loved 
you. 

1 8 Greater 'love hath no man than 1 
this, that Pi: man la y down his life for 
his fijenrls. L. Acts 3. 14-19.J 

14 Ye are my friends, if ye do what- 
soever I command you. 

1 5 Henceforth I call vou not serv- 
ants; for the seiwant knoweth not 
what his lord doeth : but I ha^ve 
called you friends; ■'for all things 
that I have heard of my Father I 
have made knoAvn mito you. 

1 6 Ye -^have not chosen me, but I 
have chosen you, and ^ordamed you. 
that ye should go and bring forth 
fruit, and that your fiaiit should re- 
main : that whatsoever ye shall ask 
I of the Father in my name, he may 
I give it you. 

IT These things I command you, 
that ve love one another. 

18 rlf ""the world hate you, ye know 
■that it hated me before it hated you. 

19 If ''ye were of the world, the 
Avorld would love his own : ''but be- 
cause ve are not of the world, but I 
have chosen you out of the Avorld, 
therefore the world hateth you. 

20 Remember the word that I said 
unto you. The seiwant is not greater 
than his lord. If they have perse- 
cuted me, they will also persecute 
you ; ^if they have kept my saying, 
they will keep your's also. 

21 But all these things vrill they do 



a a w uiJ^-i-^ - 



Promise and office 



ST. JOHN, 16. 



of the Comforter. 



unto you for my name's sake, be- 
cause they knownot him that sentme. 

22 If *I had not come and spoken un- 
to them, they had not had sin : but 
''now they have no '^cloke for their sin. 

23 He *that hateth me hateth my 
Father also. 

24 If I had not done among them 
the works which none other man did, 
they had not had sin : but now have 
they both seen and hated both me and 
my Father. 

25 But this Cometh to pass, that the 
word might be fulfilled that is writ- 
ten in their law, ^They hated me 
without a cause. 

2 6 But "when the Comforter is come, 
whom I will send unto you from the 
Father, even the Spirit of truth, 
which proceedeth from the Father, 
'he shall testify of me : 

27 And *'ye also shall bear witness, 
because "^ye have been with me from 
the beginning. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Christ warneth his disciples of their sufferings : 
7 office oj the Comforter. 29 They profess their 
faith in Christ. 33 Peace iii Christ, and in the 
world affliction. 

THESE things have I spoken un- 
to you, that ye should not be 
offended. 

2 They shall put you out of the syn- 
agogues : yea, the time cometh, that 
"whosoever killeth you will think 
that he doeth God service. 

3 And *these things will they do 
unto you, because they have not 
known the Father, nor me. 

4 But these things have I told you, 
that when the time shall come, ye 
may remember that I told you of 
them. And these things I said not 
unto you at the beginning, because I 
was with you. 

5 But now I go my way to him that 
sent me ; and none of you asketh 
me, Whither goest thou ? 

6 But because I have said these 
things unto you, sorrow hath filled 
your heart. 

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth ; 
It is expedient for you that I go 
away : for if I go not away, the 
Comforter will not come unto you ; 
but 'if I depart, I will send him unto 
you. 

, 8 And when he is come, he will 're- 



A. D. 33. 



prove the world of sin, and of right- 



eousness, and of judgnient" 
9 Of "^siii, because Ihey believe not 



uii my ; 



A. Rom. 1. 21 J 



CHAP. 15. 

q ch. 9, 41 

r Rom.1,20 
J as. 4, 17 

2 Or, 

excuse. 

s 1 John 
2, 23 
2 John 9 

t Ps. 35, 19 
Ps. 69, 4 

u Acts 2. 33 

V lJohn5,6 

w Acts 1, 8 
Acts 2, 32 
Acts 4, 33 

1 Pet. 5, 1 

2 Pet.1,16 

X Lu. 1, 2 
1 John 1, 
1.2 



CHAP. 16. 

a Acts 8, 1 
Acts 9, 1 
Acts 26, 9 

h Rom.10,2 
1 Cor. 2, 8 
ITim. 
1, 13 

c Acts 2, 33 
Eph. 4, 8 

1 Or, 
convince. 

a Acts 2, 22 
Rom. 1, 
18-23 
Rom. 3. 9 
Rom. 
14,23 
Gal. 3, 22 
1 John 
6,19 

e Isa. 42, 
6,21 

Isa. 45, 19 
Dan. 9, 24 
Acts 2, 32 

/Acts26,18 

g Lu. 10, 18 
ch. 12, 31 
Eph. 2, 2 
Col. 2, 15 
Heb. 2, 14 

n ch. 14, 26 
1 John 2, 

20,27 

i ITim. 4,1 

j Mat.11,27 
ch. 17, 10 
Col. 1, 19 

k Lu. 24, 41 
ch.14,1,27 
Actsl3,52 
1 Pet. 1, 8 

I ch. 14, 13 
ch. 15, 16 

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'righteousness, because I go 
Father, and ye see me no 



10 Of 
to my 
more; 

1 1 Of •''judgment,because^the prince 
of this world is judged. 

121 have yet many things to say 
untoyou,butyecannotbearthemnow. 

13 liowbeit when he, the Spirit of 
truth, is come, 'lie will guide you 
into all truth : for he shall not speak 
of himself; but whatsoever he shall 
hear, that shall he speak: and he 
will 'shew you things to come. 

14 He shall glorify me : for he shall 
receive of mine, and shall shew it 
unto you. 

15 All •'things that the Father hath 
are mine : therefore said I, that he 
shall take of mine, and shall shew 
it unto you. 

1 6 A little while, and ye shall not 
see me : and again, a little while, 
and ye shall see me, because I go to 
the Father. 

17 Then said so7ne of his disciples 
among themselves. What is this 
that he saith unto us, A little while, 
and ye shall not see me : and again, 
a little while, and ye shall see me : 
and, Because I go to the Father ? 

18 They said therefore. What is 
this that he saith, A little while ? we 
cannot tell what he saith. 

19 Now Je'§us knew that they were 
desirous to ask him, and said unto 
them. Do ye enquire among your- 
selves of that I said, A little while, 
and ye shall not see me : and again, 
a little while, and ye shall see me ? 

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
That ye shall w^eep and lament, but 
the world shall rejoice : and ye shall 
be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall 
be turned into joy. 

21 A woman when she is in travail 
hath sorrow, because her hour is 
come : but as soon as she is delivered 
of the child, she remembereth no 
more the anguish, for joy that a 
man is born into the world. 

22 And ye now therefore have sor- 
row : but I will see you again, and 
*your heart shall rejoice, and your 
joy no man taketh from you. 

23 And in that day ye shall ask me 
nothing. '^Verily, verilj;^, I say unto 
you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Fa- 
ther in my name, he will give it you. 

24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing 
m my name : ask, and ye shall re- 
ceive, that your joy may be full. 



Christ prayeth 



ST. JOHN-, IT, 



for believers. 



25 These things have I spoken unto 
you in ^proverbs : but the time coni- 
eth, when I shall no more speak unto 
you in ^proverbs, but I shall shew 
you plainly of the Father. 
"26 At that day ye shall ask in my 
name : and I say not unto you, that 
I Avill pray the feather for you : 

27 For '''the Father himself loveth 
you, because ye have loved me, and 
"have believed that I came out from 
God. 

281 ''came forth from the Father, 
and am come into the world : again, 
I leave the world, and go to the Fa- 
ther. 

29 IFHis disciples said unto him, Lo, 
now speakest thou plainly, and 
speakest no ^proverb. 

30 Now are we sure that ^thou 
knowest all things, and needest not 
that any man should ask thee : by 
tills nve believe that thou earnest 
forth from God. E. 21. 17. 

31 Je'gus answered them. Do ye 
now believe ? 

32 Behold, the hour comet;h, yea, is 
now come, that ye shall be scattered, 
every man to ^his own, and shall 
leave me alone: and yet I am not 
alone, because the Father is with me. 

33 These things I have spoken unto 
you, that in me ye might have 
peace. 'In the world ye shall have 
tribulation : but be of good cheer ; 'I 
have overcome the world. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 ChrlHt p,ai;eth to his Futlier to cjlorifn him, 8 to 
23reserve his apostles, 20 and all other believers. 

THESE words spake Je'§us, and 
lifted up his eyes to heaven, 
and said, Father, the hour is come ; 
glorify thy Son, that thy Son also 
may glorify thee : 

2 As "thou hast given him powe r 
over all flesh, that he should giv e 
eternal life to as many ^as thou has t 
given him . 

3 And 'this is life eternal, that they 
might kno^v thee '^the only true God . 
and Je'sus Christ, whom thou has t 

-sest. ^' 20- ^^* 

■1 1 have glorified thee on the earth : 
I have finished the work which thou 
gavest me to do. 

5 And now, O Father, glorify thou 
me with thine own self with the 
gloiy nvhich I had M'ith thee before 
the world Avas. 

6 I -^have manifested thv name unto 
the men which thou gavest me out 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 16. 

2 Or, 

parables. 

3 Or, 

parables. 

m ch. li, 21 
71 ch. 3, 13 
ch. 17,8 

ch. 13, 3 

1 Or, 
parable. 

p ch. 21, 17 

q ch. 17, 8 

5 Or, his 
own 
home. 

r Isa. 9, 6 
ch. 14, 27 
Rom. 5, 1 
Eph. 2,11 
Col. 1, 20 

s Actsll,22 
2 Tim. 
3, 12 

Heb. 12, 6 
Rev. 3, 19 

t Isa. 49, 
24.25 
Rom. 8,37 
1 Cor. 
1.5, 27 
Gal. 6, 14 
1 John 5,4 



CHAP. 17. 

a Dan. 7, 14 
1 Cor. 
15, 25 
Phil. 2, 10 
Heb. 2, 8 

b ch. 6, 37 

c Isa. 53, 11 
Jer. 9,24 

d 1 Cor. 8, 4 
lThes.1,9 

e ch. 1, 1 
ch. 10, .30 
ch. 14. 9 
Phil. 2, 6 
Col. 1, 15 
Heb. 1, 
3,10 

/ Ps. 22. 22 

g 1 John 
5, 19 

7i Rom.S.SO 

i 1 Pet. 1, 5 

j ch. 10. 30 

k ch. 6, 39 
ch. 10. 28 
Heb. 2, 13 

I ch. 18. 9 

1 John 
2,19 

m ch. 13, 18 

?! Ps. 109, 8 
Acts 1, 20 

1 John 
3, 13 

p Gal. 1, 4 

2 Thes.3,3 
1 John 

5, 18 

q lCor.1,30 
lThes.4,7 
Heb. 
10. 10 

1 Or, truly 
sanc- 
tifled. 

r ch. 10, 38 
ch. 14, 11 
Phil. 2, 6 
1 John 5,7 

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of the world : thine they were, and 
thou gavest them me; and they 
have kept thy word. 

7 Now they have known that all 
things whatsoever thou hast given 
me are of thee. 

8 For I have given unto them the 
words which thou gavest me ; and 
thev have received them, and have 
known surely that I came out from 
thee, and they have believed that 
thou didst send me. 

9 I pray for them : ^T pray not for 
the world, but for them which thou 
hast given me ; for they are thine, 

10 And ^all mine are thine, and 
thine are mine ; and I am glorified 
in them.. 

11 And now I am no more in the 
world, but these are in the world, 
and I come to thee. Holv Father, 
■keep through thine own name those 
vvdiom thou hast given me, that they 
may be one, -'as we are. 

12 While I was with them in the 
world, ^I kept them in thy name : 
those that thou gavest me I have 
kept, and iione of them is lost, '"but 
the son of perdition ; that "the scrip- 
ture might be fulfilled. 

1 3 And novr come I to thee ; and 
these things I speak in the world, 
that they might have my joy ful- 
filled in themselves. 

141 have given them thy word; 
and iihe world hath hated them, be- 
cause they are not of the world, even 
as I am not of the world. 

151 pray not that thou shouldest 
take them out of the Avorld. but that 
/'thou shouldest keep them from the 
evil. 

16 They are not of the world, even 
as I am not of the world. 

17 Sanctify them through thy 
truth : thy word is truth. 

1 8 As thou hast sent me into the 
world, even so have I also sent them 
into the Avorld. 

19 And 9for their sakes I sanctify 
myself, that they also might be 
'sanctified through the truth. 

20 Neither pray I for these alone, 
but for them also which shall be- 
licA^e on me through their Avord ; 

21 That they all may be one: as 
'thou. Father, cij't in me, and I in 
thee, that they also may be one in 
us : that the world may believe that 
thou hast sent me. 

22 And the glory which thou gavest 



Judas hetrayeth Jesus. 



ST. JOHN, 18. 



Peter denieth Christ, 



me I have given them; that 'they 
may be one, even as we are one : " \ 
23"l in them, and thou in me, that^ chap. 17 
•they may be made "perfect in one ; 
and that the world may know that 
thou hast sent me, and hast loved 
them, as thou hast loved me. 

24 Father, "I will that they also, 
whom thou hast given me, be v/ith 
me where I am ; that they may be- 
hold "niy glory, which thou " hast 
given me : for thou lovedst me before 
the foundation of the world. 

25 O righteous Father, the world | 
hath not knovrn thee: but I havei-^'^P^-^-^'^ 
knovvTi thee, and these have knoAvn 

that thou hast sent me. |~~ ~ 

26 And I have declared unto themj 

thj^ name, and will declare ^6.• that,^^^^^^^' 
the love wherewith thou hast loved 
me may be in them, and ''I in them. \ 

CHAPTEB 18. fW^' 

1 Judas hetrayeth Jesus. 6 The hand and officers] 
at Christ's word fall to the ground. 10 Peier ] c Lxi. 21, 37 
smiteth off Malchils' ear. 12 Jesus is taken and\ Lu.'22'39 



s IJohn 1,3 
1 John 
3, 2i 

t Col. 3, 14 

li Heb. 
12,23 

V 1 Thes. 
4,1? 

w 2Cor.3,18 
IJolin 3,3 



a Lu. 22, 39 



led to Annas and Caiaphas. 15 Peter's denial. 
19 Jesus examined before Caiaphas, 28 arraigned 

before Pilate, etc. 

/^HSN Je'sus had spoken these 
words, he ''went forth Avith his 
disciples over the *brook Ce'dron, I 
where was a garden, into the which !^ i Pet, 5, 7 
he entered, and his disciples. 

2 And Jii'das also, which betrayed 
him, knew the pla.ce : 'for Je'sus oft- 
times resorted thither v.- ith his dis- 
ciples. 

3 Jii'das "^tlien, having received a 
band of on en and officers from the 
chiei priests and Pharl-sees, cometh 
thither with lanterns and torches 
and w eapons. • lu 3 2 

4 Je'sus therefore, knowmg all ^ ActsKe 
things that should come upon him, 
went forth, and said unto them. 
"Whom seek ye ? 

5 They answered him, Je'sus of 
Kaz'a reth. Je'sus saith unto them, 
I am he. And Ju'das also, wliich 
betrayed him, stood with them. 

6 As soon then as he had said imto 
them, I am he., they w^ent backward, i 
and fell to the ground. p Lu*?if 

•7 Then asked he them again. 1 ch."372i' 
Whom seek ye? And thev said. | ^'Ih^^' 
Je'sus of Naz'a-reth. " i ch.8,2 

8 J e'sus answered, I have told you 
that I am he: if therefore ye seek 
me, 4et these go their way : 

9 That the saying might be ful- 
filled, which he spake, -^Of them 
which thou gavest me have I lost 
none. 



a Mat.26,4:7 
jNIark 

14, 43 
Lu. 22. 47 
Acts 1,16 



/ cli. 17, 12 
J ude 1 

g Mat.26,51 
Mark 
14, 57 
Lu. 22. 49 

7i. Mat.20.22 
Mat. 26. 
39. 42 

i Mat.26.57 



1 And An- 
nas sent 
Christ 
bound 
unto 
Caia- 
phas, the 
high 
priest, 
ver. 24 

Jx ch. 11, 50 



I 



I 

■misa. 50. 6 
Jer. 20. 2 
Mic. 5, 1 
Acts 23, 2 

I 

',2 Or, vAth 
I a rod. 



n Heb. 12. 3 
1 Pet.2,23 

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10 Then ^"Si'mon Pe'ter having a 
sword drew it, and smote the high 
priest's servant, and cut off his right 
ear. The servant's name was Mal'- 
chus. 

1 1 Then said Je'sus unto Pe'tSr, Put 
up thy sword into the sheath : the 
''cup which my Father hath given 
me, shall I not drink it ? 

12 Then the band and the captain 
and officers of the Jews took Je'- 
sus, and bound him, 

13 And 'led him away to -^'In'nas 
first; for he was father in law to 
1 Ca'ia-phas, Vv^hich was the high priest 
|tha.t same year.^ 

j 14 Now ''^Ca'ia-phas was he, which 
'gave counsel to the Jews, that it 
jwas expedient that one man should 
jdie for the people. 

i 15 ^And Si'mon Pe'tSr fohowed 
Je'sus, and so did another disciple : 
that disciple was known unto the 
high priest, and went in with Je'sus 
into the palace of the high priest. 

16 But Pe'ter stood at the door 
without. . Then Avent out tha,t other 
disciple, which was known unto the 
high priest, and spake unto her that 
kept the door, and brought in Pe'tgr. 

17 Then saith the damsel that kept 
the door unto Pe'ter, Art not thou 
also o?ie of this man's disciples ? He 
saith, I am not. 

1 8 And the servants and officers 
stood there, who had made a fire of 
coals ; for it was cold : and they 
warmed themselves: and Pe'tSr 
stood with them, and warmed him- 
self. 

19^The high priest then asked 
Je'sus of his disciples, and of his 
doctrine. 

20 Je'sus answered him, T spake 
openly to the world ; I ever taught 
in the synagogue, and in the temple, 
whither the Jews always resort ; and 
in secret have I said nothing. 

21 Why askest thou me ? ask them 
which heard me, vrhat I have said 
unto them : behold, they know what 
I said. 

22 And when he had thus spoken, 
one of the officers which stood by 
"'struck Je'sus ^with the palm of his 
hand, saying, Answerest thou the 
high priest so ? 

23 Je'sus answered him, "If I have 
spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : 
but if well, why smitest thou 
me? 



Christ before Pilate. 



ST. JOHN, 19. 



His Gondemnation. 



A.D. 



CHAP. 18. 



Cti. 13, 38 

g Mat. 27, 2 
Markl5,l 
Lu. 23, 1 
Acts 3, 13 



24 Now An'nas had sent him bound 
unto Ca'ia-phas the high priest. 

25 TAnd Si'mon Pe'ter stood and 
warmed himself. '^They said there- 
fore unto Iiim, Art not thou also one 
of his disciples ? He denied it, and 
said, I am not. 

26 One of the servants of the high 
priest, being h is kinsman whose ear 
Pe'tgr cut off, saith, Did not I see 
thee in the garden Avith him ? 

2 7 Pe'ter then denied again : andj 
immediately the ^'cock crew. | 

28 ^Then ?led they Je'§'ns from Ca'-, 
ia-phas unto ^the hall of judgment -.j 
and it was e?aiy; and "they them-| 
selves went not'^into the judgment j''^g|\^/3 
hall, lest they should be defiled ; but 
that they might eat ^the passover, 

29 Pilate then went out unto them, 
and said, What accusation bring ye 
against this man ? 

30 They answered and said unto 
him. If he were not a malefactor, we u i Tim. 
would not have delivered him up 



truth ? And when he had said this, 
he went out again unto the Jews, 
and saith unto them, I 'fmd in him 
no fault at all. 

39 But ye have a custom, that 1 

one at the 



Mat. 26, 
69,71 
Mark 

L,u.22, 58 'should release mito you 



pMat.26,7i!p£^ssover: will ye therefore that I 
Mark ' release unto you the King of the 

li, iZ -x r 

Lu. 22, 60 J eWS { 



3 Or, 
FilaWs 
house. 
Mat.27,27 



s Deut.16,2 

t Gen.i9,10 
Ezek. 21, 
26,27 

uMat.20,19 
ch. 12, 
32, 33 



unto thee. 

31 Then said Pilate unto 
Take ye him, and judge him ac-' 
cording to your law. The Jews' 
therefore said unto him, 'It is not, 
lawful 
death : 



them,'i^isa.9 6 

' Dan. 2, 41 



for us to put any man to. 



40 Then ''cried they all again, say- 
ing, Not this man, but Ba-rab'bas, 
*Now Ba-rab'bas was a robber. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 CJirist is scourged, crowned with thorns, arixl heat- 
en. 6 Pilate delivers him to be crucified. 26 He 
commendelh his mother to John. 28 Ee dieth. 3S Be 
is buried. 

THEN «Pilate therefore took Je'- 
sus, and scourged hiin. 

2 And the soldiers platted a crown 
of thorns, and put it on his head, 
and they puton him a purple robe, 

3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews I 
and they smote him^^uth their hands. 

4 Pilate therefore went forth again, 
and saith unto them, Behold, I bring 

iiev. 3; 14 hii^^ forth to you, that *ye may know 
that I find no fault in him. 

5 Then came Je'sus forth, wearing 
the crown of thorns, and the purple 
robe. And Pi' late saith unto them, 
Behold the man ! 

6 When '"the chief priests therefore 



6,13 
Rev. 1, 3 



Dan. 7, 14 
Lu. 12, 14 
Lu. 17. 
20, 21 
ch. 6, 15 
cii. 8, 1.5 
2 Cor.10,4 



32 That "the saving of Je'sus might ^|?f- ^i^' ^ and officers saAv him, thev cried out, 

M4 saj^ng. Cruelty him, cruciry hi7n. 
Pilate saith unto them, Take ye iiim, 
and crucify him : for I fhid no fault 
in him. 



be fulfilled, which he spake, signify- 
ing what death he should die. 
33 Then Pilate entered into the 
judgment hall again, and called 



y ch. 8, 47 
1 Pet.1,23 
1 John 
3,19 



Je'sus, and said unto him. Art thou' t^^^/J'iThe Jews answered him, "^We 



the King of the Jews ? 

34 Je'sus answered him, Say est thou 
this thing of thyself, or did others 
tell it thee of me ? 

35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? 
Thine o^vn nation and the chief 
priests have delivered thee unto me 
what hast thou done ? 



z ch.19,4.6 1 
a Acts 3, 14 
b Lu. 23,19 



have a law, and by our law he ought 
ito die, because he 'made himself the 
Son of G-od. 

8 *TWhen Pilate therefore heard 
that saying, he was the more afraid ; 

9 And went again into the judg- 
ment hail, and saith unto Je'gus, 



CHAP. ID. 

; a isa. 50, 6 j WheiicG art thou ? But -^ Je'gus gave 
36 Je'sus ''answered, "My kingdom ^jl^JJ^ge l^i^"^ ^o answer, 
is not of this Avorld: if mv kingdom ^lark ' 10 Then saith 

lo, lo 
Lu. 18, 83 



were of this world, then would mv 



saith Pilate unto him, 
Speakest thou not unto me ? knowest 



servants fight, that I should not be & ch. is, ss'thou not that I have power to cruci- 



delivered to the Jews: but now 
my kingdom not from hence 



IS 2Cor.5,2i f^. thee, and have power to release 

c Acts 3. 13 thee? 



37 Pilate therefore said unto him, fiLev.24,16! 11 Je'sus answered, -''Thou couldest 
Art thou a king then ? Je'sus an- ^ JJ^^v2-Jg6o;have no power at all against m-O.ex- 
swered. Thou say est that I am a ch! Vot 33 i cent it Avere given thee from above: 



Mat. 27 
12, 14 
Acts 8. 32 



king. To this end was I bom, and / isa. 53^7 | therefore he that delivered me imto 
for this cause caiTie I into the world, 
that I shoidd 'bear witness mito the 
truth. Every one that -^is of 
truth heareth my voice. 
38 Pilate saith unto him, What is ?iLu.23, 2 man go, thou art not Qse'sar's friend 



thee hath the greater sin. 
1 2 And from thenceforth Pilate 
the Lu. 22^ 531 sought to release him : but the Jews 
Acts 2! 23 cried out, saying, '''If thou let this 



999 



Chrisfs crucifixion, 



ST. JOHN, 19. 



death, and burial. 



whosoever 'niaketh himself a king 
speaketh against (Jae'gar. 

13 IT When Pilate therefore heard 
that saying, he brought Je'§us forth, 
and sat down in the judgment seat in 
a place that is called the Pavement, 
but in the He'brew, ^Gab'ba-tha. 

14 And -^it was the preparation of 
the passover, and about the sixth 
hour: and he saith unto the Jew§, 
Behold your King ! 

15 But they cried out, Away with 
him, away Avith hhn, crucify him. 
Pilate saith unto them, Shall I cru- 
cify your King ? The chief priests 
answered, ''We have no king but 
Qae'gar. 

16 Then ^delivered he him therefore 
unto them to be crucified. And they 
took Je'§us, and led him avv^ay. 

IT And he bearing his cross "'went 
forth into a place called the place of 
a skull, which is called in the He'- 
brew Gorgo-tha : 

1 8 Where "they crucified him, and 
Jtwo other with him, on either side 
one, and Je'§us in the midst. 

19 lAnd- Pilate wrote a. title, and 
put it on the cross. And the writ- 
ing was. JESUS OFKAZ'A-EETH 
THE KmG OF THE JEWS. 

20 This title then read many of the 
Jew§: for the place where Je'sus 
vras crucified was nigh to the city : 
and it was written in Ple'brew, a^id 
Greek, and Latin. 

21 Then said the chief priests of 
the Jew§ to Pilate, Write not, The 
King of the Jews ; but that he said, 
I am King of the Jcav^. 

22 Pilate answered. What I have 
written I have written. 

23 liThen the soldiers, when they 
had crucified Je'sus, took his gar- 
ments, and made four parts, to every 
soldier a part ; and also his coat : 
now the coat was without seam, 
^ woven from the top throughout. 

24 They said therefore among 
themselves, Let us not rend it, but 
cast lots for it, whose it shall be: 
that the scripture might be fulfilled, 
which saith, "They parted my rai- 
ment among them, and for my ves- 
ture they did cast lots. These things 
therefore the soldiers did. 

25 TNow there stood by the cross 
of Je'§us his mother, and his mother's 
sister, Ma'ry the ivife of ^Cle'o-phas, 
and Ma'ry Mag-da-le'ne. 

26 When Je'gus therefore saw his 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 19. 

i Acts 17, 7 

1 That is, 
elevated. 

3 Mat.27,62 

k Gen. 
49, 10 
Ezek. 21, 
26, 27 

1 Mat. 27, 
2i3, 31 
Mark 
15, 15 
Lu. 23, 24 

m Num. 
15,36 
Heb. 
13, 12 

nisa. 53, 12 
Dan. 9, 26 
Gal. 3, 13 

2 Or, 
ivrought. 

Ps. 22, 18 

3 Or, 

Clo%)as. 
Lu. 24, 18 

p ch. 13, 23 
ch. 20, 2 
ch. 21, 7, 
20,24 

q ch. 2, 4 

r Gen.47,12 
ch. 1, 11 
ch. 16, 32 

s Gen. 3, 15 
Ps. 2, 1-3 
Ps. 22. 
1-21 

Isa. 50, 6 
Isa. 53 

t Ps. 69, 21 

u Isa. 42, 21 
Dan. 9, 24 
ch. 17, 4 
Rom. 
10.4 
Heb. 10. 
1-14 

V 1 Thes. 
5,10 

w Mark 
15, 42 

X Deut. 
21,23 

y Ex. 12, 18 
Num. 
28,17 

z 1 John 5, 
6,8 

a ch. 17, 
21,23 
ch. 20, 31 
ch. 21, 24 
IJohn 1, 1 

h Ex. 12, 46 
Num.9, 12 
Ps. 34, 20 

c Ps. 22, 16 
Zech. 
12, 10 
Rev. 1, 7 

d Mat.27,57 
Mark 
15,42 
Lu. 23, 50 

e Pro.29.25 
ch. 9, 22 
ch. 12, 42 

fch. 3,1, 2 

ch. 7, 50 

g 2 Chr. 
16, 14 
Lu. 23, 56 

h Acts 5, 6 

1000 



mother, and nhe disciple standing 
by, v\4iom he loved, he saith unto his 
mother, Woman, ^behold thy son! 

27 Then saith he to the disciple, Be- 
hold thy mother! And from that 
hour that disciple took her unto 'his 
own home. 

28 li After this, Je'§us knowing that 
"all things were now accomplished, 
'that the scripture might be fulfilled, 
saith, I thirst. 

29 Now there was set a vessel full 
of vinegar : and they filled a spunge 
with vinegar, and put it upon hys- 
sop, and ]3ut it to his mouth. 

30 When Je'sus therefore had re- 
ceived the vinegar, he said, "It is fin- 
ished : and he bowed his head, and 
"gave up the ghost. 

ol TThe Jew§ therefore, ''because it 
was the preparation, •^that the bodies 
should not remain upon the cross on 
the sabbath day, (for that sabbath 
day was •''an high day,) besought Pi'- 
late that their legs might be broken, 
and that they might be taken away. 

32 Then came the soldiers, and 
brake the legs of the first, and of the 
other which was crucified with him. 

33 But when they came to Je'sus, 
and saw that he was dead already, 
they brake not his legs : 

34 But one of the soldiers with a 
spear pierced his side, and forthwith 
-came there out blood and water. 

35 And ''he that saw it bare record, 
and his record is true : and he know- 
eth that he saith true, that ye might 
believe. 

36 For these things were done, that 
*the scripture should be fulfilled, A 
bone of him shall not be broken. 

37 And again another scripture 
saith. They '^shall look on him whom 
they pierced. 

38 '[And '^after this Jo'§eph of Ar-i- 
ma-thae'a, being a disciple of Je'§us, 
but secretly *f or fear of the Jews, be- 
sought Pilate that he might take 
away the body of Je'gus : and Pilate 
gave him leave. He came there- 
fore, and took the body of Je'gus. 

39 And there came also -^Nic-o-de'- 
mus, v.4iich at the first came to Je'- 
§us by night, and brought ^a mixture 
of myrrh and aloes, about an hun- 
dred pound ^v eight. 

40 Then took they the body of Je'- 
§us, and wound ^it in linen clothes 
with the spices, as the manner of 
the Jew§ is to bury. 



Jesus appeareth to Mary, 



ST. JOHN, 20. 



and to his disciples. 



41 Now in the place where he was 
crucified there was a garden ; and in 
the garden a 'new sepulchre, where- 
in was never man yet laid. 

42 There 4aid they Je'sus therefore 
because of the Jew§' preparation 
day; for the sepulchre was nigh at 
hand. 

CHAPTER 20. 

1 Mary Magdalene cometh to the sepulchre: 11 f^he 
seeth two angels : Jesus himself appeareth to her, 
19 and to his disciples. 

THE "first day of the week com- 
eth Ma'ry Mag-da-le'ne early, 
when it was yet dark, unto the sep- 
ulchre, and seeth the stone taken 
away from the sepulchre, 

2 Then she runneth, and cometh to 
Si'mon Pe'tSr, and to the *other dis- 
ciple, whom Je'gus loved, and saith 
unto them, They have taken away 
the Lord out of the sepulchre, and 
we know not where they have laid 
him. 

3 Pe'tSr '^therefore w^ent forth, and 
that other discif)le, and came to the 
sepulchre. 

4 So they ran both together : _ and 
the other disciple did outrun Pe'tSr, 
and came first to the sepulchre. 

5 And he stooping down, and loo/c- 
ing in, saw '^the linen clothes lying ; 
yet Avent he not in. 

6 Then cometh Sfmon Pe^tgr fol- 
lowing him, and went into the sep- 
ulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 

7 And 'the napkin, that was about 
his head, not lying with the linen 
clothes, but wrapi^ed together in a 
place by itself. 

8 Then went in also that other dis- 
ciple, which came first to the sepul- 
chre, and he saw, and believed. 

9 For as yet they knew not -^the 
scripture, that he must rise again 
from the dead. 

1 Then the disciples went away 
again unto their own home. 

11 "TBut ^Ma'ry stood without at the 
sepulchre weeping : and as she wept, 
she stooped down, aiid looked into 
the sepulchre, 

12 And seeth two angels in white 
sitting, the one at the head, and the 
other at the feet, where the body of 
Je'sus had lain. 

13 And they say unto her, Woman, 
why weepest thou ? She saith unto 
them, Because they have taken 
away my Lord, and I know not 
where they have laid him. 

14 And ^when she had thus said, 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 19. 
i Lu, 23, 53 
j Isa. 53, 9 



CHAP. 20. 

a Mat. 28, 1 
Markl6,l 
Lu. 24, 1 

h ch. 13, 23 
cti. 19, 26 
cli.21,7,20 

c Lu. 24, 12 

a ch. 19, 40 

e ch. 11, 44 

/Ps. 16, 10 
Mat.16,21 
Actsl3,34 

ij ilarkl6,5 

/i Song 3.3,4 
Mat. 28, 9 
Markl6,9 

i Lu. 24, 
16,31 
ch. 21, 4 

j Song 2, 8 

k Ps. 22, 22 
Mat.28,10 
Rom.8.29 
Heb.2,11 

I ch. 16, 28 

1 Pet. 1, 3 

m Eph.1,17 

n Mat.28,10 
Lu. 24, 10 

]\rark 
16, 14 
Lu. 24, 36 
lCor.15,5 

p 1 John 1,1 

q ch. 16, 22 

r Isa. 61, 1 
Isa. 11, 2 
Mat.28,18 
ch. 17, 
18,19 
Heh. 3, 1 

2 Tim. 2,2 

s Mat.16,19 
Mat.18,18 

t ch. 11, 16 

u Isa. 9, 7 
Mic. 5, 5 
Col. 1, 20 

1001 



she turned herself back, and saw Je'- 
§us standing, and 'knew not that it 
was J_e'sus. 

15 Je'sus saith unto her. Woman, 
why weepest thou? whom seekest 
thou ? She, supposing him to be the 
gardener, saith unto him. Sir, if thou 
have borne him hence, tell me where 
thou hast laid him, and I will take 
him away. 

1 6 Je'sus saith unto her, Ma'ry-. She 
turned herself, and saith unto him, 
■'Ilab-bo'ni ; which is to sav, Master. 

17 Je'gus saith unto her, Touch me 
not ; for I am not yet ascended to my 
Father : but go to ^my brethren, and 
say unto them, T ascend unto my 
Father, and your Father; and to 
"'my God, and your God. 

18 Ma'ry "Mag-da-le'ne came and 
told the disciples that she had seen 
the Lord, and that he had spoken 
these things unto her. 

19 iThen "the same day at evening, 
being the first day of the week, when 
the doors were shut where the disci- 
ples were assembled for fear of the 
Jews, came Je'sus and stood in the 
midst, and saith unto them. Peace 
be unto you. 

20 And when he had so said, he 
^shewed unto them h is hands and his 
side. ?Then were the disciples glad, 
when they saw the Lord. 

21 Then said Je'§us to them again, 
Peace be unto you : 'as my Father 
hath sent me, even so send I you. 

22 And when he had said this, he 
breathed on them, and saith unto 
them. Receive ye the Holy Ghost : 

23 Whose 'soever sins ye remit, 
they are remitted unto them ; and 
whose soever sMzs ye retain, they are 
retained. 

24 IFBut Th6m'as,one of the twelve, 
^called Did'y-miis, was not with them 
when Je'sus came. 

25 The other disciples therefore said 
unto him, Y>"e have seen the Lord. 
But he said unto them. Except I shall 
see in his hands the print of the 
nails, and put my finger into the 
print of the nails, and thrust my 
hand into his side, I will not believe. 

26 TAnd after eight days again his 
disciples were within, and Thom'as 
with them : then came Je'sus, the 
doors being shut, and stood in the 
midst, and said. Peace '^be unto you. 

27 Then saith he to Thom'as, Reach 
liither thy finger, and behold my 



Great draught of fishes. 



ST. JOHK 21. 



Chrisfs charge to Peter. 



B 
F 
K 



as. 



hands ; ^'and. reach hither thy hand, 
and thrust it mto my side: and be 
not faithless, but beheving. 

2 8 And Thom'as answered and said 
luito him, '"My Lord and my God 
' 29 Je'gus saith unto him, Thom' 
because tliou hast seen me, thou hast 
beheved : blessed ^are they that have 
not seen, and yet have believed. * 

30 IF And -^many other signs truly did 
Je'sus in the presence of his disciples, 
which are not written in this book : 

^1 T^nt --thpqp gyp AV7-ittpn that yp 
mio;ht IipIipvp th^t Jp'sns is thp 



Pi-irT^t thp Sm-i of (^nd • aurl Hhpit hp- 



lieving 



yp mij-it hflvp h'fp thi^oup-h 



this name. B' Acts 3. 18; F. Acts 8 37;t 



A, D. 33. 



CHAP. 20. 

I' Ps. 103, 
13, li 
IJohn 1,1 

w Ps. 73, 
25, 26 
Ps. 91, 2 
Ps. 118,28 
Lu. 1, 
48. 47 
lTim.1,17 

X 2 Cor. 5, 7 
1 Pet. 1, 8 

y ch. 21, 25 

z Lu. 1, i 
Rom.15,4 

a ch. 3, 
15, 16 
ch. 5, 24 
1 Pet. 1, 9 
1 John 5, 
10-13 



CHAPTER 21. 

1 Christ appearetii to his disciples, caul is diseoi^ered 
unto them by a miraculov.s draught of fishes. 
12 He dineth ivith them: 15 his charge lo Peter : 
1% foretelleth his death. 

A FTER these things Je'sus 
l\. shewed himself again to the 
disciples at the sea of Ti-be'ri-as ; and 
on this wise shewed he himself. 

2 There were together Si'monPe'tSr, 

and Thdm'as called Did'5"-i^'^^S' ^'^^ 
''Na-than'a-el of Ca'na in Gal'i-lee. 
and *the sons of Zeb'e-dee, and two 
other of his disciples. 

3 Si'mon Pe'ter saith unto them, I go 
a fishing. They say unto him, AVe 
also go with thee. They went forth, 
and entered into a ship immediately ; 
and that night they caught nothing. 

4 But when the morning was now 
come. Je'sus stood on the shore • but 
the disciples knew '^not that it was 
Je'sus. 

5 Then'^Je'gus saithunto them, 'Chil- 
dren, have ye any meat ? They an- 
swered him, No. 

6 And he said unto them, 'Cast the 
net on the right side of the ship, and 
ye shall find. They cast therefore, 
and now they were not able to draw 
it for the multitude of fishes. 

7 Therefore -^that disciple whom 
Je'§us loved saith unto Pe'tSr, It is 
the Lord. Now when Si'mon Pe'ter 
heard that it was the Lord, he girt 
his fishers coat unto him, (for he 
was naked,) and ^did cast himself 
into the sea. 

8 And the other disciples came in a 
little ship ; (for they were not far 
from land, but as it were two hun- 
dred cubits,) dragging the net with 
fishes. 

9 As soon then as they were come 
to land, thev ^'saw a. fire of coals 

*F. 20. 31. fK. Acts 5. 31. 



CHAP. 21. 

a ch. 1, 45 
h Mat. 4, 21 
c ch. 20, 14 
d Lu. 24, 41 
1 Or, Sirs. 
e Lu.5,4,6,7 

fch. 13, 23 
" ch. 20, 2 
g Song 8, 7 
h 1 Ki. 19, 6 
i Actsl0,41 

j ch. 20, 
19, 26 

k Mat.26,33 

I 2 Ki. 20, 3 

'7)Acts20,28 
Eph.4, 11 

n Heb.13,20 
lPet.2,25 
lPet.5,2,4 

ch. 13, 38 

p 1 Sam. 
16,7 
lChr.28,9 

1 Chr. 
29, 17 
2Chr.6,30 
Ps. 7, 8 
Jer. 11,20 
Jer.17,10 
Jer. 20, 12 
Mat. 9, 4 
Mark 2. 8 
ch.2,24,25 
ch. 6, 64 
ch. 16, 30 
Acts 1,24 
Rom.8,27 
lThes.2,4 
Rev. 2, 23 

q ch. 13, 36 
Acts 12. 
3, 4 

r Phil. 1,20 

2 Pet.1,14 

s ch. 13, 
23, 25 
ch. 20, 2 

( Acts 1, 6 

itMat.16,27 
Mat.25,31 
1 Cor. 4, 5 
1 Cor. 
11, 26 
Rev. 2, 25 
Rev. 3. 11 
Rev. 22, 
7,20 

V Deut. 
29, 29 

100-2 



there, and fish laid thereon, and 
bread^ 

10 Je'§us saith unto them, Bring of 
the fish which ye have now caught. 

11 Si'mon Pe'ter went up, and drew 
the net to land full of great fishes, 
an hundred and fifty and three : and 
for all there were so many, yet was 
not the net broken. 

12 Je'§us saith unto them, ''Come 
and dine. And none of the discij^les 
durst ask him, Who art thou ? knovr- 
ing th_at it was the Lord. 

13 Je'§us then cometh, and taketh 
bread, and giveth them, and fish 
likewise. 

14 This is now •'the third time that 
Je'sus shewed himself to his disci- 
ples, after that he Avas risen from the 
dead. 

1 5 "ii So when they had dined, Je'§us 
saith to Si'mon Pe'tSr, Si'mon, son of 
Jo'nas, lovest thou me ^inore than 
these? He saith unto him, Yea, 
Lord ; 'thou knowest that I love thee. 
He saith unto him, Feed '"my lambs 

1 6 He saith to him again the second 
time, Si'mon, so7i of Jo'nas, lovest 
thou me ? He saith unto him. Yea. 
Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. 
He ''saith unto him. Feed my sheep. 

1 7 He saith unto him "the third 
time, Si'mon, son of Jo'nas, lovest 
thou me ? Pe't5r was grieved because 
he said unto him the third time, 
Lovest thou me ? And he said unto 
him, T^ord, ^thou knowest all things ; ' 



thon kuowpst that T lovp thee, Je'§US J J 
saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 

18 Verily, ^verily, I say unto thee, 
When thou wast young, thou gird- 
edst thyself, and Avalkedst whither 
thou wouldest : but when thou shalt 
be old, thou shalt stretch forth thv 
hands, and another shall gird thee, 
and csivry thee whither thou would- 
est not. 

1 9 This spake he, signifying 'by 
what death he should glorify God. 
And when he had spoken this, he 
saith unto him. Follow me. 

20 Then Pe'ter, turning about, seeth 
the disciple 'whom Je'sus loved fol- 
lowing ; which also leaned on his 
breast at supper, and said, Lord, 
which is he that betrayeth thee_? 

21 Pe'ter seeing him saith to Je'gus, 
Lord, and ^vhat shall this man do f 

22 Je'gus saith unto him. If I will 
that he tarry ''till I come, what is 
"that to thee? follow thou me. 

X E. Acts 1. 24. ' 



The ascension 



THE ACTS, 1. 



of Jesus, 



23 Then went this saymg abroad 
among the brethren, that that dis- 
ciple should not die : yet Je'sus said 
not unto him. He shall not die ; but, 
If I will that he tarry till I come, 
what is that to thee ? 

24 This is the disciple which testi- 
fieth of these things, and wrote these 



A. D. 33. things : "and we know that his testi- 

imony is true. 

CHAP. 21. 1 25 And there are also many other 

things Avhich Je'sus did, the which, 

^^Sl'io. 35 i- they should be written every one. 

3 johnis^I suppose that even the world itself 

could not contain the books that 

^^i(f^ should be written. A -men''. 



THE 



ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 A relation of part of ChrisVs Imtorij after Ms pas- 
sion: 9 hia asceyision. 26 Matthias ordained in 
place of Judas Iscariot. 

THE former treatise ha,ve I made, 
"O The-oph'i-lus, of all that Je'- 
sus began both to do and teach, 
*2 Until *the day in which he was 
taken up, after that he through the 
Holy Ghost had given command- 
ments unto the apostles whom he 
had chosen : 

3 To "whom also he shewed him- 
self alive after his passion by manj" 
infallible proofs, being seen of them 
forty days, and speaking of the things 
pertaining to the kingdom of God : 

4 And, ^being assembled together 
with them, commanded them that 
they should not depart from Je-ru'sa- 
lem, but v\'ait for the promise of the 
Father, "^ which, saith he, ye have 
heard of me. 

5 For 'John truly baptized with wa- 
ter*, but -''ye shall be baptized with the 
Holy" Ghost not many days hence. 

6 AYhen they therefore were come 
together, they asked of him, saying. 
Lord, wilt thou at this time restore 
'again the kingdom to Is'ra-el ? 

7 And he said unto them, ''It is not 
for you to know the times or the sea- 
sons, which the Father hath x^ut in 
his own power, 

8 But ye shall receive ''power, after 
that the H51y Ghost is come upon 
you : and ye shall be witnesses unto 
m_e both in Je-ru'sa-lem, and in all 
Jii-dse'a, and in Sa-ma'ri-a, and unto 
the uttennost part of the earth. 

9 And 'when he had spoken these 
things, while they beheld, he was 
taken up ; and a cloud received hmi 
out of their sight. 

10 And while they looked stedfastly 



A. p. 33. toward heaven as he went up, behold, 
two men stood by them in Avhite ap- 
parel ; 

1 1 Which also said. Ye men of Gal'- 
Heb 1 3 ^'^®®' ^'^hy stand ye gazing up into 

^ j^^qJ.j'.-, heaven? this same Je'sus, which is 

1 0r.ea"ei7igit3.ken U13 from you into heaven, 'shall 
iso come in like manner as ye have 
seen him go into heaven. 

12 'iThen returned they unto Je-ru'- 
sa-lem from the mount 'called ol'i- 
vet, which is from Je-rw'salem a 
'"sai3bath dav's iournev. 

1 3 And when they were come in, 
they went up "mto an upper room, 
where abode both Pe'tSr, and James, 
and John, and An'drew, Fhil'ip, and 
Thom'as, Bar-thol'o-mew, and Mat'- 
thew, James the s_on of Al-phse'us, 
and '^Si'mon 2e-lo'te§, and ^ Jii'das the 
brother of James. 

14 These all continued with one ac- 
cord in prayer and supplication, with 

i john6,62'?the womcu, and Ma'ry the mother of 

j ch. 10, 3 1 Je'sus, and with 'his brethren. 

'^ ?o11n i/,ii 15^^ And in those days Pe'ter stood 
1 Thes, ' kip in the midst of the disciples, and 
i'Thes. Isaid, (the number ^'of names together 
^'Thes i^^^^i'^ about an hundred and twenty, ) 
i, 10 ' 16 Men a ;k? brethren, this scripture 
Rev 1 7 niustneeds have been fulfilled, ^vhich 

' 2/f -1-^ the Holv GhSst by the mouth of Da'- 

??i John ., I'^ip " • T-/n 

11. 18 vid spake before concerning Judas, 
n ch. 9, 37 ^'wliich v,'as gTiidc to them that took 

oLu. 6.15 Je'sus. 

p Judex -^1 For 'he was numbered with us, 
'^. \^'^^^ t? ^iid ^^3.d obtained part of '^this mm- 

s Rev 3 4 IS^^?"- 

t Ps. iLQi 18 Now^^this man purchased a field 
K John 18, 3 with the ^reward of iniquity; and 
V Lu. 6. 16 'falling headlong, he burst asunder 
^' \T^' '''2-^- ^^ *^^® midst, and all his bowels 
y 2 Pet 2 15 gushed out 

2 Ps. 55. 23 19 And it was known unto all the 
1003 - 



CHAP. 1. 
a Lu. 1, 3 

h 1 Tim. 
3, 16 



together 
with 
them. 
Lu. 24, 43 

d John 
14,16 

e ch. 11, 16 

/Joel 2, 

28, 29 
ch. 2, 4 

g Isa. 1, 26 
Dan. 7, 27 
Amos 
9,11 

h Deut. 

29, 29 
lThes.5,1 

2 Or, the 
power of 
the Holy 
Ghost 
coming 
uponyou. 



Descent of the Holy Ghost. THE ACTS, 2. 



Peter's sermon. 



dwellers at Je-ru'sa-lem; insomuch 
as that field is called in their proper 
tongue, A-Qel'da-ma, that is to say, 
The field of blood. 

20 For it is written in the book of 
Psalms, "Let his habitation be deso- 
late, and let no man dwell therein : 
and his ^bishoprick let another take. 

21 Wherefore of these men which 
have companied with us all the time 
that the Lord Je'sus went in and out 
among us, 

22 Beginning from the baptism of 
John, unto that same day that he 
was taken up from us, must one be 
ordained *to be a witness with us of 
his resurrection. 

23 And they appointed two, Jo'§eph 
called Bar'sa-bas,who was surnamed 
Jus'tus, and Mat-thfas. 

24 And they prayed, and said. Thou, 
Lord, which ^kiiowesl the hearts of 
all men, shew whether of these two 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Ps. 69,25 

3 Or, offi.ce, 
or,charge. 
Ps. 109, 8 
1 Pet. 6, 2 

b Heb. 2, 3 

c John 2,24 
Heb. 4, 13 
Rev. 2, 23 

d Lev. 16, 8 



thou hast chosen, E 15 8 

u ^ 25 That he ma y take part or ihis 
ministry and apostieship,f rom which 
Jii'das by transgression fell, that he 
might go to his own place, j| o 93 
- 2G And ihe^^ gave lorlh I heif ^l*ots°; 
and the lot fell upon Mat-thi'as ; and 
he was numbered with the eleven 
apostles. 

CHAPTER 2. 

! The apostles, filled with the Holy Ghost, speak di- 
vers tongues. 14 Peter's sermon. 

AND when *the day of Pen'te-cost 
was fully come, *they were all 
with one accord in one place. 

2 And suddenly there came a sound 
from heaven as of a rushing mighty 
wind,and it ""filled all the house where 
they were sitting. 

3 And there appeared unto them 
cloven tongues like as of fire, and it 
sat upon each of them. 

4 And "^they w^ere all filled with the 
Holy Ghost, and "began to speak Avith 
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them 
utterance. 

5 And there were dwelling -^at Je-ru'- 
sa-lem Jews, devout men, out of every 
nation under heaven. 

6 Now Vhen this was noised abroad, 
the multitude came together, and 
were ^confounded, because that every 
man heard them speak in his own 
language. 

7 And they were all amazed and 
marvelled, saying one to f^nother, 
Behold, are not all these which speak 
Gal-i-lse'ans ? 



CHAP. 2. 

a Lev.23,15 
Deut.16,9 

h ch. 1,14 

c ch. 4, 31 

d ch. 1, 5 

e Mark 
16,17 
ICor. 
12,10 
1 Cor.13,1 
1 Cor.14,2 

/Ex. 23, 17 

1 li^icn 
this voice 
was 
made. 

2 Or, 

tr alibied 
in mind. 

g 1 Pet. 1, 1 

h Ex. 12, 48 
Isa. 66, 6 

i 1 Cor.2,14 

j Isa. 44, 3 
Ezek. 
11,19 
Ezek. 

36,27 
Joel 2, 28 
Zech. 
12,10 
John 7, 38 

k ch. 10, 45 

I ch. 21, 9 

m ch. 21, 4 
ICor. 
12,10 
ICor. 14,1 

n Joel 2, 30 

Mat.24,29 

p Rom. 
10,13 

q Heb. 2, 4 

r Lu. 24, 44 
ch. 4. 28 I 

1004 



8 And how hear we every man in 
our own tongue, wherein we were 
born ? 

9 Par'thi-an§, andMedes,andElam- 
ites, and the dwellers in Mes-o-po-ta'- 
mi-a,and in Ju-d9e'a,^and Cap-pa-do'- 
gi-a, in Pon'tus, and A'§ia, 

10 I^hryg'i-a, and Pam-phyl'i-a, in 
Egypt, and in the parts of Lib'y-a 
about Qy-re'ne, and strangers of 
Ilome,_Jew§ and ^proselytes, 

11 Cretesand A-ra'bi-ang,we do hear 
them speak in our tongues the won- 
derful works of God. 

12 And they were all amazed, and 
were in doubt, saying one to another. 
What meaneth this ? 

13 Others 'mocking said, These men 
are full of new wine. 

14 I^But Pe'tSr, standing up with the 
eleven, lifted up his voice, and said 
unto them, Ye men of Jii-d9e'a,and all 
ye that dwell at Je-ru'sa-lem, be this 
known unto you, and hearken to my 
words : 

15 For these are not drunken, as ye 
suppose, seeing it is but the third 
hour of the day. 

16 But this is that which was 
spoken by the prophet Jd'el ; 

IT And •'it shall come to pass in the 
last days, saith God, -^I will pour out 
of my Spirit upon all flesh : and your 
sons and your 'daughters shall 
prophesy, and your young men 
shall see visions, and your old men 
shall dream dreams : 

1 8 And on my servants and on my 
handmaidens I will pour out in those 
days of my Spirit ; '"and they shall 
prophesy : 

19 And "1 will shew wonders in 
heaven above, and signs in the earth 
beneath ; blood, and fire, and vapour 
of smoke : 

20 The °sun shall be turned into 
darkness, and the moon into blood, 
before that great and notable day 
of the Lord come : 

21 And it shall come to pass, Pthat 
whosoever shall call on Ihe name of 



the Lord shall be saved 



22 Ye men of 



IS ra-el, hear tn^^ 



¥ 



words; Je'§;as of Naz'a-reth, a man 
approved of God among you ^'by mir- 
acles and wonders and signs, which 
God did by him in the midst of you, 
as ye yourselves also know : 
2^ Him, 'being delivered by the 
determinate counsel and foreknowl- 
edge of God, ye have taken, and 



Peters ser'mon. 



THE ACTS, 3. 



He healetJi a lame man^ 



by wicked hands have crucified and 
slain : 

24 Whom 'God hath raised up, hav- 
ing loosed the pains of death: be- 
cause it was not possible that he 
should be holden of it. 

25 For DaVid speaketh concerning 
hiin, "^I foresaw the Lord always be 
fore my face, for he is on my right 
hand, that I should not be moved : 

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, 
and my tongue was glad ; moreover 
also my flesh shall rest in hope : 

27 Because thou wilt not leave my 
soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer 
thine "Holy One to see corruption. 

2 8 Thou hast made known to me the 
ways of life ; thou shalt make me full 
of joy with thy countenance. 

29 Men and brethren, -^let me free- 
ly speak unto you ^of the patriarch 
Da'vid, that he is both dead and 
buried, and his sepulchre is with us 
unto this day. 

30 Therefore being a prophet, and 
knowing that God had sworn with 
an oath to him, that of "the f iniit of 
his loins, according to the flesh, he 
would raise up Christ to sit on his 
throne ; 

31 He seeing this before spake of the 
resurrection of Christ, ^that Ms soul 
was not left in hell, neither Ms flesh 
did see corruption. 

32 This Je'gus hath God raised up, 
whereof ^we all are witnesses. 

3 3 Therefore ^ being by the right hand 
of God exalted, and ^having received 
of the Father the promise of the H51y 
Ghost, he hath^shed forth tliis, which 
ye now see and hear. 

"34 For Da'vid is not ascended into 
the heavens: but he saith himself. 
The '"Lord said unto my Lord, Sit 
thou on my right hand, 

35 Until I make thy foes thy foot- 
stool. 

36 Therefore let all the house of i§'- 
ra-el know assuredly, that God hath 
•^made that same Je'sus, whom ye 
have crucified, both Lord and Christ 

37 IFNow when they heard this, they 
^were pricked in their heart, and said 
unto Pe'tSr and to the rest of the 
apostles, Men and brethren, what 
shall we do ? 

38 Then Pe'tSr said unto them. Re- 
pent, •''and be baptized every one of 
you in the name of Je'§us Christ for 
the remission of sins, and ye shall ^ 

ceive the gift of the H51y Ghost, 
* R. 3. 19 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 2. 

? ch. 3, 15 
ch. 4, 10 
ch. 13, 30 
ch. 17, 31 
Rom. 4,24 
Rom. 8,11 

1 Cor.6,14 
ICor. 
15, 15 

2 Cor.4,14 
Gal. 1, 1 
Eph. 1, 20 
Col. 2, 12 
1 Thes. 
1,10 
Heb. 

13, 20 

1 Pet.1,21 

t Ps. 16, 8 

u Dan. 9, 24 
Lu. 1, 35 

3 OVflTnay. 

u ch. 13, 36 

to 2 Sam.. 
7,13 

Ps. 133,11 
Lu. 1, 33 
Rom. 1, 3 

3 Tim. 2,8 

X Ps. 16, 10 
ch. 13, 35 

y ch. 1, 8 

z ch. 5, 31 
Phil. 2, 9 
Heb. 
10,12 

a John 

14, 26 
John 
15,26 
John 16, 
7,13 
ch. 1, 4 

b ch. 10, 45 
Eph. 4, 8 

c Ps. 110, 1 
Mat.22,44 
ICor. 
15,25 
Eph. 1, 20 
Heb. 1,13 

d ch. 5, 31 

e Zech. 
12,10 
Lu. 3, 10 
ch. 9, 6 
ch. 16, 30 

/ Mat. 3,2,8 
Lu. 24, 47 
ch. 3, 19 
ch. 17, 30 
ch. 26, 20 

2 Cor.7,10 

g Rom. 9, 8 
h Joel 2, 28 
i Eph. 2, 13 

j Heb. 

10,25 
k Mark 

16,17 
I ch. 4, 32 
771 Isa. 58, 7 
71 Lu. 24, 53 
ch. 20, 7 

4 Or, at 
Jiome, 

p Rom. 
14,18 
q Rom. 8,30 



CHAP. 3. 

a John 9, 8 
b 1 Pet.4,10 
c ch. 4, 10 
d Isa. 35, 6 

1005 



39 For the ^promise is unto you, and 
'to your children, and 'to all that are 
afar off, even as many as the Lord 
our God shall call. 

40 And with many other words did 
he testify and exhort, saying. Save 
yourselves from this untoward gen- 
eration. 

41 Ti Then they that gladly received 
his word were baptized: and the 
same day there were added u7ito 
them about three thousand souls. 

42 And •'they continued stedfastly 
in the apostles' doctrine and fellow- 
ship, and in breaking of bread, and in 
prayers. 

43 And fear came upon every soul : 
'and many wonders and signs were 
done by the apostles. 

44 And all that believed were to- 
gether, a,nd had ^all things common ; 

45 And sold their possessions and 
goods, and '"parted them to all inen^ 
as eveiy man had need. 

46 And they, continuing daily with 
one accord "in the temple, and ''break- 
ing bread ^from house to house, did 
eat their meat with gladness and sin- 
gleness of heart, 

47 Praising God, and ^having fa- 
vour with all the people. And the 
?Lord added to the church daily such 
as should be saved. 

CHAPTER 3. 

Peter cureth a lame man, etc. 

NOW Pe'tSr and John went up 
together into the temple at 
the hoiu* of prayer, heing the ninth 
hour, 

2 And a certain man lame from his 
mother's womb w^as carried, whom 
they laid daily at the gate of the tem- 
ple which is called Beautiful, "to ask 
alms of them that entered into the 
temple ; 

3 Who seeing Pe'tSr and John about 
to go into the temple asked an alms. 

4 And Pe'tSr, fastening hiseyes upon 
him with John, said, Look on us. 

5 And he gave heed unto them, ex- 
pecting to receive something of them. 

6 Then Pe't6r said, ^Silver and gold 
have I none ; but such as I have give 
I thee : *In the name of Je'§us Christ 
of Naz'a-reth rise up and walk. 

7 And he took him by the right hand, 
and lifted him up : and immediately 
his feet and ancle bones received 
strength. 

8 And he 'leaping up stood, and 
walked, and entered with them into 



Peter accuseth the Jews. 



THE ACTS, 4. Peter and John impriso7ied. 



B 



R 



the temple, walking, and leaping, 
and praising God. 

9 And 'all the people saw him Avalk- 
ing and praising God : 

10 And they knew that it was he 
which sat for alms at the Beautiful 
gate of the temple : and they were 
tilled with wonder and amazement at 
that which had happened unto hun, 

1 1 *i[And as the lame man which was 
healed held Pe'ter and John, all the 
people ran together luito them in 
the porch -'that is called Soro-mon's, 
greatly wondering. 

12 And when Pe'tSr saw it, he an- 
swered unto the people, Ye men of Is'- 
ra-el, why marvel ye at this ? or why 
look ye so earnestly on us, as though 
by our own i'power or holiness we had 
made this man to walk ? 

13 The ^God of 7i'bra-ham, and of 
r'gaac, and of Ja'cob, the God of our 
fathers, 'hath glorified his Son Je'sus ; 
whom ye delivered up, and denied 
him in the presence of Pflate, when 
he was determined to let him go. 

14 But ye denied -'the Holy One and 
^the Just, and desired a murderer to 
be granted unto you ; 

15 And killed the 'Prince of life, 
whom God hath raised from the 
dead ; whereof we are witnesses. 

1 6 And T.iis name through faith in 
his name hath made this man strong, 
whom ye see and know: yea, the faith 
which is by him hath given him this 
perfect soundness in the presence of 
you all. 

17 And now, brethren, I wot that 
through ignorance ™ye did it, as did 
also your rulers. 

1 8 But those things, which God be- 
fore had shewed "by the mouth of all 
his prophets, that Christ should suf- 
fer, he hath so fulfiUed. B. 8. 35 

1 9 Repent ye therefore, and be con- 
verted, that your sins may be blotted 
out, when the times of refreshing 
shall come from the presence of the 
Lord; L 11. 18; R. 8. 22. 

20 And he shall send Je'§us Christ, 
which before Avas preached unto you : 

21 Whom 'the heaven must receive 
until the times of ^restitution of all 
things, which God hath spoken by the 
mouth of all his holy prophets since i 
the world began. I 

22 For M5'§es truly said unto the fa-' 
thers, A ^prophet shall the Lord your 
God raise up unto you of your breth- 
ren, like unto me ; him shall ye hear 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 3. 

e ch. 4, 21 

/ John 
10,23 
ch. 5, 12 

9 2 Cor. 3,5 

h ch. 5, 30 

i John 7,39 
John 
12,16 
John 17,1 
Phil. 2, 9 

j Ps. 16, 10 
Markl,24 

k ch. 7, 52 
ch. 22, 14: 

1 Or, 

AutUor, 
Heb. 2. 10 
Heb. 5, 9 
1 John 
6,11 

I Mat. 9, 22 
1 Pet.1,21 

m Lu. 23, 34 
1 Cor. 2, 8 
1 Tim. 
1,13 

n Ps. 22 
Isa. 50, 6 
Isa. 63, 5 
Dan. 9, 26 
1 Pet.1,10 

ch. 1, 11 
Heb. 8, 1 

p Mat.17,11 

q Deut. 
18, 15 

r Heb.3,2-5 

s Heb. 2,2,3 
Heb. 
10,29 
Heb. 
12,25 

t Rom. 
9,4,8 
Rom. 15,8 
Gal. 3, 26 

u Gen. 12, 3 
Gal. 3, 8 



CHAP. 4. 

1 0\\ruler, 
Lu. 22, 4 
ch. 5, 24 

a Neh. 2, 10 
Mat.22,23 
ch. 23, 8 

h Lu. 3, 2 
John 
11,49 
John 
18, 13 

c Ex. 2, 14 

Mat.21,23 

ch. 7, 27 

d Lu. 12, 11 

e ch. 3, 6 

fPs. 118,22 
Isa. 28, 16 
Mat.21,42 
Rom. 9.33 

1006 



in all things whatsoever he shall say 
unto you. 
23 And it shall come to pass, that^ 



every 'soul, which will not hear tiiat 



prophet, shall be destroyed trom 
a mong the peop le h. TRnm^Tl^ 

24 1 ea, and all the prophets from 
Sam'u-el and those that follow after, 
as many as have spoken, have like- 
wise foretold of these days. 

25 Ye 'are the cliildren of the proph- 
ets, and of the covenant which God 
made with our fathers, saying unto 
A'bra-ham, ^And in thy seed shall all 
the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 

26 L^nto you first God, having raised 
up his Son Je'sus, sent him. to bless 
you, in turning away every one of 
you from his iniquities. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Peter and John imprif^oned : 8 their boldness: 
18 thej/ are tlireatened by the riders of the Jews. 

AND as they spake unto the peo- 
ple, the priests, and the 'captain 
of the temple, and the Sad'du-gee§, 
came upon them, 

2 Being "grieved that they taught 
the people, and preached through 
Je'sus the resurrection from thedead. 

3 And they laid hands on them, and 
put them in hold unto the next day : 
for it was now eventide. 

4 Howbeit many of them which 
heard the word believed; and the 
number of the men was about five 
thousand. 

5 HAnd it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that their rulers, and elders, 
and scribes, 

6_And *An'nas the high priest, and 
Ca'ia-phas, and John, and Al-e^-an'- 
dSr, and as many as were of the kin- 
dred of the high priest, were gathered 
together at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

7 And when they had set them in 
the midst, they asked, "^By what pow- 
er, or by what name, have ye done 
this? 

8 Then <^Pe'tgr, filled with the Holy 
Gh5st, said unto them, Ye rulers of 
the people, and elders of Is'ra-el, 

9 If we this day be examined of the 
good deed done to the impotent man, 
by what means he is made whole ; 

10 Be it known unto you all, and to 
all the people of Is'ra-el, 'that by the 
name of Je'§us Christ of Naz'a-reth, 
whom ye crucified, whom God raised 
from the dead, even by him doth this 
man stand here before you whole. 

11 This -^is the stone v/hich was set ] 

*N. 7. 51; 0.4. 11, 12 ^ 



Peter and John threatened. THE ACTS, 5. ..The church jieeth to prayer. 



I 



A. D. 33. 



at nought of you builders, which i s 
become tne nead of tiie corner . 

1 2 Neitner ^is there salvation in any 
other . tor there is none other name 
under heaven given among men, 
whereby we must be saved* 

13^Now when they saw the bold- 
ness of Pe'tSr and John, ^and per- 
ceived that they were unlearned and 
ignorant men. they marvelled ; and 
they took knowledge of them, that 
they had been with Je'gus. 

14 And beholding the man whichj^ 
was healed standing with them, they * cfciila 
could say nothing against it. 

15 But when they had commanded 
them to go aside out of the council, 
they conferred among themselves, 

16'^Saying, 'What shall we do to 
these men ? for that indeed a notable 
miracle hath been done by them is 
manifest -'to all them that dwell in 
Je-ru'sa-lem ; and we cannot deny it. 

1 7 But that it spread no further 
among the people, let us straitly 
threaten them, that they speak hence- 
forth to no man in this name. 

18 And they called them, and com- 
manded them not to speak at all nor 
teach in the name of Je'sus. 

19 But Pe'tSr and John answered 
and said unto them, ^Whether it be 
right in the sight of God to hearken 
unto you more than unto God, judge 
ye. 

20 For ^ve cannot but speak the 
things which '"we have seen and 
heard. 

21 So when they had further threat- 
ened them, they let them go, finding,^ ph™'i^^-^'7 
nothing how they might punish them, j pii i i." 2I 2' 
because "of the people: for all rnen\ ^^^^-^^'^ 
glorified God for that '^vhich wasi^^h. 2,44 
done. jc iThes.1,5 

22 For the man was above forty '^^^.j^i^ 
years old, on whom this miracle of 
healing was shewed. 

23 lAnd being let go, ^they went 
to their own company, and reported 
all that the chief priests and elders 
had said unto them. 

21: And when they heard that, they 
lifted up their voice to God with 
one accord, and said, Lord, thou ^art 
God, which hast made hea.ven, and 
earth, and the sea, and all that in 
them is : 

25 Who by the mouth of thy serv- 
ant Da'vid hast said, 'Why did the 
heathen rage, and the people imagine a Josh. 7, 1 
vain things ? 



CHAP. 4=. 

g Mat. 1, 21 
ch. 10, 43 
Kom.3,24 
1 Tim.2,5 

/iMat.11.25 
1 Cor.1,27 

i John 
11,47 

j ch. 3, 9 

fe ch. 5, 29 
Gal. 1, 10 



m. ch. 22, 15 
IJohnl.l 

n Mat.21,26 
Lu. 20, 6 
Lu. 22, 2 

ch, 3, 7, 8 

p ch. 12, 12 

q Ps. 103, 1 
Ps. 107, 1 

r Ex. 20, 11 
J er. 32,17 

s Ps. 2, 1 

i Heb.7,26 

u Isa. 61, 1 
John 
10,36 

V ch. 2, 23 

xo Isa. 58, 1 
Ezek. 2, 6 
ch. 19, 8 
Eph. 6,19 
2Thes.3,l 

.r ch. 5, 12 

y ch.3,6,16 

z ch. 2, 2, 4 
ch. 16, 26 



92 



e ch. 2, 47 

f Jas. 1, 27 
1 John 
3, 17 

<3 ch. 2, 45 

Ji ch. 6, 1 

i Pro. 3, 9 
Pro. 11,25 
Mat.19,29 
Lu. 12, 33 
1 Tim. 
6,19 



CHAP. 5. 



* 0. Rom. 8. 9 



1 Tim. 
6, 10 

1007 



26 The kings of the earth stood up, 
and the rulers were gathered to- 
gether against the Lord, and against 
his Christ. 

27 For of a truth against 'thy holy 
child Je'sus, "whom thou hast anoint- 
ed, both fler'od,and P6n'ti-us Pi'late, 
with the Gen'tiles, and the people of 
i§'ra-el, were gathered together, 

28 For "to do whatsoever thy hand 
and thy counsel determined before 
to be done. 

29 And now, Lord, behold their* 
threatenings : and grant unto thy 
sei^'ants, "that with all boldness 
they may speak thy word, 

30 By stretching forth tliine hand to 
heal ; and ""that signs and wonders 
may be done by •''the name of thy 
holy child Je'§us. 

31 And when they had prayed, the 
"place was shaken where thev were 
asseiTibled together; and they were 
all filled vrith the Holy Ghdst, and 
they spake the word of God with 
boldness. 

32 ^And the multitude of them 
that beheved "were of one heart and 
of one soul: neither *said any of 
them that ought of the things which 
he possessed was his own ; but they 
had all things common. 

33 And with ^great power gave the 
apostles '^witness of the resurrection 
of the Lord Je'sus : and great 'gTace 
was upon them'ali. 

34 Neither -^was there any among 
them that lacked : ^f or as many as 
were possessors of lands Ci* houses 
sold them, and brought the prices of 
the things that were sold, 

35 And laid them down at the 
apostles' feet : '^and distribution was 
made unto every man according as 
he had need. 

36 And Jo'ses, who by the apostles 
was surnamed Bar'na-bas, (which is, 
being interpreted. The son of con- 
solation.) aL^e'vite, and of the coun- 
try of Qy'prus, 

3 7 Having land, 'sold ^7,and brought 
the money, and laid it at the apostles' 
feet. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Ananias and Sapphit^a at Peter''.'! rebuke fall 
doxcn dead. 17 The apostles imprisoned, but de- 
liver ed by an angel. 

BUT a certain man named An-a- 
ni'as, with Sap-phi'ra his wife, 
sold a possession, 
2 And <*kept back part of the price. 

his wife also being privy to it, and 

s 



Judgment upon 



THE ACTS, 5. 



Anmiias and Sapphira. 



brought a certain part, and laid it at 
the apostles' feet. 

3 But *Pe't6r said, An-a-ni'as, why 
hath Sa'tan '^filled thine heart 'to lie 
to the Ho'l}^ Gh5st, and to keep back 
part of the price of the land ? 

4 Whiles it remained, was it not 
thine own ? and after it was sold, 
was it not in thine own power ? why 
hast thou conceived this thing in 
thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto 
men, but unto God. 

5 And An-a-ni'as hearing these 
words ''fell down, and gave up the 
ghost: and great fear came on all 
them that heard these things, 

6 And the j^oung men arose, wound 
^him up, and carried him out, and 
buried Aim. 

TAnd it w^as about the space of 
three hours after, when his wife, not 
knowing what was done, came in. 

8 And Pe'tSr answered unto her. 
Tell me whether ye sold the land for 
so much ? And she said, Yea, for so 
much. \ 

9 Then Pe'tSr said unto her, How is! 
it that ye have agreed together toj 
•^tempt the Spirit of the Lord? be- 
hold, the feet of them which have 
buried thy husband are at the door, 
and shall carry thee out. 

10 Then fell she down straightway 
at his feet, and yielded up the ghost : 
and the young men came in, and 
found her dead, and, carrying her 
forth, buried her by her husband. 

11 And great fear came upon all 
the church, and upon as many as 
heard these things. 

12 IF And ^by the hands of the apos- 
tles were many signs and wonders 
wrought among the people; (and 
^they were all with one accord in 
SoFo-mon's porch. 

1 3 And 'of the rest durst no man 
join himself to them : •'but the peo- 
ple magnified them. 

1 4 And believers were the more 
added to the Lord, multitudes both 
of men and women.) 

15 Insomuch that they brought 
forth the sick ^into the streets, and 
laid them on beds and couches, that 
^at the least the shadow of Pe'tSr 
passing by might overshadow some 
of them. 

16 There came also a multitude oid 
of the cities roundabout unto Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, bringing ^sick folks, and them 
which were vexed with unclean I 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 5. 

b Num.30,2 
Deut. 
23, 21 
Eccl. 5, 4 

c Lu. 22, 3 
John 8,44 

1 Or, to 

deceive. 
Ps. 94, 7 
Isa. 29, 15 

d Num. 
14,36 

e John 
19,40 

/ Deut.6,16 
Mat. 4, 7 
Lu. 4, 12 
1 Cor. 10,9 

g Mark 16. 
15-20 
ch. 14, 3 
Rom. 
15,18 
lCor.2,4,5 
Heb. 2, 4 

h ch. 3, 11 

i John 9,22 
John 
12,43 
John 
19.38 

j ch. 2, 47 

2 Or. in 

every 
street. 

k Mat. 9, 21 
Mat, 14,36 

I Mark 
16,17 

mch. 4, 1,2 

3 Or, envy, 
n Lu. 21, 12 

o Ps. 34. 7 
ch. 12, 7 
ch. 16, 26 
Heb. 1, 14 

p John 6.68 
John 17,3 
1 John 
10,11 

q ch. 4, 5, 6 

r Lu. 22. 4 
ch. 4, 1 

s Mat. 14, 5 
Mat.21,26 

f ch. 4. 18 

u ch. 2, 23 
ch. 3, 15 
ch. 7, 52 

V Mat.23,35 
Mat.27,25 

w Gal. 1, 10 

r ch. 10. 39 
Gal. 3, 13 ! 
1 Pet.2,24| 

y ch. 2, 33 
Phil. 2. 9 
Heb. 2, 10 
Heb. 12, 2 

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spirits : and they were healed every 
one. 

17 ^Then "the high priest rose up, 
and all they that were with him, 
(which is the sect of the Sad'du-gee§,) 
and were filled with ^indignation, 

18 And "laid their hands on the 
apostles, and put them in the com- 
mon prison. 

19 But "the angel of the Lord by 
night opened the prison doors, and 
brought them forth, and said, 

20 Go, stand and speak in the temple 
to the people ^all the words of this 
life. 

21 And when they heard that, they 
entered into the temple early in the 
morning, and taught. ''But the high 
priest came, and they that were with 
him, and called the council together, 
and all the senate of the children of 
i§'ra-el, and sent to the prison to have 
them brought. 

22 But when the officers came, and 
found them not in the prison, they 
returned, and told, 

23 Saying, The prison truly found 
we shut with all safety, and the 
keepers standing without before the 
doors : but when we had opened, we 
found no man w^ithin. 

24 Now when the high priest '"and 
the captain of the temple and the 
chief priests heard these things, they 
doubted of them w^hereunto this 
would grow. 

25 Then came one and told them, 
saying. Behold, the men whom ye 
put in prison are standing in the 
temple, and teaching the people. 

26 Then w^ent the captain with the 
officers, and brought them without 
violence : ''for they feared the people, 
lest they should have been stoned. 

27 And when they had brought 
them, thej^ set the??! before the 
council: and the high priest asked 
them, 

28 Saying, *Did not we straitly 
command you that ye should not 
teach in this name ? and, behold, 
ye have filled Je-ru'sa-lem with your 
doctrine, and "intend to bring this 
man's blood "upon us. 

29 Then Pe'tSr and the other 
apostles answered and said, ^We 
ought to obey God rather than men. 

30 The God of our fathers raised 
up Je'sus, whom ye slew and hanged 
""on a tree. 

3 1 Him ^hath God exalt e d with his 1 



Counsel of Gamaliel. 



THE ACTS, 6. 



Seven deacons chosen. 



C I right hand 

a 



to he 'a Prince and a 
Saviour, ^for to give repentance to 



A. D. 33. 



I is^ra-el, and forgiveness of sins .* 
§2 And ''we are his witnesses of 
these things ; and so is also the Holy 
Ghost, whom God hath given to 
them that obey him. 

33 T When thev heard ^Aa^, they 
were cut to the heart, and took 
comisel to slay them. 

34 Then stood there up one in the 
council, a Phar'i-see, named ^Ga-ma'- 
li-el, a doctor of the law,- had in rep- 
utation among all the people, and 
commanded to put the apostles forth 
a little space ; 

35 iVnd said unto them, Ye men of 
I§'ra-el, take heed to yourselves what 
ye intend to do as touching these 
men. 

36 For before these days rose up 
Theii'das, boasting himself to be 
somebodv : to whom a number of 
men, about four hundred, joined 
themselves °. Avho was slain ; and all, 
as many as ^obeyed him, were scat- 
tered, and brought to nought^ 

37 After this man rose up Ju'das of 
Gal'i-lee in the days ^of the taxing, 
and drew away much people after 
him: he also perished ; and all, even 
as many as obeyed him, were dis- 
persed. 

38 And now I say unto you, Re- 
frain from these men, and let them 
alone : for -^if this counsel or this 
work be of men, it will come to 
nought : 

39 But ^if it be of God, ye cannot 
overthrow it ; lest haply ye be found 
even ^to fight against God. 

40 And to him they agreed : and 
when they had called the apostles, 
and 'heaten them, they commanded 
that they should not speak in the 
name of Je'sus, and let them go. 

41 And they departed from the 
presence of the council, •'rejoicing 
that they were counted worthy to 
suffer shame for his name. 

42 And daily in the temple, and in 
everj" house, they ceased not to teach 
and preach Je'§us Christ. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 The apostles' care for the pooi\ and preaching of 
the word. ^ Seven deacons chosen. 

AND in those days, ''when the 
number of the disciples was 
multiplied, there arose a murmur- 
ing of the *Gre'gian§ against the 
Hel)rews, because their ■v\ddows 
(64) K. 10. 13. 



CHAP. 5. 

z Isa. 9, 6 
Ezek. 
34,24 
Dan. 9, 25 
cli. 3, 15 
Rev. 1, 5 

a Mat. 1, 21 

5 Eph. 1, 7 
j Col. 1, 14 

\c John 
j 15, 26 

!fZch. 22, 3 

4 Or, 

believed. 

e Lu. 2, 1 
Lu. 13, 1 

/Ps. 127, 1 
Pro. 21,.30 
Isa. 8, 10 
Mat.15,13 

g Mat.l6,lS 

1 Cor.1,25 
Phil. 1,28 
Rev.17,14 

h ch. 9, 5 
i Markl3,9 
Lu. 20, 10 

j Mat. 5, 12 
Rom. 5, S 

2 Cor. 
12, 10 
Phil. 1, 29 
Heb. 
10,34 
Jas. 1, 2 
1 Pet.4,13 



CHAP. 6. 

a Ps. 72. 16 
Mat.13,31 
ch. 4. 4 

b ch. 9, 29 
ch. 11, 20 

c ch. 4, 35 

a Ex. 18, 17 
2 Tim. 2,4 

e Deut.1,13 
1 Tim. 3,7 

/ ch. 2, 42 

g ch. 11, 24 

h ch. 8, 5 
ch. 21, 8 

i Ps. 37, 5 
Pro. 16, 3 
ch. 1, 24 
Phil. 4, 6 
Jude 20 

/ ch. 8, 17 
ch. 9, 17 
ch. 13, 3 
ITim. 
4,14 

1 Tim. 
5,22 

2 Tim. 1,6 

k Col. 1, 6 
2 Tim. 3,1 

I John 
12,42 

m Ex. 4, 12 
Isa. 54, 17 
Lu. 21, 15 

71 Mat.26,59 

ch. 25, 8 
p Dan. 9, 26 

1 Or, rites. 
Heb. 8, 13 
Heb. 9 
Heb. 10 

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were neglected ""in the daily minis- 
tration. 

2 Then the twelve called the mul- 
titude of the disciples unto them, 
and said, "^It is not reason that we 
should leave the word of God, and 
serve tables. 

3 Wherefore, brethren, "look ye out 
among you seven men of honest re- 
port, full of the Holy Ghost and wis- 
dom, whom we may appoint over 
this business. 

4 But we -^'will give ourselves con-= 
tinually to prayer, and to the min- 
istry of the word. 

5 And the saying pleased the whole 
multitude : and they chose Stephen, 
a ^man full of faith and of the Holj^ 
Ghdst, '^and Phil'ip, and Proch'o-rus, 
and Ni-ca'nor, and Ti'mon, and Par '- 
me-nas, and Nic'o-las a proselyte of 
An'ti-och : 

6 Whom they set before the apos- 
tles: and when 'they had prayed, 
-'they laid their hands on them. 

7 And *the word of God increased ; 
and the number of the disciples mul- 
tiplied in Je-ru'sa-lem greatly; and a 
great company ^of the priests were 
obedient to the faith. 

8 1! And Ste'phen, full of faith and 
power, did great wonders and mir- 
acles among the people. 

9 Then there arose certain of the 
synagogue, which is called the syna- 
gogue of the Lib'Sr-tines, and Qy-re'- 
ni-ans, and Al-ex-an'dri-ans, and of 
them of Qi-li'cia and of A'sia, disput- 
ing with Ste'phen. 

10 And "'they were not able to re- 
sist the msdom and the spirit by 
which he spake. 

11 Then "they suborned men, which 
said. We have heard him speak 
blasphemous words against Md'ses, 
and against God. 

1 2 And they stirred up the people, 
and the elders, and the scribes, and 
ca,me upon hi7n, and caught him, 
and brought him to the council, 

13 And set up false witnesses, which 
said. This man ceaseth not to speak 
blasphemous words agamst this holy 
place, and the law : 

14 For "^e have heard Mm say, 
■that this Je'sus of Naz'a-reth ^'shall 
destroy this place, and shall change 
the 'customs which M5'§es delivered 
us. 

1 5 And all that sat in the council, 
looking stedfastly on him, saw his 



^tephe7i's defence 



THE ACTS, 7. 



before the council. 



face as it had been the face of ^an 
angel. 

CHAPTER 7. 

i Stephen heiny called, ansicereth to his accusation 
oj blasphemy : 54 they stone him to death, 

THEN said the high priest, Are 
these things so ? 

2 And he said, Men, brethren, and 
fathers, hearken ; The God of glory 
appeared unto our father A^bra-ham, 
when he was in Mes-o-po-ta'mi-a, be- 
fore he dwelt in Char'ran, 

3 And said unto him, Get thee out 
of thy country, and from thy kin- 
dred, and come into the land which 
«I shall shew thee. 

4 Then *came he out of the land of 
the Chal-dse'ans, and dwelt in Char'- 
ran ; and from thence, when his fa- 
ther was dead, he removed him into 
this land, wherein ye now dwell, 

5 And he gave him none inheritance 
in it, no, not so much as to set his 
foot on . yet he ''promised that he 
would give it to him for a possession, 
and to his seed after him, when as 
yet he had no child. 

6 And God spake on this wise, That 
"'his seed should sojourn in a strange 
land; and that they should bring 
them into bondage, and entreat them 
*evil four hundred years. 

7 And the nation to whom they 
shall be in bondage will I judge, said 
God : and after that shall they come 
forth, and -^serve me in this place. 

8 And ^he gave him th_e covenant of 
circumcision: ^and &o A'hra-ha7n be- 
gat l'§aac, and circumcised him the 
eighth day \ 'and i'§aac begat Ja'cob ; 
and Ja'cob ^begat the twelve patri- 
archs. 

9 And *the patriarchs, moved with 
envy, sold Jo'§eph into E'gypt : but 
'God was with him, 

10 And delivered him out of all his 
afflictions, '"and gave him favour and 
wisdom in the sight of Pha'raoh king 
of E'gypt; and he made him gov- 
ernor over E'gypt and all his house. 

11 Now there came a dearth over 
all the land of E'gypt and Cha'naan, 
and great affliction : and our fathers 
found no sustenance. 

1 2 But when Ja'cob heard that there 
was corn in E'gypt, he sent out our 
fathers first. 

13 And at the second time Jo'§eph 
was made known to his brethren; 
and Jo'geph's kindred was made 
known unto Pha'radh. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 6. 
q Mat. 28, 3 



CHAP. 7. 

a Gen, 12, 1 

b Gen.11,31 
Gen, 12, 4 
Heb. 11, 8 

c Gen. 12, 7 
Gen.13,15 
Gen. 17, 8 
Gen. 26, 3 

d Gen.15,13 
1 Pet,2,ll 

e Ex, 13, 40 
Gal. 3, 17 

/ Ex. 3, 12 

g Gen. 17, 9 

h Gen, 21, 2 
1 Chr.1,34 
Mat, 1, 2 

i Gen,25,26 

j Gen.29,31 
Gen.36,18 

k Gen. 37,4 
Ps. 105,17 

I Gen, 39, 2 

m Gen. 42,6 
1 Sam. 
2,30 

Ps. 37, 23 
Pro. 8, 15 
Pro. 12, 2 

nGen, 45, 9 

Gen.46,S 
Deut. 
10,22 
Inchifl- 
ing the 
wives 
of his 
brethren. 

p Gen.49,33 
Ex, 1, 6 

q Ex. 13, 19 

Josh. 
24,32 

r Gen.2.3,16 
Gen.33,19 

s Gen.l5,lS 

t Ex. 2, 2 

1 Or, fair 
to God. 
Heb. 
11,23 

itLu. 24, 19 

V Ex, 2, 11 

2 Or, Now 

w Lu. 12, 14 

X Ex. 2, 15 

y Num,12,l 

z Gen.48,16 
Ex. 3, 2 
Deut. 
33,16 
Isa. 63, 9 
Zech.13,7 
.Tohn 1,14 
Titus 2,13 

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14 Then "sent Jo'seph, and called 
his father Ja'cob to him, and all his 
kindred, -threescore and fifteen souls. 

15 So Ja'cob went down into E'gypt, 
^and died, he, and our fathers, 

1 6 And ?were carried over into 
Sy'chem, and laid in '^the sepulchre 
that A'bra-ham bought for a sum of 
money of the sons of Em'mor the fa- 
ther of Sy'chem. 

17 But Avhen 'the time of the prom- 
ise drew nigh, which God had sworn 
to A 'bra-ham, the people grew and 
multiplied in E'gypt, 

1 8 Till another king arose, which 
knew not Jo'§eph. 

1 9 The same dealt subtilly with our 
kindred, and evil entreated our fa- 
thers, so that they cast out their 
young children, to the end they 
might not live. 

20 In 'which time M5'§e§ was born, 
and was 'exceeding fair, and nour- 
ished up in his father's house three 
months : 

21 And when he was cast out, Pha'- 
raoh'B daughter took him up, and 
nourished him for her own son. 

22 And ]VI6'§e§ was learned in ail 
the wisdom of the E-gyp'tian§, and 
was "mighty in words and in 
deeds. 

23 And nvhen he was full forty 
years old, it came into his heart to 
visit his brethren the children of l§'- 
ra-el. 

24 And seeing one of them, suffer 
vs^rong,he defended A ?wz, and avenged 
him that was oppressed, and smote 
the E-gyp'tian : 

25 ^For he supposed his brethren 
would have understood how that 
God by his hand would deliver them : 
but they understood not. 

26 And the next day he shewed 
himself unto them as they strove, 
and would have set them at one 
again, saying. Sirs, ye are brethren ; 
why do ye wrong one to another ? 

27 But he that did his neighbour 
wrong thrust him away, saying. 
Who "made thee a ruler and a judge 
over us ? 

28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou did- 
dest the E-gyp'tian yesterday ? 

29 Then -^fled Mo'§e§ at this saying, 
and was a stranger in the land of 
Ma'di-an, where he ^begat two sons, 

30 And when forty years were ex- 
pired, there appeared to him in the 
wilderness of mount Si'na ^an angel 

8 



Stephen's defence 

of the Lord in a flamft of fire in a 
bush. 

31 When M5'§es saw ^^, he wondered 
at the sight : and as he drew near to 
behold it, the voice of the Lord came 
unto him, 

32 Saying, "1 am the God of thy 
fathers, the God of A'bra-ham, and 
the God of r§aac, and the God of 
Jacob. Then Mo'ses trembled, and 
durst not behold. 

33 Then *said the T^ord to him, Put 
off thy shoes from thy feet : for the 
place where thou standest is holy 
ground. 

34 I have seen, I have seen the af- 
fliction of my people which is in 
E'gypt, and I have heard their groan- 
ing, and am come down to deliver 
them. And now come, 1 vvill send 
thee into E'gypt. 

35 I'his M5'§e§whom they refused, 
saying, Who made thee a ruler and 
a judge? the same did God send to 
he a ruler and a deliverer ''by the 
hand of the angel which appeared to 
him in the bush. 

36 He ''brought them out, after that 
he had shewed wonders and signs in 
the land of E'gypt, and in the Red 
sea, 'and in the wilderness forty 
years. 

37 This is that Mo'§e§, v/hich said 
unto the cliildren of l§'ra-el,-^A proph- 
et shall the Lord your God raise up 
unto you of your brethren, ^likc unto 
me ; him 'shall ye hear. 

38 This ^is he, that was in the 
church in the wilderness with 'the 
angel which spake to him in the 
mount Si'na, and vyith our fathers : 
who •'received the ^lively oracles to 
give unto us : 

39 To whom our fathers would not 
obey, but thrust him from them, and 
in their hearts turned back again 
into E'gypt, 

40 Saying 'unto Aar'on, Make us 
gods to go before us : for as for this 
M5'§e§, which brought us out of the 
land of E'gypt, we wot not what is 
become of him. 

41 And they made a ca,lf in those 
days, and offered sacrifice unto the 
idol, and rejoiced in the works of 
their own hands. 

42 Then "God turned, and gave 
them up to worship "the host of 
heaven ; as it is written in the book 
of the prophets, ''O ye house of i§'ra- 
el, have ye offered to me slain beasts 



THE ACTS, 7. 



before the council. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 7 

a Mat.22,13 
Heb. 
11,16 

b Josh. 5,15 

c Ex. 14, 19 

Num. 
20, 16 

(I Ex. 12. 41 

e Ex. 16, 1 

/ Deut. 
18, 15 

3 Or. as 

myself. 

g Mat. 17, 5 

/I Ex. 19, 3 

i Isa. 63, 9 
Gal. 3, 19 
Heb. 2, 2 

j Ex. 21, 1 
John 1,17 

k Rom. 3. 2 

J. Ex. 32, 1 



m Ezek. 
20, 25 
Rom. 1,24 
2 Thes. 
2, 11 

n Deut. 17, 3 
2Ki.l7.16 
Jer. 19,13 

Amos5,25 

4 Or, ivho 
spake. 

p Ex. 25, 40 
Heb. 8, 5 

q Josh. 3,14 

5 Or. 

hailing 
received. 

6 That is, 
Joshua. 

r 1 Sam. 
16, 1 

s 1 Ki. 8, 17 

t 2 Chr. 2,6 

u Isa. 66, 12 
Mat. 5, 34 
Mat.23,22 

V Isa. 48, 4 

wEzek. 
44, 9 

X 2 Chr. 
36, 16 
Mat.23,34 
1 Thes. 
2, 15 

y ch. 3, 14 

■z Ex. 20, 1 
Gal. 3, 19 
Heb. 2, 2 

a Mat. 3, 16 

b Dan. 7. 13 
Heb. 9, 24 

c Heb. 

13,12 

d Lev.24,16 

e Deut.13,9 
Deut.17,7 

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and sacrifices by the space of forty 
years in the wilderness ? 

43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle 
of Mo'loch, and the star of your god 
Rem'phan, figures which ye made to 
worship them : and I will carry you 
away beyond Bab'y-lon. 

44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of 
witness in the wilderness, as he had 
appointed, '^speaking unto Mo'ses, 
that ^he should make it according 
to the fashion that he had seen. 

45 Which ^also our fathers 'that 
came after brought in with ^Je'sus 
into the possession of the Gen'tiles, 
whom God drave out before the face 
of our fathers, unto the days of Da'- 
vid ; 

46 Who lound favour before God, 
and desired 'to find a tabernacle for 
the God of Ja'cob. 

4 7 But Soro-mon built him anhouse. 

48 Howbeit 'the most High dwell- 
eth not in temples made with hands; 
as saith the prophet, 

49 Heaven ""is my throne, and earth 
is my footstool : what house will ye 
build me ? saith the Lord : or what 
is the place of my rest ? 

5 Hath not my hand made aU these 
things ? 

5 1 °[ Ye "stiff necked and mncircum- 
cised in heart and ears, ye do always 
resist the Ho'ly Ghost: as your fa- 
thers did so do ye. C.26.18; N.24.25.J 

52 Which ^of the prophets have not 
your fathers persecuted? and they 
have slain them which shewed be- 
fore of the coming of ^the Just One; 
of whom ye have been now the be- 
trayers and murderers: 

53 AYho 'have received the law by 
the disposition of angels, and have 
not kept it. 

54 ^ When they heard these things, 
they were cut to the heart, and they 
gnashed on him with their teeth, 

55 But he, being full of the Holy 
Ghost, looked up stedfastly into 
heaven, and saw the glory of God, 
and Je'sus standmg on the right 
hand of God, 

56 And said. Behold, °I see the 
heavens opened, and the *Son of 
man standing on the right hand of 
God. 

57 Then they cried out with a loud 
voice, and stopped their ears, and 
ran upon him with one accord, 

58 And ''cast him out of the city, and 
'^stoned him : and 'the witnesses laid 



C 

N 



Philip planteth 



THE ACTS, 8. 



the church in Samaria. 



down their clothes at a young man's 
feet, whose name was Saul. 

59 And they stoned Ste'phen, call- 
ing upon God, and saying. Lord Je'- 
§us, receive -^my spirit. 

60 And he kneeled down, and cried 
with a loud voice, ''Lord, lay not this 
sin to their charge. And when he 
had said this, he ''fell asleep. 

CHAPTER 8. 

5 Philip planteth the church in Samaria : 26 he bap- 
tizeth an Ethioxjian eunuch. 

AND ''Saul was consenting unto 
his death. And at that time there 
was a great persecution against the 
church which was at Je-ru'sa-lem ; 
and they *were all scattered abroad 
throughout the regions of Jii-dae'a 
and Sa-ma'ri-a, except the apostles. 

2 And devout men carried Ste'phen 
to his burial, and ''made great lamen- 
tation over him. 

3 As for Saul, '^he made havock of 
the church, entering into every house, 
and haling men and women com- 
mitted the7n to prison. 

4 Therefore "^they that vrere scat- 
tered abroad went every where 
preaching the word. 

5 ITThen -^Phil'ip went down to the 
city of Sa-ma'ri-a, and i^reached 
Christ unto them. 

6 And the people with one accord 
gave heed unto those things which 
Phil'ip spake, hearing and seeing the 
miracles which he did. 

7 For ^unclean spirits, crying with 
loud voice, came out of many that 
were possessed loith them : and many 
taken with palsies, and that were 
lame, were healed. 

8 And there was great joy in that 
city. 

9 But there was a certain man, 
called Sf mon, which beforetime in 
the same city used ^sorcery, and be- 
witched the people of Sa-ma'ri-a, giv- 
ing 'out that himself was some great 
one: 

10 To whom •'they all gave heed, 
from the least to the greatest, say- 
ing, This man is the great power of 
God. 

11 And to him they had regard, be- 
cause that of long time he had be- 
witched them with sorceries. 

12 But when they believed Philip 
preaching the things '''concerning the 
kingdom of God, and the name of 
Je'gus Christ, they were baptized, 
both men and women. 



A. D. 33. 



CHAP. 7. 

/ Ps. 31, 5 

g Mat. 5, 44 
Lu. 6, 28 
Lu. 23, 34 

h 1 Thes. 
4, 13 
Rev.14,13 



A. D. 34. 

CHAP. 8. 

\a ch. 7, 58 

h ch. 11, 19 

c 2 Sam. 
3,31 

d 1 Cor. 15,9 
Gal. 1, 13 
Phil. 3, 6 
ITim. 
1.13 

e Mat.10,23 
ch.ll, 19 

1 Cor. 
14, 31 

/ch. 6, 5 

Q Mat. 10, 1 
Mark 
16, 17 
Lu. 10, 17 
Heb. 2, 4 

?i ch. 13, 6 

i ch. 5, 36 

j Rom.1,28 

k ch. 1, 3 

I Jas. 2, 19 

1 sigyis and 
great 
miracles. 

m ch. 2, 38 

n ch. 19, 2 

Mat.28,19 
ch. 2, 38 

p ch. 10, 48 

q ch. 6, 6 
Heb. 6, 2 

r 2Ki. 5,16 
Mic. 3, 
11,12 
Mat. 10, 8 

s ch. 2, 38 
ch. 11, 17 

t Pro. 6, 
16.18 
Pro. 11,20 
Pro. 12,20 
Isa. 44, 20 
Jer. 17, 9 
Rom. 8, 7 

2 Tim. 3,5 

xt, Isa. 55, 7 
Dan. 4, 27 
2 Tim. 
2,25 

V Heb. 
12,15 

w Gen. 20,7 
Ex. 8, 8 
Num.21,7 
Job 42, 8 
Jas. 5, 16 

X Ps. 91, 11 
Heb. 1, 14 

V Ps. 87, 4 
Isa. 43, 6 
Zeph.3,10 

z 1 Ki. 8, 41 
Ps. 68, 29 
Isa.56,3-8 
John 
12,20 

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13 Then Sl'mon himself 'believed 
also: and when he was baptized, 
he continued with PhiFip, and won- 
dered, beholding the 'ixdracles and 
signs which were done. 

14 ^Now when the apostles which 
were at Je-ru'sa-lem heard that Sa- 
ma'ri-ahad received the word of God. 
they sent unto them Pe'tgr and John 

15 Who, when they were come 
down, prayed for them, "'that they 
might receive the H51y Gh5st : 

16 (For "as yet he was fallen upon 
none of them : only '^hey were bap- 
tized iiiHhe name of the Lord Je'§us. ) 

IT Then ^laid they their hands on 
them, and they received the Ho ly 
Ghost. 

18 And when Sfmon saw that 
through laying on of the apostles' 
hands the Holy Ghdst v/as given, he 
offered them money, 

1 9 Saying, Give me also this power, 
that on Avhomsoever I lay hands, he 
may receive the Hdly" Ghdst. 

20 But Pe'tgr said unto him, Thy 
money perish with thee, because thou 
'hast thought that *the gift of God 
may be purchased with money. 

21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in 
this matter: for thy 'heart is not right 
in the sight of God. 

22 Repent therefore — of this thy 
wickedness, and pray God, "if per - 
haps the thought of thine heart may 
be forgiven th oo . R. 11. lo. 

23 For I perceive that thou art in the 
gall "of bitterness, and in the bond of 
iniquity. 

24 Then answered Sf mon, and said. 
Pray ye "to the Lord for me, that 
none of these things which ye have 
spoken come upon me. 

25 And they, when they had testi- 
fied and preached the word of the 
Lord, returned to Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
preached the gospel in many villages 
of the Sa-mar'i-tan§. 

26 "ilAnd ^the angel of the Lord 
spake unto Phirip, saying, Arise, and 
go toward the south unto the way 
that goeth down from Je-rvi'sa-lem 
unto Ga'za, which is desert. 

27 And he arose and went : and,be- 
hold,a 5'man of E-thi-5'pi-a,an eunuch 
of great authority under Can'da-ge 
queen of 'the E-thi-5'pi-an§, who had 
the charge of all her treasure, and ^had 
come to Je-ru'sa-lem for to worship, 

28 Was returning, and sitting in his 
chariot read E-§a'ias the prophet. 



JSaptisni of the eunuch. 



THE ACTS, 9. 



Ananias is sent to Saul. 



tl 



29 Then the Spirit said unto Phii'ip, 
Go near, and join thyself to this 
chariot. 

30 And Phil'ip ran thither to him, 
and heard him read the prophet 
E-sa'ias, and said, Understandest thou 
what thou readest ? 

31 And he said, How can I, except 
some man should guide me ? And he 
desired Phii'ip that he would come 
up and sit with him. 

32 The place of the scripture which 
he read was this, ''He was led as a 
sheep to the slaughter; and like a 
lamb dumb before his shearer, so 
opened he not his mouth : 

33 In his humiliation his judgment 
was taken av/ay : and who shall de- 
clare his generation ? for his life is 
taken from the earth. 

34 And the eunuch answered Phil Tp, 
and said, I pray thee, of v/hom speak- 
eth the prophet this ? of himself, or of 
some other man ? 

35 Then Phii'ip opened his mouth, 
a nd began ^at the same sc r ipture , and 
preached unto h i m Je' s us. g -.q .^.^ 

3G And as tlie>' went on their ^^fK'y, 
they came unto a certain water : and 
the eunuch said, See, Aere is water ; 
what ""doth hinder me to be baptized ? 

37 And Phil ip said,'^If thou believ- 
est with all thine heart, thou may est. 
And he answered and said, I '^believe 
that Je'sus Christ is the Son of God. 

38 And" he commanded the chariot 
to stand still: and they went down 
both into the water, both Phii'ip and 
the eunuch ; and he baptized him. 

3 9 And when they were come up out 
of the water, -^the Spirit of the Lord 
caught away Phirip,that the eunuch 
saw him no more : and he went on his 
way rejoicing. 

40 But Phii'ip was found ^at A-zo'tus : 

and passing through he preached in 

all thecities, till became to Q^s-a-re'a. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Saul, going towards Damascus, is called hy Christ: 
10 Ananias is sent to him, and heis baptized, 20 and 
preachetfi Christ. 32 Miracles wroxujht by Peter. 

AND ''Saul, yet breathing out 
threatenings and slaugliter 
against the disciples of the Lord, 
went unto the high priest, 

2 And desired of him letters to Da- 
mas'cus to the synagogues, that if he 
found any ^of this way, whether they 
were men or women, he might bring 
them bound unto Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3 And *as he journeyed, he came 
near Da-mas 'cus: and suddenly there! 



CHAP. 8. 
a Isa. 53, 



A. D. 34. j shined round about him a light from 
heaven : 

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard 

PhiL2,'7'8 a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, 

h Lu. 2i,27 why persecutest ""thou me?' 

2 coi?i,lo' ^ And he said, '^ Who art thou, Lord ? 

Col. 2,^1^7^ I And the Lord said, I am Je'sus whom 

^10 '.- ' thou persecutest : Ht is hard for thee 

\ AT t -^8 -'q\^^ kick against the pricks. 

' Mark '"^ 6 And lie trembling and astonished 

^^' ^^ j said, Lord, Avhat wilt thou have me 

^ john'''6;69r^ ^^ ^ ^^^ "th® Lord said unto him, 
John 9^35 1 Arise, and go into the city, and it shall 
11,^^ I be told thee what thou must do. 
JJo^Q I 7 And ^the men which journeyed 
,-^jlj-^g^2Jwith him stood speechless, hearing a 
2 Ki". 2^,'i6; voice, but seeing no man. 
Ezek.3,i2| g And Saul arose from the earth ; 
zech. 9, Q .^Yid when his eyes were opened, he 
isaw no man: but they led him by 
the hand, a,nd brought him into Da- 
mas 'cus= 

9 And he was three days without 
sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 

10 ^And there was a certain disciple 
Da-iTias'cus, named An-a-ni'as; 

and to him said the Lord in a. vision, 
Aii-a-ni'as. And he said, Behold, I 
am here. Lord. 
7 h "^ 6 ^^ And the Lord said unto him, 
^ ch." 26,' 12 \ Arise, and go into the street which is 
1 cor.15,8 (^.^11^(^1^ Straight, and enquire in the 

J^^tj?^'^'^ house of Jii'das for one called Saul, 
12,12 _Jof ''Tar'sus: for, behold, he prayeth, 
12 And hath seen in a vision a man 
named An-a-ni'as coming in, and put- 
ting h is hand on him, that he might 
/Lu. 3, 10 j receive his sight, 
ch le'^so ' ^ '^ Then An-a-ni'as answered. Lord, 
Dan 10 7 ''■ ^^^^^ heard by iPxany of this man, 
^ ^^' ' [ how much evil he hath done to thy 
saints at Je-ru'sa-lem : 

14 And here he hath authority 
from the chief priests to bind all that 
'call on thy name. 

1 5 But the Lord said unto him, Go 



A. D. 35. 

CHAP. 9, 

a ch. 8, 3 , , 
Gal. 1,13 at 
1 Tim. 
1,13 

1 of the 
way, ' 
ch. 19, 9 



Eph. 5, 30 

a 1 Tim. 
1,13 

e, ch. 5, 39 



* D. 20. 28. t F. 10. 43. 



h ch. 21, 39 

i ch. 7, 59 
ch. 22, 16 
ICor. 1, 2 
2 Tim. 
2,22 

j ch. 13, 2 
ch. 22, 21 I 

ch! 26' 17 thy way : for •'he is a chosen vessel 
I'cor. '■^unto me, to bear my name before 
GaL^i 151^^^^ Gen 'tiles, and ^kings, and the 
Eph. 3,^7 'children of is'ra-el : 
1 Tim. 2,7 2 (3 Pqj, m j -^yjji shew him how great 

things he must suffer for my name's 
sake. 

1 7 And '" An-a-ni 'as v>^ent his way . and 
entered into the house ; and putting 
his hands on hiin said, Brother Saul, 
the Lord, even Je'sus, that appeared 
unto thee in the way as thou earnest, 
hath sent me, that thou mightest re- 
ceive thv sight, and ''be filled with 
the Holy Gh5st. 



2 Tim. 
1,11 

k Rom. 1,5 
Rom. 
11, 13 
Gal. 2, 7,8 

I ch. 25, 22 
ch. 26, 1 

m ch. 20, 23 
ch. 21, 11 
2 Cor. 
11,23 

nch. 22, 12 

ch. 2, 4 

ch. 13, 52 

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Paid preacheth Clirist. 



THE ACTS, 10. Miracles wrought by Peter. 



1 8 And immediately there fell from 
his eyes as it had been scales : and 
he received sight forthwith, and 
arose, and was baptized. 

] 9 And when he had received meat, 
he was strengthened. J"Then was 
Saul certain days with the disciples 
which were at Da-mas'cus. 

20 And straightway he preached 
Christ in the synagogues, ^that he is 
the Son of God. 

21 But all that heard hhn were 
amazed, and said; '^Is not this he 
that destroyed them which called on 
this name in Je-ru'sa-lem, and came 
hither for that intent, that he might 
bring them bound unto the chief 
priests ? 

22 But Saul increased the more in 
strength, and 'confounded the Jews 
which dwelt at Da-mas'cus, proving 
that this is very Christ. 

23 IF And after that many days were 
fulfilled, 'the Jew§ took counsel to 
kill him : 

24 But their laying await was 
known of Saul. And they watched 
the gates day and night to kill 
him. 

25 Then the disciples took him by 
night, and "let him down by the wall 
in a basket. 

26 And *'when Saul was come to Je- 
ru'sa-lem, he assayed to join himself 
to the disciples: but they were all 
afraid of him, and believed not that 
he was a disciple. 

27 But '"Bar'na-bas took him, and 
brought him to the apostles, and de- 
clared unto them how he had seen 
the Lord in the way, and that he 
had spoken to him, and hov/ he had 
preached boldly at Da-ixias'cus in the 
name of Je'§us. 

28 And he was with them coming 
in and going out at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

29 And he spake ^boldly in the name 
of the Lord Je'§us, and disputed 
against the^Gre'^ian§: 'but they went 
about to slay him. 

30 TFA^cA when the brethren knew, 
they brought him down to QjPc-a- 
re'a, and sent him forth to Tar'sus. 

31 Then "had the churches rest 
throughout all Jii-dse'a and Gal'i-lee 
and Sa-ma'ri-a, and were edified; and 
walking in the fear of the Lord, and 
in the comfort of the Holy Ghdst, 
were multiplied. 

32 IT And it came to pass, asPe'tSr 
passed throughout *all quarters^ he 



A. D. 35. 



CHAP. 9. 

V ch. 26, 20 

q ch. 8, 37 

r ch. 8, 3 
Gal. 1, 13 

s ch. 18, 28 

A. D. 37. 

t ch. 23, 12 
ch. 25, 3 

u Josh. 2,15 
1 Sam. 
19, 12 

V ch. 22, 17 
Gal. 1, 17 

w ch. 4, 36 
ch. 13, 2 

a:Eph.6, 19 

y ch. 6, 1 
ch. 11, 20 

z 2 Cor. 
11,26 

a Ps. 119, 
165 

A. D. 38. 

& ch. 8, li 

c Mat. 9, 6 
John 5, 8 
ch. 3, 6 
ch. 4, 10 

d 1 Chr.5,16 

e ch. 11, 21 

2 Or, Doe, 
or, Eoe. 

/Pro. 31,31 
1 Tim. 
2. 10 

1 Tim. 
5, 10 

Titus 3, 8 
Jas. i, 27 

g ch. 1, 13 

3 Or, he 

grieved. 

h Mat. 9, 25 

i 1 Kl. 17, 
19-23 

2 Kl. 4. 
32-36 
ch. 7, 60 

j Mark5,41 
John 
11,43 

k John 
11,45 
John 
12,11 

I Josh. 
19,46 
2Chr.2,16 
Ezra 3, 7 
Jonah 1,3 

m ch. 10, 6 



A. D. 41. 

CHAP. 10. 

a Gen. 18,19 
Josh. 
24, 15 
ch. 8, 2 
ch. 22, 12 
1 Thes. 
5. 17 

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ca,me down also to the saints which 
dwelt at Lyd'da. 

33 And there he found a certain 
man named ^lie-as, which had kept 
his bed eight years, and was sick of 
the palsy. 

31 And Pe'tgr said unto him, ^'ne- 
as,'' Je'gus Christ maketh thee whole : 
arise, and make thy bed. And he 
arose immediately. 

35 And all that dwelt at Lyd'da and 
"^Sa'ron saw him, and "turned to the 
Lord. 

36 IFNow there was at J op 'pa a cer- 
tain disciple named Tabl-tha, which 
by interpretation is called ^Dorcas : 
this woman was full -^'of good works 
and almsdeeds which she did. 

37 And it came to pass in those days, 
that she was sick, and died : whom 
when they had washed, they laid her 
in "an upper chamber, 

38 And forasmuch as Lyd'da w^as 
nigh to Jop'pa, and the disciples had 
heard that Pe'ter was there, they sent 
unto him two men, desiring him that 
he would not ^delay to come to them. 

39 Then Pe't§r arose and went with 
them. When he was come, thev 
brought him into the upper cham- 
ber : and all the widows stood by him 
weeping, and shewing the coats and 
garments which Dor'cas made, while 
she was with them. 

40 But Pe'ter '^put them all forth, 
and kneeled 'down, and prayed ; and 
turning hiin to the body -^'said, Tab*- 
i-tha, arise. And she opened her 
eyes : and when she saw Pe'tSr, she 
sat up. 

41 And he gave her his hand, and 
lifted her up, and when he had called 
the saints and widows, presented her 
alive. 

42 And it was known throughout 
all Jop'pa; ^and many believed in 
the Lord. 

43 And it came to pass, that he tar- 
ried many days in ^Jop'pa with one 
Sfmon "'a tanner. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Cornelius sendeth for Peter. 34 Peter preacheth. 
44 The Holy Ghost falleth on the hearers : 48 they 
are baptized,. 

THERE was a certain man in 
Oses-a-re'a called C6r-neli-us, a 
centurion of the band called the 
-tal'ian band, 

2 A "devout man, and one that 
feared God with all his house, which 
gave much alms to the people and 
prayed to God alway. 



(Jornelms sendeth 



THE ACTS, 10. 



for Peter. 



3 He *saw in a vision evidently 
about the ninth hour of the day an 
''angel of God coming in to him, and 
saying unto him, Cor-neli-us. 

4 And when he looked on him, he 
ivas afraid, and said, What is it, 
Lord ? And he said unto him, Thy 
prayers and thine alms are come up 
for '^a memorial before God. 

5 And now send men to Jop'pa, and 
call for one Sl'mon, whose surname 
is Pe'tgr: 

6 He lodgeth with oiire ^Sf mon a 
tanner, whose house is by the sea 
side : he -^shall tell thee what thou 
oughtest to do. 

7 And when the angel which spake 
unto Cor-ne'li-iis was departed, he 
called two of his household, servants, 
and a devout soldier of them that 
waited on him continually ; 

8 And when he had declared all 
tJiese things unto them, he sent 
them to Jop'pa. 

9 li On the morrow, as they went on 
their journej^, and drew nigh unto 
the city, Pe'tSr went up upon the 
housetop to pray about ^the sixth 
hour : 

10 And he became very hungry, 
and would have eaten: but while 
they made ready, he fell into a 
trance, 

11 And ^saw heaven opened, and a 
certain vessel descending unto him, 
as it had been a great sheet knit at 
the four corners, and let down to 
the earth : 

12 Wherein were all manner of 
fourfooted beasts of the earth, and 
wild beasts, and creeping things, and 
fowls of the air. 

13 And there came a voice to him, 
Rise, Pe'tgr ; kill, and eat. 

14: But Pe'tSr said, Not so. Lord; 
for T have never eaten any thing 
that is common or unclean. 

15 And the voice spake unto him 
again the second time, 'What God 
hath cleansed, that call not thou 
common. 

16 This was done thrice: and the 
vessel was received up again into 
heaven. 

17 Now while Pe't^r doubted in 
himself what this vision which he 
had seen should mean, behold, the 
men which were sent from Cor-ne'- 
li-us had made enquiry for Si'mon's 
house, and stood before the gate, 

1 8 And called, and asked whether 



A. D. 41. 



CHAP. 10. 

ft ch. 11, 13 

c Ps. 34, 7 
Ps.91, 11 
Heb . 1, 14 

cl 2Chr.7,15 
Ps. 65, 2 
Ps. 102,17 
Ps. 141, 2 
Pro. 15, 
8,29 

Phil. 4, 18 
Heb. 
13,16 
Jas. 5, 16 
1 Pet.3,12 
Rev. 5, 8 
Rev. 8, 3 

e ch. 9, 43 

/ch. 11,14 

Q Ps. 55, 17 
ch. 11, 5 

h Ezek. 1, 1 
Mat. 3, 16 
ch. 7, .56 
Rev.19,11 

i Lev, 11, 4 
Lev.20,25 
Deut. 14, 
3,7 

Ezek.4,U 
Rom. 10,2 

; i Iat.15,11 
Uom. 14, 
14, 17, 20 
ICor. 
10, 25 

1 Tim. 4,4 
Titusl,15 

k John 
16. 13 
ch. 11, 12 
ch. 16, 6 
ch. 21, 4 

I Mat.28,19 
Mark 
16, 15 
ch. 15, 7 

m ch. 23, 12 

n Ex. 34, 14 
Deut. 
11,16 

2 Ki.17,36 '■ 
Ps. 81, 9 I 
Mat. 4, 10 i 
Lu. 4, 8 
ch. 14, 14 
Col. 2, 18 
Rev.19,10 
Rev. 22, 9 

John 4, 9 
Gal. 2, 12 

p ch. 15, 8 
Eph. 3, 6 

q Gal. 1, 16 

r ch. 1, 10 

s Lu. 24, 4 

t Dan.10,12 

u Pro. 14,31 
Mat. 6, 4 
Mat. 10,42 
Mat.25,40 
Heb. 6. 1-0 

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Si'mon, which was surnamed Pe'ter, 
were lodged there. 

19 While Pe'tgr thought on the vi- 
sion, the Spirit ^said unto him. Be- 
hold, three men seek thee. 

20 Arise 'therefore, and get thee 
down, and go with them, doubting 
nothing : for I have sent them. 

21 Then Pe'ter Avent down to the 
men which were sent unto him from 
Cor-neli-us ; and said. Behold, I am 
he whom ye seek : what is the cause 
wherefore ye are come ? 

22 And they said, Cor-ne'li-iis the 
centurion, a just man, and one that 
feareth God, and of '"good report 
among all the nation of the Jew§. 
was warned from God by an holy 
angel to send for thee into his house, 
and to hear words of thee. 

23 Then called he them in, and 
lodged them. And on the morrow 
Pe'ter went away with them, and 
certain brethren from Jdp'pa accom- 
panied him. 

24: And the morrow after they en- 
tered into Qees-a-re'a. And Cor- 
ne'li-iis waited for them, and had 
called together his kinsmen and 
near friends. 

25 And as Pe'tSr was coming in. 
Cor-ne'li-iis met him, and fell down at 
his feet, and worshipped hiin. 

26 But Pe'ter took him up, saying, 
Stand "up ; I mj^self also am a man. 

27 And as he talked with him. he 
went in, and found many that were 
come together. 

28 And he said unto them. Ye 
know how that it is an unlawful 
thing for a man that is a Jew to 
keep company, or come unto one of 
another nation; but 'God hath 
shewed me that I should not call 
any man common or unclean. 

21) Therefore came I wito you with- 
out gainsaying, as ''soon as I was 
sent for: I ask therefore for what 
intent ye have _sent for me ? 

30 And Cor-neli-iis said. Four days 
ago I was fasting until this hour; 
and at the ninth hour I prayed in 
my house, and, behold, 'a man stood 
before 'me in bright clothing, 

31 And said, CorTiieli-iis, 'thy prayer 
is heard, "and tliine alms are had in 
remembrance in the sight of God. 

32 Send therefore to Jop'pa, and call 
hither Si'mon, whose surname is Pe'- 
tSr ; he is lodged in the house of one 
Si'mon a tanner by the sea side; 



Peter preacheth Chi^ist. 



THE ACTS, 11. 



Peter's defence. 



W 



B 
F 
K 

W 



who, when he cometh, shall speak 
unto thee. 

33 Immediately therefore I sent to 
thee ; and thou hast well done that 
thou art come. Now therefore are 
we all here present before God, to 
hear all things that are commanded 
thee of God. _ 

34 ^Then Pe'tSr opened his mouth, 
and said, ^ Of a truth I perceive that 
- God is no respecter of persons : 



tTD 



5 But "in every nation he that 



f eareth him, and Avorketh righteous- 



ness, is accepted with him. ,„ ^ 
30 The -w ord wh ich Gud s%\iHiMo 
the children of l§'ra-el, preaching 
^peace bv Je'gus Christ : (-'he is Lord 
of all:) " 

37 That word, I say, ye know, 
which was published throughout all 
Ju-dee'a, and began from Gal'i-lee, 
after the baptism which John 
preached ; 

38 How'God anointed Je'§usof Naz'- 
a-retli with the Holy Ghost and with 
power : who went about doing good, 
and healing all that were oppressed 
of the devil ; for "God was with him. 

39 And we are witnesses of all things 
which he did both in the land of the 
Jew§, and in Je-ru'sa-lem ; whom 
they slew and hanged on a tree : 

40 HiiTi God raised up the third da}', 
and shewed him openly ; 

41 Not Ho all the people, but unto 
witnesses chosen before of God, eye;? 
to us, who 'did eat and drink with 
him after he rose from the dead. 

42 And '^he commanded us to preach 
unto ihe people, and to testify "that it 



A. D. 41. 



CHAP. 10. 

V Deut. 
14,17 
2Chr.lO,7 
Job 34, 19 
Rom.2,11 
Gal. 2, 6 
Eph. 6, 9 
Col. 3, 
11,25 
1 Pet.1,17 

wch. 15, 9 
Rom. 2,13 
Kom. 3,22 
Rom. 
10, 12 
1 Cor. 
12, 13 
Gal. 3, 28 
Eph. 2, 13 
Eph. 3, 6 

X Isa. 57, 19 
Eph. 2,17 
Col. 1, 20 

If Dan. 7, 14 
Mat.28,18 
ch. 2, 22 
ch. 4, 27 
Rom. 
10,12 
1 Cor. 
15,27 



2 Ln. i, 18 
Heb. 1, 9 

a John 1 
John 3, 2 
Col. 2, 9 

b John 
14,17 

c John 
21,13 

'rJMat.28,19 

e John 5,22 

/ Rom. 14,9 
2 Cor.5,10 
2 Tim. 4.1 
1 Pet. 4, 5 



is he which was ordained of God to 



^6 the Judge of -^'quick and dead. ^ 
43 To 4iim give all the prophets 



witness, that through his name who- 



soever believeth in him shall receive 



remission of sms. 



B,.17„ll;| 



44 'I While Pe'tSr yet spake the^ 
words, the H51y Ghost fell on all 
them which heard the word. 

45 And they of the circumcision 
which believed were astonished, as 
many as came with Pe'tSr, because 
that on the Gen'tiles also was poured 
out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 

46 For they heard them speak with 
tongues, and me^gnify God. Then 
answered Pe'tSr, 

47 Can any man forbid water, that 
these should not be baptized, which 
have received the H51y Ghost as 
well as we ? 



48 And he commanded them to be 
baptized in the name of the Lord. 
Then prayed they him to tarry cer- 
tain days. 

CHAPTER 11. 

1 Peter accused for going to the Gentiles. 19 The 
gospel preachedin many places. 27 Great dearth 
foretold. 

i ND the apostles and brethren 
-i\. that were in Jii-dse'a heard that 
the Gen'tiles ""had also received the 
word of God. 

2^ And when Pe'tSr was come up to 
Je-ru'sa-lem, *they that were of the 
circumcision contended with him, 

3 Saying, '^Thou wentest in to men 
uncircumcised, and didst eat with 
them. 

4 But Pe'tSr rehearsed the matter 
from the beginning, and expounded 
it ''by order unto them, saying, 

5 I 'was in the city of Jop'pa pray- 
ing : and in a trance J. saw a vision , 
A certain vessel descend, as it had 

-. . jbeen a great sheet, let down from 
fpet.3,22i heaven by four corners ; and it came 

6 Upon the which when I had fas- 
tened mine eyes, I considered, and 
saAv fourfooted beasts of the earth, 
and wild beasts, and creeping things, 
and fowls of the air. 

7 And I heard a voice saying unto 
me, Arise, Pe'ter ; slay and eat. 

8 But I said, -/Not so, Lord: for 
nothing common or unclean hath 
at any time entered into my mouth. 

9 But the voice answered me again 
from heaven, "What God hath 
cleansed, that call not thou common. 

10 And this was done three times: 
and all were drawn up again into 



g Isa. 53, 11 



r)an.?,'i I heaven 



Mic. 7, 18 
Zech.18,1 
Mai. 4, 2 



W. 13. 



17.31. 
26. 



fF. 13. 38, 39; K. 13. 23; 



CHAP. 11. 

a Gen.49,10 

b Gal. 2, 12 

c ch. 10, 28 

d Lu. 1, 3 

e ch. 10, 9 

/Ezek.4,14 

g John 
16,13 
ch. 15, 7 

h ch. 10, 23 

i ch. 10, 30 

j ch. 2, 4 

1016 



11 And, behold, immediately there 
were three men already come unto 
the_house where I was, sent from ^ses- 
a-re'a unto me. 

1 2 And ^'the spirit bade me go with 
them, nothing doubting. Moreover 
these ^six brethren accompanied me, 
and we entered into the man's house : 

13 And lie shewed us how he had 
seen an angel in his house, which 
stood and said unto him. Send men 
to Jop'pa, andcall for Sl'mon, whose 
surname is Pe'ter ; 

1 4 Who shall tell thee words, 
whereby thou and all thy house 
shall be saved. 

1 5 And as I began to speak, the 
Holv Ghost fell on them, •'as on us 
at the beginning. 



JScrniahas sent forth. 



THE AGTS, 12. Herod imprisoyietli Peter, 



-^- D- ^1- I 29 Then the disciples, every man 
CHAP 11 a-ccording to his abihty, determined 
/cMatsn^^ send *rehef unto the brethren 

John 1,26 iAvhich dwclt in Jii-dae'a: 
I isa. 44, 3 I 30 AYhich also thev did, and sent it 

Joel 2,28; " " 



mch.. 15,8,9; 

n ch. 10, 47 

Rom. 
10,12 
Rom. 15,9 



'na-bas and Saul. 



1 6 Then remembered I the word of 
the Lord, how that he said, John ^-in- 
deed baptized with water ; but jye 
shall be baptized with the Hol5^ 
Ghost. 

IT Forasmuch "'then as God gave joli 1; l to the ^elders by tlie hands of Bar'- 
them the like gift as he did tmto us, ' ' * ' " '' ^^"^ 

n\\.o believed on the Lord Je'gus 
Christ; what '"was I, that I could 
withstand God? 

1 8 When they heard these things, 
they held their peace, and glorified^ ^^- ^' ^ 
God, saying, Then^'hath God also to '^'^^^-^ 
fehe Gen'tileg granted repentance un- r Epii. 3, 8 
to life. '■• ^^' '^"^^'^ "• 17. 30 |s Lu. 1, 63 

19 ^iSTow^they which were scattered:* ch. 9, ss 
abroa.d upon the i^ersecution that 
arose about Ste'phen travelled as^far 
as Phe-nf ge, and Qy'prus, and An' 



A. D. 42. 

XI ch. 9, 27 
V ch. 13. 4£ 



CHAPTER 12. 

1 King Eerod 2^ersecuteifi the CImstians, killeth 
James, and imp7'i-sojieth Feter ; whom an angel 
delirereth v.joon Ihejrrayers of the church. 20 Mis- 
erable death of Eerod. 

]VrOW about that time Her'od the 
1-^ king ^stretched forth his hands 
*to vex certain of the church. 

2 And he killed James "the brother 
of Jolin with the sword. 

3 And because he saw it pleased 
the Jews, he proceeded further to 
take Pe'ter also. (Then were 'the 



ti-och, preaching the word to none, ch." li,' 22 |days of unleavened bread.) 



but unto the J ews only 

20 And some of them were men 
of Qy'prus and (Jy-re'ne, which, 
when they were come to An'ti-och,! coi. 2,6 
spake mnto_the Gre'gians, preaching',^ ch. 5. ii 
"the Lord Je'sus. I a d 43 

21 And 'the hand of the Lord was! 
with them : and a great number be-i^ ^^- ^' ^^ 
lieved, and turned 'unto the Lord, j''' ?/anc?f.'^^ 

22 ^Then tidings of these things ^ ch. 2, 17 
came unto the ears of the church 



i 4 And " when he had apprehended 
I him, he put him in i^rison, and d 



w Deut. 
10,20 
1 Cor. 

Gai^l 20 ^^"^"^^'^^ him to four quaternions of 
- -'-'- 'soldiers to keep him ; intending after 

Eas'ter to bring him forth to the 

people. 

5 Pe'ter therefore was kept in pris- 
on : but Sprayer vras made without 
ceasing of the church unto God for 
him. 

6 And when Her'od would have 
brought hini forth, the same night 



ch. Yl 

which was in Je-ru'sa-lem: and they: 12,28 

sent forth "Bar'na-bas, that he should; ^p^-*-^^ Pe'tSr was sleeping between two 

go as far as An'ti-och. j'^'^^-^i'io soldiers, bound with two chains: 

23 Who, when he came, and hadj^JI^^?: [and the keepers before the door kept 
seen the grace of God, was glad, and i'cor.i6,i;the prison. 

"exhorted them all, that with pur- Gar'2,^ioj '7 And, behold, ^the angel of the 
pose of heart they would cleave unto iP«^t.4,ii|Lord came upon Azm, and a light 
''the Lord. ^ 1 Pet. 5. 1 ghmed in the prison: and he smote 

21 For he was a good man. and full }Pe't?r on the side, and raised him up, 

of the H515^ Ghost and of faith : ""and; saying. Arise up quickly. And his 

much people was added unto thej 
Lord. I 

25 Then departed Bar 'na-bas to' ^•^•*^- 
Tar'sus, -^for to seek Saul • i chap. 12. 



chains fell off from his hands. 
8 And the angel said unto him, 
Gird thyself, and bind on thy san-^ 
dais. And so he did. And he saitli 

26 And when he had found him, he!i oxMQan. unto him. Cast thy garment about 
brought him unto An'ti-5ch. And! «Mat.io,i7[thee, and follow me. 

it came to pass, that a whole year|&^Jat.^4^,2i| 9 And he went out. and followed 
they assembled themselves ^vith the! ' ^ "^'"^ him; and Avist not that it was true 
church, and taught much people. 1^/"^' "' which was done by the angel; but 
And the disciples vrere called Chris'-. ^ 21, 1's thought he ^^savv a vision 
tian§ first in An'ti-och. 

27 ^And in these days ^came 
prophets from Je-ru'sa-lem unto An'- 
ti-och. 



28 And there stood up one of them 
named Ag'a-biis. ''and signified by 



3 Or, in- 
stant and 
earnest 
prayer 
was 
made, 
2Cor.l,ll 
Eph. 6, 18 

_ g ch 5 19 

the spirit that there should be great; Heb.'i,i4 
dearth throughout all the world: /Ps. 126. 1 
which came to pass in the days of gch. 10. 3 
Clau'di-us Qae'sar. |?ich 16 26 

101^ 



10 When they were past the first 
and the second ward, they came un- 
to the iron gate that leadeth unto 
the city : which '^opened to them of 
his own accord : and they went out. 
and passed on through one street; 
and forthwith the angel departed 
from him, 

11 And when Pe't?r was come to 
liimself, he said, Now I know of a 

2 



/Ie7^od's miserable death. THE ACTS, 13. Paul and Barnabas sent forth. 



surety, that 'the Lord hath sent hisj a.d. 44. 
angel, and hath •'dehvered me outLjj^p -^^ 
of the hand of Her'od, and from, allj^ ^s 34 7 
the expectation of the people of thef ban. d, 22 
Jew§. 

12 And when he had considered the 
thing, he ^came to the house of Ma'ry 
the mother of ^John, whose surname J^ J^J^- \i ^^^ 
was Mark ; w^here many were gath 
ered together praying. 

13 And as Pe'ter knocked at the 
door of the gate, a damsel came ^to 
hearken, named Rho'da. 

14 And when she knew Pe'tSr's 
voice, she opened not the gate for 
gladness, but ran in, and told how 
Pe'ter stood before the gate. 

1 5 And they said unto her, Thou 
art mad. But she constantly af- 
firmed that it was even so. Then 
said they. It '"is his angel. 

16 But Pe'ter continued knocking : 
and when they had opened the door, 
and saw him, they were astonished. 

17 But he, beckoning unto them 
with the hand to hold their peace, de- 
clared unto them how the Lord had 
brought him out of the prison. And 
he said, Go shew these things unto 
.Jame§, and to the brethren. And 
he departed, and went into another 
place. 

1 8 Now as soon as it was day, there 
was no small stir among the soldiers, 
what was become of Pe'tSr. 

19 And when Her'od had sought for 
him, and found him not, he ex- 
amined the keepers, and commanded 
that they should be put to death. 
And he went down from Jii-dse'a 
to Q^s-a-re'a, and there abode. 

20 TAnd Her'od ^was highly dis- 
pleased with them of Tyre and Si'- 
don : but they came with one accord 
to him, and, having made Blas'tus 
^the king's chamberlain their friend, 
desired peace ; because their "coun- 
try was nourished by the king's 
cou7itry. 

21 And upon a set day Her'od, ar- 
rayed in royal apparel, sat upon hiS| 
throne, and made an oration unto 

^^'^^^' g ch 12 25 

22 And the people gave a shout, ^ e^". 7/11 
saying, ''It is the voice of a god, and 
not of a man. 

23 And immediately the angel of 
the Lord ^'smote him, because 'he 
gave not God the glory : and he was 
eaten of worms, and gave up the 
ghost. 



J Job 5, 19 
Ps. 33, 18 
Ps. 97, 10 
2 Pet. 2, 9 



i I ch. 15, 37 

3 Or, to ask 
tvho was 
there. 

m Gen. 
48, 16_ 
Mat. 18,10 

4 Or, bare 
an hostile 
mind, in- 
tending 
war. 

5 that was 
over the 
king's 
bed- 
chamber. 

n 1 Ki. 5, 9 
Ezek. 
27,17 

Jude 16 

p 1 Sam. 
25, 38 
2 Sam. 
24,17 
Dan. 4, 
30-37 

g Lev. 10, 3 
Deut. 28, 
58, 59 
Ps. 115, 1 
Isa. 42, 8 
Isa.48, 11 
lCor.1,29 
Rev. 15, 4 

r Isa. 55, 11 

6 Or, 

charge. 
ch. 11, 29 

s ch. 15, 37 



A. D. 45. 
CHAP. 13. 

a ch. 14, 26 

b ch. 11, 22 

c Rom. 
16,21 

1 Or, 

Uerod''s 
foster- 
brother. 

d Num.8,14 
Gal. 1, 15 
Gal. 2, 9 

e Mat. 9, 38 
Rom . 
10, 15 
Eph.3,7,8 
1 Tim. 2,7 
Heb. 5, 4 

/ch. 4, 36 



2 Tim.3,8 

2 That is. 
Destroyer. 

3 That is. 
Worker. 

i Mat.13,38 
John 8, 44 

1 John .3,8 

j Ex. 9, 3 

2 Ki. 6, 18 

1018 



21: IF But 'the word of God grew and 
multiplied. 

25 And Bar'na-bas and Saul re- 
turned from Je-ru'sa-lem, when they 
had fulfilled their ^ministry, 'and 
took with them John, whose sur 
name was Mark. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Paul and Barnabas sent to the Gentiles. 44 The 
Jews blaspheme, etc. 

NOW there were "in the church 
that was at An'ti-och certain 
prophets and teachers; as ''Bar'na- 
bas, and Sim'e-on that was called 
NrgSr, and Lu'cius ''of Qy-re'ne, and 
Man'a-en, ^which had been brought 
up with Her'od the tetrarch, and 
Saul. 

2 As they ministered to the Lord, 
and fasted, the H51y Ghdst said, 
Separa.te me "^Bar'na-bas and Saul 
for the work ""whereunto I have 
called them. 

3 And when they had fasted and 
prayed, and laid their hands on 
them, they sent them away. 

4 TSo they, being sent forth by the 
Ho'ly Ghost, departed unto Se-leii'- 
gi-a; and from thence they sailed 
to ■^'Qy''p^us. 

5 And when thev were at SaFa-mis, 
they preached the word of God in 
the synagogues of the Jew§: and 
they had also ^John to their minis- 
ter. 

6 And when they had gone through 
the isle unto Pa'phos, they found a 
certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a 
Jew, whose name teas Bar - je'sus : 

7 Which was with the deputj^ of 
the country, Ser'gi-us Pau'lus, a 
prudent man ; who called for Bar'- 
na-bas and Saul, and desired to hear 
the word of God. 

8 But ^El'y-mas the sorcerer (for so 
is his name by interpretation) with- 
stood them, seeking to turn away the 
deputy from the faith. 

9 Then ^Saul, (who also is called 
^Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghdst, 
set his eyes on him, 

10 And said, O full of all subtilty 
and all mischief, Hhou child of the 
devil, thou enemy of all righteous- 
ness, wilt thou not cease to pervert 
the right ways of the Lord ? 

1 1 And now, behold, 'the hand of 
the Lord is upon thee, and thou 
shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for 
a season. And immediately there 
Ifell on him a mist and a darkness ; 



Paul preacheth 



THE ACTS, 13. 



at Antioch. 



and he went about seeking some to 
lead him. by the hand. 

12 Then the deputy, when he saw 
what was done, beheved, being as 
tonished at the doctrine of the Lord 

1 3 ^Now w^hen Paul and his com 
pany loosed from Pa'phos, they came 
to Pgr'ga in Pam-ph^^l'i-a : and John 
^departing from them returned to 
Je-ru'sa-iem. 

14 *liBut when they departed from 
PSr'ga, they came to An'ti-och in Pi- 
sid'i-a, and went into the synagogue 
on the sabbath day, and sat down. 

15 And ^after the reading of the 
.'.aw and the prophets the rulers of 
fee synagogue sent unto them, say- 
ing, Ye men and brethren, if ye 
""have any word of exhortation for 
the people, say on. 

16 Ihen Paul stood up, and beck- 
oning with his hand said. Men of 
I§'ra-el, and ye that fear God, give 
audience. 

1 7 The God of this people of i§'ra-el 
chose our fathers, and exalted the 
people when they dwelt as strangers 
in the land of E'gypt, and with an 
high arm brought he them out of it. 

1 8 And about the time of forty years 
^suffered he their manners in the 
wilderness. 

19 And when he had destroyed 
seven nations in the land of Cha'- 
naan, he divided their land to them 
by lot. 

^0 And after that he gave tmto 
them judges about the space of four 
hundred and fifty years, until Sam'- 
u-el the prophet. 

21 And afterward they desired a 
king : and God gave unto them Saul 
the son of Qis, a man of the tribe of 
Ben'ja-min, by the space of forty 
years. 

22 And ''when he had removed him, 
he raised up unto them DaVid to be 
their king; to whom also he gave 
testimony, and said, I have found 
DaVid the son of Jes'se, a man after 
mine own heart, which shall fulfil 
all my will. 

. 23 Of 'this man's seed hath God ac- 
cording to pJi is promise raised unto 
I§'ra-el ?a Saviour, Je'sus: y,,\^ 38,39 
' 24 When John had first preaclied 
before his coming the baptism of re- 
pentance to all the people of is'ra-el. 
25 Andas John fulfilled his course, 
he said. Whom think ye that I am ? 
I am. not ke. But, behold, there 



A. D. 45. 



CHAP. 13. 

k ch. 15, 38 

I Lu. 4. 16 

m Heb. 
13,22 

4 etropo- 
phoresen, 
perhaps 
for etro- 
phophor- 
esen, 
bore, or. 
fed them, 
as a nurse 
bear e til, 
or, feedeth 
her child, 
(Ex. 19, 4 
Deut.1,31 
Deut. 32, 
11,12 
Isa. 46,3,4 
Isa. 63, 9 
Hos.11,3,) 
accord- 
ing to the 
LXX, 
and .so 
Chrysos- 
tom. 

nHos.13,11 

o Isa. 11. 1 
Lu. 1. 32 
Rom. 1, 3 

p 2 Sam. 
7.12 

q Rom. 
11,26 

r 1 Cor. 2, 8 

s Mat. 28, 6 

t lCor.15,5 

u Gen. 3, 15 
Gen. 12, 3 
Gen.22,18 
Rom.4, 13 
Gal. 3. 16 

V Ps. 2, 7 
Heb. 5, 5 

5 ta osia, 
holy, or, 
just 
things .• 
wliich 
word the 
LXX, 
both in 
the place 
o£ 

Isa. 55, 3 
and in 
many 
others, 
use for 
that 

which is 
in the 
Hebrew, 
mercies. 

w Ps. 16, 10 

6 Or, after 
he had in 
his oivn 
age served 
the will of 
God, 

Ps. 78, 72 

X Jer. 31, 34 
Dan. 9, 24 
Col. 1, 14 

y Isa. 53, 11 
Gal. 2, 16 

z Hab. 1, 5 

1019 



Cometh one a,fter me, whose shoes of 
his feet I am not worthy to loose. 
26 Men and brethren, children of-, ^ 



the stock of a bra-ham, and whoso- 



ever among you feareth God, to you 



IS the word of this salvation sentc^ 

27 For they that dwell at Je-rii'sa-'' 
lem, and their rulers, 'because they 
knew him not, nor yet the voices of 
the prophets which are read every 
sabbath day, they have fulfilled theiu 
in condemning him. 

28 And though they found no cause 
of death i?t him, yet desired they 
Pilate that he should be slain. 

29 And when they had fulfilled all 
that was written of him, they took 
hijn down from the tree, and laid 
hi?n in a sepulchre. 

30 But -'God raised him from the 
dead : 

31 And 'he was seen manv davs of 
them which came up with him from 
Gal'i-lee to Je-ru'sa-iem, who are his 
witnesses unto the people. 

32 And we declare unto you glad 
tidings, how that the "promise vf Inch 
was made unto the fathers, 

33 God hath fulfilled the same unto 
us their children, in that he hath 
raised up Je'sus again ; as it is also 
written in the second psalm, Thou 
"art my Son, this day have I begot- 
ten thee. 

34 And as concerning that he raised 
him up from the dead, ?i07o no more 
to return to corruption, he said on 
this ^vise, I w^ill give you the sure 
^mercies of Da'vid. 

35 Wherefore he saith also in an- 
other p^c//;?^," Thou shalt not suffer 
thine Holy One to see corruption. 

36 For I)a'vid, ^af ter he had served 
his 0'\Yn generation by the will of 
God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto 
his fathers, and saw corruption : 

37 But he, whom God raised again, 
saw no corruption. 

38 iBe it known unto you there- 
fore, men a?2d bretnren,nhat through 
this man is preached unto you tlie" 
torgiveness of sins : 

39 And ^by him aTi that believe are 
justitlect trom all things, from vrhich 
ye could not be justiiled by the law^ 

ot Mouses. F. 15. 8, 9: K. 13. 47;t 

40 i^eware therefore, lest that come 
upon you, which is spoken of in the 
^prophets ; 

41 Behold,ye despisers, and wonder, 
and perish: for I work a work in 

* W. 13. 38, 39. t W. 13. 47. 



K 

W 



"jg^-^-' 



The Jeics blaspheme. 



THE ACTS, 14. 



Paul healeth a cripple. 



K 



W 



your days, a work which ye shall in 
no wise believe, though a man de- 
clare it unto you. 

42 TAnd when the Jew§ were gone 
out of the synagogue, the Gen'tile§ 
besought that these words might be 
preached to them the ^next sahbath. 

43 Now when the congregation was 
broken up, many of the Jew§ and 
religious proselytes followed Paul 
and Bar'na-bas: Avho, speaking to 
them, persuaded them to continue 
in '^the grace of God. 

44 ^iTAnd the next sabbath day came 
almost the whole city together to 
hear the word of God. 

45 But when the Jews saw the mul- 
titudes, they were filled vrith envy, 
and *spake against those things 
which were spoken by Paul, contra- 
dicting and blaspheming. 

46 Then Paul and Bar'na-baswaxed 
bold, and said. Tt was necessary that 
the word of God should first have 
been spoken to you : but "^seeing ye 
put it from you, and judge your- 
selves unworthy of everlasting life, 
lo, we turn to the Gen'tiles. 

47 For so hath the Lord command - 
ed us, saying, '1 have set thee to b e| 
a light of the Gen^tiles, that thou : 
shouldest be for salvation unto the j 

I ends of the earth. K. 20. 32; W. 17. 27. | 

48 And when the Gen'tiles heard 
this, they were glad, and glorified 
the word of the Lord : -^and as many 
as were ordained to eternal life be- 
lieved. 

49 And the word of the Lord was 
published throughout all the region. 

60 But the Jews stirred up the de- 
vout and honourable women, and 
the chief men of the city, and raised 
^persecution against Paul and Bar'- 
na-bas, and expelled them out of their 
coasts. 



A.D. 45. 



CHAP. 13. 

7 in the 
week be- 
tween, or, 
in the 
sabbath . 
between. 

a Lu. 1, 32 
ch. 11, 23 

Titus 2,11 
Heb.12.15 
1 Pet.5;i2 

b ch. 18, 6 

1 Pet. 4, 4 
Jude 10 

c Mat. 10, 6 
ch. 3, 26 
Rom. 1,16 

d Deut. 
32, 21 
Isa. 55, 5 
Mat.21,43 
Rom. 
10,19 

e Isa. 42, 6 
Isa. 49, 6 

/ ch. 2, 47 

2 Tun. 
2,19 

g 1 Thes. 2, 
14-16 
2 Tim. 
3,11 

h Lu. 9, 5 

i Mat. 5, 12 
John 
16, 22 
ch. 2, 46 
1 Pet. 1. 8 



CHAP. 14. 

q rt Isa. 11, 11 

A. D. 46. 

b Mark 
10,20 
Rom. 
15. 19 
Heb. 2, 4 



1 Thes. 
14-16 

2 Tim. 
3.11 



2, 



against 



their 
the 



a Mat.10,23 

e ch. 3, 2 

f Mat. 8, 10 
Mat. 9, 28 

51 ButHhey shook off the dust of g isa. 35, e 
their feet against them, and came; 
unto I-co'ni-um. 

52 And the disciples 'were filled 
with joy, and with the H51y Ghost. 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 Paul and Bar7iabas are ijersecrited. 8 Paul heal- 
ing a cripple at Lf/stra, thetj are reputed as gods 
by the people. 19 Paul is stoned, etc. 

AND it came to pass in i-c5'ni-iim, 
that they went both together 
into the synagogue of the Jews, and 
so spake, that a great ''multitudej^Rev.u, 
Jew§ 



h ch. 28. 6 

i Dan. 2, 46 

j Mat.26.65 

fe Jas. 5, 17 
Rev.19,10 

I 1 Sam. 
12, 21 
Jer. 14,22 
Amos 2, 4 

I 1 Cor. 8, 4 

m 1 Thes. 
i 1.9 



up the Gen'tiles, and made 
minds evil affected 
brethren. 

3 Long time therefore abode they 
speaking boldly in the Lord, which 
^gave testimony unto the word of 
his grace, and granted signs and 
wonders to be done by their hands. 

4 But the multitude of the city was 
divided : and part held with the 
Jews, and part with the apostles. 

5 And when there was an assault 
made both of the Gen'tiles, and also 
of the Jews with their rulers, to 
''use them despitefuUy, and to stone 
them, 

6 Thev were ware of it, and ^^fied 
unto Lys'tra and DSr'be, cities of 
Lyc-a-o'ni-a,and umto the region that 
lieth round about : 

7 And there they x^reached the 
gospel. 

8 *ii And 'there sat a certain inan at 
Lys'tra, impotent in his feet, being a 
cripple from his mother's womb,Avho 
never had walked : 

9 The same heard Paul speak : 
who stedfastly beholding him, and 
perceiving -^that he had faith to be 
healed, 

10 Said vrith a loud voice, ^'Stand 
upright on thy feet. And he leaped 
and walked. 

11 And when the people saw what 
Paul had done, they lifted up their 
voices, saying in the speech of Ly^c-a- 
5'ni-a, ^The gods are come down to 
us in the likeness of men. 

12 And they called Bar'na-bas, Jii'- 
pi-t5r; and Paul, M6r-cii'ri-iis, be- 
cause he was the chief speaker. 

13 Then the priest of Jii'pi-t?r, 
which was before their city, brought 
oxen and garlands unto the gates, 
and nvould have done sacrifice with 
the people. 

14 Wliich when the apostles, Bar'- 
na-bas and Paul, heard of, ■'they rent 
their clothes, and ran in among the 
people, ciying out, 

1 5 And "^saying. Sirs, why do ye 
these things ? '^ We also are men of 
like passions with you. and preach 
unto you that ye should turn from 
^these vanities "'unto the living God, 
"which made heaven, and earth, and 
the sea, and all things that are 
therein : 

16 Who ^ times past suffered all 
nations to walk in their oavii wavs. 



both of the Jews and also of the » Pa- ^I'.i^ 

Greeks believed. h 17 97 ' 

2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred!^ Rom: 1201 17 Nevertheless ^he left not himself 

1020 ^ 



Paul is stoned. 



THE ACTS, 15. 



Concerning circmncision. 



without witness, in that he did good, 
and *gave us rain from heaven, and 
fruitful seasons, fihing our hearts 
w4th food and gladness. 

18 And with these sayings scarce 
restrained they the people, that they 
ha.d not done sacrifice unto them. 

1 9 ![And there came thither certain 
Jew§ from An'ti-och and i-co'ni-um, 
who persuaded the people, 'and, hav- 
ing stoned Paul, drew hirn out of 
the city, supposing he liad been 
dead. 

20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood 
round about him, he rose up, and 
came into the city : and the next 
day he departed with Bar'na-bas to 
Dgr'be. 

21 And when they had preached 
the gospel to that city, and ^had 
taught many, they returned again 
to L^^s'tra, and to I-c5'ni-um, and An'- 
ti-och, 

22 Confirming the souls of the dis- 
ciples, and exhorting them to con- 
tinue in the faith, a.nd that we must 
"through much tribulation enter into 
the kingdom of God. 

23 And when they had ^'ordained 
them elders in every church, and had 
prayed with fasting, they commend- 
ed them to the Lord, on whom they 
believed. 

24 And after they had passed 
throughout Pi-sid'i-a, they came to 
Pam-phyri-a. 

25 And when they had preached the 
word in Pgr'ga, they went down into 
At-tali-a : 

26 And thence sailed to An'ti-och, 
from whence ""they had been recom- 
mended to the grace of God for the 
work which they fulfilled. 

27 And when they were come, and 
had gathered the church together, 
they rehearsed all that God had done 
with them, and how he had 'opened 
the door of faith unto the Gen'tile§. 

28 And there they abode long time 
with the disciples. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Dissension about circumcision : 5 the apostles con- 
sult about it: 22 their determination. 36 Paul and 
Barnabas contend, and part. 

A ND "certain men which came 
1\- down from Jii-dee'a taught the 
brethren, and said, ''Except ye be 
circumcised ''after the manner of 
M6'se§, ye cannot be saved. 

2 When therefore Paul and Bar'na- 
bas had no small dissension and dis- 
putation with them, they determined 



A. D. 46. 



CHAP. M. 

q Lev. 26, 4 
Deut. 
11, 14 
Job 5, 10 
Ps. 65, 10 
Ps. 147, 8 
Jer. 14,22 
Mat. 5, 45 

r ch. 13, 45 

s 2 Cor. 
11, 25 

t 2 Cor. 1, 8 

1 had made 
many dis- 
ciples. 

uMat.10,38 
Mat.16,24 
John 
15, 18 
Rom. 8,17 
2 Tim. 
2, 11 
2 Tim. 
3,12 

V Titus 1, 5 

w ch. 13,1,3 

X 1 Cor.16,9 
2 Cor.2.12 
Col. 4, 3 
Rev. 3, 8 



A. D. 51. 

CHAP. 15. 

a Gal. 2, 12 

b John 7,22 
Gal. 5, 2 
Phil. 3, 2 
Col. 2, 8 

c Gen.17,10 
Lev. 12, 3 

A. D. 52. 

d Gal. 2, 1 

e Rom. 
15, 24 
1 Cor. 16,6 

/ ch. 14, 27 

1 Or, rose 
up, said 
they, 
certain. 

g lChr.28,9 
IChr. 
29, 17 
Jer. 11,20 
Jer. 17, 10 
Jer. 20, 12 
ch. 1, 24 
Heb.4, 13 
Rev. 2, 23 

In. ch. 10, 44 

i Rom. 
10,11 

j ch. 10, 43 
1 Cor. 1, 2 
1 Pet.1,22 

/c Mat. 23, 4 
Gal. 5, 1 

I Rom. 3,24 
EDh. 1, 7 
Eph. 2, 8 

m ch. 12, 17 

n Isa. 11, 10 

Isa.54,1-5 
Amos9,ll 

1021 



that '^Paul and Bar'na-bas, and cer- 
tain other of them, should go up to 
Je-ru'sa-lem unto the apostles and 
elders about this question. 

3 And 'being brought on their way 
by the church, they passed through 
Phe-ni'ge and Sa-ma'ri-a, declaring 
•^'the conversion of the Gen'tiles : and 
they caused great joy unto all the 
brethren. 

tt And when they were come to Je- 
ru'sa-lem, they were received of the 
church, and of the apostles and eld- 
ers, and they declared all things that 
God had d-one with them. 

5 T^But there 'rose up certain of the 
sect of the Phar'i-sees which believed, 
saying, That it was needful to cir- 
cumcise them, and to command them 
to keep the law of M6'se§. 

6 And the apostles and elders came 
together for to consider of this mat- 
ter. 

7 And when_ there had been much ^ 
disputing, Pe'ter rose up, and said 
unto them, Men and brethren, ve 
know how that a good while ago God 
made choice among us, that the Gen'- 
tiles by my mouth should hear the 
word of the gospel, and believe. 

8 And God, ^which knoweth the 



hearts, bare them vsitness, ^giving 

__ — . ,^ _ _ 



them llie Holj) Ghost, even as he 



did LUiLo us ; 

9 And 'puL no difference between us 



and Llieiii, -^'purif^ ing their hear tsHby- 



ttf^ow therefor|-^\4l:^^tei^iA?-f8- 
God, to *put a yoke upon the neck 
of the disciples, which neither our 
fathers nor we Avere able to bear ? 

11 But ^ve believe that through the 
grace of the Lord Je'sus Christ we 
shall be saved, even as they. ^, 

12^Then all the multitude kept 
silence, and gave audience to Bar'na- 
bas and Paul, declaring what mira- 
cles and wonders God had wrought 
among the Gen'tile§ by them. 

13 "i And after they had held their 
peace, James '"answered, saying, Men 
and brethren, hearken unto me : 

14 Sim'e-on hath declared how God 
at the first did visit the Gen'tile§, to 
take out of them a people for his 
name. 

1 5 And to this agree the "words of 
the prophets ; as it is written, 

16 After this I will return, and will 
build again the tabernacle of Da'vid. 

which is fallen down ; and I will build 

s 

* L. 17. 27, 28. 



.JT.yWWl'yTITT ^lirrma 



Concerning circumcision. THE ACTS, 16. Paul and Barnabas separate. 



ch. 14, 19 

ICor. 

15, SO 

2 Cor. 11, 

23,26 



z Lev.17.14 

3 Ov.exlior- 
tatkin. 



again the ruins thereof, and I will set ^' d. 52. 

17 That the residue of men might * ' 

seek after the Lord, and all the Gen'-|^ ■^'^^^^^•■'■'^ 
tiles, upon whom my name is called, j^ ex^2o^3^ 
saith the Lord, who doeth all these Ezek. ' 
things. f Co?. 8,1 

1 v^ Ivuo-\\-nin-itoGor1 are all hisworks ^ Rev.10,20 
from the heginuh-ip ; of th^ wm-iri * r 1 Cor. 6, 9 

19 Wherefore my sentence is, that: iThes.4,3 
we trouble not them, which from| iPet.i,3 
anions; the Gen'tlles ^'are turned to « Gen. 9, 4 

/■-i T ^ "• I j-,ev. 3, 1/ 

God: 

20 But that we write mito them, * "^^^ ^^'^"^ 
that they abstain ?from pollutions of j"'^^' -^^ ^^ 
idols, and/r ?? i ^fornication, and/?*o ?/ 1 1 " §|}; g; ^2 
tilings strangled, "and /rowi blood. | Titus 1,10 

21 For Md'ses of old time hath in^ch.is.oo 
every city them that preach him, 
being 'read in the synagogues ever\ 
sabbath day. 

22 TTlien pleased it the apostles and '2 word. 
elders, with the whole church, to seixl.r John 
chosen men of their o^^ii companyj icor. 7, 
to An'ti-och with Paul and Bar'- 25,40 
na-bas; namely, Jii'das surnamed'y ch. 21, 25 
''Bar'sa-bas, and Silas, chief men ^^^^''^^j^^ 
among the brethren : 

23 And they wrote letters by them 
after this manner; The apostles and^^/j^OT 
elders and brethren send greetingi 12,28 
unto the brethren which are of the & ch. 14, 22 
Gen'tile§ in An'ti-och and Syr'i-a 
and Qi-li'cia : 

24: Forasmuch as we have heard, 
that certain nvhicli went out from us 
have troubled you with words, sub- 
verting your souls, saying. Ye niicst\ ^-^ 
be circumcised, and keep the law::e ch.i4,i 
to whom we gave no such command- 1 .^ ch. 12, 12 
ment : 

25 It seemed good unto us, being 
assembled with one accord, to send 
chosen men unto you with our be- 
loved Bar'na-bas and Paul, 

26 Men ''that have hazarded their' 

lives for the name of our Lord Je'sus 

Christ. ^ I 

27 We have sent therefore J'^i'das (;.2ap.i6. 
and Silas, who shall also tell you thel^ ^^ ^^ q 
same things by '^niouth. L ^^ ^^ ^^ 

28 For it seemed good to ""the H51v Rom.' 
Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you noi icor.4,17 
greater burden than these necessary frhes'3^2 

things ; j 1 Tim.'l',2 

29 That yye abstain from meats of- "J^^-^'^ 
fered to idols, and -from blood, and '^ 2 Tim? 
from things strangled, and from for-| 3, 15 
nication: from which if ye keep!fJi,cor^9,20 
yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare 
ye well. 

* E. Rom. 8. 27. 



ch. 18, 23 

c 1 Cor. 
16, 11 
Heb. 
11,31 

' fZch. 13, 1 
53. 



ch. 13, 5 
Col. 4, 10 
2 Thn. 
4, 11 
Philem. 
24 

g ch. 13, 13 



Gal. 2, 3 
Gal. 5, 2 

e ch. 15, 28 

1022 



30 So when they were dismissed, 
they came to x\n'ti-6cli : and when 
they had gathered the multitude to- 
gether, they delivered the epistle : 

31 TT7i/cAAvlieii they had read, they 
rejoiced for the ^consolation. 

32 And Jii'das and Silas, being 
''prophets also themselves, ^exhorted 
the brethren with many words, and 
confirmed thejn. 

33 And after they had tarried there 
a space, they were let ""go in peace 
fromjthe brethren unto the apostles. 

34 jSTotwithstanding it pleased Silas 
to abide there stiU. 

85 Paul ''also and Bar'na-bas con- 
tinued in An'ti-och, teaching and 
preaching the word of the Lord, 
with many others also. 

36 TAnd some days after Paul said 
unto Bar'na-bas, Let us go again and 
^isit our bretiiren 'in every citv 
where we have preached the word of 
the Lord, and see how they do, 

37 And Bar'na-bas detemiined to 
take with them -^"John, whose sur- 
name was 3Iark. 

3 8 But Paul thought not good to 
take him with them, -''who departed 
from them from Pam-ph^Ti-a, and 
went not with them to the work. 

39 And the contention was so sharp 
between them, that they departed 
asunder one from the other : and so 
Bar'na-bas took Mark, and sailed 
unto (Jy'prus; 

40 And Paul chose Si'las, and de- 
parted, being recommended by the 
bretiiren unto the grace of God. 

41 And he went through S5'r'i-a and 
Qi-li'cia, confirming the churches. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Paul circumcifieth Timothy, li convertetk Lydia. 
19 Paul and Silas imprisoned, etc. 

THEN" came he to "DSrl^e and 
Ly's'tra : and, behold, a certain 
disciple was there, *iiamed Ti-mo'- 
the-us, the son of a certain woman, 
which was a Jew'ess, and believed ; 
but his father was a Greek : 

2 Which ''was well reported of by 
the brethren that were at Lys'tra and 
l-c5'iii-uni, 

3 Him would Paul have to go forth 
with him ; and ''took and circum- 
cised him because of the Jews which 
were in those quarters: for they knew 
all that his father was a Greek. 

4 And as they went through the 
cities, they delivered them the de- 
crees for to keep, that nvere ordained 



A. D. 53. 



CHAP. 16. 

fch. 15,41 
Col. 1, 23 
Col. 2, z 
Jude 
20, 21 

g 2 Cor.2,12 
2 Tim. 
4, 13 

h Xuin.12.6 
ch. 10, 30 

i Ps. 119,60 
Eccl. ?, 10 
Rom. 
12 11 
2 Cor.2,13 



Conversion of Lydia. 

of the apostles and elders which 
were at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

5 And -^so were the churches estab- 
hshed in the faith, and mcreased in 
number daily. 

6 Now when they had gone through- 
out Phryg'i-a and the region of Ga- 
la'tia,and were forbidden of the Ho'l}' 
Grh5st to preach the vrord in A'sia, 

7 After they were come to M5"s'ia, 
they assayed to go into Bi-thy-n'i-a : 
but"^the Spirit suffered them not. 

8 And they_passing by Mys'ia came 
iown to ^Tro'as. 

9^ And a Vision appeared to Paul! J pwi. i, i 
in the night ; There stood a man of i or. the 
Mac-e-d5'ni-a, and prayed hun, say- 
ing, Come over into Mag-e-do'ni-a, 
and help us. 

10 And after he had seen the vision, 
immediately we endeavoured to 'go 
into Mac-e-do'ni-a, assuredly gather- 
ing that the Lord had called us for to 
preach the gospel unto them. 

11 Therefore loosing from Tro'as, 
we came with a straight course to 
Sam-o-thra'gia, and the next day to 
Ne-ap'o-lis ; 

12 And from thence to -^Phi-lip 'pi. 
which is ^the chief city of that part 
of Mac-e-do'ni-a, «?2f? a colony : and 
we were in that city abiding certain 
days. 

1 3 And on the ^sabbath we went 
out of the city by a river side, where 
prayer was wont to be made; and 
we sat do^vn, and spake unto the 
women which resorted thither. 

1 4 T And a certain woman named 
Lyd'i-a, a seller of purple, of the city 
of ^Thy'-a-ti'ra, which worshipped 
God, heard us : whose heart ^the Lord 
opened, that she attended unto the 
things which were spoken of Paul. 

15 And when she Avas baptized, and 
her household, she besought us, say- 
ing. If ye have judged me to be faith- 
mi '"to the Lord, come into my house, 
and abide there. And she ''con- 
strained us. 

16 lAnd it came to pa^ss, as we went 
to prayer, a certain ^damsel pos- 
sessed with a spirit ^of divination 
met us, which brought her masters 
^much gain by soothsaying : 

IT The same followed Paul and us, 
and cried, saying, These men are 
the servants of the most high God, 
which shew unto us the way of sal- 
vation. 

1 8 And this did she many days. 



first. 

2 sabbath 
(lay. 

ch. 13, 42 
ch. 18, 4 

k Rev. 2, 18 

I Lu. 24, 45 
Eph. 1,17 

m Gal. 6. 10 

n Gen. 19. 3 
Gen.33,11 
Judg. 
19,21 
Lu. 24, 29 

1 Sam. 
28,7 

3 Or, of 

Python. 

p ch. 19. 24 

q Markl, 
25,34 

r Mark 
16,17 

s ch. 19, 25 
Phil. .3, 19 

f 2 Cor. 6, 5 

u Mat.10.18 

4 Or, court. 

V 1 Ki.18.17 
ch. 17. 6 

iy 2 Cor. 6, 5 
2 Cor. 
11.23 

X Lu. 21, 12 
Eph. 3, 
1,13 
Rev. 2, 10 

y Jer. 20. 2 

z Mat. 5, 
10, 11 
ch. 5, 41 
Col. 1. 24 
2 Tim. 1,8 

a ch. 4, 31 

b ch. 5. 19 

c Ex. 20, 13 
1 John 
3. 15 

d Lu. 3. 10 

e Isa.45,22 
John 3. 
16. 36 
John 6,47 
1 John 
5. 10 

1023 



THE ACTS, 16. Paid and Silas imprisoned. 

iBut Paul, being ^grieved, turned and 
said to the spirit, I command thee in 
jthe name of Je'sus Christ to come out 
iof her. 'And he came out the same 
I hour. 

I 1 9 '^And 'when her masters sa.vv^ that 
the hoj)e of their gains was gone, 
I 'they caught Paul and Silas, and 
rdrew them into the ^marketi^lace 
unto the rulers, 

I 20 And brought them to the magis- 
trates, saying. These men, being 
I Jews, do ^'exceedingly trouble our 
city,^ 

21 And teach customs, which are 
not lawful for us to receive, neither 
to observe, being Romans. 

22 And the multitude rose up to- 
gether agamst them : and the mag- 
istrates rent off their clothes, and 
'"comm.anded to beat them. 

23 And ""when they had laid many 
stripes upon them, they cast thtm 
into prison, charging the jailor to 
kee]3 them safely : 

24 Who, having received such a 
charge, thrust them into the inner 
prison, and made their feet fast in 
the -^stocks. 

25 TAnd at midnight Paul and Si'- 
las prayed, and 'sang praises unto 
God : and the prisoners heard them. 

26 And "suddenly there was a great 
earthquake, so that the foundations 
of the prison were shaken : and im- 
m.ediately *all the doors were opened, 
and every one's bands were loosed. 
I 2 7 And the keeper of the prison 
awaking out of his sleep, and seeing 
'the prison doors open, he drew out 
his sword, and would have killed 
himself, supposing that the prisoners 
[had been fled. 

I 28 But Paul cried with a loud 
voice, saying, ^Do thyself no harm: 
for we are all here. 

29 Then he called for a light, and 
sprang in, and came trembling, and 
fell down before Paul and Silas, 

MO ^^^(^ hrnnghtth'pTTi mit, nnri 'iqirl 

Sirs , wh a t "^must I do to be saved ? 

31 A n d they said, "Believe on the 
Lord Je s u s Oh rTs t, a nd thou shalt be 
saver], and th}^ house. ^' ^^- ^• 

32 And they spake unto him the 
word of the Lord, and to all that 
were in his house. 

33 And he took them the same 
hour of the night, and washed their 
stripes; and was baptized, he and 
all his, straightway. 



^ 



a 



BBSa 



EBM 



Paul at Thessalonica. 



THE ACTS, 17. 



The Athenians' idolatry. 



34 And when he had brought them 
into his house, •'he set meat before 
them, ^and rejoiced, beheving in God 
with all his house. 

35 And when it was day, the mag- 
istrates sent the Serjeants, saying, 
Let those men go. 

36 And the keeper of the prison 
told this saying to Paul, The magis- 
trates have sent to let you go : now 
therefore depart, and go in peace. 

37 But Paul said unto them, They 
have beaten us_ openly uncon- 
demned, ^being Ro'mans, and have 
cast us into prison ; and now do they 
thrust us out privily ? nay verily ; 
'but let them come themselves and 
fetch us out. 

38 And the Serjeants told these 
words unto the magistrates: and 
they feared, when they heard that 
they were R5'man§. 

39 And they came and besought 
them, and brought ((Ae«i out, •'and de- 
sired them to depart out of the city. 

4(* And they went out of the prison, 
and entered into the house o/Lyd'i-a : 
and when they had seen the breth- 
ren, they ^comforted them, and de- 
parted. 

CHAPTER 17. 

1 Paul preacheth at Thessalonica, \{) and at Berea : 
16 disp7(teth loith the Atheniaris. 22 His discourse 
on Mars' kill ; 32 some mock, others believe. 

NOW when they had passed 
through Am-phip'o-lis and Ap-ol- 
io'ni-a, they came to Thes-sa-lo-ni'ca, 
where was a synagogue of the Jew§ : 

2 And Paul, as his manner was, 
went ''in unto them, and three sab- 
bath days reasoned with them out 
of the scriptures, 

3 Opening and alleging, *that Christ 
must needs have suffered, and risen 
again from the dead ; and that this 
Je'§us, 'whom I preach unto you, is 
Christ. 

4 And '"some of them believed, and 
consorted with '^Paul and Si'las ; and 
of the devout Greeks a great multi- 
tude, and of the chief women not a 
few. 

5 llBut the Jew§ which believed 
not, moved with envy, took unto 
them certain lewd fellows of the 
baser sort, and gathered a company, 
and set all the city on an uproar, 
and assaulted the house *of Ja'son, 
and sought to bring them out to the 
people. 

6 And when they found them not, 
they drew Ja'son and certain breth- 



A. D. 53. 



CHAP. 16. 

/ Lu, 5, 29 
Lu. 19, 6 

g 1 Sam.2,1 
IChr. 
16,10 
Ps. 5, 11 
Ps. 119, 
111 

Rom. 5, 2 
Heb. 3, 6 
lPet.1,6,8 

h ch. 22, 25 

i Ps. 37, 6 
Mic. 7, 
9, 10 
Mat.10,16 

j Mat. 8, 34 

k Lu. 22, 32 
1 Thes. 3, 
2, .\ 
1 Thes. 
4,18 

1 Thes. 5, 
11,14 



CHAP. 17. 

a Lu. 4, 16 

ch. 9, 20 
ch.13,5,14 
ch. 14. 1 
ch. 16, 13 
ch. 19, 8 

b Lu. 24, 

26, 46 
ch. 18, 28 
Gal. 3, 1 

1 Or,w7iom, 
said he, I 
preach. 

c ch. 28, 24 

a ch. 15, 22, 

27, 32, 40 

e Rom. 
16,21 

/lKi.18.17 
ch. 16, 20 

g Ezra 4, 12 
Dan. 3. 12 

h Lu. 23, 2 
John 
19, 12 
1 Pet.2,15 

i ch. 9, 25 

j Isa. 34, 16 
Lu. 16, 29 
John 5,39 

k Lu.ll, 52 

1 Thes. 
2,15 

1 Mat. 10,23 
m ch. 18, 5 

A. D. 54. 
n Ps. 119, 

r 158 

2 Pet. 2, 8 

2 Or, full of 
idols. 

3 Or, base 
felloiv. 

1024 



ren unto the rulers of the city, cry- 
ing, These 'that have turned the 
world upside down are come hither 
also ; 

7 Whom Ja'son hath received : and 
these all ^do contrary to the decrees 
of Qse'^ar, saying ^that there is an- 
other king, one Je'gus. 

8 And they troubled the people and 
the rulers of the city, when they 
heard these things, 

9 And when they had taken secur- 
ity of Ja'son, and of the other, they 
let them go. 

10 ^And ^the brethren immediately 
sent away Paul and Silas by night 
unto Be-re'a: w^ho coming thitlier 
went into the synagogue of the 
Jews. 

11 These were more noble than 
those inThes-sa-lo-m ca, in that they 
received the word with all readiness 
of mind, and searched •'the scrip- 
tures daily, whether thoso things' 



., B. 20, 32. 
them be- 



wereso. 

12 Therefore many of 
lieved; also of honourable women 
which were Greeks, and of men, not 
a few. 

13 But when the Jew§ of Thes-sa- 
lo-nfca had knowledge that the word 
of God was preached of Paul at Be- 
re'a, ^'they came thither also, and 
stirred up the people. 

14 And ^then immediately the 
brethren sent away Paul to go as 
it were to the sea : but Bilas and Ti- 
m5'the-us abode there still. 

15 And they that conducted Paul 
brought him unto Ath'en§: and re- 
ceiving "'a commandment unto Si'las 
and Ti-mo'the-us for to come to him 
with all speed, they departed. 

16TlNoAv while Paul waited for 
them at Ath'en§, ^'his spirit was 
stirred in him, when he saw the city 
^wholly given to idolatry. 

17 Therefore disputed he in the 
synagogue with the Jew§, and with 
the devout persons, and in the 
market daily with them that met 
with him. 

1 8 Then certain philosophers of the 
£p-i-cu-re'ans, and of the Sto'icks, 
encountered him. And some said, 
What will this 'babbler say ? other 
some. He seemeth to be a setter 
forth of strange gods: because he 
preached unto them Je'§us, and the 
resurrection. 

19 And they took him, and brought 



Paid preacheth at Athens THE ACTS, 18. 



and at Corinth. 



CHAP. 17. 

4 Or, Mars' 
Mil. It 
was the 
highest 
court in 
Athens. 



him unto "Ar-e-op'a-gus, saying, Mavi ^- d- ^^ 
we know what thi:. new doctrine, 
vrhereof thou speakest, is ? 

20 For thoubringest certain strange 
things to our ears: we would know 
tlierefore what these things mean. 

21 (For all the A-the'ni-ans and,. ^^_ ^^^^ 
strangers which were there spent p courtl! 
their time in nothing else, but either: ^!^^^lill 
to tell, or to hear some new thing.) i^ jg^_ ^^ gg 

22 *lThen Paul stood in the midst of ;g q^. '^^^'g 
Olars' hill, and said, Ye men ofj thdtw 
Ath'ens, I perceive that in all things' '^'^'^' 
ye are 'too superstitious. 
'^23 For as I passed by, and beheld 
your ^devotions, I found an altar 
with this inscriDtion. ^TO THE UN- 
KNOWN GOD. Whom therefore 
3'e ignorantl}" worship, him declare 
I unto you= 

21 God ''that made the world and all 
things therein, seeing that he is 'Lord 
of hea^ven and earth, dwelleth 'not in 
temples made with hands : 

25 Neither is worshipped with men's 
hands, 'as though he needed any a; Rom. 1,20 
thing, seeing "he giveth to all life, and ' y 1 ki. 8. 27 
breath, and all things ; I ^^^' ^^'^ 

26 And hath made of one blood alli^ Heb.^i.^! 
nations of men for to dwell on all theja Titus 1,12 
face of the earth, and 'hath deter- 5 isa. 40,18 
mined the times before appointed, jc Rom.3,25 
and "the bounds of their habitation ; fi lu. 24, 47 

27 That '"^they should seek the Lord, L Rom.2,16 
if haply they might feel after him, 7 or.o/er?d 



2Thes.2,4 

p Eph. 2, 12 

q ch. 14,15 

r Mat.11,25 

s ch. 7, 48 

t Ps. 50, 8 

u Num. 
16.23 
Isa. 42. 5 
Dan. 4. 35 
Kom. 
11,36 

V Deut. 
30, 20 
Job 14. 5 

iDDeut.32.8 



iaitk. 
1 Cor. 15 

/Rom.11,5 



and find him, -^though he be not far 
from every one of us : W. Rom. 1. 16. 

28 For 'in him we live, and move . 

and have our being ; ^as certain alsOj 

of 3"our own poets have said. For we| 

are also his offspring. L. 28.28. \ chap. is. 

29 Forasmuch then as we are the|«i^cor. 
offspring of God, *we ought not to | 2tim. 
think that the Godhead is like unto ^'^^ ., 
gold, or silver, or stone, graven byj iThes.2!9 
art and man's device. Ic ch. 17, 14 

30 And ^the times of this ignorance V/ job 32, is 
God w^inked at ; but ^^now command- S or As the 
eth all men evers^ where to repent : 1 (^^'^''^^t- 

^ ^ 1 Because he hath ap poi nted a day. ^ 1 Pet. 4, 4 
m the which ^he will judge the world f Mat.10,14 
m righteousness by that man whom lg Ezek.33,4 
he hath ordained : n^hereof he hath ^ Ezek.3,18 
'given assurance unto all men, in that ^ ch. 28, 28 
he hath raised him from the deadT t ; i 1 cor.1,14 

3 2 1 And wh en they heard of the res- ^ isa. ss, 21 
urrection of tlie dead, some mocked ::« Tsa.41.10 
and others said. We will hear thee! MJt.28.20 
again of this matter. \ Rom.8,31 

33 So Paul departed from among "*f To™- 

them. J2 sat there. 

(65) * R. 19. 18-20. tJ- 24. 25. 1025 



34 Howbeit -^'certain men clave unto 
hmi, and believed : among the which 
loas Di-o-nys'i-us the Ar-e-op'a-gite, 
and a woman named Dam'a-ris, and 
others with them. 

CHAPTER 18. 

3 Faul labouring icith his hands, and preaching at 
Corinth. 9 is encouraged in a vision, etc. 

AFTER these things Paul depart- 
ed from Ath'ens, and came to 
Cor'mth ; 

2 And found a certain ''Jew named 
|Aq'ui-la, born in Pon'tus, lately come 
from Ifa-l^", with his wife Pris-cilla ; 
i (because that Clau'di-iis had com- 
'manded all Jew§ to depart from 
iRome :) and came unto them. 

3 And because he was of the same 
craft, he abode with them, and 
^wrought : for by their occupation 
they were tentmakers. 

4 And he reasoned in the synagogue 
every sabbath, and persuaded the 
Jews and the Greeks. 

5 And "^when Silas and Ti-m5'the-us 
were come from ]MaQ-e-d5'ni-a, Paul 
was pressed in'^the spirit, andtestified 
to the Jews that Je'sus ^icas Christ. 

6 And nvhen they opposed them- 
selves, and blasphemed, -^lie shook 
his raiment, and said unto them. 
Your ^blood be upon your own heads; 
I ^am clean : 'from henceforth I will 
go unto the Gen'tiles. 

7 And he departed thence, and en- 
tered into a certain mail's house, 
named Jus'tus, one that worshipped 
God, whose house joined hard to the 
synagogue. 

8 And •'Cris'pus, the chief ruler of the 
synagogue, believed on the Lord with 
all his house ; and many of the Co- 
rinth 'i-ans hearing believed, and 
were baptized. 

9 Then ^spake the Lord to Paul in 
the night by a vision. Be not afraid, 
but speak, and hold not thy peace : 

1 For T am with thee, and no man 
shall set on thee to hurt thee : "for I 
have much people in this city. 

11 And he ^continued there a year 
and six months, teaching the word of 
God among them. 

1 2 "[And when Galli-o was the dep- 
utv of A-cha'ia, the Jews made insur- 
rection with one accord against Paul, 
and brought him to the judgment 
seat, 

1 3 Saying, This fellow persuadeth 
men to worship God contrary to the 
law. 



The disciples strengthened. THE ACTS, 19. The Holy Ghost is given. 



A. D. 55. 



14: And whenPaul was now about to 
open his mouth, Orarii-o said unto the 
Jew§, "If it were a matter of wrong or 
wicked lewdness, O ye Jew§, reason 
would that I should bear with you : 

1 5 But if it be a question of words 
and names, and of your law, look ye 
to it ; for I will be no judge of such 
'nicitters. 

1 6 And he drave them from the 
judgment seat. 

1 7 Then all the Greeks "took Sos'the- 
ne§, the chief ruler of the synagogue, 
and beat him before the judgment 
seat. And Gal'li-d cared for none of 
those things. 

18 IF And Paul after this tarried 
there yet a good while, and then took 
his leave of the brethren, and sailed 
thence into Syr'i-a, and with him 
Pris-gilla and Aq'ui-la ; having shorn 
I'his head in ^-Qen'chre-a : for he had 
a vow. 

19 And he came to Eph'e-sils, and 
left them there : but he himself en- 
tered into the synagogue, and rea- 
soned with the Jews. 

20 When they desired him to tarry 
longer time with them, he consented 
not; 

21 But bade them farewell, saying, 
'I must by all means keep this feast 
that cometh in Je-ru'sa-lem: but I 
will return again unto you, if God 
will. And he sailed from Eph'e-siis. 

22 And when he had landed at 
Qses-a-re'a, and gone up, and saluted 
the church, he went down to An'ti-och. 

23 And after he had spent some 
time there, he departed, and wentj^'^^o''-^'^^ 
over all the country of 'Ga-la'tia andj^ Jh.Xi'i'^ 
Phryg'i-a in order, strengthening "all c ch. is, 25 
the disciples. 

21: T And "a certain Jew named 
A-pollos, born at Al-ex-an'dri-a, an 
eloquent man, and mighty in the 
scriptures, came to Eph'e-siis. 

25 This man was instructed in the 
way of the Lord ; and being fervent 
"in the spirit, he spake and taught 
diligently the things of the Lord, 
knowing -^only the baptism of John. 

26 And he began to speak boldly in 
the synagogue : whom when Aq'ui-la 
and Pris-gilla had heard, they took 
him unto them, and expounded unto 
him the way of God more perfectly. 

27 And when he was disposed to 
pass into A-cha'ia, the brethren wrote, 
exhorting the disciples to receive 
him: who, when he was come, 



CHAP. 18. 

n ch. 23, 29 
ch. 25, 
11, 19 

1 Cor. 1,1 

p Nnm.6,18 
ch. 21, 24 
1 Cor.9,20 

q Rom. 16,1 

r ch. 19,21 

s lCor.4J9 
Heb. 6, y 
J as. 4, 15 

A. D. 56. 

t Gal. 1, 2 
Gal. 4, 1± 

It Isa. 35, 3 
}. Thes.3,2 

V i Jor.1,12 
1 Cor. 4, 6 
Titus 3,13 

w Rom. 
12,11 

X ch*. 19, 3 

V 1 Cor. 3, 6 
2Cor.l,24 

z ch. 9, 22 
ch. 17, 3 
1 Cor. 15, 
3,4 

3 Or. is tlie 
Christ. 
Gen.49,10 
Nmn.21,9 
Dent. 
18, 15 
Ps. 16, 
9, 10 
Ps. 22 
Ps. 132,11 
Isa. 7, 14 
Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 53 
Jer. 23, 5 
Dan. 9,24 
3Iic. 5.2 
Mai. 3, 1 



CHAP. 19. 



d ch. 1, 5 
ch. 11, 16 
ch. 13, 24 

e Gal, 3, 27 
/ch.6, 6 
2 Tim. 1,6 

g ch. 2, 4 

h ch. 17, 2 

i ch. 1, 3 
ch. 28, 23 

A. D. 57. 

i 2 Tim. 
1,15 

2 Pet. 2, 2 
Jude 10 

fc ch. 9, 2 

I ch. 20, 31 

m Mark 
16,20 

n 2 Ki. 4, 29 
A. D. 58. 

Mat. 12,27 

p Mark 9,38 
Lu. 9, 49 

102a 



"helped them much which had be- 
lieved through grace : 
28 For he mightily convinced the 
Jew§. a7id that publickly, 'shewing 
by the scriptures that Je'gus hvas 
Christ. 

CHAPTER 19. 

1 The Holy Ghost given by the laying on of PauVs 
hands. IT Many believe the gospel. 

AKD it came to pass, that, while 
A-pollos was "at Corinth, Paul 
having passed through the upper 
coasts came to Eph'e-sus : and finding 
certain disciples, 

2 He said unto them. Have ye re- 
ceived the H51y Ghost since ye be- 
lieved ? And they said unto him, 
°We have not so much as heard 
Avhether there be any LI 515" Ghost. 

3 And he said unto them, Unto what 
then were ye baptized ? And they 
said, Unto '^ John's baptism. 

4 Then said Paul. '^John verily bap- 
tized with the baptism of repent- 
ance, saying unto the people, that 
they should believe on him which 
should come after him, that is, on 
Christ Je'§us. F. 20. 21. 

5 When they heard this, they were 
baptized *in the name of the Lord 
Je'§us. 

6 And wlien Paul had -^laid h is 
hands upon them, the Lloly Ghost 
came on them; and they ^spake 
with tongues, and prophesied. 

7 And all the men were about 
twelve. 

8 And ^he went into the synagogue, 
and spake boldly for the space of 
three months, disputing and per- 
suading the things ^'concerning the 
kingdom of God. 

9 ButAvhen divers were hardened, 
and believed not, but spake evil ^of 
that way before the multitude, he 
departed from them, and separated 
the disciples, disputing daily in the 
school of one Ty-ran'nus. 

1 And ^this continued by the space 
of two years ; so that all they which 
dwelt in A'gia heard the word of the 
Lord Je'sus, both Jew§ and Greeks. 

11 And ""God wrought special mir- 
acles by the hands of Paul : 

12 So "that from his body were 
brought unto the sick handkerchiefs 
or aprons, and the diseases departed 
from them, and the evil spirits went 
out of them. 

1 3 ITThen "certain of the vagabond 
Jew§, exorcists, ^took upon them to 



Many believe the gospel. 



THE ACTS, 19. 



The tumult at Ephesiis, 



CHAP. 19. 

q Mat. 8, 29 
Mark 1,24: 
Mark 5, 7 
Lu. 4, 3i 
ch. 16, 17 
Jas. 2, 19 

r Lu. 1, 65 
Lu. 7, 16 
ch. 2, 43 
ch. 5, 5,11 



Mat. 3, 6 
t Isa.30,22 



A. D. 59. 



15, 25 
Gal. 2, 1 

w ch. 20, 22 



call over them which had evil spirits ^- d- ^8. 
the name of the Lord J e'§us, saying. 
We adjure you by Je'gus whom Paul 
preacheth. 

1 -i And there were seven sons of one 
Sge'va,a Jew, omcIq^AqI of the priests, 
which did so. 

1 5 And the evil spirit answered and 
said, Je'§us ?I know, and Paul I know ; 
but who are ye ? 

16 And the man in whom the evil s jer. 3^3 
spirit was leaped on them, and over- 
came them, and prevailed against 
them, so that they fled out of thatjuCoi. i, 6 
house naked and wounded. i 

17 And tliis was known to all the' 
Jews and Greeks also dwelling at, y Rom 
Eph'e-sus ; and f ea,r '^fell on them ail, 
and the name of the Lord Je'sus was 
magnified. 

18 And many that believed came, ^Rom.' 
and 'confessed, and shewed their i^.at 
deeds. 2/ ch. 13, 5 

19 Many of them also which 'used z Rom. 
curious arts brought their books to- 2^tfm. 
gether, and burned them before all I ^-^^ 
men : and they coiuited the price of:a2Cor.i,8 
them, and found it fifty thousand I & ch. 9, 2 
pieces of silver, |c ch. le. 

20 So ''mightily grew the word of i*^- ^^ ' 
.God and prevailed. R- 20. 21. 

21 1!" After 'these things were ended, 
Paul purposed "in the spirit, when 
he had passed through Mag-e-do'ni-a 
and A-cha'ia, to go to Je-ru'sa-lem, 
saying, After I have been there, 4 
must also see R5me. 

22 So he sent into Mag-e-do'ni-a two 
of them '^that ministered unto him, 
Ti-mo'the-us and 'E-ras'tus; but he 
himself stayed in A'§ia for a season. 

23 11 And "the same time there arose 
no small stir about *that way. 

24 For a certain man named De-me'- 
tri-us, a silversmith, which made sil- 
ver shrines for Di-an'a, brought no 
'small gain unto the craftsmen ; 

25 Whom he called together with 
the workmen of like occupation, and 
said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft 
''we have our wealth. 

26 Moreover ye see and hear, that 
not alone at Eph'e-sus. but almost 
throughout all A'sia, this Paul hath 
persuaded and turned away much 
people, saying that they 'be no gods, 
wliich are made with hands : 

27 So that not only this our craft is 
in danger to be set at nought; but! ^ept.'^^^ 
also that the temple of the great;, 
goddess Dl-an'a should be despised, I ^S-fZinary. 

1027 



d Pro. 15,27 
ITim. 
6,10 
Rev.18,16 

e 1 Chr. 
16,26 
Ps. 115, 4 
Isa. 41, 24 
Isa. 44, 
10-20 
Isa. 46. 7 
Jer. 10, 3 
Jer. 16, 20 
ch. 17, 29 
1 Cor. 8, 4 

/Jer. 50,38 
Hab. 2, 
18, 19 
Rev. 13,4 

g Rom. 
16,23 
1 Cor.1,14 

h ch. 20, 4 

ch. 27. 2 
Col. 4, 10 
Philem. 
24 

i 1 Pet. 1, 1 
Rev. 1, 11 

j ch. 12, 17 

1 Tim. 
1,20 

2 Tim. 
4,14 

1 the 
temple 
keeper. 

2 Or, the 
court 



and her magnificence should be de- 
stroyed, whom all A'sia and the world 
iworshippeth. 

28 And when they heard these say- 
ings, they were full of wrath, and 
cried out^ saj'ing, •'Great is Di-an'a of 
the E-phe'sian§. 

29 And the whole city was filled 
with confusion : and having ^caught 
Ga'ius '^and Ar-is-tar'chus, men of 
Mag-e-do'ni-a, Pauls companions in 
travel, they rushed with one accord 
into the theatre. 

30 And when Paul would have en- 
tered in unto the people, the disciples 
suffered liim not. 

31 And certain of the cliief 'of A'sia, 
which were his friends, sent unto 
him, desiring him that he would not 
adventure himself into the theatre, 

32 Some therefore cried one thing, 
and some another : for the assembly 
was confused; and the more part 
knew not v\'heref ore they were come 
together. 

33 And they drew Al-ex-an'der out' 
of the multitude, the Jew§ putting 
himf orward. And -^Al-ex-an'dgr beck- 
oned with the hand, and would have 
made his defence unto the people. 

31 But when they knew that he 
was a Jew, all with one voice about 
the space of two hours cried out. 
Great is Di-an'a of the E-phe'sians. 

35 And when the townclerk had 
appeased the peop>le, he said. Ye men 
of Eph'e-sus, what man is there that 
knoweth not how that the city of the 
E-phe'sians is ^a worshipper of the 
great goddess Di-an'a, and of the im- 
age which fell dov.m from Jii'pi-ter ? 

36 Seeing then that these things 
cannot be spoken against, ye ought 
to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 

37 For ye have brought hither these 
men, which are neither robbers of 
churches, nor yet blasphemers of 
your goddess. 

38 Wherefore if De-me'tri-us, and 
the craftsmen which are with him, 
have a matter against any man, the 
^law is open, and there are deputies : 
let them implead one another. 

39 But if ye enquire any thing con- 
cerning other matters, it shall be de- 
termined in a ^lawful assemblv. 

40 For we are in danger to be called 
in question for this day's uproar, 
there being no cause whereby we 
may give an account of this con- 
course. 



Paul goeth to Macedonia. THE ACTS, 20. PauVs charge to the elders. 



41 And *when he had thus spoken, 
he dismissed the assembly. 
CHAPTER 20. 

1 Paul goeih to Macedonia: 7 he celebrateth the 
Lord's supper, and preacheth. 9 Eulychusj'alling 
down dead, 10 is raised to life. 28 Paid commit- 
teth the flock to the elders : 36 heprayeth ivith them, 
and departelh. 

AND after the uproar was ceased, 
Paul called unto hmi the disci- 
ples, and embraced them, "and de- 
parted for to go into Mag-e-do'ni-a. 

2 And when he had gone over those 
parts, and had given them much ex- 
hortation, he came into Greege, 

3 And there abode three months. 
And when *the Jew§ laid wait for 
him, as he was about to sail into 
Sy r 'i-a, he purposed to return through 
Mag-e-do'ni-a. 

4 And there accompanied him into 
A'§ia Sop'a-ter of Be-re'a ; and of the 
Thes-sa-lo'ni-ang, 'Ar-is-tar'chus and 
Se-cun'dus ;_ ''and Ga'ius of Der'be, 
and *Ti-mo'the-iis ; and of A'§ia, 
•''Tych'i-cus and ^Troph'i-miis. 

5 These going before tarried for us 
at Tro'as. 

6 And we sailed away from Phi- 
lip'pi after the days '^of unleavened 
bread, and came unto them *to Tro'as 
in five days ; where we abode seven 
days. 

7*11 And upon ■'the first day of the 
week, when the disciples came to- 
gether ^to break bread, Paul preached 
unto them, ready to depart on the 
morrow ; and continued his speech 
until midnight> 

8 And there were many lights 'in 
the upper chamber, where they were 
gathered together. 

9 And there sat in a window a cer- 
tain young man named Eui'ty-chus, 
being fallen into a deep sleep : and 
as Paul was long preaching, he sunk 
down with sleep, and fell down from 
the third loft, and was taken up dead. 

10 And Paul went down, '"and fell 
on him, and embracing him said, 
"Trouble not yourselves ; for his life 
is in him. 

11 When he therefore was come up 
again, and had broken bread, and eat- 
en, and talked a long while, even till 
break of day, so he departed. 

1 2 And they brought the young 
man alive, and were not a little com- 
forted. 

1 3 IF And we went before to ship, and 
sailed unto As'sos, there intending 
to take in Paul: for so had he ap 
pointed, minding himself to go afoot 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 19. 

k Pro. 15, 1 
Eccl.9,17 



CHAP. 20. 

a 1 Cor.16.5 
2 Cor. 7, 5 

1 Tim. 1,3 

A. D. 60. 

b ch. 9, 23 
ch. 23, 12 

2 Cor, 
11,26 

c ch. 27, 2 
Col," 4, 10 

ft ch. 19, 29 

e ch. 16, 1 

/Eph. 6,21 
Col. 4, 7 
2 Tim. 
4.12 
Titus 3,12 

g ch. 21, 29 
2 Tim. 
4,20 

h Ex. 12, 14 
Ex. 23, 15 

i ch. 16, 8 
2 Cor.2,12 
2 Tim. 
4,13 

j John 20,1 
1 Cor.16,2 
Rev. 1,10 

k ch. 2, 42 
1 Cor. 
10, 16 

1 Cor. 
11.20 

I ch. 1. 13 

mlKi.17,21 

2 Ki. 4, 34 

n Mat. 9. 24 

ch.21,4,12 

V ch. 24, 17 

q ch. 2. 1 
1 Cor.16,8 

r 1 Tim. 
4.14 

s ch. 18, 19 

t ch. 18, 5 

u Markl,15 
Lii. 24, 47 
ch. 2, 38 

V ch. 19, 21 

t(;ch.21,4,ll 
lThes.3,3 

1 Or, %ioaic 
for vie. 

X Rom. 8,35 
2Cor.4,16 

y 2 Tim. 4,7 

z ch. 1, 17 

a Gal. 1, 1 

b Rom. 
15,23 

c 2 Cor. 7,2 

1 Thes. 

2,10 
d Lu. 7, 30 

.John 

15, 15 

Eph. 1, 11 

e 1 Tim. 
4,16 
1 Pet. 5, 2 

/ 1 Cor. 
12, 28 

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14 And when he met with us at As'- 
sos, we_ took him in, and came to 
Mit-y-le'ne. 

1 5 And we sailed thence, and came 
the next day over against Chi'os; 
and the next day we arrived at Sa'- 
mos, and tarried at Tro-gylli-iim ; and 
the next day we came to MMe'tus. 

16 For Paul had determined to sail 
by Eph'e-sus, because he would not 
spend the time in A'gia : "for he hast- 
ed, if it were possible for him, 'to be at 
Je-ru'sa-lem ?the day of Pen'te-cost. 

17 f And from Mi-le'tus he sent to 
Eph'e-sus, and called 'the elders of the 
church. 

18 And Avhen they were come to 
him, he said unto them. Ye know, 
from ^'the first day that I came into 
A'gia, after Avhat manner I have 
been with you at all seasons, 

19 Serving the Lord with all humil- 
ity of mind, and with many tears, 
and temptations, which befell me by 
the lying in wait of the Jews : 

20 A?id how I kept back nothing 
that was profitable imto you, but 
have shewed you, and have taught 
you publickly, and from house to 
house, 

21 Testifying 'both to the Jew^,and - 
also to the Ureeks, "repentance toward" 
God, and taith toward our Lord Je'§us' 

^Mgt. F. Rom. 1.16- R. 26. 20. 

zSAnd now, behold,"! go bound m ' 
the spirit unto Je-ru'sa-lem, not 
knowing the things that shall befall 
me there : 

23 Save that ^the Holy Gh5st wit- 
nesseth in every city, saying that 
bonds and afflictions ^abide me. 

24 But -"none of these things move 
me, neither count I my life dear un- 
to myself, so ^that I might finish my 
course with joy, and ^the ministry, 
which ''I have received of the Lord 
Je'gus, to testify the gospel of the 
grace of God. 

25 And now, behold, *! know that 
ye all, among whom I have gone 
preaching the kingdom of God, shall 
see my face no more. 

26 Wherefore I take you to record 
this day, that I am ^pure from the 
blood of all me7i. 

27 For I have not shunned to de- 
clare unto you all "^the counsel of 
God. 

28 Take 'heed therefore unto your- - 
selves, and to all the flock, over the 
which the -^Ho'lv Ghdst hath made 

9 



Paul goeth 



THE ACTS, 21. 



to Jerusalem, 



you overseers, to feed the church of 
God , y which he hath purchased Hvith 
his own blood . D. Rom. 3. 24, 25. 

29 l^'or 1 know this, that after my 
departing 'shall grievous wolves en- 
ter in among you, not sparing the 
flock. 

30 Also •'of your own selves shall 
men arise, speaking perverse thuags, 
to draw away disciples after them. 

31 Therefore watch, and remember, 
that by *the space of three years 1 
ceased not to warn every one night 
and day with tears. 

32 And now, brethren. I commend 
jyoii t o God, and ^to the word of his 



A. D. 60. 



grace, which is able '"to build you up . 
and to give you an 'inheritance 



among all them which are sanctified . 

33 1 ''have coveted no man's silver, 
or gold, or apparel. 

34: Yea, ye yourselves know, Hhat 
these hands have ministered unto 
my necessities, and to them that 
were with me. 

35 I have shewed you all things, 
how that 'so labouring ye ought to 
support the weak, and to remember 
the words of the Lord Je'sus, how he 
said, 'It is more blessed to give than 
to receive. 

36 II And when he had thus spoken, 
he kneeled down, and prayed with 
them all. 

37 And they all wept sore, 'and fell 
on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 

38 Sorrov/ing most of all for the 
words which he spake, that they 
should see his face no more. And 
they accompanied him unto the ship. 

CHAPTER 21. 

1 PauU journeyin g to Jerusalevi, cometh to PhiHp\s 
house, lohos'e daughlerh propheHled. 17 Paul, at 
Jerusalem. 27 is appreliended. 

AND it came to pass, that after 
we were gotten from them, and 
had launched, we came with a 
straight course unto Co'os, and the 
day following unto Rh5de§, and 
from thence unto Pat'a-ra : 

2 And finding a ship sailing over 
unto Phe-ni'gia, we went aboard, and 
set forth. 

3 Now when we had discovered Qy'- 
prus, we left it on the left hand, and 
sailed into Syr'i-a, and landed at 
T5're : for there the ship was to un- 
lade her burden. 

4 And finding disciples, we tarried 
there seven days : "who said to Paul 
through the Spirit, that he should 
not go up to Je-ru'sa-lem. 

* B. Rom. 3. 1, 2; K. 26. 23. 



CHAP. 20. 

Q Eph. 1, 7 
Col. 1, 14 
lPet.1,19 
Rev. 5, 9 

h Heb. 9, U 

i Mat. 7. 15 
2 Pet. 2, 1 

j 1 John 
2,19 

k ch. 19, 10 

I Heb. 13,9 

m.John 
17, 17 
ch. 9, 31 
Jude 20 

n Eph. 1, 18 
Col. 3, 24 
1 Pet. 1, 4 

1 Sam, 
12,3 

1 Cor. 
9.12 

2 Cor. 7, 2 
2Cor.ll,9 
2 Cor. 
12,17 

p 1 Cor.4,12 
lThes.2.y 
2 Thes.3,8 

Q Rom. 15,1 
Eph. 4.28 
1 Thes. 
4,11 
1 Thes. 
5,14 
2Thes.3.8 

}' Mat. 10, 8 
1 Cor.9,12 
2Cor.ll,9 
Heb. 13, 
1,3 

s Gen.45.14 



CHAP. 21. 

a ch. 20, 23 

ft ch. 20. 36 

c John 1,11 

d Eph. 4. 11 
2 Tim. 4.5 

e ch. 6, 5 
ch. 8. 26 

/Joel 2,28 
ch. 2, 17 

(I ch. 11, 28 

h Eph. 3. 1 
Eph. 6, 20 

i ch. 20, 24 

j Rom. 8. 35 
2 Cor.4,10 
Col. 1. 24 
2 Tim. 4,6 

k Mat.26,42 

I ch. 15. 4 

771 ch. 15,13 
Gal. 1, 19 
Jps. 1. 1 

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5 And when we had accomplished 
those days, we departed and went 
our way ; and they all brought us 
on our way, with wives and children, 
till toe were out of the city : and we 
kneeled down on the shore, and 
prayed. 

6 And when we had taken our leave 
one of another, we took ship; and 
they returned home ''again. 

TAnd when we had finished our 
course from Tyre, we came to Ptol-e- 
ma'is, and saluted the brethren, and 
abode with them one day. 

8 And the next day we that were 
of PauPs company departed, and 
came unto Qees-a-re'a : and we entered 
into the house of Phil'ip "'the evan- 
gelist, which was 'one of the seven; 
and abode with him, 

9 And the same man had four 
daughters, virgins,'^ which did proph- 
esy. 

10 And as we tarried there many 
days, there camedownfrom Jii-dse'a 
a certain prophet, named ^Ag'a-bus. 

1 1 And when he was come unto us, 
he took PauFs girdle, and bound his 
ov/n hands and feet, and said. Thus 
saith the Holy Ghdst, '^So shall the 
Jew§ at Je-ru'sa-lem bind the ma.n 
that owneth this girdle, and shall 
deliver him into the hands of the 
Gen'tTle§. 

1 2 And when we heard these things, 
both we. and they of that place, be- 
sought him not to go up to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

1 3 Then Paul answered, 'What 
mean ye to weep and to break mine 
heart? for ^1 am ready not to be 
bound only, but also to die at Je-ru'sa- 
lem for the name of the Lord Je'siis. 

14 And when he would not be per- 
suaded, we ceased, saying, ^The will 
of the Lord be done. 

1 5 And after those days we took up 
our carriages, and went up to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

16 There went with us dX^o certahi 
of the disciples of Cses-a-re'a, and 
brought with them one Mna'son of 
^y'prus. an old disciple, with whom 
we should lodge. 

17 And Vhen we v.'ere come to 
Je-ru'sa-lem, the brethren received 
us gladly. 

1 8 And the day following Paul went 
in with us unto "" James ; and all the 
elders were present. 

19 And when he had saluted them, 



Elders glorify God. 



THE ACTS, 22. 



Paul is apprehended. 



CHAP. 21. 
n Rom. 



he declared "particularly what things ^- d. go. 
God had wrought among the Gen'- 
tile§ by ''his ministry. 

20 And when they heard it, they| i5, is 
glorified the Lord, and said untooch. i, i? 
him. Thou seest. brother, how many | ^^- ^^' ^* 
thousands of Jews there are which ^ ^J^p^^^' ^ 
believe; and they are all ^zealous ofi ip'S' 
the law: ^^^-^'^^ 

21 And they are informed of thee, ^ Gkihli 
that thou steadiest all the Jews r Num.6, 
which are among the Gen'tiles toj cb!^i8, is 
forsake Mo'§es, saying that they 
ought not to circumcise their chil 
dren, neither to walk after the cus- 
toms. 

22 What is it therefore ? the multi- 
tude must needs come together : for 
they will hear that thou art come. 

23 Do therefore this that we say toj"^^- 2*' ^^ 
thee : We have four men which havei^ Num.6,13 
a vow on them ; I 

24 Them take, and purify thyself 
with them, and be at charges withi 
them, that they may ''shave their\ 
heads : and all mav know that those 
things, whereof they were informed j 
concerning thee, are nothing: but 
that thou thyself also walkest or- ^ ?^^^g^.^^^ 
derly, and 'keepest the law. lu". 11. h 

'2iD As touching the Gen'tile§ which 
believe, we ^have written and con- 
cluded that they obser^'e no such 
thing, save only that they keep 
them.selves from things offered to 
idols, and frona blood, and from 
strangled, and from fornication. 

26 Tlien Paul took the men, and 
the next day purifying himself with 
them entered into "the temple, 'to 
signify the accomplishment of the 
days of purification, until that an 
offering should be offered for every 
one of them. ^ r^^^^ 

27 And when the seven days werej Egyptian 
almost ended, the Jew§ which were! a.^d. 55. 
of A'sia, when they saw him in the ^ ch. 9, 11 
temple, stirred up all the people, a,nd 2^cor. 
laid "hands on him, 

28 Crying out. Men of is'ra-el. help : 
This is the man, 'that teacheth all 
men every where against the people, 
and the law, and this place : and 
further brought Greeks also into the 
temple, and hath polluted this holy 
place. 



\s 1 Cor .9,20 

t Gen. 9, 4 
Lev.l7,U 
1 Cor. 5, 
1. 9 

1 Cor. 8 
1 Cor. 10 
lThes.i,3 
Heb. 13,4 



IV Mark 
10, 30 
ch. 26, 21 
Roiii.8,35 
2 Cor. 4,9 
2 Cor. 
12,10 

1 Thes. 2. 
14, 16 

2 Tim. 
3.12 



Lu. 21. 12 
Lu. 23, 2 
John 
15, 20 
ch. 6. 13 
ch. 16, 20 
ch. 17, 6 
ch.24,5,6 
1 Cor.4.12 

1 Pet.2,12 

y ch. 20, 4 

2 Tim. 
4.20 

- ch. 23, 27 

a ch. 20. 23 

b Lu. 23, IS 
John 
19, 15 
ch. 22, 22 



Phil. 3. 5 
Col. 4, 3 
2 Tim. 2,9 
Heb. 
li, 36 

a 1 Pet.3,15 
1 Pet.4,16 



29 (For they had seen before with! chap. 22. 
him in the city ^'Troph'i-mus anj^^h. 7. 2 
E-phe'sian, whom they supposed that j, ^^ 9^ 3Q 
Paul had brought into the temple.) ' 2 cor. 

36 And all the city was moved, and 



11,22 

Phil. 3. 

1030 



the people ran together: and they 
took Paul, and drew him out of the 
temple : and forthwith the doors 
were shut. 

31 And as they went about to kill 
him, tidings came unto the chief 
captain of the band, that all Je-ru'- 
sa-lem was in an uproar. 

32 Who 'immediately took soldiers 
and centurions, and ran down unto 
them : and when they savv^ the chief 
captain and the soldiers, they left 
beating of Paul. 

33 Then the chief captain came 
near, and took him, and ''commanded 
him to be bound with two chains ; 
and demanded who he was, and 
what he had done. 

34 And some cried one thing, some 
another, among the multitude : and 
jwhen he could not know the cer- 
itainty for the tumult, he commanded 
ihim to be carried into the castle. 

35 And when he came upon the 
stairs, so it was, that he was borne 
of the soldiers for the violence of the 
I people. 

36 For the multitude of the people 
I followed after, crying, *Away with 
ihim. 

I 3 7 And as Paul was to be led into 
ithe castle, he said unto the chief 
jcaptain. May I speak unto thee ? 
Who said. Canst thou speak Greek ? 

38 Art not thou that 'E-gyp'tian, 
which before these davs madest an 
uproar, and leddest out into the 
wilderness four thousand men that 
were murderers ? 

39 But Paul said, 'I am a man 
tohich ant a Jew of Tar'sus, a city in 
Ci-li'cia, a citizen of no mean city : 
and, I beseech thee, ^suffer me to 
speak unto the people. 

40 And when he had given him 
licence. Paul stood on the stairs, and 
beckoned with the hand unto the 
people. And when there was made 
a great silence, he spake unto them 
in the He 'brew tongue, saying, 

CHAPTER 22. 

1 Paul declareih how he icas converted: 25 he es- 
capeth scourging, being a Roman citizen 

Ti/f EN, "brethren, and fathers, hear 
i\i ve mv defence ichich I make 
now unto you. 

2 (And Yfhen they heard that he 
spake in the He'brew tongue to 
them, they kept the more silence: 
and he saith.) 

3 I *am verilv a man which am a 



Paul declareth how 



THE ACTS, 22. 



he was converted. 



J ew, born in Tar 'sus, a c ity in Qi-li gia, 
yet brought up in tliis cit}^ at 'the 
feet of ''Ga-mali-el, ajid taught "^ac- 
cording to the perfect manner of the 
law of the fathers, and •''was zealous 
toward God, •''as ye all are tliis day. 

4 And ^I persecuted this way unto 
the death, binding and delivering 
into prisons both men and women. 

5 As also the high priest doth bear 
me witness, and 'all the estate of the 
elders : from -'whom also I received 
letters unto Hhe brethren, and vv ent 
to Da-mas'cus, to brmg them which 
were there bound unto Je-ru'sa-lem, 
for to be punished. 

6 And 'it came to pass, that, as I 
made my journey, and was come 
nigh unto Da-mas'cus about noon, 
suddenly there shone from heaven 
a great light round about me. 

7 And I fell unto the ground, and 
heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, 
Saul, why persecutest thou me ? 

8 And I answered, Who art thou, 
Lord ? And he said unto me, I am 
Je'§us of Naz'a-reth,whom thou per- 
secutest. 

9 And '"they tha.t were with me saw 
indeed the light, and were afraid ; 
but they heard not the voice of him 
that spake to me. 

10 And I said, What shall I do, 
Lord ? And the Lord said unto iTie, 
Arise, and go into Da-mas'cus ; and 
there it shall be told thee of all things 
which are appointed for thee to do. 

11 And Avhen I could not see for 
the glory of that light, being led by 
the hand of them that were with me, 
I came into Da-mas'cus. 

1 2 And "one An-a-nfas, a devout 
man according to the law, 'having 
a good report of all the ^Jews which 
dwelt there, 

13 Came unto me. and stood, and 
said unto me. Brother Saul, receive 
thy sight. And the same hour I 
looked up upon him. 

1 4 And he said, ?The God of our fa- 
thers hath 'chosen thee, that thou 
shouldest know his will, 'and see thatj 
^Tust One, and "shouldest hear the 
voice of his mouth. | 

15 For 'thou shalt be his witness un- 
to all men of "Avhat thou hast seen| 
and heard. ' 

16 And now why tarriest thou?' 
arise, and be baptized, and •"wash! 
away thy sins, -''caHing on the name; 
of the Lord. , 



A. D. 60. 

CHAP. 22. 

c Deut.33,3 
2 Ki. 4, 38 
Lu. 8, 35 
Lu. 10, 39 

d ch. 5, 34 

e ch. 26, 5 

/ Gal. 1, 14 

g Rom. 10,2 

h ch. 8. 3 
ITim. 
1,13 

i Lu. 22, 66 
ch. 4, 5 

j ch. 9, 2 

k Rom. 9, 3 

I ch. 26, 12 

m Dan. 10,7 

n ch. 9, 17 

ch. 10, 22 

p 1 Tun. 3,7 

q ch. 3, 13 
ch. 5, 30 

r ch. 26, 16 
Gal. 1, 1 

s 1 Cor. 9. 1 

1 Cor.15,8 

t ch. 3, 14 
ch. 7, 52 
Heb. 7, 26 
IJohn 1,1 

If 1 Cor. 
11,23 
Gal. 1, 12 

V ch. 23, 11 

lu ch. 26. 16 

X ch. 2, 38 
Heb. 
10,22 

y Rom. 
10,13 

z 2 Cor.12,2 

a 3Iat.lO,14 

b ch. 8, 3 

c Mat.10,17 

a ch. 7, 58 

e Lu, 11, 48 
Rom. 1,32 

/ ch. 13, 3 
ch. 18, 6 
ch. 26, 17 
Rom. 1, 5 
Rom. 
11, 13 
Rom. 
15. 16 
Gal. 2. 7.8 
ITim. 2,7 

2 Tim. 
1,11 

q ch. 21, 36 

?( ch. 25, 24 

1 ch. 18, 37 

1 Or, 
tortured 
him. 

i Mat.10,17 
Lu. 21, 12 

1031 



17 And 'it came to pass, that, when 
|I was come again to Je-ru'sa-lem, 
ieven while I prayed in the temple, I 
jwas in a trance ; 

I 18 And saw him saying unto me, 
Make haste, ""and get thee quickly 
out of Je-ru'sa-lem: for they will 
not receive "thy testimony concern- 
ing me. 

19 And I said, Lord, ^thev know 
that i imprisoned and 'beat in every 
synagogue them that believed on 
thee: 

20 And ''when the blood of thy mar- 
tyr Ste'phen was shed. I also vvas 
standing by, and ^consenting imto his 
death, and kept the raiment of them 
that slew him. 

21 And he said unto me, Deppa't: 
for -^I will send thee far hence unto 
the Gen 'tiles. 

22 ^And they gave him audience 
unto this word, and the/i lifted up 
their voices, and said, "Av.-ay with 
such a felloic from the earth : for it 
lis not fit that ^he should live. 

23 And as thev cried out, and cast 
off their clothes, and threw dust into 
[the air, 

24 The chief captain commanded 
him to be brought into the castle, 
and bade that he should be examined 
by scourging; that he might know 
wherefore they cried so against him. 

25 And as they bound him with 
thongs, Paul said unto the centurion 
that stood by, 'Is it lawful for you 
to scourge a man that is a R5'man, 
and uncondemned ? 

26 When the centurion heard that, 
he went and told the chief captain, 
saying. Take heed what thou doest : 
for this man is a Ro'man. 

2 7 Then the chief captain came, and 
said unto him. Tell me, art thou a 
j Ro'man ? He said, Yea. 
I 28 And the chief captain answered, 
[With a great sum obtained I this 
I freedom. And Paul said, But I was 
[free born. 

! 29 Then straightway they departed 
from him vrhich should have 'exam- 
lined him : and the chief captain also 
.was afraid, after he knew that he 
jwas a R5'man, and because he had 
I bound him. 

I 30 On the morrow, because he would 
jhave known the certainty wherefore 
jhe was accused of the Jews, he loosed 
him from his bands, and -'commanded 
the chief priests and all their council 



rp 



Paul pleadeth his cause. 

to appear, and brought Paul down, 
and set him before them. 

CHAPTER 23. 

1 Paul pleadeth his cause: "i dissension among his 
accusers: W he is again imprisoned : 12 the Jews 
conspire to kill him, etc. 

AND Paul, earnestly beholding 
the council, said, Men and breth- 
ren, I "have lived in all good con- 
science before God until this day. 

2 And the high priest In-a-nf as 
commanded them that stood by him 
*to smite Mm on the mouth. 

3 Then said Paul unto him, God 
shah smite thee," thou whited wall : 
for sittest thou to judge me after the 
law, and 'commandest me to be smit- 
ten contrary to the law ? 

4 And they that stood by said, Re- 
vjlest thou "God's high priest ? 

5 Then said Paul, "^I wist not, breth- 
ren, that he was the high priest : for 
it is written, ^Thou shalt not speak 
evil of the ruler of thy people. 

6 But when Paul perceived that the 
one part were Sad'du-cees, and the 
other Phar'i-see§, he cried out in the 
council, Men a?(d brethren, I -'am a 
Phar l-see, the son of aPhar'i-see : ^^of 
the hope and resurrection of the dead 
I am called in question. 

7 And when he had so said, there 
arose a dissension between the Phar'- 
i-sees and the Sad'du-gees : and the 
multitude was divided. 

8 For Hhe Sad'du-cees say that there 
is no resurrection, neither angel, nor 
spirit: but the Phar'i-sees confess 
both. 

9 And there arose a great cry : and 
the scribes that v^ere of the Phar'i- 
see§' part arose, and strove, saying, 
*We find no evil in this man : but •'if 
a spirit or an angel hath spoken to 
him, let His not fight against God. 

10 And when there arose a great 
dissension, the chief captain, fearing 
lest Paul should have been pulled in 
pieces of them, commanded the sol- 
diers to go down, and to take him 
by force from among them, and to 
bring h im into the castle. 

1 1 And 'the night following the Lord 
stood by him, and said. Be of good 
cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified 
of me in Je-ru'sa-lem. so must thou 
bear witness also at Rome. 

1 2 And when it was dav. "'certain of 
the Jews banded together, and bound 
themselves \mder a curse, saying 
that thev would neither eat nor drink 
till they had killed Paul. 



THE ACTS. 23. 



Co7\spiracy to hill hhn. 



A, D. 60. 



CHAP. 23. 



a 1 Cor. 4, 4 
2Cor.l,12 
2 Cor. 4, 2 
2 Tim. 1,3 
Heb. 
13,18 

h 1 Ki.22,24 
Jer. 20, 2 
John 
18, 23 

c Lev.19,35 
Deut.25.1 
Jolin 7,51 

d eh. 24, 17 

e Ex. 22. 28 

/ Phil. 3, 5 

g ch. 28, 20 

h Mat.22,23 
Mark 
12 18 
Lu. 20, 27 

i Pro. 16, 7 
Lu. 23, 4 

j ch. 22, 7 

k ch. 5, 39 
ch. 9, 4, 5 
ch. 11, 17 

I Ps. 46, 1 
Ps. 109,31 
Isa. 41, 10 
Isa. 43, 2 
ch. 2, 25 
ch. 18, 9 
ch. 27, 23 

?7xlsa.8.9,10 
ch. 25, 3 
Rom. 8,31 

1 Or, unth 
an oath 
of execra- 
tion. 

1 Sam. 
3, 17 
1 Sam. 
20,13 

1 Sam. 
25.22 

2 Sam.3,9 
1 Ki. 2, 23 
1 Ki. 19, 2 
Mat.26,74 

n.TobS. 13 
Pro. 21,30 

Mat.10,16 
Eph. 5, 15 

V ch. 20. 3 
ch. 25, 3 

q Ps. 10, 9 
Ps. 37, 
12, 32 
Pro. 1, 16 
Pr. 4. 16 
Isa. o9, 7 
Mic. ;, 2 

2 Or, 
archers, 
or, jave- 
lin 
casters. 

1032 



13 And they were more than forty 
which had made this conspiracy'. 

1 4 And they came to the chief priests 
and elders, and said, We have bound 
ourselves imder a great curse, that 
we Avill eat nothing until we have 
slain Paul. 

15 ISI^ow therefore ye with the coun- 
cil signify to the chief captain that he 
bring him down unto you to morrow, 
as though ye would enquire some- 
thing more perfectly concerning him : 
and we, or ever he come near, are 
ready to kill him. 

16 And "when Paul's sister's son 
heard of their lying in wait, he went 
and entered into the castle, and told 
Paul. 

17 Then "Paul called one of the cen- 
turions unto h im, and said. Bring this 
young man unto the chief captain : 
for he hath a certain thing to tell him. 

18 So he took him, and brought h im 
to the chief captain, and said, Paul 
the i)risoner called me unto hiin, and 
prayed me to bring this young man 
unto thee, who hath something to 
say unto thee. 

1 9 Then the chief captain took him 
by the hand, and went v:ith him. 
aside privately, and asked .^z?'??2, What 
is that thou hast to tell me ? 

20 And he said, ^The Jews have 
agreed to desire thee that thou 
wouldest bring down Paul to inorrow 
into the council, as though they 
would enquire somewhat of him 
more perfectly. 

21 But do not thou yield unto them : 
for there 'lie in wait for him of them 
more than forty men, which have 
bound themselves with an oath, that 
they will neither eat nor drink till 
they have killed him : and now are 
they ready, looking for a promise 
from thee. 

22 So the chief captain theji let the 
young man depart, and charged h im , 
See thou tell no man that thou hast 
shewed these things to me. 

23 And he called unto him two cen- 
turions, saying, Make ready two hun- 
dred soldiers to go to Qaes-a-re'a, and 
horsemen threescore and ten. and 
'^spearmen two hundred, at the third 
hour of the night ; 

24 And provide them beasts, that 
they may set Paul on, and bring him 
safe unto Felix the governor. 

25 And he wrote a letter after this 
manner : 



Paid, sent to Felix, 



THE ACTS, 24. 



pleadeth his cause. 



h. 23, 10 
ch. 2i, 7 
S ch. 22, 30 

t ch. 18, 15 
ch. 25, 19 

u ch. 26, 31 

V ch. 24, 8 

w ch. 8, 4:0 
A city 
on the 
north 
west of 
Canaan. 



26 Clau'di-us L5''si-as unto the most; a. p.eo. 
excellent governor Felix sendetlu ^^^^ ^^ 
greeting. |rch. 21,33 

27 This 'man was taken of the Jews, 
and should have been killed of them : 
then came I with an army, and res- 
cued hini, havmg understood that he 
was a R5'man. 

28 And nvhen I would have kno^vn 
the cause ^vheref ore they accused him, 
I brought him forth into their counch : 

29 Whom I perceived to be accused 
of questions 'of their law, but "to have la; ch. 21, 89 
nothing laid to his charge w^orthy of ^ ct.M'h 
death or of bonds. 3 Mat.27,2'; 

30 And when it was told me how 
that the Jews laid wait for the man, 
I sent straightway to thee, and ''gave 
commandment to his accusers also 
to say before thee what t/iey had 
against him. Farewell. 

31 Then the soldiers, as it was com- 
manded them, took Paul, and brought I ^ p^. 12, 2^ 
him by night to An-tip'a-tris. I Jude'iG 

32 On the morrow they left 
horsemen to go with him, and re- 
turned to the castle : 

33 Who, when they came "to (J ^s-a- 
re'a, and delivered the epistle to the 
governor, presented Paul also before 
him. 

34 And when the governor had read 
the letter, he asked of what provmce 
he was. And when he understood 
that he mas ^of Ci-li'gia ; 

35 I ^will hear"*thee, said he, when 
thine accusers are also come. And 
he commanded him to be kept -in 
Her'od's judgment hall. 

"chapter 21:. 



CHAP. 2i. 

a ch. 21, 27 
h ch, 23, 2, 
30, 35 
Ch, 25, 2 



5 For "^vv^e have found this man V< 
pestilent /eZ^'(9'^/,\ and a mover of sedi- 
ition among all the Jew§ throughout 
the world, and a ringleader of the sect 
of the Xaz-a-renes' : 

6 Who 'also hath gone about to pro- 
fane the temple : whom v\^e took, and 
would have •'judged according to our 
law. 

7 But ^the chief captain Ly'si-as 
came upon its, and with great vio- 
lence took hi77i away out of our 
I hands, 

I 8 Commanding ^his accusers to come 
.unto thee: by examining of whom 
I thyself may est take knowledge of all 
'these things, whereof we accuse him. 

9 And the Jews also assented, saying 
that these things were so. 

10 *iThen Paul, after that the gov- 
ernor had beckoned Luito him to 
speak, answ^ered. Forasmuch as I 
know that thou hast been of mpmy 



1 Tertullus accriseth Pa ul : 10 who answereth for his 
life and doctrine: 24 Paul preacheth Christ to the 
goveryior and his wife: 27 he is left in prison by 

Felix. 



10,30 
Lu. 11, 49 
Lu. 23, 2 
John 
15,20 
ch. 6, 13 
ch. 16, 20 
ch. 17, 6 
ch. 21. 28 
Rom. 8,35 

1 Cor. 4, 
12,13 

2 Cor. 
12,10 

1 Thes. 2, 
14-16 

2 Tim. 
3,12 
1 Pet.2,12 

1 a plague. 
e ch. 21, 28 
/John 

18,31 
g ch. 21, 83 
h ch. 23, 30 

2 Felix was 
made 
procura- 
tor over 
Judxa, 
A. D. 53. 



A ND after "five days *An-a-nfas 

J\. the high priest descended with;^ chls'l*^ 

the elders, and icith a certain orator j ch!28,"i7 

named Ter-turius,who informed the ^ imoslif 

governor against Paul. ^ 2Tim^i 3 

2 And when he wascalled forth. TSr- ?n ch.™6, 22 

2 cor.1,20 



tiillus began to accuse him, saying, i,i~h:.°2'3 6 




are done unto this nation by th^' 
providence, 



John 5,28 
1 T'hes. 
I 4,14^ 

3 We accept it always, and in all !p 01^23.1 
places, most noble Felix, with all '^ ^|^- 1}^ f| 
thankfulness. Rom." 

4 Notwithstanding, that I be not 2Co?.8.4 
further tedious unto thee, I prayi,. ^jf^gi'le* 
thee that thou wouldest hear us of i ch! 26! 21 
thy clemency a few words. i^ ch! It" 16 

1033 



years '^a judge unto this nation, I do 
jthe more cheerfully a^nswer for my- 
[self : 

11 Because that thou mayest un- 
derstand, that there are yet but 
twelve days since I went up to Je- 
ru'sa-lem for 'to worship. 

1 2 And •'they neither found me in 
the temple disputing with any man, 
neither raising up the people, neither 
in the synagogues, nor in'the city : 

13 Xeither can they prove "the 
tilings whereof they now^ accuse me. 

14 But this I confess unto thee, 
that after the *way which they call 
heresy, so worshix^'l the ^God of m;^ 
fathers, believing all things which 
are written in "-the law and in the 
prophets : 

1 5 And "have hope toward God, 
which thev themselves also alloAv, 
that "there shall be a resuiTcction of 
the dead, both of the just and un- 
just. 

1 6 And ^herein do I exercise my 
self, to have always a conscience 
void of offence tow^ard God, and 
toicard men. 

17 Now after manv vears ^I came 
to bring alms to my nation, and of- 
ferings. 

18 Whereupon '"certain Jews from 
A'sia found me purified in the tem- 
ple, neither with multitude, nor with 
tumult. 

19 Who 'ought to have been here 
before thee, and object, if they had 
ought against me. 



Paul is accused. 



THE ACTS, 25. 



JTe appealeth unto Cmsar. 



20 Or else let these same here say, 
if they have found any evil doing in' 
me, while I stood before the council, 

21 Except it be for this one voice, 
that I cried standing among them, 
Touching 'the resurrection of the 
dead I am caUed in question by you 
this day. 

22 TAnd when Felix heard these 
things, having mxore perfect knowl- 
edge of that way, he deferred them, 
and said. When Ly'si-as the chief 
captain shall come down, I will 
know the uttermost of vour matter. 

23 And he commanded a centurion 
to keep Paul, and to let hun have 
liberty, and ''that he should forbid 
none of his acquaintance to minister 
or come unto him. 

24 And after certain da^/s, when 
Felix came with his wife I)ru-silla, ! 
which was a Jew'ess, he sent for' 
Paul, and heard him concerning the 
faith in Christ. j 

J r 25 And as he reasoned of righteous-' 
N ness, temperance, and judgment to 
come. Felix trembled, and a^nswered. : 
Go thy way for this time; when 1 
have a convenient season, 1 will cal l 

Jorthee. J. Rom. 2. 16; N. 26. 28, 29. ; 

2t) He hoped also that ^'money 
should have been given him of Paul, 
that he might loose him. : wherefore 
he sent for him the ofteiier,and com- 
muned with him. ^ I 

27 But after two years Por'gi-uS; 
Fes'tus came into Felix' room : and 
Felix, "^ willing to shew the Jew§ a 
pleasure, left Paul bound. 

CHAPTER 25. 

1 Paul accused before Fefttus, 8 a2Wealeth unto 
Ccesai\ 23 ancfdeclared innocent by Festus. 

NOW when Fes'tus was come into 
the province, after three days 
he ascended from Caes-a-re'a to Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

2 Then ''the high priest and the 
chief of the Jew§ informed him 
against Paul, and besought him, 

3 And desired favour against him, 
that he would send for him to Je-ru'- 
sa-lem, laying wait *in the w^ay to kill 
him. 

4 But Fes'tus answered, that Paul 
should be kept at (Jaes-a-re'a, and 
that he himself would depart shortly 
thither. 

5 Let them therefore, said he, 
which among you are able, go do^vn 
with me, and accuse this man, ''if 
there be any wickedness in him. 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 24. 



t ch. 23, 6 
ch. 28, 20 



uch.. 27, 3 
ch. 28, 16 



V Ex. ?3, 8 
Job 15,34 
Ps.26,'l0 
ITim. 
6,10 



A. D. 62. 



w Ex. 23, 2 
Pro. 29,25 
ch. 25, 9 



CHAP. 25. 

a ch. 24, 1 
h ch. 23, 12 
c ch. 18, 14 



1 Or, as 

some 
copies 
read, 
no more 
than 
eight or 
ten days. 



a Esth. 3, 8 
Ps. 27, 12 
Ps. 35, 1 
Markl5,3 
Lu. 23, 3 
1 Thes. 
2,15 



e ch. 6, 13 



/ Deut. 
27,19 
2Chr.l9,6 
Pro. 29,25 
ch. 12, 3 
ch. 24, 27 
ch. 25, 9 
Gal. 1, 10 
Jas.2,6,9 



<j ch. 18, 14 



n Pro. 14, 8 
Pro. 21,22 
Eccl. 9, 18 
Mat.10,16 
ch. 26, 32 
£ph. 5, 15 



I ch. 24. 27 

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6 And when he had tarried among 
them 'more than t_en days, he went 
down unto Qses-a-re'a ; and the next 
day sitting on the judgment seat 
commanded Paul to be brought. 

T And when he was come, the Jews 
v/hich came down from Je-ru'sa-lem 
stood round about, '^and laid many 
and grievous complaints against 
Paul, which they could not prove. 

8 While he answered for himself, 
Neither against "the law of the Jew§, 
neither against the temple, nor jet 
against Qse'sar, have I offended any 
thing at all. 

9 But Fes'tus, /willing to do the 
Jew§ a pleasure, answered Paul, and 
said. Wilt thou go up to Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and there be judged of these things 
before me ? 

10 Then said Paul, I stand at Qee'- 
sar's judgment seat, where I ought 
to be judged: to the Jews have I 
done no wrong, as thou very well 
Iknowest. 

1 1 For ni I be an offender, or have 
committed any thing worthy of 
death, I refuse not to die : but if 
there be none of these things where- 
of these accuse me, no man may 
deliver me unto them. ^1 apxjeal 
unto Qse'gar. 

12 Then Fes'tus, when he had con- 
ferred with the council, answered. 
Hast thou appealed unto Qse'§ar? 
unto (Jee'gar shalt thou go. 

1 3 °F And after certain days king 
A-grip'pa and Ber-ni'ge came unto 
Qses-a-re'a to salute Fes'tus. 

14 And when they had been there 
many days, Fes'tus declared Pauls 
cause unto the king, saying, 'There 
is a certain man left in bonds bv 
Fe'lix: 

15 About whom, when I was at Je- 
ru'sa-lem, the chief priests and the 
eiders of the Jew§ informed ^ne, de- 
siring to have judgment against 
him. 

I 16 To whom I answered. It is not 
I the inanner of the Ko'mans to de- 
liver any man to die, before that he 
I which is accused have the accusers 
jfa,ce to face, and have licence to an- 
jswer for himself concerning the 
crime laid against liim. . 

1 T Therefore, Avhen they were 
come hither, without any delay on 
the morrow I sat on the judgment 
seat, and commanded the man to be 
brought forth. 



PauVs defence 



THE ACTS, 26. 



hefore Agrippa, 



18 Against whom when the accus- 
ers stood up, they brought none ac- 
cusation of such things as I sup- 
posed : 

1 9 But ^had certain questions 
against him of their own supersti- 
tion, and of one Je'sus, which was 
dead, whom Paul affirmed to be I 
ahve. 

20 And because ^I doubted of suchj 
manner of questions, I asked hiin\ 
whether he would go to Je-ru'sa-lem, ! 
and there be judged of these matters. \ 

21 But when Paul had appealed to 
be reserved unto the "liearing of; 
Au-gus'tus, I commanded him to be; 
kept till I might send him to Qae'gar. \ 

22 Then ^A-grip'pa said unto Fes'-j 
tus, I Avould also hear the man my- 
self. To morrow, said he, thou shalt 
hear him. 

23 And on the morrow, when 
A-grip'pa was come, and Ber-ni'ce, 
with 'great pomp, and was entered 
into the place of hearing, with the 
chief captains, and principal men of 
the city, at Fes'tus' commandment 
Paul was brought forth. 

24 And Fes'tus said. King A-grip'pa, 
and ail men which are here present! 
with us, ye see this man, about whom 
all the multitude of the Jews have 
dealt with me, both at Je-ru'sa-lem. 
and also here, crying that he ought 
not '"to live any longer. 

25 But when I found thaf he had 
committed nothing worthy of death, 
and that he himself hath appealed 
to Au-gus'tus, I have determined to 
send him. 

26 Of whom I have no certain 
thing to write unto my lord. Where- 
fore I have brought him forth be- 
fore you, and specially before thee, 

king A -grip 'pa, that, after exam- 
mation had, I might have somewhat 
to write. 

27 For it seemeth to me unreason- 
able to send a prisoner, and not 
withal to signify the crmies laid 
against him. 

CHAPTER 26. 

1 Paul, hefore Agrippa, declareth his life, 12 and his 

wonderful conversion, etc. 

THEN A-grip'pa said unto Paul, 
Thou art permitted to speak for 
thyself. Then Paul stretched forth 
the hand, and answered for himself : 
2 I think myself happy, king l-gTip'- 
pa, because I shall answer for my- 
self this dav before thee touching 



A. D. 62. 



all the things whereof I am accused 



CHAP. 25. 



j ch. 18. 15 
ch. 23, 29 -• 

1 coiM,i8 tions 



doubtful 
how to 
enquire 
hereof. 



3 0r,jitdg- 
raent. 

k ch. 9. 15 



m ch. 22, 22 
n Lu. 23, 4, 



of the Jews: 

3 Especially because I know thee 
to be ^expert in all customs and ques- 

which are among the Jew§: 
^^'°^-^'^*i wherefore I beseech thee to hear me 
Or, i^ ivas I patiently. 

4 My manner of life from my youth, 
which was at the first among mine 
own nation at Je-ru'sa-lem, know 
all the Jews ; 

5 Which knew me from the begin- 
ning, if they would testify, that "after 

ja?i?ii Ithe most straitest sect of our religion 
1 Pet.i,2i I lived a Phar'i-see. 

6 And now I stand and am judged 
for the hope of *the promise made of 
God unto our fathers : 

7 Unto which promise '^our tvcelve 
tribes, instantly ser^dng God May 
and night, hope '^to come. For which 
hope's sake, king l-grip'pa, I aixi ac- 
cused of the Jews. 

8 Why should it be thought a thing- 
incredible with you, that God should 
raise 'the dead ? 

9 1 ^verily thought with myself, 



CHAP. 26. 

1 a knoiver. 
Deut. 17, 
11-20 
ch. 25, 26 



a ch. 22, 3 
ch. 23, 6 
ch. 21, 15 „ _ „ . 

§f--, h ^-^ithat I ought to do many tilings con- 

Phll. 3, O 2. Pi £ -I-' £KT^ > 

trary to the name of J e sus oi IS az - 

b Gen. 3, 15 ,,XtlT 
Gen.22,18 a-iein. 

10 Which ?thing lalso did in Je-rii'- 
sa-lem : and many of the saints did I 
shut up in prison, having received 
authority ^from the chief priests; 
and when they were put to death, I 
gave my voice agamst t/tem. 

11 And T punished them oft in 
every synagogue, and compelled 
them to blaspheme; and being ex- 
ceedingly mad against them, I per- 
secuted ihein even unto strange 
cities. 

1 2 Whereupon •^'as I went to Da- 
mas'cus with authority and commis- 



Gen. 26, 4 
Gen.49,10 
Deut. 
18, 15 
2 Sam. 
7,12 

Ps. 132,11 
Isa. 4, 2 
Isa. 7, 14 
Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 40, 10 
Jer. 23, 5 
Jer. 33, 14 
Ezek.21,7 
Ezek. 
34, 23 
Ezek. 
37,24 
Dan. 9, 24 
Mic. 7, 20 
Mai. 3, 1 
Mai. 4, 2 
ch. 13, 32 

^p™-i^Vo sion from the chief priests, 

c Jas. 1, 1 



2 night and 
day. 

Lu. 2, 87 
1 Thes. 
3,10 
1 Tim. 5,5 

d Phil. 3, 11 

e Dan. 12, 2 

/John 16,2 
ITim. 
1,13 

g ch. 8. 3 

h ch. 22, 5 

i ch. 23, 19 

i ch. 9, 3 
ch. 22, 8 

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13 At midday, O king, I saw in the 
Avay a light from heaven, above the 
brightness of the sun, shining round 
about me and" them which journeyed 
with me. 

14 And when we were all fallen to 
the earth, I heard a voice speaking 
unto me, and saying in the He'brew 
tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest 
thou me ? " it is hard for thee to kick 
against the pricks. 

15 And I said. Who art thou, Lord ? 
And he said, I am Je'§us whom thou 
persecutest. 

1 6 But rise, and stand upon thy 
feet : for I have appeared unto thee 



Agrippa almost persuaded. THE ACTS, 27. Paul's voyage toward Potne. 



R 



K 



N 



for this purpose, to ^rnake thee a 
minister and a witness both of these 
things which thou hast seen, and of 
those things in the which I will ap- 
pear unto thee ; 

1 7 Delivering thee from the people, 
and from the Gen'tileg, ^unto whom 
now I send thee, 

18 To '"open their eyes, a?id %o turn 
them from darkness to light, and 
"from the powder of Satan unto God, 
that ^they may receive forgiveness 
of sins, and ^inheritance among them 
which are "sanctified by faith that~ls 

ly VV hereupon, O kmg A-gnp'pa, 1 
was not disobedient unto the heav- 
enly vision : 

jO But 'shewed first unto them of 
Da-mas'cus, and at Je-rusa-lem, and 
throughout all the coasts of Ju-dge"^, 
and t/ieji to the (jen'^tiles, that they 
should repent and turn to God, and 
do /works meet for repentanc e^ 

2i For these causes "the Jews 
caught me in the temple, and went 
about to kill me. 

22 Having therefore obtained help 
of God, I continue unto this day, 
witnessing both to small and great, 
saying none other things than those 
which 'the prophets and "M5'§es did 
say should come : 

23 That -^Christ should suffer, a?id 
that he •''should be the first that 
should rise from the dead, and should 
'shew light unto the people, and to 
the Gen'tile§. 'k. Rom. 1, 16. 

24 "irAnd as he thus spake for him- 
self. Fes'tus said with a loud voice, 
Faul/thou art beside thyself ; much 
learning doth make thee mad. 

25 But he said, I am not mad, most 
noble Fes'tus; but speak forth the 
words of truth and soberness. 

26 For the king knoweth of these 
things, before whom also I speak 
freely : for I am persuaded that 
none of these things are hidden 
from him ; for this thing was not 
done in a corner. 

27 King A-grip'pa, believest thou the 
prophets? I knowthat thou believest. 

28 Then A-grip^pa said unto Paul , 
Alniost '^thou persuadest me to be"~a 
Chris'tiam 

^Vj And Paul said, ^I would to God , 
that not only thou, but also all that 
hear me this day, were both almost , 
and altogether such as 1 am, exce "pt 
these bonds : N. Rom. 1. 19-22. ' 

* R. 2 Cor. 7. 9, 10. 



A. D. 62. 



CHAP. 26. 

k ch. 22, 15 
2 Cor. 3, 
5, 6 

2 Cor. 4, 1 
Gal. 1, 12 
Col. 1, 25 
1 Tim. 
1,12 

I ch. 9, 15 
ch. 13, 2, 
46,47 
ch. 18, 6 
ch. 22, 21 
Rom. 1, 5 
Rom. 
11, 13 
Rom. 
15, 16 
Gal. 1, 
15, 16 
Gal. 2, 7, 8 

1 Tim. 2,7 

2 Tim. 
1,11 

m Isa. 85, 5 
Isa. 42, 7 
Lu. 1, 79 
John 8,12 

n 2 Cor.6,14 
Eph.4.18 
Eph. 5, 8 
Col. 1, 13 
1 Pet. 2, 9 

lJohn3,5 
p Lu. 1, 77 
q Eph. 1, 11 
r ch. 20, 82 
s ch. 9, 20 
t Mat. 8. 8 
u ch. 21, 30 
V Rom. 3,21 
IV John5,46 
X Ps. 22 

Isa. 53 
y 1 Cor. 

15,20 

Col. 1,18 

Rev. 1, 5 
z Isa. 42, 6 

Isa. 60, 1 
a 2 Ki. 9, 11 

John 

10,20 

lCor.1,23 

1 Cor. 2,13 
b Mark6,20 
c 1 Cor. 7, 7 
d ch. 23. 9 

ch. 25, 25 
e ch. 25. 11 



CHAP. 27. 

a ch. 25, 
12, 25 

b ch. 19, 29 
ch. 20, 4 
Col. 4. 10 

c ch. 28, 16 

1 Or, 
Candy, 
a large 
island 
in the 
Mediter- 
ranean. 
Titus 1, 
5,12 

2 The fast 
was on 
the tenth 
dav of 
the 

seventh 
month, 
Lev.23.27 
Num. 29, 7 

3 Or, 
injury. 

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30 And when he had thus spoken, 
the king rose up, and the governor, 
and Ber-nf Qe, and they that sat with 
them: 

3 1 And when they were gone aside, 
they talked between themselves, say- 
ing, '^This man doeth nothing worthy 
of death or of bonds. 

32 Then said A-grip'pa unto Fes'tus, 
This man might have been set at 
liberty, "if he had not appealed unto 
(J8e'§ar. 

CHAPTER 27. 

I Paul, shipping toivard Rome, ^ for etelleth the dan- 
ger of the voyage, etc. 

AND when ''it was determined 
that we should sail into lt'a-1^ , 
they delivered Paul and certpdn other 
prisoners unto one named Juli-us, a 
centurion of Au-giis'tus' band. 

2 And entering into a ship of Ad-ra- 
myt'ti-um, we launched, meaning to 
sail by the coasts of A '§ia ; 07ie '^Ar-is- 
tar'chus, a Mac-e-d5'ni-an of Thes- 
sa-io-ni'ca, being with us. 

3 And the next day we touched at 
Sfdon. And Jii'li-us '"courteously 
entreated Paul, and gave him liberty 
to go unto his friends to refresh him- 
self. 

4 And when we had launched from 
thence, we sailed under Qy'prus, be- 
cause the winds were contrary. 

5 And when we had sailed over the 
sea of Qi-li'gia and Pam-ph5d'i-a, w^e 
came to My'ra, a city of Ly'gia. 

6 And there the centurion found a 
ship of Al-ex-an'dri-a sailing into It'- 
a-15' ; and he put us therein. 

7 And when we had sailed slowly 
many days, and scarce were come 
over agamst Cni'dus, the wind not 
suffering us, we sailed under ^ Crete, 
over against Sal-mo'ne ; 

8 And, hardly passing it, came unto 
a place which is called The fair 
havens; nigh v/hereunto was the 
city of La-se'a. 

9 UN ow when much time was spent, 
and when sailing was now danger- 
ous, ^because the fast was now al- 
ready past, Paul admonished them, 

10 And said unto them. Sirs, I per- 
ceive that this voyage will be with 
^hurt and much damage, not only of 
the lading and ship, but also of our 
lives. 

11 Nevertheless the centurion be- 
lieved the master and the owner of 
the ship, more than those things 
which were spoken by Paul. 



Paul shipv:>recJced 



THE ACTS, 2' 



at Melita. 



CHAP. 27. 

d Not 
Pheuicia. 
the coun- 
try on 
the north 
west of 
Canaan, 
ch. 11, 19 
ch. 21, 2 



12 And because the haven was not a. d. 62. 
commodious to Avinter in, the more 
part advised to depa.rt thence also, if 
by any means they might attain '^to 
Plie-nrge,«/i<:/ there to winter ; lohich 
is an haven of Crete, and heth toward 
the south west and north west. 

1 3 And when the south wind blew 
softly, supposing that they had ob- 
tained their purpose, loosing thence,\^ or. beat 
they sailed close by Crete. 

14 But not long after there ^arose 
against it a tempestuous wind, called 
^Eii-rocly-don. 

1 5 And when the ship was caught, 
and could not bear up into the wind, 
we let her drive. 

16 And running under a certain 
island which is called Clau'da, we 
had much work to come by the boat : 

1 7 Which when they had taken up, 
they used helps, undergirding the 
ship; and, fearing lest they should 
fall into the quicksands, strake sail, 
and so were driven. 

1 8 And we being exceedingly tossed 
with a tempest, the next day they 
lightened the ship ; 

19 And the third day 'we cast out 
with our own hands the tackling of 
the ship. 

20 And when neither sun nor stars 
in many days appeared, and no small 
tempest lay on us, all hope that we 
should be saved was then taken 
away. 

21 IT But after long abstinence Paul 
stood forth in the midst of them, and 
said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened 
unto me, and not have loosed from 
Crete, and to have gained this harm 
and loss. 

22 And now I exhort you to be of 
good cheer : for there shall be no loss 
of a?iy mail's life among you, but of 
the ship. 

23 For •''there stood by me this night 
the angel of God, whose I am, and 
whom s'l serve, 

24 Saying, ^ Fear not, Paul; thou 
must be brought 'before Qse'gar : and, 
lo, God hath given -^thee all them 
that sail with thee. 

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer : 
for I ^believe God, that it shall be 
even as it was told me. 

26 Howbeit 'we must be cast upon 
a certain island. 

27 But when the fourteenth night 
was come, as we were driven up and 
down in A'dri-a, about midnight the 



5 A north 
east 
wind. 
Ps. 107, 
25,27 

e Jonah. 1,5 

/ Ps. 25, 14 
Amos 3, 7 
ch. 23. 11 

q Dan. 6, 16 
Rom. 1, 9 
2 Tim. 1,3 

h Isa. 41, 
10. 14 
Isa. 43, 1 

i ch. 19, 21 
ch. 23, 11 
ch 25. 11 

; Gen. 89, 
5.23 
Job 22, 
20. 30 
Job 42, 8 
Isa. 6, 13 

k Num. 
23. 19 
2 Chr. 
20, 20 
Lu. 1, 45 
Rom. 4, 
20,21 
2 Tim. 
1,12 

Titus 1, 2 
Heb. 6, 
17,18 

I ch. 28, 1 

??i Isa.38,21 
Mat. 4, 7 

n 1 Ki. 1, 52 
Mat.10,30 
Lu. 12, 7 
Lu. 21, 18 

1 Sam. 
9.13 

Mat.15,36 
Mark 8, 6 
John 6,11 
1 Tim. 4, 
3.4 

p ch. 2, 41 

ch. 7, 14 
Rom.13.1 
1 Pet.3,20 

q Job 2, 4 
Jonalil, 5 

6 Or, cut 
the 

anchors, 
they left 
them in 
the sea, 
etc. 

r 2 Cor. 
11,25 

s Pro. 1, 16 
Pro. 12,10 
Isa. 59, 7 
Rom.3,15 

1037 



shipmen deemed that they drew near 
to some country ; 

28 And sounded, and found it 
twenty fathoms: and when they 
had gone a little further, they 
sounded again, and found it fifteen 
fathoms. 

29 Then fearing lest we should have 
fallen upon rocks, they cast four an- 
chors out of the stern, and wished 
for the day. 

30 And as the shipmen were about 
to flee out of the ship, when they had 
let down the boat into the sea, under 
colour as though they would have 
cast anchors out of the foreship, 

31 Paul said to the centurion and to 
the soldiers, '"Except these abide in 
the ship, ye cannot be saved. 

32 Then"^ the soldiers cut off the 
ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 

33 And while the day was coming 
on, Paul besought them all to take 
meat," saying. This day is the four- 
teenth day that ye have tarried 
and continued fasting, having taken 
nothing. 

31: Wherefore I pray you to take 
so77ie meat: for this is for your 
health: for ''there shall not an hair 
fall from the head of any of you. 

35 And when he had thus spoken, 
he took bread, and 'gave thanks to 
God in presence of them, all : and 
when he had broken it, he began to 
eat. 

36 Then were they all of good cheer, 
and they also took some meat. 

37 And we were in all in the ship 
two hundred threescore and sixteen 
^souls. 

38 And when they had eaten 
enough, they lightened the ship, and 
?cast out the wheat into the sea. 

39 And when it was day, they knew 
not the land : but they discovered a 
certain creek with a shore, into the 
which they were minded, if it were 
possible, to*^ thrust in the ship. 

40 Andvrhen they had^taken up the 
anchors, theA^ committed themselres 
unto the sea, and loosed the rudder 
bands, and hoised up the mainsail to 
the wind, and made toward shore. 

41 And falling into a place where 
two seas met, 'they ran the ship 
aground; and the forepart stuck 
fast, and remained unmoveable, but 
the hinder part was broken with the 
violence of the waves. 

42 And the soldiers' counsel 'was 



Paul kindly entertained. 



THE ACTS, 28. 



He preacheth at Ronie. 



to kill the prisoners, lest any of them 
should swim out, and escape. 

43 But the centurion, 'willing to save 
Paul, kept them from their purpose; 
and commanded that they which 
could SAvim should cast thetnselves 
first into the sea, and get to land : 

44 And the rest, some on boards, 
and some on broken pieces of the 
ship. And so it cp^me to pass, that 
they escaped "all safe to land. 

CHAPTER 28. 

1 Taxd entertained by the barbarians. 5 The viper 
on his hand hurteth hint not. 

AND Avhen they were escaped, 
then they knew that the island 
was called "Mel'i-ta. 

2 And the barbarous people shewed 
^us no little kindness: for they 
kindled a fire, and received us every 
one, because of the present rain, and 
because of the cold. 

3 And when Paul had gathered a 
bundle of sticks, and laid them on 
the fire, there came a viper out of 
the heat, and fastened on his hand. 

4 And when the barbarians saw the 
venomous beast hang on his hand, 
they said among themselves. No 
'doubt this man is a murderer, 
whom, though he hath escaped the 
sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to 
live. 

5 And he shook off the beast into the 
fire, and ''felt no harm. 

6 HoAvbeit they looked when he 
should have swollen, or fallen down 
dead suddenly: but after they had 
looked a great w^hile, and saw no 
harm come to him, they changed 
their minds, and ^said that he was 
a god. 

7 TFin the same quarters were pos- 
sessions of the chief man of the is- 
land, whose name was Pub'li-us ; 
who received us, and lodged us 
three days courteouslv. 

8 And it came to pass, that the father 
of Publi-iis lay sick of a fever and of 
a bloody flux : to whom Paul entered 
in, and -Sprayed, and laid ^his hands 
on him, and healed him. 

9 So when this was done, others also, 
which had diseases in the island, 
came, and were healed : 

10 Who also honoured us with 
many ^honours ; and when we de- 
parted, they laded us with such 
things as were necessary. 

11 HAnd after three months we 
departed in a ship of Al-e^-an'dri-a, 



A. D. 62. 



CHAP. 27. 

t Ps. 34. 

17, 19 
Pro. 16, 7 
Jer. 38, 10 
ch. 23, 10 
2 Pet. 2, 9 

u Ps. 107,30 



CHAP. 28. 

a Or, 
Malta. 
ch. 27, 26 

5 ch. 27, 3 
Rom. 1,14 
1 Cor. 
14, 11 
Col. 3, 11 
Ileb. 13, 
1.2 

c Lu. 13, 2 
John 9, 2 

d Ps. 91, 13 
Mark 
16, 18 
Lu. 10, 19 

e ch. 8, 10 
ch. 10, 25 
ch. 14, 11 
Rev. 22. 
8,9 

/ 1 Ki. 17, 

20-22 
Jas. 5, 14 

fif Mat. 9, 18 
Mark 6, 5 
Mark7,32 
Mark 
16, 18 
Lu. 4, 40 
ch. 19, 11 
1 Cor. 12, 
9,28 

?i Mat. 15, 6 
1 Tim. 
6,17 



A. D.63. 



i ch. 24, 23 
ch. 27, 3 

j ch. 24, 12 
ch. 25, 8 

k ch. 21, 33 

I ch. 22, 24 
ch. 24, 10 
ch. 25, 8 
ch. 26, 31 

m ch. 25, 11 

n ch. 26, 6,7 

ch. 26, 29 
Eph. 3, 1 
Eph. 4, 1 
Eph. 6, 20 
2 Tim. 
1,16 

2 Tim. 2,9 
Phil. 
10,13 

V Lu. 2, 34 
ch. 24, 5 
1 Pet.2.12 
1 Pet.4,14 

q Lu. 24, 27 

r ch. 26. 6 

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which had wintered in the isle, whose 
sign was Cas'tor and Pollux. 

12 And landing at Syr-a-ciise', we 
tarried there three days. 

1 3 And from thence we fetched a 
compass, and came to Rhe'gi-um; 
and after one day the south wind 
blew, and we came the next day to 
Pii-te;o-n : 

14 Where we found brethren, and 
were desired to tarry with them seven 
days : and so we went toward R5me. 

1 5 And from thence, when thebreth- 
ren heard of us, they came to meet 
us as far as Ap'pi-I f o'rum, and The 
three taverns: whom when Paul saw, 
he thanked God, and took courage. 

1 6 And w^hen we came to Rome, the 
centurion delivered the prisoners to 
the captain of the guard : but *Paul 
was suffered to dwell by himself with 
a soldier that kept him. 

1 7 And it came to pass, that after 
three days Paul called the chief of 
the Jew§ together: and when they 
were come together, he said unto 
them, Men and brethren, though I 
•^have committed nothing against 
the people, or customs of our fa- 
thers, yet was I delivered prisoner 
from Je-ru'sa-lem into the hands of 
the R5'man§. 

1 8 Who, 'when they had examined 
me, would have let rne go, because 
there was no cause of death in me. 

1 9 But when the Jew§ spake against 
it, I ""was constrained to appeal unto 
Qae'gar ; not that I had ought to ac- 
cuse my nation of. 

20 For this cause therefore have I 
called for you, to see you, and to 
speak with you: because that ''for 
the hope of i§'ra-el I am bound with 
this °chain. 

21 And they said unto him. We nei- 
ther received letters out of Jii-dse'a 
concerning thee, neither any of the 
brethren that came shewed or spake 
any harm of thee. 

22 But we desire to hear of thee 
what thou thinkest : for as concern- 
ing this sect, we know that every 
where ^it is spoken against. 

23 And when they had appointed 
him a day, there came many to him 
into his lodging; ?to whom he ex- 
pounded and testified the kingdom 
of God, persuading them concerning 
Je'§us, ^both out of the law of Mo'§e§, 
and out of the prophets, from morn- 
ing till evening. 



Paul glorieth in 



KOMANS. 1 



the gospel of Christ. 



2-1 And 'some believed the things 
which were spoken, and some be- 
lieved not. 

25 And when they agreed not among i^ ^^- -*•*• * 
themselves, they departed, after that:^ i|a. e. 9 
Paul had spoken one w'ord. Well 
spake the Holy Ghost by E-sa'ias thei 
prophet unto our fathers, j 

26 Saving. 'Go unto this people, and : 
say. Hearing ye shall hear, and shal l 
not understand .: and seeing ye shal l ; u isa. 44, is 
see, and not perceive : 

27 For ''the heart of this people is 
wa,xed gross, and their ears are dul l 
of hearing, and their eves ha.ve they 
closed : lest they should see ^^^th tJieir 
eves, and hear with their ears, and 



A. D. 63. j understand with theii' heart, and 



CHAP. 28. 



o, 21 

Ezek.12,2 

:\lat..l3.14 
Mark4;i2 
Lu. 8, 10 
John 
12, 40 
Rom.11.8 



should be converted, and I should 



heal them. C. Rom. 1. 19-22. 

28 Be it known therefore unto you, 

that the salvation of God is sent 



; Mat.21,41 
Rom. 
11,11 

A. D. 65, 



w Eph. 6,19 
PhU. 1, 13 



^'unto the Gentiles, and that they will 
hear it. L. Rom. 4. 6-11. 

29 And when he had said these 
words, the Jews departed, and had 
great reasoning among themselves. 

30 1 And Paul dwelt tw^ow^hole vears 
in his own hired house, and received' 
all that came in unto him, 

31 Preaching ""the kingdom of God, 
and teaching those things which con- 
cern the Lord Je'sus Christ, with all 
confidence, no man forbidding him. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



ROMANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Paul coramendelh lo the Romans his calling; 
16 shevjeth that the gospel is for the justification of 
all men through faith. 21 The sins of the Gentiles. 

PALTL, a servant of Je'sus Christ, i 
called to'^besin apostle, 'separated | 
unto the gospel of God, I 

2 (Which ''he had promised afore by j 
his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 

3 Concerning his Son Je'sus Christ j 
our Lord, Vvdiich vv^as made of the seed 
of Da'vid according to the flesh ; | 

4 And 'declared to he the Son of God 
with powder, according '^to the spirit 
of holiness, by the resurrection from 
the dead : 

5 Bv whom ^we have received grace 
and apostleship, ^for obedience to' 
the faith among all nations, -''for his 
name: 

6 Among whom are ye also the called 
of Je'sus Christ : ' 

7 To all that be in R5me. beloved of i 
God, called to he saints : Grace to you! 
and peace from God our Father, and 
the Lord Je'sus Christ. 

8 First, -T thank my God through 
Je'§us Christ for you all. that ^your 
faith is spoken of throughout the 
whole world. 

9 For God is my witness, whom I 
serve ^vith my spirit in the gospel; 
of his Son, that wuthout ceasing li 
make mention of you always in myj 
prayers : 

10 Making request, if by any means 



A. D, 60, 



CHAP. 1. 

a 1 Tim. 

1.11 
b Acts 9, 15 
c Titus 1, 2 

1 deter- 
mined. 

d Heb. 9, 14 
1 Pet. 3. 8 

e Eph. 3. 8 

2 Or, to the 
obedience 
of faith. 

f Acts 9, 15 

Phil. 1, 3 
h lThes.1.8 

3 Or. in my 
spirit. 
John 4,23 

i Jas. 4, 15 
j ch. 15. 29 

4 Or, 

in you. 

k ch. 15. 23 

1 Acts 16, 7 
1 Thes. 
2,18 

5 Or, 

in you. 

mPs. 40, 9 
Mark8,38 
1 Cor.9,16 

n 2 Tim. 1,8 

lCor.1,18 
2Cor.lO,4 

p ch. 3. 21 

q Hab. 2, 4 

,Tohn3.36 
Gal. 3, 11 
Phil. 3, 9 
Heb. 
10,38 

r Actsl7,30 

s Job 24, 13 

t Actsl4,17 

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now at length I might have a pros- 
perous journey 'by the will of God to 
come unto you. 

1 1 For I long to see you, that -'I may 
impart unto you some spiritual gift, 
to the end ye mav be established ; 

1 2 That is*^, that 1 may be comforted 
together Svith you by the mutual 
faith both of you and me. 

13 Now I would not have you igno- 
rant, brethren, that ^oftentimes I pur- 
posed to come unto you. (but was ^et 
hitherto,) that I might have some 
fruit ^among you also, even as among 
other Gen'tlles. 

141 "'am debtor both to the Greeks, 
'and to the Bar-ba'ri-ans ; both to the 
wise, and to the unwise. 
I 1 5 So, as much as in me is, I am 
i ready to preach the gospel to you 
that are at Rome also. 

1 6 For "I am not ashamed of the 
gospel of Christ : for it is the power 



of God unto salvation to every one 
that belie veth : to the Jew first, and 
also to the Greek. F. 3. 22, 23;* 

1 7 For ^therein is the righteousness 
of God revealed from faith to faith : 
as it is written, "The just shall Uve 
by faith. 

1 8 For 'the wrath of God is revealed 
from heaven against all ungodliness 
and unrighteousness of men, *who 
hold the truth in unrighteousness ; f 

19 Because 'that which may be 

* K.3.24; T.10.8-10; W.3. 22,23. t^.1.32. 



K 



W 



H 



CN 



Sbis of the Gentiles. 



ROMANS, 2. 



God^s impartial Jtidg77ient, 



C 

N 



A 



C 



H 



known of God is manifest "^in them ; 
for "God hath shewed it unto them. 
2U For ^the invisible things of iiim 
from the creation of the world are 
clearly seen, being understood by 
the things tha.t are made, even his 
eternal power and Godhead ; 'so that 
they are without excuse : 

21 Because that, when they knew 
God, they glorified hi77i not as God, 
"^neither were thankful ; but ''be- 
came vain in their imaginations, and 

.their foolish heart was darkened. * 

22 Professing •''themselvestobewise, 
I they became fools, C. 1. 28-32 ;t 

23 And changed the glory of the un- 
corruptible 'God into an image made 
like to corruptible man, and to birds, 
and fourf ooted bea,sts, and creeping- 
things. 

24 Wherefore "God also gave them 
up to uncleanness through the lusts 
of their own hearts, Ho dishonour 
their own bodies between '"them- 
selves : 

25 Who changed ^^the truth of God 
into a 'lie, and worshipped and served 
the creature "more than the Creator, 
who is blessed for ever. A -men'. 

26 For this cause God gave them 
up unto vile -^affections : for even 
their women did change the natural 
use into that which is against nature : 

27 And likewise also the men, leav- 
ing the natural use of the woman, 
burned in their lust one toward an- 
other ; men with men working that 
which is unseemly, and receiving in 
themselves that recompence of their 
error which was meet. 

28 And even as they did not like 
''to retain God in their knowledge, 
God gave them over to '"a reprobate 
mind, to do those things which ^'are 
not convenient ; 

29 Being filled with all unright- 
eousness, fornication, wickedness, 
covetousness, maliciousness ; full of 
envy, murder, debate, deceit, malig- 
nity ; whisperers, 

3d Backbiters, haters of God, de- 
spiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of 
evil things, disobedient to parents, 

31 Without understanding, cove- 
nantbreakers, "without natural af- 
fection, implacable, unmerciful : 
- 32 Who knowing the judgment of 
God, that they which commit such 
things are worthy of death, not only 
do the same, but ^'^have pleasure in 
them that do them. C. 3. 9-18 ;± 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 1. 

6 Or, to 
them. 

it John 1, 9 

V Ps. 19, 1 

7 Or, that 

t hey may 
be. 

ivPs.106,13 

X 2 Ki.17,15 

y Jer. 10,U 

z Isa. 40, 18 

a Ps. 81, 12 
Acts 7, 42 
2 Thes. 
2,11 

b 1 Cor.6,18 
1 Pet. 4, 3 

c Lev.18,22 

d lThes.1,9 
1 John 
5.20 

e Isa. 44, 20 
Jer. 13, 25 
Amos 2, 4 

8 Or, 
rather. 

/ JudelO 

9 Or, to 

acknoivl- 
edge. 

10 Or. a 

mind 
void of 
judgraent. 

g Eph. 5, 4 

11 Or, un- 
sociable. 

12 Or, con- 
sent with 
them. 



* A. 3. 9-12. tN.2Cor. 6. 2. t 



2. 2-9. 



CHAP. 2. 
a 2Thes.l,6 
b Pro. 11,21 
c Eph. 1, 7 
d Ex. 34, 6 
e 2 Pet. 3, 9 
/Jas. 5, 3 
g Mat.16,27 

/i2Cor.4,17 
Jude 21 
Rev. 2, 7 

1 Isa. 3, 11 
2 Thes. 
2,12 

j 1 Pet.4,17 

1 Greek. 

k 1 Pet. 1, 7 

2 Greek. 

I Job 34, 19 
m Jas. 1,22 

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CHAPTER 2. 

1 Thei/ ivho condemn sin in others, and do the like 
themselves, are ine-xcusable. whether Jews or Gen- 
tiles. 17 The Jeios, sinning against boasted light, 
doubly guilty. 

THEREFORE thou art inexcus- 
able, O man, whosoever thou art 
that judgest : for wherein thou 
judgest another, thou condemnest 
thyself ; for thou that judgest doest 
the same things. 

2 But we are sure that the judg- 
ment of God is according ''to truth 
against them which commit such 
things. 

3 And *thinkest thou this, O ma.n, 
that judgest them which do such 
things, and doest the same, that 
thou shalt escape the judgment of 
God? 

4 Or despisest thou ''the riches of his 
goodness and forbearance and 'Qong- 
suffering; 'not knowing that the 
goodness of God leadeth thee to re- 
pentance ? 

5 But after thy hardness and im- 



penitent heart -^treasurest up unto 
thyself wrath against the day of 



wrath and revelation of the right- 



eous judgment of God : 
6 W^ho •'^will render to every man 



according to his deeds : 

T To Hhem who by patient continu- 
ance in well doing seek for glory and 
honour and immortality, eternal life : 

8 But 'unto them that are conten- 



tious. and do not obey the truth, but 
ob ey unrighteousness, indignation 
and wrath. 

9 Trib ulation and anguish, upon 
every soul of man that doeth evil , 
of th e -^Jew first, and also of the 'Gen '- 
t ile: ^.2. 11, 12. J 

1 But ^glory, honour, and peace, to 
every man that worketh good, to the 
Jew first, and also to the ^Gen'tile : 

1 1 For there is ^no respect of per- ] 
so ns with God. 

12 For as man y as have sinned 
without law shall also perish vvdth- 
out law: and as many as have 
s inned in the law shall be jud ged by 
t he law ; H. 6. 23. 

13 (For^not the hearers of the law 
are just before God, but the doers of 
the law shall be justified. 

14 For when the Gen'tiles, which 
have not the law, do by nature the 
things contained in the la.w, these, 
having not the law, are a law unto 
themselves : 

15 Which shew the work of the law 

2 



The Jews doubly guilty. 



ROMANS, 3. 



Advantage o/ the Jew. 



J r 



written in their hearts, ''their con- 
science also bearing witness, and 
their thoughts *the mean while ac- 
cusing or else excusing one another ;) 
16 In "the day when God shall judge 



B f 



the secrets ot men ''by Je'gus Christ 
according to my gospe l. j._p. 5, 

1 7 Behold, Hhoii art called a Jew, 
and restest ?in the law, 'and makest 
thy boast of God, 

18 And -knowest his will, a.nd ^ap- 
provest the things that are more ex- 
c ellent, being instructed out of the law ; 

19 And art confident that thou thy- 
self art a guide of the blind, a light 
of them which are in darkness, 

20 An instructor of the foolish, a 
teacher of babes, 'which hast the 
form of knowledge and of the truth 
in the law. 

21 Thou "therefore which teachest 
paiother, teachest thou not thyself? 
thou that preachest a man should 
not steal, dost thou steal? 

22 Thou that say est a man should 
not commit adultery, dost thou com- 
mit adultery? thou that abhorrest 
idols, 'dost thou commit sacrilege ? 

23 Thou that makest thy boast of 
the law, through breaking the law 
dishonourest thou God ? 

21 For the name of God is blas- 
phemed among the Gen'tile§ through 
you, as it "is written. 

25 For ""circumcision verily profit- 
eth, if thou keep the law : but if thou 
be a breaker of the lav/, thy circum- 
cision is made uncircumcision. 

26 Therefore ^if the uncircumcision 
keep the righteousness of the law, 
shall not his uncircumcision be 
counted for circumcision ? 

2 7 And shall not uncircumcision 
which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, 
judge 'thee, who by the letter and cir- 
cumcision dost transgress the law ? 

28 For '^he is not a Jew, which is 
one outwardly; neither is that cir- 
cumcision, vs^hich is outward in the 
fiesh : 

29 But he is a Jew, hyhich is one 
inwardly ; and ''circumcision is that 
of the hea.rt, '^in the spirit, and not 
in the letter; whose praise is not of 
men, but of God. G. 3. 20, 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 The Jeioa' prerogative not made void by the un- 
belief of some. 20 None jxistijied bij the law, but 
all by God'sarace. 

HAT advantage then hath the 
Jew? or what profit is there 
of circumcision ? 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 2. 

3 Or, the 

con- 
science 
witness- 
ing %mth 
them. 

4 Or. 

het ween 
them- 
selves. 

n Rev.20,12 
o John 5,22 
p ch. 9, 6 
q Mic. 3, 11 
r John 8,41 
s Deut. 4, 8 

•5 Or, triest 
the things 
that 
differ, 

t 2 Tim. 3,5 

u Mat. 23, 3 

V Mai. 3, 8 

lu 2 Sam. 
12, 14 
Isa. 52, 5 
Ezek. 
36,20 

X Gal. 5, 3 

y Actsl0,34 

z Mat.12,41 

a Mat. 3, 9 
John 8,39 
Gal. 6, 15 
Rev. 2. 9 

b John 1,47 

1 Pet. 3, 4 

c Col. 2, 11 
Phil. 3. 3 

d ch. 7, 6 

2 Cor. 3, C 



2 Much every way : chiefly, because 
that unto ''tnem were committed the 




(66) 



CHAP. 3. 

a Dent. 4, 7 

b Heb. 4, 2 

c Num. 
23, 19 
2 Tim. 
2, 13 

d Job 40, 8 

e John 3,33 

/Ps. 62, 9 

g Ps. 51, 4 

h Gal. 3, 15 

i Job 34, 17 

i ch. 5. 20 

1 charged, 
Ch. 1', 28 

k Gal. 3, 22 

1 Ps. 14, 1 

m Ps. 5. 9 

n Ps. 140, 3 

Ps. 10, 7 

V Pro. 1, 16 

q Ps. 36, 1 

r Ezek. 
16,63 

s ch. 2, 2 

2 Or, sub- 
ject to the 
judgment 
of dod. 

t Ps. 143, 2 
Gal. 2, 16 
Gal. 3, 11 
Eph. 2,8,9 
Titus 3, 5 

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B 



J 



oracles of God. b. 9. 3 4 

3 For what if ^some did not believe ? 
shall their '"unbelief make the faith 
of God without effect ? 
4- God '^forbid : yea, let 'God be true, 
but every •'''man a liar ; as it is writ- 
ten, ^That thou mightest be justified 
in thy sayings, and mightest over- 
come when thou art judged. 

5 But if our unrighteousness com- 
mend the righteousness of God, 
what shall we say ? Is God un- 
righteous who taketh vengeance ? 
^(I speak as a man) 

6 God forbid : for then 'how shall ] J 
God judge the world ? J. 14. 10-12. J 

7 For if the truth of God hath more 
abounded through my lie unto his 
glory ; vxdiy yet am I also judged as 
a sinner ? 

8 And not rather, (as we be slan- 
derously reported, and as some af- 
firm that we say,) Let -^us do evil, 
that good may come ? whose damna- 
tion is just. 

9 What then ? are Ave better thaii 



t hey? No, in no wise: for we have 
before ^proved both Jews and Gen'- 
tiles. that -^they are all under sin ; | 

1 As it is written, ^There is none | 
righteous, no, not one -. \ 

11 There is none thpi t unde rstand- ' 
eth, there is none that seeketh after | 
God. I 

12 They are all gone out of the | 
way, they are to gether b ecome un - | 
profita.ble ; there is none that do eth | 
good, no, n ot one. A. 3. 19. J 

1 3 Their "'throat is an open sepul- 
chre ,: with their tongues thej' have 
used deceit ; the "poison of asps is 
under their lips : 

14 Whose "mouth is full of cursing 
and bitterness : 

1 5 Their ^f eet are swift to shed 
blood : 

1 6 Destruction and misery are m 
their ways : 

17 And the way of peace have they 
not known : 

1 8 There ns no fear of God before 
their eyes. C. 6. 16-21, 

1 9 Now we know that what things 
soever the law saith, it saith to them 
who are under the law : that '"every 
mouth may be stopped, and 'ail the 
world may become ^guilty before 
God. k. 3. 22, 23, 

20 Therefore ^by the deeds of the 



A 
C 



J 



16 



Noyie justified by the lavj. 



ROMANS, 4. Abraham justified by faith. 



W 



G law there shall no flesh be justified 
in his sight : for ^'by the law is the 
knowledge of sin . G. 8. 9. 

21 But now ''the righteousness of 
God without the law is manifested, 
being witnessed by the law and "the 
prophets ; 

22 Even the righteousness of God 



lo hich is by ^faith of Je^sns Chr ist 



unto all and upon all them that be- 
lieve : for ^there is no difference 



23 For ^all have sinned, and come 
short of the glory of God ; A» 5. 12;* 
D r 24 Being justified freely "by his 
K grace through the redemptio n that 
is in Christ Je'sus : K. 5. 9-11. 

25 Whom God hath ^set forth to 



^be a propitiation through faith in 
his blood, to declare his righteous- 
ness for the '^remission of sins that 



are past, through the forbearance of 
God ; D. 4. 25. 

26 To declare, / say, at this time 
his righteousness : that he might be 
just, and the jiistifier of him which 
belie veth in Je'^us . 

27 Where Hs boasting then ? It is 
excluded. By what law ? of M^orks ? 
Nay : but by the law of faith. 

28 Therefore we conclude ''that a 



man is justified by faith without the 
deeds of the law. 

29 Is he the God of the Jew§ only ? 
is he not also of the Gen'tile§ ? Yes, 
of the Gen'tile§ also : 

30 Seeing it is one God, which shall 
justify the circumcision by faith, 
and uncircumcision through faith . f 

31 Do we then make void the law 
through faith ? God forbid : yea, we 
establish the law. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Abraham justified hy faith: 18 his faith recorded 
for those who beliex-ie. 

WHAT shall we say then that 
A'bra-ham our father, as per- 
taining to the flesh, hath found ? 

2 For if A'bra-ham were justified by 
works, he hath whereof to glory; 
but not before God. 

3 For what saith the scripture ? 
A'bra-ham believed "God, and it was 
counted unto him for righteousness. 

4 Now to *him that worketh is the 
reward not reckoned of grace, but of 
debt. 

5 But to him that worketh not, but 
believeth on him. that justifieth the 
'ungodly, his faith is counted for 
righteousness. 

f 6 Even as Da'vid also describeth the 
* F. 3. 26-30; W. 5. 18. t F. 4. 16 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 3. 

u ch. 7, 7 

V Heb. 11, 4 
2 Pet. 1, 1 

^t;lPet.l,10 

X ch. 4 

y Col. 3, 11 

z Gal. 3, 22 

a Mat.20,28 
Eph. 1, 7 
Eph. 2, 8 
Col. 1, 14 
1 Tim. 2,6 
Heb. 9, 12 
1 Pet. 1, 
18,19 

3 Or, fore- 
ordained. 

b I.ev.16,15 
1 John 
4,10 

4 Or, pass- 
ing over. 

c 1 Cor.1,29 
Eph. 2, 9 

d Gal. 2, 16 
Titus 3, 5 



CHAP. 4. 

a Gen. 15, 6 
Gal. 3. 6 
J as. 2, 23 

b ch. 11, 6 

c Josh. 24,2 
Actsl3,39 
Gal. 2, 16 

d Jer. 23, 6 
1 Cor.1,30 
2Cor.5,19 
Rev. 5, 9 

e Ps. 32, 1,2 

/Gen.17.10 

q Lu. 19, 9 
John 8,39 

?iGen. 12.3 
Gen.22,17 
Gal. 3, 29 

i Gal. 3, 18 

j ch. 3, 24 
Col. 3, 11 

k ch. 9, 8 

1 Or, like 
unto hivi. 

I Eph. 2, 1 

TOlCor.1,28 
1 Pet.2,10 

nGen. 15,5 

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blessedness of the man, unto whom 
God '^imputeth righteousness with- 
out works, 

7 Saying, 'Blessed are they whose 
iniquities are forgiven, and whose 
sins are covered. 

8 Blessed is the man to whom the 
Lord will not impute sin. 

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon 
the circumcision o)ily, or upon the 
uncircumcision also ? for we say that 
faith was reckoned to A 'bra-ham for 
righteousness. 

10 How was it then reckoned? when 
he was in circumcision, or in uncir- 
cumcision? Not in circumcision, 
but in uncircumcision. 

11 And ^he received the sign of cir- 
cumcision, a seal of the righteous- 
ness of the faith which he had yet 
being uncircumcised : that ^he might 
be the father of all them that believe, 
though they be not circumcised ; that 
righteousness might be imputed unto 
them also: L. 10. 21. 

1 2 And the father of circumcision 
to them who are not of the circum- 
cision only, but who also walk in the 
steps of that faith of our father A'bra- 
ham, which he had being yet uncir- 
cumcised. 

1 3 For the promise, that he should 
be the ''heir of the world, loas not to 
A 'bra-ham, or to his seed, through the 
law, but through the righteousness 
of faith. 

14 For 'if they which are of the law 
be heirs, faith is made void, and the 
promise made of none effect : 

1 5 Because the law worketh wrath : 
for where no law is, there is no trans- 
gression. 

1 6 Therefore it is of faith, that it 
7night be -^by grace; to the end the 
promise might be sure to all the seed ; 
not to that only which is of the law, 
but to that also which is of the faith 
of A'bra-ham ; ''^who is the father of 
us all, F- 4. 22-24. 

17 (As it is written, I ha.ve made 
thee a father of many nations,) ^be- 
fore him whom he believed, eveyi 
God, who 'quickeneth the dead, and 
calleth "'those things which be not a& 
though they were. 

1 8 Who against hope believed in 
hope, that he might become the fa- 
ther of many nations, according to 
that which was spoken, "So shall 
thy seed be. 

19 And being not weak in faith, he 



Reconciliation by Christ. 



ROMANS, 



5, 6. 



Si7i came by Adam. 



D 



K 



'^considered not his own body now a. d. eo. Christ, by 
dead, when he was about an hundred 



whom 



we have now re- 



ceiyed the '-'atonenient. D. 8. 32-*J 

1^2 Wherefore, as '"by one man sin 
entered into the world, and death by 
sin; and so death passed upon all 
men, y or that all have smned : -j- 
13 (For until the law sm was m the 
world : but "sin is not imputed when 
nib.' 9,' is! there is no law. 
1 Petiisj 14 Nevertheless death reigned from 
1 cor^ ' ' i Ad'am to Mo'ses, even over them that 



-. -. -1 1 T 1 " CHAP. 4. 

years old, neither yet the deadness ot o Heb. 
Sa'rah's womb : ip V^^^ 

20 He staggered not at the promise! lo, n' 
of God through unbelief; but was' 1,1™" 
strong in faith, giving gior^' to God ; <? ff^~ffl 

21 And being fully persuaded that, r isa. 53'^ 
what he had promised, he was able 
also to perform. 

22 And therefore it was imputed to 
him for righteousness. i 

23 Now ^it was not w^ritten for his| 
sake alone, that it was imputed tO; 
him ; j chap. 5. I 15 But not as the offence, so also is 

24 But for us also, to whom it shall a isa. 32, 17 'the free gift. For if throuR-h the of- 



D 

K 



15, 17 
1 Pet.1,21 



hct 



d not sinned after the similitude 
of Ad'am' s transgression, who is the 
figure of him that was to come. 



be imputed, if we believe ?on him that 
raised up Je'sus our Lord 
dead; 

25 Who '•was delivered for our "of 
fences, and was ^raised again for our 
I justification. D. 5. 6-11. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Being nistif.ed by faith, ice have peace xciih God. 
12 Sin and death came hy Adam, 17 righteousness' f Pliil. 1, 20 
and life by Jesus Christ. g 2Cor.l,22 

T HEREFORE bemg justified by ; g};.*-^ 
faith, we have ''peace with God i or, ac- 
through our Lord Je'sus Christ : j to'm'^ 
2 By ^vhom also we have access by i ^^ ^f^^^ 
faith into this grace 'wherein we' is^ia 



much 




Heb."" I 16 And not as it was by one that 
c icor.15,1 1 sinned, so is the gift: for the judg- 
f Mat' I'll' ^^^^* ?/jas by one to condemnation, 

Phil. 2, 17 1 but the free" gift is of many offences 
unto justification. 

1 7 For if ^by one man's offence death 
reigned by one; much more they 
which receive abundance of grace 
and of the gift of righteousness shall 
reigTi in life by one, Je'sus Christ.) 

1 8 Therefore as ^by the offence of 
one judgment came upon ail men to 



13 



1 Pet.3.18 
i 1 John 1,7 
i 1 Thes. 

1.10 



Stand, '^and rejoice in hope of the 
glory of God . F. 9. 30-33. 

3 And not only so, but ^Ave glory in'?c 2Cor.5,i8 condemnation; even so ''by the rigfit^ 
tribulations also : knowing that trib-^ ij^fg l eousness of one the free gift came 
ulation worketh patience ; i"' qr,?Tcon- upon ^all men unto lustilication of 

4 And patience, experience ; and ex- »iEzek.i8,4 lire. W. 8. 32. 
perience, hope : I l-^^i \ l^Tor as by one man's disobedience 

5 And -^hope maketh not ashamed ;;3 or, in jniany were made sinners, so by the 
because ^the love of God is shedjnijohns.ijobedience of one shall many be made 
abroad in our hearts by the Hdlyj*^ jfat.lois^'i^'^t^o^^S- 



GFmLwhenjweAvere 



strength, ^in due 
for the ungodly . 



Ghost which is given unto us. j^: or, by one 

yet without '. 5 py^T/nnr 
time Christ died .g offence. ^^^ 

righteous- 

i For scarcely for a righteous man ' p jofn 

will one die : yet perad venture for a | pf^^'^., 

good man some would even dare to q John" 

^'- 15, 22 

ch. 3. 20 
ch. 4, 15 
ch. 7, 8 
Gal. 3, 19 
r Lu. 7, 47 
1 Tim. 
1,14 



,9 



die . 

8 But 



^God commendeth his love : 



toward us. in that, while we were yet 
sinners, Christ died for us . 

9 Much more then, being now justi- 
fi ed by 'Ms blood, we shall be saved 
■^from wrath through him . 

10 For i f , when we were enemies.' chap. 6, 
w e Vere reconciled to God by the /^ g^}; |; if 
death of his Son, m uch more, being! \^f^^^^ 
reconciled, we shall be sav e d T:)y his ipet.2,24 
Hfe. 

11 And not only so. but we also joy 
in God through our TiOrd Je'gus' 



1 Or, are. 
c 1 Cor. 
15, 29 



20 Moreover ?the law entered, that 
the offence might abound. But where 
s in abounded, grace did ^much more 
abound : 

21 That as sin ha.th reigned unto 
death, even so might grace reign 
i through righteousness unto eternal 
life by Je'sus Christ our Lord. 

i CHAPTER 6. I 

1 We must not live in sin, 2 for we are dead unto it; 
12 nor let sin reign in us. 

^H AT shall we say then ? Shall 
we continue in sin, that grace 
may abound ? 

2 God forbid . How shall we, that are 
dead ''to sin, live any longer therein ? 

3 Know ye not, that *so many of us 
as ^were baptized into Je'§us Christ 
''were baptized into his death ? 

4 Therefore we are '^buried -with him 



V^ 



?iCOT^6,i4iby baptism into death: that like "as 
1043 ^., - .- ^. , . „ . . .,, ^ 3_ 



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W 



* K. 5. 15- 



01 



I 



7. 14. .tK. 7. 24-84. 



Exhortation to holiness. 



ROMANS, 



rr 
1 . 



The vmges of si?i. 



C 



Christ was raised up from the dead 
by the glory of the Father, /even so we 
also should walk in newness of life. 

5 For ^if we have been planted to- 
gether in the likeness of his death, 
we shall be also i7i the likeness of his 
resurrection : 

6 Knowing this, that ^our old man is 
crucified with Azm, that the 'body of 
sin might be destroyed, that hence- 
forth we should not serve sin. 

7 For he that is dead is ^freed from 
sin. 

8 Now •'if we be dead with Christ, we 
believe that we shall also live with 
him : 

9 Knowing that '^Christ being raised 
from the dead dieth no more ; death 
hath no more dominion over him. 

10 For in that he died, he died unto 
sin once : but in that he liveth, he 
liveth unto God. 

11 Likewise reckon ye also your- 
selves to be dead indeed unto sin 
but ^alive unto God through Je'gus 
Christ our Lord. 

12 Let "'not sin therefore reign in 
your mortal body, that ye should 
obey it in the lusts thereof. 

13 Neither yield ye your members 
as ^instruments of unrighteousness 
unto sin : but yield yourselves unto 
God, as those that are alive from the 
dead, and your members as instru- 
ments of righteousness unto God. 

14 For ''sin shall not have dominion 
over you : for ye are not under the 
law, but under grace. 

1 5 What then ? shall we sin, ^because 
we are not under the law, but under 
grace ? God forbid. 

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye 
yield yourselves servants to obey, 
his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; 
whether of sin unto death, or of 
obedience unto righteousness ? 

1 7 But God be thanked, that ye were 
the servants of sin, but ye have 
obeyed from the heart that form of 
doctrine ^whicli was delivered you. 

18 Being then -Pmade free from sin, 
ye became the servants of righteous- 
ness. 

191 speak after the manner of men 
because of the infirmity of your flesh : 
for as ye have yielded your members 
servants to uncleanness and to in- 
iquity unto iniquity ; even so now 
yield your members servants to 
righteousness unto holiness. 

20 For when ye were the servants 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 6. 

/2Cor.5,17 
Gal. 6, 15 
Eph. 4, 23 
Coi. 3, 10 
Heb. 13, 
1,8 

1 Pet. 4,1 

g Phil. 3, 10 
/!, Gal. 2, 20 
i Col. 2, 11 
3 justified, 
j 2 Cor. 5, 1 

2 Tim. 
2, 11 
John 
14,19 

k Rev. 1, 18 

I Gal. 2, 19 

mEph. 4, 23 

3 arms, or, 
weapons. 

nMic. 7, 19 
Gal. 5, 18 
Titus 2,14 

o 1 Cor.9,21 

4 whereto 
ye were 
delivered. 

IJ Ln. 1, 

74,75 
lCor.7,22 
Gal. 5, 1 
1 Pet.2,16 

5 to riglit- 
eousness. 

q Gen. 2,17 

r John 3,14 



CHAP. 7, 

a Mat. 19, 6 
1 Cor.7,39 

b Mat. 5,32 
Mark 
10,13 
Lu. 16, 18 
1 Cor. 6, 9 
Gal. 5, 
19,21 
Heb. 13, 4 

c Gal. 2, 19 
Gal. 5, 18 
Eph. 2, 15 
Col. 2, 14 

1 Pet.2,24 

d Hos. 2, 19 

2 Cor.11,3 

1 passions. 

e ch. 6, 21 
Gal. 5, 
19,21 
Jas. 1, 15 

2 Or, being 
dead to 
that. 
ch,6, 2 

/John 4,23 
ch. 2, 29 
2 Cor. 3, 6 
Gal. 5, 22 
Phil. 3, 3 

g ch. 3, 20 

3 Or,concu- 

piscence. 

h Ex. 20, 17 

i ch. 4, 15 

j 1 Cor. 
15,56 

k Lev. 18. 5 

Ezek. 
20,13 
2 Cor. 3, 7 

1044 



of sin, ye were free ^from righteous- | C 
ness- I 

21 VV^hat fruit had ye then in those | 
things whereof ye are now ashamed ? | 
for the end of those things is death. J * 

22 But now being made free from 
sin, and become servants to God, ye 
have your fruit vmto holiness, and the 
end everlasting life. 

23 For gthe wages of sin is death : 
but the ^gif t of God is eternal life 
t hrough Je'gus Christ our Lord, f 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 iVo law hath power over a man longer than lie liveth. 
5 The law is holy. 

IZ"NOW ye not, brethren, (for I 
\^ speak to them that know the 
law, ) how that the law hath dominion 
over a man as long as he liveth ? 

2 For ''the woman which hath an 
husband is bound b;^ the law^ to her 
husband so long as he liveth ; but if 
the husband be dead, she is loosed 
from the law of her husband. 

3 So then *if , while her husband liv- 
eth, she be married to another man, 
she shall be called an adulteress : but 
if her husband be dead, she is free 
from that law ; so that she is no adul- 
teress, though she be married to 
another man. 

4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also 
are become "^dead to the laAv by the 
body of Christ ; that ye should be 
'^married to another, eve7i to him who 
israised fromthedead, that we should 
bring forth fruit unto God. 

5 For when we were in the flesh, the 
'motions of sins, which were by the 
law, did work in our members ^to 
bring forth fruit unto death. 

6 But now we are delivered from 
the lavv% ^that being dead wherein we 
were held ; that we should serve •''in 
newness of spirit, and not in the 
oldness of the letter. 

7 What shall we say then ? 7s the law 
sin ? God forbid. Nay, ^I had not 
known sin, but by the law : for I had 
not known 4ust, except the law had 
said, ^Thou shalt not covet. 

8 But 'sin, taking occasion by the 
commandment, wrought in me all 
manner of concupiscence. For with- 
out -^the law sin was dead. 

9 For I was alive without the law 
once : but when the commandment 
came, sin revived, and I died. 

1 And the commandment, which 
hoas ordained to life, I found to he 
unto death. 

* C. 7. 5. t ^' 12. 19. X C. 7. 14-25. 



Law of sin in our memhers. ROMANS, 8. 



Efficacy of divine grace. 



f. 



11 For sin, taking occasion by the 
commandment, deceived me, and by 
it slew rt%e. 

12 Wherefore ^the law is holy, and 
the conmiandment holy, and jUst, 
and good, 

13 Was then that which is good 
made death unto me ? God forbid. 
But sin, that it might appear sin, 
working death in me by that which 
is good : that sin by the command- 
ment might become exceeding sin- 
ful. 

14 For we know that the law is 



C I spiritual : but 1 am carnal, '"sold li ii- 
I. der si n. . A. 8. 5-9. 

1 5 For that which I do I "allow not : 
for what "I would, tnat do I not ; but 
what I hate, that do I. 

16 If then I do that which I would 
not, I consent unto the law that it is 
good. 

IT Now then it is no more I that do 
it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 

18 For I know that "in me (that is, 
in my flesh,) dwelleth no good 
thing: for to will is present with 
me ; but hoio to perform that which 
is good I find not. 

1 y For the good that I would I do 
not : but the evil which I would not, 
that I do. 

20 Now if I do that T would not, it 
is no more I that do it, but sin that 
dwelleth in me. 

21 1 find then a law, that, when I 
would do good, evil is present with 
me. 

22 For I ^delight in the law of God 
after the ^inward man : 

23 But I see another law in my 
members, warring against the law 
of my mind, and bringing me into 
captivity to the law of sin which is 
in my members. 

K r 24 O wretched man that I am ! 



A- D- 60. in Chris t J e'^us hath made me free 



from the law of sin and death. 
CHAP. 7. I ^ For ^^what the" lav/ could not do, 

I Ps. 19, 8 
1 Tim. 1,8 



nil Ki. 21. 
20,25 

4 know-. 

n Gal. 5, 17 
Gen. 8, 21 
p Ps. 1, 2 
q 2 Cor.4:,16 

5 Or, this 
body of 
death. 



who shall deliver me from Hhe body 



of this death ? 
25 1 thank God through Je^sus 



Christ our Lord. So then with the 



mind 1 myself serve the law of God ; 
but with the flesh the lav/ of sin. * 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Who are free from condemnation. 5, 13 What 
harm cometh of the flesh, 6, 14 v:ihal good of the 
Spirit. 17 and what of being God's children. 31 The 
Chrnstiati's hope. 

WERE is therefore 



T 



now no 



condemna.tion to them which 



are in Christ Je'sus, who ^walk not 
after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 
2 For ^the law of '^the Spirit of life 

* C. 8. 5-8. 



CHAP. 8. 

a Ga!. 5, 16 

5 John 8,36 
Gal. 2, 19 
Gal. 5, 1 

c 1 Cor. 
1.5. 45 
2 Cor. 3, 6 

a Heb. 7, 18 

1 Or, by a 
sacriflce 
for sin. 

e Gal. 5,22 

'2 the mind- 
ing of the 
flesh. 

3 the mind- 
ing of the 
Spirit. 

ithe mind- 
ing of the 
flesh. 

f 1 Cor.3,16 

g John 3,34 
lPet.1,11 

h ch. 6, 4, 5 

1 Cor.6,14 

2 Cor.4,14 
Eph. 2., 5 

5 Or, be- 

cnufie of 
his Spirit. 

i Gal. 6, 8 

} Heb. 2, 15 

k 2 Tim. 1,7 

1 John 
4, 18 

I Isa. 56, 5 
Gal. 4, 5,6 

m2Cor.l,22 

2 Cor. 5, 5 
Eph. 1, 13 
Eph. 4, 30 

nActs26,18 
Gal. 4, 7 

1045 



in that it was weak through the 



flesh, God sending his own Son in 



the likeness of sinful flesh, and 'for 



sin, condemned sin in the flesh 



4 'i'hat t h e righteousness of the law 



might b e fulfil led in us, who walk 



not after the flesh, but after the 



IL 8. il. 



Spirit. 
5 F or they that are after the flesh i A 



do mind the thi ngs of the flesh ; but 



they that are after the Spirit the 



things of the Spiri t. 

6 For ^to be carnally minded is 



death ; but ^to be spiritually minded 



is life and peace . 



7 Because Uhe carnal mind is en- 



i jpecause tne carnai mina ts en- 
mity against God : for it is not sub- 



ject to the law of God, neither 



indeed can be. 

8 So then they that are i n the flesh 
ca^nnot please God . C. 8. 13, 14.^ 

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in | Q 
the Spirit, if so be that -^the Spirit of | 
God dwell in you. Now if any man | 
have not the -"Spirit of Christ, he is | 
none of his . A. 8. 13, 14; G. 9. 31, 32;tJ 

10 And if Christ be in you, the 
body is dead because of sin \ but the 
Spirit is life because of righteous- 
ness. 

1 1 But if the Spirit of him that 



raised up Je'sus from the dead dwell 



Spirit do mortify the deeds of the 



bodv. ve shall live . 

, ^ 3 ,-1 ■ - 

14 For as many as are led bA^ the 



Spirit of God, thev are the sons of 



Gc 



od. A. 2 Cor. 5. 14; C. 1 Cor. 1. 18;JJ 

1 5 For 'ye have not received the ^ 
spirit of bondage again ^to fear ; but 
ye have received the Spirit of 'adop- 
tion, whereby we cry, Ab'ba, Father, 

1 6 The '"Spirit itself beareth wit 



ness with our spirit, that we are the 
children of God : K. 8. 33-39. 

17 And if children, then heirs; 
heirs "of God, and joint-heirs with 
Christ ; if so be that we suffer with 
him, that- w:e- -may be also glorified 
together. 

t 0. 8. 14. t 1 Cor. 2. 2. ^ 



K 



in you. %e that raised up Christ 
from the dead shall also quicken 
your mortal bodies °by his Spirit 
that dv\^elleth in you. K. 8. 15, 16., 

12 Therefore, brethren, we are debt- 
ors, not to the flesh, to live after the 
flesh. 

1 3 For 'if ye live after the flesh, ve ] A 
shall die : but if ve through the C 



K 



The Christian'' s hope. 



KOMANS, 9. 



PauVs sorrov^ for the Jeios. 



1 8 For I reckon that "the sufferings 
of this present time are not worthy 
to he compared with the glory 
which shah be revealed in us. 

19 For ^'the earnest expectation of 
the creature waitetli for the mani- 
festation ^of the sons of God. 

20 For 'the creature was made sub- 
ject to vanity, not willingly, but by 
reason of him who hath subjected 
the same in hope, 

21 Because the creature itself also 
shall be delivered from the bondage 
of corruption into the glorious lib- 
erty of the children of God. 

22 For we know that *^the whole 
creation groaneth 'and trava-ileth in 
pain together until now. 

23 And not only they, but ourselves 
also, which have 'the firstfruits of 
the Spirit, even we ourselves groan 
within ourselves, waiting "for the 
adoption, to ivit, the redemi^tion of 
our body, 

24 For we are saved by hope : but 
hope that "is seen is not hope : for 
what a man seeth, why doth he yet 
hope for ? 

25 But if we hope for that we see 
not, then do we with patience wait 
for it. 

26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth 
our infirmities : for '"we know not 
what we should pray for as we ought : 
but ''the Spirit itself maketh interces- 
sion for us with groanings which can- 
not be uttered. 

27 And 5'he that searcheth the hearts 



knoweth what is the mind of the 



W 



Spiri t, ''because he maketh interces- 
sion for the saints ^according to the 
will of God. E. 1 Cor. 3. 13. 

28 And we know that ''all things 
work together for good to them that 
love God, to them *who are the called 
according to his purpose. 

29 For vvdiom '"he did foreknow, he 
"^also did predestinate 'to be con- 
formed to the image of his Son, 
that -^he might be the firstborn 
among many brethren. 

30 Moreover whom he did predesti- 
nate, them he ^^also called : and whom 
he called, them he also justified : ^and 
whom he justified, them he also 
glorified. 

3 1 What shall we then say to these 
things ? If God he for us, who can he 
against us ? 

32 He that spared not his own Son, 
but delivered him up for us all, how 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 8. 

2 Cor.4:,17 

1 Pet. 1, 

6,7 

V 2 Pet.3,13 
q 1 John3,2 
r Gen. 3, 19 

6 Or, every 
creature. 

s Jer. 12, 11 

t 2Cor. 5, 5 

u Lu. 20, 36 

V Heb. 11, 1 

'u;Mat.20,22 

X Zech. 
12,10 
Eph.6,18 

y lThes.2,i 
Rev. 2, 23 

7 Or, that. 

z 1 John 
5,14 

a Gen.50,20 
Pro.12,21 
2Cor.4,17 

b 2 Tim. 1,9 

c Ex. 33, 12 
Ps. 1, 6 
Jer. 1, 5 
Mat. 7. 23 

2 Tim. 
2,19 

d Eph. 1. 5 

e Joiin 
17, 22 

/ Col. 1, 18 
g 1 Cor.1,24 
EDh. 4, 4 
Heb. 9, 15 

/ilCor.6,11 
i Isa. 50, 8 
j Heb. 7, 25 
k Ps. 44, 22 

1 lJoiin5,4 

mCol. 1, 16 
1 Pet.3,22 

n John 
10, 28 
Col. 3, 3 



CHAP. 9. 

a Ex. 32, 32 

1 Or, sep- 
arated. 
ICor. 
16,22 

b Deut. 7, 6 

c Deut. 14,1 

d Ps. 63, 2 

2 Or, testa- 
ments. 
Heb. 8, 8 

e Actsl3,32 

/Jer. 23, 6 
John 1, 1 
Acts20,28 
Heb. 1, 8 
1 John 
5,20 

cj Gal. 6, 16 
h Gal. 4, 23 
i Gen.21,12 

Heb. 

11,18 

1046 



shall he not with him also freely give D 



us all things ? D. 1 Cor. 5. 7; W. 9. 33. J W 
33 Who shall lay any thing to the ^ K 



charge of God's elect? 'It is God 



that justifieth . 
34 Who is he that condemneth ? It 



is Christ that died, yea rather, that is 



risen again, who is even at the right 



hand of God, who -^also maketh in- 



tercession for us. 



35 Who shall separate us from the 



love of Christ ? shall tribulation, or 



distress, or persecution, or famine, or 



nakedness, or peril, or sword ? 



36 As it is written, '^For thy sake w e 



are killed all the day long : we are 



accounted as sheep for the slaughter 



37 Nay, ^in all these things we are 



m^ore than conquerors through him 



that loved us. 



38 For I am persuaded, that neither 



death, nor life, nor angels, nor '"prin- 



cipalities, nor powers, nor things pres- 



ent, nor things to come . 



39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any 



other creature, shall "be able to sepa- 



rate us from the love of God, which 



is in Christ Je'gus our Lord . K.15.12.. 



CHAPTER 9. 

1 PanPs sorrow for the Jeivs. 1 All Abraham's seed 
were not the children of the promise. 25 The calling 
of the Gentiles, and ^'ejection of the Jeivs, foretold. 

I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie 
not, my conscience also_ bearing 
me witness in the H51y Ghost, 

2 That I have great heaviness and 
continual sorrow in my heart. 

3 For "I could wish that myself were "* 
'accursed from Christ for my breth- 
ren, my kinsmen according to the 
flesh: 

4 Who *are Is'ra-el-ltes ; ""to whom 
pertaineth the adoption, and "'the 
glory, and the ^covenants, and the 
giving of the law, and the service 
of God, and ^the promises ; B. 15. 4. 

5 Whose are the fathers, and of 
whom as concerning the flesh Christ 
came, -^who is over all, God blessed 
for ever. A-men'. 

6 Not as though the word of God 
hath taken none effect. For -"they are 
not all l§'ra-el, which are of I§'ra-ei : 

7 Neither, '^because they are the seed 
of A'bra-ham, are they all children : 
but, In 'l'§aac shall t\vy seed be called. 

8 That is. They which are the chil- 
dren of the flesh, these are not the 
children of God : but the children 
of the promise are counted for the 
seed. 

9 For this is the word of promise, At 



B 



The sovereignty of God. 



ROMANS, 10. 



The Gentiles called. 



'this time will I corae, and Sa'rah. shall ^- d. eo, 
have a son. 

10 And not only this ; but when Re- 
bec 'ca ^also had conceived by one, 
even by our father Tsaac ; 

11 (For the children being ^not yet 
born, neither having done any good 
or evil, that the purpose of God ac 
cording to election might stand, not 
of works, but of him that calleth ;) 

12 It was said unto her, The ^elder 
shall serve the ^younger, 

13 As it is written, '"Ja'cob have I 
loved, but E'sau have I hated, 

14: What shall we say then ? '^Is 
there unrighteousness with God ? 
God forbid. 

1 5 For he saith to Mo'§e§, '^I will have 
mercy on Avhom I will have mercy, 
and I will haA^'e compassion on whom 
I will have' compassion. 

16 So ^then it is not of him that 
willeth, nor of him that runneth, but 
of God that shcAveth mercy, 

1 7 For the scripture saith unto Pha'- 
raoh, EA^en ?for this same purpose 
have I raised thee up, that I might 
shcAv my poAver in thee, and that 
my name might be declared through- 
out all the earth. 

18 Therefore hath he mercy on 
whom he Avill have mercy, and 
whom he aa^III he hardeneth, 

19 Thou w^ilt say then unto me. 
Why doth he yet find fault? ''For 
who hath resisted his Avill ? 

20 Nay but, O man, avIio art thou 
that ^repliest against God? 'Shall 
the thing formed say to him that 
formed ^Y, Why hast thou made 
me thus ? 

21 Hath not the 'potter poAver OA^er 
the clay, of the same lump to make 
"one A^essel unto honour, and another 
unto dishonour ? 

22 What if God, willing to shcAv 
his wrath, and to make his poAver 
knoAvn, endured AAdth much long- 
suffering the %^essels of wrath *^fitted 
to destruction : 

23 And that he might make knoAAm 
the riches of his glory on the A^essels 
of mercy, AA^hich he had afore pre- 
pared unto glory, 

21 EA^en us, AA^hom he hath called, 
not of the JeAv§ only, but also of the 
Gen'tlleg ? 

25 As he saith also in o'§ee, '"I aa^II 
call them m.y people, which Avere not 
my people; and her beloved, which 
was not beloved. 



CHAP. 9 

j Gen.18,10 

k Gen.25,21 

I Eph. 1, 4 

3 Or, 
greater. 

4: Or, lesser. 

m Deut. . 
21,15 
Lu. U, 26 

n Deut.32,4 

Ex. 33, 19 

p Ps. 115, 3 

q Ex. 9, 16 
Pro. 16, 4 

r Job 9, 12 

5 Or, 

ansiverest 
again, or, 
disputest 
with 
God '? 
Job 33, 13 

s Isa. 29,16 
Isa. 45, 9 
Isa. 64, 8 

t Jer. 18, 6 

u 2 Tim. 
2,20 

V lThes.5,9 

6 Or, 7nade 
up. 

Jas. 5, 3 
1 Pet. 2, 8 
Jude 4 

to Hos. 2,23 

X Hos. 1, 10 

y Isa. 10, 22 

7 Or, the 
account. 

z Isa. 28, 22 

a Isa. 1, 9 
Lam. 3,22 

b Isa. 13, 19 

c Gal. 5, 4 

a Lu. 2, 34 
1 Cor.1,23 

e Ps. 118,22 
Isa. 8, 14 
Isa. 28. 16 
Mat.21,42 
1 Pet. 2, 
6,8 

8 Or, con- 
founded. 



26 And -"it shall come to pass, that 
in the place where it AA^as said unto 
them, ^ e are not my people ; there 
shall they be called the children of 
the liAdng God. 

27 E-sa'ias also crieth concerning i§'- 
ra-el, Though -''the number of the chil- 
dren of l§'ra-el be as the sand of the 
sea, a renmant shall be saA'ed : 

28 For he AAdll finish "the Avork, and 
cut it short in righteousness: be- 
cause 'a short AA^ork AAdll the Lord 
make upon the earth. 

29 And as E-§a'ias said before. Ex- 
cept °the Lord of Sab'a-oth had left us 
a seed, Ave ^had been as S6d'o-ma, and 
been made like unto Go-mor'rha. 

30 What shall Ave say then ? That 
the Gen'tileg, Avhich f olloAA^ed not aft- 
er righteousness, haA'e attained to 
righteousness, CA^en the righteous- 
ness AAdiich is of faith. 

31 But Is'ra-el, AA-hicli folloAved after 
the laAv of righteousness, hath '"not 
attained to the law of righteous- 
ness. 

3 2 Wherefore ? Because they sough t 
it not by faith, but as it Avere by the 
Avorks of the laAV. For '^they stum- 
bled at that stumblingstone ; G.10.3. 

33 As it is AA'ritten, ■'Behold, I lay iii 



iSron a stumblingstone and, rock ot 
oit'ence: and AyhosoeA^er beiieA^eth oh 
him shall not be ^ashamed i fTIoTT^ 



CHAP. 10. 

a John 16,2 

b ch. 1, 17 

c Pbil. 3, 9 

d Heb. 
10,29 

e Mat. 5, 17 
Gal. 3, 24 

/ Lev. 18, 5 

g Deut. 
30,12 

h Heb. 8. 1 
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CHAPTER 10. 

1 PauVs prayer for Israel. 11 Salvation open to 
Jews and Gentiles. 

BRETHREN, my heart's desire 
and prayer to God for is'ra-el is, 
that they might be saA^ed. 

2 For I bear them record ^that they 
haA'e a zeal of God, but not accord- 
ing to knoAvledge. 

3 For they being ignorant of God's i 
^righteousness, and going about to 
establish their oavii ''righteousness, 
haA^e not '^submitted themselA^es uiito 
the righteousness of God. g. 14. 17. 

4 For "Christ is the end of the laAv 
for righteousness to cA^eryone tliat 
believeth ._ F. 10. 8-11- W. 10. 11-13. J 

5 For IMo'seg describexh the right- 
eousness Avliich is of the laAv, -^That 
the man which doeth those things 
shall liA^e by them. 

6 But the righteousness AA^hich is of 
faith speaketh on this wise, ^^Say not 
in thine heart, Who shall ascend in- 
to heaA^en ? (that is, to bring -^ Christ 
doAvn/rom above:) 

7 Or,' Who shall descend into the 

* W. 10. 4. 



F 

W 



Salvatio7i to all believers. 



ROMANS, 11. 



All Israel not cast off. 



deep? (that is, to 'bring up Ciirist 
again from the dead.) 

8 But what saith it ? The word is 
nigh thee, even in tliy mouth, andlh 
thy heart : that is, the word of iaitli, 
which we preach ; 

9 That if thou shalt confess Avith thy 
mouth the Lord J e^sus, and shalt be - 
lieve in thine heart tha t God iiath 
raised him from the dead, thou shaft 
be saved. 



W 



I 



i 1 Cor. 15, 
3, i 

j Isa. 28,16 
Jer. 17,7 

k Acts 15, 9 

1 Actsl0,36 

m Epli. 1, 7 
Eph. 2,4,7 

n Joel 2, 32 
Acts 2, 21 

Titus 1, 3 

p Isa. 52, 7 

unto righteousness; and with the ,. jonn"' " 

12, 38 

Ithe hear- 
ing of us ? 

2 Or, 
■preach- 
ing ? 

s Ps. 19, 4 
Mat.24:,14 

t Dent. 
32,21 

u Titus 3, 3 
V Isa. 65, 1 



10 For with the heart man beheveth 



mouth confession is made unto sa l- 
vation . T. 1 Cor.J4. 3. 
1 1 For the scripture sadth, -^ Whoso - 
ever beheveth on him shall not be 



asha med. F. 15. 13. 

12 For ^there is no difference be- 



tween the Jew and the Greek : for 
the ^same Lord over all "'is rich unto 
all that call upon him . 

13 For "vvdiosoever shall call upon 
* i the name of the Lord shall be saved . 

14 How then shall they call on him 
in whom they have not believed ? and 
how shall they believe in him of 
whom thev have not heard ? and how 
shall they hear without "a preacher ? 

1 5 And how shall they preach, ex- 
cept they be sent ? as it is written, 
^'How beautiful are the feet of them 



that preach the gospel of peace, and ^ inEUas ? 
bring glad tidings of good things ! fi iKi.i9,io 

1 6 But ^they have not all obeyed the e ch. 9, 27 
gospel. For E-salas saith, 'Lord, who /oejit. 9, 
hath believed ^our ^report ? 

1 7 So then faith cometli by hearing, 
and hearing by the word of God. 

18 But I say. Have they not heard ? 
Yes verily, 'their sound went into all 
the earth, and their words unto the 
ends of the vv^orld. 

19 But_I say, Did not is'ra-el know ? 
First Mo'ses saith, T will provoke you 
to jealousy by theY)% that are no peo- 
ple, and by a ''foolish nation I will 
anger you._ 

20 ButE-sa'ias is very bold, andsaith, 
T was found of them that sought me^ 
not ; I v/as made manifest unto them'!^ ^!"„t^' ~ 
that asked not after me. 

L f 21 But to is'ra-el he saith , All day 
I long I have stretched forth my hands 
unto a disobedient and gainsaying 
I. people . L 1 Cor. 6. 11. 

CHAPTER 11. 



A. p. 60. I also am an i§'ra-el-ite, of the seed of 
CHAP 10 '-^ bi"^-ham,(9/ the tribe of Ben'ja-min, 

2 God hath not cast away his people 
which he 'foreknew. Wot ye not 
what the scripture saith ^of E-li'as '] 
how he maketh intercession to God 
against Is'ra-el, saying, 

3 Lord, ^"they have killed thy proph- 
ets, and digged down thine altars; 
and I am left alone, and they seek 
my life. 

1 But what saith the answer of God 
unto him ? I have reserA^ed to my- 
self seven thousand men, who have 
not bowed the knee to the image of 
Ba'al. 

5 Even *so then at this present time 
also there is a remnant according to 
the election of grace. 

6 And -^'if by grace, then is it no more 
of works : otherwise grace is no more 
grace. But if it he oi works, then is 
it no more grace : otherwise work is 
no more work. 

7 What then ? ^is'ra-el hath not ob- 
tained that which he seeketh for; 
but the '^election hath obtained it, 
and the rest were ^blinded 

8 (According as it is written, God 
'hath given them the spirit of ^slum- 
ber, -^eyes that they should not see, 
and ears that they should not hear ;) 
unto this day. 

9 And Da'vid saith, -^Let their table 
be made a snare, and a trap, and a 
stumblingblock, and a recompence 
unto them: 

10 Let their eves be darkened, that 



CHAP. 11. 

a 1 Sam. 
12,22 
Jer. 31, 37 

h 2 Cor. 
11, 22 
Phil. 3, 5 



4,0 

g ch. 10, 3 

h John 
10,28 
2 Tim. 
2, 19 

2 Or, hard- 
ened, 
2Cor.3,14 

i Isa. 29, 10 
Mat.13,14 
John 

/cts28, ito provoke them to jealousj 

26,27 ' ■- ■ " ■" " ■ 

3 Or, 

remorse. 

j Deut.29,4 

Isa. 6, 9 



they may not see, and bow down 
their back ahvay. 

Ill say then, Have they stumbled 
that they 'should fall ? (rod forbid : 
but rather ihTo\\^]i '"their fall salva- 
ition is come unto the Gen'tiles, for 



Jer. 5, 21 
Ezek.12,2 



1 A remnant of Israel saved by grace. 7 The blind- 
ness of the 'rest prophesied of. 17 The Gentiles 
may not boast against them 

I SAY then, '^Hath God cast away 
his people ? God forbid. For *I 

* W. 2 Cor. 5. 14. 



12 Now if the fall of them he the 
riches of the world, and the "dimin- 
ishing of them the riches of the Gen'- 
tiles; how much more their "ful- 
ness? 

1 3 For I speak to you Gen'tiles, in- 
asmuch as^I am the apostle of the 
Gen'tiles, I magnify mine office : 

11 If by any means I may provoke 
to emulation than lohich are my 
flesh, and ^ might save some of them. 
15 For if the casting away of them 
he the reconciling of the world, v/hat 
shall the receiving of them he, but 

picmg^^iflife from the dead? 

q Lev23io! 16 For ?if the firstfruit he holy, the 
1048 • ^ 



I Ezek 
18,23 
Ezek. 
33,11 

??iActsl3,46 
Acts 18, 6 
Acts22,21 

4 Or, decay, 
or, loss. 

n Jer. 30, 4 
Zech.2,11 

Acts 9, 15 



A.U Israel not cast off. 



ROMANS, 12. 



Soilness enforced. 



lump is also holy : and if the root he 
holy, so are the branches. 

1 7 And if 'some of the branches be 
broken off, 'and thou, being a ^^-ild 
olive tree, Avert graffed in ^among 
them, and with them partakest of 
the root and fatness of the olive 
tree ; 

18 Boast 'not against the branches. 
But if thou boast, thou bearest not 
the root, but the root thee. 

19 Thou wilt say ,then, 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP, 11. 
r Jer. 11,16 



not ^believed, that through your 

mercy they also may obtain mercy. 

32 For God hath 'concluded them 



s Eph 2 12 ^ ^^ unbelief, that he might have 
5 Or, 'lor ;mercy upon all. 

tixem. 33 the depth of the riches both of 
^ ioa2" I the wisdom and knowledge of God I 
uch. 12. lehow unsearchable are his judg- 
V Phil. 2, 12 ments, and his ways past finding 

If lCor.15,2 ^ , -^ -^ ^ 

Heb. 3, 6 ^^^ • 

j.c John 15,2 34 For -^who hath known the mind 

The;J/2Cor.3,i6,of the Lord ? or who hath been Ms 

branches were broken -off, that I^^ ^'JJ'"^^^*^' counsellor ? 

might be graffed in. |^ Rev."?! ^\ 35 Or -"who hath first given to him. 

2(> Well; because of unbelief theyUisa- 60,^15 and it shall be recompensed unto 

were broken off, and thou standest-^ p^'^j^' ,;- ;hunagam? 

by faith. Be "not highminded, but isa.59'. 20; 36 For ^of him, and tlirough liim, 
fear : <^ g^^^ ^g^'l^iand to him, are all things : to ' "whom 

21 For if God spared not the nat- Heb! 

a Deut. 9, 5 



ural branches, take heed lest he also 
spare not thee. g xum 

22 Behold therefore the goodness ^ 2-^' ^^ 
and severity of God : on them which j^ S^eyefZ. 
fell, severity; but toward thee, 1 8 or, 
goodness, if "thou continue in '^^'•sig Q^^Jf'^^ 
goodness : otherwise •'thou also shalti t)um au 
be cut off I ^*P-*^- 



he glory for ever. A-men'. 
CHAPTER 12. 

1 Holiness enjoined 



I 



.3 



h 1 Cor. 8. 6 
Col. 1. 16 

10 liim. 
Kev. 1, 6 



CHAP. 12. 

a 1 Cor.6,13 

bHeb. 

10.20 

c lPet.l,U 
1 John 



Eph. i 
Col. 1, 
21,22 
Col. 3, 10 

Eph. 5, 
10, 17 
lThes.4,3 
, 1 to sobri- 



23 And they also, ni they abide notj / isa.40. 
still in unbelief, shall be graffed in :!a Job 35. 
for God is able to graff them in ' " '^ 
again. 

24 For if thou wert cut out of the 
olive tree wliich is wild by nature, 
and wert graffed contrary to nature 
into a good olive tree : how much 
more shall these, vrhich be the nat- 
ural branches, be graffed into their 
own olive tree ? p. i John 2. 1. 

25 For I would not, brethren, that 
ye should be ignorant of this mys- 
tery, lest ye should be wise in your 
own conceits ; that ''blindness in'^part 2. 15 
is happened to Is'ra-el, until -the ful-;fiEph.i,i8: 
ness of the Gen'tileg be come in. j 

26 And so ''all is'ra-el shall be saved:' 
as it is written" * There shall come' 
out of Si'on tlie Deliverer, and shall! 
turn away ungodliness from Ja'cob 

27 For <^this is my covenant untoj ^^'J 
them, when I shall take away their! -^eX^V 

sins. igEph. l!23 



9 Sundry -practical duties recom- 
mended. 

BESEECH you therefore, breth- 
ren, by the mercies of God, that 
ye ''present your bodies ^a living sac- 
rifice, holy, acceptable unto God, 
vrhich is your reasonable service. 
2 And 'be not conformed to this 
vrorld : but ^^be ve transformed bv 



28 As concerning the gospel, ?Ae?/ '^iPet.4,10 
are enemies for your sakes : but as ^ Ji; 10 



touching the election, they are '^be 
loved for the fathers' sakes 
29 For the gifts and calling of God 2 
are without '^repentance 



j Gal. 6, 6 

fe Actsl.5,82 
1 Cor.li,3 

Or, im- 

parteth. 



30 For as ye in times past have noti^ uberaiiy 
''believed God, yet have now oh-\i Acts20,2„ 
tained mercy through their unbelief : \Pet. 5, 2'^]3jioj. ^i-^^^^ "nvhichiVe^dfr cleave^ to 

31 Even so have these also now "V ?^°^ i that which is good. 



the renewing of your mind, that ye 
lasiy prove 'what is that good, and 
acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 

3 For I sa; , ^lu^ough the grace 
given unto me, to every man that is 
among you, not to think of himself 
more highly than he ought to think ; 
but to think 'soberly, according as 
God hath dealt -'to every man the 
measure of faith. 

4 For as we have many members in 
one body, and all members have not 
the same office : 

23, 5 So ^yve, being many, are one body 
in Christ, and every one members 
one of another. 

6 Having ^then gifts differing ac- 
cording to the grace that is given to 
us, whether prophecy, 'let ns ijroph- 
esy according to the proportion of 
faith ; 

7 Or ministry, let us icait on our 
ministermg : or •'he that teacheth, 
on teacliing ; 

8 Or ^he that exhorteth, on exhorta- 
tion : he that -giveth, let him do it 
^vith simplicity; 'he that ruleth, 
with diligence ; he that sheweth 
mercy, with cheerfulness. 

9 Let love be without dissimulation. 



1049 



Subjection to magistrates. ROMANS, 13, 14. Treatment of a wecik brother. 



10 Be kindly affectioned one to 
another ^with brotherly love ; in hon- 
our preferring one another ; 

11 N ot slothful in business ; ''fervent 
in spirit ; serving the Lord ; 

12 Rejoicing "^in hope; ^patient in 
tribulation; continuing instant in 
prayer ; 

13 Distributing ^to the necessity of 
saints ; given ''to hospitality. 

14 Bless them which persecute you : 
bless, and curse not. 

15 Rejoice with them that do re- 
joice, and weej) with them that weep. 

16 Be of the same mind one toward 
another. jVIind not high things, but 
^condescend to men of low estate. 
Be not wise in your own conceits. 

17 Recompense to no man evil for 
evil. Provide things honest in the 
sight of all men. 

1 8 If it be possible, as much as lieth 
in you, live peaceably with all men. 

19 Dearlj^ beloved, avenge not your- 
selves, but rather give place unto 
wrath : for it is written ^Vengeance 

» i is niine ; 1 aviII repay, saith the Lord . 

iiU I'heretore "if thine enemy hun- 
ger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him 
drink: for in so doing thou shalt 
heap coals of fire on his head. 

21 Be 'not overcome of 
overcome evil with good. 

CHAPTER 13. 

1 Of siibjection to magistrates. 8 Love containeth 
the whole law, etc. 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 12. 



brethren 

n Rev. 3, 15 

Heb. 3, 6 

p Heb. 
10,36 

q Heb. 6, 10 

r Heb. 13, 2 

s 1 Pet. 3, 9 

5 Or, he 

contented 
with 
mean 
things. 

t Dent. 
32,35 

u Pro.25,21 

V 1 Pet.2,21 



Hf 



LET every soul ''be subject unto 
the higher powers. For ''there is 



attending continually upon this very 
thing. 
4 Or, in the} ^ Render -^therefore to all their dues: 
tow o/t/ic I tribute to whom tribute is due; cus- 
itom to whom custom ; ^fear to whom 
fear ; honour to whom honour. 

8 Owe no man any thing, but to 
love one another : ^for he that loveth 
another hath fulfilled the law. 

9 For this. Thou shalt not commit 
adultery. Thou shalt not kill. Thou 
shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear 
false witness. Thou shalt not covet ; 
and if there be any other command- 
ment, it is briefly comprehended in 
this saying, namely, Thou 'shalt love 
thy neighbour as thyself. 

10 Love worketh no ill to his neigh- 
bour : therefore love is the fulfilling 
of the law. 

CHAP. 13. 1 1 And that, knowing the time, that 
aicor.7,2i!^o^'^ it IS high tiiTic 40 awakc out of 
Titus 3, 1 1 sleep : for now is our salvation nearer 
^ Dan. 1, 21 i^^^^^ wlien wx bclieved. 
Dan! 4; 32 i 12 The night is far spent, the day 
iy,Yi is at hand : let us therefore cast off 
the works of darkness, and ^let us 
put on the armour of light. 
1 3 Let ^us walk '^honestly, as in the 
7 f ^i*Q^ Q day ; not in rioting and drunken 

alFet.o.lcSi '^ J • T 1 • 1 i 

e Ecci. 8, 2 ness, uot in Chambering and wanton- 
evil, but| /Lu. 20,'25|ness, not "in strife and envying. 

g Le-. i9,3J 14 gut "put jQ ou the Lord Je'sus 
J^^^^-^g'^l Christ, and liiake not provision for 
' GaL5,'i4: the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 
coi.3,M CHAPTER 14. 

How to treat a loeak brother. 

TTIM that "is weak in the faith re- 



1 Or, 
ordered. 

c 2 Sam. 
23,3 



J as. 2, 8 
j 1 Cor. 

15,34: 

no power but of God: the powersf pJi{^' § i-^-JL ceive ye, 
that be are 'ordained of God. :2 or. ' i disputations. 

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the ^fcent??/. | 2 For one believeth that he *may eat 



but ^not to doubtful 



power, resisteth the ordinance of ^^__ ^ 

God: and they that resist shall re- oGaiis.'ie ,eateth herbs 



m Jas. 3, 14 
n Gal. 3, 27 



all things: another, who is weak. 



ceive to themselves damnation 

3 For ''rulers are not a terror to good 
works, but to the evil. Wilt thou 
then not be afraid of the power ? do 

''that which is good, and thou shalt ^jj ^p 14 
have praise of the same : ^^ ^ ^^^,* ^ ^ 

4 For he is the minister of God to J^ o-c^nntto 
thee for good. But if thou do that ^]'-^^^'^fi''\ 
which is evil, be afraid ; for he bear- thoughts. 
eth not the sword in vain : for he is ^ 1 cor. 
the minister of God, a revenger to I """^'^^ 
execute wrath upon him that doeth ^, ^°^" ^' "f„ 

^., ^ d.Tas. 4, 12 

5 Wherefore ^ye must needs be sub- 2 or.'fuiiy 
iect, not only for wrath, but also for «f«"''<?^- 

•^ ' . "^1 ' 3 Or, 06- 

conscience sake. serheth. 

6 For for this cause pay ye tribute /i cor 
also : for they are God's ministers, 



*H. 1 Cor. 3. 17. 



10. 31 
1 Tim. 4,3 

1050 



3 Let not him that eateth despise 
him that eateth not ; and ''let not him 
which eateth not judge him that 
eateth : for God hath received him. 

4 Who "'art thou that judgest another 
man's servant? to his own master 
he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall 
be holden up : for God is able to 
make him stand. 

5 One ^man esteemeth one day above 
another: another esteemeth every 
day alike. Let every man be ^fully 
persuaded in his OAvn mind. . 

6 He that ^regardeth the day, re- 
gardeth it unto the Lord ; and he 
that regardeth not the day, to the 
Lord he doth not regard it. He that 
eateth, eateth to the Lord, for -''he 



^ 



Of uncharitable judgment. ROMANS, 15. 



Searing with the loeaJc. 



giveth God thanks ; and he that eat-' a. d. eo. 
eth not, to the Lord he eateth not,|^^jj^p ^^ 
and giveth God thanks. Ig icor.'cio 

7 For ^none of us Hveth to himself, | <^ai. 2. "20 
and no man dieth to himself. ;/i2Cor.o,i5 



; 23 And he that 'doubteth is damned 
if he eat, because he eateth not of 
j faith : for whatsoever '"is not of faith 
lis sin. 



not please ourselves. 



WE "then that are strong ought 
to bear the ^infirmities of the 



8 For whether we live, we live untoli Actsio,36i _ ^ ^^^'f^^'^'^,^,''"^' , „ ^ 

^1 -r ■■ J 1 j_i ' T T ,, ^- „ \ The strong ought to hear icitli the xveak. 2 We may 

the Lord ; and whether we die, we die | ) Mat.20,31 . . , . 

unto the Lord : whether we live there- ij 15 
fore, or die, we are the Lord's. k isa. 45, 23 

9 For Ho this end Christ both died, i Mat.12,36 weak, and not to please ourselves, 
androse, and re\aved, that he might I „ii Cor. 8,91 2 Let ^every one of us pleai- his 
be^Lord both of the dead and living. i^Titusi,i5| neighbour for A ^5 good '^to edification, 

10 But why dost thou judge thyi^ common. 3 For even Christ pleased not him- 
self; but, as it is written, ^The re- 
proaches of them that reproached 
thee fell on iriC. 

4 For -^whatsoever things were writ- 
t en aforetime were written for our 
learning, that we through patience 



brother? or why dost thou set at' 
nought thy brother ? for -^we shall all : 
stand before the iudgTiient seat ofi^ 

ChriSt. ing to 

11 For it is written, K4.s I live, ^'^"'■^^^^ 
sait h th e Lord, every^ knee shall bow 1 p ch. 12, 17 

~ " " = "" "^ ' q 1 Cor.8, 8 



o 1 Cor. 8, 7 
5 com,mon. 



to me, and every tongue shall confess 
to God . " 

I'J JSo then 'every one of us shall 



and comfort of the scriptures might 

' I ;^'^^ l iaye hope . b. 16. 25, 26. 

5 jN ow ethe God of patience and 

consolation grant you to be 



like- 



s Ps. 34, 14 

I give account of himself to God .* 
13 Let us not therefore judge onej^/^^^^^^^^. minded one toward another ^accord 
another any more : but judge this ^ ^^ ;.; ing to Christ Je'sus : 

6 That ye may with one mind cmd 
one mouth glorif}^ God, even the Fa- 
ther jof our Lord'^Je'gus Christ. 

7 \\2ieref ore receive ye one another, 
"" " ■ ' received us to the 



Or, dis- 
cerneth 
and put- 
tetha 
difference 
between 
meats. 
ch. 4, 20 



rather, that ™no man put a stumbling- 
block or an occasion to fall in his 
brother's way. 

141 know, and am persuaded by 
the Lord Je'gus, "that ^Aere is noth- 
ing ''unclean of itself : but "to him ^ Titusi,i5 
that esteemeth any thing to be ^un- 
clean, to him it is unclean. 

15 But if thy brother be grieved 
with thy meat, now walkest thou 
not ^charitably. Destroy not him 
with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 

16 Let mot then your good be evil 
spoken of: , >, ., .« 

r7Forythe kingdom of God is not , p, ^J' f 
meat and drink; but righteousness^ i f 2 Tim! 



CHAP. 15 
a Gal. 6, 1 
b ch. 14, 1 
c 1 Cor. 



"as Christ also 
glory of God 



•j- 1 and peace,and joy in the HolyGhostT 3,i6 

18 For he that in these things serv-|9 icor.1,10 
eth Christ 'is acceptable to God, and|^ tiiee£^'^ 
approved of men. amyie of. 

19 Let ^us therefore follow after the^^^- ^' ^ 

i Mat. 15,24 
John 1,11 
Acts 3, 



8 ^ ovv^ I say that '- Je'§us Christ was 
a minister of the circumcision for 
the truth of God, •'to confirm the 
promises made unto the fathers : 

9 And ^that the Gen'tlle§ might 
glorify God for h is mercy ;" as it is 

Phfi2 4 5'^^^^^^^^^' Tor this cause I will con- 
fess to thee among the Gen'tiles, and 
sing unto thy name. 

10 And again he saith, "'Rejoice, ye 
Gen'tlles, with his people. 

11 And again, "Praise the Lord, all 
ye Gen'tlles;. and laud him, all ye 
people. 

1 2 And again, E-sa'ias saith, ''There 
shall be a root of jes'se, and he thai 
shall rise to reign over the Gen'tlles ; 
in him shall the Gen'tiieg trust. J 

13 Now the God of hope fill you 



things which make for peace, and 
things wherewith 'one may edify an- 
other. 

20 For meat destroy not the work 
of God. All "things indeed are pure ; 
but it is evil for that man who eat- 
eth with offence. 

21 It is good neither to eat flesh, 
nor to drink wine, nor any thing 
whereby thy brother stumbleth, or- 
is offended, or is made weak. 

22 Hast thou faith ? have it to thy- 
self before God. Happy is he tiiat p2Pet.i!i2! 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have 
condemneth not himself in that 2,''2T'' ! written the more boldly unto yon in 
th_mg which he alloweth. ^ 1 cor. 8. ijSome sort, as putting you in mind, 



25,26 

j Ch. 3, 3 
2 Cor.1,20 

k John 
10, 16 
ch. 9. 23 

I Ps. 18, 49 

m Dent. 
9.^ i3 



with all joy and peace in believing, 
t hat ye may abound in hope.tlirough 
t he poAver of the Holy Ghost. § 
1 4 And ^I myself also am persuaded 
PS.T17, J of you, my brethren, that ye also are 
Isa. 9.6,7 jfull of goodness, ^filled with all 
Rev ^5 ' 5 ' knowledge, able also to admonish one 
Rev!22, 16 [ another, 



n 



B 



K 



* J. 1 Cor. 4- 4. 5. t G. 1 Cor. 1. 18-23. 



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i K. 16. 25. ^ F. 1 Cor. 1. 21. 



Paul glorieth in Christ. 



ROMANS, 16. 



He sendeth greetings. 



because 'of the grace that is given to 
me of God, 

1 6 That 'I should be the minister of 
Je'§us Christ to the Gen'tile§, minis- 
tering the gospel of God, that the 
^offering up of the Gen'tTle§ might be 
acceptable, being sanctified by the 
Holy Ghost. 

171 have therefore whereof I may 
glory through Je'gus Christ in 'those 
things which pertain to God. 

18 For I will not dare to speak of 
any of those things ^ which Christ 
hath not wrought by me, 'to make 
the (ien'tileg obedient, by word and 
deed, 

19 Through ""mighty signs and won- 
ders, by the power of the Spirit of 
God; so that from Je-ru'sa-lem, and 
round about unto ll-lyrl-cum, I have 
fully preached the gospel of Christ. 

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach 
the gospel, not where Christ was 
named, •'lest I should build upon an- 
other man's foundation : 

21 But as it is written, ^^To whom 
he was not spoken of, they shall see : 
and they that have not heard shall 
understand. 

22 For which cause also 'I have 
been ^much hindered from coming 
to you. 

23 But now having no more place 
in these parts, and "having a great 
desire these many years to come 
unto you ; 

24 Whensoever I take my journey 
into Spain, I will come to you : for 
I trust to see you in my journey, 
*and to be brought on my way thith- 
erward by you, if first I be somewhat 
filled ''with your company. 

25 But novv^ T go unto Je-ru'sa-lem 
to minister unto the saints. 

26 For '^it hath pleased them of 
Mag-e-d5'ni-a and A-cha'ia to make a 
certain contribution for the poor 
saints which are at Je-ru'sa-lem. 

27 It hath pleased them verily ; and 
their debtors they are. For if the 
Gen'tiles have been made partakers 
of their spiritual things, their "duty is 
also to minister unto them in carnal 
things. 

28 When therefore I have per 
formed this, and have sealed to them 
-^this fruit, I will come by you into 
Spain. 

29 And ^I am sure that, when I come 
unto you, I shall come in the ''fulness 
of the blessing of the gospel of Christ 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 15. 
r Gal. 1, 15 

s Gal. 2, 7,9 

1 Tim. 2,7 

2 Or. sacri- 
flcinq. 
Isa. 66. 20 
Phil. 2,17 

t Heb. 5, 1 

uActs21,19 

V ch. 1, 5 

wActsl9,ll 

X 2 Cor. 
10, 13 

y Isa. 52, 15 

z ch. 1, 13 

3 Or, many 
luays, or, 
often- 
times. 

a Actsl9,21 

b Acts 15, 3 

i with you. 

c Acts24,17 

rt lCor.16,1 

2 Cor. 8. 1 
2 Cor. 9, 2 

e lCor.9,11 
Gal. 6, 6 

/Phil. 4, 17 

g ch. 1. 11 

h Eph. 3, 8 

i Phil. 2, 1 

j 2Cor.l,ll 
Col. 4, 12 

2Thes.3,2 

5 Or, are 
disobe- 
dient. 

I Jas. 4, 15 

n(2Cor.7,13 
2 Tim. 
1, 16 
Philem. 7 



CHAP. 16. 

a Actsl8,18 

b Phil. 2, 29 
3.]ohn5,6 

c Acts 18, 2 
2 Tim. 

4, 19 

d 1 Cor. 
16, 19 
Col. 4, 15 
Philem. 2 

e 1 Cor. 
16, 15 

/I Tim. 

5. 10 

(J Gal. 1, 22 

1 Or, 

friends. 

2 Or, 

friends. 

TiEph. 1, 4 
2 John 1 

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30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for 
the Lord Je'gus Christ's sake, and 'for 
the love of the Spirit, that ^ye strive 
together with me in your prayers to 
God for me ; 

31 That ^I may be delivered from 
them that ^do not believe in Jii-dse'a; 
and that my service which / have 
for Je-rii'sa-lem may be accepted of 
the saints ; 

32 That I may come unto you with 
joy by 'the will of God, and may 
with you '"be refreshed. 

33 Now the God of peace be with 
you all. A-men'. 

CHAPTER 16. 

Paid sendeth salutations to many. 

I COMMEND unto you Phe'be our 
sister, which is a servant of the 
church which is at "(Jen'chre-a : 

2 That ^ye receive her in the Lord, 
as becometh saints, and that ye as 
sist her in whatsoever business she 
hath need of you : for she hath been 
a succourer of many, and of my self 
also. 

3 Greet '■Pris-gilla and Aq'ui-la my 
helpers in Christ Je'sus : 

4 Who have for my life laid down 
their own necks: unto whom not 
only I give thanks, but also all the 
churches of the Gen'tileg. 

5 Likewise greet "^the church that 
is in their house. Salute my weli- 
beloved E-p£en'e-tus,who is 'the first- 
fruits of A-cha'ia unto Christ, 

6 Greet Ma'ry*, who -^bestowed much 
labour on us. 

7 Salute An-dro-ni'cus and Jii'nia, 
my kinsmen, and my fellowprison- 
ers,who are of note among the apos- 
tles, who also ^w_ere in Christ before 
me. 

8 Greet Am'pli-as my beloved in the 
Lord. 

9 Salute Ur'bane, our helper in 
Christ, and Sta'chys my beloved. 

10 Salute A-perie§ approved in 
Christ. Salute them which are of 
Ar-is-to-bii'lus' ^household. 

1 1 Salute He-r5'di-on my kinsman. 
Greet them that be of the "^house- 
hold of Nar-Qis'sus, which are in the 
Lord. 

12 Salute Try-phe'na andTry-pho - 
sa, who labour in the Lord. Salute 
the beloved Per'sis, which laboured 
much in the Lord. 

1 3 Salute RvVf us '^chosen in the Lord, 
and his mother and mine. 

14 Salute l-syn'cri-tus, Phle'gon, 



Various salutat ions. 



I. COKINTHIANS, 1. 



Exhortation to unity. 



HSr'mas, Pat'ro-bas, Hgr'me§, and 
the brethren which are with them. 

15 Salute Phi-loro-gus, and Jiilia, 
Ne're-us, and his sister, and O-lym'- 
pas, and all the saints which are with 
them. 

16 Salute 'one another with an holy 
kiss. The churches of Christ salute 
you. 

1 7 Now I beseech you, brethren, 
mark them ■'which cause divisions 
and offences contrary to the doctrine 
which ye have learned; and avoid 
Hhem. 

1 8 For they that are such serve not 
our Lord Je'§us Christ, but their ^own 
belly ; and "'by good words and fair 
speeches deceive the hearts of the 
simple. 

19 For your obedience is come 
abroad unto all tnen. I am. glad 
therefore on your behalf : but yet I 
would have you wise "unto that which 
is good, and ^simple concerning evil. 

20 And the God of peace shall '^bruise 
Sa'tan under your feet shortly. The 
grace of our Lord Je'gus Christ he 
with you, A-men'. 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 16. 

i IThes. 
5,26 
1 Pet.5,14 

j Acts 15 

1 Tim. 6.3 

k 1 Cor. 5, 9 
2Thes.3,6 

2 Tim. 3,5 
Titus3,10 
2 John 10 

I Phil. 3,19 

1 Tim. 6,3 

m Col. 2, 4 

2 Pet. 2, 3 

uMat.10,16 

3 0r,/iann- 
less. 

4 Or, tread. 
Gen. 3, 15 

Acts 16, 1 

1 Tim. 1,2 
p Acts 13, 1 
q Acts 17, 5 
r Acts 20, 4 
s 1 Cor. 1,14 
t Actsl9,22 

2 Tim. 
4,20 

u 1 Thes. 
5, 28 

V ch. 2, 16 

IV Eph.3,3,5 
Col. 1, 27 
1 Pet.1,20 

c 1 Cor. 2, 7 

y 2 Tim. 
1,10 



21 Ti-mo'the-us "my workfellow, 
and ^Lu'gius, and ^Ja'son, and So- 
sip'a-ter, Tny kinsmen, salute you. 

221 Ter'tius, Avho wrote this epistle, 
salute you in the Lord. 

23 Ga'ius 'mine host, and of the 
whole church, saluteth you. 'E-ras'tus 
the chamberlain of the city saluteth 
you, and Quar'tus a brother. 

24 The "grace of our Lord Je'gus 
Christ be with you all. A-men'. 

25 Now to him that is of power to 
s tablish you ^according to my gos- 
pel, and the preaching ot J e'§us 
Christ, according "to the revelation 
of the mystery, •" which Avas kept se- 
cret since the world began, * 

26 But mow is made manifest, and 
by the scriptures of the prophets, ac- 
cording to the comma,ndment of the 
everlasting God, made known to all 
nations for the obedience of faith : -j- 

27 To God onl}^ wise, be glory 
through Je'§us Christ for ever. 
A-men'. 

Written to the R5'mans from Co- 
rinth 'us, and sent by Phe'be serv- 
ant of the church at Qen'chre-a. 



B 
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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE A_POSTLE TO THE 

CORINTHIANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Paul, after salutation and thanksgiving, 10 ex- 
horteth to unity, 11 and reprovelh their dissensions. 
26 God rejecteih the wisdom of the ivise. 

PAUL, called to be an apostle of 
Je'§us Christ through the will of 
God, ''and Sos'the-ne§ our brother, 

2 Unto the church of God which is 
at Cor'inth, to them that *are sancti- 
fied in Christ Je'§us, 'called to be 
saints, with all that in every place 
call upon the name of Je'§us Christ 
our '^Lord, 'both their's and our's : 

3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father, and from the Lord 
Je'gus Christ. 

4 1 thank my God always on your 
behalf, for the grace of God which is 
given you by Je'§us Christ ; 

5 That in every thing ye are enriched 
by him, -^in all utterance, and in all 
knowledge ; 

6 Even as ^the testimony of Christ 
was confirmed in you : 

T So that ye come beliind in no gift; 



A. D. 59. ! 



CHAP. 1. 

a Actsl8,17 

b John 
17, 19 

c 2 Tim. 1,9 

d ch. 8, 6 

e Rom.3,22 

/ 2 Cor. 8, 7 

g Acts20,28 
2 Tim. 1,8 
Rev. 1, 2 

1 revela- 
tion. 
Col. 3, 4 

h 2Thes.3,3 

i 1 Thes. 
5,23 

i Isa. 49, 7 

Heb. 

10,23 
k John 15,4 

1 John 

4, 13 

2 schisms. 
ch. 11, 18 

I ch. 3, 4 

m Acts 
18,24 

n John 1,42 

2 Cor.11,4 
Eph. 4, 5 

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I waiting for the 'coming of our Lord 
Je'sus Christ : 

8 Who ^shaU also confirm you unto 
the end, 'that ye may be blameless in 
the day of our Lord Je'§us Christ. 

9 God Hs faithful, by whom ye were 
called unto ^the fellowship of his Son 
Je'sus Christ our Lord. 

10 Now I beseech you. brethren, by 
the name of our Lord Je'gus Christ, 
that ye all speak the same thing, and 
that there be no 'divisions among- 
you ; but that ye be perfectly joined 
together in the same mind and in the 
same judgment. 

11 For it hath been declared unto 
me of you, my brethren, by them 
v:hich are of the honse of Chl5'e,that 
there are contentions among you. 

12 Now this I say, ^that every one 
of you saith, I am of Paul ; and I "'of 
A-pol'los ; and I of "Qe'phas ; and I of 
Christ. 

13 Is ''Christ divided? was Paul 

* K. 1 Cor.1.23-25. t B. 2 Cor.3. 14-16. 



Preaching of the cross. I. CORINTHIANS, 2. 



Jloto Paul preached. 



C 
G 



K 



crucified for you? or were ye bap- 
tized in the name of Paul ? 
141 thank God that I baptized none 
of you, but 'Cris'pus ?and Ga'ius ; 

15 Lest any should say that I had 
baptized in mine own name. 

1 6 And I baptized also the house- 
hold 'of Steph'a-nas : besides, I know 
not whether I baptized any other. 

17 For Christ sent me not to bap- 
tize, but to preach the 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 1. ; 

p Acts 18,8 j 

q Rom. 
I 16,23 ! 

'r ch. 16, 151 



and ri^iiteousness,and sanctification, 

j and redeniption : K. 2 Cor. 2 14.^ 

31 That, according as it is written, 

•^He that glorieth, let him glory in 

the Lord. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Bow Paul preached the gospel: 6 which is GocVs 
wise counsel for vieiVs salvation. 



s Acts26,17| 

s Or I A ND I, brethren, when I came to 
1\. you, came ^not with excellency 
gospel: not|t 2Cor.2,i5iof speech or of wisdom, declaring 
with wisdom of Vords, lest the cross l^-^^^si^ig^iito you the testimony of God. 
of Christ should be made of none „ ,' 2 For I determined not to know any 
eiiect. 
1 8 For the preaching of the cross is 



V Roin.1,16 



to them 'that perish "foolishness ; but 



unto us which are saved it is "the 



power 



of 



God. 



a Lu. 11, 16 



19 E^or it is Avritten, 'T will destroy 
the wisdom of the wise.and will bring- 
to nothing the understanding of the 
prudent. 

2(J Where ^is the w^ise ? where is the 
scribe ? where is the disputer of this '^ coi 
world? hath ^^not God made foolish 
the wisdom of this world ? 

2 1 For 'after that in the wisdom of 
God the world bv wisdom knew not 
God, it pleased ^od by the foolish - ^^ ^""^-^'^^ 
ness of preaching to save them that t ch. 2, 6 
believe . F. Gal. 3. 7. | j jer. 9, 23 

22 For the "^ Jew§ require a sign, and' 
the Greeks seek after wisdom : 



thing among you, ^save Je'sus Christ, 
wisa. 29.141 3^^^^ him crucified . 0. 3. 11. J 

X isa. 33, i8j 8 And T was with you ''in weakness, 
V Isa. 44. 251 and in fear, and in much trembling. 
z Lu. 10,21' 'i^^i^cl my speech and my preach- 



ing 'ivas not with 'enticing words of 
man's wisdom, but in demonstration 

^ iiat^n'^e^^ ^^^® Spirit and of power : 

' ^ ' j 5 That your faith should not '^stand 
cRom. 1, 4-^ the wisdom of men, but in the 

-^ power of God. 
; 2 Cor. 4, 7 6 Howbeitwe speak wisdom among 
/John 7,48 them that mre i)eii:ect: yet not the 



Q Ps. 8, 2 



CHAP. 2. 

a ch. 1. 17 
2 Cor.11,6 



c Acts 18, 1 



1 Or, Tper- 
siiasible. 

2 be. 



K 



■ 23 But vv^e preach Christ crucified, 
unto the *Jews a stumblingblock,and 
unto the Greeks foolishness ; * 

24 But unto them which are called, . r, , g ^^ 
both Jews and Greeks, Christ ''thel phii. 3, 8 
power of God, and the '^wisdom of 
God. 

25 Because the ^foolishness of God 
is wiser than men ; and the weakness 
of God is stronger than men. K.1.30. 

26 For ye see your calling, brethren, 
how that Aiot many wise men after 
the flesh, not many mighty, not many 
noble, are called: 

27 But ^God hath chosen the foolish 
things of the world to confound the 
wise ; and God hath chosen the weak 
things of the world to confound the 
things which are mighty ; 

28 And base things of the world, and 
things which are despised, hath God 
chosen, yea, and ^things which are 
not, 'to bring to nought things that 
are: 

20 That no flesh should glorv^ in his 
presence. 
r 30 But of him are ye in Christ Je'sus. 



wisdom of this world, nor of the 
princes of this world, that come to 
nought : 

7 But we speak the wisdom of God 
in a mystery, even the hidden lois- 
dom, ''which God ordained before 
the world unto our glory : 

8 Which 'none of the princes of this 
world knew : for had they knowm it, 
they would not have crucified the 
Lord of glory. 

9 But as it is written, -^Eye hath not 
seen, nor ear heard, neither have en- 
tered into the heart of man. the things 

^Ga^i^'^is'^^^bich God hath prepared for them. 

.2Pet.U6|tha^^O'^^^^™- 



10 But -^God hath revealed fheiv 

unto us by his Spirit : for the Spirit 

searcheth all things, yea, the deep 

/ 2 Cor. 4, 7 things of God. 
ipec.i, 5 |;L pQi^ what man knoweth the 

gEph.4, is'things of a man, ^save the spirit of 

jas. 3, lo j^g^j^ which is in him ? '"even so the 

things of God knoweth no man, 

1,9 but the Spirit of God. 

i Actsl3,27 



h Rom. 
16, 25 
2 Tim 



Who Of God is made unto us wisdom. 



12 Now we have received, not the 

spirit of the world, but "the spirit 

which is of God; that we might 

J'l^jjj^'^^jknow the things that are freely 

2,27 ■ 



j Isa. 64, 4 



I Jer. 17, 9 

m Rom. 
11, 33 



* 



c. 



o 



14: 



G. 3. 11 



given to us of God. 
1 3 Which things also we speak, 
not in the words which man's wis- 
Idom teacheth. but which the H51y 
n Rom. 8.15 1 Ghost teachcth ; comparing spirit- 
2 Pet.1,16 ual things with spiritual. 
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Paul's treatynent 



I. CORINTHIANS, 3, 4. 



of vneak believer 8. 



14 But ^'the natural man receiveth 
not tiie things ot the k:>pirit of (j6^: 
for they are toohshness unto him": 
neither ^can he know them, because 



A. p. 59. fire; and the fire shall try every I E 



CHAP. 2. j 

p Mat. 16,23 1 

q Rom. 8, 5 
Judel9 



geth r Pro. 28, 5 



s Job 15, 8 
Isa. 40, 13 
Jer. 23,18 
Rom. 
11,34 

5 shall. 

t Ps. 25, 14 
John 
15, 15 



they are spiritually discerned . * 

15 But /he that is spiritual 'jud 
all things, yet he himself is "* judged 3 or, dis-- 
of no man. | '^^'■"«*''^- 

16 For 'who hath kno^^ni the mind * ^^^rS^ 
of the Lord, that he ^may instruct 
hmi? But *we have the mind of 
Christ. 

CHAPTER 3. 

How Paul dealt with iveak believers, etc. 

AND I, brethren, could not speak 
unto you as unto spiritual, but 
as unto carnal, even as unto babes in 
Christ. 

2 I have fed you with ^ milk, and not 
with meat : for hitherto ye were not 
able to bear it, neither yet now are 
ye able. 

3 For ye are yet carnal : for where- 
as there is among you envying, and 
strife, and 'divisions, are ye not car- 
Qal, and walk ^as men ? 

4 For while one saith, I am of Paul ; 
and another, I am of A-pol'los ; are ye 
not carnal ? 

5 Who then is Paul, and who is 
A-pollos, but ministers by whom ye 
believed, even *as the Lord gave to 
every man ? 

6 1 4iave planted, "^A-pollos watered ; 
but God 'gave the increase. 

7 So then neither is he that planteth 
any thing, neither he that water- 
eth; but God that giveth the in- 
crease. 

8 Now he that planteth and he that 
watereth are one : -^and every man 
shall receive his o^vn reward accord- 
ing to his own labour. 

9 For ^we are labourers together! "^ J"de 23 
with God : ye are God's ^husbandry, ^ alstroy. 
ye are God's ''building. jiHeb. 3.1 

10 According to the grace of God^^^^^. \^ 
which is given unto me, as a wise p^ g"^ j^ 
masterbuilder, I have laid 'the foun-j^^^^^ '^ ^ 
dation, and another buildeth there-'^^„l^',,\ 
on. But 'let every man take heed 
how he buildeth thereupon. 

1 1 For other foundation can no man 
lay than ^that is laid, which is Je'gus 
Christ . [ G. 13. 1-3; 0. 16. 22. 

12 Now if any man build upon this 
foundation gold, silver, precious 



CHAP. 3. 

aHeb. 5, 13 
1 Pet. 2, 2 

1 Or, 

factions. 

2 according 
to man ? 

b Rom.12,3 

c Acts 18, 4 

d Acts 19, 1 

e Isa. 55, 10 

f Ps. 62, 12 
Rom. 2, 6 
Rev. 2, 23 
Rev. 22, 12 

g Acts 15, 4 

3 Or, 

tillage. 

h Eph. 2, 20 
Col. 2. 7 

i Rom. 
15,20 

j lPet.4,11 

k Isa. 28, 16 
Mat.16,18 

I 1 Pet. 1, 7 

4 is re- 
vealed. 
Lu. 2. 35 



r Rom. 14,8 
Gal. 3, 29 

s Heb. 1, 3 



stones, wood, hay, stubble ; 
f 13 Every man's work shall be made 
manifest: for the dav ^shall declare 



CHAP. 4. 
aLu. 12,42 
1 day. 
b Mat. 7. 1 



man's work of what sort it is. E. 4. 5. J 

14 If any man's work abide which 
he hath built thereupon, he shall re- 
ceive a reward. 

15 If any man's work shall be 
burned, he shall suffer loss : but he 
himself shall be saved ; '"yet so as by 
fire. 

16 Know ye not that ye are the 
temple of God. and that the Spirit of 
God dwelleth in you ? 

17 If any man "defile the temple of 
God, him shall God destroy ; for the 
"temple of God is holy, which temp le 
ye are. K. 6. 9, lO.J 

18 Let no man deceive himself. If 
any man among you seemeth to be 
wise in this world, let him become a 
fool, that he may be wise. 

19 For the wisdom of this world is 
foolishness with God. For it is 
written, ''He taketh the wise in their 
own craftiness. C. 6. 9. 

20 And again, /'The Lord knoweth 
the thoughts of the wise, that they 
are vain. 

21 Therefore let no man glory in 
men. For ^all things are your's ; 

22 Whether Paul, or A-pollos. or 
Qe'phas, or the world, or life, or death, 
or things present, or things to come ; 
all are your's ; 

23 And 'ye are Christ's; 'and Christ 
is God s. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 How to account of ChrisVs ministers. 8 To a self- 
sufficient vanity Paul opposeth his oxon afflicted 
state, etc. 

ET a man so account of us, as of 
the ministers of Christ, ''and 
stewards of the mysteries of God. 

2 Moreover it is required in stew- 
ards, that a man be found faith- 
ful. 

3 But with me it is a very small 
thing that I should be judged of you, 
or of man's 'judgment : yea, I judge 
not mine oa\ti self. 

4 For I know nothing by myself ; 
yet am I not hereby justified : but 
he that judgeth me is the Lord. 

5 Ther efore ^judge nothing before 
the time , until the T;ord come who 
both win bring to light the hirlrlen 
thin gs of darkness, fl,n(i will make 
manifes t the connsels of the hearts : 
and '^then sha ll every m a,n have 



L 



H 



praise of God E. 2 Tim. 2. 19;tJ 

Rev.20,i2j ^ And these things, brethren, I have 

^ '^ ?cori",io ill a figure transferred to myself and 

it, because^it shall be revealed by l^ Rnm i^.^i^o A-pollos for youi* sakes; that "'ye 

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* C. 3. 19. 



t J. 2 Cor. 5. 10. 



Distinctions are from God. I. CORINTHIANS, 5. 



might learn in us not to think of 
men above that which is written, 
that no one of you be puffed up for 
one against another. 

7 For who ^maketh thee to differ 
from another? and "what hast thou 
that thou didst not receive? now 
if thou didst receive ^7, why dost 
thou glory, as if thou hadst not re- 
ceived it f 

8 Now ye are full, ■'^now ye are rich, 
ye have reigned as kings without 
us : and I would to God ye did reign, 
that we also might reign with you. 

9 For I think that God hath set 
forth ^us the apostles last, ^as it 
were appointed to death : for ^we are 
made a ^spectacle unto the world, 
and to angels, and to men. 

10 We are 'fools for Christ's sake, 
but ye are wise in Christ ; Ave are 
weak, but ye are strong; ye are 
honourable, but we are despised. 

11 Even unto this present hour we 
both hunger, and thirst, and are 
naked, and are ''^buffeted, and have 
no certain dwellingplace ; 

12 And labour, working with our 
own hands : '"being reviled, we bless ; 
being persecuted, we suffer it : 

1 3 Being defamed, we intreat : we 
are made as the filth of the world, 
and are the off scouring of all things 
unto this day. 

141 write not these things to shame 
you, but as my beloved sons I warn 
you. 

15 For though ye have ten thou 
sand instructers in Christ, yet hare 
ye not many fathers : for "in Christ 
Je'§us I have begotten you through 
the gospel. 

16 Wherefore I beseech you, "be ye 
followers of me. 

17 For this cause have I sent unto 
you Ti-m5'the-us, ^who is my beloved 
son, and faithful in the Lord, who 
shall bring you into remembrance 
of my ways which be in Christ, as I 
teach every where in every church. 

18 Now some are puffed up, as 
though I would not come to you. 

19 But I ?will come to you shortly, 
if the Lord will, and will know, not 
the speech of them which are puffed 
up, but the power. 

20 For 'the kingdom of God is not 
in word, but in power. 

21 What will ye ? shall I come unto 
you with a rod, or in love, and in 
the spirit of meekness ? 



CHAP. 4. 

2 distin- 
guisheth 
thee. 

e John 3,27 

1 Pet.4:,10 
/ Rev. 3, 17 

3 Or, us 
the last 
apostles, 
as. 

g Ps. 44, 22 

2 Cor.4,11 

h Eph. 6, 12 
Heb. 
10,33 

4 theatre. 



I Acts 18, 3 
1 Tim. 
4,10 

m IMat. 5,44 
1 Pet.2,23 

n Rom. 

15,20 

Jas. 1, 18 
ch. 11, 1 

p Actsl9,22 

1 Tim. 1,2 

q Actsl9,21 

2 Cor.1,15 

r lThes.1,5 



Of incestuous pers ons. 
A.D.59. CHAPTER 5. 

1 Of the incestuous person. 6 Of necessity the old 
leaven must be purged out, etc. 

IT is reported commonly that 
there is fornication among you, 
and such fornication as is not so 
much as named "among the Gen'tile§, 
*that one should have his father's 
''wife. 

2 And ye are puffed up, and have 
not rather mourned, that he that 
hath done this deed miglit be taken 
avv^ay from among you. 

3 For ^I verily, as absent in body, 
j 2'co?i!f 9 ^^* present in spirit, have 'judged 
k Acts "23,2 already, as though I were present, 

concerning him that hath so done 
this deed, 

4 In the name of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ, when ye are gathered to- 
gether, and my spirit, "with the 
power of our Lord Je'gus Christ, 

5 To deliver -^such an one unto 
Sa'tan for the destruction of the 
flesh, that the spirit may be saved in 
the clay of the Lord Je'gus. 

6 Your glorying is not good. 
Know ye not that ^a little leaven 
leaveneth the whole lump ? 

CHAP. 5. 7 Purge out therefore the old leav- 
en, that ye may be a new lump, as 
ye are unleavened. For even 
^Christ o ur ''passover '^is sacrificed. 



a Eph. 5, 3 

h Deut. 
27,20 

c 2Cor.7,12 

d Col. 2, 5 

1 Or, de- 
termined. 

e Mat.18,18 
John 
20,23 
2 Cor.2,10 
2 Cor.13,3 

/Job 2, 6 
Ps. 109, 6 
Acts26,18 
ITim. 
1,20 

g Gal. 5, 9 

h Isa. 53, 7 
John 1,29 

1 Pet.1,19 
Rev. 5, 6 

i John 
19,14 

2 Or, is 
slain. 

j Ex. 12, 15 

3 Or, 
holy day. 

k Deut.16,3 

I 2Cor.6,14 

m John 
17,15 

n Mat.18,17 
Rom. 
16, 17 

2 John 10 

Gal. 2, 12 

p Mark4,ll 
Col. 4, 5 
1 Tim. 3,7 

q Eccl. 
12,14 
Heb. 13, 4 

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for us ; D. 6. 20., 

8 Therefore Aet us keep ^the feast, 
not with *old leaven, neither with 
the leaven of malice and wicked- 
ness ; but with the unleavened bread 
of sincerity and truth. 

9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not: 
^to company with fornicators : 

10 Yet not altogether with the for- 
nicators of this world, or with the 
covetous, or extortioners, or with 
idolaters ; for then must ye needs go 
out ""of the world. 

11 But now I have written unto 
you not to keep company, "if any 
man that is called a brother be a 
fornicator, or covetous, or an idol- 
ater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an 
extortioner; with such an one no- 
"not to eat. 

12 For what have I to do to- 
judge them also ^that are with- 
out? do not ye judge them that 
are within? 

13 But them that are without God 
'judgeth. Therefore put away from. 
among yourselves that wicked per- 
son. 



>^ 



Agai7ist going to lava. 



I. CORINTHIANS, 6, 7. 



The lav) of marriage. 



judgments of 

this life, set 

are least es- 



CHAPTER 6. 

1 Of bringing controversies before heathen judges. 
< How lawsuits may be avoided. 

DARE any of you, having a mat- 
ter against another, go to law 
before the unjust, and not before the 
saints ? 

2 Do ye not know that "the saints 
snail judge the world? and if the 
world shall be judged by you, are 
ye unworthy to judge the smallest 
matters ? 

3 Know ye not that we shall judge 
''angels ? how much more things that 
pertain to this life ? 

4 If then ye have 
things pertaining to 
them to judge who 
teemed in the church. 

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, 
that there is not a wise man among 
you ? no, not one that shall be able 
to judge between his brethren ? 

6 But brother goeth to law with 
brother, and that before the unbe- 
lievers. 

7 NoAV therefore there is utterly a 
fault among you, because ye go to 
law one with another. ''Why do ye 
not rather take wrong? why do ye 
not rather suffer yourselves to be 
defrauded ? 

8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, 
and that '^your brethren. 

9 Know ye not that 'the unrighteous 
shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? 
Be not deceived : neither fornicators, 
nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ef- 
feminate, nor abusers of themselves 
v.'ith mankind, 

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor 
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extor- 
tioners, shall inherit the kingdom of 
God. C. 2 Cor. 4. 3, 4; H. 9. 27. 

1 1 And such were some of you : but 
^'ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, 
but ye are justified in the name of the 
Lord Je'§us, and by the Spirit of our 

t God. L 2 Cor. 5. 18, 19. 

12 All ^things are lawful unto me, 
but all things are not 'expedient : all 
things are lawful for me, but I vnW 
n ot be brought under the power of any . 

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly 
for meats: but God shall destroy both 
it and them. Now the body is not for 
fornication, but for Hhe Lord; and 
the ^Lord for the body. 

14 And ^God hath both raised up the 
Lord, and will also raise up us by *his 
own power. 

(67) 



A. D. 59. 115 Know ye not that your bodies are 

GHAP 6 '*^® members of Christ? shall I then 

' 'takethemembers of Christ, and make 

^ Dan ^7 -^2 them the members of an harlot ? God 

J^^-;2| 30 forbid. 

Rev! 2074 16 What ? know ye not that he 
J, 2 Pet. 2, 4 'which is joined to an nariot is one 

jude6^' I body ? 'for two, saith he, shall be one 

c Pro. 20.22 flesh. 

Rom.'^' ^^ 1 ^ ^^it "'he that is joined unto the 

12, 17 Lord is one spirit. 

1 Thes. I g Y\qq fornication. Every sin that 
a iThes 4 6^ niau doeth is without the body ; but 
j ^' ' ihe that committeth fornication sin- 
\e isa. s. 11 j^g^]^ "against his ovrn body, 

19 What ? "know ye not that your 
body is the temple of the H515' Ghdst 

g ch. 10, 23 y^fiicJi {§ jn you, wliicli yc have of 

God, and ^ye are not your own ? 

20 For ^ye are bought with a price: 
therefore '"giority (jj-od m your body7 

i Eph.5.23' and ui your spirit, which are Gods~ 

iRom.6,5J CHAPTER 7. 

k Eph. 1, 19 1 Th^ use of marriage : 10 Christ hath forbidden to 

I dissolve the bo'ad thereof, etc. 

I Gen. 2,24; 
Mat. 19, 5 1 



/Heb. 
10,23 



1 Or,proflt 
able 

'/ilThes.4,3' 



m John 
17.21 
Eph. 4. 40 
Eph. 5, 30 

n Rom. 1,24 
lThes.4,4 

2Cor.6,16 

p Rom.14,7 

q Gal. 3, 13 
Heb. 9. 12 
1 Pet.1.18 
Rev. 5, 9 

r Mat. 5, 16 
3 Cor. 7, 1 



CHAP. 7. 
a Pro. 5. 19 

b Ex. 21, 10 

1 Pet. 3, 7 

c lThes.3,5 

d 2 Cor. 8, 8 

2 Cor. 
11,17 

e Acts26,29 

/ ch. 9, 5 

g Mat. 19, 12 
ch. 12, 11 

h ver. 26 

i 1 Tim. 
5,14 

j Mai. 2, 
14,16 
Mat. 5, 32 
Mat. 19, 6 
Mark 10, 
11,12 
Lu. 16, 18 

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~V[OW concerning the things 
1.1 whereof ye wrote unto me : It is 
good for a man not to touch a woman. 

2 Nevertheless, "to avoid fornica- 
ition, let every man have his own wife, 
and let every woman have her o^t:i 
I husband. 

3 Let *the husband render unto the 
wife due benevolence : and likewise 
also the wife unto the husband. 

4 The wife hath not power of her 
own body, but the husband : and like- 
wise also the husband hath not power 
of his o^vn body, but the wife. 

5 Defraud ye not one the other, ex- 
cept it be ^vith. consent for a time, that 
ye may give yourselves to fasting and 
prayer; and come together again, 
that 'Sa'tan tempt you not for your 
incontinency. 

6 But I speak this by permission, 
a7id ''not of commandment. 

7 For ^I would that all men were 
even as -^I myself. But ^every man 
I hath his proper gift of God, one after 
this manner, and another after that. 

8 1 say therefore to the unmarried 
and widoAvs, ^It is good for them if 
they abide even as I. 

9 But 'if they cannot contain, let 
them marry : for it is better to marry 
than to burn. 

10 And unto the married I com- 
mand, yet not I, but the Lord, -^Let 
not the wife depart from her hus- 
band: 

* D. 7. 23. ' 



The marriage 



I. CORINTHIANS, T. 



ho7id inviolable. 



I 



11 But and if she depart, let her re- 
main unmarried, or be reconciled to 
her husband : and let not the hus- 
band put away his wife. 

12 But to the rest speak I, not the 
Lord : If any brother hath a wife that 
believeth not, and she be pleased to 
dwell with him, let him not put her 
away. 

1 3 And the woman which hath an 
husband that believeth not, and if he 
be pleased to dwell with her, let her 
not leave him, 

1-1 For the unbelieving husband is 
sanctified by the wife, and the unbe- 
lieving wife is sanctified by the hus- 
band : else Hvere your children un- 
clean ; but now are they holy. 

1 5 But if the unbelieving depart, let 
him depart. A brother or a sister is 
not under bondage in such cases : but 
God hath called us 'to peace. 

1 6 For what knowest thou, O wife, 
whether thou shalt save 'thy hus- 
band ? or ^how knowest thou, O man, 
whether thou shalt save thy wife ? 

17 But as God hath distributed to 
every man, as the Lord hath called 
every one, so let him walk. And "'so 
ordain I in all churches. 

1 8 Is any man called being circum- 
cised ? let him not become uncircum- 
cised. Is any called in uncircum- 
cision ? let "him not be circumcised. 

19 Circumcision "is nothing, and un- 
circumcision is nothing, but ^the 
keeping of the commandments of 
God. 

20 Let ?every man abide in the same 
calling Avherein he was called. 

21 Art ""thou called being a servant ? 
care not for it : but if thou may est be 
^rnade free, use it rather. 

22 For he that is called in the Lord, 
being a servant, is the Lord's ^free- 
man : likewise also he that is called, 
being free, is 'Christ's servant. 

23 Ye "are bought with a price ; be 
not ye the servants ot men. d.10.16. 

24 Brethren, let every man, where- 
in he is called, therein abide with 
God. 

25 Now concerning virgins "I have 
no commandment of the Lord : yet I 
give my judgment, as one "that hath 
obtained mercy of the Lord ""to be 
faithful. 

26 I suppose therefore that this is 
good for the present Mistress, I say, 
that it is good for a man so to be. 

27 Art thou bound unto a wife? 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 7. 
k Mai. 2, io 

1 in -peace. 
Rom. 
12, 18 
Rom. 
11,19 
ch. 11, 33 
Heb. 

12,14: 

1 1 Pet. 3, 1 

2 what. 

m 2 Cor. 
11,28 

n Acts 15 
Gal. 5, 2 

Gal. 6, 15 
Col. 3, 11 

p John 
15, 14 

IJohn 2,3 

1 John 
3,24 

q Eph. 4, 1 

2 Thes. 
3,11 

r Gal. 3. 28 

s Isa. 58, 6 

3 made 
free. 

John 8,36 
Rom. 6,18 
Philem. 
16 

t Gal. 5, 13 
Eph. 6, 6 
1 Pet.2,16 

u Lev.25,42 
1 Pet.1,18 

V 2 Cor. 8, 
8,10 

u' 1 Tim. 
1,16 

X 1 Tim. 
1,12 

4 Or, 

necessity. 

y 1 Pet. 4, 7 

z ch. 9, 18 

a Ps. 39, 6 
Jas. 4, 14 
1 John 
2.17 

6 1 Tim. 5,5 

5 of the 
Lord. 

c Lu. 10, 40 

d Heb. 13, 4 

e Rom. 7, 2 

/2Cor.6,14 
Deut.17,3 

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seek not to be loosed. Art thou 
loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. 

28 But and if thou marry, thou hast 
not sinned ; and if a virgin marry, 
she hath not sinned. Nevertheless 
such shall have trouble in the flesh : 
but I spare you. 

29 But ^'this I say, brethren, the 
time is short : it remaineth, that both 
they that have wives be as though 
they had none ; 

30 And they that weep, as though 
they wept not ; and they that rejoice, 
as though they rejoiced not; and 
they that buy, as though they pos- 
sessed not ; 

31 And they that use this world, as 
'not abusing it: for "the fashion of 
this world passeth away. 

32 But I would have you vrithout 
carefulness. *IIe that is unmarried 
careth for the things "that belong to 
the Lord, how he may please the 
Lord: 

33 But he that is married careth 
for the things that are of the world, 
how he may please his wife. 

34 There is difference also between 
a wife and a virgin. ''The unmarried 
woman careth for the things of the 
Lord, that she may be holy both in 
body and in spirit : but she that is 
married careth for the things of the 
world, how she may please her hus- 
band. 

35 And this I speak for your own 
profit ; not that 1 may cast a snare 
upon you, but for that which is come- 
ly, and that ye may attend upon the 
Lord without distraction. 

36 But if any man think that he 
behaveth himself uncomely toward 
his virgin, if she pass the flower of 
her age, and need so require, let him 
do what he will, he sinneth not : let 
them marry. 

37 Nevertheless he that standeth 
stedfast in his heart, having no ne- 
cessity, but hath power over his own 
will, and hath so decreed in his heart 
that he will keep his virgin, doeth 
well. 

38 So ''then he that giveth her in 
marriage doeth well; but he that 
giveth her not in marriage doetli 
better. 

39 The "wife is bound by the law as 
long as her husband liveth; but if 
her husband be dead, she is at liberty 
to be married to whom she will; 
•^only in the Lord. 



Of meats offered to idols. I. CORINTHIANS, 8, 9. 



A minister's rights. 



40 But she is happier if she so abide, 
after my judgment : and I think also 
that I have the Spuit of God. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 Charity preferable to knowledge. 4 An idol is 
notJling to those who know God 

1^0 W ""as touching things offered 
1.1 unto idols, we know tliat we all 
have ^knowledge. Knowledge puff- 
eth up, but charity edifieth. 

2 And "if any man think that he 
knoweth any thing, he know- 
eth notliing yet as he ought to 
know. 

3 But if any man love God, "^the 
same is known of him. 

4 As concerning therefore the eating 
of those things that are offered in 
sacrifice unto idols, we know that 
"■an idol is nothing in the world, -^'and 
that there is none other God but 
one. 

5 For though there be that ^^are 
called gods, whether in heaven or in 
earth, (as there be gods many, and 
lords many,) 

6 But Ho us there is hut one God. 
the Father, 'of whom are all things, 
and we ^in him ; and ■^one Lord Je'sus 
Christ, ^by whom are all tilings, and 
we by him. 

7 Howbeit there is not in every man 
that knowledge : for some with con- 
science of the idol unto this hour eat 
it as a thing offered unto an idol; 
and their conscience being weak is 
defiled. 

8 But meat commendeth us not to 
God : for neither, if we eat, ^are we 
the better; neither, if we eat not, 
^are we the worse. 

9 But take heed lest by any means 
this '^liberty of your's become a 
stumblingblock to them that arej 
weak. 

10 For if any man see thee which 
hast knowledge sit at meat in the 
idol's temple, shall not the conscience 
of hmi which is weak be ^emboldened 
to eat those things which are offered 
to idols ; 

11 And through thy knowledge 
shall the weak brother perish, for 
whom Christ died ? 

12 But ^vhen ye sin so against the 
brethren, and wound their weak con- 
science, ye sin against Christ. 

1 3 Wherefore, if meat make my 
brother to offend, I A\ill eat no flesh 
while the world standeth, lest I make 
my brother to offend. 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 8. 

a Actsl5,20 

b Rom. 
li, M 

c Gal. 6, 3 
lTim.6,i 

d Ex. 33,- 12 
Xah. 1, 7 
Mat. 7, 23 
Gal. 4, 9 
2 Tim. 
2,19 

e Isa. 41, 24 

f Deut.4,39 
Isa. 44, 8 

a John 
10, 34 

h Mai. 2, 10 
Eph. 4, 6 

i Actsl7,28 
Rom. 
11,36 

1 Or, for 
Mm. 

j Acts 2, 36 j 
Phil. 2, 11 

k Joha 1, 3 
Col. 1, 16 
Heb. 1, 2 

2 Or, have 
we the 
more. 

3 Or, have 
we the 
less. 

4 Or^poiver. 

5 edified. 

I Mat.25,40 
Acts 9. 4 



CHaP. 9. 

a 1 Tim. 2,7 
2 Tim. 
1,11 

h Acts 9, 3 
Acts 18. 9 

c 2 Cor. 3,2 

d 2Thes.3,9 

1 Or, 

■woman. 

e Mat.13,55 
Mark 6, 3 
Lu. 6, 15 
Gal. 1, 19 

/ Mat. 8, 14 

g 2Thes.3,8 

h 2 Cor.10,4 
2 Tim. 4,7 

i Deut.20,6 
Pro. 27,18 

j John 
21. 15 
1 Pet. 5, 2 

k Deut.25,4 

1 2 Tim. 2,6 

mRom. 
15,27 

n 2 Cor.11,7 

Lev. 6, 16 

2 Or, feed. 

p Ln. 10. 7 

q Gal. 6. 6 
ITim. 
5.17 

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CHAPTER 9. 

1 Paul asserteth his apostolical character, 3 and 
right to a maintenance. 24 Life compared to a 
race. 26 He slriveth to oblaiii an incorruptible 
crown. 

AM *I not an apostle ? am I not 
free? have *I not seen Je'gus 
Christ our Lord? are not ye my 
work in the Lord ? 

2 If I be not an apostle unto others, 
yet doubtless I am to you : for '"the 
seal of mhie apostlesliip are ye in the 
Lord. 

3 Mine answer to them that do ex- 
amine me is this, 

4 Have "^we not power to eat and to 
drink ? 

5 Have we not power to lead about 
a sister, a Svife, as well as other apos- 
tles, and as 'the brethren of the Lord, 
and -^'Cephas ? 

6 Or^I only and Bar'na-bas, -"have 
not we power to forbear working ? 

7 Who ^goeth a warfare any time 
at his own charges ? who 'planteth a 
vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit 
thereof? or Avho feedeth-^a flock, and 
eateth not of the milk of the flock ? 

8 Say I these things as a man ? or 
saith not the law the same also ? 

9 For it is written in the law of M5'- 
ses, Thou^shalt not muzzle the mouth 
of the ox that treadeth out the corn. 
Doth God take care for oxen ? 

10 Or saith he it altogether for our 
sakes ? For our sakes, no doubt, this 
is written: that lie that ploweth 
should plow in hope; and that he 
that thresheth in lioi)e should be par- 
taker of his hope. 

11 If '"we have sown unto you spir- 
itual things, is it a great thing if we 
shall reap your carnal things ? 

12 If others be partakers of this 
power over you, a?'e not we rather? 
Nevertheless ''we have not used this 
power ; but suffer all things, lest we 
should liinder the gospel of Christ. 

13 Do ^^e not know that they which 
minister about holy things ^live of 
the things of the temple? and they 
which wait at the altar are partakers 
with the altar? 

14 Even ^so hath the Lord ordained 
that they nvhich preach the gospel 
should live of the gospel. 

15 But I have used none of these 
things : neither have I written these 
things, that it should be so done unto 
me : for it loere better for me to die, 
than that any man should make my 
glorying void. 



Life compared to a race. I. CORINTHIANS, 10. Apostolic admonitions. 



H 



CHAP. 9. 

r Gal. 2. 7 
Phil. 1,17 
Col. 1, 25 



w ch. 7, 23 
X RomJ.5,1 
V Heb. 12, 1 



6,12 

2 Tim. 2,5 

a Jas. 1, 12 
Rev. 2. 10 



c Jer. 6, 30 
2 Cor.18,5 



16 For though I preach the gospel, ^- d. 59. 
I have nothing to glory of : for ne- 
cessity is laid upon me ; yea, woe is 
unto me, if I preach not the gospel ! 

17 For if I do this thing willingly, I 
have a reward: but if against myUoai. 5, 13 
will, a 'dispensation of the gospel is ^ Mat.18,15 
committed unto me. | 1 Pet. 3, 1 

1 8 What is my reward then ? Verily u Acts le, 3 
that, when I preach the gospel, I may | ^^^^21,23 
make the gospel of Christ without;^ g^^^^g^- 12 
charge, that I abuse not my power in 
the gospel. 

19 For though I be free from all 
men, yet have 'I made myself serv- 
ant unto all, ^that I might gain the z 1 Tim, 
more. 

20 And "unto the Jew§ I became as 
a Jew, that I might gain the Jews ; 
to them that are under the law, as ;,2Cor.5,i 
under the law, that I might gain 
them that are under the law ; 

21 To 'them that are without law, 
as without law, ('^being not without 
law to God, but imder the law to 
Christ,) that I might gain them that 
are without law. 

22 To ■^the weak became I as weak, 
that I might gain the weak : I am 
made all things to all me^i, that I 
might by all means save some. 

23 And this I do for the gospel's 
sake, that I might be partaker thereof 
with you. 

24 Know ye not that they which 
run in a race run all, but one re- 
ceiveth the prize ? So ^ruii, that ye 
may obtain. 

25 And every man that ^striveth for 
the mastery is temperate in all 
things. Now they do it to obtain a 
corruptible crown; but we an ''in- 
corruptible. 

261 therefore so run, not as ^uncer- 
tainly ; so fight I, not as one that 
beateth the air : 

27 But I keep under my bodj^, and 
bring it into subjection : lest that by 
any means, when I have preached to 
others, I myself should be '"a cast- 
away. ^ 10 5_12 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 Tlie Jews had sacraments typical ofour^s. 6 Chris- 
tians must not lust after evil things. 

MOREOVER, brethren, I would 
not that ye should be ignorant, 
how that all our fathers were under 
the "cloud, and all passed through 
the *sea ; 

2 And were all baptized unto Mo'§e§ 
in the cloud and in the sea ; 



CHAP. 10. 

a Ex. 13, 21 
Isa. 63, 11 

b Ex. 14, 22 

c Ex. 16, 15 
John 6, 
82-56 

a Ex. 17, 6 
Num. 
20, 11 
Ps. 78, 15 
John 4,10 
John 7,37 
Rev.22,17 

1 Or, xvent 
with, 
them, 
Deut.9,21 
Ps. 105,41 

2 our 
figures. 

e Ex. 32, 6 

/Num.25,1 

g Ex. 17,2,7 
Num.21,5 



3 Or, types. 

h Rom. 15,4 

i Heb. 
10,25 

4 Or, 

moderate. 



j 2 Pet. 2, 9 
k Jer. 29,11 
I Mat.26,26 

m Acts 2,42 

n Rom. 12,5 

Rom.4,12 

p Lev. 3, 3 
Lev. 7, 15 

q Deut. 
32, 17 

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3 And did all eat the same '^spiritual 
meat ; 

4 And did all drink the same spir- 
itual ''drink : for they drank of that 
spiritual Rock that 'followed them: 
and that Rock was Christ. 

5 But with many of them God was 
not well pleased : for they were over- 
thrown in the wilderness. 

6 Now these things were '^our exam- 
ples, to the intent we should not lust 
after evil things, as they also lusted. 

7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were 
some of them ; as it is written, 'The 
people sat down to eat and drink, 
and rose up to play. 

8 Neither let us commit fornication, 
as some of them committed, and -^fell 
in one day three and twenty thou- 
sand. 

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as j 
some ^of them also tempted, and 
were destroyed of serpents. 

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of 
them also murmured, and were de- | 
stroyed of the destroyer. j 

11 Now all these things happened | 
unto them for ^ensamples : and they j 
^are written for our admonition, 'up- j 
on whom the ends of the world are j 
come. 

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh 
he standeth take heed lest he fall.* j 

( J^^There hath no temptation taken 
^Ou but such as is ^common to man : 
but God is faithful, -^who will not 
suffer you to be tempted above that 
ye are able ; but will with the temp- 
tation also *make a way to escape, 
that ye may be able to bear it. 

14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, 
flee from idolatry. 

151 speak as to wise men ; judge ye 
what I say. 

1 6 The /cup of blessing vy^hich we - 
bless, IS It not the comnTunion of the 
blood ot Christ 'i ' '"The bre ad which 
we break, is it not the conm iun ion oT 
the body ot Christ?" bTYKTs. 

i i I'or "we beiJig many are one"' 
bread, and one body : for we are all 
partakers of that one bread. 

1 8 Behold ''ig'ra-el after the flesh : 
are ^not they which eat of the sacri- 
fices partakers of the altar ? 

19 What say I then? that the idol 
is any thing, or that which is offered 
in sacrifice to idols is any thing ? 

20 But I say, that the things which 
the Gen'tile§ ^sacrifice, they sacrifice 
to devils, and not to God: and I 

* H. 15. m. 



^^ 



Rules for 



I. CORINTHIANS, 11. 



divine worship. 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 10. 
r 2Cor.6,15 

s Deut. 
32,38 

t Ezek. 
22. 11 



y Deut. 
10, 1± 

z Rom. 
14,16 

Or. 



a Zech. 7, 6 



would not that ye should have fel- 
lowship with devils. 

21 Ye 'cannot drink the cup of the 
Lord, and the cup of devils : ye can- 
not be partakers of the Lord "s table, 
and of the table of devils. 

22 Do we provoke the Lord to 
jealousv ? are 'we stronger than he ? "Roi^-i^a 

23 AlUhings are lawful for me, but/' ^'^i^-*'-^ 
all things are not expedient: qWwlm.io.': 
things are la^\'f ul for me, but all -^ ^h. s, lo 
things edify not. 

24: Let "no man seek his o^^^l, but 
every man another's wealth. 

25 Whatsoever 'is sold in the sham- 
bles, that eat, asking no question for ^f "^\^f 
conscience sake : 

26 For the earth is the Lord's, and 
the fulness thereof. 

27 If any of them that believe not'e Greeks 
bid you to a feast, and ye be dis-j 

posed to go; '"whatsoever is set be-' 

fore you, eat, asking no question for 
conscience sake. 

28 But if any man say unto you. 
This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, 
eat not "'for his sake that shewed it, 
and for conscience sake : for ^the 
earth is the Lord's, and the fulness 
thereof : 

29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, 
but of the other : for -why is my lib- 
erty judged of another man's con 
science ? 

30 For if I by ^grace be a partaker, 



4 Every man praying or prophesy- 
ing, having his head covered, dis- 
honoureth his head. 

5 But -^every woman that prayeth 
or prophesieth with her head uncov- 
ered dishonoureth her head: for 
that is even all one as if she were 
-'^shaven. 

6 For if the woman be not covered, 
let her also be shorn : but if it be ^a 
shame for a woman to be shorn or 
shaven, let her be covered. 

7 For a man indeed ought not to 
cover his head, forasmuch as 'he is 
the image and glory of God : but the 
woman is the glory of the man. 

8 For -^the man is not of the woman ; 



CHAP. 11. 

a 2Thes.3,9 

b ch. 7, 17 

1 Or. tradi- 
tions. 
2 Thes. 
2,15 



Eph. 5, 23 
a Gen. 3, 16 



\g Deut. 
' 21, 12 



e John 4,34 
John 
14,28 
Gal. 4, 4 
Pliil- 2, 7 

why am I evil spoken of for that for, /Acts 21, 9 
which I give thanks ? 

31 Whether "therefore ye eat, or 

drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to '^ ^'um.5,i8|i^ ig ^^ glory to her 
the glory of God. 

32 Give none offence, neither to the 
Jews, nor to the ^Gen'tile§, nor to the 
church of God : 

33 Even as I please all men in all 
things, not seeking mine own profit, 
but the profit of many, that they 
may be saved. 



CHAPTER 11. 

1 He exhorteth them, 3 and forbiddeth men to pray 
or irrophesij with their heads covei^ed, and women 
with their heads uncovered. 23 Of the Lord's 

supper. 

BE ye "followers of me, even as I 
also am of Christ. 

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that 
ye remember me in all things, and 
*keep the 'ordinances, as I delivered 
the^n to you. 

3 But I would have you know, that 
■"the head of every man is Christ; 
and the '^head of the woman is the 
man ; and the head of Christ is God. 



Mat. 5,16, but the woman of the man. 

phiL fti 9 Neither was the man created for 

the woman ; but the woman for the 

man. 

10 For this cause ought the woman 
Ho have ^power on her head ^because 
of the angels. 

1 1 Nevertheless '"neither is the man 
without the woman, neither the 
woman without the man, in the 
Lord. 

12 For as the woman is of the man, 
c Rom.i4,9|even so is the man also bv the 

woman ; but "all things of God. 

13 Judge in yourselves : is it comely 
that a woman pray unto God un- 
covered ? 

11 Doth not even nature itself 
teach you, that, if a man have long 
hair, it is a shame unto him ? 
15 But if a woman have long hair, 

for her hair is 
i Gen. 1, 26 ^ given her for a ^covering. 
j Gen. 2, 21 \(^ 3i^|t ''if any man seem to be con- 
A: Gen.24,65 tentious. we liavc no such custom, 
s That Is, n' neither the churches of God. 

coverinQ, 
in sign 
that she 
is under 
the power 
of her 
Husband 



17 Now in this that I declare 2mto 
you I praise you not, that ye come 
together not for the better, but for 
the worse. 
I Ecci. 5, 6 18 For first of all, when ye come 
?n Gal. 3, 28 together in the church,^! hear that 
uRom. I there be *di visions among you ; and 
I parth^ believe it. 

19 For there must be also ^heresies 
among you, that they which are 
approved may be made manifest 
among you. 

20 When ye come together there- 
fore into one place, ^this is not to eat 
the Lord's supper. 

21 For in eating every one taketh 
before other his o^\ti supper : and one 
is hungry, and 'another is drunken. 



11,36 

3 Or, veil. 
1 Tim. 6,4 
p ch. 1, 10 

4 Or, 

schisms. 

q Lu. 17, 1 

5 Or. sects, 
r Lu. 2. 35 

6 Or, ye 
cannot 
eat. 

s Jude 12 

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Of the Loi'cVs suppe^\ 



I. CORINTHIANS, 12. 



Of spiritual gifts. 



22 What ? have ye not houses to' 
eat and to drink in ? or 'despise ye 
the church of God, and shame ''them 
that have not ? What shall I say to 
you? shall I praise you in this? I 
praise you not. 

23 For "I have received of the Lord 
that which also I delivered unto you, 
That the Lord Je'gus the same night 
in which he ^vas betrayed took 
bread : 

2tt And when he had given thanks, 
he brake it, and said, Take, eat : 
this is my body, which is broken for 
you: this do 4n remembrance of 
me. 

25 After the sanie manner also he 



-^- D- ^Q- 3 Wherefore I give you to under- 
CHAP 11 l^t^^^' th^t ''^o man speaking by the 
Spirit of God calleth J e'§us ^accursed : 
and '^that no man can say that Je'sus 
is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 

4 Now ^there are diversities of gifts, 
but the -^same Spirit. 

5 And there are differences of ^ad- 
8 Or, for a ministrations, but the same Lord. 

Imnce' ^ And there are diversities of oper- 
V Heb. 9, 15 ations, but it is the same God which 
worketh all in all. 



t Lev.19,30 
Ps. 89, 7 
Ps. 93, 5 

7 Or, them 
that are 
poor. 
Jas. 2, 6 

u Gal. 1, 1 



John 6,51 

John 

13,27 

^ooA; the cup, when he had supped, iioor. 



saying, This cup is 'the neAv testa 
ment in my blood : this do ye, as oft 
as ye drink it, in remembrance of 
me. 

26 For as often as ye eat this bread, jii or, 
and drink this cup, ^ye do shew the 
Lord's death "till he come. 

27 Wherefore -"whosoever shall eat 
this bread, and drink this cup of the 
Lord, uuAvorthily, shall be guilty of 
the body and blood of the Lord. 

28 But 4et a man examine himself, 



9 Or, 

!(; Actsi?ii "^ ^^^t '^the manifestation of the 
Kev. 1,' 7 I Spirit is given to every man to profit 

xNum.9.10 ,^-:fi-,r,] 

8 For to one is given by the Spirit 
the word ^of wisdom ; to another -^the 
word of knowledge by the sameSpirit; 

9 To ^another faith by the same 



judament. 
Rom. 13,2 



1 John 1^9! Spirit; to another ^the gifts of heal- 
a Job 5, 17 ling by the same Spirit ; 

H^b^^lij K-* To '"another the working of 
miracles; to another ''prophecy ; to 
"another discerning of spirits ; to an- 
other Pdivers kinds of tongues; to 
another the interpretation of tongues : 

11 But all these worketh that one 
and the selfsame Spirit, ^dividing to 
every man severally 'as he will. 

1 2 For as the body is one, and hath 



juclgmeiit. 
b Titus 1, 5 
c ch. 4, 19 



CHAP 12 

and so let him eat of that bread, and „ ^h. li 1 niany members, and all the members 
drink of ^Art?^ cup. 5Eph.2,iiof that one body, being many, are 

29 For he that' eateth and drink- c Mark9,39 one body : 'so also is Christ, 
eth unworthily, eateth and drinketh^Q^'^jJj'^j^^n 13 For 'by one Spirit are we all 
^"damnation to himself, not discern- ema. baptized into one body, ""whether lae 

^ 5^at.i6,i7'^g Jews or ^Gen'tlle§, whether v:e be 
bond or free; and 'have been all 
made to drink into one Spirit. 



ing the Lord's body 
3U For this cause many are weak 
and sickly among you, and many 



sleep 

31 For "if we would judge ourselves, 
we should not be judged. 

32 But when Ave are judged, "we are 



lJohn4,2i 

1 Ov.anath- 
ema. 

Mat.16,17 
2 Cor. 3, 5 

e Heb. 2, 4 
/Eph. 4, 4 

2 Or, min- 

isteries. 

g Eph. 1, 23 



14 For the body is not one member, 
but many. 
hRom^'ii^ 15 If the foot shall say. Because I 
i ch. 2, 6 lam not the hand, I am not of the 
chastened of the Lord" that we should ( ^t^°%^' J body ; is it therefore not of the body ? 
not be condemned with the world, f yark ' 1^ ^^^ if ^^^^ e^^' ^^^^^^ ^^y^ Because 

33 Wherefore, my brethren, when 16,18 I am not the eye, I am not of the 
ye com.e together to eat, tarry one for "^ ^^^- S' ^ bod v ; is it therefore not of the body ? 
another. L SRlhn4i 1"^ ^^ the whole body icere an eye, 

34 And if any man hunger, let himjp Acts 2, 4 where were the hearing ? If the 
eat at home ; that ve come not to- g Rom. 12, whole tve7^e hearing, where we7^e the 

" " ?h% 7 Ismelling? 

2 Cor. I 1 8 But now hath God set the mem- 
Eph. 4, 7 ^bers every one of them in the body, 
r John 3 8 as it hath pleased him. 
s Gal 3,16' 19 And if they were all one mem- 
t isa.'44,3-5 ber, where were the body ? 

NO W "concerning spiritual gifts, ^l°^^-^\l 20 But now are they many. mem- 
brethren, I would not have you:^Eph.2;r3, bers. yet but one body, 
ignorant. I ^^^i^l 11 ^^ ^^^l the eye cannot say unto the 

2 Ye know^that ye were Gen 'tiles, Is Greeks, hand, I have no need of thee: nor 
carried away unto these dumb idols, \v John 6 63 again the head to the feet, I have no 
even as ye were led. I 38,^3'9'' '' need of yoii, 

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gether unto ^^condemnation. And 
the rest Hvill I set in order when "I 
come. 

CHAPTER 12. 

Spiritual gifts are diverfie, yet all to profit withal, 
and to that end are diversely bestowed of God for 
the general good. 

"OW ''concerning spiritual gifts. 



Charity extolled. 



I. CORINTHIANS, 13, 14. Prophecy commended. 



22 Nay, much more those members 
of the body, which seem to be more 
feeble, are necessary : 

23 And those memhers of the body, 
which Ave think to be less honour- 
able, upon these we ^bestow more 
abundant honour ; and our uncomely 
yarts have more abundant comeli- 
ness. 

2-1 For our comely parts have no 
need: but God hath tempered the 
body together, having given more 
abundant honour to that part wliich 
lacked : 

25 That there should be no ^schism 
in the body ; but that the members 
should have the same care one for 
another. 

26 And whether one member suffer, 
all the members suffer with it; or 
one member be honoured, all the 
members rejoice with it. 

27 Now ''ye are the body of Christ, 
and members in particular. 

28 And -"God hath set some in the 
church, first •''apostles, secondarily 
'prophets, thirdly teachers, after that 
miracles, then gifts of healings, 
''helps, ^'governments, \liversities of 
tongues. 

29 Are all apostles? are all proph- 
ets ? a/re all teachers ? are all 'work- 
ers of miracles ? 

30 Have all the gifts of healing? do 
all speak with tongues? do all in- 
terpret ? 

31 But ""covet earnestly the best 
gifts: and yet shew I unto you a 
more excellent way. 

CHAPTER 13. 

I All gifts, howeter excellent, are nothing icithout 
charity: 4 the loyxiises thereof. 

THOUGH I speak with the 
tongues of men and of angels, 
and have not "charity, I am become 
as sounding brass, or a tinkling 
cvmbal. 

S And though I have the gift ^of 
prophecy, and understand all myster- 
ies, and all knowledge; and though 
I have all faith, ""so that I could re- 
move mountains, and have not char- 
ity, I am nothing. 

3 And "^ though I bestow all my 
goods to feed the p)oor, and though 
I give my body to be burned, and 
have not charity, it profiteth me 

t nothing. 6. 2 Cor. 10. 18. 

4 Charity 'suffereth long, and is 
kind: charity envieth not; charity 
-vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 12. 

4 Or, 

put on. 

Or, 

division. 

w Rom. 12,5 
Sph.l, 23 
Eph. 4, 12 
Eph. 5, 2.3 
Col. 1. 24 

X Eph. 4, 11 

y Eph. 2, 20 

z Acts 13. 1 
Rom. 12,6 

a Num. 
11, 17 

h Rom.12.8 
1 Tim. 
5,17 
Heb. 
13. 17 
1 6 Ov, kinds. 

7 Or, 
powers. 

c ch. 14, 1 



CHAP. 13. 

a Rom. 14 

1 Tim. 1,5 
h Mat. 7, 22 
c Lu. 17, 6 
d Mat 6,1,2 
e 1 Pet. 4, 8 

1 Or, is not 
rash. 

/Phil. 4,8 
g Phil. 2. 4 
h Ps. 10, 3 

Rom. 1,32 
i 2 John 4 

2 Or, 
with the 
truth. 

i Gal. 6, 2 
k ch. 8, 2 
I Isa.60,19 
Jer. 31,34 

3 Or, 
reasoned. 

ni2Cor.3,18 

2 Cor. 5, 7 
Phil. 3, 12 

i in a 
riddle. 

■nMat.18,10 

l.John 3,2 

Mat. 22, 38 



CHAP. 14. 

a Lev.19,18 
Mat.22,39 
Mark 
12.31 
Rom. 13, 
8-10 

Gal. 5, 14 
Eph. 5. 2 
Col. 3. 14 
1 Tim. 1,5 
Jas. 2, 8 

b ch. 12, 31 

c Num. 
11. 25 
Rom. 12,6 

d Acts 2, 4 
ActSlO,46 
Acts 19, 6 

1 heareth. 
Acts 22, 9 

e Mat.13,11 

/Rom. 15,4 

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5 Doth not behave itself •''unseemly, 
seeketh -"not her own, is not easily 
provoked, thinketh no evil ; 

6 Rejoiceth ^not in iniquity, 'hut re- 
joiceth -in the truth ; 

7 Beareth -^all things, believeth all 
things, hopeth all tilings, endureth 
all things. 

8 Charity never faileth : but wheth- 
er there be prophecies, they shall 
fail ; whether the^^e he tongues, they 
shall cease ; whether there he knowl- 
edge, it shall vanish away. 

9 For *we know in part, and we 
prophesy in part. 

10 But ^vhen that which is perfect 
is come, then that which is in part 
shall be done away. 

11 When I was a child, I spake as 
a child, I understood as a child, I 
^thought as a child : but Avhen I be- 
came a man, I put away childish 
things. 

1 2 For "'now we see through a glass, 
^darkly ; but then "face to face : 
now I know in part ; but then shall 
I know even as also I am known. 

1 3 And now abideth faith, hope, 
charity, these three ; but ^the great- 
est of these is charitj". 

CHAPTER 14. 

1 Prophecy commended. 2, 3, 4 and preferred hefore 
speaking with tongtien: 12 both ravh he refe'rred 
to edification. 34 Women forbidden to speak in 
the church. 

FOLLOW after "charity, 'and de- 
sire spiritual gifts, '^but rather 
that ye may prophesy. 

2 For he that '^speaketh in an un- 
knoian tongue speaketh not unto 
men, but unto God: for no man 
'understandeth h iin ; howbeit in the 
STDirit he speaketh 'mysteries. 

S But he that prophesieth -^speak- 
eth unto men to edification, and ex- 
hortation, and comfort. T. 14. 24, 25. 

4 He that speaketh in an unJcnoicn 
tongue edifieth himself ; but he that 
prophesieth edifieth the church. 

5 I would that ye all spake with 
tongues, but rather that ye prophe- 
sied : for greater is he that proph- 
esieth than he that speaketh with 
tongues, except he interpret, that 
the church may receive edifying. 

6 Now, brethren, if I come unto 
you speaking with tongues, what 
shall I profit you, except I shall 
speak to you either by revelation, or 
by knowledge, or by prophesying, or 
by doctrine ? 

7 And even things without life 



The application 



I. CORINTHIANS, 14. 



of spiritual gifts. 



giving sound, whether "pipe or harp, 
except they give a distinction in the 
^sounds, how shah it be known what 
is piped or harped ? 

8 For if the trumpet give an uncer- 
tain sound, who shall prepare him- 
self to the battle ? 

9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by 
the tongue words ^easy to be under- 
stood, how shall it be known what is 
spoken ? for ye shall speak into ''the 
air. 

1(J There are, it may be, so many 
kinds of voices in the vforld, and 
none of them is without significa- 
tion, 

11 Therefore if I know not the 
meaning of the voice, I shall be unto 
him that speaketh a barbarian, and 
he that speaketh shall he a bar- 
barian unto me. 

12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are 
zealous ''of spiritual gifts, seek that 
ye may excel to the edifying of the 
church. 

13 Wherefore let him that speak- 
eth in an iinknouin tongue pray that 
'he may interpret. 

14 For if I pray in an unknown 
tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my 
understanding is unfruitful. 

15 What is it then? I will pray 
with the spirit, and I will pray v/ith 
the understanding also : ^I will sing 
with the spirit, and I will sing ^with 
the understanding also. 

1 6 Else when thou shalt bless with 
the spirit, how shall he that occu- 
pieth the room of the unlearned say 
^A-men' at thy giving of thanks, see- 
ing he understandeth not what thou 
say est ? 

17 For thou verily givest thanks 
well, but the other is not edified. 

181 thank my God, I speak with 
tongues more than ye all : 

19 Yet in the church I had rather 
speak five words with my under- 
standing, that hy my voice I might 
teach others also, than ten thousand 
words in an unknoion tongue. 

20 Brethren, '"be not children in 
understanding: howbeit in malice 
be "ye children, but in understand- 
ing be *men. 

21 In "the law it is ^written. With 
men of other tongues and other lips 
will I speak unto this people ; and 
yet for all that will they not hear 
me, saith the Lord. 

22 Wherefore tongues are for a 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 14. 

gi Job 21, 
11, 12 

2 Ov dunes. 

3 signifi- 
cant. 

h ch. 9, 26 

4: of spirits. 
ch.U,7,31 

i ch. 12, 10 

j Eph.5.19 
Col. 3. 16 

k Ps. 47, 7 

I ch. 11, 24 

m Ps.119,99 
Ps. 131, 2 
Mat.11,25 
Rom. 
16, 19 
Heb. 5, 12 

n Mat. 18, 3 

1 Pet. 2, 2 

5 -perfect. 
or, of a 
ripe age. 
ch. 2, 6 
Phil. 3, 19 

.John 
10,34 

V Isa. 28, 11 

q Acts 2, 13 
Acts26,24 

r Isa. 45, 14 

Zech.8,23 

s ch. 12, 8,9 

t Rom. 
14,19 

2 Cor.2,19 
Eph. 4, 12 

u 1 Thes. 
5,19 

V Rom.12,7 
w IJoha 4,1 

6 tumult, 
or, un- 
quietness. 

X ch. 11, 16 

y 1 Tim. 
2,11 

z ch. 11, 3 
Eph. 5, 22 
Col. 3. 18 
Titus 2, 5 

1 Pet. 3, 1 

a Gen. 3, 16 
b Isa. 2, 3 

c Lu. 10, 16 

2 Cor. 10,7 
IJohn 4,6 

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sign, not to them that believe, but 
to them that believe not : but proph- 
esying serveth not for them that be- 
lieve not, but for them which believe. 

23 If therefore the whole church be 
come together into one place, and 
all speak with tongues, and there 
come in those that are unlearned, or 
unbelievers, nvill they not say that 
ye are mad ? 

24 But if all prophesy, and there ' 



come in one that believeth not, or 
one unlearned, he is convinced of 
all, he is judged of all : 
25 And thus are the secrets of his 



heart made manifest ; and so falling 
down on his face he will worship 
God, and report 'that God is in you 



of a truth. T. Phil. 1. 28. 

26 How is it then, brethren? when 
ye come together, every one of you 
hath a psalm, 'hath a doctrine, hath 
a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an 
interpretation. Let 'all things be 
done unto edifying. 

27 If any man speak in an tcn- 
knoimi tongue, let it he by two, or 
at the most hy three, and that by 
course ; and let one interpret. 

28 But if there be no interpreter, 
let him keep silence in the church ; 
and let him speak to himself, and to 
God. 

29 Let the prophets speak two or 
three, and let the other judge. 

30 If any thing be revealed to an- 
other that sitteth by, ''let the first 
hold his peace. 

31 For "ye may all prophesy one by 
one, that all may learn, and all may 
be comforted. 

32 And ""the spirits of the prophets 
are subject to the prophets. 

33 For God is not the author of 
•'confusion, but of peace, ""as in all 
churches of the saints. 

34 Let ^your women keep silence in 
the churches : for it is not permitted 
unto them to speak; but they are 
""commanded to be under obedience, 
as also saith the "law. 

35 And if they will learn any thing, 
let them ask their husbands at hon^e: 
for it is a shame for women to speak 
in the church, 

36 What? came the word of God 
*out from you ? or came it unto you 
onkf ? 

37 If "any man think himself to 
be a prophet, or spiritual, let him 
acknowledge that the things that I 



Ti 



he certainty of 



I. CORINTHIANS, 15. 



Chrisfs resurrection. 



CHAP. 14. 

d ch. 12. 31 
1 Thes. 
5.20 




wTite unto you are the command- ^- d- 59. 
ments of the Lord. 
3 8 But if any man be ignorant, let 
him be ignorant. 

39 Wherefore, brethren, '^covet to 
prophesy, and forbid not to speak 
with tongues. 

40 Let all things be done decently 
and in order. 

CHAPTER 15. 

1 Bij Chrisfs resurrection the apostle inferreth the 
necessity of our resurrection, 23 Christ tJte first- 
fruits. 35 The manner of the resurrection, 51 and 
of the change upon them' that shall then be alive. \ 

f OREO VER, brethren, I declare' 
unto you the gospel which 
preached unto you, which also ye 
have received, and "vv^herein ye stand ; 

2 By *which also ye are saved, if ye 
'keep in memory Svhat I preached 
unto you, unless "^ye have believed in 
vain. 

3 For I cleliA^ered unto you first o f 
all that which 1 also received. hoAv ,-, a . i 3 
that Christ died for our sins accor d- ,. \^r.Za ± 
ing "'to the scriptures ;* 

4 And that he was buried, and that 
he rose again the third day according 
'to the scriptures : 

5 And -'"that he was seen of (Je'phas, 
then of ^the twelve : 

6 After that, he was seen of above 
five hundred brethren at once; ofiOiThes. 
whom the greater part remain unto *' 
this present, but some are fallen 
asleep. 

7 After that, he was seen of James ; 
then of ''ail the apostles. 

8 And last of all he was seen of me 
also, as of ^one born out of due time. 

9 For I am the least of the apostles, 
that am not meet to be called an 
apostle, because •'I persecuted the 
church of God. 

10 But ^by the grace of God I am 
what I am: and his grace which 
xoas hestoioed upon me was not in 
vain; but T laboured more abun-LMat.13,41 
dantly than they all : '"yet not I, but ^pn. i.'io 
the grace of God which was with me. 

11 Therefore whether it icere I or 
they, so we preach, and so ye believed. 

1 2 Now if Christ be preached that 
he rose from the dead, how say some 
among you that "there is no resur- 
rection of the dead ? 

1 3 But if there be no resurrection of 
the dead, '"then is Christ not risen : 

14 And if Christ be not risen, then 
is our preaching vain, and your faith; / isa- 22= 13 

1 • ° '^ Lu. 12. 19 

^s also vain. fgEpii.5.u 

15 Yea, and we are found false wit-,?iiThes.4,5 
* D. 2 Cor. 5. 14, 15. 1065 



CHAP. 15. 
a Rom. 5, 2 
b Rom. l,lt) 
1 Or. Mid . 
fast. 

Pro. 23,26 
Coi. 1, 23 

3 by what 
speech. 

c Gal. 3. 4 

T d Gen. 3, 15 
-*- Ps. 22, 15 
Isa. 53, 5 
Dan. 9, 26 
Zech.13,7 
1 Pet.2,24 

e Ps. 2, 7 
Ps. 16, 10 
Isa. 53, 10 
Hos. 6, 2 

/ Lu. 24, 34 

g John 
20,19 



I Acts 9, 4 

3 Or, an 

abortive. 

i Acts 8, 3 
k Eph. 2, 7 

I 2 Cor. 
11. 23 
m Gal. 2, 8 

71 2 Tim. 
2,17 



p Rom. 4,25 

q 2 Tim. 
3,12 

r 1 Pet. 1. 3 

s Acts26,28 

t Rom.5,12 

li John 
11, 25 

V 1 Thes. 
4,15 

wDan. 7,14] 
John 17,2 
2 Cor.4,14 
Eph.5.27 

a;Ps. 110, 1 

Heb. 1, 13 

y Heb. 2, 14 

z Mat.28,18 
lPet.3,22 



b John 
14,28 
ch. 3. 23 
ch. 11, 3 

c 2 Cor. 
I 11, 26 
!4 Some 
j read, our. 

a 2 Cor.4,10 

5 Or, to 
speak 
after the 
vianner 
of men. 
2 Cor. 1.8 



nesses of God ; because we have tes- 
tified of God that iie raised up Christ: 
whom he raised not up, if so be that 
the dead rise not. 

16 For if the dead rise not, then is 
not Christ raised : 

17 And if Christ be not raised, your 
faith is vain ; ^y e are yet in your sins, 

18 Then they also which are fallen 
asleep in Christ are perished. 

19 If ?in this life only we have hope 
in Christ, we are of all men most 
miserable. 

20 But now is Christ risen from the 
dead, a?id become 'the firstfruits of 
them that slept. 

21 For ^since by man came death, by 
"man came also the resurrection of 
the deaxl. 

22 For as in Id 'am all die, even so in 
Christ shall all be made alive, 

23 But "every man in his own order : 
Christ the firstfruits ; afterward they 
that are Chrisfs at his coming. 

24 Then cometh the end, when he 
shall have delivered up -'the kingdom 
to God, even the Father; when he 
shall have put down all rule and all 
authority and poy^er. 

25 For he must reign, -^till he hath 
put all enemies under his feet. 

26 The -'last enemy that shall be de- 
stroyed is death. 

27 For he -liath put all things un- 
der his feet. But when he saith all 
things are put under him, it is mani- 
fest that he is excepted, Avhich did put 
all things under him. 

28 And "when all things shall be 
subdued unto him, then ^shall the 
Son also himself be subject unto 
him that put all things under 
him, that God may be all in all. 

29 Else what shall they do which 
are baptized for the dead, if the dead 
rise not at all ? why are they then 
baptized for the dead ? 

30 And "^why stand Ave in jeopardy 
every hour ? 

311 protest by Vour rejoicing which 
I have in Christ Je'§us our Lord, "^I 
die dail}^. 

32 If ^after the manner of men I 
'hp.ve fought with beasts at Eph'e- 
sus, what advantageth it me, if the 
dead rise not ? •'let us eat and drink r 
for to morrow we die. 

33 Be not deceived : evil communi- 
cations corrupt good manners. 

34 Awake '"^to righteousness, and 
sin not; for ^some have not the 



The resurrection 



I. CORINTHIANS, 16. 



of the saints. 



knowledge of God : I speak this to 
your shame. 

35 But some mail will say, 'How are 
the dead raised up ? and with what 
body do they come ? 

36 Thou fool, •'that which thou sow- 
est is not quickened, except it die : 

37 And that which thou sowest,thou 
sowest not that body that shall be, but 
bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or 
of some other grain : 

38 But ^God giveth it a body as it 
hath pleased him, and to every seed 
his own body. 

39 All fiesh is not the same flesh : 
but there is one kind of flesh of men, 
another flesh of beasts, another of 
fishes, and another of birds. 

40 There are also celestial bodies, 
and bodies terrestrial : but the glory 
of the celestial is one, and the glory 
of the terrestrial is another. 

41 There is one glory of the sun, and 
another glory of the moon, and an- 
other glory of the stars : for 07ie star 
diff ereth from another star in glory. 

42 So ^also is the resurrection of the 
dead. It is sown in corruption ; it is 
raised in incorruption : 

43 It "'is sown in dishonour ; it is 
raised in glory : it is sown in weak- 
ness ; it is raised in power : 

44 It is sown a natural body ; it is 
raised a spiritual body. There is a 
natural body, and there is a spiritual 
body. 

45 And so it is written. The first 
man Ad'am ''was made a living soul ; 
the ^last Ad'am loas made ''a quicken- 
ing spirit. 

4d Howbeit that vkis not first which 
is spiritual, but that which is natu- 
ral ; and afterward that which is 
spiritual. 

47 The 'first man is of the 'earth, 
earthy : the second man is the Lord 
from 'heaven. 

48 As is the earthy, such are they 
also that are earthy : 'and as is the 
heavenly, such are they also that are 
heavenly. 

49 And "as we have borne the image 
of the earthy, "we shall also bear the 
image of the heavenly. 

50 Now this I say, brethren, that 
"flesh and blood cannot inherit the 
kingdom of God; neither doth cor- 
ruption inherit incorruption. 

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; 
We •'shall not all sleep, ^'but we shall 
all be changed, 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 15. 

i Ezek.37,3 

j John 
12,24 

fc Ps. 104,14 

I Dan. 12, 3 
Mat. 13,43 

m Phil. 3,21 

71 Gen. 2, 7 

Rom. 5,14 

p John 5,21 
John 6,33 
Phil. 3, 21 
Col. 3, 4 

q John 3,31 

r Gen. 3, 19 

s John 3,13 

t Phil. 3. 20 

n Gen. 5, 3 

V Rora.8,29 
Phil. 3, 21 
IJohn 3,2 

(i;Mat.l6,17 
John3,3,5 

X 1 Thes. 
4,15 

y Phil. 3, 21 

;r Mat.24,31 

a '2, Cor. 5, 4 

b Isa. 25, 8 
Rev.20,14 

c Hos.13,14 

6 Or, 'hdl. 

(I Rom. 4.15 

e Rom. 7,25 

/lJohn5,4 

gf 2Chr.l5,7 

h Isa. 3, 10 

Rev.22,12 



CHAP. 16. 

a Actsll,29 
Acts24,17 
Rom. 
15,26 
2 Cor. 8,4 
2 Cor. 9, 1 
Gal. 2. 10 

b Pro. 3. 

27, 28 
Lu. 24, 1 
Acts 20, 7 
Rev. 1. 10 

c 2 Cor .8,19 
1 gift. 

d Actsl9,21 
2 Cor.1,16 

e Acts 15, 3 
Actsl7,15 
Acts 21, 5 

/Actsl4,27 
2 Cor.2,12 
Rev. 3, 8 

g Acts 19, 9 

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52 In a moment, in the twinkling of 
an eye, at the last trump : for 'the 
trumpet shall sound, and the dead 
shall be raised incorruptible, and we 
shall be changed. 

53 For this corruptible must put on 
incorruption, and "this mortal 7nust 
put on immortality. 

54 So when this corruptible shall 
have put on incorruption, and this 
mortal shall have put on immortality, 
then shall be brought to pass the say 
ing that is written. Death 'Is swal 
lowed up in victory. 

55 ''death, where is thy sting ? O 
^grave, where is thy victory ? 

5 6 The sting of death is sin ; and the 
'^strength of sin is the law. H.16.22. 

57 But "thanks be to God, which 
giveth us -/"the victory through our 
Lord Je'§us Christ. 

5 8 Therefore, my beloved, brethren, 
^be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know that '^your 
labour is not in vain in the Lord. 

CHAPTER 16. 

1 Bowtoproceed for the relief of the brethren. 13Ad- 
monitions, 19 a?id salutations. 

NOW concerning "the collection 
for the saints, as I have given 
order to the churches of Ga-la'tia, 
even so do ye. 

2 L^pon *the first day of the week 
let every one of you lay by him in 
store, as God hath prospered him, 
that there be no gatherings when I 
come. 

3 And when I come, '^whomsoever 
ye shall approve by your letters, 
them will I send to bring your ^liber- 
ality unto Je-ru'sa-lem. 

4 And if it be meet that I go also, 
they shall go with me. 

5 Now I will come unto you, when 
I '^shall pass through Mag-e-do'ni-a ; 
for I do pass through Ma(:-e-do'ni-a, 

6 And it may be that I will abide, 
yea, and winter with you, that ye 
may *bring me on my journey whith- 
ersoever I go. 

7 For I will not see you now by the 
way ; but I trust to tarry a while with 
you, if the Lord permit. 

8 But I will tarry at Eph'e-sus until 
Pen'te-cost. 

9 For -^Sb great door and effectual is 
opened unto me, and Hhere are many 
adversaries. 

1 Now if Ti-mo'the-uscome, see that 
he may be with you without fear : f oi 



Of comfort 



11. CORINTHIANS, 1. 



in tribulation. 



'^he worketh the work of the Lord, as 
I also do. 

llLet^no man therefore despise 
him : but conduct him forth in peace, 
that he may come unto me: for I 
look for him with the brethren. 

1 2 Astouching i<'r ■^hrother A-pollos, 
I greatly desired him to come unto 
you with the brethren : but his will 
was not at all to come at this time ; 
but he will come when he shall have 
convenient time. 

13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, 
quit you like men, be strong. 

14 Let all your things be done with 
charity. 

15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know 
the house of Steph'a-nas, that it is the 
firstfruits of A-cha'ia, and that they 
have addicted themselves to the min- 
istry of the saints, ) 

16 That ye submit yourselves unto 
such, and to every one that helpeth 
with us, and laboureth. 

171 am glad of the coming of 



A. D. 59. 



CHAP. 16. 

h Rom. 
16,21 

i 1 Tim. 
4,12 



) Actsl8,24 
ch. 1, 12 
Titus 3,13 



h 2 Cor.11,9 
I Col. 4, 8 



mActs 16,6 
Actsl9,10 
Rev.l, 
4,11 



n Rom.16,5 
Philem.2 



Gal. l,8,t 
Heb. 
10,26 

p .Jude 
14,15 



Steph'a-nas and For-tii-na'tus and 
A-cha'i-cus : for *that which was lack- 
ing on your part they have supplied. 

18 For ^they have refreshed my 
spirit and yours : therefore acknowl- 
edge ye them that are such. 

19 The "'churches of A'§ia salute 
you. Aq'ui-la and Pris-gilla salute 
you much in the Lord, "with the 
church that is in their house. 

20 All the brethren greet you. Greet 
ye one another with an holy kiss, 

21 The salutation of me Paul with 
mine own hand. 

22 If any man love not the Lord ^ 
Je'gus Christ, ''let him be A-nath'e-ma 
pMar'an-a'tha . H. 2 Cor. 2. 15^ 16;*. 

23 The grace of our Lord Je'§us' 
Christ be with you. 

2_4 My love be with you all in Christ 

Je'gus. A -men'. 

Thefirstep25^/etotheCo-rinth'i-ans 

was written from Phi-lip'pi by 

Steph'a-nas, and For-tu-na'tus, 

and A-cha'i-cus, andTi-m5'the-us. 



H 



THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 

CORINTHIANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

U Paul encourageth against trouble. 12 He sheweth 
th2 sincerity of his preaching. 

PALTL, an apostle of Je'sus Christ 
by the will of God, and Tim'o-thy 
our brother, unto the church of God 
which is at Cor'inth, with all "the 
saints which are in all A-cha'ia : 

2 Grace ''be to you and peace from 
God oiu* Father, and from the Lord 
Je'sus Christ. 

3 Blessed 'be God, even the Father 
of our Lord Je'§us Christ, ''the Father 
of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 

4 Who "comforteth us in all our 
tribulation, that we may be able to 
comfort them which are in any 
trouble, by the comfort wherewith 
we ourselves are comforted of God. 

5 E'or as -^the sufferings of Christ 
abound in us, so our consolation also 
aboundeth by Christ. 

6 And whether we be afflicted, it ns 
for your consolation and salvation, 
which ^is effectual in the enduring of 
the same sufferings which we also 
suffer : or whether we be comforted. 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Col. 1, 2 

b Phil. 1, 2 

c Eph. 1, 3 

<i Ex. 34, 6 

e 2 Thes. 
2,16 

f Acts 9, 4 
Col. 1, 24 

g ch. 4, 15 

1 Or, is 

wrnught. 

h Rom. 8,17 
2 Tim. 
2,12 

i Actsl9,23 
1 Cor.16,9 

2 Or, 
answer, 

j Jer.17,5,7 

k 2 Pet. 2, 9 

I Rom. 
15.30 
Phil. 1, 19 
Philem. 

22 

m ch. 4, 15 
nch. 2, 17 
1 Cor. 2, 4 

1067 



it is for your consolation and salva- 
tion. 

7 And our hope of you is stedfast, 
knowing, that '^as ye are partakers of 
the sufferings, so shall ye be also of 
the consolation. 

8 For we would not, brethren, have 
you ignorant of 'our trouble which 
came to us in A'§ia, that we were 
pressed out of measure, above 
strength, insomuch that we de- 
spaired even of life : 

9 But we had the ^sentence of death 
in ourselves, that we should not ^trust 
in ourselves, but in God which raiseth 
the dead : 

1 Who delivered us from so great 
a death, and doth deliver: in whom 
we trust that he will yet deliver us ; 

11 Ye also 'helping together by 
prayer for us, that '"for the gift be- 
stoioed upon us by the meansof many 
persons thanks may be given by 
many on our behalf. 

1 2 For our rejoicing is this, the tes- 
timony of our conscience, that in sim- 
plicity "and godly sincerity, not '^vith 

* 0. 2 Cor. 10. 18 ^ 



Paul's sincerity. 



II. CORINTHIANS, 2, 3. Forgiviiig the penitent. 



fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of 
God, we have had our conversation 
in the world, and more abundantly 
to you-ward. 

1 o For we write none other things 
unto you, than what ye read or ac- 
knowledge ; and I trust ye shall ac- 
knowledge even to the end ; 

14 As also ye have acknowledged 
us in part, ^that we are your rejoic- 
ing, even as ye ?also are our's in the 
day of the Lord Je'gus. 

15 And in this confidence 'I was 
minded to come unto you before, 
that ye might have 'a second ^benefit ; 

1_6 And to pass by you into Mag-e- 
do'ni-a, and 'to come again out of 
Mag-e-do'ni-a unto you, and of you to 
be brought on my way toward 
Jii-dse'a. 

1 7 When I therefore was thus mind- 
ed, did I use lightness ? or the things 
that I purpose, do I purpose "accord- 
ing to the flesh, that with me there 
should be yea yea, and nay nay ? 

1 8 But as God is true, our ^word 
toward you was not yea and nay. 

19 For'theSonof God, Je'§us Christ, 
who was preached among you by us, 
even by me and ""Sil-va'nus and Ti- 
mo'the-iis, was not yea and nay , but in 
him was yea. 

20 For ^all the promises of God in 
him are yea, and in him A -men', unto 
the glory of God by us. 

2 1 Nowhe which stablisheth us with 
you in Christ, and ^'hath anointed us, 
is God ; 

22 Who 'hath also sealed us, and 
given ""the earnest of the Spirit in our 
hearts. 

23 Moreover I call God for a record 
upon my soul, *that to spare you I 
came not as yet unto Cor'inth. 

24 Not for tha,t we have dominion 
over your faith, but are helpers of 
your joy : for by '"faith ye stand. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 The iceasons of PnnVs not comina unto them. 6 Of 
tlie excominunicated person. 

BUT I determined this with my- 
self, that I * would not come 
again to you in heaviness. 

2 For if I make you sorry, who is he 
then that maketh me glad, but the 
same which is made sorry by me ? 

3 And I wrote this same unto 3"ou, 
lest, when 1 came, I should have sor- 
row from them of whom I ought to 
rejoice ; ^having confidence in you ail, 
that my joy is the joy of you all. 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 1. 

p ch. 5, 12 

q Phil. 2, 16 
Phil. 4, 1 

1 Thes. 
2,19 

r lCor.4,19 

s Rom. 1,11 

3 Or, grace, 
t lCor.16.5 
u ch. 10, 2 

4 Oi% 
preach- 
ing. 

V Ex. 3, U 

Mark 1, 1 
Lu. 1, 35 
John 7,58 
Acts 9, 20 
Heb. 13,8 

w Acts 18, 5 

X Rom. 15, 
8,9 

y 1 John 3, 

20, 27 

z Eph. 1, 13 
Eph. 4, 30 

2 Tim. 
2.19 
Rev, 2, 17 

a Eph. 1, 14 

b lCor.4,21 

c Rom. 
11,20 
1 Cor. 15,1 



CHAP. 2. 

a ch, 12, 20 

b Gal. 5, 10 

c ch. 7, 8,9 

d 1 Cor. 5, 1 

e Gal. 4, 12 

1 Or, 
censv/re. 

/ 1 Tim. 
5,20 

g Gal. 6, 1 
Heb. 
12,12 

3 Or, in the 
sights 

h 1 Pet. 5, 8 

i Acts 16, 8 
Acts 20, 6 

3 Or, deal 

deceit- 

fvUy 

with. 

4 Or, of. 



4 For out of much afHiction and an- 
guish of heart I wrote unto you with 
many tears ; not 'that ye should be 
grieved, but that ye might know the 
love which I have more abundantly 
unto you. 

5 But "'if any have caused grief, he 
hath not 'grieved me, but in part: 
that I may not overcharge you all. 

6 Sufficient to such a man is this 
^punishment, which was hiflicted of 
^many. 

T So ^that contrariwise ye ought 
rather to forgive him, and comfort 
him, lest perhaps such a one should 
be swallowed up with overmuch sor- 
row. 

8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye 
would confirm your love toward 
him. 

9 For to this end also did I write, 
that I might know the proof of you, 
whether ye be obedient in all things. 

10 To whom ye forgive any thing, 
1 forgive also: for if I forgave any 
thing, to whom I forgave it, for your 
ssikes forgave Jit "^in. the person of 
Christ ; 

1 1 Lest ^Sa'tan should get an ad- 
vantage of us : for we are not igno- 
rant of his devices. 

1 2 Furthermore, *when I came to 
Tro'as to preach Christ's gospel, and 
a door was opened unto m.e of the 
I Lord, 

I 1 3 I had no rest in my spirit, because 
\ I found not Ti'tus my brother : but 
[taking my leave of them, I went from 
thence into Mag-e-doiii-a. 
14 Now thanks be unto God, which 
always causeth us to triumph in 



Christ, and maketh manifest the sa- 



CHAP.3, 
a ch. 5, 12 

b Actsl8,27 
1068 



vour of his knowledge by us in every 

P^^ce. K. 9. 8. J 

15 P'or we are unto God a sweet; 
savour of Christ, in them that are 
saved, and in them that perish : 

1 6 To the one ive are the savour of 
death unto death; and to the other 
the savour of life unto life. And who 
is sufficient for these things ? u j^ 3 

IT For we are not as many, wriicn 
^corrupt the word of God : but as of 
sincerity, but as of God, in the sight 
of God speak we ^in Christ. 

CHAPTER 3. 

He sheineth that their gifts and graces were a suf' 
flcient commendation of his ministry. 

O "we begin again to commend 
ourselves ? or need we, as some 
others, epistles ''of commendation to 




Of the Ch ristian ministry. II. CORINTHIANS, 4. Comfort in affliction. 



you, or letters of commendation from 
you? 

2 Ye 'are our epistle written in our 
hearts, known and read of all men : 

3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly 
declared to be the epistle of Christ 
ministered by '^us, written not with 
ink, but with the Spirit of the living 
God ; not 'in tables of stone, but ^ in 
fleshy tables of the heart. 

4 And such trust have we through 
Christ to God-ward : 

5 Not ^that we are suflfiieient of our- 
selves to think any thing as of our- 
selves; but our ^sufficiency is of God ; 

6 Who also hath made us able min- 
isters of 'the new testament ; not 'of 
the letter, but of the spirit : for *the 
letter killeth, but ^the spirit 'giveth 
life. 

7 But if the ministration of death, 
written a^id engraven in stones, was 
glorious, so that the children of l§'ra-el 
could not stedfastly behold the face 
of Mo'§e§ for the glory of his coun- 
tenance ; which glo7'y was to be done 
away: 

8 Elow shall not "'the ministration 
of the spirit be rather glorious ? 

9 For if the ministration of con- 
demnation be glory, much more doth 
the ministration of ''righteousness 
exceed in glory. 

10 For even that which was made 
glorious had no glory in this respect, 
by reason of the glory that excelleth. 

1 1 For if that which is done away 
ivas glorious, much more that which 
remaineth is glorious. 

12 Seeing then that we have such 
hope, we use great^plainness of speech: 

IZ And not as Mo'§es, "ivhich put a 
vail over his face, that the children 
of I§'ra-el could not stedfastly look to 
the ^end of that which is abolished : 

14 But ?their minds were blinded : 
for until this day remaineth the same 
vail untaken away in the reading of 
the old testament ; which vail is done 
away in Christ. 

15 But even unto this day, when 
Mo'§e§ is read, the vail is upon their 
heart. 

IG Nevertheless '"when it shall turn 
to the Lord, the vail shall be tal?:^^;! 
La way. b. 4. i, -, 

1 7 Now the Lord is that Spirit : and 
where the Spirit of the Lord is, there 
is liberty. 

18 But we all, with open face be- 
holding as 'in a glass the glory of the 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 3. 

c 1 Cor. 9, 2 
a 1 Cor. 3. 5 
e Ex. 24. 12 
/ Ps. 40, 8 

Jer, 31.33 

Ezek. 

11. 19 

Ezek. 

36,26 
g John 15.5 
h 1 Cor. 

15. 10 
i Jer. 31.31 

Mat.26.28 

Heb. 8.6,8 
7 Rom.2,27 

Rom. 7, 6 
k Rom. 3,20 

Gal. 3, 10 
I John 6,63 

Rom. 8, 2 

1 Or. 
quicken- 
cth. 

771 Gal. 3. 5 
n Rom.1,17 

2 Or. 
boldness. 

Ex. 34, .33 
p Rom. 10,4 

Gal. 3. 23 
q Isa. 6. 10 

John 

12,40 
r Rom. 

11,23 

1 Cor.2,10 
s Isa. 25, 7 
t ch. 4, 4.6 
u John 

17.17 
Rom. 8,29 
Col. 3, 10 

2 Pet. 1, 5 

3 Or, of the 
Lord the 
Spirit. 



CHAP. 4, 

1 shame, 
a 1 Thes. 2, 

3, 5 
b Isa. 6, 9 

1 Cor.1.18 
c John 

12. 31 

John 

14,30 

John 

16.11 

Eph. 6, 12 
d Isa. 6. 10 

John 

12.40 

ch. 3, 14 
e Zech.13,7 

John 1,18 

John 

12.45 

John 14,9 

Phil. 2, 6 

Col. 1. 15 

Heb. 1, 3 
f 1 Cor.9,19 
Gen. 1, 3 

2 is he rvho 
hath. 

h 2 Pet.1,19 
i Ps. 27, 1 
Ps. 36, 9 
Isa. 2, 5 
John 1,9 
John 8,12 
John 
12,46 
Eph. 5. 
8.14 

lThes.5,5 
1 Pet. 2, 9 
j ch. 5. 1 
k 1 Cor. 2. 5 

3 Or, not 
altogether 



Lord, "are changed into the same 
image from glory to glory, evemxs 
^by the Spirit of the Lord. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Paul's U7iwearied diligence and zeal in preachitig : 
7 his troubles Jor the same. 

THEREFORE seeing we have 
this ministry, as we have re- 
ceived mercy, we faint not ; 

2 But have renounced the hidden 
things of 'dishonesty, not walking in 
craftiness, nor "handling the word of 
God deceitfully ; but by manifesta- 
tion of the truth commending our- 
selves to every man's conscience in 
the sight of God. B. Gal. 3. 22-24. 

8 But if our gospel he hid, ^it is hid 



to them that are lost : H. 5. 10, 11. J 

4 In whom ""the god of this world 
hath '^blinded the minds of them 
which believe not, lest the light of 
the glorious gospel of Christ, 'who is 
the image of God, should shine unto 
them. C. Gal. 5. 16-21. 

5 For we preach not ourselves, but 
Christ Je'gus the Lord; -''and our- 
selves your servants for Je'§us' sake. 

6 For God, ^who commanded the 
light to shine out of darkness, ^hath 
shined ^in our hearts, to give 'the 
light of the knowledge of the glory 
of God ill the face of Je'sus Christ. 

7 But we have this treasure ■'in 
earthen vessels, ^that the excellency 
of the power may be of God, and not 
of us. 

8 We are troubled on every side, 
yet not distressed ; toe are perplexed, 
but ^not in despair ; 

9 Persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast 
down, but not destroyed ; 

10 Always ^bearing about in the 
body the dying of the Lord Je'§us, 
'"that the life also of Je'§us might be 
made manifest in our body. 

1 1 For we which live are alway de- 
livered unto death for Je'§us' sake. 
that the life also of Je'§us might be 
made manifest in our mortal flesh. 

1 2 So then death worketh in us, but 
life in you. 

1 3 We having the same spirit of 
faith, according as it is written, 'T be- 
lieved, and therefore have I spoken ; 
we also believe, and therefore speak ; 

14 Knowing that he which raised 
up the Lord Je'sus shall raise up us 
also by Je'gus, and shall present us 
with you. 

xvithout 

help, or, means. JlCor.15,31 Gal.6,17 Phil.3,10 niRom, 
8, 17 2 Tim. 2, 11 1 Pet. 4, 13 n Ps. 116, 10 

1069 ' 



B 



H 



PauVs hope of 



11. CORINTHIANS, 5, 6. 



immortal glory. 



H 



15 For all things are for your sakes, 
that the abundant grace might 
through the thanksgiving of many 
redound to the glory of God. 

16 For which cause we faint not; 
but though our outward man perish, 
yet the inward tnaji is renewed day 
by day. 

1 7 For our light afiiiiction, which is 
but for a moment, worketh for us a 
far more exceeding and eternal 
weight of glory ; 

18 While we look not at the things 
which are seen, but at the things 
which are not seen; for the things 
w^hich are seen are temporal; but 
the things which are not seen are 
eternal. 

CHAPTER 5. 

Paul, in assured hope of imrnortal alary, laboureth 
to approve himself to Christ. 

FOR we know that if *our earthly 
house of this tabernacle were 
dissolved, we have ''a building of God, 
an house not made with hands, eter- 
iial in the heavens. 

2 For in this "^we groan, earnestly 
desiring to be clothed upon with our 
house which is from heaven : 

3 If so be that ^^being clothed we 
shall not be found naked. 

4 For we that are in this tabernacle 
do groan, being burdened : not for 
that we would be unclothed, but 
•"clothed upon, that mortality might 
be swallowed up of life 

5 Now -^he that hath wrought us for 
the selfsame thing is God, who «'also 
hath given unto us the earnest of the 
Spirit. - 

6 Therefore v^e are always confi- 
dent, knowing that, whilst we are at 
home in the body, we are absent 
from the Lord : 

7 (For '^we walk by faith, not by 
sight :) 

8 We are confident, / say, *and will- 
ing rather to be absent from the 
body, and to be present with the 
Lord. 

9 Wherefore we 'labour, that, 
whether present or absent, we may 
be accepted of him. 

10 For we must all appear before 



A. D. 60. 



the .judgment seat of Christ ; -^that 



every one may receive the things 
Uone in his body, according to that 



he hath done, whether it be good or 



15ad- H. Gal. 5. 21: J. 1 Tim. 5. 24. 
"n Knowing therefore the terror of 



the Lord, we persuade men ; but we 



CHAP. 5. 

a 2 Pet.1,13 

b Phil. 3, 21 
Heb. 
11,10 

c Rom.8,23 

d Rev. 3, 18 

e 1 Cor. 
15, 53 

/ Isa. 29. 23 

g Rom. 8,23 
Eph. 1. 14 

h 1 Cor. 
13,12 

i Phil. 1. 23 

1 Or, en- 
deavour. 

j Rev.22,12 

2 in the 
face. 

k ch. 11. 1 

I Rom.5,15 

m 1 Pet. 4,2 

n Mat. 12,50 

John 6,63 

3 Or, let 
him be. 

p Isa. 65, 17 
Rev. 21. 5 

q Isa. 43,25 
Rom.3,24 

4 vut in us. 

r Mai. 2, 7 
Eph. 6, 20 

s Isa.53,6,9 
Gal. 3, 13 
1 Pet.2,22 

t Heb. 7, 26 

tiJer. 23, 6 
Dan. 9, 24 
Rom. 1,17 
Phil. 3, 9 



are made manifest unto God ; and I 
trust also are made manifest in your 
consciences. 

12 For we commend not ourselves 
again unto you, but give you occasion 
to glory on our behalf, that ye may 
have somewhat to answer them 
which glory ^in appearance, and not 
in heart. 

13 For * whether we be beside our- 
selves, it is to God : or whether we 
be sober, it is for your cause. 

14 For the love of Christ constrain- 
eth us ; because we thus judge, that 
if ^one died for all, then were all dead : 



CHAP. 6. 

a 1 Cor. 3, 9 
ch. 5, 20 

&Heb. 
12, 15 

c Isa. 49, 8 

d 1 Cor.9,12 

1070 



15 And that he died tor afl^ 



they 



that 
not hence 



wJiich live should 
forth live unto themselves, but unto 
him which died for them, and rose 

again D. 5. 18-21; W. Gal. 3. 22., 

1 o W hererore "henceforth know we 
no man after the flesh : yea, though 
we have known Christ after the 
flesh, yet "now henceforth know we 
him no more. 

17 Therefore if any man be in 
Christ, ^he is a new creature : ^old 
things are passed away ; behold, all 
things are become new. 

1 8 And all things are of God, who 
hath reconciled us to himself by Je'- 
§us Christ, and hath given to us the 
ministry of reconciliation ; 

19 To wit, that ?God was in Christ, 



reconciling the world unto himselt, 



not imputing their trespasses unto 



fh em ; and hath ^committe d unto us 
the wo rd ot reconciliation. " L.GaJT. 4 
"STTNow then we are '^ambassadors 
for Christ, as though God did be- 
seech you by us: we pray you in 
Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to 
God. 

21 For %e hath made him to be sin 
for us, who 'knew no sin ; that we 
might be made "the righteousness of 
God in him. p. 9. 15. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 PauVs sufferings in the ministry. 14 Exhortation 
to avoid idolaters, etc. 

WE then, as "workers together 
with him, beseech you also 
that *ye receive not the grace of God 
in vain. 

2 (For he saith, 'I have heard thee 
in a time accepted, and in the day of 
salvation have I succoured thee : be^^ 
hold, now is the accepted time ; be- 
hold, now is the day of salvation. ) | -j- 

'6 Giving '^no ottence in any thing, 
that the ministry be not blamed ; 

* A. Gal. 3. 22. f N. Heb. 2. 3. " 



A. D. 60. 



Mi7iist7^ of the apostles. II. CORINTHIANS, 7. Comfort in affliction. 

4 But in all things 'approving our- 
selves as 'the ministers of God, in 
much patience, in afflictions, in ne- 
cessities, in distresses. 



CHAP. 6. 

1 com- 
mending. 



e 1 Cor. 4,1 

2 Or, in 
tossingsto 
and fro. 

f 1 Cor, 2, 4: 



h ch. 5, 11 
i 1 Cor. 4, 9 
jPs. 118,18 
k ch. 12, 15 
I Deut.7, 

m lSam.5,2 
Eph. 5, 7 

n 1 Pet. 2, 5 

Lev.26,12 
Jer. 31.33 
Jer. 32,38 
Ezek. 
36,28 
Ezek. 
37,26 
Zech. 8, 8 
Zech.13,9 



p Isa. 52, 11 
Rev. 18, i 



5 In stripes, in imprisonments, ^in 
tumults, in labours, in watchings, 
in fastings ; 

6 By pureness, by knowledge, by 
longsuffering, by kindness, by the 
Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 

7 By the word of truth, by -^the 
power of God, by ^the armour ofj^^"^™-* 
righteousness on the right hand and 
on the left, 

8 By honour and dishonour, by evil 
report and good report: as deceiv- 
ers, and yet true ; 

9 As unknown, and^yet well known; 
*as dying, and, behold, we live ; •'as 
chastened, and not killed ; 

10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoic- 
ing ; as poor, yet making many rich ; 
as having nothing, and yet possess- 
ing all things. 

11 O ye C6-rinth'i-an§, our mouth 
is open unto you, our heart is en- 
larged. 

12 Ye are not straitened in us, but 
^ye are straitened in your own 
bowels. 

13 Now for a recompence in the 
same, (I speak as unto mv children, )'<? Jer.31,1,9 
be ye also enlarged. 

14 Be ''ye not unequally yoked to- 
gether with unbelievers: "'for wha,t 
fellowship hath righteousness with 
unrighteousness? and what com- 
munion hath light with darkness ? 

15 And what concord hath Christ 
with Beli-al ? or what part hath he 
that believeth with an infidel ? 

16 And what agreement hath the 
temple of God with idols ? for "ye 
are the temple of the living God ; as 
God hath said, "I will dwell in them, 
and walk in them; ajid I will be 
their God, and they shall be my 
people. 

17 Wherefore ?come out from 
among them, and be ye separate, 
saith the Lord, and touch not the 
unclean thing ; and I will receive 
you, 

1 8 And 'will be a Father unto you, 
and ye shall be my sons and daugh- 
ters, saith the Lord Almighty. 

CHAPTER 7. 

1 He exhorteth to purity of life, 3 and sheweth the 
source of his comfort in afflictions. 

AVING <" therefore these prom- 
ises, dearly beloved, let us 



cleanse ourselves from all filthiness 
of the flesh and spirit, perfecting 
holiness in the fear of God. 

2 Receive us , we have wronged no 
man, we have corrupted no man, 
we have defrauded no man. 

3 I speak not this to condemn you : 
for I have said before, that ye are 
in our hearts to die and live with 



you 



4 Great is my boldness of speech 
toward you, great 'Hs my glorying of 
you : '"I am filled with comfort, I 
am exceeding joyful in all our tribu- 
lation. 

5 For, '^when we were come into 
Mag-e-do'ni-a, our flesh had no rest, 
but we nvere troubled on every side; 
without Hoere fightings, within were 
fears. 

6 Nevertheless ^God, that comfort- 
eth those that are cast down, com- 
forted us by the coming of Ti'tus ; 

7 And not by his coming only, but 
by the consolation wherewith he was 
comforted in you, when he told us 
your earnest desire, your mourning, 
your fervent mind toward me ; so 
that I rejoiced the more. 

8 For though I made you sorry 
with a letter, I do not repent, though 
''I did repent : for I perceive that the 
same epistle hath made you sorry, 
though it icere but for a season. 

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were i R 



CHAP. 7. 

a IJohn 3,3 

h 1 Cor. 1, 4r 

c Phil. 2,17 

d ch. 2, 13 

e ch. 4. 8 

/ Deut. 
32,25 

g 2 Thes. 
2,16 

h ch. 2, 4 

1 Or, 

according 
to God. 
Isa. 55, 7 



i 2 Sam. 
12,13 
Jer. 31, 
18-20 
Mat.26.75 



H 



j Mat. 27, 
4,5 

k Jer.50,4,5 
Zech. 
12. 10 

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f 



made sorry, but that ye sorrowedTo 



repentance : for je were made sorry 
'after a godly manner, that ye might 
receive damage by us in nothing. 
10 For 'godly sorrow worketh re- 



pentance to salvation not to be re^ 
pented of: -^ but the sorrow of the^ 
world worketh death . RTjas. 4. 10. 
1 1 1'or behold this selfsame thing 
that ye ^sorrowed after a godly sort, 
what carefulness it wrought in you, 
yea, ichat clearing of yourselves, 
yea, ivhat indignation, yea, what 
fear, yea, tchat vehement desire, 
yea, tchat zeal, yea, what revenge! 
In all things ye have approved 
yourselves to be clear in this matter. 

1 2 Wherefore, though I wrote unto 
you, I did it not for his cause that 
had done the wrong, nor for his 
cause that suffered wrong, but that 
our care for you in the sight of God 
might appear unto you. 

13 Therefore we were comforted in 
your comfort : yea, and exceedingly 
the more joyed we for the joy of 

2 



Exhortation to UheraUty. II. CORINTHIANS, 8, 9. 

Tf tus, because his spirit Avas re- ^- d. eo 
freshed ^bj 



The cheerful giver. 



you a?.i. 
l-I For if I have boasted any thing 
to him of you, I am not ashamed; 
but as we spake all things to you in 
truth, even so our boasting, which / 
made before Tftus, is found a truth. 

1 5 And his ^inward affection is 
more abundant toward you, whilst 
he remembereth '"the obedience of 
you all, how with fear and trembling 
ye received him. 

16 I rejoice therefore that "I have 
confidence in you in all things. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 He stirreth thennip to contribute to the saints: 16 
coiianendeth Titus, etc. 

MOREOVER, brethren, Sve do 
you to wit of the grace of God 
bestowed on the churches of Ma^-e- 
do'ni-a ; 

2 How that in a great trial of afflic- 
tion the abundance of their joy ''and 
their deep poverty abounded unto 
the riches of their ^liberality, 

3 For to their power, I bear record, 
yea, and beyond their power they 
icere willing of themselves ; 

4 Praying us with much intreaty 
that we would receive the gift, and 
take upon us *the fellowship of the 
ministering to the saints. 

5 And this they did, not as we 
hoped, but first "gave their own 
selves to the Lord, and unto us by 
the will of God. 

6 Insomuch that ''we desired Ti'tus, 
that as he had begun, so he would 
also finish in you the same ^grace 
also. 

7 Therefore, as 'ye abound in every 
thing, in faith, and utterance, and 
knowledge, and in all diligence, and 
in your love to us, Hee that ye 
abound in this grace also. 

8 I ^speak not by commandment, 
but by occasion of the foi'wardness 
of others, and to prove the sincerity 
of your love. 

9 For ye know the grace of our 
Lord Je'§us Christ, Hhat, though he 
was rich, yet for your sakes he be- 
came poor, that ye through his pov- 
erty might be rich. 

1 And herein T give my advice : 
for this is •'expedient for you, who 
have begun before, not only to do, 
but also to be ^forward a year ago. 

1 1 Now therefore perform the doing 
of it ; that as there vms a readiness 
to will, so there may be d^ perform- 



CHAP. 7, 

1 Rom. 
15,32 

2 boivels. 
ch. 6, 12 

m ch. 2, 9 
Phil. 2. 12 

n 2Thes.3,4 
Phil. 8, 21 



CHAP. 8. 

1 we must 
inform 
you. 

a Mark 
12,44 

2 sim- 
plicity. 
ch. 9. 11 

b Actsll,29 
Acts24,17 
Rom. 
15,25 
1 Cor. 16, 
1, 3, 4 
ch. 9, 1 

c Mat.25,40 
PJiil. 4, 18 
Heb. 
13,18 

rl ch. 12, 18 

3 Or. gift. 

e 1 Cor. 1, 5 
1 Cor. 
12,13 

f Ps. 112, 9 
Pro. 22, 9 
Pro. 28,27 
Pro. 31,20 
Mat. 19,21 
Mark 
10,21 
Lu. 18, 22 
ch. 9, 8 

g 1 Cor. 7> 6 

h Mat. 8, 20 
Lu. 9, 58 
Phil. 2.6,7 

i 1 Cor. 7.25 

j Pro.19,17 
IMat. 10,42 
1 Tim. 
6,18 
Heb. 
13. 16 

4 tvillinq. 
ch. 9, 2 

T{ Mark 12, 
43, 44 
Lu. 21, 3 

I Ex. 16, 18 

m ch. 12, 18 

n 1 Cor.16,3 

5 Or. gift. 
ch. 9, 8 

ch. 4, 15 

p Eph. 5, 15 

q Pro. 3, 4 
Phil. 4. 8 
1 Pet.2,12 

6 Or, he 

hath. 

r Phil. 2, 25 



CHAP. 9. 

a Actsll,29 
Rom. 
15,26 
1 Cor.16,1 
Gal. 2. 10 

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ance also out of that which ye 
have. 

1 2 For ^if there be first a willing 
mind, it is accepted according to 
that a man hath, and not according 
to that he hath not. 

13 For I mean not that other men 
be eased, and ye burdened : 

14 But by an equality, that now at 
this time your abundance may he a 
supply for their want, that their 
abundance also may be a supply for 
your want : that there may be equal- 
ity: 

15 As it is written, 'He that had 
gathered much had nothing over; 
and he that had gathered little had 
no lack. 

16 But thanks he to God, which put 
the same earnest care into the heart 
of Ti'tus for you. 

IT For indeed he accepted the ex- 
hortation ; but being more forward, 
of his own accord he went unto you. 

1 8 And we have sent with him the 
"'brother, whose praise is in the gos- 
pel throughout all the churches ; 

19 And not that only, but who was 
also chosen "of the churches to travel 
with us with this ^grace, which is 
administered by us '%o the glory of 
the same Lord, and declaration of 
your ready mind : 

20 Avoiding /'this, that no man 
should blame us in this abundance 
which is administered by us : 

21 Providing ?for honest things, not 
only in the sight of the Lord, but 
also in the sight of men. 

22 And we have sent with them our 
brother, whom we have oftentimes 
proved diligent in many things, but 
now much more diligent, upon the 
great confidence which ^I have in 
you. 

23 Whether, a?? 2/ <^o enquire of 
Tftus, he is my partner and fel- 
lowhelper concerning you : or our 
brethren he enquired of, they are 
the messengers of the churches, 
and the glory of Christ. 

24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and 
before the churches, the proof of 
your love, and of our boasting on 
your behalf. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 He sheweth why he sent the brethren, 6 and stirreth 
them up to give bountifully. 

FOR as touching "the ministering 
to the saints, it is superfluous 
for me to write to you : 



Of giving liberally. 



II. CORINTHIANS, 10. The apostles authority. 



2 For I know *the forwardness of! a. d. go. 
your mind/for which I boast of youi ^.jj^p g 
to them of Mag-e-do'ni-a/that A-cha'- ' 

and 



your 



h cli. 8, 19 
c c-li. 8, 2J: 
a ch. 8, 10 
6 ch. 8,6,17 



CHAPTER 10. 

Paul toishetk for no cause to exert his spiritual 
power and authority, etc. 

IVf OW ''I Paul myself beseech you 
X^ by the meekness and gentleness 
of Christ, who 'm i^resence am base 
amonsr you, but being absent am 
' olSfii bold toward you : 

2 But I beseech you, *that I may not 
be bold w^hen I am present with that 
confidence, wherewith I think to be 
bold against some, which ^think of us 
as if we walked according to the flesh. 

3 For though Ave walk in the flesh, 
we do not war after the flesh : 

4 (For ""the weapons of our Avarfare 
are not carnal, but mighty ^through 
God '^to the pulling doAvn of strong 
holds ;) 

5 Casting ^doAvn ^imaginations, and 
every high thing that exalteth itself 
against the knoAvledge of God, and 
bringing into captiA'ityeA^ery thought 
to the obedience of Christ ; 

6 And -^having in a readiness to re- 
venge all disobedience, Avhen your 
^obedience is fulfilled. 

7 Do ye look on things after the 



la was ready a year ago 
zeal hath provoked very manj 

3 Yet iiave I sent the brethren, lest 
our boasting of you should be in 
vain in this behalf ; that, as I said, 
ye may be ready : 

4 I^est haply if they of Mag-e-do'ni-a 
come with me, and find you unpre- 
pared, we (that we say not, ye) should 
be ashamed in this same confident 
boasting. 

5 Therefore I thought it necessary 
to exhort the brethren, that they 
would go before unto you, and make 
up beforehand your ' bounty, Hvhere- 
of ye had notice before, that the 
same might be ready, as a matter of 
bounty, and not as of covetous- 
ness. 

6 But -^this J say, He which soAveth 
sparingly shall reap also sparingly ; 
and he AAdiich soweth bountifully 
shall reap also bountifully. 

7 EA^ery man accordmg as he pur- 
poseth in his heart, so let him glee; 
niot grudgingly, or of necessity : fori^ Heb.i3,i6:OutAA'ard appearance ? ^If any man 



3 Or, tvhich 
hath been 
so much 
spoken of 
before. 

/Pro. 11,24 
Pro. 19,17 
Pro. 22, 9 
Gal. 6, 7,9 

g Deut. 15,7 

h Ex. 25, 2 
Ex. 35, 5 
Rom.12,8 
ctL. 8, 12 

I Pro.28,27 
Phil. 4, 19 

j Ps. 112, 9 

k Isa. 55, 10 

I Hos.10.12 
Mat. 6, 1 

3 simplic- 
ity, or, 
liberality. 

m eh. i, 15 

n Mat. 5, 16 



^God loA^eth a cheerful giver. \p jas, 

8 And 'God is abl e to m^ke all gra.ce 



1,17 



abound towa.rd y ou ; tha t ye, alw^iys 
having all sufficienc y in all thing s^ 
may a.bound to eA^ery ^ood work : * 



9 (As it is Avritten, •='TIe hath dis- 
persed abroad ; he hath given to the'^ qJ 
poor: his righteousness remaineth 
for ever. 

10 Now he that %iinistereth seed 
to the soAver both minister bread for 
your food, and multiply your seed 
soAvn, and increase the fruits of 
^your righteousness ;) 

11 Being enriched in every thing 
to all ^bountifulness, "AAliich causeth 
through us thanksgiving to God. 

12 For the administration of this 
service not only supplieth the want 
of the saints, but is abundant also by 
many thanksgivings unto God ; 

13 W hiles by the experiment of this 
ministration they "glorify God for 
your professed subjection unto the 
gospel of Christ, and for your liberal 
distribution ninto them, and unto all 
7nen ; 

14 And by their prayer for you, 
which long after you for the exceed- 
ing grace of God in you. 

f 15 Thanks hp. imto God i'fnr his; 
lunspeakahlt^ gift 

(68) * K. Eph. 



CHAP. 10. 
a Isa. 42, 3 



m 
outward 
appear- 
ance. 

b 1 Cor.4,21 

2 Or, 
reckon. 



0. 



Gai. 



1.4 



trust to himself that he is Christ's, 
let him of himself think this again, 
that, as he is 'Christ's, CA-en so are A\^e 
Christ's. 

8 For though I should boast some- 
AA^hat more of our authority, AAdiich 
the Lord hath given us for edifica- 
tion, and not for your destruction, I 
should not be ashamed : 

9 That I may not seem as if I AA^ould 
terrify you by letters. 

10 For his letters, ^say they, are 
G Eph. 6, 13 weighty and poAverf ul ; but -^h is bod- 

ix es.o,h ^^^ presence is weak, and his speech 
'^contemptible. 

1 1 Let such an one think this, that, 
such as AA'e are in Avord by letters 
AA^hen Ave are absent, such to ill we he 
also in deed A\dien aa^o are present. 

12 ForVe dare not make our seh^es 
of the number, or compare ourselves 
Avith some that commend them- 
selves: but they measuring them- 
selves by themselA^es, and compar- 
ing themselves among themselves, 
®are not wise. 

13 But we will not boast of things 
without our measure, but according 
to the measure of the ''rule which 
God hath distributed to us, a meas- 
ure to reach eA^en unto you. 

14 For Ave stretch not ourseh^es 



3 Or, to 
God. 

d Jer. 1, 10 

e lCor.1,19 
1 Cor.3,19 

4 Or, rea- 
sonings. 

fch. 13, 2 

g ch. 7, 15 

h 1 Cor. 
14,37 
lJohn4,6 

i ch. 11, 23 

5 saith he. 
j Gal. 4, 13 
k lCor.1,17 
I ch. 5, 12 

6 Or,under- 
staiid it 
not. 



7 Or, line 

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Paul commendeth himself. II. CORINTHIANS, 11. His sufferings and labours. 



bej^ond our tneasure^ as though we 
reached not unto you : "'for we are 
come as far as to you also in 'preach- 
ing the gospel of Christ : 

15 Not boasting of things without 
our measure, that is^ ''of other men's 
labours ; but having hope, when your 
faith is increased, that Ave shall be 
^enlarged by you according to our 
rule abundantly, 

1 6 To preach the gospel in the re- 
gions beyond you, and not to boast 
in another man's ^line of things made 
ready to our hand. 

IT But "he that glorieth, let him 
glory in the Lord. 
G r 1 8 For ^not he that c ommendeth 
liimsell: is approved, but gwhom t"Ee 
jjord commendet h. G Gal 2 16-* 
CHAPTER 11. 

1 Panl nniciUingly entereth into a coinmendation of 
himself with the apostles: '2Z his svffetHngsfor the 
gospel. 

\T70ULD to God ye could bear 
f f with me a little in "my folly: 
and indeed ^bear with me. 

2 For I am ^jealous over you with 
godly jealousy : for T have espoused 
you to one husband, that "^I may pre- 
sent you ^as a chaste virgin to Christ. 

3 But I fear, lest by any means, as 
the •''serpent beguiled Eve through 
his subtnty, so your minds ^should 
be corrupted from the simplicity 
that is in Christ. 

4 For if he that cometh preacheth 
another Je'§us, whom we have not 
preached, or if ye receive another 
spirit, which ye have not received, 
or another ^gospel, which ye have 
not accepted, ye might well bear 
^with him, 

5 For I suppose I was not a whit 
behind the very chief est apostles. 

6 But though I he rude in speech, 
yet not in 'knowledge ; but we have 
been throughly made manifest 
among you in all things. 

7 Have I committed an offence in 
abasing -ray self that ye might be ex- 
alted, because I have preached to you 
the gospel of God freely ? 

8 I robbed other churches, taking 
wages of them, to do you service. 

9 And when I was present with 
you, and wanted, *I was chargeable 
to no man : for that which was lack- 
ing to me 'the brethren which came 
from Mag-e-do'ni-a supplied : and in 
all thiiigs I have kept myself "'from 
being burdensome unto you, and so 
will I keep myself. 

*0. 13. 5 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 10. 

m 1 Cor.9,1 

n Rom. 
15,20 

8 Or, mag- 

fiedin 
you. 

9 Or, rule. 

Isa.65,16 
Jer. 9, 24 
1 Cor.1,31 

p Pro. 27, 2 
Lu. 18, 10 

q Rom. 2,29 
1 Cor. 4, 5 



CHAP. 11. 
a ch. 5, 13 

1 Or, ye do 
bear with 
me. 

b Gal. 4, 17 

c Hos. 2, 19 
1 Cor.4,15 

d Col. 1, 28 

e Lev.21,13 

/ Gen. 3, 4 
John 8,44 

g 1 Tim. 1,3 

1 Tim. 4,1 
Heb. 13, 9 

2 Pet.3,17 
Jude 4 

h Gal. 1, 7,8 

2 Or, with 
me. 

i Eph. 3, 4 

j Acts 18, 8 

k Acts20,33 

I Phil. 4, 10 

m ch. 12, 14 

n Rom. 9, 1 

3 this 
boasting 
shall 
not be 
stopped 
in me. 

ch. 7, 3 
p 1 Cor.9,12 
gf Rev. 12, 9 
r Phil. 3, 19 

4 Or.sufer. 
s 1 Cor. 7, 6 
t ch. 9, 4 

u Phil. 3, 3 

V Gal. 2, 4 
Gal. 4, 9 

wch. 10, 10 

.r Acts 22, 3 
Rom.11,1 

y 1 Cor. 
15, 10 

z Acts 9, 16 

a Deut.25,3 

b Actsl6,22 

c Actsl4,19 

d Acts27,41 

e Acts 9, 23 
Actsl3,50 
Acts 14, 5 
Acts 17, 5 
Acts21,31 
Acts28,10 

/ Actsl9,23 

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10 As "the truth of Christ is in me, 
^no man shall stop me of this boast- 
ing in the regions of A-chala. 

11 Wherefore ? "because I love you 
not ? God knoweth. 

12 But what I do, that I will do, 
that I ^may cut off occasion from 
them which desire occasion; that 
wherein they glory, they may be 
found even as we. 

13 For such are false apostles, de- 
ceitful workers, transforming them- 
selves into the apostles of Christ. 

14 And no marvel ; for Sa'tan him- 
self is transformed into ?an angel of 
light. 

1 5 Therefore it is no great thing if 
his ministers also be transformed 
as the ministers of righteousness; 
whose '"end shall be according to 
their works. 

161 say again, Let no man think 
me a fool ; if otherwise, yet as a fool 
^receive me, that I may boast my- 
self a little. 

IT That which I speak, "I speak it 
not after the Lord, but as it were 
foolishly, 'in this confidence of boast- 
ing. 

18 Seeing Hhat many glory after 
the flesh, I will glory also. 

19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing 
ye yourselves are wise. 

20 For ye suffer, "if a man bring 
you into bondage, if a man devour 
you, if a man take of you, if a man 
exalt himself, if a man smite you on 
the face. 

21 1 speak as concerning reproach, 
as "though we had been weak. How- 
beit whereinsoever any is bold, (1 
speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 

22 Are they He'brewg? ^so atn I. 
Are they Is'ra-el-ites ? so am I. Are 
they the seed of A'bra-ham ? so am I. 

23 Are they ministers of Christ ? (I 
speak as a fool) ^1 am more ; in 
labours more abundant, ^in stripes 
above measure, in prisons more fre- 
quent, in deaths oft. 

24 Of the Jew§ five times received 
I forty stripes "save one. 

25 Thrice was I *beaten with rods, 
once was ''I stoned, thrice "^I suffered 
shipwreck, a night and a day I have 
been in the deep ; 

26 In journeyings often, iii perils 
of waters, i?t perils of robbers, nn 
perils by 7nine ovjn countrymen, -^in 
perils by the heathen, i?i perils in 
the city, in perils in the wildernesSp 



Paul glorieth 



II. CORINTHIANS. 12. 



1)1 his infirTnities, 



in perils in the sea, in perils among 
false brethren ; 

27 In weariness and painfulness, in 
watchings often, ^in hunger and 
thirst, in fastings often, in cold and 
nakedness. 

28 Beside those things that are 
without, that which cometh upon 
me daily, ^the care of all the 
churches. 

29 Who is weak, and I am not 
weak ? who is offended, and I burn 
not? 

30 If I must needs glory, I will 
gloiy of the things which concern 
mine infirmities. 

31 The God and Father of our Lord 
Je'§us Christ, 'which is blessed for 
evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 

32 In -^Da-mas'cus the governor 
under Ar'e-tas the king kept the city 
of the Dam'as-Qene§ with a garrison, 
desirous to apprehend me : 

33 And through a window in a bas- 
ket was I let down by the wall, and 
escaped his hands. 

CHAPTER 12. 

1 He chooseth to commend his apostleship, not hxj 
revelations, 9 hut by his infirmities, 11 blaming 
them for forcing this boasting. 

IT is not expedient for me doubt- 
less to glory. ^I will come to 
visions and revelations of the Lord. 
2 1 knew a man "in Christ above 
fourteen years ago, (whether in the 
body, I cannot tell ; or whether out 
of the body, I cannot tell; God 
knoweth ;) such an one ''caught up to 
the third heaven. - 

3 And I knew such a man, (wheth- 
er in the body, or out of the body, 
I cannot tell : God knoweth ;) 

4 How that he was caught up into 
'paradise, and heard unspeakable 
words, which it is not ^lawful for a 
man to utter. 

5 Of such an one will I glory : ''yet 
of myself I will not glory, but in 
mine infirmities. 

6 For 'though I would desire to 
glory, I shall not be a fool ; for I 
will say the truth: but noio I for- 
bear, lest any man should think of 
me above that which he seeth me to 
he, or that he heareth of me. 

7 And lest I should be exalted above 
measure through the abundance of 
the revelations, there was given to 
me a ^thorn in the flesh, ^the mes- 
senger of Sa'tan to buffet me, lest I 
should be exalted above measure. 

8 For ^this thing I besought the 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 11. 

g 1 Cor.4:,ll 

h Acts20,18 
Rom. 1,14 

i Rom. 9. 5 

j Acts 9,24 



CHAP. 12. 

1 For I 
will come. 

a Rom..l6,7 
ch. 5, 17 
Gal. 1, 22 

5 Acts22,17 
c Lu. 23, 43 

2 Or, 
possible. 

d ch. 11, 30 

e ch. 10, 8 

/ Ezek. 
28,24 
Gal. 4, 13 

g Job 2, 7 
Lu. 13, 16 

7i Deut.3,23 
Mat.26,44 

i EccL7.18 
Isa. 40, 29 
Isa. 41, 10 

1 Cor. 
10,13 
Heb. 2, 18 

2 Pet. 2, 9 

J 1 Pet.4,14 

k Rom. 5, 3 

ch. 7, 4 

1 ch. 13, 4 

m Gal. 2, 6 

nRom. 
15,18 
1 Cor. 9, 2 

o 1 Cor. 1, 7 

p 1 Cor.9,12 

q ch. 13, 1 

r Acts20,33 

s lCor.4,14 

t lThes.2,8 
Phil. 2, 17 

3 your 
souls. 

u ch. 6, 12 

V ch. 11, 9 
w ch. 7, 2 
X ch. 8, 6 

V ch. 5, 12 

2 Rom. 9, 1 
ch. 11, 31 

a 1 Cor. 
10,33 

b 1 Cor.4,21 

c ch. 2,1,4 
Phil. 3. 18 

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I Lord thrice, that it might depart 
from me. 

9 And he said unto me, 'My grace 
is sufficient for thee : for my strength 
is made perfect in weakness. Most 
gladly therefore will I rather glory 
in my infirmities, that the •'power of 
Christ may rest upon me. 

10 Therefore ^I take pleasure in in- 
firmities, in reproaches, in necessi- 
ties, in persecutions, in distresses for 
Christ's sake : for ^vhen I am weak, 
then am I strong. 

Ill am become a fool in glory- 
ing; ye have compelled me: for I 
ought to have been commended of 
you: for '"in nothing am I behind 
the very chiefest apostles, though I 
be nothing. 

12 Truly ''the signs of an apostle 
were wrought among you in a.11 
patience, in signs, and wonders, and 
mighty deeds. 

13 For '^vha.t is it wherein ye Avere 
inferior to other churches, except it 
be that I ^myself was not burden- 
some to you ? forgive me this wrong. 

14 Behold, *the third tiine I am 
ready to come to you ; and I will not 
be burdensome to you : for ''I seek 
not your's, but you : *f or the children 
ought not to lay up for the parents, 
but the parents for the children. 

1 5 And T w ill very gladly spend 
and be spent for ^you ; though "the 
more abundantly I love you, the less 
I be loved. 

16 But be it so, 'I did not burden 
you: nevertheless, being crafty, I 
caught you with guile. 

17 1)id ""I make a gain of you by 
any of them whom I sent unto ^ou ? 

181 ^desired Ti'tus, and with him I 
sent a brother. Did Ti'tus make a 
gain of you ? walked we not in the 
same spirit ? ivalked ice not in the 
same steps ? 

1 9 Again, ^'think ye that we excuse 
ourselves unto you ? 'we speak be- 
fore God in Christ : "but ice do all 
things, dearly beloved, for your edi- 
fying. 

20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I 
shall not find you such as I would, 
and that *I shall be found unto you 
such as ye would not : lest thei^e be 
debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, 
backbitings, whisperings, swellings, 
tumults: 

21 ^4 7id lest, when I come again, my 
God will ''humble me among you, anS 



Obstinate sinners threatened. GAIiATIANS, 1. 



Apostolic hejiediction. 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 12. 
d 1 Cor. 5, 1 



that I shall bewail many which have 
sinned already, and have not repent- 
ed of the uncleanness and "'fornica- 
tion and lasciviousness which they 
have committed. 

CHAPTER 13. 

Paul threateneth obstinate siriners, etc. 

THIS ^s ''the third time! am com- 
ing to you. ''In the mouth of two 
or three witnesses shall every word 
be established. 

2 I '^told you before, and foretell you, 
as if I were present, the second time ; 
and being absent now I write to them 
''which heretofore have sinned, and 
to all other, that, if I come again, I 
will not spare : 

3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ 
speaking in 'me, which to you- ward 
is not weak, but is mighty in -^you. 

4 For ^though he was crucified 
through weakness, yet ^he liveth by 
the power of God. For Sve also are 
weak Mn him, but we shall live with 
him by the power of God toward you. m ch. 6. 9 

5 Examine ^yourselves, wh ether ye| n i Cor.4,io 
be h\ the faith ; prove yo ur own ''""-- 



^Ives. K n ow ye n ot you r owji p Titus i, is 



selves, '^how that Je^sns Christ, is in 



^ou , except ye be ^r eprobatesi 
6 But I trust that ye shall know that 
we are not reprobates. 



CHAP. 13. 

a ch. 12, 14 

b Num. 
35, 30 
Deut. 
19, 15 

c ch. 10, 2 

d ch. 12, 21 

e Mat.10,20 

/ 1 Cor. 9, 2 

g Phil.2,7,8 
1 Pet.3,18 

h Rom. 6, 4 

i ch. 10, 3,4 

1 Or, with 
Mm. 

i 1 Cor. 
11, 28 

k John 
17,23 
Rom.8,10 
Gal. 4, 19 

I lCor.9,27 



1 Thes. 
3,10 



q Rom. 
12, 16 
lCor.1.10 
1 Pet. 3, 8 

r Rom. 
15,33 



7 Now I pray to God that ye do no 
evil ; not that we should appear ap- 
proved, but that ye should do that 
which is honest, though '"we be as 
reprobates. 

8 For we can do nothing against the 
truth, but for the truth. 

9 P^or we are glad, "when we are 
weak, and ye are strong: and this 
also we wish, even '^our perfec- 
tion. 

10 Therefore I write these things 
being absent, lest being present ^I 
should use sharpness, according to 
the power which the Lord hath given 
me to edification, and not to destruc- 
tion. 

11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be 
perfect, be of good comfort, 'be of one 
mind, live in peace ; and the God of 
love '"and peace shall be with you. 

1 2 Greet one another with an holy 
kiss. 

13 All the saints salute you. 

14 The grace of the Lord Je'sus 
Christ, and the love of God, and the 
communion of the Holy Ghost, be 
with you all. A-men'. 

The second epistle to the Co-rmth'- 
i-an§ was written fromPhi-lip'pT, 
a city of Mag-e-do'ni-a, by Ti'tus 
and Lu'cas. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 

GALATIANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

i Paul's salutation: 6 he wondereth that they had 
so soon left the truth. 

PAUL, an apostle, (not of men, 
neither by man, but "by Je'§us 
Christ, and God the Father, who 
raised him from the dead ;) 

2 And all the brethren *which are 
with me, ''unto the churches of Ga-la'- 
tia: 

3 Grace '^be to you and peace from 
God the Father, and from our Lord 
Je'§us Christ, 

D r 4 Who 'gave himself for our sins. 



that he m i ght deliver us ^from thi s 
present evil world, according to the 
i will of God and our Father : t 

5 To whom be glory for ever and 
ever. A -men'. 

6 I marvel that ye are so soon re- 
*0. Gal. 1. 7-9. 

t D. 2. 20, 21 ; L. Eph. 2. 3-5 



A. D. 58. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Acts 9, 6 

b Phil. 2, 22 

c lCor.16,1 

a 1 Cor. 1, 3 

e IJohn 2,2 

/ Isa. 65, 17 
John 
15, 19 
John 
17, 14 

g 2Cor.ll,4 

h Acts 15, 1 

i 1 Cor. 
16,22 

] Deut. 4, 2 
Deut. 
12. 32 
Pro. 30, 6 
Rev.22,18 

k lThes.2,4 

I lJohn3,9 

m Jas. 4, 4 

n 1 Cor.15,1 

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moved from him that called you into 
the grace of Christ unto another gos- 
pel: 

7 Which ^is not another ; but there 
be some ^that trouble you, and would 
pervert the gospel of Christ. 

8 But though 'we, or an angel from 
heaven, preach any other gospel 
unto you than that which we have 
preached unto you, let him be ac- 
cursed. 

9 As we said before, so say I now 
again. If any ma7i preach any other 
gospel unto you •'than that ye have 
received, let him be accursed, j 

10 For Mo I now 'persuade niien, or 
God ? or '"do I seek to please men ? 
for if I yet pleased men, I should not 
be the servant of Christ. 

11 But "1 certify you, brethren, that 
X 0. 1 Tim. 2. 5. ^ 



Paul sheweth ivhy he 



GALATIANS, 2. 



loent to Jerusalem. 



A. D. 58. 



ren unawares brought in, who came 

1 ^^-^ privily to spy out our 'liberty 

' ■ which we have in Christ Je'gus, "that 



the gospel which was preached of me 
is not after man. 

12 For I neither received it of man, 
neither was I taught it, but by "the!*" ^^^^ ^' ^ they might bring us into bondage : 



revelation of Je'sus Christ. r 1^13 

13 For ye have heard of my conver-1^ ^^^^^ 3 
sation in time past in the Jew§' re-! 
iigion, how that ^beyond measure I ^ ^^"^'-^^'^ 
persecuted the church of God, and 
wasted ?it : 

14 And profited in the Jew^s' religion 
above many my ^equals in mhie own 
nation, 'being more exceedingly zeal- 
ous 'of the traditions of my fathers. 

15 But when it pleased God, 'who 
separated me from my mother's 
womb, and called me by his grace, 

16 To ^reveal his Son in me, that I 2 or, 



years. 

r PML 3, 6 

s Jer. 9, 14 
Mark 7, 6 

t Isa. 4:9,1,5 
Jer. 1, 5 
Acts 9, 15 
Acts 13, 2 

u 2 Cor. i, 6 

V Mat. 
16,17 



5 To whom we gave place by sub 
jection, no, not for an hour ; that the 
truth of the gospel might continue 
vvith you. 

6 But of these Avho seemed to be 
somewhat, (whatsoever they were, 
it maketh no matter to me : ^God 
accepteth no man s person :) for they 
who seemed to be someiohat in 
'^conference added nothing to me : 

7 But contrariwise, 'when they saw 
that the gospel of the uncircum- 
cision was -'committed unto me, as 
the gospel of the circmiicision was 



might preach him among the hea-l ''■«^"™«<^- unto Pe'ter 

then; immediately I conferred not!it'icor.9,5| 8 (For he that wrought effectually 
^vith flesh and blood : _ xMat.i3,55in Pe'tgr to the apostleship of the 

y Acts 9, 30 circumcision, '^the same was mighty 
in me toward the Gen'tlles :) 



IT Neither went I up to Je-ru'sa-lem 
to them which were apostles before 
me ; but I went into A-ra'bi-a, and re- 
turned agpin unto Da-mas'cus. 

1 8 Then after three years I ^went 
up to Je-ru'sa-lem to see Pe'ter, and 
abode vv^ith liim fifteen days. 

19 But "other of the apostles saw 
I none, save ^ James the Lord's 
brother. 

20 Now the things which I write 



CHAP. 2. 
a Acts 15, 2 
b Actsl9.21 

1 of, 

severally. 



9 And when James, Ce'phas, and 
John, who seemed to be 'pillars, per- 
ceived '"the grace tha.t was given 
unto me, they gave to me and Bar '- 
na-bas the right hands of fellowship ; 
that we should go unto the heathen, 
and they unto the circumcision. 

10 Only they wo^dd that Ave should 
c Phil. 2,16 1 remember the poor; "the same 

imto you, behold, before God, I lie'cich.3, 25 'which I also was forward to do. 
not. |ech.4, 3, 9| 11 But "Avlieu Pe'ter was come to 

21 Afterwards ^I came into the re-' /ch. 6, 3 JAn'ti-och, I withstood him to the 
gions of Syr'i-a and Qi-lfgia ; |g Actsio,34 face, because he was to be blamed. 

22 And was unknown by face unto I ^°^-^'i^ 
the churches of Ju-dse'a which were 1^12; 11 
in Christ : 



23 But they had heard only, That 



i Actsl3,46 



1 2 For before that certain came 
from James, ^he did eat with the 
Gen'tiles : bi^t when thcA' were come. 



iThes.2,4'^^^ ^^^ithdrewand separated himself, 



he which persecuted us in times past'^^^^^ggi- fearing them wliich were of the cir- 



now preacheth the faith which once 
he destroyed. 
24 And they glorified God in me. 

CHAPTER 2. 

JusUflcaliO'/i di/ faith, and not bij works. 

THEN fourteen years after ''I 
went up again to Je-ru'sa-lem 



4^^^^?^'-^ cumcision. 

Acts22,21 
Acts26,17 
1 Cor. 
15, 10 
Coi. 1, 29 



1 3 And the other Jews dissembled 

likew^ise with him; iasomuch that 

Bar'na-bas also Avas carried aAvay 

I Mat.16,18 with their dissimulation. 
Rev.2i,i4| ^^^ -g^,^ ^^^^^^^ J g^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^g^, walked 

"'iSiu.lki not uprightly ^according to the truth 



with Bar 'na-bas, and took Ti'tus with !^4ctsii,3o I of the gospel, I said unto Pe'tSr be 
me also. I ^cts24;i7|fore them all, If thou, being a Jew, 

2 And I went up by ^revelation, j" ^ctsi5,35|iivest after the manner of Gen'tiles, 
and communicated unto them that pActsio,28; and not as do the Jews, Avhv com- 
gospel which I preach among the */ ecci. 7,20 pellest thou the Gen'tile§ to live as 



Gen'tile§, but ^imvately to them 
which were of reputation, lest by 
any means T should run, or had 
run, in vain. 

3 But neither Ti'tus, who vvas Avith 
me, being a Greek, was compelled 
to be circumcised : 

4 And that because of false breth- 



do the JeAv§ ? 

15 We Hi'ho are JeAv§ by nature, 
and not '^sinners of the 6en'tile§, 

1 6 KnoAAang ^'that a man is not - 
justified by the AA^orks ot the laAA^, 



r Acts 11, 3 
1 Tim. 
5,20 

s Actsl5,10 

t Mat. 9, 11 
Epli. 2, 3 

uActsl3,38 

V Rora.i.i7jeA^en AA^e haA^e belie A^ed 111 Je'gus 
Hei?"7^ 18 i Christ, that Ave might be justified by 
1077 ■ ' 



but by "the taith ot Je'sus Christ, 



Of justificatio7i hy faith. 



GALATIANS, 3. 



All believers justified. 



* 



CHAP. 2. 
w Ps. 143, 2 
xl John 3,8 



z Roni.6,14: 
a Heb. 9, 14 
h Rom. 6, 6 
c 2Cor.5,15 

cl Heb. 7, 11 



t 



the faith of Christ, and not by the ^ a.d.ss. 
works of the law : for '"by the ^vor^ 
of the law shall no tiesh be justitied ". 

17 -But if, while we seek to be justi- 
fied by Christ, we ourselves also are 
found sinners, Hs therefore Christ ^ ^°°'- ^' ^ 
the minister of sin ? God forbid. 

1 8 For if I build again the things 
which I destroyed, I make myself a 
transgressor. 

1 9 For I ^through the law^ -am dead 
to the law, that I might "live unto 
God. 

20 I am ^crucified W' ith Christ : 
nevertheless I live ; yet not I, but 
Christ liveth in me : and the life 
w^hich I now live in the flesh "^I live 
by the faith of the Son of God, who 
loved me, and gave himself f or nieT 

21 1 do not frustrate the grace of 
God: for '^if righteousness come by 
the law^, then Christ is dead in vain. 

CHAPTER 3. 

He asketh what moved ihem to depart from the faith. 

O FOOLISH Ga-la'tian§, <^v/ho 
hath bewitched you, that ye 
should not obey the truth, ^before 
whose eyes Je'sus Christ hath been 
evidently set forth, crucified among 
you? 

2 This only w^ould I learn of you, 
Received ye 'the Spirit by the w^orks 
of the law, '^or by the hearing of 
faith? 

3 Are ve so foolish ? Slaving begun 
in the Spirit, are ye now made per- 
fect by -^'the flesh ? 

4 Have ^ye suffered 'so many things 
in vain ? if it be yet in vain. 

5 He therefore ^"that ministereth to 
you the Spirit, and w^orketh miracles 
among you, doeth he it by the works 
of the law% or by the hearing of 
faith? 

6 Even as A 'bra-ham believed God, 
and it was ^accounted to him for 
righteousness. 

T Know ye therefore that 'they 
which are of faith, the same are the 
children of A'bra-ham. 

8 And the scripture, foreseeing that 
God would justify the heathen 
through faith, preached before the 
gospel unto A ^bra-ham , saying, •'In 
thee shall all nations be blessed. 

9 So then they which be of faith are 
blessed with faithful a 'bra-ham. 

1 For as many as are of the works 
of the law are under the curse : for 
it is written, ''^Cursed is every one 
that continueth not in all 

*G. 3. 10, 11. t D. 3. 13. 



CHAP. 3 

a ch. 5, 7 

h ICor. 1,23 

c Acts 2, 38 
Heb. 6, 4 

d Rom. 

10, 16 

e ch 4, 9 
/Heb. 7,16 
g 2 John 8 

1 Or, so 

great. 

h 2 Cor. 3, 8 

2 Or, 
imputed. 

i John 8,39 

j Gen.- 12, 3 

k Deut. 
27,26 
Jer. 11, 3 

I Hab. 2, 4 
Heb. 
10,38 

ni Rom. 4, 4 
Rom. 11,6 

n Lev. 18, 5 

Deut. 
21,23 

p Rom. 4, 9 

q Isa. 32, 15 
Isa. 44, 3 
Ezek. 

11, 19 
Joel 2, 28 

r Heb. 9,17 

3 Or, testa- 
ment. 

s 1 Cor. 

12, 12 

t Ex. 12, 40 

u Rom. 4, 
13,14 

V Rom. 8,17 

w Rom.4,14 

X John 
15,22 
1 Tim. 1,9 

y Acts 7, 53 
Heb. 2, 2 

z Ex. 20,19 
Deut. 5, 5 

a RGm.3,29 

b Mat. 5, 1 

things Sc Actsl3,39 

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which are written in the book of the 
law to do them. 

11 But that no nian is justified by 
t he law in the sight of God it is evi- 
d ent: tor, I'he ^just shall live b^ 

fgtK F. 3, 22; G. 5. 4. 

12 And ™the law is not of faith : but, 
The man "that doeth them shall live 
in them. 

13 Christ hath redeemed us from 
t he curse of the Law, being made a 
curse tor us : tor it is written. Cursed" 
" is every one that hangethona tree: 

14 I'hat ^the blessing of A' bra-ham 
might come on the Gen'tile§ through 
Je'§us Christ ; that we might receive 
the ^promise of the Spirit through 
faith. 

15 Brethren, I speak after the man- 
ner of men; ''Though it be but a 
man's ^covenant, yet if it be con- 
firmed, no man disannuUeth, or add- 
eth thereto. 

16 Now to A 'bra-ham and his seed 
were the promises made. He saith 
not. And to seeds, as of many ; but 
as of one. And to thy seed, which is 
Christ. 

1 7 And this I say, that the covenant, 
that was confirmed before of God in 
Christ, the law, Hvhich was four hun- 
dred and thirty years after, cannot 
disannul, "that it should make the 
promise of none effect. 

1 8 For if "the inheritance be of the 
law, it '"is no more of promise : but 
God gave it to A'bra-ham by promise, 

19 Wherefore then serveth the law ; 
It '"was added because of trans- 
gressions, till the seed should come 
to whom the promise was made- 
and it was ^ordained by angels ii» 
the hand of a ^mediator. 

20 Now a mediator is not a media 
tor of one, "but God is one. 

21Is the law then against the prom- 
ises of God? God forbid : for if there 
had been a law given w^hich could 
have given life, verily righteousness 
should have been by the law. 

22 But the scripture hath concluded - 
all under sin, that the promise by 
faith of Je'^us Christ might be given 
to them that believe . A. Eph. 2. 3;§ 

23 But before faith came, we were 
kept under the law, shut up unto the 
faith which should afterwards be re- 
vealed. 

24 Wherefore *the law was our 
schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, 
that ^we might be justified by faith. 

t D. 4. 4, 5. § F. 3. 24-26; W. Col 1. 20 
11 B. Eph. 3. 3-5. 






Adoption through Christ. GALATIANS, 4. Allegory of Agar and Sara. 



25 But after that faith is come, we ^- d. ss 
are no longer under a schoohnas 
ter. 



26 For ye ^are all the children 



I God by faith in Christ Jesus . F.5.6. 



CHAP. 3. 



;d John 1,12 
Ot e Rom. 



10, 12 



17, 21 

g Gen.21,10 
Rom. 9, 7 
Heb 



27 For as many of you as haye been -^ J°\^ 
baptized into Christ have put on John 
Christ. 

28 There 'is neither Je^y nor Greek, 
there is neither bond nor free, there n, is 
is neither male nor female: for yej/i Rom. 8,17 
are all -^one in Christ Je'sus. j 

29 And ^if ye be Christ's, then are 

ye A'bra-ham's seed, and %eirs ac- ^-^,„ , 

J • 4. A.^ • CHAP. i. 

cording to the promise. ^,00 

CHAPTER 4. ^ T"'^:^^ 

t TJie Jeics were for a while under the law, 4 hut^ Or, ?itai.- 
Christ came to redeem, aiid to give both to Jews' ^'-^'^'^s- 
and Gentiles the adoption of sons. 11 PauVs ten- b Gen.4:9,10 
der regard for them. \ Dan. 9, 24 

I^OWIsay, rA«nhe heir, as long! I^Mo 
X\ as he is a child, differeth notli- c Gen. 3,1.5 
ing from a servant, though he be! Heb^l.'it 
lord of all ; la Mat. 5, 17 

2 But is under tutors and governors e J^||f5-f| 
until the time appointed of the father. | j^ jo^n 1,12 

3 Even so we, when we were chil-' g Rom.s.'ie 
dren, were "in bondage under the ^i Eph. 2, 12 
'elements of the world : j ^ fxi™'i:S 

4 But *when the fulness of the time j 1 cor.8,3 

k Col. 2, 20 



was come, God sent forth his 



Son , ' 



made of 'a wom an, '^made under the ^ o^- ^«^'^- 
~5~To 'redeem them that Avere under vients. 



the law, -^that we might receive the mRom.14,5 



adoption of son s. 



D. Eph. 1. 7 



n ch. 6, 14: 
\o 1 Cor. 2, 3 



6 And becauseye are sons, God hath I ^^_ ^^ q 
sent forth the Spirit of his Son into'q2Sam. 
your hearts, crying, Ab'ba, Father. 

7 Wherefore thou art no more a 



19,27 
r Mat. 10,40 

servant, but a son; -"and if a son, theni ^vas then. 
an heir of God through Christ. If Rom-io.2 

8 Howbeit then, ^vhen ye knew not ^ ^^^^^l 1- 
God, ye 'did service unto them which ^e or, lani 
by nature are no gods. Ko^f ^ 

9 But now, %fter that ye have'^iGen.ie.is 
knowm God, or rather are known of r Gen. 21, 2 
God, ''^how turn ye ^again to the weak tv Rom. 9, 
%nd beggarly ^elements, whereunto 
ye desire again to be in bondage ? 

10 Ye '"observe days, and months, 
and times, and years. 

Ill am afraid of you, lest I 
bestowed upon you labour in vain. 

12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as "I 
am; for I am as ye a?'e: ye have 
not injured me at all. 

1 3 Ye know how "through infirmity 
of the flesh I preached the gospel un- 
to you /'at the first. 

14 And my temptation w^hich was ^ ^^ „ „ 
in my flesh ye despised not, nor re- id John's 35 

1079 



X Gen.18,10 

7 Or, testa- 
ments. 

8 Sina. 

j Deut.33,2 

have 9 Or, i^in 
the same 
rank 
with. 

y Isa. 2. 2 
Heb. 
12,22 
Rev. 3, 12 
Rev. 21, 2 
3 Isa. 54, 1 
a Rom.4,16 
b Gen. 21,9 
c ch. 3. 8 



jected ; but received me ^as an angel 
of God, even 'as Christ Je'sus. 

15 ^ Where is then the blessedness 
ye spake of ? for I bear you record, 
that, if it had been possible, ye would 
have plucked out your own eyes, and 
have given them to me. 

16 Am I therefore become your en- 
emy, because I tell you the truth ? 

1 7 They "zealously affect you, but 
not well; yea, they would exclude 
^you, that ye might affect them. 

1 8 But it is good to be zealously af- 
fected always in a good thing, and 
not only vv^hen I am present with you. 

19 My 'little children, of whom I 
travail m birth again until Christ be 
formed in you, 

20 I desire to be present with you 
now, and to change my voice; for 
''I stand in doubt of you. 

21 Tell me, ye tlmt desire to be un- 
der the law, do ye not hear the law ? 

22 For it is Avri'tten, that A 'bra-ham 
had tv70 sons, "the one by a bond- 
maid, 'the other by a f reewoman. 

23 But he loho vms of the bond- 
vroman was "bom after the flesh; 
but -"he of the free woman loas by 
promise. 

24Wliich things are an allegorj': 
for these are the two 'covenants ; the 
one from the mount ^Sl'nai, which 
gendereth to bondage, which is 
A 'gar. 

25 For this A'gar is mount Sfnai in 
A-ra'bi-a, and ^answereth to Je-rii'sa- 
lem which now is, and is in bondage 
with her children. 

26 But -''Je-ru'sa-lem which is above 
is free, which is the mother of us all. 

27 For it is "VNTitten, 'Rejoice, thou 
barren that bearest not ; break forth 
and crj, thou that travailest not: 
for the desolate hath many more 
children than she which hath an 
husband. 

28 Now we, brethren, as i'§aac was, 
are the ''children of promise. 

29 But as then *he that was bom 
after the flesh persecuted him that 
teas born after the Spirit, even so it 
is now. 

30 Nevertheless what saith 'the 
scripture ? Cast out the bondwoman 
and her son : for '^the son of the bond- 
woman shall not be heir with the son 
of the freewoman. 

31 So then, brethren, we are not 
children of the bondwoman, but of 
the free. 



Of Christian liberty. 



GALATIANS, 5, 6. 



CHAPTER 5. 

1 He vioveth them to raaintain their ChrUtian liherti/, 
3 and not to observe circtmicisio?i, 13 but rather 
love one another. 19 Theworksof the Jiesh; 22 the 
fruit of the Spirit. 

STAND fast therefore in -^the lib- 
erty whereAvith Ciirlst hath made 
us free, and be not entangled again 
with Hhe yoke of bondage. 

2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that 
if "^ye be circumcised, Christ shall 
profit you nothing. 

3 For I testify again to every man 
that is circumcised, '^that he is a 
debtor to do the whole law. 

4 Christ 'is become of no effect unto 
you, w^hosoever of you are justified 

H. i by the law ; ye -^are fallen from grace. 

5 For we through the Spirit ^wait 
for the hopeo_f righteousness by faith. 

p c 6 For '^in Je'gus Christ neither cir- 
Q cumxcision availeth any thing, nor 
uncircumcision ; but 'faith which 

Tie -^did run well ; nvho cad hmaer 
you that ye should not obey the 
truth ? 

8 This persuasion cometh not of 
him that calleth you. 

9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole 
lump. 

101 %ave confidence in you through 
the Lord, that ve will be none other- 
■wise minded : but ^he that troubleth 
you shall '"bear his judgment, who- 
soever he be. 

11 And "I, brethren, if I yet preach 
circumcision, ^why do I yet suffer 
persecution? then is -f'the offence of 
the cross ceased. 

121 nvould they were even 'cut off 
which trouble you. 

1 3 For, brethren, 3^e have been 
called unto liberty; only ^use not 
liberty for an occasion to the flesh, 
but by love serve one another. 

14 For all the la,w is fulfilled in one 
word, even in this ; 'Thou shalt love 
thy neighbour as thyself. 

15 But if ve bite and devour one 
another, take heed that ye be not 
consumed one of another. 

16 This I say then, ''Walk in the 
Spirit, and ^ye shall not fulfil the 
lust of the flesh. 

17 For "the flesh lusteth against the 
Spirit, and the Spirit against the 
flesh: and these are contrary the 
one to the other : so '"that ye cannot 
do the things that ye would. 

18 But ^if ye be led of the Spirit, ye 
are not under the law. 

* G. 5. 6. t G. Eph. 2. 8, 9. 



Fruit of the Spirit. 



A. D. 58. 



CHAP. 5. 

a John 8,32 
h Actsl5,10 
c Acts 15, 1 
(1 ch. 3, 10 
e Rom.9,31 
/Heb. 
12,15 

g Rom. 8,24 

h Col. 3, 11 

i lThes.1,3 
J as. 2, 18 

3 1 Cor.9,24 

1 Or, w7io 

(lid drive 
you back. 

k 2 Cor.8,22 

1 ch. 1, 7 

m2Cor.lO,6 

n ch. 6, 12 

1 Cor. 
15,30 

plCor.1,23 

q 1 Cor.5,13 

r Acts 15, 1 

s 1 Pet.2,16 

t Lev.19,18 

u Rom.6,12 

2 Or, fulfil 
not. 

V Rom.7,23 

-it; Rom.7,lo 

X Rom. 6, 14 

y 1 Cor. 3, 3 
Eph. 5, 3 
Jas. 3, 14 

z Rev.22,15 

a John 15,2 

b Jas. 3, 17 

c lCor.13,7 

d Col. 3, 9 

3 Or, 
passions. 



19 Now ^the works o f the flesh are 
manifest, which are these ; Adulter^% 
fornication, uncleanness, lascivious- 
ness; 

■2tndolatry, witchcraft, hatred, vari- 
ance, emulations, wrath;" strife, sedi^ 
tions, here sies, 

21 Envy ings, m urders , d runkenness, 
revellin^s, and such "like • of ^ 



which I tell 



of the 
you before, as I have also 



CHAP. 6. 

1 Or, 

although. 
Jas. 5, 19 
1 John 
5,16 

a 1 Cor. 2,15 

b 2 Thes. 
3,15 

c 1 Cor. 7, 5 

d Rom.15,1 

e John 
13,14 

/Rom.12,3 

g 2 Cor. 3, 5 

h 2 Cor.13,5 

i Lu. 18, 11 

j Rom. 2, 6 

k Rom. 
15,27 

I 1 Cor. 6, 9 

m Job 13, 9 

n Lu. 16, 25 

Jas. 3, 18 

p 2 Thes. 
3,13 

q Mat. 24,13 

r John 9, 4 

s 1 Tim. 
6,18 

1080 



told you in time past, that ^they 
wdiich do such things shall not in- 
herit^ the king dom of God, -f 

22 But nhe fruit of the Spiit is love, 
joy, peace, longsuffering, ^gentleness, 
goodness, '^faith, 

23 Meekness, temperance : against 
such there is no law. 

24 And they that are Christ's have 
'^crucified the flesh with the ^affec- 
tions and lusts. 

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us 
also walk in the Spirit. 

26 Let us not be desirous of vain 
glory, provoking one another, envy- 
ing one another. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 He loilleth them to reform the faulty with gerdle- 
ness, and to bear one another^s burdens; 6 to be 
lihernl to their teachers. 

BRETHREN, ^if a man be over- 
taken in a fault, ye "which are 
spiritual, restore such an one in the 
^spirit of meekness ; considering thy- 
self, ''lest thou also l3e tempted. 

2 Bear "^ye one another's burdens, 
and so fulfil "the law of Christ. 

3 For -'if a man think himself to be 
something, when he ^is nothing, he 
deceiveth himself. 

4 But ^let every man prove his o^ti 
work, and then shall he have rejoic- 
ing in himself alone, and not in 
'another. 

5 For -^every man shall bear his own 
burden. 

6 Let *him that is taught in the 
word communicate unto him that 
teacheth in all good things. 

7 Be ^not deceived ; "'God is not ' 
mocked: for "whatsoever a man 
soweth. that shall he also reap. 

8 For he that soweth to his flesh 
shall of the flesh reap corruption; 
but he that soweth to "the Spirit 
shall of the Spirit reap life everlast- 
ing. H. Eph. 5. 5-8.. 

9 And ^let us not be weary in well 
doing: for in due season we shall 
reap, *if we faint not. 

10 As ^ve have therefore opportu- 
nity, let 'US do good unto all 77ien^ 

X C. Eph. 2. 1-3; H. 6. 7, 8. 



Glorying in the cross. 



EPHESIANS, 1. Iiecle^npti07i through Christ. 



A. D. 58. 



especially unto them who are of 'the 
household of faith. 

11 Ye see how large a letter I have 
written unto you with mine own 
hand. 

1 2 As many as desire to make a 
fair shew in the flesh, they constrain 
you to be circumcised; only lest 
"they should suffer persecution for 
the cross of Christ. 

13 For neither they themselves who 
are circumcised keep the law ; but 
desire to have you circumcised, that 
they may glory in your flesh. 

1 4 But God forbid that I should 
glory, save in the cross of our Lord 
Je'sus Christ, by ^whom the world isl^ coi. i, 24 



CHAP. 6. 



t Eph.2,19 



u Phil. 3.18 



2 Or. 
tvhereby. 



V 2Cor.5,17 



IV Ps. 125, 5 



crucified unto me, and I unto the 
world. 

15 For in Christ Je'§us neither cir- 
cumcision avail eth any thing, nor 
uncircumcision, but 'a new crea- 
ture. 

1 6 And as many as walk according 
to this rule, peace be on them, and 
mercy, and upon Hhe Is'ra-el of God. 

17 From henceforth let no man 
trouble me : for •^I bear in my body 
the marks of the Lord Je'gus. 

18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord 
Je'§us Christ be with your spirit, 
A-men'. 

L^nto the Ga-la'tian§ written from 
Rome. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 

EPHESIANS. 



CHAPTER L 

1 He blesseth God _for spiritual ble^isings, 7 and for 
redemption by his grace. 

PAUL, an apostle of Je'sus Christ 
by the will of God, to the saints 
which are at Eph'e-sus, "and to the 
faithful in Christ Je'§us : 

2 Grace ^be to you, and peace, from 
God our Father, and from the Lord 
Je'§us Christ. 

3 Blessed 'be the God and Father of 
our Lord Je'sus Christ, who hath 
blessed us with all spiritual blessings 
in heavenly ^places in Christ : 

4 According as ''he hath chosen us 
in him 'before the foundation of the 
world, that we should -^be holv and 
without blame before him in love : 

5 Having ^predestinated_us unto the 
'^adoption of children by Je'gus Christ 
to himself, 'according to the good 
pleasure of his will, 

6 To 4he praise of the glory of his 
grace, wherein %e hath made us ac- 
cepted in the T3eloved. 

7 In "'whom we have reriemption 



A. D. 64. 



through his blood, the forgiveness of 
sins, according to "the i-iches of his 



grace : D. 2. 13-19; K. 1. 18, 19. 

8 Wherein he hath abounded toward 
us in all wisdom and prudence ; 

9 Having "made known unto us the 
mystery of his will, according to his 
good pleasure 'which he hath j)ur- 
posed in himself : 



CHAP. 1. 

a Col. 1, 2 

b Titus 1, 4: 

c Ps. 72, 17 

1 Or, 
things. 

d 1 Pet. 1, 2 

e 1 Pet.1,20 

/ Lu. 1, 75 

g Rom. 8,29 

/i John 1,12 

i Lu. 12, 32 

j lsa.43, 21 

k Rom. 3,24 

1 Mat. 17, 5 
m Heb.9,12 
n Rom.3,24 
Col. 1, 26 

V 2 Tim. 1,9 
q Heb. 9, 10 
r 1 Cor.3,22 
s Phil. 2, 9 

2 the 
heavens. 

t Rom.8,17 

u Isa. 46, 10 

V 2 Thes. 
2,13 

lu Jas. 1, 18 

3 Or, hoped. 

.7;2Cor.l,22 

y 2 Cor. 5, 5 

z Rom.8,23 

n Acts20,28 

b Col. 1. 9 

i Or, 
for the 
acknoivl- 
edgment. 

c Acts26,18 

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10 That in the dispensation ^of the 
fulness of times 'he might gather to- 
gether in one 'all things in Christ, 
both which are in -heaven, and Avhicli 
are on earth ; eveji in him : 

1 1 In 'whom also we have obtained 
an inheritance, being predestinated 
according to the purpose ''of him 
who worketh all things after the 
counsel of his own will : 

1 2 That ^Ave should be to the praise 
of his glory, ^wlio first ^trusted in 
Christ. 

13 In whom ye also trusted, after 
that ye heard the word of truth, the 
gospel of your salvation: in whom 
also after that ye believed, j'e ''were 
sealed with that holy Spirit of prom- 
ise, 

14 Which 5'is the earnest of our in- 
heritance ^until the redemption of 
''the purchased possession, unto the 
praise of his glory. 

1 5 Wherefore I also, after I heard 
of your faith in the Lord Je'§us, and 
love unto all the saints, 

1 6 Cease not to give thanks for you, 
making mention of you in my 
prayers ; 

17 That the God of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ, the Father of glory, may 
*give unto you the spirit of wisdom 
and revelation *in the knowledge of 
him : 



K 



Saved by grace. 



EPHESIANS, 2, 3. Salvation of the Gentiles. 



K 



A 
L 



F 
G 



being enlightened ; that ye may know 
what is the hope ot his cahmg, and 
what the riches ot the glory of hts 
in heritance m the saints , 
1 9 And what is the exceeding great- 
ness of his power to us- ward who 
believe, ^according to the worMhg 

i^U Whicn ne v/rought m Christ, 
when he raised him from the dead, 
and set him at his own right hand 
in the heavenly places, 

21 Far above 'all principality, and 
power, and might, and dominion, 
and every name that is named, not 
only in this world, but also in that 
which is to come : 

22 And -^hath put all things under 
his feet, and gave him Ho he the head 
over all things to the church, 

23 Which ^ishis body, the fulness of 
him that 'filleth all in all. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Wliat the Epheaians' Hate roas: 4 God's mercy in 
their deliverance. 8 Though saved by grace, yet 
created unto good ivorks. 

AND ''you hath he quicke7ied,w\io 
were dead in trespasses and sins; 

2 Wherein ^in time past ye walked 
according to the course of this world, 
according to the prince of the power 
of the air, the spirit that now work- 
eth in 'the children of disobedience : 

3 Among '''whom also we all had our 
conversation in times past in the 



A. D. 64. 



CHAP. 1. 

d Col. 1, 29 
5 of the 
might of 
his power, 
e Phil. 2, 9 
/ Mat.28,18 
g Heb. 2, 7 
)i Rom. 12, 5 
i John 1, 
14, 16 
1 Cor.12,6 
Col. 3, 11 



who are called Uncircumcision by 
that which is called "the Circumci- 
sion in the flesh made by hands ; 
12 That ''at that time ye were with- 
out Christ, ^bemg aliens from the 



^lusts of our flesh, fulfilling 'the de - 
sires of the flesh and of the mind ; 
•^and were by nature the ch ildren of 
wrath, even as others . A. i John 1. 8-* 

4 But God,^who is rich in mercy, for 
his great love wherewith he loved us , 

5 Even ^whe n we were dead in sins , 
hath 'quickened us together with 
Christ, (^by grace ye are saved ;> 

6 And hath raised us up together, 
and made its sit together in heavenly 
places in Christ Je'§us : 

7 That in the ages to come he might 
shew the exceeding riches of his grace 
in his kindness toward us through 
Christ Je'sus. 

' 8 For by grace are ye saved through 
•^'faith : and that not of yourselves : ^it 
I is the gift of God : F. Phil. 3. 9. 

9 Not ^of works, lest any man should 
I. boas t. G. Phil. 3. 3-9 



CHAP. 2. 
a John 5,24 
b 1 John 
5,19 

c Col. 3, 6 
d Titus 3, 3 
e Gal. 5, 16 

1 the tvills. 
f Ps. 51, 5 
g Rom. 

10,12 
h Rom. 5, 6 
i Rom. 6, 4 

2 Or, by 
whose 
prace. 
Titus 3, 5 

j Rom.4,16 
Phil. 1, 29 
k John 6,44 
I Rom.3,20 
m ch. 1, 4 

3 Or, pre- 
pared. 

n Rom.2,28 
Col. 1, 21 

p John 
10,16 

q Rom.9,4,8 

r 1 Thes. 
4,13 

s Gal. 4, 8 

t Gal. 3, 28 

u Mic. 5, 5 

V Col. 1. 22 

w2Cor.5,17 

X Rom. 6, 6 

4 Or, in 

himself. 

y Isa. 57, 19 
Zech.9,10 

z Mat.16,18 
Rev.21,14 

a 1 Cor. 
12,28 

b Ps. 118,22 
Isa. 28, 16 
Mat.21,42 

c John 
17,23 



commonwealth ot i§'ra-el, and stran- 



gers from ^the covenants ot promise, 



having '•no hope, "and without Uod in 



CHAP. 3. 



a Acts21,33 

b 2 Tim. 
2,10 

c Rom. 1, 5 
Col. 1,25 

10 For we are his workmanship, Id Acts 9, 15 
created in Christ Je'§us unto good « Rpm 
works, ""which God hath before ^or- 
dained that we should walk in them. 

1 1 Wherefore remember, that ye be- 
i7ig in time past Gen^tileg in the flesh, 

* C. 2. 12. t L 4. 32. 



16,25 
1 Or, a 

littJe 
before. 

/I Cor. 4,1 

g Actsl0,28 

1082 



th e world : q 4 17.23 

T3 But now ^in Christ Je^giis ye who ' 

sometimes were tar ott are made nighT 

by the blood ot Christ. 
14: 1^'or "he is our peace, who hath 

made both one, and hath broken 

down the middle wall of partition 

between its ; 

1 5 Having abolished "in his flesh the 
enmity, even the law of command- 
ments contained in ordinances ; for 
to make in himself of twain "one new 
man, so making peexe ; 

16 And that he might reconcile both 
unto God in one body by the cross, 
having ''slain the enmity "thereby : 

17 And ^came and preached peace 
to you which were afar off, and to- 
them that were nigh. 

18 For through him we both have 
access by one Spirit unto the Father. 

19 Now therefore ye are no more 
strangers and foreigners, but fellow- 
citizens with the saints, and of the 
household of God ; 0, 5 2. 

20 And are built ^upon the founda- '' 
tion of the ''apostles and prophets, 
Je'sus Christ himself being the *ciiief 
corner stone ; 

21 In whom all the building fitly 
framed together groweth unto an 
holy temple in the Lord : 

22 In whom ye also are builded to- 
gether for ''an habitation of God 
through the Spirit. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 The hidden mystery of their calling had been re- 
vealed unto him, : 14 he prayeth that their faith 
may be strengthened. 

FOR thiscausel Paul, ''the prisoner 
of Je'§us Christ *for you Gen'tile§, 

2 If ye have heard of ''the dispensa- 
tion of the grace of God which '^is 
given me to you-ward : 

3 How that by revelation ^he made 
known unto me the mystery ; (as I 
wrote ^afore in few words, 

4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may 
understand my knowledge -^in the 
mystery of Christ) 

5 Which "in other ages was not 
made known unto the sons of men, 
as it is now revealed unto his holy 
apostles and prophets by the Spirit ; 

% B. 6. 17. ' 



Of Chrisfs infijiite love. 



EPHESIANS, 4. 



Exhortation to unity. 



6 That theGen'tile§ should be fellow- 
heirs, and of the same body, and ^par- 
takers of his promise in Christ by 
the gospel : 

7 y\ hereof I was made a minister, 
according to the gift of the grace of 
God given unto me by 'the effectual 
working of his power. 

8 Unto me, who am less than the least 
of all saints, is this grace given, that 
I should preach among the Gen'tiles 
-''the unsearchable riches of Christ ; 

9 And to make all me7i see what is 
the fellowship of the mystery, which 
^fromthe beginning of the world hath 
been hid in God, who ^created all 
things by Je'§us Christ : 

10 To '"the intent that now unto Hhe 
principalities and powers in heaven- 
ly places "might be known by the 
church the manifold wisdom of God, 

1 1 According to the eternal purpose 
which he purposed in Christ Je'gus 
our Lord : 

1 2 In whom we have boldness and 
access with confidence by the faith of 
him. 

1 3 Wherefore I desire that ye faint 
not at my tribulations for you, which 
is your glory. 

14 For this cause I bow my knees 
unto the Father of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ, 

15 Of whom ^the whole family in 
heaven and earth is named, 

K [- 16 That he would grant you, accord- 
ing gfo the riches of his glory, 'to be 
st rengthened with might by his {Spirit 



in^the i nner man ; 

~17 I'hat 'Christ may dwell in your 

hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted 



and grou nded in love, 
^8 May be able to comprehend wi th 
all sai n ts "what is the breadth, and 
length, and depth, and heig ht ; 
1 ^ And to know the lov eof Christ, 
which passeth knowledge, that ye 
might be filled "with all the fulness 



A. D. 64. 



walk worthy of the vocation where- 
Avith ye are called, 

2 With *all lowliness and meekness, 
with longsuffering, forbearing one 
another in love ; 

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of 
the Spirit ^in the bond of peace. 

4 There'^is one body, and one Spirit, 
even as ye are called in one hope of 
your calling ; 

5 One 'Lord, one faith, one -nDaptism, 

6 One ^God and Father of all, who 
is above all, and '^through all, and in 
you all. 

7 But unto every one of us is given 

of 



t John 
li, 23 

w Rom.10,3 

V John 1,16 
Col. 2, 9 

w 1 Tim, 
1,17 



of God 

20 JSlow unto him that is able to do 
exceeding abundantly above all that 
we ask or think, according to the 

i power that worketh in us , K. 6. lo! 

21 U nto him be '"glory in the church 
by Christ Je'§us throughout all ages, 
world without end. A -men'. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 He exhorteth to unity ; 24 to put on the new man ; 
25 to cast off lying, 29 corrupt communication, 
31 and all bi'tter'nex.^. 

I THEREFORE, the prisoner 'of 
the Lord, beseech you ''that ye 



CHAP. 3. 
h Gal. 3, 14 

i Rom. 
15,18 

7 Col. 1, 27 

k Rom. 
16,25 
1 Cor. 2, 7 

I Ps. 33, 6 
John 1, 3 
Col. 1, 16 

m lPet.1,12 

n 1 Pet.3,22 

1 Cor. 2, 7 

p Phil. 2, 9 

q Phil. 4, 19 

Rom. 7,22 gracc according to the measure 
the gift of Christ. 

8 Wherefore he saith, 'When he as- 
cended up on high, •'he led ^captivity 
captive, and gave gifts unto men. 

9 (Now Hhat he ascended, what is it 
but that he also descended first into 
the lower parts of the earth ? 

10 He that descended is the same 
also that ^ascended up far above 
all heavens, that he might ^fill all 
things.) 

1 1 And he gave '"some, apostles ; and 
some, prophets ; and some, evangel- 
ists ; and some, pastors and teachers ; 

12 For the perfecting of the saints, 
for the work of the ministrv, "for the 
edifying of "the body of Christ : 

1 3 Till we all come ^in the unity of 
the faith, ^and of the knowledg-e of 
the Son of God, unto a perfect man, 
unto the measure of the ^stature of 
the fulness of Christ : 

14 That we henceforth be no more 
children, tossed to and fro, and car- 
ried about with every ?wind of doc- 
trine, by the sleight of men, and 
cunning craftiness, whereby they lie 
in wait to deceive ; 

1 5 But ^speaking the truth in love, 
may grow up into him in all things, 
which is the head, even Christ : 

1 6 From ''whom the Avhole body fitly 
joined together and compacted by 
that which every joint supplieth, ac- 
cording to the effectual working in 
the measure of every part, maketh 
increase of the body unto the edify- 
ing of itself in love. 

1 7 This I say therefore, and testify 
in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk 
not as other Gen'tileg walk, in the 
vanity of their mind, 

1 8 Ilaving the understanding dark- 



CHAP. 4. 

1 Or, in the 
Lord. 

a Col. 1, 10 

b Gal. 5, 22 

c Col. 3, 14 

d Rom.12,5 

e 1 Cor. 8, 6 

/ Heb. 6, 6 

g Ps. 83, 18 
Mai. 2, 10 

h Rom. 
11, 36 

i Ps. 68, 18 

j Col. 2, 15 

2 Or, a 
multi- 
tude of 
capt ives. 

k John 3,13 

I Acts 1, 9 

1 Tim. 
3,16 

Heb. 4, 14 
Heb. 7, 26 
Heb. 8, 1 
Heb. 9, 24 

3 Or, fulfll 

m 1 Cor. 

12,28 
ch. 2, 20 

n 1 Cor. 
14,26 

ch. 1, 23 
Col. 1, 24 

4 Or, into 
the unity. 

p Col. 2, 2 

5 Or, age. 
q Mat. 11, 7 

6 Or, being 
sincere. 

2 Cor. 4, 2 

r Col. 2, 19 

s Acts26,18 
Gal. 4. 8 
ch. 2, 12 
lThes.4,5 

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ened. 'being alienated from the life 
of God through the ignorance that is 



Of chaste conversation. 



EPHESIANS, 5. Christian circumspection. 



in them, because of the ^blindness of ^- d. 6i. 

^ • • — —^ . 



their heart 



19 Who 'being past feeUng have 
given themselves over unto lasciv- 
iousness, to work all uncleanness 
with greediness. 

20 But ye have not so learned 
Christ ; 

21 If so be that ye have heard him, 
and have been taught by him, as the 
truth is in Je'§us: 

22 That ye put off concerning the 
former conversation the old man, 
vfhich is corrui)t according to the 
deceitful lusts ; 

23 And '*be renewed m the spirit of 
your mind ; C. 5. 5-8. 

24 And that ye put on the new man, 
which after God is created in right- 
eousness and ^true holiness. 

25 Wherefore putting awajr lying, 
speak every man truth with his 
neighbour : for we are members one 
of another. 

26 Be ye angry, and sin not : let not 
the sun go down upon your wrath : 

27 Neither "give place to the devil 

28 Let him that stole steal no more: 
but rather let him labour, working 
with his hands the thing which is 
good, that he may have ''to give to 
him that needeth. 

29 Let no corrupt communication 
proceed out of your mouth, but that 
which is good ^°to the use of edifying, 
that it may minister grace unto the 
hearers. 

30 And '"grieve not the holy Spirit 
of God, whereby ye are sealed unto 
the day of redemption. 

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and 
anger, and clamour, and evil speak- 
ing, be put away from you, with all 
malice : 

32 And be ye kind one to another, 
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, 
even as God for Christ's sake hath 



CHAP. 4. 

7 Oi", liard- 
ness. 

t Rom.1,24: 

1 Tim. 4,2 

u Rom.12,2 

2 Cor. 2, 
10, 11 
Col. 3, 10 

8 Or, holi- 
ness of 
truth. 

V Jas. 4, 7 

9 Or, to dis- 
tribute. 

10 Or, to 

edify 

profit' 

ably. 

lu Isa. 63,10 
Rom. 8,23 



4 Neither filthiness,nor foolish talk- 
ing, nor jesting, "^ which are not con- 
venient : but rather giving of thanks. 

5 For this yp know that no whm-p- 



monge r , n or unclean person, nor 



covptons ma n^ who is nn idolpitpi- 



hath "any inheritance in the kingd om 
of Ch i^ Tst f\l^(\ of God. 
f\ T:pt /no mnn dp ppivp yon with vain 

words; for because of these things 



Comet h the Av rath of God-jnpon-lhe- 



children of Vlisobedience. 



forgiven you. 



L 5. 2. 



CHAPTER 5. 



D 
L 



2 He exhorteth to love ; 3 to flee fornication, and all 
i.tncleanness ; 15 to walk ioith prudence. 

BE "ye therefore followers of God, 
as dear children ; 
2 And ^walk in love, as Christ also 



hath loved us. and hath given him- 



self for us an offering and a sacrifice 



to God '•for a sweetsmelling savour. 
3 But fornication, and all unclean- 
ness, or covetousness, let it not be 
once named among you, as becometh 
saints ,• 

* D. 5. 25; L. 5. 14 



CHAP. 5. 

a Mat. 5, 45 
Lu. 6, 36 
1 Pet.3,15 

h John 
13, 34 
1 John 
3,11 

c Gen. 8,21 
Lev. 1, 9 
2Cor.2,15 
lThes.4,3 

d Rom.1,28 

e Rev.22,15 

f Jer. 29, 8 

Mat. 24, 4 

1 Or, 

unbelief. 
Col. 3, 6 

g Isa. 9, 2 

h John 8,12 
lJohn2,9 

i Lu. 16, 8 

j Phil. 1,10 

fclCor.5,9 

1 Lev.19,17 
m Heb.4,13 

2 Or, dis- 
covered. 

3 Or, it. 

n Isa. 60, 1 

John 5,25 
Rom. 6, 
4, 5 
Col. 3, 1 

p Col. 4, 5 

q Rom. 12,2 

r lThes.4,3 

s Jas. 5,13 

t Job 1, 21 
Ps. 34, 1 

u Phil. 2. 3 

V Gen. 3, 16 

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7 Be not ye therefore partakers with 
them. 

8 For ^ye were sometimes darkness, 
but now ^are ye light in the Lord : 
walk as children 'of light : C.5.11,12;t, 

9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in 
all goodness and righteousness and 
truth ;) 

10 Proving -^what is acceptable unto 
the Lord. 

1 1 And ''^have no fellowship with the " 
unfruitful works of darkness, but 
rather ^reprove them. 

1 2 For it is a shame even to speak of 
those things which are done of them 
in secret. C. 5. 14., 

1 3 But '"all things that are h'eproved 
are made manifest by the light : for 
whatsoever doth make manifest is 
light. 

14 Wherefore ^he saith. ^' Awake 



thou that sleepest. and "arise from the 



dead, and Christ shall give thee light 



1 5 See then that ye walk circum- 
spectly, not as fools, but as wise, 

16 Redeeming the time, because the 
days are evil. 

17 Wherefore ^be ye not unwise, but 
mnderstanding what 'the will of the 
Lord is. 

18 And be not drunk with wine, 
wherein is excess ; but be filled with 
the Spirit ; 

1 9 Speaking to yourselves 'in psalms 
and hymns and spiritual songs, sing- 
ing and making melody in your heart 
to the Lord ; 

20 Giving ^thanks always for all 
things unto God and the Father in 
the name of our Lord Je'sus Christ ; 

21 Submitting "yourselves one to 
another in the fear of God. 

22 Wives, ^submit yourselves unto 
your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 

23 For the husband is the head of 
the wife, even as Christ is the head 
of the church : and he is the savioar 
of the body. 

24 Therefore as the church is sub- 

tH.Phil.1.28. JC.Phil.2.21; L.Cal.1.21. 



Of conjugal 



EPHESIANS, 6. 



and filial duties. 



ject unto Christ, so let the wives be 

to their own husbands in every thing. 

25 Husbands, love your wives, even 

as Christ also loved the church, and 



I gave himselt for it ; 
'M'i'hixt he might 



D. CaI- 1. 
iir^ 



and 



A. D. 64. 



sanctity 

cleanse "it with the washing of wa- 
ter "^by the word, 

27 That he might present it to him- 
self a glorious church, not having 
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing ; 
but that it should be holy and with- 
out blemish. 

28 So ought men to love their wives 
as their own bodies. He that loveth 
his wife loveth himself. 

29 For no man ever yet hated his 
own flesh ; but nourisheth and cher- 
isheth it, even as the Lord the church : 

30 For we are members of his body, 
of his flesh, and of his bones. 

31 For this cause shall a man leave 
his father and mother, and shall be 
joined unto his wife, and they two 
shall be one flesh. 

32 This is a great mystery: but I 
speak concerning Christ and the 
church. 

33 Nevertheless let every one of you 
in particular so love his wife even as 
himself; and the wife see that she 
reverence her husband. 



CHAPTER 6. 



5 0/ 



1 The relative diities of children ; 4 of parents 
servants: ^ of masters. 

CHILDREN, "obey your parents 
in the Lord : for this is right. 

2 Honour 'thy father and mother ; 
which is the first commandment 
with promise ; 

3 That it may be well with thee, and 
thou may est live long on the earth. 

4 And, ''ye fathers, provoke not your 
children to wrath ; but ''bring them 
up in the nurture and admonition of 
the Lord. 

5 Servants, be obedient to them that 
are your masters according to the 
flesh, with fear and trembling, in sin- 
gleness of your heart, as unto Christ ; 

6 Not with eyeservice, as men- 
pleasers; but as the servants of 
Christ, doing the will of God from 
the heart ; 

7 With good will doing service, as to 
the Lord, and not to men : 

8 Knowing "that whatsoever good 
thing any man doeth, the same shall 
he receive of the Lord, whether he be 
bond or free. 

9 And, ye ^masters, do the same 



CHAP. 5. 

w John 3, 5 
Heb. 
10, 22 
1 John 5,6 

X John 15,3 
John 
17,17 



CHAP. 6. 

a Pro. 23,22 

b Ex. 20. 12 
Deut.5,16 
Deut. 
27, 16 
Jer. 35,18 
Mat. 15, 4 

c Col. 3, 21 

a Gen. 18, 19 
Deut. 6, 7 

e Rom. 2, 6 
2 Cor.5,10 

/ Col. 4, 1 

1 Or, mod- 
erating. 
Lev.25,43 

2 Some 
read, 
both your 
and their 
Mnater. 

1 Pet.1,17 

h Rom. 
13, 12 
2 Cor. 6, 7 
lThes.5,8 

3 blood and 
nesh. 

1 Cor. 
15, 50 

1 Rom. 8,38 
Col. 2, 15 

j .John 
12, 31 
Col. 1, 13 

4 Or, 

^vicked 
spirits. 

5 Or, 
heavenly, 
as 

ch. 1. 3 

6 Or, hail- 
ing over- 
come all. 

k Isa. 59. 17 

I Isa. 52, 7 

m lJohn5,4 

n Heb. 4,12 
Rev. 1, 16 

Phil. 1. 4 

7 Or. in a 
chain. 

Acts28,20 

8 Or, 

thereof. 

p lThes.2,2 

q Acts 20, 4 

2 Tim. 
4.12 
Titus 3,12 

9 Or. with 
incorrup- 
tion, 
Titus 2, 7 

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things unto them, 'forbearing threat- 
ening : knowing that ^your Master 
also is in heaven; neither is i'there 
respect of persons with him. 

1 Finally, my brethren, be strong ^ (( 
m the Lord, and m the power ot his 

iT ^ighf K. Phil. 4. 13.J 

1 1 Put ^on the whole armour of 

God, that ye may be able to stand 
I against the wiles of the devil. 
] 12 For we wrestle not against ^flesh 
and blood, but against 'principalities, 
jagainst powers, against the •'rulers of 
the darkness of this world, against 
■•spiritual wickedness in ^high places. 

13 Wherefore take unto you the 
whole armour of God, that ye may 
be able to withstand in the evil day, 
and ''having done all, to stand. 

14 Stand therefore, having your 
loins girt about with truth, and hav- 
ing ^on the breastplate of righteous- 
ness ; 

1 5 And 'your feet shod with the 
preparation of the gospel of peace ; 

16 Above all, taking '"the shield of 
faith, wherevv^th ye shall be able to 
quench all the fiery darts of the 
wicked. 

17 And take the helmet of salva- 



tion, and the "sword of the SpiritT 
which is the word of God : B.CoI.8.16^ 

1 8 Praying always Avith all prayer 
and supplication in the Spirit, and 
watching thereunto with all perse- 
verance and "supplication for all 
saints ; 

19 And for me, that utterance may 
be given unto me, that I may open 
my mouth boldly, to make known 
the mystery of the gospel, 

20 For which I am an ambassador 
■'in bonds: that ^therein 'i may speak 
boldly, as I ought to speak. 

21 But that ye also may know my 
affairs, and how I do, ^Tych'i-cus, a 
beloved brother and faithful minis- 
ter in the Lord, shall make known 
to you all things : 

22 Whom I have sent unto you for 
the same purpose, that ye might 
know our aftairs, and that he might 
comfort your hearts. 

23 Peace be to the brethren, and 
love with faith, from God the Fa- 
ther and the Lord Je'§us Christ. 

24 Grace be with all them that love 
our Lord Je'gus Christ ^in sincerity. 
A-men', 

Written from Rome unto the 
E-phe'§ians by Tychl-cus. 



B 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 

PHILIPPIANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

PauVs thankfulness and prayer to God, etc, 

PAUL and Ti-mo'the-us, the serv- 
ants of Je'§us Christ, to all the 
saints in Christ Je'gus which are at 
Phi-lip'pl, with the 'bishops and dea- 
cons : 

2 Grace he unto you, and peace, 
from God our Father, and f7'om the 
Lord Je'gus Christ. 

3 I "thank my God upon every '^re- 
membrance of you, 

4 Always in every prayer of mine 
for you all making request with 

5 For ^your fellowship in the gospel 
from the first day until novf ; 

6 Being confident of this very thing, 
that he which hath begun a '^good 
work in you ^will perform it until 
the day of Je'§us Christ : 

7 Even as it is meet for me to think 
this of you all, because ^I have you 
in my heart; inasmuch as both in 
my "^bonds, and in the defence and 
confirmation of the gospel, ^ye all are 
^partakers of my grace. 

8 For God is my record, how great- 
ly I long after you all in the bowels 
of Je'§us Christ. 

9 And this I pray, that -^your love 
may abound yet more and more in 
knowledge and hi all ^judgment ; 

10 That ^ye may 'approve things 
that ®are excellent ; Hhat ye may be 
sincere and without ofi'ence till the 
day of Christ ; 

li Being filled with the fruits of 
righteousness, * which are by Je'sus 
Christ, unto the glory and praise of 
God. 

12 But I would ye should under- 
stand, brethren, that the things 
vnhich happened unto me have fall- 
en out rather unto the furtherance 
of the gospel ; 

13 So that my bonds ''in Christ are 
manifest •'in all '°the palace, and "in 
all other places ; 

14 And many of the brethren in 
the Lord, waxing confident by my 
bonds, are much more bold to speak 
the word without fear. 

1 5 Some indeed preach Christ even 



A. D. 6i. 



CHAP. 1. 

1 Or, over- 
seers. 

a Col. 1, 3 

2 Or, 
viention. 

b 2 Cor. 8, 1 
c John 6,29 

3 Or, will 
finish it. 

i Or. ye 

have me 
in your 
heart. 

d Eph. 3. 1 
Eph.6,20 
Col. 4, 3 
2 Tim. 1,8 

e ch. 4, 14: 

5 Or, par- 
takers 
with me 
of grace. 

f Philem. 6 

6 Or, sense, 
g Rom. 12,2 

7 Or. try. 

8 OvMffcr. 
h Acts24,16 
i John 15,4 

9 Or, for 

Christ. 

j ch. 4, 22 

10 Or, 

Cmsar^s 
court. 

11 Or, to all 
others. 

k ch. 2, 3 

I 2Cor.l,ll 

m Rom. 8, 9 

nRom. 5, 5 

2 Cor. 5, 8 

p 2 Tim. 4,6 

q Isa. 41, 10 
Mat.10,28 
Heb. 13, 5 

r Rom.8,17 
2 Tim. 
2,11 

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of envy and ^strife ; and some also 
of good will : 

16 The one preach Christ of con- 
tention, not sincerely, supposing to 
add affliction to my bonds : 

17 But the other of love, knowing 
that I am set for the defence of the 
gospel. 

18 What then? notwithstanding, 
every way, whether in pretence, or 
in truth, Christ is preached ; and I 
therein do rejoice, yea, and will re- 
joice. 

1 9 For I know that this shall turn to 
my salvation 'through your prayer, 
and the supply of '"the Spirit of Je'- 
§us Christ, 

20 According to my earnest expec- 
tation and my hope, that "in nothing 
I shall be ashamed, but that with 
all boldness, as always, so now also 
Christ shall be magnified in my 
body, whether it be by life, or by 
death. 

21 For to me to live is Christ, and 
to die is gain. 

22 But if I live in the fiesh, this is 
the fruit of my labour : yet what I 
shall choose I wot not. 

23 For °I am in a strait betwixt 
two, having a desire to ^depart, and 
to be with Christ ; which is far bet- 
ter: 

24 ISTevertheless to abide in the 
fiesh is more needful for you. 

25 And having this confidence, 1 
know that I shall abide and continue 
with you all for your furtherance 
and joy of faith ; 

26 That your rejoicing may be 
more abundant in Je'§us Christ for 
me by my coming to you again. 

27 Only let your conversation be 
as it becometh the gospel of Christ : 
that whether I come and see you, or 
else be absent, I may hear of your 
affairs, that ye stand fast in one 
spirit, with one mind striving to- 
gether for the faith of the gospel ; 

28 And in nothing ^terrified by your 
adversaries: which is to them an 
evident token of perdition, but to 

you of salvation, and that of God. * 

29 For unto you it is given in the 

* H. 3. 19; T. 2 Tim. 1. 8. 



Love, unity, and 



PHILIPPIAN^ 



o. 



2, 



3. 



behalf of Christ, 'not only to believe 
on iiini, but also to suffer for his sake ; 
30 Having 'the same conflict which 
"ye saw in me, and now hear to he in 
me. 

CHAPTER 2. 

Love, unity, and humility recommended. 

IF there he therefore any consola- 
tion in Christ, if any comfort of 
love, if ''any fellowship of the Spirit, 
if any bowels and mercies, 

2 Fulfil *ye my joy, ^that ye be like- 
minded, having the same love, heing 
of one accord, of one mind. 

3 Let "^nothing he done through 
strife or vamgiory ; but 'in lowliness 
of mind let each esteem other better 
than themselves. 

4 Look •''not every man on his own 
things, but eveiy man also on the 
things of others. 

5 Let ^this mind be in you, which 
was also in Christ Je'gus : 

6 Who, ''being in the form of God, 
thought ^it not robbery to be equal 
with God : 

7 But •''made himself of no reputa- 
tion, and took upon him the form *of 
a servant, and Vas made in the 
likeness of men : 

8 And bemg found in fashion as a 
man, he humbled himself, and be- 
came '"obedient unto death, even the 
death of the cross. 

9 Wherefore God also "hath highly 
exalted him, and ''given him a name 
which is above every name : 

I (J That 'at the name of Je'§us every 
knee should bow, of things in heaven, 
and things in earth, and things un- 
der the earth ; 

II And Hhat every tongue should 
confess that Je'sus Christ is Lord, to 
the glory of God the Father. 

12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye 
have always obeyed, not as in my 
presence only, but now much more 
in my absence, work out your o^vn 
salvation with fear and trembling. 

13 For it is God which worketh in 
you both to will and to do of his 
good pleasure. 

14 Do all things Avithout murmur- 
ings and disputings : 

1 5 That ye may be blameless and 
^harmless, the sons of God, without 
rebuke, in the midst of a crooked 
and perverse nation, among whom 
^ye shine as lights in the world ; 

1 6 Holding forth the word of life ; 
that I may rejoice in the day of 



A. D. 6i. 



CHAP. 1. 

s Acts 5, 41 

Rom. 5, 3 

Eph. 2, 8 

t Col. 2. 1 

uActsl6,19 

lThes.2,2 



CHAP. 2. 

a 2 Cor. 

13, li 
b John 3,29 
c 1 Pet. 3, 8 
d Jas. 3, 14 
e 1 Pet. 5, 5 
/I Cor. 

10,24 
g John 

13, 15 
h Isa. 9, 6 

Zech.13,7 

Johnl,l,2 

John 17,5 

2 Cor. 4, 4 

Col. 1, 15 

1 Tim. 

3,16 

Heb. 1, 3 
i John 5,18 

John 

10,33 
} Ps. 22, 6 

Isa. 53, 3 

Dan. 9, 26 
k Isa. 42, 1 

Isa. 53, 11 

Ezek. 

34, 23 

Zech. 3, 8 

Mat.20,28 
I John 1,14 

Gal. 4, 4 

1 Or, habit, 
m Heb. 12,2 
n John 17,1 
Heb. 1, 4 
p Isa. 45, 23 

Rev. 5, 13 
q John 

13, 13 
r Heb. 

13,21 

2 Or, 
sincere. 

3 Or, 
shlyie ye. 
Mat. 5, 14 

4 poured 
forth. 

5 Or, 
Moreover. 

6 Or, so 
dear unto 
me. 

s ch. 4. 18 
t 2 Cor.8,23 
it2Cor.ll,9 

7 Or, hon- 
our such. 
1 Cor. 
16, 18 

1 Thes. 
5,12 
1 Tim. 
5,17 
V 1 Cor. 
16,17 
Ch. 4, 10 



CHAP. 3. 

a Gal. 5, 15 

b Rom. 2,28 
Gal. 5, 2 

c Deut. 
10, 16 
Deut.30,6 
Jer. 4, 4 
Rom.2,29 
Rom.4.11 
Col. 2, 11 

d John 4,23 
Rom. 7, 6 

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huTuility enforced. 

Christ, that 1 have not rmi in vain, 
neither laboured in vain. 
1 T Yea, and if I be ^offered upon the 
sacrifice and service of your faith, I 
joy, and rejoice with you all. 

1 8 For the same cause also do ye 
joy, and rejoice with me. 

19 ^But I trust in the Lord Je'§us to 
send Ti-mo'the-us shortly unto you, 
that I also may be of good comfort, 
when I know your state. 

20 For I have no man '^likeminded, 
who will naturally care for your 
state. 

21 For all seek their own, not the 
t hings which are Je'sus Christ's. * 

22 But ye know the proof of mm, 
that, as a son with the father, he hath 
served with me in the gospel. 

23 Hun therefore I hope to send 
presently, so soon as I shall see how 
it will go with me. 

24 But I trust in the Lord that I 
also myself shall come shortly. 

2 5 Yet I supposed it necessary to send 
to you 'E-paph-ro-di'tus, my brother, 
and companion in labour, and fellow- 
soldier, but your 'messenger, and "he 
that ministered to nij wants. 

26 For he longed after you all, and 
was full of heaviness, because that 
ye had heard that he had been sick. 

27 For indeed he was sick nigh un- 
to death: but God had mercy on 
him; and not on him only, but on 
me also, lest I should have sorrow 
upon sorrow. 

28 I sent him therefore the more 
carefully, that, when ye see him 
again, ye may rejoice, and that I 
may be the less sorrowful. 

29 Receive him therefore in the 
Lord with all gladness; and 'hold 
such in reputation : 

30 Because for the work of Christ 
he was nigh unto death, not regard- 
ing his life, "to supply your lack of 
service toward me. 

CHAPTER 3. 

2 To beware ofjalse teachers. 12 The apostle's anxi- 
ety/or the heavenly prize. 

TT^INALLY, my brethren, rejoice 
jO in the Lord. To write the same 
things to you, to me indeed is not 
grievous, but for you it is safe. 

2 Beware "of dogs, beware of evil 
workers, *beware of the concision. 

3 For we are "the circumcision, 
which worship '^God in the spirit, 
and rejoice in Christ Je'gus, and have 
no confidence in the flesh. 

* C. 3. 18, 19. ' 



The heavenly prize. 



PHILIPPIANS, 4. 



Hejoicing in the Lord. 



4 Though I might also have confi- 
dence in the flesh. If any other man 
thinketh that he hath whereof he 
might trust in the flesh, I more 

5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the 
stock of i§'ra-el, of the tribe of Ben'- 
ja-min, an He'brew of the He'brewg; 
as touching the law, ^a Phar'i-see ; 

6 Concerning /zeal, ^'persecuting the 
church; touching the righteousness 
^vhich is in the law, blameless. 

7 But what things were gain to me, 
those I counted loss for Christ. 

8 Yea doubtless, and I count all 
things hut loss ^for the excellency of 
the knowledge of Christ Je'sus my 
Lord : for whom I have suffered the 
loss of all things, and do count them 
hut dung, that I may win Christ, 

9 And be found in him, 'not having 



A. D. 64. 



CHAP. 3. 

e Acts 23, 6 

/Gal. 1, 13 

g Acts 8, 3 

h Isa. 53, 11 
John 17,3 

i Ps. 143, 2 
Isa. 64, 6 



• ■ 1 — J ■ T 1 1 1 "f. U -IXCU. O, J. 

mine ow^n righteousness, which is of j^ i cor. 2,6 



the law", but -^t^hat which is through 



the faith ot Christ, the right e ousness ! , ^ai. 5, 10 



1,10 

2 Tim. 4,8 
Titus2,13 

w Ps. 17, 15 
Mat. 17, 2 
ICor. 
15,43 
Col. 3, 4 
IJohn 3,2 

X Isa. 63, 1 
Mat.28,18 
Eph. 1, 19 
Heb. 7, 25 



v/hich is of God by faith : >k jfiPet. 5,3 

iO I'hat 1 may know him, and the " coi. 3, 1, 3 

power of his resurrection, and ^thel^'^Thes!'^ 
fellowship of his sufferings, being 
made conformable unto his death ; 

11 If by any means I might attain 
^unto the resurrection of the dead. 

12 Not as though I had '"already 
attained, either were '^already per- 
fect : but I follow after, if that I may 
apprehend that for which also I am 
apprehended of Christ Je'§us. 

1 3 Brethren, I count not myself to 
have apprehended : bat this one 
thing J do, forgetting those things 
which are behind, and reaching 
forth 'tinto those things which are 
before, 

141 ^'press toAvard the mark for the 
prize of ^the high calling of God in 
Christ Je'§us. 

1 5 Let us therefore, as many ''as be 
perfect, 'be thus minded : and if in 
any thing ye be otherwise minded, 
God shall reveal even this unto 
you. 

16 Nevertheless, whereto we have 
already attained, let us walk by the 
same rule, let us mind the same 
thing. 

1 7 Brethren, be followers together 
of me, and mark them which walk 
so as ye 'have us for an ensample. 



God is their belly, and whose glory 
is in their shame, who mind earthly 
things.) c. Col. 1. 13; H. Col. 3. 6. 

20 For "our conversation is in 
heaven ; from whence also ^we look 
for the Saviour, the Lord Je'§us 
Christ : 

21 Who "shall change our vile 
Rom.i'o,3jbody, that it may be fashioned like 

■' GaP2M6!^^^*^ ^^^^ glorious body, according 
^to the working whereby he is able 
even to subdue all thing^s unto him 
self. 

CHAPTER 4. 

4 General exhortations: 10 his joy for their liber 

ality. 

THEREFORE, my brethren 
dearly beloved and longed for, 
"my joy and crown, so stand fast in 
the Lord, 7ny dearly beloved. 

2 I beseech Eii-6'di-as, and beseech 
Syn't5"-che. that they be of the same 
mind in the Lord. 

3 And I intreat thee also, true yoke- 
fellow, help those women which la- 
boured with ''me in the gospel, with 
Clem'ent also, and vjith other my 
fellowlabourers, whose names are in 
the 'book of life. 

4 Rejoice in the Lord alway : and 
again I say. Rejoice. 

5 Let your moderation be known 



2 Pet. 1, 1 

k 1 Pet.4,13 

I Lu. 20, 35 
Acts 26, 7 

m 1 Tim. 
6,12 

n Heb. 
12,23 

Heb. 6, 1 

p 2 Tim. 4, 
7,8 
Heb. 12, 1 

^ q Heb. 3, 1 



1 Cor. 
14,20 



18 (For many walk, of whom I 
have told you often, and now tell 
you even weeping, that they are the 
enemies of the cross of Christ : 
H f 19 Whose end is destruction , whose 

F. 1 Tim. 1. 16; G. 2 Tim. 1. 9 



CHAP. 4. 

a2Cor.l,14 
1 Thes. 
2,19 

b Rom.16,3 
ch. 1, 27 

c Ex. 32, 32 
Ps. 69, 28 
Dan. 12, 1 
Lu. 10, 20 
Rev. 3, 5 
Rev. 13, 8 
Rev.20,12 
Rev.21,27 

d 2Thes.2,2 
Heb. 
10, 25 
Jas. 5, 8, 9 

1 Pet. 4, 7 

2 Pet. 3, 8 

e Ps. 55, 22 
Pro. 16, 3 
Mat. 6, 25 
Lu. 12, 22 
1 Pet. 5, 7 

/ Isa. 26, 3 
John 
14,27 
Rom. 5, 1 
Col. 3, 15 

1 Or, ven- 
erable. 

g 2 Cor.11,9 

2 Or, is 
revived. 

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unto all men. "^The Lord is at 
hand. 

6 Be ^careful for nothing ; but in 
every thing by prayer and supplica- 
tion with thanksgiving let your re- 
quests be made known unto God. 

7 And -^the peace of God, which 
passeth all understanding, shall keep 
your hearts and minds through 
Christ Je'gus. 

8 Fmally, brethren, whatsoever 
things are true, whatsoever things 
are ^honest, whatsoever things are 
just, whatsoever things are pure, 
whatsoever things «re lovely, what- 
soever things are of good report ; if 
there he any virtue, and if there he 
any praise, think on these things. 

9 Those things, wTiich ye have both 
learned, and received, and heard, 
and seen in me, do : and the God of 
peace shall be with you. 

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord great- 
ly, that now at the last ^your care of 
me ^hath flourished again ; wherein 
ye were also careful, but ye lacked 
opportunity. 

11 Not that I speak in respect of 
want : for I have learned, in what- 



Paul co7nniendeth 



COLOSSIANS, 1. 



the Colossians' faith. 



soever state I am, ^'therewith to be 
content. 

l'l\ 'know both how to be abased, 
and I know how to abound : every 
where and in all things I am in- 
structed both to be full and to be 
hungry, both to abound and to suf- 
fer need. 

r 13 1 can do all things -^through 
I Christ which strengtneneth nxQ^ 

14 Notwitnstanclmg ye liave well 
done, that *ye did communicate with 
my affliction. 

15 Now ye Phi-lip 'pi-ans know also, 
'that in the beginning of the gospel, 
when I departed from Mag-e-do'ni-a, 
'"no church communicated with me 
as concerning giving and receiving, 
but ye only. 

1 6 For even in "Thes-sa-lo-ni'ca ye 
sent once and again unto my ne- 
cessity. 

17 Not because I desire a gift : but 



A-D- 64. {I desire fruit ^hat may abound to 

your account. 
CHAP, 4. 1 ;Lg ^^^ 3 J jj^^g ^11^ ^^^ abound : I 

hi Tim. 6,6 am full, having received ^of E-paph- 

i icor.4,ii|ro-di'tus the things which icere sent 

j John 15,5 if ^om you, an odour of a sweet smell, 

2Cor.i2;9i9a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing 

/cch. 1. 7 ^tO God. 

; A^^-oiiirl 19 But my God 'shall supplv all 

I Actsll,15, - tl 1^ . '■■■i'^ ■ 

your need according to nis riclies m 



m2 Cor.11,8 g jory by QjiriSt Je'gUS 
?i2Thes.3,8 ^ 



20 Now unto God and our Patlier "" 



Rom. 
15,28 

3 Or, I have 

received 
all. 

p ch. 2, 25 

q 2 Cor.9,12 
Heb. 
13,16 

r Ps. 23, 1 
Pro. 8, 21 
2 Cor. 9, 8 

s ch. 1, 13 



be glory for ever and ever. A-men'. 

21 Salute every saint in Christ Je'- 
§us. The brethren which are with 
me greet you. 

22 All the saints salute you, chiefly 
''they that are of ^ee'gar's house- 
hold. 

23 The grace of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ be with you all. A-men', 

It TV as written to the Phi-lip 'pi-ans 
from R5me by E-paph-ro-di'tus. 



K 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 

COLOSSIANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Paul thanketh God /or their faith, 15 a7id de- 
scribeth the exalted nature of Christ. 

PAUL, an apostle of Je'sus Christ 
by the will of God, and Ti-mo'- 
the-us our brother, 

2 To the saints ""and faithful breth- 
ren in Christ which are at Co-16s'se : 
Grace be unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father and the Lord Je'sus 
Christ. 

3 We give thanks to God and the 
Father of our Lord Je'sus Christ, 
praying always for you, 

4 Since *we heard of your faith in 
Christ Je'§us, and of '"the love ivhich 
ye have to all the saints, 

5 For the hope ^which is laid up for 
you in heaven, whereof ye heard be- 
fore in the word of the truth of the 
gospel ; 

6 Which is come unto you, ''as it is 
in all the world ; and -^bringeth forth 
fruit, as it doth also in you. since the 
day ye heard of it, and knew^the 
grace of God in truth : 

7 As ye also learned of ^Ep'a-phras 
our dear fellowservant, who is for 
you a faithful minister of Christ ; 

(69) ^ J^^ 4_ ;^g_ 



A. D. 64. 

CHAP. 1. 

a Eph. 6, 21 

b Eph. 1, 15 

c Heb. 6, 10 

a Mat. 5, 12 
2 Tim. 4,8 
1 Pet. 1, 4 

e Mat.24,14 

/John 
15,16 

g 2 Cor. 6, 1 
Eph. 3, 2 
Titus2,ll 

1 Pet.5,12 

h Philem. 
23 

i Eph. 1, 15 

j Rom.12,2 

k 1 Thes. 
2,12 

I lThes.4,1 

m John 
15, 16 

n Acts 5, 41 

Eph. 5. 20 
pEph. 1, 11 
q Heb. 2. 14 
r 2 Pet.1,11 

1 the Son 
of his 
love. 

s John 14,9 

2 Cor. 4, 4 
Phil. 2, 6 
ch. 2, 9 
Heb. 1, 3 

1089 



8 Who also declared unto us your 
love in the Spirit. 

9 For 'this cause we also, since the 
day we heard it, do not cease to pray 
for you, and to desire that ye might 
be filled with the •'knowledge of his 
will in all wisdom and spiritual un- 
derstanding ; 

10 That *ye might walk worthy of 
the Lord \mto all pleasing, being 
"'fruitful in every good work, and 
increasing in the knowledge of 
God; 

11 Strengthened with all might, ac- 
cording to his glorious power, unto 
all patience and longsuffering '^wath 
joyfulness ; 

12 Giving "thanks unto the Father, 
which hath made us meet to be par- 
takers of the ^inheritance of the 
saints in light : 

13 Who hat h delivered us from the 
y power of darkness, ^and hath trans^ 
l ated us into the kingdom of 'h is dear" 
Son: c. 1. 21. J 

14 In whom we have re demption ^ d 
t hrouglThis blood, even tl ieTor give- k 
ness o f sins : d. 1. 20-22 ;t J 

ho IS ^he image of the invisible 

t K. 1 Thes. 5. 23. ^ 



Paul exalteth Christ. 



COLOSSIANS, 2. 



Of Christian con stancy. 



D 



c 

L 



CHAP. 1. 



God, the 'firstborn of every crea- a. 0.64 
tiire : 

1 6 For "by him were all things cre- 
ated, that are in heaven, and thatf g|-^89, 27 
are in earth, visible and invisible,! ^^' ' 
whether ^Ae^ be thrones, or domin- " f ^g^ J'gl 
ions, or principalities, or powers : all 
things were created 'by hini, and for ,^'11^36 

Mm: w John 17 5 

1 7 And he is before all things, and *'i cor. s. 6 
by him all things consist. 

1 8 And "he is the head of the bodv, 
the church: who is the beginning, 
^the firstborn from the dead; that 
^in all things he might have the pre-'y -yat.28,i8| 

fy <=> i- John 1,16 

eminence. john 3,341 

Lpli.1,23 



Heb. 13, 8 

X Rev. 1, 5 

2 Or,among 
all. 



19 For it pleased the leather that 
in -"him should all fulness dwell ; 

20 And, ^having made peace through 
the blood of his cross, b^" Jiim to '^ o^. &y 
reconcile all things unto liimseit;! ^ui^lJilkea 

^y him, I say, whether they be things '^^'O''^^- 
in earth, or things In heaven. h< I^ pmi.3,io 



3 Or, viak- 
ing peace. 

by 
mind 



5 Or, fully 
to preach 
the word 
of God. 

\b Rom. 
16,25 

6 Or,among 

you. 



J- 21 And you, that were sometime \ a Ept. 1, 23 

alienated and enemies '*in y our m ind 

by wicked works, yet now hath he 

reconcile d p. 2 13; L. 2. 13. 

2 2 In the body of his lles li through 

^eath, to present you holy and un - 

"blameabie and unrepro^^able in "ETs 

Si^'ht : D. 1 Thes. 5. 9. 10. 

28 If ye continue in the faith 
grounded and settled, and be not 
moved away from the hope of the 
gospel, which ye have heard, and chap. 2 
which was preached to every crea-^i or, fear, 
ture which is under heaven ; where- or.'care.' 
of I Paul am made a minister ; a 2 cor. 1. e 

24 Who now rejoice in my suff er- ^^ 2 Pet.3 is 
ings for you, and fill up 'that which [ 

is behind of the afflictions of Christ ^ wherein. 
in my flesh for ''his body's sake, 
which is the church : 

25 Whereof I am made a minister, 
according to the dispensation of God| 
which is given to me for you, ^to ful- 
fil the word of God ; 

26 Even *the mystery which hath 
been hid from ages and from gener-j jo^-n'i^i4 
ations, but now is made manifest to Rom. 9, 5 
his saints: ! ™^-^=^ 

27 To whom God would make •^Jo^ni,i6 

kno^vn what is the riches of thejr, ipet.3,22 
glory of tliis myster^^ among the^j^^ ^ ^ 
Gen'tfleg; which is Christ ^in you,! 
the hope of glory : ' ^°°^- ^- * 

28 Whom we preach, warning every j Eph. a, 7 
man, and teaching every man in all /c Gen. 3,15 
wisdom ; that we may present every , fgl^l; J| 
man perfect in Christ Je'gus : V^h^*^' ^^ 

29 Whereunto I also labour, striv- 12.31 
* W. 1 Tim. 2. 3, 4. l^^O 



c Jer. 29, 8 
Heb. 13. 9 

dMat 15,2 

3 Or. 

elemeats. 
Gal. 4. 3,9 

e Isa. 7, 14 



ing according to his working, which 
worketh in me mightily. 

CHAPTER 2. 

He exhorteth them to constancy in Christ. 

FOR I would that ye knew what 
great 'conflict I have for you, 
and /or thematLa-5d-i-ge'a, and/6/' 
as many as have not seen my face 
in the flesh ; 

2 That ''their hearts might be com- 
forted, being knit together in love, 
and unto all *riches of the fuU as- 
surance of understanding, to the ac- 
knowledgement of the mystery of 
God, and of the Father, and of Christ ; 

3 ^In Avhom are hid all the treasures 
of Avisdom and knowledge. 

4 And this I say, lest any man should 
begLifle you with enticing words. 

5 For though I be absent in the flesh, 
yet am I with you m the spirit, joying 
and beholding your order, and the 
stedfastness of your faith in Christ. 

6 As ye have therefore received 
Christ Je'sus the Lord, so walk ye ir, 
him: 

7 Rooted and built up in him, and 
stablished m the faith, as ye have 
been taught, abounding therein with 
thanksgiving. 

8 Beware ""lest any man spoil you 
through pliflosophy and vain deceit, 
after the '^tradition of men, after the 
^rudiments of the world, and not a,f ter 
Christ. 

9 For "in him dwelleth all the fulness 
of the Godhead bodilj^. 

1 And -^ye are complete in him, 
which n^ the head of all principality 
and power : 

1 1 In whom also ye are '^circumcised 
with the circumcision made without 
hands, in putting off the body of the 
sins of the flesh by the circumcision 
of Christ : 

1 2 Buried *with him in baptism, 
wherein also ye are risen with him 
through •'the faith of the operation of 
God. who hath raised him from the 
dead. 

1 3 And you, being dead In your sins ] 



and the uncircumcision of your flesh, 
hath he quickened together with him , 



ha^ang forgiven you all trespasses : t i 
14 Blotting out the handwriting of 
ordinances that was against us, 
which was contrary to us, and took 
it out of the way, nafling it to his 
cross ; 

Id And ^having spoiled principali- 
ties and powers, he made a shew of 

t C. 3 5-7; L. 1 Thes. 5. 9. 



^ 



Of heavenly r)%indedness. COLOSSIANS, 3. 



Sim dry relative duties. 



1 



them openly, triumphing over them 
nn it. 

1 6 Let no man therefore 'judge you 
^in meat, or in drink, or "^in respect of 
"'an holyday, or of the new moon, or 
of the sabbath days : 

1 7 Whicli "are a shadow of things to 
come ; but the body is of Christ. 

1 8 Let no man 'beguile you of your 
reward -in a voluntary humility and 
worshipping of angels, intruding mto 
those things which he hath not seen, 
vainly puffed up by his fieslily mind, 

19 And not holding the Head, from 
Avhich all the body by joints and 
bands having nourishment minis- 
tered, and knit together, increaseth 
with the increase of God. 

20 Wherefore if ye be dead with 
Christ from the ^rudiments of the 
world, why, as though living in the 
world, are ye subject to ordinances, 

21 (Touch not ; taste not ; handle 
not; 

22 Which all are to perish with the 
using ;) after the commandments and 
doctrines of men ? 

23 Which things have indeed a shew 
of wisdom in will worship, and hu- 
mility, and '"neglecting of the body; 
not in any honour to the satisf ymg of 
the flesh. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 He exhorteth to be heavenly minded. 18 Sundry 
relative duties. 

IF ye then ''be risen with Christ, 
seek those ^things which are 
above, where Christ sitteth on the 
right hand of God. 

2 Set your 'affection on things 
above, not on things on the earth. 

3 For '■ye are dead, "'and your life is 
hid with Christ in God. 

4 When "Christ, v:>ho is -^our life, 
shall appear, then shall ye also ap- 
pear with him in "glory. 

5 Mortify therefore your members 
which are upon the earth ; fornica- 
tion, uncleanness, inordinate affec- 
tion, evil concupiscence, and covet- 
ousness, which is idolatry : 

6 F or which things' sake the wrath 
of God Cometh on the children of 



A. D. 64. 



CHAP. 2. 

4 Or. in 

himself. 

I Rom.14,3 

5 Or, for 
eating 
and 
drinking. 

6 Or. in 

■part. 

m Gal. 4, 10 
n Heb. 8, 5 

7 Or, judge 
against 
you. 

8 being a 
voluntary 
in hu- 
mility. 

9 Or, ele- 
ments. 

10 Or, pwn- 
ishing, 
or, not 
sparing. 



^sobedience : H. 3. 25. 

7 In the which ye also walked some 
l^time, when ye lived in them.* 

8 But ^now ye also put off all these ; 
anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, 
filthy communication out of your 
mouth. 

9 Lie 'not one to another, seeing that 

* C. 2 Thes. 2. 10-12. 



CHAP. 3. 

a Eph. 2, 6 

b Mat. 6, 33 

1 Or, mind. 

c Gal. 2, 20 

d 2 Cor. 5, 7 

e IJohn 3,2 

/John 
11,25 

g 1 Cor. 
15,43 

h Jas. 1, 21 
i Lev.19,11 
j Rom.12,2 
k Eph. 2, 10 

1 Gal. 3, 28 

m Eph. 1,23 

n 1 Pet. 1, 2 

Gal. 5, 22 
Phil. 2. 1 

2 Or, com- 
plaint. 

p Rom.13,8 

q Rom. 
14, 17 
Phil. 4, 7 

r 1 Cor.7,15 

5 Eph. 2, 16 
Eph. 4, 4 

t ,Jer. 15,16 
2 Tim. 3, 
15-17 

u Eph. 5, 19 
V ch. 4, 6 

tu 1 Cor. 
10, 31 

X Rom. 1, 8 
Eph. 5, 20 
ch. 2, 7 
1 Thes. 
5,18 
Heb. 
13, 15 

y Eph. 6. 1 

z Eph. 6, 4 

1091 



ye have put off the old man with his 
deeds ; 

10 And have put on the new man, 
which is 'renewed in knowledge after 
the image of him that created 
%im : 

11 Where there is neither ^Greek 
nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircum- 
cision, Bar-ba'ri-an, Scyth'i-an, bond 
?ior free : ""but Christ is all, and in all. 

12 Put on therefore, "as the elect 
of God, holy and beloved, '^bowels 
of mercies, kindness, humbleness of 
mind, meekness, longsuff ering ; 

13 Forbearing one another, and for- 
giving one another, if any man have 
a -quarrel against any : even as Christ 
forgave you, so also do ye. 

14 And above all these things put 
f07i charity, which is the bond of per- 
fectness. 

1 5 And let ?the peace of God rule in 
your hearts, 'to the which also ye are 
called in 'one body ; and be ye thank- 
ful. 

1 6 Let ^the word of Christ dwell in 



you richly in all wisdom ; teaching 
and admonishing one another in 
psalms and hymns and spiritual 
songs, "singing with grace 'in your 
hearts to the Lord. b. 2 Thes. 2. 15. 

17 And "whatsoever ye do in word 
or deed^ do all in the name of the 
Lord Je'gus, gi^^ng -"thanks to God 
and the Father by him. 

18 Wives, submit yourselves unto 
your own husbands, as it is fit in the 
Lord. 

19 Husbands, love you?' wives, and 
be not bitter against them. 

20 Children, obey your ^'parents in 
all things : for this is well pleasing 
unto the Lord. 

21 Fathers, ^provoke not your chil- 
dren to anger, lest they be dis- 
couraged. 

22 Servants, obey in all things your 
masters according to the flesh : not 
with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but 
in singleness of heart, fearing God : 

23 And whatsoever ye do, do it 
heartily, as to the Lord, and not 
unto men ; 

24 Knowing that of the Lord ye 
shall receive the reward of the in- 
heritance: for ye ser^^e the Lord 
Christ. 

25 But he that doeth wrong shall 
receive for the wrong which he hath 
done ; and there is no respect of per- 



B 



H 



sons. 



H. 1 Thes. 1. 10. j 

2 



Continuance in prayer. I. THESSALONIANS, 1. 



Paul giveth thanlcs. 



CHAPTER 4. 

2 Ee exhorteth to be fervent in prayer, 5 to walk 
icisely. 10 Stcndry sahUations. 

]%/rASTERS/give unto your serv- 
ItX ants that which is just and 
equal ; knowing that ye also have a 
Master in heaven. 

2 Continue *in prayer, and watch in 
the same with thanksgiving ; 

3 Withal 'Spraying also for us, that 
God would "^open unto us a door of 
utterance, to speak ^the mystery of 
Christ, -^f or which I am also in bonds : 

4 That I may make it manifest, as I 
ought to speak. 

5 W alk •''in wisdom toward them 
that are without, redeeming the time. 

6 Let your speech be alway *with 
grace, seasoned *with salt, •'that ye 
may know how ye ought to answer 
every man. 

7 All my state shall Tych'i-cus de- 
clare amto you, who is a beloved 
brother, and a faithful minister and 
f ellowservant in the Lord : 

8 Whom I have sent unto you for the 
same purpose, that he might know 
your estate, and comfort your hearts ; 

9 With *0-nes'i-mus, a faithful and 
beloved brother, who is one of you. 
They shall make known unto you 
all things which are done here. 

10 Ar-is-tar'chus 'my fellowprisoner 
saluteth you, and '"Mar'cus, sister's 
son to Bar'na-bas, (touching whom 



A. D. G4. 



CHAP. 4. 

a Lev.19,13 
Mai. 3, 5 
Eph. 6, 9 

h Lu. 18, 1 
Rom. 
12,12 
Eph. 6, 18 

1 Thes. 
5,17 

c 2Thes.3,l 

a 1 Cor.16,9 

2 Cor.2,12 

e Mat. 13,11 
1 Cor. 4, 1 

/Phil. 1,7 

g Eph. 5, 15 

1 Thes. 
4,12 

h Eccl. 
10,12 

i Mark9,50 

j 1 Pet.3,15 

k Philem. 
10 

I Actsl9,29 
Acts 20, 4 
Acts 27, 2 

mActsl5,37 

2 Tim. 
4,11 

n ch. 1, 7 

1 Or, 

striving. 

Mat. 5, 4 
3 Or, filled. 

p Lu. 1. 3 

Acts 1, 1 

q Philem. 
24 

r 1 Thes. 
5,27 

s Philem. 2 

t 1 Tim. 4,6 

u Heb. 13. 3 



ye received commandments: if he 
come unto you, receive him ;) 

11 And Je'sus, which is called Jus'- 
tus, who are of the circumcision. 
These only are my fellowworkers 
unto the kingdom of God, which 
have been a comfort unto me. 

12 Ep'a-phras, "who is o?ie of you, a 
servant of Christ, saluteth you, al- 
ways 'labouring fervently for you in 
prayers, that ye may stand perfect 
"and ^complete in all the will of God. 

13 For I bear him record, that he 
hath a great zeal for you, and them 
that are in La-6d-i-ge'a, and them in 
Hi-e-rap'o-lis. 

14 Lvike,Hhe beloved physician, and 
^De'mas, greet you. 

1 5 Salute the brethren which are in 
La-od-i-ge'a, and Nym'phas, and the 
church which is in his house. 

16 And when '^this epistle is read 
among you, cause that it be read also 
in the church of the La-6d-i-ge'an§ ; 
and that ye likewise read the epistle 
from La-od-i-ge'a. 

17 And say to *Ar-chip'pus, Take 
heed to the 'ministry which thou hast 
receivedintheLord, that thou fulfil it. 

18 The salutation by the hand of 
me Paul. Remember ''my bonds. 
Grace be with you. A-men'. 

Written from Rome to the Co-los'- 
si-an§ by Tych'i-cus and 0-nes'i- 
mus. 



THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 

THESSALONIANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

Paul shewetli his remembrance of them in thanks- 
giving and prayer. 

PAUL, and " Sil- va'nus, and Ti-m5'- 
the-iis, unto the church of the 
Thes-sa-15'ni-ans lohich is *inGod the 
Father and in the Lord Je'gus Christ : 
Grace be unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father, and the Lord Je'gus 
Christ. 

2 We give thanks to God always 
for you all, making mention of you 
in our prayers ; 

3 Remembering without ceasing 
your work of ''faith, '^and labour of 
love, and patience of hope in our 
Lord Je'§us Christ, in the sight of 
God and our Father : 



A. D. 54. 



CHAP. 1. 
a 2 Cor.1,19 
2Thes.l,l 

1 Pet.5,12 
b John 

14.23 
IJohn 1,3 
c .John 6,29 
Gal. 5, 6 
ch. 3, 6 

2 Thes. 
1,11 
Jas. 2. 17 

d Heb. 6, 10 
1 Or, be- 
loved of 
God, your 
election, 
e Col. 3, 12 
2 Thes. 
2,13 
/ 1 Cor. 2. 4 
q 2 Cor. 6, 6 
h Col. 2, 2 
Heb. 2, 3 
i 2Thes.3,7 
j Rom. 
10, 18 

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4 Knowing, brethren 'beloved, your 
^election of God. 

5 For ■''our gospel came not unto 
you in word only, but also in power, 
and in ^the Ho'15' Ghost, and ^'in much 
assurance ; as ye know Svhat man- 
ner of men we were among you for 
your sake. 

6 And ye became followers of us, 
and of the Lord, having received the 
word in much affliction, with joy of 
the H51y Gh5st : 

7 So that ye were ensamples to all 
that believe in Mag-e-do'ni-a and 
A-cha'ia. 

8 For from you •^sounded out the 
word of the Lord not only in Mag-e- 
d5'ni-a and A-cha'ia, but also in every 



PauVs care for 



I. THESSALONIANS, 2, 3. 



the Thessalonians. 



place your faith to God- ward is 
spread abroad ; so that we need not 
to speak any thing. 

9 For they themselves shew of us 
what manner of entering in we had 
unto you, and how ye turned to God 
from idols to serve the living and 
true God ; 

1 And to ^wait for his Son ^f rom 
heaven, whom he raised from the 

f df^ad, p.iip.n. .T^'sns whiVh H^livpTpd n s 
I from n-bft wrath to oomft H. 4. 6. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 In what manner the gospel was preached unto 
them. 17 His desire oj coming to them. 

FOR yourselves, brethren, know 
our entrance in unto you, that 
it was not in vain : 

2 But even after that we had suf- 
fered before, and were shamefully 
entreated, as ye know, at ''Phi-lip'pi, 
we were bold in our God *to speak 
unto you the gospel of God with 
much contention. 

3 For our exhortation imas not of 
deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in 
guile : 

4 But as '^we were allowed of God 
to '^be put in trust with the gospel, 
even so we speak ; not as pleasing 
men, but God, which *trieth our 
hearts. 

5 For neither at any time used we 
flattering words, as ye know, nor a 
cloke of covetousness; God is witness: 

6 Nor -'"of men sought we glory, 
neither of you, nor yet of others, 
when we might have 'been burden- 
some, as the apostles of Christ. 

7 But we were gentle among you, 
even as a nurse cherisheth her chil- 
dren : 

8 So being affectionately desirous of 
you, we were willing -''to have im- 
parted unto you, not the gospel of 
God only, but also our ^own souls, 
because ye were dear unto us. 

9 For ye remember, brethren, our 
labour and travail: for labouring 
night and day, because *we would 
not be chargeable unto any of you, 
we pi'eached unto you the gospel of 
God. 

1 Ye are witnesses, and God also, 
how holily and justly and unblame- 
ably we behaved ourselves among 
you that believe : 

1 1 As ye know how we exhorted 
and comforted and charged every 
one of you, as a father doth his chil- 
dren, 



A. D. 54. 



CHAP.l. 

k Rom. 2, 7 
Phil. 3, 20 
Titus 2,13 
Heb. 9, 38 
2 Pet.3,12 
Rev. 1, 7 

I Acts 1,11 

;nlThes.5,9 



CHAP. 2. 

a Actsl6,22 

h Acts 17, 2 

c 1 Cor. 7,25 
1 Tim. 
1,11 

fZ Titus 1, 3 

e Pro. 17, 3 

/John 5,41 

1 Or, wsed 
authority. 

g Rom. 1,11 
Rom. 
15,29 

h 2 Cor. 
12,15 

i 2Cor.ll,9 

j Col. 1, 10 
1 Pet.1,15 

k Mat.10,40 

1 Gal. 1, 22 
m Acts 17,5 

n Heb. 
10,33 

Mat. 5, 12 
Acts 7, 52 

2 Or.chased 
us out. 

p Lu. 11, 52 
Actsl3,50 
Actsl4,19 
Acts 17, 5 
Acts22,21 

q Gen. 15,16 

r Mat. 24, 6 

s Rom.1,13 

3 Or, 

qlorylngl 
Phil. 4, 1 

t 1 Cor. 
15,23 
ch. 3, 13 
Rev. 1, 7 
Rev.22,12 



CHAP. 3. 

a Actsl7,15 

b Rom. 
16, 21 
2 Cor.1,19 

c Eph. 3, 13 

d John 
16,33 
Acts 9. 16 

e Acts20,24 

/ 1 Cor. 7. 5 

g Gal. 2. 2 

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1 2 That -^ye would walk worthy of 
God, who hath called you unto his 
kingdom and glory. 

1 3 For this cause also thank we 
God without ceasing, because, when 
ye received the word of God which 
ye heard of us, ye received it *not as 
the word of men, but as it is in truth, 
the word of God, which effectually 
worketh also in you that believe. 

14 For ye, brethren, became fol- 
lowers of the 'churches of God which 
in Ju-dse'si are in Christ Je'gus : for 
'"ye also have suffered like things of 
your own countrymen, even "as they 
have of the Jews : 

15 Who both killed the Lord Je'sus, 
''and their own prophets, and have 
^persecuted us ; and they please not 
God, and are contrary to all men : 

1 6 Forbidding ^us to speak to the 
Gen'tiles that they might be saved, 
•^to fill up their sins alway : for "the 
wrath is come upon them to the ut- 
termost. 

17 But we, brethren, being taken 
from you for a short time in pres- 
ence, not in heart, endeavoured the 
more abundantly to see your face 
with great desire. 

18 Wherefore we would have come 
unto you, even I Paul, once and again ; 
but 'Sa'tan hindered us. 

1 9 For what is our hope, or joy, or 
crown of ^rejoicing ? Are not even 
ye in the presence of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ 'at his coming ? 

20 For ye are our glory and joy. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 Why Paul serit Timothy to them : 6 his good report 
a consolation to him. 

TirHEREFORE when we could 
? no longer forbear, "we thought 
it good to be left at Ath'eng alone : 

2 And sent *Ti-mo'the-us, our broth- 
er, and minister of God, and our fel- 
lowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, 
to establish you, and to comfort you 
concerning your faith : 

3 That ''no man should be moved by 
these afflictions: for yourselves know 
that ''we are appointed thereunto. 

4 For n^erily, when we were with 
you, we told you before that we 
should suffer tribulation ; even as it 
came to pass, and ye know. 

5 For this cause, when I could no 
longe;' forbear, I sent to know your 
faith, -^est by some means the 
tempter have tempted you, and our 
^labour be in vain. 



Groicth hi godlhiess. I. THESSALONIANS, 4, 5. Chrisfs second coming. 



H 



6 But ''now when Ti-m5'the-us came 
from you unto us, and brought us 
good tidings of your faith and char- 
ity, and that ye have good remem- 
brance of us always, desiring greatly 
to see us, 'as we also to see you : 

7 Therefore, brethren, we were 
comforted over you in all our afflic- 
tion and distress by your faith : 

8 For now we live, if ye •'stand fast 
in the Lord. 

9 For what thanks can we render to 
God again for you, for all the joy 
wherewith we joy for your sakes 
before our God ; 

10 Night ^and day praying exceed- 
ingly that we might see your face, 
and might perfect that which is 
lacking in your faith ? 

11 Now God himself and our lea- 
ther, and our Lord Je'§us Christ, 
^direct our way unto you. 

12 And the Lord make you to in- 
crease and abound in love one toward 
another, and toward all men, even as 
we do toward you : 

1 3 To the end he may stablish your 
hearts unblameable in holiness be- 
fore God, even our Father, at the 
coming of our Lord Je'sus Christ 
Vith all his saints. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Ee exhorteth to go on in godliness. 15 The saints' 
resurrection, and Christ's secoiid coming. 

FURTHERMORE then v/e 'be- 
seech you, brethren, and ^exhort 
you by the Lord Je'§us, that as ye 
have received of us how ye ought to 
walk and "to please God, so ye would 
abound more and more. 

2 For ye know what commandments 
we gave you by the Lord Je'§us. 

3 For this is ''the will of God, even 
your sanctification, that ye should 
abstain from fornication : 

4 That '^every one of you should 
know how to possess his vessel in 
sanctification and honour ; 

5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, 
even as the Gen'tTle§ "^w^hich know 
not God : 

6 That 'no m,a7i go beyond and ^de- 
fraud his brother "in any matter: 
because that the Lord is the avenger 
of all such, as we also have fore- 
.warned you and testified. H. 5. 2, 3. 

7 For God hath not called us unto 
uncleanness, ^but unto holiness. 

8 He ^therefore that ^despiseth, de- 
spiseth not man, but God, ^who hath 
also given unto us his holy Spirit. 



A. D. 54. 



CHAP. 3. 
h Acts 18, 1 
i Phil. 1, 8 
j Phil. 4, 1 

k Acts 26, 7 

1 Or, guide. 
Mark 1, 3 

I Zech.14,5 
Jude 14 
Rev.20,11 



CHAP. 4. 

1 Or, 

request. 

•2 Or, 
beseech. 

a Col. 1, 10 

b Eph. 5, 17 

c Rom.6,19 

d Eph. 2, 12 

e Lev.19,11 

3 Or, op- 
press, or, 
overreach. 

4 Or, in the 
matter. 

/Lev. 11, 44 

g Lu. 10. 16 

5 Or, 

rejecteth. 

h 1 John 
3,24 

i Jer. 31,34 
John 6,45 

1 John 2, 
20,27 

j John 
13,34 

6 Or, of no 
man. 

k Lev.19,28 
Deut. 14, 
1,2 

2 Sam. 
12,20 

I 1 Cor. 
15, 13 

m lKi.13,17 

n Mat.24,30 
Acts 1, 11 
2Thes.l,7 

Acts 1, 9 
Rev.11,12 

p John 
12,26 
John 14,3 
John 
17.24 
Rev. 21. 
3,4 

Rev. 22, 
3-5 

7 Or, 
exhort. 



9 But as touching brotherly love ye 
need not that I write unto you ; for 
ye 'yourselves are taught of God -^o 
love one another. 

10 And indeed ye do it toward all 
the brethren which are in all Mag-e- 
d5'ni-a : but we beseech you, breth- 
ren, that ye increase more and more ; 

1 1 And that ye study to be quiet, 
and to do your own business, and to 
work with your own hands, as we 
commanded you ; 

1 2 That ye may walk honestly 
toward them that are without, and 
that ye may have lack *^of nothing. 

1 3 But I would not have you to be 
ignorant, brethren, concerning them 
which are asleep, that ye sorrow 
not, even *as others which have no 
hope. 

14 For 'if we believe that Je'§us 
died and rose again, even so them 
also which sleep in Je'gus will God 
bring with him. 

15 For this we say unto you '"by 
the word of the Lord, that we which 
are alive a7id remain unto the com- 
ing of the Lord shall not prevent 
them which are asleep. 

16 For "the Lord himself shall de- 
scend from heaven with a shout, 
with the voice of the archangel, and 
with the trump of God: and the 
dead in Christ shall rise first : 

1 7 Then we which are alive and re- 
main shall be caught up together 
with them 'in the clouds, to meet the 
Lord in the air: and so ^shall we 
ever be with the Lord. 

1 8 Wherefore 'comfort one another 
with these words. 

CHAPTER 5. 

Of Chrisfs second coming. 

BUT of ''the times and the sea- 
sons, brethren, ye have no need 
that I write unto you. 
2 For yourselves know perfectly i \ 



that 'the day of the Lord so cometh 
as a thief in the night. 
3 For when they shall say, Peace 



CHAP. 5. 
a Mat. 24, 3 
b Rev. 3, 3 
c Isa. 13, 6 
d IJohn 2,8 
e Eph. 5, 8 

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and safety ; then '^sudden destruc 
tion cometh upon them, as travail 
upon a woman with child ; and they^ 
shall not escape. H. 2 Thes. 1.8 9. 

4 But ''ye, brethren, are not in dark- 
ness, that that day should overtake 
you as a thief. 

5 Ye are all 'the children of light, 
and the children of the day : we are 
not of the night, nor of darkness. 

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do 

2 



Divers exhortations. W. THESSALONIANS, 1. The Thesscdonians'' faith. 



but let us watch and be: a. d. 54. 



others ; 
sober. 

For 'they that sleep sleep in the 



CHAP. 5. 



that which is good, both among 
yourselves, and to all men. 

16 Rejoice evermore. 

1 7 Pray "^vithout ceasing. 

1 8 In every thing give thanks : for 



night ; and they that be drunken arcj ^ ^^- ^^' ^^ 
^'drunken in the night. g Acts 2, is 

8 But let us, who are of the day, be|'i isa. 59, 17 this is the will of God in Christ Je'sus 
sober, putting ^on the breastplate of i Rom. 9,221 concerning you. 
faith and love ; and for an helmet, l.lg"^' ! 1 ^ Quench "not the Spirit. 



the hope of salvation 
9 For 'God hath not appointed us 
to wrath, but to obtain salvation by 



2 Tim 

2,19 

1 Pet. 2, 8 

1 Or, 

exhort. 



20 Despise ''not prophesy ings. 

21 Prove ^all things ; hold fast that 
which is good. 



our Lord Je'sus Christ . L. 1 Tim. 1.15 ;{ ^^11-2.29 22 Abstain yfrom all appearance of 

evil. 

23 And the very God of peace ' 
sanctify you wholly : and I pran 



10 Who died for us . that, whether ^ beseech. 
we wake or sleep, we should live to- 3 or, ats 
gether with him. D. 1 Tim. 1. 15. orderly. ^ _ 

11 Wherefore ^comfort yourselvesifc LeY.i9,i8 (^oc? your vrhole spirit and soul and 
together, and edify one another, even' ^°' '" i^^^^'i^^s^i'^':^"^-''^'^ ^I'^^^^i^c.c.nv.f^fi^o, 

as also 3^e do. 

12 And we beseech you, brethren, 
to 'know them which labour 
you, and are over you in the Lord. 4. 14 



I Gal. 6 
m Lu. 18, 1 



among "f^^^*; 30 



and admonish you ; 
1 3 And to esteem them very highly 



body be'preseiwed blamelessunto the 
^^ coming of our Lord Je'sus Christ .* 

24 Faithful 'is he that caUeth you, 
who also will do it. 

25 Brethren, pray for us. 



in love for their work's sake. 



be at peace among yourselves. 
14 Now we ^exhort you, brethren 
warn them that are ^unrulv, comforts '^ ^°''- ■^' ^ 



^^^^^plJohn4,l 

q Ex. 23, 7 
r Phil. 4, 9 



the feebleminded, support the weak,| 
be patient toward all me??. 1^ q^.^ 

15 See ^that none render evil for adjure. 
evil unto any man ; but ever ^follow 1 %J\a^' 



" ^™' ' 26 Greet all the brethren with an 

1 Cor.li,l 1 1 1 . 

holy kiss. 

271 "charge you by the Lord that 
this epistle be read unto all the holy 
brethren. 

28 The grace of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ be with you. A-men'. 
The first epistle unto the Thes- 
sa-lo'ni-ans was written from 
Ath'ens. 



t 1 Cor. 
10,13 



K 



THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 

THESSALONIANS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

Of the Thessalonians' faith and lore. 

PAUL,''andSil-va'nus,andTi-m5'- 
the-us, unto the church of the 
Thes-sa-lo'ni-ans ^in God our Father 
and the Lord Je'gus Christ : 

2 Grace unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father and the Lord Je'sus 
Christ. 

3 We are bound to thank God al- 
waj^s for you, brethren, as it is meet, 
because that your faith groweth '"ex- 
ceedingly, and the charity of every 
one of you all toward each other 
aboundeth ; 

4 So that <^we ourselves glory in you 
in the churches of God 'for your pa- 
tience and faith ^in all your perse- 
cutions and tribulations that ye 
endure : 

5 'Which is ^a manifest token of the 



CHAP. 1. 

a2Cor.l,19 

h lThes.1,1 

c Job 17, 9 
Ps. 84, 7 

d 2 Cor.7,14 

e lThes.1,3 

f 1 Thes. 
2, 14 

g Phil. 1,28 

h Rev. 3, 4 

i Rev. 6, 10 

i Rev.14,13 

1 the angels 
of his 
power. 

k Heb. 
10,27 
Heb. 
12. 29 
2 Pet. 3, 9 
Rev. 21, 8 

2 Or, 
yielding. 

I Ps. 79, 6 

mDeut.33,2 
Isa. 2, 19 

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righteous judgment of God. that ye 
may be counted ^'worthy of the king- 
dom of God, for which ye also suffer: 

6 Seeing 'it is a righteous thing with 
God to recompense tribulation to 
them that trouble you ; 

7 And to you who are troubled rest 
■'with us. when the Lord Je'sus shall 
be revealed from heaven with 'his 
mighty angels, 

8 In ^flaming fire 'taking vengeance 



on them ^that know not God, and that 
obey not the gospel of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ : 
9 Who shall be punished with ever - 



l asting-destruction from the presence 
of the Lord, and "'from the glory of 
his power : H. 2. 12. 

10 When he shall come to be glori- 
fied in his saints, and to be admired 
in aU them that believe (because our 
* K. 2 Thes. 3. 3. " 



H 



An apostasy foresheim. 11. THESSALONIANS, 2, 3. 



Divers precepts. 



H 



testimony among you was believed) 
in that day. 

11 Wherefore also we pray always 
for you, that our God would ^count 
you worthy of this calling, and fulfil 
all the good pleasure of his goodness, 
and the work of faith with power : 

12 That "the name of our Lord Je'§us 
Christ Viidij be glorified in you, and 
ye in him, according to the grace of 
our God and the Lord Je'sus Christ. 

CHAPTER 2." 

1 He xcarneih against the surmise that the day of 
Chnstwas at hand ; 3 that it would be i^receded b'y 
a great apostasij - 

]Vt O W we beseech you, brethren, by 
-L 1 the coming of our Lord Je'gus 
Christ, ''and by our gathering to- 
gether unto him, 

2 That ye be not soon shaken in 
mind, or be troubled, neither by 
spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as 
from us, as that the day of Christ is 
at hand. 

3 Let no man deceive you by any 
means : for that day shall not come, 
except ^there come a falling away 
first, and ''that man of sin be re- 
vealed, the ^son of perdition ; 

4 Who opposeth and 'exalteth him- 
self above -^all that is called God, or 
that is worshipped ; so that he as God 
sitteth in the temple of God, shew- 
inghimself that he is God. 

5 Kemember ye not, that, when I was' 
yet with you, I told you these things ? 

6 And now ye know what ^vith- 
holdeth that he might be revealed in 
his time. 

7 For ^the mystery of iniquity doth 
alreadv work : onlv he who now let- 
teth vnll let, until he be taken out of 
the way. 

8 And then shall that Wicked be re- 
vealed, whom ^the Lord shall con- 
sume 'with the spirit of his mouth, 
and shall destroy -^with the bright- 
ness of his coming : 

9 Even him, whose coming is ^after 
the working of Sa'tan with all power 
^and signs and lying wonders, 

10 And with all deceivableness of 
unrighteousness '"in them that perish; 



A. D. 54. 



CHAP. 1. 

3 Ot, vouch- 
safe. 



alway to God for you, brethren be- 
loved of the Lord, because God hath 
from the beginning chosen you to 
salvation through sanctification of 
ni Pet. i,7(^]^e Spirit and behef of the truth : 

11 A\ hereunto he called you by our 
gospel, to the obtaining of the glory 
of our Lord Je'§us Christ. 

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast," 
and hold ^the traditions which ye 
have been taught, whether by word, 

.' ■' B.2Tim. 3. 15-17. 

1 6 KoAv our Lord Je'sus Christ him- 
self, and God, even our Father, which 
2hath loved us, and hath given ns 

consolation and good 
hope through grace, 
IT Comfort your hearts, and stablish 
you in every good word and work. 

CHAPTER 3. 



1 Ee craveth their prayers: 3 he testifieth Ms con- 
Jidence in them: 6 divers precepts. 

FINALLY, brethren, pray for us- 
that the word of the Lord ^mav 



CHAP. 2. 

a Mat.24,31 

1 Thes. 

4. 17 
h 1 Tim. 4,1 1 . ,, 

c Dan.?, 25 or o^ir epistle 

Rev.13,11 

d John 
17,12 

e Isa. 14, 13^ 

§1^^-^^'^ I everlasting 

11, 36 
Rev. 13, 6 

/ 1 Cor. 8, 5 

1 Or, 

lioldetU. 

g IJohn 4,3 
h Dan. 7, 10 
i Job 4, 9 

Isa. 11, 4 

Rev. 2, 16 

Rev. 19, 15 

J Heb have /re 6 course, and be glorified, 

k John 8,41 ^^'^^ ^s it is with you 
Eph. 2,'2 I 2 And that we may be delivered" 

I DeuLi3 1'f^om ^unreasonable and wicked men; 
.Aiat.24,24 for all Qncn have not faith.f 
§I^:ii;if I 3 But the Lord is faithfu), who shall 1 

??i2Cor.2,i 5 ' stablish you, and "keep you from evil. I J 

uiKi^-^*2^' "i^i^d ^^'6 have confidence in the 

'^ Ezek~i4,9 Lord touching you, that ye both do 

Rom. 1,24 ^j^^ ^y^i ^Q ^Y^Q tilings which we 

Mat. 24, 5 -i *^ 

1 Tim. 4,1 command you. 
p 1 cor.11,2 5 And *the Lord direct your hearts 
into the love of God, and ^into the 
patient waiting for Christ. 

6 Now we command you, brethren, 
in the name of our Lord Je'sus Christ, 
that '■ye withdraw yourselves '^from 
every brother that walketh disorder- 
ly, and not after the tradition which 
he received of us. 

7 For yourselves know ho v/ ye ought 
29. 18 to follow us : for we behaved not our- 
^^|Jj^2.37 1 selves disorderly among you ; 
4, 16 8 Neither did we eat any man's 

3 oi'^vjj^^g bread for nought ; but nvrought Avith 
of C7)r isf. labour and travail night and day, 
iThes.1,3 ^Y^^^ ^ve might not be chargeable to 

c Rom. „ ~ '-' 

16, 17 any or you : 

9 Not ^'because we have not 



q Rev. 1, 5 



CHAP. 3. 

1 may run. 
Mat. 9, 38 

2 absurd. 

a John 
17,15 
2 Pet. 2, 9 

b 1 Chr. 



power, 



because they received not the love of ^ J ^"^^6^.5 

the truth, that they might be saved. | 2 John io but to make ourselves an ensample 

11 And "for this cause God shall | « ^ctsi8^|mnto you to follow us. 

send them strong delusion, that they j f Mat^ioiio 1 * ^ ^^^ even when we wereA\ ith you, 
should believe a lie : i ' 1 Tto.' this we commanded you, that ^if any 

12 That they all might be damned '^ ^'p^t. 5.3 '^^^Q^^^^ ^o^ work, neither should he 



who believed not the truth, but had ^ oen. 3, 19 eat. 

pleasure in unrighteousnes s. C. 3. 2;* j I \^^^- 1 1 For we hear that there are some 
13 But we are bound to give thanks, j isa. 56. 10 which walk among you 'disorderly, 

t C. 1 Tim. 1. 9, 10. t K. 2 Tim! 1. 12. 



* H. 1 Tim. 6. 9. 



1096 



PauVs charge to Timothy. 



I. TIMOTHY, 1. 



The laio and the gospel. 



working not at all, but are busy- 
bodies. 

12 Now them that are such we com- 
mand and exhort by our Lord Je'sus 
Christ, 'that with quietness they 
work, and eat their own bread. 

1 3 But ye, brethren, ''be not weary 
in well doing. 

l-JrAnd if any man obey not our 
word *by this epistle, note that man. 
and have no company with hun, that 
he may be ashamed. 



A. D. 54. 



CHAP. 3. 

j Rom. 
12,11 

4 Or, Saint 

not. 

£ Or, sig- 
nify that 
man by 
an epistle. 

k Lev.19,17 



1 5 Yet ^count h im not as an enemy, 
but admonish h irii as a brother. 

16 Now the Lord of peace himself 
give you peace always by all means. 
The Lord be with you all. 

1 7 The salutation of Paul with mine 
owTi hand, which is the token in every 
epistle : so I write. 

18 The grace of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ he with you aU. A-men'. 

The second ep istle to the Thes-sa-lo'- 
ni-an§ was written from Ath'eng. 



THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO 



TIMOTHY. 



CHAPTER 1. 

3 Paul remindeth Timothy of his charge. 8 The 
scope of the law is also the design of the gospel. 

PAUL, an apostle of Je'sus Christ 
by "the commandment *of God 
our Saviour, and Lord Je'gus Christ, 
vjhich Hs our hope ; 

2 Unto '^Tim'o-thy, my own son in 
the faith : Gra,ce, mercy, and peace, 
from God our Father and Je'sus 
Christ our Lord. 

3 As I besought thee to abide still at 
Eph'e-sus, nvhen I went into ^Mag-e- 
d5'ni-a, that thou mightest charge 
some that they •'"teach no other doc- 
trine, 

4 Neither give heed to fables and 
endless genealogies, which minister 
questions, rather than godly edif yuig 
which is in faith : so do. 

5 Now ^the end of the command- 
ment is charity '^out of a pure heart, 
and of a good conscience, and of faith 
unfeigned : 

6 From which some ^having swerved 
have turned aside unto vain jan- 
gling ; 

7 Desiring to be teachers of the law ; 
understanding neither what they say, 
nor whereof they affirm. 

8 But we know that 'the law is good, 
if a man use it lawfully ; 

9 Knowing -'this, that the law is not 
made for a righteous man, but for 
*the lawless and disobedient, for the 
ungodly and for sinners, for unholy 
and profane, for murderers of fathers 
and murderers of mothers, for man- 
slayers, 

1 6 For whoremongers, for them that 



A. D. 65. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Gal. 1, 1 

h ch. 2, 3 
ch. 4, 10 
Titus 1, 3 
Titus 2,10 
Titus 3, 4 
Jude 25 

c Col. 1, 27 

d Acts 16, 1 

1 Cor.i,17 

e Acts 20, 
1, 3 
Phil. 2, 24 

/ Gal. 1, 6,7 

g Rom. 13,8 
Gal. 5, 14 

h 2 Tim. 
2,22 

1 Or, not 
aiming at. 

i Rom.7,12 

j Gal. 3, 19 

k Rev. 21, 8 

I lCor.7,25 

m2Cor.3,5,6 

2 Cor. 4, 1 
Col 1, 25 

n Acts 8, 3 

Acts 9, 1 
1 Cor.15,9 
Phil. 3. 6 

Lu. 23, 34 
John 9,39 
Acts 26, 9 

p Lu. 7, 47 

q Mat. 9. 13 

Lu. 19, 10 
Rom. 5, 8 
IJohn 3,5 

r Ps. 10, 16 
Dan. 7, 14 

s Rom.1,23 

t ch. 4, 14 i 

1097 



defile themselves with mankind, for^ 
menstealers, for hars, Jor perjured 
persons, and if there be any other 
thing that is contrary to sound doc- 
trine ; C. 4 2, 

1 1 According to the glorious gospel 
of the blessed God, which was com- 
mitted to my trust. 

12 And I thank Christ Je'sus our 
Lord, who hath enabled me, ^for that 
he counted me faithful, '"putting me 
into the ministry ; 

1 3 Who "was before a blasphemer, 
and a persecutor, and injurious : but 
I obtained mercy, because ''I did it 
ignorantly in unbelief. 

14 And the grace of our Lord was 
exceeding abundant with faith and 
^love which is in Christ Je'sus. 

1 5 This is a faithful saying, and 
worthy of all acceptation, ^that Christ 
Je'sus came into the world to save 
sinners ; of Avhom I am chief.* 

16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained i 
mercy, that in me fii'st Je'sus Christ 
might shew forth aU longsuffering, 
for a pattern to them w^hich should 
hereafter believe on him to life ever- 
lasting. F. 4. 10. 

1 7 Now unto ^he King eternal, im- 
mortal, 'invisible, the only Avise God, 
be honour and glory for ever and ever. 
A-men'. 

18 This charge I commit unto thee, 
son Tim'o-thy. 'according to the 
prophecies which went before on 
thee, that thou by them mightest 
war a good warfare ; 

19 Holding faith, and a good con- 
science ; which some having put 

* D. 2. 5, 6; L. 2. 3, 4. 



D 
L 



Prayer for all men. 



I. TIMOTHY, 2-4. 



Concerning bishops. 



W 



D 




away concerning faith have made 
shipwreck : 

20 Of whom is "Hy-me-nse'us "and 
Al-e:^-an'dgr ; whom I have "deUvered 
unto Sa'tan, that they may learn not 
to blaspheme. 

CHAPTER 2. 

1 Paul exhorteth to pray and give thanks for all 
men. 9 Hoic women ought to he attired. 

I ^EXHORT therefore, that, first 
of all, supplications, prayers, in- 
tercessions, and giving of thanks, be 
made for all men ; 

2 For "kings, and ^for all that are in 
^authority ; that we may lead a quiet 
and peaceable life in ail godliness 
and honesty. 

3 For this is ^good and acceptable in 
the sight of Grod our iSaviou r; 

4 Who '^will have all men to b e 
saved, and to "come unto the knowl- 



A. D. 65. 



"ed 



e of the tr uth. 
there 



L. Tit. 3. 3-5;* 
God, and one 



~^-bor mere is one 

mediator between God and men, th e 
i rnan Christ Je'sus ^ 0. 2 Tim. 2. 12. 
W I 6 Who gave himself a ransom fo r 
I all, ^to be testified -^in due time .f 
7 W hereunto I am ordained a 
preacher, and an apostle, (I speak 
the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a 
teacher of the Gen'tlleg in faith and 
verity. 

8 1 will therefore that men pray 
every ^where, lifting up holy hands, 
without wrath and doubting. 

9 In like manner also, that women 
adorn themselves in modest apparel, 
with shamefacedness and sobriety ; 
not with "broided hair, or gold, or 
pearls, or costly array ; 

10 But (which becometh women pro- 
fessing godliness) with good works. 

11 Let the woman learn in silence 
with all subjection. 

12 But I suffer not a woman to 
teach, nor to usurp authority over 
the man. but to be in silence. 

1 3 For Ad'am was first formed, then 
Eve. 

14 And Ad'am was not deceived, but 
the woman being deceived was in 
the transgression. 

15 Notwithstanding she shall be 
saved ^in childbearing, if they con- 
tinue in faith and charity and holi- 
ness with sobriety. 

CHAPTER 3. 

2 Hoici bishops. 8 deacons. 11 and their wives, should 
be qualified. 16 Importajit truths of Christiayi 
revelation. 

THIS is a trae saying. If a man 
desire the office of a ""bishop, he 
desireth a good work. 
* W. 2. 6. t D. Tit. 2. 14; W. 4. 10. 



CHAP. 1. 

u 2 Tim. 

2,17 
V 2 Tim. 

4,14 
rt;Mat.l8,17 

1 Cor. 5, 5 



CHAP. 2. 

1 Or, 
desire. 

a Jer. 29, 7 
b Rom. 13,1 

2 Or, 
eminent 
place. 

c Rom.12,2 
d Isa. 55,1,7 

Ezek. 

18,23 

John 3,16 

2 Pet. 3, 9 
e John 17,3 

3 Or, a 
testi- 
mony. 

1 Cor. 1, 6 
/ Gal. 4, 4 
g Mai. 1, 11 

John 4,21 

4 Or, 
plaited. 

h Gen. 3, 
15, 16 
Isa. 7, 14 
Isa. 9, 6 



CHAP. 3. 

a Acts20,28 

1 Or, 
modest. 

2 Or.Not 
ready to 
quarrel, 
and offer 
wrong, as 
orie in 
^vine. 

b Josh. 
24, 15 

3 Or, one 
neiuly 
come to 
the faith. 

4 Or, min- 
istered. 

5 Or. stay, 
c Isa. 7, 14 

Isa. 9, 6 
Mic. 5, 2 
John 1,14 
IJohn 1,2 

6 mani- 
fested. 

d Mat. 3, 16 
John 1,32 
John 
15, 26 
John 16, 
8,9 

Rom. 1, 4 
1 Pet.3,18 
IJohn 5,6 

e Mat. 28, 2 
Lu. 2, 13 
Eph. 3, 10 
1 Pet.1,12 



CHAP. 4. 

a John 

16, 13 
b 1 Pet.1,20 
c 2 Pet. 2, 1 
d Dan. 

11,35 

Rev. 9. 20 

1098 



2 A bishop then must be blameless, 
the husband of one wife, vigilant, 
sober, 'of good behaviour, given to 
hospitality, apt to teach ; 

3 '^Not given to wine, no striker, not 
greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, 
not a brawler, not covetous ; 

4 One ''that ruleth well his ovm 
house, having his children in sub- 
jection with all gravity ; 

5 (For if a man know not how to 
rule his own house, how shall he 
take care of the church of God ?) 

6 Not ^a novice, lest being lifted up 
with pride he fall into the condem- 
nation of the devil. 

7 Moreover he must have a good re- 
port of them which are without ; lest 
he fall into reproach and the snare 
of the devil. 

8 Likewise must the deacons be 
grave, not doubletongued, not given 
to much wine, not greedy of filthy 
lucre ; 

9 Holding the mystery of the faith 
in a pure conscience. 

1 And let these also first be proved ; 
then let them use the office of a dea- 
con, heingfou7id blameless. 

11 Even so must their wives be 
grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful 
in all things. 

1 2 Let the deacons be the husbands 
of one wife, ruling their children and 
their own houses well. 

13 For they that have *used the of- 
fice of a deacon well purchase to 
themselves a good degree, and great 
boldness in the faith which is in 
Christ Je'§us. 

1 4 These things write I unto thee, 
hoping to come unto thee shortly : 

1 But if I tarry long, that thou 
I may est know how thou oughtest to 
behave thyself in the house of God, 
which is the church of the living 
God, the pillar and Aground of the 
truth. 

16 And without controversy great 
is the mystery of godliness: <Tod 
was ''manifest in the flesh, '^justified 
in the Spirit, 'seen of angels, preached 
unto the Gen'tlle§, believed on in the 
world, received up into glory. 

CHAPTER 4. 

Various precepts for Timothy's direction. 

NOW the Spirit "speaketh ex- 
pressly, that ''in the latter times 
some shall depart from the faith, 
giving heed "to seducing spirits, '^and 
doctrines of devils ; 

2 



Paul instructeth Thnothy. I.TIMOTHY, 5, Of administering reproof , 



2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy ; l^ ^ av - 
ing '^their conscience seared witii a 

I hot iron ; ~ (L 5. 6. 

'6 i^ 'or bidding -^to marry, sa7ia com- 
'moMding to abstain from meats, 
which God hath created Ho be re- 
ceived with thanksgiving of them 
which beheve and know the truth. 

4 For 'every creature of God is 
good, and nothing to be refused, if it 
be received with thanksgiving : 

5 For it is sanctified by the word of 
God and prayer, 

G If thou put the brethren in re- 
membrance of these things, thou 
shalt be a good minister of Je'gus 
Christ, nourished up •''in the words 
of faith and of good doctrine, where- 
unto thou hast attained. 

7 But refuse profane and old wives' 
fables, and exercise thyself rather 
unto godliness. 

8 For bodily exercise profiteth 'lit- 
tle : but godliness is profitable unto 
all things, ha^dng ^promise of the 
life that now is, and of that which 
is to come. 

9 This is a faithful saying and 
Avorthy of all acceptation. 

10 For therefore we both labour 
and suffer reproach, because we 

r trust in the living God, Vho is the 
I Saviour of all men, specially of those 
I that believe , p. 2 Tim. 8. 15: W. Tit.2.11. 

11 These things conunand and 
teach. 

12 Let ™no man despise thy youth ; 
but be thou an example of the be- 
lievers, in word, in conversation, in 
charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 

13 Till I come, give attendance to 
reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 

14 Neglect "not the gift that is in 
thee, which was given thee °by proph- 
ecy, ^with the laymg on of the b ands 
of the presbytery. 

15 Meditate upon these things ; give 
thyself wholly to them; that thy 
profiting may appear "to all. 

16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto 
the doctrine ; continue in them : for 
in doing this thou shalt both ^save 
thyself, and them that hear thee. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 Rules to be observed in admonishing. 22 yot to 
ordain any rashly. 

REBUKE ''not an elder, but in- 
treat hhn as a father; andihQ 
younger men as brethren ; 
2 The elder women as mothers : the 
younger as sisters, with aU purity. 



A. D. 65. 



CHAP. 4. 

e Eph.4.19 

/Pro. 18,22 
Heb. 13, 4 

(7 1 Cor. 8,8 

h Gen. 9, 3 

i Titus 1,15 

J 2 Tim. 

3,14: 

1 Or, ^(yr a 

little 
time. 

k Ps. 37, 4 
Ps. 84, 11 
Mat. 6, 33 



I Ps. 36, 6 

Actsl4:,17 
Acts 17, 
25,28 

)7iTitus2,15 



p Acts 6, 6 

2 Or, in all 

things, 

q Ezek.33,9 



3 Honour widows that are widows 
indeed. 

4 But if any widow have children or 
nephews, let them learn first to shew 
'piety at home, and *to requite their 
parents : for that is good and accept- 
able^ before God. 

5 Now she that is a widow indeed, 
and desolate, trusteth in God, and con- 
tinueth in supplications and prayers 
night and day. 

6 But she that liveth '^m pleasure is ^ 
dead wliiie stie iiveth. C 6. 3-5. J 

Y And these tilings give in cliarge,' 
that they may be blameless. 

8 But if any provide not for his o^vn, 
and specially for those of his own 
^house, he hath denied the faith, and 
is worse than an infidel. 

9 Let not a ^-idow be Haken into the 
niunber under threescore years old, 

n2Tim.i,6|i-^^^,jj^^ been the wife of one man, 

o ch. 1, 18 I 10 ^A ell reported of for good works : 
if she have brought up children, if 
she have lodged ''strangers, if she 
'^have washed the saints' feet, if she 
have relieved the afflicted, if she have 
diligently followed everj^ good work. 

1 1 But the j^ounger widows refuse : 
for when they have begun to wax 
wanton against Christ, they will 
marry ; 

1 2 Having ^damnation,because they 
have cast off their first faith. 

13 And Avithal they leam to he 
idle, wandering about from house to 
house ; and not only idle, but tattlers 
also and busybodies, speaking things 
which they ought not. 

141 ^will therefore that the younger 
vromen marrj^, bear children, g-uide 
the house, ^give none occasion to the 
adversary' ^o speak reproaclif ully. 

1 5 For "^some are already turned 
aside after Sa'tan. 

16 If 'any man or woman that be- 
lievethhave Avidows, let them relieve 
them, and let not the church be 
charged ; that it may relieve them 
that are widows indeed. 

IT Let •'the elders that rule well be 
counted worthy of double honour, 
especially they who labour in the 
word and doctrine. 

1 8 For the scripture saith, -^Thou 
shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth 
out the com. And, 'The labourer is 
worthy of his reward. 

19 Against an elder receive not an 
accusation, but ^before two or three 
witnesses. 



CHAP. 5. 
a Lev.19,32 

1 Or, 

kiiidness. 

b Mat. 15, 4 

2 Or, 

delicately. 

3 Or, 

kindred. 

1 Or, 

chosen. 

c Actsl6,15 

d Gen. 18, 4 
Lu. 7, 38 

e Heb.6,4,6 
Heb. 
10,28 

f 2 Thes. 
' 3,11 

g 1 Cor. 7, 9 

h Titus 2. 8 

5 for their 
railing. 

i Gen.47,12 
Ruth 2,18 
Mat. 15, i 

i Gal. 6, 6 

k Deut.25,4 

I Deut. 
2i. 14 
Lu. 10, 7 



6 Or,under. 

1099 



Duty of servaiits. 



I. TIMOTHY, 6. 



The rich admonished. 



t 



H 



20 Them '"that sin rebuke before all, 
that others "also may fear. 

211 charge thee before God, and the 
Lord Je'gus Christ, and the elect 
angels, that thou observe these 
thmgs ^without preferring one before 
another, doing nothing by partiality. 

22 Lay ^hands suddenly on no man, 
neither ^be partaker of other men s 
sins : keep thyself pure. 

23 Drink no longer water, but use a 
little wine for thy stomach's sake and 
thine often infirmities. 

24 Some men's sins areo pen before- 
hand, going before to judgment; and 
some men they follow after. » 

25 Likewise also ^the good works of 
some are manifest beforehand ; and 
they that are otherwise cannot be hid. 

CHAPTER 6. 

1 The duty of servants. 3 Of corrupt teachers. 

LET as many ''servants as are 
under the yoke count their own 
masters worthy of all honour, that 
the *name of God and his doctrine be 
not blasphemed. 

2 And they that have believing mas- 
ters, let them not despise them, be- 
cause '"they are brethren ; but rather 
do them service, because they are 
^faithful and beloved, partakers of 
the benefit. These things teach and 
exhort. 

3 If any man teach otherwise, and 
consent not to wholesome words, 
even the words of our Lord Je'sus 
Christ, and to the doctrine which is 
according to godliness ; 

4 He is ^proud, '^knowing nothing, 
but Noting about questions and 
strifes of words, whereof cometh 
envy, strife, railings, evil surmis- 
ings, 

5 ^Perverse disputings of ^men of 
corrupt minds, and destitute of the 
truth, -^supposing that gain is godli- 
ness : ^f rom such withdraw thyself. 

6 But "^godliness with contentment 
is great gain. 

7 For 'we brought nothing into this 
world, audit is certain we can carry 
nothing out. 

8 And •'having food and raiment let 
us be therewith content. 

9 But Hhey that will be rich fall 
into temptation and a snare, aiid 
into many foolish and hurtful lusts , 

*J. 2 Tim. 4.1. t C. 2 Tim. 2. 26-3.5. 



A. D. 65. 



CHAP. 6. 

mTitusl,13 

n Deut. 
13,11 

7 Or, 
without 
prejudice. 

ch. 4, 14 

p 2 John 11 

q 1 Pet. 3, 
8-16 



CHAP. 6. 

a Titus 2, 9 
b Isa. 52, 5 
c Col. 4, 1 

1 Or, 
believing. 

2 Or, a fool, 
d 1 Cor. 8, 2 

3 Or, sick. 

4 Or, 

Gallings 
one of 
another. 

e 2 Tim. 3,8 
/Titus 1,11 

g Rom. 
16,17 

?i Ps. 37, 16 

i Job 1, 21 
Eccl. 5, 15 

j Gen.28,20 
Heb.l3, 5 

k Mat.13.22 

I Ex. 23, 8 

5 Or, been 
seduced. 

mDeut.33,1 

n 2 Tim. 4,7 

Phil. 3, 12 

p Heb. 
13,23 

q John 5,21 

r Rev. 1, 5 

6 Or, pro- 
fession. 

s 1 Thes. 
3,13 

t ch. 1, 11 

uRev.17,14 

V John 5,26 

w2Chr.5,U 

X Ex. 33, 20 
Deut.4,12 
John 1,18 
John 6,46 

y Eph. 3, 21 
Phil. 4, 20 
Jude 25 
Rev. 7. 12 

7 uncer- 
tainty of 
riches. 

8 Or, 
sociable. 

I T 00 



which drown 
and perdition. 



men in destruction 



TO 






ihl'^ 



or 'the love of money is 
root of all evil : which while some 
coveted after, they have ^erred from 
the faith, and pierced themselves 
through with many sorrows. 

11 But thou, "'O man of God, flee 
these things ; and follow after right- 
eousness, godliness, faith, love, pa- 
tience, meekness. 

12 Fight "the good fight of faith, 
lay hold on "eternal life, whereunto 
thou art also called, ^and hast pro- 
fessed a good profession before many 
witnesses. 

131 give thee charge in the sight 
of God, who ^quickeneth all things, 
and before Christ Je'gus, ''who before 
Pon'ti-us Pilate witnessed a gOv.>u 
^confession : 

14 That thou keep this command 
ment without spot, unrebukeable, 
until 'the appearing of our Lord Je'- 
sus Christ : 

1 5 Which in his times he shall shew, 
tvho is 'the blessed and only Potentate, 
"the King of kings, and Lord of lords ; 

1 6 Who ''only hath immortality, 
dwelling in "the light which no man 
can approach unto ; ^whom no man 
hath seen, nor can see : ^to whom 
be honour and power everlasting. 
A-men'. 

1 7 Charge them that are rich in this 
world, that they be not highminded, 
nor trust in 'uncertain riches, but in 
the living God, who giveth us richly 
all things to enjoy ; 

18 That they do good, that they be 
rich in good works, ready to distrib- 
ute, ^Avilling to communicate ; 

1 9 Laying up in store for themselves 
a good foundation against the time 
to come, that they may lay hold on 
eternal life. 

20 O Tim'o-thy, keep that which is 
committed to thy trust, avoiding 
profane a?id vain babblings, and op- 
positions of science falsely so called : 

21 Which some professing have 
erred concerning the faith. Grace 
be with thee. A-men'. 

The first to Tim'o-thy was written 
from La-5d-i-ge'a, which is the 
chiefest city of Phryg'i-a Pa-ca- 
ti-a'na. 

9 



THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO 

TIMOTHY. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 PauVs love to Timothi/ : 6 he exhnrteth him not to 
be ashamed of the gospel. 

PAUL, an apostle of Je'sus Christ 
by the will of God, according to 
"the promise of life which is in Christ 
Je'sus, 

2 To Tim'o-thy, my dearly beloved 
son : Grace, mercy, cmd peace, from 
God the Father and Christ Je'§us 
our Lord. 

3 I thank God, whom I serve from 
ony forefathers with pure conscience, 
that without ceasing I have remem- 
brance of thee in my prayers night 
and day ; 

4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being 
mindful of thy tears, that I may be 
filled with joy ; 

5 When I call to remembrance the 
unfeigned faith that is in thee, which 
dwelt first in thy grandmother Lo'is, 
and ''thy mother Eii'niQe ; and I am 
persuaded that in thee fJso. 

6 Wherefore I put thee in remem- 
brance that ''thou stir up the gift of 
God, which is in thee by the putting 
on of my hands. 

7 For '^God hath not given us the 
spirit of fear ; but ^of power, and of 
love, and of a sound mind. 

r r 8 Be -^'not thou therefore ashamed 
'^ I of the testimony of our Lord , nor of 
me his prisoner: but be thou par- 
taker of the afflictions of the gos- 
pel according to the power of 
God; T. 2. 12. 

^ [ 9 Who hath saved us. and ^called its 
with an holy calling, ^not according 
to our works, but according 'to his 
own purpose and grace, which was 
: given us in Christ Je'gus before -^the 
i world began , 0, Tit. 3. 5. 

10 But ^is now made manifest by 
the appearing of our Saviour Je'§us 
Christ, who ^hath abolished death, 
and hath brought life and immortal- 
ity to light through the gospel : 

11 Whereunto I am appointed a 
preacher, and an apostle, and a 
teacher of the Gen'tile§. 

1 2 For the which cause I also suf 
fer these things : nevertheless I 

\{ c am not ashamed : for T know whom 



A. D. 66. 



CHAP. 1. 

a John5,24:, 
39,40 
Rom.5,21 
Titus 1, 2 
Heb.9, 15 

h Acts 16, 1 

c Ex. 35, 26 

1 Tim. 

4,14 

a Rom .8, 15 

e Lu. 24, 49 

/ Marks, 38 

Rom.1,16 

g lThes.4,7 

h Titus 3, 5 

i Rom. 8,28 

j Eph. 1,4 
1 Pet.1,20 

.^c Eph. 1, 9 
CoL 1, 26 
1 Pet.1,20 

I iCor. 
15, 54 
Heb. 2, 14 

1 Or, 

trusted. 

?7ilPet.4,19 

n Titus 1, 9 
Heb. 
10,23 
Rev. 2, 25 

Rom.2,20 
Rom.0,17 
1 Tim. 
1,10 
1 Tim. 6,3 

p cti. 2, 2 

q Mat. 5, 7 

)• Philem. 7 

s Mat.25,34 

t 2 Thes. 
1,10 

u Heb. 6, 10 



CHAP. 2. 

a Ps. 68, 35 
Eph. 1, 19 
Eph. 3,16 
Eph. 6, 10 
Col. 1, 11 
1 Tim. 1,2 
ch. 1. 2 

1 Or. by. 

b 1 Tim. 
1,18 

c lCor.9,25 

2 Or, T/ie 
husband- 
man, 
labouring 
first, 
viust be 
partaker 
of the 
fruits. 

d Acts 2, 30 
Actsl3,23 
Rom. 1, 
3,4 

e 1 Cor.15,1 

/ Rom.2,16 

1101 



I have 'believed, and am persuaded K 
t hat he is able to keep that which I 
have committed "^unto him against 
t hat day. K. Tit. 2. 11. 

13 Hold "fast the '^form of sound 
words, which Hhou hast heard of 
me, in faith and love which is in 
Christ Je'sus. 

14 That good thing which was com- 
mitted unto thee keep by the Holy 
Gh5st which dwelleth in us. 

1 5 This thou knowest, that all they 
which are in A'§ia be turned away 
from me; of whom are Phy-gellus 
and Her-mog'e-nes. 

1 6 The Lord ?give mercy unto the 
house of On-e-siph'o-rus ; 'for he oft 
refreshed me, and was not ashamed 
of my chain : 

17 But, when he was in Rome, he 
sought me out very diligently, and 
found me. 

1 8 The Lord grant unto 4iim that 
he may find mercy of the Lord 'in 
that day : and in how many things 
he ''ministered unto me at Eph'e-sus, 
thou knowest very well. 

CHAPTER 2. 

Timothy exhorteth to constanctj and perseverance. 

TllOTJ therefore, my son, ''be 
strong in the grace that is in 
Christ Je'sus. 

2 And the things that thou hast 
heard of me 'among many witnesses, 
"^the same commit thou to faithful 
men, who shall be able to teach 
others also. 

3 Thou therefore endure hardness, 
as a good soldier of Je'§us Christ. 

4 No ''man that warreth entangleth 
himself with the affairs of this life; 
that he may please him who hath 
chosen him to be a soldier. 

5 And if a man also strive for mas- 
teries, yet is he not crowned, except 
he strive lawfully. 

6 '^The husbandman that laboureth 
must be first partaker of the fruits. 

7 Consider what I say ; and the 
Lord give thee understanding in all 
things. 

8 Remember that Je'sus Christ of 
the '^seed of Da'vid 'was raised from 
the dead according -^to my gospel : 

2 



Constancy i?i faith. 



II. TIMOTHY, 3. 



Miejnies of the truih. 





T 



9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an 
evil doer, even unto bonds; but the 
word of God is not bound. 

10 Therefore I endure all things for 
the elect's sakes, ^'that they may also 
obtain the salvation which is in 
Christ Je'gus with eternal glorv. 

11 7^ ^Is a faithful saying: For 'if 
we be dead with hhn^ we shall also 
live with hhn : 

12 If -^we suffer, we shall also reign 
[withA^V;^.• ^if we deny him, h e also 



A. D. m. 



I will deny us : O.Heb.9.22; T.Philem.6 

13 If Ve believe not, yet he abideth 
faithful : '"he cannot deny himself. 

14 Of these things put them in re- 
membrance, "charging them before 
the Lord that "they strive not about 
words to no profit, but to the sub- 
verting of the hearers. 

1 5 Study to shew thyself approved 
\nto God, a workman that needeth 
nc^t to be ashamed, rightly dividing 
th« word of truth. 

16 But ^'shun profane and vain bab 
blings: for they will increase unto 
more ungodliness. 

1 7 And their word will eat as doth 
a ^canker : of whom is Hy-me-nse'us 
*and Phi-le'tus; 

1 8 Who concerning the truth have 
erred, saying 'that the resurrection 
is past alrepxly ; and overthrow the 
faith of some. 

19 Nevertheless 'the foundation of 
God standeth ^sure, having this seal, 
'The Lord knoweth them that are 



CHAP. 2. 

g 2 Cor, 1, 6 

h 1 Tim. 
1,15 

i Rom. 6, 

5,8 

2 Cor.4:,10 

j Rom.8,17 
1 Pet.4:,13 

k Mat.10,33 
Mark8,38 
Lu. 12, 9 

I Rom. 3, 3 
Rom. 9, 6 

mNum. 
23,19 

n 1 Tim. 
5,21 
ITim. 
6,13 
ch. 4, 1 

o 1 Tim. 1,4 

p Titus 1,14 

3 Or, 

gangrene. 

q 1 Tim. 
1,20 

r 1 Cor. 
15,13 

s Mat.24,24 
Rom. 8,35 
1 John 
2,19 

4 OT,steady. 
t Num.16,5 

Nah. 1, 7 

John 

10,14 

5 Or, for- 
bearing, 

6 aivake. 

7 taken 
alive. 



his. And, Let every one that nam- 

eth the name of Christ depart from 

.iniquity, E. Heb. 4.12. 

20 But in a great house there are 
not only vessels of gold and of silver, 
but also of wood and of earth ; and 
some to honour, and some to dis- 
honour. 

21 If a man therefore purge himself 
from these, he shall be a vessel unto 
honour, sanctified, and meet for the 
master's use, and prepared unto 
every good work. 

22 Flee also youthful lusts : but fol- 
low righteousness, faith, charity, 
peace, with them that call on the 
Lord out of a pure heart. 

23 But foolish and unlearned ques- 
tions avoid, knowing that they do 
gender strifes. 

24 And the servant of the Lord 
must not strive ; but be gentle unto 
all m,en, apt to teach, ^patient, 

25 In meekness instructing those 



CHAP. 3. 

a Jude 18 
b Rom.1,30 

1 Or, make' 
bates. 

c 1 Tim. 5,8 

a Mat.23,14 

e 1 Tim. 2,4 

/Ex. 7, 11 

2 Or, of no 
judgment. 
Rom.1.28 

g Ex. 8, 13 
Ex. 9, 11 

3 Or, thou 
hast been 
a diligent 
follower 
of. 

h Actsl3,14 

i Acts 14, 2 

j Ps. 34, 19 
2 Cor.1,10 

k Mat.16,24 
John 
17,14 
Actsl4,22 
1 Cor. 
15,19 
lThes.3,3 

I Ps. 119,11 
John 
20,31 
Rom. 
10. 17 

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that oppose themselves ; if God per- 
adventure will give them repentance 
to the acknowledging of the truth ; 
26 And that they may ^recove r ' 
themselves out of the snare of the 
devil, w ho are ^take n captive by him 
at his w ill. | 

CHAPTER 3. I 

Wickedness in the last days foretold. 

THIS know also, t hat "in the las t | 
days perilous ti mes sh all come. 

2 Fo r m en sh al l be lovers of th eir j 
own selv es, covet o us, boasters, j 
proud, b lasphemers, ^disobedient to | 
pa rents, unthank fu l, unholy, | 

3 With out natur al affection, t ruce- ] 
brea kers, ^ false accusers, inconti- | 
nent, fier ce, des pisers of thos e that 
are good, | 

4 Traitors, heady, high minded. | 
l overs of pleasures more than lovers | 
of God ; I 

5 Having a form of godliness, but j 
denying the ''power thereof: from | 
such turn away. C. 3. 13. J 

6 For '^of this sort are they which 
creep into houses, and lead captive 
silly women laden with sins, led 
away with divers lusts, 

7 Ever learning, and never able to 
■come to the knowledge of the truth. 

8 Now -^as Jan'neg and Jam'bre§ 
withstood Mo'ges, so do these also re- 
sist the truth : men of corrupt minds, 
"reprobate concerning the faith. 

9 But they shall proceed no further : 
for their folly shall be manifest unto 
all men, as ^their's also was. 

10 But ^thou hast fully known my 
doctrine, manner of life, purpose, 
faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 

1 1 Persecutions, afflictions, which 
came unto me ^at An'ti-och, 'at I-cd'- 
ni-um, atLys'tra; what persecutions 
I endured : •'but out of them all the 
Lord delivered me. 

12 Yea, and ''^all that will live godly 
in Christ Je'gus shall suffer persecu- 
tion. 

13 But evil men and seducers s hall 
wax worse and wo rse, d eceiving, an d 
be ing deceived. C. 4. 3, 4. 

14 But continue thou in the things 
which thou hast learned and hast 
been assured of, knowing of whom 
thou hast learned the7n ; 

15 And that from a child thou h ast i 
know n the holy scriptures, whicF 
^are able to make thee wise unto 



salv ation through faith which is in 
Christ Je'gus . F. Heb. 3. 18, 19. 



PauVs solemn 



TITUS, 1. 



charge to Timothy. 



\ 16 All "scripture is given by inspira- } a- d- ^e 



tion of God, and is profitable for doc- 
trine, for reproof, for correction, for 
instruction in righteousness : 
17 That "the man of God may be 
perfect, ^throughly furnished unto 



i aU good works . 



B.Heb. 1.1,2. 



CHAPTER 4. 

PauVs solemn charge to Timothy. 

I CHARGE thee therefore before 
God, and the Lord Je'^us Christ, 
who shall judge the q uick and the dead 
at his appearing and his kingdom ;» 
2 1 'reach the word ; be instant in 
season, out of season ; reprove, "re 
buke, exhort with *all longsuffering 
and doctrine. 
' 3 For the time will come when they 
will not endure ""sound doctrine ; but 
after their own lusts shall they heap 
to themselves teachers, having itch- 
ing ears ; 

4 And they shall turn away their 
ears from the truth, and '^shall be 
turned unto fables. C. Tit. 1. 15 16 

5 But watch thou inall things, endure 
afflictions, do the work of an 'evange- 
list, 'make full proof of thy ministry. 

6 For I am now ready to be offered, 
and the time of my departure is at hand. 

7 1 have fought a good fight, I have 
finished my course, I have kept the 
faith : 

8 Henceforth there is laid up for me 
■^a crown of righteousness, which the 
Lord, the righteous judge, shall give 
me at that day : and not to me only, 
but unto all them also that love his 
appearing. 

9 Do thy diligence to come shortly 
unto me : 

10 For i'De'mas hath forsaken me, 
having loved ^this present world, and 
is departed unto Thes-sa-lo-ni'ca ; 
Cres'geng to Ga-la'tia, Ti'tus unto 
Dal-ma'tia. 



CHAP. 3. 

m Lu. 1, 70 
2 Pet.1,20 

n 1 Tim. 
6,11 
Titus 1. 9 

4 Or. 
perfected. 
ch. 2, 21 



CHAP. 4. 
a Titus 1,13 

6 1 Tim. 
4,13 

c 1 Tim. 
1,10 

d 1 Tim. 1,4 

e Acts 21, 8 

1 Or, fulfil- 

f Rev. 2, 10 

g Col. 4, 14 
Philem. 
24 

h 1 John 
2,15 

i Actsl2,25 
Actsl5,37 
Col. 4, 10 

j Acts 20, 4 
Eph.6, 12 

k Actsl9,33 
1 Tim. 
1,20 

1 2 Sam. 
3,39 
Ps. 28, 4 
Rev. 18, 6 

2 Or, our 
weach- 
ings. 

m Acts 7,60 

n Mat.10,19 

2 Pet. 2, 9 

p Ps. 121, 7 

q Acts 18, 2 

r 2 Tim. 
1,16 

s Actsl9,22 
t Acts 20. 4 

3 CcBsar 
Nero, 
or. the 
emperor 
Nero. 



11 Only Luke is with me. 'Take 
Mark, and bring him with thee : for 
he is profitable to meforthe ministry. 

12 And •'Tych'i-ciis have I sent to 
Eph'e-siis. 

13 The cloke that I left at Tro'as 
with Car'pus, when thou comest, 
bring ivith thee, and the books, but 
especially the parchments. 

14 Al-ej-an'dSr Hhe coppersmith did 
me much evil : the 'Lord reward him 
according to his works : 

15 Of whom be thou ware also ; for 
he hath greatly withstood '^our words. 

1 6 At my first answer no man stood 
with me, but all me?i forsook me : "'2' 
pray God that it may not be laid to 
their charge. 

17 Notwithstanding "the Lord stood 
with me, and strengthened me ; that 
by me the preaching might be fully 
known, and that all the Gen'tiles 
might hear: and I was delivered 
"out of the mouth of the lion. 

18 And ^the Lord shall deliver me 
from every evil work, and will pre- 
serve me unto his heavenly king- 
dom : to whom he glory for ever and 
ever. A-men'. 

19 Salute 'Pris'ca and Aq'uMa, and 
the household ""of On-e-siph'o-rus. 

20 E-ras'tus 'abode at Cor'inth: but 
Troph'i-mus 'have I left at MMe'tum 
sick. 

21 Do thy diligence to come before 
winter. Eii-bii'Ius greeteth thee, and 
Pu'dens, and Li'nus, and Clau'di-a, 
and all the brethren. 

22 The Lord Je'sus Christ he with 
thy spirit. Grace he with you. 

A-men'. The second epistle unto 
Ti-mo'-the-iis. ordained the first 
bishop of the church of the E-phe'- 
§ians, was written from R5me, 
when Paul was brought before 
^Ne'r5 the second time. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO 



TITUS. 



CHAPTER 1. 



PAUL, a ser^^ant of God, and an 
apostle of Je'sus Christ, accord-!-, 



A. D. 65. 



5 Why Titus was left in Crete. 6 How ministers CHAP. 1. 
sho^ild be qualified, etc. ^ 2 Tim 

2,25 
b 1 Tim. 6,3 
... Or For. 

ing to the faith of God's elect, "andjc 2 Tim. 1,9 
*J. Heb. 9. 27 ^1^3 ' 



the acknowledging of the truth 
which *is after godliness ; 

2 Tn hope of eternal life, which God, 
that cannot lie, promised before ''the 
world began ; 

3 But hath in due tunes manifested 

3 



A. minister's qiialificatio7is. 



TITUS, 2, 3. 



Directions to Titus. 



G r 



his word through preaching, which 
is committed unto me ''according to 
the commandment of God our Sav- 
iour ; 

4 To 'Ti'tus, r)ii7ie own son after the 
common faith: Grace, mercy, and, 
peace, from God the Father and the! 
Lord Je'sus Christ our Saviour. 

5 For this cause left 1 thee in Crete, 
that thou shouldest -^set in order the 
things that are Svanting, and ^or- 
dain elders in every city, as I had 
appointed thee : 

6 If any be blameless, the husband 
of one wife, having faithful children 
not accused of riot or unruly. 

7 For a bishop must be blameless, 
as Hhe steward of God ; not self- 
willed, not soon angry, not given to 
wine, no striker, 'not given to filthy 
lucre ; 

8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover 
of ^good men, sober, just, holy, tem- 
perate ; 

9 Holding fast the faithful word *as 
he hath been taught, that he may be 
able 'by sound doctrine both to ex- 
hort and to convince the gainsayers. 

10 For there are manj^ unruly and 
vain talkers and deceivers, specially 
^"they of the circumcision : 

11 Whose mouths must be stopped, 
who subvert 'whole houses, teaching 
things which they ought not, for 
filthy lucre's sake. 

12 One '"of themselves, even a 
prophet of their own, said. The 
Cre'ti-ans are alway liars, evil beasts, 
slow bellies. 

1 3 This witness is true. Where- 
fore rebuke them sharply, that they 
may be sound in the faith ; 

14 Not giving heed to Jew'ish 
fables, and commandments "of men, 
that turn from the truth. 

15 Unto '1}he pui^e all things are 
pure : but unto them that are defiled 
and unbelieving is nothing pure; 
but even their mind and conscience 
is defiled. 

1 6 They ^profess that they know 
God ; but in works they deny him, 
being abominable, and disobedient, 
and unto every good work ^reprp- 



A. D. 65. 



CHAP. 1. 

d Acts 9, 15 

e 2Cor,2,13 
Gal. 2, 3 

f 1 Cor. 
11,34 

2 Or. left 
undone. 

g Actsl4:,23 

h Mat.24:,4:5 

i Lev. 10, 9 

3 Or, good 
things. 

4 Or, in 

teaching. 

i 1 Tim. 
1,10 

k Acts 15, 1 

I Mat.23,14: 

mActsl7,28 

n Isa. 29, 13 
Mat. 15, 9 

Lu. 11, 39 

p Ezek. 
33,31 

5 Ov.void of 
judgment 



bate. 



CHAPTER 2. 



I Directions given to Titus, 
tencheth. 



11 What the gospel 



BUT speak thou the things which 
become ''sound doctrine : 
2 That the aged men be ^sober, 



CHAP. 2. 
a 1 Tim. 6,3 

1 Or, 

vigilant. 

b lPet.3,3,4 

2 Or, holy 

women. 

3 OT,make- 
bates. 

4 Or, wise. 

c Col. 3, 18 
lPet.3,1,5 

5 Or, 

discreet. 

d 1 Pet. 5, 3 
e Eph.6,24 
/I Tim. 6,3 
g Neh. 5, 9 

6 Or, gain- 
saying. 

7 Or, that 
bringeth 
salvation 
to all 
men. hath 
appeared. 

h John 1, 9 

i Lu. 1, 75 

j Acts24,15 

k Heb. 9, 14 

I Ex. 15, 16 
Deut. 7. 6 
Deut.14,2 



CHAP. 3. 

a Heb. 
13,21 

b Ex. 20, 16 
Eph.4, 31 

1104 



grave, temperate, sound in faith, in 
charity, in patience. 

3 The *aged women likewise, that 
they be in behaviour as becometh 
^holiness, not ^false accusers, not 
given to much wine, teachers of 
good things ; 

4 That they may teach the young 
women to be *sober, to love their 
husbands, to love their children, 

5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at 
home, good, '^obedient to their own 
husbands, that the word of God be 
not blasphemed. 

6 Young men likewise exhort to be 
^sober minded. 

7 In '^all things shewing thyself a 
pattern of good works : in doctrine 
shelving uncorruptness, gravity, 'sin- 
cerity, 

8 Sound •''speech, that cannot be 
condemned; ^that he that is of the 
contrary part may be ashamed, hav- 
ing no evil thing to say of you. 

9 Exhort ser\^ants to be obedient 
unto their own masters, a^id to 
please them well in all things; not 
•^answering again ; 

10 Not purloining, but shewing all 
good fidelity ; that they may adorn 
the doctrine of God our Saviour in 
all things. 

1 1 For the grace of God ""that bring- 



eth salvation ^hath appeared to all 
men. K. Heb. 1. 14; W. Heb. 2. 9. 

12 Teaching us that, 'denying un- 
godliness and worldly lusts, we 
should live soberly, righteously, and 
godly, in this present Avorld ; 

13 Looking for that blessed •'hope, 
and the glorious appearing of the 
great God and our Saviour Je'sus 
Christ ; 

14 Who gave himself for us, that 
he might redeem us from all in- 
iquity, '^and purify unto himself ^a 
peculiar people, zealous of good 
works. D. Heb. 1. 3. 

15 These things speak, and exhort, 
and rebuke with all authority. Let 
no man despise thee, 

CHAPTER 3. 

Titus is yet further directed by Paul, both concerning 
the things he should teach, and not teach. 

PUT them in mind to be subject 
to principalities and powers, to 
obey magistrates, ''to be ready to 
every good work, 

2 To *speak evil of no man, to be no 
brawlers, biit gentle, shewing all 
meekness unto all men. 



1 C 



Paul inter cedeth 



PHILEMON 



for Oneswiics. 



3 For we ourselves also were some- 
times foolish, disobedient, deceived , 
ser^dng divers lusts and pleasure s, 
lining in malice and env^^, hateful, 
and hating one an other. G.Keb.2.15. 

4 .But a fter that the kindness and 
^love of God our ISaviour toward 
rnan appeared , 

5 JN ot '' by works of righteousness 



A. D. 65. 



which we have done, but according 
to ills mercy he saved us, '^by tiie 
washing of regeneration, and renew- 



i ing of the \±o'[j Uhost ;Q.Heb.ll.6;* 
(3 \\ hich 'he shed on us ^abundant-' 
ly through Je'sus Christ our Sav-! 
lour ; 

7 That being justified by his grace, ! 
we should be made heirs according 
to the hope of eternal life. 

8 This is a faithful saymg, and 
these things I will that thou a^ffirm 
constantlv, that thev which havei 
believed in God might be careful to! 
maintain good works. These things' 
are good and proiitable unto men. j 

9 But -'avoid foolish questions, andj 



CHAP. 3. 

1 Or, pity. 

c Rom.. 3, 20 
Gal. 2, 16 

d Johns, o,5 

1 Pet.3,21 

e Ezek. 
86, 25 
Joel 2,28 
John 1,16 

2 richly. 

/I Tim. 1,4 

2 Tim. 
2,23 

g 2 Cor.13,2 

h Mat.18,17 
2 Tim. 3,5 
2 John 10, 

i Actsl3,4:6l 

j Acts 20, 4 
2 Tim. 
4,12 

k Actsl8,24 

3 Or, 

profess 
honest 
trades, 
Eph. 4, 28 

I Col. 1, 10 
Phil. 1, 11 
2 Pet. 1, 8 



'genealogies, and contentions, and 
stri\'ings about the law; for they 
are unprofitable and vain. 

10 A man that is an heretick •'='after 
the first and second '^admonition re- 
ject;^ 

1 1 Knowing that he that is such is 
subverted, and sinneth, 'heing con- 
demned of himself. 

12 When I shall send Ar'te-mas un- 
to thee, or •'T^^ch'i-cus, be diligent to 
come unto me to Ni-c5p'o-lis : for I 
have determined there to whiter. 

13 Bring Ze'nas the lawyer ^and 
A-p6rios on their journey diligently, 
that nothing be wanting unto them. 

14 And let our's also leam to ^main- 
tain good works for necessary uses, 
that they be 'not unfruitful. 

1 5 All that are with me salute thee. 
Greet them that love us m the faith. 
Grace be with you all. A-men'. 

It was written to Ti'tus, ordamed 
the first bishop of the church of 
the Cre'ti-ans. from Ni-cop'o-lis 



of Mag-e-do'ni-a. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO 

PHILEMON. 



i Paul's joij 111 hearing of the faith and love of Phi- 
lemon. 8 Onesimusint7'eatedfor. 

PAL'L. "a prisoner of Je'sus Christ, 
and Tim'o-thy our brother, unto 
Phi-le'mon our dearly beloved, *and 
fellowlabourer, 

2 And to our beloved Ap'plii-a, and 
Ar-chip'pus 'our f ellowsoldier, and to 
the '^church in thy house : 

3 Grace ''to you, and peace, from 
God our Father and the Lord Je'sus 
Christ. 

4 I ^'thank my God, making mention 
of thee always in my prayers, 

5 Hearing -^of thy love "^and faith, 
which thou hast toward the Lord 
Je'sus, and toward all saints ; 

' 6 That the communication of thy 
faith may become effectual by ^the 
acknowledging of every good thin g 

! w hich is in you in Christ Je'sus .-j- 

7 For we have great joy and con- 
solation in thy love, because the 
bowels of the saints 'are refreshed 
by thee, brother. 

8 Wherefore, •'though I might be 

70 *L.Heb.5.2. tT.Heb.3.13. 



A. D. 64. 



a Eph. 4, 1 
2 Tim. 1,8 

h Phil. 2, 25 

c Col. 4, 17 

d Rora.16,5 

1 Cor. 
16,19 

e Eph. 1, 2 

/Col. 1,4 
lThes.1,2 
2Thes.l,3 

Eph. 1, 15 
h Phii. 1, 9 

i 2 Cor.7,13 

2 Tim. 
1,16 

j lThes.2,6 

k Col. 4, 9 

1 lCor.4,15 
Gal. 4, 19 

m 1 Cor. 
16, 17 
Phil. 2, 30 

n 2 Cor. 9, 7 

Gen. 45, 

5.8 
Kom.8,28 

no5 



much bold in Christ to enjoin thee 
that which is convenient, 

9 Yet for love's sake I rather be- 
seech thee, being such an one as Paul 
the aged, and now also a prisoner of 
Je'sus Christ. 

101 beseech thee for my ^son O-nes'i- 
miis. whom T have begotten in my 
bonds : 

11 Which in time past Avas to thee 
unprofitable, but now profitable tc 
thee and to me : 

12 Whom I have sent again: thou 
therefore receive hmi, that is, mine 
own bowels : 

13 Whom I would have retained 
with me, that "in thy stead he might 
have ministered unto me in the 
bonds of the gospel : 

14 But without thv mind Avould I 
do nothmg ; "that thy benefit should 
not be as it were of necessity, but 
willingly, 

1 5 For ^perhaps he therefore depart- 
ed for a season, that thou shouldest 
receive him for ever ; 



The essential 



HEBREWS, 1, 2. 



dignity of the Son. 



1 6 Not now as a servant, but above 
a servant, ^a brother beloved, special- 
ly to me, but how much more unto 
thee, both ?in the flesh, and in the 
Lord? 

1 7 If thou count me therefore '"a 
partner, receive him as myself. 

1 8 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth 
thee ought, put that on mine account ; 

191 Paul have written it with mine 
own hand, I will repay it : albeit I 
io not say to thee how thou owest 
unto me even thine own self besides. 

20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of 
thee in the Lord : refresh my bowels 
in the Lord. 



A. D. 04:. 



V Mat. 23, 8 
1 Tim. 6,2 

q Col. 3, 22 

r 2 Cor.8,23 

s 2 Cor.7,16 

t Phil. 1,25 
Phil. 2, 24 

u 2 Cor.1,11 

V Col. 1, 7 
Col. 4, 12 

i«;Actsl2,12 

X Actsl9,29 
Acts 27, 2 
Col. 4:, 10 

y Col. 4, 14 



2 1 Having "confidence in thy obedi- 
ence 1 wrote unto thee, knowing that 
thou wilt also do more than I 
say. 

22 But withal prepare me also a 
lodging: for 'I trust that "through 
your prayers I shall be given unto 
you. 

23 There salute thee "Ep'a-phras,my 
fellowprisoner in Christ Je'§us ; 

24 "'Mar'cus,^Ar-is-tar'chus, De'mas, 
LLi'cas, ^my fellowlabourers. 

25 The grace of our Lord Je'§us 
Christ be with your spirit. A -men'. 

Written from Rome to Phi-le'mon, 
by 0-nes'i-mus, a servant. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



HEBREWS. 



CHAPTER 1. 

The essential dignity of the Son, b?/ ichom God hath 
revealed himself in these last days. 



BfQ 



CD, who at sundry times and in 
"divers man n ers s p ake m time 



past unto the fathers 6y^the proph- 



?ts, 



2TIath ^in these last days spoken 



unto ^u^ by his gon, '^whom he hath 



appointed heir of airthings,^6y""whoni 



A. D. 64. 



al so he made the worlds; b. 4. 12. 
^ \V ho -^ being the brightness of his 
glory, and the express image of his 
person, ^and upholding all things by 
D f the word of his power, when he had 
I by himself purged our sins , ^sat down 
on the right hand of the Majesty on 
high ; 0. 2. 9. 

4 Being made so much better than 
the angels, as 'he hath by inheritance 
obtained a more excellent name than 
they. 

5 For unto which of the angels said 
he at any time, 'Thou art my son, this 
day have I begotten thee? And 
again, -^I will be to him a Father, 
and he shall be to me a Son ? 

6 And again, when he bringeth in 
'the firstbegotten into the world, he 
saith. And '"'let all the angels of God 
worship him. 

7 And ^of the angels he saith. Who 
"maketh his angels spirits, and his 
vninisters a flame of fire. 

8 But unto the Son he saith, "Thy 
throne, () God, is for ever and ever 



CHAP. 1. 

a Num. 12, 
6,8 

b Gal. 4, 4 

c John 1,17 
John 
15,15 

d Ps. 2, 8 
Ps. 33, 6 
Mat.28,18 
John 3,35 

e John 1, 3 

1 Cor. 8, 6 

/Zech.13,7 
John 14,9 

2 Cor. 4, 4 
Col. 1, 15 

g Rev. 4, 11 

h Ps. 110, 1 

i Phil. 2, 9 

} Ps. 2, 7 

k Ps. 89, 26 

1 Or. When 
he bring- 
eth again. 

1 Rom.8,29 

m Ps. 97, 7 
1 Pet.3,22 

2 unto. 

n Ps. 104, 4 
Ps. 45, 6,7 

3 Tightness, 
or, 
straight- 

ness. 

p Isa. 61, 1 
q Ps. 102,25 
r Isa. 34, 4 
s Ps. 110, 1 



CHAP. 2. 

1 run out 
as leaking 

vessels. 

1106 



a sceptre of ^righteousness is the scep- 
tre of thy kingdom. 

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, 
and hated iniquity ; therefore God, 
even thy God, ^hath anointed thee 
with the oil of gladness above thy 
fellows. 

10 And, ?Thou, Lord, in the begin- 
ning hast laid the foundation of the 
earth ; and the heavens are the Avorks 
of thine hands : 

11 They ''shall perish; but thou re- 
mainest ; and they all shall wax old 
as doth a garment ; 

1 2 And as a vesture shalt thou fold 
them up, and they shall be clianged : 
but thou art the same, and thy j^ears 
shall not fail. 

1 3 But to which of the angels said he 
at any time, 'Sit on my right hand, 
until I make thine enemies thy foot- 
stool ? 

14 Are they not all ministering 
spirits, sent forth to minister tor 
t hem who shall be heirs of salvation T 

CHAPTER 2. 

Dominion cfthe world given unto Christ. 

THEREFORE we ought to give 
the more earnest heed to the 
things which we have heard, lest at 
any time we should 'let them slip. 

2 For if the word spoken by angels 
was stedfast, and every transgression 
and disobedience received a just rec- 
ompence of reward ; 

3 H ow shall we escape, if we neglect 

* K. 2. 18. ^ 



Of Chrisfs dominion. 



HEBREWS, 3. 



Ohedience due to Christ. 



I so great "salvation ; which at the first 
I began to be spoken by the Lord, and 
I was confirmed unto us by them that 
t heard him; H. 6. 2; N. 3. 7-9. 

4 God also bearing them witness, 
both with signs and wonders, and 
with divers miracles, and ^gif ts of the 
Holy Ghost, according to his own 
will ? 

5 For unto the angels hath he not 
put in subjection the world to come, 
whereof we speak. 

6 But one in a certain place testified, 
saying, *What is man, that thou art 
m-indf ul of him ? or the son of man, 
that thou visitest him ? 

7 Thou madest %im a little lower 
than the angels ; thou crownedst him 
with glory and honour, and didst set 
him over the Avorks of thy hands : 

8 Thou hast put all things in sub- 
jection under his feet. For in that he 
put all in subjection under him, he 
left nothing that is not put under 
him. But now we see not yet all 
things put under him. 

9 But we see Je'sus. who was made a 
little lower than the angels '*for the 
suffering of death, crowned with 



glory and honour : that he b y the 



grace of God shou ld tast e death f or 



every man . 



2. 14-17 



o. 



9. 



1 For 'it became him. for whom are 
all tilings, and by whom are all 
things, in bringing many sons unto 
glory, to make the captain of their 
salvation "^perf ect through sufferings. 

11 For both he that sanctifieth and 
they who are sanctified are all of 
one : for which cause ^he is not 
ashamed to call them brethren, 

12 Saying,-''! will declare thy name 
unto my brethren, in the midst of the 
church will I sing praise unto thee. 

13 And again, ^I will put my tnist in 
him. And again, ^Behold 1 and the 
children which God hath given me. 

{ 14 Forasmuch then as the children 
I are partakers of flesh and blood, 'he 
I also himself likewise took part of the 
I same ; ■'that through death he might 
I destroy him that had the power of 
j death, that is, the devil ; 
f 15 And deliver them, who through 
I ^fear of death were all their lifetmie 
I sabiect to bondage . C. Jas. 1. 14, 15. 
I 16 For verih^ ^he took not on Azm 
I the nature of angels ; but he look on 
\him the seed of A'bra-ham. 
I ITAVherefore in all things it be- 
hoved him to be made like unto his 



CHAP. 2. 
a Isa. 45, 17 

2 Or,distri- 
hutions. 

b Ps. 8, 4 

3 Or, 

alittle 
while in- 
ferior to. 

4 Or, by. 

c Lu. 24, 46 

d Mat. 3, 15 

e Mat.28,10 
John 
20. 17 
Kom.8,29 

J Vs. 22, 22 

g Ps. 18, 2 
Isa. 12, 2 

h Isa. 8, 18 
John 
10, 29 
Johnl7,6, 
9, 11, 12 

i John 1,14 



A. D. 64. brethren, that he might be a merciful 
and faithful high priest in things 
pertaining to God, to make recon- 
ciliation for the sins of the people. * 
18 For '"in that he himself hath suf- 
f ered being tempted, he is able to" 
s uccour them that are tempted, -j- 

CHAPTER 3. 

ChrUt «.s shewed to be more worthy than ifoses. 

WHEREFORE, holy brethren, 
partakers of the heavenly call- 
ing, consider the ''Apostle and High 
Priest of our profession, Christ J e 'sus ; 

2 Who was faithful to him that 
^appointed him, as also 'Olo'ses loas 
faithful in all his house. 

3 For this 7na?i was counted worthy 
of more glory than M5'ses, inasmuch 
as 'he Mio hath builded the house 
hath more honour than the house. 

4 For every house is builded by 
some ma72 ; but '^he that built all 

Rom. 8, 3 things is God. 

5 And ]VI5'§e§ verily icas faithful in 
all his house, as a servant, 'for a testi- 
mony of those things which were to 
be spoken after : 

6 But Christ as a son over his own 
house ; whose ■^house are we, if ^we 
hold fast the confidence and the re- 



j 1 Cor. 15, 
54, 55 
Col. 2. 15 
2 Tim. 
1,10 

k Ln. 1, 74 
Rom. 8, 7 
2 Tim. 1,7 

5 he taketli 
not hold 
of angels. 



fciito/thV! J^ic^^S of the hope firm unto the end. 
seed of 7 Wlicrefore (as Hhe H51y Ghost 



Abraluim 
lie tuketh 
hold. 

I Phil. 2, 7 

m ch. 4, 15 
ch. 5, 2 
ch. 7, 25 



CHAP. 3. 

a :\Iat.l5,24 
1 Tim. 
3,15 

1 made, 
1 Sam. 
12,6 

b Num.12, 7 



saith. 'To d a y if ye Avill hear hi s 
voice. 

8 Harden no t yo ur hear ts, as in the 
provo cation, in the day of tempta - 
ti on in the wild er ness : 

9 When your fathers tem pted me. 



1^ ■ X — — — £ 

proved me. and saw my work s forty 
years. N. 3. 15.. 

10 Wherefore I was grieved with 
that generation, and said, They do 
alway err in their heart ; and they 
have not kno^vn my ways. 

1 1 So I sware in my ^vrath, '^They 
shall not enter into my rest. ) 

12 Take heed, brethren, lest there 
c zech.6,i2|be ill auv of you an evil heart of un- 
belief, in departing from the living 
God. 

1 3 But exhort one another daily, ' 
while it is called To day ; lest any 
of you be hardened through the de - 
cei tfulnes s of sin. T. 13. 15., 

14 For we are made partakers of 
Christ, if we hold the beginnmg of 
our confidence stedfast unto the end , 

15 While it is said. To day if ye ' 
will hear his voice, harden not your 
hearts, as in the pr ovocation. H. 4. 7., 

16 For ^some, w^henthey had heard, 
* D. 7. 27. t K. 5. 9. ^ 



Mat.16,18 

d Eph. 2, 10 

e Dent. 18, 
15, 18, 19 

/Eph. 4, 12 
1 Pet. 2, 5 

g Mat.10,22 

h 2 Sam. 
23,2 
Acts 1, 16 

i Ps. 95, 7 

2 If they 
shall 
enter. 

i Num. 14 
Deut.1,34 

no7 



K 



N 



N 



The Christians'' rest. 



HEBREWS, 4, 5. 



The priesthood of Christ 



did provoke: howbeit not all 
came out of E'gy'pt by Mo'se§. 

17 But with whom was he grieved | 
forty years? was it not with themj 
that had sinned, ''^^ whose carcases fell 
in the wildeiTiess ? 

1 8 And to whom sware he that 
they should not enter into his rest, 
but to them that believed not ? 

19 So we see that they could not 
enter in because of unbelief. F. 4. 3. 

CHAPTER 4. 

The Christiami^ rest to be obtained by faith. 

LET us therefore fear, lest, a 
promise being left us of enter- 
ing into his rest, any of you should 
seem to come short of it. 
2 For unto us was the gospel 
preached, as well as unto them : but 
^the word preached did not profit 
them, ^not being mixed with faith in 
them that heard it. 
F r 3 For we which have believed do 
enter into res t, as he said, * As I have 
sworn in my wrath, if they shall 
enter into my rest: although the 
works were finished from the 
foundation of the world. F. 10. 39. 

4 For he spake in a certain place of 
the seventh day on this wise. And 
^God did rest the seventh day from 
all his works. 

5 And in this place again, If they 
shall enter into my rest. 

6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that 
some must enter therein, and ''they to 
whom ^it was first preached entered 
not in because of unbelief : 

7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, 
caying in Da'vid, '^To day, after so 

N [long a time; as it is said. To day if 
I ye wiU. hear his voice, harde n not 
I y our hearts . N. 12. 25. 

8 For if *Je'sus had given them rest, 
then w^ould he not afterward have 
snoken of another day. 

^ There remaineth therefore a ^rest 
to the people of God. 

10 For he that is entered into his 
rest, he also hath ceased from his 
own works, as God did from his. 

11 Let us labour therefore to enter 
into that rest, lest any man fall after 
the same example of ''unbelief. 

12 For the word of God is "q uick, 
and pow erful, ?^,nd sharper than any 
■^twoedg ed sword, piercing 



that! A.D.64. 



CHAP. 3. 
fc 1 Cor.10,5 



CHAP. 4. 

1 t\ie ovord 
of hear- 
ing. 

2 Or, be- 

causetfiey 
were not 
united by 
faith to. 

a Ps. 95, 11 

b Gen. 2, 2 
Ex. 20, 11 
Ex. 31, 17 

c ch. 3, 19 

3 Or, the 

(jospel 
was first 
preached. 

d Ps. 93, 7 

4 That Is, 
Joshua. 

5 Or, Tceep- 
ing of a 
sabbath. 
Isa. 11, 10 
Isa.60, 19 
Ezek. 
31,14 
Zeph.3,17 
Rev. 7, 14 

6 Or, dls- 
obedience 

e Isa. 49, 2 
Jer. 23,29 

/Rev. 1, IG 

g 1 Cor. 14, 
24,25 

h Isa. 53, 3 

i Lii. 22, 28 

j Dan. 9, 24 
2 Cor.5,21 
1 Pet.2,22 
IJohn 3,5 



B r 

E I 



CHAP. 5. 
a ch. 8, 3, 4 

1 Or, can 

reason- 
ably bear 
^vith. 

b Lev. 4, 3 

c 1 Sam. 
13,9 

2 Sam.6,6 
John 3,27 

d Ex. 28, 1 
Num. 16, 
5,40 

e John 8,54 
Actsl3.33 
Rom. 8, 3 

/Ps. 2, 7 

g Ps. 110, 4 

h John 17,1 

ILJtoU Ps. 22, 1 

the dividi ng asunder of soul and J Mat.26,53 
spirit, and of the joints and marrow. ^ ^r, /or^ 
I and is a ^discerner of the thou ghts ^ ^i^n 2, s 
I and inte nt s of the heart . E.J as. 1.21;* ? ch.e, 20 
* E. IJohii 3. 20. 1108 



1 3 Neither is there any creature that 
is not manifest in his sight : but all 
things are naked and opened unto the 
eyes of him with whom we have to do. 

14 Seeing then that we have a great 
high priest, that is passed into the 
heavens, Je'sus the Son of God, let us 
hold fast our profession. 

1 5 For ^we have not an high priest 
which cannot be touched with the 
feeling of our infirmities; but 'was 
in all points tempted like as v;e are, 
hjet without sin. 

1 6 Let us therefore come boldly unto 
the throne of grace, that we may ob- 
tain mercy, and find grace to help in 
time of need. 

CHAPTER 5. 

Of the priesthood of Christ. 

FOR every high priest taken from 
among men is ordained for men 
in things 2^ertaining to God, "that he 
may offer both gifts and sacrifices for 
sins: 
2 Who ^can have compa ssio n on th e 



ignorant, and on them that ar e out of 
the way ; for that he himse lf also is 



compassed vrith infirmity. L. 8. 12. J 

3 And *by reason hereof he ought, 
as for the people, so also for himself, 
to offer for sins. 

4 And ''no man taketh this honour 
unto himself, but he that is called of 
God, as IV as ^Aar'on. 

5 So ^also Christ glorified not him- 
self to be made an high priest ; but 
he that said unto him, -^Thou art my 
Son, to day have I begotten thee. 

6 As he saith also in another place, 
-'Thou ai^t a priest for ever after the ' 
order of Mel-chi§'e-dec. 

7 Who in the days of his flesh, 
when he had '^offered up prayers and 
supplications with 'strong crying and 
tears unto -^him that was able to save 
him from death, and was heard ^in 
that he feared ; 

8 Though he were a Son. yet learned 
he obedience ^'by the things which 
he suffered; 

9 And being made perfect, he be- 1 
came the author of eternal salvation \ 
u nto all them that obey him ; t j 

10 Called of God aii high priest 
after ^the order of Mel-chis'e-dec. 

11 Of whom we have many things 
to say, and hard to be uttered, see- 
ing ye are dull of hearing. 

1 2 For when for the tim.e ye ought 
to be teachers, ye have need that one 
teach you again which be the first 

tK. 6. 18,19; VV. 2Fet. 3. 9. 



Stedfastness in faith. 



HEBREWS, 6, 7. Of Melchisedec's priesthood. 



principles of the oracles of God ; and 
are become such as have need of 
niilk, and not of strong meat. 

1 3 For every one that useth milk 
Hs unskilful in the word of right- 
eousness : for he is '"a babe. 

14 But strong meat belongeth to 
them that are ^of full age, even those 
who by reason ^of use have their 
senses exercised ''to discern both 
good and evil. 

CHAPTER 6.. 

Exhortation to be stedfast in the faith. 

THEREFORE leaving ^the prin- 
ciples of the doctrine of Chi'Ist. 
let us go on unto perfection; not 
laying again the foundation of re- 
pentance from dead works, and of 
faith toward God, 

2 Of ''the doctrine of baptisms, and' 
*of laying on of hands, '^and of res- 

' urrection of the dead, ^^an d of eterna l 
I .judgment . H, 6. 8. 

3 And this will w^e do, nf God per- 
mit. 

4 For Ht is impossible for ^^those 
"^vho were once enhghtened, and 
have tasted of ^the heavenly gift, 
and were made partakers of the 
H5'lv Gh5st, 

5 And have tasted the good word 
of God, and the powers of the world 
to come, 

6 If they shall fall away, to renew 
them again unto repentance ; 'seeing 
they crucify to themselves the Son 
of God afresh, and put him to an 
open shame. I 

7 For the earth which drinketh in! 
the rain that cometh oft upon it, 
and bringeth forth herbs meet for 
them ^by whom it is dressed, receiv- 
eth blessing from God : 

8 But that which bearetli thorns 
and briers is rejected, and is nigh 
unto cursing ; whose end is to 15^e 
burned . H. 10. 26-31. 

9 But, beloved, we are persuaded 
better things of you, and things that 
accompany salvation, though we 
thus speak. 

10 For -^God is not unrighteous to 
forget your work and labour of love, 
which ye have shewed toward his 
name, in that ye have ministered to 
the saints, and do minister. j 

11 And we desire that every one of' 
you do shew the same diligence to 
Hhe full assurance of hope unto the 
end: 

12 That ye be not slothful, but fol- 



A. D. 64. 



CHAP. 5. 

3 hath no 
expert- 
e nee. 

m 1 Cor. 
U, 20 
Eph. i, 13 

i Or, 

perfect. 

5 Or, of an 
habit, or, 
perfec- 
tion. 

?ilCor.2,M 



CHAP. 6. 

1 Or, the 
word of 
the begin- 
ning of 
Christ. 

a Acts 19, 4 

b Acts 8, 14 

c Actsl7,31 

d Acts24.2.5 
Rom. 2,16 

e 1 Cor.4,19 

f Mat.l2..S2 
" ch. 10, 26 
2 Pet.2,20 
1 John 
5,16 

Q Mat. 7, 22 
ch. 10, 32 

h John 4.10 
John 6,32 
Eph. 2, 8 

i ch. 10, 29 

2 Or, /or. 

J Mat. 10,42 
Mat.25,40 
John 
13,20 

k Col. 2, 2 

I ch. 10, 36 

niGen.22,16 

n Ex. 22, 11 

ch. 11, 9 

p Rom. 
11,29 

3 inter- 
posed 
himself 
by an 
oath. 

q ch. 12, 1 

?• Ps. 130, 7 

s Lev.16,15 
ch. 9, 7 

t ch, 4, 14 
ch. 9, 24 



lowers of them who through faith 
and patience inherit ^the proixdses. 

13 For when God made promise to 
A'bra-ham, because he could swear 
by no greater, he "'sware by himself, 

14 Saying, Surely blessing I vrill 
bless thee, and multiplying I will 
multiply thee. 

15 And so, after he had patiently 
endured, he obtained the proixdse. 

16 For men verily sweai' by the 
greater : and ''an oath for coniirma- 
tion is to them an end of all strife. 

17 Wherein God, willing more 
abimdantly to shew unto ''the heirs 
of promise Hhe immutability of his 
counsel, ^confirmed it by an oath : 

1 8 That by two immutable things, 



CHAP. 7. 

a Gen.14,18 
Ps. 110. 4 
ch. 5, 6,10 

1 without 
pedigree. 

b Gen.14,20 

c Num. 
18,21 

2 Or, 
pedigree. 

1109 



in which it teas miposs ible for Cxod 
to lie, we might have a strong c on- 
solation who have lied, tor retuge to 
lay hold upon the hope ^set betofe 
us: 

Tg" AYhich 'hope we have as an an- 
chor of the soul, both sure and"^ted7 
fast, 'and which entereth mto th at 
within the veil ; k, 7. 25. 

20 Whither ^the forerimner is for' 
us entered, even Je'sus, made an high 
priest for ever after the order of 
jlel-chis'e-dec. 

CHAPTER 7. 

Christ a priest after the order of Melchisedec. 

FOR this ''^lel-chis'e-dec, king of 
Salem, priest of the most high 
God, Avho met A'bra-ham returning 
jfrom the slaughter of the kings, and 
blessed hmi; 

2 To whom also A'bra-ham gave a 
tenth part of all ; first being by in- 
terpretation Kmg of righteousness, 
and after that also King of Salem, 
which is, Kmg of peace ; 

3 AYithout father, without mother, 
Vithout descent, having neither be- 
ginning of days, nor end of life ; but 
made like unto the Son of God; 
abideth a priest continually. 

4 Xow consider how great this man 
was, unto hvhom even the patriarch 
A'bra-ham gave the tenth of the 
spoils. 

5 And verily ''they that are of the 
sons of Le'vi, avIio receive the office 
of the priesthood, have a command- 
ment to take tithes of the people ac- 
cording to the law, that is, of their 
brethren, though they come out of 
the loins of A'bra-ham : 

6 But he whose Mescent is not 
counted from them received tithes 



1 K 



Chrisfs priesthood and 



HEBREWS, 8. 



the excellency thereof. 



of A'bra-ham, and blessed '^hiin that 
had the promises. 

7 And without all contradiction the 
less is blessed of the better. 

8 And here men that die receive 
tithes ; but there he receiveth them^ 
of 'whom it is witnessed that heliveth. 

9 And as I may so say, Le'vi also, 
who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in 
A'bra-ham. 

10 For he was yet in the loins of 
his father, when Mel-chi§'e-dec met 
him. 

11 If -^therefore perfection were by 
the Le-vit'i-cal priesthood, (for under 
it the people received the law,) what 
further need luas there that another 

Sriest should rise after the order of 
Iel-chi§'e-dec, and not be called after 
the order of Aar'on ? 

12 For the priesthood being changed, 
there is made of necessity a change 
also of the law. 

1 3 For he of whom these things are 
spoken pertaineth to another tribe, 
of which no man gave attendance at 
the altar. 

14 For it is evident that -^our Lord 
sprang out of Jii'da ; of which tribe 
Mo'se§ spake notliing concerning 
priesthood. 

1 5 And it is yet far more evident : for 
that after the similitude of Mel-chig'- 
e-dec there ariseth another priest, 

1 6 Who is made, not after the law 
of a carnal commandment, but after 
the power of an endless life. 

IT For he testifieth, '^Thou art a 
priest for ever after the order of Mel- 
chis'e-dec. 

18 For there is verily a disannulling 
of the commandment going before 
for *the weakness and unprofitable- 
ness thereof. 

19 For -^the law made nothing per- 
fect, ^but the bringing in of ^a better 
hope did ; by the which Ve draw 
nigh unto God. 

20 And inasmuch as not without an 
oath he vKis made priest : 

21 (For those priests were made 
^without an oath; but this with an 
oath by him that said unto him, The 
'"Lord sware and will not repent, 
Thou art a priest for ever after the 
order of Mel-chis'e-dec :) 

22 By so much was Je'§us made a 
surety of a better testament. 

28 And they truly were many 
priests, because they were not suf-j 
fered to continue by reason of death :j 



A. D. 6i. 



CHAP. 7. 

a Rom.d.lS 
Gal. 3, 16 

e ch. 5, 6 

/ Gal. 2, 21 

g Gen.49,10 
Isa. 11, 1 
Mat. 1, 3 
Lu. 3, 33 
Rom. 1, 3 
Rev. 5, 5 

h Ps. 110, 4 

i Rom. 8, 3 
Gal. 4, 9 

j Actsl3,39 
Rom. 3,20 
Gal. 2, 16 

3 Or, hut it 
was the 
bringing 
in 

Gal. 3, 24 

k ch. 6, 18 
I Rom. 5, 2 

4 Or, 

xvithout 
swearing 
of an 
oath,. 

mPs.110,4 

n Isa. 9, 6, 7 
John 
12.34 
Rom. 9, 5 

5 Or, which 
passeth 
not from 
one to 
another. 

6 Or, 

evermore. 

Rom. 8,34 
1 Tim. 2,5 
IJohn 2,1 

p Eph. 1, 20 
Eph. 4, 10 

q Lev. 9, 7 
Lev. 16, 
6,11 
ch. 5, 3 
ch. 9, 7 

r Lev.16,15 

s Rom.6,10 

t ch. 5, 1, 2 

u ch. 2, 10 

7 perfected. 



CHAP. 8. 
a Col. 3, 1 

1 Or, of 

holy 
things. 

b ch. 9, 11 

c Eph. 5, 2 

2 Or, they 
are 
priests. 

d Col. 2, 17 

e Ex. 25, 40 

Num. 8. 4 

f 2 Cor. 3,6 
■ ch. 7, 22 

3 Or, testa- 
ment. 

g Jer. 31,31 

1110 



24 But this 7na7i, because he "con- 
tinueth ever, hath ^an unchangeable 
priesthood. 

25 Wherefore he is able also to save 
them "to the uttermost that come unto 
God by him, seeing he ev er Li veth to 
mak e mtercession tor them .~* j 

26 For such an liigh priest became 
us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, 
separate from sinners, ^and made 
higher than the heavens ; 

27 Who need eth not daily , as thos e i 
high priests, to ott er up saciTfice,?tlrst" 
fo r his own sins, ^and t h enTor thelpe< >" 
ples: tor this ^he did ~o hce7 when he" 
ottered up himself. p. 9. 7. 

!2^ I' or the law maketh 'men high 
priests w hich have infirmity ; but the 
word of the oath, which was since the 
laAv, maheth the Son, who "is ^conse- 
crated for evermore. 

CHAPTER 8. 

The excellenct/ of Christ's priesthood. 

]yTOW of the things which we have 
-Ll spoken this is the sum: We 
have such an high priest, who ''is set 
on the right hand of the throne of 
the Majesty in the heavens ; 

2 A minister ^of the sanctuary, and 
of the *true tabernacle, which the Lord 
pitched, and not man. 

3 For every high priest is ordained 
to offer gifts and sacrifices : where- 
fore it Hs of necessity that this man 
have somewhat also to offer. 

4 For if he were on earth, he should 
not be a priest, seeing that ^there are 
priests that offer gifts according to 
the law : 

5 Who serve unto the example and 
^shadow of heavenly things, as M5'se§ 
was admonished of God when he was 
about to make the tabernacle: 'for, 
See, saith he, that thou make all 
things according to the pattern 
shewed to thee in the mount. 

6 But now -^hath he obtained a more 
excellent ministry, by how much also 
he is the mediator of a better ^cove- 
nant, which was established upon bet- 
ter promises. 

7 For if that first covena72t had been 
faultless, then should no place have 
been sought for the second. 

8 For finding fault with them, he 
saith, -''Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, when I will make a new 
covenant with the hous_e of l§'ra-el 
and with the house of Jii'dah : 

9 Not according to the covenant that 
I made with their fathers in the day 

* K. 8. 10-12. ^ 



Imperfection of 



HEBREWS, 9. 



legal sacrifices. 



when I took them by the hand to 
lead them out of the land of E'gj^pt ; 
because they continued not in my 
covenant, and I regarded them not, 
saith the Lord. 
10 For this is the covenant that I 



A. D. 64. 



will make with the house ot l§'ra-ei 



after those days, saith tlie Lord; I 
will ^put my laws into their miiid". 
and write them ^m their hearts : and 



CHAP. 8. 

4 give. 

5 Or, uvon. 

h Zech. 8, 8 

i Isa. 54, 13 
John 6,45 
1 John 
2,27 



''L will be to them a Grod, and they 
shall be to me a people : 
11 And 'they shall not teach every 



man his neighbour, and every ma n 
his orot her saying, Know tlie LordT : 
for all shall know me, trom the least 
to the greate st. 

1 2 b^or 1 wHl be merciful to their 
unrighteousness, and their sms and 
their iniquities will i remembe r no 

more. K. 9. 13, 14; L. 10.17. 

~13 In that he saith, A newcove?ia7ii, 
he hath made the first old. Now 
that which decayeth and waxeth old 
is ready to vanish away. 

CHAPTER 9. 

1 Bi/ the imperfection of the legal sacrifices, 11 he 
sheweth the efficacy of Christ's blood. 

THEN verily the first covencmt 
had also ^ordinances of divine 
service, and "sl worldly sanctuary. 

2 For *there was a tabernacle made ; 
the first, wherein vkis the candlestick,; 
and the ''table, and the shewbread ; 
which is called '^the sanctuary. 

3 And '^after the second veil, the 
tabernacle which is called the Holiest 
of all ; 

4 Which had the golden censer, and 
the ark of the covenant overlaid 
round about with gold, wherein icas 
'the golden pot that had manna, -^and 
Aar'on's rod that budded, and ^the 
tables of the covenant ; 

5 And ^over it the cherubims of 
glory shadowing the mercyseat; of 
which we cannot now speak particu- 
larly. 

6 ISTow when these things were thus 
ordained, 'the priests went always 
into the first tabernacle, accomplish- 
ing the service of God. 

7 But into the second ident the high 
priest alone ^once every year, not 
without blood, which he offered for 
himself, and for the errors of the 
people: D 9 11 12 

8 The *H51y Gh5st this signifying, 
that the ^vay into the holiest of all 
was not yet made manifest, while as 
the first taberns" cle was yet standing -. 



CHAP. 9. 

1 Or. cere- 
monies. 

a Ex. 25, 8 

b Ex. 26, 1 

c Lev. 24, 5 

2 Or, holy, 
d Ex. 40, 3 
e Ex. 16, 33 

/ Num. 
17,10 

g Ex. 25, 16 
Deut.10,2 
2Chr.5,10 

h Lev. 16, 2 

i Num.28,3 

Dan. 8, 11 

j Ex. 30, 10 

k ch. 10, 19 

I John 14,6 

m Gal. 3, 21 

nRom. 
14. 17 

Num.19,7 

pEph.2,15 

3 Or, rites, 
or, cere- 
7nonies. 

q ch. 10, 1 
r ch. 8, 2 
s Rev. 1, 5 
t Zech. 3, 9 
u Dan. 9, 24 
V Lev.16,14 
wNum.19,2 
X 1 John 1,7 
y Rom.l, 4 
1 Pet.3,18 
z Eph. 2, 5 

4 Or, fault, 
a ch. 1, 3 

b ch. 6, 1 
c Lu. 1, 74 
d 1 Tim. 2,5 
e Rom..3,25 
1 Pet.3,18 

/ ch. 3, 1 

5 Or, be 

brought 
in. 

g Gal. 3, 15 

h Ex. 24, 6 

6 Or, 

purified. 

i Ex.24.5-8 
Lev. 14, 4 
Lev. 16, 
14, 15, 18 

7 Or, 
purple. 

j Ex. 24, 8 
Mat.26,28 

k Ex. 29, 12 
Lev. 8, 15 

1111 



9 Which vKis a figure for the time 
then present, in which were offered 
both gifts and sacrifices, '"that could 
not make him that did the service 
perfect, as pertaining to the con- 
science ; 

10 Which stood only in "meats and 
drinks, and "divers washings, ^and 
carnal ^ordinar ces, imposed o?i them 
until the time of reformation. 

1 1 But Christ being come an high 
priest of ?good things to come, 'by a 
greater and more perfect tabernacle, 
not made with hands, that is to say, 
not of this building ; 

12 Neither by the blood of goats 
and calves, but ^b y his~mvn b lood he 
entered m 'once into the holy place. 



having ^obtamed~eternal re demption 
for us. ' p. 9 Tl 15 

V6 I'or if the blood of bull's and of 
goats, and ""the ashes of an heifer 
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to 
the purifying of the flesh : 

14 How much more ^shall the blood 
ot Christ, ^who through the~eternai 



kSpirit offered "himseit without 'spot 



to Cod, purge "your consci ence~lrom 
dead Hvorks '^to serve the living 

^^ , ,, ,^: ^ .K.13.5,6. 

15 And ''for this cause he is the me- 
diator of the new testament, that 'by 
means of death, for the redemption 
of the transgressions thcct ivere under 
the first testament, they Avhich ni-e 
called might receive the promise of 
eternal inheritance. D. 9. 22. 

16 For where a testament is, there 
must also of necessity ^be the death 
of the testator. 

17 For ^a testament is of force after 
men are dead : otherwise it is of no 
strength at all while the testator 
liveth. 

1 8 Whereupon ^neither the first 
testament was ^dedicated without 
blood. 

19 For when M5'se§ had spoken 
ever^^ precept to all the people ac- 
cording to the law, he took the blood 
of calves and of goats, 'with water, 
and ■'scarlet wool, and hyssop, and 
sprinkled both the book, and all the 
people, 

20 Saying, ■'This is the blood of the 
testament which God hath enjoined 
unto you. 

21 Moreover %e sprinkled \y\th 
blood both the tabernacle, and all 
the vessels of the ministry. 

22 And almost all things are by the 



D 



K 



OD 



J 



Chrisfs atonement 



HEBREAVS, 10. 



and priesthood. 



D 



I 



J 
D 



law purged with blood; and, without 
^shedding of. blood is no remission .*" 
2^6 It loas therefore necessary that 
the "'patterns of things in the heav- 
ens should be purified with these; 
but the heavenly things themselves 
with better sacrifices than these. 

24 For "Christ is not entered into 
the holy places made with hands, 
loliicli are the figures of the true; 
but into heaven itself, now to "appear 
in the presence of God for us : 

25 Nor yet that he should offer him- 
self often, as the high priest entereth 
into the holy place every year with 
blood of others ; 

26 For then must he often have 
suffered since the foundation of the 
world: but now once nn the end of 
the world hath h e appeared to p ut 
away sin by the sacrifice of himself . 

27 And ^ as it is appointed unto men 
once to die, but after this the judg- 



A. D. 64. 



ment; 

"2"8^o 'Christ 



was once 



J. 10. 30. 
'offered to 



bear the sins of many 



_^^___^__^_^_^__^^_^ and unto 
them that look for him shall he ap- 
pear *the second time without sin un 
to salvation. D. 10 12. 

CHAPTER 10. 

1 The law sacrifices ineffectual to take aioay sins. 
10 £)/ the offering of Christ's body once for all we 
obtain perfect remission. 

OR the law having °a shadow of 



F 



good things to come, and not 
the very image of the things, can 
never with those sacrifices which 
they offered year by year continually 
make the comers thereunto per 
feet. 

2 For then ^would they not have 
ceased to be offered? because that 
the worshippers once purged should 
ha\'e had no more conscience of sins 

3 But *in those sacrifices there is a 
remembrance again made of sins 
every year. 

4 For Ht is not possible that the 
blood of bulls and of goats should 
take away sins. 

5 Wherefore when he cometh into 
the world, he saith, '^Sacrifice and of 
f ering thou Avouldest not, but a body 
^hast thou prepared me : 

6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices 
for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 

7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the 
volume of the book it is written of 
me,) to do thy will, O God. 

8 Above when he said. Sacrifice and 
offering and burnt offerings and offer 
ing for sin thou wouldest not, neither 

*0.12, 14; D. 9. 28. 



CHAP. 9. 
I Lev.17,11 
?n ch. 8, 5 
n ch. 6, 20 
Rom.8,34 
ch. 7, 25 
lJohn2,l 
p 1 Cor. 
10, 11 
Gal. 4, 4 
Eph. 1, 10 
ch. 7, 27 
ch. 10, 10 
1 Pet.3,18 
q Gen. 3,19 
Eccl. 3,20 
r Rom.6,10 
s Mat.26,28 
RorQ.5,15 
1 Pet.2,24 
lJohn3,5 
Mat.25,34 
John 14,3 
Titus2,13 



CHAP. 10. 

a Col. 2, 17 

1 Or, they 
would 
have 
ceased to 
be offered, 
because, 

b Lev.16,21 
c Mic. 6, 6 
d Ps. 40, 6 
Ps. 50, 8 
Isa. 1, 11 
Jer. 6, 20 
Amos5,21 

2 Or, thoxi 
hast fitted 
me. 

e John 
17, 19 
/Num.28,3 
g Col. 3, 1 
h Ps. 110, 1 
i 2Pet.l,21 
j Jer. 31,33 

3 Some 
copies 
have. 
Then he 
said. And 
their. 

4 Or, 
liberty. 

k John 10,9 
John 14,6 
ch. 9, 8 

5 Or, new 
made. 

I 1 Tim. 

3, 15 
m Eph.3,12 

1 John 
3,21 
Jas. 1, 6 

?xEzek. 
36, 25 

2 Cor. 7, 1 
1 Cor. 1, 9 

1 Cor. 

10, 13 

1 Thes. 

5, 24 

2Thes.3,3 
p Acts 2, 42 
q Rom. 

13, 11 
r 2 Pet. 3, 9 
s Num. 

15,30 

1 John 

5, 16 
t 2 Pet.2,20 

1112 



hadst pleasure therein; which are 
offered by the law ; 

9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do 
thy will, O God. He taketh away 
the first, that he may establish the 
second. 

10 By 'the which will we are sancti- 
fied through the offering of the body 
of Je'§us Christ once for all. 

1 1 And every priest standeth -^daily 
ministering and offering oftentimes 
the same sacrifices, which can never 
take away sins : 

1 2 But ^this man, after he had offered 
one sacritlce tor sins tor ever, sat down 
on th e rigfit hand o f God ; D. 12. 24., 
Id From henceforth expecting tni' 
^his enemies be made his footstool. 

14 For by one offering he hath per- 
fected for ever them that are sancti- 
fied. 

15 Whereof 'the H51y Gh5st also is 
a witness to us : for after that he had 
said before, 

16 This Hs the covenant that I will 
make with them after those days, 
saith the Lord, I will put my laws 
into their hearts, and in their minds 
will I write them ; 

1 T ^ And their sins and iniquities will ^ 
1 remember no more. l. 13. 8. 

T b JN ow where remission of these is, ' 
there is no more offering for sin. 

1 9 Having therefore, brethren, ^bold- 
ness to enter into the holiest by the 
blood of Je'gus, 

20 By ^a new and living way, which 
he hath ^consecrated for us, through 
the veil, that is to say, his flesh ; 

21 And having an high priest over 
'the house of God ; 

22 Let us draw near with a true 
heart "'in full assurance of faith, hav- 
ing our hearts sprinkled from an evil 
conscience, and our "bodies washed 
with pure water. 

23 Let us hold fast the profession of 
our faith without wavering ; (for he 
"is faithful that promised ;) 

24 And let us consider one another 
to provoke unto love and to good 
works : 

25 Not ^'forsaking the assembling of 
ourselves together, as the manner of 
some is ; but exhorting one ayiother : 
and ^so much the more, as ye see ''the 
day approaching. 

26 For if we sin wilfully 'after that ' 
we have received the knowledge of 
the truth, there remaineth no more 
sacrifice for sins. 



Cautions against apostasy. HEBREWS, 11. 



Faith of the 'patriarchs. 



\ 27 But a certain fearful looking for 
of judgment and "fiery indignation, 
which shall devour the adversaries. 

28 He that despised Mo'§es' law died 
"without mercy under two or three 
witnesses : 

29 Of how much sorer punishment. 



A. D. 64. 



suppose ye. shall he be thought 
-worthy, who hath trodden under foot 
the Son of God, and hath ^counted 
the blood of the covenant, wherewi th 
he was sanctified, an unholy thing, 
""and hath done des pite unto the 
S pirit of grace ? 

g^O For we know him that hath said, 
Ven geance 'helongeth unto me, I will 
recom pense, saith the Lord. And 
a gain, ^^The Lord shall judge his 
people . J. 12. 23. 

31 It -is a fearful thing to fall into 
the hands of the livmg God . H. 10.39. 

32 But ''call to remembrance the 
former days, in which, after ye were 
illuminated, ye endured *a great fight 
of afflictions ; 

33 Partly, whilst ye were made a 
gazingstock both by reproaches and 
afflictions; and partly, whilst ye ''be- 
came companions of them that were 
so used. 

34 For ye had compassion of me in 
my bonds, and ''took joyfully the 
spoiling of your goods, knowing ®in 
yourselves that 5 e have in heaven a 
better and an enduring substance. 

3 5 Cast not away therefore your con- 
fidence, which hath great recompence 
of reward. 

36 For ^ye have need of patience, 
that, after ye have done the will of 
God, -^ye might receive the prom- 
ise. 

3 7 For ^yet a little while, and he 
^that shall come ^^ ill come, and will 
not tarry. 

38 Now the just shall live by faith : 
but if any man draw back, my soul 
shall have no pleasure in him. 
f 39 But we are not of them who draw 



back unto perdition ; but of them that 



believe to the saving of the soul. 
CHAPTER 11. 

Tlie nature and fruits of faith. 

"IVTOW faith is the ^substance of 
-i. 1 things hoped for, the evidence 
^'of things not seen. 

2 For by it the elders obtained a 
good report. 

3 Through faith we understand that 
the worlds *were framed by the word 
of God, so that tilings which are seen 

*F. 11. 6; H. Jas 1. 15. 



CHAP. 10. 

u Ezek.36,5 

V 1 Cor. 
11,29 

aoMat.12,31 

X Deut. 
32,35 

y Ps. 50, 4 

z Lu. 12, 5 

a Gal. 3, i 

h Col. 2, 1 

c Phil. 1, 7 

d Mat. 5, 12 

6 Or, that 
ye have in 
your- 
selves, or, 
for your- 
selves. 

e Lu. 21, 19 

/Col. 3,24 

g Lu. 18, 8 

h ch. 2, 3, 4 



CHAP. 11. 

1 Or. 

ground, 
or, con- 
fidence. 

a Rom.8,24 

6 John 1, 3 

c Gen. 4, 4 

2 Or, is yet 
spoken of. 
Mat.23,35 

d Gen. 5, 22 

e John 3, 
18.36 

/Gen. 6, 13 

3 Or, being 
wary. 

g Rom.3,22 
Phil. 3, 9 

h Gen. 12, 8 

i Rev. 21, 2 

j Gen.17,19 

k Lu. 1, 36 

I Rom.4,19 

4 axcording 
to faith. 

m John8,56 

n Gen. 47, 9 

ch. 13, 14 

1113 



were not made of things which do 
appear. 

4 By faith <^A'bel offered unto God a 
more excellent sacrifice than Cain, 
by which he obtained witness that he 
was righteous, God testifymg of his 
gifts : and by it he being dead ^yet 
speaketh. 

5 By faith '^E'noch was translated 
that he should not see death; and 
was not found, because God had 
translated him : for before his trans- 
lation he had tliis testimony, that he 
pleased God. 

6 But nvithout faith it is impossible ' 



to please h hn : for he that cometh to G 



God must believe that he is, and t/iat 
he is a rewarder of them that dili- 



gently seek him. F. i Pet. 1. 8 9;tJ 

7 By faith -^Xd'ah, being warned o£ 
God of thmgs not seen as yet, ^moved 
with fear, prepared an ark to the 
saving of his house; by the which 
he condemned the world, and became 
heir of ^the righteousness which is by 
faith. 

8 By faith Al)ra-ham, when he was 
called to go out into a place which he 
should after receive for an inherit- 
ance, obeyed ; and he went out, not 
knowing whither he went. 

9 By faith he sojourned in the land 
of promise, as i7i a strange country, 
dwelling in ^tabernacles with I'saac 
and Ja'cob, the heirs with hmi of the 
same promise : 

10 For he looked for a city which 
hath foundations, *whose builder and 
maker is God. 

11 Through faith also •'Sa'ra herself 
received strength to conceive seed, 
and ''Avas delivered of a child when 
she was past age, because she judged 
him faithful who had promised. 

12 Therefore sprang there even of 
one, and ^him as good as dead, so 
many as the stars of the sky in 
multitude, and as the sand which is 
by the sea shore innumerable. 

13 These all died *in faith, not hav- 
ing received the promises, but having 
'"seen them afar off, and were per- 
suaded of them, and embraced them, 
and "confessed that they were stran- 
gers and pilgrims on the earth. 

14 For they that say such things 
declare "plainly that they seek a 
country. 

15 And truly, if they had been 
mindful of that country from 
whence they came out, they might 

fG. 1 Pet. 1. 18, 19. ' 



Nature and 



HEBREWS, 12. 



frii its of fa it h . 



have had opportunity to have re- 
turned. 

1 6 But now they desire a better 
country, that is, an heavenly : where- 
fore God is not ashamed ^ to be called 
their God : for ?he hath prepared for 
them a city. 

1 7 By faith 'A'bra-ham, when he was 
tried, offered up I'gaac : and he that 
had received the promises offered 'up 
his only begotten son, 

1 8 ^Of whom it was said, 'That in 
i'§aac shall thy seed be called : 

1 9 Accounting that God 2vas able to 
raise hifn up, even from the dead ; 
from whence also he received him in 
a figure. 

20 By faith «r§aac blessed Ja'cob 
and E'sau concerning things to come. 

21 By faith Ja'cob, when he was a 
dying, blessed "both the sons of 
Jo'§eph; and worshipped, "7ea/iz?igf 
upon the top of his staff. 

22 By faith ''Jd'geph, when he died, 
*made mention of the departing of 
the children of l§'ra-el; and gave 
commandment concerning his bones. 

23 By faith ^Md'ses, when he Avas 
born, was hid three months of his 
parents, because they saw he was a 
proper child; and they were not 
afraid of the king's ^commandment. 

24 By faith Mo'§e§, when he was 
come to years, refused to be called 
the son of Pha'raoh's daughter ; 

25 Choosing "rather to suffer afflic- 
tion with the people of God, than to 
enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 

2 6 Esteeming the reproach 'of Christ 
greater riches than the treasures in 
E'gypt : for he had respect unto the 
recompence of the reward. 

27 By faith %e forsook E'gypt, not 
fearing the wrath of the king : for he 
endured, as seeing him who is invis- 
ible. 

28 Through faith ''he kept the pass- 
over, and the sprinkling of blood, lest 
he that destroyed the firstborn should 
touch them. 

29 By faith they passed through the 
Red sea as by dry land: which the 
E-gyp'tian§ assaying to do were 
drowned. 

30 By faith '^the walls of Jer'i-cho 
fell down, after they were compassed 
about seven days. 

31 By faith "the harlot Ra'hab per- 
ished not with them ^that believed 
not, when she had received the spies 
with peace. 



A. D. 64. 



CHAP. 11. 
p Ex. 3,6,15 
q Phil. 3, 20 
r Gen. 22, 1 
s J as. 2, 21 

5 Or, To. 

t Gen.21,12 

u Gen.27,27 

V Gen. 48, 5 

t<;Gen.47,31 

X Gen.50,24 
Ex. 13, 19 

6 Or, 

remem- 
bered. 

y Ex. 2, 2 

z Ex. 1, 16 

a Ps. 84, 10 

7 Or, for 
Christ. 
Acts 9, 4 

b Ex. 10, 29 
Ex. 12, 37 

c Ex. 12, 21 

d Josh. 6,20 

e Jas. 2, 25 

8 Or, that 
xvere diso- 
bedient. 

/Judg.6,11 

(J Judg. 4, 6 

h Judg. 
13,24 

i Judg.11,1 

j 1 Sam. 
16,1 

k 1 Sam. 
1,20 

I 1 Sam. 
17, 34 
Dan. 6, 22 

m Dan.3,25 

n 1 Sam. 
20, 1 

1 Ki. 19, 3 

2 Ki. 6, 16 

2 Ki. 20, 7 
Job 42, 10 
Ps. 6, 8 

p 1 Sam. 
14,13 

q 1 Ki.17,22 
2 Ki. 4, 35 

r Acts22,25 

s Gen.39,20 
Jer. 20, 2 
Jer. 37, 15 

/ lKi.21,13 
2 Chr. 
24,21 
Acts 7, 58 
Actsl4,19 

u 2 Ki. 1, 8 

7) IKi. 18,4 

9 Or, 

foreseen. 

i<; Rom. 
11,26 



CHAP. 12. 
a 2 Cor.3,18 

1 Or, 

beginner. 

b 1 Pet.1,11 

c Ps. 110, 1 

d John 
15,20 

e Gal. 6, 9 

1114 



32 And what shall I more say ? for 
the time would fail me to tell of -^Ged'- 
e-on,and o/^Ba'rak, and o/'Sam'son, 
and of 'Jeph'tha-e ; of -^iJa'vid also, 
and ^Sam'u-el, and of the prophets : 

33 Who through faith subdued 
kingdoms, wrought righteousness, ob- 
tained promises, stopped 'the mouths 
of lions, 

34 Quenched "the violence of fire, 
escaped the "edge of the sword, "out 
of weakness were made strong, 
waxed valiant in fight, turned ^to 
fiight the armies of the aliens. 

35 Women ^received their dead 
raised to life again : and others were 
'tortured, not accepting deliverance ; 
that they might obtain a better res- 
urrection : 

36 And others had trial of cruel 
mockings and scourgings, yea, more- 
over "of bonds and imprisonment : 

37 They Hvere stoned, they were 
sawn asunder, were tempted, were 
slain with the sword: "they wan- 
dered about in sheepskins and goat- 
skins ; being destitute, affiicted, tor- 
mented ; 

38 (Of whom the world was not 
worthy :) they wandered in deserts, 
and i?i mountains, and "in dens and 
caves of the earth. 

39 And these all, having obtained a 
good report through faith, received 
not the promise : 

40 God having ^provided some bet- 
ter thing for us, that they without 
us should not be "'made perfect. 

CHAPTER 12. 

Exhortation to faith and godliness. 

WHEREFORE seeing we also 
are compassed about with so 
great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay 
aside every weight, and the sin which 
doth so easily beset us, and let us run 
with patience the race that is set be- 
fore us, 

2 Looking «unto J e'§us the ^author 
and finisher of our faith ; *who for 
the joy that was set before him en- 
dured the cross, despising the shame, 
''and is set down at the right hand of 
the throne of God. 

3 For '^consider him that endured 
such contradiction of sinners against 
himself, lest "ye be wearied and faint 
in your minds. 

4 Ye have not yet resisted unto 
blood, striving against sin. 

5 And ye have forgotten the exhor- 
tation which speaketh unto you as 



Exhortation to faith, 



HEBREWS, 13. 



patience, and godliness. 



unto children, My /son, despise not 
thou the chastening of the Lord, nor 
faint when thou art rebuked of him 

6 For ^whom the Lord loveth he 
chasteneth, and scourgeth every son 
whom he receiveth. 

7 If ye endure chastening, God 
dealeth with you as with sons ; for 
what son is he whom the father 
chasteneth not ? 

8 But if ye be without chastise- 
ment, whereof '^all are partakers, 
then are ye bastards, and not sons. 

9 Furthermore we have had fathers 
of our flesh which corrected us, and 
we gave them reverence: shall we 
not much rather be in subjection 
unto the Father of spirits, and live ? 

10 For they verily for a few days 
chastened its ^after their own pleas- 
ure; but he for our profit, that hce 
might be partakers of his holiness. 

11 Now no chastening for the pres- 
ent seemeth to be joyous, but griev- 
ous : nevertheless afterward it 
yieldeth -^'the peaceable fruit of 
righteousness unto them which are 
exercised thereby. 

1 2 Wherefore ^lif t up the hands 
which hang down, and the feeble 
knees ; 

13 And make ^straight paths for 
your feet, lest that which is lame be 
turned out of the way ; ^but let it 
rather be healed. 

14 Follow peace with all 'inen, and 



holiness, "'without which no man 
shall see the Lordl 0. 1 John 5. 12. 

1 5 Looking diligently lest any man 
^fail of the grace of God ; lest "any 
root of bitterness springing up 
trouble you, and thereby many be 
defiled ; 

16 Lest there he any fornicator, or 
profane person, as E'sau, "who for 
one morsel of meat sold his birth- 
right. 

17 For ye know how that after- 
ward, when he ^would have inher- 
ited the blessing, he was rejected: 
for he found no ^place of repentance, 
though he sought it carefully with 
tears. 

18 For ye are not come unto ?the 
mount that might be touched, and 
that burned with fire, nor unto 
blackness, and darkness, and tem- 
pest, 

19 And the sound of a trumpet, 
and the voice of words ; which voice 
they that heard intreated that the 



A. D. 64. 



CHAP. 12. 

/Job 5, 17 

g Ps. 94. 12 
J as. 1,' 12 
Rev. 3, 19 

7i Ps. 73, 11 

2 Or, as 

seemed 
good, or, 
meet to 
them. 

i Lev. 19, 2 

j Jas. 3, 18 

k Job 4, 3, 4 
Isa. 35, 3 

3 Or, even. 
I Gal. 6, 1 
m Mat. 5, 8 

4 Or, fall 
from. 

n Deut. 

29, 18 

Gen.25,33 
p Gen.27,34 

5 Or, tvay 
to change 
Ms mind. 

q Ex. 19, 12 
Deut.4,11 
Rom. 6,14 
Rom. 8,15 
2 Tim. 1,7 

r Ex. 20, 19 

s Gal. 4, 26 
Rev. 3, 12 
Rev. 21, 2 

t Phil. 3,20 

u Ps. 68, 17 
Dan. 7, 10 
Jude 14 

6 Or, 

enrolled. 

V Phil. 3,12 

7 Or, testa- 
ment. 

w Ex. 24, 8 

1 Pet. 1, 2 

X Gen. 4, 10 

y Num. 16 

z Ex. 19, 18 

a Hag. 2, 6 

b Ps. 102,26 
Mat.24,35 

2 Pet.3,10 

8 Or, ■mail/ 
be shaken. 

9 Or, let us 
hold fast. 

c Ex. 24, 17 
Deut.4,24 
Deut. 9, 3 
Ps. 50, 3 
Ps. 97, 3 
Isa. 66, 15 
2Thes.l,8 
ch. 10, 27 



word should not be spoken to them 
any more : 

20 (For they could not endure that 
which was commanded, And if so 
much as a beast touch the momi- 
tain, it shall be stoned, or thrust 
through with a dart : 

21 And so terrible w^as the sight, 
that Mo'seg said, I exceedingly fear 
and quake:) 

22 But ye are come "unto mount 
Si'on, and 'unto the city of the liv- 
ing God, the heavenly Je-ru'sa-lem, 
''and to an innumerable comj^any 
of angels, 

23 To the general assembly and 
church of the firstborn, which are 
^vritten in heaven, and to God the ' 
Judge of all, and to the spirits of 
just men '•mad_e perfect, J. Jas. 2. 12. 

24 And to Je'sus the mediator of 



cape^ 



CHAP. 13. 
a Mat.25,35 
b Gen. 18, 3 
c Mat.25,36 
1115 



that s peaketh from lienveri ; * 

26 Whose 'voice then shook the 
earth: but now he hath promised, 
saying, ''Yet once more I shake not 
the earth only, but also heaven. 

27 And this word. Yet once more, 
signifieth *the removing of those 
things that ®are shaken, as of things 
that are made, that those things 
which cannot be shaken may re- 
main. 

28 Wherefore we receiving a king- 
dom which cannot be moved, ^let i:s 
have grace, whereby we may ser^'^e 
God acceptably with reverence and 
godly fear : 

29 For ^our God is a consuming 
fire. 

CHAPTER 13. 

ExhortaUons to various duties. 

LET brotherly love continue. 
2 Be ''not forgetful to enter- 
tain strangers: for thereby *some 
have entertained angels unawares. 

3 Remember ''them that are in 
bonds, as bound with them; and 
them which suffer adversity, as be- 
ing yourselves also in the body. 

4 Marriage is honourable in all, and 
the bed undefiled: but whoremon- 
gers and adulterers God will judge. 

5 Let your conversation 6e without 

* N. Jas. 4. 13. ^ 



D 



the new ^covenant, and to "the blood 
of sprinkling, that speaketh better 
things than Hhat of k'hel. D. 13. 12., 
^5 See that ye refuse not him that 1 N 
speaketh. For if they es caped not 
who refused him ^that spake on 
earth , much more shall not we es- 
if we turn awa y from him 



Of divers and strange doctrines. JAMES, 1. 



Apostolic henediction. 



covetousness ; and he content with 

K [ such things as ye have : for he hath 

snid, ^T will never lea,ve thee, nor 



forsfike thee . 
6 So that we 



may holdly say, The 



— — — — ■ • ■■ ■ - ' \J — ■> ^ ■ x ^ ^? =^ = 

T.ord 'is my helper, and I will not 
fear what ma.n shall do unto me .* 



r- 



Kf 



Remember them which ^have the 
rule over you, who have spoken 
unto you the word of God: whose 
faith follow, considering the end of 
their conversation. 
8 Je'gus Christ -^the same yesterday, 



I ^nd to day, and for ever .j 

9 Be not carried about with divers 
and strange doctrines. For it is a 
good thing that the heart be estab- 
lished with grace; not with meats, 
which have not profited them that 
have been occupied therein. 

10 AVe ^have an altar, whereof they 
have no right to eat which serve the 
tabernacle. 

11 For Hhe bodies of those beasts, 
whose blood is brought into the 
sanctuary by the high priest for sin, 
are burned ^\athout the camp. 

12 Wherefore Je'sus also, that he 



mi ght sanctify the peopl e with his 

own bl ood , su ff ered nvi th ou t the 

igate. D. IPet. 1.2. 

1 3 Let us go forth therefore unto 
him without the camp, bearing his 
•^reproach. 

14 For %ere have we no continuing 
city, but we seek one to come. 

1 .5 "Ry him thprpforp Ipt us ^ofppr thp 



A. D. 64. 



saorifinp of pvaisft to God oontin- 
ually, that is thp? frnit of out h'p s 
/^giving thauks to his na mft t 



CHAP. 13. 

a Gen.28,15 
Ps. 37, 25 

e Ps. 27, 1 

1 Or, 

are the 
guides. 

f John 8,58 
1 Cor. 1,24 
Eph. 4, 5 
ch. 1, 12 
Rev. 1, 4 

g 1 Cor.9,13 

h Lev. 4, 11 

i John 
19,17 
Acts 7, 58 

j 1 Pet.4,14 

k Mic. 2, 10 

1 Lev. 7, 12 
Ps. 50, 14 

2 confessing 
to. 

3 Or, guide. 

m Ezek, 
3,17 
Ezek. 33, 

2,7 

n Isa. 40, 11 
Ezek. 
34, 23 
Ezek. 
37,24 
John 
10,11 

Zech.9,11 

4 Or, testa- 
ment. 

5 Or, doing. 
p Gal. 1. 5 

q lThes.3,2 

r 1 Tim. 
6,12 



1 6 But to do good and to communi- 
cate forget not : for with such sacri- 
fices God is well pleased. 

17 Obey them that ^have the rme 
over you, and submit yourselves: 
"'for they watch for your souls, as 
they that must give account, that 
they may do it with joy, and not 
with grief: for that is unprofitable 
for you. 

1 8 Pray for us : for we trust we have 
a good conscience, in all things will- 
ing to live honestly. 

19 But I beseech you the rather to 
do this, that I may be restored to you 
the sooner. 

90 >J"ow thp C^od of pp a ce, thai 
again 
IS, ''' that grpat shp2 ->hprd of 



brou g ht a g ain from t h p dpad out 
T,ord .Tp^s u s, ''' that grpat shp2 ->hprd of 
thp ftViPPp , of ,h r o u g h tViP hlood of t he 
e verlasti n g ^cove n an t, 
9,1 Makp you pp rfppt in p vpry g ood 
work to do his wi ll , ^w o r k ing in you 
that whiph is wpll p lpa.sing in his 

s ight, through Je/gus Ch r Tst ; ^ to 
A rhom 7ip g lor ^ r f or p v p r and pvpr 
A-men'. K. Jas. 1. 21. 

22 And I beseech you, brethren, suf- 
fer the word of exhortation : for I 
have Avritten a letter unto you in few 
words. 

23 Know ye that '^oiir brother Tim'- 
o-thy is ''set at liberty ; with whom, 
if he come shortly, I will see you. 

21 Salute all them that have the 
rule over you, and all the saints. 
They of it'a-ly salute you. 
25 Grace be Avith you all. A-men'. 
Written to the He'brewg from It'a 
ly by Tim'o-thy. 



THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF 

JAMES. 



CHAPTER 1. 

77ie apostle exhorts to patience in affliction. 

JAMES, "Si serv^ant of God and of 
the Hord Je'§us Christ, Ho the 
twelve tribes which ''are scattered 
abroad, greeting. 

2 My brethren, count it all joy 
when ye fall into divers tempta- 
tions ; 

3 Knowing this, that the tiying of 
your faith worketh patience. 

4 But let patience have her perfect 

* K 13. 8. t K. 13. 20, 21; L Jas.5.11. 
J T. 1 Pet. 2. 9. 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 1. 
a Mat. 10, 3 
h Acts 26, 7 
c John 7,35 

Acts 2, 5 
a 1 Ki. 3, 9 

Pro. 2, 3 
e Mat. 7. 7 

Mat.21,22 

Mark 

11,24 

John 

14, 13 

John 15,7 

John 

16,23 
f Jer.29,12 
g 1 Tim. 2,8 

1116 



work, that ye may be perfect and en- 
tire, wanting nothing. 

5 If ^any of you lack wisdom, let 
'him ask of God, that giveth to all 
me7i liberally, and upbraideth not; 
and -^it shall be given him. 

6 But •''let him ask in faith, nothing 
wavering. For he that wavereth is 
like a wave of the sea driven with 
the wind and tossed. 

7 For let not that man think that he 
shall receive any thing of the Lord. 

2 



Doers of the icord. 



JAMES, 2. 



Of respect of persons. 



8 A double minded man is unstable 
in all his ways. 

9 Let the brother of low degree 're-j 
joice in that he is exalted : | 

10 But the rich, in that he is made! 
loAv: because as the flower of the 
grass he shall pass away. 

11 For the sun is no sooner risen 
with a burning heat, but it withereth 
the grass, and the flower thereof fall- 
eth. and the grace of the fashion of it 
perisheth : so also shall the rich man 
fade away in his ways, 

1 2 Blessed ^'^'.s the man that endureth 
temptation : for Avhen he is tried, he 
shall receive the 'crown of life,Avhich 
the Lord hath promised to them that 
love him. 

1 3 Let no man say when he is 
tempted, I am tempted of God : for 
God cannot be tempted with ^evil, 
neither tempteth he any man : 

14 But every man is tempted, Avhen 
he is drawm away of his own lust, and 



A. D. 60, 



enticed, 

15 Then when lust hath conceived, 
it bringeth forth sin : and sin, when 
i t is jftnished, bringeth forth death r» 
■ 1 6 Do not err, rnv beloved breth- 
ren. 

1 7 Every good gift and every perfect 
gift is from above, and cometh down 
from the Father of lights, with Avhom 
is no variableness, neither shadow of 
turning, 

1 8 Of ^his o^vn will begat he us with 
the word of truth, that we should be 
a kind of firstfruits ''of his creatures. 

1 9 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, 
let every man be swift to hear, slow 
to speak, slow to wrath : 

20 For the wrath of man Avorketh 
not the righteousness of God, 

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthi- 
ness and superfluity of naughtiness, 
and receive with meekness the en- 

I grafted word, "'which is able to save 

!>:Q_^^ ^SQU^S - B. 1 Pet. 1. 10, 11: K. 4. 12, 
^IJ But be ye doers ot the Avord, and 

not hearers only, deceiving your oa\ti 

selves, 

23 For 'if any be a hearer of the 
word, and not a doer, he is like unto 
a man beholding his natural face in 
a glass : 

24 For he beholdeth himself, and 
goeth his way, and straightway for- 
getteth what manner of man he was. 

25 But ^vhoso looketh into the per- 
fect law of liberty, and continueth 
therein^ he being not a forgetful 

*C, -i. 5; H. 2. 13 



CHAP. 1. 

1 Or, glory. 

h Heb. 12, 5 
Rev. 3, IS 

i Rev. 2,10 

2 Or. evils. 

i Num. 
23, 19 
Mai. 3, 6 

k John 1,13 
1 Cor.4:,15 
1 Pet.1,23 

I Jer. 2, 3 
Rev. 14, 4 

mActsl3,26 
Rom. 1,16 
1 Cor.15,2 
Eph.1,13 
Titus2,ll 
Heb. 2, 3 
1 Pet. 1, 9 

71 Lu. 6, 47 
2Cor.3,18 

p John 
13. 17 

3 Or,doing. 

q Isa. 1, 16 
1 Tim. 1,5 

r Rom. 12,2 



CHAP. 2, 

a Acts 7, 2 
1 Cor. 2, 8 
Phil, 2, 9 

b Lev.19.15 
Deut.1,17 
Deut. 
IG, 19 
Pro. 24,23 
Pro. 28,21 
Mat.22,16 
Jude 16 

1 syna- 
gogue. 

2 Or, well, 
oi%seemly. 

c John 7,48 

3 Or. that. 

d Ex. 20. 6 
1 Sam. 
2.30 

Pro. 8, 17 
Mat. 5, 3 
Lu. 6, 20 
Lu. 12, 32 

e Lev.19,18 
Mat.22,39 

/Dent. 
27, 26 
Mat. 5, 19 
Gal. 3, 10 

4 Or. that 
laiv 
which 
said. 

g Ex. 20, 13 

HIT 



hearer, but a doer of the work, this 
fman shall be blessed in his ^deed. 

26 If any man among you seem to 
be religious, and bridleth not his 
tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, 
this man's religion is vain. 

2 7 Pure religion and undefiled be- 
fore God and the Father is this. To 
n'isit the fatherless and widows in 
their affliction, ^cfjid to keep himself 
Unspotted from the world. 
! CHAPTER 2. 

1 We must not regard the rich, and despise the poor. 
10 The guilt of any one breach of the law. 14 Of 
faith icithout works. 

Y brethren, have not the faith 
of our Lord Je'susChrist, ''2^A6 
Lord of glory, Avith *fespect of per- 
sons. 

2 For if there come unto your 'as- 
sembly a man with a gold ring, in 
goodly apparel, and there come in. 
also a poor man in vile raiment ; 

3 And ye ha^^e respect to him that 
weareth the gay clothing, and say un- 
to him. Sit thou here ^in a good place ; 
and say to the poor, Stand thou 
there, or sit here under my foot- 
stool : 

4 Are ye not then partial in your- 
selves, and are become judges of evil 
thoughts ? 

5 Hearken, my beloved brethren. 
Hath ''not God chosen the poor of 
this world rich in faith, and heirs 
of ^the kingdom ''which he hath 
promised to them that love him ? 

6 But ye have despised the poor. Do 
not rich men oppress you, and draw 
you before the judgment seats ? 

7 Do not they blaspheme that 
worthv name by the which ve are 
cafled ? 

8 If ye fulfil the royal law according 
to the scripture, 'Thou shalt love thy 
neighbour as thyself, ye do well : 

9 But if ye have respect to persons, 
ye commit sin, and are convinced of 
the law as transgressors. 

1 For whosoever shall keep the 
whole law, and yet offend in one 

^ ft- 

point, he -^is guilty of all. 

1 1 For ^he that said. ^^Do not commit 
adultery, said also, Do not kill. Xow 
if thou commit no adultery, yet if 
thou kiU, thou art become a trans- 
gressor of the law. 

12 So speak ye, and so do, as they 
that shall be judged by the law of 
libert;/. 

13 For he shal l have judgment - 
without mercy, that hath sheu'ed no 



H 



Of faith vnthoiit vwrJcs. 



JAMES, 3, 4. 



Governing the t07ignt 



I 



H I mercy ; and mercy ^rejoicetli against 

3ucigme nt. H.l.^>et. 4. 17. 18: J. 5. 9. 
i-i \V nat doth it profit, my breth- 
ren, though a man say he hath faith, 
and have not works ? can faith save 
Mm? 

15 If a brother or sister be naked, 
and destitute of daily food, 

16 And one of you say unto them, 
Depart in peace, be ye wamied and 
filled ; notwithstanding ye give them 
not those things which are needful to 
the body ; what doth it profit ? 

17 EA^en so faith, if it hath not 
works, is dead, being ^alone. 

18 Yea, a man may saj", Thou hast 
faith, and I have works: shew me 
thy faith ^vithout thy works, and I 
will shew thee my faifch by my 
works. 

19 Thou believest that there is one 
God ; thou doest well : the Mevils also 
believe, and tremble. 

20 But wilt thou know, O vamman, 
that faith 'without works is dead ? 

21 Was not A'bra-ham our father 
justified by works, Avhen he had of- 
fered r§aac his son upon the altar ? 

22 ^Seest thou how faith wrought 
with his works, and b}' works was 
faith made perfect ? 

23 And the scripture was fulfilled 
which saith,'''A'bra-hambelieved God, 
and it was imputed unto him for 
righteousness : and he was called ^the 
Friend of God. 

24 Ye see then how that by works a 
man is justified, and 'not by faith 
only. 

25 Likewise also "'was not Raliab 
the harlot justified by works, when 
she had received the messengers, and 
had sent them out another way? 

26 For as the body without the ®spir- 
it is dead, so faith without works is 
dead also. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 We micst not rashly or m^rogantly reprove oihers: 
2 the imporiance of governing the tongue. 13 Hoiv 
true wisdom will manifest itself, in oijposition to 
strife and envy. 

MY brethren, "be not many mas- 
ters, knowing *that we shall 
receive the greater ^condemnation. 

2 For ^in many things we offend all. 
*^If any man offend not in word, *the 
same is a perfect man. a7i d able also 
to bridle the whole body. 

3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' 
mouths, that they may obey us : and 
we turn about their vviiole body. 

4 Behold also the ships, which 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 2. 
5 Or. 

glorieth. 
Q by itself. 

7 Some 
copies 
read, by 
thy 
works. 

li Mat. 8, 29 
Markl,24 
Mark 5, 7 
Lu. 4, 84 
Actsl6,17 
Actsl9,15 
l Gal. 5, 6 
; Gen. 22, 9 

8 Or, Tliou 
seest. 

k Gen. 15, 6 
Rom. 4, 3 
Gal. 3, 6 

I 2Chr.20,7 
Isa. 41, 8 

m Josh. 2,1 
Heb. 
11,31 

9 Or, 
hreath- 



CHAP, 3. 

a Mat. 23, 8 
Rom. 2, 
20,21 
1 Pet. 5, 3 

h Lu. 6, 37 

1 Or, juclg- 
ment. 

c 1 Kl. 8, 46 
2Chr.6,36 
Pro. 20, 9 
Eccl. 7,20 
lJohnl,8 

d Ps. .34, 13 
1 Pet.3,10 

e Mat.12,37 

2 Or, wood, 
f Mat. 15, 

11, 18, 
19,20 
Mark 7, 
15, 20, 23 

3 wheel. 

4 nature. 

5 nature of 
man. 

g Gen. 1,26 
Gen. 5, 1 
Gen. 9, 6 
ICor.ll.' 

6 Or, hole, 
h Gal. 6, 4 
i Rom. 

13, 13 
j Phil. 3, 19 

7 Or, 
natural, 
Judei9 

k 1 Cor. 3, 3 

8 tumxdt, 
or, un- 
quietness. 

I 1 Cor. 2, 6 

9 Or, with- 
out 

wrang- 
lina. 

ml Pet.1,22 
n Mat. 5. 9 



CHAP. 4. 

1 Ov^brawl 
ings. 

1118 



though they be so great, and are 
driven of fierce winds, yet are they 
turned about with a very small helm, 
whithersoever the governor listeth. 

5 Even so the tongue is a little mem- 
ber, and boasteth great things. Be- 
hold, how great ^a matter a little fire 
kindleth ! 

6 And the tongue is a fire, a world 
of iniquity : so is the tongue among 
our members, that ■''it defileth the 
whole bodv, and setteth on fire the 
^course of nature ; and it is set on firp 
of hell. 

7 For every %ind of beasts, and oi 
birds, and ot serpents, and of things 
in the sea, is tamed, and hath been 
tamed of ^mankind : 

8 But the tongue can no man tame ; 
it is an unruly evil, full of deadly 
poison. 

9 Therewith bless we God, even the 
Father; and therewith curse we 
men, which are -^made after the si- 
militude of God, 

10 Out of the same mouth proceed- 
eth blessing and cursing. My breth- 
ren, these things ought not so to be. 

11 Doth a fountain send forth at 
the same *^place sweet water and 
bitter? 

12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, 
bear olive berries ? either a vine, figs % 
so can no fountain both yield salt 
water and fresh. 

13 Who ^is a wise man and endued 
with knowledge among you? let him 
shew out of a good conversation his 
works with meekness of wisdom. 

14 But if ye have 'bitter envying 
and strife in your hearts, glory not^ 
and lie not against the truth. 

15 This Avisdom descendeth " not 
from above, but is earthly, 'sensual, 
devilish. 

16 For *where envying and strife is, 
there is ^confusion and every evil 
work. 

17 But ^the wisdom that is from 
above is first pure, then peaceable, 
gentle, and easy to be intreated. full 
of mercy and good fruits, Svithout 
partiality, '^and without hypocrisy. 

18 And '^the fruit of righteousness 
is sown in peace of them that make 
peace. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 Our evil lusts cause contentions: 7 how we way 
overcome them, and gain God's favour. 

FROM whence co7ne wars anA 
^fightings among you \ come thcu 



The cause of contentions. 



JAMES, 5. 



W^arning to the rich. 



f- 



CHAP. 4. 



2 Or, pleas- 
ures. 

3 Or, envy, 
a Ps. 10, i 



b Job 27 
Pro. 1, 



not hence, eve7i of your ^lusts that ^-D- ^o- 
war m your members ? j ~ 

2 Ye lust, and have not : ye ^kilL | 
and desire to have, and cannot 
obtain: ye fight and "war, yet ye 
have not, because ye "ask not. 

3 Ye *ask, and receive not, 'because 
ye ask amiss, that ye may consume 
7t upon your ^hists. 

4 l e adulterers and adulteresses, 
know ye not that "^the friendship 
of the world is enmity with God? 
whosoever 'therefore -will be a 
friend of the world is the enemv of 
God. 

5 Do ye think that the scripture 
saith in vain, -^The spint that dw ell- 



CHAPTER 



5. 



G' 



I eth in us lusteth °to envj 



^^r 



!c Ps. 66, 18 

4 Or, pleas- 
ures. 

d 1 John 
2,15 

e John 
15.19 
John 
17, li 
Gal. 1, 10 

/ Gen. 8, 21 

5 Or, en- 
mously ? 



6 But he giveth more grace. Where- 
fore he saith, -''God resisteth the>Ps^i|8^ 
proud, but giveth grace mito the! :\ia^'.23,i2 
humble. I lu. 13,11 

7 Submit yourselves therefore to '*f^g^j.ft^J|s]aughter 



Wicked rich men warned of God's judgments. 
7 Of patience. \(i We ought to p7^ay in adversity, 

O to now, ye rich men, weep 
and hoAvl for your miseries that 
shall come upon you. 

2 Your riches are corrupted, and 
your gamients are motheaten. 

3 Your gold and silver is cankered ; 
and the rust of them shaU be a wit- 
ness against you, and shall eat your 
flesh as it were fire. ° Ye have heaped 
treasure together for the last days, 

4 Behold, ^the hu-e of the labourers 
who have reaped do^^^l your fields, 
which is of you kept back by fraud, 
crieth : and ''the cries of them which 
have reaped are entered into the ears 
of the Lord of sab'a-oth. 

5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the 
earth, and been wanton; jq have 
nourished yom' hearts, as in a day of 



God. ^Resist the devil, and he will' 
flee from you. i 

8 Draw iiigh to God, and he will 
draw nigh to you. Cleanse you7 
hands, ye sinners ; and purify your 
hearts, ye double ininded. 

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep : 
let your laughter be turned to mourn- 
ing, and your joy to heaAdness. 

10 Humble yourselves in the sigh t 



i 2Chr.l5,2 

j 3Iat.lO,28 

6 Or, For 
it is. 

k Lu. 12, 47 
John 9,41 
John 
15,22 
Rom.l.20 
Rom.2,17 



CHAP. 5. 



of the Lord, and he shall lift you up . 
11 Speak not e^nl one of another, | 
brethren. He that speaketh evil of j 
his brother, and judgeth his brother, !^ j^^j^ 2 5 
speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth ,5 Lev 19 13 

■ - - - Job 24, 10 

Jer.22,13 
Mai. 3, 5 



the law : but if thou judge the law, 
thou art not a doer of the law, but a 
judg^. 

12 There is one lawgiver, -^who i s 
able to save and to destroy : Avhoart 
thou that judgest another IK. Pet 1 5. 

13 Goto now, ye that say. To day 
or to morrow we will go into Such a 
city, and continue there a year, and 



c Dent. 
24,15 

1 Or, Be 

long 
patient, 
or, Suffer 
with long 
patience. 

d Dent. 
11,14 



ly and sell, and get gam : 1^ p^^^^ ^ ^ 

l4 Whereas ye know not what shal l .^ q^ ' ' 
be on the morrow. For what is vourP Groan,or, 



life ? ^It is even a vapour, that ap - 
peareth for a little time, and then 



vanisheth awav . N. Rev. 10. 5, 6. 

1 5 For that ye ought to say. If the 
Lord ^\dll, we shall live, and do this, 
or that. 

16 But now ye rejoice in your 
boastings: all such rejoicing is "e^dl. '^ ^lat- 5, 34 

1 7 Therefore Ho him that knoweth.^ iTun. 
to do good, and doeth it not, to liim| 1 pit. 5,1 

It is sin. l»iMark6,13 

* C. 1 Pet. 2. 25. t R. 1 Pet. 5. 6. m^ 



Grieve 
not. 

f Mat.24,33 

g Mat. 5, 12 

h Job 1, 21 

i Job 42, 10 

j Num. 
14,18 



6 Ye have condemned and killed 
the just ; and he doth not resist you. 

7 ^Be patient therefore, brethren, 
unto the coming of the Lord. Be- 
hold, the husbandman waiteth for 
the precious fruit of the earth, and 
hath long patience for it, until he re- 
ceive "^the early and latter rain. 

8 Be ye also patient ; stablish your 
hearts : for "the commg of the Lord 
draweth nigh. 

9 ^Gnidge not one against another, 
brethren, lest ye be condenmed : be^ 
hold, the judge -standeth before the 
door. J. 1 Pet 4. 5. 

10 Take, ^my brethren, the proph- 
ets, who have spoken in the name of 
the Lord, for an example of suffering 
affhction, and of patience. 

11 Behold, we count them happy 
which endure. Ye have heard of 
the ^patience of Job, and have seen 
'the end of the Lord ; •'that the Lord 
is ver\^ pitiful, and of tender mercy. 



1 2 But above all things, my breth 
ren, swear ^riot, neither by heaven, 
neither by the earth, neither by any 
other oath : but let your yea be yea ; 
and yo2ir nay, nay ; lest ye fall into 
condemnation. 

1 3 Is any among you afflicted ? let 
him pray. Is any merry ? let him 
smg psahns. 

l-t Is any sick among you? let him 
call for the ^elders of the church ; and 
let them pray over him, '"anointing 
him with oil in the name of the Lord : 

15 And the prayer of faith shall 

t L. 2 Pet. 3. 9. ^ 



The apostle's address. 



I. PETER, 1. 



Exhortation to holiness. 



save the sick, and the Lord shall 
raise him up ; '*and if he have com- 
mitted sins, they shall be forgiven 
him. 

1 6 Confess your faults one to anoth- 
er, and pray one for another, that ye 
may be healed. The effectual ''fer- 
vent prayer of a righteous man 
availeth much. 

1 7 E-lf as was a man subject to like 
passions as we are, and ^he prayed 
^earnestly that it might not rain : 
and it rained not on the earth by 



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CHAP. 5. 

n Isa. 33, 24 
Mat. 9, 2 

Gen.20,17 
Num.11,2 
Deut.9,18 
Josh. 
10,12 
1 Ki. 13, 6 
Dan. 2, 18 

V 1 Ki. 17, 1 

3 in his 

prayer. 

q 1 Tim. 
4,16 

r Ps. 32, 1 
Pro. 10,12 



the space of three years and six 
months. 

18 And he prayed again, and the 
heaven gave rain, and the earth 
brought forth her fruit. 

19 Brethren, if any of you do err 
from the truth, and one convert 
him; 

20 Let him know, that he which 
converteth the sinner from the error 
of his way shall ?save a soul from 
death, and "shall hide a multitude of 
sins. 



THE FIEST EPISTLE GENERAL OF 



PETER. 



K 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 The apostle's address: 3 he blesseth God for their 
hope of a blessed immortaliti/ : 10 he sheiceth that 
their salvation in Christ had been foretold by the 
prophets of old; 13 he exhorteth them to godliness. 

PE'TER, an apostle of Je'§us 
Christ, to the strangers "'scat- 
tered throughout Pon'tus, Ga-la'tia, 
Cap-pa-do'gi-a, A'sia, and Bi-thyn'i-a, 

2 Elect ^according to the foreknowl- 
edge of God the Father, through 
/sanctification of the Spirit, unto 
obedience and sprinkling '^of ^the 
blood of JS^gus Christ : Grace unto' 
^you, and peace, be multiplied. * 

3 Blessed he the God and Father of 
our Lord Je'sus Christ, which ac- 
cording to his ^abundant mercy hath 
'begotten us again unto a lively hope 
by "the resurrection of Je'§us Christ 
from the dead, 

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, 
and undefiled, and that fadeth not 
aAvay, reserved in heaven ^for 
you, 

Who ^are kept by the power of 



A. D. 60. 



God through faith un to" 
ready to be revealed 



Ff 



salvation 

to be revealed m the last 

time. K, 2. 6. 

6 Wherein ^ye greatly rej'oTce,' 
though now for a season, if need be, 
ye are in heaviness through mani- 
fold temptations : 

7 That the trial of your faith, being 
much more precious than of gold 
that perisheth, though it be tried 
with fire, might be found unto praise 
and honour and glory at the appear- 
ing of Je'§us Christ : 

8 vV^hom •'Tiaving not seen, ye love ; 



* D. 1. 18, 19. 



CHAP. 1. 

a John 7,35 
Acts 2,5,9 

b Rom. 8,29 

c 2 Thes. 
2,13 

dHeb. 
12,24 

1 much. 

e Jas. 1, 18 

/I Thes. 
4, 14 

2 Or, for us. 

cj John 
10,28 

h Mat. 5, 12 

i Ps. 66, 10 

j 1 John 

4,20 

k John 
20,29 

I Gen.49,10 
Dan. 2, 44 
Hag. 2, 7 
Zech.6,12 

m Rom. 8, 9 
Gal. 4, 6 
ch. 3, 19 
2 Pet. 1,21 

n Ps. 22, 6 
Isa. 53, 3 
Dan. 9 26 

Dan. 12, 9 

p Heb. 
11,39 

q Acts 2, 4 

r Ex. 25, 20 
Dan. 8, 13 
Dan. 12, 
5,6 
Eph. 3, 10 

3 perfectly. 

s Lu. 17, 30 
1 Cor. 1,7 
2Thes.l,7 

t Lev.11,44 

1120 



*in whom, though now ye see hi77h 
not, yet believing, ye rejoice witE^ 
j o^runspeakable and full of glory : 
9 Receiving the end of your faith. 



even the salvation of your souls . | 
W~Ot 'which salvation the propHetS: \ 
have enquired and searched dili^ 
gently, who prophesied of the grace^ 
that shoidd come unto you : 
11 Searching what, or what manner 
of time "'the Spirit of Christ whicIT 
was in them did signify, when it tes- 
tified beforehand "the sufferings ot 



Christ, and the glory that shouldl 

f ollow. B. 2 Pet 1 19-21. 

1 2 Uiito "whom it was revealed, tnat ' 
not unto ^themselves, but unto us 
they did minister the things, which^ 
are now reported unto you by them 
that have preached the gospel unto^ 
you with ^the Hd'ly Ghost sent down 
from heaven ; which '^things the an- 
gels desire to look into. 

13 Wherefore gird up the loins of: 
your mind, be sober, and hope ^tos 
the end for the grace that is to be? 
brought unto you at 'the revelations 
of Je'sus Christ ; 

14 As obedient children, not fash- 
ioning yourselves according to the 
former lusts in your ignorance : 

15 But as he which hath called you; 
is holy, so be ye holy in all manner 
of conversation ; 

16 Because it is written, 'Be ye 
holy ; for I am holy. 

IT And if ye call on the Father, 
who without respect of persons- 
judgeth according to every man's- 

t F. 2. 6. 



The chief corner stone. 



I. PETER, 2. The Christimi's high calling. 



f. 



work, pass the time of your ''sojourn- 
ing here in fear : 

lo Forasmuch as ye know that ye 
were not redeemed with corruptible 
tilings, as silver a nd gold, from y our 
vain conversation" received ^by tra- 
diti (m fr om your fathers ; 

19 But with the "'precious blood o f 
Christ, "'as of a lamb without blem - 
ish and^ without spot : D. 2. '^4- G. 



f 



20 Who ^verily was foreordained 
before the foundation of the world, 
but was i_ianif est ^in these last times 
for you, 

.21 Who by him do believe in God, 
that raised him up from the dead, 
and "gave him glory; that your 
faith and hope might be in God. 

22 Seeing ye have purified your 
souls in obeying the truth through 
the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the 
brethren, see that ye love one anoth- 
er with a pure heart fervently : 

23 Being *born again, not of cor- 
ruptible seed, but of incorruptible, 
by 'the word of God, which liveth 
and abideth for ever. 

2i 'For aU flesh is as grass, and all 
the glory of man as the flower of 
grass. The grass withereth, and the 
flower thereof f alleth away : 

25 But '^the word of the Lord Cxidur- 
eth for ever. And this is the word 
which by the gospel is preached unto 
you. 

CHAPTER 2. 

I Ee incitetk them against uncharitableness : 4 he 
sheweth their privileges through Christ the chiej 
corner stone : 11 several duties enjoined. 

WHEREFORE laying aside all 
malice, and all guile, and hy- 
pocrisies, and envies, and all evil 
speakings, 

2 As "newborn babes, desire the sin- 
cere *milk of the word, that ye may 
grow thereby : 

3 If so be 3^6 have*tasted that the 
Lord is gr'^.cious. 

4 To whom coming, as unto a living 
stone, disallowed indeed of men, but 
chosen of God, and precious, 

5 Ye ''also, as lively stones, *are buUt 
up a spiritual house, *an holy priest- 
nood, to offer iip -''spiritual sacrifices, 
^'acceptable to God hj Je'§us Christ. 

6 Wherefore also it is contained in 
the scripture, ^*Behold, I lay in Sf on 
a chief corner stone, elect, precious 
and he that believeth on iiim shall 



I not be confounded , p. 1 John 3. 23 ;t 
7 Unto you therefore which believe 
he is ^precious : but unto them which 

71 t K. 2. 24. 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. 1. 

u 2 Cor. 5,6 
Heb. 
11,13 
Heb. 
12,38 

V Ezek. 
20,18 
ch. 4, 3 

w Rev. 5, 9 

X Ex. 12, 5 
John 1,29 

y 2 Tim. 1, 
9,10 
Titus 1, 
2,3 
Rev. 13, 8 

z Gal. 4, 4 

a Phil. 2, 9 

b John 1,13 
John 3, 5 
1 John 3,9 

c Jas. 1, 18 

4 Or, For 

that. 

d Isa. 40, 8 
Lu. 16, 17 



CHAP. 2. 

a Mat. 18, 3 
b 1 Cor. 3, 2 
c Heb. 6, 5 
(2Eph.2,21 

1 Or, be ye 
built. 

e Isa. 6G, 21 

/Hos. 14, 2 
Mai. 1, 11 

g Phil. 4, 18 

h Isa. 28, 16 

2 Or, an 
honour. 

i Ps. 118,22 
Mat.21,42 

j Isa. 8, 14 
Lu. 2, 34 
Tc Rom.9,22 

I Dent. 

10,15 
m Ex. 19,5,6 

Rev. 5, 10 

n John 
17,19 

3 OT,a pur- 
chased 
people. 
Deut. 7, 6 

4 Or, 
virtues. 

Hos. 2, 23 
Rom.9,25 

5 Or, 

wherein, 
p Lu. 19, 44 

6 having. 

7 Or, 
Esteem. 

8 Or, 
thank, 
Lu. 6, 32 

9 Or, 

thank. 

10 Some 
read, 
for you. 

q Isa. 53, 9 
John 8.46 

1121 



be disobedient, *the stone which the 
buUders disallowed, the same is made 
the head of the corner, 

8 And •'a stone of stumbliug, and a 
rock of offence, even to them which 
stumble at the word, being disobedi- 
ent : *whereunto also they were ap- 
pointed. 

9 But ye are ^a chosen generation, a 
""royal priesthood, "an holy nation, 
^a peculiar people; t hat ye should 
shew forth the Upraises of liim wiio 



hath called you out ot darkness mto" 



his marvellous liglit : j. i john 4. 15. 
lu VYnicli in time past were not a' 
people, but are now the people of 
God : which had not obtained mercy, 
but now have obtained mercy. 

11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as 
strangers and pilgrims, abstain from 
fleshly lusts, which war against the 
soul ; 

12 Having your conversation hon- 
est among the Gen'tfleg : that, Vhere- 
as they speak against you as evil- 
doers, they may by your good works, 
which they shall behold, glorify God 
^in the day of visitation. 

13 Submit yourselves to every ordi- 
nance of man for the Lord's" sake : 
whether it be to the king, as supreme ; 

14 Or unto governors, as unto them 
that are sent by him for the punish- 
ment of evildoers, and for the praise 
of them that do well. 

15 For so is the will of God, that 
with well doing ye may put to silence 
the ignorance of foolish men : 

16 As free, and not "using your lib- 
erty for a cloke of maliciousness, but 
as the servants of God. 

1 7'Honour all men. Love the broth 
erhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 

18 Servants, be subject to your mas- 
ters with all fear; not only to the 
good and gentle, but also to the fro' 
ward. 

19 For this is ^thankworthy, if a 
man for conscience toward God en^ 
dure grief, suffering wrongfully. 

20 For what glory is it, if, when ye 
be buffeted for your faults, ye shall 
take it patiently ? but if, when ye do 
well, and suffer /or it, ye take it pa- 
tiently, this is ^acceptable with God. 

21 For even hereunto were ye 
called : because Christ also suffered 
^"for us, leaving us an example, that 
ye should follow his steps : 

22 Who 5'did no sin, neither was 
guile found in his mouth : 



The duty of 



I. PETER, 3, 4. 



wives and husband 



D 
K 



23 Wl^o, 'r/hen he was reviled, re- 
viled not again; when he suffered, 
he threatened not; but ^^ committed 
himself to him that judgeth right- 
eously : 

24 Who his own self bare our sins 



A. D. 60. 



in his own body ''^on the tree, tha t 
^ve, being dead to sins, should live 
unto righteousness : 'by whose stripes 
ye were heale d. d. 3. 18; K. 5. 7. 
C f 25 For 'ye were as sheep going 
I astray ; but are now returned "unto 
the Shepherd and Bishop of your 
feouls. C. 4. 2, 3. 

CHAPTER 3. 

1 He teacheth the dnti/ of wives and husbands, 8 ex- 
horting all men to unity and love, 14 and to suffer 
boldhjfor rig hteoKsv ess' sake: 19 hedeclarethalso 
the benefits of Chi-ist toioard the old world. 

LIKEWISE, ye wives, be in sub- 
jection to your own husbands; 
that, if any obey not the word, they 
'also may without the word be ^won 
by the conversation of the wives ; 

2 While they behold your chaste 
conversation coupled with fear. 

3 Whose '^adorning let it not be that 
outward adorning of plaiting the 
hair, and of wearing of gold, or of 
putting on of apparel ; 

4 But let it be "^the hidden man of 
the heart, in that which is not cor- 
ruptible, even the ornament of a 
meek and quiet spirit, which is iu the 
sight of God of great price. 

5 For after this manner in the old 
time the holy women also, who trust- 
ed in God, adorned themselves, being 
in subjection unto their own hus- 
bands : 

6 Even as Sa'ra obeyed A 'bra-ham, 
calling him 'lord : whose 'daughters 
ye are, as long as ye do well, and are 
not afraid with any amazement. 

7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with 
them according to knowledge, giving 
honour unto the wife, as unto the 
weaker vessel, and as being heirs to- 
gether of the grace of life; •''that 
your prayers be not hindered. 

8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, hav- 
ing compassion one of another, ^love 
as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous : 

9 Not rendering evil for evil, or rail- 
ing for railing: but contrariwise 
blessing ; knowing that ye are there- 
unto called, ^that ye should inherit 
a blessing. 

1 For *he that will love life, and see 
good days, let him refrain his tongue 
from evil, and his lips that they speak 
no guile : 



CHAP. 2. 

r Isa. 53, 7 
John 8,48 

11 Or, com- 
niitted 
his cause. 

12 Or. to. 

s Isa. 53, 5 

t Ps. 119, 
176 
Ezek.34,6 

u Ezek. 
34.23 
Ezek. 
37,24 
John 
10, 11 
Heb. 
13,20 



CHAP. 3. 

alCor.7,16 

b Mat.18,15 

c Isa. 3, 
16-24 

d Ps. 45, 13 
Rom.2,29 

e Gen.18,12 

1 children. 
/Job 42. 8 

Mat. 5, 23 
Mat.18,19 

2 OT,loinng 
to the 
brethren. 

g Mat.25,34 

h Ps. 34, 12 

i John 9,31 
J as. 5, 16 

3 upon, 

j Pro. 16, 7 
Rom.8,28 

k Mat. 5, 10 

I Isa. 8, 12 
Jer. 1, 8 
John 14,1 

mPs.119,46 
Col. 4, 6 
2 Tim. 
2,25 

4 Or, 

reverence. 

n 2 Tim. 
3,12 

Col. 1, 21 

p Rom. 1, 4 
Rom.8,11 

q Gen. 6, 3 
ch.1.11,12 
ch. 4, 6 
2 Pet.1,21 

r Isa. 42, 7 
Isa. 61, 1 

s Heb. 11, 7 

t 2 Pet. 2, 5 

u Eph. 5, 26 

V Ps. 110, 1 
Rom.8,34 
Eph. 1, 20 



1 1 Let him eschew evil, and do good; 
let him seek peace, and ensue it. 

1 2 For the eyes of the Lord are over 
the right eous,*and his ears are ope7i 
unto their prayers: but the face of 
the Lord is ^against them that do 
evil. 

13 And •'who is he that will harm 
you, if ye be followers of that which 
is good ? 

14 But ^and if ye suffer for right- 
eousness^ sake, happy are ye : and be 
'not afraid of their terror, neither be 
troubled ; 

15 But sanctify the Lord God in 
your hearts : and '"be ready always to 
give an answer to every man that 
asketh you a reason of the hope that 
is in you with meekness and ^f ear : 

1 6 Llaving a good conscience ; that, 
whereas they speak evil of you. as of 
evildoers, they may be ashamed that 
falsely accuse your good conversa- 
tion in Christ. 

IT For it 25 better, if the will of God 
be so, that ye "suffer for w^ell doing, 
than for evil doing. 

18 For Christ also hath once suf- 



fered for sins, the just for the un- 



just, that he might bring us to God7 



being put to death °in the flesh, but 



CHAP. 4. 
n Col. 3, 5 

4122 



^quickened by the Spirit : * 

19 By ?which also he went and 
preached unto the spirits in prison ; 

20 Which sometime were disobedi- 
ent, when once the longsuffering of 
God waited in the days of No'ah, 
while the ark *was a preparing, 
'wherein few, that is, eight souls were 
saved by water. 

21 The "like figure whereunto even 
baptism doth also now save us (not 
the putting away of the filth of the 
flesh, but the answer of a good con- 
science toward God,) by the resur- 
rection of Je'§us Christ : 

22 Who is gone into heaven, and is 
^on the right hand of God ; angels and 
authorities and powers being made 
subject unto him. 

CHAPTER 4. 

1 He exhorteth them to cease from sin by the example 
of Christ. 7 By the approaching end of all things 
he exhorteth them to sobriety, charity, etc. 12 Sun- 
dry motives of coin fort under persecution. 

FORASMUCH then as Christ 
hath suffered for us in the flesh, 
arm yourselves likewise with the 
same mind : for he "that hath suffered 
in the flesh hath ceased from sin ; 
2 That he no longer should live the 
rest of his time in the flesh to the 

*D. 1 John 1. 7. 



E/xhortation to godliness. 



jy. 



I. PETER, 5. 



'The duty of elders. 



lusts of men, but to the will of 
God. 

3 For the time past of our life may 
suffice us to have wrought the w ill of 
the Gen'tileg, when we walked in 
lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, 
revellings, banquetings, and abom- 
inable idolatries : C. 2 Pet. 2. 12-19. 

4 Wherein they think it strange that 
ye run not with thein to the same ex- 
cess of riot, speaking evil of you : 

5 Who shall give account to him 
that is ready ^to judge the quick and 
the dead . J. 2 Pet. 2. 4. 

6 For for this cause ""was the gospel 
preached also to them that are dead, 
that they might be judged according 
to men in the flesh, but live accord- 
ing to God in the spirit. 

7 But "^the end of all things is at 
hand: be ye therefore sober, and 
watch unto prayer. 

8 And above all things have fervent 
charity among yourselves : for ''char- 
ity 'shall cover the multitude of sins. 

9 Use hospitality one to another 
without ■''grudging. 

10 As ^every man hath received the 
gift, eve7i so minister the same one 
to another, as good stewards of the 
manifold grace of God. 

1 1 If ^any man speak, let him speak 
as the oracles of God; if any man 
minister, let hhn do it as of the ability 
which God giveth : that 'God in all 
things may be glorified through Je'- 
§us Christ, ■'to whom be praise and 
dominion for ever and ever. A-men'. 

12 Beloved, think it not strange con- 
cerning the fiery trial which is to try 
you, as though some strange thing 
happened unto you : 

1 3 But rejoice, inasmuch as ^ye are 
partakers of Christ's sufferings ; that, 
when his glory shall be revealed, ye 
may be glad also with exceeding joy. 

14 If 'ye be reproached for the name 
of Christ, happy are ye; for the 
'^'spirit of glory and of God resteth 
upon you: on their part he is evil 
spoken of, but on your part he is 
glorified. 

1 5 But let none of you suffer as a 
Qiurderer, or as a thief, or as an evil- 
doer, or as a busybody in other men's 
matters. 

1 6 Yet if any man suffer as a Chris'- 
tian, let him not be ashamed ; but 
"let him glorify God on this be- 
half. 

f 1 7 For the time is come "that iudg - 



A. D. 60. 



CHAP. i. 

h Actsl0,42 
Actsl7,31 
Rom. 
14, 10 
2 Tim. 4,1 
J as. 5. 9 

c ch. 3, 19 

d Mat.24,13 
Rom. 
13,12 
Phil. 4, 5 
Heb. 
10,25 
Jas. 5, 8 
2 Pet. 3, 9 
1 Jolin 
2,18 

e Pro. 10,12 

1 Cor.13,7 
Jas. 5, 20 

1 Or, will. 

f 2 Cor. 9, 7 

g 1 Cor. 4, 7 

h Jer. 23,22 

i Eph. 5, 20 

3 1 Tim. 
6,16 
Rev. 1, 6 

k Rom.8,17 
Rev. 1, 9 

I Mat. 5, 11 

mMat.10,20 

2 Cor.12,9 

n Acts 5, 41 

\o Isa. 10, 12 
Jer. 25, 29 
Jer. 49, 12 
Ezek. 9, 6 
Mai. 3, 5 

p Lu. 23. 31 

q Lu. 10. 12 

r Pro. 11,31 

s Ps. 31, 5 
Lu. 23, 46 



ment must begin at the house of God 
and ^it ^^ first Oegin at us, wnat ^shal T, 
the end Oe ot them that obey not the 
gospel ot Uo d 'i 

1!^ And ^iFtEe righteous scarcely be 
saved, where shall the ungodly and" 



CHAP. 5. 

a Philem. 9 

b Lu. 24, 48 
Acts 1, 8 
Actsl0,39 

c Rom.8,17 
Rev. 1, 9 

d John 
21, 15 

1 Or, as 

much as 
in you is. 

2 Or, over- 
ruling. 
Ezek.34,4 

e Ps. 74, 2 

/Heb. 
13, 20 

g Rom. 
12, 10 
Eph. 5. 21 
Phil. 2, 3 

h Isa. 57, 16 
Isa. 66, 2 

i Ps. 37. 5 
Ps. 55, 22 
Mat. 6, 25 
Lu. 12, 11 
Phil. 4, 6 
Heb. 13. 5 

j 2Cor.l,19 
-1123 



the sinnerappear ^ h. 2 Pet. 2. 1. 

i\) Wherefore let them that suffer' 
according to the w^ill of God 'commit 
the keeping of their souls to him in 
well doing, as unto a faithful Cre- 
ator. 

CHAPTER 5. 

1 The elders exhorted to feed the flock of Christ ; 5 the 
younger to obey the elder ; 8 and all to be sober, 
watchful, and stedfast in the faith : 9 to resist the 
cruel adversary the devil, etc. 

nr^HE elders which are among you 
X I exhort, who am "'also an elder, 
and *a witness of the suffermgs of 
Christ, and also '^a partaker of the 
glory that shall be revealed : 

2 Feed <=^the flock of God hvhich is 
among you, taking the oversight 
thereof, not by constraint, but will- 
ingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a 
ready mind ; 

3 Neither as ^being lords *over 
God's heritage, but being ensamples 
to the flock. 

4 And when -^the chief Shepherd 
shall appear, ye shall receive a 
crown of glory that fadeth not 
away. 

5 Likewise, ye younger, submit 
yourselves unto the elder. Tea, all 
^of you be subject one to another, 
and be clothed with humility: for 
God resisteth the proud, and giveth 
^grace to the humble. 

6 Humble yourselves therefore un- 
der the mighty hand ot (jod, that He" 



H 



rnay exalt you in due tim e : * 

7 Casting "all your care upon him; ^ k 
tor he careth tor you . K. 2 Pet. 1. 4. J 

b Be sober, be vigilant ; because 
your adversary the devil, as a roar- 
ing lion, walketh about, seeking 
whom he may devour : 

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, 
knowing that the same afflictions 
are accomplished in your brethren 
that are in the world. 

10 But the God of all grace, who 
hath called us unto his eternal glory 
by Christ Je'§us, after that ye have 
suffered a while, make you perfect, 
stablish, strengthen, settle you. 

11 To him be glory and dominion 
for ever and ever. A-men'. 

12 By ^Sfl-va'nus, a faithful brother 
unto you, as I suppose, I have written 

* R. 2 Pet. 3. 9. ' 



^ 



Gifts and promises 



II. PETER, 1. 



of the gospel. 



^briefly, exhorting, and testifying ^-^-^^ 
that this is the true grace of God 
wherein ye stand. 
13 The church that is at ^Bab'y-lon, 
elected together with you, sahiteth 



CHAP. 5. 
k Heb.13,22 
I Gen.10,10 

Rev. 17, 

5, 18 

Kev. 18, 4 
mActsl3,12 



you; and so doth '^Mar'cus my 
son. 

14 Greet ye one another with a kiss 
of charity. Peace be with you all 
that are in Christ Je'gus. A-men'. 



THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL OF 



PETER. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 Saluting the Christians, he admonisheth thetn of 
the gifts and promises of the gospel : 5 he exhort- 
eth them to add to their faith such virtues as tcould 
make it fruitful : 12 he remembereth them hereof, 
knowing his dissolution to be near. 

SI'MON PE'TER, a servant and an 
apostle of Je'gus Christ, to them 
that have obtained "like precious 
faith with us through the righteous- 
ness ^of God and our Saviour Je'gus 
Christ : 

2 Grace and peace be multiplied 
unto you through the knowledge of 
God, and of Je'gus our Lord, 

3 According as his divine power 
hath given unto us all things that 
pertain unto life and godliness, 
through *the knowledge of him that 
''hath called us ^to glory and virtue : 

K { ^ Whereby "^are given unto us ex - 
ceedm g great and precious prom - 
ises: that by these ye might ^e 
partakers ot the divine nature, hay - 
ing escaped the corruption tha t is in 
the w^orld through lust . k. 1. 10. 

5 And beside this, giving all dili- 
gence, add to your faith virtue ; and 
-^to virtue knowledge ; 

6 And to knowledge temperance ; 
and to temperance patience ; and to 
patience godliness ; 

7 And to godliness brotherly kind- 
ness; and ^to brotherly kindness 
charity. 

8 For if these things be in you, and 
abound, they make you that ye shall 
neither be ^barren nor unfruitful in 
the knowledge of our Lord Je'gus 
Christ. 

9 But he that lacketh these things 
^is blind, and cannot see afar off, and 
hath forgotten that he was ^purged 
from his old sins. 

K r 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren , 
give diligence -^'to make your calling 
and election sure : for if ye do these 
things, ye shall never faU : K. 2. 9, 10. 



A. D. QQ. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Actsll,17 
Eph. 4:, 5 

1 of our 
God and 
Saviour. 

b John 17,3 

c 2 Tim. 1,9 

1 John 3, 
20,27 

2 Or, by. 

d 2 Cor, 7, 1 

e 2 Cor.3,18 
Eph. 4, 24: 
Heb. 
12,10 
IJohn 3,2 

/Pro. 1,7 
Pro. 19, 2 
Hos. 4, 6 

2 Cor. 6, 

1 Pet. 3, 7 
ch. 3, 18 

g Gal. 6, 10 
1 Thes. 
3, 12 
1 Thes. 
5, 15 
1 John 
i, 21 

3 idle. 

h IJohn 2,9 

i Eph. 5, 26 
Heb. 9, 14 
IJohn 1,7 

j 1 John 
3,19 

fc 2 Tim. 4,8 

I Deut.4,21 
Deut. 
31,14 

m John 
21, 18 

n Mat. 3, 17 
Mat. 17, 5 
Markl,ll 
Mark 9, 7 
Lu. 3, 22 
Lu. 9, 35 

Ex. 3, 5 
Josh. 5,15 

p Isa. 8, 20 
g 2 Cor. 4, 

4,6 

Rev. 2, 28 

Rev.22,16 
r Rom.12,6 
s 2 Tim. 

3,16 

1 Pet.1,11 

4 Or, at 
any txm,e. 

t 2 Sam. 
23,2 
Lu. 1, 70 
Acts 1, 16 
Acts 3, 18 

li24 



11 For *so an entrance shall be min- 
istered unto you abundantly into the 
everlasting kingdom of our Lord 
and Saviour Je'sus Christ. 

12 Wherefore 1 wiU not be negli- 
gent to put you always in remem- 
brance of these things, though ye 
know than, and be established in the 
present truth. 

13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I 
am in this tabernacle, to stir you up 
by putting you in remembrance ; 

14 Knowing ^that shortly I m^ust put 
off this my tabernacle, even as our 
""Lord Je'gus Christ hath shewed me. 

15 Moreover I will endeavour that 
ye may be able after my decease to 
have these things always in re- 
membrance. 

16 For we have not followed cun- 
ningly devised fables, when we 
made known unto you the power 
and coming of our Lord Je'§us 
Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his 
majesty. 

IT For he received from God the 
Father honour and glory, when 
there came such a voice to him from 
the excellent glory. This "is my be- 
loved Son, in whom I am well 
pleased. 

1 8 And this voice which came from 
heaven we heard, when we were 
with him in "the holy mount. 

19 We have also a more ^sure word 



of prophecy; whereunto y e do well 
that ye take^ heed, as unto a li ght 



that shineth in a dark place, until 



the day dawn, and the ^day star 
arise in your hearts : 
20 Knowing this fi rst, that *'no proph 



ec y of the s c ripture is of any private 
interpretation . 
21 For ^the prophecy came not "^in 



old time by the will of man : but ^holy 
men of God spake as they were moved 
by the Holy Ghost . B. i John 5. 3. 



False teachers foretold. 



II. PETER, 2, 3. 



Their impiety described. 



\ r 



CHAPTER 2. 

i He foretelleth them of the appearance of false 
teachers, the impiety of them and their follower a, 
and the judgments thai would overtake them. 7 The 
godly shall be delivered, as Lot ivas out of Sodom. 
10 The manners of those prof ane and blasphemous 
seducers described. 

BUT "there were false prophets 
also among the people, even as 
*there sh&,ll be false teachers among 
you, who pri\dly shall bring in dam- 
nable heresies, even denying the Lord 
"that bought them, and bring upon 



A. D. 66. 



i r 



L 



themselves swift destruction . ^ 

2 And many shall follow their ^per- 
nicious ways; by reason of whom 
the way of truth shall be evil spo- 
ken of. 

3 And through covetousness shall 
they with feigned words make mer- 
chandise of you : whose judgmen t 
now of a long time Imge ret h not, and 
their damnation slumbereth"not ^ ' 

4 For if God spared not '^the angels 
^that sinned, but -^cast them dowriTo 
hell, and delivered the7n into chains 
of darkness, to be reserved unto judg- 
ment; 



J. 2,9. 
id, bul 



t 



5 And_ spared not the old world, but 
saved No'ali ^tiie eighth pe?'son, 'a 
preacher of rigiiteousness, brihgihg 
in the tiood upon the world of the 
ungodly; 

~ 6 AndT ^ turning the cities of Sod^om 
and G6-m6r'rlia into ashes con- 
demned them with an overthrow, 
making them an ensample unto those 
that alte r should live ung odly ; 

7 And delivered just JL.6t, vexed 
with the filthy conversation of the 
wicked : 

8 (For that righteous man dwelling 
among them, in seeing and hearing, 
vexed his righteous soul from day to 
day with their milawful deeds ;) 

9 The 'Lord knoweth how to deliver 
the godly out of temptations, and 'to 
reserve the unjust unto the day of 
judgment to be punished : 

10 But chiefly them that w alk after 
the tiesh m the lust of uncleannes ^. 
"and despise '^government. Presump- 
tuous are they, self willed, they are not 
afraid^to speak evil of dignities. 

11 Whereas •'angels, which are 
greater in power and might, bring 
not railing accusation ^against them 
before the Lord. 

12 Butthesc'^^as natural brute beasts, 
made to betaken and destroyed, speak 
evil of the things that they under- 
stand not ; and shall utterly perish 
in their own corruption ; ; 

* H.2.3-10. tH.2.17; J.3.7;K.lJohnl.7. 



CHAP. '2. 

a Deut.13,1 

b Mat.24,11 

c Heb. 
10,29 

1 Or, lasciv- 
ious ways, 
as some 
copies 

d Job 4, 18 
JudeG 

e John 8,44 
IJolin 3,8 

/Lu. 8, 31 
Rev. 20, 
2,3 

g Gen. 7, 1 
Heb. 11, 7 
1 Pet.3,20 

h Gen.19,24 

i Ps, 34, 17 

2 Or, do- 

7ninion. 

J Jude 9 

3 Some 
read, 
aqai'.ist 
them- 
selves. 

k Jer. 12, 3 

I Phil. 3,19 

971 Rom. 
13,13 

n 1 Cor. 11, 
20,21 

4 an adult- 
eress. 

o Num. 22 
Rev. 2, 14 

p Acts 2, 40 

5 Or, for a 

little, or, 
a while, 
as some 
read. 

q Gal. 5, 13 

r John 8,34 
Rom.6,i6 

s Mat.12,45 
Lu. 11, 26 
Heb. 6, 4 
Heb. 

10,26 

t ch. 1, 4 

u Lu. 12, 47 
John 
15,22 

V Pro. 26,11 



13 And 'shall receive the reward of 
unrighteousness, as they that count 
it pleasure "'to riot in the day time. 
Spots they are and blemishes, sport 
ing themselves with their o^\^l deceiv- 
ings while they ''feast with you ; 

14 Having eyes full of *adultery,and 
that cannot cease from sin ; beguilmg 
unstable souls: an heart they have 
exercised with covetous practices; 
cursed children : 

15 Which have forsaken the right 
way, and are gone astray, following 
the way of "Balaam the son ot Bu'- 
sor, who loved the wages of uni'ight- 
eousness ; 

16 But was rebuked for his iniq- 
uity: the dumb ass speaking with 
man's voice forbad the madness of 
the prophet. 

17 These are wells without water. 



clouds that are carried" w ith a tem- 
p est ; to whom th e niisf^' darkness 
IS reserved for e^^\ h. 3. 7. 

T8 I'or when they speak great swell- 
ing wo7'ds of vanity, they allure 
through the lusts of the flesh, th rough 
much Avantonness, those that Avere 
^clean escaped from them who live 
in error, 

1 9 While they promise ?them liberty, 
they themselves are the seiwants of 
coriTiption: for of whom a man is 
overcome, of the same is he brought 



in bondage. 



C. 2. 22 



CHAP. 3. 

a ch. 1, 13 
5 Jude 17 

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20 For if after they have 'escaped 
the pollutions of the world through 
the knowledge of the Lord and Sav- 
iour Je'gus Christ, they are again 
entangled therein, and overcome, the 
latter end is worse with them than 
the beginning. 

21 For "it had been better for them 
not to have known the way of right- 
eousness, than, after they have knoA\m 
it., to turn from the holy command- 
ment delivered unto them. 

22 But it is happened unto them ac- 
cording to the true proverb. ^The dog 
is turned to his own vomit again: 
and the sow that was washed to her 
wallowing in the mire. C. 3. 3 4. 

CHAPTER 3. 

Of ChrisVs coming to judgment. 

THIS second epistle, beloved, I now 
Avrite unto you ; in both which ''I 
stir up your pure minds by way of 
remembrance : 

2 That ye may be mindful of the 
words which were spoken before by 
the holy prophets, *and of the com- 



H 



Of Christ's 



I. JOHN, 1. 



coining to judgment. 



H 



L 



W 



mandment of us the apostles of the 
Lord and Saviour : 

3 Knownig '"this first, that there shall 
come in the last days scoffers, walk- 
ing "^af ter their own lusts, 

4 And saying, ^ Where is the promise 
of his coming ? for since the fathers 
fell asleep, all things continue as 
they were from the beginning of the 

.creation. C. 1 John 3. 8. 

5 For this they willingly are igno- 
rant of, that -^by the word of God the 
heavens were of old, and the earth 
^standing out of the water and in the 
water : 

6 Whereby ^the world that then was, 
being overflowed with water, perished: 

7 But the heavens and the earth 



A. D. 6G. 



which are now, by the same word 
are kept in store, reserved unto ^fire 
against the day of ^judgment and per- 
dition of ungodly men. H. Jude5-7;* 

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of 
this one thing, that one day is with 
the Lord as a thousand years, and 'a 
thousand years as one day. 

9 The -^Lord is not slack concerning 



his promise, as some men count 
sla,ckness ; but is ^longsuff ering to us- 
ward, not ^villing that any should 
perish, but '"that all should come to 
repent?^,nce. L. 1 John 1. 9;t 

10 But "the day of the Lord will 
come as a thief in the night ; in the 
which "the heavens shall pass away 
with a great noise, and the elements 
shall melt with fervent heat, the earth 
also and the w^orks that are therein 
shall be burned up. 



CHAP. 3. 

c 1 Tim. 4,1 

d ch. 2, 10 

e Isa. 5, 19 
Jer. 17,15 
Ezek. 
12,22 
Mat.24,4:8 

/ Geu. 1, 6 
Ps. S3, 6 
Heb. 11, 3 

1 con- 
sisting. 
Col. 1, 17 

g Gen. 7, 11 

n Mat. 25,41 
2Thes.l,8 
Heb. 1, 11 

i Ps. 90, 4 

j Hab. 3, 3 
Heb. 
10,37 

k Isa. 30, 18 

1 Ezek. 

18, 23 
Ezek. 
33, 11 

m Rom. 2,4 
1 Tim. 2,4 

n Mat.24,43 

Mat.24,35 
Rev.20,11 

2 Or, hast- 
ing the 
coming. 

p Ps. 50, 3 
Isa. 34, 4 

q Mic. 1, 4 

r Isa. 65, 17 
Isa. 66,22 
Rev. 21 

s Rom. 2, 4 
1 Pet. 3 20 

It Rom. 8, 19 
1 Cor. 
15, 24 
1 Thes. 
4,15 

u Eph. 4, 14 



11 Seeing then that all these things 
shall be dissolved, what manner of 
perso7is ought ye to be in all holy 
conversation and godliness, 

12 Looking for and ^hasting unto 
the coming of the day of God, v/here- 
in the heavens being on fire shall ^be 
dissolved, and the elements shall 
?melt with fervent heat ? 

13 Nevertheless we, according to his 
promise, look for 'new heavens and a 
new earth, wherein dwelleth right- 
eousness. 

14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that 
ye look for such things, be dili- 
gent that ye may be found of him 
in peace, without spot, and blame- 
less. 

15 And account ^^Aa^'thelongsuffer- 
ing of our Lord is salvation ; even as 
our beloved brother Paul also ac- 
cording to the wisdom given unto 
him hath written unto you ; 

1 6 As also in all his epistles, speak- 
ing ^in them of these things ; in which 
are some things hard to be under- 
stood, which they that are unlearned 
and unstable wrest, as they do also 
the other scriptures, unto their own 
destruction. 

IT Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye 
know these things before, ''beware 
lest ye also, being led away with the 
error of the wicked, fall from your 
own stedfastness. 

1 8 But groAv in grace, and in the 
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour 
Je'gus Christ. To him be glory both 
now and for ever. A-men'. 



THE riEST EPISTLE GENEEAL OF 



JOHN. 



CHAPTER 1. 

He describeih tf>eperson of Christ. 

THAT "which was from the begin- 
ning, which we have heard, 
which we have seen with our eyes, 
* which we have looked upon, and our 
'hands have handled, of the ''Word 
of life ; 

2 (For the life was manifested, and 
we have seen it, and bear witness, 
and shew unto you that eternal life, 
which was with the Father, "and was 
manifested unto us ;) 

* J. 1 John 4. 17. t R. 1 John 1. 9; 
W. 1 John 2. 1, 2. 



A. D. 90. 



CHAP. 1. 

a Mic. 5, 2 

b 2Pet.l,16 

c Lu. 24, 39 

d Rev.19,13 

e Johnl,l,2 

/John 15,4 
John 
17,21 
ICor. 1,9 

g John 1, 9 
John 8,12 
John 9, 5 
John 
12, 35 
Rev. 1, 5 

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3 That 



w^hich we have seen and 
heard declare we unto you, that ye 
also may have fellowship with us: 
land -^truly our fellowship is with the 
Father, and with his Son Je'§us 
Christ. 

4 And these things write we unto 
you, that your joy may be full, 

5 This then is the message which 
we have heard of him, and declare 
unto you, that God ^is light, and in 
him is no darkness at r''l. 

6 If we say that Ave have fellowship 



Christ our advocate. 



I. JOHN, 2. 



Antichrist described. 



with him, and walk in darkness, we 
he, and do not the truth : 
) r 7 But if we walk in the Kg:ht,as he is 
in the light, we have £ellowship_ one 
with another, and the blood of J e'sus 
Christ liis Son cleanseth us from all 
sin . D. 2.2; K. 4. 4. 

8 If ^we say that we have no sin, we 
deceive ourselves, and the truth is 



not in us. 



A. 1. 10. 



. f 9 If '"we confess our sins, he is faith- 
ful and just to forg:ive us our sins, 
and to cleanse us from all unrig:ht- 
eousness . L. 2. 1, 2; R. Rev. 2. 5. 

10 If we say that we have not 
sinned, we make him a liar, and his 



word is not in us. 



A. 2. 15, 16. 

2. 



A. D. 90. 



CHAP. 1. 

h 1 Ki. 8, 46 
Eccl. 7,20 
Jas. 3, 2 

i Ps. 32, 5 
Pro. 28,13 



M 



CHAPTER 

Christ our advocate and propitiation. 

Y little children, these things 



write I unto you,that ye sinnot. 
And if any man sin, "ve ha^^e an ad- 



vocate with the Fathei , Je^si^s Christ 



I 



the righteous : P. 5. 16 

2 And *he is the propr -'ation for our 
sins : and not for our's only, but ^also 
for the sins of the Avhole world .* 

3 And hereby we do kncy that we 
know liim, if we keep his cor^mand- 
ments. 

4 He that saith, I krow hmi, and 
keepeth not his commandments, 
is a liar, and the truth is not in 
him. 

5 But whoso ^keepeth his word, in 
him verily is the love of God per- 
fected : hereby know we that we are 
in him. 

6 He 'that saith he abideth in him 
ought himself -^also so to walk, even 
as he walked. 

7 Brethren, ^I write no new com- 
mandment unto you, but an old com- 
mandment which ^ye had from the 
beginning. The old commandment 
is the word which ye have heard 
from the beginning. 

8 Again, *a new commandment I 
write unto you, which thing is true 
in him and in you . ^hecause the 
darkness is past, and the Hrue light 
now shineth. 

9 He that saith he is in the light, and 
hateth his brother, is in darkness 
even until now. 

10 He that loveth his brother abid- 
eth in the light, and ^there is none 
^occasion of stumbling in him. 

11 But he that hateth his brother is 
in darkness, '"and M^alketh in dark- 
ness, and knoweth not whither he 

* D. 3. 5; L 3. 16; W. 4. 14, 15. 



CHAP. 2. 
a Heb. 9, 24 
b Rom.3,2o 
c John 1,29 
(L Titus2,ll 
e John 15,4 
/ Mat.11,29 
q 2 John 5 
% ch. 3, 11 
i John 

13,34: 

j Rom. 
13,12 
Eph. 5, 8 
lThes.5,5 

fc John 1, 9 
John 8,12 
John 
12,35 

I 2Pet.l,10 

I scandal. 

m John 
12,35 

II Lu. 24, 47 
Acts 4, 12 

ch. 1, 1 

p Eph. 6, 10 

q Jer. 31,33 
John 8,31 

r Mat. 6, 24 
Gal. 1, 10 
Jas. 4, 4 

s Eccl. 5,11 

t Ps. 125, 1 
Pro. 10,25 

uHeb. 1, 2 

V 2Thes.2,3 

w Mat. 24, 5 

X Mat.24,24 
John 6,37 
John 
10,28 
2 Tim. 
2,19 

y 1 Cor. 
11, 19 

z Isa. 44, 3 
2 Cor.1,21 
Heb. 1, 9 

a Markl,24 
Acts 3, 14 

b John 10, 
4,5 
John 
14,26 
John 
16,13 

c John 14,7 

d 2 John 6 

e ch. 1, 3 

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goeth, because that darkness hath 
blinded his eyes. 

121 write unto you, little children, 
because ''your sins are forgiven you 
for his name's sake. 

13 I write unto you, fathers, because 
ye have known him. "that is from the 
beginning. I write unto you, young- 
men, beca,use ye have overcome the 
wicked one. I w^rite unto you, little 
children, because ye have known the 
Father. 

141 have ^vritten unto you, fathers, 
because ye have known him that is 
from the oeguining. I have written 
unto you, young men, because ''ye are 
strong, and ^the word of God abideth 
in you, and ye have overcome the 
wicked one. 

1 5 Love not the world, neither the ' 
things that are in the world. If 'any 
man love the world, the love of the 
Father is not in hmi. 

16 For all that is in the world, the 
lust of the flesh, 'and the lust of the 
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of 
the Father, but is of the world, f 

1 7 And the world passeth away, and 
the lust thereof: but he that doeth 
the will of God 'abideth for ever. 

1 8 Little children, "it is the last 
time: and as ye have heard 'that an- 
tichrist shall come, "even now are 
there many antichrists ; whereby we 
know that it is the last tune. 

19 They went out from us, but they 
were not of us ; for "^if they had been 
of us, they would no doubt have con- 
tinued with us : but they toent out, 
that ^they might be made manifest 
that they were not all of us. 

20 But ^e have an unction ''from 
the Holy One, and *y e know all things. 

21 1 have not written unto you be- 
cause ye know not the truth, but be- 
cause ye know it, and that no lie is 
of the truth. 

22 Who is a liar but he that denieth 
that Je'sus is- the Christ ? He is anti- 
christ, that denieth the Father and 
the Son. 

23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the 
same hath not the Father : [but] 'he 
that acknoivledgeth the Son hath the 
Father cdso. A. 4. 3. 

24 Let that therefore abide in you, 
which ye '^have heard from the be 
ginning. If that which ye have 
heard from the beginning shall re- 
main in you, "^ye also shall continue 
in the Son, and in the Father. 

t A. 2. 22, 23. ' 



The singular 



I. JOHN, 3, 4. 



love of God. 



25 And -^this is the promise that he 
hath promised us, eveyi eternal life. 

26 These things have I written un- 
to you concerning them that seduce 
you. 

27 But the anointing which ye have 
received of him abideth in you, and 
ye '^need not that any man teach you : 
but as the same anointing '^teacheth 
you of all things, and is truth, and is 
no lie, and even as it hath taught you, 
ye shall abide in ^him. 

28 And now, little children, abide in 
him ; that, when he shall appear, we 
may have confidence, and not be 
ashamed before him at his coixdng. 

29 If *ye know that he is righteous, 
^ye know that eveiy one that doeth 
righteousness is born of him. 

CHAPTER 3. 

Of God's love towai^d us, etc, 

BEHOLD, what maimer of love 
the Father hath bestowed upon 
us, that *we should be called the sons 
of God: therefore the world knoweth 
us not, ^because it knew him not. 

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of 
God, and '^it doth not yet appear what 
w^e shall be: but we know that, when 
he shall appear, w^e '^shall be like him ; 
for ^we shall see him as he is. 

3 And every man that hath this 
hope in him purifieth himself, even 
as he is pure. 

4 Whosoever committeth sin trans- 
gresseth also the law : for sin is the 
transgression of the law. 

5 And ye know that he was mani - 
f este d~to -^take away our sms ; anc i 
^m Mm is no sm . d, 3 iq 

6 Whosoever abideth in him sinhexh 
not : whosoever sinneth hath not seen 
him, neither known him. 

7 Little children, let no man deceive 
you : he ^that doeth righteousness is 
righteous, even as he is righteous. 

8 He 'that committeth sin is of the 



A. D. 90. 



CHAP. 2. 

/ John 17,3 

g Jer. 31,33 
Heb. 8, 10 

h John 
16,13 

3 Or, it. 
i Acts22,14 

3 Or, 

Tiuow ye. 



&Qv\i ^tOY the devil sinneth from tFe 

^ beginning. For this purpose the Son 

of God was manifested, -^'that he 

^ might destroy the works of the devil. 

9 Whosoever *is born of God doth 
i not commit sin ; for Tiis seed remain- 
i ^th in him: and he cannot sin, be- 
L cause he is born of God. 

10 In this the children of God are 
manifest, and the children of the 
devil: whosoever doeth not right- 
eousness is not of God, neither he that 
loveth not his brother. 

11 For this is the 'message that ye 

* C. Jude 12, 13. 



CHAP. 3. 

a John 1,12 
h John 

15, 18 

John 

17,25 
c 1 Cor. 3, 9 

2 Cor.4:,17 
d Ps. 17, 15 

Rom.8,29 
e Job 19, 26 

Ps. 16, 11 

Mat. 5, 8 

ICor. 

13,12 

2 Cor. 5, 7 
/ Isa. 53 

Heb. 1, 3 
g 2 Cor.5,21 
h Ezek.18,5 

Rom. 2,13 
i Mat.13,38 

John 8,44 
j Gen. 3, 15 

Lu. 10, 18 

John 

16,11 
k ch. 5, 18 
I lPet.1,23 

1 Or, com- 
mand- 
ment. 

m John 

15,12 
n Gen. 4, 4 
Mat. 5, 21 

ch. 4, 20 
p Gal. 5, 21 

Rev. 21, 8 
q John 3,16 

Rom. 5, 8 

Eph. 5, 

2,25 
r Deut.15,7 

Lu. 3, 11 
s .John 

18,37 

2 persuade, 
t Job 22, 26 
u Heb. 

10, 22 
V Ps. 34, 15 

Mat.21,22 

Mark 

11,24 

John 

14, 13 

Jas. 5, 16 
w John 8,29 
X John 

17,21 
y Ezek. 

37, 27 

Rom. 8, 9 



heard from the beginning, "'that we 
should love one another. 

12 Not as "Cain, ivho was of that 
wicked one, and slew his brother. 
And wherefore slew he him? Be- 
cause his own works were evil, and 
his brother's righteous. 

13 Marvel not, my brethren, i£ the 
world hate you. 

14 We know that we have passed 
from death unto life, because we love 
the brethren. He that loveth not h is 
brother abideth in death. 

15 Whosoever "hateth his brother is 
a murderer: and ye know that no 
^murderer hath eternal life abiding 
in him. 

16 Hereby ^perceive we the love o f' 



(jrod, because he laid down his lite for 



us : and we ought to lay doAvn our 



Eves tor t he breth ren q. 4. 9, lOf 

17 But ♦'whoso hath this world^s 
good, and seeth his brother have 
need, and shutteth up his bowels of 
compassion from him, how dweUeth 
the love of God m him ? 

18 My little children, let us not love 
in word, neither in tongue; but in 
deed and in truth. 

1 9 And hereby we know "that we 
are of the truth, and shall ^assm^e our 
hearts before him. 

20 For if our heart condemn us, ! 
God i s greater than our heart, an d 
knoweth all things ! E. Rev. 2. 23. 

21 Beloved, 'if our heart condemn 
us not, Hhe7i have we confidence 
toward God. 

22 And 'whatsoever we ask, we re- 
ceive of him, because we keep his 
commandments, "and do those things 
that are pleasing in his sight. 

23 And this is his commandment, i 



CHAP. 4. 

a Jer. 29, 8 

h Mat. 24, 5 

c lCor.12,3 

ch. 5, 1 

1128 



That we should believe on the nam e 
of his^n J e^s^s Christ , and love one 
another, as he gave us command- 1 
ment. F. 5. l.J 

24 And he that keepeth his com- 
mandments ^dwelleth in him, and he 
in him. And "hereby we know that 
he abideth in us, by the Spirit which 
he hath given us. 

CHAPTER 4. 

We m,iist nqt believe all teachers. 

BELOVED, "believe not every 
spirit, but try the spirits wheth- 
er they are of God : because many 
*f alse prophets are gone out into the 
world. 

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : 
Every ''spirit that confesseth that 
t L. 4. 8-10. * 



Loving one another. 



I. JOHN, 5. Keeping God's commandments. 



Je'§us Christ is come in the flesh is of 
God-, 
3 And '^every spirit that confesseth 



not that Je^gus Christ is come m the 
flesh is not of God : and this is that 
s pirit of antichrist, whereof ye have 



, heard that it s hould come; ana even 
i now already is it in the world . * 
f 4 Ye are of God, little children, and 
i have overcome them : because ^reat- 
I e r is he that is in you, than he ^that 
is in the world . K. 5. 4, 5. 

5 They -^are of the world : therefore 
speak they of the world, ^and the 
world heareth them. 

6 We are of God : ^he that knoweth 
God heareth us; he that is not of 
God heareth not us. Hereby know 
we 'the spirit of truth, and the spirit 
of error . 

7 Beloved, let us love one another : 
for love is of God; and every one 
that loveth is born of God, and know- 
eth God. 

' 8 He that l o veth not knoweth not 
God ; for -^God is love . 

f 9 In this was manifested the l ove of 
God toward us, because that God 
sent his only begotten Son into the 
^vorld. that we might live through 
him . 

10 Herein is love.^not t h at we lov ed 
God, but that he loved us, and sent 
his Son to he the propitiation for our 

. sins . D. Rev. 1. 5; L. Rev. 1. 5. 

1 1 Beloved, if God so loved us, we 
ought also to love one another. 

12 No 'man hath seen God at any 
time. If we love one another, God 
dwelleth in us, and his love is per- 
fected in us. 

1 3 Hereby '"know we that we dwell 
in him, and he in us, because he hath 
given us of his Spirit. 

f 1 4 And "we have seen and do testify 
I that the "Father sent the Son tooe 
the Saviour of the world . 

15 Whosoever ^shall confess that 
Je'gus is the Son of God. God dweU 
eth in him, and he in God .j 

1 6 And we have known and be 
lieved the love that God hath to us. 
God is love; and he that dwelleth 
in love dwelleth in God, and God in 
him. 

1 7 Herein is ^our love made perfect, 
f that we ''may have boldness in the 
I day of judgmen t : 'because as he is, 

so are we in this world. j Jude 6. 

1 8 There is no fear in love ; but per- 
fect love casteth out fear: because 

* A. 5. 12. t T. Rev. 12. 11; W. 5. 1. 



A. D. 90. 



CHAP. 4:. 

d ch. 2, 22 
2 John 7 

e Jolin 
12,31 
John 
14,30 
John 
16, 11 
Eph. 2, 2 
Eph.6,12 

/ John 3,31 

q John 
15, 19 
John 
17,14 

h John 8,47 
John 
10,27 
ICor. 
14,37 
2 Cor.10,7 

i Isa. 8, 20 

John 

14,17 
j Es. 34.6,7 

Mic. 7, 18 

k John 

15,16 

Titus 3, 4 
I Ex. 33, 20 

John 1,18 

ITim. 

6,16 

m John 
14,20 

n John 1,14 

John 3,17 
p Rom. 10, 9 

1 love with 

1(S. 

q Jas. 2, 13 
ch. 2, 28 
ch. 3, 19 

r ch. 3, 3 

s John 

13,34: 



fear hath torment. He that feareth 
is not made perfect in love. 

19 We love him, because he first 
loved us. 

20 If a man say, I love God, and 
hateth his brother, he is a har : for 
he that loveth not his brother whom 
he hath seen, how can he love God 
whom he hath not seen ? 

21 And 'this commandment have 
we from him. That he who loveth 
God love his brother also. 

CHAPTER 5. 

Of keeping God's commandments. 

TT^^ HOSQE YER "beTievet h' that 
y y J e'gus ^is the Onristls born pr 
God ; '^and every one tliat loveth hmi 
that begat loveth him also that is be- 



F 

W 



J 



CHAP. 5. 

a John 1,12 

b ch. 2, 22 

c John 
15,23 

d John 
14,15 
2 John 6 

e Mic. 6, 8 
Mat. 11,30 

/John 
16,33 

g 1 Cor. 
15,57 

7i John 
19,34 

i John 
15,26 

j Isa. 48, 16 
Hag.2,5,7 
1 Cor. 12, 
4-6 

k John 1, 1 
Rev.19,13 

I Deut. 6, 4 
John 
10,30 

m John8,17 

nMat. 3,16 

Rom.8.16 
Gal. 4, 6 

p John 3,33 

q John 1, 4 

r John 5,24 

s John 
20.31 

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gotten of him p. 5. 4. 5; W. 5. 9, 10 

2 By this we know that we love the 
children of God, when we love God, 
and keep his commandments. 

3 For '^this is the love of God, that 
we keep his commandments: and 
'his conunandments are not ginevbus. 

4 l^'or -^whatsoever is born of GocT 
overcometh the world: and tins is" 
the victory that overco me th the" 
world, eve7i owe faith. 

5 Vy ho is he that overcometh th e 
world, but ^he that belie veth tha^ 
Je^gus is the Son of (jod 'i x 

6 This is he that came "by water 
and blood, 6^6/1. Je'sus Christ; not 
by water only, but by water and 
blood. And 'it is the Spirit that hear- 
eth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 

7 For there •'are three that bear 
record in heaven, the Father, ^the 
jWord, and the Holy Ghost: ^and 
these three are oi 3. 

8 And there are tliree that bear 
witness in earth, the spirit, and the 
water, and the blood : and these three 
agree in one. 

9 If we receive '"the witness of men, 
the witness of God Is greater: fo r 
"this is the witness ot" God which he 
hath testified of his Son. 



B 



F 
K 



J 



10 He that believeth on the Son of 
God hath "l^he witness in himself: 



F 

W 



he that believeth not God hath ^made 
him a liar ; because he believeth hot 
the record that God gave of his Son 

1 1 And this is the record, that Uod ' 
hath given to us eternal Ufe, and 
^this life is in his Son. 

12 He ^that hath the Son hath life; ^ 
and he that hath not the Son of 



God hath not life T 

13 These ^things have 



A.5. 19;i).2jQhn9.J 
1 written^ 



A 




t B. Rev. 19,10. § F. 5. 9, 10; K. Jude 1. 
II F. 5. 13; W. Rev. 3. 20. 



An exhortation 



IT. JOHN. 



to perseverance. 



P 



unto you that believe on the name 
of the vSon of Uod; ^that ye may 
know that ye have eternal life, ana 



that ye may believe on the name of 



^ 



the iSon ot Uod. F, 

14 And this is the confidence that 
we have ^in him, that, if we ask any 
thing according to his will, he hear- 
eth us I 

1 5 And if we know that he hear us, 
whatsoever we ask, we know that 
we have the petitions that we de- 
sired of him. 

1 6 If any man see his brother sin a 



^ 



sin w/iic/i is not unto death, he shall 



ask, and he ^shall give him Jite for 



them that sin not unto death 



■ I'here is a sin imto death : i ''do 
not say that he shall pray for it. p. 



A. D. 90. 



CHAP. 5. 

t ch. 1, 1, 2 

1 Or, con- 
cerning 
Mm, 

ti Job 42, 8 

V Mark3,29 
Heb. 6,4.6 
Heb. 
10,26 

if Jer. 7, 16 

X Isa. 9, 6 
Isa. 44, 6 
Isa. 54, 5 
John 
20,28 
Acts20,28 
Rom, 9, 5 
1 Tim. 
3,16 

Titus2,13 
Heb. 1, 8 



1 7 All unrighteousness is sin : and 
there is a sin not unto death. 

1 8 We know that whosoever is 
born of God sinneth not; but he 
that is begotten of God keepeth him- 
self, and that wicked one toucheth 
him not. 

19 Aoid we know that we are of 
God, and the whole world lieth in ^ 
wickedness. A. Rev. 20. 15.J 

'ZO And we know that the Son of 
God is come, and hath given us an 
understanding, that we may know 
him that is true, and we are in him 
that is true, even in his Son. Je'§us 
Christ, This ^^is the true God, and 
eternal life. 

21 Little children, keep yourselves 
from idols. A-men'. 



THE SECOND EPISTLE OF 

JOHN. 



An exhortation to perseverance. 

THE ^elder unto the elect lady 
and her children, *whom I love 
in the truth; and not I only, but 
also all they that have known the 
'^truth ; 

2 For the truth's sake, which dwell- 
eth in us, and shall be with us for 
ever. 

3 Grace ^be with you, mercy, and 
peace, from God the Father, and 
from the Lord Je'§us Christ, the Son 
of the Father, in truth and love. 

4 1 rejoiced greatly that I found of 
thy children '^walking in truth, as 
we have received a commandment 
from the Father. 

5 And now I beseech thee, lady, 
not "as though I wrote a new com- 
mandment unto thee, but that 
which we had from the beginning, 
that -^we love one another. 

6 And ^this is love, that we walk 
after his commandments. This is 
the commandment, That, ^as ye 
have heard from the beginning, ye 
should walk in it. 



A. D. 90. 



a 1 Pet. 5, 1 

b 1 John 
3,18 

c John 8,32 
2 Thes. 
2,13 

1 Tim. 2,4 
Heb. 
10,26 

1 shall be. 
d 3 John 3 

e IJohn 2,7 

/John 

15, 12 

g John 
14, 15 

1 John 5,3 

h 1 John 

2,24 

2 Or, 
(Mined: 
Some 
copies 
read, 
which, ye 
have 
gained, 
but that 
ye re- 
ceive, etc. 

i Rom. 

16, 17 
lCor.5,11 

2 Tim. 3,5 

3 mouth to 
mouth. 

4 Or, your. 

1130 



T For many deceivers are entered 
into the world, who confess not that 
Je'§us Christ is come in the flesh. 
This is a deceiver and an anti- 
christ. 

8 Look to yourselves, that we lose 
not those things which we have 
'^wrought, but that we receive a full 
reward. 

9 Whosoever transgresseth, and 
a bidet h not in the doctrine oT 



hath not God. He that 
in the doctrine of Christ, he 



Christ, 



aoiae 

hath both the Father and the Son.* 

10 If there come any unto you, and 
bring not this doctrine, receive him 
not into your house, 'neither bid him 
God speed : 

11 For he that biddeth him God 
speed is partaker of his evil deeds. 

1 2 Having many things to write 
unto you, I would not write with 
paper and ink : but I trust to come 
unto you, and speak ^face to face, 
that ^our joy may be full. 

13 The children of thy elect sister 
greet thee. A-men'. 

* 0. Rev. 1. 18. 



THE THIRD EPISTLE OF 

JOHN. 



Gains commended for his piety, etc. 

THE elder unto the ''wellbeloved ~ 
Ga'ius, whom I love ^in thej* 
truth. 1^ 

2 Beloved, I -wish above all things 
that thou mayest prosper and be in ^ 
health, even as thy soul prospereth. ft 

3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the c 
brethren came and testified of thel^^ 
truth that is m thee, even as *thou 
walkest in the truth. 

41 have no greater joy than to 
hear that my ''children walk in truth. 

5 Beloved, thou '^doest faithfully 
whatsoever thou doest to the breth- 
ren, and to strangers ; 

6 Which have borne witness of thy 
charity before the church : whom if 
thou bring forward on their journey 
^after a godly sort, thou shalt do 
well : 

7 Because that for his name's sake 
they went forth, 'taking nothing of 
the Gen'tileg. 

8 We therefore ought to receive * 
such, that we might be fellowhelpers 
to the truth. 



A. D. 90. 

Actsl9,29 
Acts 20, 4 

Or, truly. 

Or, V'l'o-V' 
2 John 4 
1 Cor.4,15 
Lu. 12, 42 



worthy 
of God. 

1 Cor. 9, 
12, 15 

2 Cor.11,7 
2 Cor. I 
12, 13 i 

= Ps. 37, 27 
Isa. 1, 16 
1 Thes. 
5, 15 
1 Pet.3,11 

1 John 

2,29 

lJohn3,6 

1 Thes. 

4,12 

1 Tim. 3,7 

John 
21, 24 

mouth to 
mouth. 



9 I wrote unto the church : but Di- 
ot're-phes, who loveth to have the 
preeminence among them, receivetb 
us not. 

10 Wherefore, if I come, I will re- 
member his deeds which he doeth, 
prating against us with malicious 
words: and not content therewith, 
neither doth he himself receive thc: 
brethren, and forbiddeth them that 
would, and casteth them out of the 
church. 

11 Beloved, -^'follow not that which 
is e^ol, but that which is good. He 
^^that doeth good is of God : but he 
that doeth evil hath not seen God. 

12 De-me'tri-iis %ath good report of 
all me?i, and of the truth itself : yea, 
and we also bear record; 'and ye 
know that our record is tnie. 

131 had many things to write, but 
I will not with ink and pen write 
unto thee : 

14 But I tiTist I shall shortly see 
thee, and we shall speak ^f ace to face. 
Peace be to thee. Owr friends salute 
thee. Greet the friends by name. 



THE GEXEEAL EPISTLE OF 



JUDE. 



Exhortation to constancy. 

JUDE, the servant of Je'sus Christ, 
and "brother of James, to them 
that are sanctified by God the Father, 
and ^preser\^ed in Je'sus Clmst, 'and 
called : K. ver. 24. 

2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and 
love, be multiplied. 

3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence 
to write unto you '^of the common 
salvation, it was needful for me to 
write unto you, and exhort you that 
ye should earnestly contend for the 
faith which was once dehvered unto 
the saints. 

4 For there are certain men crept in 
unawares, 'who were before of old 
ordained to this condemnation, un- 
godly men, turning -^the grace of oui' 



A. D. 66, 



Lu. 6, 16 
Acts 1, 13 
John 
17,11 
Rom. 1, 7 
Titus 1, 4 
Rom.9,21 

1 Pet. 2, 8 
Heb.12,15 
Titus2,ll 
Titus 1,16 

2 Pet. 2, 1 

1 Jolm 
2, 22 
Num. 
14, 29 
Xuin. 
26,64 
Heh. 3, 17 
Mat. 8, 29 
John 8,44 

2 Pet. 2,4 
Or, 'prin- 
cipality. 
Rev.20,10 
Gen.19,24 
2 Pet. 2, 6 
other. 
Rom.1,27 

1131 



God into lasci^iousness. and ^deny- 
ing the only Lord God, and our Lord 
Je'sus Christ. 

5 I will therefore put you in remem- 
brance, though ye once knew this, 
how that the Lord, having saved 
the people out of the land of E'gypt, 
afterward ^destroyed them that be- 
lieved not. 

6 And 'the angels which kept not 
their ^first estate, but left their o^vn 
habitation, he hath res erved in ever- 

arkness unto 



lasting chains uncter 
• ^'the judgment of the ^yeat day. * 
7 Even as ^ISodomand Go-m6r'rha, ' 



and the cities about them in like 
manner, gi^dng themselves over to 
fornication, and going after ^strange 
flesh, are set forth for aji example, 

* J. Rev. 11. 18. ' 



H 



A71 exhortation 



REVELATION, 1. 



CO constancy. 



H I suffering the vengeance of eternal 



I 



H^Xer. -X4. 15. 
jiltfiy dream- 



H 



A. D. 66. 



fire 

8 Likewise also these 
ers defile the flesh, despise dominion, 
and ^speak evil of dignities. 

9 Yet "'Mi'chael the archangel, when 
contending with the devil he_ dis- 
puted about the "body of Mo'§es, 
"durst not bring against him a rail- 
ing accusation, but sa.'d. The -^Lord 
rebuke thee. 

10 But these speak evil of those 
things which they know not: but 
what they know naturally, as brute 
beasts, in those things they corrupt 
themselves. 

11 Woe unto them! for they have 
gone in the way ?of Cain, and ran 
'^greedlly after the error of Balaam 
for reward, and 'perished in the gain- 
saying of Co're. 

12 These are spots in your *f easts of 
charity, when they feast with you, 
feeding themselves without fear : 
clouds they are without water, car- 
ried about ''of winds; trees w^hose 
fruit Avithereth, without fruit, twice 
dead, plucked up by tho roots ; 

13 Raging 'waves of the sea, foam- 
ing out their own shame ; wandering 
stars, to whom is reserved the black- 
ness of darkness for ever.C.Yer.18,19. 

' 14 And E'noch also, ^the seventh 



from Ad'am, prophesied of these, 
saying. Behold, the -^Lord cometh 
with ten thousands of his saints , 
15 To execute judgment upon all, 
and to convince all that are ungodly 
among them of all their ungodlv 
deeds w^hich they have ungodly com- 



l Ex. 22, 28 

m Dan. 
10,13 
Dan. 12, 1 
Rev. 12, 7 

n Deut.34,6 

2Pet.2,ll 

p Zech. 3, 2 

q Gen. 4, 5 
1 John 
3,12 

r Num.22,7 

s Num.16,1 

t 1 Cor. 
11,21 

u Eph. 4, 14 

V Isa. 57, 20 

wGen. 5,18 

X Dan. 7, 10 
Heb. 11, 5 

y Pro.28,21 
Jas. 2, 1,9 

z Hos. 4, 14 
Hos. 9, 10 
Heb. 
10,25 

a Col. 2, 7 

b Rom.8,26 
Eph. 6, 18 

c Rom. 
11. 14 
1 Tim. 
4,16 

d Amos4,ll 
Zech. 3, 2 

e Zech. 3, 
4,5 
Rev. 3, 4 

/Eph. 3, 20 

g Col. 1, 22 

h 1 Tim. 
1,17 



mitted, and of all their hard speeches 
which ungodly sinners have spoken" 
against him . H. Rev. 1. 7. 

It) I'hese are murmurers, complain- 
ers, walking after their owti lusts ; 
and their mouth speaketh gTeat 
swellmg words, having ''men's per- 
sons in admiration because of ad- 
vantage. 

1 7 But, beloved, remember ye the 
words which were spoken before of 
the apostles of our Lord Je'gus 
Christ ; 

18 How that they told you there 
should be mockers in the last time, 
who should walk after their own un- 



godly lusts. 
ly These be 



they ^who separate 



y 

themselves, sensual, having not the 




C. 

ut ye, beloved, "building up 
yourselves on your most holy faith, 
praying in *the Holy Ghost, 

21 Keep yourselves in the love of 
God, looking for the mercy of our 
Lord Je'gus Christ unto eternal life. 

22 And of some have compassion, 
making a difference : 

23 And others ''save with fear, pull 
ing ' ' 
even 
flesh. 

24 Now -^unto him that is able to 
keep you from falling, and -''to pre- 
sent yon faultless before the pres- 
ence of his glory with exceeding .ioy, 

25 To Hhe only wise God our Sav- 
iour, he glory and majesty, dominion 
and power, both now and evei. 
A-men'. 



'^them out of the fire; hating 
the "garment spotted by the 



THE REVELATION 

OF SAIKT JOHN THE DIVINE. 



CHAPTER 1. 

1 The preface. -7 The coming of Christ. 

THE Revelation of Je'§us Christ, 
which "God gave unto him. to 
shew unto his servants things which 
must shortly come to pass; and ''he 
sent and signified it hy his angel 
unto his servant J ohii : 

2 Who bare record of the word of 
God, and of the testimony of Je'sus 
Christ, and of all things ''that he saw. 

3 Blessed ^is he that readeth, and 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP. 1. 
a John 
12.49 
Z> ch. 22, 16 
c IJohn 1,1 
fZ Pro. 8, 34 
Lu. 11, 28 
ch. 22, 7 
e Ex. 3, 14 
Isa. 43, 13 
John 8,58 
John 17,5 
Col. 1, 17 
Jas. 1, 17 
/John 1,1 
y Zech. 3, 9 
iTi John 8,14 
U Col. 1, 18 

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they that hear the words of thisJ 
prophecy, and keep those things 
which are written therein : for the 
time is at hand. 

4 TOHN to the seven churches 
fj w^hich are in A'§ia: Grace he 

unto you, and peace, from "him w^hich 
is, and -^ which was, and which is to 
come ; and ^'from the seven Spirits 
which are before his throne ; 

5 And from Je'gus Christ, ^%oho is 
the faithful witness, and the ^first- 

* K. Rev. 1. 18. * 



The corning of Christ. 



REVELATION, 2. 



3fessage to the churches. 



I 



begotten of the dead, and •'the prince 
of the kings of the earth. Unto ^him 
that loved us, ^and washed us trom 
our sins in Ins own biood, i^. 5. 9* 

6 And hath made us king's aiid 
priests unto God and his Father ; to 
'"him be glory and donhnionfor ever 
and ever. A-men'. 

7 Behold, "he cometh with clouds ; 



A. D. 



18 Z ^arn he that liveth, and was 
dead: and, behold, 1 am alive for 
the" 



evermore, 

hen 



A-men ^; and ^fa ave 
of death. 



and every eye shall see him, "and 
they also which pierced him: an"d 
all kindreds of the earth shalTwail 
l>ecause of him. Even so, A-men'. •)- 

8 i ^am Arpha and 0-me'ga, the be- 
ginning and the ending, saith the 
Lord, which is, and which was, and 
which is to come, the Almighty. 

9 I John, who also am your brother, 
and companion in tribulation, and 
*in the kingdom and patience of Je'- 
sus Christ, was in the isle that is 
called Pat'mos, for the word of God, 
and for the testimony of Je'sus 
Christ. 

101 'was in the Spirit on ^the Lord's 
day, and heard behind me a great 
voice, as of a trumpet, 

11 Saying J am Arpha and 0-me'ga, 
the first and the last : and, "What 
thou seest, write in a book, and send 
it unto the seven churches which are 
in A'§ia ; unto Eph'e-siis, and unto 
Smyr'na, and unto Pgr'ga-mos, and 
mito Thy-a-ti'ra, and unto Sar'dis, 
and unto Phil-a-del'phi-a, and unto 
La-od-i-ge'a. 

12 And 1 turned to see the voice 
that spake with me. And being 
turned, 'I saw seven golden candle- 
sticks ; 

1 3 And in the midst of the seven 
candlesticks "o^^e like unto the Son 
of man, clothed "with a garment 
do^vn to the foot, and girt about the 
paps with a golden girdle. 

11 His head and ""his hairs loere 
white like wool, as white as snow ; 
and 'his eyes icere as a flame of fire ; 

1 5 And -4iis feet like unto fine brass, 
as if they burned in a furnace -, ^and 
his voice as the sound of many 
waters. 

1 6 And he had in his right hand 
seven stars • and ''out of his mouth 
went a sharp twoedged sword : and 
*his countenance vxis as the sun 
shineth in his strength. 

1 7 And 'when I saw him, I fell at 
his feet as dead. And "^he laid his 
right hand upon me. saying unto me. 
Fear not ; "I am the first and the last : 

* L 3. 20. t H. 2. 27o 



CHAP. 1. 

j Eph. 1, 20 

k John 
13, 34 

I Heb. 9,14: 

m 1 Tim. 
6, It) 

n Dan. 7, 13 

Zech. 
12,10 
John 

19, 37 

p Isa. 41, 4 
q Rom. 8,17 
/• ActslO.lO 

s John 

20, 26 
Acts 20, 7 
1 Cor.16,2 

t Ex. 25, 37 
Zech. 4, 2 

u Dan. 7, 13 

V Dan. 10, 5 _ 

w Dan. 7, 9 the iiiidst of tlic scveii golden candle 

a;ch. 2, 18 

y Ezek. 1, 7[ 

z Ezek.4:3,2 

a Isa. 49, 2 
Eph. 6, 17 
Heb. 4, 12 

6 Acts26,13 

c Ezek.1,28 

d Dan. 8, 18 

e Isa. 41, 4 
Isa. 44, 6 
Isa. 48, 12 

f Rom. 6, 9 

g Ps. 68, 20 
oh. 20, 1 

7) Mai. 2. 7 

i Zech. 4, 2 
Mat. 5, 15 
Phil. 2, 15 



keys ot h el l and 

19" Write "the thmgs which thou 
hast seen, and the things which are, 
and the thmgs which shall be here- 
after ; 

20 The mystery of the seven stars 
which thou sawest in my right hand, 
and the seven golden candlesticks. 
The seven stars are Hhe angels of 
the seven churches : and the ^seven 
candlesticks wliich thou sawest are 
the seven churches. 

CHAPTER 2. 

Ckrisfs message to ike churches. 

TTXTO the angel of the church of 

lu ''Eph'e-sus write ; These thuigs 

saith *lie that holdeth the seven stars 

in his right hand, who walketh in 



K 




CHAP. 2. 

a Acts 19 
b ch. 1, 16 
c Ps. 1, 6 
d IJohn 4,1 

e 2 Cor. 
11,13 
2 Pet. 2, 1 

/ Gal. 6, 9 
Heb. 12, 
3.5 

g Mat.21,41 

h Mat.11,15 
ch. 13, 9 

i ch. 22 

j Gen. 2, 9 

k ch. 1, 8 

I Lu. 12, 21 
1 Tim. 
6,18 
Jas. 2. 5 

771 Rom.2,17 

n Mat.10,22 
Isa. 41, 
10, 14 

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sticks ; 

2 I "^know thy works, and thy la- 
bour, and thy patience, and how 
thou canst not bear them which are 
evil : and thou '^hast tried them 
^which say they are apostles, and are 
not, and hast found them liars : 

3 And hast borne, and hast patience, 
and for my name's sake hast la- 
boured, and hast Aiot fainted. 

4 Nevertheless I have someichctt 
agaiast thee, because thou hast left 
thy first love. 

5 Remember therefore from whence 
thou art fallen, and repent, and do 
the first works ; ^or else I will come 
unto thee quickly, and vnll remove 
thy candlestick out of his place, exr-l 
ce pt thou rep ent. R. 2. 16 J 

6 But this thou hast, that thou 
hatest the deeds of the Kic-o-la'i- 
tanes. which I also hate. 

7 He Hhat hath an ear, let hmi hear 
what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches; To him that overcometh 
will I give *to eat of •'the tree of life, 
which is in the midst of the paradise 
of God. 

8 And unto the angel of the church 
in Smyr'na wiite ; These things saith 
^the first and the last, which was 
dead, and is alive ; 

9 I know thy Avorks, and tribulation, 
and poverty, (but thou ^art rich) and 
T know the blasphemy of ""them 
which say they are Jews, and are 
not, but are the sjmagogue of Sa'tan. 

10 Fear "none of those things wliich 
thou shalt suffer : behold, the devil 

JK.;0. 3. 17, 18, 



Chrisfs onessage to 



REVELATION, 3. 



the seven churches. 



shall cast some of you into prison, 
that ye may be tried ; and ye shall 
have tribulation ten days : be 'thou 
faithful unto death, and I will give 
thee ^a crown of life. 

1 1 He *that hath an ear, let him hear 
what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches ; He that overcometh shall 
not be hurt of the '^second death. 

1 2 And to the angel of the church 
in Pgr'ga-mos write; These things 
saith he 'which hath *the sharp sword 
with two edges ; 

131 know thy works, and where 
thou dwellest, eve7i where Sa'tan's 
seat is: and thou boldest fast my 
name, and hast not denied my faith, 
even in those days wherein An'ti-pas 
vms my faithful martyr, who was 
slain among you, "where Saltan 
dwelleth. 

14 But I have a few things against 
thee, because thou hast there them 
that hold the doctrine of ''Balaam, 
who taught Balac to cast a stum- 
biingblock before the children of i§'- 
ra-el, ""to eat things sacrificed unto 
idols, *and to commit fornication. 

1 5 So hast thou also them that hold 
the doctrine of the Nic-o-la'i-tane§, 
which tiling I hate. 

• 1 6 Repent : or else I will come unto 
thee quickly, and ^will fight against 
them with the sword of my mouth. * 

17 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches ; To him that overcometh 
will I give to eat of the hidden man- 
na, and will give him a white stone, 
and in the stone 'a new name written, 
which no man knoweth saving he 
that receiveth it. 

1 8 And unto the angel of the church 
in Thy-a-ti'ra write ; These things 
saith the Son of God, who ''hath his 
eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his 
feet are like fine brass ; 

191 know thy works, and charity 
and service, and faith, and thy pa 
tience, and thy works ; and the last 
to he more than the first. 

20 Notwithstanding I have a few 
things against thee, because thou suf 
ferest that woman ^Jez'e-bel, which 
calleth herself a prophetess, to teach 
and to seduce my servants to commit 
fornication, and to eat things sacri- 
ficed unto idols. 

21 And I gave her space ^to repen t 
of her fornication ; and she repented 
not. 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP. 2. 
Mat.24:,13 
p Jas. 1, 12 
q ch. 13, 9 

r ch. 20, 14 
s ch. 1, 16 
t Josh. 5,13 

u Lev. 17, 7 
Deut. 32, 
16, 17 

V Nuiii.25,1 
Num. 

31, 16 
2 Pet.2,15 
Jude 11 

wActsl5,29 

X 1 Cor.6,13 

V Isa. 11, 4 
2Thes.2,8 

z ch. 3, 12 
ch. 19, 12 

a ch. 1, 14 

5 1 Ki.16,31 

c Rom. 2, 4 

d 1 Sam. 
16,7 
Ps. 7, 9 
John 2,24 
Acts 1, 24 
Rom. 8,27 

e Ps. 62, 12 
Mat.16,27 
2 Cor.5,10 

/2Cor.2,ll 

g Actsl5,28 

n John 6,29 

i Mat.19,28 
Lu. 22, 29 
1 Cor. 6, 3 
ch. 3, 21 
ch. 20, 4 

j Ps. 2, 8, 9 
Ps. 49, 14 
Dan. 7, 22 
ch. 19, 15 

k 2 Pet.1,19 
ch. 22, 16 



22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, 
and them that commit adultery with 
her into great tribulation, except they 
repent of their deeds. R.^ 

23 And I will kill her children with 
death; and all the churches shall 
know that '^I am he which search- 



eth the reins and hearts : and ^I will 
give unto every one of vou according 



* R. 2. 21, 22. 



CHAP. 3, 

a Eph. 2, 1 

h Lu. 12, 39 

c Acts 1,15 

d Jude 23 

e ch. 7, 9,13 

/Ex. 32,32 
Ps. 69, 28 

g Phil. 4, 3 
ch. 21, 27 

?i Mat.10,32 

113-^ 



to your works. E. 

2 4 But unto you I say, and unto the 
rest in Thy-a-ti'ra, as many as have 
not this doctrine, and which have 
not known •''the depths of Sa'tan, as 
they speak; ^I will put upon you 
none other burden. 

25 But that which ye have already 
hold fast till I come. 

26 And he that overcometh, and 
keepeth my ^works unto the end, to 
liim will I give power over the 
nations : 

27 And •'he shall rule them with ai 
rod of iron ; as the vessels of a potter 
shall they be broken to shivers : even 
as I received of my Father. H.3.16., 

28 And I will give him *the morn-' 
ing star. 

29 He that hath an ear, let him hear 
what the Spirit saith luito the 
churches. 

CHAPTER 3. 

What John was commanded to write to the angels oj 
the churches of 1 Sardis, 7 Philadelphia, 14 a^id 
Laodicea. 

AND unto the angel of the church 
in Sar'dis write ; These things 
saith he that hath the seven Spirits 
of God, and the seven stars ; I know 
thy works, that thou hast a name 
that thou livest, "and art dead. 

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the 
things which remain, that are ready 
to die: for I have not found thy 
works perfect before God. 

3 Remember therefore how thou 
hast received and heard, and hold 
fast, and repent. *If therefore thou 
shalt not watch, I will come on thee 
as a thief, and thou shalt not know 
what hour I will come upon thee. 

4 Thou hast 'a few names even in 
Sar'dis which have not '^defiled their 
garments ; and they shall walk with 
me 'in white : for they are worthy. 

5 He that overcometh, the same shall 
be clothed in white raiment ; and I 
will -^not blot out his name out of the 
book ^of life, but '^I will confess his 
name before my Father, and before 
his angels. 

6 He that hath an ear, let him hear 



Caodicea is rebuked. 



REVELATION, 4. Vision of God's throne. 



what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

7 And to the angel of the church in 
Phil-a-del'phi-a write ; These things 
saith he 'that is holy, •'be that is true, 
he that hath *the key of DaVid, ^he 
that openeth, and no man shutteth ; 
™and shutteth, and no man open- 
eth; 

8 1 know thy works: behold, I have 
set before thee "an open door, and no 
man can shut it : for thou hast a lit- 
tle strength, and hast kept my word, 
and hast not denied my name. 

9 Behold, I will make them of the 
synagogue of Sa'tan, which say they 
are Jew§, and are not, but do lie ; be- 
hold, "I will make them to come and 
worship before thy feet, and to know 
that I have loved thee. 

10 Because thou hast kept the word 
of my patience, ^I also will keep thee 
from the hour of temptation, which 
shall come upon all the world, to try 
them that dwell upon the earth. 

1 1 Behold, I come quickly : hold that 
fast which thou hast, that no man 
take thy crown. 

1 2 Him that o vercometh will I make 
?a pillar in the temple of my God, and 
he shall go no more out : and ''I will 
write upon him the name of my God, 
and the name of the city of my God, 
vjhich is new *Je-ru'sa-lem, which 
Cometh down out of heaven from my 
God : 'and I will write %ipo7i him my 
new name. 

13 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

14 And unto the angel of the church 
^of the La-od-i-ge'an§ write ; These 
things saith the "A-men', the faithful 
and true ''witness, '^the beginning of 
the creation of God ; 

151 know thy works, that thou art 
neither cold nor hot : I would thou 
wert cold or hot. 

16 So then because thou art luke- 



A.D. 



warm, and neither cold nor hot, I 



will spue thee out of my mouth. * 
17 Because thou say est, 4 am rich. 



and increased with goods, and have 
need of nothing: and knowest not 
that thou art wretched, and miser- 



able, and poor, and blind, and naked : 
181 counsel lliee Ho buy of me gol d 



tried in the fire, that thou mayest be 



rich ; ^and white raiment, that thou 
mayest be clothed, and that the 



shame of thy nakedness do not ap- 
72 * H. 6. 15-17. 



CHAP. 3. 

i Isa. 6, 3 
Acts 3, 14 
Heb. 7, 26 

j John 14,6 
1 John 
5,20 

fe Isa, 22, 22 
Lu. 1, 32 
ch. 1, 18 

I Mat.16,19 

m Jobl2,14 

n 2 Cor.2,12 

Isa. 49, 23 
Isa. 60, 14 

p 2 Pet. 2, 9 

q Gal. 2, 9 

r ch. 14, 1 

s Gal. 4, 26 
Heb. 
12,22 
ch.21 

t ch. 22, 4 

1 Or, in 

Laodicea. 

M2Cor.l,20 

y Isa. 55, 4 
1 John 
5,20 

tw Pro. 8, 22 
John 1 
Col. 1, 15 

X Hos. 12, 8 
1 Cor, 4, 8 

y Isa. 55, 1 
Mat.13,44 
Mat. 25, 9 

2 2 Cor. 5, 3 

a Job 5, IT 
Pro. 3, 11 
Heb. 12, 
5,6 
Jas. 1, 12 

b Song 5, 2 
Isa. 1, 18 

c Lu. 12, 37 

d John 
14,23 

e Mat.19,28 

1 Cor. 6, 2 

2 Tim. 
2,12 
ch. 2, 26 



CHAP. 4. 
a ch. 1, 10 

b Isa. 6, 1 
Jer. 17, 12 
Ezek.10,1 
Dan. 7, 9 

c Ezek.1,28 

d Ex. 37, 23 
2Chr.4,20 
Ezek.1,13 
Zech. 4, 2 

s Ex. 38, 8 

/ Ezek. 1, 5 

g Num. 2, 2 
Ezek. 
10,14 

h Isa. 6, 2 

1 they have 
no rest. 

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pear ; and anoint thine eves with eye- 
salve, that thou mayest see. 0.20.15. 

19 As "many as 1 love, 1 rebuke anc 
chasten: be zealous therefore, and 
repent. 

20 Behold, ^I stand at the door, and 



KnocK : II ''any man near my voice, 
and open the door, '^I will come in tc 
him. and will sun with him. and he 



him, and will sup with him, and he 
with me. L. 21. 6; W. 21. 6.. 

21 To him that overcometh *will I 
grant to sit with me in my throne, 
even as I also overcame, and am set 
down with my Father in his throne. 

22 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

CHAPTER 4. 

John's vision of God's throne. 

AFTER this Ilooked,and, behold, 
a door vkis opened in heaven 
and the first voice which I heard ?^,'a^ 
as it were of a trumpet talking with 
me ; which said. Come up hither, and 
I will shew thee things which must 
be hereafter. 

2 And immediately ""I was in the 
spirit : and, behold, *a throne was set 
in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 

3 And he that sat was to look upon 
Hke a jasper and a sardine stone : ''and 
there was a rainbow round about the 
throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 

4 And round about the throne were 
four and twenty seats : and upon the 
seats I saw four and twenty elders 
sitting, clothed in white raiment; 
and they had on their heads crowns 
of gold. 

5 And out of the throne proceeded 
lightnings and thunderings and 
voices : '^and thei^e %cere seven lam^ps 
of fire burning before the throne, 
which are the seven Spirits of God. 

6 And before the throne there icas a 
''sea of glass like unto crystal : and -^in 
the midst of the throne, and round 
about the throne, were four beasts 
full of eyes before and behind. 

7 And ^the first beast was like a lion, 
and the second beast like a calf, and 
the third beast had a face as a man, 
and the fourth beast icas like a fly- 
ing eagle. 

8 And the four beasts had each of 
them six ^wings about him ; and they 
loere full of eyes within : and ^they 
rest not day and night, saying. Holy, 
holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, 
which was, and is, and is to come. 

9 And when those beasts give gloi^ 



W 



The hoolc mith seven seals. REVELATIOX, 5, 6. 



Opejiing of the seals. 



and honour and thanks to him that' 
sat on the throne, who liveth for ever 
and ever, | 

lU The four and twenty elders fall I 
down before him that "^ sat on the 
throne, and worship hmi that liveth 
for ever and ever, and cast their 
crowns before the thi'one, saymg, 

11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to re- 
ceive glorv' and honour and power; 
for thou hast created all things, and 
for thy pleasure they are and were 
created. 

CHAPTER. 5. 

The book with the seven seals, etc. 

AKD I saw in the right hand of 
him that sat on the throne ''a 
book Avritten within and on the back- 
side, sealed with *seven seals. 

2 And I saw a strong angel pro- 
clahning with a loud voice, vVho is 
worthy to open the book, and to loose 
the seals thereof ? 

3 And 'no man in heaven, nor ir 
earth, neither under the earth, was 
able to open the book, neither to look 
thereon, 

4 And I wept much, because no 
man was found worthy to open and 
to read the book, neither to look 
thereon. 

5 And one of the elders saith imto 
me. Weep not : behold, ^^the Lion of j 
the tribe of Jii'da. 'the Root of Da'-' 
vid, hath •''preA'ailed to open the 
book, and to loose the seven seals 
thereof. 

6 And I beheld, and. lo. in the midst 
of the throne and of the f oiu- beasts. 
and in the midst of the elders, stood 
a -^Lamb as it had been slain, ha^ong 
seven horns and seven ^eves, which 
are 'the seven Spirits of God sent 
forth into all the earth. I 

7 And he came and took the book 
out of the right hand of liini that' 
sat upon the throne. 

8 And when he had taken the book, 
the four beasts and four and twenty: 
elders fell down before the Lamb,! 
having every one of --'them harps, 
and golden ^ials full of ^odours. 
*which are the prayers of saints. 

9 And ^they simg a new song, say- 
ing, "Thou "^ art worthy to take the 
book, and to open the seals thereof : 
f or thou wast slain, and hast "re- 
deemed us to God by thy blood ^o uti 

c x: 

of every- kindred, and tongue, and 
people, and nation ; D. 7. 14. 

10 And ^hast made us unto our 



A. D. 96. 



1 

CHAP. 5. 

a Ezek. 2, 9 

b Isa. 29, 11 
Dan. 12, 4 

c John 1,18 

a Gen. 49, 
9, IC 
Heb. 7, M 

e Isa. 11 
Rom.5,12 
ch. 22, 16 

/Heb. 2, 10 
Heb. 7,25 

g Isa. 53, 7 
John 1,29 
lPet.1,19 
ch. 13, 8 

li Zech. 3, 9 

Zech.4,10 

i ch. 4, 5 

i ch. 14, 2 

ch. 15, 2 

1 Or, 
incense. 

k Ps. 141, 2 
ch. 8,3,4 

I Ps. 40, 3 
ch. 14. 8 
ch. 15, 3 

m ch. 4, 11 

n Heb. 9, 12 

2 Pet. 2, 1 
1 John 1,7 

Dan. 4, 1 
Dan. 6, 25 

p Ex. 19, 6 

q Ps. 68, 17 
Dan. 7, 10 
Heb. 
12,22 

r Phil. 2, 10 

s Eph. 3, 21 

t John 5,23 



CHAP. 6. 

a Zech. 6, 3 
ch. 19, 11 

b Ps.45,4,5 
LXX. 

c ch. 14, 14 

d Zech. 6, 6 

e Zech. 6, 2 

1 The j 

"^ord 
Chanix | 
sigrnifleth j 
a ineas- l 
ure con- 
taining I 
one ■wine \ 
quart, 
and the 
t-welfth 
part of a 
quart. 

^ch. 9, 4 

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God kings and priests : and we shall 
reign on the earth. 

1 1 And I beheld, and I heard the 
voice of many angels round about 
the throne and the beasts and the 
elders : and the number of them was 
?ten thousand times ten thousand, 
and thousands of thousands : 

12 Saymg with a loud voice, Wor- 
thy is the Lamb that was slain to 
receive power, and riches, and wis- 
dom, and strength, and honour, and 
glory, and blessing. 

1 3 And 'eveiy creature which is in 
heaven, and on the earth, and mider 
the earth, and such as are in the sea. 
and all that are in them, heard I 
saying. ^'Blessing. and honour, and 
glory, and power, be unto him that 
sitteth upon the throne, 'and mito 
the Lamb for ever and ever. 

14: And the four beasts said. A-men'. 
And the four and twenty elders fell 
dovrn and worshipped him that liv- 
eth for ever and ever. 

CHAPTER 6. 

The opening of six of the seals in order. 

AKD I saw when the Lamb 
opened one of the seals, and I 
heard, as it were the noise of thun- 
der, one of the foiu' beasts saying, 
Come and see. 

2 And I saw, and behold ^a white 
I horse : and *he that sat on him had 
a bow ; ''and a cro^vn was given unto 
him : and he went forth conquering, 
and to conquer. 

3 And when he had opened the sec- 
ond seal, I heard the second beast 
sav, Come and see. 

4 And '^there went out another 
horse that icas red : and poicer was 
given to him that sat thereon to 
take peace from the earth, and that 
they should kill one another: and 
there was given imto him a great 
sword. 

5 And when he had opened the 
third seal, I heard the tliird beast 
sav, Come and see. And I beheld, 
and lo a *black horse ; and he that 
sat on him had a pair of balances in 
his hand. 

6 And I heard a voice in the midst 
of the four beasts say, ^A measure of 
wheat for a penny, and three meas- 
ures of barley for a perniy ; and ''see 
thou hurt not the oil and the wir.e. 

7 And when he had opened the 
fourth seal, I heard the voice of the 
fourth beast sav, Come and see. 



Opening of the seals. 



REVELATION, 



n 



JSPiimher of the sealed. 



H 



8 And I looked, and behold a pale 
horse: and his name that sat on 
him was Death, and Hell followed 
with him. And power was given 
*unto them over the fourth part of 
the earth, *'to kill with sword, and 
with hmiger, and with death, ^and 
with the beasts of the earth. 

9 And when he had opened the fifth 
seal, I saw under 'the altar the •'souls 
of them that were slain for the word 
of God, and for *the testimony which 
they held : 

10 And they cried with a loud 
voice, saying, ^How long, O Lord, 
holy and true, dost thou not judge 
and avenge our blood on them that 
dwell on the earth ? 

1 1 And white robes were given 
unto every one of them ; and it was 
said unto them, that "'they should 
rest 3"et for a little season, until their 
f ellowservants also and their breth- 
ren, that should be killed as they 
were, should be fulfilled. 

12 And I beheld when he had 
opened the sixth seal, "and, lo, there 
was a great earthquake; and the 
"sun became black as sackcloth of 
hair, and the moon became as blood ; 

13 And the stars of heaven fell 
unto the earth, even as a fig tree 
casteth her ^untimely figs, when she 
is shaken of a mighty wind. 

14 And ^the heaven departed as a 
scroll when it is rolled together; 
and every mountain ?and island 
were moved out of their places. 

[ 1 .5 And thft kings of the earth, and 
the p ;;\^9.Pi^, men, and the rich men. 



A. D. S8. 



and the chief cap tains, and the 



mighty men, nnd every bondma.n, 
nnH pivftry fr^e m an, ^hid themselves 
in thft df^ns and in the rocks of the 
mountains; 
1 f> And said to the mou ntains and 



rocks, Fall on us, a.nd hid e us from 
the face of him that sitteth on the 
throne, and .ro m the wrath of the 



Xamb : 

1 7 For "the great day of his wra th 
ia_cmnfi4_anjdLJwha_shalLbe_able_to 



! stand ? 



u 



CHAPTER T. 



8. 



-la. 



The se7-va?its of God sealed, etc. 



AND after these things I saw 
four angels ° standing on the 
four corners of the earth, ^holding 
the four winds of the earth, that the 
""wind should not blow on the earth, 
nor on the sea. nor on any tree. 

72 



CHAP. 6. 

2 Or, to 
him. 

g Ezek. 
14,21 

?i Lev.26,22 

i ch. 8, 3 

j ch. 20, 4 

k 2 Tim. 1,8 

I Gen. 4, 10 

Zech.1,12 

m Heb. 
11,40 

n ch. 16, 18 

Joel 2, 10 
Mat. 24,29 
Acts 2, 20 

3 Or, green 
figs. 

p Heb. 1, 12 

q Jer. 3, 23 
Jer. 4, 24 

r Isa. 2, 19 

s Isa. 13, 6 
Zeph.1,14 

t Ps. 76, 7 



CHAP. 7. 

a Ps. 34, 7 
Dan. 6, 22 
Heb. 1, 14 

b Dan. 7, 2 

c ch. 9, 4 

d ch. 6, 6 

e Ezek. 9, 4 
Eph. 4, 30 
2 Tim. 
2,19 

/ch. 22,4 

fir ch. 9, 16 

h Isa. 4, 2, 3 
ch. 14, 1 

{ Gen, 12, 3 
Gen.22,17 
Gen.49,10 
Isa. 2, 2, 3 
Isa. 43, 6 
Rom. 
11,25 

j ch. 5, 9 

k ch. 3, 5 

I Ps. 3, 8 
Isa. 43, 11 
Jer. 3, 23 
Hos. 13, 4 

m ch. 5, 13 

n ch. 4, 6 

ch. 5. 13 

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2 And I saw another angel ascend- 
ing from the east, having the seal of 
the living God : and he cried with a 
loud voice to the four angels, to whom 
it was given to hurt the earth and 
the sea, 

3 Saying, '^Hurtnotthe earth,neither 
the sea, nor the trees, till we have 
sealed *the servants of our God in 
•'"their foreheads. 

4 And ^I heard the number of them 
which were sealed: a7id there were 
sealed an ^hundred and forty and 
four thousand of all the tribes of the 
cliildren of I§'ra-el. 

5 Of the tribe of Jii'da were sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Reu'ben were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. Of the tribe of Gad tcere 
sealed twelve thousand. 

6 Of the tribe of A's^r loere sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Neph'tha-lim loere sealed tsvelve thou- 
sand. Of the tribe of Ma-nas'se§ vjere 
sealed twelve thousand. 

7 Of the tribe of Smi'e-on inere sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Le'vi loere sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of is'sa-char were sealed 
twelve thousand, 

8 Of thetribeof Zab'u-16n?/je?'e sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe ot 
Jo'seph loere sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Ben'ja-min icere sealed 
twelve thousand. 

9 After this I beheld, and. lo, 'a great 
multitude, which no man could num- 
ber, •'of all nations, and kindreds, and 
people, and tongues, stood before the 
throne, and before the Lamb, ''^clothed 
with white robes, and palms in their 
hands ; 

10 And cried with a loud voice, say- 
ing, Salvation 'to our God "'which 
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the 
Lamb. 

1 1 And '^all the angels stood round 
about the throne, and about the elders 
and the four beasts, and feU before 
the throne on their faces, and wor- 
shipped God, 

12 Saying, °A-men': Blessing, and 
glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiv- 
ing, and honour, and power, and 
might, be unto our God for ever and 
ever. A-men'. 

13 And one of the elders answered, 
saying unto me, What are these 
which are arrayed in white robes i 
and whence came they ? 

14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou 

2 



Seventh seal opened. 



REYELATIOX, 8, 9. Fifth trumpet sounded. 



knowest. And he said to me, These 

? are they which came out of great 

D f tribulation, and have washed ^their 

robes, and made them white in the 



H 



A. D. 96. 



blood of the Lamb. D. 12. 11 

15 Therefore are they before the 
throne of God, and serve him day 
and night in his temple : and he that 
sitteth on the throne shall dwell 
'among them. 

1 6 They *shall hunger no more, 
neither thirst any more; 'neither 
shall the sun light on them, nor any 
heat. 

1 7 For the Lamb which is in the 
midst of the throne "shall feed them, 
and shall lead them unto living foun- 
tains of waters: and God 'shall 
wipe away all tears from their 
eyes. 

CHAPTER 8. 

1 The seventh seal ope7iecl. 6 Great plagues. 

AlsD when he had opened the sev- 
enth seal, there was sHence in 
heaven about the space of half an 
hom\ 

2 And ''I saw the seven angels which 
stood before God ; *and to them were 
given seven trumpets. 

3 And another '^angel came and stood 
at the altar, having a golden censer ; 
and there was given unto him much 
^incense, that he should 'offer it with 
'the prayers of all saints upon the 
-^golden altar which was before the 
throne. 

4 And ^the smoke of the incense, 
which came with the prayers of the 
saints, ascended up before God out 
of the angel's hand. 

5 And the angel took the censer, 
and filled it with fire of the altar, 
and cast it ^ruto the earth : ^and there 
were voices, and tluuiderings, and 
lightnings, 'and an earthquake. 

6 And the seven angels which had 
the seven trumpets prepared them- 
selves to sound. 

7 The first angel sounded, %nd there 
followed hail and fire mingled with 
blood, and they were cast ^upon the 
earth :^ and the third part ^of trees 
was burnt up, and all green grass 
was burnt \v^. 

8 And the second angel sounded, 
and as it were a great mountain 
burning ^^ith fire was cast into the 
sea : and the third part of the sea be- 
came ""blood ; 

9 And the third part of the creatures 
which were in the sea, and had life, 



CHAP. 7. 
p ActsM,22 

q Isa. 1, 18 
Heb. 9, U 
IJohn 1,7 
ch. 1, 5 
Zech. 3, 3 

r Isa. 4, 5, 6 

s Isa. 49, 10 

t Ps. 121, 6 

u Ps. 23, 1 
Ps. 36, 8 
John 
10,11 

V Isa. 25, 8 
Isa, 35, 10 



CHAP. 8. 

a Mat.18.10 
Lu. 1, 19 

b 2 Chr. 29, 
25-28 

c Acts 7, SO 



died ; and the third part of the ships 
were destroyed. 

10 And the third angel sounded^ 
and there fell a great star from heav» 
en, burning as it were a lamp, and it 
fell upon the third part of the riveio, 
and upon the fountains of waters ; 

1 1 And the name of the star is called 
Wormwood : "and the third part of 
the waters became wormwood ; and 
many men died of the waters, be- 
cause they were made bitter. 

12 And 'the fourth angel sounded, 
and the third part of the sun was 
smitten, and the third part of the 
moon, and the third part of the stars ; 
so as the third part of them was 
darkened, and the day shone not for 
a tliird part of it, and the night like- 
\vise. 

13 And I beheld, and ^heard an an- 
gel flying through the midst of heav- 

d Eph. 5, 3 Qj^^ saying with a loud voice. Woe, 
■"■iuolfie ^woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the 

prayers, 
e ch. 5, 8 
/Ex. 30, 1 
g Ps. 141, 2 
2 Or, vpon. 
h ch. 16, 18 
i 2 Sam. 

22,8 

j Ezek. 
38,22 

k ch. 16, 2 

I Isa. 2, 13 

mEzek. 

14,19 
nEs. 15, 23 

Jer. 9, 15 

Jer. 23, 15 

Isa. 13, 10 
Amos 8, 9 

pch. 14, 6 

ch. 19, 17 
u ch. 9, 12 
' 11, 14 



earth by reason of the other voices 

of the trumpet of the three angels, 

which are yet to sound ! H. 9. 1-21. 

CHAPTER 9. 

The soundmg of the fifth angel. 

AND the fifth angel sounded, and " 
°I saw a star fall from heaven 
unto the earth : and to hun was giv- 
en the key of Hhe bottomless pit. 
I 2 And he opened the bottomless pit ; 
'and there arose "a smoke out of the 
pit, as the smoke of a great furnace ; 
and the sun and the air were dark- 
ened by reason of the smoke of the 
pit. 

^3 And there came out of the smoke 
'^locusts upon the earth: and unto 
them was given power, as the scor- 
pions of the earth have power. 
4: And it was commanded them that 
'they should not hurt -^the grass of 
the earth, neither any green thing, 

^ Jh;8ao^ neither any tree ; but only those men 
which have not ^tlie seal of God in 
their foreheads. 

5 And to them it was given that 
they should not kill them, ''but that 
they should be tormented five 

'o Es. 12. 23 months: and their torment icr/^ as the 
Ezekr'9, 4 tormcut of a scorpion, when he strik- 

ch. 7, 3 
ch. 14, 1 

7i ch. 11, 7 

i Job 3, 21 
Job 7, 15 
Isa. 2, 19 



ch. 



CHAP. 9. 



b Lu. 8, 31 

ch. 17, 8 
ch. 20, 1 

c Joel 2,2,10 

d Ex. 10, 4 

e ch. 6, 6 

/ch. 8,7 



eth a man. 
6 And in those days 'shall men seek 

death, and shall not find it; and 

shall desire to die, and death shall 
Li°.'23y flee from them. 
2?'3o _ 7 And •'the shapes of the locusts 

tcere like unto horses i)repared unto 



ch. 6, 16 
j Joel 2, 4: 

]138 



Sixth trumpet sounded. 



REVELATION, 10. 



An angel with a hook. 



battle ; and *on their heads were as it 
were crowns Hke gold, ^and their 
faces icere as the faces of men. 

8 And they had hair as the hair of 
women, and '"their teeth were as the 
teeth of lions. 

9 And they had breastplates, as it 
were breastplates of iron; and the 
sound of their wings was as the 
sound of chariots of many horses 
running to battle. 

10 And they had tails like unto scor- 
pions, and there were stings in their 
tails: and their power was to hurt 
men five months. 

1 1 And "they had a king over them, 
which is the angel of the bottomless 
pit, whose nam.e in the He'brew 
tongue is A-bad'don, but in the Greek 
tongue hatli his name ^A-polly'-on- 

12 One nToe is past; and, behold, 
there (2<DMe two woes more hereafter. 

I ^ And the sixth angel sounded, and 
I heard a voice from the four horns 
of the golden altar which is before 
God, 

II Saying to the sixth angel which 
had the trumpet, Loose the four 
angels which are bound 'in the great 
river Eii-phra'te§. 

15 And the four angels were loosed, 
which were prepared ^for an hour, 
and a day, and a month, and a year, 
for to slay the third part of men. 

1 6 And *the number of the army of 
ahe horsemen v^ere two hundred 
thousand thousand : 'and I heard 
the number of them. 

17 And thus I saw the horses in the 
vision, and them that sat on them, 
having breastplates of fire, and of 
jacinth, and brimstone : and 'the 
heads of the horses toere as the 
heads of lions ; and out of their 
mouths issued fire and smoke and 
brimstone. 

18 By these three was the third part 
of men killed, by the fire, and by the 
smoke, and by the brimstone, which 
issued out of their mouths. 

1 9 For their power is in their mouth, 
and in their tails: "for their tails 
loere like unto serpents, and had 
heads, and with them they do 
hurt. 

20 And the rest of the men which 
were not killed by these plagues yet 
"repented not of the works of their 
hands, that they should not worship 
* devils, ^and idols of gold, and silver, 
and brass, and stone, and of wood : 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP. e. 

fc Nah. 3, 17 

I Dan. 7, 8 

m Joel 1, 6 

n John 
12,31 
John 
14, 30 
Eph. 2, 2 
2 Thes. 2, 
3,10 

1 That is to 
say, A 
destroyer. 

ch. 8, 13 

p ch. 16, 12 

2 Or, at. 

q Ps. 68, 17 
Dan. 7, 10 

r Ezek.38,4: 

s ch. 7, 4 

t lChr.12,8 
Isa. 5, 28 

u Isa. 9, 15 

V Deut. 
31, 29 
2 Chr. 
28, 22 
Jer. 5, 3 

w Lev. 17,7 
Deut. 
32, 17 
Ps. 106,37 
1 Cor. 
10,20 

X Ps. 115, 4: 

Ps. 135,15 
Dan. 5, 23 



H. 11. 18. 



CHAP. 10. 

a Ezek.1,28 

h Mat. 17, 2 

c ch. 1, 15 

d Mat.28,18 

e ch. 8, 5 

/ Dan. 8, 26 

g Jer. 10,10 

?i Dan. 12, 7 
ch. 16, 17 

i ch. 11, 15 

j Jer. 15,16 
Ezek. 2, 8 
Ezek. 3, 1 

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which neither can see, nor hear, nor 
walk: 

21 Neither repented they of their 
murders, nor of their sorceries, nor 
of their fornication, nor of their 
thefts. 

CHAPTER 10. 

John commanded to eat the book. 

AND I saw another mighty angel 
come down from heaven, 
clothed with a cloud: "and a rain- 
bow loas upon his head, and *his face 
was as it were the sim, and his feet 
•^as pillars of fire : 

2 And he had in his hand a little 
book open : '^and he set his right foot 
upon the sea, and his lettfoot on the 
earth, 

3 And cried with a loud roice, as 
whe?i a lion roareth : and when he 
had cried, seven "thunders uttered 
their voices. 

4 And when the seven thunders had 
uttered their voices, I was about to 
write: and I heard a voice from 
heaven saying unto me, •''Seal up 
those things which the seven thun- 
ders uttered, and write them not. 

5 And the angel which I saw stand 
upon the sea and upon the earth 
lifted up his hand to heaA^en, 

6 And sware bv him that "liveth for 
ever and ever, who created heaven, 
and the things that therein are, and 
the earth, and the things that there- 
in are, and the sea, and the things 
which are therein, Hhat there should 
be time no longer : N. 

7 But 'in the days of the voice of the 
seventh angel, when he shall begin to 
sound, the mystery of God should be 
finished, as he hath declared to his 
servants the prophets. 

8 And the voice which I heard from 
heaven spake unto me again, and 
said. Go a7id take the little book 
which is open in the hand of the 
angel which standeth upon the sea 
and upon the earth. 

9 And I went unto the angel, and 
said unto him. Give me the little 
book. And he said unto me, Take 
Ht, and eat it up ; and it shall make 
thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy 
mouth sweet as honey. 

10 And I took the little book out of 
the angel's hand, and ate it up ; and 
it was in my mouth sweet as honey : 
and as soon as I had eaten it, my 
belly was bitter. 

11 And he said unto me, Thou must 



H 



N 



Tloo vnmesses prophesy. REVELATION, 11, 12. The great red dragon. 



prophesy again before many peo- 
ples, and nations, and tongues, and 
kings. 

CHAPTER 11. 

The two witnesses prophesy, etc. 

AND there was given me ''a reed 
like unto a rod : and the angel 
stood, saying, Rise, *and measure the 
temple of God, and the altar, and 
them that worship therein. 

2 But '^the court which is without 
the temple ^leave out, and measure 
it not ; for '^it is given unto the Gen'- 
tlle§: and the holy city shall they 
-tread under foot -^forty and two 
months. 

3 And ^I will give power unto my 
two ^witnesses, ^and they shall 
prophesy 'a thousand two hundred 
a 7^t7 threescore days, clothed in sack- 
cloth. 

4 These are the -^'two olive trees, and 
the two candlesticks standing before 
the God of the earth. 

5 And if any man will hurt them, 
fire ^proceedeth out of their mouth, 
and devoureth their enemies : ^and if 
any man will hurt them, he must in 
this manner be killed. 

6 These "'have power to shut heaven, 
that it rain not in the days of their 
prophecy : and "have power over wa- 
ters to turn them to blood, and to 
smite the earth with all plagues, as 
often as they will. 

7 And when they "shall have fin- 
ished their testimony, >'the beast that 
ascendeth out of the bottomless ?pit 
shall make war against them, and 
shall overcome them, and kill them. 

8 And their dead bodies shall lie in 
the street of ''the great city, which 
spiritually is called Sod'om and 
E'gypt, where 'also our Lord was 
crucified. 

9 And 'they of the people and kin- 
dreds and tongues and nations shall 
see their dead bodies three days and 
an half, ''and shall not suffer their 
dead bodies to be put in graves. 

10 And "they that dwell upon the 
earth shall rejoice over them, and 
make merry, and shall send gifts one 
to another ; because these two proph- 
ets tormented them that dwelt on the 
earth. 

1 1 And after three days and an half 
"the Spirit of life from God entered 
into them, and they stood upon their 
feet ; and great fear fell upon them 
which saw thenL 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP. 11. 
a Ezek.40,3 

Zech. 2, 1 
b Num. 

23, 18 
c Ezek. 

40, 17 

1 cast out. 
d Ps. 79, 1 

Lu. 21, 24 
e Dan. 8, 10 
/ch. 13, 5 

2 Or, I will 
give unto 
my two 
witnesses 
that they 
may 
prophesy. 

q ch. 20, 4 
h ch. 19, 10 
i ch. 12, 6 
i Ps. 52. 8 

Jer. 11,16 

Zech. 4, 3 
k 2 Ki. 1,10 

Jer. 1, 10 

Jer. 5, 14 

Ezek.43,3 

Hos. 6, 5 
I Num. 

16,29 
m 1 Ki. 17,1 

Jas. 5, 16 
n Ex. 7, 19 
Lu. 13, 32 
p ch. 13, 1 
q Dan. 7, 21 

Zech.14,2 
r ch. 14, 8 

ch. 17, 1,5 
s Heb. 

13,12 

ch. 18, 24 
t ch. 17, 15 
It Ps. 79, 2,3 
V ch. 12, 12 

ch. 13, 8 
w Ezek. 37 
X Isa. 14, 13 
y Isa. 60, 8 

Acts 1, 9 
z ch. 16. 19 

3 names of 
men. 
ch. 3, 4 

a Isa. 27, 13 
b Ps. 145,13 
Dan. 2, 44 
Dan. 4, 
3,34 

Dan. 6, 26 
Dan.7,14, 
18,27 
Mic. 4, 7 
Lu. 1, 33 
John 
12,34 
Heb. 1, 8 
Heb. 
12,28 
c Dan. 7, 9 
Eccl. 3,17 
Actsl0,42 
2 Tim. 4,1 
1 Pet. 4, 5 

4 Or, 
corrupt. 

d Num. 4, 5 



CHAP. 12. 

1 Or, sign, 
a Isa. 60, 19 

Rom. 
13, 14 
2 Cor.11,2 
Gal. 4, 26 
Eph. 5, 25 
h Isa. 66, 7 

2 Or, sign, 
c ch. 17, 3 
d ch. 17, 9 
e ch. 13, 1 
/ch. 9, 10 
g ch. 17, 18 
ft Dan. 8. 10. 

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12 And they heard a great voice 
from heaven saying unto them, Come 
up hither. And ^they ascended up 
to heaven ^'in a cloud ; and their ene- 
mies beheld them. 

18 And the same hour was there a 
great earthquake, 'and the tenth part 
of the city fell, and in the earthquake 
were slain ^of men seven thousand : 
and the remnant were affrighted, and 
gave glory to the God of heaven. 

14 The second woe is past ; and, be- 
hold, the third woe cometh quickly. 

1 5 And the seventh angel sounded : 
and there ''were great voices in heav- 
en, saying, The kingdoms of this 
world are become the kingdo7ns of 
our Lord, and of his Christ ; and 'he 
shall reign for ever and ever. 

1 6 And the four and twenty elders, 
which sat before God on their seats, 
fell upon their faces, and worshipped 
God, 

17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O 
Lord God Almighty, which art, and 
wast, and art to come ; because thou 
hast taken to thee thy great power, 
and hast reigned. 

18 And the nations wer e angry, an d ] H 
th y wrath is co me , ^and the cime of J 
the dead, that they shoul d be judged, 
and th at thou shoulde st give reward 
unto thy servants the prophets, and 
to the saints, and the m that fear 
thy name, small and great : an d 
shouldest destroy them whic h *dft- 
stroy the earth. H. 14. 10, 11; J. 14. 7. 

19 And the temple of God was 
opened in heaven, and there was 
seen '^in his temple the ark of his tes- 
tament: and there were lightnings, 
and voices, and thunderings, and an 
earthquake, and great hail. 

CHAP'i^ER 12. 

A woman clothed luith the sun, etc. 

AND there appeared a great 
Svonder in heaven ; a "woman 
clothed with the sun, and the moon 
under her feet, and upon her head a 
crown of twelve stars : 

2 And she being with child cried, 
travailing *in birth, and pained to be 
delivered. 

3 And there appeared another Von- 
der in heaven ; and behold a "^great 
red dragon, having '^seven heads and 
ten horns, ^and seven crowns upon 
his heads. 

4 And -^his tail drew the third part 
of the J'stars of heaven, ^and did cast 
them to the earth: and the dragon 



Dragon cast to the earth. JlEYELATIQIsr, 13. Beast with seven heads. 



{ 



stood before the woman which was 
ready to be deUvered, for 'to devour 
her child as soon as it was born. 

5 And she brought forth a man 
child, who •'was to rule all nations 
with a rod of iron : and her child was 
caught up unto God, and to his 
throne. 

6 And the woman fled into the wil- 
derness, where she hath a place pre- 
pared of God, that they should feed 
her there *a thousand two hundred 
^<7^(^? threescore days. 

7 And there was Avar in heaven : 
jMi'chael 'and his angels fought 
against the "'dragon ; and the dragon 
fought and his angels, 

8 And prevailed not ; neither was 
their place found any more in heaven. 

9 And "the great dragon Avas cast 
out, that "old serpent, called the 
Dev'il, and Sa'tan, which deceiveth 
the whole world : he -^was cast out 
into the earth, and his angels were 
cast out with him. 

10 And I heard a loud voice saying 
in heaven, ?Now is come salvation, 
and strength, and the kingdom of our 
God, and the power of his Christ : 
for the accuser of our brethren is 
cast down, ''which accused them be- 
fore our God day and night. 

11 And ^they overcame him by the 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP, 12. 

i Ex. 1, 16 
1 Pet. 5, 8 

j Ps. 2, 9 
ch. 2. 27 
ch. 19, 15 

k ch. 11, 3 

I Dan. 
10,13 
Dan. 12, 1 

m ch. 20, 2 

n Lu. 10, 18 

Gen. 3, 1 

p cli. 9, 1 

q ch. 11, 15 

r Job 1, 9 
Zech. 3, 1 

s Rom.8,37 

t Lu. 14, 26 

uch. 8,13 

V ch. 10, 6 

w Ex. 19, 4 

X ch. 17, 3 

y Dan. 7,25 

z Isa. 59, 19 

a Gen. 3, 15 

b ch. 1, 2, 6 



3y 
blood of the Lamb, and by the word 
of their testimony ; 'and they loved 
I not their lives unto the death , d •* 
12 Therefore reio ~ 



rejoice, ye heavens, 
and ye that dwell in them. "Woe to 
Vhe inhabiters of the earth and of the 
sea ! for the de^dl is come down unto 
you, having great wrath, because ^'he 
knoweth that he hath but a short 
timCo 

1 3 And when the dragon saw that 
he was cast unto the earth, he perse- 
cuted the woman which brought forth 
the man child. 

14 And ''to the woman were given 
two wings of a great eagle, that she 
might fly into "the wilderness, into 
her place, where she is nourished for 
5'a time, and times, and half a time, 
from the face of the serpent. 

1 5 And the serpent 'cast out of his 
mouth water as a flood after the 
woman, that he might cause her to 
be carried away of the flood. 

1 6 And the earth helped the woman, 
and the earth opened her mouth, and 
swallowed up the flood which the 
dragon cast out of liis mouth. 

* T. 19 5 



CHAP. 13. 
a Dan. 7,2,7 

1 Or, 

names. 

b Dan. 7, 6 
c ch. 12, 9 

2 slain. 

d 2Thes.2,3 

e ch. 18, 18 

/ Dan. 7, 
8-25 
Dan. 
11,36 

3 Or, to 

make 
war. 

g ch. 11, 2 

ch. 12, 6 

h John 1.14 
Col. 2, 9 

i Dan. 7,21 

j Ex. 32, 32 
Dan. 12, 1 
Phil. 4, 3 
ch. 21, 27 

k John 1, 
29,36 
Eph. 1, 4 
1 Pet. 1, 
19, 20 
ch. 5,6-13 
ch. 7, 17 

I Isa. 33, 1 

m Gen. 9, 6 
Mat.26,52 

n ch. 14, 12 

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17 And the dragon was wroth w4th 
the woman, "and went to make war 
with the remnant of her seed, which 
keep the commandments of God, and 
have *the testimony of Je'gus Christ. 

CHAPTER 13. 

TJie beast with seven heads a7id ten h07ms. 

AND I stood upon the sand of the 
sea, and saw "a beast rise up out 
of the sea, having seven heads and 
ten horns, and upon his horns ten 
crowns, and upon his heads the 'name 
of blasphemy. 

2 And ^the beast which 1 saw was 
like unto a leopard, and his feet were 
as the feet of a bear, and his mouth 
as the mouth of a lion: and the 
''dragon gave hun liis power, and liis 
seat, and great authority. 

3 And I saw one of his heads as it 
were ^wounded to death; and his 
deadly wound was healed: and all 
'^the world Avondered after the beast. 

4 And they Avorshipped the dragon 
which gave poAA-er unto the beast: 
and they worshipped the beast, say- 
ing,^ Who is like unto the beast ? who 
is able to make war Avith him ? 

5 And there Avas giA'en unto him a 
•''mouth speaking great things and 
blasphemies; and poAver was giA-en 
unto him ^to continue forty ^and Uvo 
months. 

6 And he opened his mouth in blas- 
phemy against God, to blaspheme his 
name, '^and his tabernacle, and them 
that dAvell in heaA^en. 

7 And it Avas giA^en unto him 'to 
make war Avith the saints, and to 
overcome them : and poAA^erwas giA^en 
him OA^er all kindreds, and tongues, 
and nations. 

8 And all that dwell upon the earth 
shall worship him, •'whose names are 
not Avritten in the book of life of the 
Lamb '^slain from the foundation of 
the Avorld. 

9 If any man have an ear, let him 
hear. 

10 He ^that leadeth into captiA^ity 
shall go into captivity : ""he that kill- 
eth Avith the sword must be killed 
Avith the sword. Here "is the patience 
and the faith of the saints. 

11 And I beheld another beast com- 
ing up out of the earth ; and he had 
two horns like a lamb, and he spake 
as a dragon. 

12 And he exerciseth all the poAver 
of the first beast before him, and 
causeth the earth and them AA'hicb 



The Lamb on mount Sion. REVELATION, 14. 



Fall of Babylon. 



dwell therein to worship the first 
beast, whose deadly wound was 
healed. 

1 3 And ''he doeth great wonders, so 
^that he maketh fire come down from 
heaven on the earth in the sight of 
men, 

14: And deceiveth them that dwell 
on the earth by the means of those 
miracles which he had power to do 
in the sight of the beast ; saying to 
them that dwell on the earth, that 
they should make an image to the 
beast, which had the wound by a 
sword, and ?did live. 

1 5 And he had piower to give ^lif e 
unto the image of the beast, that the 
image of the beast should both speak, 
and 'cause that as many as would not 
worship the image of the beast should 
be killed. 

16 And he causeth all, both small 
and great, rich and poor, free and 
bond, ^to receive a mark in their right 
hand, or in their foreheads : 

IT And that no man might buy or 
sell, save he that had the mark, or 
'lihe name of the beast, 'or the number 
of his name. 

1 8 Here "is wisdom. Let him that 
hath understanding count the num- 
ber of the beast : for it is the number 
of a man; and his number is Six 
hundred threescore and six. 

CHAPTER 14. 

The fall of Babylon, etc. 

AND. I looked, and, lo, a ''Lamb 
stood on the mount Sfon, and 
with him an hundred forty and four 
thousand, ^having his Father's name 
written in their foreheads. 

2 And I heard a voice from heaven, 
as the voice of many waters, and as 
the voice of a great thunder : and I 
heard the voice of harpers harping 
with their harps : 

3 And they sung as it were a new 
song before the throne, and before 
the four beasts, and the elders : and 
no man could learn that song but 
the hundred and forty aiid four 
thousand, which were redeemed from 
the earth. 

4 These are they which were not 
defiled with women; '^for they are 
virgins. These are they which fol- 
low the Lamb whithersoever he 
goeth. These ^were redeemed from 
among men/being the firstfruits un- 
to God and to the Lamb. 

5 And in their mouth was found no 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP. 13. 

Deut.13,1 
Mat.24:,24 
2Tlies.2,9 
ch. 16, 14 

p2Ki. 1,10 

q 2 Ki. 20, 7 

4 breath, 
r ch. 20, 4 

5 to give 
them. 

s ch. 14, 11 

t ch. 15, 2 

u Ps. 107,43 
Hos. 14, 9 
ch. 2, 17 
ch. 17, 9 



CHAP, 14. 

a John 1, 
29,36 

b ch. 7, 3 

c 2Cor.ll,2 

1 were 
bought. 

dJas. 1, 18 

e Ps. 33, 2 
Zeph.3,13 

/ Eph. 5, 27 
Jude 24 

g Mat.28,19 
Eph. 3, 9 
Titus 1, 2 

h Ps. 124, 8 
Ps. 146, 5 
Actsl4,15 

i Isa. 21, 9 
Jer. 51, 8 

j Ps. 75, 8 

k Isa. 34, 10 

1 ch. 13, 10 
m ch. 12, 17 
n Eccl.4,1,2 

o 1 Cor. 15 

1 Thes. 
4,16 

2 Or, from 

hence- 
forth 
saith the 
Spirit, 
Yea. 

p Isa.57,1,2 
2Thes.l,7 
Heb. 4, 9 

q Ezek.1,26 
Dan. 7, 13 

r Joel 3, 13 
Mat.13,39 

s Jer. 51,33 
ch. 13, 12 

3 Or, dried. 

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guile: for -^they are without fault 
before the throne of God. 

6 And I saw another angel fly in the 
midst of heaven, ^having the ever- 
lasting gospel to preach unto them 
that dwell on the earth, and to every 
nation, and kindred, and tongue, and 
people, 

T Saying with a loud voice, Feai 



God, and, give glory to him ; tor the 



hour ot his judgment is come : and 



^worship him that made heaven, 



and eart^h, and the sea, and the touiT 



tarns of waters . j. 20. 11-13 

y And there followed another an-' 
gel, saying, "Bab'y-lon is fallen, is 
fallen, that great city, because she 
made all nations drink of the wine 
of the wrath of her fornication. 

9 And the third angel followed 
them, saying with a loud voice. If 
any man worship the beast and his 
image, and receive his mark in his 
forehead, or in his hand, 

10 The same •'shall drink of the- 
wine of the wrath of God, which is 
poured out without mixture into the 
cup of his indignation ; and he shall 
be tormented with fire and brim- 
stone in the presence of the holy an- 
gels, and in the presence of the 
Lamb : 

11 AndHhe smoke of their torment 
ascendeth up tor ever and ever : and" 
they have no rest day nor nlgh^ 
who worship the beast and his 
image, and whosoever receiveth the 
mark ot his iiameT " H. 14. 19, 20. 

12 Here is the patience of 'the' 
saints: here are ™they that keep 
the commandments of God, and tiie 
faith of Je'§us. 

13 And I heard a voice from heav- 
en saying unto me. Write, Blessed 
""are the dead "which die in the Lord 
^from henceforth : Yea, saith the 
Spirit, that ^they may rest from 
their labours ; and their works do 
follow them. 

14 And I looked, and behold a 
white cloud, and upon the cloud one 
sat like unto ^the Son of man, hav- 
ing on his head a golden crown, and 
in his hand a sharp sickle. 

15 And another angel came out of 
the temple, crying with a loud voice 
to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust 
in thy sickle, and reap : for the 
time is come for thee to reap ; for the 
harvest 'of the earth is ^ripe. 

16 And he that sat on the eloud 



The seven last plagues. REVELATION, 15, 16. 



CHAP. 14. 

t ch. 16, 8 

u Joel 3, 13 

V ch. 19, 15 

w Isa. 63, 3 
Lam.1,15 

X ch. 11, 8 
Heb. 
13,12 



thrust in his sickle on the earth ;j a. p. 96. 
and the earth was reaped. 

17 And another angel came out 
of the temple which is in heaven, he 
also having a sharp sickle. 

1 8 And another angel came out 
from the altar, 'which had power 
over fire ; and cried with a loud cry 
to him that had the sharp sickle, 
saying, "Thrust in thy sharp sickle, 
and gather the clusters of the vine 
of the earth; for her grapes are 
fully ripe. 

19 And the angel thrust in his«ch. i6,i 
sickle into the earth, and gathered 
the vine of the earth, and cast it 
into "the great winepress of the 
wrath of God. 

20 And '^the winepress was trodden 
without 'the city, and blood came 
out of the winepress, even unto the 
horse bridles, by the space of a thou- 
sand and six hundred furlongs. 

CHAPTER 15. 

The seven last plagues, etc. 

AISI D I saw another sign in heav- 
en, great and marvellous, seven 
"angels having the seven last 
plagues; for *in them is filled up 
the wrath of God. 

2 And I saw as it were '^a sea of 
"^glass mingled with fire : and them 
that had gotten the victory over the 
beast, *and over his image, and over 
his mark, and over the number of 
his name, stand on the sea of glass, 
having the harps of God. 

3 And they sing -^the song of Mo'§e§ 
the servant of God, and the song of 
the Lamb, saying, ^ Great and mar- 
vellous are thy works, Lord God Al- 
mighty; just '^and true are thy 
ways, thou King of 'saints. 

4 Who 'shall not fear thee, O Lord, 
and glorify thy name ? for thou only 
art holy : for ■'all nations shall come 
and worship before thee; for thy 
judgments are made manifest. 

5 And after that I looked, and. be- 
hold, Hhe temple of the tabernacle 
of the testimony in heaven was 
opened : 

6 And the seven angels came out 
of the temple, having the seven 
plagues, clothed in 'pure and white 
linen, and having their breasts 
girded with golden girdles. 

7 And ""one of the four beasts gave 
unto the seven angels seven golden 
vials full of the wrath of God, who 
liveth for ever and ever. 

* H. 15. 6-16. 1. 



CHAP. 15. 



ch. 21, 9 

h ch. 14, 10 

c ch. 4, 6 

d Mat. 3, 11 

e ch. 13, 15 

/ Ex. 15, 1 
Deut. 
31,30 

g Deut.32,4 

h Hos. 14, 9 

1 Or, 

nations, 
or, ages. 

i Ex. 15, 14 
Jer. 10, 7 

) Isa. 66, 22 

k ch. 11, 19 
Num.1,50 

I Ex. 28, 6 
Ezek. 
44,17 

m ch. 4, 6 

n Ex. 40, 34 
1 Ki. 8, 10 
2Chr.5,14 
Isa. 6, 4 

2Thes.l,9 



CHAP. 16. 

a ch. 8, 7 

b Ex. 9, 9 

c ch. 13, 16 

d Ex. 7, 17 

e ch. 8, 9 

/ Ps. 97, 2 

g ch. 1. 4, 8 
ch. 4, 8 
ch. 11, 17 

li Mat.23,34 

i Isa. 49, 26 

j ch. 13, 10 
ch. 14, 10 
ch. 19, 2 

1 Or. 

burned. 

k 2 Chr. 
28,22 
Jer. 5, 3 
Isa. 8, 21 
Dan. 5, 22 

/ ch. 13. 2 

m ch. 9, 14 

n Jer. 50, 38 
Jer. 51. 36 

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Vials poured out, 

8 And "the temple was filled with 
smoke from "the glory of God, and 
from his power; and no man was 
able to enter into the temple, till the 
seven plagues of the seven angels 
were fulfilled. 

CHAPTER 16. 

The angels pour out their vials. 

AND I heard a great voice out of 
the temple saying to the seven 
angels, Go your ways, and pour out 
the vials of the wrath of God upon 
the earth. H. 16. 9-11. 

2 And the first went, and poured 
out his vial "upon the earth; *and 
there fell a noisome and grievous 
sore upon the men which '^had the 
mark of the beast, and upon them 
which worshipped his image. 

3 And the second angel poured out 
his vial upon the sea; and ''it be- 
came as the blood of a ^dead niaii : 
and every living soul died in the 
sea. 

4 And the third angel poured out 
his vial upon the rivers and foun- 
tains of waters; and they became 
blood. 

5 Aftd I heard the angel of the 
waters say, -^Thou art righteous, O 
Lord, which ^art, and wast, and shalt 
be, because thou hast judged thus. 

6 For '^they have shed the blood of 
saints and prophets, 'and thou hast 
given them blood to drink ; for they 
are worthy. 

7 And I heard another out of the 
altar say, Even so, Lord God Al- 
mighty, -'true and righteous are thy 
judgments. 

8 And the fourth angel poured out 
his vial upon the sun ; and power was 
given unto him to scorch men with 
fire. 

9 And men were 'scorched with 
great heat, and blasphemed the name 
of God, which hath power over these 
plagues : and *they repented not to 
give him glory. 

10 And the fifth angel poured out 
his vial upon 'the seat of the beast: 
and his kingdom was full of dark- 
ness ; and they gnawed their tongues 
for pain, 

11 And blasphemed the God of 
heaven because of their pains and 
their sores, and repented not of their 
deeds. H. 18 4-8. 

12 And the sixth angel poured out 
his \aal ""upon the great river Eii- 
phra'te§ ; and "the water thereof was 



H 



H 



Wbma7i arrayed in 



REVELATION, 17. 



purple and scarlet. 



dried up, that ^he way of the kings 
of the east might be prepared. 

13 And I saw three ^unclean spirits 
like frogs come out of the mouth of 
the ^dragon, and out of the mouth 
of the beast, and out of the mouth of 
the false prophet. 

14 For '^they are the spirits of devils, 
working 'miracles, ivhich go forth 
unto the kings of the earth 'and of 
the whole world, to gather them to 
the "battle of that great day of God 
Almighty. 

15 ^[Behold, ''I come as a thief. 
Blessed is he that watcheth, and 
keepeth his garments, "lest he walk 
naked, and they see his shame. 

1 6 And he gathered them together 
into a place called in the He'brew 
tongue Ar-ma-ged'don. 

17 And the seventh angel poured 
out his vial into the air ; and there 
came a great voice out of the temple 
of heaven, from the throne, saying, 
*It is done. 

1 8 And there were voices, and 
thunders, and lightnings ; and there 
was a great earthquake, sucb ^'as was 
not since men were upon the e^rth, 
so mighty an earthquake, and so 
great. 

19 And "the great city was divided 
into three parts, and the cities of the 
nations fell: and great Bab'y-lon 
-'came in remembrance before God, 
*to give unto her the cup of the wine 
of the fierceness of his wrath. 

20 And ''every island fled away, and 
the mountains were not found. 

21 And '^ there fell upon men a great 
hail out of heaven, every stone about 
the weight of a talent: and men 
blasphemed God because of the 
plague of the hail; for the plague 
thereof was exceeding great. 

CHAPTER 17. 

The woman arrayed in purple and scarlet. 

4 N D there came "one of the seven 
JTjL angels which had the seven 
vials, and talked with me, saying un- 
to me. Come hither ; I will shew un- 
to thee the judgment of *the great 
whore that '^sitteth upon many wa- 
ters: 

2 With whom the kings of the earth 
have committed fornication, and '^the 
inhabitants of the earth have been 
made drunk with the wine of her 
fornication. 

3 So he carried me away in the spirit 
into the 'wilderness: and I saw a 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP. 16. 

Isa. 41, 2 

p 1 John4:,l 

q ch. 12, 3 

r 1 Tim. 4,1 
Jas. 3, 15 

s 2Thes.2,9 

t Lu. 2, 1 

u ch. 20, 8 

V Mat.24,43 . 
lThes,5,2 Y-LON 



w 2 Cor. 5,3 

X ch. 21, 6 

y Dan. 13, 1 

z ch. 14, 8 

a ch. 18, 5 

b Isa. 51, 17 
Jer. 25, 16 

c ch. 6, 14 

d ch. 11, 19 



woman sit upon -''a scarlet coloured 
beast, full ^of names of blasphemy, 
having seven heads and ten horns. 

4 And the woman was arrayed in 
purple ^and scarlet colour, and 
'decked with gold and precious 
stones and pearls, 'having a golden 
cup in her hand full of abomina- 
tions and filthiness of her fornica- 
tion: 

5 And upon her forehead was a 
name written, ^MYSTERY, BAB'- 

^p^,,,^, Y-LON ^THE GREAT, THE 
MOTHER OF ^HARLOTS AND 
ABOMINATIONS OF THE 
EARTH. 

6 Andlsawthewoman drunken with 
the blood of the saints, and with the 
blood of the "'martyrs of Je'§us : and 
when I saw her, I wondered with 
great admiration. 

7 And the angel said unto me, 
Wherefore didst thou marvel ? I 
will tell thee the mystery of the wom- 
an, and of the beast that carrieth 
her, which hath the seven heads and 
ten horns. 

8 The beast that thou sawest was, 
and is not ; and ''shall ascend out of 
the bottomless pit, and go into per- 
dition : and they that dwell on the 
earth shall wonder, whose names 
were not written in the book of 
life from the foundation of the 
world, when they behold the beast 
that was, and is not, and yet is. 

9 And "here is the mind which hath 
wisdom. ^The seven heads are seven 
mountains, on which the woman 
sitteth. 

10 And there are seven kings : five 
are fallen, and one is, and the other 
is not yet come ; and when he Com- 
eth, he must continue a short space. 

11 And the beast that was, and is 
not, even he is the eighth, and is of 
the seven, and goeth into perdition. 

12 And ?the ten horns which thou 
sawest are ten kings, which have re- 
ceived no kingdom as yet; but re- 
ceive power as kings one hour with 
the beast. 

13 These have 'one mind, and shall 
give their power and strength unto 
the beast. 

14 These 'shall make war with the 
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome 
them : 'for he is Lord of lords, and 
King of kings : and they "that are 
with him are called, and chosen, and 
faithful. 



CHAP. 17. 

a ch, 21, 9 

5 Nah. 3, 4 
2 Tim. 3, 
1-6 

2 Tim. 4,3 
ch. 19, 2 

c Jer. 51, 13 

d Jer. 51, 7 

e ch. 12, 6 

/ch.l2, 3 

g ch. 13, 1 

h ch. 18, 12 

1 gilded. 
Dan. 
11,38 

i Jer. 51, 7 

j 2Thes.2,7 

k ch. 11, 8 

1 ch. 19, 2 

2 Or, forni- 
cations. 

m ch. 6, 9 
ch. 12, 11 

nch. 11, 7 
ch. 13, 1 

ch. 13, 18 

p ch. 13, 1 

q Dan. 7, 20 
Zech.1,18 

r Rom. 8, 7 

s ch. 16, 14 

t Deut. 
10, 17 
ITim. 
6,15 

u Jer. 50, 44 
1 Pet. 2, 9 
ch. 14, 4 

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Fall of Babylon. 



REVELATION, IS. Her irreversible perdition. 



1 5 And he saith unto me, ^The waters -^ d- 96. 
which thou sawest, where the whore ^.^^p ^^ 
sitteth,"are peoples, and multitudes,. ^^ ^ ^' 
and nations, and tongues. !« s . , 



kwch. 13,7 



16 And the ten horns which thou 
sawest upon the beast, "^these shaU "^ er.o ,41 

hate the whore, and shall make her ^ fg^l^- I great city Bab'y-lon, that mighty 
desolate -''and naked, 'and shall eat,^ ^li is, s kity ! for in one hour is thy judgment 



have committed fornication and lived 
deliciously with her, shall ^bewail 
her, and lament for her, when they 
shall see the smoke of her burnmg, 
10 Standing afar off for the fear of 
her torment, saying, '"Alas, alas that 



her flesh, and burn her with fire. ja Rom.1,26 

1 7 For ''God hath put in their hearts _ \ 
to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give ^, ' ' 
their kingdom unto the beast, *until *^ ^ ' ' 
the words of God shall be fulfilled, f ''^- ^^' ^ 

18 And the woman which thou 

sawest 'is that great city. "^ which 
reigneth over the kings of the earth. , ^.^^p ^^ 

CHAPTER 18. 



come. 

11 And "the merchants of the earth 
shall weep and mourn over her ; for 
no man buyeth their merchandise 
any more : 

12 The merchandise of gold, and 
silver, and precious stones, and of 
pearls, and fine linen, and purple, 
and silk, and scarlet, and all "thvine 



The fall of Babylon, etc. 



2Thes 2,3 wood,and all manner vessels of ivory, 

AND after these things I saw ' b isa. 13,19 1 and all manner vessels of most pre- 
another angel come down from l^^- ?V % cious wood, and of brass, and ii'on, 
heaven, having great power ; ''and ^ j^^ 3^ -^^ 
the earth was lightened with his Jer.50',39 

glory. irilsa. 11, 23 

'2 And he cried mightily with a| ij?^^' 
strong voice, saying, *Bab'y-lon the 
great is fallen, is fallen, and ''is be 



1 Or, 

poiuer. 



come the habitation of devils, and the ^ fsa^:i\^'2o 
hold of every foul spirit, and '^a cage isa.'52;ii 



and marble, 

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and 
ointments, and frankincense, and 
wine, and oil, and fme floui\ and 
wheat, and beasts, and sheep, 
and horses, and chariots, and ^slaves, 
and ''souls of men. 



14 And the fruits that thy soul 
of every unclean and hateful bird." jll\ 5J; I lusted after are departed from thee. 
3 For all nations have dinink of the| 2Cor.6;i7 and all things which were dainty and 
vfine of the wrath of her fornication, /Gen.18^20 

and the kings of the earth have com-| °^^^^ '" 
mitted fornication with her. and the'^ -^' -'' 



Jer. 50, 15 
.Jer. 51, 
21, 19 
2 Tim. 
1,11 

ch. 13, 10 
ch. 11, 10 

?i Ezek.28,2 

i Isa. 17,7,8 
Zeph.2,15 

j Jer. 50,.31 

k Ezek. 
26.16 

ch. 17, 2 

I Jer. 50,46 



merchants of the earth are waxed 
rich through the ^abundance of her 
delicacies. 

4 And I heard another voice from 
heaven, saying, 'Come out of her, my 
people, that ye be not partakers of 
her sins, and that ye receive not of 
her plagues. 

5 For 'her sins have reached unto 
heaven, and God hath remembered 
her iniquities. 

6 Reward "her even as she rewarded "'(.jf'^i^^^^ ^ 
you, and double unto her double SLC-'n-Eze^' 
cording to her works: in the cup 27,27 
which she hath filled fill to her 2 or.stwet. 

double. '3 Or, bodies. 

7 How ^much she hath glorified her- Ezek. 
self, and lived deliciously, so much I Pet. 2, 3 
torment and sorrow give her: f or p isa. 23, 11 
she saith in her heart. I sit a 'queen, i^ Ezek.' 
and am no widow, and shall see no 27, 30' 
sorrow. 

8 Therefore shall her plagues come 
in one day. death, and mourning, 
and famine : and she shall be utterly 
burned with fire : 'for strong is the 
Lord God who judgeth her 



r Josh. 7, 6 
1 Sam. 
1, 12 
Job 2, 12 

Ps. 96, 
11-13 
Isa. 41, 23 
Isa. 49, 13 
Jer. 51,18 



goodly are departed from thee, and 
thou shalt find them no more at all. 

15 The merchants of these things, 
which were made rich by her, shall 
stand afar off for the fear of her tor- 
ment, weeping and wailing, 

16 And saying, Alas, alas that great 
city, that Avas clothed in fine linen, 
and purple, and scarlet, and decked 
with gold, and precious stones, and 
pearls ! 

17 For in one hour so great riches 
is come to nought. And ^eveiy ship- 
master, and all the company in ships, 
and sailors, and as many as trade by 
sea, stood afar off. 

1 8 And ^i'cried when they saw the 
smoke of her burning, sajang, What 
city is like unto this great city ! 

19 And 'they cast dust on their 
heads, and cried, weeping and Avail- 
ing, saying, Alas, alas that great 
city, Avherein Avere made rich all that 
had ships in the sea by reason of her 
costliness ! for in one hour is she 
made desolate. 

20 Rejoice 'OA-er her, t/wii heaA^en. 
and ye holy apostles and prophets ; 
for 'God hath aA^enged you on her. 

21 And a mighty angel took up a 



9 And *the kings of the earth, who t lu. 11, 49! stone like a great millstone, and cast 



* H. 19. 11-21. 



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The marriage 



REV^ELATION, 19. 



of the Lamb. 



it into the sea, saying, "Thus with 
violence shall that great city Bab'y- 
lon be thrown down, and shall be 
found no more at all. 

22 And ^the voice of harpers, and 
musicians, and of pipers, and trump 
eters, shall be heard no more at all 
in thee ; and no craftsman, of what- 
soever craft he be, shall be found any 
more in thee; and the sound of a 
millstone shall be heard no more at 
all in thee ; 

23 And the light of a candle shall 
shine no more at ail in thee ; '"and the 
voice of the bridegroom and of the 
bride shall be heard no more at all 
in thee : "^f or thy merchants were the 
great men of the earth ; for ^'by thy 
sorceries were all nations deceived. 

24 And in her was found the blood 
of prophets, and of saints, and of all 
that ''were slain upon the earth 

CHAPTER 19. 

The marriage of the Larnh. 

A!ND after these things I heard a 
great voice of much people in 
heaven, saying, Al-le-lii'ia ; ''Salva- 
tion, and glory, and honour, and 
power, unto the Lord our God : 

2 For true and righteous are his 
judgments : for he hath judged the 
great whore, which did corrupt the 
earth with her fornication, and hath 
avenged *the blood of his servants at 
her hand. 

3 And again they said, Al-le4ii'ia 
And ''her smoke rose up for ever and 
ever 

4 And "^the four and twenty elders 
and the foiu^ beasts fell down and 
worshipped God that sat on the 
th-i'one, saying, *A-men' ; Al-le-lii'ia 

T r 5 And a voice came out of the 



throne, saying, ^l^raise our God, aQ 



ye his servants, and ye that tear him, 
both small and great . Y. 

6 And 3 1 heard as it were the voice 
of a great multitude, and as the voice 
of many waters, and as the voice of 
mighty thmiderings, saying, Al-le- 
lii'ia : for the Lord God omnipotent 
reigneth. 

7 Let us be ^glad and rejoice, and 
give honour to him: for 'the mar- 
riage of the Lamb is come, and his 
wife hath made herself ready. 

8 And •'to her was granted that she 
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean 
and ^white : for ^the fine linen is the 
righteousness of saints. 

9 And he saith unto me, Write, 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP. 18 

u Jer. 51,04: 

V Isa. 24, 8 
Jer. 7, 3i 
Jer. 16, 9 
Jer. 25, 10 
Ezek. 
26,13 

w Jer.33,11 

X Isa. 23, 8 

y 2 Ki. 9, 22 
Nah. 3, 4 
ch. 17, 2 

z Jer. 51,49 



CHAP. 19. 

a ch. 4, 11 
ch. 7, 10 
ch. 12, 10 

& Deut. 
32, 43 
ch. 6, 10 
ch. 18, 20 

c Isa. 34, 10 
ch. 14, 11 

d ch. 4, 4 

e Neh. 5, 13 

/Ps, 134, 1 

g Ezek.1,24 

n Isa. 44, 23 

i Mat. 22, 2 
Mat.25,10 
2 Cor. 11,2 
Eph. 5, 32 

j Ps. 45. 13 

Ezek.' 
16,10 

1 Or, 

bright. 

k Ps. 132, 9 
I Lu. 14, 15 
m ch. 22, 8 

n Actsl0,26 
Actsl4,14 

1 John 
5,10 

p John 14,6 
ch. 3, 14 

q Isa. 11, 4 

r Isa. 9, 6 

s Isa.63,2,3 

t John 1, 1 
1 John 5,7 

u Mat. 28, 3 
ch. 4, 4 

ch. 7, 9 

V Isa. 11, 4 
2Thes.2,8 
ch. 1, 16 

w Ps. 2, 9 

ch. 2, 27 
ch. 12, 5 

X Isa. 63, 3 
ch. 14, 
19,20 

y Ps. 72 
Dan. 2, 47 
ITim. 
6, 15 
ch. 17, 14 

z Ezek. 
39, 17 

a ch. 16, 16 

6 Dan. 7, 11 
ch. 20, 10 

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Blessed ktre they which are called 
unto the marriage supper of the 
Lamb. And he saith unto me. 
These are the true sayings of God. 
10 And "L fell at his feet to worship ^ 
him. And he said unto me, See Hhou 
do it not: I am thy feUowservant, 
and of thy brethren "that have the 
testimony of Je'sus : worship God : 
for the testimony of Je'gus i s the 



spirit of prophecy. b. 22. 14 

1 1 And I saw lieaven opened, an(f\ 
behold a white horse ; and he that sat | 
upon him icas ^called Faithful and 
True, and ?in righteousness he doth 
judge and make war. 

12 His eyes ivere as aflame of fire, 
and on his head were many crowns ; 
and he had a '"name written, that no 
man kncAv, but he himself. 

13 And 'he ivas clothed with a ves- 
ture dipped in blood : and his name 
is called The ^Word of God. 

14 And the armies lohich were in 
heaven followed him upon w^hite 
horses, "clothed in fine linen, wliite 
and clean. 

15 And "out of his mouth goeth a 
sharp sword, that with it he should 
smite the nations : and "he shall rule 
them with a rod of iron : and %e 
treadeth the winepress of the fierce- 
ness and wrath of Almighty God. 

16 And he hath on his vesture and 
on his thigh a name written, ^KING 

OF KINGS, a:n^d lord of 

LORDS. 

17 And I saw an angel standing in 
the sun; and he cried with a loud 
voice, saying to all the fowls that fly 
in the midst of heaven, ^Come and 
gather yourselves together unto the 
supper of the great God ; 

18 That ye may eat the flesh of 
kings, and the flesh of captains, and 
the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh 
of horses, and of them that sit on 
them, and the flesh of all inen, both 
free and bond, both small and great. 

19 And "1 saw the beast, and the 
kings of the earth, and their armies, 
gathered together to make war 
against him that sat on the horse, 
and against his army. 

20 And the beast was taken, and 
with him the false prophet that 
Avrought miracles before him, with 
which he deceived them that had re- 
ceived the mark of the beast, and 
them that worshipped his image. 
These ^both were cast alive into a 



A. D. 9a t hem was cast into the lake of fire 
and bruxLStone. where the beast an^T 
t he false propnet are, sind shall be" 
tormented day and night tor ever 



The first resurrection. REVELATIOK, 20, 21. The heavenly Jerumlem. 

lake of fire burning ^^ith brim- 
stone. 

21 And the remnant were slain with 
the sword of him that sat upon the 
horse, which sword proceeded out of 
his mouth: and all the fowls were 
filled with their flesh. h. 20. 10. 

CHAPTER 20. 

Of the first res^irrectioti, etc. 

i ND I saw an angel come down 
j\. from heaven, ''having the key 
of the bottomless pit and a great 
chain in his hand. 

2 And he laid hold on *the dragon, 
that old serpent, which is the Dev'il, 
and Sa'tan, and bound him a thou- 
r^and years, 

6 And cast him into the bottomless 
pit, and shut him up, and 'set a seal 
upon him, that "^he should deceive the 
nations no more, till the thousand 
years should be fulfilled : and after 
that he must be loosed a little sea- 



H 



i f 



son. 

4 And I saw ^thrones, and they sat 
upon them, and ''judgment was given 
unto them: and I saio the ^souls of 
them that Avere beheaded for the 
witness of Je'sus, and for the word of 
God, '^and which had not worshipped 
the beast, neither his image, neither 
had received his mark upon their 
foreheads, or in their hands: and 
they lived and 'reigned with Christ 
a thousand years. 

5 But the rest of the dead lived not 
again until the thousand years were 
finished. This is the first resurrec- 
tion. 

6 Blessed and holv is he that hath 
part in the first resurrection : on such 
the •'second death hath no power, but 
they shall be priests of ^'God and of 
C arist, and shall reign with him a 
thousand years. 

7 And wnen the thousand years are 
expired, Sa'tan shall be loosed out of 
bis prison. 

8 And shall ^go out to deceive the 
nations which are in the four quar- 
ters of the earth, "'Gog and Ma'gog, 
to "gather them together to battle : 
the number of whom is as the sand 
of the sea. 

9 And 'they Avent up on the breadth 
of the earth, and compassed the camp 
of the saints about, and the beloved 
city : and fire came doAvn from 
God out of heaven, and devoured 
them. 

10 And the deAol that deceived 



I CHAP. 20. 

\a ch. 1, 18 
; ch. 9. 1 

b 2 Pet. 2, 4 and ever 

Jude 6 
I ch. 12. 9 

c Dan. 6,17 

d ch. 16, 14 

|e Dan. 7 

Mat.19,28 
1 Lu. 22. 30 

/I Cor. 6, 
2,3 

■jj ch. 6, 9 

;/ich. 13, 12 

i Rom.8,17 
i 2 Tim. 
2,12 

j ch. 21, 8 

k Isa. 61,6 
1 Pet. 2, 9 
' ch. 5, 10 

I Jobl, 7 

1 Pet. 5, 8 

m Ezek. 38 

jjich. 16, 14 

Isa. 8,8 

jp2Pet. 3,7 

\q Dan. 2, 35 

r John 5.22 

2 Cor. 5, 10 
1 Thes. 4, 

; 15. 17 
s Dan. 7, 10 

t Ps. 69, 28 

Dan. 12, 1 

Phil. 4. 3 
u Jer. 17. 10 
' Mat.16.27 

Rom. 2, 6 

:i Or, the 
j grave. 

■v ICor. 
I 15, 26 



----- - --■ . H, 20. 15. 

; 11 And isaw a great white tmone, 

and him that sat on it, trom Avhos e" 

f ace ^the earth and the heaven rie d~ 

away; %nd there was tound no place 

f or theni7~ 

! 1 :2 And T saw the dead s mal l and 

great, stand betore God; ^and tlTe" 

books were opened : and 'anotiier 

, book was opened, which is the b ook 

of lite : and the dead were judged out 

of those things winch Avere written 

i n the books, "according to the ir" 

works. 

Itj And the sea gave up the dead 

which were m it ; and death and'heU 

delivered up the dead Avhich were 

in them: and they Avere judged 



! e very man according to tlieir AvorksT 
j 14 And 'death and hell Avere cast ' 
into the lake of fire. This is the sec- 
ond death. 

j 15 And Avhosoever Avas not found ^ ^ 
JA vritten in the book ot lite Avas cast" h 
mto the lake ot fire. A.; H. 21.8; O.J 
CHAPTER 21. 

A new heaven and a new earth. 

AND °I saAA^ a ucaa^ heaven and a 
new earth : for the first heaA-en 
and the first earth A\-ere passed aAvay ; 
and there Avas no more ''sea. 

2 And I John saw <^the holy city, 
new Je-ru'sa-lem, coming doAvn from 
God out of heaA'en. prepared '^as a 
bride adorned for her husband. 

3 And I heard a great voice out of 
heaven saying. Behold, 'the taber- 
Inacle of God is AA'ith men. and he 
jAvill dAveU AA'ith them, and they shall 
be his people, and God himself shall 
be Avith them, a7id be their God. 

4 And -'God shall Avipe aAvay all 
tears from their eyes: and -4here 
shall be no more death, ^neither sor- 
IroAv, nor crying, neither shall there 
be any more pain: for the former 
things are passed aAvay. 

5 And 'he that sat upon the throne 
said. Behold, -^I make all things ncAv. 
And he said unto me, Write : for 
these Avords are. true and faith- 
iful. 
I 6 And he said unto me. It is done. 



CHAP. 21. 

a Isa. 65, 17 
Isa. 66, 22 
2 Pet.3,13 

h Isa. 57. 20 

c Isa. 52, 1 
Gal. 4, 26 
Heb. 
11, 10 
Heb. 
lo 22 
Heb. 
13,14 

d Isa. 54, 5 
Isa. 61, 10 
2 Cor. n, 2 

e Lev.26,11 
Ezek.43,7 
2Cor.6,16 
ch. 7, 15 

/ Isa. 25, 8 

Q 1 Cor. 15, 
26. 54 

ft Isa. 35, 10 
; Isa. 61. 3 

|i ch. 4, 2 

!j Isa. 43, 19. 

2Cor.5,i7 1 am irpha and 0-me'ga, the begin- 
^ Isa! 55 ' 1 ning and the end. '^I Avill giA^e unto 

John 4. him that is athirst of the fountain of 

; 10. 14 

I John 7.37 

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I the water of life f reel v. 



* J. t W. 22. 17. 



L 22. r7;t 

5 



w 



The heavenly Jerusalem. REVELATION, 22. 



The river of life. 



7 He that Wercometh shall inherit 

'all things ; and "'I will be his God, 

and he shall be my son. 

H f 8 But "the fearful, and unbelieving, 

and the abominable, and murder- 



ers, and whoremongers, and sorcer^ 
ers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall 
ha ve their part in the lake which 



burneth with fire and brimstone 



which is the second death, h. 21. 27. 



9 And there came unto me one of 
the seven angels which had the sev- 
en vials full of the seven last plagues, 
and talked with me, saying. Come 
hither, I will shew thee the bride, the 
Lamb's wife. 

1 And he carried me away in the 
spirit to a great and high mountain, 
and shewed me °that great city, the 
holy Je-ru'sa-lem, descending out of 
heaven from God, 

11 Having the glory of God : and 
her light vms like unto a stone most 
precious, even like a jasper stone, 
clear as crystal ; 

12 And had a wall great and high, 
and had twelve gates, and at the 
gates twelve angels, and names 
written thereon, which are the 
names of the twelve tribes of the 
children of i§'ra-el : 

13 On the east three gates; on the 
north three gates ; on the south three 
gates ; and on the west three gates. 

14 And the wall of the city had 
twelve foundations, and pin them the 
names of the twelve apostles of the 
Lamb. 

1 5 And he that talked with me had 
5^a golden reed to measure the city, 
and the gates thereof, and the wall 
thereof. 

16 And the city lieth foursquare, 
and the length is as large as the 
breadth : and he measured the city 
with the reed, twelve thousand fur- 
longs. The length and the breadth 
and the height of it are equal. 

17 And he measured the wall there- 
of, an hundred and forty aiidtowc 
cubits, according to the measure of 
a man, that is, of the angel. 

18 And the building of the wall of it 
was o/ jasper : and the city vms pure 
gold, like unto clear glass. 

19 And 'the foundations of the wall 
of the city vnere garnished with all 
manner of precious stones. The first 
foundation icas jasper; the second, 
sapphire ; the third, a chalcedony ; 
the fourth, an emerald ; 



A. D. 96. 



CHAP. 21. 

I Rom. 8, 
17,32 

1 Or, these 
things. 

m Zech. 8,8 
Heb. 8, 10 

n 1 Cor. 6, 9 
Gal. 5,19, 
20,21 
Eph. 5, 5 
1 Tim. 1,9 
Heb. 

12, 14 

Ezek. 48 

p Mat.16,18 
Gal. 2, 9 
Eph. 2, 20 

q Ezek.40,3 
Zech. 2, 1 
ch. 11, 1 

r Isa. 54, 11 

s ch. 22, 2 

t John 4,23 
ICor. 

13, 12 
ICor. 
15,28 

u Isa. 24, 23 

V Isa. 60, 3 
Isa. 66, 12 

tv Isa. 60,20 

X Isa. 35, 8 
Isa. 52, 1 
Joel 3, 17 

y Ps. 69, 28 
Dan. 12, 1 
Phil. 4, 3 
ch.3, 5 
ch. 13, 8 
ch. 20, 12 



CHAP. 22. 

a Ps. 36, 8 
Ezek.47,1 
Zech. 14,8 
John 7, 
38,39 

b Gen. 2, 9 

ch. 2, 7 

c ch. 21,24 

d Zech. 
14,11 

e Ezek. 
48,35 

/ Mat. 5, 8 
1 Cor. 
13,12 

1 John3,2 

g Ps. 36, 9 
Ps. 84, 11 

h Dan. 7, 27 
Rom. 5,17 

2 Tim. 
2. 12 

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20 The fifth, sardonyx ; the sixth, 
sardius ; the seventh, chrysoly te ; 
the eighth, beryl ; the ninth, a topaz ; 
the tenth, a chrysoprasus ; the elev- 
enth, a jacinth ; the twelfth, an ame- 
thyst. 

21 And the twelve gates icere 
twelve pearls; every several gate 
was of one pearl : 'and the street of 
the city was pure gold, as it w^ere 
transparent glass. 

22 And 'I saw no temple therein : for 
the Lord God Almighty and the 
Lamb are the temple of it. 

23 And "the city had no need of the 
sun, neither of the moon, to shine in 
it : for the glory of God did lighten 
it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 

24 And ""the nations of them which 
are saved shall walk in the light 
of it : and the kings of the earth 
do bring their glory and honour 
into it. 

25 And the gates of it shall not be 
shut at all by day : for '^there shall 
be no night there. 

26 And they shall bring the glory 
and honour of the nations into it. 

27 And "^^there shall in no wise Cxater 
i nto it any thing that detil eth^ 
neither whatsoever worketh abom- 
ination, or ma/cet h a lie: but th ey 
which are written in the Lamb^ 
book ypf lifa H. 22. 15 

CHAPTER 22. 

The river and tree of life, etc. 

AND he shewed me "a pure river 
of water of life, clear as crystal, 
proceeding out of the throne of God 
and of the Lamb. 

2 In the midst of the street of it, and 
on either side of the river, loas there 
the *tree of life, which bare twelve 
manner of fruits, and yielded her 
fruit every month : and the leaves of 
the tree loere ''for the healing of the 
nations. 

3 And ^there shall be no more 
curse : but the ^throne of God and of 
the Lamb shall be in it ; and his 
servants shall serve him : 

4 And -^they shall see his face ; and 
his name shall he in their fore- 
heads. 

5 And there shall be no night 
there; and they need no candle, 
neither light of the sun; for ^the 
Lord God giveth them light: and 
they ^shall reign for ever and 
ever. 

6 And he said unto me, These say- 

2 



SoleniJi close of 



REVELATION, 22. 



divine revelation. 



[ 



ings are faithful and true : and the 
'Lord God of the holy prophets sent 
his angel to shew unto his servants 
the things which must shortly be 
done. 

7 Behold, I come quickly : blessed 
is he that keepeth the sayings of the 
prophecy of this book. 

8 And 1 John saw these things, and 
heard them. And when 1 had 
heard and seen, I fell down to wor- 
ihip before the feet of the angel 
which shewed me these things. 

9 Then saith he unto me, See tliou 
do it not : for I am thy f ellowserv- 
ant, and of thy brethren the proph- 
ets, and of them which keep the 
sayings of this book : worship God. 

10 And •'he saith unto me, Seal not 
the sayings of the prophecy of this 
book : for the time is at hand. 

LI He *that is unjust, let him be 
unjust still : and he which is filthy, 
let him be filthy still : and he that is 
righteous, let him be righteous still : 
and he that is holy, let him be holy 
still. 

12 And, behold, I come quickiy; 
and my reward Hs with me, to give 
every man according as his work 
shall be. 

131 "'am irpha and 0-me'ga, the be- 
ginning and the end, the first and 
the last. 

14 Blessed ''are they that do hi s 
jommandments, that they may have 



A„ D. 96. 



CHAP. 22. 
i Heb. 1, 1 



j Dan. 8, 26 
Dan. 12, 
4,9 



k Ezek. 
3,27 
2 Tim. 
3,13 



i Isa.4:0,10 

m Isa. M, 6 

nDan. 
12,12 

1 Pet.3,22 



p Isa. 11, 1 
Jer.23,5,6 



q Num. 
2-1,17 
Zech.6,12 

r Isa. 55, 1 
John 7,37 

s Deut. 4, 2 
Deut. 
12,32 
Pro. 30, 6 

t Ex. 32, 3C 

1 Or, from 
the tree 
of life. 

u Heb. 9, 28 

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right to the tree of life, and may en- 
ter in through the gates into the 
city. B. 22. 18. 19. 

15 For without are dogs, and sor- 
cerers, a nd w ho remongers, and mur- 
derers, and idolaters, and whosoever 
loveth and maketh a lie. H. 

161 "Je'gus have sent mine angel to 
testify imto you these things in the 
churches. I am ^the root and the 
offspring of DaVid, and ^the bright 
and morning star. 

17 And the Spirit and the bride 
say. Come. And let him that hea r- 
eth say. Come. ""And let him that 



B 



H 



is athirst come. And whosoever 



will, let him take the water of life 
freely. L; W.j 

18 For I testify unto every man 
that heareth the words of the proph- 
ecy of this book, If 'any man shall 
add unto these things, God shall add 
unto him the plagues that are writ- 
ten in this book : 

19 And if any man shall take 
away from the words of the book of 
this prophecy, God 'shall take away 
his part 'out of the book of life, and 
out of the holy city, and from the 
things which are widtten in this 
book. B. 

20 He which testifieth these things 
saith. Surely "I come quickly. 
A-men'. Even so, come, Lord Je'§us. 

21 The grace of our Lord Je'gus 
Christ be with you all. A-men'. 



B 



THE END, 



J 



^ 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



A ALL Unsaved People are Sinners. 



Gen. 6. 5 

8. 21 
Exod. 32. 7-9 

32. 33 
Dent. 9. 4-6 
9. 13 
9. 18 
9. 24 

31. 27 

32. 5, 6 
32. 15 
32. 19, 20 

Judges 2. 10-12 

1 Kings 8. 46 

2 Kings 17. 13-15 

17. 19 
2 Chron. 6. 36 

29. 6 
Ezra 9. 5-7 
Neh. 1. 6, 7 

9. 13-17 
9. 33 

Job 7. 20 
9. 2, 3 
9. 20 
9. 30, 31 
15. 14-16 
25. 4-6 
42. 5, 6 
Psa. 10. 4-11 



Matt. 12. 30 

Luke 11. 23 

18. 17 

John 3. 18 

7. 7 



OLD TESTAMENT. 

Psa. 14. 2, 3 
36. 1-4 
38. 1-4 
40. 12 

50. 16-21 

51. 3-5 
78. 55-57 
81. 11, 12 

94. 7 

95. 10 
106. 6 
119. 136 
119. 176 
130. 3 
143. 2 

Prov. 1. 29-31 

15. 26 
20. 9 

Eccl. 7. 20 

7. 29 

8. 11 

9. 3 
Isa. 1. 2-6 

5. 1, 2 

6. 5 

6. 9, 10 
29. 15 
43. 8 
48. 4 
53. 6 

NEW TESTAMENT. 

John 8. 7-9 

8. 23, 24 
8. 33-35 
8. 47 

16. 8, 9 

(ix) 



Isa. 55. 8, 9 
59. 1, 2 
59. 7, 8 
59. 12, 13 

63. 8-10 

64. 6 

65. 2 

66. 4 
Jer. 2. 13 

2. 21, 22 

3. 21 

4. 22 

5. 1 

7. 23, 24 
9. 3-5 

13. 23 

14. 10 
17. 9 

Ezek. 2. 3, 4 
5. 7 
9. 9 
12. 2 
20. 21 
20. 43 
Dan. 9. 5-8 
Hos. 4. 1 
' 6. 4 
6. 6, 7 
13. 6 
Micah 7. 2 



Rom. 



1. 21 
3. 9-12 
3. 19 
3. 22, 23 
5. 12 



/A 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



Rom. 7. 14 
8. 5-9 
8. 13, 14 

2 Cor. 5. 14 

Gal. 3. 22 



Eph. 2. 3 
1 John 1. 8 

1. 10 

2. 15, 16 
2. 22, 23 



1 John 4. 3 
5. 12 
5. 19 

Rev. 20. 15 



B The BIBLE God»s Word of Life and Salvation. 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Exod. 24. 4-7 

24. 12 

25. 21 

31. 18 

32. 15, 16 
34. 27, 28 

Lev. 18. 4, 5 

20. 8 
Dent. 4. 1, 2 

4. 5, 6 

5. 29 

6. 6-9 
17. 18, 19 
27. 1-4 

29. 29 

30. 11-14 

31. 9-13 

31. 25, 26 

32. 46. 47 



Josh. 1. 8 

8. 30-34 

22. 5 

23. 6 

2 Kings 22. 8-11 
23. 1-3 
2 Chron. 17. 9 
Neh. 8. 1-3 

8. 8 

9. 3 
Psa. 1. 2 

12. 6 

19. 7-9 

37. 31 

40. 7, 8 

78. 5, 7 
112. 1 
119. 1-4 
119. 9-11 



Psa. 119. 18 

119. 24 

119. 45-47 

119. 92 

119. 96 

119. 97-99 

119. 103 

119. 105 

119. 127-130 

119. 165 

147. 19, 20 
Prov. 3. 1, 2 

30. 5, 6 
Isa. 8. 20 
34. 16 
51. 7 
Jer. 31. 33 
Hab. 2. 2 



NEW TESTAMENT. 



Matt. 5. 17, 18 

28. 20 
Mark 12. 24 
Luke 10. 25, 26 
16. 31 
24. 27 
24. 32 
24. 44, 45 
John 1. 17 
5. 39 
10. 35 
14. 15 
14. 21 
20. 31 



Acts 3. 18 

8. 35 

10. 43 

17. 11 

20. 32 

Rom. 3. 1, 2 

9. 3, 4 

15. 4 

16. 25, 26 
2 Cor. 3. 14-16 

4. 1,2 
Gal. 3. 22-24 
Eph. 3. 3-5 



Eph. 6. 17 
Col. 3. 16 
2 Thess. 2. 15 
2 Tim. 3. 15-17 
Heb. 1. 1, 2 

4. 12 
James 1. 21 

1 Peter 1. 10, 11 

2 Peter 1. 19-21 
1 John 5. 3 
Rev. 19. 10 

22. 14 
22. 18, 19 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



XI 



C CONDITION of Sinners. 

OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 2. 16, 17 


Psa. 7. 14-16 


3. 6, 7 


9. 15, 16 


3. 17-19 


10. 13, 14 


Gen. 4. 9-12 


27. 12 


6. 12 


28. 3 


Exod. 20. 5 


38. 4 


Lev. 26. 21, 22 


40. 12 


26. 36 


66. 18 


Num. 14. 18 


78. 32 


14. 41-43 


78. 36 


32. 23 


78. 40, 41 


Deut. 7. 26 


78. 55-57 


28. 15 


90. 8, 9 


28. 25 


95. 8-11 


31. 17, 18 


Prov. 1. 30, 31 


32. 5 


5. 8-11 


32. 20 


5. 22 


Josh. 7. 12, 13 


11. 18 


24. 19, 20 


13. 5 


Judges 2. 14 


13. 21 


1 Sam. 15. 23 


14. 11 


2 Kings 17. 14, 15 


21. 17 


2 Chron. 15. 2 


21. 27 


24. 20 


21. 29 


28. 22 


22. 8 


Ezra 9. 6, 7 


24. 8, 9 


Job 4. 8 


26. 11 


15. 20-25 


26. 24, 25 


20. 11-14 


28. 1 


34. 21, 22 


28. 13 


40. 4 


29. 6 


Psa. 2. 1-4 


Eccl. 7. 26 




NEW TESTAIVI 


Matt. 4. 16 


Mark 2. 17 


6. 23 


7. 20-23 


7. 13 


Luke 1. 79 


9. 11, 12 


5. 31, 32 


12. 34 


6. 49 


13. 14, 15 


12. 16-21 


13. 38 


John 3. 19 


15. 18-20 


5. 42 


16. 26 


8. 44 


18. 11, 12 


11. 10 


18. 23-25 


Acts 7. 51 


23. 27, 2S 


26. 18 


25. 3 


28. 26, 27 



Isa. 1. 4-6 
14. 18-20 

29. 13 

30. 17 
44. 20 
48. 22 
51. 17-20 
57. 20, 21 
59. 12 

64. 6 

65. 2, 3 

66. 4 
Jer. 2. 19 

2. 22 

2. 30 

3. 25 
5. 3 
5. 23 
8. 14 

13. 16 
Lam. 3. 42 
Ezek. 5. 11 
21. 7 
33. 31 
39. 23 
Hosea 8. 7 
10. 13 
Amos 4. 6-8 

5. 11 
Micah 6. 15 
Haggai 2. 17 



Rom. 1. 19-22 
1. 28-32 
3. 9-18 

6. 16-21 

7. 5 

7. 14-25 

8. 5-9 

8. 13, 14 
1 Cor. 1. 18 

1. 30 

2. 14 

3. 19 

6. 9, 10 



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SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



2 Cor. 4. 3, 4 
Gal. 5. 16-21 
Eph. 2. 1-3 

2. 12 

4. 17-23 

5. 5-8 

5. 11, 12 
5. 14 
Phil. 2. 21 

3. 18, 19 
Col. 1. 13 

1. 21 



Col. 2. 13 

3. 5-7 
2 Thes. 2. 10-12 

3. 2 

1 Tim. 1. 9, 10 

4. 2 

5. 6 

6. 3-5 

2 Tim. 2. 26-3. 5 

3. 13 

4. 3, 4 
Titus 1. 15 16 



Titus 3. 3 
Heb. 2. 15 
James 1. 14, 15 
4. 5 

1 Peter 2. 25 

4. 2, 3 

2 Peter 2. 12-19 

2. 22 

3. 3, 4 
1 John 3. 8 
Jude 12, 13 

18, 19 



D Christ DIED to Save Sinners. 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 3. 15 


Lev. 1. 3-5 


Psa. 20. 1-3 


4. 4 


4. 5, 6 


49. 6-8 


8. 20 


4. 15 


49. 15 


15. 9 


6. 7 


130. 7, 8 


22. 7, 8 


9. 7 


Isa. 35. 10 


22. 13, 14 


16. 15, 16 


50. 6 


Exod. 12. 3-7 


17. 11 


53. 3-6 


12. 13 


22. 19, 20 


53. 10, 11 


20. 24 


Deut. 17. 1 


Dan. 9. 24 


24. 8 


2 Sam. 7. 23 


9. 26 


29. 36 


24. 24 


Rosea 13. 14 


29. 38, 39 


1 Kings 8. 62-64 


Zech. 13. 1 


40. 29 


Job 19. 25 

NEW TESTAMENT. 


13. 7 


Matt. 20. 28 


Rom. 4. 25 


Eph. 5. 2 


26, 26-28 


5. 6-11 


5. 25 


Mark 10. 45 


8. 32 


Col. 1. 14 


14. 22 


1 Cor. 1. 5-7 


1. 20-22 


Luke 22. 19, 20 


6. 20 


1 Thes. 5. 9, 10 


24. 44 47 


7. 23 


ITim. 1. 15 


John 1. 29 


10. 16 


2. 5, 6 


1. 36 


15. 3 


Titus 2. 14 


3. 14-17 


2 Cor. 5. 14, 15 


Heb. 1. 3 


6. 51-56 


5. 18-21 


2. 9 


10. 11 


9. 15 


2. 14-17 


10. 15 


Gal. 1. 4 


7. 27 


11. 49-52 


2. 20, 21 


9. 7 


12. 32, 33 


3. 13 


9. 11, 12 


Acts 8. 32-35 


4. 4, 5 


9. 14, 15 


20. 28 


Eph. 1. 7 


9. 22 


Rom. 3. 24 


2. 13-19 


9. 28 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



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Heb. 10. 12 


1 Peter 3. 18 


1 John 4. 9, 10 


12. 24 


1 John 1. 7 


Rev. 1. 5 


13. 12 


2. 2 


5. 9 


1 Peter 1. 2 


3. 5 


7. 14 


1. 18, 19 


3. 16 


12. 11 


2. 24 







E EVERY Secret Thing Known to the Lord. 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 3. 9 


Psa. 1. 6 


Prov. 16. 2 


6. 5 


7. 9 


21. 2 


16. 13 


10. 13, 14 


24. 12 


Exod. 3. 7 


11. 4 


Eccl. 12. 14 


Num. 14. 26, 27 


14. 2 


Isa. 29. 15, 16 


Deut. 2. 7 


33. 13-15 


40. 13, 14 


31. 21 


37. 18 


40. 27, 28 


1 Sam. 2. 3 


38. 9 


42. 9 


16. 7 


40. 5 


45. 4 


2 Sam. 7. 20 


44. 20, 21 


45. 21 


1 Kings 8. 39 


66. 7 


66. 18 


2 Kings 19. 27 


69. 19 


Jer. 12. 3 


1 Chron. 28. 9 


73. 11, 12 


16. 17 


2 Chron. 16. 9 


90. 8 


17. 9, 10 


Job 12. 13 


92. 5 


20. 12 


12. 22 


94. 7-11 


23.24 


22. 13, 14 


103. 14 


32. 19 


23. 8-10 


121. 3, 4 


Ezek. 8. 10-12 


24. 1 


139. 1-4 


11. 5 


26. 6 


139. 7-12 


Dan. 2. 28 


28. 10, 11 


139. 23, 24 


Hosea 7. 2 


28. 22-24 


147. 4, 5 


Amos 4. 13 


31. 4 


Prov. 5. 21 


Nahum 1. 7 


34. 21, 22 


15. 3 


MaL3. 16 



NEW TESTAMENT, 



Matt. 9. 4 


John 4. 16-19 


Rom. 8. 27 


10. 26 


4. 29 


1 Cor. 3. 13 


Mark 4. 22 


6. 64 


4. 5 


Luke 8. 17 


16. 30 


2 Tim. 2. 19 


12. 2, 3 


21. 17 


Heb. 4. 12 


16. 15 


Acts 1. 24 


1 John 3. 20 


John 1, 47, 48 


15. 8 


Rev. 2. 23 


2. 24, 25 


15. 18 





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SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



F We are Saved Through FAITH. 

OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 6. 13, 14 


Psa. 22. 4, 5 


Psa. 118. 8, 9 


6. 20 


23. 1-6 


125. 1, 2 


6.22 


25. 1, 2 


141. 8 


12. 1 4 


25. 20 


143. 8 


15. 5, 6 


26. 1, 2 


144. 1, 2 


22. 1-3 


27. 1 


146. 1-6 


22. 7. 8 


27. 13, 14 


Prov. 3. 5 


22. 12 


28. 7 


14. 26 


45. 4 8 


31. 1-3 


16. 3 


50. 19, 20 


31. 19 


16. 20 


Exod. 4. 29-31 


31. 23, 24 


18. 10 


14. 13 


32. 10 


22. 19 


Num. 14. 6-9 


33. 20-22 


28. 25 


Deut. 20. 1 


34. 4-8 


29. 25 


31. 7, 8 


34. 22 


30. 5 


1 Sam. 17. 37 


36. 7 


Isa. 12. 2, 3 


17. 45 


37. 3-7 


26. 3, 4 


2 Sam. 22. 29-31 


37. 39, 40 


35. 3, 4 


1 Kings 17. 14-16 


40. 1-4 


41. 10 


2 Kings 6. 13-17 


44. 6, 7 


41. 13, 14 


18. 5 


46. 1-5 


41. 17, 18 


1 Chron. 5. 20 


52. 8 


43. 1, 2 


2 Chron. 20. 14 20 


55. 22 


50. 7-10 


32. 6-8 


56. 3, 4 


57. 13 


Job 13. 15 


57. 1-3 


Jer. 3. 23 


Psa. 4. 5 


61. 1-4 


17. 7, 8 


5. 11 


62. 5-8 


39. 15-18 


7. 1 


64. 10 


Lam. 3. 24-26 


9. 9, 10 


71. 1-3 


Dan. 3. 16, 17 


11. 1 


84. 13 


Jonah 3. 5 


13. 5 


91. 1-4 


Nahum 1. 7 


16. 1-5 


91. 14-16 


Hab. 3. 17, 18 


16. 8-11 


112. 4 7 


Zeph. 3. 12, 13 


18. 30, 31 


115. 9-11 


Zech. 13. 9 


20. 5-7 


NEW TESTAMENT. 




Markl, 15 


John 6. 40 


Acts. 13. 38, 39 


16. 16 


6. 47 


15. 8, 9 


Luke 7. 50 


7. 38 


16. 30 


8. 12 


11. 25, 26 


19. 4 


John 1. 12 


12. 36 


20. 21 


3. 14-18 


12. 46 


Rom. 1. 16 


3. 36 


20. 29 


3. 22, 23 


5. 24 


20. 31 


3.26 


6. 28, 29 


Acts 8. 37 


4. 16 


6. 35 


10. 43 


4. 22-24 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



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Rom. 5. 1, 2 


Gal. 5. 6 


Heb. 11. 6 


9. 30-33 


Eph. 2. 8 


1 Peter 1. 8, 9 


10. 4 


Phil. 3. 9 


2. 6 


10. 8-11 


1 Tim. i. 16 


1 John 3. 23 


15. 13 


4. 10 


5. 1 


1 Cor. 1. 21 


2 Tim. 3. 15 


5. 4, 5 


Gal. 3. 7-11 


Heb. 3. 18 


5. 9. 10 


3. 22 


4. 3 


5. 13 


3. 24, 25 


10. 39 





G GOOD WORKS and Formal Service Alone Will Not Save. 



Gen. 4. 3-5 
Deut. 6. 4, 5 

30. 6 
1 Sam. 15. 22 

16. 7 
Job 9. 1-3 

9. 30, 31 

14. 4 
Psa. 15. 1, 2 

24. 3-6 

26. 6 

37. 31 

40. 6-8 

49. 6, 7 

50. 8, 9 

50. 16, 17 

51. 1-3 
51. 10 
51. 16, 17 
62. 9 



OLD TESTAMENT. 

Psa. 66. 18 

119. 10, 11 

130. 3, 4 

143. 2 
Prov. 15. 8, 9 

20. 9 

21. 3 
28. 9 
30. 12 

Eccl. 1. 14, 15 
3. 16, 17 
7. 20 
Isa. 1. 3-6 
1. 11-13 
1. 16-18 
5. 7 
2^. 13, 14 
33. 15-17 
57. 12 



Isa. 58. 1-8 

64. 6 

66. 2 
Jer. 2. 22 

6. 20 

7. 22, 23 
9. 23, 24 

31. 33, 34 

32. 38-40 
Ezek. 7. 19 

11. 19, 20 
33. 31, 32 
Dan. 9. 18 
Hosea 6. 4-6 
Joel 2. 13 
Amos 5. 21-24 
Micah 6. 6-8 
Zech. 8. 16, 17 
Mai. 1. 10, 11 



NEW TESTAMENT. 



Matt. 5. 8 
5. 20 
15, 8, 9 
19. 16-22 
22. 11-13 
22. 35-38 

Mark 7. 6, 7 
10. 17-22 

Luke 6. 49 
18. 9-14 
18. 18-23 



John 3. 1-8 
Rom. 2. 28, 29 
3. 20 

8. 9 

9. 31, 32 
10. 3 

14. 17 

1 Cor. 1. 18-23 

3. 11 
13. 1-3 

2 Cor. 10. 18 



Gal. 2. 16 

3. 10, 11 

5. 4 

5. 6 
Eph. 2. 8 
Phil. 3. 3-9 
2 Tim. 1. 9 
Titus 3. 5 
Heb. 11. 6 
1 Peter 1. 18 



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SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



H Punishment and HELL Await Sinners. 

OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 2. 17 


Psa. 11. 6 


Prov. 14. 32 


3. 17-19 


28. 4, 5 


16. 4. 5 


4. 6, 7 


32.10 


21. 12 


6. 5-7 


34. 16 


23. 13, 14 


19. 12, 13 


34. 21 


24. 12 


19. 24, 25 


36. 12 


24. 20-22 


Exod. 20. 5 


37. 1, 2 


28. 14 


23. 20, 21 


37. 9, 10 


29. 1 


32. 33 


37. 20 


Eccl. 8. 11-13 


Num. 15. 30, 31 


37. 35-38 


Isa. 1. 19, 20 


32. 23 


50. 19-22 


1. 28 


Deut. 7. 9, 10 


52. 5 


3. 10, 11 


11. 26-28 


55. 19 


5. 14 


18. 18, 19 


55. 23 


5. 24 


28. 20 


64. 6-8 


9. 18 


30. 17, 18 


73. 16-20 


11. 4 


31. 29 


73. 27 


13. 9-11 


Josh. 23. 16 


75. 8 


14. 9 


24. 19, 20 


89. 30-32 


24. 17, 18 


1 Sam. 2. 10 


90. 11 


28. 17, 18 


3. 11-13 


91. 8 


30. 33 


12. 24, 25 


92. 7-9 


33. 14 


2 Sam. 3. 39 


94. 23 


48. 22 


1 Chron. 28. 9 


97. 2. 3 


57. 20, 21 


2 Chron. 15. 2 


104. 35 


59. 17, 18 


Ezra 8. 22 


119. 155 


63. 4 6 


Job 5. 3 


139. 19 


65. 12, 13 


10. 14, 15 


145. 20 


66.24 


11. 20 


147. 6 


Jer. 13. 16 


15. 20-24 


Prov. 1. 24-31 


25. 28 


18. 5-8 


2. 22 


Ezek. 3. 18, 19 


18. 11-14 


3. 33 


7.3,4 


18. 17, 18 


5. 3-5 


8. 17, 18 


20. 4, 5 


5. 22, 23 


33. 10, 11 


21. 17, 18 


6. 12-15 


Dan. 12. 2 


21. 29, 30 


10. 7 


Hosea 9. 9 


31. 3 


10. 28. 29 


14. 9 


34. 10, 11 


11. 3-6 


Amos 2. 4 


34. 22 


11. 19-21 


3. 1,2 


Psa. 1. 4-6 


11. 31 


4. 11, 12 


2. 4, 5 


12. 7 


Nahum 1. 2, 3 


2. 9 


12. 21 


1. 6 


7. 11-13 


13. 9 


Zeph. 1. 14, 15 


9. 5 


13. 13 


1. 18 


9.17 


13. 21 


Mai. 3. 18 


10. 15 


14. 12 


4. 1 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



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NEW TESTAMENT. 



Matt. 3. 7 


Luke 9. 25 


1 Thes. 1. 10 


3. 10 


10. 12-15 


4. 6 


3. 12 


11. 31, 32 


5. 2, 3 


5. 22 


12. 4, 5 


2 Thes. 1. 8 


5. 29, 30 


12. 46-48 


2. 12 


7. 13, 14 


13. 23-28 


1 Tim. 6. 9 


7. 19 


16. 19-31 


Heb. 2. 2, 3 


7. 21-23 


17. 26-36 


6.2 


7. 26, 27 


19. 27 


6.8 


8. 12 


20. 18 


10. 26-31 


10. 14, 15 


21. 25, 26 


10. 39 


10. 28 


23, 30 


James 1. 15 


11. 20-24 


John 3. 36 


2. 13, 13 


12. 32 


5. 29 


1 Peter 4. 17, 18 


12. 41, 42 


15. 6 


2 Peter 2. 1 


13. 30 


Acts 1. 25 


2. 3-10 


13. 40-42 


3.23 


2. 17 


13. 49, 50 


Rom. 1. 18 


3. 7 


18. 8, 9 


1. 32 


Jude 5-7 


18. 34, 35 


2. 2-9 


14, 15 


21. 44 


2. 11, 12 


Rev. 1. 7 


22. 11-13 


6. 23 


2. 27 


23. 14, 15 


12. 19 


3. 16 


23. 33 


1 Cor. 3. 17 


6. 15-17 


24. 50 


6. 9, 10 


8. 7-13 


25. 30 


9. 27 


9. 1-21 


25. 41 


10. 5-12 


11. 18 


25. 46 


15. 5, 6 


14. iO, 11 


26. 24 


16. 22 


14. 19, 20 


Mark 3. 29 


2 Cor. 2. 15, 16 


15. 6-16. 1 


6. 11 


4. 3 


16. 9-11 


8. 36, 37 


5. 10, 11 


18. 4-8 


9. 42 48 


Gal. 5. 21 


19. 11-21 


12. 36 


6. 7, 8 


20. 10 


14. 21 


Eph. 5. 5-8 


20. 15 


16. 16 


Phil. 1. 28 


21. 8 


I.uke 3. 7 


3. 19 


21. 27 


3. 17 


Col. .3. 6 


22. 15 


6. 25 


3. 25 





Gen. 18. 20, 21 
18. 24, 25 
Deut. 10. 17, 18 

32. 4 
Judges 11. 27 



J The Lord is the JUDGE of All Men. 

OLD TESTAMENT. 



1 Sam. 2. 3 
2. 10 

24. 12 

24. 15 
1 Kings 8. 31, 32 



1 Chron. 16. 31-33 

2 Chron. 19. 6, 7 
Neh. 9. 33 

Job 4. 15-17 
5. 8 



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SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



Job. 8. 3 


Psa. 50. 4-6 


Eccl. 11. 9 


9. 15 


51. 4 


12. 14 


21. 29, 30 


58. 11 


Isa. 3. 10, 11 


31. 14 


62. 12 


3. 13, 14 


34. 10-12 


67. 4 


11. 4 


37. 23 


68. 5 


26. 7 


Psa. 2. 1 4 


76. 8 


28. 17 


7. 8, 9 


89. 14 


30. 18 


7. 11, 12 


92. 1, 2 


33. 22 


9.4 


96. 11-13 


40. 13, 14 


9. 7, 8 


97. 1, 2 


Jer. 10. 10 


9. 11, 12 


103. 6 


11. 20 


9. 16 


110. 1, 2 


17. 10 


9. 19 


111. 7 


23. 5 


10. 14 


119. 137 


32. 19 


10. 17, 18 


135. 14 


Ezek. 18. 30 


11. 4, 5 


139. 23, 24 


Dan. 7. 9, 10 


18. 20-22 


143. 2 


Amos 4. 12 


19. 9 


Prov. 11. 31 


Micah 7. 9 


26. 1, 2 


16. 2-4 


Nalumi 1. 3 


35. 23, 24 


17. 3 


1. 6 


37. 5, 6 


29. 26 


Zeph. 3. 5 


43.1 


Eccl. 3. 16, 17 
NEW TESTAMENT. 




Matt. 7. 2 


Acts 10. 42 


Heb. 12. 23 


10. 15 


17. 31 


James 2. 12 


11. 22 


24. 25 


5. 9 


11. 24 


Rom. 2. 16 


1 Peter 4. 5 


12. 36 


3. 6 


2 Peter 2. 4 


12. 41 


14. 10-12 


2. 9 


25. 31-46 


1 Cor. 4. 4, 5 


3. 7 


Mark 6. 11 


2 Cor. 5. 10 


1 .John 4. 17 


Luke 10. 14 


1 Tim. 5. 24 


Jiide 6 


11. 31, 32 


2 Tim. 4. 1 


Rev. 11. 18 


John 8. 50 


Heb. 9. 27 


14. 7 


12.48 


10. 30 


20. 11-13 



The Lord Saves and KEEPS Those Who Put Their Trust in Him. 



Gen. 8. 1 
15. 1 
19. 29 
28. 15 
28. 20-22 

48. 15 

49. 24, 25 
Exod. 6. 6, 7 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Exod. 



11. 7 


Exod. 33. 14 


12. 13 


34. 6, 7 


13. 21, 22 


Num. 23. 19 


14. 29 


Deut. 1. 29-31 


15. 2 


8. 7-16 


15. 13 


11. 24, 25 


19. 4, 5 


23. 14 


23. 20 


31. 3 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 
K The Lord Saves and KEEPS, Etc.— [Continued.] 



XIX 



Deut. 32. 9-12 


Psa. 46. 1-5 


Isa. 32. 17, 18 


32. 30 


50. 15 


33. 15, 16 


33. 12 


55. 22 


33. 20 


33. 26, 27 


59. 17 


35. 8, 9 


Josh. 1. 9 


61. 2-4 


40. 8 


21. 44, 45 


62. 7, 8 


40. 11 


23. 8-10 


71. 1-3 


40. 29-31 


1 Sam. 2. 9 


73. 23, 24 


41. 10 


15. 29 


84. 9-11 


42. 6, 7 


2 Sam. 22. 1-3 


90. 1, 2 


42. 16 


2 Kings 20. 4-6 


91. 1 4 


43. 2 


2 Chron. 16. 9 


91. 9-12 


45. 2, 3 


Ezra 8. 22, 23 


91. 14-16 


45. 17-19 


Neh. 9. 6 


97. 10 


46. 4 


Job 5. 19-22 


106. 8-10 


47. 4 


11. 17-19 


112. 5-7 


49. 9, 10 


22. 25-27 


115. 9-11 


51. 6 


Psa. 3. 3 


116. 6 


51. 11, 12 


4. 8 


119. 114 


52. 12 


5. 12 


121. 1-8 


54. 14 


17. 7, 8 


124. 1-8 


54. 17 


18. 16-18 


125. 1, 2 


55. 10, 11 


23. 1 


127. 1, 2 


58. 11 


23. .4 


142. 5 


59. 19 


24. 8 


145. 20 


63. 9 


27. 5 


146. 5-7 


Jer. 1. 7, 8 


27. 14 


Prov. 2. 6-8 


1. 19 


28. 7, 8 


3. 5, 6 


3. 23 


31. 20 


3. 24-26 


17. 7, 8 


32. 6, 7 


14. 26 


' 23. 6 


34. 4-7 


18. 10 


31. 3 


34. 9, 10 


21. 30, 31 


32. 17, 18 


34. 18-20 


29. 25 


Ezek. 34. 11, 12 


36. 7 


30. 5 


Dan. 3. 27, 28 


37. 1-7 


Isa. 4. 5, 6 


Zeph. 3. 16, 17 


37. 23-25 


12. 2 


Zech. 2. 8 


40. 2 


26. 1-4 


12. 8 


40. 17 


30. 21 


Mai. 4. 2 


41. 1-3 


32. 2 

NEW TESTAMENT. 




Matt. 1. 21 


Matt. 19. 26 


Luke 12. 23-32 


4. 16 


28. 18 


21. 33 


6. 12, 13 


Mark 2. 5-11 


John 1. 4 


6. 33 


10. 27 


1. 12 


7. 24, 25 


13. 31 


1. 29 


9. 5, 6 


Luke 1. 37 


4. 13 


10. 29-31 


5. 20-24 


6. 35 


11. 28, 29 


12. 6, 7 


6. 54-56 



XX 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



John 6. 


63 




6. 


68 




7. 


37, 


38 


8. 


12 




8. 


36 




9. 


5 




10. 


9 




10. 


28 




11. 


25, 


26 


12. 


50 




17. 


2,2 


> 


20. 


31 




Acts 5. 


31 




10. 


43 




13. 


23 




13. 


38, 


39 


13. 


47 




20. 


32 




26. 


23 




Rom. 1 


16 




3 


24 




5 


9 




5 


15- 


-21 



Rom. 7. 24-8. 4 
8. 11 
8. 15, 16 
8. 33-39 

15. 12 

16. 25 

1 Cor. 1. 23-25 

1. 30 

2 Cor. 2. 14 

9. 8 
Eph. 1. 7 

1. 18, 19 

3. 16-20 
6. 10 

Phil. 4. 13 

4. 19 
Col. 1. 14 

1 Thes. 5. 23 

2 Thes. 3. 3 
2 Tim. 1. 12 
Titus 2. 11 
Heb. 1. 14 

2. 18 



Heb. 5. 9 

6. 18, 19 

7. 25 

8. 10-12 

9. 13 
13. 5, 6 
13. 8 

13. 20, 21 
James 1. 21 
4. 12 

1 Peter 1. 5 

2. 6 
2.24 
5. 7 

2 Peter 1. 4 

1. 10 

2. 9 
1 John 1. 7 

4. 4 

5. 4, 5 
Jude 1 

24 
Rev. 1. 18 



L The Lord LOVES and Is Willing to Save Sinners. 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 12. 3 

17. 7 

18. 26 
Exod. 4. 22 

15. 2 

34. 6, 7 
Lev. 26. 40-42 
Deut. 4. 36, 37 
7. 8, 9 

10. 15 

23. 5 

32. 9-12 

33. 3 
33. 12 
33. 29 

2 Sam. 7. 14 

Job 7. 17, 18 

23. 10 

33. 26 

Psa. 3. 8 

5. 11, 12 
8. 3, 4 
16. 11 



Psa. 25. 


5 


Psa. 86. 15 


27. 


1 


89. 30-33 


27. 


7,8 


91. 14 16 


31. 


1-3 


103. 8-11 


31. 


19 


107. 8, 9 


32. 


1,2 


107. 43 


34. 


4-6 


116.1,2 


34. 


18 


126. 5, 6 


34. 


22 


130. 3, 4 


36. 


7-9 


130. 7, 8 


42. 


7,8 


143. 8 


42. 


11 


145. 7-9 


51. 


1,2 


145. 18, 19 


51. 


17 


147. 2, 3 


52. 


8 


Prov. 28. 13 


62. 


1,2 


Isa. 1. 18 


62. 


7,8 


9.2 


63. 


1-3 


1^. 1-3 


68. 


18-20 


25. 6 


71. 


1-3 


32. 2 


81. 


10 


35. I'O 


85. 


2 4 


38. 17 


86. 


5 


40. 1. 2 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. xxi 

L The Lord LOVES and Is Willing to Save Sinners — [Continued]. 



Isa. 41. 17, 18 


Isa. 57. 18 


Ezek. 33. 11 


42. 6, 7 


59. 20, 21 


34. 16 


43. 25 


60. 1-3 


36. 25, 26 


44. 3 


60. 10 


Dan. 9. 9 


44. 22 


61. 1-3 


Hosea 1. 10 


45. 8 


61. 10 


6. 1 


45. 19 


63. 7-9 


11.8 


45. 22 


63. 16 


14. 4 


46. 12, 13 


65. 1, 2 


Joel 2. 12, 13 


52. 2, 3 


Jer. 3. 12 


2. 32 


52. 7, 8 


9. 24 


Jonah 4. 11 


54. 7-10 


29. 13, 14 


Micah 7. 18, 19 


55. 1-3 


31. 3 


Zeph. 3. 15-17 


55. 7 


50. 20 


Zech. 13. 1 


56. 8 


Lam. 3. 31-33 


Mai. 4. 2 


57. 15 


Ezek. 18. 31, 32 

NEW TESTAMENT. 




Matt. 1. 21 


Luke 7. 36-50 


2 Cor. 5. 18, 19 


4. 16 


9. 56 


Gal. 1. 4 


5. 6 


13. 34 


Eph. 2. 3-5 


6. 14 


14. 16-23 


4. 32 


7. 7, 8 


15. 1-32 


5. 2 


9. 2 


18. 13, 14 


5. 14 


9. 10-13 


19. 1-10 


Col. 1. 21 


10. 6 


23. 34 


2. 13 


11. 28, 29 


23. 39-43 


1 Thes. 5. 


12. 20 


24. 46, 47 


1 Tim. 1. 15 


12. 31 


John 1. 29 


2. 3, 4 


18. 11-13 


3. 16, 17 


Titus 3. 3-5 


18. 23-27 


4. 10 


Heb. 5. 2 


20. 1-14 


8. 3-11 


8. 12 


21. 28-31 


9. 35-39 


10. 17 


22. 1-10 


10. 10 


13. 8 


23. 37 


12. 47 


' James 5. 11 


Mark 2.15 


15. 13 


2 Peter 3. 9 


3. 28 


Acts 3. 14 19 


1 John 1. 9 


6. 34 


11. 18 


2. 1, 2 


11. 24, 25 


15. 7-11 


3. 16 


Luke 1. 50 


17. 27, 28 


4. 8-10 


1. 69 


28. 28 


Rev. 1. 5 


1. 77-79 


Rom. 4. 6-11 


3.20 


2. 10, 11 


10. 21 


21. 6 


4. 18, 19 


1 Cor. 6. 11 


22. 17 


5. 31, 32 







XXll 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



IM Danger of NEGLECTING or Rejecting Salvation. 



Gen. 6. 3 
Exod. 9. 1-4 
10. 27-29 
12. 29, 30 
32. 33 
Lev. 26. 23, 24 
Deut. 28. 58-63 
29. 19, 20 
32. 29-31 
Josh. 7. 10-12 
Judges 2. 11-15 

1 Sam. 15. 23 

2 Chron. 36. 14-17 
Neh. 9. 29, 30 
Job 9. 4 

33. 14 
36. Jl, 12 
Psa. 1 . 4. 5 

2. 1-5 

7. 11, 12 
10. 4-6 
10. 12-15 
50. 17-22 
78. 7, 8 
78. 55-60 
81. 11, 12 
95. 8-11 

106. 24-27 

107. 11, 12 
Prov. 1. 24-31 



OLD TESTAMENT. 

Prov. 2. 3 

28. 13, 14 

29. 1 
Eccl. 8. 11-13 
Isa. 1. 4-6 

1. 19, 20 
6. 9-12 
9. 13, 14 

26. 10, 11 

28. 14-18 

29. 13, 14 

30. 1 

30. 12-14 
33. 13, 14 
42. 24, 25 
57. 17 
63. 10 
65. 2 
65. 6, 7 

65. 12-15 

66. 4 
Jer. 2. 13 

2. 19 

4. 22-26 

5. 3 

5. 23-25 

6. 8 

7. 13-15 
7. 23, 24 
7. 27, 28 



Jer. 11. 7-8 
11. 11 

13. 17 

14. 10 

15. 6 

18. 14-17 
29. 18, 19 
Ezek. 2. 3-5 

3. 18, 19 
20. 7, 8 
20. 13 
33. 1-5 

Dan. 9. 13 
Hosea 4. 1-3 

4. 6 
4. 17 

7. 9, 10 

7. 13, 14 

9. 17 
Amos 4. 6 

4. 11, 12 

6. 1 

6. 7 
Zeph. 3. 1, 2 
Haggai 2. 16, 17 
Zech. 7. 11-14 
Mai. 2. 2 

3. 18 

4. 1 



Matt. 10. 14. 15 

12. 41, 42 

13. 14, 15 

22. 1-8 

23. 37, 38 

24. 44 

25. 1-12 
Mark 6. 11 

12. 7-10 
16. 16 
Luke 11. 23 



NEW TESTAMENT. 

Luke 12. 16-21 

12. 47 

13. 24 

14. 16-21 
17. 26-36 

John 3. 18-20 

3. 36 

12. 48 

Acts 3. 23 

7. 51 

24. 25 



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Acts 26. 28, 29 
Rom. 1. 19-22 
2 Cor. 6. 2 
Heb. 2. 3 
3. 7-9 

3. 15 

4. 7 
12. 25 

James 4. 13 
Rev. 10. 5, 6 



"~- ■ ^ 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



XX 111 



O The Lord the ONLY Way of Salvation. 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 4. 7 • 


Psa. 19. 7 


Isa. 1. 16-18 


7. 1 


25. 12 


28. 16, 17 


15. 6 


31. 19 


35. 8 


17. 1 


33. 18-20 


41. 4 


Exod. 33. 19 


34. 14, 15 


43.25 


34.6,7 


36. 7-9 


44. 6 


Lev. 18. 5 


40. 6-8 


45. 21 


Deut. 4. 2 


46. 1-3 


46. 9, 10 


4. 35 


50. 15-17 


48. 12 


4. 39 


51. 17 


53. 6 


6. 4, 5 


62. 1, 2 


55. 1-3 


10. 12, 13 


62. 11, 12 


64. 8 


17. 18, 19 


68. 18-20 


Jer. 2. 12, 13 


18. 18 


86. 15 


4. 1, 2 


30. 6 


91. 7-10 


13. 23 


30. 15-20 


103. 17, 18 


32. 38-40 


32. 29 


116. 5-7 


33.8 


Josh. 23. '6 


119. 1-3 


50. 4, 5 


23. 8 


119. 9 11 


Lam. 3. 40, 41 


23. 11 


119. 57, 58 


Ezek. 11. 19, 20 


24. 14 


119. 105 


13. 10, 11 


1 Sam. 12. 24 


119. 129, 130 


18. 31 


^ 15.22 


139. 23, 24 


Dan. 9. 9 


2 Chron. 30. 9 


Prov. 1. 20-23 


Hosea 13. 4 


Psa. 1. 1, 2 


4. 18 


13. 9 


2. 11, 12 


10. 2, 3 


•14. 1, 2 


5. 4-7 


30. 5, 6 


Micah 6. 6-8 


5. 11, 12 


Eccl. 12. 13, 14 


7. 18, 19 



NEW TESTAMENT. 



Matt. 18. 2, 3 


John 6. 53 


1 Cor. 16. 22 


22. 11-13 


8.24 


2 Cor. 10. 18 


22. 35-38 


10. 1 


13. 5 


25. 1-12 


10. 7 


Gal. 1. 7-9 


Mark 2. 7 


12. 48 


1 Tmi. 2. 5 


10. 14, 15 


14. 6 


2 Tim. 2. 12 


12. 28-30 


15. 6 


Heb. 9. 22 


- 16. 15, 16 


Acts 3. 23 


12. 14 


Luke 6. 47 


4. 11, 12 


1 John 5. 12 


10. 25-28 


Rom. 8. 9 


2 John 9 


12. 9 


8. 14 


Rev. 1. 18 


John 3. 1-8 


1 Cor. 2. 2 


3. 17, 18 


3. 18 


3. 11 


20. 15 


3. 36 







XXIV 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 
p The Lord Is Willing to PARDON Backsliders. 



Lev. 26. 40-42 
Dent. 4. 29, 30 

30. 1-6 
Ju'Jges 2. 11-18 
1 Sam. 7. 3 

12. 10, 11 

1 Kings 8. 33. 34 

8. 47-52 

2 Chron. 7. 14 

30. 6-9 
Neh. 1. 8, 9 
Psa. 23. 3 
51. 12 



Matt. 10. 6 

18. 12, 13 



OLD TESTAMENT. 

Psa. 78. 37, 38 

80. 3-7 

85. 1-4 

119. 176 

126. 1-4 
Isa. 12. 1 

42. 3 

44. 21, 22 

55. 7 

57. 18 
Jer. 3. 12-14 

3. 22 

4. 1, 2 

NEW TESTAMENT. 

Luke 15. 1-32 
Rom. 11. 23 



Jer. 29. 11, 12 
31. 18 
50. 4, 5 
Lam. 5. 21 
Ezek. 20. 43, 44 
34. 11 
34. 15, 16 
Hosea 6. 1 
14. 4 
Micah 7. 18 
Zech. 10. 6 
Mai. 3. 7 



1 John 2. 1 
5. 16 



REPENTANCE, Confession, Restitution, Reformation. 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Lev. 26. 40-42 
Nimi. 5. 5-7 
21. 6, 7 
Deut. 30. 1-3 
Josh. 7. 19 

1 Sam. 7. 3-6 

2 Sam. 12. 13' 

24. 10 

1 Kings 8. 33-36 

8. 46-50 

2 Chron. 7. 14 

29. 6 

30. 6-9 
Ezra 9. 6 
Neh. 1. 6-9 
Job 11. 13-15 

22. 23 

33. 27, 28 
40. 4 

42. 5, 6 
Psa. 18. 27 
32. 5 

34. 18 
38. 18 

40. 12 

41. 4 



Psa. 51. 1-4 


51. 9-13 


51. 16, 17 


126. 5, 6 


131. 2 


147. 3 


Prov. 1. 22, 23 


21. 3 


28. 13 


Isa. 1. 16, 17 


2. 3 


55. 7 


57. 15 


59. 20 


Jer. 3. 12, 13 


3. 25 


4. 1, 2 


4. 14 


7.5-7 


14. 20 


18. 7, 8 


24. 7 


25. 5 


26. 3 


26. 13 


31. 9 



Jer. 31. 18, 19 
36. 3 
36. 7 
50. 4, 5 
Lam. 3. 40, 41 
Ezek. 11. 18-20 
18. 21-23 
18. 30, 31 
33. 11, 12 
33. 15, 16 
Dan. 4. 27 

9. 5-7 
10. 12 

Hosea 3. 5 

5. 15 

6. ] 

10. 12 
12. 6 

Joel 2. 12, 13 
2. 15-18 
Jonah 3. 6-10 
Micah 6. 6-8 
Zech. 1. 3 

12. 10 
Mai. 3. 7-10 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



XXV 



NEW TESTAMENT, 



Matt. 3. 2 


Luke 3. 8 


Acts. 3. 19 


3. 8 


6. 37 


8. 22 


4. 17 


10. 12, 13 


11. 18 


5.4 


11. 32 


17. 30 


6. 15 


13. 3 


19. 18-20 


9. 13 


13. 5 


20. 21 


11.20-22 


14. 11 


26. 20 


12. 41 


15. 7 


2 Cor. 7. 9, 10 


21. 28-31 


15. 10 


James 4. 10 


23. 12 


15. 18-22 


1 Peter 5. 6 


26. 75 


18. 13, 14 


2 Peter 3. 9 


Markl. 4 


18. 17 


1 John 1. 9 


1. 15 


19. 8 


Rev. 2. 5 


2. 17 


24. 47 


2. 16 


6. 12 


Acts 2. 37, 38 


2. 21, 22 



T TESTIFYING, or Confessing the Lord. 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 28. 16-22 


Psa. 40. 9, 10 


Psa. 119. 172 


Josh. 24. 16-18 


45. 1 


145. 4-7 


24. 22 


51. 13 


145. 10-12 


1 Chron. 16. 8, 9 


66. 16, 17 


Isa. 12. 4-6 


16. 23, 24 


71. 15-17 


25. 9 


Psa. 9. 11 


71. 24 


43. 10 


18. 49 


77. 12 


45. 24, 25 


22. 22 


89. 1 


Jer. 9. 23, 24 


26. 6, 7 


91. 2 


51. 10 


26. 12 


116. 12-14 


Dan. 4. 1-3 


34. 1-3 


119. 13 


6. 10 


35. 28 


119. 26, 27 


Mai. 3. 16 


40. 3 , 


119. 46 





NEW TESTAMENT. 



Matt. 10. 32, 33 

12, 34 
Mark 5. 19 

8. 38 
Luke 6. 45 

9. 26 
12. 8 

John 12. 42 



Rom. 1. 16 
10. 8-10 

1 Cor. 14. 3 

14. 24, 25 
Phil. 1. 28 

2 Tim. 1. 8 

2. 12 



Philem. 6 
Heb. 3. 13 
13. 15 
1 Peter 2. 9 
1 John 4. 15 
Rev. 12. 11 
19.5 



XXVI 



SUMMARY OF REFERENCES. 



W WHOSOEVER WILL May Be Saved. 



OLD TESTAMENT. 



Gen. 12. 1-3 


Isa. 1. 18 


Isa. 55. 1-3 


Exod. 34. 6, 7 


9. 2 


55. 6, 7 


Niim, 21. 9 


25. 6-8 


57. 15, 16 


1 Kings 8. 41-43 


27. 5 


57. 19 


1 Chron. 28. 9 


28. 16 


60. 1-3 


2 Chron. 7. 14 


29. 18, 19 


60. 11 


Psa. 27. 14 


. 30. 18 


61. 1-3 


31. 19 


32. 1-3 


63. 7 


34. 4-6 


35. 3-5 


64. 4 


34. 12-14 


35. 8 


Jer. 9. 24 


36. 7-9 


40. 11 


17. 7, 8 


68. 18 


40. 29-31 


29. 11-13 


86. 5 


41. 17, 18 


31.3 


86. 15 


42. 6, 7 


31. 8, 9 


98. 2, 3 


42. 16 


31. 18-20 


102. 16-18 


43. 25, 26 


32. 37-40 


103. 13 


44. 3 


Lam. 3. 25 


103. 17, IS 


45. 19 


Ezek. J 8. 23 


121.1,2 


45. 22 


18. 31, 32 


130. 7 


49. 6 


Joel 2. 12, 13 


145. 9 


49. 22 


2. 32 


145. 18, 19 


50. 10 


Amos 5. 4 


Prov. 1. 20-23 


52. 7 


Jonah 3. 10 


8. 1-4' 


52. 10 


Micah 7. 18, 19 


8. 17 


53. 5, 6 


Zech. 13. 1 


28. 13 


53. 11 

NEW TESTAMENT. 




Matt. 7. 8 


John 6. 54 


Rom. 10. 4 


10. 32 


7. 17 


10. 11-13 


11. 28 


7. 37 


2 Cor. 5. 14 


22. 1-10 


9. 5 


GaL 3. 22 


Mark 4. 9 


11. 25, 26 


CoL 1. 20 


16. 15, 16 


12. 32, 33 


1 Tim. 2. 3, 4 


Luke 2. 10, 11 


12. 46 


2. 6 


11. 9, 10 


Acts 2. 21 


4. 10 


12. 8 


10. 34, 35 


Titus 2. 11 


14. 21-23 


10. 43 


Heb. 2. 9 


16. 16 


13. 26 


5. 9 


19. 10 


13. 38 


2 Peter 3. 9 


John 1. 7 


13. 47 


1 John 2. 1, 2 


1. 12 


17. 27 


4. 14, 15 


3. 14-18 


Rom. 1. 16 


5. 1 


5. 24 


3. 22, 23 


5. 9, 10 


6. 37 


5. 18 


Rev. 3. 20 


6. 40 


8. 32 


21. 6 


6. 51 


9. 33 


22. 17 



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